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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1928)
Th« Sheraum County , . . ,W . < - W . C BRYANT HrA», HBKB. Six' THAT Fi^RTlNG H k caukp - nf a 5 i i * y b k a v $ e my f U * M WTAF MAR Ah H AY A J v S T ltl Äf WHAT! TW« FlfrriT rui MF 5A/D FRÛM THF M l f Hf ARO A T e iM » 'H w » | |4C FttURFO H Y- te-Fh W f R t MARRIED BY THE A B *n Attorney - at - Law OFFICE PHONE MAIN 91 . Moro, Oregon Dr J. R. Morgan DENTIST U n ited S ta te s D e n ta l Ex aminer for this district; OFFICE AT ‘ MORO, OREGON i > 1 1 1 1 1 i i » n m i ' l l * i <<♦♦♦ | Save Life of Canary J , by Unique Operation « - > MILTON S. HERSHEY St. Loul«.—The kindergarten . » / J of |he De Mun school has two 1 pet canaries which perch la their cage In the class room • and sometimes brighten the rou , tine of recitations with a few ’ warbled notes. Shortly after ► the Innch hour forty or fifty ’ small pupils were plunged Into • gloom and anxiety when Bun- Principal Events of the Week Assembled for Information of Our Readers. assessors. The Deschutes county court has voted 1200 to cooperate with the state game commission In the establishment of a fish hatchery on Fall river. The Lions club of Lebanon la mak- log arrangements for the decoration of the streets Christmas and w ill also have a Christmas tree at some central I I ley turkeys In the Christmas pool oi J the Poultry Producers’ association I pool waa shipped to New Y jrk recent- ly. The price Is 80 cents for No. 1« point. W. F. Norman of Woodburn waa I birds. The Thanksgiving shipments elected president of the Marlon Conn- I brought the grower 87 cents. I • h r k c f t o , , J [ i ► <, J , Crop revenues from the Medford lr- < ty School Officers’ association at their » ■ b b i I convention held In Salem re- I rlgatlon district increased from 2L- 888,700 In 1924 to 11.702.417 In 1918, cently. Fifteen marriage licenses were la- | according to the annual report of the directors filed with the state engineer saed and four divorce suits filed in at Salem. The report was prepared . Baker county during November. Fees by K. J. Leach, manager of the dis collected by the county clerk amount The annual Christmas tree industry to on again and trees are being cut to I fiD Portland orders and for the usual I shlpuMUta. Many are shipped yearly I from Dover, and other sectlens around I ' A IL W rig h t ' ’ Representative at Moro MQAO, OREGON DAIRYING MAKES GAINS MHton S. Hershey. chocolate manu facturer, who has presented the town gf Hershey, near Harrisburg, Pa-, with a gS.000,000'community center. Italian Is Popular Language Among Girls Northampton. Maas.—Italian has bo- come a popular language course among the girls of Smith college. ••With aa enrollment of 210 stu dents. the department of Italian at Smith college la larger than th a t of any other college or university in the United States, w ltl the possible ex ception of th e University of C alifor nia whose statistics are not avail able." says Prof. Margo ret M. Books, chairman of the department. N ine teen courses are offered. Dr W . N . Morse P h y s ic ia n and Surgeon Chicago.— The epidemic of mild to fluenqa which appeared first In Cali fornia, several weeks ago, now has spread across the entire United States to gain a foothold in the east, health reports indicated. Closing of a col lege in Massachusetts and-two educa tional institutions near Phidelphla of fered the first indications that the wavs had attained the proportions * of n nation-wide epidemic. Blaze H its Town of Clatskanie. ClatskanU. Or.— Fire of undetermin ed origin Saturday night destroyed the building and stock of the Clatskanie Mercantile company, the estimated loss being 228,000, covered by inaur ance.. T H E M ARKETS Portland Wheat — Big Bend bluhatem, hard white, 21.49; soft white. 2 U 7 % ; vert- srn white, gl.l«Vb; hard winter and T h e IForW ’s FKofar The amount s f water on the earth northern spring 21-10%; western red. Is so large that the human mind can 2111%. scarcely grasp its significance. Ac H ay—Alfalfa. >22022.50 ton; valley cording to scientific authorities. It Is timothy. 