Sherman County Observer EaU 188«, Grass Valley Journal, Eat., 1887,. Consolidated
6, 1*31. Wasco News-Enterprise, Eat., 1880, Consolidated March 4, 1932
SHERMAN COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
. Moro, Oregon
Forty Fifth Year
No. 4
Day Game
(NIBRI ms TIME i ““-¿X e™- RUIN SOAKS COUNTY
SHERMAN COBNll JOINS Armistice
\ To End Football Season
FDR TAI PAYMENT
. — .
NATION IN LANDSLIDE
i ANO HASTENS WHEAT
Maupin Defeats Moro
13 To 0 Friday
CHRIRMAN ELECTED
11327370
There is a glint in the sky and a
tang in the air as the sun goes to
rest that tells' us we are nearing
the end of another football season
and that the civil war will soon be
on. With the Wasco Warriors de
feating Dufur last week end and the
Moro Huaky meeting defeat at Mau
pin this traditional contest between
these two schools Armistice Day is
Two long runs, pne from a punt
to be observ-
I • Armistice day is
formation and another from a pass,
?ounty people
•d Friday by
spelled defeat for Moro in the hands
program to
at Moro with
of
Maupin whom they previously de
hall
beginning
be held in the
Tries May Be Paid UalB December at
Over Inch of Mo sture Falls la Firs feated- Excepting for these two Exciting Race Made After Entrance
Roosevelt Wins County ByPhraiity
ten o’clock in ths Morning, a foot
runs the game was well played by
ball game between the high school
Fifth Without fahrest 1
Week of November
of 242 Over Hoover
of Write-in Candidate
Doth teams. One thing that marked
teams representing Wbsco and Moro,
the game was the terrific tackling
1 and with a dance in the evening.
on tne part of several of the Moro
I The program will be designed to
obys.
Harold Thogerson and Frank
recall many of the song and events
Prather
hit one of the Maupin backs
of the stirring days before the first
one s money to see this game and iti
< । Armistice day fourteen years ago-
so hard that both had their progress
has been many years since both of
temporarily impeded., Blaine Miller
I The program will bo as follows:
these teams have shone the football
also
was making himself fek by his
Star Spangled Bannst."
by the
ability and team work that they have
jarring tackling.
audience
Quiet Drizzle Prevents [Run-off or Bad
Money Received For Emergency Weik
Butler Defeated In County and District this season.
Once again Moto demonstrated its County IVuses Large Petcent of Those
Invocation,
Rev A. A. McRea
It
was
felt
.
that
Wasco
’
s
strong
Washing
terrific goal line defense when just
In Congressional Race
Reading, Mrs. Kyllo, - ‘ Old Man a
Registered Despite Rain
threat was passes until last Friday's
before the end of the game Maupin
Gem”
* ‘
game when they rammed the line
intercepted a Moro pass giving them
Singing of “America,**'“America the
for good gains and little passing was
1
the ball on Moro’s j,wenty-yard line
Speaking strictly from a Demo
County courts a:e 'bothered by Beautiful" and “Keep the Home.
The Democrats strengthened by the attempted.
But really when it is all said and
Smashing
their way to the five yard
Fires Burning” by the audience fol cratic standpoint, which ia the only
. minion of a plunging full back
History tells us that Moro has hard times and hurried meeting just
done it is the local issues and candi
»me
where
they
made
a
first
down
named Roosevelt and an aggressive never defeated Wasco in football, but the same as aro directors of any lowed by “Taps” and thirty seconds point from which any ono will speak oy inches it looked as if Maupin dates that make our great elections
for a time, .the first week in Novem
V Lack named Farley over raji —Moro has- not always had Jonny other business to judge from the of silent paryer.’
the most interesting. We may prate
The address of the day will be ber was very, very kind to Sherman would score again- All four of the
completely d.sorganized* their Wnlker for a coach nor the spirit
about the supposed jpierits or de
Maupin
plays
were
thrown
for
losses
rivals, the Rcpub ¡cans, in that is manifest by the Huskies this rapidity of court'^ession in S^herman Hugh Andrews of Goldendale who county farmers. Probably the most and the game ended with the ball in merits of our favorite national can
county. Whereas it is common for has accepted the invitation of the important event transpiring in this-
game for the championship year. They are certainly a threat
didate whom we have never seen and
the three men in charge of-Sherman k gion to speak on the Occasion.
