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-The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday June 1, 1928 - Wind Winlaaa SIEIIIIUUH HSEMEI (.ÇownTalk Back From Fishing Trip CHlMfiES MONEY E. T. Strong amd lankily returned First Morse invented the telegraph. Saturday from A motor trip to central C. L. I reland / Messages were carried from one city Moro Methodist Church Oregon point*. Mrs. Strong visited Editor and Publisher to another over,, wire*. Ocean cable» Mr*. Dan McLachlan submitted to at Redmond with her brother’» family Our service» will .be at the usual and telephone» followed more or le»» an operation at Portland on Monday while Mr. Rasch a^conu?anied Mr. hours next Sunday. In the morning Entered at second c I* m matter at the poet office at Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891 as a matter of course. Then came for goiter. Strong to East lake where they en Sunday School at 10 a. m. The 11 Money is a wonderful thing— —if prop the crowning achievement of all in Miss Mary Nickerson of Payette, joyed a two day fishing vacation, and o’clock service will be in the nature erly guided by means of a checking Eureka Lodge No. 121 A. F. A A. M. communication — wireless a* it was Idaho, is visiting at the A. S. John where • M t . Strong landed near 50 of a missionary program. Mrs. O. A. account at the Bank of Moro. Every Moro, Oregon at first called. Now we call it radio. son home in this city. pounds of large, fine eastern brook Ramsey, president of the local society, dollar you spend is accounted for by Meets the 1st and 3rd It was regarded as the height of per V. S. Barr is expecting td receive trout in two half days. On their re will be in charge. A fine program is Thursday evenings of fection in scientific development, and the checks you draw on this bank. his new Caterpillar tractor this week turn they spent some time at Paulina planned for this service. Among each month. Visiting There cannot be any mistake in pay members cordially in after a fashion it is. But obstacles from the Page Machinery Co. of this lake, where Mr. Strong took an un other Contributions Miss Smith, charm ing bills. There cannot be a double vited to meet witn us presented themselves and one of the looked bath in the ice-cold lake water ing member of the DeMoss Concert city. , collection for them. Your check, paid By- order of W. M. chief obstacles has not yet been over Word was received by M. R. Schade- ■ when a raft he was oft begun to sink. group, will give a reading entitled through the Bank of Moro acts as your Robt. Urquhart, Secretary. . come. witz Tuesday of the serious illness of He brought back with hi»i the finest “The End of the Trail” and Mr. legal receipt. . We thought we were , going to re Bethlehem Chapter No ya o. E. s. his father, Henry Schadewitz, at the and largest lot of trout we have seen Homer DeMoss will give a flute solo. Moro, Oregon ceive most of our entertainment and The Bank of Moro invites you to make for some time. The editor s dinner Following the program Mrs. R. A. Regular communica- instruction over, the radio. Some family home in The Dalles. this bank your business headquarters. table Saturday evening was graced tion* each 2nd and 4th were even so bold as to predict that M. G. Melzer and family returned with one of the trout, large enough Feenstra will give a short Missionary Message. You must not miss this. Thursday, evenings of newspapers would be put out of busi Sunday from a weeks motor trip to to satisfy the appetite of three people Evening service at 8 p. m. Message each month. Alice Conlee ness by the new method of commu Willamette valley points, including a and of a flavor hard to excel. by the pastor. Worthy Matron nication. Even the ' mo’vies were visit to his parents at Sherwood. Mid-week prayer service Wednes Nana Barzee, Secretary. Former Governor Walter M. Pierce threatened. The phonograph, it was day 8 p. m. said, was doomed. Then the question will be one of the principal speakers Autp Party Vilit County Moro Lodge No. 113 I. O. O. F. Everybody most welcome. . Moro, Oregon began to be asked: “Who is going to at Kent on Saturday of this week at R. A. Feenstra, pastor. Meets every Monday pay for radio?” How can we make the meeting of the Sherman county Mrs. Charles McMillaft, Mrs. E. C. evening in the I.O.O.F Van Patten, Mrs. T. G. Mcllvain, and hall. Transient and the man who hears the program pay Pomona grange. Presbyterian Church Chris Anderson and wife drove Up Mrs. C. M. Hall all of J«O3 Angeles, visiting brother» are for it? Those questions have not Sunday School meets at 10 af. m. cordially