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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1915)
„•1 The Next Moving Picture* at Burnett’». O bserver» Saturday, January 30, w ill be presented a p ow erful e m o tio n a l MORO, OREGON. d ra m a depicting the d ark tragedy F R ID A Y - • • January 29, 1915 that ru in ed tw o lives, entitled E n te r« ! •« ^ c o n d I ctom m .tte r •» <**• poet office at M o ro . O regon, July 25, 1891. c . L . I reland ............... M an ag er. E v e n U n to D eath . Tuesday, F eb ru ary 2d, a feature d ram a w ill be presented entitled T h e C o lo n e l’s W ife . T h is is a three p art pho to play w ith very ow n ne S) FIOER 5» strong situations. Send for ad vert wing ratea. I f you do not read T h e O beerver. why not? W e would lik e to h a re you take it, and we know it would be profitable to you to become a eubteriber. W e eeod it two y e a n for $2.50; one year $1.50; 12 H eta a month ¡«n’ t much. T r y it. O rd er by poatal card, and pay for it when you can W e w ill not be responsible for the neglect of »ubacriben to notify aa o l change« in their addreaa. N o r w ill the notification of a Poatmaater that the■ aub- ecriber haa " R e m o v e d ’ ’ eettle the b ill of a TO P R E V E N T USELESS T A X UPON AG R IC ULTUR E. food fo r the Belgiums. At any tim e when requeued to do ao the paper w ill be discontinued. But we expect that all arrean w iu be paid before such request ia made. It is eaay to aak ua lo r a statement, which w ill be cheerfully rendered at any tim e. Special m atinee every Saturday afternoon at four o ’clock. four month«—buf if nefd 1» •dvance we accept $2.50 io fall far 2 year«. Shorter terma than oov year 12Ji cent« per month. By Peter Radford lecturer NsUonaü rn ran n * Union Opera House Attraction. D o n ’t neglect to see the Foolish M r . D in g le next Saturday at the opera house, it is one o f the best rural com edies w ritten. A n o th e r good play fo r the same day is J. W a rre n K errig an in The price of The Observer ^$1.50 per year. 75 cent. far aix moelha. 50 cent« far r. c«e L ittle M e g and I . By far the feature o f the day is a tw o part dram a entitled T h e A Blue M a rk here w ill anawer an In W o n d ro u s M e lo d y . A dram a query, when entered upon our calendar, giving the date of the paper aa the date at that critics unite in saying has a which your current aubacription expiree._ w onderful touch of heart and soul Officers Buys Hones. Local Ckurck Announcement* for Sunday, January 31. A party o f eight m en, including tw o officers of the French arm y w ho could not speak English, were in Sherm an county the first of the week buying horses lo r the French arm y in its operations in E u ro p e against the G erm ans. T h e horses wanted were a grade that have been hard to sell during the last few years because of their light weight and very few that M eth o d ist church: 10 a.m . Sunday School. Preaching services in Spaulding at 12 (n o o n ) and in M o r o at 7:30 p .m . J R e v iv a l services w ill be held each evenin g next week at 7:30 when the pastor expects to . be assisted by R ev. E . T . R e id of The fanner la the paymaster of industry and aa such ho mast moot the nation’s payroll. When Industry pays Its bill it must make a sight draft upon agriculture for the amount, which the farmer Is compelled to honor without protest This check drawn upon agriculture may travel to ____________ »regard for the i sod fro over the highways of com bow their backs to the summer’s merce; may build cities; girdle the 'to meet the payroll, hut globe with bands of steel; jnay search hidden treasures In the earth or committees, while making a for themselves, rub the skin off the traverse the skies, but In the end It will rest upon the solL No dollar shoulders of the farmer by urging the wfll remain suspended In midair; It to legislature to lay ^another burden as certain to seek the earth’s surface upon h is heavy load and under the I lash of "be It enacted" goad him on as an apple that falls from a tree. to pull and surge at the traces of civil When a farmer buys a plow he pay* isation, no matter hew he may sweat, the man who mined the