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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1919)
Tb« O b s e rv e r. weeds. The article in the Farm Bureau News for June, written by County Agent Calkins, and the law against weeds quoted by M r. Calkins were put upon our statute books to protect efforts of men like M r. Peetz in having the farms of Sherman county return larger dividends to that.farmer. e«-*-« T U Salvation Anay «■ Actiaa Coaaty Fair Board Moots (F ro m Stars and Strlpaa, Paris.) The annual meeting of the Sher Driving along the road by the W hen the wiping out of the man County Fair Association was MORO. OREGON. L. L. Peetz farm Sunday even Soisson’s salient becomes a mere held at M oro last Saturday after ing was about as restful as visiting incident in the growing list of noon, disposing of considerable Entered as second class matter at( ‘be poet office at M o ro . O regon, July 25, 1891. an ice cave on a hot August day German victories that might have business and arranging for the an in the afternoon. The main track been, there will probably be no nual fair to be held in this city F R ID A Y .......... .. June6, 1919 in the center was crowned just more item better remembered by next October, on the 8th to 11th right for easy driving and on each men who were wounded while on inclusive. side the balance of the road was This year the board has decided that little job than the item of lem all plowed, harrowed and worked Medal Made F r a Captared Caaaea to have a three-days race meet, onade. smooth—just right to not have a and has posted $3045 for that part The Salvation army had been C. L . I r e l a n d ..............Manager. blow start or stall the engine when The editor of the Sherman looking forward to hot weather, of the program. Each days’ pro County Observer this week re turning out for a passing car. drive or no drive, and they were gram will be different in some re The road looked so neatly kept ceived a medal made from cap getting ready to substitute real spects from the others. and inviting that we decided to tured German cannon, presented lemonade, with rinds and every A contract was awarded J. F. continue on and come into Moro by the United States treasuiy de thing, for the old reliable choco Noonan for painting all the build from the west. The sides of the partment through the Liberty late or the doubtful pinard. The ings at the fair grounds. road along the Powell place we Loan general committee for this water supply was none too good The premium list has been **My C o u n try ’T ie o f Thaa, fa.'«®’ district, located at San Francisco. found seeded to wheat and being changed in many respects and a and when a man is hot he wants a f L ib e rty ." used by J. N . Landry as pasture Accompanying the medal was a something to drink as soon. as he new class has been opened to take for three contented looking cows. letter which in part read as fol can get it. care of the Shorthorn cattle im Special Election Returns. Even after making the turn at the lows: So when the doughboys and the ported into the county during the ‘’Now that the last popular loan artillery and the signal corps be year. Sherman county endorsed five four corners we found the same condition of plowed roadside has been successfully floated we gan sending representatives back A contract was awarded O . A. of the nine measures voted on at want you to know that we fully seeded to wheat alongside the Ramsey for the building of a new to visit the dressing-stations the the special election held June 3. appreciate the great service you Salyjition Arm y came to the fore cattle barn to be located between Powell and Sayrs farms close to All the road measures on the bal have rendered our government, with those Italian lemons, sugar the swine and horse barns. The lot were favored by tips county, the city limits. and that we are indeed grateful to Not every person realizes that and barrels’* of clean, cold water, size of the new building will be the Roosevelt highway receiving the publishers and editors of the we have pioneers with us practi which they brought up on a Ford 36x90 feet. It is hoped to inter the highest favorable vote, the Twelfth Federal Reserve District cally all the time. Someone who delivery truck, every Yank who est Shorthorn breeders from over market roads bill being next, and for their generous contribution to got within range of that lemonade the state to make exhibits and at the bill increasing the limit to six is always trying to better condi the governmeiy ot space both in threw away his cigarette and made thé dose of the fair to have a sale per cent of the assessed valuation tions and improve circumstances. of a county « a b«.» for bondinilSuch a one i, L. L. Peetz, allho their news and advertising col of pure bred shorthorns. a dive for his tin_jup. Officers elected were: A. H . for iood road, receivini the third we don’t alway. have a chance to umns during the several Liberty The doctors say that a good