” [ even Jul week was the fall of an inch Moro 8 possession, ami on their own
of the Uniied States in the pulii cal to he Warripij: from the North ano
whose voice is barely familiar over
nine
yard
line.
county to meet once a month they
During the program there will be and a quarter of nice, easy, warm
__ ,ue».
_____ —, ■___
Coach Manning does not ^ discount
the radio but for real personal inter
The Moro Lineup
often get together mure than that.' several songs by the girls glee club lain that soaked into the soil with-
. Ive years the sacred pre- their .utility to tackle and block as
est
and general community excite
, . Woods and Miller
Fur instance, there was another of the high school.
out runoff to amount to anything and Ends
ho White House have no never before. Neither does he djs-
ment
the race for constable has
Tackles
Nelson and Morgan
Itpechd meeting Wednesday of this
At one-thirty in thw afternoon the 1 added Pep into the wheat plants as
. ’ed by the Democrat war "cunt shrewdness of. canny Mr.
everything
beat.
Guards
Ragsdale
and
R
Thogerson
week^ at which time considerable football game will be ttarted- This they emerge from the soil. The
rior^. but this year the former hos.t W^’kor. These two coaches played
Center
H.
Thogerson
While
this
county did; not elect any
business was transacted.
early hour has been cho^n in order
11 “
«nd remember our stand-
... ubi cans wilted and wa ere football for rival schools not so many
Halfbacks
Burnet
and
T.
Fraser
constable
this
time It spent enough
The most interesting feature of to get the game over with before P°*nt’
that a change Is promised
Eefore the fast charging Democrats •»«ars a"-o _and we suspect there wi’l
Fullback
Barnes
emotional
energy
for one election in
! the goal is in the hands of th? be considerable joy to theone whose the meeting was the decision of the the sun begins to lower and make that may bode for better times for Quarter
T.
Fraser
naming
a
man
for
sheriff of the coun
।
the
wheat
farmer.
In
the
words
of
court to extend the time for the pay the air chilly for the spectators.
' bon invaders.
wm tomes out on the lopg .end of
Substitutes: Thompson, fullback; ty. A week ago the race had sim
a
versifier
of
some
renoun
“
Tia
a
ment
of
taxes
without
interest
from
In the evening there will - be two
Oregon, hitherto a Republican state ‘he score Armistice Day. This game
Rice, tackle; Axtell, guard; Prather, mered down to a question of how
«»"’“"»«on
to to^
except in times of civil war among for the title of Sherman countv h*r November 5th to December 5th. shows the first on. beginning
end; Barnes, fullback; P- Fraser, many votes the independent candi
them, reported as present in the long been the grid classic of this Ordinarily intere-t is charged on the five o'clock _ and the MCond at, 7:45. | SePlember was just one of those guard.
date would gather in on election day.
Democrat camp and Sherman county section and Friday will, be the second half of taxes not paid after After the shows a dance will be monvhs like we have been having
The
defeat
by
Maupin
has
seemed
Suddenly a new and popular candi
for the past four years. The days
with five registered Republicans to hottest session Sherman County fans November 5th and this time -has given.
to
have
raised
the
morale
of
Ahe
date was thrown into the race when
been extended' one month to help
were cloudless or nearly so and the
two Democrats gave a plurality to have witnessed for many years
team
instead
of
lowering
It
as
would
friends of L. L Peetz circulated cards
those
who
still
have
their
wheat
or
ground was dry. ft rained a mere
the Democrat standard bearer for the
ri Elected u Mayor
be expected. Everyone on the squad c. asking that his name be written in
are
for
other
reasons
unable
to
pay
.08
of
an
inch,
a
measly
little
rain
.
first time since the well known Hec
just now.
for a field of parched summerfallow- working hard preparing for the clash on the ballot for sheriff. Mr. Peetx
tor was a small dog indeed.
Wasco, Armistice day.
is a popular man and his name has
To Condon a‘ln Pioneer The bills accumulated during the Although a contest developed in Our normal for the month of Sep with
With the exception of the major
Coach
Walker
is
sending
the
boys
been one to conjure with in county
month of October were paid and the the Wasco city election the regular tember is .85.
office in the hands of the electorate
vO
bed
early
these
nights,
prohibiting
politics
and his entrance into the
court informed t his paper that they nominees of the city caucus were
Along early in October things be
there was few upsets as far as the
jtreet
corner
practices,
and
putting
race
provided
a few thrills for the
Sherman county farmers have would be paid in actual money or elected. There was a movement to gan to turn for the better and before
vote of Sherman cdunty was con
,n
all
the
finishing
points
before
the
few
remaining
days before the ele
cerned-
Frederick Steiwer, junior been consistent * attendents at the rather in good checks instead of white in the names of Wm- Nesbit, the month was ended the skies had
big
tilt.
ction.
