Mrs F A Sayrs is visiting at the
P H Buxton has taken the agen
cy of E Peoples* Funeral supplies, home of her daughter, Mrs A E
at M oro
Rice, at Mosier.
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Iron, Lubricating oils, G rease, D rapers,
R ope, Leather and Link B elting, Lacing,
H ardw ood Single and D ou b letrees, etc.
City folks can now see the Ida
Mrs H J Umberger and Mrs J
ho harvester at work in Roy C McKean were visitors at The
M artin’s Ragsdale wheat field.
Dalles Wednesday.
Call at The Observer Book Store
Mrs M H Rust, after a visit to
for push p in s; just the article you her daughter, Mrs Frank Watson,
need in decorating the walls 01 near Grass Valley, returned on
your room.
the 17th. -
Todd Bros were in town Friday
Grandma Powell left Wednes-
after header extras and harvest for a month’s visit at the home of
supplies from the M oro Hardware her daughter, Mrs C K Cochran,
and Implement Co.
at Washougal.
Sheriff J C Freeman spent five
.F A Sayrs is the owner of a
of the hottest days of the heajed Jackson auto, making a deal Tues
term, last week and this, on the day by which the car he has been
ail of an alleged horse thief, but using became part of the purchase
^failed tQ get his man. Pursuit has price.
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not been abandoned.
A t last the truth. The United
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Geo. N. C fosfield, fig e n t
Wasco, Oregon.
Sherman county will have some
wheat and then some more; but
nothing that w ill stimulate excess
of the brag which belongs to, per
haps, districts knowing better than
we how to conserve the moisture
o f winter and early spring.
O b s e rv e r
Byron Hunter of the United
This office was the grateful recip
ient last week of some unusually States Department for farm man
nice carrots and peas from the agement, made an official call
upon the M oro Experimental
garden of J A Nicholson.
Farm management Jatt week.
N P Hansen .was a business
Rev J M Morrison, founder o f
visitor to Portland Monday; on
his return Thursday Mrs Hansen M oro Presbyterian church, now a
met him at Biggs and they are retired minister of that denomina
pow visiting in W alla Walla, at tion, made a short visit Friday
the home of Mrs Hansen’s bro with friends in this city, en route
to Portland.
ther, Anton B Woodt.
Hood River. The auto truck de
livery line has employed a night
shift and his machines are hauling
freight to the country towns.
Ralph Brisbine w ill work this
harvest with Chester Silvers and
his H o lt Combine; Ralph says the
fringe left at the base o f his crani
urn by tonsorial artist E W Lewis,
was not a mistake, but according
to order,
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Fred Kruso and James Dennis
Roy Kunsman w ill this season
assist A L Landingham during were visitors from Grass Valley
Monday by auto.
harvest.
MORO, MHKRMAN CO,,OREGON:
Bring your job printing to The
Chas R Belshee has purchased
Observer
office. Neat, attractive
the
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work and reasonable prices guar
Alex Hunter and fam ily leave
The price of The Observer i« $1.50 per
anteed.
next
week for ^Cashmere, Wash.,
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all,
with
the
Kent
Com
veer, 75 cent« io r six months, 50-cent« for
tour month«—but if paid in advance we mercial Co was a business visitor
M r and Mrs Parks from Sunny to visit with Mrs Hunter’s brother
accept $2.50 in full for 2 year«.
Shorter
the last week.
side, Yakima county, Wash., are whom she has not seen for 18
term« than one year 12% cent« per month.
Fred W Matthias began harvest visiting with their daughter, Mrs years. The trip w ill be made by
A Blue Mark here w ill an»wer an in-
team via Goldendale. M r Hunter
quer, when entered upon our calendar, work with his H o lt combine near A J Syron.
_ the date of the paper aa the date at Klondike last Friday.
D r G ranville Lowther left Tues w ill combine business with pleas
which your current «ub«cription expire«.
John Cooper accompanied Geo day f<¥ a short visit with his b ro ure in securing real estate options
E u re k a Lodge N o . 121.
Matthes, by auto, to M oro M on ther, at Madras, before returning for his clients.
A. P. a A. m . Moro. or.
to his home in Yakima.
County officials expect one of
day, from Grass Valley
Meet« the first and third
the
most largely attended and
hurtday evening« of each
John
Cooper,
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Cooper
Bros.,
M r and Mrs H arry Kunsman
month. —Visiting member«
busy
sessions of the circuit court
Grass Valley, was distressed with
cordially idvited to meet of Portland, w ill spend the harvest
for
Sherman
county in its history;
a painful affliction of his right eye,
with ua. By order of W . M .
season in Sherman county.
