Forty N inth Year No- 9
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Official C ounty Paper
Moro, Oregon, Friday, January 1 , 1937
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Sheriff! Office CGC Camp Still Inactive WPA
State Affaire
a . i r __| Cases Closed
By
. ..... M akes Turn-over nr i •
O f $67,550.7.0 Working A
, Usual
In County
A. L Lindbeck
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At Dam Building
"" Labor disputes which continue to
Chronology Of
1936 Events >.
Barn Dance
SnOW Falls On
Draws B tg C ro w d Unfrozen Ground
Night
Chr.stmas.
Reprinted
A barn dance was held T u e s d a y --------------- :----
hold the entire .west coast in • state
The sheriff’s office made the final __________*
Frank O. Collilis. investigator
i
night
in the new barn recently built
.
of industrial stagnation will un turn (i over of the year Thursday
for the relief committees of the
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by
Dell
Olds
at
Grass
Valley.
All
of
Moisture
Should Be
questionably come in considerable and gave to the treaaurer i n die- Tenth el Tilled Land Will Be
mid-Columbia counties was here Short Review of Noteworthy
Floors
were
laid
for
the
dancing
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attention at the hands of Oregon’s
Wednesday from Condon bringing
a stand erected for the music,: Available ror Wheat Crop
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legislature when it convenes this tributioato «he taxing uniU a n « t
information regarding the new 1936 Events Given in Resume
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and*ed o U ° £ W he^T U w Send, M atu re
month. Producer groups whose sum Of $67,660.70.
ruling in WPA organisation. *Any
The total collection of taxes, Grass When Project It Done;
pocket books have been hard hit
case which is not working on a of News Year; Better Wheat
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Soil
by their inability to ship thei r pro current and delinquent, for the
WPA project for a periodof thir
ducts as well as by the decline in year has been $228,464.25 which is Contracts Still Being Signed
ty days must be investigated in Crop Important News
rived during the course of the e v e -,_____
purchasing power on the nart of almost $25,000 more than the tax
order to be reassigned'* said Mr.
i
ning
and a real old fashioned dance
Tra()ition w„ nothinr to the
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the strikers, are loudly demanding roll for the year and is about 110% , ~ ~
Collins, who added that “anyone
Thia
brief
chronology
of
events
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W
B8
held
until
a
late
hour,
action to bring about a speedy of the 1936 tax roll. <The current
sender of snow. He kept the whit»
The report that the work at the working on WPA must accept work
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restoration of peace in the indus roll lacks about $26,000 of total CCC camp in Moro had completed opportunities in private enterpris in Sherman county during 1936 is I
blanket off the earth until everyone
trial world. With" the Growers collection but delinquent taxes its wotk here caused something es when o f f e r e d . -
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taken from the files of :the Sher- »■»'
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0
hr.'d celebrated their holiday but
Club of Hood River taking the lead, make up the difference.
when they awoke the following
The new ruling was made neces (nan County Journal.
akin to dismay to the men who
the wool growers, wheat growers,
morning*there was four or five
were building dams and quarring sary because 7600 cases are being
Jan. 3: 1.45 inches of rain fell
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.
apple growers and other agricul
inches of snow. It dropped quietly
rock for dams to be with all the I dropped in Oregon in line with the in the last week of the year
tural groups are demanding com
and without warning for the skies
force at their command. They ¡federal decrease in WPA workers, bring the total for the ^rop year
pulsory arbitration of all strikes
wejre clear until midnight.
hastened to deny the statement They will be re-admitted according up to 3.81 inches.
ia Which the public welfare be
Not in years has a snowfall been
to
population
if
need
arises.
All
Jan. 10: Farmers hold meetings
much in the same manner as Mark
hailed
with as much joy as was
comes involved.
Twain is said to have denied the but three of those on WPA lists to decide on new program since the
Senator Best of Umatilla coun
this
one.
