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About Aurora observer. (Aurora, Marion County, Or.) 19??-1940 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1918)
f PEACHES FOR CANNING Will start picking Early Crawfords August 17. Late Crawfords and El- berta about Sept. 15. $2.00 per bushel in the orchard. Also Gravenstein and Mrs. Nora Blosser was visiting i duchess apples. $1.00 per bushel.-I Chas. Eilers, Hollyhein Orchards, Aur friends in Portland over Sunday. ora, Oregon. it T. M. Snyder was in the city Sunday l from Portland, visiting relatives. Jas. McGill returned from a trip to NOW IS THE TIME to purchase your fall underwear. Our govern m ent has taken over and caused to be stopped the entire sale of wool supply of the U. S. You will know w hat th a t will m ean—Still higher prices for wool underwear. The prices we are now selling these garm ents for can only be main tained while our present stock lasts. We have suitable weights for every season of the ye a r. In wool and cotton as well. Union and two- piece suits, Tiny Tot shirts and wrappers, T h e common faults and discomforts of the ordinary styles of infant garm ents has been overcome in the Tiny Tot line. You should become interest- en in our low prices on good quality Cashmere hose for ladies and children and wool sox for men. SADLER S KRAUS H. J. Miller and A. W. Elliott were Portland Wednesday. among the Aurora fisherman on a trip Hiss Velma Bents entertained guests Sunday. trom Woodburn Sunday. Wm. Heinz was among the Macks- F. L. Miller, C. Zimmerman and H burg people transacting business here J. Miller were Portland visitors^ yes Tuesday, terday. FOR SALE—Mixed vetch and oat Herman Abram and guests were hat—$24 per ton. Call Needy Phone J home Sunday from the shipyards for 1455. the day. Mr. and Mrs. R.O. Jack-were amongj A c Krieger and Fred Krieger came ¡1 the Needy people here Tuesday on busi- up from the shipyards Tuesday b> visit I ness. relatives. - .1 Mrs. C. B. Brewer has returned from WANTED TO BUY—Buck Sheep Oregon City where she was visiting Phone Henry Pardey, Aurora, Phone | Mrs. F. J. Morris. (24 2t.) W. C. Kinyon and j . R, Kinyon made Mrs. H. J. Miller has been entertain [ a business trip to Oregon City Monday, ing her sister who returned to Portlanc. via the Southern Pacific. Sunday after a weeks Yisit. Mr. and Mrs.Fred Scheurerof Butte- Mr, and Mrs. C. D. F. Wilson and ville.are still at Netarts where they son Wilbur were here Tuesday. Thei ¡will.spend a month’s vacation, son Oscar was home Sunday from Cami. Fred and Alvin Krieger, who have Lewis, where he is getting along fine, been working in Portland, came up Harold J. Jones, ot Salem, was hert Tuesday to visit relatives. Sunday to visit his sister Miss Idi Twenty (20), head of stock sheep t o 1 Jones. He has gone to Seattle to visit let out on shares, George Brockart, I friends, after which he will return to ! Route 2, Hubbard, Oregon. 25-2t. j enlist in the service, though but 19 Mrs. Vanderpoel, of Portland is the j years age. ---------------THE BEST FOR THE PRICE-------------- | guest of Mrs. Zeno Schwab this week j There will be a free dance Monday and accompanied them to Wilhoit Sun- ! evening, August 26 at the .’ Woodburi. W e Buy Evergreen Blackberries Cash or Trade ¡day. I Armory for the August drafted mei Geo. Askins has resigned his position !leaving for cantonments, The Sprue, with the Southern Pacific, and has tak-1Dlvlslon Orchestra, of Vancouver wil en charge of the Aurora Warehouse j ^urn’3^ mus*c, U yy to his brother Guy N. Hickok of this for W, H. Lucke. | Jas. McAllister and daughter Mist city, says each aviation squadron had „ , _ , , . , , McAllister of Portland, Nell Sanderson Edward Muecke motored in frbm , 30 "poilus” as dinner guests on the of Marks Prairie and Miss Berbon of Fourth of July. "I tell you the spirit j Mira Monte farm Tuesday to meet his I Meridian and Chester Reueck of Grib- Verne Sandberg is still at the Brem between these blue uniformed poilus father G, a . Muecke of Portland who ble Prairie were guests Sunday at the erton Navy Yard, where he is in the and our men is great. Somehow the J came up for a short visit. home of James McAllister a1 a chicken naval service. He likes his work very Frenchmen is much less a foreigner j Peter Whitney, of Hubbard was here dinner. well, but does not know how long he to the American than some of our Allies Monday enroute to Astoria, near which who speak our own language. You m av. place he is in charge of a store, whose will remain at Bremerton. A M ERID IAN understand what an Englishman says | owner has gone into the army, but not what he means. Few of us can E. Z. Yoder and family were in town Ed. White is still at Kelly Field,Tex understand what the Frenchman sa y s! ^ ay was ’n i?wn Tuesday on- Saturday. says as.