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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
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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
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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
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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
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. 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
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a
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'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. Jacob, who has been called
the condition of the water bills and
committee did not believe this exces to go.
.00
June 30 ..... ...94 .. . 61 .
the indefatiguable, started for Grass
sive
for
a
man
who
is
acceptable
to
1 ....... ... 92 ; M .. . .00
Valley,
and while he stayed in the
according to the merits of the case July
the statehighway engineers.
go
2....... ...81 . 57... . .00
Guilty or not guilty!”
box
until
the fifth inning he was help
Judge.
in the opinions of the council mem
It
was
apparent
from
the
remarks
‘i
8......... ....76.. .68... . .00
“
Not
guilty,
yo
’
honehl
less
before
the big bats of the college
Sambo:
bers
of the committeemen that many of
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. .00
Judge: “Have you ever been arrest- )ads who were playing for Mora
the
farmers
of
the
county
were
an
5...!.. .. 74 . .59 .. . .00
• «
'1 Jacob was not equal to the iron man
xious to return to the system in vogue ed before?**
For those who wish to keep inform
40 .. . 00
6 .... ...84
Sambo: “Nossah! 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.
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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.