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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1925)
>• mua wsn ism «— ^„"»r *— C. L. I reland Editor and Publisher = =*= posi office st Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891 Official N*wiRp*r ftr SUnaa* Cwuly XlihM Moro, Oregon Meets the 1st and 3rJ Thursday evenings of each month. Visitii»g iMliy members cordially in- Vited to meet with Us B? order of W. M. , Robt. Urquhart, Secretary. - Bethtebam Chapter No 78 O. E. S. Mor< Oregon AUaflOSnC Regular eommunica- tions each 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings of each month. Lois Barzee, Worthy Matron Nana Barzee, ’ Secretary. JCSag •Mn Meets i »very Monday evening in the I.O.O.F transient and hall. brothers invited to meet B. Rice, N. G. A.M. Y ou rig, Secretary Moro, Oregon * J Meets 1st and 3rd Fri- ^^days of each month. Visiting members wel- ♦ a come. £< Marie Peters, N. G. Ry Hasel Woods, Secy Bl Chris Schults Post No. 71 Meets at L O. O. F. hall on 2nd and 4th Wednes W day evenings of each month. R. P. Brisbine, Commander. Rdy F. Dean, Adjutant JAMES J. CROSSLEY OF Portland, Oregon, Hereby announces that he is a candidate for the Republi can domination for U. S. Senator at the May, 1926, primaries. Will work zealously for develop of Oreron and support <>f Favor World Court and Reform Sen ate Rules TEACHERS* EXAMINATIONS Notice is hereby given that the county superintendent of Sherman County, Oregon, will hold the regu lar examination of applicants for state certificates at . Oregon. as follows: Commencing Wednes day, December 16, 1925, at 9:00 a. m., and continuing until Saturday, December 19, 1925, at 4.00 p. na Wednesday Forenoon—U S. His tory, Writing (Penmanahip), Music, Wednesday Afternoon—Physiolo- Reading, Manual Training, Com- position, Domestic Science, Methods in Reeding. Course of Study for Drawing, Methods in Arithmetic Thursday Forenoon—Arithmetic, History of Education, Psychology, Methods in Geography, Mechanical Drawing, Domestic Art, C ourse o Study for Domestic Art. Thursday Afternoon — trammer, Geography, Stenography, Amencan Literature, Physics, 7or Methods in Language, Thesis I or Primary Certificate. • -Friday Forenoon—^Theory and Practice, Orthography ■ Physical Geography, English Litera ture, Chemistry. . , Friday Afternoon—School L«awr Geology, Algebra, Civil Government. Saturday Forenoon—Geometry, rv Saturday Afternoon—General His tory, Book keepinp*. • A. M. superintendent. "I ■ DOROTHY SMITH Marcellist Will be in Moro WEDNESDAY December 9th, 1925 at Hotel Moro Hours 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. woman uses Tum-A- steady T At Your Service Always Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co- MORO, OREGON D. E. CLARK, Maoagnr. ? Fhona Main 91 _________ . Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Henrich of Moro were visiting in Rufus Sunday. Walter Wasson and a friend are hunting geese in this section of the county. Russel Chase who was ill last week and missed three days of school^ i» back again. ' Hugh Herrin has moved back to Sherman county apd will farm his place this season. . I Miss Ruth Jackson was a visitor in Portland Saturday, returning to j Rufus Sunday evening. Among those who were visiting ini The Dalles last Thursday were C. E. Coats and Ross Gulliford and family. J. G. Addington and family who have been living on the Hugh Herrin ranch moved into Mrs. Young’s house in Rufus last Saturday. Mr. Anderson of Canada b visit- ' T- The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday, December 11, 1925 — ——■ « *8 —, BRIEF LOCAL NEWS and Community Event» ---;------------- — .................... .............................- -------------- Items of General News I MORO CHURCH NÇWS Concerning Wasco J' I -Notes of Interest to Mr*. Newton» Crosfield motored tc All Denominations Portland Tuesday The tbursdayhafternocn club met thiv week at the home of Mrs. Hen- i Rev. W. E. Cox, conference evan gelist of the Puget Sound con Moro Monday from Wasco. ference of the Methodist church, Mrs. Wiley McDonald was visiting holding meetings at the local church with friends in The Dalles on Mon Rufus school, v I as i Wasco caller here is drawing good crowds. The Friday afternoon. interest has been sHcndld and the day. Mrs. Bene:le I p.e ived word last R. M. Benson returned Sunday af week that her jLl . was very sick attendance has increased as the meetings continue. Meetings are held ternoon from a business trip by auto at Walla Wall». F each night beginning at 7:80 contin to Portland. R. O. Scott, fl ¿.local painter, Jeft uing until December 20th. We earn for Lafayette Tu •day where his fath- estly solicit and appreciate the co on Wednesday from Wasco on pro operation of every one and invite >e seriously ill. fessional business. Mis. Alston , the Sherman hotel everybody to attend the revival meet Sunday school at the usual Mrs. E. H. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. submitted to a pnsil operation Sat ing. J. J. Schaeffer were visitors from urday at the c Ice of Dr. Wonder- I hour. Rev. W. E. Cox preaches next I Sunday at 11:00 a. m. and in the Moro in The Dalles on Monday. lick. Roy R. Robinett, of beyond Moro, evening at 7 ^0. Special music at Mrs. Rose s’’..uitz has moved to was in Wasco last Friday and placed each service. Wa«rc she has accepted • a At the Sunday morning service at position with the McCoy-^Atwood.com his wife under Ae care of Dr. Won- the Methodist eV urch on Dcember derlick. pany. 13th Tom Faser will favor the con were Called to gregation with a sp ecial vocal selec Fi \ L;’ airk D. J. McLachlan and wife drove to o attend the tion. At the evening service the Po.. uùt ford. Mr. Anderson intends to stay Portland Sunday where it m reported fun:. ¿ 3-yaar old same day I. M. Woods of Grass . r. that Mr. McLachlan’s father has been | in Sherman county thia winter. nef! ... Valley will favor with a special vocal Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pyburn and son quite UI. I number. • A-'. M. Jones thst week took up Bliss Laura Urquhart is enjoying a Le Roy and Herbert Hill and sons, quarters on the Clyde Herrin farm Howard and Robert, Were visitors in respite from work with the W. W. M. At the Presbyterian church Sunday Co. at Wasco and h home for the where he will act as care taker for Goldcndale during the week-end. the winter- morning the Sunday school will meet holidays. 7 ■: Mi a Cari Thompson and daughter . Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Royce motored at 10:00. Classes for people of all The editor of the Sherman County to Portland Tuesday to attend the ages. As the pastor is ah sent on a Helen of Portland were v.siting with Airs. Thompson's parents, Mr. iflu I Otse: ver and family have been en funeral of Mr. ‘Royce’s sister who business trip in a neighboring state Mrs C. C. Deyo, Thursday returning joying the taste of real country raised ( died id Portland Sunday. the congregation will go in a body pork the past week, through the to Portland Friday. after Sunday school to the McC.odist Fred Lyda and wife, residing on The Blue Mountain stage running courtesy of C. W. Smith. the Fowler place, are spending k week church and. listen to Evangc’ht Co”. The Christmas exercises at the from Pendleton to The Dalles is mak A very choice assortment of can-j or ten days with rlatives and friends ing one trip east and one trip west lies for the Christmas trade is on sale near Forest Grove, their former Presbyterian church will be held on Sunday morning, December 20th. At each day. The stage is equipped | it Moro confectionery. Nearly anyj home. 11:00 the Presbyterian choir will ren with electric heaters for the comfort tind of candy made can be had and Dr. J. A. Wonderlick was called to der a Christmas program of vocal and of their passengers. it very reasonable prices. the Wilson auto camp at Rufus Tues insrumental selctions, solos, duett., [ F. D. Flatt took an auto truck load day evening to attend a very sick choir selections, etc., followed by a A 8% pound son wm born to Mi of sheep to the Portland market last child. The parents were tourists short Christmas message by the pas and Mrs. Ben Hockman at their home Sunday for the Kenneth Springs fox from Nebraska. * tor. There will be no service in the in Moro on Saturday, December Sth, farm company, returning Monday Two auto fatalities v.ere noted evening of that day. At a meeting of Dr. Poley attending. The Uttli rith a mixed load of chicken feed. north of Wasco Sunday. A dog am he teachers and officers of the Sun- stranger has been named Donovar ■ Ura. P. J. Dillinger is in Portlan a hog lying bruis* d along the *roao lay school committees were appoint Joseph. it the home of her father, Dan Mc- gave visible evidence of having met ed to look after the various phases of Dave Ransier,' farming the Max u<chlan, who is reported to be con a tragic end by some careless motor- Jie Christmas tree program, all in well farm east of Moro, has a cow Ined to his home by illness. Mr. Mc- connection with the services on Sun- with triplet calves, born last Friday Act Ian will be 82 years old in Apri The ladies of the Rebecca lodge lay morning At last word we were informed al. xnd is yet surprisingly spry for hit »resented the play “How the Story three calved were healthy and lively .ge. Jrew” at the Wasco opera house Christian Science church services The stage company operating ove. December 8th. There was a goo. ire held on Sunday morning at 41 The city council has authorized i