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A g rc u ltu re
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A \\ eekly Chronicle of Local Events and Progress in Linn County
Established 1912
HALSEY, O REG ON , THLRSDAY-
From the Editor's
Point of View
4. Their advocates testify to their
failure every time they complain of
being robbed.
Those who want to profit by mak
ing or selling intoxicants, and those
Prohibition Makes Them who are willing slaves of the drink
Habit, seek the repeal of the eigh
«Squirm and Falsify
teenth amendment.
Thomas W. Phillips, a United States
“No thief e’er felt the halter draw
ron(T«saman from the state of Vare
with good opinion of the law."
end high-priced elections, broadcasts
When Tommy Jones, after hacking
at the public expense under that
much-abused franking privilege an his father’s cherry tree with his
envelope containing on the inside, sn hatchet, denied the act to escape
alleged speech, which he may have punishment, he was not as big a liar,
inflicted on the house of representa- by 80 pounds avoirdupois, as was his
t:vas, or he may have only been father when, at Salem, he joined with
granted "leave to print;" we have ! others in declaring that an emer
Do means of knowing except by an gency existed where it didn’t, their
extensive and expensive search. But object being to prevent the voters
on the oustide Is printed the follow from undoing, by referendum, a piece
ing piffle, which we believe it was of mischief they had just done.
illegal for him to send forth under
People who lived in this country
his frank:
“ The eighteenth amendment has before and after the adoption of pro
teen weighed in th* balances and hibition, when they are told that more
liquor is drunk under the present law
found wanting because—
“1, It causes crime and creates than under license, are surprised that
there are so many fools or librs, or
criminals.
“2. It is intemperate, Intolerant, both.
and intolerable.
-“3. It does not insure domestic
So M any A ren’t W orth It
tranquillity, promote the general wel
I don't believe in the final salvashun
fare, or secure the blessings of lib ov all men bekauze th a re are so
erty, and, therefore, fails In three of rnenny kases In w hich I k an t see how
It Is going tew be made tew pay —
the primary purpotea for which laws Josh
Billings.
and constitutions and governments
exist.
“d. Its advocates testify to its fail
ure when they demand more police,
greater penalties, larger penitentiar
ies. bigger appropriations, and addi
tional courts to enforce it.”
The same "arguments” may be used
»gainst other laws. Those against
robbery, for instance,
1. Cause crime and create crimi
nals. Before they were enacted the
defense “It is mine,' won in fair
fight,” made the robber a hero; th
laws make him a criminal.
2. They are intemperate,, intolerant
and intolerable to robbers with a ca3i
of mind like th at of Mr. Phillips to
Ward law.
8. They do not insure domestic
tranquillity (prohibition has done so
in many families, to our certain
knowledge), promote the general
welfare (prohibition does), or secure
the blessings of liberty, as prohibi
tion has already done to an apprecia
ble extent.
Must sell
High Grade Used P IA N O
near Halsey. Will sell on easy
terms to resposible party. Phone
or address
I. A. Given.
Vandran Hotel. Alban».
Trespass D
uring °nr
absence from
nOtlCe
H a l s e y our
property will be left io full charge
of P. J. Forster.
Lena J. Been?.
Church Notices
Methodist—Next Sunday :
10 a. m., Sunday school
11, Public servicess
3, Junior League
6:30, Epworth League
7:30, public services.
7:30 Thursday, prayer meeting
Here all will find a welcome,
regardless of social standing. Your
presence will help, and we will try
to do you good.
J. S. Miller, pastor.
If you want to see the deacon ing about 70 units open to the public.
These run somewhere near 60 acres
•lip go to Koontz' hall Friday
each and those desiring to make a
(tomorrew) night.
At Louise Robnet’s school, in
Brandon dsstrict, a pie social
yielded a nice sum Friday night
towards buying pictures for the
schoolhouse.
Sunday evening Lawyer Tuning
and John LaRus motored to
Harrisburg ou a pleasure trip.
