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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1906)
At Moro at our Comfortable Quarters arranged entirely for your Convenience, with Electric Lights, Both Telephones, and Dressing Room for Ladies. Look At Our Stock and ask our prices and compare with qualities carried elsewhere and you will Be Convinced That we have the Best ‘Stock of Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, Ladies and Men Furnishings ,,, and all General Merchandise in Sherman County to select from. Everything for your convenience whether you purchase or not. SHERMAN TRADING COMPANY 7^ MORO, OREGON, Grass-Valley Braes Band was reorganized for the campaign on the 21st. KOBO, SHERMAN CO.,OREGON: The curtain goes up to-night aL ’ The price of The Observer is 11.60 8.30 sharp. • Don’t annoy others by per rear. 76 oeota for ais m onth*, BO oente for fo nt month»—but It paid in advanoe we being late yourself. The O b server BM»pt *2.60 ln fnl1 for 2 T*ar*- Shorter term » than one year 12H oente per month. Send for advertising rates. FRIDAY. J an . 26, 1906 ,Manager J N Fordyce of the Don’t forget tne White Mountain Boy to-night. The Obeerver is the home paper you want. Ira K Axtell ie prepared.to enjoy this winter, and feels that it is a gocyi.thing for bis farm operations. Sher man Trailing Co., -has been con fined to bis honpj by a severe attack of quinsey. J 0 Elrod and C K Cochran have jointly purchased from L Barnum the Fredburg farm of 1040 acres east of Wasco. r 1 have some very fair bargain* in land. Before you deal come and hear my story. M Fitzmaurice, Moro, Oregon. ’. i . Horse buyers from North Yakima have been in the - county after horses. They puro based 82 bead of Moro farmers paying an average of 8150 each. Mrs Shockley is visiting in the Valley of Oregon. Valentines from 1 cent to One Dollar, at Moro Pharmacy. Wilber Woods is visiting at the home of his parents near Moro. Rooms to let. Furnished. In quire of Mr Ramsey, Moro, Ore. Granite ware, Granite ware, Granite ware. Carmody Broe. Eogberg a Montgomery will sell or trade you a stallion. See Adv. Mrs Deems, of Boyd will teach Messrs Ragsdale and Morrison the next term of the Erskinville have purchased the G W Brock school, beginning Monday. brick next door to the S T Co. Mr Grass Valley will have a Valen Brock taking in part payment a tine ball Feb. J4tb* under the quarter section of land in Gilliam auspices of the G V B B eJub. county. Major Lee Moorhouse, of Pendle N J Kirk and family, late of Linn ton has gathered into an album one county, have made a temporary of the Guest collections of Indian residence at DeMoss Springs, in the photography in existence. Jewel house, and will in future be I have been intrusted with some come identified with Sherman money wbioh I can loan in Sher man county without any commis county. sion. M Fitzmaurice, J F Moore’s ' The snow, rain, etc., which we of Sherman county have enjoyed this office, Moro, Oregon. month so far was all for the farmer. The mare advertised last week by None of it tor navigation purposes. G A Meloy, proved to belong to It has all soaked into the soil de Edgar Meesinger. The horses ad liberately. vertised by Mr Richardson proved Chas. Powell has purchased the to be the property of J C Hock man. R T Morgan farm of 160 acres west This is the proper way to find own of Moro. Mr Morgan sold his farm ers, or stray stock, and The Old Re only to buy a larger acreage east of liable Observer is the proper medium Moro, the Taylor Bergin farm, of to use. Our advertisements are writ 640 acres. The two deals were ten in a legal manner, and will not closed through the Elrod Real get the advertiser into difficulty, in Estate Agency. stead of out of it. Stop! Look! Be Convinced I See Sherman Trading Co. For particulars in new adv. Be prompt tonight at the Opera. No waiting. Thomas Callaghan has purchased a farm on Deer island. Mrs Littlefield entertained the Tuesday Afternoon Club thin week. The services of George Mowry have been secured to teach DeMoes school. Rain and Chinook winds played havoc with sleigh rides in this vicinity Tuesday. Mr and