Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931, January 13, 1928, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text^199 mu coom ismi Community Club Meets «WMF Two Day Rally BRIEF LOCAL NEWS A two day rally will be held Jan C. L. I reland , uary 19th and 20th in Sherman Paragraph» "on County Editor sod Publisher county by the Sherman County Coun . and Community Events cil of Religious Education. The first ' Eatered m secood clam matter st the day, Thursday, January 19th, will be past office at Moro, Oregon, Joly 25, 1891 * a,----- „■1 -r ri xxnj.rmr.rr g -1 - j — I H. C. Thompson was taken to a held at Wasco. The second day,Fri January 20th, will be held at E«r«k« 121 A. F. A A. M. hospital at The Dalles on Monday, day, Grass Valley. J Moro, Oregon where he waa operated uppn for ap- The meeting at Wasco will be held Th'XAy e«n*np o! pendlcitis. in the Methodist church, beginning each month. Visiting Two horse buyers have been work with a potluck supper at 7:30. The ' members cordially in- ing in the Moto district this week, program will follow the supper, vited to meet with us buying two carloads for sale to small banquet style. The place of meeting » Unuhart, Secretary. x truck farmers around Portland. at Grass Valley has not been decided, otherwise the same procedure as at Betkkham Chapter No 78 O. E. S. appointed a committee to solicit the George Tomlin walked to Wasco Wasco will be fallowed. Moro, Oregon Uvular ■ I n'e"'ber'f“r ’4,°- over the frown road. Monday leading Rev. Walter VanNuys, of Hood tions each 2nd and 4th P1*«1«® of the club for COUBty reli«- horses that had been bought at Moro River, field representative for Relig- Thursday evenings of ious work in tbe publie schools. Fred hy B horge buy^r. He could have each month. ' I Pickett, F. E. Fortner and 8. S. Sear- gone horseback, but preferred the ious Education for the Board of Christian Education of the Presby- - ®la Thompson I cy were appointed a committee to exercise^ . ... . ar i Ma ✓* I sponsor a movement for additional . f terian church in the L. S. A., will be Nana Barzee, Secretary. I . The annual meeting of the stock- the principal speaker both evenings. ____________________ I members. *“ “ —t. Sherman county is divided into L. W. Rakes, county school super- holders of * the Farmers State ■» Bank headed a discussion Mori. Oregon h intendent, ________ ________ __ ___ per- will be held on Thursday afternoon districts; Kent, Gras> Valley, Moro and Wasco. The meetings are divided * •’ ——— The records indicate ------- Meets eTe of * this . ry A t n t I taining mining to vo the vne objections uujeuuui» raised ruwu by uy —— week. ------ ----------------- __——- evemngan the LU.U.r . « inroad to the school hndtrot« I^Mient Md 1 th budgets af of the close of i a very successful bust- so that each district can attend with ball. u — marl nronprtv year. * * the least road brothers are I districts where mil railroad property is is ness ness year. tke least road travel. travel. R. C. Byers, president of the coun- cordially invited to 1 I concerned. Wm. Frail, manager of the A« E- council, is in charge of the meet meet with us. A. H. Barnum brought the need of Page Machinery CoT at Moro, has Geo. McDonald, N. G. ings. some form of advertising the com rented thè O. L. Belshe residence A.M. Young, Secretary munity to the attention of the mem- property. A truck load of furniture P"'. PP"R,id“‘ from Pendleton wa. delivered there Veterans File Too Late M~U 2d4U. T um - ‘T'i t. . . thi. week for Mr. Frail. days of each month. and w- H R««sdale a committee to Visiting members wel- I confer with an out-of-town printer, - At the regular meeting of the city In the detage of last minute ap com«. I present by special request, Xo work council, held Tuesday evening, J. L. plications from the world war vet Bells Conlee, N. G. I ou^ material for a pamphlet to Searcy was reelected city recorder; erans adjusted compensation, the Jessie ennc s, c. | pouted and circulated for adver G. A. Williams reelected city mar- - - was reached at dead line for which Chris Schults Post No. 71 tising purposes. shal, and Henry Ruggles appointed mjdnjght January 1, approximate!