Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-29
Willamette Valley News
AURORA NEWS.

horc tndl u Ut zen DluS were received
for the $4,000 of water bond for the
city of Candy, all bidders offering a
premium.
John Lettenmaier was in town We'd
nesday. He says the loganberry season
is drawing to close. His acre field
yielded about four tons of berries.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Yergen and family
were in the city Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Yergen is about to Degin spraying
his hops, as he will take. no chances of
having them overrun with vermin. He
has one of the best Yards in this sec
tion.
p The vermin breeding weather of the
last three or four days has caused many
| prudent growers to get ready to spray
their hops. The lice have now mounted
to the topmost foliage, and growers will
do well to carefully examine their
yards. There is no doubt of the benefit
of spraying. Among those getting ready
Ito spray are H. L. Bents, H.. j. Keil,
Fred Yergen, Ernest Piper, C. S. Arnold
and j. P. Feller.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Smith were here
yesterday on their way to Portland, re.
turning from a trip up the valley where
Mr.. Smith, representing the Seavey
Hop company, has been looking over the
hop yards. Mr.. Smith believes some In
dependence yards will yield lighter than
last year, though in general the pros
poets are good for larger crop than
last in most Of the hop section. He
fears the lice are greater menace than
! the growers realize, the cold weather
causing the vermin to seek the upper
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much as when they infest the lower
leaves.
Mrs. Diana Snyder and her mother,
Mrs. j. S. Vandeleur were entertaining
friends from Portland and Silverton
Sunday. Their guests were DR.. and
Mrs. M. E. DeGuire, and children; and
Irene Kramer, all of Silverton; and Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Thompson and daughter,
Betty, and Mrs. Hagenary, of Port
land. Mr. Thompson is assistant secre.
tary and treasurer of Lipman, Wolf &
company.
Mrs. A. s. Thompson, of Needy, gave
a delightful dinner party at her home,
honoring Mrs. w. A. Gilmore and fam.
lily of Nome, Alaska, and Seattle,
Wash, Wednesday, July 10, 1916. The
tables were tastefully arranged, the dec
oratiOns being sweet peas and honey
suckle and beautiful collation. was
served. The afternoon was pleasantly
spent in "reminiscences and music. Among
those present at the dinner were Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Gilmore, Dorothy, Rob
ert, Howard and George Gilmore, of
Seattle, Wash; Mrs. A. G. Thompson,
Marjorie and Carl Thompson, Of Port
land, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Thompson, and
Miss Gladys Thompson of Needy, Mr..
Edwin Hilton, Mihss Inez Hilton and
Miss Goldie Hilton of Needy, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. s. Thompson, Hattie and Ber-
meta Thompson.
I A number of the friends of --d4ss Lei
ia B nts very pleasantly surprised her
Saturday afternoon when score or
more of them assembled at her home.
Cards and refreshments were the fea-
lures of the afternoon. In behalf of
the assembled friends, Mrs. G. A. Ehlen
presented to Miss Bents handsome
piece of silver. The following ladies
were present: Mrs. Fred Yergen, Mrs.
Chris Giesy, Mrs. Henry L. Bents, Mrs.
George Yergen, Mrs. Fred Fargo, Mrs.
Geo. Ehlen, Mrs. Frank Miller, Mrs. Jas.
Ogle, Mrs. A. w. Kraus, Mrs. N. C.
Wescott, Mrs. E. G. Carpenter, Mrs. C.
5. Arnold, Mrs. A. C. Scheurer. and
Misses Leita. and Velma Bents, or Au-
rora; Mrs. Bitney, Miss Aletha Bitney,
Miss Hazel Bitney of Woodburn; and
Mrs. c. s. Hoskins, and Mrs. F. A. Sex
smith of Donald.
Many Motor Trips.
A lucky fishing party motored several
miles above Molala Sunday and
brought back some fine specimens of
mountain trout. The fishermen were:
w. H. Nibler, Lee Carpenter, Ivan Dim
lex, Emery Howe and Leslie Grazier.
They found many motor parties ahead
of them. They walked in about five or
six miles, and did most of their fishing
above the mouth of Pine Creek, in the
Molalla river
DR.. and Mrs. B. F. Giesy and family,
and Mrs. Merton skinner their house
guest, motored to Wilhoit Sunday to
spend the day. They may return later
to camp at the springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Piper and fam.
! lily have returned from a motoring trip
to The Dalles and central Oregon, after
a weeks absence. Mr.. Piper reports
the wheat crop in fine condition in that
section.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Sadler and little
daughter, Peggy, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Zeno Schwab and family motored TO
Gervais Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fry and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leabo and Ralph Lea
bo made automobile trips over the Co
lumbia highway Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avon Jesse, of Marks
Prairie, Miss Henrietta Beck, of Auro-
ra, and Clarence Ed of Candy, motored
to Wilhoit Sunday in the latter's car
Observer.