invited to been answered satisfactorily. the Columbia highway oft Monday to made a brief stop in Klondike Mon meet with u*. Most of the programs are now paid visit with friends at Moro for a few day, as the guests of Mrs. A. ÌB; and extends a cordial inviUtiQft to all Geo. McDonald, N. G. to attend. A.M. Young, Secretary for by advertisers, or they are /ree days. ' They expect to return to Port Potter. They are enjoying a motor The Junior Endeavor meets at offerings. As a general proposition, land late in the week. - . trip through British Columbia, Wash Lupin* Rebecca Lodge No. 116 neither diarity programs nor adver Mr. and Mrs. Percy Thompson re ington and Oregon, and are now re 7 p. m. Moro, Oregon At 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. the pastor tisements are of the best quality from ceived word Tuesday of the sudden turning home. “ The House of Good Will” 3 Mjets 2d and 4th Tue»- will preach. The evening sermon day* of each month. the standpoint of entertainment or death of a relative at Hood River, Mrs. Van Patten is the wife of the Visiting member* wel- education. It is all well enough to that morning. The family left the captain of the Great Lakes, and Mrs. will be on the subject “Fishing,” a to the season. ★ A come. enjoy the efforts of a celebrated vo McMillan, a girlhood friend of Mrs. subject suitable Arthur Hicks, pastor. Essie McKean, N. G. calist ; but the keen edge of our musi same day for Hood River. Owned by the City of Moro Prof. H. H. White and a large part Potter, will be remembered as Hattie Jessie Henrich«, Sec. cal appetite is taken off when it is of the students of Gorman school en- ’ Benadom. who with her parents Mr. Operated for the Benefit of the Traveling Public announced between numbers that he Christian Sciance Chria Schult* Post No. 71 joyed a school picnic at DeMoss Park and Mrs. G. W. Benadom were resi and Sherman County Community is singing for the “Perpetual Button last Friday, held to celebrate th*, clos dents of Sherman county before Service Sunday morning at 11 Underwear Co. ” We then begin to Meets at I. O. O. F. hall moving to California.- < : o’clock and Wednesday evening at A on 2nd and 4th Wednes- r^lize that we are not listening to ing days of the school term. 8 o’clock. Sunday School at 10 The annual Thompson family re 0 day evenings of each programs which we desire or which o ’ clock each Sunday morning, pupils Under the Personal Management of W month. We can fit all kinds of people. Any are inherently good for us, but rather union will be held at DeMoss Park up to the age of 20 years are received Fred Pickett, Commander E. E. LARIMORE this Sunday. This is an annual social | size or weight. Crippled or deform R. V. McEwan, Adjutant to programs foisted upon us by soma Formerly of The Hotel Oregon, Portland ed feet. Wernmark’s Shoe Store,The into these classes. event that is much looked forward, manufacturer. The lesson-sermon topic for the Dalles. The protest was inevitable. Sci to by members of the family. service next Sunday morning will be TEACHERS’ EXAMINATIONS Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Fleck and fami- | $1200 will buy a good “Holt” ence had to devise a method to give “ God, the only cause and creator.” Notice is hereby given that the ly, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rhidnor and son SPECIAL CHICKEN DINNER SUNDAYS 75c county superintendent of Sherman radio programs to those willing to Carroll from Newberg visited with. Junior Gas Harvester, 13 foot cut. Has been sheded. Practically good County, Oregon, will hold the regu pay for them. “Wired wireless” Card of Thanks lar examination of applicant* for seems to be the answer. Maj.-Gen. Mrs. E. Fleck Saturday afternoon at as new. B. A. Amy, The Dalles, Ore. state certificates at Moro, Oregon, George O. Squier, formerly of the the home of Mrs. M. JRk Peetz. We wish to express our most sin A special treat ja in »tore for the as follows: • Commencing Wednes U. S. Signal Corps, has invented a The large new bam, being con-1 DINING ROOM OPEN USUAL MEAL HOURS folks attending the Methodist church cere appreciation and thanks to our day, June 13/1928, at 9:00 a. m., and continuing until Saturday, June 16, system of distributing radio programs structed for E. A. Cushman on the next Sunday piorning when the De- many friends and neighbors who by through telephone and electrical pow Jas. Woods farm north of Moro by Moss family will play., Mr. Homer acts of kindness and sympathy helped 1928, at 4:00fp. m. _ Wednesday Forenoon—U. S. His er lines. He proposes to install O. A. Ramsey is being given its first