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The
O b s e rv e r
^ Advertise in the Observer.
Summary of Assessment Roll for Sherman County
O U Resident Passes Away.
Oregon, for the Y ear 1 9 1 3 .
Friends of I.N .L em o n and
OTTO P tlT Z , Aeeaeeer.
ten finished their season of thresh family will be grieved to learn of
KOBO, B H B RM AB CO..OBBOOK
the
death
o
f
Mrs.
Irene
Hawley
The annual summary published this week is worth the study o f all
ing September fifth.
Lemon who died at her home in our readen. The total assessed valuations of property for Sher-
AOSiracw prom
p ro m p ptly
u y made by the —---------
Abstracts
F R ID A Y __ September 12. 1913
Sherman County Abstract Com- Grass Valley September
man county is increased $1.670 not withstanding that the exemption
O.L.Belthee and Martin H an
pany, M oro. Oregon.
Miss Frances Rutledge
left
Wednesday for a short visit with
friends at The Dalles.
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4th Thuraday
at
tn iiu u monthly.
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M o r a L o d g e , N o . 113»
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every Saturday
____ tag at 7:30 o’clock.
Visiting members are cor-
dialiy invited., Members
expected Io ba praaaat
Grand,
J . A . H ardin , Nobla C
Secy.
A. R.
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The price of The Observer i* >1.50 per
•ear. 75 cents for six months. SO canto f
four months—but W "aid in *dvance
accept >2.50 In full »or 2 years.
Shorter
terms than oov year 12)4 cento per month
A Blue M ark her« w ill answer an ta
nnery. when entered upon oar
•
giving the date <d Use paper as the date «I
which your current subscription capirai.
J.G.W oods is a business visitor
in Portland.
A.W .Parks is in M oro as the
guest of his sister, M rs.AJ.Syron.
Mrs. A. C. Bennett of Everet.
Wash., is visiting with relatives in
this county.
G .O .W a rfe ld and two sons re
turned from their visit to the Rose
city last Sunday. .
Several M oro young%en have
left this week for work in-^the
harvest fields of Idaho.
A large amount of seasonable
fall goods has arrived this week
at the J.C.Freeman store
M rs.L.V.M oore and son Leon
left Tuesday morning for a short
visit with relatives in Portland
Carboliniuip. fresh stock, direct
from Germany, now on sale at
The Observer Book Store.
M n.L.B arnum and her sister,
Mary, left Monday morning for
a short visit in the Rose City.
The M oro Commercial Com
pany have added a fine grocery
counter to their store furniture.
H a l Morrow, the potato king of
the Kent section, was a business
visitor Saturday at the county seat
of Sherman.
after a lingering sickness of four
years. Funeral services were held
in the Methodist
Epsicopal
Church Thursday afternoon, Rev.
Henry Attenborough officiating.
Burial was made in the Odd
7ellows cemetery.
Mrs. Hawley was born at M o n
roe, Oregon, March 9, 1861. She
married I.N .Lem on September
9. 1886. Tw o weeks after their
marriage. M r. and Mrs. Lemon
moved to Sherman county and
lave resided here continuously
since that time. She is survived
ly her husband and two sons,
tester and Erw in Lemon.
Ceeference Ckaafes M inu ter»
Bom to M r. and Mrs. Starr
A t the meeting of the Columbia
Ruggles 2:30 Tuesday afternoon
liv e r conference of the M . E.
a nine and a half pound baby girl.
church at W alla W alla last week
D r. Morse attending.
changes affecting the ministers of
Mrs. W m . Henrichs expects to this county were made as follows:
leave Saturday for a six weeks <ev. A J . Andersen, now at M oro,
visit with her sister at her old ioes to Bickelton; Rev. Henry
home at Richland Center, Wis.
Attenborough, now at Grass
J.C.Freeman has had a ladies Valley, goes to Liberty and Out-
rest room and lavatory built into ook; Rev. A.S. Black, now at
his store building for the ac Wasco, goes to Cascade Locks;
commodation of his many patrons. <ev.Smith cofnes to M oro and
Spaulding chapel; Rev.Nichol, of
Rev. J. Hatch, retired Presby
-food River, who supplied M oro
terian minister, now living at
pulpit
shortly after Rev.Johnson
Oronco Oregon, was a visitor this
eft, goes to Grass Valley; Wasco
week at the home o f his daughter,
to be supplied later by the district
Mrs.R.C.Byers and family.
superintendent; Rev.C.W.John-
The M oro Hardware and Im ple son, form erly of M oro, goes to
ment Co. have in stock both the Appleton.
