Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-14

Aurora was quite a place befor
Salem was much of city. 1t wa
the main stage station between Ore
gon City and Salem, and horsee
were changed there and man anC
beast refreshed, and people are still
living who tell of the wonderful
good meals served there in tn,
pioneer times when white German
cookery was a luxury In the ole
colony days this place. was an in
i dustrial center. They had their owl
woolen mills, FIGURING mills, saw
mills, to say nothing of a religious
and educational system all their own
One industry that was not much en-.
couraged in the old days was mar
riages, some of the good brethren
and sisters thinking it was an institu-
ton that might as well be reduced
| to a minimum. In spite of some OF
these minor peculiarities, Aurora has
always enjoyed the distinction of be-
ing highly moral and prosperous
community where people were not
ashamed to work for living, lived
within their means and saved some
thing for rainy nay. Today Aurora
is taking on modern airs, building
many new homes, laying off lands
into orchard tracts, making street
Improvements and dreaming of an
electric railroad across the country
from Wilsonville to Wilhoit Springs.
1t is on the old main line of the Ore
gon and California railroad and has
good train service.
Strong Bank Organization.
The Aurora State Bank is one of
the strongest little banks in the
Willamette Valley. 1t has deposits
of $125,00O and assets of $169, 900.
The officers are Henry L. Bents
president and cashier, Henry A.
Snyder vice president. Directors, the
above and DR.. B. F. Giesy, w. S.
Hurst, Franz Kraxberger, ]. H.
Miley, and Grant B. Dimick. The
bank was organized in 1895, capital
stock $4,000. Mr.. Bents has prov
en- careful man at the head of this
bank. He has. fine farm in the
Butteville district and a beautiful,
little bungalow home in this city.
Good City Governments.
]. G. Miller is the present mayor
of Aurora. He is the father OF the
city in several ways. taking live
interest in all that is for the good
of the community. The Aldermen
are Geo. Kraus, ]. W. 5adler, A. F.
VIII, and A. H. Will. The Recorder
is Geo. Fry. and the treasurer A. M. |
Fry. The city marshal We did not
get acquainted with but tried to keep
out Of his way, although we have no
reason to think he was not attending
to his duties and is a model officer
and the town is very quiet and order
ly. The city has electric lights and /
water with hydrant pressure for use
In case of fire. A 10000 gallon
tank is being planned and the water
Is pumped from fine spring on the
edge of town. Aurora has the best
kind OF spring water and uses a great
deal of 1t.
Churches, Schools and Lodges.
Aurora has a number of strong
lodges and fraternal societies. The
Odd Fellows, and knights
IF Pythias are very strong here.
There is a Presbyterian church with
services every two weeks by the
pastor of the Woodburn church. The
Ierman Lutheran church is the larg-
est here as this a very strong Ger
nan settlement, and has been ever
since DR.. Emanuel Keil founded the
colony that migrated from Bethel,
Missouri, in 1856, members and
of the migration having
scattered all over the northwest.
rhe German population here has been
ninistered to by Rev. Flathmann of
he German Lutheran church for
he past eight years. He holds Sum
lay services at Aurora and Macks-
1urg. and on the first Sunday OF each
month he holds services at Lebanon.
Rev. Flathmann conducts parochial
ichool where the German language is
aught during the summer months
which has a large attendance. He is
! scholarly gentleman Of fine ability
md very devoted to his people.
Clarence Phillips is principal, and
Hiss Mamie Hall assistant in the
'ublic schools and there are nine
GRADES taught. About 100 children
ire enrolled in both schools
Has A Live Hustler.
The real live hustler Of Aurora is
Anton f. VIII. who makes a special
y Of all kinds Of farm property. He
las cut up his owD ranch into small
racts which he is selling at 3125 TO
1850 per acre. Mr.. Will has sold
.ome OF the large farms around here
md has conducted transactions
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