GONE Birr NOT FORGOTTEN
We aint had a Are iii this here town
C. L. I rblanp
? Editor nod Publisher
Brought the people to their feet,
U
And out they piled into the street.
Then for a moment stood spell
bound —i
The Farmers Elevator all around
Was circled by flames that shot
Into the air — flames red —flames
hot.
Then you should have seen ’em tear
And try to beat their neighbors there.
The fire wagons and the nose
Were hustled out, but none o’ those
Contraptions did a mite o’ good
On this tall building made o’ wood.
The fire, it started at the top,
And they was scairt she’d take a flop
Upon her »ide and hit the depot,
Situated right below. •
Or perhaps might set afire
Some houses on the hill up higher.
They didn’t need to worry stall
About the building goin’ to fall.
Instead she sort of melted down,
And didn’t topple to the gropnd.
But building, machiner” and grain
All went up that night in flame.
You’te-heard you can’t keep a good
man down,
Well, the same applies to this here
¿own..
And, by Heck,>00’11 see this fsll
Another building just as tall.
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I Paragraphs on County I
and Community Events
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Work Bjr Electig Officer»
j MORO CHURCH NEWS
1 Notes of Interest to
All Denominations
Just Look Back Five Years
At a social and business meetjn?
YESTERDAY — TODAY
held last Monday evening by Harlanc
Presbyterian Church Notic...
View Grange it. was voted to stage i
TOMORROW .
The usual Sunday morning service
A. S. Johnson returned Thursday membership latest with teams cap
will
be
held
at
the
Presbyterian
te
in
on
and
made
up
of
men
on
the
from a visit tp the Granville Phillips
Suppose you had saved one-
Moro, Oregon
one side and of women as the oppos church at 10:00 next Sunday, Janu
home at Hood River.
Meets the 1st and 3rd
quarter of what you made,
ary
23.
Special
music
is.
in
process
of
ing team. Mrs? T. 8. Reese is captair
Thursday evenings of
»Fred Witte be rger and Carl Pierson
»reparation.
Sunday
^shool
at
ten
what a nice sum you would
of
the
woman*»
team
and
J.
J.
Wilej
each month. Visitu.r
were visitors in Moro last Friday from captain of the men’s team. On< o’clock sharp.
members cordially in
have. .
' r : .
Trout Laki, Washiington.
member from »ach school district ir
vited to meet with Us
Last Tuesday evening the Square
¥ If you will but make up your
order of W. M.
J/C. McKean and wife and W. H. the Harland View Grange territorj Deal Sunday school class of the Pres
bt. Urquhart, Secretary.
Ragsdale and Wife were visiting in was chosen as assistant to the captain byterian church sat down at 6:00, to a
mind to live on three-quarters of your earnings and
Th®-Dalles last Sunday afternoon.
Those named by Mrs. Reese are Mrs bounteous «upper prepared by the
halter No 78 O. E. S
put the other fourth in the bank the dollars will pile
Moro, Oregon
Mias Lily Thompson #ft this week Wiley from Rutkdge, Mrs. Walkei members. Twenty-six persons did
Regular communica
up surprisingly.
for Portland where she will resume from Webfoot» Mrs. Melzer iron ample justice to the varieties of food
tions each 2nd and 4th
Monkland, • Mr». Conlee from Fair gathered for the occasion. As special
n
terr
up
ted
studies
at
business
col
Thur0ay evenings of
view, ¥.'s. Thogerson from Board guests of the evening the class invited
each month.
lege.
man, Mrs. Knapp from Gorman, Mrs their high school teachers Miss Idle-
Lois Barsee,
r
W. S. Powell was a business visi W. Belshe fron»;Harmony, Mrs. Steph man, Miss Mitchell, and Mr. Wheel
< Worthy Matron
tor m Portland this week, leaving ens from Moro, Roy M. Benson iron wright. Mrs. Hanson is the teacher
Nana Barsee, Secretary, r
Tuesday and expecting to return by Erskine, Mrs. Blaylock from Rose of this class.
