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rver irora AURORA Published Every Thursday $1.50 a Year NO. 30 AURORA. MARION COUNTY, OREGON. JULY 28, 1927 YOL. XVI. Gives Historical Account Enjoys Surprise Rural Electric Rates to be Reduced Young Girl Saved From Quilting Bee is Entertainment at Drowning in Pudding River Celebration of Mrs. Fry’ s Birthday A party of friends surprised N. E. Announcement it made by Mr. Strickland, manager of the Molalla Manock last Thursday on the occasion An accident which nearly resulted in Many ladies from Aurora and some o f his thirty-third birthday. Besides Electric Company that a new rate tariff has just been filed with the tragedy occurred at the Aurora swim from elsewhere gathered at the home Interesting Story of Early Days Told I Mr. ahd Mrs. Manock and family there Public Service Commission of Oregion. This new rate will give a very ming hole on Tuesday. Gertrude Grim, of Mis. Walter Fry last Friday morn | were present Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Cris noticable reduction to their ru n ! customers who use more than 13 disregarding the warning o f the other ing, forming a large quilting party, the by Eva E. Kraus well and family. Phil Wiegand and children, went in over her depth and I occasion -being the celebration of Mrs. daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Snyder, KW H per month, and will become, effective August 1st. came near dr.'wning, -Noticing her ' Anna Fry’s 86th birthday. The ladies , The history o f Aurora áte told by pio Mrs. W. G. Letson, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A comparison of the new and old rate follows: plight Betty Kraus, Ruth Brush and all enjoyed recallin^vqldjimes and inci neers is one o f unusual interest. There Taylor and daughters. Refreshments Lee Preston rushed to the rescue, but dentally engaged in a pastime with NEW RATE OLD RATE yet remain a few old men. picturesque were enjoyed at a late hour. such w er 2 her struggles that they were which they were all familiar in former 1 First 6 KWH per MoV or less. $1.7f* First 6 KWH per Mo. or less, $1.75 houses with tiny paned windows and unable to do more than sustain her un days, many o f them being experts in 15c Next 14 at 15c Next 7 “ — “ at Othfer trains came across the plains, mossy roofs, and missive old trees to til Bernard Cole arrived. He succeeded the work. A t the noon hour the host 8c Next 2 0 .................... àt at 7c Next 7• ” ” and by way of Panama until the colony link the past and present. . 4c in bringing her to safety. All four are ess served an excellent dinner, to which at Next 60 “ “ Excess over 20 KWH at 3c 3c Excess over 100 KWH at The Aurora colony, founded by Dr. was a thriving town. Persons living to be commended for their bravery and the ladies did full justice, and toward A 5 per cent prompt payment discount applies on both rates. William Keil, March 20, 1857, and nam in the country were asked to join, prompt action. There is- a large ex I the evening hour left wishing Mrs, Fry ed after his daughter, was «based on though for the» most part the colonists panse o f shallow water at the children’ s [ many happy returns o f the day. In It wilj be noted that for a consumption of 13 KW H or less no change communistic or socialistic ideas o f so were exclusive, as they were afraid the beach and there, is no danger as long as is made. From this point on, however, the next 7 KW H are reduced the swimmers stay within this radius. vited guests were Mesdames Henrietta cial philosophy that Dr. Keil had form colony would lose its individuality if Wills. Matilda Fry, William Kraus, ulated in Prussia. The biblical saying^ too many belonged. The officials of from 15c to 7c. The next 20 from 8 to 3c. and the next 60 from 4 to 3c. Geo. Kraus. Henry Kfcaus, Charles the colony allowed no member to.marry Edwin Robinson was in town ¿hop- Cfn the old rate 100 KW H had to be used before the 3c step was reach “ Theyv had all things in common, nei Beck, Hrbsland.Lebo; Rose Giesy, Bird. ther was tl ere any among them that outside the colony and if one did he ed, whereas on the new rate after 20 KW H have been used all excess is ping Tuesday, Caroline Fry, Btahl, Carpenter, Geo. ceased to be a member and lost his lacked,” was the ideal on which the Galbreath, Siefcert, Hinman, Chas. at 3c. 20 KW H on the old rate amounted to $3.83 while 20 KW H on colony was founded. Everyone was share. Marriages within the colony \ Clarence Adams of Woodburp Snyder, Ziriimerman, Christina Stauffer, the new rate will be $3.29 and the following 20 KW H will cost only Could be forbidden if they displeased on an equal basis—there wei;e no rich or business visitor here Tuesday. Reese, Henry Ehlen, James Ridenpur, the officials. . 