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The
O b s e rv e r.
COATS AS TRAIL MAKERS.
The brush eating iuatioct of the
Angora gust is lie tug sueeeshfully
demonstrated ou tbe Lassen nation
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al forest in Califoruia where they
are cutting trails for fire guard*
D. C. I m k a sp , Editor.
through tbe brushy areas ou the
Tbe
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àsaco alo]»ea of the mountains.
auimtla, which noiuber 3,000 bare
FR ID A Y ...............August 20, 1909 beeu divided iuto two bauds and
under tbe care of herders aie grsz
Church and Society n o fk e . F R E E , e x ed within eerisiu well defined area*
cept when for money making purpose»
so that their work may tie courea*
Much notice« at regular rate» at the optkw
oentrat«d
ou thelrfudi within I bom*
of the pubiUher»
limits.
The result is that they
W e will not b* responsible for tb«
neglect of anbncnhera to no tify na of have practically killed nearly all
citaogee in th e ir addmaa. N or w ill I b. tbe
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b r u s h _____
in the __ c<>ur*e either
SOMETHING INTERESTING TO FARMERS.
DR. O
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— mbs aueteua wdea—vrew s— a— oow ri
1. GORKIN.
Buying for cash is a fre^t advantage to us because
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
D r . maris a G orriN .
CU y M fld a l
s r r i a u . p a rs a or aaauwAa
The New Moscow Combine Harvester Built and for Sale at
Moscow, Idaho.
we save whatever trade discount there ! * . > > > >
Selling io r cash is a great advantage to you for you
do not have to help pay any bad debts apt to be con
i Sgcialti
W te as a of l o a n t C t l l f m
O fik e fa T h « G u fin Building, i n fit- ’
Moro, Oregon.
tracted in the credit system. >
J. R. Morgan
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All Work Warranted.
Office oor. First a t , and McCoy av^
Diagonally opposite Dr». Goflin.
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notification of a Postm aster th at ’ i»e »nb- I
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sen b ^ rh a a ** Rem oved” aetUe tbe ta ll ol e a t tu g if u p » H lln - ly , o r h> b a r k liig ,
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Our prices will convince you that w e are hew ing
close to the line.
D c n tis t-^ ^
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as ill t he case of I he heavy inufiZM
a dshnunent.
A ttorn ey at L a w
Did it ever occur to v«iu lha< it olia tirU'h. At H.e Is ginning cf
ennta no m ore to produce p r in tin g th a t t ie experiment there whs some
Office in the Moro Commercial Co
la pk— in g to tb e e y e tiia u th e o th e r doubt as to tbe willingness of (ho
* b
h in d . T b e Observer b eq u ip p ed w ith
new brick building.
a il m o d e rn fa cilin e» for d-an g g»«-l ! goat» lo cat the inansauita, but it
w o rk a t tb e very a U s im u iu o f m s . I ry ■ has lieeo found that where there Is
. .yi.i - t
a
i'T i igtas aaa— as
as w it h an o rd e r an d i f it b not execuU
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OREGON
ed to y o u r perfccta attafa cte.n you Deed I litlie else *n*.y »Hi jowt as rcadds I
n o t pay fcr It.
attack II as mi) oilier hu>h.
The '
W. C. Bryant
George Mowry
I grazing season was so late ibis year I
band for advertising rat^i
j— ‘ on the Lessen lores: that tbe goal* '
Bryant & Mowry,
‘ did DOC begin operations until j
Tliaw poe. back to the
L aw yers
K dh about the middle of June, but J
ami Jim Fincb must bang,
Room»
1,
2
and
3 over W W M Co
since theu the) have made rapid
still harbor delusions.
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progiess and the result promises to
be a success fioin every point of
8end Tbe Observer to y o u r sfeu-nt view. 'The trails 'w ill first bo
Frank Menefee.
Feed Wilson
friends. It is better than a letter, opened and then kept free of
and gives all the home news Four sprouts by (ho goats, saving the
n e w H a r v e s t in g M a c h in e t h a t is G u a r a n te e d b y i t s B u ild e r s t o b e a b le
•' St
mouths for 50c.
