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UlÉF^EWS
I' J. R. McLaughlin, teacher in the
Kent schools, waa in town Wednes-
^day. He informed ua that the high
school and grades pupil* 'of Kent are
day evening» oi each month. planning a vaudeville show which
I rnsmben cordially they expect to put on the evening of
•>w>h us. By
Saturday, April 18th. All grades in
the school will have some part in
helping put the show over. The high
school has a on» act skit titled “The
Fatal Necklace "•which in said to be a
good parody on the melodrama of
aamo name. The 7th and 8th grades
iMii. B. A. Cushman,
have combined to put on two skits.
The primary grades are practicing on
a nuuucal parody which will climax
the show for mirth. The Kent band "
to holding special practice and, with
Meets every Monday eve the school orchestra, plans to furnish
in the I. O. O. F. hall. the music.
Transient and visiting bro
thers are cordially invited to
meet with us.
A. M. Young, Secretary
Won by Grass Valley
Although the score at the close of
the baseball game last Sunday after
noon-between the Moro 'and Grass
Vnliay teams was 19^5 in favor of
Mv». C V. Belknap, N.G,
Hasel Woods, Secy the last named team, our local team
at times put up good ball and at
CHRIS <CH4JLTZ POST NO, 71 other times, more for lack of team
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practice, seemed to be up in the air
Mee*» •< Odd Fellow. Hall on
Analysis of the score sheet shews
.econd and fourth Wednesday.
that Moro secured 17 shut outs
vKSP of each month.
and Grass Valley team were only
able to hook 9 against Moro. Kuns
Commander, 1. M. Peterson,
Adjutant, Geo. Mitchell.
man, Venable and Peetz each scored
once while Moore romped around the
ZelT« FueraJ Home Now Open at diamond twice, a home run and a 3-
bagger doing the trick for him. Um
pires were J. A. Truitt of Moro and
K. Lane of Grass Valley.
Notwith
Mane News of the Carrent Week standing the windy day a good sized
crowd watched the game.
Marion Davies has been support
ed by all-star casts in previous pro-
$25 reward for the capture alive
ductioni, but never has Cosmopoli
tan given her such a starry cast as ' and uninjured of a Silver Black fox
to seen in subsidiary roles in hqr which got out of its pen Saturday
latest photoplay, “Yolanda,” made night. Reward paid for information
If seen call
from Charles Major’s romatic novel leading to its capture.
Von
Bomtel
ranch
at
Kant,
of medieval France.
Miss Davies
herself to seen as Princess Mary,
C.W.Wanzer, division highway en
daughter of Charles the Bold, Prince gineer, with William Duby, chairman
of Burgundy, who masquerades as of the state highway commission,
Yolanda, a burgher maid, and wins were in Sherman county this week on
the lovs of Prince Maximilian of a short inspection trip of the Sher
Styria, who was already betrothed to , man and Columbia highways.
her.
For political reasons her
Miss Dorothy Perkins returned on
father sends her to the French courj
Sanday from Portland ■ where she
where she is to be married out of
has been recovering from the effects
hand to the witless Dauphin, son of
of her recent illness from pneumonia
King Louis XI.
The dual role gives
Monday memtng Mie again took up
the star of “Yolfinda” the best op
her duties in Um school room at
portunity she has ever had and she
Moro.
acts it with skill, charm and artistic
J. F. Noonan reports he expects
rektraint which no other screen play
er can equal. Don’t miss seeing i to have the main auditoriums of the
“Yola a da”, coming to Moro theatre Presbyterian church finished by
Friday, April 10th.
“ “ 1 Sunday, with the basement to be
gone over next week. The Dorcas
Buster Keaton’s new feature com society is haring the walls and ceil
edy, “Our Hospitality,” the second ings ciUermined.
under his new alliance with Metro,
Mias Isla McCain, teacher in the
to coming to Moro theatre on Satur girls polytechnic school at Portland,
day, April 11th.
