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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1908)
! x Z MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES. C H Tom is building a fine large barn on his home farm in the North Snnday, M>y Ü , Moro M. E. Church, That the food flab of opr etate Eud. What A boat Salmon Protection* G. K. L e w e lle n . Sim on El c o c k . N . P . H ansen MORO COM ERCIAL CO. HAVE JUST RECEIVED A fine assortment of patterns and shades in Organdies, need better protection than ie now afforded ie agreed. Yon have al ready or doubtless will receive con siderable literature on the subject, bat no matter how attractive the argument, stop and consider how much it may be colored by self-in terest. The US Bureau of fisheries ia the greatest expert authority on tbe subject, and have no ax to grind. Read what they say : Department of Commerce and La bor, Offioe of the Secretary, __ W ashington, D. C. Hon C W Fulton, U. S. Senate, W ashington, D. C.: Sir: The department realizes the importance of the various questions affecting the salm on fishery in the Columbia river, brought up in your letter, and haa taken the opportu nity to make a thorough investiga tion of the matter. There can he no question that the status of "the fishery ia unsatisfactory, and that under existing conditions the trend may be expected to be steadily downward, with the reeult that in a com paratively few years tbe run of salm on in that river w ill be re duced to such a degree that thous ands of fishermen m ay be thrown out of em ploym ent and much cap ital rendered idle. The federal gov ernment is without an y jurisdiction whatever in the premises, and the duty of conserving the salmon sup ply in the Columbia devolves on the states of Oregon, W ashington and Idaho. But this department has been charged by congress with im portant fish-cultural operations in the Columbia basin, and has felt im pelled from tim e to tim e to direct attention to the necessity for giving adequate protection to the various With eight moons what a great species of salmon frequenting that stream. The department is convinc place Jupiter must he for barking ed that the run of salm on in the dogs. Columbia can be am ply maintained 8am Brisbin is doing some good for an indefinite peiiod if artificial propagation is oupplemented by ra work on the road south of Moro, and tional protection; but artificial pro about E rskineville.\ pagation alone cannot cope with the The big fleet is all right. It got situation, and, as a matter of fact, the recent experience of the depart to and from San Franoisoo without ment has shown that its beneficent pushing over either of tbe Golden labors are rendered alm ost futile by the failure of the states to appreci Gateposts. ' " , ate this fact. High taxes in Japan should go a The department sees np reason great way toward m aking tbe people for advocating the elim ination of of that country feel that they are fish wheels from the river, as there is qo evidence to show that this Christiane. ------- ..... >. --- Laaa form of apparatus is particularly N W Thompson returns from the destructive to salmon. A condition Rose city feeling pretty well, and if that is specially favorable for the he cute out hard work will gain his passage of salmon: nam ely, very high water; renders the wheels u n wonted health. serviceable and, on the other hand, The Ladies’ Aid Society of Moro periods of very low watoT.when fish M.E.Church will give a 5-o’clock are much restricted in their move dinner, election day, also serve oys ments, are also unfavorable for the wheels. During the past two or ter soup in the evening. three seasons the catch of salmon Mrs Ada Wallaoe Unruh w ill be by wheels has been comparatively in Moro on the 26th, and discuss sm all; but even if it were very large it would be a fact of no special sig tbe temperance question that even nificance in the present connection. ing at tbe M E Church. Everybody The Columbia river is, however, come. I made to yield a quantity of salmon J O Elrod has sold section 29, far greater than regard for the fu ture supply permits, and the drain township two south, range 17 east, is yearly becoming more serious. tbe