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The
W . H . RagsdaloSras a visitor in
’ ortland this week.
O b s e rv e r
Beat mucilage and brushes at the
Observer Book Store.
MOBO'SKSBHAa 00.,OBMOH:
F R I D A Y .......... January 23,
1913
Mrs. Agness Brisbine celebrated
her 61st natal day Friday Janu
ary 23d.
Kurefca L sdH N e. I ti.
g. »• a a. M. More. or.
Mrs. W . C . Bryant and daugh
ter are visiting with relatives in
’ ortland.
_ Mrs. E. E . Helyer is visiting at
i he home of her daughter, Mrs.
ierm an Pape.
no . 78 o . a. s.
A new set of hitching posts hi
Regular communication
|e*ch 2d and 4th Thursday replaced the old posts at the
dethodist church.
Foanua,
I. A. H a b d in ,
$2000 to loan on good security,
Moro LoOfo, No. 113, Sherman County Abstract Com
i. o. o. r. Moro, or.
pany, M oro, Oregon.
•vary Saturday
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Abstracts promptly made by the
Visiting oombors arc cor
dially!invited
Members Sherman County Abstract Com
expected to ba present.
pany, M oro. Oregon.
Blam e
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BY RBV. A. J. ADAMS
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with the church
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in our day?
It’s a lame institution I hear you say,
Perhaps you*r right.
Since there’s a reason for everything
As well as the seasons, autumn and spring,
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And birds in flight
The church is what the people make it
It’s success depends on how they take it
As business or play.
Carbolinium, fresh stock, direct
from Germany, now on sale at
The Observer Book Store.
The church won’t prosper, be it understood
M ia. D . A . Maxwell is visiting
in The Dalles at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. G . M . M iller.
You can’t devote seven days to pleasure
W . G . H elyer was a visitor
this week from Kent at the home
of his sister. Mrs. Herm an Pape.
MN Mrs. Dan McLaughlin It a visit
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lU S W in
or in the county from Portland,
at the homes of her children east
of M oro.
UedivuUd preSto. bM
John W . Manning of M oro
and Mrs. Emma Demoss of De
moss were married in Portland
it week.
Ttes certikcatea at i
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MOTICB OF AD M IN W TUATIO M
Born to M r. and Mrs. Clay
Belahe, at the home of O . L . Bel-
she in this city, Thursday January
15th, a ten pound boy.
An engine won’t work, minus water and wood,
In any other way.,,
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Physician and Surgeon.
Moro, Oregon.
wound and a fracture of the skull
but is able to attend to the regular
routine of work.
Successor to Dr. W. C.
Nason and Dr. O. J. Goffin.
Office in Goffin Building.
The new building for the
Monkland school district is finith-
I ed and the seats are now being in
stalled. The new building will
I be supplied with a gravity system
I of water from the farm of Dan
J. R. Morgan
McLaughlin and an * automatic
¡drinking fountain has been in
| eluded in the new school furnish-
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OREGON
1st to 15th of each month.
Office opposite Drs. Goffin
At the Urquhart home west of
M oro Wednesday evening about
| thirty young people from this city
were entertained at a hard times
party by George Urquhart assisted
16th to 30th of each month.
by his sister and parents.
The
Office opp. McCoy. Atwood Co party waa taken to and from the
farm in a header bed, - a unique
way o f traveling that all enjoyed
at this time of year. T he evening
passed pleasantly with games,
The Bw y
Msrchti
after which refreshments were
Advertises served.
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A Drop of Printer’s Ink
Makes Thousands Think
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Publie Auctioneer.
For information as to terms
and open dates address the
Sherman County Observer at
MORO, OREGON
it: “ Here we are! Give us a call, or send along your
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order. You’ll never need to ask that question again.**
properly
solving
this
duestlon,
h. J. Itoeas & Go.
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And you my friend have no right to expect
James J. H ill In Inducing the settle
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O f our Prices on anything in the
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We buy at discount prices, and are able to give our customers
—the benefit—
® Do not overlook us when in the market for anything in our line.
