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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1924)
SIEHM COUNTY OBSERVEN N*rie New* rf Ae Cartai Week F riday August 8. 1924 Baraka Lodge No. izi * A. F. « A. M. Mara, Or«. Meats the 1st and 3d Thurs day evening* of each month, “'¡siting members cordially invited to meet with us. By order of W. M. Robt. Urquhart, Secretary *" Bethlehem Chapter No. n O. E. S. Regular communicatkm* each 2nd and 4th Thursday evening* monthlv. Worthy Matron. Nana Barree, Secretary. Hero Lodge No. H3 ’T. O O. F. Meet* every Monday eve- .inthe 1.0.0. F. hall. Transient and visiting bro ther* are cordially invited to meet with us. Otto Peetz, N. G x A. M. Young, Secretary. Lupine Rebecca Lodge ¡J No. 116, Moro, Oregon, meet* 1st and 3d Friday* of each month. Visiting member* welcome. Margaret Peetz, N. G. Lanora Schadewitz, Secy CHRIS SCHULTZ POST NO. 71 AMERICAN LEGION Meet* at Odd Fellows Hall on ■HA m R second and fourth Wednesdays cacb month. Commander, I. M. Peterson, Adjutant, Geq. Mitchell. Zell’s Fanerai Hone Now Open at ONCE MORE the time ap proaches when your home stands in need of re-arrang- ing or re-modeling for fail and winter comfort. HAVE anticipated your need for new material with which to properly take care of all that you may have in mind. . OUR STOCK qf building ma- eomplete in every respect and your order, from one board to a com plete dwelling, can be promptly supplied. COME IN and Iqpk over our plan book of *‘built in” features; If we do not have exactly what you de- sire our architectural de- partment will be pleased to submit drawings for your approval. Tum-A-Lumber Co. D. E. Clark, Manager Moro, Oregon Phone Main 91 Coming to the House of Good ‘Battling Saturday Pictures Bates,” an Ashton Dearholt pro- duction in which Edmund Cobb, one of the *‘comen” of the current season, is starred. In these five reels of ad venture Cobb is supplied with much material well suited to his individual tastes, he being a cowboy, born on a ranch and accustomed to riding half tamed horses, and able to get out of trouble by the quick application of his brawn and right arm. In the action of the picture there is little lacking in the way of suspense, and the lovers of thrills will not be disappointed. It can be said that if you like the sort of picture that is crowded to the brim with splendid horsemanship, rapid gun-play and romance, by all means see ‘‘Battling Bates.” ‘‘The Little Red Schoo1house, ” an Arrow feature attraction, which will be shown at > the House of Good Pictures on Saturday August 16th is a Martin J. Heyl production, directed by John G. Adolfi. It is well mounted and beautifully photographed. The story deals with the thrilling adventures which come so unexpected- ly to a beautiful I young school teacher A in a prosaic lirai le country town. modern touch is introduced when she becomes entangled in the plans of a nefarious gang who, fearing her knowledge of their operations, carry her off. Then follows a thrilling chase with speed boats, in which the heroine fights for her life and is finally left alone on the racing boat, unable to control it. * There is a mysterious murder which keeps the little town in constant terror until the culprit is brought to justice, and a hundred other thrills combined wtih a generous sprinkling of heart-interest, smiles and tears, which go to make up one of the best all-around pictures we have seen in many a day. Jay McKewon* nephew of Mrs. R. J. Ginn and J. E? Coleman, drove up the Columbia river highway Wed nesday from hia. home At Heaverton accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Riv ington, her husband, and their two children. Mr. McKewon is a mail clerk on the Southern Pacific route be tween Ashland i nd Portland. Mrs. Rivington and family live near the headwaters of the Egyptian Nile, in Abyssinia, where they are in charge of a Presbyter ia> mission. The visit- ors returned to B.a.'irton nn Friday. City Engineer Henry Ruggles re- Weils are begin- ning to fail rapidly and that, in his opinion, it will be but a short time until this city will be facing a water famine. Ue says the water used to sprinkle the county fair race track is taking al) the surplus right now. Later, when the county fair is tn full awing and school starts, there will not be yater enough in this city for house use. The shallow wells are now just about dry and the deep wells are beginning to pump air. This • last accounts for the excess of air ’ noticed in the water pipes the last few weeks. ports that the city A p<ime factor in the upbuilding of a community is the community newspaper. BRIEF NEWS News Item Fran Kent and Vicinity CHURCH M ìm Minnie Hogue who has been NEWS Notes of Interest to AU . Local Denominations At the Presbyterian church next Uncle Ben Brown, who has been visiting his