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COUNTY COURT PROCKKD1N0B. j January, 1909, Term. WILLIAM HENRIGH8, Judge. W ii. W A LK ER. Commissioner. D. CHISHOLM , Commissioner. H. 8. MoDANEL, Clerk. W e have ready for you WISTER IUIB1 TUBULES C o m b in a t io n G e r m a n S o x , h a s à r u b J b e • r f o o t w * it '' h a s * e p a r a te w o o le n in s id e f o o t a n d le g g in , F e lt B o o ts , R u b b e r B o o ts , S h o e s , O v e r s h o e s , Warm-Woolen Underwear, S o x , M a c in a c C o a ts , F la n n e l S h ir t s M it t e n s , W o o l a n d L in e d G lo v e s . MORO COMMERCIAL CO. T lie . Kgg* «re O b se ■------------------- r v e r Moro. MORO, BHKHMAN CO. , 0 » BOOM: The price of The Observer is 11.60 year. 7ft o*nt* for six month«, 60 oent» four month«—hat If paid in adv.no« we F ar jr aeoepi <2.fl0 in fo il for 2 year«. Mhorlei worth 50c per dozen in Type-writer paper at The Observ- ir office. Boro: To Mr and Mrs CbaeStrad- ley, a son, January 10th. »Snow. Beils, bells aud more bell«. Sleighing parlies and parties. One whole week of fun, so far. Yes, the joke is on Oregon now; but wait a little. Born: To Mr and Mrs W C Bry Look out for a hi yu chuck when A Blue Mark here will answer an ant, January 14th, a (laughter. the Chinook arrives. In q u iry, when entered upon «»nr calendar, The Dorcas Society will m eet at giving the date o f the paper »• the date at Two inches more of snow fell du which your current aubscrlptlon expire*. Mrs Mortensen’s next Wednesday. ring Tuesday night. Coyotes are easily captured now F R ID A Y .............. . . . J an . 15, 1909 »Sleighing and tobogganing is the as they cannot travel fast in the ruling sport in fiberman county just deep boow now. “ W h a t’s in a name? ’ A»k Mrr Old Sol Modified the weather some Tom Richardson. Talk about the smile that won’t in this latitude this morning and come off; has anybody noticed the Mrs Littlefield and sou reached paved the way for a chinook. grin on tbe fuel m an’s face lately? home on the train Tuesday. Greenland* icy Mountain is piling Hot Coffee and Sandwiches, at Roy Axtell is able to be out again. up in miniature, on First street cor Don’t be in too much of a hurry; A B Wolfard’s, Biggs. ner of Scott avenue, frt>M an ancient Roy. No more trains until Sunday, on burst in the water main. Mrs 8 C Bryant of Porlland, account of wrecks ou the main line. L W Ro*s the famous Wasco jew mother of Attorney W C Bryan», is Rev W right and wife are visiting eler, was in attendance al court as a visiting relative; in tip ; city. in Sherm an county, guests of their juror this week, but found time to The irregular Riggs Shaniko train ■on Al M Wright. make The Observer a sociable call arrived up late Tuesday night with See W H Ragsdale for bargains iD Mrs Elizabeth Cushman writes a „three days mail, and attorneys for Sherman county farm lands. Money luring letter from Sunny California the court. to loan on farms. to one of her Oregon daughters. On The Commercial Companys Hue a walk Christm as day she used her to the heater in the grocery depart Wedding stationery, and litera ture for all social functions, at 1 he parasol. ment draws like »..locomotive now. Observer' Book Store. Mrs 11 enrich* entertained the la II A Stuart was tbe doctor. No Circuit court in W heeler coun dies of Ihe Rebecca degree, I O O F, Forest Littlefield was pretty bad - ty next week, in consequence of the at an afternoon tea yesterday at her ly stung with poison oak while vis home in this city. Whist was the iting with his parents in Yamhill bustified conditions in travel?" game