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Initiative petitions are being
circulated throughout the state to
vote .next election on the repeal
of the Sunday closing law.
In
some counties the circuit judges
have declared the law unconstitu
tional ¿and void, in others the
district attorneys refuse to act
Thus giving official sanction to the
open violation of the laws of the
state. Disrespect for law is a sure
molder of crime and crime thrives
upon it. The law should either
be strictly enforced or repealed.
The Observer does not approve
of law givers passing measures
which they do not expect to see
enforced nor do we approve o f
keeping laws on the statute books
tnat are not enforceable. We do
postal card, and pay for it when you can.
consider that all laws should be
W e will not be responsible for the
The Observer has received ap enforced until legally disposed of
neglect of subscribers to notify as of
changes in their address. N o r will the peals from various charitable or
by proper methods duly provid
¡■uiificatioa of a Postmaster that the sub
scriber has ‘ ’ Removed’ ’ settle the bill of a ganizations, some are Oregqn in cd for that purpose.
delinquent.
stitutions and others are as far
Church and Society notices F R E E , ex away as Boston and New York,
The taxpayers of M oro school
cept when for money making purposes.
Such notices at regular rates at the option asking thè publication o f their district met at the school house
of the publishers.
claims for assistance. N o doubt Saturday last and voted to levy
At any time when requested to do so, all are worthy organizations, and
an 8 X m ill tax for the purpose ot
the paper w ill be a>acontinued. But we
If meeting the expenses of the local
expect that all arrears wi.i be paid before there are very many others.
rack request is made. It is easy to ask us you have money to spare and all
public schools next year.
The
lor a statement, whieh will be cheerfully
your neighbors are sure o f warm levy is a very conservative one,
rendered at any time.
clothes and nourishing food dur considering the larger amount of
W. J. B w ill always lecture on ing the next few months, consider school work taken up this year
the claims of these charities; but and the expense necessary to meet
peace, but never at any price.
your first duty is to your family, the requirements consequent upon
In men it is always a struggle your second to your neighbor and the standardization of the high
between backbone and wishbone: your third to your community.
school which har now all been
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After a stormy meeting of dele
gates last Saturday at The Dalles,
the proposed bonding o f Wasco
M ORO. OREGON.
county for good roads died in its
infancy. The proposition was to
O h i bps: b S t a M y .
raise $340,000 which is all that the
county could legally bond for. Of
this amount the Dufur delegates
F R ID A Y ....... December 3. 1915 wanted $200,000 for their section,
whereas if they had accepted
Entered • • second cleu matter at the
$132,000
the state would have in
port office at M oro, Oregon, July 25, 1891.
creased the fund by $90,000. No
C. L. I r e l a n d . . . . . . . Manager. one opposed the bond issue, they
wanted to spend more than they
If you do aot read The Observer, why could secure. The plan now is
not?
to complete the Columbia high
W e would like to have you take it, and
way by way of Seven M ile bill
we know it would be profitable to you to
become a subscriber.
W e send it two between Mosier and The Dalles
years for $2.50; one year $1.50; 1 2 # cts a
month isn’t much. T ry it. Order by by a ten m ill special tax.
paid.
A woman never boasts that she
There is always method in
is self-made; but is rather proud Dame Fashion’s madness. As the
that she is tailor-made.
skirts grow shorter the shoes
grow higher.
They have even
A man may have only one pair ce^ed to be shoes. Boots is the
of pantaloons and one m otor car only proper terra for any kind of
women*! footwear that could now
t o his name and still be happy.
be considered up-to-date.
They
The cost of keeping a calf dur are very good rivals to the silk
ing its first four weeks is nearly stocking in color. But the great
double that of any other four- problem agitating the man on
the street is, have they attained
week period of its life.
their full heighth?
At a meeting called for Decem
ber 31st at Portland it'is proposed
to reorganize the Oregon Devel
opment League upon a broader
and more substantial basis, to the
end that each community of the
state may receive full benefit
from the effort to further develop
the state and attract settlers.
England 'has under
seizure
more than 67 m illio n dollars
worth o f American
products.
This does not include what has
been seized at contraband of war.
but only what is now waiting na
val court action as to their right
to hold these goods.
W h e n y o u ’r e in P o rtla n d v isit th e fin e b ig p la n t o f
th e P a c ific C o ast B iscu it C o m p any. See th e m m a k e
' h ° u“ n d * ,O i “ ^ S N O W F L A K E S O D A S
l a th e m ean tim e, o rd e r of
y o u r d ealer the
NEW FAMILY PACKAGE
F r e s h , crisp dfellclous Snowflake
Sodas, p a c k e d l a a sanitary and
useful tin box. O n ly SO cents.
