The M o ra O F F IC IA L , O b se r v e r . c i t y O ffic ia l p * t « r . FAPB* OF » H IK M A N OO MORO» ORKGON. D. C. I reland a S on .......... E ditors „ C. L. I reland , M anager . Send for advertising rates. FRIDAY........ . . . . . . . Dec. 27, 1907 Our Last aud Best P roposition. A good many are taking advant* age of The Observer Club rates this winter, as printed on the 4th page. Here is one, finest and best uf all: Oregonian 12 m onths.............. $1.50 Observer 12 m onths.......... . . 1.80 Youths Companion 12 months 1.75 Toledo Blade 12 month»........ 1.00 Thrice-a-Week World 12 mos. 1.00 N. Y. Tribune Farmer 12 mos. 1.00 Total v a lu e................ '.......... $7.25 Subscriber pays us................... 5.00 Subscriber saves for himself.t2.75 J-4F" See additional list on 4th page. The O bserver has been estal dished nearly 21 years, and It has w in e subscri­ bers Who have received it reguluriv lor more than h alf a score o f years. 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Come with the money— as that is indlspcnsibie. Out Utetety Budget '••One trouble about the state and | The Pencil Pneher. The Iieeal OMwveMee. Sen th Bend papers report that — -— ■ ■ - ■ federal elections next year Is that i ♦15,000 io bngns clearing house cer­ T U B R A U A Z IÌIW much of the excitement will come A m A l l A r o a a d « l o b e T r e l l j f . tificates were passed iu Lebam. M e r e P re s b y teria n C h u rsb . at a time when the countiy will be j Lippinootts Bouquet of Aneodote bending ¡Secretary Taft artaud Services in Moro Presbyterian • Mr Cortelyon will never be able interested in foot ball scrimmages both surprises and pleases alike. To tbe wdrld was much less expen| ve church neat Sunday, Morning *nd to oonvice the country that he has illustrate, this one fitting a niche A Missouii spinster who lias a tbau to go to war. uot beeu treated fairly iu the mat­ evening. in the financial picnio: large interest iu a 500,000-acre Surrounded by 16 baltlediipa A series of meetings will be held ter of promotions. ,. “Why is it you call money dough? ranebe in Western Mexico has re­ “ Fighting Bob'* Evans must |iK>k in this church, beginning about the Asked a fair maiden of her beau; first of the year. Oue thing that may be mentioned cently purchased for herself 80,000 quite peaceful to other natiousJ And grinning wide Sunday school at 10 a m. against Tom Watson’s idea of issu­ acres adjacent for a rubber and cof­ The suggestfcn that congress <.100,000,000 in greenbacks is not understand the currenoy ques­ “I guess its because I knead i£so.” to show tbe world that therq is no tion will uot keep it from tryiR^to all of these services. tlMMjneHent high price of pai>er. limit to a woman's career. Subscriptions received at The Ob­ A. J. A dams , Pastor. solve it. server Book Store. Tbe 00th congress is the biggest Tbe report that President Roose­ Mpst of fhe Russian officers aud oue that tho couulry has bail, so M o rs M . ‘ K . CRurah velt has thrown another flat-iron at there should be no kick if it talks soldiers are defending Gen. Sioessel the 3d-term cat lacks official rob Regular services every Sunday, louder and louger than any of its in bis present trial for needlessly firmation. at 11 a m. Rev. Perry Chandler, surrendering a position he was pow­ One thoroughbred Polan China predecessors. There are lots of people in this Pastor. erless to hold. There are occasions Boar, twoyeareold. N. W. T hompson , when discreiion has the edge on country who like a man like Gov. Sunday School at 10 o’clock a m. Senator Fulton will take advant­ 2t* Moro, Or valor, aud the incident at Port A r­ Hughes who can keep quiet when P H Buxton, 8upt. age of the holiday recess of congress he has nothing to say. thur was oue of them. Ladies’ Aid Society, every Thurs­ to come hdtoeto Astoria to register The historian has an opening wn- day, at 2 o’clock p m . Mrs C G