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Shernum County Observer Est, 1888, Grsss Vailoy Journal, Est* 1887,. Consolidated Marth 6, 1931. Ws seo News-Enterprise, EaL, 18M. Consolidated Mard» 4, 1932 .
SHERMAN COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
Moro, Oregon,
Forty Fourth Year
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PAPERS OF COUNn
MERGE INTO ONE
YATES AND STEPHENS
DISCUSS FARM AIDS
Stephen’s Talk on Wheat Breedinc
•Brings Ont Questions
New» Enterprise Subscribers
TATES SPEAKS ON RAIL HATES
RATES IO REMA1H THE SAME
-w
Bom ething ^a*er> twenty nine hun-
Hal E. H om , secretary of state for
Who Advertise In Journal
Oregon, has filed as a candidate
for re-electoin to that office
In
making this announcement he says,
Through an agreement reached
•I make no extravagant claims, but
do promise an honest administration last Saturday the Wasco News-En­
of my office, strict economy, and terprise will be discontinued and the
courteous and efficient service to the
subscribers to that paper will receive
public”.
the Sherman County Journal for the
remainder of their subscription per-
Scott Announces
iod.
This move has been contemplated
Candidacy For Sheriff for some time as it gradually became
more apparent that the publication
of two papers to cover the news of
R. O. Scott, whose hat has been the county was unnecessary. Since
poised over the political arena for the first of last October the News-
several weeks, announced Tuesday of Enterprise has been published by the
this week that he will be a candidate editor of the Journal and somewhat
for the Republican nomination for the same material has been used in
sheriff.
the make-up of the two papers. This
In making this announcement Mr. was done because it was found that
Scott states, “I am definately a can­ what was news in one part of the
didate for sheriff of Sheriff county county was news in all other parts
and propose making a vigorous and and it has therefore been decided to
active campaign or the Republican
combine the papers into one.
nomination in May. I wish to sin­
Those who have been receiving the
cerely thank the lany people who News-Enterprise will receive the
have by telephone and personal con­ Sherman County Journal and those
tact rendered me their support for
who have been getting both papers
the nomination.”
will have their subscription extended
This assures voters a choice of
to cover the amount they have paid.
at least two for the office of sheriff
Advertising rates will remain the
anil assessor. So far only one has
same, making it possible for any
announced themselves for the other
business man to put his wares before
offices. .
the entire population of the county
by entering his advertisement in the
one paper.
District Assessors
Much the same news gathering set
up
will be maintained as in the past
Meeting Due Wednesday
with Nyal Grady acting as reporter
for the Wasco community.
The local assesors’ meeting for
•etting valuations on stock and other
Tournament Planned
personal property will be held at
10:00 o’clock a. m. on Wednesday,
March 9th, at the Court House at
Drawings were made for the inter­
More, Oregon. We shall be glad to
la e all persons interested in stock scholastic basket batt tournament of
values attend the meeting, or if that this district in The Dalles last Fri­
is not convenient, let the local assess­ day night with the result that Grass
or have your views on the subject Valley will play either Dufur or
before the date of the meeting. Mr. Maupin of Wasco county and Wasco
Charls V. Galloway expects to be will meet The Dalles in the first
games to be played at Hood River.
present at the meeting.
Margaret W. Peetz.
dred people .ip tfeiarounty missed an
opportunity'-to hear‘two interesting
talks last Saturday afternoon when
D. E. Stephens and J. P- Yates spoke
before meeting called by the Auxilary
of the Shernian Cooperative Grain
Growers in Wasco.
After a musical number by the
Grady boys,- Nyal and Edward, and
a few introductory words by Mrs.
Leah Richeldeffar, president of the
Auxiliary, Mr. Stephens began his
talk on “Production”. ,
As the entire subject is too large
to be casually attempted in one short
afternoon he selected the breeding
of new wheat verities as a topic for
the day. First the speaker stated
that there are three things that eff­
ect the success of a wheat farming
business: first, yield; second, price;
third, cost of production.
