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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1932)
inty 6, mi. ^•Moro Forty Fourth Year WHEAT YIELDS IDE BETTER IHM fi RUST GameW IV. Sunday What was intended to be a base ball guano w played in Grass Valley Staday with tta ninas of Waseo and Grate.V*tay-Kant ay tta partici- pants. Osborn end Guinan ad Moro assisted the latter team- Tta score Oiling Started On Kent ' > CountyLine Section W* j Oiling hat eomxseneed on that part Waste News-Enterprise, Est., 1899, Consolidated Marell 4, 1932 . Joly 29, 1932 EO WHEAT HE PURPOSE No. 38 Legion Leaders Will Corrected Discounts Broadcast News On Wheat Given FARMERS REFUSE COMPROMISE RATES As the Legion convention draws The Journal was in error last week nearer there is more interest in the when it stated that wheat testing 55 program that will be given in Port pounds was subject to a dock of 7 land September 12 to 15 inclusive. Sattar place a few tataa south fp For K<c£ef Used Several radio broadcaste will be giv cents per bushel- The dockage on this Committee of Cooperativa Reíase Kent;: State Oiling erow No. 4 with 7 ^-7 kind of wheat would be 5 cents, j en within the next few weeks by i The correct schedule of discounts I. & VanSetatek fai'otargp’tave by prominent men with the conven- on wheat this year as publjphed by To Give Up Intra-state Rate moved to Grans Valley front Maupin 1 tion as a subject. gn at tta end of tta seventh inning the Merchants Exchange of Portland I The first of these will be the na- is as follows: wtan the game was called on account where ttay tave tach westing on 1 . Y tionai commander Henry L. Stevens t Sixty pound whegt, no discount; ft darkness, tta W tta ath- Tte road to be oiled has become DlYllCliTC letea to continue tta Uto W a desire who will speak from Portland August 59 pound wheat 1 cent; 58 pound ttod with numerous tales until it Is iRIWvwlv 1st from 9:30 to 10:00 p. m. His wheat 2 cents; 57 pound wheat 3 on,lhqpart of the spectators to go ugh and it will be completely re- ‘ talk will be presented over KEX and cents; 56 pound wheat 4 cents; 55 home and milk tta cows. Anyway it the National Broadcasting company’s pound wheat 5 cents; 54 pound wheat was stopped at that period and who hook-up. On August 4th the Colum 7 cents; 53 pound wheat 9 cents; 52 ie4tars to say It wasn't a good thing. Sew oil ano ttaa layad and covered Eighty P< acy Developed bia Broadcasting Company will pre pound wheat 12 cents; 51 pound Decision of Coops To Bny On Low Rate sent a 45 minute Legion program at wheat 15 cents. 3:00 to 3:45 p. m. E- S. T. Puts Farmers in Good Position Roth Barn Burned Wheat that grades below 51 pounds the heating will be done there, but On August 18th Secretary of War. must be sold on sample and can only F4 , ■ ; * ■ By Grass Fire tta «row tave moved to the Grass Patrick Hurley will talk on the Legion be used for feed purposes - j v Salley park where they are living in Considerable been convention from 11:45 to 12:00 p. m Harvesting has become tta ac ..I— ___ Ml-- Like the embattled farmers who their roMing cabins under Al« tta shade manifested in th) disposition of tta E. S- T. stood at Concord bridge in revolu cepted order of tta day in all of the th. poplar.. There ar., «0 m«, ta 15 bojh2 of Grass Valley had an exciting day First Car of Sherman tionary days, the wheat formers of territory from the Columbia river to Wednesday L. R French was tta crew working two six hour shifts. Moat of the men ar. accompanied by , O' “ “ * National Government by the the Columbia basin grairf country are - Pendleton Round-Up the top of Nigger Ridge between burning weeds around his place and County Wheat Shipped fighting resolutely for their econo their families. * ( Grain Stabilisation Corporation, the Moro and Grass Valley and a few ma the fire caught in the barn on the mic rights. Plans For Veterans After the work at Kent has been last shipment of which was made on place occupied by Henry Roth- The chines have started south of that line . Some weeks ago before the hear- - 4 fire was put out by volunteer firemen, completed the crew will move to ’ April 18, 1982, The first car of wheat to be ship ing of the Interstate Commerce Com although harvesting as a general or they thought it was out, and they Moro where the road that was oiled ‘ h . w ’CoHina» glee president of the Pendleton is making preparations ped out of Sherman county this year mission in