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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1935)
niintu jjnurnal —————r—-— — t ———— t ——— Forty SeVénth Year No ll FAST, MME WON BïfiMSS M Ruins Defeated, ft Snail Martin BOTH TEMOS SPEED SOTS Second Corn-Hog . * Payment Received Moro, ’Oregon ay, January 18, 1935 WOS now TOTAL oil $195,000 ■ ......... The second payment on the corn . Commutes appointments of the hog contracts has been received repmsentatives ot- tbte ^dfetriot by the local crop production control, haw beet announced this week by organization and will ba diatribn- the prodding-nitoars ofi th« bdnse ted immediately. This repreeepta JMMl ««!•$% Representative Fat- •the $1 per hog payment and totals land is aa tho osaunitteo on agri- $8.249.00. One hundred and. twen^. culture, alcoholic c u n f i t oiM- Treasurer VuGUder Reports The . Purchase ot 105 Bonds Some were held up because of lask jiaaied. oa highSMr «®d hifhwy of proper signatures and onewu held in Washington. Keystone Club To Hold Third Meeting - WSÎ PAtMENTS LARGE $200,000 Already Paid Out Lead Changed Twice In Last Period Officiai County Paper Danger Seen In Installation Held By Careless Coasting Odd-Fellows, Rebekahs Installation of officers was held by the Odd-Fellows and the Re bekahs Tuesday night and a gen eral old time party added to the usual festivities. The men were entertainers and their mock cere monies made the party hilarious. Inducted into office were: Lloyd Rice, NO; Charles Montgomery, iRSNQ; Percy Thompson, LSNG; Lewis McKee, VG; G. Douma. RS VG; A. Douma, LSVG; Vernon Mil ler, chaplin; Melvin Schadewitz, captain; Horace McKee, warden; Chester Searcy, conductor; Clar ence Mersinger, Inside guardian; Roy Kessinger, outside guardian; Joe Truitt, treasurer; W. B. Rice, secretary* ' The Rebekahs installed Viola Hansen, NG; Leona Douma. RSN G; Jessie Henrichs. LSNG; Flor ence Martin, VG; Essie McKean, RSVG; Hazel Woods, LSVG; Hasel Truitt, warden; Margaret Peetz, conductor; Belle CorJee. chaplain; Alice Conlee, musician; Eliza Mar tin, Inside guardian; Gladdis Buc- holtz, outside guardian; Melvin Schadewitz, captain; Lila Bull, secretary, Elsie Stephens, treasurer FARM RECORD SCHOOL .WEDfflMS Some of the boys sliding down the street onto the highway Wed nesday evening came close to be-1 ing killed when a truck barely Stoppe«! ta iime. One can with »1- most absolute certainty propl.Jesy that it won't be long until some children are either killed or in jured kt the crossing if they con tinue to slide - across the main highway for cars cannot stop quick ly on tho slick road nor can they be easily controlled so as to evade the children. Q (rmtiOD GlVtD By “FroicMr J Charley. Smith e^KÍKS PREISE RECORDS Neil McDonald, ’ 18b- m j Need Settler, Buried Sunday1 c n dll • a Fer Better Bookkeeping Saea The third meeting of the Key *Ej Co„ _ la liter est stone Study Club will be held at the W. H. Ragsdale home on Sunday. January the 20th at 7:30 p. m. Neil McDonald, resident of SUhr- Topics have been assigned to Wily About forty Sherman county Figures co» filed by county man county since 1882. died at his k Colonel John Leader the irre- gilder this week iarmers and farmers' wives re presable Irishman who taught mili Knighten and W. H. Ragsdale and home near Hay Canyon Thursday treasurer Van turned to school Thursday for an tary science to University of Ore the study of the Orientals begun night, January 10 from a long ill the condition of afternoon the occasion being the gon students during the war days, last meeting will be continued. Mrs. ness that has kept l.im incapaci the road bond 1 Mue for Sherman farm record instruction course ex-~ came bouncing up the street after Harry Pinkerton and Mrs. A. W. Appointments and BaaineM Ended county. These ’ jonda were voted tated for several years. plained through the extension ser a track meet between Oregon and McLeod are assistant hostesses. • IW 19B5"*r'- In 1919 and iasudd in 1922. There Mr. McDonald was born in On vice. With Charlie Smith pacing . Oregon State waving his cane and were 300 bond« each worth $1000. tario, Canada, January 26, 1865 and up and down the floor in the man ahouting, “It doesn't make a bit The sinking fund for repayment Claim« Pret<*a<«<l and Allou 1 came to what is now Sherman Snakes For Dinner? . ner usually associated with old time of difference who wins a match of this indebted is was started ( county in the early eighties settl school masters the farmers were ~* - like that" The meet had been de in 1925 and was lilt up until the ing on land east of Moro. He mar Go To Texas given instructions in farm book cided by the relay race at the end depression, when , taxpayers asked ried Bertha Thompson who survives HhCMary Jame Y ota ng* Old keeping, using as an example a * of which a man had collapsed at for a halt on tax«» for this purpose him, November 29. 