Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-14
ATTPNP u Rich SoiIs-Fr11it Lands-Center OF
TAO4Ao4AkA the Hop MISUNDERSTANDING Point
OLD STAGE STATION OF MARION COUNTY
is NOW A LIVE COMMERCIAL CITY

and do not require tile drainage t.
produce fine crops of fruit.
Has Good Hotels.
Aurora has two hotels, the Pioneer
kept by Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Miller
and the new Aurora hotel kept BY
John Lundeen. Both have good bars
in connection, and are popular re.
sorts with the travelling public. Mr.
Lundeen came to Aurora three years
ago from Mime ota and has done
firstrate, although he had the mis-
fortune to lose his brother Andrew
who died last year. Mr.. Lundeen is
man who works hard to bring in
new people to locate at Aurora and
has sent out great deal of literature
to friends in the east.
Many New Homes.
Fred Will, Sr., and Fred Will, Jr.,
o. H. Smith the barber, Anton Will,
Mr. McGomgle, Joseph Erbsland
Clarence Scheurer, ]. w. Sadler of
Sadler & Kraus, have fine modern
cottages and bungalows on South
Main street in snyder's addition.
On Liberty street there are fine
residences owned by Anton VIII
Mrs. VIII, Jacob Miller, Fred WIN,
and Henry Kraus, that would be a
credit to any city.
Dr. Ben Giesy has modern
$4,000 bungalow
Banker H. L. Bents has beauti-
full $4,000 bungalow.
Capt. VIM. Miley, ex-county com
missioner, is building a neat bachel-
or's cottage that will cost him
$1,000 when he gets through.
Frank Miller is building a garage
3Ox5O, to hold Maxwell, Ford, White
Steamer, and Chalmers Detroit, for
all of which he has the selling
agency. He has sold nine machines
and will run livery.
Has a Good Band.
Clarence E. Bevens has been lead
er of the Aurora brass band, COM
posed OF 22 players. Bevens makes
23 but he is not 23 man. He plays
a b-flat clarionet and is a good
director. The Aurora boys number
some of the best instrumentalists in
the state. w. H. Ehlen on the cor
nat n Cnhanrar M haze NUoItor
Grimm and Wesley Yoder on the
trombones, and several others are
above the average. Practically the
same men have been playing together
for six years, and they are in demand
zip and down the valley. The boys
think if they could get "Tex" stoud-
enmeyer to train them a few months
they would have one OF the really
good hayseed bands Of Oregon. AS
1t is they can play all around some
bands from bigger places.
L. Shears. a cement contractor. /
has located at Aurora.
Some Notes on Aurora.
There is room at Aurora for a
good custom gristmill. The old
colony mill was burned after ]. y.
Hurst & Son run it a while.
A. d. Smith has the VIM. and Geo.
Fry blacksmith business.
DR.. VIM. w. Giesy has practiced
medicine and surgery here for 20
years, since his graduation at Will
annette. He has a nice office, home
md practice that he will sell for
$500 on account of bad health.
The Independent, Bell, and Farm
,rs' Mutual telephone systems. with
connections over the Home Tele-
)hone, make Aurora well equipped
n this line.
o. H. Smith, formerly at Salem,
las the only barber shop in the city.
lie has baths and has run for seven
'ears iewelry and watchmaker's
hop in connection.
G.. A. simkins has bought out the
place and sells the Salem
,eer.
DR.. Martin Giesy has conducted
lrug store in Aurora 40 years. He
vas years at Port Willipa, Wash, II
md practiced medicine for about 35
ears.
DR.. Ben Giesy has large practice
md has been here about ten years,
lie has taken a post graduate course
t NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. college
4 physicians and surgeons.
N. =. Cole has run a feed mill.
flaming mill and saw mill at Aurora
or six years. He is one of four sons
4 J. p. Cole. the only strictly
peaking cold water apostle In this
who has absolutely lived
Ip to his professions.
N. u. Cole is putting in a new
aw mill that can cut about 5000 feet
day. The planning mill IL a good
nc and produces all kinds OF
reused lumber There IA no umhor