Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931, November 27, 1908, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text? T ’ -.n 1 The ..Observer. Teachers and School Officers Meeting I I H On Saturday, Decemberhth there l l l l M -H -l-H -i-1 1 1 I I I 1 I I I 1 I H W I I I 1 I I II I I 1 1 H i y will be held at Wasco a joint meet* More City O fficial Paper. OFFICIAL F A F KM or BMBKMAH «O ing for teachers and school officers. Subjects of general interest will be discussed, and especially those like C. L. I reland .....................M anager ly to oome before the legislature at its next regular session. In all D. C. I reland ,E ditor probability many changes in our present school laws will be made. F R ID A Y ................. Nov. 27, 1908 For this reason it is important that every school district in the county Church and Society notice« F R E E , be represented at this meeting. A cept when for money making purpose«. 8'»ch notice« at regular rate« at the option special effort ail over the state will of the publisher«. be made to have laws enacted by Before coming to the city to trade read the legislature whereby the condi er« are requested to examine TheObaei ver advertising colum n*. It« the active, wide tion of the country schools may be awake bu«lntk* man who advertlae«, con- greatly improved. The one central •equently he 1« the most accommodating, thought in the educational world' «ell« the cheapest, and deals the most lib erally In every wav of tod«y seems to be “How May the Rural School be Improved^* See W e will not be re s p o n s ib le fo r th e That taachar helps his pupils most who most helps them to help themselves." MONO, ORBOON. neglect of aubecril>erB to notify us of changes in th e ir address. N or w ill the notification of a Postmaster th at the sub scriber has “ Rem oved” settle the b ill of a d elinq uen t. Send for advertising rates. Send The Observer to your absent friends. It is better than ajetter, and gives all the home news. Four months for 50c. Speaker Cannon promise« a near revenue law in short order. Uncle Joe has always had a fashion of go ing through quick. Thomas L. Hisgeu announces he is “ out of polities forever.’’ He did not get very far in, but far enough, appareutly, to satisfy him. The dead dowager empress of China seems to have been able all her life to hold her own with the men. And she was not a suffrdget either. programme. Bower mail ami McArthur. M orning Oregonian. Senator Jay Bowerman will in all probability be elected president of the senate next January, and C N McArthur will be chosen speaker. Both Bowerman and McArthur have had large experience in legis- lative^ffairs, Bowerman has serv ed two sessions as senator, and io 1907 was chairman of the commit tee on revision of laws, and was one of the foremost figures in the senate. McArthur waB reading clerk of the house io 1905, a position that gives him immediate knowledge of legis lative affairs. Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler counties haye chosen wisely in their choice of a senator, and if it is at all possible to obtain favorable legislation for that part of the Inland Empire, Mr Bower man is the man to rely upon. District Attorney will Prosecute? The Dalles and Tacoma are vieing with each other now on the number Condon Times. of robberies reported. One man - Hon J E Burdette, district attor was robbed twice in one night in ney, is here bringing criminal pro Tacoma. ceedings against all who are selling intoxicating liquors. The decision . They will tell you in Wall street of the Supreme court in the Med that the work of that Chicago foig- ford charter case seems to have er was coarse; that he didn’t observe given hope to the dealers, at least the rules of the game; aud that he they talk that way; but many prom “ doesn’t belong to onr set at all.” inent attorneys hold that the Med ford decision has nothing to do with Wheu a farmer has good crops, Condon and that Condon is at least money in the t>ank; and is putting theoretically dry. Judge Littlefield the boy Jake through college; isn’t haspnce decided this question, and it quite