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Deputy County Clerk P. H .
Buxton was a visitor at Forest
Grove this week.
Miss Della Mortensen has re
turned from a visit with relatives
at and near Wasco.
M iddle aged lady wants work as
housekeeper, either city or coun
try, apply at this office. -
Burnett’s moving picture Moro
Theatre it * advertising a special
matinee for each Saturday after
noon at four o'clock.
Your Bam Should
1st, be ventilated properly',
2d, have enough light;
3d, have a large hay mow;
4th, give maximum amount of
room at a minimum cost.
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W e’ll Loan You Our Plans
Designed by our Engineering Department
To build that new barn
or remodel your old one
Sec H. U. M A R TIN about it"
Th« Home of
••T u m -A -L u m b er.'
Thé Place for
•*T u m -A -L u m p .”
Two c«r» Rock 8prlng coal has Just arrived
Two Hundred cords 16-lneh wood on hand
After the sunny days of the first
T ry the famous Sunday dinner
of
the week the weather man has
at the Hotel M oro.
sent us more foggy weather.
See M illikin "the harness mak
N i l O. BR CRM A ll CO ., ORCO'ÌW
Sheriff J. C. McKean is on the
er" at Wasco. Oregon.
sick list this week, but able to take
Dr. C. L. Poley was a visitor in
F R ID A Y . . . . January 29, 1915 Portland the first of the week. . care of routine office work.
Geo. A. Simon was re-elected
Mrs. Simon Elcock has bought
county
superintendent by the Sun
E u re k a L a » » e R e . 121.
an acreage tract near Roseville,
day School convention at Wasco
A. r. a A W. ituro. Or.
tMeeta the firai and thin California.
To M r. and Mrs. T . B. Searcy
luradav eveninfa of each
The W .C .T .U . will meet at
month
V i »it in f member»
born a daughter Saturday, Janu
cordially invited to meet Mrs. N . P. Hansen Friday after
ary 23, at the Dr.Poley sanitarium
with oa. By order of W . M .
J. M. Paw tT, Secretary. noon, February 5th.
in M oro.
A bouncing, baby boy was born
W inter has broken its grip and
B e th le h e m C h a r t e r Friday, January 22d, to M r. and spring is here; the local base ball
NO. 78 O. B. S.
Mrs. Hom er D. Belshee.
fans were playing “ catch" on the
I lie
O b n e ry e r
Regular communication
Mrs. O . C. Mortensen has pur city streets Tuesday.
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each 2d and 4th Thursday
.evenings monthly,
chased
the millinery business con
M r. and Mrs. L . Whealdon of
f M m . J bmib H enrich »,
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M m .
W orthy Matron
M at B abnum , Secretary.
M e r e L e d g e , R e . 113,
i. o . o . r . Moro, or.
; Meeting every Saturday
evening at 7:30 o ’clock.
’Visiting member» are cor*
' dially invited.
Member»
expected to be present.
R ot P. H ulsb , Noble Grand.
F. E. F agan , Secretary.
ducted by Mrs. F. E. Fagan.
i Portland, formerly residents of
Rev. W . L . Dillinger is at Rufus Linn coupty, are visiting their
assisting Rev. Lamb with the re daughter, Mrs.W .C.Bryant.
vival meetings being held there.
The government department of
commerce
reports the export of
Farmers who yet have wheat in
28,875,216
bushel
of wheat in De
Baker county are refusing $1.30
cember,
or
five
times
the quantity
and are said to be expecting $2 a
in December a year ago.
bushel.
k
Any one finding a Weed auto
tire chain equipped with spring
tightener will receive a reward on
its return to Fred Hennagin. Lost
between the L . L . Peetz farm and
M oro.
A basket social, preceeded by a
short program, will be held at the
Boardman school house this Sat
urday evening for the purpose of
raising funds to secure additional
school equipment.
One of the signs that the price
of wheat has not tygtf reached the
top is the fact that those buying in
the east for ‘the wtrf^governments
are contracting and paying money
on the next crop at current price.
HOBBLES OF VERMONT,
They
8ur»asa tha Preduct ef Italy*»
Famous Quarries.