pi a ) c l. __ _______ county during the holiday*. E arthquakes are now of auch fre G ve food to the pretty little birds - Two of the K errG iffird Co ware quent occurrenoe asjio l*>C0nje quite common. Puget sound, Nome and but kill every magpie that you can. houses in this oounty collapsed this Pennsylvania are on the new list for I M Ely, of Hoover, Wash, has 100 week, one here and one-at G rass hogs being eaten alive by swarms of Valley, under pressure of snow upon Jan u ary , 1909. this murderous bird. the roof. T he grandmothers of old Dutch A cold bit made James Stew art’s D unkard families of western Penn A lonesome puppy or kitten that sylvania have made and used Hick horse toss it* head into bis face a cries at night may be comforted by ory Bark Cough Remedy and reared few days ago, and the bit nearly did covering a hot brick with a muff, a their families on it for a 100 years. Jim up, as betwixt his teeth and his liscarded piece of fur, or heavy eid Now you can buy it of your dealers pipe hi* tongue wa* badly cut. erdown, and putting all in a box. It Ask for it and use it, because it is John T Johnson former resident will immediately cuddle down and pure; because it will stop your of Moro, in charge o’ a grain ware sleep contentedly. cough; because it is the best cough Dr Morgan our proficient dentist, house, is now tanning at Bigelow. remedy made. Try it. For sale by Moro Pharmacy and dealers every We enjoyed a call from him Tues is now at home in bis own dental day, as he was attending court as a parlors, in the Idleman building, where. juror. which he has recently purchased When in Wasco dou’t fail to see and refitted, making a suite unsur our stock of bracelets, the latest out. r H aving sold my team have no F passed in Tbe Inland Empire for L W Ross, Wasco Jeweler. arrangement and convenience “"for more use for my sleigh, will If you want trt buy read The Ob- such purpose. pell it cheap; complete with aerver. If you want to sell adver pole and neckyoko. Also have The Daughters of Rebecca install tise in it. buggy for sale; will take note. ed officers for Ihe current term as Something new, fresh and deli C. L. Ireland, Moro, 4 follows: Jessie Henricbs N G; Mae cious. Canned pum pkin, at Moro Jam*« V G; Eva Rudolf F 8 ;L in n ie Commercial Co. Max Bull, Fred Peetz and T C Hookman T; Otto Peetz R 8 N G; Mrs Em ily Anderson will Uk* Lee had some “experience’’ cleaning Mis« McConnell L 8 N G; Emma orders for family baking, pies, oak* snow off the roof of one of the W W Sayres I G; Pernie Johnson O G. and bread, by the week or by the ,\1 Company warehouses in Moro The hlockade on the main line piece. Baking prepared for special last Monday. A long timber was occasion.. Hoggard Cottage, Moro. prevented arrival of outside attor hitched to a horee down below which A sure cure, and one you can de was led by L Barnum. Tommy neys al the opening of C ircuit court pend upon, is Hickory Bark Cough wae the man in the switch tower Monday. No trains were run on Remedy; ft sure cure, and its purel and held the lever (a stout rope) to Sunday; one train ran through to Use it for all lung trouble, coughs, keep the machinery right, but he Biggs from Shaniko Monday; and colds, hoarseness and sore throat. miscalculated his strength, “etling one up Wednesday. Mails are fear For sale by Moro Pharmacy and bloke,” and Tommy keeled over fully demoralised. first class dealers everywhere. Crook oounty manager« of the taking a slide toward mother earth Team, Harness, and Haok, for but a friendly nail in tbe corrugated joint oratorical contest between the