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Fesco News-Enterprise, Bet. 1890, Consolidated March 4, 1932
Sb I *N MAN COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
Forty Fifth Year
CLUB MEETING WILL DE
HELD NEXT TUESMY
Palpad Meetiat Oí bit Week
Moto, Oregon,
Juror*« List For
May Term Drawn
Here is a list of jurors drawn for
the May term of -court which will be
held the third Monday in May or the
fifteenth. It is very probable that
these men will be excused from ap
pearing as there are no cases to'come
before the circuit court.
SALES TH WORLD MD
SHERMAN COUNTIMS
Larf« Land Owurs Weald Benefit
By Prepesed Law
Clyde B. Crites. Truman Strong, Har-1—
lEnESEITHNESMECmiG
Ruggles, Moro; John Addington,
Bruce Millard, Rufüs; U D. Eakin,
W. C* Todd, Eugene Vintin, D. L.
SMES III MM BE SMALL
nk von Borstel. Grass Valley; C- H. Orar
.
K
♦
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Pr^U. S.TÍM Here
. Aprii 28, 1933
Woman's Club Met
With Mrr T- S. Reese
The Moro Woman'« Club met Fri
day April 21st, at tho home of Mrs-
T. 8. Reese with 82 ladies present.
The meeting was
Bed with the
pledge to tho Fla*
“Quotation" by Th
No. 25
RULES FOR FORESTRY •
WORKERS STRINGENT
Sherman Comity Lads Will Fil
Qoota
The members vo
give |10 to
the Moro Library, Ml balance due
librarian for last year, when library
funds were tied up m the bank. They
also voted to giro 85.00 to the
Scholarship Loan Fund and 82.50 to
The Children’s Farm Home.
Mrs- H- B Pinkerton, director had j Heavy Equipment Will Be Part of Back
charge of the program * of Oregon
Camp
Arts and Music.- -- j
Mrs. H. S. Conlee . told of Lewis
Rosenberg and showed a number of
his etchings.
.
Regulations controlling the new
Mrs. Elva Bryant reviewed the life forestry policy of the federal govern
of “Tige” Reynolds a pd; bowed many
ment Were explained to the relief
of his famous cartoons which are fa
committee of Sherman, Gilliam, Mor
miliar to everyone. • *
row and Wheeler counties las* 8 riday
The works of the Avard Fairbanks
when they met at Arlmgtoi 4 the
Leo Fairbanks and Mn. Thomas invitation of Ivan White, flei direc
Burke famous Oregon sculptors and
tor of the state committee 4^ J-
painters were given by Mrs- A. Rose.
O’Neil, forester of Bend.
• Mrs. M. G. Melzer told about Dent
The quota for Sherman county is
Mowrey, pianist and composer and
Mrs. Collis Moore told briefly of four six. The men chosen for this work
other composers Lena Chambers, must be between the ages of 19 and
Daniel E. Wilson, Rowes Faith and 25 and must be registered with the
county committee fee needy and strict
Marion Galbreath-
ly
dependent on government aid for
This was followed by a short open
living.
All men selected will be re
discussion of other Qreyum artists
quired
to
send 825 home to parents
and musicians, among these were our
local musical people, the De Moss each month. It is estimated that the
workers will be responsible for three
family.
dependents
and as there will be 250,
The Mother and Daughter Banquet
000
men
employed
at forestry w#rk
will be held at 6.30 p. in- May 1st in
in
the
United
States
the work will re
the church basement and all members
lieve
a
million
persons
from daily
are requested to bring their < unmar-
worry about food.
The wages paid will be 81 per day>
daughter. Mrs. Ste
MIT IO PBOVIDE RECRUTIOII
B. M VanLandingham
Passes Into Great Beyond
Boseman M. Van Landingham, for
thirty two years a resident of Wasco,
diod at that city early Thursday
morning from the results of a stroke
of paralysis' ho suffered early last
week.
.