T h e greatest marble producing Indus
try In the world to no longer to ba
found Ip the famous Carrara district
of Ita ly , but in Vermont, where one of
tbs richest reins In the world stretches
in an Irregular Una across tbs state.
So great is the production of marble
In this section th at the Inhabitants
have lost much of their appreciation
of its value and use it for such bumble
and u tilitarian purposes as paring, un
derpinning fo r barns, hitching posts,
stepping stones and drinking troughs
for bones. This rein to about flfty-
seren miles long, from 1,000 to 2,200
feet in width and runs from 875 to
850 feet In depth, and from It to being
taken In enormous quantities w hite
m arble th a t'la equal to tbo finest It a l
ian marble aa well as an endless va
riety of bine, yellow, green and Jet
black marbles.
F o r quarrying and finishing the m ar
ble the moat up to date methods and
equipment are used, no part of the
work being done by hand th at can
possibly be done by machinery. H and
methods o f drilling, still In rogue In
Ita ly , have been entirely superseded
by power driven drills and channeling
machines. The blocks as they come
from the quarry are bandied by der
ricks and are conveyed In most cases
by an Inclined railw ay or a ropeway
to the mills, where they are aawed and
shaped by power driven machines, only
the last delicate stage of polishing
being done by hand.—Popular M e
chanics Mags line.
M r. and Mrs. Hadden and fam
ily have ’ moved • to M oro from
Vancouver, Wash., and will live
in the Elmer Armstrong cottage
on Main street. M r. Hadden is a
carpenter by trade. Mrs. Hadden
is a sister to Mrs. Pearl Bethage,
housekeeper fqr R. C. Byers and
family.
U nde Jim Woods has a "horse
less carriage*' since he sold his
buggy horse to the French army
for use in helping haul cannon
with which to punch holes in the
Germans. At the same time the
automobile used by Rev. Robin
son in keeping his appointments
at Spaulding and Rev. Adams at
Monkland, blew up; it being iden
tical with Uncle Jim’s horse.
Be sure and call and let
Drs Lowe St Turner, the
well known eve specialists of Port;
land, show you the Krytop double
vision glass which has no unsight
ly lines or seams to catch dirt,
strain the eyes, or come apart.
One Jight solid piece of glass
which looks like a single pair, yet
answers the . purpose of two, en
abling you to read or .do close
work and see distant objects^per-
fectly. Be sure and see them.
Free demonstration, satisfaction
guaranteed. Drs Lowe & Turner
have been located in Portland dor
twenty years. They do not go
fiom house to house. They have
no agents. They will be at the
Hotel M oro Friday and Saturday
February 5th and 6th. They also
successfully straighten cross eyes
in children.
At the examination conducted
in Portland on January 5th, 6th
and 7th by the Oregon state board
of medical examiners thirty three
out of fifty applicants were grant
ed a license to practice medicine.
Mrs. Stella B. Poley of Moro,
was the only one to whom an
anesthetist license was granted at
the same examination. Under a
recent state law a graduate nurse
must pass this examination before
qualifying as a surgeon’s assistant.
N O TIC E TO
: Sherman County Automobile Owners
dk a
Deere and Molin implements, the John
Deere steel gangs and the Syracuse Chill
bottom plow, the Molin steel gang double
acting Cutaways and Discs.
In fact a complete and full line of Farm
Machines and Farm Implements.
•eeeeeeeeeoeooeeesHseeoeeeeeeeen
. 8ong and Addition.
If soldiers be encouraged by the an
tborltlea to sing on the march civil
aervuntx might be exhorted to tighten
their duties In the same way. Sir Lau
rence Gotume confesses that at the be
ginning of hla official career he need
to add up huge columns of figures for
statistical purposes by the simple proc
ess of doing the task to the tune of
Gregorian music, and he waa always
correct In his arithmetical results. Ex
amples of the practice of performing
labor tasks-to the accompaniment of
music could, Sir Ijiurence says, be pro
dined from all over the world. He in
stances the case of the London pavers
who until forty years ago or so used
to he mulcted by their mates of the
price of a pot of ale If they omitted to
groan rythmlcally nt each thud of the
ram.—Loudon Standard.
