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TUB gHEHMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 193*.
E. L. Morton and wife of Hepp­ Bridge and out as far as his ranch.' I
I would finally get started and near- (were away and Mr. and Mrs. Fair-1 a short time before their pMaing
Once Mr, Sherar asked an Indian ’
ly kill his horses by the time he child were in charge at the Bridge Mr. and Mrs. Shierar built a home
to help a traveler who had trouble
reached Fifteen-mile where old the household arose to find the odor and supplied It with necessities for
fair.
on the road and the Indian looked
man Adams had a grub station, re- of chloroform very strong about a family living near Wamic, that
Mrs. Wilma Sheets and Mix» at him and said “What’s in it?”
lay horse bam. and tavern. Then the house. The safe door was open they might keep their children.
Beryl are on a vacation at the home Mr. Sherar booted him all the way
with frealh horses Pretty Dick and all valuables missing. Miss Wasco county officers had ruled
of Mrs. Sheets parents. Mr. and to the spot where the traveler
would go on at a rapid rate. He Carrie Sherar, a niece of Mr. that the children be taken from
Mrs. R. W. Reuppel at Stanfield) . needed aid. Mr. Sherar was a large
would go down the four and one Sherar, who later became Mra tlhem because of unlivable condi­
> asco School, Arain Accredited . Tuesday afternoon members of
man weighing 220 pounds and wore
fourth miles of the Deschutes grade Samuel Holmes, and Mr. and Mrs. tions.
By Board
the garden club drove to the home a sise 10 shoe. The Indian received
On Jply 28, 1907 Mrs. Sherar
to Sherar’s Bridge at a rate that Fairchild w*ho slept on the first
of iMr. and Mrs. T. S. Reese near a lesson for all time.
passed
away followed by her hus­
would
make
your
hair
stand
on
end.
floor
had
been
chloroformed,
the
Arthur A. Van Gilder, son of Mr. Moro to attend their monthly meet
Quite a number of Indians lived
band
February
11, 1908.
He
used
to
pay
the
little
boys
in
safe
key
taken
from
Mr.
Fairchild
’
s
and Mrs. Harry A. Van Gilder of ing.
on tine west bank of the river up
The Dalles 10 cents a pair for old pocket and the safe robbed. A long , About, a year later the Bridge.
Wasco, recently went to Portland
Odd-Fellows and Rebekahs ex­ near the falls. One day a squaw
sun hardened shoe soles to nail on stick with cotton on the end of it toll road, and property surround-
and enlisted in the United States j tend invitations to all past members on horseback came galloping down
his brake blocks. The stage ar­ was found under the window and ing the Bridge were sold to the
Marine Corp^ Aqthuf enlisted | of the lodge and interested friends to the Hotel. The flesh on her fore
rived
at the Bridge for dinner at tracks were seen about the prem­ Military Company. They in turn'
for four years and was immediately , to join them on their annual pic­ •rm waa torn from the bone by a
noon,
changed
horses and went on ice s. Several watdhies, belonging sold the Bridge and toll roads to
sent to the Marine barracks at San‘ nic to be held June 16 at Fleck’s terrible knife wound. She said
Pretty
Dick
wore a leather belt to neighbors and workman and $90 Sherman and Wasco counties. Re­
Diego, where he will remain for orchard.
her husband had done it and was
from
his arm pita cash belonging to Harvey Smith cently this road was taken over by
that
reached
the next ninety days in recruit
Mrs. Margaret * Tuel and son, going to run awayn The horse was
to his ships to brace his back. He besides Mr. Sherar’s personal val­ tlhe State and is now a State high­
training. At the close of this per-1 Douglas, will leave for California too small to hold Joe Sherar, who
was an artist at driving one of uables had been taken.
way.
iod he will be assigned to duty on! for a two weeks vacation next Sun- immediately sent to the bam for
Word was sent into The Dalles
those old Concord “Thoroughrace”
In preparing this essay I am in­
a battleehip or to foreign service dayv They will accompany Mrs. his saddle horse, Mrs. Sherar got
stage coaches and along about the about the affair. A week later a debted to the following persons:
Tuel's mother and uncle.
two years.
her revolver and jumped on the
Miss June Lemons of Mt Ver­ fourth of July when the cow boys stranger called at a livery stable in S. B. Holmes of Grass Valley, Ore­
Word was received this week} Harry Proudfoot. A. C. Kase- squaw’s “cayuse” and hurried up
The Dalles and took out a saddle
from t »3 secretary of the North berg and Art Smith were re-elec­ the river to the camp and got the non, who will be one of the Queen’s would go to town to celebrate he horse. He was suspected and fol­ gon; Fred Krusow of Grass Valley;]
would
get
out
the
largest
coach
Ernest Sherar of Trinidad, Colo-'
West Association of Secondary and ted as directors of the Sherman Co­ drop on the Indian and held Him un- attendants at the 1935 Pendleton
lowed
by
the
sl'neriff
who
waited
out
Round-Up.