} Aoserican Legiou city engineer and city park cus- 25,000 applications came too late and Meets at L O. O. F. hall t odian. cannot be considered. on 2n<1 and Wedne8 The Silver Problem The Farmers State Bank of Moro T The figures show that approxi 10 day evenings of each month: has been refurbished this week with mately 400,000 veterans entitled t< W. H. Williams, Commander I The silver miners Slave had a hard adjusted compensation have nevei A. M. Zevely, Adjutant I row boe When prices for the an interior coat of grey tinted cal- been heard from. lomine and the wood work varnished metal were skyrocketing during the The total number of application; a glossy new shine. Later the exter- war, they sold their metal to the gov Home Pointers ior of the building will also be received amount to 3,247,468. Or ernment at a fixed price under the January 1, the last day, 23,283 were painted. Pittman Act Since the war the price received. School of Home Economics—O.A.C. has gone down. C. L. Montgomery has sold his ’ The last moment rush imposed t The arte and industries are con- good will and dray business to Chae. task that will take three months t( Cunningham, retaining all the equip- clear up. 'Department officials point Tespot. thsi pre made of meUl. if I more raore •iIvw- but _ unu JI for s time, will often gHo s ™ ment. After thid desl was completed, ed out there would be considerable musty fisvor to the tea when next Economist, and financer, of mter- Montgomery sold his team of horses delay in answering applicants. uud Thi. may be prevented by utmnal reputation have exprewed a to a buyer who shipped them to the , - burden Portland market. plum, . i lump of .u*u in Jn thp the fpa tes- I conviction that the economic anbearaWe At • meeting of the Moro Com munity Mlub, held at Hotel Moro Wednesday evening, A. H. Barnum was sleeted president/J. B. Adams, vice president, and J. L. Searcy, sec- retary-treasurer. Following the elec- ^on of officers, Mr. Barnum appoint- ed D. E. Stephans, H. B. Pinkerton, A «<> Powell members of the executive committee for the year. it was voted to place the member- sh iP at 12-50 per w year. A. Rose, w c *®e Bryant A M&y were WK- " ■ 1 " ...... — 1ORO CHURCH NEWS Notes of Interest to All Denominations ■ Moro Methodist Church Sunday School at 10 a. m. Mrs. W. C. Bryant superintendent. Publie worship at 11 a. m. Mrs. R. A. Reen tra will preach on “Prayer.” Spec ial music by the junior choir. Evening service at 7:30 p. m. Message by the pastor. Midweek irayer service Wednesday 7:30 p. m- , R. A. Feenstra. pastor. Christian Science services are held very Sunday morning at 11:00 o’ lock, and on Wednesday evening at 1:00 o’clock. The Wednesday eve- dng services include testimonials of ealing. Sunday school is held in the Sunday chool room every Sunday morning \t 10:00 o’clock. Pupils up to the age »f twenty , years are received into hese classes. The topic for the lesson-sermon at he morning service next Sunday will be “Life.” Presbyteriai Church Sunday School meets at 10 a. m. .vith classes for all ages. CoYne arid '•ring the children with you. Church services will be held at 11 v m. and 7:30 p. m* The Endeavor Society will meet in he Presbyterian church at 6:45 p. m. All young people are cordially invited o attend. Arthur Hicks, Minister. IN MEMORIUM An Interest Account OPENS the way to opportunity ?nd success. GIVES you protection and the good things of life. MAKES you independent and thrifty, ADDS to your income, standing and self-respect, We welcome your Interest Accouat Bank of Moro inmmmmanmmuummmuMmnmnmnnnnmnmamnnamnauummm: Hotel Moro “ The House of Good Will ” Owned by th« City of Moro Operated for the Benefit of the Traveling Public and Sherman County Community Under the Personal Management of E. E. LARIMORE Formerly of The Hotel Oregon, Portland The funeral of Ray Robert, infant on of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Barnet SPECIAL CHICKEN DINNER SUNDAYS 75c of Clem, Ore. took place from the Methodist church at Grass Valley Monday afternoon, Mrs. R, A. F«dn> ,rta preaching the sermon. - Dorothy DINING ROOM OPEN USUAL MEAL HOURS L^oss and Emmajean Stephens sang iccompanied by Velma. Powell at the »iano. Mr. and Mr». Barnet, parents ft the baby, ar? former residents of Gherman cojuhty, and have many friends ami relatives here who re- tnmnmmmnmmmtmmimmmmnmtmmnttttmmttttuijnnitsnmjttttm«« menibvr them with sympathy at this »out of their trial. Many beautiful floral offerings were expressive of the houghtfulness of loved ones. Railroad Again Blocked When in town last Saturday Hans Thompson reported road conditions To mend a crack on the inside of I tant future an international confer- a range, use a filling made of equal I 2nce woul4 give this matter serious as "pretty soft” in his dwtnet. The The night train due in Moro from ' parte of wood ash* and common salt consideration; and that it is entirely day previous he had used a block ana Grass