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M ORO, O R E G O N .
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D. C. I reland , Editor.
C. L. I r ela n d .............Manager.
FRIDAY......... January 12, 1912
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REPORT OF SHERMAN (X SCHOOLS
More than $10,000 was depos J
M.atfc E a & < D e c » k , 29, 1 M 1 .
ited in the Portland postal savings
t
Teachers, patrons, pupils, and all others
bank Tuesday. The aggregate of
interested in the general welfare of our
deposits on that date, after less
schools,’should note carefully how your
than four months’ business, was
school compares each month with the
others of the county.
more than $291,000. From offi
cial quarters there is assurance
. School .
.............Teacher
that much of this money has been
B ig e lo w ....................... ,, N . A . C r a m e r ................
in hiding. If no, other service
Brock .......................... Barbara Sieingruber.........
were rendered by the postal sav
Rufus .......................... P. J. M ulkey, principal.
Locust G ro ve............ Grace Porter.......................
ings bank, the bringing of this
China H ollow ..........
money from concealment and
W asco..........................
M. W oods, p rin cip al..
K e n t ................ ..
G . B. Coleman, principal
sending it into the channels of
W e b fo o t.................... . L o u ise, W h itin g .. . . . . . . .
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trade is ample warrant for inau
F re d b e rg ....................... .
3herar
B
rid
g
e..........
Pearl
M.
Thomas
...........
guration of the system. The free
DeMoss...................... . M. A . L arkins...............
movement of money is the life of
E rs k in v ille ................ Lottie C o v e y .....................
M o r o .......................... F . E. Fagan, princip al..
15
business. The whole function of
Monkland ................ Jennie Bowersoz , . ...........
money is to facilitate trade ex
Upper H ay Canyon Isabelle M cG regor...........
F a irv ie w .................... Sadie M. Chesborough . .
change, and exchange is the pro
Boardman.................. Anna M. D e n n y .. . . . . . .
cess from which every social unit
Grass V s lle y ............. Chester Sheets, principal
Rutledge .................. Anna K elly.........................
survives. The withdrawal of a
German Settlement H . E. T h om p son .............
miser’s hoard from circulation de
15
M ic h ig a n .................. . Lydia G ie s e ................. ..
IS
John D a y.................. Fay F le m in g .....................
prives somebody of employment,
Blue School House.
somebody of a meal or somebody
Zeta M. Andrews ...........
W ilcox .............. ..
Klondike.................... L illie F. C u rrin ...............
1715
of the means of survival. The
615
B'tf« •••............... H asel S n eve.......................
withdrawal of many miser’s hoards
Ruth
E.
C
ro
u
ch
...........
Rosebush..................
19
Buckley....................... Iva V . Lane . ...................
lessens exchange and increases dis
8 3
Dobie Point............... Irene P h a l o n ..... .............
tress. If instead, the money be
Early ........................... Lena B. Johnson...........
Ot 9
placed in a bank, or be loaned to * School not In session this month. f Report inaorreet
failed to report
a borrower, it helps to build a
A m
house with more work for labor;
Semi-Annual Statement of Cennty Treasurer of Sherman cotnty, Oregon
it aids in the financing of a busi
for the three months ending on 30th day of December, 1911, of
ness which employs other labor;
money received and paid out, from whom received, and
or in some other way contributes
from what source, and on what account paid out.
to the general public welfare. The
essence of a panic is the refusal Date Source received Genrl
Gen.
School Data Amounts Paid
School
fund
Fund
out
Fund
of those who have money to Oct. 1, amount on • fund
D ee. 90, County war
part with it; through lack of con hand last re p o rt... 11,239.84 2,111.45 ranto.......................... 4,035.47
Dec. 90, School sap- .
1, balance State
fidence, they keep it out of circu- O ct.
6,313.00
erintendent’s war
fu n d .. . . . . . . . . . . .
. 3,001.74
ation, and stress and distress re Oct 2, K A M c
ranto ...........................
117.20
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JJec.
30,
State
trena.
Pherson,
fees........
sult. In their withdrawal of the Oct. 4, J C Free
átate ta z .................... 6,313.00
6,575.40 1,090.70 D ec. 30,Support Ethel
misers' hoards from hiding places,
man, taxes.......... ..
