Observer
Aurora
1.25 a Year
-Published Every Thursday
AURORA
NO. 31
AURORA, MARION COUNTY, OREGON. OCTOBER 9, 1919.
VOL. IX.
CLUB COMMITTEES ARE
JUDGE BUSHEYS “LIBRARY HUGE WALNUT TREES
Dr. Starke, Alien Enemy Dentist, GEORGE LUEBBEN REPORTED MELVIN WERNER MEETS
PRIDE OF E1LERS FARM APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT
FEVER" NOT VERY HIGH
DEATH V/H1LE HUNTING
DROWNED AT ILWACO
Goes East After Unlawfully
Practicing at Netter Farm
Without License.
A telegram was received here by the Melvn Werner, the 14-year old son It appears that the corinty court Gerd Eilers, one of the well known The Aurora Woman’s Club met last
week with Mrs. W. P. Wurster, the
of Ernest Werner, of Needy accident threw cold water on the proposal to es
i
postmaster* Mrs. Diana Snyder last
Friday from a deputy sheriff at Iiwaco,
Washington stating that George Lueb-
ben was drowned October 1 at that
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Luebben were at the
Canby Fair but the news was tele
phoned to them, and Mr. Luebben went
to Iiwaco at once.
It appears that the young man and
his partner were supposed to have been
fishing at sea in a 40-foot motor boat,
and during a storm had anchored just
outside the breakers in plain sight of
many people. Of all those who saw the
boat only one man claims to have seen
anyone on the boat. One man who
used a marine glass says that he could
see no occupants. After some hours at
anchor the boat broke away and was
washed ashore, but no trace has
been found of those in the boat, A
satchel belonging to the wife of Mr.
Luebbens partner washed ashore and a
note book was found which Mr. Lueb
ben recognized as belonging 10 his son.
It contained pictures taken here.
The condition of the boat is such as
to lead to the belief that had there been
any occupants they might have come
through the breakers safely, as the
stove pipe through the cabin robin had
not been torn apart.
While the people at Iiwaco held out
no hope to the parents for the safety
of thé young man, there is still a small
chance he and his companion may still
be safe but unable to notify their
friends,
George Luebben is well known her«
and a fine young man with many friends
who are anxious for further news.
ally shot himself Sunday afternoon
while hunting China Pheasants, and
died before medical attention could be
obtained. His gun was discharged
while he was crawling through a fence,
and the charge tore its way through
his arm almost severing it.
When found he was unable to move,
but was carried to his home and doctors
summoned from every direction, but
none could be reached in time to save
his life.' He died from loss of blood,
all the efforts of his rescuers having
failed to stop the flow.
His parents who were visiting in Sil-
verton were notified immediately but
did not reach home in time to see their
son alive. No inquest was considered
necessary.
The funeral took #place Tuesday at
Werner home and burial at the Kauff
man cemetery near Silyerton. The
family have the sincere sympathy of
many friends in the surrounding com
munities.
I residents of Clackamas county, whose
tablish a county library for Marion ! farm is located near the confluence cf new president, with Mrs. P. O. Otta-
county.. At a meeting last Thursday at j the Pudding and Molalla rivers, claims way presiding. Mrs, Wurster was
the court house, Judge Bushey, and
to some of the largest and chosen as delegate to the State Feder
co nmissioners Goulet and Hunt heard j | ownership
oldest
walnut
trees in the Northwest, ation Convention at Corvallis next week
the arguments presented by delegations ¡These trees, which
about feet in a id the candidacy of Mrs. J. W. Sad
from various parts of the county under ! diameter, about 400 are
feet
high and with ler for director of the State Federation
the leadership of Miss Cornelia Marvin, j spreading limbs of from 130
to 140 feet was indorsed.
state librarian, who presented the plan are the pride of Mr, Eilers and
The president appointed the follow
and the arguments for its adoption. j There are three majestic trees family,
re- ing committees for the current year:
Judge Bushey told his visitors that ! maining as a monument of the still
pioneer Program, chairman, Mrs. William
he sees no chance of immediate adop j family that planted the walnut kernels
Wurster, Mrs. Ernest Piper,Mrs, B. F,
tion of the plan—as it would increase | and from indications They will hear Giesy;
civic, chairman, Mrs. Albert
taxes. He also made the astonishing j many more crops of the delicious nuts. Ehlen, Mrs.
