Aurora observer. (Aurora, Marion County, Or.) 19??-1940, June 13, 1918, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextOUR BOYS WITH THE COLORS News Letters, and Stories of Onr Soldiers and Sailors in France, In the Training Camps, On the High Seas,'and Everywhere Gallant American Fighters Are Found. week from John P. Graves, in France with the 467 Aero Squadron; from Carl Haman, who has been transferred from Co. I, of the 162nd U. S. Inf., to Co. H; and from Alvin Miller, of Head quarters Co., of the same regiment. All were in fine spirits and form, await Chas. S. Kerr, now on board the U. ing their chance at the Kaiser’s hor S. S. Arkansas, at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, writes his cousin Miss Louine des. Letters from Fred Kerr last week, to Kerr. He asks to be remembered to all his Aurora (Dutch Town) friends. his mother Mrs, J. F. Kerr, inclosed He describes a boat race in which 8 clippings from the “ Daily Mail” des boats took part at Fortress Monroe, cribing the manner in which a German where there is plenty of both work and attack was forestalled. The French prevented an attack by the simple ex play. pedient of attacking first. A fter de Fred Kerr writes from France under scribing many attacks, charges, bom the date of May 22. He says it is very j bardments, the article- says, “ But all warm there now. “ Old. Oregon has I this is merely sparring for openings in nothing on France when it starts toj the big fight tn at must come. ’ ’ This rain.” He does not plan on any Christ mas dinner in Oregon, as he expects to was a prediction th at has come true. A telegraph from the Miller brothers George and Andrew, Monday night an nounce their arrival at Camp Merritt, New Jersey, where they may be lo cated for some time—or they may leave soon, spend next Christmas with his French j Fred Kerr sends a clipping from a girl! Writing to his sister Helen, he | European newspaper describing an in tells about the French school near their cident th at amused the American and quarters, where English as well as | Allied troops. The clipping says, in French is taught—the pupils learn to part: “ The most interesting incident read English but cannot speak it! yesterday was the sudden arrival in our lines of a German artillery limber Joaguin Miller, who was at one time drawn by two panting and exhausted in the employ of the Southern Pacific mules, with two German gunners on here but who is now “ with the colors” the seat in a state of mingled anger at Camp Laurel, Maryland, in the Sig and alarm. The limber contained, noi nal Corps, has written Mrs, J. F, Kerr ammunition, but a bag of letters from and daughter Louine th at he expects to Germany which were being taken to leave soon for France. He thinks the the German battery for distribution people of the south and east are not among its men. But the bursting of a near so patriotic as Western people! British shell near the mules so frighten He says also, “ We have a very nice ed the mules th at they bolted and never camp here and fine officers. They treat stopped until they got among our sold us fine, but we have been drilling hard. iers, who jumped up and brought them Friday we hiked 20 miles, and this fore to a standstill” . The letters found noon 10 miles.” prove that great distress prevails in Letters have been received the past Germany among the civilian population. êùmm OkpirH Dr. B. F. Giesy and Guy N. Hickok motored to Monitor yesterday to attend a bank meeting. They are directors of the Monitor State Bank, - A. C, Thompson and F. D. Popejoy John Murray was here Friday from were here Saturday from Needy, where East Butteville on business, both are visiting the Wm, Thompson W. P. Wurster accompanied E. M. home. Hurst to Portland Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Emery Howe were up John Snyder and T. M. Snyder were from Portland last week, where Mr. up from Portland over Sunday. Howe is working during his leave of WANTED—Kale plants, Henry L. absence from his work as carrier on Route 1, Mills, Route 3i Aurora, Oregon. Miss Elizabeth Forstner, Miss Lizzie Among those recently transacting business here were Qhris Trost, Will and Miss Bertha Starke of Aurora C.. C. Oldfield of Meridian returned and Lester Will of Hubbard motored to Albany in the latter's car yesterday to Friday from a visit in Portland. visit friends there. Fred Scheurer was among the Butte Hundreds of people here -, made the ville people here on business this week. observation of the eclipse their chief Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Stauffer of Hub business Saturday afternoon, as they bard were visitors here Saturday, I did not care to wait for the next one— Mrs. Herman Abrams was among I which will arrive about the year 2068, those shopping in Aurora the past