The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday,
nehm cobiti limi
C. L. I reland
Editor and Publisher
Entered m second class matter at the
post office at Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891
Rufus Local News Notes
TOLD
Ross Guilford ia driving a new
sedan.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS
Paragraphs on County
I and Community Events
New» Items From Kent ,
And Near Vicinity
The Reckman girls started
school here this week.
APPLES
Y
ACME QUALITY
D. E. CLARK, Managor.
Phone Main 91
tg toads horses for Ford
car, either new or ueed car in good
repair. H. B. Belshse, Moro, Oregon,
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MORO CHURCH NEWS
Notes of Interest to
All Denominations
to
Wm. You^g and G. C. Young arc
H. H.. Brackett was a business , Fred Peters was in town Monday the owners of new Fords.
visitor in The Dalles Isst Friday.
afternoon from his#home south of
Little Charlie Bill Wilson is visit
ing at the Harb$> home-this week.
J. L. Brackett and wife were visi Gra» Valley.
tors in The Dalles last Saturday.
O. N. Ruggles was in town on
Mr. Mattl.es>3 immading a car of
Moro, Oregon
Wednesday
from his home near Grass coal for the 3|am A-Lum Lumber
Meets th« 1st and 3rd
Ross Guilford and family were
Valley, en route to Portland.
Thursday evenings of visitors in Goldendale last Sunday.
Co.
each month. Visiting
Joe
Truitf
and
family
returned
Mrs. T. W. Hayes of Grass Valley
Chester Coates has been sick for
members cordially in-
vitad to meet with UH the past week, not being able to at late last week from a visit at > Port was seen on our streets one day last
land with relatives of Mr. Truiitt.
By order of W. M.
week.
tend school.
Robi. Urquhart, Secretary.
P.
J.
Dillinger
and
wife
and
MaN
Wilber Haggerty is enjoying a
G. L. Thompson and family have
BetMeham Chapter Ne 78 O. E. S. moved from Rufus to a farm house eolm Neal and wife made the round visit with friends of Spokane, Wash-
Moro, Oregon
trip by aute Sunday to Hood River. ington.
Regular communica- owned by Bruce Millard, about four
Wm. Mitehall,was in Hood River
J. C. Freeman has had men at work
! tions each 2nd and 4th miles south-east of town, o
Thursday evenings of
last
week looking after business
this
week
putting
a
new
coat
of
tar
J. G. Addington, L. E. Langford
each month.
on
the
roofs
cf
<he
two
stores
he
matters.
-*
Lois Barzee,
? and Ralph Eaton and families were
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Bennett of The
Worthy Matron fishing on the Deschutes river last owns.
* Nana Barzee, Secretary.
M:s. C. M. Luggles was visiting in Dalles were visitors at the Hogue
Saturday, returning late in the eve
...oriFcn Wednesday from Grsss Val home Friday? ♦
ning.
,
More Lodge No. 113 J- O. O. F
ley at ti e home of her mother, Mrs.
Mori Oregoi»
Mrs. J. R. Dellinger spent the
The Rufus school was increased C. G. Huke.
Meets every MondaT
week-end
with her daughter Mrs.
la»t
Monday
by
three
students.
Ear
evening in the I.O.O.F
F. J. Li.linger has both sides of Paul Stout at Tortland.
Transient and ly, Charles and Earl Lyda. The Lyda
hall,
visitini brothers
family live on the J. S. Fowler place his io .ir jaws quite noticably swol
Mr».' A. L. Mottern was in Grass
to about 2 H miles south of Rufus.
cordial
len, c-ured by copper carbonate Valley Thursday having soon dental
meet with us.
poisoning when treating seed wheat work done by Dr, Butler.
. East bound passenger train No. 26 latt x.vek. "
. B. Rice, N. G.
"
A.M. Young, Secretary oat of Portland en route for Kansas
Mr. and Mrs. Van Walton and Mr.
Cl.rr. R. Belshee shipped a carload und Mrs. Jocob Crocker were visiting
City, was wrecked near Blalock, Sat
urday evening about 8.15. The ac cf cat’-h from Grass Valley on Sun in Goldendale last week-end.