natural that he should to that ruling still stands and will do sent these Rooseveltiau attempts to so until reversed by some higher “ nplift” him T authority. Some people who heard the argument when this question From five selections from Psalms was heard by Judge Littlefield, and the Proverbs, Rev. A. J. A d thought that his decision was right ams wove a most forcible and inter and still maintain that Hie Supreme esting Thanksgiving sermon yester court will sustain him when these day iu Moro M. E. Church. Could matters come before that tribunal. it have been copied it might fill a In the meantime District Attorney place in print which in poinf of Burdette has determined tO'p'rose- oonfparifton with* Similar-sermons cute all parties who s-dl liquor and published in America today would' as a starter some saloon men were place it iu the lead. Moro poople arrested last Friday. fail to realize the greatness of this man among us; oue whom we assert A Good Suggestion. is without a peer in the pulpit of Oregon. It was not creditable to Pendleton Tribune. the community that less than half Naturally enough Haas sent the the pews Were tilled. Itev. Perry bullet into Heney’sjaw. If lawyers Chandler offered a touching prayer would abandon the habit of brow in behalf of the |»eople who lost most by not bearing. Tbe singing beating witnesses who don’t need it, was appropriate to thekoccasion, and all judges would utrerly elimi Miss Lillian Stanley organist. The nate every vestige of dilatory Observer is grateful that Moro, by processes which they know are in this service, has turned from ,the tended to postpone the trial without neglect of several years past, and other purpose, a long Buffering but it is hoped that in future our church patient and disgusted people would bells may lie heard on Thanksgiv rise up and call them blessed. ing days, aud that more people may- read and understand the Psalms aud Owr Litex»ry Jhtdget Proverbs. S fee r m an ©ountçj fn s fitw ts «■* $efeoof ^ ffie e r s ’ The Golden W edding. December Lippincott’s. “There goes a man who has never spoken an unkind word to his wife,” said Willougjily*.. “ Fine; who is he?” asked Dorrington. “He's a deaf and dumhold bachelor, named Harkaway. The proprietor of an institution professing to cure stuttering tells of the amazement with which a visitor from the interior contemplated the huge gilt sign-over the door: Hiamaittrluit lu atitnle.i I ,<>><•< >n free: “Up n my soul;” exclaimed the ru ral visitor, “if that don’t beat all; I knew they taught ’most evrything these days; hut who in the dickins Wants to learn stammerin’?” She was young and beautiful and unused to the ways of the world; She had left Pili«hurg on an early morning train to visit a school friend in New York, It had been a tiresome journey, and just before reaching Harrisburg she had fallen asleep. Awakening she turned to an old gentleman in the seat Imhind her and said, “ Will you p*ease to tell me if we are on this side of Harrirhuig or on the other side.” “ We are on this side,” he answered. She seemed satisfied, although what she meant by her question, and be by his answer, is perhaps still a conjecture. ♦ The Customer Who Came Back ♦ ♦ ♦ Made us. We pleased him by giving him value, not by what we told him. ♦ ♦ He forgot that, as soon as he left tfie store. '* The clothes we sold him had ♦ to get him here again. The clothes we’ll sell you will bring you?back. ♦ We haven t any other sort, j Let other people sell them—we don’t expect to © o n u e w t i o » . __ ____ _ ■ • » ♦ ♦ ♦ You a re cordially iqvlted to attend tfie meeting, of t^ e Shernqan County T e a ch e rs’ In stitute and School Officers’ Convention to be held in the High School building at Wasco, Oregon, on S atu rd ay D ecem ber 5, 1908, be ginning at 11 a. m- W. C. Bryant, _ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ --------------- C ounty S ch fiflljS U p erin ten d en t. Note: The chairman of the school, Board shall be the delegate to th e convention. If he is unable to attend hy shall appoint a member of his board or the clerk to represent the district. Each delegate attending the