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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1925)
mini MBIT! OBSHWEB FRIDAY----------- January 16. 1925 —---- -------- . .L, „....■4, p Eureka Lodge No. iai Meet« the 1st and 3d Thurs day evening« of each month, ¡siting members cordially invited to meet with ua. By order of W. M. I. Ui Secretary ■•tor Trio Service InMr Sign RiilrwMl Fba Fir This Ceoty R. B. White, county highway con tractor living at Gram Valley, was in Moro vicinity on Tuesday for the purpose of looking over the route of the proposed Lone Rock market road. Be stated that a rumor was in circu lation at Gram Valley to the effect that probably about next Juno the G> W R. & N. Co. would discontinue tho present passenger train service on the Shaniko branch and put on instead motor propelled one car trains, oper ating on approximately hourly sched ule between Grass Valley and Tho Dal lea. White alao said the same thing waa contemplated being done between The Dalles and Portland and pn other branch lines of the company in ekstern Oregon. He also said that rumor credited the company with possibility of making the fare on the motor trains a dollar either way. BRIEF NEWS Paragraphs an State, Canty apd News Iteas From Kent and Vicinity CHURCH E. ^Norton Monday. motored to Rufus . «A very little of the Beautiful fell L. L. Peetx and wife hft -late in Tuesday evening. the week for a visit to Portland. Uncle Ben Brown is enjoying a M. W. Armstrong was a Portland viait with hie son A nd er »on Brown. visitor during the present week. Dr. C. L Potey waa called last NEWS Notes of Interest to AH Local The morning service at the Metho dist church next Sunday will be in charge of Mrs. R. A. Feenstra. • 8ui> day school at ten a. m., Mrs. Bryant superintendent. A. M. Wright returned last Sunday week to see Mrs. A. T. Holt who is The union service Sunday evening on the sicx Hat. from a business visit to Portland. will be held in the Presbyterian Mrs. L. W. Amick is visiting w<th church at 7 :30 under the auspices of Mrs. Georgia Cochran left on Mon An appropriate her sister Mrs. G.^W. Barnet at The the W. C. T. LL day's train for a visit at Portland. program will be rendered. Dalles this week. Regular communication« Since her return, on December 21st, .“Life” is the subject of the tos- Roy J, Harbin is enjoying a visit from a viait with her son, Myles evening« monthly. son-sermon at the Christian Science with bis father who recently arrived Mr«. B. A. Cuahman, E. R. Barzee has boon visiting in church for Sunday. Sunday school from Tennessee. Worthy Matron. Portland the larger part of the convenes at 10:15. Church services Nana B«rse«j Secretary. a c. Heyter and wife and Wm. present week. at eleven o’clock on Sunday morning Hero Lodge No. 113 Nelson and wife motored to The Miss Frances Andersen is here and at eight o’clock on Wednesday I. O. O. F. Dalles and back Monday. evening. The public is cordially in from Portland visiting with her sistar Meets everv Monday •ve- Walter Nickodemus arrived from vited to attend the church services ing *° ihe I. O. O. F. hall. Miss Bessie Andersen. Transient and visiting bro Portland Monday and will help I. E. and to make use of the reading room, The junior troop of scouts com- thers are cordially invited to Wilaon with the spring work. which is open daily in the rear of meet with us. mended by Rev. R. A. Feenstra took the church building. H. C. Ruole«, N. G Mr. Cormack who has been visit examinations last Monday scout «< - A. M. Young, Secretary. ing his uncle, D. S. Walters, left Next week is known aa foreign night. Movie News of the Current Week for his home in Iowa on Mondays missions week throughout the Presby Luptee Rebecca Lodge J. B. Morrison, farming in Gil- 7 No. 116, Mere, Oregon, terian church. Locally the meaning -------- ~ * 4 liam county, was a week-end visitor stage. V meet« 1st and 3d Friday« of world vision through the church A blending of charming comedy, C. F.J Guyton and wife returned on the 11th at the home of his son, of each month. VhiUag thrilling reality and faaejnatiqg ro member« welcome, home lAst week from a five months will be expressed in a number of C. R. Morrison. mance is promised in Goldwyn ’ s first Margaret Peets, N. G. trip in the eastern states, they report ways, Special stories will be told Bessie Hanley, from the Lodene King Vidor production, “Three Wise in the Sunday school, and an appro- a fine trip. . \ Fools,” from Austin Strong’s popular Beauty Shoppe at Waacc, will be at