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THE flHRRMAN to U N T Y JOURNAL,
OMJBKS
Some, of course, will scoff at the
possibility o f a real bative spn
having a chance against the ex«,¡
Sherman County Observer
perienced Walter. Yet, considei
Established Nov. 2, 1888
that many men have been elected
because o f the advertising theyj
Grass Valley Journal
Established Oct. 14, 1897
would give the district represented.
CONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931 Remember Victor Myers over
Wasco News-Enterprise
Washington. When Mr. Crawford
Established Nov. 1891
'in all his tribal regalia, w hieh.he,
CONSOLIDATED M.rch 4. 1932 prabably ne¥er , o? e a t home. ,BJ
tered the house chamber everyone
Published Every Friday at
would be promptly appraised of the
Moro, Oregon
scond district of Oregon, its ge-
Giles L. French
Editor o^raphy, area and history. Walter,
with his broad brimmed hat and
Entered as second-class metier
the Postoffice at Moro, Oregon his appaloosia complexion, could
under Act of Congress of March not compete with Wade Crawford,
the native.
3, 1879.
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Now as to whether Mr. Crawford
can arrouse the multitude from the
political atump as easily and as
thoroughly as can Mr. Pierce fo not
known at present writing. Exper
ience has taught Mr. Pierce many
ways to appeal to the voter. Mr.
Crawford, for instance may not
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
know that it is politically wise to
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
wear a sack string watch chain in
Payable in Advance
( the
__ wheat
___t counties and a eow hide
ONE YEAR ................ .... f.l.Rdj thong in the stock counties; he may
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and metaphors and be always able
DECEM BER 31, 1937
to keep them separate from those
of the city. All these things come
HAIL, 1938
with experience in vote getting and
Mr. Crawford is new at the game.
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aged 1937 does not come to the
magazines would not miss Mr.
end of his alloted time with some
Crawford.
thing of relief and that if 1938 w a s ______________
not so youthful and innocent of
experience he would refuse to take IT FEELS LIKE SPRING
over the burdens.
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Here it is with the days growing
Th,. .. perhap. properly the
already, lhe
t>me for opt,m..m end hope . . the J
, tren(rtben,
"ew year » « m in , m and a new
weatb e r i . «, much like
pare u beinr turned But optimum
trees and flowe„
or pessimism, ,t
also a t.me for J
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preparin<
realism
to put out leaves.
Nineteen thirty seven ends with
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Ralph Brisbine, trimming trees
wo wars being fou ,h t and either
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the silver
the reporting H. much better than
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bud,
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heretofore or the war. are more
read y to
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»end out bloom and leaves. And
lards with the aid of natmn. sup-
, December o f eour, e. the
portm , the pohtK.l theories of
f
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n°nu ,“
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ask ln , for hi. «rst kiss, but
M °in .
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‘ ^ P°M " there they are ready to decorate
ble The Chinese, armed with older h
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u , £ fashi(>n.
machinery and poorly trained, are
,
beinr pushed back Into the h ill, by
Mr" Sayr. has had ’violetsi in her
the Japanese who are covetous of \ ard ,‘his month when ordinarily
those little flowers are covered with
their lands.
■now and frozen solidly, although
In this country we are less pros the vioht is among the first flow
perous thsn last year despite gen ers to brave tjie threats of spring.
erally larger crops and a pretty
This is no prophesy of what is
good first half year industrially.
¿Fl^nsttut
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Hints For Food
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MORO. OREGON
. FRIDAY, DECEMB1ÛR81, 1987
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Fraka the Observer Jan. 3, 1918
J By State Board
Our national debt la c m w ln , every
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_____ covered with a foot of snow by the
day, unemployment
is getting
worse, and strikes hamper labor time re5dey’’ are P*ru81r< this
from working and industry from ?apre’ ? uch, c an8e8 a/ \ nO l.un’
produdng
I anown neresbouts. Perhaps nature
Dictator., who have assumed wi*hin«
«>°d
control in European nations, are rr*“ ’ of. Sherman countmns, will
sa y in , that democracy is a form »end a winter o f rain and westerly
of government that cannot with- ??nd>' t0 m*ke “9 . f or .th?
stand the shock, of hard tim e, and “ “J4? * - ,n<" X r ,nter. ? 1936
that strong hand, are needed at M “ I * * ’ Bot “ h“ at 'e“ t„m*de
th . helm. If they are rig h t-a n d ; no,U(rh progress along that line to
we will be the last to admit i t - f oaI Mme P1*"4* ‘J*4 " e »rdmarl-
there 1. soon to be an end to Indi- Iy / ery w "* 40 4he ■"‘«ntions ef
vidualism, to liberty, such as we na ure’
of America have known, to freedom
of expression for ordinary citizens.