Menefee & W ilson •
govern iu.*nt considerable labor in
t o C u t, T h r e s h , a n d S a c k G r a in o ff o f. 12 t o 15 a c r e s p e r d a y
cutting them out by baud as has
A tto rn ey s - at - L a w
When a bog g.»es to the .large been done heretofore, while the
w i t h t h e h e lp o f o n ly s ix h o r se s a n d t w o m e n .
packing houses at seven cents a brushy forage, which otherwise
Office in the Vogt Block, upe taire
pound and cornea ont breakfast would have beeu wasted, will sup
. bacon at 25 cents a pound, be is port 3,000 goats very comfortably.
OREGON :: S k a t i n g 2 5 c e n ts , S p e c t a t o r s 5 c e n t s
I want to tell my friends and corrugated cylinder and concave J says of tbe 1908 model: “I cut THE DALLE8
not tbe only bog in the transaction.
the public of Sherman county gen teeth that have thr e times the 170 acres with the machine tide
The effect of tbe Z-pjielin balloon erally of Tbe Moscow ^Combine. In striking points over the/old style year and find six 1200 pound
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11 »-w-i 11 1
Who ever saw James J. Hi J ou tbe part of English journalism regard to the above machine; it is peg tooth, and this tooth will not horses will handle it anywhere,
looking like that Seattle statue? only proves that even a gasbag can a small machine and all readily crack the grain. This machine has used it in wheat, oata and barley,
R e p a ir t o u s fo r R e p a ir s .
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Not since tbe da>s when he cleared (lighten any lx sly who was born to admit tbat it may do all right for been in tbe field arourd Moscow, with success, and while I kept no
8L Paul letee of freight Irpm SL oe »cared.
We make a wpaciaity of repairing wat-
a few acres of land ‘but useless for Idaho, lor somethingover five years, exact account, I believe a man
cbea, «yeglaaa*«, Bpeetarlea and optical
Louis steamers—notably the Kagie
a
man
with
a
large
ranch.”
Tbi*
adding
improvement*
ea
h
year
should
cut
12
or
15
acres
per
day.
gnoda. We tiav« Die tools and material»
• «a .. 4.
M y M o tto Is
lin e .
Bound to g o bard with4be White- is not tbe fact, however, as may be until it goes in the field the present My wheat graded No. 1 at the ware
and «kill to Insure good work.
Quick Hale» and
law Retda, after tubbing noees ascertained by a little figuring. harvest a success in -ivery respect. house.
If you have any Jewelry you cannot
Mwai I Profit».
wear bring It here, aud we will repair It
Complaint is made that the with royalty so long, to get back to About the cheapest way we have of Mr. John O’Brien, of Bramly, Cali
It coat me *5.00 or *6.00 per
m » you can not tell it from new. We dont
Live aud Lei Live.
slaughter of Imus near Nairobi this aseociatiug with plain Americans. putting your grain in the sack at fornia, hae one of the 1909 models.
bang your w atcli up for a week nr an and
acre” said Mr. Clyde, “to harvest
Ihen charge you for cleaning it. We dean
year dema. ds a game law to pro King Ned might help some by giv this time is with two headers and
Call and Ezatnio«
He saya:* “ It oertajnly does the grain under the old system, that
It and guarantee It for a year with ordin
My Htock of
tect this destroyer of crop destroy, ing Wbity a title to keep him uver
ary uaage.
a threshing machine, at an average businee**, and thre. aes clean and produces 40 bushels per acre, it did
FURNITURE ’*
era. When a man ia shooting at a there.
cost of *125.00 per day, cutting runs easy. I have t-ix fairly good not cost me 50c this year; in fact
and
dollar a word can be lie called a
W.
an average of about 75 acres per j mules on It and it is a job tq keep 1 can thresh with my machine al
HIDE LINER
If
it
should
lie
true
that
James
pot hunter?
before
baying
T H E D A LL E S , Otth.OON.
day.
