Aurora
Published E very Thursday
VOL.
AURORA, MARION COUNTY, OREGON. MARCH 13, 1924
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W ell Known Citizen of Barlow Woman's Club to Give St. Pat-!
rick’s Day Party
T akes Position at The Dalles
The Aurora Woman’s Club will give
Tbe Dalles Chronicle of March 4th
contains the following article concern a party m Odd Fellows Hall on the ev
ing a well known citizen of our neigh ening of St. Patrick’s Day, Monday,
March 17th.
boring city:
A program will be provided for the
Lou Smith, a dairy specialist of note
in Oregon, arrived here today to take entertainment and in addition those
up direction of the dairy bureau of the who wish will enjoy cards. There will
Dalles-Wasco County Chamber of be an admission charge of twenty-five
Commerce, as the first step in tbe ag cents and tbe program, which is a fine
ricultural program of this county, as one is well worth the price.
laid out in the plans of the 1924-25
budget.
Speeders Fined in Donald
Lou Smith is the son of C. L. “ Far
mer” Smith, agricultural expert of the
Three brave boys from Canby, whose
Union Pacific System, and was assist
ant to his father in that work for six names we know but do not care to di
years. His home at present is at Bar- vulge at this writing, driving home
low, Oregon, where he engages in from St. Paul in their sw ift flivver,
farming. While in Wasco county Mr. tried to negotiate the trip through
Smith’s headquarters will be at the Donald at the rate of about 50 miles
Chamber of Commerce exhibit build per hour. Justice C. J. Espy espied
ing, although he will work in coopera the trio and at once secured the mar
shal, who arrested the boys and brought
tion with the County Agent Daigh.
The purpose which brought Mr. them before his honor. Judge Espy
Smith to Wasco county is to build up imposed a fine of five dollars, which
the dairy industry in this section of the they paid, but not feeling satisfied,
state: While his work will be confined they endeavored to belittle the majesty
largely to districts adjacent to The o f tbe law, calling the city a two bit
Dalles, the field will include all of town, the marshal a four cent speed
Wasco county and it is the purpose of cop and the justice a three cent judge,
the dairy specialist to assist the county for which exhibition ot lese majeste
agent m selection of purebred dairy the judge declared them in contempt of
cattle, make surveys of the livestock court and collected an additional fee of
situation and advise the prospective two and one half dollars. After satis
dairyman as to his needs and require fying the demands of justice, the boys
ments toward building up the industry. departed sadder, but, Oh, very much
The establishment of the dairy bu wiser.
reau of the Chamber of Commerce fol
lows in line with the promises /made to
Fargo News
the people who subscribed the budget,
pledging their support to the organiza
tion for two years. The employment
Those who spent Sunday at the Will
of Mr. Smith was decided upon at the Bents home were Mr. and Mrs. O. L,
recent meeting of the agricultural and Fuqua, Mrs. C. Frei and Ernest Lang
horticultural committees, when the pro ley.
gram of work was explained by W. S,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bents returned
Nelson, manager of the chamber.
home after a few pays visit with their
Work in this direction is one of the
daughter, Mrs. J. Bowers at Sellwood
cherished dreams of the board of direc
and attended the funeral of J. P.
tors of the Dalles-Wasco County Cham
Clark.
ber of Commerce and is one of the
Chas. Rasmussen and family moved
programs toward which Mr. Nelson
has been working during the two years back to Fargo and are occupying H. L.
he has been employed by the chamber Bents’ place.
o f commerce. The local situation is i Mrs. Geo. F. Clark went to Sellwood
good for the dairy,, industry it is be-J to attend the funeral of J. P. Clark
lieved, and to just what extent it may ■ last Wednesday.
be taken up will be made knewn after
Mrs. Mary Gilbertson was a Portland
Mr. Smith has gone over the field and
visitor last week,
reported back to the organization.
Mrs. Brown spent a few days visit
ing her daughter. Mrs, Chas. Rasmus
Basket Social Enjoyed by People sen.
of Canby
Mrs. C M. Bents spent a few days
visiting in Portland.
The Canby Women’s Civic Club of
fered an entertainment last week in the ButteviUe Would Join
form of a basket social which proved
O akley Hill School District
to be very successful.
