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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1909)
, 4 ••-r ÌH E B O W ER MAN B IL L L A T E R O B E R T JAM ES V bother new ju d g e sh ip s are or are 'n ot created for Multnomah Tit?! U / r à l ’kfcA ¿F SHBHMAW «O cou n ty, th e Bowerm au b ill is a gotul m easure, sa y s T h e O regon D a ily Journal. It p ro v id es for th e tem p o C. L. I bbland ......................M anager rary transfer o f au y C ircu it ju d g e who has leisu re tor se r v ic e in any D. C. I mkland ,E dito « other d istrict w here th ere is conges lion o f business. T liw sta te pays . J an 29, 1909 F R ID A Y the c h ie f portion o f the s a ’ari»a ot all, and it is tp th e g>*uer.<) l e.p'til Church and Society notice« FREE, ex is* cept when for money making purpoae«. o f th e s la te that coo rt . / U r t i , l’. l ' r . . . . - ^..rMQRO, OBBOOM. H'tch notice» «1 regular rate* at the option o( the publisher« e x ix d ite O .’ T h e orc.isi-»o-il t*i<ia*ar- mice o f a ju d g e in ano tie r lliitn Ids Before coming to the city to trade read er« are requeued to examine TheOb*ei ver advertising column«. It» the active, wide- awake huaineaa man who advertise«, con- »euuenlly he I* the mo*t accomm »dattn«, »ell» the cheapeat, and deal« the most lib erally In every way ow u f i-It l in 'g ill la- o f v a lu e la u li to Ww w ill not he responsible for the neglect of eul»acril»er« to notify us of change« tu their address. Nor w ill the notiticalion of a Postmaster that the eub- •critier has “ Removed” settle the hill of a delinquent. S tu d for ad vertisin g rates. C aliforn ia's scorn o f th in g s A si atic is never ¡»erinitted to ex ten d to trade w ith Japan and China. J «i It is announced th at on top o f l»e- in g acq u itted T. J . H a in s w ill w rite a n ovel. W hy p ile up the suffer in g 1 ? S en d T h e O bserver to you r absent friends. It is b etter tlmu a letter, and g iv e s all the hom e news. Four m on th s for 50c. _ _ W b y not hat»* w inter s|>orts in O regon T inq u ires T h e E v en in g T elegram . W hy not have w iti.er in O regon w orthy th e sp o il T T h e tariff w ill be taken o n t of p o litics when congress lim b itself ab le to ign ore th e su b jects of p u b lic reven u e and prosperw-y, end fo ig ets its co n stitu tio n a l d u ty. Im p u lsiv e iu s a tiiiy is the laU st sty le o f defense for w ealthy clien ts in m urder MMM. Cue ex p erts h are not y e t exp lain ed »is point» o f d if ference from lu.-aue im p u ld v eu ess. / T h e U n ited S tates N avy d e p a r t m en t has contracted jBur 500 houses to be seu t lo Dirty. W e ’re so used to b u ild in g a m etrop olis over night th a t we don’t even order residences b y th e dozen any m ore. A ju r y in I’tttsb n sg found the bribe g iv in g preaid i.t o f a corp ora tion g u ilty and reached th e verd ict in 15 m inutes. P iitsb 'trg may have m ore than a share o f corruption, b a t is no longer consented. C ollier’s w ants som e poet Io do a nqble so n g tor it on th e su b ject of ‘ ‘R o o sev elt R etirin g from th e P res id e n c y /’ ^ l t m ig h t get n H oosier p oet, but th ey are all busy w ritin g th reu o d ies on th e d ou b le crossin g o f Mr. K ern . th e p ia c -lc e a n d It-«* «’n u lls . As htiggtsictl by Judg«- M c G in n Io I he legialai I «e coiu tu lit- c at 8 tlcin.i here is ucl flic s lig h te s t <)nut»l I lit a few days o f J u d g e B u rn e tt in Utah county M u ltu o wuu d be h e lp fu l in >-» I iu ex the p recedeula *c -w ou ld peditiug p ra c tic e and p ;o « ed u re . W O M E N ’S W O E S . BELSHEE. Tender Tribute to the