Sale. Harness and Hack new six roof and a stout seat In his pants high school student« of 8herman months ago. Yours for 1160. Bank prevented ids falling. Max and Fred and Crook counties appear to be able note taken. Ask the Moro were lese fortunate and.each took a responsible for quashing tha entire H ardw are and Im plem ent Co about plunge Into snow, clear out of sight. proceedings. They certainly have Nobody being hurt the boys went shown gall in view of the facts to th is bargain. at it again, and the buildings treat ask Sherman County to conoede A Cue« » •* M is e ry . them the debate; a rrqueet which ed were saved from oollapseJ. “ I have found a cure for the misery wa« flatly refused. le-n i* than on« year V2H oouts p«r month malaria poteon produoee,” say« R M James of Ixxielleo.8 C, “It’s called Elec tric Bitter«,aud come« In 60c bottle«. 11 break« up a Ca«e of chill« or a billion* at tack In almost no time, and put* yellow lauudlce clean out of comm ission." This great too to medicine and blood purifier, liv e s quick relief in all stomach, liver and kidney oomplalnt* and the mleery of bm e latok. Bold under guarantee at Moro Pharmacy. C a m « N e a r C hoking to D e a th . A little «on of C D Peterson, a well known resident of the village of Jackson ville.la, had asuddn and violent attack of croup. Much thick, stringy phlegm name up after hiving Chamberlain’« Gough Remedy. Mr P «ay«, “1 think be would have choked to death had we not ven him this remedy.” Fof sale by oro Pharmacy. S A Cough R em edy t h a t C ureg. Hickory Bark Cough Remedy, blade by tbe Hickory Hark Gough Remedy Go, of Walla Walla, Wash, guaranteed to be pure; guaranteed to cure your uough, or money refunded; guaranteed to make a friend of you. For «ale by Mpro Pharmacy, and Aral class dealer* everywhere. J. O. FREEMAN, Sheriff. Road petition of J G Walker, et al, continued until March term. Tax levy for 1909 was fixed a* follows:* State county and library fund, 7 J mills; county school fund, II mills; county road fund, 1 mill; total 7 mills. No road tax to be levied on property'in the city of Wasco. The jury list for 1909 was com pleted by drawing 200 names. James Stewart was reappointed stock inspector, without opposition. Road master reports were accept ed and G A Meioy reappointed for the year 1909. • Dr O J Goffin was apj>ointed county health officer for 1909 at the nominal salary of $100. County Clerk McDanel was or dered to purchase a Code of < >regon laws for the use of the county cor oner. In the m atter of the road petition of J 8 Fowler, it was ordered that the proposed road be viewed, and th at tiie viewers report at a later date. J F Belshee was appointed county road viewer for 1909. Reports of J C Freeman sheriff, and W Stanley treasurer, were ac cepted. ' Application of E O L Co for re bate of 118.21 over tax, granted. Petition of George W Berrian et al, for improvement of the H arris grade, g ra n te d .............. Road supervisors were appointed as follows: District Supervisor No. 1 ..................................... J F Hill 2 .................... .... Richard Dingle 3 .......................M A VanGilder 4 ...........................H erman Pape 5 ..................... . . . Andy May 6 ............................... A N.ish 7 ....................... .Sam Brisbin H...................... ..........Geo Simon 9 ................................ J A Smith 10.......................J M Underwood W E Tata . “ “ “ 1 <» I F Hill •• •• •• « 00 Alex Hunter “ “ “ »-00 A E Moril* “ “ “ « 00 Aooount of Indigent People. Moro P h arm acy......................... 14.80 Ida Mowry, attending the «Ick. 17.60 O J Gottin, medical «ervtoee.. . . 