metal, the foam and gall at the task. When •voodman who felled the tree, the legislatures “cut a melon" for labor manufacturer who assembled the raw they hand the farmer a lemon. material and shaped It Into an ar- The farmers of the United States . :cle of usefulness, the railroad that are not financially able to oarry "dead transported It and the dealer who heads” on their payrolls. Our own Fold him the goods. He pays the hired hand« are not paid unless we of labor and. caoital fS'ulo’ ad have something for them to do and we are not willing to carry the hired help of dependent Industries unless there to work tor them. We must therefore insist upo* the most rigid economy. W h ite S a lm o n , W ash. cam e up to requirem ents were re E v e ry body is invited to these jected. Prices paid were fair and services. those selling were generally satis John R obertson, pastor. fied that they received a good m arket price, ranging from $70 to F re ib yterian church: Sabbath School at 10 a.m . $120 an anim al. Service» m orn in g and evening W e were told by one of the l r a.m . and 7:30 p .m . party that the average age of a P rayer meeting at 7:30 o ’clock horse on a m odern battle field is o n ly six days and bears o u t the W ednesday evening. ” 1 was glad when they said unto report that the same party w ill be m e, * L et us go up tc the house of back after m o re horses. Ps. 122:1. F o rty eight head were bought the L o r d .’ ” A . J. A dam s, pastor. and shipped to Spokane w here they expect to m ake up six large train loads fo r the A tlan tic. shipm ent X Path^ features next Tuesday are WANTS NO “ DEADHEADS” ON pictures of French m arines, am bu LIST OF EMPLOYES. lances, barge loads of fo o d , and a m odern fort in France; also one series showing a B elgium relief steamer leaving N e w Y o rk with A CALL UPON T H E LAW MAKERS delinquent. Church and Society notice« F R E E , e x cept when for money making purpoaea. Such notice« at regular rate« at the option of the publiahen. French Army P M L L OF Card of Thanks. across Sbermaa Coaaty Realty Transfer*. Dating to January 23, 1915. D uncan C h ish o lm to A bijah L am b ; block* 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, A 9; also lots 1, 2, 3, 6 A 7 in block 8; also lots 1 to 11 inclusive, block 5; St. C lairs ad d itio n to K en t, $800. John A d d in g to n to Bruce M i l lard; e % of sec 3 3 it^ |p rl7 e $500. road raciungk, «khfkc'.ng the greatest I amount of neryl** at the least pos sible cost Wo farther recognize that tKk farmers and producers In the end pay approximately >6 per cent of the expenses of operating the railroads and It to therefore to the interest or the -producers that the expenses of the common carriers he as small as ! to possible, conatotent w ith good ser vice and safety. We. therefore, call upon our tow-makers, courts and Jurlee to bent the foregoing (act* in mind when dealing with the common carriers of this state, and we do espe cially reafflrm the declarations of the last annual convention of our State Union, opposing the passage or I the so-called ‘fnE-crew* bill before the thirty-third legislature of Texas." The farm er* of Missouri In the last election, by an overwhelming ma jority, swept this tow off the statute book of th a t state, and It should come oE of all Statute hooks where ft appears and no legislature of this nation should pass such a law or sim ilar legislation which requires un necessary expenditures. The same rule gpplies to an regu latory measnrao Which Increase the expenses of Industry without giving corresponding* benefits to the public. There Is oftttmes a body of men as sembled a t legislatures— and they have a right to be there who. In their seal fo r made ring their fellow- aseoolates a sprrtoi, sometimes favor ha exnensus of la- T o the e d ito r. T h ro u g h the co lu m n * of the O bserver we wish to express our appreciation of the m any considerate acts of kindnesfi and thoughtfulness received from our neighbors and friends during the sickness and loss of a dear son a n d ‘ bro th er and we also wish to thank those w ho so generously and freely gave evidence of their sym pathy by floral offerings. M rs. D o