Sherman County observer., June 19, 1914, Image 2

Miss Georgia Fuller entertained
'the Booster! Club of Monkland
and Hay Canyon at her home the
evening of Friday, June 12. The
business meeting of the club was
held on the veranda which was
was beautifully decorated with
Its Demonstration Trip
crepe paper and lighted with a
Was an Eventful One
number of fancy Japanese lanterns.
After the business session an inter­
B y F. A . M I T C H E L
esting program was given by mem­
bers of the dub, followed with
games.
I was shopping and had been looking
At eleven o’clock refreshments,
at some lacea. Leaving the store, I
went out on to the sidewalk, Intending consisting of ice cream and cake,
to go home, but It was such a bright were, served by the Misses Vinita
spring mornlug that 1 was loath to do
so. Beside the curb stood a new spick H inkle, Alta Hastings, Georgia
and span automobile, the sau glisten Fuller and Messrs Del Benson,
Ing on it and the cushions looking so Dewey Thompson, Carl Tom lin.
comfortable that 1 wished I might have
Among the visitors present were
a spin In it. My husband was at the
time trying automobiles w ith a view to A .M .W rig h t and wife, T.S.Reese
buying a new one. and 1 wlshetfr he and wife, John Hasting and wife,
would selec t one exactly like the car
before me. While I was coveting It Grant Morgan and wife, Claud
Charlie Forsyth came along and after Thompson and wife
greeting me Joined me In admiring the
Including visitors, there was an
machine.
•’I ’d like n spin this morning.” I »aid attendance ot fifty, all reporting
to him. “ I haven't beeu out for a an evening well spent and a thor­
week. Our chauffeur has been laid
up. and I ’ iu afraid to go out Into the ough good time.
The N ew
A u t o m o b ile \
ilonbt come over ray Ifuabnud’s face.
H e seemed to wish to.believe the story,
but found It hard to f wallow. Pres­
ently he said In a reserved tone:
■"You ore In a cor I have been think­
ing of buying. I left It awhile ago be­
fore Waterman’s, going In to buy a
l»alr of driving gloves. When I oaroe
out the auto was gone. A pollcemnn
told me he saw a man aud a woman
get Into it aud drive off lu this direc­
tion.”
By this time 1 hud recovered auffl-
cteotly to take my part In the ronver-
salion.
"W e discovered our mistake.” I said.
"Just ns we heard you coming for us.
Not knowing who you were, but sup­
posing you were the owner of the car
we had taken, we thought we would
race yon for It. Flying from my own
huslMtud—ho. ha!*
Tom didn’t seem to think it funny a
bit. the reason being plain. The Idea
that was up|>ermost in his bead waa
that 1 was eloping with his rival.
However, the fact that we had taken
the automobile he bad been using con­
vinced him. I f we had intended an
elopement we should not have been
likely to take that particular car. The
fact of having Iters pursued by Tom
Itegnn to strike Charlie ss very ludl
crons. The corners of his mouth be­
gan to quirk up. Tom’s scowl also
broke hito a smile.
“We've got to get Itack to town.”
said Charlie. “Do you want your wife
In your car. Tout, or will you trust her
to tne? I premise solemnly not to run
away with her again.” .
Tom’s smile broadened Into a grin,
and. starting his auto—be had borrow­
ed It for the pursuit-he left us to go
where we please;!. We followed him
home, and 1 Invited Charlie into
luncheon. We found Tom opening a
l»ottle of wine, and before the party
broke up we were In a gnle of laugh
ter at «»nr stealing an automobile, be­
ing chased for thieve« and finally my
being considered an eloper by mv own
hustuind.
at the school house Monday of
this week contained some thing
resembling fire works that was not
expected by any one in attend­
• Entered as secood cías. m .tter at the ance.
poet office et M o ro . Oregon, July 25. 1891
The meeting was at all times
harmonious; the clerks annual re­
Manager. port was read, showing cash on
C. L . I reland
land $2,558.18 with warranto out­
standing of $1400 and bonds of
Send for advertising rates
If you do not read The Observer, why $4000 and accrued interest of $343
The report also showed there
not?
W e would Uke to have you take it and were 250 voters in the district, a
you to
we know it would be profitable to y<
b a rn T ~
W e »end it two total of a hundred more than last
yean for $ 2 . » ; one year $1 5 0 ; \2 £ eta a year, and also 14$ pupils. The
L o n th isn’ t much. T ry it. Order by
report also told that it cost $5000
postal card, and pay for i t when you can.