convention during the entire session shall be entitled to receive two dollars out of the general fund of the county; but nd such expense shall be paid until approved by the county superintendent. Note: A debate between the Wasco High School and the Moro High School will take place at the opera house in Wasco on Friday evening, December 4th. The object of this debate is to select an all Sherman county debating*?team. Every body come and by your presence encourage this edu- cational rrtovement. ------ -------- -------- ---------— ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ muoh at retail. But if you ever let us show one of these suits or overcoats you’ll understand why you should. Hand-made. Built by such splendid craftsmen that we feel perfectly safiTin guaranteeing that as long as you keep your body in the garments, they’ll look as well . as th i first day you ...... owned them. . Kenwood Suits 00 $ 2 7 . 50 $ 3 0 .° ° ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ oo ♦ versus Tl)e District Unit. Course of Study. 4. Needed School Legislation. 5. Otl^er Topics. --------- A. M. Williams & M., The Dalles, Oregon. -- --------- -,-t--7-'-t ■ N o t e : This Is to be an informal program. We hope that every one will come prepared to discuss«ome one of the above topics. , .. 1 1 1 1 1 11-1-1 1 1 1 1 l l-l-l-l" l - l - l - H -f- l - i - i - l - H - l - H - H - l - l - I - l " l -4- M l - I - l l - M I I I Ladies’ Bazaar. M o ro P r e o b y t o r la n C h u r o h . LBst -Strayed or Stolen. Vinton Hotel G RASS VALLEY. O RE. A 2-year old horse oolt, near itouse grey color; blocky built; weight about 1200 Iba; branded a New Entirely. hair brand on shoulder, double R, right and left on one center stem; last seen about September 20, 1908. C onvientto Business M o r o M . C. C h u r o h Everybody come. Plenty of good Reward of >5 for information lead Regular services every Sunday, ing to its reoovery, or 10 reward PR IC ES R E A S O N A B L E music, and plenty to eat. ’ lit 11 a m . Rev. Perry Chandler, for delivery at my farm. Pastor. Be sure and not purchase your J. A. R asmussen , Sundsy School at 10 o’clock a m. tf-317J Christmas presents until you have Monkland, Or Conducted on Best Principles P H Buxton, Supt. seen this line. Bale opens at 2 p m Ladies’ Aid Society, every Thurs and lasts through the evening. C o m m e r c i a l T r a i l e M o l le t t e * day, at 2 o’clock p m . Mrs J E * The following committees have Blue, President. S p a u ld in g C h a p o l. been appointed: Left my plaoe on or about the November 29th, preaching at 12 15th of October, 1908, three horses, General Committee—Mrs Duna- m. and 7.30 p. m, One a bay mare, white strip in hoo, Freeman, McKean, Adams, Ire G. F. P inkham , Pastor faoc, weight about 1050 lbs, brand land and Moore. ed V on left stifle; One a bay gelding, weight about To Secure Building—Mrs Ram 1200 Iba, a white spot-on bin belly sey, Axtell. and a white atrip in his face; , One a black t or brown gelding, STO P A T Program Committee—Mrs Jatnee weight about 1200 lbs, star iq face Mrs Barnum, Mrs Wheat, Misa Lil 320 Acres, as good farm land as there and one white foot, no brand. Is In Sherm an county, for >11,000 on lian Stanley. easy terms; 4 m l lee from station, good Any information that may be well of water, fa ir house and barn. Refreshments Committee— Mrs 820 Acre farm , one o f the best In tbs fuinish’-d either to myself or Jos B C o rn er 7th and Stark Streets. Morrison, Grass Valley, leading to I t 1« ne v and It« room« are provided w ith county, good house and barn, w ell of Foss, Blue, Mortensen, C Huis. running water and long distance tele water, nice orchard; >2,000 d ow n, the recovery, will be liberally rewarded phone«. European p la n .. Rate« Candy Committee— Mrs Moore, balance ou easy term s a t 6 percent. In Apply to me 8 miles east of Monk- >1 per day and upwOiWv ■ terest. land, on the Pape plaoe, or address H ighest priced room $3 Maus, Miss Ida Mowry,M ibb Lillian 120 Acres near Moro; w ill sell cheap J. R . H unter , per day. Stanley. T he Im provem ents alone are w orth all tf-n6-316] Monkland, Or Services in . Moro Pre-hyterian The Ladies of Moro will" hold a church next Sunday, Morning and sale in the Peter’s building, next evening. Sunday school nt 10 a m. door to the Moro Commercial C o’s A. J. A dams , Pastor. new store December 10th, 1908. f Horses Lost- Reward. W hen In Real Estate Snaps Hotel Oregon th a t Is asked for this place. P le n ty o f water; good 2-siory bouse, good barn and out buildings, *tlso good orchard. 