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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1907)
Ladies’ fahrio gloves,elbow length J W Meesinger a Bon, Moro. TT Theodore Johnson, son of W B, Is enjoying an outing at Seaside. The Observer ia the Sherman couuty paper you w ant. H S McDanels gooseberry crop 1« ,oow just ripe for jellies. I. L Peels is off on a vacation be Harvest supplies. That’s what we fore attacking bis harvest. are selling now. J W Meeslnger a « Son, Moro. •' T h e S herm an T ra d in g Co. has sold its sto ck, fix tu re s a n d good w ill to th e u n d e rsig n e d w no w ill c o n d u c t th e b u s in e s s fro m sam e lo c a tio n as fo rm e rly . W e w ish to m ake th e a c q u a in ta n c e o f all, th o se w h o w ere as w ell as th o se w h o m a y n o t have been p a tro n s o f th e old firm , dnd in v ite y o u to ca ll and “ le t’s g e t a c q u a in te d ” m th e f ir s t tim e y o u a re in M oro. ? R e sp e ctfu lly, L- W. F. S c h u lle r. T The O b s e rv e r Subscribe for The Observer. R C Atwoo^, of the McCoy-At- wood-Co, was a Moro visitor yester MORO, RHXKMAN CO..ORBOON: day. The price of The Observer is 11.50 H A Moore Ta in the oounty on For four mcmlba—l»nt W paid In advauoe we business. Hie first visit here io two *j<wpt *2.60 In («11 for 2 year«. HborUr years. : * tert»» than one year 12H oenla per month. Bam Brock fell heir to a fortune on the 12tb. Its a hoy. Attorney Frank Menefee was at tending probate court io Moro this week. -----------r a---_ T Alt»erX' Woods and party had a glorious Umatilla county visit 4th Church and Society notice« FREE, ex Carl Williams returned from Cal of July week. cept when for money making purpose*. Mr Greenleaf, the Rufus fruit man Such notice« at regular rate« at the option ifornia last evening, leaving Mrs W was able to leave the Dalles hospital gradually recovering. of the publisher». last week in very greatly improved N W Thompson was in town on .J uly 19,1907 the 15th, resting up from hie Wasco health. FRIDAY While on their trip to the coast Mr and Mrs 1. Barnum made a de Munager J P O’Brien, of the Har tour and visited relatives of Mrs B riman system, and traffic manager at Falls city. Kruttschnutt, of the same system, Walter N Britt is assisting Mr passed up the line at an early hour this morning, by special train, over Brash in his painting. Mr Britt Is taking a car load of automobiles a worthy and valuable acquisition that went through to Shaniko in the to Moro social circles. mail train yesterday. The party E C Davis, proprietor of the Grass take the autos from Shaniko today, Valley Barn, promptly attends all provisioned for an inspection of the calls, day or night. Animals given supposed Harriman railway exten the very est of care. Charges are sion through Central Oregon, referr right. ed to in The Observer at the time of If Colliers weakly don’t let up on the Portland business msns excur its blackmail of V-P.Fairbanks its sion to Moro. They will find things oertain that its pet candidate for even better than we have stated. President will get a licking in the county fishing expedition. Ice cream dally at Itudolle. The McCoy-Atwood-Co ia making the beat prices on machine oils. Send your ordere to Geo N Croe- field, he has the right goods. Drapers for all Header» and Har vesters, sold by Crosfield, Wasco. McCormick and Hodges Header Extras in stock, at CrorfieM ware house, Wasco, Or. Get your harvest supplies of the McCoy-Atwood-Co, Wasco. Those are a chjpioa.breed of farm dogs Percy Tborapsofi has for sale. K-e ad. Buy a handy wagon at the Wasco Implement House, 127.50 and $28.