daughter, Mrs Geo. Rider Sunday morning. August 10th, Mrs. H. B. Pinkerton will read a sermon Mrs. J. F. Foss and daughter Mar in Portland, returned loi his home written by Dwight L. Moody entitled Sunday. '• guerite are visiting'in Portland. ‘‘The New Birth.” M. G. Melzer Fred Brown, our popular janitor at will be in charge of the service. C. J. Thompson and family left on the school house, is nursing a sore Tuesday for their home at Corvallis. The fifth annual Oregon Christian foot, being threatend with blood endeavor summer conference will be Howard Conlee and family left poison. j held at Turner August 25th to Sep Wednesday by auto on an auto trip to John McInnes returned Monday tember 1st. Turner is on the main Seaside. from a visit to his sheep camp near line of the Southern Pacific and on L. H. Martin finished the wheat Mosier. Johnie is looking for a pock the highway, ten miles south of harvest for this season on Wednesday et full of cash from his woolly pets. Salem. of this week. Harvest is drawing to a close, The theme of the lesson-sermon at T. W. Alley was in The Dalles most of the farmers being through, the Christian Science church for on Monday, having glasses fitted to though some will not finish for ten Sunday August 10th, will be‘‘Spirit”. one of the boys. days yet. The general average is Church services are held at eleven J. R. Howell and son Jim were low, and the price is on the decline o’clock on Sunday morning and at business visitors in this city on Tues also. eight Qp’clock op Wednesday evening. day from War co. A very enjoyable time was had at Sunday school -convenes at 10:15. Neil O’Leary was a business visitor the home of Walter Byers Saturday All under twenty years of age are This in town on Wednesday from his farm night at their home near Shaniko, admitted into these classes. the occasion being Walter’s birthday. church maintains a free circulating near Grass Valley. , Walter was one surprised boy. But library where all authorized Christian V. B. Eakin was a visitor in this 1 as he likes those kind of surprises, he Science literature may be read bor city on Tuesday from his farm in the says come again. rowed, or purchased. The public is Rutledge district. welcome to attend the church services ------- ------------------ and to make use of the reading Mrs. Harry Kee was in the city on The ColUmhiarriver highway, the room. Tuesday of this week from her home first of the week, had been oiled as west of Grass Valley. far east as Sherman station. Con The B. P. O. Elks convention in Herman Burmeister, our local trary to general opinion, the oiling tailor, was a visitor in The Dalles of the macadem highway does not Tillamook on August 14, 15 and 16 last Sunday, registering at Bank seem to hold the binder on the promises to be the largest ever held in Oregon by a fraternal society. Hotel. surface. By arrangement with the national Because of the absence of so many Mrs. J.E. Runyan and two children guard officers all equipment such as of its members, there will he no from Bend, are visiting in this city tents, blankets, cots, etc., needed to month of during the week as guests of Mrs. Dorcal social for provide for convenience of delegates August. Hazel Woods. Mrs. Runyan is agent will be available. The entertainment Miss Rena Norton returned the first for the telephone company at Bend program include dances each evening, and is an old-time friend of her deep sea fishing, clam digging ex of the week from a visit with tives in Benton, - Polk and Linn hostess. peditions, street parades, band music, counties. Miss Lucile Powell entertained at a rodeo, carnival and last—but not least—a bathing beauty's contest. L. R. Conlee and family are plan- the home of her grand mother, Mrs. Dr. L. D. (dleman and wife, from ning an auto vacation trip to the sea- E. J. Powell, on Tuesday evening in shoie, probably in the Cannon beach honor of her visiting girl friends from Salem, accompanied by their daughter, Portland, Misses Caulean and Dorothy Miss Helen Idleman, drove up the section. Creatbi1’ Ice cream and cake were Columbia highway last. week-end to L. Grimes and wife, of Bend, are served as refreshmentt«. visit with Mp. A. ^Johnson, and located temporarily at The Dalles C. L. Powell and family left this family, of this city, sister of Mrs. where Mrs. Grimes is taking ipedical They were accompanied week for their home at Portland, Idleman. treatment. accompanied by two chums of their from Hood River by Imogene and J. N. Landry and family spent daughter Lucile who were visiting Lloyd Johnson who ha\e been visiting last Sunday at Wyeth, guests of Mrs. with them. Their son Marion is at the Granville Phillips home at A. Rasmussen and family, sister of staying over for a few weeks longer that place. Dr. Idleman and Lloyd Mrs. Landry. Johnson left early Monday morning visit at