for the elections of 1908. Beautiful tence. On Decemlier 16th, 19)7, Huis, President. It is predicted that the comple­ law! Another superfluity. For particulars address tion of the Panama caual will create the great fleet announced its readi­ Mrs. W. H. A ndrews , a great tide of Euiopeau emigrants ness by firing a national salute uud R eal W o n d e rla n d . No doubt Senator Jefferson Da­ 280] Wasco, Or to the coast regions of the Pacific iu the Oriental cooks. South Dakota,with Its rich silver mines vis, of Arkansas, no kin to the Con­ North America, Central America In Washington offioial langwage, bonsnxs farms, wide ranges, and strange federacy Jeff., lielieves with all his and South America. The isthmian the voyage to the Pacific is “a do- natural formations, is a veritable wonder heart that he has succeeded in giv­ waterway will cause many changes land. At Mound city,in the home of Mrs tail of naval practice.” It is in or E D Clapp, a wonderful oase of healing I have several thorough bred ing Ar kan saw a conspicuous plat that Uncle Saui cannot foresee, but der to congratulate the government has lately occurred. H e r son seemed near 8 C White Leghorn cockerels for on the map. he is willing to pay the freight. authorities ou their attention to the death, with fang and throat trouble sale at 11 each. The equal of any minutiae. "Exhausting coughing spells occurred in the state. Address A New York news paper protests every five minutes, writes Mrs Clapp H. D.M ay , If the United States continues to against the introduction of the kitch HINTS TO GIRLS. when I began giving D r Kings New Dis­ 280] Wasco, Or allow other couutries to surpass it covery, tbe great medicine that saved his enette, which means a culinary Num erou» M istakes They in fostering a met chant marine, it life and completely onred h im .” Goaran room no larger than a closet. Tbe Some of tho M ake A bout Man. tablet may uot have arrived in - I f you w ant to attract a man don’t is more than probable that the flag teed for coughs and colds,tbpat and lung food, but is near iu living quarters. dress loudly op the street. The favor-« of America will lie seldom seen even complaints, at the Moro Pharmacy, 60c Four thorough bred Berkshire lte colors of men are black or blue In in the Panama canal when it is and $1. T rial bottle free. Boars for sale,ready for service, one w inter tyid w hite or lavender In sum­ is registered and the others are en- None of the financiers in congress mer. They like gray and faw n and completed. Leave orders now for the New, titled to register. Apply to has a more comprehensive moneta­ all delicate, soft shades, but nothing L. L. P eetz , U M M O N 8 .—In the Circuit Court ol the State Year Oregonian, only 5c and post ry measure tbau that of tbe old “shrieking.” of Oregon for Sherman County. Moro, Or Beauty counts for nothing by the age, I d any part of the world. Best 280] Kansas greenbacker who introduced side of individuality. Pearl E tta Tonkin, Plaintiff, 1 edition ever printed. vs. f Don’t quote others. I f you have only W G Tonkin, a bill iu the legislature providing Defendant. J for a currency that should be more four words to say apeak them In an To W G Toukiu, tbe above named defend­ E u reka Lodge N e . 121 original manner. ant. A . F, A A. M., Moro, Or. In consequence of ill health I ‘numerous and limberer.’ Above all things be independent In tbe name of tbe State of Oregon: Meets the first and th ird am obliged to offer for sale or trade Von are hereby required to appear in the ris e s a high value on yourself and above entitled oonri, and answer tbe com­ buraday evenings of each my lumber and wood business in plaint Sled aeoinat yon in tbe above enti­ m onth Visiting members Kent. The American Armada celebiated Will trade for stock or a tled euit, on or befoie tbe last day of tbe eordlally Invited to meet its Christmas at sea, with old N ep­ time proaorlbed in the order of pnblioation, farm. For particulars address B y order o f tbe W . M . w ith us. tow it: Du or before tue SOtb dav of Jano- J. H. B ottemiller , J. M. Parry, Hecretary. tune made up as Santa Claus. As it I ary, lltOH, and If w o fail to ho appear and Kent, Or answer, plaintiff will npply to tbe flour» for 267] moves along it receives aud sends for Sale. Carpet Loom for Sale. A CockerelsforSale. Berkshires for Sale. tbe relief demanded in tbe ooniplaint filed herein against yon, to-wit: For a decree dis* aoiviuu tbe bonds Of matrimony now exist­ ing between tbe plaintiff aud yourself on tb e pronnda of w illful d«*«rtion; aud for snob other and further relief as to the Court may seem equitable and juat. This aauiuious is served upon you by pub­ lication thereof for a period of six weeks in the Sherman Gonnty Observer, a weekly newapaper of general oironlation published in Sherman oounty, Oregon, in parnuanee to an order of tbe Hon. E. V . Littlefield, Judge of tbe above entitled Court, duly made on tbe 17tb day of Deoember, 1907, and 'he date of tbe first publication thereof ie tbe 20th day of Deoember, 1907. J at H . U pton , Attornev 7td20j31-280] for P laintiff present. S what long heads they possessed. The Swiss minister to Japan in­ forms his government that the Japs Friends of the Taft boom l>elieve have fully mastered the Swiss way that it is strong enough to overcome of manufacturing condensed milk. the endorsement of Wall street. How they acquired the knowledge is not known, but it has long been A Chicago poet was fined $3 re apparent that the Japanese are an cently by the court. But not lor observant race. being a poet; there is no law against that. The bill to establish a forest re­ serve in the White Mountains and The prohibitionists should note Southern Appalachians will be that it is a dry wave, not a prohi­ pushed again in the present cong­ bition wave; that is sweeping over ress As soon as tbe Eastern states the country. fairly catch ou to tbe march of em­ pire they may also look into the An expert makes the declaration merits of irrigation aud draining that oysters are uotfharmful. Sure of nwamp lauds. not, they wou’t even fight back when attacked. The Kaiser’s countrymen are sit­ ting up and taking renewedootice of South America as a big field for profitable exploitation. If tbe U.S. shall be lorced eventually to mani­ fest more than an intermittent inter­ est in its sub-equatorial neighbors, A scientist is going to have the the feeling may lie labelled “made world ‘dry as the moon* in 50,000,- in Germany.” 000 years. Thanks, for not being in a hurry about i t McClure’s Magazine was adv a im ­ Send The Observer to your absent friends. It is belter tbau a letter, and gives all the home news. Four months for 50c. ed in price Oct. 1 1907 to tl.5 0 per year, but until Feb. 1, 1908, The Observer Book Store, by special ar­ rangement with tbe publishers, will accept your subscriptions for one or two years at tbe old very low rate of >1 per year (add 50c for postage Here's another score against the if to Canadian points, $1 if to points Dr. Osler theory. Hon. Henry Gassaway Davis, at the age of 84, is abroad). running down a matrimonial ru­ Rev. Dr. A'<\ ;. » to college with an object —while nmjiy sons of wealth go hectu.se it. is ‘the thing’ to do. It is true, however, that icasonable moderation in living is an aid to the lorination of good habits in dil­ igence, while Extravagance affords a constant temptation to let study wait on pbtuoire. l'M M O N S — In the Circuit Court ot the State o f OreKoa for Shc-man countv. M J MoNott, Plaintiff. . vs. Hettie 0 McNutt, Defendant. J > ) To H ettie G McNutt, the above named de­ fendant— I In the name of the State of Oregon: You are hereby required to appear end answer the ooraplaint tiled against you in the a trove entitled suit, on or before tbe last dav of tbe time prescribed in tbs