Th?Aurora Observer
Entered as second class matter March
28, 1911, at the postoffice at Aurora,
Oregon, under the A ct o f March 3,1879.
Geo. E. Knapp. Editor and Publisher
E D IT O R IA L
Opinions of the
Observer.
The Oregon Statesman credits the
Salem District with having the finest
Jersey cow in the world, the best cow
o f any breed, and time, on this earth,
more high record bovines than any
other place, and argues that the high
standard in dairying is reached not
alone because o f the skill and patient
care o f the dairyman, but in no small
measure to the climate and soil con
ditions o f the district.
The Aurora district and the Salem
district are practically one, so fa r as
climate and soil conditions are con
cerned. There is no reason that Au
rora should not emulate her sister
town in building up and encouraging
this great industry. There is no other
farming industry that will pay better;
no other product bring so sure a re
turn ; no other application o f soil val
ues in this locality realizes a steadier
income, good times and hard times,
month in and month out; and no other
use o f the soil return so much to the
soil or offer so many chances fo r by
products.
Salem is boosting fo r cattle, Hub
bard fo r poultry. W hy not Aurora
fo r both ?
Professor R. Justin Miller, o f the
University o f Oregon Law Faculty
appears to be “ all worked u p ” over
the calamity which • threatens us by
reason o f the women claiming-exemp
tion from jury service under the laws
o f the state. Supposing they do, wc
got along very nicely without their
services in this special capacity before
they had the franchise, and we be
lieve they are entitled to that much
advantage over the men anyway. Now,
. i f Prof. Miller should get somewhat
nervous over the tendency o f modern
womanhood to forsake the kitchen for
environments furnishing great social
privileges and a higher degree o f pre
paredness fo r the fashion show, we
might sympathise with him. W e have
always agreed with Owen Meridith
who wrote:
“ We may live without poetry, music
or art;
W e may live without conscience, and
live without heart;
W e may live without friends; we may
live without books;
But civilized man can not live without
cooks.
FILLING THE
STOCKING “ h
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For little children everywhere
A Joyous season still we make;
W e bring our precious gifts to them,
Even fo r thé dear child Jesus’ sake.
—Phoebe Cary.
Y X 7H E R E there are children the
* * Christmas stocking should never
be forgotten. Nothing can take the
place of it, for nothing else arouses
quite so much speculation and pleas
urable anticipation as what Santa
Claus will put into that -homely ar
ticle.
The general distribution of gifts
may well take place after breakfast
Is out of the way; btft no child can
be expected to wait very long for the
"feel” of something Old Santa has left.
If all his gifts are given immediately
on waking, excitement will run high,
and dressing and breakfast will be
gone through with great difficulty.
Also, a considerable quantity of candy
and nuts will have vanished before
the morning meal Is served, and with
them will have disappeared all signs
Of an appetite;
As a means o f avoiding these condi
tions the Christmas stocking serves a
good purpose. Carefully filled, it will
satisfy the child’s longing for “ Christ
mas the first thing in the morning,”
wlfL give him a taste of Christmas
goodies without destroying his appe
tite fo r breakfast, and will leave suffi
cient expectancy concerning the other
things coming so that he will readily
feubmit to being properly bathed and
dressed.
An orange for the toe of the stock
ing, some especially-desired toy which
will prove of untold interest, some ar
ticle of dress in which he can “parade
around,” a handful o f pop-corn, a
Small box of animal crackers and a
stick or cane Of pure sugar candy
Should make a stocking sufficiently
bulging to please any child. All the
food it contains can be consumed
•without continual warnings of “Don’t
eat too much now,” or “ Better save
thè rest until breakfast.”
The toy
’and the one other gift will hold the
child’s interest until every one is as
sembled for the big distribution, which
need not be hurried.—Margaret Bart
lett in Farm Journal.
C A S T O R IA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over3 0 Years
A lw ays bears
Signature o f
I n H uest ;
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O n S kis
4 ,/ElEannr
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Copyright, 1922, Western Newspaper Union.
The fairies began to laugh.
“ Now, you’re laughing, too.”
“ Why, this is Santa Claus’ castle
you’re in,” answered the fairies.
Ralph let o u t . a yell of delight,
throwing Lis cap into the air. “Well,
what’s all this noise?” demanded a
large, rather rotund, jolly-faced man
who entered the hall.
“ You’re the one I came all the way
to see. I wonder if you would be too
busy to take me through your work
shops?”
“ No, o f course I’m not. Come right
along.
