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PAO* 1
SHERMAN COÜMT1 JO U R N A L MORO cKEGON
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1®«»
women probably, but famLles and Ellhue Scott, William andz
t
the
home
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Harry
Field Training Can Ba Fun, Tool
«.*-'*-'4 nevertheless. The exact date was Samantha G irking and their
Leaving Sunday was Miss Elea
RVFVS NEWS
brood of five children, Henry T.
nor Fox for Oregon State college. Stark.
1842.
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Dell Olds took his daughter,
Continued from Page One
The next period continued to Jory, Charley and Emery Barzee,
Eleanor had spent her spring va
aolatlon prises went to Robert cation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Crews to her home *
1860 apd this was the time when Mary Millfer, 33, the head of a
in Stevenson, Wash^ Wednesday, •
Davis and Mrs. Grace Medler. A Mrs. George L. Fox.
emigrants moved across the coun family and Stella 16, Oharles 13,
delicious supper consisting of
The Rufus school are planning after spending a few day» here ,
ty going to other places. They James 10, Joseph 8 and Leila 5.
sandwiches, cake with whipped a school Prom to be held some with her parents.
obtained some information about There were four Prices Including
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Roberts and ;
cream and coffe were served by time in April.
the county, saw its luxuriant Martin, who was Martin Maslker
•
the hostesses Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Making a business trip to Gold- children arrived Thursday from ,
bunchgrass, fed their weakened and. the first , white child born in
Brock and Mrs. Adeline McDon endale Monday ^ a t Mrs. Alta Corvallis to attend the funeral of •
oxen on it, felt the restless wind the county,
ald. The next card party will be Smith and her brother, Clifford her grandmothr, Mrs. Louie
These are about all the names
and moved on, their eyes set on
Davis on Friday. They spent the
recognizable in the list. Barnum
April 9.
another
land.
Trumbo.
Arriving home Wednesday was
Mrs. Catherine Boise returned weekend here with her parents, ,
'■ About 1860 some settlement be was living in The Dalles at the
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cox. Mr. Rob
Miss Donna Smith from EOCE at Sunday to school at Monmouth.
gan.
William Graham probably time. No mention is made of Mac-
T^a Grande Donna came to spend
Mrs. Jim Butler and their three erts and the oldest son returned
settled on the Deschutes In 1858 kin, Finnegan, Ingleman, dr Rol
her spring vacation with her mo children joined Mr. Butler, and to their home Sunday and Mr.
and Tom Scott located on the lins.' Some mentioned were prob
ther, Mrs. Alta Smith. Sunday, are living in Vancouver, Wash., and Mrs. Cox took Mrs. Roberts .
John Day at the crossing a short ably laborers and Borne are cal ed
Mrs Smith took Donna as far as Mrs. Butler and children spent and two children to their home
“borders" in the original spelling;
timé later.
.V
Pendleton where Donna caught the winter here in Rufus at the Tuesday.
of
the days. Many were unem
Until 1880 the county did not
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Baumgart- ,
the bus to La Grande on her way home of her parents, Mr. and
ployed
and no doubt some were
settle very fast. It was a time of
ner and family were visitors In
back to school for the next guar- Mrs. S. A. Wilson.
workers on the railroad which
stockmen
and
small
stockmen
at
Judge C. A Tom is Interested Redmond Sunday.
ter.
-
that. Let’s , try to picture what was then building through Sher
Mrs J. H. Wilt of Portland and
in scrapbooks. He has one of the
the county looked like In 188C man county. In fact, one Carlj?
most interesting ones in this com. Mrs. E. H. Moore of Moro were
.The census for the Eaton Pre Warner, 42, of Vermont was list
callers Monday at the home of
cinct
of Wasco county for 1880 ed as a railroad engineer.
.