1,234.44
SChaetain...............
20.00
4, Road fund..
the national postal banks have al Oct
D ec. 30, W m . Hen-
Oct. 7 ,State % scalp
ready rendered a high public ser bounty....................
riche, rond fu n d .. . . 1,621.06
N ov. 4, K A M c
Dec. 30, Bel. general
vice.
T h is th o ro u g h ly modern Fire
proof H o tel offers Unexcelled
Service, Com fort and Conven
ience at th e moderate price
rate s from $1.00 per day up. »
Popular Priced Restaurant
&
Pherson, fees........
N o v .4 .State % scalp
bounty....................
Nov. 24,State treas 5
- per cent land sales
road fund................
Dec 1, K A M c
Pherson, fees........
Dec. 1 State % scalp
b o q n ty..................
Dec. 21, J C Free
man, taxes ..........
Dec. 21, Road fund
fund on h a n d ......... 15,908.47
D ec. 30. Bal. school
fund on hand..........
1,466.70
278.96
ff9.5O
T o ta l................ 27,898.00
3,421.65
T o ta l.................. 27,898.00
419.91
3,421.65
State of Oregon
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County of Sherman j ss I, W D Wallan.do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct statement of the amounts received,
paid out and remaining on hand, in the county treasury of the said
county, for the three months ending on the 30th day of December,
A D 1911.
Witness my hand this 30th day of December, A D 1911.
W. D. Wallan, County Treasurer.
14th and W ashington Sts., Portland, Oregon.
in connection.
A uto B u ss
m eets all train s.
ROSS FIN N EG A N
M anager.
Coaaty Court Proceedings.
road tax levied on property in the
Mrs. L. A. Tilson, secretary of
city of Wasco.
the humane society, requests those
January Term , 1912.
Sheriff 8 and treasurer's report ' who know of places where horses
Present: Wm. Henrichs, judge; accepted; treasurer was ordered to arc liable to slip, to place ashes
W H Andrews and A J Holt, call in and pay all outstanding over the same and make the haul
commissioners.
county warrants out of balance on . ing easier and possibly save the
animals from being hurt by falls.
Warrants aggregating $236.20 land.
Don’t do it. Think of the mess
were ordered drawn in payment
wet allies would make for the
witness fees and mileage for last
poor brute. You have the power
term of circuit court Also war
All outstanding warrants en to compel the horse owner to
rants for $417.10 for jurors’ fees
dorsed not paid for want of funds, shoe his team. Make him do it.
and mileage, same term.
will be paid by the County Treas I When you have a bad cold 70a want tha
Warrants aggregating $108.00 urer at his office upon presenta
were drawn in payment of bounty tion. Interest will cease after lbis bei-t medicine obtainable so as to care it with
) as little delay as possible. H ere b a draw
date.
on coyote scalps.
opinion: “I have told Chamberlain's
Dated at Moro, Oregon, Jan gist’s
Cough Remedy for fifteen years,” snys Enos
Warrants aggregating $103.86
W D W allan ,
Lot lar of Saratoga, In d ., “and consider it the
were drawn in payment of bills uary 5th, 1912. County
Treasurer. best on the markst.**’ Sold by all deniers.
for local and joint teachers’ insti
tute work.
Warrants aggregating $448.0(
were drawn in payment for road
work.
Warrants were drawn in pay
ment of county officers’ salaries
Are not alone confined to Rural Free Delivery of mail
for the usual amounts.
and the Telephone. There is another convenience which all
Other bills allowed were:
farmers should have — and many do have — a checking ac
Bushong A Co., M p lle s .. . . . . . . .$ 92 80
count
with a good bank. The possessor of such an account
Oneita W ebb, examiner*» fe e s ....
9 00
avoids the risk of having his money on his person or aboat
O J Goffin, sec. board of h ealth .. 100 00
his home where it is in danger of fire and thieves.
J M Parry, p o s t a g e . ............ 34 06
Geo. M M iller, labor.?..................
1 00
His bills paid by check are not only a valid receipt, but
J A Ellis, glass..................................
7 75
also
a
convenience
in his home transactions where very often
Sherman County Obaerver............
