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). SWAT THE 2. buy BUY a A ticket llUv&i to the benefit dance for the red cross UW1**** Aurora Observer AURORA Published E very Thursday VOL. VII. AURORA, MARION COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 11, 1917. Mrs. George Kraus was surprised Saturday afternoon by a large number The resignation o f T. M. Snyder, now o f friends who assembled at her home Games, in Portland, was the chief feature o f to celebrate her birthday. Not dancing and the singing o f the old Col being able to decide just when he will ony songs by the ladies who sang the same songs fifty years ago were pleas return to Aurora, Mr. Snyder submit ant features o f the afternoon, which ted his resignation to the council and were followed by the serving o f de it was accepted. lightful refreshments brought by Mrs. The petition o f Freidrich Peter and I Kraus’ friends. Those who enjoyed others, concerning crossing on Liberty the afternoon were: Mrs. J. S. Van- street was received, and the Recorder delour, Mrs. Chas. Snyder, Mrs. Henry was Instructed to notify the petitioners Becke, Mrs. Joseph Erbsland, Mrs. that the work requested had already Chas. Becke,Mis. George Gooding,Mrs. been ordered. - Edgar Pierce', Mrs. Godfrey Dentel, The mayor and recorder were author Mrs. Chris Giesy, Mrs. Wm. Schwader, ized to purchase chains for Are bell Mrs. Wm. Kraus, Mrs. Emanuel Keil, pulls, and individual wrenches for each Mrs. Natalia Keil, Mrs, Henry Kraus, hydrant, and the marshal was instruct Mrs. Margaret Stauffer, Mrs. Alvin ed to overhaul all fire apparatus and Powers, Mrs. John Kraus, Mrs. A. W. put them in good condition. The mayor Kraus, Miss Mary Giesy, Misses Pearl, and recorder were also directed to se Georgia and Orletta Kraus, and Eliza cure the railroad crossing signs re beth Louise Kraus and Robert Powers. quired by state law. The following bills were ordered paid: | National Pipe Co., supplies___ $ 4.05 0 . L. Carpenter sal. and labor. 45.04 Ed. Kraus, labor__________ 7.50 Albert Elliott, labor__________ 9.60 E. M. Zimmerman, labor fcnd the council session Monday night. PHILLIPS MADE ARMY OFFICER M. E. Phillips, the well known Molall Elec. Co,, “ ju i c e " .____ 46.85 ( sawmill man, of this city has been Aurora Observer, printing___ 4.20 j appointed first lientenant o f engine G, A. Ehlen, mdse____________ 32.53 | ers in the United States Ary reserve T o t a l....................$167.53 corps. His commission was granted September 25, 1917. He has ac has D. W . SANDERS INJURED TW ICE cepted the commission, and taken the oath o f office, and the D. W. Sanders while babbetting papers have been returned to W ash a safety plug in the boiler at thè ington. It is probable that he will Sutherland mill was injured about receive orders to report within a the eyes, face and hands by hot short time for active duty. metal. W ater caused the babbitt L ieutenant. Phillips has seen to fly in his eye requiring the* service in the regular army in Cuba services of a Portland physician. during the Spanish-American war On Saturday while putting a new and his friends here have no doubt axle in his Ford at the garage a that he will make good in his new block slipped pinning his . hand position. under the car, sererly mashing his finger." Dave says he is the real L. I. Snyder was a Portland , visitor hard luck kid. Tuesday. f¡¡ A. H. G IE S Y 1898 OPENED UP AND READY FOR SALE—A LARGE SUPPLY OF STAPLE DRY GOODS INCLUDING The November Womans Magazine, Antnmn 1917, and Winter 1918, New Idea Fashion Review and Quarterly, already on Sale and for yonr inspection. Agency for PORTLAND H0LSUM BREAD s 0 Prohibition SHOES What are they? Why Bone Dry shoes, o f course! Made in Portland, o f full stock kip, by the Niehoff Shoe M fg. Co. They are the best shoe made for farmers, log gers, out door labors* or for any worker needing heavy, substantial, practically wat- . er-proof footwear. Sold at prices lower than any other on the JBiarket, made from equally high grade materials. See this shoe for yourself. The goods will prove this ad is not just all talk, but “ straight goods.” WILL-SNYDER CO. THE STORE PF MERIT ! j Pythian Sisters opened Tuesday in the | or the surrounding country, are re- I i i i j was I for the Red Cross. A t four o ’clock made to Portland fo r k new trans a dainty lunch was served on one form er which was installed tfiie fo l [.longtable artistically decorated with flow efs and autumn leaves and lowing day. baskets of grapes. The proceeds of the afternoon w,ere given to the Donald Red Cross' auxiliary. Some vocal selections were given by Mrs. Sexsmith and Mrs. Allen. The fol= lowing were present: Mesdames A. j Aufrance, E. Gribble, H. Marty, J. j Singer, Fred Yergen, Loren Giesy, An all-day quarrel last week j-F-. Osborne, J. Ryan B en Eppers, M. W. W ednesday at the home of Cadiz j E. C. Mays, John Miller, j Johnson, D. C. W alker, Clarence Pratt at Paradise Corners resulted I W hitney of Broadacres, A. E. Feller, in a tragedy by which Pratt landed F. A. Mercer, F. L. Allen, J. C. in jail and his w ife in the Oregon | Moore, J. L. Reisbeck, B. S. Quinn, City hospital, with a gaping wound I Fred Sexsmith, G. A. Cone, M. Ernst in the head, where a iron bar in j J. Prahl of , PraSil station, Misses ! Eva Scran o f Champoeg, Noma the hands of her husband was the Yergen of W allace, May Carver, cause of a nearly fatal injury. ! Verna Lamb, Emma Evans, Mabel Pratt himself notified the authori ! Doty and' Estelle Grettie.