Aurora Observer P ublished E v ery T hursday $1.25 a Year V O L. V III. NO. 43 A U R O R A , M A R I O N C O U N T Y * O R E G O N , J A N U A R Y 2, 1919. PROPERTY VALUATIONS BACK TO THE BERRY FIELD l ; A PRETTY HOME WEDDING HOST SUES NETTER FOR ALIEN-ENEMY RULES The figures below show the assessed A v6ry pretty wedding was held at Christ Trost of Meridian has filed suit ARE NOW LESS STRICT •Abe hdme of Mr. and Mrs. Martin In *he circuit court of Clackamas coun­ valuation in some of the school districts ] Krause when their eldest, daughter of Marion, as finially equalized, The ty against Edwin Netter to recover ‘ 2dith, was united in marriage to Otto The government has die ontinued the final valuations for both 1917 and 19181 SENATOR LACHMUND ADVISES FARMERS TO ENTER BERRY | ?. Kell on Tuesday, Dae, 21., at 11 a 1170 which he claims is due him on a enforcement of most of the regulations are given below: j t v Rfev, Herman Bruss, of Aurora ■ale to hops. According to Trost ’ s CULTURE-NET PROFITS OF $100 TO $150 PER ACRE 1917 1918 :umplaint, the two men shared the concerning German Alie i enemies— i »flteiating. Donald .. .. .$ 302.703.... ..$ 403,714 ’ost of picking, drying and baling 8 both men and women—with the follow* CAN BE MADE IN LOGANBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES, j After the ceremonies the guests en­ Jefferson ... . 523,682.... 527,824 teres of hops, and each man took half j three exceptions: joyed a Sumpfous wedding dinner GOOSEBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES. Hubbard . . . . 625,536.... . . 661,003 >f the 5400 pouniB picked. Troat al- | No alien enemy may leave the United -—-— - . | Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Mar Aurora____ . 447,428.— j| 452,100 eges that it was agreed that ns should [States, without a permit. While here recently in the interests t gooseberries at $50 to $60 per ton, ' k rau* ' Mr and Mrs. Charies Kej!; •eceive half the returns from Netter’s j No ai{en enemy, may enter the United Salem____ .12,489,219.... 12,923,790 . T • t L j .J i . .... . ji ¡Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Hoffman, of Hub Champoeg.. - 236,959... 264,013 of . . his company, Louis Lachmund, well raspberries at $140 per ton and logaa-i. . . . ... , - »hare above eight cents a pound. He I States except under rules prescribed by • i a, on a . . .. . - .„ ¡ bard. Mr, and Mrs. Fred K#il and fam- White_____ _ 410,717.... 429,045 known hop dealer and state Senator-1 w president, berries .at $80 to $100 per ton will, l ily of Aurora, Mr. and Mrs, Benjamin also says that Netter has sold his share I St. Paul.... . 419,908 — . . . 436,265 elect from Marion county, and mana- ne* tbe profits mentioned above. it 28 cents a pound, and that he (Trost) ! Any a,i« a aaemy considered danger- Krause and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo No. 49(foint) 29,339___ 30,030 ger of the green fruit department of the public safety may be arrest- It means that the Willamette VaLjKeU and family, of Aurora, Mr. and ihould receive one-half of the returns!oa3 Butteville .. . 395,206.... .. 407,536 the Pheasant Northwest Procucts Co. ibove 8c a pound. As 2700 at 20 cents jed an(i detained by Federal officers. ley will become famous not alone ¡ Mrs, W. O. Semroler and family, of Gervais....... . 534,098.... * pound amounts to $540, Trost's claim j Waterfront and armory restricted ther I throughout the United Sthtes, but all! Castle Rock, Wash., Mr, and Mrs. Turner . . 479,826.... . . 504,331 like | over the world. It means that our j Rraxberger, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kum to one half of this amounts to $270izones are now abolished and no permits Mt. Angel.. _ 640,446..