The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday,
mnu min ibserie «
C. L. I reland
Editor and Publisher
October 9, 1925.
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Conference Year-end Show.
Methodist Church
Progress
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^ Methodist ministers in attendance
at the .annual denominational con
ference in Eugene last ^week were
surprised when the final totals made
by the church statistician showed a
decrease in conference Sunday school
woik. The report showed 181 Sun
day schools in the conference this
year as against 191 a year ago, and
34,764 scholars enrolled as against
34,927 a year ago. The average at
tendance this past year was 17,977
per Sunday and for 1924 it was 18,-
153. An increase was shown in the
number of teachers and officers,
there being 3054 this year and 3016
the previous year.
During the past 12 months the
church received 1327 accessions to
membership from the Sunday school,
and the jHüdren gave >8772 to world
service. There are 8823 Sunday
school members who are members of
the church.
. 'Active membership in the iletho-
dLt church at the close of the church
year, totaled 27,405 fof the entire
conference, an increase of 261 over
1224. Altho the figures showed some
gain, the increase would have been
greater l.ad not three churches been
transferred to another conference
during the year«
, The Oregon conference has 190
church buildings valued at $2,262,-
113, 127 parsonages valued at $355,-
2$5 and other property valued at
$97,449. It has paid out on build-
ings and improvements during the
year >104,751 and on old indebted
Hess it has paid 179,070.
News Items
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS
Paragraphs on County
and Community Events
m Kent
Near Vicinity i MORO CHURCH NEWS
The cold, nights makes a fcllov
think winter is close at hand.
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Notes of Interest to
All Denominations
Elmer Hansen of Zoro was ssen
The usual union meeting will be
C. L. Powell left Sunday by auto on our streets Sunday.
held
Sunday evening at 7:80 in the
tor his home at Portland.
Miss Thelma Dellinger and Paul
Presbyterien church, Rev. Henry G.
Mrs. L. C. Kessinger is visiting Stout were married in Portland last Hanson will preach. Christian En-
with her mother, Mrs. Bowertox, at week.
deavor preced.a the ccrvice, begin-
Moro, Oregon
Eugene.
I.
E.
Wilson
end
family
were
visi
ning at 6:45.
Meets the 1st and 3rd
Thursday evenings of
Forrest Peetz is clerking at the tors at the J. M. A. ilson home near
W. A. Sellwood of Portland, field
each month. Visiting
Moro Trading company during their Eugene last wiek.
worker
for Near East Relief will
in-
members cordially
closing out sale.
A small daughter arrived at the speak at the Presbyterian church
vited to meet with ua
By order of W. M.
Attorney I. M. Peterson returned home of Ted von Borstel, Saturday, next Sunday morning. He has a thril
Robt. Utquhart, Secretary.
ling story to tell, and everybody
Monday from a professional and busi September 26th.
ness visit to Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jensen and should turn out to learn about the
Bntklaham Chapter No 7S O. E. S.
great work being done for the thous
Moro, Oregon
J. A. Hardin and family were Mrs. J. U. Leonard of Hood River ands of orphaned children in Europe
Regular communica
were
in
town
Sunday.
Sunday, visitors the first of the week
tions each 2nd and 4th
and Aisa.
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Thursday evenings of
at the R. L. Kunsman home.
Rev. Gilstrap of Eugene gave an
each month.
Services at lite ; ct .o .ist church
A. M. Hick” was in Moro the first interesting sermon at the Christian
Lois Barzee,
at the usual hot r 03 Sunday morning.
of the week, ^u.ng necessary plumb church Sunday evening.
Worthy Matron
Nana Barzee, Secretary.
ing v.oik ta me Moro Confetcionery
News is very scarce around here, Mrs. R. A. Feenstra au I pleach from
sto;c.
nobody apparently doing any thing the statement in tho Apostles creed
Moro Lodge No. 113 L O. O. F
“I believe in t’ e cor..munion' of the
Mor x Oregon
R. J. Ginn is in Portland this week to get their names in the paper.
saints.”
