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Or HinSoc . O tj Hall.
SHERMAN COUNTY OBSERVER,
M o ro , S h e r m a n
E k s ta b lis h iG d 1 8 8 7 .
C o u n ty » O r e g o n , .F r id a y , S e p t . 4 ,
O f ’“very Description to *"*—fs r
Quick and Cheap!
ibber Stamp« Funxbhed.
T y p e w rite ^ Typewriter
“ oppHee, Rlbboas, Etc.
1908
K ive Cents
ra m c a a m z z :
Wm. Rudolf
bad sent aw ay her carriage. Intending
to walk home from the museum, so
ahe permitted him to walk beside her.
From taking au Interest In Brook
First street, Strong brick, Moro, Ore.
field's fad ahe waa loginning to take
au interest in Tom Brookfleld himself.
She found him well worth her Inter
est by comparison with the Idle men
By LULU JOHNSON.
By J. LUDLUM LEE.
of her own set. Irm a admired action,
Confectionery
To have money is to save it. The one sure way to save it
Copyrighted, IMS. by A ssociated
and though Brookfleld had only just
Copyrighted. IMS. by Associated
LI tar ary Press.
passed th irty he had been a worker
is to deposit it with Wasco Warehouse Milling Co. bank.
Lltsrary Prass.
for half his lifetime.
Cigars,
Tobaccos
You will then be exempt from the annoyance of having
lie butt not become a monomaniac
No one watching the Hue of girls
Solomon Isaacs had been couuted
it burn holes in* your pockets. Aside from the tact that
Its wav through the ajAfti r on hla hobby, hut he waa a good gen
B illia rd and Pool T ab les thread
the museums would have imagined eral talker, and, though they met only prosperous pawnbroker for years. H b
your money will be safe from theft; the habit of saving
that the serious faced yon ng woman at the Settlement house or In the mu little ehop, located on the corner of a
who acted aa guide waa the rich Mias seum, a real friendship soon sprang up busy thoroughfare, showed a
tends to the establishment of thrift, economy, discipline
Moultaire. Indeed, Judging from the hetv eeu them. Irm a had a feeling that profit, while large concerns In
and a general understanding of business principals essen
brilliancy of appearance, the other to Invite him to her home would spoil neighborhood had failed during
Ice cold drink» aud ice cream In se*-
girls looked far more the social star It all, and bis dense Ignorance of the hard times.
tial to your success.
I »on. Soda water, bottled and fountain, than did the lady of millions In her fashionable and affluent Mlaa Moul ' Real estate sharks had made tempt
always on band. ,
taire waa not lifted.
lng offers to Solomon for hla precloui
severely tailored dress and quiet but.'
H e believed her to be a teacher In a corner, but he assured them all that
T o Brookfield, wandering among the
antiques on the lower floor, Irm a Moul- fashionable school who gave-a part of he was doing very well and did uol Greatest exhibit of any coast fair
Races every day of the Fair
talre looked a teacher conducting. her her time to setTWfflcut work, and they care to sell. Indeed, Solomon boasted
fashionable charges on one o f ‘ their mot on a plane of equality which was of many fashionable customers, and New buildings all compietek
Free evening entertainment»
prescribed educational tours. To him refreshing to the woman after the for hla showcases often displayed gorgeoui Walks and grounds the finest
McElroys
Band and Orchestra
the finery of the girls was real and tune hunting she had so often to en g e m s , offered for sale at temptingly Free camping for thousands
G RASS VALLEY, O RE.
4
Prominent men will speak
low prices.
the costly tailored gown of their self dure.
One afternoon late In the spring
Business seldom started In until nftei Agricul'ural Co'lege hold meetings. Fancy stock shown daily
appointed guide a simple aud unpre-
Brookfield came to meet the clasa and 10 lu the morning, so Solomon wai
tentioun garment. •
H e could not realize that the elcgnnt escort them to a private view of a col standing In the open doorway emoklna
Reserved Boxes can be had In Advance for Race«.
perfectldn of cut and cloth waa the lege collection. They had acquired a cigar when hla attention was at
some
of
his
enthusiasm,
and
he
had
traded to a fashionably dressed young Complete Program for Six Days.
envy of every girl In the settlement
- - Two Great Show»
class. The girls would have laughed obtained private view» of many col woman looking In hla window. Sud
lections
fur
them
Day and Night. - - Something Doing Every Hour
denly ahe caught hla glance and darted
•loud In their glee could they have
P R IC E S R E A S O N A B L E
Today he came, with a (teaming face, in the doorway. .
read In Brookfield’s thoughts the pity
and all the afternoon hla high spirits
that he felt for their beloved leader.