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M O VINS
M ORO
“Pigeon milk la a myth,” »aid a
milkman, **b4t there actually la a bean
milk. It la drank, put In tea and cof
fee and even froten for Ice cream.
The Jap» are Its Inventors. Thia milk
is made of tlie »ojn bean. The bean
la first soaked, then boiled in water.
After the liquid turns white sugar and
phosphate of potash are added, and the
boiling la kept up till a substance of
the thick net's of molasses la obtained.
Nobody could tell thia bean milk from
condensed milk, and when water la
added It can’t be told from the fresh.
The Japanese poor nae nothing else.”
P IC T U R E S
OPERA
HOUSE
Tuesday and Saturday Evenings
7:30 p. m.
Prices 10 cents and 15 cents.
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Beginning Tuesday, January 26th, and each Tuesday night
will be presented an episode of Perils of Pauline.
W ELL
DRILLING
.Am p re p a re d to d o
F IR S T C LA S S W O R K
Bean Milk.
S a tis fa c tio n G u a ra n te e d .
A . S. Johnson,
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Kent, Oregon.
Pure Bred Mop and Chickens
W Y Y rv T rv T T T Y T T T Y Y Y y T T Y Y T
For sale at a reasonable price
Five registered Pelan Chirta sows
bred, about two years old; six gilts
old enough to breed, elgible to
register; two young boars nine
months old,.el?ible to register;
fifteen fall pigs, all elgible to reg
ister; also some fine bred W hite
and Buff leghorn roosters, the 200
type birds.
C. J. Carson
r.f.d. 1, The Dalles, Ore
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The grain growers Conveniences
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Farm for Sale
The place known as Erskine
farm, between M oro and Grass
Valley. For particulars and terms
address Mrs. Grace M. Dennis,
tfjl5
Lake Bay, Wash
House and Lot For Sale.
1 have a two story building
with nine rooms; in good repair;
located on a corner lot on Main
street in Moro, Oregon. For sale
at assessed value Terms w ill be
given on half; or would take a
Assessor Otto Peetz has finished team, wagon and harness in part
extending the taxes on the current trade and give time on balance.
S. D. Montgomery,
assessment roll and notice to pay
tfjl
Moro, Oregon.
. The county convention of the
farmers’ union will be held this
Saturday at M oro.
The local
union will entertain the visiting
members at noon with a basket will soon be received by all. The
The auto tire chain found on
total assessed valuation in the
dinner in the hall.
the road near J. C. Hockman’s
county is $8.701,724. from which
Several large firms at Seattle
Carbolinium, fresh Mock, direct by W . E. Newton, was the prop
a total tax of $125,216.84 is to be
are reported to haye quit Chinese
from Germany, now on sale at erty of Geo. B. Bourhill.
collected divided infp several dif
eggs. principally because half the
The Observer Book Store.
ferent funds. The ..total tax for
Mrs. Eliza J. Powell and son
imported eggs are rotten and also
state, county and general school is
Abstracts promptly made by the Chas. L „ were called to Browns
large numbers of egg shell seem
$60,912.07; special rotfd $25,685.95
Sherman County Abstract Com ville Wednesday by the death of
to shrivel and collapse when ex
special school $32,6)3.15; city of
Mrs.
Powell’s
brother,
F
.M
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Barr,
pany, M oro, Oregon.
posed for sale.
Wasco $2,704.94; Moro $1,818.16;
Your chickens will soon pay from blood poison.
The first episode in the picture Grass Valley $1,483.57.
for them selves in increased egg
At the opera bouse beginning story Perils of Pauline was on the
Expert eye examination is ab
production if you will use a quart Tuesday, January 26th, and each opera house screen Tuesday night.
can of carbolineum around the Tuesday there after will ,be pre- The story starts with plenty of life solutely necessary to determine
chicken house and perches; you rented the continued picture story and action and the movie actors the proper kind of glasses to use
can get it at the Observer Store. I e..titled the Perils j>f Pauline.