Meets every Monday
on b^s.aeiss connected with the Ginn,
Lloyd Johnson and his two sisters,
evening in the I.O.O.F
The pastor an I ».is good wife have
Coleman & Co. hardware and house Josephine and Imogene, were Sun
hall.
Transient and
been
returned to . oio to serve
furnishing
firm.
visiting brothers < are
day visitors at ths Pluemke home.
church and community another year
cordially • invited to
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Moore returned
Frank Haynes has installed a radio and earnestly solicit t c cooperation
meet with us.
last Sunday from a weeks auto trip set and Dick Abet'also has replaced of all to make the wuxk of the church
. B. Rice, N. G.
that included a stop with relatives at his old radio selrwiiha new one.
A.M. Young, Secretary
most effective for righteousness.
rmtkmd and an inspection at the
t TTT"'
Miss Glenna Dellinger who is
atate fair at Salem.
Moro, Oregon
Christian Science church services
teaching near Antelope was a Sun
Meet* 1st and 3rd Fri-
are held on Sunday morning at 11
M.
LI.
Saunders,
well
known
piano
day
visitor
at
the
home
of
her
days of each month,
o’clock and on Wednesday at 8:00
U ner, notifies the Sherman County parents.
Visiting members wel-
p. m.
Sunday school at I Ori 5 a.m.
Observer that he has been delayed in
♦A come.
Roy Barnet and wife accompanied The reading room is open daily in
Marie Peters, N. G.
his schedule and will not be able to
by Mrs. Wm. Young and Wm. Mitch the rear of the church. All are in
Hazel Woods, Secy
reach Muro until the last of October.
ell motored to The Dalles and return vited to attend the church services
Chris Schultz Post No. 71
Rev. U. C. Smothers, former pastor last Friday.
and to make use of the reading room.
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of Lloro Methodist church, and more
J. L. Matthes and wife, who have
Meets at L O. 0. F. hall
recently pastor of Woodlawn Metho
on 2nd and 4th Wednes-
been attending the state fair, return
Every Sunday at 10:00 there is a
dist church, at Portland, has been
M day evenings of each
ed home Saturday evening. They re Bible class at the Baptist chur: ,.
transferred to the Monta villa Metho-
month.
port a very enjoyable time.
Everybody welcome. Studies for this
R. P. Brisbine, Commander.
uist church.
Picture Show New»
Roy F. Dean, Adjutant
M. month are “The danger signals of
J. E. Norton and Mrs.
For The Current Week James Tomlin arrived in Moro last
/.ewitz returned home last week. failure in Isreals history.” “Written
Sunday from Bend, where he ha?
Zell’s Funeral Hone New Open at
Norton and.the twins remained for our admonition” Stop! Listen!
Lessons in love are furnished by Leen visiting during the summer with
Heed!
ir’ie visiting with her parents.
four pretty women in Reginald Den his son Jim. He will spend the win
ny’e latest Universal-Jewel feature, ter with his daughter, Mrs. Rose
Ben F. Payne and wife and L E.
Wheat Nursery in Umatilla “I’ll Show You the Town.” Fan Kunsman, in this city.
E. McMillin of Waeeo had an over
Davis were visiting in Moro last Sun
was affectionate. Hazel was petite.
County Develops New
A. C. Thompson and wife returned .oat stolen from his auto in The day from their home in the Rutledge
Agnes . vrtu wealthy. Lucile ./as Tuesday from an auto trip to the1 Dalles Tuesday night.
. Wheat Variety
section.
passionate, and Alec Dupree, the Willamette Valley that included a
?. C. Hartley and fafnily of Kent
Mr. and Mrs. R. Dingle, who have
Studies made from the 1926 crop pensive college professor, played by visit with relatives at Portland a.i^ v/eie quests last Saturday and Sunday
been spending the late summer at
of wheat in the Umatilla county Reginald Denny, was, it may be said Corvallis and an inspection of the of R. C. Byers and family.
their vacation home at Camp Sher
nursery are expected to prove of far- without exaggeration, a wee bit too state fair at Salem.