“I want to get this watch out ol
Nearest Hotel to Business Center, Banks and Depot.
This was the regular Saturday out were apparent. He never shared tne pawn," she said as M r. Isaacs followed
Conducted on Best Principles ing of the Settlement club, and Irm a little luncheons which wound up the her Into the shop. ’ She handed him
Sunday D inner 35 cents.
took great delight in piloting the girls expeditions, hut today he detained the ticket.
to the ^museums and galleries, where MJss M oultaire for a inoineut.
“Out early, ain’t you?” suggested
First Class Barber Shop in the Hotel.
('•■ » ■ M e r c ia i T r a d e K « llr lle d
'T h ere la something I would like to Isaacs as he glanced her over, wonder
she hoped real works of art in time
would give them a truer sense of a r say,” be pleaded. “M ay 1 walk home lng how she had happened to pawn ■
w ith you, or do you have to go w ith watch for »5. Clearly some one had
tistic valuee. *
arranged the matter for her. laaaci
Every week she planned something the girls?”
“I cannot very well leave them," she never forgot a business face.
for the girls, wlndlug up w ith a little
explained.
lunch at her home." For the sake of
He took the ticket and went to th<
“Then I shall have to tell yon here,” back of the store In search of th«
the luncheon the girls endured the art
he
Maid
resolutely.
“
I
can’t
keep
It
any
lectures. So both they and Irm n were
pledged article, and N lta Norcroer
longer. I am to be curator of the spent the time In looking Into a tem pt
happy.
They passed before a case contain Cheeswlck collection In the fall and at lng case of old jewelry.
One old
ing an Astec collection. The labcla a salary enough for two. W ill you locket attracted her and on hla retun:
share It ?“
were on the opposite side of the case,
she asked Its price.
Only for a minute did Miss Moultaire
STOP AT
where Brookfleld, who did not require
Isaacs took out the locket slowly,
hesitate;
then
she
placed
her
hand
lu
labels, was standing. Antiquities were
still searching the girl’s face. Th«
his.
•
price seemed jeasofaSbld.' and she
Of the Second Eastern Oregon District
“I w ill shgre It,” she promised, with bought I t Turning tb leave the shop.
a radiant smile. “Come this evening,
Comprised of the Counties of Wasco,
and we w ill talk It over.”
C o rn e r 7 th a n d S tark S tre e ts
She handed him her card with Its-
It 1« new and It* room« are provided with
Hood River, Sherman, Gilliam, Crook,
engruved address aud hurried after
Accommodations First Class.
Headquarters for Traveling Men
running water and long distance tele
phone*. European plan. Rale* •
the girls, while Brookfleld beamed
and Wheeler, will be held at
rf
Rooms Well Furnished, Nicely Ventilated, Newly Renovated
S I per day and upward
upon her from ttye top step.
Highest priced room $3
But the ts-aru had faded from Brook
at Moderate Price,
per day,
The Be*t of Table
field’s face when Miss Moultaire came
toward him In her reception room that
evening. Instead of clasping her lu
Cha*. Wright, President.
his arms he held her hand an Instant
and then waited for her to be seated.
M. C. Dickinson, Manager.
Tuesday, Wednesday, .Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
“You must think me a presumptuous
»hero the people »top
fool,” he began, “to ask you to share
the paltry salary which thia after
noon seemed so great'. I did not learn
until later who you really were. I t
seems that I have been very dense.”
O regon,
D u lle « !
T h i
The Main Attractions are
“You are still dense,” suggested
Irma. “Do you come to ask me to
Electric Call Bells.
Hieaiu H eat.
Electric L ig hts
P ro t la n d , O re g o n .