Mrs I> L Peetz entertain ed a 4-in-heud sleighing party at the farm Sunday. Mrs A E Cousins has joined Mr C in Portland, where they wijl make their futufe home. Novels, in great variety , at the Rudolf Confectionary in Moro. All the moet popular authors. Miss Edna Strabl closed a very successful term of school in the Erskine district last week. E A Cushman, nothing daunted, has returned to the Pan Handle to buy up a new lot of Texas lands. Miss Lillian Heseman, a resident of Salem, Oregon, is visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs E G Barzee, and will remain during the spring months. G A Meloy received three beauti ful Silver-laced Wyandotte roosters from the famous breeding pens of Western Oregon this week. One was sold to Max Bull and the other two kept by Mr Meloy, one of them a prize winner at four successive poultry shows: at the Lewis and Clark exposition, at San Francisco, Portland poultry show just closed, and Corvallis, at all of which he was winner of 1st prizes. The other is a prize winner at the Lewis and Clark expo , and one other poultry show. 1 'i W . F . W e ig a n d & C o . w Leaders in Hardware and Implements. Grass Valley, Oregon. W e don’t have to make much noise or display about the extent or quality of our stock, for TR?people are smart enough them selves to know where to come to find the proper variety to select Irom, and feel absolute confidence in the quality of our goods and the littleness of the prices. . You mtfBt spray if you want apples. Try W. F. Weigand a C o . for The right tools to do it with. Exactly The Thing for small orchards to your order. If you are going to builti this year you will find the 1906 Hardware at. W. F. Weigand a C o ’ s . up to date and The Best for the least money. VV« F« Weigand & Co., rasa Valley 8rSg*n I t does not 00 n tain any ad alter Rudolf has the Valentine« for Black birds and snow birds are Jou, from 5 cents up to 84.00. Call ation whatever. Clevelands Bak plentiful in parte of thia oouoty. ing Powder? M r Campbell came up from the early. Valentines at Wm Rudolfs’, fine There possibly may be a short home farm in a sleigh Monday. neat, tasty, oomioal. Come early • o p all throughout Europe this They had more snow down his way and make your selections. year. than we had op here. L B Hill sold C L Montgomery Snow last week afforded several Mrs Wm Rudolf is visiting with days and nights excellent coasting. eelalivtM ¡o the oounly precinct» half a lot adjaoent to the Star Res taurant, Main street. Consideration On one occasion Mr and Mrs C K Rear Moro. ... > - •:. « 8150. Cochran gave a ooasting party with You will indeed be hard to please Deputy Postmaster Walter Parry great success. if Rudolf cannot fit you with valen is in Portland this week, with bis Ex-Governor and MrsZ F Moody tines this year. iqpther, who is still there under are in Pasadena for the winter, Coasting is a thing of the past in medical treatment. guests at the Hotel Mura Monti, Moro for the present. But O, it J M Dunahoo was initiated into where they are enjoying the mild Was fun while it lasted. the mysteries of the Bine Barn southern sunshine. Senator Gearin must come home Monday as back stay for tbe.derrick Mies Ida Mowry took a eleigh Bud register. Such are the lovely fork. But Jim knows how to be it. ride to Grass Valley with her beauties of this simple law. An even teaspoon of Cleveland’s brother George, and was captured Emerson Barzee has finished the Baking Powder will do as much or while there, remaining several day» •ddition of two oommodious rooms more than a heaping teaspoonful of the guest of friends. to their otherwise spacious farm other baking powder. Ask J W Boggard A Davis, plumbers and Meesinger a Son, they sell it. residence. */ steam fitters, - have installed a In Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Heppner is lolling in the throes sample room of bath and toilet fixtures in the front of their plumb Qf a coal famine, which creates a and other places east of the Mis- ing establishment. Anyone desir market for their eoperahundant sippi, business was almost wholly suspended Monday by a blizzard. ing information