the farm near Erskine. on their return, the first named to W. L. Wilson, the orchard man Miss Josephine Johnson, who has Salem and the last named to Hood from Rufus, was in town on Tuesday been visiting with heF^ aunt, Mrs. with a load of fruit from his orchard C. L. Stamey at Silverton, Oregoh, River, where he has been working during;the summer. --»J- near that town. is now on her way to her home at •X M. R. Schadewitz, proprietor of Mrs. Ruby Pettys was a visitor in this place. She is at present visiting this city last Friday, on a business with her grand parents, Granville Moro Garage, answered an emergency call to Kent last Sunday night where trip connected with her farm near P’.illips and wife, at Hood River. two combine harvesters were out of Shearer Bridge. | L. W. Ross and wife were visitors commission. One of the machines J. J. Schaeffer and wife left r n ‘ in tl^a city last Sunuay from their was owned by Carl Schadewitz and Tuesday for Prineville where they home r>t Grandview, Washington. the other by Borstel brothers. The that Grandview was a Borstel machine was running soon intend to visit for some time with L W. mighty f..) ’ place in which to live, after his arrival. The second machine friends and relatives. but that Sherman county was in much was a more difficult problem, but it Rev. Henry G. Hanson was regis- better comparative financial con- also was again running when its fuel tered at the Bank Hotel, The Dalles, dition. tank was drained and Union Oil com on Sunday evening, returning to his Roy F. bean a.d wife, accom- pany distillate was placed in the fuel vacation camp near Oswego. M. Fjwler of tank. The distillate Tfi the tank was panied by Mrs. ■ W. J. Martin finished the harvest Rufus, mother of Airs bean, drove out of a barrel that had been carried this season early Sunday morning, in to Hood River last Saturday where over from last harvest season and time for part of the crew to leave on they were joined by a party of which was found to havx^n excess the autd stage for their home at friends, residing at that place, for an of water, probably gotten into the outing Sunday at the end of the grade barrel during last winter. Bend. of the Mount Hood loop highway. i „ C. V. Belknap has installed in the Meeting of Board of Equalization Hotel Barbar Shop an electric hair Forty years ago when electric dryer for the greater convenience of lights were first put on the market, Notice: There will be a meeting hair the user got about sixteen candle of the County Board of Equalization his patrons when geting shampoo. power of light per hour for one cent. for Sherman County, Oregon, at the Herbert Ellsworth returned on the Today, the customer receives on the court house on the second Monday in Wednesday stage from Columbia City, average, as the result of increased September, at Moro, Oregon, that below Rainier on the lower Columbia efficiency of the tungsten lamp, 170 being the Sth day of September, 1924, highway, where he haabeen working candle power hours with the ordinary to publicly examine the Assessment Rolls, correct all errors in valuation, 40 watt lamp for one cent. in a saw mill. description of lands, or other proper A. M. Wright and wife left by Mrs. A. J. Murray, assisted by ty assessed by me, and it shall be auto early the first of the week for a Mrs. Wm. Ross entertained at the the duty of persons interested to ap visit with friends in and near Murray home last- week-end Ben pear at the time and place appointed. Eugene. They were expecting to Krieg and wife and A. J. Hart, Wife •All petitions must be made in and family, all from Hood River. writing and verified by oath of the return next week. . Less than four acres of cherries, Mr. Hart is manager of the Dan applicant and filed with the Board Wiell apple association of Hood within fifteen days from the time it is belonging to J. R Nunamaker, River. He states that the growers by law required to meet. ‘‘cherery king of Hood River county, ” are expecting a better crop of apples OTTO PEETZ. County Assessor. brought him a check for $12,701 for this year than they' harvested last this season’s crop. season. Roy Benson left last week on an Hubert Smith was in ouivcity auto trip to the Crater Lake district Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, in southern Oregon. Accompanying for the first time in seventeen years. him on the trip were his son Clifford Rates: Under 15 words, 35c He is now living in Riverside, Wash and daughter Millie. 