week. Geo. Scholl and family of Hubbard Mrs, John Damm is still confined to ! and Miss Elizabeth Forstner of Aurora the house with an attack of rheuma I motored to Middleton Sunday to visit Leonard Will and family—not knowing tism. when they left here that Mr. Will was Mrs. A. J. Smith of the White Dis I very ill with pneumonia. trict, was among those shopping here I August Will of Hubbard and Miss Saturday. Clara Will of this city drove to Sher- Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Yoder were | wood Monday to see their brother among the Clackamas county people I Leonard Will who is quite ill of shopping here Saturday. | pneumonia. He has been attended by A. R. Eisner has just purchased a Dr. Starke of Albany. new Buick automobile from the F. L, F. 0. Mahan, representing the Salem Miller auto agency. Fruit Union, was here Tuesday in the O. L. Pellatz and family of Marks ! interests of the government and the Prairie were in town shopping a t the Salem and Marion county loganberry Aurora stores Saturday. growers, who want to engage hundreds Mr. and Mrs. Arthur White were of berry pickers. Anyone willing to here Saturday from their home on the pick may get work by addressing the Salem Fruit Union. Picking will be Willamette near Butteville, gin in 10 or 12 days. 1 § cents per box Mrs. C. F. Grover and children spent is paid for picking. the week at McMinnville last week Thé following been appointed mem while Mr. Grover was in Stayton, bers of the publicity committee of the Mr. and Mrs. Asa Callister and child Polk' and Marion county Bridge Dedica ren of Hubbard were here Saturday tion, for the towns outside of Salem; patronizing the Aurora merchants. J. M. Poorman of Woodburn, L, C.Mc- Fred Wagner and W. S. McKey, the Shane of Hubbard, and N. C. Wescott latter a former „newspaperman, were of Aurora, I t is understood th at the here from Union District Saturday. proceeds realized in connection with L. L. Gribble is taking his annual event will be turned over to the Red vacation and Elmer Smucker is acting Cross. as his substitute on Rural Route No. 2. Mr.' and Mrs, F, D. Popejoy arrived Mrs. 0. L. Churchill who has been last week from Vallejo California, to visiting Mrs, Nora Blosser a t the S. visit Mrs, Popejoy’s parents at Needy A. Miller home returned to Portland and Mr. Popejoy’s people a t St. Helens. They motored from Vallejo, a distance Saturdy, of 750 miles, in 3J days. They will re J. W. Sadler, A. B. Dentel and N.C. turn in a few days. Mr.. Popejoy is Wescott were among those in Salem employed in the navy yard there,where Friday to attend the county war stamp torpedo boat destroyers, submarine meeting. chasers, etc., are being built, and al Irene Riecbel of Hubbard has won most endless other work is going on, membership m the Fifth Junior Rain bow Regiment of selling more than $50 MERIDIAN worth of War Savings Stamps. Miss Elnora P ratt has been on the Well known farmers transacting sick list the past week. business in Aurora recently were G. Meridian school expects to have an C. Carothers, Jno Pugh, Orisell Bros., all day picnic Wednesday. 0. L, Pellotz and Asa Collister, Minnie Bachert visited her parents The Observer is indebted to Fred W. Mr, and Mrs, J. C. Brewer Sunday, Scheurer for the account (on another Foresh Mills and family accompanied page) of the Red Cross benefit dance by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mills, motored at Butteville last Saturday evening, to Silverton Sunday to visit their uncle Mrs. Scheer and little daughter of Oscar Phelps. Macksburg, who have been visiting Mr, and Mrs. Hay lard, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Scheer’s siste^ Mrs. Fred Miller Cornett and son Ed wood of “The Prince a t Gladstone, have returned to their Walnut Orchard,” visited at Forrest Mill’s place Saturday. homo, Handsome Service Flag W ill Be Dedicated HUBBARD BOY IS DROWNED L. M, Dimick, the 16-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dimick, of Hubbard, was drowned in the Pudding River two miles east of that town Tuesday afternoon about 3 o’clock while in bath ing with some other boys. He stepped into a hole made by a gravel dredge. He could not swim, and Ralph Simms, who tried to rescue him, was pulled down by the drowning boy three or four times, and was forced by ex haustion to give up his at tempt to rescue his friend, whose body was recovered two hours later. The drowned lad is sur vived by his parents, two brothers, Wiley Dimick at Sherwood and Harley Dim ick at Mare Island with the U. S. Marines; and a sister Miss Merle Dimick of Hub bard. The beautiful service flag made by the Third Oregon Auxiliary for presentation to the Aurora community will be unfurled and dedicated Friday night at the Aurora Band Hall, in honor of the 78 gallant boys of Aurora and its five