60c. ‘ \ poor as everything was held in com Misses, Louisa Miller. Christina Kocher, The colony soon had a lumber yard, Since there are many customers-Who use 20 KW H for lighting pur mon. Each colonist had a sense that For Sale Cheap—l-.3i-inch Bain wagon Katie Burkholder, Mary Giesy, Eliza he owned all and yet had no power to shoe shop, tannery, harness ‘ hop, poses, all that they might use in addition for power or cooking will cost in good shape. W. F. Prahl, Route 3, beth Foshner, Art Stahl, Lizzie Pry. withhold any needed article from an blacksmith shop,' drugstore and mer only 3c per KWH, and this means that the average family can do all Aurora, Oregon, 30-2tc cantile store—in fact it was an inde other. their cooking and light their house for approximately $6.00 per month. Dr. Keil, born in Erfurt, Prussia, pendent community. The enterprises Harold Massey o f Woodburn, who Former Aurora Boy Called to Pulpit March 6, 1911, came to America when were on a socialistic basis, the expen had been on a visit to relatives at Mr. and Mrs. D. A- Yoder and Miss ses and profits being shared by all. he was 30 years old and settled in Penn Amity, was here Sunday on, his return Edna Schwartz attended the Chautau A church erected in 1865 was also sylvania where he preached his doc trip. .Walter A. Lundeen, one of Aurora’ s qua at Gladstone Park last Friday. trine and organized a communist group. used as a school house. The first school boys, has accepted a ¿rill .to become , ; J. C. Brewer, who lives near Merid minister o f St. Luke's Lutheran church With Dr. Keil as leader this group was conducted by Carl Ruche. Arith A fine display o f northern lights was ian, was in town on business Monday in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Young Lun moved to Bethel, Mo., and was estab metic, spelling, grammar, German and Latin were taught. The colonists were observed here Thursday night pf last and stated that the weather was so hot deen used to be one of the boys about lished as a colony in 1845. Jack Hempstead spent the week-end week. The streamers o f light extended at his place last Saturday the honey in very fond of music, organizing a band towri here. For some time he was A u Tales o f good soil, cheap land and which became noted. Benjamin Hol in Aurora. two of his bee-hives (melted arid ran rora’s bootblack and shoeshiner in the entirely to the zenith. mild climate, together with a preva liday, president of the Southern Pacific, out over the ground, which is some barber shop ■ o f Smith and ; Garrett. lence of ague at Bethel, led Dr. Keil to took the band on an excursion through Miss Eva Grazer was home for the thing he had not seen for_ many years Upon the death of his father . Lundeen send a party west to investigate the M. D. Leabo has purchased from Washington and British Columbia. week end. le ft Aurora for Portland, where he sold Mrs. C. A. Speight the ranch occupied past. country. Among those was Michael Christoff Wolff trained the band and papers and shined shoes. In 1914 he Schaefer, Adam Schuele/ John and by Mr. and Mrs. Speight as a home George Ehlen was One o f the leaders. M rs.' Snyder and Aileen were Port place out west o f town. Last Saturday was the warmest day went east where sdûn after he began Hans Stauffer, Joseph and Adam A hotel and restaurant were built to land visitors last Tuesday. recorded throughout thé Willamette to work hià waÿ; through school. H’e Knight, George Link and Chris Giesy. accommodate the stage that ran from valley for some years. At Aurora the supported himself while, attending Gus- Thirty-five wagons and 150 persons Sacramento to Portland. This stage, Light showers fell here early Sunday thermometer registered an even 100 de I f you heed a harness, go t« J. L. tavus Adolphus College in St. Péter, left Bethel in the first train in 1855. a coach pulled by horses, stopped every morning and late in the afternoon, but grees which was exceeded at a number Adams, Aurora Shoe Shop. Minnesota, by working nights in a news- , Each train was organized