The
Is the best table foods
at all times at the
v most reasonable price
GBP AT AT TV) possible. We solicit
Ml UUUIU 11 ( y0Ur business.
BOURHILL & CO.
MORO, ORE.
FARM
LOANS
NO COMMISSION
O b s e rv e r.
Fanners H»U Istsmting Saaaba.
The International Sales C o., o f
Members of the local farmer«
Portland,
has opened a branch
MORO. OREGON.
union held two business sessions
grocery
and
table supply store in
last Saturday, one in the m oraing
and one . in the afternoon, with a the O ’Meara Co. building,Wasco,
cafeteria lunch at noon. It ia es opposite the depot. Ross M cIn
timated that more than 250 were tyre, general manager of the com
F R ID A Y .......... anuary 19. 1917 present during the lunch hour.
pany, has been in charge of the
T he morning was given over to work of getting things placed and
Entered as »econd cinte n?a*teI at1 ' h.c routine business and the obligation arranged for business, and left this
poet office et Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891.
of a claas numbering about forty. week for the main store in Port
In the afternoon, in addition to land. T he company will operate
C. L. I r e l a n d .............. Manager.
other business, waa the election o f as a strictly cash store, will make
officers for the ensuipg year. W , no delivery of goods or increase
If you do not reed The Observer, why
S. Powell waa elected president, their expense of doing business in
not?
W e would like to here you teke it, end O . G . Sayra vice president, C. G . any way that will tend to increase
.re know it would be profiteble to you to Silver • secretary. Rev. Robertson the
— sale
„
. price of . their ’goods.
I become a subscriber.
W e send it two
chaplain,
Clare
Axtell
conductor.
Tney
make
a specialty of large
years for $2.50; one year $1.50; 12% cU e
I month isn’t much. T ry it. Order by Eugene A m idon door keeper.
orders and will give figures that
postal card, end pey for it when you cen.
The M oro Co-operative Ware- will astonish their customers. I he
W e will not be responsible for the house Association, while a separ- new company extends to every
I neglect of subscribers to notify es of
chenges in their eddrees. N o r w ill the ate organization, is to all intent« citizen of Sherman county a cor
notification of a Postmaster that the sub and purposes part of the local dial invitation to com e in and in
scriber hes “ Removed” settle the bill of e
farmers’ union, and the report o f spect their goods and prices, with
I delinquent.
Church end Society notices F R E E , ex the officers and annual meeting of the assurance that getting acquam-
followed the ted places you under no obliga-
cept when for money meking ourposes. the stockholders
Such notices et reguler retes et the option
union
business
meeting
of the aft-jtion to buy.
of the publishers.
ernoon.
The
reports
of
the offi
A t eny timewhen requested to do so,
cers
showed
a
very
satisfactory
Store Will Not Close.
the peper w ill be a»scontinued. But we
expect thet ell erreers w i.i be paid before business for the year and the di-1
such request is mede. It is eesy to nek as
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in declare
My store will not close prompt-
for e stetement, which w ill be cheerfully rectors were instructed to declare
7
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Mv
a dividend.
'
||y at 6:30 during the winter. My
rendered et eny time.
h 7 . th"e prerent intention of the M
boy« ’ ¡'I be on the job to
Dffiasd Paper for teas Wy.
Eeetern Life Insurance money can be borrowed of ue on
6 * uotthout commuiion. W rite to u» direct end eeve money,
details in your first letter.
W e refer to any bank in Portland.
A measure is up before the state warehoure amociatioo to collect | «¡»e V°u prom ptrerv.ee.
G eo. N . Crosfield,
legislature
providing for free all data possible regarding bulk]
Wasco, Ore.
school books to .be furnished by
handling of wheat, and within a
SOT C O N C O R D B L D G .,
the
state
to
every
school
in
the
M o r tg a g e
comparatively short time to make
C o m p a n y , PORTLAND, OREO ON
state regardless whether they be
News Items From Kent.
that method the permanent local
public, private owned and oper
way of handling grain.