fill to be made between First slice dcKenzie pass highway between attendance and our home talent die o'clock and on Wednesday at 8:00 Sunday school at 10:15 a.m. o. m. and the depot and when completer lend and Eugene has definitely credit to the occasion. The reading room is open daily in bandoned the effort to keep the pass this will be rock surfaced. Whe. E. L. Bolton, who disposed of his jen to traffic by means of a motor equity in his farm at Biglow school the rear of the chureh.» All are in completed there will no longer be ; duck pond to flounder through wher led. Part qf the high altitude is house some time ego, left with hi? cited to attend the church services ieared by wind of snow and there family for Portland Friday where he and to make use of the reading room. driving to the depot. he sled will not operate. will reside temporarily while deciding At a meeting of the state Uighwa; Every Sunday at 10100^ there is a ©id daughter of Mr. Bible class at the Baptist chureh. to oil the Sherman highway in thi. he Moro Trading Co. store was halt- i d temporarily when the grocery de in<j Everett Watkins, residing Everybody welcome. Studies for thi» county from Biggs to Wasco. TM -^5 west of AVaseo, had the tip month are “The danger signals of work will be done under state high artmont was sold to May A Son an. index finger clipped when failure in Isreals history.” “Written way maintenance expense and finish 1 partition dividing the former store I nto two sections was being built. I e of a carpenterr for our admonition” Stop! Listen! ed early in the spring. tow the sale is on again in full swing | revolving lit lart Wednesday. Heed! ' . ——« a all departments but groceries. . T vFer.tbert of of P. iodg< - Series of study hour each Friday A whirling electric fan hit Ben I enjoyed an i xcopttonally good sup at 3 p. m., topic: God’s way of * * per last F.iday, provided jointly by Salvation. .lockman in the face Wednesday picture whoJt action move; norning as it fell from off a bench the woman’s g .g<irdz*tion3 of the with the rapidity of an express ha; it the Williams A Co. garage, cutting Methodist and CldlatiaQ churches. been found at last. ' It’s “Excus< ;im severly on the lip. It was neces- Band selections < alivcnod the occa News Items From Kent Me,’* the picturization of Rupert ary to take several stitches to close sion. And Near Vicinity Hughes’ famous stage farce. Thu he wound. The fan was being used E. G. Bruckert was a Wasco callei joyous farce tells of a pair of newly ,o drive auto exhaust fumes from the Tuesday from his uncle’s farm east Mr. and Mr*. Jacob Crocker were weds who find themselves aboard at vork room. of Moro. Mr. Bruckert expected to week-end visitors in The Dalles. express train at night searching foi Postmaster Geo. B. Bourhill wishes leave for his home 3n Bruning, Ne Wten Hogue and family returned a minister they will never find be braska, Wednesday. He has been vis cause he has doffed clerical garb fo> he Observer to inform the public iting with relatives residing in the from their trip to Corvallis last week. hat during the Christmas rush it is mufti. , Pacific coast states for the past nine Mrs. Pratt and Miss Hdgue were The characters in this uproarious leceasaty that all mailings be taken months, trying to regain his health. visiting in The Dalles a few days last ly funny photoplay are brought t —ire of the evening before the day it M. W. Armstrong^ formerly man week. life by a cast of tried and tru< , desired that the packages leave ager of Moro Hotel and more recent Roy Barnet, Carl Gregg and E. A. handled and cinema favorites. Conrad Nagel an* Joro. Mail canhot be mailed later ly in charge of the Mt. Hood hote. Hoskinson are the latest ones to in .-uaranteed to leave if Norma Shearer are the marital as dining room at Hood River, has ac stall radio sets. han 8:30 a. m. pirants, and - Renee Adoree is th- cepted a position with ti»e Union Oi L. V. Walton and wife left last French friend Who almost disrupt Mrs. Idabelle Hunter is visiting in company at Wasco.understanc week for California where they will Joro from Oroville, Washington, at I that Mrs. Armstrongjwfll continue in their romance. • spend the winter. he home of her parents, Robt. Urqu-1 charge of the business at Hood River., Harry Horner and family of Hood “Wanderer of the Wasteland,’ lart and wife. She expects to remain I ntil after Christmas holidays. Mr. I ' W. A. Bayliss Monday sustained s River were week-end visitors at the Zane Grey’s greatest story and th< severe crushing Liberation of the Wm. Young home. most popular of all the books he ha: lunter and Willard Urquhart are al-1 left hand while employed on the Lon< Mrs. Walter Adams and Mrs. Frank io expected to be in Moro for the! given to the American