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The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday September 21, 1928 » SIHIil COUUYIBSEIYHI Honors Equally Divided If C. L. I reland - Editpr and Publisher Entered as second cisss matter at the poet office at Moro. Oregon, July 25, 1891 fiTownTalk - The school exhibit« were the beet for some time this year. Half of the schools tn the county were repre- Mrs. C. V. Belknap was a visitor in •anted. ' Others would have exhibited Portland last weekend. if there had been exhibiting «pace. G E Meloy and wife arrived in Thera waa great diaaatiafaction be- Mon> weekend from Klamath cauae of the limited apace available. I paya All the city schoola in the county! W. Lewis were mchibite^ .... ... I visitors in Moro from Bend during Wasco school won the blue ribbon for the high school exhibit and also - ____ won the town grade schoola. Monk-1 perry Johnston were land achool won the blue ribbon for risitora in Moro from Condon dunng the rural schools, Biglow second, and I county fair. Gorman third place. Moro won the Mr. and Mrs. Roy P. Hulse visited red ribbon for the high school division I in Moro from Dufur the closing day. and Rufus took the white ribbon, of the county fair. Rufus also took the red ribbon for the Mrs. J. J. Wiley returned to Moro city grade schools with Grass Valley Uwt Friday from a visit of several only two points behind for the white I weeks at Spokane. 4 I Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Peetz were vis- There was a large representation Mon) during county fair week in the livestock division of the club from their home at Goldendale. work. Many hog, .nd criv« wore g there Th. judge, M.JBallby. county heM * club leader from MritaomA conn y. WednMd,y. t6. judged the work and gave the child- ™ ren a lesson in judging animals. Hei an<1 Mr* A- B Rld e .rom Sherman county owned harness The following to the official record of CH Sunday School will be dismissed in the free-for-all trot or pace, a race pebble to attend the morning annual which commanded the attention of • I conference service at Hood Biver. large part of thoee who attended the All member« who can arrange to af fair during the race program events. these services are urged to do «o. Moro. Oregon Lady Lovelaea, owned by L. V-I h ,,. w . C. Bryant, superintendent. Meets the 1st and 8rd Moore, three lot on Friday; time1:25,| no preaching service Thursday evenings of . each month. Visiting 2:23%, 2:26. Tkrw 3rd on Satur- [next Sunday. Our pastors are at the members cordially in day- I annual conference at Hood River. vited to meet with ua Lady Moto, own«d by Wm. Brm prc.che. next By order of W. M. Kobt. Urquhart, Secretary. tert, a 4th «d Bth on Friday and hi<h three Srd oa Saturday . auditorium in Hood Biver and in the Bethkham Chapter No 78 O. E. 9. Hal C, owned b^ Ari B«xee, placed! fUraoon b u,. ordiMtion .erviee Moro, Oregon 4th, 2nd Md »rd <» Thutodny. «d b W. Regular communica won three IM 0« Saturday; U"1« Uurt t0 ,ome folk, there. tions each 2nd and 4th 2:1«%, 2:1«%, »4». Thursday evenings of each month. Hal Brown, owMd by McKean and Alice Conlee McDonald, three l«t on Thursday; Ckrietiaa Scieace Worthy Matron time 2:16%, 2U7. Three 2nd Nana Barzee, Secretary. Service Sunday morning at 11 on Saturday. o’clock and Wedneaday evening at General Paxtoa, owned by McKean Sunday School at 10 and McDonald, «cored 2nd, 4th, 2nd! 8 o’clock. . Moro, Oregon 'iC j I o’clock each Sunday morning, pupils ........