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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1931)
The Coos Bay Lumber company, accordinf to P. L. Forbe«, postmaster largest lumber manufacturers on Coos Tt liing rural residents that the gov of Stauffer. Moro, Oregon ernment requiring all mall boxes Jossphus, a 3 year-old Hereford bull bay, announced a five-day week com Meets the 1st and 3rd to be painted the same color, an tin on the McCulloch ranch, six miles mencing March 16. A cut of 30 per Thursday evenings of identified man collected |1.25 from a southeast of Roseburg, went on a ram cent in the mill run was made two each month. V iaiting large number mear Medford. HU game page a few days ago and charged into months ago. The company will £OQ^ members cordially in vited to meet with u> came to a sudden halt when one pros a portion of the pasture which the duct its logging camps to an output J. C. Freeman was in Portland order of . W. M. pective customer left to call the post By ----- - geese consider their own domain. The that will compare with the March 16 last Monday on a short business Robt. Urquhart, Secretary. office before paying the sum. He left, gander in charge of the flock attacked curtailment. trip. too. the bull, defeated him in open combat i*p<rr No 78 O. E. S Heine, the horsebuyer, ship Moro, Oregon Woof growers of Coos county decid and ran him out of bounds. Regular communie» ped a car cf horses from Moro ed that poison for predatory animal* Numerous basements were flooded, lion« each 2nd and 4th last Saturday night. was the best method of ridding the gardens were washed away, railroad Thursday evening» of outlying areas of coyotes and other embankments were eroded and lawns each month. Mrs Ruby Pettis was a visitor (tai» beasts of prey which interfere with were damaged when a break in an ir Mrs. Ruth Sparling Kansas State Teachers tests Worthy Matron at the courthouse Wednesday flocks. This decision was reached at rigation ditch five miles south sent were given in typing and book Nana Barxee, Secretary. while the court was in session. keeping classes, Wednesday, a general meeting of wool growers and a flood of water Into Bend. About the county game protective associa 20 feet of the ditch bank was washed *Bill Raymond has been prac- March 25 Taping tests were tion. % Methodist Church Note*. Moro, Oregon ing his sheep shearing wrist on out and the water poured into the old graded on accuracy and as a re Meets every Monday (Moro) Low cost of grain is bad news for Pilot butte canal, which passes this the Charley Belshee sheep evening in the I.O.O.1 Church school every Sunday sult many of the best students re the ground squirrels of Oregon. Coun through Bend. EYE STRAIN hall. Transient and week. ceived low grades because thev ty agents of the state have announced The big landslide on the Biuslaw visiting brother? art* morning at 10. Can only be corrected under the Koss Andrews, who has been cordially invited to typed for speed rather than fo» a lower price on poisoned grain this highway that has bothered contractors proper condition* and by the use 11. Preaching April 5lh at meet with us. with the Sheil Oil Company here accuracy. A I typing 11 students year, so that more squirrels can be ever since grading work was started of the very best of equipment. Harvey C. Thompson, N. G. give an The church school will poisoned at less cost. County agents below Mapleton Is again reported to We have the Beat Equipped Optical A. M. Young Secretary. for several months, has been Easter program next Sunday passed the test. Bookkeeping prepare the grain and distribute it be on the move. It broke 300 feet office in Eastern Orsgon. transferred to The Dalles students thought that the book through country stores and other above the railroad track and threatens 116 Rchecci 7:30. evening beginning at OPTICS EXCLUSIVELY „ Moro, Ui»g<'n Al Schweigal has returned to keeping test was unusually hard agencies. to move farther down. KJ Meets 2d and O I'ue’ Moro again after a winter’s ab Everyone is invited. The entire 1931 crop of the Wood days of each inuntl The planing mill and equipment and The Ladies Aid Society meets However, all but two received Visiting members wel sence and will do carpenter passing grades. lumber sheds of the Moon Lumber burn Fruit Growers’ Co-operative as Dr. Geo. F. Newhouse, Proprietor •very Thursday afternoon at the come. work here once more. Typing students were disap company, near Ashland, were destroy sociation, estimated to reach 2000 Elizabeth Thompson church at 2 o’clock. 