I
rrTWfwjgtofr.
r
fam two
T U
edly will do Main, inestimable ser
vice to the working man. They
have never done him a lasting ser
f b w » « » Cggwty Observer
vice by strong arm methods. A
*
Established N ot . 2, 1888
man who sighns his onion applica
Grass Valley Jearaal
tion card—or else—is no asset to
Established Oct. 14, 1897
the onion bot his ten dollar mem
CONSOLIDATED March 6. 1961 bership fee will bay ae much beer
Waaee News-Enterprise
as if he had asked to join. That
' Established Nov. 1891
seems to be the basis on which men
CONSOLIDATED
March 4, 1932 are now recruited. - They are co-
____________________
Poblitoed Every F r i d i r i T " ! « « - d> not convinced
------
~
| c -ncthne «before long, the em-
1
Hoytrs who have been scared and
Giles L. French
M S « ,..
r_ monthg the-people who;
Entered ms second-class matter at. he” «Seen without necessities thro
the Postoffice' at Moro, Oregon'picketing Between onions, and the
under Act of Congress of March actual laborers who have been kept
from their labor are going to de
3. 1879.
mand of city, county and state
officials and the high and mighty
NLRB, that the beatings and win
dow breaking be stopped and gov-
cmment by illegal farce be ended.
I Then the heavy shouldered and
i «quart jawed so called labor organ
izers can return to the prise ring
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
and wrestling mat from whence
thev so unfortunately came.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
The present tie op of work on the
Payable in Advance
ONE YEAR ....................... 1.1.60 Pacific e o u t U caused by a “juris-
dictional” dispute which
that two big union leaders can
DECEMBER 3,1937
not work, Wager and hours for
the men are not in the question.
Men cannot work, however hungry
FARM BILL
,
their children, for fear o f broken
Sherman county farmers who jaw8
________
gnd cracked heads. It is the
take the time to analyse the farm
the jungle and must be
bill now before the senate will find
several things in it not to their
.
liking.
It is possible that many will be I CLIMATE COMMENT
in favor of the compulsory fea t-1 Lagt week M A Bun foun(j a
ores incorporated therein but it is J
hopper jumping around on
doubtful if a majority would favor, tfce flgt indicating that the fall had
such practices for a long penod of, been eagy
¡naectg M well as
M O W . OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3. I W
S H U M A N COUNTY JOURNAL.
A
CHAMP 4-H CANNER
JayP rice Tells ; i
Early Day •
Families
IN THE WAKE OF FLOOD
day night, 7:80, ynnag people's
choir. Thursday, 7:30 p. m., Bible
study at the iMhnse.
Graaa Valley Baptist Chareh
Gerald C. Dryden. Pastor.
First Baptist Chareh, Grass Val
ley. 10:00 a. m. Bible sehoet Ws
ought to reach 66 again. 11:00 a.
m. Morning worship— “Christ Pre-.
Eminent.” The Lord’s Sapper will
ha observed. 7:30 p. m. Evening
service—“Thirsty Bools.” Come
and accept ChriaL-<«John 3:16.
Thursday, 7:80 p. sa. Prayer and
Bible Study E p h .-6. The .Bible*
school is preparing a fine Christ
mas program to be given Sunday
n ig h t Dec. 19. Plan to come.
Skamania, Wash., Dec. 1st., 1937.
Editor Sherman County Journal:
Thinking it might be interest
ing to the people of Sherman coun
ty to know some thing about the
earlier settlers of the country, I
will give a brief accoqnt of these
people. In 1869 or 1860 the Wm.
Graham fam ily located, on the east
side of the Deschutes rivet'n ear
its mouth. The family consisted
of Mr. and Mrs. Graham, three
boys, and a lot of girls.
. A negro, the first one i ever
Wasco Methodist Chareh
ssw, made his home with them.
F. L. Cannell Pastor
They sold out in 1876, and moved
s t h e r m a a sse n , is , of Lent«,
to
Dayton,
Washington.
