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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1916)
f •/ <• - í» '-,ta The The Home You Have Wanted D id you ever get so far as to find out about what.it would coat? Ever have or tee a plan of it or anything like it?. Quite a few people have found alter talking with ua that building “ the home they have alwaya wanted” waan’t ao big or expensive a job they had thought .and today they are enjoying their new home fi O ur architects have planned in the last year over 100 homes for customers. W e can make year UsathanM fit pocketbook O b se r v e r mono , shxbman co.,sansón: It hardly seems possible that weight, special selected hogs, and from heavy rains and mud to costs lew per pound than other bracing winds end dust is only a brands. transitory period of seven days in Because of the serious illness of F R ID A Y ..................July 28. 1916 Sherman county. Mr*. Turner’s sister, Dr. J. G. Mrs. A . O . Anderson o f Pen- Turner was called back to Port C areka Latige N e . 121. d(eton and sister, Mrs. Ragsdale land from Grass Valley last F ri A. r . a A. H . More. o r. Meets the first and third of M oro, were guests of Mrs. L^ day and failed to meet his appoint evenings of each V n itin g members H . M artin at the farm on Tuesday ment at this place last Saturday. cordially invited to meet and Wednesday of this week. He writes that he w ill meet his with ut. By order of W . M. J. M . P o i y , Secretary. M artin Holman and family, September appointments in this from Portland, are visiting with J. county and that he w ill again be B e tlils h a m C h a p te r B. H olm an and family on the in the county every sixty days no . 78 o . s. «. M r. Hansen after that time. Regular communication farm east ot Moro. Qffióil Piper fa Shamu Coaoty. ic h Z d a n d 4th Thursday evenings monthly. made the trip by auto last Sunday. M m . N b l u c C ushm an . J. N . Landry has sold his M oro barber shop to Chas. McKinney of Wasco, the new proprietor tak ing charge Monday morning. M r. M cKinney is a brother to Mrs. T. E. Hulery. W orthy Matron M m . M a y JS a a n u m , Secretary. F a rm e rs e d u c a tio n a l and Co-Ojsor** a tiv a U nion o f A m e ric a M o to L o cal N o . 41 Just give ua an idea of the kind of house you have in mind— our big new Free Planbooka help you to decide— and we will submit blue-printed plana with our right price on all material necessary for the building. Simple, isn’t it? no obli gation to this at all. no “ peeving” if you don’t buy. "Sn 1.0. «arti, Milt It” -AT- The Home of'Turn-A-Lumber’ We Have Tents, Bedsheets, Waterbags, Canvass, Blankets, Comforts, Crockery, 3 Graniteware. ----- — Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Anything you may need for your Harvest Outfit. Moro Trading Co. y Adflæioudii a f am aten AO the convenien ces of gas—better cooking an d a cleaner cooler kitchen NEWP OIL Ar Rut R im iti Un Piarl Oil Bakes, broil«, roasts, toasts. M o re efficient than your wood or coal Stove, and costs less to operate. Y our cooking is better, too, because you have heat-control like a gas stove. ON JOVE T h e New Perfection give« a clean, odorless, aootleee flame oecaose of the long bine chimneys. Cats oat the drudgery of wood or oooL K e e p » jrowr k ito h e n coo l. In 1,2, 3 and 4-bnmer sizes, ovens separata. Alan cabinet models w ith Flrs- less C ooking O vsns. - Ask your dealer today. Standard O il Co. *" FOR SALE BY Ginn, Coleman A Company Moro, Hardware A Implement Company W . A . Rigdon and family left The finest grade of breakfast last week for Washougal, where bacon, home cured by themselves, M r. R. has a contract to build an is on sale at Lee Hines Wasco annex to the G . W. Brock hotel. Market. It is made from light Meets in I . O . O . F . hall each 2nd and 4th Saturday afternoon. V isiting members welcome. W . 8 . Powell, President. C. G . Silver, Secretary. , L. W . Allen of Corvallis, in charge o f field work for the O. A. C. school children’s industrial clubs, was a visitor in Sherman county this week. W ith County Superintendent Fagan M r. Allen visited all but one of the 32 school districts and all of the 60 boys and girls who are members o f school industrial clubs, representing 25 districts in the county. R. J. G inn and family left Sat urday for Hood River,where they attended the B illy Sunday special services. On Monday they con See M u llikin “ the harness mak Mrs. C. L. Poley has been en tinued their trip into Portland er” at W aico, Oregon. tertaining her aunt, Mrs. Mary R. qyer the Columbia highway. Lawrence, and cousin, Mrs. Helen W .S . Powell was a business visi Your chickens will soon pay Murdock and son, from Streeter, tor this week at Portland. for them selves in increased egg Illinois, they leaving Wednesday Viava Hom e Remedies can be