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T e C tre a CalA In Ona Day.
T h e B a r n e t t D e a l C lo s e d .
The full importance of govern
meut reclamation is obtainable only
by comparison. The 25 projects
upon which the natipn is now en
gaged, wheu developed to their full
D C. I bilawd a S om ..........E ditors extcut will add 3,198,000 acres to
C. L. I bilakd , M anager .
the crop producing area of the
United States. Add io these 13
Send for advertising rate«.
other projects which »re held in
F R ID A Y ___ . . . . . . A pril 5,1 #07 atieyuncc, {tending completion of
the first mentioned, and which will
T o insure publication,!article« for reclaim 3,270,000 acres, .and we
Th e Observer roust reach the office tofore have' a grand total of 0,468,000
noon Wednesday. T h e mall coroes dally.
acres.
W nen you re m it for The Observer
This enormous area today is
practically worthless, it. returns
revenues neither to the slates in
which it is located, nor to tbe ua
A Blue Mark here will auswer an tiou to which it largely belongs. It
Inquiry, when entered upon our calendar,
wiving the date ot the paper x* the date at is utilised only a short period an
which your current subscription expires.
nually lor grazing nomadic herds
that are driven over it. Potentially
Difficulty in havingyourOhserver it is the richest, the most fertile
changed may be avoided by sending the
desired alteration to this office. Always aud productive land in the world,
«ivc the name of the office from which and is capable of supporting in
you want it changed, as well as the One to
comfort an agricultural populatioi
which It is to be sent.
as dense as can be fouud iu any of
the older anfcUud parts of the
We are here to dn printing, and
«f you want some done bring It to us or let country.
use an express or postofflce money'order,
'eglstered letter, or bank draft, payable to
p. C. Ireland & Son.
os know and we w ill see you.
I f you
th in k we are not extensive enough for
yo ur consideration— oh, go ’ long.
Did "it ever occur to you that it
ousts no more to produce p rin tin g that
is pleasing to the eye than the other
Mind. The Observer is equipped w ith
a ll modern facilities for doiug
work at the very m in im u m of coat. T ry
us w ith an order and if it 1« not execut
ed to your perfect aatiafactlon you need
not pay for it.
Did the comet’s narrative last
month strike you comically !
The deal spoken of in The Observer last week, whereby
our fellow citizen, and pioneer in the business of Sherman
county, Banker W. M. Barnett, was disposing of all his
Wasco city holdings, including his banking business, flour
ing mills, grain warehouses, merchandise, stock and store
buildings, together with other holdings, in the aggregate
making a sum of nearly $130,000 in round numbers, was
closed Saturday. We regret this transaction if it is to take
Mr. Barnett and his family from the county. His success
ors, however, Messrs. Hamilton a Scroggins, of LaGrande,
are said to be pf a superior order of business men, and will
not only edntinue the enterprises from which Mr. Barnett
releases himself, but will introduce a hirst National Bank
into Sherman county. We cordially greet them.
By expending #60,000,000 on the
engineering works now in procees
of construction, the reclamation
service will reclaim a cultivated
area equal to the total acreage in
crop* io the four states of Florida,
Connecticut, Massachusetts, aud
New Hampshire. The diversified
crops, enormous yields from irri
gated lands,and the excellent prices
for all farm products in the west
warrants the assumption that this
land will return annually an income
larger than the farmers receive in
the four states above named.
An area of 3,030,000 acres of
land previously classed as coal laud
in Oregon, Washington and Mon
For comparison, let us say that
tana, was reopened to entry last
the revenues per acre will be the
week by the general land office.
same. It is apparent that this re
Commenting upou The Observer claimed area will each year iperease
suggestion that if nothing adverse the value of farm products by #60,
should happen, “ Mr. Sechler will 000,000. It will then add #232,000,
have tons of Royal Anne cherries 000 to the taxable property of the
this season,” The Chronicle says: people, and furnish new homes for
“ Yes; and he won’t be »he only one 30,000 families on farms, in towns
for there’s an epidemic of cherry aud villages.
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B. A. Gifford,the renouued weenie
photographer of the Pacific North
west, has contributed several of bis
pictures for reproduction in the
Chamber of Commerce Industrial
Magazine, which is Io appear in a
short lime. Speaking about these
views, Secretary Giltner says: “ II
the various couutles would furnish
such photographs we woutd be able
to put outoneof the best magazines
published anywhere, so far as Bins
nations are concerned.”