public, is tb< Rock road construction work. Thif Wheeler were down from Antelope first full-length Paramount picture to Holidays, they will drive by motor! is the second time Indias sustained e Saturday to attend the bazaar. be produced completely in color. I' from Oroville to Moro. similar injury to the lame hand and is an outdoor picture but with an cn Mrs. J. U» Leonard and- Mr. and Property owners and the city I in much the same way, but the latest tirely new background, never befor» v>uncil are joining in the work of I Mrs. Wm. Jensen were up from Hood injury is much more seVtere. Thif shown on the screen. Scenic compar , <x>n r nr ting a new sidewalk from a-1 River tS attend the bazaar Saturday. | last injury was caused when his hand jsions are out of order as the entir< bout in front of the C. R. Belshee res-1 Gus Schilling is putting up a wind became caught in a rock jam, the production was photographed on the idence to the L. L. Peetz property. I sharp edges cutting through a. thick mill over the well he has had drilled. actual locations described in th< Chis has been a much needed im-1 । It won’t be* a day farm now, will it book, the gorgeous Painted Desert oi /rovement, residents of that section I leather glove. । Gus. Arizona and Death Valley, California if Moro having had no other choice I Mr. and Mrs. Max Plnemke gave a Readers of Zant Gray’« stories han use of the highway. E. J. Marshall was in Portland last supper Monday night in honor of the know that it is a thrilling, adventur The city council has authorized al week-end from Moro, registered at 15th birthday anniversary of their ous story of the wastelands of the nuch needed program of street im-1 the Perkins hotel. J son Albert. American desert, choek-full of dra rovement which has now been un-1 Mrs. Fred Hennagin returned'Sun ma, action and romantic love. Jack erway the past two wdeks. Three I day evening to her home at Whacol Carl Gregg and family returned Holt, in an ideal role, heads the list docks on First street have been grad-1 from a weeks visit with friends at I lost week from a trip to Bend where they had been visiting with Earl of featured players, which includes d, from Dr. J. R. Morgan’s office to I Portland. : 7 Gregg and wife. * Kathlyn Williams, Noah Beery and ie F. L. Burnett residence, two of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Frits and Raymond Henrichs and his father Billie Dove. _ ;hese blocks will be rocked with an Shelton Fritz and wife were here I Judge Wm. Henrichs, left Wednes •ight inch surface. Three blocks have from Grass Valley for supper given “North of 86” is an American I i also been graded on Second street, day morning by auto for Camp Sher I plains pioneer epic story. It deals I from the Ellsworth hotel to the Ram- man where they will spend a fev by the ladies aid. Mrs. Marjorie Waldner and child with one of those strange twists of I »ey corner, this also will be partially days duck shooting. fate that helped win the western part I rock surfaced. One block has been ren are visiting from California at Members of the Dorcas society ar< [ of the. American continent for the! graded and will be surfaced from the pleased with the financial success of | | the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred ¡ United States. The story begins with I Bierman highway to the school their annual bazaar held in this city Haynes, parents of Mrs. Waldner. the close of the civil war. The motif I house. Some of the cross c<m«ect- ¡last Saturday. Mrs. Max Pluemke, treasurer of AboRt fl93 was eing the ruin »f the cattle men of I ing streets have also been graded and I realized. .he Ladies Aid society of Kent, made Texas because of their loss of mar I I may be rock-surfaced before the Work I Attorney W. C. Bryant wa# in Con a special trip to Grass Valley to de kets following the civil war and the I is completed. A large part of the | don part of this week on profession posit the money that was made at I determination of one of the pioneer I I grading was done with a caterpillar I the bazaar. Safety First. cattla families to drive a bunch of I tractor and heavy road grader. The I al business coming before the Gil The ladies aid had their bazaar I several thousand cattle over the un-1 u«e of the tractor was donated to the I Ham county term of circuit court. I Saturday and it was well attended. He returned by stage on Wednesday. known plains north of Texas through I city by L. L. Peeta as was also the Everything was sold all the chicken I known hostile Indian country infested I I time expended on the work by both F. W. Holley, operating the Clar- eaten and everybody had a good I ence Mersinger farm south of Gras with white renegades and outlaws, to I Mr. Peeta and T. W. Alloy. time. >150.00 was