Friday.
Morì. Oregoi» /
bush. ®
Rev. Henry G. Hanson returned
Meets every Monday
Those named by Mr. Wiley an Tuesday night from a two days trip
Mrs. Hans Thompson left for Port-
evening in the I.O.O.r
auT Tuesday morning, where she will Messrs. Walkkr from Webfoot, Mei to Portland where on Monday he met
«numnmuxmmxuumnm
hall.
Transient and
disit with her daughter, Mra. J. R. xer from Moilkland, H. H. Nichol: with the program and field committee
visiting brothers an
from Fairview, J. K®nny from Board of Synod of which he was a member.
cordially invited to
Phillipa.
man, O. R- KnApp Tronf Gorman, W This committee had for its business
meet with us.
DR. B. H. FRANKLIN
Mrs. Tom Fraser returned Wednes
. H. Williams, N. G.
Belshe from Harmony, C. L. Irelanc the allocating of the benevolence ap
day from a visit of several weeks from Moro, Mrs. Blaylock from Rose
A.M. Young, Secretary
iän
portionments of the church to the
spent with relatives in the middle
THE WEATHER LAST YEAR
bush, Mrs. Roy M. Benson from Ers various Presbyteries. For the year
western states.
Office Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
1927 -28 the national Presbyterian
Moro, Oregon
kine.
.v A. -
•. -
Other Hours by Appointment
Conditio«»
of
Crop
Growth
for
1928
C. L. Powejl, who has been visiting
J M jeta 2d and 4th Jues-
Roy Tiller, Jtr. and Mrs. Eaton. benevolence budget1 is $12,000,000.
Will be at
v day» of each month
Reviowod by Fodoral Boroau j
in Moro the past week from his home and Mf. and Mrs. Wilcox, officers oi Of this amount Oregon is to raise
Visiting members wel
Pendleton
Presbytery’s
Grass Valley Hotel —
In summarizing weather conditions at Portland, returned to the .Rose Shearer Grange, attended the meet $86,000.
come.
Mondays and Tuesdays
ing
and
helped
put
on
the
work
of
the
City
last
Tuesday.
r
Dr.
Lewis
Mudge of
share is $3350.
Essie McKean, N. G. (or the United States for the year
Hotel Moro —
grange for the first time with Harlanc Philadelphia, stated clerk of general
Jessie Henrichs, Sec. 1926, the weather, bureau of the
Congratulations have been made
Wednesdays and Thursdays
assembly, and Dr. C. Franklin Ward
’
United States department of agri Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Flatt this week View. . .7 ./.«j;
Chris Schalt« Peet No. 71
Sherman
Hotel, Wasco —
The first part of the evening wa> of Los Angeles, coast representative
culture says that, for the country as upon the arrival of Robert Vernon
Fridays and Saturdays
given over to a social good time anc of the general council and Dr. James
Meets at L* O. O. F. hal a whole, no marked abnormal fea Flatt, an eight pound son and heir at
May I suggest an appointment?
on 2nd and 4th Wednes tures affecting agricultural interests their home on Friday, January 14th. presentation of a program preparec A. Speer of New York, general secre
*y the lecturer. This was followec tary of the council, were present in
day evenings of each were experienced. Conditions were
Why Continue
Electro
Theraphy.
month.
by
serving
a
delicious
and
bountiful
the
conferences
and
also
spoke
at
a
Vernon
Flatt,
rural
;
mail
carrier
rather unfavorable for development
W. H. Williams, Commander
plate lunch and an informal socia; dinner at the Y. W. C. A. on Monday
to Suffer ?
Massage.
A. M. Zevely, Adjutant of some of the major crops, but were out of Moro, has been having unusual
hour, after which the Grange wa: evening.
nard
luck
in
making
deliveries
on
his
unusually favorable for others, with
Tuesday, Mr. Hanson as moderator
the general result as to yield satis route this week. He reports nearly opened by the visiting officers of
HEDGES - BENSON WEDDING
factory. Wheat came through the all the north and south roads drifted Shearer Grange, assisted by W. S. of Pendleton Presbytery, sat with the
moderators of the other Presbyteries
mild winter with no material harm, with snow until practically impassible. Powell acting as overseer.