The individual farmer can do little
about the price of wheat and the
only means he has to influence this
factor is through cooperatives such
as are in effect now over a great
part of the wheat, producing areas
of the United States and some for-
eign countries. However in the fields
of yield or production ami costs the
individual farmer can help himself”
better than can any other agency.
It is the desire to improve in prod­
uction that the experiment stations
are attempting to aid and one of the
ways of doing so is through the
breeding of new and better varities
of wheat.
The first method of developing
new kinds of wheat is through the
pure line method which means that
a groun of several hundred heads
are picked from a field of wheat for
their excellence in si me feature-
These are planted in short rows, har­
vested separately and checked for
production. The next year the pro­
cess is repeated with some of the
noticably unfit plants cast aside and
after six or seven years a new sel­
ection is developed that is something
similiar to the parent, but improved
A citizen is a man that demands
in some feature as, for instance, smut
"better roads, bigger schools, a new
resistance or shattering.
The other method used is that of post office and lower taxes. Nashville
Lumberman.
Continued to page two.
The fact that this winter to a great
extent just the sort of season the
farmers have been leaking for from
the point of moisture also made this
spring a very favorable one for the
planting of trees.
*
As in the past years it is possible
for farmers or groups of farmers to
get small trees in lota of 400 from the
forestry department Of the Oregon
State College. This year they have
the old familiar Black Locust, Green
Ash, Box Elder, Western Yellow
Pine, Russian Olive, Scotch Pine, and
the very beautiful hedge plant, Cara-
agna or Siberian Pea tree.
Some of these are very well adopt­
ed to this country. The Western
Yellow Pine grows well and in a few
years makes good shelter for small
stock or chickens. The Russian Olive
also makes nice hedggs and cannot be
beaten for a tree for the chicken run
for it provides protection from hawks
and heavy shade.
Owing to the fact tha: these trees
are small when they first come from
the college they do tot grow very
fast for a few years, but after five
or six years they begin to stretch up
faster and soon repay the landowner
for the care they take on the start.
Local Candidates Are
• Praised By ‘Voter
The Oregon Voter, of Portland, al­
ways take an interest in politics both
county and state. It has the follow­
ing to say about two contestants for
office in this district;
“J. P. Yates, Waateo lumberman
and bank director,
filed for state
senator of the Sherman-Gilliam-
Wheeler district. He served credita­
bly as representative."
“Margart Peetz, now Oregon’s only
woman assessor, with an excellent
record for competence, announces
her candidacy for re-election. Sher­
man county.”
Read the ads in the Journal
WEATHER REPORT FOR
WEEK ENDING MAR. 2
DATS
Feb. 26 .
26..
27..
28..
29..
Mar.
2
Total for
MAX.
MIN. PRECIP
.62 . ..,38........ 00
68 ...50........ 00
.66....... 44......... 00
.62____88......... 00
.46....... 29..........00
41....... 81......... 10
89___ 80... .08
0.18
week
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Over Wallula Cut-off Road
anxious to vilify Aldrich that they
forget the arguments for the Wal­
lula cut-off itself. Rough language
has taken the place of reasoning and
is used for argument.”
“Through it all it looks like Ore­
gon has got a highway commissioner
who ain’t a yes man. He’s gonna
have ideas and on top of that he s
gonna do something with ’em. Let
his fellow editors howl and growl.
He may be wrong, hut he’s highway
commissioner.
Let the chips fall
where they will.”
“And say did you think of the sub­
lime optimism of the man? Here’s
the Columbia River Association, most
of the lower Columbia area and
Claud Ingalls against the develop­
ment of the Umatilla rapids priject
and this man blandly prophesies that
the cut-off road will be under water
in a short time any way so what’s
the use of building it. If that ain’t
optimism. what is ? But -then the
Democrats are running to optimism
this year.
Spring Favorable For
Planting o< Trees
COUNIY GOURI PUNS
REPAIR FOR ROADS
Some Country Roads Badly Washed
By Run-off ol Water
1*0 HOADS CLOSED ENTIHELT
North Esd of County Soffen Moot By
Spring Floods
County court meeting of this week
was to a large extent given over to
a discussion of roads and repairing
them.
