Local Notes from Morgan Life and Surroundings
Local residents report travel to Valley points and visits over the past week. Henry Witzel and James Hardesty worked on a batcher while Fred Pettyjohn aided. The Gray family reports slow improvement for their children with a nurse present. A new plowboy arrived for Mr and Mrs Charles Gray on January 2 1925. Community members attended the 1.0 C F ledge meeting in Lexington. Howard Hardesty visited Cecil to see cousin Nell, noting the shorter road home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Meelock
Matric Rhea
Gray
Earl Morgan
Broadacre
Morgan
Mra
Pat Medlock
Okay
Wigglesworth and
Lane City Council Holds Jan Meeting and Appoints 1925 Officers
Regular monthly session of Lane town council Tuesday January 13 with all members present except George Ritchie. Officers sworn in for 1925 include Finance Ritchie Bristow and Beyson Water and lights Ritchie Smith and Lundell Police Bristow Smith and Linn Street and public property Bryson Linn and Lundell. Bills totaling 40 dollars allowed. Minor north end street improvements ordered. Also notes social visits and small town notices including residents en route to Lexington and Morgan with various local names and anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of
Lane
George Ritchie
Ritchie
Bristow
Bryson, Linn and
Lundell
Birthday tribute marked Hal Ely’s 48th at home gathering
Friends from the countryside surprised Hal Ely for his 48th birthday with a midnight banquet at his home. Mrs Ely helped orchestrate the event with guests including Lindstrom Swan son Troedean Morgan Palmateer Harbison Bauernfeind Furrens and Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Hal O. Ely
Hal
Hal Ely
EF. Lindstrom
J. E. Swanson
Lone
J. A. Troedean
Francia Jonoa
Estray Notice and Local Happenings From Lexington
Estray notice details a black yearling horse strayed 13 miles southwest of lane on November 15, 1924 with no brands. Several local social notes follow including visitors Della Mobley and John Bryson, basketball results, and a Get Together meeting of Oddfellows and Rebekahs with about two hundred in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Place
Lane
Della Mobley
John Bryson
Lone
Wm. Barnett
Harry Dingen
Little A
Portland
Arlington
Lexington
High School Notes and Local Activities
The first semester ended with exams on Thursday and Friday and a new term began Monday. Solid geometry replaces plane geometry. Cle Ray joined the freshman class, Jessie Wiles returned from Portland, and Lone’s teams hosted Boardman with a postgame reception. Arlington and Hardman games loom next weekend as Lone teams train hard to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cle Ray
Jessie Wiles
Lone
Portland
Boardman
Arlington
Hardman
Ione
Damage To Wheat Uncertainties In Morrow County
The extent of wheat damage from the recent freeze in Morrow County is hard to estimate. Most fields show some damage, with reseeding decisions hinging on future weather. D E Stevens at Moro Experiment Station cites about fifty percent stand loss, guiding seed choices and timing for possible reseeding and alternate crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrow
D. E. Stevens
Moro
Sherman County
Turkey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Morgan Life
Herb Witzel
Val
Fred Pettyjohn
James Hardesty Batcher
City Council
H. U. Ely
Misa Cleta Palmeteer
Lome
Bert Palmetter
Hus
Bank of Lone
State
Ione, Oregon
Prescription
W. E. Bullard
Coas
W. Christopherson
Swanson
Hlaylor
Heppner
Tory Peterson
Hightmile
Opa Leach
Love
Oddfellows and Rebekahs
Misa McNeil
Gerald ‘White
Messrs
and Mechames
Fred Lucas
Robt. Fortner
Bruce Grady
Alva Jones
Mia
Katie Paguin
Tom Barnett
Gerald White
Myrtle McNeil
Lucas
Grady
Paguin
Barnett
George McMillan
Ralph Finley
Alpine District
Wilow Creek
Morgon
Oregon
Pearl Oil
Standard Oil Company
California
Bert Mason
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!