W e w ill not be responsible for the a school year of nine months to
neglect of subscribers to notify as of maintain an efficient school.
changes in their address. N or will the
The unexpected began to hap­
notification of a Postmaster that the sub-
scriber has “ Removed’ ’ settle the bill of a pen when W . H . Ragsdale wanted
delinquent.
it understood^that he did not want
Church and Society notices F R E E , ex­
a reelection as director and wanted
cept when for money making purposes.
Such notices at regular rates at the option some one else elected as his suc­
of the publishers.
cessor. This was followed by the
A t any timewhen requested to do so.
nomination of W . C, Bryant and
the paper w ill be oitcontinued. But
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paid
before
Mrs. Julia Hansen for the three
expect that all arrears wi.i be
such request is made. It
'* is easy to ask us
for a statement, which ill be cheerfully year term as director.
M r. Bryant was.abaent and Mrs.
rendered at any time.
Sait Sustained by Saprease Coart.
T he price of The Observer is $1.50 per Hansen tried to decline the nomi­
year 75 cents for six months. 50 cents for
nation, but L. Barnum rose to the
four months-bu» if nsid in advance we
The decision of the Marion
accept $2.50 in full for 2 years.
Shorter occasion by tendering his resigna­
terras than one year 1254 cents per month.
county circuit court, in the suit for
tion so that both could serve on
A Blue M ark here will answer an in­
criminal libel brought by the Ben­
query, when entered upon our calendar, the board; he said that the best
edictine Sisters of M t. Angel, Ore
giving the date of the paper as the date at interests of the school would he
against J. E. Hosmer, editor of
which vour current subscription expires.
served in that manner as both un­
the Silverton Journal, was sustain­
derstood school work.
ed this week by the supreme court.
In order to stimulate interest
After the speech making and
The supreme court opinion was
among stock breeders in Oregon, linguistic bouquets the election of
written by Judge Chfis. L . McNary
the Oregon exposition commis­ W.C.Bryant as director to succeed
and concurred in by Chief Justice
sion announces that $10,000 will W.H.Ragsdale; the acceptance of
McBride and his associates, con­
be set aside as prizes for the best the resignation of L.Barnum and
The
he p roperty known as the
firming the unanimous verdict of Mrs. J. H rf. . Landry
stock from this state exhibited at
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place,
contain-
the election oj Mrs. Julia Hansen
the jury which found J. E. Hos­ ing 3 X lots, a well built and com
San Francisco next year. This
to fill the vacancy proceeded in
mer guilty of criminal libel. The modious barn and chicken house
will be in addition to the $175.000
proper order. Then F. A. Sayrs
knedictine Sisters of M t. Angel and also a good sized residence;
which will be offered as livestock
decided that he did not care to
are
entirely vindicated and Hos­ there are a number of large trees
prizes by the authorities of the
serve longer as a director and his
and a drilled well. For particulars
mer must pay his fine or go to jail. call on
exposition.
J. N . L a n d r y
resignation was laid before the
3tjl9
M oro, Oregon.
meeting; there was quite a discus­
Skenaaa Couty Realty Transfers.
The end of the construction sion as to the acceptance of the
Dating to Jyne 13, 1914
period of the Panama Pacific in­ resignation and the probability of
ternational exposition is shown to the action being misunderstood.
Oliver J. Bales to Victor H
Wheat farm with horses and
be near by the fact that the period Finally 5 voted to accept, 4 not to
Smith; swX sec 14, scX
15, machinery wanted in exchange for
for the installation of exhibits has accept, and 6 not voting; 15 being “I DON’T OWN THIS CAB. ISN’T IT YOUBet
neX sec 22, all in tp In rl7e wm, excellent stock and dairy farm of
begun. The first exhibit was plac­ total attending.
320 acre* thirty miles from Port­
couutry aloue. for If my machine
consideration $4,400.
land,Oregon; no waste land; plow
ed in the palace of machinery on
J. M . Parry was reelected clerk should break dow n I w ouldn’t kuow
L. V. Moore and wife to G .W . and pasture land, near free range,
w hat to do.”
