Aurora
Observer
AURORA
Published Every Thursday
Midway Between Portland and Salem, on the Pacific Highway and S. P. Ry.
The First National Bank of Aurora
N Opens Doors Saturday
The public at large, farblies, town
smen of Aurora and citizens o f adjacent
country are invited to visit the new First
National Bank, at Aurora Saturday af
ternoon from 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 oclock.
Thè building has been remodeled,
new fixtures are installed and a splen
did new. modern, fire and burgiar proof
safe set up. The officers of the new
bank will be on hand to entertain you.
The bank is a member of the Federal
Reserve System and is designated as a
State and County Depositorv. Also the
O. A. C, at Corvallis will co-operate
with the bank in the aid and organizing
o f State Live Stock clubs for young
and old. An improvment to the appear
ance of main street is the new bank
building all painted up, and a large
crowd is expected at the opening.
Five Rural Routes, City Water, Electricity, Auto Camp Grounds.
It is Always News
H0MESEEKERS
AURORA AUTO TRUCK
A t an open meeting o f the Aurora
City Council Monday night, it was
decided by the council, with hearty
approval o f every citizen present to
purchase a combined auto chemical,
hose and ladder truck for better Are
protection. Mayor Ehlen explained
that the Council had considered and
approved the project but wanted the
endorsement o f the taxpayers— which
they got without an objection. The
fire apparatus in question will carry
two 35 gallon chemical tanks and can
be used in emergencies outside o f the
fire plug limit. Aurora will be on an
equal with any city several times her
size in the way o f fire protection,
and no doubt insurance rates will be
lowered thereby.
Financially the
town is in good shape at present.
Having the best water in the state
and an unlimited supply. The town
is not in debt and has pavement,
water, light and ifralks.
BERRY GROWERS SET
Stop, Look, Listen
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AURORA, MARION COUNTY, OREGON. JUNE 9, 1921
VOL. XI.
GRAND OPENING
$1.50 a Year
PRICES FOR PICKERS
Sealed Bids: I have a light six
Mitchell touring car; will sell to the
highest bidder—any price. Highest
bidder gets it. See car at Buttevi,lle
garage; test it, and put m sealed bid.
On July 1 the bids will be opened.
Cash or bankable paper,
Butteville Garage.
Excursion Bound for Oregon, to See
Our Many Offerings
Train Load of Homeseekers Leave
Omaha July 20.
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lt is estimated that 125 “ hand
picked” homeseekers will leave the
middle west in July, for Oregon. The
special train will arrive July 25. Var
ious towns will be visited in our state
from one half a day to a day each.
This train is the first homeseekers ex
cursion since the war, and is to be
followed up by more— in fact the
work o f locating more people in Ore
gon has just begun.
Parties are now east and will re
main there rushing out Oregon Pub
licity. At a big meeting in Portland
Tuesday, Aurora was represented and
we are trying to get some o f these
people to this part o f the Valley. In
a few days we will be advised as to
about how many we may expect, and
o f what they are looking for in the
way o f land. What Aurora wants to
do is “ go get ’em,” and that’s what
we will do when opportunity permits;
and we will make the opportunity.
A well written advertisement, ac
cording to an exchange, is always a
news item. It tells what, where'and
for how much. It is the advertiser
who speaks and the reader wlio gets
the message and it is glad news for
both. There is a pleasure in know
ing that you can, part with something
to supply another’s needs, just as it
is a pleasure to know where you can
get something that is needed.
He who has the habit o f the knock
er has within himself a self-genera
tor o f acid, and this acid eats into
his own energy and corrodes what
would otherwise be his own enter
prise, Throw away the little gossip
ing chit-chat hammer.
A lovely birthday surprise party
was given Friday evening, June 3rd,
tor Theoda Gribble.
Games ' and
dancing made up the entertainment
for the evening and everyone enjoyed
themselves very much.
At a late
hour lunch was served at which a
large birthday cake with candles was
the center o f attraction. A fter which
the guests left fo r home with many
hearty wishes for more ‘ ‘ happy birth
days. ’ ’ Those present w ere: _ Lois
Melvin, Esther Ledtke, Carl Ehlen,
Kenneth Bents, Helen Kerr, Aileen
Snyder, Norma Gribble, Bird Coon,
Henry Bents, Harry Ehlen, Helen
Vandeleur, Martin Russell, Lester
Cole, Mrs. Albert Ehlen, Mr. and
W oodbum, June 4.— A t a largely
attended meeting o f the North Mari
on Berry Growers’ association this
afternoon it was decided to pay 1
cent fo r loganberry picking and y%
cent bonus, 1 ^ cents a pound and
V /2 cent bonus fo r strawberries; 2
OREGON LAND SETTLEMENT
cents a pound and 1 cent bonus for
raspberries. The association adopted
PORTLAND, Ore., June 7 th—
the prices set by the Salem commit
(Special)— The State o f Oregon is
tee, which are 5 cents fo r loganber
ries, 7 cents fo r raspberries and 5 on the right track at last in regard
to land settlement, and the plans un
cents fo r gooseberries.
dertaken this summer for bringing
Legal blanks, aufo dealers’ blanks.