Rains had come late and
The Grass Valley district which report of his death by saying it in Sherman county have had then AAA is declared unconstitutional.
ty has publicly announced his in includes warehouses at Grass Val- was very much exaggerated.
just
barely
sufficient to sprout the
Rabbits
to
be
eradicated
under
thei
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cases closed,
tention of sponsoring a compul
wheat
that
had
been in the grouno
biological survey plan.'
sory arbitration measure in the ley, Bourbon. Kent, and Wilcox i Contracts have been sig n ed !-----------------
a couple of months. Then without
Jan. 17: J. L. Davis, C. B. An- p^^y Qfle Dine With Grandma
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a
forthcoming aeasion. Senator String took in 648,892 bushels of wheat which permit the SCS to work on ~
frost of any consequence came the
drew» and G. H. Root were elected ;
during
the
past
year
for
the
b
ig
-'
23,342
acres
within
the
projectif
ft
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er of Linn county, an active grang
snow.
outlined. The Grass Valley canyon W I U | F W W < V 1 I U U I to go to a meeting of protesting, $ ayr | on Birthday
er himself, has announced his gest intake of any year since the
B est of all it has snowed some
faimers at Arlington. Erosion con
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sympathy with the proposal. Oth fortunate twenties. This was di area was chosen for the demon-
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every day since then and even now
trol groups to be organized. S lo t!--------
er legislators from the agricultural vided as follows, deleting f ractions: strirtion project and farms in many A w> a» o n sy p gi f* At*
snow flakes are drifting past the
machines put away.
of
its
b
anches
are
included.
Work
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s
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Grass
Valley,
320,952;
Bourbor.
Mrs. Emma Sayrs was 75 years • window to add their bit to the
districts can be depended on tx,
Jan. 24: Bangs disease testing
old on Christmas day and her four steadily increasing covering of the
support the idea, especially under 123,794; Kent 173.922; Wilcox 30, on the project has been done in
'ontinucs.
Farm conference draws
DeMoss
canyon.
Barnum
canyon,
daughters and two sons considered
the urge of their interested con 223.
- ° ? d ’ i*»ker., moderate crowd
, jt
appropriate time for an old Snow Still Falling
In addition to this amount over ’ Peetz canyon, Erskineville canyon,
stituents. These include Duncan,
20,000
bushels
were
shipped
out
Hay
canyon.
Rosebush
and
the
work"«
.
m
an
ag
er
of
C
rass
V
a
lle
y
!
t
’me
reunion. Consequently
of Harney, Wheeler of Lane. Sta-
work »5 manager of Grass Valley
„ t h e r e d 40 members of the wheat.
delman of Wai«r. SpnuWing of without going through the w are-1main iZrasui Vallav itself.
The snow on the morning of the
Gmm Growers. Special election
,
the bnsement of Mrs.
Marion, Dunn of Jackson and many house at Wilcox. Also there were 15,832 Tilled Acres
26th brought .26 inches of mois-
All May Sign Up For Hunt
ballots
marked.
January
rains
best
A
*n
y
Sayrs home in celebration of Christ ¿ure an(j jater snows have added
others. The senate, overwhelming several cars shipped by individuals
24 year record. 3.46 inches.
Of this area 15,832 acres is till- Competition This Mouth
mas and of the anniversary of, .32 inches more to make a total of
ly ocnservntive in its attitude to in sufficient quantities to bring the
birth of the mother of the f»m-J 5g inch of moigtur^ that must
ward' business and industrial prob total for the district up to 700,- ] ecj iarK’ and i8 either in crop or in
Feb. 7: Wasco schools lay off
on account of measles. D. R. Mc- ily.
summerfallow and the remainder is
lems, would apwar. from this dis 000 bushels or thereabouts.
