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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1908)
i , I < I Or.HUtSoc., City Hall. r . — ! L ì J» PU B LIS H E D F R ID A Y S . O f Every Description to O rd e r Quick and C heapl c ® Stam p* FurnJehod. - - k * T ypew riter^ Typewriter ßuppUee, Ribbons, £ta , W. H. Ragsdale 'Z 3 O E TH E ONE SU R E W A Y - Attorney at Law. - To have money is ty save It. The one sure way to save it is to deposit it w ith Wasco Warehouse Milling Co. bank. You will then be exempt from the annoyance of having it burn holes in your pockets. Aside from the fact that your money will be safe from th e f t/th e habit of saving tends to the establishment of thrift, economy, discipline and a general understanding of business principals essen tial to your success. To those wishing web relations we heartily extent our senices. asco W M il l in g C o . w B areh o use ANK M oro MORO PHARMACY Expert, Experienced, Registered Pharmacists fledicines Carefully Compounded. Compltt« Assortment of 8llverwarc and Jewelry FORMALDEHYDE. RUBBER GOODS, PERFUMERY. BRUSHES, COMBS, SPONGES,-CIGAR V — Any and all K ln d a o f P a te n t M e d ic in e A lw avs In Stock Office Ground Floor Ginn Brick Next Door W.W.M.Co. Bank T h e ir C h r is tm a s T u r K fiy . By 'Ll Meindl &. Bryant Menefee & Wilson J. R,. Morgan . . , . Diieasex of Womei Children a Sfeciallj I modern hospital for the treatment of all medical and aurgice diseases, except such ae are oontagioni. Bates, fro m $10.00 to $21.00 per w e e k , a c c o rd in g to rooAi Ambulance will meet all trains and boat« if hoepital ie notified. For Fu rth er In fo rm a tio n A ddress Drs. Ferguson and R euter, D irecto rs. oro 1> -H A»— '~:»W Neareet Hotel to Business Center, Banks and Depot. S u n d a y D in n e r 35 cen ts. -..... — — First Class Barber Shop in the Hotel. O p p o site P o s t O ffic e Moro, Oregon. A “W A N T” O bserv er p e o p le o th e r a d in T h e M oro will re a c h m o re m e d iu m Situated four miles north eaet oj Klondike. Apply or write to C. E. Jo h n s o n , M o ro , O re g n Dancing Academy JL T . P e te rs B rick M a in S tre e t MORO OREGON MANAGERS O mer S ayrs , G eo . M iller in S h e r m a n C o u n ty by an y Wheat Farm for Rent Buildings, Plenty of W a ter H otel M • BENT. Prank wUl like on« of Ills BMAbar’s ,le» for Christmas, though I w ill ad* nit that you do beat ma oo your crusts, ny dear. Now. give me an apron and fll help yon w ith the turkey ” Mrs. Fram ely the younger shrank horn an explanation and, w ith the statement that things only needa^ to te warmed up, thrust the matter aside. Vhcn her husband came in from church w ith the children she slipped »nt to put things on the tabla- When the fam ily came Into the dining room *be supposed, of course, that her hus band had explained and so made no oommeut when the old lady set aside her thick vegetable soup w ith the com ment that she never did like those new fangled soups. But when the turkey was brought In and set upon the table toe old lady brightened up. don’t see how you get your turkey mail an even brown all over," she said approvingly. “Mine always burns on the top. You know I Ilka the second Joint and some of the white mast, Fm nk." For an Instant Framely went a sick ly white. »‘Theae la no white or dark meat," he said faintly. "Thia la a mock turkey, a mixture o f nuts and vegetables, you know. W e have awakened to the error of our ways and eat no more carrion.’* ’♦Don’t eat carrion,” repeated his mother as she sliced a b it from the strange mixture. "You eat thia sort of etoff Instead?’ "The pure product o f M other Nature, of the green’ fields and the healthful sunshine,” said her son solemnly. "The last time I was here you were chewing your food like a cow chews Its uud,’’""remarked the old lady severely. "That was had enough, but when you make a mock of Christmas w ith your mock turkey It makes me wish yon were young enough to be taken across my knee again. Oo get your hat. W e’re going to a restaurant for a real Christ- «has dinner. But. mother”— began Framely, seek ing to suppress w ith a glance the cheer ing of the children. "Do you remember when you were a little boy about the age of ilttle Frankie here?’ detqgnded hla mother. Framely uodijed. “And do you remember h«w good a dnunetlck used to taste, with some glbtet gravy end lota of" stuffing and cranberry sauce?' “Yes, mother,” he assented lim ply. "Then go get your hat.' I t ’s F ra n k l/e birthright,” she declared. “Yea, mother,” came for a second time, but now there was gladness In the voice, a hungry look In the eyes, and his w ife knew that another fed had passed. enough the had endured Frank Framely's W . C. B ry a n t F. J . M elo di fads until he became a vege tarian. An overindulgenca In turkey at the Thanksgiving feast had been feltowed by fasting, repentance Law yers and the adoption of the vegetarian c u lt Steaks gave place to salads and Rooms 1 and 2 The Ginn Brick lamb to lentils, wherefore the spare pennies of the Frninely youngsters Over W.W.M.Co. Bank ’ were Invested In ham sandwiches and MORO - • - - - OREGON anieked beef Instead of cake and candy. I t had been bad enough when Frame- had adopted the thorough mastica Frank Menefee. Fred Wilson Jy tion fad and the entire fam ily bad sol emnly chewed Ma food to the loud click of the metronome. I t had been worse when all hands slept In a tent In r .. the back yard because Fram ely had a Attorneys - at - Law cold and feared consumption, but aveu Office in the Vogt Block, upstairs w ith an approved vegetarian kitchen w ithin h alf a mile It was difficult to give variety to the menu with only OREGON vegetables aa^a foundation. THE DALLES The younger\Fram elya refused to re gard nut ragouts as fit substitutes for their mother’s savory stews, and the hospitable soul of Mrs. Fram ely was tried by the evasive excuses of those who were Invited to dinner. The poor D e n tis t^ ^ little woman considered It necessary to explain that they were now vegeta OREGON rians, and so anticipatory smiles faded MORO from expectant faces as the owners thereof mentioned transparent previ p All Work Warranted. ous engagements suddenly recalled. Finally she pleaded with -her hus Office In The Moro Hotel Brick. band for a turkey for Christmas, to his great horror. “Jnat for one day?” he repeated a ft er her. "M y dear, would you plead r o j ooffin with me to feed my Innocent children on a diet of poisons for ‘Just one day?’ PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.. Not 1 have ordered a beautiful mock turkey from the vegetarian Jritchen . D a : marie m coffin They assure me th a t'It tastes exactly like the bird, and It la molded Into the 1 same shape. The children w ill not khow the difference if they abut their Office In The Gollin Building, N t S t eyes.” Moro, Oregon. "B u t they can’t eat th e ir dinner w ith their eyes shut,”.protested M rs..Fram e ly feebly. H e r husband regarded her w ith mild sorrow. “I f only they might eat w ith their eyes truly open,” he lamented, ’’open on 3 year lease at 3-ioths to the danger t^at * lurks w ithin the Old Ohrietmaa Baparatitlene. dead flesh they would s tu ff their stom ' , y,-,— An old German aaytng to that be with. Some day they w ill thank 920 acre: 800 acres tillable, 75 acre achs me for aavlng them from the evils and tween 11 and 12 o’clock on Christmas eve water can be turned Into arise. summer fallow, at 91.25 per acre. miseries of the flesh eaters.” The lamp or candle mast not be al* Fram ely adroitly made hla escape be- f o r r h la w ife could find an answer to lowed to burn Itaelf out oo Christmas Good House, Barn, and Out . T H E D A L L E S H O S P IT A L M IL D R E D OREGON MORO D «¡Medical K r id a y , D e o . 1 8 , M o ro , S h e r m a n C o u n ty E s ta b lis h e d 1 8 8 7 . W O r is o n ? D an cin g e v e ry S a tu rd a y e v e n in g u n til f u rth e r notice. A good floor a n d th e b est of m u sic by H u lse o rch e stra . 