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P A C IF IC C O A S T B IS C U IT C O .
PORTLAND, OREGON
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WES A. RIGDON, Moro
Architect—Contractor — Builder
Cement Work
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Teachers’
Every indication poirflsto con
tinned prosperity for the west. AI
reports from the east and middle
west are most encouraging and it
is reasonable to assume that the
west w ill be permitted to share in
the “ good times coming.”
Lucas & Ross have sheet-iron
lined their moving picture oper
ating room at opera house, movec
the picture screen back six fefct,
and secured a new lens, the best
of its kind, which w ill project i
better picture without eye strain
In tarm work the machine that
lasts the longest, in years, is gen
erally the least profitable. This is
because it it the number of Seres
covered per year, rather than
years4ftdife, which determine the
profitableness of an implement.
The Salem Statesman says:
W hat’s going on in Europe isn't
war. It’s just plain killing. T h e
only thing comparable to it in
America is the stockyards— and
comparison isn't fair to the stock-
yards.
For once the speed lim it is ex
ceeded, and yet everybody ‘ is
glad. The Nevada, the new
dreadnaught of our navy, is even
faster than it was required to be.
The war makes
Christian world to
19 again entering
’peace on earth,
it hard for
realize that
the season
good w ill
a
it
of
to
What America wants for it*
Christmas present is the maximum
of preparedness with the m ini
mum of “ p<frk.” V
Independent |||areloiM | |Hling C°
Notice is hereby given that the County
School Superintendent of Sherman county
will bold the regular examination o f ap
plicants lor state certificates at the Court
house in M oro, Oregon, as follows:
Commencing Wednesday, Dec. 15,1915,
at 9 o ’ clock a. a ., and continuing until
Saturday, Dec. 18, 1915, at 4 p. n .
Wednesday forenoon— W riting, U - S.
History.
Wednesday afternoon— Reading, Phys
iology, Composition, Methods in Read
ing. Methods in Arithmetic.
P h u rsd a y forenoon— Arithmetic,
of Education, Psychology, Methods
Geography.
Thursday afterndon—Grammar, Geofi-
ly, American Literature, Physics,Meth-
in Language, Thesis for Primary Cer
tificate.
Friday forenoon— Theory and Practice,
Orthography, Physical Geography, Eng Hsu
Literature, Chemistry
Friday afternoon— School Law , Geology
Algebra, C ivil Government.
Saturday forenoon— Geometry, Botany.
Saturday afternoon- General History,
Book-keeping.
r . E. Pagan, County
School Superintendent.
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Lim e, Plaster, Cement. Builders
Supplies*" Lumber, Wood, Coal,
Cedar Posts, and Hay.
M ANUFACTURERS OF
MILL FEED AND FLO U R.
BARGAINS! BARGAINS! BARGAINS!
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i n t e o t OreMOo for SharoSn oooory.
M yrtle D u rali, P la in tif,
REAL ESTATE
Anywhere from the A tlan tic to th e Pacific
VH
Prank Dovali. Defendant.
The work*of m otor vehicle reg
istration for the coming year was
jegun by the secretary o f state
earlier than former years so all
might be provided with license
number* before the first of the
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year.
There are 23,000 auto
owners, 175 dealers, 4,100 chauff For Sale or Trade for Good Horses.
ers, and 3,200 m otor cycles in the
1-1914 Ford.
Like new, five
state. O f this number 2,700 have
passenger with Presto lights, nickle
applied for license for ftext year.
plated.
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1-1914 Overland. Five passen
1 f|ur*^ay» D ec. 9th,
ger, electric light* and starter.
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1-1913 M itchell.
40HP with
Specialist w ill be iff
electric
lights
and
starter.
This
M oro all day. If you are a suf
ferer from headaches or eye car has run only 735 mile*.
troubles do not fail to consult W orlds of power, 4 X *7 cylinder.
1-1913 Hudson. _54HP. *ix
him. Results guaranteed in every
cylinder,
electric light* and «tarter,
case undertaken. A t Wasco, Dec
w ill give terms.
11-13. Grass Valley, Dec. 8.
George N. Cro«fio,d.
Wasco, Ore.
It is authoritatively reported that
at the present time there is Amer
ican capital building boats in
Has there ever been a season at
Japan, to be officered and manned sea when so many ships as now
by Japanese, and should weaver are disabled by fires of unknown
become entangled in a war with origin?
that nation they would be at the
The Southern Pacific Railroad
disposal of the Japanese anc
has declared a dividend o f $1.5(
against the American govern
on common stock, equal to six
ment.
per cent interest.