In
the
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.
has earned the Oregon 4-H
Preaching service at 11 su m. Sub
championship in food p r e se r v a tio n spring of 1862 George Mas iker lo
on a four-year membership la which cated at Sand Spring, later known
ject, “The. First Old Testament
•ho canned 1 0 » pints of fru its, as Price’s Station. Beside his wife
Missionary” Text Jonah 1:1-1.
vegetables and moats; rave • pub
Special music by the choir.
lic demonstrations and entered 11 there was William, Bather, Char
judging contests, winning county ley, Elmira and George. Marty
honors In 1017. She receives a trip was born there in 1863. Mr. Masi
FULL GO8PEL ASBEMBLY
««
ker died in 1863, and hi buried on
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
the old place. The widow and Sam
Preaching 11:00 a. m. Sunday and
p ions for sectio n a l honors and a 1200 uel Price was married in 1864, and
w
>. r» . - ■
scholarship, provided w ith other I was bom in 1866. They sold out
Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m.
aw ards by th e K err G lass Corpora
evangelistic service. Welcome.
tion. If su ccessfu l sh e w ill com pete in 1883.
Pastor, Mr. Norman.
I think it was in 1863 a man
for an additional >200, w hich r o e s
to the N ational cham pion.
named Biffle took up what, was
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
This scene 'Was enacted many times In refugee centers established by the
known as the Hay Stacks. Later
STATEHOUSE GOSSIP
Red
Cross
during
the
Ohio-Miesisr!?pi
Valley
flood.
Inevitably
floods
THE STATE OF OREGON
Mike and Pat Finnigan owned this
bring the danger of disease as drinking sources become contaminated and
FOR THE COUNTY OF
place and lived there many years.
(Continued .from page one)
la r j: c
are threv/n te g :th rr. T ’- i r ~ ‘leaf-health servlet
SHERMAN PROBATE
It was probably about 1860 that
cent increase allowed by the state Tom Scott operated a ferry on the
Of pie Red Crocs c-rves thousands each year, and is maintained by mem
DEPARTMENT
constitution in order to provide for John Day river at the mouth of
berehip fundi conUibuttd to t ;.j crp'.nizatien at the time of its annual
NOTICE TO CREDITOR^
growing coats of state government. Grass Valley canyon. He sold out
r..¡1 C&U ir t.,i / .. .n k . lc j □ay to Thanksgiving.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
In calling attention to thia situa to D. G. Leonard in 1866. He built
TATE OF MAUDE DAVIS, De
tion the tax commission warned a bridge, and here w«e the first
ceased.
that if the business recession con Post office. It was named Scotts
Notice is hereby given that the
tinues, augmented in this state by P. O. Mr. Leonard operated the
undersigned
has been appointed
humans.
administratrix, of the Estate of
From the point of this county j Furthermore, just to counteract abor controversies which have shut State Station, and hotel for many
Maude Davis, deceased, by the
probably the most dangerous part , the stories of buttercups in other down many of the larger indus years. And I think it was in Dec.
County
Court of the State of Ore
of the bill is that which Creeses c|jme8t volunteer wheat in several tries it may be necessary to resort 1877 he was found in his bed shot
Christian Science Society
production on the previous ten flelds in the county has headed out to a property levy again in 1939.
gon, for the County of Sherman,
in the head. His wfe was tried for From the Observer Dee. 9, 1898.
This is the second time in the murder, but came clear, but every
Christian Sconce church services and has qualified. ATI persons hav
year periid. This puts a penalty this fall for the first time m the
Page A Parry have enlarged the
on Sherman county that is not memory of the elders. All of thir state that it has been possible to one was sure she did the shooting. City market by the addition of a are held every Sunday morning at ing claims against the Estate, are
fair, for our production was far be- indicates a lack of killing frost waive the state property levy both
The Eaton fam ily settled in comfortable and convenient office eleven o’clock and on Wednesday hereby notified to present the same
evening at eight o ’clock. The Wed duly verified, as by law required,
low normal during that time. If for the
part of the autumn, within and without the six percent Spanish Hollow in 1864. Thu place room annex to the meat shop.
nesday evening service includes to the undersigned, a t 314 Davis
our marketable quota is based on
Since thege investors of warm cvy, thanks to the income tax, the is below the town of Wasco. - Mr,
McCoy street has built up splen- testimonies of Christan Science Building, Portland, Oregon, with
what we have raised in the period dgyg gnd fo rties« nights have been former occasion being in 1932.
