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DrWSDerby
Resident Dentist
Office at Present
In Hotel Powell
Phone, Office 24-4
Phone, Residence, 16-45
Telephone for Appointment
All Work Guaranteed
The New Molalla Hotel
Mrs. M. A. Powell, Prop.
Table Supplied with the
Best the Market Affords
Molalla, Oregon
F. H. Dungan
Notary Public,
Justice of the Peace
All Legal Work Carefully
and Promptly Attended to
Molalla, Oregon
J. W. Thomas
Notary Public,
Representative National
Cooperative Realty Co.
of Washington, D. C.
Molalla, Oregon
Phone 16-2
When in Molalla
come to the
BILLIARD and
POOL HALL
First-Class Barber Shop
Baths Cigars
W. A. WOOD
MOLALLA DRUG CO.
Story of the Country Newspaper
He had the air of one who knew it
all as he walked over to the stove and
backed up to warm himself.
“What is your paper worth a year?”
he asked
“One dollar and fifty cents.”
“That,” said he, as he opened the
stove door and shot about a half a
pint of Horseshoe onto the coals, “is
too much.”
“Sure.”
“Why I can get a Kansas city pa-
per for 25 cents a year, just as big or
bigger than yours.”
“Of course. Does it give any news
of your neighborhood? Will it tell
you when court is going to meet,
when a neighbor dies, or record any-
thing about your family? How many have
you in your family anyway?”
“Me, the old lady and six children,
and they all read too.”
“Want the paper, don’t they?”
“They are always telling about
something somebody else saw in your
paper. They want it, and I thought if
it didn’t cost too much, I would make
‘em a present of it. But I won’t pay a
dollar and a half for any paper.”
“No?” Three cents a week is too
much for you to pay for an hour’s
pleasure a week each for your six
children and your hard working wife.
If you would chew five percent less
tobacco every year, you could pay for
two copies.”
“Well I won’t pay it, just the same.”
And out he went. In five minutes, he
was in the barber shop asking for the
last issue. He sat down and read every
line of it.
Then our whole soul filled with
sharp remorse as we thought of the 2,000
other hapless victims who ARE paying
a dollar and a half a year under the de-
lusion that they are getting their
money’s worth.
Such is the experience that every ed-
Itor in this broad land of milk and honey
goes through every week of the year.
With a faint heart, we picked up a copy
Of the last issue of the paper that wasn’t
worth three cents a week in a family of
eight, weven of whom wanted it. We
Scanned its modest pages and found that
it contained 264 pure locals and editor-
ial items; 80 different items in the count-
try correspondence; 42 display adver-
tisements of various local business in-
dustries and public sales; and 39 paid
locals in the “Want” column. A total of
425 different items in one issue aside
from the professional cards, railroad
time table and legals. Then we paid a
freight bill of $12 and sent away a check
for $70 to pay for paper in order that a
few more issues might be turned out for
an unfeeling public to poke fun at with
their ribald jokes. Saturday night came
along and we dug up $50 more for
help and figured out how we would pay
the rent next day and stand off numer-
ous other creditors who were already
scratching the varnish off the front
door. At night we came down and sat
alone in the darkness and listened to the
mournful howl of the wolf out in the
street.
When the citizen is gathered to his
fathers it is the country weekly that
extols his virtues and lays wreaths of
flowers upon his bier and consoles those
left behind. It records the arrival of
babyhood and tells of the bright pros-
pects that surround the happy couple as
they start out on the journey of mat-
rimony. When the sun is high and bright
and prosperity flows over the land,
it rejoices with the people and repeats
the story of the best town in the best
county of the state. When the drouth
stalks down the valley and crops are
parching in the hot sands, it sings songs
of optimism and states authoratively
that the next issue will record a soak-
ing rain. Bill Sikes new barn, Jim
Jumper’s almost completed residence,
Sam Slow’s remarkable patch of
alfalfa make their way into its columns.
The doctor, the baker, the candlestick
maker, all of them appear in a never-
ending moving picture before the
eyes of the people every seven days. The
man who has wandered far from his
fireside picks it up and again is spread
before him the panorama of his boyhood
golden days. All for three cents a week
and pay when you happen to
think about it.