Memory o f a Gracious Life. X '---------- « (P u b lish ed by R eq u est.) Robert J a m es Befehee was born in V irgin ia, J u n e 1st, 1815, and lived there u n til 1855, when he came to W arsaw , H ancock co u n ty , Ills. He removed from there to th e W il la m ette v a lley , Oregon, in 1878, re m a in in g there six yeara, cou ii' g to W asco co u n ty , now Sherman co u n ty , in 1884. H e was m arried in 1844 to E lean or S m ith . Of th is u n ion three children are now liv in g : Mrs C L G ilbert, C levelan d , O hio; Chas II B elshee, W o o d la n d , C ali *orni ; and Joseph F B elsh ee of W asco, Sherm an co u n ty . Other ch ild ren died in ch ild h o o d . H is wife died in the faith of the Saviou r iu 1875, in H an cock co u n ty , Illin ois. H e has m ade h is hom e w ith h is son J F B elshee, -and h is wife Mrs E m m a B elshee, for the past 32 years, w ith s lig h t in term issio n , where he has been m inistered to by lovin g b an d s H e w as g loriou sly converted, and joined the M E C hurch over 40 y ea rs ago, uw ukening-his fa m ily on th e n ig h t o t h is conversion w ith sh o u ts o prait-e, tell ng th em of h is new found S aviou r. H e lived a tri u m p h a n t Christian life, th a t d ev el oped in to a rich, ripe and m ellow experience, and sw eetly cam e to old i»ge rich in grace. H e loved his bible, and fed upon the wotd oi God. Its pages were worn by h is euered fingers. The G ospel in son g was lik ew ise his d elig h t. He had an untroubled faith and hope H is in terests were clea rly transferred from In auy ev en t the p> iu cip le o f the Bowertnau plan i^ yiriu oO B and if its d eta ils are w ell d ig ested th e hill w ould seem to co m m en d -itself for passage. It is bad for th e low er courts io ouo part o f th e fta te lo lie congested and business d elayed wlyen ju d icia l assets iu an oth er part are in in n ocu ou s d esu etu d e. If provision can l>e m ade for th e bu.-y I tench to be aid ed by th e id le bench ju s iic e w ill run m ore sw iftly and sm ooth ly. I f th ere can be also ad- .ted an elim in a tio n o f unreasonable tech n ica lities and som e of th e fool ish friv o lities o f p roced u re to the end th at th ere sh a ll b e less com p lain t o f I he la w 's d ela y s, th e s u prem aey and m ajesty o f th e co u its w ill r< st on firm er foundatious. E very step, in th e reason ab le hasten It wit« an ih sp - in g o f th e processes o f ju s tic e w ill earth to heaven ration to m eet and converse w ith alw ays be h a iled and a p p lau d ed . him . H e was a m em ber of S p au 'd in g C ha|iel M E Church, s in c e .h u t CONCERNS OREGON ASSESSMENTS cla ss was organized. H is powers B rief Review o f the R ecent Meeting were well preserved u n til S u n d ay m orning, J a n u a ry 17th, when he of Assessors In Portland. fell and broke h is leg. H e never rallied from th e shock ex cep t to S L P a y n e, of M alh eu r co u n ty , point heavenward and tell the watch was elocted p resid en t of th e A ssoci ers he was go in g H om e, bidding ation, and O tto Peetz, of Sherm an them m eet him there, and asking co u n ty , secretary. them to sin g the songs of Zion. H e It w as recom m ended th a t m ort departed th is life from th e hom e gage notes, secured by real estate, near W asco, J a n u a ry 19th, aged 93 be elim in a ted from ta x a tio n ; also, years, 7 m on th s and 18 d ays. I lls' th at co u n ty and c ity w arrants, and was an a b u n d an t entrance in to the bonds be exem p t^ and th a t an e x w orld where it is said, "T here sh a ll em ption o f _ * 3 0 0 be allow ed all in no w ise enter in to it a n y th