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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1927)
"Wall, I described Mr. Brent to the pened last night?" Late tnat mgtit, after many a stop "Maybe. Mammy Taylor said before •after many gruntlngs and changes of Pertaining to agent and It m m i that a man of his daacrtptton get off th . train here day she left she—" mind on the part of Thomas Brent, before yesterday morning lugging "Well,“ broke In the man of the red Freck led his employer up a little nar Public Schools thret or four baskets. There wns n feel “Freck, we got to move, and It's row runway from Indian creek and bey with him, too, and that's about the up to you to find a cave where ten then to the mouth of a large cave. only way we caa hope to trace him— thousand men on horseback with Halsey Players W in a (To be continued) through the boy.” search warrants couldn’t hunt us out Ball (iam e or Two Then came the other voice: ‘‘They if they had to. And you've got to do Oregon, "The State Magazine." Is are liable to be In any one of a hun It quick. L'uderstand?" (School R eporter) the title of a new and handsome dred places, and the only thing we can Freck looked up unconcernedly. “I monthly published at Eugene. This The baseball teams of Halsey hl do Is to stay around here until we know one already," he said and gazed first number is artistically printed and learn that boy's haunts and then trace Interestedly at the newly manufac profusely illustrated. Its contents in engaged In play with Monroe hl Friday them out. We've got to get his signa tured prongs of a bean shooter. clude some official information regard on the local diamonds. The Halsey ture to that thing, and we've got to The man above him allowed his face ing Oregon scenic wonders and agri girls lost. 41 to 34 a ^d the boys won have him in there to send it through. to lighten. The corners of his Ups cultural advantages and an illustrat by 6 to 1 over Monroe. I<ow you are sure that you stand with spread wide, then wider. The eyes ed discussion of the ptocesses of na him all right, are you. Mr. Scrottics?" lighted with a spirit that only the ture which clianged a cast scope of ' The cast of “The Path Across the The Injured toe sprang into activity steadily rising sun could equal ocean into the present mountains, i Hill" is planning to give the play at again—and then ceased at the sound "Freck," said Mr. Thomas lirent with valleys and plains of Oregon. The j Oakville Friday, May 20 The pro- of the confidential manager's voice. a wealth of feeling, "1 think you are name of the managing editor, Albert ceeds of the play will go to Oakville "Tea, he's trusted me In everything. going to he my confidential agent." Rebel, suggests that it will be lnde- community. The Oakville community I can get him to do it, all right. He 1' ‘ 11 J will also bring a play to Halsey some won't see through." "What does he place the plant at time later, and the proceeds will go now?” the other man questioned. to the high school gymnasium fund "He figures it about a hundred thou Z* There is about $250 now In the gym sand shy of what It is. I believe if 1 I fund. The high school also has a talk hard enough i can get the place ! away from him for four hundred thou X Quantity of paper to sell which will sand dollars. That's two hundred i J add to the sum. We earnestly urge thousand leas than it's really worth. I 9 the patrons and friends to support You would have to split the difference | C the Oakville play here at Halsey, so with me If I got it." There was a pause for a moment. | W that a good gymnasium can be erected 9 in the ncar future. and In that space of time all the colors j In the rainbow flared through the an j • ] Nora Coldiron received a slight In gry mind of Thomas Brent. Scroltles I 0 Jury to her eye Friday by a ball, while the man he had trusted for years, was | A the girls were practicing at noon, and false. This was the reason that Items a was unable to attend school In the which should have gone Into the profit 9 X afternoon. column had gone into that of loss. The ! 