Sherman County observer., March 20, 1925, Image 3

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F riday
March 20, 1925
BRIEF NEWS
School Club Prpjoct Capital Prtsoa
to Froo Trips to Sal«m
•r. Corvallis
Thia year tha county is offering
a«pM for beat piece of club work
the county. For the girl projects
the 1st and 3d Thors*
it will be a free trip to the O. A. C.
iMVViciting member» cordially summer session and for the boys it
< invited to meet with u«. By will be a free trip to the state fair
^k(ptder of W.AC
at Salem. This does not disqualify
lobt» Urquhart, Secretary
a boy from winning the 0. A. C.
Bethlehem Chapter * trip nor does it disqualify a girl
Ne.
O. E. S.
from going to the state fair!
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Icomnrjtoçatloni
The sewing clubs are fast near­
•nd 4th'Tnur«¿
ing the end of the work as it is de­
iing« monthly.
sired to have the work completed by
Mr«. E. A. Cushman,
Worthy Matron.
the 20th of April and the final re­
NAa-Baréee, Secretary.
ports in'this office. Let us have a
HoH» MMg» No. 113 • 100 per cent county fair.
Eureka Lodge No. ill
“ 4 A. M. Moro, Ort.
n
r. O O. F. .
Meets every Monday eve-
g id the I. O. O. F. hail,
ransient and visiting bro­
thers are cordially invited to
meet with us.
Theodore Johnston, N. G
A. M. Young, Secretary.
Lupine Rebecca Lodge
7 No. 116, Moro, Oregon,
meets 1st and 3d Fridays
of each month. Visiting
metobera welcome.
Mrs. C V. Belknap, N.G.
Hasel Woods, Secy
CHRIS SCHULTZ POST NO. 71
AMERICAN LEGtON
Meeta st Odd Fellow« Hall on
HgQggl ,econd snd fourth Wedne»day«
^Ka|^ of each month.
Commander, I. M Peter »on,
Adjutant, Geo. Mitchell.
Zeil’s Fanerai Home Now Opeo at
Moro High School Notes
The boys of the high school classes
and a number of the grade pupils
turned out last week with an assort­
ment of shovels and similar tools and
as a result the ball park on the flat
has been leveled and put into con­
dition for a baseball practice field.
Date# For Local School Fair Waek
Begin on Monday, April 27
The local fairs aro to begin at Ru­
fus on the 27th of April, the Wasco
felt on the 28th; at Moro on the
29th; at Grass Valley on the 30th,
and at Kont on the 1st of May. The
county school superintendent is ask­
ing that exhibits be in such a way
that it will be easily handled for the
county fair in the fall. For the club
prizes there will .be a prize of $1.00
for first place and a prize of 75c
for second place, and all who com­
plete projects receive 50c egeb. The
school booths will receivp ribbon«
for first, seond and third as will
also the local speakers and athletes.
The rural booths are to be judged
separately and a first, second and
third for the towns.
The booths
are to be judged for quality of work,
quantity, variety and decorative ef­
fect, and a first, second and third
place given for each. On this same
arrangement there will be a first,
second and third given for the best
high school exhibit in the county.
Ovt D«or Cow nt y
For
Sherman
County
History Institute
and
Wa»co
Schools.
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News Items From Keot and Vicinity
Frank von Borstel has moved his
family .from town to the farm. *
CHURCH
NEWS
' Notes of Interest to All
Henry Schadewitz is a visitor in
Rev. W. L. Dillinger will speak at
Mrs. W. H. Ragsdale has been on Kent this week from his home at
the Methodist church this Sunday at
The
Dalles.
the local si«k list the past week.
11 o’clock.
Mrs. A. M. Hicks was visiting in
Moro on Wednesday from her home
at Wasco.
Harry Pinkerton was confined to
his heme part of last week by an at­
tack of rheumatism-
Wilf do children’s and infant’s
sewing. Fancy dresses and bonnets
a specialty. Mrs.Glady Buxton,Moro
W. F. Bartholomew, of Rufus, un­
derwent a minor-operation at a hos­
pital in The Dalles last Friday morn­
ing.
T. C. Lee was a business visitor at
Portland last wek-end, making the
trip down the Columbia highway by
auto.
