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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Molalla, Oregon
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“ A Good Bank in a Good Town”
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and Savings Accounts
J. R. Cole
E. G. Miller!
L. W, Robbins
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PAUL C. FISCHER
LOUIS WEBERT
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paper are $1.00 per month, or $10 per
year when in advance.
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write your name on butter wrappers. Be
cautious, go according to law; play safe.
Layy says butter wraps must be certain
kind of paper, printed with regular but­
ter wrapper ink, such as the Observer
uses. We print them complete and fur­
nish proper paper at $1.50 per 100.
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E. H. COOPER
OREGON CITY, OREGON
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Office 414 Main S treet
F irst Floor
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REAL ESTATE,
E. H. Cooper. M. R. Cooper
Established in 1902
ATT ORNE¥*AT-LAW
Beaver Building
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DR. F. G. A N D E R SO N
Chiropractor
Phone Main 396W
OREGON
PAUL C. FISCHER
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Oil Stoves
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JACK ROSE
709 Seventh St.
Opp. Library
Oregon City
Scientific Selection of Foods
and Treatm ent of Stomach
C;.sorder8.
Hours: 9 to 4
Notary Public
Fire Insurance
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We Can Fix Anything /
We grind Lawn Mow­
ers, Scissors, Knives,
Saws, etc.
We solder Granitware,
Tins, Pots, Pans, Boilers
We repair Bicycles, Pho­
nographs, & Umbrellas
We make Keys and fit
them, and tune Pianos.
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Donald
Electric
H. D. EVANS,
Shop
Everything
Electrical-
W iring neatly done
Donald
Plans Free
S ave Your
Ideal for Summer Use,
at Home, or in Camp
-TIRES-
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Make Them Last
Tents, Camp Stoves Stools, etc.,
at low prices.
W e Vulcanize tires
J, R. LANDON & SON
2n d ® ^ tires
for sale. CANBY
Vulcanizing Shop
Complete Home Furnishers
Wood burn, Oregon
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A. L. PALMER, Proprietor
Photography
DANCE
A u ro ra B and Hall
SATURDAY NIGHT
JULY 23
Strict Management
Dancing a t 9:30
$1.00
That Pleases Particular
People, a t Prices Con­
sistant with high quality
RART’S STUDIO
II Main st.
OREGON CITY
Out of town work
done by appointment
Childrens’ Work Our
| Specialty
P. M. Hart , Prop.
The Old Reliable
Silverion Laundry
is still giving service
' twice a week. Tuesday
and Friday. Calls a t
house. Also cleaning &
pressing Suits & Over­
coats $1.50
Agt. Aurora Hotel
Rough Dry Laundry 9c a pound
Moonbeam Orchestra
of Woodburn
The Oregon & Wyoming Oil and Gas Co.
is now down about Sixteen Hundred feet, hav­
ing two of the best crews in the state of Wyom­
ing, and expect to reach the producing oil sands
This Month
Great fortunes have beenlm ade in oil invest­
ments in Wyoming. The officers of this company
will be glad to explain the proposition to you.
Seventh floor, Chamber of Corapcierce Bldg.
Portland, Oregon ~
Our Glasses Fit
your eyes
Our bills, your purse
HARTMAN BROS.
Jew elers & Opticians
SALEM.
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ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
Prompt Service
Let Us Know When
You NeedlUs
ROBERTSON
SIGN COMPANY
Oregon City
Molalla
Brevities
BY L. MAX HUME,
H O P CROP F U T U R E
U P T O T H E GROWERS
$840,000 T o Be Spent for Picking—
Rain Would H elp Crop; 3,000
New Acreage
L ÏIIIC THEATRE
MOLALLA
Saturday, Juiy 23
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T he future of the hop industry of j
Oregon is up to the grower. England is j
the only buyer of Pacific Coast hops and j
Sunday, July 24 and Monday July 25
w e d the hop industry of this section in j
1916. But so poor was the condition of j
the 1920 crop after picking that E n g -'
ish buyers are informing local hop men
A red blooded play full of big scenes
drat unless more care is taken with the
1921 crop, for which $840,000 will
•>e paid for picking the first three weeks
in September, there can possibly Be no
A number of young people, accom­
Editor’s Note: We are always glad
market.