- 50 each. Special sale prices on all kinds of hot weather dry goods. McCoy-At- wood-Co. Send for prices for your oil", link and leather belting, to the Wasco Implement House. White Clover Ice Cream at Ru Cleveland convention—sure. dolfs Sunday. - Bert and Henry Spoonemore, who For a fresh oow and baled bay see were turned over to Wasoo oounty adv of H T Peugb. officers by Sheriff McCoy, for alleg Inland Empire Postal Cards, at ed horse stealing, were acquitted on examination in the Dallas. The Observer Book Store. F M Hamilton, postmaster at Cherry Rogers Bros. 1847 knives and vale, lad, keeps also a stock of general forks, $4 50 a set. LW Ross, Wasoo. merchandise, and patent medicines. He J O Thompson is offering some says “ Chamberlains Colic, Cholera and Draper for all Headers,also Jack- good young mares for sale. See adv. Diarrhoea Remedy is standard here in its line. It never fails to give satisfac son feeder draper, in stock, at Cros- Touriet tags, with your name on, tion, and we coaid hardly afford to be field Warehouse, Wasco, Or. printed while you wait, at The Ob ithont it.” Bold by Moro Pharmacy. —- Dr. C. Hartley, is permanently, server Book 8tore. — Read of the death of Ev Sink’s located in Wasco for the practice of Stationery, paper, pens, ink, mare— then, whenever you can do Dentistry. Charges reasonable, and pencils and all sorts of ictas, at the so, don’t let false dignity prevent all work guaranteed. Observer Book Store. you from removing such splinters Car of McCormack 1907 Headers from the road. Moro streets are full According to General Passenger Due from Chicago .July 1st. Only Agent Wm McMurray, the OR & N of such thinge, to kill or cripple two unsold in car. Phone in your Co will make especially low rates to horses. order. Geo N Crosfield, Wasco. Rev Skipworth will preach in the Long Beach, and other ooast points Buy~the~genU ll iH imported avew- this summer, giving anyone who Spalding ChspsLa nd the R ut led g e erious carholineum; the imitation may desire, a chance to spend their church Sunday. Those congrega being offered is only a temporary vacation by the side of the sound tions will be more than usually remedy if at all. If genuine one ing sea. glad to meet him, as since his last application lasts for all time. Ask The long delayed reduced fates to visit here he has been down in the to see our sealed packages. The the east on account of the James Valley of the Shadow, with a very Observer Book Store. town exposition have been decided dangerous illness. People are often very much disappoint opon. Tickets on pale August 8,9,10 Harriman has inserted the point ed to find their family physician is away and Sept. 11, 12, 13. The round of the wedge that will he apt to split from home when they rnoet need his ser vices. Diseases like cramp colic and trip rate to Chicago will be $71.60; the ship subsidy problem. If the cholera morbus reqnire prompt treatment Omaha, Kansas city and St Paul government can charter foreign bot and have in many instances proven fatal $60; St Louis $67 50, with an addi toms to carry coal around the born, before medicine could be procured or a tional $13 50 should the passenger Mr Harriman claims the same priv physician summoned. The right way is desire to return via California. Tick ilege, and is ready to stand trial for to keep at band a bottle of Chamberlains hiB rights. Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. ets will have a ten-day limit going, and a final return limit of 90 days No physician can prescribes letter med Chinook sends out the new and icine for these diseases. By having it in from date of sale. startling storv that reasons for send the house you escape roach pain and suf I find Chamberlains Colic, Cholera and ing the Atlantio fleet to the Pacific, fering and all risk. Buy it now, it may Diarrhoea Remedy to be the best remedy is that secret agents in Japan have save life. For sale br Moro Pharmacy. in the world, says C L Carter, of SkirutjD, sent sensational information to thia Colonist rate« in effect Sept. 1st, Ala.'T am subject to colic and diarrhoea. oountry that Japan is aotive in war Last spring it seemed as tho I would die, oontinue until October 31«t. This is and I think I would if I hadn’t taken preparations and that the Mikado the rate that brings the actual set Chamberlains Colic,Cholera and Diarrh is planning a sooop in spite of assu- tler to Oregon, and means that peo oea Remedy. I haven’t been troubled ranoeg to the contrary. ple can ootne here from Kansas city with It since until this week, when I bad The wave of reform which 'has St Paul, Minneapolis, *H lhe a very severe attack and took X • 25cbot- and this morning I feel like a new been sweeping over the Pacific North great territory betweeu the Missouri tle man.” For sale bv Moro Pharmacy west