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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1934)
Ähmiuui Bounty Inumai Moro, Oregon, Friday, April 6,4934 Forty Sixth Year No.22 FAIR OUTLOOK SEEMS BETTER THAN EVER More Checks Received ACCIDENTS ¡NUMEROUS^ For Farmers HERE OVER WEEK END County agent Peny Johnston Mrs. W. H. Moore Called By Death RASEBALL PLANS MADE FOR 1334 Mra. laiur* Cushman Moore widow of Walter H- Moore, and announces the receipt of govern one of the pioneer residents of ment wheat checks totalling $1799 Sherman county died late Thurs this week and savs that otlher day night at the home of her sister Sheaman County League Formed Earl Olds Hits Traia Eaily Friday Granges Interested In Ceopetitwe checks for $5969-80 are on the to Mrs. H. S- McDan< 1 in Portland. road from Washington D- Mrs. iMoore wM bom near Chero cheer the farmers who have been With"? Teams Exhibit kee, California In 1855 and came mure or less patiently waiting to Sherman county in 1882. Short their arrival. The total sum re, ly after her arrival here she mar ceived in this county on account.of ried Walter Moore who later be the wheat reduction program came out of SlMWnan chanty’s beet $232,914.20 which is practically all known tttizenl» that will come in before the spring She if survidtd by two sisters, payment is made. This payment Mrs. H. S- MDanel, khd Mrs. *will not be made until inspection H A. Moore both of Portland and is made later in the year- On this subject it may be men Woman Thrown To Pavexcnt When one brother, E- A. Cushman of Schedule Made For April tad May; Fur IbMr.wWi With Smort Of tioned that those cooperating with Moro. Berviott Will be held in the Portland crematorium. the government in wheat reduc Door Opons Games Begin April 15 tion must have their requests to the allotment committee by -April Federal Lank Bank 14 if they wish to seed anything Makes Many Loans Base ball is on its way again in The possibility that a fair will on their contracted acreage, Oth- “ The past week was one of num ehwise the land must he left va this county due »to- a mass meeting erou s wrecks among automobile was be held in thia county thia fall of far$ field at Bucholtz confec- . . - drivers of this county It began increased Wednesday when the cant- early Fjid^..niornirtg when Earl The first spring month ha.* tionery in Moro Tuesday night. meeting called by the fair board wax held- Several interested per Weeder Demonstration ’Olds accompanied by his brother meant more money to farmers in Representatives weie present from in law, Edison Sutherland; while Washington, Montana, Oregon and every vtain and prospective team sons were present including repre Disastrous For Weeds driving Roy Barrett's tiuck load- Idaho, according to officers of the in the county and as Antelope has sentatives of the Harlandview and ed with wh'catv encountered the Federal Land Bank of Spokane. signified its intention to join with Kent granges. The grange repre- train crossing the^ highway in March loan closing was the great any league that is formed in this sintatives asked that a prize be co mty /nat team considered given for a grange exhibit whc*n The weeder demonstration held Wasco. Olds, going fiorth, had est in the history of the Federal in making up the schedule- tiuck after coming Bank, 2,493 loan* being speeded up his the next fair was held. Land at the Collis Moore farm Wednes- •Vith this addition the league -The exhibit will lx? in trie nature day afternoon was disastrous for down the hill when he saw the closed fo^ a total of $5.766,850. of a collective farm exhibit to be all types of weeds that passed un- train. It was too late for him to February, a iecord month, was be will be composed of seven teams, arranged by the granges. Judging der thé frame,of the,new machine make the turn by McKean’s ser low the peak of March I y over a a number that gives schedule makers the hee-bee-jeebees. 