Milk and Health
Order by mail, phone or call. The Au
settlers from the middle west, if fol Mrs. Gribble.
L et’s tread the “ Milky W a y ” like
rora Observer has in stock:
the Baltimoreans. Dr. E. Y. McCol- lowed as a consistent policy for a
Promissary Notes.
lunn o f Baltimore started the milk number o f years, will bring Oregqn up
Notice of Protest,
W IL L CELEBRATION
drinking idea and has become very to her rightful place in rural pop
Certificate o f Protest.
popular. Schools and all business ulation and development, according
Warranty Deeds.
houses o f that city advocate “ A
A pleasant Birthday and Family
General Leases,
to C. C. Gignoux o f Omaha, Assistant
quart a day for every child.”
Em
Bill of Sales.
reunion was held at Louis W ill’s at
Supervisor
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Un
ployes do their work better when
General Power of Attorney.
given a treat o f milk in the afternoon ion Pacific System, in an address be Grand Island Sunday, June 5 Being
Mortgages (large).
at the shop, store or factory. Many fore the Oregon State Chamber o f his father’s, Leonard W ill’s, 60th
Quit Claim Deeds.
children
o f underweight ard those C om m erce la n d not 1 lenient <Voi .
birthday. A large table with lots o f
Satisfaction o f Mortgage.
undernourished have been pltt in the
good things,* including tlife' birthday
ence. W
Contract o f Sale.
rank where they should be. The old.
cake, with 60 candles, was set out in
Partial Release of Mortgage.
The conference o f representative
|cow is the “ foster mother o f the
the shady yard, which every one en
Contract Notes.
world.”
Take good care o f her, so business men and commercial club joyed. Those present were Mr. and
Sales Contracts.
Receipts, Etc., Etc., Etc.
¡that she will produce more milk, and entertainment o f the first trainload Mrs. Leonard Will, o f Sherwood, Mrs.
20 for $100 50 for $2.00 100 for $3.50 jet every child o f Oregon drink more
o f settlers who will arrive in Oregon Triphine Will, Elisabeth Forstner,
¡milk and have better health. A good
from the middle West on July 21st, Lizzie Will, Clara Will, Bertha Stark,
slogan fo r the advocates is this:
Jonas M. Will and Percy Will o f Au
and to formulate plans for a con
“ Tread the Milky way;
rora. Mr. and Mrs. August Will Mr.
tinued land settlement policy for the and Mrs. Earl Kocher, Mr. and Mrs.
Drink a quart a D ay.’ ’
future.
Geo. Scholl, Lenore, Irene, Elvera,
‘ 1 Oregon has been a step or two be and John Scholl, Leland Kocher, Les
NOTICE
hind the parade in the past in regard ter Will and John Stauffer o f Hub
Notine is hereby given that the to land settlement,” declared Genoux bard. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Will, My
\rsyai«1 administrator .of .the ns- in pledging the unqualified support ra and Mary W ill o f Needy, Mr. and
te o f Mary Anna Bowers, deceased, o f the Union Pacific System to the Mrs. Geo. Standage, Margaret Stand-
has filed his final report as such ad- present plans, ‘ 1 Here tofore, there has age, Dr. and Mrs. Henderson, Helen
nty Court o f been no organized plan for bringing and Dorothy Henderson o f Portland,
ttlers to the state, or to take care Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carver o f Spo
n fo r Marion
p --^orrt lliîS o f them after their arrival. You are kane, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Roy E.
,n the right “track at last, and your Will, Sarella, Mildred, Cecil Will and
s -is certain.”
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Will o f Grand
William Hanley, a director of the Island.
p | P'i(t r-
jar- State Chamber, who has just returned
'•Vivi JjA. Ff) its Norn the middle West, declared that
• ; 1'li ldk: Westerners are ready; to
Administr:Û or ’.Qve and are interested in Oregon.
An increasingly large number o f these
said Estate.
NAPOLEON DAVIS, Attorney for substantial farmers can be brought
to Oregon each succeeding year, f he
Administrator.
said.
First publication June 9, 1921.
Secretary Quayle’s report of, the
Last publication July 7, 1921.
progress made in the land settlement
plan thus far was received with en
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thusiasm by the assembled delegates.
It was pointed out that a great in
terest in the homeseekers’ excursion
t to Oregon in July was being mani
fested throughout the middle West.
T More than 1,000 inquiries had been
A new size package 1
answered thus far, according to the
T report.
T en for 10c.
The fullest cooperation in the land
V e r y convenient.
settlement plans o f the State Cham
ber
was
pledged
by
the
delegates
Dealers carry both;
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lOforlOc; 20 for 20c,
were present at the conference. These
T delegates included: Charles Hall,
OF A V R O R A
It’ s toasted.
Klamath Falls; Leslie Butler, Hood
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River; George W. Hyatt, Enterprise;
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Has M e d to reach you all with an
W. P. 0 ’Brien, Astoria; Thomas B.
Kay, T. E. McCroskey and A. C.
invitation to call on us on Open
Bohrnstedt o f Salem; E. E. Brodie,
ing D ay.