1 Mr. Van Landingham was 78 year»
old. In 1882 with two brothers he
came to Sherman co\mty from Cali
fornia and settled in the Grass Valley
country his homestead being about
five miles east of that town. He was
one of the original settlers and parr
ticipated in the hardships of ‘the pio
neers. hauling wool from the interior
to the- railroad towns, hauling his
first crops to the river.
In.1901 he moved to Wasco where
he, married his wife. Ella, who tMr-
vivee him. The date of their mar
riage was October 27, 1903. By a
previous marriage Mr. Van Landing
ham had a son whose whereabouts is
not, known.
Funeral services will be held Sun
day afternoon at 2 o’clock from the
Western Hotel that was owned find'
operated by the deceased for many
years.
Rev. Walter Warner will
officiate and the arrangements will be
under the direction of Zeil's Funeral
home. Interment will he made in the
W^fco cemetery.
A FEW FIELDS ARE
!
: RFSEEDED AGAIN
Damage By Formaldehyde Causes
Less of Sown Crop
WEATHER FUT WARMS UP
Spring Sown Wheat Begins To Grow
Uafcr Em,« Bayiat Co«dilira,
Under Influence of Snn
John McClure, E. H. Watkins, H. A*
Van Gilder. L. R. Walsh A. D. Rich-
elderfer, W- D- Watkins, Wasco; J. B.
_ The meeting of the Moro Commer- Wilson, Amandus von Borstel, Ken
The following is the second of a
Re-seeding has been the job of
neth Martin, Carl Schadewits, Rich- series of articles about the proposed
some
* Sherman county farmers this
Tueoday, April 2#, to T¿adsy yay
Abel, Kent; John T. Johnson, A. sales tax to be voted on July 21.,
week. This seems a particularly poor
There are several ways to look at
time to have to seed twice in one
the sales tax bill. One may view it
spring but a few have had to do it.
ra^tattra. — —tor to b. pra- L#gioDBaire, St„t
from the manner it will affect his
T. S. Reese is going over all of his
own personal affairs; we in Sherman
land again because the wheat first
sown did not come up. It had prob
Membership Drive county may look at it from the «¿and
point of a county or one might look
ably been injured* by formaldehyde.
at it and judge it by the effect it will
Samples of the seed sown by Mr.
th. Muonic lodge to thb dty. It 'n.
The American Legion Port of Moro have on the state at large.
Reese when tested for germination nt
Wa leave to the individual the first
the experiment station Mid not sprout
judgment
Almost any taxpayer
with very much show »of life. The
nm« nicht ««old raralt in «maller
pr..,.nt inm Mo„ knows the percentage of his tax that
seed before treating did not show
is levied on the real and the percen
particularly good germination, but
Club program was ths only one that
tage that is levied on the personal
some
of the seed treated with the
Mrs. Elva Bryant Files
could pooibt, be peetponed It TO
A n^ojbeehip campaign TO nart- property- The personal property
formaldehyde hardly sprouted at all.
moved «heed one week.
— witt Comrade. Br&btne and Pick- would not be taxed A and the real
As Dry Candidate Mr. Stephens has observed that often
Interest in the talks of ths legis- ’ ett as leaden and before the enthu- would have some reduction from the
seed that has been subject to formal-
Mjahjrd^ will sprout in the tester but
laton is wide and many in the county. siasm cooled down seven members return of state money. This can be
Mrs. Elva Bryant is the flirt does not have enough strength to
want to hear about what went on were having cards made out. Enough balanced against possible purchases.
