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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1949)
PACK ftirgRMAN COUNTY JOVHNAU MOHO cREGON The emigrants were bound for llam Graham, , native of Ohio, EMERGENCY FUND: $26.65. PAST MATRONS CLUB the Umbered valley, and they age 45, occupation: hotel keeper. MISCELLANEOUS: FETED IN THE DALLES He had his family, Harriet, 44, finished the trip, or as some did, State Industrial Accident Com Mondaÿ evening, Feb. 21, the died in the attempt. born in Pennsylvania and Robert, » » mission, $7.82; First National Past Matrons clubs of Wasco, 15, John 13, Mary 11, Josephine Bank,$74.70; State Tax Commis The memory of the vast grass* 10, Frances 6, Zelia 4 and Thom Moro and The Dalles were enter sion, $13.73; Public Employes Re tained in he Dalles by Mrs. Roy covered hills remained with some as six months, the first born In tirement, $147.59; Nation Hospi Powell, Mrs. Byron Kimsey ând of those who travelled througn Ohio, the next three In Missouri CONDENSED PROCEEDINGS tal Association, $10.50. Mrs. Nettie Gawley. Those from them and some, used to the wide and the others in Oregon. There OF FEBRUARY 1949 TERM OF CLAIMS PRESENTED Moro making th^ trip were Mes expanses of the northwest terri were some others listed who ROAD FUND AGAINST SHERMAN COUNTY, COUNTY COURT dames L. R. Conlee, Robert Hos- tory states of Ohio, Illinois, and may or may not have been per ROAD EMPLOYEES PAY ROLL: OREGON, G ENER AL AND kinson, Truman Strong, B. H. of Iowa felt cramped in the tail manent residents as their occu Claims allowed against County ROAD FU N D S FOR JANUARY, J. T. Brown, $191.25; E. H. Mc Roberrson, Wily W. Knlghten, E. firs along the Willamette. They pations were that of trader, wa General and General Road funds 1949 AND APPROVED Pherson, $145.09; Frank Bazzel, H. Amidon, H arry Pinkerton, soon wanted to return. as presented excepting one Claim FEBRUARY 2, 1949 TERM OF $148.33; Frank Bayer, £175.35; gon masters and such other rov Charles Perrigo, $197.49; George Ernest Eslinger, Roy Belshee and against County General Fund and TH E COUNTY (X)URT The Indians wars of the fifties ing trades. one Claim against County General Mrs. Lulu Wicks of Eugene, sis and sixties kept many away iron, H. DeMoss, $121.97; Charleg F. These first settlers were men Road fund, which was held for GENERAL FUND Decker, $124.12; Kenneth More ter of Mrs. Belshee. eastern Oregon. Blue clad U. S. who made their livelihood either house, $135.04; Claude P. Bayer, SHERIFF’ OFFICE: further verification. MORO GRADE SCHOOL TAKES Covalry made trails across the from those who travelled acros« Norman E. Fields, $50.00", Sher $197.74. Monthly report of County Treas county when pursuing hostile In the county in search of gold or TWO BA SK ETBALL TII/TS urer showing fund balances as man County Journal, $3.50; Nor ACCOUNT; followed its furs or by the raising of live Moro grade school basketball dians, trappers of January 31, presented and man E. Fields, $5.00. First National Bank, $34.60; streams in search of furs, ex stock. The hotel keepers and teams took two victories from State Tax Commission, $15.76; filed. A . L CLERK’S OFFICE: plorers found its fertile valleys. stage drivers perhaps made the the Kent grades, during the past Report of County Clerk show West Coast Printing & Binding Public Employes Retirement Sys The discovery of gold in Cal most secure living for the de week. ing budgeted fund balances in Co., $1.15; County Clerks and Re tem, $147.92; State Industrial Ac ifornla inspired the search for it mand for cattle was limited and The second team won by 8 to 7 General Road fund as of January corders Association of Oregon, cident Commission, $64.77; Indus all through the west. There was a hide was worth as much as score and the first team made the 31, presented and filed. $15.00- Simmons Carbon Co., $37- trial Motor Parts, $7.59; Ranch & need for communication and the m eat tune of 24-21. Rolph of Kent was Due to change of status of the 63; Elsie Jones, P.M., $7.00; Craig Home Store, $4.43; Sam foreman, transportation between the set County School