W H E N YOU T R A V E L
by auto
AND V IS IV T H E D A LLES
STO R E
YOUR
CAR
In the concrete, recently completed, tully equipped,
roomy garage of W alther-W illiams Company.
Competent
workman always ready to help you, in any way J h S L C S L
least expense to you. For any service rendered the charge
w ill always be reason able.
WALTHER-WILLIAMS GARAGE
TH E D A LLES,
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OREGON.
P Geo. F. M. Newhouse, Oph. D
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Successors
to
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1 s e ll
fo r
cash
J e w e lry
Company
o n ly
F in e D iam o n d s, Jew e lry , W atches,
C locks an d O p tical Goods.
f
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Independent |||arehouse j¡ (Hilling 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
D E A L E R S IN
L im e , P la s te r , C e m e n t, B u ild e rs
S u p p lie s ,
L u m b e r,
W o o d , C o a l,
C e d a r P o s ts , a n d H ay .
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Dating to August 1, 1914.
W . S. U ’Rren has managed to
MORO, OREGON.
put himself in bad with the prohi-
>itionists. He manipulated the
F R ID A Y ............. August 7. 1914 political strings adtoitly enough
to capture that party nomination
Entered a« second clast matter at the for governor and which he ac
poat office at Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891. cepted in a very nice speech, tell
ing the delegates that he sure
C. L. I r e la n d ............. Manager.» would get there.
Now it seems that he planned
better than he built. The secre
tary of state has notified him that
under his election law, as drafted
by U ’ Ren, he cannot be an inde
pendent candidate and a party
nominee also; he had to drop one
Send lor advertising rate«.
or the other.?*
W e would like to have you take it, and
He has decided that the best
we know it would be profitable to you to
become a subscriber.
W e send it two way out o f the dilemma is to tell
years for $2.50; one year $1.50; 12S cts a the prohibitionists that he don’t
month isn’t much. T ry it. Order by
postal card, and pay for it when you can. need them very much anyway.
W e will not be responsible for the In a recent open letter to a paper
neglect of subscribers to notify as of in Portland be said he was after
changes in their address. Nor w ill the
notification of a Postmaster that the sub the election as governor, and con
scriber has “ Removed” settle the bill of a
veyed the idea to some that pos
delinquent.
sibly he would much prefer being
Church and Society notices F R E E , ex
cept when for money making purposes. governor than being forced to
Such notices at regular rates at the option comply w ith 'a clause of the elec
of the publishers.
tion law which he had written
At any tim e when requested to do so. .
„„...as
the paper w ill be aiseontinued. But we some ten years betore nis canai-
expect that all arrears wi.i be paid before L j g cy
an(j through the enforce
such request is made. It is easy to ask us
r ..
•*
for a statement, which will be cheerfully ment of the same it was hoped
rendered at any time.
that political juggling would be to
The price of The Observer is_$1 -SO per
| arJ<e e x te n t les sen ed in the State.
year, 75 cents for six montbs, 50 cants tor |
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four months—but if naid in «dvance we
accept $2.5C in full ‘or 2 years.
Shorter Eight-Hour Day Would Work Injury.
terms than one jear 12S cents per month.
A Blue Mark here will answer an in-
query, when entered upon our calendar,
giving the date of the paper as the date at
which your current subscription expires.
The European War Sitnatwu.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sbenaaa Caaaty Realty Transfers.
O b s e rv e r.
The grain Growers Conveniences
L. Barnum et al to F. G. Bar
ton;-all o f sec 3, s e X of neX of
Are not alone confined to Rural Free D eliver O d ®
sec 4, tp 1 s. rl6e, W . M ., $500.
and the Telephone.
There is another convenience w » c i a
Tumalum Lumber Co. to L.
farmers should have — and many do have
a c ec mg
Barnum; lot 1, block 1, city o f
count with a good bank.
