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About Aurora observer. (Aurora, Marion County, Or.) 19??-1940 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1918)
__k OUR BOYS WITH THE COLORS News Letters, and Stories of Oar Soldiers and Sailors in France, In the Training Camps, On the High Seas, and Everywhere Gallant American" Fighters A re Found. News was received last week o f the Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osborne at Cham- safe arrival o f the division to which poeg. Guy G. Weaver o f Hubbard belongs. Leslie Grazer, at Camp Humphreys, News has been received by Mrs, For Virginia does’ nl like the Virginia est Mills o f the safe arrival in France o f her son Lieut. F. M. Phelps on the weather which he says is very hot, but 355th U. S. Infantry. He left Camp which all o f a sudden becomes cloudy Lewis in J une. with a terrific thunder storm follow- -------- ing—“ and it rains something , aw ful", _ , __ , , He says he can get no fruit there— Fred Kerr,Gifford Osborne and Ches- < ept cabbage and potatoes. His M ARK ET REPORT Egg per dozen, 41c Butter, 2-lb. roll, 80c Butter Fat, 41c Spring Broilers 26c Ducks, 18c to 20c Turkeys, old, 20c 3eese 12c Old Roosters, 12c Hens, 18c to 21c Beans 6c to 10c Cascara, 8c Lard, 30c Wool, 60 Mohair 45c Potatoes, $1.00 Peaches For Canning Hales’ Early, half | peaches are now ripe. Additional Editorials Cling $1.50! .per bushel at the orchard. Hollyheim Orchards, Chas. I ®“ ers> Route 3, Aurora. 1 ... .. n r in u m icm rcc MILL READY FOR BUSINESS The Kaiser still has use for men and newspapers in i America—even in Oregon, While the war lasts they will j probably keep very quiet, but when the time comes to !talk peace, the Kaiser’s secret friends and subsidized pub- lications wi„ speak in an effort to create a sentiment in ready Monday, Aug. 5, to take in wheat and to do custom grinding on and after that date, 21-2tp. favor o f easy terms for the Huns. W e shall then hear much about letting the German people choose their own I form o f government, though all o f us know the German _____________ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bachert,who have!Pe ° p l e n ° w h a v e ®oum Sfojrira a b s o lu te ly n o m o r e c h a n c e t o th ro w o ff j been living at Puget, Washington, for t h e y o k e o f a u t o c r a c y t h a t is r i v e t e d u p o n t h e ir n e c k s t h a n i r t hey had in 1848- Whil° Prussianism survives the people stead southeast of town. They are a c- 1 o f Germany are not free agents. If the House o f Hohen- ter Hannigan are all reported to be in a military hospital in France, when last heard from. The former is the son and the latter is a cousin of Mrs. J. F. Kerr o f this city. Osborne is a son o f company has received overseas equip- W. A. Rogers of Union Hill a^Ta1omaed by Mr' Bachert s nephew of|zoller is allowed to survive the war, the German people ment consisting o f overseas packs, business visitor here this week, I a^°ma. „ j will have no free choice as to their form o f government. shoes, leggings, underwear, barrack J. M. Will and daughter Leona spent I Big Jitney Dance—At Woodburn,. A A . ... * . bags, tents, raincoats, overalls, jum- Dart of the day ii^ Oregon City Tuesday | Wednesday night, August 7 . A big * 4 ^ A lfl 6 Tl€ 8 ll CltlZGIl 0 1 * IlGWSp 3 pGr WuO COIT 1 GS to tllG pers, sox, and “ everything else.” Mr. and Mrs, Henry Hunt o f Broad- four piece orchestra, a big time. | Kaiser’s rescue with the plea o f self determination for acres were here Sunday visiting rela S a i r D ^ mE?eerTn statur?ay “ S t i Germany> shedding crocodile tears over the hard terms we MACKSBURG. j ing and evening service. His inimat- tives. The Little Girls Sewing Circle will | able Irish wit coupled with his devout at Salem, Oregon. and our allies will seek to impose when the time comes, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Yergen were] meet August 10th at the home o f G. M.! rev;erenee ° f God made him dear to h.s The Portland Union stock Yards Bui- j may well be marked in advance as Pro-Hun. In their „ ,. . audience which were large and appre- among the people o f the Donald diS- | icuu of o i July a uty 30 o\ ^ves the following live j hearts such men and such publications are pro-German to- ileti" ciative. Special music by Rev. Thom as trict here Monday. stock prices. Prime , . , * Prime steers $ 11,75 to , Travel for the last few days has been | Atcheson and Geo. E. Stuart were high- Henry and Kenneth Bents and Harry ! $12.25. Choice cows and heifers $8 to d a y . J-HG iGOpaTCl CEIUlOt C hangG it s SpOlS. a veritable delight, the freedom from j jy appreciated as was Mrs. Helen An- and Carl Ehlen drove to Portland Sun-| $8.50. Bulls $5.50 to $7,50. Prime either dust or mud—being transient in j derson Eberman, accompanist. day to spend the day at the Oaks. mixed hogs $18.10 to $18.35. Valley this new country where the driveways „ , . . . infancy, ___ meets tV ,„ Several Portland people are as yet , m their the r r were recent Mrs. Clara Atchison and little sons f° 513.60. Sweet Home is a sweet little hamlet in Linn county appreciation o f all. | guests here. Among them were Daniel went to Portland this week to visit I Miss Mabel Thomas is here this week populated by direct and forceful patriots. First in every The Red Cross Auxiliary held its us-1 WiIson at the hom' 1 Mrs- M- H- Gil* Mrs. Atchison’s sister Mrs. John R* assisting at the Sadler & Kraus store] ual meeting on Wednesday last and bertson and her brother Michael Bren- L3ach- * | during t^e absence o f Mr. Sadler,on his j patriotic move, drive or campaign for men, money or mar- will meet again on the last day in July nan> Mr. and Mrs, Harry Tarbell and Mrs. George Calclazier and Miss | vacation at the Beaches. Mrs. Norai i bles. the| Ulw . Sweet Home blazed the trail and pointed the way to complete work which must be taken Miss King at the home o f Mr. and Mrs', Louine Kerr motored to Salen Tuesday | Blosser has also been engaged by o f real Americanism, But FOUnd about that idyllic berg to headquarters with our months report Harry Tarbell and Miss King at the to attend the dedication of the new i drm as a permanent employe. in the first week of August. Many of home o f Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Fargo; Marion-Poik bridge. Gien c. Carothers recently spent sev- 1 lived many good citizens o f Swiss 'and German extraction our workers have had the sadness of Mr. and Mrs. Linn Eberman at the Eb Mr. and Mrs. Chris Zimmerman, and | eral da>'s |n the sPr*ng Water country, j w h Q c a m e to S w e e t H o m e to m a rk e t a n d tarried to gOSSip the war brought home to them in that erman home; Mr. Foster Bither at the lis boyhood boyhood days, days. , , . .. , 8 r Ralph, Al, and Elmer Zimmerman mo- ! where he has sPent his sorrest of trials the departure of sons home of Miss Danella Rader; Miss' A l tored to Albany Sunday to visit J. A, He reports numerous changes and rough > RDOUt tflG W8T 111 311 3.11011 tOXl^JllG DlOStly GIlGmy 3,11611— Oil letta Prink at the home o f her cousin or brothers for the war. One o f our roads,. He made.the trip by auto. He the streets and in public places. It was too much. The Zimmerman and family, members has four sons in the service Miss Pansy Prink; Miss Vetta Coles at Mr. and Mrs. George Colclazier mo while the fifth too young for the draft, the home o f her cousin Mrs. Emma city council, the Council o f Defence, the G. A. K „ the Whitney Prink. tored up the valley to Albany Sunday is anxious to enlist. B«™, loth, wife oil. c. ,t Woman’s Club, the F. 0 . B., and the S. 0 . S „ the E. T. going up on side of the Willamette and On Sunday August 4th, the official As if with the impulse o f a new Lake View, Oregon, a fine 10 -pound j C. & C., combined forces and decreed that only English coming down on the other. spring all vegetation has been revivified board of the Fargo church will meet. daughter. Both mother and daughter Mr, and Mrs. Joe Marsh who were are doing nicely according to a letter to be used in converse upon the streets and alleys o f Sweet by the recent rains and seems trying to Rev. Acheson will explain the benevo regain the ground lost in the long lence duties o f the church. On Satur visitors here for the week end at the received yesterday from Mrs. Everly, Home. Tell the Kaiser! home o f Mr. and Mrs. J.. R. Marsh, who is at Lake View. Their home is drouth. Most o f the winter gram was cut before the rain, but the spring day evening at 8 o ’clock Mrs. Helen have returned to their home. 35 miles south o f that place, across the wheat and oats as well as the corn and Anderson Eberman of Portland will FOR SALE—Black mare, about 8 California line. One o f the field secretaries o f the Y. M. C. A. recent- potatoes are growing at a pace that on give a musical entertainment at the years old, weight about 1000 lbs. Fine Edward Muecke and Carl Rhode ar ly Nature’s stored up forces could pro church. The program is replete with roadster.—H. W. Watkins, Route 3. | ly returned from France advises the families o f soldiers to rived Friday from San Francisco to duce, The fruit about which for a time pleasing numbers, 17 in all composed 21. tL ! write good long letters to the boys in the service, telling grave apprehensions were held, earlier I o f vocal and violin solos, piano solos, visit at the Muecke Farm north o f Ralph Zimmerman was here from in the season is super-abundant, Cher-I vocal duets, trios, male quartette and He says, “ when town. They came overland by auto, all aboufr the little happenings at home. One admission of Portland to accompany his patents Mr. ries have been most plenty and of an |a double quartete. having expressed their trunks on I the soldier is off duty his mind travels straight back home and Mrs. Chris Zimmerman to Albany extra fihe quality. The berry