•
It
is
all
over now and popu- ’
senator from Oregon, was favored meetings of the Eastern Oregon warrants, a possibility a few weeks for mayor and W. A. Spencer for re opened and dropped down upon us
larity
or
no,
it
does
not seem to be
ago
'
Some
money
has
/
een
paid
corded
in
the
place
of
M.
G.
Tuel
1-28 inches of good old wet rain. The
by county voters over his Democratic Wheat League in the past and have
in
the
cards
to
run
for sheriff on
and
E.
F.
Feldman
for
the
respec
into
the
county
for
the
second
half
in
many
instances
gone
considerable
aker of rain drop, ia only in the I Moro EleClS City
competitor, Walter Gleason. R. R.
three
days
notice
for
Hugh
Chrisman,
tive positions, but it did no.t find habit of sending us .83 inches of rain I
BuLler was beaten ,in >th|s county distances at no little expense to do of taxes.
the
incumbent,
received
468,
Belshee.
When the meeting was announc-
Officers Tuesday
The court also s'Jraigh|.ened out enough strength- E. D. McKee, J. P. in October so we were duly happy
by the elder Walter Pierce by,
Democrat.
313,
Peetz,
the
sticker
the
small majority but this was expected «<1 this year for Condon it seemed he elementary school fund and the .Yates, Wm. Nesbit. P. O'Meara, over the 1 28 inches. Everybody
candidate
296
and
Rust
the
Indepen
Harry
Richelderfer
and
R
O.
Scott
seeded; that is everybody that
by some of the shrewd observers of th*t it would be easy for large num- districts that did not receive their
dent,
38.
But
every
one
will
at
were
named
as
councilmen.
wanted
to
seed
in
the
fall-
>
Moro elected the ticket that was
1h- >’iii al Fcene in this district.
| bers to be present untH the well allotment before will now receive it.
test
that
excitement
was
high
for
a
Now
then
in
the
very
first
week
I
nominated
at
the
caucus
held
here
All’the state officers running on known depression was considered and A part of the money paid to them
in November nature has been almost I October 14th without other names few days.
the ’~*nruLli ’in ticket were re-elected- ;
it looked different indeed.
However, farmers are a raaoureo- ords were straightened
Mrs. Margaret Peetz demonstrated
as bountiful as in what we choose I being offered for a ballot place and
Hal Hoss has a nice majority over
to call the good old days. We have I with few names being written in. her strength at the polls by gathering
Ray Wisecarver. his Democratic ful kt, nnd it is now believed that !ast session of the court.
received 1.31 inches of rain in addi-I Giles L- French was chosen mayor in 659 votes to 431 for Serai Searcy,
. opponent,
Rufus
Holman
while a way has been devised whereby
Work for unemployed is beginning
jion to September's .08, October's 1 28 I with 129 votes, C. V. Belknap was who was running on the Independent
beatei by J. W. Maloney1 for state those who are interested in attending and all of the road work of the
MIN PRECIP
DATE ..
MAX.
making a total for the crop season I elected treasurer over Joe Truitt; ticket.
treasurer in some precincts emerged the meeting can do so cheaply enough county will be on the basis of the
O'
3
32
;*
to
circumvent
the
said
depression.
A
51
.
*00
Of 2.67 inches. Our average has been the BC'ore
m to 65 and Harry
with enough votei to swell his total
Another race that has excited
regular unemployment rules. A half
?8 . , .00
4
49
3.44 inches durjng the fall months Kunsman> i39; 0. A- Ramsey, 146; partisans for the past month or so
and I- H. Van Winkle candidate for group of farmers and others inter if the money borrowed from the Re
56
42
.22
5
of September, October and Novem- M A. Bul|, 146 were cho3en council was that between Judge P. iR. Park
attorney General won over Dolton, ested in farmer problems are goinr construction Finance Corporation wan
50
40
60
6
lor and as we .till have three week; men for a four year term. E. E er, of Condon, and Carl Hendricks,
his Democratic opponent in this to rent a room in Condon, one equip received and thia will be used for
47 . 38
.00
7
ped with a cook stove- They are go the work.
county.
of November to go we may gt up on Barzee with
and Frank Burnett of Fossil for the circuit judgeship
8
51
10 .