—He writes of meeting Lieut, Jas, but we know what he means—we un - 1 business. His new farm residence on. Chris Trost has gone to Portland to A. Miller again. He makes many in derstand his feelings and his senti | the Needy road is making good pro quiries about the home boys who have ments. After dinner we sat there in gress, and will be completed in a short undergo a surgical operation. gone into the service since he left, and j the mess hall, while the French and the time. Carl Hilton, who was here Sunday, writes a fine "family” letter. Americans sang songs. Athletics and A. J. Zimmerman, Mrs. Chris Zim reports that a new variety of wheat hand music followed. I don’t care merman, and Mr, and Mrs. Louis Web- which several Needy farmers grew this Paul Blaschke at Camp Mills, Long about sticking around here for another ert accompanied by Nelli3 and Ray year, yielded over 30 bushels per acre. Island, N. Y., writes his father that he 4th, but under present conditions there mond Zimmerman motored to Albany His brother Frank, who lives on Cold Creek, m the foot hills grew 45 bushels is still in quarantine—that those East is something about celebrating with Sunday. per acre. ern thunder storms are still daily these French people which ibakes it Mr. Heyworth,of Greentown, Indian a. events—(which the Oregon boys put in mean something different and more who is attending the G. A. R, conven Wlmer Deetz threshed grain for sev the same class with the Kaiser and the than ever before.” Mat tion at Portland, was here last week to eral farmers here last week. devil). visit S. A. Miller. He is an old f riena Bann’s winter oats yielded 60 bushels Fred Ehlen wrote his mother Mrs. of the family. per acre. Wheat went from 10 to 20. Other crops promise well. Mr. Bann Clarence Hickok wrote July 19 to his | Henry Ehlen of this Place’ Juty * say Mrs. Jess Johnson was here this week brother here that he had just been to | *nK: ” Ly next Fourth the “ Amex” to visit her mother Mrs. Vandeleur, | has the finest field of “ spuds” around, Paris. He declares the German reports boy® will have made a name for them- She will leave soon for Bend, Oregon, Mr. Troyer, near Zion church has the of the wrecking and partial abandoning i selves infact they have begun already. where Mr. Johnsod has a position with finest corn. C, E. Watts h a s. better beans than last year, and some good of Paris is pure fiction. That Paris is The Bosche is beginning to doubt his the Oregon Trunk Ry. ' corn. Mr. Gardner is picking string officers. He says wherever he goes he still the gayest city in the world, prac A. H. Will and Felix Isaacsen, spent | beans and cucumbers. He has 1} acres tically normal and uninjured by the finds Americans. They know it when we get to a place too! Right away several days last week at Pacific City I of beans and 1 acre of cucumbers. They Boche shells and bombs. they try to surprise us and "scare” and at Netarts. They returned Friday. | will be sent to a Salem cannery. us, but they usually g et the worst of The weather was not very favorable Social life has been active here this Fred. Ehlen adopted a sharp method of it—and they never '•an scare us. They for fishing while they were there. week, Mr. and Mrs, Frank Albee en telling his father his location, by refer are cunning and strong yet, and it will Mrs. J, S. Miller is the guest of Mrs. tertained Barlow friends Sunday. Mr. ring to a short trip that it would re take a lot of dead ones, before we have J. F. Kerr and daughrer Louine. Her land Mrs. Bevans of Hubbard were Sun quire to visit the grave of a great them "by the neck” . The more we husband, who was formerly in the em day guest at the Pratt home. Mr, and