season 25c for adults and I5c for children will ahead. Both are well known here,hay- j an(j he wants to know all the little things that are happen- which is now about ended has with the be cnarged. The proceeds o f which to visit their son J. A. Zimmerman. will go into the regular church fund. exception of strawberries been a suc Mrs. E, M. Grim and daughter Mil Aurora more than 25 years ago, and pcning there, i hose are the things that carry him back cessful one. The evergreen blackberry dred spent the week end in Portland having m ade m any and frequent visits; home. Don’t write him about the things you think he’s will be ripe in the middle o f August and 'MERIDIAN visiting her sister Louisa Smjdt, v»ho is in its wonted profusion. Pear and Every day he experiences things that stagger the Mrs. C, C. Oldfield has been a visitor has visited here at the home o f her Sis Of Portland has been here part of the | d o m S - plum trees are loaded to the breaking ter, Mrs. G. C. Carethers. week to visit his sons. Yesterday he j imagination, and you can’t tell him anything about them. in Portland the past few weeks. point, while apples promise to be as J, Lee Erickson o f Canby.and George and the California visitors motored to Put love and sentiment into your letters, and when you’ve Forrest E. Mills and family were plenty as usual. , ,, ,, W. Steelhammer of Silverton are Mt. Ansrel to visit friends at the c o l-i, visitors at Needy Monday evening. j told it all, w nte another page. Constant good news from the seat of among those accepted for admission to lege. Mrs. K. Dibble has been quite sick the Officers Training Camp which opens war brings a hope that goes far toward Miss Crescentia Glatt of from the effects o f poison oak on her Saturday and closes August 31. bmishing the sadness inseparable from eyes. Neglecting to destroy noxious weeds and failure to Emery Howe, who has been on leave Woodburn was the guest o f I the many places left vacant by the The War Saving Society held a well for several weeks, has returned from young men who have g8ne to fight for Miss Velma Bents early this | prevent their spread to neighboring lots or farms is an ex- us over the sea, and cheering it is t 0 ! attended meeting last week at the J.F. Portland and began work again Mon Oarnpau home. wee^* I ample o f waste and anti-conservation that self-interest— day as carrier on Route 1. Mrs. Howe see the readiness with the work these will remain in Portland a short time. brave boys were doing is taken up by Carl Potwin drove the Pratt truck to William Kerr o f Sheridan ¡if no other—should prevent. W. W. Irvin says that such those they have left behind. School Wilhoits Sunday, with a <Towd from l . p. Swan and family motored over ! was a visitor here this w eek! failure and neglect is helping the Kaiser to a greater ex- bjys are performing labor, though, I here. Everyone enjoyed the outing. bu^^es8.amiRepair1Ub^termente” have!^t the home o f his sister-in-: tent than the petty propaganda o f the secret friends o f heretofore, only suitable for full-grown Mr. Berbon, who is working in a men while the threshing crews are com- the “ Butcher o f Berlin” . Obey the law and destroy the . , , , , , , J shipyard at Portland, was here over been completed at the champoeg F lou r- law Mrs. J. F. Kerr. posed largely of men wno had thought Sunda visiting his wife and children< themselves past the age for that work. gin l X dCU‘40,11 grindins WiU be J.L. Snyder, who last week|noxious weeds> thus swatting Kaiser Bill and another Determination to stand by their count- Amos Lais started his threshing ma- County Judge Anderson of ciacka- ¡entrained fo r Camp Lewis, hack-hander, try till she is safely through this ordeal chine Tuesday. His first job was near ------------------ seems to have brought an almost super | Hubbard, Many o f the Meridian far- mas county has appointed the following ¡returned yesterday having! rejected by the ex human power into every frame that | «iers are nearly ready for the thresher. as deputy county food administrators to j assist him as county administrator: { . J J Every woman in Oregon ought to belong to a “ Ruth holds a loyal heart. Reward will be i -------------------------- Chas. N. Wait o f Canby, C. R. Gunzel present Club.” I f there is none in her neighborhood, she should theirs when the war is over and the] M i ’S. M . F r a n c e i s h o m e of Wilsonville, and Wm. Mackrell ! D h v s iC ä l r e a s o n s nation’s work is apportioned among her | » , . , — organize one. If there are no neighbors, she can be Molalla, ; J people. Men and women to fill places j t r © m a t r i p tO 1 EC O m a. Edmund Stoner was home “ Ruth” herself. “ Ruth Clubs” are gleaners^ not alone R, P. Boise, brotner-in-law o f Sena o f honor and trust will be drawn from A R G r im H l WES 3 r e c e n t the ranks o f those who have gone on . . tor McNary, has been appointed ad from Portland Sunday