A decision of the Supreme court
of Minnesota has established the
right of James J. Hill to issue new
stock for the extension of the Great
Northern Railway, without peruiis
sion from the Minnesota railroad
commission, and the state officials
From 1849 to 1869 Tom Thumb
have had an important point iu tbe (Richard Garnsey), was known by-
constitutional law of Minnesota ex all civilized nations as the most
plained to them
perfectly formed dwarf in the world
dem»e crowds Hocking everywhere
A tract of 26,240 acres of agricul he traveled to see the little man of
toral and grazing land that has been tttrwTPCT RTAture. Hediod recent
restored to settlement on tbe south in his 75th year. When he left the
fork of John Day river is a very stage he adopted farming as an oc
inviting loaality for the homeseeker. cnpAtion, aud it is said that he
The climate is inilfi and the soil proved himself a keen business
adapted to agriculture and fruit man. His coffin was scarcely larger
When isolation is broken by settle than that of a baby.
ment, and civilization tapped by
transportation, the problem of a
That dealers are reaping enorm
most desirable home in the Inland
ous profits by keeping prices at an
Empire will have been solved.
exorbitant figure is the general im*
precision among consumers of coal
If one oonld not avoid making
and wood. It won’d be wise pre
some sort of complaint about tbe
caution to guard uguUts m u m •
Oregon climate, he might say that
of a fuel famine next winter to be
because tbe seasons are not so
gin preparations now for a new
sharply segregated or differentiated
supply. The railroads will have
here, as tbey are back east, we can
plenty of lime to transport it now,
not appreciate or enjoy the coming
and cannot »gain lay the blame for
of spring as people do there. This
shortage on the improvidence and
would be true. Much of our winter
neglect of dealers to order in time.
is so like spring that we are not
This plan was urged upon dealers
very gallant to Etherlal Mildness
when she does pnt in a real and lest spring; uow we urge it upon
the people themselves, independent
genuine appearance.
if the dealer who perhaps threw
you
d >wn last tall.
Senator Mulkey is much pleased
in tim e to benefit our commerce.
I/ «i-tnn and Tacoma ««luted
Apiil Fool with dread apprehen
sion« o f an earthquake that did not
show up. The Lewiston alarm was
(M'caHioned l>\ i
ruin land slides
aud iioiiu-s heard in the interior of
the mountain« which are explained
by a mining expert to come from
water having {»endrated tlie im
mense lime de|>o«its in the Lime
point region, a ml escaping gaa thro
the water coming in contact with
the lime formation. Tacoma and
Seattle dread is explained to have
its origin in many new channels
formed by the floods of last winter.
It is east to explain the phenomena
when yon know how.
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Four year old trotting stallion
Juniper, familiarly known to horse
men as the Van Winkle trotting
horse. Sired by Caution, a 2:25)
trotter; by Francisco 2;12 and on
to 72 others with equal records.
Dam Briniette.dam of Lady-Hmith,
2:25; 2d dam Whipples’ •Hambleto-
nian, 2:25j. Easy terms. For price
and particulars, apply to or ad
dress,
J as . D ennis ,
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Grass Valley, Or
M y s t e r io u s T h e f t o f S h ip s P la n s
About three weeks ago the plana of the warship Ne
braska were stolen by Japan, or some other foreign nation
none too friendly to this government, and though aa mys
teriously returned a few days since, may have been copied
and now in the hands of an enemy. The Morans* builders,
have no idea who the thief is. The book was taken from a
private desk in the office of Supt. Fox. The Nebraska will
soon go into commission from the Moran yards, and ia de
signed to be one of the crack fighting pieces of the United
States navy.
E l im i n a t i n g H it c h c o c k M e th o d s
Washington Dispatch : Secretary Garfield is slowly,
but systematically, eliminating “Hitchcock methods” from
the administration of the Interior Department. The most
important reform now in contemplation is the elimination
of “the practice of besmirching the characters of honest
men.” The Observer has no apologies for past comments.
Mr. Garfield is perhaps as anxious as ever Old Hitchcock
was to punish grafters and land thieves, hut hereafter in
specting officials will be held strictly accountable for their
reports, and whenever they attack the character or record
of any man they must make good or get out of the service.
save* fuel expenae and leaaen* the work. Produce*
a strong working flame instantly. Flame always
under immediate control. Gives quick results
without overheating the kitchen. Made in three
sizes. Every stove warranted. I f not at your
dealer’s, write our nearest agency for descriptive
circular.
TH#
rAMY
Observer
(Name, O deon . N o . 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 snd see
for yourself.
Book > Store,
4
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.Are guaranteed. You can have
them by writing, or calling at my
residence at Demoss springs, Slier
man oounty, Oregon.
