The W e r t e r
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♦♦♦< « i ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»«« ♦ i n
NO MEASURES.
Caro W ith WMeh England’s Standards
V*.
’ Are Preserved.-
John Van Tuyle, defendant
Heroes A ll
Every tw enty yean» government offi
cials compere the current weights aud
measures w tta The »tandurds, w hkli
March 21, 1913
An Episode of
Ranch Life
By CLARISSA MACKIE
To John Van Tuyle, the above named
lnd.to"‘‘.“ i'< r fth .8 W t.o fO r .« o .:
Yon eve hereby r»>qnir*d to appear and
answer the ooiaplaipt Hied against yon In
the above entitled anil on or before lbs last
dav of the time prescribed in the order of
publication, to-wit: on or before the 2d
dev of May. 1218, and if yon fall to so
appearasd answer, the plaintiff will apply
to the court for tha relief demanded In too
complaint-XUetL-herain. against you. toTlp
for a decree duwulving the bond* of inatrl-
ruonv now existing between the plaintiff
nd vonreelf, on tbe gronnds of willful
eaertluft. and for such o her and farther
h .« o n ., M. , « .» „ . io n .
aud just.
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Thm summons is served upon von by pub-
liostion thereof for the period of six soooe'g-
ive weeks in The fibermus County Observer,
a Weekly newspaper of general eirealation,
published in Hherniao ooumy, Oregon, in
pursuance to an order of tbe Hon D. U
Parker, Olronit Judge for »German Co ,
uulv made on tbe U ib day of March,
1118, and tbe date of the first publication
there of is the 2l#tday of March, 1918.
7t n > l- t o il5 i> - Attorney for Plaintiff
J
The Rapid Reader’s Review" of
Recent Reports Rewritten
For the third time in one year Kla
math Falls has adopted a charter.
Paving of Condon's main street will
be started within the next month, ac
cording to the decision of the city
oounctl.
Citizens of Roseburg at a mass m eet
ing decided to hold the next annual
afrawberrv and rose festival on May
C O M M O N S — In the Circuì
O I
of Oregon, for Bbei
Miiude VanTayle, plaintiff,
-jea e
MORO. OREGON
TODAY
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JU
11 L I U U U
S Y N O P S IS O F T H I A N N U A L S T A T 1 M B N T OR T H I
NA TIO NAL SU R E T Y CO M PA N Y
OF N1CW YORK. IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
lay of ¿Member, »811, mode to the Insure m e CctmplasloneF ef the -
on. pursuant f >»*- 0APITAU
* .7 .7 . . . 7 7 . . . . . . . . . .
Amount of eepltal stock paid u p .... IN C O M K
..........».......... 8t.7t7.7M87
i i i ’S n t i’r.iSKi
ed during tha y e a r ... 240,77» U
- | noom, ’from other sources received - during the y ea r ...* .* 114.91238
Total Income .................... •'» •-• • • ■ „ ...........................H .O tt.U lH
DI8B
Losses paid during the year,- Otclu
81.00fl.8M.81
Pen®«A
’ U .''
7
208,888.06
salaries paid durl
Taxes licenses, and fees paid durln
366,227 01
Amount of mi o th e r e x p e n d itu re s,
,
Total expenditures
|
Value of real estate
178,841.08
6.356.420.5 8
11,890.17
I Cash in banks and on hand...........
premiums In course of collection and
interest and rents due and accrued
other assets ; . ; ..................................
I
Total
.¿¿,4 wLi'in' ’ra-«»ni
I . Total assets admitted In Oregot
Or<m>
for ,
ald........
Amount of unearned premiums on c
r>ue foP «mnmlsslon end brokerage
I All other liabilities ............... .
. Total MAbjHttes
° L ci . p
.
780,418.87
«25,188.01
48,806 26
188.180.11
«7,184.11741
tuteur.«
wa
“flee!” exclaimed Jink Prole admir
ingly “How’s that for slick riding?”
“Beats any Red Spider girl I ever
Molalla has begun a movement to see,” remarked Tony Goff. “See, she s
Incoiporate that town, which is grow turning up the Star trull. You can
ing rapidly, so that the people feel get my mail. Jink. I’ve got to mope
Statutory general agent
the need of local control In matters of along home.” With the words he
turned
his
liorse
aud
was
away
after
home Interest
After being out nbcut four hours, the flying form of the buckskin pony.
