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In spite of the weather, w tc
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en the attendance at the 10th an
nual field meet, declamatory and
oratorical contest of the Sherman
county schools held at Wasco last
F R ID A Y ., ............. June 1. 1917 Friday, the receipts of the day
were enough to make the venture
Entered as second class matter at the
post office at Moro. Oregon, July 25, 1891. o n e of financial profit to the
schools directly concerned and of
C. L. I reland . . .......... Manager. considerable physical and mental
benefit to the school children who
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W e w ill not be responsible for the participated.
MORO. OREGON.
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neglect of subscribers to notify as of
changes in their address. N o r will the
notification of a Postmaster that the sub
scriber has "R em oved” settle the bill of a
delinquent.
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‘M y Country ’T ia of Thao, 8 west Land
of L iberty.”
Patriotic Farmer Boys Bonds.
W hile canvassing the prospects
of selling Liberty Bonds in M oro
lu t Saturday H . W . Strong, one
of our progressive patriotic farm
ers living near M oro, stepped up
•nd said he would take $2500
v.orth; and also, during the period
o f the war, he would invest 50 per
< ent of the income from his farm
each year if he realised a reason
able war profit on his crops over
what had been considered in the
past as a normal price.
M r.
Strong takes the view point of a
patriotic farmer who realizes that
me war is responsible for the pres
ent condition o f the market as it
affects every kind of farm pro
duce; he knows that while food
speculators, to some degree, are
responsible for boosting food
prices to limits nêver before known
in mercantile history the leverthat
enables these speculators to do
mis is the war, and that while
mese conditions continues these
j rices w ill of a necessity be to
some extent maintjfined; 4nerefore
i.e 'if. willing, both from patriotic
and business motives, to help fi-
nancet.the war of his country with
as little disturbance of business
conditions as is possible, knowing
that while these abnormal condi
tions prevail other* ate sacrificing
and doing their best to have con
ditions restored to normal as soon
as possible. We wonder if other
Sherman county farmers w ill fol
low the lead of M r. Strong.
Autoists were numerous last Sun
day on the 'Toads of Sherman
county. A number from Wasco
and north »were driving as far
south as Kent, a matter of about
100 miles, and easily don« in an
afternoon over the roads general
ly found in Sherman county at
this time of year. The grain fields
Between these places show abund
ant promise of substantial harvests
in the not distant future.
As a direct result o f the meet
each school which had pupils con
testing in the field meet division
realized $2 tor each entry, and
those having pupils contesting in
the declamatory or oratoricJF d i
vision received $8.34 for each en
try; both being a pro rata*of the
amounts realized after expenses
were met.
Under the above plan of dis
tributing the surplus funds there
was $200 divided among the par
ticipating schools, as follows:
M oro, $55; Kent, $45; Grass Val
ley, $45; Wasco, $36.34; Rufus,
$8.34; Webfoot, $8.34; District 6.
$2. Under the constitution and
by-laws of the association these
various amounts are to be used by
the schools in adding to their li
brary.
The field meet was won by
M oro; the second time to win the
Loving Cup, and therefore now
the permanent property of the
M oro school. To be able to hold
the cup permanently each school
must win it twice, but not neces
sarily in succession. In the field
meet division M oro won with 103
points out of a possible 164; Was
co, 40, Grass Valley, 15; Kent, 6
The declamatory arid oratorical
contest in the Wasco school audi
torium was by far the best series
of contests that has yet been wit
nessed at any of the contests
amongtheShermancounty schools.
The rendition
Ruby
Played” in B division by Ronald
Payne of Rufus school was a mas
terpiece of expression and poise;
it was the first tim e in the history
of the association that the audi
ence demanded an encore from a
contestant, and it goes without say
ing that all were pleased to have
the judges award first honors to
the young man. M oro received
two gold medals, 1st awards^ and
one silver medal. 2d place.
Those winning in the evening
contest and the schools represent
ed were: C division. 1st place,
Gwendlyn Foss, M oro; 2d place,
Elmer Gossin, Webfoot. B d i
vision: 1st place, Ronald Payne,
Rufus; 2d. Ruth Bryant, M oro.