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Great Northern.
H e cites the fact
that the head of a fam ily w ith $1,000
or $1,500 capital cannot undertake the
Before you criticise this law
Examine self and find the flaw;
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assumption of such a load as high
•, For there it lies.
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To th e F a rm e rs of S h e r-
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I f the church is wanting, whose to blame?
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Ask and answer, to thyself be true
H ow much is the church indebted to you?
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will Be
Cood night.
5. The biggest dividend payer on
the farm.
~ H O N . JO HN M A N N IN G
farm ing land prices compel.
T h e ir
capital does not hold out if they at
tem pt to make a farm from the cheap
Oscar Leonard Holman, son of
M r. and Mrs. Martin Holman,
died at the family residence, 710
Albina avenue, Portland, Satur
day evening, January 10th, after
an illness o f several months, age
21 years and 11 months.
M r. Holm an had a large circle
of acquaintances in Portland,
where he had attended the public
schools and later was engaged in
business, and numerous triends in
M oro where his father was former
ly engaged in farming for a num
ber of years. H e was a nephr
of J. B. Holm an of this city. The
funeral waa from the family resi
dence and interment at Rose City
i.
A quite home wedding occurred cemetery.
at the family home of Henry A .
Moore in Portland. Tuesday Jan
Gat Tow Retara Takaa
uary 13th when their son Harry
waa married to Miss Louise Sut
C. C. Towne, representing the
ton.
Both parties are popular Towne studio at 405 Washington
young people in Portland, while street The Dalles, will be in Moro
Harry is well known in M oro. from Saturday, January 24th to
¡Tuesday evening, January 28th, at
Agent Rose has been entertain
the photographic studio in the
ing official visitors this week at
Powell building on M ain street.
the local railroad depot; both the
M r. Towne has a display of his
express and railway traveling
work on exhibition at the Moro
auditors were checking up the
Commercial Co. store to which
office. They are supposed to do
he invites attention.
Parties de
this each three months, but sel
siring photographic work* are re
dom happen at the same office the
quested to call early, y •—
same day.
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1. One-half the cost of feeding.
2. All the forage crop you grow.
3. That part of your crop that evap
orate« and dries up when «tacked or cur
ed in the field.
. 4. Your M O N E Y —more than its
coat the firat year.
H onor bright.
IN M E M 0 R IU M
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Will Save
w hat sort of church would my church be
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If everybody was just like me?
We handle three
types of Silos-1 Con
crete-2 Crown pat
ented Stave, and 3
Stock Lumber Silos.
er logged-off or burnt over lands,
neither can they prepare to irrig ate
the fe rtile lands of Eastern Oregon.
M r. M anning proposes the passage
of such legislation as w ill enable the
State to put all the tillab le State lands
dispose of these lands In from 20 to
100 acre tracts to the actual bona fide
L. D . May to H . A . May; half
interest in n # of section 32 twp 1
s r 18 e w m $1. - <<< *
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■ettler a t a price not to exceed tbe
actual coat to the State In addition to
a fa ir valuation for the land, the State
build a suitable house, barn, fences,
etc., and to purchase Implements and
stock, taking as security therefor a
mortgage for 15 or 18 years, payable
In small yearly paymdkts at the same
TUW-A-LUM LUMBER k CO.
H . U . M a r t in , M g r .
rate of Interest the State pays for the
M e r e , O ro g n n .
money, say 4 or 6 per c e n t
M r. M anning also favors extending
the privilege of borrowing this 8tate
money, or money from the help fund
at thia low rate of Interest
to
all
farm ers and rural owners w ith
the
necessary safeguard th at the money,
would be used for farm development;
the State to Issue 20-year bonds to he
sold as ths w ork of reclaim ing the
id the money to
land progresses and
needed.
T h e State hy this plan, would get
a return of every dollar invested, w ith
the Interest thereon, in 15 or 18 years
and would be able to meet the bonds
thus Issued when due, and w ithout
the loss of a single dollar to the State.
