wick and Mr. and Mr«. B. A. Grady
“Uncle Abijah,” he says—they all night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Huekins of The Dalles were visiting
and
children of Th« Dall«« were din
called Abijah uncle—“I know how Weedman. On Sunday they drove in Wasdo this week with hiends.
ner guest« fit the B. H. Grady home
on
to
Camp
Ringwah
and
brought
Mr
,
and
Mea<
j
e
w
Wilson
and
son
you can get this plowin’ done.”
f *
were guests at the Dick Sunday.
“An out of the mouth of babes home Bobbie Farrell, Leon Smith,
Donald
MeDermid
and
Francis
Wat-
g
c
hunke
home
Sunday.
quoted
the
sire,
shall come wisdom,”
Delmar Smith and Ways« Darby
“Speak and deliver us from our kins who had been camping the past
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Felman, Norma returned Sunday from Idaho where
two weeks.
troubles.” •‘,-
. Feldman, Janet McQuillan and Miss they worked during harvest.
Principal Events of the Week
Alex "and John Montgomery of the. Ermeth motored to The Dalles Sum-
- “W«ll, now Uncle,” said the young
Miss Jeanette Scott entertained
man, “if I tell you how to plow the Joint Stock Bank of Portland were
Assembled for Information
Miss Ermeth went from there
Sunday
evening in honor at her
As Dave Brannon drove up to the tend along our creek what shall I get busines« visitors in Wasco Monday |to her home in Portland, after having thirteenth birthday- The following
of Our Readers.
and
.Tuesday.
‘ <
visited some time at the Feldman
postoffice in Valley City with the semi for it?”
girls were pfeedBii: Dana Jean Mc
Master Robert McLaughlin of home*
weekly supply of mail and papers the I “U «re a member of the group and
Millan, ' Margaret Johnson, Gene
Salem is visiting Stanley Jones for
THE MARKETS
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Flora and Spencer, Jean Wall, Emma Ella and th« first publication of thio notice,
group of loungers drew themselves yu will share with all the rest.”
“
Yu
know,
Uncle
Abijah,
I
want
to
two weeks.
*
7'
Portland
son and daughter of Portland were iMbell Fortner, Naomi Grady, Evelyn which «aid ddte is August list, 1931.
inside the building so they would lose
Wheat - Big Bend bluestem, hard no time in getting their portion of marry Polly an I got a liken’ for a
Woods home Olson and Irene Beardsley.
CARLTON L. PEPPER
Dave Reid of The Dalles was a guests at the K.
wheat, 55V4; soft white and western the contents of the ‘ little sack he house of my own.”
Administrator of the Partnership
business visitor in Wasco Wednesday. Thursday.
“When yu are married the group
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hennagin were Estate of WUltem C. Bryant A Carl
white, 45He; hard winter, northern carried.
Miss Nellie Hatfield of Portland^
Among those seen in The Dalles
will
build
yu
a
house,
”
returned
the
business
visitors in The Dalles Mon- ton L. Pepper.
and
western
red,
42Hc.
**
Within a few minutes Lem Busby
spring
was a visitor st the Doll Hull home Saturday were Miss Zella Sulley, Mrs.
?
began putting letters into the boxes head man.
Hay -Haying price, L o. b. Portland
Mondsy.
4 ’
,
Fred Fortner, Mrs. Grant Garland
“Uncle Abijah it’s my idee an I’m
Alfalfa. >15.50 > ralley timothy 115.60 that formed the partition between
L. L Peetz was a business visitor and Mrs. W. J. Farjell.
goin*
to keep it unless the, group
Oregon
timothy,
>180
eastern
the inner sanctum of the postoffice
01«;
in
Wasco from Moro on Monday
A. M. Macnab was a business visi
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
18 50 clover, 111; oat bay, >11: °®tB and the portion given over to patrons gives me somethin for it,” said the last.
'4
*
tor
in
Wasco
Saturday
from
The
- MEETING
and vetch, >10010.60.