priate sermon given at th«» eleven CHRIS SCHULTZ POST NO. 71 Warren Norton and wife who have o’clock morning service. The proba- otaqe play produced by John Golden Ellsworth Hotel, Moro, each Friday. _AMERICAN LKM ON been visiting with his brother J. E. ble theme will be “Some Marks of a Marcelling a specialty. and Winehell Smith, when it cornea Meet* at Odd Fellow« Hall on Norton and family for some time lett World Christian.” H&SM second »nd fourth Wedneedwye to Moro Saturday, January 17th. Reports from the hospital at Port Vidor is known as one of the moot land «tate that Roy Powell is rapidly for their home Monday. Wednesday evening January 21st, “Three Wise Fools” gifted of the younger directors. His recovering from a major operation to Max Pluemke and J. Wassemiller another of the popular potluck sup Commaader, 1. M Peterson, stories and characters have the aspect Saturday, January 17th. were over to Hermiston last week which he submitted last Saturday. Adjutant, Geo. Mitchell. pers will take place at the Presby of reality without aaerificing romance and they say the hunters didn’t catch terian church at 6:30. The interest “ Three Wise Fools ” is a. truly magnificent motion picture and charm. In thia photoplay he ia Martin, at Lexington, Mrs. L. H. all the rabbits up there. It has the touch of humanity that surges through ing feature of this is that the men achievement, said to have surpassed his own pre Martin has been confined to her home audience and captures it forever. It has thrills will set the tables, serve, and .wash the heart of an by an attack of lumbago. January A goodly number of the men had a vious good work. The women will in abundance, The cast, the production, the story are big in 8th was her first visit to town since meet at the church where they kal- up the dishes. simply be ladies of leisure as far »s every respect. Marrying a beautiful girl and then, her return. somined the walls and varnished the the supper in the church is concerned. “The White Moth” e 8U¿^r after the ceremony, telling her he The room next to the Main street wood work, making the interior venr 4» -Everybody is cordially invited to doesn’t love her, that he has been barber shop is being repainted and cosy. Sunday, January 18th. bring their baskets and stay thru the playing a part merely to upeet the papered by the Bank of Moro. When The big, salient points about “The White Moth” are the facts The hunt supper pulled off Satur evening. After the supper a varied matrimonial plans of his brother, is finished Mrs. Estella Beneeno will day evening was enjoyed by a large that this is a story of the French theatre. ft pictures the life piogram of songs, speeches and read the rather mean piece of business use it as an office. of a gay dancer of Paris - an irresistible figure, 'ihe Bal des number. After supper they repaired ings will be rendered, which will be that Conway Tearle has to go through Artistes is one of its tremendous scenes. This is the first time Jacob Wassenni Iler jhnd Max Pluem- to the hall for a dance which was of special interest and importmice. in “The White Moth,” the First it has been reproduced on the screen. There is a chorus of two very largely attended. i ke, residents of Kent district, passed National picture coming to Moro hundred beautiful girls.The story is original and entertaining. theatre Sunday, January 18th. It pro through our city last Monday on their The residence of W. A. Umbanhower vides one of the jpmet unusual and way to Boardman where they were “The Meanest Man in the World” on Grand Island, about ten miles south One hundred and nineteen mills re dramatie situations seen on the screen intending to hunt rabbits. porting to the ’ West Coast Lumber of Dayton, upset and caused damage Saturday, January 24th. — in many months. Barbara La Marr Broken pipes in four places, a men’s association for the week ending estimated at between |250 and |300. He was so darn mean, everybody ran from him, but he liked has the title role as “The White reminder of the freexing weather of January 3, manufactured 56,968,412 The house was built on piles about six it. "“Pretty damsels sighed and passed him by, and he liked Moth” a Parisian dancer. last month, flooded the basement of feet in the air to put it above high feet of lumber; sold 60,150,664 feet; that. Many' people just think of the Presbyterian church with three . The accident was and shipped 77,449,192 feet. New busi water danger. Jackie Coogan’s new Metro picture inches of water Tuesday. Hilding