May 27th, with appropriate cere­
“ I ’ll take you out.” be said. “Get In.” Hansell; lots 6 and 7 block 13 in
miles north of Cape Horn sta­
mony. The exhibit was from the
I knew that Charlie was fond of mo
tion on the north bank railway,
Meeting of Farmer» Uniog.
city
of
M
oro,
consideration
$800.
toring. but was surprised that the car
Diesal engine works and the cost
no commission, owner.
should l>e his. However, fie owned
John H« Biggs to C. T . Yocum;
of installing the exhibit was more
W rite to M. RELTON,
At the last regular meeting of several curs, aud I expressed no sur­
ots 3 and 4 block 3 ifi Biggs first ¡19
Cape H orn, Wash
than $700.000.
the locat farmer« Union it was prise. The truth Is I was thinking
that I should decline his InvltMtlon. addition to city of Wasco, $100.
voted that the proposition of hav
My husband was not at all Jealous and
A branch of the United State« ing wheat warehouses to be main permitted me to aecept any attentions
en<*H|>e by flight, whereas If we iwld
customs service is being placed on tained by the union at both Moro I saw fit. But I was quite sure that If qu nt tout Jon to those behind tin It would
D urinf harvest; she as cook,
be would be displeased at my motor­
the grounds of the Panama Pacif­ and Demoss during the coming
fippedr that we were simply going «1 is a good one, and he as one of
ing with any one that person was
ic international exposition. Spec­ season, be referred to a committee Charlie Forsyth This was what oc­ high speed. But despite the caution the crew; both experienced.
I could not help turning my bead. I
cupied my mind as I stepped Into the
W rite to F. W . W is e .
ial arrangements have been made with power to act. „
could uot see who was In the car be­
jl9
Underwood, Wash
car.
Voted
to
accept
the
invitation
hind us on account of the dust. ®ud
to exempt from duty al, exhibits
“Only a shdrt ride.” I said. "Tom by other evidences of a breakneck
of
the
Wasco
union
to
meet
with
to be returned to the original ship­
said lie might be at home at noon to sj»eed I bad little doubt that the driver
ping point. Exhibits which w i l l them at Wasco Saturday atternoon day with a new car he Is trying and was trying to catch us
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take me out with him after luncheon.’
“I think they’re gaining Just a little ”
be sold after the exposition or June 27th.
"Just as long or as short as you like,
A good young team of well
Voted to have the wheat sacks
I said.
during the period will be forced
he replied.
broke
horses; also good 16-inch
Tom pushed the speed gauge a trifle
under option of purchase be or­
I knew Charlie to be a fine driver
iine wood; for price and particu-
to meet the usual tariff«.
farther on—not to the limit, for we
dered to arrive by July 1st and and I wa? therefore surprised that he were already going at a tremendous ars write to
that all members interested be had some difficulty In getting under gait. The telegraph poles flew like the
W . C. R ees
way. but I supposed that, his machine
Send Crosfield your order for
- Friend, Oregon
ready to take care of their part of being a new one. he had not .vet be spokes of a revolving wheel. Fortu- 3t*j 12-26 '
uately the road was good, but Charlie
link chain belting, cylinder teeth
the deal not later than the meet­ come fam iliar with it. However, we Jure not turn when we reached the
for the H olt and Best.
finally got out from the crowd of ve­ crossroad without »lowing down, and
ing at Wasco.
hicles that frequented that part of the
Voted -that only members in city, aud It was not Ion# before we this be did not wish to do. So we
shot by it like a c annon ball.
i In good order.
Sixteen foot
good standing with dues fdlly paid were moving on a country road re­
Beware of Ointm ents for
Lookiug ahead, 1 saw wbat teams
Catarrh that Contain M ercu ry be allowed to participate in the gardless of the speed limit- We had were in the road turn and as far as cut. Hitch for 26 horses goes with
l»een out nboyt half an" hour when I possible on the aide. When we reach­ the machine. W ill consider trade
as mercury wtU surely
of s u e ll and com pletely derange tne financial benefits accruing by the asked Charlie how long be had owned ed one of them the astonished face of or purchaser can cut crop in pay­
whole system when
i “ «jough
ment for machine. Address
th e mucous surfaces. Buch articleeenould activities of the union.
the auto.
the driver flashed upon tne and van
never be used except on Pjeeerlptlons
"Owned what nuto?”
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J. M . E d d y , M oro. Ore
Voted
that
the
secretary
be
in­
Ished.
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from reputable physicians, ae the dam age
they wtU do Is ten fold to foe good you structed to draw a warrant for $25 . "Why. this one.”