-. . . 601,085 ¡ the success and prosperty of this vailey which he has repeatedly demanded jor Pas8es are needed to visit them, Geelan___ 85,875.— 77,333! that the berry industry does. This fruits and berries will hot be shipped j mer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herkamp from Netter, but which the latter has I All enemy aliens now in custody shall Woodburn .. . 1,076,603.__ .. 1,065,628 company is doing everything in its pow­ under California labels but they will and family, Mr, and Mrs. Rudolph not paid, Therefore Trosts asks th'* I reaia’n *n detention and all paroled alien Broadacres. . 210,556.... .. 218,261 er to promote the best interests of the go forward with the brand of Oregon Klans, Mr. and Mrs, Edward Harnaek, purt for a judgement for $270 and the I enemies must serve the terms of their products or Willamette V&lley: Pro- j Mr, and Mrs. Joe Re3ch,of Wilsonville, City Property i parlole, Valley and to fill it with a prosperous j ¿ l t c { s on every bottle, jar or can. j Mr. fihd Mrs. Freeman Vanderhoof and feosts of the case, 1917 1918 I and happy class of good citizens. That I Several interesting side issues have j _______________ Oregon has been the goàt for other | daughter, Lillian, of Portland, Mr. Aumsvilie _. .$ 126,372— . ..$ 126,153 leveloped as the result of the differen ­ ___ _JJ Fed- ¡ William Brunsj Mr, Geoage W. Scram- Aurora___ . 178,613.... . . 171.613' of the industry is shown by the fact FRUIT TREES AND ROSES ces between the men, Netter, though Butteville .. 10,407— 11,210 that the company has spent $250,000 in | eral legislation, our state will at last! Mvi* Marshal Scramlin.John Etzel, Henry jin American citizen, has done almost •We still have due us from two good Donald . . . . . 73,798.... 76,037 advertising alone, 14 page ads in the ¡receive the^credit and the advertising \ Keil, 6f Aurora, Rev. Bruss, of Aurora, .iothing to support the government re­ nurseries, the following nursery stoc k j Mrs. Bessie Spencer, Mrs,- Rhoebe Gervais.__ _ . 164,749— . ._ 176,684 “ Saturday Evening Post” having cost to which she is so richly entitled. m , i, • , . , .., , ! Wagd*, of Portland, Mrs, Ernest Thiel, fusing to buy bonds, con tribute to many which we will sell at the prices named: Hubbard — . 200,217— . .. 226,546 the company $70,000. This shows the l o show the interest which has . t ? . ’ „ , , , . , . v . of Needy, Messrs George H. Krause, <»f the war activities, or support the 150 apple trees at 15e; 50 pear trees at Jefferson. . . . . 227,767— , .. 228,844 been crested, we hare been invited to I Car, floff ErnestThu* and Oswald government as any American citizen 20c; 25 grafted P'ranequite walnuts at Mt. Angel.. . 314,797— . . 320,290 have in the future. Discussing the (a jd ress a n a a b e r o t m eetings held m [ „ l A r | t e t | Misses Rrans, should, These facts, are well known $1.00 to $150; 35 seedling Franquette Salem . . . . . .11,758,799.— -.12,078,821 berry industry as it affects the farmer, various parts of the valley; we have to the Trost family, and some of them i walnuts at 30c; 75 plums, peaches and Thusnelda Kraxberger, Lena Kraus, Scotts Mills. 81,640___ - ' 83,185 ! Mr.' Lachmund said: % outlined our position from the stand­ MablO Kraus, Hedwig, Sophia and ;io not hesitate to express their opinion j prunes (not Italians) at 15c; 40 apri- Sil verton ... _ 1,097, '.92— . 1,126,3351 point of manufacturer and developer Charlotte Kraxberger.—Canby News. sf Netter’s lack of patriotism and {cots and cherries at 25c; 200 goosebei- Stayton ___ . 365,011 . . . -. 