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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1918)
price lea* 1 per cent, adminis load Law far Truck Own» Wheat Prices far 1918 tratio n charge for the service. Mark«lag Direct Possible It is the policy of the Food County Judge Krusow requests Adniimatretkoo and of its publication of the* law affecting Explanation of the plan for agents and representatives to wheat and flour control, 1918 work in entire harmony with operation of trucks and tractors on crop, is given in a pamphlet the Department of Agriculture roads of Sherman county: just issued by the cereal divis in maintaining the integrity of Chapter 194. Section SS. 1917 Seeeiod I-*»« ion of the United States food grades as named and defined No motor truck of over fire ton« administration.^* - , by them under the grain stand capacity shall be driven or operated Among important points ards act, in order that the pro on or upon aay road or highway of made clear are that the pro ducer, the consumer and all in tkla State except with the consent upon a permit psnwl by the coun ducer can ship direct to the terests handling grain may 1 ty I court of the county wherein soch Food Administration Grain Cor property pfotoeted. track la sought to be driven or oper- d. Such a permit shall be Issued poration. and that the charge to The producer or dealer should be deducted as remittance is always keep in mind that, if he la the discretion of the county court written petition setting forth made for wheat delivered at a is not satisfied with the prices the necessity therefor, and soeb p er primary market is to be 1 per paid by individual buyers, or mlt when Issued shall specify the per cenL Country elevators and with the grading of wheat, his iod for which issued, the business ia buyers are entitled to margins protection lies in his being able which ssM track Is to operate there under, ike restrictions imposed upon about such as have been estab to ship to the Food Adminis sack operation, and the specific roads lished by custom. -» v tration Grain Corporation at or highways over which same is al For all Pacific Coast points the various markets named lowed to be driven or operated. The county court shall before Issuing any the established “fair price” is above. such permit collect a fee therefor of fixed at $2.20 on basic wheats The grade discounts for No. not less than EXght Dollars per month. These include No. 1 Northern, 2 and No. 3 are made with the A ll sums so received under this sec No. 1 hard Winter, No. 1 red expectation that mills and deal tion shall be paid to the county trees Winter, No. 1 Durum and No. ers will absorb the better quali urar of the county wherein such per and by him paid into 1 hard white. 4 The points ties of these grades at a prem m it is issued, road fund of such county which this price prevails are ium o v a these fixed differ Tacoma, Seattle, Portland am ences at which the goveramc will buy, and with the expecta H. H. Belshee is building an Astoria. Indolent Genius. Certain wheats are to bring 2 tion that the qualities tender« Butter Nut Bread, fresh daily, 8000 bushel grain bin on his Indolence has produced a good many cents premiums over the basic at Moro Trading Co. farm in the Hay Canyon sec prices, while others sell at dis to the government will ap works of gerina. James Thomaon not proach the minimum of the Try Carnation Steel Cut Cof tion. When completed it wil counts. The premium varieties grade. It is also expected that only wrote his famous “Seasons,’’ bat also a very characteristic poem called fee—every can guaranteed—30c be a two story’ affair with are No. 1 dark hard Winter, the character of the wheat j Castle of Indolence.** He was | per pound. For sale by Moro divisions for storage of various No. 1 dark Northern Spring ing into No. 4 and No. 5 gra< me of the most Indolent of grades of wheat. Trading Co. and No. 1 amber Durum. No will be of such wide range that men. It Is said that he wras too la iy 1 soft white and No. 1 yellow’ it would not be fair to the pro to stretch out a hand to pick a peach hard wheats sell at discounts o ducer to name a fixed price at from the wall, but atmply stopped and 2 cents per bushel. White Club which the government will buy, peeked at It where it hang. But wheth er that la a libel or the truth. It la g<ies at a discount of 4 cents It has, therefore, been left to certain most of his poetry vras and red Npring at 5 cents below the discretion of the govern rampnssd that la a recumbent position. H e tlie “fair” price. ment representatives to