A g rc u itu re
H o rtic u ltu re
L iv e s to c k
a
weekly chronicle ot Local Events and Progress in Linn County
the latter part of the week on their
vacation. They plan to be away
Eugene, Oregon, August 11.—
Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Hender is out from under a three weeks about four weeks
Thousands of visitors are expected
son and family expect to move to quarantine during which time she
Oiling of tbe Peodleton-La Grande
Rev J. C. Orr of Independence here next week to participate in section of the Old Oregon trail has gene will be inaugurated September 1,
Lebanon the first of next month enjoyed an attack of Scarlet fever.
It is announesd.
was iu Halsey Tuesday afternoon. the celebaration and pageaut long ' been completed
Mrs Ruth Brown, wife of Georg» o /
where Mr. Henderson who is an She was at Kings Valley at this
The Linn county fair is less planned by the Trail to Rail asso A total of 1156 automobiles were Brown, secretary of the state land
experienced linotype operator will time.
ciation to give state recognition of registered at the Pendleton auto park board, died suddenly at Neskowin.
thau six weeks away.
work on the Lebanon Express.
In the recent fire iu which Mr.
Death was due to heart disease. She
the completion of the Southern | during the month of July.
Mr. and Mrs. John Salash were
Mr. and Mrs. a . J. Hill and and Mrs. Fred Roberta lost their
| E. P. Murphy. 50, marker, employ was 52 years of age.
Pacific’s trans-Cascade line.
Mrs. Ben Holt and children were home and all coutents, 300quarts in Portland Monday aud Tuesday
The city of Salem faces the prospect
The program in which national, ' ed by the Flora Logging company of
in Albany Monday,
of paying claims aggregating more
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon F. Cross ac state and railroad officials will Carlton, was killed by a falliug tree.
of canned fruit perished in the
The market price for oil of pepper than $500 as the result of working
companied by Miss Mona Bond participate will present one of tbe
Mr. and Mrs. O W. Frum and blaze.
mint Is now around $10 a pound, ac members of Its paving crew In excess
motored
to
Triangle
lake
Sunday
daughter Vivian, Rsy Frum and
most apectaoular and colorful rep- cording to advices reaching Eugene of eight hours a day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Foote were
family and Mr. and Mrs. J H. down from Creswell Sunday to
Chancy Sickels took five eight resentations of the development of Fire at Oakland destroyed E. E.
Salem for the first time In history
Thompson and family enjoyed a ' ¡sit home folks.
months old hogs to the Harris the northwest according to Jos H Haines’ garage, R. H. Easley’s black has passed through the month of July
trip to Triangle lake Sunday.
burg meat market last Thursday Koke, President of the association smith shop and J. E. Wayforth's paint two consecutive years without a drop
of rain, according to a report Issued
shot.
Misses Mary and Maria Evans that averaged 260 pounds each
The meeting of the Willamette
by the local weather observer.
had as their guests the first of the They netted Mr. Sickels »’.88 50
The
fourth
annual
meeting
of
the
Did You Ever Stop to Think
Holiness association was held at
A reward of $25 for Information lead-
Epworth
league
institute
of
the
Mtth
week, Mr. and Mrs, Levi Oleman The day these pigs were sold anoth
Alpine Monday. Those in attend
odist Episcopal church was held in iug to the arrest and conviction of
and little daughter of Monmouth. er litter of ten was farrowed by
persons who break Into powder and
anco from Halsey were Mr. and
Falls City.
Mr. Olemau has a position for the their mother. Mr. Sickels is no, By Edson R. Waite, Secretary, Shawnee
Mrs. Robert Parker and family,
Okla,, Board of Commerce.
An innovation at the Washington tool houses of the county has been of
coming school year in the Junior complaiuing that “ farming dou't
Joseph M- Stephenson, publisher county fair this month will be a booth fered by the Columbia county court.
Mrs. Eliza Brandon and Mrs. S.
high school in The Dalles.
