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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1909)
* H o i coffee, sand witches, «to., • • B gg« b o tp l. Keep the lawns green; out (be ¡. Mr». Simon Kloock b in Portland grass and weeds along the street. thb week on a abort visit. Mr». Neva Johnson Is a gueot 0f Tyler Wilson, son of Attorney A oareleee amoksr was tbe cause Wileon of this oity, la a visitor to of destruction by fire of 60 acres of friend» «1 Vanoouver, Wa*h. «beat near Ritzville, Saturday. Henrv Myers’ b i, thresher bar Shaniko. HEADQUARTERS FOR HARVEST SUPPLIES Groceries L L Feet» threshed wheat last begun work in the Kent district. W B Johnston left Wednesday Mr». Walford of Bigg*. wa» $&» week that averaged 12 ssoks to the for a abort visit with relative» and friends at Vancouver. Mrs. John guest of relative» in this city Mon acre, all No. 1. ston had proceeded him about a Mr Reese of the W W M Co.’» day , week. warehouse at DeMoes, was a Moro • Moro school» will open Monday Sept. 18th, with Geo N Murdock of visitor Saturday. Harriman, it ia »aid, ia »took on All heading crew» io ths vicinity tbe water rights of Dee Chutes river; Monmouth as principal. Ben Cochran is over on a visit to of Moro were laid off Tuesday after* and that that’s what all this funs ie his mother, w ith his fa m ily from noon on aooount of wind about. A fine prise it is; worth a It ie »aid th at a Redmond real big fight loo. h's horns on the N orth Bank, W in. W eigands, form erly in husi relate boom ¡a the oause of the rail- . . . . O r . . . V . l l . y , n o , r ..ld .n , ’ « '» « « O b o U . o.ojfon at The Dalles, is here on business. Mrs. S till and fam ily of A lb an y, C ured M eats are visitors f t the borne of her bro ther, Albert Pentecost, near this A a people get older and see real trouble they wonder th at they ever cried because rain fell on a picnio. Mis» Id a Falmer, who was nurs ing Mrs. Roy Hulse during her ill ness, returned to her home Dal lee City Monday. Mrs. H . is now nicely on tbe way to permanent im provement. Harvest Supplies now in stock Tents, Bed Sheets, Hammocks, Gasoline Stoves, McCormick Extras, Leather and < Link Belting, Oils of all Kinds, Ftp., Etc. “ Goods of Quality** Is Our Motto We will not be undersold in our line. Moro Hardware and Implement Co Gov. Benson is returning from a JOOOOOC-OCX a An easy w«y to secure inform a summer outing, the first vacation of oity ' tion about the lands of Alberta and my kind th at tbe governor has Don W heat had the misfortune Canada in general ie to write to W taken for more than a year. to break the cycle to his header 'on OEO. H. H IL D E B R A N D , Pres 11 Moore, Portland, 6th and Wa«b- JU L IU S M E D L E R , S e c re ta ry , One correspondent asserts th a t the 80th which neceseitated a lay GEO. M E D L E R , T re a s u re r, - C H A S . U O L U H E R , M anager, ington St., who is agent for this sec UjP Chicago, M ilw aukee and St off of several day«. tion in the sale of these lands. haul Ry. Co. is haoking Porter Attorney Sam Baker and wif< L K Sm ith had one of his feet Rros. T h a t’« all right. of Grass V alley, attended the M K badly damaged in a combine last St Louie aeronauts enoountered quarterly meeting in this city Sat week. D r O J Goffin is attending a snow storm at a distance of two urday, coming down in hi« auto tbe esse. L K is son of J W Smith miles above the earth. Up in the Andrew M cD onald, one of the Who recently submitted to am puta Bitter Root mountains last week pioneer «ettlers of thia county, now tion of one leg for gangt#ne at The «now fell for three days. resident at The Dalles, is visiting Dalles hospital. I t 1« now asserted that potatoes his son, at the old time borne near Messrs Barnum and Atwood a t c»u«ed typhoid amongst men on Monkland. tended the annual meeting of the ibe battle ship«. O ut of hundreds Years ago practical demonstra W W M Co. bankers at The Dalles of barrels of potatoes in the hold of tion determined th at no lum ber Monday. They used M r Barnum ’s the Celtic 60 per cent were con ggeeds Oregon ^r. Some recent new Cadillao, and made