material aa "lumber” Repairs thought to have been caused by a set “A Boy of Flanders” ness was 6 per cent above production. “A Boy of Flanders,” based on were made by Rev. H. G. Hanson and when in reality they should Shipments vyere 29 per cent above new tlement of the underpinning on one Sunday, Jannary 25th Ouida’s famous story, will be shown A. C/ Thompson. consider the material that go side following the recent heavy frease business. Beautiful in its conception, brilliant in its execution, faith at Moro theatre Sunday, January 25th. into their buildings as “Tum- Agent Rose is reported to be now ful in character portrayal, and replete with unadulterated dra William P. Downing, a prominent It deals with Nello, a Flemish lad a-Lumber. ” improving and chance« are good that figure in the development of Bend for matic punches—Jackie Coogan’« latest Metro contribution who is outcast by his townspeople he will soon be cured of an attack of the past 23 years, and the owner of Boy of Flanders,” will live in-your memory, a ' *Tum-a-Lumber“ stands for a when bis aged grandfather dies, leav flu he is combatting. The first of a hotel there, was shot through the ing him in grinding poverty.. Every the week his condition wo« reported head in the room of Mrs. Ethel Nor lees price; sod a better than Rate«: Under 15 word«, 35c day after covering his milk route, quite serious and that he was to b' ton, an ex-employe. Death was the 15 to 30 word«, 50c usual service at all times. Nello painta a picture of Petrasche, taken to a hospital in an ambulance. Over 30 wdi., l%c per wd. ref..lt of a bullet fired by Downing« his Great . Dane, and little Alois, Mrs. W. J. Martin entertained at own han'T according to the story told daughter ot the stern milter. He en LOST—a violin, Jan. 30., between * *Tum-a- Lumber” yard you ters it in a contest and when the dinner last Sundsy January 11th at by Mrs Ncrton. Jas. Kinney’s and Moro, or north Will find that thoee conditions prize is awarded to another, he wan their farm home east of this city in At a meeting of thA raw products on the highway. Albert Davis, hold true. The reason is plain. ders off in a terrible snow storm. honor of Mrs. L. H. Martin’s birth committee of the Roseburg chamber of care of Jas. Kenney, star route. day anniversary. Those present were How he is reieststed in the commun commerce, steps were taken to deter abort it. r ity and wino the prize, will oa4isfy W. J. Martin and family, L. H. mine the amount of damage done to MADE TO MEASURE-Madison Bet Martin and family, and George Hen the broccoli crop by the recent extreme all who like the Coogan pictures. ter Made Shirts; Taj lor Caps; Co nagin and family. mer all-weather coats and top cold weather. The crop was badly No matter wbat your merchandise needs may coats. Orders taken by Marvin A radio message, reported to have hart, according to all indications, and J. P. McMillan, formerly a resi the chamber of commerce is taking up Miller, Moro. Your patronage, be, we are qualified to fill them for you dent of Wasco and a member of a been received at Moro last Sunday D. E. Clark. Manafor solicited. 2tj16 pioneer family of Sherman county, night, forcasted that eastern Oregon with agricultural experts the matter of Oregon Moro, died last week in California, accord would have between eighteen inches starting crops that will take the place 6% Ix»ans under Reserve System ing to word received in this city late and two feet of snow within three of broccoli. on city or farm property Phone Main 91 Neither the secretary of state nor Tueaday morning, a slight Monday. Funeral services were days. Reserve Deposit Company held at Waaco Monday afternoon, filmy covering of the bestitiful was any other official has any right to 72 Fourth Street, Portland, Oregon. directed by the Crandall Undertak- sprinkled onto the streets of the city. set aside or extend ths time for en We pay parcel post one wav on ali McMillan had ing company. Wasco bakery goods, kept by Moro foroement of the laws in this state. made his home in Portland for a stores, are rapidly winning public This was announced by Bam A. Kozer shoe repairing. Good quality leather number of years. favor on their merits. This has be secretary of state, following receipt of and work. Joe Amore, The Dalle«, J. C. Freeman was so thoroughly come so evident a fact that M. G. reports that tn some parts of Oregon Oregon optimistic that the warning of two Tuel, proprietor of the bakery, has motor vehicle owners apparently were Abstracts