A Portland community paper
Yes, 1938 needs sympathy and that is sending out copies contain-
whatever aid we can give it to jng, an articye boosting Elton Wat-
make its closing a happier time for . . _ _ ,
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♦la»
m Ala.- u
the _ world
than is «¿1
the ending of k,ns» “ X® The Democrats of Ore
gon are face to face with a grave
1937.
responsibility. If they nominate a re
sponsible, honest, EARLESS Dem
OFF THE PAYROLL
ocrat—” etc. We think it has
Tom Bums, who I. known to the'
Vh^0''
.
j, . . there have been unkind remarks
elder. «« . leader in labor lights lbout
litician, with their „ r
of anotter day, comm forth with the eround
fo,k<
the proposal that la/bor leaders go
a bit shy about voting for them.
off the payroll when their follow- We hard, auppo, ed t*he
litical
I“ ?6 40 40 • ° , bfk» *4nki experiment station, were working
It I. a better prepoml than mojt „„ ,
vgr,e
that wou,d
that have been made smce Port-
u
M thij weakneaa
Und WM tied up by a junsdlettonal - t R h>, apparently been done.
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- (Such office holders would be unable
It I. undcwbtedly true that a to liateB u the loH,yistSi
large part of the men now kept would not
concerBed about jj»
from work through the dispute rogf,
tbe multitude end could be
between their lemler. would much direcUd by thair own eonK.ienoea.
rather be working. Whether they
,, , New
are to be represented as craftsmen
or as lumber workers cannot be as
Tbe first moving pictures that
important as pre<vwition of work came from .the China war zone
under any classification. The un-
ih» found a larger audience than many
ion. have become a voice of th . ,
advertiaed featUM.
leaders instead of the voice of the
indications the films of the bomb-
’ u ï™ lîy in a strike h 1. ¡m- ^
! * e2 * “ y ’ d“ / 4t,* r t . ~ re
attention than would a picture
portant to inquire into the dis
having half a dozen movie stars.
pute, why it was caused and the
merits of both sides. In this pres
No very serious flood hne yet
ent tie up the dispute is between
CIO and AFL. CIO wants to or- brought disaster to 8herman- coun-
ganize the men by shop and factory ty towns since 1894 when Grants
and the AFL by crafts. Votes
was washed out of existence by
the men have nothing to do with it high water on the Columbia. Yet
for either side boycotts products if the Willamette valley has rain
produced by the other.
| to spare we could handle a bit oi
It is hard to be convinced that it, although pretty well supplied,
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L T Ì * ± s t te± ^ L T t !
Now ,cien“ “ p™™»“* » « « «
ton to as great an extent as fa abundent ,lfa
the income m dues that will accrue
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to the winner and is in fact pro- “ ‘ T V ’ ’? ' * « « " ¿ W - h° h- 1 to
vidtag th . fund, fm the «ght ^ l : « k
was /o I lw S ° w » d °sslsr i^ o / S J ** fo“?d
itf#
U sder, were .topped there could
M tth Ì d S Z n X tiS
be a test of principe* untarnished .
d f
,e tt
^nstaad
by the hope for flnaneial return.
« ” <>“•«» from working,
and personal power.
It might w eaken-the nation’s
band in diplomacy if the amend*
A CHOICE
ment to hold a vote before the na
tion declared war was passed:-But
Democratic voters of the second
Av-s^v,
will U wouM Strengthen “the people’s
4hiir
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that will not be very eaey. Wade H111,.
Crawford, Klamath, Indian, an-
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nouncea that he is going to enter
Rain of .22 inches fell Wednes-
the race against Walter Pierce for day night in Moro and cloudy skies
the nomination o f congressman. _ remain.
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Thu balktm » intended p r t .c - '
<or food handlers engaged in
serving the public, but it may be
taken to heart by housewives and
others in private homes. It is also
Issued for the purpose of informing
consumers of food what is expected
of food bane' trs in th •. way of per
sonal cleanliness and tho mainte
nance of public healtS.