The stern-faced man of millions
in his spacious office reaches out eagerly
every Saturday morning and paws over “
the pile of mail until he finds the dinky
little newspaper with the red label on it.
The careworn woman in the humble
home on the far western claim glances
frequently from the doorway down the
long winding road at the close of a cer-
tain day every week for the coming of
the husband and father. She, too, is
looking for the same paper with the
same little red label on it. They scan
every item the man of gold and the
sad-eyed woman and the marble halls
and the flush of power and the dingy walls
and the gnaw of want fade away and are
forgotten. He sees again the swimming
hole in the bend of the creek and
hears the shouts of the boys from the
bank as they yell “chew beef.”
She is fancy, sees again the new
blue frock as she sits in the front room
and listens for the footsteps of him
as he comes whistling down the walk. So
they live again the glorious days of the
old home town – the man of gold and the
sad-eyed woman.
Tis a thing of sentiment, this little
old country newspaper. When you want
the storied valor told to the world
it sings the song. When, perchance
disgrace paints the scarlet letter on the
family circle, it listens to the pleadings
of the broken heart and whispers not
of it. When it does you a favor, you
come in and beg a few extra copies,
but when it steps on your toes, you drop
around to kick the editor. Without your
dinky country paper, you towns and
hamlets would be like the man who
threw kisses at a girl in the dark he knew
it, but nobody else did. You might
imagine you were alive, but other
people would have to buy a railroad
ticket and come out and see for them-
selves. Thus ends the brief tale of the
blooming old thing that isn’t worth
three cents a week. ---- Bert Walker.
Local Mention
H. J. Lamb and L.C. Hubbard took a
trip to the county seat today.
Fred Schafer, our bustling mill man
went to Oregon City yesterday.
A party of P.E. & E. surveyors
were locating the depot site yesterday.
G. W. Wingield purchased o lot in
the Robbins Addition from G.A. Marts.
Mr. and Mrs. Makrell were enter-
tained by Mrs. Faurie Monday night.
Mrs. Peter Noyer of Portland is vis-
iting Mrs. John Trullinger.
Mrs. Lizzie Trullinger returned from
Portland Tuesday, where she had been
undergoing medical treatment.
Road Supervisor Albert Engle is bed-
fast with an attack of grippe.
C. E. Shaver, came out from Port-
land this week, and is visiting his sister,
Mrs. John Ridings.
Mrs. Ralph Batty left this week for
Baker City, where she will join her
husband.
Otto Lowney has purchased two lots
in Gregory’s Addition and expects to
erect a building.
O. S. Boyles of Brownsville was in
town a few days this week. He was
cruising timber in this vicinity.
G. A. Marts is having the Quick
Lunch restaurant overhauled and re-
modeled.
Mrs. F.G. Haveman returned Mon-
day from Portland, where she had been
visitng friends for a few days.
Dr. W. L. Derby and his mother, Mrs.
Feagan, made a business trip to Port-
land Monday.
Geo. H. Gregory and little daughter
were in Oregon City the first of this
week.
L. A. Daugherty of the Molalla Paint
Store has a new stock of Wall Paper.
See him before papering your house.
Bobbie Elkins, who had the misfor-
tune to break his collar bone, is im-
proving and will soon be well.
FOR SALE. Mammoth Red Clover
seed at 15 cents and Alsyke at 12 cents
per pound. I. M. Toliver,
Phone 4-2 Molalla, Oregon.
C. A. Jackson returned from Port-
land Saturdaywhre he had been on
business connected with building enter-
prises of the city.
The first one to pay a years subscrip-
tion to THE PIONEER was Mr. Louis
Moshberger. He did not wait for the
paper to be issued.
Mrs. John Comer left for Oak Point
Monday where she will join her husband
and will spend a few months at that
place.
Mrs. J. E. Brallier of Seaside Oregon,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Wm. Mackrell for a few weeks, returns
to her home tomorrow.
At a meeting of the entertainment
committee of the band last Tuesday
night it was decided to have an enter-
tainment on Saturday, March 22.
The Misses Nora and Ruth Herman
returned from Portland and Oregon
City Saturday. They had been absent
from home for ten days.
W. W. Everhart was in Oregon City
representing the Molalla District in the
Meadowbrook Bridge matter before the
county seat.