For instance: While no accurate fig-,
Sherman countian to file as a candi get out of the ground unless condi
during those hectic days in Salem interest was manifested to convince
ures are available it is probable that
date for the repeal convention to be tions are very favorable. Sprouts
the average real property assessment
hold in Salem some time in August. on the treated grain were only about
valuation for Sherman county farm
Mrs. Bryant will run ns a dry. It is a quarter the length of those on the
ers is approximately 820,000- There
necessary for some one to run on both untreated grain showing damage to
the wet and the dry ticket, but no the grain. W. C. Miller is also re
A social meeting with the auxiliary is 8*07,780 worth of personal proper
The Annual and Garden Day meet supplied by the government. A pre- repeal candidate has appeared al
ty in the county, excluding public
seeding some of his fields sown once
service corporations, and as a part of ing will be held May 5th at the home liminary examination will be given by though a prominent citizen of the this spring already to say nothing oC
this is in the towns it is unlikely that of the president, Mrs- E. T. Strong. Dr. Riley n this county. After ar county is considering a race jis last fall.
cent history more voters want to time is scheduled
the average personal property tax is Election of officers will be held at this rival at Vancouver, Wn., where a two delegate.
know what was done and a large part
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The warm days of the last week
time
-
*
weeks training course will be given,
greater than 81000.
of them want to know why it was
•
have made a great difference in the
a complete physical examination will
Now, if the Sherman county farm
done.
Farm WorK Progressing
appearance of the county. As the
be given each applicant Work will County Court
er, through the sales tax saves his
spring has been backward the fields
Speaker Snell with long experience
be either fdrty hours per week or
Rapidly In County state millage taxes including the ele Masons Hold Meeting
were barren, the roadsides brown and
in the house which he presided over,
thirty hours per week if the new
Proceedings For April the
mentary school tax he will save 3.7-
trees apparently lifeless. Warm
Senator Yates with experience in
In Moro Tuesday Black-Connary bill passes congress
431 mills, for that is the exact state*
weatherhaa changed all this- Near
oow nouses ana «^presenwwsn inr-
P<rm
go<>d pn><rega
and receives presidential approval*
and elementary school levy for this
ly all of the spring sold sown fields
M
mem- tWa
Spjte of a combination year. On 820,000 this amount is 874.
The army will be in charge of the
Claims Allowed by the April Term
ber should be able to present a com-
Masons of this district and es camps and will pgovidu recreation of County Court and Paid from the are now assuming a green look es
86- The average consolidated levy
pecially when th© sun is low; the
prehensive idea of the working of the difficu|t
pecially
those from Sherman county during the time not consumed by General Fund.
for the county is 17.93 mills. On
loadsides are green with new grass,
entire legislative assembly to their
feel elated over the meeting here labor.
81000 assessment for personal prop
County Charges:
pastures are green and the trees are
listeners* •„ .
ished plowing. Among these are
erty the farmer would save 817-93 Tuesday night which the officers of
In Oregon there will be 67 camps . William Shiel -
$
30.00
leafing out in some places in the
Ladies are invited to attend this Howard Conlee, Truman Strong and
which added to the 874.86 makes a the grand lodge attended.
in each of which there will be 200
Mrs. S. L. Coats
15.00
county
and it appears that they will
meeting as it is felt that inasmuch Chas- Powell. When tractors are run
Walter C. Winslow, of Salem, grand men. Equipment consisting of 5-60
saving of 892.79- Deduct from that
Mrs. Peter Fleck
15.00
not
miss
the usual May first date by
as the women are allowed to vote night and day they turn over as high
the amount of his sales tax; figure master, was the principal speaker H. P- tractors, 4-20 H. P. tractors, 3
T. D. Hathaway
15.00
many
days.
r
they must be interested in legislative as seventy acres in a twenty four
2 percent on 81000 expenditures, or and he explained so simply the mani graders, 6 automobiles, 1 light truck Pacific Power A Light Co.
doing as well as men. The meeting
fold
duties
of
masonry
that
his
hear
.
tl . x
.
hour period and the biggest fields do |20, and there is a net saving to the
and 15 heavy trucks and trailers will Courthouse light bill
950
will be called at 6:80 m the evening not
jong
ers are still talking about it Members be in each camp. Two thousand men
Girl Breaks Arm
farmer of 872.79.
City
of
Moro
February
when the doors of the dining room I
' , -
For those who pay nothing but per of grand lodge in attendance were will be recruited in Oregon And these
water bill
2-95 . Betly Powell, youngest daughter
will be opened.