868,801 i The campaign inaugurated by the Kmericanism, What may develope ; rjeg and currants at 10c; and a number St. PauU... 48.917___ 49,292 t Pheasant Northwest Products Com­ j of markets ; laid stress on the hun- rom this phase of the case is mere; . . _ . , . ^ Sublimity .. 62,859.... peculation* ¡of roses arK* ornamentals at 35c to $l.Wr 66,020! pany of Salem, Oregon, for the pur- | drcds o f thousands of dollars already P J____________ __ j each. Turner. . . . . . 4 162,892.... .V 175,328' for advertising purposes, SEVEN LOAVES OF BREAD „ . ... , , i Ask us about them at once, because W. Woodburn ___ .. 110,713; pose o f encouraging the planting of a j exPcn e“ Pay your Electric light bill at the j we Can not hold them much longer, as Woodburn - : 895.033.— .. 891,109; large acreage of all kinds o f berries, j were as ied an-d answered all ques­ FOR EVERY PERSON IN tions pertaining to the planting and \urora State Bank, ¡they revert to the nurseries soon. Road District« such as gooseberries, strawberries, j growing o f fruits; in fact, are doing. U. S. SAVED FROM WASTE 1917 1918 j raspberries and loganberries is de­ Aurora....... $ 331,905.... ..$ 482,751 ! veloping vast enthusiasm among ; everything within our power to estab- Butteviile .. . 368,445___ - 467,759 ' farmers and we confidentuy expect ' lish a mutually profitable enterprise Farmers *nd Threehermen Patrioti­ Hubbaad . . . . 559,340— .. 691,914 ; j for the state. The assistance render­ cally Respond to Call of Food Donald ...... . 546,725.... _. 657,52 2 to see the time come in the very near ed by the bankers and merchants 5 STO Administration. who have been quick to grasp the im­ greatest and most profitable indus­ portance o f the industry has been of RED CROSS ROLL CALL tries in the, Willamette Valley. From information received by the The following are the Abroro Schooll In the first place our soil and eli- great assistance in working up a com- tT. S. Food Administration from the District residents who have joined the njatic conditions are unequalled any- i mQnity ° £ int?re®t. farraors> principal grain growing states, it is Red Cross; in the 1918 Christmas drive where in the world; here the berry is the results of which will add wealth now possible to announce with fair ac­ auj contentment to many who at one for membership: at honie and bumper crops respond curacy the amount of wheat saved last time, were undecided as to the crops to the grower who is willing to give _ C L A CK A M A S lufeiSwst .by Improved methods of han­ W e w ish to e x p r e s s o u r th a n k s his patch the necessary care and at­ 'tlieu^iands were especially^” fedaptelf dling. A ccntiling to official ca lcu la­ Mrs. F. Anderson to. We know that grain, hay, corn, a n d a p p re cia tio n o f th e g e n ­ tention. The labor question is rap­ tions, efforts toward cleaner threshing T. J. Anderson potatoes and similar crops «re uncer­ saved fully 16,000,(KM) bushels of wheat idly becoming normal and the slogan J. T. Anderson e ro u s p a t r o n a g e w e h a v e e n ­ tain as to yields and profits, but we wtth corresponding savings of other o f “ back to the farm” will find more W. W. Irvin do know that berries will prove a i small grain harvested and threshbd in jo y e d d u r in g 1918, a n d t o e x ­ ■advocates than ever before. It is ad­ Mrs. W. W. Irvin source o f sure revenue to the pip- [ a similar maimer. In addition, other p ress th e h o p e t h a t d u r in g 1919 mitted that stocks o f jellies, jams Mrs. E. Netter to i furnish HMM r ftg- ducer. Our advice would be to plant states,' though unable and preserves and canned fruits are Victor Berg