On March 24, Mrs. James Mrs. Fred Cox.
taken from June 10 to 19 showed Continued in a Later Issue
Mobley of Eugene was an over Mr. and Mrs. Gus Smith of Tk«M U. S. Army «ecrulH fi««l that
problems W" be fee «1
146 persons of whom two were
ON YOUR P A V IN G S
night guest of her mother, Mrs The Dalles were business visitors interesting work. They bare the techniques of
X
Chinamen. The original is in the -
. -.
here
Tuesday.
fence
el
coordiimtfen
end
cooperation
with
c^oor
r . T. Dingle. From here she went
National
archives
in
Washington
I
IM P W S
The
City
of
Grass
Valley
Is
hav-
w ith
,
many opportunities tor educetien, advancement, end — SMSSTTr-t SBrstT
to The Dalles to visit her daugh
but a film Is in"the "state library U U V Q 1 I I V t I u
ing
the
drainage
ditch
through
FKDIRALLY IMSURiD
ter Mrs. Harold Engtoerg before
at Salem. No description of the
the city dug out by a dltc^ |
Mr. and Mrs. F? Claude Step
returning to her home in
by John Fulton and William ureefnet is given and it may have hens were in Klamath Falls for
machine,
which
will
help
take
Going to Troutdale to watch the
Walker. It was moved by way included more t h a n Sherman a few days visiting their child
smelt run Sunday were Mr. and take care of the flood waters.
of Sherar’s bridge, in existence county, probably went farther ren. The returned to Wasco In
Miss
Dolores
Rice-
returned
to
Mrs. Andy Engberg, Mr. and Mrs,
since 1872, and about 200 sacks pouth at least.
her
home
in
Holley*
Monday
after
T o t a l l y » « •*» •* »•
time for Sunday services.
Harold Engberg and Mr, and
of wheat threshed for Price
spending over three
months
• Currant dlvWond 1 % .
Of these 14C there were 11
Mrs. R. T Dingle.
William Edwards underwent
and three or four hundred for Eatons from Jesse, 53, to Jai es
• W ithdraw al* p remedy
working for Mrs. Eakln. .
:. ,
an
operation at a hospital in The
without
•« •*oA»0»on«.
Mr
and
Mrs.
John
Rolfe
had
as
the Fultona.
just born. There were 13 Gordons,
(Continued tr'm last week
(Continued from Page One)
• From $5 K $ * 3 .0 0 0 opon» • «
- T h e year 1880 brought an eno although all might not have b'en Dalles last week. He is getting a-
their guests over the week end
long nicely and will be home be
Saturday evening Alex Macnab her brother-in law and sister Dr.
Feed for the stage horses af to an era for Sherman county. of the same family. There w-s fore
too long. His sisters, Mrs.
The
first
period
for
its
,
history
of The Dalles, but a resident of, - and Mrs. John LarsMl from Port Price’s station was hauled from
John, Brittanica, Frank and Da
Jake
Douma of Wheeler and Mrs.
was
that
of
discovery
and
early
Rufus until a few years ago pass land.
vid
Fulton.
John
Van
Patten,
a
.
the Gould ranch southeast of
Rose
Dickenson of Springfield,
day
events
and
continues
up
to
Mrs.
Herman
Peters
went
to
minister
and
five
other
Van
Pat
ed
quietly*
away
Moro, that being the nearest
O r w rit* for com pUt. Snlamotio«
were
here
over the weekend.
1840
when
the
first
famines
Rev .and Mrs. W. E. Rice are The Dalles Monday where she en place to get hay
tens; Joseph McCoy, Ann, Owen
Later Price
the proud parents of a new tered the hospital for medical at did plant a few acres to hay came across the coanty. Indl u
daughter bom Friday morning at
but had little luck with it. Land
a hospital in The Dalles The 10 John Rolfe. Everett Dunlap and that now produces remarkable
Rices’ have two other children, Mrs. T. M. Rolfe were in Golden- crops of wheat and other grains
dale
Friday
transacting
Jessie and Vlncena.
lie
Friday
a n s a went
c t business
, . « to a The
p p a W»
r e n t l y J took up Its agrlcul
Mrs.
Grover t r Young
Miss Eleanor Fox, who Is a
tural duties with reluctance for
luulor in Education at Oregon Dalles Friday where she erJter^ early day crops were poor in li
State arrived home Saturdav for the Mld-Colnmbla h£ P ltai
cations of eventual value.
a ten day spring vacation. She medical attention. Mr. Young
133 f .W . 5 th AV*- •
?O rrVAND. O M .
Stockmen.were getting thicker
was accompanied home by
went to The Dalles Tuesday to and some men were coming m
lace E. High, an U of O medical bring Mrs. Young home.
with intentions of turning the
• • •
•
• : student In Portland, who was an
big bunchgrass under and estab
• Get Your New Spring (o a t
an overnight guest of Mr. and new meat wraps » h « wn
lishingF themselves as farmers.