The Pavilion in the city.
withdraw my promise of this after-
__
____
Htock
Exhibit,
Sp fid A t t r a c t in n a ._____; ___ ___________
.
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,
w
?”
OSCAR ANDSRSON MANAOBR
H O T E L R A T E S T O S U IT Y O U .
“You must know how Impossible It
School
Childrens
Exhibit.
Balloon Ascension».
would appear,” he reminded. ‘ T be
Arnold«
Amusement
Co.,
who
will outdo former effoits.
lieved
you
to
be
a
teacher.”
AH O R & N Trains Stop at Front Door
“You were the teacher,” she cor
All
railroad
and
boat
lines
will
give reduced rates of fare
Railway Ticket Office in the Lobby.
rected.
“You taught me w hat love
really Is. W hat does It m atter that I
Free bus to and from trains
have more than you?”
T . N . C R O F T O N , P r o p r ie to r .
Handsome Premiums Offered foe all Exhibits, Races, Etc.
R ates by the day
“I would not Ite considered a fortune
See premium list, which will lx> furnished upon application
hunter,’* he said slowly.
6 0 c, 7 6 c, $ 1.0 0 , $ I .6 0 , $ 2 .
“And I w ill not marry one,” ahe re
A great exhibit of our annual resources and endless amusements
'TORN I »HALL HAVE TO TKT.L YOU " ■ » » , ’ torted. “I t Is because you are not a
European Plan
in car lots are in store for everylnxly.
UM SAW URBOLVTKLT.
fortune hunte^ because you love me
A
i eoootrr
»■a mwALLT
for
myself,
that
I
said
*Yea*
thia
a
ft
not
Irm
a
Moultaire’s
forte,
and
when
A Good Clean Fam ily Hotel
ahe Innocently ascribed the collection ^rnoou, aud 1 shall hold you to your
to the Egyptian aectlou Brookfleld in promise. Instead of you being curator she met face to face a huge policeman
of the Cheeswlck collection we shall and a lithe youth. N lta ’e heart went J . L
terrupted w ith a correction.
K ill/,
J.
P s ttir S O K ,
S e c re tw y .
out to the latter. In her Imagination
Mias M oultaire, aedug that euthusl have a collection of our own.”
All kinds of Reservoir and Cistern work in con
she
pictured
the
young
man
as
way
asm and not a desire to open a flirt»,
Silently he came toward her and
nection with water systems installed in first
tlon w ith her charges was his motive, locked dowu Into the tender eyes. No ward and pawning, perhaps stealing,
throat aruTwearing*It while you ara at
word was spoken, but a message was Jewelry. Surely he must be a thief, or •d Nlta. She could not explain why Ouk Itldge. When we part”—
courteously acknowledged the correc
class style and all work done guaranteed,. ,
why
hla
police
eecori?
The
suspected
had th b uncominou conKtrained
A full line of Watkihs Remedys tlon, aud Brookfield, mounting his exchanged, and Brookfleld knew that youth looked at her sharply as he ahe
He extended the trinket to bar, nafl
Dynamite and powder work on all kihds of Rock Excavations
feeling when with this man.
such love was not lightly to be set
hobby, rode It hard and fast.
Ids hand touched hers. W ithout argw-
always on hand. •-
passed
Into
the
shop,
and
Nlta
hurried
“Bully,” he replied. “ May I light a uient she cla*[*ed the fine chain once
H e had the trick of Interesting his aside by pride. Slowly he sank into
E vary hottie positively guaranteed
hearers, and Miss Moultaire, finding the seat beside her and took her In hla home w ith her purchase. Once In het cigarette Just to keep the bugs away?” more about ber neck. Nothing waa
room, she told her maid to send the
You certainly may," agreed Nlta.
Sold by
that the girls really were absorbed In arms.
said by either, but Lawrence lighted
She wished to
I wonder If you would think me
“ I am sorry that you are not w hat I b undress upstair».
his little lecture, thankfully retreated
another cigarette and bit hard.
speak
to
her
privately.
frightfully
rude.”
began
Mr.
J
III-
thought
you
to
be,”
he
murmured.
