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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1906)
Fire Narrowly Averted. It is said of Judge Rudolf that Dr. RW Logan, wife and daughter are ▼ialtiog lire L’s parent« 1» Salem. when he began his J P experience Moro had a very narrow escape NW Thom peon la confined to the among his first cases was one in from total destruction by fire Tues house by a nervous attaok tuperin- which a little girl had to he sworn day night about 10:30. H. A. and in order to Aest the witness’ duoed by over work. Stewart coming home from a fishing • • J • \ * qualifications for taking the oath Mrs Fred Fleming left Wednes trip saw a load of hay ablaze in the FOR day for a ten day visit with her asked her where she expected to go 20-foot alley between the Blue when she died. The little girl, in slater at Vanoouver, Wash. Livery and Red Livery barns. IH Smith and wife, formerly of answer to that question, said: “I It had been set afire by a match this d ty but now living ¡»Oorvallia, don’t know.” The horrified counsel presumably, at the lower front THE H A R V E ST . is visiting in Moro for a few weeks. called the judge’s attention to the corner of the load inside the rack; answer. “Oh, I don’t know either,” Hon. WH Moore was a visitor had Stewart been five seconds late said the judge; “swear the witness.” over night Monday of this week, on tbe tire would have gathered too At a meeting of the fruit in his way home from a buSineso trip much headway to have been ex spectors of the state held in Salem tinguished by the facilities at hand. to Ione. John Holman arrived from Port to consider the duties of inspectors The boldness of the attempt is land on the 19th to take a look at and disouss ways of uniformly en ttracting attention as people were crops and put in a few licks at forcing fruit laws throughout the passing just across the street from state. It was decided that no the barn and Proprietor Raymond harvesting again. wormy or diseased fruit will be al was in bed just around the corner - H Douma who has been in Port J lowed on the market, and that per from the load of hay, about 20 feet land consulting medical advice, re sons offering such fruit for sale will turned home on the 19th not very distance. be prosecuted. In addition inspec much improved in health. The hay was green and bad been Chris Smith, a young man living tors will pour coal oil over all dis partly unloaded into the Red Barn, near the John Day, nearly lost bia eased or wormy fruit found, which to which fact Moro owes her exist life Sunday while swiming in that will render it unfit for use and leave ence today as no one has a doubt stream by getting beyond his depth. it on the dealers’ hands to be dis but what there had been a deliber posed of without expense to the Fred Sobilling of Kent, to whom state. The Observer ventures to ate attempt to fire the town ; though it could not be said to be an attempt was awarded a contract for building predict a fight when the coal-oiliog to collect insurance on the Red Barn a concrete walk from the court as neither the building or contents I bouse to the gate, it hard at work process begins. P.ev SC Elder, formerly pastor of PIONEER BRICK, MORO, OREGON. are insured. putting in an A No 1 walk. the Moro Presbyterian church, has If a tire had started Moro would Geo Meloy sent to Missouri lor been transferred by his Presbytry he in a pretty condition to fight fire harvest help this season. He is to the First Presbyterian church at with only four lengths of good hose entertaining a brother who was 4 Parma, Id4ho, ft rapidly growing and not much more than two hours years old when Geo left “Mizzouri city located in a rich agricultural supply of water. and a cousin, both of whom are be A movement is on f<x>t to, raise ing eljown the western ways of farm section through which runs the Oregon Short Line railroad money for hotter tire protection by ing. E L G IN - W M L T H X M • WA Raymond haa received word reception was belch in the parlors of making use of the imitiative inode T h e two finest movements in , the Sumpter phurch in honor of Mr of amending city charters pupped by that his brother Fred, located at the world—backed by iron clad warranty. Both of the Coldwall, Idaho, is seriously ill and and Mrs Elder the evening before the people at the last election. The the departure of the family to their idea is to bond the city for money , movements are in will leave for there as soon as hie 12 new field. This social event mark to buy hose, secure more water by G O L D -S IL V E R C a t t a 11 The fishing quartet, L Heydt, RM business will permit. Dave