Mica and Hub axle grease in cans
M artin Hansen lost 420 sacks of
or pails. This grease always give
good
wheat by fire in the field
satisfaction and is standard.
about
two week» ago, /The fire
County Judge Krusow, Clerk
McPherson, and Sheriff McKean was discovered about eight in the
made an auto party that left early morning by one of his children
Thursday morning for the Let er who was working in an adjoining
Buck: using Judge Krusow’s car^ field. It is considered that it was
set by some one sleeping there the
Dr.C.L.Poley last week was ap tiig h t before as this was the first
pointed by the county court as setting threshed by B«l®bee &
county health officer^and by the Hansen and was six weeks old
O -W R & N C o. officials as assistant when burned.
physician and surgeon for the
Receipts at the Portland live
Shaniko branch.
stock market last week were cattle
Frery Thing needed ii the M e r e and
| ; Hardware line can be supplie
IT TIE
of household goods ia taken out of last year» total to an amount of
$50,415; which o f course does not include household articles
in
public use. such as hotels. The amount o f tillable land is increas
ed 141 acres and the non tillable land is increased 845 acres, not a
great deal but it shows nearly all Sherman county is now under
private ownership. The^e is an increase of 300 horses over last
and also 723 cattle, 4,234 sheep and 300 hogs. W e notice with
pleasure that there is a decrease of 17 in the number of dogs, we hope
quality remaining is improving. The largest increase of any item
ia that pertaining to automobiles which figures moves up mater
ially thia year and helps balance the loss in household goods now
exempted.
, ,
.Í*'• -a
Moro Hardware &
d e a le r s in
G a s o lin e , P a in ts , O ils , a n d G la ss,
H a r n e s s a n d H a r n e ss E x tr a s .
D is h p a n s, P r e s e r v in g K e ttle s , a n d C o o k in g
u t e n s ils in E n a m e le d G r a n ite W are.
Value
Number acre* tillable land, 271,401.............................. ...................................™
Number aerea non-tillable land, 144,972............................ ..............................
Improvement* on deeded land ................................ .......................................
Town lots........ ......................... ................................... * ............................... . . . .
Improvements on town loto .......................... ..................................^ ’222 22
Improvement* on land not deeded.
Manufacturing machinery...................................................................................
Merchandise and stock in trade........................................................................
Forming implements, automobiles, e t c ...................................................... .
Money, not««
accounts................................................................................
Fixture«, H b rm » , e tc ,.............. .. .
............................................................
Number of hone* and mule«, 6,493............................................................
Number of catrle, 2,175. •
.
.......................... ....................... .............
Number o f sheep and goata, 21,208 ..............................................................
Number of twin« 2 ,5 /2 .................. ............................. • ....................... . . . . . .
Number of dogs 369
W e s e ll t h e E - Z s e a l fr u it jars a n d
ru b b e r s a n d t h e E c o n o m y jars a n d to p s.
362,660 00
22
63,905 00
2.000
13.380
127,040
155,335
147,390
5,160
513.890
69,485
60,030
22,745
3,900
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
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The g rill growers Conveniences
Are not alone oonfined to R u ral Free Delivery of m a il
and the Telephone.
There is another convenience which a ll
farmers should have — and many do hav<j— a checking ao-
count with a good bank.
The possessor of such an account
avoids the risk of having his money on his person or about
his home where it is in danger of fire and thieves.
Total value >6,175.055 00
Note
•re
This doe* not includt railroad* and other public service corporation* which
d by »be state tax commission.
Legal Warning.
Cnasty Coart Proceedings.
Regular Term , September 1913.
Section 6464, L.O.L., laws 1913,
chapter 394, section 4, page 788.
Dr. C. L. Poley was appointed
Penalty for allowing weeds to county health officer in place of
seed; If any person, persons Dr.W.C.Nason, to serve the term
or corporation owning, possess for which Dr.Nason was appoint
ing or ha\ing care or charge ed.
L.W.Rosa was appointed coun
of any land or lands, im prov
ty
sealer of weights and measures;
ed or unimproved, enclosed or
to
serve until January first, 1914,
unenclosed, in this state, shall
knowingly permit or suffer anjrigfid to receive as compensation
Russian thistle, Canada thistle or $3.00 per day of actual time and
Chinese thistle or sisymbrium also actual expense incurred.