T. B. Kay, state treasurer and pres
pay.
J. Smith.
of the South Bend, Indiana News for the display of daffodil bulbs grown
ident of (he Oregon Linen Mills, Inc,
in the county.
Time9, says:
l’ed Simons and Clarence Wag-
Mr. and Mrs. A. J Hill were off
Teloca.Vet, 22 miles south of La of Salem, has gone to New York and
That spending money in your
Weekly
Industrial
Review
gener
have
just
returned
from
an
for Belknap Springs Tuesday,
Graude, and Perry, four miles west, other eastern states, where he will
own community helps to make were both threatened with destruction make an Investigation of the flax In
where A. J. will take treatment for exteuded trip through eastern
dustry.
more money for your community. by fire Friday.
Klamath
Falls—July
building
Oregon,
Washington
and
Idaho.
an attack of sciatic rheumatism.
hire starting In the picker room of
Every sale, theoretically, creates
While at St Johns, Washington permits reached $641,435; $1,661,-
Members of the Eastern Oregon
Theodore Smith who came home they visited at the Mark Brandon 007 since January 1.
a profit. The profit goes loto a Medical society and the state board the Brownsville Woolen mills at
Brownsville, destroyed the building,
in June to help bis father, Clark home and helped a few days with
Willamette valley walnut crop bank or is used in further pur of health met at North Powder lakes valuable machinery and a large quan
in
annual
session.
Smith, through haying and har the work.
chases and sales.
promises to be unusually heavy.
tity of stock with a loss estimated at
vest, returned Monday to Ryder
Showing an Increase in output, the $20,000.
If the money you spend goes in
Bend—New
Crooked
river
bridge
Misses
Pearl
and
Grate
Pehrsson,
sawmills
of
the
Umpqua
river
at
wood, Wn,, where he will again
to your local banks, your local Reedsport shipped 8,000,000 feet of
The cost of living In Portland, as
303 feet high, opened to traffic.
take up the duties of time keeper Mearl Straley, Rita Reid of Salem
determined by the department of
banks
lend
it
to
tbe
local
investor
Greshem—Berry
growers
pack
lumber
during
June.
and May Rufli of Crawfordsville
for the Wolfe Construction Co.
labor, is nearer the pre-war cost than
The war department has allotted in any of 32 cities on which the de
expect to go to a Harrisburg bop ing company handled 2,500,000 To expand his business to employ
more
men
and
women,
to
increase
Rev and Mrs. A. S. Mulligan yard Monday to pick during the pounds of berries this year, and
from unexpended balances $2500 for partment has been keeping continuous
lock and dam operation on the Yam account.
his service.
paid growers $230,811.
from Salem visited at the home of season.
Or you bank may lend it to a hill river in Oregon.
C. R. Evans fiom Friday until
Harrisburg— Excellent hop crop
A slide which covered the power
The Umpqua highway between shovel working upon the Reedsport-
Mrs. D. H. Sturtevant bad the being harvested here.
home builder, establishing him as
Saturday of last week.
Their
Reedsport and Drain will be ready for
daughter, Miss Vests, returned misfortune io miss her footing as
Baker—Army buys 75 horses to a good citizen and an asset to the travel for the full length by August Scottsburg section of the Umpqua
highway, has delayed the opening of
with them, having been at the she was coming down stairs Mon ship to Del Monte, California for community, and immediately in- 15, contractors plan.
tho road, according to announcement
day
and
has
been
laid
up
since
creasing the value of his naighhor’c Due to the extended drouth and tho of officials.
training.
Evans’bome since Mouday. Other
dwindling supply in Bull Run river the
Power plant to be built on 8iletz real estate.
guests duiing the week were Mrs with a sprained foot.
