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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1916)
©as I ’he O b s e rv e r MUfcO, I H I U A I OO..OBMOII Large jar of library paste (or 10c at Observer store. R . J. G inn it a business visitor at Portland this week. • Arthur Phillips is the owner o f a hoe new player organ. D odge B rothers F R I D A Y ............January 28. 1916 Carbolinium, fresh stock, now on sale at The Observer Store. Sheriff J. C. McKean was at Wasco Monday on business con* nected with the office. Several of the nature lovers of M oro had house plants frozen during the recent cold snap. The tw o owners of th is busi ness are also its actual active s u p e rin te n d e n ts — n o t b y proxy but in person. N o manufacturi ng detail is so small that it escapes their scrutiny. No suggestion from dealers or custom ers is too trivial to receive consid eration. - A most unusual experi ence is brought to bear upon every single element that enters into the construction of the car. The wheelbase is 110 inches The price of the car complete is $785 (f. o. b. Detroit) / W W J e . c h 2d and 4th Thursday evening» monthly. J essik H k n r ic h s , W orthy Matron Mas. M a y B a m m u m , Secretary. M ethodist cfcfcrch: Sunday School at 10:00 1. m. Harry Kunsman is in charge at the garage while T . E. Hulery is attending the auto show at Port land. Chas. Davis has finished a 16 foot wooden water trough, lined with galvanised iro n , for Fred Hennagin. Wasco county has awarded contracts for the..rebuilding of the Tygh and W hite river grades, at a cost of $21,890. G. A . Meloy is home from a A large number attended the business snd social meetings of tbe local Farmers Union last Sat urday. A business meeting occu pied tbe morning, until lunch time, followed by a program and doting with another business ses sion late in the afternoon. Nine teen new members were admitted during the sessions, which now gives tbe local union a mem bership of 170. The secretary's report showed transactions during the year that netted a savjng . of $6500, most of which was on sacks. voted to have a social evening each third Tuesday 'of 1 each month, beginning February 15th. Mrs. Anna Urquhairt, Mrs. Fred Hennagin, and Mrs. J. C. Hockman were appointed a com mittee on arrangements; Mrs. D. C. Wheat, Miss Addie Hockman, and Gaffe Axtell were appointed a program committee. k of M ofo MORO, OREGON T O B U IL D a Bank that will never know com pletion. but that will advancercontinually to meet advancing conditions To Advance Deposits and Service to a Notable Degree. T O C R E A T E a personality that will be known for its strength and friendliness. T O A R R A N G E and Co-Operate activities to the end of winning confidence by meriting i t T O S T R IV E always to secure the satisfaction of every customer. This is the aim of "B A N K O F M O R O " that is being impressed more and more indelibly, as the years go by upon the character of the business it self; that is being expressed more and more ef fectively as the bank grows stronger in strength and understanding. Abstracts promptly made by the Preaching service in Spaulding visit with the family at Corvallis, Sherinan County Abstract Com at 12(noon) and in M o ro at 7*30. i e reports close to eight inches pany, Moro, Oregon. Y o u are cordially invited to all of snow in the Willamette valley. Thursday, February . Mrs. A . J. Holt, of the Kent 3, Dr. Freeze, the and Shaniko district, is a recent Eye Specialist, w ill purchaser of a blue ribbon prize be at M o ro all day. W h y suffer Presbyterian church: winning black and white Shetland from headaches and eye trouble Sabbath School at 10 a.m. ¡illy. when relief can be secured Hours of worship 11 a. m. The proposed bonding of Was through stopping the eye strain? and 7:30 p. no. A ll co county for the building of the Free consultation to all. Comet work guaranteed. A t Grass V a l Columbia river highway and the A . J. Adams, Pastor. ley, February 2nd. Kent, F ebru improvement of trunk line roads, ary 1st. is being revived. of these services. John Robertson, pastor. Registered Poland China Boars FOR SA LE by a noted prize w inner at the Panama- P acifii International E xposition. Sired Dans is from a litte r of eleven pigs and is a well known Oregon State Fair prize winner. W hile coasting down hill, on tbe big bobsled J. F. Noonan 13d one of bis ribs broken when the sled went over the big For Coanty Sheriff. bump at the Poley corner. Walther-Williams Auto Company AGENTS The Dalles, Oregon T H E W ASCO M A R K ET I handle all kinds of Fresh and Cured Meats. Fish, Oysters and Crabs in season. Also a ll kinds of vegetables. . I am in the market for anything you have to sell in the line I am handling. - , Come in and see me. W rite or phone about your cattle, veal, poultry, eggs, butter, and green or dry Now is the Time You want that new roof on to keep out the snow and cold winter winds that were sure to get past the old worn out shingles — It is amazing how much cold gets thro a worn out roof. TUM-A-LUM red cedar «hingk*. the heaou kind, will b t the mo»t durable emdtatitfactory real far you. ’ Two Can Rock Spring Coal fuel Arrived