■VinM*<.iiiiiiiu.MMiiiiiimii!irnTtnTnt!!!lHlllllllllIlH»lllllinHt:tnillllllUinH Meets every Monday on Thursday. D i I up to the age of 20 years are received evening in the I.O.O.F Prince Zolock, owned by Roy Bel- 7 hall. Transient and shee, took two 3rd places and a 4th I visiting brothers are abo had the children .how their aui- Sunnyride, Waahington, were yuntmg The lesson-sermon topic for the cordially invited to mala in a contort fa rtowmatuhip. I «.nd. fa Moro dunng county fair on Thursday. I service next Sunday morning will be meet with us. Al Roy, owned by Wiley McDonald, In this contest Donald Davis of the|we€,t- “Reality.” Geo. McDonald, N. G. scored 5th, 4th, Ad 4th on Friday. Reading room open daily where all A.M. Young, Secretary Harmony school won the blue ribbon. I Joe Truitt in company with other Peter Mack, owned by Wm. Brin- Two boys and two girls whose re-1 local hunters is enjoying a deer hunt authorized Christian Science Utera- kert, tnbk a third “twice and stepped! cords and grades made in dub work I in the mountains of central Oregon . x . .. . .. • »¡vi I ture may be read, borrowed or pur- Moro, Oregon into 2nd in the last heat of theFri- b cordiaUy Meets 2d and 4th T um - are sent to see the state fair each I this week. _ nited to attend the church service! days of each month. year. The boys and girls can stay! A grass fire started by Jim Hed- Iva J. owned by timer Booher, | I and visit the reading ,, Visiting members wel for three days at the Boys and Girls’ I ricks got out of control Wednesday tv» w, vw room. took two 2nd places and dropped to I come. building with board and room free I noon, giving a close call to two houses DEALERS FEATURING THE Lenora Schade witz, N.G. 3rd in the final heat of the Friday Presbyteries Cherch Jessie Henrichs, Sec. and see the big show. Sherman coun-1 ¡n the south part of town. race. ty pays their way down to Salem and c c Richmond and wife were Sunday School at the usual 10 Chris Scheits Post Ne. 71 back. A plan has been established viaitor> from Centralia, Wash., Thurs- I o’clock hour. ithis year where by those who F° ^ItUy at the W. A. Ruggles home en If you want farms for rent or lease k Meets at I. O. O. F. hall the state fair this year will not be rouU u the Pendleton round-up. see J. J. Wiley at Moro. Also city M on 2nd and 4th Wednes- WMdeU MeLachlan cut hil ]eft property for sale. B day evening» of each 'l>cibl. to ro next ye«. Tbh ply. Bible study at 10 a. m. Sunday. will rive the opportunity to we the I Sunday wheB h. W month. Evening service at 8 p. m. We can fit all kinds of people. Any Complete Line of Farm Implements Fred Pickett, Commander state fair to more children each year. # fronl ,t u,, size or weight. Crippled or deform-I AH are welcome. R. V. McEwan, Adjutant Tho« winning the trip iron. Sher- ,tore while «cut- ed feet. Wern mark’s Shoe Store, The I man county this year are: Donald! Dalles. Davis, Harmony school; Donald Cox,I ' , . REWARD OFFERED Oregon News in Brief Graia Valley «hool; Mignon Wall, Wo™»’« 5°"^ 01 Miss Mildred Ginn left Moro on Strayed from the W. C. Bryant Thursday for Loa Angeles where she Waaco «hool; Pearl Bell, GraM Vai- <*«' ranch in Gorman district about two will continue her studies at Bible Fira leases in Oregon, outside of ley Khool. Th. chaperon -e>ectod weeks ago^ne bay gelding, with mane Portland, aggregating >3.269,000 for achool. for the children while at Salem b recently roached, weight about 1450 Mu C. H. Larson of Moro. Mrs |^ 10 me<,t “ Among former residents of Sher-1 the eight-months' period ending Aug lbs. Reward offered. W. C. Bryant. Lanon was chaperon last year. I oro . p. m. mail county who visited in Moro dur-1 ust 1, were more than >1,006.000 in Students attending the state fair J- J- Wiley, local real estate dealer, ing the county fair was seen A. Nish I excess of the looses for the same per iod a year ago, according to reporta in 1927 were: Viola Hansen, Mildred completed a deal this week whereby of The Dalles. NOTICE TO VOTERS J. M. Stephens of Mandan, N. D.,| filed with Claro A. Lee. atate fire Hansen, Melvin Hansen, John Decker, Mrs. C. A. Binder has become owner Remember Registration books close marshal Looses for August alone, Saturday* October 6th. Register with Jean Powell, Flora Williams. This of the Barnett business property on brother of D- E. Stephens, visited aggregating 8492,000, were nearly list includes a demonstration team in I Main street. The new owner intends in Moro last week during the fair, J. A. Smith, Wasco, W. N. Jones, double the fire losses for August. install furnace heat and otherwise leaving Sunday for his home. Rufus, or at County Clerks office canning. 