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The
O b server.
Æ0Î COINED BY ROOSEVELT.
AND NOTES.
Preaideiit Roohevelt may lie ex
ouerated from direct rea|»oiiMibility
O F F IC IA L P A R I R OF H H BK M A H
for the storm of discussion which
MORO» O R B O O N .
followed his use of the good old
word “frazzle” iu his receut ante
M anager election forecast. It slipped from
C. L. I reland .............
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his tongue, or his pen, as it might
D. C. I reland ,E ditor
from the tongue or peu of auy well
D ec . 4, 1V08 bred and versatile handier of the
FRIDAY
Euglish. It is a commou word—as
common as “ wudgetx” or “gormy'
Church and Society notice« FREE, ex
cept when for money making purposes. or any of a dozen others which pu
Huch notice« at regular rate« at the option rists forbid, and others use hahitu,
Of the publisher«.
ally, as “liars,” etc. What says
Before coming to the city to trade read
er« are requested to examine TheOb«ei ver the eminent litteratuerHoraceWor
advertising columns. Its the active, wide cestersbire, in his oouiments on an
awake business man who advertises, con
event of Euglish history: “And the
sequently he Is the most accommodating,
sells the cheapest, and ficals the most lib Roundheads, at the suddeu turn of
erally In every way
their affairs, were sorely put about.
-W« will nut be responsible for the They saw the woof of their cause
neglect of subscribers to notify ua of worn thiu by too great raveling of
change* in their address. Nor w ill the
notification of a Postmaster that the suit- desires, and the fabric of their hope
sen her has “ Removed” settle the bill of became frazzled, like the edges of
a delinquent.
an old tapestry.” How much like
Send for Advertising rates.
this campaigu; but we are not going
to accuse Mr. Roosevelt of plagiar
Boston has just paid $1,000,000 I ism. We doubt whether Mr. Loeb
for a mileof new subway; but it has ever read the Worcestershire com
the mile. New York has still the I mcnts.
debate.
Or, we may point to the epic on
The sentence of a cheating elec* the fall of Castle Onnlelcester ia
tion judge to the penitentiary is 1678, in which the scholarly Owen
another step in the direction of the Bartlio makes use of the word in
men higher up.
these well penned Hues:
n « r « C l » jr O f f i c i a l P a p e r «
And now the light fell slauting from
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Christinas Goods.
Moro public schools will have a
Special prices on sleds, doll cahe
vacation from the 18th to the 28th. go-carts and toy trunks. Fine up
Land is too valuable around Red to date rockers for large and small
mond for raising wheat, and the people. Pyrography outfits; and
supplies; stamped wood
farmers put it into potatoes.
designs for carving and
Commence taking The Observer
Would call especial attenti
New Years, if you are not now a
Sewing Machines now On ha
subscriber. See 4th page invitation.
half a dozen Standard Ma
The Crook county sheriff is en which must be sold at yo
joined from selling the Eslebenet price, either for cash or on t
booze on an attachment. Send for stallment plan. Don’t fail
Carrie Nation.
these and get prices if you thidk of
Some Walla Walla farmers are getting a machine in the near fu
O. W. A xtell ,
resowing their wheat fields, having tur®.
doctored their seed too much in the
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The
Tom L. Johnson, the 3 cent fare
mayor of Cleveland, is a poor man
now; impoverished in a reform for
them asses who are grinning at him
and saying “ what a fool!” They’ve
left him prone upon the side walk,
for dogs to—“get the drop” on.
'• Dick Croker defends racetrack
I totting on the ground that “gamb
ling is only nn ngty word for specu
U ting.” What a flattering showing
1 »r misrule Dick might get np as a
complete dictionary of Tammany
politics.
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The folly nf bn I loon racing is ex
plained bj the recent experience of
two frojw L<w» Angelea recently, one
of which landed ou the desert plains
of Arizona, and I tie other one hare
ly milled a similar wreck hy fall
ing into the Pacific ocean, with no
help’at hand.
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The effort of the “spreckelses’’ to
g m the story of his fortune build-
• ing from Mr Rockefeller, re min da
e u e f f the work of scientists to eg
t»act v< norn from the deadly hush
master snake. Mt. Rockefeller uev
ci gets mid, and so tell« the story
of bis tiiillb.is dial they just grow
ed, like Top»}.