Will Heinz,
Aurora’s well known aactioneer, sold
off the Baskets to the highest bidders, • .Word has just been received that
som e baskets bringing as much as Butteville District in Marion County
has filed a petition to join Clackamas
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County Union High School District No.
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as plain as the way to market. It depends
chiefly on two words, Industry and Frugal
ity; that is, waste neither time nor money,
but make the best use of both. Without
industry and frugality, nothing will do,
and with them everything.
He that gets all he can honestly and
saves all he can handily is bound to pros
per.
Habits grow with age; start the Saving
Habit by establishing an account at your
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ITEMS OF STATE WIDE INTEREST
Major Luther Felker, United States
army, retired and now at Hill Military
academy, Portland, has been cited by
the war department for gallantry in
action against Spanish forces during
the attack on San Juan hill, Cuba,
July 1, 1898.
Little Eva Ricks, 2 years old, was
burned to death in a barn fire on the
L. N. Conley ranch, four miles from
Cove, and Lewis Martin Ricks, aged 4,
her brother, was seriously burned
about about the arms and neck. The
barn was destroyed.
The question of whether grades of
wheat as fixed by the federal au
thorities apply equitably to wheat con
ditions in Oregon will be considered
at a hearing held in Portland March
17. A similar hearing will be held at
Pendleton March 18.
The Baker county chamber of com
merce, after hearing a report of a
special committee at its weekly meet
ing, went on record as favoring | a
$1000 “prohibitive license” to be set
by city commissioners against private,
tourist camp grounds.
Polk county’s jail is again crowded
beyond its normal capacity.
3 There are only 2400 bales of last
year’s hop crop left unsold in Oregon.
Revenues of the port of Astoria from
February 1 to March 1 totaled ap
proximately $46,000.
Cove citizens are proposing to start
a campaign to float an $8000 bond is
sue to build a community hall.
Girl reserves from all sections of
Oregon gathered at Salem to attend
the annual convention of the organisa
tion.
The North Powder Commercial club
is the name given to the civic organi
zation which was formed in that city
last week.
The University of Washington won
over the University of Oregon in a de
bate at Eugene on the Harding world
court plan.
/, The port of Astoria will expend from
915,000 to $ 20,000 during the coming
summer for repairs to its property and
for new equipment.
I Uniforms have been ordered and
j'within a few days the members of the
Oregon City police force will appear
res/iilation juinarpl
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season 3000 car-
[oa<Jg or Jn excegg of 4 0Q0 000 bushelg
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wheat hay0 been handled at the
port Qf -Astoria- terminais.
With the arrest at Portland of C. B.
Testerman and Mrs. Harriett Hoi:
brook, alias Mrs. Testerman, federal
authorities announced the. appreheq-
sion of the entire gang of alleged.
bandits who robbed box cars of goods
totaling $15,000 during the past sev-
eral months.
I After 50 years of constant service,
J. L. Clough, 79, one of the best
i*the historic Episcopal church of La
known characters of Douglas county,
/Grande is to be razed to make room
died at his home in Canyonville. Mr. for a modern church edifice.
Clough was one of the stage drivers
An organization to further the re-
who braved danger and hardships on
fcall
of L. N. Roney and Emmett Sharp,
the Oregon-California trail in the days
before the railroad. He went through Lane county commissioners, was per
many thrilling experiences in the fected at a meeting in Eugene.
Negotiations for the transfer of ap
rough life of that day.
The special city election at «Sil- proximately 260 acres of land near
verton February 25 has been declar Rowena loops on the Columbia high
ed illegal and the measures carried way to the state for park purposes,
have been set aside. Recorder Serv are nearing completion.
A total of 1780 non-resident auto
ice was said to have overlooked the
necessity of sending out 'pamphlet's- mobiles were registered in Oregon
containing the measures to be voted'* during the period January 1 to Febru
upon to all of the voters before the ary 29, 1924, according to a report
prepared by the secretary of state.
election, as required by state law.