Eaton was »post master of the sec-
idily
this year. From L. K. Moore’s h e a lin g s. The re a d in g room is in six months from the date here
T
e
c
h
n
ic
a
lly
,
of
course,
there
is
proposed in the bill .the county will
there has been several nights
ondP. O. in that country, called
be held to a total production of thftt would chin thç hop out
the still a small state levy against Spanish Hollow. Thia was abopt handsome cottage at the south to open daily in the rear of the church of.
A. C. Sanford’s cherry home at the bulding, ' where all authorized
five bushels per acre less than our *rggg hopper and cause permanent property. That la found in the 1875.
Dated and first published Nov.
north end, two churches have been Chrstian Science literature may be 26, 1937.
levy
for
elementary
schoql
pur
former average. Now our average ceggatjon of growth in headed
In 1866 Jeff Miller had a cattle
Last published Dec. 24, 1937.
per acre is figured at 16 bushels whegt gut after all it isn’t a bad pose« which is included in the state ranch in Grass Valley canyon about added. H. A. Moore moved in line read, borrowed or purchased. The
for the purposes of the government climate in which hoppers hop in levy but which, for all practical seven miles from the John Day. and F. E. Brown’s model sub-base pnAlic is cordially invited to attend Neoma E. Smith, Administratrix.
administration and it Was 20 jjovember and wheat heads in late purposes is in reality a county levy He sold to James Pearson. There ment home, of brick nearing com the church services5 and to make Oren R. Richards, Attorney.
pletion.
inasmuch as the revenue from thia
use of the reading room.
bushels per acre during the twen fall.
were three boys, Will, Jim and
IA good deal of Am cropped out
levy
is
retained
in
the
counties
in
ties, just prior bo the triple A.
NOTICE
Tom. And two girls, Mary and
at the rebate at DeMoss Saturday LUTHERAN CHURCH
which it is raised and never goes
A return of good moisture con-
Hanna. They moved 'to the Big
Policies of Thn Liverpool A Lon
night. J. F.- Foss was elected to
through the hands Of state officals.
H. H. Fleckenstein,
dtons, which now seems possible, CONGRATULATIONS
Bend country in the early eighties edit the Flan-Flap, thata where
don & Globe Insurance Company,
In
an
effort
to
keep
.
within
a
Next
Sunday,
Dec.
5th
Lutheran
would therefore be of no advantage
with a large band o f cattle.
Wasco is to »be congratulated
future fun will crop out. The ques church service will be held in the Ltd., numbered as follows: 83076
safe margin in their estimate of
to the county for the good crops on the organisation of a civic club
. Henry Barnum located where
state revenues for 1938 the tax
tion debated: “Thax knowledge is Grass Valley Methodist church to 83100, in the possession, of
that might be prduead could not after several years of inactivity.
commission has placed collections Moro is now, in 1867 or ’68, and more beneficial than wealth” wa^ building. German service 10:30; Fanners Elevator A Suoply Com
be sold unless drouth or other fail It is difficult to maintain interest
from income taxes for that yest named it Seedum Valley. He mar negatived. The question tomorrow English sermon at lf:00 o’clock. pany, Agent, at Moro, have been
ure ruined the crops in other parts in comsnuniity affairs throughout
lost, mislaid, stolen or issued and
at $4,337,704.67 which is approxi ried Elmyra Masiker in 1873. He night is “That Cuba be annexed.”
a long period in any event and it mately $1,000,000 below ectual col died in 1884. He had n 0ie first P.' O. DeMm.s affirmative^ J. F Let us he diligent n church atten not accounted for. Notice is here
of the nation.
dance.
