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The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, F rid a / June 21, 1929.
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Sherman County Observer
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Editor and Publisher
Enterad as second class mattar at post
at Moro, Oregon, J «ly IS, t il l
office
Eurako Xodga No. 121 A. F. A A. M
Moro, Oregon
Meets the 1st, and 8rd
Thursday evenings of
lting
each month. Visiting
members cordially in-
_
vited to meet with ua
By order of W. M.
Robt. Urquhart, Secretary.
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78 O . E . 5.
o r o , Oregon;
Regular communica
tions each 2nd and 4th
Thursday evenings of
each month.
4-H Club Members
At Summer School
J. C. McKean spent the list week
end at Camp Sherman, arriving here
the first of the week for a few days
attention to business before joining
an expedition at Camp Sherman to
help
remove the snow from off some
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Morrison were
visitors in Portland the first of the of the roads to the Wees.
week.
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A young man working on the state
Mrs. Roy L. Kunsman was a visi highway work between Grass Valley
tor in Moro last weekend from Ar and Moro in reported as the suspected
lington.
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X / person who entered a hotel room in
Grass Valley last Saturday afternoon
J. L. Searcy left here last Sunday
and stealing a suit of clothes and
on a week’s motor trip to Vancouver,
other valuables from Dell Munger.
British Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Thompson re
Mrs. H»ns Thompspn has returned turned last week from an extended
from a visit with her daughter and visit with relatives and friends in the
family at Portland.
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Willamette valley. They were ac
A weasel was found dead in the companied on their return by Miss
Walter A. May yard last week, pre Joy Hulett, sister of Mrs. Thompson,
The largest boys' and girls' 4-H
club junior summer session on the 0 .
S. C. campus is now in full swing, and
includes seven Sherman county dab
members. The session.ends Satur
day, June 22.
This is the 15th annual gathering
of the dubbers for two weeks of in
struction and recreation at the col
lege. In these years the number has
grown from 20 to nearly 700, not in
cluding the hundred or more leaders
and other staff members who are as
sisting in the session. Portland mem
bers were slow to arrive because of
the late closing of schools, but an
even 600 were enrolled without them, sumably killed by cats.
231 boys and 369 girls. Washington
Miss Katherine Cattle, niece of
and Multnomah county outside of
Mrs.
F. E. Fortner, is visiting here
Portland bed in numbers with 70 each
Twenty-eight counties are represent from Lafayette, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil McDonald are
ed.
n, Coleman &
Moro - Methodist Church
Following the custom of past yean,
there will be no services whatever at
our church Sunday June 23rd. In
stead we will an go to the Sunday
School Rally at Grass Valley auditor
ium. Every one provides his own
transportation. Bring basket lunch.
Program begins at 10:00 a.m. Good
program for the afternoon.
John Seethoff, Pastor.
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P re s b y te ria n
M oro, O regon
JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS
Dealers in Furniture, Hardware,
C hurch
There will be no services at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday. All
services to be held at the auditorium
at Grass Valley, beginning at ten
o’clock with the Sunday School les
son, basket dinner at noon, short pro
gram from each school, followed by a
vesper service.
All who have been worshipping
with us are urged to go.
Chas. D. Parrott, Pastor.
Floor Coverings,
who will visit here for several weeks.
Ira M. Petterson and wife were
Kate Stephens
visiting here
weekend from
Worthy Matron
Nana Barzee, Secretary.
Springfield, near Eugene, on their
way to Pendleton. They expected to
M o ro Lodge N o . 1 1 3 1. O . O . F.
travel east to Baker and return to
;goi
Moro, Oregon
An unusually varied program of visiting in the county from Linn, Ore central Oregon by way of the John
londay instruction in agriculture and manual gon, opposite Oregon City.
Meets every Monda]
Eureka Vacuum Cleaners
Day highway and home over the Mc
evening in the I.O.O.F
arts
is
being
carried
through
thia
year
Miss
Harriet
Disher
is
visiting
in
Kenzie pass.
hall.
Transient and
Ranging in price from $39.50 to $70. Model 11
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visiting brothers are for The boys, and in home economics, Moro from Portland at the home of
Wallace and Ardeth Cochran ftnd
cordially invited to art work, and health education for her aunt, Mrs. Walter May.