surely go into the ground. 'Re-
Dole shows erosion damage by
either range land or roadways. Il
tance, ^o be fertile g-ound for the
The
room
was
gaily
decorated
Another of the community hunts pictures. New fair board appointed. wjth greens an(j holly and other ports vary about the snow but the
is expected that about 1500 acres
sowing of seed looking to govern
general opinion is that there is
Feb. 14. Big drop in tempera marks of the holiday and sons and eight or nine inches on an average
will be seeded down to crested that enlivened the winter seasons
mental interference in arguments
wheat grass before the work is a few years ago is being planned. ^ure scares wheat farmers. Candi daughters and grand sons and ¡n |h e central part of the county,
between employers and employ
ended. Six hundred eighty five It is to be much similar to the oth dates out for county office. Omer grand daughters and great grand i - South of Grass Valley it is re
ees. - TW attitude of the House is
acres have already been seeded and ers with the exception that this Sayrs elected fair board head.
more dM eult to predict. Fifty per
children visited and dined. .
ported that • there is little snow
cent of its membership is entirely
much more would have been h3d
Fob. 21: Wasco bank pays sixth J^resent were daughters Mrs. although the later snows have fall-
Miss Rita Burris of Wasco, and the fall been favorable for sucb ! one is to be done on a much larger dividend. Cold continues. Young
new to the legislative field. A-
R. T. Morgan and husband; Mrs. en there. The snow of Tuesday
F.
Harland Johnson of Nampa, seeding.
scale for contestants are to be ad people skating at Celilo. Moro W. A. Morgan and husband; Mrs. night drifted quite badly in places
irong the House members, how eve,
O r « hundred ferty five perma- mitted from the O .».. VoIJey dio- schools doeed for scarlet fever.
there are known to be at least two Idaho, were united in marriage
E. A. Race and husband; and Mrs. end some county roads are almost
aggressive labor leaders—Bull of Saturday, December the 26th, at nent dams have been built in the trfet at well ah fro m around Moro,
Feb. 28: Harlow Parkins comes C. R. Axtell and husband; sons: impassable because snow haa blown
Union and Brady of Multnomah— the Congregational parsonage in draws and canyons of the demon-! The entrance charge is to be one to be SCS manager. Bank for coun O. G. Sayrgtand wife and Carroll off the fields, but it is said to be
and a number of other labor The Dalles by tJhe Rev. Mr. Hutch stration area. These are usually dollar which will be returned to t y . discussed. Run off of snowi Sayrs an(j wtfe. others there were. a small part of the snowfall.
sympathisers who can be depended inson. at 4 p. m.
! Mr. and Mrs. David Ransier and
of rock ajthough there are some j the entrant if he is on the winning damages fields.
Those attending were Mr. and concrete dams and some dirt. They 1 side. If he is on the losing side
on to foHow their lead in a fight
children, Lorean and James; Zora,
to the finish against any legisla Mrs. John T. Johnson Jr., Clinton are designed to hold water or to the money will be used for enter- Fulton Road Washed
Thelma. Ariel and Irma Morgan;
tion that might in any way dip the Brock of Twin Fails, Idaho; Miss check i un-off. Water impounding tainment purposes. Walter Rug-
March 6: Fulton canyon road Art, Amery, Maurice and Dorothy
Margaret Johnson, Miss Margaret dams arc ¿f ten put in the larger; gl©s is signing up hunters in Moro damaged by flood. OOC boys at M)organ;'Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pan
wings of organised labor.
Most interesting angle in the McKee and Theodore IProudfoot of draws to raise the water level and and Ray Blake is signing them up work again after lay off on account coast, Charles Race, Mr. and Mrs.
pending battie over labor tegw -f w&aeo.
to“ make the nea by land more jn Grass Valley. Truman Strong of weather. Many more candidates Stanley Krusow; Alton," B ill/ *nd
“Whisker dams” are the latest
! is helping in the organization of file for county offices.
lation, however, is to be found in
Miss Burris is the only daughter valuable.
Bobby Axtell; Mr. and Mrs. Lamei device advocated as an aid to Ore
its possible effect upon the Damon- of Mr. W. H. Burris of Wasco, and
; the event.