The possesnor of such an acc®^D
M oro, $1.
avoids the risk of having hiw money on his person or a u
Neal Clark to M innie Bigger
hie home where it is in danger of fire and thieves.
staff. trustee; lots 1. 2, 3, 4 and 5
His bifts paid by check are not only a valid ieceipt, but
in block 3, city o f M oro, $10.
also a convenience in his home transactions where very o ten
M innie Biggerstaff, trustee, to
Sam P. Brisbine; lots 1,2,3, 4 and
the necessary change for concluding settlement is not at ano
5 in block 3, city of M oro, $700.
Don’t stop to think this over, but start an account now with
Bertha Daugherty to J. J. W iley;
nw X of n w X . swX o f neX . tcc
22. tp 5 s, rl6e, W . M ., $1200.
Clarence Hartley to Annie
Medler; lots 3 and 4 in block 18,
Biggs’ 2d add to Wasco, $1.
Annie M edler to W ilson M .
A Z A J. A A AA. A. X J L A A iU
Barnett; lots 11 and 12, block 1,
McPherson’s 1st add to Wasco. $1.
A. M cG ill to The American
J . E. C O LEM A N
Life & Accident Insurance Co.; g
R. J . G IN N
n X o f seX. neX of swX. seX of
n w X . sec 8, tp 1 s. rl9 e ,W .M ., $1.
The |||asco Warehouse milling Co.
|ank, of ffloro.
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i
J . R . M o rg an
ID o n tls t
,
MORO.
0
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OREGON
1st to 15th of each month.
Office opposite Drs. Goffin
W ASCO.
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OREGON
16th to 30th of each month.
It has been proposed that next Office opp. McCoy, Atwood Co
November the voters adopt as
law an eight-hour day for all in
dustries in this state. The pro
posed law, an initiative measure,
provides that “ it shall be unlaw
P h y s ic ia n a n d S u rg e o n .
ful for any corporation or person
M o ro , O re g o n .
to permit any employe to work
more than eight hours during any
Office in residence.
day of 24 hours, or more than 48
hours during any week of seven
days.”
G r o v e r J . D u f fe y
This measure, if enacted, w ill
■ injure the present systems of man-
| ufacturjng, farming and domestic
L a w y e r.
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C o m p le te
H a rv e s t
G oods,
S u p p ly
of
L u b r ic a tin g
A .Q K P U T * *
E x tra s
O lla ,
O re a a e a .
F O H
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McCormick Line
« Headers, Reapers, Etc
D r. C. L . P oley
A m ilitary madness has swept
over continental Europe during
the last week like a prairie fire,
’[ „ . i s p re p a red to buy w heat or b arley any
oooooocoooooooooooooooooooooooooc engulfing in a vortex of war the
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w here in th e c o u n ty an d so lic it y o u r
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Germany, France, and possibly
storage a t th e ir w arehouses a t R ufus,
W H E N IN P O R T L A N D S T O P A T
England and Italy. Later on,
W asco, M cD onald, a n d Moro.
d
under treaty entanglements, w ill
come Japan into the war arena to
help England in a quarrel that is service. It may produce results
!>
not of their seeking.
on h a n d a t all tim e s a t prices low er
that would prove ruinous to the
p
C orner of 7 th and S ta rk S tre e t.
Austria, Germany and Russia industries of Oregon. I t w i l l Office w ith W. H. R agsdale
l>
. th a n th e low est.
F o r d e ta ils w rite, or
are equally to blame for the world work mischief throughout the
l>
C H A S . W R IG H T . P re s id e n t
p h o n e, or call on
M C. D IC K ’ N S O N , M a n a g e r.
upsetting wnich is upon us. The whole range of society and w ill
OREGON.
M ORO
direct cause is deep seated and bear most hardly upon the very
It is new, and its room s are pro v id ed w ith
D. W. W ade, a g en t, W asco, O regon.
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dates as far back as 1866 and pos classes in whose interest it is sup
r u n n in g w ater a n d long d is ta n c e telep h o n es.
sibly to the organization of Ser posed to be—the wage-earners.
