Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-16
Halls Ferry News
Capital journal Special serviee)

(Capltal journal special Servlee)
Halls Ferry, Or, Jan. 16.-Mrs. Willis
Dugger went to Independence Saturday
to visit over Sunday with her daugh-
ter
Geo. Buffum and ramily and Grand
ma Wheeler were visiting in Salem Fri
day.
The Recreation Club met at the home
of Mrs. Nan Pettyjohn tast Thursday
A most enjoyable time is reported by
the ladies present.
p. G. Wheeler of Dallas visited sew
eral days the last week with his moth
er, Mrs. Wheeler, and sister, Mrs. Geo
Buffum and family.
We understand that Dude Fiddler is
working at st. Johns.
Archie Barnard and family have NOV
ed into the Earl Buffum property which
they purchased. Mr.. Barnard win cut
wood for c. d. Query.
When " Daddy" Schwabb went to the
barn one morning recently to do his
chores he found one of his work horses
lying dead in the stall.
A. N. Ames visited over Sunday
at the home of his brother-in-law, e.
E. Crowshaw.
George Buffum and family expect to
leave the last of the week for Hoouiam
Washington, where Mr.. Buffum has se-
cured position in O saw mill. They ex-
pect to be absent for year or more.
Albert Main and family will move into
the Buffum home when vacated.
Sixteen of George Neyman s friends
dropped in on him Unexpectedly Friday
evening to remind him that he had
passed the twenty second milepost on
the journey of life. Like a true sport,
George feigned surprise, and then pro
ceeded to show his guests a royal good
time. Parlor games, dancing and dain-
ty lunch were the order of the evening.
One of our neighbors has made a
discovery which he thinks will put the
tobacco trust on the bum. He says the
leaves of the skunk cabbage when cured
is equal to the best brand of smoking
tobacco. Thanks we we swore off.
K. s. Thurston of jefferson visited
over Sunday at the home of his uncle,
E. T. Crowshaw.
Mrs. VIM. Beldner, of Portland visit
ed last week at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coleman. Mr.. Beld-
ner arrived Sunday morning and they
returned home in the evening.
Dell and Floyd Shelton are cutting
wood for G. d. Query.
Willis Dugger is starting in the hog
raising industry, having purchased his
foundation stock from the Query herd
John Mather and Mrs. S. r. Mather
departed for Oregon City, Sunday night,
where they expect to make their home
the coming year. Mr.. Mather has en-
ployment in one of the paper mills.
MIS-. Ora Menuary and three children
from Rock county, .Neb., are visiting
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Coleman. This is their first
visit to the coast and the sight of flow
ers in bloom and the green fields in
winter is something new to them.
Mr.. Chaplin, field man for the Salem
Kings Produce company, gave talk in
the school house Thursday night for the
purpose OF interesting our people in
the growing Of vegetables for his firm.
There was a large turnout and from
the interest shown we judge he will be
able to contract for a good acreage of
Vegetables at this point. AS the River
view tracts adioiR the electric station,
growers can get cheap transportation
bu uniting and shipping in carload lots.
We have the soil and climate for grow
ing vegetables successfully, but the
stickler in the past has been in find
ing market. Our marketing troubles
are now at an end.