720 Acre farm east of M o n k la n d , 600 Plate Booth Committee— Mrs acres good farm laud, on good terms. Two houses, a good barn, and tw o good Woods and Brash. wells of water. W ill take small place near T b e Dalles or Portland, In e x Fancy Work Booth*— Mrs U heat change, to am ount of >8,000 or >4,000. Strahl, Henrichs, Meloy, 160 Acres, tw o good wells, ahodt 80 sores good farm laud, a snap at >12 00 Dishes Committee—Mrs George per acre. Thompson, Mrs Ben Meseinger, Mrs >2,600 w ill buy one of tbe nobbiest dwellings in tbe olty of Wasco, pom s Lydia Ragsdale, Mrs Bull. and see me. >660 w ill iaiy a 6-room cottage In tbe olty of K ent. W ill take a g<xxt learn In BLOCKADED. part paym ent. t A farm consisting of 620 acres, all Every Household In th o C ity o f M oro fenced; plenty o f Water and very go<xi houae;>16 per acre; w ill taka part trade Should K n ow H o w to Roolot It. lays 7 ml lea from station. H ours and lot In the city o f Grass The back aohea beaauoe the kidneys V alley; good well i f water; know n as are blockaded. the old H older plaoe; >.300 w ill buy It. H e lp tbe kidneys w ith their work. Moro Property. T h e back w ill aohe no more. Ix>ta of proof th a t Dfthu’s Kidney Houae w ith 6 rooms and pantry; good well and good barn; 2)4 lots; In Moro. Phis do this. . >800 w ill buy this property; w ill make G J Farley, re tire d ,616 East T h ird at payments to suit you. >800 00 w ill buy a 8 -room house and T h e Dalles, Oregon, aaya, “ I suffered for some tim e w ith back ache and |>aln lot; house (Ilted w ith electrlo lights and patent closet, good looallon. W ill take In iny lulus, which would be very se good team aa part paym ent. vere If I contracted a slight oold. M y >660 buys a 6-room 1)4 story house kidneys were In a very disordered con and 2 lota; call for terms. dition when I procured Doan’s Kidney >600 w ill buy 2-story building w ith Pills and began ualugthem . I t wan not basement, ' n gtxxl location for business. long before I obtained relief from the O nly h alf w hat tbe lum ber cost th a t Is In the building. use o f this remedy, and the pains and I also have tw o houses and lots In symptoms gradually disappeared. I t M ow ry’s A ddition to Moro; w ill sell Is some tim e now slues I was cured by cheap Call tor terms. D oan’s K id u sy PI Ila aud 1 have had no >600 buys houae and tw o lota oppo return of tbe trouble. I i» n recommend site Moro M . E . Churoh. Easy terms. >1,000 buys 6-room house w ith bath Doao’s K id n e y Pills as a remedy of room. Good wall of w ater and 18 lots; great m e r it” w ill take part trade. For sals by a ll dealers. Pries 60 For P a r t i c u l a r « a s k cents. Foster-M ilburn Go., Buffalo, N ew Y o rk , sole agent* for the United Htates. Hsmembsr tbs name— Doane—and take no SC RA N TO N , - PENNSYLVANIA. Architecture Bookkeeping Stenography Banking and Banking Law, Commercial Law, Advertising Show Card-Wriling - Chemistry Mechanical Drawing Electrical Engineering Newspaper Illustrating, Civil Engineering, Steam Engineering ^yCivil Service, Mechanical Engineering, Gas Engineering, Mining Engineering, Ixrcomotive Running, Plumbing, Heating and Ventilating, French, German, Spanish, taught with Edison Phonograph? Full information furnished free upon requeet by H. V. REED, Representative, Pot'll II nd W right-D ickinson We have several parties who are looking for homestead locations or relinquishments, also some good timber claims. If you know of any good homestead or timber claims, it will pay you to writs to us*. Ad dress A etna R ealty C o ., - - 225 Failing Bni Iding, tfs4-309] Portland, Or Io Buy, Sell or Exchange Esm ond H o te l _ P r o t la n d , O r e g o n . o s tar