u m a and fam ily. Legislative Houee-Cieenlnp Needed. in tne trrasacnoh fi* wen a* pay* for the tools, machinery, buildings, etc., used In the construction of the commodity and the same applies to all articles of use and diet of him self and those engaged In the sub »Id 1 ary lines of Industry. There to no payroll In civilisation that does 'not rest upon the beck of the farmer. He must pay the bills —all of tbem. The total value of the nation’s annual agricultural products to around Its ,000,000,000, and It to ante to fail- mate that »5 cento on every dollar toes to meeting the expenses of sub sidiary Industries. The farmer does not work more than thirty minutes per day for himself; the remaining thirteen hours of the day's toll he devotes to meeting the payroll of the hired hands of agriculture, such as the manufacturer, railroad, commer cial and other servants. While the war to oa and there to a lull In business, wo want a ll legtola tlve bodies to take an Inventory of the statute books and wipe off all extravagant and use l ess town. A good housecleaning Is needed and econo mies can be Instituted here and there that w ill patch the clothes of indigent children, rest «rod mothers and lift mortgage* from despondent homes. Unnecessary workmen taken off and useless expenses chopped down all along the line w ill add to the pros perity of the fanner and encourage him in hie mighty effort to feed and clothe the world. If any of these Industries have sur- I plus employe« we can use them on the farm. W e h iv e no regular schedule of wag**, bat w * pay good farm hands on aa average of | t W The Farmer*» Payroll and How Hs Meet« IL « suDual payroll of agriculture approximates 112,000,000,000 A por tion of amount to shifted to for M a ry V e rn o n R ice to Charles eign countries in exports, but the M c D o n n e ll; * e X »ec 1 and e X total payroll of industries working for sec 12 tp3s rl7 e and also w X sec 7 T h e departm ent o f agriculture, the farmer divides substantially as Railroads, 11,252.000.000; tp3* r l8 e w m , $1. forest reserve bureau, P o rtlan d follows: manufacturers, 14,365,000,000; mining, E d y th e G . O ’ L e a ry to Charles office, is now advertising the larg >556,000,000; banks, >200,000,000; M c D o n n e ll; n e X and e X o f s e X est body of tim ber which has yet mercantile >3,600,000,000, and a heavy A n w X of s e X w c 7 tp3s rl8 e , $1. been put on sale in O re g o n . T h e miscellaneous payroll constitutes the remainder M arsh all H a ll to W . S. H a ll; tim b er lies in two parcels, one It takes the corn crop, the most near the shore of Pelican bay on valuable In agriculture, which sold s w X iec 8 tp4s rl7 e , $1. K la m ath lake and the other just last year for >1,692,000,000. to pay off thé employes of the railroads; the east of C rater national park and A lw ays in stock, beautiful Birth money derived from our annual sales D a y Postal Cards, at the O bserver both w ith in the C rater national of livestock of approximately >2.000,- 0O0.0C0, the yearly cotton crop, valued forest reserve. B ook Store. at >920,000,000; the wheat crop, which to worth >610,000,000, and the oat crop, that to worth >440,000,000. are required to meet the annual pay roll of the manufacturers. The money derived from the remaining staple crops to used In meeting the payroll of the bankers, merchants etc. After these obligations are paid, X the farmer has only a few bunches of vegetables, some fru it* and poultry which be can sell and call the pro E T u * consider thia Go to Church movement— no doubt you’ve ceeds his own. heard * good deal about it recently— from your viewpoint, When the farmer pays off hto help Lonely Man or Woman. . he has vary little left and to meet Why should you go to church ? these tremendous payrolls he has been forced to mortgage homes, work IN T H E F IR S T PLACE, YOU H A V E A R IG H T T H E R E . T H E women In the field and Increase the C HURCH IS GOD’S HOUSE, T H E HOUSE OF “OUR FA TH ER W H IC H hours of his labor. We are. there A RT IN H EA V EN .