Into the background.
“I think we had better Join the
“Hera b your watch, Mrs. Berry,' dradth, " If I were to ask you where
“And I, ” was her teuder response,
She, too, found the chat interesting
crowd,” said. Nlta, “or they’ll be hwtt-
said
Nlta
aa
ahe
banded
the
timepiece
you
rau
against
the
locket
you
have
and was very sorry when the last case “am glad that you are w hat I know
to her washerwoman, who began to on your neck, Miss Norcross. It's a tutlng a searching party fo r na."
was reached and they found tbem- you to be.”
The next days and for many daya
A limited number of 1908 Alma selves at the foot of the stairway lead “I ’ll try to be all you think 1 am,” weep copiously on a gingham apron perfect beauty. I have seen hut one after durlug N lta’a stay at Oak RMga.
“
I
hope
you
w
ill
never
have
to
part
other like It, aud that belonged to my
he promised as he bent to kiss the
nacs and Cook Books, for those who ing to the art galleries.’ /
I^twrence UUdredth found an axeeSe
With It again. The next time yon need mother.”
“Here la where I shall prove use smiling lips.
apply for them so long as they last.
to run over lu his motor or to aall over
money
for
sickness
or
any
serious
Nlta blushed iind nervously twirled
And so Miss Moultalre’a dread of
less,” he said to Irm a, w ith a smile.
trouble come to me. Never pawn any the locket which hung on a lino chain In hla boat to the Clyde lodge. Tb»
“I thank you very much for letting fortuno hunters had been settled
last eveulug of Nile's v b lt bad coin»,
thing again. I t la a terrible habit,” about her neck.
through
the
Settlement.
me run on as you have. I love the
and she and Lawrence were once
continued Nlta. Then, recalling the
"W
hy,
I
bought
it,”
-ahe
finally
an
collection. 1 was oue of the explora
more sitting by the water*» edge.
picture of the handsome youth, she swered.
tion party that dug It up.”
Nearly a month had passed, and an
Salt W ater Questions.
added: “I t teaches young man wtiers
“Yea,
of
course,
hut
where?”
“W e should—and do—tunnk you,” dis
Tho. capacity of the average small they can get extra money and oftener
other moon had come to shed It» rays
O R E G O N N E E D S P E O P L E —Settlers, honest farmers, mechanic«,
* M o r o . O re g o n .
The silence which followed was pain
claimed Irina. " I am sorry that our boy for asking questions la practically
upon Oak Ridge.
me reliant a, clerks, people w ith brains, strong hands and a w illin g
gets them Into trouble than out of IL ful, and Ifll<Ir< tlfe continued:
schedule does not permit us more time unlimited, but we do not remember
"Tomorrow 1 am going home,” Nlta
heart—capital or no capital.
•*.
Now run along to yonr work and never
“You
see,
my
mother's
loeket
was
1 should he glad to hear the rest.”
said, “so 1 w ill give yoa back the
aver bearing a more searching lot of think of It again.” And Mrs. Berry,
Stolen along with a lot of other Jew
“ Why riot?” he suggested. “ I am Inquiries than those propounded by a
clasping the cheap yet precious watch elry tbut uiy valet relieved me of locket toulght. Your mother w ill be
Express and Freight
here almost every afternoon.”
home soon, too, I hear.”
New York boy to hla father, who had of her dead husband to her heart,
about a year ago, uud I ’ve spent hun
Delivered to any Part of the City
In n a shook her head smilingly as the taken him for a steamer trip on the
He took It from her w ith raiaetant
went back to her tubs.
dreds of ynllnra aud a world of time
Piano and Furniture Moving.
little party went up the stairs, leav sound. Here Is a partial Hat:
hand.
Several weeks later Nlta Norcross trying to locate the stuff.