15 00
the
necessary
change
for concluding settlement is not at hand
Grass Valley Journal........................
12 00
O B Measinger, drayage..................
6 20
Don’t stop to think this over, hut start an account now with
Call Fir Warrants.
The Brain Browers [onvenienett
City of Moro, water and light........ 23 70
P C T el and T el C o ........................ ‘ 7 00
W C Rutledge, board of ju r ie s .... 15 75
W N Morse, care of p a u p e rs ..... I l l 33
Thi Idasco Warehouse Willing Bo.
___ Bnnh, of (Boro.
Judges and clerks of election
were appointed as follows:
No. 1, Bigelow—A Happold
fi E Everett and C W Johnson
judges; J T Johnson, Ernest Fer
rell and J M Yocom, clerks.
No. 2, Grant—Chas. Tom, 1
Semi-Aanoal Report of the Coaaty Clerk of Sherman County, Oregon, Hill and A P A Iter matt, judges
showing the amount and number of claims allowed by county F E Brown, Wm. Oehman anc
court of said county, for what allowed, amount of warrants ,C M Kuypers, clerks.
No. 3, Wasco — A S Porter
drawn and amount of warrants out standing and unpaid, from
Clark
Dunlap and J H Johnson
April 6th, 1911, to Sept. 30th, 1911, both inclusive.
judges; J P Yates, V H Smith anc
Interest J M Woods, clerks.
Amount Amount unpaid war Principal
On whst account
ranto oatstanding
due
due
warrant
allowed
For Goldendale, W hite Salmon, Portland, Spokane
No. 4, M onkland- A M Wright
225 00
83 91 85
550 00
County judge, salary..................
J
A
Rassmussen
and
A
Nish,judges
and
East. For Madras, Kedm ond, Bend, and Cen
1508.70
Sheriff and deputy, salary A ex
1200.00
Clerk and deputy........................
R W Belshee. W A Woods and
tral Oregon Points.
200 00
County treasurer...................... ....
P C Axtell, clerks.
150.00
Stock inspector............................
School superintendent................ ; 531.18
No. 5, M oro—F A Sayrs. J N
N o rth bound Train at 12:21 noon
750 00
Assessor.........................................
Axtell
and
E
E
Barnum,
judges
80.70
County coraissioners..................
South bound Train at 2:21 P. M.
64 50
School exam iners......................
W D Wallan, P H Buxton and G
520
65
Pauper account............................
E Lewellen, clerks.
90.30
Justice court cases ....................
Schedules and other details will be sent on request.
65 60
Circuit court criminal cases . . . .
No. 6, Grass Valley — W E
367 50
Office supplies....................
Graves, R C Bennett and J E
77.15
Court house expense..................
W . E. C O M A N ,
319.25
Roads and bridges.......... . . . . . .
Morrison, judges; Geo. Vintin
G
e
n
e
r
a
l
F
r
e
i
g
h t a n d P a s s . flg (. P o r tla n d , O re .
26.00
Printing and sdvrtng................ -
Roy J Baker and J S Michell
197.60
Boarding prisoners. .....................
63.00
B ailiff s fe e s ............ ..................
clerks.
444.10
Jurors, circuit court.............. ..
No. 7, Rutledge—T B Searcy + 1 ■(■■ 1 4 - H - i- H - H - i- i-i-i- h - h - 1-1-1-1-1-w- :
162 60
Witnesses,
“
..................
63.25
W ater rent and lights................
Martin Hansen and A Smith
9.25
Drayage. .................... .................
judges; J C Adams, J B Thom p
361 50
Scalp bounty................................
100 00
Court reporter..............................
son and V B Eakin, clerks.
Manufacturer and Dealer In
29.48
Miscellaneous items....................
No. 8, Kent—Perry Strong,
120 00
Janitor......................................... a
62.17
E .O .D ry F arm ............................
B Holmes and W S Hall, judges
51 85
Fruit inspector............................
L Schadewitz, J M. Wilson anc
2500 00
Sherman Co. fair association..
Fred Haynes, clerks.