• and Snlta at onr Pre-Raster
Mrs. George Fox. WaHace le^ at OSC LOCKER SCHOOL
As 1880 approached the day of
• . Sale.
Sunday evening for Sf aslde132
Two
Improved
methods
unrestricted%tock
raising became
OtD
• .
Greta, The Dalle«
spend the remainder of his spring
(A M D F O R YEARS A F TE R )
s
a
w
s
s
vacation with his parents.
The country was assuming
Miss Donna Smith, daughter.
locket operator. • ' ,he
some
ot me aspects of clvilza
Mrs
Alta
Smith
is
expected
to
' TBCTOR O. PETEIWON
noloov department at Oregon
Eaton had his postoffiev
arrive home Wednesday evening State college recently One con* tion.
MANO
established
in 1878 and there
REAL EST A T E
from EOCE In I-a Grande for a slsts of a bag made to cling te a
spring vacation
chicken or other meat by crea2 n* w as also an Eaton precinct with
BANK HOTEL,
fH K DALLES short
Kentucky Whisky
Elton Medler, son of M r. Grace a partial vacuum, thus «^hiding officers elected. Henry Barnum
was
Justice
of
peace
and
John
Medler was to arrive home
air from around the meat. TM
-A Blend
Fulton was constable. Dr, Rol
«ret of the week from OSC where other Is a wax dip method.
MOTOROLA and PH1LCO
h
?»L,lat
ai75aXop^ratert
attended
lins
had
settled
in
Grass
Valley
he haa been attending “ h « ’1 ’?
auto radio« far Immediate
ton intends to help with the ♦KA^ h L l whiciTproved so popu- where the town is located and
drlivrrv. for aM makes and
the school^ hwas ^ ade that It be had built him a stopping place,
spring plowing so w‘" nOt "
mod'*l« of cara, come In and
lar a
^ e l Berry, He also kept aome drugs and
neo about having one Instal
for the spring quarter
P r t e e X was elected president practiced medicine, going great
led. Prices IVom >46.0« up to
S1UX.00.
, the Oregon Frozen Food Lock distances by horseback to mln-
er asa^laHon In a business meet- ister to the pi and -broken ol
HARRYY» RADIO RKKVICB
N é WS
the pioneer territory.
$3>oo
Phone 2928
Ing during the school.
The
site
of
Grass
Valley
has
‘
$2-3«
511 W. »II» St. The Dalle», Or.egon Continued from Last Wee -
a peculiar reputation for early
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Aliev left
Phone 2928-
day travelers reported that the
Frldav for Portland on business
™ d te visit relatives returning
rye grass that grew there was
IN S U R A N C E
as high as a man's head, even
h°D^naldndOodfelter came home
when the man was on horse
Grain. Fond, Fuel
back. Those who can remember
± ^ t e v X . d « k s n for medical
__
the huge grass will be the last
Faru. implements
‘Members and visiters of Annie to deny the possibility of that
BARBED W IR E — GOOD POSTS alledntlr a t M^ C Cc ^ e C^ m e t*wit^
t e r No. 12L Order o’ 8tory.
PHONE 163 Feedstore
student at Obc came
orln- ^ W
her father to spend the spring the Kastern Star of Wasco gather
Men were loginning to thresh
GAS AND OIL
some
of the grain grown, Rollins
Pd
at
the
Masonic
hall
on
the
T lrt»-A rm »»4 lea
^ e n te g of March 22 for their raised and threshed some wheat
in 1879 although Jesse Eaten
R H McKEAN and SON
X "
™ s
Hazen Davls. had threshed rjito In 1874. Nei
worthy matron from Auro«a ther had a machine and had done
Grande. Callie who had previous the work by hand, or had
P resid e d In Sherman county was tramped out the grain with
ly re , „i.itors present. Mrs. horses and winnowed It by the
i^vbTwas escorted and welcomed wlnd Sam Price had also done
m th e T a s t, receiving a corsage , uttle threshing.