ures, reported greatly reduced harvest a ll o u r b u sin ess tra n s a ctio n s berries in the order of their ripening, practically exhausted and we are in losses. Mrs. Victor Berg starting in with gooseberries, then sh a ll b e t o o a r m u tu a l a d v a n ­ The figure Tor wheat Alone ts equiv­ possession of information from Brit­ Carl Berg strawberries, raspberries, and ending; alent to seven cme-pound loaves of ish and American government officers t a g e — b e n e fittin g o u r c u s to - J. M. Broyles with loganberries. In following this bread for every person in the United that it will require from "five to ten Mrs. Sweet m e r s a n d o u r s e lv e s a lik e. !plan it is possible to handle a good- States and represents food that form* years to bring about normal condi-,-. . - n MARION ■ ,,, • .... W1 . , „ ., / I sized acreage with a smaller -crew o f erly was either an, absolute toss or tions in these lines. What-does this! . . ?. .. :. Dr. B. F; Giesy - T, e _i pickers and keep them constantly p? was recovered to only a slight extent Wishing You a Happy New Year, mean*? It means an era o f g o o d '1 r . . . .. •' by poultry and livestock. While op­ Anna Giesy . „ ,, j t . 'work from one variety - to-, the n nqx.t portunities in this branch of conserva- prices for the producers. It means i , .. , v W e Remain, Sincerely Yours, Forest Giesy f, . ., ■ , , - , i land then the next. r y ; ; / :tion were large, the quantity of grain that the painstaking berry grower /can j Lotus Giesy make his land yield him a net profit! shall at. any time wolcomc cor­ recovered surpasses early expecta­ Maxine Giesy tions. If is noteworthy also that re­ of all the way from $100 to $150 p er! respondeliee; and our services ■ are a l sults were secured principally through Mrs. Edith Carpenter acre. Strawberries at $120 per ton, {your command. J, voluntary co-operation. Mrs. W. L. White No' conservation measure of the Clara Atkinson Food Administration, it is' declared, W IL L -S N Y D E ft G O . O. G. Morris LOCAL ITEMS AUCTION SALE has received more wholehearted sup­ THESTORE OF MERIT Mrs. O. G, Morris port than that pledged and rendered Helen G. Kuebler by farmers and threshermen toward Dr. B. F. Giesy, administrator of the j Several cars of asphalt have already } reducing grain waste at Its source.! Winfield H. Atkinson estate of the late Wm. Nibler will offer Ibeen unlo,aded « “ bbard - where the j Archibald H. Atkinson ■ , - ■ _ , n i j mixing plant will be located for the! Belle Kelly for sale at Public Auction on Saturday, j p a v i n g o f the Pacific Highway next i FARMERS’ FIRE RELIEF Roland Wurster January 4, 1919, the household goodsigpring, ASSOCIATION TO MEET Henry Keil ! and furniture belonging to the estate. ! , , 5 ^ ' , , ! . j , ' Judge and Mrs. Grant B. Dimiek Mrs. Henry Keil The terms will be $10 and under cash, i . spent Christmas at the home of Mr. > Loma Keil over »in $10, i* 6 „ months time at , - 6 per cent— • F r The annual meeting of the Farmers’ Chas. Keil bankable naD-r Nearlv all the iroods ' and Mrs* Henry Wo,fer> of Canby. The [ Fire' Relief Association,“ of Butteville, j ~ , are almost i " f new. w n h • i i family Coleman Johanna Keil offered Will Heinz , , “ of Mr. , and J, Mrs. . . , Mark _ , ,| I SHE Mrs. D. A. Keil will be the auctioneer. The following also spend Chnstmas at the W ol-, will meet at the office at Buttevil’e, jfer home, They reside at Mark s [ j Wednesday, Jan, 15, 1919 at 10:30 a.m. Emma Keil is some of the property: ! Prairie. j Three directors will be elected, one for ■^August Keil Buffet, dresser, Davenport couch. Mrs. J. W. Keil Fine Axminister rug. I