88 00 Moro Commercial Go, merohuds 27 92 Wind River Lumber G o ........... 7 76 I P Hardin, m erchandise......... 1 26 Good Samaritan hospital, care of McElvalne......... .............. 888 00 Account of Roads Howe» & Go, road grader ......... 120.84 Mitchell & Foe«, blackamithlug 8.00 1 F Hill, road supervisor diet 1 87 60 4 10 00 Herman Pape, 6 28 76 A Nish, T. 7 42 60 «Sum Briabiu, 10 62 60 G 11 Goou, 11 100 00 G G H og ue, 12 48 00 Granville Phillipe G A Meloy, salary ae road mas ter for two month« i«a«t ... 100 00 Account Gorouar Office. M B Taylor, ooroner f e e s ......... 86 00 1 00 Augua Cameron, ooronerjury . 1.00 Jame* Shaw, * “ “ 1.00 D McDurmld, ” “ 1.00 J G Woods, “ “ 1.00 W E NewtoD, “ 1 00 C E Pool, “ Account of Justice Court. J M Dunaboo, Justice fees . . . . 14.46 John McRae, wltneee ............... 7.10 8 70 G A Swanson, V w McCoy Shell, “ ................. 1 70 J G Freeman, “ ............... D Chieholm, “ ............... 8.70 Jaa Payne, “ ............... 6 10 6 10 11 Houtmer, " ................ 8.40 MO Sullivan, “ ................. 8 10 Guy Waltou, “ ................. Account of Election. J M Dunaboo, cauvaae returns 8 (X) 5 00 W 1 Weetarflald, “ H Chrisman, registering voter« 3.40 “ '• election deputy 4 00 8.66 J W Hayes, 6 18 A Houghton, “ 8 60 Henry Goetjeu, “ 8.08 J P Strahl, Ed Rail, “ “ A M Hicks, A S J o h u so u , “ Del Galbreath, “ Chas Hoggard, booth rent......... City of Wasco, * “ ......... & on I O O F, GrassValy “ .......... 6.00 School D is t N o 1 ” .......... 6 (X) A C Thompson *' ......... 6 00 John Goetjen “ ......... 6 00 G N Bolton “ ......... 6.00 School Dist No 24 “ ......... 6 00 A B Walford, “ ......... 8.40 Geo W all, Electiou Judge......... 8.40 H E Everett, . “ ......... J A Smith H B Morphy H H White J B Thompson Clyde Sm ith V B Kakln J M Wilson Louie Schade w ill Gran villa Pulii ipa J J Millar C T Fulton A B Walford 6.6« 6.68 8.80 8.00 8 80 6.18 6.18 6.18 8 22 8 22 8 22 z — Account of Halary. Win. Henricbs, oounty Judge. S 76 50 Duncan Chisholm, commitwloner 84 20 Win. Walker, com m issioner.. .. 7 (H) Hri McDanel, clerk, 2 m o n th ... 250 00 B F Peetz, deputy clerk, 2 mnh 150 ill J C Freeman, sheriff, 2 month 300 00 I G McKean,deputy shff 2 mnh 150 00 Otto Peetz assessor, 2 months 250 no 67 W. Stanley, treasurer......... 50 Ja* Htewart, stock Inspector 127 (W W C Bryant school supt . 51 75 Vi B Taylor, health officer 40. L Bell«, courthouse jaultor Aooount of Office Hu nolle* 7 00 rele|>hone and Tel Go, rent . . . . 5 55 H H McDanel, nupplles............... J M Parry, stamps, etc............... 98 HI Hherman County Observer....... 24.50 Wasco New», printing................. •8 00 Bushong A Go., Job p rin tin g.. 40 2.5 19 75 Irwin Hodson Go, Job printing Underwood Typewriter Go....... 17.00 5.45 J K Gill Go................................... 4 00 W H Hanner & C o ................ 7.26 Kllham Htatlonery & Print Co. 6 2T> Mann A Beach, printers....... /.. Miscellaneous Acoouuls. J C Freeman, cash expenses . . . 37.0.5 14 82 Glty of Moro, lights and water J G McKean, board of prisoners 17 88 W 8 W hite, attndg sc hl convrit 2 00 2 01) John Fields “ 2.00 Annie Fulton “ ” •* “ “ “ ** “ ** “ “ “ ......... ......... .......... ......... .......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... F A Hayrs “ ........ 8 40 4 00 4 00 4 00 9 22 7 22 7 22 4.08 6 48 4 08 6 08 W B McCoy “ .......... 