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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1914)
■SBBSS I , I H , U H M ! ........ I .........................................................» I ................... « I I I I 1 1111 w Tbe •weather on primary elec- ; tion day can not be used « an ex- tl 'cuae by the atay at home contin- t * ’ gent at an excuse for not exercis- ;; ing the right to vote. The number of vote» cast in the •; county was dose seventy per 1, ; ; cent ot the registered vote and the s ; average held at about that for s ;; both parties. < The republican vote for national t • committeematiwas 172 for Acker- ; • son and 211 for Williams; demo- ' cratic vote waa 99 for Canon and ; 102 for Esterly. I The principal contest in both 1 ; parties waa for the nomination for ;; governor. The vote in the repub- ; : lican party was 11 for Brownell; ;; 44 for Carter; ?6 Crawford; 42 for j :: Dimick; 40 Geer; 95 Johns; 33 1 ; ; Moser; 106 Withycombe. As interesting a vote for demo- J I cratic nomination for governor is 3i recorded in the figures. Bennett I : received 194; Cobb 4; Manning 3; : » M iller 1; Smith'36. The vote circuit judge for ' > this district in Sherman county ’ Was very one sided. Judge Par- 3’ ker got all the democratic votes cast for the office, 79, and 346 as ’ against 69 for Shanks of the repub- ‘ i lican votes. Judge Parker receiv- ► ed the larger number of republi- The regular May term of the i can votes in Gilliam county and 11 M r. Shanks the larger number in circuit court for this county was Wheeler county, but not enough convened by Judge Parker on ‘ i to secure the nomination. Monday morning. A number ot the jurors were Another contest of interest to this county was that for state rep- excused for cause and the usual ’ ! resentative for this district. Altho] amount of red tape presented by ’ ‘ Clark and Donnelly were from attorneys was quickly unwound by ’ > the same county the nominations I were conceeded, them until the I visit of Stewart, at the last of the • campaign, indicated a desire ol ance ot S4UU due u r . Mackenzie , i that county to a place in the and assigned by him; for profes- ; sional services rendered the de fendant at the time he was shot ; about 15 years ago. A jury com- ; posed of W.S.Deaton, C .A.Tom , j W . A. Ruggles. Claud Thompson, ’ I Omsk Sayrs. W .C .Todd, Perry • I Strong, T.B.Searcy, J.K.Mersin- ; ger. E .A .M cM illiu . Don Wheat • and Jas. Blagg decided against ’ Mr. O ’ Leary.... ' T ry the tamou. Sund.y dinner P« A couple of men from Wasco I; at the Hotel M oro. - • - J* entered a plea of guilty to an in- ; r y no Anaco cameras and camera sup- dictment for gambling and paid ; PUe* “ M oro ne their fines. * A roan nicknamed “ six shooter Bill” was brought into court by lor “ *e " M o r° Ph* rm * c r' Chas Huck, charged with stealing Always In «lock, beauhhil Birth « his auto from the garage at Wasco Day Postal Card,, at the Oteerver where Bill was working for Huck. . ed 60011 Store '. . -| Bill and the machine were found Mrs. Herbert Roct was quite nj by Huck at the new John Day sick this last week at the family • I river bridge where the machine J Crosfield is selling • v Leather and Rubber Belting, Link Chain Belting, Shafting, Cylinder Teeth, Cup Grease, and Sections. Be Sure to Get My Prices Yours for Service, , george N. C rosfield Make my store y o u r stopping place when in Wasco. O b s e rv e r ,d the Obmrver. . . capers and hay r»xet £ FRIDAY . A h.d . very .¡rk and telephone ba«- o Pharmacy. . J U J J— . ___ had to doctor a cow ,t had become weed . B e th C h e s te r no . 78 o. s. R esular comeunicthon ■eh ¿d «od <ih Tburwby vMtinA* moodily • F o b tn r b . XT E. . _ Dalles Chas. Bullard has a horse that ar h school pupil, -e n t < °‘ ' t" ddle ™ ‘eO“ * nd ,o on the Dewdiute. at became m e re ly wire cut. ast Saturday. A car of McCormick headers is .m , tre»h Mock, direct due June lM. Phone in your or- w any, now on wle at den to Crotfield at Waaco. H er Book Store. 0 r< Jog. Sanders was called to N snsen left Tuesday and the farm of George Hennagmthis C t Wednesday for P ort-1 week to save a valuable 1600 1b hz in charge of a car of horse. ci W . A. Raymond is at the farm P L. Helyer of Grass of F. M . Marshal, in Hay canyon « a visitor at the home where he is in charge of construe- r. Mis. Herman Pape tion work for the new residence lkland, over Sunday, 11 was a visitor last Kent; he reported that expects to occupy his building by the first of • J and barn. Saturday evening. May 16th, friends gathered at the home of Miss Lola Messinger in honor of her 20th anniversary. The party f was quite a surprise to the young intgomery struck a rock mg op the L . J. Pape e is now nursing three ibs under the care of f>oley. 1» A Hr R Miter ^y. Mis. J. E- Nichols of Loa An- • geles. California, arrived in Port- land last Sunday per steamer Bear. She will spend a few days in the Rose City before visiting her par- was