The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday,
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«▼cuing« of ««eh Oonth. ’
members cordially
to meet with ua. By
orderofW. M.
Robi. Urquhart, Secretary
Historic Stage Coach
Now on View at DeMoss
Several Improvement« have been
added to DeMo«« park during the
pant year by R. C. Byers, chairman
of the county park commission. A
wide foot bridge 40 feet long has
been built over the swale in the park
and
new building« built. One of the
even inga monthly.
new building« was built by the De
Mn. E. A. Cushman,
Moss brothers to house their old
Worthy Matron.
historic western stage coach, bou> vt
on one of their early tours of the
Hom Lodge No. 113
I. O O. F.
western states. This coach is the
Meets every Monday eve- same one in which Horace Greeley
iog in the I. O. O. F. hall.
Transient and visiting bro made a speaking tour of the west and
thers arc cordially invited (o also the one made famous by the
meet with us.
writings of Mark Twain. The build
Theodore Johnston, N. G
ing in ^hich the coach is housed has
glass enclosed sides through which it
Luptee Rebate Lodge can be viewed without damage caused
No. 116, Moro, Oregon, by relic hunters.
meeto 1st «nd 3d Fridays
of eseb month. Visiting
members welcome.
Mrs. C V. Belknap, NG.
Hasel Woods, Secy
CHRIS SCHULTZ ROST NO? 71
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets at Odd Fellows Hell on
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second and fourth Wednesday»
each month.
Commander, I. M Peterson,
Adjutant, Geo. Mitchell.
Z«U’» Fuera! H mm N ow Opea at
Method in Madness
Disclosed ' by Study
Punctuate this and it will not
sound so crazy:
A funny little man told this to me
I fell in a snowdrift in June said he
I went to a ball game out in the sea
I «aw a jellyfish float up in a tree
I found some gum in a cup of tea
I stirred my milk with a big brass key
I opened my door on my bended knee
I beg your pardon for this said he
But ’tis true when told as it ought to
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’Tis a puzzle in punctuation you see.
—United States Publisher.
Former Moro Resident
Dies at Camas, Wash.
Word was received Sunday in
Moro of the death that morning of
Chas. K. Cochran at the family home
in Camas, Washington. Funeral ser
vices were held in that city Wednes
day afternoon, attended from Moro
by Roy Powell and wife, W. S. Pow
ell and wife, E. H. Moore and wife,
Collis Moore and wife, J. W. Coch
ran and wife, Mrs. E. J. Powell and
Chas. L. Powell and wife of
Portland.
C. K. Cochran was a former resi
dent of Moro and Grass Valley, his
wife being a daughter of Mrs. E. J.
Powell of this city. During his resi
dence in Sherman county he was
prominently identified with the busi
ness and farming interests of the
community and has a large circle of
fpiends who join with the Sherman
County Observer in extending their
sympathy to the family. J. W. Coch
ran of this city is a brother of the de
ceased.
I will buy all of your fat calves
and young cattle.
Phone 38F31.
Geo. L. Fox, Klondike, Ore.
Miss Georgia Bendler, domestic sci
ence teacher of Hillsboro high school,
R. J. Ginn returned last Saturday
arrived last Wednesday afternoon for from a business trip- to Yakima,
* a visit with Mrs. Henry G. Hanson.
Walla Walla, Pendleton and Weston.
Rev. and Mrs. E. E. McVicker of While at Weston he attended the
Bandon.formerly pastor of Moro Pres old pioneer’s reunion and picnic, he
byterian church, visited with Mr. and having been a resident of that sec
Mrs. James Woods from Thursday to tion before locating at Moro in the
Saturday this week. They have been early days of 1890.
on an auto trip as far cast as Yakima.
' Dr. M. F. Froyd reports that Mrs.
A. H. Hilton, who recently underwent
an operation in hospital at The Dalles
for internal tumor, will be able to re
turn next week. During her stay
at the hospital she received word of
the death of her brother at an army
hospita 1 in France where he under
went an operation for appendicitis a
few days before his term of compul-
sory enlistment would have expired.
