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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
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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.
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WHY?
The Republic Internal Gear Drive Applies the Power
at Point of Least Resistance
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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
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W. Ray .................................................. ..
1 .
J. E. Reilly .............. ................................ 1
J. B. Mitchell.............................................. 1
Robert llunsaker........ * .............................*1
George H o y t................................................ 1
Jas. A. W arren.
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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
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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
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$ 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!
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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