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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1915)
The Observer, ^ 27" " I Fw»«l 3*™*» ■“ *“ « M — — — 1 r M*a - t i i m n U « i n » n » « » . » m > Kn. « SSL In n t « Suaday’» ■ ny first class New , I Will writ« you to deliver the roods Circait Coart Proceedings. iii [ iiisi i s r i " u u m u o a v onrw i no | | i Ju O û oaao onwnu B‘ B nn sa nBn ai» Independent Iflarehouse g milling go - ’ -■—?*£« . • J a , ; « : - « when, bow how an d The regular M ay term of circuit Every person .......................... in the United nod receive th e court wm convened in this city MORO, ORBGON. States, ten years or over, may ere very hopeful ou The detect!I Monday by Judge D . R. Parker. ter. As for me. 1 receipt of open an account in a postal sav that the man who R. H . M c K e a n , M a n a g e r , W a s c o , O r e g o n could not But one jury trial was had; that ings bank after July first, accord id talked with me ad seen ing to an instructive leaflet on the t - ^ r ""r a person to divide of tbe State r f M . C. Beveridge, rould goods even in the charged with stealing wheat from the price of postal savings system just issued ketlng $10,000. The Jerry W ilton at Kent expectation during ^ D E A L E R S IN .M a y 21. 1915 by Postmaster General Burleson. at I wan probably detectives A Story of the Police Ver* i F R ID A Y wheat hauling in 1912. Beveridge This important extension of the rence. , but no one right Ip my Lim e, Plaster, Cement, Builders sus Crime. could tell exadBifc wlmt was the man’s admitted telling wheat he could service will be made possible by Supplies, Lum ber, W ood,,-C oal, Rxitrred aa «ec and claw matter «I ÜJ« game. It was jtoubtless sometblug d lf not xaticfactorily account for, but p jT o fc c e at M o r o .O r fto a .J -lT » , 1891 permiting persons living in com Cedar Posts, and Hay. fereut from what appeared on the sur- - munities so sparsely settled as not face. They Instated on my Insert lug the jury thought the evidence was By ESTHER VANDEVEER the ad., which S ’ did. and In reply 1 weak a* to W ilton owning the . Manager. to justify the designation of their L. I reland . M ANUFACTURERS OF « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ received Instructing me to take wheat »old. Trial jury was A. C. a note hastr local postoffice as regular postal certain night at 11 the necklace on a c < Kateberg, Roy Powell, L .M .M o r savings bank to open accounts by 1 wax traveling on a train between Send lor edvertieiM ratee. » t t b o m w i bleb the writer de W New York aud Albany when, at hough- scribed „ so row. Albert Pentacott, Jett Martin y that 1 could not rhy I f you do not rend The Observer, mail. keepale. a man carrying a satchel tolas I t arned that suy at Chai H u ll, F.L.Kqe, Herbert H ill 1 not? The post office departmeot was entered the car In which 1 waa and tempt to pat lice ou the w riter’s W e would like to have you lake it, and so impressed by appeals from all took the vacant neat beaide me. He track would for the mao from Irvine Nottingham, R. H . King, « b o . ¡. w<~W be p ro it.b le Io W to the satchel would G .A .M eio y, L H .M a r tin , become a subscriber. W e tend it two over the country, to open postal toon opened conversation with me. and whom 1 had I found him quite agreeable, though not n e t but bis interests In the year, for $2.50; one year $1.50; 12%cti» • L.L.Peetx v» W .A .M a y ; disput savings accounts by mail, that it afterward I remembered that the way bands of 1 m onih isn’ t muck. T r y ^ t . Order by persons who did ed threshing account; settled and poatal card, end pay lor it when you can. took-up the task of working out a be obtained my admiration wax by not know that transaction was II by a u to diuoissed. legitimate. W e w ill not be responsible for the feasable and safe method to meet drawing out my con versa t Iona I pow ed to carrying the i bad not nedlect of sutweribera to notify * of State vx^W. E. Gunter, plea o f sro ‘ - AN D V IS IT T H E DALLES a demand well illustiated in During the ride to Albany my trav Huggestloua of detectives thus far, change« in their address. Nor will the guilty and paroled. aerification of a Postmaster that the sub letter from a man in Saline county eling com|«Mnlon banded me his card, but I did not be idea of going any scriber has “ Removed” settle the bill of a Judfee Parker admitted four to I t be police to put a Missouri, residing many miles saylbg that be