in g householders on personal property. th a t defiteth.” H e was a ' great, M o re W o m en aro Fin din g R e lie f a t I t doe« b*em th a t women have more tii«n a fair »hare «if the ache« and pain that afflict h u m an ity ; they mu«t ‘keep up,’ must alteud to duties lit apite of conatautly aching hacks, or headache«, dizzy «»tells, ktearing dow u (tains; they must «loop over when to atoop meaua torture; they must w alk and bend and work w ith racking [talus and m any an ache w ith kidney Ilia. Kidney a cause more Buffering than any o ilie r organ of the body. Keep the kidney a w e tla n d health is easily maintain« d. Read of a remedy for kidueya only th a t help« aud cure« the kidneys. Mrs John M athews, 717 East First at, The Dalles, Or, suya: “ A severe cold which settled on m y kidneys weakened those organa, causing me much suffer tug M y back became so weak th a t I oould not ataud erect aud I was also an- noyed by the Irre g u la rity of the kiduey secretions When D o an ’s K id uey Pills were brought to m y atteutiou 1 procur ed a box aud they proved to be Just the remedy needed. I was quickly restored to perfect health and have had uo re turn of the trouble.” ■ < ■ Kememlier the lake no ««ther. "W h e n attacked by a onugli nr cold, MORO OREGO N Frank Menefee. Tom Platt w ill drop o u t o f the G en. P alm er of Colorado springs. U nited Htales aetiate in about 34 P resid en t Wood, of New- Y ork, d tys; but he w ill lie aonthed and p resid en t of the N a tio n s! Ix»«giie cw ifo r te d tu Ina d eclin in g d s> s by tor th e c iv ic ed u cation of wonieri, the Joyous reflection that he forced b ave w ithdraw n th eir sup|M«rt o f the vine presidency U|w»n Ids deal th e wom an suffrage m ovem ent. friend Theodore RooM**v**lt «»ne sum ‘‘Baaed upon tny personal olmerva iu»*r day in 1900. lio n s of th e w ork in gs o f equal «uff rage io Idaho, C olorado. W yom in g A ante cure, and one you can de- and Utah» the four states when* it |«eud upon, is H ickory Bark Cough exists, ita results indicate the s tilli- Rem edy; a « u recu re, and its pure! ty of corrupt political machine») to indane the female votzrs, rather Uae it for all lo n g trouble, coughe, th an a n y a b ility on th e p ari o i wo colds, hoaraene««a and sore throat. m u to p u rify p o l i t i « ,” 4 j . Mr. ; “ 1<i br Ml>,<> «’« • ' ■ ’ •J and first class dealers everyw here. Wood. *' Fred W ilson Menefee & Wilson Attorneys - at - Law Office in the^Yogt Block, u pstairs OREGO N J. R. Morgan Dentis - OREGO N •f you want lome done bflng It to ui> or let uk know and we will »v«* you. I f you think we are not extensive enough for your consideration—oh, go 'long Office cor. F irst st ,a n d McCoy av., ■ .............. ......... -<♦— D iagon ally op p osite Drs. Goffin. A ll Work W arranted. It w ill be good newa to th e farm ers to hear th a t the Moro H ardw are and Im p lem en t com pany w ill in fu ure lie a b le to su p p ly all H olt C om bine H arvester extras A S p ra in e d A n kle . As a rule a man w ill feel well aatlaffed if he can hobble around on m itc b e a ln tw o or three weeks after spraining hl» nnkle.and It la often tw o o r three m onth before he ia fu lly recovered T h is is an unneceaaary toaaot tim e , aa by applying U ham tierlaln's L in im e n t aa directed, a cure m ay aa a rule l>e afreted Ip leM than one week's tim e, and In m any cases In three days, hold by M om Phkrm acy. [stray Notice. D D k . O J. OOKKIN, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. R. M ARIK M. G O F F IN . ; ... . - osca a ANpgaaoN manaubk Cigars, Tobaccos • -tf U Billiard and Pool Tables F r e e b u s to a n d fr o m t r a in s R a te s b y t h e d a y Ice cold drinks and ice cream In »«*«- sou Soda water., bolt 1»-«1 aud fountain, 5 0 c , 7 5 c , S I . 