The bylaws wéte adopted as read and the officers of Synod in an all-day
which, together wrfh subsequent fa Both mail routes were effectively cov
vorable weather, resulted in an un ered by doubling back and iriing lat with the exception that the meeting session and helped prepare a tenta
dates werë changed to read the first tive program for the Synod of Or®-
eral routes.
x On Sunday morning, January the usually good crop of the winter type;
and
third Fridays of each month. gon. An unusually strong seven-day
Special Masonic service at the
i
at ten-thirty o’clock, Roy likewise the general absence of dam
Officers elected were M. G. Melzer program full of inspiration as well as
Office at Farmers State Bank
aging
frosts
was
responsible
for
one
Methodist church Sunday evenihg
jM. Benson of Moro, Oregon, and Per
master;
H.
B.
Beishee,
overseer;
Mrs
information and fellowship is planned
J. C. McKean, Manager, Moro, Oregon
¿sie Hedges of St. Helens, Oregon, jf the largest fruit yields in the his January 23rd, 1927, All Master Roy Benson, lecturer; Homer Beishee
for the Synod which is to meet this
tory
of
the
country,
and
the
wide
Masons
and
Eastern
Stars
are
re
■ were united in n^arriage by Rev. W.A.
steward
;
M
fm . C. Helshe, assistant year in Eugene July 20 -27, 1927.
«Mulder, pastor of the Congregational ipread favorable weather in the south quested to meet at the Masonic hall steward ; S. A. Hall, chaplain ; C. E.
GRAIN BUYERS
As far as known at present the out-
«church at the home of Mrs. Hedges jave an unprecedentedly large crop at 7 o’clock. - Rev. Leach, a Maste Crites, treasurer; W. Belshe, secre
standing
inspirational
speaker
will
be
if cotton. Conditions were some Mason of Salem, will deliver the mes
K Oregon.
tary; A. T. Maas, gatekeeper; Flor Dr. Wishart, president of Wooster
DEALERS IN
k mother, Mrs. N. N. Ellis at'St Helens, arhat less favorable for corn, while sage. The public is cordially invited ence McDonald, Ceres; Roberta Elliot
leat
and
drought
materially
reduced
University,
Ohio.
to attend this service.
p It was a quiet wedding, only the
Olympic and Drifted Snow Flour and all Olympic Cereals
Pomona; Mrs. Melzer, Flora; Mrs.
V very near relatives being present to the yield of spring wheat.
Olympic Poultry and Dairy Feed.
Grain Bags and Twine
Wiley,
lady
'Usaistant
steward.
Preceding the sermon at the union
The temperature for the year was
Copper
Carbonate.
Gasco
Briquets,
Fuel.
Grain and Feed.
• witness the ceremony.
Moro Methodist Church
Committees named were D. Thomp
service at the Presbyterian church
Cement and Building Material.
below
normal
in
most
parts
of
the
The people of the Harmony dis
At the Methodist church next Sun
last. Sunday evening, Mrs. R. A. Feen- son, T. S. Reese, D’. Ransier on ft
trjet where Mrs. Hedges has been •ountry from the Mississippi river
Agents for J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co.
3tra gave a short talk on prohibition nance; Mrs. Reese and Mrs. Maas on day morning Rev. D. H. Leach, D. D.,
eastward,
with
an
unsually
warm
year
teaching for the past two years, will
relief;
J.
J.
Wiley,
Jess
Martin,
D.
E.
of
Salem,
Oregon,
will
preach
at
the
as
it
is
at
present
in
the
United
States
be sorry to low her as a teacher, but n the northwest where in some dis-
FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE
using as her theme the slogan I^et Stephens, executive committee. W. S. 11 o’clock service. Miss Christensen
to have her remain a resident j-icts the temperature averaged near
Powell
was
added
to
the
legislative
will sing. ,
y three degrees a day above normal. the Drys tell 'their Whys, so that the
of §herman county.
