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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1910)
Clearance Sale 25 25 Per Cent Off Regular Prices To close out certain lines before the arrival of new goods, for a short tim e we w ill offer special discount of 35 per cent off regular prices on the follow ing goods: Knit Scarfs, Shawls, Skirts, Ctc^^Children’s JBearskin Coats, Hoods and Leggings; Ladies* and Children's Gowns, Over Gaiters, Sweater Coats in all colors, Furs. Some bargains you can not afford to pass up. over and be convinced. Yours for business, Look them MORO COMMERCIAL COMPANY. Mrs Eva Rudolf is on the sick Two big auction sales next week. list, and Charley Bartlett has taken See advertisements. her place in the store. Lovely, spring-like weather this Mill«», k h k k m a w co., o k r o w Bend has got a wide awake de week, while it lasted. E u r«ka Lodfl» N « . 121. velopment league which places it Master Leslie Strahl has been on A. r. * A. M. M oro. o r . in the front rank of prosperity. the sick list for a time. M eet» the fir»« and third fh u n d a y evening» of each When you sign a contract be Grilled steak! Well, grill it, m onth. V i.it in g m em ber» c o rd ia lly in v ite d to m eet sure that you understand it thoroly. then see what you’ve got. Tough By order o f W . M . It may be all right, probably is; but er than ever. J . M . H a r r y , S ecretary. know that it is. # Miss Janet Rutledge has-been B a th la h a m C h a p te r Last week D E Hunter of Day* able to resume studies this week NO. 78 O. X. ». ton, Ohio, bought the Drake resi after a sick spell. R eg ular c om m u nication each 2d and 4th Thursd ay dence property in Bend. 300 feet A girl needn’t feel hurt because vening» m o n th ly . By or- square, at $30,000. her sweetheart can’t tell her why (der of W . M . M r s . H b i -RN P a r r y , Secy. A number of ladies called on he loves her. He doesn’t know himself. M o re Lodge, N o . 113, Mrs Spoon on the 20th bidding l. o . o . R. M oro, o r . her and Mr Spoon good bye, and An eastern cook book, ‘sold on ¿ M e e tin g every Saturday bon voyage to their new home in its merits,’ details directions how (e v e n in g at 7;3O o clo c k . F V ia itin g m em ber» arc cor- Arizona. to cook a rabbit. The Observer 1 d ia lly in v ite d . M em b er» Mrs Dora Eddy, of White Sal has a simpler way; Just lift the lid . _ expected to be present. Sam B iuaxtN, N . G . mon, daughter of Judge Geo^W over a red hot furnace fire and W m . H c n s ic R x , Secy. Brock of Washougal, has been the drop the bird into it, hair, feathers T W price of T h e O b se rv er i« $ 1 5 0 per guest of friends in Sherman county and all; then forget all about it. y e a r, 75 cent» tor »lx m o n th *, 50 cent» lor for some time. She is making a Emmitt Sells, of North Bend, lo u r m onth»— but i f p aid in advance we accept $ 2.5 0 in fu ll for 2 year». Shorter final visit now with her aunt and left C009 bay one steamer ahead term » than one year 12% cent» per m onth . uncle Mr and Mrs H W Strong. of the wrecked Czarina, by far the A B lue M a rk here w ill anawer an In - The Student Engineer, copy of worst marine disaster that has oc q u e r, when* entered upon ou r calendar, curred on the Pacific coast since givin g the date of the paper a» the date at which-has reached this office thro w h ich your current subscription expire»._ courtesy of George LJrquhart, a the loss of the steamer Columbia. With the lives of 31 people sud FRIDAY . . . . .. J an . 28, 1910 Moro student of the O A C, Cor denly wiped out, with but one sur vallis, contains an interesting arti - ... cle relative to railway construction vivor to tell the story, this disaster Subscribe- for The Observer. in the.Inland J£mpire, entitled The stands as a warning of the great Wild fowl are very thin ¿ame Great Race for Central Oregon. dangers confronting those who go down to the sea in ships. now. Mr and Mrs II S McDanel, Mr C F Coe has purchased the in Mrs James Mitchell returned and Mrs Henrichs, Mr and Mrs terest of George E Thompson in Rutledge, Mr and Mrs L Barnum, from Athena on the 19th. the Moro Hardware and Imple Fresh Salmon and Strawberry entertained the whist dub, in Ma ment Company. Mr Thompson sonic hall the evening of the 19th. clusters daily at Rudolfs. Honors were awarded to Mrs Lee takes the Coe farm, east of Moro Do you read the aviation follies 1st; and Mrs Powell 2d. Gents’ 7 miles, and the residence of the down at Los Angeles? No. Nei 