1895. Four 810.00 age pension farm in the Willamette valley. the tape. In a letter written by Mary John although interest was levied. A children also remain, George, who The same remark might fittingly son Eva to Mrs. ML A. Bull was en Julius Rhubanr. old age pen- The farm record books are given is farming the home place, Mrs. 15.00 part of the sinking fund was loan »Ion , be made regarding the Grass Val- closed a newspaper clipping telling out to farmers by the United ed to farmers ( county during Eltha Rader and Mrs. Florence ley^Rufus basketball game of last of a “feast” indulged in by visitors Mrs. Ella Vanlaadlngham. old States Department of Agriculture 1930 and 193Vty no -other loans ! Bruckert all of Moro and Mrs. 15.00 age pension Friday night. As a spectacle it at a museum in San Antonio, Ten which has learned that farm rec were available* at> that time. Clara Houston of Chilliwack. B. C. was probably the fastest Exhibi as. Usually the main part of the Mn. Albertine Whlttng, old Since those dark days the bond Weather Man A Little Tougher T wq brothers. John and George of ords are not what they should be »go pension 10.00 tion of basketball seen in this dinner was fried rattlesnake but through the experience gathered by " This Winter Hardman survive Mr. McDonald. and interest fund has been increas listing farm production under the county for years. Both teams use be of a temporary shortage John H.. Henderson, old age The deceased has been a respec many allotment programs now in 10.00 ing regularly and to date 105 bonds,, a fast breaking system with plenty) in species of reptile they sub- L pension * * haver been bought by the county to This winter .has already beaten ted member of his community vogue. . of passing and the ball was going gtituted bull snake, two big six David Aaron Fields, lid age ' decrease the indebtedness by $105, last winter in coldness although since it was first begun, taking his | 15.00 pension someplace all the time, so fast that foot ones Snake is certainly a While making no pretense to - 000, leaving $195,000 «till owing, neither have been at all severe. place in dhurch and school and the inexperienced eye could hardly n^ity as a part of the diet and Mrs. Flora Belle E>kln, old being a complete record of farming age pensxn. ■ 15.00 A large part of Qie'loaned sinking That is, so far. A reference to the fraternal affairs. He was a mem keep track of it. presumably it will remain so. fund has been repaid to the county weather reports last winter shows ber of the Odd-Fellows lodge of operations for. the year the 20 page W. J. Brownlee, old ago pen- Although Rufus started off in booklet will grive each farmer who * ' «- ? 15.00 through new federal loans. In 1934 that the thermometer did not gp be- Moro. slon the lead the first quarter ended in uses it a very good history of tihte back taxes were paid which made lew 20 above zero at any time and pon- The funeral was held Sunday year's main business transactions a tie. both teams having 10 points. Beaver Sinks, Passengers William 8. Hall, old purchase «of bond* possible and $57, only one night did it drop that Iqw. afternoon from the Methodist ■Ion 15.00 Grass Valley charged harder dur 000 of bonds were retired. During the past week the mercury church in Moro with interment in if kept according to the instruc- Davpl McKelvey, eld age pon- - ing the second period and made the Gèt Thrill Of Lifetime •ion and convenient. Cost of this 105 bonds to the was driven down to 4 above altho Rosehill cemetery. Rev. Cooking- tions. It is ‘ short 15.00 . . . . half time score 20 to 12. By this Kam ’ One of the mam features of the' Bounty has beat ’002.079.70 as it remained there a short time, nam gave the sermon, with a W. Rutledge, old age pep- time the spectators were wonder book as arranged is the farm in many of them were bought as low That was Tuesday. Nights have 10.00 •ion quartette composed of Mrs. Wil The Steamer Beaver, one of the ing how long the lads could last ventory listed under different head aa 90. At present the bonds are had a temperature of around 12 ford Bels he, Mrs. L. H. Na ho use, river boats belonging to the Shaver Abraham L. Alaup, old agb at the pace they were setting. ings. It has columns . for begin- . quoted at between three and four above since that time and exceot pension . 