Image provided by: Sherman County Historical Museum; Moro, OR
About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1926)
Ä > J. The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday, nehm tuin mu C. L. I reland jitor and Publisher For The Current Week r BRIEF LOCAL NEWS Paragraphs on County and Community Events January 8, 1926 se T New* Item* From Kent And Near Vicinity • — ■■ I M bs ■wj ■■ '■ I . I......................«.............. I«u. uni MORO CHURCH NEWS — Notes of Interest to Miss Howell of The Dalles visited All Denominations th« schbols here Monday. pictures are going to the dogs. And 1 ; Mite. J. L. Matthes is in The Dalle« i 1 1 » —— you will agree that the dog ’ s day has t Moro. Oregon, July 25. 189! receiving medical treatment. come after you see Peter the Great In At the Methodist church Sunday "The Silent Accuser.” Por here’s Essex coach motor ear. J. C. Wilson and family were in morning Sunday school will meet at 16 a. m. At 11 a. m. Mrs. Feenstra a dog? born with an instinct for act L. E. Clark and wife were in Moro Portland a few days last week. ing and trained to give one of the will preach, “Religious Inventory” Fred Haynes traded Roy Harbin Monday from their hdme near Kent. • Moro, Oregon most thrilling performances ever being the subject of her message. • , • C out of his pool room hall business Meets the 1st and 3rd L. Barnum and wife were visitors the union evening service will be Thursday evenings of seen on the screen. The story deals held at the Methodist church the pas each menth. Vi«itii*g with a mysterious murdter, with a dog in Moro from T^e Dalles on New Frank Bennett of The Dalles, was tor preaching the sermon. memben cordially in the only witness. How he manages visiting with ^is sister, Mrs. Hogue, vited to meet with us to save his master, trail the real Midweek prayer service at the W. L. Banee is here from Cor last * By order of W. M. parsonage Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. murderer, and bring happiness to the vallis, visiting with his brother, Har Robt. Urquhart, Secretary. Dick Beckman and family of Grass We earnestly invite all to the at man and girl, are some of the remark ry Barzee* । Valley spent New Years day at the tendance of these services. R. A. Both!« able feats of Peter the Great, the dog George Witter and Viggo Haufelt Hartley home« Feenstra pastor. star in “The Silent Accuser." Regular , communica were visitors in Moro on. Monday ReV. JoneM preached two interest tions each 2nd and 4th from Kent. At the ^resbyterian church the ing sermons here which were enjoyed Thursday evenings of Colored minstrel show and dance communion service originally plan each month. Jack Kelly, proprietor of the ton- by the people. “ after the show at Moro opera house ned for last Sunday will take place Lois Barzoe, _ I sorial shop at Kent, was • visitor in Mr. and Mp- L. W. Amick were this Sunday, January 10th at the Worthy Matron on Tuesday, January 12th. Sixteen Moro Monday afternoon. people in the troupe which is said to the Bob Eslinger same hour. Baptism and reception Sunday vi^b Mn.JP. M. VanBlyck left Tuesday home at GM of members will also take place at r. same company played at Wasco this evening for Harrison, Idpho*.where ’ ■ r JT. ¡mice is visiting with that time. > Mrs. Max Mr. Van Slyck is now located. L Meet« mrj Monday last Wednesday. The missions study class connected her sister Mn B. Smith and family evening in the I.O.O.F with the Keystone Sunday school t c. in Portland his week. aient and class of the Presbyterian church will d to return this week from a Zane Gray’s story “The Border ithers Talk about it being cold, there are resume their meetings next week. Legion” comes to Moro theatre Sat visit of several week# at Portland. marigolds still Lio.'tn ng in the yard Meeting Monday evening with Mr. meet wit urday in place of“Reckless Romance” Mr. and Mn. A. MacNab of Wasco at the Ki nt telephone office. *' G. and Mrs. Al. Maas. Chapter III of because of a mistake by the film are the parents of • son born Satur The teachers have all returned the book, “New Days in Latin Amer day evening at the hospital in The from their. Christmas vacation and ica” wijl be the study that evening. Dalles. Moro, Oregon school is going on as smooth as usual. CAR