A division: 1st place/I helma Bux
ton, M oro; 2d place, Rosa Angick,
Kent. ,•
Graduating diplomas to the 16
graduates of the 8th grades from
the schools of Sherman county
were presented by E. F. Carlton,
assistant state superintendent. In
UST A REMINDER
a short addretft preliminary to the
presentation of the diplomas M r.
q ar|tQn
that Sherman county
»ng
o f the state in educational affairs,
saying that records are available
showing that 98 percent of those
graduating from the 8th grade in
Sherman county go forward into
other school work. He said that
very few counties had such a rec
ord, and that the average over the
whole United States was not more
than eight per cent.
M r. Carlton also, referring to
the declamatory and oratorical
contest which had just closed, said
that while all could not win a
medal it yet was of benefit to each
participant in the poise coming to
them through defeat and which
made them all the more eager to
win the next contest, wheVher
school or otherwise, in which they
may participate.
C H A R L E S L. M c N A R Y .
Appointed this week by G overnor
Withycombe to succeed United
States Senator H afry Lane, who
died last week at San Francisco
following a nervous breakdown
Senator M cNary was chairman of
the republican state central com
mittee that helped carry Oregon
for*Hughes last yean is an O re
gon man who has held several
important elective positions, in
cluding that of Judge of the Ore
gon Supreme Court. He is well
acquainted with the numerous d i
versified interests of Oregon and
undoubtedly w ill represent the
state in an able manner at Wash-
Sheet Iron, Barbed Wire,Wire Netting
Majestic and Universal Ranges
Vulcan and Canton Gang Plows
The No. 2 Star and Canton Double
Disc and Drag Harrows
Hacks, Top Buggies and Bain Wagons
Waterloo Stoves and Z-Engines
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Maytag, Gasoline Motor, Electric and
Power Waahing Machines
GINN, COLEMAN & CO.
MORO, OREGON
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pupils in the high school division.
There will be three new teachers;
Miss Kite, who taught the Rose
bush school this term, ha* been
selected to take charge of the 3d
.and 4th grades in place of Miss
Williamson, who has resigned.
Mrs. M u ir will again be in charge
of the primary grades and Miss
DeArmond will again have charge
of the 5th and 6th. Prof. Dun-
ton will again be principal, with a ,
new assistant in the high school.
M r. Bowman, who taught the 8th
grades for two years, has resigned
and enlisted in the navy for the
duration of the war.
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The Sherman County Branch
Station at M oro, O . A. C., has is
sued a bulletin titled "D ry Farm
ing Investigations at the Sliferman
County Branch Experiment Sta
tion.” Thia bulletin gives com
plete information on the work of
the station for eight years; clima
tic conditions under which the
work was conducted; rainfall, tem
perature, evaporation, etc., that
every farmer should understand to
know why one year is different
from " another? Gives results of
experiments "with all varieties ot
wheat, about 50 varieties of field
peas, as well as alfalfa, sweet clo
ver, vetch, etc. Every farmer in
Sherman county will be mailed a
copy of the bulletin and it is well
worth the time to read and study
it for the information it contains
for anyone who wants to be suc
cessful in dry farm work.
After considerable discussion
and the arrival at the conclusion
thdt wheat can be threshed, hauled
and marketed cheaper in bulk
than in sacks, the farmers of the
Prosser section of Washington, at
Whitstran on the Northern Pacif
ic, have given the Tumalum Lum
ber Co. a contract to construct a
grain elevator at that place, to he
finished by July 20. Elevator ca
pacity will be 50,000 bushels, di
vided into eleven storage bins and
equipped with automatic dump
and weighing-out scales, and the
latest machinery for cleaning and
handling grain.
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Reo Automobile
Tie RIO
Automobile .
Is low
Universally
Recognized
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as Having no
Competitor.,
Just go down the line and make comparisons. Where
is there a car at or near the price that is in the same class?
Think of the quality, the reputation of the REO; consider
the bigness, the larger tires, the genuine leather upholstery,
the low upkeep, accessability, oversized bearings, economy
—and it’s one cinch it can clean up any other car at or
near the price.
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Vhese multiple features have created a tremendous de
mand for the REO. We again caution you that there won’t
be, can’t be, enough R E O S to go around. O nly those who order
now and take delivery as soon as the local dealer can supply them,
will be numbered among the “ lucky ones” who will drive REOS'this
season. To those who have other cars, if you’ve decided to quit ex
perimenting and buy a R E O see to it that yOur Reo dealer ¡(’ advised
in the form of an actual order, or you sure will be disappointed.
Dr. Morse has just bought his third REO, a roadster.