Special trappers from the office of
Thu.» every profit made in the use of water for sprinkling has boen Stanley Jewett, In charge of predatory
Evaus’ uncle E. B. Fletcher and
Mf« Cadwallader and family who river, to operate pulp mill at New
further
restricted
In
Portland.
community through our puichases
daughter of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. have been living on the R. K. port.
animal control, are being sent to the
The state penitentiary flax plant Dog lake, Thomas creek and Bmver
Salem — Pear canning begins, iu returns dividends to you and to
E- VV. Sewell and two children of Stewart plac), left a few days ago
sold to the Oregon Linen Mills, Inc., marsh sections of Lake county, when*
your city.
Downey, California and the Misses for Indiana where they will remain several large plants.
approximately lo tons of spinning tow heavy damage la reported to stock
When you spend money away for which it received $340 a ton.
Sutherlin — Mint harvest begins,
Lois and Nadene Stone of Thorn Indiana is their former home.
from coyotes.
of several hundred acres set to this from hyrne, neither your neighbors
ton, Washington and The Dalles,
Spurred to action by the present
Seven buildings in the village of
Mr. and Mrs. D. M Sturtevant crop.
nor your townspeople benefit. Tolo, about eight miles north o, Mod- water shortage, due to the luck of
Oregon.
and son Marshall and Mr. and
Monmouth—Flax crop of several Such money goes to build up other ford, were destroyed by a timber and precipitation, the Arnold Irrigation dis
William Corcoran spent a few Mrs. Argus Sturtevant of Marion
brush fire which originated neur Gold trict, located near Bend, Is searching
hundred
acres will average nearly cities and other communities at Hill.
days in Portland the first cf the were guests at the D. H. Sturte
for a water storage alta in the upper
your expeuse.
$100 au acre.
week.
vant home Sunday.
Drive for a normal school In east Des Chutes country.
Can you imagine a city without
Mountain States Power company
According to the monthly report of
ern Oregon has been started as the re
Mrs. Alta Bateman of Salem
Win. II. Wheeler had charge of will build $30,000 power line to shops, without stores, without sult of a meeting of representatives C. G. Thompson, superintendent of
visited Miss Willmina Corcoran the Enterprise office Friday and Wendliug from Springfield.
banks? If everybody spent money of the principal cities held at The Crater Lake National park. 48,364 peo
Saturday. She was on her way to Saturday.
ple entered the park up to midnight
Medford—Picking begins, on out of town, there would be no Dalles.
July
31, an Increase of 18,352 over last
Cascadia for an outing.
Smoke
from
forest
fires
became
so
trade
in
town.
If
thtre
were
no
Miss Ida Comstock of Portland Rogue River's 2500-car pear crop.
year, or 61 per cent Increase.
heavy
at
Cottage
Grove
that
Buster
trade
in
town,
there
wouldn't
be
Hood
River
will
employ
5,000
Master Darrell Frum of Browns spent last week with her friend,
With lookouts blinded by a heavy
Keaton had to discontinue filming
apple pickers and packers this any town.
ville is visiting at the home of his Miss Nora Pehrsson.
scenes for his forthcoming picture pall of smoke, which la hanging over
season.
Your money is a builder, wheth "The General.”
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. 0.
the central Oregon country and with
The Womens Missionary society
er it builds for you at home,
W. Frum.
Regular freight service over the new the relative humidity dangerously low,
of the Christian church held ao all
or whether it builds for somebody Cascade route of the Southern Pa the forest fire situation In timber of
M arried In Portland
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker and day meeting at Hetzel’a grove
else out of town, whom you neither cific between Klamath Falls and Eu
(Continued on page 4)
children returned Saturday from an Tuesday. Mrs. Edith Robnett was
know
nor
care
anything
about.
Miss Ruby Schroll of Ila'sey,
outing at Yachats.
leader of the meeting and nineteen
- COPVRtGHT, 19K .
and
Hubert L. Almon, editor and
members
were
present.
