Sherman County Fair.
W m M o rris o n was tbe victim of
' a feinting apall on Saturday.
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' Sherman oounty is having Ideal
weather for tbe barveet
The Sherman oounty fair, for
Io tbs
E H Moore is gaining strength
which 9600 has been appropriated
barber obair and lost bla mestacbs
right
along. He wee down townAm
by the state, will be held in Moro,'
Canadian wheat will find Its way October 1st and 2d. 9200 worth of the 6th for the first time ainoe the
to Korope this season tbroagb tbs printing will be furnished, through aooident which laid him up.
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Portland sea port.
Senator Chamberlain voted no;
the state printing offioe. Copy for
Mrs John Christiansen left for th® premium lists, tickets, entry blanks Senator Bourne voted yea; at* the
springs yesterday to be with Mr C, ete., have been submitted by the final vote on the tariff. President
who io there being treated for bis secretary of the fair, and are now in Taft signed it, and congress left for
oouneof preparation. The pretai urn home last Friday.
affliotions.
lists, of which 1,000 have been ord
Si not the death of Capt Gallup, at
Misses Ina and Helen Hanesu re
ered, will be In pamphlet fora, each Hutchinson Kansas, and L t Woolf,
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turned thia week from their July
paaphlet containing about 26 pages, i at Ban Franoisoo, Capt J C Jamison
outing in The Rose City and else
“ Good« of Quality*9 |g Our Motto
As soon as oompleted one copy will <
of Oklahoma, to the only one toft of
where.
be sent to each voter in tbe oounty. I the flllibusteriug campaigners of
The Huis and Powell threshing Cash prises, ranging from 92.60 to 1856-66 in South America. Writing
outfit olaansd np C F Coe’s Dale* 920.00, will be offered for the best to
I Capt Walter 8tooley of this oity,
Gloria wheat at tbs rate of 9 | Sacks exhibits of every grade of live-atook I from Spokane, where he ia a dele*
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and for all kinds of farm and bouse gate
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to the National Irrigation con
( gress, Capt Jamtsoo expresses re
Mrs E E VanNuys had a praoii hold produce.
oal illustration of the benefit deriv-| Prises secured from private oon- gret
at not being able to make his
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sd from a visit to. tbe dental offi ® tributions will also be given for tri- ' old-time oomrede a visit in Moro
tkefore returning to Oklahoma.
of Dr Morgan.
ala of speed.
A large number of applications
An Oregon man at Myrtle greet
Now that it has been deoided to
M. H IL D E B R A N D , Pres
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drew first prise at tbe Cooer d'Alene have already been reoeived from locate tbe United States Experi X OEO.
OEO. M E D L E R , Treasurer.
C H A S . O OLL1HER, Manager.
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land lottery; H or too Thompson of outsiders who desire concessions on mental Farm bare, Messrs Jardine,
tbe grounds, and it is safe to say Umberger and 8cudder are busy in
this oity drew 869.
that attractions and entertainment formulating plsna for tbs future.
Gllbort Davie, tbe tonsorial artist
of various kinds will not be lack The buildings, home, etc., will be
with E W Lewis, has taken a lease
ing. No effort will be spared to , situate juat beyond the north end
of tbe Fred Messinger cottage and
rngke this first county fair in Sher- , of Mein street, on tbe west aide of
is uow at home in Moro.
rngn county a complete success,and the
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road. Tbia will be similar to
Meedames S trab l, P P DeMoss it is hoped that all good oitisens of ,
many other institutions of kindred
and Cook, of Moro, spent a day this thg oounty will give the project ,
nature in tbe United Stales, and Mr
week w ith Mrs In a D akin DeMoes, hegrty support.
Jardine' believes will be one of tbe
at the classic springe.
Now tin t we are to have tbe only I best,—an ideal farm of over 160
City Marshal Hells made a good dry farming experimental station i acres, which will be worth millions
begin nlng Monday toward ridding in Eastern Oregon, a county fair <
to the farmers of semi-arid lands.
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tbe city of tbe presenoe of noxious will be practically a necessity, and j
weeds. Let the good work speed,1 In the course of a year or so it will <
with tbe cooperation of every desi undoubtedly attract visitors from .