Moro, Oregon
7 Meets 1st and 3rd Fri- cident was caused by a large rock day tc the Portland market and, upon
days of each .month, hitting tl.e truck so near train time his return, shipped a carload of• hogs
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hoskinson and
Visiting members wel-
Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Justisen were
that the watchman had not time to on Weuncsday, also from Grass Vai-
come.
motor
visitors to Moro on Monday.
flag
the
train.
The
fireman
was
ki
’
l-
ley, to the same market.
Marie Peten, N. G.
Hazel Woods, Secy ed end sixteen people were injured. I
The
public is enjoying the world
0. L. Belshe and George Henhagin
I
he
watchman
said
he
heard
the
rock
series
ball
games over Dick Abel’s
Chris Schults Post No. 71
returned this week from a deer hunt
hit the'-track just as the engine passed ing trip to the Ashwood district. radio at the Kent Trading company’s
• The two expect to leave soon for a store.
k Meets at I. O. O. F. hall him, but too late to stop the train.
| on 2nd and 4th Wednes-
try at china pheasant shooting near
W. L. Regester drove to Hood
f day evenings of each
Hermiston
when
the
season
opens
for
River
last week-end to visit with his
Picture
Show
News
month.
birds.
P. Brisbine, Commander.
daughter
Taza, who is attending high
r or The Current Week
Roy F. Dean, Adjutant
Lev. D. H. Leech and wife of school at that place.
“The Meddler” is an exciting story j Salem, who were visiting at the A. M.
Wryne Adems v/Lo is attending
of a business man who goes west and Wiight home last week, left Saturday I. gk school here spent the week-end
turns bandit all for the love of a for Yakima, Washington, where the} »utu his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
girl.
It contains many elements,! visited with J. H. Eraser and wife, Adems, near Antelope.
and Mr. Leech er?
are b?th
both
both of comedy and heavy drama Mr. Fraser zed
Another of our young ladies got
to give it broad appeal.
orothers-in-law to A. M. Wright.
her lovely locks cuv last week. This
A. M. HICKS
It is the kind of story the world
Misses Helen Idleman, Dorothj
will acclaim as beautiful, exciting Perkins and Lucile Baker entertain u.oon’t look much like bobbed hair
..us .^oing out pf style, not in Kent
Plumbing and Heating
romance. Its action appeals to every cd at bridge Thursday evening,
an> way.
Sells and installs the *
one and it pictures just the sort of |
having as special guests Misse.-
Mr. and Mrs. L(,uis Schadewitz
famous' Mueller pipe
thing every man feels he would like • h rinces Heritage, Pearle Pherrsou,
were
in The Dalles last week. Louit
to
do.
It
portrays
the
romantic
de-1
or pipeless furnace.
argaret Chapman, Bessie Anderson
sires of every - woman and it has [ and Marguerite Foss. Refreshments reports his cousin Virgil who haf
plenty of action.
been in The Dalles hospital the past
Wasco, Oregon
vtr« served near the evening’s end.
six weeks as doing fine and hopes to
The bandit, played by * William
W. A. Raymond has finished re leave the hospital before long.
Desmond, is simply trying to prove
modeling
the front of the Christian
to himself and to the girl that he has
courage des; ite the fact that it nas Lcieace church in this city and this
Mi's Elsie BourhiH, daughter of
long been dormant. ’ Holdup after is now being painted a sandstone Mi. and Mrs. George B. Bourhill of
holdup terrifies and puzzles the color by C. C. Richmond Sr. The in- ..¡is city, aod P.'M. VanSlyck, em
FOR SALE
countryside for no one can explain teiior of the edifice was finished ir ploye j with the O»W. R. R. & N. Co.'
Delicious apples, all grades, prices
why the bariEit never takes anything grey with ivory trim some weeks a^
on t_;e Spokane division, were mar
are right.
from his victims. The story is unus
Ray Hulse made the round trip by ried Weda'»day afternoon,. October
Also Newtown Pippins. long
ual and exceedingly interesting.
auto truck last Sunday to the farm 11th, at Vancouver, Washington. The
keepers.
of his brother, Roy P. Hulse near young couple left shortly after the
Stayman Winesaps.
