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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1911)
| f you care to see how much like * one of these meri^ou can look, just drop into our shop and try on one of our suits or overcoats. We are now displaying a very pleasing variety .of fabrics in these garments. Style and dura bility combined and prices very moderate. Suit&$io to $25 Overcoats $8.50 to $25 Something For The Ladies Ladies Furs, S w ea ters, D ress G o o d s, Under w ea r, H osiery, C o rsets, etc., a t prices that a re ab solu tely right. 'M O D E R N C L O T H E S ' Jornnfriarx Kmcaiö JEf Co. lor# Commercial Co. Pocket Jdaps* of Oregon and Birthday Postal Cards at The Washington. The Observer Book Observer Book Store. SftRHNAX OUW \ Pittsburg is 152 years old ; exces- J anuàry 6, <911 sive smoking appears to have pro- F R ID A Y The price of The Observer ^¡» $1.50 per rear, 75 c nt« for six months,’5-< cent» for our m<» i!bo—bul if paid in advance we accept 52,50 in full for 2 years. ’ Shorter terms than one year 12'7 cents per month. } A Blue Mafk *'*11 answer an in- quer. when enterWj’-upon our calendar, giving the (fate of the paper aa the date at which your current subscription empires. •* Eureka L od e* N o . 121. A. r. a a . m . Moro. or. . Meets the first and third / «Thursday evenings of each . X month. Visiting members * cordially invited to meet By order of W . M . J. M . P arky , Secretary. S e th le h a m C h a p te r no . 78 o. k, s. cac^^d'Vnd 1th ^Thursday hcveningo monthly. By or- fder of W . M . Mas. H k i en P a r r y , Secy. M o ro L o d g e , N o . 113, I" o- <>• F- Moro, Or. ‘ ^ M e e tin g «very Saturday -S- vcning at 7:30 o ’clock. 4 members are cor- dialiy invited. — Member« •« S i» -* expected to be present. «¿¡Sx - longed her life. s P H Buxton has taken the agen- cy of E Peoples’ Funeral goods at M oro. Money to Loan on your farm ; 1st that took the Auto Car, the grand mortgage security. A p ply to B. jy . p r iz e at Geo N Crosfield’s annual sale. * ‘3 W e have one less reader in W allowa -county. Ralph Bris- bine has returned to sunny Sher man county. all dealer«. Truth is stranger than fiction but stands less chance o f being believ- ed. T ell it at all time., but tell tom e oF T to yourself. •h - w i l T h e . iWoro Hardware and Im- piemen! Company is d o in , a re- markably fine trade in the fund- lure line. They have the goods to select from. Sam B risain , N . G. Now you can buy your Haviland China as you want it to fill an as- sortment at the M o ro Hardware Subscribe for the Observer. Sweated of all kinds, and at all Implement Co., where a full line prices, at the M oro Commercial of these goods are kept in stock. You want to give in your order Co/s now for one of George M M illers D r O J Goifin was using his car this week to make calls in the make o f watering troughs while W m . H e n r ic h s , Secy. country.* M M Hosmer refinished all the M oro p jb lic scho ol seats and desks during the holiday vacation. The man who saws wood e^fcry day at the age’ o f 100 finds thatne doesn’t need any gymnasium ex- x ercises. Judge Bradshaw is holding a term of the Circuit court at Con- dOn, for Judge Parker. „ ... . . Henry W akerlig and daughters didn’t chance to meet M r and Mrs j arr on their European trip. £ Smith held the lucky No. he has time to make it. He has just turned out a nice one for E H Moore. M r and Mrs W F Jackson have returned from Portland where they have been for some time with Mrs J under medical treat- ment that seems to have im proved her health very much. The road to righteousness is al ways steep and stony but there are a m illio n short cuts to the prim - rose path . near MonfliKe. * D o n’t fqrgctqit ; ii.J n need of any article5 in the furniture line, the place to buy irry p irt Df such furniibin is aL^tb.e H arcl* ware and Implement Co.’s f .h hns become very fashionable Christmas and New Year have not fallen on Sunday before since '904 and w il| again until 1921. So it w ill be 11 