Cecil Gragg have returned to Moro
is Especially Equipped to Clean Your Car.
C h ris tia n Science
meet with us.
the girls. In addition prominent men
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Godfrey were from their studies at Albany college.
P. C. Axtell, N. G.
11
Service Sunday morning at
A. M. Young, Secretary. and women are speaking to them on visitor* from Portland last weekend Wallace is a member of the coast p’clock and Wednesday evening at
daily assembly programs. Flag day at the home of Mrs. A. Rose
artillery battery A, at Albany, and 8 o’clock. Sunday School at 10:00
was celebrated with Major General
L a p ia e Rebecca Lodge N o . 118
Linoleum Laid With Special Equipment
Miss Dorothy Thomas is visiting in will return there next month to go o’clock each Sunday morning, pupils
U. G. McAlexander, “file Rock of Moro from The Dalles at the home of with his company to summer camp
. - Moro, Oregon
up to the age of 20 years are received
Meets 2d and 4th Tues the Marne,” as principal speaker. On
near Seattle, on July 9th.
days of each month. another day members of the Oregon her aunt, Mrs. C. L. Ireland.
into these classes.
Visiting members wel
Chas. L. Powell and son Marion ’ F. C. Anderson, nephew of Mrs. C.
The lesson-sermon topic for the
Banker's
association
handled
the
pro
come.
L.
Ireland,
is
spending
part
of
his
va
spent
part
of
last
week
here,
driving
service
next Sunday morning will be tllllllllT fl H 11111 ...........................«MMHMiHilillMUIIIIIIIIIIIimiimilU W W W W W W I
Bessie Axtell, N. G. gram. The session this year is in
cation from his duties at the Butler “Is the Universe, Including Man,
Jessie Henrichs, Sec. charge of L. J. Allen, acting state up from Portland on Friday.
Roy P. Hulse and wife drove over bank a t Hood River visiting in Moro Evolved by Atomic Force.”
club leader in the Oregon Extension
C h rie S ch u ltz Poet No. 71
from
Dufur last Saturday to attend and renewing old friendships. Thurs
Reading room open daily where all
service. For the first time all assem
A m e ric a s L egion
bly programs and regular programs the funeral services for Mrs. Jas day he and Maurius Douma were authorized Christian Science litera
fishing at Shearer Falls, bringing ture may be read, borrowed or pur
Meets at I. O. O. F. hall on each evening are being broadcast Woods.
2nd and 4th Wednesday eve
Miss Faith Ginn left here Tuesday home quite a large basket of trout. chased. The public is cordially invited
over the radio, KO AC.
nings of each month.
Funeral services will be held in The to attend the church services and
The
list
from
Sherman
county
fol
to
return to Alameda, Calif., where
F. D. Flatt, Commander
lows: Vesta Rebman, Moro; Helen she is attending a nurse’s training Dalles under auspices of Moro Rebec visit the reading room.
L. W. Rakes, Adjutant
The House of Good Will
ca lodge on Saturday afternoon, June
| Searcy, Moro; Evelyn Davis, Kent; school.
HARLAND VIEW GRANGE No. 892 Ellen Cox, Grass Valley; Evelyn
Robt. Urquhart returned Monday 22, in memory of Mrs. Henry Lloyd
T he F u ll Gospel Assembly
Meets in their hall in Harmony Dis White, Moro; Deston Russell, Grass from attending the annual session of who died Monday night at her home
Services as follows r
near Wasco. While ailing for a long
trict the second and fourth Thursday Valley; Millard Howell, Kent.
the Masonic grand lodge and the Rose
nights of each month.
Visiting
Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.^
time, the death of Mrs. Lloyd was
Festival.
Grangers welcome.
Owned by the City of Moro
Preaching, at 11:00 a. m.
sudden. Sunday,Jthe day before her
C. P. Adams, Master.
A marriage license was issued Sat death, she was visiting in Moro with
Preaching,
at
7:45
p.
m.
Operated for the Benefit of the Traveling Public
Mrs. B. E. Davis, Secretary.