J. W. Perigo and wife, Mrs. and
Miss Nbgie and Richard Ginn arrived
in Moro late last Saturday by motor
.from Wilson Creer, Washington. Mr.
Perigo is superintendent of schools
at Wilson Creek; Mr. Ginn is princi-
’pal of the high school, and Mrs.
;Nogie is a teacher in the school at
that place. The party were taking
their first motor trip over the Colum
bia highway under direction of Mr.
Ginn. They left for Portland on
Monday where Mrs. and Miss Nogle
will continue thei^- journey to Los
- -Angeles where they will spend the
summer. Mr. Perigo and wife will
return later in the week to Wilson
Creek. Mr. Ginn will return to Moro
for the summer vacation and later
will again resume his position as high „
school principal at Wilson Creek.
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E. R. Barzee received word on
Monday of the death of Mrs. R. S.
Wilcox at Hood River. The Wilcox
family formerly lived in the Rutledge
district and at one time farmed the
Edw. Alley place. Mr. Barzee and
wife left Tuesday for Hood River
where funeral services were held that
morning.
C**h Prices paid for poultry and
eggs. Auto truck trips to Portland
made weekly, ..oftener as business
warrants. 'Eggs received any time,
Deliver to
poultry on Saturdays.
Freight or
Moro Cream Station.
express handled on order from either
direction to any way point. F. D.
Flatt, Moro.
E. E. Barzee is authority for the
statement that a 14-piece band is
being organized in Moro which, when
the organization is completed, will be
a permanent continuing organization.
Several musicians from other places
in Sherman county have signified
their intentions of becoming mem
bers of the new band.
Mrs. H. G. Hanson returned on
Monday from Corvallis where she at
tended the 25th anniversary of the
reunion of her classmates at 0. A. C.
She was accompanied here by Marian
Wftkes and wife of Madras who also
attended the anniversary reunion,
Mrs. Wilkes being a room mate of
Mrs. Hanson when they attended the
college.
George E. Thompson and youngest
daughter Alice, now Mrs. Walter
Thornton, were visitors this week at
Moro at the home of Mr. Thompson’s
daughter, Mrs. O. G. Sayrs.. Mr
Thompson now lives at Portlaad.
He is one of the pioneer farmers
of Shernian county and at one time
owned and operated the farm in
Rutledge district now the home of
J. J. Wiley.
Roy Powell and wife, W. C. Bry
ant and' wife, and Mrs. Whealdon,
mother of Mrs. Bryant, drove out
into the wheat section northeast of
Monkland last Sunday. They report
exceptionally fine looking crop pro
spects in that district, notably a field
of barley on the Pierson brothers
farm which Roy stated he thought
would harvest not less than 13 sacks
Lo the acre.
Emil Pierson, his grand mother,
Mrs. Annie Johnson, and two aunts,
Miss Leona Johnson and Mrs. W. H.
Bewley, were visitors Monday in Moro
from the Pierson farm east of Moro.
The three ladies are visitors in the
county from Portland. Mrs. and
Miss Johnson expect to return to
Portland this week. Mrs. Béwley is
expecting to visit here .until after
harvest.
Mrs. Maud Richmond and adopted
son, George H. Linn, drove from
Pendleton last Sunday to visit with
her husband, Chas. Richmond,father
of C. C. Richmond of this- city. The
family are quite proud of the musi
cal ability of Mr. Linn. He has a
position with a large music «tore in
Pendleton and is a member of the
Pionta orchestra, one of the famous
orchestras of eastern Oregon which
is used a great deal in radio broad-
caiting.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS
Paragraphs on County
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June 12, 1925
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News Items From Kent
And Near Vicinity
MORO CHURCÜ NEWS
W. R. Adama and wife were down
from Antlope Sunday.
Notes of Interest to
All Denominations
Mrs. J. L- Matthes and daughter
Morning worship» at the Presby
Malcolm Neal and wife were visit were week-end visitors in Salem.
ing in Moro last Sunday from Wasco.
