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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1919)
A ■ - ..........- — Thompson alone except the time Da Right Fanatic Metho* Pay? of two men for two weeks while C. J. Thompson is the first seeding last fall and three men MORO, OREGON. farmer in Sherman county to fin and nine horses extra while his ish harvesting for the 1919 season combine was operating. Paren Kalcred aa second class m atter at tba and put hia machine iu the shed. thetically it might be stated that post o t ic * at M o ro , O re g o n ,J u ly 25, liW l. Claud’s record is a case of the this crop bad had no rain since F R ID A Y ............... Auturt 1.1919 early bird getting the worm ex the first week in April. emplified up to <Jate. H e had Claud says that a section of land C. L . I r e l a n d .............. M a n n e r. his land all plowed deep and ear-1 plowed early and deep and prop ly last season, cultivated his sum erly cultivated will just about keep mer fallow at the proper time and one man busy, with enough time when the early September rains over for vacation periods to attend came last wheat hauling time he chautauquas’ and such other amuse stopped hauling wheat and seeded m e n t that may cpme along. his land for the crop just harvest New Govenuaeat Loan ed. His crop this year averaged an Loan certificates of live months* even 30 bushels to the acre, taking maturity, bearing interest at 4 # the good portion with the poor, - M y C o u n try *T»a of T han, S w e a t per cent, will be issued by the of Liberty.** some of which was caught by the treasury semi-monthly on the 1st frost last spring. In handling the Notwithstanding the increase of entire crop he used only 500 sacks, and 15th. beginning August 1, for ■0, »M 25 per cent in ffcght rales and emptying them when full into a the remainder of the calendar year approximately 50 per cent in pas grainary to be hauled later to for the purpose of financing the senger rates ordered by the rail the elevator in bulk, thus having government’s requirements. The amount of each issue the road administration,effective June the use of the sacks over and over first two months will not exceed 25. 1918, there is a deficit to the again.- Beside the yield made it $500.000,000. while subsequent is Government under its guarantee also furnished spring pasture for sues probably would be about half up to and including May of this all his farm horses last winter and that amount with the total estima year amounting to $450,000,000. spring until the first of April,when ted at $3,500.000.000. The same It is evident that there must be an it began to joint and the horses period will see the redemption of other increase in rates and the were taken off. $2.997,540.500 in loan and taxcer public can not have much hope of In another way his crop made any reduction in these rates until him extra money by the saving of tificates, leaving a net increase of the depreciation of the physical feed for his teams while plowing $502.459,500. All national and state banks and properties which has occurred has his summeftallow this spring. The trust companies will be expected been made good.. The experi horses did so well on the wheat totake not less than 1.6 per cent of ence of the past lew years has pasture that not more than one- their gross resources in each of the doubtless copvinced the public half the usual amount of hay was first four sales periods with the that the greatest essential to the used by them between February percentage' falling to 0.8 toward prosperity of the country is an ef and April 8th, when the plowing the end of the year. ficient transportation system. was all finished for the crop next — . ii i ■■ Wait for Dr. Freexe, if you need eye service. year. R em em ber, M ullikin, the harness Trips each month to All the work for the crop just man, is now a t Wasco. Call and see Moro and other towns. harvested w as d o n e by M r. him. T h « ' O b s e rv e r. Officiti pix fa Stem Gouty. o WHY? The Republic Internal Gear Drive Applies the Power at Point of Least Resistance 1 3 4 1 2 7 1 1 2 1 4 2 3 3 2 1 Sold in June, 1919 List of Buyers that Know Values Edelweiss D airy........................ ................ • 1 Overlook D airy................... ...................... 1 Albert Schulz.............................................. 1 W m . E. Scott............................................. 1 . Jack Eatch. . . . ............................................. 1 Vancouver Ice Com pany........................ F. L. Evans ............................ 1 I ’’ W. Ray .................................................. .. 1 . J. E. Reilly .............. ................................ 1 J. B. Mitchell.............................................. 1 Robert llunsaker........ * .............................*1 George H o y t................................................ 1 Jas. A. W arren. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 J. Okabo................... v...................... 1 Halfway Mercantile C o m p a n y .............. 1 R. M o r r is ............ .............. 