A.M.Wright and wife, accompahied
by the Misses Faith and Marjory
Ginn, were visitors in The Dalles
last Saturday.
Miss Elsie Bourhill left this week
on a vacation visit with friends at
Portland. She execU to be away
adout a month.
Mrs. F. R. Fortner was called to
Lafayette last Sunday by news of
the serious illness of her niecs, Miss
Catherine Catt.
O. L. Belshe is enjoying an out­
ing in the country at the Jas. Kenny
farm and, incidentally, helping with
the reseeding work.
Bett Jean is the name of a little
darling daughter which arrived on
Tuesday, March 17th—St. Patrick’s
day—at the Ray Hulse home east of
Moro.
Mrs. O. L. Belshe will entertain
the members of the two local W. C.
T. U. of Moro and Wascc^ at the
Belshe home in this city next Tues­
day afternoon.
Tmn-A-hmber Co
There is only one way to pro­
gress in this world—and* th at
is to save systematically.
Come and be blessed in
Mrs. George Parish, from Trout­ hearing!
dale, is visiting with her sister, Mrs.
The union service
James Dellinger.
this Sunday
evening will be held.at the Metho­
Robert Mitchell fell on the school dist church.
Rev. Fecnstra has a
ground the oilier day and hurt his Gospel message for you.
arm quite badly.
The mid-week service next Wed­
Mrs. J. E. Norton has a line of nesday evening will take place at
new spring hats on display at the the manse at 7:30 o’clock.
The
Norton store in this city.
subject will be the Parable of the
Walter Wilson, a recent arrival Talents, from Matt. 25:14-30.
here from Tennessee.is helping R. P.
April Sth Rev. Feenstra will have
Barnett with the spring work.
charge of the morning service at the
J. N. McInnes and family, accom­ Methodist church. Part of the serv­
panied by Jas. Dellinger and family, ice will be receiving new members
were visitors in The Dalles last Sun­ and administering the Lord’s supper.
day.
Sunday, March 29th, the women’s
Mrs. Homer Sibley left Monday foreign missionary society of the
for Monmouth where she will special­ Methodist church will have charge
ize in a teacher’s training course of' the morning service at the
Methodist church. Part of the pro­
at the state normal school.
gram will be a talk on China by Mrs.
Miss Minnie Hogue spent the last
week-end wit^her parents in Kent. Bryant.
The usual services will be held in
Miss Hogue to engaged as teacher
the Presbyterian church next Sun­
with a school pear Antelope. __
day morning.
At 10 o’clock the
H. E. Morrow ahd wife were in
Square Deal class will have charge
The Dalles Friday to attend the fun­
of the opening exercises in the Sun­
eral of the infant sun of Mr. and
day school. At 11 o’clock morning
Mrs. George Murray of that city.
worship will take place with sermon
Mr. Harbin, a late arrival here by the pastor.
from Tennessee, left on the stage
The annual congregational meet­
Wednesday for Bend, where he was
expecting to visit with his daughter, ing of the Presbyterian church will
take place this year on Wednesday
Mrs. Cornett.
evening, April 1st, at 7:30 o’clock
Some of our farmers are becom­ ;in the church auditorium. All so­
ing uneasy because of the slowness cieties and organizations' connectvu ' ♦
of the board in charge of the state with the church are to give reports
aid re-seed fund.
They complain of the work done during the year, I
that they can not get their seed as well as financial statements for ,
wheat out of the warehouses until the twelve months. Election of the !
the money from the state board is necessary officers will take place ,
on hand and, as a result, the seeding and plans considered for the work ot
season is slipping past without be- the coming year. Some social fea­
ing able to seed the fields.
tures connected with this meeting
A large number of friends and will be announced at a later date.
hi^h school pupils gathered at the Every member of the church and
home of I. E. Wilson on Saturday congregation should plan to be pres-
Martin Hansen and wife returned
on Tuesday from a visit with rela-
A salesman
representing the
tives at Goldendale and Portland,
Thomas E. Wilson company visited
evening for a .surprise party in ent.
They
left bn Wednesday for their
Moro high school last week for the
honor of Prof. Sibley and wife, who
home at Camp Sherman.
purpose of interesting the student
were the recipients of a number of ■ The special service last 'Sunday
body in athletic equipment.