It is built on the and Miss Gertrude McCarthy, resid
humorous side of American life in ing also at Portland, were motor vis-'
the early 1830’s. A boy and girl love iters in Moro last week-end at the
story, and a Kentucky feud furnish C. R. Belshee home.
Both young
the romance and drama, with Buster ladies were former teachers in Moro
playing a fashionable youth of ■ the school.
pinneer days.
Buster Keaton and
W. H. Ragsdale, C. L. Montgom
Jack Blystone directed, with Elgin ery, and A. M. Young have been
Lesaley and Gordon Jennings as
elected as delegates to represent
cameteraaen, and Fred Gabouri as art Moro I. (K O. F. lodge at the annual
director. ~ ■ It is a, Jeoeph M. Schenck meeting of the state lodge whitdi
presentation.
meets at Ashland on May 20th. The
local Rebecca lodge have named as
delegates Mrs. Hazel Woods and
Lila Bull.
Records at the Experiment Farm
the
De Larue Optical Co. wishes to an- show that Thursday, April 9th,1928,
nounce that Dr? FYed H. Pageler was the hottest day in high tempera
formerly of the Columbian Optical ture- reading ante the records were
Government instru
• Co. of Portland will be permanently first started.
• asociated with the De Larhue Opti ment reading was 81 for the day at
cal Co. Vogt Block. The Dalles, Ore. the farm. The next hottest recorded
at the station was 79 degrees in
April, 1911.
Cash Prie»» paid for poultry and
eggs. Auto truck trips to Portland
made weekly, ottener as business
warrants. Eggs-received any time,
MDBO. «BSG0N
Deliver to
poultry on Saturdays.
Freight
or.
4 .Moro Cream Station.
express handled on order from either
Créant Hricv 44 cents
direction to any way point. F. D.
Friday April 10th
’ Flatt, Moro.
The Old Wasco County Pioneer
Aoeoetation will hold their 4th annual
session at the Civic Auditorium at
The Dalles, Oregon, on Saturday
May 2nd- 1925. ^Residence in old
Wasco county prior to the year 1888
entitles a person to membership if
accompanied by $1.00. Dues $1.00
annually thereafter.
■Emil Pierson was in town during
We wuLKave a
the week and while calling at the
Sherman County Observer office stat
DEMONSTRATION
ed that a sow on the Pieason Bros,
farm fallowed 18. average size pigs
about two weeks ago. At that rate
iBmR-will
be stanrtfciff a' pork
i packing business in eompetition to
* the Armour compaay.. *
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Judge Fred' •Krusow was in town
factory will ba-hare to help
yah «riva y aur printing prob • xm Tuesday from his home in Grass
Valley,on his way to inspect his farm
lemas Baasebaautif y mg sug-
properties northeast of thia place. He
1 said that the early resoeded grain a-
1 -raand Grass Valley was rapidly turn-
,iag fields green and that ail but two-
’•fwrrn^rs were, he thot, finished with
Remember the -Date t .their spring seeding work.
No. 116, Moro, On
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H.- Sibley, principal of the Kent
schools, while visiting at thia office
i on Wednesday stated that the high-*
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preparing to put on a
entitled
"T,iyht.huuse Maa M It to a three act
presentation, planned for about the
first of May, in which all grades of
the higl| school fire represented.
New Jians Fran Keot and Vicinity
CHURCH
J. L. Math» is Our new T u mal um
„; Thelma Dellinger spent the week
■ J. A. Hardin, wife-and ^aby were
and ia The Dalles.
Sunday visitors at the Roy L. Kana-
Mrs. J. C. Wilson was a visitor in
man home on the 4th.
Grass Valley Tuesday.
. Dr. M. F. Froyd find Karl Schade‘s
Jim Wilson has been on the sick
were in The Dalles on business af
list, but is now able to be out again.
fairs this last Monday.