10.00 Tom Fraser and L. H. Nahouse Evidently Coach Tetz talked Transportation company „ struck a ning and end of year for. all types . . point« above per and the last were f o r one day it has thawed a little Mrs. R L. Coats, county cha- giving the music. Pall bearers were more effectively during the inter rock while making a run up river 15.00 bought at 103 and a fourth from each midday. P. C. Axtell, Wilford Belshe, T. S. of livestock and farm implements. mission than did Coach Hughes for from Arlington Tuesday and was the BtoU. The average pric« paid; Snow began falling 5,^^ Reese, J. C. McKean and Melvin county The example worked on Thurs Mrs. Peq'r Fleck. in the third period the Rufus boys sunk. W. S. Nelson, secretary of has been 97 and an eighth. day is sufficiently varied to give . „charge . 20.00 ' night but has not continued for Schadewitz. Zell was in dharge. brought the score up to 25 to 24 the dhajpber of commerce and La- each of the pupils a concrete idea Mm Margaret E. Clarke, '' During the life of this issue of any length of time and the cover with Grass Valley in the lead. This dru Barnum were on the boat at. of the use of the different pages 8.00 bonds the county has paid interest ing on the ground is slight even left the final score to be decided the time. They took to the life .* Co unir Charge of the book, how. for instance to "I totaling $182,849.30 up to July last yet. Wind has blown the snow Rufus Residents in the final quarter. First Rufus boats and were brought ashore af Mrs. B..G. Garrett. County record varying receipts and diff r* 20.00 year. Therefore the total paid out badly and many of the fields are was ahead. Then the Grass ter an exciting few minutes during erent kinds of expenses, aa well .Pacific Power & Light Co. , > because of the bond issue ¡has been Learning To Sing barely covered while the roads are Valley lads began to overhaul which things looked, pretty dark as trading deals. -Courthouse-U«rhf trill 5.40 1284.929 and $195,000 and interest filled with snow along the cuts. them. Little Bill Roth came thru according to press stories. * Abraham L. AUup. old age from now on remain to be paid. I Probably if the snow was leveled At the end of the class period with two left handed shot« to score A FERA project has gotten un Bankers C. R Harding and Eugene Unless conditions within the cdun-’off it would be about two inches George H. WUoox . Coroner« and brother Henry dropped in one .. —pansari: 'Mitten death 9.00 ty become very favorable immed deep throughout the county. It der way at Rufus for the develop Courtney of The Dalles each spoke in the last minute to end the game Dairy Specialists Have D J, Butcher, Reemployment iately the county will expend $600, is not thought that there is much ment. of community singing and briefly on the value of bookkeep 39 to 33. But the winning scores Chance For Work offlde Tam ’ ■ > 8.75 000 to retire the original bond is frost in the ground as the temper entertainment. Mrs. R. P. Foister ing to the farmer and Wily Knight were not made until the game was Roy Ju Baiter, Premium on sue of $300,000. atures have not been severe but it is leader of two groups of singers en and Perry Johnston told of the drawing to a close. It was even, 10 00 J. of P. bond While the county has been able is doubtful if any of the snow is which will meet at different times 4-H club record project that is be- Stephen up till that time. Stark, There is an opportunity for any Bates. Lively A Pearson to save nearly $3000 in the pur .able , to penetrate the , frost at during the week. The younger ,ing furthered in this county. center for Grass Valley and Mac one who is able to test cows for group, composed mostly of students n Premium yon The largest delegation at thé chase of 105 of its bonds, the con that. nab -center for Rufus, were both dairy herd improvement. Need for will meet Thursdays and the elder court house Thursday was made 15.00 bond out on personal fouls when the ditions that made this possible are testers is urgent and the state col Pac. Stationery A Prfnt. Co. m group will gather Sundays at the Up of men from tile north end of past and it is considered doubtful game ended. GRANGERS TO CONFER lege has written asking that grad church* Some instruction in the the county although every part, of 6.20 Clerks' ‘ Offico- supplies Eakin and Williams were th** if Sherman county bonds will be uates in dairying or others qualified A. B. Potter,* Reet of Klondike history of music and'in the techni- the county was represented T^rg** quoted at below par for some time speed boys for Rufus although W. L. Teutsch will be here on cal part of it will be given and farmers, meaing. those with many get in touch with Roger Morse at 5.00 as they have been above that figure election Morris made the highest score with Corvallis or see Perry Johnston, January 26 for a meeting with the Pacific TsL A Tel. Company for nearly a year no# and there Is grange agricultural committees of some community singing will be acres, were more in evidence than 10. For Grass Valley Stark made county agent. encouraged. I smaller farmers. 