order of puhlioatlon,to wit: on or before the 80th day of January, 1908. and if yon fa il tosoitp- pear and aiiHvrer, plaintiff w ill apply to the court for the relief demanded in tbe com­ TBTIMO TOO BARD TO 1'I.XAHE. plaint filed herein againal yon. to-wit, for a don't let any one think you are anx­ decree dissolving the bonds of m atrwony | now existing between tbe plaintiff andyour- ious to change your name or to be •elf on tbe groundsof w illfu l desertion; and supported for life. for snob other and further relief as to tbe Don’t be In a hurry to ask a man to oourt may seem equitable and just. This summons is served upon you by pub­ call. Give him a chance to wonder lication thereof for a period of six snsoesa- why you don’t. ive weeks in Tbe Hberman County Observer, I f you w ant a man to be personal a weekly newHpaper of general oironlation, avoid that topic of conwreatlou aa you published iu Sherman oounty, Oregon, in would poison Ivy. The harder you run pursuance to an order of the Hou E V L it­ from ft the more persistent a fnau w ill tlefield, Judge of the above entitled court, dulv made on the 17th day of December, be In annoying you w ith It. And you 1907, and tbe date of the first publication must look properly grieved and shock­ ther.df is the 20th day of December, 1907. J ai H U ptom , Attorney ed, of course. 7td2 j31-2H01 for Plaintiff Don’t try too hard to please a man. Look as if you didn’t care either O T IC E FO R P U B L IC A T IO N . one way or the other. H e w ill be Department of the Interior, I piqued at your Indifference, and the Land Offloe at The Dal lea, O r., I first thing you know lie w ill be trying Deoember 7th, 1907. hard to attract your attention. Notioe is hereby given that Frank G. Above all, never let a man think you M iller, of Moro, Oregon, has filed notioe I of his intention to make final commutation are taking him seriously. T hat Is the pro-if iu support of his claim, vis: Home­ unpardouuble sin lieyond m a il. stead Entry No. 14,906 made January 2 , 1906, H e l e n a H arris . for tbe NW>< H E X I HIlt* 8, of sec­ N Had His Rovang«. The rivalry was great nt the annual | cricket mutch police versus publicans, and, many friendly bets depended on the result. When the last batsman, Police Constable Itoblnson, walked to the wicket the police required only two' runa to win, and naturally great ex­ citement prevailed. H e batted with due care until a loose ball came, and, hitting thia past mld-on, he started for an easy run. H e got home comforta­ bly before the wicket was thrown down, but to his disgust he was given o ut “ W hy,” exclaimed the Indignant con­ stable, “I was a yard past the wicket!” “ Mebbee," said the umpire In a su- perc'llons tone, “b u t yer see. It ain’t whai you say; It’s w hat I say, an’ I say you’m out!” “But”— began the Irate Robinson. “D ’yer remember,” Interrupted the umpire, meditatively scratching his nose, "sayin’ to me 'bout six months ■go, ‘Don't argue w ith the law?’ W ell, you was the law that time an’ I was run In. Now,” he added, triumphant, “I ’m the law an’ you’re run out!”— London Tlt-Btta. Pay of A rm y Officer«. A glance over the army list shows that over two-thlnla of the officers are receiving lean pay per day than gixxl mechanics recelvs In civil life. The officer has no home, but must l»e pre­ pared to live In (he Arctics or the trop­ ic« and change from one to the other at abort notice. He must have equip­ ment for twth, and while In one place the equipment for the other la stored and deteriorating. He is sent on long Journeys to dlntunt stations and must suffer banishment from his fam ily or take them along. Either I* a great expcnSe-on oue hand for travel and on the other for maintenance of two establishments. Ilia chaugee of sta­ tion are so frequent thaf he must put his children In costly private schools or see them grow up In Ignorance. Be­ cause he Is an officer of the