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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1914)
» -Ç ■ of stock passing through the yard; our grain and 'farm products at 1111 11 H m m H 11111111111111 U H 1 111H » 1 1111»H 1 The compoaltloni were to tide . . . . water w a te r haul h a u l rates ra te , to tid e Water « . t e r 200 200 J ---------------- written with to convincing logic that the next year the proportion miles west Be it further was 65,000 of the 120,000 handled With a “ Made b Oragee' Portland, Oregon. that it was a surprise to the visi Resolved: That copies of thia M ORO. OREGON. ' Opera Herat Hal tors that the pupils of the school and that last year the proportion resolution be transmitted to our Eastern Oregoa Haadgrarters. had such an understanding of lad grown to 94,000 of 188,000; representatives in congress, and F R ID A Y ..........January 23. 1913 Saturday evening, January 17th, their subject and they made a re he also said that all should take to that they be asked to respond - Positively moat centrally ! stating their position in respect to was a mile atone in the history of quest for the article« that they themselves some of the state pride the measure. located. Fifth 8 t. care p a s t J •a second c la * m a u e ra t ' he he felt in the fact that in the nine at M oro, Oregon, July 25,1891. M oro occasioned by the enter might be published in the papers the doors every few m inutes. This is but part of the program. po* tainment of our friends and neigh of the state. Short talks were made teen months since August, 1912, bors at Opera House H a ll by the to the school by L . Samuel, Phll.S. not one live hog, coming from Space will not permit a more ex C. L. I reland ............. Manager. recently organised M oro Unity any eastern state, had been sold tended comment. W e can only Popular Priced Restaurant ; Bate*, “ Farm er” Smith and Mrs. add that alt present enjoyed the in the Portland market. Club and assisted in that endeavor Edyth Toxier Weatherred. ----- — -------- —— ( ( Saad ter advertising r e t * . M i « Ida M ay Johnston gave a evening and the party from Port by the Oregon Manufacturers As L Q. SHETLAND, Mgr- ; Guests began arriving for the H woe do not reed The Obeerver, why land, while expectations of a fine sociation in a fully sustained in banquet shortly after 7:30 p. m. short dkaertation upon the topic m n i*1 1 1 f ■ ‘ ■ fl*11111411111 * * 1 * * * iiwHWwew not? of keeping our boys and girls on time were high, did not anticipate W e would like to have you take it, and every particular “ Made in Ore and it was but a short time until half the welcome they received. * • know it would be profitable to you to gon” banquet. the hall presented a most ani- the farm; she referred to the first becoaae a aubacriber.. W e .end it two oooooooooooooooooooooooooo The afternoon train brought mated appearance as the seats at authentic case of a boy returning yean far $2-50; one y«*r $1.50; U H ct» ■ Members of the party from B O rtl iaa’t much. T ry it. Order by party of twenty from Portland in the tables began to be occupied. to the farm when other life had WHEN IN PORTLAND STOP AT postal card, and pay lor it when you can. upon » him. .« . with - ................ — Portland were H o n . L. Samuel, palled Upon reference a special pullman, as guests of the Places had been provided for 46( paucu W e w ill not be responsible lor the to the prodigal son; followed with manager of-the Oregon Life Insur- of subscribers to notify *» of Unity Club, who proceeded im guests and but few disaappointed ie their ad d re*. N or w ill the mediately from the train to the themselves or their hosts by ab a abort resume of the social life ance company; Mrs. Edyth Toxier foa of a Postmaster that the sub possible in a farming community. Weatherred, state vice president scriber haa “ Removed settle the bill of a school house where the pupils of sence. The party from Portlanc A.H.Barnum spoke about coun- Womans Good Roads Club and Corntr of 7th and 8 ta rk Street. delinquent. the school had a short program were placed in groups at the heac ty fairs and the Sherman county field representative Oregon M an- 'Church and Society notice. F R E E , ex prepared for the visitors which in of each of the seven long tables C H A O . W R I G H T , F m e ld e n t fair in lyirtinUur a n d its education-1 ufacturers Association; A.C.Black, cept when lor money making purposes cluded compositions on The that had been placed lengthwise M . C . D IC K IN S O N , M a iw e « r. Such notices at regular rate, at the option Benefits to State and County of down the hall, which was decorat al benefit, to be derived by mak manager Union Meat company; of the publishers. »It is new , en d ita ro o m , are provided w ith P h il Metschan jr„ manager the In the high ed with Oregon Grape, shocks