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The
O b se r v e r .
Thank» to Our Friends and Patrons.
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAUNTEREST
We wish to thank çur friends
M e r e C ity O f f i c i a l T a p e r ,
and patrons {¡pr the loyal support
o rn o
P A P B R o r h h r k m a n co
given us the past year; for the
many kind words of encourage
MORO, OREGON. .
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ment; for jh e complimentary re Events Occurring .Throughout
the State During the Past
Entered as second claw matter at the marks on our policy of treating
poet office at Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891.
every one fairly and squarely ; for
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the interest in our business and
D. C. I reland , Editor.
trade ; for the many helpful sug
Club’s Action Approved.
C. L. I reland .............Manager. gestions offered .us, most of which
P e n d le to n —Seeking
to d iscred it
we have utilized ; but above a ll; (he action of the P endleton Commer-
FRIDAY — December 22, 1911 for their aid in making The Old clal A ssociation in indorsing th e W est
Reliable Observer the success U m atilla project extension, J. N. B u r
ges«, of the U m atilla County W ater-
If you do not read The Observer, why which it is. We endeavor to merit U sers’ Association, has been c irc u la t
not?
the good will of our patrons and ing pet tlons am ong th e business men
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the club, and dem anding th a t th e ad
We trust that you may each and judication suits of the governm ent
every one of you have as many, ag ain st the w ater u sers be dism issed.
things to bring prosperity and hap
piness as the human race can hope I Telephon« Lines tor Union County
E ’gin.—W ith one crew se ttin g poles
for, we are
on the m ain line In th e direction of
Sincerely yours.
Bum m ervllle and an o th er strin g in g
w ires on th e poles already In place
to Mlnam, wbrk on th e lines of th e
Portland Christmas Beef from Moro. E astern Oregon C ooperative Tele
• phone A ssociation Is going ahead w ith
Evening Journal: Baby steers, a rush,
T he O bserver F amily .
shipped in from Moro, that aver-
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aged 976 pounds, and baby heifers LARGE PROJECT PROPOSED
ayera)!inA885 pounds sold io the I C>scade> M
Re, . rvolr
Union Stock Yards today at $7.75 j
p )an Broached,
and 56.75 per 100 pounds respect-1 P o rtlan d .—A w ater system having
Send for advertising rates.
ively ; A H Barnum of the Lone Its sou rce In Clear Lake, in th e Cas
Rock Stock Farm, Moro, Sherman cade M ountains, and extending
This is a big country, and has county, was the producer? His ’hrt,“«h ,he len*th ot ‘h‘ y ll‘an,' “ ,e
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Valley on th e w§at side of the Wit-
reached the dignity of a Presidents -7,» i
79 head carry,ni h.ghest honors tam.,te Bl« r. from 8pt,n. fleld ,he
message in serial form.
ever known here for Christmas gouth M far a8 3alem on the n o rth ,
beef.
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I and supplying all th e in term ed iate
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There is a general feeling thru-
Since the first day of January' s,ate In stitu tio n s, with pure m ountain
out the country that the McNama
last Mr. Barnum has sold livestock aater’ ’ aa lhe, t?,‘an,
ras are undesirable citizens.
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sta te board of health a t its annual
bred on the farm, to the amount mellln, by Dr Ctlvln „ whlte
Russia will hardly object to the of $4,443.47, as the following rep The hoard authorized the em ploy
m ent of an engineer to survey th e
abrogation of a treaty whose pro resentative sales will show :
project, and the appointm ent was tm
visions it has long violated.
Hogs, for breeding purposes i c n n n me(1latcU' conferred upon Louis C.
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Kelsey, civil and hydraulic engineer.
for slaughter...........
2 2 6 .5 0
Proverbially, the man higher up
is elusive, but it is not absolutely Cattle for breeding purposes
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775 5 0
impossible that he may confess.
•• .for slaughter
3,O27?47
Turkey gives a striking example
of the fact that it is expensive to
to permit a navy to degenerate.
Germany’s chancellor advises
his fellow countrymen to show
calm courage; it may be safely
recommended to mankind in gen
eral.
