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MUSO, BHBBIfAN 0O.,OBBOOW:
(Usai hp fir Sta Conni;.
Mrs. Grace Thorgtpton is g vis
Mrs. Irving Kqnsman and Mti,
itor from Dutur at the home Q Claud Thompson will entertain
her father, R. C. Byers.
the Thursday Pleasure Club the
Mrs. Harvey M ay is a visitor afternoon of June 7th at the home
from the Willamette Valley at the of Mrs. Kunsman.
H enry DeMou arrived home
last week after an abeencg of lev
eral monlht as advance agent for
the DeMoss Entertainers, who
w ill return next week after com
ckugh- pleting their engagements in south
Geneva, the 8-year-old pau
of P. L. Dillinger, is serious^ ¡0 western Washington.
home of Mrs. L. D. May. ’
Mrs. M . V. Hennagin and
F R ID A Y ........ ......... June 1. 1917 daughter Maggie are visiting in witt broncho-pneumonia, compli
cated with whooping-cough. A
the county from McMipnville.
Cwrnna ueB t* N « .I2 1 .
special nurse is with her.
M r. and Mrs. W . F. Jackson
A. r . * a . M. Moro. or.
J. R. Hinshaw. the horse buyer,
the fii»t and third expected to leave Long Beach,
is at Moro after the best animals
▼ evening» of each Cal., for Oregon about May 28.
ting member»
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month
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he can find, especially mares.
cordially invited to meet
Dr. Norvall, the nerve special The price is not too high if you
with ua. By order o f W . M .
J. M . P a r u t , Secretary ist, comes in on the afternoon have the stuff that is worth it.
B e th le h e m C h a p te r
n o . 78 o . R.'S.
Regular communication
each 2d and 4th Thursday
evening! monthly.
M u . N r l l ie C u s h m a n ,
W orthy Matron
M u . M a t B a r n u m , Secretary.
F arm ers E d u cation al and C e "Oper*
• a tiv e U nion o f A m erica
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Meet» in I.O . O . P . hall each 2nd and 4th
Saturday afternoon.
Visiting member»
welcome- -
W . S. Powell, President
C. G . Silver, Secretary.
Local Ckarck AaaoaacemeBti
Methodist church:
Sunday school at 10 a.m. A .M .
W right, superintendent. Classes
for all ages. Please make an fffo rt
to be there on time.
U nion services in connection
with O lder G irls’ Conference in
Presbyterian church at 11 a. m.
and in Methodist church at 8 o.
m. Everybody please make an
effort to be present.
John Robertson, pastor.
Presbyterian Church:
Sabbath school at 10 a.m., F.E.
Fagan, superintendent.
U nion services at 11 a.m.; Rev.
Chas A. Phipps w ill preach.
N o evening service. We will
attend the union service at the
Methodist church*
Services in Monkland at 2:30.
B. Trueblood Smith, pastor.
See M ullikin ’’the harness mak-
er ” at Wasco. Oregon.
See the Rotary Rod Weeder.
M oro Hdw. & Imp. Co.
Royal Bakery Bread fresh daily
at the M oro Trading C o/s store.
Born, Sunday, May 27, to M r.
and Mrs. Oscar Ruggles, a daugh
ter.
Mrs M yrtle Fleck o f Rufus is
visiting with M r. and Mrs. Dell
Benson.
Abstracts-promptly made by the
Sherman County Abstract Co.,
M oro. Oregon.
Mrs. Art Smith of Wasco under
went an operation at 1 he Dalles
hospital Tuesday.
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Mrs. C.M. Poley and daughter,
mother and sister of Dr. Poley,
returned to their home in Port
land Tuesday morning last.
W ORTH
Barnum Bros. & Peetz have sold
their holdings on the DesChutes
to Edwin Mays. The property
includes 1080 acres along the
breaks, three sheep camps.fencing,
corrals, etc., used when the parties
selling were running sheep west
of M oro.