Dutton land, einoe his advertise No one fam iliar with tbe situation ment was inserted in The Observer, can fail to appreciate the menace to the perpetuity of the industry that May 8tb. is furnished by the concentration of James Walker died at 10.20 on a tremendous am ount of fixed and the 20th, at his home on Rattlesnake floating apparatus of capture in and grade, after a long illness. The fu near the mouth of the river. Thie neral will be held in Wasco tomor apparatus oom prises about 400 pound nets (or traps), over 80 long row. sweep seine, and more than 2,200 It seems rather pathetic that Har gill nets, the last having an aggre ry Orchard can’t have hie own way gate approxim ate length of over 670 milee; and these appliances about hanging. The Observer thinks capture more than 95 per cent of be deserves about 16 hangings, and the fish taken in the Oregon and at least he should have one of the W ashington waters of the river, the figures for 1904 being nearly 34,- bunch. 000,000 pounds, or 98.7 per cent of C M Cady, Moro agent of the O R the total yield. Under such condi N Co, has been instructed to sell tions, it is self-evident tbat but special tickets on the occasion of the comparatively few fish are permitted Portland Rose Festival, from Moro to reach the upper waters where the to Portland and return at $5.75. spawning grounds are located. The details of the measures neces This floral fiesta and civic jubilee sary to place the salm on industry will be the most brilliant ever held of the Columbia river on a perma in the Pacifio Northwest, and the nent basis cannot be elaborated by Rose City will be a scene of splendor the department at this time, but in and the center of world-wide inter general it m ay be said that there should be (1 ) a restriction on the est one week. June 1-6. 1908. am ount of apparatus employed in Friends of Mr and Mrs J N For-», a given section; (2 ) an adequate dyce were pained to hear of the weekly close season, covering possi bly two days at first, but reduced death of their darling little daughter later if the circumstances warrant Ruth, which occurred Monday last it; (3 ) an annual close season, pref in Portland. Tbe qweet little girl is erably at the beginning of the sal gene*>illy moo med in this city where mon run; (4 ) joint arrangements tin I- re ivid family formerly resid between the states, so that protect ive measures may be harmonious. ed, and a hoot of friends extend sin . Respectfully yours, cere sym pathy to them in their aor- Oscar 8. Straus, Secretary Lawns, and Embroidered Swiss. In white goods we have for your chosing Mercerized Lawn, India Linon, Persian Lawn, Indian Head, Butchers Linen, etc., as well as Ginghams, Prints, Percales. Ladies Shirt W aists and Neat Muslin Underwear. W e have an elegant line of Mens Furnishings, Shirts, Underwear, Socks, etc., at very reasonable prices. You are invited to become one of our patrons. Everything in the Store Absolutely New The O b se r v e r MOBO, SHKBMAN CO.,OBEOON: The price of The Observer in $1.50 per y.ar. 75 c o tn for elx lumith«, M) cent« For four noonlbe—■■bat if peid in ndvmio. we • joept $Z-60 In fo il for 2 year«. Khorier '»me then one year 1 - Vu oeut« per month. A Blue M u r k here will answer an Inquiry, when entered upon m ir calendar,, g iving the date o f the paper aa the dap: St which your current aubucriptlon expire«. F R ID A Y .......... . . \ . . M ay 22, 1908 Subscribe for The Observer T ' Subscribe for The Observer. The south wall brick work at the Opera House ruin was completed last night. 4 Jut-t as soon as everybody begins riding in automobiles you’ll hear no mere kicking about them. After 1 pra. Wednesday, it is very difficult for us to handle oopy that calls for changes in the form. Seventy-five dozen of the very latest shades of mens ties, at the Moro Commercial Co. Make your selections. Two thousand people are assemb Type-writer paper at The Observ led in Wasco today at the annual er office. v . * field meet. Moro was a little shy Hot Coffee and Sandwiches, at on medals, but carried off the cup. A B Wolfard’s, Biggs. Panam a and mens straw hate at For tewing machine needles, oils the Moro Commercial Co.’s store and supplies go to L. W.