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holding
twelve
passengers
inside,
rado;
C. C. FitzGerald. Havana,*
High< ■ Schools that the applica­ operative Grain Growers at the an­ til her husband arrived. She then
on the road for the stranger’s re­ Cuba, and to my mother, a native
Her
father
is
a
prominent
stock
aU
that
could
stick
to
P
’
two
nual
meeting
held
here
Monday
af-
,
tion vf the Wasco High School to
attended the wounded squaw while
turn- When he met him the sher­
»
the association had been passed ternoon. Charles Stewart, director Mr. Sherar dealt out justice to the man of the Izee and Bare Valley him in front and often some of the iff asked if the stranger had seen daughter of Sherman County.
Region.
baggage
“
boot
”
at
the
rear.
He
upon ft orably and had been fully of the national grain corporation, Indian. He Chained him in the
1
would have six and at times eight a band of slheep coming in. “Yes.”
appro m d hv the Accrediting Com­ made the principal address of the blacksmith shop across the river
“
Were
they
coming
along
all
horses
and
when
he
went
down
few weeks and ' then became so
mission. Th.’ Wasco High school day.
and put the blacksmith to guard
’’ asked the sheriff. “Yes,
Charles Everett feels lucky since him. The blacksmith was frotn lonesome for Sherars and the home Main street with the horses on a right?
is the only school in Sherman counr
they were coming right along.”
dead
run
and
all
the
cow
boys
yell
­
at
the
Bridge
that
he
returned
ty so accredited and is one of the Monday when he broke the steering Boston. During the night tlhie In­
answered the stranger.
“Well,”
smallest accredited high schools in column of his car while going a- dian growled at him and frighten, with tears in his eyes and asked ing and whooping it was a siglht said the sheriff “I’ll ride back to
that
held
town
folks
spellbound.
for
bis
job
back.
Mr.
Sherar
was
Williams R. U. X. Compound
bout three miles per hour. Had it ed him until he went to the Hotel
the Pacific Northwest.
town with you.” They rode to the
Effective and Quick
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Jones and happened when Charles was in a after Mr. Sherar. By the time they happy to reinstate him and Mrs. One time the cowboys each had his livery stable and the minute the
children of Monmument were Sun­ hurry Wasco might have needed a got back tfhe Indian had escaped : Sherar wept for joy. He was with bottle of Forty Rod Whisky and stranger took his boot out of the
By helping the important organ,
them another five years. Mr. they slhot out the windows arid
new marshall.
day night guests of T. L. Fields.
Joe knew he would have to cross Sherar called him “Honest John’’ doors and up through the top. It stirrup he was arrested. All loot thé kidneys, largely responsible for
Mn and Mrs. L. L. Funk and
the bridge to get his horse so he because he was so dependable. He caused a lot of excitement. No one except a small amount of the mon- rheumatic conditions, Williams R.
daughter Geraldine, left for Bea­
for him. An hour or so later did all of the odd jobs even to tak­ was hurt. Pretty Dick never drank ey was found on him. He had hid U. X. Compound gets at the seat
SHERAR’S GRADE laid
ver Saturday visiting relatives.
the Indian tried to sneak across ing toll.
while on the stage route. However it out on the hills until he felt it of y°ur trouble and rids you of
Geraldine will remain for a time
but Joe hit Mm with a club and
(Continued
from
page
one)
some of the drivers did drink oc­ was safe to come to town with it those terrible pains
On
the
toll
board
giving
rates
although her parents have re­
knocked
him
out.
He
took
him
to
Mr. Sherar
u • >-! I ducinr, poisons and helping the
Mr. Sherar had rates for sheep, casionally and it was very danger­ ....
Co. At that time there was only
,, . was
. . honest ar!