Superintendents Office Supply, $22.29. the high point man >of the game $13.50; The George Lawrence Co., UNIVERSITY OF OREGON — tlement around the army camp Office, permission was granted TREASURER’S OFFICE: $14.69; Noonan-Pratt Motors, $2- Eugene (Special)—Dr. Kenneth S. with 16 points. Martin of Moro hit at The Dalles and Walla Walla for cancellation of old bond. West Coast Printing & Binding .45; Sherman Co-operative Grain Latourette, oriental historian, has 9 points for his side. and so, as more men travel leu Deeds executed conveying tax Co., $107.00. Growers Ass’n., $2.40; J. K. Mc been named this year’s Condon over the land, Interest in it LOCAL EA STE R N STAR foreclosed property in Wasco to ASSESSOR’S OFFICE: Kean Co., $1^1.05; Smith Auto lecturer by the University of Ore also grew. Arthur J. Smith et ux and convey J. C. Freeman, P .M., $15.00; Parts, $22.47; Tony M. Miller, gon lecture committee. Dr. La GRAND O FFICER VISITS Mrs. Alice jRoblnson, associate Settlement spread out up the ing tax ‘foreclosed property in West Coast Printing & Binding $80.00; Pacific Power & Light Co., tourette will give a series of three Grand Matron of the Grand chap creeks near The Dalles where Kent to Robert Helyer et u x Co., $9.33; Pacific Telephone & lectures on the Eugene campus, VOS MW • • • ■ • * Bid of Harry4 P. Howell for pur Co. ,$25.80. Telegraph Co.< $15.45; Union Oil in Portland, and at Oregon State ter of Oregon Order of the East there was protection from the ____ NSW RKCUCKD P R IC K O Q chase of Ux foreclosed property COURT HOUSE: Co., $444.89;' Standard O il college during March. The Condon ern Star held a school of instruc Indians. William Graham, prob c —n> to you in plain wrapper 6y re- Pacific Power & Light Co;, $28- Co., $39.96; City of Moro, $1.75; in Kent held in suspense. lectures were established in 1944 tion for officers of Bethlehem ably the first settler in Sherman S r n « ¡¿«IL Sind check or m g « TAB- order for & - * » W portage Send LCTS Communication pertaining to .51; The Pacific Telephone & Tele Wasco Motor Co., $27.90; Ander upon the recommendation of tlW chapter No. 78 at the; Masonic, county, had a sort of a station 11 with C. O. D. orier», hall Sunday afternoon. Feb. 20 at the Deschutes river crossing 4-H d u b work in county present graph Co., $36.25; Ivan Kirkelle, son Brothers, $225.00. late Dr. John C. Merriam and ORO1« rWOM THÏ ORKHHAh- $16.50; City of Moro, Water De Visitors were Mrs. D. L. Hay, in 1858 In the federal census of ed and filed, named for the university’s first partment, $1.75; C. Mersinger, 1EMTI CKNKMS • jm ¡ 1860, he Is listed In the Clerk directed to communicate THESE THINGS WE NOTE . . professor of geology, Dr. Thomas worthy matron and Lowell Strat r.|).»»i14M,LK*ntit-s cAI. pah » ( Deschutes precinct of the then with the Sharps relative to sup $128.99. ton, worthy patron of Columbia Continued from Page One Condon. The lecturer makes an plying Government trapper with COUNTY COURT; feet of frost can remain the re attempt to acquaint the layman chapter, The Dalles, Mr. D. L. expansive Wasco county as Wll Lester Wilson, $24.50; Vernon Hay and Mrs. Irene Evans of In cord for a long time without com with scientific research. keys. Sherman County Club Commit I. Miller, $19.00. dependence. A non-host dinner plaint from anyone, not even tee makes oral report to Court re JUSTICE COURT: was held at the Moro hoted be those who alwayte want to break cer, Burke, Dinkle, Alman (5)— fore the meeting. Wasco Post Master, $5.00; West a record. lative to inspection made of • Rom where I s it... ¿y Joe M arsh Cluver. g County road equipment, and Coast Printing & Binding Co., $15.00; Craig Office Supply, $17- Results of the past basketball Mrs. Mollie McLachlan and son. County machine shed. HUSKIES TAKE Bill, drove to Eugene last Fri season are shown herewith: Paulen Kaseberg et al appear .55; Stewart Hardle, $50.00. MADRAS SCALP before Court relative to road im COUNTY JAIL: Dec. 10, The Dalles Papooses, day, returning Monday. They ‘ (Continued from Page One) H ow 2* Your provement to be done with Se Keith Thompson hit the net 18, there Moro 34; Dec. 14, White were accompanied by her daugh Kenneth Zachery, $2.10. ter, Mrs. H arry G. Harrington Jr, condary Federal aid funds to be BUREAU OF BIOIXXHCAL four times from the floor as well Salmon 45, Moro 20; Dec. 20 Mau .istenina Time? allocated to County. as three times from the foul line pin, 25, Moro, 28; Jan. 7, Heppner and three children. SURVEY: $150.00. to take high point honors. 