4n- will he upon the completness of While the g:ourd was wetter than vice staticn but he attempted to million dollars- go down the t acks paralleling the Of the 2,493 loans, dosi 1, 792 -telope, Kent. Grass Valley, Moro, ?the exhibit as well as the artistic it usually is ’ when weeders ain. H& didn't make it as the wire Federal Land Bank’loans to liarlandview, Klondike and Wasco ability shown in the arrangement u ed the wc.ds ; weYe ’ rolled out the train the aggregate of $2,576 800 and will enter teams- of it. All turee Sherman county jusT the same. Th ground was 1 7Û1 were Commissioner’s i a moun- ■Games will stait April 15th giange-» are expectid to partici contiacted acreage,, .plowed last lutakir^ the enb pate- The fair boaid unofficially year ’ and spring toothed- this ting to $3,190,050. with Harlandview playing at An No one was -c agreed to offer a prize for these spring. A thirty cateii'ida, During this month, $458.7 34 was telope, Klondike at Kent and Grass nd though Olds had collective displays. g. anted as extension to "prior Valley at Wasco. Moro draws tihe used to pull the five sectior of a cut on his hco 1- by on that date ’ loans, In conjunction with county wecjler each fivo foot in length. uninjured. ; ■ July 11, 1933 whwi the re- scriool superintendent Knighten Quite a number of farmers wen April 22 the schedule will have ? badly dam- The Hcnkie car tion óf • interest rate of Mi per Moro at Grass. Valley, Kent at and County Agent Johnston ard’ present at different time- during aged Saturday r when the t on all Federal I^and Bank Harlandview, Wasco at Klondike. the fair board members present the day to see «what the hew 'son and daughter ompanied Ly ■b: .; became effective, farmers discussed the most feasible date ijrhtli; ■< • weedi'i w.otxl 1 dp the two Fortner gi Is ard Ken; thioughout the four r.orthweet April 29th Grass Valley at Ante for the fair this year. The state noth' Todd <vrre returning f rom states have made a saving of lope. Moro at Kent and Harland-^ view at Wasco- May 6 Kent at fair will begin the first Monday in .The Dalle*. Ag in no ore was $•129,642. This saving of •interest Grass Valley, • Harlandview at September and usually the 4-H . Librarians TaJ>itet j amounted to $62:000 for* the month Moro and Antelope at Klondike. Club fair is held before that time- here I V- ’.larch aloné. visiting * • • May 13, Grass Valley at Harland- However, that is -considered too The annual district library <on Tfom Redmond was thrown opt of During the week bnded March view, Antelope at Waaoo and Moro parly to hold a county fair and lce for libra: la s and nn:n- tie car in which sho was riding, Q 30 loans were closed at the; at Klondike. May 20, Kent at An the directoiÿ of the club fair feience agreed that they could gather bers of library boards, of the Mid- Saturday night- The accident oc i ank, or an average of 23 loans telope, Klondike at Grass Valley curred on th'* Sherman highway during^every working hour were Wasco at ¡Moro. May 27. their state fair exhibits without Columbia distr * meeting will in Bigg?- canyon. O.her cars com disbursed tor the purpose of gen and Wasco at Kent, Antelope at Moro the benefit of a club fair ptevious Wasco April 12- a roll call ing from the Rufus'dance barely eral agri, ulture and refinancing of and Klondike at Harlandview. to that event. In case a county begin at 9:45 witu a discus don over h as s debts. This will complete the first half fair is held it will be some week librarians followed 1 r Harriet C escape! of book collections by of the schedule which will be re- end about the middle of Septem- one of the-e «ars took the versed for the second half of the Long. After that trie meeting will ber. be open to questions. At pun hank in order to escape hitting the Insurance Engineer season. Each team will play the were made Several ruggì ó.ion ; His cheon Mi™ Mabel Kluge of th< same opponents but on different fair that Wasco county library will talk on «K Pa vs Visit To Moro grounds. about feat ui es fu would Le saving in money—a modem trends in children s b^k A ruling was mail« that players •ncciosary item—;and that would be and in the afternoon Paul McCub must play for their home team attractive to fair visitors- - Among loch, pricipal of the Wasco schoo Claì C. Ì cung Dies W F. Vfhite, engineer for the* and exact limits were made for those suggestions were plays by will speak on “What librane* can Oregon Insurance Rating Buaeau, each district. This will remove local talent, school children^ club do for schools-” In Portland Saturday was in Moro Thursday looking any possible controversy over swinging exhibition * and drill- of discuss recent books. over the newly installed water players. various kinds. . __ system. He exprssed himself as Those present at the con- well pleased with the progress the ference included Dick Abel and Clair C- Yeung, only