320 East Second Street Noble Grand pointed Thursday, March 26, af ed by fire. Firemen saved the main tons, has been contracted for at a Leo Moore and Dr. Morse and Attendance at both the church THE DALLES, OREGON fixed price that is said to be satisfac sawmill plant. The planing mill will Jessie Henrichs, Secretary wife were over Sunday visitors and tht church school was fine ter taking the typing award test, be rebuilt and spring operations are tory to growers and in almost every with Mr.and Mrs. Clarence Mor and there seems to be agrowing when they discovered that they expected to start April 15. case is as high as that of last year. were either unahle to type fast rison and Mr. and Mrs. L. V. interest with each service. Prospects1 are bright for an early k Meets at Legion hall on Moore. The church with a cordial wel enough or were not sufficiently start on constiuction work on the Her REPORT OF CONDITION ■ 2nd and 4 th Wednesday accurate. Only two students miston experiment station, funds for Frank Burnett returned from come. which weN recently made available F evenings of each month. won awards, Eva Miller and Iva Of The Walla Walla last Tuesday and F. A Ginn, Pastor. R. J. Bruckert, Commander says that he just got out in time Belshee. Eva made a test of 57 through congress. The station as MORO STATE BANK planned will occupy 160 acres about Vernon Flatt, Adjutant net with 2 errors and Iva made a mile south of Hermiston. for the streets were flooded with Christian Science one of 56 net with 1 error. at Moro, County of Sberman, Oregon at the close of business March 25, two feet of water. Several acres of Young-berries, a HARLAND VIEW GRANGE No. 6S2 Golden Text: II Corinthians 193!. cross between the loganberry and the If one should happen to wan Meets in their hall in Harmony Dis R H. Coppock tried to go to 4:18. The things which are seen RESOURCES dewberry, are being planted near der into the first and second or trict the second and fourth Friday nights of each month. Visiting Portland Wednesday but was are temporal; but the things third and fourth grades rooms, Grants Pass by H. Gordan, who re Loans and discounts ..................................................................... 3355,865 34 Grangers welcome. turned back at The Dalles when which are not seen are eternal. 17 70 cently made a study of the product In (Iverdrafta ...................................................................................... *. he would be sure to notice the southern California. The yield is said C. P. Adams, Master. 12,403 43 Bonds, securities, etc .......................... ......... ............ he found all roads leading west Responsive reading: I Tim C. E. Crites, Secretary. 3,047 50 • Banking house 3.............. furniture and fixtures $3047.50 clever sand tables. The one in to range close to 20,000 boxes an acre. blockaded 6,885 00 othy 5:2 5, 9, 11. • Real estate owned other than banking house............................ the first and second grade room 32,135 45 A committee that hae undertaken Cash, due from banks and cash items ....................................... Reading room open daily, where is arranged to represent Holland. the direction of a campaign of tree Grass Valley Ixxlge No. i31, I T. G. Shank land, an insurance Total......... -................. *........................................................... 3410,354 42 I. O. O. F. meets every 2d and adjuster from Portland, was here all authorized Christian Science It has a minature bridge over a planting in Malheur county recom 4th Thursday avemngs of the month in Monday looking over the scene literature may be read, borrowed blue stream, a Holland windmill mends. the following trees as most LIABILITIES the Odd Fellows hall. Sojourn ng suitable for planting along highways: or purchased. 3 50,000 00 brothers are cordially invited. I of the S. E, Lakin tire which de Capital stock paid in ........... and somexiutch women busily en Globe lucusts, Russian olives, sour 10,000 00 Surplus .............................. . . . .. Vern McGowan, L L. K. Smith gtroyed a dwelling last week. The public is cordially invited gaged in cleaning their already cherries and Marasca cherry, planted 2 009 47 See y. Undivided profits—net ........ N G. 153,809 02 Demand deposits .................. i The annual meeting of the to attend the church services and clean house. The sand table in 75 feet apart. 74.564 93 Time certificates.................... Moro Graih Growers Association visit the reading room. the third and fourth grade room The Stayton hotel, 20-room, two- 119,971 00 Bills payable and rediscounts I will be held next Tuesday after- gives a picture of life in Japan. story structure, which had been a land >410,354 42 Total ................. . .......... Presbyterian Church. noon at 2 30. Two directors will It also has a bridge but although mark for about 50 years at Stayton, was gutted by fire again, the second STATE OF OREGON,County of Sherman, ss: be elected. John S. Fisher, Governor of made of paper it is a different time it has caught fire within a week. DENTIST I, J. L. Searcy, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear kind of bridge from the one in to Pennsylvania, says in regard An exploding oil stove on the second Elmer Barzee was one of the HOME OFFICE. WASCO that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I cannot over the primary room. There are Ja floor is believed to have started the bunch who were delayed by the Sunday schools: J. L. SEARCY Csshier, state my opinion as to the value panese girls at play and Japanese fire. slides on the highway. He was Sul scribed and sworn to before me Correct—Attest: Aine Hendrickson, 42, and Fred