* U Flood B, l i l t , ia M«ro agd C**>« WINTER’S WILDEST STORM. TM® Iteeal Ofewtefc«« MORO RACKET STORE The second flood from melting Headline Account of Incidents Excerpt Mor. M. E. CfercL snow occurred in M o ro and adja­ From Monday's Oregoi The regular preaching service cent canons last Friday, Saturday next Sunday, March 6th, at 11 and Sunday. The first day there Ellensburg: The worst tie up in o’clock. Sermon by the pastor. were only flood waters in Grass years is now on. The Northern Main St. Opposite Mitchell & Fosx Subject: “ Disappointments, are Valley canon and M oro, the can­ Pacific and Milwaukee are endan­ there any in M oro.” Come, you on which the Columbia Southern gered by snowfall. Nothing in the Complete assortment of Standard Groceries. traverses about three miles north history of railroading has equalled are welcome. F. E. Smith. Pastor Come and ascertain our prices. - - c - o f M oro. The down passenger the fall of snow in the Cascade Sunday school at 10 o’clock. train was stopped for a time F ri­ mountains for the past week. In Ladies’ A id Society Thursday day, as also the freight train follow ­ the last 24 hours three minor afternoon in the lecture room. ing,until the bridges could be fixed. wrecks and one landslide near this Then they crossed with the water city are reported. The N P Ry is U su a lly 25c straight, our price S I X F O R 25c. Ckristiaa Science Society. high enough over the bridge to having a hard time to keep the Regular service Sunday 11 a. m. put the engine fires out. W hen coal line open between Roslyn Sunday school at 10 a.m. W ed­ coming south the same day a later and CleElum. nesday evening meeting at 8 p. m. flood caught them, at Wasco, and Portland: Rainfall here is over 20c a gallon. B rin g your 5 gal. can and get it Leading room open Saturday the train went back to I he Dalles. normal. Trains blockaded, ship­ filled for $ 1 .0 0 and sa v e 25 cents. from 2 to 4 p. m. Since then the country south from ping tied up, gale prevailing. The the Columbia river had no mails W ill;, incite river reached 11 feet The Pioneer Cold Storage C anned Corn, B e an s, T om atoes, M ilk , O ysters. of any kind for 5 days, except the point Sunday night. A slide at K . C. B a k in g P o w d er for 25c a can. Oregonian of the 28th, which came Sapoiiah, 69 miles north of Port­ It is claimed that Rev. Benja RO YAL ” ” ” 25c a can. in by private mesenger. One bridge land, buried the track for 70 feet man M. Nyce of Decatur county, on the C S Ry went out- three io a depth of 10 feet. S H I L L I N G S B E S T ” 50c a can. Ind., was the first man to apply times in three days. As soon as Walla Walla: W ith all railroad R o c k S a lt, in an y q u an tity, at 1 1- 2 c per pound. the flood subsided it would be fix­ connections completely broken or refrigeratipn to the storage o f fruit. T h e cream of the very latest creations, made to your individual ed, only to go out again with the so dangerous that train crews refuse One capitalist offered him $100,- >00000000000000000000000000< m e a eu rem»«?* a t a v e r y m o d e r a te co st. W e c o r d ia lly in v it e y o u r next freshet. Seven bridges were (h run trains, and telegraphic com- 000 for the patent rights for the washed out between M oro an i m nbeation depending on one lone city of New York, and $250,000 attention to this beautiful line and should you decide to give us Hay Canon, a stretch of 8 mil«..', wire, to Spokane, W alla Wallians was reported to have been offered + + + ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ an order, w e guarantee absolute satisfaction. him for the Louisiana concessions. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ besides three miles o f fdland track, spent Sunday without mail and He finally declined a ll such offers, ♦ not all in one place, but that much expected visitors. but failed in business at last. The ♦ in the aggregate. South of Mor<> .? Olympia: All trains operated ♦ U nion Cold Storage warehouse there are several 1 adly washed out Over main lines ire detouring via ♦ ♦ company of Chicago was the first pieces o f track. In the city more Centralia and OP mpia, The ser­ ♦ concern to engage in the business ♦ than the usual damage was done vice in eludes N P Ry, G t N or ♦ of preserving fruits, beginning its ♦ where the flood crossed Main Ry and Oregon and Washington ♦ street and 'h it the plant of tin. Ry passenger service between Seat­ business career on Thanksgiving W e a r e in a u g u r a t in g a s a le i n m o s t a ll of