An
Chris Andersen was a visitor in nice presents by those attending. A
evening carried out by the women’s
order was given him for track shoes
Moro vicinity this week from his plentiful supply of sandwiches, cake, missionary society of the Presby-
and base ball necessities for the
home at Portland. While here he fruit salad and coffee was brought teriari church was one of the most
school team. The last item included
took off his coat and helped like a .by the guests of the evening and an impressive meetings ever ‘ held in
shoes,- mitts and a pad.
Turk in the reseeding work on his enjoyable time was had in visiting the church.
About 200 people
and listening to the radio.
farm.
Friends and especially pupils of
packed the church and listened at­
Moro school will be pleased to learn
Mrs. G. C. Vintin of Grass Val­
tentively to the very last. An in­
that Miss Dorothy Perkins was able
ley, submitted to a major operation
teresting paper by Mrs. C. L. Polcy
D.
Flatt
took
an
avto
truck
F.
to leave TheDalks this week for her
reviewed the history of the Ameri­
at a hospital in The Dalles last Sat-
oad of rabbits io Vancouver, Wash-
home at Portland. Miss Perkins was
utday.
Reports state that she is .
iagt .1, on Sunday. * The rabbits can Indian and gave an account of
engaged as teacher in Moro school
convalescing nicely from the efft - vs
were gif .3 on Cunningham’s farm the missionary work done among
when she was taken UI with pneu-
of the operation.
ea^t of Mo. x The return trip was a them. Mr. Tom Fraser sanr “Rock
monia, since which time she has
Roy Axtell left Wednesday for
cf i üseci^neous freight for of Ages” in a very acceptable man­
been to a hospital at The Dalles and
ner. Mis. Margaret Peetz read the
the family’s new home at Roseville, business house« of Moro.
with her sister, Mrs. D* W. Yantis, in
scripture lesson. Mrs. h eenstra of
California.
His
son-
and
daaghter,
.A number cf youngpeople who art
School Tecchor* Will Hold Next
> that etty.
Mrs. W. C. Bryant
who have been visiting at Portland, attending the C of O. and O.A.C. fered prayer.
Cowoty 1 mtitvte March 28th
presided
at
the
meeting.
The offer­
met him there and the three contin­ have returned o Moro for .¿he mid­
at
Gra»« Valley
ing taken amounted to $22, which
Mrs. Estella Benson is assistant
ued the trip in company.
term veation. Among those who went to the work of the society. The
The next local institute is to be
in the local postoffice during theab-
J. W. Cochran returned the first have been reported ay having rtr central attraction of the evening was
aenci of Miss Elsie Boufhill. who is held at Grass Valley, March 28th.
turned are Opal Powell? Hollis the pageant “Circle Three Sees a
Lunch and music will be furnished of the week from Fossil, where he
visiting in Portland.
Bull, Edmund Stephens and Leo Vision.” The first part represent­
has
been
working
the
past
several
by the Grass Valley school.' There
Moore.
weeks.
He
expects
to
leave
shortly
ed approximately a dozen women,
will be instructors both from the
• »
Mrs. R. A. Ftenstra is expecting members of the church, but over­
Oregon Agriculture college and state for Antelope, where he has accepted
to leave for Portland this coming worked in their own estimation by
normal school, and will cover such a position with a stock company.
Judge J. T. Whalley drove u> Saturday and, beginning Monday, numerous^duties and functions -so­
subjects as arithmetic, grammar,
civics, history in the upper grades; from his home at Portland last week- March 23, will assist, aii evangelist, cial, literary, fraternal and religi­
a demonstration in geography by end to visit with his daughters, Mrs. Rev. U. C. Smothers, formerly of ous—but all centering on self and
Miss McDonald of the Wasco school Margaret W. Peetz and Mrs. Carroll this city and now pastor of Wood- on things near at home. Then came
and a short talk on the same sub­ Sayrs,- and to take Mrs. Whalley, iawn Methodist church in Portland, in the pastor’s wife in the person of
Mrs. Harry B. Pinkerton, who held
ject by Miss Baker of the Moro who had been visiting at Moro? back jn a two-weeks^evival meeting.
school and Miss Howard of DeMoss to Portland.