Regular visits made Lo Grano R H. Coppock this 27th day of March, 1931. not able to return home from the and necessity of developing this men at work, pulling the carri- Finnell, 25, Warrenton crab fisher- carrying their fruit to W C. Bryant, J C. McKean ages and Valley. Watch for announce phase of church work. The re city until they had been cleared. Notary Public for Oregon. P. C Axtell men, were drowned off the mouth of menta. ligious training of the child market The Japanese girls are the Columbia river. Their small boat W. H. Hagndale My cornmiaalonexpires Sept. 25, Trains were delayed on the 1932. Directors. uininnai should begin at the earliest pos wearing kimonos and carrying disabled by mountainous seas, was main line by slides and washouts [ seal ] sible time, and next to the home lanterns. washed upon the beach near the and there was no mail received the Sunday school is the next im Now that the operetta has been wreck of the Peter Iredale in the county from either the ea A general cut in wages of all county portant agency in this mission. given tennis practice will start st or the west on Wednesday. In most American communities in in earnest. For the past two employes whoso salaries are not fixed Last Friday afternoon Mrs. years gone by the reading of the weeks very few have turned out. by law is announced by the Washing Melvin Schadewitz gave a card Bible, attended with soma^form As soon as the weather permits ton county court. The cut in general ------ AND----- party for the past Noble Grand of religious service, was a part they will practice down at the averages a 10 per cent reduction. The court will also not allow compensa Club of the Rebekah Lodge. of every exercise. Religion was tennis court. tion for absence from duty during va Classic White Landry OIL Phone 345 The Dalles, Ore Mrs. Bull won first honors. cations. also inculcated in the higher in The County typing contest will SOAP ------ or----- John W. Eva is expecting four stitutions. Under conditions as be held in the high school com Quart 5Oc The Mosier fruit district anticipates GRASS VALLEY PHARMACY 7 BARS a fine crop of all kinds of fruit this 25c hundred trees from the Forestry we find them today religious mercial room, April 4. Phone 222 year, according to R. D. Chatfield, department of the Oregon State training has been practically TOMATOES County teachers institute was manager of the Mosier Fruit Growers SNYDERS TOMATO College this week which will be abandoned as a part of the school with Puree association. Except for apples and held at Moro, Saturday morning, CATSUP When Your Shoes need planted on the place west of town. curriculum. This gives tremen Good Grade No. 2l»s March 28. Because of the extra prunes, the acreage of which is show- None Better Repair, send them to George Thompson, father of dous importance to the Sunday week given us at Christmas, this ing a decrease, the tonnage will show 3 Cans 39c an increase. Large bottle . 22c Mrs. Omar Sayrs of Moro, and school where religious influence period has been shortened to five W. Law- Appointments of Arthur may be impressed upon the Mrs. Tommy Barnett of Grass STRAINED weeks. Next period will have renco of Corvallis, Charles T. Early HAPPYVALE Valley, is visiting here this week childish mind, developed in the the usual six weeks. HONEY GOOD SHOE REPAIRING <rf Portland and A. R. Hunter of La PINK SALMON growing boys and girls, and THE DALLES from his home in Vancouver, Grande as members of the state in 204 Second St made a permanent and stable in Wash. dustrial accident commission, and A. 1 Gal. Can ... $1.30 2 Tall Cans 24c NOTICE X H. Averill of Portland, as state insur Two appraisers for the Farm fluence in the adult.” Would invite friends who ap ance commissioner, were announced Easter Sunday April 5, 1931, ers National Grain Corporation preciate a good gospel service to by Governor Meier. have been in Sherman county for 10 a. m. This hour will be de tune in on K E X Portland each Henry Carlson, 53, powderman for the past few days looking over voted to the Sunday school East- James Ackerson, contractor on the week day morning 7:15 A. M. to 35 the warehouses and elevators in er program. 8A. M. Conducted by Rev. Wil McKenzie highway reconstruction six Attorney - at - Law 11 a. m. Rev. G. H. Wilbur of the county. lard H. Pope, friends and work miles above Leaburg, was killed in Hood River, will preach. stantly by a delayed blast Four dy- Pickett entertained Mra. Fred ers from Calvary Tabernacle Ea namite charges exploded normally and a number of friends at bridge st 25th and Madison St. Portland. the other detonated just as Mr. Carl Th« Full Gospel Assembly last Friday afternoon at her OFFICE PHONE MAIN 93 The evangelistic services will You would enjoy it. 251 Meters son bent over the hole. home in Moro. Mrs. Marion Me 1180 K. C. Lake county mirages are so real Moro, Oregon Kee was winner of the first prize continue, there being preaching that a group of Pennsylvania people and Mrs. Art Osborne received every night at 7:45 except Mon- I who camo west recently to visit rela day and Tuesday, by Miss Louise tives backtracked