promptly made by the feet of anow would materialize on been forced to take out the bakery of the opinion that they were exempt Sherman County Abstract Co., Moro, Tueaday night, that he made a wager equipment installed about a month from placing 1925 license plates on Oregon. that -at least four inehea would be ago, when the bakery began operat their cars Until February 1. The Motor Markot covering the ground next morning. ing, and is now remodeling the Sorry to relate, Freeman’s trust in bakery and installing ovens of double The Dilles, Ore Resérve District No. 12 nature was not fully rewarded and he the present capacity. Charter No. 240 lost the wager, there being not more Report of Condition of the Farmer» State Bank About forty five members and Phone 6 >8 603 E 2nd st than an inch of the beautiful snow in friends attended the Dorcas social at at Moro, in the State of Oregon at the close of business December 31, 1924. sight Wednesday morning. the home of Mrs. L. L. Peetz on RESOURCES Wednesday afternoon. Special num Loans and discounts,, including rediscounts shown in items 29 bers on the entertainment program Reserve District No. 12 140,266.07 Charter No. 216 were the instrumental solo by Mrs. and 30, if any....................................................................................... Everything for the Home is here 245.13 Overdrafts secured and unsecured........ ....................................... • • Benj. Hockman, vocal solo by Mrs. 2 at prices that invite a visit to this store U. S. government securities owned, including those shown in M. W. Armstrong, accompanied on 3 at Moro, in the State of Oregon at the close of business December 31, 1924. 5,000.00 the piano by Mrs. Roy Kunsman, items 30 and 35, if any..................................................................... 1,600.00 RESOURCES Stocks, securities, claims, liens, judgments, etc....................... and a violin solo by Miss Dorothy 5 1,680.00 Banking house, I (none) ; furniture and fixtures, 1,680.00. . Loans and discounts, including rediscounts shown in items 29 Perkins, accompanied on the piano 6 1 168.00 218,099.80 by Miss Baker. Mrs. Clarence Ander 7 Real estate owned other than banking house.............................. and 30, if any........................................................................................ 6,340.67 344.85 Overdrafts secured and unsecured ..................................................... (a) Lawful reserve with federal reserve bank ......................... son of Wasco, won first prize in the 2 8 2,200.00 guessing game, Mrs. Bourhill and 8 Moro, Oregon (be) Cash on hand in vault and due from other banks, bank Seeking house, I......... ; furniture and fixtures, 2,200.00. .. 6 ♦ 8,493.19 (ab) Cash pn hand in vault and due from banks, bankers and Mrs. Armstrong tieing for consola ers and trust companies......................................................... .. 9 • * trust companies, designated and approved reserve agents of tion prise. 10 Exchanges for clearing house and items on other banks in the 79.64 38,.973.40 same city or town as reporting bank........................... this bank-............. /................................. • It Is believed that the board of en 10 Exchanges for clearing house and items on other banks in the Total cash an4 due from banks, items 8, 9, 10 and 507.28 gineers will soon make a. favorable re game city or town as reporting bank....................................... 11/.................. ................................ ,................................... 14,913.50 port on the project to Improve Tilla 86.22 •**" ' Total eash and due from banks, items 8, 9, 10, Other assets, if any. . ............................................. • mook bay. The report has been ap 15 39,484.68 and 11 ,. 163,948.92 proved by the board of engineers and Total.................................................... 260,124.88 is now In the hands of the chief of Total.. . i LIABILITIES engineers for his judgment. ? LIABILITIES Capitol stock paid In ............................................ '•......................... 45,000.00 Homer C. Parrett of Newberg, son 16 R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon 5,126.91 25,000.06 Surplus fund . »• ............................................................................. ’ ’ ’ ’ 4 |16 Capital stock paid in .. ........... ............................................ 17 of Sam L. Parrett, president of the 12,598.04. ............ .............................. 