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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1917)
Ih e O b serv er.! It is only a waste of postage, let ter paper and time for a man whose claim for exemption from the draft on industrial grounds has been denied by his district exemp tion board, or for any of his rela F R ID A Y ............... Sept. 21. 1917 tives or friends, to write to his sen ator or his congressman or the provost Marshal General or the aaatter at the Entered ■■ second cl i. July 2 5 .1 8 9 1 . President of the United States.try- post office at M o ro . Or« ing to have the ruling of the board C. L . I reland .. — ».Manager. reversed. Strange as it may seem, letters have poured in by the hundreds W e w ill not be responsible for the neglect of subscribers to notify as of of thousands to officials at Wash changes in their address. N o r w ill the ington. Some of them fropi Ore notification of a Postmaster that the sub The Observer is requested scriber has “ R em o ved ” settle the b ill of a gon. delinquent. to say that these letters w ill not even be cpnsidered, but w ill be returned to the senders. There is just one proceedure whereby an appeal may be taken from the ruling of a district board. That is through the district board •M y C o un try T i a of T haa, B w w t Land in the manner prescribed by offi of L ib e rty .” ria l regulations, and only papers, affidavits, etc., that the district Sherman County Head« List board used in form ing its opinion w ill be considered by the higher At the present time there is one board. N o further affidavits can automobile for each group o f 18 persons in the state of Oregon be made. The only cases that can be ap and 38 percent of all the cars, or pealed are those involving claims slightly more than one in three for exemption on the ground o are Fords. employment in a necessary indus Sherman county is said to have try, including agriculture. No one car for each six persons and claim for exemption onthegrounc one of these cars out of four are of dependency can be appealec of the Ford variety, which illus under any circumstances. The trates that the higher priced cars decision of the district board in prevail in Oregon’s banner county. such cases, on which it sits as an In case it was absolutely necessary appellate board, is final. There is that all residents should be trans no further appeal. ported from the confines of that county, it is probable that the cars Automobile Headlight Law could handle the entire popula tion. The new state-auto law requires The latest figures show 12,191 drivers of automobiles to use head new cars of latest design sold in lights that control the glare and Oregon since January 1. Sher keep the light on the road in front man county has bought 240 new of the car. so that when passing cars and kept from last year 611 another car the danger of blind ot those sold in the county prior ing the approaching driver w ill be to the first of the year. Twenty- removed. Putting the new head five per cent of the total of new light lens on your car w ill not in and old cars are the well-known crease your own driving comfort Ford. but w ill make it safe for the car drivers you meet after night. If Moro Womea Register an accident should occur while using the old style lens, whether A total of 43 women registered yodr own personal fault or not, last Saturday at M oro for war the damage could be assessed work for the government. Six against you. O n the other hand, registered to go anywhere in the if-you had proper headlights and world, and two anywhere in the was forced into the ditch the one United States. A ll women hav having the glaring lights would ing registsation cards are requested have to pay the bill. Proper con to hand them in, whether or not trol of your headlight glare will they wish to register. Any wom put you safe in case of accident, an or girl above 16, who has not i t is not a question ot the cost of registered can do so by notifying the lens as much as compliance Mrs. R. C. Ornduff. with the state law' to make night driving more safe for all who use Between 6000 and 7000 dele gates, men prominent in the po the roads. MORO. OREGON. Officili Paper for tau Wy. u n i i iiH iH K U im u n n i i m t f TW 5 ,IE greatest bulwark against the indigence of old age or the financial drain caused