the trip demned The vessel steamed out homeseekers are ju s t finding out from The Dal lee to M oro in lesa , » * « 4?j to sea and dumped them overboard. than 2:45; the time to Wasco was tbe fact anew. Link Belting, L eath er B elting, L ace L eather H o t Coffee and Sandwiches, at T y p e -w rite r paper at T he O bserv T his ie Spokane’s busy year. two hours. Engine packing, Oils, Rope, M achine Extras, etc. <1 Geo N C rosette Id sells everything, er office. A B W o lfard ’s, Bigg«. Now the reservation registration; O Mrs. Win.' Henriche wa« down hut The O. M an stumped him last next the irrigation congress* then Look those refrigators over at the Ed Lewis sold bi« th ird chair to week when he «eked for a summer town Wednesday, the third time the land drawings. After that the a new shop at Grass Valley. Moro H ard w are store. «he had ventured out ( / her house vest. George couldn’t fit him , but interstate fair and the fall rush of Paxtenger« w ill find a most ex w ill hnve one sent from the factory D on’t borrow T he Observer. Sub since July 1st, when she came home colonists; followed by the national cellent lunch at the Biggs hotel scribe, and have it your own. I f yo u c o u ld see th e e x tr a fine apple show, and then Thanksgiving from Castle Rock, Wash., where the OOOOOC 3OOOO." Ci>COOOOOC .*> 0 0 0 0 ; 3 3O C0 0 0 0 0 0 3 accident occurred that broke the The best diet rule for hot weather p o ta to e s J a m e s W o o d s ra is e d th i« and Christm as holidays. A big shipm ent nf comforters arid bones of an ancle June 26th. is to eat or d rin k nothing you do s u m m e r on fa llo w land of L V blanket just received at M C Co. Bend B u lletin : The supposedly not need. M oore, v u w o u ld g e t som e eee'd Attorney W ilson, of The Dalles For Postal Cards, and Postal worthless b la ck ja ck p ile may prove K n o c k s O n c o a t E v o ry M a n ’ s D o o r . law firm of Huntington Wilson, M r. and Mrs. Dan MnLachlan fro m h im a n d p la n t a n a cre for to lie not eo worthier« after all. Curd ca«es, try The Observer Book It and Judge Carey of Portland, ware Store. are here from Portland to assist in y o u rs e lf n e x t y e a r. is very probable that this species of (HO acre« of fine farm land, m il« T l.e Ei. lenbejrger ranch near attendants at a special term of the th e h a rv e s t. noulh o f SVoaro, well —hkhamko, ell im proved, h a lf in Mrs. Black and daughter, M «- Go to the Moro Com m ercial Co pine, of which there ie an abundance h ( m o t 200 acre« in «iiiiinierf:i!lo,v c u 'ti vation bal pasture, a t $ 15 00 oircuit court for Sherm an county Black, end M rs. Anderson of Love for lowest prices on harvest sup south of Bend, w ill in time he of $5,000.00 ca«h, bal. euay term «, The first oar load of new wheat |,er acre $ i o 00 cash bal. to «ult tbie week in the Interest of Porter purchase r. plies. «old in Goldendale wa« 40 fold at land, Colorado, old tim e friends ot onsiderahle value, principally for F in e residence properly in Wuseo Bros aneiit the DesChutes railw ay. M A x tell of this city, w ill be wood pulp. re sid e re projw rty In W ahco , w in d m ill, c iste rn , p riv a te w ater Change at the rin k . Skating ie 90 ct« per huehvl. system , 5 room cottage, n ear Hnn- 7 rooms i s - i d .s b a'b ro o m ,- p a n try Dr. Saunders, worthy veterinary guests of M r. A x tell next week, re now Saturday evenings from 8:30 Colonists rates w ill he put into dow m ill. 81500.00, one th ird cu-b an i a ttic . L arge haoem ent Uon— You cun H«si«t in m aking Moro of this county, is kept busy now a t t u r n in g fro m tb e S e a ttle f a ir . m s-u d w l'h w ater ahd sew er sys l»al. on easy (arm s. to 10.30. See adv. ■ ff-ut by the transcontinental ra il more beautiful by keeping ynnr tem*; tw o I 0 -; bouse nev. ly p ain ted tending to siok and feeble horses. ParMonage property of tin* U nited new feiuv and new sidew alk, all road» identically with those th at We arc in receipt of the year book Postal Card Album s fine, in cloth , , premises neat and olenn. The work and the weather is hard B re th re n c h u rc h , io W asco, for in tine