Sherman County Ob^er Bri.. 1888. Grass Valley tonrnal, EsL, 1897,. Consolidated March 6. 1931. V.sc« New.-Enter prise, Est.. 18M, Consolidated March 4. 1932
SHERMAN COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
SCHOOL ELECTIONS
MME FEW CHAN6ES
Farmers National
Legionn.lres To Meet
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NEW SEN CHOSEN M MORO
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Attention! You Légionnaires and
Under date of June 1, the Farm
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No. 33
June 23, 1933
Moro, Oregon,
Forty Fifth Year
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MakeCrafl
Herald Tod dBelieved
Fair Association Meets
Orow... In ld.bo!
x And Elects Officers
The Sherman County Fair Asso
ciation held their regular annual
meeting in Moro last Saturday af
ternoon. While the election of offi
cers to serve for another year was
the cause of the meeting the matter
of financing a fair within a year or
two was discussed. Preliminary re
ports as to the success of the pari
mutuel bill that is to return a part
of the income to the county fair as
sociations of the ^tate w|e that
there would be enough money
available by next year to support a
»air here.
It was reported that the 1930 fair
returned $5319.29 to the producers
of the county whereas only $3500.00
was tho expense of the county.
Officers elected to serve until June
1934 were. President,
H. Bar
num; Vice-president, George Wil
kerson; Secretary. E. Fred Pickett;
Treasurer, G- L. French.
Authentic information ^ibout the
probable drowning of William Her
ald Todd was received Tuesday
night when his father, W. C. Todd,
returned from Grangeville. Idaho,
where he had been for ten days
helping in the search fofc the young
man or his body.
Herald was w’orking in a C. C. C
camp situated near the south fork
of the Clearwater river. On Satur
day June 3, he left the .camp tc
walk to the home of a friend to
spend the night with him- Sunday
morning he started to
return
to the camp. It was raining and
the rivers and creeks were up.' It
was necessary for Herald tu walk
down a cieek for some distance and
be. aus^* of ihe rain, tlve roughness
of the country and the brush this
trip took from eight in the '^wming
until four in the afternoon.
When he arrived at the river are
asked fur some one to bring over a
boat and take him across he was
motioned back us the river was too
high and rapid to permit the use of
a boat^ He started to the crossing
but within a few minutes turned
back and walked up the John's cneek
where there was a foot log on
which he might cross. He appeared
XUUUo
MsuCl that
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It is Mr- » Todd
’s belief
when he came to the foot log he
walked out on it to see if he could
cross and slipped into the stream.
He was wearing Tubber soles an<!
the log was under water at one end.
Had he been able to cross at this
place he would have been able t<
save an eight mile tramp and he was
already weary, according to the
story of those who saw him.
No trace of the body has been
found and it is thought that some
time may elapse before it la found
as the rivers are very high in that
country. He was 26 years old and
was the son of Mr. and Mrs- Wil
iam H. Todd, of Grass Valley. He
is survived by his wife, two children
his parents two brothers and a sis-
tei. Mr. E. W- Mobley, father in
law of the drowned man, remained
at, Grangeville to • hearch for the
body.
DIRECTORS ELECIED
FOR NEW DISTRICT
kerton and Eaton Winners
ZONE 4 PROVIDES CLOSE VOTE
lei’ Than 200 Vole» ICast In Election
of Directorate
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Returns from every district in the
What of wheat? And of the
county with the exception of Loc
chances for a crop ? Th« answers
ust Grove and Webfoot apparently
pend upon the moisture in the
decide the election of directors for
ground now or that may fall within
CotMcil Decides
the newly created non-high school .
the next week or two. Thai much
Interest Payment is a certainty in the minds of every
Voters in sixteen of the eighteen
Jesse Steele Buried
districts voting bn these directors
one.