Valley Wednesday night wa; moistened with w«tee^»towiU i»o»«|probable that silver may be called up- tackle to pull George Rebman s auto- cancelled by the ra.lroad companj hard and lasting. - on to play an honorable part in the mobile to solid ground on th«( ro«d becauge of trouble on the branch line north of Wasco. No trains wen ____ ___ financial ay steins of civilization. In touth of the Fairview schoolhouse. ♦ T° ^Tunbotr" Ml” a dish "Sth the n»®antime« »a™1, ia a by-product Friend8 of Mrs. Arthur Smith will run on the Shaniko branch Thursday • - --«tor er .euptrtard' - I of the copper, lead and zinc mines as be please(i to know that she is rapidly of this week. Main line trains going boiling water and drop in a piece of well as being a special branch of recoverjng> at a private home in The into Portland from The Dalles anc About Holding Companies charcoal. A piece of careoal left in acaldin» were said to be sent scalding North by mining in itself. _ Dalles, from the severe L__.il „ she eastern the points a closed bottle or jar will keep it The public is interested in any pro- received December 29th. She was Public ownership advocates have from becoming musty. J gram which will be beneficial to sil- using a hot water bottle in bed, fell means of the detour at Celilo and tht tried to shroud the so-called holding A dish of placed in the oven I ver, for it is an essential part of the asleep and was serevely burned be Oregon Trunk railroad bridge cross •ompany or investment company in a ing the Columbia river at that place DEALERS FEATURING THE while baking a cake will prevent the I western mining industry on which fore she knew her danger. but this was later reported a wrong ?loak of mystery, and inflame the latter from scorching. I manufacturing in all parts of the public against these modern organi At the meeting of the defeated report. - " nation depends. Vernon Flatt^made a special trip sations which are the outgrowth of If food is scorched slightly, the sparrow hunters last Monday it was ♦—t* can be removed by placing the decided to give a free movie show, Thursday by auto to Biggs, bringing .he needs of the people to have a uni vessel and its contents in a pan of | Enlarge Official Function» a dance, and a sandwich supper at back mail for Wasco, Moro and Gras; form service in city and country and cold water for a few minutes. This . midnight at the opera house in Moro Valley. A purse was made up by from one state “to another throughout ..... . a queer on Friday, January 20th. The public local business men to pay Flatt foi he entire nation. also loosens loosen» the cue * food from the bottom I The public mind wor , ka in Complete Line of Farm Implements If public ownership had been an 9 \ of the pan. fashion. If a hundred dollar Ford generally has been invited -to come his trip. stàblished policy in this country, Melting snow and ice, caused by a To have custard of an even, at I .mashes another hundred dollar Ford, and have a good time with the de chinook wind Wednesday night, pioneers in power development Vfould \ tractive brown when baked, sprinkle I rbe occupants of the cars may claim feated hunters as hosts. caused the flat ground between Main not have been able to develop a net- a little sugar over the lop just before I personal and property damages run The office of the Sherman County street and the hillside opposite the •vqrk of electric lines over a nation putting it into the oven. I ning into thousands ^of dollars. To Observer is in receipt of a communi >f much sparsely settled country, . x .io I assure the payment of damages our cation from Kent announcing a Five depot to disappear under three feet furthermore, it is entirely probable and more .of rushing mbddy water Crumbly and tender pastry is mad ,awmakerB have been ¡nciined to list Hundred Party at that place for Sat- hat unless men with courage, faith horn materials at ordinary ,n paternalistic pleas for the jrday evening, January 14th. The In front of the lumber yard First md initiative, had developed our street was covered by water to a ture, the shortening well worked intc ;gUbHshment of compulsory automo- party who sent the notice forgot to depth of about three feet, the water present electric systems, much of the the flour until it has the consistency 1MbilUy insurance. Further, they sign his name. This oversight places inches an hour at noon. •ountry which interconn^ted lines of corn meal. igve congidered the extension of the no responsibility upon anyone, if the rising The railroad trestle at Hockman’s ^as now serve would be