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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1928)
The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday September 21, 1928 inexpensive articles, made from other wise useless material; showing how many beautiful things can be made Daily Record Abstract, Portland. Special Correspondence by using artistic ability and origi We cannot close our eyes to the PRINCE HAS ROLE IN "LOVE” j — KENT LOCAL ITEMS • r Sherman County Fair is over and nality. fact that the low bidder — the low Monkland’s booth wws aa interest A cat may look at a king, as the responsible bidder — is not always It was the best ever. All three days Chas. McCutcheon left Tuesday were packed with events from begin ing as the rest; it had its quota of old proverb goes, but it's not every given a square deal in the event of morning for a visit in the valley. ning to end. Even the weather posters and charts. The color scheme screen star who can play with a refiguring a job. Roy Justesen and Viggo Haufelt seemed to be doing its best, in order was pink and gold. We know that it prince. John Gilbert and Greta Gar Let us say that 150,000 has been! left Monday for the Mitehell country that the people might enjoy them was a successful booth as it was bo had this unique experience in appropriated for the purpose of erect on a deer hunt. Metro , Goldwyn - Mayer’s ing a public building. When the selves. t awarded first place among the rural "Love." Wilbur Haggerty went into Port - spectacular filmization of Tolstoi’s I funds are provided for, no one can > Did yon-all notice the wonderful schools. land Saturday night with a car of DeMoss choose the colors old-rose «^nna Karenina," coming to the Moro I things in the pavilion? Canned things I know exactly what the building is hogs of his own raising. and green while Gorman used black Theater Saturday, September 22. and baked things that fairly made going to actually cost. In the regular W. O. Smith spent last week visit fthey did not only pUy you hungry to look at them. Fancy aad white. Both of these booths had way bids are advertised for with the wor^ and sewing made you wonder splendid exhibits. a prinee the person of Prince result that five bids are submitted as ing' at Mitchell returning Monday. Mrs. Smith is in California on a visit. Last but not least wm Rufus with who enacted how five fingers could do such work. follows: One for >63,000, one for W. H. Helyer had his hand quite to attractive booth of * nd one of Gilbert ’ s staff officers in the Turning to your left as you entered |57,000, one for >59,000, one for yellow, r Here the Junl ®^.J Ud C™ 88 production, but also with two retired I severely burned one day last week the main, door you would find the >60,000, and one for >65,000. It, therefore develops that, in while using some chemicals to kill school exhibits. Each and every ^d an interesting exhibit showing Ru-ai>n ^e^g, General Michael booth made you realize how busy the irticles made in Poland, France, Kou- piegchkoff former distinguished mili- order to go ahead, there- must be the morning glory on his ranch. ania and many other foreign coun- Ue Cxar >nd Gen. either more money provided or the A. J. Decker and J. C. Wilson «re teachers and pupils must have beer in order to exhibit such splendid work x , .. eral Theodore Lodi, once commander present plans must be cut down back from Portland. Wilson family Thu u only . bnef »«ount of the Ru„ilin Imperiai Gu.rd. Both will stay there during the winter, and First was Moro, with its color >3,000. Shernun county ^hool booth. .VU>e when scheme of black and orange. In the । In some cases all bids are rejected Johnnie and Hazel Decker are going became ^,en and, all bids being made known, new I to school there. booth were many beautiful posters county fair. Word picture« at a« ir aest are very unsatisfactory and all bids are asked, or the three lowest I Jacob Crocker sold the grain I and booklets on all the high whool heae things must be seen to be fully The new production is a vivid .... and grammar-grade subjects. pic bidders are called in, one by each, to cleaner that was in the Wilcox ele predated. We can only say that ture of Russia before the revolution, go over their bids and see if an adjust vator to parties at Haines, Oregon, I both numerous and educational, W ..