the past year,struck the Dalles river and the Rocky mountains, for Avenarius Carholineum is a germ last Sunday, and the oity authori $25; to all points east of Umatilla, destroyer. Decay being a germ, it ties put the lid on, dosing all sa $22.50. From St Louis $30, from destroys the cause of deony in posts loons in the city for the first time Chicago $33. The most important or timber. The US.Government, since the discovery of the plaoe by thing about this to remember is that these people must buy their tickets the ORNCo., Multnoipah oounty, Methodist missionaries. and city of Portland, are making direct to the towns they want to J F Belshee has left with us the general use of it on bridge timbers, reaoh. Thia is true with regard to nucleus of an exhibit fur 8berman Moro, The Dallea, Eugene oity,Asto etc. It is the beet chioken lice de oounty products, in the shape of a ria, and any other city or town in stroyer on the market, and will sheaf of oat and wheat hay that will the state. Many get the impression sweeten and preserve a water trough, go from 4 to 6 tons per aore. Now that they oan go thru to Portland, pig pen, stable, eto., and keep away is just the time to save up and oare- ’and then oontinue their trip to point flies. It is a guaranteed artiole. fully away samples for the The Observer Book Store is distrib of destination, and it devolves upon fair. Every farmer should become •aoh and every oosmuoity to correot utor of the pure artiole in Sherman an interested party In this matter. Bounty. thia erroneous impreaaion. Mrs Anderson, of Pendleton, ia the guest of Mrs Peroie Johnson. Curtis Johnson is now assistant to Little Miss Clarinda, and Miss Mr Berrian in the Moro offt^e of the Kate Martin, returned to Morrow Eastern Oregon Laud Co. couuty Sunday. Mrs A J Adams was called to Mrs A 8 Johnson, and daughter Hood River Monday,lu consequence iooraine, returned from their Pen dleton visit on the I3lb. of illness of her daughter. Just received another new line of It is apparent to the casual ob server that Inland Empire wheat of shoes, gents’, ladies’,chiidreu’s, J W Meesinger a Son, Moro. Washington will go to sea via the Miss lora Ward is here en route North m nk Ry. \ to Prineville, from the Rose City, Father Lot Rust had another par- the guest of Miss Ida Mowry. alytio stroke this week, and seems CH Tom has two swaiim of work- to be just lingering between life and ii g bees that took up their home in death.* the tool boxes of his harvester. A single copy of The Observer It S Watd has secured bonds for costs only 6 oenUt and we want to tell his appearance at court, and will you right now that no 10-ct. magazine n iw he able to secure his crops. Is any more Interesting. Try It. 1 Nobody ever th;nks about thank Mrs Cushman gathered 9-lhe of i n g the editor for favore, but let him cherries from her Royal Anne tree' make a mistake! they, never tire of in this city, 1690 fVet above s»a lev Hiking about, that. el, and no irrigation. D A Maxwell is hauling his win Haying is on in Sherman oounty, ter supply of fuel front1 Klickitat hut the regular grain harvest will woods, over the old wsgoh trails so hot begin earnestly until August on popular 25 yeurs ago. acoount of the cool weather. Mr and Mrs C L Ireland were Mr Berrian made a trip into the Rohr Villa visitors Sunday and Antelope oountry this week on busi Monday Fruit ia still abundant ness in connection with matters of and rip eiiing in greater variety. the Eastern Oregon Land Co. Call nnd see our line of musical Old type makes the very best of instruments, just received. We also Babbitt metal. We have it for sale oarry all kin d s of strings and mu and when you need any call at The sical supplies. L W Ross, Wasoo. Observer office. Prioe is right. O W Axtell was taken down with, Mr Coolidge, of Athens, has been a terrible rick head ache, which a Moro visitor several days this gave him much gain for several week, guest of Miss Edna Htrahl. days, but lie is now able to attend Mr C is the leading Athena Jeweler. to business. He is subj-ct to these spells. Garland Doom« was thrown from Henry DeMoss has returned from a horse at the farm of Jas Stewart an extended northern "buggy ride. last week, an(j was so