resided In that city and further and delinquent. would be happy to have me drop in at substitute In lace. They told me American citizenship; Ronald S. from a postal savings bank, whQ Church and Society notices F R E E , ex be raaoals saw that bis office during my stay there, for 1 that the In tbe concrete, recently completed, fully equipped, Macnab. John E. Benson, Dick cept when far money making purposes. had a few hundred dollars saved bad told him that I .would be there another than i iu with w hom the roomy garage of Walther-W illiam s Company. Competent Such notices at regular rates at the option Subr, Kogdon Garhomcn. left was not acting from fifty years of hard labor on aeA ral days. ^Naturally l gsve blm property toad of the publishers. workman always ready to help you in any Way they can at fiUl to the eue 7 \ V the whole Grand jury for the term: the part of himself and wife and A t any time when requeued to do so, a shirker Lam bom, J .W .H a y t, W .E . N ew my office address to New York In pen ground. \ I, huvj least expense to you. For any service rendered the charge concluded to deposit it in the ell tbe paper will ba discontinued. considered tt of any duty, ao<l alnce - expect that all arrears wiu be paid before w ill always be reasonable. .. ___________ nearest postal savings bank. H e Shortly before reaching Albany the my duty to do a ll In my power to help ton, W J L May, Ed M errill. Niel euch request is made. It is easy to ask us for ■ statement, which will be cheerfully wrote to the postmaster and re man »a Id he would go to the smoking tbe police catch the thief 1 yielded und McDonald, R.W.Kaxeberg. car to enjoy a cigar and. leaving bla agreed to carry out their plana The official attention of the re n d e re d at any time. ceived reply to the effect that none satchel beside me. asked me If I would The flrat thing they did waa to have ’ The price of The Observer is $1.50 per grand jury has been persistently Idlge blm by kee|rtng un eye on It for a spurious neck lues-made up to repre- year. 75 cents for six months. 50 cento for but patrons of the office could use T H E D A LLES, - - OREOON. him during hla absence. 1 a »Rented, focmed, during this term of court i*ent tbe real one. They bad barely four months—but if neid in advance we the postal savings bank facilities at aud he left the ear. On crowdng the time for tlrta when the evening for on the moral short comings of accept $2.50 in fall far 2 years. Shorter bridge at Albany 1 began to fear we meeting the thief came round, and 1 terms than one year 12% cento per month, that place. oooooooooooooooooooooooooo Under the plan adopted for might reach the aiatjou before bla re repaired to rbe place of reudexvous< I certain young people in Grass A Blue Mark here w ill answer an in turu. When the train stopped In Al- was armed, aud I knew that I was Valley. As a result four or more W H E N IN P O R T L A N D S T O P A T - catena i opening accounts by mail an in when entered upon our calendar, 7^ «wary, Jvm g the date ol the paper as the date at boiiy be had not am»cured. I waited every moment uudar the eye of the' indictments have been returned tending depositor, residing where till every one except myself had left (M)lice until I entered the house where which your current subscription expire*. there is no regularly designated the car. expecting each moment to see the tTansfew was to take place, aud against young men of that city postal savings bank, will apply to him harrying toward me. Finally after that it was surrounded by them, and parents of certain young girls when the train began to fill up with a Local Church 1 .... = - r - lis local postmaster who will make new load I left It myself, carrying the though they were In plain clothes und have been compelled to face un . for Sunday, May 23. kept In shadow. The house waa a dl welcome publicity. Corner of 7th and Stark 8 tr« t. all the necessary preliminary ar stranger s bag with me. lupldated dwelling. There was a light Stepping out on to the platform. 