“You see, I have my castle divided
into two parts. One side, where they
make toys for girls, and the.other side
entirely devoted to boys. I suppose
that’s where you want to go?”
“ Sure!” came the reply.
“ In this room"—he opened the door
—“I am perfecting an airplane that "a
boy about your age can run and man
age easily.”
Ralph was all eyes. He couldn’t say
enough.
“ Get in and try it.”
“ Now, in the next room,” he con
tinued, “ I am perfecting a motor
that will take you up the hill after
your coast down.”
After they had made a tour of all
the rooms, Ralph said he ought to be
going.
“ Well, I want you to see something
else out in the garage that helps me to
get around better. You see, I have my
car all fixed up,” said Santa. “ I put
chains on my back wheels, and then,
taking off the front tires, I rivet, these
runners onto the rims.”
“ Those wheels fit in the curves of
the runners, don’t they?”
“ Yes, I made them to fit that way.
“ Jump in, Ralph, and I’ll show you
how my runners work. Incidentally,
I’ll take you through my tunnel,, so
you won’t have to pass that horrid
creature’s house that you were telling
me about.”
“ That was fine!” exclaimed Ralph,
when Santa stopped, his eyes shining.
“ I’m so glad I had this adventure. I’ll
get home fine, from here. So long,
Santa!”
HEBE were three things that
Ralph thoroughly enjoyed— j
the West, skiing and ad-1
venture. He and three other j
fellows about his age, rang- j
ing from nine to twelve had
been skiing all morning.
The
whole
surrounding
country was mountainous
and the boys had no trouble finding
places to ski.
“ Well, fellows,” said Ralph, poised
for action at the top of the hill, “ I’m
off. Here begins my great quest for
Santa Claus” and he made a low bow,
scraping the snow with his cap. “ So
long,” and he was gone.
“ Good luck,” called the fellows.
, He seemed to go on and on at a re
markable speed after he reached the i
bottom. The boys stood and watched j
him skim over the snow out o f sight.
Ralph went on for t.wo or three miles I
this way. Then he came to a wooded
strip. His ruddy cheeks glowed with
delight, as he thought of the adven-1
tures he might have here.
The farther into the forest he got,
the darker it grew, until finally Ralph
couldn’t see his
hand before hie !
face. There wasI
only one thing he
knewf of to do—
feel his way out.
That was a slow
p ro ce ss , but
Ralph t h ou g h t j
any way out of
this dark hole
would suit him.
In his search for
December Tw enty-Fifth.
a way out, he
Observation of December 25 as the
found a p l a c e
where the snow date of the birth of Christ was adopt
seemed to go al ed under Pope Liberius in 353 or 354,
but the early church observed the fes
Had a Bull’s Head most--straight up. tival with little uniformity.
It occurred to
and Horns.
him that t h i s
might be the side of a mountain, and
if he could get up high enough he
SOM E S P E N D E R
would come to daylight.
Can
I
spend
He slid down several times, got
Christm as
even
badly scratched on branches, but that
didn’t bother him in the least. He was
in g with you ?
determined- to get out of the forest.
I ’ d rather you
The mountain proved to be quite high
do you r spending
and after an hour or so of climbing
b efore Christmas.
Ralph sat down to rest in the snow.
As he rested, he took a good look at
what was before him. What was that »uiiuiniiiiiiHiiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiniim iiuiiin
up on the top? Why, it looked like a
hut, sure enough—a place where he
could rest, get something to eat and
get warm.
Ralph didn’t rest long, he wanted to
get to the hut. It was a queer little | S By ELEANOR E. KING S =
place, he found upon reaching it. It
m m iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim m iiiiiiiiiiiiiirc
looked as though a puff of wind would iUH ((g),
1922, Western Newspaper Union.)
be enough to blow it over.
Ralph knocked at the door very n p WO young girls were standing in
front of one of the counters in
gently for fear of knocking the house
down. The door opened, but Ralph a large department store. They were
started back with surprise, for the well dr^s^ed and gave the appearance
object before him had a bull’s head ; of coming from wealthy, refined homes.
“ There is no use talking. Christmas
and horns, and a man’s body, cloven
is just a bore to me. I know before
hoofs and a long tail.
“ Well, my boy,” said the creature, j I open a present that everything I
"what are you here for? Did y o u j have mentioned as wanting, is here
come to help me? I usually have before me.”
“Yes, I know,” returned her friend.”
some boys come about Christmas
time.”