217017.50; eastern Oregon 327,000.000 cubic miles. Rivers and timothy, 220.50021; clover, 215.500 lakes In all countries only total a 18; oat, 215015.50; oats and vetch mere million cable mllee, the remain hay, 2180 18-50. ing 326,000,000 miles being token up Butterfat— 5 4 0 55c. by the five great oceans—Atlantic, Pa Eggs— Ranch, 21044c. cific. Indian, Antarctic and Arctic. Cattle— Steers, good. 212.5001175. Scientists tell ns that If the earth Hoga — Medium to choice. >9.250 were not composed of huge mountain ranges— whlch^ project above the sur 29.40. - Lambs—Good to choice, 211012- face of the oceans, and thus form the countries In which we live—our globs Seattle would be covered with water to a W heat—Soft white, 2119; western depth of nearly two miles. white, 2L18; hard winter, northern spring, hulk Montana No. 1," >1.11; Forty-two Washington County farm western red, 2118; bluestem, 21.49. era passed tha field Inspections for I Hay—Alfalfa, 22»: timothy. 228 certified potatoes conducted this year I Butterfat— 64c. by the farm crops department of the I Egge— Rs'.»eb. 28088c. Oregon State Agricultural coUege. Cattle— Prime steers, >11012. The new Burns union high school . Hogs— Prime, 29.5008.60., Lambs—Choice, f 11.50012.00. building has been completed and to * Spokane. now occupied. The structure, which Hoga—Good and choice, 28.7509.10 cost 280,000, has a fine gymnasium, ' Cattle—Steers, good, 210.60011.60. large assembly hall and an auditorium. JINGLES A crow of 18 ototo highway deport- ’ ‘ ‘ J « ; V .. * ; .. ’ ’ . ► ’ ’ 1 W hen in The Dalles - H AVE YO UR Lunch or Dinner (F u ll C ou rse) Office at Mid-Columbia Hospital B. W. Cooney, ex-Douglas county ag- i rlcultural agent» died In -Roseburg from pneumonia, following an attack BRIEF GEKERAL NEWS of influensa, his death making the , third In the family within a week, Mrs. The Vienna press displays proipln Cooney and their 10-year-old daughter ( antly views of the selsure of seven Genevieve having passed away Thurs cases of machine guns and munitions day and Friday of last week, all from found on a Danube river steamer in the same cause. Vienna harbor Friday. J. E. Shelton waa elected a district The French government’s decision ( director of the Oregon 8tate Motor as- I to refuse the request of the United «oclatlon at a meeting In Eugene re- j States for extradition of Henry M. < cently. This Is the third consecutive Blackmar was form ally conveyed to time that Mr. Shalton has been elect- the American embassy at Paris. ed to this position. The term to for I • President Porte« Gil has informed ’ A hurry call was sent for • veterinarian who conducts • bird hospital. A fter rushing to the hospital he found that an egg had been crushed within the bird. He performed an opéra- tion, removing the egg. and now the bird la able to eat and alt an Its parch again. Flu Spreads Across Entire Country. I two years. The district represented foreign newspaper correspondents that by Mr. 8helton oompriaes Lane, Linn, I there Is no basis for rumors that M e i J. A Buchanan, municipal judge, has been appointed United States I Lincoln and Benton counties. The an- I lco is negotiating with representatives nual meeting of the state association ef the Roman Catholic charch for set commissioner at Astoria, replacing Howard K . Zimmerman, who resigned I I w ill be held January 9 at Portland. I tlement of the religions question. when ho waa elected to the office of I The Jackson county court is up In The league council has decided to I arms against the practice of some city I send copies of the new peace appeal circuit Judge. Tho nam e'Tillam ook, as applied to I I people using the eountryslde aa a I which was addressed to Bolivia and I ; Paraguay, to governments of all Amer- cheese, to worth a t leant 25,008,080 to I dumping ground for their refuse, and F I lean countries which are not league | seeks a drastic cure. A t a recent meet members of tho Tillamook County 1 Creamery association, according to the I ing County Judge Sparrow and County I members, United States. Brasil, Ecus Commissioners Bursell and Alford J.dor. Mexico and Costa Rica. estimate of Carl Habertach. secretory The foreign affairs committee of tht were Irate over the practice, and Al- of the association. I ford suggested that "us country fellers f Pulish diet has adopted a motion re One truck belonging to Ona Relchow | I ought to dump a few loads of tin cans gardtog peace guarantees, proclaiming of Forest Grove hauled from that vi- I ► | on a few city lawns and see how they the ueeesslly of maintaining Rhine- d n lty this fall more than 256,000 land occupation to achieve that ehU. ' werth of walnuts, the Forbls and the I like i t " Wlthycombe ranches furnishing the I The place on the Deschutes river Evacuation, It Is contended, would where Immigrants on their way to I weaken chances of maintaining peace. bulk of the tonnage. President-elect Hoover had a