Dheare prevent* m is usually a
personal and individus
matjer
So-Lin, only'baby giant Panda In
rather than something that can be captivity, greets winter at the
controlled by health authorities. Brookfield (Ul.) boo . This playful
Some very seveie outbreaks of com favorjte of thousands of visitors who
municable disease have been trac come from far and near to see her,
ed to food handlers w in were cafe waves a Jolly paw to Old Rian Win
less in their personal habit«. Yet ter and her admiring fricnJs al th:
if so simple a precaution as thor BOO. '
oughly cleansing the. hands, had
b»en observed, much unnecessary p _ nK. n i _ _ v
illness among food consumers CRONOLOGY
would have been avoided. A food picked by board. Kent robber
handler with a common cold that sentenced to two year term,
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requires
frequent use oi the hand-1
August 20: - --------
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machines
kerchief should stay at home and entered out by District Attorney,
receive treatment. By so doing he Ctunty fair to receive racing mon
will recover more rapidly from his ey.
Large crowd of Sherman
illness and will not expose fellow Countains attends Goldendale Jam
workers and patrons to the inf«c boree. Paul McGultoch is made
tion. If a food handier knows he Superintendent of schools at The
has a communicable disease he Dalles.
should immediately stop work and
August 28: School opening post
not "ufineceuarily expose others to poned./ till September 13. New
the disease.
bleacher being built at fair grounds.
Mrs. Wiley .McDonald passes
Disease Spread
September 3: Wasco bank mak
The spreading of disease is often ing full pajyment. Two arrested in
a hand to mouth affair so the job Grass Valley. 'Rainfall delays har
of hand washing should be a thor vest. AftonMcIntyre has accident.
September 10: Officials picked
ough one. Hot, running water,
good soap and ample time are es for fair racing and bucking. Har
sential. An individual scrub btfush vest nears close. Dale Baker mar
is a great help. After washing the ried. James Stewart and Roy
hands should be dried on an indi Harper die. 75 to 90 OOC*s to
vidual towel. The finger nails leave.
should be neatly trijnmed and free - September 17: Percentage of
from dirt at all times. The hands smutty wheat lowest in ^ears
should be washed whenever soiled Sherman county schools open Mon
particularly before beginning to day. Preparations for fair being
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prepare or serve food and after made.
September 24;’ Reatha Sayrs
leaving the toilet. Clean hands
and Donald von Borstel to go to the
usually go with a clean mind,
clean body, and clean clothing. A International Livestock show
person with clean hands is nearly guests of First National hank.
always intelligent and considerate Fair started today.
October 1: Fair huge success.
of the rights of others. He resizes
that the presence of clean hands Large crowds attend the biggest
in an eating place increases pat fair since discontinuation a few
ronage and helps keep the commu years ago. Prohibition play com
ing. Sherman oounty to exhibit
nity healthy.
A. The. utensils in which foods are at Pacific International.
prepared or stored as well as dishes . October 8: Bob King wins cham
in. which they are served should be pionship with calf. Wasco festival
entertains
crowd.
thoroughly cleansed. Dishes, drink successfully
ing glasses and food handling uten Health Association holds meeting
sils which are soiled should never here. Delegation asks for prefer-
be used. Tongs, forks, or other erence in roadwork.
October 16: iMioro city budget
implements should be used to han
dle candy, cakes, bread, and sima reduced about forty percent. New
lar objects to minimize the hand CCC’s from south to arrive. Non-
ling of food with ibare hands. Sand High school budget reduced. Doro
wich makers should learn to do thy Foss married Sunday.
October 22:
County budget
their work without in any way
touching the materials with their slightly larger this year than last.
hands. Cleanliness is the personal Edward Thomas and W. G. Knigh
responsibility of each food handler. ten die. Club children celebrate
By observing suggestions that at victory dinner. Wheat league
have been given, the food handler directors plan meeting.
October 29: ' Budget« -of Grass
can increase his self respect, can
help safe guard his own health, Valley and Wasco posted. Woman’s
and a t the same time aid in pre club buys old Ellsworth Hotel
venting the transmission o f disease building. Teacher's Institute held
to patrons* Moreover, he will con in The Dalles. SCS making survey
tribute to the suevess o f the busi* of county lands.
m as m which ha is engaged because ’ November 5: County court ag-
cleanliness is airways appreciated grees to hire driller for well at
fair ground. First camp night of
and is attractive to patrons.
In order that there may be full new OCC company held Wednes
and complete cooperation between day. Rain comes to send farmers
the food handler and his employer, to work. New farm explanation
both must understand fully the due this month. Farm groups op
reasons for the precautionary meas pose 70 car train bill.
November 12 r f 1938 program for
urea to be Uken.. ,
farmers draww7 crowd.
Wheat
League committees named. Two
THE BARNUM FAMILY /
wrecks fof week, one killed. Lond-
strom—Peetz announcement told.