Ralph gave a shudder. So j You never do have much anxiety over
this was his beloved Santa Claus, who ) what you are going to get for Christ
looked and talked like thls7 Why mas—or any time,” she added.
A rather trim looking woman who
hadn’t someone told him?
had
been standing near them, waiting
“ Who are you?” stammered Ralph,'
for change, now stepped up.
getting up his courage. “ Are you Santa j
“ Pardon me, but . i couldn’t help
Claus?”
hearing part of your conversation.”
The creature burst out laughing. It i She handed the girls her card. “I
sounded like thunder. He held his j think I am the possessor of the keys
sides and rocked
to your happiness—at Christmas time
with laughter,
—and I just had to- tell you.”
R a l p h didn’t
“ My name Is Betty Wentworth, and
know what to do
this is my friend Janis Hamilton,
now—was he go
Miss Harper. I have heard lots about
ing to laugh him
your work here in the city. I would
self to death?
be only too glad to try the key you
Well he rather
speak of and see if it would fit.”
hoped he would.
“ Good. Come to my office at ten
Then the crea
tomorrow, and I will tell you more
ture finally com
about it.”
posed himself to
Betty went. She spent a pleasant
say, “ No! but I
hour or so talking with Miss Harper.
follow up Santa
She thought her suggestions splendid
with my helpers.
and left fifty dollars to cover the ex
We break up the
penses involved.
toys for the chil
Instead of sleeping until noon Christ
dren that they
mas morning as she usually did, Betty
R
e
a
c
h
e
s
Santa
get for Christ;
was up and dressed at eight o’clock.
Claus’ Castle.
mas. You stay
She called for the . machine and drove
here tonight, with
to Miss Harper’s office.
me and then go along with us. It’s
The room was piled high with
great sport breaking up toys.”
baskets containing fruit, canned goods,
“ No, I can’t stay,” said Ralph, back candy and toys. Necessaries which
ing away. “ I am in quest of Santa Miss Harper knew only too well, her
Claus.”
poor people needed.
The beast doubled up with laughter j They piled them in the machine.
again. Ralph thought this an oppor-1 Then under Miss Harper’s guidance,
tune time to make his getaway, so he : they were left at the homes of the
put on his skis and and started down j most needy in her district
the mountain. Dangerous? Anything
Betty had the time of her life.i She
was better than staying with that j couldn’t believe that a little basket
full of food and toys could create
beast.
The recipients couldn't
Ralph seemed to be coming to a such joy.
When they re
wall. He jumped, landed squarely and thank her enough.
skimmed along the snow for a mile or turned to the office, Betty said: “My,
more.
Looking up (he hadn’t had : Miss Harper, your key surely fit. I
time to do this before), he beheld in have never had such a wonderful
front of him a great castle, covered Christmas. If people wouldn’t think
I was ungrateful, I would go right
with turrets and towers.
“Now, what have I gotten into?” home, take all my presents and give
said Ralph, aloud. He knocked at the them away, too.”
door and was admitted by two queer
T o Clean W all Paper.
looking fairies.
Stale bread, moistened' and then
“ Who are you, and who lives here?”
queried Ralph. “ Do you go around heated, can’t be beat for cleaning
soiled wall paper.
breaking up toys, too?”
IA CHRISTMAS I
1 SUGGESTION I
Children Cry for Fletcher’s
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over thirty years, has borne the signature of
on the wrapper all these years
si-
j u s t to p r o t e c t th e c o m in g
'UsCcJLvZt generations. Do not be deceived.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Jusi-as-good” are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger' the health of
Infants and Children— Experience against Experiment.
Never a t te m p t't o relieve, your baby with a
remedy that you would use for yourself.
What is C A S TO R IA
C a s t o r i a is a harmless substitute for Castor Gil, Paregoric»
Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains
neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its
age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has
been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency,
Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising
therefrom, and b y regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids
the assimilation of F ood ; giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Comfort— The Mother’s Friend.
C A S TO R IA
3ENU1NE
Provided the governor-elect and the
legislature guarantee their action will
be, legalized, the state highway com
mission will take up on December 29
the building of the Columbia highway
through the burned area of Astoria.
This and the approach to the city will
amount to about $250,000.
There were 67 fires in the Crater
national forest during the last season
according to the report of Hugh B.
Rankin, supervisor of that forest. The
cost to the forest service of suppress
ing these fires was $7046.18, and the
damage to timber inside of the na
tional forest was $1057.31.