L. B. Payne is using the Fleck
Orchards auto truck to haul sand
The 11th annual picnic and cel
from Rufus to the Roy Powell
ebration at DeMoss Springs 'will
farm for use in plastering and ce
be held Wednesday, July 4, as ment work on his new home.
day.
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$ 8 .9 5
The Moro Hardware & Implement Co. has taken
over the agency for the Rotary Rod Weeder of
the Cheney Manufacturing Co. of Cheney, W ash
ington, tor Sherman county, with R. H . McKean
of Wasco and O ’Leary & O ’Brien of Grass Valley
as sub-agents. Machines may be seen or obtained
at any of these places.1
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We are constantly adding to our line of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables,
and ask you to come in and see what we have.
Remember, that we roast all our own Coffees and sell at Wholesale
prices. Every pound^guaranteed.
INTERNATIONAL SALES CO.,
Right at the R. R.
Tracks in Wasco.
JAM ES W 1 T H Y C O M B E
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Governor of Ore
gon, the guest of
Sherman county |
Thursday last at
the three day1
Auto Show at
Wasco.
The M oro Red Cross Auxilliary
is determined to increase its mem-!
bership and to further this e n d ,
two teams, each composed of sev
eral TadTes and captained by Mes-1
dames L. Barnum E. I I . Moore,
respectively, have been selected to
canvas for new members. To
make the contest spirited the team
securing the lesser number of new
members will entertain the other
team at an afternoon tea.
G. B. flourhill ancb Rev. Rob
ertson were elected at a meeting
o f a number of subscribers to the
fund from M oro for the Arm y Y.
M. C. A., held Saturday after
noon, to elect two members from
this place on the county perman-,
ent committee to distribute the re- j
lief fund for Sherman county. At
a similar meeting at Wasco R C.
Atwood and D. W. Wade were
elected to represent that place.
The names of the committee mem
bers from Grass Valley. Kent and
Rufus have not been forwarded
to the secretary.
Editor Ireland and wife, accom
panied by E. S. Ackerman from
M oro and Mrs. Ireland’s sister
and brother-injaw, M r. and Mrs.
J. T. Ashby from Grass Valley,
were autoists visiting .the Kent
section Sunday afternoon. We
found the roads rough from the
recent rains, but the day an ideal
summer sample. On our return
A 24-in. Farquher 2d-hand j
from South of Kent we met Luth Separator, cheap. M oro Hdw. & I
er Davis just returning from - a Imp. Co.
days’ fishing in Buck H o llo w and
were presented with “ a mess” of
16 fine mountain trout.
Three or more; three with
The Observer wishes to com foal; for sale reasonable; cash or;
mend the Spirit of Wasco; the co bankable note; write, phone or;
1. K. Axtell,
hesion of its business men and res call.
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Moro, Ore.
idents adjacent to that city when
any business ot benefit to the com
munity is under comideration.
The work done to prepare the
Caskets and Robes always on
grounds and grand stand for the hand; special supplies and caskets
Sherman county field meet, if ordered at any time.
Sam Brisbine, M oro,O regon.
paid for in dollars and cents, rep
resented a considerable sum; be
sides. the time lim it within which
the work was done, was short.
o or from any point, partic
The result was something for the ularly Sherman county. Experi
county at large to emulate.
enced driver and car always ready?
Phone me at my expense from
When
returning from The any place. Reasonable charges
Dalles Tuesday evening with his with plenty of time given com
family in his new Reo seven pas mercial men. to “ make” towns.
-«. G eorge E llard ,
senger, Lester Smith was run
Grass Valley, Oregon.
Undertaking Supplies
Livery Automobile Service
down by a man going at an ex
cessive speed and on the wrong
side of the road. Lester was go
ing up grade when he saw, the
collision was to happen, and stop
ped and crowded to the bank.
The Reo had its radiator broken
and fenders crumpled. W e un
derstand that the man causing the
accident is a foreigner not financi
ally* responsible, and claiming
now to be a little unbalanced men
tally.
