For first olass Watch repairing
auotion sale at Erakineville
take your work to L. W. R om . * All will take place on St. Valentines
work guaranteed.
day.
We
are
G etting
Ready
For Our Inventory Sale
Watch This Space.
Sherman Trading Co., floro
When the Moro Floor Mil) get 1»«
Butter baa advanoed to the pro
saoks, now due, and start op again hibitive uofbh in Portland—and ie
It will ha In a ran of 5,000 bble.
•oaring In Moro.
Tourist tags, with your name on,
Little Miss Lonora Ramsey left
printed while you wait, at The Ob for Portland Tuesday on a visit to
server Book Store.
her Grandma Yarnell.
Girl Wanted. To do general work
The stork stopped at Geo Henna
io family on farm. Apply at The gins recently, and the little slaters
Observer Book 8 tore .^z
now have a baby companion.
See ad of the Hainee Sanitarium,
J II Sacha has closed hi, Moro
one of the points of interest, par* market and is now prospecting in
tioularly to invalids.
Washington.
i .
Latest maps of both Oregon and
Miss Edna Strahl left for Port
Washington, for sale at The land Tuesday in the interest of Mrs
Observer Book Store.
Miller, her employer at Atheua.
Three Dollar Gold Fouutain Pen
Steam fitting and plumbing to
for $1.50, The Observer Book 8tore, your perfect sktiefaction by Miller
this month. A hard times bargain. A Axtell. Headquarters at Carmo
If you are io need of medioinee dy Bros.
you can get what yon want at The
Moro Pharmaoy, and your credit is
good.
i •
T he
Observer
MOMO, SHCBMAM co ., o b eo o n :
Where in the snow plow, Frank?
We failed to recognize Hs value to
Moro this week.
w
We’ve got the tools and what*
The prioe of The Observer is $1.50 more we know bpw to use them in
per rear. Tftoeateforaix m onth,, 60 cent«
fur roar m onths—hot If paid in ndrsnoe ve this Print Shop. Come and see for
tJospt $2.60 In fo il for 2 years. Hhorter yourself.
forms than one year 12H eents per month
Special Correspondence.
For Engagement and Wedding
Antelope,
Or., Jan. 25.—I learn,
rings, oall on L. W. Roes, he hae a
large assortment, and oan suit ev~ from a communication received to
day, that the idea is prevalent in
erybody.
Moro that I do not intend to return
Neil McDonald succeeded in get
home. This is absurd on the face
ting a sleigh load of ’wood for the
of it, since all my belongings are in
upper Hay canyon school Wednee-
Moro, and I wish you would kindly
dsy..
insert a local in the coming issue of
Curt Tom had five horses to fall The Observer to the effect that 1
over a bluff 50 feet high, near Ru shall return to Moro in due time,
fus, killing one and injuring the the date to be determined definitely
others.
later and announced in The Observ
Lost. A bunch of keys, on a key er.
obain.
Finder please return to
I notice by The Observer that
Easter Sunday Marob 30th.
Carmody Bros., Moro, and receive you have been having some stormy
reward.
-
cold weather; This is the only way
St. Valentine day February 14.
we have of learning what goes on
Grandpa
Sink’s
condition
is
not
George Washington's birth day
encouraging. In fact he is very low at home, and I assure you that we
February 22.
now, and reooyery seems to be al appreciate the good1 news .received
Abraham Lincoln’s birth day
in The Old Reliable.
most impossible.
February 12.
Moro is to have a resident jeweler
J A Carmody, our John, is again this spring.
at home, Jooking a little bit bleach
Sherman county expenses Iasi
ed from bis tussle with a siege of year amounted to $13,064.89.
typhoid and la grip.
The prioe of flour has advanoed
FR ID A Y .
F eb . 1, 1907
Dr. C. Hartley, is permanently 20c per bbl in San Francisco.
located in Wasco for the practice of
Ladru Barnum returned from the
L. W. Ross. Jeweler, Wasoo, Or. Dentistry. Charges reasonable, and
eouth with ,a band of splendid hor-
The Observer is the Sherman ail work guaranteed.
b , mostly from Crook county.
county paper you want.
If you want your team properly
Dr J Fred Jamee baa not given
The Observer Is prepared to turn out taken care of at Kent drive to the
up
hia Moro business,office nor resi
any clam of uptodate Job printing. Kent Feed Stable where E. Donly
dence. He is practicing temporari
New stock, steam presses, new type.
proprietor, will see to them.
ly at Antelope.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Joseph Rutledge carries his hand
Oearin moved out, and Mulkey
City Auditor WmHenrioh’e is act
into the U.8 Senate Tuesday. Just in a sling, having scalded it badly ing Naaby thia week in consequence
tell them, Fred; that you would be handling hot coffee on the night of of Mr. Parry having been called to
pleased to occupy the seat once hoo* the Eastern Star banquet.
the bed-side of his son Jehn who is
Church and Society notices FREE, ex
cept when for money making purposes.
