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The
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Osgood Headlight Lent/sold
by F o » & Co., comply with O re
First Sherman County Contingent ..
gon state law.
MOMO, 9HKBMÀN CO..OREGON
Ofiaal Pijw for tau toiy.
Abstracts promptly made by the
Sherman County Abstract Co.,
M oro, Oregon.
Joe Rutledge was home this
week
on furlough from the Mare
F R ID A Y . .............. Sept. 21. 1917
Island training camp.
E u rs s a ( . • < * * N » . 121.
No Glare Lenses pass city and
A. F. * A. U. Moro. Or.
state requirements. Sold by Hu
tMeeta the 6r»t and third
iThursdav evening« of each lery Bros., M oro.
month
V iiiting member«
Rev. Robertson and wife left
_ cordially invited to meet
■by auto Wednesday morning for
with ua. By order of W . M.
•
J. M . P ar « y , Secretary.
their new work at Dufur.
B e th le h e m C h a p te r
N O . 78 o . R. a.
John T. W halley
is in
M oro
Regular communication from Portland, visiting with his
i each 2d and 4th Thursday daughter, Mrs. O tto Peetz.
.evening« monthly.
I M rs . N ellie C ushman ,
Mrs. F. S. Campbell is a visitor
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F
Worthy Matron
M rs . M ay B arnum , Secretary.
from Albany at the Hans Thom p
F a rm e r s td u o a t lo n e l an d C o - O p a r -
a tiv e U n io n o f A m o rio a
son home east of Monkland.
Dr. Morgan and wife of Wasco
M oro L ocal N o . 41
were visitors Sunday at the home
Meet« in 1 . 0 . 0 . F . hall each 2nd and 4th of Dr. Morgan and wife of M oro.
Saturday afternoon.
Vi«iting member«
welcome
W. S. Powell, Preaident.
C. G. Silver, Secretary.
All
auto owners should help
make night driving safe. Buy your
N o Glare Lenses at Hulery Bros.
Local Charck Aanoaacetaeafs
About 15 of the boys and young
men of M oro left Wednesday to
Methodist church:
attend the Round-Up at Pendle
S undayschoolatlO a.ru. A .M . ton.
W right, superintendent. Classes
Mrs. E. M . Leslie is a visitor
for all ages and graded lessons.
from North Yakima with her
mother. Mrs. Rust, living south of
Presbyterian Church:
Moro.
Sabbath school at 10 a.m., F.E .
Miss Thelma Buxton and Miss
Fagan, superintendent.
Faith Ginn are at Rochester, N .Y .,
11 a. m., regular services.
for the winter, attending Bible
7:30 p, m., evening service—
school.
note the hour.
Come in and look at our Men s
Services at Monkland: Bible
M oro
school at 2 p. p^. preaching at 3 Ready-to-Wear Clothes.
Trading Co.
Summer weights
p. m.
You are cdrdially invited to al, now in.
of these services.
Fred Hennagin and family left
B. Trueblood Smith, pastor. Wednesday morning for Pendle
ton and the contest of champions
W. F. Hulery has finished mov at the Round-Up.
ing into the Hansell residence.
O ’ Meara Bros, unloaded two
40-horse
Best tractors at M oro
No Glare Lenses to fit all cars in
Thursday,
one each for J. N. Lan
stock at Hulery Bros.. M oro.
dry and O. P. King.
Mrs. F. E. Fortner is visiting
Robt. U rq u h ^ t and family have
with her parents near Klondike.
moved into town and are now at
Royal Bakery Bread fresh daily
home in the residence bought re
at the M oro Trading Co.’s store.
cently from W. D. Wallan.
J. F. Foss and wife went to the
It you have a news item, tell it
Round-Up at Pendleton Wednes
fo the Observer.
D on’t imagine
day.
we know it and then wonder why
G irl wanted for general house
work. Mrs. Ray Havnar, box 98,
M oro.
Roy Powell is a business visitor
at Portland this week, leaving
Wednesday.
L. J. Lucas and wife were visit
ing in M oro Monday afternoon
from Wasco.
S. J. Ritchy is a visitor in M oro
this week from Clem in G illiam
county. His new location must
agree with Doc as he was looking
the best we had seen him for years
it is not in the paper phone it in.
A ll business places in M oro were closed Wednes
day morning until after the departure of the morn
ing train to allow the citizens of this community to
meet at the depot to give the 12 young men leaving
Sherman county for war duty a hearty hand clasp,
tell them how much the community thought of
them in their devotion to country, and a cheer as
the train started with them on their trip to the train
ing camp at American Lake.
