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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1908)
UMR ~ SHERMAN E s t a b l i s h e d l ô é ? . M o ro , y ry .y c e THE / ' / y y f : OBSERVER. Sherm an Wm. Rudolf ONE C o u n t y , O r e g o n , .F r id a y , A u g u s t E u reka Ledge N * . 121. A. K A M., Moro, Or. a . President’s Sons. 1 9 0 ) COMMCRCML JOB i_ró n ■ O f Uvery Description to O rd e r ; Quick and Cheap I , »bbw Stampe Fnrnl*h««t — ^ f ü , ,Typow riUr* T M » » r ito r * uPpUua, Ribbons» ¥*«. 8 MILTON TERCENTENARY. G LIM PSES OF very profitable day’s work fo was Juat like T n c le Remus.' ■a t«4«brationa In Honor of the Croat always doing such things. Kngliah Poet. "There was an old printer In Atlaata The tercentenary of the birth of w ith us. T h e o d o r e R o o s e v e lt. J a n d who. wheu he waa too Infirm to woek Joha Milton, which la being celebrated at the case, went every week to M r. H is b r o th e r K e r m it — T h e thia summer In Kuglaud. serves to call H arris and drew his regular pcMtom— Io have money is to save lt.i The one sure way to save it L e tte r's L u c k In Being In v it e d ■T C on fectionery attention to the difference in the finan enough to supply his simple waato. la B e th le h e m C h a p te r cial rewards of a lltarary career In o n T h a t A f r ic a n T r i p . > is to deposit it w ith Wasco Warehouse M illin g Co. bank. No 78 0 X 8 . the tim e of thia great poet and in our Fun Joel Chandler Harris Had similar ways this kind hearted j«oe Regu lar uom m u n loetioi aaltot managed to get rid o f a large C igars, T o b a cco s You w ill then be exempt from the annoyance of having own era. M ilton received £fi from hla h 2d and 4th Ih o rs - part of his income.” With a False Eye. publisher for "Paradise Lost’ a OUT buys would think that it burn holes in your pockets. Aside from the fact that day evenings m o n th ly more when the on lee K crinlt Roosevelt got the promtaa b f By order W .M . B illiard and P ool T a b le s "Fneto toemaW* wee eetrenely tm k your money w ill be safe« from theft; the habit of saving beat of bis elder brother, should have reached 1300. Yet there INSTANCES OF HIS KINDNESS. ful. He was ao modest that he eoald M rs Helen Parry» Hecy ta perhaps no greater name In Kngliah Theodore, in obtaining the tends to the establishment of thrift, economy, discipline not look a strange woman In the fee», literature than hla. Milton was born M e re Lodge, N e . 113, consent of bis distinguished father to and he hud for years written at hto and a general understanding of business principals essen I. O. O P k A Oreiron accompany him oo that trip to Africa In London on Dec. 0. 1008, but some Hew He Bought Out a Soap Vender home In order to keep aw ay from the Meets every Heturdsy in search of lions and elephants and o f the principal observances In con- loe cold d rinks and iee cream in sea end Helped a Printer— Amusing lion hunters and autograph seekers tial to your success. ■‘veiling at 7:30 o’clock. other big game. W hile Kerm it is help uactlou w ith the tercentenary are tak son. Soda water, bottled and fountain, Stories ef His Beahfulnes*— Source who attacked him at the FonetltntSon V isiting members are ing his sire to shoot or capture wild lag place thia month, Cambridge uni »ffice at Atlanta. H e spent only ahgnt always on hand. of Hie Fam oui Negro Tales. cordially invited. M em beasts Iu the Jungles of tfie dark con versity being the scene of several of an hour a day at ttto Atlanta (onstlto- bers arc e i|H *‘ted to t»e tlnent "Teddy Junior" w ill have to the moat Important. Cambridge ta in Joel Chandler Harris, the autl)pf, tlon office. He waa there one mornlag present. O. A . Meloy, N . G , tim ately associated w ith the name of who recently died at his home In West when a tall young woman from Robert M. Braeh. Hecretarv. Milton, fo f It was at Christ college. Kud, a suburb of Atluuta, was known made her way up the » te