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■ W * / * " - german nty ¿Journal I March 6, 1931. Wasco News-Enterprise. nr OFFICIAL PAPER Est., 18M, Consolidated March 4, 1932 Forty Fourth Year GRASS VALLEY FOURTH DRAWS GOOD CROWD No. 35 L. D. May Family Holds Reunion CHY COUNCIL PASSES HRE ornó BY The May family at Grass Valley Camp Ringkaa To An win Soon grangers guESTioN un of activity the écouta at* the Boy Scout Captan Ewrett Nay Speaks fasted o« Hawaii The captain is aeeom* in lew, Mr. Weaver of Indiana* . Mb. and Mrs. Walterjfey. Mr. and Mrs. Paul May, M t and Mrs. L. S. Wright and child, Lewis May, Clifford May,' Mr. and Mrs. Andy “MV«** Mr- -Mi,. Mr* ¿¡¡hf Mem iras kâm ’ 6:45 in of Taps full for SmONS -WHI OE OSEO children, Dayville; ly, Mr< and Mrs- Wyatt Isoa. I Mrs- Clayton May and two Salem; Mr. apd Mro. Gay Bayer and three children, Eugene; W. C. Wea ver, Captain and Mrs. Thomas E- Mrs. A- E. Brandt and two children. Ames, Iowa; Wallace May, Mr. and Mrs. L. D- May, Grass Valley. for 1932 Is gone into the limbo of th« clasp of friendly hands as old Fire Department acquaintances met again after years of traveling different paths. At Wasco Has Call It Wasn't the biggest celebration that the county has ever enjoyed at the Grass Valley park, the times are The Wasco fire department answer not like that this year, but it was a pleasant get together of Sherman ed a call Friday evening when the county folks and others who returned siren sounded on account of an oil to Sherman county after some years stove blaze in a house near the Union Oil station. The boys were out in in other parts of the state. The beginning part of the celebra good time with their hose all coupled, tion was the dance held Saturday but some neighbor had put out the night, July 2. and it was very well fire with a hand extinguisher. attended. Sunday Moro and Grass Valley-Kent played a ball game that sions to their friends- None of them was voted a dandy by the spectators. ever sueeeded in trade and the busi On the morning of the Fourth when ness of the islands is conducted by the crowd had gathered in the civic the settlers. Three quarters of the auditorium the patriotic program population is Japanese and the re was given and it varied from the mainder are Chinese, Philipino, Ger usual program of that sort just man, Norweigan, natives or a mix enough to be more than usually inter ture of them all The Declaration of Independence esting. One of the features of the program was read by T- M. Rolfe in the ab was the return of the DeMoss orches sence of J. M Wilson, of Kent; R. H- tra to Sherman county public events. Johnson, corqmander of the Gras» Years ago no event was properly con Valley Legion post, read the Ameri ducted without music by the DeMoss can’s creed and led the allegiance to orchestra, but of late years this the flag; Rev. S- L- Boyce gave the habit has been forgotten, unfortu invocation and J. W- Shepard acted nately. Music by the orchestra and as chairman of the program. At the conclusion of the Program a flute solo by Homer DeMoss and a violin solo by Elbert DeMoss were the Rev. H. C. Miner, of Ui^illa, enjoyed. Tom Fraser sang a solo, was introduced. Ho had come to the “Davy Jones Locker” in his pleasing celebration at the behest of Mr. Pierce to act in the place of the ab manner. Due to the absence of Walter M sent speaker but did not give his talk * Pierce., who was unavoidably detained because the position, had already been at the Democratic convention in filled by Capt. May. The afternoon sports program re Chicago. Captain Everett May spoke in his stead- Mr. May has been in sulted in the following being declared Hawaii for seven years and for five winners in the events mentiond: 100 of them has been Instructor at the native school there- From thia ex-1 perience he told his listeners of the yard dash, for boys under twelve: Islands, their history and soma in- . Gka Van Gilder, ftrot; Wayne Barton, I at the day al t be given for After several weeks of inactivity advancement eille blows at the sound swimming daily, with a who wish working on of the bail tourna end will test and scheduled, be judged each Sun will scout f r. " • ,■ A little excitement was caused early this week by an announcement rceived by George Bourhill from the powers that be in Washington. He Committee Leans Akat Methods was informed that the government Moro Takes Two Games At Criss would not pay as much rent as they Used fa Coaly Work „ have been and instructed him to Viley either have the rent lowered or move to another building. Several new sites for the post office were inspected and each one had proponents and opponents among the business men.' Wednesday morning the owner of the present postoffice quarters, Adolph Perrault, was in town and ag/eed to the government's Constriction of Market Roads Shown terms and the postoffice will remain Yacob’s inability To Pitch Two GaWes where it is now. COINE U06E0 EGOMME ERRORS LOSE FIOSE SME r * Spoils Second Encounter To Be Below Average WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 6 Old Timers Column With News Of Pioneer Days in Sherman County 'T • Feeling About wheat Condition« Improves With Cooler Days from ths weather. Wintar wheat in • The sad days of Juno are over now, the neighborhood of Grass Valley and as usual, the feeling about the look» fine and has the color that gen- wheat crop in general is much hotter erlly means a very good crop. There will undoubtedly be consider than it was two or three weeks ago when the first reports about lack of able quantities of wheat this year moisture scared wheat growers and that is of low grade as the wheat that suffered early will produce land owners. The feeling