Selecting them by- any other
in good positions for a thrilling
method may result in permanent
story next Tuesday.
injury to your sight. ^W hen Drs
1 1 1 1 1'H 11 i 1 11 » 11 » i k -H - H H - K - : : n n i m - n i f I < h - h - i -+
A ll who can possibly do so Lowe and Turner, the well known
should make special effort to at eye specialists of Portland, pre
tend the revival meetings during scribe glasses, it is. with positive
evenings of next week at the and absolute certainty that they
M . E. church. It goes without are the best and the only kind
Tearing down, cleaning of parts and re-assembling
saying that your moral support as suited to your eyes< If you do
is not overhauling an automobile.
evidenced by a good attendance not need glasses, they will most
, W hen we rebuild or overhaul a car, each and every
would be appreciated by those in positively not recommend them.
part is looked after carefully and either repaired or
charge of the meetings.
They will be in Moro Friday and
new parts made.
May we not figure with you 6n your overhauling
O n continuous pump test, after Saturday, February 5th and 6th.
jüaehine work of any description done promptly
a few days rest, the drilled well Consult, them at Hotel M oro.
quit in fifteen hours; after a four They do not go from house to
and at prices consistent with good work.
O ur service department, Red 302, is always at your
hour wait, it again went dry in house. Their glasses are guarXn
command
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seyen hours; the pump delivering teed to give entire satisfaction
LEAS & FANCHER
2400 gallons an hour. It is the in whether they cost two dollars or
tention of the city authorities to more. One cost covers entire
Operatives of Repair sod Servie» Department
have the other wells kept in good cost of examination, frames and
W a lt h e r-W illia m s Garage
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T H E D A L L E S , ÔREGON
They also successfully
order, including the last well dug, lenses.
^ n i i i i i n i i f “ * ‘ a ",‘ AA-aAA l l l < h i - h h h w h o i 11 1
straighten cross eyds in children.
the one in the park.
W hat is a "m um m y" arty way,
and if you know then tell us what
it said at the opera house last
Tuesday evening.
We are expecting a shipment of John
Shoe Repairs by Parcel Post.
Are not alone confined ter Rural Free Delivery of m ail
and the Telephone.
There is another convenience which all
farmers should have — and tuany do have — a checking ac
count with a good bank.
The poeeeeHor of such an account
avoids the risk of having hie money on his person or about
his home where it is in danger of tire and thievoe.
His hills paid by check are not only a valid receipt, but
also a convenience in his home transactions where 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
The |||asco Warehouse Willing go.
Bank, of Ifloro.
M oro B a r b e r S
P o r c e la in
Agent for Model Steam Laundry of The Dalles
Shop in Brick Building next Observer Office
• J. N . L H N D R Y ,
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repair old shoes and we guarantee
to do your work cheaper and bet
Travelers at Biggs
Should try our famous chick
en plate dinners; all kinds of nice
sandwich, pie, cake, good coffee.
W illard L unch C ounter
P r o p r ie to r .
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W reaths of Laurel
W ere u»cd to decorate the brow» of
, . conquering hero» in olden time«. N o w ,
we consecrate the burial place« o f our
dead with
Monuments
of enduring marble or granite.
W e invite you to come in and «ee
our newest de«ign» and look over lom e
of the »emi-completed «tone» now in
»lock.
W a tts M a rb le W o rk s
The Dalles, Oregon.
Livery Automobile Service
To or from any point, partic
ularly Sherman county. Experi
enced driver and car always ready.
Phone me at my expense from
any place. Reasonable charges
with plenty of time given com
mercial men to "make ■ towns.
G eorge E llard .
Grass Valiev, Oregon.
Tub.
Everything First Class and up to date*
We have in our employ the
best shoe mechanics on the Pacific
coast; they make new work or
ter than any cobbler who has
never learned the trade.
Mens half sole and heel $1.25
half sole $1; heels 35c. Ladies
half sole and heel $1; half sole 75c
heels 25c. Ladies or mens rubber
heels 50c. Stitching or other re
pairs. according to time and ma?
terial used. -—
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We pay postage both ways
and furnish mailing bags for future
shipments with your first order.
A ll shoes returned promptly.
Victor Marden,
4to3<)
The Dalles, Oregon
J 9 a th
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“W A N T” ad in T he M oro
O bserver will, reach more
people in Sherman County than
L * any other medium available.
The Observer, it Pays. 'if TfiDIUTTIiaiLHIOT
We CmrBlally BwUelt