highest vote. - ’ .ay .o in publtc. W e remember Loan drives and particularly dur many who couldn’t walk and who Barnum, president; I. N . Lemon, The official vote was a, follow«: ten year, ago when he began the ing the Victory Loan campaign couldn't make a dive for his share vice-president; C. C. Calkins, sec Six per cent county indebteded- practive of working the roadside because the sacrifices of peace are going to live and go back to retary; R. C. Ornduff, treasurer. neuam endm ent-ye«.230;n ol22. to kill the weed, growing about times in behalf of the national the States because they got a drink Auto Tourists R etara lndu.trial recon.truction amend- hi. fence row«. At that time he government indicate a higher type that killed their fever when they ment— ye. 137. no 184. ™ critized for de.troying the of patriotism than is prompted by needed it most. Lemonade is a O . G . Sayrs and wife and Roy Payment by the Mate of intere.1 road bed and little attention wa. the hysteria of a people at war.*’ life saver to wound-fevered men, Powell and wife returned W ed on irrigation and drainage bond, directed at h i.e ffo r t. to deMroy and this particular lot turned some nesday from their aOto trip to and - y e . 161, no 162. • the weed.. H e wa. a pioneer be- Former Residenter Makes Brief V isit. good tricks for the surgeons. through California to old Mexico. Pive million dollar reconMruc- cau.e .ince then many other, have Sherman county’s opportunity The trip- as a whole was one of lion bond, amendment—ye. 163. followed the «ame .y.tem. M r. J. H . Fraser and family were to show its appreciation for this Peetz has discontinued using his visitors in Moro from Yakima wonderful organization will come pleasure, not a puncture nor any car trouble occuring to mar the "°Lieutenant Governor amend- roadside. for pasture because of last week end at the A. M .W right June 22 to 30; when the Hom e ment—ye. 148. no 189. the heavy traffic past hi. farm. home. M r. Fraser formerly lived Service campaign of the Salvation joy of the road. Their first day, when leaving Roosevelt highway bill— yes 264. again earning the unspoken thank. in Sherman county, farming what Army will be staged in this coun Sherman county, was the only 10 1 _____ . " __ ♦ of many auto drivers because they is now known as the Deal place ty. Oregon’s quota is $250.000. time they were bothered with rain Five million dollar reconMruc- are not forced.to .low down while near Spaulding chapel and at the of which half is to be raised in in the 26 days of travel, during lion bond bill—ye. 145. no 101. I a .leepy old cow decide, to me- same time running a large band of Portland. which time they traveled 2986 sheep in that section of the county. Educational aid for soldiers, ander out of the way. miles and used 183 gallons of gas L. L. Peetz has more than 30 Serious Auto AcckUut. sailors and marines—yes 222, no Mrs. Fraser is a sister to M r. oline. I miles of fence on his farm, proba W right and while they were liv 134.. At Roseburg they met the Bai When coming into Wasco last Mamet roads tax bill—yes 254, bly 35, as some fences are located ing in the county it was mainly ley & Barnum circus. Cow creek along the pasture lands overlook- through their efforts that Spauld Sunday evening on the Klondike no 82. canyon in Southern Oregon was road the converted Hupmdbile | ¡ng the DesChutes river. Driving ing chapel was built on land then truck owned by J. N . Landry and not any trouble to them, even it Only 365 voters of all those reg istered in the county took enough along the farm you cannot see a owned by M r. Fraser. driven by Dewey W arner became reports they had heard about the interest in the election to expre«. weed in either hi. growing wheat The family is now living in the unmanageable near the D r. Huck- conditions caused by new road their opinion at the,poll., altho or on the .um m er,fallow , neither Yakima valley, where M r. Fraser in barn with the result that the car work did make them stop at the the bonded indebtednew of the can you tee a weed under or near has a commercial orchard of 10,- partly turned, threw a tire and ca worst hotel they met with on the •tale wa. increated by $7,500.000 any fence on hi. farm except the 000 trees. W hile here they drove reened through and over a nine trip. and another measure on the ballot larthereM removed paMure fence extensively over Sherman county barbed wire fence, two of the Coming back they visited Camp would very probably increaw: the where no .o n of farm machine and the prosperity evident over wires going under the car and the Sherman on the Metolious river taxe. of the Mate more than $2.