Looking back. 1 saw that we bad
can possibly derive from them. H all •
"This oue’. I. don’t own this car. gained on our pursuers. They were
Catarrh Cure, m anufactured by F. J. payable to the Grass Valley union
Isn’t It yours?”
still under full speed, hut they surely
Cheney A Co., Toledo. O., contains no
"Mine; No. 1 never saw It before could uot have as swift going a ma­
nnorcury. and Is taken Internally, acting in accordance with report of com­
directly upon the blfx^ and mucou« eur-
An experienced shoemaker by
today."
chine as ours. But at this moment
faoM o f the «intern. In buyin< H en ■ mittee.
"Well. I ’ll be Jlnged! We’ve stolen something underneath our car began trade; understand leather work;
Ce ta rri» Cure be sure you get the g«nu-
Ollier matters of special import­
l n « n la taken Internally and made In
au auto.”
to rattle. Charlie instinctively moved
uarantee all work done; have a
Toledo. Ohio, by F. J. Cheney A Co. Tea-
ance to the members were discuss­
I began to laugh-
back the speed gauge.
bop in the brick building on First
" S x l r t s s s Ä ff*« «Z^OMaUpeUoa.
“I t ’s no laughing matter." be added.
" I ’m afraid we’re beaten.” be saRL
ed and action taken.
street next door to Moro hotel;
"The owner can make a lot of trouble
"Oh, go aheadr* I cried. "Take the
ladies
shoe work a specialty; your
foi4 us If he likes.”
chances.”
1'
" I wonder who the owner la?"
if anything should break while go patronage will be appreciated.
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G eo . V olhard .
“ I don’t know, but 1 do know that Ing nt thia speed we’d l»e tnasbed Into 3tj5-19
Moro Property For Sale
Tbi C«*'" 8™“’™
a ™ not «Ion. oonfinri to Ror.1 Free Delivery ot u t i l
and the Telephone.
There I, «nother convenience „Inch nil
farmers should have — and many do have — a checking ac­
count with a good bank.
The poeseesor of such an account
avoids the risk of having his money on his perron or about
hit home where it ia in danger of fire and thieves.
His bills paid by check are not only a valid receipt, but
also a convenience in his home transactions where very often
the neoeesary change for concluding settlement is not a t ano
Don’t stop to think this over, but start an account now with «
T b i Ulaieii U|irabonc IDilliag {a .
|aak, ot fflara.
A NEW MACHINE
Called the Holt Oregon Special
Gasoline Harvester. 22 foot cut; capacity 40 to 60 acres per
day; horses required 20 head; cylinder 28 inch; shoe 41X
wide; length over all 57 inches; draper 44 inches; front wheel
16 inch wide; both side wheels 20 inch wide; uses 45 horse
power gas motor.
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Mount a 30 or 45 horse power Gas M otor Harvester Equip­
ment on your harvester; it will save the grain and reduce
horse equipment at least a third and possibly better.
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Horse drawn H o lt harvesters from 12 to 22 foot cut.
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Full line of Holt.and best extras. O ur 1914 sprocket chain are
absolutely the lowest in the county.
O’MEARA
Supply
and
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Implement
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R. J. GINN
J- E- COLEMAN
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Glass, Paints, and Oils.
Team and Wood Far
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New this year, a 75 horse power H olt Caterpillar engine;
equipped with high and low speed transmission.
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Farm and Outfit Wanted
Man and lita want work
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Bone and Alfalfa Meal.
A Q U N T «
F O H
Canton Plows, Superior and Peoria Drills.
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For all kinds of machinery carried in slock
or procured on short notice.
Harvester For Sale
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IndipiBdent Warehouse { milling Co
R . H . M c K e a n , M a n a g e r, W a s c o , O re g o n
Bout and Shoe Repairing
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International Harvester
.. Farm Wagons
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T7OR many years the Weber wagon
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ha« been accepted as the standard
of wagon value everywhere. No model of
the Weber wagon was ever so good as the
1914 model now on the market.
T he Columbus wajon this year is the equal of the
Weber wagon in every way; where q u ^ ity and
features aro oenoerned, the Weber and Columbus
wagons are tw in«. One good feature common to
boui is the International fifth wheel, making tbeee
fh g (W y W tkW ked Farm WagemeAtks Market
T h e International fifth wheel prevents the pulling
up or pitching of the bolster, and therefore does away
forever with "bent and broken king pins and circle
irons. This one feature is worth a trip to town. ,
Go to the 1 H C local dealer who handles Weber
or Columbus wagons and ask him to show yon the
fifth wheel oo these wagons. I f you don’t know who
bandies them, w rite to us and we w ill tell you where
you may sae them .
rt—at Harrerfer Coapapr of America
Portland
Orw
I ’m going to take It back from where
I got It as soon as possible. 1 only
hope-no, that cannot be expected—
the fellow hns beeu detained so that
we can get U back before he misses IL ”
“ For heaven’s sake!” I exclaimed.