of ing exhibits and comparing them A t any tim e when requested to do so, Trading at Hom e. running water and lo n g d ieU n ce telephon es. Hotel Imperial; F.E.Bishop, aaaist- mr w ill be awcontinued. But we school division Elmer Barxee, wheat, and pennants of different with other exhibits from different that all arrears w i.i be paid before European plan. R ates | 1 per day and up. ■■ ant manager Pacific Coast Biscuit M eloy, and Netah schools; while a banner proclaim section! of the county. H e said xiuest ia made. I t is easy to ask ua Kathleen company; R. W . Raymond, man for a statement, which wiH be cheerfully M artin were winners of first, ing “ Made in Oregon” floated some considered a county fair at any time. ager Oregon Manufacturéis Asan; only in the light of a vaudeville second and third prixe, respec over the heads of the diners and W . G . McPherson, manager of oooooooooooooooocooooooooo The price of The Observer b $1.50 per show and lost sight of the profit while, in the grammar across the stage, while the tables rear. 75 cents for six months, 50 cento lor tively; the McPherson Heating A Plumb lour months—but if naid in advance we grades Oscar Nash, Violet Mes- were prettily embellished with cut to be derived from the grouping accept $2.50 in full for 2 yean. Shorter ing company; J.T . Lund, looking of diversified products from the and Abbie Mortensen flowers in clusters and vases. terms than on«. >ear 12% cent, per month. singer, for a factory location; R.S.Thom - were winners of first, second and State Senator W . H . Ragsdale county as a whole and, also, that A Blue M ark here w ill answer an in as, sales manager for Golden Rod query, when entered upon our calendar, third prizes; in each case the re introduced the speaking when as some others were so set upon their M illing company; Phil. S. Bates, giving the date of the paper as the date at wards were $5, $3, $2, in each Toastmaster he stated that that eve winning a prize that they lost sight which your current aubscription expires. editor Pacific Northweat, wife and L IV E R Y FEED A N D S A L E S T A B L E ning was the happiest moment of of the fact that some times they (yere winners when they lost, if two children; M i« Lane, assistant his life; to be able at such an oc G -x s is s T7"eill©3^rv O i © - to Mrs. Weatherred; Mrs. H . L . casion to welcome not only his they ascertained why they lost. Barn Located near Hotel Vintin V ail, representing the Grange; friends and neighbors of More , Farmer Smith, agriculturist for Special Attention for Commercial Travelers John Mgpning, democratic prim but those of our sister cities in the the O -W . R. A N . Co., spoke of Transient Team« Given Prompt Attention ary candidate for governor, and the new commercial industry of W . C R U T L E D G E , Proprietor. county and also such a representa wife; T.S . Townsend, manager of tive body of men and women Oregon, that of com raising; he said it was now proven beyond Townsend Creamery company; from the Rose City and metropo 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 controversity that corn could be J. L. M iller, traveling passenger lis of Oregon. 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 lea n grown upon any sort of land that agent, and C.L.Sm ith, agriculturist Rev. A. J. Adams spoke the for the O -W . R. A N .-C o. B e d s a n d T a b le t h e b e s t t h e m a r k e t w i l l words of welcome that it was only is within the confines of Sherman too evident all in M oro felt for county; he told of one instance a f f o r d . ____ At the meeting of the M oro their guests; he said in part - that where a man at Heppner junction »OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Unity Club last Monday evening S U N D A Y D IN N E R S 3 5 C . this is an age of specialists and bad grown com upon sandy shift it was voted that a special Vote of that to succeed all must in some ing land and harvested 85 bushel io u ie aerv, a n u u iv ., wum u .w « - .- . Thanks be given the ladies of degree become specialists in some to the acre; another, who had bar- vested 41 bushel to the acre; and M oro for the time and effort ex- one thing and that some bene of another instance, in W allowa | pended upon making thia banquet factor had once coined the phrase ><»000000000000000000000000 a success in every respect; and, Ft. H . M c K e a n , M a n a g e r , W a s c o , O r e g o n that “ to become a benefactor county, where 50 bushel was har also, that the members of the dub ' — — —— — T in this age one must learn to vested to the acre. H e said part fully realize that without the active o f the secret was deep plowing, as make two blades of graas grow cooperation of the ladies, so gen D E A L E R S IN where only one grew before,” but corn was a deep rooting plant. erously given, the banquet could , T . S. Townsend, of the Tow n L im e , P la s te r , C e m e n t, B u ild e r * to the speaker the most wonder not have been given at all. D A R N I E L L E B R O S ,, P ro p rieto r» ful part of the phrase was the say send Creamery Co., spoke upon S u p p lie s , L u m b e r, W ood, C o a l, It was also voted at the same jthe dairying industry of Oregon; C e d a r P o s ts , a n d H a y . ing itself. meeting that a Vote o f Thanks be R. W . Raymond, of Portland he said that every shipper of cream extended to the Oregon Manufac responded to the address of wel was a manufacturer and that with M ANU FA C TU R ER S OF . turers Association, as a whole, and come, on behalf of the Oregon in a short time he expected to see H e a d q u a rter s for our S h e r m a n C oun ty to all who contributed or in any Manufacturers Association. M r. Oregon supplying the eastern states friends; p r ic es rea so n a b le; first class way united in making this affair a Raymond stated that the members with dairy products; he also men restau ran t w ith th e h o te l. success; and especially committee ¡OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO of his party were certainly ap tioned the higher price paid by members who left their work to preciative of the welcome extend a Seattle creamery man over the attend upon the preparing for the.] ed and mentioned particularly price paid by Portland firms and banquet. T w o B lo c k s F r o m N e w D ep ot. how well the school children had said that this was done by the Se C a m e r a S u p p lie s , handled the subject matter of their attle men tQ protect their importa I compositions to which he had tions o i New Zealand butter by P h o n o g r a p h s a n d R e c o rd s ,7 holding their butter prices high 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 listened that afternoon. Six high grade Berkshire sows; T e le p h o n e B a t t e r ie s , L . Barnum, of M oro, was the and allowing them to realize good bred to our registered Hamshire profit from foreign butter while next speaker and he told in a few boar; third litter; due A pril and F o u n t a in P e n s , oooooooooooooooooooooooooo words the immense amount of loosing on the cream they bought May, price $25. E. W . K napp , P o s t C a r d Sh op, live stock, dressed meats, dairy at homé. M r. Townsend further 6t-j23f27 Monkland, Oregon. said that there was but one com- products, and poultry that was a n d m a n y o t h e r sid e lin e s a t t h e now being shipped out of this mon ground for both the shipper county with very little cost to and the purchaser of cream to I Trau«|nrn at Riff (re stand upon, and that was quality. | U a ’ ClBlil • DIJgi those producing this extra busi- Should try our famous ch»ck- E n tirely new , c o n v e n ie n t to business. | ness. From data furnished him H e said that quality had always en plate dinners; all kinds of nice C lean beds, and table the best th e m arket by the railroad company he had come first with him in his business sandwich, pie, cake, good coffee. R . D . JA C K S O N ascertained that tnis bye product« and that in the long run it paid w ill afford. Prices reasonab le. Com- W olfard L unch C ounter of the farm had now reached an and every one else who tried to a^gggg^B^aaBaraaraBraBBBBBBraflraraBBBraBBMB - m ercial trade so licited . amount equal to the entire inter build a- business reputation had est charges of all the indebtedness found h.to be correct. Phil S. Bates, editor of the Pa Sixteen foot cut. In good order. ¡oooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooo of the county and the most pleas J . E. COLEM AN R. J. G IN N cific Northwest, made a plea for a Hitch for 26 horses goes with the ing part of the speech was the re W ill consieer trade. mark that this had nearly all cortie better system of water way trans machine. portation and deeper water at the Addre« J. M . E dey , about in the last two years, since IN tf ¡9-188 M oro, Oregon. the banquets given and received mouth of the Columbia river with by the M oro business men in 1912. a fedet af.dredger of large capacity It bat goes to show how rich this for coptinuoug operation After county is in its natural resources he had finished hit talk L.Barnum ;refs and re Cockerefs roosters for when more than $200,000 of new presented the following resolution from prize winning stock Glass, Paints, and Oils. Bone and Alfalfa Meal. W i n t e r Is t h e n a m e o f a s e a s o n , n o t t h e farm products can be marketed which was gdopted unanimously particulars write to . A 'Q B M T B 1 *0 1 * d e s c r ip t io n o f a C l i m a t e M rs . E. E . B arzee , from waste at an insignificant part and a copy ordered sent to the 3t.j9-23* M oro, Oregon. Oregon delegation at Washington of its cost, in any one year, as was T he O bserver. MORO UNITY CLUB BHTBRTMNS dlvisipq, NEW HOTEL PERKINS I HOTGL 0R6G0N WRIGHT-DICKINSON HOTEL COMPANY TH E S TA R B A R N HOTEL MORO George Ellard, proprietor A U TO M O BILE FOR H IR E Opposite Postoffice Moro |it if iit ia t UarihoiH | (i|illiag (e Oregon. HOTEL A LB ER T The Dalles, Oregon AILL FEED AND FLOUI For Sale V IN T O N H O T E L Grass Valley, Oregon, Moro Pharmacy i CONDUCTED ON THE BEST PRINCIPLES. C alifornia 0 lilt Conbint Fir S ib • Plynooth In k G IN N & ’ C O L E M A N ------------------- ns------------------- Canton Plows, Superior and Peoria Drills. - ** raxc-rraA.