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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1956)
o © © page s SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1956 Portland was an event of last whole game. He is a son of Mr. Sunday when 103 registered at and Mrs. Eugene Knott of K*nt, Mr. and Mrs. S. Fulton Elder of the picnic. From here were Mrs. Oregon. New Wilmington, Penn. were Daisy Byers, Mr and Mrs. Tru- here Tuesday while Mr. Elder man Strong and Mr. and Mr«. Boh Rufus Pei sonáis looked up his birth certificate. Hoskinson. Tom Fraser was elec- He is a son of the Rev. S. C. Eld- ted president and Mrs. Fraser sec- Mr*. George Pox * er who was Presbyterian minister retary. The Home Economics club here in 1901. Now he is a history Mr. and Mrs. Giles French Rufus grange met August 9 at the teacher in Youngstown, Ohio. drove to Madras last Thursday hall. A 1:30 dessert luncheonof Charles Green, son in law of evening to take part in the dedi- angel cake, ice cream andI punch Mrs. Mary Mersinger, was uc- cation of the new city library i was served hy the hostesses, . m i > claimed wheat king of Marias recently built at a cost of $9,009 Charles Blake and Mrs Dolph county at a four day county fair by subscription, without Ixxwflt Baker Guests of the club were Mrs Otto Peterson and Mrs. Ken held at Shelby, Montana last of taxpayers. week for his exhibit of Yogo Mr. and Mrs. Bob Marvin drove ¡toiiinger. winter wheat. Green gave credit to Orineville Sunday to attend the Mrs Rolland Johnson aid the to his wife, Beth Mersinger Green, annual Crooked River Round-Up. Sherman County Fair dates are for her careful selection of the Mr. and Mrs. I>ee Gunr.ells and September 13, 14. 15 and 16. All wheat sample with which he won daughter, Donna Jean, are on va- the WOmen who can help out at the prize, a greatly coveted goal cation this week at the beach. lhe lunch booth at the Fair con- in northern Montana. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Jones re- tact Mrs. Johnson as she may be BORN: To Mr. and Mrs. Lynn turned Saturoay from a t h r e e _________ __________ Teadtke, a son, Terry Lynn, weeks trip back to Milwaukee, August 11, at the Portland Gen- Wisconsin to attend a gathering eral hospital. Young Teadtke will of those who have had a similar erfection assist his proud father teaching operation for cancer of the throat music to Sherman High sch«x>l as has Mr. Jones. They found in every service students next winter. that Tommy had less trouble Mrs. Mollie McLachlan reports talking than most of them. They at reasonable cost. that the American Legion auxili- stopped to visit relatives at Far- ary has received a gift from the gO> § p and Came through the Justesen family of a set of rails Teton National Park on the way for its hospital bed and a new home. mattress. All are at Red's Trading Mrs. Collis Moore left Thurs- Post in The Dalles for renovation day for Eugene to attend a meet- and if some one interested will be ing frotiT where she will leave for in The Dalles soon with a pick-up San Francisco to attend the Re- it would be appreciated if they publican national convention next would bring it home. They may week. ljoonard & Wilma Smith call Mrs. M< Lachlan for further Gene Knott is in I endleton to directions take Part in the “B ’ f°°tbaI1 8ame funeral directors Rev. Ernest C. Goodenberger of for benefit of the Shrine hospitals. Montana will be the speaker at Gene * a ™d is a Pbene The Dalles 3135 morning worship a. the Common. “V ^ n o u g h " to pUy the itv Presbvterian church of Moro, » ■ —------. - -~y August 19. Rev. and Mrs. Gooden- berger have beep visiting in Ore- - gon with their who is a Pres byterian minister in Portland. Church school will be held Sun day at 9:45 as usual. Invitations are out for the mar riage of Miss Mildred Elaine Mar shall to David Huntley Moore on morning, noon or night Saturday, September 1 in Port land. The young couple will con tinue to attend school at Portland and in between this coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Bull were here from Portland Sunday to LUNCHES, SNACKS, COFFEE visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mac Bull for the day. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Paulson Drinks - Ice Cream - Tobacco and family are at the beach this week to get cooled off before start Magazines & Newspapers ing the winter. Jim Woods was in Sherman county again after being away on THE TA V ER N a trip for three months and hap py to get the good news of har vest. Mac & Bill Alsup The Sherman county picnic held annually by former and pre .v w - v - w . sent residents of this county in Moro Personals short of help this year. October 11 will be the date of the next H E C. meeting and will be at the home of Mrs. Grace Medler. Mrs. Chas. Blake won the drawing. Mrs. Harland McDonald who underwent surgery at Mid-Colum- bia hospital last week came home Sunday and is doing very well. g arl pea^ on of Eugene l8 heiping the McDonalds with _ home. Mioo Marlene \\ enzell is helping Mrs. Weatherford for a lington and Mr. ar d Mr Fox of Rufus. Mr. and Mrs. Dc «laughter, Jane, fit Wash., August 9 w - guests of a ¿aught Dr. Otis G. Perkins home the next «lay ker and Jane stay« Barber Shop Notice The barber shop will be .open SATURDAY \ 1 . NIGHTS thru tile 1st of September except for the week from from the 12th to the 20th of August when we will he on vacation. ,~ l Optometrist Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gr hlklren, Nadine, I. ?tta 403 R . Melvin, left last week for a visit With relatives at Kalispell, Mont Mr. and Mrs. EarleWteatherfor and family and Dave Childs were Sunday dinner guests of the George Foxes. They were bring ing the new Weatherford baby 2nd HL (Across from Stadleman- Bonn Hardware) Phone .'».'hi 2 The hall« *, O re. 1 B e e fo ’s P Good Food . Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Back ate parents of a «laughter born Au- gust 8 at The Dalles. I he Backs are the Chronicle paper carriers for this area. Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Weatln r- ford of Arlington are parents of — ------------------------- an 8 lb. 7 ounce «laughter born August 8. The little girl was nam ed Cherie Annette. The Weather fords have two sons, Grant and Frank. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weatherford of Ar- G ET THAT TR O U T: at the Capitol City „..then ¿et yourself some fine bourbon,. SO LONG. FOLKS. Beefo’s has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Steelman ending for me several years of wining and dining citizens of Sherman county and their guests. Dur ing that time I have met many fine folks that made the job enjoyable. A sk H ermitage Now I want to thank the patrons of Beefo’s from all over the county who have been patrons and have had fun and food and who have contributed to the pleasure. a n d te ll th e w o rld y o u k n o w grreaf ■iaraight l&enfruclsy too'iark©»! Thanks again and good-bye. 4 j i W elcome ♦ Steve and Sybil McMillin welcome « you to the re-opening of their | Tavern, Saturday noon, August 18 « at Wasco in the former pool room ♦ oart of’their business. j 6 years old $2.80 pt. $4.35 4-5 qt. t h e o l d h e r m it a g e c o . , ' d iv is io n o r n a t io n a l 0 , s b l ^ Shernian Fair Sep Up in Montana they pay some of people and it wont all J 1* '“ "m , greaTthriU and they have be- attention to wheat and Charles But.a lot of peop le «>uWget m pe,, . i a Green, son In law of Mrs. Mary on it if they j There’s west’s biggest contribution to The Oregon State Fair la say»«« Merslnger, won the highest wheat and made the ef couId Amedcan ftport. Adherents of ro- that $50,000 in premium» w ill » award a sampie of winter women in the; c n n deo should make their wants available to exhibitor» this year* wheat and was featured in picture buy theh (1^ es think of thé known to the fair board so the -------- M e of cnai.gr st(>ry jn a four day county win at the fair. Anu minx oi me members will know u,hither And that i» a tidy piece of r change whether to to fun they would have. when dollar» fair We could do that loo, if a continue with one at the fair or even In these day» are worth less each year anil few men would Just start a little not. It costs money. But custom ers pay money and will he served competition. As it is they just “thing»” are worth more. bring in a good sample and win .. v , „ r,„i„, with what they want. So let lhe There wi be a rodeo, a rodeo k„ow . the prize anyway. If we wanted to we could make a record at all with Mac Barbour a» the w*" Rut It !»