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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1949)
PAGK 4 SHERMAN COÜWTI JOUBW.VL, MOHO oREGOW FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, IM I The Amngton grade school etts last week to help out as Mrs. Coming but the first of such bills SHERM AN COUNTY HISTORY Dalles. Asa Enslinger Honor basketlKill team motored to Kufu.s Brackett is not supposed to do intro lured are often on the fanci Mr and Mrs. Charles Carrigan (Continued from Page One) ful side. Much of it is in for poli Friday afternoon for a game witn any work. and Mrs. Garrett and sons drop t a a l purposes and—of to satisfy Frank Le Master who was liv a the Rufus grade tema. Arhn ped into the Phifer home to help 2269, Kent 2709. Maupin, w~st of Guest Tuesday proved too much for the Rufus ing in Bend, and is a former Ru- the newspaper inen who must Kent on the Deschutes has an James Phifer eat his birthday write stories every day. Interest school pupil, has a; a Mr. and Mis. Ernest Eslinger boys and came out victorious with cake Wednesday evening. Bill elevation of 1041. Indicating the in the legislature is such that they turned to live in the commun? the final score of 36 points to depth of the river canyons that were hosts a> the Moro hotel Paterson of Maupin was also a have to write more than they 1 8 B | LUOJJ J 3 A O P P H ) Tuesday for an anniversary din Rufus 24 points. Frank Adams, LEG I8LATIE NEW S visitor who dropped In to wish surround Sherman county. want to at first of the session The eroding winds and rains ner celebrating the 89th birthday who was a former teacher in the The temperature the last few the honor guest a happy birthday. when the legislature is new and Rufus school, was the coach of the come from the southwest and days has dropped to eight and of Ernest's father, Asa Eslinger, Continued from Page One much less than they should to Mr. and Mrs. John Reckman of slopes that meet the weather of Forest Grove, who is spending Arlington J»ys. ten degrees below zero and some The session Is getting along froxen pipes were the result, but Kent were business visitors at have thinner soil than do the the winter here. ihe first Rufus grange card very well and there is enough of cover the news when the legisla ture is older and when it Is real- east and north slopes, but most we are having beautiful sunny Shaniko Thursday. Asa Esllngei, with his family party was held January 14 at the the “easy” stuff in to give the ly doing something. There s no of the county has a north and days to compensate. hall. Fiev tables of pinochle were Mr. and Mrs. Andy Pajlns were Miss Margaret Olsen returned visitors In the valley thia last east slope, north to the Columbia moved to Sherman county from in play. Winning high scores were committees something to do. De help for it, either. Readers who , < peruse every line of legist and east to the John Day for a Misourit In 1905 He farmed in the Herbert Church and Elizabeth partments have done a better job to Fairview, Jan. 2 to her work Chan usual with amendatory bills Uve comment will be tired of it until the fall of 1917 when he and week very small part of the county after spending the holidays here Kuypers, and the booby prize win Bil Bardenhagen of Grass Val drains Into the Deschutes, a few Mrs. Eslinger moved to Forest ners were Robert Davis aim He»e » which are usually of minor con wishing it was over in a tnontlr with her grandparents, Mr. and cern. Some of the “hard” stuff is ley visited the Andy Patjlns ranch short canyons near that river Grove. Warner. Hostesses for the affair Mrs. W. A. Rees and Finnegan are the only ones. Those attending for the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. R. T.Dingle Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Carrigan this week. Hay Canyon, Grass Valley were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Blagg, anu Mrs. Grac° Medler. were New Year’s dinner guests of Î Beb Garrett motored to Red Cayon, Pine Hollow, Ferry, all Gerald and Marie Blagg and Mr. Mrs. Carlgan’s daughter and son- The community sewing club in-law, Mr and Mrs W D Hanks. mond to take Mike Koonan to the run into the John Day river. and Mrs. Marcus Eslinger and will meet Wednesday at the home i Mrs Maude Garrett and sons doctor for atention to his ankle, Draw' a line on a map to indicate daughters, all of Grass Valley. of Mrs. Herman Brackett. L O V E L Y SPRING FROCKS, S LA C K S , were New Year’s dinner guests of which he has In a cast. A1 is do the division of drainage areas Mrs. Harland McDonald was