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TH E M EN W E NEED
God give us men. v The time de
mands
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Strong minds, great hearts, true faith
and willing h^nd.1} :
Men whom the spoils o f office can
not buy; ■ , ’
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Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor; men whd will
not 1 ie ;
y :
Men who can stand before a dema
gogue
And damn his treacherous flatteries
without wink ing ;
Tall
men, sun-crowned, who live
above the fog
In public duty and in privat e J think
ing.
! berg, Portland, Eugene and Salem,
\ wants to be • delegate to the Démo
crate National convention at San
Francisco in June. In his platform
he says that “ representative persons
| should be guided by the majority
after a fair and impartial discussion,
! regardless o f party affiliations, and
by so doing refer the matter, if mis-
: takes are made, back to the people^
who must be responsible for the mis
takes o f their representatives.”
This may be Simon-pure democrat
ic doctrine, but it sounds more like
a “ Purdyism. ”
Most democrats
would hate to be xeponsible for
Purdy's mistakes— and nobody else
wilL
—Josiah Gilbert Holland.
M AR K E T REPORT
Egg per dozen fT«
Butter, 2-lb. roll $1.00
Spring Broilers 30
Ducks, 25c to 28c
Turkeys, old, 30c
Jeese 17c
Old Roosters, 16c
Hens, 30c to 33
Cascara, 10c
Lard, 28c
Potatoes, 4c
Mohair 45c
Wool 37c to 55c
Observatories.
The northern hemisphere has more
than 200 public astronomical observa
tories to less than 20 in the southern.
Local News Items
Complete line of Drugs, etc., at
Moore’s, Woodburn. Mail your orders
Fresh Cow For Sale—A good one.
S. F. Southard, Aurora, Oregon.
Robert N. Stanfield^ who was de
Fresh Jersey cow for sale—Mrs.
feated 2 years ago by Charles L. Mc-
Grazer, Aurora.
Nary for the Republican nomination
for U. S. Senator, has just filed his
declaration of candidacy for the same
W. H. Asquith left this week for
office. He is the first Republican to Astoria where he has several painting
file for this office,
jobs.
It is reported from Salem that
Gordon R. Watt, the well known
druggist o f this place, has declined to
become a candidate fo r representa
tive, though urged by influential in
terests to seek a place on the ballot
According to the Salem Statesman,
as one o f the Republican candidates. Max Gehlhar will not again be a candi
Sherman Clay Pianos at Moore’s
date for district attorney for Marion Drug Store, Woodburn.
county. He has served four years.
The edito? o f the Turner Tribune He will devote all his time to private
intimates that he may land in jail as law practice and personal matters.
Henty L. Bents has just purchased a
a result o f the Tribune’s future polit This decision has been expected by new ‘ ‘ Bull Dog” Studebaker automo
ical comment. He should not let the many o f Mr. Gehlhar’ s friends, as his bile and a Ford touring car.
future worry him— there are no jails ability can command far greater com
'where good newspaper men go. Let pensation in private life than in public
the politicians do the worrying!
Mrs. M. N. Crissell and her siste^
office.
Mrs. Harry Colvin, and their child»**
were in Aurora shopping Tuesday, 11
Ivan G. Martin, Salem attorney, was
Correct Definition.
here Monday on bis way home from a
Bigotry is the crusade of the dpad
business trip to Portland. Mr. Martin1 against the living.—Life.
FOUND—Mackinaw Coat, with new
would not commit himself to any state-f
pair socks in pocket, on Irvin Hill.
ment as to whether he will be a candi
Owner may recover same at Observer
date for re-election as representative.
Office, Aurora.
But Salem friends have stated that he!
SHE MAY BE NEXT FIRST
is being urged to run again—and will.
LADY
Congressman W. C. Hawley has!
again filed his declaration o f candi- j
tlacy for re-election to congress—
with that age-old, vote-catching slo
gan, “ No interests to serve but the
public interest.” Good night!
Mail your drug orders to Moore’ s
Drug Store, Woodburn. *
James A. Miller has been named Cali
fornia representative at the Johnson
campaign headquarters for Oregon at
Portland. He has been at work there
nearly two weeks, and will take an
active part in promoting the California
candidate’ s interests in Oregon until
the primary election. Mr. Milier has
long been familiar with California
politics, and in the confidence of the
Johnson leaders.
Franz Kraxherger of Macksburg and
Christ Naegeli of Portland were here
looking over some farms for sale near
Aurora. Mr. Naegeli recently sold a
fine farm near Oregon City, and is
about to leave for Switezerland to
visit his father.