26,000.00 United States National bank of New 18 (a) Undivided profits.............. ................................ 17 Surplus fund................ .. ...... J . 347.16 (b) Lees current expenses, interest and taxes paid 12,250.88 (a) Undivided profits ..................................................... * 19,279.26 5 18 berg, was appointed county treasurer 2,255.06 (b) Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid 17,024.20 DEMAND DEPOSITS, other than banks, subject to reserve: DEALERS IN by the Yamhill county court. C. E. 780.05 Individual deposits subject to check, including deposits due 21 Net amounts due to other banks, bankers and trust companies Dukenfleld, elected In November over 23 DEMAND DEPOSITS, other than banks, subject to reserve: the State of Oregon, county, cities or other public funds. . .. 75,477.12 Lime, Plaster, Cemept, Cedar Posts, Mrs. Nellie Dodson, resigned. Individual denosits subject to check, including deposits due Total of demand deposits, other than bank deposits, 28 Builders Supplies, Lumber, Wood, T^e rivers and harbor* bill as re subject to reserve, items 23, 24, 25, 26.................. 75,477.12 the State of Oregon, county, cities or other public funds.. . 79,395.67 ported to the house carries provision Coal and Hay. TIME AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS, subject to reserve and Toto) of demand deposits, other than bank deposits, for surveys of both Goos bay and the subject to reserve, items 23, 24, 25, 26,................ 79,895.67 payable on demand or subject to notice: z 10,803.26 Umpqua river with a view to their MANUFACTURERS OF TIME AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS, subject to reserve and Time certificates of deposit outstanding....................................... 27 further improvement. The Coos bay ?iyable on demand or subject to notice: Total of time and savings deposits payable on de mand or subject to notice, items 27 and 28 ........... 10,803.26 ime certificates of deposit outstanding........................................ 77,744.05 project calls for a 25-foot channel and 27 4,694.47 tho Umpqua for a 22-foot channel. Notes and bills redi«counted with federal reserve bank ............ Total of time and savings deposit« payable on de- 29 The curve In the Eugene-Coberg Bills payable wiih federal reserve bank or with other banks qiand or subject to notice, items 27 and 28. . «... 77,744.05 81 1111 I l l'I’H I I I 1 ! i j !■! 111» I i 11'H imun I I W r 22,500.00 : ................ highway where Cheries Adler, Port or trust companies. ................. «•...................... 31 Bills payable with federal reserve bank or with other bvnks - b 50,000.00 land traveling «alesmad, waa drowned or trust companies......... ............... ,....................................... 163,948.92 Total .. ....................................... •........................... a short time ago when ho drove his 260,124.88 Total automobile into overflow waters of 1 State of Oregon ) gg the WlllametHOrlver, Is being straight* County of Sherman j , , ’ ■ State of Oregon 88. he oro ened to eliminate danger of similar I, J. L. Searcy, cashier of the above named bank, do aolemnlyfiWOnr County of Sherman I, F. E. Fortner, caahier of the above named bank, do solemnly bwmi accidents In the future. that the above statement is true to the bept of my know bserver that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Approximately 40,000 sheep, mostly । ,' F. E. Fortner, Cashier, ewes and feeder lambs, are being fat Correct-Attest: O. L. Betehe, W. H. Ragsdale Directors. ■ tened and wintered on hay grown In Correct-AtU»t: L B.mom, R. C. Atwood, E. O. McCoy Director». In former the Deschutes country. Subscripted and sworn to before me this 12th dsy of January, 1925. years not more than a few thousand Subscribed and sworn to before ms this Sth day of January, 1925. / R. J. Ginn. Notary Public head were wintered in this section. A My commiesion expires Oct. 5th, 1928. . ’ G«o. B. Bourhill. Notary Public. considerable number of the sheep wars M oro T heatre MORO, OREGON OBSERVER WANT ADS 30©© Call Upon Us Room’ Size and Smaller ' Lineoleum Rugs and Congoleum Rugs Electric Appliances New and Used ■ ’Parts for all Cars Furniture Fishing Tackle Paints and Oils Kalsomine Builders’ Hardware I Indepeudeut Warehouse & Milling w.| MILL.FEED AND FLOUR > A “WANT”' ad in T M O . will reach more people in’ Sherman County than other medium available. My oommiMlon expires July 25th, 1985. brought from Laky