,
turned.
the
hotel
where
he
chained
his
leg
ous
on
account
of
the
roads
along
right
in
all
his
business
dealings
kidneys get rid of these wastes
House guests over tlhe week end a trail for a road and a log bridge to a post and left him until morn­ cattle, horses, men on horseback,
t!he
cliffs
and
the
drivers
had
to
and
demanded
the
same
courteous
which
may cause Rheumatic pain,
etc.
Men
on
foot
were
free,
but
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. which Peter Skene Ogden, chief ing. Mr. Shierar never bothered
treatment from those with whom Neuritis, Neuralgia, and Gouty
travel
fast
in
order
to
make
their
chinamen
on
foot
or
on
horseback
factor
of
the
Hudson
Bay
Co.
used
O’Meara were Mr. and Mrs. Walter
he dealt If a man came to Mr. pains, Williams R U. X. Compound
trip on time.
in 1825-1826. Mr. Sherar replaced the sheriff about such cases but were 16c.
Coffey of Portland.
dealt
out
justice
of
his
own.
Slherar
and told him he didn’t have scientificly relieves your condition.
The original grade into Sher­
I A Chinese cook was always kept
Everett Watkins and wife and the log bridge with a sturdy wood­
Moreover, it contains a kidney
money
to
pay toll he was sent on
The
Indians
as
a
rule
did
not
en
bridge
which
carried
traffic
un
­
at the Sherar Hotel. Sometimes man county was built in the bottom
daughter were in Portland last
antiseptic
his
way
without
paying
but
if
a
_ that - protects this , vita/
,
trust
the
white
people
but
the
Sher
­
they gave a lot of trouble. One of the draw. At first there was no man tried to sneak by wiihojt ’rBa" - ,from
week returning by way of Camp til replaced by the steel bridge
diseases
caused
by
ars
seemed
to
be
exceptions.
When
time they had one with an ill tern- bridge across Buck Hollow\ Dur-
Sherman where Hazel Marie joined many years after his death. He
collect in a
paying,
Mr.
Sherar
would
follow
one
of
their
tribe
became
ill
they
sluggish system.
pen Mrs. Sherar was very par­ ing the winter of 1888 there was a
the Camp Fire girls on their then set out to build roads in all
directions, one to Tygh Valley, one came to Mrs. Sherar for help. They ticular and insisted that all work very heavy snow storm and when him to the ends of the road or lay, Ask your druggest for Williams
vacation.
R. U. X. Compound. It is a liquin
The mif»es Cleone and Alma to Bakeoven, and one into our own would ask her to cook something be done properly. One day she tlhe snow went off the entire grade for him on his return trip.
A man witih a family stopped to , —It Works Faster. It is sold on a
Jean Watkins of Gilliam county fertile land of what later became for the sick and seemed confident caugtlh the Chinaman wiping dish­ washed out. The only, way one
anything rihJe did would effect es without scalding them. She told could come up into Sherman coun­ tell Mr. Sherar he couldn’t pa.y toh. money back guarantee by the
are here to spend tiheir vacation Sherman County. (Sherman coun­ a that
Grass Valley, Moro and Wasco
cure.____
ty
was
created
February
25,
1889
her husband who at once spoke to ty was on horseback. In the spring Mr. Sherar noticing that they ap­ Drug Stores,
with relatives.
peared
destitute
called
John
Suhr
The Indians worked in the hay the cook about it. He became fur­ Mr. Sherar built the new grade
Beverly Ann and Shirley Mae, and taken from Wasco county) It
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Dick was named after General W. T. field at the Finnegan ranch each ious and took after Mr. Sherar along the hill side, the lower part and instructed him to take them
the wardh-ouse and give them a
Yocum, were taken to The Dalles Sherman.) He spent his life build- summer. At this ranch (hay was with a big knifez Mrs. Sherar, wlho of wftiich is still used. The upper to
sack
of flour, a sack of potatoes, a
made
to
winter
the
sheep
and
cat
­
ing.
rebuilding
and
improving
part
was
washed
out
in
June
1931
was as quick as a flash, grabbed a
hospital. Shirley is improved1 and
struck
I
^>acon’ a Packa£c of sugar
roads. He built and maintained tle on> IMr. Sherar wintered many stick of stove wood, knocked the when a bad cloudburst
is able to be home again.