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to print the news of this growing and panied by a few elders, enjoyed a swim*
A letter received from a British buyer progressive community, and M r. Hume and weenie roast by the Willamette
by Durbin and Cornoyer reads:- “ We are % one of our wide-awake correspond­ river at Butteviile Sunday evening.
more convinced that America’s1 hop crop ents, but he would be able to furnish
is grown solely for England, but we are more interesting news for our readers
A number of friends of the ball teams
dumbfounded that the picking' be done f any one hearing of things that will from Sherwood and West Butteviile and
so disgracefully.” Furthermore, part of make ne'yys would phone him, or other- Ladd H ill were here to see the game
the 1920 Oregon crop is still in the vise inform JiÎm of those things. There Sunday.
hands of these British buyers who can :re many people reading the Observer
Frankie Sibley of Grants Pass is
not get rid o f it because of- its bad tvery issue who are glad to know what
spending a few weeks at the home of
condition.
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; going on around Molalla, for many of
Rain Would H elp
them are either temporarily or perma- Robt. Lasey.
While crop estimates run between 50 ently absent from the locality, and you
Mrs. W- B. Milan has returned from
and 60 thousand bales the continued sun­ know, there’s nothing like hearing from
shine places it in a critical condition. ‘the Home town.” Many times this Portland, where she went for medical
The crop does not look as good as a has been the. means of inducing former treatment.
month'ago on account of cold nights and csidents to return. There are many
T he Ladd H ill Commercial Club sus­
the vines, but which have prevented lice. things that intake good news, and you
tained severe losses when their fine club
Rain would be beneficial for it would may be assured that our Molalla cor­
house on the hill across from Butteviile
help hops lower down on the vines to respondent will know how to “ frame
was burned about 4_ a. m. Sunday. T he
tick. W ith continued dry weather there It up.”
fire is supposed to have started from a
may be only a “ top crop.”
smouldering -cigar or cigarette. T he
More Acreage.
Molalla Electric Company’s electric line
O f the 12,000 it is estimated that
was somewhat damaged, as they fur­
there\is 3000 more acres of hops in the
nished the current to the club and the
■tare upon which five and six-year con­
wires were burned. T he club will prob­
tracts have been made by British con­
Mrs. H. D. EVANS
ably rebuild late in the. fall, but the
cerns than last year. These were planted
light insurance does not near cover the
--ecause of the encouragement received
loss of a fine piano and other furnish­
from Great Britain, who with all her
Black & Hallwig shipped a car of ings.
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fault finding, recognize the Oregon hop wood to Balfour & Guthrie at Portland
as the best in the world.
'ast week.
4000 Bales Unsold
MRS. VANDELUER PASSES AWAY
While 75 per cent o f the hop crop
M r. and Mrs. J. Stanford Moore and
with a total value of $3,400,000 is con­ children of Canby were guests at J. L.
T he community was'shocked to learn
tracted for, there will be no market for G ro ff’s home last week.
of the death of Mrs. Vandeluer Tuesday
the uncontracted portion until it is in
evening. Although well along in years,
bales and' the British buyers have re-:
Ed Rich and wife and Edwin Seifer
Mrs. Vandeluer was never sick or com­
-ceived samples of its condition.
motored up from Portland, visiting the
plaining and was one of those pleasant,
At present there is little movement I'amily of A. J. Rich.
charitable and agreeable elderly ladies
in hops. There are about 4000 bales on
Mrs. Alice Mays of Portland spent that everybody loved. On Friday of last
the market at the present with a price 10
to 12 cents a pound. About 20,000 i few days’ vacation last week with Mrs. week she caught a severe cold that de­
pickers will be needed to handle the E. D. Carver.
veloped in quick pneumonia.
crop.
Manamie Vandeluer was born March
Del Felter, musician in the navy at
Pearl Harless, who has been here Seattle, spent a few days’ vacation with 8, 1843, in Quebec, Canada, and died
during the ilness of his brother Clarence, his parents and friends here, going to July l9 , 1921, aged 78 years 4 months
left Monday fo r Nevada, since the bro­ San Francisco on the 20th, where he will md 12 days. T he funeral services await
ther has shown good signs or recovery. be located in the future.
he arrival of her son from Boston, T he
A few of the Bungalow Hotel guests
■ceased was married to John Scott Van­
M iss Bessie Echerd, a former grad­ last week were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred
deluer in 1874 at Quebec. They came
uate of Molala H igh School, and at Jacobs of Salem; P. R. Sawtell of M o­
present a nurse at Good Samaritan Hos­ lalla; E. G. Robinson of Prohl, and to Portland in 1889, then moved to
Butteviile, Oregon, in 1890, where M r.
pital of Portland, is at home on a three Frank J. M iller of Aurora.
weeks vacation visiting friends and her
Vandeluer died. Mrs. Vandeluer came
parents.