Seattle acommittee of thing will not be on for another week went home to a delayed lunch when two years ago will be given another Pacific Coast Division of the Farmers was 'shipped from Biggs last Satur I to play host to the largest number of grain growers decided to withhold ac in the southern end of tne county. coat. । National Grain Corporation, is in re the fire broke out again. The barn visitors in its history. This is be day by R. H- McKean. Lt was con ceptance of the compromise rates Wheat in the country around Wasco was totally destroyed and as the ceipt of a statement made by the signed to Kerr Gifford Co. cause several thousand members of offered by the railroads for a time- is turning out a little better than wind was higher at that time of day Flood Relief Con^nission of. the Chi- This wheat was raised by L. P. the American Legion on their way to Last Friday night in another meeting was expected when the machines the firemen had considerable trouble ' nese National Government which in- Haven on the Blau land west of Was Trucks Taking Some theconvention at Portland will stop in Arlington the committee define tel y I dicates that tta tyeat purchased by were pulled into the fields. East of saving other buildings east and north co. It tested 55 .pounds and was Tur refused to accept these rates. off here to witness the Round-Up, town where the most damage was of the fire. 4 • Wheat To Portland * the Chinese Gwfjrnment h^s been September 8, 9. and 10, just previous key Red- The field where it was, At present wheat that is exported done during June wheat is making ' efficiently hamtad and distributed grown made 9 sacks to the acre. The to the opening of their own conclave- or wheat that eventually goes out from five to ten sacks and although largely to tta famine stricken areas, protein content of the wheat is not side the state carries a rate of from The railroads, cooperating with the the quality is poor the yields will be Original Icê-Crea m Trucking of wheat to Portland is and that it has served its humanita- known so far but it had the appear 17 H cents per hundred at Wasco to Round-Up association and the Legion much above the estimate at the time taking some of the wheat out of the rian purpose- ance of being of fair milling grade. 22 M r cents per hundred from Kent; Cone Was Waffle county this year although not in the i The report shows that 285,000 short convention committee, have grafted some farmers- were undecided about wheat that is destined for points in stop over privileges for the delegates cutting their <rop at all. quantity expected earlier in the year of whMf 160,125 short tons side the state of Oregon may be who wish to take in the bronco bust- There are spots in many fields wtan tta probability of a higher of flour were received at Shanghai, Oppock Reports shipped under a ruling of the Oregon - ing classic of the country. In addi- where the wheat teste very low but The lack of a saucer and spoon, the freight rate seemed stronger' ,-approximately 57 per cent of whic fjon,auto caravans are being formed commissioner for 12% rente per the average test for nearly all of the appetite of a dancer in a ‘midway' Jeffersonians Lucky hundred from Wasco and 14% from „ . ____ . D . . . tranHhipped-^pom that poinl in- jn gevaraj neighboring states by the wheat will be sufficiently high to ob show and the ingenuity of a young FU«r»tton by R«bert LOteu TO|YjnI «xp«ia« wi labor in Peking ThiM wlu the Kent. The compromise rate would tain milling prices. । hpve practically averaged theee rates _ * _ _ a ' _ iwutiwu j/ Irv’iorV? j/svcwuiriK iiuwn R H. Coppock, former manager making the rate at Moro 16% cents. Uta at tta rate tOM eente per sack. urhters and reloading to river boats. the Columbia river highway ' from seven to twelve sacks and the growth of the ice cream* business in This grain has been consigned thru and present adjuster of the Moro According to Sir John Hope Simp- into Portland. The farmers’ position has become quality has grown better as the cen this country. J. C-McKean. son,.executive chairman of the Flood. eventg have been .State Bank was in Jefferson county considerably stronger since the first ter of the fields are reached until Way back in 1904 on a hot July t Relief Com mission, the relief work adde<j |0 year’g Round-Up pro Monday and reports that wheat there meeting because the ^Farmers Na there is much wheat being cut that afternoon a group of dancers were in connection with the distribution of j ¡n honor of the attendance of is doing very well this year ahd that tional Grain Corporation through its tests between 58 and 60 pounds- doing a free act belore their show on C. L. Whealdon, Former . 