16.50 a demand for-good bonds that are Total nf alhphooa Mia 10 points and Bill Roth made 11, the county. This meeting will be City ot Moro, Coart bau^ but the scoring in no case was on being paid in good order. At five similar to one held last year in 2.95 percent they yield a larger income water bill a personal basis but was the result Woman’s Club Leader which grangers mapped oA a plan Pac. Satlonery A Print Co. than do newer ■ Issues.‘‘ Counties of team work on the part of all for an agricultural program for the Superintendents •applies and cities that are now refunding Speaks Today Wasco players. remainder of the year. Usually County Indua. Farm their bonds are doing go at four The score: those things are considered that Care Patterson Nov. A Dec. percent or even less and the fed Rufus Grass Valley - * will be immediately beneficial to 81.50 and auppiles Mrs. Johnson of Portland, will eral government issues many bonds 9 Eakin, f H. Roth, f 6 From the Observer. Jan. 19, 1906. gates to Portland on the 18th as the farmers of the county. 1 at a smaller rate that this. * 10 speak today, Friday at the Com George B. Bourhill. P. M. Morris, f B. iRÄh, f; 11 * In An enumeration of Moro Lady follows: Wm. Holder, R. E. Frendb. . 8.15 Box rent — all offices 2 munity ch’urch at 2:30 under the Macnab. c - - Stark, c 10 Society organizations this week Grant Hawley, J. Harvey Smith» OFFICERS INSTALLED Williams, g 8 auspices of the Woman’s club. The G. C. Vinrtln, Cash advanced 7 J. Roth, g the Lawn Tennis was accidently C. W. Moore. —The Monkland Club for office expenses < * 12.50 VETERANS REPORT FILED Guilford, g 2 subject of Mrs. Johnson’s talk will Peters, g omitted. (The Bachelor .Girls), as elected delegates on the 18th. Jas. * Hugh Chrisman The Annie Fulton Chapter, OES, 2 be “International Relations." The IMacnab, c Vintin, c Board of prisoners 140.00 The biennial report ef the Veter of Wasco installed officer« last week we understand it.' have disbanded, H. Frazer, Elwood Thompson. | publio is invited. Referee: Goddard The wife of Dave Fuller, living Expenses of prisoners 15.00 55.00 an's State Aid Commission recen putting the following persons in so many members having violated Wily W. Knighten, Cash ad- • tly published shows that in Sher to the ckairs: Daisy Barnett, WM; the “pledge" last year, and either on tlhe John Ginn Monkland farm*: . vanced for office help, $12.00 man county 45 loans have been Melburn Burnett, WP; B. Estrelle married or agreed to become, died suddenly of heart disease one office expense« $l&.O0 97.00 made to date. ' Fourteen of tfiese Hailey. AM; iRoy Belsihee, AP; An wives. The Basket Ball t^am are day last week. Goe. B. BourhUL K M. A m <* mi - hkve been on farm property and 31 nabel Fortner, secretary; Amelia in a semi-comatose pbnditlpn,.wait From the Observer Jan. 21. 1916. ora o files, ■tappila« 19.00 off* town property.” The total for Root, treasurer; Mae McDermid, ing for the green sward of spring. ; Born to Mr and Mrs. A. Me- ■ People thought Dr. 0. J. Goffin Nab at their home near Rufus, Sherman County Journal the 14 loans was $35,800 and for conductress; Bertha Moor* AC; Lo must be going somewhere Tuesday, January 18th, a 12 pound boy. County Printing ' 15.65 city loans $62,200.. Of this ' sum uise Nisbit, Ada; Augusta Huckin, The most thorough and practical | quickly transferred to the othter t To the asylum perhaps, as he was The Moro Blue Barn, conducted Gee. H. Wileox, Coronerà ax- method of treating fence posts on, tank which contains creosote heated repayments in interest and prin Ruth; Ethel Van Gilder, Esther; chasing about town in the snow on to about 100 degrees (the cold penare: Bud Moore death by W. S. Easter is now equipped 6.60 cipal have been made-for a total the farm with coal-tar creosote is Pearl Butler. Martha; Bessie Bel of $54,638.42 leaving $71,882.10 still shee, Electa; Hattie Andrews. hunt 6f a parasol. He wanted it to handle livery business having the so called hot and cold bath bath,) and left there for one or R. J. Ginn, J of P fosa—State vs Janeen and State vs. due the commission. Two loans Ohaplin; Christine Moon, Marsh for the leading lady in the White recently purchased a team, buggy^ open tank process, according to the more hours while the air in the wood contracts and draws in the 6.00 and runner« for the buggy.' have been paid