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Aurora Published Every Thursday AURORA, MARION COUNTY, OREGON. JUNE 19, 1924 VOL. XIII. Many Citizens Annoyed by Fruitless Mrs. Hayden Gets Light Sentence. ITEMS OF STATE W IDE INTEREST Searches Ore., June 14.—-(Sepcial) Nine search warrants, each bearing the notation that the premises had been searched, but that nothing had been found by the officers to indicate law violation, reposed on the clerk’s desk here today. It is said that in all ten warrants were issued by the justice o f the peace a f the request o f George C. Cleaver, state prohibition director. In each in stance the persons suspected o f violat ing the prohibition statutes lived at Donald, 20 miles north o f Salem. Nine warrants were issued upon affi davits made by Nellie Goodyard an em ploye of the state prohibition depart ment while the tenth warrant was issued upon an affidavit made by W il- lardHuston, chief deputy in the prohi bition office, S a l e m , Mrs. Sarah Bell-Pratt-Hayden, of Paradise Comers, whose conviction’ by a jury in the Clackimas County Court recently we chronicled in the last issue o f the Observer, was sentenced by Judge Walter H. Evans to five months in the county jail on each o f two counts, the sentence to be served con« currently, which means, if she is naughty she will serve five months altogether, and. if she behaves, she may get the sentence much reduced for good behaviour. Young Man Injured in Train Accident A series of joint community meet ings are being held in all parts of Douglas county sponsored by the Rose- Logging burg chamber of commerce. assistant in the place of Thomas H. Maguire, who resigned to become at torney for the Union Pacific on June 30. The appointment will be made by j attorney-general. - j Holding that no legal evidence had I been submitted on the part of the state to connect former Multnomah County Commissioner Dow V. Walker with the charge of bribery on which he was indicted, Circuit Judge Campbell brought his trial to a sudden close by directing the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty. ft I ■ y y y y I f y ! i 1 I 4* t Y i 1 I 1 I I t Mrs. Julia Kraxberger Files Suit for Divorce. Julia Kraxberger o f Macksburg, last Friday filed complaint for divorce in the clerk’s office at Oregon City, againsT"Franz Klaxberger, her hus band and other parties involved through proeprty interests and asks judgment of $20,000 in her favor. Mrs, Kraxberger claims that her husband deserted her in 1920 and re turned to their native land, Austria, taking with him a large amount of money, and that he never attempted to send for her. She asks that a re ceiver be appointed to clear up the es tate remaining in Clackimas county consisting of considerable land in the Canby district.^r-Canby Herald. Personals Miss Bertha Troudt is spending a few weeks in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Paul* Singer returned from Seattle on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Davis o f Port land, are with Mr. Davis’ s father. Mr. and Mrs. Madsen o f Astoria, were Sunday guests o f Mr. and Mrs. W, H, Asquith. Girl Drowned in She 3firat National Sank AURORA y y y y y y y y y y y i y y y % Creek Near Lone Elder. Helen Johnson, ten years of age, daughter of Martin Johnson, a farmer residing at Lone Elder a few miles from Aurora, was drowned Sunday while trying to swim in Peter’s creek, a small stream near her home. The stream was a shallow one, being only a foot in depth where the child was drowned. Her eight-year old brother, sitting beside the stream, knew noth ing o f the tragedy until it was all over, when becoming alarmed because his sister did not come ashore, he waded in and brought her out. All efforts to revive her by Dr. Mount o f Canby, were unavailing. Funeral services were held at the Canby Lutheran Church Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Ro- gan o f Monitor, officiating. Interment in the Barlow cemetery. Auroraites Attend Lutheran Con vention at Eugene Fifteen people attended the State convention o f the Lutheran Brother hood o f Oregon at Eugene last Sunday. Governor Pierce delivered a splendid address in the afternoon, in which he commended the Lutheran Church for its contributions to culture and civiliza tion in general, and to the principles o f freedom and liberty in particular. The Governor went so far as to say that without Luther, the constitution o f the United States could not have been written. Rev. Schoeler had preced ed the Governor with a sermon ^lecture entitled, “ The Unknown Quantity in the Life o f Christ.” A t the end o f the meeting Therston Anderson was elected as one o f the directors on the govern ing board, while Rev. Scholer was made vice president of the organiza tion. The Brotherhood is to meet next ear in May at Silverton. Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Yergen 'and Miss Noma Yergen were Hubbard visitors on Meeting Relative to Cemetery Im Sunday. Virgil Fahey had the misfortune o f breaking his arm when a team he was driving became unruly. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Yergen and little daughter, Mrs. Geo. Yergen and Miss Noma Yergen were Fargo visitors on Sunday evening. Mrs. G.F. Clark. M rs. CumminSiMrSV Paddock, Mrs. Emma Beink, MrS; Geo. Yergen and Miss Noma Yergen visited Dr, Northy on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen and daughter, of Odessa, Wash., are guests of Rev. and Mrs..Schoeler. Rev Schoe ler and Mr. Christiansen spent Wed nesday at Portland m attendence on the Lutheran meetings, Fred Scheuerer, who has charge of the W. O. W. dances in this locality, announces another big Hard Times Dance for Saturday, July 5th. He says it will be just as good as the carnival dance last week, except perhaps the costumes, and that has been pror nounced good. provements Held Success. Thé meeting held at the 1. O. O. F. Hall Tuesday evening to decide whether or not to proceed and formulate a plan for raising a sinking fund for -the up keep of the Aurora cemetery was a great success with enthusiasm run ning high, and it was unanimously voted to appoint a committee to raise a sinking fund with promised help from every one present. The speeches made and the encouragement expressed certainly made one feel that he owed help o f some kind to this fund. The committee will from time to time give informa tion as to nlethods. progress, etc. OUR AO that Science. ca«giye G L A S S E S * All th a t ______ M orris . O ptical Ca OUQlM SdleBLÖt 301-Z-34 DrJtDlorrté DrAMÏuflodi ? I f New Marble W orks Located O b Young Main Street. David Brainard, North Bend con Eugene is the first city in Oregon Charles Glaze arrived in town Thurs over the top in the alumni part of the tractor, was instantly killed when he day morning last and rented the Henry was struck by a lever on a wheel University of Oregon gift campaign. Keil place on lower Main street where scraper. He" was supervising work on The Royal Anne and Bing cherry the clearing of the Simpson Heights he will at once put in a stock o f marble crop in Lane county is heavy this year addition to North Bend. He was 50 and will be prepared to handle all jobs and the cherries are ripening rapidly. years of age and is survived by a wife required in that line. Mr. Glaze will fix up the premises and will put on dis For throwing hot pennies to children and daughter. play on the yard adjoining the building in the streets a Portland dentist must Allan A. Bynon has been recom samples o f neat design and workman serve 10 days in jail. Also, he must mended by John S. Coke, United ship. pay a fine of $100. States attorney, to become his chief The state fish commission appointed Bert Ross of Astoria as master fish About two months ago we noted a warden, to succeed Carl Shoemaker, serious accident which happened to whose resignation recently was an Victor Grimm at Scott’s Mill’s. He nounced. was riding on a flat car which became Excavation work has started at Fir separated from the engine and jumped USUAL CHARGES MADE, to save his life. He was rushed to and Third streets in Medford for the In each instance the affidavits said the hospital where an operation was erection of a new warehouse for the they had reason to belieye that contra performed. Last week it was found Mason, Ehrman company of Portland, band liquor would be found on the that a second operation was necessary. to cost $30,000. Nine o f the 12 Oregon irrigation Harry B. Johnson, who has been premises of the residents affected by principal of the Roseburg high school Projects, interest on whose bonds was the warrants. Gospel Tent Meeting for the last three years, will be prin-; guaranteed by the state, met interest The search warrants covered tbe- due the. state on June 1, according to premises of James Feller, yice-presi At Lenon’s Grove, east o f Woodburn, cipal of the Astoria high school for j a report compiled and issued by State dent of the First State Bank of Donald, at Norton’ s Corner, beginning Monday, the coming year. Treasurer Jefferson Myers. The pro Garret B. Akerman, confectionery June 23, 24, 25 and 26. Rev. F . L. Sixty-four fires in Oregon outside-] jects paid $25,330.28 in interest to the store proprietor; “ John Doe” (A . L.) Hornshuh of Portland, Evangelist, of Portland during May resulted in j state; $34,244.83 was due. The sum Rich, Mrs. F. A. Mercer, proprietor of Tell your