in a military 20 miles to change horses and allow the riot enough moisture fell “to lay the of other places, the mercury going to paper office and as a linotype operator. fashion with a captain and divided into passengers to obtain food. Later the dust. 108 at at Salem, which was the highest Iu 1922 he was graduated as one o f the cpmpanies o f three wagons. Each Southern' Pacific railroad was built Mrs. E. G. Carpenter attended Chau reported-in the Valley. J oth honor students o f a Class'of 52 studepW company camped, cooked and ate to through they town and the passengers tauqua at Gladstone Sunday. He was also a member o f the college W. G- Miller has been vey busy at gether, The body o f Dr. »Keil’ s son, and trainmen would stop there at noon, Woodburn in his warehouse and his Messrs. Frank L Mille*?, Ben and Ed football team in which he earned Vhe William, who had, died jyhije the scout- ,S,. A- Miller hs.t por,chased paw ^ , ....| ... charge ,of.this,.hotel B | ^partAiei,...v’V 'i'H iM 'aSsey.bfW ooilbafn' Burner àtSeridecT affinnèïtifî~t'h« "* öox ®' ^SîruSiîîi'g’m è^’ ing party was out. $est, was taiceriffor many years after the colony dis- bination hearse arid ambulance. has been coming over and looking after Marion in Salem Monday evening. The became a full instructor at Minnesota along on the trip in an alcohol-filled cof-1 gojve(j the business at the Aurora Fountain dinner was given to the dealers m Pon College in Minneapolis, in the depart fin, as the son had requested not to be Two-parks were planned by thé colo Mrs. John R. Kraus spent a few days arid Cafe of e venings. tiac and Oakland cars anil their friends ment o f Sociology and Political Sci- buried in Missouri. The trains were nists. One, now spoken o f as the Ehlen in Portland the last pf the week. by the manufacturiers“.' Entertainment ence. He served in this capacity un stopped at various .forts and often ad park, was laid out in paths and flower For Lumbago or indigeetion see was ..furnished by moving pictures of til 1925 When he became the Registrar vised not to go on because o f Indian beds. A big house was built‘ where Mr, and Mrs. R. J. Hendricks of Sa- Dr. Hoeye, chiropractor, in the Yoder a utomotive themes and a lecture on |;ôf the Northwestern College of Law in uprisings. Dr. Keil had no trouble dinners were cooked and many good lem were Aurora visitors Sunday. Minneapolis. While in this work he block. 30-tfc su bjects connected with the industry. with the Indians as the colonists treat times wère had. The other was called was given the opportunity to; continue ed them kindly—feeding them and giv Snyder park. They received much his studies and so completed his t h e o Mr. and Mrs. Ed Humburg, of Port ing gifts. ., Mrs. George Zeigler arid mother. Operator A g e d 7 0 Aids publicity and were visited by many logical training at the Northwest Theo land called on Capt. Miley Friday. The trip took five months. The colo persons. Mrs. Tremayne, motored to Monmouth Hunt for Bank Bandits logical Seminary this spring, with the nists spent the winter at Willapa, Wednesday to attend the graduation of One sport o f v the men was hunting House for Rent— Close in. Will put Mrs. Ziegler’s sister, from the Oregon Wash., where Dr. Keil’s son was bur deer in the fall. With large packs of Mrs. Mary Norviel o f Huntsville, degree o f Bachelor o f Divinity. Mr. Lundeen will take up his new ied. Dr. Keil was dissatisfied with hounds they scoured the hills and quick in shape. Knapp & ,Kraus. Ohio, who is white-haired and seventy State Normal. Willapa as it was remote and inaccess ly obtained a supply of venison. It years old arid who claims the distinc wprk in August at Waukesha. Before doing so he will visit old friends and ible by roads. Dr, Keil and some other was kept by salting or jerking-—a pro J. A. Adams was the guest of his The management o f the W. O. W. tion of being the oldest active telephone relatives in Aurora. Mrs. Fred Schnei-, men looked for a more favorable loca cess o f drying and smoking. “ girl” in the state of Ohio, recently brother, C. A., at Woodburn last Sun dances desires to thank their patrons der, his sister, lives in Aurora. He will tion and found a place on the stage The property o f the colony, assessed day. fo r1 their attendance last Saturday had her first experience with bank ban be in Aurora Soon. road half way between Salem and Port at $120.000 in 