years before we ... , . . . . i T ' r? ' ed ‘° 2 r ei" " end M b - day Monday '- . py beginning in the life o f a very A Berkely, California paper, re- popular young couple. The Ob- jports the death and burial Jn that server extends hearty congratula- city last month, of Mrs A A Lyon, tions, with wishes for a long and"wife of E E Lyon, form erly of prosperousTourney. They w ill be Sherman county, where both were at home on the farm taken by M r very highly respected by a large Ruggles, near M onkland. circle o f friends, with whom we for Moro--families to take their According to the Star Shanlkp Sunday dinners at Hotel M oro, harbors a being that deserves to be where they obtain splendid service strangled. As tfic story is told he end iave lots of home trouble. tried to get the cooperation of a • Henry W akerlig and daughters, man to burn the town that he might Misses Anna and Louise,’ ret creed secure some trivial insurance upon 4he m iddle o f DeterrtbefTrr/m a a policy held by him on the furn- six months trip to Europe. They i$hings of a restaurant and lodging •p e rt most of their lirn c visiting house.... Jb e man’s scheme was so in Switzerland. They arrived at cleanly-exposed that there appears home at Bakeoven in time for the not a doubt of the villa iny of the wretch. • * (estival of Christmas week. County Clerk McPherson anc and Commissioner Andy J H olt, took the oath of office and as sumed their new positions this week at open county court, Judge Henrichs presiding. Court ad *oin reaveme” • ¡» their be. Avenarius Carbolineum is a gèrm destroyer. It destroys the cause o f decay in postrfor timber, The U S Government, the O R & N Co, M ultnom ah county and the city of Portland, are making general use of ¡ton bridge timbers, etc. The Observer Book Store is distributors of the pure article in Sherman county. » The Golden Opportunity ; of the Household journed Wednesday. D J Cooper of The Dalles, an old-tim e tillicum of The O Man of this shack, made us a very pleas ant visit M onday. Dan is now interested in both this city and county, owning a good farm and M o ro realty, besides becoming a regular reader of The Old Relia ble O bserver . A rthur Phillips was in from Cottonwood camp Tuesday to re port proceedings to the county court, purchase supplies, and get some medicine for Mrs Phillips who met with a serious accident while paring a squash, nearly cut ting away about half of the ball of her left thumb by the keen edge o f the knife. ? D r George F M Newhouse, o f the Clarke-Newhouse Jewelry Company, The Dalles, has been granted a certificate in optometry by the Oregon state board making the 3d state: Nebraska, Washing ton and Oregon, where he has passed successful examinations and has had more than 20 years expe rience in fitting glasses to the eyes. The statement made by “ all the newspapers'* that postal deposit privileges would be allowed in the Uhited States on and after Jan uary 3d, 1911, is- true in a very small degree. But one post office in each state has been assigned as a depository under the postal bank laws. The office for Oregon is located at the edge of Klamath marsh. The O -W R and N Co has just put a new map of Oregon folder in circulation,particularly valuable because of the data which it con tains. The publication made its first appearance at the great land and irrigation exposition recently held in Chicago, and the demand for it was amazing, showing the almost insatiable hunger every- where for trustworthy information about Oregon ueweier, ’ ece,ve? a " ! ce *!ne ? ifcntlemen , watch chain, that he Holiday Visits frsas the Parents l guarantee to wear. , M r and Mrs J Frank Bclshee T ,he c?uncl1 " ° " ce *° ° wner‘ of enjoyed holiday week driving ev to keep them off the streeto ery day in the county stopping at o i Mo1;0 has beneficial; " ° w night, from Christmas to New ilv e u n l,censed doi» a 8h° ‘ - Year, with a married daughter or Send The Observer to your ab- son, or other relative, thus: Sun 8601 friends. It gives all the local