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R enw ood clothes Absolutely guaranteed by ourstlves and the makers The Style of Tomorrow. Quality Today and Every Day. ’OULD you purchase a watch which was not guaranteed; or put your money in a hank which was not absolutely snic, or go to svit in a leaky boat ? Don’t take a chance when you buy clothes. It is not necessary; we will be glad to sell you clothes which have both a service and style guarantee; clothes which don’t blare or blaze, but which “get there” gracefully and'positively. They are tailored by specialists who make only a distinct part of a garment, even then they cost you no more than a cheaper made clothing S U IT S FROM $15 TO $30 A. M. W ILLIAM S &. CO • ... THE T he DA LLES. O b s e rv e r February. 21. 1913 The price of The Observer u>11-50 per rear, 75 cent, for its month., 50 cento for our m o o th .-b u t if paid in advance we ieccp< $2.50 in fall for 2 year.. Shorter nrm. th *" one year 12 # cento per month. A Blue M ark here w ill an»wer an in- ■uer, when entered upon our calendar, tjeing the date of the paper « the 4 * le -t rhich your current .ub.cription expire.. E u re k a FA arith L»d«e N o Call and see the new suitings at Freemans. T ry the famous Sunday dinner at the Hotel M oro. HOBO, SH BBM AB 0O .,O |l»O O > r F R ID A Y . OREGON. 121. a T f . a a . m . Moro. or. » "^Meeto the hrat and third ay evening, of each month. Vi.iting member, cordially invited to meet By order of M. J. M . P a * * y . Secretary. W. B o th la h a m C h a p te r- No. 78 o. e. • Regular communication each 2d and 4th Thursday evenings monthly. F. E. F o « tneb , __________ Secretary- An exceptionally strong line of shoes at Freemans. Best mucilage and brushes at the Observer Book Store. ■<• Birthday Postal Cards at The Observer Book Store. D on’t overlook the double disc sold by C. N. Crosfield M r. and. Mrs. T. C. Lee are Portland visitors this week. School books and supplies are at the Observer Book Store. County Cortimissioner A .J.H olt was a M oro visitor Monday- The mercatilecommercial world report 1814 business failures dur ing ’ JirtUary, which' was 83 fewer than the year before. SCHOOL CHILDRENS' POULTRY CONTEST. M oro M. E. Church has pur chased a piano and has organized A Statement o f its Purposes, an eight piece orchestra from among its membership. ------- Frank E. Brown of Kent, Ore Lût af Helpful BnOetúas, Circular», gon, and Miss Ida H . Kentner of Pamphlets, General Information. Terrebonne, were married at Prineville February 7th. Prepared by P. M . Nath, Moro. order with Crosfield for 1000 rods The state of Oregon imports of Pittsburgh, with which he w ill each year more than l>a million finish enclosing his entire farm. dollars worth of poultry and eggs A ten pound bouncing baby boy from other states in order to supply arrived on the 13th at the home the local demand and at the same of M r. and Mrs. W . L. D illyiger time our farms and village houses in the Hay Canon neighborhood. are without poultry in many, many The Mrs. McCuIlum residence, instances. »This condition can and last occupied by Eugene Am idon, should be changed. is being renovated, a front porch State Superintendent of Instruc attached, and bath room facilities tion L. R. Alderman, in a recent provided. letter, pointed out that we were Sheriff J. C. McKeart re’potrs that spending $9.60 per. annum to taxes are being paid exceptionally educate each of our school chit prom pt this year and that his office dren; he there asked if they could is averaging $800 a day on tax not each raise enough ' poultry to collections. meet this expense. This is a mod est sum and with cooperation of W.G.Fagan of The Dalles, where school and home such is possible. he is employed as mailing clerk in Let us of Sherman county show the post office, was a visitor this hat It can be done. week at the home of his brother, Prof. F. E. Fagan. The dtecutive committee of Friends of Mrs. Nellie Meloy the school fair has made arrange w ill be pleased to know that she ments with several of the best was able to sit up in bed for the poultrymen of Oregon and Wash- first time, since her relapse, on ington to supply the children with the best o í eggs and stock at greatly Tuesday o f this week. reduced prices and any who aré O. L. Belshee and family return interested can get the