Aurora
Observer
AURORA
Published Every Thursday
VOL. X.
$1.50 a Year
NO. 33
AURORA, MARION COUNTY, OREGON. OCTOBER 21, 1920
Red Cross Roll Call
The Annual Roll Call o f the Ameri­
can Red Cross will hereafter begin
November 11th lasting through the 25th.
During the past year in the United
Stated the Red Cross has aided over
30,000 people, who were victims of
disaster suck as fire and flood.
The work of the various Chapters in
adjusting matters connect with the ex-
service men has not been finished. We
wére recently told that-So far as the
work among men, who had been men­
tally shattered by the war, is con­
cerned, the crest o f the wave will not
have been reached before 1929. „
This has been made the responsibility
of the Red Cross.
Your dollar and
your heart is all that we ask.
Fanners Demand Road
Improvement
The road to Donald via the Chris
Giesy place is reported as nearly im­
passible. Those who live along that
road complafh that little or no improve­
ment has been made on it for several
years. The road is cut into deep ruts
that make the use o f automobiles out
of the question.
Those interested m
the improvement o f the road feel that
they have not been treated fairly, as
year after year has passed and noth­
ing done to make the road passable in
winter. It has been suggested that they
descend on the county court in force
and demand consideration.
From the Urban (Branigar) hill to
the point where the road joins the Don­
ald road district^ there is scarcely a
foot of good road. This stretch lies in
the Aurora (No. 1) and the Butteville
(No. 63) road districts. T1 • Donald
end of the road is well graveled, and
there is no reason why the other two
districts should not improve their parts.
Hops
Voters A sk Special Grand Temple
County Budget For
Hunters Get Deer
Elects Officers Y . M. C. A . Fixed
But Lose Shoes Election To Retire
It is reported that the McLaughlin
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hop crop at Independence this year
A
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$5,500
School Bonds
Ehlen, Howe & Co., hunters, sent
home a big fat deer from the Myrtle
Creek hunting grounds Monday. Prier-
to that date the senior member o f the
firm sent a hurry order for a new pair
o f shoes to replace those burned by
leaving them near the camp fire.
Whether the shoes met their fate
“ off” or “ on” .is not reported. At all
events a new pair went forward p. d. q.
99
Fourteen
“ Sing a son o f politics,
Neither wet nor dry!
Fourteen points o f Wilson’ s
Hit Cox in the eye.
When the eye is opened
He’ll stagger at the vote.
Isn’ t that a pretty thought
To get a Cox man’s goat?”
- R . E. K.
Complete line of Drugs, etc., at
Moore’ s Woodburn, Mail your orders.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Cooper o f Albion,
Michigan, are visitors at the home of
their cousin W. H. Thamer at East
Butteville. They are enroute to Cali­
fornia but may return to Oregon later.
During the fiye months the Salem
auto camp grounds were open 2,600
auto parties camped there.
Thirty
five families who camped there bought
homes in Salem or farms nearby, at a
cost o f $125,000, It is estimated that
the campers spent in Salem for sup­
plies, tires, and accessories over $50,-
000
.
The following Clackamas county
citizens have been drawn for jurors at
the November session o f the circuit
court at Oregon City: W. H. Lucke
of Canby, J. Lee Eckerson o f Canby,
A. D. Gribble of Route 4 Aurora, Adam
J. B. Metzler, the Newberg hop man, H. Knight o f Canby, H. C. Gilmore of
was trahsacting business here this Canby and C. H, Johnson o f Route 2
Aurora.
week.
0. C. GIESY WAREHOUSE
WE BUY
Wheat, Oats, Potatoes, Hay, Clover Seed
at the Highest Market Price
WE SELL
Burlap, Sulphur, Kilncloth, Hop Sacks, Grain Sacks
New Calculta No.
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Seconds New Calcutta No.
1
Mill
Bags
A petition signed by 48 voters of the
Aurora school district Was presented
to the school board at a meeting Sat-
turday evening.
The petition asks
that a special election be called to vote
upon the question of retiring the high
school bonds with the proceeds of their
sale, and o f levying a tax to provide
for the payment o f the interest to
date of redemption.
The board having ascertained from
the attorney general that the last bud­
get election was irregu'ar and that a
new budget election must be adopted
in accordance with law before any
funds can be collected by taxation, the
directors agreed that the budget elec­
tion and the special election to vote up­
on retiring the bonds shall be held at
the same time.