baftly hurt as to Incapacitate him for work during AS sdvanoe agent for the DeMoss Lyrio Bards, he placet! the company this harvest season. on the. high road-1»* success this oui are quot- Grain bags in Portlan sanftaer — — r able on a wholesale ma arjket at 9cts. Prof B ryan t has returned from The future of the market is uncer tain,hut decidedly firm./Everything the sunnier educational associations attended by him io his valley trips depends on the sis« of tie crop. much pleased with events occurring The eutire plant of the W indRiver and promising future prospects along Lumber Co, at Cascade locks, was those lines. • destroyed by fire the night of July It never pays to rube a scrub of 11th. Loss $250,000. 150 men are . . . in oon- anv 1 kind, animal, • fruit nr vegetable, thrown out of employment . .. a , See the gooseberries, for instance, sequence of the fire. i ' . that copie from the Wra Morrison W J K unman is visiting with his farm Whoppers, as big as Royal sister and family, Mrs L Barnum. Anne oherries. » Jim is now head brakesman on the The Canby Tribune roan left his Great Southern, Jty, between the office door open Wednesday miming Dallee and Dufur, and is in line for ami went to tlm postojBos after his promotion when the road is extended mail, and when be returned a heal District Deputy G E James has thy looking heifer was in the sanc installed officers of the various Odd tum looking over the exchanges. Fellows lodges in Sherman county. Speculations in the Chicago whe^t Moro lodge as follows: Fred J Mein- market in the 30 days craze prior dl, N G; Otto Peels, VG; G E Jaaes to May 25th,form the text for many Secretary; J F Foss, Financial Sec; extravagant stories about fortunes N P Hansen, Treasurer. accumulated running into millions, Viewing the Oregon Trunk Line. M orning Oregonian. Accompanied by a number of men interested in the Oregon Trunk Line Railway, projected up DesChutee river from its mouth on the Colum bia river above Celilo falls, Presi dent W. F. Nelson of the Company, from Seattle, expects to atart.this morning on an automobile trip over the proposed route of the railroad to examine theobstacles to construc tion and make arrangements to re new the work. The start will be made by steamer from Portland to the Dalles, where the automobile will be unloaded and the overland trip commenced, reaching Ruhr Villa camp the 2d day, on Des- Chutes river, 7 miles west of Moro, The Oregon Trunk Liue is pro jected into the interior of Oregon for a distance of 250 miles south from the point above named on the Columbia river. The road has been surveyed to Madras, 110 distant. Numerous difficulties have attend ed preliminary work on the road. Irrigation interests first oame in contact with the project, and the O. R. A N. will not aid the work to any extent, as the Trunk Line is to enter territory now controlled alto gether .by the Harriman interests. It is believed, however, that the promoters of |the line are ready to go ahead, and interesting develop ments in the work are promised. Mr.- Nelson has a good record as a railroad builder. He hag*becn a railroad contractor for a long time, lieing a member of the contracting firm of Nelson «.fc White, Seattle. Later he bought the interests of his partner. He built The State Port age Ry. on the Columbia river, and also the Great Southern Ry, opera ting south, from the Dalles te Du fur, and still holds an interest in that property. ----------------- r H o t weather and harvest are ire at hand and so are we w ith the goods of the season« Here are some specials Ladies plain toe best grade canVaSs shoe with kid lining, former price $2-10 now 1.57 ’ Ladies tip toe best grade canvass shoe with kid lining, former prijge $1.90 now 1 39 Misses fine canvass shoe, former price 1.35 can now be had for 1.05 Childs canvass shoe former price 1.25 now 98c i A -J w ■ r* • i Also a great reduction in Mens canvass shoes iwssimw f I PIONEER BRICK, MORO, OREGON. J R i n g s , C h a i n s , E t c ., Latest Bracelet Designs. Good Goods Sold Reasonable Railroad Standard L, W. W a t c h I n s p e c t o r f o r t h e O. R . N . F a rm e rs , see us for water begs, all grades of sack needles, and pitch forks. J W M eesinger A Son. One