NEWS
Notes of Interest to AH
Local Denominations
The womans foreign missionary
society of the Methodist church will
meet at the home of Mrs. O. A.
Ramsey for the usual monthly meet
ing on Friday afternoon April 17th.
At the Methodist church Sunday
morning
the Sunday school will be
The
Oregon
bakery
had
a
truck
F. D. Flatt is now able to answer
phone tails at any time, having in out here the other day from The gin a little later than usual and put
on a splendid Easter program. After
Dalles.
stalled a residence phene.
the program Mrs. R. A. Fee nstra will
About all the farmers now have pft*sent a short and appropriate mee-
- F. L. Barnas of thia city has been
a medical patient in a hospital at their fields reseeded and are praying sage.
for rain.
The Dalles part of the past week.
The Christian Endeavorers are
Mr. Schade proprietor of the Moro planning a surprise breakfast
' Born to Mr. and Mrs. Davis at the
and
J. F. Noonan home in this city on Pharmacy was seen on our streets Easter service in thè open. The plan
Sunday.
Friday morning, April 10th, a son.
is to go by auto to the top of Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Crocker were ridge for this meeting.
Several
C. A. Tom and wife were visitors
from the Rufus district last. Sunday visiting at Goldendale, Washington committees are at work planning this
early meeting. 4
at the home of Sheriff and Mrs. Hugh last week.
George Howell has taken his
Christian Science church services
. Rev. R. A. Feenstra motored to daughter THehna to The Dalles for are held on Sunday morning at 11
o'clock and on Wednesday at 8:00
■Portland on Monday returning Tues* medical treatment.
p. m.
Sunday school at 10:15 a.m.
with Mrs. Feenstra' and her sister,
•' A. A. Dunlap and John Adams The reading room is open daily in
Mrs/ Ewd. Guy.
and wife left Sunday morning for the rear of the church. All are in
Mrs. A. G. Futter, living -northeast Nevada to look fo^ homestead land. vited to attend the church services
of this city, underwent a major oper
Miss Minnie Hogue and Mr. and and to make use of the reading room.
ation at a hospital th The Dalles last
Mrs.
Santesen of Antelope were Sun
The Presbytery of Pendleton will
Saturday, April 4th.
‘ ;
,
day ' visitors at the home of Mrs. hold its annual spring meeting at the.
Moro baseball team will journey Hogue.
upper Hood River valley church,
to Mosier this Sunday for a sched
Parkdale, Rev. Hutchinson, pastor.
Mrs. Clair Simler arrived on the
uled game with the team in the Ap
The meeting is to take place next
evening stage Sunday from Teledo
ple city of Wasco county.
Thursday and Friday, April 16 and
for a visit with her mother, Mrs.
17.. The first morning wifi be given
Mrs. W. H. Ragsdale, who submit
‘Hogue.
over to a retreat for the attending
ted to a major operation at a hospi
tal in The Dalles on April 2d, is re
A fox on the Ted von Borstel delegates, followed by a trip into the
ported to be rallying nicely.
farm dug out of the pen Saturday snows of Mt. Hood. The second day
night and since then they have been will be taken up with reports and
A. C. Thompson and wife left
Popular meetings
hunting for her, but so far they have other business.
Wednesday for a ten day visit at
will be held in the church both eve
not found her.
Portland and Corvallis with their
nings.
Rev. Henry G. Hanson and
We thot bobbed hair was going
•sons J. R. and C. J. Thompson.
Mr. R. C. Byers are planning to at
out of style, but one of our ladies
Friends are glad to note that J. F. has just gotten her lovely locks tend and represent the church local
Belshee has recovered from his many trimmed the other day (while lier ly.
The Easter spirit will pervade all
weeks continued illness and is again better half was away.)
the services at the Presbyterian
able to be at home and about town.
Frank Haynes and wife left early church next Sunday.