The 12 stood in double line while their pictures
were taken, after which Mayor Barnum introduced
each one by name to the crowd and gave a short
talk to the men leaving, their friends and the “stay
at homes.” This was followed by an address by At
torney J. B. Hosford, who commended the young
men for the step they were taking to uphold their
government.
Following is the complete official list of those who
have left Sherman county for American Lake; the
first two men left September 5 and the others on
Wednesday of this week:
Serial
432
18
390
343
103
30
388
222
297
368
122
312
90
191
168
175
424
49
336
278
8
357
23
349
331
102
435
113
156
267
P a id U p C a p ita l
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$ 2 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0
We are now open for business and are pre
pared to care for the needs of all customers.
This bank is owned by Sherman County farm-
and wilL^be operated in the interests of the
farmers. Come in and see us. Let us know
your needs. We write Fire Insurance—let us
insure •y°ur grain.
W. H. RAGSDALE, President,
w . F. JACKSON,
Vice-President.
GEO. B. BOURHILL,
Cashier.
FLECK O W N STORE
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FOWLIE & PAYNE, Props.
Store at Moro I Orchard at Rufus
Phone
Phone 34F22.
NOW IN MARKET'
Early Crawford and Smock Peaches,
Bradshaw Plums, Tenant and Italian Prunes,
Grapes and Bartett Pears.
Wasco
Klondike
Kent
Grass Valley
Moro
Grass Valley
Grass V alley
Rufus
Wasco
Kent
Grass V a lle y
Wasco
Wasco
Grass Valley
Lewis John Sturzs
Eugene V in tin
Amanuel T. Ramos
Theodore Justesen
W alter Henry Grebe
Ira France Davis
Frank Paul Worth
W yatt Cleveland laon
Christopher R. Polson
Titus Frederick Wineberger
Carl R. N oles
Viggo B. Haufalt
Lynden Jay Lucus
Glenn Edgar Maurer
Arthur S. Minks
Mark Herberson Miller
W illiam Frank Rader
John Oliver Henderson
Wr. J. Bryan Newton
Cleo Herbet W’lng
Robert C. Lindeman
W illiam Todd McCoy
Earl Thomas
John Erickson
Norman Henry Smith
Charles A. Jones
Roy Clayton Harper
W esley C. Fuller
Jam es D. Kenney
Arthur Benjamin Davis
Roy D. Carpenter
It is reported that W . H. H ill,
living south of M oro, has taken
Mrs. E. A. Race and children
the prescription for auto fever and
arrived
in M oro Tuesday from
is now driver of spick span new
Mosier
and,
with M r. Race, w ill
car.
make this city their future home.
A. E. Eslinger was in M oro last
week advertising a sale of far
G. A. Potter. Chandler dealer
goods at his farm south of Grass for Sherman county reports the
Valley to take place on the 24th. sale of two cars this week, one
The place he is now farming has each to David Reid and Hugh
been leased to Roy T ille r of Walker.
Monkland. M r. Eslinger expects
Mrs. Poley requests the Observ
to leave soon for Kansas City.
er to announce that the Red Cross
w ill meet Friday, September 28lh,
in the banquet rooms of the I. O
O. F. hall.
Osgood Headlight Lens do not
dim the driving light but controls
and throws the beam where nec
essary for safe driving. Sold bv
Foss & Co.
OREG ON
Order
No.
The names of those printed above as having left
for American Lake and the following list is the com
plete official roster of those certified tor war duty
from Sherman county by the District Board at La
Grande, up to and including September 17. A num
ber ot exemption claims are pending before the Dis
trict Board and a further report is due at any time.
Farmers' State Bank
M O RO ,
Address
Name
54 James Frederick Perkin«
210 Albert Edwin Benefiel
256 Charles S. Forrester
273 Arthur Smith Munger
423 Jim Reid
10 Frank Schamel
140 Alex Hanley
75 Stacy A. Wilson
218 Roy Ermon Boxart
350 Marrion A. Duncan
391 Arthur Dean Olda
128 Hiram Leedy
54 John Golden Barnett
363 A» Conklin Buckley
No.
John M uir began operating a
city dray the 15th of this month.
M r. M uir expects to have two
teams working after the first of
next month.
