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The O bserver. a e r e C it y » m e l a i r a y e r . ** O V F I O l A L r i n » OF M B R S I I I OO M O R O , GABOON. D. C. I bblabd « 8 0 s .......... E üitqbs C. L. I bkland , M anagxb . Send for advertising rates FRIDAY.................M arch 29, 1907 To insure publication, articles for T h e Observer must reach the office before noon Wednesday. Th e mall come» dally. Wneu you remit for The Observer ut« an express or postofflee money order, registered letter, or bank draft, payable to P . C . Ireland ft Son. A Blue Mark here will answer an Inquiry, when entered upon onr calendar, giving the date o f the paper as the date at which your current subscription expires. D ifficulty in having your Observer changed may be avoided bv sending the desired alteration to thisoffice. Alway» give the name Of the olfice from which you want it changed, as well as the one to which It Is to be sent. W e are here to do p rintin g, and •f you want some done bring It to us or let ns know and we w ill see you. I f you think we are not extensive enough for yo ur consideration—oh, go 'long. Did it ever occur to you th a t it costs no more to produce printing that Is pleasing to the eye than the other kind. The Observer is equipped with all ruoderu facilities fur doing good work at the very minimum of wist. 1 ry us with an order and if it Is not execut ed to your perfect satisfaction you need not pay for It. S h e r m a n C o u n ty C o u rts . Circuit Court, Hon. W. L. Bradshaw, J.,—3d Monday in March, and 1st Mon day In October, annually. Probate Court, Hon. O. B Bourbill, J.,—1st Monday In each mouth. County Court, G. B Bourhlll, J., D Chisholm, Wm. Walker Cummission- ere,—1st Wednesday in January, April July and October. After all the talk about expansion figures show that the outlying ter ritory of the United States compri ses only 715,000 square miles. PATRIOTIC VOLUNTEERS. Hiram Maxim wants to sell U n. d e Sam 1200,000,000 of war muni tions. Listen to his jabber: “Our interests in the Pacific and our wealth is alluring to the Japanese who have gained their estimate of the white race from the Kussiaua. We are totally uuprepared for the coming Struggle. The Japanese oould put 200,000 men ou the Pa cific coast and get them to the Rocky mountains before we conld check them!” Pooh. Before all that conld happen we’d have Japan under the Old Flag and make a wedding present of it to Queen LU. Capt Kodic of the Austrian-Hun garian army is also getting nervous over this matter, and kindly sug gests that “the unprotected Pacific ooast” should be fixed up. He too would have us spend 9200,000,000 or so for safety. He declares that Japan in working feverishly to com plete her military and naval equip ments, adding that daring the last few months 50,000 meu have been at work day and night in the arse nals turning out guns and small arms, and that the cartridge facto ries of Tokio have 20,000 men em ployed tam ing oat 500 rifles and 600 shells per day. Of course, we Ought to be thankful to Maxim and Rodic for this “ valuable aud disin terested ad vice,” volunteered with out price to save our government; but don’t forget that Maxim deals in, war mupitions apd Rodic has been writing a book. Aa Baatex S aa< ar (E lla Higginson.) Every year hath its winter; And every year hath ita rain; But a day is always coming When the birds come North again. Where snows of Wiuter falleth u< >t And cold winds never blow. (Frank Blair) Owr W t m iy Budget T 'llK UAUAXHEN Sorosis The Srhartest Footwear for Women i The most up to date Hosiery Department for Men, Women, and Children KN i s h t Summer Pasture. Native bunch grass and lots of it. Abundance of water. Horses taken at 91.50 per head per month. All fenced. For any further partite ulars, apply to or address« P. F. M aub , 259] Moro, Or Trotting Stallion forSale. s h o e co ., Walk Over and Sorosis store, the Largest Inks for Copying, NEW TODAY. Models Spring Ties and Oxfords $3.50 to $4.00 Merchants are warned to look out for the man professing to be a government inspector who wants samples of canned goods and other We carry a surprisingly large articles for “examinations.” Make and complete stock of office him show his credentials, or pay for supplies. the goods he wants. Speciality 8tore in The North West. Typew riting, and Third