Such notices at regular rates at the option
of the publishers.
ored by your uncle Jo Dolpb.
Try sending your absent friends
The Observer this year. We mail it
and pay the postage for 124 cents
per month. It is an excellent pres
ent that your friends will appreciate
There could be no prettier snow
fall than that which visited a large
extent of Sherman county this
week; 15 inches of pure quality on
the dead level, without a drift any
where in sight. It was just.the ideal
for sleighing; but alas, it could not
be so. The ground was frozen too
bard to receive it as additional mois
ture, and Wednesday it began to
move off towrfrd the Columbia river
at a roaring pace in shape of dirty
water, destructive of everything in
its path. At 7 o’clock last night the
C 8 Ry station at Moro was surrend
ered, and Mr Buxton had to drive
his high wagon over to it, to carry
people across, back to the city, who
were waitiog for the Biggs train that
was then reported backing down to
the main line aa the bridge at Mc
Donalds had washed out. Passing
Lone Rook, east of Moro, the flood
was said to be 10 feet deep; at De
Moes, below Moro, 6 feet deep be
tween the post office and depot; at
grass Valley, 11 miles south of this
oity, 4 fast. Water there had en
tered the Buckley residence. Wseco
suffered a similar fate, and all busi
ness in the lower portion of the city
about the depot was submerged. In
all directions the wagon roads were
horribly mutilated. Edgar Lewis
volunteered to go to DeMoss after
Mr and Mrs Talmage 0 . Davis, who
were expected to play in the Lyric
Bards concert. Mr Lewis reached
DeMoss (8 miles from Moro), by
way of Monkland, 14 miles; and re
turned via. Sawtooth road. Ed says
both roads were wretched, and that
he wouldn’t undertake such another
trip today for $50. Henry DeMoee
and wife oonflrm that view of it.
They came via Sawtooth, and found
so many spot« where the bottom of
the road had fallen out of sight that
Mrs refused to return. This will
not appear as an evidence of deser
tion, as Henry himself willingly ao-
quieaead. Along towards morning
the floods run down to about mini
mum,but avidenoe of havoo wrought
are visible today in the lower part
of the oity. The power house, city
well, lumber yard, basements, cel
lars, eto., needjng repairs, will cost
more money for this one time, than
it would ooet to fix it at once in a
systematic manner for all time,
forcing the 0 8 Ry Co to pay its full
proportion of the expense. The oity
council ought to do this, AaU Pa It
I Teo
Mrs Ina Dakin DoMoee baa left a
very handsome and convenient
chair for somebody, at Moro Phar
macy. Perhaps it is for you; oall
and see.
L L Peetz has sold the last of his
cattle to a Montana buyer, and in
the future will pay more attention
to horses, as an auxiliary to the
grain production on bis Pleasant
Grove Farm.
The amount of first class business
that will be bandied in Moro this
year would surprise you, were we
permitted to print the detail of ar
rangements yet in process of com
pleteness.
Well; they’ve come and gone. The
DeMoss Family Lyrio Bards— all
high olassed musicians, who in any
place are honored for their moral
integrity, equalling their worth as
first class amusement caterers.
You want to see the new line of
gloves at the store of JW Messinger
a Son, Moro. Gauntlets, driving
work and dress gloves, winter lined
comfortable and durable, and at
prices to suit all. Drop in and in
spect this assortment.
The Evangelistic meetings in this
city are awakening deep interest,
and it is hoped that much good may
be accomplished by them. Rev
Adams is ably assisted by Rev. J K
Buchanan and Rev. Levi Johnson.
Every house in the oity is supplied
with the daily program of services.
Pianos and Organs. The Gilbert
Co. occasionally have instruments
revert to them on account of sick
ness, removal of buyer, etc. We
will sell such instruments at a very
low figure. Write for description
of piano bargains, terms, etc. We
will watch for a bargain for you.
Write today. Fisoher Piano $100
Smith Organ $25.00. Gilbert 0o.,
Stearns Bldg,. Portland, Or.