Those whose boxes opened from the
Miss Janette Medler is employed Dalles.
. «
“
The
old
man
was
plumb
wrotby
NOTICE;
There will be a meeting
Butterfat—2«O22c.
outside immediately took from them
at the telephone office during the ab
Lqster-Emerson of The Dalles was of the County Board of Equalisation
Eggs—Ranch, 19O>3c.
the precious missives and read them and he wanted to run the young feller
Washington at Ffftb Street,
sence of Elna and Etta Huston.
a busines visitor here Tuesday.
Cattle— Steer«, good, >6.5007.
for Sherman County, Oregon, at the
while leaning against the walls on the out into the hills, but some of the
PORTLAND. ORLGON
Hogs—Good to choice, >.1.7507.60.
Mrs. Pari Jones and son were visi-
John Clark was a business visitor Court House on the second Monday
formal documents posted there.
I others were curious about how they
Ijinibs—Good to choice, ¿5 65 0 5.75.
in September, that being the 14th
“Yu don’t ever git no letters, Uncle could get all that plowin’ done so tors in Portland thè firat of thè- in The Dalles Tuesday.
Seattle
Emmett,” »aid Wabash Joe as he they held a meetin’ and decided to week. -
Mrs. Dunlop of Portland is visiting day of September, 1931, at Moro,
Wheat — Soft whit« and western finished reading another dreary look take the young man’s offer of the
Mrs.
at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ed Oregon, to publicly examine the
white. 46c; hard winter, western red ing document and replaced it in its secret for one tenth of the hay they a guest at the McKean horns this
Assessment Rolls, correct all errors
McKee.
and northern spring, 44c; bluestem. container.
in valuation, description of lands or
week.
I cut that year providin’ it worked.
Frank Scott went to Portland on
“Me? No, I never monkey with I “This Jasper took ’em out behind
Mrs. Hugh Walker motored to business trip Sunday returning Wed- other property assessed by me, and it
Butterfat—27c.
shall be the duty of persons inter
petty pusonal affairs,” said the sage. I the blacksmith shop where he had Portland Wednesday on business.
netd.y. He w«« accompanied home
appw a£
tllB, Bod pUce
Eggs— Ranch, 15026.
“I recon tho that when Lem gets done been workin* and showed ’em his in
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dumler of Salem
Cattle—Choice steers, >608.75.
|nUd- AU petitiona mu* b.
readin’ the postcards he’ll give me a vention. He’d took three of them old were week end visitors of Mr. and by Mra. R O. Scott who haa been»
visiting with relatives for the past made in writing and verified - by oath
Hggs—Good to choice, 17.50.
paper so’s I can find out all about walkin’ plows they had an fastened Mrs. Frank Medler. Mrs. Dumler
Lamb« Choice, >505.75.
three weeks. /
’
em
together.
Simple
warn
’
t
it,
but
what the important people of the
, of the applicant and Hl«!
was formerly Miss Dora Medler.
Spokane
Miss Mildred Williams returned Boar<j within fifteen day» from the
it
got
their
plowij}
’
done
with
less
world
is
doin
’
.
”
s. Chas. Grey who has just grad- to her home at McMinnville after a
Cattle—Steers, good, >707.50.
it is by law required to meet,
“Yu don’t mean to say yu are ac
Hogs—Good to choice, 17.5007.76.
uatej 1 from Oregon State Normal is three weeks visit at the G. W. Far-
“
An,
Wabash,
the
next
winter
that
Margaret W. Peetz.
quainted with the great, do yu?”
Lambs—Medium to good, >4©4.75
vacai >ioning with her parents Mr. and rell home. .
young
inventer
got
a
bunch
of
cattle
County Assessor.
asked Wabash.
Mrs. [George Drinkard.
1 B. H. Grady was in The Dalles on
“Wal, I recon I is, but they am t from old man Stevens on Botter
Shipments of fresh salmon from none of ’em acquainted with me. I creek on shares and ztarted to build
Mrs. Beulah DeMaris of Prineville business oa Saturday.