W hat he
Is Mending tons of Oregon literature to the East for distribution
ing Brookfleld looking a fte r them, hut
“ Do they call thia a sound steamer was Invited to the clambake given at
“N lta.” Lawrence’s voice wee ten-
through every available agency. W ill you not help the good work
took of mine I non 1 care a rap about,
a couple o f weeks later she found her- been use of the notset*
Oak Bldg« by her old friends the but my mother*« k:a ¿Makes—-well, you di/rness Itself. ‘T h e re b Just one wo
o f huildiug Oregon by sending us the names and addresses of your
self lu the vicinity of the museum and
man to whom my mother would give
“la that w ater down there any wet- Clydes. Mrs. Clyde introduced her to
friends w ho are lik e ly to be Interested in this state? W e w ill be
with a little spare time ou her hnnda tar than the w ater In the Atlantic the many new friends they had met could iw drn.iuu 1 tin t would be a dlf- that locket—my w ife
WUl yen take
’ glad to hear the expense of sending them oomplete Inform ation
fervnt
thiug.
In
my
mother's
locket
In the Intervals of her social duties
ocean?”
about O R E G O N , and Its opportunities.
since moving to Oak Ridge, and soon there Is a p iriute o»’ a child a picture me, Nlta? Take my locket and say
. Brookfleld was leaning over one of
lore? Tell me. Nlta, that yen leve
“ W hat makes the water wet, any supper was In full swing.
of me. Whom do you cany In youra,
C O L O N IS T T IC K E T S w ill be on sale d u rin g S E P T E M B E R
the case« which anjitten dan t had open how?”
me.” '
Encircling
the
round
table
were
thir
M
bs
fiorct'i«RS?”
aud O C T O B E R from the East to all points in Oregon. The fares
ed for him, but at Irma's approach lie - “ H ow many men could be drowned ty men and girls, and Nlta casually
Nlta looked straight Into h b eyee.
from a few prlnolpal c itiw ark
•
.*.
.*.
,*.
ilild n alih waited ve,einl tniutUcs for
closed the case and hurried toward her. In w ater deep aa that?”
“ Larrle, dear, 1 do love yea, and I
looked th»m over. Directly opposite hb nu'-wer.... t-ovdy.-llu: glU. took the
“
You
did
find
time
to
cornel”
he
cried
From Denver........ ..$ 3 0 00 From Louisville.......... $41.70
always w ill."
“I f a mamma fish couldn't get any she recognised a new face strangely
Proprietor of
“ I have h alf an hour to spare,” was worms In the w ater for the little fish, fam iliar. Where bad she seen that locket fioui her throat aud reached It
“ Omaha ........ ? 30.00
“
Cincinnati . . . . 42.20
H e clasped the locket about her
to him.
the
smiling
explanation.
“I
thought
throat again, pledging It to her flag
would she go ashore and dig for man before? Ha had an almost Imper
“ Kansas C ity .. 30.00
“
C leveland........ 44 75
“Qpcu
it.”
rhe
nlnionl*
whispered,
you might be There. 1 wanted to ask them 7*
life, and the kbe he received In gsqr*
tinent smile, and, look where ahe
New Y o rk ........ 56.00
’ “ St. Louis........ .. 35.50
lie did ao and r e v e i! ', the picture
you i f you could give a lecture to my
“Suppose a whale came along and would, their glances seemed always to of a curly beaded child of nltout six. meat seemed prlceleaa.
“ Chicago............ 38 00
class on the exploration work.”
aat fo r three daya on an oyster, so cross.
♦
and v. hlle Hlldredih looked long at
“ W ith pleasure,“ waa the prompt an that he couldn’t open hb shell, wouki
T ic k e ts c a n b e P re p a id
• e «he Wee.
Supper waa over, and the guests the picture the girl told the story of
Draying of all Kinds.
swer. “I f you w ill give me the ad I t suffocate the oyater?”
T he prise sh e took e t a kakf
I f you w an t to bring a friend or relative
relative to Oregon, deposit the
Were strolling about the grounds. The hov. the came by It
Th* cutest child o f ilL
proper amount w ith any of our asento. The ticket w ill then be
“ Doesn't the dampness ever give man w ith the familiar-strange face
Trunks and Grip» Hauled to and dress and name the flay, I shall come
“And Isii't It aboard,'* ahe waa say
She was. hsr parents U« p e e |
w ith pleasure.“
furnished by telegraph.