gave Frank von Boretel of Kent the
Something of the history of mois-
In Wasco Tuesday
Th« pity council in its meeting of ture content of the soil for several
largest vote which, if his lead is
tasdar night decided to pay inter years back may throw some light on
sustained in the remaining distr
et oa the water, street intersection the mystery although nothing can
icts will make him the five year
Jesse Steel, for years a resident
and refunding bonds as far as the foretell what may happen in the
-member of the board. He received
of the Wasco neighborhood, died in
money on hand will permit. There way of moisture before the wheat
178 vo4igi. * Harry ’ Proudfoot of
that city Saturday from an illness
s more delinquent
interest
than
received
176 votes _ and
will *_____
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has turned to its final goldqn color that haa kept him in pobr health
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there is funds to pay with bu he f
recejVed all the sustenance
1)e
the
four
year
member
unless
the *
for several months-
^orwy available will be applied to from the earth it is to get.
two above mentioned districts chan-
Mr. Steele was born in Michigan
that use- •
ge the results.
The year 1928 has come tote con- in 1854 one of a family of 18 chil
An ordinance of years ago mak-
-
These men were from zones 1 and
tar it unlawful to .hoot
in
"»P
.»J** dren. In middle) life he came to
five
where there wai no competi
county. The county raised 3,167,500 Sherman county and worked on the
the city was looked up and the mar
tion.
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that year which is half a million Hildferbrand place for many years
shall was ordered to call a halt on
In zone 2 the candidates were
bushels or so above th« average. In until in 1923 he moved with his
•hooting with*! th> liffits of ¡the
Harry Pinkerton and A. G. Futter.
.the first week of April there was wife to Lyle, Wash., remaining
town. ‘
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Pinkerton received 127 votes in the
14-6 per cent, of moisture in the there until three or four years ago.
the After the death of Mrs- Steele he
good summerfallow fields
16 districts sending in their re
station. The first week in Mlay returned to this county and has
turns and Futter recived 67 giving
•raternal Picnic
there was 10.5, June 1. 6 6 and June been here since.
Pinkerton the election and naming
* Arranged For De Moss 22 there was 6.1. The yield of this Funeral services were held in
him the fourth member on tho
particular plot was 3® bushels of Wasco Tuesday afternoon under the
board with a two year terr-
considered effective at the time of
jn mettons frire» building to
Zone 3 had as candidates Tom
Th« Masons and Eastern Stars of winter wheat. k The rf »sonal rain supervision of Zells Funer al Home.
the meeting no one was elected to building on the campus, getting the
March 1 to July 31 was Rev. Walter Warner officiated.
Fraser and Homer Belshee. The
Sherman county are giving a picnic fall, from
fill his position. The electors recom Utest instruction from the regular
That for 1928.
vote as reported to date gives Fra
at DeMos» next Sunday. Invited are 8.2 inches.
mended that the superintendent ap- college faculty members on a score
thirty
is
generally
re-
ser 156 votes and Belshee 41 which
Nineteen
Mason and Stars, their families and
Indian To Play Ball
point Mr. Barzee when Mr- Adams
BUbjects ranging from the fun
a
particularly
poor
year
assures
Fraser of the three year
garded
as
friends. There will be a basket
resignation becomes effective. Mar- damentals of livestock and crop
term.
dinner, games and ' general social for the county produced but littld
In
Grass
Valley
Sunday
management for the boys and home
ion McKee was elected clerk.
more than half the wheat it did in
The candidates in Zone 4 ran the
good time.
Wasco re-elected Arthur J. Smith making for the girls, to such inter ' The Thompson family will have 1928.
Good summerfallow plots
closest race of any being close to-
to succeed himself on the board and esting specialties as photography, their annual round-up on Sunday, contained 12 2 percent moisture in
gether all through the race. V. B.
According to reports coming from
Mrs. M. G- * Tuel was elected as radio, fire prevention, journalism, June 25, at the same place. This the last of March, 10.1 in May, 6.5 the game at Antelope last Sunday
Eakin, of Rutledge district, has re
the
first
of
June
and
5.6
the
20th
clerk to succeed Mrs. Lydia Darby and music for al| of them.