Let the Journal do your printing
sonal taxes on average amounts the A. Laity, Rufus Cheney, George D will be the nucleous for the camps as Pac. Telephone & Telegraph
I of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Powell, fell from
new law would make little difference Brodie and Homer S. Wall. Twelve many of them will be experienced in
Co. total telephone bills
15.80
the rings on the Erskine school
in this county where millages are were present from Grass Valley lodge this sort of work. Later in the year F. D. Antrim, Sealer of we
grounds Thursday morning and broke
and an equal number from-Wasco.
lower than the average.
11,500 men will be sent to Orelon
ights and measures
4.55 her arm. She was taken to Grass
Dinner
was
served
in
the
Presby-
The manner it will affect the coun
from the middle west to fill out the Chas- R- Logan, 'Auditor,
Valley by Lamer Sayers and later to
ty is one that requires some study. terian church at 6:30 after, which the camps. The total cost of each man
Special auditing
45.00 The Dalles by Dr. Poley for X-ray
Masons
adjourned
to
their
hall
for
This year Sherman county is asked
per day may not exceed a cost of *
Continued to page four.
examination.
Sherman county put on a party for Society of Oregon, heard of the poor to pay 841,719-74 to the state as its the program-
82 50 to the government.
the entertainment of all comers Mon condition of the sheep and made share of the state property tax and
Several applications have been re
day when it paid the expenses inci some recommendations after which, elementary school tax. This sum
ceived by the committee from Sher
dent to the trial of the case. State of finding things not to his liking he must be paid before any city, any Wasco Will Clean-up
man county youths and it is thought
Oregon vs Marie Barnett Cooper for started suit. The party followed.
school district or other municipal tax
that
the quota will be filled in a short
Town Next Week
cruel and inhuman treatment of a
It was held in the city hall of ing district can receive a dime
time. Jacob Young, Kent, has made
sheep.
Sherman county has 8507730.00 in
Wasco with Justice of Peace Joe Mee
formal application.
From the Observer April 26, 1894.
Mrs. Cooper might well be men- in the chair- George Updegraff, coun personal property and 87,641,070.00
furnish drafts payable in any coun
Wasco has proclaimed Wednesday
The seriousness of relief work in
A handsome new sign now adorna try.
tioned as hostess on the occasion for ty attorney was prosecutor, Frank in real property. Our personal prop
May 8 as cleanup day in that town Oregon may be seen from the fact
the front of the Altamont Stables.
she furnished no small part of the Dick, attorney for the defense* ju erty percentage is about 6 and a
and the necessary plans are being that one third of the families of
Andrew Willis died in The Dalles
C. M. Rollins of Grass Valley was the
entertainment by retailing Attorney rors were: Henry Howell, Mrs. G. C. quarter which is comparatively low.
made to make the city shine l^y that Portend are on the relief. In the re
on
the 18th with kidney trouble- He
artist-
Frank Dick to represent her in the Andrews, A. C. Kaseberg, Fred Hen The personal property tax would not
time. The workers on that day are mainder of the state the percentage
is survived by two sons, J. W. and
case-
Those acquainted with Mr. nagin, Herb Root and HoWard Hine». be levied or collected under the sales
Rutledge A Company won a deci Fred and Mrs. John Spoonamore-
going to clean up tho vacant lots and of persons on the relief work is
Dick will agree that as a court enter
The state showed that the sheep tax. Those owning farming outfits polish up the main street Property
sion
over Geotjen Bros, in a law suit
twelve. Sherman county has e actly
J. H. Denning of the O- T. Co was
tainer he always pleases.
were in bad condition and that no or cattle, sheep or other personal owners are asked to clean up their
in
Justice
Meader's court thia week.
the average, 61 families having re
here this week. He reports 131
To make a rather connected narra feed was seen on the bedding ground. property would escape taxation en-
Seventy nine dollars was the sum in weeders sold and 40 Thomas drills in
own premises on or before that date. ceived relief money.