At 10:00 a
Mrs. Weld of Wasco, who recentW
Tuesday morning for Portland, re- special program with various sur-
underwent a major operation at a)
turning in the evening with their lit prises is in the process of prepara
hospital in The Dalles, about ten days
tle daughter Phillis who has been at tion. A special offering for foreign
ago, has been able to return to her
the hospital the past nine months.
missions will be taken up. At 11:00
home.
the junior vested choir will sing. Oth
John Searcy, recently elected to
er special music is also being prepar
succeed A. B. Riddell, took over the
Newt Notes From Gorman ed and the Easter sermon will be
work of the city recorder at the last
preached by the pastor.
At 7:30
School District
Tuesday evening meeting of the city
the union evening service will be held
council.
at which time the Presbyterian choir
The following news items wc*e will furnish the major part of the
An unusually large stubble fire ¡written by members of the language
near Erskine held the attention of ciass of Gorman school for publica- program. Anthems, solos, duets and
trios are expected to give both vari
Moro people Thursday night, think
tion in the Sherman County Obser- ety and helpfulness to this service.
ing it to be fire of much more conse-»
A short Easter message ‘will be
qwnev.
,
-
Miss Howard of De Moss school
preached by Rev. H. G. Hanson.
Chas. Kraber, of The Dalles, has and “Miss Elliott of Fairview school
Patrons
of , the
Presbyterian
purchased the Fleck Orchards pr >p- spent last week-eud as guests of
church of Moro will be interested in
etty at Rufus, including the camp Mrs. A. J. Murray and Mrs.1 Lu
knowing that summing, up the
1 grounds laid out and maintained for Brbwn i.t the Murray home.—FYan-
amounts expended the past year by
ces Ross, 7 th grade.
motorists.
all organizations connected with the
At the regular meeting of the city
church, a total of $2344 have been
Corman School Co a Picnleing.
council last Tuesday evening, Tom
spent in keeping up the local work,
Douma was elected councilman to
The children
Gorman school and of whicji $38.50 is for Presbytery
succeed A.C. Thompson who recently their teacher Mrs. - Brow»:, , accom and Assembly tax. For others there
resigned city office.
panied by Miss Howard of DeMoss have been given during the year a-
ac
school
and Miss Elliott, of Fairview, bput $5t>8, making a total of a little
George Wilkerson and wife,
companied by Mrs. Wilkerson’s little jwent to the John Day, below Cotton- over $2900 expended, This is exclu-
picnic Saturday, sive of some gifts by private individ-
nephew and Mrs. Csri Everett, were wood bridge for
¡April
4th.
Hot-dogs,*buns,
and marsh- uals which may not have been re
visitors in Moro Thursday afternoon
'mallows were served for lunch, with ported to any of the church treasur-
from north of Wasco.
On the whole the church has
pickles and other things necessary crs.
C. H. Tom was a visitor in Moro
for picnic dinners. All those present had a good year financially.
last Saturday from The Dalles. C. Hi
took part in games until time to
has been a resident of The Dalles for
return. At 4:30 a line of 12 saddle
The well known and successful
a number of years, altho yet retain-
horses started their homeward jour- Minneapolis rupture expert, Mr.
<ng his lend interests near Rufus.
ney.
A good time was enjoyed by C. F. Redlich, will be in The Dalles
E. M. Badger . and father, A. M. all. —Purl Pierson, fith grade.
on Monday and Tuesday April 13th
Badger, are visitors this week in
and
14th, at The Hotel Dalles.
E. M. Badger
Moro from Rainier.
Rupture people come many miles to
was here looking after residence Annual Clean - Up Day For
see him.
Consultation is free.
property which he owns in this city.
