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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1916)
Is in a position to save you money on your Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes. This store is one of a chain ot stores which totals 125 i n '18 dif- ~ ferent Western States. Does it not stand to reason that buying merchandise for 125 busy stores, that we can buy a great deal cheaper than a one store merchant? We only sell for cash. No Delivering system, or loss of had accounts for you to pay. In buying merchandise for 125 stores places us in a position to buy direct from the manufacturer in place of jobbing houses, which saves you the middle man's profit Send your mail orders here. You will find we compete witlj all large mail order houses. It is not necessary for you to wait a week or two on your merchandise. A ll mail orders filled same day as received. A few prices that will open your eyes. N o change in prices-always the same—no goods marked up today to be marked down tomorrow. . Ladies’ Underwear Outing Gowns Hosiery Ladies’ White Cotioh Fleeced Unions....... 49c Ladies’ heavy white cotton fle ced Unions 98c Ladies’ white wool Unions...... ?.................... $1.49 Ladies’ silk and wool Unions........................$1.98 fleeced Vest and Pants, each....... 39c Ladies’ Outing G ow ns............................ Ladies’ heavy Outing G ow ns............. Children’s Outing Gowns.......... a ....... .—.. 49c* Dr. Denton’s Sleeping Garment...... 49c to 69c Outing Flannel Sleeping Garments........... 49c Boys’ extra heavy Hose, 2 pr. for................ 25c Misses’ fine ribbed Hose, 2 pr. for................ 25c Ladies’ Blaok Hose, 2 pr. for........................ 25c Infants’ wool cashmere H ose.......... ............ ~15c Infants’ silk heel and toe Cashmere H o se 20c Children’s Underwear Children’s velastic fleece U n ion s.............. Children’s wool Unions«................ 69c, 89c, Children’s wool Vest and Pants................. Nazereth Knit Waist............. Bud Knit Waists............................................ All-wool Ruben Shirtsvx....................- ........ All-cotton Ruben Shirts................................ Shoes , " 49c 98c 49c 19c 10c 49c 25o Outing Flannel .. Heavy Amoskeog Outing •« e • e • • e • • 9 • *-• • • • 1V Heavy Amoskeog white Daisy Cloth....... 10c eg e • g Children’s Shoes, 5 to 8,.............98c, $1.25 Children’s Shoes,8J to 11,$1.15,$1.25,$1.49 Misses’ Shoes, 11 j to 2, $1.49, $1.89,^$1.98 Ladies’ Shoes....... $1.98, $2.49, $2.98, $3.50 ........................$3.98, $4.50. $4.98, $5.90 Ladies’ large Percale Bungalow Aprons ... Ladies’ Amoskeog Gingham Dress ............ 308 X YES IS Â Y O U FOR YOUR CHILDREN SQUARE If you are In favor of a square deal for tha oountry Bast of the Cascades you will vote for and work for THB PROPOSED EASTERN OREGON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT PENDLETON. OREGON. Oregon has hut one Normal School. Thia school to looated at Monmouth and la Mt able to supply more than TEN PER CENT of the tenehers re-' qulred in the pnblle schools of Oregon. Of the more then six thousand teachers In our public schools. BUT II PER CENT nra graduates of Nor mal Schools. It Is a matter of simple Juatloe to the country Bant of the Cascades to establish a Normal School Bast of the mountains to furnish thoroughly trained teachers for tho schools of Eastern Oregon. INSTRUCTORS WANTED Every resident of Eastern Oregon hna a vital to lerant la tho pnasago of this measure for Eastern Oregon pays HIGH SALARIES to her teachorsaad M entitled to the aervloee of TRAINED INSTRUCTORS ONLY COSTS 4 CENTS PER SLOOO The annual coat of maintenance of R e p o se d State Normal School amounts to BUT ONE OF A MILL OR 4 CENTS ON A THOUSAND DOL LARS of taxable property. Inal It worth this to yon to have your children trained to become USE FUL AND PRODUCTIVE dtlxenaT STRONG ENDORSEMENT J. A. Churchill, the SU U Superintendent of Public Instruction, voices tho sentiment of the educators of tho atate when he aaya: “Oregon's greatest need for Its rural schools Is the teacher who has had full preparatlon to Such preparation can bent come through School training. ___ “I trust that the voters ot the stale will ees*** 1b raising the standard of our schools by establishing a State Normal School at Pendleton. Tho location la central, the Interest of the people of Pendleton In education moot excellent, and the targe number of pupUs in the public schools will give ample <W>r- tunlty to all stodeats to get the amount of teaching practice required la a standard normal school.** The educators e f the Stole Insist titot?*****"* Normal Schools he located la towns of W®® tion or more and having ENOUGH GRADE PUPILS LACTICE. FOR TEACHER PRA< LOYAL ANO VOTE RIGHT Shew your loyalty to the bout InterunU of DMtoru Oregon and of tho whole atate by working for this measure sad by voting TBS FOR NO. Mt. By voir Ing TES for No. Mt you will help to GIVE TO THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF OREGON THB SAME A ny A NT AGES ENJOYED BT THB SCHOOL CHILDREN OF OUR NEIGHBORING STATES. l y J. H. Gwinn, teey . Ona. (IM d THE OBSERVER 1.49 1.98 2.49 6.90 49c 98c Gilt edge Shoe Polish................ j&c Two-in-one Polish............................................ ^ 8 c Shineola Polish........... 8c Our Prices are Always Lower TRAINED > ALL the time. For County Overalls Men’s large Handkerchief............................’ 5c Men’s large colored Handkerchief, 3 for ... 25c President Suspenders.................................... '19c Jno. B. Stetson Hats...............-................. ...... 3.45 Men’s Dress Hose, black, 3 for.................... 25c Men’s Dress Hose, tan, 3 for........................ 25c Men’s Dress Hose, black or colors, 2 for ... 25c Men’s all-wool Blue Serge Suits.............. 9.90 Men’s all-wool Blue Serge Suits...............14.75 Men’s Worsted S u its................. ................... . 6.90 Men’s Oregon City Mackinaw Coats $5.90, 6.90 Boys’ Maokinaw Coats,.........7?............... . 3.98 Men’s blue bib Overalls................................ 83c Men’s extra heavy bib blue Overalls..... . 98c Boyd’ extra heavy bib blue Overalls....... Boys* medium weight Overalls.................... A ll genuine indigo dye Jumpers to match Men’s Seamless Rockford Sox...................... Men’s heavy seamless Rockford Sox, 3 pr. Men’s heavy half-wool Hose, 2 pr. for....... Men’s heavy all-wool Hose, pr............... . Men’s knit Wrist Canvas G loves..... Men’s heavy knit wrist Canvas Gloves,3 for M en’s leather-faced Gauntlet Gloves......... Men’s leather-faced knit Wrist Gloves....... Boston Pad Garters..................... ............. Paris Pad Garters............................................ Dryfoot, 25 cent can only.......::........ .... 65c 49c 5c 25c 25c 25c 5c 25c 19c 19c 19c 19c 17c You Can Always Do Better J.C.Penney Co. inc. 125 BUSY STO RES AT- The Golden Rule Store The Dalles, OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERALINTEREST BRIEF^WM NEWS The Russians have started another big offensive In Oalleia. Further progress wee aaade by the French between Freglcourt and Mor- Important Occurrences of Past vnl on the Somfse front, according to a statement issued by the war office. Wook Briefly Compiled for The British loanee have captured the greater part of a Oartoen redoubt Gur Readers. north of ThlepvaL which overlooks tho northern valley of tho Ancre, taking 'A black bear that had cost the nearly NX) prisoners. ranchers of upper Floras creek, In Troops of the central Powers have Carry oennty, $200 during the past crushed the Roumanians between two month, was hunted down and killed forces In a battle which raged for three by C. C. Anderson, a homesteader. days In central Transylvania. The The animal had killed 40 sheep and Roumanians are reported fleeing - in disorder. On complaint of N. A. Tlbbets, a In Macedonia the Serbians have nt granite salesman representing tbs last captured tha Kalmakcalan Height Blair Granite company, of Oranta on the Greek-Sethlan border. Th»- Paaa, warrants for the arrest of 14 Brltlsh on the Struma have taken a Portland monument dealers were Is portion of the Bulgarian line near the sued In Portland on a charge of vio Orljnk bridge. lating a municipal anti trust ordinance. The Russian general staff announces Four bids have been received by that since Oeneral Bruaalloff began Engineer Hicks for the construction his offensive 5M.OOO officers and men of tho second unit of the proposed of the Teutonic allies have been made Sutherlin. Coos Bay A Eastern rail prisoner and 600 cannon and 2600 ma road, which will extend from Suther chine guns and mine throwers have lin to the heavily timbered districts been captured. along the Calapooia river. There la no and of the war In tig h t With tho receipt of the first 1914 Any step at this ttme by the United crop of prunes In Salem, dealers re States, the vatfean or any other neu port that eastern Inquiries are becom tral in the direction of peace would he tag more urgent and the prtye dead construed by IflhgBBd as an unneutral. lock between east and west is break pro-German mote. aeoord'ng to a state ing. Advance sales of about 7,000,000 ment by Oav pounds have been made here. tary of state fu^ Enough people to form four local Crown Prince Eappreeht of Bavaria, associations to take advantage of the commander of the German forces on federal farm loan measure are ready the Somme frgRL and Dr. von Beth- to complete organisation In the live mann-Hollweg. the Imperial chancel stock section of the Willamette valley, lor, both declare that the efforts of aeoordlng to O. M. Plummer, of the the French and British to force a Union stockyards, of Portland. breach |n the German linen on tho 'With ' i t counties having reserved Somme have bggB fruitless. Entente jnee for exhibits and five farmers oi troops will hard* io go through.a win different parts of the state entered In ter campaign alag’ continue their ef Individual farm products class, and forts next yea^ Crown Prtnee Rup- several more counties and Individuals echt la quoted • • saying. la correspondence, to nay nothing ol tho grunt number of entries In the The waters e f L in