Sherman county is driermio- i
ed to do everything in it» power I
to aid the Christmas member- 1
ship
""P**gn foF- -24O/MJ0 i
member» in Oregon for the I
American Red Crass. Prepar- <
ations for the local campaign 1 future will take a more active
now on (hiring thb -week have j part in Red Cram activities and
been under war for some time the work o f furnishing supplies.
FRIDAY
and ru*"1*"****” last Sunday in a
public meeting at the Methodist
church in the morning, the
service at the Presbyterian
church being dismissed for the
Btautìful Un» of Auto Robot A B it Uno of
(xxasknr J. B. Hosford gave
C L. IKELAND
a masterly talk concerning the of golden promise for the life I
Brnnpen and Spot Lighti fot all mahot a i con.
activities of the Red Cross, both beyond, she haring passed to the I ,
at home and abroad, in its work shadowy shores of the unknown J
Suoli Uno of
of relieving the sufferings of land at her home near Grass I
Dolio,
Doli
Corti,
Soli ■ PropeUod Antoo, Smqll
humanity. At the close of the Valley on December 12th, after
address membership enrollment an illness of several weeks.
Tnmbt, Wagoat, Kitchon CabinoU, Columbia
cards were passed among the
Mrs. Vintin was bora in Cher-1
audience and 137 responded byr okee county, California, in 1866,
Phonograft and Record! at
joining the organization. The coming to Oregon and Sherman I
annual membership does is one J ¡county in 1881. She was mar-1
dollar a year, half of which ¡ried to David E. Vintin in 1884
remains with the local auxiliary and to them was born five chil-1
to be used in purchasing »up- dren, four yet living. She has I
plies for their work and Jne resided in Sherman county con-1
balance is used by the national tinuously since her entry into its I
organization to carry on their pioneer life, was a prominent I
hospital and war relief work. and faithful worker in the Bap
The present campaign is a |
of 82000,
Complete line of W ood snd nation wide movement to in-, tist church and a member of the I
F o r T w o W e e k » O n ly
Coal Heaters in stock at the M oro ' crease the membership of the Rebecca lodge at Grass Valley. I
She leaves a husband; one grand I not the hind of a family and 1
American Red Cross >6 15 mil child; four children, Guy W ^| having
Hardware A Implement Co.
a net income of >1000II
lion and provide the United
Wait for Dr. Freeze States with a large and effect- Eugene, Laura, and Mrs. Frank I for the year 1917, must make IB
if you need eye serv- ’ ive machine for war relief work, Bayer; three sisters, Mrs. Laura I return of income on the form I
Moore, Mr». H. A. Moor«, and prescribed, there will be hun- II
ice.
T r ip s
each i Of the 240 thousand new mem-
Mrs.
H. S. McDanel; and one dreds in every community seek-II
month to Moro and other towns. . hers expected from Oregon i brother, E. A. Cushmah.
ing light on the law, and help I
Funeral services were con in executing their returns. E v -||
ducted from the Baptist church ery collection district in the na- II
at Grass Valley, the Rebecca tion will be divided into dis- 1
lodge of that city assisting with tricts, with the county as the I
I the service. The sermon was a I I unit, and a government officer I
very impressive one, preached informed in the income tax as
by Rev. Bailey, who had in ear signed to each district. He will I
lier years baptized Mrs. Vintin spend hardly less than a week
into his church. The casket at in each county, and in some I
the church and the little mound counties a longer time, very
I in the cemetery being draped likely in the court bouse at the
AT M O R O T H E A T R E
»
I with many beautiful floral of- county sea t The collector fori
ar
| ferings from loving friends and I thb district will in due time ad-1
vise nostmasters and bankers I
M O RO , ore
and 4 e n d out notices to the
All hail the new war savings newspapers stating when the
M atinee Show a t 4 p. m .
Evening a t 7J O p. m.
system ! The quarter saved by officer will be in each county. I
denying oneseli four ounces of It will be unnecessary for pros-1
candy, the two quarters and pective taxpayers to ask for I
more saved by not taking that forms on which to make re-1
Sunday joy ride, need no longer turns. The officer who visits
jingle loose and purposeless in I the county will have them.
the saver’s pocket. They can ’ It may be stated as a matter
be set directly to work for of general information that “net I
America's cause in the war. At income” b the remainder after
■ b Ma
any of the numerous stamp sta subtracting expenses from gross I
tions^ including all the United income. Personal, family, or I
States postoffices, the econom living expense b not expense in I Physician and Surgeon.
ized quarters and dimes can be I the meaning of the law, the ex-1
invested at once in the issue emption being allowed to cover!
known as the “thrift stamps,” such expenses.