names of such ed from Portland last week. M r. upon application and. also, breeds Belshee has had to undergo anoth with prices. er siege of hospital treatment, the last his many friends hope. ] It is not thought that any pupil or student wilJ raise several breeds Fred Hennagin and family ex- o f poultry but is rather advised to . , . . , pect soon to leave for rresno, direct his efforts in the raising of California, where Mrs. Hennagin one or two strains that are known has a sister living. Fred does n o t.. . . . . . * . i , to be good general purpose fowls, at this time, expect to locate there , . . i . r Emphasis is rather laid upon rais- permanently. p|ymouth Rock8t record to cover six months and on a regular form to be supplied by the Committee. ’ D on’t label your butter with a -M . A. Bull was in charge of the horn8t Rhode Island Reds, Orp- rubber stamp; it is strictly against M oro branch of the Tumalum j ngtonn, M inorca*,- Wyandottes, the law. Lumber Co. while Manager H .U . Brahmas, Anconas, and possibly a W. F. Jackson and wife returned M artin was attending the western gew others. Turkeys and ducks Friday from an extended visit to lumbermen convention at Spo- should also receive considerable M e r e L odge, N a . 113. > Portland. l. o. O. F. Moro, Or. kane last week. attention. Meeting every Saturday W ool Challies with the border, Several people crossed on the Those who engage in this work evening at 7:30 o’ clock. ViMting member, are cor fine for spring dresses, pt Free ice at and below The Dalles last need a good poultry journal. We dially invited. Member. mans store. week, but three mfcn who attempted ¡do not desire to advocate any expected to be present, F. E. Fagan has added a new 50 tc cross the river on the icqbridgc special one as there are many good S atbi , N o ible Grand, A. R. K emingek , Secy. egg broodtr-hatcher to his chicken at Lyle during that time were ones, but possibly the American raising equipment. Poultry Journal is as good as any. never again heard from. The Country Gentleman also con What do you think of this? sugar Messrs. Buffington and Burlin only $5.50 and flour $5., at Geo. game, friends of Rev. C. W . John tains many good poultry articles. N. Crosfield, Wasco. Anyone who desires to acquaint son, are visitors in the city: the LAW YER Abstracts promptly made by the gentlemen are expert well drillers himself with what constitutes a and in quest o f work to do on the good bird should have American O ffice o v e r VV.W .M .Co b a n k Sherman County Abstract Com Standard of Perfection publishèd basis of no water no pay.^. pany, M oro. Oregon. by the American Poultry Assco- The market for hogs at Port M oro, O regon. If you want Pittsburg hog fence ciatioq. land this week has had its ups and remember that Crosfield is now The Poultry Department at Cor down; ranging as high as $8.20 per making up carload orders. P re p a re d to p ra ctice in a ll vallis has several good bulletins hundred. A buyer at Condon Carbolinium, fresh stock, direct among them are: Housing of last week paid $87 a head for cattle th e c o u rts o f th e state. from Germany, now on sale at chickens, ext.v series 7 number 2; to be shipped to Portland. The Observer Book Store. breeds of chickens, ext. series 7 Attorney W. C. Bryant le ftjfor number 1; poultry contest bulletin E. A. Cushman has placed his Portland Tuesday to be with his number 7. Then by having your W . C . B ry a n t order with Geo. N. Crosfield, mother at the family home in that name placed on the college mail Wasco for two O liver gangs. . city. Mrs. Bryant is reported Lawyer ing list, others w ill be received as A son arrived January 31st to seriously ill with a complication of issued. : __ ... bless the home of M r. and Mrs. grippe and typhoid fever. ' The ones that really mean O R E G O N J. H . Sherwood at M cM innville. MORO W oman suffrage in Oregon has “ business” are especially requested Dr. A.L.G older w ill be at Wasco carried; that is settled fact. Here to write to U. S. Department of and Grass Valley, to fit glasses, in is another, Chas. G olliher at Was Agriculture, division of publica two weeks; see notice next week. co, has the machine to keep wo tions, Jos. A . Arnold editor in Superintendent D. E. Stephens, men from suffering, the Duplex chief, Washington, D. C. The o f the experiment station