Gribble, Mrs. John
statement that 95 per cent of all books I The old farm home occupied by the Miller; house, Earl
chairman,
Mrs, W. W.
should never have been published. Miss
Mrs. J. W. Sadler, Mrs. George
Marvin challenged this assertion. and | Eiie « family is constructed of Califor- Irwin,
re<* wo°h. which was brought by Ehlen; membership, chairman, Mrs.
made the point that no injurious books I n*a
way
of steamer from California to Fred Yergen, Mrs. A. Powers, Mrs,
are obtained from librareis.
Portland
and then shipped overland William Wurster; art, chairman, Mrs.
Salem, Woodburn, Silverton, and through Oregon
and was built in Ernest Piper, Mrs, John Miller, Mrs.
Staytonare the only places in the coun the year 1846. City,
President
Buchanan S. C. Barkman; press, Mrs. Clara At
ty that have any library advantages. signed the patent to the Eilers
dona kinson; music, chairman, Mrs. J. W.
Salem and Woodburn maintain their tion land claim.
Mrs, Frank Miller, Mrs. Guy
libraries by a city tax; Sj|verton and Mr. Eilers came into possession of the Sadler,
Hickok; librarian, Mrs. B. F. Giesy.
Stay ton by private enterprise. Those farm
and takes much • interest Mrs. Wurster, the new president, Mrs.
who met the county officials were Mrs. in his in old 1890
pioneer
home.—Oregon City Ottaway. the retiring president, and
J. W. Sadler and Mrs, Clara Atkinson Enterprise.
Mrs. Sadler, an ex-president of the club
of Aurora; Mrs. Hazel Latham and
will
all attend the Corvallis meeting.
Mrs, G. B. Bentson of Silverton, Miss
Flora Case, Miss Cornelia Marvin, of Franklin Launer of Salem will be
the Salem public library; A. A. Lee, presented in a piano recital Saturday Since the notice on another page
who represented the local library; Mrs. afternoon, October 18, by the Aurora was printed concerning the White school
J. H. Miller, Donald; Mrs. John P. Woman’s Club, at the home of Mrs. parent teacher’s meeting, the date has
Wilbur, Stayton; Mrs. Mabel Settle- Frank L. Miller. They extend an in been changed to- Saturday evening in
mier, and Mrs. T. C. Poorman, of vitation to all friends of the members stead of Friday. The only open road to
Woodburn.
to hear Mr. Launer who is an accom the school house is from the back way,
It is said that Judge Bushey has since plished pianist.
the Pacific Highway being closed.
declared himself favorable to the coun
ty plan, but sees no chance for action
because the road funds demand all the
people can stand. He also has sugges
ted that the matter be referred to the
people at the next election. Thus it is
UMBRELLAS
seen that the Judge’s “library fever is
not very high”.
With the advent of the rainy season, we are
Dr. Eric Starke, former Aurora den
tist,who was interned at Fort Douglas,
Utah, for a namber of months as an
alien enemy,has shaken the dust, of Ore
gon from his feet, and last Tuesday left
for Philadelphia where he stated he ex
pects to remain for a time. Since his
return from Fort Douglas he has heen
living at the home of Edwin Netter,
a close friend and sympathizer, where
Dr. Starke announced that he had
opened an office for the practice of
dentistry, in spite of the fact that his
license to practice had been revoked
for cause and had not been re-instated.
Nor had he been entitled to practice at
any time, according to a letter from the
secretary of the state board of examin
ers, which says:
“He has not made application for
either a renewal or a new examina
tion, through this office, or to any
other member of the hoard, to my
knowledge.”
Dr. Starke was refused office rooms
in Aurora and rejected the advice of
the best men of the town—advice which
LOCAL APPLICANTS ASK
he personally solicited—that hé locate
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
elsewhere.