9 j The Bible study examinations were man whom he had trusted to work j 0 given Friday. Elsie Reynolds took the between him and the plant at large a Old Testament in the forenoon and had been really working against him. I J Helen Carter, Elsie Reynolds and He had been a traitor. • , Charley Wright took the New Testa The gyrations of a music master ( ment in the afternoon. could not have equaled then the twitch- ! The botany class makes frequent lng of Mr. Brent’s injured toe as he H trips to Lake Oogle for the purpose came to this realization. A wild de- 11 of obtaining flowers and plants. They sire was In him to leap out, grasp the are chaperoned by their teacher, Miss offending employee by the throut and Furgeson. shake vengeance out of him, but some The student body officers for next thing held him back. The voice had year are president Carl Sperling, vice begun again. president Carl Isom, secretary Bessie “We’d better wait until morning be Reynolds, treasurer Jennie Nlcewood fore we do anything,” the stranger reporter Wilma Wahl, sergeant-at was repeating. “Then we’ll get hold arms Francis Leeper. of this kid's mother, find out where The boys' baseball team played Tan he’s liable to be, and go after him. I gent Friday, April 29, and won, 6 to think that is best." If you A re P la n n in g to M odernize Club work makes better boys and Together they moved away into the girls. Better boys and girls make bet darkness, leaving the owner of tlie ter citizens. Better citizens make Y o u r K itch en • - - Amalgamated Foundry company palpi better country. Be patriotic and at toting behind the truck. tend on achievement day at the school “You thieves 1” he cried as he shook NOW is the Time to Do It ’ ’ J house, Saturday, May 21. his hands in the air. "You holdup There will be an exhibit of all club men! You pickpockets! You thugs! work of Halsey and surrounding You blackmailers! You robbers! You O u r G r e a t S p e c i a l O ile r schools, an Interesting day's program purse snatchers! I'll—I'll—I'll— and baseball 'k.wnau. Come and see Blame me If I'll do anything of the the work of the clubs and schools. kind," he ended up shortly. For a moment he remained in thought, a trembling sort of thought, Did you notice in last week as It were, in which his whole body Enterprise how Mr. Dunn in “ The Balance in Eighteen Easy Payments shook aguelike. At last he swung "his Water Baxrer ” almost but not head with that doggedness which had Wired in completely, and we take your fnel range for credit characterized his business life. 9 quite names familiar placer, people "No; I'll not go back there and fight and events in and about San Fran 'em," he said at last. "I'll l"t ’em run cisco? When lie writes of tht their game as long as they want to run Now Get Your • Colorado river an J the wonderful it, and then I'll rise up and swat 'em —like a fly. That's what I'll do," in ciops resulting from the combina added with some satisfaction in the lion of water with desert soil and thought. 'Til swat ’em hard. "Where In the world have I heard climate ha applies no disguise, but that voice!" He rubbed his chin San Francisco be calls "Golden,” thoughtfully. “Where have I—Ilrndy I" the Southern Pacific the "Sun he exclaimed suddenly and slummed a hand on the truck. “Brady, that's down ” road, its president, Mr who It was—Brady of the Kelly See This M arvel of Efficincy Today * Towne, " Towle,’’ Spring Valley Griggs company. They think they'll • "Crystal Springs," etc. take me In for four hundred thousund. do they! Well, they won't, i'll Just let them chase themselves before they The Oregon Voter asserts that the get me In on the deal. Brady, hull!” Patterson Income tax. if adopted. wlU ountain tates ower ompany He swung his arms something after increase taxes of payroll industries tn the fashion of a windmill, “Woof! Oregon by as much as 100 per cent. If Get me back to town to throw away a that is true, it is a confession that hundred thousand dollars, huh? Not ' those whose taxes will be so increased If I know i t ! Not by your red ban are now paying to the tax collectors danna!" j only three per cent of their net in- I comes, for the maximum rate of the 3« whirled and started back down the railroad track. Suddenly a sud Patterson Income tax bill Is only three den thought hit him and lie almost per cent. How happy the farmer ran. "Those crawdadders!" he ex 1 would be if he could get his taxes ■ down as low as three per cent of his claimed. 1 net income.