88 votes so far and O- K.
ceived
favor
of
the
event is usually celebrated in Sher
the score was 6-5 in
Owen Roberts was in this county
Once a day special speakers ap man county some time in the spring- of June. The yield of that plot was southerners. The smallness of the
who has served several years,
of Buckley district, has been
Eaton,
Sunday inspecting farm tractors
Rufus. expecting excitement after pear before the general assemblage, This year it. will be at DeMoss 11.2 bushels. Seasonal rainfall was score may be somewhat of a shock that are available for hire by the voted for by 107 electors. There
•ome (difficulties earlier in the then there is an afternoon of spoil«
1 32 inches.
to those accustomed to seeing the government in its forestry work. may be a mathematical possibility
Last year is still regarded with results of bastball games posted in
spring, held a peaceable meeting and various kinds of recreation,
Machines owned by Vic Barr and that Eakin will still overcome the
-dismay by many farmers of the more figures, but some of the boys Everett Hastfings will probably be W vote lead of his opponent but it
which resulted in the election of followed by educational and enter
Two Deputy Brand
county because there was produced attest to the correctness of the hired and taken to camps around
considered doubtful. Zone 4 will
Charles M. Cuypers to succeed lining movies or other programs in
Ronald Macnab as director and H. th« evening The group has a reg
Inspectori Named only about 1 500.000 bushels. Good above count.
Continued to page four.
Mt. Hood, according to Mr. (Roberti.
plots early in the season had 12.2
H. Bracket to take tl|e office of ulariy organised system of . ••Af-
Dizney and Fritts was the battery
government with Stonewall Jackson
percent moisture. In April they for Grass Valley and Troth and
clerk vacated by Curt Tom.
of
Canby heading the boys council
County Stock and Brand Inspec had 10.0 in May 8.1 the first ween in Reeder for Antelope.
Grass Valley school electors re-e
Next Sunday the locals will tan
lected Mrs. C. L. Poley as a mem and AMee Welbes of Grteham th« tor Jame« Stewart has appointed June there was 7.11 and on June 23
,
two deputies for the convenience of vhe plots held 6.4 percent of mois gle with the second team of the
ber of the board and also re-elected . girls.
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officials
W. Ray Blake to serve aa clerk.
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_____ wokr, those shipping »tock of any kind out ture. This plot made a yield of 18.7 Toppenish chiefis and the Warm
At Kent several were nomina- ■ which is a part of the Oregon x- Uf the county. Charles Everett of( , bushels. Last year our seasonal Spring Indians will play the Top
From the Obseiver June 28, 1894 waters from their abode for delec-
ted and th.
wo w-1 •»-
—I*»«1 Wasco mag be found at that town rainfall was 4 6 inches from March penish Braves on the local diamond
tation of men.
tended du. to th. f«t th*t Dubte h> «ndurtin« th. «bool by m»ny and W. A, CarlW« -who^ run» the 1 to July 31.
in a double header.
Highwaymen in the Willamette
Point .nd Wile« dtetricte had «unty exUmwn .nd
Now
in
1933
thenu
was
12.9
per-
■erviee station at Millen) is another,
Mirs. J. N. Nichols is visiting in .
Valley attempted to hold up Rich
neatly b«n annezel by th. K«t >—««• Th. ««.ton wUl nd fch- appointee who is easily found. Mr-1 cent of moisture in the soil early in
Moro
from lx>s Angeles, California,
ard Bouton of Sherman county last
Stewiwt announces that later other1 the season. There was 11.6 ¡pdr- Friday Picture la
district- Amandus von Borstel was urday June
.
week, but the bandits so frightened at the home of her parents Rev.
deputie. will b« appointed to serve ce«nt in good summerfallow in April,
elected as director to take the posi-
Reported Good his horse that the animal carried its and Mrs. A. J. Adams.