It
is,
for
some,
the
only
In mention of the parity price is practically impossible without lections for the current year. In grocery and feed store at that Foss, negative
intercourse which they have with by given that this Company denies
the bill does not state the market some sort of a community club thus reducing their estimate on place.
their God. Church going is not a all liability under said policies
In about 1866 a manr named From the Observer Dec. 4, 1908.
from which parity is to be figured. where ideas can be presented and income tax revenue«, the tax com
drudgery but an exalted privilege. and requests that if any or all of
said policies are found, they
This probably means that the Chi discussed and action started.
mission explained,
they were Gould took up a place in Grass
E. A. Hoskinson of Kent, re Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Any improvement made, be it in prompted by fears that 1937 in Valley canyon. He died and D. G.
promptly returned t^ the Company,
cago market will be taken. The
port« several new wells of good
201 Sansome Street, San Francis
difference in freight rate will con general appearance of the town comes upon which next year’s taxes Leonard got the place. Bill Grant water struck by drilling this sea Comm unitv Pre«hvtcrian Church
4-6-6
demn this part of the nation to re more cohesive communkty spirit or will be based have suffered serious owned it at one time. It was a son. L. L. Bell has one at 100 feet. Lawrence H. Mitchelmore, Minister co, California.
A
ItAtr vHkn/kk
IP n^irvi a
a u k u l w i l l he In the town
ib a
main far under parity for the dura
shrinkage principally due to labor 1111 v rmy r <*«i< n. i >i ▼ in
J. W. Dbugherty H 2 feet, W. H
“Yes, I know the excuses.
I
and the county and be a source ol' troubles which have closed down the owner now.
tion o f the life of the bill.
Helyer 114 feet, the hotel well in know that one can worship God NOTICE TO CREDITORS
pride
to
all
In
the
organization.
During the early sixties a man town is 140 feet deep.
AU persons having claims against
The surpluses gathered by the
many of the larger saw mills and
in a grove of trees, or by the run
named Falconer lived where Flecks
government to provide the ever-
allied operations.
Chronicle.—A quiet wedding took ning brook or in a man’s own home the estate of E. C. Thomas,' de
Orshard is. Th next owner was place this morning at the parlors just as well as in church. But I ceased, are hereby notified to pre
normel granary w ill be released Last week citizens of the county re
■ • •
Tom
and Jim Jenkins.
ceived
envelopes
containing
Christ
when the price reaches parity. How
of the Gerlinger hotel when Aaron know also as a matter of fact the sent them, with the proper vo'ieh-
Prompt to recognize the absur
In 1865 Thomas Gordon bought Fields of Walla Walla and Miss average man does not thus wor ers and duly verified, to the under
ever, should we have a aeries of mas seals. Income from these wil dity of their original proposal to
the Bill Nix bridge which was
signed, the duly appointed ad
years, and governmental man i pu to a l f g e ex'ent be used to aic
pension all aged persons in the about four miles above the mouth Cora Arven of this county, wh*>r ship.”—ex-pres. T. R. Roosevelt. ministratrix of the estate of E. C.
the
local
unit
and
that
which
goes
lationa, similar to those di the
married,
Jodge
J.
M.
Filloon,
offic
10:00
a.
m.
Bible
school.
11:00
a.
state regarless qf need, the Ore
very recent past wherein parity to headquarters will be used to gon Merchant’« Legislative League of the Deschutes river. He lived iating.
m., Morning worship and song, Thomas, deceased, at the office of
on the east side of the river. Gor
fight
tuberculosis.
It
is
worth
was not reached, a surplus would
Mrs.
Jewell,
assisted
by
Mrs.
when
the pastor will apeak on T. Lester Johnson, attorney at law,
this week filed a substitute and
be built up that would be as stag something to have the disease re matrially modified initiative peti don Butte, Gordon Ridge, and Gor Clara Belshee, gave a Thanksgiv “Behold the Star!” or “Preparing Wasco, Oregon, within six months
gering and as damaging as it was duced to its present status ant tion with Secretary of State Snell. don Hollow was named for him. ing party, on the 26th.
for Chr.stmas.” 7:15 p. m. Eve of the date of the first publication
Old man Cornwall located in
during the days of the farm much more tc have it eliminate*
Miss
Emily
Anderson
will
take
ning
Christian Endeavor unified of this notice, to-wit: Noveipber
The substitute petition seek« pri Buck Hollow in the late sixties. He
. . -A« It . .
„... . - -
board when the government held «nttniy.
orders
for
family
(baking,
pies,
service
with groups for adult, high 19th, 1937.
marily to legalize and license cer lived there several years. H e was
Date of last publication, Decem
wheat in an attempt to aid the
school
and . juniornutenmediate
cake
and
bread,
by
the
week
or
by
“Cactus Jack” Gamer is report tain forms of gambling, including alone when he died, sitting in a the piece.*
ber 17th, 1937.
ages.