1 I this warehouses in the town of Madras manager, Henry Collins, has an mis wheat wneai *nu prwcu over v»w* w and uuur flour proved 80 the vaUrang Around Moro the wheat is testing the St. 'Louis fair midway. _ One girl are giving free storage of 60 days to nounced that it will buy members > per cent successful, which is quite There are twenty one events on the better than was anticipated- Several spied a row of folks across the way, farmers as an aid to them in their wheat on the basis of the low, intra Moro Attorney, Dies impressive* when based on the stand program, including the bucking con fields are producing wheat that teste enjoying dishes of ice cream and old endeavor to hold their wheat for a state rate. It is presumed that this ards of American Rad Cross relief. test for the championship of the na above the required 60 pounds. Mar fashioned ice eream sodas in tbs' cool Criticism of this tale to the Chi- tion and also carrying with it part better price. is possible because the difference in tin Melzer has cut some on the Gooch dimly lighted ‘parlor'. Tta dnp-was Clarence L- Whealdon, attorney of of* the $20 000 in cash prises, relay ' Read the adswln the Journal place that tested 62 pounds being the hot; the ice cream seemed particular Portland, committed suicide last Continued to. page four. Continued to page four. races, the squaw race. Indian races, highest reported so far. Practically ly appealing, but the dancer could not Saturday by jumping off a'railroad ............... steer bulldogging contest, another all of the wheat in the Erskine sec leave her platform. brklge at Oswego. Mr. Whealdon champion event, and numerous other tion is good enough to weigh the re She shouted over tta heads of tta was a brother of Mrs. Elva Bryant interesting contests of the range- quired figure. Yields there are high throng to the busy young man who and practiced law in Sherman county The arena is a constantly moving for the year, some fields making as was just dishing up the last clean for a few years after his graduation picture of bucking horses, races and high as 14 sacks. dish to a parch throated customer. from the University of Michigan tew East of town where wheat was MIN. PRKCir roping from the time the first gun MAt. DATS school. is fired until the last event. thought hurt badly a few weeks ago .51......... 00 July 21 :... The evenings are made entertain Observer August 1, 1913. . it is surprising farmers with its and sacked. one time and VW with W- C. Bryant ; •• 22....... ....86... .59......... 00 ing with Happy Canyon, a realistic quality. Yields are making eight to breakfast conght his eye. He rolled here for a few years befere moving " 23....... .... 84... ,55 ... .00 Gerald Kelly, aged three, became Fred R. Messinger, who recently revival of the first coming of the ten sacks and in general it is fairly > 24 .... .... 34... a 55 .. .00 . to Portland. white man, their struggle with the peeved at his brother Darrel, aged sold here, is merchandising in Hills- .00 “ - 25....... ....... 74 . . 48 breakdown Indians <and finally their burying of two, Tuesday morning and enforced boro with an uncle. .43 .00 ?• . 26 .... . .. n the hatchets of war. A regular si- his displeasure by hitting his brother able for tta spring wheat ' in tta J- O- Thompson recently sold one 91 . 56 .. 00 „ 27 .... . Services were held at the Portland squarely on the top of the head with south emi of tta county, but it is young man with a dash of .gallantry, pure bred registered 2-year old heif Continued to page two. crematorium Total for week.. ................. 00. a blunt edged ax. The little fellbw likely that wtan harvesting has com er, for four 20-dollar gold pieces to ran crying to his mother who had Dr- menced there it Will be found that dustry was born- From this simple George Hilderbrand, east of Wasco, C. L- Poley called and the wound yields are higher than are at present . who had recently sold three Undine dressed. No ill effect is anticipated, expected. The wheat will be shrivle- colts to a Seattle buyer, for 30 but if the little fellow had been old 20-dollar gold pieces. It pays to thousands of gallons of lea cream enough to handle a weapon the young unexpected number of sacks never* have the best. and countless cream cones. may have been serious. theless- A- J. Syron has sold his farming Observer, July 27. 