Hence the petition
was laid upon the table until a budget
can be prepared.
It was also voted that a further
opinion be secured from the attorney
general upon the budget and the high
school bonds.
The bond house that purchased the
high school bonds having taken issue
with the attorney general's office over
the right of the district to retire the
bonds in any other manner than that
provided in the bonds themselves, the
board decided to get the opinion of the
bond firms attorneys upon the matter.
Representatives of the Portland bond
firms have expressed their intention of
opposing -the retiring of the bonds
should the district so vote. They will
take this action on the ground the
district having exercised its option as
to the issue and terms o f the bonds, it
now has no further rights except to
fulfill the contract into which it has
entered with the purchasers of the
bonds.
The entire board expressed their wish
to have the matter settled once and for
all when it comes up the next time,
ft is probable that the board will meet
in a few days to call the election.
The law requires notice of the school
tax lexy to be given the assessor by
December 1, and as twenty day’s notice
of the election must be given by pub­
lication November 4, is the lastest day
that notice may be given, and still
have the election before December 1.
Considerable routine business was
transacted. The clerk was authorized
to draw salary warrants at the end of
each month, and bills amounting to
nearly $700 were allowed.
W ants Farm Near
High School
Potota S acks-.A lso Excelsior Twine
Warehonse Phone 9
AURORA, OREGON
Residence Phone 26
Have a Silk Dress
Waist or Blouse
Women will find a complete showing of appropriate
silks for any occasion. We offer them
in a wide variety of colors.
All of them are very
attractive.
You will also be greatly interested in knowing o f
the sharp cut in prices. Come in
and let us show you.
An inquiry has come to the Observer
from a farmer at Newberg asking that
he be put in touch with anyone having
an improved farm for sale, in this
vicinity. He says, “ I want a farm of
80 to 200 acres, equiped or without
equipment. Must be near high school
and on good roads.”
Anyone having property that will
“ fill the bill” may secure the name and
address of the inquirer at the Observer
office.
A meeting of the Marion County
Federation of Women’ s Club met at
Woodburn yesterday afternoon.
A
number of Aurora club women attend­
ed the meeting, Amomg them were
Miss Aurelia Powers, president of the
Aurora club; Mrs. A. D. Yergen, Mrs.
Clara Atkinson, Mrs. W. W. Irvin,
Mrs. O, G. Morris, Mrs. A, W. Kraus,
Mrs. W. P. Wurster, and Mrs, J. W.
Sadler.
IN AGAIN
A jaunty line of school Tams. Because of their de­
lightful simplicity, neat appearance,
and graceful lines expressive
of youth.
Tams are very popular for school and
informal wear.
See them in our side window
SADLER S KRAUS
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Aurora, Henry L. Bents; Hubbard,
L. L. Hershberger and L, C. McShane;
Woodburn, A. E. Austin, H,F. Butter­
field and Dr. Armstrong^ Gervais, John
S. Harper; Silverton, B, T, Youel, O.
G. Larsen, and S. E. Richardson; Stay-
ton, O, White and H. E. Bennett; Sal­
em, Luther Chapin, F. E. Brown and
Paul Wallace; Macleay, G. H. Thomp­
son. The committee was authorized to
appoint additional members from J ef­
ferson, Scotts Mills, Marion and other
county communities,
Ih e meeting fixed the budget for the
year at $5,500. W. P. Walters, who
has been very successful as county
secretary, will remain another year
—perhaps two.
The hops
! were bought by Louis Lachmund for
| an English syndicate and will ail be
shipped to England.
The hops were grown on the old
Hirshberg farm 2 miles from Indepen­
dence, which McLaughlin last spring
purchased for $225,000. Last year’s
hops sold for $115,000. There are 17
hop kilns on the place.
M. O. Davis Dead
Milton O. Davis died at his home
near Butteville Monday evening, after
a short illness with pneumonia. The
funeral was held yesterday at the
Butteville church and burial took place
at the Butte vile cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his
widow and three children. In the death
of Mr. Davis, Butteville loses a ster­
ling citizen, and its people lose a good
friend and neighbor.