A
picnic
Geo Starr and family spent Sat
publisher of the Halsey Enterprise,
urday evening and Sunday at Bel lunch was served at noon and a
Pine Grove Church
knap springs, attending a reunion lovely dey spent in the woods. were united in marriage in Port
land,
Friday,
August
6,
with
Rev.
ot the Walker family of which Mrs. This is at. annual affair of the so
Sunday school 10 a. m.
Robert Tweed, pastor of Hope
Starr is a member. They were ac ciety, as one meeting each sum
Preaching, 1.1 a. m. Miss Mitz
Presbyterian church officiating.
companied by her brother. Wayne mer is turned into a picnic gather
ner.
The ceremony was performed at
Walker and family of Portland, ing.
Preaching 8 p. m Miss Mitzner.
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Loyal
who took home their son warren,
Mrs. Win H. Wheeler spent
Brown, in the presence of a few
who has beeu visiting at the Starr Monday in Eugene.
Church of Christ
friends and relatives.
home.
Mr. and Mrs. B M, Miller and
Miss Kathryn Orr of Log Ange
Friends of Ernestine Coleman daughter Gardle and Miss Beulah les, California, was maid of honor.
You want your shirt to look well, always.
have lately received word that 6he Miller expect to start soon on an
Mr, and Mrs. Almon returned
True—
the onlj part that most folks see is the
auto trip to St. Johns, Washing to Haleey Sunday eveniug.
little “V” abovo your vest. But that “V” be
ton, where they will visit Mr. and
Mrs.
Mark
Brandon
and
family.
Phonograph Records
speaks tho style, the quality of your entire
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert L. Almon
The W. F. M. S. met with entertained about seventy-five of
You can now hear all the new
shirt.
II
,
’
Records here at home
Mrs. George Starr, Friday evening their friends with an informal lawn
< •-ti •
with thirteen members in attend party Monday evening. The night
We have the latest in
You want inbuilt value, below tho “V” and
ance. Miss Amanda Mitzner led was ideal for the occasion and
Dance. Song, Hawaiau
in the fashioning. Smart lines. Deft tailoring
and others
the meeting and Mrs. Elzea Pen- many out-of-town guests were pres
Sunday School 10.
land of Pendleton was a guest. ent. Each guest brought along
Preaehing 11.
of shoulders, cufTs and sleeves.
Needles for all makes of
The hostess served refreshments at some musical instrument, but tin , Christian Endeavor 7.
Phonographs
Preaching 8.
pans and wash boilers seemed to
We also have a good slock of the close of the meeting.
See the style show of Neustadler
Clifford L. Carey, Pastor.
Violin. Guitar, Mandolin,
Mr. and Mrs. George Finley. predominate. Music and dancing
shirte
at Our Store.
Neustadt»r
Ukelele and Banjo Strings
Mrs. Mary King and Miss Ruth on the lawn was tbe chief diversion
Brothers, Established 1858, Portland
Hear these late records demon Finley were guests of Mrs. Eliza and it may also be mentioned that M . E. Church
San
Francisco, New York.
the
music
was
of
such
clear
tone
strated on the new
Brandon Sunday.
Portage Phonograph
that neighbors mmy blocks away
Robert Parker pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Bowman
raised up in bed and marveled at
Sunday
sokool, 10.
We Still Have Drugs Toe
and Miss Beulah Miller spent Sun
the harmony. It is seldom that an
Preaching, 11.
day at the B. M. Miller home.
orchestra with so many and each a
Halsey
Junior League, 2:30,
Mi ise* Ida Comstock of Portland, variety of instruments gets togeth
league, 7.
Pharmacy i Rita Reid of Salem and Nora and er. Refreshments were served and Epworth
Preaching, 8.
Open Wed. and Sat. eve till 9 , Pearl Pehrsson of Pioe Grove, pic the evening enjoyed by all. Come
Prayer-meeting, Thursday, 8.
nicked at Smith's grove Sunday. , again folks!
Bible Stnly Tuesday, 2.
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on
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M. V. KOONTZ CO.
Halsey , Oregon