by a protracted illness is a bank account If you are a business man making big profits; if you are an employee with a fine salary, plan to lay aside a certain sum weekly. Then if the rainy day comes alox^g it will find you prepared. In times of stress you’ll find th at your bank account is your friend. You can look the world in the eye. The man with a bank account looks better, feels better, is better than the man without a bank account We transact all kinds of banking business. T' SEE US ABOUT AN ACCOUNT TODAY. “ B a p k o f ly lo ro ” MORO, OREGON E C O N O M I C a n o M ± L IT A J > Y PREPAREDNESS THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON MILITARY DRILL, DOMESTIC SCIENCE ARTS AND COMMERCE BiaSsi U t P m m wWs»*1 «S m UaSv*r*«ty.” ASSrssi BSIKSSITT SF SSE88B. D m W E ARE AGENTS F O R Keystone and No. 2 Star Disc Narrows Racine and Winner fanning Mills Kentucky and Superior Drills Majestic and Universal Ranges and Stoves Coal, Wood and Oil Heaters Largest stock ever in Sherman county to select trom. furniture, Mattresses, Window Shades, Carpets, Rugs and Lineoleum GINN, COLEMAN & CO. H E D G L . N . H u la M a in 351 E S G e n e ra l <S¿, H F O S S U L S C o n tra c to rs MORO, ORE. Estimates Furnished. ¿ 6 C O .!N £ i M O R O , O R EL. GARAGE B la ck s m ith and M a c h in e Firestone - Per Cwt. > TIR ES Shop Boeilyear G a s , O ils , G re a s e and Accessories A u t o R e p a ir in g a p d S to r a g e Iron, Steel and Coal, Hardwood Carriage and Wagon Material. 'J ; ONE SACK OR FIFTY Geo. N. Crosfield, WASCO, OREGON AGENT F O R SH ER M A N COUNTY DUPLEX INDIAN REO Trucks COLE REO DORT Automobiles Trout Fry in DesCbutes River / ‘Another of A m erica’s Exceptional Hotels. A crew of men, got together Sunday upon 24 hours notice by Deputy Game Warden Jas. Stew art. planted 50 cans o f trout fry in the DesChutes "river, and an ad ditional 50 cans were divided be tween Buck and Pine Hollows, Finnegan and Grass Valley can yon at the Gould ranch. The trout came into the county from the state hatchery at Bonne ville on the fish commission car Rainbow. It was met at Harris by six young men from M oro,who planted 17 cans of fish at Harris and 12 cans at Orchard. Another party, from Grass Val ley, met the train at Bluffs, at the mouth of Mack canyon, inhere 20 cans were planted. I The fish car was met at Fargher PO RTLAND, OREGON by a large number from Kent, Grass Valley and M oro in 14 autos and the fish were soon trans M eet Your Friends at The Multnomah ferred from the railroad car to the Headquarters for Eastern O regon People. H o m e -lik e and C om fortable. waiting autos and on iheir way to Garage operated for convenience of Tourists. new shimming pools. Fifty more cans were on the G R A N T S M IT H C O ,. O w n e r s train and could have been handled by the sportsmen out to help the . fish commission stock the streams OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO of Sherman county. These extra litical, industrial and agricultural The Northwestern Tuberculosis cans would have been given this life of the nation, are meeting this Conference w ill hold its first ses section but tor a previous agree week in St. Paul. M inn., in a sion at Portland October 15 and ment to send part of the shipment three-day Producers’ and Con 16. This conference, organized to Redmond. sumers* Conference called to de R . H. M cK ean , M an ager, W aaco, O regon under the direction of the Nation vise methods for combatting the W ait for Dr. Freeze al Association for the Study and high cost o f living. The meeting • “W " if you need eye serv- Prevention of Tuberculosis, is de is held under the auspices of the ite. T r i p 8 each signed to bring workers in the D E A L E R S IN Non-Partisan League, a new or northwestern states into closer re month to M oro and other towns. Lime, Plaster, Cement, Builders ganization that has been upsetting lations with each other and to give Supplies, Lumber, Wood, Coal, the established methods of eastern Read Observer advertisements them a chance to discuss common Cedar Posts, and Hay. state governments the last few problems both among themselves elections. The League was con and with the officers of the Na- MANUFACTURERS OF siderable of a factor in the last National Association who w ill be Washington election in the east present. An unusually