Spurred on by newspaper tannts,
a plain clothes inan of the Atlanta
police net o»»t ;),« .»ih -i d*y ta-d«
tcct violations of the Georgia pro
hibition law. Meeting an old negro
whose appearance he considered
snspicious, he whispered with a
wink, “Say, ancle; do you know
where I can get some whisky!” “ I
spec’ maybe I kin git. yer some, ef
yer git me de money;” replied the
suspee'ed one; “ Well, here’s a two
dollar hill,’’ wild the plain clothes
inan; “ I’ll w a ll is the alley here;
now hurry bank ” * “ Y chmu I i ; boas;
ef ye’ll jea**hol* dis tmx er shoes for
me:’’ anti the |Htliceman had the box
under hi* arm before tie knew it
while the dark\^«bNinbh1d off down
the street, (arnihg the first corner.
Thinking lie wX on » warm trail
and would a ion have an important
prisoner ami withes« with the good«
on, the sleuth waited in patience.1
An hour went by; he was getting
tired. Two boars; still no signs of
the m«-asenger. Weary and disoonr-
a<;ed he re'urned to the police sta
tion. Suddenly lie rememtiered the
shoes under his arm and derided to
have a look. The box contained a
fall quart bottle at corn whisky,
carefully wrapped.
Huimcribe for The Observer, now.
The improvements alone are w orth all
and turns fragments to golden ac
th a t is anked for this place. P le n ty of
count A man who follows his calling water; good 2 story house, good barn
w ith industry and spirit and uses bis and out-buildiugs, ilso good orchard.
earnings economically w ill always
have some portion o f the day at conj-
160 Acres, tw o good wells, about 90
mand.
And It is astonishing how acres good farm land, a snap at $12 00
fru itfu l of Improvement a short Reason per acre.
becomes when eagerly, seized and
fa ith fu lly used. A single hour In the | $2,500 w ill buy one of the nobbiest
dwellings in the city of Was«». Come
day steadily given to the study o f some and see me.
Interesting subject brings unexpected
accumulations of knowledge— W illiam
»uy a 6-roorn cottage
E lle ry Channing.
city of Kent. W ill take a good learn In
p a rt paym ent.
Not the King.
A farm consisting of 620 acres, all
Royal names fo r hotels are aorae-
feuced; plenty o f water and very good
tlmea the cause of peculiar misunder house;$15 per acre; w ill take part trade,
standings.
An aged farm er from a lay« 7 miles from station.
remote county In Canada decided to
House and lot in the olty of Grass
make a vlalt to Toronto. I t was the
v a lley ; good well ef water; know n as
first time he had been at a city station,
the
old H o lder pjace; $300 w ill buy IL
and when a hotel crier hurried to him
w ith the Interrogation, ‘JKlng Ed
Moro Property.
ward?” the newcomer simply smiled
I can give a man a bargain In olty
as he answered, “No, sir—Thomas Cox
property; $700 w ill buy house, barn, tw o
of Era m oss” ,
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lota, aud about 40 l(earlng fru it trees.
Call
and see me for terms.
The last time P. T. Barnum visited
England a public dinner was tendered
House w ith 6 rooms and pantry; good
to the great American showman. well and good barn; 2)4 lots; In Moro
George Augustus gala presided.
In $800 w ill buy this property; w ill m ake
the reception room, where all were payments to suit you.
w aiting to welcome the guest of the
•00000 w ill buy a 9-room houae and
evening. Mr. Barnum came in beam lot; bouse fitted w ith electric Halits and
ing aud. shaking hands w ith the chair patent closet, good location. W ill take
man. said:
good team as part paym ent.
"This la Indeed a wonderful surprise
$660 buys a 6-room 1)4 story houae
to me."
and 2 lota; call for terms.
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‘‘Did you hear that?" M r. Hals whis
$800 w ill buy 2-story building w ith
basement, In good location tor business.
pered. “W hy, bs arranged for the din
O nly h alf w hat the lum ber cost th a t Is
ner himself.” •
in the b uilding.
> I also have tw o houses and lots In
F
M ow ry’a Addition to Morn; w ill sell
cheap. Call tor terms. .
$500 buys house and tw o lots oppo
site Moro M. E . Church. Easy terms
$1,600 buys 6 room house w ith bath
room. Good well of water and 12 lots-
w ill take part trade.
f t Q u ie ts
the Cough
K enw ood
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This Is one reason why Ayer’s
C herry Pectoral is so valua
ble in consumption. It stops
the wear and tear of useless
coughing. But it does more
—it controls the Inflammation,
quiets the fever, soothes, heals.
Ask your doctor about this.
The beet kin d of a testlosonlsl—
“ • o ld to r o v er s ix ty y e a rs ."
B. McCoy»
M o ro , O regon.