1893. interests to Dayton Henrlchs. who Johan Jansen made proof on his will take possession of the farm un homestead before County Clerk der lease about September first- Mr. Hayes last Friday. Syron has purchase« an interest in C- E- Brown’s new Hammock cart the Moro Hardware and Implement came to grief one day last week. Two Co. and expects to buy property and young ladies were riding through And. DEMOCRA move into town as soon as Dayton Uncle Emmett, usually an invete- • dier boys, or part of ’em are fightin’ Grass Valley, when a young man will take over the farm rate reader of the newspapers, was the war aH over agin back at Ana- tried to get into the cart while it seen to glance at the headlines of the coetia; the Germans are quarrelin’ Martin Hansen and O- L. Bel sho was in motion, and in making the morning paper and carefully fold it ' with themselves and with qther coun- started their heading and threshing attempt smashed the dash board and outfit Tuesday, threshing 300 racks single tree. The horse got scared up and lay it dowrt again as if put- tries; Chile is all blowed up like the dynamite the last half of the first afternoon and began to kick vigorously, upset ting something distasteful away calf that et the --- ----- -- and whack ed himself with his tail; folks every from five sack volunteer grain near ting the cart and demoralising things from him. A i the Martin Hansen home. generally. An order for a new dash “What's the mauter, Uncle Em where can't pay their taxes'an other mett,” inquired the clerk in the drug folks can’t eat till some body does Elmer E. Barzee has sold his inter board and other necessities were re pay their taxes- store where the papers were sold. eat in the Moro Hardware and Imple ceived by Moore Bros, the next day “Then, too. the politicians is hol “Son." answered the old man, “I after the accident. ’ ment company to C. F. Coe rekon the troubles of the old world lerin'- Republicans and sremocrate Wild cate are not very numerous Observer July 31, 1903. have about got me down. I been are like the she Wolf from Bitter in this county, but W. E. Allison, People are betting on dollar wheat lookin’ for days to find a account of creek—this js their time to howl; of De Moss Springs, says that he and O. P Hulse is paying the highest some one happily married-fer fifty candidates are accusin' an defendin’ saw one last Thursday evening near price- years or some one with a profitable till it seems there ain't nothin* kindly a large bluff of rocks on the old De an human in the papers at all," crop of somethin’ and what do I Ed Panky and Miss Bertha M. Moss place. Mr. Allison who was on "1’11 all come out in the wash," Clark were married on the 24th. find?" horseback had no gun but did the “There’s nothing but murders in opined the clerk with a show of youth Bom, Sunday July 20th, to Mr. and next thing by getting some rocks and in the papers anyway " said the wise ful optimism. Dell Cajbreath, >a 7% pound girt’ throwing them at the animal. How “I rekon it will," said the discour youngster. Deli wil be able to harvest his golden ever, he failed to hit the feline and ’ “Boy, you sell ’em, not read ’em’’, aged philosopher, "but it looks like it lost no time in getting beyond crop as usual, l t sadly remarked the sage of Valley it's gonna be a darned long time till range of the rocks- Prof. H. H. White late of Wasco City- A few murders in all this wide Saturday night. Guess I’ll go into Mrs. McIntosh has rented tta Cal- schools, will teach in Dufur n At world is plumb normal. Murders some peaceful profession like tamin’ donia hotel at* Grants to J. W. Blag termi . , ? ain’t making the front page any more, rattlesnakes. Readin' about other don, who formerly managed that to* other folks troubles when ttay tave Johnston Bros- barley produced 80 let alone the headlines." stitution. "Every body's fightin*. The sol- ’em so pleniful, is almost too much- bushel to the acre this year, all cut ’ - —1 ERSKINEHEHIKHUIX of Federal Htfhimy 97 lying between the , Wasco-Starman line and the | BEING WOE WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK ENIMN6 JULY 27 The Open Forum Unde Emmett Finds News of Day Depressing on Spirit ^lATFORfi^ TRUCK LINE RITE FOUND HIGH News of Olden Days Retold For Readers Who Remember