United State« aen-lce to use the respectability of hla poaltlon to add to Ills Income commercially Is regarded as repre benalble. and If he makes an Invest­ ment he must Intrust his Interests to an a g e n t—Army and Navy Life. tion 26, and lot 4 of motion 26, township 1 south, range 18 eaat, W. M., and that Said pro, t will be made before the Hegister and Receiver, at The Dallea, Oregon, ou January 26th, 190H. He names tbe following witnesses to prove his continuous residence npon aud onltivntion of tbe land, vis: O J GofBn, of MoroOregou, W illiam Tavlor and P M ling glea. each of Monkhmd Oregon, and Jnn>es Htewart of MoroOregou. 6tdl3jl7-2S0| G. W. Moo as, Register B e th le h e m C h a p te r. No 7« O .R S . Regular communication ,ach 2d and 4th Ih u rs - day evenings m o n th ly. By order W .M . Mra F.J.M endl.B ecy. Childrens depart­ ment in Portland. K N IG H T SHOE COMPANY I ; All around the Northwest corner Third and Washington Streets Portland, Oregon , | . 1 . | . | . | . 1 . | . | . | . | . M . | . M » 1 1 I I 1'1 '1‘ M ' l I I I I I M il I l |l l H rw MbM ■MU., wh.» poaibon tb. bod, Tbur •■«WUW o«fcw PAIS NOIX» k . .. (U4- u*‘ mm umm . wm I m * m omm •rSluary kluSa, wklah asaal 8 0 U . coal s a rta . B , , Tb. ■<»» v«m í»rU bl. (iu.pM d.r M .4. for m T..«U i m o «*i(b to t « V . L»a< IN.. XiUaüuM» [stray Notice-Sale. riÄriröSRiaütÄ"".« « Ä 'a r iliÄ - s a . To Buy, Sell or ficiaoge 11 L IP P IN C a T T ' fa in tin g , ^ a p e r anging Satisfaction Guaranteed Both in Workmanship and Price Office at Furniture Store. F. R. A X T E L L , M O R O , O R I } i f m ,» n n iT,- n i n ii» » n H N rrt , i i i i m n i f i i i f u i m m YYi n i i rTT M oros B a r b e r S hop P o r c e la in B a th T u b a . r berything first Class and Up to date. k Agent for the Best Steam Laundry • , £ Shop in Brick Building next Observer Office EDGAR L E W IS , P r o p rie to r. MORO • - OREGON. T he D alles I ron W orks MONTHLY MAGAZINE A F amily L idaary J. Ths Beet h Current Literature B. K irk , P r o p rie to r. Special attention given to farm machine repairing Quick and reliable work guaranteed. Prices always reasonable; phone at shop and house 12 C omflctc N ovklc Y earlv M A N Y C1SORT S T O R IE S A N D P /'P Z R C G ’ l T IM E L Y T O P IC S C T .f 0 Pen year ; 2 5 c ts . a copy MO C O N T IN U E D S T O R IE S CVCRY H U M B i n C O M P L E T E IN IT S E L F ■j!.. ., ■! i . . __ l l n 1 as palr Largest exclusive I d U rbi. U m . , m X>»r. H a n Hick’s 1908 Almanac. Take pleasure in announcing that they have purchased the Grants* Ferry, and will operate the ferry between Cliffs, Washington, and Rufus, Oregon. They solicit the patronage of the public and will do all they possibly can in giving quick and prompt servioe. C liffs F erry C ompany , 275] J. M. Charters » 'I'W ’ and only Witches Repairing, etc Company I * SOLED Sh ocs o n |y 50 « b .» « M a s a (N a a a r v ic a o f Come to my place 7 miles south east of Monkland, Sherman coun­ ty, Oregon, one bay horse colt, a liout M arw Lwdga, N « . 113, 9 months old, star in forehead, no 1 ,0 . O. F. Moro, Oregon. brand visible. - Meets every Saturday The owner or owners of'the above evening at 7:80 o’clock. animal is requested to call for it ■Visiting members ere 1 oordlally Invited. M em - prove property, pay charges, and b en are expected to be take it away,, or otherwise it Fred J M elndl, N . G . will be sold, as provided by law, at G K Jamee, Secretarv. the farm named in this advertise­ ment Jo tbe highest bidder for cash, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon of Sat­ urday, January 11th, 1908. T. R eese , ** Send your watches, jewelry, etc., Monkland, Or needing repairs, to me, and I will 3t*] guarantee perfect satisfaction. Wm Rudolf is my agent in Moro, at whose place of business any article may be left to be forwarded, and 'T he Rev Irl R Hicks’ Almanac who will return the same to you in for 1908 is now ready for delivery» good shape. 