IMtfUBLU,
J a m e s ö te w a r t»
Address: MORO. ORBOON.
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We n e v e r p a id so m u ch a t w h o le
B u t we did it because th e g a rm e n ts d eserv ed it.
m uch a t re ta il.
Y ou n e v e r p a id as
B u t if y o u ev er le t us show o n e of th ese su its
y o u ’ll u n d e rs ta n d w hy y o u s h o u ld .
or o v erco ats
H a n d -m a d e .
B u ilt by such s p le n d id
c ra ftsm e n t h a t we feel p e rfe c tly safe in g u a ra n te e in g t h a t a a lo n g as you
k e e p y o u r tto d y in th e g a rm e n ts , th e y ’ll look as well as th e first d a y you
ow ned th em .
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Williams & Co., The Dalles, Oregon.
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LosHtrayed or Stolen.
V in to n H o tel
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G RASS VALLEY, O RE.
A 2-year old horse colt, near
mouse grey color; blocky built;
weight about 1200 lbs; branded a
hair brand on shoulder, doable R,
right and left on one center stem;
last seen about September 20, 1908.
Reward of 15 for information lead
ing to its recovery, or $10 reward
for delivery at my farm.
J. A .. R asmussen ,
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lionkland, Or
New Entirely.
SCHOOL
Convientto Business
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PRICES REAI^MAMLE
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P E N N S Y L V A N IA .
Architecture
Bookkeeping
Banking and Banking Law,
Commercial Law Stenography
Advertising
m u • , r?W C.ard Writi"K
; Chemistry
Conducted on Best Principles
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Information Wanted.
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 claim s.it
will pay you to write to us. Ad
drees
A etna R ealty Co.,
225 Failing Building,
tfs4-309]
Portland, Or
Krench, O .rm .n, 8 p .n i.h , I .u„ht with Bdiwn
h en
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Full information furni.hwl fro, upo„ „q u w t by
in
B* Y.- REED, Representative,
P a r t i n lid
64 1-3 s ix th str e e t, P ortlan d . Ôre.
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Hotel Oregon
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It la n e « and Its rooms are provided with
running water and long distance tele
phones. European plan. Rates
$1 per day and upward
Highest priced room $3
per day.
Any pessotUor persons having
horses, cattle, houses, lots or house
hold goods for sale, exchange, or
parties desiring to buy such prop W right-Dickinson Hotel Co.
erty, will find T hx O bserver a
Chas. W rig h t, President.
good medium for advertising and
securing a customer. Try
M. C. Dicklasou, Mssagcr.
T hx O bbbbvxr , Moro, Or
AND
My Motto Is
Call and Examine
M y Btoek of
F U R N IT U R E
and
S ID E L IN E S
before baying
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OeCA R
ANDERSON
MANAOKR
Comer IW u i MormStreeti,
Billiard and Pool Tables
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lee cold drinks and les cream In saa-
Deputy Stock Impector
Soda water, bottled and tonntain,
, Le«H SchadswHa. East. Orwgo« always on band.
Office at Furniture Store.
F. R. A X T E L L , M O R O , O R
JOB PRINTING
B ri
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y o u rs
to
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F ree bus to and fro m tra in s
R ates by th e day
6 0 c, 7 6 c, S I . 0 0 . S I . 6 0 , S 2 .
A Good
E uropean
C lean
P lan
F a m ily
hallam oot Lively
Oregon.
Sherman County,
Both in Workmanship and Price
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P ro tlan d , O r e g o n .
UNDERTAKING
Quick Hale, aud
Hmsll Profits. .
Live sod L et Live.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Essiosd Hotel
F U R N IT U R E
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P hon^r.ph.
C orner 7th and Stark Streets.
Io Boy, Sell or Eichange
Cig$u*s, Tobaccos . V
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th a n a n y m ak e we have ev er h a n d le d .
Stock Inspector
Oregon.
W e haws e e eeevete I W e y sktlsh
We IWraeUe eTeU ea r BeStetiMs.
Ready
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M O R O , O R E G O N .
H otel
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L IV E R Y , FEED A N O S A L E S T A B L E S .
J» M . D U N A H O O , Proprietor and M anager.
Wasco, Oregon.
Ts t
Sidney Johnson, Proprietor.
Every kind o f » rig to ’order,
First street. Stroog brick, Moro, Ore. and all orders prompt and satis
factory at reasonable prices.
Farmers teams fed as w e ll as
they are fed at home, if not better.
Confectionery
Telephone at our expense.