3^, Moro 44; Jan. 8, Maupin, 27, Sheriff Fields and Road Fore GOVERNMENT TRAPPER: Miss Katie Geiser has been em man Brown delegated to super $50.00. This win places the Huskies Moro 24; Jan. 11 Arlington,48, ployed by Mrs. Mae Reid as a line with his lutm tsp time around ____Hewell aad I war» In Bale vise operation of County Ambul DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S EX against F osr II. N o . 1 team of the Huskies 24; Jan. 14, Fossil, 36, clerk and bookkeeper In her vflk lMt Wttlr. Dropped in at Bob's here, the gang reminds him by ance subject to general supervi PENSE: $7.50. Wheeler-Gilliam section, at 3:30 Moro 27; Jan. 18, Madras, 37, store at Wasco. dfaMT where eoaae friends were sit- standing up and stomping.” SEALER, WEIGHTS AND February 24 in the _ 6-B tourna Moro,28; Jan. 27, Colton, 37, Moro sion of Court. From where I sit, that’s a good aroukd talking about whether ment at Arington. Fossil has de 24; Jan. 25, AV bite Salmon, 42, and HISTORY rf^CRM AN COUNTY Resolution adopted granting an MEASURES: $2.56. system, ^ ery o n e has a right to his to tell begs now or wait. feated the Moro team 36 to 27 at Moro 11; Jan. ,28, Wasco, 48 ano PR E SEN TE D increase of twerfty percent in the COUNTY PRINTING: $110'.90 opinions—but others have a right RETIREMENT FUND: $58.68. Moro 63; Jan. \29, Condon 43 and Grass Valiev early In the season Bock plunges right into the dis- salaries of County Sheriff, As- ( Continued from Page One) to theirs, too—whether it’s decid Moro 32; Fe. 4, Heppner, 33 and and 29 to 27 at Fossil earlier this «oMiott. He’s lecturing away when Another theory is that they ing between to sell or not to sell, month. The continued improve Moro 35; Feb. 5, Fossil; 29, Moro suddenly they all stand up and apple pie or cherry pie, or a glass ment shown by the Huskies 27; Feb. 8, Arlington, 30 Moro 43; crossed at the mouth of Buck- start stomping their feet like it hollow where the river Is rapid of mellow beer or cider. Life s more Feb. 11, Condon 40, Moro 22; should result In an excellent per was an Indian war dance. interesting that way, sad hang It if formance though pitted against Feb. y8, Madras 33, Moro 48 and enough to be called a falls and I’m flabbergasted. But Buck then pulled up the steep hill to you don’t sometimes learn some probably the strongest team In Feb. 21, Culver 18, Moro 25. Tygh Ridge. only looked sheepish and explains, the tournament the first night in th in g !^ Diaries so far consulted do ‘‘Guess I was talking again, when Jacqueline Parker, daughter of single elimination. not make the exact place clear. I should-of been listening. When a To date, Coach Gordon Kunke’s Mr. and Mrs John Parker of this city, has been heard over the Mu person's to/Wng time gets out of charges have turned in a record Of the thousands who trekked of eight wRns to 10 losses against tual broadcasting system, atf a across this land of bunchgrass, member of the Macalester college Copyr^Kt, 1949, U ruled S i M Brewers Foundation some pretty stiff competition not one family, not one man is of St. Paul. Minn., which broad Line-up of the Mero-Culver known to have stopped to build cast their program recently a house, or even to dig a dug- came" Culver Moro out in which to spend the winter. Mrs. Grace Smith of Portland Hawks (5) Joe Harvey (2) Clark (3) spent the past week visiting her Ronnie Map (4) Tate (1) mother, Mrs. Ida Davis and her • New Spring Cottons ln the • Keith Nelson “AT THE CAPITOL CITY” Value Bar. Juxt .1.95. K^ith Thompson (11) Huffman (4) sister and brother-in-law, Mr. • Greta, The Dalles • Wiley Knlghten (6) Russell Subs: Lane, Rust, Bucholtz, and Mr.s. G. Douma. Fritts, Roberson (2— Moro; Spen- County