PAG« TWO
THE SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON
TRIDAY, JUNE 9,'1939
thence due n o r t l f \ 1 0 rods,
; Cn Saturday, the 17th day of
thenpe due east 20 ^«ds to
! Jure, 1939,*at the hour of ten
the place o f b eg in n in g , aH be
1
o’clock
a.rri.
at
th:
front
door
of
• CunLuiued from pane one)
ing m the South Half of
l.h?
courthouse
in
Moro
in
Sher-
Snell.
Southeast Quarter of Section
! ru n County, Oregon, I will sell at
Gasoline tax us provided $95,-
E ig h teen in T ow nship
One
piiblic
auction
to
the
highest
bid
4'.'5,887.76 of the department's
South, Range Seventeen, East
der for cash, the following describ
huge fund. 'Motor vehicle license
of the Willamette Meridian,
ed real property located in Sher»
fees supplied another $64,773,648.-
containing one and one-fourth
r an County, Oregon, to-wit:
91. More than $50,000,000 have
acres, more or less.
, The East Half of the South
been raised for road purposes
T ogether w ith the tenements,
east Quarter of Section Twen-
through the sale of bonds and the
hereditaments and . appurte
' ty-nne and the Southwest
ftiieral government has supplied
nances thereunto b elo n g in g or
; Qua iter o f Section T w en ty -
$15,665,367.14 in aid and giants.
in an y w ise appertaining.
tu -, Township One South,
Other principal revenue sources
nge Seventeen, East o f the
S a id sale is m ade under execu
are listed as follows: J mill road
• W llamette Meridian, contain« tion issued out of the Circuit
’ ing 240 acres, more or less,
Court of the State of Oregon for
Entered as second-daas matter at iod to lower the base considerably tax. $2,429,480.91; 1 mill market
Sherman County to me directed
the Postoffice at Moro, Oregon making it impossible to raise, a road tax, $12,854,982.12: coopera
Together
with
the
tenement«,
tive aid from counties, $8,463,771.-
under A ct o f C o n g resss o f March large sum by th e regular school
h?r< ditaments and apphrtenance* in the case of The ^tate Land
95; bua and truck fees, $5,297,121.-
. thereunto belonging or in anywis< Board of the State of Oregon,
tax
J. 1879.
32.
plaintiff, vs. Harvy U. Martin and
Th * Moro district has but $3000
r ppertaining.
In the past 26 years $210,650,-
in bonds left and if its budget is
Said sale is made under the ex- Lilah Martin, husband and wife;
"fi
O ri !
apprived for this year, it will 223.80 has gone into road con
’ ecu ion ¡»sued out of the Circuit Wilbert J. Martin and Eliza E.
IATI 98 probably have a series of years struction, maintenance and admin
P 0 8 LI S
w ( ou: t.o f thg State of Oregon for Martin, husband and wife; Leroy
in which it cannot levy much mon istrative expenses; $37,808,250 has
Sherman Cobnty to me directed ir H. Martin, a widower^ Julius’Mar
gune
toward
retiring
bonds;
$26,-
ey.
In
fact,
the
trouble
some
dis
O F F IC IA L C O U N TY P A P E R
the case of The State Land Boaix tin and Virginia Martin, husband
tricts may encounter, is in levying 289,812.12 represents interest pay
j of the State of Oregon, Plaintiff and wifer Roy Martin, a single
SU B SC R IP T IO N R A T E S
so n uch that a surplus has been ments to bond holders; $2,$99,635.-
vs. Wilbert J. Martin, and Elizr man; May Johnson and Ben John-
83
has
been
transferred
to
the
state
P ayable in A dvance
or will be built up so that the base
, E. Martin, huriband and wife; Le- xn, wife and husband; Carry
police fund and $10,595,193.33 has
ONE YEAR ......:................... $ 1 6 0 Is seriously lowered.
I roy H. Martin, a widowerj Harvej Hammon and Fred G. Hammon,
been apportioned to the several
!
V. Martin and Lil-ah Martin, hus- wife and husband; Jezsic Hok-
R ufus, G rass V alley and Kent
counties.