1927. / 4t-sl4o5 —- limprove the property. Moro. The annual traffic check made last Oregon apple prospecta declined The road maintenance crew has Saturday by C. G. Gillmor one mile slightry during August and total pro W. C. Miller and family I been busy the past week preparing south of Moro totaled 504 cars, the The campaign for opening moving pecting to leave Moro at daybreak I the highway for winter travel. The largest number fn the history of the I duction Is now estimated at 1,427,000 picture theaters in Eugene on Sun Saturday for the round-up at Pend- rough spots are being ironed out be- Sherman highway at that point and I bushels. Last year’s estimate waa 4,- day has been put under way and aa an leton. I tween Moro and Grkss Valley and all a 30% gain for the last day of the 500,000 buabels and the five-year aver opening gun the Active club at Ite age is «,487,000 bushels. . The com Orville Barnum breezed into Moro I ^1 fences on the highway weekly luncheon unanimously voted fair in a six year average. mercial crop la estimated at 4,177.000 last Sunday «4 pilot of an airplane I a new coat of white p^nt. • tn favor of the measure. The county W. C. T. U. wil^con-l boxes. Last year’s commercial crop bound for th. Gilliam eount, fair at| R w pinkertoo The success of Vernonia's first flow vene at Kent next Wednesday morn- waa estimated at 2.925,000 boxes, and - BY AUTO AND VISIT THE DALLES Woods and wife and Anson Woods ing, September 26th, beginning at tho five-year average la 4.524.000 er show greatly exceeded the expecta Condon. A. M. Hicks, when in Moro on I drove to White Salmon last Saturday 10 a. m. and continuing until 4 p. m. I boxea. tions, of the Garden club, which waa Thursday, stated that the Sherman I to attend the funeral service held in sponsoring it. The room which was Aa a sanitary measure to Improve Hotel at Wasco had been sold to par I memory of Mrs. Harriet Comstock. A potluck dinner will be served at need for the purpose was filled to noon. The state president and other! health conditions in the Berrydale ties at Hood River. In the concrete, fully equipped, roomy garage of overflowing with gongeous blooms. prominent speakers will participate community between Central Point and Mrs. C. A. Binder was called to I Sherman county, living near Kent, Walther-Williams Company. Competent workmen Medford on the Pacific highway, the The Lane county court will ask the in the meeting. city of Medford has decided to supply state highway commission at its meet Portland the first of the week by and was within one month of being always ready to help you in any way they can Mr. and Mrs. J. ‘ E. Parrish and ing September 25 to provide for the news of the serious illness of their I 94 years old at the time of her death. family in company with H. W. Neal them water from the city s mains. at least expense to you. For any service render aurfaclng of tho Willamette highway oldest boy, stricken with pneumonia.! About twelve persons drove to were visitors in Moro from Jefferson, j About 400 fsmilies are residenta of ed the charge will always be reasonable. over the three aections now under A city caucus is to be held in Wheel- I on Wednesday to see the film Oregon, during county fair week at I Berrydale. They will form a water construction above Lowell bridge, ac er September 24 to nominate candl- I g^ory of “The Shepherd of the Hilla” the Cheater Silvers home, sister of district of their own and install a sya- cording to announcement by members dates for the city election November I and an eqyaj number drove to Grass Mrs. Parrish. The visitors left here I tem tt an expense of approxlmstely of the court. 