Last week while Oregon City officers {3 years.a?d two for 2 year8> and the re; ports of the secretary, treasurer and Mrs. Chas. Beck Sewing machine, Mirror, Rockers, j went to Barlow by the upper road to Kitchen treasurer, Lorrain Range.. ! nab some Portland bootleggers,the lat­ the board of directors will be made. Mrs. Amelia Powers Several matters will be brought up for B. J. Grim Dining Table and Dining Chairs, ter beat the officers- to it, got their discussion and it is hoped that there Mrs. B. J. Grim Library Table, Reading Lamp, shipment of a dozen cases and took the will be a good attendance. S. H. Stoner Bedsteads, Springs, Mattresses. lower (river)road into Oregon City and Mrs. S. H. Stoner Heating Stoves, Pipes,Oil Stove, etc. escaped, The “ U and I” restaurant was thè O. A. Nelson Dishes, Cooking Utensils, etc. Fred Wagner and Roht. Colvm are most tastefully decorated place ot busi­ Mrs. O, A, Nelsoz Hot Water Tank. considered the most expert and the ness in town during the holday. Geo. Muessig - Crocks, kegs, barrel, wash tub. M. D. Leabo Baby walking chair, buggy, crib,etc. most discreet duck hunters in Clacka­ Lore Elizabeth Haller of Woodburn Lida V. Leabo Carpet-sweeper, camp chair, linoleum. mas county. It is evident that they and Harry . B. Schultz of Champoeg choose the choicest locations, sitting up Canned fruits, vegetables and fish. were married Christmas eve at the (Continued on page 2) Lard, vinegar,and many other articles. nights to locate the ducks for the next home of the bride, by Rev. C. L. Dark, rainy day. ” . pastor of the M. E, church at Wood- Hugo Muecke has hung in the post. burn. They will „reside at Champoeg. 0 office the picture of the headrof Bresi-| i vaBsBimick was here Friday dent Wüson. repmiüced from a Photo- from Canby to visitors. N. C: Wes- II graph of 21,000 officers and men formed j cott and other frieftd8. Mr. and Mrs. into the shape of the presidents head j Dimrck have been visiting Mr. Dim- arfd face, on the grounds at Camp Sher­ [ ick’s parents at Canby a few days but man Ohio. It was clipped from the j they have . now returned to Portland New York Times, THE RELIABLE MERCHANDISE STORE ! where Mr, Dimiek is employed by the Established 1898 W. S, Hurst & Co. have distributed i Northwest Steel Co, a beautiful and expensive calender to Dr. Giesy, as administrator of the friends and customers here. The Aur­ estate of Wm. Nibler,has just received t W e d e s ir e t o e x p r e s s o u r a p p r e c ia tio n o f y o u r ora State Bank is another institution a check fo r $2000 from the New World j which has a fine calender for distribu- Life Insurance company, with whom} 1918 p a t r o n a g e , a n d h o p in g t h a t o u r p le a s a n t tion—a reproduction of the battle Mr. Nibler had a policy. The prompt { m u tu a l r e la tio n s w ill c o n t in u e d u r in g 1919, w e scarred flag that floated over Fort Mc­ payment of this claim was due the [ Henry near Baltimore during the war traditional policy of the company for | w is h y o u a p r o s p e r o u s a n d h a p p y N e w Y e a r . of 1812. the flag that jnspired Francis promptness as well as. to the efforts of ----------------- THE BEST FOR TH E PRICE— ------------- Scott Keyes to write the “ Star Spang­ their agent James McNeil of Oregon El led Banner. City. Our Hopes A H. GIESY A ppreciating your patronage during^the past year, we assure you that we shall ap­ preciate its continuance dur­ ing 1919,and shall^endeav­ or to render such service and show such courtesy that we may deserve your contixfued patronage. W e extend our best wishes for a prosperous and Happy New Year. 0 SADLER i KRAUS