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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1926)
J Thé Sherman COühty ObâêiW, Moro, OMgôn, Friday, June 25, iô2é f .1 mnMtttmmm H iii mu ii iM i ROUND-UP RUFUS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IS ARKANSAS VISITOR Mr.-and Mrs. L. W. Rakes made the drive of an even 2100 miles from Rufus to Fayetteville, Arkansas, in seven days this month to attend sum mer school at the University of Arkan sas. The school session will clqpe on July 28th, after which time they in tend visiting .at several different points in the Mississippi river valley states before returning to Oregon to resume thefr school work at Rufus where Mr. Rakes is principal of the public schools and Mrs. Rakes is a teacher in the high school. We print part of the letter received this week from Mr. Rakes descriptive of his trip across the continent: A real show, featuring Brone Riding, Bulldogging, “We left Rufus, Oregon, on May 30 and drove to Bentonville, Arkan Calf Roping, Steer Riding, Trick Riding, and Saddle sas, in seven days, a distance of an Horse Racing. even 2100 miles. Our biggest day was the first day, which was 375 — mile»—we had Oregon roads most of the day. We find the crops in Sher Three Days of Fast Clean Entertainment man county were just a little earlier than they were in or near Benton ville owing to a late spring here and an early one there. “The road was excellent generally. We encountered bumpy roads near American Falls, Idaho, and In west ern Wyoming. In Kansas, of course, ■ —■ there is no gravel (in most of Kan sas) to give the roads hard surface, but a man is hired to keep the road dragged for a certain distance where another takes up the work. They do it pretty well, too. They go immed iately after a rain and keep the road The Dalles, Oregon in condition. In most of Kansas one. iiituiiuuuunnuumutumtKmtutmimmtmmnnmxunitmtttnmtmmttnmn can. not travel at all immediately after a rain. The tourists gather and talk about the road. “We were fortunate enough to fol low a rain, being several hours be hind it. But when we turned south at Paola and Osawattomie we en countered rain and electric storms for more than 100 miles but we were on pavement and it did not stop ua Then we were in the Missouri and Arkansas part of the Ozarks where there is not much of anything but rocks so we had good road there. The chat roads in this part of the country are the finest of loose gravel tag aphone. Made and guaranteed by roads, it seems. “Oregon is the pioneer in oiled roads. They are oiling a little road on the Old Oregon Trail just east of Boise. That is all the oil we saw un- Ui reached Arkansas where they are ( oiling the chat on wide 40 foot grades of good road, but are in the experimental stage. BLBCTR1CO REFRIGERATION They do not mix the chat with clay or sand and the cars throw it off as fast as the road ¿rew can drag it WILLIAMS MOTOR COMPANY back on the grade. 1 -r ' Wyoming spends a great deal on Moro, Oregon her roads but those awful cloudbursts wash them away, often taking the whole grade. Immediately after a MMmmammmttmnammntmmttmmmmmmmmmmstmmsm rain we did not dare drive fast be cause of the gutters the waterspouts had left. ;. “The highest price we paid for gas oline waa 32 cents. This was in Ida ho. The lowest was 22 cents. This To Fit all Kinds of Feet was in Colorado. Colorado has won derful roads. Gas is 25 cents here at Fayetteville, Arkansas. We aver aged 25 miles per gallon. We drove IN BLACK, BROWN, SATIN AND BLOND a Willys-Knight coupe Medan. We For Ladies, Misses and Children *re attending the University of Ar kansas here. Board and room is |26 a month. The University of Arkan sas summer session lasts six weeks, ending July 28th.” The Dalles, Ore. JULY 3-4-5 Micklebaugh Grounds CARL BROWN Change your ice-box Frigidaire ■I All Kinds of Shoes A FANCY SHOES WORK SHOES Sizes 5 to 13 in All Widths If You Come to The Dalles - DON’T FORGET VETERANS CAN YET SECURE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE . Instructions have been received by the Portland office of the U. S. vet eran's bureau authorizing reinstate ment of war-time insurance by ex- Wasco County’s Exclusive service men until July 2, 1927, ac- cordinag to an announcement made Shoe Store by Kenneth L. Cooper, regional man ager of the bureau. July 2, 1926, had been set by congress as the time iunuiHiiiii i uu i uiiiiniim»uiu»iiniinuitttuuHu»n»ti»ux»imimn»H»»uu limit for both reinstatement and con version of war risk insurance but the new order extends the time one year. An added feature in this connec tion is the privilege of taking out a 5-year level premium term policy at a lower rate prior to the above date which may later be converted into one of the six forms of permanent life and endowment government poli cies. This gives the ex-eervice man until July 2, 1927, to secure the low rate five year policy. The American Legion advocated GARAGE AND BLACKSMITH SHOP this legislation on the* grounds that many war veterans have not yet ad justed their economic affairs to such Uaaban In ■ an extent that they can afford at this time to carry one of th« govern ment’s permanent insurance policies. John Wemmark Oregon Bar Iron and Steel