and W ashington Streets, Book-keeping. XLW. 8SAJRXB-A BOV Look here for the next thing you are needing. Observer^Book Instore, G Moro, Oregon. , * - p f is s - O ’ • S lM M C s c t a r « . aad r e g o n ’ • * K e e p la y*- , . S te e k > Wm. Rudolf H arness S addles H alters j Repairing Solicited. __ Bllll.rd. £ Pool Table. i Single comb White Leghorn Ice Cold Drinks and Ice Cream Eggs for setting. F^ock is headed in season. Soda Water, bottled < by 1st and 2d prize oockrels of 1906 « Salem State Fair. Guaranteed , pand fountain, always on hand. 4 pure stock. B la c k L a n g s h a n E g g » For setting. This ie a pure blood flock. Extra large chickens. Either setting only 91-50. Inquire of or address Mrs. A. H. B abnum , 258] Moro, Or COLRNTH E U N D E R T A K IN G (Name, O deon . No. 43282.) For Sale Black stallion, two years old in May, weighs 1500 lbs Sire w*s 2200 lbs. weight. Just from Kansas city with a car load and in good condition, was my choice of 40 head. Will be sold on reasonable terms. Come and see for yourself. O wen T hompson , " 265] ’ - Monkland, Or Stallion Rex, for Sale My Motto Is Quick Sale. and Bma 11 Profits. W i l l m a k e th e e e e e o n o f 1 9 0 7 Live aud Let Live. • t t h e f o l l o w i n g p la c e « a n d d a y » Cell aud Examine M y Htock of -F G R N IT U K K and H ID E L IN E S before buying M o n d a y s a t B ro c k B ro s. T u e s d a y s a t C h r is A n d e r s o n ’s O. W . A X T E L L M oro - W e d n e s d a y s a t D o n W h e a t ’s Oregon. T h u r s d a y s a t T . W . B r a n n o n ’s F r id a y s a t O . C . M o r te n s o n ’s A 15-16 Clydesdale, 4 years old April 19. Weight about’ 1750 lbs Rex is a Bay, with strip in face extra wide, and heavy boned,about M o r o . O re g o n . 16 hands high. Sired by Sir Wil liam McGregor, owned by Blaw A i b y „ J U r i i . y Hulery, weight 1800 lbe. Dam, O Belle, weight 2000 lbe, Rex ie a sure foal getter. His colts are all Piano and Furniture Moving a large bowed and well proportioned Rex and 5 colts can be seen at my Specialty; Spring Truck for this Express and Freight ranch. J. A. W alter , 256] Klondike, Or Delivered to any Part of the City P. H. BO XTO n 1 *• ; S a tu r d a y s '- a t ; A rtudy of the commerce of dis sipation in Chicago; its paralyzing . • of government and the ruin and disaster it has brought upon a city civilization, is contributed by Geo. K. Turner. Tremendous forces, Trunks and Grips Deliverec which are working to destroy the social organization in every great To and From all Trains. city of the country, are shown ex Send yoqr watches, jewelry, etc, actly aq they are, and the grim (Esetern Press Diepatches.) needing repairs, to me, And I will hare, menacing facts of their opera guarantee perfect satisfaction. Wm The claim made by the President a week ago that state Rudolf is ray agent in Moro, at tion are stated with candor and The Umatilla connty wheat pro. cons-rvatism. It9, is a story of the legislation so far as American railways are concerned, is all whose place of business any article duoers association perfected organi business organization of vice, and Yotd;Btnce the acT o t congress establishing the rate’law,Is may be left to be forwarded, atrd who will return the same to you in zation Saturday electing C. A. Bar of the tremendous forces which are just now a very much discussed topic, which, if established good shape O. M. H kacock , ret of Athena, president; J.O. Hales working to destroy our social or 241] LaGrandc, Or of Adams, view president; H. C, ganization in cities. The facts in by the courts, as seems more than probable, will completely - STOP AT W illis of Pendleton, secretary; Jas. themselves constitute one of the revolutionize the common carrier systems of the country’ at Johns of Pendleton, treasurer. The most startling arraignments of life large, with justice to all concerned. The President’s claim farmers signed for 268,000 sacks at in America ever brought to public that the passage of the rate bill wiped out state control al o r n e r 7 th a n d Stark S t r e e ts . Are guaranteed. You can have C It 1« n e * and it» room» are provided with not more than 9jc., and will order notice. The problem, us Mr. T. together will he contested by advocates of states rights, but them by writing, or calling at my running water and I (»ng diatance tele 600,000. In the