Watch The Dalles papers for special
Moro on April 22nd
L. B. Payne, until recently mana
announcement.
ger of the Fleck Orchards at Rufus,
Moro
post
of
the
American
The
Walter Nichodemus, Frank Haynes
and Chas. Kraber, who has recently Legion has set Wednesday April 22d
H. Sibley and J. R. McLaughlin mo
concluded a deal for the purchase of as the date for the annual cleanup.
tored down from Kent Wednesday
the property, were busirjess visitors Mayor Kunsman is declaring a half-
evening to attend a special meeting
in Moro on Thursday.
holiday so that all may take part. of the American Legion posts of the
Dr. Jos. Sanders has been nursing The Legion asks that <11 rubbish be county for the purpose of discussing
injured left hand this week.
He conveniently placed in the alleys so matters pertaining to the annual
was treating the teeth of a horse that it may be gathered up arid state convention of the American
when the animal tossed his head hauled away. This service is free so Legion to be held at Prineville this
causing an instrument the doctor everyone has a chance to get rid of year the first week in June.
held to tear the inside muscles of the undesirable rubbish and at the same
Edmond Stephens of Moro is one
left hand. The accident occurred at time contribute to the better appear
of
17 students, 5 women and 12 men
ance of the city.
the V. S. Barr farm last Saturday.
who made straight “A” grades in all
subjects for the second term at col
lege. Mr. Stephens is a sophomore in
agriculture. Among the 17 students
making high averages are 5 engineer
ing students, 6 commerce, 3 agricul
ture, 2 pharmacy, and one each in
home economics and vocational edu-
cation.
W. C. Bryant left on the 9th for
Salem where as a member of the
board of regents for the state normal
schools of Oregon he will meet with
the board on Friday for the purpose
of selecting a president for the newly
JU5I LOOKA THERE
established state normal school at
NOW-WHENEVER I TAKE
Ashland. Members of the board are
OFF MV SKATES THEY
the governor, the secretary of state,
the state superintendent of schools,
ALL START
and six'appointive members from the
MH I
state atjargee.
Mr. Bryant, as an
appointive member, has served on
the board 18 years
Twas Ever Thus
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Getting Ahead ’by 1926
F. C. Anderson, nephew of Mrs.
C. L. Ireland, was a visitof in Moro
last week-end from Hood River. He
was formerly connected with the
Bank of Moro and is now with the
Butler Banking company at Hood
River. Anderson, as guest of Leslie
Butler, president of the Butler Bank
ing company and also president of
the Waukoma interstate bridge at
Hood River, was a passenger in the
first official car to cross the new
bridge when the bridge ^as dedicat
ed and thrown open fur travel. Since
the opening of the bridge, Anderson
states, the receipts
111,000.
have
exceeded
There ia only one way to pro
gress in this world— and that
is to save systematically
Stick to that
on« roèurutiun
and evdr afte*
ttiat
Come to liis Bank and bt
U8 show you how it can he
done,
Bank of Moro
M oro T heatre
MORO,
OREGON
“ Yolanda
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Action, the great essential >of a successful picture is foremost
in “Yolanda.”
Exciting episodes follow in swift succession.
The attack at the fair; rescue by the handsome Prince: battle
with the ambushed bandits; the duel on horseback on the field
of honor; the strategy of escape from the fortress stronghold;
the death-leap of horsemen into the deep waters surrounding
the castle—and a hundred other great moments.
Our Hospitality
Friday,
April
10
Following his success in “Three Ages,” his first feature length
comedy, Buster Keaton has completed a seven-reeler on even a
bigger scale.—It’s “Our Hospitality,” the great Metro picture
of love, laughtec and thrills, historical accuracy, clean comedy,
romance thrills! There’s plenty for everybody in Bustyg Kea
ton's new picture.
Yankee Council
Friday, April 17
Family Secrets
Fate's Balance Wheel does queer tricks. It gives Garry Holmes
a beautiful wife and child, and a father-in-law with a disposition
like a homeless hornet. Was that the Family Secret? Did Garry
get Stung? - See “The Family Secret.” It’s a Universal Jewel,
starring Baby Peggy.
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