« For all kinds of machinery carried in stock or procured on short notice. L E T US H E L P YO U WnJreas, the development of done last year. A . C. Black, of the Union Meat commerce is chiefly dependent on company, said it was a disgrace to transportation facilities; and, that transportation by water is . the . The land known as the Erskine- have the name of being such a to the land of Sunshine, Frails and Flowers. Outdoor Sports— Auto Trips cheapest form known and the ville farm. For particulars and great wheat exporting state when most attractive to the encourage among tke Orange G ro v e s -T rip . to tke Beaches-Surf B athing-and the and terms addre», usdreds of varied amusements for which California is famous the same wheat, kept within the ment of northwest industry, and ♦ H . L . D ennis , state, and fed to liyeatock, particu further ghat we have the Colum 4t-189-jl6 Lake Bay, Wash. R o u n d T r i p T ic k e t s a t R e d u c e d F a r e s larly hogs, would return double bia river a great natural transpor money to any producer of tation artery, .with one great drawback, the bar at its mouth; F o r h a n d s o m e B o o k le ts | grain. H e alto said that it was a and whereas, the great carriers of d e s c r ip tiv e o f C a li f o r n ia , matter of self preservation and self leading steamship companies will to any sup, I am repared, to supp’y interest, as well as a matter of state not be sent to the ports of the loro, fresh milk or cream; a ls o f o r F a r e s , T i c k e t s o r pride other things being equal, to Columbia unie« there is sufficient either special order or by the R e s e r v a tio n s month. Delivered to the house. patronize Oregon made products; water on the bar; be it Resolved: That the citizens of Orders left at meat market will and dwelt particularly upon the Call on any Agent of the receive prompt attention. amount of breakfast food and-cer Sherman county as assembled at E ugene A midon , M oro on this January 17th, 1914, eals impotted into Oregon from Oregon-Washington Railroad M oro, Oregon do most heartily and u rg e n tly 3t-jl6 other-states .when there were mills petition Congre« for the passage. A Navigation Company in the state that made a specialty as an emergency measure, i, of ot the tne • * j I-.« - of such products and they could bill proposing an appropriation OliajCU IW fll r 'c S S E I . - be had in any quantity and would 2 From my farm eight miles east 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 be more fresh and appetizing than river bar. the assurance being that of G ra « Valley a bay mare, three years old this s p rin g , branded IS id le days by te llin g your neighbors of th e good the eastern made products. Refer- with such a dredger added to the on right shoulder, fore top clipp- ing to the live stock industry he scouring action of the jetties, a •hows q u a lities o f The Obeerver. If you ca n ’t get their sub also aaid that when the Portland channel depth of 40 feet may be ed, broke to work and marks. Reward paid for _____ MIMMfgl pai scriptions, send us th eir addresses and we w ill send live stock market was put upon a obtained in but little more than a collar information or return. Phone at year, and it ia also prayed that the them «am ple copies. We pay for all so licitin g you do business basis, three years ago, Celilo canal be completed at the my expense or write to roe at A rthur S mith . _ p y Subscribe for T he Obeerver. B eet W eekly published Oregon marketed through that earliest possible moment to en box l l i Gran Valley, Oregon- medium 29,000 of the 85,000 head able barges in tow to transport tf-189 i s th e In lan d E m pire. E veryone leads it. PLAN A V IS IT Faro Fir Fresh Milk fir S ill ß The Grain Growers Conveniences 1 ' ' Are not alone confined to Rural Free Delivery of m a il. and the Telephone. There ia another convenience which all farmers should have — and many do have — a checking ao- oount 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. - *• «r’ * His hills paid by check are not only a valid receipt, but also a convenience in his home transactions where very often the neceeeary change for concluding settlement is not at hand Don’t stop to think this over, but start an account now with D The Iflasco Warehouse Willing { •. Bank, o f M ° ro - L