day, Christmas, at R W Belshees ; news, and is better than a letter. M onday at W Roy Belshee’s; Tues Mailed four months for 50c. day at H B Belshee’s; Wednesday at F Burnett’s (E d ith ’s husband) ; Prineville is going to^Jiave a railroad up Crooked river valley, Thursday at A M W right’s, (two from .that much abused H illm an of M r and Mrs W rig h t’s daughters married sons o f M r and Mrs J F town site, now a thriving village, Belshee); Friday at Roy Benson’s, M C Biggerstaff, form erly o f this (Estella’s husband); Saturday at city, is living at Phoenix, Arizona, R Charley Belshee’s. Burfew pa- where he is successfully selling ents in the United States can make registered coach and draft stallions, a trip of eight days like that. M r W hen you have an auction sale and Mrs Belshee are well and you w ill need to advertise it to get hearty people, they have been profijable results. If you have the blessed with 12 children, the fruits a(j v properly set, as we do it, post- o f their long and happy union,, ers can j,e prjnted from it. besides caring for two orphans, a grand daughter and a grand son. D o. . „ .« . j* E Sink was among the diners at u . , . . u • W e are proud qf their friendships, the Hotel M oro yesterday. He is and wish them many more such , .. . a member of the M oro Hardware Chrismas holidays as the one just a[)d , |emen, c and ¡, we„ ended. ,ea>ed (he bu(ineM o( 19W W h y do people swallow needles The largest and best assortmen . j . when safety pins would seem to of ladies furs in the county is now . . . . . , / be just as digestible and less dan on display at the store of the M oro . gerous ? Commerçai Company. A very Have your name on your sta nice X-Mas g.ft lo r your lady tionery ; it always creates a good riend. r, ~ ... . / _ . If you are wanting a watch of impression. W e do the work for ‘ ' arzee wi now oun any gra(j e ¡t wiH pay you to call you in handsome styles. at the store of the M oro Hardware and wha, we have ,o offer and Implement Company, where y ou find our prices cannot be he and Mrs Barzee have become a here L W R om . the successors to Messrs E Sink and R . . P Hulse. We wish them and their W a“ ° *eWeler' associates a very pleasant and sue- cessful trade. W alter « W l e . and M in Ola u , • . kt v a. j Huis were married New Year day a. the home o f the bride’s parent. ca,« o L M o ro . It was a very hap- The Open River Navigation Co has withdrawn from the Columbia river traffic above Celilo for a time, as the water it too thin anc the ice too thick. $ 7 5 S ew in g M achine, w hile they last, fo r only $ 4 0 $ 6 5 S ew in g M achine, w hile they last, fo r only $ 3 5 All n ew and up to d ate S ew in g M achines ..C o m e quick to g e t o n e, they w on ’t la s t M O R O H A R D W A R E A N D IM PL E M E N T CO. W m , R U D O L F Proprietor. TH E HOUSE OF QUALITY A complete line of Candies, Cigars and Tobacco, Bottled Soda waters and Soft Drinks. : : t $ HEAD QUARTERS FOR ALL KINDS OF POSTAL CARDS. X ' X X 0 1 . • , Pool and Billiard Parlor in back room. . r - Next Door to Post Office floro, Oregon. x Z O A LITTLE MISSIONARY WORK IN YOUR idle days by telling your neighbors of the good qualities of The Observer. If you can’t get their sub scriptions, send us their addresses and we <rill send them sample copies. We pay for all soliciting you do 0 T Subscribe fox The Observer. Best Weekly published in thq Inland Empire. Everyone leads it. D Waco and Arkansas. E very town h a a a rig b L to pronounce Its name in Its own way, but Texana never seemed to get together ou the pronunciation of the name “Waco." Years ago Texas was represented by two senators, oue of whom called the town "Way-ka,” whereas the other In sisted' It was “Wack-ko.” The rending clerks had a merry time. I f the word were read one way the opposing sena tor would make a complalut, aud vice versa. It recalls the time wheu Arkansas was represented In the senate by Gar land and Walker. Oue Insisted that the state should he called “Arkansas," Just as It la spelled. The other always Insisted upon “Arkansaw." John J- Ingalls, who waa preaiding officer of the senate In those days, had the mat ter down to such a nicety that be would recognize the one aa “the sena tor from ‘Arkansas’ ” and the other as “the senator from ‘Arkansaw,’ ” be ing very careful to give each senator his favorite pronunciation.