' lx nd and wife; Julius Martin and r.rd and Hardey Holabird, wife
are likew ise in b etter shape than
JUNE 9,1939
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Clarenc? Martin
-i!
V ir g in ia ! Martin, husband and wtfft; ind husband;
f< r a num ber o f years.
and Mary Martin, husband and
R
iy
Martin,
a
single
man;
Ma>
E.
G.
Ziegler
of
Hood
River
has
,
Th? cities are getting out„ of
CHURCH CO N SO LID A TIO N
Johnson and Ben Johnson, wif; wife;. Weaver Martin, a single
debt. Wasco is paying its bonds been named jby Governor Sprague '
r :d hirhand; Carrie Hammon and •nan; Cecile Taylor, a single wom-
The unfortunate destruction of regularly; Moro is now ahead of as a member of th" advisorv board j
Fred G. Hammon, -wife and hus m; Julius Martin, a single man;
bor
the
state
employment
service.
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the Grass Valley Baptist church its b nd payments, but neither can
band: Jessie Holibird and Hardey Harry M. Benson, a single man;
by fire is a loss to the community expect taxes to be much lower Most of the board members are ;
Holi.bird, wife and husband; Clar- Roy M. Benson and Perry B?n?on,
for it lessens the number of build than the 15 mills now levied until Pcutland residents. Ziegler will i!
I
ence Martin and Mary Martin, hus husband and wife; Clara F. Odell
represent
canning
and
packing
j
ings in the town and the property bonds are further reduced. Grass
band
and wife; Weaver Martin, • >nd Irvie Odell, wife and husband;
interests.
thereof. It* may possibly result, Valley is out of debt except for
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; s ngle man; Cecile Taylor, a single lames F. Benson and Ruth Ben
however," in the development of a some warrants and what is spent
.
woman; Julius Martin, a single don, husband and wife; Dell E.
community church spirit that will drilling a new well. Rural school
One of the first orders issued 'by
rrrn;
Harry M. Benson, a single Benson and Vanita BenSon, hus
bring some benefit to offset the distrcts are now levying very O R. (Bean after taking over his
man: Roy M. Benson and Perry band and wife; Jtnnie O. Hill and
loss.
small millages and in some cases new duties as public utilities com
Benson, husband and wife; Clara William Hill, wife and husband;
Moro churchmen and other citi are building up a surplus from missioner forbids employees of the
E. r-1 11 and Irvie Odell, wife and Vern R. Coe, and Bernice Coe,
zens are apparently happy in the county and state funds while lay cemmission to party with or re- I
husband; James F. Benson and husband and wife: William F. Coe
community church movement and ing no taxes whatever on the tax- Ci ive gifts from representatives of i
Ru‘h Bnnson, husband and wife; and Jane Doe Coe, hurfxand and
utilities coming under the com-
ministers who have been here since pa y< l s.
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.. x ir
Ib ll E. Benson and Vanita Benson, wife; Mildred E. Burris and Ray
the churches were joined have been
Sherman county. has never been nrisr-ion’s jurisdiction.
' husband and wife; Jennie O. Hill Burris, wife and hui.band; C. L
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better—and more frequently paid taxed as heavy as other parts of
' '” 'd W'Hiam Hill, wife and hus- Pepper, administrator with the will
*«np ever m
than before which is no small item. the state and even this favorable
,
i ..-,0
p Coe and Jane annexed of the estate of FRta A.
Eleven Oregon counties have ;
WATTS
posi<ion
should
be
improved
in
experienced
no
traffic
fatalities
so
j
, D o C? , hu^Mnd and wife; Vern Coe deceased; II. U. Martin, &J-
In November 1929 the present
the
near
future.
fur
this
year
according
to
re-
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Go- and Birnicc Coe, husband miniatrator of the is •o''1 of D ’right
editor of the Sherman County
. C C -’ •
-zi w’fo; Mi’drcd E. Burris and R. Martin, deceased; The Federal
ports compiled (by Secretary of '
Journal, then writing in the Grass
.4»
State Snell. They include Benton, I
Ray Burris, wife and husband; Land Bank of Spokane, a ebrpora-
Valley Journal, had occasion to
C’ook,
ôilliam,
Harney,
Jefferson,
j
, C. L. Pepper, administrator with tkm; Sherman County, a munici
editorialize on - a contemplated
i ;ci iii-.'-.y n •> '. ' ' ->r
Josephine, Sherman, Wallowa, !