condttion. published by the Junior olaae of the thought 63,000 settlers to the Paci cover«, eto., from 25c up, at T he O b $(XX). O n e -tld rd cash balance on T be funny thing a bou*, hot wenth- 1 on the gentle anim als this summer Also several b u ild in g lot in d if- easy term «. flO O ofl'for e p o tc a a li. server Book Store. The Oregon A g ricu ltu ral College for fic Northwest last spring. rent parta of tow n. ‘ er i r t b a t people appear to be sur and they deserve the very best which we are greatly obliged. Tbe rate« go in effect September 16 arid O ur “ ads” attrac t attention and prised by w hat they expect. treatment possible to he given them book is really a very nice souvenir continue until October 15. advertise. W hen you get our ad- Let us not neglect them in oar Rev. W eaver has decided to q u it and is fu ll of interesting reading vertising, you get businessbringere. A love-smitten youth from De- blindness; they do not need so ¡OOCXXJOOOOOOOOOÇOOOOûOOC . 3 3 C C Ó C 3 0 C O C 0 0 0 3 0 ¿>30*3000000 the m in is try after his term here, and illustrations, exceedingly profit* Moss, who was studying the ap much of whip and goad; they need Moro Com m ercial Co. headquar because of continued illness of Mrs. ahlb to intending students. proved method of proposal, asked a little love and human kindness to ters for harvest supplies, overalte^AVe«yes, OCOCOiXXX; •>CCCCC'OOO3'333 : A couple in a neighboring town one o f hie Moro friends if he thought help them on their long and weary «hirts, shoes, gloves A etc. E ve ry There w ill be no more preaching was delighted over a visit from the that a young man should propose road. thing for harvest men. . .. — services at Spaulding, Rutledge and to a girt on hrs knee “ D h e don’t,” The O R A N should arrange Old type makes the very best of K ent in the M E church u ntil after stork and determ ined to weigh the replied his friend, ‘‘the girl should h«hy but bad no eoalee. Just then matters, if po«sible to do so, by Babbitt m etal. We have it for sale co n fe re n ce the iceman called and consented to get o ff” which they can provide their agent and when you need any call at The ( I n b . i i . r . l e a r * » I llt e a t * p o i o l * -8ome good hay is coining in, but let them u»e hi« scales. Im ag ine A noticeable feature is tbe o p ti at Moro with a helper. Observer office. Prioe is right. As it ie one load has to he distributed their surprise on finding th a t the mism of home seekers registering with increased work to he done W heat is coming into the ware around town, a jag here and there, little one weighed 19 pounds. for lottery lands in the Ind ian reser since railroad construction has bouses this week sons«. The rush to let the hungry cows have a feed vation«. Every one thinks he is started, including newspaper tele w ill be on about the 16th and later, A E Moretz was nearly done up or two. sure to draw a prize. S till the grams, th at properly belong, and at stations «long the C 8 Ry. fighting fire all alone one day last A good rewpcc tn lile «a v ii g g n .ir i n l u d na D r. M a rie M Goffin is a Seaside week. The fire had started from A chances are «m all, as it ia estimated are dated a t Grass V alley, ton mueh W arm weather is coming, so buy there will he 300,000 applicants F o r price or in fo r tn q tio n 'w r ite rnr c a ll op sojourner with her uncle, Dr. M iller locomotive spark and whs working oil of nights snd early morning re a gasoline stove for the wife. I t is and fam ily of Portland. Dr. O J is its way to a wheat field when M r. while the aggregate of homesteads porting on duty may soon necessi a comfort and also a money saver. hatching at home w ith Sam and M. discovered it. H e had no tim e in the three reservations w ill lie less tate a change in agents th at is not Foe ¿ale e t th e M o ro H ard ware than 3,(XX) the dog. desired by the m ajority of Moro to summon help and made tbe fight «tori'. people. If there is not an ordinance com- «ingle handed, w ithout water even,' Wh«nev«r w« ««« « pratty sorrel I f you want to set a good e x u u - R H . M c K e a n , M a n a g e r , Y /a s e o , O re g o n JJutside of the value of sheep as p o llin g properly owners to cut the but was badly used physically. hor«n we are reminded of the «tal- ple for your neighbors to follow, cut grHpe «lid weed« along the streets lion Em igrant, we brought from St. producers of meat and wool, there the ta ll gra«« and weeds along your Judge L ittlefield of Portland and there should he. And w hat is Paul to Portland. There is no color is a benefit conferred by them to fence line. This advice is for both Senator Jay Bowerman of Condon, more, it should be enforced. of hor«e «o insensible to heat ms the land. Pastures oooupied by sheep city and country. have been whisked over this county and eorrel. There is seldom any coat become richer every year, The f. ar of a shortage of farm pretty lively in autos this week. Geor W Berriau is agent' for the eo silky or responds so q uickly to hushes, weeds and briars, which so help for haivest, which prevailed They were attorneys for Tw ohy Springfield Fire and M arine Insur good care ne the sorrel, and many readily grow where they are not de ance C o , and is prepared to write some tim e ago seems to be ground Bros in the effort to remove the "horpsmen claim there is seldom sny sired, are kej>t down by sheep and less for the towns of the In la n d E m locks fastening the grade gates At all our Giain Storage Warehouses in Sherman County policies on grain and other risks. horee with such sound feet and tbsir places occupied by grass. Tbe pire are well filled with men seek b a c k of Grass V a lle y , In which Don’t send out of town for your job ing work. No warehouse charge« o n B a rle y ctored on exchange. limb« or posseaeing the endurance poorest kind of land, if given up to they succeeded, from a legal point printing. The Observer is prepared sheep, even if it is necessary to allow « of the sorrel. Mrs. P u lliam of Wasco, who of view. 0 0 0 0 0 3 ocecooex to do all sorts of work in the very feed to them , w ill be made product stopped over-.in Moro enroute to One of the attractions tn visitors best and latest style to meet any Cyotes have become so numerous ive in a few years. K ent w ith M r. Myers threshing n Portland i« the museum, hut it is fair competition. since the «doption of the ecalp- not on the published list Deoided- Eleanor M In g ra m ’s story, “ The outfit, intending to fill the position hnunty law, that they have taken Special sale while they Jast On of cook, m et with an accident here, |y tbe best thing seen in the Forest Jesters,” in ths August Lippjncott’a turkeys right from tbe nests at the a ll buggies and wagons at the Moro ry building and its contents, rellos should he ot especial interest to dislocating her shoulder. D r. O J John Johnson Boyd farm , «nd at H ardw are and Im p lem ent Co. of tha Lewis and Clark fair. The those who have eeen an automobile Goffin was called and after reduc J H E llio tt’« farm . The latter was These goods were bought beforeAhe story of that Port Orford oedar road race, such as she describes. ing the fracture Mrs P. returned to a gobbler th at made a fight' for its advance in p^ice last M ay and w ill Wa»ot* log, 3(X) years of age when It fell, Tbe breathless waiting for the dawn, go obeap life, and escaped, hut it resembled and the 300 year old fir growing whan tbe oootest is to begin; ths Competition in th« upper C o lu m the parrot after the famous monkey Tbe best way to protect your The latest silver ware designs which ofsr it; is one of the Oregon tim ber raoe itself, the exciting oomments of bia river steamboatiog ia assured escapade. machinery against wear is to use harmotiize$ perfectly with the period it lessons th at tourists would lik e to the spectators, the suspense when by the K am of boats. T he steamer good oil. T h a t Is Valvoline, the represents and ¡11 rich simplicity it rivals an aocident oocurs, are all depicted carry home with them in print. Uncle Sam ne d not point with Norm a above Celilo, and the U n best in this world or any other. the best examples of silver ware any with rem arkable faithfulness, snd »corn to Cuba because of its re dine below The