son of Mr- and Min. A. M. Young, died at his city i i making in providing for fire William Mitchell from Kent, Flor- home in Portlard Saturday after protection. As soon as the citjy in Coon from Grass Valley, Arthur an illness» that affected him some has finished with ¿hanging the Bucholtz and Walter May of Moro, weeks ago He was bom in 1882 water system and has bought fire Homed Belshee of Harftindview, hose enough to make a showing me to go on home as mother would in Lirn county where his father the city will be re-rated with every Claud Eaton of Klondike and Dick Schunke of Wasco. managed a lumber mill- By A. J Price- be woctied. I never was, scared promise of receiving a much bet When a young man ho lived In so bad in my life, but when I saw ter fire insurance lating than has I will not attempt at Ikis' time to wife the hieiory of the Indian that Indian lead him away I could Tygh valley with his parcnlJs and been in effect for s*veal years- • 75,000 Trout Placed war of 1878. Rather would I no forsake him, and I followed afterward was foreman of the In Deschutes write the history of an Individual him back into that dark canyon rail:oad shops in The Dalles Indian who went on the war path When wo get there the other horse white h’ live 1 for many years. He Charles E. Poole Buried i ,ae endent of the main event. It was tied to a post- ¡Martyn Chang- is suiviyed by his parents who Today In The Dalles Streams bordering Sherman has been truthfully said tknt chenej ed the saddle, and we made record live in Moro. *Mrs. E. A- Watkins are two side* to every question. | time going home- I was always of TvelCyalley, Mrs- .Frank Fagan county are to receive an added This story will give the readsr, ari aid of Jake afver that. Early of McMinnville, Mrs- Darwin Van supply of fish this year, in fact, provided he is a r^asoner^an m-| in 1878 there was a move made to Gildc • of Moro- His widow, Thora the Deschutes has already been Charles Poole, well known for also survives. Ho was a Mason sight of the Indian’s side of the have all the Indian* that lived stocked .by state fish and game mer resident of Sherman county for many yens arri had leached cuen ion. For many year» before al mg the river r, put on the reser- *ho highest degrees in that order. died at his home in The Dallas tn presentatives working with offi seveial men vat ion. One day Indian^mp^ad been maintained' were at our place talking about th Final were held at the Wednesday morning after an ill cials of the Sherman County Fish ness that has caused ill health for and Game Association. and Per land crematorium- was there, mouth of Spanish Holl»w.| ............... Jake . A couple of weeks ago 50,000 a number of years. Mr. Poole was At my earliest recollection, there when some of the men asked him •¡mall trout were put in the river con- *ctJd with trie Holt machine were several families of Indiana somo questions, he proceeded t< company for years and was one at the mouth of Buck Hollow and camped there- At that time an makd the most dramatic speeon County Court transfers rime an employee of the Caterpil triis last week another 25,000 Indian known as Jake whose Inb I have ever heard. He talked pail were released at the same place. Money T<> Jar Board lar tractor company of The Dalees These ffian name was Ripe, was the in English, and part in his own fish were all from the Oak and Arlington- “Big Injun” of the Milage Jake language. Ho was born at Bell plane, Iowa Springs hatchery. It is promised He told how for generation af- was the finest specimen of an In December 14, 1878 and came to that later the commission will put The county court met in regular Shi man county early in the cen- other fish in trie John Day river*. dian I have ever seen. . He was ter generation his people had session Wednesday and again tall, of big bone, had a large lived and died between the Dw- It Thursday the officials, gathered to tuty. He wa? married to Wilma head, high cheek bone., high fore chutes and John Day rivers. Warrant Call Pinkerton, (laughter of Mr- and head with heavy eye brows- He was their country, their home, and finish county business-. Wednes Mie R. W Pinkerton of this city- Warrant to and including No. w-ighed about 180 pounds, and he knew no other- He told how day morning's region was taken Beside his widow, four sons sur 37 on DDt 24, Sherman County as a boy J.