Henry Barnum, who came from
November 19: Farm program
New England, waa among the flttt
leaders elected for county. Two
settler» in what is now Shermin t
„ Moro
county. He filed on the Und that £ £ t ”"Ten_ 2 >
, U^ ! e’; ^
State bank will pay fourth divi
is now the site of Mbro in 1869 and
hSllt the ditch fences that may still dend. Wasco loses football game
to Goldendale. Mrs. J. A. Sharp
be seen in parts of town. He had
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been in Wasco county since 1857 dies.
November 26
Budget approval
and in Oregon since the forties,
postponed till December court.
He was the founder of the Barnum
Shelton—McKee wedding held at
family that has been well known
Wasco.
Farm income will.buy less
betg siqos pioueer dags,
a -
this year. DoaaldrMorris becomes
./•J » had horses and cattle being First Class Scout.
ode a t the first stockmen who took
December 3; Budget for county
up land and located permanently. balanced by reduction of original
H<e built a home and brought his estimate. Local committees work
wife, Elmira Massiker, from the on resolutions for wheat league.
old Price place to share it with him. Wasoo organizes a civic club, Ac
His sons, Elvin, Ladru and Art cident in Moro injures two. O’
are still residents of thia »action Meara holds tractor school. Mrs.
of the state as is his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Miller dies.
U L. Peetz. All have been identi
December 10: Moro bank orders
fied with the development of the fifth dividend. Wheat League meet
county that has taken place since ing held at La Grande. County
the first settlement. For years they budget given final approval.
owned and operated stock ranches
Deoeanbpr IT ! T»r«|teR i W lr
in Grass Valley canyon and they old age pensions. Year’s supply of
still own them. Ladru entered the rainfall more than usual. Basis for
banking business early in the cen farm legislation set forth by
tury, later moved to The Dalles and league. ' COC’s beat Kent in basket
is living there at present. Art was ball. Moving pictures being given
the first breeder of purebred Here every week at the Legion hall. The
ford* in the county and for a nun> local firm of McKean A. Searcy hold
br of years showed his stock over tractor school.
the west at fairs and stock shews.
December 24: New road to be
Ladru w as councilman and mayor i built between Bourbon and Kent.
of Moro during his residence here Farm program delayed for infor
and was head of the liberty loan mation. Wasco Civic club has
campaigns during the world war. > meeting. George Vmtin and M i*
Art was president of the fair board Elizabeth Olds die In week. Farm ,
for twenty five years, retiring but era talk over labor trouble« of
a year or so ago.
Mate.
ft
Moro wins in basketball at The
Dalles against The Dalles. High
point man was Collis Moore with
a total of 14 points.
Mayor N. W. Thompson has
declared the city doMd because of
a renewed epedemic of the flu.
"che.tertAnder»on'”i»"hoine from
Portland where he la attending
auto and tractor school.
L. N. Huis and wife were visitors
during the holidays, from The
Dalles, at the home of Mra. Huis
parents.
Reed Hulse, from Vancouver,
Washington, is Visiting old Sher-
man county tillicums.
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From the Observer Dee. 38, 1898
Judge Meader’s count w as engag-
ed in trial otf~a suit this week for
a threshing account where the de-
fendant set up no value received
because of imperfect work.
Miss Ida and Master George
Mowry are at home for the boli-
days.
Hans Hans?n, one of the stalwart
citizens of Gorman and Mrs. Ras-
mussen w ife iysitora Wednesday.
Rev. Nlekeboo and H ies Mattie
B am e. were married In Antelope
December 23rd, Rev. D. H. Leach
nfllclatinv.
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officiating.
.Billy Weigand, Tom Callaghan
and J. A. Hand New Yeared in Thi
Dalles.
From the Observer January 1, 1909
A new primary class will be form
ed January the 11, in the Moro
schools, for all pupils who may be
eix or near six years of age. Par
ents, please take notice.
C. R. Belshee has leased the »Red
Barn as a place to feed his horses.
Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Butts, parent*
of Mrs. Mfeus, are stopping with
their daughter in Moro.,
A pretty home wedding was
celebrated last Sunday evening at
t e home of N. P. Hansen when
their eldest daughter, Alice was
united in marriage with Roy Pow-
ell, one of our esteemed young gen-
tlemen.
Pnmmunit' t»« •■'•bt trrian Church
Lawrence H. M|Jchelmore, Miniate«
Community Presbyterian church:
10 a. m., Bible school with classes
for all ages; 11 a. m., “Facing the
New Year/* sermon by the pastor; R. J. Kitchen,
7:15 p. m., Christian Endeavor LaGrande, Oregon,
inistrator.
xr admit
societies meet for song, worship Attorney for
and discussion.
