The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday September 21, 1928
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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^
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I visitors in Moro from Bend during
Wasco school won the blue ribbon
for the high school exhibit and also
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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.
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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
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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-
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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
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»¡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.
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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
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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
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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 |^
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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.
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4t-sl4o5
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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
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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
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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.
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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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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