day, 1889. Since then the increase ♦ A beautiful new pattern cut glass W ind River Lumber Company tle and Portland. The reason for in the volume of cold storage busi­ ♦ o u r d e p a r tm e n t s o f g e n e ra l m e rc h a n d ise so t h a t * - Subscribe for I he Observer. at about >4 the usual cost of cut Bad as it is everything w ill be in this unprecedented trafiic is due to ness has been enormous, and it is ♦ w e c a n b e tte r h an d le o u r tra d e . C H Toms has purchased the glass. Come and see it and you readiness tor Flood C, 1910. «. a N P train having run into a land now estimated that the total refrig­ ♦ w ill surely be pleased. M oro Ben Hailey place near Rufus. MOKO, MHKKMAM CO..ORBOON slide. The engine, baggage and Same Thing Coming Worth Seeing. o ffe r y o u a ch a n c e a t s o m e th in g erating capacity of the plants Com. Co. mail car turned over. Mrs Charles Hoggard of Stan­ throughout the United States is in E u r e k a L o d g e N o . 121. L W Ross is conducting at Was­ b e tte r th a n a n o r d in a r y s a le . field, is visiting her parents near Astoria: This city is in the throes Messrs J G and GIfenn Harper A. F. * A. M. Moro. or. excess of 200,000,000 cubic feet. co, a reducing and clearing sale of Rufus. o f the worst south west gale o f the ♦ M m U the fir.t and third jewelry cut glass, and high grade present Joseph Detrick and a Single houses in New York, Chi­ hurtdey evening» of each W e have u lin e o l M e n . W o o l and F le e c e lin e d u n d e rw e a r h i ♦ The cement options in the Rufus China; a fine chance to get good strong company of players in season, and while the wind has cago and Boston frequently store month. Viaiting member, p r ic e , that w ill astonish y o u . moderated slightly the glas is still goods reasonable. See adv on district have all been paid up with Washington Irving’s masterpiece cordially invited to meet ♦ away 100,000 barrels of apples irv A l io a b a rg a in lo t o f W o m e n and C h ild re n u n d e rw e a r th a t m u il 2d page. one exception. with ua. By order 01 W . M . “ Rip Van W inkle.” Plays come lo w but becoming more steady. the early fall and keep them until ♦ be s o ld , p ric e no o b je c t. 1 hey m ust be sold. J. M . H akhy , Secretary. V A lin e o f jjin jjh a m s , ca lico e s and percales. A ls o a b ro k e n lin e A repair train, a freight train and and plays go, but "R ip Van W in ­ The storm was accompanied by a the top price may be obtained in The loveliest flowers of spring ♦ o f b o lt dress goods, e m b ro id e ry , rib b o n s , thread lace e tc ., w h ic h B o th lo h a m C h a p te r^ time are now blooming in the a passenger train, rolled into M oro kle” goes on forever. Naturally heavy down pour of rain and the the spring. ♦ no . 7M o . e . •• m ust go fo r w hut th e y w ill b rin g . Tuesday night about 9-10, thus the question, “ W hy?” Because it wind - attained a rate of 72 miles M oro Pharmacy windows. ♦ Regular communication appeals to everyone. You laugh an hour at the Heads but dropped giving us the delayed mails and Put Your House in Order. ♦ each 2d and 4th Thuraday St Patricks Day March 17th. A veninet monthly. By or­ assurance that the bad effects of and cry and feel that you have to 67 miles. The bar is extremely ♦ variety of beautiful postal cards, at der of wT. M . Flood B. 1910, had been over been made better by doing so. It rough. One gasoline launch was M rs . H elen P arry , Secy. The Observer Book Store. M orning Oregonian: A speak­ come. has the quality that holds the af­ capsized and two men drowned er at a religious meeting in Port­ M o r e T o d g e , N e - 113, W om en and C hildren’s shoes at very greatly ♦ Easter Sunday March 27. Real It pleases Wallace, Idaho: A snow ava land Thursday said the end of the After a raising or two Monday fection of-play goers. I. o . o . r . Moro, or. reduced prices. handsome postal cards now going, night, the Masonic lodge stewards them and it is with a sigh of re­ lauche at Mace, 5 miles from here ^Meeting every Saturday world was nigh. “ The end of the {evening at 7:30 o clock. at The Observer Book Store. gret that the curtains descends on buried over 100 people ; 700 men w orld” if by that is meant swift and at M oro provided a bountiful 'V isiting members are cor­ dially invited. M em ber, A fine and up to date chicken banquefat Hotel M oro, which was the final act. “ Rip V a n W in k le ” rushed to the rescue. W ith a roar sure death, is in evidence every e.pected to be present. dinner every