“Me, too.” panted Jink Prole, close
the Astoria circuit ccart Jury In the
case against Jackson P. Adams re behind him. aud ao Mason Pqpper wap
turned a verdict finding the defendant left to fetch the mall aud perhaps learn
who the luterestlug stranger was.
guilty of murder in the first degree.
W - C. R U T L E D G E , Proprietor,
When he came out of the office his
In reply to queries from Walter B.
eyes were twlukilng with mirth. He
A HANDICAP IN GOLF,
Jones, secretary of the district fair stuffed the mall Into his pockets and
association* at Eugene, the attorney • was soon pounding along in the rear
N e a r e s t H o te l t o B u s in e s s C e n t e r , B a n k
It W as a Rather Mean A dvantage, but
general rendered an opinion to the of his companions.
a n d D e p o t. C o u r te o u s T r e a t m e n t , C le a n
It Won th e Gams.
effect that only county fairs could
Out of the town, with the Star trail
An unusual golf handicap was played
B e d s a n d T a b le t h e b e s t t h e j n a r k e t w i l l
hereafter draw support from the state. blazed straight ahead, they slackened
on one of the locaj links recently. the
The >200,000 bond Issue voted by gjx-ed to allow Mason Pepi>er to come
proponent of the same winning hands
a f fo r d .
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the people of Grants Pass for the pur up with them. Not one of them lost
dowu.
One of tbe BUles o f golf Is that
pose of building a municipally owned sight of the Klender young figure riding buckskin pony seemed to break loose. ,
oue must not tsik^p « pUfcer «
railroad from Grants ITiss to the Illi ahead so fearlessly* - ¿Trim and erect With a repetition of that shrill squeal ,
nois valley, was sold at par plus ac she sat In her saddle, her snowy shirt he dnshed once more into tbe plain ,
crued Interest The entire issue goes I waist and riding skirt showing white and proceeded to try to remove tbe
against the pale brown of her |»ony.
For hatching. Joe Hendrick»»
girl from his back by every trick
to one firm.
“Did you ask Dan Cox who Rhe
prize winning stock. Orderc filled
known to bis clever brain.
Miss Ann Whitaker, who has teen
was?" demanded Jink Prole curiously.
in. rotation, write or phone.
First he was pawing the air with the
Importuned to allow her name to be
Pepper nodded his head “I did.”
fcirl clinging to his neck with slender,
A. R ose , M oro ,
[3t-m21-al
used -at the April election as candi
“Well, what did he say? She can’t
date for member of the Eugene coun- I be a new schooliunrm, for It alu’t time tense nrms; again, he arched him self
and flung his bead between bis legs.
cil positively declined to run, giving for schoolniurms y e t ”
The three galloi»ed frantically around
as her principal excuse unsanitary con- I “She ain’t exactly a schoohnurm,"
hesitated Pep|«r. “Boys, what do you the pony, endeavoring to dush in and
dition of the council chamber.
rescue tbe girl from her precarious po
While r. wsian variety at the
Branded logs, escaped from the own
sition, but somehow the buckskin pony
P o r t la n d ,O r e g o n .
Kerr
Gifford warehouse at Moro.
er’s boom and floating down the river, I
seemed to be aware o f their purpose to
Have sold six h n and have a few
do not become abandoned property
Eastern Oregon Headquarters.
cheat bim of his victim, and he man-
end are not subject to be salvaged by 1
ton left. ''See Wnrfie’id."
aged to elude them every time.
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C. E. M atthews
outside parties. This is the decision
. Now the buckskin attempted Ills fa
164-2t-m21-28]
Moro,
O
refon.
Positively most centrally
gained by the Log 8a 1 rage association
vorite.
He fell to bis knees and
located. Fifth'St. cars pass
attempted to roll over, and only tbe
in the courts at S t Helens.
girl’s sharp cry “Don’t shoot!” held
the doors every few minutes.
That no member of the legislature
back the threatened discharge of three
may accept a position as county attor
wedpens.
ney under the bill passed by the last
The buckskin rolled over and In some
S. C. Brown Leghorn
Popular Priced Restaurant
legislature, even though they should
Inexplicable manner left the saddle on
f&m prize winning hens for sale
resign as members of the legislature, I
European Plan. R a t a $1.00 aaO up
the ground. but the girl w as still on
$3.00 per 15 address
v-s« the
of an opinion furnished
bis dusty back when he arose.
