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VO LU M E 15
NUMBER 11
- Local and Personal Mention -
Heavy Tourist Travel
Mrs. Agnes M cN eil Passes Away
The ‘lowdown’
on
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News Items From Entire State
The Oregon Highway Cominis
Mrs. Agnes Elizabeth McNeil
sion made a traffic census the other
died at her home in Halsey at
day at the key point at Grants
11:30 o’clock, June 9, after a two
Parents’ home near Central Point
1 ass, where the Pacific highway is
A nearly normal yield of
while repairing a telephone wire. Con­
weeks illness from pneumonia.
wheat is predicted by H. O.
joined by the Redwood highway.
tact with a high-tension power wire
Mrs. McNeil was born in Union county agent
This census showed a total of 4419
waa the cause.
Brownsville, 76 years ago to Mr.
A severe attack of rust on fait sown
cars passing that point that day,
Dr. Earl C. McFarland. 44, collector
and Mrs. Thomas Morgan, pio­ grain, especially on the hill land. Is
of customs for the Oregon district
of which 3670 were on the Pacific
neers of the Calapooia valley. Shu causing considerable worry to Toledo end widely known sportsman, died la
highway and 749 on the Redwood
waa married to J, T. McNeil of farmers.
*’" 7 '* '" ’ ,r° m * heart '«»PKint
highway. Of these cars 738 here
A cigarette dropped by a passing which had confined him to bed fop
Lake Creek, 56 year* ago and had
licenses
of
states
other
than
Oregon.
Stanard who is in Portland on the
Mr. and Mrs. George Finley of
lived her entire life iu Linn county, motorist is thought to have caused a several months.
federal jury.
Crawfordsville visited the former’s Of the total of 738 foreign cars 543 the last six years she has resided in grain fire at Helix which destroyed
The public service commission Is­
175 acres of wheat.
bore California licenees.
sued an order reducing materially the
Halsey.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Foote o f' sister, Mrs. Eliza Brandon Taes-
Residents of Curry county In the freight rate on wheat shipped over
W. A. Reid, secretary of the
She is survived by one son, W '
Creswell and Mies Mabel Robinson ; ’ ‘y
of Brookings have formtd tho lines of the Great Southern rail­
Corvallis chamber of commerce G "McNeil of the Lake Creek dis-J Vicinity
the
Southern Curry Fish
and Mearle Ceruti of near Junc­
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Skitvin ac­ spenf nine hours at Junction City
and Game road. which operates between The
Dalles and Friend.
tion City made a short visit at the companied by Mr. and Mrs. Ed last Thursday between the hours trict and two daughters, Mrs. A. , Protective association.
The chamber of commerce and oth
Five were killed in traffic accidents,
home of David Foote Saturday. Skirvin of Junction City motored of 9:30 a. m. and 6:30 p. m. mak­ M. Simon of Eugene and Mrs. W.
They were on their way to New- to Eugene Sunday and spent the ing a careful check of north and G. Perry of Woodburn. Three er organtzationa of Salem are gup one by « train, and three were acci­
port od an outing.
day.
sisters, four brothers, ten grand­ porting a movement to establish a dentally drowned In Multnomah coun­
southbound motor tourist travel on
federal prison at that place.
ty during June, according to a report
children
and three great grand­
W. G. Morgan and family of
With weather conditions Ideal, the by Dr. Karl Smith, coroner. In all
The Amo9 Ramsey threshing the Pacific highway.
children also survive her
harvesting of winter wheat is Sworn 37 deaths were reported.
Lebanon, attended the funeral of machine started Tuesday with
The West Side Pacific highway,
Funeral services were conducted I ng general In Oregon. In some sec
Members of the Goose Lake W ater
Mr. Morgan’s sister, Mrs. McNeil prospects tor a good run.
according to this check, is getting
at Pine Grove at two o’clock Sun­ lions spring wheat is also being cut. I sere’ association in Lake county ap­
Sunday.