Warehouse Bonding
urday, June 15, by County Clerk Mr. Lloyd.
Prayer meeting, Tues. 7:45 p. i
Akers to Roy J. Justesen and Miss
Responsibility
and Sherman County Community
Bible study Thursday 7 :45 p. m.
The annual inspection visit of the
Alice White.
The
services
for
the
coming
Sun
board of regents of the Oregon State
[ W A N T ADS
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Stephens drove College to the Moro federal experi day will be taken by a supply — as
Under the Personal Management of
A very important decision from a
to The Dalles Wednesday afternoon, ment farm and station will be held on the pastors will be away for the
E. E. LARIMORE
high court was quoted at the grain
where she entered a hospital as a pos Sunday, June 23. D. E. Stephens, yearly council meeting of the As
Formerly of The Hotel dregon, Portland
meeting
in
Spokane
last
week,
affect
FOR SALE — Four mules, 2 four
sible surgical patient.
superintendent of Moro station, has semblies of God, held this year at
years old, 1 five worked this spring ing warehouses and their bonds in a
Uncle” Jarff Woods has closed his taken this means to issue a general Yakima, Washington.
and^l two years old. All goes for vital manner. The court held, it was
J D. and Mrs. Miller, pastors.
Moro
residence temporarily and is informal invitation to all interested
alleged, that if a warehouse is bond
8200.00 or will trade for cattle.
visiting
at
the
E.
A.
Cushman
home,
to
visit
the
station
and
meet
the
mem
t
Bruce MiRard, Rufus, Oregon. ed for 35,000 or any other sum, and
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if there are ten or more persons hav which is also Mr. Woods old farm bers of the board.
W omen’» Mi»»ionary
home.
_
ing
grain
stored
therein,
who
suffer
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.
E.
Fortner
return
SPECIAL CHICKEN DINNER THURSDAYS 7Sc
WORK WANTED — Girl needs
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
D.
Miller,
Mrs.
M.
ed to Moro on Saturday, June 15,
Society Meet»
work badly, want to earn money to loss each in a sum equal to the face
go to school. Phone 8 F 5 Condon, or of the bond, they can each obtain E. Miller and Miss Mildred Ginn left following a two weeks auto tour of
DINING ROOM OPEN USUAL MEAL HOURS
write, Miss Bessie Farrar, Condon, judgment for that sum. Under thia Monday to attend a week’s confer north California and south Oregon
Sixteen members and friends of
interpretation, should it be sustained ence of the Assembly of God church scenic roads. Their itinerary includ
nuuixu11tuimin unni i imi imni
Oregon.
ed a visit to Yosemite national park, the Women’s Missionary Society of
and become general, the responsibil at Yakima, Wash.
the
Presbyterian
church
met
at
the
Homer Beale has been transferred a stop at Monterey and San Fran
FOR SALE — Harness and col ity of bondsmen and bonding houses
, home of Mrs. Bessie Axtell on June 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 »
lars; 27-horse combine hitch. GeO. [ is entirely changed and the furnishing from Arlington to Moro by the Pacific cisco, and north over the Redwood ' 5th, for a day of sewing for the mis
N. McDonald, phone 2-F-13, Moro. of bonds will become difficult and Power and Light Co. and will have highway to the Oregon Caves, Grants sion hospitals overseas. About 12
jl4-2t burdensome. Personal sureties will charge of the Sherman division of the Pass, Eugene and Porffirhd.
operating gowns were completed and
be hard to get and bonding companies power company.
What is locally known in Wasco as
several others nearly finished. A
will
charge
high
fees.
More
light,
Miss Roberta Reese will spend the the “old Lawrence Jones house” was bountiful pot-luck luncheon was ser
FOR SALE — Good cook house;
next succeeding two weeks as a va badly damaged by fire Sunday night. ved at noon.
new 260 gallon water trough; 500 however, is needed on this subject
R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon
cation from her work in the local Tourists coming through the town
gallon water tank. Henry Barnum,
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phone 23-F-22, Moro.
j74t* Seller’» Liability Defined bank with her sister, Mrs. G. A. late at night discovered the fire. It
is reported that twelve hours elapsed Read and subscribe for the Observer?