The first threshing machine J6 Proof • 65% Grain Nputral Spirits
From Mrs. leo n Smith, worthy
was brought across the Deschu National Distillers Products Corp., New York
m During the session te.ttetten tes from Wasco county In 1881
ceremonies were he'd^Mrs^Tracy
he.d^ M r s jr a c y ------------------------ -------------
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Fields received the de^ ae Bible NOTICE OF SCHOOL «LEC TIO N In the Rural School District of
HEN baby’s on his (or her) way—don’t let the
was presented with a whl e
Sherman County, Oregon, Upon Questiop of Increasing Tax I^evy
flurry of tiny garments distract you from some
from the c^iaEtephftr*er members Over Amount Lim ited by Section 11, Article XI, State Constitution,
in honor of Cbwter
....................... ,
m ighty im portant considerations.
and"PaM Matrons and
Notice is hereby given that an election will be held Monday,
For instance: W hat’s the best way to save now
April 18, 1949, by the Rural School District of Sherman County,
State of Oregon, in all component school districts of said Rural
so you’ll ba able to meet th e increased expenses
tfOIn th il l i s t i n g w lth^he mu- School District.
(like school bills) that will be yours within a few.
The election will begin at 2 P. M. and will be held In the
oh-eo-sbort years?
schoolhouse in each of said component district. The purpose of the
election is to submit to the legal voters of the rural school district
Fortunately, 100% safe U.S. Savings Bonds offer
J
t X
Mr.
the question of increasing the tax levy for the fiscal year beginning
you a foolproof way to save through two all-auto
July 1, 1949,' over the amount limited by Section 11, Article XI of
TT w r e y 'o T ’X u t e r n ’ w“ s
matic Plans:
,
the Constitution. '
The district base is small. Our income from the Basic Cchool
1: PeytoN Savin«« Plan—the only installm ent
P*as and X aUer in memory of
laid upon ww
ma.
«<* »»er
ma- Support fund Is $20.000.00 less th an the previous year. To have
buying plan.
charter members and p P » -
standard schools it is necessary to buy equipment and supplies and
trons and patrons who na n
maRe deflnlte lmprovements In school houses and on the grounds.
2t Pond A Ma nth Pion, fob those not eligible ibr
e n j o y 1%
Sherman. Coupty
History
What fo Jo -h’lla
the baby com
s \\l\< s
Gentlemans Whisky
Jram Kentucky .
HERMITAGE
Grass VolUv
Wasco O.E.S.
Gives Honors
We
Invite You
To
O p e n - A n
'
W
A ccount
bef®re*
.
aitrvrving charter
Names
•
present were
members vr
Root Mr. and
iire A,bert” K»«berg. Mre. Marie
W inter time, is reading time and
w e can take care of that with,
newspapers and a good supply
of magazines’
THE TAVERN
Ken Zechery
"y --
ii :
EU‘rnett A u re r 'GMA%aHrgent.
£ “ ¿25 “ » ~
members were presented with
candle memmentos ana were
seated within the garden.
Past .. matrons present were:
Mrs. Lydia Darby, Mrs. Hlldred
•Zoll. Mrs. Charles Everett, Mrs.
W J . Nisbet, Mrs Ehtrelle Hail-
ev Urs. Hvvh Hueh White Mrs.
Mai McDermid, Mrs. G. H. Root.
Mrs G. A. Sargent, Mr*. H. a .
van Glider and Mrs. Paulen Ease
ber*. Past Patrons, were Hlldred
Gordon Harper, Roy
shre. O. H. Root. E. E. Shull and
IneRoy Belshee.
'Members of the hostess com
mittee were Mrs. I^eon Smith and
Mrs. LeRoy Belshee. Mrs Carl
Tuggle assisted with the decora
tions.
Payroll Savings.
t
Either Plan helps you build a cushion of money
that grows. For you get $40 back for every $90 you
put in Savings Bonds, after only ten years!
_ baby (supposing it’s twins!) comes, gee
on your Savings Bonds program. Today t
The amount of tax, in excess of the six per cent limitation
proposed to be levied by the rural school district of Sherman
County, Oregon, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1949, is
$,n.503.00.
Dated this 24th day of March. 1949.
ATTEST
Publish, March 25, a#d April 1.
W. L. May,
Wily W. Knighten,
Secretary, Rural School Board Chairman, Rural School Board.
.
I AM
R E C E IV IN G - -
L O V E L Y S P R IN G FR O C K S , S L A C K S ,
SW E ATE R S, and J A N T Z E N
T E A SHIRTS
AUTOMATIC SAVING IS
SURE SAVING —
U.S. SAVINGS BONDS
Sherman County Journal
T h e G a y S ko p
W asco , O re g o n
nab«
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V. S. T rtatvrr
ot Troooury D^porttnont and AdrortMnd Covmdf.