Collars Whips, Blankets, etc,
Total amount.............................. $10341 33
No. 9, Biggs— A B Walford
A FULL LINE NOW ON HAND
J E Colman and T J Miller
State of Oregon
j
County of Sherman (
1, K. A. McPherson, county clerk of the judges; C F Fulton, J J Miller anc
R e p a irin g P ro m p tly a n d N eatly Done.
county of Sherman, state of Oregon, do hereby certify that the fore Wm. Ellis, clerks.
Moro, Oregon.
going is a true and correct statement of the number and amount o:’ A list of 202 names were drawn
claims allowed by the county court of said county for the six months as jurors for 1912.
ending September 30th, 1911, on what account the same were allowec
B W Anson and Fred Krusow
and the amount of warrants drawn, and the amount of warrants out were appointed county road view
standing and unpaid as same appear upon the records of my office ers for 1912.
and in my official custody. Witness my hand and the seal of the
Petition of John Schasten et al
county court of said county this 18th day of October, A.D. 1911.
to vacate road, continued until
next regular term.
Expert, Experienced, Registered Pharmacists
seal >
**
K. A. McPherson, County Clerk,
Stock inspector's report ac
riediclnes Carefully Compounded.
cepted, and James Stewart re-ap-
Complete Assortment of Silverware end Jewelry
Report of Coaaty Sheriff of tax collections for the year ending Dec pointed for 1912.
Road
supervisors
were
ap
ember 31, 1911:
pointed as follows: Road district
No. 1, C W Johnson; No. 2,
Amount cash collection« on the
Total amount collactad 00 the
1910 tax roll......................... . 95740.55 ..... 1910 tax r o l l .......... . ............ 95740 55 Chas. Hull; No. 3, Henry How
Total amount discount allowed
2047 33
Penalty and interest collected
2308.34 ell; No. 4, E L Weld; No. 5, H
on account 1910 tax ro ll. . .
692.56 Balance due and u n c o lle c te d .
A n y a n d a ll K in d s o f P a t e n t M e d ic in e A lw a v s In S to c k
Amount collected on other roll» . 1989.20
M Shull, No. 6, A ’M Wright;
Total amount 1910 tax toll 100096 22 No. 7, Robert Urquhart; No. 8,
Total to county treasurer.. 98422 31
O L Belshee; N o / 9, J B Mor
I, J. C. Freeman, sheriff of Sherman county, Oregon, do here rison; N o. 10, J F Wade; No. 11,
by certify that the above is a true and correct statement of all taxes O C Hogue; No. 12, Granville
by me collected and the disbursements of the same.
Phillips; No. 13, B L Andrews.
J. C. Freeman, Sheriff of Sherman county, Oregon
P o r c e la in B a th T u b a .
Ordered that a tax of 7% mills
Setai-Anaaal Saausary Statement of the financial condition of the coun be levied on all property as shown
by the 1911' assessment roll; that
ty of Sherman, in the state of Oregon, Sept. 30th, AD 1911.
the county clerk issue a warrant
Agent for the Beat Steam Laundry
to the sheriff to collect the same.
, Liabilities .
Amount
Resources
Amount
Shop in Brick Building next Observer Office
T o waranta drawn on the county
By funds in hand o i County
Levy is as follows: State and nor
treasurer, and outstanding and
Treasurer appltable tothnpny-
’
K. W . L E W IS , P r o p r i e t o r .
men» of County warranto . . . . 4026 84 mal school tax, 3.40 mills; county
unpaid........................................
8391 85
Estimated accrued interest . . . I .
550.00 Kxeesa of Liabilities over Rn-
school fund, .90 mills; county, gen
source« ................... ........................
4015.90
MORO
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- OREGON.
eral, library and G. A. R., 2 mills;
Total............................
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T o ta l.............................. , . $8941 85
county road fund, 1.20 mills. N o
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Take Trains at Kloan
OREGON
TRUNK
RY.