* Kos«, arrived just in the niche of tirfie. Wasco. Call and sample the lot. Fresh supply of genuine carholen- iuCD ju a t opened at th eO b server Book E C Davis, proprietor of the Grass Store. Valley Barn, promptly attends all Pencil holders, that hold the pen- calls, day or night. Animals given oil in any pocket, at The Observer the very est of care. Chargee are right. Book Store Stationery, paper, pens, ink, Tickets will he on sale May 28th pencils and all sorts of ictas, at the and 29tb, account of opening Twin Observer Hook Store. Falls Salmon River Land and W a Sam ple copies of this paper may ter Company’s irrigation project, at be bad at The Observer business $27.35 the round trip. Return lim it office— He. per copy. 10 days. For particulars see C M Don’t use pins to pin your pajters Cady, Moro agent O R N Co. together. Try the best clips, at I he Low rates East are now on by the Observer B ool Store. OR A NCofor this season as follows For good harness go to the Moro found trip direct to Chicago $72.50 Hardware and Im plem ent Co., the St Louis $67.60; St Paul $63.15; Strong brick, Moro. Omaha $ 6 0 .0 0 'Kansas City $60.00. Pencila, 10 cents per dozen, rub Tickets on sale May 4, 18, June 5, ber insert, Observer Book Store. 6, 19, 20, July 6, 7, 22, 23, August Grants station. In this county, in -6, 7, 21, 22. Good for return in 90 future will be a flag stop for train days, with stop over privileges at No 3. The authority is given 4n pleasure within limits. Supt. Campbells bulletin No. 205, T he old remedies are beet. H ick March 25th. ory Bark Cough Remedy has been T hb oi . d Pennsylvania Dutch Dun in use for over 100 years by the old kards recommend Hickory Bark Dutch Dunkards of Pennsylvania, Cough Remedy. Guarai teed to cure and it still in use by all old families your cough, and guaranteed to be of western Pennsylvania. Is abso pure. Made from the hark of the lutely pure, made from tbe bark of ■bell-bark or white hickory tree. For the white or sbell-bark hickory tree. sale by Moro Pharmacy,and all deal Shipped from the east and m anufac ers everywhere. tured in Salem, Oregon. For sale by Old type makes the varv best of Moro Pharmacy and all dealers. Babbitt metal. We have it for sale Agent Cady is selling round trip and when you need any call at I he tickets to Portland, May 21, 22, 25 Observer office Price is right. and 26, at $5 75, on account of tbe _— -♦ »• ' — fleet celebration at Seattle. Tbe A C a lifo rn ia n s Luok. “ T he luckiest day of m y life was w hen N P Ry Co m -et the rat« by m lling • I bought a box' o f B u ck ien ’s Arnica round trip tick «t* to ¿'»nU ta f r $7.50 Salve,” w rites Charles F . B u d a b n .o f May 23, 24 and 25; and for Tacoma Tracy, California. "Tw o 25c boxes cur May 26. 27, 29, 30, at $6.80. ed m e of an ami Inr ctsa of Itolilng Tbe lim it is 14 days. row— * . * piles, w hich bad tr> «' led me for years and that yielded to no oi her treatment. C an you afford to trifle with so Ksraped are the thorn* and harms; Bold under guarai-t‘ e, Moro Pharm acy serinU'* a matter as to neglect a bad The only path she lias trod cult! »”■ cou Kb, alien for a liifling la that which leads from her moth er’s arms amount you can secure a bottle of Into tbe arms of God. Hickory Bark Cough Remedy, that The experiment of n traotion en ia guaranteed to cure or money re funded? Priee 25fl, 50« and $1.00 gine trnin over the road from Shan per hottie. For sale at Moro Pharm iko to Madras, has taken new life. The Holt Manufacturing Co have acy, and dealers everywhere. sent a man out there to take oharge Type writer oil, the beat 3-in-l. of the road construct ion and super Luhrkat s, deans and polishes, / ' intend the operation of the train prevents rust. Try It The Observer until sunhese is no longer an unsolv ook Stare. ed problem. For this work ibe Holt L. W. Ross has a nice line of com pany employ men and teams at jewelry, including watches and their own expense, reorganize the bracelets, which he guarantees to traotion company with ample m ean! giv e eatiyfai tion. to oonstruot whatever roads they see fit, and orowd all neoeesary road V a lu e d S e m e as G e ld . B. G. Stewart, a merchant of Cedar work to completion, in order to get View, Mlaa., says “I tell my onatomera the transportation business of that o n ly h a ltin g p ow ifor when they buy a box of Dr.Kings New division of the Inland Empire into Life Pills they get the worth of that nntlo w ith R o y a l G rapo mueh gold In weight, If afflicted with operation/'Tbe road will be built to O ro a m o f T a r ta r constipation, malaria, or blllousneaa.’t stand the strain of 100 tons and the will be met by tbe H olt »ikSB,lsLÜBSPk®«Phal# Bold under guarantee at tbe Moro expenses Manufacturing Company. Pharmacy. 