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REPRESENTATIVE OP A RACE
own mount. The Eyerlys whose attractive rancn nome ai KODeris is cemer ior aviawun,
and equine Interests, do not comprise the only sports-minded family froup In the Salem area.-The
Salem Saddle club after a year of activity has more than 100 families on its membership rolls,
more than 70 horses in its stables at the fairgrounds, represents many more mounts at various
points near the city. '
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PRIZEWINNERS These sheep, bred and owned by the Gath brothers at Turner, are held in the
picture by the Gaths and one member of the Ahrens brother partnership, also breeders of high
quality sheep in the Turner district. . '
Agriculture
Since 1900
Watched
By MRS. ROBERT COLE
Statesman Correspondent
MISSION BOTTOM Con
ditions and crops have changed
greatly since I first came to
Mission Bottom in 1900.
My father, Richard Patterson,
then farmed the Judge W. C.
Hubbard place, where he like
" " air'Oth er ' farmers-ra ised-gra in . -The
fields were full of a pest
plant, the rush, which grows
best on damp, fertile soil. Then
Mrs. Alanson Beers sent east
- for flower seeds, and among
them were the bachelor buttons
which scattered through the
fields until they were one large
flower garden through the sum
mer. Now they, like the rush,
have disappeared and the Cana
dian thistle which took their
place have about run their
course.1
Nuts, peaches and seed are
new and prospering crops
here. Latest seeds to be plant
ed here, in soil buyers de
clare especially adapted to
seed ' production, are sugar
beets. Fred Viesko and
Creighton Benton Jones each
. - have an acreare in now.
More than 100 acres are in
filberts, first of which were
lifliH'ii i
Introducing-, Honey Boy of the
Ele M. LaFollett. They are
of the Avalin family. In 1900
Robert Cole, then employed
by the senator was sent to
- clean a-fenee rew-and-think-
ing they were haiel brush,
commenced cutting them. La
Follett, very excited, told him
of his mistake and the trees
remained but never bore any
nuts until more filberts had
been planted for pollenization.
Among the fruit and nuts on
the LaFollett place are four
hickory nut trees that are 70
years old and stand more than
100 feet high and bear an
-.abundant crop. each year A per-
timmnnt;M rftH hpar, pood
fruit.
The first loganberries in Ore
gon were 16 vines given to La
Folletts by their family phys
ician, Dr. Richardson of Salem,
who had. got them from Logan,
their propogator. As a child I
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For information on Federal Land Bank farms
in the Willamette Valley, call or write the Na
tional Farm Loan Secretary-Treasurers at the
following locations:
216 Oregon Building
Salem, Oregon
167 East 6th Street
Eugene, Oregon
Hiilsboro, Oregon
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Flying - E stables, Lee Eyerly's
remember the row high as the
men's heads, two or three feet
thick and bearing berries large
as or larger than boysenberries
are now- and we do have some
mammoth Boysenberries.
Two hundred acres of tJhe
Bottom land are in peaches,
mostly Albertas for canning.
Some of the first set out here
in 1889 still bear fruit.
More than 100 acres of fil
berts, largely Barcelonas with
Duchilli and Daveama for pol
lenization, include the 30 acres
nn Frank Massee's olace which
jfl,t.Mr.MM-
produced 27 ions last year. Mas-
see contemplates installation of
an irrigation plant this summer.
Among the fine walnut or
chards here, the Beaver .island
planting produces about the best
nuts I have ever seen.
Benton Hotel Building
Corrallis, Oregon
Bearer Building
Oregon Qity, Oregon
McMinnville, Oregon
School, Society and Church:
Aumsville Important
To Surrounding Area
By MRS. T. C. MOUNTAIN
. Statesman Corespondent ..
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AUMSVILLBFew communities of 175 residents serve
their surrounding territories in as varied and important ways
as does Aumsville.
The school with its 225 students is a far cry from the be
ginning of the high school in 1895 when four students were en
rolled. Attractive streamlined buses bring in boys and girls
from
non-high school districts
to a union high school offering
courses in 22 subjects., A free
hot luncheon is provided for all
teachers and students by Aums
ville's progressive Parent-Teacher
association; approximately
$400 is raised annually for this
project by a bazaar.
Highberger's mill, three mod
ern stores, a postoffice and a
telephone exchange comprise
the industrial and business por
tion of the town and provide for
immediate needs of its resi
dents. For professional services
and entertainment the average
motorist may arrive in the heart
of Salem in 20 minutes.
Churches Serve
Thre churches point their
white spires heavenward and
their parishioners to a more
spiritual existence. The oldest
church in this immediate com
munity Is the Aumsville Chris
tian church built in 1884. With
in a 10-minutes' drive of Aums
ville, however, stands one of
the jioted landmarks of the Pa
cific' northwest, a little Presby
terian church, oldest of that
faith in continuous service west
of the Rockies. It was built in
1858 of boards hauled by ox
teams from Oregon City.
One' of Aumsville's recent ac
quisitions is the organized band
of volunteer firemen, a group
of residents of the town. Start
ing' from scratch, its members
have earned money to buy ex
tensive fire-fighting equipment,
a fire truck and hose sufficient
to take care of emergencies in
a community of this size.
A Boy Scout organization also
is sponsored by the firemen.
Two women's clubs provide
A FAVORITE SINCE 1900
AJle
Southern and Eastern Washington,
and Northern California, making
weekly deliveries to leading restau
rants featuring Boyd's Coffee. Be
cause of Boyd's superior flavor, the
result of careful roasting, it is always
in demand by discriminating patrons
of fine restaurants. Next time you
dine out ask for Boyd's.
Importers and Roasters of Fine Coffee
1336 S. W.
BRoadway 5679
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considerable social life. The
Aumsville Women's club was
organized many years ago. Only
a year old but also active is the
Tillicum club; its name indi
cates its chief purpose friend
ship. Work is done for the mem
bers and for persons in need
in the community as well as for
the Red Cross.
The Farmers' Union and the
Townsend club have large mem
berships. Providing food and other sup
plies to help in caring for the
army of bean harvesters in the
neighborhood adjoining on the
south keeps Aumsville busy dur
ing summer months.
Schools Excel
INDEPENDENCE In addi
tion to a new high school build
ing with new equipment, In
dependence boasts a $120,000
state-owned public school build
ing, with exceptional teaching
staff assisted by Oregon College
of Education student teachers.
Oregon City
Creamery Co.
625 N. Capitol St.
We Can Use More
Grade A Cream
Top Market Price
Get Your Check on Delivery
CHAS. A. KELSET
Salem, Oregon
Second Avenue
Portland, Oregon
la 1897 by Senator .