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f~LsOL^) Observer Aurora AURORA Published Every Thursday VOL. $1.50 a Y e a r 1924 AURORA, MARION COUNTY, OREGON. AUGUST XIII. Reaches High Point Mounting to over a quarter million dollars, the state tax on gasoline and distillate collected on sales made dur ing June 1924, exceeded the revenue received from this source for any single month since the law has been in opera tion. This is shown by a statement just compiled by Secretary of State Sam A. Koser. June taxes amounted to $263,691.04. The sales of gasoline represented an in crease o f approximately 28 per cent over tl*»ose reported for June, 1923. To date the motor vehicle fuels tax measures have brought to. the state treasury $6;225,681.75. Of the amount collected under the law o f 1921, there has been returned up to July 31, 1924, the sum of $171,010.93 to operators of farm tractors, motor boats, commercial cleaning establishments, etc., pursuant to that provision authorizing refunds of taxes on such motor vehicles fuels as are used for purposes other than in the operation o f motor vehicles upon the public highways. Motor vehicle fuels taxes are credited to the state highway fund, becoming available for expenditure in the con struction and maintenance o f state highways. Folly-ites to Meet August 15 Call has besn made by the LaFollette state campaign committee for a state meeting of the LaFollette forces to be held on Friday evening. August 16. The meeting will be held in the audi torium o f the Portland Labor Tempie, Fourth and Jefferson streets. At that time county chairmen and as many other LaFollette supporters throughout the state as may be able to attend, will gather to formally launch the campaign. It is the aim of the La Follette forces to assume an aggressive attitude in placing the issues before the voters. Ihis is in conformity with the policies o f the national committee. Aurora Lutheran Church Sunday School at 10 a. m. German service at 10:15. English service at 11:15, Choir practice in the evening at 8 o ’clock. Remember the All-Lutheran Chau tauqua at Gladstone. Park, August 21- 28. Obtain your tickets from me. H. Stahl, aged 72 years, and for a long time resident o f Hubbard, barely escaped death last Saturday evening at about six o ’ clock, when returning from Portland. He started to cross the track without looking and was overtaken by a fast freight train o f the Southern Pacific. As it happened, he was bare ly brushed * by the locomotive aiid knocked down. He was slightly bruised by striking a stone but otherwise is apparently all right again. Outing in Oregon COMPARISON OF UNO VALUES WITH NUMBER OF FARMER BANKRUPTS P R IC E PER U N O V A LU E S .D E C R E A S E A S FARMER B AN KRU PTCY PROCEEDINGS INCREASE NUMBER OF 1912 1913 1914 1916 1915 1917 1918 I9|9 1920 1921 1922 ACRE IS O . 1923 PROCEEDINGS M FEDERAL COURTS 6 .0 0 0 V 65. L 5 .5 0 0 •0 . ! i ____ 5 .0 0 0 75. V ..I 4 ,5 0 0 Molalia Citizen Injured in Auto Accident George Brocknart, residing west of Molalia, suffered severe injuries last week in an automobile accident near Gervais, when he was struck by an on coming automobile. The latter driver had failed to see Mr. Brockhart’ s sig nal that Jhe was going to turn off the pavement. He was taken to the Hub bard hospiial for treatment and later sent to his home. Mr. Brockhart was one o f the heavy losers in the Dimick defalcation. It was through a dis crepancy noticed in a mortgage which he held that led to the disclosure o f the condition o f Dimick’s affairs.—Banner- Courier. 70. 4 .0 0 0 65. 3300 60. 3 .0 0 0 V 55. ( S fi 50. & A 40. SS 35. 1 f / % 45. tí 2300 j pW * / ' / \ ‘X 2 .0 0 0 / V , y m AR8-H<3 SBUCN VMU6U LTURAL FOUND AT»ON Mr. and Mrs. E. Netter. of Aurora, wish to announce the marriage o f their daughter. Miss Lottie H. Netter, to Mr. William M. Fromme, o f Port land, on August 10, 1924, at a family wedding held at the home o f the bride’s parents. A fter returning from their honey moon at Rockaway Beach, they will reside in Portland, where Mr. Fromme is manager of his father’s hotel. Timber Land fo / Sale V H. E. Browne, pioneer newspaper man o f Oregon, who for more than fifteen years was identified.with the publication o f Silverton papers, and more recently editor o f the -Benton