event of a decline shows it is not a moral one alone residence at Dem o« springs, Sher phone». European plan. Rales *1 per day and upward, those ordering will profit by it but and primarily hut raiher a busi evidence accumulates that up to the passage of the rate man county, Oregon. li l g h o t priced room $3 246] A lex . H unter , Agent law the federal government had not assumed its full power. are protected against an advance p e r-d ay ., ness or commercial proposition and his investigation of C:,h ig » proves In passing that act, however, the government t6ok full con Wright-Dickinson Hotel Co. The Oregon climate and its health conclusively tnaiihe wute. ut cue,, trol of the railroads—aud didn’t know it? That nothing Chas. Wright, Pre»blent. giving qualities were in evideaceat which have swept over it, as they remains for the states, and that the 2-cent fare laws, the Gentleman or lady with good M. C. Dickinson, Manager. the Portland Commercial Club Sat have swept over other American reference to travel by rail or with a pass and anti-pass legislation, Minnesota, Washington, Ore ■rday night io a bottle pool contest cities during recent years, are the rig, for a firm of $250,000.00 capi between Hon. Geo. H. Williams, results of cold, calculating, com gon and Idaho laws of the past winter are not worth tho tal. Salary 91,072.00 per year ai •xA tto rn ey Gen. of the United mercial activity of manipulators of paper they are written on, seems to be about as pleasing to expenses, salary paid weekly, ai States and Col. John McCraken, the elements of dissipation.- He the railway presidents as it is to the President of the Unit expenses advanoed. Address, with •tamp Jos. A. Alexander, the former 84 and the latter 82. What a happy Providence to bring about such It*] Moro, Or deals with the business organiza ed States. Col. James Jackson, of Gov. Cham P r o tla n d , O re g o n . tion of vice; the sale of dissipation. amicable relationship between these greatest warring ele OSCAR ANDBKSON MANAGER berlain’s staff, a retired army off! In other words, the real cause of ments of the Nation. eer.kept the score,while Prof. I.W. the great waves of crime tin t have Pratt, Portland’s honored veteran swept over Chicago, San Francisco, Any person or persons having Free bus to and from trains school teacher, filled the position of and Pittsburg. He chose Chicago horses, cattle, housee, lots or house referee. Rates by the day hold goods fof sale, exchange, or to investigate ‘‘not because it is soy 6 0 c, 7 6 c, $ 1.0 0 , $ 1.6 0 , S 2 . parties desiring to buy such prop The ‘neglected count i««a’ register worse, or different from other Amct- erty, will find Tnw O bserver a European Plan a most remarkable kick, for a di ican cities, but because it is sq typ (O«»*g«.n S ta t e s m a n ) good medium for advertising and A Good Clean Family Hotel ▼isiopM spoils. The argument is lcnl.and so wrll known Io so many •souring a customer. Try Early last fall a‘wealthy Indian rancher from Montana, T he O bserver , . mich as has brought diagrore and millions?' He foundChicsgo spend Moro. Or reaction upon Plan Francisco, Pitta ing 9100,000,Q(X) a year for aim pile made a long visit to the Indian school, and was so well burg, Chicago, and other cities on liquors; 920,000,000 for prostitution pleased with the management, and his treatment while the rack for graft. The Oregon and #15,000,(XXI f .r gambling, that G R A S S VALLEY, O R C . there, that on leaving he promised to send the superintend state constitution has been ignored the dealers in dissipation in Chica to give oilier than Marion couot> a go have a total revenue of nt least ent a specimen of Americas greatest animal, the Buffalo. tit be of state funds ‘for just aud 9135,000,000 a year. Kecvip's equal Supt. Chalcraft thought nothing further of this until a short legitimate expenses of the govern- to two-thirds of the whole sum ex time before Christmas this immense specimen arrived, and Clark & Mercer Bros., Proprs. bsso A* Move every one of those pended annually in the city for was •immediately mounted. The Indian owns a large P R IC E S R E A S O N A B L E Every kind of rig to order, presumptions grafiers to Salem, as groceries and meat. Read it. ■ ranch, and makes a business of raising buffaloes, at the and all orders prompt and satis Conducted on Best Principles provided by the const Potion end Subscription! receive«! at The Ob , present time having on his range 200 head. In steading factory at reasonable prices. all g a m b lin gs like that from Linn server Book Store. - .