1 In one room, tbe window being covered Dick W hite, accused of a statu rangements; the intending depos looked 11bunt for my traveling com- Methodist church: C H A S . W R IG H T , P ra a ld a n t M .C . D IC K IN S O N , M a « « » « r. itor can then forward his first and I mi ti lou. A mau atepi>cd up to me and ny a shade, i went to tbe door aud tory offense, will most likely go 10 a.m, Sunday School. rapi>ed. A mau came to the door, and to the penitentiary for a rest. naked If 1 wore looking for auy subsequent deposits by registered It is new, and its rooms are provided with I asked him If a man was there who Preaching service in Spaulding Others, said to be equally as mail or money order for which one. I told him my story ns I have wished to buy some Jewelry. He led running water and long distance telephones. told It here. and. snatching the satchel at 12 (noon). receipts or certificates will be frotu me. he o|»ened It and. thrusting In me iuto tbe room lighted by a candle, guilty, have received an idea of European plan. Rates $1 per day and up. which stood on a table. He pointed r 8 p. m. Baccalaureate sermon ssued and he can withdraw all or bis Itaud. diew from among Its con to a seat on one aide of the table and trouble coming t^eir way and are a pearl necklace which. It struck in M oro. WRIGHT-DICKINSON HOTEL COMPANY said to have temporarily left. any part of his deposits by mail tents me Immediately, roust be worth a for »nt down himself on the other side. Every body is invited. “Show up.” be «aid. taking a coll of □ooooooooooooooorooooooooot or in person, togetherwith any tune. iwnk bills from hla pochet and. after John Robertson, pastor. interest that may be due. ”l ’v f got 'em.’’ he remarked, “but I The state and federal experi showing me tfauht they were of u bun » H l » » W m i l l I ■ ♦ » U H H l KK Upwards of more than 500,00C haven’t got blm!" tired dollar denomination, waited for ment farm at M oro has been ad 1 pulled out the stranger's card and Presbyterian church: vanced in rank and importance depositors have accounts in the was looking at It when 4>e took It from me to produce tbe necklace. NEW HOTEL PERKINS The police had found it Impossible to by the appointment of C. E. H ili Sabbath School at 10 a.m. me and. after a hasty glance, put It In postal savings system and they re suggest o^ny secret signal by which I Portland, Oregon. R ^ u la r services at 11 a.m. present every nationality on the his pocket, remarking that there was wn» to ndftfy them that It wsr time to as assistant to Supt. Stevens with no such street and number In Albany. an increase in the fundf allowed Eastern Oregon Headquarters. There will be no services in the earth. Postal savings bank busi He tbeu told me that a wealthy lady dose In on us, so we bad agreed that they were to do so ten minutes after the statipn. M r. H ill is a graduate ness have broken al,l records the of New York bad loat the necklace and evening. detective agency with which he waa my entrance to the boose, i f 1 were of the O .A .C . past year; during the eight months Prayer meeting at 8:00 o’clock Posit fy ly m jst centrally connected had been employed to run In dauger I was to cry out or fire my plstoL To delay tbe matter a few mo located Fifth St. bt. cars pass prior to April first there was a net down tbe thief aud recapture the goods. Wednesday evening. Tbe agency had obtained a clew and incuts 1 asked the man some ques the doors eve> y few m inutes gain in deposits of $19.000,000 as W e shall expect you at the 11 learned that tbe mau pro|»oaed to tlons. J . against eight millions for the same take tbe train by which 1 had come K . M o rg a n ri)o you represent tbe party who o’clock service. months the year before. Leaflets turned over this satchel to ineT’ from New York. My informant had A . J. Adams, pastor. Popular Priced Restaurent Z D e r x tls t “Yes ’’ will soon be printed and in the been deputed to follow him. but had E u ro p u n Plan. 2 a la t $1.00 and up been misled, doubtless by a confederate “Does he kn o< you are dealing w ith hands of local postmasters for the of the thief who carried the prot>erty thHt |»ersou?" OREGON Sbermaa Caaaty Realty Transfer*. MORO, _ . “T L Q. SWtTLAND, M,r. use of those asking for them. The confederate had aeted suspicious “He does." I * ' « •* ‘ala"' Dating to May 15, 1915. '’ ,o , ill I I , 1 1 ,, » » * 1111 1 1 H * < " W I I W W I M “How?” 1st to 15th of each month. The deposits in the M oro bank ly, carrying a satchel that he kept un der hls own eye constantly, every now “He has seen you through a bole In T . W . Alley, guardian, to John have exceeded expectations, both and again glancing uneaatly at tbe de the partition." 