andkrson manaukr RÉ ad M r á E r o StrseU Wasco, Oregon. - ...A N D ... My Motto la Quick Halm and Hm all Profit*. Live aud Let Live. Call and K xanilna M y Htonk o f A , F U R N IT U R E f and S ID E L IN E S before buying W. B. M cCoy, o. W. AXTELL Moro - Oregon. Moro* Oregon. f a i n t i n g , *^apor $£a.TLQrw£ te Satisfaction Guaranteed Both in Workmanship and Price Office at Furniture Store. M. C. Dick In won, Manager. F U R N IT U R E Pballamont livery Ci, .. x aa a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a t.a a a a .a a a a f a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a ^ Hotel Co. Any person or persons having Free bua tó and from traina horses, cattle, bouses, lots or house R ates by th e dny hold goons for sale, exchange, or parties deairing to buy suoh prop 6 0 c . 7 6 c, S 1.0 0 , $ I .6 0 , $ 2 , erty, will find T he O bserver a European Plan good medium for advertising and securing a customer. Try A G ood Clean Fam ily Hotel T he O bserver , Moro, Or UNDERTAKING 6 4 1 -2 S ix t h s t r e e t . P o r t la n d , O re. Cha*. W rig h t, President. Information Wanted. Sidney Johnson, Proprietor. Every kind of rig to order, And all orders prompt and satis factory at reasonable prices. Farmers teams fed as well as they are fed at home, if not better. Telephone at our expense. A POLK'S SAZETTCCR nyatwam U lr-. io ry ul caci» CU>, [ Ski........... Town and Vtllaac <o la Orneen and Waallfn^too. ( Iv in * a Descriptive Sketch of «ach plan«, Ixx-atlon. Ship pine V te lU tl* . amt a Class I flad Dtreotory of each Bualnaee and Profeaeloa. a. L. pour Bhl n.< : * . ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Are getting us more patrons who used ^o wear nothing hut tailor-mades .» * ■ •• than any make we have ever handled. We never paid so much at whole sale. But we did it because the garments deserved it. You never paid as ♦ 2. Ti)e Couqiy Unit of A dm inistration We only hope to have the best trade. Merchant Tailoring ♦ ♦ ♦ x ‘ * Kenwood Ready Made ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 8 U B J E C T S . L School Libraries, do all the business in town. Clothes like ♦♦ ♦ ♦♦ Note: Lunch will be served by the lad es of the Wasco Christian Church at the opera house. Ffth Pond Committee— MrsRam- sey, Morgan, Barnum, Stewart. T il a : U A U IZ I.1 IM That was a very pretty incident in the long and happy married life of Mr and Mrs P P DeMoss when they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary in this city yesterday, surrounded by a host of friends, their Own children, grandchildren and relatives. Fifty years ago on Thanksgiving morning Uncle Peter and his dear old wi'e were joined in the holy trends of mat'imony in Marion county, Iowa. To them have Been born eight children, four still living, with families of their own in Oregon: P. 0 ., at DeMoss; Mrs Maggie Strahl, Mrs Myrtie Brash, in Moro; and John H., in Washington county. The happy couple received their friends during the afternoon, from 2 to 5 o’clock, when a goodly num ber took advantage of the occasion to congratulate (he good old people on the s rcoeaa which had attended them so far on life’s journey. The rooms were handsomely dec orated for the occasion, and the reception was a grand success Several appropriate presents were received frorp relatives, and also a purse from their friends in Moro containing considerable over half a hundred dollars in gold Mr. DeMoss is a pioneer, crossing tbe plains in 1858, then going back by way of Panama, re-eroesing in 1882 with Mrs. DeMoes. 4* *******-♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ F. R.; A X T E L L , tyORO„ OR j h m n n i.in » tm i^^rt T » » i n in .n tiin H H i H i i > ii.i ir r W ii la iía r JOB PRINTING B r in g y o u rs to T he O ld R e l ia b l e . , M ORO, OREGON. LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLES. -J* M . D U N A H O O , Proprietor • ♦< T« i and Manager. m e from T h e D alle « or any Hh< i iuan oounty pointe at onr expense. R errioe fa m is h e d to nt from M oro to any p o in t*. OUR M O T T O “ PUaa* the puMic."' 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