L. Q. SWETLAND, M<r.
M rs . J. D. W eed ,
by ihe attorney-general at the request
Then begnn a performance that made
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Condon,
Oregon.
of Governor W est
I
tbe brains of the three onlookers reel
i at uie n tst time in Its history the
■with shocked surprise. Suddenly the
to w a 'o f Hubbard was dry for four
girl sprang to her feet on the bare
back of the buckskin pony, and they
days. There was a spirited struggle
aaw that sh e. wore little soft mocca
there for months between the ’’wets"
I hereby notify the public
sins Instead of shoes. She Cried shrilly
and the “drys” over the question of
to the pony, and he dashed away, while
that I have separated from my
abolishing the town's three saloons.
she stood sw aying gracefully from her
wife, Mrs. Clara Wilder Hendricki,
P o r c e la in B a th T u b » .
The matter finally resulted In the 11-
I position on his back.
and
that
I
propose
to
see
for
a
cenHing of one saloon.
She waved her band to tbe three cow-
legal divorce at the next term ot
Indian war veterans who are enti
I boys, who followed her course w ith
the
circuit court; and, further, that
tled to the benefits conferred by the |
I protruding eyes, and as the pony turn-
from
and after this date I will not
I
ed
and
circled
toward-
them
they
let
aot of February 19, 1913—the Richard
A g en t for th o B est S team L a u n d ry
be responsible for any bill of any
1 out a whoop that brought tbe warm
son bill granting an Increase to $20
S h o p in B rick B u ild in g 'n e x t O b serv er Office
kind contracted by the said Mrs.
I color to her cheeks. As she passed
per month—will not be required to
I them she swooped and lifted the large
Clara Wilder Hendricks on hiy
make application In order to receive
E. W . L E W I S , P r o p r ie to r .
I gray hot of Jink Prole from bis head
account. Dated at Moro, Oregon,
the increase, according to the com
I and dropped It on her own. Then, with
this 6th day of March, 1913.
m issioner of pensions.
I a shrill whistle to the pony, horse and
J. F. H endricks
With the arrival of an Immense
rider came to a graceful standstill be
165-3t.m
14-28] r
dredger from San FTanclNco work la
fore them. For an Instant she poised,
Heine rushed on the Lake Labtsh
kissed her hnnd to them and dropped
gently to the ground.
T U B D B V II. IN B C O B 8 B IN S E B M B D TO
The buckskin ¡rony meekly nibbled
HUBAK DOOBB.
tbe grass.
. r
thinks of a girl that don’t scarcely
I have several ii rigated ranches
know one end of a horse from t ’other I “It’s on us. I guess,” said Tony Goff
for
rent to responsible parties, on
D A R N I E L L E B R O S ., P r o p rie to rs
getting on and riding that buckskin I sheepishly. “But w e w as plumb scar
reasonable terms. I also have irri
ed
for
aw
hile
after
Pepper
here
told
us
-«Really
C o n x id e r a t a .
devil of Burnham’s?”
“la Mrs Blnka considerate of her gated land for sale at 10% of
“What?” thundered the two in uni- I what he did about your riding.”
purchase price down, balance at
“What did 1 say?" demanded Mr. hnxband'a feoHUgu?”
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son.
easy
terms, 6% interest, write me.
Pepper,
with
a
burst
of
virtuous
Indig
“Yes.
She
alw
ays
»1rs
Ida
overcoat
“8he ain’t never rode a horse before I
tlint hla friends
L. E. S mith ,
-
and has got to Red Spider and so. fur nation
H e a d q u a r te r s for o u r S h e r m a n C o u n ty
lor of moth balla 164-4t-f58m21]
The girl’s eyes lost their mischievous
Redmond. Ore
back alive?” added Tony Goff Incredu
wlu‘11 the tln*t cold »unp come«.”- B u f
lig
h
t
and
she
smiled
sw
eetly,
aerlw
sly
frie n d s; p rio e s re a s o n a b le ; first c la s s
lously.
“Nervy, ain’t It?" Inquired Mr. Pep up Into their faces aa she lifted her falo E^prtMO.
r e s ta u r a n t w ith th e h o te l.
gloved band to m eet their clasp. “AH
per calmly.
“Craty, you menn. Fellows, I guess Jesting aside, gentlemen, I must a t
Full blood S. C. Rhode Island
I’ll hitch up a little close. That girl I wnys remember bow aollritons you
may need belp before she gets back. have been for my safety. Now let me
Reds $1 per setting of fifteen; in
explatn.
