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<F' 7 ‘ * f O r.H iki.S o c , City H all. r - IK JS ¡1 PUBLISHED FRIDAYS. a ÿ ►f Every Description to Order - — $1.50 per Year| 12ic. per Month 1 Q uick and Cheap! k — M oro, E s ta b lis h e d 1 8 8 7 . Sherm an Mera L o d *a , Sis. 113, 1. O. O. F. Moro, Oregon. Meets every Saturday van ing at 7 J 0 o’clock. Visiting members are oordtally Invited. M em ber« are expected to be u O. E . James, N . O . R . M . Heeretarv. Wasco Warehouse M i l l Co. Bankers, iL s p In e R ebssea Ledge Mo. lie. I. o o ». C A P IT A L , - - - Meet regularly every iFrlday eveuiug. V leltiug (members are cordially Invited to meet w ith ns. 'H o w e members are ex- be present. B y order o f the M ie. M attie M lU h e lL M. O . r. 8 . A . M<Ooy, Heoretary. $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 Iru n c ts t fitural H irtin B otili». S ecxxlSB s it ^ C o x o eixxd. " T X 7 * subco Representatives at Kent, Grass Valley, Moro, Wasco, Rufus, Biggs, DesChuutes, Collections carefully made. .Fire and Grain Insurance Drafts issued on any point in Europe. / sa |< 1/ Z . Z/ Z iZ Zi. Z- Z. iZ Z-. Z Z iz Zfc ¿L i/äk. A Z» z- E a t a b le s o f a ll k in d s a t T h e Sachs M a rk e t I_I ♦ II. e u re k a Ladga N a . 121 A. F . A A. M , Moro, Or. w ith us. Meets the first and th ird Thursday eveuiogs of each m onth Vieitiug members cordially Invited to meet B y order of the VV. M . J. M. P arry, Secretary. B eth leh em 9 Ic » ts an«l V egeta»hies J Regular communication each 2d and 4 jh Ib u re - day evenings m o n th ly. By order W .M . E lla Hayes, Secretary. . V Z "Z Z *Z / 1 .1. Gordon Go. B u ild in g M a in S t r e e t . Dealer in all Kinds of Fbh and Cured Meat*, Ham, Bacon and Lard. Fresh Fish every Thuraday and Friday. Headquarters for Vegetables and Fruits- Butter and . Eggs taken in exchange- Give me a trial order. >Z Z | Z 5^ *Z Z V Chapter. No 78 O.X H. ia a C A T H C M c C a le b IC? Z «Z *Z Z W J VI E ¡ f V H otel M oro B ub u l Graia b ln . M o ro an d G ra a a V a lle y . Receives Deposit«, Hell exchange, and do a General Banking business. S. S. Hayes» Manager at Moro. H A IR Y UEBE Nearest Hotel to Business Center, Banks and Depot. P ra c tic a l W a tc h m a k e r and J e w e le r. Sunday Dinner 35 cent«. Opposite Post Office M oro, O reg o n . § IQ P THE DALLES, - - OREGON 308 Second Street, next door to the Pacific Express Company. Mail orders promptly attended to All work warranted. Where '"the People Stop Umatilla House T H E D A L L E 8, OREGON. E le c trio L ig h ts in E v e r y R o o m and E le c tric C a ll B ells. — HOTEL RATES TO S U IT Office O .R .A N .F y." Western Union Telegraph Co. w— ■— — — ? V. LITTLEFIELD A tt o r n e y a t L a w . M ain S t ., Moao, O regon , J.O. Elrod’s brick, next door to S. T. Co’s. 8tore. 5 YOU. — S IN N O T T A F IS H , P R O P R IE T O R S ■— -a— A ll Stag» Lines. — » raawx «uurxvxa | | fe rn c ra - rax» W ilson a wnaoa A tto rn e y a -A t-L a w . | M o r o s B a r b e r S h o p ^ J. - Everything first Class and Up to date. Agent for the Best Steam Laundry Shop in Moro Hotel Building B. HOSFORD W . H . RAGSDALE MORO - - J-J08F 0R D <k RAGSDALE A tt o r n e y s - a t L a w , Office in The Ginn Brick Moro, Oregon. Ladies Fancy Note Paper, large assortment with envelopes to matoh, si Tbs Observer Book Store. L E W IS , P r o p r ie to r . OREGON. ■ D r - o . j . goffin , PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. D r . marie m . goffin . Diseases of Wemee 1 Children a Specialty Office In The Goffin Building, let St. Moro, Oregon. The Leading Dealer In Sherman County la First-class “ U p-to-D ate” .................... S A D D L E S , H A R N E S S I S U P P L IE S .its co, oir.GOi. Brer L1M 11 I j U m if G m 4 l F . . ** •Í Have * * w ea head a lasga slock of Harnaee aad Saddles, Oollars, Bridles, W hips. Robes, Brashes, Carry Oosahc, Ac., Ar. Any person In need of anything lb say line w ill save aaoaoy by giving me a call before purchasing elsewhere. . Always Remember the Full Name Laxative R romo Quinine W IS E I D E N M A IN 2 0 2 9 FAIIINC BLOC 3».» W ASH- PORTI AMO.ORI- i S T S P A IN L E S S EXTRACTION SO e PLATES$5 Jam es S te w a r t S to c k • In s p e c to r S h e r m a n C o u n ty , O re g o n . Address: M ORO, OREQ O N. Cures a Cold in One Day, Grip in Tw o. ' ------- » cm Boa. 35c. INCREASING t í , Your Advertising IN T H E SHERnAN COUNTY OBSERVER can not be figured as additional expense. It is sim ply increas ing an investm ent fro m w h ic h you are sure to receive good returns. • • C o u n ty , T. - “» O regon, F r id a y , J. W. HILL. H. D. V * w,- -a D ecem ber 21, 1906 rry th ln g except