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tive out-of the scattered testimony The defense showed, through a large tirely.
volved.
At noon a community dinner will be
.
, v . .
the last 16 days-
Now on the debit side the county
of the eighteen witnesses it appears number of witnesses that the sheep
served on the dance floor where music
Leon
Hunting
has
built.up
a
good
Vic
Barr
and
son
have
been
busy
would
lose
the
tax
on
all
personal
that Mn. Cooper, being possessed of was in good condition and that they
From the Observer May 1, 1914.
by the High School band will grace
hauling the Mary Johnson Eva wheat business in the repair of wagons i and
property in the county, that belong
two stacks of chaff, two stacks of were fed at the barn.
the occasion-
A report has it that there will be
hacks- He is associated with R.
to Portland for the last week.
hay, and three barnsfull of hay last
The only amusing occurence hap- ing to individuals and that belonging
spent
in Oregon in 1914 84.000,000
Dingle,
the
blacksmith.
fall, decided to take a fall out of the pened during the testimony of Ed. to public utilities. AH would be tak
for
the
improvement of roads. Sher
depression by feeding and rearing a Tomlinson, aged sheep herder, who en off the tax roles during the life of
Grants is to be incorporated, So
Bruckert-McDonald
:
man
county
held a good roads day
I professed considerable knowledge of the sales tax. Our personal property
says the Gazette.
few sheep.
April 24.
tax
being
6
and
a
quarter
percent
of
She made it through the winter the sheep business gained “whenever
Nuptials Celebrated
From the Observer April 29, 1904
George B. BourhiM left this week
with nominal losses, but when lamb- he felt lazy and didn’t want to work ” total we would lose 89000 from that
M. Fitzmaurice made a good deal with a party of surveyors for south
ing time came this spring the troub- Hip peculiar tone of voice and odd ex- provision not counting the personal
DATS
MIN. PRBC1P
.
• if
for Mrs. McCaleb and Mrs. Hamilton of Antelope to check the foundry line
les started. She hired some exper- pressions caused laughter several tax of the public utilities which would
Richard Bruckert, well known farm
64
APR. 20.
83
00
when he sold the Main Street Mc of E, O. L. Co, land there,, j
ienced men and bought the feed they1 times as a pleasant relief from the not increase it much in this county.
er and Legionnaire has taken the
21.
70
88
00
Caleb property to the Moro Steam
The annual sales in this county vows of matrimony, having been
requested, but this thing and that prosaic testimony of more worth
At the local Declamatory contest
.76
00
.47
Laundry- The building is well adap
that
would
come
,
under
the
sales
“Sooty” Sinclair
thing happened until some twenty while witnesses.
married to Miss Florence IfcDonald
tryout Ruth Bryant was chosen to
00
28.
48
71
ted to the use it will be used for.
percent of the sheep had journeyed proclaimed that he had taken care of tax provisions would probably not last Monday in The Dalles. The
represent the C division, Thelma
00
24.
69
89
exceed
8500,000
per
year.
This
is
al
on out of this vale Of tears into sheep in Australia, South America
bride is the youngest daughter of Mr.
- Moro can now boast of a bank hav Buxton the B. division with Evelyn
.00
25.
41
.61
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the United States and was will* lowing considerably less than 81000 and Mrs. Neal McDonald of the
sheep heaven.
ing all the exchange facilities of a Ragsdale alternate, Elmer Barsee the
00
26.
88
.76
Finley Richardsbn. laundry wagon ing to tell how it was done In any per year to the family, but nearly Monkland district. They will make
metropolitan concern since the Wasco A dvision with Lotus Hennagin al
00
Total for week
Continued to page t«»ur.
driver and officer of the Humane.
»their home on the Bruckert ranch.
Warehouse Mlling Co. bank can now ternate.
County Entertains Wasco Citizens
With Justice Trial With Trimmin’s
Other Days in Sherman County
\^hen Old- Timers Were Young
.
WEATHER REPORT FOR
. WEEK EROIRG APR. 26
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