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A lex . H unter , Agent
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M o n d a y s a t B ro c k B ro s.
Clark A Mercer Bros., Proprs.
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F r id a y s a t O . C . M o r te n s o n ’s
S a tu r d a y s a t
C la u d S p o o n ’s
»Colantbe I* recorded by tbe American Percheron Horee Breeden
and Importera Aaeoclation, hf* recorded number i* 4OR8O. Color and
deecription: brown, etar, email enlp. Pedigree: fueled April llt b ,
1WJ3; brad and owned by H .G.McMillan of Rock Rapida, Iowa. Got
by Calypeo 2AO17 (44574), by Theudi* 25016 (40871), by Healgue (19602)
by B rilliant I I I , Hilf» (2919), by Fenelon 2682 (38), by B rilliant 1271
(766). by Brilliant 1899, (756), by Cooo I I (714), by Viens Cbaalln(71fi)
by Coco (712), by Mignon (716), by Jean Le Blanc (739).
Dam, Corona 23356, by Handow 21144, by Clampln 18999 (29892),
by Phenix 8*49 ( 68H8), by Fenelon 26*2 (38), by B rilliant 1271 (7U ),
by B rilllaot 1809 (766), by Cooo II (714), by Vieux Chaelln (718), by
Cooo (712), by Mignon (715), by Jean Le Blanc (789).
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Live and J>t Live.
Cell and Examine
' M y Ktock of
2d Dam. Bato 21140, by Pluto» 10113 (19321, by Valliant (404, by
Proeiwr (893), by Decide (892), by Vieux Pierre (894), by Cooo (712),
by Mignon (716), by Jean Le Blanc (739).
111 U N IT U B E
and
H ID E L I N EH
Indore buying
8d Dam. D im m itt 4450, Imported from France in 1882 by IHHon
Bros., of Norm al, Illinois.
O. W . A X T E L L
M oro ’ -
O regon. k
T erm s: $ 2 5 to insure; $ 2 0 for th e season ;
$ 1 5 for sin g le leap .
Care w ill be tak en to a void
a c c id e n ts /b u t tb e association w ill not be resp on
sib le for a n y th at m a y occur.
P. II. B U K TO n
M o ro . O re g o n ,
C ity
1 4 ra,y
W hen
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P o r t la n d
STO P
D. M c G R E C O R , M a n a g e r
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Hotel Oregon
running water and lung dwtance tele
phone*. European plan, R i*e*
• I per da* and upward,
iltglipvt priced room $3
per dey.
Wright-Dickinson Hotel Co.
Chas. Wrl*bt, President.
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Imported Percheron Stallion
5 5 ,4 0 0
Hoof No. 705
4 - 0 ,Q 7 8
Black, «mall atar and «nip, foaled April 30lb, 1902. Bred by M.
Calllon, Theil, Orne, France. Hired by Hclplon [43667J, dam Pastille,
[25673J, by Louie D'Or (5891), 2d d»m l’elotte (25247], by Cbartrain
[1405] W ill make the present sea«un at
T h e F a rm o f J. F. B o lsh ee,
Wednesday Evening until Saturday Morning
T h e Farm o f John C h ris tia n so n ,
Saturday until Monday Morning
T h e Farm o f F. A. Say es,
Monday until Wednesday Morning
MOrO at Noontide Mondays and Wednesdays
M. C. Dirk In-»on, Manager.
Esmond Hotel
P ro tlan d , O reg o n .
OSCAR
ANDERSO N
MANAGER
Free bus to and from trains
Rates by the day
6 0 c, 7 6 c, S 1.0 0 , • 1.6 0 , S 2 .
European Plan
Every kind <»f rig to order, A Good Clean Family Hotel
and all orders prompt snd satis
factory at reasonable prices.
Farmer« teams fed as well as
they are fed at home, if not better.
Telephone at onr expense. ‘
G R A S S VALLEY, O R E .
Vinton Hotel
Notary Public.
T h u r s d a y s a t T . W . B r a n n o n ’s
fily Mol to Is
orrises Stfeeti
hallanont. Livery Co. Cmbl-ui M
Wasco, Oregon.
W e d n e s d a y s a t D o n W h e a t ’s
Quick Knlea aud
Small Profits.
C orner 7th and Stark Streets.
Moro. Or It 1« new and It* room» ere provided with
Io the County Coort ot the State ot Greco»
for Sherman eonntv.
In the Blotter of the estate of David W HnB
iU e oefrd Sherman H alf, Adroinietroior.