the truth. Neither that mean? Certainly it seemed to Creamer nor Harwood dared disclose connect this young woman directly the actual facta to any of these w ith the p lo t B at wfcat was the plot? aleuths, and so they worked In a dou I f Graham knew or suspected H a r ble darkness, w ith the most amusing wood's identity and his connection with the Capital Cities game, why results. Meanwhile Harwood lived In a third should be dream of persuading him to rate hotel In one of the capital cities, accept a clerical position? Was be so hl« identity veiled under an alias and Incredibly shrewd as to perceive that * C . C . * Ills luxurious tastes rep reused to fit the Harwood would not dare to refuse and character of a clerk out of a Job. H e leave so black a mystery unsolved? Harwood's reflections had reached hud a partner In this enterprise, and the partner was supposed to be an ob thia stage when Graham entered. H e By HO W ARD FIELDING ject of Creamer's suspicions. There seemed to bo In excellent spirits. His fore Harwood kept aloof from him, and florid face and his big, loose Jointed CPpvrtgM. NW. ky Chart«* W. /took* t they communicated w ith each other by body radiated a apurioua geniality. H e came straight to business and made HWOULARLY placid and U»- telephone only. One evening w hile affaire were In Harwood a vary flattering offer. E x nocent looking expression, this condition Harwood was sitting In cept for a suspicious liberality and a mild, questioning tdoe eysa the office of his hotel after dinner vagueness as to certain details It look and a skin as fa ir as a child’s when he was accosted by a man whom ed perfectly genuine. were bestowed upon Ernest Harwood he had noticed on several previous oc "When do you want me to go to by fate, the incomparable Jooter. CoOI. casions and had begun vaguely to sus work?” asked Harwood. "Right now," answered Graham, and steady and alert, a natural reader of pect of some secret design The man men, be had the outward semblance of had eyed llarw ood from across the then, with a laugh: "You won't have the most lamblike of our spades. Con room two or three times with a studi much to do the balance of this week. ously veiled attention and once had fidence operators perceived him Instant seemed to Im discussing him w ith an ly In the midst of crowds, and be sc acquaintance. r qulred a vast knowledge of their trick« "Good evening," said the stranger, without paying a penny. and Harwood renponded courteously W ith no great appetite for wealth, With the tone of deference appropriate be yet made money. Even w hile In to the difference of their year«, for the college he engaged In various queer other was beyond middle life. "M y name Is Graham," continued the ventures upon a capital of a few hun ' dred dollars, a legacy from his last stranger. “And mine Is Wilson,” responded near relative, and a t the tim e o f gradu Harwood. ation he waa known to his few In ti "The clerk," said Graham, nodding mates to have some thousands Iuvested over his shoulder toward the desk, In stocks. A fte r college lie spent sev "tells me that you’re looking aroand oral years hi leisurely travel from one for something to do.” end of the country to the other, study "That’s true,” answered Harwood, ing the whole question of Its Industrial with engaging frankness, “and I don’t development In his own odd way, and seem to have much luck finding any in the course o f this random pilgrimage thing.” Graham looked at him steadily and he Increased his earthly possessions about fourfold. And then he came up approvingly for some seconds. ' MI think I've got something that on the adventure o f the O p lt a l sh would suit you," be said. "Of course railroad. This was a corporation utterly wreck I don’t know you, and I wouldn’t give 4 cents for all the references In the ed and given up for worthless. In Its brief day It had been capitalised at world, but It's my theory th q t,* m&n 110,000,000 and had sold stock and carries hie character written'’ oU his bonds, the proceeds being absorbed by face.” "Yes, sir; I think so myself,” said the cheerful swindlers at the head of Harwood, raising hla mild and Inno the snterprtoe. The road was to con cent eyes to the countenance of G ra nect two State capitals, and construe tlou had been begun at both ends, but ham. Immediately Graham began to give I'm suddenly called out of town. But bad never reached the middle. A cer when I come back we’ll organise the tain num ber of Investors had had their a haxy account of hla business, which staff and get down to bualn< period of mourning, and the percentage seemed to be concerned with house And with that he rose, clapped on bis of