53 per cent of the total travel on
day afternoon and largely attend,
Seven hundred and fifty blooded pealed to Rhea Luper. state engineer,
Mr. an<l Mis. W. H. Beene are
Miss Myrtle Tobey who has been here from Long Beach, California the highways. Total number of ed Pali bearers were: Mesdames chickens were killed in a terrific hall for relief from conditions brought
cars enroute both north and south
about by alleged Inadequate delivery
teaching school near Portland,
William McLaren, Peoria, Celiu stm in which struck the Kessler chick of
Eunice,
the
little
daughter
of
water to consumers by the Goose
via
Corvallis
was
615,
as
compared
en
rarm.
17
miles
west
of
Klamath
went to Hood River for a visit
Lake Valley Irrigation company.
Mr. an 1 Mrs. Harry Davis, fell with 546 via Halsev and the east • lansle, Eugene, Emma Knighlen, Falls.
with her uncle, Barney Cummings
Albany, W. P. Wabl, May Miller
Governor Pierce and two daughters
while at play Tuesday and fractur­ side.
An Institute for physicians and
and family. The paity then drove ed her right leg.
and J. C. Standish of Halsey.
nurses of Oregun will be held in Sa will leave Salem July 20 for Cheyenne.
The
lotal
number
counted,
on
down to visit at the home of Mr.
Wyo., where the executive will at­
la in during the week of July 26 to 30,
Miss M trie Sneed, librarian in a the two branches for the nine hour
and Mrs. John Gormley Saturday,
Ed S. Hawker, deputy state under direction of the University of tend the annual conference of gover­
nors. Gus Moser of Portland, presi-
where Mies Toby will spend her Portland library, is spending her period, totaled 1161 Of this num-1 game warden for this district for Oregon medical school.
vacation. The Cummiugs’ return­ vacation in Halsey ut the home of her California curs numbered 28S, the past teu or twelve years, wi g Fire, believed to have been started dcnl of the state senate, will act as
governor In Governor Pierce’s absence.
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. 1 with Washington cars under 100.
ed home the next day.
layed off” at a meeting of the by a burning cigarette thrown from a
Twenty three counties In Oregon re­
rnr
by
a
tourist,
covered
more
than
Sneed.
Oregon State Game Commission
Frum & Miockley shipped 600
Linn Democrats Getting up Steam held in Portland Monday after- 200 acres and consumed a house and ported 153 arrests for violations of
the state prohibition law in May, ac­
barn two miles north of Albany.
Mrs. Bclvary Logan, who is
lambs to the Portland market
noon.
The sawmill of the Long Pine Lum cording to records In tho offices of
making her home with her daugh­
Monday evening
ber company, located six miles north- the state prohibition director. Grant
I iie Linn County Democratic
Miss Grace Pehrsson is clerking east of Bonanza, in Klamath county was the only county In the state that
Mrs. Hannah Cummings spent ter, Mrs, James Newman at Cor­ Central committee, met in the law
the week end with her daughter, vallis, was in Halsey at her resi­ libraiy of the First National Bank -t the Sturtevant store and filling was completely destroyed by fire, reported no arrests for liquor viola­
dence the first of the week.
the place vacated by C. J. Straley which caused a loss of approximately tions.
Mrs. John Gormley.
building Saturday afternoon and
$60,1)00.
There was a marked decrease In
Mrs. H 'tlie Jenks and daughter, selected C. H. Stewart of Albany when he accepted a position at the
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hill went to
The cherry picking season has the production of lumber for the week
Skirvin
warehouse.
chairman for the coming
Eugene Sunday to visit at the home Miss Leihe, of Tangent were guests | as
opened at Cove with an abundance ended July 3, according to the weekly
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of their son Glen. Their grand­ at the home of Mrs. Jenks’ sister, Hugh Kirkpatrick of Lebanon as
The Women’s Missionary society of crews on band, and the yield prom­ report of production, orders and ship­
children there are suffering with Mrs. D. Trylor, in H ilsey Fridav secretary-treasurer
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IV. °f the Christian church met with ises to he large. The three packing ments issued by the West Coast Lum­
Me-
bouses will be In operation about bermen’s association. The production
evening.
the whooping cough.