County Courier at Corvallis, Oregon, has been employed as managing editor of the Canby Herald, and will move his family from Corvallis to Canby as soon as a suitable house can be obtained. Mr. Browne has had more than thirty years’ experience in the news paper business, his favorite vocation, selected after finishing his education in Wisconsin, and twenty-four years of that time has been spent in the Will amette Valley. He is thoroughly fa miliar with every department o f the newspaper office and ' comes to Canby fully determined to give his entire at tention and energy to the upbuilding of local interests, and hopes, with the co operation o f other industries, to be able to make the Herald rank among the best papers of Clackamas county, and the state of Oregon.—Canby Herald. 1 .0 0 0 500 When farmers are making money on their crops the value of plow land runs high and bankruptcies are few. Reverse the situation and the bankruptcy line takes a straight upward turn. That’s what Is happening now. Farmer bankruptcies are on the increase, land values are sliding down the scale due to the slump of agricultural prices since the war. What does the future hold for farm land owners? Is this the time to buy or sell? The Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation, after completing a survey of land values covering a period of sixty years, predicts that high land values are coming back and that within a decade farmland prices will again be on the climb. From the days of the Civil war to around 1900 farm land values showed lit tle change. Land was considered a safe investment. Beginning In 1900 values began to rise; by 1910 the acre price had doubled. Still land continued to rise chiefly because of the advance In the prices of farm products. The war brought higher prices for farm products, crop values Increased. The result was a land boom. By 1920 the average price of land per acre was $90, $30 higher than In 1917 at the opening of the war. Farm bankruptcies dropped from 2,000 In 1917 to 1,000 in 1919. During the prosperity period of the war many farms were bought Dtir ing the land boom it is estimated that 10 per cent of the country’s farms changed hands. Following the war the collapse in prices of grains and live stock sent land values tumbling for the first time in twenty-five years. Average plow land decreased In value from an'average of $90 per acre.in 1920 to $85 in 1923. Crop values per acre fell from $36 in 1919 to $15 In 1^21. During the past two years there has been a gradual Increase, the averagb for 1922 being $20 and last year the average rising to $22.- Farmer bankruptcy proceedings In the federal courts jumped from 1,000 in 1920, to 6,000 in 1923. More than 8% per cent of the land owners in 15 corn and. wheat producing states in the upper Mississippi valley lost their Tarms. -'“c ™ “ '- In twenty-five years the United States should be producing on a domestic basis in practically everything, unless production makes material Increases. People are moving from the land. Then the farm-to-city movement will reverse itself. Laud values will increase with the price levels. Bankruptcies will de crease with the rise in land values. The present tendency in prices Is down. They may continue down for a decade. During this time land prices may sag considerably. But with a return of production prices of farm land will go up* Personal Notes of Interest Gathered Here and There Timber land on which stands 107,- 630.000 feet ox Douglas fir, spruce, hemlock, and cedar, with an appraised value of $140,025, will be offered for sale at the United States Band Office, 607 Post Office Building, Portland. Ore gon, at 10 o ’ clock a. m. on August 18, 1924. The land consists of 2,500 acres and is yalued at $3,247.60. The tract is lo cated in the Siletz Reservation, Lincoln county, Oregon, and is situated in the following townships: T. 9 S., R. 9 W .; T. 9 S „ R. 11 W .; T. 8 S „ R. 10 W. The total valuation of the land and timber is $143.272.60. The above lands ar.d timber may be purchased on the following terms: A cash payment o f one-third down, one- sixth more within one year; and the balance must be paid within three years additional time; a charge o f 5 per cent interest will be made annually on deferred payments. For further information