Joe Sullivan, formerly owner of the
Quick Lunch went to Portland Wednes-
day to have his eye treated by an ex-
pert.
T. J. Cook has purchased two lots on
Molalla Avenue in the Gregory Addi-
tion. It is expected he will erect
a building soon.
Dr. E. R. Todd has moved into his
beautiful residence on the corner of
Molalla Ave. and Third St. This bung-
alow adds greatly to the appearance of
the town and is a delightful home.
Lew Hubbard of Colton is building a
livery stable on the lot lately purchased
in the Kaylor addition. C.A. Jackson
has the contract for erecting the build-
ing.
J. E. Nelson of Aurora has rented the
Robbins Bros. Blacksmith Shop, for-
merly run by Alber Hagaman and has
become a citizen of Molalla permanent-
ly. He has purchased a lot in the
Everhart addition.
Geo. Marts had a sale of stock, farm
implements, etc. on the G.W. Wing- field
place near Liberal Satruday. The prices
were quite satisfactory and a good crowd
was in attendance.
W. H. Bennett of Portland, State Bank
Examiner, was in the city Wed -
nesday and inspected the Molalla State
Bank. He found everything satisfac- tory
and praised the management of this grow-
ing institution.
J. H. Vernon is the busiest man in
town this week. He is moving into his
fine bungalow on the corner of Third
and Engle. This is one of Molalla’s
fine homes of which she is proud.
W. A. Woods and wife and L W.
Robbins attended the grand opening of
the Oregon Hotel in Portland Tuesday.
The doors of the hotel were opened
simultaneously with the inauguration of
the president.
A pleasant party was given at Grange
Hall last Saturday night by Golda Har-
less,Birdie Dickerson and Bessie Leicht-
Weis. About thirty young people were
present and a most enable time was re-
ported.
Mrs. William Staudinger had the mis-
fortune to cut her hand severely last
head last night while attempting to split some
kindling. The handle caught and caused
the ax to strike the knuckle of the front
finger of the left hand. She was brought
to town in an auto without re-
gard to the speed limit. It was necessary
for the surgeon to take a part of the
bone out of the knuckle and sew the
leaders together.
THE MOLALLA PIONEER
G. J. TAYLOR, Editor
Published Every Thursday
Subscriptions $1.50 a year in Advance.
Advertising Rates Made Known on
Application.
THE MOLALLA P IONEER starts
on its career at the same time of
that of the new administration.
We are sure everyone wishes both
success.
At last the government is to
cease the foolish custom of free
distribution of seeds. This has
been a farce for years and bene-
fitted only the seedsmen who
made this a dumping ground for
their old shop worn seeds.
The choice of Franklin K. Lane
of San Francisco as Secretary of
the Interior will meet the ap-
proval of the Pacific coast states.
It has been much feared that a
southern or eastern man who did
not understand the coast condi-
tions or was out of sympathy
with them, might get this posi-
tion. Mar. Lane should give sat-
is faction acting in this capacity.
Few presidents have taken the
presidential chair under as favor-
able conditions as President Wil
son. The country is unanimous
in its desire to see his adminis-
tration a success. Partisan ties
were never weaker than now.
Without respect to party affilia-
tions the people will expect their
representatives to co-operate in
furthering every beneficial act of
legislation.
It is more difficult to name a
paper than a pair of twin babies.
There is not a very wide range of
names usually used by newspa-
pers. We are desirous of having
a name somewhat different to
that of our neighbors. We want-
ed a name which would mean
something. We have always had
great respect for the pioneer.
We fear that many times his en-
terprise and courage has not
been fully appreciated by those
who have come after and reaped
the reward of the pioneer’s labor.
We want the paper to be a me-
morial to the advance guards of
civilization who prepared the way
for us. We want to have the
pioneer spirit and to have the
courage to venture in new enter-
prises and unexplored fields of
labor. The country is new in
achievement. The future de-
pends upon us. If you pull to-
gether with a singleness of pur-
pose and faith in our community,
much can be accomplished. THE
MOLALLAPIONEER can always be
relied on to be in the front in the
advocacy of everything that will
help the community. Any effort
to improve the conditions morally,
financially or socially can expect
this publication to go the limit in
boosting.