IN THE COUNTY COURT FOR
THE STATE OF OREGON FOR
Grass Valley Baptist Church
Gerald
jfe y d e ^ fastorb ,
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THE COUNTY OF SHERMAN
, Grass Valley Baptist church: 10 PROBATE DEPARTMENT
a. m. Bible school. 11 a. m. New JQo. 880
Years’ Message. Start the new NOTICE OF F INAL ACCOUNT
year right by coming to church this
IN THE MATTER OF THE
Sunday. 7:30 evangelistic mea> ESTATE OF ALEXANDER DA-
“ * e- . Com® 10 flnd th«
VI®,’ P « “ »«1-
salvation and to grow in the Chris- i Notice it hereby given that the
t '*n ''fe' 7; 80 P; “ • Thursday, und ersized, a . Administratrix o f
Pr*’™r, 4nd. BAto «*<**»• A lw the Estate of Alexander Davla, de-
! ceased, has tiled her Anal account
monthly business meeting.
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in the County Court of the State
of Oregon, for Sherman County,
C h r is t ia n S cie n c e S o c ie ty
Serv-
*ad
that Monday, the 24th day of
Christian Science Society: -----
ices are held on Sunday morning at January, 1938, at the hour of 10
H o’clock and on Wednesday eve- o’clock in the forenoon of said day
nin8 at 8 o’clock. This church main and the «o'“1 r00lf cf 8aiJ
tains a reading room in the rear has been appointed by said Court
of the church building where all as the time and place for the hear-
authorized Christian Science liters- in< o f objections thereto and the
U read’ borrowed or pur- settlement thereof.
Dated and first published, De
cha8€d-
cember 24, 1937.
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Date of last publication, January
iethodlst Chursh
14, 1938.
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F. L. Cannelli Pastor
Neoma E. Smith, Administratrix.
Sun-
Wasco
»Methodist
church:
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w » u s . —i .
day school at 10 a. m. Morning
worship at eleven. Subject “A
C*s®
.Blu,es‘." Text, “But Elijah Eureka txxtge No. l t i
* Moro, Oregoo
^ ent a day 8 Journey into the wil-
Meets the 1st aad 8rd
dfcrne88> and came and sat down
Thursday evenings of
«>>d«r • Juniper tree: and he ra-
each mon.h. Visiting
5?e9? d ,for hl„m“ f ‘J ? 1 *“ “ l« ht
member« cordially in
dl,e- 1 K’n«* 19i d- - Cholr Pr» « ' «
vited to meet with ua.
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
Roy Powell. W. M.
C- V. Belknap
Who Th’wiped Our Anna?
l iy »Analyze o ver the ocean
Moro Lodge No. 113. I»-P..O» F*
My Analyze over the sea,
M » Oregoa
Ah, who will go over the ocean
Meat« 1st and 3rd
And bring back my Anatomy ?
^uesdavs in the
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE-
idenl nnd vasitint
MENT
broth«
re are cordi
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
ally invited to neet
SHERMIAN OOUNTY, STATE OF
with ur
OREGON.
Lewis McKee, N. G.
IN THE MATTER OF THE
Joe Truit,
ESTATE OF Maude P. Muilenburg,
Deceased.
Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 1 ’ 6
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
f>«r« •»
that the undersigned, administra
tor of estate of Maude IP. Muilen-
Ateet» 2d and 4th *lu
burg, deceased, has filed in the
’>• o* «««•*• »»nr' V
County Court of Sherman County,
, ..
Oregon, his final account as admin-
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come
istratpr of said estate and that the
31st day of January, 1938, at the Mabel McKee, N. G.
hour of 10 o’clock in the forenoon Naomi Van Gilder, Sec.
of said day, at the county court
room in the courthouse of said Bethlehem Chapter, No. 7$ <>. i
Moro,' Oregon
county, has been fixed by the court
Meets Every S .f.’.
as the time and place for hearing
Fourth Thursday* j-
of objections to said account, if
Month. Visiting n r,v< -”
any,'and the settlement thereof.
:
Invited.
William Muilenburg,
Frances King W. M.
Administrator of the estate of
Ruth Sparling. Secretary.
Maude P. Muilenburg, deceased.
MWlinW,
A-F R A-W
The high cost of living is
getting to be a problem again—
but you can still get the news of
your neighbors each week for
the same cost.
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S h e rm a n
For 1938
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on around the county.
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