make our days of sorrow lighter tory, Writing (Penmanship), Music, “monophones" in homes. - Each one coat of paint this week by Eugene DeMoss will give a flute solo and Miss Smjdi will give a reading entit during the last Illness and at the Drawing. . Wednesday Afternoon—Physiolo will pay a rental of $2 or $3 a month, Amidon. led “The End of the Trail.” This is time of passing of our mother, Mrs. gy, Reading, Manual Training, Com thus bringing a definite and tangible Wm. McLachlan and Ted Barnum ! part 6f a general program given un- Margaret McCallum. Particularly do position, Domestic Science, Methods revenue to the broadcasting business. were arrested last weekend and have der the auspices of the Woman’s Mis we appreciate the many beautiful in Reading, Course of Study for This system, he says, will also take been held in the county jail pending sionary Society of Xhe Methodist floral tributes from our friends at the Drawing, Methods in Arithmetic. time of the funeral. Thursday Forenoon—Arithmetic, care of the present interference prob trial before a justice court on a mo-, /church. Mrs. J. F. Foss and family. History of Education, Psychology, lem. rals charge involving the delinquency Probably no farm animal is subject Methods in Geography, Mechanical BY AUTO AND VISIT THE DALLES of a minor female child. to so many systems of feeding and Drawing, Domestic Art, Course of Earl McKinney returned to Moro management as the chicken, says Legion Council Meet* Here Study for Domestic Art. late last week from The Dalles where H. E. Cosby, extension specialist in Father Taken By Death Thursday Afternoon — Grammer, Geography, Stenography, American he has been receiving hospiUl atten- ( The third annual tri-county coun tion for seven bones broken in the poultry husbandry, in a new exten Literature, Physics, Typewriting, Samuel Thomas, aged 76 years, In the concrete, fully equipped, roomy garage of sion bulletin, “Feeding and Manage Methods in language, Thesis for cil of the American Legion and the father of Mrs. C. L. Ireland of Moro arch of his left foot, the result of a Walther-Williams Company. - Competent workmen ment of Chicks.” Any successful Primary Certificate. Legion Auxiliary was held at Moro Friday Forenoon—Theory ana the evening of May 23. Counties horse falling on him in the streets method of feeding chicks, he says, and F. J. Thomas of The Dalles, died always ready to help you in any way they can in the last named city Sunday after- Practice, Orthography (Spelling), of Moro last week. I is based on-supplying thurfive riasse* at least expense to you. For any service render Physical Geography, English Litera sending delegates were Hood River, May 20th, following a long Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Barzee spent I of feed in proper pr^ortUns. ! These noon, Wasco and Sherman. The posts re ture, Chemistry. Mr. Thomas has ed the charge will always be reasonable. continued illness. Friday Afternoon—School Law, presented were Hood River, Mosier, the last weekend at Crfmp Sherman I are cracked grains, animal protein, lived at Randall, Minnesota, nearly Geology, Algebra, Civil Government. The Dalles, Grass Valley, Wasco, on the Metolipu* river. They were i mineral matter, green fe^d and water continuously for the past 50 years. Saturday Forenoon—Geometry, Antelope, Kent and Moro. At the expecting to return during the week ! or milk. He visited at Moro in 1902 and work Botany. and then make ready fpr a motor trip Saturday Afternoon—General His buffet lunch served by the Legion Motor parties yrere plentiful on the ed that summer in this county during OREGON Auxiliary of Moro at the close of the to Newport where they will spend Columbia highway between The Dal the harvest season. Altho urged to THE" DALLES tory, Bookkeeping. most of the summer. Lawrence W. Rakes, meeting 150 delegates were present. les and Deschutes river Sunday, out come to Oregon at different times in County Superintendent Numbered among those present - Carroll Sayrs last week accepted to view the extremely high water the past years, he preferred to remain from out of the county were Mrs. delivery of a new Caterpillar tractor racing down the narrows of the Co in Minnesota until about ten days ago Hershner of Hood River, past state at Miller station from the A. E. Page 1 lumbia river. From the Indian vil when his son went east and prevailed president, and Mrs. Wilcox of Ante Machinery Co. of this city. The ( lage at Celilo to near the end of the upon him to come west. C. V. Belknap, Proprietor lope, state president of the auxiliary. machine was one of several that were । locks at Big Eddy, the Celilo canal Hull’» Specialty Shop Funeral services were held at Zells The entertainment program included being shipped from the factory at banks are entirely under water. At Funeral Home in The Dalles on Thurs Dressmaking Hematitching community singing, led by Harold Stockton" to the Page company at the far western end of thp canal some day, Rev. Arthur Hicks of Moro con Embroidering :: Stamped Goods Sexton of The Dalley a special fea Pendleton. parts of the river side of the walls are ducting the service. Special vocal Mor^ Oregon SUmping ture dance by Miss Chatten and Doris The last business and social meet above the river and at these places the numbers were sung by Mr. and Mrs. Hemstitching 7c per yard Fortner, a reading by Janet Stephens, ing of the American Auxiliary pre water in the canal was pouring over Frank Sexton of The Dalles. Inter Ladies and Children’s Hair All Work Guaranteed and numerous informal talks by those vious to the usual summer vacation, the walls into the lower water levels. ment was in the I. O. O. F. cemetery Cutting and Shingle Bobbing present, including Mrs. Hershner and was held May 16, at the home of Mrs. Chas. Stephens and wife were vis at The Dalles. Mr*. Eugene Hull O. L. Belshe. At this meeting all Mrs. Wilcox. THE DALLES hospital supplies on hand were fin itors in Moro Monday from Cottage 403 % Washington Street Farm House Burned ished and other business affairs of Grove, at the J. J. Wiley home. They had made the trip over McKenzie Telephone Don’t Be One-Sided the auxiliary were completed. . ti pass highway, stopping to fish a bit Henry Patjens last Saturday ship on the trip up the passj The pass, The eleven room farm house on It is an old saying that clowns never ped 3864 ewes and lambs from Farg- said Mr. Stephens, was now open and the H. B. Belshee farm, east of Moro, laugh when off the stage. Sounds her station at Shearer Bridge to Red free from snow, but had high snow was completely destroyed by »fire at fishy that these fellows who are con mond by rail, heading for summer noon on Wednesday, May 23. As COUNTRY LARD I stantly rousing gales of laughter from range in the mountains. Mr. Patjens banks on each side in many places. best can be determined, the fire start He had several photos of the snow their fellow-men should be solemn or has had more than the usual success fields, taken on the trip, j Mr. Steph ed from a defective flue in the attic FOR SALE sad, and one is tempted to brand it as with his sheep this season, having ens is a general contractor and was between the top story and the roof. another of those foolish sayings. t had an increase of more than 100 per leaving here for Freewater, Oregon, It was first discovered by Mrs. Bel Five and ten pound pails But we are assured that it was true cent in his band with the danger and Colfax, Wash., where they will shee, as she sat sewing in the lower * at 19c lb in the case of the famous Marcelline point now past that might result in visit with relatives. front part of the house, when she b of the Hippodrome who recently took loss of lambs. noticed a cloud of smoke pass the Phone 20F3 Wasco or The Presbyterian church was his own life. It was said to be true Word was received by O. A. Ram- window. Post office box 271 Moro also of his friend “Slivers” who made sey *qn Tuesday that his uncle, AVm. crowded Sunday evening, May 27th, Mr. Belshee placed a ladder against COLE and McKINNEY Broadway rock with laughter many Losson, had died that morning at to hear the Baccalauréat^ Sermon by the house and climbed numerous times years -ago. Same was said to be the Heppner. The news was unexpected Dr. C. A. Edwards of The Dalles. to the roof with a pail of water in case with Sammy Watson, another as no previous word had been re The sermon was a remarkably inter each hand, but could not stAy the famous funmaker, who passed away ceived of Mr. Lossen’s illness. Fu- esting one, full of splerjfiid instruc progress of the fire. He then turned tion and suggestion for the young his attention to removing household a short time ago in his eighties. neral services were held at Heppner The evidence is convincing. The Decoration Day. Mr. Lossen was an people of the class. Drt /Edwards is goods from the lower floor, nearly of old saying is doubtless true, in gen old timer in Oregon country, having an earnest and very forcible speaker which was saved with the help of * Fill your Porch Boxes, Baskets eral, at least. There is psychology been a miner, stockman and stage and held the close attention of his neighbors.» Contents of the upper and Kegs now. for it. If the