Sherman County journal., January 05, 1951, Page 4, Image 4

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. What’s going on in the world?
Not having a radio in an ear,
nor a telegraph key in an elbow
we doTnot |cnow. But we can tell
what happened in Sherman coun­
ty during the year, that if? a part
of what happened.
But first let’s consider this pic­
ture of a horse, not because it is
left them sagging and it also
ruined several yards of practic­
ally new paving and gave the
city fathers something to be fath­
erly about for a whole year; and
the taxpayers something to wor­
ry about for at least four years or
until the bonds are paid.'
The people graciously voted
$15,000 in bonds, the law stepped
in and cut that to $8,000. The u ty
tried to do it for that. It didn’t.
When the Job is completed Jt is .
hoped by the before mentioned
city fathers that it will be better
than ever before and, will last
until a new set of fathers come J
along and also a new set of tax
payers. - Those things happen.
Tea.
But no one says “those
things happen’’ about any cheer­
ful happenings.
a Sherman county horse, which
she isn’t, but a Hood River horse.
John Hounsell’s horse in fact
It is here because it is decora­
tive. « Boy, if I had a head like
that I’d— be a ‘horse too.
As has been very apparent to
all Moroites during the year since
late in February there was a
flood when the final snow ran
off. It washed out the drain tube
under, a couple of buildings and
But 4-H club work wasn’t for
Salty Fields -atone.’ She entered
the open cake baking class also
and took first place Just like that,
and in competition with women
who had been baking cakes long­
er than Sally had lived.
Pert girl is Sally and they
had to drag her down off a horse
and bring her a dress before she
posed with the cake.
Which is
somehow normal for an active
girl of eleven.
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For years Sherman county club
work has meant fat calves. This
year a part of it moved inside
and this group of girls baked
cakes, angel and sponge cakes,
were awarded in accordance with
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the excellence of their product.
The cake baking probably bal­
ances up the social affairs of the
county better.
Before the girls
had calves, too.
Now that they
have cakes there will need to be
no competition between them.
Mtynn. Rowers has gone to buck­
ing wh^at. This sort of treatment
at the hands of a bronc probably
had nothing to do with the wheat
bucking but it is evidence that
wheat bucking is less strenuous
than horse bucking..
And the governor came to town
and the photographer took the
picture of the people who came
to see and hear him. Maybe he
already had a picture of the gov­
ernor. Anyhow he came search­
ing for votes and he got them,
here and elsewhere, so he is
still governor. He made a friend
ly little chat about state affairs,
told how the state cared for the
maimed, the halt, the morally
blind and said not a word about
hig campaign or hijnself or even
his smiling wife.
As a gesture toward the past
the county historical society con­
structed and dedicated a mark­
er for those who come in the fu
-ture. The county historical socle
ty had quite a time about the
marker, where, why, when, how
and what with, but it was finally
put up.
Made of a single solid
stone, blow n from a cliff on the
Art Barnum ranch and set in
concrete the marker with bronze
plaque attached should stand on
its knoll overlooking the placid
John Day Until all who dedicated
It have a stone of their own.
Jay Price, oldest person born
in Sherman bounty, president of
the historical society* was chair­
man of the program. He was born
at the old stage station in 1866. •
He got out of bed to come to the
dedication and has been back in
it most of the time since, having
had trouble with his heart He
Is at home in . North Bonneville,
Washington.
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Fifty, years ago in Dec
William H* Ragsdale and
Belshee were married j
father’s home east of towr
they’ve lived around these
for most of that 50 years,
of friends came to their j
wedding and stood around
"Remember when. . . . ed”
It was dark.
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