friends. -Bring the sick losses aggregating $498,575, accord- f the hotel there; Kilmer & Toyer. own for Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, ing to a summary compiled by the j of $8914 is unpaid. ers of a tile factory; Bob Losey and today and forever, and heals the sick state fire marshal. Pending appeal in the supreme Dave Pendleton. Another warrant today. Good music and preaching. court, Portland city officials are re With 250 delegates in attendancej was made out in the name o f “ John All are welcome. Co-operation from strained, by an order signed—by Chiet from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and i Doe” but no return has as yet been all Christians is desired. Justice McBride, from enforcing a city British Columbia, the Northwest j ordinance prohibiting foreigners from made on this document. Moose association held a three-day selling soft drinks. The plaintiffs It was said that all the searches were convention in Portland. Coming Events lost in the lower court of Multnomah made on the night of May . 17th by H. A. Miles has been granted per- ' county and appealed. The case will June 21, Sunday school picnic at Cleayer and his officers. Not one drop mission by the Tillamook county cou rt, test out the validity of the ordinance. o f liquor was found on the premises of Salem. the persons suspected of deal'ng in the June 29, Lutheran picnic at BrUns to operate a ferry near Pacific City ; Lane county has returned to the old and make a charge for foot pas- j contraband. park. policy of road construction and main sengers, teams, rigs and autos. VOUCHERS TURNED IN July 4, Celebration at Wilsonville. tenance, the county court having ap- Vouchers in the office of secretary Hubbard B Kenniston, 79, Lane j pointed Edwin Tuller of Cottage Grove July 9-22, Willamette Valley Chau- o f state show that during the month taugua at Gladstone. county resident for 39 years and a as roadmaster. lie will be account- of May operatives for the prohibition Aug. 21-28, Lutheran Chautauqua at veteran of the Civil war, died Thurs- j able directly to the court and will have department received a total of $658,70. day morning at Eugene at the home | ; £Un charge of all road work. Under Gladstone. It was indicated that these claims did the former’ court one of the commis- June 21, Ben Franklin Club picnic at of his daughter, Mrs. L. S. Ogden. not represent all o f the items of ex Petitions bearing nearly 1000 name«' «¿ioaers attended, to the road matters. Cottage Grove. pense attached to investigations. The state dairy and food commis June 28. Field meet Oregon Expert were submitted to the state highway Reports received here . from Donald department protesting against any sioner has authority under the laws ment Station at Corvallis. indicated that the people there are up change in the location o f the Albany to adopt and establish standards of in arms as a result of the raids and bridge, for which bids have been open quality and purity of eggs sold or Aurora Lutheran Church charge that the search warrants were ed. offered for sale for human food pur issued without sufficient cause. No Sunday school at 10 a. m., German R. T. Yates of The Dalles, city coun poses, according to a legal opinion blame, however, attached to the justice service at 10:15. English service at cilman, suffered a broken collarbone prepared by Attorney-General Van of the peace the entire responsibility 11:15. In the German service Rev. H. and his wife painful injuries when an Winkle. The opinion was requested for the fiasco being placed on the P. Christensen will preach, and in the automobile in which they were riding by J. D. Mickle, state dairy and food shoulders of Mr. Cleaver and his as English service the speaker will be on the Columbia river highway over commissioner. sistants. Rev, K. Salzmann from Tacoma. turned. Statements by Dr. J. W. Morrow of It is likely, it was said, that a formal Everybody is cardially invited. Trustees of Willamette university Portland that there were quantities of protest will be filed with Governor The Sunday school picnic is sched Pierce with relation to the Donald op uled for the last Sunday in June, and will make every effort to retain Dr. liquor used and kept by officials at erations.