Mitchell at Pendleton.
Folks needing shoe repairing leave
DEALERS IN
Mrs. Henry Fuller and children between the last known visit of any
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work with L. R. Conlee, agent, to be
The supreme court of Oregon ren were expected to return to Moro on person to the property and the time
sent to M. L. Fritts at Grass Valley. dered a decision last March which is the stage Thursday, following a three of the fire. Insurance was held on
Lime, Plaster, Cement, Cedar Posts, Builders
of interest to buyers and sellers of weeks visit with her sisters living at both building and contents.
BUSTER’S THEATER
We can fit all kinds of people. Any seeds or other crop materials. A man
Supplies, Lumber, Wood, Coal and Hay
The Woman’s Missionary Society
size or weight. Crippled or deformed near Jefferson bought from a local Portland and Stevenson.
At the meeting of the state bankers of the Presbyterian church will meet
feet. Wernmark’s Shoe Store, The merchant what the farmer desired
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grass Valley
convention held this week at La at the home of Mrs. Clarence Morri
Dalles.
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and the seller represented to be Rosen Grande, L. Barnum of The Dalles son Wednesday, June 26, at 2:30 p.
Sunday, June 23
M IL L F E E D A N D F L O U R
WE PAY parcel post one way on all rye, intending it for a pasture crop
elected president of the asso m. All members and families are
urged to attend. If it is convenient
shoe repairing. Good quality work for sheep. It turned out to be com ciation for the succeeding year.
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Paramount Presents
and leather. Joe Amore, The Dalles, mon rye and of far less value as such
please bring July and August en
Harry McDonald won the decision
opposite the post office.
pasture. The farmer sued for dam
velopes to this meeting as this will be
in his bout at the boxing exhibition the last meeting until fall. - Mrs.
ages
and
lost
his
case
in
circuit
court,
WE CAN fit all kinds of people. Any
at the auditorium in The Dallea last
size or weight. Crippled or de but on appeal the supreme court re Friday night when his opponent Theodor» Johnston will be director
Comedy
READ THE
formed feet.
Wernmark’s Shoe versed the decision and held that
for the day. The topic will be Cuba.
threw up the sponge during the last
Store, The Dalles.
“where specified goods are spld in
“ HOT PAPA”
A contract was signed by the di
SH ERM AN C O U N TY O BSERVER
compliance with an ordur 'describing round.
rectors
of
school
district
No.
22,
Dan
McLachlan
shot
a
bird
at
his
the goods, the seller is held to war
Boardman, on Thursday for a Dodge-
Saturday, June 22
AND KEEP INFORMED ;
rant that the goods are of the kind farm last Sunday that by some who Graham school bus equipped with a
See — Tim McCoy
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ordered. Where there is a contract saw it in Moro later in the day was carrying capacity for 18 to 23 pas
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to sell or a sale of goods by descrip said to be a small eagle, The bird sengers. The district has voted to
NEWS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY
tion/ there is an implied warranty while small in size had a 4 Vi foot suspend school in their district and
BUSH RANGER
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that the goods shall correspond with wing spread.
transport the pupils Into Moro to at
The farm home of Budd Coon, tend school here. Delivery of the
the description.” It was held also
that the true measure of damages is south of Grass Valley, was burglared new bus will be made orf’or before
Saturday, June 22
the difference between the value of late Saturday night, June 15, the August 20.
the crop raised by plaintiff and » thieves taking a radio set, shotgun,
The electric power was “off” the
men’s clothes, girl’s sweater, rings,
crop of rosen rye-
larger part of last Sunday and Mon
and some money.
day, caused by the burning down of
Miss Isabella Gray and Miss Ruth
high line pole between Dufur and
Moving to Oregon
Roberts from Portland were weekend the Deschutes river. Tests made by
guests at the Manse, visiting Rev. linemen showed the lines clear be
Made in 12-, 14-, 16- and 18- foot header
' The steady stream of new people Parrott and family. Mr. Johnson of tween these points, forced patroling
into Oregon is revealed by the May Portland was also a guest at the lines in other sections. When these
were found to be in condition, a
report of the State Chamber of Com Manse on Saturday.