George William of Haines was found
guilty at Baker of manslaughter by a
jury in circuit court which heard evi
dence bearing on the first-degree mur
der charge of the prisoner growing out
of his confessed slaying last summer
of Tom Paine, a recluse living in a
small cabin in the hills west of Haines.
Necessity of increased facilities for
handling the rolling stock of the
Southern Pacific company at its
Brooklyn shops in Portland has re
sulted in active construction work be
ing started on three new buildings,
which will cost approximately $50,000,
according to officials of the company.
J resolutions requesting the state
-legislature to do nothing to disturb
.^erkings of the present state com
pensation law were adopted at a con
vention of the Loyal Legion of Loggers
and Lumbermen at Springfield. The
meeting took up several problems of
legislation and also the matter of an
advance In wages.
A warning was issued to all dance
hall managers in Douglas county that
in the future the presence of an intox-
ioated person at any dance held within
the county will mean the immediate
forfeiting of the license issued to the
dance manager unless a warrant is
secured for the arrest of the person
disturbing the dance.
'A poison campaign against the jack
rabbits of the high desert in Deschutes
county will be started within the next
few days under the direction of an
expert sent out by the United States
biological survey in order that the
stores of hay saved for winter feeding
of cattle may not be devoured by the
voracious rodent hordes.
It was reported at Salem that the
Eastern & Western Lumber company,
of Portland has purchased approxi
mately 1,000,000,000 feet of timber in
the Cascade range in Marion and
Clackamas counties from the Foster
Timber company of Milwaukee, Wis.
The tract lies north o f the Silver Falls
Timber company holdings.
The state labor department sent a
representative to Astoria to investi
gate the labor situation there. Reports
reaching C. H. Gram, labor commis
sioner, indicated that a large number
of men were headed for the lower Co
lumbia river city, while others who
were employed there before the fire
are leaving for other cities.
Aotion in the lower house of con
gress for relief of Astoria fire suffer
ers will follow upon a telegraphic re
port of the conditions requested by
Secretary of War Weeks, it was decid
ed after a conference between Repre-
entative Hawley of Oregon, Majority
Leader Mondell and-Chairman Madden
of the house appropriations committee.
The Association of District Attor
neys of Oregon, in annual session at
Eugene, went on record as favoring
the repeal of the present woman jury
law on account of its cumbersome pro
cedure and impossibility of procuring
a jury in many statutory cases wherein
the law requires that half of the jury
shall be women and also favoring a
law compelling women to serve.
The historic, mill race extending
past the campus of the University of
Oregon at Eugene will be straighten
ed at a point opposite Villard hall to
make more room for a sidewalk on
Franklin boulevard. The city coun
cil has authorized the expenditure of
$2000 in the work.
ALW AYS
In Use For Over 3 0 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
THE
CENTAUR
COMPANY,
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YORK
CITY.
C. D. EBY
PAUL C. FISCHER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Oregoii City, Oregon
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC
The local depot closes on week days
at 4:20 p. m.
Holidays, and Sundays
at 10:30 a. m.
NORTH BOUND
No. 16 (on flag)____ _ . 7 : 4 9 a. m.
No. 28 (Stop)._____ ____ 10:15 a. m.
No. 18. (Stop)'.______ --'._.'..2;49 p. m,
No. 24 (S top )----------- . -------- 8:1$ p. m.
SOUTH BOUND
.
NO, 25 (StdpT---__ _________3:0?rvr. m.
No. 17 ( f e t o p 2:41 p. m.
No. 27'(on fla g ).____ _____..6:10 p. in.
AUCTIONEER
LIVE STOCK SALES
FARM SALES
OUR SPECIALTY
Terms Reasonable
WM. HEINZ
HENRY G. KREIS
Real Estate—Investments -
Loans
Office Phone 4814
Res. Phone 1113
A u r o r a , O regon
Canby Phone 13-16 (Mail—Aurora, Route I)
“■'5V2 r~sr
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
Mortgage Loan Co.
We have funds to supply your needs for
new buildings, land clearing, or new and ad
ditional equipment.
Or perhaps you have a
mortgage maturing in the near future.
We loan on first mortgage security ex
clusively and will be glad to consider your
application.
We loan for three or five years at cur
rent rates.
Office at Aurora State Bank
PLAN A H E A D —
To attend the Poultry Show
and Institute at Hubbard on
Friday and Saturday, January
12th and 13th.
C O P E L A N D ’S
HUBBARD, OREGON