The stationery upon wbioh L L
Peetz does his writing now bears the
heading: Pleasant Grove Farm, a
distinction merited from the foreet
of trees planted years ago by hia
father, and which is now the home
of numerous domesticated wild
birda, quail, etc., and many species
of feathered songsters, robin, lark,
eto. Indeed it is a Pleasant Grove
Farm, embellished with one of the
largest, handsomest, and most oon*
veniSntly arranged barns for all the
purposes of a large farm, to be seen
anywhere in Oregon. His next de
sire is a residence building that will
correspond with other surroundings
at Pleasant Grove Farm.
From Dr. J. Fred James.
The Sherman Trading Company
completed their annual inventory
yesterday. Look for their advertise
ment next week; it ’ll be of interest
to you.
Portland is consuming potatoes
grown in Minnesota. How about
Made in Oregon” that Portlanders
slumped off upon the country press
last year?
Mayor J O Elrod and a party in-
oluding Mrs L Daye Idleman, and
little Mias Helen,succeeded in reach
ing Moro this morning, from the
C 8 Ry train at Waeco.
While at Shaniko the thermome
ter registered 14u below. It was re
ported to he 20° below, but I believe
this was a mistake. The tempera
ture was about theBame at Antelope.
The cold weather is working quite
a hardship on stockmen, as feed is
scarce and advancing in price rap
idly. However, the weather has
moderated considerably, and unless
we should have another cold snap
which lasts too long, they will prob
ably escape with very little loss.
J. F kkd J ames , Dentist
In Memoriaiu.
Pendleton is again under water,
Hall of Bethlehem Chapter, No.
and the flood in the
* mountain
78^-0.E.S.,
Moro, Or., Jan. 29.
and Northern rang . today the
very sick in Gilliam county.
Whereas, B. F. Schaeffer, a mem
worst ever wae known. Wherever
N W Silvers believes in getting there was snow Tuesday last, there ber of this Chapter, has departed
ready for plow work even if the ie now a flood,
this life, and
farm is 15 inches under snow. This
Whereas, Brother Schaeffer has
Thursdays south bound train on
week he bought of Geo N Croefield
always been a faithful and consci
the
C
S
Ry
was
marooned
at
Wasco.
a 8-bottom 14-inohgaog with which
Two bridges sonth and one north of entious member; and by his death
to begin.
Wasoo were washed ont and the en this Chapter has lost an honorable
Our popular terpsicborean mana tire line will have to be inspeeted and respected Brother; therefore
gers are making arrangements to before traffic ia resumed.
Be it Resolved, by Bethlehem
give a ball in Moro Opera House on
Chapter No. 78, Order of Eastern
Claude
Spoon
hae
returned
to
the
Washingtons birth day anniversary
Star, that in memory of our depart
the 22d. Lovers of dancing will find monotonous round of his Monkland
ed Brother we express our sorrow
farm
after
a
four
weeks
sojourn
at
this a recherche affair.
White Salmon and Bingin. During by having the charter of this Chap
It is time that Oregon began to his sojourn there he put 8 lbs addi ter draped in mourning for the pe
prepare fdr owning its state printing tional averdupcis on his robust riod of 30 days, and that a copy of
plant and building. Such carryings frame.
these resolutions be forwarded to
on as are reported from Salem this
the family of Brother Schaeffer;and
The New Biggs Is oertainly a
month, if stopped, would pay for
that a copy of the same be printed
the outfit in ravings of two legisla most deservedly popular hotel, and In The Sherman County Observer.
mine host, J. J. Heokard and wife,
tive sessions.
Fraternally submitted,
are entitled to a very liberal patron
E. V. L ittlefield ,
Talmage 0 . Davis and Miss Joy age. The table is supplied with
NY ay B arni m ,
McDonald sprang a surprise on the everything nioe, and the rooms are
L illian P age ,
Lyrio Bards Sunday, prhen they ap new, neat and olean.
Committee.
peared aa Mr and Mrs Davis in the
J M Parry wae delayed by mis-
Beaver metropolis. But that wasn’t
Winter Timber Cruising.
the real reason why the company connection of trains at Arlington,
and
when
he
did
reach
his
destina
failed to reach Moro on time; that
Condon Times
was because of the O R N blockade tion found his son John very much
worse
than
be
expectedf
though
he
There is surely something out of
in Cascade County.
wan receiving every care and medi- gear when two ladies and two men
Among the personal effects left oal attention that could he secured
will come up from Portland and go
at her death by Grandma Axtell, for him. We understand that the
wav out into the mountains during
wae the will of great-great-Grand* recovery of the case is extremely
the late severe weather, in search of
father Axtell, executed 100 yeais doubtful. * Additional information
timber claims. It is small wonder
ago. It is in a most excellent state ie expected this morning by Dr O J
that one of them almost died from
of preservation, and is unique in Goffin.
exposure
other notable ways besides ita very
Mias Kate MoDanel, Sister of our
-Teachers’ Examinations
handsome penmanship, anoient style
oounty
clerk,
H
8
MoDanel
of
this
of spelling, and snob things as are
Notioe
is hereby (riven that the Coant;
n<
«1 Superintendent of Hherman oonnt;
found only In extremely rare man oity, died in Portland Wednesday (Mioo
bold the reirnlar examination of nppll-
morning. The wires were so badly
uscripts.