-—Donald ties about 5.30 o ’clock in the after • Record. noon. Deputies from Oregon City hurried to the scene. They found H a« T h re e Climate«. Pratt waiting for them to take him Abyssinia has three climates, accord to the county jail where he was ing to the altitude above the sea. In locked up. The woman was found lying un the low country or valleys bananas, conscious, in a pool of blood. Dr. dates, indigo, cotton iknd other tropical plants flourish. Elephants, lions, gi Giesy, of Aurora had been called raffes, zebras and gazelles abound. but was away from home. Dr. | The intermediate zone recalls tbe cli Mount, o f Oregon City, was called mate of Sicily or of Andalusia, in Spain. and later took the injured woman There is good pasture fo r flocks and to the Oregon City hospital, where herds in the highest region. she still remains. It was thought at first that the injury was fatal. SEED CORN Later examination phowed the wound less serious than at first Many of the corn fields in the believed, but dangerous. county are beginning to ripen. This In a statement Pratt said that he calls to our minds the fact that it had struck the woman in self de is seed corn time. Here in the fense as she was in the act of at W illamette Valley, where the grow tacking him with an open razor. ing of corn is in its infancy, it is The two daughters o f the couple very im portant that we select our witnessed the scene, one 17 and one own seed. This should he done in 20 years o f age, both o f whom con the fall before the regular corn tradicted the statement o f the hus harvest. If -we expect to continue band as to the act o f self defense, the growing of. corn and to increase and stated that he was wholly to the yield, both for silage and grain, blame, striking the woman With the we must stop the practice o f send instrument without cause. ing to Portland or to the East every The career of the Pratts has been year fo r seed. A few hours spent a turbulent one. Thè couple have in the corn field this year and each been separated, a divorce action in succeeding year will mean thous stituted, an alienation suit filed, and ands of dollars to Marion County in the whole neighborhood agitated increasing yields per the acre. over quarrels between the family Select mature, well form ed ears and a neighbor. Pratt is about 50 grown on strong productive stalks. and his w ife considerably younger. Place them in a cool dry place, and There f a-re^ several children in the your seed for next spring is assured. Do it now. family. v a flying trip Pratt is Jailed W ife In Hospital Muslins, Suitings, Fleeced Plushes, Chryslals Flannels, Hosiery, H eavy W o o l Socks for M en, Suspenders, M en’s Neckw ear and m any other tilings along this line. friends of the soldiers o f the Third The annual convention o f the Oregon j Oregon Infantry, living In Aurora W. O. W. Hall at Portland, Miss Em- j quested to meet at the Presbyterian m aJ, Snyder o f this city presiding as j chUrch, at Aurora, Tuesday after grand chief o f the order. Her report! noon at 2:30 o ’clock to organize a showed 516 new members and 3 new j Third Oregon Auxiliary, for the pur- temples added making 42 temples in j Pose of providing hospital and other supplies for tihe soldiers of the Oregon, during her administration. The Pythian Sisters have been active Oregon Regiment alone. This proposed auxiliary has no in charitable and Red Cross work under the lead o f Miss Snyder, over $4000 connection with the Red Cross and having been given to charities, and Is not intended to interfere in any $700 to the Red Cross, in addition to all way with Red Cross work, but to the work done. The year has been a afford a means of doing work most successful one o f important work ; directly for our own Oregon well done. Miss Snyder has urged up- j soldiers. on the order the importance of giving i This notice is published at the aid to every governmental activity and j request of Mrs. Eugene Moshberger has sent out patriotic appeals o f which o f W oodburn, who is at the head of the following is a good example. the W oodburn organization, which ,,Our order as well as the Knights is | is doing w ork for the Oregon men. intensely patriotic, and Sisters, now is Mrs. Moshberger, or other W opd- the time to show our patriotism