86o ^AKlH^ POWDER Absolutely Puro bo B ill No. 34 8 embodies government recommendations, and should pass. It is a square deal for all. V o te N o . 3 I 8 I X I Y bb WD Scott, the M onkland mechan- in, bae sold out there, ar.d moved to Mitohell. Program: J B Morrison and JW Brown of S on g............................... America Grass Valley, were in Moro on busi Invocation - ...........................' • S o n g .......................................... ness Tuesday. Scripture L e sso n .................... J N Spencer has traded hie Klon Order of the D a y ................Adjutant dike store and bueinese for suburban Song .......................................... Linooln’s Address at Gettysburg property in Portland. ...................... M Parry Now the walls are going up at the Song ................................. \ . . . rebuilding of tbe Opera House ruin Memorial S erm o n .................. ............. Rev Perry Chandler and that oorner will soon again hun Song .......................................... with new business. B e n e d ictio n ............................ Mrs I I) Pike has the thunks o’ Children of the Publio Schools l he Observer family for a very ex are especially invited to attend the cellent lot of garden sags, radishes, services. lettuce, etc. W o r th $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 o f L an d S o ld S in c e J a n u a r y and E xchanged la t 1 9 0 3 R W Pinkerton. . ^.............................................. 880 acres Wrn F roeb e........................................... 1280 acres > Belle Mol'herson.................................'................ 480 acres Chas B elsh er......................................................... 640 acre« K in n e y .................................... 640 acres Vernon & Stivers................................................ 880 acres Thoa C allaghan.................................................... 800 acres C W Westi-r........................................................... 880 acres Total sales Sherman county only . . . . 6480 acres D o not th in k bfCJto*»' I am in P ortlan d th at I have q u it Eastern O re gon. I f you w ill list your place at the rig h t price, I can handle it. Re- N m em ber, I sell nine tenthso( all land sold in G illia m and Hherm an county ' J. O. Elrod, Portland, Oregon, v 519 - 520 Corbett Building, 5th 1 d and Morrison Streets liu 1 V 1 U 1 1 I3 U U O IIV V IO I , tl r FOURTH OF JULY. and Mrs John Johnson are at the springs, preparing for their an Pioneer PieNlc and Celebration, at nual outing. They have some good DeMoss Springs Park. pro|»erty in that locality. II A Stuart and E W Ixwia were Preparations are now being made Villa DeeCbutea visitors S unday,re for a united effort of all Sherman turning with 7 speckled beauties of county for a grand, old fashioned the variety that attract. pic nic and celebration, July 4th, A splendid write up of the Grass at DeMoss Springs Park. It is ex Valley fire missed publication in the pected tbat round trip tickets will Observer last week coining too late. be sold at reduced rates from every station on the line of the C 8 Ry, Time Is Abe essence of all things. and the original famous Greeley B W Anson, of Klondike, whh an Hank Monk thorough-brace Con agreeable visitor at this shaok on cord Coach, now owned by DeMoss Monday. During bis recent illness Bros, and in first class condition, he Inst oyer 40 tb< nverdupois, but will make frequent trips between is now gitin in g nearly one lb per Moro and the Park. A very enjoy day, i able ride. «X. Mrs Pbil Ruggles of the John Day The program will be varied and fruit and vegetable farm, was a vis