k river within the spin*-1 products competition, tho agri city of Klamath Falls are to he need cultural and horticultural exhibition and a mammoth dam constructed In the new pavilion nt the atate tali across the head of the river, accord this year will, beyond doubt, surpass lng to plana of tha United States rec that of any previous Oregon state fair. lamation Servine. T h is le to he ae- leexlnc the rl«ht on The crew which under the direction compliahed nolnmntfon ot Louis L Bhnrp le classifying the the river, tor the development A C. grant lands in Jaokson coun has been going to ty. hM completed Its work In that por of the vast Of inch of np- tion ef She county lying east of Ash waste, but, t le land and the last of the camps have propria tion, moved to the Rogue river district to do the u _ a of 'Ashland About 7fi ox- that there are about »0.000 acres of are bow at work divided Into high lands at Ftoe Grove. 8and Hol At tho present rate of low and other :ttotrlrta near the city the lands In Jackson county of Klamath Falls which the ba classified before had wea- ment hopes to Intents Fine Alfalfa and Stock Ranch for Sale f • 356 acres, of which about 90 acres are Alfalfa.Land, 1915 hay s°ld at $15 in stack, and at $19 in Portland. Noted as best-paying farm on the creek for its size. On O.-W . R A N . Railroad, and 3 J miles to two towns. Altitude 918 feet; no better climate anywhere. Best watered farm in EAstern Oregon. Located 35 miles from Columbia River*, 7 J hours’ run to Portland. W ill sell with or with out the livestock on easy terms. Life is too short and time too valuable to buy raw land and build an alfalfa ranch. The task is too great a ona for the ordinary man to tackle. Better to drop into a well-improved, modern farm and begin from the very first to enjoy the fruits for which others have labored. Here is one of the best old-established alfalfa farms in Eastern Oregon for sale on easy terms, and the pur chaser escapes the arduous, expensive work of digging irrigatingxlitches, building dams, leveling ground, erecting buildings, growing orchards, building fences and thousands of other things required in establishing a ranch like this Wishing to retire from farming the owner is offering for sale the following property: and pasture land of which about 356 acres of alfalfa 75 Acres Is a Deeply Rooted, Heavy Producing Alfalfa Pleadow ot new land will be seeded to aitaua as soon as me grouna can dc p rep a rea . Alread] 350 tons of alfalfa hay which is the best-balanced ration for the’ ranch produces from 300 to ____________________ „ every __ season, . M single - kinds of livestock the world has ever known, also the cheapest and easiest crop to grow; 103 acres are bottom land, bdance hill pasture land, with good stream of water running through center of ranch, also many running springs. About 2% acres in peach, apple and pear orchards, heavy producing; six-room dwelling bouse, very coxy, surrounded by luxuriant shade trees, beautiful lawn, rose beds, etc.; new 50x60-foot barn, blacksmith shop well equipped with tools; wagon shed, wood shed, cement cellar, root cellar, poultry houses and other necessary outbuildings. Also all livestock, farm machinery and household effects. A complete and well-furnished country home to step into. Pure Running Spring and Creek W a te r for Stock the Year Round W ater runs at all times through the stock corral, barnyard, lawn, calf lot, hog lot, and io every ditch on the ranch if desired. N o quarrel diteh riders over water. The in uarrel with neighbors over irrigating ditches, nor with ditch take to my ditches is just above my line fence and tha water returns to main stream on my own land, A N D T H E W A T E R IS A B S O L U T E L Y F R E E . „ ' ‘ , The Soil Is M ostly Creek Sediment as Deep as lO and 12 Feet Hence very rich in plant-growing materials. Owing to depth of soil one irrigating early in the Spring will produce three crops of alfalfa hay -------L heavy -----------------------------I . per P « year, and and much much of tha lend sub-irrigatea from the creeks and springs. The fourth crop I have always pastured off up to the first of the year. Big Demand for A lfalfa Hay In tbe Stack or Baled efaw7 » Local sheepmen and eatdcaien furnish a ready market for all the hay producedjiere, and It has been sold from this ranch at $20 per ton. The 1915 ’crop sold for $15 in the stack and $19 in Portland, so it is not difficult rater along the creek to figure what your yearly income is likely to be. Luxuriant shade trees and pooh of apring water makeexcellent summer conditions for cattle, horses aad hogs. This farm is in the center of a famous Eastern Ore- gon ^ te a t belt, and grain feed can be had at minimum coat - Thia fine, healthful Eastern Oregoohome and a ll its belongings can be had for $30,000 (aad is easily worth $50,000), one-fourth of which can be paid in annual installments ot $500 at six per cent interest, and the remain- be arranged agreeably between owner end pur chaser, W ill sell for leas without livestock. Possession can W rite or call upon be given at any time Alex Hunter, Z’V Moro, Ore, J