1 o|x*ued the bag and took ouj tbe C. Mathias; undivided fourth in as to the amount on deposit anc tective. On reaching Albany the detec tive had arrested the decoy and turuqi spurious neeklaoe. The man extended terest in and to e X of swX 6ec 4 number of accounts opened, one W ASCO, - OREGON him over to an associate, but a hasty hls left hand with tbe bills lu it, while In rl9e also sX sec 21 also n X very pleasant feature is that so examination of hls satchel bad reveal with the other be clutched tbe neck D A R N IE L L E BROS., Proprietors 16th to 30th of each month. sec 28 also w X of swX and neX many children have accounts anc ed no booty It was evident that the lace. at tbe same time blowing out the of swX alxo n w X of »«X »ec 28 that many parents have openec man carrying the necklace knew he candle, leaving tbe room In total dark- - T h e D a lle s, O r e g o n was In dauger and. after taking my uess I gave a yell us a signal for tbe accounts for their babes, thus per address, had left bla satchel In my men outtdde to Come In. which they / tp ln rl8e, $1250. T . W . Alley, guardian, to Geo. haps preparing a fund for their hands that be might not be caught did not need, for they saw th a t-tb e with tbe atoleivproperty I d bla ikmumw light was extinguished. They strove H eadquarters for our Sherman County H . Rebman; undivided fourth in childs education or some other sion. to open the front door, bht tt bad been *i friends; prices reasonable; first class desired purpose and to these ac 1 accompanied the detective to a po locked from the Inside. A few minutes terest in and to the w X of seX were spent lu breaking it down, during lice station, where 1 turned over the counts they are adding little sums restaurant w ith the hotel. sec 4 tp ln rl9e; also sec 20; also Physiciân and Surgeon. satchel with Its contents to tbe depart which time I Mt ip darkness. . They all sec 29; also neX »ec 32; all in month by month and year by ment made so much noise at the door that 1 year. Having transacted In Albany tbe busi could hear little or nothing ebat was tp ln rl6e. $1250. Diamond Cut Diamond U l ta, b a m Wj. LL FEED AND FLO U R. W H E N YOU TRAVEL STO R E YOUR CAR - WALTHER-WILLIAMS GARAGE 'X HOTGL ✓ HOTEL ©ROGON ALBERT Dr. C. L. Poky M ary A. Sells to Martin H an sen; lot 5 and X of lot 4 block 7 city of M oro, $10. Portland Oregon Land Co to Maud C.VanWaters; swX of swX sec 25; «X of seX »ec 26; n w X of •e X »ec 28; n X and swX and n w X of seX »ec 36 tpln rl9e, $10 ness for which I bad come, I returned Wasco county court claims that to New York In company with tbe de tective. and after a conference among the part of the Columbia river the parties concerned It wn» agreed highway passing through their jur that 1 should wait a reasonable length isdiction will be ready by the tirnejof time for some communication from _ _ _ a "4 , • _ «Xw _ M*sa«s »■*au left s L ya t A the Hood River section is com the man who had left tbe satchel 1® my keeping, and If 1 did not hear from pleted. The old railroad grade him 1 would put an advertisement In the newspapers. will be used west of The Dalles. ' E O . McCoy to Mrs. Ida King; Shermarf county is coming to n e X »ec 12 tpln rl5e, $2400. have a reputation all its own for W.C.Bryant and N.P.Hansen to good roads. Last week a number Geo. D . Galley; n X of n e X ; *e X of the papers of the state spoke o of n e X in »ec 26; swX of n w X Ä the excellent road between Biggs n X of nw X & WX of n e X in »ec and W ilcox, calling the 60 miles 25 tpi» rl8e, $1. race track RABID UDOLPH Moro, Oregon. going on In tbe room. One thing 1 did bear. It »minded (ike the closing of • door Office in residence. When the men came In they flashed tbelr lanterns and relit tbe candle. They found no one ln^the room but myself. There was no door In it ex cept tbe one leading into tbe boll by which they had entered. This puaxled them for a time; but, flashing tbelr lan terns everywhere, they at last noticed a trapdoor In tbe floor. Pulling It up. they descended ipto a cellar. There they found un Iron door, which they tould not pass ttff they had spent some time In prying It open. When this way accomplished tb^y entered a tunnel that led them over 200 feet to a de »erted bouse. Thus ended a case of diamond cut diamond. The villains were too smart lli for the police, hot |he police had given C J .B kiout , W.C.ltatTMtT, them only a false necklace. We never received auy explanation of the affair ?»dsp Whether they’ were ¿tt league with tbe man from whom 1 hart received the B r ig h t , B r y a n t & E llis . «atchel or whether they were an entire iy different party we never lenmed Quite likely they were-crltotal Is who hart seen my ad. nnd, taking the arteer tlser for a fla t had pttt up n Job to get possession of valuable property G ro v e r J* D u ffe y Two Blocks From New Depot FREE AUTO BUS TO AND FROM A LL TR A IN S oooooooooooooooooooooooooof V IN T O N H O T E L Lawyer. 