of pessimism is not shrunken kernels. Farmers argue entirely eradicated, however, for in that this kind of wheat may make up some sections of the county there is in protein content enough to offset ample reason for such an attitude to- what it will lose in weight and dock-, WTird the crop. Growers in the part age. This has not ordinarily been of the county where wheat dried up the case but high premiums for pro before ripening are not among those tein content are comparitively new, who are becoming more cheerful, but having been paid to farmers in gen as harvest time draws nearer those era) only since the organisation of pho were merely scared without the grain growers pnd it |s possible sufficient reason begin to feel that the premium will offset the doeksgf they might have something after all. It woud have last year. Two weeks ago farmers stood dis In the heaviest yield sections of the * county the wheat will undoubtedly consolately about asking observers if be spotted with some fields and some they thought their wheat would make slopes in nearly every field giving twenty bushels; last week with an good returns and other spots shelling entirely different air they stated their opinion that their fields would pro out very little wheat. Owners of spring wheat in the duce thirty busheta- If the cool south end of the county still seem to weather that began on the third of feel that they will raise a crop unless July continues there is still a ygrj pplooked fop heat interferes with • good chance that Shennan county w|n their prospects. The Federation Is produce an average crop. At least holding up well and maturing rapidly we should have twice as much wheat hithough some patches have suffered as last year. ONE 6000, ONE BAD GAME PLAYEO 3-4TH sections of road, By figures it was shown that this system of road Work County court for July was enliv- had cost more money than the pres- The game on the third was a good 'ent method of getting the county Wucher will ‘ ent to constitute a quorum the city roads graded. Under the system used one. Moro, strengthened by the add council finally met Tuesday night and be the camp director at Camp Ring- > *** from the granges of the county now the road funds are all expended ition of four players from elsewhere, threshed around their problems un waak, the Boy Scout Camp to be held w^o came to ask questiono abou^ by Mr. Wall under the direction of managed to win although the score sleepiness brought the meeting to a at Scout Lake for four weeks, start- the method of handling the road work the court. He keeps an exact record was 7 to 5. Each team had one bad of expense and outgo and has his inning when they allowed their oppo •ng July 17th. This will be the tenth in the county. books audited along with other coun nents to count four tallies. The first duty to confront the city year of directing^ seeut camps and) Dame Rumor, the busy jade, is 11- legislators was that of passing upon parents who have quettions to ask a-• ways circulating about the county ty officers every year. His annual It was fhe fourth when Moro made an accumulation of bills. When this bout the camp, as it would affect and sometimes leaves impressions reports can be read at the court their four due to two hits, a walk and was completed it was voted to have their boy, are askgd to write Scout that that are are not not exactly exactly in in accord with house by any one. His payrolls are two errors that were costly. In the a requisition signed by the mayor Headquarters, in the Courthouse. The the facta. This has apparently been passed on by the court each month sixth Grass V^Jley counted four times and one member of the council before Dalles and consideration will be giv- the case and the grange committee and are filed with the clerk. They are with four hits and an error. This any further purchases can be made en each individual em. The cost wished to be informed. T.. M Rolfe public records. evened things up and made a game of The court explained that they were it until the last man was out in the of this camp fias by any one That was item one. lowered until C- B. Andrews and Wilford Belshe not trying to spend the money that ninth. Tiro matter of repairing the hy it is perhaps the lowest of any in the were the committeemen. drants that have been dug out be United States and with the exper-> They explained that in their be had been budgeted but.were trying to Jacob Young was in form fanning cause of leakage was next brought ienced leadership of the present lief the removal of weeds from the keep the roads and bridges in shape six men and allowing only six hits, before the council. These hydrants camp staff, including life guard roads in the spring before grading with as little expense as possible- but the errors were costly and his The matter of letting the work out team lost. Brandenburg, pitching for were dug out some time ago and Shearer, athletic director Harry Clon- was causing more expense than it found to be in not the best of repair inger, and ScoutExecutive Belcher a should-and were of the opinion that it to contract u was discussed and a Moro, was hit nine times although he and they were not replaced because happy and successful camp exper could jbe done by the farmers them comparison was made between the fanned seven men- there was some discussion about re- ience is assured each boy selves. The court and Mr. Wall ad- road costs of Sherman county and Moro AB R H E placing them with hydrants of a Those whose apj na for the mitted that weed removal was an ex- other counties in the same part of the state. It shows that the average 3 0 more modern design. The decision Scout camp have been received from pensive process and said that they Grund m a 0 5. fi agreed upon at the Tuesday meeting Moro include Ross and Jgck Coppock, were looking for any cheaper method, cost of market, roads in the several Osborn 2 a 0- Moore s 0 was to box op tiro holes around the This will be the first camp for Jack The practibility of having it done counties has been as follows. Zimmerman 0 - hydrants so that the valves could be while Ross has attend^ Camp Ring- by farmers was disputed later by County Cost weak previously Byles 8 2 some members of the committee. 