Sunday at the C ot­ duly enjoyed. The fraternity at is one of those characters loved by that could be heard in Wallace, the day. News reports of disaster to ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Sam B risbin , N . G . Antelope and Wasco were invited every patron of the drama. The avalanche overwhelmed the town many are of common occurrence. W m H enrichs , Secy. tage Hotel, 35c. Come and see. but could not get here on account version of the play used by M r and people are buried under tons When not a railroad wreck or The Biggs-Shaniko train C S Ry The price ol The Obaervcr i. $1.50 per Detrick is the one that has been of snow and debris. Hillsides mine explosion, it is a sinking of Flood B. 1910. QOOOCKX>CC a 'XXX;O O ÍXXXXX3 year, 75 cent, for l i t month., 50 cent, for arrived at and left M oro north appropriated by the world s fa­ are precipitous and a C hinook vessel that blots out a hundred lour month»—but if paid in advance we We have the prettiest, mous actors, and from beginning accept $2.50 in full for 2 year.. Shorter bound on time Wednesday, with wind and rain loosened the snow lives. W hile not general to the i.r m i , than one year most artistic, neatest, to end shows the master hand of term than one year 12>4 cent, per month. 263 passengers. w iiic h has this w in te r been the extent predicted by sectarian en­ assortment of St. Pat­ its noted author. The railway construction forces A Blue M ark here w ill an.wer an in- In costumes, heaviest since 1888. This slide is thusiasm, these disasters mean quer, when entered upon our calendar, having headquarters at Grass Val­ rick day postal cards. scenery and all necessary details, hfilf a mile long 30 feet deep. giving the date of the paper a. the date at individually a calamity to the Everybody uses them, the management has spared no ex­ which your current .ubatripdon expire«. le y -h o sp ita l and all, are being victim and those he leaves. It is " Seattle: The worst storm that transferred to Madras. they don’t have tp be pense. “ Rip Van W in kle ” w ill has struck the Pacific New West well always to have one s house M ar . 4, 1910 Certainly the largest and prettiest sent to an Irishman to be appro- be F R ID A Y the attraction at the Rudolf in the last six years is raging over in order. If y o u a r e t h in k in g of g e t t in g a c re a m , Observer Book Opera House Tuesday, March 8th. line of ginghams ever shown in priately used. western Washington and British s e p a r a t o r , g e t a S h a r p le s s , none b e tte r. Born: February ?5th, a son to Sherman county now at the M oro Store. Its the play everyone should see. We are blowing about our Columbia. Telegraph lines are M r and Mrs A 11 Barnum. This is growing weather. O rin Com. Co. Prices 10c, 12^c, and Easter post cards. Easter down, and details of the storm in Ramsey’s corn wheat, sowed 11 Results of the Teacher’s Examinations. J A Nickelson of Boyd, is over 25c per yard. this year is March 27th. the mountains are meager. Rail­ attending to his Sherman county Louis Heydt sold two seta ¿of months ago in this city, shows that We also have dyes, the The following named teachers roads are hampered bysnowslides Look over your harness before spring farm interests. work harness to Martin TlarAen it has done something besides harmless kind, for color­ successfully passed the February in the Cascade mountains. The work begins and if you need extras or M r ROCOOOOO did so much water pass through C Rush. Miss Bertha Angell, Miss without. See hours with a terrific sand storm on ing and one ready for your inspection at the J F Foss and Mrs James M itch­ M oro as went down after noon on A. C. T hompson , Lena Gilman, Miss Dena Larson, M oro Com. Co. Monkland. O r ell were lucky in getting back home the 26th. Although ftboded the Miss Isabella McGregor, Miss I V the great Arizonia desert, with the tf.6] first place of civilization many O ld type metal makes the best Irom their Athena visit. They electric light plant and pump were Lane, papers sent for grading from miles away W S Hansen and his and the cheapest babbiting. The came in on the last up train, the in readiness for business Sunday Hood river county. transcontinental automobile party, Observer has a lot of such materi­ night before Flood B, 1910. forenoon. > T hird Grade—Miss Edna Ever­ consisting of Mrs. Hansen and a An article of value, which the al for sale cheap. New this week at the M o ro j First grade ladies steam shrunk ett, Miss Addie Taylor, Miss May son, and George