-e had seen his father up with a discussion of the month was very active, and was more in- vive Mr- Poole. They are: Robert, will be paid on prefer tat Ion to teliig^-t than the average Indian. and his mother and their fathers ly bills and trie passage of one or Donald- Linden ami Harry. clerk bf said district. pensions,. After a M’ half hr ether iMartyn and I and mothers all ..together- They Fiineral sarvfces were held Fri Interest ceases on date of notice. we: a dead and buried in this coun ir board , president day afternoon from Crandalls in talk ¿fuu visited the Indian camp, Dated at (»rass Valley April 6th, try. and it was sacred to him. 1 the court $200 trans A II- Barrum whe e we learned to talk their T ;e Dalles. 1934. , language, and «Sometimes traded cannot tell you all he mid but he ferrod to the fait ashoemtion for C. P. Adams, Clerk- finished by baring his breast, and maintenance purposes nt the fair One afternoon horses with them. while- his ey?s flashed ho said “ I <p*i:'tirg of .county v.-e were there and Martyn tiaded want to live in peace, but 1 will grounds. Ii NOTICE TO VOTERS road ” ’ consum d the It . was late with Jake- rióles 1 die fighting l>efore I will let white has ordered that The registration books for the when we started for 'home, five men tell me where I can*live.” He day- d bo graded , this electors of Shorman County will When half way home mile* away mounted his horse rind rode away. year and L, L- 1 Peetz and Elwood MAX MIN. rar cip be closied after April 17, 1934 for K and said we Jake overlook us, must return and trade back. He A few days after I was in sight of McPherson ate working on it nt MAR. 29.......... ...59.. 7 43 . . .15 _ registering for the Primary elec tion. gave no reason fo^ this but in- the Indian camp. It was deserted- the pro’/^nt time- ..42 .10 30.......... Only the bare poles of the tepee All persons who have changed ’ fi,;. Rj ted refXl that we but do finally so. Martyn at 31.......... ..54. ..35 . . .01. residence, changed party affllitions told Jake a-cmained. Some one reported LMn. George DeMoiw retuined 05 fiiSv reiu. the I ling imr them going south south-, I wondered to the ranch la-t week after an APK 1......... .,48.. , 36 . or failed to vote during the last ri*, would come to hrs camp . .00 ,,53. . 38 . One day V. about it-! what Jake wopld do-, ab fence of scvcruL months- ‘ hhe two years must register prior to next day and see him 29 ^.00 3 ....... .. 62 about two weeks la tr, mother and wa.<accoippaniml^hy. NPr.* and Mrs. this date if they desire too vote at The argument w“from I wore alone at the place. We were Carl Mitchell who will manage He ..64’ . 35 . .00 4 the coming primary election iurtt-Tind started back to - amp wckin». in a berry patch aero«. ¿airy cn4 of the ranch for the G. C. Vintin. County Clerk- Tot id for week. . 31 ' summer. (Continued leading' the home. Martyn toM (Contlnned on Page Cmre two) PUBLIC GlVMN NEEB Official County Paper POLITICAL CAST READY ■ FOR PRIMARY FRAY Filing Shows Nine Gubernatorial Candidates L SNELL OUT FOB SECODY PLAYERS MUST STAY RONE HtNKLE CAR IS WRECKED Story of Bad Indian of : arl Day Recalled By Pioneer WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING APR. 4 -------- Eastern Oregon s Candidate Expec ted To Win | The political scene is set and j tine actors ape all on the stage Earl W- Sneil of Arlington, who with the exception of thoee who may come before the audience has announced his candidacy for' without benefit of party. And secretary of state on fate republican, considering the range of choice ticket- Mr. Snell was speaker of the voters have now it is hard to the house of representatives at thej believe that any one ^¡11 think it last regular and special session advisable to .increase the number. and is conceded to be a strong' Mo it surprising event of t,he candidate for th? office he seeks. last «lays was the announcement ot Gen» McAlexander that he was" E. R. Fatland Files I a candidate for governor. The s known as the "Rock of . For Representative general th Marne" ard he looks the part. While he was a classmate of Gen- Martin he. is a different appear In keeping with the courtesy I ing man entirely. usually observed between the! As expected Rufus Holman filefl counties of the 22nd district Gill-1 for the governed‘.