I
a
pound
of tea and send them on
of
his
sheep
and
all
of
his
cattle
Saturday night Mr. and Mra eight miles of grade in and out of
knife out of the Chinaman’s hand, there.
their
wav.
Many a family was
at
the
Finnegan
on
account
of
the
the
Deschutes
canyon
besides
the
William Clothier presented Carol
gathered up all the knives and hid
Once when Mrs. Sherar was go-ihelped in this wayv
Dae Drinkard, Marion Wayne Bakeoven grade and much of the ; long distance he would be obliged tfliem. The Chinaman was dis- jng to the (Makottee place out on
At another time a tea’uste’’
Crews. Lorraine Guilford and Mrs. road to his ranch at Finnegan | to haul the hay. He and Mrs. charged and sent to The Dalles on, the grade toward The Dalles, a
crossed
the bridge and whipped up
Sherar
traveled
back
and
forth
be-
which
he
bought
in
1884.
Because
Myron Haise in piano recital, as­
.
4-1 terrible
8^ck at ttat
! his
and
b/to’^
|
tween
the
Bridge
and
the
ranch
of
his
road
building
ability
Wasco
sisted by Otis Royse, vocalist. The
Mail came by stage twice daily, a teamster stopped to open thei paying toll. Mr. Sherar followed
recital was held at the home of County, in the early nineties, hired keeping things going in both once from the west and once from! gate for tier. She went in and was
him to build the Brewery grade at | places. An old standby at tlhte Fin­ the south and east. Mrs. Sherar j saved. The teamster turned to go and caught him some distance
Mr. and Mrs. Haise.
down the road where he repriman­
Students have returned home foi The Dalles. He is credited with negan was the late Jim Dennis. He tended the Post Office herself
back to his wagon and saw it ded him for trying to beat his way
summer vacations. Among them the building of his grades without 1 worked many years for the Sherars
One of the old time stage drivers washed away in the torrent ot
are Leon Smith from OSC, Mary the aid of any one to run his । being in charge of the kitchen at was Dick Barter, called Pretty water that had dropped from the He took a gun from the stranger
Jeanette Sargent. Wm. McKinney, levels and they were even grades । the Finnegan as well as doing Dick. He was about six foot six, 8ky. No trace of team or wagon and kept it until he was paid the
and Catherine Johnson from Will­ from top to bottom. He was one J ranch work. It is said that no weigflied over 200 pounds and real-. was ever found except one wagon full toll charge.
Mr. and Mi’s. Sherar did an un­
amette University; Augusta Huck- of tihose knights of the West who wtoman could compete with Jim ly was a handsome man. The stage, wheel. Mr. Sherar replaced the
ending
amount of charity. When­
making
sour
dough
biscuits.
An
­
in from Whitman; Paulen Kase- made the highways safe for civili­
left The Dalles about 6:30 and got teamster.s entire outfit.
’ OFFER
ever
they
recognized real need they
other
faithful
old
pioneer
who
work
zation
and
he
was
ably
seconded
to Huott’s place about 8 a. m.
berg and Kenneth Walker from
The people in the early days were ever ready to give aid. Only
by his wife, a very small woman ed long for Sherar was the late where they stopped for breakfast. were troubled with thieves as in
U of 0 will be home this week.
.
. late in
September 9 has been chosen as with’ black eyes and was full of John Suhr. After spending fifteen One old pioneer tells of how Pret- our own day. One morning
lì
years as chore boy at the Bridge ty Dick courted and won one of the the summer of 1888 while Sherars
the date for the opening of tlhte pep.
neat little stake Huott girls. He would hang around
Mrs. Sherar was born October 11, and having
Wasco school this fall.
EFFECT!
Mrs. O. G. Hilderbrand and Mrs. 1848 in Illinois, her father being saved he decided to retire. He visit making love to the girl until the
When
Your
Shoes
need
repan
ed
his
relatives
and
friencte
for
a
passengers raised so mudh fuss he
Marie Barnett Cooper were hostes­ descended from one of tlhe oldest
ses Friday afternoon at a dessert families in Virginia They came
send them to
luncheon followed by five tables of West when Jane was just two
Phone 345 The Dalles, Ore
cards. Mrs. Frank Lambom won years old and settled near The
-or-----
high score and Mrs. Walter Medler Dalle». She was a very capable
GOOD SHOE
REPAIRING
second. Saturday afternoon the person in every way. Her South­
BUY A NEW
GRASS VALLEY PHARM A ( Y
204 Second St.
THE D a LIE.'
