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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1949)
ï » » PAGE < SHERMAN COUNT! JOÜBNAL, MORO cREGON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY U, 1949 The purposes which James Weir of youth. The arrangement that 11*^ In 1842 Robert (Doc) Newell, had in view became impossible of has been worked out here will r Q l | I r’ f ’i l S P I ’ once a trapper for t|je.,American performance, and others more stand as a lasting memorial to * <*%•* I lu Fur company took the first wa reaching have taken their place. James Weir and be of great bene- gon down the Oregon side of and the money which he left fit to the residents of the Biglow the Columbia going to the Wil should continue to benefit the and Emigrant school districts, lamette valley. In 1841 Newell pupils of those districts along dif- I hope that the example of James and Joe Meek and their Indian B y G lie n F r e n c h Paul Fraser was elected presi- ferent though equally important Weir will be an incentive to oth- wives had gone over the trail lines.” to do likewise in their com- dent of the newly formed South (Continued from last week by pack train. Sherman County Parent-Teacher In his opinion, Judge MacKay, munities. In 1843 the first wagon train A few missionaries canie a- himself a Scotsman, graphically ---------------------- association when over 80 parents followed their track and the , . . . cross Sherman county in early ™ „ described the thing that was in teachers, and other interested days . , the century and several * g> eat westward movement was of James Weir’s mind when he persons met at the Moro school- the early explorers also made on. These first pioneer settlors drafted his Will and how our 20th started from Independence, Mis house Friday evening, February trips up tbe Columbia. century industrialization h a d souri, the starting point for the ,-orked to thwart his plans. Sadie Rich and the initiates, Mr. & Other officers elected include None of them stopped in this Santa Fe Trail, and travelled the . Judge . MacKay .. tz a said, “i< three vice-presidents. John Heck area for more than a one night well known route across Ne It io is a a xi/oii well and Mrs. Bernard Warner The date of Saturday night er, Mrs. Helen Olds, and Mrs. camp. Nothing here was of braka, Wyoming and Oregon recognized fact, requiring no cita v b 7h^ February 26 has been set for Ru- Collis Moore; recording secretary, “ T in t~"“t f o r t h e r i v e r s , 7 ’ turn of »hat .the matter corresponding ‘X t l v * * ■*£ % m closest to a Scotsman s heart u « « secretary, Mrs. B. C. Baumgart fnd t h ' v ^ e r 7 itn n d on J T 'a Sl° W bU‘ the opportunity of securing a ___ a h Me. ver and they were 1)0110(1 on »ure and durable oxen. ner; and treasure, Mrs A. H. Me- more distant adventure. sound education ¡Andrew cim e- Rufus grange hall. After dry and dusty days February 26 is also Pomona Intytre. Nominations for the of- gie Foundation, 1902); andappar B.: - ---------^ . / V - r t ’.hiTFrrm v grange Bay, so it was decided to fitters were made by a commit- The bnncb f a8s, ° n ^ 5 , SheP: ‘hey [came, down the canyon to ently James Weir had this tirnny » ® , a . u tnan hills stretched to three and the John Day river at what is ,„h.n he executed ever.,ted his sklP and tee ‘ee headed by Dfwey Thompson. o„,i the , h. now called relie,. McDonald’s ferry — or ... in mind when skil) the usual noon d,nner aI^d > four heighth and Will. Like many others, however, 11 a" ( • Wily Kpighten, county school dross from its luxuriance cov- the next canyon below The he did not foresee the many « « prance h a l l A f t . r superintendent, acted as instai- ered the earth four or five crossing most used in later changes which were to follow . . Hng officer. Unfortunately, Mrs. inches deep to build up the times was the lower one where 1907—scientific, industrial, agri- « n n ’ f o r t h e ran.ii- A. S. Williams of The Dalles, dis- soil to a high fertility Wild ani- a gravel bar usually makes the cultural and educational and to . p granges trict A. president, was un- mais fed