Court 1 Cile lile p tv»«« ov ON P N G F BI th« til pc ti< ch ce PC pi 1 U< FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, DM5 Proceedings sessor, Clerk and Treasurer over present schedule. Sheriff authorized to purchase required bedding for County Jah- No further matters being at is sue adjournment ensued. ORMONES umili iBitsitim $5 : Looking for a Menu? Ed’s Place Grain Storage ‘"Beefo” O ’Meara, prop. O PEN SUNDAYS CANDY CIGARS ICE CREAM L u n ch s fr D inners Dr. J E. M itchell Chiropractic Physician Complete Drugless Health Servlet over Penny’s The Dallet Amha/ance Benefit liO TICB IS HEREBY GIVEN, in com pliance with Section 110- 1207 (K’IxA as amended by Chapter 393 Oregon Lawn 1943 and Chapter 345 Oregon Law 1945 as amended by Chapter 591 Oregon I a w i 1947, to the legal voters of Sherm an County, Oregon, that a meeting will be held at the Courthouse iu Moro, Oregon, on the 14th day of March, 1949, at 10:00 o’clock A. M. for the purpose of diNcu.Hsing the Budget of the Rural School Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 1949 and ending June 30, 1950 hereinafter set forth. BUDGET 1949 — 1950 Gentlemans Whiskey Jivm Kentucky OLD HERMITAGE March BRAND Aentucky llfaskey -A B A a d Grass Valley Favillion Arnold Hanson’s Orchestra * * * * * Krep TlIrai Date Open! NOTICE OF RURAL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET HEARING ¡ ESTIM ATED RECEIPTS 1. Estimated available cash on hand at beginning of the year for which this budget is m a d e ---------------------------- 2. Estimated Receipts from delinquent ta x e s ------------------------- 3. Amounts received from other sources ------------- -------------- TOTAL__________ ____ _____ • None ESTIM ATED Sfattimated Expenditure« For 1948— 1949 ITEM 1. Personal Services: A. District Superintendent S a la ry -------- $ 4,200.00 1,800.00 B. Clerical and Legal -------------------------- 4,600.00 C. Music su p e rv iso r.......... ................................. ......... 300.00 2. Supplies, P rin tin g ............................................................. 20000 Postage, telephone and telegraph .............................. 100.00 Elections and publicity ........................ ......... ............ 950.00 Board expenses, travel, * and e t s ............................ 100.00 Office equipment ......... : ......... • ....................... - 400 no 7. Fixed charges — re tire m e n t........................................ 8 Other miscellaneous expenses, Institute, travel, 100.00 conferences:._ 625.00 9. Em ergency---------------------------- 13,375.00 Total Estimated Expenditures 1. Total estimated expenditures s ..............- ...........— $ 13,375.00 2. Deduct total estimated receipts and available cash balances.----------- - -------------------- > 3. Amount necessary to balance the budget ------ 13,375.00 4 Total estimated tax levy for the ensuing fiscal year 13,375.00 S W E A TE R S , and J A N T Z E N . T E A SHIRTS : j „ v. q 1949 S i X i Fw ib ’ W Knlghten. clerk. T h e G ay Shop W asco, O r eg o n ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ i Wallace May, Chairman, Board of Directors ADDroved bv Budget Committee,Signed Paulen Kaseberg, Approvea oy « Chirman, Budget Committee. 86 Proof • 65% Grain Neutral Spirit» National DUtillar* Product* Corp., Naw Yort 1,000, 2,200, 3,275 bu. cap. * * * * * Spring Mounted Combine Tongues Remove front wheel. Makes handling 10 times easier. * * * * * Fehlberg, 150 bu., Tag-a-Long GRAIN BIN. ELIM IN A TES EXTRA TRUCK AND DRIVER AND AV A IL A B L E CASH BALANCES A TAX LEVY L O V E L Y SPRING FR O C K S , S L A C K S , Built by Butler EX PE N D IT U R E S SI M M A R V OF ESTIM ATED E X PE N D IT U R E S. RECEIPTS, AM RECEIVING - - BINS Lester Wilson, Secretary, Budget Contmlttee. 4 * » T A K ES W EIGHT OFF MACHIN R. Calkins Subsoilers — SAVE THIS VALUABLE TOP 8 Olla, WHICH IS WASH ING OFF. GUARANTEED TO I NCREASW YOUR YIELD * * * * * Calkins V-Belt - - - Rodweeders and Centerdrive, Slurey Wheat Treaters * * * * * SPAYRÍTE - - - ‘ NEW , IMPROVED, laARGER E N G IN E CHIPMAN 2-4-D. MOON EQUIPMENT CO. WASCO, OREGON