March 13. Federation wheat will Sayrs and son Larry; I>avon and gon farmers trying to prevent gul
Pythias relations which have ex Mr. Johnson is the elder son of Rodents Killed Easily
be
re-seeded in a large part of the Mary Sayrs; Frank and Reatha ly erosion on their land.
,
Names To Be Drawn
isted between leaders of the farm Mr. and Mis. John T. Johnson also
county. Funeral of Lynden Lucas Sayrs; and Mis. Sarys companion. While the current fall has been so
Last spring a rodent control pro
er-labor group at' legislative ses of Wasco.
Sayrs; and Mrs. Sayrs companion, dry in eastern Oregon that many
ject was carried on for a few days.! Names will be drawn January 6 was held in The Dalles.
sions for many years with Ray Gill
The young couple left immed In 49 man days 1400 acres of land at Mtoro and the hunt will begin
March 20: Grass Valley schools
Unable to come were: Mr. and farmers felt that they would al-
of the G an ge and Ben Osborne of iately following the ceremony for a was carefully gone over and the January 7 and continue until Feb-
closed for scarlet fever. Over halt Mrs. Roy Miller and three children ( mos,t welcome some water erosion,
the labor unions, and their satel short trip to Eugene. Albany and report was that practically every ruary 1. Those who sign up after
the year it will doubtless
of county taxes reported paid by and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Morgan and iater
lites fighting shoulder to shoulder Portland, and will leave the latter sage rat was killed. The cost was the beginning will have their names
become a problem as usual, say soil
sheriff Chrisman. (Crop conditions d au g h ter.
for or against—as the case might part of the week for their home between seven and eight cents per drawn in the same manner as do
Mrs. Sayrs is among the oldest specialists of the state college ex
be—any proposal affecting the in n Nampa, Idaho. wh~re Mr. John acre. Farmers may do this for those who sign up early. The en- still a source of worry.
March 27: Disc tillers being residents of the county in point of tension service. *
terests of either group. A lready son is field manager for the Allis- themselves as the poison is ob te i tainment feature planned is a
tried in fields. Local boys, Richard continuous residence. She came ‘ The term “whisker dams” has
Gill, as master of the State
show and dance.
tainable from the county agent
Barnes arid Bill McLachlin injured here in the fall of 1883 from Prine been applied to a practice origi
ChalmcTs company;
. f
Grange, has warned against any
ville with her husband Frank nated by C. Edwin Hill, state co
Contour furrows have been m ade
Points for birds and animals in car accident.
attempt to . interfere With the
Sayrs. He was born in Conrallis ordinator for the “soil conservation
on 111 acres in the area and some that win count in the race are as
April 3: Pension applications
rights of labor unions to strike.
f this has been seeded to crested f oi^ ws w ith the part of the an- received. Wind blows down Hay in 1856 and moved to Prineville in service, who applied it successful
This can be interpreted as a warn
wheat grass and a small, mixture |maj needed for the count. Rabbits Canyon warehouse and damages the early days and they were mar ly last winter throughout the Wild
ing against the proposed compul
Horse soil erosion control project
50, 2 ears; sparrows. 25, whole
of other seed.
ried in 1879.
fields.
sory arbitration program. The
It is now over fifty three years around Athena. It consist« essen
sparrow; crows, hawka and ravens, April 10.
New men come to
warning has started rumblings of
Plans Prepared
100, heads; coyotes,. 1000, hides; CCC camp. Sherman Highway since Frank Sayrs settled on the tially of using straw to form arti
Four H club workers in the coun
discontent among the Grangers in
Plans are now prepared for all porcupine. 1000, head; badger, 1000, association formed. Land still! land west of town that has been ficial vegetation on newly graded-
many parts of the state, especial ty have arranged for 35 calves to
known as the Sayrs place for so in gullies where natural vegeta
the land that is likely to be in- hide; Bobcats, 1000, hide; magpies, blowing in many parts of county.