: 'he w.ll annexed of the estate of pal corporation; the unknown heirs
church consolidation as follows:
.'«»••iiia
.‘air
Wasco and Wheeler.
—
' l.'tta A. Coe, deceased; The Fed- of Etta A . Coe, deceased: the un
‘‘Surely our church members are
Ollihiad,
a
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' tral Land Bank of Spokane, a known heirs of Dwight R. Martin,
r.ot so far apart in belief that they
i
m o th e r . T h«
¡corporation; Sherman County, a deceased; the unknown heirs o*
could not derive help from a man From the Observer June 11, 1920
Reappointment of John C
i i
and B everly
I municipal corporation; the un- Ira Martin, deceased; and also all
o f another creed than theirs. In
T. E. Hulery and W. F. Hulcry Veatch as a member of the stato '
! know heirs of Dwight R. Martin, other persons or parties unknown
the first epistle‘to the Corinthians and family left early Thuisday b> fish commission is freely predict
! deceased; the unknown heiri o< claiming any right, title, es'ot'*.
the Apostle (Paul commanded: motor for (Portland where T. E. ed in capitol circles. Veatch, a
NOTICE OF
j l a Martin, deceased: the unknown lien or interest in the real ertatn
“Now I beseech you, brethren, by and W. F. will ride the Shriner democrat, was appointed to the
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE
described in the complaint herein,
tbc name of our Lord Jesus Christ, goat while Mrs. W. F. visits with fish commission by Governor Mar-
Notice is hereby given, by vir i heirs of Etta A. Coe, deceased; Defendants.
I
H.
U.
Martin,
admm»trator
of
the
Un in 1935. His term expired on
tha» ye all apeak the Mme thing, her parents at Salem.
tue of an order of the „County
;
and that - there be no division
C. C. WILSON,
Court made on the third day of 1 estate of Dwight R. Martin, de-
The local hall team met defeat June 1.
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among you; hut that ye he perfect at Dufur Sunday afternoon by a
June' 1939, I will, on and after the • ceased; and also all other person- Sheriff of Sherman County, Oregon
Dr. H. G. Miller who became
ly joined together In the eame score of 12 to 10. From the start
7th day of July, 1930, sell at pri J cr parties unknown claiming any
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28-31
mind and in the same judgment’.” ott* vntil well into the last period superintendent of Fairview Home. !
vate sale, all of the undivided one- J light, title, estate, lien or interest
i
in
the
real
estate
described
in
Or
the
state
institution
for
fcoble
j
Since that time church consoli Moro held the big end of an 8 to
fifteenth interest of Charlotte complaint herein, and Lew:« Me
dations have been instituted in 6 score, but finally passed the minded persons, last week, was for ,
Fleming Pearson, deceased, in the Kee and Horace McKee, co-part-
four years a member of the medi j
many towns throughout the land prize to Dufur.
following property, situate in ; rers
do ng business under the firm
cal staff at the state hospital for j
for economic conditions have not
Sherman County, State of Oregon, nome and style of McK.e Broth
O. A. Ramsey relumed heme in»ane.
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been of the best. Such consolida ^Wednesday from The Dalles where
to-wit:
ers. Defendants.
a
28-31
The North half of the NEi
tions make* the ministry a mon he had submitted to an operation
C
C.
WILSON
28-31
and the NJ of the NWi of
secure profession and give the com two weeks ago.
Sheriff
of
Sherman
County,
Oregon
Section 15; the Si and the
munity a certain unity in spiritua1
Lnóia
Harry Blackwood has bought
NEJ of Section 10, all in Town
matters that is generally consid
is’
ings
are
now
50,000
acres
the Frantz property, located near
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
ship 2 North of Range 17
ered laudable.
said to have paid 25 cents an acre
the court house, from J. M. Eddy
East
W.
M.