Petition of G .W .Coy and others 5
altisrinum (c. lied white or jim
for
road leading to the John Day
h ill mustard) cocklebur (known
river
not allowed,
as the dagger cocklebur) atrisplex
W
arrant
were ordered to pay for
(called the sliver salt bush) to grow
scalp
bounty
in the sum of $19.50.
up thereon, or upon a road or
County
warrants
were ordered
highway adjoining said lands, and
1
suffer the same to stand until its to pay.
. H is bills paid by check are not only a valid receipt, but
also a convenience in his home transactions where very often
the necessary change for concluding settlement is not at hand
Don't stop to th in k this over, but start an account now with
The ||IM M U irih o u si (Hilling go.
gink, of Ploro.
R. J. G IN N
J. E. COLEM AN
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? GINN & COLEMAN
D lC A .I w l€ M M *
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bloom falls or its seeds begin to W m . Henrich*, account road work >325.00
Cha*, Davit, plumbing, . ........ .
2.00
form, such penon, penons or City of Moro, lights and water___ 29.50
Carrol Sayrs and Garland
Glass, Paints, and Oils. - Bone and Alfalfa Meal.
corporation shall be guilty of a Moro Commercial Co, >upplie* .. 2 25
Douma wj 11 represent M oro at the
misdemeanor, and upon con Ginn A Coleman, supplies............ 1 00
Let ’ er Buck carnival at Pendleton
Canton Plows, Superior and Peoria Drills.
viction
thereof shall, for the first Moro Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
this week.
J C F ree m a n ,.............................
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Notice; The ‘ladies raincoat 1497; calves 118; hogs 2115; sheep offense, be fined not less than Jo*. Sander*, V .l, profoaatonal *er-
J. J. Schaeffer and family are
$10.00 nor more than $50.00 and
vice*
8.00
which
was
taken
from
the
dressini
For
a
ll
kinds
of
m achinery carried in stock
now at home in their new home
3727 and horses 1. The market is
built this summer on their Ert- room in the hall, the night of the surfeited with half fat cattle and are for the second and each subsequent C.M .Huddlcaon, profeuional *er
.o r procured on short notice.
vice* 50.00 1
harvest ball can be found at tthe shading bids on such stuff and offense not less than $25.00 nor
kineville farm.
J
.K
.Irb
y
,
deputy
sheriff.^,..............
5.00
Hotel M oro and exchanged for only good steers are in demand. more than $100.00 said firtes to be Waaco New* Entcrpriae printing . 6.50
S.S.Hayes is a business visitor
Receipts of hogs continue to come recovered, with cost, in an action G rau Valley Journal, printing . . . 77 50
this week from Portland engaged the one which was left.
to be brought in the name of the Sherman County ( »baerver printing 12,50
Your chickens w ill soon pay in bunches. A good sized run State of Oregon, for the use and
in the task of putting his farm in
Michell A O 'L eary account road*.
(or them selves in increased egg Monday with $9.50 top for best
. shape for the next year crop.
G.N.Croafield powder for road* .
benefit
of
the
general
fund
o
f
the
production if you w ill use a quart The pri^e sagged to 9.35 by Tues county where the offense is J.M .Parry, tlam p t............................
Don Wheat is building a snug
C.E.Sheet*, extra light* ..........
Tt>«»
Oo-oto-o«*
can o f carbolineum around the day and Wednesday, the same
shelter for his hogs this winter; the
holding for Friday and the hog committed, and such person, per Oacar Rugglea, grand jury witness.
chicken
house
and
perches;
you
Successors to C larka -N ew h o u se J e w e lry Com pa ay
material is being furnished by the
market can be quoted anywhere sons or corporation shall also be L.W .Roaa, justice f e e * .................. 5 55
can get it at the Observer Store.
I w e ll f o r c a s h o n l y
Tumalum Lumber Co at M oro.
between 9.00 and 9.50 with tend liable for a damages sustained by
Nearly
all
portions
of
Oregon
the
neighboring
land
owners
re
ency
downward.
The regular social meeting of
Sherman County Realty Transfert.
F in e D ia m o n d s , J e w e lry , W atches,
sulting from such neglect on the
the Dorcas society for this month have had an average of three or
C locks and O p tic a l Goods.
In
a
Wisconsin
school
this
more days of hard rains, but Sher
part of such person, persons or Dating from Auguat 23 to Sept., 6, 1913
w ill be held at the home of Mrs.
month, at the first day of the term,
Satisfaction Quran teed or Money Refunded
D.E.Stephens next Wednesday, man county has only fourteen there was a dispute between the corporation to extirpate and de
George LaHome to Blanche
hundreds of an inch to its credit
stroy such noxious weeds before
the 17th.
since the rains o f last spring; this honey bees and the spelling bee the same shall mature, to be re S. Kohal, seX section 27, twp 2
as to possession of the building.