returned Vacuum Carpet Gleaner. v Department of Agriculture exists A tto r n e y -a t-la w from Corvallis Tuesday evening. M r. and Mrs. L. Barnum re for our benefit, use it. They will Geo. Lamborn took home a turned from The Dalles Tuesday send any of the following bulletins Masonic Building postal card w ill big lot of Pittsburgh Tuesday that evening where they were guests of on request; he bought from Crosfield, Wasco. E. O. McCoy and enjoyed seeing bring any bulletin that appeals. O re g o n the latest dramatic production at B140 fattening poultry; B I41 im T h e D a lle » Mrs. John Hasting, accompani the opera house in that city. provement of the farm egg; B176 ed by Mrs. Grant Morgan, were Tuesday of this week, February a system of poultry accounting; guests Friday at the Dorcas social. 18th, was the Francis E. W illard B206 hints to poultry raisers; FB51 Henry Rilggfes was in M oro M em orial Day; inaugurated and standard varieties of chickens; Wednesday, the first since last fall commemorated throughout the FB64 ducks and geese; FB200 tur and his return from California this United States by the Womens keys; FB236 incubation and incu Christian Temperance Union. week. bators; FB287 poultry manage Successor to Dr. O. J. Goffi n W m . Pentacost, brother to A l One criterion by which spring ment/ FB357 poultry manage M o r o , O r e flo n . bert, has been visiting at the home can be judged to be in close prox ment, Maine experiment station; of J. C. Hockman and family this im ity is the fact that the M oro FB445 marketing eggs through Hardware and Implement Com a creamery; FB452 capons and week. pany has sold more than five caponizing; 'l bk. September 584 Mrs. T. B. Searcy was a visitor ,in thousand 22 caliber rifle cartridges the handling and marketing of M oro on the 14th attending the eggs. the last few weeks. IO , - O R E G O N Dorcas society social in the after A ll teachers will lend all possi Mrs. George Hennagin was one to 15th of each month, noon. among many of the out o f town ble aid and any inquiries w ill be ffice opposite Drs. Godin The bungalow residence of J. ladies attending the Dorcas valen prom ptly attended to and all such JCO, O R E G O N C. Freeman is being treated to a are urged, if the inquisitor is in prim ing coatof paint by “ Shorty” tine social last week; she reports h to 30th of each month, that the Boardman school house earnest. i opp. McCoy, Atwood Co Bagley. Repwmber that velY substantial has had a new floor laid since the ’ W . H . Burres has placed his box social recently bad at that prizes are announced for this year order for a 1913 Reo the fifth place. and it is the desire of those head due in Wasco Monday with Geo. John W /C la rk , one of the pio* ing the movement to make Sher ' ' • • 'v, N. Crosfield. J ’man county as famous for its pout heer farmers of the Mackin flat Addreaa: M O RO , ORIH1ON. The membership of the Metho and Kent countries, was a M oro try as it is for its stock and grain. A diploma of M erit w ill be issu dist church w ill soon begin x the visitor Monday. He said that at ed to all poultry exhibitors in work of renovating the interior o f this time he did not want to come Stock Inspector addition to the regular prizes, if their building. to^the county-seat, but that every Sherman County, such exhibit is accompanied by a J. W . Forbes left Wednesday year Cari McKean sends him a record of receipts and expenditures Oregon. for Mosier where he w ill visit with valentine that some how requires from March or A p ril to Septem his daughter and her family for dote attention and prom pt obedi Deputy Stock Inapedtor ber or October, the period of such tk* I ah riavfi. ence Loots ScboSowlU. Ken Orajoo h. J. D . P o m e r e n e -R. R. Butler «4 Dr. Walter C. Dun Pipimi ili Sirptoo R. Morgan □ □ s x x tle t ■ Ja m e s S te w a rt & Among those in the county who have good poultry and who we feel w ill offer courtesies to the children are: Granville Phillips, Kent; W .C.Guyton, Kent; Arnold Buhman, Wasco; W iley Benefiels, Klondike; I. N . Lemon, Grass Valley; Omar Sayrs, M oro; W . C. Rees, M oro; Gz W . H ilde brand, Wasco; P. M. Nash and F. E. Fagan, M oro; and others. Pipe Fittings and Supplies. Wrenches and Tools of all kinds. Bolts, T ap s, W ashers, etc* Extras for the Dutchman, Oliver, Besides these, reductions are offered by