—Exchange, we shall go out to Brun’ s park. The Carl Gregg Doney as president of the the state fair grounds were branded children’ s program will be rendered in institution, it was announced after as untrue by Horace Addis, newly ap the morning and in the afternoon Rev. his resignation was presented the j pointed member o f the Oregon state fair board. Dr. Morrow’s statement Word has been received from S. F. H. Lucas from Macksburg, and Rev. trustees. Reckless use of fireworks in Mult-j regarding liquor was made in connec- Hickman, formerly with the Observer Lindseth from Silverton, will deliver tbat he has purchased the paper at short addresses. A game committee nomah Gounty outside the city limits tion with his resignation as a mem- Fillmore,near Los Angeles,m Southern will have charge of the entertainment will not be tolerated this year. Sheriff | ber of the fair board a few days ago. Hurlburt announced that deputies will California, where he will reside in the features. Charles L. McNary won the repub W m . S ch oeler . patrol all roads of the county on July lican nomination for United States sen future. 4 to enforce this order. ator in the recent primary election Dr. Fred E. Gulick of Portland was by a plurality of 51,854 votes over his reelected president of the Oregon j nearest competitor, George L. Baker, State Dental association at the annual j and a majority of 36,419 votes over convention" of the organization in Port-1 the combined strength of his three f y land. Dr. J. E. Richmond of Eugene' rivals, Baker, K. K. Kubli and H. H. Stallard, according to the complete y is the new vice-president; T Natural gas, said to b e e f the petro official figures as compiled by Secre 1 leum ty p e. and reported in quantities tary of State Kozer. Whether the state irrigation securi sufficient to light a large city, was discovered issuing from eight fissures ties commission will approve thé ap T The keynote of financial independ in the dry bed of Tule lake, seven plication to develop the so-called north ence is economy and industry. unit project in Jefferson county prob y miles southeast of Merrill. ably will depend upon the success of Remodeling of the First National Both may easily be practised in bank of Eugene to combine the present the promoters in proving that valua- every day life by the mere ap bank site and the adjoining building j tions are sufficient to warrant certifi- into a single structure, has been start- cation of bonds. .This was indicated pliance of simple regulation of ed. The remodeling work will cost {*>7 Governor Pierce following a con habits and management. ference with a committee of the Port $100,000, according to estimates. land chamber of commerce. The man who definitely lays out The Oregon grand lodge of Masons, The time for paying the second in in session at Portland, elected Oliver his plans, and remains within the y P. Coshow of Roseburg, justice of the stallment of the state : income tax, limits of his finance will eventually 1 supreme court, as grand master for which under the law is-June 20, has gain the goal sought. A pe rsistent next year. George T. Cochran, grand been deferred until July 20, according to announcement made at the offic master, became past grand master. saving policy coupled with careful y Philip L. Jackson, associate publish of -the state tax commission here. home management cannot f ail. er of the Portland, Oregon Journal, was Members of the commission said the_ appointed a member of the board of time for paying the second installment The First National Bank o f Au regents of the University of Oregon. of the tax was deferred because of. a rora is interested in establishing The appointment of Jackson fills the suit now pending in the'supreme court such ideas o f frugality with every vacancy caused by the recent death in which the constitutionality of the" act-is under attack. of Charles Fisher of Eugene. individual, and to help in mak Officers elected for Oregon grand Material reductions in food costs ing a start. in the past year are shown in a com chapter Eastern Star, in session at y parison of bids submitted to the state Portland are: Worthy grand matron, board of control for supplies for the Mrs. Mary Alice Burdette, of McMinn various state institutions with prices ville; worthy grand patron, R. Frank ft paid for the same commodities a year Peter, Hillsboro; associate grand ma ago. Except for coffee, which has ad tron, Mrs. Caroline Lewis, Seaside; vanced in price from 19.2 cents a associate grand patron, Dr. Daniel O. pound last year to 22% cents a pound Webster, Portland; grand secretary, at this time, all staple supplies show Miss Nellie McKinley, Portland; grand OF T a decline in values. ’ Sugar, which last treasurer, Mrs. Marie Smith, Portland; T year commanded $9.60 per 100 pounds grand conductress, Mrs. Leonora Kerr, is now quoted to the state at $7.05 per Corvallis; grand associate conduc tress, Miss Margaret Barnes, Grants A A A A ái*ÍÉ «i+ÌÉ è \ A A á¡*4 A 100 pounds. Pass, f m NO. 25 BLENDING STRENGTH COURTESY HELPFULNESS CO-OPERATION ACCOMMODATION -into a needful service for you ITS THE Aurora State Bank SERVICE