Tuesday the court had been
on an inspection tour of the roads,
especially in the north end of the
county and their plans were quickly
made for the repairing of them.
Work will begin Friday on the
Scott canyon road that is closed en­
tirely because of washouts. Many of
the dirt roads in the section around
Wasco are badly damaged and even
some of the macamamized surfaces
have been washed ‘to some extent
The county caterpillar and grader
have been moved to Wasco and put
in shape for the spring’s work- Grant
Garland and L. L. Peetz will be in
charge of the big grading outfit that
will do most of the work. A .crew of
men will be kept nusy cleaning out
weeds and culverts.
It is expected that the work will
cost in the neighborhood of |3OOO thia
year. This is about one quarter of
what it used to cost In the days be­
fore the large machinery was bought
and the work was done by local road
bosses.
The court paid the accumulation of
bills that is always a part of the
monthly meeting. They also sent a
resolution to the state highway com­
mission asking consideration for the
part of the Sherman highway that
in Wasco county as it Is in bad repair
and practically worn out.
Homer Wall was instructed to
move the compressor with a small
crew of men to Hay Canyon and tear
down some of the sharp points on
that road. This work will be started
next week.
After the session was over the
members drove over some of the
roads reported to be washed.
For those who wish to keep inform­
ed about county matters the Sherman
County Journal is indiepensible.
ID
She’s Back
Local Cynic Discusses Furore
“When a man in public life agrees
with you he’s a statesman; when he
disagrees he represents all the un-
popular attributes of a skunk with
out even the pretty color”, opined
the local cynic as he perused the
latest fiery editorial about the Wal­
lula cut-off road building suspension.
“It sure looks like Portlaond and
Walla Walla ain’t goin’ to do much
visitin’ without the advice and con­
sent of Pendleton”, answered the
store keeper.
.
,
“Whatever faults this man Aldrich
may have, inconsistency ain’t one
of 7em.
Jie's been saying right
along that this cut-off was useless,
foolish and a waste of good money,
now when he' gets a chance to do
something about it except talk he
does it”
► “Every editor and every Chamber
of Commerce in a town fhat feels
like it might lose a dollars worth of
is taking a crack at the intelligence
and conceit of Aldrich. He’s an arch
villian. Most of the speakers are so
No. 17
Bl arch 4, 1932
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Gasoline War Helps
Tractor Farmers Here
Nearly every farmer with a truck
has .been going to Portland this week
to get some of the cheap gasoline be­
ing sold in that city. Truck men of
the county are working night and day
hauling gasoline to those who have
no trucks or do not wish to make the
trip.
Reason. Gasoline in the city sells
for between eight and nine cents and
here it is worth seventeen. Truckers
deliver it to Sherman county points
for three cents per gallon. Even a
farmer is lucky some times.
Sam Stark Raises Fine
Bunch of Fat Hogs
SHERARS ROAD DONE
BUI NOT FINISHED
Road Is Wider and Less Steep Than
Old Grade
CHLOE IO OE WIDENED UTER
Lack of Money [Makes 'Cessation of
Work Necessary
Louis Schadewitz, a pioneer of
Sherman county since 1884, died at
his home five miles southwst of Kent
Thursday night from an attack of
pneumonia. He was born April 12th
1863 near Liberty, California, a son
of Carl and Maria Schadewitz who
were natives of Germany-
During his residence in Sherman
county Louis Schadewitz had been in­
terested in farming and sheep raising
and at one time ran a market In
Kent. The Schadewitz place where
he lived for practically all of his life
here is west of Kent.
February 13th, 1895 he was marri­
ed to Miss Mary A. Parks and to
them have been born four children
who with Mrs. Schadewitz survive
him. They are Oliver E. of Maupin,
They are through with Sherars;
work is finished and touring car®
or trucks can again drop down into
the canyon that leads to the historic
Sherars house and the happy fishing
grounds of red man and white. Not
that the road is finished, Homer Wall
the engineer, insists that it not be
called a finished road. However the
amount of money alloted by the state
for the construction of the road has
been spent and the other roads of the
county need repair so the work on
Shearers is over for a time.