1908 F iv e C e n ts Santa. Came to Cactus GulcK tor » O M U rV J ¿.OVA (Oopyright, ISM, by A m «rtaen elation. 1 P r ase Aaao* H E N Banty seme to Ceotue wo wux not axpootln’ him, Our almanao eenneetlewa bein’ broken off complete, ha fast, with as the trail e’ time hod got eo mortal dim Wa only knpwod *twwa winter by the ebeonoo e* the heat. wAaca Me people tfo p The Umatilla House T h e O a l l e e , O reg o n * Steam H e a t. Électrlo L ig h t« Electric C all Bella. 0. ). ID m in g a r H O TEL RATES TO S U IT YOU. All O R & N T ra in s Stop at F ro n t Door R ailw ay T ic k et Office In the Lobby. T . N. C R O F T O N , P r o p r ie t o r . C ity D ray Express and Freight Delivered to any Part of the City Piano and Furniture Moving. PLUMBING «» STEAM FITTING All kind« of Reeervoir and Cistern work in con- neolion with water ‘ system« installed in first elite style and all work done guaranteed. Dynamite and powder work on all kinds of Rock Excavations S tuart &, Miller, Moro, Oregon. PUSTHMM, RmCK AND CONCRETE M o ro . O reg o n . W Trunks and Grips Delivered To and From all Trains. REED HULSE Proprietor of CITY DRAY NO. 2 Draying of all Kinds. Trunks and Grips Hauled to and from all trains (Copyright, 13US, by A m erican Pres« A»»o elation .] * med« Í m a s a m ’T baptt claus Hnaxu.“ W ith anew a-ellngln’ funny to hie er- temoblle hat. As «well ,a Banty makeup, «k. as anywhere you’ll meet. "a Chriatmaa PI««. In England, Yorkshire Is still the stronghold of vast Christmas pies that trace their Uqexge far beyond.the Nor man conquest Into the dim . feasts of Saxon kings ami Danish freebooters. A rather quaint note, written In 1S33, makes mention of the “wains" (or wug ons, groaning about Christmas tln ii under a load of these pies and adds. “At such limes the hostess of a welt frwjuented lun of the old school will construct a pie of the circumference rivaling her OT^n, and the county news paper w ill record Its dimensions.” One such "hostess of the old school" Is Immortalized by n famous though slightly profane eijlpiph In a Yorkshire (Churchyard running as follow«: H ere lie« th« body o f Mary Ann Shov«n Bhe w in ver«ed In th« art« Of oakea, pie« and ta rts And th« m y stica l rite« o f th e ov«n. Bat when he turned hie b e a rs k in down W han »h«'d lived long enough hl« w h i« k « r« fe ll away gh« m ade hgr last nuff— A puff by* h«r.hu«band m uch p»al««d ( It w uant anything but anew softest* * N ow here ah« doth 11« ed en the fo r), And m ak« a mud pie An’ bask ef him an angel steed yes, In th e hope th a t her cruat m ay bo angel*« what I «ay— ralssd.* An* Desert Dan gat wobbly when ha up an’ looked at her. Yeung Banty eaye, “1e Mr. Jenas at hams tonight ?" eaye ha, A t whleh eld Desert ghree a gasp, but struggle« te Me fast. Then me an’ Pinky wa vamoosed bt honor of the three, Per If they w uant Joneses yaw ean douse my glim eempletál London, Dec. 5, 101S. I nm sorry, my dear daughter, that I still maintained T henko givln' wua about the ' proper date, -Uteü Ao judgin' by r, I DO WANT A DOKLT1” "AMD, OX, my appetite, ' an* Pinky atilt pretty tilings that please children al ways and especially so at Christmas. deolarod Presently -from a darker, poorer T h a t Now Year’s street a tiny slip o ^a girl came tim id w u i the blow ly around the corner, and, glancing out that wua next upon the " t h x r x WC7. tc a h - about anxiously -to see that no one naora IK THK r x « r 1 was In sight, she.stole up.to the w in But Desert waved hlo nugget bag dow of the little shop .aud began feasting her' hupgry ey«“ upon. Itw an* dared an' dared an* dared. beautlfdl treasures.. She was very; “•« « here,” aaya Daaort, “I can fool the very thin and pale, and her clothes season In my bonoot were but shreds and patches, yet her , I sense a sort o’ hankerin' for days epee sparkled, and there was the Joy ’ of old long sign, e f Chriwtmgs In her heart Just to look ’When I wua bosk In Jersey an’ my at the good thing» » noma w u a D a n ie l Jones» - For Axpfoute or more she stood w