Oregon cities to the middle west by knows ’em from reddin’ of ’em every up a little herd for himself.”
has been a guest at the Drinkard
M b , Kenneth Woods spent Friday. . NOTICE TO CREDITORS
air are contemplated in the near fu-. time I can.”
“What become of tl
New ranch.
in The Dalles.
-
-. •
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
‘
.
' That Wayne M. Akers has been ap-
UNDER THE
turn
“Yu don’t git much personal touch Thoughters?” asked Wabash
Mr. and Mrs. Max Schwendel and
Miss Mary Macnab of Wasco is pointed administrator of the estate
PERSONAL
MANAGEMENT OX
‘
They
couldn
’
t
stand
the
gaff
ong
thataway,
”
remarked
Wabash.
With only 111 boys noW in the state
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sheetz motored to spending the week in The Dalles the of G. C. Akers, deceased, by the
sage. “The
training school at Woodburn, the popu ’ “No, M«bby not so pusonal as a after that,” said
Edward C. Holt
Lost Lake for a week’s outing.
guest of the Misses Betty and Lillian DountyCourt of Sherman County.^AU
lation at that institution is at the low cow and her calf, Wabash, but on the younger ones stole off by themselves ¿Miss Mildred Butler and. Clinton
persons having claims againsi
Heinz.
•state are required to present them,
other hand I always know they’re and some of ’em took cattle with
est point for the past 16 years.
Brock were visitors in The Dalles on
Room with bath privilege, |L up
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Scott went to with the proper vouchers, within six
’
em,
Did
Abijkh
died
tryin
’
to
hold
The Vale Lions club sponsored a
Sunday.
Outside room with private bath,
’
em
together.
Bend
Sunday
and
spent
the
day
with
|
at
dance recently in an endeavor to raise
31.50 up
Miss Marjorie Ginn of Moro who
“This feller Stqlin or the next guy
sufficient funds to keep / the city Uncle Emmett. “I know as much
just
returned
from
Los
Angeles
has
ton is a brother of Mrs. Scott.
' Miner Building, Eugene, Oregon.
Special rate« where more than two
about what Hoover is going to aay after him will do the same I recon.
library open this coming winter.
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Glen Maurer.
persons occupy one room.
MfS. Emma Dutton of Fossil spent
L. L. Ray, Attorney for Estate.
Not
many
men
will
set
up
all
night
about
prohibition
as
I
do
what
a
cow
- Jack McChesney, 11, of Baker, was
Let ns show you otr
with
the
birth
pains
of
new
idees
just
Miss Etta Huston and Ben Mar- Saturday m Wasco.
I Admini.tr.tor of th. E^aU of G. C.
seriously injured when a dynamite cap is goin’ to do when yu pull her out
Accommodations
to
see
his
neighbor
that
didn
’
t
miss
o
’
the
mud,
which
yu
’
ll
admit
is
con
ford
are
visiting
in
Prineville.
t
exploded in his hand. He had placed
M»«. N. V. Grady and dau,hter'of Aken, deceaaed.
a
wink
o
’
sleep
cash
in
on
’
em.
An
I
a lighted match in the cap which he siderable.”
"
' Mrs. Guy Pound and Mrs. Agusta Goldendale, Robert Strahl of War-'
Lem Busby stuck his wooly head says, Wabash an I been livin’ a right
had been carrying for several days.
long spell if people eat and breath
Rev. T. I. Kirkwood, pastor of the out of th« window in the wall of
boxes and called to one and all to I like animals, as the long faced per-
Clatsop Plains Memorial Presbyterian
fessors tell us they do, they’re goin’
church for two years past, the oldest “Come and get it, she’s all out.”
to fight just as hard to get the best
and
the
waiting
men
cameTup
to
re
Protestant mission west of the Rock
end of the feed rack. If yu could
ies, was drowned near Astoria recent ceive their portion of news from the I
world at large. Uncle Emmett drew I confine men to just so many wants an
a large pack of papers to refreshen I fill them wants every day, yu might
Some 'wheat is being trucked to
mind on the doings of the world make it, but humans are just like
Wallowa warehouses, but some of the his
during the otherwise dreary hours oil a Preachy cow, they always sees some
farmers having large lots of wheat say
thing else they’d like to have.
they will store the grain at .home and watching Valley City grow, and I - “Now yu young ignoramus, yu run
moved
outside
to
peruse
them.
attempt to sell it locally for feed pur
As he leaned against^the tree that I along and quit readin’ over my
poses.
