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A u rora AURORA Published Every Thursday Observer $1.25 a Year NO. 39 AURORA, MARION COUNTY, OREGON DECEMBER 4, 1919. VOL. IX. Temporary officers were chosen t o ! COUNCIL AND CITIZENS HEAVY SPECIAL TAXES Bay Red Cross Seals Market Notes serve until the first annual meeting j The Aurora Woman’s Club announc I Onion prices are holding steady at VOTED IN CLACKAMAS TALK BETTER LIGHTS which will be early in January. Officers j es that it will sejt the Red Cross i Portland where the Oregon grown .pro- chosen were Dr R. F. Bell, president: Christmas Seals thig ¿ ’ear at Aurora, : ducts are quoted at 4& cents and Gali- Albert Ehlen, vice-president; Henry Eight of the enlarged road districts I foroia browns at f> cents. The council meeting Monday night Buttevillc and Donahtf Fo\ the pres-' Tuesday night a call was sent out fori Zimmerman, secretary ;Robt. Shimmim; j 100 cars ' j all local men who had been in service j treasurer; H. V. Skinner, historian; R. ; was attended by a number oi citizens . ent, $20.00 worth ot- seals have been j Clackamas county last Friday voted j g g ' - , . . * ‘ during the world war, to meet and dis-1 A. Stevens, chaplain. The executive) interested in the Sight and power ques- j allotted to the club which will doubtless a special 10-mill tax to provide funds to j« been shipped tion. E. G. Robinson met with the go like hot-cakes.? OyeP$44,000 wiilbe j prepare the roads to be paved, for the j thiB year to date. Last year at this cuss the formation of a Post o f the committee consisted of Heinz, A. j council and citizens and explained his gold ¡D Oregon, and M e money will be) pavement. This includes the grading ' time over 1500 cars had been shipped, American Legion. A temporary or-j Shim min, Wm. Keil, C. Collins, E. [ efforts to furnish adequate service. , spent in the eommun^cs where it is ganization was effected which is to be j Collins. Mr. Robinson said the people of Aarora J raised,on tuberculosii.^asei and in pre- j and gravel foundation, which must be j Potatoes are quoted locally at prices ¡ranging from $1.85 to $2,60 according made into a permanent organization | A temporary constitution was adopt-! had at times poor service but that con-1 ventative work. fW ' paid for by the district. The so-called j to varieties. as soon as a charter is granted. By j ed and the second Thursday o f this j stant efforts were being made to bet* f The three above towns should absorb ! 4-inch base, and the 2-inch hard unanimous vote it was named the ! month (Dec. 11) was chosen for a spec- I i-e r i f - i their trifling allotment within two j f ace w j j i j a {d k „ t the h « county from I Spot hops slumped a little last week. by the Jonas and Edwin Deetz Post in j la) meeting to perfect the organization, [probably due to the fact that all the Complaining light and power users hours. Never was money scent in a momory of the Deetz brothers who' A vote of thanks was extended to the were inclined to believe that undue ex-1 better cause, The time limit for the i the Proceeds of the ILTOOb.OOO bond is-| ,arge ,ot9 arç sold and that 1t is expeu Odd Fellows lodge who kindly donated tensions were the cause of gave their lives for their country, sue voted last week, jsivefor dealers to keep tab on small the poor j selling campaign is December 10. The purpose and work of American i their lodge room for the night. service, but Mr, Robinson explained ! ; North Clackamas couuty (District lots. It is estimated that no more than Legion can be best understood by read- j that this made no difference, I —. . . rL J No, 1) defeated the special i 0-mill| ^ bales are left in growers hands in ing the preamble o f its constitution, After a great deal of talk, it seemed fclCCtlOB Law* Changed ! Oregon. The price, with r,o reported Potato Wilt Hits Hard levy. At Needy, the electors from . which is as follows: that a solution o f difficulty was no near-j The last legislatuicpassed a law re- Nearly every potato plant seeded For God and country, we associate i er than before, and the net result o f 1 quiring. all cities o f over 2000 popu- Union, Barlow, Marks Prairie and j tract8 are Btn, quoted at the old prices ourselves together for the following i on wilt infected ground with abos- meeting was nil, What further steps lotion to hold their election on the Needy voted a 10-mill mill tax for the j approximating 50, 40, 30 for three year purposes: lutey healthy, disease-free tubers, will be taken no one seems to Know. i contracts. game day a ? . the state, and county Barlow-Monitor road. To uphold and defend the Constitu- i were diseased before the havest sea At Yoder, the electors from Canby, ; The prospects for a good year in the elections, with the game clerks and tion of the United States of America;' son, just completed, on the O. A. C. The usual batch of bills were ordered [judges, and with candidates’ names Yoder, Macksburg voted 10-mills for ■ kop business the next year or two is to maintain law and order; to foster ! experiment station grounds. Another the Canby-Marquam road, A proposal j indica^ed the prices o f hop roots, and perpetuate a one hundred per cent j crop from like clean seed planted on paid, and some other routine business ? Qn the county and state ballot. Cities to limit