French Composer with whose music his have to do with them the less we like ploy of the S. P. here and at Canby, is Mrs. Plantz were visitors at the father is very familiar,' this composer them. They sure are a low down dirty now in France with the A. E. F. Bachert home. Mr. and Mrs, Henry having written, the finest waltzes in the hunch. Nothing is too low for them to Mr, and Mrs, W. H, Ehlen and son Mills of Aurora and Roy Phelps of Mo- world. His grave is in Alsace, where try. We ought to retaliate,” "The lalla at the home of F. E. Mills, he was born. German” soldiers apparently get plenty Allen, Mrs. B, H. Will, and'L. I. Sny-j j der left Sunday for a two week’s hunt- James Brewer had the misfortune to = I to eat, but are short on clothing. In 5 ! ing trip to the Suislaw country. Mr. lose a cow last week—a serious loss. days more I ’ll be 20 and feel like 25—11 Will Keil, writing enroute east (on the look older, too. Mail is bad and is I Will (B. H.) will join them this week. \ Mr. Brewer with a small place—only 2 r .ad to somewhere) August 14,. to his getting worse because so many more Chris' Ziegler, while loading baled Iacre3 cleared, an<f some pasture, pro parents Mr. and Mrs. D. A, Keil says: soldiers are coming over all the time. I straw Saturday, fell backwards from a duces enough vegetables and dairy pro "We are on our way to our next camp. Did not receive “ Observer” yet. This wagon and dislocated both bones of the ducts to support his family, and by pa Right now we are passing through the is my address—Private Fred Ehlen,Co. arm at the elbow. The ligaments were triotic frugality to buy war stamps mountains between Utah and Colorado. C. 127th Inf, N. G.—A. P. O. No. 734, | badly torn. He was attended by Dr, with astonishing regularity, thus setting an example of industry, thrift and good The scenery is just wonderful. This American E. F .” I Giesy. citizenship worthy of emulation. morning we passed through the salt Among the Aurora people who spent desert where they were scooping the I Chester Giesy has been heard from the day at Wilhoits Sunday were Mr. MARKET REPORT salt up with a steam shovel to load it | overseas where he will probably join and Mrs. Zeno Schwab and family, Mr. Egg per dozen, 45*; on to cars to ship to the cleaners and j Base Hospital 46 shortly. His aunts, Butter, 2-lb. roll, 80c dryers. After passing through the des the Giesy sisters received letters from and Mrs. H. L. Bents and family, and Butter Fat, 41c Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Will and family. ert, we stopped at Great Salt Lake him this week. Others also heard iron, Spring Broilers 26c Ducks,< 18c to 20c whEre we all took a swim, and had a are the three^Miller boys, in France, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kocher of Hubbard Turkeys-, old, 20c lot of fun. Just as we came into Salt who wrote to their parents Mr. and also motored to the famous Springs. ieese 12c Mrs, J. F, Kerr gave a dinner Sun Lake City it began to rain—the fiist I Mrs. Geo. Miller. Old Roosters, 12c have seen since I left home. The nicest day in honor of Albert Ehlen who is Hens, 18c to 21c country I ’ve seen was just after leav Beans 6c to 10c here on a 10-day furlough from his Cascara, 8c ing Salt Lake City which was beauti station at Mare Island. The guests Lard, 30c ful. I never enjoyed myself so much were Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Ehen, Mr.and Wool, 60 Always in the market for old as right now. These trips are worth Mohair 45»c Mrs. Chas. McCormick of W est Wood- Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Brass, everything to me. I am in the best of Potatoes, $1.00 burn, Mr. and Mrs.Fred Kinns of West Old Newspapers and Magazines health and feeling fine.” (neatly folded),second hand sacks, Woodburn. Mrs. Beyward, Mrs. J, F. and junk of all kinds. Kerr, Mrs, Joaquin S. Miller, Dan Hert, AURORA - OREGON Wm. HEINZ Grace McMormick, Edward McCormick, Clarence Hickok writing from France AUCTIONEER Loretta McCormick, Albert Ehlen the ¥» guest of honor, and Carl, Harry and » Live Stockand Farm Sales a Specialty George Ehlen, Jr,, ’ and Miss Louine T erm s R easo nable Kerr,Helen and little JackKerr;Louise, ì J Phone Canby 13-15 (Mail— Aurora Route 1) J