address Mr, Walter L. Tooze, Sr., and Mr. Frank O. Northrup, Register and Receiver, o f the U, S. Land Office, Portland, Ore. Oregon City to Celebrate Highway Opening On- Friday, August 22nd, Oregon City will celebrate the official opening and the dedication of the Pacific Highway between that city 'and Canemah. The occasion will be one o f interest. Gov1 ernor Pierce will be speaker o f the day. There will be a parade, music, games, a picnic supper for which you furnish your own sandwiches but get your ice cream and coffee free. In the evening there will be a grand ball. The open ing of the new road into Oregon City from the South removes the last bar rier to comfortable driving between Portland and Salem. W m . S c h o e ler . C. E. Conference Meets Aug. 25th We’re Boosting OUR 6 L A 5 S E S - All that AH that Science Artistry* cangiyc canada M o rris O ptical Co. 301 - 2-34 0t<id<M$ldg~*SdleatOt Dr.H.E.Morrís f T t T ¿rAJl'Ctilloch Elia Mathews, of Seattle, was a R. E. Keefpver is now driving a new The fifth annual Oregon Christian guest o f Mrs. W. H. Asquith last week. Oakland touring car. Endeavor summer conference will be held at Turner, August 25 to Sept. 1. Mrs. Preston and family have gone Fred Wilson and family, of Portland, Turner is on the main line o f the berrying up Salem way. were Sunday visitors in Aurora. Southern Pacific and on the highway, Fred Crann’s daughter has left her Mrs. Quiek and daughter, of Salt ten miles south or Salem. position and is reported to be quite ill. Lake, spent Monday with ,Mrs. E. D. Ernest Flanary, bridge contractor, Hocken. Parts fo r all cars, trucks and tract crs. W. E. Burns—Dan Burns (Not has been spending a few days at home Brothers—the same Man) High St., with his family. at Ferry, Salem, Arthur Burkholder, o f Portland, has been spending a few days with his uncle and sister. A William Stauffer, one of the old ? colonists who resides between Aurora and Donald, is reported to be quite ill. Ft OTSERVi .. SYSTEM 1 1 i i I t T T f 1 i 1 1 J T T T I i T T T T T T ♦♦♦ f i T I i OME people have fallen heirs to huge fortunes, and are the objects of envy by the multi tude. Others have, through in dividual tact and perseverance, accumulated pecuniary power. Of the two types of citizens, the latter has always proven more sturdy and progressive. An account started now, with a definite program for the laying aside of a certain sum o f money, will eventually develop into a work ing capital. The acquiring of funds takes time, and is not a matter of luck. Upon your be ginning depends your entire future success, so do not delay. ¿First National Hank OF AURORA T T T T t f T X T f ? 1 i t T X m T i 1 m m t *z* f i i t T i f f ? Michigan People Enjoy I Pioneer Newspaper Man Takes Position with Canby Herald NO. 33 Miss Lottie Netter Married Aged Pedestrian Has Close Call June Tax on Gasoline ' rL A jolly crowd o f tourists from Michi gan, relatives o f Mrs. G. Dentel, spent the day with her last Wednesday. They visited Yellowstone Park and Portland and will return by way of Vancouver, B. C., and Alaska. Those from Michigan were Dr. and Mrs. Lpn Knapp, Mrs. Margaret Knapp, Miss Eilie Hammerling, Eugene S. Bitz and wife and son, Stanley, and daughter, Lucile. Those from Portland: Mrs. A. H. Giesy and Ulysess, Mr. and Mrs. Nicolai. Others were: Mrs. C. F. Ziegler and Lucile, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dentel and daughters; Wm. Dentel, June and Emery. Mr. Bitz is presi dent o f the paper mills at Monroe. Fargo News Mr. and Mrs. Will Bents and daugh ter, Lucile, returned from their week end visit in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Sager and little son, Bert, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pugh, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Evans and sons, Arthur and Harold, of Portland, spent Sunday at the home o f Will Bents. Oliver and Clarence Bowers, o f Sell- wood, are spending their vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bents, their grand parents. Coming Events Aug. 18-23. Buyers, week at Port land. Aug. 21-28, Lutheran chautauqua at Gladstone. Sept. 18-19-20. Pendleton Round Up. Aug. 14-16, Homecoming Pioneers’ Reunion. Port Or ford. Sept. 22-27, Oregon State Fair. Sept. 17-20, Clackamas County Fair. Aug. 25-Sapt. 1, Christian Endeavor Conference at Turner. Aug. 22, Dedication Pacific Highway at Oregon City. To Our Patrons On account o f the short crop of tomatoes, it will be impossible to sup ply all our customers in the usual way, so have decided to sell them all at the Log Cabin Fruit Stand, | mile north o f Aurora, on the Pacific Highway. 