THE PORTLAND NEWS
—Photo by Moffett.
Jim Stewart,Oiegon campaign mana
Mrs Leonard Wood.
ger for Senator Johnson, Was here
Friday. He is also pushing the con
Animated Billboards..
stitutional, amendment to increase tie i
Billboards, on which figures are
limit of bonded indebtedness for roads, made to move by electric motors, have
from 2 per cent to 4 per cent. This is been patented.
simply a proyisiqn to allow the people !
to increase their road indebtedness if
they so desire. It does not increase
E. M. HURST
taxes.
Proprietor
Auto Truck
The Portland News by mail one year
for $3,25; for six months $1.70; and for
three months 85. cents. Send your sub
scription to Thomas M. Wescott, Aur
ora. Oregon,*
Balance Wheel Activities.
The balance wheel of an average
watch makes 300 vibrations every
minute, 18,000 each hour, 432,000 in a
day, or 157,78S,000 a year.
Frequent trips between Aurora
. Senator LaFoilette (Aleck, not
an
d Portland.—-Will Haul To Any
Bob) is voting “ N o” already on
Place in the Willamette Valley.
every proposed law that levies a cent
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
o f taxes. His Marion County Tax
AURORA, OREGON
payer’s League (without a dissenting Phone 6-52
vote) adopted a resolution at Salem
last week against the levy o f 2 mills
for the support o f the common
M ONUM ENTS
schools, the levy o f 1,26 mills for
higher education, and against the
I announce my candidacy for the
i f your monumental work is solicited,
bill for additional aid for the educa
office
o f Coroner of Marion County at
tion o f such soldiers sailors and ma kindly ask the solicitor for our busi
the Primary election May 21st. I ask
ness
card.
rines as desire it.
the favorable consideration of the Re
publican voters. This office has been
Capital Monumental Works,
held by the same man 24 years.
W. E. (Non-Partisan) Purdy, fo r -f
Phone ,689, Salem. (Pd Ad.)
-L L O Y D T. RIGDON.
merly o f Butteville, but later o f New- 2210 S< Gom> S t
Political
Advertisements
For Coroner
BU TTEVILLE G A R A G E
A N D T R A C T O R CO.
BUTTEVILLE, OREGON
Aurora Mutual Phone 3119
EX P E R T* A U T O M O B IL E A N D G A S
EN G IN E R E P A IR IN G .
A LL W O R K GUARANTEED
T IR E S , O IL S A N D A C C E S S O R IE S
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
Specialists Recommend That
Farmers Assist Nature in
Sheltering Forage Crop,
H
Oil
SHOULD NOT BE CUT CLOSE
Colorless, Odorless and tasteless,
Essential That Sufficient Growth Be
Allowed to Remain to Catch
Snow—Fields Should Be Per
mitted to Grow at Random.
m a k in g it poiatable and pleasant
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
.
ment of Agriculture.)
to ta k e .
l| i g l
When the ground is frozen, thé snow
is flying, and the wind is whistling a
merry gale, your alfalfa field will prize
a warm winter overcoat under which
it will pass the cold weather in excel
lent condition. Nature is the. tailor
that turns out the winter clothes for
the alfalfa field and specialists of ag
riculture recommend that farmers co
operate as far as possible with nature
in replenishing the winter wardrobe
of this forage crop.
There are two important reasons
why alfalfa should not be cut or grazed
close at the end of the growing season.
It is essential that a sufficient growth
be allowed to remain on the field to
catch and hold snow, and to afford
protection to the plants from severe
winter conditions. It is even more im
portant that the late growth he not
.cut or grazed, since close cutting or
grazing makes it impossible for the
plant to store up the necessary re
serve food material in its crown and
roots' Unless there is such reserve
upC-n which to draw, the vigor of the
plant is greatly impaired and it is not
An
id e a l la x a tiv e a n d
lu b r ic a n t a c tin g in a m e c h a n ic a l
w a y o n ly .
P r ic e $ 1 .0 0 per b o ttle
AURORA DRUG STORE
A u rora, O regon
i "H ere we are, in tip-top sh a p e 5
—Chesterfield
" V / E S , a n d th a t’ s th e w ay
*“ • Chesterfields always arrive—
crisp, fresh and in prime shape
for smoking. It’s the extra wrap
per o f moisture-proof paper that
does it. Y ou r Chesterfields never
becom e too moist o r too dry.
Mrs. Amie Roberts of Aurora is the
guest of her brother J.
Carpenter,
at 1445 Highland Avenue.—Salem
Statesman.
WE BUY, raise, and sell fur-bearing
rabbits, and other fur-bearing animals.