GOES HOME UNDER OWN The Dorcas society social for Jan POWER AFTER COMPLETE Mr. and Mrs.'H. M. Bauer and son MISS MARGUERITE FOSS uary will be held this next Wednes Visiting members wri- TURNING OVER of CotvAlHs spent Christmas with ANNOUNCES WEDDING day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mrs. Bader’s parents Mr. and come. Mrs. ENGAGEMENT Marie Peters, N. G. J. C. Freeman. L. W. Amick; ‘ Hazel Woods, Secy Horace Kee, farming what is Henry Barnum and bride arrived Miss Gwendolyn« Foss entertained known as the C. H. Belshee place in Miss Golda Hartley, Martha Wil- , Chris Schults Foot No. 71 home at Moro on New Year day, they at luncheon last Saturday afternoon Hay canyon, had a most unusual auto son, Joe Wilson and Mr. Togood left American Lagion having arrived at The Dalles on in honor of her sister, Miss Margue accident last ^Thursday evening when Sunday for Edgene where they are M«^ nt L O. O. F. hall 30th. rite Foss, at which time Miss Mar ♦* on tnd and 4th Wednes- driving to Moro to attend the New December students in school. guerite announced her engagement Miss Margaret Hanson, who has ¡I» Year dance. Turning to fasten a side J.U. Leonard reports a new grand- to Lawrence E. Kase burg, son of 'month,* . curtain on the car, he failed to notice been visiting with friends and rela da ugh ter, arrived at the home of Mr. P. Brishipe, Commander. E. E. Kaseburg, who is operating a a turn in the road. * The car went tives in this city, returned Saturday Roy F. Dean, Adjutant and Mrs. J. L. Gentry near Moro farm west of Wasco. Included a- straight ahead, off the grade, turned to Portland. r * * December 81st* 1825. mong-the fifteen guests present were - When the man tells her that he completely over and landed along Gus Smith, who has been a patient Mrs. Earl Gvogg and children who Mrs. B. W. Guy of Wasco and Miss loves her wonderful mind, he means side the road wheeladown. Mr. Kee in the Hamilton hospital at The The started the engine, started the car, Dalles, returned to his home at Grass have been visiting her sister, Mrs. Bee Stevenson of Klondike. that she isn’t much for looks. last named has since the luncheon be Carl Gregg and family, returned to and drove it onto the highway where Valley last Saturday. came the bride of Marion McKee of her home at Bend Saturday. he found the top bows broken, the ♦ The stairs leading to the upper , Mrs. H. U. Léonard and children, Hermiston. Tab|e and room decora- steering wheel broken off and the OBSERVER WANT ADS office at Moro confectionery has been who are spendfàR the school year in tions consisted mainly of pink rose- right front wheel ready to collapse. words, 85c . He drove the car carefully home, changed this week froth the rear Hood River, have*been visiting during buds with pink favors. words, 50c housed it for repairs and postponed room to an entrance stairway from the holidays with Mr. Leonard on the Over 30 wffK, farm. / the dance for some other time. Kee, the ice cream parlor. • —¿------------ The school population of the Med- himself, was not injured aside from A. J. Decker «nd children drove to Roy L. Kunsman and family on all ford district has Increased 138 over some slight body bruises. Thé Dalles Saurday to see Mrs. Deck motored to Portland last Saturday last year’s total of 2400. and leather. Joe Arnor«. The where they visited with N. P. Hanson, er who has been in The Dalles hos Dalle«, opposite the post office. Building In Bend during the past Louis Schadewitz and son Oliver father of Mrs. Kunsman. The return pital the past sig weeks. Mr. Decker year reached a total of 462 structures, says she is improving, but vçill not be WANTED—McClanahan incubators. were in Moro Monday afternoon was made the next day. with estimated value of $415,435. able to leave the hospital for some from their home near Kent. Also J. L. Matthes was a burineed visi 2 m-n 1 3 Oregon. A total of 71,338,420 feet of timber, time yet. Louis Sshadewitz and brother Carl tor in Moro Monday monfing. He valued at $254,^95.30, was cut in the STRAY PONY with no visible brands, reported that* that section had about Crater national forest during 1925. dark roan, came to my place about wits are unele and nephew, both res as nruch snow fall as was then in 'George Ellsworth has returned