to gleaners o f grain like the biblical Ruth,but o f all that can record for loyalty and truth, |not from i VlSltOF llGrG irO lH JVLllW3UKGG, ministrator of the estate o f the late visit his parents Mr. ~ and j be saved for food. They garner the food into bins, boxes, those who have with held both their . . Jessie Breyman McNary, wife of Sen services and their gold because, for -1 M r s . Downs OI S l lv e r t O n Mrs. S. H. Stoner. He en- crates, jars, bottles, and jelly glasses. There are no dues, sooth, their conscience does not allow has been the guest o f MrS. ator McNary, who was killed recently listed some time ago and is j no rules and regulations, no constitution and by-laws, no them to fight A benighted conscience Sandberg this week at the in an automobile accident. According it must be which opposed to bloodshed; 0 co estimates filed in court, the estate now in training at the Ben- uniform except the good old fashioned gingham apron. in any cause can wish to set supinely | S 3 1 ic lb 6 r g f a r m O il tflG P a C l- consists of real estate valued at $60,- son Polytechnic school at ______________________ at home and let a reign o f carnage and h i g h w a y SO U th o f t o w n , 000 and personal property amounting to Portland. His brother B en ! . staughter unequabled in all history go ] $33,450. Senator McNary is the sole is in California in the service. I ^ 1S rePor^e(^ one county food administrator is uninterriptedly on. Who would wish to Mr, and Mrs. H, L. Col- heir-at-law. J aminerS for the j ‘getting tired o f issuing sugar permits” . In one case he A few years ago when a prisoner escaped from the I's reported to have told the applicant to “ go to the store Oregon pen, everybody blamed Oswald W est and his sys- and tell them to give you 25 pounds.” I f county food ad- warriors on their return? | been called by the illness of j their son John Colvin, who tem. Now, to put it in the words o f Warden Murphy, ministrators are negligent in the enforcement o f the regu- FARGO NEWS. “ It simply goes to show the futility o f trying to keep men lations, what can be expected o f the merchants Slid the ! is now much improved. Miss Marguerite Addis is spending in the Oregon state penitentiary if they want to get out. people? the week with her sister in Portland, W. H. Nibler and Felix The buildings and walls are so old and worn out that only and Miss Danella Rader has just re- t lrned for a few days visit there, Miss Isaacson went up the Abiqua the close vigilance that is maintained continually keeps Andrey Muiiicon, also, is just home I and Butte Creek this week The United States government assumes control o f from a three days stay in Portland. | f or trout. The latter attrib- them in. The bars are so soft that a saw made from a every telephone company in the country today though it case-knife will cut them.” The berry pickers picnic was held at may be some time before the postoffice department takes utes their catch o f 13 to the Horseshoe Lake and at the river near any active part in their management. wrong brand (or blend) of St, Paul. The day was ideal, an occas sional shower making it cool and pleas bait. Interest is increasing in sheep both for mutton ant. Games and bathing was the order and wool. The quicker Valley farmers stock up(not over of the day. Everybody came home Mrs. Diana McDonell who The voluntary sacrifice, due to the war, along food voting it one o f the best times ever. stock) their farms the quicker their profits will begin. has been visiting her sister lines will bring health to many, and it will be a crime for Master Lloyd Piink is the new agent Mrs. J. S. Vandeleur, has re America to slip back into her pre-war riot o f high living for the Portland Telegram, He has 25 subs and wants 50. As he is earning turned to her home in Port Barley flour is nourishing but should be used tas a and extravagant eating. money to invest in war stamps, he land. She leaves next week wheat flour substitute) only in small quantities. Use only should be encouraged bv receiving your patronage. He delivers the paper at for Calf ax, W ash., fo r a a little in all breads and it will not upset stomachs. Great Britain has ordered the destruction o f 2,500,000 your door the same day it is printed. visit. Her little granddaugh His address is Route 3, Aurora. dogs which are estimated to consume as much food as ter Henrietta W hite, the Church services was held at the usual daughter o f M ajor White, There is’nt much virtue or patriotism in talking about 250,000 people. There are probably five or ten million hour. Rev. Hutcheson o f Sutherlin M. curs that could be spared easily in Am erica. I food economy, Practice it. church preached at both the morn- remains a fe w days. be m the piace of those pacifists when j yjn returne(j yesterday from the war is ended and they must, stand \ J • face to face with our battle scarred j HOOU R lV G r, w hG TG t n G y H 3 d