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for Htate nnd Coant; Fypera at Moro,
demoralised by ice and flood (hat >rwio n, as follows—
It appears peculiar to say the
the sad intelligence failed to reach
For State Papers,
least, that in all the rounds of the
here until yesterday afternoon. Mr Coxsmenoina Wed need a ;, February 13th,
inter-State Commission from Pensa
S o ’eloek a. m.. and oontitiuin« until
MoDanel then immediately began at
Kstavda;, Fsbrnar; 16th, at 4 o’clock p in.
cola, Chicago, St. Paul, Spokane,
arrangements to join hia mother in W m a sD iT —Penroanahip, history, snellinn
Seattle, San Franoisoo, not a bead
ph;sieaj<jreourapliy, reading, piycnolog;
grief, and left at midnight with Mr
representive of a lumber trust was
Dunahoo in an effort to catch an r i U M D i i - Written arithmetic, theory of
seen plainly enough to burl a brick
teaohing, grammar, book-keeping, phys
early train on the main line thia
ios, civil government.
at. Possibly that may be the rea*
f/•
.
morning. This will be sad news to Kanux— -rovaio
Physiology; Geography, mental
son why there was no session in the
arithmetic, composition, algebra.
many friends in Moro of the strick
Rose city. Start out to build a hen en mother and brother.
tfa»WU>Ai— Botany, plane geometry, gener»|
bouse, however, one will find the
history, English literature, school law
A 4-1 n-hand from the Blue Barn
trust in every state.
For County Papers,
took a jolly crowd of Moro young
When winter hove in sight last
Oosaaaeneing Wednesday,February 13. at 9
people sleighing Tuesday evening. o’oloek a. m ., and continuing until Friday
year it was hailed with great satis
The
party had their instruments of I wbrsary 16, at 4 o’clock p m .
faction because the flies would be
For 1st, 2<1 and 3d Orade Certificates.
music
Jfith them, sod when they
cached. Now what do you think of
Wednesday — Penmanship,' history, orthog
reaohed
the
farm
home
of
Mr
and
thisT Wednesday an old Russian
raphy, reading.
Mrs Charley Powell, newly wedded
Bnttinsky who used to sit on the
I barsdsy—Written arithmetic, theory of
leashin g, grammar, physiology,
edge of onr paste pot last year and ooople, alighted and prooeeded with
their serenade in ample form. After Friday—Oeograpby, m ental arithmetic,
throw bombs at us, cams bussing
eebool law civil government. <
Charley thought “That ’ll do” the
around In search of the 1907 paste
Primary Certificates.
party was invited in, and the hours
pot, lighted in the hair on our top-
flew fast while everybody enjoyed Wednesday — Penmanship, orthography*
not and assured us of the coming of
'•arithm etic, reading.
an evening in real Merry Christmas
hie entire fambly at no very distant
Art of Questioning, theory of
Happy New Year, Pleasant Fourth Ibaroday—
le a c h i ing,
n g , physiology
day—enough to make a man hope, of July style.
W .O. BaiAHT,
almbat; that Winter may linger in4
Ooonty Heperin tends a t
the lap of Spring.
8uhaeribe lor The Observer.
L eg islative
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E E rU K T N .
State Printer Duniway will prob
ably be plaoed on a flat salary
by the present legislature, although
previous to ltd convening it was
supposed that suoh would not be
the case.
/
Some of the patent outside papers
who are earning money on the side
for the P. N. U., will be printing
the proposed Oregon tax law, ap
parently, long after its death and
burial by the assembly.
Commenting on Senator Smiths’
resolution petitioning congress to
remove the duty on jute, and jute
fabrics, Gov. Geer, in his Pendleton)
Tribune says: ’‘There seems to be
no good reason for the duty, from
any point of view.” He is right.
The senate judiciary committee
have taken a pledge to suffocate all
unworthy bills falling into their
clutches. This is the committee that
goes supperless to bed, and break
fastless to work' more often daily
than otherwise. Their resolution
will save the state considerable
money.