Wets will lose their Beta.” Refer committee previously named.
Sunday school meets at 10. a. m.
Approximately
two-thirds
of
the
coun
Roy is one of our well-known and
A referendum vote was taken on
ence was made in her talk to the
try
had
a
year
warmer
than
normal.
At 7:30 p. m., by special request of
prosperous wheat farmers. H® is
Unfavorable conditions of drought growth of dry sentiment since the endorsement at thè pending income the Masonic lodge of Moro, Rev. D. H.
„ farming th® Chas. L. Powell ranch
18th amendment was enacted eight tex bill before the state legislature Leech will deliver the annual sermon
' at Erskine, where they will make prevailed during part of the year in
resulted in Dearly unanimous approv
some northwestern states and locally years ago.
to that body at the Methodist church.
/ their future home.
al, there b/ng oke negative vote and
tn the southeast, but otherwise no
Attention is called to the program four btarfks. A similar vote on the Special music is planned for this ser
Their many friends join in wishing
widespread harmful drought occurred. of the Older Girls’ Conference to be
vice. Delegations of the Grass Val
them success in their matrimonial
Floods caused some local damage in held at Wasco next Saturday and Sun state assuming responsibility for ir ley and Wasco lodges are expected,
career.
rigation district bonds resulted in
Jje interior and southwest, and too day, January 29 -30.
and the general public is invited to
The session
much rain occurred from time to time Saturday afternoon and also Sunday entire negative vote with five blank these services.
ballots.
Midweek praper meeting Wednes
PI FCTR1C COMPANY RENAMED <n more or less restricted areas, but, afternoon is only -for girls between
Harland View Grange now has 79
n general, moisture conditions were the age of 14 and.25 and assistent
day
at 7:30 p. m.
iatisfactory. A little more than half aides. The program Sunday evening paid members with =4.5 additional
R. A. Feenstra, pastor.
names
signed
to
come
before
the
Ths Sherman Electric company is .he country received less than the
is for the girls and the general pub Grange at its next meeting. Part of
the new name of the Condon branch I tormal rainfall for the year.
lic. Elected' officers of the Older
of the Pacific Power A Light com
There was very little frost damage, Girls’ Conference will preside at all the business scheduled for the next
meeting will be cooperative bulk buy
pony The name change became ef except some harm to the corn crop
Christian Science services are held
ing of wood and* sacks by the mem
fective last week following a visit of just before maturity in the north meetings.
Mrs. Dora Florer of Portland was bers. The secretary is now engaged every Sunday morning at 11:00 o’
James A. Russell, field auditor of the western portion of the belt. The grow-
MORO GARAGE
company. Morrow, Gilliam and Sher ng season, or period between the arrested last Saturday on a charge of in securing prices to present at that clock, and on Wednesday evening at
8:00 o’clock. The Wednesday eve
» h
b -y
man county power plants now owned ast killing^frost in spring and first in iarceny preferred by Tom Fraser who time.
M. R. Schadewitz, proprietor
ning services include testimonials of
by the Pacific Power & Light com iaM, was somewhat shorter than usual s said to have found 25 rolls of but-
pany have all be^n given this subsid I n most of the’ south and in some -er in her possession when the lady
CARSNER AFTERLOWER TAXES healing.
Sunday school is held in the Sunday
.iary designation. —Condon Times. j -lorth-central states, but othei wise it >, as preparing to leave the Fraser
Moro, Oregon Phone 171
¿arm where she has been cooking dur
school room every Sunday morning
normal.
<as generally longer than
ing the absence of Mrs. Fraser in the
With the object -in view to endeav at 10:0fl o’clock. Pupils up to the age
In about 60 per cent of the country,
A real old style chicken dinnei ¿rops in 192ft had a longer growing east. The lady pleaded guilty at a or to take more of the burden of tax of twenty years are received into
bearing before Justice R. J. Ginn ation off the land owner, and place it these classes.
will be served at Hotel Moro Sundaj
,easoq than usual.