An intensely patriotic presentation of Edward
Moro, Oregon.
The new exemptions of >10001
but the point b worthy of no
Everett Hale’s world famous story adapted
tice that the little thrift stamps, I and >2000 will add tens of I
Office in resid en ce
to present day conditions by Lloyd Lonergan
in 25-cent denomination, afford I thousands to the number of in
Iron, Steel and Coal, Hardwood Carriage and
a means by which one's little come tax payer» in thb dbtrict,
i
inasmuch
as
practicaUy
every
Wagon Material.
economies can be converted on
A d m is sio n , 1 5 cents a n d 2 5 cents
the instant into an effective • farmer, merchant, tradesman,
call-loan to the United States i professional man and salary J. R. Morgan
worker, and a great many wage
government.
workers will h e required to
make return and pay tax.
The law makes it the duty of
the taxpayer to seek out the
collector. Many people assume
that if an income tax form is
not sent, or a government of
OREGON
ficer does not call, they are re M O R O
lieved from making report Thb
b decidedly in error. 7 It b the
other way round. The taxpayer
has to go to the government
and if he doesn't within the
time prescribed, he b a violator
of the law, and the government
Veterinary Surgeon
will go to him with its penal
Moro, Oregon,
ties.
.
Practical X-mas Gifts
nces
The Christmas Store
The Chrìstmas Store
Discount on all Auto
Geo. N. Crosfield
WASCO, OREGON
:.
Christmas Day, Tuesday, 25th
GARAGE
Blacksmith and Machine Shop
TbeMaoVithoQtaCQQDtry
Gas, Oils, Grease and Accessories
Auto Repairing and Storage
D r. Jos. Sanders
W H ERE IS a tinge of sadness
in the Christmas Season
this year because Peace is not
world wide.)
W e of America have much
to be thankful for.
M ay we
use our prosperity to such good
advantage that it m ay be main
tained
indefinitely.
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Please accept our hearty
good will and best wishes for
the season
T U M -A -L U M
LUMBER
COMPANY
.
"»•
H. U. Martin, Manager at Moro,
O Ses *
Bolton BoiWin<
Gssd PsKtks and Gssd B umbssb
The party in control will do
well to take the opposition into
full partnership and confidence
in thb war enterprise for two
reasons—one purely patriotic,
the other judiciously partisan.
The nation urgently needs the
sum total of the wisdom, vbion,
counsel and co-operation of all Dr. T h eo . Belctsk:
parties. Therein lies the pa
triotic reason for 100 per cent
V E T E R IN A R IA N
effort and harmony.
The partisan reason b quite
as simple. The huge debt to be
created because of the war will
he for decades a constant re
minder of the responsibility for
that debt. Unwise expenditures
will be rem em bered better than
the other kind. That's human
OREGON
nature. If the adminbtration WASCO.
T.lephoM
Maia
SU
of the war b to he essentially
democratic, in toe partisan
sense, the democratic party
must be prepared to take the
brunt of the blame for what
ever blunders or worse there
may be. Purely on the basis of
partisan self-interest, therefore,
shrewd politics calb for a liber
al extension of responsibility to
other parties than the one
which happens to be in the ma
jority.
• It pays immensely to use a
little space in the Observer to
tell the people what you may
have to sell. A small adv. in
the Observer by Harry Key re
sulted in -h b selling all the
white navy beans he had left
on hand from the crop grown
on summer fallow last summer.
George Rehman of Klondike,
closed them out last week by
buying 900 pounds on Thurs
day. Mr. Kay has some Red
Mexican beans yet on hand,
which are claimed to he better
than the while variety.
Largest Dock ever in Sherman county to select from
MORO. OREGON
M oro B a r b e r S h o p
W ar cakes m ixed with
it w ill w ith stan d oven
shocks. T h e raise is
sure. 25c a pound.
P orcelain B a th Tub-
Everything First Class and up to date.',
Agent for Model Steam Laundry of The Dalles
Shop in Brick Building next Observer Office
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E. W . L E W I S ,
P r o p r ie t o r .
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