December 19th. Owner please call. ident farmers living west of Kent. Receipts at Albany from fines were evidence on Moro streets. to Moro from Bend, where he has C. W. Smith, phone 24F1, Moro. less in 1925 than in 1924, although 3fj8 Hugh Walker has had a transform Chas. C. McCain and Miss Lois been working for one of th 4 large more cases were handled in the polio« mSMBnmmmmnmmmmmmmP er placed oh the power line of the Luttrel were married at Ae Meth lumber mil) companies. He has ac court. Sherman Electric company, where it odist parsonage in this city.on Wed cepted a position a* cook at the Hotel Building expenditures in Salem for JAMES J. CROSSLEY passes his farm home north of Moro, nesday of this, week, Rev. *R. A. .r t * the year 1925 exceeded all previous with the result that all his farm Feenstra performing the ceremony. OF Mrs. A. D. McDonald is a visitor records. Permits for 1925 aggregated buildings are now supplied with elec Anyone finding an agate pear shap this week in Moro, from Spokane, at $1,794,935. ■ Portland, Oregon, tric light and power for several dif The trip was ed watch charm will confer a favor the J- F. Fose home. Eugene’s fire loss in 1925 was light, ferent purposes. was made to visit with her sister, according to a report submitted by W. on the owner if left at this office. It Candidate for tb$ Republican The county rock crusher plant is is thought to have been lost in Moro Mrs. McCallum,-* mother of Mrs. Foss, B. Nusbaum, fire chief. The loss Is nomination for United States preparing to shut down for the win last Saturday. Roy Robinett, on the ^bo has been * ailing rince T hanks- estimated at $16,216. Senator at the May 21st, 1926, giving. ' ' V z ' * - ter. All work for county roads has H. B. BelWhee farm. Primaries. Bank clearings in Eugene broke a been finished and the crusher is now V ' ; I The three American Legion posts record in 1925, the total being $27,543,- Will always be present when the Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Powell, ac- ' working supplying surfacing mater companied by their daughter Lucile Moro, Wasco and Grass Valley 443 05. This Is an increase of more Senate is in session looking af ial that is being placed on the Sher and no Marion, motored op the Col- hold • joint, ceremonial next than $5,000,000 over the clearings In ter all the interests of all the man highway by the state road main 9 v • nr _ j___ a_ evening at iL« Wednesday the L.ll hall of 1924. i" ! people of Oregon just As loyally umbia highway on New. Tear day to tenance crews. Chris Schults po*t at Moro at which L. L. Dougan of Portland has been as he did when State Senator, visit with »relatives here. They re time officers of the three posts will be employed.to prepare plans for a ten- Walter Rasch of Tacoma spent part turned the following Sunday. U. S. Attorney in Alaska and a installed at the one meeting. State story office building to be erected at of the Christinas holidays with his soldier in France. Represents George Belknap, son of Mr. and Adjutant Carl M »ser will be present Salem this year by the First National sister, Mrs. Truman Strong of this no special interests. city. He left with Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. C. V. Belknap of this city, io one at the joint installation ceremony bank. Strong for Redmond, where they ate of 88 students that have been named and will address the members of the Five counties in the state have re by University of Oregon for a place three American Legion posts during NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Christmas dinner with the parents of ported 100 per cent collections of de on the honor roll published last week. In the County court of the State Mrs. Strong and Hr. Rasch who have the evening. linquent income tax through warrants of Oregon for the County of Sher recently moved there from The Mr. Belknap is a senior in philosophy. sent out recently by the state tax com A party was given at the beautiful man. in the matter of the estate of The heavy storm that struck Sher ID b B n L ' mission. country home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Elizabeth A. Dunn, deceased Notice is hereby given that the un The body of Bartholomew Isenhoot, Truman Strong and wife from man county and which