8 r 18 e w m $10.
Mrs A.E.Eslinger was in M oro occuring last week.
covered in an action at law in the
The teacher noticed a humming
Tuesday afternoon purchasing
Clide L. Fridley to Geo. C.
The M oro branch of the Tum-
N EW
G O O DS
JU S T
A R R IV E D
« iL o f b o o k . fQr her family who j ■"« ™
U
u‘nioadin"«"a I and buz1
!;in i in ' he ro" m ? u rin i circuit court of the county where Friedly, seX section 22, nw.X
such
lands
are
located.
«.tend the M ichiian »chool »««"> i " 01" . nj
brick. Partofth c ' hc ’ Pell,"<
a,' nbuted •' »°
Justices of the peace shall have section 27 and n X section 18 twp
c
l
io
e
.
to
the
local
K
hool
di.tr.ct
PuPlls'
He ,wa‘ abo“ '
o f Grass Valley.
2 s r 18 e w m $7000. "*
c a r ^ c iiu
.
to administer corporal punish- jurisdiction of this offense.
A new lo t of M ens Dress and W o rk Shoes.
Tw in calves are the attraction fo ru a e .n .n .ta lh i.g th e irn e w hea -1
h<_
met by the
By order o f the County Court
Mace Fulton to Sam B. Baker,
A n e x tra lin e of M ens Sox and U n d e r
at the farm of J.R.M artin, south o f
n i plant, t e aance o
. . ■ . vanjuard of honey bees which had of Sherman County, Oregon, this n X of lot one blk 2 town of Gram
w ear in S p rin g and S u m m e r W e ig h ts .,
M oro; the mother is a two year lot local sale. If you need brickj —
- -
U
h/Mian section w ill be strictly enforced on Valley $3000.
made
a
home
in
the
schoolhouse
old Jersey, coming fresh for the you had better speak up
R.Field to W .F.G.Thacher, lots
.during vacation. He did not wait and after January 1st, 1914.
first time Saturday morning.
Fred K. Krusow, judge.
A.H.Barnum is hauling supplies
dismiss the school nor did the
4 and 5 in block 1 town of G rau
A. J. H o lt, commissioner.
Harold Ross, age eight, is some or a new barn to be 80x40 feet I pUpj|# await his permission to
Valley, also tract of land in G rau
Case Goods and Q u a n tity Lots at S p ecial Prices.
E. D. McKee, commissioner.
proud of his ability as a driver of when completed. H . U. Martin, depart.
Valley $10.
a 4-horse wheat team. He says he or the Tumalum Lumber Co., is Contractor O.A.Ramsey expects
Northern Pacific Railway Co.,
made the round trip Wednesday supplying the
There w ill be a shooting tourna
Part ° t o finish the residence under con-
to
Henrich Patjens, nw X o f nw X
from the Barzee farm with out the order for 25,000 shingles |truction for Barnum Bros., on ment at the Oregon State fair
GRASS VALLEY, OREGON.
section 15 and neX o f nw X section
mishap.
going out n ay.
their farm southeast o f M oro, this grounds September 29th and 30th, 25 twp 3 i r 15 e w m $980.
Henry Smith and wife were in
Fruit Buyers take notice that weefc This w ill be the most the first and second days of .the
Northern Pacific Railway Co.,
M oro Monday from their farm iartlet and Flemish Beauty pears modern farm home in Sherman air this year. Some of the very
nt Rutledge. They were antici are now ,.in season at the Fleck county a8 ¡t contains several handy >est marksmen of the Pacific Coast, to Henrich Patjens, nw X of seX
pating leaving for a short trip to Orchards, J.T.Boothby manager ja^or saving improvements that w ill be on hand to participate in section 24 twp 3 sr 15 ewm $330.
the W illam ette, valley this last <ufus, Oregon. Special prise of 8hOuld be copied into all new the trap shooting. Bluerocks and
Wednesday morning.
Local Cknrck Aanoaaceucnts
! >1.00 a sack, at the orchard, for holdings that in the future may be records will be broken. This at
traction
is
absolutely
free
to
all
for Sunday, September 14
wind
fall
pears.
built
in
this
county.