IN establishing a newspaper in
a small town, we were aware that
there woud be difficulties to over-
come and that it would be no gold
mine of financial gain. How-
ever, we were greatly impressed
with the richness of the natural
resources and the forturnate geo-
graphical situation. It is custom-
ary to ask a bonus when estab-
lishing a paper in a new field. It
is usually given. We did not ask
this. We spent our own money
and first showed our good faith
before asking one promise of sup-
port, either by advertisers or sub-
scribers. We feel confident that
our action has been appreciated.
A study of our advertising pages
will show that this is true. We
need subscriptions. We need
them right away. It will be nec-
cessary for us to get these in order
to get the use of the U.S. Mail
as second class matter. Without
this classification, the publication
of a paper would be impossible.
There are several hundred sub-
scribers we should get in the
next two weeks. We believe we
will get them. We just want
you all to understand the circum-
stances and to know that we
belong to all of the people and
that your subscription and sup-
port is wanted and will be appre-
ciated. We are more than delight-
ed with the reception we have
received from every one up to
date. We want everyone to call
on us and get acquainted. We
want to serve you and the com-
munity to the best advantage.
If you do not get the very best
service out of us, it will be largely
your own fault.
TO EXCHANGE – Some good Portland
homes for acerage or farms.
J. R. WOLFF
J. R. Wolff came up from Portland
Tuesday. Mr. Wolff recently sold his
building here to Geo. Marts and expects
to erect another real estate office. He
is very much encouraged with the real
estate properties here. His family will
move here soon.
Miss Nina Dutton has purchased the
interest of Miss Andrus in the millinery
business and will conduct the business
alone. She will move into the new
store and will have her opening on
March 15. She will carry a fine line
of goods.
Rev. F. A. Piper, pastor of the Meth-
odist Episcopal church, at his next ap-
pointment here, Sunday, March 16, will
deliver an address on the life of Living
ston and his work in Africa. This is
the ocassion of the centenial anniver
sary of Livingston.
The Molalla Grays baseball team are
getting ready for a hot summer’s work.
Last Sunday, they elected the following
officers: R. Holman, Manager W. A.
Beck, Secretary and Treasurer. E. M.
Palfrey, Umpire. D. Ramsby, Gate
Keeper. Sixty five dollars were raised
for expenses.
The Molalla Star Base Ball team had
their election of officers last week. The
following were elected: Manager, Lee
Adams, Secretary, Walter Taylor,
Treasurer, Fred Powell. Forty five
dollars were left in the treasury from
last year.
Some Odd Wills
One of the oldest documents of the will
kind known was that of Queen
Austrigilda, consort of King Goutram
of Burgandy. The dying princess en-
joined upon her husband to slay and
bury in the same grave with her the
physicians who had attended her. An-
other will was that of a husband who
forbade his wife’s marrying on pain of
his returning to haunt her. This is
quite different from that of a woman
who instructed her executors to seek
out “some nice, good, pretty girl” who
would make an affectionate second wife
to her spouse.
Early Beds,
The beds of the ancients were piles
of skins. The first beds resembling
those used in modern times were made
of rushes and later of straw. The use
of feathers and making beds has been
attributed to the Romans, and Elaga-
balus (Heliogabalus) is said to have
used in air cushion for a pillow in 218.
Air beds were frequently used during
the sixteenth century. Feather beds
were largely used during the reign of
Henry VIII. of England.
Corrected
The teacher had written on the
blackboard the sentence, “The toast
was drank in silence,” and turned to
her class for them to discover the mis-
take.
Little Bennie Sheridan waved his
hand frantically and, going to the
board, scrawled the correction. “The
toast was ate in silence.” – Everybody’s.
How She Knew
“I knew you were going to propose to
me tonight, Jack.”
“How did you do it?”
“Because mamma left the room so
quickly after your arrival. She is one
of the most discerning women you ever
saw.” --- Fun
More Than Lucky.
“Brown’s a lucky dog.”
“What’s he been doing now?”
“You know that $1,000 he inherited a
year ago?”
“Yes.”
“Well, he still has it.” --- Detroit Free
Press.
One Better.