L ink Belting, L eath er Belting, L ace L eath er
rable oilisen.
all parts of the state.
M e re M . t . CHureh
E ngine packing, Oils, Rope, M achine E xtras, etc. O
Any information regarding plan«* Gospel Song Service: A song
W H Peugh of Hoodriver, who
r this fair will be gladly furnished service will be given in the Metho-
has been visiting around in Sherm
an and Gilliam the past week with ' ’ any member of the board of di- diet church next Sunday evening,
beginning at 8 o’clock. No preach-
his Cadillac, returned home Wedn* 1 store.
A. H. Barnum, President;
ing in the morning.
eeday, aocnmpanied by bis daughter
L. L. Peetz,
S ong S kkvick P rogram .
Mrs Henry Howell. *
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H enry H ow ell left samples of i
Harvest Supplies
Judge B u x to n w e n t Io sleep
now in stock
HEADQUARTERS FOR
HARVEST SUPPLIES
Groceries
Canvas
Cured Meats
Vegetables
Waterbags
Rope
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Crockery
Fruits
Shoes,
Gloves, Overalls,
Shirts,
Und<
Blankets, and everything for harvest men
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY. GIVE US A TRIAL
Tents, Bed Sheets, Hammocks, Gasoline
Stoves, McCormick Extras, Leather and
Link Belting, Oils of all Kinds, Etc., Etc.
Vc will not be undersold in our line.
loro Hardware and Implement Co
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g Machinery and Supplies. Drapers for all g
| Harvester and Headers such as Holt. Best, g
| Hodge, McCormic etc.
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A LW A YS ON H A N D
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Hot Coffee end Sandwich®«, at
Type-writer paper at Tbe Observ
Z A B Wolford's. Bigga.
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Paaaengera will find a most ex
Don't borrow The Observer. Sub-
cellent lunch at tbe Biggs hotel
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& scribe, and have it your own.
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Meets
every
Hot coffee, sandwitehee, etc., at
For Poatal Carde, and Postal
Card caa«a, try Tbe Observer Book fe'ggs hotel.
Store.
Mrs Ritchie and her Tether with
Go to tbe Moro Commercial Co Baby R , were Morn visitors one day
for lowest price« on barveet aup- recently.
plies.
Mrs Sterns, of Salem, is visiting
Change at tbe rin k . S kating la
her daughter, Mrs T C Reese, near
now Saturday evenings front 8:60 M onkland.
to 10:80. See adv.
Mrs Mary Frants, of Tbe Dalles,
Poetal Card Albums fine, in doth is chief of culinary at the harvest
oovers, etc., from 26c up, at Tba Ob
ing by Elliott Bros.
server Book 8tore.
Haturday
Dr J R Morgan will be in Moro
member» are i 1st to 15tb, Wssoo 16th to 30th,
invited. Mem- ’ of saob month to practice dentistry.
expected to be
iveolng at 7 JO o’clock.
Waiting
n rd la ily
m s are
J. O. BUiott, N . G.
eer veer. »eeaM fovata aaoeths. Meeeta
for feer aaeethe-tMt M «aid ia advaeeawa
sees»« #330 to fall fof 1 year*. Shorter
tenaa thaa oae year 1>H aeate par month
A Blue Mark here will answer an
in q u iry, when entered upon «»nr calendar,
g iving the dale o f the paper, » • the date at
Warm weather ie oom I ng, so buy
a gasoline stove for the wife, lt is
a comfort and also a money savsr.
For sale at tbe Moro Hardware
store.
Geo. W Berrian is agent for tbe
Springfield Fire sod Marine Insur
ance Co., and is prepared to write
policies on grain and other risks.
August 13, 1909 '
Don’t send out of town for your job
' printing. The Obeerver is prepared
First class lunch served a t a 2d to do all sorts of work in tbe very
best and latest style to meet any
elsss price at the Biggs hotel.
fair competition.
F R ID A Y
Photograph postal cards of Moro
scenery for sale at Observer Book
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Bluestem w ith us Monday from tbe
Sam M cD onald place th a t equals
any wheat we have seen. H e bad
ju s t finished emitting for L F Barnett
and is now in 600 sores of his own.