F. C R A B T R E E , Local Agent, Moro, Or.
clams malaria?“
came np to Nlta as ahe stood beneath ing. " I thought you were a thief that
Th« t>«]l« o t all th« hawL
Jrm a named an evening and gave the
from all trains
a clump of lanterns.
‘
“Dose It hurt to get drowned?"
day wheu I saw you with tbs police
•
W m . M criu rray, General Passenger Agent,
address of the settlement house. Then
’T h b b Mlaa Nororoea, I believe,” man."
“la that big man w ith Che gold but
they looked over the collection, and tons on hla coat the papa of all those he said. “I am Mr. Hlldradth. W e
A Peer Kxedbe Better Thon M«
“And I.’’ aald Hildreth, "though you
Portland, Oregon.
the girl marveled a t the breadth of men who do whatever be tells them were Introduced early In the evening,
H e w itt-S o m e things ara botto)
were a society girl getting extra money
POLK’S 8AZETTEER
nla Information. HI» specialty waa the t o r
but no doubt you did not catch my to play the raern cr g o to fortune aaaaM.
Bualnmw Dlr.otorpr o f each C ity ,
Aatecs. H e knew the entire field, and
Jewett—But a man hga to have i
T o w n snd Vlllna
U lne*
Oregon an
Who are those men np there In the name. Have you seen the sunken lake toilers or some Squally wicked dissipa
W n .h ln g to n , a lv in a • JP earrlpllv*
l/C —1
there was a genuine enthusiasm about little holies on the roof playing with of which Clyde la ao proud?”
excuse to give h b wife.—1
Hkctch o f each plan«, LocstU m ,
tion.”
Then,
changing
hb
tons
en
Tom Brookfleld which compelled recip the b ic y c le r *
S h ipp ing r a d u t i iea and
CI«
Once
away
from
the
crowd,
they
D ire c to ry o f *» c h Baslneas
thral/, bo continued: “ I hate to ask the
rocal Interest.
Domeetle PreMeea
and Profession.
Where do all those soapsuds be found a comfortable little seat along return of thb , but mother valued it
A L L the tim e.
H« naked: "How m uch «M Rea
a. l . p o i . K • co., in«.
Almost before ahe realised It the hind the boat come from?”
the
water's
edge,
and
the
boon
light
Mestile, Wml».
above
price.
But
aa
she
b
now
abroad
1
s
lw
sy
a
do forg«t."
' For County news
closing time had come, and ahe had
*"
“Could a kx-« motive gu aa that GU fell d e a r «pan them.
w ant gea to show you bold me ao 8h« tnsw «r«d. “That dsnaada :
spent tw o honra In hla company. Bbe ¡ tbu
Oa what thb fu lle tr
I w M by rttttac R beeb «a yeas
THE ONE
SÜRE W A Y
Settled Through
The Settlement
R edeem ed
P le d g e s .
Oregon Stale Fair - Exposition
FOR 1905
The largest and Best of all the Pacific Coast fairs
1 S p ecial Railroad R ates
Salem, Oregon, Sept. 14 to 19
To thoxe wixhin£ such relations wo heartily extend our services.
W a s c q , W a r e h o u se
M illing C o .
M oro
BANK
Vinton Hotel
New Entirely.
H otel M oro
Opposite Post Office
Moroî O regon.
H o te l K en t.
R . M o s la c h o r ,
tëent,
Orfcaon.
prop.
Convientto Business
1 wík of profit for pci oofi the Family., Sumasr ¡dud for ill
W hen
In
y
P o r li» m l
18th ANNUAL DISTRICT FAIR
Hotel Oregon
The Dalles, Oregon
Wright-Dickinson Hotel Co.
g y Q
The Umatilla House
October 6th to 10th
Esmond Hotel
t e r Frat ufi Morrisoa M s
PLUMBING S ! STEAM FIFING
President.
H. A. Stuart, Moro, Oregon.
P lastering , R rick ¡ no C oncrete
Ales. Hunter, Agt, DeoKi, Qrsgos
Oregon “ Builders”
Are you dding what you can to populate your state?
0. g. M essinger
C ity
D ra y
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.
Trunks and Grips Delivered
To and From all Trains.
R E E D _H U L S E
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