“Rosita” is an entirely different Dufur, bringing back with him
ceremony for Enaville, Idaho, where
At my orchard home, just past the
story from anything Mary Pickford ton of turkey red seed wheat. Go they will reside indefinitely.
Heights stores at Hood River,’
* •
ever before has been identified with. ing, the Shearer bridge road was used
Oregon.
A. E. Crosby, ) ast president of the
Its appeal will be to the grown-ups and the California highway on the
ALWAYS AT HOME
Oregon State Board of Pharmacy and
rather than to the children, and an return.
present treasurer, las received a cer
entirely new Mary Pickford audience
WM. H . COREY
Mr. and Mrs. Newton Crosfield tificate of honorary membership in
will be created. Men especially, and
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
there are a few, perhaps, who have and baby, accompanied by Mrs. G. N. the Oklahoma state board of phar
never seen Mary Pickford on the Crosfield, mother of Mr. Crosfield, macy. With the exception of three
screen will see and adore her in Acre visiting with friends in Moro states, New York, Rhode Island and
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. G. N. California, Mr. Crosby now belongs,
“Rosita.”
A thrilling tale of Spanish romance Crosfield is convalescing rapidly from as an honorary member, on every
is unfolded in swiftly moving scenes; the e.fects of an operation to which state board in the union, including
of carnival and palatial she submitted at a hospital in The the Hawaiian Islands,
What’» Happening In glimpses
splendor blended into a story of dra Dalles the last week in August.
Farmers in the vicinity of Moro
matic intensity interspersed with
Attorney
I.
M.
Peterson
was
in
are
well pleased with the rain storm
Our Town
human frailties, c< ledy intrigue, S^asvO Tuesday on legal business that was general over Sherman
suspense and mounf
on a prodjc- connected with the sale of the Wasco county last Saturday evening.
At
tion of gigantic proportions, abound- csLaurant under sheriff sale attach this place records sl-ow .54 of an inch
ing in melodrama and love.
ment proceedings.
W. R. Reid, of rain as a con equence of the
As Rosita M*ry Pickford appears * ormer owner of the business, and storm. Not quite as much rain fell
in many scenes of dramatic inten riient of Mr. Peterson, was suing for west of Wasco as in other parts of
sity, and while she is seen in the role ¿eturn of the property to him because Sherman county, but enough visited
of an emotional actress, Miss Pick of failure ’to comply with the terms all sections to warrant farmers to
ford has played many emotional of the purchase contract.
begin fall seeding of wheat.
scenes heretofore, therefore it will
A
delegation
of
five
members
of
Mrs. J. M. Axtell and daughter,
not in this sense be a new Mary—
just a grown up Mary Pickford never Moro lodge I. O. O. F. attended the Mrs. Aden K. Axtell, left by auto
annual district convention for Sher Thursday for Portland- Eoth ladies
Don’t mention antique» to fully revealed until the present
man, Wasco and Hood River counties make a business of raising canary
Mr». Ral»ton
The sensational stage success held at Cascade Locks Monday after birds, shipping them to dealers
in
Those in the for retail sale. Monday last Mrs.
for them, she decided to get rid
“Sun Up” is the story of cramped, noon and evening.
of all her old furniture, including
uneducated, undeveloped souls, tc party were Attorney I. M. Peterson, J. M. Axtell shipped 75 birds and
Horace’s favorite chair. It had h®®“ whom the rising sun of intelligence Dr. Jos. Sanders, S. P. Brisbine, Thursday morning Mrs. A. K. Axtell
in his family as lon^ as he coulq
brings peace, understanding and love A. M. Young and W. B. Rice. Upon shipped a second lot of 75 birds.
Emember, and hi protested »But
It's to shabby,” said Mrax Ralston,
The
story is enacted against one of heir return at 7 a. m. Tuesday morn- Their trip is for the purpose of mak
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the most magnificent backgrounds in ag they reported a large attendance ing final disposal o^ th« two ship
did it over with Acme Quality Varno-
The ments and to arrange for a third
the United States, the picturesque ^resent at the convention.