Walton Claud Johnson once more is chief ed the doss of a successful two drilling a well and a permanent -*ir„ Brash, DD Carmody, H Smith, ar- w,n conduct the Red Barn livery engineer of the Raymond dray. At prices ranging according years pastorute; during which time reserve water supply for emer- rivedTiome Tuesday afternoon tired in his absence. to your requirements. We Riches have wings, bat most of as 21 members were received into the 3:1 ;9 MOHO, SHERMAN CO.,OREGON: want to sell one or the other and dusty, but happy. Lost a pair of white frame never get a chanoe to fly with them. church and an enrollment of 200 and we can make a better deal HO Sbusart has a contract to spectacles in a black case; some-. . , . , 4?j Flour Mill Ready To Run. Don't fail to see the 8. T. Co’e. build . J l .h « l u « 1 1 m other .h e r . b . t « . o my .l.u gb U r hou.e Suod.y .obool .chol.re m ..o t..o « l for you than Eastern stores can The price of The Observer is 11.60 r v«»r*. 76 oentefor aix months, 60 oenU bargain counter of Mens and Boys bulldiDf, for the Wind Riyer Lum- and the meet merket. Finder will I during the y e y last pa . offer. Drop in and see them. r four month»—bat If paid in advance we C The Moro Flour Mill will be ajoept «2.60 in fo il for S 7®*™. Shorter shoes. Choice for 11.00. , Since construction work began on her Co. at Grass Valley. be suitably rewarded in this as leruitf ^ban on® yaar 12^ oeotft paf month. The 8. T. Co. is cleaning np the north bank road accidents to ready to run about August 1st. Kant school ba. grown .0 rapid- «11 a . tbe world to com . by l.av- Send for advertising rates. their entire lot of Ladies’ shirt employes huve been numerous. Parties wanting barley rolled can , All locale will be run till ordered out* ly that a special meeting was bald at “e<” ’ j .c haul to ohr warehouse, store it for waists in two lots especially priced thia week .0 .»thoria. the director. unle»» olherwlae epeclfttd. W.F.Weigand of Weigand a Co. The most exciting one occurred this rolling and call for delivery shortly Don’t »end ua for f r * publication any 60 and 76ote. to rent or build more room. G n u . Valley, « . in Moro Tused.y week just this side of Lyle when a after the thing of an advertltlng character. M illing C o . Is Y o ur Husband Proud laborer did a stunt the like of which Chas Belshe has taken hie cook . . be . . t h . o . p l ^ tooom a Grass A Blue Mark here will answer an Moro w.ll . I He says the grain , og around to'fill out In has never taken place^on the shore Inquiry, when entered upon onr calendar, wagon from its winter resting place * i Card of Thauks. Y o u r Cookery? Y “ WMk giving the date of the paper at the date at to his farm, preparatory to stocking u „ t all to Mud your children to of the Columbia. A Swede , was 7* ----- -I which your current subscription expire». Likes good th in gs to eat—dose he? school. The school board say they worthleM. Damage to grain setting off a large blast in a tunnel, I wish to thank the many kind Difficulty In having your Observer it for his harvest wprk. W ouldn’t U be a pleasant surprise will have one of the best terms of E j u - A im ln t a frost more which exploded prematurely and th e winter tim e, to set out som e al‘ changed' may be avoided by »ending the . , , « il o „ .„ „ i s now credited to a late irostmore friends and neighbors who have so Miss Mae Rost was in town Tues on a pretty w h ite plate, fixed up school In the county, and they are hot windr deslped alteration to-thli office. Alway* flung him heels over head into the generously aided myself and family he likea them :— give the name of the office from which day for the first time since bitten by men of their word. I OE Bdson, an expert who has air, precipitating him twenty five in the trying time of loosing every Or som e sw eet corn on th e col you want It, changed, a* well a» the one to rattlesnake on the DesChutes cream y as the day It was plucked- which It 1» to be »ent. * , A young lady of Moro has been I te(j floar miUa in Oregon sue- feet down an /embankment. He thing' we had by fire. Their aid river west of Grass Valley. - —or say—a dish of brook trout: told that she possesses a willowy I g number of year0 jB then rolled and fell twenty feet and efforts to cheer will long^ be article of food of w h ich h e la ~ This office is indebted tp Miss figure, and she otten assumes poses I F R ID A Y ....... ........... J uly 27,1906 • but w hich cannot be obtained I repairing and putting in more into the river, from which rembered in years to come. out of season. Francis Rutledge for a nioe fresh that %ill display it to the best ad- tfae MorQ floQr Opera- he wae rescued by a launch. As Wett— ............................. .... J. F. W a l t o n , kloro, Or bouquet of, poppies acd carnations A graft .is the other man’s pull. The ECONOMY Jar enables you to give him that very aur vantage. Yesterday she Isas wm begin shortly after August might well be supposed doctors NoU»- left on the editorial table this week. Tbe Econom y Jar Is a wide m outh, self f sealin g perfectly air Some people are too busy being led by tbe following question from I Bring your wheat for flour or found him to be about as badly Teachers’ Examinations .