Dake as guide, owner can have by paying for this If you need a watch, now is Commercial Co., ladies suits, I wool underwear at only a dollar, Cook. advertisement and identifying the Under the school laws of O r e ­ finally draged their machine into your time; the reduction sale at 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 same. Call upon shirtwaists, dress goods, ginghams, usual price $1.50; fleece lined ladies Mecca late Saturday afternoon. L W Ross. Wasco, is giving fine lace and embroidery, oxfords. A underwear at 50 cents, usual price gon a teacher has to begin with a J oseph S anders , --------- ----------------------------------— ------ -------------------------------------------------------- permit, and progress to a 3d, 2d 1 ¡red, hungry and all but famish­ 2t.6] Moro, O r •bargains. See adv on 2d page. pleasure to show you these beauti­ dollar; union suits, same discount; ing for a drink of water, the party and 1st county papers, then to cotton underwear as low as 10 cts. D E A L E R S IN It is nearly time for our old ful lines. State papers, holding each one for had been sine* early Tuesday friend, the annual spring joke, to L im e , P la s t e r , C e m e n t, B u ild e r s Rev J M Cornelison, of the Read my adv. It w ill pay to call a certain length of time; besides morning covering the 94 miles of appear: “ Isn’t it scandalous how Home Missionary Board of the at the store. Plenty of bargains. « S u p p lie s, L u m b e r, W ood, C o al, A place in M oro for a little having to reach a specified age be­ desolate country between Ehren- O ld W inter lingers in the lap of Pendleton Presbytery, was a M oro 1. P. Hardin, Moro. C e d a r P o s t s , an d H ay. hurg and Mecca. Aside from girl 9 years old to.board and go to fore being allowed to hold a high­ A C Thompson and family have Spring?” losing the road, which would have school. Address, for particulars, visitor over Sunday. He came to er grade certificate. P .O .B o x 110, The M oro Commercial Co. has prepare the way for a serieg, of returned from their winter sojourn been an easy matter, any number with terms. M ANUFACTURERS OF 2t.6] M oro, O r in Sunny California. They enjoy­ ,,f troubles might have occurred. just received a beautiful assortment meetings to be held in this city. Coal For 12 ,00 0 Years. ed their outing very much, and T he rpad is one of the most dif­ o f dress fabrics,' wash goods, ging­ H on WFJackson w ill move in ­ think it is far ahead o f Oregon hams, muslins, etc., and invite you R E. Young, chief geographer ficult fh the countty/befrtg full o f to the E E Barnum cottage. M r for winter residence, but is no com ¡OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCiOC. O O C X X X X X X X 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ü to call and see them. and superintendent of railroad danger spots. Barnum moves into his new pos parison to this for business. The lands under the Canadian govern­ Rhode Island Red, at $1.00 George Sink was a Sherman sessions, bought of Chris Ander­ An Idaho Prospector Lost. per setting. family of five persons gained in ment, contributes to Britannia county visitor on business Saturday son, and M r Anderson to the farm Mrs. N. W . S ilvers , averdupois 33 pounds while on some interesting particulars con­ M oro, O r last. He is farming in Washington recently purchased of M r Peugh. C E Bell, an Idaho 5tf25m25.5] gftoise City: the trip. cerning the three prairie provin­ county, just as near to the Yam hil plunged 1,500feet into ^ > s spector p J U L IU S M E D L B R , fla e r w ta r y , G E O . H . H IL D E B R A N D , P re« Edna Watkins, 10 years old, The Edison moving pictures, a ces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan the crater o f an extinct and isolat­ county line as he can get. C H A S . O O L L IM B R O E O . M E D L E R , T re a « u re r. daughter of M r and Mrs A F* W at­ change o f pictures each night, gave and Alberta, of the dom inion. It ed volcano near the headwaters of The elements seem to be apolo kins, was buried near Wasco. Her its first entertainment Wednesday. used to be said that the prairie the Bruneau river 100 miles south Quilts and blankets, overalls getic today, but an old weather death resulted from an operation The pictures were good, presented provinces could not be propel I) of Boise last Monday. Bell and and flannel shirts. sharp remarked in our hearing E. W . M orton . for apendicitis. W e extend heart­ by a first grade machine without opened up for settlement until tlw two