FILLS.
bais neos
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A re g e ttin g us m ore p a tro n s w ho used to w ear n o th in g b u t ta ilo r-m a d e s
W m . Rudolf
t t r*
»V V. O. Ay-r Os., Lsw
nt wlt. 1
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sid h —
stsrsrs
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W.
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• M e rc h a n t Tailoring
AXTELL
For P a rtic u la r« ask _
W e o n ly h ope to hav e th e b est tra d e .
C lo th es lik e
Real Estate Snaps
The greatest, treaty of motj.erft
Porto Rico reports the most pros times has just, I»een completed be*
perous year io its history. From tween the United States and Japan.
the first landing of Uncle Sam this It provides for everything cordial
island seems to have resolved to exoept the execution of the jingoes
wear a smile that won’t tome off.
on both sides the Pacific. It is ex
pected they will die ot ennui.
How Bryan must envy Goinpers !
Mr. Bryan could not beelected with
“R veuge is sweet.” in certain
the aid of Mr. Goni,»ers* snp|>ort; impure wajs. but Jim Finch, once
but Gornpers has been re-elected iu a stage driver in this county, will
spite of his having supported Mr. find It a bitter dose before the peo
Bryan.
pie get through with him for his
brutal and cowardly murder of
So far as A meric» is concerned,
Ralph Fisher, in Portland last Sat
Count Boni deCastellane has great
unlay. Mr. Fisher was prominent
ly prejudiced tlie case of the duke
in disbarment of Finch for crooked
of Abiuzzi. In matrimonial affairs
ness as a lawyer, but the records
the scion of some noble American
show that Mr. Fisher did everything
alfalfa domain is preferable to any
right iu jh e case.
lord or dnke.
L et o th e r p eople sell th e m — we d o n 't e x p ect to
do a ll th e b u sin ess in tow n.
G J F arley, retired, 616 East T h ird at
T he Dalles, Oregon, says, “ I suffered
for some tim e w ith back acheao<Fpain
in m y loins, which would be very
vere If I contracted a slight oold. M y
kidneys were in a very disordered con
dition when 1 procured Doau’s K id ney
Pills and begau using them. I t was not
long before I obtained relief from the
use of this remedy, aud the pain« aud
symptoms gradually disappeared. I t
is some tim e now since I was cured by
Doan’s K id uey Pills aud I have had no
return of the trouble. I can recommend
Doau’s K id u ey Pills as a remedy of
great m e rit ”
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Send The Observer to yonr absent
a aky of lurid fear;
,
friends. It is better than a letter, A lig h t th a t ’lutniued arm or, and made
dazzle
and gives all the home news. Four
The water supply at a homestead
Each arm orial accouterment aud be routh of Madras was fairly plentiful
months for 60c.
trayed dread faces sere,
at 100 feet, but to make it doubly
A u d sbone on hopeless battlements
certain drilling was continued thru
What they ap|>ear to have im
grown frazzle. I
For sale by all dealem.
Price 60
the stratum of rock that held the cents. -Foster*MGbum >4fe, Buffalo,
pressed upon the German war lord
Quotations of -th is convincing
is that no number of imperial sort might be multiplied to an ex water, and the entire supply has New Y o rk ,'s o le agents for the United
H tales.
been lost.
wrongs can make a divine right.
tent which would become tiresome,
Remember the name— Doans—and
and they would show thut while the
The Prineville water supply is take no other.
New York society women are said use of the word is now regarded an abundant and mysterious. The deep
to beg, borrow or steal evening a modernism, it is iu fact like most er one goes the swifter the current,
gown's. Perhaps that accounts for colloquialisms, but a revision to old and where it comes from or goes to
some having so little of them on.
er uses. Roosevelt need not l>e ask will probably never be understood.
ed to explain 1 is use of frazzle.
Dry and and as it is at its surface
146 aerea, jo in in g Moro, a snap at
If Santa Claus succeeds in filling
the whole valley covers a sheet of
•6 ,(MIO.
some of the stockings disylayed in I ~ The kaiser is adding to his laurels underground water the size of which
620 acre® 2)4 miles from Moro, 400
Sherman county any better than the I by showing that he can be a good can only be estimated by the length
acres farm laud; p len ty of water, very
fair owners of them he’s a real | listener,
and breadth of the valley itself.
good improvements. Cao give a buyer
wonder.