H
H o rse s
of th is city, who had In terested hlm-
self In th e project before th e m eeting
Of the board Dr.. W hite, secretary of
th .-b o .'rd . . a . U .tru c te d ,o » u p e r.l.e
0 0 the w ork> to subm it th e Bubject to the
¿Qj.UU j cltl<s and towPS th a t would be u sers
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5 4 .4 4 3 .4 7
Total
of th e w ater and to pave the way for
! th e consum m ation of th e p ro ject In
o th er ways.
A 53,000,000 estate in Colorado
Roseburg W a n t« E lk H e rd .
has been tied up by will for 100
years ; perhaps everything will be R o seb u rg —Acting upon the sugges-
so different a century hence that tlon of Clc$er {femiann, themembers
u
I of th e local Elk« lodge adopted reso-
money itself
will
be in the .■ muse-
, al
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e a z v u n t/v i
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rllM tlonB
roerooflillzing
the
United
urns, and the $3,000,000 estate of 8tateg C o n g ress/to donate to Douglas,
today will resemble the skin of a Coos and Curry counties 500 of the
elk now under governm ent control in
polar bear.
Canada has been so quiet, re
cently that it seems to be almost
out ot politics'; speeches from the
The queerest proposition that
throne are always sedative, not to we ever , heard of fo close a sea
My somniferous.
port is that talked of at Coos bay,
to bridge the entrance with a draw
It seems" strange to read about for the accommodation of a pro*
the 185,000 voters of Los Angeles, posed railway into South Bend to
but as 80,000 women are included, the death of that pretty harbor.
the novelty will soon become a Are the people c ra zy ? — •
commonplace of politics.
As a next door neighbor 1 urkey
proposes that it be given a share
in the partition of Persia ; Russia
will politely refer all such notions
to the Cossack, on the spot.
The western governors have had
a great time in the east, but it is as
nothing compared to the'tim e an
e^ual number of eastern govern
ors might have out this way. - -
California shows what can be
accomplished by working in har
mony ; the men saved woman
suffrage, and then the women turn
ed out and redeemed Los Angeles.
It seems that the prohibition
party is divided into conservatives
and insurgents ; if a fresh political
organization has to be started why
not screen it off from the prevail
ing microbe ?
An official report says that of
every dollar spent for food the
farmer gets but half; It is for those
who handle the food between the
farmer and coiuiuiitr, ... < j. ..'
what becomes of the other 50 cents.
Since 1890 the products of the
canning and preserving industries
in the United States have increas
ed from 538,000,000 to 5157,000,-
000 a year. The cost of living
would be higher but for this way
of utilizing the food supply. „—
Hog cholera a n d tlin d staggers
are bad for Morrow county. We
regret having to chronicle this fact
but take pleasure in asserting that
so far as Sherman county is con
cerned that labored production
about odd stock disease, on page
14 of The Oregonian of the 15th,
is undiluted bosh ; by no sense or
reason should statements of that
character be promulgated, except
by the tri-county affliction, with its
ambition to rope us into something
we have no desire for.
C O L D S A FF E C T T H E
W yoming
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L aw ton May »e Prom oted.
Cottage Grov®.—In converting the
fourth Oregon Infantry reg taw n t Into
th e coast artillery , Captain B. K.
Lawson, ef this city, it la said here
may be prom oted to lieutenant-
colonel.
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BUILDING A CHARACTER.
Character is ihe wool of honor
from which a coat of mail can he
woven that the swiftest arrow of
shame or the keenest knife of disre
pute cannot pierce. Every thought
that enters our mind, every act we
do and every word we utter adds
a link to the golden chain of charac
ter. O ur failures and our successes
help to form a reputation that may
he destroyed by an external force,
but the destruction of a character
can be effected only by some in
ternal force.
Sugar.
Sugar wan discovered In the E ast In
dies by Nearchua. adm iral of Alexan
der. iu 325 B C
K ID N E Y S .
Bargains in Holiday Merchandise.