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PREFERRED STOCK
Tiny Kernel Corn. No. 2 . - 2 for 35c —6 for 95c cash
Sliced Pineapple, No.
. . . 2 for 35c—6 for 95o cssh
Tender Melting Peas, No. 2 . 2 for 35c—6 for 95c cash
MONOPOLE
Asparagus Tlpa, No. 1
Melba Peacbei, No. 2$
. . . 2 lor 55c— 4 for 95c caah
. . . 1 for 25c—4 for 96c cash
White Cooking Figs . 3-lb package 35c— 3 for 11 cash
Bonner Raisins . . . 4-1 b package 89c—2 for 75c cash
Golden Gate Coffee . . . .
1 lb 50c—2 for 95c cash
Maxwell House Coffee . . .
l i b 50c— f for 95c caah
Kellogg's Corn Flakes . . . 3 for 25c—12 for 95a caah
Post T o a s tie s ...........................3 for 26c—12 for 95c cash
White Laundry Ssap, assorted 0 for 25c—25 for 95c cash
It pays to pay caah and aave the 5 per cent
homestead should request application
blanks from the superintendent, Kla
math Falls project, Klamath Falls,
Oregon, and should give all of the
information requested on the blanks.
Applicants to qualify must have
at least $2,000.00 in cash or cash
and farm equipment and have had
at least two years’ experience in
farming.
The land is free, but the owner
will have to assume irrigation and
reclamation costs amounting to about
$88.35 per acre, payable over a 40-
year period.
Mrs. J. W. Allen, daughter of
J. E. Southworth, with four chil
dren arrived Sunday from Klauiath
Falls for a visit at the Southworth
residence.
Oakvile Commrtnity Activities
Fred Gustavson, Brownsville
Oakville, April 2, 1927.
confectioner, and hie wife attended
About six years ago the people of
the funeral of the latter's fath
the Oakville school district felt the
in Albaoy Tuesday.
need of a new school house. Bor/!«
see him Slip.
E have served you with [Preferred
Stock and ^staple m erchandise for
fifty years. The following is a list of
a few items from our stock for com parison
of values we have to offer:
>1 a year 111 advanr,
igration
HALSEY, LINN AND OREGON
George W. Wright, well-known
lawyer of Albany, who retired
from practice a few years ago
owing to large investments in
eastern Oregon requiring his per
sonal attention, has again opened
a law office in Albany and, with
his thirty years of experience,
expects to regain much of the largj
practice he formerly enjoyed. His
card is in another column.
Morris’ le sale, at the pharmacy,
1927
/
the “April Fools” were lined up and ' I I
ID
1,
marched through the building and ' * * ® g S , V Cell, 1 O U llf y
down the front steps. The parade
did not stop there, however, but con
tinued
down the streets.
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By REV. DR. 3. EDWARD YOUNG,
Another event of April 1st was ! (Oregon Produce E xchange, 102
the baseball game between Halsey
Front st.)
VERYBODY’S prayers should be offered for the confused young | and Monroe high school at Monroe
Portland, April 2.
people of today who have all the matrimonial inclinations mortals The score was 7 to 8 in favor of Hal
Portland, Ore., April 1.
ever had and find themselves discussing promiscuously and in sey. This was the first game of the
Ilogs—The market rem ains stead y
ordinary conversation trial marriage and every phase of sex prob season for Halsey.
with good blockers weighing 110 to
The posters that are to be seen in
lems, as unblushingly as we used to discuss the weather.
150 lbs. selling at 16 l-2c. Heavy
Novel and stage and motion picture and divorce suit and so-called : the various stores, advertising the and fat hogs continue slow sellers.
play, “The Deacon Slips,” were pre
medical books have left nothing forbidden, no zone of shame to he avoid pared by the pupils of Mrs. Cole
Veal—Tho market is short of light
ed, when youth in their teens talk couple by couple or in groups. Our man’s room. Better come to the hal’ iancy stock. The market closed with
women working out and dining out, family arrangements have made the Friday night if you want to see the a keen demand for top calves 80 to
old time fireside a myth to most city and town Americans. The family Deacon Slip. The proceeds of this 110 lbs. at 17 1-2 to ISc.