J. M . P a r r y , Secretary.
court
w
ill
be
presided over by
when in this city Monday.
If you want to be up to date sub
Judge
D
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Parker
next week.
C h a p te r
B e th le h a m
The Wasco Hardware and
scribe for The Observer.
Get
Several
criminal
and
civil cases
E.
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n o . 78 O.
Implement Co have a no odor
Regular communication your job printing done here.
w ill be disposed o f at the term
each 2d and 4th Thur»day
coal oil stove on sale. The bright
R P Hulse is making a business
which convenes Monday.
venina« monthly. By or-
est and best; see them about it.
ler of M rs . A nna M o o r e , visit to Sherman county and ex
List o f teachers granted one
W . M.
Ray Ragsdale and Miss Alvina
pects to stay until after harvest.
year
and longer certificates have
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Reiden who were married at
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Cameron,
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the
Cameron
I. o. o. f . Moro, or.
Pendleton June 20th, w ill make been nearly completed, although
^Meeting every Saturday Realty Co, of Vancouver, was a
the full official report will not be
their home in W allowa county.
(evening at 7:30 o clock.
guest o f D r O J Goffin last week.
given out until this week. There
’ Viaiting member« are cor
Joe Eddy took home a large follows, however, a nearly com
d ia lly invited.
Member«
John Holman arrived by auto
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expected to be preaent.
bundle of papers Saturday and is plete list of those granted, but
from Portland Tuesday to over
A. R . K essin o er , N . G .
considering the advisability of Sherman county does not appear
W m . H e n r ic h s , Secy.
see his harvest on the home farm.
papering his farm house this fall. in it. —
C L Montgomery has in charge
A H Barnum was in The Dalles
Named your farm yet?
C G Huis is an auctioneer who
the garage in the Strong brick.
last
week on business pertaining has made good so often that he
L L Peetz returned from Port Autos stored and cared for at
to the Sherman county fair to be cannot fill all the engagements
reasonable rates.
land Saturday.
held on the new grounds October offered. Last week he had three
Miss Lowther returned Monday next.
M A Bull returned from Port
applications- for his services for
to her home at Madras after a
land Saturday.
Simon Elcock returned Satur the same date. A t Dick Patjens
R T Morgan was a visitor from pleasant visit at the home of her day from the G A R encamp sale near Bourbon, the Pentacost
uncle, C L Lowther.
The Dalles Saturday. •
ment at Ashland, after having sale near Biggs, and one at Walla
For axel grease and oils, gal spent several days with relatives Walla, Wash.
Mrs Chas Bullard returned Sat
vanized pipe supplies and harvest at Portland.
urday from The Dalles.
Mrs Pernnie Johnson left W ed
goods, call on the - Wasco H ard
Services in the Presbyterian nesday for M onmouth to be with
R W Pinkerton expects to start ware and Implement. Co.
church Sunday as usual. Subject her daughter Miss Lorane. W ord
his H o lt harvester next week.
M r and Mrs J D Pike were vis in morning Unrecognized Faith.
was received Tuesday that heat
Mrs Simon Elcock is visiting in itors from The Dalles this week at Special music. Come, everybody.
had prostrated Miss Lorane while
Portland; leaving Wednesday.
the home of Don Wheat and A J Adams, pastor.
attending to her duties in the
B W Anson and Chas G olliher amily; returning Wednesday.
B W Anson of Klondike, and M onmouth local phone office,
were visitors from Wasco this
The M oro Hardware and Im Miss Mary Reynolds of Tacoma, she being unconscious for two
week.
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plement Co have a fine span of were married at the Presbyterian hours as a result of the attack.
Dr O J Goffin was called to mules, harness and wagon, they manse, in M oro, July 18th, Rev
W D W allan left Saturday by
Portland Tuesday on professional are offering to sell reasonable.
A J Adams officiating.
auto for Adams, Umatilla county,
business.
Ernest McClure who has been
F R Messinger left town Satur where he w ill join Mrs Wallan,
Roy Benson is tuning up his working in The Dalles wool scour
day on board a dry water wagon who had preceeded him several
Idaho combine on the oat field ing m ill since school closed, ar
painted a bright red. The tank days, and visit with his relatives
of W B Johnston.
rived home Tuesday for the har was built by J F Foss to be used there; from Adams M r and Mrs
Mrs Pernie Johnson has rented vest.