The republican state central com-
Fourteen boys of Westport ware
summoned to appear befor6*t'bS"3tiVeu- miWwje will meet within a month to
ile court at Astoria to answer charges elect a state chairman. Walter L.
of larceny. The lads, whose leader is Tooze Jr., the present chairman, will
but 15 years of age, have been break not be a candidate for re-election.
ing into box cars, taking candy as well
The question of purchasing addi
as hams, other eatables and soda tional fire-fighting equipment entail
water from them and the local stores ing a cost estimated at $16,000 will be
for use during their excursions into submitted to the voters of Salem at
the woods.
a special election to be held May 16.
Oregon pensions have been granted
One hundred thirty-three common
as follows:
Millard L. Opdycke, laborers went on strike at the Coos
Grants Pass, $18; Harvey L. Mc Bay Lumber company mills at Marsh
Allister, Lexington, $12; Amos D. field, after asking for a replacement
Wooden, Portland, $12; Mary Alice of the former minimum wage of $4
Jackson, Portland, $20; Sarah J. Mil a day.
ler, Corvallis, $30; William M. Wise,
About 75 engineers from Oregon and
Portland, $12; minor of William H. a few from Washington and Idaho at
Robinson, Clackamas, . $20; Clemson tended the third annual convention
Underwood, Portland, $18; Zacharias of the Oregon chapter of the Ameri
Zimmerman, Falls City, $18.
can Association of Engineers, held in
The question of the validity of the Portland.
state law which provides that licenses
At a meeting of the congregation of
for fishing in the Columbia river shall the First Presbyterian church at
be issued only to citizens of the United Salem it was decided to, proceed with
States will be tested in the courts, it out delay with the construction of a
is reported at Astoria. Attorneys have new church to cost approximately
been employed to bring court action, $125,000.
but what the nature of the suit will
A Union county economic confer
be has not been announced. It is un
ence was held at Union for a survey
derstood, however, that the constitu
of agricultural conditions. Several
tionality of the act will be attacked
hundred farmers representing every
on the ground that it is class legisla-
section of the county attended the
ion.
conference.
A wagon drawn by the same power
Representatives of the Silverton
that moved pioneers westward across
post of the American Legion appeared
the continent in early days, slow, but'
at a meeting of the city council with
reliable oxen, was in Bend last week
request for an ordinance providing for
on the final lap of a 3000 mile trip
a $10,000 bond issue to build an
from Connecticut to Oregon. The
armory at Silverton.
oxen were driven by J. C. Berrang,
Ole Nelson, former sheriff of Clat
who is accompanied on his slow trek
across the United States by his wife. sop county, who was recalled from of
Berrang said he had headed the oxen fice some time ago after being charg
toward the western prairies and moun ed with drunkenness, was acquitted of
tains on December 1, 1920. The trip the charge in circuit court at Astoria.
of the Berrangs will end at Medford, Nelson had appealed the case.
Steps will be taken to force the im
where the Berrangs intend to make,
mediate razing of all temporary busi
their home.
The San Francisco chamber of com ness structures erected in Astoria im
merce has petitioned to intervene in mediately following the big fire, whose
support of a movement initiated by the owners have not complied with the
public service commission of Oregon city ordinances before March 18.
to obtain construction of a railroad
Spring farm work is starting earlier
line intended to lessen the distance in central Oregon this year than ever
between eastern Oregon points and San before. With practically no winter,
Francisco by 400. miles. The petition spring arrived more than a month
was forwarded to the interstate com earlier, and plowing and harrowing is
merce commission. The action will general in the agricultural districts.
be heard at Portland March 26. The
Experiments conducted near Herm-
railroad line is requested from Crane, iston in the west end of Umatilla coun
westward to a connection at Odell ty for converting alfalfa hay into mut
with the Natron cut-off of the South ton by feeding lambs has resulted in
ern Pacific.
an excellent price for the hay, ac
cording to Fred Bennion, county agent.
Aurora is a good town to live in
Does he advertise ?
and there is room for you.
NO. 11
Unknown Man Commits Suicide Citizen Submits Argument on High
at Canby
School Question
An aged man, presumably about 70
years of age, committed suicide by
throwing himself in front of a South
ern Pacific train at Canby last Friday.
The engineer and fireman were the
only witnesses to the suicide.
There were no marks of identifica
tion. but it is believed that the man
had been seen often on the streets of
Oregon City. No inquest was held.