Moro
Grass Valley
Wasco
Kent
Wasco
W asco
Moro
W asco
Kent
Grass Valley
Moro
Kent
W asco
W asco
Grass Valley
Wasco
Klondike
Rufus
Kent
Wasco
Rufus
Moro
W asco
Kent
Wasco
Rufus
Wasco
Moro
„ Moro
Wasco
Greeley, Colo.
14
15
20
27
54
57
59
65
66
68
70
73
74
75
i <
79
78
84
82
81
85
90
91
93
92
94
97
98
99
loo
Four 2d-hand can for sale reas
onable: all in good condition.
Two 4-cylinder Srjdebaker, one 5
the oth^F 7 passenger; 4-cylinder
Overland: Ford. Foes A Co.,
M oro.
Engineer Sheets is wiring the
Jas. Woods residence for electric
light service. Uncle Jim says he
is also going to bu Id a concrete
walk to connect with the sidewalk
in front o f the Smith property.
Harvey Martin and family left
Wednesday for the Round-L p
at Pendleton.
During the ab
sence of Manager Martin the busi
ness of the Tumalum Lumber Co.
w ill be in charge ot John Muir.
Mrs. Nelson and daughter and
her three grand children are visit
ing at the J. N. Landry home
from Oakland, Cal. Mrs. Nelson
is a sister to Henry Ruggles and a
double aunt to Mrs. J. N. Landry.
Osgood Headlight Lens has re
ceived the highest endorsement of
Oregon Headlight Committee.
Sold by Foss & Co., M oro. Sizes
to fit any car.
The purse put up tor the Free-
for-All trot as well as other racing
events w ill sure bring a good string
of horses into competition at the
annual Sherman County Fair to
Leslie Bell and family were vis- be held at Moro October 10, 11.
itors at M oro Thursday from Kent. 12 and 13.
They were driving their recently
A. M. W right and wife, accom
bought Maxwell car for the first panied by H.B. Belshee and wife,
left Friday for a visit at the state
time this far.
R. C. O rnduff has bought from fair at Salem. They are traveling
W . F. Hulery one of the three by auto, shipping their car at The
lots form erly part of the Hansell Dalles, and w ill visit Eugene be
residence property and expects to fore returning.
build next spring.
George Hennagin and family
left Tuesday for a visit at Portland
and with Mrs. Hennagin’s father
at Kelso, Wash. They expect to
return early next week.
This year the Sherman County
Fair Association is putting up
twice the premium money for rac
ing events of any county fair in
the northwest. A ll previous years
the Goldendale management had
more race event money than any
other, but this year ‘‘ Sherman
County Leads.”
Roy T ille r moved Monday to
his new farming location south
west of Grass Valley. The place
that he had been farming was
bought last year by D. J. McLach-
lan, jr., who w ill firm it with what
he has been working.
Dr. C. L. Poley. Druggist Jack-
son, County Clerk McPherson
and Assistant’ "“ Superintendent
Schneiderhan of the Experiment
Farm.made a party for the Round-
Up, leaving M oro Wednesday
afternoon by auto to Rufus.
J. N. Landry and C. G. Silver
and families expect to leave the
las! of this week for a visit at the
Oregon State Fair at Salem. They I
will each take their autos, ship- I
ping from The Dalles around the
new road construction on the Col
umbia highway.
J. A. Thompson is having new
buildings put up on his farm in
the Hay Canyon district for
use by Harvey Thompson. The
house w ill be 24x24 and the barn
18x36 feet. The M oro yard of
the Tumalum Lumber Co. is furn- :
ishing the material.
Subscriptions to the Red Cross
come due on the last payment !
October 1, and must be remitted
by G. B. Bourhill, local treasurer
of the relief fund, not later than
that date. A ll who have not paid
their subscription are requested to
do so at once, making remittance
to Mr. Bourhill at the Farmers’
State Bank at Moro
The Armv and Navy Y. M. C.
A. need funds with which to sup
ply each army and naval training
camp with a war library. Moro
has been asked to subscribe $100
for this cause during the week of
September 24 to 29. The work
is in charge of a committee of la
dies and each adult in Moro is
asked to be generous and donate
one dollar when they call.
School will begin for M oro dis
trict' next Monday in the new
building. Temporarily the p ri
mary classes w ill again use the
building they occupied last term. 1
Because of interference with car
penter work, no pupil will be ad
mitted to the school building until
ten minutes before school; also,
there w ill be no recess morning or
afternoon, school being dismissed
earlier each day.
A n Editorial From the “Oregonian, f t
September 6, 1917 \
IS LUMBER REALLY DEARER?
