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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1906)
.4 SEE Our New Spring and Summer Line of Ladies Skirts Ladies Shirt Waists Ladies Muslin Underwear Spring Wool Mohair Suitings Landsdowne Fancy Plaids Full line of Wash Goods including Dimities India Linons Lawns Suesine Silk Carreaux De Soie Soiesette Silked Checks Congo Suitings Gingham Percales ' » Prints : Persian and Fancy Ribbons Laces Embroideries Appliques w Fancy Neckware 1 - < Curtain Swiss Scrims Draperies SHERMAN TRADING COMPANY MORO, OREGON. The O b se r v e r MOBO, SHBSMAM CO..ORBOOH: TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION. A Legend of Easter Day. Institute and Meeting in Moro on Saturday April 14th. T h e aisles In velvet darkness lay, T h e pews In shadow slept, T h e rows o f gilded organ-pipes Majestic silence kept. T h ro ’ painted pause a moon beam stole A long the altar-rail, A n d showed upon the steps a group O f kueellug angels pale. The prioe of The Observer is 91.60 e e r j — t . 76 oente fo r six m o n th «, 60 oenta fo r ro a r aaonlbe—b a t i f p a id in edvsnos we « inept $2.60 la f a i l fo r S y ea r*. „Shorter te rm « th a n on« year 1»K oenta pet m onth. Send for advertising rates. FRIDAY A pril 6 ,1 9 0 6 Easter Sunday A D 1906 will be April 16th. The Observer is the Sherman county paper you want. ' Sample oopies of this paper may be had at The Observer business office—Ao. per copy. Type-writer paper at The Observ er offioe. Carbon paper, any sise to order, at The Observer offioe Get one of our iudellible pads and stomp for m ark in g linen. Home news on every page of The Observer, all printed in Moro. Robber stamps to order at The O b earrer offioe. Stationery, paper, pens, ink, pencils and all sorts of ictas, at the Observer Book Store. i Latest maps of both Oregon and Washington, for sale at The Observer Book Store. If you want to keep posted on all t h a t ! « doing in H harm an oo an ty, y*m w ant T h e Observer. T e rm « g l .60 par year Wednesday was the lastdate that candidates bad to complete their petitions. April 26th will be the 87th an niversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States. Miss Scales’ Easter Hats have ar rived. She was afraid they might not come in time, but is now pleased to invite the ladies to call and see ibis assortment, and oqmpare the prices. Idleman building, Moro. Too much has been said about frossn out wheat in this oounty. There isn’t d and ages amounting to 20 per oent in the aggregate, and our statement last week is cut down today to previous well founded re ports. Perhaps 910,000 damages altogether. ^Program, morning and afternoon session: Primary Language............... . . . . - ___ H. Eleanor Bamber Discussion by } Mrs. Thomas, i Miss Bailey. Intermediate L anguage----- ............................... Miss Bain Discussion by ) Miss McLeod, | Miss Darby. Advanced Language5........... ........................... Mrs. Blayback Discussion by ) Mr. Ashurst \ Miss Blair. Evening Session Opening s o n g ................... Audience . . . America.” Recitation...........Jeanette Rutledge ‘ “Color Guard.” S o n g ...............Intermediate Grades “There is Hope in the Children.” Recitation .............Hasel Dunahoo “Kentucky Belle.” Flag S o n g .. Intermediate Grades Recitation ....................... Allie Huis “Missionary Ridge.” Solo ........................... Prof. Johnson ’P atriotic Address, by M. L. Pratt, i&tate Lecturer for the G. A. R of * Oregon. Each swung a oeuser as she prayed, A u alabaster cup, Star-shaped,and lined w ith purest gold. W ith fragrance b rim m in g up. A n d as she swayed It to and fro; Behold! T he c h illy gloom G rew soft w ith airs or Paradise, A u d heavy w ith p e rfu m e. A sound disturbed the seraph band, T hey vanished In the n ig h t; B ut one forgot, and left behind H e r censer pearly w hite. Ho when the worshippers arrived , T he church was a im and stilly , B u t lo! Upon the altar-steps, T hey round an Easter lily . . . „ —April LlpplnootV» Spring Millinery. In something every lady is inter ested in and no doubt studying over, not knowing what will be most fitted for her. Many and varied are the styles this season and the milliners art has reached nearer the height of beauty