feed
du
ing
the
winter,
spring
and
ly those who belong to the wheat
many years. They retired after 26 tion has not attained enough
April 17: Grass Valley debate years of active farming and lived growth to afford protection.
league or the wool or apple grow summer in readiness for the state eluded in the demonstration unit. 200, head; rats, 100, whole.
teams defeat Hermiston for north in Moro until Mr. Sayrs death in
ers who do not propose to let fair and the Pacific International There will probably be a little un- i —----------------------
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western championship. New' ero
Gill or any other leader stand in County agent Wright, Glen King der 30.000 acres in the completed
Dams Effective
1924.
sion program explained.
the way of a program that prom anc( Carroll Sayrs were in Baker project which is held to be of suffi-
The Mwhisker dams” are put in
...
April 24: T. E. Sink and sistep
ises any relief from the present and Grant counties lately and re cient size to demonstrate the feasi-
after
the soil ’becomes soft from
bility
of
the
erosion
control
theo-
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lilS
Mrs. Mary Belshee, die the same
situation with its threat to the turned with 12 calves. Seven oi
rain
but
before washing takes
i
these
were
purebred
Herefords
and
ries
being
tried.
week at advanced ages. State
financial stability of thousand»,
place. A man takes a spade and
five
were
Aberdeen
Angus.
Nine
The
data
arid
work
sheets
of
the
gives
aid
to
Fulton
canyon
rebuild
of innocent bystanders.
by sticking it straight down and
soil conservation program for this ing.
Of course any legislation the were senior calves and three were
working it back and forth, quickly
county
have
been
sent
in
to
Cor-
Oregon lawmakers may enact to juniors.
Spring Rains Aid
j
vallis
where
they
will
be
checked
The
Herefords
were
obtained
Vital problems and policies affec makes a little trench some four
require compulsory arbitration
inches deep and two or three inch
- by the state leaders there. Pay
of labor disputes would only ap from the Chandler herd at Baker
May 1: Three quarters of inch ting Oregon’s futuie, many of ed wide at the top across the filled
ments
may
be
expected
during
this
ply to local strikes, such as that and the black calves were bought
of rain raises hopes for crop. Sum them highly controversial at pres in gully. A thin lay4r of straw
Another batch of checks were re- month as the check« .wall be
in the woolen mills at P ortland from the J. S. Guttridge. estate at
mer fallow declared soil depleting ent, will be discussed under the or other plant residue is then
oir strikes by teamsters, truck Prairie City. The other calves to ceived from the AAA office at in c °rvaHia
^rop. Farmers proteat against ex leadership of experts at the first scattered over the opening and ia
Washington D. C. this week to phance has been denned
annual state pianning conference,
drivers or other purely local be fed were obtained locally.
port price level.
forced tightly into the trench with
bring jov to the hearts of the re- tory. It is reported that the Sher
groups. It would have little, if
May 8: Roads in north end of called by Governor Martin for Jan the edge of the spade.
cipients here. This was another man county papers were the first county still in bad condition with uary 7 and 8 at the Multnomah
any effect on the maritime strike
Enough of the straw extends
payment on the 1936 wheat pay- to be received there.
which is, after all, the one which
Girking canyon road washed out hotel in Portland.* according to above the surface of the ground
Is pinching the producers right
ment, and totaled $7,447.53. T he‘ The range program closed at the entirely. Warm weather held need word received here from Ormond to form a small check dam which
R. Bean, chairman of the Oregon
now. That involves a national
remainder of the money due to close of the year arid Dewey Thomp of wheat.
collects the first sediment that
farmers
of
this
county
is
expected
son
is
checking
on
the
compliance
issue and will require federal
state planning board.
May
15:
Lamb
and
wool
show
/
comes alongand becomes firmly
made by the range owners who co program prepared. Fifty pupils
The conference, which will fea
legislation if it Is to be reached.