E K Bailee returned from visiting
Mrs Bars** in hospital at Portland
Tuesday. Mrs B is improving so
Moro schools w ill open Monday nioely that it is sxpeoted that sbs
Sept. 13th, with Geo N Murdock of will be able to leave tbe hospital to-
Monm outh as principal.
morrow, ard come borne some time
this month.
G F Guinther is delivering his sa
tire hay orop to C R Belshee, at the - Henry Parry, wife and little boy
and girl, left for home at Denver on
Blue Barn io this oity.
the 8th, Via Victoria, where they are
‘Mrs T Olay Neeoe to suffering in
to visit Mra Parry's people a abort
The Dalles from a dislocated shoul
time.
Grandpa Parry is very much
der, the reenlt of a fall at bom®.
disappointed that the little ones are
Mrs E A Moretx presented her no longer here to enjoy walks and
better half with a beautiful daughter talks with him.
on the9tb All are doing well.
Tbe Medford paper speaking of
Horace W Strong, always a good DseCbutes railroad running through
farmer, has just finished barveeting “a barren country." As a matter of
the best wheat crop be ever raised. fact there is not a finer farming
Dr Sanders was called to attend region in any country than Sher
sick horses at the farms of Messrs man, Wasco and Crook oounties, on
Rassmuseen, Christiansen and R A either aide of DesCbutes ae far as
the railroad follows it.
Morgan, all in one day this week.
Tbe beet way to protect * your
machinery against wear ia to use
good oil. That is Valvoline, tbe
I f you w ant to buy read The Ob
best in this world or any other* . There is a magnificent redwood
server. If you want to sell adver
Sold by tbe Moro Hardware A Im saw log on Garibaldi beaoh, Tilla
tise in It.
mook, with a Humboldt, California,
plement Co.
Don’t forget the place to g it your
brand on it; tbe lnK will aoale about
•Buy the genuine imported aven-
moneys worth In a watch is at L W
8,000 feeL
erious carbolineum; tbe im itation
Ross’ Jeweler, Wasco.
being offered is only a temporary 'Mrs O W Axtell and eons have
Fresh supply of genuioe oarholen-
remedy if at all. If genuine one returned frnuibe springs, Mrs Parry
inm ju s t opened «I theQhaerver Book
application lasts for ail time. Ask. Axtell beooming able to leave the
Store.
io see our sealed pan> xges Tbe hospital is now with Mrs James at
Fountain Pen Pocket Holders, Observer Book Store.
tbe springs
latest, safest and hast, Observer
The Huis and Powell threshing
Colonists rates will be put into
Book Store.
effect by tbs transcontinental rail oalfit struck into a deld of Turkey
Stationery, paper, pens, ink,
roads identically with thoee that Red wheat Monday morning belong
pencils and all sorts of iotas, at the
brought 63,000 settlers to tbe Paci ing to Roy Powell, that averaged 10
Obeerver Book Store.
fic Northwest last spring., Tbe ¿¿cks per sore. • - ■W
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Scenic pioture postearde,of views rates go in effect September 16 and
Mrs Robertson left on the 10th on
near Moro, actual photo work, for oontinue until October 16.
a visit to friends in Washington.
aale at Obccrvsr Book Store.
Avenarios Carbolinean is a germ Sbs will return via Tbe Dalles,
We desire to publish all tbe news destroyer. Deeay being a germ, It where sbe will visit her brother, Mr
of every part of Sherman oounty, deetroys the oause of decay io poets McClure, formerly of Moro.
bat U you hide yoar item under a or timber. The US.Government,
Tbe oity, by its marshal, began
baabel it doce nobody good.
tbe ORNCo., Multnomah oounty, tbe laudable work of weed destruc
Old type makes the very best of aod oity of Portland, are making tion in public plaoSa. Now let tbe
Babbitt metal. We have it for aale general use of It on bridge timbers, work be oondnued with desirable
and when T 0 0
BnT oal1 Bt T b e etc. Il to the best chicken lioe de results on private property by oiti
Obeerver office. Price ia right.
stroyer on tbe market, and will , sens generally.