buy the always wrote beat la bed! * Discounts for No. 2 grades wheat which is represented by are to be* 3 cents and for No, “sample,” on the basis of their Nuòce la 0 grades 7 cents below’ the No. judgment as to its proper value price. Sealed bids w ill be received by the At all principal primary mar ity court of Sherman county, «tate ol Something Above Ordinary O regon, nt the county court room in the kets there is an open market court house in M o ro , Sherman county, where all classes of buyers are until Saturday, August 3d , 1918. Manager L. W. Boss, of the O at regon, well represented, and the pro the hour o f 10 o ’ clock a .m . fair a 60 ducer and the consumer will be Moro Theatre, has decided to loot spaa steel bridge oc cooc rete « ip - amply protected through the discontinue all attractions at e bridge is located about three Peyton Brand competitive activities of the sev Moro Theatre during the sum miles T h sou the as t of M o ro and crosses Grata eral interests, the Food Admin mer months with the exception V a lle y creek. Concrete supports w ill be of Saturday nights. He has istration Grain Corporation be built by the county. N o bid w ill be o ing prepared to buy and protect made arrangements and con sidered unless accompanied by a certified lor an amount equal to at least fire tracted for the very best in check the “fair price” basis. per cent of the amount of the b id. Plans moving pictures for these Sat As the miller is restricted to and specifications sod forms o f contract 10c a pooc h a nd worth it ia “fair price” basis for his urday shows at the old standard may be seen at the office of the county ’ flour, he cannot pay more for of prices, namely 10 cents for clerk at M o ro , Sherman county, Oregon. T h e right is reserved to reject aay and wheat than the expense of mill hildren and 25 cents for grown a ll bids or to accept the bid deemed best ing and a reasonable profit will ups. for the county of Sbermi M ovingpicture stars coming Board of County allow*. . Fred Krusow, judge The farmer can protect him to Moro Theatre under this ar p. a E . D . M c K e e , commissioner n gement will include such Vwgiuiu self by the study of the primary rangement J, I I . W ils o n . prices, deducting intermediate we' 41 known and popular stars charges, or he can ship to the as Mary Pickford, Billie Burke, 'urguson, Douglas Fair- sie Furguson, Food Administration Grain Cor Elsie poration, or he may ship to a banks, William S. Hart, and commission merchant at a ter others of that standing in the minal market and through him profession. IN C secure the benefit of competi ’ The pictures shown will be all late creations made under tive buying. There is nothing in the “1918 the direction of the Famous M O RO , ore plan” which prevents a buyer Players Laskey corporation and at point of origin from placing released by the Artcraft Picture his own grade upon the wheat Co. They will be all of excep w’hich he purchases. If, by the tional pictorial interest and his buyer’s act, the grade is raised, torically correct in the rendition it is equivalent to an increase o f the theme. Make it a point to show your in the price. If the buyer low ers the grade, the producer or appreciation of an endeavor to dealer’s protection is to ship to promote a showing of first class the Food Administration Grain and clean moving pictures tin Moro by supporting this effort Corporation. Producers or dealers have the of Manager Ross to please the right to bill cars of wheat di Moro public. The, same old rect to the Food Administration prices of 10 and 25 cents will Grain Corporation at any of the be charged the public for a first rincipal primary markets. class moving picture show. Then the wheat is unloaded in V. the elevator, and weight and HEADIN’ SOUTH grade returns are made to the Food Administration Grain Cor Iron, Steel and Coal, Hardwood Carriage and poration, remittance will be Douglas Fairbanks at Moro ■'r • Theatre This Saturday. made on the basis of weights Wagon Material. and grades so reported, and on The latest Artcraft picture, the basis of the government “Headin’ South,** is a lively melodrama with Douglas Fair banks comedy trimmings. His mission in the story is a seri ous one, but he accomplishes it with the usual display of joyful zest in living and doing the impossible, and the laughs are never separated by long stretches of dramatic intensity. “Headin’ South” is the name assumed by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police, who trails a murderer from the Far North down through California and into Mexico. The