Martin Hansen was a business man, expect to return to Wasco the
reaching economic value to wheat ambitious. The net result being that
The special priced candy offering visitor in Moro, during the week from last of the present week.
.
he learned about women from her
growing interests.
ut
Moro Confectionery last Saturday hfs summer tourist resort on the
Selections of the smut resistant and her and her, in a series of highly
Notice is given to motorists by Jay
wheats developed by Washington thrilling experiences which are I 4 .oyed of special interest to young Metolious river;
Saltzman, state traffic officer, that he
rand
old
alike.
Watch
for
the
display
State college by crossing hybrid 128 vouched for by a press agent who is
Want to trade horses for Ford will commence to arrest violators of
with white Odessa and martin will be famed for his sterling honesty, as the I of special priced sweet things in the car, either new or us< d car in good the new auto headlight law. He
checked in an effort to determine I laughingest list of excitable trifles window each Saturday.
repair. H. B. Belshe« , Moro, Oregon, claims that preliminary warnings are
what strain or strains are most suit- 1 ever flashed on the screen so far this j Dell Wright was in Moro last Sat phone 2F5. •
4t* not heeded by car owners and that
urday from Hay Canyon, with his
able for propagation eastern Oregon
.Mr. ana Mrs. O. L. Belshe return many are not trying to have their
farming conditions. The new vane- j
left hand carrying a bandage.
He
ed late Wednesday from Eugene lights adjusted.
. ty yields better than hybrid 128
Mrs. Harry Beezley is clerking at said that he had gotten a tiny scratch where tiny assisted their daughter
T. W. Alky and F. L. Burnett re
and tests disclose that it has a higher Moro Trading company, helping on from a wheat elevator bucket that
milling value, in addition to its im the dry goods side, during their clos seemed to have caused a form of Linnie start the fall term at Uni turned last Friday from a try at deer
versity of Oregon.
hunting in the Paulina mountains.
poisoning.
munity from smut, at present one of ing out sale.
Tom said that he had the wrong
Fields
garage
in
Grats
Valley
had
the* most costly sources of loos to
United States treasury officials
Roy Belshce v/as a visitor last Sun-'
shooter, that if he had had a camera
their
safe
biown
Monday
night
with
wheat growers.
have issued a warning that spurious
day
from
ms
Lome
nortK
of
Wasco,
he would have gotten many good
Federation and jenkins club,
bills of $10 denomination are being a loss of about $100. The combina
spring wheats, have been improved at the home of his parents, J. F. circulated in Oregon cities. The bills tion on the outside door was manipu- shots at long distance, but that he
had no luck at rifle shooting distance.
gnd several selections that show a Bel she e and wife.
are raised from $1, $2, and $5 bills lated and the inner door forced.
L. C. Kessinger returned the mid by erasure and insertion. Places
winter habit have been chosen for
A large crowd from every part of
C. W. Moore and G. E. Baker, up
further testing. , Two selections of dle of the week from Portland where open at night seem to be the chief from Portland to attend the meeting Sherman county was in Moro early
jenkins developed at Corvallis sta his mother, Mrs. F. C. Moquet of victims.
of stockholders of the Citizens bank Thursday morning in time to enter
tion are included in the strains that Yakima, Washington, underwent a
at Grass Valley, were business visi the Moro Trading company store at
Dr. W. O. Boone, of Portland,
have been sown in the Umatilla recent operation for gall stones.