ae to these goods Wood supply. will be welcome at any time. Food made with Clevelands Bak Sunday was a lovely warm day In J M Dunahoo has purchased the ing Powder keeps moist and fresh. New York city. Oregon will catch Blue Barn livery business of I C J W Meeringer a Son sell and rec it about next Sunday. Large, taking possession January ommend Clevelands. Mr Prinoehous^ and family have 20ib. The transaction was made located four miles below the Dalles. The Dalles emerges today from a through the Elrod Real Bulat* week of old methods of lam p lig h t Their trip from Grass Valley was Agency, and as part of the deal Mr ing. An accident at White river tough, in the midst of the late Elrod purchased the interest whith storm. They were two days travel cut out the electric current. Mr Dunahoo had in the Sbermin ing from Morgans to Rohr Villa, Morp needs a society to prevent Trading Co. about five miles. Mr Rohr helped Moro electric light plant had a imposition. There are too many them on the 2d day. five day shut down for lack of g Mo subscription papers afloat for a H S MoDanel and E A Cushman line. Caused by the railway healthy community like this is. left Monday for Oakland, California I f you want anything printed in where Mr McDanel’a mother and <Mnpany being in a hurry with their train so that time could not be a newspaper in Sherman county so sister resides. The boys will prob spared to load the gasoline tanks badly that people cannot rend it, ably return by the Lous Star state, which are returned when empty to baud it in to the court official mis about Feb. 1st. During Mr Mc- be filled and reshipp^d. Moro print. Danel’s absence Mrs MoDanel will empty tanks were held at this Columbus is playing its cards for assist at his office. station for ten days b fore shipment a sugar beet factory, across from Mr and Mrs W II Turner, ac to Portland. Grants, this county. Sprocklesand companied by Mrs Wm Currie, J T Robinson and family of the Mormons ore tho main stock mother of Mr Turner, departed Kelso, Wash., who have been visit holders. homeward from Moro Tuesday on a ing with Mr Robinsons sister, Mrs Idaho will produco water enough very sad mission. They came down E G Barzee, left for their home to cover up the Snake river rockp from home Monday with the little Sunday morning after a plea-’a nt when the sriow melts. From Seven- babe of Mr Turner for medical treat two weeks visit. Miss Lillian Devils to Shodbone the fall of snow ment, but the darling was past re Robinson has decided to make a is heavier than white man ever be covery and died at the hotel that longer stay and did not leave at, the fore Witnessed. night. The strioken family request time the other members of the Mr and Mrs Rohf made a hurried us to return their heartfelt thaokB family hade go d bye to good old j trip up from Tho Villa Tuesday. to all who so willingly aided them, Sherman county. They report that spring surrounds during the sickness and death of Considerable Ice has been running 'hern, and plant life is far ahead of their little treasure: in the Columbia for a wt*tk past. irrything they have ever seen in 1» there ever a time when th a jw m a n heart Practically all the wheat has been any previous January. * Ho en,pee in the’ «loom of nl«ht, Ae the time we tarn from oar dead apart, shipped Trum all up rijer points,but Fred Meesinger is building a And cover them op from et«ht? the Mountain Gem is loaded eaeb ;ood sheltered home for his boeyies Ah, there'» never a tim e when the apirtt trip with freight for rivet towns, on h.is reridtfnce property in this For the yearn» deathleas home above. A« tha day when the olode of the valley fa il , and with hay an<f material for fbe city. That’s right, gi-ve all dumb O’er the little grave of the one we love. railroad on the north bank every creatures comforts like this. It “ it The independent telephone line trip down. 8he is now on the ways don’t pay” here it will up In Heaven. between Kent and Grass Valley has at Celilo, undergoing repairs, which Of all the Baking powders that been sold to the telephone company will be completed early next month. See J W Messinger A Son’s