Dressed Poultry—Dry picked heavy
type that gave us the strong men and women of other days is less and play go to the Parent-teachers’ asso
hens, 30c to 31c; dry picked springs,
ciation
to
help
the
club
work.
less here to function, and in its stead is coming a regime as far from Puri
30c; dry picked light hens, 25c to 26c;
tanic as democracy is from despotism.
“ Cappy Rieka”
fancy capons, 36c to 37c,
Bedeclaring church laws and clever decisions that get around church
Live Poultry — Market steady in
Saturday evening the dramatic
laws influence the situation about as much ns New York state statutes af club of Albany high school pre 111 lines. We are particularly in
fect Reno or Paris. Our only hope is healthful public opinion. It is the sented the play ‘'Cappv Ricks” need of colored heavy hexi3. If you
1 ig task of churches and all who have a heart to help in the most vital to a large and appreciative audi l ave any early broilers that will
weigh 1 1-2 lbs. or better we would
crisis the Anglo-Saxon Christian household has thus far faced.
ence. The Halsey Study club be glad to hear from you. Live poul
There is no need of despair. The revolution in family life can be met sponsored the affair and the young try prices net to yen. .So commission.
by the personal religious contacts of preachers and teachers and whole people made no charge for their Heavy colored hens ever 41bs. 26c
some books and a re-establishment of the household father as a kind of time or efforts. Tbs proceeds, to 27c; lie ht hens, 21c to 22c; capon«,
priest and the mother as a kind of priestess.
uesrlv $65, will be used for the fancy, 30c.
1 World Faces Crisis in Prevailing
of Family Life
Church of Christ—
Preaching, 11
Christian Endeavor, 7
Precaching, 8
” The Death of Chris ” si the
sermon topic for the morning and
in the evening Mrs. Bailey will
speak.
Easter morning the Sunday
school attendants are going to
is in full swing today.
bring their special ottering in the
form of eggs.
The deacon will slip at Koontz'
hall tomorrow night. Slip in and
Clifford L. Carey, pastor
1876
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1)a i r y
P o u ltry
W ool
There is complaint that more eggs
than usual fail to hatch this spring,
but a customer receiving a few baby
chicks from Mr. and Mrs.
Frank
CawTse, Crabtree, after being inform
ed that probably none would be avail
able, gets chicks and message from Mrs.
Cawrse: “Had better luck in the
hatch than I expected,” or words to
that effect.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stevenson got
home from San Francisco Friday,
Ben Holt and family have moved
Into the home of Mrs. Holt’s father,
A. J. Hill.
were issued and building consisting
of a basement, two school rooms with
halls on the second floor, and an as
sembly hall on the third floor, was
completed five years ago last fall.
The Oakville Community club was
organized and has held meetings on
the second Friday of each month
since that time, except during the
three summer months. These meet
ings feature home talent and many-
fine programs furnished by the Cor
vallis and Albany commercial clubs,
music by the Pine Grove and Davis
orchestras, etc. Through the efforts
of the club the building is furnished
with a well equipped kitchen and
dining room in the basement, piano,
chairs for the hall, and a Delco elec
tric lighting system.
Besides the club meetings, basket
ball, checker club, Button busters,
and Women’s gymnasium are among
amusements being held this winter.
“Feeds” also have a prominent part
The play entitled “Deacon Dubbs,
given by the Oakville Dramatic clun
last Friday evening, under the man
agement of Mrs. O. M. Miller, was
one of the most eul standing yet. Re
ceipts amounted to $80.
Many attended from Shedd, Peoria
Albany and Corvallis.
April 1 was not a fool day for the
community.
