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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
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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-
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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 .
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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L Q. SWtTLAND, M,r.
use of those asking for them.
The confederate had aeted suspicious
“He does."
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Dating to May 15, 1915.
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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
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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
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WALTHER-WILLIAMS GARAGE
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HOTGL
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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
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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
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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
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were laying for blm. The man had my
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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.
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The Dalles end Moro, Ore.
could do so.
Highly Flattered.
St
However, tbe detectives had a feint
“Tour glasses.” she xnhl. "have made
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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
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Inserted an advertisement Some time
afford.
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• Ths PyrefAece.
wgs spent on Its wording, and after
A living lig h t called tbe.pyropbore.
many writings It read as follows:
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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
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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
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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. Huddleston
ANYBODY WHO COULD
CUT HIMSELF urm A
sw nr
COULD
PieofcABLY
B eat hihself to dbktw
WITH A SAONC?e Ml
O p p o s it e P o s t o f f i c e
M oro?
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