OF
REfÂL PROPERTY
for his latest purchase. Politicians
Tuesday evening fire at Wasco
While April pedestrian deaths say that if Robsevelt is again nom
The sale will be made for cash, \ „.On Saturday,, the 17th day oz
destioyed a kitchen cabinet ana showed a sharp decrease from the
if purchasers can be found desir June, 1939, at the hour of ter
F IR E PR O TEC TIO N
new wall paper just applied to the March toll, total pedestrian deaths inated his running m at| will be ing to buy for cash, otherwise one- o’clock a. m., at the front door of
The report of the state fire mar kitchen walls of the* Hart home. for the first quarter of 1939 were Jim Farley, or someone 'Earley half cash and the balance to be the- courthouse in Moro, in Sher
shall for 1938 contains a copy of Th»- family had just bought the 17 percent above the total for the wants. •
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payable within three years, bear man County, Oregon, I will sell
the new rural fire protection law, property and were fixing it up first quarter of 1938, indicating
Il is supposed to be a great ing interest at 6%, secured by a at public auction io the highest
which permits rural areas tc preliminary to moving in.
the need for an intensive cam secret, but President Roosevelt is first mortgage upon said property. bidder for cash, th? following de
organize to purchase equipment From the Grass Valley Journal, paign to cut down thes»e acidents
Never web a vt^a-
to make one.of his most-important Bids will be received by Joseph scribed real properly located i:
for fire protection. lAn accom June 11, 1920
in all parts of the state, Earl talks (international), when hi L. Brackett as administrator, at Sherman County. Oiegon. to-wit:
t on OMortialty—
panying letter gives the informa
At Moro Monday we were in Snell, secretary of state, warned visits the fair at San Francisco. the^office of Frank G. Dick, attor
Ward « FeK to batti’
Lot foui^and the Sou heast
tion that less than five percent of formed by Judge McKee that ac« today.
ney at law, Room 20 Vogt Block,
caasts —ourvalovs
Quarter
of
the
Southwest
Technicians
have
received
orders
the fires in Oregon, excluding for tive work would commence on tjie
The Dalles, Oregon, and at the
ether vacatine spats
Quart,
r
and
the
South
Kali
of
to
install
the
necessary
parapher
Three
padestriai
were
killed
est fires, occur in rural areas Market Road in this city the latter
hetweda! Go (bract
residence of Herman H. Brackett
the Southeast Quarter of Sec
These fires account for forty per part of this month and completed in April of 1939, five less than the nalia to enable the broadcast to on his farm between Rufus and
O ke« Yi
tion
Eighteen,
Township
One
be
heard
around
the
world.
March total of eight, figures com
cent of the fire losses in Oregon.
Ing via Si
Wasco, Oregon, in Sherman Coun
before fall. This road will be made piled ¡by the safety division of Mr.
South, Range Seventeen, East
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ar revere
The almost total lack of fire pro in the southern part of town for
ty-
of thé Willamette Meridian,
Members of the Oregon-Wash
tection in- rural areas is clearly ft distance of about flve^or six Snell’s office showed._ Seveqty-six
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Joseph L. B rackett.
save and except the* right of
A.oni the Way Untoa
ington
delegations
(each
one
voted
pedestrians
were
injured
last
indicated by the above statement. biocks to where the road leads to
Administrator
ways
for the Columbia South-
Pacific caa taka yea
for
the
Townsend
bill),
are
of
the
month,
compared
to
104
in
March
It is reflected in the price of flrr Kent and Rutledge sections, from
Frank G. Dick
o n Railway and the Sherman
ta Y ellow stone,
opinion
that
the
Townsend
clubs
and
85
in
April
a
year
ago.
Of
the
insurance on farm buildings. When then? the street leading west tn
Th° Dalles, Oregon,
Highway as now locatrd over
Grand Teton, Zioa,
will
be
active
in
the
elections
next
total
pedestAan
accidents
during
one catches fire it is usually a the main road leading southwest
above described land; also ex
Bryce Caayoa, Grand
the first quarter of this year, 8.5 year, regardless of amendments Attorney.
total loss.
will be put in good order.