companions were prospecting. that they were simply conspiring Moro, O r felt sympathies to the sorrowing the effect of tiring the eye by v i­ fuel problem was satisfactorily dis­ The former outdistanced the two tf.4] to heave up Flood C. 191U. tia tio n and blurring. The admis­ posed of. Today, as the result of others and reached the crater first. family. N ow is the time to buy your C L Montgomery and wife spent sion is small, only ten cents, for a careful investigation and computa­ Before his friends could warn him, garden seeds and onion sets while show the equal, or better, of that tion by the Geological survey of Bell had started to walk over a One span three year old geld­ the stock is fresh and complete. five days visiting relatives near Rufus last week. A t the home of at the opera house lately for 25c. Canada, it is known that in one b ridge of snow at the side of the ings Also a nice thrifty young Both eastern and western grown co a lfield alone, that of Crows volcano’s mouth. C H Toms there was a family re­ He failed to pair of Birkshire sows Sheriff J C Freeman of this city, seeds at the.M oro Com. bo. e k - r . A. M urray , union, meeting Judge Ersiminger has two brothers living at Mace, nest pais, there are upwards of 22,- hear the warnings o t his compan­ p - Mrs J M Barry returned from and wife, of Hutchinson, Ks. Mrs j „ Monkland. Or 000,000.000 tons o f coal waiting ions, and peered over the edge Idaho, about whom he was very Portland on the 25th. Fortunately to be tapped, and that nearly the E is an aunt of M r Montgomery, anxious to learn, since the awful into the crater. Slipping, he fell a train came through on that day whom he had not seen for 17 avalanche of last Sunday. After whole of southern Alberta is un­ headlong with a scream into the to Wasco, at which point she was years. many hours anxiety Sheriff Free­ derlaid with coal. N o fewer than volcano in sight of his friends. met by her son with a team for 1,800,000 tons of coal were taken! Any person or persons having L in k B eltin g , L e a th e r B eltin g , L a c e L e a th e r A rescue party lowered one of its The flooded part of First street, man received answers from Mace horses, cattle, houses, lots or house­ icld M oro. washed out 10 feet deep clear to his telegramr making inquiries from the C row ’s nest pass luC- members by rope 200 feet into the hold goods for sale or exchange, E n gin e packing, Oils, Rope, M achine E x tra s, etc. M r Hulse is advised that his across, from the Garage to the concerning his brothers whom he last ye a r.. A t this rate of pro crater. When pulled back the or parties desiring to buy such ► wife reached Parma. Idaho, in volunteer rescuer reported no property, w ill find The Observer plant of the W in d River Lumber feared were swallowed up in the tion it w ill be fully 12,(XX) y K ; good medium — 4 — advertising very good spirits. She was resting Co., is again made passable, many avalanche. He rejoices to know, before this one coal field is Cl« sight o f Bell and said that the next | a for • C o r n e r . T ry nicely after the trip, which was in w illing workers, after the M oro now, that they and theirs are safe. hausted. So it would seem lluit* U n d in i « » « 0 fee. below where ( an3 » ••••••••< Í b S&RVKR. M o r o . O r . a measure unusually tiresome, on style, having turned out to effect N o avalanche has ever occurred one need not trouble about th e h e h ad stopped. account of the storm and conse­ light of other days. in Idaho to equal thia one. the re p a irin g n eed ed. FIRST SHOWING OF JOHN TONKINS, Proprietor LADIES SUITS A fine assortment of Ladies* tailored Suits now on display at our store* T he very latest models and fashionable fabrics at a moderate cost. S ta r S oap x- . Coal Oil W e also wish to announce that we have a sample outfit OF THE AMERICAN TAILORING CO. showing 238 samples and 66 distinctive styles, SUITS, COATS, DRESSES AND CAPES. - ODD AND END SALE M O R O CO M M ER C IA L C O M P A N Y AT The ROCK BOTTOM PRICES O b se r v e r : Therefore MENS HATS and SHOES I. P. HARDIN, Moro, Oregon. Harness and Harness Extras. Harnesses for Sale. Found. Independent Warehouse & {Hilling Co Wanted. Egjs for Setting.- MILL FEED AND FLOUR. Washing Wanted 0 Horses and Pigs (nr Sale Main Sherman county headquarters for Farm Machinery and Supplies. Drapers for all Harvester and Headers such as Holt, Best, Hodge, McCormic etc. Jo Dm. Sell or Exchange. ALW AYS O N H A N D Deering and Hodge Headers. « D eer •••••« « « < q u e n t delays. *