The man had a gray mustache, and
was of medium build. He wore dark
striped trousers, no vest, and his coat
was khaki colored.
The body was taken to Holman mor
tuary in Oregon City.
Adams Gets Results
E. J. Adams, secretary to R. N.
Stanfield, has been successful in secu ^
ing a recognition of Oregon by the Re
publican party. Mr. Adams is a can
didate for delegate from the first con
gressional district in Oregon to the
Republican party convention at Cleve
land this year. His acquaintance with
the leaders of his party and his repu
tation as a Senator's secretary who
has an unusual knowledge and ability
to get things accomplished in spite of
the official red tape alone entitle him
to foremost consideration as a candi
date from his district.
The story of his almost single-handed
effort to secure larger appropriations
for roads in Oregon dates back to be
fore the 1920 Chicago Republican con
vention to which Mr, Adams was sent
as an Oregon Delegate.
Mr. Adams
had conceived the idea that the party
platform should contain a plank recog
nizing the need for additional federal
support of road building in states
where a large per cent of public land is
non-taxable. He succeeded in having
written into the platform such a declar
ation of Republican belief. When he
went to W ashington as Senator Stan
field’s socretary he was largely instru
mental in securing, through an effec
tive campaigu both in the senate,
house and conference committee, an
appropriation from the 67th Congress
which resulted in Oregon getting $3,-
000,000 as its share of forest road a s
sistance.
This increased appropria
tion came about through the recogni
tion by Congress of a new factor in al
locating government assistance, name
ly, amount of tax withheld from the
states through the non-deeded status
of public lands. This factor was recog
nized through the insistence of Mr.
Adams. His success in obtatning its
recognition by the Republican party
organization, by the senate and the
house, and its final approval through
conference, was little less than a per
sonal triumph for Mr. Adams.—Oregon
Voter, March 1, 1924.
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To the Editor:—
I notice in your last week’s paper
quite a long article relative to tbe pro
posed Union High School.
I m yself
would be very glad if this matter were
settled—the best site selected for the
building and one that will 'be the most
convenient for all the people interested.
Canby is distant from Woodburn 12
miles, Aurora is distant from Wood-
burn 8 miles. If a Union High School
is to be built to serve Canby, Barlow,
Aurora. Hubbard, the White School
and other outlying districts the one
logical point is Aurora, this for various
reasons which I will name: Aurora
site for such Union School is within
one block from the Pacific Highway, it
has ground already purchased and
water in abundance, pipes connected
with the site mentioned, electric lights,
a fine 3-acre park adjoining the grounds
%tad $25,000.00 to apply toward tl)p
buildings, etc.
What use is it, therefore, to talk of
buying property for a Union High
School, pay $200.00 per acre and build
half way between towns to a point
where the roads are not paved, no con
veniences such as Aurora can offer, no
electric lights, water, etc.
Sure all
these accommodations can be establish
ed but this would add a large amount
to the cost of building and in my mind
snch an undertaking is not at all nec
essary.
I believe if the various districts in
terested would put petty jealousy
aside, just look into the matter in a
real neighborly way, unbiased as to lo
cation, I feel that the great majority
of the taxpayers would ¿select Aurora
—for Aurora" is the ONE (logical place
for all concerned.
Geo. Miller.
O regon Pioneer Passes
Louisa Jane Ogle, old resident ot
this district, died Tuesday morniag,
March 11, at the home of her son in
Portland and was buried from the
Miller Undertaking Parlors March 12,
interment at Canby Cemetery, She
was born at Silverton. Oregon, August
21, 1848. She was the daughter of
Mary and John Warnock,qId pjpneers
of this seation. She is survived by her
husband, Ed Ogle, two sons, James
and John, a grandson, Guy Ogle, all of
Portland, and one brother, J, C. War-
nock, of Silverton.
Junior Class Play at Woodburn
Union High Sceool to be Given
Soon
The Junior Class Play, “The Impor
tance of Being Earnest,” will be given
on Thursday and Friday evenings,
March 13 and 14, at the High School.
There will probably be quite an attend
ance from Aurora.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickens were the
guests of Mrs. Nordhausen Sunday.
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