M r. Manning also has a plan for a
simpler method of m arketing stock
and farm produce.
The gentleman
cites Instances under the present
method of where the actual consumer
haB paid as high as 500 per cent mhre
than was paid to the farm er or pro
ducer.
H e firm ly believes that his
»Back to the 8 o i r plan would make
Oregon a State which could boast ot
a people of wealth producers a id not
Manning made at the M oro Unity
Mae Fowler to J. 8. Fowler; | Club banquet; and it supplied this,
n w X of n w X section 7; n X of
office, by Mr.Manning, type set,
seX aection 6; n tf of swX iec. 5
at our request.
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and seX of swX section 5 twp 2
n r 17 e w m $1.
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Always in stock, beautiful Birth
Day Poetal Cards, at the Observer
are properly housed.
6. W ill save enormous waste thetre-
sults in curing and keeping forage by old
method—in turning your forage crop into
a succulent feed.
to loan such settler enough money to
J. L . Murdock to Charity H . alone of wage earners.
Hammond; neM section 32; nw X
Note. The above article is prac
and n w X of n e tf section 33 twp 3
tically
a resume of the speech M r.
s r 15 e w m $100.
T ry the famous Sunday dinner
at the Hotel M oro. ,
1. W ill produce milk for not more
than one-half what it is coating you now.
2. W ill feed from 3 to 5 lime« ae
many stock from a given acreage ee you
are now doing.
3. W ill fatten beef cattle or «beep
for not more than one-half what It le
coating you now.
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W ill increase the butter fat in
your milk (no matter what breed you are
keeping) by at least 10 per cent.
5. W ill enable you to get winter
eggs in almost summer quantities if fowls
We can furnish free
plans and specifica
tions for Houses,
Barns, everything in
the building line. Let
us design you a
home, we can ar
range t h e credit.
off or wild lands, Irrigating or drain
ing where necessary. The State to
Dating from Jan. 10, to Jan. 17, 1913
E N S IL A G E
“ Tkera’s No Place Like
Home’’
Into a condition ready for cultivation
«ml occupancy— the clearing of logged-
S km aa Coeity Beaky Transfers.
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ment of lands along the lines of the
It otherwise.
James Mitchell is visiting in
M oro from his home at Terre
bonne. M r. Mitchell formerly
waa in business at this place with
his brother in law, J. F. Foss * in
the blacksmithing business. Mrs.
Mitchell is now visiting in Port
land, but expects to make a short
visit at M oro before returning to
L . J. Lucas * and Misa N ell
their home in Crook county.
Doane, who were
married at
D r. and Mrs. Cromb and Mfs.
Wasco last week, returned from
their wedding trip Tuesday and Chaa. Hoggard, who have been
are now putting the residence visiting at the home of Chas. Tom
purchased by M r. Lucas in house near Rufus, departed for their
keeping order. T o give the popu hornet at Stanfield, Thursday, ac
lar young people a ‘ proper re companied by M r, and Mrs.
ception to their new home, mem Chas. Tom . W hile at Rufus the
bers of the band congregated at visitors were entertained at a five
the depot before the arrival ot hundred party at the home of
the train and followed the couple J. 8. Fowler. They also were en
to the home of Sheriff McKean tertained at dinner at the homes
where they were charivaried later of G . E . W ilkenon, Ch^s. H u ll
and C. A, Tom.
in the evening.
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’ We Invite Your Inspection
mental aid to the farm er In Canada,
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M r.
and recites the wondrous success o f
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Cease fault finding and look at facts;
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euooooouoeooeeooooooooooooooooo
Manning tells of the operation of the
English Land Act In Ireland, Govern
It ’s plain as the law of cause and effect.
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some action and the im portance of
Neglect to worship and to pray
And succeed.
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Ask the question in G o d ’s name.
And cease to rail.
Dr. C. L. Poley
OUR ANSWER
A fte r enumerating the necessity for
If any one should find a stray
auto chain, just i«member they
may be those lost by Dr.Poley.