1st to M r/Norcross; 2d to Mr families, from city to country and vice versa, will be made in a few ther do 1. Martin. days. Both gentlemen are widely The Moro Commercial Co have Everything which serves to re- jtnown anj popular citizens, and a few ladies’ coats and suits left, at duce friction is a money saver; the j phe Observer joins in genuine very low prices. See them. man who will not spend a little J wjHjlcg for success of each .T h e Howard and Walter Stanley, money for oil and graphite wear8l j ca| involved the sum of about t • - 1 1« » r» 1 rv »1C machinery . mm rapidly and has1 $26, (XX). \ •ons of Capt W Starley of thii out . f his city, left for Portland on the 21st. enormous repair and replacement A man named Graham, who Get a pair of those wool-nap bills to pay. Avoid friction of all was laid up here with a broken blankets at the Moro Commercial kinds; it is an expensive and un jleg last harvest, and afterwards Companies. Like wool, at Vul the pleasant condition. ! got mixed up with financial wrong- An elf owl, no larger than a ca- L]ojng8( was brought back by Sher- . cost. Emmitt Sells is up on a vacation nary bird, was killed accidentally J ¡ff Freemun last week and lodged from North Bend while the mill at the home of J B Dougherty, at ¡n ja;i to angWer to the charge of in which he is employed is under North Yakima, on the 16th. The obtaining money under false pre tiny bird was first discovered by tenses. It appears that he bought going repairs. Men that know good working Mr D. and as it appeared to be a horse of Mr Brisbin on a con •hoes buy the Buckingham & quite tame, or 9tunned by the cold, tract note, then sold the horse in Hecht. You can get them at the he allowed it to go, and later the Grass Valley, giving a bill of sale. house cat killed it. He was arrested ncarProsser where Moro Commercial Co s store. he was cooking in a cattle herders The Observer has worked night The best working shirt for the camp. money is the Cherry Valley Flan and day and Sundays for “ Made nel. Warm and durable, and costs in Oregon" goods, without person The flood following the arrival but $1.50 at the Moro Com’l Co. al pecuniary gain. Now that the of the Chinook Friday night, was old shibboleth is to be revived, we at its hight about noon Saturday, A-new wood and coal yard ¡« want to see the ’manufacturers,’ if although the greatest damage was to be established in Moro next any such there be—turn out a class done in Moro at the Wind River month. An institution that you of goods “ Made in Oregon,” that Lumber yard o n . the rise of the may feel is a home enterprise will stand a little advertising. next day. By noon on Monday when you patronize it. the frost was nearly all out of the Mrs Zell, sister of Geo E Lew ground, leaving a puddled condi Old type metal makes the best ellen, left The Dalles on the 23d tion of mud and water all over the ■and the cheapest babbiting. 1 he « Observer has a lot of such materi- for California. George went to fields, Old Sol remarking with a The Dalles to bid her good bye, self satisfying smile to the grain: . al for sale cheap. We wish to announce that our and was unable to get back on ac Now get in and grow. It did grow piano contest will close February count of the floods which carried until Monday night when a nasty 1st. All coupons must he deposit out nearly every bridge and culvert chill fell upon it» ed at our office before that date. on the C S and O R & N line, J P Wilbur of Athena, will put until he fell in with a hack load Moro Commercial Co. in a woolen mill at Bend. The for Moro Sunday night. future of that place looks good to Sherman county people visit Gen Booth, of the Salvation readers of its development league ing Portland will find a cheerful home at The Drexel, J W Corsen army, has announced that "our literature. Situate as Bend is, in -m anager, and part owner and planet is about to be destroyed by the heart o f.the great wool grow looked after by one of our old fire" and that the destruction is ing section of The Inland Empire, neighbors, J R Kaseberg. Try imminent. Quite a number of with never failing water power and years ago Gen Booth launched his ample railway facilities, a woolen The Drexel. J R Kaseberg. formerly of Sher method of saving the entire world mill there should possess advanta man county, if» manager of the according to the evangelical idea ges assuring success. The day has Lincoln Investment Co., and of salvation. Now, in the twilight forever passed w’hen