here in spring and river shallow. At most seasons some of those changes the school * aq? ° 1 ® • able t0 attend. Affiliation is being summer and sought more pro- of the year the upper crossing district which was his first and , Mnrn TiieaHav evening made with the state and national tected areas in winter. The In- would be fordable with the high last thought also succumbed. « organization. dian* still unconcerned about inc wagons used by the ptoneers. ••The trust fund which James woe^e toe hl«h ,scno<n S,rls Play- B white man trekked the length ”----------------- Weir established for the school ^ ? hba,,MOw ith L o rrfln T M llard , \ Sh°rt r 8'" '“ of the county to the flshl,lg ' Diaries of these men oft-n districts now amounts to approxi- y balL Wlth l x , r l n t Ml d* by the various rooms of the Moro grouncjg and return, occasionly tell of spending a day or two mately »80.000. Under the .decree. “ i^ufus gi?U Elem?n£ary 8< h“ ‘ , “ UStrat‘"? fig'UinK trlbal battle8' bU‘ U8' '» look trail a ^ let t ^ thè Income from this fund is to h ìn d ie a m x d b u t t h e v T n d “ h“0] WOr,k . ually 1,Vlng a P«aceful and un‘ tired oxen feed. Some, of course, for two purposes. First vvele handicapped, but they end Numbers included choral recita- crowded life. / d|d not not and and after more war, be " ‘„ ¿ S V p r o S S child- ed up with a final score » fie. tlong musical numbers, a pa known about the route stop ref,'of grade and high school age t The Moro grade school basket- geant of Oregon history, and a Tales of the fabulous wealth ping for rest was more often "^Kh educational opportunities '>a'' boysfb8at, ,ha Rd!“ by clever skit showing the develop- the northwest, patricularly the £on8 al s and activities which are not pro- a aÇO.e of 18 to 14 points. ment of the map. Several come- Willamette valley, were carried The flrgt £ tbal^ T pull Mr and Mrs Arnold Brady d)es >nd g mot)o|) p,cture were to eastern by g tr i pu vided by the tern, such as the establishment who ,ive at C°ndon were over- shown to the children while the sailors who had visited Astoria west of the cross|ng and p ¿,- of 4-H club work n*Kht guests Tuesday of Mr. and ojder folks were organizing. and Vancouver; trappers spent a steeD. Some of the diaries sav and financing Mrs. Don Macnab. The next day History Sherman These Things We Note - - - (Continued from Page One) Man. wherever wending, Please to understand Not one maid is sending Something from her hand; But a million of them, Just as fond and true, Though a million love them, Send their love to you. It’s a mighty greeting Via Valentine, Singing and repeating All along the line: Silks or rags arrayed in, High or low your clan, Here’s to ev’ry maiden, Here’s to ev’ry man! a . What the day or weather, What the land or clime, All of us together Love you all the time. All of us love only You. and you, and you— All of us are lonely. All of us are true! Legislative News (Continued from Page One Heads Local PT A County Presented I* pulled up Grass Valley canyon an(J to the hix„ ,andg ,)y Ule route taken by the present road which was better but still not good. Continued Next J— Week m°,nthS W L ’ have to pay on them both way and they don’t like it. Trucker don’t like to be _ stopped, it is s t^ k and i f ^ t l e a iT haui^i milA before I n s p ^ very many * r ormince i X ^ t terformance doesn t tion that performance amount to much. It seeni9 as hard to prove the ownership of a cow as it was in the good old days of brand changing. And stealing to 4-H summer steer is grand larceny now—or jcholarships ichools. attending agricultural was until the price drop. ind educational expositions such the Pacific International Ex- position the financing of boy scout and girl scout work, music Continued from Page One lessons -and special vocational and « tuate these purposes.