- ------- —-------- —«
adorned th« corner by the Farmer’s I shoulder. 'Mebbe Lem’ll sell yu a
Construction on a >10,009 hay and
and Stockmen’s Bank and inspected I paper of yu’re own.”
grain warehouse at Tule lake was
the front page of a metropolitan
started recently. The building, which daily Wabash looked over his shoulder |
POPULATION OF COUNTY
will bo 50 by 200 feet in size, will be
and read a few headline« for himself.
completed by September 30, it is ex-
“Ther’s one guy yu can’t prognos
Continued from page one.
pected.
ticate, Uncle Emmett,” he Mid as he tire county this class accounts for 13
Harvesting;.of thajarge peach crop pointed to the name of Russia’s dic
per cent of the population.
from the foothills on the south slope
tator in black type.
In the next class, that from 25 to
of the Rogue valley is now under way
“Him? That ain’t so tough, Wa 34, Grass Valley has 21 per cent of
in many orchards. Despite the dry bash as yu’re youth and ignorance |
its people, Moro has 15 per cent and
season, the peaches are reported to
might lead yu to persume.”
Wasco has 11 per cent showing that
be of good size.
“I suppose yu are entirely too I ten yean ago Grass Valley, had quit©
R. E. Jordan, 50, Lithia park care young to recollect the doin’s over on I
taker in Ashland, is in the Commun Squaw creek when the country was I a few young folks.
ity hospital suffering from serious in firs settln’.up, ain’t pe?” he asked. I I centage of residents from the ages of
35 to 44 as 11 per cent of the people
juries, received when he was charged
“Yu mean White’s ranch on Squaw I are between those ages. Sixteen per
three times by a bull elk, one of the creek?” asked the younger man.
cent of the total county population
park attractions.
“Yea, it’s White’s ranch now, but are between this age which probably
More than 100 milk producers oi it wasn’t settled by no White,” an-1
means that this is too young an age
Ijine county met in Eugen« recently swered the sage of V alley City. I
I to retire from farms and too old to be j
and took step« to incorporate the local “When I fust come to th« country
I living in town.
association Into a legal organisation there was a flock of New Thoughters I
Those from 45 to 64 make up 13
similar to the Portland Co-operative there that had come out from Illinoi’
I per cent of the population ofGrass
Dairymen's association.
to capture the west with their idees. I Valley 25 per cent of Moro and 20
Great swarms of grasshoppers have It was sort of a fad them days.” A I p©r cent of Wasco. Of old folks, if
denuded the western slope of Hum hull wagon train of ’em settled on I those above 65 will allow such classi-
bug mountain in Curry county of. all Squaw creek with old Abijah Jeems I flcation, Grass Valley has 10 per cent,
vegetation, leaving th« ground aa bare as their leader. Nowadays he’d pass Moro the Mme and Wasco only 7 per
as a concrete floor, Vern Engle, ranch fer a purty fair dictator, but such I cent. Most of the old folks live in
er of Brushes creek reported.
fancy names wasn’t used in them I the towns apparently for there is only
Picking of cluster hops in the larger days. He was a right likable old chap I a little over six per cent on the
yards in Marlon and Polk counties at that but he shore told his flock I farms.
got under way thia week. . Growers what to do an* when to do it.”
Th« towns all have the same per
said that approximately 15,000 persons
“Hi told ’em on week days and
would be employed in picking hops preached it into ’em on Sundays.
in the Willamette valley thia year.