by burn ladies will be here next Tues^- doing all in our power in the present day afternoon to erplain the object crisis, Many o f the Temples have re and aims o f the auxiliary more sponded nobly by doing Red Cross work fully. The organization is open to is well as contributing generously to anyone who desire to aid in this the fund, very essential anil im portant work. hrough our Supreme Chief, we are ] affiliated with the National Council of NARROW ESCAPE Defense, It becomes our duty as well } as our pleasure to have the privilege of Miss Gladys Prink daughter of assisting our splendid food Commis Mf. and Mrs. Harry Prink narrowly sioner, Hoover, in conserving our food j supply. Each one has her bit to do. escaped being seriously injured , Monday morning when a careless The following letter was sent out dur- j hunter from Portiand in his anxiety (c) Second Liberty Loan o f 1917, 10-25 year,4% ing patriotic week: Convertible Gold Bonds. Maturity, Novem- | Will you kindly turn your attention to shoot a China Phesant fired point blank at the house. Miss Prink was to the proclamation o f our Gallant standing on the back porch and the 15, ber 1912. Rate 4%. (Not yet issued). Knight and Leader, John J, Brown,our I shot was scattered all over her. 2 Supreme Chancellor, as to how we will | She escaped injured however. observe Patriotic Week, July 23rd to! 28th, 1917. Let me urge you, S isters,! - ’■ -....— ..... ...... ' 1 ~ to take up this matter and concentrate j can assist them. We might take our FARGO IN DARKNESS SILVER TEA AT DONALD your efforts for this noble cause which! Supreme Chancellor’s own motto—“ Get stands for af* the principles embodied | Together, Work Together, Win To- The W om an’s Benefit Association in PythianismT Let us show our pa-j geth er." For what sentiment can be On W ednesday evening ju st at i dusk the transform er o f the Canby I of Lhe Macabees celebrated their triatism by giving the Red Cross ser-| more expressive of Patriotism. Our vice our encouragement and hearty ap- greatest need is concentration o f our Electric Light Company located at j 25 th anniversary Tuesday, October r preciation as well as tuii" generousfunds. [efforts and our energy.!-- Fargo burhed out-leaving the village 2. .The local order gave a eiiver As the Brothers f i f e - t h e » J S S S L .S 2 J S in darkness. A hurry up call was j tea, on that date in the Hoskins- m this matter I suggest that we keep and strong hearted Mothers and Sisters sent in to head quarters and Mr., j, DeSart ;hall. Over tnirty were pres- ourselves ready to help in any way we as well as Valiant Soldiers. Robinson and Harry Evans res | ent. The early part of the after- ponded. immediately, but could do j noon was spent in sewing on articles nothing, until THE RELIABLE MERCHANDISE STORE Established BOND INFORMATION /TThose who have subscribed to the First Liberty ^ Loan and have not yet received their bonds should apply to their banks to have the bonds (or the interim certificates) exchanged for the 4% Conversion Bonds, which are exactly like the ori ginal First Liberty Loan Bonds except that they bear 4% instead of 3 1-2%. The Conversion Bonds contain all the tax-free and other privileges o f the original bonds,6ut they bear higher rate o f interest. The exchange of bonds or interim certificates o f the first issue for the 4% conversion bonds has nothing to do with subscriptions toitne second Lib erty Loan, and Interim certificates or 31-2% bonds o f the First Liberty Loan cannot be ex changed for nor given in payment for subscriptions to the second Liberty Loan. The three kinds o f bonds mentioned above maybe described as follows: (a) First Liberty Loan o f 1917-15-30 year, 3 1-2 % Gold Bonds. Maturity, June 15, 1947. Rate 3 1-2%. (These will be exchanged for First Liberty Loan o f 1917 Conversion Bonds.) (b) First Liberty Loan o f 1917—4% Conversion Bonds, (not yet issued). Maturity, June 15, 1947. Rate, 4%. (These will replace bonds under (a). ' NO. 31 PYTHIAN SISTERS I NEW auxiliary proposed ANNUAL MEETING! The Th mothers, wives, sisters, and „ SURPRISE FOR MRS. KRAUS COUNCIL MEETS SNYDER RESIGNS 1 $1.25 a Year FOUNTAIN PENS FLASHLIGHTS SW EETS CANDIES F R E S H SHIPMENT, DIRECT FROM SALT LAKE CITY JUST ARRIVED. AURORA DRUG STORE ' AURORA, OREGON -— G E T — Y o u r M oneys W o r th You certainly will get your moneys worth when you get from us a suit or pair o f pants for that boy o f yours. The patterns and styles are the sort you will admire and appreciate. Prices range $3.50 to $10.00 Boy’s Corduroy pants too, with the idea o f school wear. The style o f hat or cap he may like will be found in our hat de partment. Boys’ Sweater Coats and Mackinaws are real nice for the school season. He may kick to beat the band, our extra stout shoes will stay with him. —Comped us to prove it. SADLER i KRAUS ----------------- THE BEST' FOR THE PRICE----------------- I