stalled for repairs Waiter George had an indict- jm e n t returned against him for the giving of liquor to a minor. He I was given a suspended sentence ' J pending good behavior. I Dell Benson was indicted and i after a plea of guilty received a I I suspended sentence. •I Charles Marein of Portland was ’ indicted for soliciting insurance ' without a license; plead not guilty • I and released on $250 bail, the case d to be tried next term. Indictments were also returned Jagainst O .H .M ille r. V J .M in n o n , Lloyd Grimes, and Ralph Eaton for the illegal use of liquor. Ea ton and Grimes both received a suspended sentence. Minnon stood trial and then in the middle of the case plead guil- J ty ; fined $50. M iller also had his case tried y by jury Wednesday afternoon. After having consideration of the r case from 4 p.m. until late Thurs day morning when the jury was discharged; they standing eight to 1.1 four for acquittal; bail set at $150. The divorce suit of Clara H en dricks vs Joe Hendricks was de- r. cided by a default decree granted > r - ing the summer, sday noon on their re- 1 Antelope where Dr. T h e Tumalum Lumber Co. k d been called in consul- remodeling their lumber storage the plaintiff. sheds. One side will be widened Parker lucky curve fountain « ietrich is no longer em- an additional eight feet, to the Observer printing roodate the piles of long lengths pens at M oro Pharmacy. book store. The pro- while the opposite side of the Henry Smith has been very sick II decided to dispense building will be used to pile the the last week, at the family home sistant manager for the shorter lengths. the big county in M oro. [. Graduating exercises of Moro I. N . Lemon and son were vis hickens will soon pay schools will be held in the M .E . itors from Grass Val’ey between! «Ives in increased egg church Thursday eve, May 28th. trains Wednesday. n if you will use a quart The baccalaureate sermon will be Abstracts promptly made by the rbolineum around the preached by Rev. Adams in the Sherman County Abstract Com ouse and perches; you Presbyterian church next Sunday pany, M oro, Oregon. at the Observer Store, evening, the 24th. All are invited Mrs. D. R. Parker accompanied n county will w on b.ve j •<> both. , Judge Parker as a visitor to Moro hospital in operation at W ord was received Monday this week while the judge was busy Mrs. M iller has purchas- from A . M . Wright at Eugene Under the auspices of the idence built by Geo. N . that his mother had died that with court. Farmers Educational and C o o p W . R. Reid was in the city and which was partially morning at their home in tha erative Union of America. Monday after a 4-hone load of I by tire some years ago; I dty. M r. W right had sold his remodeled and repaired, farm interests in this county last barley. M r. Reid had a jo-dandy Some Thing Doing colt with the team that he was con Morning, Afternoon, and Night «field received as part fall to be with his mother « .W the present home of Mrs I old age, but it was for only a sidering bringing tqs the fair next DONT FORGET that d lr . 5 Aort time. . Being O ne o f a Series o f Talks on “ TUM-A-LUM” com m odities DOUGLAS FIR Som etim es Called O regon Pine= ------- ™ , w— America’s , t . • ■' ' ’.’i1 f G reatest All Utility LUMBER 1— F IR is the strongest stiffest structural lumber in the American Market. 2— F IR is about 25% lighter lhan any structural lum ber approaching it in strength. 3— F IR is one of the M O S T B E A U T IF U L Woods for interior work. When Combined With Tum-A-Lum Service Fir H as C om e to be Known Around Moro a s “TUM-A-LUMBER' In stock Bishopric W all Board, comes in squares 4x4 feet just the dope to keep out cold wind. • w " • X-****\-j£» Post, Shingles, Cement, and Lumber galore; any thing you need in the building line. “ S ee H. U. MARTIN About It” TUM-A-LUM LUMBER COMPANY MORO, - - - OREGON. Jüst A L IN E OF Fairbanks & Morse Engines and Feed Mills A LS O A R E A G E N C Y F O R T H E Sampson W ind H ills Complete Line of Extras for the O R E G O N M O L IN E and D U T C H M A N P LO W S M oro B a r b e r » P o r c e la in B a th h < Tub. Everything First Qass and up to d gent for Model Steam Laundry of The Dalles Shop in Brick Building next Observer J. N . Iw W N D R Y . P r o p r ie t o r . l i / C o x o , -----------------O i e g r o a a - . Wreaths of Laura! Wore u»ed to decorele the brow» ot conquering heroe in olden time». Now , we coneecrete the burial piece» of our deed with Monuments ot enduring marble or granite. W e Invite you to come in and »ee our newest design» and look over »ome ot the aemi-compleled atone« now in W atts Marble Works A L IT T L E M ISSIO NARY W ORK IN YOUR le days by telUug your neighbors of the good >8 of The Observer. If you can’t get their rob ins, send us their addresses and we will send ample copies. We pay for all soliciting you do ubscribe for The Observer. Best Weekly published in the Inland Empire. Everyone reads it.
