SHERMAN COUNTY OBSERVE!'
* fe Cme«t Week
BRIEF NEWS
News Items From Kent and Vicinity
CHURCH
* •
NEWS
The romance of childhood finds
Noles of Interest to AO.
Lorene Young is on the sick list.
full «way again in Jackie Coogan's
Local Denominations
Wm. Kohler is up from Portland
F riday
• April 3. 19" 5 newest Metro-Goldwyn picture, “Lit-
looking after crops ?
tl Robinson Crusoe,” which is com I
You can’t be both fast and
Sunday the usual morning services
Mrs. A. H. Hilton was up visiting
ing to Moro theatre Friday, April steadfast.
Eureka Lodge No. m
will take place at the Presbyterian
friends
last
week
end.
.
L P. H. M. Mere, Ore.
3rd. Children, young and old, are
No man can serve two masters— _ vL. M. Schadewitz was up from his church, with Sunday school-at 10:00
Meets the 1st end 3d Thurs going to have the time of their lives
and worship at 11:00. ...............
day evenings of each month.
so why be a bigamist?
home at Arlie last week.
Visiting members cordially when they see this film, which sur
Rev. ft. A. Feenstra will preach
Jas. Woods and wife are visiting
Mrs. J. N. McInnes has moved out
invited to meet with us. By passes anything Jackie has ever done
both
morning and evening at the
order of W. M.
for adventure and real excitement. with relatives at Portland.
to the ranch, and Johnny wears a big
Robt. Urquhart, Secretary
Methodist
Episcopal church.
At
It has been the business of Wi)*-
Love has to be blind,
If he smile.
the close of the morning service
lard
Mack
to
combine
the
adventures
Bethleh'-m Chapter
L W. Amick and R. P. Barnet communion service will be held.
could see, he’d never do any buai-
and thrills of a bygone time with the
' Ne. 7» O. E. 3.
made a business trip to Shaniko
Regular communication« facta of the present day and to make
Easter morning there will be a
Sunday.
each 2nd and 4th Thursday in prosaic 1925 a story true to the
W. A. Norcross and wife. from
special
program in the Presbyter
evenings monthly.
Mrs. Sheer and children were up
times and true to the past—in abort, Klondike, were visitors last Sunday last Week from Hood River visiting i ian
Sunday
school at 10:00.
An
Mrs. F. A. Cuahnan,
_
.
,
Willard Mack has written a modern at the N. W. Thompson home.
Worthy Matron.
with Mr Sheer
offering for foreign missions will be
Nana Barzce, Secretary.
_
'
.
f
taken up. At eleven o’clock the
Robinson Crusoe story in which'
Mrs. H. H. Christianson has her '
. ““.’I””,’’. “ ‘m>,rovin« thc ICUr sermon will bo preached, with
there
are
shipwrecks,
desert
islands,
mother, from Eugene, visiting with
- - - Floro Lodge Ne»
-
look, of Hotel Kent by putting a specja| E„ter musjc
cannibals, rescues, thrills, and ro her at the farm east of Moro.
rendered.
I. P O. F.
picket fence around the yard.
Meet» every Moaday eve- mance. And the story is dedicated
_ ___
Christian Science church services
In the old days, when men chewed
ing in the I. O. O. r. hall. to little Jackie Coogan, who unites
Joe Wilson «pent last week visiting are hcid on Sunday morning at 11
Tranaient and viaitinf bro-
tobacco, a girl didn't kiss a man un-
thera are cordially invited to in his strange and remarkable genius less she really loved him, passion- with hie parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. o.clock and on Wednesday at 8:00
the fascinations of the past and the
meet with ua.
Wilson, and left fur Eugene again un p m
Sunday 8chool at 10:i5 a.m.
ately.
Theodore Johnaton, N. G
glory of the present.
on Sunday.
reading room is open daily in
A. M. Young, Secretary.
. When a villiage boy goes to the
Charles Boardman spent the week- the rear of the church. All are in
Like Venus of Rome, and Aphro city and makes good, the pride of the end at Camp Sherman, - Mrs. Max vited to attend the church services
Lupine Rebecca Lodge
2 No. 116, Moro, Oregon, dite of Greece, “Cytherea,” a Sam- home folks is equalled only by their Pluempke going out with him, to and to make use of the reading room.