Mrs. Fannie Buckner has returned
to her home in Salem after several
weeks’ visit with Miss Beulah Miller
School Notes
(School Reporter)
Tells Sex of Baby Chicks
The Freshman class entertained the
Student Body Wednesday. The pro
gram consisted of a song by the
Freshman class; reading, “ Something
About Modem Punctuation,” by Her
man Koontz; reading, “Cactus Center
Flops,” by Gertrude Robins; piano
solo by E mestine Coleman; several
A California poultry firm adver
tised, for a few cents extra apiece,
to sell baby chicks with a guarantee
that not less than 90 per cent of
them would be pullets. Prof. Lunn,
:d of O. A. C. poultry department,
investigated and found that repeat
ed shipments fulfilled the guarantee jokaa by Lucille Phelps and a song
He obtained the secret and now is by th e S tudent Body.
able practically to separate the males
Friday, being April l»t, brought
from the females as soon as hatched many interesting characters and cos
tume» into the school room. Several
Soventy Homesteads Open
of the student.; dressed up, costumes
March 1, 145 farm units were open ranging from girls in boys’ clothes,
ed for homesteads in the Tule lake boys in girls’ clothes and ladies of
division of the Klamsth Fall« pro olden times, to cute little school girls
ject, near the Oregon - California with sox rolled and a nice, large rib
line. Seventy-five applications were bon on their hair. At nine o’clock
received from ex-service men, leav the entire school was assembled and
at Portland Market
city library.
After the performance the cast
and its director, Mr?. Charles
Cbtlde, were entertained by Mrs.
C. P. Stafford. A banquet ¡was
eerved and toaets and aftei-dinner
speeches were enjoyed until ¡ate.
M eritt cf the Fuchtia
The fu< liln is one of the gardener's
roost valuable plants, not only for the
beauty of its flowers and graceful
form of the p lant hut also because It
Is adaptable to flower beds and bor
ders und grows with such freedom and
■"•Uch little cure. As u house pluut It
i- very deslrnble, says the Rocky
Mountain New*.
P, N. G. Club Mealing
The Past Noble Grands* club
waB entertained Friday afternoon j
by Mrs. George Laubaer, withj
twelve members and Genevieve
Wells and M rs. Wesley Holloway,
guests, present.
Net
proceeds
ef
* 'Henpecked |
Holler G asaip/’ at Koontz’ hall i
the previous week, were stated at '
George William Wright
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Loans money at
Baltim ore pldir.. Alhsnv, Oregon
FA
RM LOANS
M lowist rilte of intpr„ t
$42.8i, which goes to the equip-1 Real Estate
Insurance
ment of the I. O. O F kitchen ! I’ron|Pt «r»k*A
IJThe afternoon was filled out with |
fancy work.
on farms
courteous tre.ttm eat.
Mrs. J. 8. McMahan
Albany
X £ 7 hcm X 8 “ ■ Creamery Association
a-eisted the hostess
“
in serving :
M anufacturers of
Alford Arrows
(Enterprise vorrespondeni)
L IN N B U T T E R
Sunday guests at J II. Pack
ard's were Jesre Jenks and family
of Tangent and Lee Ingram and
wife of Harrisburg.
and Buyers of Eggs
A F a n n e rs’ Co-operative
Creamery
Mrs. L .’E. Bond and pon Lester
and daughter Vera of Albany
were week-end guetts at E. D.
Iso m ’s /
I f you e n jo y * ifonri meal
An<l k n o w a good meal when v o il g e t it
Y o u 'll be back lo r y o u ’ ll not fo rg e t i t .
PARAGON CAFE
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G EO . M. G IL C H R IST
The infant eon of Mr. aud Mrs.
Schuttle of Harrisburg was buried
ALBANY
Our aim is to please.
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T hat with spring comes a hankering for trips in your auto—bu not for
blowouts on those trips or other annoying troubles—therefore you
should see what we cau <lo for you in our low-priced
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have your auto overhauled and every
defect in car or motor remedied. Don’t
wait until the spring rush.
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