continued Wiley on New Yeirirs eve. The eve dersigned administrator of the estate until Wednesday morning, thorough ning was spent p aying cards, danc 92, was found hanging from the raft Moro; Herman Wiley and wife and of Elizabeth A. Dunn, deceased, has ly upset the light and power service ing and listening to the radio until ers of a building near ths home of filed in the County Court of Sherman J. W. Shepard and jrife, from Grass County, State of Oregon, his final re Valley; H. S. Wall and wife from supplied by the Sherman Electric the wee small hours. A delicious John Coy, eight miles from Bandon, port and account as such administra-* Wasco, attended the dance given by company, mainly through/blowing of । lunch was served by the hostess at apparently a suicide.- tor of said estate and that Monday, fuses at the Dufur station. midnight. Those enjoying their Tire Kruse & Banks shipyard of the 18th day of January, 1926, at the the Elks lodge at The Dalles on Tues day evening. This is an annual af The ceremony for installation of hospitality were Messrs and Mes North Bend has obtained the contract hour of 10 o’clock a. m, has been fixed by said court as the time for fair, given by the lodge in their lodge officers for the Rebecca and I. O.- dames Wilford B« Ishe, Arthur John for construction of a cruiser for the । hearing of objections to said report rooms each January. O. F. lodges to be held jointly by the son, A. H. Barnum, Clarence Spar- Alaska fish commission and will start •nd settlement thereof. . work probably in January. A. H. Barnum, Administrator Ellis Hughes was one of a party of two local orders at the lodge rooms ling, Truman Strong, Tom Fraser of on Thursday, January 14th in place Moro; Hugh Beall of Wasco; J. W. Salem’s population increased ap of the Estate of Elisabeth A. Du®®- residents of the district southwest of W/C. Bryant, Attorney for Adteato- of Friday evening as planned. The Shepard, Herman Peters, Lester proximately 7 per cent during 1925, ac- • trator 5t-dl8J15 Grass Valley that waited on the change of date is made because Of Smith, Giles French, Herman Prague, cording to estimates based upon new county court Wednesday for the pur pose of securing action on the market the old fashioned dance. By ordei Miss West, and Mr. Sharpe of Grass water taps, telephone Installations and patrons of the local postoffice. ' Valley. road leading to Shearer bridge. The of Mrs. J. F. Peter«. ' Postal receipts In Portland for De ------- -------- - -- — * court could not state when the work cember were placed at $342,469.71 by would begin on the project, but as John M. Jones, postmaster. This is sured that some of the worst places .'S an increase of 15 per cent or $45,450.84 £ r would be attended to within a very over the receipts for December, 1924. short time. John B. Coffey, prominent In state C. L. Montgomery Entertained two politics for many years, clerk of. Mult nieces, Mrs. Chas. Hoggard of Stan nomah county and a member of th« field and Mrs. George Wilkerson of state legislature for several sessions, RufUs, and Culver Payne, also of died at St. Vincent’s hospital In Port Rufus, at dinner on New Year day at land. Moro hotel. Roasted wild goose and Six miles of the Arnold wooden rati* fried chicken were the main staples way being constructed from the Hor on the menu. Following dinner the ton sawmill in the Lak« creek vidlay, party enjoyed a motor drive, includ over the summit of the Coast moun ing a visit to’the county rock cruaher tain« to Junction City, has been fin irhite brisk snappy near Lone Rock. a little suggestion of winter dis ished. comfort. An extra train went through to The public service commission has Shaniko last Sunday evening, return ordered the Skamania Light A Power Pretty soon the fierce wintry ing the next day with a full train load - company to repair leaks in its Unes weather will come swooping of horses destined for the newly es which have been interfering with radio down IMoq With unwelcome tablished plant in Porthmd, where reception in the vicinity of Cascade the animate are Converted iifto glue, Lock«. Havd you filled your coal bin? fertiliser, chicken feed, etc. The There was turned over toethe stat« i We have a complete supply of price paid was said to be 83 per head. coal now on