32-2tp F ry B rothers . Another Pioneer Passes Presbyterian Church Mrs. Clara Shaver died at her home at Wilsonville, August 9, 1924. at the age o f 62 years, nine months and twenty-nine days. She was born at Wilsonville, October 10, 1861, Mrs. Shaver was the beloved wife o f Albert I. Shaver and the mother o f eight Messrs. Asquith and Hocken took children. Interment was had at the their company for a drive up the Butteville cemetery, Rev. J. F. Columbia Highway last Sunday. Mathews officiating. Funeral arrange ments were.in charge o f S. A. Miller. E. M. Hurst took a load o f fancy sheep up beyond Heppner last Friday, returning home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs,. Geo. Yergen, Miss Noma Yergen and Miss Eifadna Hurst Mr. and Mrs. Jas. R. Marsh are spent the week end in Eugene. spending a few days in the hills near Mrs, Diana Snyder left Tuesday for Scott’ s Mills, M. D. Ledbo and Chas. Becke are Harden, where she will visit her sister, spending a few days at Pacific City oh Mrs. Johnson, for a week or more. Sunday School at JO a. m. Evening service at 8:00. Taking “ Open Eyes” as the subject o f next Sunday evening's sermon, it will be seen that few o f us are soundly happy. Our joys are either remem bered or anticipated. I f . you are anxious to know what is wrong, come and learn on Sunday evening and you will be very welcome. J. F. M athews . 'M EM B ER "FED ERAL RESE! :SERVE> .S Y S TE M a fishing excursion. A shower was given to Miss Lottie Blackberry picking is on in full force Netter last Thursday evening in honor and Aurora is shipping between one o f her marriage which was celebrated on Sunday, the 10th. and two tons daily. Arthur W. Kraus and family spent! Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ranson, Mr. and Sunday in Portland at the home of Mrs. I Mrs. Vernon Turner and Mr. and Mrs. Kraus’ sister, Mrs. Barkman. Morgan, of«, Portland, were Sunday Mrs. Geo. Askin, Sr., son and daugh guests ot Mr. and Mrs. W, F. Prahl. ter went to Rockaway last Sunday for Mr. and Mrs, H. D. Evans visited a brief outing. Monmouth, Sunday, and spent the day Miss Emma Dr. and Mrs. Schoor, of. Hubbard, with their daughter. are rejoicing over the advent o f a ten- Evans. pound daughter. Mr. L. L. Gribble has just returned Mr. Alvin Miller and sister, Mrs. from drying fuggles on the John Krebs Geo. Askin, were Salem visitors last place at Jefferson. ' He will return after a little to care for the later crop Sunday. of hops. Mrs. Geo. Miller ancTMrs. Erbsland Dr, Shorey, of Woodburn, who re were guests at the Henry Ehlen home cently suffered a paralytic shock, is Sunday. reported somewhat better. His many Dr. Ammeter is spending a few days friends are hoping for his complete re at Seaside and is not expected back covery. til! August 22nd. V. H. Grim, the young man who wai Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harbaugh, of seriously injured in a logging accident Portland, made a brief call in 'Aurora at Scott’s Mills a short time ago, is so Sunday evening. far recovered as to be aoout and was Miss Frances Wilson, o f Portland, is seen in Aurora the other day. spending a few days with her cousin, Miss Theoda Gribble spent Sunday at Margaret Knapp. Monmouth, arranging for her course N. E. Manock, Harry and Carl Ehlen went to Pacific City last Thursday for ♦♦♦ a brief outing, returning Sunday even ing. during the coming season. While there she met Mrs. Young, formerly teacher in the Aurora school, now residing at Monmouth. M A TEMPORARY I N V E S T M E N T for Your Crop Returns, Take Out One of Our Time Certificates qf Deposit for S ix M o n t h s or O n e Y e a r ’s Ti me . They make an ideal short time invest ment as they do not depreciate in value, are as good as cash, and pay 4% interest. With a deposit of this kind you will be prepared for your next tax payment or your spring operating ex pense. W e Compound Interest Quarterly at 4 % on Savings Accounts. Aurora State Bank