0 Gilliam 8,834-51 Balsiger lb necessary and to replace the old 0 1 2 | The grangers questioned the ambi 4- $ * 8,856.53 Morrow valves and hydrants Lack of money Walker r 0 . . 0 1 tion of some of the county employees, 6.301.02 Sherman made the purchase of new equipment Helycrs Have “Dude Rice c 2 0 I the amount of Mr- Wall’» salary, 7,859.14 Umatilla impossible, Brandenburg P 4 _ a / 'costa of building bridges and other 7.44322 Union 0 Barnum m Joe Truitt has resigned as chief of Ranch 10 Mountains items that are pertinent to the road , 6,097 05 Wasco 0 the embryo fire department on ac Fridley c i program of the county. Since their The state 1 highway figures show count of not' being able to g^ any | appointment they have interrogated Grass Valley AB R that in Wasco county they Used 37 action on equipment The council Sherman county people who visited their neighbors and friends about 5 0 passed the discussion of fire fighting Government Camp at the foot of Mt th®lr on the situation and were per cent less rock than was used in Dunlap 2 0 machinery at their session on account Hood over the Fourth saw a neighbor well acquainted with public opinion Sherman county which would have' Stout m of the lack of money available for there. W- C. Helyer and son are en regarding the question they were cost them over $900 per mile more Hill s making Sherman county's cost con- Fritts c such improvement and because they gaged in lending horses to those who asking about. elt that larger water mains should wish to ride about the mountains. The court has reduced the road- siderably less than that of any other Young p Rolfe lb m installed before any fire fighting . master's salary from the $226 he re county. The expense account of the road- Vintin r equipment would work satisfactorily. ceived during the construction of the The annual question of moving or Shearer's road to $176 per month or master was discussed and it was Coon 3 having moved the Douma barn was on a basis of that amount. When he learned that he is paid 6 cents per Blagg 1 brought up and discussed again and does not work he does not get paid- mile for the use of his car and that The game on the Fourth was a flop it was left to the committee formerly For June he drew $154, mostly for his car is used by the court when appointed for that purpose. work on bridges where he acts as making trips to any other part of the from a point of view of baseball. It There was the usual debate about MAX. MIN PRKCIP bridge carpenter and foreman. The state where it Js necessary for them was just one of those things that * DATS happen. 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Dis is d fust IS several years ago when district sup Continued to page four. ed about county matters the Sherman ervisors were employed to care for time Ah ebber stole anythin’-” Total for week. • • • r • « • . .00 County Journal is indispensible. Blub-b-b-b —--------------------------- ------- T----------------- ------- 1 COURT ABOUT ROADS Post-office Will Remain In Present Site àOÂO Observer July 6, 1898- A- L. Hembree nearly lost his life the other day while crossing the Buck hollow bridge. Some of the boards being decayed the wheels went thru and only that his team pulled rapidly with all their might it is thought that wagon and team and driver would have gone down. Thompson bunch grass orchard. Max Bull and Dru Barnum each now ride in a buggy furnished by the Moro Implement Co., E. H. Moore went one better and purchased a covered hack for his team. Elrod and Moore last week sold the Walt Frazer farm of 400 acres to Frank Payne. Consideration $3500. John and Presly King made proof on their homesteads Saturday before clerk Hayes. J- M. Hansen of Rutledge had the misfortune to lose a valuable team of torses by drowning in the Columbia river. They became scared of the sail and ran off the ferry. R J. Ginn has sold 11 headers this season. Observer July 10, 1903. Lineup for the Moro baseball team for the 1903 season was: Walter *Mry» 3rd, Dr. Barrett, ss, Sanders pitcher and catcher, E M. Meach.2nd and pitcher, Cartana, 1st, RaganJeft, Collins, catcher? Heydt, center, Hun ter, right. G- M. Frost and C. N. McCaleb hâve formed a co-partnership for the purpose of making up to date ab stracts for Sherman county reales- tata The Observe* exhibit has been add- qd to this week by contributions of 4 varieties of cherries from the Elwood Observer July 11, 1913. R. D. Jackson has recovered from his wounds to an extent that enables him to be at his place of business. O. A. Ramsey and family are camping on the old camp ground at the E. E. Barnum farm southeast of Moro Where Mr. Ramsey is engaged in building an up to date house for that farm. Harvey Martin, manager of the Moro branch of the Turn a Lum Co., this week sold a barn to W. B. John ston, a smoke house to T. 9. Reese and a garage an woodshed to J. F, Foss. More rain has fallen tn this county this June than in any previous year since the records were kept. Accord ing to the record at the Experiment station the precipitation was 1-411 inches. . Elbert DeMoss has been invited by . Lewis Persinger, a noted violinist, to go to Germany with him to study at Leipsig University.