P E R
Should the market decline we wtll give you the benefit up to and in
cluding the three days. Dates—May 11th, 12th and 14th.
Mares for Sale
Attention, Mr. Farmer.
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During these three days we will sell you the Best C A N E SUGAR at
For Sale.
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NEW S I
We advertise just such items as we consider worth v^hile. They con-
tain suggestions that if you follow them up they w ill save you money.
W ei, bought merchandise which we w ill sell to you at worth while
savings. This week we will sell on Friday, Saturday -and Monday
a car of Salt. 3 Halt ground-in 50, 100 and 150 pound sacks. Dairy
Salt in 50 pound sacks. Finest Table Salt in all sizes. For these three
days we will make a very low price and guarantee the salt the best on
the market.
*rain and stays till morning each
Tw o o f our local auto drivers
ventured close to collisions with
other cars Sunday afternoon. One
had an interview with the judge
at the request of one of his near
usual.
victims, and promises to go slow
A car load of Cheney Rotary er in the future disposed of the
Come in and look at our Men’s
Ready-to-Wear Clothes.
M oro Rod Weeders, the kind that sure case temporarilly.
Trading Co. Summer weights ly gets the weeds and makes mon
W . C. Bolton, of Friend, Ore.,
now in.
ey for the farmer, has arrived at
writes
us that the Kingsley Local
Water trough and tank material the M oro Hardware & Im ple of the Farmers* Educational and
now on hand for any size job. ment Co. - i
Co-operative Union of America,
When an autoist buys tubes. w ill hold their seventh annual
Get your order in early. See Foss
& Co. about it.
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)low-out patches or boots, they picnic at Friend, Ore., on Satur
want
fresh stock. Foss & Co. day, June 9, 1917. A good pro
M r. and Mrs. Soren Hansen
lave
a
complete new, fresh lin^ gram is being prepared.
and son Ova were Kent visitors at
of
anything
wanted o f this k in d /
The Dalles Tuesday and at M oro
W ith the exception of one
and
of
dependable
manufacture
on Decoration D a y ..
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bridge
about a mile south of Hay
also.
Fry Golden West Coffee if you
Canyon warehouses thejiew grade
Lots better than wheat and a
are particular. For sale at M oro
up Hay Canyon is now in first-
letter
feed for hogs is Albers Bros.
Trading Co. Money back it not
class condition for any kind of
Berkshire Hog Feed, made from
satisfactory.
travel, says R. C. Byers, road su
molasses, com, barley, wheat and
The coal shortage in M oro was other ’ ingredients. For sale by pervisor in charge ot the work.
relieved Sunday evening by the ndependent Warehouse & M ill Placing the, bridge is waiting the
arrival of material.
arrival of a car of nut coal at the ing Co.. Wasco.
Tumalum Lumber Yards.
A coincidence of interest is that
The car of extra fine cedar posts the winning oration at the De
C. E. Adams, plumbing and
recently arrived at the Tumalum clamatory contest last Friday at
tining expert, left Tuesday fpr The
Jalles, where he has a contract to uitnber Co. yards are going fast. Wasco was written by Prof. F. E.
These lare evidently all the posts Dunton, as well as the oration
place a roof on a new house.
or sale in the county, as one farm that( won the gold rfieda, for
Mrs. R. ( /. Mills, sister to Mrs.
er drove from Rufus Monday aft-' M oro last year. This year Thelma
T. E. Hulery, has been granted a er a supply from the M oro yard.
Buxton won the medal and la6t
divorce and has had her maidep
year
G race'M uir.