taken in. I Valley, went to sleep when driving ar 11 the new railroad being built across I 11 the plains to ths Pacific coast. ,*M| Learning to skate causes many a auto truck load of cattle from Port Driving to The Dalles last Friday | Intention was td seek a new market land to his fatm and upset his truck man ’ s downfall. with Herbert Ellsworth, the Hudson 11 in the north eastern states for Texas in the ditch below Wasco. The true) Think of the money we save every turned over twice, I cattle. The result was the big pack- the cattl< ar owned by E. J.'Marshall broke the I ing plants built at Chicago and Kan- winter on fly-swatters! onto the highway end came to a stot piston head in Vender No. L Short* the two had stopped the car, Il sas City and the resulting revenue to | The value of a Id« depends upon I right side up with one wheel reitinr ly after _ ■ upon a calf. Nothing rwaaitroken ex- it eaught fire when they were try -ng I the railroad from the freight. [ the law of supply and - demand. of the cal to locate the trouble and burned some • i" - ' a much to induce people to subscribe < .»a.- e?pt the right front d< There is mort parking space a-1 JI money with which to build the rail- The truck of the paint from off the engine hood and the glass windsMe bank, the and melted th* solder on the radiator. | roads. The story is replete with round a library than around a mpvie. was backed against tl I thrilling scenes of indian fights, cat- ‘ Only a few more menths until the cattle again loaded into ► truck ana The fire was caused by a lighted tie stampedes, and scenes common bathing girls will be back on maga the'wide awake driver duntinued his. ¡match getting too elose to the alcohol journey to the farm south of Grass vapor fumes thrown off by the radia the country at that day. Through zine covers. tor. The alcohol was used a* an anti- it all la interwoven a lovo story of It is easy to figure what you would Valley. The accident occured about fmH protoction. I unusual intorait. 1 tarn NM «ft* It * tw Mi « m ? it t «. »< m nw*r< I I to • ....... .. A Bird 3- «a’ "tf in the Hand ‘ ......................... .. t- - • You know the saying. It$ 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 arQ 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 M oro T heatre MORO, ' OREGON The Historical Drama “ North of 36 ” Saturday, December 12th “North of 36” is a similar story of western life on the plains by pioneers, written by Emerson Hough, author of the “Covered Wagon.” Jack Holt, Ernest Torrr.nce and Lois Wilson are in Admission 15c and 50c the title roles. “EXCUSE ME” Sunday, December 13th Excuse Me” is a side splitting production of Rupert Hagkes name. --------------------------- /The cast includes such favorites as novel of the same------- Norma Shearer, Conrad Nagel, Renee Adoree, Walter Hiers, John Boles, and several others equally as well Known. “ Wanderer of The Waste Land ” Wednesday, December 16 A superb production of Zane Gray’s million copy novel. Filmed in the original settings and every bit of it m natural colors. Jack Holt, Kathlyn Williama, Noah Beery and Billie Dove are in the title roles. - Admission 15c and 50c ° Loving Lie* *—A Peter B. Kyne Story Saturday, December 19th -t “Loving Lies” is a Peter B. Kyne story of the sea with Evelyn Brent in the title role and supported by Monte Blue, Joan Lowell, Charles Gerrard, Ralph Faulkner, Ethel Wales, Andrew Waldron and Tom Kennedy.k “The Alatkan ” Sunday, December 20th “The Alaskan” is a James Oliver Curwood story of the north land with Thomas Meighan in the title role supported by Eatelle Taylor, John Sainpolis, Frank Campeau, Anna May Wong, Alphonz Ethier, Maurice Cannon and Charles Ogle. HELLO! CHRISTMAS SHOPPER Let’» Giu« a COLUMBIA CRAFONOLA to th* Family FOR CHRISTMAS, 1925 Th. B..t Educator to Do.olop a Mu.ical Mind. Console Style, 1135.00, now ..................-•$ 98.00 Console Style, >150.00, now A...................>106.00 No crank or Upright Style, Electric Motor. Price winding, only attach to lamp socket. .> 91.00 was >135.00, now .. 127.50 Table Styles >75.00, now . These machines are all new 1925 models 10 Per cent for Spot Cash in records of your own choosing. Terms: One-third down, balance in 7 monthly installments, keep them in repair for 12 months free of charge. We invite you to inspect and hear them played. We CROSBY’S The Dalles, Oregon For Good Monument Work and Better Prices ■> write - International Monument Association Pendleton Branch A. D. CROSLAND, Manager 215 Jane Street Pendleton, Oregon - Heat Circulating Furnace Stoves Maytag Gyro-Foam Washer Electric and Multi-Motor Electric Appliances Cream Separators Furniture, Chairs Rugs, Linoleums , Queen Incubators Silver Ware Bed Sets „ Ginn, Coleman & Co Moro, Oregon