* lug else like It. _____ Mrs Foss, mother of Mrs M By Its use you can perfectly preserve fruit, w hole or siloed, vs ___ younger brother, “8is, why do gajean(j barley for rolling. bruised up specimen of dynamite t - -___ --------- good, to be kind. inie—or any other article of food, w ith ou t tb e use of obem loala^r any Notioo is hereby Riven thnt the county Mitchell and John F Foss, returned you make bo many gestures with | nnick adjustment of a fire | operator as they ever examined. Horn to the wife of John M John operator Mchool nuperintendent of Hhernw»!» oouuly For quick adjustment ;eept heat and pure, cold water. » ___ ,___ to her Athena home this week. your hips?” will hola the reRulnr e»«niia«tiou of appli No burned or cut fingers when you use the E conom y no'TObber rings 10 I logg of gve <jaj B between His head was cut in eight pluces cant» son, July 21st, 1906, a girl. for Ntate and County Pap««r« M the c o n ta m in a te -u o dangerous acids to develop. Miss Foss, sister to Mrs M and Mr In connection with the amend- thefire which destroyed the Walton and his back badly injured but, Hherninn County Court House in Moro, nn The n ex t tim e the man of the house brings lu a basket o f Treat your girl right, take her to °r J follow», F will remain a Moro visitor for s iut up som e of them In an Econom y Jar. T hen—w ithout sa y in g a WOW J» For Htato Paper». meet to the state constitution adopt- building and payment of tbe insur strange to say, hi-» injuries are pro Rudolf’s and feed her ice cream. OowtnenoinR Wednesday, AuRUst Htn lir a - s e t them out for his dinner som e day n ext w inter. TU#y_5lTl.'* few weeks longer. ed by initiative at the tecent elite- anoe by the Liverpool, London and nounced not serious. , o'clock a. 111.. and oontiuuinR until and wholesom e and appetizing as the day th ey were put up. £ b e treat wlllbe There is no sense in giving the like a vacation day in the woods or the m ountains. A sin g le doaen w ill prove Saturday, AuRUst 11th, at 4 o’olock p in. The oountv court, through road tion giving cities and towns the Qlobe Co. through its Moro agent Scarcity of laborers for harvest is W bonks » » !—Penmanship, history, aoellinR tills to you . Get them at your dealers. devil his due— he’ll get it anyway supervisor CG Hals, has employed . . phyaioal RcoRrsphy, readinR, payoholouy right to amend their charter and j q Elrod of the full 1600 of insur- by some charged to local option, but Tuunao»! Hit dow n right now and write us your nam e and the n aroeof yomr deaiar ana W ritten arithmetic, theory of Representative BF Pike and wife Diok Stockwell to work on the Har practically conduot their affairs, aooe carried is rapid work, teaobinR, Rraniroar, book-koepinR, phys we w ill send y o u -F K K E —a booklet o f recipes—tell you a ll about we notice in our exchanges that the E conom y way, tell you where you m ay buy th e “¡¡¡’¡J, are home from their summer vaca ris grade. Mr 8 has been to work ics. civil Rovernuieut. 1. the point has been raised that they Qur frjen(j of the Wasco News districts* which are “wet are as bioat — GeoRraphy, physioloRy, mental “ nleaaant w ays to surprise the m an's palate w ithout a penny o f ooet to yUB ( lion tour. nearly two weeks and already arithmetic, composition, aluebra. may license dUoone even if located | mUBt ^ave ¿one Bome tall betting to hard up for laborers as Sherman. S atuboat any trouble further than w riting us oue short letter. —Botany, plane Reomelry, Reneral There’s a lot in moods and tenses wonderful change oan be noticed in in a dry county, Tbe question history, Enulish -literature, school iaw. Sherm an Trading Co., Moro, Or. J. W . Meesinger & Bon, Moro, Or. , be able to Indite the following: As a means of house cleaning in W. F. Weigand Co., Graaa Vallsw, Or. For County Papers, Carmody Bros., Moro, Or. —love’» but a mood and heaven is using ths grade. taken to the CommenoiUR Wednesday, AuRUst H.at » K ent Commercial Co., K ent, Or. H ay Canyon Com m ercial Oo., M onkland, o r will, of oourse be Wasco authorities are going to