LOUIS HEYDT
Harness and Saddlery
I 4 Í 1 4 4 4 4 4 M H 4 H H U H
she blows! ” someone cried and
The apple is not the only peb
while hundreds of eyes strained
ble on the beach of Inland Em
seaward a gigantic comber rolled
pire resources. The mines are an
up the beach and swamped the
other
of its many pebbles, and a
gazers.
mighty big and golden nugget
they make. Last year the active
The last cheap special rates for mines of incorporated companies
conventions and meetings of that paid $3,641,042 of dividends, mak
kind is forecasted in the action of ing the grand total to date $41,-
the western passenger association 986, 560. The best of it all is that
in following the course of the cen there seems to be every prospect
tral passenger association in abol that the mines will do better in
ishing all such special rates. The 1912.
western passenger association de
cided to make a flat 2-cent rate in
The Columbia river is frozen
each direction for all such occa stiffen many places from Lewis
sions. The association voted to ton to the Cascade locks. We
grant the same homeseekers’ rates may escape 40 below zero, a re
as last year, but action on the petition of 1861-2, as the Willam
question of. summer tourist rates ette escaped its flood disasters of
1861.
was postponed.
Portland Oregon.
M 44
President Sun of China can be
welcomed with a hope that his The Celilo Bridge Opened to Traffic.
administration will never deserve
Ninety feet above the wildest
eclipse nor be troubled with moon flood scene in the Pacific new
shine.
west, a locomotive, drawing a pal
atial private car, passed from the
If Russia’s share is to be Mon north to the south bank of the
golia, Tukeystan and Northern Columbia river Saturday at Ce
Persia, the other countries will lilo; waters which Indian legends
have to content themselves with a credit with the utmost fury as they
water-haul.
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plunged into the Celilo gorges,
were mastered by the iron horse,
‘ Since adopting Alaska as "the ridden by President Carl R. Gray,
starting point, the Weather Bu of the Hill interests in Oregon,
reau has improved in its predic and another of the several engi
tions, and deserves acknowledg neering triumphs achieved by that
ment for the better service.
railway system in opening Oregon
passed into history.
In the party with President Gray
Chinese have had their queues
cutoff, thrown away their sandals were General Freight and Passen
and invented a yell which sounds ger Agent W E Coman, Superin
like a college mob on a football tendent S P Rogers, Chief Engin
field. Great is the power of civil eer Ralph Budd, Assistant General
ization.
Passenger Agent A D Charlton
of the Northern Pacific, G H
There is reason to believe that Smitton and F H Fogarty, besides
the general conditions of a peace several newspaper men. The trip
settlement between Italy anc was memorable, as it marks com
Turkey have been arranged, anc pletion of the last connecting link
that th e. near future will see the for the Hill system between its
North Bank line and the Central
termination of hostilities.
Inland Empire, which it has
opened
to the world.
Once more Teddy has gone in
In
July,
1910, first work on the
to seclusion with a lock on his
Tips, dee-cided to cut out politic! big Celilo steel span was begun by
again, until some fool of a hair Porter Brothers, who placed the
brained nuisance says to’© much concrete piers supporting it deep
in the lava rock of the stream.
like polly and the monkey.
The full length of the bridge, in
cluding the Y, is 4197 feet, and
Senator Bourne has introducec
the weight of the steel 5000 tons.
a bill authorizing the construction
The cost of the bridge was $1,000,-
of a wagon road and bridges 000.
through the Crater Lake nations
park at a cost not exceeding
Thirteen young divorcees left
$642,000, $100,000 to be imme Judge Gatens* Portland court
diately available.
Friday. "I hope no hoodoo fol
lows these people,” remarked
In his Battle Creek speech, Judge gatens. “ I wish them bet
Gifford asserted that Teddy never ter luck in future marriages, but
told him he would not run. What thirteen and Friday is surely an
the world would like to know, is: unlucky combination. However,
“ Under what influence was Teddy it happens to be leap year, and
at that time?” Had he Been there has been a recent decision
smoking a Johnathan cigar or in the supreme court to the effect
drinking a Lafe eggnogg?
that parties to a default divorce
case may remarry immediately,
Half the population of Venice without the necessity of waiting
Cal., is sniffling and sneezing be six months; so altogether things
cause a 60-foot whale ventured may not be so dark for them as
dose to the breaker line. “ There they seem.
Hotel Carlton
MORO PHARM ACY
FORMALDEHYDE. RUBBER GOODS. PERFUMERY.
— BRUSHES, COMBS,-SPONGES, CIGARS.- -
M oros B arber S
hop
Fierylbing First Class and Up to date.
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