They was all to share and share alike.
By far the tafleat and fineat gladioli Yu younguns can think if yu wanter
plant and flower ever grown in th« that this Communism they’re preach
Brownsville community, so far as in’ is somethin’ new, but there was a
lot of such idee« back afore yu was
Miss Elna Huston left this week
Howe this year in her garden. The hatched.”
for Prineville to visit her mother.
plant was 6 feet 10 inches in height.
“It’s a right good idee too if hu She was accompanied by Miss De
A general alarm is felt in the Salem mans had been built to fit it, but they meris who has been employed at the
vicinity over the cloverseed situation. ain’t, as fur as I can see. Yu got to Drinkard ranch during the past
Examination of fields discloees that make yure system fit th« people see- several weeks.
seed has failed to form, and a gen in’ as yurs to late to make th« people
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Tuel were visi
eral shortage of seed is anticipated. flit the system. Now these Russhins
tors in The Dalles on Wednesday.
Heavy rains and absence of bees are
different, than
ascribed as two factors In the case. Thoughters, I dunno ’bout that, but
Mr. and Mrs. Tildon Barnett are
The bee is the only insect that pollen I recon that they want things about guests for a few days at the Lafe
ises the clover.
like yu do,’Wabash.”
j Barnett home.
“Now this Abijah, the boss of this
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Everett of Aber
The new co-operative creamery at
outfit, was havin’ one devil’s own deen Wash., are visiting with Mr.
Redmond is making a big gain. Man
ager McKenzie states that there was • time when I fust heard about ’em. Everett’s parents Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
gain of 2000 pounds of butterfat in the Yu see they had brung some plows Everett.
last month over the previous month, and farmin’ gear with ’em, enough to
Mrs. Leo Watkins and son shopped
and that the butterfat is of No. 1 work what land they had taken up I in The Dalles on Wednesday.
guess,
if
there
hadn
’
t
been
so
much
q entity.
Mrs. Harry Sawin is reported quite
Some of them
Construction on the Great Northern other stuff to
property east of Bend, where a rail young bucks just had to go off fishin’ UI at her home.
Mrs. E. W. McQuillan and Miss
road repair shop and terminal point and some of ’em had to herd the cat
tle,
an
some
of
’
em
had
to
dig
the
Ette
Huston returned the last of th©
Is to be located, will begin soon. The
terminal will be built at a cost of litches tin there wan’t enough left week from visiting relatives and
a boat 1200,000. Great Northern off! to plow. They was plowin’ every friends at Toppenish, Wenatchee and
day, but it was slow with them foot Yakima.
eials said.
burners they had. When the old man
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kasebrg and
Nine of the 38 counties in Oregon parcelled his crew off at the first of daugAer were visitors at The Dalles
in 1030 were able to dispense with the the week an sent some to herd th© Wednesday.
cattle, and sort of tend the sheep and
levy for both bond principal and In
some
for the other chore« there * Mr. and Mm Harry Van Gilder
lerect. and five of these counties had
were guests at the A. M. Young home
wasn’t many left to till th« soil.”
no bonded debt on which to make pay
Saturday.
herders
Wabash,
meats in 1231, according to a state
meat completed recently by Rufus C. would tell him it took a lot of men to
. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hennagin were
Holman, state treasurer. Counties keep the Injuns from stealin’ the visiting at the home of Mrs. Henna-
whU-h ha< po bonded debt are Jose stock so’s some of 'em could go gin’s mother, Mm G. C. Akers in
pblne. Lian, Polk, Umatilla and Wash Achin’. They didn’t want to plow.
Moro on Sunday.
“Well one day one of the young
lagton. Other counties which were
Mr. and Mm E. W. Watkins drove
not required to levy taxes on aeeotmt men of the New Thoughters hid a to Redmond Saturday and were Oyer
of «xtetteg bond obligations were Ben bright idee, an he went to old Abijah
tea, Douglas, Jackson and Marion.
with it.
. ' * "
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