the leyy to 5 mills was voted j Before the war roots were sold at $2.50 Americanism; to preserve the memor-' disease-free ground was nearly 100 transacted. Elmer Smucker was ap- j under 2000 must hold their elections pointed street commissioner. The vote the ^ ¿ay, but tile city must regu- dowrt at Yoder by a vote of 94 to 12. j to $3.00 per 1000, dug and counted. To ies and incidents of our association in ! per cent perfect. This verticillium cast at the recent election—12 votes ! late’ by charter or oi-diuancc, the man- The 10-mill levy carried 95 to 23. I day they will bring $18 per 1000, and the Great War; to inculcate a sense o f | wilt is declared by II. P. Barss, sta were canvassed, and A, M. Fry de In District No. 10 (Canby-Marquam) ■ the buyer must dig the roots. Nursery ner in which thé election shall be individual obligation to the community, j tion plant pathologist, to be one o f dared legelly chosen city treasurer. held and the vote canvassed. Sepa the advisory committee chosen is Roy j root8 are about twice as high —and even state and nation; to combat the auto Riding, L. D. Joseph, and Albert Grib- [ftjore the two worst potato diseases in Ore rate election boards and ballots are cracy of both the classes and the mass b'e. The tax will amotint to about gon. Experiments likewise showed to be provided by the city. es; to make right the master o f might; ■ $13,000. Stopped His Paper that the disease will spread from a to promote peace and good will on) . The first election under this law is Spins Glass Thread. In District No. 11 (Barlow-Monitor) earth; to safe guard and transmit to j diseased plant to the second or third I 'vc stopped my paper, yes I have, to be held in 1920. The charter and ! the tax amounts to about the same A method has been perfected for 1 didn’t like to do it; posterity the principles of justice,free- ! healthy plant in the same row. ordinances — o f — all cities — — under — * " - 2000 j amount. The advisory committee is spinning glass into practically endless Methods o f control will be consid But the editor he got too smart, dom and democracy; to consecrate and j will have to be revised to conform to j w L W h 5 t e of Union, J. Coleman thread which can be wound on spools sanctify our comradship by our devo ered at Farmers’ week, December 29 And I ’ll allow lie’ll rue it, the provisions o f the state law. Mark o f Marks Prairie and Mr. Lcn- like ordinary thread and used for many to January 3. purposes. tion to mutual helpfulness. I am a man who pays his debts j * -------------- *---------- | hare of Monitor. , And will be not insulted; Some More Taxes So when an editor gets smart, I want to be consulted. The Collector of Internal Revenue 1 notifies all grocery stores and general I took his paper ’levcn years, / stores that sell cough drops,- vaseline, A n ’ helped him all I could sir, »tooth powders and pastes, and all pro- But he got smart and you can see j prietary medicines, that they must add j It made me hot as thunder, Says I, I ’ll stop the sheet, I w ill,* :j a one cent proprietary stamp for each j I f the cussed thing goes under, i , 125 cents or fraction thereof of the price until you get acquainted with | for which sold. The stamp must be I hunted up the measly whelp,^ i affixed to the article and dated and Are the height of joy to ali children. Our toy stock is do you really k n o w And for bis cunnin ’ caper, cancelled by the dealer. . growing more complete every day. Bring in the kiddies I"paid him ’leven years and quit! chocolates. j A one cent stamp is required on each "to see the things that so interest them. The dolls, the Yes sir, I ’ve stopped the paper; N t yfficfe package of cough »drops, and on Teddy Bears, the wheel toys, the building blocks, the ^@2? ~ - LivunJi ’^ e h ch b o ttle of vaseline, tooth powder,; animal toys, and a hundred other similar things will You would n’ t believe that candy could proprietary and patent medicines, and please them all. be S O good. It isn’t the filling and it all toilet preparation selling up to 25 Buy 1920 Stamps, Too cents, Articles selling from 23c to 50c isn’t the coating that makes VO G AN ’S 'The sale o f Thrift and War Sav take a 2c stamp; from 51c to 75c a , 3c ings stamps will continue during 1920. stamp; and so on. so delicious—it’s BOTH. This will be pleasing to all who have When two or more articles are taken advantage o f the government wrapped in-one package, a stamp de We have other fine Christmas candies opportunity to save during 1919, as noting the payment of the tax may, be well as to those who have done all placed upon the outside jof the pack also—Dolly Varden mixed, Arabian A beautiful assortment of these oriental teapots* in in their power to promote the thrift age. Dealers who fail to collect this blue, brown and olive, all decorated in gold, which will Chocolates, Jelly Beans, Fudge, Cocoanut campaign. The monthly sales for this tax from the purchaser will be held warm the heart of every housewife. Every woman Brittle, plain mixed, etc, etc. In fact, we year have shown a gratifying in accountable for the tax themselves. loves beautiful dishes. Our hand painted china makes crease, which indicates that 1920 will most appropriate Christmas gifts. are headquarters for Christmas candies. be .a banner year fo r the