A patriotic service wiP be held
name, Esther McKinney,restored.
in * Kent Sunday, 2 p. m., when
Martin Hansen and family have
E. E. Bar zee and wite and C. the'wbrk of the Arm y Y. M .C.A.
moved to their summer home in
G. Silver and family were Port- w ill be presented by Rev. Robert
the Cascade mountains near Red
and visitors this week, going by son of M oro. Some layman, will mond on the Metolious river.
auto via the Columbia Highway. accompany him; so everybody
O. L. Belshee WHI soon join the
Chas Boardman
and family please make an effort to be pres M oro summer colony at that
were Kent autoists in M oro last ent.
place. They have several head
Saturday, coming by way of Rut-
of
horses with them to use as pack
J. W. Messinger and wife are
edge and returning through Grass visitors in the county from Mc animals on their trips to the lakes
Valley.
M innville. M r. Messinger is on back of their summer homes.
W . L. Dillinger was in M oro a trade for property near The
Elmer Ralston Barzee and Lois
Monday after Tumalum
Dalle*. He i r n he want» to get,
S cha.8« m m married at
with which to rebuild his wind back where he is better acquain ted the horfie of the brides’ parents
m ill lower, toppled over last win and the sun shines at least once in near Erskine.Thursday night, May
ter by the wind.
awhile.
24. Rev. John Robertson officiat
I can now make immediate de-
M oro Auxilliary of the Red ing. Miss Schaeffer is a graduate
ivery on the Super Six, the Grant Cross at their regular meeting of the M oro high school this term,
Six and the Maxwell. Call or Tuesday last, among other busi and the marriage immediately fol
write me at Wascb, Ore. J. R. ness transacted, decided to send lowed the graduating exercises. r
Case berg.
one of their members tOxPortland
Bige Eddy, jr.; a former em
to
confer with the state organiza
C. H. and W. E. Howell have
ployee
of the Observer, who is
bought the Robert Ka?eJ>erg farm tion and gather the routine of the
now
living
at Waterville, Wash.,
west of Wasco, paying at the rate work expected of them, and for
and Miss Kathryn McCormick
of $70 an acre, or a total of $123,- this important duty selected Mrs.
were jnarried at the home of the
900 for the land without crop or C. L. Poley to make the trip. A ll
brides’
parents at that place on
outfit.
M r. Kaseberg last fall members are requested to be pres
Friday,
May 25. M r. Eddy,while
nought a section of this same land ent at next Tuesday’s meeting, as
in
M
oro,
took considerable inter
rom the E. O. L. Co. for $50 an there will be plenty of work for
est
in
the
success of the athletic
all to do.
acre. 1,
sports of M oro highachool.
W H IL E
Rheum atism
ANTI-URIC
The famous R O O T and B ER R Y rem
edy for R H E U M A T IS M . Contain» no
opiate* or chemical», and w ill^ o t injure
the moat delicate atomach or digestion.
Result» guaranteed or money refunded.
Price $1.50 per outfit.
For »ale by the
Moro Pharmacy
SHOES !
Fur Men, W uiiicii anil Children
O ur specialty it the S TR A TFO R D DRLSS SH O E for
M en—in black, tan and two-tone combination; we
have the Stratford Shoe in either LA C E or B U T T O N .
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I he .celebrated John Strootman Shoe for Ladies—in
White and
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T W O -T O N E
C O M B IN A T IO N .
SEASONABLE HATS!
Straw, Panama, Middy and Hi School Hats
NO T R O U B L E T O S H O W YOU G O O D S
Moro Trading Co.
WE
ARE
AGENTS
For the Full
Peering Harvester .W in ery.
We have in stock Reapers, Mowers and Headers’*
Alsu the Rotary Rod Weeder
and a complete line of extras for this Weeder.
We have in stock some of the best wagons, such as
Mitchel,
John Deere,
flollne*and Wiona
Moro Hardware & Imp. Co.
THE WASCO MARKET
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I handle all kinds of Fresh and Cured Meats.
Fish, Oysters and Crabs in season. Also all
kinds of vegetables.
I am in the market for anything you have to sell in
the line 1 am handling.
Come in and see me. W rite or phone about your
cattle, veal, poultry, eggs, butter, and green or dry
hides.
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G. A.Simons, The Meat Man
WASCO, OREGON
Phone Main 373