•’< »o big. other land exhibits with our high man who ha» been here before. This year there will he th«* quality wheat. This year there is He know» bow to put one on, know» bow to get the hor»e» out familiar M-ene* right in front of The Sherman County Fair of some fine wheat. of how to pick up a llH. grand»tan<l of wild eyed — the — chute», — fers premiums of nearly $8,(X)O eon.ing out of the chute» without including any 4-H pre That $8000 won’t he won by rider, how to get the bucket*» out ..o i. «1... (,et,.im ined rider on hl» of the arena and go on with lhe mium«. With them the total s single person or family. It »how. He and hl» crew are pro bock with feet potaed to begin much more. An«* that we hold is and that ,sn*t the Idea also quite a bit of jingling money fessionals. It will he won by a lot Abo it is a lot easier to get for anyway most of us, less travel expense for one thing. For 4-H boys and girls it may not he too much easi er to get for the competition in livestock is about as tough here as at Salem. the »houkler raking that I'ount» for |M»int» with the watching Judge». He do«*« hi» ten second dance atop that lunging l»*a»t or end» It all In le»» time hy flying skyward to land In Ignomy In the arena dust. No fair ever pays out all the money it offers in its premium list for no one ever comes win it all I^ast year, with about the same total the Sherman County Fair paid out $2558 in premiums. And that is large for a county fair. If you don’t think so add some of them up so me« lay. he Sherman Couuty Fair » offered In the h o r^ cla»» I h tremendon» In the»c f machinery. A total of » up f«r beef breeder» and or» and there 1» awaiting owner» W23 and $3-M for owner» and another $2<JH ultrv exhibitor*. The total de for livestock 1» «MW- •e is another $1415 available Brahma Bull Riding her exhibitors that can be o o a u u a tack. Bull rl«*ers can hang on only a ball atta«hed tieneath, and a up by those who tat and A MURDEROUS B R A H M A w U h lQose rop e w lth o u l kn o t» o r n a n k »trap. T h e c lo w n ha: i moved hake and can and pickle djgtract the bull, keep It Pen. These premiums come BULL vents his bad disposition hhches must ride for eight sec- in by tossing his rider as he looks Qnds qualify. Around the hrah- from attacking the fallen rider. aller amounts. around for some one else to at buU u lhe bul rope, wuh sh i ^ ? uc A s X f ' r^NKFORT, KENTUCKY. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY, 8b PROOF. Some will come out bareback which isn’t so easy as it used to be when a man could use both arms on the grips and hold him self down despite his kicking and plunging mount. Now he is lim ited to one hand and must keep the other aloft to try to balance himself. Bareback horses are of ten smaller than saddle hroncs— and quicker. Barbour always haw a string of Brahma bull» that be cull» the meanest, the omrlewt in ex istence, which 1» like comparing two superlative». Ho far a» the cuntomer can see all Brahma» are mean and onery. No one of them exhibit» love for human kind, nor re»|>ect for man’» ego. They kl«*k him around like he wa» a little s«-are<l rabbit and do not even enjoy the Job. Yes, there will lie something go ing on at the fair, something ex citing, something interesting. And if a family will but bring some of its fine produce along it can re turn with more money than it started with. HIGH ABOVE THE HARD GROUND the bareback rider clings tenuously to the simple harnt hold between his legs that Is his only way of sticking on the horse. Without halter or rein, the horse 1» completely uncontrolled, can do anything possible to rid himself of the rider. Without a saddle to help him keep his seat or stirrups to take part of the shock of Ahe bucking and help him keep his balance, the rider in this rodeo event Is at a defin ite disadvantage. Bareback Ridi