mail routes, who are now in the service of their country on land and sea. Grant B. Dimick will make the address of the evening, and the Oregon City quartet who made such a hit here last spring will be here, and there will be other pleasing features. The fam ilies of those in the service are specially invited and the general public are extended a cordial invitation. Those whom the service flag is designed to honor are: LOCAL PEOPLE ORGANIZE L. D. Marsh FOR BIG W. S. S. CAMPAIGN Wm. Marsh Victor White Ira White Alvin W. Miller Carl Haman Fred Ehlen Fred Kerr Wm. Keiling Louis Keiling Ruspor Giesy Homer A. Armstrong Alvin H, Lorenz Gordy Erederickson John P, Graves Samuel Gribble A. W. Gribble Henry Colvin L. H, S. Paige Frank Ritter Charles Harnack Henry Hondrick Edwin Deetz Jonas Deetz Albert Ehlen Charles Kerr Waldo E, Rotbenberg Fred Norton Wm. Reynolds Lewis Mitts George Luebben James McClinsey James A. Miller Uylsses Giesy Andrew G. Miller George W, Miller Edgar M. White Chester Giesy Walter Keesling Benj, Stoner Leslie Grazer Wm. Flick Wm. Gibson Pat. Gibson Wm. Etzell Ray Stevens Raleigh Bowers Wm. Devorschak Wm. F. Kiel Elmer M. Clemens Gordon Westberg Floyd Eberman Clarence Bents Jos. Graham, Jr, Verne Sandberg Edmund Victor Sweet Glenn Kunkle Albert Smith Robert A. Burnys Ervin Miller Allen Gribble Elmer Shultz Chas. Radcliffe Paul H. Stewart Glenn Richardson Harry Stonehouse Walter Bellah Fred Bellah Elijah Kinyon Lee Slyter Chas, H art Clarence Stevens Wm, Robt. Mullican Percy H art Kenneth Grim John J. Rose J. E, Haines Clarence Hickok 36 Farmers w rote this Advertisement for PLYMOUTH TWINE C O R over twenty years I have been a user of Plymouth Twine. W hen * I ran out of Plymouth I used other twine. This gave more or less trouble, but I have always found Plymouth Twine of uniform thickness. In the thousands of pounds I have used I have never found a poor ball. It works equally well in a com or wheat binder. Plymouth Twine is free from knots and snarls. It stands up in the twine ball until all used up. It never gets tangled. It will bind more straw per pound than other twine. It is the best in the long run. T h e most economical twine the farmer can use. 36 TWINE USERS. VERY statement in this advertisement was taken from let E ters written by actual users of Plymouth Tw ine — by men who are up against the same difficulties that you meet. They find that Plymouth helps them. It will help you. G. A. EHLEN, Aurora, Oregon MACKSBURG. About a dozen people re sponded to the Mayor’s call Arthur Lantz and Miss Inez Christine were married last week and are to for a meeting Tuesday night make their home in Portland. to organize for the big war The Little Girl's Sewing Circle is to meet with Mrs. G. M, Baldwin on the stamp campaign which be afternoon of Saturday, June 15th. gins next week to last until Henry Nofziger who was taken ill June 28. Mrs. Diana Sny with smallpox several days ago is very der, Guy N. Hickok, and N. sick now and causing grave apprehens ion 9 s to the results. C. Wescott were named to Mrs. Rex Russell of Portland visited act with Chairman Sadler as j her father and mother Mr. and Mrs. | Carl Boeche of this place last week an executive committee. | taking her mother with her on her re- While no figures had been I turn, Mrs. Boeche returned to her then received f r o m the \ home at the end of the week. state and county chairmen to The Mother’s Club had a very pleas show the Aurora school dis ant session on Thursday last at the home of Mrs. Henry Walch. Mrs, tricts quota, it is probable Roberts, a sister of Mrs, Walch, was .that upon the basis of $20 present with her children. The Misses. Louisa and Minnie Heinz were also per capita, the district will visitors. be required to buy war A wandering pigeon having on its stamps to the amount of leg a tag inscribed E. B —16—4747 flew into John Hepier’s yard about two $8,000 to $10,000. weeks ago. The wanderer is well cared As soon as full information for and will be cheerfully given up to and details are received the one who should prove himself the executive committee will rightful owner. The hot weather is welcomed by all meet to complete the organ the ranchers as being favorable to the ization. extermination of that arch enemy of the grain—the green aphis—this Insect DAIRY MEETING AT NEEDY is now formidable in number than ever before in the memory of the earliest There will be a dairymen’s settler. We know not whether this meeting at Needy, Saturday may be why we have so many more birds than usual nor can we tell how afternoon, June 15, at which much more seriously the wheat might a program of much interest 1 be damaged were it not for these little feathered friends who are consuming to dairymen and farmers will | j destructive pests, while delighting our be carried out. eyes