Goldwyn-George
meets 1st and 3d Friday« uel
Fitzmaurice surprise.
visit with friends there.
The Presbyterian choir is getting
of each month. Visiting production, represents in symbolic
Miss Millie Benson has returned
member« welcome.
'ready
for the musical program to be
It
is
reported
that
the
Ladies
Aid
form the highest and noblest ex from Portland and is now busily en
Mra. C V. Belknap, N.G.
put
on
Easter evening. There will'
will
hoi5
their
Easter
bazaar
at
the
pression of love of the ancient loni- gaged helping her father on the farm
Hazel Wood«, Secy
j
be
anthems,
duets, solos,and trios, !
confectionery
Saturday
afternoon
ans.
west of Moro.
las
well
as
singing
of Easter songs by
April
11th.
Everybody
come.
CHRIS SCHULTZ POST NO. 71
—
J
"Cytherea,” which is an adapta-
| the congregation. A short Easter
AMERICAN LEGION
x
The Dorcas society will hold its
tion of Joseph Hergesheimer's fa-
'message will be given by Rev. Henry
Meet« at Odd Fellow« Hall on mous novel, is a drama of
high usual monthly social for April with
Letter be happy now wi.ile you i G. Hanson. The program will take
“ Little Robinson Crusoe ’’
second «nd fourth Wedne»d«yg
Wednesday
Mrs.
D.
E.
Stephens
on
society, reflecting the theme . that
can.
You may be rich some day j place in the Presbyterian church at
3
of each month.
the spirit of these three love god- afternoon, April 8th.
and can’t.
7:30,
April
12th.
Commander, I. M Peterson,
• fa* rani" se
desses still lives in thé hearts of
W. B. Johnston and wife were
Adjutant, Geo. Mitchell.
C. H. Larson, manager of the local
the modern society woman.
Alma visitors at their farm east of Moro
One of the ways to kill the church
bah; bananas; co
I
sages; fights with
Zell’, F»enl Home Now Opea at Rubens takes the part of Savina last week from their second home fox farm, is yet nursing the back top is to stay away from its servici
terization
comedi,
Ja
part
of
his
head
where
he
has
quite
Grove,
“
Cytherea
”
;
Irene
Rich
as
so
one
of
the
best
ways
to
promot.
son
Luke.
near Salem with their
Moro, A. M. You(, Manager.
thnn that in one motion pic
9 cut in the scalp healing.
The in- the interest of the church is to Le
Fanny Randon reflects Venus, the
A letter received at this office
jury
was
caused
about
ten
days
ago,
spirit of ideal womanhood, while
present. No right “thinking anj
Cytherea ’
• A meeting of national forest offi
from W. F. Jackson states that they
4?
when a combine tongue fell upon him truth loving person wants to live
Constance Bennett conveys • the
urday,
April
ciala, rangers and other employes of
will soon be leaving Long Beach,
I
when he os assisting with the work in a community where there is no I
spirit of Aphrodite, gay and beauti
tbe Service and of state forest flre
California, for their home at Moro.
at
thw'Tarm?
ful.
church'.
Moral: Come to thurch.
patrol workers la being held in Eu-
cf the men and wonvn <»
Mix a little cornstarch with cocoa
George Fitzmaurice selected Lew
today. Production
gene this week.
A double wedding occurred in “Righteousness exaks a nation but
is Stone and Norman Kerry as the before adding the liquid and the Moro last Monday when two couple sin is a reproach to any people.”
famous novel by Joseph IL rgc
J. L Franzen of Portland has been
players.
male leads, completing a cast to cocoa will not settle to the . bottom witnessed the marriage ceremony
At the
annual congregational
appointed city manager for Oregon
which “all star” can be rightfully of the cup when the beverage is for eac# other.
The
contracting
meeting of the PreJ.ytvria.i church
City by tbe city commission follow--
“ Yolanda ”
served.
applied.
parties were Cecil Mayfield and Mrs. Wednesday evening reports were
tag the resignation of Louis D. Kel
- Saturday, April 1 1
Three
distinct innovations in
A number of local American Le- Mary Warren, and Frank Fetch and read from all departments and sociv- ;
sey of Milwaukie.