M a n y M o ro P e o p le H a v e Found
T h ia T o Be T ru e .
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At the Moro Commercial Co.:
A few pieces of cut glass, offer
ed at cut rate, to close out.
Ladies’ and childrens’ knit goods
sweaters, scarfs, shawls, at bargains.
Childrens’ bear skin coats, diffe
rent qualities, at remarkably low
prices.
Ladies’ furs, specially priced, at
from $1.50 to $10.
Ladies’ and childrens’ coats ;
different qualities and prices.
Mens’ and boys’ overcoats, and
boys’ suits at reduced prices at the
Moro Commercial Co’s.
Are you wretched in bad weather?
Does every cold settle on your kidneys?
Does your back ache and become weak?
Are urinary passages irregular and dis
tressing?
These symptoms show kidney weakness.
The kidneys need quick help.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney suffer
ing. Moro people say so.
Carl Peetz, Moro. O r., says: “ Since
publicly recommending Doans Kidney Pills
in 1907, 1 have taken them whenever I ’ve
been in need of a kidney medicine and I ’ve
n I ways received re lie f; I still hold this
' • in h;gh esteem ; kidney complaint
made ine mueraule for years and my con
dition was so bad that I could scarcely
walk ; my whole body was tore and my
Recipes for the making of corn
back ached a great deal ; I had to arise at bread from many o f the best
night several timet Io pass the kidrteyie-
homes of St. Louis, Mo., coming
cretions, and my rest was disturbed.
out
in a prize contest, are a some
“ Visits to Hot Springs relieved me for a
what
reassuring answer to the fre
while, but as soon at I caught cold my
back bothered me as badly as ever. Final quent complaint that the fashion
ly I read about Doans Kidney Pills and as able women of today take no in
they were strongly/ recommended, I pro-
terest in cookery; the struggle in
cu.ed a supply at Moro Pharmacy ; the
this
case is not for the prize, which
contents of the first box helped me and I
continued their use until I was relieved of is small, but for art exhibition of a
the backache and trouble from the kidney familiarity with the making of good
secretions; I do not think 1 could get things, among which good ebrn
along without thisYemedy.”
bread takes high rank with the
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, initiated?
sole agents for the United States.
If you have voting children vou have per-
Remember the name— Doan’s— apd lake haps noticed taat aisordere of the stomach
are their moat common ailment. To edrrect
no other, .
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It is at last officially stated that
the battle ship Maine was sunk by
the explosion of a mine connected
with the shore, and over which the
4 had been placed. Why this
Statement of a plain truth has been
go long postponed, and the.dead
allowed to rerqain so long unsep-
ultured, will some day make the
Hand bags, suit cases, toilet sets,
motif of a thrilling play or novel. at Crosfields.
this you will find Chamberlain's Stomach
end Liver Tablets excellent They ere easy
and pleasant to.Xake, and mild and | geode in
efiect For aale by all deals».
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
P relim in ary steps havp ¿zeen faken
for th e iaauffurution of a ebaqtauqua
asso ciatio n ftx Eugene.
M ilton Hale, one of O regon's earli
est pioneers, died a t the St. M ary’s
H ospital, Albany, at the age of 90.
In d icatio n s are th a t th£ grand jury
now in session in Coquille will probe
th e rec en t city election In Marshfield.
T h e cen ten p sl of the coming of the
first Sfhite mai to B aker county w.ll
be celeb rated at Baker Decem ber 28.
T he Coos ■ Buy Home Telephone
Com pany has com pleted the equip
m ent of a fine ihw exchange at Ban
don.
T h e faculty of Pacific U niversity
h as adopted a pi ¿a of graduation hon
ors, w hich will taka th e place of th e
req u irem en t of undergraduate thesis,
A ccording to th e school census,
which has Just been com pleted, Med
ford now h as a population of 11,00«),
a gain of nearly 2 )00 since the census
of la st year.
A g en eral order q u aran tin in g all
places in Morr< w county whence
“w alking disease,'* now k o w n as hy
drophobia, la rep»rted, has been la
sued by th e atate >oard of health.