The
Moscow
Combine
with
•
up
with
tbe
machine
ou
foot.
I
moat
for
tbe
cost
of
tbe
binding
A. Ballinger was in league with
six
horses
and
two
men
will
aver-
am
getting
3
or
4
sacks
toore
to
the
wine,
and
I
am
not
depending
on
thieves and public land de»|>oilerH,
A party of financiers and busi
on a grand scale, lie is most em age 15 acres per day w th nine * acre than I expected, that I am hired help.” Just have to keep
nese men of Japan will be enter
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inently fit for some other position limes less power, not saying any- sure the big c mjbines would throw enough help to assist in tbe ohores,
tained io Portland September 9tb than to be where he can crush tbe thing at all about tbe steam power, over in tbe straw, I would not was suggested, “ Well, hardly tbat,”
J
and 10th on their tour of principal
So
Tbe
Moscow
Combine
ia
tbe
(
take
*2,000.00
right
now
for
it,
if
I
was
the
reply.
Mr.
Clyde
eaid
be
already oppressed homesteader.
P o r c e la in B a th T u b s .
cities of the Union. Tbe purpose
big.est n achine in the world at i could not get another soon. The “would not be without one of tbe
of the visit is to cultivate friend I)
Bussell Sage in 50 years accumu this time, and only weighs 2,600 machine ia so simple any man machines if it were impossible to
trade relations.
Proprietor of
z
‘ with ordinary intelligence certainly get another” He says: “I have
lated^ *65,000,000.
This money pounds.
You
can
form
an
idea
froui
the
ought
to
be
able
to
get
next
to
tbe
b en in the company’s factory off
S A gent for the Best Steam Laundry t
was piled up at the rate of *3,500 a
W. 8 U’Ren has awakened to day. For the last three years, ac above cut of th>- machine as to bow erftire machine in a week at the and on for two years, and they are
Shop in Brick B u ild in g next Observer Office
an ideal system of government for cording to an official statement, it is operated. Tbe draper runs roost. It makes me independent putting good material into thia
Express and Freight
E D G X R L E W IS , P r o p rie to r.
the state of Oregon.
While mos* Mr. Sage's widow has been giving direct from the c^cle to the cylin of any outside labor for harvest, machine, with skilled work me n-
Delivered to any Part of the City
of it would be oouflietion there are his fortune away at therateof *26, der, requiring less power to thresh and t> at is the greatest thi> g a s ip, and I call it a God send to
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Dray ing of all Kinds.
a few points respecting trials by 000 a day. She has thus far dis the grain that enter** tbe cylinder former can say.” John O'Brien. * tin farmer.”
Respectfully
the courts that appear to I* im jioaed of more than *27,000,000. in this position. This machine has
Here is what Mr. W. W. Clyde
H. U. M artin Trunks and Grips Deliverec
provements over tbe system of tech Apparently, getting rid of money
M i ai n i m a i i a i m u t n i » « « , ,
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-p-
To and From all Trains.
nicalities ia vogue.
judiciously is nearly as difficult as
: canadiam pacific r r lands .
making it honestly.
MORO SKATING RINK
R u d o lf O p e ra H o u s e
OPENING OAY JULY 14th
Wednesday Evening.
Every Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock
Every Saturday evening from 8:30 to 10:30
FURNITURE
UNDERTAKING
F.
Clark, Jeweler,
S Optician
AXTELL
M oro s B a r b e r S h o p
SOREN HANSEN
(verything first Class ami Up to date.
CITY CRAY NO. 2
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Ida Lewis, tbe heroine of s third
of a century ago, has emerged from
long and honorable obscurity by aav
ing another life off tbe Maiue coast.
This recrudescence of this fine type
of the old woman giver hope that
the new woman has not yet eetab
liahed a monopoly trust.
More than 20,000 people wen
made homeless by the fire which
destroyed Osaka, Japan, July 31.
nod over fonr square miles of tbe
city was destroyed. The dead hail
not been estimated. The loss will
ran into millions.