Lac, and she consented to let him
and little traversed mountains of »ext meeting will be held at The shipment Iide this month of another
keep it—in his den. One day she was
showing a distinguished collector her
western North Carolina, not far from jaLes the second Monday in Octo lot of 80 bijdg. They will visit rela
new antiques. He was strangely
tives in Hillsboro before returning
ber, 1926.
Ashville.
linenthiwiastic—until he lia] .ppened to
i
discreetly
catch a glimpse of Horace s _-----
hidden ehair. He sun pl v pounced
Worlds Series Ball Gam.
upon it—said it was one of the nneet
example« he had evef IfcPt Wf? W
Returns Received at
thsV=«firred fabulous sums for it
Moro by Radio
Horaoe told him the whole story, and
Mrs, Ralston wm speechless with
ahawrin Now when anyone mentions
An extension wire was r; n fro.,
antiques, Horace says: 4My collection
Moro
radio headquarters at Foss 4
is small, but good.’
Co. to the Moro Trading Co. stott
Wednesday morning and attached tc
a loud speaker horn so that store
VARNO-LAC
employees and customers could hear
radio returns of the world series ball
game. The extension was tuned in
and found to work perfectly, but
rain at Pittsburg caused the game to
be postponed until Thursday.' The
game Thursday was |he last of the
series, each team having won three
of the seven games to be played to
decide the world’s championship.
The final game was playsd at Pitts
burg Thursday afternoon in a heavy
rain. The final score gave Pittsburg
the title of world’s champions by
7-9. Washington had the game up to
VaraiahM in our
the 7th inning when, with Pittsburg
about it, what
at bat with two men down and one
on second Pittsburg knocked a komer
which the umpires called a 2-base
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. 14iit. This gave Pitsburg the extra
ginger needed to win the game.
MORO, OREGON
October 16< 1925
The customary services will
held in the Presbyterian church Sun
day, October 18th. Rev. Henry G.
Hanson will preach at 11:00. The
Sunday schpol ht f? H3 Its session at
10:00.
A very large audience composed
of the congregations of the Method
ist and Presbyterian churches greeted
Mr. W. A. Sellwood, field worker of
the Near East Relief, who spoke at
the Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning. Pledges for the work of
caring for some 10,000 orphans in
the Near East were taken up,
amounting to $?td.EO. Mr. Sellwood
has been making his heauq darters at
Hotel Moro this past week. He spoke
at Kent on Wednesday evening, and
has been visiting a number of schools
throuout the county., «-
Rev. Henry G. Hanson spent last
Monday in Portland attending a con
ference on evangelism. Plans are on
foot for a large j.rogti.u to be car
ried out in all Presbyterian churches
throuout the nation this coming win
ter.
Mr. Hanson left yesterday
for Pendleton to attend the regular
fall meeting of Pendleton Presbytery
at that place. He expects to return
Friday of this week.
The Presbyterians Are laying plans
for a big meeting on October 25th,
this being their annual benevolence
Sunday. The people of the congre
gation are all urged to bring their
dinner baskets With them and enjoy
a social hour followqing the morning
service.
At the Methodist church Sunday
morning Mrs. Feenstra is going to
speak on the ph itement from th«
Apostles Creed :“1 believe in the com-
munion of saints
Sunday school i t 10 a. m., preach-
• ng at 11 a. m.
The union evei ing service will be
held at the Meth >dist church. Mrs.
.Malkt, State President of the Wl C.-
T. U., will give the address.
You are cordially invited to these
jci vices. R. A. Feenstra, pastor.
You know the saying. Its
Its 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 pi ut in your pocket.
/
We, as leading Jt>anK iers o: i this section, are in a
position to help you.
Bank of Moro
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MORO,
OREGON '
TWICE-A-WEEK FEATURE INTERNATIONAL NEWS REEL
“The Meddler”
Saturday, October 17
A western Robin Hood story with W’illiam Desmond as the star
. backed by the cream of fastgalloping famous Ranch Riders sup
ported with a cast that includes Claire Anderson, Albert J.
Smith, Kate Lester, and Georgia Grandee.
,
“ Rosita ”
Sunday, October 18
“Rosita” is a Spanish romance with famous Mary Pickford in
the title role with a supporting cast of well known movie players
that include Holbrook Binn, Irene Rich, George Walsh, Mme.