- But the agricultural instruction The de- march of times was against him. cree further provides that the re- Agricultural methods, promoted maining income is/to be used to by scientific research changed, provide scholarships of not to ex- and new, and perhaps more lm- ceed $1,000 per year for residents proved methods took their place, of the district who wish to attend Z-----college or to take post high school ove,’1 ' h*' vcational training. In this con- • Kpring Cotton l>re«weH nection. it directs that a preferen- • One or T w o P iece ce it to be given to students in gricultural s u b j e c t s . domestic G reta, The D alle« . » » » • > » science and with outstanding scholastic records. Judge MacKay, when signing Dr. J. E. Mitchell the decree said, “I consider this to be one of the most important C hiropractic Phyniclan cases that has come before me. I C om plete D rugless H ealth Hervlcs have always been keenly Interest- The Dalles cd In education and the welfare over Penny’s James t Heir Bequest OUR APPOINlMtHl AS OEAIER FOR FERGUSON SYSTEM , lohn Addington, a sister of L , held time when fathers — as ^ e11 as — district Biglow school u,« 'uw »vnuui uisu icv neiu their budget meeting Tuesday at mothers can attend on a non- the Fay Brackett residence. school night and provides lor eo T h e r e w a s u u i t e a f e w o u t t o tertainment of the youngsters so thJ h t Eml baby-Sitters will ndl be necessary. u ______ «#♦. .. school meeting Saturday" after Preliminary plans for the noon which \ * was held at the , home Z meeting were drawn up a couple ^,wvpr frnm q- n a ijpa weeks a^° by a committee of ‘ -v y d p interested persons who selected "??• an ov„ Mrs. Collis Moore as temporary . . . g \ chairman, a position which she night guest of Paul Blackburne hed unU1 tbe formal election of lues<lay nl8nt wnen they went to presldent. The name, South M<"'° for the school frame. gherman County PWT. A., was Rufus grange met Thursday greeted * because t h e 1 present evening with E. C. Eaton presld g c ^ i situation ing. Eighteen members answered need for an organization repre- roll call. The various committees senting all sections sending high gave their reports. Mr. and Mrs. ^ qo ) students to the one school, Bernard Warner were accepted p ormation of a P.-T.A was accom- candidates of the grange. Mr. and . pn8hed at Wasco last year. Selec- Herbert Church's names were tjon of vice-presidents from each also submitted. A supper was ser- community enables purely local ved at the close of the meeting matters affecting the elementary Mrs. Benton Barnett has been schools to be handled within quite ill with the flu, but is re- each community If so desired ported better now. . ... Master Lauren Byrd, the four 11 18 emPha8 te a ch er s year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ro sllip ls not m . children 1 i bert Byrd had tough luck Friday and Par®nts w o v * night. While playing In his home 8chool. Parents w ° he fell over a box fracturing his pre-school age a n V ftn e I n arm at the elbow. He is in a hos pecially iotere8 _,pifarp or our pital In The Dalles until the arm terested In e is stretched until the bones are children are nv enrolled in place before the arm can be membersh p o other per- put in a cast Friday These and any other per _ _________ sons paying the $1QO dues pre F J. (Joe) Craven, 70, executive vious to or at the next regular vice-president of the Dallas City meeting will be enrolled as cnai- bank, who died Febraury- 1, at ter members. Seventy^Ive cen the Good Samaritan hospital, in of the dues remains in Portland, resided as a boy in treasury. Dues can be sent Mrs A. H. McIntyre of Wasco, to Moro, three years, in 1898. the principals of the various schools ,or to one of the officers. Indians and told congress of the northwest must saved lor America. Politics found space for con- flict with England partly over Astor’s competition with the Hudson Bay company. Because westerners like to move any- wayt because of religion, of de- sUe for materlal gam, because of many things the urge to move on struck citizens of the western fringe of American civ- llizatlon. Gentfemaris OID I GO G R E Y H O U N D ... on a W inter Vacation! G reyhound'a experienced tra v e l counselor a w ill g lad ly help plan your trip , m akin g a ll arrange ments in advance. 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