J. C. Wilson and family returned terian church at 11:00, Rev. Henry
G. Hanson, the pastor, filling the
O. A. Ramsey is placing a hard Friday fropi their Portland trip.
pulpit.
wood floor in part of his residence in f * Thelma Dellinger spent last week
The Sunday school of the Metho
this city.
at the home of her uncle in Bend.
dist church is planning for a
Ellis Hughes and wife were visi
/. H. Wilson is visiting at the home children's day program for the eve-
tors in Moro last Saturday morning of J. M. Wilson at Eugene this week. ning of Sunday, June 21st.
from Grass Valley. ‘
.
Ben Allen and family were visi
Mrs. R. A. Feenstra will give the
A. M. Hicks, the Sherman county tors at Centerville, Washington, last second message of the series on the
plumber, was in town Tuesday from week.
churches of Revelation next Sunday
his home at Wasco.
• MraHogue is enjoying a visit with morning at the Methodist church.
O. L. Bebhe drove down from her daughter Mrs. Clair Simler at
Special children’s - day exerciser
Camp Sherman last Sunday for a Toledo.
will take place at the Presbyterian
few days business visit here.
Mrs. Fred Haynes and son Darrel church next Sunday, June 14th at
The third annual reunion of the are visiting at the Guy Haynes home 10:00 o’clock. A committee at work
on the program plans a helpful fea
A. C. Thompson family will be hek at Yamhill.
ture to cover the hour.
at DeMoss park on Sunday, June
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schadewitz are
21st.
Christian Science church services
visiting at the home of their son, Carl
art> hekt on Sunday» morning at 11
R. L. Kunsman and family left the Schadewitz and wife.
o’clock and on Wednesday at ~ 8:00
first of the week for a short visit
Art. Justesen, Frank Haynes and p. m.
Sunday school at 10:15 a.m.
with friends and relatives in Port-
A. A. Dunlap drove to Portland to The reading room is open daily in
land.
see the big ball game Sunday, return the rear of the church. All are m-
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Feenstra and ing the same evening.
vited to attend the church services
Miss Faith Ginn left Tuesday morn
Mrs. J. L. Riley and son arrived and to make u^e of the reading room.
ing to spend the week at Camp
on Monday’s afternoon stage from
At the union evening meeting at
Sherman.
Oswego for a visit with her sister the Presbyterian church Rev. Henry
Clarence Sparling and wife and Mrs. Wm. Mitchell and family.
MORO, OREGON
G. Hanson will give a sermon lecture
Miss Sadie Williams returned Tues
Max Pluempke and Jim Dellinger on the Book of Revelation, present
day from a brief stay at Camp
“ The Dixie Handicap
left Wednesday for a fishing trip to ing purpose, outline of its contents
Sherman.
Crooked river. We will have to wait and some suggestions as to how to
A. M. Zevely returned the first of until next week for results of the read this much discussed book in a
If you love good horseflesh, if you thrill at the sound of thun
the week from Hermiston where he trip.
helpful manner. At the morning .wor
dering hoofs as they race towards the barrier, if j ou want ex
has been building fence on his alfalfa
citing romance and swift entertainment, see “The Dixie Handi
J. E. Norton and son Cecil left ship he will speak on “The Creed of
cap,” the fastest racing picture of a generation.
farm property.
Charles
EVans
Hughes.
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early Friday morning for Pedee to
C. C. Young was a visitor in Moro attend the 60th wedding anniversary
“The Rag Man”
last Sunday from The Dalles. He of MV. Norton’s parents. While in
Saturday, June 13
was a guest of his parents, A. M. the valley he visited at Corvaljjs and Dr. ^Clarke Eye Specialist
Jackie Coogan in "The Rag Man” is a story of comedy find
Young and wife.
'
, Salem. Mr. Norton was accompanied
Dr. Clarke is making his reg
pathos, about a little Irish orphan who, finding himself alone in
ular
monthly
trip.