«se exhibits were a great credit, at the height of the glory of its aris also know that all of their work was ment cannot be arrived at. In any and left with Gussie Koepke Monday first to the teachers and also to the tocracy. Brilliant uniforms, gajfcos- not shown here because of limited •vent the low man on the original morning to take it over with a truck. I pupils. VIOI^A HANSEN. ^ttings mark the Prof. Murphy, J. L. Davis and Gus-1 bid loses the prestig^ he had gained space. . *To the right of Moro’s booth was --------- - -------- ! production as incidentals in the vivid by his first bid., In the refiguring all sie Koepke were in the mountains the Wasco booth. The Wasco colors Tb. Mth annual «a-lou of th. Or- drama of Anna Karenina, the woman figure against his hpown .bid. Saturday and Sunday. They brought were orange and purple and they too gon federation of labor ended in La wno gave au It is indeed ^efjtshiug, therefore, I home some venison but admitted that I —---- — had an abundant exhibit of booklets, Grande last week with selection of fate that dogged her happiness. to be able to record the fact that last some one else killed the deer and gave! posters, stories and maps. Every Tillamook as the 1121 convention city. Gilbert plays the role of Cotint I week a school-board in Oregon told them some of the meat. grade and high school subject was The Franklin school district in Hood. Vronsky, the lover, and Miss Garbo those next to the lowest bidder that There are still several cases of sick well represented. The special point River county has purchased a hand- the tragic Anna in the story. George I they could not treat with them until cattle here but no new cases for of interest was the exhibit of typing some bus to transport pupils to and Fawcett is seen as the Grand Duke, they had made changes in plans and I several days and it is hoped that it awards, making a total of forty from school. The car will accommo- Brandon Hurst as Count Karenin, the submitted them to the lowest bidder will die out. Prof. Sims is still in awards won in one year. husband, and Philippe De Lacy, Emily I for his consideration. Fdk, if he I the county but says that so far he has date SO children. Grass Valley was the next booth, could see his way clear to make I The forest service was put to >45,- Fitzroy and many others of note are enough allowance in his lowest bid I I been unable to determine the cause. its colors were black and yellow. The in the cast. W. C. Helyer and son Durwood, usual exhibit of posters, bookleta and 000 expense fighting 110 fires in the Prince Troubetzkoy, who plays one to bring the building down to their W. G. Helyer and Warren Norton Umatilla national forest this season, the like were found in the booth. of the officers, is an interesting world appropriation, they were under obli came back Saturday from their hunt. I Grass Valley had an interesting chart according to Lester Moncrief, assist figure. The son of the famous Prin-| gation to give him the job. showing how wool was used and also ant supervisor. We are not mentioning any names, They had four deer, Norton getting A committee of business men has cess Troubetzkoy, noted writer of but the Daily Record Abstract expres two and W. C. Helyer and Durwood cotton and its uses. American birth, he was born in Amer-1 one each. ’ Frank Haynes and Wren Kent was fourth, having used pret been appointed by tho Kiwanls club ica while his parents were here on a ses the wish that there were more ty shades of blue and gold to decorate. to Inquire Into tho npod for charter visit to his mother’s native land, but school boards and other public bodies Hogue came in Sunday with one deer | Kent had among its many interesting revision to modernize Salem’s system 1 like the school board of Rufus, Ore that Wren killed. he was educated in Europe. A. T. Holt and family had a narrow exhibits a map of the United States. of city government Edmund Goulding, who directed the gon, and adds the sure prediction that Linn county will hold Its annual fair j escape Saturday night while coming It was made out of canceled postage such a course will get all the contrac picture^ is famous for such works as stamp», each state was of a different at Albany September 11-22. Thore "Paris," "Sally, Irene and Mary" and tor has to give when accorded such home from the Fair at Moro. He started to pass a truck and struck color. In the booth were also some will be the usual extensive exhibits "Women Love Diamonds," and is1 treatment. । loose dirt and then a stone that threw animal dolls made by the second of products but admission will be free author of the famous stage play, to the general public. them off the grade and turned the car qf Alaska. "Dancing Mothers." At noon last Friday 2130 carloads of i" Among the spectacular details in over. Car badly damaged but none Biglow’s booth was very Attrac Sills, as the prospector who is fa-1 tively decorated in mulberry and gray. pears hxd been shipped from the the new picture are the maneuvers mous all over the northland for his I of the passengers hurt to any extent. The entrance was gaily covered with Rogue river district to eastern mar of the Russian guard, the spectacular daring, strength and vision, dominates mulberry colored parrots and flowers. kets. They are being moved at the horse maneuvers, and the brilliant the story with his virile personality. I In the booth were many practical but rate of 50 carloads a day. social functions and cathedral scene. "Burning Daylight" has as its back-1 ground the frozen north, with the! goldrush to Dawson as its particular BIG PIRE IN "TRAIL OF TIGER" | setting. Nowhere in the literature that has A fire which cost thousands of dollars was purposely set for a se been written about Alaska can be quence of "The, Trail of ths Tiger,” I found a story more easily adaptable RICHARD A. ROWLAND prcent. the Universal circus serial thriller to motion pictures, and from it First which is being screened at the Wasco National has made a sweeping, dra Theater Saturday and Grass Valley matic story. Doris Kenyon heads the supporting Theater Sunday continuing for ten weeks. A mammoth tent including cast in the feminine lead, with such the seats, wagons, and equipment for players as Arthur Stone, Jane Winton, a th re* ring circus went up in smoke. Stuart Holmes, >. Lawford Davidson, in a drama that carries you from the Difficulty was experienced in subduing Fred Warren, Prank Hagney, "Big barren wastes of Alaska to the swirl the conflagration and the regular Boy" Williams, Jack MacDonald and of the big city. Jack London amous studio Are department was called out others in support. Charles Brabin to handle the blaze. Jack Dougherty directed the film. in his story of a man with wanderli portrays the starring role in the pic feet, avventure in his heart, romance ture with Frances Teague playing the "HER WILD OAT” JOBLESS ART STUDENT WINS feminine lead. A carefully selected in his soul, who gambled and lost in PRIZE FOR "SPIRIT OF Anyone who has read the "feature group of seasoned players is seen in AVIATION” POSTER everything but love! the supporting cast which includes section” of the newspapers will get Victor B. Wells, 29-year-old art Jack Mower, Jack Richardson, John a tremendous laugh out of "Her Wild student, was wondering how he would Webb Dillon, Frank Ellis, Charles Oat," Colleen Moore’s new picture pay for his next years’ tuition, but his Murphy and others. MacRae, veteran at Grass Valley Saturday, September worries were over when he arrived in Chicago and visited the animal director, held the megaphone 22, and Wasco Sunday, September 23. recently Academy of Fine Arts where he is a This delightful screen story deals on this picture. student and was told that he won with a little girl who decided to spend first prize for creating a poster of the her savings of years for one grand "Spirit of Aviation” of >200. "BURNING DAYLIGHT" Photo shows Victor B. Wells and his prize winning poster, "Spirit of What is declared to be Milton Sills' Aviation.” greatest characterization since "The Sea Hawk" is to be seen at the Wasco Paragraphs of State News Theater Wednesday, September 26, in -------- - *■ i Linn county’s vote in November may "Burning Daylight," the First Na break records. It is indicated by reg tional Pictures version of Jack Lon istrations to date. Already the total don's dramatic and spectacular novel of registered voters In the county I Is past the 10,000 mark and lacks but 1000 of equaling the maximum on record. Births are falling off in Portland, I