0 0 , $ 1 . 5 0 , S 2 , alwaya on hand. pj E u r o p e a n J am es ö te w n rt A G o o d C le a n P la n F a m ily H o ’el Phallamont livsry (p Address: M O RO , OREGON. : Wasco, Ciejvii. . . Stock Inspector Sidney Johnson, Proprietor. Sherman County, E very kind «»( rig lo order, and all ordcra prom pt ;md aaLja- factory at reasonable price«-. - Farmer«! ten ma fed «• well aa put y Stock Inspector they arc fed nt hom e, if not lietier. Loula Schadew Itz , K ent. Oregon i T elep h on e at our « x|»-n-e . Oregon. >f oecoc R. P. H ulse Moro Hardware and Implement Company - ABRAHAM February 12. 1809 LINCOLN A pril 13. 1863 From ignorance to the highest power; from the tallow dip to the fierce light that beat» upon thrones; from humility to- grandeur;-• LnvcoLw’s walk was always that of a mode«t Htruggler who was sincere in every thought and ambition, and who loved well “every man and bird and beast.” He reached the height» by virtue of hi» grasp oi public issues, and the plain solution he found for them. He had the genius to cope with the great est problem the Anglo Saxon race ha» ever faced, and he had a heart that solved it to the satisfac tion of all the age». So great and so simple, he will live forever in song and story, and though at the head of all the Armies of hi» country, he will be loved most for his gentleness and hi» desire for peace: KOLT EXTRAS OF ALL KINDS Earthenware Crocks r Jars, Jardineres -i. ■ —Í— -------- ---- . .— ------- ______ ... ,.. Read Every Sketch Printed T h e s e sketches w ill appear one each w e e k fo r several w eeks. R ead and Preserve every one o f th e m . Z t . i - .in. jL. y . , line at any time. KOCüCüOOOO Ï C M oros B arber S h o p ? ■ J, ,n ' P , o r c e l a i n • : ■1 ’• ’. . H a th T u b s . V ’ V 3 Everything First Class and Up to date. £ A gent I f o r t h e B e s t Steam Laundry Shop in Brick Building next Observer Office EDGAR Il L E W I S , P r o p r ie to r . - - OREGON. **• i| $ a i n b i r i g , % ) a f t e r Badflfarliou GuariiutcRl Both in W ork m an sh ip and Price Office Ht F orn itu re Store. F. R. AXTELL, MORO, OR ì rrsrt w e^ PIOJNTEZKR B L .U E B Æ R N ' To and From all Trains. , -, r‘ *r He can furnkh you 04234642 ' MORO Trunks and Grips Delivered CITY DRAY NO. 2 — -L. P ro tlan d , O reg o n . Confectionery O nly published in S h erm an county by T h e O bserver and 0- 8- R lessinger th a t only by a rran g em en t M o ro . O reg o n . < ’i t y D r a y m ade w ith th e Author, M r. E xpress and F reight Delivered to any P art of the City Piano and F u rn itu re M oving. Jam es A. Edgerton. One l»«ty m are and yea rlin g colt mare w eighs ahotfl 1,000 lbs, cam e to u«y place ab ou t O ctober, 1908. Dray ing of all K inds. Owner can have sam e by p a y in g for thia n otice and Iheir keep. T runks and Grip« H au led to and N. W . T hompson , * tf-324] z Moro, Or from a ll train s * Esmond Hotel - - V ---------- ------ ,------ ;--- -— ------- -. .Office In The Goffin BnMdlng, l«t St. Moro, Orrgnn. ‘ Proprietor of X. Flr»t street, 8 ‘ rntig brick, Mur«», Ore. Diseases of W omen & Children a Specialty A. G. BOESON Hotel Co. Chas. Wright, President. C. Dickinson, Manager. W m . R udolf F ev e r Soraa. F«Jv<t «on * and old eh roule e o n * ahud bot h- ! -al««! eu«lrely,but ahulifiba kept In healthy CQpdltiou. Thia can tat done by app lying G h ao-b erlaln ’a Waive; this salve has uo superior for this purpaee; It la also meet excellent for ohapped band», aore nipples, hurna and di»«*«ten