Savings Phil Tucker in Germany movement. Locally the sale o f Thrift Agent For Mandel Phonograph Zeno Schwab, cashier of the Aurora stamps has been quite gratifying. State Bank, has just received a letter from Corporal Phil He Tucker who is with the American Forces in Germany Margaret Clark To-Night THE STORE OF MERIT at Coblenz. He is in the second Provo Aurora, Oregon Margaret Clark will appear tonight, Guard Co,—a sort of military police December 4, in the Aurora Theater whose duty it is to keep everyone in Movies at the Band Hall, in “ The the straight and narrow pgtli of duty. Amazons,” her latest -Paramount Corporal Tucker mentioned incident Picture. A V ictor Moore Comedy ally that the German mark, normally will also be presented. Admission, worth 23.8 cents, passes cuirent .at the 15 and 25 cents. rate of cents in American money,and that it will buy a tall quart o f good German beer—said.to be one 6f the THE ETTERSBUBG 121. few good things left dp that country, A few berry growers find their Et- outside the doughboys .stationed there. tersburg 121 ’s do not bear well when Mr, Tucker’ S complete -address is Cor grown alojie. This is quite good evi poral Phil Hr'Tucker, 2nd ;^rovu Guard dence that this varitey needs other Co, A. P. Oi 927. American Forces in berries near it to polinate it. This is Germany, Coblenz, -Germany. the chief fault o f the Ettersburg 121, Otherwise it is the best berry grown. Origin of Popular Flavor. The C H E V R O L E T sells at a moder Vanilla flavoring is obtained from It yields heavily, withstands the rain, ate price, but it is built to give satis does not deterioate rapidly on the the fruit of an orchid. AMERICAN LEGION POST IS ORGANIZED AT AURORA Get Acquainted Toyland Revels NOT V O G A N ’S Japanese Teapots AURORA DRUG STORE W IL L -S N Y D E R C O . Sales and Service— factory service. It is built to stand up and to last. It is a car into which quality and service are built. It is a handsome little car. The 1920 model has several improvements a b o u t which we should like to tell'you per sonally. We want you to feel at liberty to come in and see it for your self, let us tell you all about it—with out any obligation on your part. Chevrolet sales and service are our specialties, but we shoul be glad to serve you in any way possible, Ask tor a Demonstration They are now available Price $845 F. O. B. Aurora Shimmin Bros. Gift Choosing A t This Store vine, and keeps well after it is pick ed. Any grower who has found the Want Farmers to Advertise yield unsatisfactory, should plant The O. A.* C. plan to bring the) near some Gold Dollars, or Treblas. farmer and the local newspapers in to ! There are few berries that bear well closer co-operation in the use o f ad- j alone. vertising to sell farm produce is re ceiving the widespread attention o f farmers* and the support o f the news Speaks Upon Armenia papers. Rev. M; B. Parounigan, represent Advertising columns o f the hom e; ing the Sunday school of the state of newspaper open a way to cheaper the Methodist church, an Armenian by and quicker market facilities. The birth, spoke on the Armenian question country press is the farm er’s travel- j at Rock Creek and at the Hubbard M. ing salesman. It will sell his alfalfa E. church last Sunday. He said that or clover seed and grains. A farmer! America was the hope_pf Armnia as who had an improved strain o f wheat. much now as America had been in the wished to introduce it among his! past. Up to date the peace commission neighbors. He advertised. The sup-l | has done nothing to protect these peo j ply was exhausted the first week. ple from slaughter by the Turks and as | Fruit growers will find this plan o f i j the British troops were withdrawn from j practical value in obtaining a quick ) the territory the remnant of the race, i and seasonable market. The producer about a million and a quarter., would can advertise his prices and the time be massacred as the others had been. He also said there were 8000 Armenians the fruit will be ready, and sell a who had taken out American citizen large share o f the crop in his own ship papers who fought in France who neighborhood. The man who sells would return to defend their people if purebred livestock and poultry will they were permitted to do so without learn the advantages the newspaper losing their citizenship papers,—Hub offers in placing him in touch with I the buyer he wants to meet. bard Enterprise. The Early Christmas Shoppers will find this store especially ready to serve them at this time for the more staple gift goods such as Rogers 1847 Silver plate, Libby's American tut glass, knitted wool sweaters, caps.togues gloves of every description. Men, women, and childrens' shose, men and women’s handker chiefs, boxed and open lots. Mens and boys hats and caps, men’s ties, men and ladies silk hoes, fancy and plain silks, warm underwear, mens fancy shirts, fancy ribbons for all purposes. Aluminum ware—the silvery white friend of the kitchen. Fyrex ware the baked glass that will not break, casserole-. These are just a few' suggestions for early Christmas shopping, Lots more o f equal interest. Toyland will appeal to you next time. Jolly old Santa Clause is now unloading some wonderful toys for the good little boys and girls at the SADLER S KRAUS Christmas Shop