Dalles, T he Norm a I t is claimed th at more than a Sold by the Moro Hardw are A Im where. It is made extra heavy plate and there is a m ighty pleasant love has been lying idle for the past two adoption of the pernicious lottery, quarter m illion dollars has been plem ent Co. story in it besides. In th e'jo u rn ey u ntil he hits upon a / more * equit (tim ed into Spokane trade channels years and w ill be repaired and put Buy the genuine imported aven- of modern life love ia ju s t the ao- in operation in time to take oare of able and satisfactory way of dis by sum m er visitors, and double erioua csrbolineuro; tbe im itation tributing his own remaining lands, that sum into Portland. This am oomodatioo train , marriage the a share of tbe fall wheat traffic. being offered h only a tem porary and until he does, we can ex ount Includes only the absolute e x little way station and divorce the Miss Cooper of Portland, and Mrs, remedy If a, all. I f genuine one pect just such lotteries as are now pense of the stay neoeesary for eaoh final destination. application lasts for ail tim e. Ask Sheppard of Massachusetts, sisters being conducted at Spokane, Coeur- A Spokane dispatch of Sunday to register and toakee no allowance to see our sealed paokiges. The of Mrs. Rust of this city, are now in d ’Alene and Kalispell. for any incidental expenditures announofs tbe death of Mrs. Frank Seattle, from which point they sep Observer Book Store. The H Spaulding, wife of Rev. Spauld T be state fair board is prepared which may have been made. arate for their homes. Mrs. Rust AvenariuB Carbolineug is a germ accompanied them on a visit to The to say th at September 13th there greatest profit is to tbe railroads. ing, and tbelr two sons, aged 9 and destroyer. Decay being a germ, it Dalles to M rs. M aud Watson, w ill he opened one of th « most sue A large proportion are from tbe 0 4 years, in Lake Kelso, while frolio- destroys the eauee of decay in poets daughter nf Mrs. Rqst. Mrs. Les oessful and best attended state fairs m iddle western and eastern states t«K on the beach, tbe boys v«ntured Is complete and up-to-date. or timber. The US.Governroent, lie and children are hereon a visit in Salem th a t has ever been held and the railroad fare nece«sary for into the water and got hevond their depln. Tbe older boy was taken the round trip for each of them is the ORNCo., Multnomah county, now; and two daughters of Peter west of the Mississippi river A r Have watches and watch chains in with oramps snd cried to his and oity of. JiQ/lIidoi, are 'W i n g Peterson, cousins nf Miss Mae, are rangements having been carefully H O to 1100. and In some eases, several tliffctienl styles Änd prices. The mother general use of it on bridge timbers, en route from Colifornia on a visit made, and, thanks to 4he Seattle move, m aking a total of $8,000,000 mother for aid,' Now is the time to have your time keeper etc. It is the best chicken lice de to-the Ru«t home at Morn, after a exposition, the big Oregon show will •o $6,000,000 paid to the transpor plunged into the oold water to res put io repair lor the summer’s hard usage. • tation companies. T h» greatest cue him , and when the cries of tbe stroyer on the m arket, and will vi«it tn the Seattle fair. One of he attended by thousands of eastern sweeten and preserve a water trough, Mrs. Leslie’s little ones was quite people. Tourists m aking the Paci gain in business has been by th» drowning hoy reached tbe little pig pen, stable, eto , and keep away severely bitten by a dog Monday. fic ooast w ill not overlook the op restauarnts, which were crowded fellow a fit took bold of him and he flies. I t is a guaranteed article. Dr. 0 J G offin was q u ic k ly su m portunity of seeing Oregon’s largest all day long. Those open all night sank beneath the surface, AH were J e w e le r , W w a c o . O re g o n The Observer Book Store is distrib moned and the little fellow w ilt and beat collection of products, and were well |i*trnnised from daylight loat. The bodies were -recovered Watak Inagset»« fkr the O. R.AN. Ry utor of ths pure »rtiolefin 8b»rn»ao •oon reoover, but tbe bits may soar hundreds of other IoterM ting feat- at • o’clock in tha morning until and tha funerals ware held at Athol, Idaho* Monday. 