—Washing ton Cor. St. Louis Star. Opened Hi» Bye*. ' The dapper little traveling man glanced at the menu and then looked at the pretty waltreaa. “Nice day, lit tle one," he began. “Yea, It la," »be answered, “and so was yesterday, and my name Is Ella, and I know I ’m a little peach and have pretty blue eyes, aud I ’ve been here quite awbile aud like the place, and I don’t think I ’m too nice a girl to be working in a hotel. I f I did I ’d quit my Job. Aud my wages are satisfac tory, and I don’t know If ‘there Is a show or a dance In town tonight, aud If there Is I shall not go with you, and I ’m from the country, and I ’m a respectable girl, and my brother la cook In this hotel, and be weighs 200 pounds, and last week be wiped up this dining room flnof with a fresh fifty dollar a month traveling man who tried to flirt with me. Now,* what’ll you have?" The dapper little traveling man said he was not very hungry and a cup of coffee and some hot cakea would do.— Exchange. Lord Southey's Guillotine. The moat eccentric action of an ec centric man wus Lord Southey’s cool arrangement for suicide by means of a guillotine. He had a luaguificent one erected In the drawing room of hla bouse In the Rue du Luxembourg at Paris, The machine was of ebony In laid with gold and allver, the frame work carved with artistic skill; tbe knife, abarp as a razor, was of polished and ornamented steel. Preparing for death, hla lordablp bad hln bnlr cat clone, and, clothed In a robe of white silk, he kneeled upon tbe platform uq- dcr the .kn ife before a mirror and pressed the spring which should re lease the knife. But the spring failed to work, and tbe would be suicide de cided to give tbp guillotine to a mu seum Instead of making a second at tempt to end bis life. It is said that be made an annual pilgrimage to see the guillotine until the end of hla life. A T««t of Sociability. “Mi«a Eliza Becmln la Juat aa nice aa the can be," declared her neighbor, Mrs. Elderly, ''buKJJtfre’a one thing about bar that I dou’trU^e. 8 be isn't soclabla." H er friend expressed surprise at this accusation aud begun to defend Miss Eliza. “I know, 1 know," said Mrs. Elderly, breaking 1n. ‘‘that's all very welk .but tell me this: Did you ever See her go ing around to tbe funerals? No, of pourae not. mid so L don’t see bow you can call her sociable—renI sociable, that Is."—Youth’s Companion O K IIe lr w r b C ry FOR FLETCHER’S ■ O A B T Q R IA We have just received a nice assortment of Hamilton W atches The Ham ilton is a high grade rail road ‘ durable guaranteed time keeper We sell all kinds of watches L. W . R O S S , W a s c o Watch Inspector for the ORNRy GEORGE MILLER ; T he well known workman will attend to all calls direct or by phone for \ PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING, ETC. ; ’ : Now prepared with a complete kit of tools to attend all calls for plumbing, etc. in the country. Hâve you seen our Steel Watering Troughs? I f not take a look and order one. i '■ • < Shop in the Maxwel Office Bldg, near Hotel. » 1 H 1 I 1 1 >1 I t I I 111 | 11 »■►♦■t t l | » l -t-k l -A l 111 I I I M 1 1 1 j MORO PHARMACY Expert, Experienced, Registered Pharmacists riedicines Carefully Compounded. - Complft« Assortment of 8llvtrwart and Jtwtlry FORMALDEHYDE. RUBBER GOODS. PERFUMERY, BRUSHES, COMBS. SPONGES. CICARS. Any and all Kinds of P aten t M e d ic in e A lw ave In Stock A BRAND NEW PAIR OF BYES out of the question, o f course; bu* but the pair of glasses with which wo can outfit you (after proper testing) w ill almost convince you that you have the eyesight ot youth bock: again. Fact is we can do your eyeo and eyesight a lot o f good. l Let s talk to you about it.