Notine ta hereby «¡ven that the nnderatfio
ed, aa adminlatrator of the rotate of D a v d
W. Hnff, (taoearsJ, haa hied hie fin ii
aeooant of hie adininiatration of aaid re*«, le
with the Clerk of the above entitled C o n i; ,
.and th«t the unid Oonrt haa appointed llo .i-
day. the 6th day of May. 1SM/7. at 10
elnek in the forenoon of M id day, at the
County oonrt roo» In Moro.oonnty and «»•«
afnreaaid, aa the Urne and pi >oe f..r ilie
heariiiii of objection* if any I her- be, io
o iid final aoeonnt, and the aetileroeut
thereof.
H hbbmak Iln rv ,
Administre tor of »h« Estate « f
Stufi »S-. •]
P a rid W. Huff, den-aa. d
T u e s d a y s a t C h r is A n d e r s o n ’s
U N D E R T A K IN G
T he O bserver ,
R O T IC I OF FINA L SETTLEMENT.
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a t th e f o l l o w i n g p la c e s a n d d a y s
AND
Plano and Furni'ure Moving a
8|H<-ialty; Spring Truck for this.
Gentleman or lady with good
Express and Freight
reference to travel by rail or with a Delivered to any Part of tjie City
rig, for a firm of $250,000.00 caj»i
tai. Salary #1,072.00 per year and Trunks and Grips Delivered
expenses, salary paid weekly, an ‘
expenses advanced. Address, with
To and From all Trains.
stamp
Jos. A. Alexander,
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Moro, Or
• Any person or persons having
horses, cattle, houses, lots or house
hold goods for sale, exchange, hr
parties desiring to buy such prop
erty, will find T he O bsbrveb a
good medium for advertising «rid
«ecuring a customer. Try
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Wanted.
To Buy. Sell or Exchange
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W i l l m srke th e s e a s o n o f 1 9 0 7
F U R N IT U R E
Watches Repairing, etc.
Watkins’ Goods
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Certificate of Pedigree.
Monkland, Or
Send your watches, jewelry, etc
needing repairs, to me, and I will
guarantee perfect satisfaction. Wm
Rudolf is my agent in Moro, at
whose place of business any article
may ho left to be forwarded, and
who will return the same to you in
good shape.
O. M. H eacock ,
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LaGrande, Or
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Moro, Oregon.
O wen T hompson ,
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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
Look here for the next
' thing you are needing.
Registered Percheron
New Entirely.
Convieni to Business
P R IC E # R E A S O N A B L E
gttSflilT fa* the SUU School Fund Conducted on B«#t Principi##
Cosmty. *
<:»«wuB«reSwl WrwSu SwM«lt«A
OflUnO#*
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Wm. Rudolf
J. M . P
s a rry .
ia the toe» lamp fo r all-round household nee.
Made of brae« throughout and beautifully nickeled.
Perfectly constructed ; absolutely safe ; unexcelled
ia lig h t-fiv ia g pow e*; an ornament to any room.
Beery lamp warranted. I f not at your dealer’s
w rite to our M erest agency.
The Monkland Percheron
Horse Association '
Strongs Brick
Single comb White Leghorn > First Street
Eggs for setting. Flock is headed
M ORO, ORE.
by 1st and 2d prize cockrels of 1906
Salem State Fair.
Guaranteed
pure stock. -
Confectionery,
B la c k L a n g s h a n E g g s
Cigars, T ob accos,
For setting. This is a pure
blood flock. Extra large chickens.
Billiards & Pool Table#
Either setting only #1.50. Inquire
of or address
Mrs. A. H. B arnum ,
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Moro, Or Z
? Ice Cold Drinks and Ice Cream
j, in season. Soda Water, bottled
band fountain, always on hand.
Col. Glassford, head of the Alaska cable system, has
jeen notified-from Washington that it is the intention of
;he government to install wireless telegraphy throughout
Alaska. At this time the government ia using the wireless
with satisfactory results between St.Michael and Port Safety
near Nome. It is only by means of this 100 mile stretch
that Nome ia reached. Stations will he established at fo rt
Gibbon, Circle city, Fairbanks, Valdez,,Sitka, and all prin
cipal points ill the northland.
Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove
Book-keeping.
Letter
and Bill Files,
f;-
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and Filing Cases.
White Leghorn Eggs.
W ir e le s s S y s te m f o r A la s k a .
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NEW PERFECTION
Rupture«, Tumors
•nd Abscesses.
K f« S L . M O RO , OREGON- E X '. - .
Native bunch grass and lots of We carry a surprisingly large
¡1. Abundance of water.- Horae* and complete stock of office
taken at 11.60 per head per month. supplies.