E. S. Russell, Rhode Island Red,Centulia,Washington; Keim & Keim, Rhode Island Red, Ridgefield, Washington; J. M. Garrison, several varieties, Salem, Oregon; Mrs. W innie Braden, Dallas, Oregon; W. W aL bridge, Heppner. Syracuse, and John Deere Plows (very filing a Farmer needs in the Furniture 5 a ® and Hardware line can be supplied here. a ® Published by order of the exec utive committed of the School Fair Association. L. W . Northern County Schools Visited. R oss, M o ro , O re g o n The Sherman County Jeweler. County School Superintendent F.E.Fagan returned the first of the week from an official visit among the schools of Rufus, Biggs, and Sherman. He is well pleased with the time spent and reports that all the schools visited had fine school houses and good equipment. He was particularly taken with a new heating system in some of the schools. Superintendent Fagan also reposts that atthe Biggs school the teacher, Miss Fleck, has in augurated a mid-week literary society and spelling class composed of the pupils and patrons of the district; he said that while eating lunch at the W olfard Lunch Room at Biggs his attention was called to the society by the discussion go ing on in the room as to proper spelling of words and the reason why some failed the evening be fore at the meeting of the society. agent for T he N isley P iano , the instrument that has proven to be satisfactory every where and for quality and price can not be equaled.t Another shipment of Nisley Pianos, with stands and benches, just received. R. J. G IN N J. E. C O L E M A N $ C u re d o f E lv e r C o m p la in t. “I «u suffering with liver complaint,” bays Iva Smith cf Point Blank, Texas, “and decided to try a 25c. box of Chamberlain's Tablets, and am happy to say that I am com pletely cured and can recompieml them to everv one.” For aale by alt dealer*.—Ad vertisement For Sale Cheap 1 new 14 hoe d rill - 2 cream Separators 1 Gasoline Engine 1 2nd hand 12>inch Gang plow G inn & C oleman M oro , O re . Draft Horses for Sale Ten head of good draft horses from three to seven year old. For particulars phone or write. F. W . M athias . (2t-f21-28464) Klondike. Ore. Eggs for Hatching Full blood S. C. Rhode Island Reds $1 per setting of fifteen; in cubator lots $5 per hundred. A good hatch guaranteed or will re place at half price. G eo . O. W arfield , (3m-f21ml6-163) Moro, Oregon. Estray Notice-Sale Come to my place near the head of Rattlesnake grade, eight miles northwest of M oro, Sherman County, Oregon, the night of Jan uary 6, 1913, one dark grey com ing yearling horse colt; no brands visible but has a small wire scar on left fore foot. The owner or owners of the above described animalis hereby notified to call for it; prove pro perty; pay charges, and take it away, otherwise it will be sold as provided by law at the farm named in this advertisment to the highest bidder for cash at 10 o ’clock in the forenoon Saturday,March 1st 1913. W . A. R uggles f-143t.l63 M oro, Oregon. Work Horses for Sale ’ One horse, one mare, both com ing-two years old; one good brood w^rk mare; for particulars see me at my farm two miles south of Moro. H aden B risbine 3t*-j31 M oro, Oregon. a a 6 IN N $ 4» «t D E A I . i ; V tM $ 0 $ & & Glass, Paints, and Oils. I1 V Bone and Alfalfa Meal. A.ottN'r«» i*<>w - - Canton Plows, Superior and Peoria Drills. «i « « $ e MORO ® ® ® ® ® ® BRANCH TÜM A LUM LUMBER CO. H. U. HARBIN, H anager. ® ® ® ® G @ ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® WOOD - COAL - POSTS ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® : s s Tor all kinds of machinery carried in stock or procured on short notice. Lumber, Cement and Lime, Windows, Doors, Moulding. » s ® 1G g g g Special prices on Wood in car load lots w h e re one or more are buying. : : . : O ar Stock is Complete ahd Seasonable Dress Goods, ‘Underwear,, Shoes, R u b b e rs ,A rtie s , Groceries, Canned Goods, Dried Fruits. * * . • * • Travelers at Biggs You arc respectfully invited to call. Should try our famous ch;ck en plate dinners; all kinds of nice sandwich, pie, cake, good coffee. W olfard L unch C ounter C. G. HU ls & COLEM AN COOPER BROS, GRASS VALLEY, OREGON. O A L I T T L E M IS S IO N A R Y W O R K I N Y O U R D idle days by telling your neighbors of the good qualities of The Observer. 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