Th«
O b server,
(hat a road running north and
Olcett
sidered as of first importance, and
i aid in improving the road leading
to the Cottonwood grade as sec
ond.
Some discussion was had as to
March 7. 1919 I the advisability of building lateral
F R ID A Y
roads trotyl each of the towns, but
R atend m aecoad e l & matter at the
all united for voting for a main
roai oftcc at Moro. O rofoa. July 2S. 1891.
road first and then using other
county
funds for lateral roads.
C. L. I reland ..............Manager.
Judge McKee and Commission
ers Wilson and Ginn stated that
they wanted an advisory commit
tee from each section of the coun
ty to meet with them for the pur
pose of assisting the court in ex
pending the proposed bond issue.
•M y Country "Tie of Thau. Sweat ’
After some discussion it was voted
• f Liberty.1*
by those present to have a com
Ben W . Olcott, secretary of
mittee
composed
of
oncJ
member
state,
automatically become gov
Good Roads for Skem an County
from each road district to act as ernor of Oregon with the .passing
If anyone doubts that the tax an advisory board, to meet at the of Governor Withycombe and
payers of Sherman pounty want call of the court. This matter, as will take his place as the 16th gov
^Jood roads 'they should have at well as definite action upon (he ernor of the commonwealth.
tended the session of the Sherman petitions will be settled at an ad
W ith his elevation to the guber
county court last Wednesdaywhen journed meeting of the court next natorial chair he will also continue
a petition signed by more than 25 week.
I to hold the office of secretary of
per cent of the registered voters
(state. Under the constitution the
Order Your Men Early '
was under consideration by the
secretary of state becomes govern
court asking that a special election
There is quite a demand tor ex or upon the death, inability to act
be called to vote on the proposi- perienced farm hands right ,now or resignation of the incumbent.
of bonding the county in the sum ant^very good irten can be secured The new governor will serve in
of three hundred thousand dollars at present if a little time can be that capacity only until January 1,
for good roads-
allowed for securing them. J. D. 1921, as under the constitution he
, At the same session a second Brown of the public employment would succeed to the gubernator
petition was also presented asking office states that there are lots of ial chair only until the next gen
that the court take action to have good men available at present but eral election.
the road between Rufus and Was he expects that we will experience
In consequence his successor will
co designated as a pos* road, the difficulty in securing good men a be elected, at the general election
same to be built .with the aid of little later. It takes two or three in November, 1920, and M r. Q I-
county, state and federal money. days at best to get men up from cott will not serve the full term
At the morning session of the Portland, so put in your call a lit for which Governor Withycombe
court about fifty taxpayers were tle before you have to have him.it was elected. His successor asgov-
present to urge consideration of possible.
C. C. Calkins,
ernorwill hold for a four-year term.
the two petitions, and at the after
County Agent.
In the last primaries he was a can
noon session this number was in
didate for the republican nomina
creased approximately one half.
Sheriff P. H . Buxton returned tion (or givernor, but was defeated
Considerable discussion was held Tuesday from Portland, where he by Governor Withycombe, who
over the disbursment of the pro was visiting at the home of his was a candidate tor re-election.
ceeds of the proposed bond issue, sister who leaves soon for a new
but a vote of all present showed home in Ohio.
In spite of the many difficulties
under which dairymen of Oregon
operated this last year there was
an increase of 400,000 pounds of
butter made in the state in 1918,
over 1917. This speaks well for
the patriotic spirit of the dairy
men. Feed was high and labor
scarce and some dairymen worked
at a loss, but they endeavored at
all times to comply with the re
quest of the government to hold on
I have given a lot of attention to the latest styles
to their herds.
-,
e
for Men's Spring and Summer Suits, and feel sure
that these Suitings cannot be approached for qual
The theory of the ignorant is
ity of fabric and style in tailoring.
that milk is a food for babies only
MORO. OREGON.
QSùl far fi t a l Crcaty.
LOOK!
SUITS TO 101)0 o m n i FROM
and that “ real food is* something
you have to chew.” Every wise
housewife, however, nowadays
knows the food value oLmilk for
grown up folks, too. Think of a
quart of milk as equal to eight
eggs in value. Makes the milk
look pretty precious these days.
H. BURIESTER, Merchant Tailor
MORO, OREGON
P re s s in g a n d D y e in g .
OWN
A HOME
Construction
Adds
to the Wealth
For
Your Children’s
Sake
BUILD NO W
that
City H a ll
Court House
School House
M em orial
Factory
Church
of the
Country
BUILD N O W !
BUILD NOW
U . S. Dept. of Labor
U . S. Dept. of Labor
W . B. Wilson. Sec.
U . S. Dept. of Labor
W . B. Wilson. Sec.
W . B. Wilson, Sec.
I M P O R T A N T N O T IC E
This page ot ads are copies of a number of various colored posters that were sent out to the build
ing industry from the office of the U . S. Department of Labor, W . B. Wilson, Secretary, for free
distribution to encourage immediate building. .
May We Submit Free Plans and Make Estimates?
T u m -A -L u m
lu company
H. U. MARTIN, Manager, Moro, Ore.
KEEP
T IM E S
GOOD
Let
T H IS B U IL D IN G
be built
/ W a n t to see
EVERY
During the War it
was Patriotic
So Well
WAGE-EARNER
Not to Build
and
So Quickly
BUILDING
NOW
th a t the o w n e r u>il Ux
Own His
Own Home
NOW
by
U . S Dept ot Labor
U . S Dept. of lab or
W . B. W iUon, 5 «
Hfck Cast af U viag vs. Ws<v.
Meeting at Gormaa
south through the county was con
we can best show
our Patriotism
encouraged to
BUILD USHER
W . B W iUon. Sec
W. B. WiUon,
Sec. of Labor
U . 8. Dept. of la b o r
W
B W ib o n .S M .
BUILDING
U . S. Dept. of Labor
W . B W iUon. Sec.
The proposition as to the possi
ble decline in prices and with
this the decline on the high cost
of living is a topic for serious
thought at this time by all who
have anything to do with the buy
ing and selling of merchandise,
and it is most apt to interest farm
ers of Sherman county personally
because of their being on the sell
ing side of the marketing interest.
The Fairview-Gorman commu
nity cldb met at the Gorman
school house Friday evening Feb
ruary 28, to enjoy a local enter
tainment. One of the most en
joyable events was the reading of
a local paper edited by Miss Edith
Flemming, teacher in the Fairview
district. It was noted that the gid
dy gossip of the Gorman Gazette
galled the gillies who v^re made
the
goat, though everyone man
The publisher of the Observer
aged
to stand the gaff. Upon fin
considers that the possibility ot a
decline in prices in the immediate ishing the reading of her master
near future is not a probable con production Miss Flemming ten
tingency and to illustrate the point dered her resignation as editor,
we reprint the following article stating that one is liable to be mot>
clipped from the New Y ork T r i bed, you know, and looking at
bune under date December 2. In Hans Thompson as she said it.
Laying jokes aside it was an
considering this problem it should
|
evening
enjoyably and profitably
be borne in mind that the ability
to pay, scarcity of supply and the spent. Supt. E. R. Curfman and
means of reducing the scarcity of County Agent Calkins were pres
supply are dominant factors, ent and spoke to the club.
Following the program Mrs.
t hese in turn are governed by the
ability of men, machinery and the Howard Conlee and Miss Flem
farm to produce the goods most ming chose up sides for a cypher
ing match, in which all participat
in demand:
“ Let those" who believe that the ed. Miss Margery Holm an, teach
er at Gorman, gave out the prob
c’ose of the war means a rapid lems, but at the close [showed her
fall in prices, of course by neces ability by Cyphering down the
>
-
sity wages as well consider one winner.
As a fitting close the ladies served
problem. In Norway Bnd Swed
sandwiches, coffee and pie in ord
en wages in many lines are higher
er not to work a hardship on any
than in the United States. And one
All took a part in this part
so are prices. It is extremely dif of the program.
The next meeting of the com
ficult to make close comparisons
munity
club will be held at Fair-
that are really illuminating. But
view March 14.
here is an international industry
involving the same article, namely,
wood pulp.
Mechanical wood
pulp is now selling in Canada at
Strayed fron/farm about Feb.
around $38 a ton. The same ar 15. two red yearling calves. I f you
ticle in Sweden and Norway is can give any information notify
O m er G . Sayrs.
around $59 a ton. The same ar I t *
ticle in England is around $110 a
ton. There is a great “ scarcity
value“ for wood pulp in England,
12 tons of alfalfa hay and an
and. as it is easier to get wood equal amount of wheat hay for
pulp from Scandinavia to England sale reasonable. W rite or phone
23F4.
H . H . Christianson,
than from Canada, it might be
3tm7
. .
'M oro. Ore.
considered that the price in N o r
Strayed Calves
Hay for Sale
way and Sweden was determined
wholly by the price in G reat Bri
tain. It is not. • At a pinch Great
Britain would have drawn wood
pulp from Canada. It did draw it.
It cost roughly $20 a ton more to
get it from Canada than from N o r
way. The price was fixed by the
price in Canada
And this was
fixed by the scarcity of labor
This scarcity drove up wages in
Scandinavia just as much as. or
m o re th a n , in Canada.
Unless
wages in both countries are sharp
ly reduced, prices for wood pulp
will continue high. A free sup
ply of ships merely will not great
ly reduce it.
“ Both Norway and Sweden are
countries which have a large re
dundancy of money. But theirs
is not paper money, but gold
They are rich in money but poor
in goods. As a result wages anc
costs are so high that this surplus
of gold is flowing out of the coun
try as fast as it can find profitable
channels. For example, it is said
that there is $90,000,000 from N o r
way alone lying in New York
ready for the purchase of ships
when they can be had. M ore or
less, this means $90,000,000 of
gold. The United States is almost
the only great country that will
have a surplus of things to sell for
the better part of next year. The
opening of tree.shipping must in
evitably mean large imports of
gold. The effect of this gold will
not be different than in 1915 or
1916, or any other year. It will
make prices higher or check a de
cline
Reward for Stray
Red sow with black spots, a
good big shoat, weight about 100
pounds; now gone about 2 weeks.
Reward for information or return
to
E. A. Cushman,
£28tf
M oro, phone 5F5
Monroe, Banker
And Diplomat
Besides fathering the ( B M i doctrine
that bears Us name, President James
Monroe always preached conservation by
banking. Hto keenness made the Louisiana
purchase possible..
Every great man says that banking Is
the bulwark ot tfib country.
Every business man, every man, every
woman, should have a bask
Have you one?
If you haven’t, start with ns today.
B A N K
JSZe itfrom me,
says the super to
the engineer
“ You can't ever G o o d ta s te , s m a lle r
chew ,longer life is w hat
b ea t g o o d o ld makes G en u in e G ra v e
ly cost less to chew than
Gravely Plug. It’s ordinary
plug.
got the real tobacco
W riit to:—
taste that keep» a G bnuinb G ravbly
danvillb . va .
man satisfied."
fwr k—k ltt •« cktwiug
PeyL ton Brand
~
REAL CHEWING PLUG
/Tag packed in pou ch
F O S S ¿6 G O .
Baby Chicks and E g g s'
in c
S. C. W hite Leghorn hatch
ing eggs and baby chicks from one
of the best trap nested strains in
the Northwest.
Breeders are
healthy range raised birds full of
life and vigor and will produce
eggs and chicks of the best quality.
Eggs by the setting or incubator
lots a specialty. Book your ord
ers now, as eggs and chicks fropi
good flocks will be scarce this sea
son.
—
*
,
Eggs. $2.50 per 15; $10 per 100.
Baby Chicks: Less than 100 at
25 cents each; $18 per 100.
Terms: 10% deposit with order
booked in advance, balance due
one week before delivery.
First hatch first week in March,
second, last week in March.
Phone 25F15 Wasco.
Arnold Buhman,
Wasco. Ore.
GARAGE
Blacksmith and Machine Shop
Firestone
T IR E S
Geodyetr
Gas, Oils, Grease and Accessories
Auto Repairing and Storage
Iron, Steel and Coal, H ard w o o d C arria e and
W a on M aterial.
DELCOLIGHT
Ç A e C o m p /Q td fii
<7ZJ
d p ow rer p / r i n t
> /z e < f f i e < / & n d t / s o d b y
t h e L/ S A r m y a n d N a v y
th e Pedi r m sa n d the Y./V.C.A.
More than four thousand Delco-Light plants were ds-
Henry Gearheart Johnson was
born near M oro October 3, 1890,
and spent the most of his life in
this county, attending the public
school in M oro. In 1902. with
the family, he went abroad for
medical treatment and study in
Europe, returning to M oro after
an absence of five years. For sev
eral years be has been obliged to
go to California and Arizona dur
ing the winters on account of deli
cate health. The last message re
ceived directly from him he seem
ed to be feeling some better; then,
without warning, a telegram wi
received stating that he had died
in Phoenix, Aria., Thursday, Feb.
27. aged 28 years, 4 months and
24 days. He was a member of
the Lutheran church and also of
the Masonic order.
Pbneral services were held from
M oro Presbyterian church W ed
nesday afternoon at 2 o’clock,
Rev. B. T . Smith conducting the
services. Interment was In I. O .
O . F. cemetery.
.
M O RO , O RE.
liy e re d fo r war work. They were used to supply elec
tric lig h t in camps, storehouses, hospitals, Y. M. C. A.
huts, airplane hangars, sub-chasers and other branches
of the service.
In R e d C r o s s h o sp ita ls a t the front, Delco-
L igh t operated Uf e-saving X-ray apparatus.
Delco-Light 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 .
fR w result of Government tests and the satisfactory
use of D e lc o -L ig h t on over 60,000 farms are your as
surance that Delco-Light w ill give you the tame de
pendable service.
Xt betters living conditions,— increases farm efficiency,
end socks p a y s f o r its e lf in time and labor saved.
H U L E R Y BROS.
MORO
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