"Turn around and go back as fast as
yon con!"
“I t would be better to return by an­
other road. We’ll strike a crossroad
presently. I ’ll take It audrin a mile or
so reach an asphalt paved way that
will take us back to the city.”
We kept on. but In a few minute« I
heard an ominous buzxlpg behind. I
turned and saw an anto coming like
the wind.
"M y goodness gracious!” 1 cried.
“Suppose It should be the owner of the
car coming for us!"
"Quite likely It Is." said Charlie
grimly.
1 can understand the temptation of
persona running autos when they
kuock down or ntn over some one Jo
try to get out of the scrape by flight.
The impulse to make a race for con
cealment is very strong. The almost
certainty of final detection la lost sight
of. This Is the way 1 felt, and 1 fan
ey Charlie was tempted In like man
pulp.”
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Possibly, added to this view of the
case, Charlie bad had time to consider
the folly of our course The rattling
Are wanted by us; to make
continued, and be took off more power.
them
for
you as good as new; tty
1 looked back aud saw that our pur­
suers were rapidly coming up with us. us, we treat you right.
I think I w o u ld . have renewed the Tripp Cleaning and Dye Works
The Dailes, Oregon
pace If I bad known we should be
wrecked, but Charlie had got some dis
cretlon into him and kept reducing In
stead of putting on si»esd.
“When they come up.” be said, "don’t
Lots of bunch grass and plenty
appear as if we had been trying to get
sway from them. B raxenltout. I ’ll de­ of running water; $1.25 per month;
clare. till otherwise convinced, that write or phone, J. M . MARLIN,
a3m80
Grass Valley, Oregon.
the machine is mine.”
So we prepared ourselves for a bluff,
aud our pursuers, coming near, shout­
ed to ua to stop. Charlie obeyed, and
the other *a r slowed down beside us.
When 1 saw what it contained tho
heavens grew black, all about me
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whirled, and I sank back on the leather M O R O ,
cushion.
I had been flying from my husband. w 1st to 15th of each month.
Office opposite Drs. Goffin
1 didn’t quite faint sway. 1 was
sufficiently couaclous to see on Tom’s
face the look of a man who bad caught
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hla wife running away with a rival.
The first words I heard came- from j
16th to 30th of each month.
s ir. ~ B o t ne never said a word, not Charlie, and It was evident that be
Office opp. McCoy, Atwood Co
did 1. 1 knew by the sputtering of« the had not lost bis presence of mind.
machine as he turned on more power
“Hello, Tom!” he said. “W hat are
and opened • valve to let out gas that you doing out here at this time In the
he was going to ran for It.
morning??. ,
Bat both Charlie and I were foots not
Tom made no reply. H a was too ap-
to turn about and. If we met the own­ pallcd to s|>eak.
er of the car we had taken, explain the
“I met your wife.” Charlie contin- J
mistake and throw ourselves on his tied. ”lu front of Waterman’s store j
mercy. As I have said. It was that de looking at this auto. I thought it was ,
sire inborn In humanity, and In the her*, and she thought It was mine. 1
brute creation for that matter, for the proposed a apiu. and If was only a few
excitement of a race.
minutes ago that ws dteeovered our
O ffic e in re s id e n c e .
“Don’t look back." said Charlie.
ralstakA” . -
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I knew by this th a t my doing so
1 saw a look of inlijgted rqRsf and
Would indicate th at w a were try in g to
Your Clothes and Hats
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L i m e , P la s t e r , C e m e n t , B u ild e r s
S u p p lie s ,
L u m b e r,
W ood,
C o a l,
C e d a r P o s ts , a n d H a y .
M ANUFACTURERS OF '
MILL FEED AND FLOUR.
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J. R. Morgan
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Dr. C. L. Poky
Physician and Surgeon.
Moro, Oregon.
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It*» Us letter head,
hb envelope, hb buelneM card, circular» or
catalogue. You »Uc the maa up by them
thing». What Impreseloa of a maa ao4 Us
husfoca» do you get If he write» to you oa
wrapping paper or axle grease statloaery^
H o w d a « yours look? Is it aeat, tasty and
modern? It b If T he Moro Observer Job
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