than ever be fore, and the Moro feminine portion are offered at Mrs. Strahl’s as fine a selection of all kinds of spring headgear as will be shown in The Inland Empire this season Mrs. Strahl bah had the experience of many seasons in such goods and knows what the people need and also to fit their needs with the most fashionable hats on the market She has exclusive sale of the Fam ous hats, the height oj perfection and style in millinery, and with all the aide attractions eclipses any showing to be seen in Sherman county. It will pay all to keep an eye on Mrs. Strahl’s stock this season. The morning and'afternoon ses sions will tie held at the High School, Moro, Oregon, Saturday, April ’14, 1906. Morning session will begin at 11 o’clock. A lunch will be served in the school build ing to all teachers and to visiting friends. The evening session will be held at the new Opera House. Every one is cordially invited to attend, since this is to be the last Institute for Bro Weeterfield of the Grass the school year. We should like to have every teacher in the county valley Journal was a cheerful visitor in Moro Tuesday. present. W. C. B ryant , Mias Edna Strahl entertained the County School Superintendent Batchelor Girls and “Spinsters” on J M Florer has moved to a farm the occasion of hersteenth birthday in the Viento region. aturday evening. The leading Mrs G M Frost has returned from feature of the evening was a Flower a visit to her sister Mrs L K Moore, Masqiiefide, music, song and re in Prosser. - » freshm ents. W . F. Weigand &, Co. Leaders in Hardware and Implements. Grass Valley, Oregon. W e d o n ’t have to m ake m uch noise o r display ab o u t the extent or quality o f o u r stock, for the people are sm art enough th e m selves to know w here to com e to find the p ro p er variety to select from, an d feel absolute confidence in the quality o f o u r goods a n d the littleness of the prices. - ; You m ust spray if you want apples. Try W. F. Weigand a C o . for T he right tools to do it with. Exactly T he Thing for small orchards to your order. If you are going to build this year you will find the 1906 Hardware at W. F. Weigand a C o ’ s . up to date and T he Best for the least money. W. F. Weigand.* Co., Ss;sÄ M r s / B Morrison is here from California. G M Frost Is expected boms from Texas today. Mrs Stanley arrived home from Salem this week. If we ^an’t bate deoent electric lights—cut them out. If we cabU have anj water In the reservoir—clnau It out. Only a fsw days lsft to select yonr Easter hat at Mrs Strahl’s. Mrs Clarke left for home Monday. A 9-lb girl gladdened the home of Mr and Mre Claude Thompeon, at Monkland, last week. Mre Clark of Hood river, was the guest of her daughter Mrs W . O Hadley, in Moro, last week. Think of it. Gambling, that favorite pastime with “ gentlemen,” baa been suppressed in Butte. Crossed wires destroyed 9300,000 worth of property at the Idaho university, Moscow, Saturday. Mrs L V Moore is on the tick list thia week. Wonderful fine weather this, for I gardening. Wednesday was Kent Day in Moro this week. The apple crop will be a cracker- jack in Oregon this year. • J B Goit is making a new map of Wasco and Sherman counties. Mrs Ida Strong Wolford present ed her husband with a fine boy on tke 27tb. Another Nasby. We’ve got the tools and whats more we know bow to use them in thia Print Shop. Come and See for yourself. We thought eo all the time. Dick McCann’s wonderful letters on Cake are'Talse, misleading—real lie s.„ We have a magazine for you now at 1 cent per copy, 10 cents per year. The Woman’s Magazine, St. Louis, Mo. We are sorry to lose Mr and Mrs Salmon. They go to Kent, where Mr Salmon has purchased a busi ness stand. ' T h e steam er M o u n ta in G em has again ta k e n up its w ork in an of L ew is to n , an d out T h e O . M an is s till a t hom e. Moro cannot sflford to take so many chances on being wiped off the map for wsnt of fuel and water at headquarters Y o u can a lw a y s fin d it p ro fita b le to use the classified adv. c olu m n s of T h e O bserver. T h e y b rin g b u y th and s e lle f tog eth er. N t-l-o n H a iim h is of age, is on m o th e r 79 years a v is it to her eon th is county from th e old in c o u n try , acco m p an ied by a d a u g h te r. O M of at Pendleton, H