*ihip liefore the ium county is entitled to select a^ closing hour making a Irtotal of candidate for trie position left va seven candidates for the republi cant by the decision of Earl Snell ■ can nomination; They are Sam to run for secretary of state- Brown, a state senator. Frank Friends of Ernest Fatland have Lonergian, attorney, and state rep- persuaded riim to stand for the presetative. General Ulysses Grant office of representative and he has McAlexander, a retired army man consented. who has lived in Oregon since the Mi*. Fatland has been a tire war, E. P. Dodd, head of the or and auto parts dealer in Condon ganization that is fighting for for 15 years and has taken a prom-1 Columbia river development, Char- inent part in community and“ social । les Hall a former state senator life of his city. He has been or is and bank promoter, Joe Dunn*., councilman, school director, county state senator, and Rufus Holman, commii'teeiTLan, Chairman of the state treasurer. •— .-I- county debt committee, president Democratic candidates aie but of the John Day highway associa-' two, General Martin, natiorial rep tion. He is a Mason, and a Leg resentative and Willis Mahoney, ionnaire having served in the air mayor of Klamath Falls. aervice during the war- Before Easter Oregon is especially in coming to Condon he operatiefl a terested in the race for the repub dairy near Arlington. lican nomination for secretary of Fatland w-as born in Cambridge, state for upon the nomination of- Iowa in 1869, came to Oregon in Earl Snell depend chances of the 1904, attended Washington high district for a voice on the board school in Portland where he was of control. Snell is well known on tihe debate team and manager to voters of this county as he has of tihe school paper. He is mar been ikipresentative from this dis ried and has two sons. trict for four terms and was ‘speaker last session. He is a Granger, an Elk, Mason, Eagle Hog Allotment and Legionnaire, was bom in Gill Committee To Meet iam county and is well acquainted with the needs of the people of this section of the state. Carl Abrams of Salem, state Th corn-hog allotment commit representative is another republi tee will meet next Monday for the beginning of their struggle» with can candidate for office National offices to be filled this paper corn crops and paper hogs, This county committee is composed year are few as representatives of J. M. Yocum, Henry Barnum, are the only ones to go before the Charles Baker, and Wilbur Hag people. Walter Pierce will not be gerty- Up to date there are 123 opposed for the democratic nomi- signers to the hog contracts. (Continue^ on page four) News About The County When The County Was Young From the Observer April 14, 1905- J. B. Morrisonhas bought the hotel stables, etc-, of Mr. Kerttner, Kent. Mr. and Mis- Chas. Hull, Miss Hull and iMts. Underwood are guests of Mr. anil Mrs- Hoggard in Moro. Bruno Medler invested $16,000 in 1280 acres of Morrow county land, as a result of his recent trip aero?® the country. T. R Shockley, our new barber willnow* very soon be at home in Moro, having purchased a lot 9-17, upon which a neat cottage will he speedily erected- From the Observer April 9, 1915. Messrs O. A- Ramsey and M A. Bull have put the crossing on 1st and Scott street and also the alley crossing near the J. R. Morgan residence on a grade to conform with the sidewalk. Wednesday noon, April 7th at trie Moro M- E. parsonage, Rev. John Robertson officiating Ira Fay Raymond of Antelope and Miss Gertrude Ellen Robertson of Was co were united in marriage leaving the same day for their homa at Antelope. John Hastings trotting maw, Maud H- died Tuesday. The mare was a registered trotter and at the county fair last fall secured first premium in its class. Miss Ruth Christianson returned homo Saturday from Portland to spend Easter vacation with the family- From the Observer April 11, 1895 Sherman is the name given to A- Scotts’ new town site, quite re cently platted. Mioro Lodge 113 I. O. O. F. have delegated W- H- Moore and 0- E. Leet to represent them tit the Grand Lodge. - There is no use for a man to appear with a grizzly beard since Arthur Brandenburg has located in Moro. M. L. Cochrane, a student in the Portland business college, is spending his vacation with his parents- R. L. Campbell, of the Main street restaurant has leased the Grass Valley Hotel, and will move next week. ,. Grandpa Peetz was the proudest man in Sherman county when he heand of that son bom to the wife of Edgar MewngW.
