The work being done by Sher
to throw unjust burdens of tax The democratic administration
man
county on the Fulton grade,
ation on the men who happen to must soon put some sort of a qui
The Pacific Coast Manufacturer lave a little more property or etus on different proposed schemes leading to The Dalles, has been
recently said that the great prob capital than some of the rest of of fiat money that is beginning to finished for this season. It is the
M ORO. OREGON.
lem before the people of Oregon us. We must encourage capital come to public notice. The offic intention of the county authori
is building up our state indus to invest in real estate, industries, ials of the government mint at ties to either gravel or oil the
1914
FRID A Y .............August 14.
trially, so that there may be a bet lanks. public utilities and mer Denver have seriously proposed sandy parts of this road during
ter home market for products and chandising.
to buy silver at an arbitrary price, the winter months after travel, has
Entered • • «econd cl«««
po., office at Moro, Oregon. July 25. 1891. better support for the industries
With such a program in the in an effort to establish a market more firmly set the work. The
we now have. On top of this we minds and consciousness of the price, up to $17,000,000 worth of road is now on a more uniform
.. Manager. have the imperative duty of people, Oregon would resume the metal at 50 cents an ounce. grade, and the up and down hill
C. L. I reland
bringing about conditions so that 1er old-time prosperity and go Hoke Smith and other southern seesaw is at an end. Wheat teams
there may be many new factories ahead by leaps and bounds. To senators want the United States to are using the road to deliver grain
established and industries devel establish faith in the future of this buy cotton on warehouse receipts to Miller’s station, the county
oped. This includes every line commonwealth there must be the up to $150.000,000 worth. It having a man hired to assist in
of human endtavor, from open leartiest co-operation along con might be a good idea to have the keeping the grade in condition
ing up new land for cultivation, structive lines. Trying to accom government buy some wheat on and to straw the parts liable to
It you do not read The Obaerver, why opening up stone quarries and plish everything by political agi warehouse receipts and help boost wear by reason of the material
for filling being dry when used
brick yards, woolen mills, plan tation and coercive legislation the price to a dollar.
•ot?
W e would like to have you take it, and
for the new grade.
¡ng mills, public utilities and rail only drives away industries and
we know it would be profitable to you to
roads.
become a »ubtcribcr.
W e tend H t<®
Exporters are beginning to can
makes the investment of capital
year, for $2.50; one year $1.50; 12% ct. •
Grants
Pass
took
the
initiative
See Millikin “ the harness mak-
in
construction
enterprises
uphill
cel
ship charters, using a clause in
month ¡.n ’t much. T ry »t. Order by
postal card, and pay for it when you can. and voted bonds to start the con work.
the contract that this right is re er ’’ at Wasco, Oregon.
The thing for the people of served by both parties for a
W e will not be re.pon.ible for the struction of a railroad to Crescent
•eflect of »ub.criber. to . notify a. of City
Roseburg
is
taking
the
Oregon
to consider is that while period of fourteen days from dec
change, in their addreaa. Nor will the
notification of a P etm a.ter that the aub- same steps to start a railroad to they are all working to better laration of war by the nation un
acriber ha. “ Removed" »ettle the bill of a the Coos Bay country.
These their conditions individually, col der whose flag the vessel is oper
delinquent.
affirmative
actions
of
enterprising
lectively they are asked to enact ated. A number of ships retain
Church and Society notice. F R E E , ex
new laws making it impossible to their charter rights, and these are
cept when for money making purpoae«. communities are not all that
Such notices at regular rate, at the option needed to get more railroad con accomplish that result.
expected to proceed under the
of the publisher..
struction
in
Oregon.
The
atti
risk of the owder and the guaran
)
At any timewhen requested to do ao,
Local Chnrck Annonnceidents
the paper will be discontinued. But we tude of hostility and the desire
tee of England as to payment of
In Germany, where pro
expect that all arrears wi.t be paid before for radical legislative and admin
for Sunday, August 16.
oss if captured by, an enemy«
hibition is unknown and
auch request is made. It is easy to ask us
where all the people have
for a statement, which will be cheerfully istrative control of corporations
Several vessels on the Sound, in
*
been temperate drinker« of
rendered at any time.
has got to be changed into a pol Methodist church: .
the Columbia river and at San
Sunday School at 10 a.m.
wholesome beers and light
The price of The Obaerver is $1.50 per icy of friendly co-operation and
rancisco have had their charters
year, 75 cents for six months, 50 cents for
wines, there is less drunk-,
Preaching
service
in
Spaulding
four months —but if naid in -dvance we encouragement if we are to get
cancelled, as well as other vessels
enrteas than in Maine or in
at
12
(noon)
and
in
Moro
at
8
accept $2.50 in full ‘or 2 years.
Shorter large sums of money expendec
Kansas—the two most con
due*to
arrive.
terms than on«, year 12% cents per month
p. m.
spicuous prohibition states
on
construction
work.