toward the central second. Hodge. On Saturday and Sun Oregon highway by way of Stauffer The city hall was undermined when a huge lake suddenly appeared day nights there will be special by the water that came down the spread across the plain before them. subjects used for the sermons. The subjects for study come. F A. Ginn, Pastor. “Our Migrant Population,” Mission Work Among the and Japanese ” Mrs. Theadore John (Grass Valley) ston. the director, had prepared Sunday school every Sunday at a splendid program on the sub jects. Mesdames Pinkerton, 10 a m Amidon, Melzer, Wallan, and Moore responding with articles. Seventeen ladies were present Moro High School Items land. Newhouse Optical Co. Dr. J. A. Butler ZELLS FUNERAL HOME & Monday Specials AMBULANCE SERVICE WERNMARK’S WALTER A. MAY & SON W. C. BRYANT If You Could See Your “Future DR C. L. POLEY People can reach me from Moro at night from the long distance booth at Hotel Moro by ringing The Dalles. street across the highway from it last Tuesday during the rain and required some speedy work on the part of the marshall to turn the water another way be fore irrepairable damage was done. Miss Louise Hodge, the evan gelist speaking at the Full Gos pel Assembly, and her brother drove toCelilo Tuesday to see a- bout holding a series of meetings there when the Hndians gather for the fishing season They went on to The Dalles. Mrs. M. E. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. J D. Miller accompanieb (hem. Win<U Sunday school at 10 a m., fol- j u . FOR SALE 1928 Ride hill Case Com- lowed by the usual preaching Ser- 5jne header. Address, Ted Wil- kins, Goldendale, Wash. [a3 17 vice at 11. A cordial invitation extended — SALE CHEAP One Fordson to all, especially those not at FOR Tractor; one Oliver Chill Plow, 2 bot tending elsewhere. tom 14 in: one Bremeladouble disc harrow. Plow and harrow practical- J. D. and Mrs. Miller, new. W L. Stockton, Wamic, Oree Pastors. On The Screen! 1 Methodiat Church (Grass Valley) Note* SALESMEN WANTED—To run Heb erhng business in Sherman county. Many make 160 to >75 weekly—year round work no layoff. Write today for booklet. g . c. heberling company Bloomington, III. Dept. 1819 Church school every Sunday morning at 10. Dr J. R. Morgan The church school has pre- . - । FOR SALE Yellow Newtown apples pared a suitable program for । Grown at JIood Wver .50 per box at • DENTIST Easter with some special music s. L. Stark ranch Urn™ Valley. Also United States Dental Ex by a special choir. We are an- the famous Parkdale netted gem pota aminer for this district A group of men from the head ticipating a very happy time at Itoee $ ^5 per sack. quarters of the Pacific Power our Easter services The East and Light Company were er program takes the place of OFFICE AT Moro the first of the week in- the regular church service at 11 I MORO, OREGON epecting the lines that are to be The attention and interest last reconstructed this summer in or- Sunday was very fine. However, The public speaking contest, spon der to reduce frost trouble next w? missed Miss Coyle and Mrs. sored by tV« Principals’ association winter. R J. Davidson and E, Peters, and one or two others of Marion county, will be held at Sil Save 100 per centón Automobile In Forman, of Pertland, were the who usually attend. Then Oiere | verton. April 17. This Is the first time suranc« by Insuring with company’s engineers and C. S. were some new enrollments and this contest has been held there in FARMERS AUTOMOBILE CO. four years. Ths contest is divided Knowles was the construction gome visitors. into three parts—senior, junior and foreman in the party. We trust all who can will unite I lo«ur«« only Farm-owned cars and elementary -and three prizes will be cars in small town* The Womans’ Missionary So with us next Sunday for a glad awarded in each division. High school RAY RAGSDALE Everyone cor ! students will talk on “The Unemploy ciety of the Presbyterian church Easter service. Manager and < (aim adjuster for ment Problem in the United States.” met on Wednesday, March 25th, ' diaily invited. Sherman, Gilliam and Wheek |at the home of Mrs. C. L. Ire-1 The church with a cordial wel-1 Others will choose their own subjects. NEW PERKINS HOTEL Washington at Fifth Street, PORTLAND, OREGON Our usual pre-war transient rates still prevail. Special Rates to permanent Guests w OULD you pay admission to see a film that would reveal the years ahead? Of course you would—chances are you would be a “first-nighter” too. Your future in life is veiled—but there are certain general rules that each one of uh must follow if we would court success. Getting the most out of your money is one big rule for future progress. For many of our neigh bors’ accounts here arethecorn- er-stone on which they are build ing. OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTERES! UNDER THE PERSONAL MANAGEMENT OF Edward C. Holt RATES Room with bath privilege, $1. up Outside room with private bath, >1.50 up Special rates where more than two persons occupy one room. Let us show you our Accommodations You, too, can benefit from our sound, helpful service. HORO STATE BANK