F . C. D arcy has been appointed as-’
alatant conim aagw it of cadets a t th e
Oregon A gricultural College and will
serve in the capacity of aide to L ieu
te n a n t Miller, oom m ander ot th e O.
A. C. corps.
Mrs. Vida Johnson, who has been
U nited S tate s com m issioner for e a st
ern Oregon for two years and said to
be the only woman In the U nited
S tates holding thia position, has re
signed h er office.
T he fight over th e w ater in Silvies
River has been renew ed by several of
H arney co u n ty ’s su b stan tia l farm ers
and stockm en, who own property
along th e river, ag ain st th e Paoifio
Livestock Company.
To hold an annual poultry fair at
Albany th e C entral W illam ette Poul
try A ssociation was organized. TIffc
association will Include the poultry-
men of Linn, Benton and Lincoln
Recipe for Making Grafting Wax.
counties and possibly o th er adjoining
counties.
z\ good recipe for making graft
A suit w herein th e Southern Pacific
Company seeks to condem n rig h to f- ing wax ¡6 to take 4-lbs rosin, 2-lbs
way through land ow ned by th e P a bees wax and 1-lb tallow ; set them
cific G reat W estern Railway. Its rival on the stove in a pan to aid in dis
for the possession of the Sluslaw c a n
solving, and when all has reached
yon to the coast, was begun In th e c ir
the liquid state pour it into a pail
cuit court at Eugene.
W. D. McKinley, of H ansen, Idaho, of cold water. This will make a
w as. in stan tly killed while F reight thick mass like molasses candy,
Conductor B. T. H ancock and Brake- and it can be pulled and made in
man Jack P errin e w ere fatally rn- rolls as desired.
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jured when O.-W. R. A N helper en
gine No. 282 was blown up at Glove:
siding, seven miles ea st of K am ela
The following fourth-class postof-
flees in Oregon will become presiden
tial offices on Jan u ary 1, the salary ot
the pfWtnwrsters being -fixed as Indi
L aw yer
cated:
Carlton,
$1200;
Creswell,
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H arrisburg, - $1000; N yssa,
$1000;
M
ORO
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tayton
$1000;
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.Yam
hill,
$1100;
$1100.
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A bulletin recsntly issued by the
Oregon s ta te board of health, ad
dressed more particularly to th e phy
sicians of th e state, calls atten tio n to
A tto r n e y -a t-la w
the lack of observance of th e law re
quiring physicians to m ake p ro p er r e
M asonic B uilding
ports to the sta te board of all d eath s
and births.
O regon.
T h at th e disease which for th e la s t' T h e D a l l e s
one and one half years has been k ill
ing hundreds of Iwiraes, ca ttle and
r o . J. GO FFIN .
eth e r stock in eastern Oregon and
has been th e dread and scourge of
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
farm ers and raaoh rs in th a t section
M ARIE t M. GOKFLN.
is nothing m ore than hydrophebia of
a m alignant type, is the finding of
S tate BacteriOiOgiH E. F. Pernot.
Beautiful Xmas Display
Full of New Ideas and Just the
Right Things for Every Body
W. C. Bryant -
- R. R. Butler
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Diseases o f f omen & Children a Specialty
Breaking It Gently.
- “I have called, sir. to see th e photo
of the lady w ith $25.000 who w ants a
husband.
“Can you keep your face straig h t?”
“Of course I can!”
“Very well. W e’ll break you In first
with th e $6.000 applicants, and then
gradually, as you grow stronger, we
will work you up to the big prize T his
way, please, and don’t get frightened.’’
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C h o ked to D e a th
Office in The Goffin Building, 1st St.
M o ro , O regon .
High Grade Goods
at Low Prices
AH Xmas Goods will be sold be
low Cost rather than carry over
another year.
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Geo.- N. Crosfield
W a s c o , O re g o n
YOU
arc
In v it e d
Take Trains at kloaii
O R E G O N
T R U N K
RY.
For W hite Salmon, “N orth Bank” points,
Portland, Spokane and E>st; Madras and
other C entral Oregon points. ....