The
main
J.D.Bell and son Ray of Bour
visitors to the Oregon fState Fair
We wish to announce to the public that we are now
bon station, were business visitors
Tuesday afternoon the Observer building is 28x34 feet with an an-
Presbyterian church:
that
opens
September
29th
and
agents
for T h e H o l t M a n u f a c t u r in g C o m p a n y ’s fu ll
at M oro Tuesday afternoon. M r. Jook Store filled an order for nex 26x31 feet, and has 19 foot
Sunday school at 10 a. m. R.
closes October 4th. Admirers of
lin
e
of
m achinery and extras. We are also agents for the
Bell reports that Mrs.Bell is now school books for the Rutledge studding. Under the entire build-
W . Pinkerton, superintendent.
expert
shooting
are
asked
to
re
B e a t M anufacturing company’s lin e o f m achinery and
able to be about the house after a school which began last Monday, ing is a seven foot basement, well
Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m.
member
the
dates.
very severe attack of heart trouble Every book called for but two lighted;
three
commodious
extras, and the G i l b e r t H u n t company’s line.
F. E. Fagan, president.
R.W .Hogg, o f Salem superin
which compelled her to remain in were supplied. L.V.Eakin, Clar- porches complete the building,
Our stock is complete and we are prepared to supply yon
Preaching service 11 a. m. and
bed for more than a week
ence W hitman, Jess M artin were
The four.year bonds of »cveral tendent of the livestock depart
w ith everything in the way of harvest supplies.
ment at the Oregon State Fair 7:30 p. m. by A.J. Adams, pastor.
W ilbur Woods has returned to the parties making the pure ase lQ regon fourth-date postmasters
■»
expire this month and under the which opens at the fair grounds Methodist Episcopal Church:
his home near Weston after sizinj > f«r the school. ?
We solicit your patroiiage.
Monday, September 29 and clo*es
Sunday school 10 a.m. Preach
E.L.Myers, section foreman for new ml® of the department all
up the returns on the land bought
Saturday, October 4, promises ing service at 8:00 p.m. Perhaps|
) Yours for business.
last spring from Chris Andersen. M oro section, shot James Flint, these postmasters w ill be required
an exhibit far in excess o f that the new pastor w ill be here at that
The entire crop harvested on his one of his workmen, late Satur- to stand a civil service examination
of any state fair. There w ill be time but if not the present pastor j
Sherman county land did nottota’ day evening after their return from before they can hope for reap-
incorporated
more breeds of stock and the w ill preach on O ur Cities of Ref
as much as the rent he paid for the Grass Valley. Two wounds were pointment. Under this rule, all
ntfmber w ill be greater than at any uge. Prayer meeting Thursday
farm laod he operates in Umatilla inflicted, one in the right wrist and | aspirants for offices in question
show
ever given in Oregon ex
one over the heart, being deflect-1 wjll be allowed to take the ex-
evening.
county.
cepting in 1905 at the Lewis and
John S. Andersen, pastor.
ed around the body by a rib. The aminations, and if the usual custom
J. O. Russel and family were
T h e S to r e T h a t M a k e s G o o d . “ O n e P r ic e t o AU*
Clark Fair at Portland. Buying
At Spaulding Chapel: Sunday
visitors Saturday and Sunday at wounded man was sent to St. ¡t followed democrats w ill succeed and trading promises to be keen
the borne of Senator W.H.Rags- Vincent hospital by Dr.C.L.Poley the incumbents, provided they among those who w ill exhibit and school and preaching at 11 a. m.
where be is reported as soon pan the examination, and come
John S. Andersen, pastor.
dale and family. M r. Russel
competition at no time has ap
principal of the Wasco public able to be out. The prelimi- within three o f making the highest proached what thin year’* ihow
Alw«y« in «lock, beautiful Birth
ichoois and informs us that con nary bearing o f M r.Myers was rating. Postmasters w ill only be promises to be.
The entries
cases where
Day Poatal Garda, at the Obaerver | Try a W ant Ad. In
«derable new furniture has been held Monday afternoon before reappointed in
already indicate the banner year
Tha Q baarw .lt Pay*.
added this year by the school Justice L.W.Ross and self defense democrat* competing with them in the livestock in4j»try<
B ook Store.
I proven and M r.M y e n discharged, [fail to qualify.
directors for that district.
s
Geo. F. M. Newhouse, Oph. D.
O ur Stock is Complete and Seasonable
s bxw
Our Stock of Groceries is Always complete.
C O O PER B R O S
NOTICE
McCoy Atwood Co.
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