Oar “ ada" attract attention and sweeten and preserve a water trough,
Oil ia good for dusty roads some
advertise. When you get our ad pig pen, stable, eto .and keep away times but it is not good for streets of
vertising, you get busineeebrfogers. flies. It to a guaranteed article a oity. The Dalles will learn this
The Obeerver Book Store to distrik
Moro Commercial Co. beadq'uar-
from praotioal demonstration in a
utor of the pure article in 8harman
tore for barveet supplies, overalls,
abort time as thousands of otbsr as
oounty.
shirts, shoes, glovye A etc.
Every
piring cities have, before them.
As The O. Mao was leaving Tbe
thing for bsrfeet men.
An easy way to aeoore informa
Esmond for Eastern Oregon tbe lat
E 0 Davis, proprietor of the Grass ter part of July, Day d ark E H tion about tbe lands of Alberta and
Valley Bara, promptly atteods all Stolte put Into onr hand a sealed Canada in general to to write to W
calls, day or night. Animals given envelope, with instruutiool to open H Moore, Portland, Otb and Wash
the very best of care. Charges are it when we arrived home. We did ing ten St., who is agent for this Mo
right.
so, and found therein a fine picture tion in tbs sals of these lands.
V^raab vegetable« and fruit io of Mr Stolte, with this Inscribed on
Mr and Mrs Gsig, of Canada, are
season at Moro Gom’l Co. S h ip the back of it: “Let onr faults he gueata of Mr and Mrs F W Mattbi
ments arrive Tuesdays and Fridays. written upon the sands; our virtues a s ., They earns also to visit Mr M’s
Prioes moderate. Give os a trial upon the tablste of love and memo mother, who to also Mrs G’s mother,
on theea goods.
ry." Within a few days The Or- sbe and Fred being brother and «fit
gonian brought ns news that Broth ter, not having met before In 20
er Stolte was dead, suddenly at years it to a bsppy reunion. They
A number of m j patrons sre
horns of heart disease, the funeral are parents of<l2 children, 2 girls
not aw»m that for some months
oeourring last Saturday. But mem and 10 boys, god like Canada. Their
past tbs Moro Gommaroial Co.
ories of his good deeds will live long wheal orop eUrto at 91 per boehel
h « a had my bread on aale; any
In tbe land where be dwelled so in the market this season. Mr G
purchases of bread at this
many years and was so generally a says wheat is a sura orop aod yields
stem will be apprsoiated by (
favorite among tboee who knaw him soaethiog like Sbsraan oonaty need
Mrs. E. Anderson.
Store.
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C hris Anderson,
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I. D. Pike, Vice Presidents;
W. D. Wallan, Treasurer;
George Mowry, Secretary.
P r a y e r ...........
Vesper Hymn
Duet...............
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Mrs Am anda M artin is here on a
, lit from her M ultnom ah home.
Opportunity
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Saving Grace
Seri ptu re .........
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ChorUfl.........................W orking Tim e
T rio ...................... The Better Land
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Placer gold mines have been dis- jj
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Fared on a sm all island in the 0 f l erj ng
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< lum bla river, opposite the mouth
* DesCbutes
J W Cochran’s little hoy Buster
I s been very sick week from scar-
I fever. The baby in the fam ily
.1 a recovered.
fjr£of Address
golo................ IU# Nothing tQ y ou
Chorus .............Go Home and Tell
Benediction___ , .............................. *.
Sunday Shhool at 10 o’clock a m.
P H Buxton, Supt.
Saturday evening tbe C G Hgls
and Powell Brothers big threshing
outfit passed through Moro so route
to Charley Powells, giving tbe streets
of tbe oity for a time tbe appears no«
of -an old Urns oirons oom lo g in to
town. They have four header«, sn<
equivalent of header wagons, teams
derrick, oook house, traotion engine
threshing machine, an army of men
and all tbe supernumerary of a first
olass outfit, including two Jereey
00 ws.