pendulum is swung in driver in the days when the state was audifence. The church choir rendered part of the house was practically all Wa have a good selection of choice music which was thoroughly lost. _ Petunias, Geraniums, Vines, etc., one direction it will not go back to in the making. enjoyed by all. The junior class had The property is owned by E. B. at right prices. Also Cut Flower* normal and stop there but will go to A committee of 30 representatives beautifully decorated the church with Pentland, the contents by Mr. Bel- the same distance in the opposite of the four granges in Sherman coun for Decoration Day direction. Bend a tree or a bow, and ty, from near Rufus on the north to flowers for the occasion.* The mem sfiee. Both of these men carried no PEACOCK FLORAL CO. it will act like the pendulum when Kent on the south, met at Hotel Moro bers of the class are ten. in number. insurance and aside from what little personal property was saved each released. A bent man is the same. Wednesday night with J. J. Wiley of the DALLES No doubt the clerk in the'store* who this city acting as chairman of the stand their individual loss. 407 Washington &reet LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING Mr. Pentland was here last week smiles a welcome all day long to the meeting, held to complete arrange, There’s a wonderful house just end and made arrangements for Mr. customer» i* often quite a cross-patch ments to hold a Fourth of July cele at home in the evenings. On the bration and Grange Picnic at Grass over the way, a wonderful place Belhiee to build a new residence to replace the one destroyed. The new other hand our morticians, who must Valley on the July 4th. All commit where little ones play. It smiles from its windows and building will be 26 by 38 feet, con-, preserve a solemn face in their dail tees reported progress and the cele- smiles from its doors, and’children Rinty’» Greatest Thriller! work, must be rather jolly compan bration will be a big affair. laugh out while doing their chores. tain ten rooms, bath, clothes closets ions when off duty. A mother turns iiMitly froih and halls, and have full concrete base A large audience was present at tasks A man should realize this human that are done, and rings o’er ment. Carpenters were being arrang Legion Hall in Moro on Decoration the new ones freshly begun. ed for this week by Mr. Belshee to tendency and not permit himself to rin in A father sits down in his own begin work at once on Replacement become one-sided. There is a time Day to join in observance of the day to weep,' and the well regulated, well and the * memorial service prepared chair to rest, when a sun that is of the burned building. golden sinks down in the west. AUD«£YF«RIS (AM*U MV* tuned individual can do either at the by the American Legion, post of Moro. A WARNER BROS The program included special music And what is it make* this dwel proper time. He will not stay bent A few fresh, well arranged flowers PRODUCTION by the choir, reading of the American ling so bright that it chines in the too long in any one directioft. Too please a patient, but a large number daytime and glows in th* night. Legion ritual service by Commander much clowning makes a man »ad; too This wonderful house is far, far of fragrant flbwers make the air in Pickett and Chaplain Hicks, a pi*no- much gloom makef him funny. from new, and they are not the room heavy and cause the sick log by Dorothy Foss, ^nd address by wealthy—that much is Mme. person td become fatigued. Flowers SATURDAY, JUNE 2nd Chaplain Hicks. Follov^ng the serv Yet the work and the woffy that are always removed from the sick * CONSOLATION > ice, the proceazion to the cemetery come with each day id done well was led by the local Legion post, and eased with time left for play. room at night. I haven’t got an auto* where ‘graves of former veterans and Quie£, subdued pictures, such as Bya'spirit of helpfutaes* each ” By the trolley* I have stayed, golden hour, that all may enjoy relatives were marked with small water scenes, are attractive in the But I have this consolation, American flags, the exercises closing with electrical power. sick room but portraits or action pic My grocery bills are paid. , — T. M. Bray. with the firing of a rifle salute by a tures tend to irritate a patient. squad from the local post. Reading advertisements is worthwhile MAKES THE WORLD GO ’ROUND! Hotel Moro WHEN YOU TRAVEL STORE YOUR CAR WALTHER-WILLIAMS GARAGE Moro Hotel Barber Shop baths * Clouds Come those who, ADVERTISE W Illustrations "^op/ Results free at ,. Moro Theater 15c Sherman County Observer 35c *