good terms on this tract
Arlington Record: Judge Little
Mr. Taft will probably attend the field held a special session of the
820 acres tast of M onkland; w ill take
“ Reduce the duties,” declares the inauguration of Cuba’s new presi
part trade, or w ill take $17. p r acre caah
Circuit
court
at
Condon
Monday,
$300,000,000 laird of Bkihbu, and dent, January 28tb. The Cubans
640 acre«, the best Im proved fs rtn in
the busy bouse wife hopes against most certainly should be careful to dispose of the salojn cases which the oounty-; buuse m at $2.600, barn and
hope that he means the house hold not to add to the cares of this great have been troubling the minds of w ater works mat $2,600; nloe lawn and
the people of that place for several good out house« of all kinds, for $2R per
duties.
and good friend during the next four
sere. O n ly one m ile to haul grain to
weeks. It wilUbe remembered that m arket; $4.000 dow n, the balanoe on
years.
Judge Littlefield decided, some good terms.
Our consular agents in Greece re
port that the olive crop is small.
I have a fitrm In M orrow oounty oon-
The publication of campaign cou weeks ago that the Condon charter
Uncle Sam’s (k|HMNr^Nll fill the tributious after an election seems to and the Medfoid charter were not sietlng o f 727)4 ucro«; good wheat land
plenty o f w ater; 1^4 m ile from (»oat
gap; Ainjjgs^ifn olives are rapidly attract but little notice. Their similar, and that Condon must live office. $20. i>er acre. W ould entertain
im proy
publication duriug a campaigu can up to the local option law. On that an exchange proposition.
tie used hr a Club to extort sutisctip decision an appeal was taken by
$80 per acre, plenty of
interview not an in (ions or as a basis for slanderous the saloon men to the Supreme w at»^ goo« house and barn, la in one
of the btat localities In Sherm an county
is hard to tell in th e misrepresentation.
court, and it is hoped the matter Thia Is oue o f the beet bargains 1 bate.
'case. Nothing material
Thrill be decided in that tribunal
820 Acres, as good farm land as there
au ted to say seems to have
la In Sherm an oounty, for $11,200 on
Canada is pushing on steadily within a month or so. District At
sy terms; 1% miles from station, g«xl
ill of water, fair house and barn.
with its ship canals, aud in this re torney Burdett represented the state
spect is unquestionably ahead of assisted by Senator Bowerman.
MO Acre farm , one o f the beet I n the
The inf^w^ffig pdfnt about Count the United States. But there will
County, good house and barn, w ell of
„Boni and Prince Helie is to know be nothing slow about ^Jncle Sam
water, nice orchard; $2,800 dow n, the
Is It asked how can the laboring man balanoe on easy terms a t 6 peroent. in-
how many titled cousins expect to when he takes hold o r th e water
find time fo r self culture? 1 answer terest.
strike the American matrimonial ways business in earnest.
th a t an earnest purpose finds time or
120 Acres near Moro; w ill sell cheap
bonanza before it is exhausted.
makes It. I t seizes on spare moments
T he c lo th e s wo sold h im h ad
T h e c lo th e s we’ll sell you w ill b rin g you back.
W e h a v e n t a n y o th e r sort.'
The back aches because the kidneys
are blockaded.
H e lp the kidneys w ith th e ir work.
T he back w ill ache no more.
Lots of proof th a t Doan’s Kidney
Pills do this.
B ack
We pleased h im by g iv in g h im v alu e, n o t by w h a t we to ld him .
to g et h im h e re ag ain .
K A Kime received news of the
death of his father Thanksgiving Every Houaahold In thn City of Moro
Should Know How to Roolat It.
day in Missouri. The sad message
came on Saturday.
Wireless reports from a Japanese
station 6,000 miles from San Fran
cisco, have been distinctly reoorded
at the latter station, breaking, the
previous record by 3,000 miles.
Cam e
H e forgot th a t, as sooij as he left th e store.
m
It will be good news to the farm
ers to hear that the Moro Hardware
and Implement company will in
future be able to supply all Holt
Combine Harvester extras.
C u sto m er W ho
M ade us.
BLOCKADED.
Snow is expected next Tuesday
in The Dalles; according to the es
tablished prophecy, “two weeks af-
tei it appeared on 7-mile hill.”
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POLK’S OAZETTCEB
Btw lnass M rscto r r
Tow n BMBd V i l l a «
W ash in gton , r iv in g ■
Skwteh o f «neh placo,
S h lp p tn r V a cllltlss and
fiad LMraetorjr of auch
aa d pTofaaaloa.
I a ri*
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fa
me
Tb® Dallon or anr S h er n a n aonutr p„jnU M
Hervleo
fnrnlshad to or from Moro to any point«
OUR MOTTO “PU«r the public."
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