a ft Crossing betwen Intersections Is visitor in Portland last Thursday. ft and It will be seen how little Mr and Mrs. James Phifer and ing well with theinjuredleg. SWEATERS, and J A N T Z E N TEA SHIRTS >n the shortest way to get family. Lester Holt returned from Sherman county rainwater goes E. C. Eaton resigned from do ft Rev. Dixon of Prineville held Grants Pass Monday where he into the Deschutes river. North where you’re going—if the hos- ing the janitor work at the grange ft services at the school house Sun had l>een visiting his son, Frank, of Gordon ridge the drainage is pita lor cemetery Is your destina hall. Benton 6arnett has accepted ft day. Jan. 9. who was Injured when his truck to the Columbia except for a tion. Otherwise, it’s beter to walk the job until spring work begins. ft Mr. James Phlbln was business was wrecked. He Is doing fairly small section In the northeast to the corner. Mrs. Jim Butler of Hermiston visitor in The Dalles last Friday well but Mr. Holt says he will 1* corner which goes John Day- who has been staying with her W asco, O reg o n i Re alert for cars on rainy days. parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wil Mr and Mrs. Philip Knox of a hospital patient for a long while. ward. As the volcanic fock broke up —Remeber, those streets are slip son since the birth of herdaughter, Seattle were here visiting Mrs. The sheriffs sale of horses held from the frosts of time and" the pery. Myrtle McLennan last Monday Kay Francis attended the grange and she returned to Seattle to at the Melville ranch forpasture- volcanic dust fell over the land card party Friday night. age was well attended by local as from erupting mountains soil RUFUS ITEMh make a visit. Mrs. Bertha Applegate of Port (Continued from Page 1) Wednesday, January 5, the well as out of town visitors. Those was formed that stayed In ihe land who Is the mother of Mrs. : 1 Home extension group met at the from outside were R. J#- Kinney low places and provided a spot meetings were decided upon. The Wilson spent the holidays and the for plants to grow. home of Mrs W A. Rees for an of Madras. time since at the home of Mr. and The country was covered with ladies resolved tft improve the Mrs. Atlee Wilson. Due to a coid ft all day meeting Miss Harvey y o u ’ll see a sign saying j grass In some untold thousands grange kitchen during the year. Mrs. Applegate was not very weil ft leader was here In spite of bad ft There was also a discussion about of years and erosion was almost roads and a few visitors were up when she first came, but is feel •ft entirely stopped. The bottom getting curtains for the stage at ing pretty good again. from Antelope. ♦ land was well watered and there the hall. A birthday dinner for little Mar Mr. and MrS. Bill Huck have * were many springs. Deer and an jorie Phifers’ fifth birthday at the Mrs. S. A. Wilson and Mrs. Joe been putting insulation in their telope ranged over the hills, coy Morris are on a committee to see home in Rufus. Bill sprained his ** home of her parents was attended otes pursued the plentiful rab what the grange needs In the line by Mr and Mrs. Chas. Perlgo and The Sherman County Land Use bits. Indians, with the whole of silver, and are authorized to back last week which has been ft daughters, Linda and Leslie of * bothering him lately. * Grass Valley and Mrs. Maud Gar Committee met at the Sherman northwest as a ranging ground purchase enough to bring the ser th a t’s Beefo’s E a tin g and D rin k in g Mrs. Pearl Jones has remained I rett and sons and little Judy Long. county courthouse Tuesday after had game aplenty. ' There are vice to 75 places In bed at the home of her sister, Mrs. James Phifer and daugh noon and discussed the possibility some places where they made 'The secre*nr\ repo ted on the Mrs. Walt Morris for the last sev : Place and he’ll w elcom : and feed you ters and Bob Garrett motored to of establishing a Soil Conserva camp and chipped a£row heads There Is some evidence that the Sherman county* c l u b dinner, eral weeks. She overdid during ♦ Gras Valley on business January tion district covering Sherman canyons of the Deschutes were which was held in December, and the holidays, and has not been * 7. once a battle ground for two $11.98 was the net receipts for well since; ♦ county completely. tribes, one tribe of small, settled the club. ft A worker, George Jones, from Mr; and Mrs. Don Macnab and Soli Conservation districts are Indians and an invading tribe of the Hinton and Ward ranch was Mrs. Harland McDohald, Mrs. daughter, Jeanie expect to leave : larger