Nip-Bones is speaker of the house
and only thirty. Tuck-That’s nothing.
My wife became speaker of the house
as soon as I married her, and she was
only twenty-two. – Magazine of Fun.
To Escape The Storms.
Many, many storms there are that lie
low and hug the ground, and the way
to escape them is to go up the moun-
tainside and get higher than they are.
--– Henry Ward Beecher.
Get Busy While the Sun Shines
Now is the time to Spray with
Lime and Sulphur Spray
It is also the proper time to poisin the squirrels with poisened
wheat as there is very little grain for them to get, we are head-
quarters for both.
J. H. VERNON, Molalla,
Oregon
J R. WOLFF Molalla,
Oregon
WOLLFF’S WOLLFF’S
Real Estate Office
Molalla Valley is the richest in soil and the most beautiful val-
ley in the State of Oreon, and offers unequalled opportunity
for general farming, dairying and fruit raising.
I have some good fams to offer you now. Write of see
me for particulars.
For quick action in both farm and city property call on
or list your property with
Fresh and Cured Meat
always on had
Beef Cattle, Veal, Mutton and Pork
Bough at Market Prices
Molalla Meat, Market
A. R. REYNOLDS, Proprietor
MOLALLA, OREGON
LUMBER LUMBER
of Course You are Going to Build this Summer
J. E. NELSON
General Blacksmith
MILLINERY OPENING
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
in our
New Store
Latest Spring and Summer Styles in Street and Dress Hats
at Reasonable Prices
NINA DUTTON Molalla, Oregon
H. S. HARVEY,
Jeweler
With Seven Years Experience, I am Fully Prepared to do All
Kinds of Watch, Clock, and Jewelry Reparing
Prices Reasonable Bargaine in Watches See Them
MOLALLA, OREGON
Horse Shoeing Plough Work
Carriage and Wagon Work
Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded
MOLALLA, OREGON
REMBER we are Manufactures of all kinds of
Rough and Dressed Lumber
including Moulding, Kiln Dried
Location 4 miles Southeast of Molalla on Teasel Creek
F. C. MORTENSON Molalla, Oregon
Professional Cards
E. R. TODD, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Home Phone No. 2252
Molalla, Oregon
Dr. John W. Thomas
Pioneer Dentist,
MOLALLA, OREGON
J. W. POWELL, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Molalla, Phone 24-2 Oregon
Your House
Is crying for paint
You can’t afford to
refuse it. It needs
GOOD PAINT
we have it
GOOD WORKMANSHIP
we do it
The Molalla Paint Store
L. A. Daughery, Proprietor
Church Directory
Appoinments of Preaching Servies on
the Mulino Circuit of the Methodist
church. Rev. F. A. Piper, Pastor.
Molalla 1st Sunday each month 11 a.m.
Molalla 3rd Sunday each month 7:30 p.m.
Mulino 1st Sunday each month 7:30 p.m.
Mulino 3rd Sunday each month 11 a.m.
Carus 2d Sunday each month 10:30 a.m.
Central Point 2d Sunday " " 7:30 p.m.
Central Point 4th Sunday " " 11:30 a.m.
The pastor of Mulino circuit is plan-
ning large things for the summer.
Everybody is cordially invited to assist.
Let us make our churches representa-
tive of the growing new enterprise in
this beautiful country.
Molalla High School
Molalla High School back
Molalla
High
School
Auditorium
This is a nearly exact replica of the first
issue of the Molalla Pioneer, published March
6, 1913 by owner, editor, G. J. Taylor.
The first front page on the centerfold of this
issue was painstakingly copied from the only
known surviving copy of that first Molalla
Pioneer. The second page, found on the back
of the centerfold of this issue, was probably
page 2 from that same March 6 edition.
We replicated these two rare pages of
Molalla’s first and only newspaper so that
those interested could save them, if they
choose.
Both pages contain some insight into the
people who started this community 100 years
ago — their vision for a thriving city and their
energy and enthusiasm and hard work put
into making that vision a reality. Molalla in
those days was booming, and the editor of this
newspaper was a driving force behind the slo-
gan, “Make Molalla Move.”
Molalla Buckeroo
Molalla Buckeroo parade
1962
Molalla Chief Henry Yelkis
Molalla Kate