pro Albany, Oregon, the local option law olock a. m., and oontinuuiR until Friday Wasco Com m ercial Co.. W asco, Or. merely a future perfect. Chris Anderson was in town supreme oourt. . . W. Sm ith, ltufus, Or. hibit betting on baeeball games, is proving itself to be all its advo AuRuat 10, at 4 pm. Oregon T rading Co., Wasco, Or. E. A . Webber * Co., Wasco, Or. For 1st, 2 < 1 and :U 1 Grade Certificate». Don’t fail to see the 8. T. Co’s Saturday with some samples of The Observer has always con-1 Not Qn the theory that he who bets cates claimed for it as will be seen Wednesday—Penmanship, history, orthog WADHAMS & KERR BROS.. Wholesale Ajents bargain counter of Mens and Boys wheat from one of his fields that sistently advocated more than <>“®ltbat Wasco will lose is playing a I from tbe following in the Portland raphy, readinR. riiten arithmetic, theory or wheatmen estimate will go 20 bushel string to our farmers bow and the cjQOh;.no sir, on the theory that the j ouroai from a judge of the circuit rbur»diiy—W shoes. Choice for 11.00. teaching, gram mar, physiology, 239 Hoyt St., Portland, Orejón. mental arithmetic, Robert A Kirsch, cousin to GL to the sore. The samples were experience of this year is no ex- mgn wbo betg tbat Wasco will win, court living there. “The law is be- Friday—Geography, •obool law oivil government. Rohr of Rohrvilla, DesChutes, was pioked at random, and were not the ception to the rule. Portland meat J jB mentally irresponsible and must | . rigidly enforced, the most note Primary Certificate». — Penmanship, orthography, packers are inf a quandry for hogs, be protected by law. a business visitor to Moro this week. heat of the standing wheat. worthy result is the splendid con- Wednesday reading, arithmetic. . . . , river ' JO Elrod, WF Jackson, and CK only a few years ago Sherman ] The material for the open dition of all legitimate business. Thursday—Art of Questioning, theory oi The 8. T. Co. is cleaning up teaching, physiology. W. 0 . B btamt , C o . School Sup t their entire lot of Ladies’ shirt Cochran art not afraid of good old shipped large numbers, but because association’s new steamer, Colum Judge Stewart said that tbe in Sherman Countj Oregon bus, has arrived at Blalooks. The T h e D a lles, O r e g o n . crease of business and the sobriety waists in two lots especially priced. Sherman going back on her record wheat was a good prioe and fair steamer was built in Portland and yield the hog industry was dropped even if we have had two partial bad and general conduct of the com- 60 and 75cts. l o i i i u l S t a ll: P r, I - C Avery, Stephenson, Wash.; Dr- F. H. It you are of this class walk up i ___ shipped io seotiops. Within_ a few fflUlil t y w a s a emir«* »1 w o m la r to. ì f e a ì s r D u ì u f , o r r Dr. Jr*- RW Montyrrrnrnrr arrived hoeev y y y . in »nnoeaalon.__They have u n til packers are forood to ship live and settle, as we’ve a mind to ask Collins, Goldendaie, Wash,; Dr. n. t — weeks it will be ready for work. w ™ ---- - a ll who made a study of the con from Collins Sunday evening, leav sold all their Texas land, bought hogs from eastern states. The hot She is built with a good light ditions in Albany before * and after about 1,000 readers of The Old Geisendorffer, The Dalles, 0r.; Dr H Logan. The Dal e s O r. weather is keeping them from it, during the boom last spring, and ing Mrs M to follow in about six draught and will be able to ascend the new order went into effect. One Reliable for a little money next fall. Dr. R. W. Logan, Moro, Or.; Dr, J. M. Lowe, The Dalles, Or. wseks, when the weather cools a Sherman county is still good en but as soon as cool weather arrives the swift rapids readily. Captain of the greatest features that has We don’t mind a year or two behind The McCune Sanitarium for m edical aud surgical so will eastern hogs. ough say they. /trifle. Riggs, who has resigned as captain 1 " „ ^ e d is the closing up and hand, but 10s 11a H s come to time: ¿ ¡v a n ta g e s -th a t any up to-data hcepltal or aanRanum can oflbr, ami u. ________________________________ advantage« aud com forts of a Priv*^® The Banltarioa. of the Spencer, will be at the helm. moying outof ¡mmoral resorts. One I’ve stopped my paper, yes, I have; additional _____ For - further Inform ation, addreee any m em ber o f the stair or 1 \e In one place in the oreater oil largest.closed, all the effects I didn’t like to do it, But the editor got too smart Mount Rainier, hot, dry, steam was w(jnj ftt auctjon and the owner And I allow he’ll rue it. Vtx**« * * * • A *»«» J found by party of Taooma young bating that suoh a place could I am a man as pays my debts men who olimbed the mountain on run without the sale An’ I won’t be insulted, WASCO MILLING CO. A F u ll L in e of E xtras 80 when an editor gets smart tbe Fourth of July. One of tht | ¡ntoxicauts. I want to be ooneulted. party says the steam was so hot for th e Tbe Merchants Investment A HALF a SACK ef «>« W* ■TV’ZLi I took his paper Teven years, that he oould not bear hie hand in Trust Company of Portland, Or .