E u ro p e a n p lan. K ates $1 p e r d a y a n d up.
B EN N ETT,
via as a kingdom in 1815, when
The producers ,of this state al
S IN N O T T,
WRIGHT-DICKINSON HOTEL COMPANY
that country came from under the ready suffer under the drawbacks
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domination of lurkey.
of distance from great markets,
It is highly improbable that high charges for transportation,
A T T O R N E Y S -A T -L A W
nothing
subjec
............ ; short of complete
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’ ... high
mgn rates v of i taxation,
u s a m u u u , high
«•■&>* inter
General Practice
tion of one side of the other w ill I ( on borroWed capital and rela-
end the war that is im pending.1 tively high wages. —
The imprac
D A R N I E L L E B R O S ., P r o p rie to rs
Oregon.
t w ill leave deep scars that w ill ticability of an eight-hour day as The Dälles,
need a century or more to efface, related to farm operations is ob
with a strong probability that vious. The proposed law would
C J . B r ig h t , W .C .B r y a n t , M .G . E l l is .
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some of the nations of the earth
. .render it necessary to hate a dif
H e a d q u a r te r s for o u r S h e r m a n C o u n ty
will be no more when the cost is
of men attend (o
>eing assessed by the victors, feed and care o f the farm stock
frie n d s; p ric e s re a s o n a b le ; first c la s s
^ossibly there may be other new each Sunday as well as secure a B right, B ry an t & Ellis.
r e s ta u r a n t w ith th e h o te l.
nations arise as a result of the cook to do the work for that day.
A tto rn e y s -a t-L a w
war, and, again, possibly older The farmer’» business, especially
nations now absorbed by some at harvest time, demands fre
offices a t
,e
T w o B lo c k s F r o m N e w D ep o t.
of the warring nations may again quently 16 hours of labor. Where
The
D
alles
and M oro, O re.
regain their national life.
is he to get and how is he to pay
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 |S The war is an internecine fight the extra help that an eight-hour
among branches of the same fam day would necessitate?
A v e ra g e c o st of m a te ria l on S E V E N P A T E N T E D
ily, that of Teuton against Slav,
S IL O S b e in g so ld in th e N o rth w e s t,
'h -
both white; but if the destruction
4 4 1 1 1 1 4 I I -l - t- l-t -1 1 I I ■r,t-l-!" l-t "l-t--F
State School Fund Apportioned.
should be carried to unusual
p e r to n c a p a c ity , $ 4 .1 0
x
NEW HOTEL PERKINS length, it w ill deliver the balance of Official apportionment of the
Attorney a t Law
power to the races of Chinese, H in state school fund for the ensutag
Portland, Oregon.
dus and Japanese and their related year was made this week by the
A v e ra g e c o st of m a te ria l on th r e e d iffe re n t
Eastern Oregon Headquarters.
families to sitfh an extent that state treasurer on a basis of school
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O regon
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Europe and America may enter population numbering201,887 and W asco ,
P o sitiv ly m st centrally
upon a second series of medieval a per capita of $1.85, an increase
located
F ifth St. cars pass
conquest by an opposing c iv ili of two cents over last year.
the doors eve* y few minutes.
zation.
The school population of the
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state has increased 4,777 over that
Obtaining Good Roads.
L a s tin g ju s t a s lo n g , w ith ju s t a s g ood s e rv ic e ;
P o p u la r P riced R estau ran t
of last year and the earned inter
E u ro pean P lan . Pates $1 0 0 an d up
F u r n is h e d on a d a y ’s n o tic e ;
Officials of the department of est fund has increased $15,000
L. Q. SWETLAND, Mp. L agriculture have estimated that during, the same time, there being
M a te ria l c o m p le te , in c lu d in g s p e c ia l in s id e silo
'N e a r Jo se p h , O regon, in
total of $373,490.95 to dis
$206.000,000 have been spent in
c o a tin g a n d in s id e p a in t;
th e Pow der R iv e r m o u n
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the United States during the year tribute. Sherman county w ill re
ta in s, re a ch e d o n ly via
4. W i t h F R E E P L A N S A N D S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
1913 for better roads, which is ceive $1,831.50; three other coun
♦
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ties
w
ill
receive
a
smaller
amount
said to be two and a half times
the total amount spent for a like and Multnomah county the larg
Grass Valiev, Oregon.