Condon.—The possibilities. of at any time.
embeded there. The little dams
operated with the government tn finishing county high schools.
ture roijnd table discussions t on are spaced about two feet apart
(All the Oregon legislators can
making
small
water
conservation
this matter. UnderTerry Johnston
do in that connection will be to
May 22: Latrib shdw successful ‘‘Tension Areas in the Use of Ore
the carrying capacity of the ranges for first attempt in county. Pri gon’s Resources,” will b ring dele along the filled in gully.
memorialise Congress and even dams in the "scab” rock streaks
When the process is reduced to
was determined and this check is mary election brings few surprises gates and citizens from every sec words is sounds rather tedious and
such action can be expected to that run up through many wheat
made to verify statements of work in state and county.
meet with serious opposition on fields in the vicinity of Condon are
_ tion of the state. Members of complicated, but in actual prac-
done to earn the payment.“ Spring
May 29: > Conditions in south county planning commissions, city
the part of organised labor.
being considered by County Agent
ha been found to be the
county h o U .ftïo n W e
X unty o fih W . « d other.
^development. is the-m oat common!
R. M. McKennen -and farmers o f
rop. Work «hoot, for K>i) torestod in many phwo» of th»r ’
A hoiain» nmrlv fllM -in
Mrs. J. C. McKean was hostess means taken to comply.
Hereafter state officials and em the district. The streaks. Mr. Mc-
wheat crop
devised for holding newly fllled-in
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conservation program ready for state’s development have been In soil In place while vegetation gets
ployees who tour the country at Kennon says, are comparatively and director for the Christmas! ______ _
public expense -attending con level and have rocky bottoms, am 3 « »
signing. Frank von Borstal wins vtted to participate in the meet.
WEATHER FOR THE WEEK
• Rtart •
Objectives of the conference,
ventions and conferences must it is believed that by damming up
annual historical contest.
Some of the waterways treated
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limit their expense claims to $7 these streaks in a number of places Poley gave a resume of a maga*|
June 5: Farm group visits dams outlined by Governor Martin O f t this way last year carried water
a day. This amount is expected a large quantity of water can be sine article, “The Stars That Go ■;
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and grass plots. County soil con “To Increase the interest and par running the full width of the dams
29. ... .(XT- servation payment set at $6.40. ticipation, of citixens In thinking and gave the appearance of water
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to cover Pullman charges, meals, held on top of the “scab” where Before,” by Mrs. Simmons, andt
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hotel rooms, taxis, tips and inci it can be absorbed and thereby in Mrs. Darwin Van Gilder read one
for the future use of Oregon’s nat running down stairs as each little
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Rain falls, half inch.
dentals. If they cannot live with crease wheat yields on the adjoin of Charles Dickens* Christmas
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June 12: Best crops since 1928 ural resourtte;” “to clarify the obstruction formed a level. Ibis
stories.*“ Inexpensive gifts were J
in this allowance, the board of cop- ing land. A rotary fresno and
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predicted. David Vintin dies at relation of the state and county is a treatment that any fanner can
trol ruled this week, they can. large tractor were used in con exchanged by the members.
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Grass Valley. Parties elect officers planning boards .to official groups carry out without cash expense,
The next meeting will be on Jan
balance out of their structing some of these dams on
up the Balance
in the county and state,” and “to and which can be worked with the
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for county.
G. Patman farm. No ex uary 15th in the form of a tea for,
personal pock 4books. If they can the
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most unskilled labor.
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Total for w e e k ...
ÏÇentlnuad on Fag* two)
' I penditure for material is required, the D oernberker H ospital.
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Mrs. Lmma bayrs
to (
Grass Valley District
Raises 700,000 Bushel
Honored By
Descendants
County Nimrods
IllS B iS i
V J rl • n t ?
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Johnson-Burris
Wedding Held . ':
New Type Dams Made
Easily With Spade
35 Beef Calves
Owned By Clubbers
L) A uhCClS
More Wheat Checks
Oregon Planners
Meet Next Week
Come For Farmers
“Scab” Dams Held
Good Water Savers
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Mrs. McKean Hostess
To Woman’s Club
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