It developed recently when the August WASCO Saturday WASCO Sunday GRASS VALLEY Saturday report of tho city health office show GRASS VALLEY Sunday ed that there were fewer births every month so far this year except January than there were for the same months JOHN McCORMICK presents last year, ___ ._________ - Fire at Vernonia last week do-I Another Great Role for stroyed the Square Deal garage and I ten automobiles with a loss of >10,006.1 “Our Dick” That Will Estacada prune growers are harvest-I Take Its Place Alongside Ing their prunes this week. Some or chards are almost barren, while others “Tol’able David” and Within, a few miles have an average “The Patent Leather Kid” adventure in the Sfinii whirl of an yield. The fruit Is exceptionally de exclusive Atlantic coast resort. A licious, being largo and juicy. Most of You’ll rolisli thi* large order newspaper feature writer knew just the prunes are being shipped to New of l»ch-wagoa levo I — It's the way to make of her Sunday sup berg. where they will be canned. •picod with adveataro —- la- Sixteen elk in one herd was sight plement material —¿«nd thereby in var^ with raaMaca aad ed Friday by Moss Averill while mo* trigue aristocracy. •erred pipiag hat by filai- dom’* qaeea ef caesady- Marshall Neilan di^peted "Her Wild taring down tho Roosevelt highway. drama. It's screea far« a la Oat" for First National Pictures with They were grazing in the open at Moor* I Lakry Kent, Gwen Lae, Hallam Coo Hunter's head, nine miles below Gold ley, Fritzi RidgeW« and Martha Beach, and within a few yards of the Mattox in the supporting east. John highway. There were seven calves in tho herd, indicating that they are McCormick was the producer. on tho increase. Melon and tomato growers in some 1MPRESSIONISM IN MOVIE sections of the Umpqua valley report Some of the moat remarkable im ed that a light frost last week nipped pressionistic photography ever used tho vines but did little damage. Tem perature recorded at Roseburg was the in a motion picture production ures in "The Nooeif?* at the Wasco lowest for so early in September since Theater Saturday, September 22, and 1110, the minimum being >0 degrees. Only throe times in 50 year» has tho minimum gone below 40 by Septembei tember 23. This WPirst National's film version of Willart'Mack’s power In a robbery for which its coolness ful stage drama. Richard Barthel and audacity has few precedents in mess enacts the stellar role. southern Oregon, the Parka grocery store was looted early Sunday of mer chandise valued at 11000 and also a A MARSHALL NEILAN PRODUCTION Chinese Burn Gold Ltd Chinese sr* estimated to destroy 400-pound safe containing valuable pa Adapted fromatory by Howard Irving Young ten million dollars' worth of gold year pers, but no cash. Unable to open the ly by their custom of burning small safe, the burglars A FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE pieces of gold leaf on certain special vault out of the truck. ¡otes MILTON SILLS Burning Daylight Moro Agent for the Royal Hot Air Furnace Dealer in Pumps and Windmills Complete Line of Plumbing Supplies Tin and Sheet Metal Work done on Short Notice Let me tell you about the Royal Furnace, t How it is made. How it can cut your fuel bill. Why the Royal is the best and cheapest furnace made. ITS HERE NOW! CIRCULATOR (HEATER) a* adv«rti»*d in th* Pacific North- want Farm Trio... jS» Load of Wood Free! A trade-in allowance on your old stove! Sav« money tn fuel, and ba com fortable rhruout the house thia winter. Thi* b**otiful Cabinet Haatar actually pays for ita*lf 1 S** h on display in our atora. W * Moro Hardware & Implement Co MORO, OREGON Hotel Moro The House of Good Will Owned by the City of Moro Operated for the Benefit of the Traveling Public and Sherman County Community Under the Personal Management of LARIMORE Formerly of The Hotel Oregon, Portland SPECIAL CHICKEN DINNER SUNDAYS 75c DINING ROOM OPEN USUAL MEAL HOURS lodepenM Warehouse & Hilling Co R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon Lime, Plaster, Cement, Cedar Posts, Builders Supplies, Lumber, Wood, Coal and Hay MANUFACTURERS OF MILL FEED AND FLOUR C. V. Belknap, Proprietor Moro Hotel Barber Shop Moro, Oregon Ladies and Children’s Hair Cutting and Shingle Bobbing BATHS A valuable knowledge of the reliability