9:30 when their big closing out sale
tors in Moro Thursday afternoon.
classmate of Dr. J. R. Morgan in
county nursery, and several selections
began. Extra clerks had been secur
John Reid was in town on Wed dental college days, was a visitor in
The usual Dorcas social for Octo ed to take care of the anticipated
of federation are also being tested nesday. While waiting to prove up
to determine their winter hardiness. on his homestead near Antelope, he Moro on Wednesday accompanied by ber will be an all-day affair, meeting rush of customers, but even then the
W. G. Richardson, Portland postal at the farm home of Mrs. T. S. Reese clerks were given more than they
has been visiting with old friends employee. They were traveling by Wednesday, October 14th.
The church board of trustees have and touring the hop yards of the auto intending to try fisherman’s luck planned to meet at the Moro hotel could do until afternoon.
sold the Presbyterian building at Willamette valley.
A number of members of Moro
at 9 a. m. the day of the social.
it Cove on Crooked river,
Monkland to Serena Hall for the sum
lodge I. O. O. F. plan to attend the
Mrs. Walter L. Johnson of Kuna
W. A. Ruggles, accompanied by
The next meeting to be held by
of $131. Notice of sale of the build Idaho, gave a series of high clas?
annual district convention of mem
his
son Charles and his mother, Mrs.
I
he
Dorcas
Study
club
will
be
at
the
ing was made in the Sherman County readings at the Methpdist churc.
bers of the I. O. O. F. lodges of Sher
I ome of Mrs. Clarence Sparling on Lucy Ruggles of Grass Valley, drove
Observer some three weeks ago.
Monday night piano and violin duet, Friday, October 16th. All members to Portland Sunday to meet Mrs. man, Wasco and Hood Rivor coun
A contract was awarded this week were furnished by Misses Baker art' Ure requested to meet at Moro hotel C. C. Walters, sister of Mrs. Ruggles, ties, called to meet at Cascade Locks
AU attending report t not later than 2 p. m. of that day. and Miss Kate Morris, cousin of Mrs. October 12th. A feature of interest
by the postal department for an air Perkin».
to local members this year will be
delightful
time.
mail route from Elko, Nevado, to
I Conveyance will be provided for Ruggles. The two Visitors reside at the work to be put on by the degree
Pasco, Washington. Four planes will
John W. Clark, accompanied b. nembers who have not made special Oakland, California.
team of Columbia lodge of The
be used by the air mail contractor, hie sister-in-law, Mrs. W. II. Harrie I plans to atend.
Home-grown swtet potatoes have Dalles.
two in service and two in reserve. of The Dalles, was visiting in Moro
Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Feenstrq re begun to appear on the Portland
The contractor is paid eight cents an last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Clark
City Marshall Williams has placed
turned
from attending the annual market from lands close to Walla two iron barrels on the side walk
ounce for nil mail carried between have been spending the past week ir
the two points. This new mail con The Dalles, visiting with Perry conference of the Methodist church Walla. Four years ago culture was curbing of Main street where waste
Sunday started with 36 plants, and this year papers and light refuse materials can
nection will deliver* mail from the Strong and W. H. Harris and held at Eugene last week.
afternoon,
the
closing
day
of
the
con 71,000 were set out in the valley, at be thrown by the public. If all will
east nearly 30 hours shorter time families.
the rate of 7520 to the acre. Grow
ference,
Mrs.
R.
A.
Feenstra
along
use these barrells for such purposes
than th* present route.
ing of the potatoes proved successful,
church
last
I
with
’
others
and
having
completed
At the Presbyterian
’ it will materially help Marshal Wil-
Monday afternoon two young couplei I the scholastic requirements was or- even in the foothill section and a I liams and go far toward keeping the
were united in marriage by Rev. I jained into the church ministry by much larger acreage will be planted city more cleanly thus making a bet
next season.
H. G. Hanson. Mr. Ralph Gustafson Bishop W. O. Shephard.
ter impression on strangers as well
and Miss Mahama McKee, and Mr. I
as helping ourselves.