cannablllstic Indians. But formed in Oregon under the Ore taken to Madras by S. L. Wilson Joe Morris and Mrs. George Fcfx The doctor ordered him to the gon State Conservation law. The Indians apparently did not live are on the committee to type the Wednesday for Portland where : they will transact business. hospital at Redmond He has farmers In the districts propose a In Sherman county to a great year books. extent ,______ ___ ____ pneumonia MTS Fay Brackett who has been They came through from the Mr and Mrs W D HiuX> were jyetltiort to the Oregon bOtt C onser Mrs. Andy Engberg was an In-, ill at her folks place in The Dal Thursday business visitors In The vation Committee to establish the south to spear fish In the sprlrg vited guest of the club, and twelve les came home last Sunday. Shir fall and went back with district. If the dlstiict is support ley Yocum stayed with the Brack- Thrifty Having In the Value Bar their horses laden with smoke 1 members were present. ed by his committee a referen Mt at The trails they made dum vote is held In the county salmon. Grets, The Dalles and If voting Is favorable the dis were narrow ones. trict is formed. Districts are VICTOR G. PKTERSON operated by a board of supervis deputy " coixbctor to BE ors elected from among the farm IN MORO AND WAHCO REAL HBTATB ers within the district. The board A deuptv collector o* the Feder RANK HOTEL, THE D A IX E S of supervisors by consent of op al government will be InMoro for erators establish various conserva two days, February 8 to 10 Indus tion practices for the individual Ive and In Wasco February 11. farms within the district. These In Moro the taxpayer consecure Dr. J. E. Milchell practices are organized for the advice in preparing their Fedearl purpose of controlling erosion. Income Tax returns fortheyearof Chiropractic Phyalcls» Many of these practices are used 1948 at the courthose and in Complete b m u k ** Health Bervlcs In the conservation program of Wasco at the city hall, according to Information released by Hugh over Penny’s The Dalles P. M. A. H. Earle, colector of internal re The formation of a district is venue. a method of concentration brought IN S U R A N C E about through action of the super Walking to the corner won’t Feel those’ Sofa Wide'Seats...up to five feet w ide! A n d s o f t ! Grain, Feed, Furl visors and cooperation from the kil you—but crosing In the mid U. S. Soil Conservation Service. Farm Im plem ents Fee, th a t'M id Ship'Ride...you'll ride in the level center section of the car I This activity Is encouraged throu dle of the block might. HAKHKI) WIRE — GOOD FORTS gh farm plans supplied through Check your car—check ac PHONE 163 Feedstore feel that'Equa-Poise' power in both the new lOOh-p. W and the 95h.p. S ix, studies by technicians with the In cidents. GAS AND OIL dividual operator cooperation. Dimming your headlights makes Tlren—A cceanorir • feel those'Hydra-Coil'Springs in front teamed w th 'ftr a -F le x ' Springs in the it safer for you sa well as the Through action of the land use other driver—and it’s the law. committee an application has been R H. McKEAN and SON Feel the wheel...you'll love made to the Soils department of ' WASCO OREGON Being on the wrong side of the Oregon State college for a county road Is sure way to a short life. soil survey. This survey* will in that an o iM traig h t For Itod Type, Infra Red, Ra- clude classification of all soils in The centerline Is your danger line. dlant H eaters at only 1B.BB. Sherman county Many counties steering! Hr* In Oregon now hove these sur “HOME HTRETCH” Barney. Grass Valley. veys completed and are helpful Englishman: “I’m living Ln Scot in establishing land capabilities land, but my seat is stiU In the This survey* ,ln effect, tends to House of Commons.” Friend: “That must be a terribie concentrate attention on the pro strain on your suspenders.!’’ ject. (Order by Mail Now) Shaniko Has Good Weather AM RECEIVING - - - T he G ay Shop ♦ Soil Conservation ♦ W hen you come into tow n Ed’s Place D istrict Planned OPEN SUNPAYS CANDY CIGARS ICECREAM ♦ Lunchs & Dinners ♦ ♦ 1W T H E M ! - Karmelkorn - 1 OTTO’S Karmelkorn Shop The Dalles, Ore WWte I<e. Pkg. Karn»cl Korn 40c or Buttered Popcorn 40c • 2 Include coin — check — or money order. Orders Filled Promptly—We Pay Postage F W CAN U * N O W YOU s EARN ON TOUR SAVINOS WITH Federally Insured Safety Uao Portland Fodorol having«' convenient SAVE - BY - MAIL service. You got a good return. Your aovingt ore Fadarolly In sured for safety up Io $5000. 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