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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1951)
LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE Personal property taxpayers are re quired to file an invoice as of Jan uary 1st, 1951, with the Assessor for an assessment base. Assessment must be filed on or before March 2, 1951. Penalty provided after due date. Truck and automobiles carrying State license plates and furniture in private homes are exempt. Furniture in Hotels, Apartments and Rooming Houses are subject to taxation. If you have not received an assess ment blank, please notify the Asses sor’s Office. JOHN F. SHEPPARD, Linn County Assessor. Fehr Baby Dies Because Of Suffocation In Night GATES By MRS. ALBERT MILLSAP In spite of the mild weather, fol lowing the cold snap, there has been several cases of flu and chicken-pox among adults and children here the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Moses are recovering from a severe case of the flu. John La Haie was the most recent victim of the disease. Philip Hayward was out of school with the chicken-pox and the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Vail is reported ill with the pox. Mrs. Velma Carey has received word that her son, First Lt. Gale rn Carey, who reported to Phoenix, Ariz., for induction into the army, has been assigned duty there and that he ex pected to return to Gates the last of this week for the purpose of moving his wife and daughter, Donna Lee, to Phoenix to be with him while he is stationed there. nsnxtnwiKQnnnaxuxxtaxtnnniiaeKQifi Len Young and son, Bob, left the last of the week for Tacoma, Wash., on a business trip, expecting to be gone for several days. Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper and two sons of Lakeview visited their father, Elmer Cooper, over the week end, who is ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joe Joaquin. Mrs. Clare Henness and baby daughter, Kandy, spent the weekend in Stayton at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Black burn. Chuck Faylor and Sam Engle Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taylor of Dallas, Owners former residents of Gates were week end visitors here, the guests of rela- IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE in THE ENTERPRISE Closed Mondays Sunday Chicken Dinner Viv's Sieak House AT YOUR FINGERTIPS I Come in and see our wide selec tions of 45 RPM and 78 RPM Popular«, Old Timers, Classical, and Semi-Classical Records. We Have Some Hard-To-Get Items By MAUDE M. JOHNSTON This locality is enjoying a few bright, sunshiny days now that Feb ruary is here. Always there is two weeks of good weather in February, old-timers say. Well anyway, the frogs have kept croaking since January, aside from a few days lay-off while the freeze was on! Blackbirds are here in bands a few buzzards and bluejays, also a large lonely hawk ventured out just in time for a fellow looking for some thing hawk. The Karr family, who lived at the Lazy Maple ranch, have moved to Salem. Their place on highway 222 and west of Mill City is vacant at present. The Shoop family, who had been living on Bodeker mountain, are now living at the A. D. Gardner farm in Fox Valley. The Shoops came to this locality last year from Jefferson. Two graves were added to the local cemetery during the past week. Mrs. Duffy, mother of Fred Duffy of Mill City and the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.osch of Mill City were buried here. | Mrs. Elizabeth Duffy was living at Longview. Wash., at the time of her ! death. She was a former resident of ¡Mill City' * [ electrical tips for the home V. If You Use Several lampt and Appliances in the Bldroom . . • , tives. Among those visited were, his sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Johnson, another sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Heath; DO install duplex outlets near DON'T put up with "octopus'* his niece and family, Mrs. Gwen each bed and within 6 feet of any outlets and the inconvenience of Schaer and Mrs. Taylor’s daughter, disconnecting one piece of equip spot where lamps. radio, clock Mrs. Glen Henness. ment in order to plug in another. and other appliances may be used. Mrs. Glen Henness has accepted the position as manager of the Olson of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bodeker were her sisters Mrs. Addie Sestack, Mrs. Dress shop in Mill City, taking over their daughters and families, Mr. and Ada Rockwell, and Helen Queen. there Monday, Feb. 5. Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Earl Hampton and Douglas Earl, Henpess, in partnership with Jerry Visiting at the Orville Downing and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johnson home recently were Mr. and Mrs, Lyons formerly operated Jerry’s Tav and son, Chris. ern in Gates, which it is reported has Orville Downing of Ridgefield, Wash., been leased by Berniece Johnk and Miss Deanne Thompson first grade and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Downing will now be under her management. teacher at the Mari-Linn school spent also of Ridgefield. the week-end at the home of her par- 1 Mr. and Mrs. Wood Oliver returned Mr. and Mrs. Tex Allen left for ’ ents in Salem. Portland, Wednesday of last week home the middle of the week after a combined pleasure and business trip, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lyons with Mr. spending ten days in Oklahoma. They The Losch family are new comers returning to Gates Sunday. Allen is at Mdl City. He is employed at the and Mrs. Fred Lindemann, Richard were called there by the death of an engineer employed by the CBI. and Linda, visited Sunday at the home her sister. Detroit dam. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Graft of Mar- ’ i Kathryn Johnston spent Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Minich in Sunday dinner guests at the home cola, accompanied by his daughter, ’ niirht nt thn night visitincr visiting at the Errnl Errol Kintz hnmp home Portland. Mrs. Minich is a sister of of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Allen were Mrs. Howard Taylor (Louise Grafe) in Sublimity. Sunday she went with Mr. Lyons. Mr and Mrs. Stephen Hill, Russell and baby daughter, of Lebanon, all her cousins, Lovell and Marilyn Kintz Grandma Julian, who was in the and Joy Hill of Brooks and Charlie former residents of Gates for many and their parents to Redmond for the Salem Memorial hospital receiving Kold of Mill City. years, were here last week visiting day. treatment for an infected toe, was friends, among them Mrs. Lula Col Crocus, violets and primroses are brought home Sunday much improved. Don't Borrow—Subscribe Today! lins and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence John blooming here. Daffodils and tulips Mr. and Mrs. Don Sheppard and son. are showing through the ground now. daughters of Baker were weekend b Don Miley, superintendent of the MX VIIIVH • members ••«- • •• Several * Farmers Union guests at the home of her parents, local school, returned Wednesday of aI1(i thelr wives attended the annual Mr. and Mrs. George Clipfell. They ¡last week from Long Beach, Calif., I meeting at Mt. Angel Monday of last also visited her grandmother, Mrs. E. I where he was called by the death of .week. A large delegation was re- L. Corey of Salem, who has been ’ a nephew, his sister’s son. I ported attending the all-day meeting. quite ill. H. F. IIINCH, Prop. The new fire truck, recently pur 1 Mrs. Minnie Brotherton of Medford Mr. and Mrs. Carl Reed of Sweet chased by the local volunteer fire de with her son’s wife, Mrs. Henry partment made its first run, Thurs Eccleson of Gates were visitors here Home visited friends in Lyons one “JUST GOOD day evening of last week when a call for a short time Wednesday afternoon day this week. The Reeds are former FOOD” residents of this vicinity. The Reeds came from the home of Mr. and Mrs. i of last week. lived where the Paul Geraths now ! Hollis Turnidge when their chimney reside. IDANIIA, OREGON burned out. Turnidge is a member Mrs. Merrill Brassfield left Friday Hiway 222 of the volunteers. afternoon for Fresno, Calif., where Guests at the home of Mr. and F she will make an extended visit with 1 Mrs. Don Gessner over the weekend By EVA BRESSLER were her son, William Boaz and Miss I Mrs. Minnie Smith left Monday Charlotte Lovegren of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Don Carey and son, , morning for a six weeks visit with ! Jon Roger, of Stayton were guests s’I I her sons at San Francisco and San at the home of Mrs. Carey’s parents, Bernardino, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson over the , 1 Mrs. George Clipfell is at the home weekend. | J of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. The new classroom, addition to the Corey in Salem, helping care for her local grade school, was completed this mother who has been quite ill. week. The fifth and sixth grade, Mrs. 1 Thursday evening guests at the A. T. Barnhardt teacher, will occupy ,home of Mr- and Mrs' Earl A,Uen the new room. .were Mr- and Mrs- Gal1 Fox of Salem- Recent guests at the home of Mr. I 'dl- and *'*rs- Robert Myers and FOR CARRIER OR MAIL SERVICE and Mrs. Riley Champ were Mr. and ,two sons’ Robert and Jerry of Mi"* SEE YOUR Mrs. Lyle Shelton, Mr. and Mrs. nesota, were recent visitors at the Byron Champ and two (laughters, all bome of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hee. Mr. Myers is a nephew of Mr. Free. 1 of Stayton. ----- ------------- W’ednesday evening dinner guests | OR CALL AT THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard | Naue were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Me- I Neil and children, Kenneth and Elaine of Stayton. Several from Lyons attended the | World Day prayer service held in ! Stayton Friday evening, at the Meth- 1 odist church. Mrs. Wilson Stevens spent several ( ilays in Portland this week. Mrs. Fred Mitchell of Salem spent I several days with relatives in Lyons. She was a guest at the Forrest Ny- i digger and Orville Downing homes Mrs. Mitchell is a sister of Mrs. Ny- ' digger and Mr. Downing. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Berry spent the weekend in Portland. They are FRESH DAILY — VERY REASONABLE PRICES guests at the home of her brother. Miss Carroll Johnston student at I the Oregon College of Education at Monmouth spent the weekend at the I home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. | MILL CITY i Paul Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. John Shelton of Jor OPEN WEEK DAYS SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS dan were Sunday dinner guests at the 8 A M. to 7 P M. << A M to 12 NOON home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Kimery. WE GIVE TRADING STAMPS In the afternoon the group drove to AND ALUMINUM AND DISHES Detroit, stopping at the Detroit dam. Loren Hargreaves is convalescing at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hargreaves. Loren was | brought home from the Memorial hos pital following an operation for a j broken collar bone. Mrs. Inez Ring and Ralph Trask | of Albany spent Sunday and Monday at Mrs. Ring’s home here. Sunday dinner guests at the home I LYONS SPEED QUEEN IRONETTE WESTINGHOUSE DELUXE RANGE BPKED Ql EEN WASHING MACHINE PROCTOR AND TOASTMASTER TOASTERS GENERAL ELECTRIC MIXERS ®reôon®©jfrtatwmau Just Received-RCA Record Players Your Favorite Newspaper Your Complete Newspaper 1 PORTER & LAU RADIOS — APPLIANCES — SERVICE Mill City 1884 Stayton 215 Detroit — Brian James Fehr, the five and one-half months old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Fehr died at his home in Detroit on the morning of Feb. 8 about 5 a.m. The baby was fed at four and when the mother awoke at five she found him dead. Dr. Wilcutt was called at once and he gave the cause of death as suffocation. Mr. and Mrs. Fehr came here from Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Mr. Fehr has been employed on the swing shift at the Detroit dam. The Fehrs have a little girl of three. Fox Valley February lá,'19.>! S—THE MILI. 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