SOUVENIR FAD IS DEAD Plow Shares Sharpened Double Trees and Single Trees Woodworking Tank Lumber and Hardwood ■ ! „Notes Items v General News inf Wasco Mrs. John DeMoss returned Tues day from the hot springs near Madras. W. R. Lincoln is nursing a bruis ed leg, the iwult of a kick from a hOTM. James Howell spent the week «nd in Portland in connection with his insurance business. Mrs. Orvillo Yocum was taken to The Dalles hospital Wednesday where she underwent a major operation. P. G. O'Meara returned to Wasco last week after being confined to the hospital with a siege of pneumonia. Billy Reid, who was quarantined with his mother to wait on her dur ing a siege of scarlet fever, was re leased Monday. Mrs. J. V, Jones and children have arrived in WJteco from Portland and are moving into the Dingle home on south Main street. have moved the Burres apart- ment. Mr. Ryau is employed at U h The employe's cabins from the Lone Rock road camp were moved Tueeday to near the new rock crush er location on the Bert Watkins place A baby was born to Mr. and Mrs Claud Young at the rock crusher camp Saturday. Dr. Griffith of The Dalles assisted in the absence of Dr Wonderliek. Dr. J. A. Butler is attending the dental convention in Portland. Mrs Butler and daughter are spending « few weeks at Colfax, Washington with Mrs. Layton, a sister. wheat fire destroying six acre: east of town Monday either on th< May estate or on the Louis Waist ranch, broke out Monday shortly aftei a weed burner on the railroad hac passed the farm. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Wonderlick wert called to LaGrande Friday afternoon returning on Monday afternoon. Mrs Wonderlick’s father was throw* front a load of hay and run over Friday morning, resulting in his death. The funeral was held in LaGrande Sun day afterBoon. ___ J. M. Yocum of Klondike was the first to deliver new wheat to a Sher man county warehouse this year. The grain was harvested during the week and delivered to the Klondike ware house Saturday, thereby winning the prize barrel of flour given each yeai by the Independent Warehouse and Milling company for the first de livery. News Items From Kent And Near Vicinity Roy Barnett has moved out to the ranch. ; Johnny Haym« is home from Cor vallia. Mrs. Carl Schadewitz and little son arrived home Sunday. Wm. Mitchell and family are visit* ing in Portland and Vancouver, Wash ington. Frank von Borstel is a happy man since they have got water in the well they have been drilling. Joe and Mertha Wilson are home for the summer from Eugene where they have been attending school. Mrs. Paul Stoutt had charge of the Kent hotel during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Pleumke in Portland. A. A. Dunlap and family drove in Monday evening from Camp Sherman where they have been spending the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haynes and son are in Portland a few days visit ing with their little daughter Phyllis who is in a hospital there. Mrs. Carl Schadewits enjoyed a visit from her aunt and unele, Mr. and Mrs. Adams from Yakima, Wash- » S OREGON BANKERS VISIT MORO EXPERIMENT FARM ________ a About sixty visitors to Moro and members of Moro Community Club attended a luncheon at Hotel Moro on Wednesday for the purpose of welcoming to Sherman county a That is what our patrons say after they have enjoyed the excellent delegation of bankers of Oregon head lunches we serve at our foun- ed by Sam H. Baker of Granta Pass, •. tain. ' . . r - v chairman of the Oregon Banker’s Association agricultural committee, You too, if you ar« not already ac- quainted, are invited to sha™ and a committe of the board of re with others our delightful and gents of Oregon Agricultural college appetizing . electric ¿hot plate who were here at this time to make quick lunch servie«. their annual inspection of the work of the experiment station. Naturally, first emphasis is placed on the quality of our service but Twenty-nine bankers from all parts with quality assured the attrac of Eastern Oregon, three members tive prices wall draw many to of the board of regents, three eastern Oregon county agents, eight experi ment station workers, including Your from the department of agriculture at Washington, D.* C., thirteen bus iness and professional mon, and a Opposite Hotel Moro À ; r large number of representative fann MORO, OREGON ers comprised the gathering. After * most satisfying luncheon had been served and the cigars had been passed around, speeches were made by nearly all of the bankers present and members of the board of regents as well as by some of the ex periment farm workers and a number of the farmers present. The meeting adjourned after 3 p.m. to ■ visit the Service, with us, means anticipating the seeds and experiment farm and inspect the desires of our patrons so that they need not concern work being done by the station. Numbered among thoee present themselves about the slightest detail beyond telling were J. K. Weatherford, president of us their wishes. > J>e board of regents, E. B. Aldrich from Pendleton and Harry Bailey The Crandall from Lakeview, meiAbers of the board of regents of Oregon Agricultural Lady Assistente college ; Paul V. Maris, director of the extension