Agnes, and Raymond Kerr, and Fred, John and James Kinns. Summons all the forces and resources of the Republic to “PICK YOUR BIT” ■ OF U33BIIE1IÍI180B EVERGREEN BLA CKBERRIES WE WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICES For all Blackberries delivered to the A.H.Giesy Store j W e also buy Bartlett Pears at m arket price and any variety of Ripe Plums at - - 1 cent per lb. Green Plums at - - - - 1 l-4c per lb. CRATES and BOXES FURNISHED FREE VALLEY CANNING NEWBERG, OREGON Soldier Letters E. M , HURST J - '[ h e , B u g l e (^ l l - the defense of Freedom . • PRESIDENT WILSON’S APPEAL PRODUCE MORE FOOD D istinguished also for — Its strong industrial courses for men and for women: In Agriculture, Commerce, Engineering, Forestry Home Economics, Mining, Pharmacy, and Vocational Education. Its wholesome, purposeful student life. Its democratic college spirit: . Its successful graduates. Students enrolled last year, 3453; stars on its service flags, 1258, over forty percent representing officers. t College opens September 23, 1918 For catalog, new Illustrated Booklet, and other information write to the Registrar, Corvallis, Oregon » J. W. Schwabauer and son Oliver were in Portland Satuiday on a shop ping tour, Mr. and Mrs, Peter Kister of Macks- burg spent Sunday with Mr. and Mr*. Harry Prink, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Evans and child ren of Portland were Sunday guests at he Will Bents home. On August 25th Rev, Wm. Nicholl, jf Salem will preach morning and even- ng. He is a strong man with an up-to- late gospel. Mr, and Mrs, F, A. Miller and child ren of Oregon City and Mrs. Theo. Seheer were Sunday visitors at -the home of J. W. Schwabauer, A motor party made of Mrs. Wm. Hawthorne of Sumner, Wash,, Mrs, D. L. Rader, Mrs, F. B. Fargo and sons, Robert and J tunes went to Portland Saturday, Ten thousand boxes of apples, 20 tons of loganberries, 45 acres of beans, with good acreage of wheat and oats are the Fargo Orchards Companys contri bution to the nations food supply this year. They have also purchased 420 Cotswald sheeD—to help the wool pro duction next season. Plans are already laid for special ser vices at the Fargo M. E, church to be gin September 1st. The evangelist Rev. Irvin Ranton is well known to the postor and comes to us highly recom mended, Raised in an infidel home as atyoung man he is a brilliant Christian preachdr. Come and hear his story. Make your plans to attend these meet ings which will last two week.s A pleasant surprise was given Mrs, Fred Bents Friday afternoon August 16 when a large number of friends met at her home to remind her of her 50th birthday. The rooms were beautiful in cut flowers and poted plants. The a f ternoon was pleasantly spent in songs NYAL AGENCY and music. Mrs. Geo, E. Stuaart and daughter Miss Irene sang two solos in their sweet and charming way. Miss Hattie Bents played several piano solos which were enjoyed. A number of beautiful presents were left as a re minder of the day. A delicious lunch was served by the hostesses, Mrs. J, W. Schwabauer, Mrs. Will Bents Jr. Mrs. Charles Radcliff, and Miss Hatie Bents. Those invited to enjoy the de lightful afternoon at the beautiful home of Mrs, Bents were Mrs. A. H. Giesy. Portland; Mrs, C. F. Zieglar, Barlow; Rev. Thomas Acheson, Salem; Mrs, M. O, Johnson, Mrs. E. P. Flynn, Mrs. Claregce Moore, Mrs.Geo, Lamb, Mrs. Earl Cone. Mrs. D. A. Cone, Mrs, Geo. Young, Mrs. O. O. Cone, Mrs. Ed, St. Helen, Mrs, Fred Yergen, Mrs, Earl Gribble of Donald; Mrs, Henry Tautfest, Mrs. John Pugh, Mrs, W. E. Thamer, Mrs, W, L, Murray, Mrs.Fred Dentel, Mrs. Will Dentel* Mrs. O. B, Dentel, Mrs. Glen Yergen, Mrs. Joseph Graham, Mrs. C. D. Keynon, Mrs. M. White. Mrs. M. Cnssell, Mrs. R. Criss- ell, Mrs. A. S. Cone, Mrs. Geo, E. Sturart, Miss Irene Sturart, Mrs. Anna Bents, Mrs. N, Davis of Butteville and vicinity. Mr. and Mra. Ivan Dljniek have moved to Portland from Pendleton, and Mr. Dimick has gone into the employ of one of the shipyards, Mrs. Dimick was a visitor m Canby last week. “Pleated Skirts” BY PARCEL POST Accordeon, Side, or Box Pleating, Hemstitching, Scolloping, Braid ing, Embroidery, Buttons cov ered, from your own material. 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