one company may be found at The Hotel Drexel of a strenuous career fie talks in a or individual, like that of the old corner of 2d and Yamhill. When pessimistic way as to what may be Brown regime, can control this business in Oregoit. religiously accomplished. in Portland call upon him. F lic O b w crv er f Grata last M onday was inviting Nearly every unsuccessful man in its appearance but it would claims to be responsible for some give a oow the tooth ache to nip it. other man’s success. -- IFIl© O JkB foU © « oooooooooooooooooooocooooooooooooooooocxxxxxxxxJOOOOO Some of Hardin’s Gash Priées Moro Presbyterian Ckorck. A cotemporary says good roads Grandma DeMoss has been very Sunday School at 10 a. m. sick for some weeks, a complica is Sam Hill’s hobby. Then what Services as usual next Sunday, tion of ilia, incident to her age be in San) Hill did he build his Mary morning and evening. Ann town so high for? ing the cause. Valentine Postal Cards at the O k Stanfield is trying to be a rail road center. It has started an electric railroad to a connection with tfie North Bank Ry on the opposite side of the Columbia. The spow storm this week is disgusting. If any one wants our share of it they are welcotpe to if. The beautiful snow is a fraud in these parts. « g Subject in the morning: A Great Talker. Subject of evening discourse: A Good Soldier. Rejoice, O, young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the tight of thine eyes: but know thou that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Ecc. XI: 9. You are welcome at all services A. J. Adams, Pastor server Book Store from the good value at 2 for five cents to an ex quisite satin finish post card. Mr and Mrs N P Hansen, G E Lewellen, and N W Thompson succeeded in reaching Moro Sun day night by Wasco team from Biggs. Ione shipped a car load of Mor row county wheat to Louisville,. Mart V. Endicott a cigar dealer Ky, on the 15th, consigned by in Lane county, has commenced Kerr, Gifford & Co. of this city, suit against the brewer who sold Spaulding Ckapel. him loaded near-beer, and which buyers. Services as usual Sunday next. A he sold to customers not knowing Little Miss Vivian Strong has that it was loaded, resulting in his cordial invitation is extended to been laid up two weeks from an C. L. Lowther, Pastor arrest, conviction, sentence of 30 all. accident while coasting. But she . Sunday School at 12 o’clock. days in jail, fine of $250, humilia expects to be in school again next A. M. Wright. Supt. tion, etc. Monday. Rutledge M. E. Church. It is a notorious fact that many A Louisiana dispatch says that a Preaching service at 3 o ’clock p. a young man who is too lazy to diamond and jewelry thief, knowi split uood enough for his mother m. Welcome extended to all who as Fred Clifford Dorway, held ; t to cook a meal, will play hall half can come. C. L. Lowther, Pastor. the Alexandria jail, is stinted t Sunday School at 2 p m. a day under the hottest summer Biggs, Oregon. . C. J. Simon, Supt. sun that ever shone, or will pull a Cut it all out. Advocates <»f sled up a steep hill half a night in Kent M E. Church. Rugby find that they didn’t kno . cold winter weather, for the seemly Services and sermon at 7.30 p. what they were talking ; bout; it > pleasure of a brief coasting trip. m. Would he pleased to have worse than the American gamt you come. C. L. Lowther, Pastor Cut it all out. It’s los or in the Fresh Roasted Peanuts. scale of humanity than bull fighi Christian Science Society. ¡ng. First reader Mrs Marietta Mow Another Hiing an automobile The Moro basket ball team at lacks is horse sense, ry. Service at 11 a. m. Sunday cording to report, pushed the i How mushy a tender love letter school 10 a. m. Wednesday 8 p. Grass Valley team off the ma; sounds when read in court. m. Reading room open from 2 to when they won f om their siste 4 p. m. Saturday. city on the floor oi Rudolf O pen ! The world is full of tainted mon House last wee! , ’by a score <•! ey, but few mind the odor. Baby Kenneth Olds is visiting 60 to 0. The under dog gets a lot of sym his Grandma Ruggles while the new home in Grass Valley is be Miss Edmoni. ,of The Dalles pathy—and that’s about all. ing settled, and all the family are an experienced nurse, has arrive»! Trouble is the most thorough happy. to attend Mrs J R Morgan, who teacher in the whole school of ex is still seriously ill. Dr Morgan perience. More snow, more frozen fields has not been .»hie to fill his ap Perhaps its the popularity