Bill James left Monday for
Hugh Esson, formerly in charge
Portland,
where he expects to
of the M oro Pharmacy, and Miss
pass
the
winter.
Jean Braithwait of
Pittsburg,
Penn., were married in Portlanc
Leonard Blue left Monday, for
November 10th, Rev. John Boyd, a visit with hit parents at Moscow,
pastor of First Presbyterian church Idaho.
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of Portland, officiating.
Y O U R W O R K W IL L BE A P P R E C IA T E D
W E S . A. RIGDON, Moro, Ore.
27, 1915. '
Eleanor M artin to Eastern O r
egon Land C o.; nw X
2 5 tp jn
rl6 e , swX o f ffiw'. >e'4 o fn w X .
nw X of s e X » X «•< *w X . *ec 33.
tp3s rl6e, re jC frf
X find sX of
ueX *ec 25. tp2n, rlSe, also land
in Wasco county. Valuable con
sideration.
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J.O.Tbompson to Geo. Ellard;
neX sec* 14, tp2s, rl6e. $10.00.
Geo. E lla rd 'tp Percy Thom p
son; lots 12, 13,14, and 15, blk 1,
Grass Valley. $10.00.
Martha M. Taylor to John D.
SdcDermid; neX
4, tp ln . rl6e.
$10.
Chas. Buhman to W . B. Curry;
n X of neX, seX of neX . neX o f
seX sec 22, tp2o, rl7e. $10.00.
U . S. of A. to W illia m C. S till
well; nw X of nw X sec 14 and
w X ofsw X nfcd swX of n w X sec
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Remodeling and Modernizing Homes and Residences and
special attention given to “ building in “ Dutch Kitchens in a
N ot .
T«t Frank Duvall, tha abova namad
defendant— ’
lu the name of the State of Oregon:
Yon are hereby required to appear Mud
answer the complaint filed aaainat yoa iu
the above entitled anit, on or before the last
day of I be time preeeribed in tb« order of
ptibltoeiiou, to-wit,on or before the 10»h day
of December, ISIS, -ad ifyo n fall Io eo ap
pear and Mitawer, plaintiff » ill apply to the
oourt for the relief demanded in the eotn-
plaiut filed herein aeeioatyon, to-wit. for a
deereu diaaolvtng the bonds of matrimony
now axistiiMI betweeothe piaimitf and your
self, on the grounds of desertion and for
snob other and further relief ae to the
Court may seem eqdttabla and just. ,
Thia summons is served npdu you by pnb-
lioation thereof for e period of six suoeeee-
ive weeks in The Sherman County Observer,
a weekly newspaper of general etrottlaiton
published in Rbrrmau oooniy, Orewoo, in
pursnanoe to an order of the Hoe Fred Kru
aow Comity J ed«e for Sherman county
Ore «on. duly made on the Sfttb day of Ou
lu her, 191ft, and the date of the first pnb-
lieatiou thereof is the RHh day of October,
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Bright, Bryant ft Ellis,
7tu»*dl0}
Attorn«., a for Plaintiff.
W c arc in actual touch with 10.000 live and reliable Real Es
tate Agents all over Canada and the United States. If you are
thinking of moving better call and we w ill give you a card of
introduction to a good, reliable real estate man wherever you
are thinking o f going so you w ill not he at the mercy o f some
•. one whocares for nothing but your money.
ALEX HUNTER, Moro, Oregon
I H h M M U l t U O l I
ELLSWORTH HOTEL
MORO, OREGON
A Home Place for the Traveling Mart
Good, Quiet Neighborhood
Home Cooked Heals Served F am ily Style
A ll M e a ls , 35c
Room and Board by th e W eek, $7.00
Table Board by the W eek, $5-5°
J. R. Morgan
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1st to 15th of each month.
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M o r o B a r b e r S hop
. 16th to 30th of each month.
P o r c e la in
Dr. C. L. Poky
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Everything First Class and up to date.
A g e n t fo r M odel Steartt L a u n d ry of T h e D alles
S h o p in B ric k B u ild in g n e x t O b se rv e r Office
P hysician and Surgeon,
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Moro, OriBgon.
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O xeg T O X X .
O ffice in resid en ce.
You receive what you order
G ro v e r J . D u ffe y
in our grill. O ur service is equal
in every way to the high quality
of food we serve. A t all times
you are assured of obtaining an
appetizing meal in an environ
ment that is extremely pleasant.