Mathilde Comont, Mme. de Bodamere, and more.
Tuesday, October 20
“SUN UP”
With Conrad Nägel, Pauline Starke and Lucile LaVerne in the
title roles.
Adapted by Edmund Goulding and Arthur Statter
from the Broadway success by Lulu Vollmer.
■
A Slave of Fashion
-Norma Shearer in the title role supported by Lew Cody, Wil
liam Haines, Mary Carr, James Corrigan, Vivia Ogdon and some
other well known movie people.
“A Self Made Failure”
Christian Science church services
are held on Sunday morning at 11
o'clock and on Wednesday at 8:00
p. m.
Sunday school at 10:15 a.m.
The reading room is open daily in
the rear of the church. All are in
vited to attepd the church services
and to make use of the reading room.
Sunday, October 25
Ben Alexander is in the title role with a supporting cast that
includes such well known favorites as Lloyd Hamilton, Matt
Moore, Patsy Ruth Miller, Mary Carr, and others.
TWICE-A-WEEK FEATURE INTERNATIONAL NEWS REEL
Every Sunday at 10:00 there is a
Bibleclass at the Baptist chur :'i.
Everybody welcome. Studies for this
month are “The danger signals of
failure in Isreals history.” “Written
for our admonition” Stop! Listen!
Heed!
A. E. Crosby’s
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Peetz left Tues
day for a short stay at Camp Sher
man.
Mrs. Roe White of Moro under
went a major operation at The Dalles
hospital Wednesday morning.
William Kupers and wife, from
Pendleton, who have been visiting
at the H. H. McIntyre home, left
Tuesday for Pendleton. Mr. Kupers
is Mrs. McIntyre’s father.
FOR DRUGS
Complete line of drugs and sundries at all times.
If not in stock we will get it for you
Many articles for Christmas now arriving.
Let us buy for you, no charge for this service.
Expert kodak finishing.
THE DALLES, OREGON
Mrs. J. F. Foss and daughters
Marguerite and Dorothy and Mrs.
H. G. Hanson were motor visitors to
the Hood River valley apple district
Saturday where they spent part of
the day at the W. F. Jackson home.
.
F. D. Flatt moved the piano at
the Moro hotel, owned by M. W.
Armstrong, to Hood River Wednes
day afternoon by auto truck. Mr.
and Mrs. Armstrong are now at
Hood River where they are in charge
of the dining room at the Mount
Hood hotel.
MAIN STREET
B arber S hop
MORO,
OREGON
Joe Truitt, Proprietor
SHOWER BATHS
A pig Utter exhibited by Glenn
Ohling of Albany, route 3, attracted
considerable attention at the state
fair. There were 12 pigs in the litter,
6 months old, total weight 2670
pounds and he sold them for 13%
censt per pound. He fed them four
tons of feed at a cost of $35, and
they netted him over $200.
Mr. ».and Mrs. A. M. Wright left
early Sunday morning for Yakima,
Washington, where they visited with
J. H. Fraser and family. The return
trip was made Monday. An unusual
feature of thoir trip was the oppor
tunity to see the wreck of the O-W.-
R. R. & N. Co. train near Blalock as
they passed there on Sunday and
again on Monday when they returned.
Doctors have pronounced little
Elanor Ann, youngest child of Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Fortner of this city
to be now out of danger from fur
ther serious effects from complica
tions of pneumonia and whooping
cough from which she has been a
sufferer the past several weeks. The
little girl was ablo to be brought
home this weak from the hospital
at The Dalles.
Sheriff Hugh Chrisman received
word last Friday that Cal Ford who
lA-oke out -of the county jail last
spring the same night as did Law
rence Jones, was in custody of th«
police at Lo’s Angeles. After con
sulting with County Judge McKee
and District Attorney Wade, it was
decided that the expens« did not
warrant having the county foot the
expense necessary to return Ford to
serve out the balance of his jail
sentence.
Feerie» Light Draft Rotary Rod Weeder
Weeder Cultivator and Packer
The Three-in-One
Practical Farm Implement
, ..... •
Once Over the Ground
And All Three Operations
Are Completed
On Display and
For Sale
BY
Ginn, Coleman &
Moro, Oregon
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