List what you haye with us, stating
your lowest prices on large lot ship
ments. The Fur & Specialty Farming
Co., 515-517 N. P. Ave., Fargo, N.
Dak.
3-4t S
W. H. Waterbury o f Newport, but
formerly a resident o f W oodbum,
connected with the old United Tele
phone Co:, is a candidate for county
attorney o f Lincoln county. He has
studied law and has been admitted to
the bar since leaving Woodbum.
PROTECTION FOR
ALFALFA FIELDS Squibhs
Petroleum
Announcement
I formally announce my candidacy
for the nomination of County Assessor
for Marion County on the Republican
ticket at the primary election to be
held on May 21, 1920. My campaign
will be conducted upon the platform of
fitness for the office,based upon^6 years
experience as Chief Deputy. I solieit
and will appreciate the favorable con
sideration of the Repubhean voters of
Marion Gounty of my candidacy ;for
said nomination.
OSCAR A . STEELH AM M ER.
Alfalfa Field in Good Condition to Go
Over the Winter.
able to withstand severe winter
weather. This is true o f old as well
as of young plants, and in many eases
close cutting has been as responsible
for the mortality of the plants as
lack of inherent hardiness on the part
of the strain.
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Late Hay Crop Losses.
A common practice of. many alfalfa
raisers is to cut off a crop of hay
rather late in the fall or else to pas
ture the forage so heavily at this time
that adequate growth will not be avail- !
able for the protection of the crop
during cold weather. The scant hay j
crop which the grower gains by this
practice of late clipping in no respect
repays him for the damage which he
usually does to his stand of alfalfa. !
Every farmer should allow his alfalfa
fields to grow at random, unmolested j
during the fall, a» hy this he is pro- j
Tiding the essential warm winter 1
clothes for the crop. Not only should j
he refrain from cutting any hay but j
he also should be careful not to graze j
the alfalfa too closely. This applies !
particularly to new stands, seeded ]
the preceding summer,, .as the fail |
growing season is the time when these j
new fields establish their root systems !
and produce sufficient growth for their j
cold-weather protection. This growth,
which ultimately dies and lies like a
blanket over the field through the !
winter, will not reduce the quality of j
thé next cutting of hay, but, on the j
contrary, will act as a beneficial mulch, j
Protecting Animats from Bloat.
It is also essential to protect the
farm live stock against bloat where
they are pastured even lightly during
the fall Season on the alfalfa fields.
This is best done by never turning
the live stock on the alfalfa fields at
a time when the animals t&re so hun
gry that they will gorge themselves
with this succulent green feed.
Another reason why late fall cut
tings of new alfalfa fields are unde
sirable comes from the fact that not
only are the hay yields limited in quan
tity, but they also "are inferior in qual
ity, being washy and without the bone
building and growth-producing sub
stances which are the valuable ele
ments in well-matured, full-grown al
falfa. N
ALFALFA IS BEST FOR MILK
Cheapest Feed for Dairyman as There
Are 212 Pounds of Digestible
Protein in Ton.
Just R eceived
SOME OF THE 1920 MODELS
STUBEBAKER CHEVROLET
W hen in tow n drop in and loók them over
.$ 2 5 7 5 .0 0
Studebaker Light Six___ $ 2 0 5 0 .0 0
Chevrolet F. B. “ 50” - . - . - $ 1 4 3 6 .8 0
Chevrolet ‘ ‘490” - . . . .
$ 8 7 3 .5 5
Studebaker Big Six.i.
T h ese Prices A r e F. O . B. W o o d b u m
J. W. BERKEY
W O OD BU RN , OREGON
P o s to ffic e B ldg.
*
P h on e B lu e 18
Diam ond C H IC K F O O D
SAVES LITTLE C H IC K S and
helps them to grow into big, strong, healthy birds.
tj A clean, wholesome, natural food — no dust——no waste.
Keeps the chicks healthy and m akes them grow fast.
Look for our Name and Trade Mark on Etiety Original Package
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O U R
1920
C A T A L O G U E
O f “D iam on d Q uality” Poultry Supplies, listing
everything necessary for the profitable production o f poultry
m a ile d free on request. A sk for Catalog No. A CO
ftsmgkkrd
Alfalfa is the cheapest home-grown
feed to produce milk. There are 212
pounds of digestible protein in ope
ton and the average yield per season
is three tons per acre. By adding ni
trogen to the soil alfalfa gives as
much as it takes.
P o u lt r y
and Eggs
“ BUCKEYE” Incubators and COLONY Brooder Stoves