1 Saunders B r o s ................................. < . . . , 1 .................... 1 Walther -Williams Company I TH E D ALLES, OREGON have an enemy in cleanliness. Use Peet’s Bros, Pure Soaps , THE SOAP FOR HARVEST. 11 B a r s - - - $ 1 .0 0 MORO PHARMACY Phone K. SCHADE, Prop. 393 ONLY THE BEST GRADES OF Beef, Veal, Muttou, Pork, Fish Handled at the CITY MEAT MARKET, 3 1 4 E. 2d S t The Dalles, Oregon Your order will receive prompt a° d careful attention. Tender, juey meats sent parcel post a specialty. T op market price paid when you ship your Live Chickens, Dressed Veal and Pork to the City Meat Market, A S. Milne, Prop. Your Eyes Should be Cared for Now Have them carefully examined *and your glasses fitted by D R . D e L A R H U E Eyesight Specialist 17-11 Togt Block Phone Black 1111 THE DALLES, ORE. Harvest and threshing is now This establishment is exclusively Optical and going on in the county full blast, manently located at THE DALLES. the farmers all being at their busi Upper M ain Street, opp. Garage est now. From reports coming in CONDON. ORE. from different sections of the coun ty the yield is much better than was expected because of the dry weather during the growing sea son^ The average yield the coun ty over will approximate close to 25 bushels to the acre, with the quality first-dgsa. W . S. PoWell and family have returned from an auto trip to and through the Yellowstone Park. Their most exciting experience on the trip was one night in the park when a wild bear tried to get I ■ JHAT joy it would be to have a home all your own, away with their supply of fresh built as a home should be built, arranged as you’ve meat. W ill had to get up in the always wanted your house, everything orded as you want night and drive bruin away with a club, as firearms are not permitted it, when you want it. There’s nothing like owning a home in the national parks by the gov to make a man realize that he’s a substantial citizen, or to ernment. give people the confidence in him he deserves. You can’t At a congregational meeting measure the value of owning your own home on a dollar held in the Presbyterian church and cents basis alone—and yet with rents still on the in after morning service last Sunday, crease and the price of building material stabilized, proba with Rev B. F. H arper of M ilton presiding, it was voted to elect bly for years to come, home building and home owning Rev. E. E. McVicker permanent never was a better investment. Just add to that the satis pastor of the M o ro and Monkland faction and contentment for your wife, a betser place for churches. J. E. Coleman for babies to grow up in, a more livable environment. M oro church and C. J. I honfp- | son for Monkland church were elected commissioners to present the action of the congregation to OUR house-and lot are as safe as a bond. There, is the Presbytry at its next meeting this fall. an unprecedented market now for improved property There pasted through M oro —you can “cash in” any time you wish. Five years hence, one day last week a nevel travel even though building prices slowly settle to a lower level, ing conveyance seldom seen since the tremendous building activity that must come in the the days of the great emigration meantime will give your investment a substantial increase westward many years ago. It con- jn valqe. siated of the old regulation canvas covered immigrant wagon drawn by a yoke of long-horn oxen. But the unusual aspect of the outfit was the manner in which the oxen were harnessed to the wagon, for they wore complete sets of horse harness, including collars and bridles, and were driven with reins. The oxen were fat and steek and the whole turnout had a prosperous look notwithstanding they had been on the road from Sonthern California since May last. The owner of the rig and his wife were bound for Idaho, there to engage in farming. E. T. Hurlburt per OWN YOUR OWN HOME! j NL 53 Republic TfUcks Marshall Wells Com pany........................ Wadhams A Com pany............................ Haseltine & Com pany............................. Pacific Telephone A Telegraph C o . . . . Young A N o rth ru p ................................... McCoy A D ietrich........ ....'...................... C . M F o s te r ............................................. G . Cherigino.............................................. A. Turtorice................................................ S. Saratari.............................. T . W . R iebhoff.......................................... M . T . W r i g h t . . . . ...................................... R. R. Neassey. ........................................... Jersey Cream ery........................................ Phillip Carter .......................................... D E k N 'T I S T sto ck ut ruin m Look over this list of a few of the 600 Republic Truck owners in Oregon: Warren Conatruction- Company .......... 7 B. A U . T . Com pany................................. 3 Dennis Construction Com pany.............. 3 Foster A Kleiser........................................ 5 Willamette Valley Tranfer C o ...................1 Oregon M ilk Producers........................... 