15 to 30 words, 50c ington, where also his brothers Ross Over 30 wd*., LSc per wd. During the 1923 session of the forty and Orville reside. Hubert was in eight state legislatures a total of Portland with three cars of cattle more than fifty thousand different bills and a falling market. To wait a WOMEN jwanted for work on pears affecting business were introduced. short time for the market to recover, and apples, commencing about Au Of these approximately 14,000 became he made a trip to his old time home gust 15th. -Libby, McNeill & Lib laws. in Sherman county. by, The Dalles, Oregon. .. Mrs. Mar|ha Buchanan, sister-in- Uncle Sam has .joined hands with Fruit jars, Leghorn law of the Mrs. W. J. and L. H. the exporter and, through the help FOR SALE hens, wood heater and boy’s flexi- Martin, who has been visiting here of the parcel post department of the Please call not later than from Pendleton, lett on the train postal service, American goods are ble flier. U. C. Smothers. Monday. home at that Wednesday for her now being shipped abroad to the place. value of approximately two million GOOD GENTLE Saddle Pony for Weight sale. Eight years old. Mrs. Karl Eaton and two children, dollars each month, according to the Free of of Grass Valley, passed through this commerce department of the United about- thousand pounds. city the first of the week, enroute to States. A large part of this export blemishes. Phil Starr, the Watkins Portland, for a brief visit with Mr. business is transacted by small busi Man, Moro, Oregon. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton, parents ness firms located in what may be 6% Loans under Reserve System termed the interior of the United of Mrs. Eaton. on city or farm property States, managed by people who have Reserve Deposit Company George Hennagin left this week never seen salt water nor an ocean for the shady wooded nooks that going vessel. 72 Fourth Street, Portland, Oregon. abound around Camp Sherman. He We pay parcel post one wav on all A letter received *Yrom Rev. U. C. finished his harvest work Saturday shoe repairing. Good quality leather ^mothers states that upon the arrival evening and immediately afterwards bega" planning his flight to his sum of himself and family at Portland and work.- Joe Amore, The Dalles last week they were met at the union Oregon mer home. station by a committee from the C. F. Paulson, brother of Mrs. members of the Woodlawn Methodist C. V. Belknap, and wife were visit- church, their new charge at Portland, ing in this city last week-end. They and conveyed in autos to their new were enroute from Spokane to Port- home near the church where a royal land where they were intending to welcome was given them. , Rev. Moro, Oregon visit relatives at that place and at Smothers concluded the letter by Vancouver, Washington. stating that they were feasting on The United States is now using apples, berries and vegetables from almost as much electricity as all the their own garden. He also stated other countnes combined, and, ac that himself and family were invited cording to Franklin T. Griffith, presi guests to the wedding Ceremony to be Cash Price 40c August 8 dent of the national electric light held this Thursday evening st Oregon association, the light and power City at which time Prof. L. E. Webb Estella Henson, Local Agent industry is growing more rapidly than and Miss Meriam White were to be married. any other industry in America. Marvin Millar was a guest of Bank 'Hotel in The Dalles last Sunday. OBSERVER WANT ADS If there is anything in the world you would like to do, it’s to dirVe your car in comfort. Bring your caf into this place, I take personal pride in turning out good work. You cannot afford to take the chance of buying inferior goods when the same money will buy the best. — I SELL — GOODYEAR and UNTED STATES TRES - the best money can buy EXIDE BATTERIES—the longest bfe battrey of its kind . VALVOLINE OILS and GREASES—oldest and most reliable oils on the market UNION GASOLINE-well known by all MANY OTHER HIGH STANDARD ARTICLES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION Moro Garage, M. R. Schadewitz, Telephon« Mein 171 Proprietor Mutual Creamery Co, S ystem Possibilities A checking account means Instant recog nition of your finan cial possibilities. A checking account means no delay, no fear and the knowledge that you always control your finances on your finger tips. Bank of Moro Hotel Moro ‘A Home Away From Home" It is all we claim for it A good place to eat and “A Home Meet your away from Home. friends at Hotel Moro when in town. You Will Enjoy Our Special Sunday Luncheon Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Armstrong, proprietors Flies! The Original Killer Fly Tox also Black Flag and Buhach for sale by MORO PHARMACY PHONE 393 K. SCHADE, PROPRIETOR The House of Good Pictures MORO. OREGON Saturday August 9 at 8:00 p. m. Battling Bates An Ashton Dearholt Production with Edmund Cobb in the title role Admission: 30c and 15c COMING Saturday August 16 The Little Red School House Admission 30c and 15c Pays Cash for Cream The reader of advertisements knows that he has the most reliable Auide to markets that exists in the world today.