- can be u « d to destroy them th is portion of ^Oregon was a very I other seven over the radiator. in Deschutes county, where Roy 000,000 during the next four years. M r. Peetz could be elected to agreeable surprise to the visitors. A ll four of the occupants, Re- picked out a spot to build himself T h e « figure, are in addition to the Society of Pioneer. becau.e vella Calbraith. Dewey Warner, a summer home. They report any tax that might be levied un- he early realized the drain upon a Telva Martin and Naom i Yonng. that three new homes will be built B. L . Carson,* manager of the der the county bonding act or the farmer s pocketbook of the corn- were sitting ort the one seat. All at Camp Sherman this summer, telephone company for this dis market road bill. - mon larm weed, ten year. ago. but Telva Martin were cut by the one each by W . H a Ragsdale, W . trict, living at The Palles, died in H e first destroyed the weed nur- F. Jackson and G . A. Meloy. Anyone having lo.t an electrical W along the'road.ide and then that city May 31 from an illness wires, Dewey W arner the least. appliance may have it returned by ‘ ucceeded ,n k e y in g hi. whe. following an attack of the flu con Revella Calbraith’s wounds need ed 18 stitches and Miss Young’s calling at thi. office. ' ¡field, and .ummer fallow clean of tracted January 17. six. A ll were cuts around the eyes and upper ,part of the face, RW ella having his ear nearly sev ered while Mias Young just missed having a punctured eyeball. The injured were taken care of by Dr. Gorm lv of Wasco and la ter brought to M oro in the doc tor’s car. The Hup was left in Wasco for repairs, just what dam age it sustained not being stated. jjàil Pipe fa Stau Gouty. Eastman Kodaks Photo Supplies A complete line of Eastman Kodaks ranging in price from $2.75 to $25. Also a fresh stock of Eastman Autographic Films and Photo Chemicals. MORO PHARMACY K. SCHADE, Prop. ’W . “ If it is’nt an Eastman it is’nt a Kodak.’’ O N L Y T H E BEST G R A D E S O F Beef, Veal, lutftui, Perk, Fish Handled at the CITY MEAT MARKET, 314 E. 2d S t The Dalles, Oregon Your order will receive prompt and careful attention. Tender, juey meats sent parcel post a specialty. Top market price paid when you ship your Live Chickens, Dressed Veal and Pork to the City Meat Market, A S. Milne, Prop. F O S S <S ô OCX |N° — — M O R O , ore : . ------ GARAGE Blacksmith and Machine Shop Firestone TIRES isas Gas, Oils, Grease and Accessories Auto Repairing and Storage Iron, Steel and Coal, Hardwood Carriae and Wao n Material. PORTABLE GRAIN BINS Chevrolet “Four-Ninety” Roadster, equipped with electric lights and starter, highest type two-unit system, single wiring used. Complete lamp equipment, mohair tailored one-man top, top cover and side curtains; tilted windshield; speedometer; electric horn; extra rim and carrier on rear; complete tool equipment, including pump and jack. rail, pockets in each door. Foot rest, robe Price $857.20 f.o. b. The Dalles. Water F r a Drilled Wells Shortly after starting the new pipe line to the reservwir a large “ Y " broke where the line from the old well> join the line from the two drilled wells, causing all use of the new pipe to be suspend® ed until a new extra could be ob tained from Portland. Monday all repairs had been made and both drilled wells were supplying the city with water through the new line. It »a a satisfying feeling td visit the new power house built over the two wells and watch the little engine operate the two deep well jacks, putting a large stream of water into the reservoir with no apparent effort. ' Spectacle Peddlers O atkw ed strafer H E Chevrolet “ F our-N inety” T ouring Car is big — enough for alK business and family needs. It is light enough to be efficient and economical. It has beauty th a t is appealing and a finish of lasting richness. M echanically it is all you could wish for. - . ie ld s iwiotor 6 2 0 E. 2d Street I V I THE DALLES, F V Z AR OREGON C . I— S T R A N G E , M a n a g e r House pill N o. 124, which be came a law May 29, makes the so liciting from house to house for glass fitting a violation of the law punishable by fines of $1000 and one year in jail. This will be a good thing for the public, as many honest people who have been faked by these house to house peddlers can testify. Legitimate eye specialists who make regular visits to towns other than their registered headquarters will not be affected by this law. Every per son offering to fit glasses or dupli cate broken lenses must be licensed under this law or be classed as a law violator. . _ _____ Subscribe for the Observer. I * All lumber and shingles for a 1500 bushel Grain Bin for $ 9 4 .5 0 Smaller and larger Bins in proportion U/hu Dou Mnrfi9 • Come and talk Wily ray IVIUIu » our Moro yard, it over with us at where we have a large stock to fill your requirements. Anyone can build this type Of Bins and they will last for a lifetime. U. S. Department of Labor, W. B. W ilson, Secy, says: “The fruits of victory would turn bitter if we failed to harvest thepa now. »‘jJnitejd effort is needed as much in the work of reconstruction Us ip wjnnjng the war. - * • ««go let us ppnfinqe to work together in the spirit that we shquld, not put our own interest ubovp the interests of the nation. TUNI-A-LUM LUMBER CO. H. U. MARTIN, Manager