s te r Cambridge, that he studied the higher 1 ' r............... ,----------1------- throughout the Eugllsb reading world found hla room. The door was branches o f learning, and in a ven fo r his creation of the character of The Boston girl looked In, and D r . o . j . goffin , J I erable, musty volume the entry of his G R A SS VALLEY, O RE. Uncle Remus.” Mr. Harris was the "at a little, rotund, rod name can still be found. In his honor reading n newspaper. subject of many Interesting stories sbd the fellows and masters o f the college PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. “ Is thia M r. H a rris !” asked the planned this month the performance of incidents. Some of them are herewith ton girl. ^vm^^v^MtVMKRRBaMHYARAtifi M X StAs*/ 4 AA A » A AdMM AMAR the masque "Cornua" In the Fellows’ related by hla frleng and neighlmr, "Yes’m,” replied the rad beaded — « D r marie m . goffin . garden, which contains the famous Forrest Adair: without raising his eye«. Milton mulberry tree to which so many "One day Mr. H arris’ little daughter “I have w illed to see you, M r. H a r t pilgrimages have been made by ad broke her doll, and her father plcketl ris," said the Boston girl. ’’M y "«— t mirers of the poet. One day In the All kinds of Reservoir and Cistern work in con up one of the pieces. The fragment Is BCssle Blank, and you ought to P R IC E S R E A S O N A B L E Office In The Goffin Building, let St. programme of the Cambridge celebra know me, for I am a w riter.” nect ion with water systems installed in first Moro, Oregon. tion has been devoted to the memory chanced to be the doll’s eye, and Mr. "Yes’m,” said “ Uncle Remua,” class, style and all work done guaranteed. of hla second wife, Catherine Wood Harris found that a slight ..comprea, lug very uncomfortable and still Conducted on Best Principles Sion of the muscles of the face would cock, to whom the poet was passion Dynamite and powder work on all kind/« of Rock Excavations D r. H . E. Beers. lug bis eyea upon the paper. Dr. W . N . Monte ately devoted and to whom he dedicat- enable him to easily bold the eye over " I would like to have a chat w ith hla own optic. The m irror showed you.” said the young lady, raising her C e m m e r c le l T r a d e M n llr lir d him that the thing had an uncanny voice and casting an inquiring look at and ghastly look. I t hnd Ih e staring, the chntr a t Mr. H arris’ side, which he glassy appearance of a dead person's was too scared to offer her. P h y sic ia n s "Yee’m,” said “ Uncle Remus” c/® Carefully placing his treasure in and S u rgeon s hla vest pocket, he went to town and ately. ♦ «41« ♦ , «USgtol THBODOBB BOOeXVKI.T, JR. "But,” the woman went on a fte r a tried Its effect upon the office boy with WASCO - . OREGON content himself w ith climbing up the pause, " I see, sir. that you don’t w ant ao much success that he was encour to talk and I had better go.” ladder which lends to fame In the aged to repeut the experlineut else , Calls Promptly Attended le s in ,” said "Uncle Remus,” world of engineering, for young The where. On the car going out to West with that,the Irate young wome« |gft. odore’s ambition la to make a name Day or Night. End three geboplgjrla oeeuphnl seats And still “ Uncle Remus” was tl for himself in a field quite different not fa r from him. They were stran of kind heartedoeas. H e waa s o ____ from that In which hla father haa be STOP AT gers, and incidentally their glances ful, however, that he could not de oth come eminent bo that tho world cannot were turned to his direction. At u fo- erwise than he did. H e was backward taunt him- With lnainuatlona that hla Satinfaction Guarani teed vorabls moment, when- Ills newapni>er In talking to strangers, and It waa rl* ° ls dUe to t,le Ppe,,‘lent’* influepce concealed his face, he fixed the doll’s only uow and then that he had a «-»tv—- ra t t i # than hla own merits. He grad D e n tis i Both in Workmanship and Price eye In