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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1919)
ray- lum berm en’s Trust Co.. Port fund set aside for that purpose land; par. accrued interest and could be used by any future coun- This is the one year in recent to court for something else. $3300 premium. Sherman county history that fully MORO. OREGON. The bond buyers themselves The bid of Keeler Broa..not be demonstrates that the right kind ing submitted in accordance with agreed and said that the court of farming done at the proper ¿a«er«4 « Mcood cl«« * 1J¡Í’ the advertised terms, was not con could secure a better bid for the season always returns large divi poet ofltce •< Moro. Oro^oo. July term bonds at a later date and that sidered. < dends. The writer has visited the F R ID A Y _________ July 25. 1919 At the termination of an execu a serial bond, if authorized,would experiment station at various times tive meeting of the court, follow be handled at a large saving to the Manager. ing the opening of the bids, it was county as a whole. They also in the past several years when Su C. L. I r e l a n d . . . perintendent Stephens had invita decided to reject all bids at this agreed that the interest rate or tions out for special days, such as time. The court also decided term of any bond did not materi the annualTarmers* picnic, and in to canvass the opinion of the ally affect the price, these condi a majority of cases when the vis county as to the utility of a serial tions being offset by bids based itors came upon the farming ex bond in place ofthe20-year term upon par value (and premium off hibito showing the resulto of work bond that they are now forced to ered above par. from the besl to the poorest and sell if they comply with the terms also the tame work done at differ Barlaw Bead to Ba R e M t of the road bond election. ent periods during the season, a It was the general opinion of the July 29 bids wiU be opened in number always considered the ex public that the court had the op the local office of the federal bu hibit as an endorsement of their tion of either selling a term bond reau of public roads for the grad work when finished late in the or a serial bond, but when the ing of 37 miles of what is known year. A number of times the Coart Reject* Road Boad Bid. time came to make the sale they as the M t. Hood loop road with exhibit had apparently served to Member« of the Shert$pn coun had no option under the stated in the national forest. The esti justify a slackness in farm work ty court met in special session last terms of the election notices and mated cost is $514.000. The work when the yield from each piece of Saturday afternoon for the pur ballot but to sell for the full term is to be done under the direc ground was not compared. pose of canvassing bids for the ot 20 years, with no choice of re tion of the United States forest There few spots on the face demption until the lime was service, but half the cost is to be o f the earth where it is possible to road bond« advertised for sale. Five bidders were present and ended. borne by the state. The width of raise grain without considerable It has been figured that Sher the road is to be 16 feet. N o pro rain during the growing season, submitted bids as follows; Keeler Bros., Portland; condi man county would loose approxi vision has yet been made for oth yet it is being done this year in tional bid of par, accrued interest mately $110,000 in interest, alone er than a dirt surface. Sherman county with no rain fall if term bonds were sold. Some and $4500 premium. The project as advertised is di since A pril of material benefit to Clark, Kendall & Co., Portland; members of the court had figured vided into two units. O ne unit the crop. » par, accrued interest and $1078 that the money could ~be loaned Before May 1 there was a won embraces the 14 miles between locally and this loss partially met, the western boundary of the forest derful prospect for a bumper crop; premium. . Joint bid from John E. Price & but others contend that this could near Rhododendron a n d the it looked as though the wheat Co. and the Seattle National Bank, not be done legally and, further, Summit house where the old Bar- fields'of Sherman county would Seattle; par, accrued interest and under the terms of the election low road leaves the O ak Grove return the largest yield of the there is no provision for a sink road. The second unit is be county's history. Now , while the $300 premium. Morris Bros., Portland; par, ac ing fund with which to pay off tween this point and the Hood prospects for anything ot the kind crued interest and $3165premium. these bonds at maturity, and any River county boundary of the for has gone into the discard, there is est on the headwaters of the east no doubt but that the wheat crop fork of Hood river Distance, 23 of a large part of Sherman county will be very good and in some miles. cases come up to or exceed the The first unit involves the re construction of an old road. The average. Usually the grower overesti second unit provides tor the con mates his crop. This year it was struction of an altogether new road Have them carefully exam ined’and your the opposite. Because of the lack passing around the'eastern base of glasses fitted by of rain during the main growing Mount .H o o d to a connection season it was thought by a- large with the Hood River county sys number that the harvest would be tem of roads, and thence with the Columbia river highway, from short and the grain of inferior which it derived its name, Mount quality. The yield where thresh ing is now under way has, in the Hood loop. According to the survey made, majority of cases, been a pleasant the road will in no place have a surprise. Fields that the owner heavier grade than 6 per cent. felt dubious about the crop are For most of the way it is less than turning out 12 to 15 bushels per 4 per cent. It is estimated