suicides had been fully n p to the av property and the management of ea bat and was about to depart when a erage. Now the bonds and certificates tates. Ills main office waa In Chica thought seemed to strike him. of stock were regarded as w aste paper, go, but be had recently opened a “By the way," said he, "there may be branch In this city. preserved from mere hatSta of pru some payments made while I'm gone. " I f you'll come to see me tomorrow dence. Put the money Into the safe. Mlaa But a certain rich man named Isaac about 11 o'clock,” said he, w riting an Lawrence w ill show you the combina address upon a blank card, “we’ll see Cream er had made a discovery about tion." the franchise of the Capital dtkea road i f we can make some kind of a deal.* 8he did so after Graham bad gone. "Yes. sir," reeponded Harwood grate and had scented more moony In that There was nothing In the safe except old gold brick. M r. Creamer*« plan waa fully. " I w ill be here without f a ll/ Im ring the remainder of the evening some new books of account, absolutely too elaborate for complete statement here, but the essential point of his ma he pondered deeply upon thia occur blank, and a large sealed envelope neuvers waa to secure control of the rence, and at 0 the dext morning be bearing tbe name of Llngard A Go. la stock. A clear m ajo rity o f It was held called up hla associate In the Capital the corner a n d that of Miss Hilda Law by towns and little Cities along the Cities speculation. To him by tele rence In the usual place of address. I t fell from a pigeonhole while n a r route orf the road. T he political manip phone he gave a description of G ra ulation by which they wore Induced to ham and of the man who had been wood was rummaging In the safe, and buy had been a notat.le feature of the w ith him when they had seemed to be he picked It up and replaced I t “T hat Is my fortune," said Mias Law orlglnaJ bunko game and had smirched discussing Harwood. " I don’t know Graham," replied tha rence, with a laugh. many reputations. TJio deal was by no 'Indeed?” said be. " I trust that It is “b at I know the other man. dip forgotten. I t waa now unsafe partner, lie has been *£ere twice and baa triad large.” fo r a n y lp u b llc offkcik 1 even io mention 'Ttis large enough.” she responded, Capital Cities stock, and, though It had to get Information nbout the Capltul no value, not a shar e could have boon Cities. I had him followed, and he "only it Isn’t worth anything." proved to be a bookkeeper for a con "How does that happen?" aold without arouslr.g dangerous papa She smiled at him sadly. lar clamor. Ho Mr. C ream er was forewd cern downtown— Llngard A Co., Job * "D id you ever hear of the Capital to go over the head s of these local 0< bers In glassware. I can’t Isarn that anybody In that firm Is connected with Cities railroad?" she asked. Acer*. Harwood was aghast. So thia adorable I t was Impossible for him to get coo Creamer In any way. The bookkeep trol of tlie board o f directors without er's name la Slade. W h at do yon make creature really waa in the plot and by so childish a trick expected to lure him to the consent of theaar men, and some of of ItT ’ " I t looks to me as If this fellow Rlada disclosures! them were honest and others timid, “Yea,” said he; " I'v e heard the name." and he coi^d do no thing w ith them. Be may have got some sort of a private "M y father lost his money In i t ” said he quietly secured a bit of legislation tip. and. falling to work you. he wen! amending the origl nsl set o f Incorpora ’ to Creamer, who bought him up and she. "There are <100,000 of the bonds In tion and provldlnf for the exchange of put him on to some Job w ith Graham, that envelope, and they are waste paper. who Is probably one of Creamer’s reg Yet he believed to the last day of his Ufe ular men. In my opinion, this Is ths that they would have a value, and he deepest game we’ve struck y e t ” made me promise to take care of them "But what Is the game?" and not to sell nnleos they were again " I give it op," answered Harwood; upon the market with a raguiitfLi' quoted price.” " b u t by Jingo, J’ra going to find outF’ ■Itow doee It happen th a t you hav« A t the hour nppolnteij 1«» called si the address given by 'Graham, and 11 them b e ret” ’I kept them tn the safe a t lA ng ard A proved to be a small office In a big Co.'e,” she anawered " N a tu ra lly 1 building. The name “John Graham" brought them here.” was freshly lettered upon the glass H arw ood roeo and took a turn acroe« panel of the door. W ithin was some the room and back O f course there wa* simple furniture. Including a typew rit nothing but waste paper In th a