position and then lowered the who s»-emed to Just suit him. Thia W M uates from H arvard next year, and C o rn e r 7 th a n d Stark S tre e t» . sheet, which be pretended to road w ith the ease w ith Mr. Ylsscher of Chicago, thia summer instead of loafing, as so Oflice at Furniture Store. It it new aud it* room* are provided with MORO the other eye. Suddenly there was a an old time newspaper man. who had OREGON many college students do during vaca » running water and long distance tele pause In the lively conservation of the gained fame as a poet Hla appear* tion If their parents are wealthy, he phone*. European plan. .Kate* girls, and H arris could see thut they a nee, It Is said, reminds one of the proposes io get all the experience be •1 per day and upward were gazing lu horro rn t the wonderful story of the countrywoman and «he All Work Warranted. Illg best priced room $3 can by working ns a laborer at the eye. They had never aeeu anything hlppopotnmus. The countrywoaaaa per day. mines. H e Is willing to work his way like it- Juat w hat It was they could went to the circus, and when »t*» saw Oflice In The Moro Hotel Brick. up from the bottom of tbe ladder, and W right-Dickinson Hotel Co. not tell, but It was more than they this animal she stood before him for his career Ht Harvard shows that be could stand. They put their heads to sonic time In speechless astonlshmaat Chas. W rig h t, President. haa g rit enough for strenuous tasks. I gether and whlsi»ered and then stared At last, with a gasp, she said to her Kerm it, who la now eighteen, la w ill C. Dickinson, Manager. a t the horrible object It was too husband, “Oh, my, ain't he plain!” ing to forego completing a college much to he endured. The girls Well, Mr. Ylsscher was a little ptofa» course, i f necessary, In order to have watched that Immovable, expression a quality which was also poeaeeaed to A ttorn ey at L a w . the benefit o f the adventurous life the less orb fo r a few moments, and, with n certain extent by Mr. Harris. M r. P o r c e la in B a th T u b s . president purposes to pursue when he very pale faces and In evident nerv- Vfascher was well kno#n In Chicago. casts aside the cares of state. H e to outness, signaled the conductor to atop He was also known In other qnartaea, Office Ground Floor Ginn Brick tall, loose Jointed youth w ith clear eyes, the car. They were at some distance and be thought, of course, M r. Harris Next Door W.W.M.Co. Bank ■oft voice and pleasant manners. JOHN MILTON AMD CHRIST COLLBOK, CAM- from their destination, but that did would know him by name. Bo he ««ep- H B Il’OK. It was K erm it who perpetrated _ not matter. Anything to escape from P ro tla n d , O re g o n , Jauntily Into the office and A gent for the Best Steam Lauudry prank In hla youngerdays that is still ed one o f hla most beautiful sonnets. the glare of that corpsellke eye. out his hand and said: * tlie subject of laughter In the diplo MORO OREGON OSCAR A N DM K SON MANAGER *. She is the subject of a memorial win An old lady on the car started to Sliop in B rick B u ild in g next < Oflice T Io w are you, Mr. H a rris ! M y matic corps a t Washington when re dow erected by the late Georg« W. ask H arris a question. Before she hnd 1» Y tra rtiF r” "----------- called. Before Its renovation and en Chi Ida u f^ I'h llad elp h la in St. M ar uttered throe words she noticed that E D G A R L E W IS , P r o p rie to r. F. J. M elodi "Uncle Remus" looked up, «»d as ha W . O. B ry a n t largement President Roosevelt found garet's, Westminater. hideous eye. H e r voice faltered nud did so held out his hand and than tho W hite House rnther cramped quar Milton at the time of hla graduation the remainder of the sentence was burst Into a hearty “Ha, ha. hat Why. ters for a large family. W ith one or from Cambridge was a very handsome lost Taking her spectacle« from her bow do you do, M r. Vlascherl H a. to. two of the little Roosevelts off a t board young