hand. treasurer by the clerk of the state land The animals pre mainly range horses, board during December an aggregate too small to use on a farm and uring of $108,748.81, according to a state Rock Sp’gs, ton $11 outside range wanted /or more useful ment prepared by the land board of Utah Nut, ton 12. ’ ficial«. On New Year’s Ivo J. Ivan Hasha' Utah Big Nut, ton 13. Strata containing coal have been ford of Oregon City and Miss VUlot found in the lower Crooked river conn- ; ROADS ARE YET OPEN Waddingham of Wasco woro united try, it was announced at Bead by a [ in marriage at the Ptesbyteriaii contractor working on the highway । At Your Service manse in the presence of witnesses bridge which fb to span the Crooked Always only, Rev. Henry G. Hanson perform river gorge. ing the ceremony. They left by auto A gain of 52 in the school popula for Wall* Walla where the parents of tion In Union county 4s shown for th« MORO, OREGON both parties are living. After a visit past year by the recently completed there they will make their home in census. In 1984 the school population Oregon City where the bridegroom । for Union county was 1888 compartd ! Phone Main 91 1 with 181$ Ula yw. . ~ hMftPMlUML ' K The Bank of Moro extends » to the Hu&ines» men arid farmers of this community a cordial invitation to use oyr many facilities for the promotion of their many and varied business activities. The modem business struc ture rests on cfedit arid the commercial banks are its credit reservoirs. * - Business is Built on Right Banking Methods Bank of Moro M oro T heatre MORO, OREGON TBe * Border Legion? Saturday, Jaaaary 9, 1926 A Zane Grey story with Antonio Moreno and Helene Chadwick in the title roles.' Presented by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky. Directed by William Howard. Admisrion 10c and 30c 0 TWICE - A - WEEK FEATURE INTERNATIONAL NEWS REEL M The Silent Accuser ” Sunday, January 10, 1926 A blood tingling story of crime and mystery with Peter the Great as the secret service dog featuring Eleanor Boardman sup ported by a cast that includes Raymond McKee, Earl Metcalf, Paul Weigel and Edna Tichenor. Admission 10c and 30c ■ TWICE-A-WEIK FEATURE INTERNATIONAL NEW? REEL Colored Minstrel Show and Dance * Beck A Walker’s colored minstrel aggregation of 16 people will present what is said to be an unusually good minstrel show. After the show, dancing to music? by the minstrel troupe. TWICE-A-WEEK FEATURE INTERNATIONAL NEWS REEL “ Up The Ladder ” Saturday, Jaauary 16, 1926 i Is a story of an invention—the tele-vision-phone—by means of - which a person can see with whom they are talking over the phone. Many unusual situations are featured with Virginia Valli in the title part supported by seven other well known* stars. f Admission 10c and 30c , TWICE-A-WEEK FEATURE INTERNATIONAL NEWS REEL “ Inez From Hollywood ” r 8»«day* Jaa««ry 17» 1MM Sunday, January 17 “Inez From Hollywood,” First National’s new picture, presents a a veritable galaxy of film celebrities.in its cast. Included are ‘ Anna Q. Nilsson, Lewis Stone, Antonio Moreno, Wallace Beery, I’ Lloyd Hughes, Ben Lyon and Ford Sterling, not to mention \ z* pretty Mary Astor. _ Admission 10c and 30c Billiards and POOL You will erijoy these in door recreations at the— Moro Confectionery The tables are well balanced and always kept in ex eellent condition. We specialize in Candies, Cigars and Tobaccés BUILT RIGHT HATCHES RIGHT PRICED RIGHT MADE WITH ALL COPPER TANKS AND HEATERS EGG CAPACITIES FROM 70 EGGS UPWARD Don’t buy any incubator until you check up specifications very care fully and compare them with the Queen. * We welcome any such, investigation and comparison, for We believe you will find more gen uine value in the Queen, for the amount of money you pay, than in any other reliable incubator on the market. -■ Made the same High Standard m«thod as the Queen Incubators. to their dependability and durabilty. Singer Sewing Machines Are high quality sowing machines that please every wosjto who, sews. Are mgn qu« y , , of a »ewing machine, call and If you are considerin .wing Machine with us. W.e kn,ow it will talk over the Singer ---- ------ ----- . * pay you nicely to do this. Ginn, Coleman & Co. Moro, Oregon . reliable fluide to markets that exííti In the world t&dáy *