1870, was divided among night and announces their next dance dits. She was on duty when three ban land that suited them. Here was a its members when it dissolved after Dr. dits entered the state bank o f Hunts » N. E. Mannock has just had riisj for August 6th. » ville next door to the telephone office. grist and saw mill. They bought this Keil’S death in 1877. The division was sedan repainted and is now enjoying a j Miss Olivia DeGuire of Silvferton, Or When informed that the bandits bad land for $1,000 from George Smith in no way equal, nor according to any car that looks brand-new. Let Piper fix your watch. ’ He will visited the bank and gotten away with egon, is visiting Diana and Aileen and George White, During the winter plan. It was simply arranged that 39-tfc make it keep time. \ a large amount o f loot, she at once Snyder for a few, days. Miss DeGuire the men built houses and cleared land each person,had a home provided for Mr. Brierly, o f Lindahl & Bnerly, Spread the alarm through neighboring is a graduate of U. o f O. and is teach so that in the spring the families 'could Woodburn realtors, was an Aurora vis Walter A. Lundeen. former Aurora towns and cities. ing in the Silverton schools, move to Aurora. Continued ori page 2 itor Thursday morning. boy, called at the Observer office Mon day. Mr. Lundeen left Aurora on the —I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Feller, of Wood death o f his father in 1909, since which -<FEDERAL RESERV MEMBER' " RS®, system burn, visited their daughter, Mrs. A. time he has lived in Portland and the ^FEDERAL RESER middle west. ^SYSTEM . W. Kraus, Friday night. of Old Colony Times L o c a l I le m s The Camp Fire girls enjoyed a gen Eynon Jones and Miss Helen Foulks erous patronage at'their lawn fete Fri o f Oregon City, were visiting friends day night. There was a very large at in Aurora Saturday evening. tendance, including many from out side,, and they staid by till the curtain Lutheran church will give picnic ex rang down, on the ice cream. ercises in Hempstead park Sunday. See church program elsewhere. A targe crowd listened in to the W EALTH is not acquired by fre quent withdrawals, but by fre quent deposits. ¿First National lan k ' OF AURORA Dempsey-Sharkey fight at Stoner Bros. I f you need reading glasses, see Garage, which came through1 in fine shape direct from the ring side, at the Piper the Jeweler, at Woodburn. Yankee Stadium, New York city. Ev eryone seemed to enjoy it as it sure Mrs. Jonas Will, Miss Lenora Will was a whale^ of a fight. Hurrah for and Mrs. Ernest Snyder went to New Dempsey! Tuney is next. port Sunday for a week’ s holiday. Miss Anna Voget, manager of the Mrs. Fay Carpenter returned to her Anna hospital, reports the arrival of home in Eugene Saturday, after a two baby girls at that institution, the week’s visit with Mrs. E. G. Carpen first one coming to Mrs. F. Draeger of Aurora and the second one to Mrs. W. ter, L. Jones of Woodburn. - Miss Voget gives personal supervision to all o f the Mr. and Mrs. 'Charles Becke, Mrs. cases at the hospital and is assisted at Powers and son, Robert, spent Sunday times by one o f her nieces. with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pierce in Aumsville. Bike for sale cheap. Observer. 30-ltp --------- / Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fry, Miss Til- Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Kraus and fam lie Fry and Mrs. E. G. Carpenter lis ily, Mrs. Wra. Grover and daughter, tened to Billy Sunday at the Gladstone Geraldine, o f Detroit, Michigan, and ’ Chautauqua Sunday. Mrs. S. W. Grover and daughter. Ruth, also o f Detroit, spent Sunday in Cor Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Carter, Miss vallis at the C. A. Baeringer home Leona Kail and Miss Celeste Joley, o f where members of the Feller family Portland, made a brief call at the home held reunion. Mrs. Grover is a sister o f Margaret Knapp while enroute to of Mrs. Kraus and is expected to visit Silverton Saturday evening.. her within the next week or so. “ INDIVIDUAL B A N K I N G CO-OPERATION” -fit means the taking advantage of every opportunity to 'render you . the maximum of helpful co-opera tion and accommodation needful to you. , ; . i . . . . . . . . rr you’ll find the Aurora l^taír lank Aurora, Oregon —maintaining —an individual service —an individual co-operation —an individuad accommodation , —for you