This
is
not
Mr.
Burnham’a
You know that pony of Burnham’s lays
T w o B lo c k s F r o m N e w D e p o t
cubator lots $5 per hundred. A
down and rolls whenever he take« a man killing pony. It's my own Brown
good
hatch
guaranteed
or
will
re
notion." With a wave of the band be ie. who shares in my world famous act
place at half price.
dashed ahead and was soon clattering In the Wild W est show. I am the
G eo . O. W arfield ,
Prairie
Rose,
at
your
service!”
She
at the heels of tbe buckskin pony.
F R E E A U T O B U S T O A N D F R O M A L L T R A IN S
You know who| happens in ‘a houre in (3m-f21m 16-163) Moro. Oregon.
bowed
low
and
blushed
at
th
e
—
sur
Just as Tony Goff’s mount bad nosed
which the plumbing is in poor condition— ,
cities and other methoda will be made.
up to the pony’» flank tbe buckskin prised ejaculations.
everybody in the house is liable to «xmrtact
The city's Ilia will be diagndsed and begun to live up to his evil reputation.
They escorted her to the very doors typhoid or some other fever. Tho diavstive
rem edies prescribed. In accordance With an angry squeal he shot forward I of the Burnham ranch, and Tony Goff organs perforin tho same function* In the
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with an arrangement between a com and, leaving the trail, fairly flew over had won a promise to ride with him human body M the plumbing doe« for the
house, and they should ba k*i* in first class
m ittee of Portland citlxens and Wil tbe parched grass of the plain. There the next day.
Should try our famous ch»ck-
the three rode slowly home to t h e , condition all the tlipc. If yon have any cn plate dinners; all kinds of nice
liam H. Allen, municipal efficiency was nothing but tbe dead level of the
trouble with your dip '.:•?» take Chamber-
plain ahead—no watercourses? u8 dan Twin Star with the belated mall In bin's Tnbbts and 5 ¿ « obtain to get sandwich, pie, cake, good coffee.
expert of Now York.
their
pockets
Tony
Goff
suddenly
burst
Grass Valley, Oregon»
J
quick relW.
• ::J . t a t a t - M - J
W olfard L unch C ounter
Details of the Important modifica gerous precipice«. The greatest danger
Into ecstatic spoeqh.
was
threatened
by
the
horse
himself,
tion of the time for payment on b o d e
“Say, Pepper, that w as the beat Joke
In the U m atllb project have been an- I whose favorite trick was to throw bis I you ever played on me!”
rider
off
Ind.
falling
In
that,
to
He
E n tire ly new, c o n v e n ie n t' to b u siness.
nounced by the secretary of the Inter- J
Whereupon Jink Prole and Mason
lor. From settler» on the third unit I down and crush tbe life out o f him. Pepper winked solemnly at each other.
C lean beds, an d ta b le tb e best tb e m a rk e t
Safety depended upon tbe agility of
. » lb.
of ’hie project au Initial payment of the rider, and not many o f Burnham’s
8 U t e o f O rv g o n , p u r s u a n t t o l a w .
C A p lT A L
w ill afford. P rices re a so n a b ly .
( ’om -
Irwn W ith Their F eet
818 tor building fhpree Is required at men cared to take tbe risk.
A m o u n t ot c a p ita l stock paid up................................................
Qne
of
the
most
carious
sights
which
m e reiai tra d e solicited
the t'me of iii.ug watt.' n ch t a j t ’.ica-
<Mi out In the middle o f the plain
P r e m iu m s ro e e lv e d d u rln f? th e y e a r . . . . ,
’
tlon and for lands subject to the re the buckskin pony stopped suddenly. I beheld In Cairo was men Ironing with
In t e r e s t, d iv id e n d
and r e n ts
'/
Income from other oources received during th e y e a r . . . . ^
clamation a c t In the fourth unit the settled back on hla haunches and . their fdet, says a w riter In the Wide
8S.SS5.S8S.M
World Magaxlne. They had not been
swung
around
as
If
on
a
pivot
until
I
Initial payment Is 812 per acre of Irri
T o t a l In c o m e ...................o i s B U R S E M E N T S
mixing their drlnka I t b simply •
horse
sod
rider
faced
the
three
pur
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LosBes p a id d u r in g ’ th e y o o r, in d u d t n g a d ju s t m e n t ex
gable land.
suers. Tbe girl’s face was quite pale, custom of 'the country. These men
Several of the little village« of Kla and she looked at the men with « dl- I were employed In the native tailoring
D iv id e n d » p a id d u r in g th e y e a r on
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t
math county are planning to Incor rect, fearless gaxe that brought them
establishments.