0 . M. H eacoc K, and excels all former editions in 241] LaGrande,Or beauty and value. It contains the Hicks weatlwr forecasts complete for the whole year.,finely illustrated. The price by mail is 35o-, at news stands and book stores 80c. Word Any person or persons having and Works, the Rev Irl R Hicks’ horses, cattle, houses, lots or house­ fine monthly magazine,contains all hold goods for sale, exchange, or his weather forecasts from montH parties desiring to buy such prop­ to month, together with a vast erty» will find T iik O bserver a amount of tlie best family reading. good medium for advertising end The prioe is a year, and one al­ securing a eustomer. Try manac with each subscription. T he O bserver , Moro. Or Agents wanted. The Observer Book Store, , 276] ------ Moro, Or The Cliffs Ferry 1 I I I I'* * » I 1 1 1 1 1 1 » H SOFT lumber Yard for Sale. seated in the Tokio world’s fair a It is most astonishing to what ex ­ few years hence, but not by Ameri­ tent Tacoma has permitted holy can stewards in tbe restaurants. But roller ism to spread over there. then, the show will have an Honor­ able Court of Cherry Blossoms, in­ Brewers who retired from busi­ stead of a pike, warpath or mid­ ness a few years ago can se4 now way. them ’l‘ l ’l-h IN FA N TS SOROSIS s It in with King» us with other men. After they are dead we learn how good they are. the daily news by wireless. Father Neptune is getting his share of the Friends of tho third term rumor new things under the sun. should not forget to pas» around and view the remain». The United States will be repre by congress in its endeavor to check executive interference with tbe acts of the legislative branch of the gov­ ernment It there is nothing but compliments for the Navy, if there is nothing but words of praise for its personnel, no practical ¡x-rson need lie told where all this will ul­ timately land os in case of war. If it has taken 15 years, as alleged, to «et one of the boards to modify a glaring architectural defect long recognized and obviated in every other navy oa earth, it will not do to meet" charges such as this with «imply denouncing tbe mau who ‘h H ■♦«1 Agent fo r i th e ALAM O C a r o lin e E n g in e Write for terms and prices. A guaranteed engine, uses any kind of vapor fuel Great American F o rtu n es T he rich are very rich today. American fortunes are both large and picturesque. T he papers are filled w ith allusions to our multi-millionaires. H ow did they become so rich ? Burton J. Hendrick, in a series of papers under thé general subject, “ Great American Fortunes and Their M aking,” w ill take up, group by group, rich men who have worked together and who, by promoting various industries in various w ays, have am assed imm ense fortunes. T his series is not an exposé, but like all such articles of tim eliness in McClure’s, it is true and based upon the usual fa its of record. It w ill be one of the powerful, dominating series of papers w hich w ill make McClure’s unusually valuable the next tw elve months. M cClure’s Magazine $1.50 a Y e a r T w o Y e a rs for $2.00 . . 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. T f i ' one from Ths Dallea or any Sherman oopnty points at our expense Hervioe famished to or from Moro to any points. OUR M O T T O EVERYTHING NEW AND UP-TO-DATE, SPECIAL RATES TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS > A “ W ANT” > * * The Observer, Moro, Oregon by any mi a d in T • he M oro s will re a c h m o re in S h e r m a n C o u n ty th a n O bserver p e o p le H e c ta re 's was* raised October ist tram Si.ao to $1.50 a year, aa opportunity le here givea to friends of McClure'« to eocure It Cor a while loafer at the old price of $1.00 a year. Aay one who seodo $s.oo before February let, ipot, wiU reçoive McClure's Mocaaioo for two years. 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