Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
Halls Ferry News

Capital Journal Special Serviee)
Halls Ferry. Mar. s.-sueh lot of
good things are happening up our way
that we are quite illustrated with hap
py excitement and scarcely know
where OF how 10 begin to tell it all.
f. b. Smith and eo.proprietors of
the ''Neita Springs have arranged
to make extensive Improvements with
in the next few months one Of which
viii be large dancing pavilion, con.
crete floor 50XS0 feet, and the build
inc of number of cottages for those
wishing TO camp and for week end
visitors; also cleaning ont the grove
and making q tine parking place for
automobiles.
On the 26th day of February road
meeting was held mt the city hall at
Halls Ferry and committee was ap-
pointed by the chairman, consisting of
Edward Beller, ID. B. Fiddler and A.
W. Shelton, the same to meet at the
county road masters office Saturday
March 3rd to provide ways and means
to secure funds to improve the public
highway about Halls Ferry.
One of our thrifty citizens, Edward
Beller, who has ranch of a number
Of acres in this vicinity, is giving a
most thorough and satisfactory demon.
stration of what can be done by man
of ambition and hustle as well as need
full strength and strong arm muscle
IN clearing land, making extensive i'm.
provcments and expects to add a new
bungalow to his already attractive
place.
Earl Button who has recently pur-
chased tract of land of the River
view Land Co., has moved into his new
home which he built there on. We have
a welcome for all newcomers, and are
glad to see so many in our growing
thriving community.
The ladies Of the q Recreation club
of Halls Ferry extend cordial invita-
tion to the ladies OF the neighborhood
and community to meet with them
the next meeting to be held at the
home of Mrs. John Landlord Wedncs-
day March IA at p. m rain or shine
AT a special school meeting, called
for the purpose of organizing new
school district at Halls Ferry, district
No. 1873, Marion county, on Feb. 26th
the following were elected directors;
Mrs. l.. NJ. Lankford, chairman; w. II
Button and VIM. Meier, the clerk fol
the new district is Mrs w. c. Petit
john. +. NJ. Croisan president of the
Riverview Land Co., and representing
said company, presented to the dis
triet deed conveying land for school
grounds and school building purposes
The company assembled then rendered
a vote OF thanks to Mr. Croisan and
the Riverview Land Co.
A.. II. Barks proprietor of the I'M
perial Poultry Farm, at Halls Ferry
who was formerly III the newspaper
business at Klamath Falls, also in the
east, in, which last mentioned part OF
the country his business plant was de
stroyed by a disastrous, fire, and with
his proverbial printers wealth. he
has finally settled in this community
where he had purchased a tract of ter
acres of the Riverview Land company
and Just to show what man can dc
with vim, energy and brain, with fl
nance at the lowest ebb, where the sol
is as rich and productive as abound'
| in the vicinity of Halls Ferry it il
much interest to note the unqualified
success that has attended Mr.. Barks
efforts. His business associates were
aware of his straitened circumstances
/ financially, but nevertheless witt
such grim determination and genera
i"I'll come out on top damnuyouness
he has paid for his land, improved il
in numerous poultry house, fencing, cut
ting timber and got beaver dam grub
bed out that gives him ground for gen
eral trucking unsurpassed, and his spe
cialty in fine birds are OF the White
Leghorn and White Rock varieties
which are the best to be obtained.
A. l.. Maier, another of our hustline
citizens, believes in the old time saw
keep hammering away, he has al
ready cut several hundred cords Of
wood from the timber on the tract Of
land he purchased Of the RivervieN
Land Co.
| VIM Snyder, Riley Fauts and San