6 OR G E James “ .......... E Olds " ......... « 7 6 6 RC B ennett “ ......... W I) Graves “ ......... T B Hearcy “ ......... Frank Payne “ ......... J C Adams “ ......... Jog Walton “ ......... J W Leonard “ Perry Strong •• ......... W 8 White • “ ......... J E Coleman “ ......... J J Hecker, election Judge and carpeuter work on booth... F A Young, election clerk......... J T Johnson “ ......... Carl Everett , “ .......... F E Brown “ ......... F Bartholomew “ W m Oehman G T Andrews C J Bright V H Smith P C A x te ll GJ Thompson R W Belshee I D Pike . Q K Thompson O — * - - - | , « a x e g - o r t Murae#*autM fo r Repairs. F. W. Clark, Jeweler, S Optician T B E D A LLES , O BEOON. A H ig h e r H e a lth Level. Type writer oil, the best 8 in-1. Lubricates, cleans and polishes, prevents r t» t Try it The Observer Book Store. a»« — - it -*- - Pittsburg Special Fence u Hog Tight. Electric Welded. O ur Goods are Absolutely G uaranteed and our Prices are R ight.. Your B usiness Solicited. L ane GO2 If you have trouble with your stom ach you should take Chamberlain's Stomaoh and Liver Tablets. J P Klote, Edina, Mo, say*, “ I have uaed a great many different medicines for stomach trouble,but flndCbamberlalu'sStomach and Liver Tablets more beneficial than any other remedy I ever used.” For sale at Moro Pharmacy. &. S e x t o n S econ d Messrs Johnson and Pratt of the White Sewing Machine C o, whose headquarters in this city is with the Moro Hardware and Implement Co, were in The Dalles, marooned three days, but arrived on the ‘irregular’ “standing room train,” Tuesday night. S to m a o h T r o u b le C u r e d . It's Always Held BEST OF PLUMBING MATERIAL Superior round nickel lipped and rubber top penoils, two-for-5-cents and some for 10 cts per doz., at the Observer Book Store. S tr e e t, The D a lle s , O regon •x s® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® SCHOOL S C R A N T O N , - P E N N S Y L V A N IA . • Architecture Book keeping Stenography Banking and Banking Law, Commercial Law, Advertising Show Curd W riting Chemistry Mechanical Drawing Electrical Engineering Newspaper Illustrating, Civil Engineering, Steam Engineering Civil Service, Mechanical Engineering, Gas Engineering, Mining Engineering, Locomotive Running, , rium hing, Heating ami V entilating, French, German, Spanish, taught with Edison I’honegraph. Full information furnished free upon request by H . V. R E E D , R e p re s e n ta tiv e , 64 1-3 S ixth street, P o rtla n d , O re. j JOB PRINTING Bring yours " to T he - O ld R eliable . ; * « iM » to a i« a ie * s * » a a a « « i 1Î B u s in e s s . E E Chamberlalu, of Clinton, Maine, say* of Bucklens Arnica Halve, “ It does the business; I used It for piles and It cured them ; applied It to an old sere and It healed It without leaving a soar be hind.” 26cat Mem Pharmacy. r © od R itin tin £ convey» an Idea of succcm . Y ou may neve» tee the man himself. It’s his letter head, his envelope, his business card, circular* or catalogue. You site the man up by the*« things. What impression of a man and his buatnesa do you get if he writes to you on wrapping piper or axle greaae stationery? H o w does ^oura look? Is it neat, taaty and modern? It b If Th e Moro Observer Job Department prints it. Better bring in that next Job 1. 1* 1 1* u LL the real value a watch has is in the movement—in the material, finish, adjust O A L I T T L E M ISSIO N A R Y W O R K IN Y O U R ment of that move idle days by telling »your neighbors of the good m ent qualities of Tbe Observer. If you can’t get their sub A D The H oward is the only Amer ican watch ahvayi finished and adjusted as a movement, at whatever price it ia to be sold— from $35 0 0 to $150.00. We are distributors far this dia* tinctbre watch. 