He
will
by
Lyle
Hogue,
they
returned
home
Mrs. Ellis Hughes, who has been
New York, attaches himself to an old Hebrew junk dealer and
visiting with relatives at and near Monday evening and report a Wonder be in Wasco at the Sherman Hotel
brings the latter into a wealth of hilarious adventure.
from Sunday noon June 21st until
Fossil, returned last Friday to her ful trip.
Monday noon June 22nd. At. the
home at Grass Valley.
Let ’er Buck ”
Hotel Moro, Moro, from Monday
O. G. Chamberlain, of Coalinga,
noon June .22nd until Tuesday noon
California, is visiting in Moro this National Rifle Shot
A picture in which everything is real—just as it took place at
June 23rd. ’
Champion Visits Moro
week with his sister Mrs. Glass and
the world’s greatest Rodeo, at Pendleton, featuring Hoot Gibson
at the Pendleton Round Up of 1924. Talk about buck-jumping,
niece Mrs. Hazel Woods.
sunfishing, outlaw horses; wait ’till you see Hoot Gibson in "Let
A notable visitor in Moro last Picture Show News
W. H. Williams left the first of the week-end at the farm home of Theo
’Er Ruck.
For The Current Week
week for Portland, expecting to re- dore Johnston was Sergeant Ellis
turn Wednesday with a truck and Brown of" Canby, Oregon, member of
“ The White Sheep ”
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In “The Rag Man,” Jackie Coogan
special built body for hauling sack the Oregon national guard.
Saturday, June 20
Mr. is
once more a regular American
wheat.
Brown was a member of the Oregon boy, a lad from the sidewalks of New
Thrills and laughter tumbling over each other as this joyous
mixture sweeps on to its fast and furious climax that keeps you
Francis Anderson of Hood River, national guard rifle team that con York/ In his other recent pictures
on the edge of your seat when you’re not holding your sides
Maurice Douma5 and Owen Searcy tested in the U. S. army shoot he has been wandering all over the
with laughter. Hilarious fun for one minute—Romance and
of this city left early Monday for a ing tournament held last year at map in variety of roles. Those folk
Drama the next.
three day fishing trip to Badger lake Camp Perry, Ohio. It will be remem who have been demanding to see the
bered that this team won top place Jackie they first loved in “The Kid,”
in south Wasco county.
n the tournament and Mr. Brown
Scott Fortner underwent an opera was high man on the Oregon team. will have their opportunity, for he is
tion in Moro on Tuesday whereb; ne In adcition to this, Mr. Brown is fcaid to have a similar role that gives
donated his tonsils to the medical cbc.mj ion j’.ooter, in both army and him just as much chance for pathos
profession in return for relief from civilian <ontesL, in the United States and even more for comedy. -
Thé story was written especially
future attacks of tonsilitis.
for 1000 yards and holds the record fçr the child star by Willard Mack,
J. F. Belshee has new crop Early as third man shooter, in all positions, and this distinguished playwright has
Phone 21 Ft
Q. Q. Thorp, proprietor
Ohio potatoes in his garden as large in the United Stales army. He has constructed a humorous and thrilling
OREGON
MORO
X
as the usual matured potato.’ The a large collection of cups, medals tale as only he can, full of activity,
vines are in blossom stage and have and trophys as evidence of his suc but not crowded with complications.
cess in contests of rifle skill. Mr.
The only dairy herd in the vicinity of Moro
begun to take second growth.
Brown and Mr. ^phnstun were class
that it certified disease-free.
The usual Dorcas society, social mates at Oregon Agriculture college.
“Let ’er Buck,” Universal-Gibson
for June was held Wednesday after
special, really is two pictures in one,
Milk, 12c quart
Cream, 35c pint
noon at the Presbyterian church.
and both of them are full of thrills.