Guy Walton left for Portland
ated for “select” pupils, or wheth
Sunday
on business.
er they '.be operated by religious
Aitos for Sale.
Mrs. Boyle was a passenger for
organizations independent of any
supervision by state officials. It is
Grass
Valley M onday.
W ill give terms.
proposed that each school,through
W .A . Barnet and bride returned
O ne Hudson Six.
Run I
the clerk in charge, make up a list than 10,000 miles. This car is for to Kent on Thursday.
of books they want to use and the sale at a snap. —
Miss Hill
the week end at
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state must print and furnish them
O ne 1914 Ford. Dandy for the the J. H . Wilson home.
FOR
free of cost. It might be the case m oney. This car has had good
C. W . Mason moved into the
that some district would not use
G
ood
tires
and
Prest-o-j
|
rby
house on Saturday.
G o o d B u il d i n g M a
care.
any books that another district
t e r ia l a n d F u e l .
Lite.
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| J. M. Mathes and family left
would, but the proposed law states
O ne Reo Four. Just out paint Lor a Vlgll wit^triends near Salem.
that the district clerk must submit
like . —
new. 'S e e
— Looks
i
i:v
Mr. and .Mrs. Amick motored
a list of books needed to the coun shop.
G eo. N. Crosfield,
to The Dalles Tuesday on busi-
ty text book board, who in turn
- Wasco, O re.
ness.
submits the total needed to the
Mr. and M o- C. E. Boardman
state superintendent, who in turn Do Yoo Appreciate Yoer H em Peper?
were visiting at Moro over Sun
submits the total needed by the
state to the state text book board,
The big city dailies may print I day.
who must provide them by a spec pages of news to every column
G .6 . Haynes has returned from
ial tax levied on all property with- printed in the little country week- a visit with friends at McMinn-
Li« n 1 n i t i u n n n 1 1 1 1 U ■ n n i i n m m i m i n i I W I ¡n the state regardless of tax liml- ly but the big sheet cannot take I ville.
* tationa. W e fail to see econom y the place of the latter just the
g M. Brown left last week for
in having four sets of officials buy same. Each has its particular place a Vlg^ with friends at The Dalles
S p e c ia l R a t e s
school books for each school dis to fill and cannot crowd out the an(j Dufur.
NEW HOTEL PERKINS trict in the state. Neither are we oth£r. You may not appreciate Rgy Ragsdale and Guy Hoskin
in favor of the public furnishing the little p ap er> b en at hom e I
made a business trip to Ante
Fifth
free books in any amount that where you have had an opportu-| jope Sunday
may be called for to schools run nity of learning much of the local I j M W i|, on and fami| y spent
PO RTLAND, ORE.
by
“ private” or religious interests. new. before it wa. printed, but go
at (he hom e of w C H e|
Room with privilege of bath, single,
75c up; double $1.00 up
W e believe that if the public away from hom e for awhile and
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Room with private bath, single $1.50
schools are not good enough for tee how good it will look to you. X «- "ear W ,lco I(.
up; double $2.00 up.
O n account of Prof, turfm an
Auto Meets Trains. Street cars from
any family, then they should foot A “ letter from home" doea not
Union Depot pass our doors.
compare
with
it.
You
can
do
a
I
being
tick there wa. no school in
the entire bill when they refuse to
~ Transfer at 5th and Olisan streets from
his
room
Monday.
North Bank Depot.
use the public school system ot big part to make it better by hand
Mr. Gus Schillings, who has
i f i i t I t f n ••■ ■ ■ ■ “ ■ n j xxx e i s 11 s i s i is i » 111-» 11 1 •■■•■ H-s education.
ing in an occasional item of news.
been
suffering from pneumonia, is
It will be appreciated.