man. I t was not until he was bag, she wiped them vigorously and Free bus to ancBfrom trains „ ~ ..r tin! 1 am glad to meet you, M r. Vtaa- ing school, there were enough beds to about thirty-tw o years old that hla put them on- In the meuntime the re cher! Ha, ba. ha!” and be went on x R ates by the day K L aw yers go round, but none to spare. The eyesight began to fall. A fte r bllnd- pulalve eye had lieen slyly removed, laughing ns though he would split hto president once entertained a foreign 5 0 c, 7 5 c, $ 1.0 0 , $ I .5 0 , $ 2 , s finally overcame him his two and M r. H arris was smiling blandly fat aides. envoy of age and rank at the W hite daughters became his eyes. upon her, w ith his honest blue eyes Rooms 1 and 2 The Ginn Brick House over Sunday. H e was put In " I am glad to meet you,” raid Mr. frankly meeting hers. This seemed to Ylsscher as he straightened European Plan «p Over W.W.M.Co. Bank • Ethel’s room. and Ethel, when she puzzle the old lady more than ever. a little indignantly, "but I can’t aoe VISCOUNT KATSURA. came back from school Saturday, went She rubbed her eyes, examiued her whnt on earth yon are laaghlng a t ” A Good Clean Fam ily Hotel Nearest Hotel to Business Center, Banka and Depot. np to sleep with Alice, but unfortunate ■pectacles, and weut off Into a brown MORO OREGON ly A t thia "Uncle Remua" burst Into an Veteran W arrior and Statesman at Sunday D inner 35 cents. Kerm it did not know of IL study. No doubt she thought of con other laugh and said, as he rather a f Front Onoo Moro In Japan. Po when early morning came, mind sulting an oculist ataiut the strange fectionately laid his hand on Vlaacher'a F ir s t C la ss B a r b e r S h o p in t h e H o te l. General Viscount Taro Katsura, who trick her vision hnd played her. fill of Ills strenuous Inheritance, ahpulder: "W ell, to tell you the truth. crept to Ethel's room w ith a pitcher haa come to the front In Japanese pol "The doll's eye caused his possessor H r. Vlascher, I am laughing at of water and. softly opening the door itics again In consequence of the re endless fun- while be hhd It. Fre 1 like your looks. You see, I without awakening the slumbering cent reorganization of the cabinet, baa quently children and simple Afrlcaus always had the reputation of bolng A ttorn ey - at - L a w several times been prime minister of met on the back Rtreets of Atlanta an M. I, Evans of DeMnee bau been laid Japan and la one of the greatest sol otherwise Jolly looking, ruddy faced ugliest rnun In the United States, but up w ith rheumatism for some tim e and Office upstairs Rooms 5 and diers of the empire. He haa the repa- man w ith one tw inkling eye and one you beat me. I want to take you out I suffered untold agonies, but la now up tatlon of being a strong friend of Amer dead looking black orb. and their In and Introduce you to my w ife.” and perfectly well. Auk him wliat This was said In such a tone rt»»« Ojiera House Building ica. The viscount was born In 1849. coherent stories of the man with the cured him and lie w ill say less than Is of samurai fam ily and belongs to evil eye disturbed their home circle« Ylsscher could not get angry at IL H e a 50c bottle of W a tkin s ’ Rheumatism the Cboshln clan, balling from the not a little. The doll's eye was finally rather disputed the position which "Un S 7” O Æ3 M e people ttop MORO and Gout Tablets. OREGON province of Nagato—the birthplace of loet end H arris rogreyed it greatly. ’I cle Remus" had thrust upon him aa he about nine ont of ten of the country's never bad so much fun iu my life out looked at him. But he shook hands, Sold by and a little later on the two went out Frank Men efee. great men. H e began hla fighting ca of a little thing,’ he said Fred Wilson to “ Uncle Ilemue* ” home together rer In 1867 In the civil w ar which Vlascher waa delighted w ith "Uncle ’T ’l»«» x >«* i i «»* b , O r e g o n , resulted in the overthrow of the old "The meml>ers of the Harris