M rs. F. A. Mercer visited her mother to Aurora in 1911 and has made her
in Portland one day last week returning home with her daughter, Mrs. Diana
T he
Purdom-Tudcer Evangelical by way of Newberg.
Snyder, ever since. Remaining rela­
meetings are open to everyone at Colton
Tabernacle. Be sure to attend.
T he Ben Eppers family attended a tives to mourn her departure include
relinion at St. Louis, Ore., Sunday at the Mrs. Diana McDonell) a sister, of Port­
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of the '\om,e of Mrs. Eppers’ parents, M r. and land, and two daughters, Miss Diana
*^te of Michigan are here visiting the Mrs. Groshone. T here were 24 present. Snyder of Aurora and Mrs. Marian
Hume family. Mrs. Lewis and Mrs.
Mrs. Aufrance and Mrs. Quime were Grace Johnston of Yardley, Wash. A
H um e are sisters and it has been twenty-
‘Salem visitors in company with Peter son, M r. John Scott Vandeluer of Bos­
two years since they have seen each other.
Mathoit last week, Wednesday,
ton, Mass., and eight grandchildren.
T he sympathies of the whole com­
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis, Dr. and
L. L. Rice returned from Tillamook
munity
are extended the bereaved
Mrs. F. E. Hume and daughter motored last week and will remain here some
to Newberg Sunday fo r - a visit with time.
relatives.
relatives.
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PEACHES! ’
T he payment of the Dempsey-Car-
M iss1 Nora Mashburn of Grand pentier bet has been postponed.
' We will have a fine crop of peaches
Mound, Washington, is visiting her sis­
again this season. On account of short
ter, Mrs. John Yeager.
Sherwood and Donald baseball teams crop in the valley-w ould advise our
Harold Ridings, Ernest Pabfrey and crossed bats on the latter’s diamond patrons to order early.
Harold Jackson of this city have been Sunday afternoon; score, 10 to 5 in
Phone or write to Chas. Eilers,
I playing baseball with the Canby team favor of Donald.
Aurora, Oregon.
in a series at the Gladstone Chataqua.
PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN
E. J. Coover, wife and daughter of
Don’t forget the Sunday school hour
Silverton have been visiting friends and is 10 a. m. every Sunday. A large at­
relatives here this week.
tendance is desired next Sunday. Sefv-
ices are at 7:30 p. m.
ARTISANS H O LD INSTALLATION
Jos. H . Dawson, Melvin and Mrs.
M E E T IN G
Last Friday evening the local Artisan Evans motored to Dayton by way of
-lodge installed the following officers Newberg Sunday to spend the day with
for the ensuing term: Walter R. Taylor, Mrs. W. F. Abdill, returning by way
paymaster; Emory W orth, master Ar­ of Wheatland. T he Wheatland ferry
tisan; Mary Echerd, superintendent; lad said he had crossed with about 100
Rhoda Mackerall, inspector, and F. G. cars' from 2 a. m. to sundown. H e ex­
pected to work until 2 a. m. Monday
Dougherty, treasurer.
mprning. Most of the coast tourists
cross
the river there because of better
T he M ollalla city council held their
regular meeting last Tuesday, hut. noth­ roads.
T he F orbidden Valley”
“Half a Chance”
Donald Items
ing special was takhn up.
Melvin and Emma Evans were vis­
itors
in Silverton and H ult last Tuesday.
Russell Hume, Emory, Lyman and
Melvin Worth and Mrs. Worth motored
.The loganberries are almost harvested,
to Bel nap Springs last Saturday for a
but still of good quality.
couple o f weeks’ vacation,
Mrs. A. H . Smith received, a U. S.
M r. Robertson of Robertson Sign 50c gold piece made in 1858, about one-
Company o il Oregon City came out fourth the'size of a dime, from her son,
Tuesday withia crew and painted*a large Vm. C. Smith o f the U. S. infantry,
new sign fon the Molalla Garage. On stationed in Manilla.
j Wednesday '}Je painted fsigns for H unt-
ley-Draper Drug Company.
Friends of Mrs. J. S. Vandeleur Sr.,
regret to learn of her severe illness and
t Don’t m»s it, “ H alf a Chance” at earneètlyhope for immediate improve­
ment.
Lyric theatlr Sunday and Monday.
The City Yap breezes out to Visit
liis Country Cousin in the Summertime
and has the Time of his Life. Our
Small Town Stuff tickles him, while
his funny City Ways are Duck Soup
for us, for he’s as Green in Our Tmvn
as We are in I-Iis. City Life can’t be
So Difficult if he Gets By.