S p e n d Y our V acation » a t C la ts o p B e a c h
on the Pacific. First class hotels at Seaside
and G earhart. Trains pass Kloan for P ort
land and- Madras at 2:30 p. m. Schedules
and other details on request.
W.
M anufacturer and Dealer in
Harness and Saddlery
Collars Whips, Blankets, etc,,
F U L L L IN E
NOW
ON HA A d
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J . W. Copeland, of Dayton, Ohio, pur-
chaaed a bottle of Cfcatuberlain’a Cough
Remedy for hia boy who had a cold, and be
fore the bottle was all used the boy’s oold D eputy S to ck Inspector
wls gone. Is that not better than to pay a
Louis S ch adew itz, Kent, Oregon
five dollar doctor’s bill? Sold by all dealers.
The U|»eo Warehouse milling [e .
geek, ef Ifloro.
P o r t la n d , O re.
LOUIS HEYDT
R e p a irin g P ro m p tly a n d N e a tly Done.
M oro, O r eg o n .
A d d ress: MORO, OREGON.
Are not alone confined to Rural Free Delivery of mail
and the Telephone.
There ia another convenience which all
farmere should have — and many do have — a checking ac
count with a good bank.
The possessor of jju ch an account
avoids the risk of having hia money on his per-on or about
his home where it is in danger of fire and thieves.
His bill« paid by check are noUonly a valid teceipt, hut
alao a convenience in hi« homo transactions..» b.ete very often
the necessary change for concluding settlement is not at hand
Don’t stop to think this over, but sta rt an account now wi’h
E .j C O M A N ,
G e n e r a l F r e ig h t a n d P a s s . f lg t .
J im e s Ö t e w a i l
The grain Browers Conveniences
C o n tin u e s F o u r W e e k s
F a r m e r ’s B u s i n e s s C o u r s e b y C o r r e s p o n d e n c e
M ORO,
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O REG O N
1st to 15th of each month.
Office opposite Drs. Goffin
Stock Inspector
S h erm an County,
Oregon.
3d
Every citizen of Oregon is cordially invited to attend the
■hort courses of the Oregon Agricultural College, beginn
ing January 3d. fileveh distinctive courses will be offered
in Agriculture, Mechanic Art», DomesXJC Science and Art,
Commerce, Forestry, and Musie. "Every cdurse it design
ed to H E L P the student in his’' daily work. Make this a
pleasant and profftable winter outing. N o tuition ; reason
able accommodations. Foe, Iwautifui illu k t r « t , d bulletin,
»address
H . M . T E N N A N T , Registrar, Corvallis, O r.
J. R. Morgan
Z D e x x tis t
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O. A. C. S h o rt C ourses
B e g in J a n u a r y
¡WASCO,
O REG O N
16th to 30th of each month.
have Office Opp. McCoy, Atwood C-O
I* commonly said of babies who
died of the caotrp ; how unnecessary this is.
No child ever had the croup without hav
ing a cough or cold at the start; If you will
stop the first symptom of the cough with
Ballard's Horehound Syrup there is no
danger whatever of croup. Sold by Moro
Pharmacy.
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D on’t F ail to See O ur Splendid
A ssortm ent at'o n ce.
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MORO PHARM ACY
E x p e r t,
E x p e r ie n c e d , R e g is te r e d P h a r m a c is t s
H e d ic in e s C a r e fu lly C o m p o u n d e d .
Complete Assortment of Silverware and Jewelry
FORMALDEHYDE, RUBBER GOODS. PERFUMERY,
• BRUSHES, COMBS, SPONGES, CIGARS. .
A n y a n d a ll K in d s o f
P a te n t M e d ic in e
A lw a v s
in S to c k
M o -■* r o
’ s B a r b e r V-: S » h . o ' ■ ’ p •
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P o r c e la in B a th T u b s.
Everything First Class and Up to date.
Agent for the Best Steam Laundry
Shop in Brick B uilding next Observer Office
E. W .
MORO
L E W I S , P r o p r ie to r .
OREGON.
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