To one who is used to traveling
Sherars grade in the years past it
will seem like a great improvement,
fon the new part is wider, evener in
grade and more picturesque that was
the upper part of the old grade. When
more money is available the entire
road will ce widened to the state's
standard of twenty four feet with
ditches on the enside and with many
of the curves straightened out and
then a coat of gravel will make a real
road of it—but that is to be done
some time later.
When the new upper part of the
road was finished the county grader
was taken clear to the river to
smooth out the old as well as the new.
Some small rocks was dragged Into
the wheel tracks by this process but
these will be removed a little later
when rains have settled the dirt.
When this is done it will be compar­
atively simple matter for any modern
car to make the ascent of the grade
in high gear, a feat that was often
Continued to page three.
(Continued on page two)
Speaking of hogs, Sam Stark, of
Grass Valley, has a bunch of fifty
hogs five months and ten days old
that weighs 190 apiece. They will be
shipped next Saturday evening. Mr.
Stark learned about hogs back in
Missouri where hogs are not suppos­
ed to accumulate mucTi age and he is
able to get the same results from
feeding wheat and barley as he did
with corn. This is not an exceptional
bunch or porkers or him. He does it
twice a year.
Louis Schadwitz Dies
Of Pneumonia Friday
News of Other Days For Those
Who Made the New In Other Days
March 2nd, 1893—Observer.
Sheriff Leslie and his deputy have
been busy during the past week sum­
moning jurors for th March term of
circuit court.
Milt Damon will most likely be­
come a full fledged citizen of .Moro
in the near future. He is now assist­
ing R. J. Ginn in his hardware store.
The business of the Tatter is increas­
ing to such an extent *as to make it
necessary for R- J. to have help.
California, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. W. H. Ragsdale.
Moore Bros, and Ginn purchased
the interest of Lawrence Moore in the
Moro Implement Co. Management
will continue as at present.
Officers of the Citizen’s Bank,
which opened for business in Grass
Valley Monday are C. W. Moore,
president; C. A. Buckley, vice presi­
dent; S- H. Baker, cashier; G. Ever­
ett Baker, teller. The directors
purchased the Moore property on Mill
R. E. French, of Grass Valley, ad­ street for the bank.
ministrator of the estate of G. W.
Jas. T. Belshee and Miss Clara
Butler, will sell several head of
Ijandry were married Sunday, leaving
horses on the 7th day of March.
on the early morning train for Pot­
, George Strong was out with his land.-
best girl last Sunday, all traces of
March 6th, 1913—Observer-
recent illness having disappeared.
John Heim has disposed of his con­
Sherman Huff and family made us fectionery store and expects to leave
a pleasant visit last Tuesday.
Sunday.
J. M. Powell has in 200 acres of
City Engineer Sheets is busy wir­
summerfallow already, and will sow ing the residence for electric light
more this spring. His son, Hiram, service that was purchased by J. F.
has about 300 acres In grain. These Belshee last week.
farmers will rake in lots of dollars
F. A- Sayrs, road supervisor west ..
next fall if grain sells at anything
of
Moro, is working a grading crew
like a fair price.
between Moro and the top of Gordon
March 6th, 1903—Observer
ridge.
Otto Peetz was a business visitor
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Me- «
Tuesday, k He is getting ready» to go Lachlan Jr. on February 28th an
into business in Kent.
eight pound hoy.
From friends Halting in California
Two inches of snow at Kent Mon­
day. and at Moro Tuesday, was greet­ Mrz L. Barnum has received word
of the death of Uriah Servias, at hia
ed with savage grins.
home in Gridley. Mr. Servisa was
Sim Elcoek and daughter, Miss
one of the pioneer farmer« of this
Minnie, have returned from Minne­
?ounty, moving to California when
sota. Sim says the visit was long
the E. O. L. Co. disposeased him of
enough.
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his fsrm interests when they won
Mrs. C. H. Belshee of Woodland, their wit befora the courts.
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