4 ‘ • 6 60 8 60 8 60 11 62 8 40 8.40 7 80 4.00 4 00 “ .......... 8 00 ......... '-7.22 7.22 «•- ......... 7 22 “ ......... 4 08 •* .......... 4 08 “ ......... 4.08 “ ......... • OR “ .......... •• \ ........ • M r * ( r e a a Ce. We make a specialty of repairing w at ches, eycgl«**e«, spectacles and optical gixxl*. We have the tool« and material* aud «kill to luaure good work. If you have any jewelry you canDot wear bring it here, and we will repair It *• you can uot tell It from new. We don I bang vour watch up for a week or *0 and I hen charge jou for cleaning It. We clean it and guarantee it for a year with ordin ary usage. “ I have replied a higher health level, since 1 began using Dr King's New Life Pills,” writes Jacob Springer, of West Franklin, Me, “they keep m jito a iic h , liver and bowels working Just r ig h t” If these pills dtoapolnt you on trial money will be refunded at Moro Pharmacy, 25c 08 86 66 66 10.18 6 18 6 18 8 22 8.22 Year R epair to us O b s e rv e r a n d ru n s so m e w eeks. O n e c o m p le t e s t o r y e a c h w e e k , If K Porter, < has H Tom J 8 Fowler R Dingle Clark Dunlap John H Johnson L Grime* R A Murray A M Wright A Dillinger M u llc li W hen you buy new pie tins get sixes to fill out your oven space and you can do your baking so much more readily than when tin« leaves «paces unused. In cookie baking one large tr»y or tin will save time and many a burned hand from changing small tins and reaching for those at the back of the oven. I t D oss th e O C Hogue 11 Granville Phillips 12 W arrants were ordered in pay» m ent of claims as followsT’ C e .d la ll, - You remember Smith, who saved a woman’s life by jumping into water and married her afterwardt Ye», and what become of himt He’* just drowned himself. Thermopaeter*; oh, yes, the lm le tell tale thing bitched 22° bel< w zero onto the Moro frost bite Satur day night, January 9lb; Grass Val ley 30Q; Wasoo 18*. Afternoons are pleasant when tbe sun is shining. No winds sinoe Morday night Ja n uary 4th. Snow fell 5th, Otb, 7th and 8lb, and now oovers the ground pretty evenly 30 inohe* deep thro’- out tbe county. Stock in thriving, and the absence of wind is grate fully appreciated. A u t h o r o f t h e s e r ie s o f s t o r ie s e n t it le d T r u e T a le s o f th e P la in s b e g in s w it h la s t is s u e o f T h e Our prices will convince you that we are hewing close to the line. W e O A Ramsey is drafting plans for a fine large residence for L L Peelz at his Pleasant Grove Farm. There is a difference uf opinion among transcontinental railroads as to tbe rale* to be made to Oregon during this year, but there is assur- arioe that the regular rate is to be cut *o as to make travel very heavy and every indication that the one way oolouisi ticket will cost less than at nny Jiine during the past two years. BUFFALO BILL we save whatever trade discount there is. > > > > Selling for cash is a great advantage to you for you do not have to help pay any bad debts apt to be con tracted in the credit system. L V. Rost, Wises. Orepn W » t*h le a p — te r »»* O R N C » . 1909 SEED vumm , VaeM^tM. PORTLAND SEED CO scriptions, send us their addresses and we will send* them sample copies. We pay for all soliciting you Bo Subscribe for Tbe Observer. Best Weekly published in the Inland Empire. Everyone reads it. !ffl2SiF25Ai!i5Sii5i!S255iiii55S5O2S5afflaffl) IN C R E A S IN G Y o u r A d v e rtis in g IN THE SHERHAN COUNTY OBSERVER can not be figured as additional expense. It is simply increas ing an Inestmsnt from which y ou are sure to receive good returns. . •