of the station towns Of the North Bank Ry has been hamed Dictionary—because a dictionary is the only place where contentm ent is always found. THE D ALLES H O S P IT A L Portland city fathers have at last set the pace to put an end to muni A tnoHprc hn-pitnl for tlm troatmetit of all medical and surgica disenHt»», except such ns are contagious. cipal graft in that city. Plumbers, horse shoers, barbers and like com R a te s , f r o m $ 1 0 .0 0 to $ 2 1 .0 0 p e r w e e k , a c c o r d in g to ro o m missions have overtaxed themselves Ambulsnco will inpet all trains and boats if hospital is notified. in ’doing’ the public. v For F urther In fo r m a tio n A d d r e s s Ev Sink was a pleasant visitor on Drs- Ferguson and R e u te r, the 15th. Grandpa Sink is able to get about on crutches a little bit. M e d ic a l D ir e c to r s. He and Grandma are living in their Wasco home. Kv Inst the best one of his team recently, on the reed beyond Goldendale, where he nnd brother Tom had four rigs hauling lumber for farm improvements. It Expert, Experienced, R egistered P h arm acists was a»«ery singular accident, from a splintered stick flying up from the fled icin es C arefully C om pounded.' road cutting a gash in the throat of H J Keinle and wife were baoked hut ¡8 silent as to losses sustained the mare and she bled to death be fore she could he taken out of the 12867116 off a BOO foot bluff near White Hal" bv an equal number. team. . i - • mon, by a balking horse in their Driven from tiome by hard wdrk, A team passed through town on team a few days since, and it is a by day nnd night and Sunday, with Monday with a suckling colt follow wonder they were not killed. They no response to appeals for rpst; may ing that was shockingly cut by wire escaped, however, with bruises. It A n y a n d a ll K in d s o f P a te n t M e d ic i n e A lw a y s 'In S to c k be said to be true with regard to into which it had been chase«! by a is euoh things as this that give us a the O R N Agent at Moro, who just miserable fool farm dog on the rond. relish for an auto. quit and left the service of the com What a pity that auch dogs cannot BF Shull made a trip to the Dalles pany this week, like an overworked be killed Ht sight, without further last week and had his engine shaft freight conductor up in Washington parley. PiVy, too; that basbed wire lengthened at The Dalles IronWorks Upon whom they kept piling on the fencing cannot be abolished. The J . B .- K ir k , P r o p r ie t o r . so as to make a side drive oonnto* work until he sidetracked the oars, market value of live stock mutilated tion to his thrasher. The Dalles then telegraphed to the manager: and killed ‘yearly by these fences Spbcisl attention given to farm nntehine repairing Iron Works is run by reputable men “ Here’s your d— old train, come would feiioe every field In Oregon. Quick and ndiabie work guaranteed. who guarantee their work, sttd It tfe ‘¿fter it^ and then wènt to bed kt A It is dangerous, oruel, ineffective Prices always reasonable} phone at shop and house a source of satisfaction to The Old hotel and expensive. There is scarcely a Reliable Observer, that its reader» ‘ Fourth of July week Portland farm raised horse in the country A g e n t fo r th o C a s o lin o E n g in e avail themselves of its advertising papers rubbed it into us “qountry” that does not bear scars of thia bar oolumns to fiud where to go for per cousins pretty rough! It was from barous fencing. The barbs do not Write for terms and prices. sonal benefits in cases of thie kind. the country this II and from the check breachy.