interesting. Music will be furnish itor Tuesday, and left us a few sam ed by the DeMoss Lyric Bards con ple heads of her early volunteer cert orchestra. Also, it is expected champion lettuce, which was very to have a Cornet Bahd made up nice. from the leading cities of Sherman G eorge E Lewelleu. of the Moro county. Also, a Fife and Drum Oommsicial Co, ei joyed a brief visit corps, and a chorus of 50 voices with his nio'her who stopped off a singing our National anthems, Ora day iu th is city last week ^n route tion and addresses by leading ora to Prineville to visit her daughter tors of the county. Base Ball and the usual sports will also have their there. place in the exercises of the day. A new business, long needed io The official program will be pub Mom, has been established by J as lished soon. All of the attractions Kelly, who is experienced in the will be free, but contributions are work of cleaning, repairing, mid solicited to pay prizes, etc. _ pressing clothing. Road his ad in Remember, DeMoss Springs has ■nother column. 2% acres of beautiful, shady grove, Sunday lust was the first time in which is carpeted with nearly two many months that Mr and Mrs C K acres of grassy lawn, and decked Cochran, and their little boys, have with springs of the purest cold wa bsen able to be out together. T he ter, where you can picnic without incident was celebrated at a dinner being disturbed by the proverbial given by Mr and Mrs J W Cochran, prevalent Sherman countys worst with other guests. wind storm. Everyone is invited to attend and The base hall contest in Moro on participate, especially the Pioneer tbe 24th between the Goldendaie settlers, prior to 1890,'to each one and Sherman county teams, will be called at 2 00 p ro, and Some good of whom we shall be pleased to pre playing may be expected. The last sent a souvenir of the occasion. The Committee. contest, at .Wasco on the 17th, was 7 to 4 in favor of tbe Sherman coun ty team. Send The Observer to your absent friends. It is better than a letter, Judge Littlefield and family lunch and gives all the home news. Four ed and picnicked on the grand bank months for 50c. of DeeCbutes ceaseless torrent in TheDallesCbroniole: Miss Lillian Abe.green shades which stimulate a busy mind by its surroundings, and Stanley of Moro, who has been vis tbe songs and chattering of many iting Mrs Edna Coolidge at Athena musical birds. It was Bunda) and and Miss Jennie Ginn in thia city, we shall not presume to say that L it for home this morning. the Judge whipped the stream, but venture to assert that his head rest was a Blackstone. , Condon Times: Hon B F Pike, one of the best representatives the 28 h district ever had, was over from Moro this week and made a tour o f Wheeler county. Mr Pike is sure of his election in June. He does not see why the republican ■party should repudiate i u choice at tbe primaries ami vote for any out sider. He saw to it tbat his petition arrived in time at Salem and was Willing to abide by the choice nt the partv, and lias a right to expect the party vote— and he will get it, be yond tbe shadow of a doubt. * E F Bryant of Corvallis, brother our fellow townsman, W C Bry ant, was a winner in the recent con tort of wiiting descriptive articles on advantages of Oregon. If the ootomercial club wae half as indus trious in getting these prize letters to Tbe Frees of Oregon as matters for reforeuce, as it always is to ob tain free publication of its laudable undertakings, we might have a few of the essays at hand where they m ight eometime serve the common wealth. Mr Bryant’s article is val- ahle,and should be in every Oregon »di tori a 1 library. B ill No. 333 was framed to foster the selfish interest of a single local ity. It is against the government recommendations, and w ill mean a heavy tax on the state to carry out W L Gaston, brother of Hon Joe its provisions. It favors monopoly and is unfair. It should not pass. Gaston, died after a lingering sick nets, nt Portland last week Deceas V o te N o . 