While ills unlawful to allow this
tles and mustard to grow on yoar
premiss*, it does not seem prsotioal
to punish some people for tbe weak
ness of others who allow tbs weeds
to thrive and drift broadcast to otb-'
er fields. Tbe obstruction ought to
he eradicated by some form of co
operation or otherwise, following
tbeir extermination; the law should
be enforced by radical means. One
plant eliminated this season may be
as sffeetivs as 100 next year. Why
notdiaooertand agitate thia question
until a remedy has bean found tbst
Is effective. Tbs man who la mak
ing an effort to eradicate snob dam
aging vegetation from Me own prop
erty and -tooroughfares, baa a right
to expect tbat if you are a holder of
land and have weeds, that you
•heatld basils, tea.
640 acres o f fin e fa rm la n d , in lle
south o f Waaoo, w e ll Im proved
ab< lit 200 acres in s u m iu e rfa llo w
96,000.00 cash, bat. easy te riu s,
T h e E lch e n b e rg cr ra n c h near
S h a n ik o , w e ll im p ro v e d , h a lf in
c u ltiv a tio n , hal. pasture, a t $1600
per acre. $.".000 00 cash hal. tu s u it
purchaser.
F in e reeidenoe p ro p e rty In Wasco
M y residence p ro p e rty in Was<-o,
w in d m ill, ciste rn , p riv a te w ater
system , 5 room cottage, near Han- 7 rooms besides b a th ro o m , p a n try
and
a ttic . Large basement. Cnn-
dow m ill. #1600.00, one t h ir d cash
/ueoted w ith w a te r and sewey sys
hat. on easy U r m s .
tem s; tw o lots: house n e w ly p a in te d
Parsonage p ro p e rty o f th e U n ite d new fence am i new sid e w a lk, a ll
B re tn re n c h u rc h , In Wasco, for h l ilu e c o n d itio n .
$900. O n e -th ird cash balance on
Also several b u ild in g lots in d if
easy te rm s. $100 o ff fo r apot cash
ferent parts o f to w n .
C . J . B r ig h t ,
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Mrs C C Van Orsdall has finally
won out by staying with her position
in tbs Women of Woodcraft all the
many years of her servitude. When
sbe began salaries were low bat the
honors were large. Honors have not
depreciated, but tbe salary ie now
114 800 per annum aa grand guardian
of I be order.
Henry Smith and wife of Buena
Vista, sre here for a few weeks dur
ing harvest, with their sone Arthur
and Clyde at Rutledge. They grey®
with tbeir eons Orville and Roeg, at
Riverside, Washington, a dDOgth
Tbe boys are all doing well, arg ,h
good spirits, and oon tinted,
old-folks are also looking and fogl
log pretty well.
K n o c k s O n c e a t E very M a n ’s ö o o r
good respectable saving guaranteed wood buyers
For price or information write or call up
R. H. M cK ean ,
M un a
Grain Storage Rates Reduced
to 5 0 cents per ton
At all our Grain Storage Warehouses in Sherman C
The above ia but one of 38 places in Sherman county
like it, where the grain crop of the Biggest Little County
in the Wide World is stored for shipm ent annually.
The Wasco Warehouse Milling Company have 17 ware
houses at 13 points along the line of the C. S. Ry. There
are 19 other warehouses in the county which receive grain
for shipment, as follows:
R u fu s ................
B ig g a
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S in k s ................
Gibsons ............
Wasco................
K londike..........
S u m m it...........
Hay Canyon ....
M cD onald......
DeMoss ............
M o ro........... .....
Grass V alley ....
Bourbon.......... .
K ent ................
Wilcox ............
Total. .... .
W. W. M. Co.,...
Total in county
Considering that the area of Sherman oounty embra
ces but 211 townships, and that about half of 4he acreage
is in summer fallow each year, our olaim that it is the Big
gest Littlfc County in the Wide World ia confirmed;—no
waiter what the knockers may aay to the contrary.
No warehouse chargee on Burley stored on excha
New Silverware Designs
Louis XVI Pattern
The latest silver ware designs which
harmonizes perfectly with the period it
represents and in rich simplicity it rivals
the best examples of silver ware any
where. It is made extra heavy plate and
and
Is complete and up-to-date.
Have watches and watch chains in
several different styles and
prioes.
Now is the time to bars your time keeper
put in repair for tbe summer’s hard u«age.