work at Oregon Agri- Wasco Moro, Grass Valley •Itural college; F. L. Ballard, county Samuel Brisbine W. H. Myers J. E. Norton igent leader; J. T. Jardine, director experiment stations, Washington, G; J. A, Clark and Karl Quisen- >erry, wheat investigation agents of ooooooooooooooooooocoooooooocoooooooooooooooooooooooo he department of agriculture, Wash- agio*, D. C.; Fred Bennion, Uma- 411a county agent; R. W. Moree, Mor- •ow county agent; W. B. Tucker, □rook county agent. The inspection of the Experiment station was made by the Oregon >anken committee for the purpose of Fresh Milk and Cream icquainting them with the work of ku the station. Of particular importance at all times. was their acquiring information of DELIVERY TWICE DAILY iow experiments were conducted, die elimination of guess work as to Leave orders at *hat varieties of wheat were best Moro Pharmacy for different localities, the method of ompiling records of the varieties prown on the station to a commercial OOOOOOOODOOOOOOOQOeCOOOOGCOOCOOQQQOQOOOOOQOQOOOOOOOO status to the end that when some such ■alamity occurs as that which caused I A the wheat to be frozen out two years igo the recommendations of the Experiment Station will be accepted is to what wheat or other crop can be jut upon the land to produce a crop Get Your Kodak Out to succeed the one that had been lost. The visitors to the station received 1 varied supply of information that And let Crosby’s experts finish will be of value to their communities m the future. The method of breed ing of new wheat varieties to elimi- late objectionable features of wheat now grown for commercial purposes of every film you send us. received considerable attention as Everything in Anything well as the breeding and growing of iiew varieties of wheat and other Everything in Drugs Everything in Kodaks :rops to replace crops that have been found to have deteriorated through intensive reseeding. / SATISFIED! Delightful to Serve Delicious to Eat Ross’ Confectionery Service That Thinks Lone Rock Take a Picture The world do move.—In 1900: ‘Them tarnation automobiles ought aot to be allowed on the public high- trays!” In 1926:: “Those awful horses and buggies should not be permitted to obstruct traffic!” OBSERVER WANT ADS The Dalles, Oregon. y\re you driving a second choice Ratos: Under 15 words, 35c 15 to 30 words, 50c Over 30 wds., 1 He per wd. LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN—My toy French Poodle dog, male; an- *wers to the name of Nifty; white vith a slight shade of yellow; friend ly with children but shy of grown ups ¿liberal reward for return or in formation leading to his recovery. Earl Barnett and wife were up Noify Geo. N. Crosfield, Wasco, Saturday for a visit with the folks Oregon._____________ ; 2t-j25 before leaving for . Gilliam county McCORMICK COMBINE for s*le cheap; 9-foot cut; ground power; where they will make their home. good endition. Arthur Smith, Grass Roy Miller returned the last of the Valley. j25 week from sH»ospiMl in The Dalles WE PAY parcel post one way on all ■hoe repairing. Good quality work an auto wrack and leather. Joe Amore, The Dalles, opposite the post office Max Pleumke, wife and daughter, drove to Portland Thursday evening. They returned Monday afternoon. visiting with his aunt for some time. Walter Adams is enjoying a visit Mr. Adams, sr., is an experienced Souvunir hunting among tourists school teacher, having taught for 50 and travelers on the Pacific coast is years. Ifly! ' The switches he has almost extinct, according to Allan used up in that time. Pollok, manager of th« Souther* Pa cific's dining car and hotel service. Sugar tongs, after dinner coffee public's moral viewpoint has improv spoons and other items of silver stuff ed. In the old days people bragged which a few years ago mysteriously of their souvenir silver conquests; disappeared from th« company's din but today they would be ashamed to ing cars to the tune of nearly |600 worth a month, now linger to fulfill Waiters no longer need to exercise their full lifetime of useful service. the vigilance formrly required to safe The annual silverware loss has been guard from souvenir addicts the cut to less than |l,000. 88,578 pieces of silver in daily use on When the souvenir craze was at its the company’s dinitg cars. height not only spoons, but such large This change in public sentiment Is articles as coffee pots and cream reflected everywhere. The spirit of pitchers disappeared daily from the dining car tables. “Conscience silver mite national park it has become pos removed from ears years ago is still sible this season to riiw* the strong being returned to the company at stool fence which formerly guarded rare intervale. - ' the Grizzly Giant, oldest of the big ’ As tourist travel has increased the trees, from souvenir hunters. . JEWELER BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICH. Repairing a Specialty. 502 E. Second st. 2 Doors East of Skaggs Store $ * BIGGS ’ SERVICE STATION H. H Will.rd, Propri.!., N. Crosfield Distributor for Sherman County Bottled Drink« on Ice Quaker State Oils of my Sherman County Neighbors Will bo Appreciated WASCO, OREGON ! Business Men Say: ‘Advertising Pays’ 1 8 — ------ — 4’ ■ * ----------- »