strong ses Caskets and Robes always on ern part of the state and it is ex sion and medical program is being I hand; special supplies and caskets pected that it w ill have something | ordered at any time _____ Oooooooocxxxxxxxxxxxxxxaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooc to say in future elections in Ore prepared. Sam Brisbine. M oro, Oregon. gon- It is contemplated that the sec The railroads are apparently ond Liberty Loan campaign w ill winning their fight to. cut down close on the 1st of November, To or from any point, partie the car shortage despite the fact next, and that the active campaign that the demand for cars is in w ill begin not later than October ularly Sherman county. Experi enced driver and car always ready. creasing. September 1 the excess 1st. Details of the Ioan cannot Phone me at my expense from of unfilled car orders in some parts be given out until Congress has any place. Reasonable charges of the country over surplus of cars acted upon the war bond b ill now with plenty of time given com in other places amounted to a re pending. As soon as the new law mercial men to “ make towns. TH E FIFTY-SIXTH ANNUAL G eorge E llard , duction of 14 pet cent over the has been pissed announcement of Grass Valiev, Oregon. month before. When the War the details of the loan w ill be Board took hold of the situation made. in behalf of the railroads, the car A right conception of patriotism T h e fin e A r t shortage in A p ril was the highest should induce all students who on record. W ith practically no o f B a k in g cannot render some immediate z increase in equipment ih e rail Baking is an art— a fine art. M ore service of great value to remain in More agricultural, horticultural, industrial an<^ live housewives each day are coming to roads, by gaining the co-operation college and concentrate their en view it from its proper angle. T hey are stock exhibits than ever before, and o( a better quality; of shippers all over the country, ergies on the work, and thus be giving more tim e and thought to bak ing. W ith this higher appreciation is have decreased the shortage of un daily lectures and demonstrations by experts on food all the more ready and fit when coming a keener selection of ingredi •X filled orders 78 per cent in four production and conservation; scores of high-class en ents. Changes are made from single their service may be needed. The acting baking powders to Crescent months, a feat unparalleled in rail tertainments, amusements and attractions; an excellent number o f those entering the col double acting Baking Powder which is road history.__________ •afe— sure — modern. leges and schools of Oregon this 6peed program; ideal camping grounds and the best T h e lightness,wbole- fall ought to be much larger than someneas and palata- Eastern capitalists have organ of accommodations for both exhibitors and visitors. bleneas of baked foods ized a large mining corporation usual. depend so much upon the baking powder, fo develope extensive graphite de that nothing short o f Remember that in war vital re Excursion R ates on a ll R a ilro ad s . posites in Alabama. 1 hey expect sults may depend upon small the best is permissi ble. M odern methods to be able to sell all they take out things. The old nursery story tells of production affords CrcscenSdoublescting at a price at the mine ranging us that “ for the want of a nail the A. H. LEA, Secretary, Salem. Baking Powder forless from $240 to $325 a ton. Before shoe was lost, for the want o f a than many powders war graphite sold at an average shoe the horse was lost, for the that do not compare with it. 25c full pound price of $7 the ton. It is used want of a horse the rider was lost, for the want ot the rider the battle Crescent M fg . C o .. Seattle - San principally in the manufacture of was lost, and all for the want of a Francisco— Loa Angeles. crucibles, retort», foundry facing», horseshoe nail” Don ’U with hold stove polish,pipe-joint compound» any nails, either literally or figura- T h e O b s e rv e r. I t P a y s . t vely. / and lead pencils. MULTNOMAH HOTEL Independent Warehouse g Milling (¡o Undertaking Supplies , M ORO, OREGON C . G . Hedge« FRUIT OR BERRY /[ILL FEED AND FLOUR Livery lutomobile Service Oregon’s Greatest Exposition State Fair,Salem,Sep,24-29 C rescent if ion win io an oi mi