Dr. J. R. Morgan and wife return­ the tense interest of the women, and
school.
ed
last Sunday .from a hurried visit the audience for about a half hour
A. C. Hampton, superintendent of
to
Portland at the home of his as she gave vision after vision of
schools at LaGrande for the past
the spreading of the gospel down
Cash Price« paid for poultry and nine years and prior to that superin­ brother, whose wife was reported to thru the centuries to the Pie sent
be
ill
with
a
threatened
attack
of
Auto truck trips to Portland tendent of schools at Pendleton and
eggs.
Qr. Morgan was glad time, ending with an appeal to carry
made weekly, oftener as business at Moro, has been selected by the pneumonia.
the gospel to other people still be­
We Neve many articles in oar
warrants. Eggs received any time, Astoria school board», as • superin­ to say that his eister-in-la.w had re­ nighted. Mrs. Roy Kunsman at the
•tock that will help to mike
covered
from
her
illness
before
leav
­
Deliver to tendent of schools in that city to
poultry on Saturdays.
organ in the vestibule furnished
yoar hothe more comfortable.
ing on his return.
Freight or succeed A. C. Strange, resigned.
Moro Cream Station.
muffled accompaniment to the mes­
express handled on order from either
W'ord has been received in Moro sage thus rendered.
Among these, is our Numetal
Mrs. F. W.
Mrs. M. R. Schadwitz returned on
direction to any way point. F. D; Thursday’s train to Moro from Port-„ by friends of the contracting couple Hutchcroft and Mrs. Wilford Bel-
Wetther «trip—It work« day and
Flatt, Moro.
night— the whole year through.
land, where she has been with her of the wedding last -Thursday after­ shee added impressiveness as they
It to as serviceable in spring
Our informant erred last week in mother, Mrs. O. A. Ramsey, during noon, March 12th, at the McDermid sang several duets at' appropriate
and fall, as in winter, for it
stating that the driver of the auto­ the latter’s convalescent period dt farm home of Mrs. E. J. McDermid , times during the recital. The music
make* Uli openings wind arid
mobile which nearly ran into a pass­ the hospital following an operation. and R. Dingle. Mr. and Mrs. Dingle ( thus coming seemingly from a long
dust probf.
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ing freight train recently was M. R. Mrs. Ramsey was able to leave the lave a large circle of friends in distance furnished a splendid back­
Schadewitz. Melvin says that he was hosital on Wednesday and is now Moro and vicinity who join the Ob­ ground for the message.
Let us five you a demonstra­
in the car as an interested spectator, resting at the home of her mother, server in wishing them a life of con­
tion. ‘We are'iure we can con­
tinued happiness.
being Mrs. E. A. Yarnell.
but that the machine was
vince you that it is all we
A. IL Barnum returned last Fri­
driven by E. S. Ruggles at the time
claim for it.
the incident occurred.
day from Davis, California, to where
he had made a consignment of part
The state game commission is of­
of his herd of registered Hereford
fering additional bounties for wolf
bulls, where they were sold at an
and
cougar
in
the
amount
of
$25
D. E. Clark, Manager
auction
sale of registered Hereford
each and also for wild cats in the
that the receipts
Oregon
Moro,
cattle. He reports
.
amount of $1.50. This is in addi­
of the sale were much under what
tion to bounties paid by the various
drat
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he had expected, largely because of
counties. Claims and proof must be
hide
the financial depression in that
presented to the county clerk of the,
state as a result of the losses incur­
county in which the animal is killed.
red by the hoof- and mouth epidemic
Under the provisions of a new
that prevailed last year among cattle
measure passed by the last state leg­
owned in California.
islature, spot lights must be fixed so
Abouti fifty member's and gojhkts
they cannot be moved without aid
attended
the Dorcas society social on
of tools, the light to be focused on
THE
Wednesday afternoon at thé>- home
the right hand side of the road. Fog
of Mrs. J. C. McKean. A guessing
lights are permitted with certain re­
game occupied the larger part of the
strictions. Headlights must be ad­
program, followed by a reading by
justed to the eight i point test at
Mrs. C. L. 1’oley.