eaçock is o ff on a to u r business and to see the old fo lk h om e? H e w ill c a ll in a t P o rtla n d , S a le m a n d N e w b u rg . - See a d vts o f firs t class s ta llio n s on 2d page to d a y . P asteur ia owned here D ic k n o m a h belongs in c o u n ty , and both have Wasco sple n d id records. Hon B F Pike and wife expected to take a leisurely drive to southern Oregon via Sisters in June, but 26 feet of snow has .to be moved before the wngqn road can be made pass able. - e » At the city election Monday 95 votes were cast. 8 8 Hays, Adolph Heydt were elected to the oouncil. A tie vote between W H Ragsdale and O Ramsey, gave the latter the place. Mr Wallen was elected treasurer. The O T Co closed its doors Satur day and a receiver was appointed to wind up its affairs. Sheriff Mc Coy sent Miss White, Miss Edyth Brock and J M Parry, jr., from Moro Tuesday, to assist in taking account of stock, gom m ent is re served. “Just plain Billie Clarke, printer, that is all,” is the way everyone speaks of Wm J Clarke, candidate for State Printer on the Republican ticket and a hose name heads the list o f S t a t e Printer candidates to be voted lo r on primary day, April 20th. A little incident oocuried on the hill which wus funny to the witness at lea«t, and if we knew the little woman we would like to pat her on th e b a c k says a Hood river paper. A couple of picture sharps, so we are told, h a v e been operating in the oity and one of them attempted to deliver a picture to a lady on the bill, when an altercation of aome kind ensued and the lady put a foot through the picture, ohaaed the fakir out of the yard and down the street. Avenarius Carbolineua ia a germ deatroyer. Decay being a germ, it destroya the cause of decay in posts or timber. The US.Government, the ORNQo., Multnomah oounty, and oity of Portland, are making general use of it on bridge timbers, e tc ., It is the beat chicken lioe de stroyed on the market) and will sweeten and préserve a water trough, pig pen, stable, eto , and keep away flies. It is a guaranteed article. The Observer Book Store is distrib utor of the pure article in Sherman oounty. Henry Gosh Is one of our moat ful farmers. Almost in variably has a good orop. A fire in Moro this week would have woun^ the city up for all time. No water. How’s the boeeT Mr Hornady has taken oharge of the Wind River Lumber Co. buei neaa in Moro. Mr Lyon aud family have gone to Coeur d’Alene. There will be no Hearst in the pfBoeesion when Bryan returns. A great bome-ooming ie planned for the Nebraskan to oheok the New Yorker. Mr and Mrs Messingsr from Wardner, Idaho, are viaitiog rela tives in Moro. Mrs Messinger Is Mn Elcock’s neios and Mr Mes singer is a cousin of J W Massinger. At the Grass valley oity eleotion Monday 63 votes were voted. . The SBOoeaHful candidates were: Mayor, 0 W Moore; Treasurer, Sam Baker; Council men, J A MoDonald, J H Baker, L R French, Fred Krusow. Manager Meaoh informs us that a o)0St excellent theatrioal company Isoooked at the Moro opera house for three nights, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 9th, lO t b , and 11th. Be sore to secure your seats early. Miss Mary N Chase of New Hampshire, will lecture on Wo man Suffrage in the Presbyterian church, March 7th at 7:30. Every body Invited. Come one, come all A collection will be taken. Admit sion free. Buy .the genuine imported even erioua oarboliueum; the imitation being offered Is only a temporary remedy if at all. If genuine one application lasts for all time. Ask to see our sealed paokages. The Observer Book Store. If you have an' inclination to be savage, oroes, and mean; careless in your conversation, full of bitterness and spleen, put aside the wicked habit charge upon it with a shout Seize it, grab it, stiok it, stab it. And be sure to out it out. County court is in session as we go to press with this edition of The Old Reliable. .In our .next issue you will find a complete and read ably printed report of all the pro ceedings. The orly oounty paper published io Sherman county. Have arrived in Sherman oounty and am prepared to repair Combin ed Harvesters whioh should be done at onoe as there is only a limited time to do the large amount of work on hand. See me early as first de mands first served. J A McNeil. Beware of the