Canyon, Colorado
cept
the
following
described
to
the
social
security
act
intended
Percent resulted in fatalities com
n atonal parks, Boul
In a wheat county there ir<
tract;
The heavy rains of Sunday eve pared to 6.8 percent for the same to placate advocates of old-age
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
der Dam, Sua Valley,
Commencing
264
feet
west
of
fires every year in the grain and ning and the greater part of l>eiiod a year ago.
assistance. House leaders, demo OF REAL PROPERTY
K
ai. a.
the
southeast
corner
of
the
many of these could be kept to » Monday and in the evening, was
Twenty percent of pedestrians cratic and republican, conspired to
Norwrst
Quarter
of
the
South
small area by proper equipment just about right and makes the
defeat the bill by bringing it on the
e a st Quarter of Section 18.
that could be brought to the scene farmer and the other fellow feel irvolved in accidents in April this floor under a gag rule which pro
Films Developed
year were jaywalking, or crossing
running thence due south 10
When there is the most danger just about lik< a mlCionarv.
between intersections, the figures hibited any amendments. The 11th
rods;
thence due west 20 rods;
fiom fires there are good roads to
hour appearance of the bill (differ-'
Dave McKelvey and his niece
travel over and even in this sparse were in The Da.’les Saturday or shewed.
‘ The practice of jaywalking ent from earlier proposals), was
ly settled country a truck can go land business.
consistently takes the heaviest toll given as an excuse for opposing You Pay for GOOD PRINTS Onlv Bethlehem Chapter, No. 78.O.E.S.
a considerable distance and save s
Moro, Oregon
Joe
Newcomb
and
family
spent
IN COACH
of pedestrians,” Sn. ’’ declared. T‘n it. Had amendments been permit Enlargement with each roll de
wheat crop or a farm building.
Meets
Every
Second and
ted,
several
of
the
more
glaring
Sunday at the Elliott home in the view of this fact all those interest
veloped.
Moro Pharmacy
5 s-
J b H r e ^ -fd r .e !
The old fire protect»« area law Mcnkland neighborhood.
dt fects could have been remedied
Fourth Thursdays in each
ed
in
the
safety
movement
shouli
was considered so cumbersome
Month. Visiting members * for. fletwpXw Car Truvarh!
and a satisfactory measure whip-
that it was held to be unworkable From the Observer June 10, 1910 continue to stress the danger of pul into shape which would have
Invited
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Liberal ret wit limits
and was therefore unused. The
Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Silvers, crossing streets at points other made it difficult for the die-hard GEORGE G, UPDEGRAFF Rose Amidon, W,M.
than
marked
or
unmarked
cross
new law is simpler in operation Mr. and Mrs. E .E. Barzee and
opponents to vote against the bill.
Ruth Sparling, Secretary.
and much study and care went in son Elmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. walks where the person on foot has About 40 members who were ex
A tto rn e y A t L a w
TRAIN8 EÄST
to its writing. It is probably not Norcross and daughter Jessie, Mr. the right of way.”
pected to give it th ir support went
Lupine Rebekah Lodge N o. 116 J n f. famous
am Portland — All Air Conditioned
1A
J1
told,
48
percent
_of
thos
perfect but certainly a workable and Mrs. C. L. Ireland and Miss
against it. More votes were cast
Moro, Oregon
M oro a n d W aaco
district could be formed under it. Emma Peetz all of this City and pedestrians involved in accident? on roll call on this issue than on
F ci •- Sa.-Tto« and Fraa P illow s la C oachaa
Meets 2d & 4th Tues
Property valuations are so high vicinity, are taking in the Rose during the first quarter of thi? any other proposal that has been
day of each month.
I ' / i d ! Stream liner—
year were at fault, the figures re before the house during this con-
.in this county per capita and in Carnival at Portland this week.
Visiting members wel
C IT Y O F PO R TLA N D
vealed.
Jaywalking,
crossing
cross
giessional session. Hail 1 the bill
proportion to the number of build " Ben Messinger has a b auty of
com e.
¡ng
streets
against
signals,
walk
5
Sa
lings
monthly
on 1,7,13,19,25
passed it would give those eligi
ings that a ridiculously low millage an express wagon now for his
Rebekah Wilson, N.G
ing
with
traffic
on
highways,
walk
ble
approximately
£60
¡a
month.
wouRI raise enough mon* y for a city delivery.