Beth
Mersinger
will
lead
the
price. -
.
nunch boards, pin ball games, horse
For those who do hot believe in ed to have shot a 125 pound buck and dog races, etcetra. Revenues chair. Pat Finnigan, Black, and
Clara Louise Thomas,
From the Observer Dee. 6th, 1918. high school society in the subject
Absolute government control of in the wilds of Pennsylvania. Are from these gambling license»—es Breckhouse made a box and took
“What About the Bible?” Tues-
Administratrix.
farm operations and marketing this they sure it wasn’t a Republican" timated by a “League” spokesman him to Ten Mile and buried him.
L. H. Martin was over this week
Jimmy Mackin was the next owner from Heppner, returning Tuesday
paragraph is important: “Sec. 22,
Look out boys. Marion Miller as approximately $3,000,000 a year, of the place.
(a) It shall be an unfair agricul
with a shipment of farm stock and
would go toward the support of
tural practice for any farmer is telling the girls how to hook pensions for the aged under any Tommy McGraw and Jimmy Bur implements from his farm in this
(whether or not a cooperator) to their man. Sounds like a fishing plan that might be adopted by the den, two Irishmen, had a . cattle county to the one he owns near
ranch in Grass Valley Canyon be Heppner.
market wheat or corn in excess ot story.
legislature.
low
the mouth of Hay Canyon.
his farm marketing quota establish
Steel for the new bridge at
Saltmarsh, a sheep man, had the Lone Rock crossing of Grass Val
Well, let it snow.
ed for the commodity unless prior
Filing of pension applications by same place later. About 1869 Char
to such marketing (1) the secre
ley canyon arrived this week. The
needy
aged in the 65-70 year group ley Kandle was living on the John
tary shall have released such com THE THOMPSON FAMILY
concrete piers have been completed
is now under way in every county Day river above the mouth of the
modity from marketing quota re
by the county.
of
the state. Early filing o f ap Cottonwood Canyon. Frank Kim
Among the most numerous of
strictions.” Violators are taken in
County Agent Calkins and family
hand by the district attorney of the first families of Sherman coun plications by the new beneficiaries ble had a cabin in Cottonwood. The and Mrs. Calkin’s sister, Mrs.
ty is the Thompson clan which now made eligible to pensions under tfte Indians robbed Frank’s cabin. He Smith were all conflntol to their
the United States.
Debate on thia bill has just includes about 130 members sik act of the last legislature was urg set a gun for the Indians. ¿Kandle home this week with a severe at
started and there are certain to be annually holds a reunion at De- ed by Governor Martin in a letter came there while Frank was away tack of “flu.”
many changée before it is passed Mbss park to further acquaintance to the State and County Relief and was shot and killed. Henry
An «unusual shipment for this
the senate. When it gets to the and friendship among its many committees last week. Pensions for Willerton, a step son of Pearson, time of year was delivered by
the new age group will date from married Jane Eaton. He lived in
house there will be further changea branches.
rur^l route carrier J. M. Eddy on
January 1 but will not be payable Lower Grass Valley Canyon for Thursday of this week consisting
The
father
and
grandfather
of
s r a c ia ii
and probably the bill that is paw
ed will not resemble this Pope- them all, Charles W. Thompson, until the last of the month. It is a while and then in Hay Canyon. of baby chicks for Mrs. Anna Gil
estimated that lowering of the age He later moved to The Dalles and
ENVELOPE
McGill bill in many particulars for was born in Iowa and came to Cor
lette at Monkland.
for pension beneficiaries will in worked for the railroad for many
there is serious opposition to it vallis in 1875 to rem ain; a few
rU B W IS H E D Y O V
years until 1883 when he and his crease Oregoa’s pension load by ap years.
Every motorist should know the
from many quarters. ,
About 1870 John and Mike Har location of his light fuse so that
wife Delila came to the present proximately 60 percent, the state
Sherman county with nine 1 chil and counties sharing equally in this rington had a sheep ranch in Grass he may be able to replace it should
incresse.