The largest
Buddhist temple in tbe world t
providentially spared.
A Paget sound paper claims 40,
M a ra M . K . C h -ra h
One thing that is the matter
with the crops is that we don't take
care of the seed wheat as it should
be taken care of. Oue of the' most
Important factors in growing wheat
(or seed is to keep the wheat pure.
Many farmers are careless on Ibis
point, often planting new seed on
old wheat ground, thus allowing it
to become mixed with volunteer
wheat the first year. This mixitig
of varieties causes tbe wheat to de
terioiate iu yield and quality.
When wheal is groi^n for seed it
should lie on clean laud, free from
volunteer wheat and other volun
teer graius, rye being especially
objecliouab.e. Care must tie taken
iu harvesting and threshing the
*eeil wheat to keep it from booorn-
mg mixed with other varieties.
Again, in order to maintain the
quality and yield of wheat it is
necessary to uaintaiu the fertility
of the soil and to give the laud
good culture.
000 8 weed votes against Oov. John
son when be comes out for presi
dent because he didn’t ahow up a
tbe Beattie graft on Bweedish day
If that is true 40,000 8 weed»should
be disfranchised for not knowing
that voting In tbe United States is
based upon a higher order than
Dr. Augild C. K' h«v »’ways
personal spleen.
contended
the pruulTv» iuu.„,
in the sand al the month of the
The toes of Mr. Ballinger, secra Nehalem river, popularly believed
tary of the interior, are said to to be beeswax from a wrecked
have been trad on onoe more. This Spanish galleon, was some valuable
time Gifford Pinchot, chief of the substance which chemistry would
bureau of forestry, Is said to have some day classify and place in its
been the offender.
Tbe trouble proper sphere. Now we are tolJ
seems to have arisen io Mr. Pin that it is uzoeeritc, and that a cor
cbot’s appealing to tbe president poratlun has I teen organized to ex
to save the water powers on public ploit tbe product. The general
reservations, thf withdrawal ol opinion ba a prevailed that it wa»
which from entry has lieeu canceled treesw ix btouglit from Manila for
by the new h e a d o l the interior de «n eofilie BpauUh setllemema in
part men I. The pre*i«l»-ut recog California aud (bat (he Ship wa.-
nixed tbe wisdom of Mr. P in c h o t’ «* wiecked. . 'I ne di«eovery was m a d e
a r g u m e n t , and 8«-crttary Ballinger a» early as 1313 liy Indians who
altered his p »licy, “ *aviug his face” brought M|«ecimciis of (he suhstaure
by reducing the territory with to tbe trading (Mist founded by
It
drawn in each instance. Now it is John Jacob Aa'or, al Astoria.
said that Mr. Balliuger has inti is now known to ne ozoenrite, a
mated thwt either he or Mr. Pin product of liydi cent bon oil, found
chot m u at go. Mr. B a llin g e r c a m e only in Bouth America and in
to office wiita goal voucher«.
Hie small quantities in Northern Eu
country has no reason to have a rope. At Nehalem tlie oil comes
poor opinion of him. Bat it d o r w a 'l from great depth to the aurfsce nod
know him very well; it dues know iu parsing through the sand the
Mr. Pinchot thoroughly; it knows erader elements are worked oak
his work as well, and it likes it. This 1« used mainly ns a Inbricaot
Aad if ose or the other mast go the it is also n«ed in tbe preparatfpu of
K«cor<ia used by
•piaioa of the public will be that certain drags.
ft eaa spare Ballinger better
tbe phonographs are made fi
the unrefined product.
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T>ere W
Bet,er Investment
Than First Cl «as Farm Lands?
$25
Reward
For information leading to tbe
Preaching servioe next Sabbath
recovery of the following: Strayed
morning at tbs usual hour.