6. A mayor, five councilmen, recorder | yaney when the film was shown there the first of the week, accompanied by I >20.000 OREGON I week Manager Sparks is quoted Mr. and Mrs. Silvers, for Prineville! The town of Haines was threatened From 30 scree of volunteer clover and treasurer are to bo elected. THE DALLES, in the Niol Stouten burg farm near The W. R. Pickering Lumber com- I o My ing that he will present an un- where they visited with E. S. Ruggles by fire last week when flames In a I P,,e »PreB<l t0 Rkirdan Dayton, 84 bushels of red clover seed pany of Klamath Falla waa successful I usuai quality offering each mid-week and family. „ „ . . . planing mill and the grain warehouse was produced. Three years hsve bidder for the Badger Springs unit of I at the two theaters, beginning this E. W H«nn, rodent of .fem, R A hlfh n.d. elapsed since clover was raised on the Modoc nstlonsl forest The tract I week. Oregon, and brother of Clyde Hear- . dimcuit for tho nraffaht thia land. One crop of corn and one has been cruised at 400,000,000 feet. “o Forty-five automobiles headed by ing of Rufus viaited th. eounty fair crop of wheat has been produced and Contracts has been let for the ereo I Professor Endicott’s high school boy’s on Friday when returning from Kent! — deep plowing has been done twice. A tlon of s new school building at Dene- band and joaded with businesa men after completing the purchase of sur men, who used 800 feet of hose. The heavy hay crop was cut from this bo la Lane »county to replace the one from The Dalles visited the annual plus machinery owned at Kent by I loss was estimated at from 125,000 tq ^E^^RLING resource back« thia field last spring. that was burned a few weeks ago. L. I Sherman County Fair at Moro last the Crocker Grain Co. Mr. Hearing 135,000, most of which was in tho plan ing mill as the warehouse, fortunate F. Allenbaugh of Eugene has the con- I week on Friday. All who partici- is a wheat buyer and grain elevator I ly, was nearly empty. I pated in the excursion were well owner at Hainea where a large acre tract Oregqn’a outatanding bonded indebt- A monster yellow pine tree was I pleased with the way the fair officers age is seeded each year to soft white I edness amounts to >54,163,960. accord felled recently in the Butte Falls' dis I conducted the afternoon program and wheat and grown under irrigation I ing to Secretary of State Koaer. Thia trict by the Owen-Oregon Lumber com I the entertainment provided by both methods. la divided as follows: Highway bonda pany In their logging operation is I races and exhibits. A Buick sedan driven by George 133.555.000; soldiers’ bonus bonds, the timber, which cut 11,000 board feet The weather conditions for county Lamborn of Wasco collided with and 828.000,000; irrigation diatrlct bonds, accidents, wheel mis- Saturday, September 22 of lumber. . I fair week this year was in marked killed a cow and three heifers owned 82,148,960, and rural credit bonds, alicmment. nesiiffence. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McKean Bn“|contrast to that of last year in that by S. E. Eakin living near DeMoss 6450,000. By the first of the yesr the Kenneth in company with Mr. and I * time|y two days preceding the Park. The animals were hit in sue-1 grand total will be reduced to >62,- Mrs. Wm. Frail left Moro Friday for I fair followed by pleasant sunny cession; the first having its neck, I 826,460 through the retirement of We Carry Condon where they visited the Gilliam I weather encouragement to all back and ribs on one side broken, 8837,500 of highway bonds and |500,- county fair and later the same day I to visit the fair thia year. Last year the second had its neck and one rib 000 of aoldlera’ bonus bonds. drove to Pendleton to take in the I it was dusty weather with a heavy broken, the third had both fore legs Complete Stock Som A. Kossr said he will relln- annual round-up. I rain the morning of the last day. and