of the akin. For »ale by Moro Pharmauy W right-O icklnson Orefcort, Meindl & Bryant hank It Is ne v and Its room« are provided with running water and tong dhtance tele phone«.' European plan. Rates «1 per day and upward Highest priced room $8 O. W. A X T E L L W . C. B ry a n t M Co AT C orner 7th and Stark Streets. and L in c o l n )' Hotel Oregon H ID E L I N EH Is fore buying A t T he O bserver O ffice W •T O P Cali and E x M i.iu a M y Htock <>f F U U N IT U H E w W l >O I * ll» ll4 l L iv e and Ix*t Live. Commercial Job Printing! •F ffVffnv ra ORDKR N ist Q vkx , C«W' Dr J R M organ, D en tist, bus ar THE D A L L E S ranged his a p p o in tm en ts tor W asco for two weeks in each m onth txigin- n in g w ith th e 15th d ay. T h e re That it be m ade com p u lsory for m a in in g part of each m on th he w ill asse-sors to attend the a n n u a l co n be at h is office irt Moro. ventions of the. a ssociation , th «t a - - W e are here to do p ru n in g , mix ] MORO more just and eq u itab le assessm en t 000 acres to he d on e an n u ally, and ab ou t 18,000 men to t»e em p loyed th ro u g h th e w in ter m onths. A fter 40 y ea rs it is estim ated the forests w ill tie se lf su p p ortin g: M eantim e may be m ade, and th a t the C ounty perhaps, hum an w isdom in ty so courts of th e several cou n ties pro h av e grow n up w ith the w oods that vide tran sp ortation , and a reasons th ere w ill be no lon ger a problem ble am ou n t for hotel exp en ses. o f th e unem ployed. E ach of th ar reonpunenda'ion- supported by a m p le a rgu m en t to T h ree thousand sniallVbottlMi of con vin ce m em bers of the ju stice of rot g u t and a lik e num ber o f ch a m each, has l»een subm itted to both p a g n e, so ca lk ’d ,d istrib u ted am oug senate and house m em bers and we sp ecta to rs a t the lau n ch in g of th e hope they w ill lie properly co n sid b attlesh ip D elaw are, to tie shattered ered . ,... ag a in st the vessel’s iron sid es as sh e Iduho and M on tan a sh eep m en, g lid e s from the w ays, is the in ven tlou o f a hair brained ja ck a ss as a who are iu th e h a b it of w intering m au ifestatiou against p roh ib ition on the fre# grass ranges of M alheur iste w ho requested that tjie vessel oounty, are expected to kick at the tie ch risten ed with cold water. U o 4th proposition; hut th is is O e^on, d er w hat secret serv ice disp en sation and if they ca n n o t afford th e rale can it tie m ade sure ttftt each bottle m ake them stay at hom e. was put to its projected use f ... My Motto Is O F T H E B IR T H O F A ny pereon or persona havin g horse», cattle, houaeft*, lots or h ou se-‘f'*1’ hold gooittt for sale, exch an ge, or parties d esirin g to buy suoh prop erty, w ill find T he O bserver a good m edium for ad vertisin g and securing a custom er. Try T he O bserver , Moro. Or over When In Q uick Halva aud Hi.n.11 I'roltts. T h e C e n t e n n ia l To Buy, Sell or ixebange Office (;•■ « «MarvlMl T r a d . « • Ile lie « UNDERTAKING A G r e a t W h it e S o u l 1 W e have tteveral jjartie.« who are look in g for homehtead 1 ration s or relin q u ish m en te, also som e good tim ber claim ». If you know of a n y good hom estead or tim ber claim «, it w ill p ay you to w rite to ua. Ad- dre«s A etna R ealty C o ., 225 F a ilin g B uilding, tfe4 -3 0 9 ] P ortland, Or or when your throxt Is sore, I t la rank foolishness to take any other medlciue that» D r K ings N e w Discovery” says U O Eldridge o f E m p ire.G a “ I have used New Dlaoovery 7 year« and I know it is the beet remedy on earth for roughs and colds, croup and ail tit m at and lung trouble. M y cbildreu