1>Q| after midnight. « 11 I I 11 H t W t H »W W » W» > W I M l O O »»» » 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 U f ur»». j \ oouoty. his too». Vegetables * F ruits g i i |) l « n t C o . I Shoes, G loves, Overalls, Shirts, Underwear, 1 Main Sherman county headquarters for Farm g Machinery and Supplies. ■ Drapers for all g Harvester and Headers such as Holt, Best, g Hodge, McCormic etc. . S Blankets, and everything for harvest men. WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY. GIVE US A TRIAL The O b se r v e r MOHO, S H E R M A N C O .,O R FO O K : E u re k a A .F r it t i us. L o d g e N o . 121, a A. M.. Moro, Or. Meets th e firs t-a n d th ir d , r liu m d a y evening« o f each m o n th V is itin g m w u h m . c o rd ia lly In v ite d to meet B y o rd e r o f th e W . M . J. M. H a rry, Hecretary. B e th le h e m C h a p te r No 7» O.X ». R eguhtr c o m m u n ic a tio n each 2d and 4 th lliu r a - day evening« m o n th ly . B y o rd e r W .M . M r«' H elen H a rry, Hecy M o r o L o d g e , N o . 113, I . O .O . F. Moro. Oreano. Meet» ovwry H a turday e v e n in g at 7:30 o 'clo ck. V is itin g m em ber« are c o rd ia lly In v ite d . M in t u r n arc ex|>ected to be J . O. E llio t t , N . O . «een i. jbert M. Bragh. Hecretarv. T h e price of T h e Observer is $1.50 p ,r year. 7f, o.nt« for »la month«, W w n U f i r four monlho— hot If paid in adranoe »» oooep' $2.80 In fu ll for 2 y e a « . Hboriar Se-oMi than ooa year 12H aonta per m o n th . A Blue M ark here w ill answer an In quiry, when entered upon our calendar, giving the dale o f the paper .a the dale at which your current.AlUMCrlptlof) expire». F R I D A Y ................ August 6, 1909 INNW■■■■■■■ m m w h m m m w w m m m F irst d a -« lunch served at a 2d cla«e price at the B ' i NT" hotel. Photograph postal card« of Moro aoecerv for s»|e at Observer Book Store. IT yotr W hitt to hny m id T b e T H t- Server; I f V<*U w a n t to ee l a d v e r- tie« in it. x Don’ t forget the place to get your m o n e y * w o r th in « w a tc h ia a t L M R i h *' Jeweler, Wasco. Fre«h «upply of genuine carbolen- iuin ju s t opened at theObaerver Book Store. Fountain Pen Pocket Holders, latest, safeet and bast, Observer Book Store Stationery, paper, pen«, ink. p e n c ils and a ll «drte of io ta « , a t th e O l-e e rv c r B o o k S tore. S ce n ic p ic tu re pent card»,of view« near Moro, actual photo work, for sale at Observer Book Store. Dr J R Morgan w ill be in Moro Wasco 15th to 80th, l i t to 1 5 th. nf e.icb month to practice dentistry. N W Thompson is advertising » reward for a lost horse; there is $25 for Iha party who soys where it is to be found. W e desire to p u b lis h all the new« of »very part of Sherman county, but if von hid« your item under s b u » M it doe» nobody good. Some great bargains in ladies’ 'shirtwaists, m uslin underwear, and sum m er w«sh good«. Special prices to close them out at the M C Co. E C Davis, proprietor of the Gras« V a lle y Barn, prom ptly attends all calls, day or night. Anim als given the very best of care. Charges are right. , Fresh vegetables and fru it in season at Moro Com I Co. Ship» moots arrive Tuesdays and Fridays. Prices moderate. Give us a tria l on these goods. I I I 1 I ' l l 'H d 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 'I ’H * +++ A number of m y patron» are ; not aware th at for some month» ; past the Moro Com m ercial Co. ; has had my bread on sale; any purchases of bread a t this »tore w ill be appreciated by ! Mr». B. Awderwn. h u i i i i i i u i i h i i ih h * X ALWAYS ON HAND « D eering and H odge H eaders. » e@ @ » » 5 o o o cao cco scc c i s c c c ooc-3s@ii Opportunity C. J. Bright, Wasca, Ore. Reduced Slabwood Prices mi H , Â ? ,T a ÿ t o i, s Moro Independent (Ijarshouse § C° G rain S to rag e R ates Reduced to 5 0 c e n ts p e r to n New Silverware Deskiisi; Louis XVI P attern Casts no mare than oilier Silvsrware t HAND PAINTED CHINA CÜT CLASS'ÄSSOHTMENT l : w . ross , i I