production if you w ill use a quart by auto for Rufus enroute for an had from Mrs. Grace Bourhill. can o f carbolineum around the excursion trip to Alaska. Before W . S. Powell is building a gar chicken house and perches; you the party left Sherman county L. can get it at the Observer Book Barnum took the visitors on an age on his residence property. auto trip over Sherman county in Carbolinium , fresh stock, now Store. on sale at The Observer Store. L. L. Peetz was the first one in his 8-cylinder Cadillac, going east as far as the Ben Ramele farm Dates selected for the Pendleton this vicinity to begin threshing overlooking the majectic sweep of Round-Up are September 21st to this season, starting Monday on fall sown barley. After the barley the John Day river on the eastern 23d. was sacked he shut down Wed boundary of Sherman county. H o lt 16-foot harvester in good nesday to” overhgpl the outfit for shape for sale; terms; see Cros- the season run. .» field. J. P. O ’ Meaia had his Ford Mrs. Henry Smith is visiting at auto "borrow ed” one night last the home of her sons at Riverside, week from his Wasco garage. The Wash. next morning he found it returned Garden stuff planted during the but with one of the wheels broken rain of July 9th is now well above and axle bent where it hit a post gtooad. inside the garage. C ity Marshal Clark is using a The Revolving Rod Weeder, disc and team to cultivate the trees made in Cheney, Washington, is in the city park. sold in eight different states and in Hugh Shull began threshing op Canada. It is the most substan erations last Friday on his farm tial and satisfactory implement for east of Monkland. summer fallow land. Geo. W . Jessie Hoskinson left Wednes Hansell, local agent. day m orning for Corvallis for a Tw o Revolving Rod Weeder* visit with relatives. have been sold in this locality this Combine Harvester. A 24-foot cut harvester for sale or trade. Inquire of Belshee Harness Shop, M oro, Oregon. |H E hail fellow well met, the man who spends as he goeB, is popular just bo long ss he is a hail fellow well met, bo long as he spends as he goes. His fair weather friends leave him the minute he is in financial distress. Don’t be one of these kind. If you are making big money plan to set aside a cer tain sum in bank. You’ll find th at if adversity comes a goodly bank balance is your best friend. If you al ready have a bank account make it a point to keep s healthy balance, a good margin to work on. If you haven’t a bank account open one with us today. T CALL AND SEE US ABOUT YOUR BANKING. Bai)k of M oro” MORO, OREGON ■I I I I H - H 1 I I I 1 1-1-i -F 1111 » -H - 1- < J. F. Belshee Proprietor -Complete Stock of- Leather and Harness Supplies. Call and See Our Stock of M en’s and Boys’ Saddles a t D ifferent Prices, from $13 5° to $5o.oo. C H A IN AND LEATHER W ORK o f a l l k in d s . HARNESS For Sale. Large team of work horses, mare and horse, 7 and 9 years old. Cash or bankable note. Can be seen at my place in M oro. S. D. ___ tfj21 Montgomery. Cow and Horses tor Sale One good m ilk cow and a few head of work horses. Apply to W . R. Reid, Klondike, Oregon Moro Property For Solo Mrs. R. P. Hulse was visiting month just because you can de With her sister, Mrs. Davis, at San- stroy your big weeds with the Re City residence, electric lights don, on Wednesday. volving Rod Weeder and leave and city water; 7-rooms; plastered; Mrs. B. F. Pike, from Newburg, your ground in good condition. close in; good side walk. Very was visiting Mrs. L. H . M artin See Geo. W. Hansell for prices. reasonable. Part cash, terms. Four room residence? has elec the latter part of last week. Three new school houses w ill tric lights and city water; acreage C. E. Sheets is busy at work be built this year io Sherman property; goéd building and good wiring the new J. C. Freeman county. That at Fairview is now part of town. Can be had on —» -, - ~-----------.— Jy for ptawering, the one at easy terms. store building fo r electric' ser vice. Alex Hunter, Wasco is progressing nicely, while tfa21 M oro, Oregon GIRL WANTED to work in hotel. the one at Kent will be built on a Wages $20 per month. Inquire of new location authorized by the Max K. Pluemke, Kent, Oregon. voters last Saturday. Robt. Urquhart is busy over One standard H e ft Combined Grandpa Isaac Thompson has hauling his combined thrasher, re Harvester; 20-(eot cut; _28-inch his picket fence finished and an cylinder; bee» toJ* three seasons; cently bought from a party at order in for a new cement walk has 33-horse Shantonia hitch; both Athena. fronting his residence property, in good shape; price complete, The Revolving Rod Weeder and left Tuesday for a months’ f.o.b. Condon $1,000, secured does best work under difficult con vacation visit to the home of his note or cash. W ill guarantee the W . I. Ebbert, ditions. Geo. W . Hansell, local daughter, Mrs. Neil M cDonald.in machine. a7tf Condon. Oregon agent. upper Hay canyon. . E. H . Moore and family ar A crowd of irresponsible and rived home Wednesday from thoughtless young people, as a cli ten day visit with relatives at Should try our famous chick max to their hilarity Monday Washougal. en plate dinner; all kinds of nice night, rang the fire bell shortly Mrs. Lola Kunsman, daughter after the electric light* went out. sandwich, pie, cake, good coffee. W illard Lunch Counter. of Mrs. L . H . - M artin, has re Such proceedings luye a tendency turned from Portland much im to cause a disastrous fire by inat proved in health. tention to a legitimate call. I have quite a stock of buggy T h e piaec known as Erskine J. G. Arbuthnot, physical di fartii, between M o ro snd Grass and hack harness which w ill be rector at the O. A.C. at Corvallis, Valley, For particulars and terms sold reasonable or traded for stock was a visitor last week at the home address Mrs. Grace M . Dennis, J. F. Belshee. M oro. - * Labs Bay, Wash of his brother. S. H . A rbuthnot of tfjl5 Several threshing crews are the M oro Hardw Iwa<e and Imple- ready and waiting for the mustard ment Co. M [r. Arbuthnot has to ripen, thereby preventing ma continued his jouri^cy into Wash chinery siops in the field. Caskets and Robes, always on ington, but w ill return for a furth hand; special supplies and caskets - J. N. Landry left Wednesday er visit within the next ten days. ordered at any time. for Portland via the Columbia Sam Brisbine. M o ro , Oregon. A fair sized directory of M o ro river highway, driving his single families w ill have l U address this driver and the rubber-tired buggy. season in the harvest fields. A M r. and Mrs. N . P. Hansen re large number of thé feminine resi turned M onday evening from T o or from any point, partic dents of Moro will perm it their two weeks’ trip to the Valley and hubbies to batch during harvest ularly Sherman county. Experi a visit to the Gladstone Chautau while they are in charge of the enced driver and car always ready. Phone me at ’ my expense from qua. culinary departments for threshing any place. Reasonable charges E. Fagan and family left c r e w s . ________JfcàJ____ with plenty of time given com mercial men to “ make” towns. Wednesday for a visit with rela According to the annual report G eorge E llard , tives at Tygh and a test o f of City Recorder F. E. Fagan the Grass Valiev, Oregon. skill in landing the finny tribe in city of M oro has paid a warrant that locality. indebtedness of $951.57 and its The school directors ot Brock running expenses during the last district had expected to have their year. This leaves a warrant in W e have in our employ the building remodeled during vaca debtedness o f $1325.46 at this time best shoe mechanics on the Pacific tion, but lack o f carpenters to do and does not include the two pay coast; they make new work or the work w ill defer it until next ments of $1000 each on June 30th, repair old shoe* and we guarantee^' to do your work cheaper and bet* ' year. 1915 and 1916 on the bonds, with ter than any cobbler who has Come now if you wish anything interest paid to date, leaving a never learned the trade. in the photographic? line. W ill bonded indebtednea o f $8000 at We pay postage both ways J1 and furnish mailing bags for future this time. This speaks well of the conduct the studio at M oro till shipments with your first order. former city council to leave affairs Monday, July 31. We guarantee A ll shoes returned promptly. tp^please you both in quality and in such a healthy financial con Victor Marden, “ The Dalles, Oregon. price. VanW inkle, photographer. dition. Harvester For Sale G IN N , C O LE M A N & CO. M ORO, OREGON A Bargain in Osborne Reapers Offered cheaper than anv Reaper ever before sold in the county. Gar Load of McCormick Headers Just Arrived. Gar Load of Bain, Bettendarf and Iron Wheel Wagons Anyone wanting a unuaual opportunity. wagon had better take advantage of thia In »lock— bought before p ricei advanced TOP BUGGIES AND HACKS our Blue Beauty Universal and Ma- jestic Cooking Ranges. Insurance Gasoline and O il Perfection Cooking Stoves, in 2, 3 and Call and See _ Travelers at Biggs 4-burners in both kinds. Farm for Saia GINN, COLEMAN & CO. MORO, OREGON. . Undertaking Supplies l i n r j lilin ib il! S tn ic i Shoe Repairs by Parcel Pest J T H E W ASCO M ARKET I handle all kinds of Fresh and C uredM catt. sters and and c Crabs in season. Fifih, ‘Oysters r kinds of vegetables. I am in the market for anything you have to sell in the line I am handling. - . W rite or phone about your Come in and see me butter, and green or dry cattle, veal, poultry, eggs hides. L S. H IN E S , The Meat Man WASCO, OREGON Phone Main 373 l i K E S Ä L inoli IMI io SHIM Ml