„ „ .I io rr.uH» to • j U tT i brands. ’Th Ik. I»» This bears out the statement of whose advertising appears else An’ helped him all I could, sir. An’ when it oomes to dunnin’ me agai. the The moo*!- V-***- purilT. h i , h « t d e v ta e — » • * * • climbers who have passed tbe night where in this paper, have issued I didn’t thiuk ho would sir. m iller’s art, « m b i o * l aHtk tW very in the erater and found tbe rocks very attractive little booklet I But that he did, an’ you can bet wheat that is raiaed i * Bhermaa COMty. warm enough to protect oue from free distribution containing infor It made me hot as thunder. 41 (Mwe t rie d — A l w v » IM«. the uoid. " Action about the scope and purpose Says I, I’ll stop that sheet, I will If the opssed thing goes unde?! Eaton-Hutlbut goods is wel1 of their institution. One point A n d a C om p lete L in e * known. There is no other box and borne upon strongly is the advis I hunted up the measly whelp, D 5;- of E x tra s for tablet paper so well known to the ability for persons having estates or An’ for bis cunnin’ caper I paid them ’leven years and quit; beet users of stationery. It oo’te investments to look after, of plao Yes sir, I’ve stopped his paperl 2>«tc»wfvwwiw«n more than other paper any where ing their HffairB in the hands of this else but at The .Observer Book oompany. The Merchants Invest More than 2,000 Chinese rendered Store. We desire to emphasise this ment a Trust Co. argues that the destitute by the San Francisco dis faot, leaving it to the user to judge proper care of estates demand a tai aster have left that city for China whether or not this is not the fact. ent of a high order, and that indi since the quake. They traveled on When you use it, you have tbe viduals of sufficient business skill tickets purchased by the Chinese satisfaction of knowing that you for handling estates usually have government. San Francisco Chinese O IL S ! O IL S ! O IL S 1 are using the best paper mad». affairs of their own which prevent were paralysed by the blow to the Mrs JO Elrod has reoeived word them engaging io such a service city of their adoption, and did not IN TUB that her father HB Oook, »ged 76 any other person. Tins Qimpany rally and seek other location». They N e w H arness SHERrtAN COUNTY OBSERVER years passed away at his boms In in soliciting business, never dies paid" no attention to the proposition Fort Ripley, Minnesota, Tusaday, and nevrfr absconds. The company of the 8nn Francisco committee to Ju s t Received. can not be figured as additional July 17. Ths cause of death was declares its willingness to accept move them to a new location about diabetes. Mr Cook was an old accounts of all kinds and tlatos 10 miles from the city. «Many of expense. It is simply increas- inhabitant of that state. H» went they sre as ready to receive five them own property. ' I hey are ing an investment from w hich you there in the seventies and bai made dollars’ worth of burtness as they waiting for their insurahee money, to receive good returns- • - > • • his residence there ever sine*. Mr are five thousand. Their booklet before going to Chinn. and Mrs Eirod have just re amed will he mailed to you free If you Home news on every page of The from a viait to the old b«ne, at write aud ask for it.^ See adver Observer, all printed in Muro. whioh time Mr Cook’s sioknfee was tisement. not considered fatal. SPECIAL SALE We m a n ta share of yow T o C le a n u p o u r E n t ir e S to c k o f 19 0 6 LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS T w o lo ts o f 5 0 W a is ts e a c h , W h ite a n d C o lo rs , A ll th e L a te s t S ty le s a n d a ll S ize s. CANNED goods D R IE D F R U IT „■ 50cts. and 75cts. OVERALLS BARGAIN COUNTER S H O E S , ETC. MENS’ AND BOYS’ SHOES A ll O d d s a n d E n d s m u s t g o S p e c ia l P ric e t o C le a n th e m up $1.00 C o m e e a r ly w h ile t h e y la s t. WATCHHSl SHERMAN TRADING COMPANY MORO, OREGON. The 7 / O bserver The McCune Sanitarium MACHINERY 3 >». PLO W S, H abbo w s , W a g o n s . h M I WASCO MILLING CO, Wasco, Or. McCormick Reapers end Garden Bose L aw n Company. "T INCREASING M ow ers - Your A d v rtls in g H a fd u J a fc . W . F - W e ig a n d & O o -, ras» Valley §r©g*n if » A» -W