This society maintain^ at the rear
under the direction of Mrs.
I In general, the weather fluctua who assessed a fine of $25, which on other shoulders,-Senator R. J. Cars
ner has introduced senate bill No. 30. entrance to the church building, «
of Wasco, who has been chief cook at tions of 1926 differed in no import was paid.
Under the proVisions of this bill free Christian Science reading room,
Hotel Moro for some time.
mt particular from normals establish
B. F. Payne was a visitor in Moro
section
6330 Oregon laws will be which is open daily, where the Bible
At the wind-up of the sparrow hunt ed by more than 50 years of record, last Saturday from his farm home in
amended
so that all insurance com and the Christian Science text book
last Saturday, the side captained by vith the tendency to slightly warmer the Rutledge district. While here he
f Truman Strong was able to count J "•onditions than usual. In most of the ^id that moisture conditions on his panies will pay a tax of 2 6-10 per Science and Health, with key to the
only 1441 birds against 289° bir t country the growing season was also farm has never been better since iib cent instead of 2 per cent. Former scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, to
counted by the side captained by »lightly longer than the customary April, 1918. That year he had a ly this tax only applied to foreign gether with all other authorized
Floyd Flatt. As a result of the con | reason. Such variations from the team mire down in the field near his and alien companies. The annual li Christian Science literature may be
i test a chicken supper was served at established normals pre expected by house, which act has never been re cense fee for one class of insurance read, borrowed, or purchased.
. Hotel Moro this Friday night by those meteorologists, and many years, since peated Until thq>bek previous when companies will be raised from $100
on the Strong side te those on the ¡the weather bureau records began, he had a saddle horse he was riding to $150. Section 6453 will be amend
Kent Church Notice».
Flatt side. Following the supper » could be selected showing greater mire down in the same place when ed to raise the anfluil tax from 2 % to
Sunday school at First Christian
2 6.-10 per cent?' Section 6415 will
4 movie show was put on at the Arne
variations than wej^e oKterved in crossing the field.
church, 10:00 o’clock every Lord s
be changed making the fée for a cer
can Legion hall by the loosing side 1926.
Elfin Ross was arrested for the sec tificate of authority fl 50 instead of day. Preaching in the afternoon at
z which was free to all wifi) wished to
ond time at W bsco this week, charged $50 when a foreign company. Section t:00 o’clock, by Rev. Cofer of Grass
R. W. Montgomery was visiting in with embezzlement of funds. The 6437 relating to surety companies will Valley.
attend.
Moro this week from King Hill, Idaho, first charge was embezzling of funds be amènded raising the license fee to
at the home of L. L. Peetz and fam from the Bank of Wasco and on which transact business from $100 to $150.
BASKET SOCIAL A SUCCESS
ily. Mr. Montgomery was a former charge he is at liberty on bonds of
Senator Carsner has spent consid
resident of Sherman county, at one $5000. The second charge is embez erable time and . effort on this bill,
Members of Shearer Grange real-
time being in the general merchan zlement of funds from the Wasco and has statistics to show that the
dise business at Kent and later inter school district. A preliminary hear revenue from the reform will be ap izeed $63.50 from their effort to
START NOW !
have a social evening at the Grange
ested in a pharmacy business at Moro. ing was held Wednesday at Wasco proximately $156,000.00 per year.
R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon
hall last Friday evening, January 14,
He left here about 18 years ago, since and bonds set at $1500, which have
that would inc/easfe the building fund
which time he has lived in Idaho. net yet been secured. <»
F’ ,WTh^lS
of the organization and provide an
Mr.