It is generally understood that the lumber
men of the Northwest have had a tough time
for quite a number of years, but there are a
few people, aside from those interested in some
branch of the business, who understand fully
or even partially the great slump several years
ago and the prevailing unfavorable conditions
at the present time.
It is estimated by governmenl officials that
in normal times about one m illion people are
employed in the lumber industries of the United
States, and that one-quarter of these, or 250,-
000, are employed in the North west—Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. But during several
years, up, say, to the first of July, 1916, 25 per
cent of these men were idle.
When the loss ot wages to over 60,000 peo
ple is added to strikes, car shortages and the
low price of lumber, it can be seen that the
lumbermen have had their worries. But manv
think, since the war orders began to pour into
the mills and deate^^tiiat once more the lum
bermen are profiting. Is this true? Is it not a
fact that lumber comparatively is today one of
the cheapest commodities on the market?
An advertisement of the Tum-A-Lum Lum
ber Co. makes the following statement: “ In
1914 a Tum -A-Lum barn cost 40 hogs; in 1917
same barn cost 24 hogs. In 1914 a Tum-A-
Lum house cost 480 pushels of wheat; in 1917
same house cost 225 bushels of wheat. In 1914
a Tum-A-Lum silo cost 220 bushels of corn: in
1917 same silo costs 110 bushels ot corn; in 1914
a Tum.A-Lum machine shed cost 20 tons of al
falfa; in 1917 same shed costs 10 tQns ot al
falfa.”
Nowhere have we seen the facts as to the
present comparative prices of lumber so tersely
stated.
See H. U. Martin About It
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
C. C. Richmond, assistant sec
retary cf the Sherman County
Fair Association, will be in active
charge of the grounds and build
ings for a week before the open
ing of the fair on October 10th.
Those wishing allotment of space
in the pavillion or stables should
see Mr. Richmond: those wishing
to arrange for concessions and in
formation as to the general man
agement of the Fair should see F.
E. Fortner, secretary.
Moro Trading Co.
W o o l B la n k e ts
M e n ’s S u its ,
S ta g S h irts
M a c k in a w s
After he had finished with his
1917 harvest, Chris. Anderson
sold his McCormick harvester to
Douma Bros, through Ginn,Cole
man & Co. Mr. Anderson liked
the machine and its work so well
that he refused to make delivery
of his used harvester until he had
an acceptance of his order for a
new McCormick from the harves
ter company to be delivered June
1918, in time for work next har
vest.
ORDERS FOR
Ladies’ Made to Measure
S U I T S axxd C O A T S
About forty members attended
the Dorcas social for September
at the Manse Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Marjorie Harper
favored the party with a vocal
solo and Mrs. Ina Kunsman with
an instrumental selection. After
refreshments Mrs. Laura Ireland,
on behalf of the Dorcas, present
ed Mrs. Ina Kunsman with a hand
painted chocolate set, it being a
custom of the society to give its
newly wedded members a gift of
esteem.
If anyone wants to do a seal
favor and show personal appreci
ation to the soldier boys in France
for what they are doing toward
helping our country in its time of
need let them give them a gift of
individual comfort, 6uch as the
Oregonian tobacco fund is doing
at this time. For 25 cents you
can send a soldier bov a 45-cent
package of tobacco and cigarettes.
A better gift or more for the mon
ey cannot be had.
Postmaster
Parry has consented to handle
this fund at M oro; pass the 25 or
50 cent pieces to him for forward
ing. Each package is an individ
ual gift with the donor’s name on
an addressed and stamped post
card. Fot each 25 cents given
you w ill receive a card from some
The Farmers’ U nion is having
a coal house built at the end of
their wheat warehouse and w ill
equip it with a large platform scale
W illis Buxton has been prom o
for weighing hay, grain, coal and ted in naval rank and ordered to
stock.
Harvard University for a five
months’
special course in electrical
T o assure all lovers of dancing
engineering
at government ex
who attend the Harvest Ball- at
pense.
He
will
specialize in wire
M oro on the 21st a good time.
Manager Rots has secured Pounds less telegraphy under government
orchestra from Wasco to furnish instruction. He is one of the boys
the music and has put the hard of M oro who improved his time,
wood floor ot the opera house in studied by correspondence courses
the best possible condition for the and was able to seize opportunity
soldier in France.
when it came his way.
occasion.
Moro Trading Co.
F U R N IT U R E ,
RUGS,
stock of L 1 N E O L E U M S ,
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We
H«v<
a Good
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and getting ready for Fall, such as
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