42
* P ne o nonpahty affain- And |
were chosen councilmen for of the district. Hendricks carried
Fer state senator J. P. Yates, Re- ing to take their bedding, their
T. .
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02
38 .
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Head the ads in the Journal
a two year period.
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Continued to page four.
Continued on l’agh Four.
Total for week...
1 26
b.-orthSCHOOL FUNDS ARE ADJUSTED
. nntn^
SIEWiR SURVIVES DEBACLE
NORMI IS NMI Rt«
IHRS. PEE1Z MDE ASSESSOR
X WEATHER REPORT FOR
WEEK ENDING NOV. 9
How Sherman County Voted
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Grass- Valley
4 -
• «
3
Monkland
On Some! Livelyr Contests
o
W-«
o Q
tn
rt
56
37
69
105
35
72
23
66
55
107'
58
89
52
60
45
37
81
73
80 466
69 537
3Ô
15
38 51
16 54
43
48
83
85
30
124
Peetz
26 12. 39 44 19
84 61 35 30 16
1
6
0
2
0
2 29 37
3 .9
9
17
8
17
4 19 35
22 30 26
1
7 12
29 62 22
39
79
1
58
67 313
G8 468
0
38
28 296
Mrs. Peetz
Searcy
81
29
45
27
15
33
35
21
80 62
37 31
117
56
90 659
68 431
Hendricks
Parker
53 46 66 60 37
59 39 17 40 35
35
16
36
19
76
41
68
24
100
75
116 693
46 411
41
67
48
39
84
87
86 . 61
16 53
20 38
18
57
67
66
19
62
44
58
20
53
15
31
J
28 43
27 71
Hoover
•Roosevelt
31 25
75 *59
Gleason
Steiwer
42 43 36 27 33 " 15 15
27. 37
50 37 33 39 35
Butler
I ierce
45
47
27 -26
53 53
40
58
20
43
21
24
29
20
Jackson
Ya es
25
79
36
51
10
69
49
49
49
24
Belshee
Chrisman ,
35
48
36
43
63
38
382 ?
592
446
614
Prohibition Amendment Repeal
,312 Yes
313 No
65
33
41' -45
35 33
26 134
81 30
20
23
824 Yes
825 No
511
498
c
Power Bill
C
46
27
36
25
39
25
41
27
31
21
21
10
Q Notes From Pioneer Days
J
Reprinted^For Oldtimers
I Observer November 9, 1893.
5
o
H
73 423
87 665
■Candidate
Well Ma, What Did I Tell You
66 434
60 876
working on the farm of Mr. Harding
was accidently shot by a shot gun he
was holding while driving down the
grade into Biggs. His arm will have
to be amputated at the shoulder.
I Last Friday evening Justice Me*
I dor -and J’m Tomlin wero riding
I home from Wasco in a cart when
I they had a collision with Dru Barnum
By an increased rate, almost pro
I who was riding rapidly along the
hibitory. insurance companies have
I road on horseback-
The farmers who were unfortunate sealed the fate of the gasoline
| , •
I enough to have their wheat wet with lamps.
Grass Valley and Wasco will also
the recent rains are making strong
efforts to dry it out and we hope that have electric light plants.
many of them will yet be able to November 14. 1913-
market a portion of it-
Foss and Benson are selling out a
Nels Hansen made final proof on line of buggies at close prices. This
his land before coupty clerk Hayes week three sales were made to Moro
last Saturday. His witnesses were parties, one each to Mrs- John Chris
J. V. Thompson, C. W. Thompson, tensen, Albert Pentacost and Wm-
R. W- McDonald and Lewis Nelson. Taylor.
R J. Ginn made a trip to Umatilla
H. U. Martin, local manager for
Tum-A-Lum Co. is improving his
office by annexing more space from
the storage room and from now on
expects to have the room more com
modious and comfortable for cus
A. J. Bibby of Kent raised 233 tomers who wish to sample the
sacks of potatoes from one acre of warmth of wood and coal before
measured ground this year.
ordering.
No better flour is made on the
N. H. Geotjen was a visitor this
Pacific coast than the Superlative week from Dufur on business con
twisted out in 4he Moro mills. Try nected with the settling of the estate
I the home product.
of his father of which he Is ad
*
Willis Galloway who has been ministrator
county last week and reports that
considerable wheat has been damaged
by the rains up there.
I Observef November 13, 1903.