picture man Neighboring papers are warning their readers against a fraud whiob is being worked. Don’t sign any contracts; don’t make any advance payment; keep your photographs sod you will be better off in the logg run. Mrs Bressler died on the 30th, and the remains were taken to Polk oounty for burial. Friends of the family request us to thank the kind ones who were so much help to them during the'sickness and at the death. There ia heart-felt sympathy of a large community for the be reaved. ___ A conference of republicans has been called for a meeting to be held in Moro, Saturday, April, 14th, 1906 and the call invites 16 members' from each preoinot in the county to attend as delegates. The ohjeot of the conference Is to have a ratifica tion of candidates nominated on the 20th. Only A Few Of Our Bargains. Funeral sermons are being dis pensed with in Pennsylvania. Full bred wharf rats are so rapid Ladle« U o jd F ille d Caae F itte d w ith E lg in or W a lth a m m o v em e n t, $15.00 to $ a j.o o ly peopleing this part of The Inland Ladle« S te rlin g S ilv e r, G o ld In la id caae F ille d w ith sam e m o v em e n t, Siffieo to $ j j . oo G ent« «m a ll « lie G o ld filled case w ith E lg in or W a lth a m m o v em e n t, >14.0# to S>O.OO Empire that farmers may begin to G ent» 18 « lie “ “ “ “ S i l . 90 te 919.00 regard the peat with dread appre W e have W atches, h ow ever, that cost as high as >45.00. hensions. They , are more prolifio than rabbits or any similar pests Chains, Brooches, Charm s and Rings. A large aaaortment to «elect from. infesting Oregon. L V Moore’s dog Diamends. A ll sizes always carried In stock up lo h a lf caret. killed one at Pages market Satur W a tc h R e p a irin g . O nly First, Class work done here. — » day, a big fellow only one year old. The regular monthly iqeeting of E d is o n P h o n o g r a p h s . Moro school board was held at the office of the W A Gordon bank on the 3d. The usual business ooming before the board was disposed of and warrants ordered in favor of the C h a r le s D a v is W m . H oggard teachers for their salaries for March. The question of teachers for the ooming sohool year was disoussed, and it was decided to invite those desiring positions to file their ap plications with the olerk Dr R W E L E C T R IC A L W I R I N G , Hnd P L U M B IN G , t Logan, on or before April 21et. Drink and the gang drinks with T I N N I N G , G A S Hnd S T E A M R E P A IR IN G you, swear off and you go it alone; for the bar-room bum who drinks B IC Y C L E W O R K , E tc. your ram has a quenchless thirst of bis own. Feast and yonr friends P e o p le s JQ ulldlng, JRRain S t r e e t , HR opo , O p are many, fast and they cut you oold. They’ll not get mad if you 1 treat them bad when their stomachs Sign Writing. Carriage Painting. v hays all they can hold. Steal if you get a million, for then you can furnish bail, it’s a great big thief ------Dealer in ------ who gets ont on leave while the dttle one goes to jail. Advertise P a in ts, O ils, P ictu re and Room H oldings, and the dollars will come, quit and G lass and W all Paper. they fail to arrive; for how are men I’niter Hanging anil IIouso Painting. * who have money to spend to know Furniture Varnished and Polished. you are still alive. Pictures Framed and Matted. Bedsteads Enameled. P O L IT IC A L B O U Q U E T S . 0. M. KUCOCK, Jeweler, Moro, Oregon. H O 6 G A R D & D A V IS E. M. MEACH, floro, Or. W a fta S H it h e r a n d T h it h e r on Z e p h rs J, Estimates furnished on affixation. A ll work neatly done!, F a n n in g th e B re e s e to C o m e . Pendleton Eaat Oregonian. * W ith w arm personal friends and po litical workers In every precinct In ev ery oounty In the state,w ith the record of having been shamelessly turned dow n by the legislature after having been elected as the peoples’ choice for UH.Henator, w ith perhaps the widest personal and business acquaintance of any mqn In the state, Theodore T Geer ex-governor of Oregon, feels th a t be stands the beat ohance for tbn — in ina tlon for governor a t the com ing p rim a ry eleotion. M r Geer has one unique reoord In Oregon political history, that la: that he has made a |»ersnnal cam paign In every oounty in the state, sev eral tlmea. I n every precinct in every oounty he