Meas^Womens, and’ Childrens
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PIONEER BRICK, MORO, OREGON.
A plan is on foot to regulato the
admission of new counties—requir
ing that a vote of 75 per cent, of the
population of the propored new
county, and 25 per cent- of the ter
ritory to lx?, sliced off, shall bo re
corded in its favbr; that the eaid
new county must have 3,000 popu
lation and at least $2,000,000aesess-
able Valuation:
Vs
The one hill that has been intro
duced on renpportionment and the
action that has been taken regard
ing it shows plainly that this prob
lem is going to be no easy one, and
in the settlement of it every one of
the 60 house members is going to
take a hand, something that proba
A modern hospital for the treatment of all medical and surgica
bly will he true of no otherquestion
diseases, except such as are oontagious.
brought before the legislature.
T H E D A L L E S H O S P IT A L
Jockeying on the part of members Rates, fro m $10.00 to $21.00 per w e e k , acco rd in g to room
to have pet measures referred to
Ambulanoe will meet all trains and boats if hospital is notified.
committees that wore headed by
For Further In fo rm atio n A ddress
their friends and incidentally to
committees that knew nothing of
the subject, has resulted in only
M e d ic a l D irectors.
one bill passing in two weeks, and
in serious delay of routine work.
Several members are not specially
anxious to see better system adopt
ed, as the present one is an efficient
I b of no use liecauae it needs a dollars worth of repairs.
A watch in
aid to the man with a pet hill.
that shape represent« money that Isn’t working, and money that does
not work doorn’t do ita full duty.
House Joint Memorial No. 6, in
If you own a helpieks, utteleRM timepiece, why don’t you bring it to
troduced by Mr.Pike.to jog^ongress
.
our repair department? '¿»We are well equipped to change it into an
as to its duty iu the matter of pay
article that you oan again depend upon. ■
ing damages to settlers in Sherman
Of course we charge for this servloe according to the extent of the
repairs that are necessary. But in any event the amount will be very
countyrfor lands and improvements
«mall, very «mall indeed, compared with the advantage of having a
taken from them and given to the
‘‘stopped” watch turned into a reliable timepiece.
E.O.L.Co., passed the House Jan.
L . W . R o s s , J e w e le r , W a s c o , O re g o n .
16, passed the Senate Jan. 23, and
was, we suppose, immediately sign
ed and transmitted to congress. On
the 21st U.S.Senator Gearin put in
an item of $250,000 in the sundry
civil appropriation bill to pay these
claims, and we trust that swapping
Expert, Experienced, Registered Pharmacists
horses on the bridge, (Mulkey vice
Gearin), will not stop its progress
flcdicines Carefully Compounded.
until the sum reaches the pockets
rightfully entitled to it.
Drs. Ferguson and Reuter*
M a n y a $ 2 0 W atch
RIOROPHARBUCY
FORMALDEHYDE. RUBBER GOODS. PERFUMERY,
BRUSHES. COMBS. SPONGES. CIGARS.
Even so pure a thing as the cor
rupt practicesm i T y Huntley, has
a provision,or two in it that looks
odd. This is the hill that is expect
ed, by righteous memberi of the as Any and all Kinds of Patent
sembly, to ‘reform candidates,’ and
give to the man that is ‘broke’ as
equal chance to reach the U.S.i?en-
ate as the one who has a few million
of state funds in his private vaults.
It would stop any candidate from
giving away anything, from a cigar
to an auto, to secure a vote, or favor
the consideration of his candidacy.
But the bill gives the state printer a
juicy plum, unless that official is
placed on a salary this session, for
it provides for a Stato Blue Book
that shall be sold to candidates at
from $5 to $100 a head, that shall
contain the lineage, picture, plat
form and statement of principles of
the subscribers and that shall go to
every voter in the state. The state
printer does the work, and under
the present system the Btate printer
would get a fortune each election
time from state candidates without
any one apparently benefiting The
money for this official personal ad
vertising is not paid directly to the
state printer, but to the stato treas
urer, but if the work is still to be
continued by the job system, then
the state would not have much of a
surplus by the time every voter had
a copy of his hook. Auother scheme
of this act that will bring joy to the
hearts of school clerks,is that when
the ¿tterks take the school censua
they shall take a census of voters in
the district and forward these to
the secretary of state,who shall pay
3 to 5 oents for each name sent, ac
cording to the number forwarded.
T e C u r a a C a l« In O n a D a y .
Take Laxative BromoQuinmc tublets
A ll druggiata refund money it it fail*
to cure. E .W . Grove’s signature is op
each box. 36c.