with their splendid plumage and Some of the timely sub I our ears with their tuneful songs. These little benefactors, however, seem jects for discussion are hay to claim reward for their service and making, and the judging of are taking the few strawberries left to by the late frosts and the early dairy cattle. There will also us drouth, but so many years have passed be good speaking by compe without any failure of this crop we are tent dairy authorities, Ice content in the hope of a plentiful yield in 1919. Meanwhile the corn is grow cream will be served free of ing magically in the early heat and po charge. All farmers and tatoes give every promise of a fine crop. Our last strawberries seem likely to be dairymen are cordially in replaced by our extra supply of the vited. wild blackberry, whose graceful white A. F. Will of Dallas was a business visitor here the first of the week. Will trade 22-inch collar for 24-inch. Inquire at Ob server Office. blossomed vines are covering the black- ined stumps and logs, trailing oyer fences, climbing the highest posts and even creeping over the sides of the ditches along the roadside. The Red Cross Auxiliary held its us ual meeting in the Sutherland Building on Wednesday, June 5th. Work was continued on hospital clothing which is to be finished and delivered at head quarters before June 15th. The sum of $25.93 was received from the Eby District Social Committee as the por tion kindly allotted to us from the pro ceeds of a social held in the Eby school house on May 25th, A vote of thanks for this favor was promptly taken. At this meeting a letter from the Secre tary of the Oregon City branch of the organization was read. This letter ad vised as that henceforth all work would come to us from Seattle, cut and pre pared for sewing. This is to secure perfect imformity in the size and shape of garments and is also to be a saving of money by purchasing all material in large quantities at wholesale price, The Junior Red Cross of Macksburg in charge of Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Ferdin and Kraxberger met also at the Auxi liary rooms on Wednesday, June 5th. Mrs. Steinbach Dead Mrs. Catherine Steinbach, aged 85 years, died Tuesday at the home of her son Wm. Steinbach. T h e funeral takes place this afternoon at one o’clock at the family residence, with interment at the Aurora cemetery. Mrs. Steinbach was one of the early members of the Aurora Colony and came to Oregon about 1863. She is survived by two sons Wm. Steinbach of Aur ora and Adam Steinbach of Portland; and by three daughters, Mrs. Kate Beck, Mrs. Sofia Keil, and Mary Steinbach all of Aurora; and by two brothers W. M. Miley of Aurora and Henry Miley of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Ehlen and children and Mr, and Mrs. J. G. Wurster motored to Portland Wednesday even ing. Mrs. F, L. Miller attended the annual session of the Order of the Eastern Star of Oregon, at Portland Tuesday. Mrs. Mabel Settlemeier of Woodburn, has been elected Worthy Grand Matron of order for the ensuing year. H. L. Colvin of Union Dis If the Hubbard Mennonite leader who intimated that trict, was a business visitor his people may leave the state if they are not let alone in the matter of Liberty Bonds, War Stamps, etc., wants a in Portland Tuesday. Shall W e Believe It? straight tip on a good place to re-settle, let us suggest It is announced this morn Mrs. Daws, mother of Mrs. Texas, where 45 Mennonites who refused to work in any ing from Salem that bids for W. F. Prahl, has been very capacity connected with the army were sentenced to 25 ill from an attack of erysipe years imprisonment. Sentences of life imprisonment were the improvement of the Sal- imposed originally, but were commuted to 25 years. las. em-Aurora portion of the Miss Etta MaGuire of Pacific Highway have been It is reported that many of the Mennonite | people ^ lo f . . . do not approve the - attitude s - H called for and that the con West Woodburn was a guest the .................. Hubbard section of their at the home of Mrs. J. F. local leaders in refusing to contribute to the Red Cross war tract will be let June 22. Kerr recently, funds. There is no reason why any government is obliga- A number of families in Leslie Grazer is another I ted to protect any class of people who refuse to support it in its hour of peril. Upon the nation’s political, social and cluding that of Geo.X. Good Aurora boy who has volun industrial liberty, and its power to maintain such liberty, ing, A.D, Yergen, Wm. Den teered for military service, depends the religious liberty of the Mennonites and all tel and Fred Dentel made a though considerably under other religious sects in this country. What is not worth (fighting for is not worth having—not even one’s religion! trip to Estacada Sunday. 21 .