3 3 3 I X 1 No ed was a civil engineer, prominent io tbe history of the building of tbe I t R eached th e S co t. fleet railways in Oregon. He came Mr. E. Humphrey, who owns a large general store at Omega,O.,and Is presi west 51 years ago as a lieutenant of dent of the Adams County Telephone volunteers sent out by President Oo., as well ae of tbe Home Telephone Buchanan to suppress the Mormons Co., of Fike County, O., says of Dr. who were m atin g raida on im mi King's New Dlsoovery: "It saved my grant trains Later be was detailed lifeonoa. At least I think it did. It seemed to reach the spot, the very seat for service on the im m igiant road of my cough, wheu every thing else from Fort Hall to Fort Walla Walla felled. U Dr. King's New Dlsoovery not suppressing the Indiana. He made only reaches the oough spat, It heals thafirst railway survey from Marys tbe sore spots and the weak spots in ville, California, to Portland, Or.and throat, lungs and oheat. Bold under guarantee at the Moro Pharmaoy. 60c had oharge of the transit personally and $1; trial bottle Area OVER Under Auspices of W.T. Sher man Poet. Ö. A. E. from Jacksonville. M oro M . E . C hurch Regular services every Sunday, at 11 a m . Rev. Perry Chandler, Pastor. Sunday School at 10 o’clock a m. P H Buxton, Supt. Ladies’ Aid Society, every Thurs day, at 2 o’clock p m. Mrs C G r L. R. FuENcijt 4 -- - G. E. T hompson •=............ ........j |M«ro(lanlnreaii(lliiipleiiieDtC#. M oro, O regon Arc now in their new quarters in the Strong Building and will carry a full line of Stoves, Ranges, Hard- J ware, Harness, Illuminating and Lubricating Oils, / 4 Paints^ Buggies, Hacks,' Surries, Superior Drills, h John Deere and Canton Plows and L I . Case Thresh- U ing Machines, Extras for all kinds of Farm Machinery h PLOWS, DRILLLS AND HARROWS our Specialty tlk I , jjilM » h ( |*sN~ | Buying for cash is a great advantage to us h * we save whatever trade discount there is. > > Selling for cash is a great advantage to you for you • do not have to help pay any bad debts apt to be con- | tracted in the credit system. «.** j * > Our prices will convince you that we are hewing * close to the line. A > > u* I • 1 We 1- <'o i « liu lly lo u r X 3 . X X c t x d .ix x ,- a » o n lin e . . Z L C oxo, O x e g -o x x . ............ .. • - >%♦ ............................................... mm NEW REAL ESTATE FIRM The undersigned has opened an office in the McCoy Building, Wasco, Oregon,, opposite the depot Sherman, Gilliam and Morrow county lands for sale or trade, some on the half crop payment plan; other lands at terms to suit purchaser Guarantee Rh<ht Treatment. . ......... Valley and Portland property for sale or trade Call on me whether you buy or sell. 1 Huis, President. M oro Proabytorlan C h u rch . Services in Moro Presbyterian church next Sunday, Morning and evening. Sunday school at 10 a m. A. J. A dams , Pastor. Wm. Froebe, Wasco, Oregon ÛPTICIAL GOODS S p auld ing C h a p o l. Jewelry of all kinds. Latest Bracelet Designs Services, 1st and 3d Sundays 12 n. and 2d and 4th Sundays at 7:30 p- m. Sunday school 11 a. m. each Sunday. Epworth League 7 p. m .’ GOODS SOLO REASONABLE G. F. PiNxnAM, Pastor. L. W.ROSS, Wapo , W ooley C h a s o l., Services first and third Sundays, 7-30 p. m. and second and fourth Sundays at 12 o’clock noon. Sunday school 11 a. m. each Sunday. G. F. P inkham , Pastor. Watch Inspector O. R. & N. Notloo to W hom It M a y C o n o o rn . Any one holding a policy of Insur ance In tl»e Royal Ineuranoe Company of London, pleaae leave aald policy at the Waaoo Warehouse and Milling Co hank, Moro, Oregon, far Inapeotlon at the earlleet opportunity. C. D . G a b r ib u m n , Special Agent and Adjuster. T h e W erld a B eat C lim a te Ia not entirely free from disease, on the high elevations fever prevail, while on the lower levels malaria Ie enoountored to a greeter or leee extent, aoooidlng to altitude. To overcome oil mate affections lassitude,malaria, jaundioe, biliousness, fever and ague,and general debility,the moat effective remedy Is Electrlo Bit- tors. the great alterative and blood pur ifier; the antidote for every farm of bodily weakness, nervousness, and In somnia. Hold under guarantee at Moro ^arm acy, price 60o PRICES FOR on F arm im p le m e n ts, Land R ollers, H a rro w s, D rills, B u g g i e s and H a c k s , go to - Wasco Imolement House C H AS. G A L L lH E I t, Prop. WABCO, O REGON