All fenced. For any further partic
ulars, apply to or address
Inks for Copying,
P. F.M aus ,
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Moro, Or
Typewriting, and
Trotting Stallion forSale.
Different from other oil stove*. Superior because
of it* economy, cleanliness, and easy operation. The
Colts. Stallions,
s-d Rldglings.
Summer Pasture.
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S to v e
b Cattle
A Specialty of
Dontistry.
Muntesi IostruBente end supplies
at L W Ross’ Jeweler, Wasco
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Niagara Dispatch : Three persons were swept over tbe
Falls within 24 hours. Shortly before noon Saturday an
unknown workman lost his footing and fell into the river.
Friday evening a Jadanese leaped in, and was carried over
iorseshoe falls. About the same time an unknown woman
umped in at Prospect point, leaving nothing by which her
identity could be established.
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Geuesee, Idaho, has closed its
schools three times this winter (we
guess its winter, yet the calendar
isn’t it), on account ot contagious
di.so uses; 1st tbe mumps, 2d measles,
3d chicken pox.
Horses
Horse Bill« printed in good style
at The Observer offioe
T h r e e P e r s o n s o v e r N ia g a r a .
pointed state bank examiner, a po
sition createti bv the last legislative
assembly.
O perating on
Subscribe for The Observer.
-l-l-I 11111 l id l-ld I I I I I I ’l ’l l I I 1’1’l’ t’ I I 1 I 1 l id 11 1‘ 1 -l-F
James Steel, long known ia Ore
that Ship Sulisidy Bill was talked
to death in the last hours of oong
reas. “ The other tellow” claimed
it was a graft - they always do; but
it’s dollars to doughnuts that if the
other fellows’ graft bad had a »land
tag to win out the 8. S Bill funeral
would not have occurred. Every
republican in the senate, except Mr.
Mulkey aud Senator C ark of Min
Besots, supported the n»ea«nre.
Senator Ankeny is confident that
the hill pass yet, |>erha|*s nt tbe
B<yt ei—ion. We quite agiec with
Senator Ankeny, that a ship tfuh i
<]y |aw ia something that we of the
Pacific Northwest «specially should
have, and think we shall WTure it
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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. 1
Willow Wood is better than slabs any
day/.for heating or cooking, especially wet
H slab.
Freight on any of this wood to Moro, is
only $2.25 per cord. For particulars,
Address,
T he O bserver , Moro, Ore
Shearing is now in progress, and gun banking circles, ha» been ap
Referring to improvements of the
Columbia river by the United States
government Senator Ankeny says
it will be possible to do more at tbe
next session of congress than at the
one just closed, from the fact that
tbe surveys and data which they
did not have at the last session will
be available next winter.
each box. 26c.
CH EAP W O O D FOR SA L E
fever in tbe pherry city.”
a number of eastern wool buyers
are in the country bidding. Coffin
Bros sold 200,000 lbs for New Jer
sey at 18c (announced 1 7 |c ). Some
smaller lots sold for 19c. Mills are
anxious to boy all they can get aud
prices are more likely to advance
than decline.
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Jos. S a n d e r s , Y . S.
A ll druggist* refund money it it fails
Grove’s signature is op
to cure. E . W .
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Office Supplies.
Take Laxative BromoQuimne tablet*
BV* Bobecrtbe ter Tbe Qteerver.-^#
Paeteur la one of the very beet, draft home« that ever left France
Hie physical proportions ere perfect, and lie p<m>«e«e«N In en extraordl
nery degree tbehigh flnlah and great activity which baa made the breed
of Percheron horse« ao famous. HI« |«*dtgrve. like til« Individual merit,
la tbe bes| that can be found In France, bi« ancestors on both aides being
the meet noted prize winner* and breeders In that onuntry. Hi« «Ire
Hclplon, waa a prise wluner at tbe Universal Exposition at Parle In 1900.
H r also won lat prize at the two greatest nb»wa In France In 1901.
Pasteur, on account of hie great Individual merit won let prize in
Collection, at the greatent Horae Hhow In the history of the world, at
tbe Worlds’ Fair at 8t. Louis, In 1904.
TERMS—#15 single leap, payable at the time o f servios. $20 the
e
season, payable at the end " of the season.
$26 to Insure, payable vfben
the mare Is known to to with foal. Mare and cult will stand good for
services. Care w ill to taken to prevent soodenta but w ill to responsi
ble for none. Trading, selling, or r. moving the mare from tbe neigh
borhood, forfeits tbe iusuranoe, and the money becomes due.
Percheron Horse Breeders Association
N ick Goctjen, Keeper.
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ALL the time.
For County pçw#
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