are subject to croup but N ow Discovery q uickly cores every attack.” K n o w n the world over as the K in g of throa£and lung r&nedlei^Rnlri under guarantee at 50c and $1; trial bot tle fn e , at Moro Pharmacy. ... A N D Moro - Mowry Conducted on Best Princìpi«* F U R N IT U R E Information Wanted. George PRICES R E A S O N A B L E LOOK OUT FOB IVEITBODT’S THIS MONTH. THE CAT IS BACK name— Ikwrus— and F. J. M eindl C onvientto Business One tragedy that will grip your heart. And article« by Ruwell, Paine and Dickson that cut deep into things. tr A b r X h a m New Entirely. HAS GOT THIS MONTH C o m m e m o ra tin g Htates. R ank Foolishness. tainous ranges and ravines. > T h e m en w ho h a v e t>een w ith the T h a t th e assesssr collect the taxes A m erica n arm ada th a t has Hailed on personul property where it is not around th e w orld, w ill be pleased secured by real estate, and esp ecia l to hear th a t com m em orative m edals ly from itinerant, m erch an ts and are to l>e issued. Few o f th e sailors tran sien t stockm en grazin g their th o u g h t, when th ey eu listed , that flocks and herds from o n e cou n ty th ey w ould tak e part in so fatuous and state to an oth er, b u t are never a v o y a g e. T he serv ice o f U n cle present when th e tax is co llecta b le Barn often turns out to be a great under th e present law. o p p o rtu n ity . T h at our preserft system of le v y ing sta te taxes, based upon the e x T o g iv e work to th e u n em p loyed th e B ritish royal com m ission pro penditures of the different counties, p oses th e p u b lic task o f p la n tin g is satisfactory and sh ou ld he m ade trees on 9,000,000 acres, alx>ut 150, co n stitu tio n a l. it G R A S S VALLEY, ORC T wo «creaming «torie« by Elli» Parker Butler and Lindsay Deni«on, each racing to »ee which will bump your funny bone hardest. T h e O b s e rv e r w ill p u b lis h ' a fu ll a n d c o m p le te series o f tr u e life ske tc h e s o f • Vinton H o tel ¡gazine January 22d For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Fuater-M iiburn Co., Buffalo, N e w Y o rk , sole ageuts for the United great g ra n d fa th er a^id besides his im m ed iate sons and dau gh ters, who Lawyers have m a n y sy m p a th izin g friends, there w ill he those of the 3d genera R oom s 1 and 2 T he G inn Brick Over W .W .M .Co. Bank tion w ho w ill ever hold the seraphic life of G randpa Belshee in loving M ORO OREGON rem em brance. T he funeral services were conducted by P astors F E S m ith and W E P in k h a m , in the - T h at an y ch an ges in th e bounda W asco M E Church, and w as laid ries of school d istricts be m ad e on ly to rest in th e S p a u ld in g Cha pal in the m on th of J a n u a ry , at the Attorney at Law bu rial ground, Jan u ary 20th , 1909. first regular m eeting of th e C ounty z C om . - Recorder for City of Moro court, and th a t th e lines be fixed on ? 4 legal su b d ivision s, instead of m ou n I t w as very stro n g ly recom m end ed th a t all corporations or com p a nies th at are d oin g a b u sin ess in thin state sta te, th rou gh agents, travelin g from place to plac ■ or otherw ise, p a y a n n u a l licen se, "for the protection of hom e m erchants ,and industries. BEGINNING L ast. M O R O , O R E G O N .’ L IV E R Y , F E E D A N D S A L E S T A f i L E S . J» M. DUNA.HOO, Proprietor and Manager. T« «I, ' >ns from Th* or sn« *h«rm«m ■-•«« i«v pohit» <u-uttr >.«,*■-•«< H<-rvto« fornlshod t«» or 1 ««»■•» Mom to »m poliil«. O U R M O T T O *11««« the public.” EVERYTHtNtt NEW ANU UP-TO-DATE.. SPECIAL RATES TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS | s