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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1919)
The new propos'd licenses fig ure that cars of 23 horsepower and under shall pay $12; up to 26 MORO. OREGO N. h. p., $21; to 30 h. p.. $25; to 36 i. p.. $3fr. to 40 h. p.. $50: over 40 h. p., $75. There will also be a new system of figuring (be horse F R ID A Y . i January 3 L 1919 power that will increase the ratio or license purp< > m Under such Eaterod « «croad c I mb «attar at the a scale of^license tax Sherman pent o t c at Mon». Oragpa. J o b 25. 1891. county had bew arrive at an un derstanding with the highway com C. L . I r el a n d ..............Manager. mission as to plans for this county and then get busy to provide funds with which to match the state money. The 'It takes quality to make a real bargain says Kelly the banker •‘T his small chew ol Re^l G ravely gives more real tobacco satisfaction than a big cbew of ordinary plug. It tastes better and lasts longer.** O b s e rv e r. Qfi&i Pipe* b tau feisty. Good t s . t e ^ .m .U er ly cost less to c h e w than G b n u in b G ravely oanviux va . Peyton Brand REAL CHEWING PLUG Plug packed inpouck O ne item that will assist in put ting the high cost of living on skids is the contemplated auction rely Co u «try T io of Thaat •* Liberty.* by the United States of their sur plus wool stocks, at a loss close to $15.000.000. The threat of that W ait for I > . Frcexe, i you need eye aervic«. much wool always in sight to fie Trip* each month to Moro dumped on the market by the and O government will be a demoralis ing factor on prices until disposed ol. James Stewart of Fossil, state representative for this district jointly with A. M . Wright, is re ported again seriously ill with the I lu. H e had an attack the first of the session, bat was able to attend part of the first week. Real B uilding S e rv ic e Every man who pays us a visit before he builds is sure io feel well repaid for the time he has spent. W e have hundreds ol building plans covering all kinds of huildings—and we give real practical help and suggestions that cut the cost ol work and material. • M a te ria l a t a S a v in g W e have in stock all kinds of lumber, flooring, roofing, doors, windows, interior trimmings, cabinet work and building matireals of all \ kinds. /■ . *______ Estimates gladly furnished and estimates cheer fully given. Tum-A-Lum Lumber Go.< H.U. Martin, Manager, Moro is part of the equipment for separating the large rock when filling the bins. The court is now negotiating for gravel deposits in different parts of the county and will use equipment to full capacity during the coming spring and summer. This equipment will be useful when the county and state are at work on the main roads of the county. » Presbyterian Church,Sunday,Feb ruary 2, 1919— at M oro 10 a.m. Bible School. F. E. Fa gan. Superintendent. 11 a.m. Morning worship, fol lowed by congregational meet-1 ing 6 p.m. Junior Endeavor. 6:45 p.m. Senior Endeavor. 7 JO p.m. Evening Worship. A t MOakland. 24» p.m. Bible School. M. G. Melxer. superintendent. 2 4 5 p.m. Preaching services, fol lowed by congregational meet ing. ’ i Important business is to be trans acted at the congregational meet ings. A ll members are expected to attend, and the friends of the church are most cordially invited to be present. B.Trueblood Smith, pastor. Montana Union American So ciety of Equity has contracted for Merhodist Church, Sunday. Feb. the building of a 2,000.000 bushel 2. 1919— at M oro. terminal grain elevator and a flour Sunday School 10 a.m. C. C. mill in connection on Young’s Calkins, superintendent. Bay at Astoria. Preaching service at 11:15 a. m. Them e, "Prayer” Marvia Millar Writes the Observer Evening service, 7:30 p.m. Union prayer meeting at the Pres W e have received a late copy byterian church Wednesday, of The Periscope, published at the 7:30 p.m. naval training camp at Puget At Spaulding Chapel. Sound, accompanied by an inter Sunday school at 2:30 p.m. Preach esting letter from Marvin E. M il ing at 3:30 p.m. er. son o f Edgar and Mrs. M iller of this city. Marvin, after numer Subscribe for the Observer. ous efforts to enlist in tome active branch of tome army or navy ser vice, finally, succeeded in being enlisted by the navy and is now stationed at Bremerton. Naval Training Camp, F. Co., Camp N o . 1, Puget Sound.Wn. M r. C. L . Ireland. Dear Sir: " W ill drop you a line to let you know 1 am still in the Kitsap navy Office on First street, at Puget Sound and am marking time. The only thing that 1 no ticed that doesn’t seem right o M O R O , OREGON late is the fact that we haven’t pa raded in Seattle in nearly three W. C. B u v a n t . months. -• C. J. B bkjm t , "There has been a large num ber of the boys discharged in the last two months. In fact. 1 think there has been about 1100. "Searl and I have been to see A t t o r n e y a -a t-I.a w each other a good many times of late. Slept aboard his wonderful offices a t ship about a week ago and feel pretty salty since that time. Th< Dalles and Moro, Orc. "W h o should I run onto in the chow line last Saturday evening but Ben Tom lin. The next day Ben comes into my barracks with Roy Kunsman in tow. Roy sure is a swell looking chief and guess Physician and Surgeon. he' can tell the folks at home some seagoing tales about life on a sub Moro, Oregon. chaser. Searl Searcy is also an old salt a« he has been a few Office in residence. miles out at sea on the S, P. 1352, which is a good deal more than I can say, "There is a report out now that a m e s s te w a r t the rest of us birds will have to take a trip at sea, but 1 couldn’t ELCOLIGHT S / j p c / Z / c c / a n ( I u s c d b >' H yea have aa accoaot. add ta tt. II yaa haven’t. Mart o m today. BANK OF MORO F O S S &, C O . M ore than four thousand D elco-Light plant« were de livered for w ar work. They were used to supply elec tric light in camps, storehouses, hospitals. Y . M. C. A . huts, airplane hangars, sub-chasers and other branches o f the service. In Red C r o js ho epi tale a t the front, Delco- L ig h t operated life-saving X -ra y apparatus, D elco -L ig h t was specified by the Government because it is dependable, efficient, simple to operate*— requires little attention, and because it is A IR -C O O L E D . T h e result of Government tests and the satisfactory use of D elco-Light on over 6 0 ,0 0 0 farms are your as surance that D elco-Light w ill give you the same de pendable service. * I t betters living conditions*— increases farm efficiency, and soon pays f a r itself in time and labor saved. HULERY BROS. OREGON co. MOSUCCKUCMT in c M O R O , O R E. GARAGE Blacksmith and Machine Shop Firestone TIRES . Gssdyear * Gas, Oils, Grease and Accessories A uto R epairing and Storage Iron, Steel and Coal, Hardwood Carria e and W a on Material. D e u tle t Bright & MULTNOMAH HOTEL PORTLAND, OREGON Bryant In v ite s th e People o f M o ro and o f S herm an C o u n ty to e n jo y its fa c ilitie s w hen in P o rtla n d J t h e b- S. A r m y a n d A a v y th e P e d i ros > a n d (he V.U.C.A. MORO It waa Presides! Thomas Jefferson who eg ear present system of dogare, and cent», lie wea a Arm «sp ot badia am J. R. Morgan Dr. C. L. Poky c /n ? C o m p t o t e Q /c c tr ic S /tf/ir an d p o w er pJan t Jefferson Gave Us Oar Currency very well tell you in this letter what we think of the report. "Suppose I will be out in 1922 anyway, if I have enough good luck. Must close nowon account of taps, so cannot write more. Your friend, Marvin E. M iller. A Bremerton Gob. STOCK ANO BRINO INSPECTOR GARAGE OPERATED BY HOTEL H. H. Cloutier, Manager Eric V. Hauser, Owner. SHERMAN COUNTY A i i w : MORO, ORE. W H E N YOU TR A V E L D E P U T IE S L . Schadewitc, D r . Jo« Saunders,V. S Rent. O r«. Moro, O r«. Ch««. I. Everett, Waeeo. BY AUTO AND V IS IT T H E DALLES Crosty Bays Bead Machiaery STO RE D r . S anders The county court for Sherman county as now constituted, headed by E. D. McKee as judge, J. M - Moro, Oregon Wilson and R. J. G inn as com missioners, are proceeding upon a thorough business-like basis to as semble necessary machinery to put the roads of Sherman county T o M y Patron»: If you cannot get me in as near an all-year-around usa direct by pho«« at Moro, pleaac call Foaa C o .’« who w ill promptly notify ble condition at possible to do A naa whan 1 return to town. with funds at their disposal. The court recently purchased three wagons of the self-dumping type to be used with either horse or tractor power for hauling gravel onto the roads, and to use them AUTO TRUCK most efficiently have also pur dray chased a portable tbree-compart- ment gravel bin, so that three wag one can be loaded at o^e and the same time, and with the equip Phone Main 314 M oro, Oregon ment have bought an elevator, Freight and Express similar to a steam shovel, with Handled Promptly. Moving which to keep the bins full during Efficiently Attended T o . the absence of the wagons. A ' CAR In the concrete, fully equipped, roomy garage of W ai th 5 -Williams Company. Competentjworkman always ready to help you in any way they can at least expense to you. For any service rendered the charge will always be reasonable. VETERINARIAN W - N. JO N E S YOUR WALTHER-WILLIAMS GARAGE T H E DALLES, - - OREOON. « M oro B a r b e r S h o p P o F cela ln H a th Tub. Everything First Gass and up to date. Agent for Model Steam Laundry of The Dalles Shop in Brick Building next Observer Office J. C. W R IG H T , P r o p r ie to r . ------- - O x eg ro x x . UL