other
parts of the coupty or for 8.6 in May and on Monday June 19,
Contlnaed on Page Twa
rider away so speedily that no shot
Sherman county experienced a
those »hipping in another direction. Jiere remained 6.7 percent of mois-
took effect, though several were general rain Tuesday evening, last-
ture. Our seasonal moisture so far
The jHctureji scheduled flor Mofro fired.
ing all night and into Wednesday
has been 2.81 inches. The average
Sherman County Co-opt for seasonal rainfall haa been 2.81 Friday night is on« with consider Jesse, a little son of W. J. Peddi- afternoon, instruments recorded .38
historical significance for it is cord. was so badly injured on the of an inch precipitation.
In Spokane inches The average (tor seasonal able
supposedly written around the life 17th, while at play near a bard
Vivian Strong and Marvin Miller,
I rainfall has been 2.45 for twenty
of one Haw Taber who^e antics wire fence, that the services of a
who
have been visiting with their
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years.
Th«
yield,
gues.
It
yourself-
made early day Denver the town it surgeon were needed to stitch his
Directors of the Wa«co celebra-] Another class of people who wi
uncle at Hood River, are expected
there does not ap-
Reprerontetive.
.of
the
cooper»-
On
the
surface
Fourth
of
July
am
get-
be
attracted
to
Wasco
for
the
cei-
was
“Silver Dollar” is the name torn flesh. It was a very serious in
tion of the
home this week.
ebration are tnose
those wno
who am
inu their •¿rangements
arrangements made for «oration
are given
giv-n to •tire movement in this county were r««r to be much difference between of the play and th« leading role is
jury,
but
the
little
fellow
is
nicely
that event a. rapidly as possible. J th« enjoyment of good thing, vpth in Snokane the fore part of the he soil moisture of th« good year played by Edward (Robintoon who has
C. €. Callaway has , puschassd,
of 1928 and the poor years follow- been successful in other pictures improving under the careful atten through Alex Hunter as agent, the
is
attracting
the
atten-
which
to
replewbh
the
inner
man
wedt
to
attend
th«
annual
meeting
The rodeo
tion of Dr. Smith.
ing altho everyone will agree that
A. R. Kessinger property of nine
> tion of many of the boys in the co wearied though he might be from of th« North Pacific Grain Growers there must be such a difference. The shown here.
J. B. Hosford will read the Dec-
unty who like to ride ’em rough and exciting sights. This is the barbecue which was held Monday- A. R
The story is of an adventurer who laratlon of Independence and N. B. acres adjoining Boro.
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-ood crop of* 1928. being winter
the rustlers of wild «yed and active A whole steer will he roasted in the Shumway .whs re-elected as presi
becomes wealthy in silver, buys his
the
From
the
Observer
June
24,
1904
of
The
Dalles,
one
of
Sinnott
wheat, was farther along in the
hmt^es are searching for animals ancient and time- honored mannei dent and was also mad« one of the
way into the senate, badgers the
favorite sons of Oregon, will de-
middle of June than is the spring
Guy Hulse. Claude Thompson,
and
one
who
derives
pleasure
from
national
delogatee.
E.
M.
Hulden,
that look mkance at men and their
president into coming to his wed
liver the oration.
wheat
of
this
year
and
did
not
need
Roxie
Kessinger and Marie Nor
gusdatory
Fea^
will
fool
right
at
©f
Arlington,
was
re-elected
direc
-
ding. built hotels and a great the
advances.
the cross were Dalles visitors this
At
the
crossing
of
bats
on
additional
moisture
so
bad.
In
May
For those who enjoy seeing phy- home when the call comes to “come
ater and then with th« fall of sil diamond at Antelope on the 16th,
to pars
week.