“ AS W E ARE H IS SONS AND DAUGHTERS, T H E fore, compelled to call upon all In dustries dependent upon the farmers SUBJECTS OF H IS LOVING CARE. W E SHO ULD FR E Q U E N T HIS for subsistence to retrench In their HOUSE AS W E ARE GLAD TO V I8 IT T H E HOUSE OF AN A F expenditures and to cut off all un F E C T IO N A TE PA R EN T. NO ONE MAY BAR OUR W A Y TO T H A T necessary expenses. This course to HOUSE) NO ONE M AY S H U T IN OUR FACES T H E DOORS OF absolutely necessary In order to avoid GOD'S H O LY T E M P L E W H E R E IN H E ABIDES TO W ELCOM E US a reduction in wages, and we w an t If possible, to retain the present wage W H E N W E W O U LD C O M M UN E W IT H H IM . IN T IM E OF JOY OR scale paid railroad and all other In T IM E OF SORROW H E A W A IT S US T H E R E . dustrial employes Therefore, Go to Church 1 ', We will devote this article to a In the second place, you w ill find there not only spiritual com discussion of unnecessary expenses and whether required by law or per fo rt, but also the pretence of kindred souls. Drawn to the altar mitted by the managements of the by human loneliness und the need of feeling God’s presence ever concerns, to wholly Immaterial. We near and dear, you w ill find assembled in church the R IG H T went all waste labor and extrava SO RT O F M E N A N D W O M E N with whom to form earthly gance. of whatever character, cut w t We will mention the full crew M il as relationships. T o the L onely M a n or W o m an ! C h u rch per day of th irte e n hour« when they board them«elvue; pork usually runs about nine m udEb*^ the year and the three months deqd time, they can do the chores for their board.. If they prefer te fan e on their own aooount. there are more than 14,000.000,000 acres of idle laud on the earth’s sur face awaiting the magic touch of the plow. The compensation to easily ob tainable from Federal Agricultural Department stattottoa. The total average annual sales of a form in the continental United States amounts to >61>.00; the * * * t of operation to >>40.00; leaving tfin former >170 per annum to live on end educate hto family. There to no occasion for the legis latures making a position for surplus employes of Industry. Let them come “back to the soil” and share with oa the prosperity of the form. T h e ir presence In church to a guarantee of their innate good ness of h e a rt The wastrel, the immoral character, the idler, do not go to church. Reverence doe* not appeal to them. The serv ice* tire them. They can find mors congenial companionship else- Church to not fo r them unless they enter it with a sincere de sire to reform. Then you may extend to them the hand of fellow ship. T h e clergyman, the m inister to God’t people, will aid you in determining to whom you may open your h e a rt H e will be your safe guide when you GO TO OHURCH. - - -R • *« Illustrating the character of unneces sary expenses to which we refer Union Opposes “Full CreaT Bill. The Texas Farmers' Union regia* tered its opposition to this character of legislation at the tost annual meefL log held In Fort Worth, Tux^ August 4. 1*14, by reeolutlou. which we quote, aa follows: “The matter of prime Importance to the farmers of this state to an ade quate and efficient marketing system; d we recognise that snob a system Impossible without adequate rqll- MORO. - " ■— When the soul oonununse with the spirit of nature the back to the form movement prevail*. There are two kinds of formers. One tries to take all the advice he hears and the other won’t take nay at nil. *! don’t like Mrs. W to talk about her pootfk “Ia that uoF ’V “Tea. O ared, aie entitled to all writes Mn. f . - They sad normal health." H . M cK ean , M an ager, W aaco, O regon D E A L E R S IN OREGON W ASCO, L i m e , P l a 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 . 16th to 30th of each month. Office opp. McCoy. Atwood jCo „ Dr. G L. Poky M ANUFACTURERS OF MILL FEED AND FLOUR, e P hysician and Surgeon. 