of the to be emptied quickly and tear pointments at Wasco this week < n popular song that renders it un out m olt bridges, cut up the roads account of Mrs M s sickness. and wash away hill side seeding. popular. O, Yes; snow is “beautiful.” An aristocratic Portland club, j As a rule the man who talks too with money to burn, paid $1 per While repairing a ’phone wire much does not talk enough at the lb for the first chinook salmon one day last week, A M Wright of r ght time. caught In Astoria bay this season upper hap canyon district, was hit Two heads are better than one; on the eye with a steel fragment First class hotels served the same quality of fish, up on the same but one of them nearly always which placed him under the care loes the business. train, bought at 10 lbs per $L of Dr O J Goffin. The man who boasts of having Moro always has good water for Teachers’ Examinations drinking and culinary purposes. money to burn will soon have ash Sometimes it is in short supply, but es to throw away. Notioe i» hereby « Ire n th a t the County just now we have more water than Sometimes a man gets in on the School Superintendent of Sherm an county « i l l hold the regular e ia m in a tio u of aupli- oil to pump it with. This shuts ground floor only to discover that eanta for State and County Hapera at M oro. Oregon, at the Oonrt House a« follow»— off electricity at 9:30 p m daily, the elevator isn’t running. Fo r State Paper». and dont allow any before break Commenoinu Wednesday, F e b ru -ry 9th, What has become of the old 1910 a l 9 o ’olook a. m .. and oontiuning u u til fast. February 1 2tb ,a t 4 o’ol-MJk p ro. Lshioned woman whose idea of Saturday, WaowaanaY— Feniuanahip , history, spelling phyaioal geography, reading, psychology Large arrivals of grain in Chic high art was to put a piece of red T h u r s d a y — W ritte n a rith m e tic , theory of ago Saturday caused a falling off flannel in the bowl of a lamp? teaching, gram m ar, book-keeping, phya- to«, o iv il governm ent in the prices, which was helped I lie period in the life of a boy, F r id a y —Physiology, geography, composi n g algebra. Eugltah litera tu re , aohool along by the increased protest when he is standing with reluctant against high cost of living. Wheat feet where the brooks and river S a tu r d a y — B otany, plane geom etry, general history. declined from ljk to l ^ c below meet, is when he puts on long For County Paper». Com m enaing Wednesday, Feb. 9tb, at 9 Saturday’s final figures; corn and trousers. o’ olook a. m ., and continuing u u til Friday oats falling off in a less decree. Feb. 11th, at ♦ o’oloek p m. Thomas A Edison says he did W e dn esday-P enm an sh ip, history, orthog reading, phyatoal geography, Flour prices in Portland Mon n"t know what to do with his first T h u raphy, -a d a y --W ritte n arith m etic , theory of day were reduced 20cents a barrel $11 ».(MM) cheek. It was a hard po teaching, gram m ar, physiology, a y —Oeography, aohool law. oivil gov to $6.15. This decline follows a sition to put a young man in, but F rid ernm ent, English litera tu re . Youra tru ly . W. O. U b t a r t , similar cut in Puget sound prices he got out of it all right. County Superintendent at the close of last week. The re duction is the result of the drop in wheat prices, bluestem having fallen about 4 cents a bushel since the previous flour prices were made, As millers are understood R H . M c K e a n , M a n a g e r, W a s c o , O re g o n to be working on a small margin, it is certain that flour will be lifted MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST if the wheat market improves. GROCERIES m ake, p k g IOC C itron, O ra n g e a n d L e m o n P e e l lb 3OC W a ln u ts , fre sh sto c k , lb a o c ‘ C h ris tm a s C a n d y , fan c y m ix e d , - 5 lb s for 75c S in c la irs' M e a ts a n d L a r d a t lo w e s t m a r k e t p ric e s Try Wadco’s Baking Powder i lb c a n s 5 lb c a n s Try the Pure Bluestem Flour TAKE A DIP IN PROSPERITY Moro Pharmacy Prize Sale. In our annual prize sale there will be offered to the purchasers many articles of good value at a very low cost. 1 he sale w ill be ol a 25 cent purchase. Each article is guaranteed to be worth at le.:-t 25 cents, and most of these artick s will be worth a great deal more. One grand "prize, worth at least 4 j ' $ u o , will be amongst the articles C fw on sale. This sale will begin on Friday, February 4th, 1910. and will continue until all articles in the Prize Sale have