Action, the great i-saential pf a successful picture is foremost
color photography will be employed gion members drove to Hood River Ena McNeren, all four people being ties conn'ded with the church. Ilie
in “Yolanda.”
Exciting episodes follow in swift succession.
The paving of the three entrances in three sequences of "Cytherea.”
the first of the week to attend a state from Wamic, in Wasco county. R.J. church year closed in good iinhncuil
The attack at the fair; rescub by the handsome Prince; battle
to Crater lake national park will start
First National is releasing the pic conference of members of that or- Ginn, justice of the peace, read the condition and the budget for nextȣ
with the.ambushed bandits; the duel on horseback on the field
Jast as soon as the weather permits,
of honor; the strategy of escape from the fortress stronghold;
ture to Moro theatre for Saturday ganization.
wedding
ceremony
that
tied
the
j ear was approved and voted ns j,r >- 1
according to Colonel C. G. Thompson,
the death-leap of horsemen intiCthe deep waters surrounding
April 4th.
double knot.
sented. At the close of the business
park superintendent.
the castle-—and a hundred other great moments.
Thursday was cleanup day
Members of tbe Multnomah Anglers’
Wasco. In honor of the occasion all
S. N. Milliard, 76 years old, a session a plate lunch consisting of
“ Our Hospitality ”
and Hunters’ club at their annual
stores were closed part of the day resident of Rufus, Oregon, district stuffed egg, sandwich, cake and
Friday. ApriL 10
Marion
Davies
has
been
support
coffee
was
sefVbd
by
the
"
Dorca;
meeting went on record as favoring
and every one helped make the town for 25 years, died in a hospital at
ed
by
all-star
casts
in
previous
pro
his first feature length
Three
society.
the closing of the Willamette river
brighter and cleaner.
The bailee Tuesday evening. For
comedy, Buster Keat<>n
completed a.seven-roeler on even a
ductions, but never has Cosmopoli
forever to all commercial fishing.
some years Mr. Milliard has bqen in
Next week special meetings'.. will
bigger scdle.-r-lt’s ““Our Hospitality,” the great .Metro picture
tan given her such a starry cast as
Baseball at Moro next Sunday poor health and had been living with
Governor Pierce appointed Mrs W.
of love-, laughter and thrills, historical accuracy, Tlean comedy,
jn the Presbyterian church,
be
held
is seen in subsidiary roles in her afternoon at 2:30 o’ciock. The lo-
romance thrills! 1
plenty for everybody in Buster Kea-
his son Bruce Milliard, ako a resident All are cordially invited to attend
8. Kinney, state senator from Clatsop
latest photoplay, “Yolanda,” made cal team put uJF a good game at
ton's new picture.
cf the Rufus district, Mr. Milliard tfiese meetings in pn parution for
county, as a member of tbe board of
from Charles Majoi's rofnatic novel Grass Valley last Sunday and it is
regents of Oregon Agricultural college
survived by two sons : Bruce Easter. The dates and themes fol-
of medieval France. ’ Miss Davies thought wiir do even better th i *
Milliard of Rufus, and H. N. Milliard low:
to succeed the late M S. Woodcock.
herself is seen as Princess Mary, game.
of Eugene.
Monday, April 6. 7:30 p. m.
4 I I H I I II 1 l l-i- I -It ili i M I-l -H
daughter of Charles the Bold, Prince
A number of the local auto di.vzrs
"The
Magnetic Christ.”
The
rtal
.
highway
grading
crew
of Burgundy, who masquerades as are taking the hill route when driv
Wednesday, April 8. 7:30 p. m.
.a cliai^c of
Sherman highway,
Yolanda, a burgher maid, and wins
ing to The Dalles these days.
The L between G/aas Valley and the Co- “Life thru Death.”
the love of Prince Maximilian of
old hill road is reported to be in
Friday, April 10. Good Friday,
I
Phone 2iFi
G. Ü. Thorp, proprietor
. Mutual Creamery Co.
Styria, who was already betrothed to fine condition and that route keeps lumbia highway,* have finished re
"The
4:10,
Children
’
s
services:
surfacing
the
stretch
of
Sherman
For political reasons her cars off the oiled Columbia highway.
her.