Valley Canyon about east''of De- the lights fail as the result of a
PRIDE BEFORE A FALL
dren.
For the greater convenience o f our out-of-town customers
Moes Springs. Orv Donnell after “blown fuse.”
He
bought
a
homestead
right
at
Pride goeth before destruction,
and others who would like to use this service, we have
Population of the state’s 11 in wards owned the same place
and a haughty spirit before a fall. Monkland and started a general stitutions shows an increase of 175 will tell more along this line later. tiureka Lodge No. 121 A-F & A-M
adopted
a new, improved Bank-by-Mail method.
One cannot but recall this bit of merchandise store there, latdl es daring the past year. Sevan of the
Moro, Oregon
Jky Price
tablishing
the
first
postoffice
at
Bibical philosophy when confront
W e provide a one-unit D e p o sit-b j-M * il Envelope. You
Meets the 1st and 3rd
11 institutions record population Lupine Rebekah L od ge'^ o. 116
ed with certain of our temporary that point. Mail was transported gains. These include the state
Thursday evenings of
to
Monkland
first
from
Nish
and
make out your deposit slip on the Inside Bap, enclose your
labor leaders who with jaws prog-
Moro,
. each month... Visiting
hospital for insane at Salem, peni
endorsed checks, stamp and mail the self-addressed envelope.
nathously protruding go «bout the later from Moro by star route for tentiary, and the home for feeble
members cordially in
Meets 2d and 4th Tu
country telling honest laboring many years or until roads were im minded. Four state institutions
vited to meet with us.
Just as easy as that. One portion of the envelope is returned
esdays of each month Roy Powell. W. M.
men that “You just as well come proved. The present mail route out record a loes in population during
of
Moro
is
an
outgrowth
p
fth
e
old
to you as a receipt for your deposit.
along with us, see. We got the
------- —
— 7.----- L'r™=:
Visiting members wtl
<5. V. Belknap- S*w«\
government with us and w e’re Monkland route.
come.
/ ...
• • • •
W e invite you to use this easy, safe system. It Is fully sz-
The children grew to manhood
gom’ to do az we please.”
Mabel McKee, N. G.
r -
Mora Ledge Na. $13, I. O .O . F
*
Governfa*
Martin
has
issued
a
call
and
womanhood,
married
and
took
ptaihed in a leaflet which may he had bv calling or writing.
-These gentlemen have do«« ser
, ~ Moro, Oregon
ious damage to the cause of labor, up homesteads and many of them for a meeting of all persons inter Naomi Van Gilder, Sec.
L. A. Littleton. A««t. Ugr.
Meets 1st and 3rd C. R. Harding, Manager
h a w materially aided in bringing remained in the county of adop ested in the conservation of Ore
gon's
wild
life.
The
meeting
will
tion.
They
were
Mrs.
Emma
Ell
'Tuesdays
in
the
Bethlehem Chapter, No. 78. O. E. S
about this present panto—politely
I O.O.F. ball- Tran
>
Moro, Oregon
called recession— but have in many iot, now dead: Andrew; Mrs. Har- be held on the Stats College
vriet
Nish,
now
of
The
Dalles;
campus
at
Corvallis
December
8
Meets
Every
Keconr
sient and visiting _ _ _
helped t h w i h r s t to tempo-
¿w"
th e
James, of T>gh Valley; Nelson W.; and 9.
Fourth Thursdays In eart
brothers are cerdi-
the
Month. Visiting member»
allv invited to o p p «
s -
<
Frank—Every woman, without
H o a d O ffice, P o o ^ o n d , O vogoss
Invited.
with u s .,
e« to Join t o . u n i™ .« .h w t to.tr
M E M E EE P K P E 1 A L D E P O S I T IW SPEAW CK C O E P Q E A T IO W
Frances King W. M.
exception, must always contradict
; Lewis McKee. N. G.
Sylvia—That’s not true. -
Ruth Sparling. Secretary.
Joe Trait. Secretary
h .™
» d uodoobt-
_
Z 1 —
E
In Other Days
m a
* * w w **% t
BANK B
deposit
°F“
The D alles B ranch
s
ä
U nited S tates N ation al B ank
ä
i A
4-
• ?