Deliveries
daily,
morning
and evening
Mrs. W. J. Martin and Mrs. Anna
E. R. Hickson and Henry Ruggles The picture was filmed in Pendleton,
Ellsworth acting as hostesses.
returned Tuesday from a fishing trip Oregon, at the time of that city’s
.-i-I-» I t I I' i l- I M - H I-1-1 I 1 11 !■ H H I I I 1 I 11 M-F -W I H11 I I i I í i i I 1 +
to Shearer bridge., Hickson brought famous 1924 annual round-up, and
Invitations have been issued for
back J 7 trout and Ruggles eight. the program events were filmed as
the wedding next Sunday evening of
They report the river high and part of the picture, constituting the ooooooooooooooooooooooocooocoooooooooeooooocccooccoo
George Mitchell and Miss Gwendolyn
atmosphere for the. story action in
slightly muddy.
Reese at the home of. the bride’s
which Hoot Gibson stars. Gibson and
parents in the Hay Canyon district.
J.F. Henkle and wife were in Moro several of the Universal ranch riders
Wednesday afternoon from their also were competitors in some of the
Mrs. Annie E. Pierson, mother of
farm home near Grass Valley. Mr: Round-Up events'.
Overhauled
Emil Pierson residing east of this
Henkle reports his wheat fields as
Hoot made this picture in the town
city, who is convalescing from an
and Rebuilt by
looking exceptionally fine and an where he first gained fame and which
operation in a hospital at The Dalles,
ticipates a good crop.
, ,
led to his entering pictures. He won
is expected to be able to return home
next week.
J. F. Belshee and wife and Chas. the world’s championship in the an
R.
Belshee and wife are expecting to nual Pendleton ‘ rodeo several years
F. E. Fagan and familyxwere visi
Including Labor
leave
next Sunday by motor for Port ago and in several of the events has
and Part»
Z
tors in Moro this week from Wood
remained undisputed master.
He
bum, at the home of Mrs,. Fagan’s land and Salem where J. F. Belshee attended the past year’s big round-up
Nine Year» Factory Experience
parents, A. M. Young and wife. Mr. and wife will visit with their child of the west with his entire “gang.”
ren,
A.
L.
Mason
and
wife
at
Salem
Fagan drove to The Dalles Saturday,
Some of the riders include Tommy
where he attended the wedding of and Frank Belshee Jr. at Portland.
Grimes, steer roping champion of
his brother Hugh on Sunday.
A. C. Thompson and wife ure ex the world; and Benny Corbett, hold
The Dalles, Oregon
703 2nd Street
The quoto to be raised' by Chris pecting to leave Moro about June er of the’ bull dogging championship.
23rd
for
Corvallis
where
they
will
Schultz post American Legion for
Many of Hoot’s company entered the OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT 5000000000000000000000000000000
Moro territory was quickly taken attend the 19th annual reunion of rodeo events of their ability.
Raymond D. Schenck and Direc-
care of by local people last week. All the Henkle family. After attending
that was necessary was to state the the reunion they will drive to Bel-Lor Sedwick wrote, the story, taking
sum asked for was to be used in the knap springs for a stay of several it from Charles Wellington Furlong’s
national hospital endowment fund days before returning to their home novel;
in Moro.
being raised by the legionaires.
Hal Roach sends his fun-makers,
headed by Glen Tryon and Blanch
MehaiTey, to us again in his latest
novelty feature, “The White Sheep.”
This picture, which is being released
by Pathe, is said to strike a new
note in comedy features and is a
blend of exciting melodrama with
broad farce.
The story is laid in a little town
that straddles the state line between
Kansas and Missouri where the
Fighting Tyler family reign supreme.
A belligerent father, two fighting
;ons and another son, “The White
Sheep” of the family, are in a con
stant state of warfare, either with
the neighbors or between themselves.
There is an hilarious three-sided
courtship done in the best Hal Roach
style, between the two black sheep
brothers fend the meek little lamb«*
The story has a dramatic trend that
is punctuated with laughs and num
erous thrilling scenes are said to
heighten the dramatic interest of the
novelty production.
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THE MORO DAIRY
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Mrs. W. McDonald left Wednesday
for Newberg where she will visit her
parents. While at Newberg Mrs. Mc
Donald will attend the 87th birthday
anniversary celebration of her fath
er at which time she will also have
the pleasure of seeing her sister,
whose home is in the middle western
■tate« and whom «h« has not seen for
Mvaral years.
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