Every thing in season at popular
prices. T ry our noon d in n e r/
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Office w ith W.' H . R ag sd ale
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H O TEL
THE DALLE5,
C.J.B xight , W.C.B rtant , M.G.E lus .
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Local people are ^rprlsed
at the
QUICK results received
from simple
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buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc.,
mixed In Ad 1er44m, the German rem
edy which became famous by curing
appendicitis.
Thia simple remedy
draws off such a «prising amount of
old foul matter from the body that A
SINGLE DOSE relieves sour stomach,
gas on the stomach and constipation
IN8TANTLY. it is the best remedy
we have ever sold.
R. D. Jackson, druggist.
Notice of Final Settleaeat
In the Couoty Court of the State of
Oregon for Shermutt-County.4
In the matter of the estate of Eva
H eim , deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the under
tigned ha* filed in the above entitled
Court and cause her Anal report and ac
count of her administration of the said es
tate. and that Monday, the 3rd day of
January, A . D .
1916, at the hour of
eleven o ’clock a. m. of said day has been
by order of the Court appointed as the
time, and the county coart room in the
county court house st M oro, Oregon, as
the place for the hearing o f the said report
and ticcount, the objections thereto if any,
and the settlement of the said estate.
Dated at M oro, Oregon, thia 24th dffy
of November, A . D ., 1915.
Sarah E. Landry,
Administratrix of said estate.
Bright, Bryant A Ellis,.
Attorneys for Admiwstrix.
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Bright, Bryant & Ellis.
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office» a t
HOTGL ORGCON
The Dalits and Moro, Orc.
Corner of 7th and Stirk Street.
CH A S. WRIGHT, President
M .C . DICKINSON, M anager.
C. M. Huddleston
Attorney a t Law
Wasco,
I t i» new, a n d it» room » are p ro v id e d w ith
-ru n n in g w a ter an d lo n g d is ta n c e te le p h o n es.
E u ro p e a n p la n . R ate» $1 p er d a y a n d u p .
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Oregon
W R IG H T -D IC K IN S O N HOTEL COM PANY
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Dr. T h eo . Beletski
Eastern Ortfoa Headquarters.
V E T E R IN A R IA N
Positively moat ce n tra lly
located. F ifth 8 t. cars past
the doors every few m inutes.
Interstate Stock Inspector
Exam iner of S tallio n * for Llceoflfl s
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Popular Priced Restaurant
OREGON
Telephone M ain 502.
Burop— H Plao. 9at»a $1.00 and up
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In the County Court o f the State of O r
egon for Sherman Couaty.
In the matter of the estate of John H .
Landry, deceased.
Notice ia hereby given that the under-
»¡fined has filed in the above entitled
court and cause her final report and ac
count of her admini»tratfon of the said es
tate, and that Monday, the 3rd day of
January, A . D ., 1916, at the hour of tea
o ’clock a. m. pi said day has been by or
der of the court appolaSSd as the time,
and the county court room In the county
court bouse at Moro, Orefion, as the
the said report
place for the hearing
thereto if any,
and account, the obj«
aeid estate,
and the settlement of
this 24th day
Dated at Moro,
of November, A . D
Sarah B. Left dry,
Admlnistrstria o f the aetata.
Bright, Bryant & Ellia, 1
Attorneys for Administratrix.
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Next Tuesday—14th Episode „of
“The Broken Coin”
Dating to
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s>a SWX. w X flfrX . sec 10, w>4
and neX of
nwX neX . *ec
75. tpls rl7e. >1510.00.
Alexander McLennan to John
M uir; lot sec 1, tpSs, rl8e, lo t 4.
sec 31. tp4s, rl9e, lots 3 and 4,
sec 6, tp5s, rl9e- $900.
H . M . Shull, by sheriff, to P .Q ,
Rothrock; nw X sec 13; eX of
n w X sec 14, tpls rl8e. seX. «ec
22, swX *ec 23, ne% sec 27, seX
o fn w X and j& X of n w X «nd
n w X of swX »ec 28, e X ®ec 29,
swX ®ec 29, seX scc 30, all sec 31
and n w X aec 32, all in tp ln , rl9e,
sX *ec5 and se% sec 6, tpls rl9e.
$2433.00.
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HOTEL MORO
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W- C. RUTLEDGE, Proprietor,
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Estimates Furnished
Free.
J. F Koonan, loro, Ore.
Y our business w ill be
appreciated and an endeavor
w ill be made to please all.
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Nearest Hotel to Bust nets Center, Bank
and Depot. Courteous Treatm ent, Clean
Beds and Table the best the m arket w ill
afford.
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