A warrant for $1100 due the Aurora
school district from the county high
school fund as tuition for pupils from
non-high school districts has been re­
turned to the board endorsed “ payment
refused” . It is understood that the
county treasurer has no funds with
which to pay the amounts due various
high schools.
Hubbard, Woodburn,
Salem and other districts are said to
have large sums due them from the
county high school funds.
It is said that the lack o f funds is
due to the fact that the tax levy for
this fund was in excess of the 6 per
cent limitation, which the court de­
clared void in this county. It is pro­
bable that a double levy may have to
be made tnis year to cover the de­
ficiency in this fund.
Mrs. Chas. Eilers and her uncle Mr.
Mrs. G. E, Gorld of Salem was the
Smyth were here from Hollyheim
Orchards Tuesday. Mr. Smyth has guest of Mrs. W. F. Prahl Monday and
just returned from England and is on Tuesday of this week.
his way home to Southern California.
A. L. Widstrand and Fred Siler were
Mrs. F. M. Yonkman of Minneapolis, here this week on business from their
Minnesota who has been spending the home in Clackamas county.
Motorist Threatens Gravel
Hauler With Gun
CALIFORNIA
About a dozen teams are hauling
gr&vw from the Hunt gravel plant on
to the Aurora-Barlow section of the
Pacific Highway, for the state highway
commission, to thicken the coat of
gravel in places. It is reported that
an autoist meeting H. H. Deetz who
had a load of gravel ordered Deetz to
turn out and allow him to pass. As
Deetz had the right of way and the
road was narrow, he refused to get out
into the mud with his heavy load. The
motorist is said to have threatened
Deetz with a gun, but the latter called
the bluff, and the automobile man had
to back up to a passing place, Deetz
could not get the auto license number
as it was covered with mud, but the
car was a foreign machine with a yel­
low tag.
summer at the home of her parents
Joe Resch of Boones Ferry and Ed.
Mr. ana Mrs. W. F. Prahl of Prahl Graves of Macksburg were among the
Station left Monday for Los Angeles Clackamas county farmers doing busi­
where she expects to spend the winter. ness here Tuesday,
W inter Playgrounds of the Pacific
Where the climate brings sunshine
and flowers the year round
Play golf over splendid courses; tennis on championship courts;
polo on fields o f international renown; motor over perfect high­
ways; horseback riding along picturesque bridle-paths; surf
bathing on smooth sandy beaches.
Reduced Round Trip
W inter Excursion Tickets
Via The Shasta Route
On sale daily to March 31, 1921.
Final return limit April 30,1921.
Stopovers permitted at all points within limit of tickets.
Hunt For Chief
Clerk o f Senate
John P. Hunt of Woodburn, who for
several years has served as assistant to
the chief clerk of the senate at sea
sions of the Oregon legislature, is said
to have secured enough pledged votes
from members of the next senate to
assure him the chief clerkship. He
will succeed John W. Cochran, who
since the last session,has been appoint­
ed chief deputy secretary of state.
Messrs. Pardey and Hoffman of Hub­
bard were visitors here yesterday after­
noon.
Miss Art Stahl was here from Hub­
bard last night to attend a meeting of
the Pythian Sisters.
A u r o r a C a fe
Ice Cream
Cigars, Etc.
American Maid Bread
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The county convention of the Y. M.
C. A. which met Friday night at Salem
choose the following county committee
for the ensuing year:
County High School Fund
Exhausted
Short Orders,
Confectionery
COVER
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j brought the grower $183,728.
The following officers o f the Grand
Temple Pythian Sisters were elected
for the year at the recent meeting of
the order at Marshfield:
G. C,—Julia Belyeu, Scio; G, S,—
Julia Pape, Bandon; G. J.—Hester Aus­
tin, Albany; G, M.—Ella Wortman,
Medford; G. M. of R, C.—Emma J.
Snyder, Aurora; G. M. of F.—Edith
Clark, Rainier; G. P.—Florence Rand,
Hood River; G. G.— Celia Bollman, La-
Grand; P. C. — Jennie Hughran, Cor­
vallis; G. T. Press Correspondent—Zel-
da Gardner.
For Sale
Roy O. Malo
AURORA
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OREGON
Dr. C. Ammeter
DENTIST
Has established his Dental Office in
the Aurorta Bank * Building, where
he will be present each Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday, from 9 a. m.
to 6 p, p. m.
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AURORA
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