1 Riverview Dairy F a rm ............................ 1 Dr. C. E. Gard SMALL POX and OTHER DISEASES w . N. JO N E S REPUBLIC TRUCKS Wadhams & Company.................. Standard Oil Company........ ....... 1 Manning Transfer A Warehouse ... Union Oil Company.................... 1 Star Transfer CQmpany............... Commercial Transfer Company.. 8 Foundation Shipyard....'............... Tru-Blu Biscuit Company.......... 2 Royal Bakery........................ 7 Green Transfer Company............. Portland-Damascus Milk Co...... Pacific ¿Telephone Company... .... 2 Hammond Lumber Company— Shevlin-Hixon Company ............ 3 Xjnsi & Graziano........................... American Express........................... 1 City of Albany.......................... 1 Olsen & Roe................................... Jones M arket....................................... City of E ugene.........»................... 1 Central Transfer Company.......... Yamhill County .................. ,...... 1 A . O. E x t r o m .......................................... Baggage & Omnibus Company ... 2 Edelweiss Dairy............................ Northwest §teel Com pany.......... 1 Sterrett Packing Company.......... Luckel, King & C a k e.................... 1 Modern Dairy.............. Pacfic Fruit & Produce Company 1 A llen' & Lewis...................... 2 United States Bureau of Fish....... Gauld Company .................... 1 punctures when you use Marvel The increased rates for tele T ire Life. A liquid, but not a phone service effective July 29th, filler. Marvel Tire Life gllowa which affect the entire State of Oregon, are a direct consequence the use of air in tubes. Seals any of the heavy increase of wages ef puncture up to a 20-pennv nail fective June 16th. amounting to in hole, while you ride. Absolutely excess of $225,000 for the State of no injury to tubes. DeMoss A Oregon. These wages go to the Yancv, Wasco, county agts. |6tf. people who work for the tele phone company and who render this service. . Government control of tele phone and telegraph wires ends at Presbyterian— M oro. - midnight August 1. A ll rates in ef Sunday school, 10.30 a.m. fect at that time must be the ruling Union services 8 p. m. charge for the next four months Christian Endeavor 7:15 p. m and until reviewed or changed by Bible study Wednesday, 8 p.m the publjp service commission. The congregation will partici- The new rates announced this ate in the morning service at the week by the telephone company PJ will yield an annual revenue of M ethodist church. A t Monkland about $250.000. but as the increase Sunday school, 2 p. m. in wages is more than $225,000 Elm er E . McVicker. little will be left with which to im Tem porary Pastor. prove the service. The new schedule of rates is Christian Sctence Society said to be identical with the one Services will b e , held ip the approved by Postmaster General Burleson for the state of Washing church building on M ain street at ton. which was made effective 11 o’clock. Subject—“ Love.” • Testimonial services are held Wednesday evenings at 8 o ’clock. F. T . Hurlburt, dealer in farm Sunday school in room a r rear tracts in Gilliam county, was one entrance of church at 11 a.m. Pu of a number of Oregon real es pils up to the. age 20 are welcome tate men to attend the Realty to these classes. The reading room at the rear Mens’ Convention , held at Vic entrance to the church building is toria, B. C„ last week. H e reports open every Friday from 2 until 4 the convention as well worth p.m., where the Bible and all au attending because of the educa thorized Christian Science litera ture may be read, bought or bor tional value of the topics discussed. rowed. Tne public is cordially invited O -W . R. A N . train N o . 18. to attend the church services and now out of Portland at 9:30 a. m., visit the reading room. will change its leaving time, be ginning Sunday, tq 9 a. m. and will stop at Biggs for transfer of passengers to the Shaniko branch» Even government operated rail ways are beginning to consider the Office in the Bank of M oro build comfort of the public in some re ing, upstairs. spects. ’ OREGON Mrs. N ellie M uir and daughter. MORO, Miss Grace, returned Saturday from a brief vacation outing at Seaside. At the beach they met D r. and Mrs. J. R. Morgan, who AUTO TR U C K stated that they expected to return DRAY to Moro about September 1. The ocean breezes have been a fine tonic to D r. Morgan, he haviog Phone M ain 314 M oro, Oregon gained 20 pounds in weight since Freight and Express the first of the season. Since Road Master W all has Handled Promptly. Moving finished laying crushed rock with Efficiently Attended T o . a clay cement covering on the road in Fulton canyon that thoro- G illia n and Wheeler Coaatiea fare approximates-a boulevard in comfortable traveling. The coun ty has a portable gasoline pump with which water is pumped to keep the clay wet down and pre FO R S A LE vent travel from cutting the road- wav into streaks of dust. A Safe Investment Y TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO O- C. PIERCE, Manager