fugitive is known as “Spanish Joe? and, once south of the Bio Grande, he puts himself at the head of a band of Mexican outlaws and starts to raid on both sides of the border. “Headin’ South” pretends to he an outlaw himself, and be comes a member of the band. The estate of a wealthy Mexi can family is captured by the marauders and made their headquarters. “Spanish Joe” is attracted by the beautiful daughter of the house, and the Canadian officer has to use his wits to prevent the girl and the T h e N ew S tu d e b a k e r L ight S ix . > other women of the household from being ill-treated before the Thia new six so completely meets the requirements of quality, appearance, price, arrival of a company of Texas economy, room, comfort, and speed that it has been caUed “ the ideal five pas Bangers. He is successful, of course, and is rewarded with senger car.” Its lines are clean cut and aristocratic. It is the most economical the love of the l>cautiful Span Quality Six on the market. Its quick acceleration and hill climbing qualities art ish maiden. remarkable, and it combines speed with comfort. “Headin’ South” has no side issues, and contains sufficient r real interest in its serious m o Simple, accessible and eaty to drive. * • ■ ments to keep a tight/hold on , ♦ the attention of the spectator. Beautiful in design, thoroughly modem, mechanically right. It is not the biggest laughing I «• » . * hit of , the Fairbanks series, but • * . yet > * l is always entertaining, and will cause many a grin and chuckle. The. star does his work in the regulation Fairbanks fashion, X and everyone knows what that means. Sherman county has now an active detail of Oregon Military Police within its border to help the farmers protect their crop» MORO. OREGON. and preserve order as may be iseceasarv. Altho headquarters for the troop is at Moro, it w ill h x far ShsnsiB fc®y. <lo patrol duty in all parts of ■ --= 7 I the county and no district will . July 36. 1918 be favored more than any FRIDAY ~ j other. Horses and equipmeul Entered m w coad cìnta matter at the lias been donated to the troop pont o ftc e nt M o ro . O regon. July 25. 1 * 4 . by local farmers and courtesies generally tendered ♦ the men C. L. I r ela n d ............ Manager.! when in various parts of the , county, such as meals and lodg ing at farm houses where night and meal time catch them will he appreciated by the men as thev must pay own expenses from a not too liberal salary. All men in the troop are sub ject to military draft as called y Country rT»s nf Thno. 8« hv their hoard and the salary nf Liberty * paid is not as large as they could earn at other work. Their W e w ill no« be responsible lor the neglect of subscribers to notify as of service is a patriotic proposi changes in their address N o r w ill the tion and will be better appre certification of a Postmaster that the sub ciated as this - fact becomes scriber bas “ R em o ved ” settle the b ill of a more w idely. known. delinquent The O b server. QS¿ l A man may get tired of ordi nary tobacco—bnt never of Real Gravely Chewing Ping, with its pure, clean taste and lasting quality. Real Gravely Chewing Plug GINN, COLEMAN & CO. MORO, OREGON Sbenu tml, Igtiw fr Itot lipitut ui (ue|tniill| lltefil (in lipltuib G R A IN T IG H T W AGON B E D S 100 bushel and 125 bushel capacity. The sides built ol matched tongue and grooved Poplar lumber, the bottom of Yellow Pine lumber laid on Oak crow sills. Grain slide made of best approved steel. p o r t a b l e g r a in e l e v a t o r The best appliance to load wagons from the field or to unload wagons into bins, storage elevators or 9 railroad cars, and is interchangeable in its work. W. Si Powell, at the Farmers’ Union warehouse in M oro, with this machine handles seven sacks per minute loadiog trom the warehouse to railroad car. PORTABLE W OODEN B IN S Mounted on skids and to be used for wheat storage in the field or at the farm Capacity 1000 bushels. Orders Should be Placed Early Call In and Talk It Over JOB PRINTING Wu « 'u r d lm ll y W u llc lt l ’u a r I’ a tr s n a fs . F O S S ¿4, C O . __ :. GARAGE Blacksmith and Machine Shop Firestone TIRES Have You Your COAL? Beedyear Gas, Oils, Grease and Accessories Auto Repairing and Storage Now is the time to Fill Your Bin with Rock Springs Coal We have plenty of Coal if you order at once. Have just unloaded a car, and another car is on the way. cc Tum -A-Lum p” for all that’s Good in Coal or Wood “See H. U. Martin about i t ! ” T m -A-L m Lumber Co, Moro, Oregon W a lth e r - W illia m s Co., T h e D a lles, O re.