— — , teams fed as well as Ceaaaaerelal T ra d e SaUelied «• I this gift he chose the largest bull in hi« possession. Ip they Farmers aad Polk this week will dry up aud are fed at home, if not better. Mow away. Hubaeribe for The Observer. [England it would sell for $1,000. / Telephone at oar expense. Subaoribe for Tfce Obnerver. R o o se ve lt’s L a te s t A s to n is h e r. Watches Repairing, etc. W hen —— in 1*01*1131 II <9 Watkins’ Goods H o te ! O re g o n Lsmond Hotel Io Buy, Sell or Exchange t a r Front and i t a s M s Fhailamont Livery Co. > - Visco, Oregon. Vinton Hotel Golan the is recorded by the American Percheron Horse Breeders aud Importers Association, his reoorded number Is 40030. Color and description: brown, star, small snip. Pedigree: fosled A pril 11th, 1908; bred sod owned by H .G .M cM illan of Hock Rapids, Iowa. Got by Calypso 25017 (44674), by Theudls »>015 (40871), by Beaigue (19002) by B rilliant I I I , 11119 (2919), by Fenelon 2882 (88), by Brilliant 1871 (755). by B rilliant 1899, (766), by Coco I I (714k by Vieux ('basiin (718) by Ooco (718), by Mignon (715), by Jean Le Blanc (789). Dam, Corona 23356, by Sandow 21144, by Ciampln 13999 (29092), by Phenix 8849 (6083), by Feneloti 2682 (88), by B rilliant 1271 (766)’ by B rilliant 1899 (756), by Cooo I I (714), by Vieux Chaalln (718), by Coco (712), by Mignon (715), by Jean Le Blauo (789k 2d Dam. Bal>e 21146, by Pluton 10118 (19821, by-Valllant (404, by Prosier (893), by Decide (892), by Vieux Pierre (894), by Cooo (712), by Mignon (716), by Jean Le Blanc (739). 8d Dam. D im m itt 4150, imported from France in 1882 by Dillon Bros., of Normal, Illinois. 1 Terms: $25 to insure; $20 for the season; $15 for single leap. Care will be taken to avoid accidents, but the association will not be respon sible for any that may occur. D. M c G R E C O R , M anager M ORO, OREGON. L IV E R Y , F E E D A N D S A L E S T A B L E S . J- M. DUNAHOO, Proprietor and Manager. Telephone from The B aileeer any Sherman oonnty pointe nt our axpenee. Serriee fnrniahed to or from Moro to any poiuU. OUR M O T T O “Please the public.” EVERYTHING NEW AND UP-TO-DATE, SPECIAL RATES TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Always Remember the Full Name Laxative Brom o Quinine New Entirely. Convientto Business Cures a Cold in One Day, Crip in Tw o. Oik Box. READ THE OBSERVER ♦ » . i '■ r ■ T C la u d S p o o n ’s C ertificate of Pedigree. Wanted. A Real B u ffa lo in Salem . • A n n o u n c e to th e F a r m e r s o f S h e r m a n C o u n ty th a t th e ir P e rc h e ro n S ta llio n FURNITURE Registered Percberon A ll Work Guaranteed. The Monkland Percheron Horse Association White leghorn Eggs. CH EAP W O O D FOR SA LE » Portland, Oregon Letter and Bill Files, and Filing Cases. Four year old trotting stallion Juniper, familiarly known to horse men ss the Van Winkle trotting horse. Sired by Caution, a 2:251 trotter; by Francisco 2:12 and on Strougz Brick to 72 others with equal records. > First Street Dam Briniette,dam of Lady Braith, M ORO, ORE. 2:25; 2d dam Whipplee’ Hambleto- nian, 2:251. Easy terms. For price and particulars, apply to or ad > Confectionery, r J as . D ennis , dress, 259] Grass Valley, Or > Cigars, Tobaccos, a pleasant task when one sees a spirit of local gain, and not one of general public good in the improvements paid for. Linn county sends down to Salem this year about $55,000 for the benefit of Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, and a few other places, and of course, incidentally, to help keep the machinery of government running. " It is willingly sent so far as the just and Legitimate expenses of the state are concerned, but when extravagance is seen in some of the items, and graft crops out, it pinches some. The Observer can furnish first growth fir on board cars for $4.50 per cord. Pine at $4 75. Oak $0.00. Willow wood $3.25. Willow Wood is better than slabs any ;; day, for heating or cooking, especially wet 11 slab. Freight on any of this wood to Moro, is only $2.25 per cord. For particulars, Address, T he O bserver , Moro, Ore Office Supplies. The Post Office Department at national