ith I'm lonesom e as the soldier w ur at her wad lKtle face pressed close Binponron-tho- Rhine." against the glass, and then she drop ped to her knees befpre this shrine of ' Then Desert up an* tolls ua what he*« Santa Claus and clasped her hands to 9ov«r said before— « gether as we see pictures of children ' Ae hew he had a eettage an* a wo at prayer. H e r upturned* eyes were man an' a kld| dosed, aud the light fell upon her But, seme ml «understand in’ havin’ face very softly. hi« aperrlt «ore. In the shadow of the houses across Nigh on te twenty years age he sim the street a big policeman stood watch ply up and slid. ing. Now he came stealthily over to I looked at Pinky Parkins then, an* ward th«.' shrine, w ith the chlkl on her knees before I t As he reached Pinky looked at me, But both of ue wua silent, an* we the curb he beard her voice, trem bling and uncertain: looked at D e s e rt Dan, "Now I lay me down to sleep I, But ha wua aiaalln* baean fa r a «upper pray the Lord my soul to keep. I f I fe ed fo r th re e . An’, shore as I’m a sinner, there wua should die before I wake, I pray tbo Lord my soul to take. And, oh, Santy teardrops In the pan! Claua, I do want a dolly and some That night we set an* hugged the candy fo r Christmas! Amen!" Steve, while all around the ehaek Bhe had snld the only prayer she A desert bUaaard whistled an* the knew, and us she rose to her feet enow wua w hirlin’ thlek. again the policeman touched her on It shore wua Chriatmaa weather, hat the shoulder. Hhe started suddenly and would have run away, for the«' there eherely wua a lack Of anything suggestin' a’ our ancient street waifs fear the big policemen, frlbnd Bt. Niek. but he held her. “Come" w ith me,” he aald. and she The deer bust open euddent-llke, an’, began to cry. atrangar, dog my oat I H e took her tuto the little shop, and If there ain’t Banty Claua hlaeelf, In when she came out again she held a fur an’ robe oom plete, yellow haired doll fiercely to her thin little breast with one hand aud In the other ahe carried two baga of candy. Aa ahe looked up to the big police man he aaw in her face what he had seen as she knelt before the ahrine of Banta Claus,‘ and be l>ent down and kissed her good night. — W illiam J Lampton in New York Herald. Expert men always at Land to at “WE’RE GOING TO A RESTAURANT FOR A REAL CHRISTMAS tend to repair work and the upkeep -I DINNER.” of a machine generally. Located In tbs eve or there w ill be a death ibis outbreak, sud toward afternoon opposite Moody wbarehouse, brick the uiock turkey made its appearance fhm ily w ithin the year. | It ru-fuuibled a gigantic candy favor In A M agyar superstition la that any building and cheap insurance. rthtpe and color. The tin tin g 'o f the one who eats nuts without bonay on ontbide had been rudely doue and by Ohrlstmaa w ill lose hla teeth. Another no means suggested the crackling sfchi la that a pillow turned at midnight of the barnyard king bursting froth the w ill bring dreams of a future lovet pressure of the rich. Juices within. Sad-1 I t la unlucky to trip on Christmas ly Mrs. Fram ely «hook her head as she day. The Sicilian children place penny shoved the Wrd Into the Icebox along with the rest of the packages which royal In the beds Christmas eve.bo- always flowers the wagon had her cause they tut: nnfc'iii n «u brought and busied —---- —w believe --------- — It ------ -w self w ith converting some meatless a t the exact hour of Christ’s blrtl{. “mlnce meet” Into pies. f AU children born at midnight on Dee. Christmas day dawned somberly 31 w ill become great and famous, enough In the Fram ely household. | * • • Frank Junior had thrown his carrot ! Chriatmaa Diplomacy, cutlet to the flo^r and had been sent L a d y -M y husband won’t wear those from the table In disgrace, and Nellie shirts I bought him for Chriatmaa. 