busy western Oregon camped after crossing The most recent attempt to reopen day winding up his good-wlU visit 4o the "high desert" la to be converted » if upper Columbia river to navtga- I Buenos Aires. Numerous visitors were tkm was abandoned December 16 when I Into a city park after the flrat of the year. The old camping ground la now received at Ahe American embassy and the Harkins Transportation company in the city limits of Bend at a low spot auto trips made to varioua places of took tho steamer Beaver off the Port on the river. It has been used as an j Interest, A gala performance at the land-Hood River run. automobile park for several years. As Colon tkeater waa a final feature of The Lane county agricultural coun a memorial to the Immigrants, the tha entertainment. ell at Ito annual meeting la Eugene camping site la to be known qa Pk> adopted a resolution seeking to secure legislative action against marauding ' neer park. Elghty-two settlers who arrived In dogs which are killing a largo number Oregon during November Invested of sheep in Lone county. 8298,020, according to a report issued Employee and ex-employee of the by W . G. Ide. manager of the state Baker White Pine Lumber company, chamber of commerce. The new nr now la receivership, may receive ah rivals purchased a total of 7187 acres their back pay by Christmas, it was of land. Letters were received during learned. H a lt of the accrued wage the month from 74 families who an bill was paid several weeks ago. nounced that they bad decided to The Pacific Telephone A Telegraph move to Oregon, bringing aggregate 1 company, seeking to end Ito contro Investments of 2281.180. Increased I versy with the city of Baker, has of .Interest In Oregon la reflected In a fared to the city commissioners a new large volume of Inquiries received franchise which provides for payment from all parts of the United States. of 288,000 over a period of 85 years. Ha. etto to N wtl G oon , vurt wux Mr. Ide said. „ A m ill whistle blew at Empire re A total of 1171.888.1» win be die cently for the first time in 88 years tributed to 81 counties of Oregon this The southern O r ap nn m ill abut down fiscal year by the federal government In 1808 and was reopened by the Simp under the law which provides that 25 sen Lumber company. President L. per cent of the receipts from sale of J. Blmpaon palled the whistle eord. timber, forage and other products of Tha membership of tho JDnlty Co the national forests shall bo retamed operative ;Walnut association la now to* the counties to which tho forests Od. Daring the year 41 new growers are situated. The amount t o a d * * WOT With aa additional output crease of |7 856.71 from that dlstrih ef 161 tone of walnuts and 18 tons uted to the same counties In 1928. of Alberto over last year's production ernae* by a smaller timber-cut on the Total output this fa ll was 888 tons of YosttJM Jot? oNswtstp N a u national forests to 1927, according .to ^ w ò n R jìs tu f ToO t R U walnuts and 16 of filberts. district forestry officials. Sandy. THE DALLES. OREGON Phons 846 The DaUca Ambulance Sarrica THE DALLES, OREGON tr ic t a ed to 2918.20. The Oregon State Horticultural so- The port of Coos bay commission | clety held Its annual convention In I has voted to disapprove an appllcw Roseburg last week with an attend- tion of the state highway commission ance of approximately 122 outalde del for a bridge over Haynes Inlet, an egates. Portland, Salem, Eugene and arm of Coos hay. Medford were well represented, with The total assessed valuation of several fruit growers In attendance Washington county for the present also from Hood River. year shows a loss of 1870,489 as com A county bridge on the Pratum-WU- u pared with 1927. The present valua lard road a few miles from Salem col- Q tlen is 211,984,188. lapsed under the weight of a grader fj Baker's rata of taxation for 1989 wRl and tractor. The bridge waa approxl he 49.2 mllla. the highest In history, matsly 25 feet above the water. I t b with the probability of a higher rate was built In 1912. and recently was In-1 # la 1980, according to an announcement spected and reported In good cos di- I by W. A. Baird, county assessor. tion. Officials said the bridge would c be reb u ilt I i The logging eamp of the Benson The Port of Astoria has been coin I pletaly reimbursed for the more than 880.000 it had on deposit with the Astoria National hank whan that In stltutlon closed Its doors last Febru FUNERAL HOME < » . • shine, the female bird, collapsed ’ ; . Attempt will