without the ad- Flaky pastry is made from mater I Joctrine to include state owned in- notice should happen to be not true. reported 1£ inches under water, De /antage of electricity as it is gener- ials well chilled with the shortening I iUrance departments. illy enjoyed today. The quarters formerly used by the Moss Park to be flooded, and the thoroughly cut in with knives or a I Massachusetts adopted compulsory Only through tl\p medium of the Sherman highway at that place undei pas'ry mixer. For a more flaky pas-1 automobile liability insurance, aqd Eastern Oregon Land company in the holding company has the electric in- two feet of water. try, reserve half of the shortening tbe insurance commissioner -of that Hotel Moro building has been rented Roads—both gravel and dirt—are Justry changed from a local to a and spread it on the rolled crust, I j^te says that the state is ready to by the A. E. Page Machinery Co. reported washed out in many pirt; national institutiqn, serving nearly folding it all four ways and then I Up it« own insurance system if who are now fixing up the room ill of the communities in the country, of the county. private insurance- companies cannot preliminary to moving. The new lo aven the smallest. Without any ques- rolling oyt. Late Thursday afternoon it was cation will give t^ie Page company do business under the new law. 4on ( * __ t _____ _______ <9 ion, the centralization of control and reported by the highway crew that Commenting adopting of more room management of the public utilities un»ntnHu:«iiiiiiiiiHmmtiiiiii ii iuiiiiHiintnnmimtiiiii ii iiiiinnnu iii i iii i iiiu m VomrneiiwiiB on a/.. the -------------- .----- ...-------------------- --------- - for their ___ tractor and the surface of the Highway at De- n .nrl Hnff S udd I v compulsory automobile insurance in harvester parts business than they ms been'one of the major factors in Cattle and g PP 7 I Ma88achu8ette, the Insurance Field had had in in the the building building next next door door to the Moss had been “peeled” off in he increased industrial productivity chuncks by the flood. 1 1 / pointe out that that state has repeat- Hotel Mqro. of the United States. C. V. Belkmp, Proprietor Noting the high level of beef I efu8ed to enact into law that J. Cr McKean spent a large part of prices the past several months caused ong regpon8ibie for fires on their - by a reduction in the market supp y I mi8e8 or those of another, last Sunday-examining tke frost con Crop is Competitive Sued by Man Given Lift of fat stock, a marketing authority I shall * be taxed to meet - the - costs to ditions of the wheat fields of Sher- Moro, Oregon His conclusions were thus foreshadows the immediate cities or towns of their fire depart man county. Imperial Valley Staples Will Affect that about two inches was the ex Pedestrians who swear at motorists future: "Cattle supplies during the ments in extinguishing these fires, Farm Prie«» Ladies and Children’» Hair Cqtting Jiat pass them up on the highway will next six months and probably the and perhaps extend this personal treme depth of frost ip the fields at that time. Since then weather con perhaps understand something of the and Shingle Bobbing.. nut year, are expected to continue * ‘ for damage include that ditions have modified to such an ex below last year, as the movement <4 * Statistical information sponsored motorists’ psychology when they read tent that it is unlikely any frost now by the board of supervisors of Im this: Stocker snd feeder cattle ««m l»"', the injury done by a in the fields will prevent absorbing perial county do not bear out the Willis Vinson asked F. W. Winn to market, into feed lots the past five I « V -L negligent automobile driver any all the snow as it melts. months shows a decrease of 16 per greater to personal property than in statement that Imperial Valley ano ride with him in his car. Winn ■limbed in. A few minutes later cent compared with a year ago and jury done by a negligent person with John Pinkerton, of Moro, has been the neighboring areas irrigable from .here was an accident. Winn went to 28 per cent compared yith the five Boulder Dam raise only specialty er cuiup— ~ ’ I No compulsory insurance was selected by Coach Amory Gill as a- average for those month». Cat-1 on t<r flre law asked, as membe/ of the O. A. C. freshmen crops like dates, lettuce, celery, etc., he hospital. Yesterday Winn filed juit in circuit court in Portland to tiemen apparently are holding back was done with the automobile law. basketball squad, after repeated cuts and that