Investor« often do well buying or stolen on or about June 25th,
Bunday School at 10 o’clock a fis. city property, mini g stock, timtier 1909, one bark-bay gelding, three
years old, small white vpot in fore
P H Buxton, Supt.
laud or by going into the mercan head, wire scar on front of right
tile business,"but they must admit hind ankle, weight about 1800
Sherman Connty Fair.
there is a certain amount of riak, pounds, Belgan sto c k / heavy set
Write or
hut who can say there is any well muscled horse.
The Sherman r couuty fair, for
phone
N
W
T
hompson ,
chance in buying goo I farm land
342 a!3
• Moro, Or
which *500 has been appropriated
under *20.00 per acre. Land that
by the state, will be held in Moro,
will raiae from 25 to 60 bushels of
October 1st and 2d. “*200 worth of
grain p«r aero as well as lieing ad
printing will be furnished, through
apted for growing all kinds of veg
the state printing office. Copy for
etables, fruit, berries and bay.
Above reward will oe paid for
premium lists, tickets, entry blanks
We are agents for Canadian Pa the return of the following strayed
etc., have been submitted by tbe
cific It It. lands in South Allierta. or stolen stock, or *5 per head each
for return of one or more, vis.:
secretary of the fair, and are now in '
Non-irrigable land *12 00 to *18.00
<)i>e bay mare, branded J H on
course of preparation. The premium
per acre. Irrigable land up to *30 left shoulder, right shou der diaaond
ist», of which 1,000 have been ord
per acre. One tenth oí tbe pur bjend, wire out on right shoulder,
ered, will l>e in pamphlet form, each
chase price in cash, balance in nine weight 1060 lbs, heavy with foel.
pamphlet containing about 25 pages.
Cue brown mare aged 6 years,
equal installments, os Ibis land
branded LK on left «boulder, B on
A» soon as completed one copy will
can be eold on tbe crop payment lef stifle, white hind feet, weight
be sent to each voter in tbe county
plan.
95<> H m , heavy with foal.
Cash prizes, ranging from *2 50 to
One hay yearling horse colt,bran
8 rite us for circulars and fur
*20.00, will be offered for the I hj - i
ded 7 W on left stifle, white strip
ther information.
exhibits of every grade of live-stock
in face, white hind feet
We also have wheat and stock
One hay yearling ware colt, bran
and for all kinds of farm and bouse
farms for sale in eastern Oregon ded T W on left stifle, white spot
hold produce.
Prizes secured from private con and \\ asbington; fruit and walnut in forehead.
One horse mule oolt, yearling,
tributions will also he given for tri land in the Willamette valley, 5
branded
on left stifle, grey in
and
10
acre
tracts
near
Portland,
als of speed.
color.
A large nuralter of applications and all kinds of city p'< perty In
Strayed or stolen February 20th,
have already been received from Portland, including Iota, residences, 1909, from paature 21 miles west of
mdon, Oregon.
outsiders who desire concessions on water fropt and buain ss property
Reward will be paid for delivery
in
the
best
part
of
the
city.
the grounds, and it is safe to say
to ibe Robert Mclntoeh farm, Ferry
that attractions and entertainment .- M oore I nvestment C ompany
Canyon, or half of the reward will
of various kinds will not he lack Booms X 3, 4, 6, Lafayette Bldg.
be paid for information leading to
ing. No effort will be ypared to 6»h A Washington St Portland, Or their reoovery.
J ohn K ibbey , **
make this first county fair in Sher
4( )30*J
Condon, Or
man oouuty a complete succees.and
A dd rsas: M O R O , O R E O O N .
C. A Boakisy,
Chris Anderson,
I. D. Pike, VioePresidenta;
W. D. Wallan, Treasurer;
George Mowry, Secretary.
Bracelet Lost.
S ntewhere in Moro Sunday
evening go <J bracelet, oval in de
sign, hinged opening, plain with
engraving on top side. Suitable
reward if returned to thia office, or
to
Miw G rrt »: H knrichb
Moro, Or
Barred Bock Cockerals
Io Boy, Sell if Eichoge
Any person or persons having
ho race, oattle, bouses, lota or house
hold gooue for sale, exchange, or
parties desiring to buy such prop
erty, Will find T hb O bskbvkb a
goud medium for advertising and
-teouring a customer. Try
T hb Omcwvia, Moro, Or
»
Satjefactioii Guaranteed
S tock
Inspector
Sherman C ounty,
O regon. ?