purpose nine years ago. The est, $91,883.95.
mileage of permanent roads built
Position is Enviable.
by the different states last year
is an id eal lak e an d
c m ,v e n ie n t to busi nee«.
E n tirs lv
totaled nearly 21,000 miles, or
m o u n ta in re so rt. Live
Eugene Guard. Dr. James
Glean beds, and iab.e l i t ’ »est the m arket
only about two thousand miles
o
u t of door». B re ath e
3000 1 8 -in c h a n d 2 1 -in c h p o sts in sto ck .
< a>m-
will a f f o r d . Prices reasonable
less than the famous road system Withycombe is one candidate
p u re, in v ig o ra tin g air.
2 C a rs R o c k S p rin g c o al in tra n s it.
niercial trade solicited.
o f France. There are but seven who is in a position to be envied.
E n jo y th e p u rs u it of
He
has
behind
him
the
full
states in the union that have no
n a tu re -g iv e n p leasu res.
F r e s h c e m e n t a lw a y s in sto ck .
state highway laws. The same strength of a reunited party, and
CONDUCTED ON THE BEST PRINCIPLES.
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E v e r y th in g in th e b u ild in g line.
authority says that automobile he has the hearty friendship and
^ooooooooooo^ay»^«
support
of
all
his
late
opponents
Ticket«
on
«ale
every
day
at
l0 0 0 < x ^COOOOeOOOOOOOOO<XXX»C.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO owners paid $7,820,895 in license
and fees daring 1913, nearly all in the primary election. There
ONE AMD ONE-THIRD FARE
are no sore spots to be avoided
)
being applied to road work.
for the round trip.
and
no
old
wounds
that
have
not
O f the above amounts Oregon
For full particular* a«k any agent o f
. W C . RUTLEDGE. Proprietor.
J collected, in license and fees dur yet healed over. He is generally
the O -W . g . # N ,
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¡ng 1913 $43,476, and it is esti- admitted to be an estimable gen
' mated that this state spent a total tleman and a man who is fully
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
of $3.600,000 when all district, acquainted with the needs of the
a n d D e p o t. C o u r t e o u s T r e a t m e n t , C le a n
county, state and private aid has state. He is calm and sane and
B e d s a n d T a b l e t h e b e s t t h e m a r k e t w ill
been considered. This year the level-headed—qualities in a chief
state w ill spend $238,000 direct executive that the stste stands In
a ffo rd .
besides the various sums raised special need of just now.
M IL L F E E D A N D
HOTGL
FLO UR.
ORGGON
Far,¡lie Coast Elevator Company!;
The Celebrated Snow Drift Flour j;
H o tel a l b e r t
The Dalles, Oregon
$ 4 .1 0 P E R T O N
$ 1 .9 2 P E R T O N
C. M . H uddleston
W ALLOW A
LAKE PARK
VIN TO N HO TEL
Uregoo - Washington Railroad
& Navigation Co. .-
HOTEL MORO
TUM-A-LUM SILOS
Per ton Capacity, $1.92
See
Martin about it
O s Home of Tum-a-Lumber
S U N D A Y D IN N E R S 3 5 C .
Opposite Postoffice
Moro
Oregon.
locally by district and county.
State bank eiamlneia report a
Oregon has been credited by
the department with having 35,- decrease of deposits in Oregon
896 miles of road, of which 4,941 national banks from November
/.nn.ifl.r»/! im n rn vid hitihwav
JOB PRINTING