W expect to visit at Garfield,
by Fred during harvest.
her M oro home, furnished, to W
W I I Buxton and wife from
Wash.,
where Mrs W has relatives,
Mrs Geo A M eloy and children
Pomona, Cal., and Miss Ethel
A Norcross and family. ’
before
returning home about
are visiting relatives and friends in
Ray Havner is home, from Ida B u x to n , of Forest Grove, are vis Sherman county. They expect August 1st.
ho, at the farm of former county iting their brother, P H Buxton to be absent from their W hite
Rev John Tonkins and family
and family.
commissioner A M W right.
lost
their farm residence on the
Rev Tonkins was>-up from his Salmon home a month at least.
John
Day river, and most of their
R M Brash and J F Strahl left John Day farm Saturday; return
A general fire alarm awakened furniture and all their clothing,
July 14th for a trip to W illamette ingw ith his daughter Beth, who Nforo Monday, caused by a roof
except what they were wearing,
Valley cities, returning Tuesday.
had been visiting with Alex H unt blaze at the residence of Prof Tuesday at supper time.
Mrs
Melons at the City Market July er at DeMos8.
Fagan, which was most fortunate Tonkins had started a fire for
18th went off like hot cakes at
Look up the adv of L W Ross, ly quenched before much damage supper a short time before and it
X-mas; there w ill be more of them. there is an offer of something was done.
is supposed to have caught from
Three cars o f wood was re the pipe extending through the
Messrs J H McCune and Don new, tasty and neat for all lovers
Wheat were securing harvest sup of good jewelry, and at very ceived this week by the Tumalum roof. The house was a wreck
Lumber Co; one each to R C within half an hour after the fire
plies Saturday at the M oro Hard reasonable prices.
Byers
and J R Martin, and one was discovered.
W E Dutton from Grass Valley,
ware store.
I here was no
for
Eugene
Am idon and A H insurance.
Inks, Red, Blue-black, Jet-black; and sister-indaw, Mrs Harley Dut
Violet, Green, and the best qual ton from Denver, Idaho, were Barnum joint purchasers.
C R Lemley, accompanied by
Ity fountain pen ink at The Ob visitors Friday at the home o f J
Night and day auto truck trans his son, Arzell, and W m Abbott,
C McKean and family.
server Book Store.
portation is the latest order at all of Edmonds, Wash., near
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The party had gone to Prairie
City, via Baker by rail, and there
purchased a team and outfit with
which they drove through interior
Oregon as far as Moro, sizing up
the country and looking for a suit
able location. W hile in M oro
the party visited with Eugene
Am idon and fa m ily,.w ho were
former neighbors io Washington,
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been stewing in a continuous
Turkish bath.
- D r O JPGoffiu was called to at
tend W m Morrison, Sunday, who
was suffering from a bad spell in
cident to stomach complaint of
long standing. He is today rest
ing easier than at any other time
this week.
A F Lowe was in M oro Wed
nesday arranging to begin work
with his H o lt harvester by July
26th. There are 1,500 acres in
the farm to be harvested this year
from which M r L expects to aver
age near five sacks.
Everett Moore, the 15 year old
son of G E Moore, met with
painful injury by the kick of a
horse at the farm of E H Moore
where his father is employed. Dr
O J Goffin has the case in hand
and the boy w ill soon be able to
be about.
Revella Calbraith and his troupe
of junior actors has advanced from
the amateur class to the near pro
fessional. W hile in The Observer
office Tuesday he said they were
putting on a show one night each
week and charging “ real money”
to glimpse it.
Heppner Times: W J Martin
one of our old time farmers who
is now located near Walla Walla,
came down and spent the Fourth
and Fifth of July with his daught
er, Mrs Bennie Morgan. W e are
always glad to see our old friends
among us again.
For a man who a year or two
ago was eager to face any charge
that might be brought against him,
Louis J W ilde finds great difficulty
in getting across the state line into
Oregon. He was eager to come
before he was called; now that he
is called, he cannot hear.
Sherman county moves up ano
ther rung on the ladder of advanc-
ment; we now have native daugh
ters who can and do drive an auto
without the presence of mere man
in proxim ity to the levers. Mrs
L V M oore is the first woman to
have charge o f an auto on Sher
man county roads.
The sheriff of Crook county
caught two horse thieves by phone
as they reached Eugene after cros-
ing the mountains from Culver.
This case is rather peculiar; the
men evidently were not trying to
make a get away. They took the
main traveled road and must have
driven right into Eugene with two
teams, a wagon and a buggy.
Cholera has put up a fight in N
Y City, and it is a vigorous one
which has brought the United
States experts scurrying from
Washington to help stamp out the
menace. Half a dozen of the
patients under observation are in
serious condition and the gravest
apprehension is expressed. Most
of the victims in quarantine came
from the Italian liner Moltke-
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