. ^ical combat^ between ev|iljy ^nat- and get it”.
ver dropped Into bankruptcy and
a moisture content of 9.2 and the despair. It is a saga of the mining for the chamionship of Eastern Ore-
There
will
be
speaking
and
a
pro
men each intent on mayhem (
Angus Kuks and wife had seats in
gon, the Antelope nipe won tho
lower three feet averaged 11.8 per
the
C. S. Ry. train Tuesday, bound
the boxing contests will b« a delight gram for those who like a dash of
west.
laurels over Prineville, the^ score
cent. In 1931 in May the top three
for
Walla
Walla on a vacation.
Every one in the county who has ¡patriotism v^th t^heir annual cde-
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was 11 to 7. It was a remarkably
feet averaged 11-8 and the lower
ambitions to follow in the footsteps
wheat on good summerfallow to
Mr». II. A. Thompson and son
fine game, and the score shewed
three feet averaged 8.2. Our mois
of Dempsey or the newer Maxto those who want their exercise set
produce a reasonable good crop if
MIN PRECIP
MAX.
DATS
two teams are not so far Clarence, are visiting' at Collins
that
these
ture
is
close
to
the
top
where
it
cigi
w father enditions are favorablu
Bate will have Ian opportunity to to music. Them is planned a parade
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behind the professional nines of the with her, daughter, Miss Clara;
JUNE 15
' easily get away.
from
now on. Grain on thin land or
g«t on the bill and exchange blowr for those who like to sit on the sidd
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northwest*
This year the conditions on good
while H A. is preparing for a trip
with some one of his size and «b- lines and cheer. Them will bo ball
.00.^ . summerfallow are not so alarming on land that has not been farmed
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From
the
Observer
June
26,
1914
to California.
AlrfSulv home
and j races and
* llitv
Airily
(some
o» 1fl»e
the best game»
games
ana really
reany some-
well or where for some reason there
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from the present moisture stand-
boys in the county who have had thing for everyone' if the prment
is less deep moisture than the aver
The musicals for the benefit of
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W. D. Wallan. K. A. McPherson
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point. There is a greater difference
committees com«
come to
home - impromptu and amateur ex- plans of the commits
age throughout the county may not and Judge Krusow are disciples of the M. E. church bell in Grass Val-
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between good and poor summerfal-
p^ience have been billed to appear fruition. Wa.ce U ,nvitlng a!l
on
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raise much of * crop unlees- a creat Isaac Walton aS Odell Lake, luring l«y Saturday night was a greatsue-
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low this year than for several years
before the fans and show how good counties to spend the fourth there
and generous rain should fall.
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the innocent, finny denkens of the
Total for week*
past and it is «still possible for
and alargo crowd is expected.
School
Monday without very mud» excite- tion to th« Farm OwdU Adminis
ment in any of the districts partly tration to $18,139JIM4A on which
because the non-high school dis no further payments are due until
tinct election attracted most of the May 81, 1984 ”
interest.
In Moro where them has
4-HClubbers Enjoying
considerable (peculation about who
would be chosen to replace the
members of the board who
been serving so many yearn the
Oregon State College, Corvallis—
election drew a smaller crowd than
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it did jn 1932. D. E- Stephens, the
retiring member of the board, was sherxm county are among the 550
not present, but a telegram from dub boy» and girl» and 40 leaders
him was read. In it he stated that ’ completing a busy two weeks junior
h« did not care to serve longer, but «ummer session here on this cam-
' would do whatever he could to help' p» Though the total enrollment
the school. John F. Foes, garage ( is slightly lower than usual this
man with a son in high school and year for obvious reasons. the pro
three daughters through school, was gram work and play is better than
elected director for the three year usual—following the club motto of
term in a close race with - E- R. always “making the beet better. ’
Barzee, a younger man with a child
delegates from Sherman county
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Von Borsiel, Proudfoot, Fraser, Pin
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Items That Were News Nineteen,
Twentynine & Thirtynine Years Ago
Wasco Celebration Draws Interest
Of Entire Sherman County
WEATHER REPORT FOR
WEEK ENDING JUNE 21
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