same hostesses entertained with ern ancestry showed in her love of
Phone
22Z
Mrs. Geo. Wilde and Mrs. L. W. home and her hospitality. Sihe is
We have installed CO cold storage lockers of
Walsh receiving the prises. Mrs. remembered also for her unusual
Cooper’s home was decorated with ability. She did all of Mr. Sherar’s
various sizes for the storage of perishable food
banking business and correspon­
iris and rose blooms.
products. These will be kept at right temperatures
Mra R. Cavanaugh of Mill City dence. He thought out all business
deals
and
consulted
with
her
about
is a guest of her son in law and
constantly insuring safe keeping of stored products
daughter, Mr. and Mrs.E . Bales. everything. She was one of those
Ladies of the Methodist dKurch brave women of the frontier who.
aid society held their last meeting while doing a man’s part enduring
Thursday afternoon at the home of hardships never ceased to be
womanly.
Mrs. H. D. Proudfoot.
cr
Joe Sherar is said to be the only
Meats are to be cut in desired pieces, wrapped
Miss June Wilde and Volana
man
who
ever
got
any
work
out
Harper accompanied by their par­
and stored so they may be procured quickly and easily
tor tny
ents were in The Dalles Thursday of the Indians. They worked on the
by the locker renter.
construction
and
maintenance
of
his
afternoon where the girls took in­
roads. They believed and trusted
itiatory degrees.
him
and he treated them kindly
Miss Georgia Harper left foi
Portland Monday evening to attend or severely and was the boss of
the meeting of the Eastern Star all those who lived around the
HAVE YOUR OWN MEAT FOR HARVEST
grand lodge.
Max Williams and Melvin Walsh
left Saturday for McMinnville to
attend graduating exercises at It actually
Linfield
cost less
" Camp Sherman has had local
visitors this week as the Camp Fire to own a
girls accompanied by Lorraine
Darby and Mrs. Roy Cookingham
•re spending their vacation there.
'Members of the contract club
met with Mrs. Hugh Walker Tues­ The purchase price of a “Cater­
day afternoon of last week Mrs pillar” Tractor is about the same
Seems to me folks
Floyd Root and Mrs. Fred Henna­ as any other track-type tractor... .
are just like in the
gin won 4^« high scores.
tibe savings start when you buy
Rosemary Walker entertained and continue throughout the trac­
old days. It always
C m UN o . lise (Ry*)
*nth cards Wednesday night and tor’s life.
did take a good
Mary Fortner received the prize Repairs are less because “Cater­
for high score.
pillar” Tractors are built to a
whiskey at a fair
Mrs. Mary Brown of Trout Lake, quality standard not duplicated by
Washington, is visiting with her any other machine.
price to make real
H^S quart
C’’ •. * s • "’1 '
■
daughter _Mrn Myron Haba
Fuel costs are less because of per­
Also
for
Established
Lines
of
friends!
j 1 ~
~
;____
fect balance between engine powei
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and traction......... all the power
Mill
Feeds
Grain
Bags
IN OREGON
traction
is
utiized
to
pull
a
and
WASCO MARKET pay load.
1W». Th. Old Qoak.r C.
Dairy and Poultry Feeds
Twine
Time losses in the field are saved
W 4 WHITE STORE
Rolled Grains
Concentrates
because “Caterpillar” Tractors are
dependable ...... .keep going.
Flour
Salt
Ask your neighbor who owns one
SEE ANY DEALER
All kinds of Insurance
' Groceries—Meats Fresh
BRAND
if it doesn’t cost far leas to own a
straight WHISKEY
“Caterpillar.”
At you praUr.. . ,n BOUASQN or «Vt -
IN ELECTRICAL
Fruits and Vegetables in
were callers last week at Was­
Arthur VanGilder co ner while
enroute to the San Diego
Joins Marine Corp
RHEUMATIC SUFFERS
BET RESULTS
FREE
ZELL’S
stills ]
in
FUNERAL HOME
Cold Storage Lockers
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1
ELECTRIC
NOW
Medium size rents for $1 Oper year
IENDS
AND IT
Safe Sure Refrigeration
The Atwood Store
“Caterpillar”
Tractor
WILL BE
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FREE
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