Both in Workmanship and Price
Office at Furniture Store.
Deputy Stack Inspector
Lout« Sc hade wit 2, Kent. Oregon
V in to n
F. R. A X T E L L , M ORO, O R
H o te l
uta*.
G R A SS VALLEY, ORC
PLUMBING ® STEAM FITTING
New Entirely.
AU kinds of Reservoir and Cistern work in con-
neclion with water systems installed in first
class style and all work done guaranteed.
Dynamite and powder work ou all kinds of Rock Excavations
C onvientto Business
P R IC E * R E A S O N A B L E
H . A. S tu a r t, M o ro , Oregon.
Conducted on B est Principles
P usterimb , B rick
(«■■♦retai Tr«e» »»Iteli««
X -
P o r t la m l
STOP
AT
B omcretie W ork
M O RO , O R EG O N .
L IV E R Y , F E E D A N D S A L E S T A B L E S .
Hotel Oregon
C. R. BE LSH EE, Proprietor and Manager.
Tisleph » • from Th» D .lle * or any Hhorm.n <»OQ, y p,„n ta *»
Herrioe
frirntahed lo or from Moro to any point»
C o rd e r 7 th a n d S tark S tre e ts .
It ia new and Ils room * are provided with
running w ater and long «Mat«nee tele
phones. European plan. Kale*
*1 per day and upward
Highest priced nx»m' »3
K'.
Wright-Dickinson Hotfel Go.
.x p e n -
OUR MOTTO ”Pl«*w (he public.”
EV ER Y TH IN G NEW A N D UP-TO -DA TE,
SP E C IA L R A TE S TO COM M ERCIAL T R A V E L E R S
Cha*. Wright, Preiddeat.
■ . C. D leklnaon, M anager.
Q O
E m o a d Hotel
P o rtla n d , O re g o n .
O KAS ÄNDXKAON MANAUBB
BvsulltycliK Thresher
- For sale very reaa mable at my
home in Moro They are full blood
te fflta t &ad
Strati
•took, and are now four month old,
J I Case Engine, and other Ma
eggs were from a phultry yard that
Free b u t to and from trains
in the last few years have won a chinery, for eale low down for oaab.
large number of prizes. If desired Apply to
Rates by the day
H . F. y
ers
will keep them for a longer time to
2)4 m- «> of Wasco. Or 6 0 c , 7 6 c , S I . 0 0 . S I . 6 0 , S 2 .
accomniodat« purchase'. This is a tf 326]
■«?
fine eh inee to get full blood Ply
European Plan
mouth Rooks at a nomin <1 price.
Good Clean Fam ily Hotel
C. L. iRBLAKn, Morb
Moma
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A L I T T L E M IS S IO N A R Y W O R K IN Y O U R
idle <}ays by tellin g your neighbor» of the rood
q u alities of The Observer. «If you can’t get their »ub-
xcription», »end* ua th eir addreseea and vie w ill send
Uwm »ample copies. .W e pay for »11 so licitin g you do
Subscribe for The Obeerver. ‘ Beet W eekly published
in the Inland Em pire. Everyone reads i t
M , <
J
amp
W hen
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Tfc Observer
•tor«, Moro,
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Rewardfif $35.
it is hoped tbat all good ciiixentTof
tbe county will give the project
hearty sup|x>rt.
Now that we are to have the only
4ry farming experimental station
in Eastern Oregon, a county fair
will he practiowlly a necessity, aud
in the oourae of a year or so it will
undoubtedly attract visitors from
all parts of the state.
Any information tegarding plans
for this fait will ha gladly furnished
by any member of the board of di-
reclort.
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- A. II. Barn una, President;
. L. L. Pasts,
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