Oregon City; R. H. Jonas, Beaver
ton; John Henderson, Opal City;!
Harry W . Gard, Madras; J. H. Ful-1
This Bank is Owned by Sixty-three
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ler, Ashland; W . A. Reid, Marshfield;
of Your Neighbors and Friends.
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H. A. Joslin, Dallas; M. D. Morgan,
Optical Co.
Harrisburg; R. L. Schee, Prineville;
Come in and get
acq Satur
W . E. Meacham, Baker; L. Antles,
Eyesight Specialists
Bend; Gordon J. Taylor, Molalla;
day, June 11th-
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Paul Robinson, Aurora; Alfred A.
Bldg.
Aya, Roy T. Bishop, Wm. McMurray,
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N. U. Carpenter, John Ferguson,
SALEM, OREGON
Ralph Ackley, George L. Hurd, W. I.
1 to 5 p. m. —
Griffith, F. M. Rummell, Mrs. Win
Oregon’s Largest, Most Modern,
nie Braden, Wm. H. Crawford and
Best-Equipped Exclusive Op tical
A. R. Johnson.
Establishment.
Mail Order Printery
BEAUTIFUL TOWN
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5 0 0 0 buyers in this field
There will be a loganberry crop o f
j approximately 10,600,000 pounds
in
Bit of Information on Aurora i Marion county this year—an increase
o f 2,800,000 pounds over last year
Room Here For You
when there was 7,800,000 pounds.
CITY OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES
Marion county’s acreage in bearing
Aurora is beautiful; Aurora is one
I loganberries has increased about 550
o f the richest little cities o f the
I acres in the past 12 months, and is
west; Aurora is the best located
¡now approximately 2400 acres, as
town o f its ’ size in the state o f Ore
I against 1922 acres which were bearing
gon; Aurora is the center o f the best
last season.
tree^ and vine fruit section o f Oregon;
For this huge crop the growers will
Aurora needs more industries; Auro
|receive an averageprice o f about four
ra needs a cannery; Aurora offers
! cents per pound, or approximately
farm land cheaper than most sections
$464,000.
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Highway goes through Aurora, the
Profit Held Assured
town o f beautiful homes.
j Such were the carefully calculated
Aurora, Oregon, is an incorporated j figures given out this morning by a
city o f about 450 inhabitants, on the j
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mam line of the Southern Pacific, 28.
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miles south o f Portland. It is situ-1 ,u’ld to bc 011e o f t,ie *oxmty>S most
ated midway between the metropolis reliable berry experts,
and the capital o f the state— Salem—-, While, on the face o f things, the
in Marion County, in the heart o f the ,
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richest section o f the beautiful Wil- j
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lamette Valley, surrounded by the j dismaying— an average o f about 12
fertile farms arid hop yards o f the cents per pound was paid last season
greatest hop-growings region in the — authorities say that the grower will
vorid. Five rural mail routes center j be able to realize a satisfactory pro-
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city, and providing daily ; touch with |
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th# trade centers o f the nation. Rural j ganberries will average two and one
telephone lines network the surround- half tons to thé acre. Ninety dollars
ing country, making communication is the average cost per acre for pre
rapid, cheap and-easy. Thus country
paring a crop. Figuring but two tons
residence is made pleasant and agree-
to the acre the return, at $80 per
able.v
Aurora is supplied with pure ar ton, would be $160 per acre, or a pro
tesian water by a municipally owned fit o f $70. This would be a return of
water system. Electric lights and 10 per cent if the grower values his
power. The town has cement walks, land at $700 an acre.
paved main street and good auto
camp grounds free to tourists.
D on’t expect limited advertising
space to 'do the work o f full-page and
half-page copy. I f your inclination
is to cramp your publicity up into as
small a layout as possible you are
going to reap proportionate results.
All advertising is worth what it costs
but the kind we urge you to indulge
in is that- which returns at least
300% on the investment. This form
o f publicity, however, is. based on a
spreat that makes everything else
look i mall in comparison, including
pour ompeti to r’s place o f business.
J. C. Moore and A. II. Smith spent
the week-end in the Alsea country.
M A R K E T REPORT
Butter Fat 26c
Egg per dozen 14c
Butter, 2-lb. roll 35c
Broilers 18c
Ducks, 22c to 25c
Turkeys, old 25e
Geese 15c
Old Roosters, 7c
Hens, 14c to 20
Cascara, 8c
Lard, 15c
Potatoes 75c to $1.00
Wool 10 to 16
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Have shown large shrinkages
in value during the last y e a r -
stocks, bonds, real estate, etc.
But you haven’t noticed any
shrinkage in the value of a
saving bank investment, either
in principal or interest. If
your money is here, it earns a
fixed rate you can depend up
on, f f Our time certificates of
deposit do not depreciate in
value.
Aurora State Bank
Aurora, Oregon
Time
Savings
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Checking Accounts
(Under Exacting State Supervision)