another million acres in collect $15,000 damages and $1143 these specialty crops would not affect breeding stock with a view to in Paternalistic schemes like compul from the original tournout of 106 creasing herds but it will be some sory insurance are forced down the aspirante. Scheduled contests for the farmers elsewhere. In 1925 there special damages. time before their efforts are reflected people’s throats by persons seeking to freshmen this year include tilts with were 130,196 acres in alfalfa, 45,701 in increased market supplies. GENERAL MACHINE SHOP- ■nlarge the functions of government. the University of Oregon frosh, Uni in barley, 34,801 in cotton, 25,300 in We can fit all kinds of people. Any JThe situation in the pork inarket milo, 6,492 in grapes, 5,300 in grape or weight. Crippled or deform versity of Washington frosh and is almost the reverse of that of beef. fruit, 4,182 in peas, 8,695 in water ed feet. Wernmark’s Shoe Store, The Repairing Trucks, Tractors, Automobiles, many of the stronger high school Sometimes a fool, rushing in where Pork supplies for domestic use in the ---------------- t melons, 3,400 in tomatoes, and 2,834 quintets in the state. Caterpillars, and Combine Motors, Cyl ip de» Dalles. last three - months have averaged angelB fear-to tread, finds something The other fellow always has the in wheat. Grinling, Oyx-acetylene and Electric Welding about 13 per cent larger than in the that makes angels regret their timid- The Rebekah and I. 0. 0. F. lodges All this vast acreage is under right of way—never mind what the corresponding period last year, the ity and ¡ack of initiative, of Moro held joint installation cere- cultivation in Imperial county and law says. increased supplies being due in, part Pleasant memories are never car under irrigation by Colorado river ■nonies Monday evening for their re to a slightly larger production and to ried home in a wrécked automobile. water. It is to be noted that all the cently elected officers. j a larger extent to a decrease m ex- large acreages are in competitive An iternaint sign writer from Bend, f ports. Ilog prices are now about 28 Phon« Main 4001 Mrs. L. J. Cope, sister of Mrs. staple crops except as to cantaloupes 616 East Second St. i here this week, has painted a large per cent less than a year ago. Fresh A. M. Wright, who has been visiting with 26,1)92 acres, and lettuce with dgn for the DeMoss Park 36 inches pork at wholesale is down from 20 in Moro the past four months from 22,992 acres. wide and 16 /eet long. The sign as ’ to 28 per cent, cured ham 23 per cent her home in Mansfield, Illinois, left The butter production of Imperial nnished is a beautiful piece of work for her home in the.east last Monday. county - in 1925 wa» 7,895,000 •nd bacon 6 per cent. and lasting as well. The work is don«. Since her visit here she has taken pounds; dairy cattle, 45,165 pounds, on galvanized iron, the lettering is « auto trips with the Wright family and turkeys and poultry, 150,000 ailver grey on a black background that has included tours of the John pounds. These statistics have a he oro What Electricity Co»te with a wooden border painted a neu Day highway, the Sherman highway, direct relation to the claim that more - ' — — | r.— tral grey. The sign will be placed on bserver the'Old Oregon Trail highway, tffe acreage should be put under water two posts, hung to swing slightly in Twenty eight dollars and thirty Columbia highway, the' Mt. Hood by the construction from^fovernment the wind, at the front entrance to cants • year » the amount spent by loop and the McKenzie highway; funds of Boulder Dam. r the park. Motorists passing on the the average American family for visiting Pendleton, Heppner, Port Sherman highway wftl easily see the Wasco Saturday enough electricity to ^comfortably land, Newport, the big government sign, ^which will »«y “Sherman light its home, and operate several January 14th A few good tpisses in the chorus irrigation project at McKay dam, and County’s DeMoss Memorial Park” on labor saving electrical devices such are apt to aid the opera in making a the ocean beaches at Tillgmook «nd Grass Valley Sunday both sides. at the iron« vacuum cleaner, toaster Newport. January 15 th - * pot before putt.n, it away. jn Ginn, Coleman & Co MORO, OREGON International Harvester Co. Plows Harrows T ractors Drills Harvesters Rotary Rod Weeders Cream Separators Moro Hotel Barber Shop - BATHS R ead & G alloway The Dalles, Ore. ► Ä “WANT” ad in T M I O will reach more > people in Sherman County than > by ’ any other medium available.