headquarters has aband oned the idea of printing Moro, ete., ou (he face of stamps, evideutly finding it more of a proposition than was expected. “ N eg le cte d C o u n tie s ” K ic k . April McClure’s. After nearly exterminating the American Elk, through greed fgr the teetlf of the noble beast, the order of Elks call a halt, and will be invited to cease wearing the tooth as an emblem. Social and humane Elks who certainly do not desire the extermination of the wild and free ■pedes, will consider the ad visa bility of using an imitation tooth or the adoption of some other em blem. S p rin g a n d T h e S ong B ird s . Said the Uttle Red bird to the little When new leaves swell in the forest CBlue bird, • And grass is green on the plain; Indeed and indeed, and I give you And the Alders vein turns crimson my word— ' And the birds come North again. This weather is awful, And if it were lawful; Every heart hath its sorrow, To climate that’s dry And every heart hath its pain; I’d straight away fly. But a day ir always coming When the birds come North again. Said the little Blue bird— How absurd. ’Tis the sweet thing to remember; Said the little Redbird: Ah, you If courage be on the wane; think it absurd; When the oold, dark days are over; That the birds come North again. Well; I in the south would much have preferred To stay; had I known (Kathleen Weatherhead.) That you would condone I heard a robin singing This weather acquatic. When the world lay white and drear I tell you emphatio; And ne’er a ray of sunshine fell Said the little Blue bird— His little heart to cheer; You have erred. I listened to the gladness Said the little Blue bird to the lit That was mingled in his song tle Red bird: And from my heart the shadows fell Indeed, and indeed, you have cer Cf weary years and long. tainly heard: It takes all kinds of we <liter ' I heard a robin singing, To prove that your feather When the sky was dark above; And from the song a lesson learned Is not fabrication, Of Hope, and Trust and Love. Nor base imitation. It spoke to me of patience, Said the little Red bird— Not a word. If the assistant attorney general Of a spring our hearts shall know; of the United States, Mr. Heney; so promoted at the suggestion by mistake), of Abe Reuf, the San Francisco scoundrel, indictments for whom now ¡tending would keep him in prison 300 years—keeps up (Albany Dem ocrat) his lick in the California courts,the A Polk county paper says that county is one of those number of prisons in our sister state will have to be increased, as which will have to pay its share of the $4,000,000 appropri the millionaire grafter takes the ation “and get absolutely nothing in return.’' Linn coun eye of Heney more keenly than the ty is. in practically the same position as Polk. Of course, unfortunate just off the Bakery each county has to help keep up all the state institutions wagon who fell over himself with though not having any themselves; and yet it is not always his first 95,000 of boodle. It is stated for a fact that convict Pater gets his freedom and more The P. O. D. failed to get its lit than 17,000, besides board and transportation, lor the evidence be erature into Crook county in ample is giving against Hon. Ringer time to make its lettings for the new w estside mail service, and re Hermann. jected all bids, the man who rust When the Portland daily papers led his to a nicety included. Well, clip 4 or 5 columns out of Tho Old that’s the way with Uncle Sam’s Reliable Observer, and use it as clerks; time is nothing to them and Editorial without credit—it is not precedents are followed to the liter stealing; it is not even plagnerism» al letter. Many were the inconve niences suffered by the people of it’s ‘literary allusion? this section on account of the Feb ruary blockade, but none cause Homeseekero this month have more general disappointment than struck Oregon in a bad time. But whoop it up agaiu. Colonist rates the delay in the establishment of do not expire until the last day of this new mail service. next month—925 from Kansas city, and all the Middle Weet, from Oklahoma to Minnesota included; *30 from Sfc. Louis; and 933 from Chicago. Over 1,000 cases (or violation of the pure food laws have been filed by the state of South Dakota against two leading department stores at Chicago. ,e .< 35c. A LL the tim e. For County news