At that time the Observer comment
ed upon Dr. Stark’s attempt to force
Several aliens will appear before
himself upon the community,and among
Judge
Bingham at Salem, October 22,
other things said:
to
produce
evidence as whether they
“ With his office at the home of
a man whose attitude throughout
are fit to become American citizens.
the war has been denounced as that
Judge Bingham takes the stand that the
of a slacker and a pro-Hun, Dr,
literacy and education are not the only
Starke cannot expect the support
requisites for citizenship. He holds
of loyal American citizens, and it is
that
the appliesnt must show that his
rather astonishing that he should
home and family are founded upon
hope to prosper on the patronage
American ideals and standards; that
of the few who are willing to align
wife
(who acquires citizenship by the
themselves with him and his small LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
|
naturalization
of her husband) must
coterie of*Hun sympathizers. Dr.
| understand the duties and appreciate BJRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY
CLACKAMAS
COUNTY
FAIR
Starke has been advised that his
j the privileges of. citizenship; and that
FOR MISS IDA JONES
only prospect of success in Ameri
I
the applicants must show a proper re
ca lies in a heartfelt renunciation
gard for the e d u ca tio n and b r in g in g up
The
Clackamas
County
Fair
was
at
of G erm an y and G erm a n “ k u ltu r , \ tended by big crowds this year in spite o f ch ild ren . T h ese q u a litie s are a llp r o - A surprise party for Miss fda Jones
and becoming an American in heart ot the bad weather the first two days. ! p«r attributes of citizenship and it is Saturday evening m honor of hex
and in fact,and by goinginto a new Friday saw the largest attendance. : quite evident that no alien will acquire eighhteenth birthday, at the home of her
community and entering into the
The poultry and swine exhibits .were! citizenship in Judge Bingham's court
was attended by a large num
life of the people as one of them—- fine, the other stock exhibits being less until fully qualified. Two of the appli- mother,
ber
of
her
friends. Cards, games and
not as an alien, hostile arid un complete. The agricultural exhibits j cants are known in this section. They dancing were
among the delightful
sympathetic, He is a good dentist included some of the finest specimens of | are Anton rianowski,. generally, known features of the evening,
the real
and under the above conditions farm and garden products to be seen as Anton Hanow, lives at Hubbard. He event of the evening is said but to have
been
should be able to live, prosper and anywhere.
was born in Germany and arrived in this Bob Shimmin’s interpretation of spring,
p be reasonably happy in America.
The racing program was first class in i country June 2,1913. His witnesses as which he rivalled the skill of Queen
But if he cannot accept these con every way, and compared very favor- j to his general character are all from »in
dancing chancellor, who be
ditions,if he cannotembrace Ameri ably with the events at much larger j Hubbard and are Charles Feller, John Elizabesh’s
came
prime
of England through
can ideals and become an honorable, fairs. This constituted the best at-1 Barkman, John Miller and A.E. Feller, his graceful minister
dancing.
loyal and sympathetic American traction of the week,
I Frederick Naylor Drinkall of Hub- The invited guests were Leona Will,
citizen, it were far better for him
The Dimick swine exhibit and Kau- j bard, route 1, was born in England and Diana Snyder, Mary Gibson, Hester
to return to Germany now.”
pisch agricultural display and the china i arrived in Boston, Mass,, February 6, Welch, Bernice Burger, Ida Jones,Vel
Subsequent events have proved that pheasant exhibit were the most inter- 1903. His declaration was filed more ma Bents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ehlen, Bob
he and the man that harbored him have esting private displays of stock and than two years ago and his final peti- Bohn, Rob. Shimmin,' Bert Shimmin,
experienced no charge of heart or atti farm products. The Molalla Electric! tion May 3, 1919. To prove to Judge Percy Will, Guy Gibson, Harold Jones,
tude. Dr. Starke continued his prac Co’s, electrical exhibit, including the Bingham his fitness to become a real Henry Bents, Eugene Jones.
tice without a license—in open violation manager, attracted much attention. citizen he will bring to court Roy A.
of the law. His landlord continued his Many people from Aurora and other | Klein, of Salem, John C. McLeod of
hostility and_made unlawful (not to say parts of Marion county attended the Salem, J. A. Elliott of Hebo and C. H. YOUNG HUBBARD MEN
criminal) threats that the editor of the fair.
| Purcell of Portland.