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¡«"W here can I find a Grocer whose «ervice'n othfactory;
The press and thinking men and
women ot the country have been giv
ing much attention to a solution ot
the great eoonomlc question ot Induc
ing rural settlement, and perfecting
some plan tor (arm credits.
That
some method must he devised hy
which the farming population may he
increased and farm life made more
attractive and profitable, la univer
sally conceded. President Wilson and
hla three predecessors have appointed
com m issions to Investigate hut, as
yet, no method has been presented.
Hon. John Manning, of Portland, in
a recent speech before the Arleta So
cial Center, presented a plan for in1
duclng the settlem ent and cultivation
of rural lapds from which, as a basis,
he hopes to evolve a perfect plan
whleh will result In great good to the
people ot the State. To promote this
he Invites every man and woman, to
send him a card or letter approving
or disapproving the plan and offering
criticism and advice.
N o r devote to business every dsy.
For after all, not words but acts
Tell the tale.
C. M. Huddleston
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N o , indeed!
Bright, Bryant & Ellis.
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And accumulate the heavenly treasure.
For good work at a reasonable
price go to F. T . M ullikin at
C J.B u o h t . W .C.BaTAM T. M .G .R l l m .
Wasco in the Kruse harness and
Manager N . W . Thompson of
saddlery building. M r. M ullikin
the
M oro Hardware A Im ple
was for a number of years with
ment
Co. has arranged for the
Attorneya-at-Law
H . L . Kuck at The Dalles.
agency of the John Deere lin t- of
offices at
Your chickens will soon pay implements to be carried at M oro
for them selves in increased egg
The Dallea and Moro, Ore.
by his company.
production if you will use a quart
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The work at the Sherman
can of carbolineum around the
county
fair grounds has been dis
chicken house and perches; you
continued for the rest of the win
can get it at the Observer Store.
ter. A decided improvement has
Sheriff J. C. McKean returned
(from Colfax, Wash., Sunday with been made in the grounds even
I as the work now rests.
Jeff Fairfield accjsed ot stealing a
A tto rn e y a t L a w
I horse from A. B. Potter at Klon
Ralph Brisbine has been care
dike last December and selling it taker at the W . F. Jackson farm
¡in The Dalles to a sales stable. while M r. and Mrs. Jackson have
W hile working at the bottom of been at H ood River attending the
funeral of M r. Jackson’s father
a 35 foot well, last Tuesday on the
farm, the sides caved in upon Jas. who passed away at the family
Kenny; he received a severe scalp home in that city January 11th.
Wasco,
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This week, Saturday and Sun
day January 24th and 25th, the
Sherman County Sunday School
Association convenes at M oro.
[e the Ooouty (Jonrt of the atete of O f -
gon for Bheraaan eoenty.
la the anatter of the «ótete of John B
M artin, J eeeaeed.
Some one meat likely has a
ila herehy álveo tbat the andar-
duly S pjxjíd ted Adate»* granite pan, taken by mistake
; of the catete of John B. Martin, from the banquet hall, if left at
and that all portone harina*
a(r*ioet asid deoenaad ar hto this office the owner will get it.
„ are herebr required to pro
». do. ; reriSad, with the proper
W . C. Byers and daughter left
Me. to the eald Administratrix, at the la v
of Bright, Bryant A B ite I te Moro t h i a week for a visit with relatives
to aaid Ooontj and «tete,wíI
at Boyd, Orenco, and Portland.
U m b the date of th b notice.
Dated at Moro, Bberoaan County, Oruaon.
They expect to be away two or
Ihta 2d d a r of January- A D . 1914.
Jane O. M artin, Admintetratrii
more week».
Baionr. B biavt an© Bu_
■ISSI
Attorneys for Adnteietrslrix
W ASCO.
A Proposal To Prepare Small
Tracts and Sell To Set
tlers at Actual Cost
Noble Grand,
N o. 161.
MORO,
FOR STATE
:: The Question for Every W oman
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Shop, in Brick Building next Observer Office
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