Refreshments
regularly licensed adjusting stations.
were served by the Moro high school
Dimming of headlights is made im­
domestic science class, under direc­
perative only on hard-surfaced pave­
tion of their teacher, Miss Ann Mc­
ments during wet weather.
Pherson, consisting of combination
Allah R. Graham, 70 years old last
salad, cheese sandwiches and cakes
September, recent months a favmer
cut into diamond and shamrock,
at Centerville, Wash., died at that
shapes, and coffee.
Part of the
placé tost week.
Funeral services
business transacted was thei election
were held in The Dalles and ilter*
of Mrs. J. C. McKean as president;
ment at the I. 0. O.,F. esmetery,
Mrs. M. A. Bull, vice president; Mrs.
Rev.
W.
I.
Eck
officiating.
Thé
de
­
Nerv«« aro eMdrod. throat to
J F. Foss, secretary; Mrs. C. L. Ire­
ceased was the father-in-law of Mrs.
land, treasurer. The secretary also
L. Grimes, former resident of Moro
rendered a report df the year’s work.
and Wasco and was predeceased by
Retiring officers of the society are
his wife many years ago. Pallbear­
Mrs. C. L. Ireland, president; Mrs.
ers at ths funeral were Frank Watts,
L. V. Moore, vice president; Mrs. J.
Henry Ôramcr, N. H. Martin, George
F. Foss, secretary; Mrs. W. H. Rags­
Wedekind, Grant Morgan and John
dale, treasurer.
Thompson.
Dr. J. B. Horner of the O. A. C.
i® to conduct a historical excursion
into Sherman county, April 18th.
The excursion is to leave The Dalles
about 9 a. m>, .April 18th, and Mr.
Horner is to speak at the ‘ Indian
symbols at Big Eddy, at Celilo and
will also make some remarks at the
mouth of the Deschutes. (From here
on
he will visit the Indian
Columbus rock.
The teachers are
to bring lunch so that this might be
regarded a« an outing while pt the
same time we will be learning the
early history of the county and state.
There will also be a delegation from
Wasco county.
The invitation is
extended to all—teachers and
parents.
Getting Ahead by 1926
Local Denominations
Sti< k tr> that one resolution
during 1925 and ever aftei
that
Come to Lis Bank , and let
us show you
done.
Bank of Moro
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M oro T heatre
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OREGON
MORO.
“Isle of Lost Ships'
Saturday, March 21
THE ISLE OF LOST SHIPS is a story of an island of
lost ships in the sailor’s mythological Sargasso sta; peo-
pled by shipwrecked men and women; ruled by a giant
brute; where primitive methods rule the lives of the
island folk.
“Lillies of The Field'’
Sunday, March 22
The drama of a neglected wife, who, templed to the
brink of folly, is saved by a great love.
ew York”
Saturday, March 28
If you like such plays as “When Knighthood Was in Flower” you
will lose your heart completely to Marion Davies in this stirring ro­
mance of the screen. Adapted by Luther Reed from the stage play
by Rida Johnson Y^ung.
“Flaming Youth”
Sunday, March 29
Featuring Colleen Moore, supported by an all-star cast. Ta^c/nJ™m
the novel by “Warner Fabian,” the startling society expose-to which
the author dared not sign his real name.
THE MORO DAIRY
Phone 21F1
G. G. Thorp, proprietor „
MORO .
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OREGON .
The only dairy herd in the vicinity of Moro
that is certified disease-free.
Milk, lie quart "Cream, 35c pint
Deliveries daily, morning and evening
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Gall Upon Us
No matter what your n^erchandise needs may
be, we are qualified to fill them for you
Room Size and Smaller
Lineoleum Rugs and Congoleum Rugs
Furniture
Electric Appliances
Fishing Tackle
Paints and Oils
Another Accident Aloni feVayside
Kalsomine
Builders’ Hardware
Everything for the Home is here
at prices that invite a visit to this store
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Ginn, Coleman & Co
Moro,
at M times
Oregon
i Independent Warehouse & Milling Co.?
R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon
“— DEALERS in
Lime, Plaster, Cement, Cedar Posts.
Builders , Supplies, Lumber, Wood,
Coal and .Hay.
MANUFACTURERS OF
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MILL FEED AND FLOUR
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