been sold. M oro P harmacy January 28th, 1910. $ 1 .0 0 Full line of Rubbers, Overshoes, Leggins, Gloves and Mittens. All P r ic e s B e lo w M a il O r d e r H o u s e C o m p e ti o n . I . Z l a - z d - I x i . , Z k J Z o ro , O z e g 'o x x <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>oooo<xxxx>o 00000000000000000000000000 coooooooooox>o<ooc<x>oo<xxx>3coocoocooooooooooooooooooo Remember Cold w e a th e r m eans BROKEN E a t lo o ts F*i p o s iin c l F r itti ncys, W e have a full and c o m plete line o f these goods. M O U A R D W A R E H ÌIIW JT M T h e L e a d e r s in H a r d w a r e In S h e r m a n C o u n t y . ocxxxxxxxxx>oooooooooooooo cooooc ftftftftftftf tf tf tftftftf tf tf tftftftf tf tf tftftftf tf tf tftftftf tf t J U L IU S M E D L E R , S e c re ta ry , C H A S . O O L L IH E R Manager. 0130. »1. H IL D E B R A N D , Pres OEO. M E D L E R , Treasurer. Main Sherman county headquarters for Farm f f t t | Machinery and Supplies. Drapers for all e f t g Harvester and Headers such as Holt, Best, f f t t o a Hodge, McCormic e tc .. o o ft ft ft ft A LW A Y S O N H A N D L in k B e ltin g , L e a th e r B e ltin g , L a c e L e a th e r E n g in e p a c k in g , O ils, R o p e, M a c h in e E x tra s , etc. Deering and Hodge Headers. ft ft ft ft ft ft ft o ft { » f tf tf tftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftft OOOOOOOOOOOOOOJOOOOOOCOCX XÎ 00000000000000000000000000 O p p o rtu n ity K n o c k s O n c o a t E v o ry M a n ’ s D o o r. Independent Warehouse & milling C° The first up-train since Friday, M IL L FEED A N D F A M IL Y F L O U R January 21st, over the Columbia Southern Railway,came into Moro at noon Wednesday 26th. It was a work tra:n with a crew of 100 WASCO PATENT. track and bridge repair men. A freight train from Shaniko met the work train at Moro, both going to FULL LINE OF BUILDER SUPPLIES Wasco in the afternoon. A pas senger train from The Dalles past LUMBER. through Moro late Wednesday afternoon, bringing in delayed G E T O U R P R IC E 8 ON mail and express. Of 15 bridges between Wasco and Biggs. 11 were Doors, Windows, Frames, Lim e, Plaster, Cement, Lum ber washed out; five more were wash and Cedar Posts. Will quote for delivery on Q. R. & N . or ed oui between Moro and Hay Columbia Southern main line. canyon. The work train found See us before la y in g In your Coal or Wood. All kinds of the track in several places washed across from 40 to 100 feet, from 5 m ill feed and fa m ily flour. to 10 feet deep. All repairs arc A good respectable saving guaranteed wood buyers. necessarily but temporary and it oOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooocxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) will be several days before tin- track and bridges are again in proper condition. 25c - Property is Low Now and this is The Time to Buy. M y re»iJcnec property in W a » co , 7 room» betide» hath room , pantry and attic. LarjJe ba»em enl. Con nected w ith w ater and sewer »yatem»; two lots; house new ly painted, new fence and new sid e w a lk, a ll in line c ond itio n. 640 acre» ol tine tarín land, m ile tnu th o l W a»co, w ell iinprave»), about 2(M) nere» in n im m e rfa llo w $5,- 000 ca»h, bal. easy 1er m t. The E ichenbcrgcr ranch Shaniko, w ell im proved , half in tiv a tio n , hal. pa»ture, at $15.(XI acre. $3,00Q ca»h bol. to »uit near c u l per pur- Also »everal b u ild in g lot» f<w< nt part» of tow n. in d if- C. J. Bright, Wasco, Ore. OOOOOOOOOCCXXXXXXXXXX: Cx3CXX X>0<X XX XXX 50000000000 • W - L 4 ^ ^ - H - H ~ t - r - - H - - H * + - i - ’-+ -I“ J“ t~f--I--;- Geo. M. Miller > T h e w ell k n o w n w o rk m a n w ill a tte n d to all c a lls d ire c t or b y p h o n e for PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING, ETC ;: H e a d q a r t e r s a t f lo r o H a r d w a r e & I m p I e m n t C o ^ • I l ,il, T,M |"I-l” l~ H -l"H -H--H "I11 ! I't k 'l‘‘ t f I I F'hl'Ik'F I"l I I I ►►+++♦+♦+♦♦ • VVATEIt I’ l l ’ LS Ail’ll I’ ll'T ia iG S ! C liix x x x i© 3 r . S o w e r , T e r r a . C o t t a T ’lp e e . P L U M B IN G GOODS Let u , p r in t y o u r P R O G R A M S , M E N U S . S H IP P IN G T A G S. LABELS , n d ill o th e r k in d s o f C o m m e rc ia l o r L aw P r in tin g . «» o n . o r A r an J y o u w ill o n ofA er L A W B R IE F S Bath Tubs, Patent Closets, Wash Stands : at several different prices. Estimates Furnished. LANE & S E X T O N , The Dalle»« I I I n I I t ! 1 1 t • ‘ 1 ,fct> 1 1 Oro. ; »1 >»> » U M U tH