W . A. Med,erand Frank Landbornare both driving their third R E O S .
It stands the test of continued use.
Every R E O
owner is a booster.
The REO— the Gold Standard of Value
Geo. N. Crosfield,
WASCO, OREGON
Call far Bids.
Notice of Final Scttleneat.
Notice ia hereby given that the district
school board of School District N o . 17 of
Sherman County Orégon, w ill receive
sealed bids at the office of W . C. Bryant,
chairman of the board, in the city of Moro,
Oregon, until 3 o'clock p.m. on Saturday,
the 9th day of June, 1917, for the con
struction and erection of two annexes to
the present school bouse in said district,
including all necessary materials therefor,
all according to plana and specifications
which may be seen at W . C. Bryant's said
office,or at the office of the Daily Abstract,
N o . 90 First street, Portland, O re. . .
Certified check for 5% of the amount of
the bid, payable to F . E. Fortner, School
Clerk, must accompany each proposal.
The school board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
F. E. Fortner,
Clerk of District Board.
itv Co
of O re
gon for Sherr
Sherman county.
In the matter of the estate of Luther B.
H ill, deceased.
Notice ia hereby given that the under
signed, administrator de bonis non, under
the will of said deceased, has filed his final
report and account of his administration of
all of said estate remaining after the resig
nation of his predecessor, and that M on
day, the 2d th y of July, A . D . 1917, nt
the hour of 10 o'clock a.m. thereof, has
been appointed aa the time and the county
court room in the county court house at
Moro, in said county and state, as the
place of the hearing and settlement of the
said report and account, the objections
thereto if any, the determination and set
tlement thereof and of the said estate, and
for such other relief as the court shall
deem proper.
Dated at M oro. O re ., this 17th day of
M a y . A . D . 1917.
J. F . Foss, Adm r.,
D. B. N . , under the will of said deceased.
Bright & Bryant, A ttys, for Admr. ro!85t
Dr. Freeze the Eye
Spcc 1J 1151 Will m a k e
regular trips to M oro
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Always read the Observer.
d u rin g 1917.
m o n th
M oro Hotel.
Ask fpr Preferred Stock gro-
Cstt ceriesTor/SIle by M oro Trading
Co. Easily the best.
In the Circuit Court of the State of O re
gon for Sherman county:
Rosalie Belle Beyliss, plaintiff,
ys.
W illiam A . Beyliss, defendant
To W illia m A Beyliss, above named de
fendant:
In the name of .....
the .......
State of Oregon :
You
>u are!
arc, hereby required to appear and
swe/ the complaint filed against yot
you in
the above entitled court and cause on or
before the 7th day of July, 1917; and if you
fail so to appear and answer, for want
e p
i
thereof, the
plaintiff
will apply to tbocourt
for the relief prayed for in her said com
plaint, to-wit: For a decree that the mar
riage contract now existing between the
said plaintiff and yourself be dissolved, an
nulled and held for naught.
This summons is published in the Sher
man County Observer by order of Hon.
D. R. Parker, judge of said Circuit Court,
made, dated and entered in said cause on
the 21st day of M ay, 1917, aAddirecting
the publication of said summons be made
once a week for six successive weeks.
The date of first p u b lic a tio n ia M ay 25,
19177 ------------------
J. B. Hosford,
; A,,Ofn<‘y for
Moro Boy to Wed.
An announcement of interest is
the engagement o f Miss Esther
Nusbaum, daughter of M r. and
Mrs Jacob Nusbaum of Corvallis
and George M eloy, jr., of M oro,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George A.
Meloy. The news of the betrothal
was made known recently and on
Tuesday evening the bride-to-be
was feted with a miscellaneous
shower given by Miss M ildred
Jackson at the* Jackson home.
Dainty spring blossoms adorned
the luncheon table. Tiny kewpies
(fressed as bridegroom and bride
formed the centerpiece.
The
maidens invited were entertained
at games during the evening hours
and each guest presented the bride-
elect with dainty gifts with which
to adorn the new home. Miss
Nusbaum’s marriage to M r.M eloy
w ill be an event of June.—Ga
zette-Times
Hardware, Plumbing Goods
Probab’y the new school term
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Jirgrofl.
T o come to our store when in need of
Furniture, Rugs and Linoleum,
ScfcMlIbxt T.