fam ily Remua.” "Uncle Remus’* liked order of things and the adoption of spent most of their time nt home, but Steam H eat. Electric L ig h ts Electric Call Bella. E very TJottle positively guaranteed western civilisation. He waa only a occasionally they took a long summer better upou acquaintance and the subaltern then, but Japan rang w ith outing, leaving 'Uncle Remus’ to hold plain men became fast friends. A ttorn eys - at - L a w H O T E L R A T E S TO S U IT Y O U . stories of his remarkable skill and the fort during their absence. At such Wheu the "Uncto Remus'* courage In leading men. A fte r the times be worked hard uud turned out civil w ar waa over and Japan had be piles o f copy for his publishers. One first la'gnu to appear, M r. H a n to re AU O R & N Trains Stop at Front Door Office in the Vogt Block, upstairs I gun to adopt western ways his gov morning when he was alone In the ceived scores of letters asking him hy M o r p , O re g o n . hat deep resenreh he had acquired ernment sent him to Germany to study house, warklng ou n free silver, six Railway Ticket Office in the Lobby. his Intimate knowledge of negro philol teen to one editorial, a ring at tho door 1HK DALLES OREGON ogy and folklore. To an Interviewer disturbed him. He answered the liell, T . N . C R O F T O N , P r o p rie to r. some years ago he gave the following and a rather genteel looking, middle Express and Freight quaint account of how hla inim itable aged man saluted him, offering toilet stories were derived: Delivered to any Part of the City soap for sale at ‘10 eentg a cako or X Kit MIT BOOBBVB1.T. " I don’t know much about real negro . Piano and Furniture Moving. throe cakes for a quarter.’ Annoyed folklore. And I don't th ink any gate ambnsandor, dashed forward and threw A ttorn ey - at - L a w by the Interruption, Hurria said rather else does. But every southerner the icy w ater over the bed, shouting: Trunks and Grips Delivered brueeqnely that he did not need any Office 787 Chamber of Commerce "Get up, you old laxy Ixmea^ get up!” eoap. xtr~ knows that every old negro memmy to full o f Juat such stories as I w rite. Aa Then, -when a gray head was lifted To and From all Trains. “ ‘B ut I am on the verge of starva Corner Third and Stark the negroes do not get them from the from the plllowa, dripping and alarm tion,* said the man. whites, I presume they ara o f African PORTLAND - - OREGON ed, the astonishment was mutual *nd “ ‘The Idea!’ laughed Mr. Harris. origin. ’Uncle Remus.’ however, wm the departure of the youngster Instan- 'W hy, man. you are wearing n le tte r merely n composite or Ideal type and ttmeous, w ithout hla pitcher. coat than I have.* U ) fnr from being the result o f phltotog- K e n n it la somewhat taller than his “ ‘You would not talk so,' he replied Proprietor of Ical research. Hla dialect or pecuitart brother Theodore, though both are well in a tremulous voice, ‘If you had seen tics o f speech are nothing but o m e f *put up” and have followed their fa Address: M O RO , OREGON. how hard my poor wife rubbed and the mnny fanciful parts e f hl And »wfereaf has to bo paid on it every year ther’s plau of developing their phy brushed tny coat this morning so that I acter.” or two for painting or coating. Tho p rin c ip a l siques so ns to m a k e lh e most of na would present a respectable appear also has to bo paid over again in a tew years S tock Insp ector ture’! endowm ent lueodorg Is very ance.’ by buying a new roof. When you buy Short Skirt L< manly and decisive In bis looks and H arris then oaw that the coat won Ixiudon women are forming * Draying of all Kinds. Sh erm an C ounty, bearing. K e rm it to only a boy gtllL J -M A S B E S T O S RO O FING «Id. almost threadbare, but exceeding tailed IhevPhort Skirt l-ngTie but a boy w ith an adventurous spirit all expense sto p s-as the first cost is the only ly clean and n ea t H e glanced again nt members phalge themselvM to ’ Trunks and Grips Hauled to and O regon. • L like that of hla distinguished sire, as cost, cn«t T h e R e a so n —made o f Aebeetoe, an \the man's face. brevluted skirts which w ill not ha 1 indew tTuctiblo mineral—nothing to rpt, rust or shown by the fondness he has develop 'Excuse me,’ he said. 