Alvah DeGuire and Miss Lillian Dahl. I
Rev. J. M. Cornelison, for a quar
They gave their immediate residence I
ter of a century Presbyterian mis
as Wasco, Oregon.
sionary in charge of the Tutuilla In
Misses Helen Idleman, Lucile Bak I
dian mission church near Pendleton,
er and Dorothy- Perkins, teachers in I
has been given a leave of absence
Moro public school and bacheloi I
Aifd ordered to report to the national
maids who are housekeeping in the I
board of missions of the Presbyter
Ridgeway residence, misnamed by I
ian church at Chicago. For the next
their local friends “the hungry I
several months he will tour the east
three,” will entertain the members of I
ern states, engaged in missionary
the Keystone Sunday school class of I
promotion work for the church
the Presbyterian church this Friday I
board.
evening. A jolly time is anticipated I
. George Ellsworth and wife return
by the q I ms .
ed late last week from a visit to the
Nearly seventy people enjoyed the I
Paulina mountain deer hunting dis-
dinner at the Presbyterian
Action now will decide potluck
trict. Only one deer was seei^ by
church last Sunday following the
them on the trip. This animal was a
the question.
morning service, A fine social spirit I
large buck which Mrs. Ellsworth
prevaded the whole, and this was in-1
spied when taking up a position
We have just finished unloading
terspersed with informal music. Later
a car of Castle Gate Big Lump.
where a likely shot could be had.
Another, car is due to arrive very
in the afternoon the choir had a
Mrs. Ellsworth said that she herself
soon.
more formal practice of hymns and
was more surprised than was the deer
specials to be used on future occa-
and entirely forgot about her rifle
Castle Gate is the very best coal
siona It is quite likely that this fea
ban noa«-
until after the deer had vanashed. •
ture will be repeated some time in
What is believed to have been a
GET YOUR ORDER IN EARLY
the near future,
NOW 1» the real and only time to
record for a toy balloon was estab
Biological experts of the Vancou
put your winter coal tn the bin.
lished recently when a balloon that
ver, B. C., provincial museuta claim
had been released by the Fir Drug
Don’t wait until the roads are bad
that parts of a skeleton found ini
company at Shelton, Washington,
and farm work becomes heavy,
Okanogan lake in the southern inter
fell at the feet of John Sweeney,
for then you lose mofiey.
ior of British Columbia aré the back
farmer, of Sedalia, in Madiion conn-
Wa are plentifully supplied with
bone of a whale. Francis Kermode,
ty, Ohio, while he wae working In his
all »orts of fuel at very reasonable
curator of the institution, also stated
garden, according to the Madison
price«. -
that the lake is three hundred miles
Press, of London, Ohio. The balloon
from the Pacific coast and separated
traveled at least 2200 miles by direct
; TUM-A-LUMBER CO.
from the ocean by mountain». One
MORO. OREGON
air Un*«
,
’ B. B. CLARK, Manatar
theory given was that indiana took
Rhone Main 91
I the bones into the interior for relig
It pays to advertise,
ious festivals,
Entered as second class matter at the
post office al Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891
in the Hand
You know the saying. Its
Jts even more true that a
dollar in the
Bank of Moro
is worth two in your pocket
The dollars in your pocket are on their way
out, the dollars in the Bank of Moro are earn*
ing more money to put in your pocket.
We, as leading bankers of this section, are in a
position to help you.
Bank of Moro
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M oro T heatre
MORO,
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Saturday, October 10
A Harry Pollard production from Elmer Davis* popular novel,
presented by Carl I-Aemmle, with Reginald Denny in the stellar
role supported by Marion Nixon, Lilyan Tashman, C issy ritz-
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Sunday, October 11
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i— are such well known screen favorites as J. Warren Kerrigan,
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Saturday, October 17
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“ Rosita ”
Sunday, October 18
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the title role with a supporting cast of well known movie players
that include Holbrook Binn, Irene Rich, George Walsh, Mme.
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