1 bad no confidence In the plan, and to tell tbe truth, I considered that tbe detective bad bungled tbe cnae It) belug called off on a false scent and that iny advertisement would not help matters They argued that 1 had doubtless 1m pressed the thief as being a gentleman, and no refined person would be likely to examine the contents of a bag left In hla keeping by a stranger. Ttfey also suggested that many different ex planations might be made for tbe man's failure to return for bis property. I considered these srguments very thio CONDUCTED ON THE BEST PRINCIPLES. and did not believe any thief fool enough to walk Into such a tfap as they oooooooooopoôoooooooooooûo OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO were laying for blm. The man had my OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCX) OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO name and address and would choose hls own way of recovering the neck lace. If. Indeed, be intended to, try to recover IL which I very much doubt ed, for I saw no way by which be w . C. RU TLED G E, Proprietor. ----------------- c ---------- The Dalles end Moro, Ore. could do so. Highly Flattered. St However, tbe detectives had a feint “Tour glasses.” she xnhl. "have made X / hope that their theory waa correct s great difference In your appearance." Nearest Hotel to Business Centerr Bank and I was quite willing to do anything “ Do you think aoY* be asked. they asked me to do. They waited • and Depot. Courteous Treatm ent, Clean “ Yes Ton look so Intelligent with week for soiqe communication from the them on."—Chk’ago Herald Beds and Table the best the m arket w ill thief. Then, since none had come, they *• "rC ' ■ • Mr'- , i ----- ----- Inserted an advertisement Some time afford. - • Ths PyrefAece. wgs spent on Its wording, and after A living lig h t called tbe.pyropbore. many writings It read as follows: < A ttorney a t Law S U N D A Y D IN N E R S 3 5 C . make« Ulumiuation cheap and conven The sentleman who recently left In the ient in Brnxll. Tbe pyrophore lx s keeping of another on s train from New York to Albany a satchel eontatntng vsl- monster firefly an Inch and a half long. uable property will receive a reward for W ith one It fa possible to read fine the same and eddreee of' the ewner of p rin t and three will light a room. The W a s c o , O re g o n said property and no quewtons asked.,' BraxtUan peasant, when be traverses The detectives nnppo»ed that the Il 1 1 by night tbe perilous forest paths of O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O C X X X 3000000000000000000000000000000000 thief might bite at this bait, but 1 did hls country, fasten* to each shoe a py- not it seemed to roe that had I been ropbore. Thus Illuminated, be baa no D r . T h e o . B e le ts k i the thief 1 would prefer tq steal some difficulty In avoiding poleonou* anakes. I other property than to attempt to make pitfalls nnd wild beast*. Tbe Brasilian O«^as<>«J»a*x* W V .dS -O » a l it t l e i s s io n a r y w o r k in y o u r money by owning niyaelf the thie f of coquette fasten* In her faUr or her cor property stolen and recovered But. sage • pyrophore Incased In w h it* tulle Veterinarian »■* i as 1 hat e said, the professionals were Tbe effect to a* of a great luminous working the <-aee. and I simply pearl or opal. When a pyrophora’y Official Stock Inspector actlug for them. When, however, one light goes out It to not necessary to fill morning I received tbe following note blm up with oil. te drop a coin In blm by mall 1 con fees I was surprised: or to throw him away, but a moment s ' Dear Sir— 1 have seen your .advertlee- ducking in cold water suffices. There asent 1 am net fool enough to walk Into • trap If tlfceoo will tempt you to re- after bla tfiree little lantern«, one on W A S C O . A - T i i d k . O R E G O N ¡tuna me the aeeklgce the money will be tbe breast and twn on tbe beck T e le p h o n e Maia 502. f . Grass Valley, Oregon. Office with W. H. Ragsdale MORO - Entirely new*/cor*venient to business. Olean beds, and table the best the market will afford. Prices reasonable. Com mercial trade solicited. OREGON. M.G.E , A ttorneys-at-Law HO TEL MORO /rifieer-at C. M. 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