Bgcept for a long C o m m la a io n s and ‘ d ia r ie s P«>d d .u ri nf h J l!?_a>r
T a x e s , licen ses, a n d fe e s p a id d u r in g th e y ^ a r . . . , ..............
porate. The new law prohibiting the to a standstill, with apologetic grins.
Iron handle, the Irons were shaped like
W HEN
IN P O R T L A N D S T O P A T
8
A m < a in t o f a ll o t h e r ze x p e n d » tu re a ......... .......................... .............
«ale of liquor outside of incorporated
“Is It a game, or what Is It?” she the ordinary flatiron, only brger. A
T
o
t
a
l
e
x
p
e
n
d
itu
re
s
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id block of wood reeled on tbe top
towns and cities hit a number of asked sharply-
265,000 00
the Iron, and on this tbe men placed V a lu e o f r e a l estate owned .......................... .......................... 8 2.8O2.2O8.1S
placf s in this county, and those Inter ' “Is what n game?” fenced Tony
V a lu e o f s to c k ? a n d b e n d s ’ o w n e d ...... ................................... •
384,100.00
one
foot,
guiding
tbe
Iron
in
tho
direc
Ixxcns on rtio rtR a g e e a n d c o lla te » a l, ® t« -...................................
ested In kepeing the places supplied <Vff. the red creeping through the
110,648.82
tion
desired
by
means
of
the
handle.
C
a
s
h
In
b
a
n
k
s
a
n
d
on
band
“
iKwnre
of
his
cheek.
<
348,900.60
with wet goods have held m eetings |
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For the sake of convenience the Iron P r e m iu m s in c o u is e o f c o lle c tio n a n d In t i a i . b m ................
“%ow
chasing
m
e
this
w
iy
.
I
don’t
and taken preliminary steps to Incor
38,887.7»
Corner of 7th and Stark Street
ing boards were raised only a few
Interest and r e n ts doe and accrued.......................... ..
llke
-lt
even
if
It
Is
a
custom
of"the
porate Fort Klamath. Bly and Malin.
’4,496.93
inches above the ground. The men
18,710.00
All of these places now have one or country."
L e s s s p e c ia l d e p o s it» In a n y _:S t a t e < if a n y t h e r e b e ) ..» - -
C H A S . W R IG H T . President
“We were only looking after you Ironed with greet rapidity, and, how
T o t a l assets x d m lt t e d in O r e g o n .........................
M . C . D IC K IN S O N , M anege
more salpons.
ever
strange
tho
method
may
seem
to
right and proper, m iss,” assured Tony
L IA B ItrriE S .
D ecbratlon of Intention upon the ' vehemently. “Maybe you don’t know our Ideas. It certainly does tbe work
I t is new, an d its room 8 are provided V illi
G ro s s c la im s fo r losses u n p a id
paw of a husband to become a cltlsen 1 that boss you’re on la a man killer. very well and expeditiously. *-
A m o u n t Of u n e a r n e d p r e m iu m s on a l l o u ts ta n d in g
• • • l,t o l,» » e .» »
r u n n in g w a ter and lo n g d ista n c e telejiboue».
does not confer citlxenship upon tbe } Old Burnham hadn't ought to let you
47 s i# i .
D u e fo r c o m m is s io n a n d b r o k e r a g e ........................... ...................
All
U a t l l l l l . . ... ..................... .................................................
E u ro p e a n p la n . R ates $1 p er day an d up. ?
wife, according to an opinion rendered ride him.”
M , 178,380 34
by Attorney General Crawford. He I “You are mistaken. 1 didn’t ask llr .
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holds that the husband must be a cltl- Burnham If 1 £ould ride the pony,”
lt.80 8 .B 8
sen lx. or Jer to confer citlxenship upon she returned pleasantly.
“You
men»
you
Just
walked
up
to
her. He su g g esb that dhe can remedy
- him and threw a saddle on and rid
the (•liLcwlty by taking out oltixenshlp
T r y a W a n ) A d . in
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papers herself, and In that manner
Tuny was gaping now.
T
h
e
O
b
s
e
r
v
e
r
.
i
t
P
a
y
s
render herself competent to vote at
The girl nodded. “1
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