L. L. Peetz prevailed upon the
reported much Letter
county court at the January term
Mr. and Mrs George Howell
Gas Engines far Sale.
that he be permitted to resign
were visiting near Grass Valley
from the board of directors of the
One new 2% h. p. Stover.
BY AUTO
Thursday and Friday.
Sherman county fair association
O
ne
new
2%
h.
p.
1.
H.
Co.
Misses Gertrude and Minnie
AND VISIT THE DALLES
and also as supervisor of this road
Less than cost.
H ogue were in The Dalles trans
S TO R E
YO UR
CAR
district. Two good men have G eo. N. Crosfield, W asco, Ore.
acting business last week.
been chosen to succeed Mr. Peetz,
Mr. and Mrs. Lenard took their
T he longest continuous flight by
(Robt. Urquhart on the fair board
In the concrete, recently completed, tully equipped,
down to T Grass
,
and C. G. Silver as road super any bird is made by the golden daughter N e le
roomy garage of Walther-Williams Com pany.
Competent
plover. From N ova Scotia to Valley Sunday to see Dr. Taylor,
visor. Mr Peetz deserves a great
workman always ready to help you in any way they can at
L. J . Gates has been busy set
deal of credit for his public enter the coast of South America the
least expense to you.’ For any service rendered the charge
entire
flight
of
2000
miles
is
ac-
tling
up his business here and will
prise and commendation for neg
will always be reasonable._____
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comp,¡shed
without
pause
or
rest,
leave
for The Dalles in a few
lect of his personal affairs to serve
The
golden
plover
of
the
Pacific
|
days.
the public. H e was one of a few
who made the Sherman county ocean migrates from Alaska to
Card of Thanks.
fair possible by persistent work- the Hawaiian Islands. Its iflight
OREOON.
THE DALLES,
and effort in its pioneer days, and takes it 2000 miles across an island-
W e hereby express our most
the same effort to fulfill the trust ess sea.
heartfelt thanks to our neighbors
reposed in him as road supervisor
Member, ol the Farmer.’ U n ion I and friend, for their kind aui.t-
gave this district some very nota at Walla Walla are urging the »nee during the .ickne«. and death
ble road improvements during his
Wa.hington State legi.lah.re for o f our heioved baby.
term of office.
an appropriation with which to I
Mr. and Mr«.
g •
DEVEREAUX
BUY-WORDS
“Tii-I4i»lier
“See H. U. Martin About I t ”
1 H H
W HEN
YOU
TRAVEL
W A LTH E R -W ILLIA M S GARAGE
M oro B a r b e r S
P o rc e la in
B a th
Æ
o
i o
P r o p r ie to r .
, ..................... O X O Ê T O X X -
Notice to Horse Breeders
MY PERCHERON HORSE
TEDDY
W ill make the « a ,o n of 1917 at m y place and at other placet
bv appointment. Teddy is 15- 16th Percheron and 1-loth
Belgian.
TE R M S —$ 1 5 .0 0 T O INSURE
J. M . E D D Y , O w n e r,
MORO, OREGON
M
a t THAT IS THE SAFEST PLACE FOB* IT.
<<
B apk of M ofo”
BUY
HARNESS
NOW !
Buy It From Us
The time lost in repairing and tinkerm j and cussinf on old and
broken and unreliable harness wilt just about pay for a new one.
And time is money these days.
Then broken harness often cause runaways, and they often result
fatally to the driver or the animals. No, unreliable harneaa does
Independent |||ariboni | Milling C*
R. H. M cK ean , M an ager, W a sco , O regon
DEALERS IN
Lime, Plaster, Cement. Builders
Supplies, Lumber, Wood, Coal,
C edar P o sts, an d H ay.
MANUFACTURERS OF
,1IL.L FEED A N D FLOUR
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T H E
A L B E R T
D A L L E S .
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Is noted for its comfortable surroundings and the courteous
attention received by the traveling public.
Rates moderate priced. Rooms equipped with modern
conveniences and newly refurnished throughout.
V O U R
P A T R O N A G E
IS S O L I C I T E D
IF Y O U
GET THE
HABIT
of coming to this store
for your __
Tub.
A g e n t fo r M o d el S te a m L a u n d r y o f T h e D a lle s
S h o p in B r ic k B u ild in g n e x t O b se r v e r O ffice
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* The other evil is the bait offered to thieves. A man
who is known to carry a large sum of money in his
possession never can tell when he w ill be act upon \
Kighwayman. The wealthiest men m t h e country sel
d o m ,ir r y large amount, of cash. When you accumu
late agoodly amount of currency deposit it in the bank
hop
- Everything First Class and up to date.
C H X S . M cK IN N E Y ,
D
|0 N T carry around a great amount of cur
rency. If you do you are beset by two
great evils. One is the temptation to spend
readily. A man with $100 in currency in
his pocket is freer to spend than the man
with little currency. H e « more apt U
break a ten dollar bill than he is to d ra w
The Eastern Oregon Land Co.
has been proposing a new method
of leasing land that would go a
long way toward inoculating the
farmers of Sherman county with
the bacteria of better farming. It
was proposed that land leases in
the future as in the past would be
drawn to provide for one-third
the crop delivered at warehouse,
besides cash rent for rocks, etc.,
miscalled pasture land, and the
charging to the tenant for all feed
used in harvesting the crop. This
I to apply up to 25 bushels to the
acre and then the land company
to take the two-thirds on all above
that amount.
experiment with the fiber of th e .
,
, .
r*
yanana palm in the, making of
A bill, introduced
y
epre
grain bag. a. a «uhttitute for the «ntative Clark, to increase the
higher priced jute which i. grown .alary of the school superintend
•uccenlully only in India. It i. e n f ,o f Sherman county from
said that the right tort of banana $1000 to $1500 p assed th e Hou
fiber can be had from 12 different M onday with an almost unani-
section. of the world.
tnous vote. It i. yet to be passed
by the senate. The proposed sal
Grasshoppers are a pest in Sher-1 ary is no greater than the salary
man county and have taken heavy paid other superintendents in ad-
toll from farmers each year. A joining counties and of about the
sure way to destroy them is by same; amount now paid to pnnci
means of a poisoned bran bait, pals of the leading schools in the
Although birds of all families prey county.
upon granhoppen the department
, om e
who
of agriculture
‘ L | | argue that there should be ab-
chicken, hawk, the screech end ”
«
,fade
lhe U ni.
burrowing owl
crow, magpie.
c>|igd> w h e n , he
O ne flour mill company at Port- blackbird meadow lark, wren and ‘
we
, he new
which Grea( Bri|ain
| land is opposed to farmers mar robin a. being natural eo em .e. of I
keting their wheat in bulk because 1 c pe8 •
and her allies guarantee advant-
it would shut off their supply o f
If the sale of road bonds of ages among themselves and their
bags for sacking bran, shorts, etc.
Wasco county is satisfactorily set- colonies, .even these free traders
Their representative is quoted as
tied then it is more than likely will change their views. The Uni-
saying that last year the company
that the state will assume the cost ted States will wake up some fine
sold $54,000 worth of second hand
| grain bags after filling their own of building a modern bridge across morning to find that the Canadian
the DesChutes to replace the pres- producer h ai a decided advantage
needs. Perhaps your sacks were co t unsafe toll taker.
I in the British market.
I part o f that bunch.
Furniture, Hardware,
Wagons, Buggies
and Farm Implements
you will not only find it a habit hard to
break, but one that you will not want to
break.
‘
W e have many customers who have con-
tracted that habit, and they are glad of i t
W on’t you get the habit? W e are prepared
to make it very much to your advantage.
At least, com e in and let us “show you.”
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GINN, COLEMAN & CO.
MORO, OREOON