in full. Fourteen all; Casta Yates, Warden; Herbert Mountain Boy play* U. S. Forest Products Laboratory A good many people had their J of the loans have been foreclosed Root, Sentinel. * ' • ‘ “ At a meeting of the Farmers - Madison. Wisconsin. In this treat oil. ' To get best result«, the oil Geo. H. WNcox. Agent Fr^m- curiosity aroused Tuesday morning Union last Saturday at Wasco the lum on officere bonde :Teese< * or the property acquired by other ment two tanks are usually used. should penetrate the wood to the at some scratches down the outer following officers were elected and Clerk; Deputy , >Corou«r 185 00 means by tho commission. None Thte tanks can be made by cutting depth of one-half to three-quar COURTHOUSE JOB GOING ON wall of the Logan office building installed for the year 1915: G. W. Geo. G. Updegraff, premium ters of an inch. Treatment may of these have been sold but 10 city thè head out of each of two 110- lately vacated by Dr. James. After on officers bonds: properties are rented and three are gallon metal oil drums. Fifty gal be made, in just one tank by first A crew ifi Moro has btyn wort-' •earching investigation it was learn Root, president; W. B. Rice, vice Die» No Bhofiff: T*X heating the posts and oil to the president; A. Buhman* secretary; idle. The one farm is rented. lon drums are too short. The drums ing on the basement under the ed that Mayor J. O. Elrod had and treasurer; L. Walsh', contrac specified temperature for 1 to 8 collector; Deputy Sheriffi 186.00 should not leak and they should be court house this week and are mak slipped on the walk at the, corner tor; H. £ Van Gilder, chaplin; Roy strong enough to hold the weight hours and then allowing the potto Geo. G. Updegraff.: District ing good progress. *Fbe dirt is the night before and had digged Belshee, door keeper. The report Attorneys expengM J ' and oil to cool together. This ac of the posto and oil. and be so ar being dumped in the street back his digets into the wall, in a vain of the secretary showed that mem ranged that they can be heated complishes the same purpose as Qeo, A. Potter, County Judge« of the court house and the court endeavor to save himself from bers of the Union on last year’« expel*««« i ’ < 14.65 either by a fire beneath them or the two tank method but takes lohg has promised to level it and cover falling. State Indu«, Accident Comm, - * “ er as the oil cools slowly. purchase«, had saved $2.844.50. by steam from a steam boiler. MAX. MIN. PIIECIP it with top soil next spring. , PAT« From the Observer Jan. 23, 1896. Quite a respectable sum. The oil 'should be kept high The posts are placed butt end Wm. B. Martin left for Missoula While out enjoying the be^utif^A <( ,.31. 26 ....... (0 JAN. 10 .. down in one of the tanks and creo enough in the tanks so that when Dn C. L. Poter. County healtfc Montana, Monday, on an extended snow the other day in Ms sleigl>,.:> officer 69.60 the post« are set, there will be not TOWNSEND ADHERANTS . 39 .. 29 .. .02 sote is then poured in to about a 11... , .U » visit .to his son. Johnny Mersinger living in the, foot from the top. It is heated” to less than six inches of treated । Naomi Vaa Gilder, Caah ad . 37... 267... .CO It... Two or three things are essen Rufus district, took a spiU. Tbe Wood above the ground. In the! vanced for Treaetirere A potluck supper will be given ^31 ..24.. .12 18... F forgone to three hottfs. This "hot bath usually very little of the office «xpeyty l>.p ox penara » ) hy the Moro Townsend^ Club and tial for a merry, merry sleigh rids; sleigh tipped over, throwing Job,. t.- . 25 .. 16 . .05 14 .. friends of the Townsend Plan 1st a nice string of bells; 2nd a his wife, cousin and little girl over is called the hot bath, during which preservative i« absorbed, while to Ray Hutoe. WbM for county > . 22 .. 04 ......... 00 15 . Monday evening January 21 at 6 little more snow than we had Sat board. Report says no damage done the air in the wood expand« and is the cold bath the poor . 35 . 12 .. .00 15 . o'clock at the Presbyterian church. urday; 3rd, a belle in the cutter. except to John's feelings. # partially driven out. Following greater and the oil should be kept Farmer« Elevator A Bupply Co,__ Gras« Valley Club elected dele- 19 Total for week Important business meeting. the heat treatment the posts *re| (Continued on Page two) I Conti axed from peg» two) ol Game cpuRT e « os igsMa ■ FOR TEW: SHPMiaU WEITHER COLDER IRIS WEEK; SNOW hAOEQUMlE Items That Were News 39, 29 and 19 Years In The Past « ■ ■ — -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Treatment of Fence Posts To, Prevent Decay Explained WEAKER REPORT EOF! 'WEEK EN0W6 JAHJ6