A Blue Mark here will answer an in
All are heartily invited.
in the Union.
query, when entered upon our calendar,
Speaking about the war in Eu
It is not enough to encourage
John Robertson, pastor.
giving the date oi the paper as the date at
. The same is true of France
rope, it can be said that there is
the Made-in-Oregon campaign
which your current subscription expires
and
Italy. The world over
right on each side, and there is
and ask the people to purchase Presbyterian church:
you
will
find that the really
Sabbath School at 10 a.m.
wrong on both sides, but the pre
temperate races are those
Providence distributes its favors more of the products of the home
Sermon a f 11 o’clock by the ponderance of sympathy and
who are not prohibited from
If we want the indus-
m ore evenly and equitably than ] industry
drinking temperate bever
pastor.
judgment
in
the
English-speaking
make
it
pos
most men adm it. T h e p o o r | tries to flourish and
ages such as beer and wine.
You are invited.
world falls to Great Britain and
keenly enjoy their little, the rich sible to get more manufacturing
Prohibition in Germany, Prance
A. J. Adams, pastor. France as the proven friends of
or Italy would produce exactly
but slightly enjoy their m uch. enterprises in Oregon we have
human freedom, and to Russia as
the sam e resu lts that it has pro
T h e latter h ave m ore possessions, got to reduce taxation, we have
duced in every sta ts in the Union
the champion of the struggling
Some
Interesting
Parallels.
got
to
quit
enacting
experimental
but the form er m ore pow er of en-
where prohibitory laws have been
Slav,
and
against
the
countrjes
of
enacted. It would b o * stop men
oym ent. A bundance abates ap labor legislation, and we have
(From the Youth’« Companion.)
Austria and Germany in their ill-
iron? drinking nor decrease drunk
got to quit inventing new schemes
petite.
In 1879 our country was slowly disguised efforts to annex more
enness, but it would drive out ths
mild drinks and encourage men
struggling out from the prolonged territory to themselves.
who do drink to resort secretly to
hard times that followed the great
the highly concentrated spirits.
panic of 1873. The American
Abuse of the initiative is shown
If prohibition really saved men
wheat crop of 1879 was the larg when Attorney-General Grawford
from the ‘ ‘curse of drink ’ ’ it would
have more to commend It to ths
est ever harvested up to that date, says the bill to abolish the desert
intelligence of the people. But, as
and when it was just approaching land board should be called “ a
the great ©di tor, Henry W atterson,
maturity, a blight of abnorma measure disposing of the present
observes in the Louisville Courier-
Journal, “ I t does not promote
wintry weather in midsummer fel state engineer and putting another
> either temperance or virtue. It
on the European grain fields anc man in his place at a higher sal
arouses human passion to frenzy
spoiled a very great part of their ary.” The originators of the
by restricting private rights. It
does not reduce drunkards. It
crop. The result was so sudden measure objected to the title given
multiplies Pharisees and male
and so enormous a demand for it by the attorney-general and
factors.” —Paid Ad v a rti a aa an t.
our wheat, and at such profitable brought suit to have it changed,
prices, that the ball of prosperity but the court held^the title was
was instantly set rolling in this correctly stated.
country.
J. R. Morgan
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In 1897 the United States was
The
bureau
of
crop
estimates,
again emerging- from prolonged
Z D exxtlst
business depression, again the af department of agriculture, esti
MORO,
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O R EG O N
termath of a great financial panic mates for August first that Oregon
.will
harvest
a
wheat
crop
of
17,-
any —this time the panic of 1893.
'1st to 15th of each month.
000,000
bushels,
including
both
Office opposite Drs. Coffin
he business outlook, even in
winter
and
spring
wheat.
The
897, was doubtful and threaten
average for the last five years has WASCO.
-
O R EG O N
ing. We raised that year a wheat
been 16.354,000 bushels. The
crop only once before exceeded
16th to 30th of each month.
in our previous history, and in United States, as a whole, is Office opp. McCoy. Atwood Co
expected to harvest 920,479,000
the same season a series of dis
asters—drought. hail and river bushels.
loods—came on the European
The fourth edition of Professor
arms that their wheat harvest de Dryden’s bulletin, feeding for
creased thirty per cent from the eggs, has just been issued by the
Physician and Surgeon.
very moderate crop of the year extension division of the O. A. C.
before. So urgent was the bid of and may be had upon request.
Moro, Oregon.
the European markets for our Each of the three former edition*
wheat that we actually exported, was exhausted, showing the sus
Office in residence.
in the next twelve months, nearly tained demand for re’iable data
twice as much wheat as in the on the subject of feeding poultry
preceding season, and sold it for to secure a good egg supply.
Grover J. Duffey
$120,000.000 more.