Now In tho Yard: 2 0 0 Cord« of W ood 2 0 0 0 Posts See H. U. M A R TIN about I t : MORO, ORBOON M oro B a r b e r s Porcnlaln B a th T u b Everything First Class and up AgenUor Model Steam Laundry of The I Shop in Brick Building next Obi J. N . L A N D R Y , P r o p r ie t o r a j : © x o , - - - - - oxeer< Mrs. J. W . Cochran has im proved in health and recovered sufficiently from the grippe as to permit M r. Cochran to return to lis work near The Dalles. Sow and Litter both received first premiums at the last Sherman County Fair. These young boars are very u niform and large fo r their agn. Come and see them, or write, To the Voters o f S h e r m a n C o u n TH E O D O R E ty: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office o f sheriff of Sherman c'o'Uhty at the Repub lican prim ary to be held M ay 19th, 1916. W . H . Meyer, ¿Wasco, Oregon. M oro , O regon Ginn, Coleman & Co. have in stock the famous Shady Brook For Coanty Assessor. )airy Feed, best for increase of T o the voters o f the Republican milk production; also Big 6 Horse. party of Sherman county. O re Feed, and also dry alfalfa meal. gon: 1 hereby announce myself as a candidate for .the n o m ina tio n of Your chickens will soon pay Assessor of Sherman county, O re for'them selves in increased egg gon, subject to the w ill of the Re production if you will use a quart publican party, at the primaries can of carbolineum around the to be held M ay 19, 1916. O tto Peetz. chicken house and perches; you can get it at the Observer Book For County Sheriff. Store. I hereby announce myself as a The state tax commission has candidate fo r the nom ination for called a convention of the county the office of county sheriff, for assessors of the state to meet in Sherman county at the Republi Salem on February 15, 16 and can prim ary to be held May Fred R. Messinger. 17. If all are present the attend 19, 1916. Ô il-C o a l-W o o d H e a te rs W e have an especially com plete line of heaters in a ll grades an d a t prices to s u it each in d i v id u a l need. ance will number thirty-five as For Coanty Sheriff. sessors. 1 Notice is hereby given that I w ill The Observer office has been be a candidate for the nom ina supplied with a stock of flower tion of Sheriff on the Republican seeds by Congressman Sinnott for ticket at the primaries, M ay 19th. Enforcement o f the law. Justice free distribution. Any desiring to all. James Lium . these seeds will be supplied by us free of charge when notified by phone dr letter. ■ 1. N . Lemon of Grass Valley has purchased a Shire stallion from Ruby & Co., to be deliver ed in Februaryt M r. Lemon has an enviable reputation as a breeder of blooded horses and is doing the people as well as him self a public service when adding outside stock to resources of the county. .4 Miss Lottie A. Vintin, and M r. W illiam M . W alker, both of Grass Valley, ( w e re - married Thursday. January 20th. in Port land at the home of Mrs. M . E. Vintin, mother of the bride. Mrs. W alker has a large circle of ac quaintances in Sherman county, until lately being owner and manager of the Vintin Hotel at Grass Valley. The storm hit the Shaniko, branch a wallop last week when all train service .¿topped from Friday morning to Bunday after noon. Thursday the passenger train succeeded in reaching Shan iko without great trouble and was followed by a freight that had trouble enough for the two.. The next morning the passenger train engine was caught by a drift be tween Shaniko and W ilcox and could move neither way. A work 'train was sent out from The Dalles to help them and that had 42 hours continuous-work to free 1 the dine from the snow and ice - which had packed and the plows > attached to the engines had no . effect upon the obstructions. Sat- t urday night another relieving 1 train was sent from 'Th e Dalles to f Shaniko and by Sunday noon t the passenger train was again r whistling for Moro enroute to JO HNSTO N G IN N , C O L E M A N & CO MORO, OREGON. It's Here! Come In and See Itl BLACKS NOTHING I have opened a General Blacksmithing and Horseshoeing Business in the Old Tomlin Shop and Solicit Your Business. D IC K B O W E N , M o ro A ll the Old Tim ers K now T h a t M y W o rk is A lw ays Satisfactory The NEW Falrbaoto* Nona FARM ENGINE Econom ical — Sim ple — Light W e ig h t— Substantial Fool-Proof Construction — Gun Barrel Cylinder Bore — Leak-proof Compression. Good W ater And plenty for all purpose!, is one ot the principal assets of good and successful farming. The water is there for you, ana only needs development and the cost is small. See A. S. J O H N S O N about it and make up your mind to stop hauling water. HAULING WATER IS LIRE PAYING RENT H. P. 154 on s k id s w ith B U IL T -IN MAGNETO S H .P . — $60. - « H . P . - $110 AH F . a B. Factory - Mor, Than Rated Power aod a Wonder at the Price** For Sale by Moro Hdw. & Impmt. Co, The M a n W ho Gets W ater KENT, OREGON O A L IT T L E M ISSIONARY W O RK IN YOUR idle days by- telling your neighbors of the good qualities of The Observer. I t ydu sam’t get their sub scriptions, send us their addresses and we will send them sample copies. We pay for all soliciting you do D Moro, Oregon 4