Pursuant to a request of the L ib
erty Loan committee for Oregon
a number of M oro citizens met
Saturday afternoon and appoint
ed a local committee to handle
the placing of Liberty Loan War
Bonds locally by electing W. S.
Powell,chairman; and L. Barnum,
A. M . W right, W . C. Bryant, H.
W. Strong. Application blanks
and all necessary information can
be secured at the Bank of M oro
or o f any member of the commit
tee. The Treasury Department at
Washington has figured that the
amount Oregon must subscribe is
$8,000,000 and M oro will,as usual,
lead in placing its quota quickly.
Some of the diseases Chiroprac
tor* successfully adjust: Asthma,
appendicitis,; bladder trouble,
Bright's disease, catarrh, constipa
tion, deafness, dropsy, epilepsy,
eczema, eyd trouble, female weak
ness, fevers, gall stones, goitre,
gonorrhea, hay ‘fever, headache,
heartburn, insanity.kidney disease,
Iagrippe, liver disease, lumbago,,
lucorrhes, nervousness, obesity
paralysis, piles, pleurisy, pneu
monia, quinsy, rheumatism, sciat
ica. sexual weakness, stomach
troubles, tuberculosis (prim ary),
heart trouble.
Dr. Carrie Nor-
vall, M oro. „
THE LATEST STYLE CHALMERS
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JUST RECEIVED; '
Every Inch a Quality Car
This Chalmers of today is a car nny man— millionaire or miner— proudly may
own. For it not only acts quality, but looks quality.
$ 3 0 0 more buys no more quality tliau you can get in this Chalmers. Possibly
..more car*— yes, but more quality— no,
And why should anyone want a heavier car? These are days to be sensible in
purchasing. Remember a heavier car costs more to run.,,
It is w ell, to bear in m ind that 8 5 0 0 less
places you in the dangerous position ot
b u yin g a skim ped o r "starv e d ” autom obile.
T o pay 8 5 0 0 less is to postpone the day
when you w ill own a q u ality ear.
Juat let us punctuate a few remarks about
the Chalmers. Take the wheelbase — 1 1 7
inches. Plenty o f size there. Then the 5-inch
frame. No weaving o f body or frame now
in crossing car tracks or turning a corner.
Instead, severe r ig id ity — so severe that
squeaks, rattles or chassis noises are not
audible.
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Underneath the rear seat a heavy, formid
able rear axle. Overhead a Pantasote top
that comes close to finality— and with four
bows; not three.
A tilted windshield with plate gloss. A front
aeat that ia only 13'ri inches from the floor.
A rear seat that ia only 14 inches. Tell that
to the women o f your home.
Better brakes— 2 inches larger, if you please.
And when you push down with your right
foot you get results.
A hurgar Steering wheel, dustproof bearings
fas the front wheels, all wiring encased in
flexible arnsored tubing so that a short cir
cuit fas your ignition, or lighting, or start
in g ia well-nigh impossible.
Anri each lamp now controlled by an indi
vidual fuse.
Then, too, the automatic lubrication o f the
engine controlled by the carburetor throttle
so that the engine is getting oil directly in
proportion to its load.
Any car that can do a mile in 38.1 seconds
or at the rate o f 9 4 '/j miles per hour as the
Chalmers did on tfae beach at Jacksonville,
Florida, which set a new time for cars of
the 2 3 0 cubic inch class answers the ques
tion o f speed even for the w on t "fan* on
the subject ;
This time was made on May 4, 1 9 1 7 , by a
Chalmers. It was ’ o f course stripped for
racing purposes.
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As for flexibility one need look no further.
A car that traveled the highest traffic mile
age ever reported in twenty-four hours
through the heart o f Chicago on high, or a
car that webbdd its way through Detroit’s
busy traffic at the rare low speed o f 2.9
miles per houi for twenty-four hours with
out stopping the engine but once is a real
performer.
This is just what this Chalmers did.
Come down to our show rooms and view the
beauty they have drawn into this ear. And
then set behind the wheel for a little spin.
You'll want your initials on the door inside
o f a mile.
All Chalmers cars are six-cylinder cars
Tou ring Car o r Roadster, 11250; 7-Paaaenger T ou ring Car, *1475|
7-Paaeenger Touring Sedan, *1975
( A tl prices f . o k
Detroit and subject to change without notice)
.W eigh t o f 5-Psaeenger Chalm ers, 2790 P ound s
Hulery Bros., Moro, Oregon
P la in t if f