Mahan, of Albany was named as I
L True Tuesd ty afternoon, July
15.
of 102 mills for the week totaled 97,.
148,156 feet. New orders booked to­
Roy A. Angel of Baker City, member for Linn county of the i ^ r8, ^ e*tn tTa9 a guest besidj the
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Poole of
Fred Daugherty was killed at Ills
Lebanon visited with friends in brother of Mrs. J. H- Vannice met Oregon State Democratic com- four^eei1 members present. The farm four miles southeast of Molalla taled 109.410,232 feet, and shipments
afternoon was passed in making when the binding pole of a load of totaled 104,731,421 feat.
Halsey Tuesday.
death by drowning Monday after­ mittee.
President Coolidge has Indicated
After filling all vacancies, the plans for the coming year. Light bay broke and the sharp end thrust
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker noon at 3:30 while bathiog at Ra­ committee postponed the choice of refreshments were served at the itself Into his body as he fell to the that he will sign the bill refunding
ground.
taxes on the Oregon A CjUlfornla
drove to Cottage Grove Monday dium Springs, a swimming resort. a county executive committee un- !clo8e oI lb« meeting.
Six hundred Portland restaurants railroad grant lands since 1916 to 18
where the Epworth League Insti­ Mr. Angel was unable to swim, t il a fu tu re meeting.
Mr. and* Mrs Leighton Header, and hotels were notified by Dr. John Oregon counties, despite his misgiv­
tute is in progress. They took waded into deep water and sank
ing as to tome of Its unusual features.
He
was
21
years
of
age.
Mrs.
son spent the week end in Browns- ° Abide, city health officer, that be
with them Misses Grace Kirk,
The early hop outlook hat taken a
Jay
W.
Moore
went
to
Portland
ginning
August
1
they
must
serve
Hope Hussey, Velva Hadley and Vannice departed at once to be yesterday to Investigate a business ville.
favorable turn In the many yards In
milk
in
original
bottles
Instead
of
in
Edna Vannice who will spend sev­ present for the funeral.
the Harrisburg vicinity within the
proposition. A real estate firm in
The Halsey garage announces a glasses.
eral days there attending the in­
Mra. John T. Moore, wife of the last two weeks and growers, who here­
Attorney A. A. Tussing spent that city offered him a good posi- ^ ^ t a n t i i l reduction in the prico
stitute.
seveial days in Salem and Port­ tion to act as exchange agent for of tires See their ad on another Chief of the Portland police detective tofore predicted only a 50 per cent
bureau, died lu the St. Johns hospital crop, are now certain of 76 per cent
Mrs. John Bramwell and daugh­ land this week looking after legal the company. If the layout looks page.
at Port Townsend, Wash , from injur or more of a normal yield.
ter, Mrs. Nick Finick are cooking business. Mr. Tussing has been good to him he will remain in the
Covering approximately 160 acres
Clay P. Moody is back on the les received In au automobile accident
named as attorney for the estate city and go to work at once. Hie
near that city.
near School Ma'ams flat, 12 miles east
for the Ramsey threshing crew.
of the late Dr. Fanning of Port­ wife and two children have gone to job at the S. P. Depot after taking
Asa Sanders, aged 17. was killed by of Butte Falls, In the Crater Lake
Word received from Mrg. Effie land.
a two weeks vacation.
a
lilgh power electric current a t hie
Newport for a month’s visit at the
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Wesley who is visiting relatives at
home
of
her
mother.—Harris-
Plowing
Canada
Thistle
Minburn, Iowa states that while
P. J. Forster and wife returned
Begins Control System
picnicking with friends and rela­ Saturday from their weeks vaca­ burg Bulletin.
tives they ate of pressed chicken tion spent at Yachats.