000000000000000000000090000000000000000000000000000CI M o ro , O re g o n . W HEN O ffic e in re s id e n c e . YOU BY AUTO 4 A N D V IS IT T H E L a w y e r. DALLES In the concrete, recently completed, tully equipped, roomy garage of W a lth e r -W illi« » Company. Competent workman alw ap ready to help you in any way they can at leatt expeme to you. For any »ervice rendered the charge will alwaya be reasonable. Office with W. H. R agadía - TRAVEL S TO R E YOUR CAR G ro v e r J . D u ffey MORO -— OREGON 1st to 15th of each month. - Office opposite Dr». G o ffin OREGON. —— C J . B r ig h t . WALTHER-WILLIAMS GARAGE W.C.B syaxt . M.G.E lus . TH E DALLES, B rig h t, B r y a n t & E llis. - - OREGON. . DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Attomeys-atr-Law W HEN IN PORTLAND STOP AT offices at . H 0T6L The Dalles and M o ro , O ro. ORGCON Corner of 7th and 8 t ir k S t r e e t . C. M. Huddleston C H A S . W R IG H T . F ru eM u nt M . C . D IC K IN S O N , M a n a g e r. - It. is new, and its rooms are provided with running water and long distance telephones. European plan. Rates $1 per day and up. A tto rn e y a t L a w W asco, - WRIGHT-DICKINSON HOTEL COMPANY O re g o n □oooooooooooooooroooooooooi T i n H . M a c b e th n i i 4 1 i n n u n « »♦♦♦ Ufi ♦ « i m -4 -i 11111 I I i m ÍH I NEW HOTEL PERKINS :: - P o r t la n d , O re g o n . G ents’ Suits Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired «• ’ Eastern Oregon Headquarters. •«’ P o s itiv ly r m s t c e n tr a lly lo cated F ifth i ' ‘ 8 t . c a r t p a ts th e d o o r * eve« y few m in u te s . Ladies’ and G ents’ Suits Rem odeled, Altered and Relined. * MORO. M a in Street « Po p u lir Priced Restaurant : OREGON Philips Bldg European P ita . Ratea $1.00 a a d ap fj’ ‘ L Q. SWETLAND, U p . J . D r. • T h e o . O ra d u c x te B e le ts k i «' m i n > ' » T m n « i i n i W .B S .C » Official Stock Inspector w * n i 11 1 i » i i ■ h albert D A R N IE L L E BR O S., Proprietors The D alles, O regon Treat« all Doneitlcatel Ailnalx. W ASCO. 11 m i i i u H otel V e te r in a r ia n OREGON Headquarters for our Sherman County friends; prices reasonable; first class restaurant MHfi w ith the hotel. Telephone Main 502. Two Blocks From N ew Depot FREE AUTO B U S TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS 17 New Features Want» oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo V IN T O N HOTEL W e have» right h ere, theeqr lo r whfah you hove waited. Grass Valley, Oregon. I t holds the rood perfectly otBOaaileaoahonr. Ite o rrie o grown people comfort- »ft fa •h iy . ‘ I t ' has ‘ left bond drive With oooter control— «elective aBdlng gear tronsmiaaion. I t hoe o Shne high tension mag neto. I t rides ae easily ae any SBOOO e a r— X elliptto apriogs Entirely new, convenient to business. Clean beds, and table the best the market will afford. Prices reasonable. Com mercial trade solicited. I t boa hat ll1,1 11 |ni«pendant |||irihoB8i | (Hilling Co Lasy farmers a r * Just a * dead ones and take up more room. “Chamberlain’s the praise I can I Richard Olp, fi ¡ have cured me . , _ ms and reatored me For mie by all 11 New 19IS Mousl When honesty to merely a policy It to a poor vlrtua. Is th e P la c e F o r Y ou. L J, R. Morgan CONDUCTED ON THE BEST PRINCIPLES. !oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooc ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooc 1 the tim e.” HOTEL MORO She never **ems to cars to bear about my canary."—Pittsburgh Poet W- G RUTLEDGE, Proprietor. The Wise Thin B o a rd e r-r don’t see how you manage to fare so well a t this board ing bouse. 1 have industriously court ed the landlady and all her daughters, but I ’m half starved. Fat B oarder- a1 , I courted the cook. N e a r e s t H o te l t o B u s in e s s C e n te r , B a n k a n d D e p o t. C o u r te o u s T r e a t m e n t , C le a n B ed s a n d T a b le t h e b e s t t h e m a r k e t w i l l a f fo r d . - - - S U N D A Y D IN N E R S 3 5 0 . ' J O Y IN U T E Joy in Hie ■ like the od in the la n q r-w k e n the od commences to fed the wick hum» with a mg rod flame, filling ffie air about it b e h „ o w ith - with a black « moka. m o k a U . ___ out e fade joy bum* »profitably, filling the sir with dscreaaioo and ‘ , ’ : - * * ‘ • O p p o site P o s t o ff ic e M o ro O re g o n . — - O A E. K. Orem who travel* In Virginia sad other Southern Btsfeaa, wm token mddenly and aeverely ill witheotta. A lto eflm t 1 m came to the ssenfla Chamberlain’« Oolfe, Cfo Remedy. 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