Mrs Surah T Rorcr, Cookery Editor operating long distance throughout Bargain Counter, before you buy of The Ladies Home Journal has the county. This wilt reduce tele elsewhere. Used, The pronounces Clevelands phone calls between Kent and the The person who lost a hunch of superior to all others,-and uses it rest of the oounty to the minimum 11 keys will find them at The Ob exclusively in her cooking schools charge of 25 cents a message. Farmer , lines running out of Moro server, office on proving property and fur daily household use. and paying for this notice. Our friends who have the Texas towards Rutledge and the same Misses Edna and NoraJBlcock in fever, tell us of one “ranch” of 500,-: lines running out of Grass Valley, vited about 30 friends to a coasting <XK) acres owned by John G. Ken will be connected at Rutledge so party Monday night, but the snow nedy, 50 miles north of Bronsville, that a farmer from near Monkland having disappeared the party be a landed paradise. The place is can in case of necessity get machine came a happy fireside gathering. enclosed a n d , cut into several extras without a charge for talking The historical facts concerning divisions by more than 200 miles of or meesinger service. This will marriage as an institution are prob fences. In each pasture are several operate both ways as far as the ably only vaguely known to tbema- flowing artesian wells, which form merchants of the various towns are jority of people, moet of whom lakes of considerable—rise; The concerned and will benefit our ould doubtless be surprised to water from the wells also afford an farmer friends immensely. learn ,that institution, as we know abundant supply for irrigating G E James bought K A Cush it today, is less than 500 yearB old. several hundred acres of growing man’s Texas sections at an advaDoe, Histories of the marriage ceremony crops. There are bearing orange and Mr Cushman has gone back to show that it was not solemnized in and lemon groves on the ranch, and dig up another cinch. E A Kase- church as a religious rite until the many other kinds of tropical fruits burg throwed up a 841,000 propo time of Pope Innocent III AD, 1198, are grown. The ranch residence, sition here and has gone to Texas. and was not considered a sacrament Or headquarters, is fitted up with The fever is becoming contagious. until 1442. all modern conveniences, including As a man said the other day, “the We havo been asked: Will electric lights, waterworks and ioe whole blamed oonntry has got to be Sherman county appear in “Oregon” 7 pianufacturing plants, etc. Deer developed. There are lots of folks the book that is being prepared an<l other game are found in the down there just getting rioh In spite (160,000 copies) by the Portland pastures, and the lakes are covered of themselves. They don’t know board of trade. The last assembly with wild fowl, and the waters sup that they’ve got the whole world authorized each county in the Ptate plied with the meet edible of fishes skinned to a finish for readymade to expend $500 annually for adver Mr Kennedy has more than 500 opportunities, but it’s a fact all the tising purposes. Last year Sher Mexicans employed on the ranch same. The money it will take to man county appropriated the There are more than 7000 head of fit a man out for renting in Sher- amount to exploitation work at the cattle on the ranch, besides mon oounty will boy two sections Portland Fair, but whether the ap hundreds of head of horses and of good land there and the stock propriation used up the fund for Other animals. and took to work it. this year we are not informed. Don’t be going about with money in your pockets. Put it in The Bank. You will find no better or opportune time than now to open that bank account. Your initial deposit, however small, added to from time to time, will soon assume such proportions that you will be H a v e your cake, muffins, and tea bis surprised at your own efforts. Il may mean the foundation of a cuit hom e-m ade. T h e y w ill b e fresher, beautiful home, a good farm, a per manent business, or perhaps your cleaner, m ore tasty and w h olesom e. fortune. Try