Florence Jnlmston.Sec
FG A T L A N D R O S | - D a i l y
ing into the sides of cars, crossing The bill did not provide for $200
well equipped fire truck, with ade
Mowry, junior member intersections diagonally, stepp’ng a month.
Eureka Lodge No. 121 A-F & A-M • P A C l r i C L I M I T E D - D a l l y
quate water tank, chemical and of George
the law firm of Wilson & Mow from behind parked cars and work
Meets on the 1st and '
booster pump and hone. This could ry, was a passenger to Shaniko on
LADIES ! Tune/in
3rd Thursday eve
ing on their cars in the roadway
le used for grain fires or building leg a l business Tuesday.
New Union Pacific Prbgram
nings of each month.
constituted these faults.
files and would undoubtedly save
“Surprise Your Husband”
Visiting members dbr
The ball game at Cliffs, Rufus
As cost many times over in re
dially. invited to meet on K G W each Monday, Wednes-
vs Cliffs, was a very close game,
duced fire insurance premiums.
John Fulton, democrat, was
with us.
day and Friday at 3:45 p. m.
8 to 9 in favor of Cliffs.
I
elected
Judge
of
Sherman
Count\
B.
Christianson
W.
M.
,
FREE RECIPES
TAXES W ILL B E LOW ER
Ellsworth Woods and Miss Eva in the recent election over C. C. •W hy does Oregon use yellow’
C. V. Belknap, Secy. - For Information and datalla oall on V
Financial statements of the tax Norcross, Leslie L. Bell and Miss Kuney.
paint instead of white in marking
Moro Lodge No. lTsT t O? 6. F.
_ in- Martha Hein, Omer Sayrs and
ing units in Sherman county
local agent
Miss Daye Anderson closed her its highways? Because the pig
Moro, Oregon
dieate th a t th ose for whom the Miss Edith Thompson were mar- excellent address Saturday eve ment in the yellow paint outlasts
Meets 1st and 3rd
receipt of the - annual property r*rd this week.
ning with the words, “Give lb? white, is the answer supplied by
Tuesdays . in thj
tax notice is a day of gloom may From the Observer June 8. 190«
•R.
H.
Baldock,
state
highway
en
women the ballot and i-h will
I.O..O.F. hall Trai
gineer. Center striping of Ore
expect relief in the near future. i, Horace Strong’s
strawberry purify your elections.”
sient
and visiting
gon’s highways is now’ doqe with
The county will this July be patch about a mije below Moro, ha-
N. W. Thompson, who wa?
brothers are cordi
a
machine
at
a
cost
of
$70
a'Vnile
ablc to pay all of its outstanding done well this year, the plants deaths’ door with pneumon a
ally invited to meet
as compared to $70 a mile a few
bonds and still have some funds producing equally well with Hood week, is now on the road ta
with ua. . _
years ago when the stripd was
remaining— some very substan- River.
I (.every.
BNS.IBIF! 8ÄTIS
Ve non Miller, N. G.
•,
painted on by hand.
Joe Truitt, Secretary.
tial funds, in fact. The payment
of th s remaining $91,000 will put
the i ;unty in the debt free class.
- S h e n e r»n C ounty Observer
The» ? may be a special tax for
E stablished N ov. 2, 1888
the » pair of county roads, wnich
G rass V alley Journal
are i i bad shape, but the county’s
E stablished Oct. 14, 1897
TONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931 tax f ase will not be high enough
to m jke county taxes large for a
W asco N ew s-E n terp rise
number
of years.
E stablished N ov. 1891
Tl. • school districts aie gener
¿O N SO LID A TED March 4, 1932 ally in better shap:, financially,
than for many years. Wasco is
Published E very F riday a t
entirely out of debt and has a
surplus.on hand. Last year its
Moro, O regon
.
_
.
.
lew
was small # and will probably
Giles L. French
.
E ditor
fFlirrman tfa n u l^ 31 e n s u e
S alehouse Gossip
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Ooooh! What A Light!
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In Other Days
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V
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thi5
Fewer Pedestrians
Killed In April
UNION PACIFIC
FAIRS
FREE
Yellow Line
Outlasts White