1 had Invited a second outburst by tear didn't think he would. And now Pd fully pleading permission to go to her like to exchange them. Clerk—Foy whet, madam? grandmother’«, wJjjre’ they would fcave L a d y -W e ll, you might let me look a "real” Chriatmaa dinner. Orand- mother was on the maternal aide, end a t some lace handkerchief« and some Mre. Celford’a Intolerance of her eon- allvar hatpins.—Puck. tn-Jaw’s fad* was * n •▼•r ready sub Hla Populgrlty Eaplalnad. JSct tor acrftnonloue discussion. " I don’t see w hat makes that young To cap the climax, the elder Mrs. Framely arrived unannounced during friend of mine so' very popular,* said , „ IV11,R„.. W illie Wlsblngton "H e la In demand the , forenoon. I was lonesome,” she explained as for shy number of Chriatmaa partis«.*’ she followed her daughter-in-law Into “T h a t 1« vary easily explained.” an- the parlor, “m I Jnat packed up soma aw e-el M bs Cayenne. “lie Is so near mince plea and some Jellies I ’d made sighted that he la contlfiuallj mtstsk- gnd brought them along. I goaaa i ,nC holly for mistletoe. I Wo arglod It an* argiod It till D e s e rt Dan put up Hlo oanvao bag o' nugget« an* a pint o’ yellor duet R Y i spent the year oollootln* Id "hlo pewter drinkln* owp. “It's Christmas In a week," * ho oayei “I’ll bet you, win or bust.“ The Dalles Auto Garage Autos Repaired and Stored Q À M e a n T r ic k . at Deeert Dan— gays II “We'd orter huatl« for a lit* tie extry feed. NTs long about ThankeglvInV “W y ," eaye Pinky P.—“w ’y, man, - » H I bet It ’« nearer N«w Y a e r ’e, fo r the old one’s gone to seed." D a lle s Iron W o rk s , O w ner J . B. K irk , P ro p rie to r y Child*« Prayer to the Saint Answered by a “Cop.” T was Christmas eve In a aide street of the great city and so late that the last customer bad left the dingy little shop, and the light from Its one window streamed out upon the night like a lonely bea con. H wan a cheerful' window as such things go In poor side streets, and a sumptuous Santa Claus, all glitter ing In cotton snow and rainbow tinsel, stood In Its forefront, loaded w ith the B ay« I to P in k y P o rk ln o , w it h e «quint th a n a v a ila b le . SANTA IN BLUE. t _>New York Evening Post Hural R«part««. “Rary," snickered young Ab Corn togsel. “I klhdnr think M l put myself on th’ Christmas tree t e r you this year." “I f you do, Ab,” giggled Rary. “they’ll not take you off this year. Thay’U lat you stay there till you git ripe enough to pick.* ____ ____________ T hat’s all the s to ry , s tra n g e r, B ut P m "Chriatmaa Children.’’ ' eew«e IpeHned te add In aoma Catholic, countries there la a When B*nty some ta Caetue wfth hin. custom of dreaalng up puppets called mother, whleh ha did, M elean upset the notions wo had a l Christmas children, hiding them on Chriatmaa ava. Betting jvreons In quasi ways prev laue had. Per daddy gat tha Ohrlstmaa gift, at tham and gtY&ng a carwaaff to tha and Banty w e t tha bldl ___ you have entered Into a movement I obtain .the ^rute for women. Ten years ago I took"part In a movement with that object In view, and It turned out a lamentable failure. I w ill glre yffh a brief account of how our organization was broken un with a view to Inducing you to aban don your attempt, foreseeing some such outcome for thq present move ment. Our society grew rapidly, far more rapidly than one could have ex pected. We had , meetings In n yde park, gathering thousands of women w ith appropriate banners and much enthusiasm. We stormed the house ot commons and forced the members to listen to us. Our enemies, the men, ar rested us and kept us in jail. — Finally, when the bouse of-couinv.... was In despnjr of being able to defe ■ qs by open methods It must nee<’ go about undertotnlng our society secret session a committee was a‘ pointed to find and eiacute some me od to break us up. This commltt consisted of old bachelors—rathto. ol , curmudgeons—all of them confess/ woman haters and mean enough ’ take advantage of those weaknes peculiar to our sex. They began by lnytng a plan to rid of our admirable officers and pe such, women as would wreck the clety. Our annual election aud appo ment of committees came off shoril , a fte r these men began their work, a-1 they took advantage of the opportuiJ ty. Jfist before the election we wen» surprised ajt..