L. H?‘ Nahouse has purchased
patrol sent out from Dufur found the
merce which shows 75 new families
who located in all sections of the rotary electric pump from Ginn, Cole pole to have been burned hollow by
state. These new people purchased man & Co. which he will install to fire and yet standing. The cause of
4154 acres of land and invested a pump water from an 18-foot well, on the fire is not known.
total of 8260,900 In property. Dur the property he is renting, to irrigate
The annual school district meeting
ing the month the state chamber re his yard and garden.
held at the Moro school house on Mon
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Martin drove to day for this district resulted in the
ceived letters from 89 families who
stated they had received Oregon liter Portland Sunday to attend the rose election of J. B. Adam» aa school di
ature and had decided to come to this carnival and Wednesday morning the rector to succeed W. C. Bryant and
state and locate. These prospective 12th, started for California. Their the election of F. E. Fortner as school
families,jrill have 3204,700 to invest daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs clerk. The report of the clerk show
Other interesting figures of the C. C. Clelland are with them.
ed a property investment of 838,000
HILLSIDE ADVANCE-RUMELY COMBINE HARVESTER
May report are: 1486 letters were re
Robt. W. Pinkerton returned to for building and equipment, the value
No. 1
ceived from people interested in Ore Moro last Saturday from » tri# to of taxable property in the district to
Guaranteed to level up to 60% hillside grade
gon; 103 families signed the cham Winona Lake, Indiana, where he at be 81,208,075, special tax levied for
been proven a success in Sherman County Harvest Fields by the pleased
ber’s questionnaire giyiflg facta about tended the national assembly of the last year 39,664.60, cash on hand at
with
Has
[what they were seeking in Oregon; Covenenter Presbyterian church as a last report 32,045.04, cash on hand
Its their owners Claim for it in Clean Threshing and Economy of operation
I 5429 letter» wore mailed to prospec delegate from the Portland church.
results
this year 31J98.49.
tive families and 2865 pieoes of Ore
The heavy wind storm of last Tues
The 1929 Advance-Rumely Combine Harvester
Rev. H. G. Hanson, Mrs. Hanson
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gon literature were mailed; 352 peo and son Leroy, in company with Mrs. day blew down a large Elm tree on
can be seen on my lot back of my
Where thrills are thrills ! Where ple called at the Portland office.
John Miiir, drove here from Wood East Third street in The Dalles. The
Chaney is Chaney at his superb
The state chamber report for the burn last Friday to attend the funer tree came down in two sections, the
Office opposite Post Office, where larger room will this year permit me to
[best 1 Where romance, drama,
[action, surprise follow each other first five months of this year likewise al of Mrs. Jas. Woods conducted last top piece was 18 inches/krQund »t
carry a Larger and More Complete Stock of Parts, Supplies, and OB.
at bewildering speed 1 Where wise shows a very substantial increase in Saturday from the Presbyterian the break and 60 feet high. It short- j
I picture fans are headed for .
new families, acres of land purchased
ed wife and broke both electric power
and investments made. New families church.
a Tod Browning production.
FOR PRICES AND TERMS SEE
W C Bryant has been ratified by I and phone lines. An elderly woman
for the first five months of 1928 were the state governor’s office that a sitting on a porch sevral feet distant
122, compared with 232 for f»39l special meeting of the board of was thrown yiolenty against the wall
Saturday, June 22
acres of land purchased in 1928 were regents for the state normal schools! of the building Investigation showed
8230, compared with 12,544 this year, will be held at Salem on June 26th. | wifes had not'touched the house, but
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J AGENT FOR SHERMAN COUNTY
THE MORO THEATRE and investments made by new fami He will leave here next Monday to that a ground circuit could have been
lies rose from 8*30,676 in 1928 to
formed with the damp timbers of the
8806,225 in the first five months of attend the meeting as a member of building. ,
I the board.
1929.
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Paints, Oils "and Glass
Hotel Moro
In d ep en d en t W areh ou se
& M illing Co.
“CH ANG ”
Moro Theater
ADVANCE - RUMELY Combine Harvester
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