OREGON
MORO,
OREGON
MORO
:<
highway just south of Moro. The Seven Words on the Cross.” 7 :30,'
father sends her to the French court
•
Great
Good
Friday
message:
“
The
Arthur
^Christianson
has
returned
highway was scarified and bladed to
where she is to be married but of
The only dairy herd io the vicinity of Moro
hand to the witless Dauphin, son of to Moro from Corvallis, where he the dirt grade, then bladed back and Sacrifice.”
Cash price 48c
that is certified disease-free.
King Louis XL
The dual role gives has been attending O. A. C. At pre packed,’after which a dressing, of
the star of “Yolanda” the best op sent he plans to work on the farm crushed rock was put on top. Next
Oregon News in Brief
• Milk, 12c quart
Cream, 35c pint
portunity she has ever had and she this spring and summer and again /all a second top dressing will be I
acta it with skill, charm and artistic take up his college studies in the fall. placed on that part of the highway,
Collection of the unpaid part ot
peliveries daily, morning and evening
restraint which no other screen play
Rev. Henry G. Hanson left early
W. R. Blake and J. H. Wilt were the state income tax for 1924, based
•I -l-i- t -l- H-'r-F rrH'wi’v-l’-H’
er can equal. Don’t miss seeing Thursday morning for Portland, ex in Moro Tuesday morning from on incomes fur 1923, will get under
“Yolanda” coming to Moro theatre pecting to return that same evening. Grass Vnlley for the purpose of inter way this week, according to announce
Friday, April 10th.
He went by auto to The Dalles where esting the people of this city in a ment by Eafl Fisher, state tax coin
he left his car and caught an early proposition to levy a yearly business missioner. He estimated that the
morning train, leaving Portland for occupation tax against the auto unpaid portion if the tax would ex
A special election at Milton to vote home again by train in the late after stages traveling thru Sherman ci.'in- ceed 1600.0U0.
A derision to invoke the referendum
on the purchase of property for the noon.
ty.
Later they went to Wasco for
against the state law that provides
city auto park was completely snow
the
same
pur|
out;
The
proposed
Saturday last, on a drive to The
that 10 per cent of the receipts from
ed under, 35 for and 149 against.
Dalles, L. L. Peetz had his car liber plan was that each town in the coun 40 state commissions be turned over
matter wLat y^jir nierchandise needs may
Dewey Spencer, a 27-year-old boil
ty
tax
all
stages
$25
yearly,
follow
ally marked with oil thrown onto his
to
the
state's
general
fund
was
made
er maker of Bend, died following an
we are qtialiiied to till them for you
car from the Columbia highway oiled ing a city ordinance recently put at a mating in the Umatilla County
automobile accident 12 miles from
into
effect
at
Salem.
surface by passing cars. It took the
Fish and Game Protective association
A.
town on the Bend Burns highway.
best part of the afternoon and • six
held
in Pendleton.
The
two
divisions
of
the
boy
scout
Major Byron A. Sharp, superintend
gallons of gasoline before the expert troop of Moro ami the boy scout troop
Governor Pierce in a proclamation
ent of the Umatilla Indian reserva
car washers in The Dalles could say from Grass Valley are planning on a issued, urges the churches, patriotic
tion, has been promoted to the super-
the car was again clean.
camping trip for this week-end to and civic societies, all agencies of the
intendency of the Yuma Indian agency
the
Harris place on the DesChutes government, the schools and thè citi
When
doos
a
hand
resemble
a
dog.
in California,
The younger members of the zens of Oregon generally to join In
river.
said
Sheriff
Chrisman
the
first
of
the
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Cash Price« paid for poultry and
Bill Wilton hat put hit feet
will
be taken by auto to the the observance of ‘‘Patriots' Day,” Sun
week.
The answer was “when it’s ¡troop
egg*. Auto truck trips to Portland barked.”
on that chair for the latt time
Chrisman had his left! top of the Old wagon road grade day, April 19, the 150th anniversary of
made weekly, oftener as business
hand wrapped up, because the vault!from which point they v/ill hike to the battle of Lexington.
warrants. Eggs received any time, door in his office was too narrow for [the river. The older members will
ALKING didn’t do a bit of good.
Rhea Luper, state engineer, 1« in
Deliver to
poultry on Saturdays.