riba on one aide broken, the laat off,ca of »«cretary of state An alarm of fire at 4:30 a. m. I ybe attendance for all three days was injured internally. The accident I on Monday. September 14. He will of Thursday woke the residents of Was-1^ wen above the annual average, occured about dusk as the animals I be succeeded on the same date by co to witness the burning of an old incjudinr the first day which is usu- were being driven along the highway Hal E. Hoss. Koser resigns to become Seiberling Tires shed located close to the highway on|ajiy the least attended. Total gate on their way to the barn for milking. state budget director, an office creat the north side of town. The building, I ^ccipt* for the three days were ed by the 1927 legislature. Hoaa la MORO GARAGE owned by Mrs. M. A. VanGilder, and 11x74710. Reading advertisement« is worthwhile the republican nominee for aecretary and Tubes M. R. SCHADEWITZ, Prop. an old auto on storage were burned. I •_________ of state in the November election. The tall weeds surrounding the build-1 The governor's appointment of Hoss Auto Accessories Phone 171 Moro, Ore. ing gave a close call to property I to fill the unexpired term has not yet been announced, but It la expected tn located nearby. A Chevrolet car driven by James! Philco - A parade of pioneer day transporta Robertson of Shaniko “pinched” the! tion vehicles was a feature of the Old turn into the Columbia highway at I Radio and Starting G qn ^ MAKE, Fort Dalles Frolics which was held in Dinty’s Tuesday morning as he was! The Dalles last week. A Union Pa IT WORK driving to The Dalles. A heavy Bu Batteries cific locomotive and coaches of the SWELL« ick car driving east hit the Robertson I type known In the early ’ •0s led the car at the Oast end of the bridge! parade up Second street. Moving un Zenith Radios throwing Mrs. Robertson through the Gilbert and Greta Garbo der its own power and filled with bo- windshield resulting in injuries from whiskered Legionnaires and the the deAaat lovers I A veritable which she is not expected to recover. whiaker band, the train preaented a The driver of the Buick was absolved I triumph, a drama that will sweep novel sight For many weeks mem from-all blame by traffic officera who bers of the Legion have been In keen inveatigated the wreck. The light competition in whisker raising and the car waa demoliahed. The heavy car results of thoir desire to truly portray emerged with alight damages. early settlers were gratifying. A large number of Klickitat and I Lining In a town and having deer Gilliam county residenta visited in steal his potatoes In a most scientific Moro last Saturday while «Mending way is the experience of Frank Owens the county fair. The visitora from I of Wedderbern. Mr. Owens missed Gilliam county wore white his potatoes and could not account for he oro designating their home county while it except to suspect somebody was lay- the Klickitat viaitors wore streaming lag in a winter supply. He was sur COUNTRY IS NOT bserver dark yellow. About 45 cara filled prised one morning to find six deer GOING TO RUN-- with approximately 200 people were busily engaged In pulling out the tops fT5 GOING 10 W in the last named delegation which and digging the apuda with their MMES. included J. J. Brown, secretary of hoofa. Mr. Owens had to shoo tho .the Klickitat county fair, Mr. and animals out of his garden, aa they Mrs. Grant Clarence and C. S. Mc- were deeply interested In satisfying Dowel, the two la«t named their appetites botoro leaving. _ Ginn, Coleman. & Co MORO, OREGON International Harvester Co Plows Harrows T ractors Drills Harvesters Rotary Rod Weeders Cream Separators WHEN YOU TRAVEL STORE YOUR CAR WALTHER-WILLIAMS GARAGE ONE YEAR’S FREE Moro Theater aaainst tection SEIBERUNG ALL'TREAD GILBERT GARBO M ore 'O il 'S candal BILL THE BARBER SAYS A “WANT” < ad in T M O ’ will reach more people in Sherman County than other medium available. 4 4 1 4