it, learn to be saving. R o y a l B aking P o w d e r helps the house A delayed letter from Lloyd Leslie informs us that the Sherman w ife to produce at hom e, quickly and e c o oounty boys arrived home in Town before Christmas. They found very nom ically, fine and tasty cake, th e raised nice weather with a little snow up hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer- to January 2d when they got enough to make two feet on the cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and level, followed by a hard wind drift ing the roads so that they were al muffins, w ith w h ich the ready-m ade food most impassable. But while all found at the bake-shop o r grocery d oes of this was going on they enjoyed themselves by eating pop corn, apples, oraoking nuts and baking not com pare. corn breajj. Mr Ball aud Brennen R o y a l is the greatest o f bake-day helps. were thinking of starting back tn Oregon. The thermometer only royal SAKiwa rearas eo. registered 16° below sero Jen. 8tb. Home Made Look Out F or. Watch Troubles The eoltl weather is apt to harden the oil, that Ntraina the mainspring and affects the motiou. It’s the wisest thing you can do to hive your watch examined at this time of the year. If It’s in good order, we’ll let it alone; if it needs repairing, we'll do it thoroughly at a modern price Few watches are cleaned and oiled as they ought to bo—once a year. People usually wait until something breaks. rTjio other way is cheapest in tho end and saves the watch. 3. M. H , Jmlry ui taw ■ More, Oregffl. « l'l-H -l’ l-H 1111 I'M 1 1 1 1 I I'B' l H l l l l B I I I' l't't’W ST A R RESTA U R A N T* © . B . M E S 8 IN C E K , P io p iie t.v . i Or. Bolton B u ild u p , M a in Street, M o ro, T ab ic, supplied with the best in market. Board and Lodging $5-00 per w eek. Meals 25 and 50 cents. -1-111 I 11-H 1 1 1 1 1 1 'W I C h a r le n D a v ie W m . H o flg n rd H O 66A R D & D A V IS L E C T R IC A L W I R I N G , Knd P L U M B IN G , T IN N I N G , G A S Xnd S T E A M B IC Y C L E W ORK, R E P A IR IN G E tc . P e o p l e s B u i l d i n g , F D a in S t r e e t , HR o po , O p Sign Writing. • Carriage Painting. E . M . M E A C H , r io r o , O r. . ----- Dealer h i ----- P a in ts,”Oils, P ic tu re and Room Holdings, G lass and W all Paper. * Paper Hanging and House Painting. , Furniture Varnished and Polished. Pictures Framed and Matted. Bedsteads Enameled. Estimates furnished on afgheatton. A ll work neatly done.^ Write tor our catalog of Children’s, Shoes. gladly send you one. I t ’s free. ‘ W e w ill - We give mail orders prompt and careful attention. C hildren’s Shoes, Novelties. W e have all the new things In colored shoes' W hite Shoes, Tan Shoes. Brown Shoes, Red Shoes, Black Shoes. E xc lu s iv e ag en ts for W h it e R ubbers an d T a n R ubbers K \ t I /"S |_ | rF C. Cor. 5th and W ashington Sts. 1 v I Vj I I 1 Opposite Perkins Hotel P o rtlan d , Oregon. V - iniTnr„ r* < W ,W» U O K T O WASCO MILLING CO. HALF A SACK o f our high grade floor I. equal in result» to a full »ack o f other brand» 'Ti< th . best on the market for half a g a in th e m n n rv . Uniform In quality and puritv. The highest development of tho m i lle r ’ » a r t , c o rjib in e d w it h the very beat w h e a l t h a t is ra is e d In Sherman county. Once tried— Always sand. WASCO MILLING CO, Wasco, Or. • « • v'R FIR PINE OAK Slabs WOOD IAL COAL I - < ANO PO STS Your Fuel and Posts at bed-rock figures. Shipped to any point on the O. B. N. end C. 8. By. in ear load lots or less gaaetitles S e n d f o r p r ic e s t o W. J. CROSS, O ffic e « t H u d s o n s R e a l E s tâ t» A a e n o y THE DALLES, I2 £ N U L IT E ST5 LAMPS F o r H om e» S to r e a n d FSw oot The Nearest Approach taS unil*nt and Almont aa O a f A R C IL L U M IN A T O R S 7 JO CamOla» »owmr» 7 *»*•»• • 1 W ake your atoren tight aa day. A Hardware hmm • Wa like your lamps aa srell ww a t* now working n igh ts inatend of d a y s We «’ »o menu facture TA LAMPS. WALL LAMP«, » Chadle P« I.IKMS. S T ItK trr LAMPS. We cent. No wleha. No »moke. Ño AT STOUT. Racluahv territory to tugue and prkea. CtUCAOO Observer Book Store Selling Agbhl