t envelopa er table and a good alaed safe of an H e oould break the s a a l-w lth proper old pattern, seemingly secondhand. caution—w hen Mlse L A w rtn o * was out ot the office for luncheon and no satisfy There was also a telephone. These Inanimate objects declared hlm sslf th a t she was tru ly a conspirator; not because ths act would bs dishonora themselves In an Instant to so rapid ble, but fo r another reason altogether, an observer ns Harwood, and then they the thought nauseated him. He looked at vanished from his view, and he saw H ild a Law rence, and It seemed to him a stroke of destiny th a t she should only a g ir l-o n ly a girl, but such a g irl’ dreadful have come Into hie Ufe to play a role sc The sight of her struck Harwood metui. Th«n suddenly something w ithin him refused to credit thia, fought against dumb. Was it possible, was It thinks ble, that this daughter of the gods IL overthrew ausplcton and tram pled on it. “ Mias L aw rence,” said he, "there Is a could he associated in any way w ith chance th a t your bonds w ill soon b* the underhand schemes of mich a casa w orth th e ir face value or even more. 11 you w ill let me see them 1 w ill tell you tun» as Graham? story." "You are M r. Wilson?" said the girl the “ C e rta in ly ,” she said, surprised, and In a voice that matched her numpnxu she broke the seal. The next Instant six other perfections. "W ill you alt down? uttered a cry, and the envelope fell from her hands, w hile m any slips of blank pa M r. Graham w ill be back directly." per fluttered down to the floor. Harwood seated himself, and out “ Be calm ." said H arwood, "A nsw er m« ■*TOU*R» IXMXWO FOB B oM B T H raO ^ al*»- w ardly he was ths picture of a well one question. D id the bookkeeper a t Lin- gard A Co.'B know th a t you had the*« the old bonds of the road for new com bred but naturally diffident young man bonds In th e ir s a fe r* mon stock, w ith voting rights. Thus by anxious only to adjust hla behavior to "Teg," said she. " I —1 happened to toll buying up these bonis and adding tha the exigencies of a somewhat embar him.” “ H e and G raham have put up thle Jot rasalng situation. Inw ardly he en proceeds In stock to his holdings there to get them .” said he. “ 1 thought they o f be could force the representatives gaged In calm and keen analyata of th« were plottin g against me. but It's d e a l of the towns' Interests Into a minority problem Involved In Graham's conduct as day now th a t they took me for genu and elect a new board of directors co«» I t would have been easy to Jump at a Ins—fo r an Innocent stranger who oould conclusion, to decide that tbe whole be lured here to bear the blame o f thli slating of his own d ummles. (h e ft when you should discover I t 1 llarw o od happen .id to get wind of scheme waa only to bring him Into ao have been an Incomparable donkey. Bu* this scheme when It was In the tod, qualntance w ith a fascinating young w a it!" I " He went to the telephone and called » end he began to b u y np the bonds on woman who would shrewdly leaa him a speculation. Ob»/lously, if he could to talk about hla business. Harwood number. "H e llo ! I w a n t to apeak to M r. Stan secure a sufficient number o f then), he knew bettor. He acquitted ths girl an ton. H ello! Is th a t you. Jos? W ell, Tv« He ha« would have (Yearn* ir by the windpipe sight. In hla opinion abs was as ton© got down to G raham a game stolen S100.000 of C. C. bonds. Oet a ll oui and exact an snonmous price for his cent as the furniture and was there sleuths out a fte r him. W h at T W h at * for tbe same purpose—namely, to make holdings. - - \ that? H e’s there w ith the bonds offering them to you? W ell, this Is luck! Oet • Creamer's agsnts* were secretly hay tbe office look genuine. “M r. Graham has offered me a pogk poUoeman and- what? D o n 't ask any Ing and so wars H srwood'a, and the more questions, Joe N a h h im !" « h o r» " a ald H a r w o o d " 'May M ay I S ^ tloir hern.” said narwood time earns spesdll y when Creams« "M lee Law rence." said hg. turning t« knew that soma my sterloua Individual bow long you have bee* with him?" the girt, who stood amaaedf 'Of you wli! "Only a few days," she replied. *T Join forces w ith my friend And me In th< waa In the market i <alnst him His«» m atte r of tbe C ap ital C ities railroad 1 began a series of opt »rations that would was employed by Llngard A Oo^ can assure yeu th a t your bonds w ifi In have furnished plod • for half a dosen Mr. Graham offered me almost twtos deed be a fortun e te yeu. And nw *» the salary ." vhOe they're safe, tha n k heaven I eoatie operas. 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