The fact that a period of trade
According to the printed report
Lawyer.
depression, not unlike that of the
of State Insurance Commissioner
occasions just referred to, is now
J. W. Ferguson, received at this
again prevailing in the United
Office with W. H. Kagadale
States makes the present coinci office, there are 280 insurance
dence of the predicted 900,000,- companies in Oregon, employing
MORO - OREGON.
000-bushel wheat crop particularly 7,503 agent*. Receipts of the
office
for
the
year
1913
were
interesting in view of the circum
$119,130.54, an increase over the
stance that a general European
B E N N ETT,
war, in which all the nations of previous year of $8,364.10.
S IN N O T T,
Europe will participate before its
A
hind
quarter
of
frozen
beef
& Q ALLO W A Y
end, will create for this year’s
wheat crop of the United States, is on sale in London, England,
A T T O R N E Y S -A T -L A W
as well as all other food stuffs this that has hung io the ice room for
eighteen
years.
The
firm
sold
all
General Practice
nation can supply, a competitive
S a l M Sl«! O ■ i . « * * T - t *
0 7 « M t m t »fib BnalMHa-
their
meat*
to
the
English
army,
ohc c - w u - . x p
market only limited by the ability
U m . S*hMk W b *
Oregon.
to deliver at former unheard of and this piece was reserved for The Dalles,
public sale." It was kept as an ex
prices and quantities.
periment and is said to be in
good
condition.
t
We all read the speculations of
Something fo r A ll to Consider.
O b se r v e r .
fh a grain graaara g o n n iaieaa
Are not alone confined to Rural Free Deiiveiy of mail
and the Telephone. There is another convenience which all
farmers should have — and many do have — a checking ac
count with a good bank. The possdssor of such an account
avoids the risk of having his money on his perron or about*
his home where it is in danger of fire and thievee.
Hie bills paid by check are not only a valid ieoeipt,but
also a convenience in his home transacti'u s w here very often
the necessary change for concluding settlement is not at hand
Don’t stop to think this over, but start an account now with
fk e |||«co Ig irih u te fflillii! g>-
Bank, ef fflara.
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J. E. COLEMAN
R. J. GINN
Prohibition
: vs.
Tem perance 7
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of
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P O H
McCormick Line
Headers, Reapers, Etc
a a aaaa^aa aaaa^aaa
Padftc t a t Elevator Company
is prepared to buy. wheat or barley any
where in the county and solicit your
storage at their warehouses at Rufus,
Wasco, McDonald, and Moro.
!; The Celebrated Snow Drift flour
on hand at ajl times at prices lower
than the lowest.
For details write, or
phone, or call on
D. W. Wade, agent, Wasco, Oregon.
a a a /a a /a a a a a /a a
$
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YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
I have opened an ice cream parlor in
connection with my jewelry business and
am now ready to serve you with
thing desired in the line of ice cream,
fountain or bottled soda and soft drinks
D r. C. L . P oley
C M S , TOBACCO AND CANOT
a
$ 4 .1 0 P E R T O N
$ 1 .9 2 P E R T O N
Average cost of material on SEVEN PATENTED
SILOS being sold in the Northwest,
per ton capacity, $4.10
Y our P atronage W ill Be Appreciated
w. ro ;
Moro, Oregon
and
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than 40 yean
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BY
irdware & Implement Co,
expert* about the European situ
ation with absorbed interest, hut
experience suggests that we should
not rely upon it altogether. The
relative military and naval strength
of the power* is a matter of inter
est, and under the rule of proba
bilities all should greatly respect
expert conclusion* based on the
same. But we are reminded that
some gloiomy pi edictions at the
outset of the Spanish-American
war proved to be unwarranted.
The Russo-Japanese forecast* were
likewise unreliable. The personal
equation is always variable and
4 there it such a thing a* luck, or
perhaps a more pious name for it
could ba found.
A new line of river boats has
begun operations between Port
land and The Dalles, leaving
Portland at eleven at night and
The Dalle* at noon, a round trip
each day except Friday night
from Portland and Saturday from
The Dalles.-
TT ÌI..U-
Texas returned a majorit;
against submission of a prohi
bition amendment July 25ih. The
simple solution of the puzzle is
that the whole wet and dry ques
tion has “gone stale’’ in Texas.
Try the lam oui Sunday dinner
st the Hotel Moro.
Average cost of material on three different
TUM-A-LUM SILOS
1. Lasting just as long, with just as good service;
2. Furnished on a day’s notice;
3. Material complete, including special inside silo
coating and inside paint;
4. With FREE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Per ton Capacity, $1.92
3000 18-inch and 21-inch posts in stock.
2 Cars Rock Spring coal in transit.
Fresh cement always in stock.
Everything in the building line.
Bright, Bryant & Ellis.
Attorneys-at-I^iw
offices at
fice H . 17. M artin about it
Th< Dalits and Moro,
Ort.
C. M . Huddleston
Attorney a t Law
r
Wasco,
-
Oregon
Ì R Home of Tum-a-Lumber
JOB PRINTING