Audy Elswick and family were |
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and all became ill.' Her son Daniel
bore
from
Brownsville
Sunday,
Plowing
up
the Canada thistle
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mason
had not yet fully recovered. She
®t this season in Oregon does
were in town a short while Mon­ guests at the ti. W. Chance home.
reports the weather cool and cloudy
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, much to kill a substantial part of
day, while enroute to Albany from
Did You Ever Stoo to Think
the root systems of the plants, says
until recently it became warmer.
Bend where they had spent a week
the
experiment station.
The
Mr. and Mrs. Will Robertson looking the town over with a view
By Edson R Waite, Secretary, Shawnee, plants allowed to
stand
have
drove to Corvallis and brought to locating. The have decided to
N E JJS fA D i
ST
Okla., board of Commerce.
raached the seed stage and many
their son Wayne home with them make Bend their future home.
That
a
man
or
business
that
farmers think the damage is over
to spend the week end.
Robert Forster returned to Ya­ ruins Iheir credit by neglect to an­ for the year and so forget thistles
Carl Hill and Lawrence Taylor chats Monday where he has been swer statements or pay bills, hurt till the plants start up next year.
You want your shirt to look well, always.
were Cottage Grove visitors Sun­ employed to do the carpenter work themselves.
But this is g good time to start
True—
the on 1> part that most folks see is the
day.
on a large residence.
That it ottsn hurts them «o bad­ control work, as the plants have
little V above your vest. But that “V” be­
ly that they fail to recover.
»pent their energy in producing
speaks the stylo, tho quality of your ontiro
That to damage credit is bad the big top growth and seed, while
business.
shirt.
the soil is dry and chancea for re­
That it means when they need j cuperation are poor.
something they can’t get it.
I If the . patch
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is „ to _
be cultivated
You want inbuilt value, below the “V” and
That every person or firm needs
a disc harrow no preparation
in tho fashioning. Sm art lines. Deft tailoring
10c lb., 3 lbs. 25c
credit at times.
for plowing is needed, but if with
That to abuse the credit they a blade weeder the top . growth
Get rid of those slugs and cut worms that are
_
la of shoulders, cufls and sleevos.
have
is
bad
business.
burned
off.
Plowing
is
ms
deep
as
getting a good living in your garden.
That it is b etraying the confi- conditions
permit. The
furrow
See tho style show of Neustadler
dence reposed in them.
«‘ices are narrow and the plow
shirts
at Our Store.
Neustadt»r
That when credit is lost no time share sharp, in order to cut each
Brothers, Established 1858, Portland
should be lost in paying up and root off.
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In lb. Packages
San Francisco, New York.
getting right.
The Geld is looked over every
That paying up is the only way three or four days to destroy any
¿STÄDTER.
to get right.
new growths that may spring up
That when they get right again S * r the end of the season the
Fly Repel lant, Oronite Cow iSprav for Your Cows
they should stay right.
; conditions of the root* will ind
Good credit often saves a job, a cate the oext step. If they are
business, end sometimes it seres >nuch weakened it is feasible to
OPEN W EDX UDAY AMD SATURDAY KVERIMOS UNTIL MIRg O’CLOCK
the lose of all.
plant a heavy eover crop of vetch
c o p y r ig h t , 1936.
I and oats.
Mr. and Mis. Wesley Holloway
The \V. F. M. 8. held a joint
have been on a weeks campiDg trio
meeting
with the Standard Eearer
to the Coos Bay country.
and King g Herald societies, Fri.
Earl Frum of Woodburn will day afternoon at the homo of Mrs.
spend the summer working at the 8. J. Smith. About forty mem
Each one
ranch of his uncle, Walter Fruia. bers were present.
brought
s
gift
for
the
Christmas
Johu Bressler is taking care of
box
to
be
sent
to
missionary
fields
the lumber yard at Brownsville
Refreshments
were
served.
during the absence of Harvey
'■
D a iry
P o u ltry
W ool
.A rsenate-*-
FLY-TOX FOR THE HOUSE FLY
1HALSEY PHARMACY
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M. V. KOONTZ CO.
Halsey, Oregon