He’d promise not to—and up
Freight or him and the tax roll books at the make the hike from here. Camp sup eastern Oregon making an inspection
would go his feet again. But
Moro Cream Station.
same time, the hand forming violent plies will be taken in when the hike of the Umatilla rapids project. The
express handled on order from either
only on that old, worn chair in the
purpose of the Investigation Is to de
contact
with the steel door framy.
' is made on Friday afternoon.
F.
D.
Bring mom. So Mra. Wilson had an
direction to any way point.
termine the feasibility of Including
idea. She took a can of Acme Quality
Flatt, Moro.
more land In the proposed develop
Great Lakes Spar Varnish and gave the
The first baseball game of the
ment In order to reduce the per-acre
rhair the brightest, smoothest, newest-
season was played last Sunday at
cost of the Improvement.
looking finish you ever saw. And he’s
Grass
Valley between the Grass Val
Congressional appropriation of $7.
never once done it since, she says.
I
ley and Moro teams;
The game
506,000 for forest highway construe
was said by those who'attended to be
tion for the two-year period will give
an unusually good one for an open
Oregon 1448,500 of the total sum
Home is here
ing event, the score resulted in 6-4
The money, for the most part, will be
GREAT LAKES SPAR VARNISH in favor of Grass Valley. Batteries
spent on a 50-50 basis. Practically all
for Moro were Ben Johnson and
ot Oregort's allotment has been plac
George Ellsworth, pitchers, and For
ed on a program which was decided
on by the forest service, bureau of
rest Pf»ct3, catcher; for Grass Val-
public roads and the state highway
’.ev Wil^y Knighten and Jim Stowe
, rnd King Fritts, catcher,
c< mmisslon last month.
ley and J. A. Truitt acted as
Moro, Oregon
Word that claims of the stati» of
mi acs. The four who brought up
Oregon to swamp land in Warner lake,
"e Moro score were Johnson, Vene-
Lake county, had been approved by
the surveyor general for Oregon has
ble, Peetz and Barzee.
Leon received by Attorney General
Judge D. R. Paker, accompanied by.
Van Winkle. The approval of the»«
At:xncy MacKay of ♦ Condon, were
claims by the surveyor general is ex
rn •’.cro on Thursday. Judge Parker
pected to be follow id by similar ap
was here for the purpose of hearing
proval
on the part of commissioner of
Palais, Knaageta, Suina and Varnish«« in our
•argvmenta in a writ of review ap
the general land office, transferring
• R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon
pealed from the Sherman county
title In the land to the state from the
court by St.Martin wherein StMartin
federal government.
claimed to hold prior rights for a
Distribution of receipts from moto
ferr^ franchise between the Sher
hlcle licenses for the period Ser
DEALERS IN
man county and the Klickitat eoun'y
mber 15, 1924. to March 15. 1925
shores of the Columbia river and that
avc been completed by Ram A. Kotei,
Lihìc, Plaster, Cement, Cedar Posts,
the Sherman county court was in
erctary of state. Of the total of |3,- ••
D. E. Clark, Manager
Buildcis Supplies, Lumber', Wud,
error when they had granted a fran
jl,377.59 to be distributed, after de
Seal and Hay
Oregon
chise to J. M. Johnson an J associates
Moro,
lucling refunds aggregating Jg$90.63
between
these
to operate a
and administrative expenses ¿mount
Phone Main 91
places. St. Martin was represented
MANUFACTURERS CF
ing to 1143,831.87, there, was appor
by Attorney Brooks of Goldendale
Honed to the various counties of the
and the Johnson, interests by Attor
state 1995.344.40? The remaining three
ney Childers of The Dalles.
Attor
fourths of the fund, amounting to |2,
ney MacKay was not interested in
986,033.19. was transferred to the state
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the outcome of the case at iasue.
highway department.
M oro T heatre
MQRO;’OREGON
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THE MORO DAIRY
Call Upon Us
What’s Happening In
Our Town
Room Size and Smaller
Lineoleum Rugs and Congo'eum Rugs
Electric Appliances
T
Furniture
Fishing Tackle
Paints and Oils
Dame Fruit-Just A Dif FerentTree.
Kalsomine •
Builders’ Hardware
ACME QUALITY
* Independent Warehouse it Hilling Co
MILL FEED AND FLOUR