« ..liygc accession to on* meml»erslilp. Then on the day of th< election, while we were preparing f »r the ballot, handbills were scattered , about the hall In which we met statb- thftt nt n store on Piccadilly certa standard goods that all women mtv • have were offered nt levf thaft h alf tb- us tin I price. A silk dress that w o il'’ ordinarily cost £50 might be bud fo- £20. Hats In the latpst style that wer aching for £5 were offered- nt £2 'it- Clonks worth £10 were to be had f. r 1 These are but a few exau:ph>s to shoe you what bargains were to he obtalne The sale was to tn)ke place during tu< afternoon of our election, but nil wobi en know that to secure w hat they at such sales they must be on. b a n ’ when the snle opens. W ell, no sooner were the handbill rend than there began a gradual dlsap pearnnee of the members, Justws vrr leaves a bathtub without one’s seel where It goes. .On© by one onr w >r en slipped out, hut It was notices' that all the new members renin!::' A t that time, my child, your father a.•» not doing nt all well at his bostnes:- and I was wearing a hat that had bee long out of fashion. It was Impossl’ for me to Appear In any gathering such frightful headgear. Satisfy!' myself that there was a quorum of t': society without me, I went to seize th« . opportunity. Now. our hall was on the opposite aide o^Jxtndon from the place o f the sale. I took a bus to get there and»on arriving at the store ask«-d where the sale was going on. W hat sale? The sale announced In the handbills! No one knew of any handbills or any sale Then I saw that something had gone wrong. Taking another bus, 1 went back to the hnll in company With others of our members. I found that the election was over, s new set of officers had been put In and new com mittees appointed. W hat do you think? These mean, contempttble men-vlllalns had hired the new mem bers to Join, had produced the hand hills, and while we bona fide members of the society were going to and com lng from the bogus sale the hussies had elected a ticket given them by the men. This was not the worst of our mis fortunes. The new officers and com mittee women had been selected (by the men) for the violence of their tem- pj’rs «nd the volubility of their tongues. The very first meeting after their in stallation showed that we had met with a quietus. One of the committee ■aid something that made the presi dent mad. and ahe threw her gavel at H m n ffo n d ln u w om en T h e s e c re ta ry rose to her feet and t»egan a steady stream of talk. Other members «trove In vain to get the floor, but the shrill voice of the secretary, sounding like a steam whistle, drowned them out. At one time there were a dozen women gesticulating and shrieking like a storm wind In the rigglng'of a ship. Then the chairwoman e f the commit tee of ways and means, a perfect H er cules, eelxlng a table used by the sec retary, went through the hall for the purpose of clearing it. In five minutes there was not a member le ft By such contemptible process did ____ mean. Vila, Ignoble, bass, sneak th ing, rascally, scurvy, unfair creatures to whom has been given tha name man thwart the noble work wa had in hand. That was the last of tha aaf- fragette movement of tha first decade of the present century, and members of parliament have since been despica ble enough to boast that by a political maneuver only worthy of an American old fashioned primary they had se cured peace and com fort I t Isn’t my dear, that woman are not fitted te r suffrage and to occupy any sphere that man can occupy, f t to that man w ill descend to each paall- lanlmoas tricks to heat as oat o f osar rights. Woman has tha nobler natarn. anff m a n - . ------------ - By the bye. I hear tha sew hats are mortarboard to shape and ostrich feathers qalte tha thia«. W h at htdaaoa I .-9 .»»»♦-■ I 1 ____ ,t d * ' I M k . — - X- »