Montgomery
made
the
trip
here
Owners
of
uninsured,
grain
in
the
.nd'y^l be too bu„ to
Fred’Cole was about the luckiest
DEALERS IN ..
by automobile, driving from Ontario
Farmers Elevator at the time of the evening of entertainment. The 80-
individual who had financial interests
look after it properly.
to Burns and from there to Bend. He
fire last week have each salvaged a •ial affair started with dancing, mu
in the Farmers Elevator company fire
Lime, Plaster, Cement, Cedar Posts,
»»SIRS®.« said at one place on the trip to Burns last week. Two days before the fire portion of their loss by sacking part de being provided by a mixed orches
he killed his engine when fording the
ly damaged grain, W. C. Muller is tra consisting of banjo, saxophone,
-Builders Supplies, Lumber, Wood,
he had insured 1000 bushels of wheat
Malheur river and had to crank it out
what you want later.
said to have gotten out 379 sacks of violin and drum, followed by auction
Coal and Hay.
at the ryarket price and as a result of
ing of the baskets, lunch and more
■ Order now and be sure of satisfac- of the water and across the river by the fire and insurance adjustment he nearly best grade grain; Fred Cole
hand, taking two hours to do the
received 180 sacks from salvage oper dancing until a late hour.
MANUFACTURERS OF
received the market price he had in-
I tion.
That jolly prince of good fellowi,
ators working under a sale agreement
jWt * ' ~ ~ ~
sured the wheat for, there being no
Good .uppiy
stab’- “““
Matt
Simon,
did
the
honors
as
auc
Work was begun this week on the change in the wheat price between of the insurance company; F. L. Bur
tioneer and he proved so adept and
Fuel that Burns.
preliminary effort to rebuiM the the day of the fire and time of insur nett and Truman Strong are said to
versatile that a second social is sched
have
gotten
a
large
parTbf
their
dam
burned Farmer. Elevator building by ance. Fred also lost some wheat that
uled to be held at some indefinite fu
oooocoeoooo
aged grain from rhe ruins.
harvest time next July. A crew of was not ihsured.
ture date. It is said that Matt Simon
Always at Year Service.1
men have been at work cleaning out
Winter cleaning of the farm, home
After a settling with the owners
can sell anything from farm imple
the botom of the wheat bin., loading
garden, and orchard materially redu ments to air ships and he proved it
lust week, the insurance companies
burned grain into truck, and haul-
ces the insect peste of the following that evening by taking Ed Alley at
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. | th.
sold the burned wheat Mt the Farmers
he
örö
ing it to various places. A large par Elevator fire to Messrs. Sco$t of Port season, says the department of ento nis word and delivered to Mr. Alley a
of the grain was given to people who
mology of the Oregon experiment most artistic and useful ship of the
bserver
MORO, OREGON
would pay for the hauling. Some of land and Lehman of Pendleton. station.
Cutworms, grasshoppers,
air that literally swept Edward from
These men put a force of men at work
th>» was taken out of town, part to
and root maggots sure destroyed by
on the salvage with the result that
off his feet.
D.'E. CLARK, Manager.
the slaughter yard of the Moro Meat
I’rices paid for the baskets ranged
1800 sacks were shipped to Portland winter plowing and burning of the
market and some to different farms,
fence rows. San Jose scale, tent frotn $2 for the lowest to above $4
in three cars. Reports say the cars
where it will be used for chicken and
caterpillars, tree crickets, aphids, leaf for the higher price set by the bidders,
Phone Main 91
hog feed. A large quantity that had were smoking with steam when they hoppdrs, and cicadas are destroyed by
who assisted the auctioneer by some
left Moro. The men paid the insur-
no feed value was hauled to the coun Iance company 50 cents for each sack burning the pruning» from the or
spirited competition at Vm«»
ty fair grounds and used to fill in the
chard, bush and cane fruits.
Bank of Moro
*
Farmers Elevator & Supply Co
Independent Warehouse & Hilling Co
MILL FEED AND FLOUR
t A “WANT” ad in T
M
|
O
will reach more,
[ people in Sherman County than:
ft by any other medium available.
high »ide oC th» race track.
of wheat salvaged.