-cattle any more than Mr and Mrs H 8 McDanel gave a country that 1! all through the pro plain wire. They are a thorn in the i A g guaranteed u arantet engine, uses any kind of vapor fuel whist partyTuesday evening in hon gram, where there was anything fleah of the farmer, literally and or of Mr and Mrs J O Elrod, who green to be spotted. Nevertheless, metaphorically, and they should be are soon to leave Moro for their new at their popular theatre, their proud relegated to the sorap heap with --¡-i-M - i - i - i -i-i- i- i- i- i- t- i- n -n -n -n - home in the Rose City. Six tables Webfeet, ah; beg pardon, Beavers; other antiquated relics of torture. And as to the dog, that has never were occupied by plSyers, and after no. Rose City folk; were enjoying the gamea were over, refreshments, (T) a sprig of* gentility from tbs been taught better than to chase ioe cream, eto, were served. Honors hiuse of Barrymore, in “Capt Jinks teams and everything that passes were divided between C L Ireland, of the Horse Marines,” and at the the road, it deserves death. The J N Fordyoe, Mrs A S Johnson and Marquatn. “When Johnny Comes post office department has ruled Marching Home.” Bah; throw that against the vicious brutes to the ex Miss Eli^a Morrison. Hceut bottle away, hoys; and take tent that any farmer who keeps such ¡I Canvas shoes in all colors that will match the Bethlehem Chapter, order of the up a dung fork. may go to the poetoffioe for hia mail Eastern Star, had some very excel as the rural dellyery driver need ;• suminep gowns, price $2.50 and $3 60. Baltimore, a freak hobo, native of lent work at the laot regular seaeion. take no chances with an ignorant, •; Sorosis H osiery to match tho shoes, the best As the time approaches for the de Han Francisco, who has tramped untrained dog. parture of Worthy Matron Mrs J O since 1883, has filed a complaint ii th at can he obtained. Ihiee 25 cents to $1.50 The Observer has been established Elrod and family to their new home that the rods and drinking oups nearly 21 year«, and II h«« wme «ub«crt- S o ro s is C a t a lo g u e s o n t f r e e o n r e q u e s t . in Portland, the lodge members de- furnished by the railroads need at ber« who have reeelve« Il regularly for more than half a «core of year*. Many oided to surprise her, and at an op tention. That the cups are dirty, of theae object to having the Old Reliable portune moment in the proceedings and that the rods should bo made dlccontlnued at the lime o( expiration ol their «ubecrlptlona, and for their benefit, Worthy Patron Robert Urquhart fiat for hobo reclining, and of softer for other rea»on*, we discontinue «ub«crlp- iron. By actual compilation of rec escorted her to the presenoe of P G tlon« only when notified to do so, except ■; Third and W a sh in gton S ts , P ortland, Oregon by agreement made at the time the ac Worthy Patron JM Parry, who pro ords which he bus kept, Baltimore count la opened, when It la noted upon T |.| I I I -I- I»I I I-I-1-FH*H 1 I l ceeded, in well choeen language, to boa traveled 600,000 in 24 years, at the calendar to he dUoontlnued promptly at the time «pecISed. AU peraon« paying preeent Mrs Elrod with an elegant an actual expense of $7 50. All of In «dvarce at the time of aubacrlblng, will r w v v - w IT W V 1-8* V W W 1 w w silver baking dish. The Worthy Ma his traveling, except 500 miles, has have the benefit of the $2 50 rate for Iwo year«, or the $5 00 rale lor five year«. We been on the trucks of railway trains. tron was clearly taken aback, hut ■end The Observer to any rtaponalble per- ad in T he M oro rallied after the exciting event suffi His demands for softer rods under •on who order« It, though they may not «end the money with the order, with the the oars, and cleaner oups at drink- ciently to respond In sentiments of £ , O bserver will reach more understanding that lh«y «re to nay 12^ grateful feeling for the high oom pi 1 ing fountains was made by a very cent* per month (br It, until «uch time aa may wlah to take advantage rtf the meet. Then followed a general and gentlemanly appearing fellow, that they * pcoptc in Sherman County than above liberal discount«. From thl« date he is when togged up, and created a we are prepared to dlacout t rate* to all happy exchange of oordiality and !» by <iny other medium available. leading Weeklies»nd Magaslnes publUhed the work oloeed In ample form. Mrs profound impression in the execu In tha U n it*1 BUtea, to any prepaid reader Anna Urquhart ia to suooeed Mrs tive office of the Baltimore and ol The Old Reliable Observer. Come with the money—e* that 1« Indtopenalhle. 1 Elrod as Worthy Matron. Ohio Railroad. IIIORO PHARMACY . . . . . . 2. RUBBER GOODS. PERFUMERY, - BRUSHES. COMBS. SPONGES. CIGARS. T he D alles I ron W o rks A LA M O Sorosis shoes ;:Set Footwear Fashions; K N IG H T s h o e co ., > A “ W ANT”