that it acre and in a number of cases 20 will take two seasons to complete and 25 bushels have been reported. Despite the unfavorable weather the grading. ■ ■ --------- nditions the majority of Sher This establishment is exclusively Optical and per Mrs. Alex Hunter is in Port man county farmers will make manently located at THE DALLES. land, called there hy the illness of money this season in raising wheat. Conditions for raising a crop must her eldest daughter. be exceptionally good when this is possible, but in every case where an average crop is harvested this year you will find a farmer in charge who has profited from the work of the State and Federal Ex periment Station at M oro. They have studied the effect of continu ous, consistent intensive cultiva tion of their summer fallow and have not been lead wrong by an apparent yield on poor farmed land that did not hold up its end when comparison was made at the close of the harvest. It costa as much cash outlay to plow and work land out of season as in season. There Is very little saving made by poor farmiog in place of good farming and never any teal saving when the crop year is dosed. The O bserver» W - N. JO N ES Dr. T. DeLarhue EYESIGHT SOCIALIST Y o u r E yes Should be Cared for N o w DR. D eLA R H U E Eyesight Specialist 17-18 Vogt Bfock Phone Black 1111 THE DALLES, ORE. JAtlTO TRUCK DRAY FOR SALE Phone M ain 314 M oro, Oregon EYES EXAMINED T . T. Hurlburt GLASSES FITTED l i # Hick. Q5nl has far tau Dusty. STBCI ltd liai N D The Oalles, On. Phone 1111 Freight and Express Upper M ain Street, opp. Garatfe Handled Promptly. Moving Efficiently Attended T o . CONDON, ORE. Great Sale on Pianos at Portland Department Store Railroad Fare Paid Both Ways to Piano Shoppers W ho Will Take Advantage of the July Sale. A S a f e P l a c e t o B u y Y o u r R la n o . Lipm an-W olle & C o.’a b ii Department Store of Portland ii making a Wrong bid for the Piano business of this community. The great Department .Store of Lipm an-W olfe & Co. of Portland is out after the Piano business of Oregon. « Just now we are having a big July sale on new and second-hand Pianos which has stirred the piano circlet of the metropolis., ’ They are even bidding for the business of the country districts and make this startling B O N E F ID E O F F E R ; 1st. W e will save anyone $100 in the purchase of an Upright Piano, a Player-Piano or a Baby Grand. — . . , ■ . 2d. W e will have our expert choose for anyone a Piano that we positively guarantee, box it and pay the freight to destination covering a radius of 100 miles Irom Portland. 3d. W e will pay the railroad fare both ways of anyone in Oregon or Washington who will go to Portland and choose a Piano oil our sales floors. P IA N O S W E C A R R Y O ur lines consist of the most renowned standard makes of America. U ur leader '• the K N A B E . W e also represent the celebrated Francis Bacon Pianos in baby grands, playert and uprights. One of our most popular lines is the five well-known pianos of 1 he House of Baldwin.” which includes the Baldwin. Ellington. Hamilton. Howard and Monarch. Then we are agents for the Hazelton Bros, and the famous Autopiano. I he Autopiano is probably the most popular and durable /»layer-piano in the world. Already more than $43,000,000 worth have been sold to the music-loving people of the globe. O U R U S E D P IA N O S One may nearly always find a good bargain in a second-hand Piano in our piano ex change department. This month we are holding our semi-annual clean-up sale on these instruments. The prices are remarkably low. ' W E G IV E T E R M S Investigate our selling plan and learn how to save money buying a Piano from our jhriSwfeHwiiit» 1 .. . , .. W e sell a brand new Baby Grand for $595. Uprights and players priced'accordingly. Ask to see our Player-Piano with the Ukulele attachment. Orders by mail given preference and prompt attention. L ip m a n -W o lfe & C o . S a tis fa c tio n G u a ra n te e d O’Meara Supply & Implement Co. WASCO, OREGON • W e call your attention to the MORELAND Motor Trucks Embodying the Special Features of a D IS T IL L A T E B U R N E R by means of a special Gasifier that permits the Moreland Trucks to burn distillate as efficiently as other vehicles burn gasoline, enabling the Moreland owner to save 8c per gallon in fuel alone. There are other reasons W HY You should own a Moreland Presbyterian— M oro. Sunday school, 10.30 a.m. Preaching by Rev. B. F. H a r der at 11;30 a, m. A joint con gregational meeting of Monkland and M oro constituted of all mem bers and supporters of the Pres byterian church will be held im mediately following the morning service to consider the calling of a pastor. B. F. Harper, moder-j ‘ing. Union services 8 p. m. at M eth odist church. Rev. Harper deliv- j ig the sermon. Christian Endeavor 7:15 p. m -Bible study at Methodist church Wednesday, 8 p.m A t Monkland Sunday school, 2 p. m. Preaching at 3 p.m. Elmer E . McVicker. Tem porary Pastor. W S "L " 1.' J7TV Christian Science Society Services will he held In the church building on M ain street at U o’clock. Subfect~~’*Tnith. Testimonial services are held Wednesday evenings at 8 o clock. Sunday school in room at rear entrance of church at 11 a.m, Pu pils up to the age 20 are welcome to these clasaes. , The reading room at the rear entrance to the church building i» open every Friday from 2 until 4 p.m.. where the Bible and all au-J thorized Christian Science litera ture may be read, bought or bor rowed. . . . . . . Tne public is cordially invited to attend the church services and i visit the reading room. To Our Friends and Patrons: D u rin g th e H a rv e s t Season we want you to feel a t lib e rty to c a ll on us a n y tim e a fte r h o u rs fo r y o u r needs in o u r line. Call a t E. H. M o o re ’s house fo r Pierce; he w ill be glad to w a it on and a ssist yo u . • ft. x T U M -A -L U M LUM BER CO. O- c; PIERCE, Manager