—Eugene Register. Steadily he pushed forward. Now and then he stubbed his sore toe against a Jutting tie and groaned with The Pathfinder of Washington. D the pain of It. Rut the exclamation j C., Is an excellent weekly In many re- came through set teeth, for Thomas i spects and its circulation shows that On Any Brent, with a determined air, pushed its merits are widely appreciated, but on. in its discussion of consumption In "Sting me for a hundred thousand, ' its "Our Health" department it over will they?" he repeated time after looked what we regard as the most time. "Yes; they will—not!" important measure in fighting that whether you buy from It was long after gunrlse when the disease We refer to the extensive ex- your Local Dealer or sleepy eyes of the freckled face boy . ¡»sure of the patient to direct sun- perceived the figure of a bedraggled from us direct. I light, the ultra-violet rays of which man tolling up the slope toward the have the power of penetrating the 5 fle > I O ? lo 0 9 Cave de la Brent. His eyes were body and killing the tubercle microbe heavy, but there was an air of detpr These rays cannot go through win On F o u r B ic y c le mlnatlon In them. He limped, but his dow glass, and that, more than the Prices From ’2150 Up steps did not falter. His fare was set. Iresh air even, accounts for the suc G et full particulars ‘Treck," be exclaimed, “I'm hungry! cess of the outdoor treatment of tu by mail today. Use Give me something to eat.” berculosis. coupon below. The boy was on his feet now. “What do you want, Mr. Brent?” There was once a man In Chicago Sold On Approval “Anything short of sole leather,” with an exceedingly exalted opinion of came the answer. “I’ve got an appe You are allowed 30 his own city. He died, and upon tlte that Is an appetite. I want a loaf d a y s’ actu al riding reaching his eternal home he said to of bread, and I want the slices cut t e s t b e fo re sa le is the attendant who opened the gate: thick, and I want about ten times ns binding. Really, this does great credit to Chi much gravy as you made last night cago. I expected to see some change Did you get any frogs this morning?" in heaven.” The attendant replied: “Tee—four." This isn't heaven." name of nearest Mead Dealer. "I want all of 'em, Freck; I'm bun ? » Only $18.00 Down • 1927 DE-LUXE HOT-POINT • • Automatic Electric Range» M S P C R O S E F E S T IV A L , P O R T L A N D , J U N E 1 3 -1 8 —L O W F A R E S n o w go to C a lifo rn ia ¡ N ew faster, finer trains. The recently-opened Cascade] line through a virgin territory o f new scenic interest. N o finer travel service than this. Ride in roomy comfort. ] Choose the train that fits your travel plans. coach for travelers between inter mediate points. O regonian - -Only one day on the train. Standard and tou rist sleepers; coaches. Also sleeper via Cascade line. V ia C A S C A D E L I N E (new route between Eugene and Black Butte) C ascad e -deluxe limited train; observation andelubcars,standard sleepers. 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Como to BRAD MOSS SERVICE STATION for O eneral 1 G asoline Oils and Grease Goodrich, s i i v e s ,w n Goodyear hues EUGENE Tuesday, May 17 TH E S H O W T H A T S R ^ I F F E 6 - 3 0 DaysFree Trial C ircus M EA D B ic y c le Write Today F7- Slice after slice of gravy snake I bread was aalted and slowed away Frog lag after frog leg disappeared before Thomas Brent leaned buck grunting with satisfaction, and crossed bis hands over bis stomach. “Freck," he eald with a look toward tha cave, “where'» those crowded darar “Gana." r. —. . . . . Mtatf Cycle Co., Chicago, O S. k. Please send full information and name of near est dealer. N a n t_ of S «boat what hap Tires »is Guaranteed.— Lampe, w h e e ls, equipm ent. Low prices. Send no money .Use the coupon. O.Boa. Tow, “Live In town?" "Yea." “FEObkfe1! OUT OB TMIB U B t 586 Stott Meadi&’.'ESii Reported to the stats board of health from this county last week were 7 esses of chickenpox, 0 of whooping cough, 1 of measles an d , for the first time in many months, not one of fiu. Prom Jackson county 11 case» of tuberculosis were reported, and of measlea 38 from Douglas county and 231 from Portland and Multnomah county. I SQJPCEE© SPECTACLE 1080 P E O P L E , IN C L U D IN O THE CHINESE BEAUTY LOLA LEE CHONG TH E CHINESE GIANT T H P L A ffG E S T LID VO C K iW O j™ ™ ™ '™ T H E HUMAN SKY3CRAPER KLIMKERTS EQUESTRIAN MIDGETS M TJMV PROM E O O 1 A BIGGEST TRAVELING ZOO ON EARTH | T W O P E R F O R M A N C E S D A IL Y 2 A N D 8 P M .-R A IN OR S H IN E IN ALL THE WORLD NO CIRCUS LIKE A L .G .B A R N E S __ Admission A d u l t s ..................................75c Children . . . . . . 50c