'I waa very collectors and microbe traps. A from all trains wear Out. Requires no coating or painting— ed for the rough life of the banter’s bnay when you camo and spoke nent Jxmdon doctor has gtroa th D eputy Stock Inspector no ex tpense for maintenance. W ill protect camp and the success he baa met In thoughtleealy. Now that I think of It, league strong approval for tlto follow your buildings from fire. Louis S chadew ltz, K ent, Oregon ■booting bears. H e showed some of m ilitary matters, and thna It came I do need some soap. Fact la, I am ing reasons: "Any «ample of A s b e s to b id s is an Asbestos Sheathing, and the skill he possesses as a hunter and about that be had a groat deal to do completely out.* is the most economical, durable and easily dust w ill be found to dentate to borsebsek rider when a guest over the with patting the mikado’s army on a applied aiding knoWn. “ T h a n k you,’ interrupted the man. of almost every InfectloM fo u rth of July at the home of M ajor modern baato. H e rose rapidly until *Hero are throe cakes for a quarter.* A > k f o r s a m p la n a n d o r lo * known, yet women walk HuHnMa D lractary o f aarh C ity, h« reached the rank of lieutenant gen W . A. Wadsworth at Geneses, N. T. Town v illa » « In O regon and ■ wn and V illa»« “ 'Nonsense,* said Harris. ’Hero 1« a ■ W w a nahln»tr>n, sh in g to n , » r iv Ivin in g » a D aacrlptlva ■ He participated In the aporta of the eral, and In the w ar with China com five dollar hill. I w ill take It all In streets with trailing dr H kitrh «aoh plnoo, L ocation. ’ ■ •to h o f aaah laling quantities of duet Genesee Valley H u n t club and In the manded the third division of the Japa S hip p in g Facllltlaa F a c iliti ippln< aad a Claaal ■ eoap. Got to have It—couldn’t do w ith n ir s e to y of o f *noh Roatnasa ■ <J D lreo to r rr $ 7 6 First Avenue South, Seattle, Wash. manikin race, which hie father won nese army, marching through Korea out It—always buy It Iu five dollar disease germa These skirt« ara then d Projoaaton. brushed In the house, often ta the bed Hto name became lota.* fourteen years ago. H e sustained a and Manchuria. B. FOLK R OO.. «■ room, and millions o f «rg nn toM ara .. . R—Rto. Waafc. ■ Subscribe for The Obserrver terror to the Chinese, who called batf fail, but plucklly picked “Tito peddler toft all of hto stock aad tot I oom in the air, to he hraathad lute “the ever vtotoetoaa M a w * Meets the first and third Thursday evenings of aacli m outh Visiting member* eordlsily luvlted to meet B y order o f the W . M. J. M. Parry, Secretary FI ret street. Strong brick, Moro, Ore. WAY "ONCLE H E M O S," M fs To those wishim snch relations we heartily extend onr services. W M asco . l o n o C o . W ar eh o use g A N K Vinton Hotel M oro 4 New Entirely. PLUMBING « STEAM FITTING i C onvientto Business A. A. Stuart, Moro, Oregon. Drs. Beers and Morse P usterinq , B rick and C oncrete W ork : f a i n t i n g , ffiapcr ¿R anging D im of Won Chilirea a Specialty When 1*01*112111 <1 J. R. Morgan H o te l O re g o n F. R. A X T E L L , M O RO , O R M o r o ' s B a r b e r S X. W. H. Ragsdale hop Everything First Class and Up to date. Esmond Hotel Cm hot and i t o MORO - - | hm 1 Streets OREGON. H otel M Meindl & Bryant oro M. E. M iller Opposite Post Office Moro, Oregon. The U m a tilla House Ales. Hater, AjL, Dcaws, Drtjs Menefee & W ilson 0. 8. fflessinger C ity D ra y E. B. Dufur REED HULSE Jam es S te w a r t CITY DRAY NO. 2 H .W . J o h n s -M a n v ille ¿u. Commercial Job Frintiof ! •F SVIRV auMiewee V* ORDIR F P FOLK'S S A Z E T T E E R « - I I T' N iât Q gc*, «— C mafi ■ HI, A t T he O bserver O ffice L D m . I tot totar. It v m a