I» personally acquainted and knows just how each preoinot haa voted in the past, how It feels now^and prac tically now It w ill vote at thè primaries and reels absolutely oertaln of the nom ination for the governorship. . Polk Oounty Enterprise. J. R W hitney, state p rinter, is ask ing a renom ination a t the hands of the republican voters at the p rim ary elec tion in A p ril, is follow ing a well round ed custom of the party in Oregon, th a t when a state officer performs his dpttee acceptably and m a kes e r e d ita le record be b given a eeoopd term. M r W h itn e y b a lifelong republican and edited the for nearly tw en ty A lb an y y e a n , a paper know n throughout the state for its unswerving oourse In be h a lf of the republican ticket and can didates nom inated by the party. H e b a native Oregonian, a graduate of the U n iversity o f Oregon, and a practical printer. Since assuming charge o f the state p rin tin g office he has devoted his entire tim e and attention to the eflklrs of the offioe, and w ith b b long experi ence In the p rin tin g business be has been able to give the state a good, clean, businesslike adm inistration. M r W h it ney b conducting a straightforw ard prim ary campaign, and b b m any friends are confident th a t he w ill be renominated by a large m ajority. Tillam ook H e a d lig h t: W e notice that H M Cake, of Portland, bos announced himself a candidate for US.Senator on the republican tic k e t Moet everybody in Portland hold Cake Brothers in high esteem,end the Headlight in introducing H M to the people ol Tillamook makes them acquainted w ith a gentleman who ia clean politically, energetically em ployed in everything that is to the bene fit of Oregon, and one who is certainly deserving of «upport. That much we can say for M r Oake, and much more too if necessary. Ae president of the Portland Commercial Club, a live, energetic or ganisation, be comes in touch with peo ple of standing and Influence from all over Oregon, consequently he w ill devel op a big following in e short tim e. I3E E B le a ts a n d V e g e ta b le s J UI ♦ ■ E atab les of all kinds at T h e Sachs M arket c A C H McCaleb B uilding IC ? Main S tr e e t. •’ 1 —. 1 Dealer in all Kinds of Fish and Cured Meats, H am , Bacon and Lard. Fresh Fish every Thursday and Friday- Headquarters J o r Vegetables and Fruits. Butter and Eggs taken in exchange. Give me a trial order. B C ZZZXZZZSZZZ2C XZ3 Wc Have Moved and are now located a t 26Z Washington and ill 3d. Sts. A ll aro u n d th e N o r th w e s t C orner of T h l r an d W a s h in g to n S tr e e t s . Knight's P s rm e rly F ifth and W a a k . S t» . Portland, ' Or. rJKKKftXV'-«« »WB1 WASCO MILLING CO. H A L F A S A C K o f our high krs.la flow w equal in results tq a full tack o f other brand*. 'T i* the beat on the m arket for half again the money. Uniform in quality and purity. The hight-at development o< the m iller'* art, combined w ith Ihe » w y heat wheat '.hat ia raised in Sherman oounty. < Once t r ie d - —A lw a y s uaed. R oyal B a k in g Powder Absolutely WASCO MILLING CO., Wasco, Or. JOB PRINTING P a re Made from cPareGrape Cream o f Tartar In baking powder Royal is the standard, the powder o f highest reputation; found by the United States G overnm ent test! o f greatest strength and purity. It renders the food more healthful and palat able and is most economical in practical use. Housekeepers are sometimes importuned to buy alum powders because they are “ cheap.” Y e t some o f the cheapest made powders are sold to consumers at the highest price. Housekeepers should stop and think. Is it not better to buy the Royal and take no chances— the powder whose goodness and honesty are never questioned ? Is it economy to spoil your digestion by an alum-phosphate or other adultcred powder to save a few pennies ? ■X r I 0©d |ht¡nt¡n$ conveys an idea of sucecaa. Y o u m ay never aee the man hfmaclf- It’s Ma letter head, Ms envelope, his business card, circulars or catalogue. Y ou size the man op by these things. W hat Impression of a man and Ms business do you gat If he writes to you on wrapping paper or axle groom stationery? H o w doe« yours look? Is S neat, tasty and modern? It b If T h e Mem Observer Job Deportment prints H. Better bring In that neat Job L - V I- «* ',! > y