be made at the coming session of the legislature to raise the salaries of county Judges, clerks, and Timber company, about 10 miles west of Rainier, closed last week for the usual seasonal shutdown. Operations will he resumed about February L ZELL ‘ , « » ., • ; , ► J J m . .. ’ ’ j Setting the open season for deer i M any a man can a ttrib u te M s suc from September 20 to October 20 and placing the lim it of one buck to each cess to the fa c t th a t he didn t have hunter la a proposal to be made to the the advantages others had. coming legislature, it waa decided by the state game commission at Its monthly meeting held In Portland re cently. Proposal to have congress appropri ate 2200,000 to finance the tunnelling of the Klamath irrigation district main Irrigation canal of 2340 feel In Klam ath Falls will he placed before author ities in Washington, D. by R. R. Butler,'recently elected representative from that district ByO£ Hunter W A N T ADS F O R S A L E — Box wood w o rk tools, suitable fo r handy boys; M andoline, Kodak, post card sixe; Goodell- P ra tt breast drill with bits. Inquire at Ob server office. WE PAY parcel post one way on all shoe repairing. - Good quality w ork and leather. Joe Amore, The Dalles, opposite the poet office. i WE £A N fit ell Unde of people. Any size or weight. Crippled or de formed fe e t Wernmark’s Shoe Store, The Dalles. NOTICE OF INTEREST BEARING WARRANT SALE : ' Sealed bide will be received by C. E. Crites, school clerk, at Harmony School House, District No. 20, Sher man County, Oregon, until the hour of 10 o’clock A . M., on the 22nd day of December, 1928, and Immediately thereafter opened by the echool board of said school district No. 20, Sher man County, Oregon, at said Harmo ny School House, in «aid county and the sum of 91,000.00. said warrant« bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, dated December 122, 1928, due and payable December 1, 1929; »aid warranto to be in de nominations of not less than 860.00. Bids must be accompanied by a cer tified cheek for the full amount of the bid submitted, delivery of aaid warrants to be made simultaneously with the acceptance o f said bids. The school board reserve« the right to reject any and all bids. Dated thi« 6th day o f December, 1928. W W RlVtR FROZE ONTO WS .TSR! 408 £ . 2nd S t DR C. L. POLEY Physician Grass and Swrgcci V a lla y , Oragow r I ¿7-14-21 , T c. E. Criteq District Clerk. f The Dcrfle«, Oregon We also serve, nt usual prices, Lunch and Dinner combinations that arc said by our patrons to equal Home Cooking. People can reach me from Moro a t night fro m the * long distance booth n t H otel Moro by ringing The D ali js . JEWELER Repairing a Specialty EYE STRAIN ** «al I Can only be corrected under the pro per conditions and by the use o f the very beat o f equipment. W e have the Best Equipped Optical ’ office in Eastern Oregon. O P T IC S E X C L U S IV E L Y Newhouse Optical Co. D r. Geo. F . Newhouse, P roprietor Phone 3 5 -J M QUIET SERVICE " L a d y A s s is t a n t s ___ CRANDALL Undertaking Company THE DALLES, OREGON 320 East Second Street THE D A LLES, OREGON Moro Plumbing Shop C. A. BINDER, Prep. Phone 632 Moro, Oro. Phone 632 Complete Lino o f Plumbing Supplies T in and Shoot M e ta l W o r k A gent fo r Royal H ot A ir Fnrnaoe D e a le r in Pumps and W indm ills B e tte r facilities, low er cost of parts and experienced workers give you the best service. Call us at once. Model Laundry THE DALLES C alls fo r and D eliv ers in M oro W a sco anS G rass V a lle y Tbo Dallas’ Newest and Bost Hostolry Centrally Located S h erm an C o u n ty H e ad q u arters EDW. BALL, MANAGER THE DALLES, OREGON NEW PERKINS HOTEL Washington at Fifth Street, ' PORTLAND, OREGON O u r usual pre-w ar transient rates still prevail. Special Rates to permanent Guests M on d ays and T hursdays BIGGS SE R V IC E H. , H . W illa r d , S T A T IO N P r o p r ie t o r Lunch Goods Ice eold drinks are guaranteed our patrons because of always haring on hand from 2 to 3 tone of ice. The Patronage of my Sharssaa County Neighbor« W U I ha Appreciated Shell Co. Gas and Oils JUST WHY DO YOU «Art PO W toW TRAl? a t th e , ' Phone No. Hospital 841 under the P E R S O N ^ M A N A G EM EN T OF CALLAWAY’S FUNERAL CHAPEL Funeral Directors and Embalmers U n io n and T hird S t T h e D a lle s, Ore. E d w ard C. H o lt RATES Room with bath privilege, 76 c up Outside room with , private balk, 21.50 up Special rates where more than two persons occupy one room. Let ns show you our Accommodations