ARE ACCUSED OF THEFT
Observer “had better beware”, sup
posedly because Netter had been
published by the Fourth Liberty Loan
Norman Owens and Alvis Pulley, who
Committee as a slacker. But such
live near Hubbard were arrested in
threats were unavailing.
Portland Friday charged with stealing
It will be remembered that this same
six sacks of clover seed from the Roy
man subscribed for one $50 Victory
Smith place September 29, Three sacks
Loan Bond, but it is not generally
of this were sold at Canby about an
known that he cancelled his application
hour before the buyer received sheriff
Are fully equipped—electric starter and
for the bond and was refunded the first
Needham’s notice of the theft. Owens
payment. It is not known how many
and another lad named Homer Choate
lighting
system,
demountable
rims,
extra
tire
German bonds he owns, if any, but it
then went to Portland' with the other
carrier, tilted wind shields, speedometer- -no
is known that he solicited a well known
three sacks, but were arrested upon
citizen of means'tp buy Hun securities.
extras
to
buy
!
information' furnished by the Canby
Under all these circumstances, it is
dealer. Owens was taken to Salem and
The Chevrolet four ninety combines . the
evident that Dr. Starke made a wise
Shoate the third lad in the »case was
move in locating elsewhere,' The few
held in Portland on the charge of at
highest
possible
degree
of
mechanical
efficiency,
others who feel as he does should do
tempting to sell stolen property,
likewise.
beauty and comfort in low-priced cars. It is
Both Owens and Pulley are ex-service
built to give every day service at low expense—
men, the former having served in
France and the latter at Camp Lewis.
YOUNG MAN VT CANBY FAIR
and it does it!
Owens was wounded twice and was
GORED BY ANGRY"BULL
gassed while on the Argonne sector,
The Chevrolet valve-in-head ujotor is re
Choate was also in the army and saw
sponsible for the high mileage and low main
some very severe service, r.
Stanley Riding, aged 22 years of
tenance records of the car, and is the type of
It is-reported from Salem that Choate
age, wnose home is at Molalla,received
a cousin of Owens, has confessed his
motor directly responsible fqr the Chevrolet's
severe injuries at the Clackamas coun
p_art in the theft and has been released
ty fair grounds Thursday morning when
success.
under $1500 bail.
he was gored by an angry bull owned
Pulley and Owens were bound over
by the Riding family. The bull had
Whether
you
want
a
car
for
business,
pro
to
the grand jury Tuesday by Justice
been placed in the big stock barns for
fessional, or recreative purposes, you will' find
of the Peace Unruh of Salem.
exhibition, and Riding had gone into the
the Chevrolet Four Ninety the car that will meet
pen where the animal was tied and was
in the act of feeding it when the ani
all your requirements as to design, quality and
DONALD BOY IS SHOT
mal became infuriated and attacked
price.
WOUNDS NOT SERIOUS
him. It was necessary for several men
to assist Riding, to safety, but not un
til he had been severely gored in the
They are now available
Reports from Donaid state that Carl
groin.
Price $845 F. O. B. A urora
Holland
was accidently shot by Brigham
Riding was rushed to the Oregon City
Feller last Sunday while out duck hunt
hospital, where it was necessory for
ing. The latter was some distance
Dr. Mount to perform an operation,
and there is now every prospect of his
away and was shooting at birds between
recovery.
himself and Holland. Holland was
I well peppered with shot in the chest,
j face, and whole front of his body, but
ifrs. W. W. Irvin and Mrs. Miller of
the wounds are said to be not danger-
Aurora were here Monday visiting
friends.
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of Umbrellas—for
and men.
Silk umbrelW * 'v"' * -Woiy handles and tips, for
uai —, fj $10.50. Utility umbrellas for men
as low as $1.50. We have tnem to suit every
one—both as to quality and price.
SCHOOL BOOKS
Those who have old school books to ex
change are requested to bring them in at once,
in order to get credit for them. All new school
books are now in supply except Histories which
will be in soon. Orders placed with us at once
_can be filled early, as supplies will arrive in
Portland October 15, but will be sent us only to
fill orders we have received. Send In Yonr Order Now.
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