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A I ne O b s e rv e r MORO. OREGON. T. B, CRUSADE IS ON FRIDAY....... November 21, 1919 Accolades for Children Observer T he price of or The i ne v u w i ' t - U $1.50 r pc> — Fight the Disease 75 cent« lor «ix month», 50 cent« to tour month«— but if n .id in -d v .n c e we accept $2.50 in full ‘or 2 year«. Shortei term« than M k 12 4 cent« per month A Blue M ark here w ill an«wer an in- query. when entered upon our calendar, g iv in g th e date ol the paper ai the date at which vour current «ub«cription expiree. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIHIUII Whc AN AWAKENING = 1 By JULIA A. ROBINSON. —cEE n íñ lillllllllllllllilllM IllllllllllllllllllllÍilF {Copyright, 1*14 by MeClura Nawapaper S y n d ic a t!) “Knighthood” Prize for Battio Against W h ite P la g u e in th e United Statoti Notice of Estimated and P rapaiad Tax Levy for Sharman Connty, Oregon, for the Year 1920. « itaL add fum m ile *•»»«»“ ................... Ur telophooe, Notice is hereby given that on Board . « p n « o ~ ~ . . . Wednesday, the 8d day of December, Care of Poor 1919. the County Court of Sherman Expenses « • • • ................. County, Oregon, w ill be in regular County Pl W »ician.......... lion at the County Court House in Burial ex| * n8e8 • . . . . . Moro, Oregon, at the hour of 10 County Health a Officer o'clock a .m ., and any taxpayer of S a la r y .'............................... Sherman County, Oregon, w ill be Expenses . . .............. • heard in favor of or againat the pro Indigent Soldiers posed tax» levy, aa hereinafter item R elief of ol d soldiers.. ized. * Boys' and Girls* Aid Society ITEMIZED STATEMENT R elief........................... s» • • • Prepared in accordance with the Insane Examination a nd expense provisions of Chapter 284 of the 1918 Oregon Session Laws, showing an es Elections Judges and clerk s............ tim ate of the amounts of money re B allots.................................. quired to be raised by taxation by Ballot boxes and fees of Sherman County, Oregon, for the year registration ..................... . 1920, to maintain each department of Deputy sheriffs, hall rent the county government, county office and repairing booths. . . . or county officer, and for each county improvement, the maintanence of each I Scalp Bounty county building, structure, or in stitu -| Bounty on wild animals tion, and for the salary of each coun- J Fruit Inspector ty officer or employee, and for the I Per diem and expenses improvement and maintenance of pub-1 Stock Inspector Salary lie highways, roads and bridges, and Stationary and advertis for other contemplated expenditures in g .. . ............ .. • . . . »• - Also showing the probable receipts of Sherman County, Oregon, from School Library Books and state library.. sources other than direct taxation up on real and personal property for the I School Childrens’ Industrial year 1920 and also the approximate! Fair amount of the balance of the various I Expenses and premiums funds o f Sherman County Oregon upon I County Institute January 1, 1920. I Expense 1250 150 Sally came down to breakfast at 11 o’clock. That wus her usual time. She was fond of lying abed mornings—what did it matter? Why rise early? There 60 Washington.—Through the agency was nothing to do before night; Just of Major B. J. Lloyd of the United sitting around, going down town shop « iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin iiiim iiiiiiiiiiiiiiim s State« health service, accolades will be 120 ping, or to the park. --------------------------------------- ~ ~ O j held In virtually every school In the =? Sally yawned. "The coffee’s cold," country when the second annual tour 60 she complained. nament of the modern health crusade "I’m sorry, miss,” answered Jane. comes to an end this school year. By STELLA L. COLE. “I tried to keep It hot** Is the ome This was the statement made at the ,6= National Tuberculosis association of let all right r "I don’t care for omelet, take It fices, where the crusade was organized away," fretted th e' girl. ‘Tm not (Cupyrlght, UM«. by McClure Newspaper 60 and where the new tournament was Syndicate.) hungry." announced. The tournament held She pushed hack her plate, rose and 260 -Hello, Elsie, I was hoping I would simultaneously all over the country aee you.” said Helen Samis to her for 15 weeks, begins with the opening went Into the drawing room, where her mother, In an easy chair, perused the friend. Elsie Day, as they met on the of the term this fall. 600 latest novel, and her sister gazed aim street. “We girls are going on a snow Last year, the first In which the an shoe hike tomorrow afternoon, and of nual Jousts with disease took place, lessly Into the street. 80 I thought you were never coming,” course we want you to go with ns. We found many “pages,” “squires" and fretted Maude, turning to her sister. are going over through the wootbt to knights” rendy to be given their ti 800 Well, I’m here, but I wish I’d stay my camp on W-------- pond, have an tles of knights banneret, the highest ed abed. It’s stupid sitting rouIRl wait oyster stew for supper and snowshoe degree of honor to be received by the 25 hack In the evening.” crusaders. In many cities and towns ing for something to happen.” I’ve been up half an hour,” Maude “Oh. Helen, I'd love to, hut I haven’t accolades were held and on the West boasted. “What’s on for tonight?” 136 any snowshoes! So I guess I can’t go ern coast Major Lloyd personally gave It’s the dunce at Kate Osborne’s, a the four “blows” to hundreds of “air this time!” great affair, but I’m getting bored with “Why, that’s too had I But I thought knights,” or boys and girls who had parties.” faithfully performed 11 health chores 600 you had some snowshoes; you told me Oh, I remember. I shall wear my the first of the full that you were go for the entire tournament and so be pink gauze. There I I forgot to order ing to have some this winter, and so I came knights banneret. 150 At the cnpitol In Washington the slippers. Mamma, will you phone for thought surely you would have them PROPOSED APPROPRIATIONS • Widows’ Pension my slippers?” largest accolade of the crusade was by this time.” 150 Future allowance Her mother did not look up from her held, with Vice President Marshall act “Well, 1 did Intend to buy some, hut ing ns league master and conferring story, hut answered absently: “Don’t FOR THE FOLLOWING EXPENSES Fair AND AMOUNT I have changed n»y mind. I'm sorry the honors on the candidates. The bother me. What a chatter you inuke! County fair, premiums, not to he 'able to go, for I know you steps of t h e ' capitol building were Do be quiet.” Judge (County) 2,600 etc........................................ will have a dundy time, but I really filled with children who had fought a S a la r y ................................ $ 450 County Agriculturalist Sally had but recently graduated 200 can’t.” from a fashionable boarding school. Incidental expenses . . winning fight agninat disease. County agent..................... 1,700 “You Just het that we nre going to County Clerk There are 8.000,000 children in the Maude had finished a year before. Circuit Court have a dandy time! You know wdiat crusade, and It Is estimated that more “We’ll order the car and take a ride Salary.................................. Witnesses and ju ro rs... . good oyster stews we girls can make, than 75 per cent of them will win hon to the park," suggested Maude. "1 Deputy salary................... * 12W) Reporter’s f e e s , .............. and then the snowshoelng back by ors in the tournament. By complet can’t stny here; It’s dull.” 300 Record books and blanks. Stationary.......................... moonlight—” ing the 11 health chores for the 15 - “I shall stay where I am," declared 1001 Incidental expenses......... r Meals for jurors.............. “Oh, Helen, 1 know It will be Just weeks they will not only receive their Sally from the comfort of her cush Sheriff Bailiffs................................. wonderful, and I shall he thinking of titles, but will win badges and pins ions ; “you can go if you wish." 1800 Salary. Justice Courts you every minute. But now I am In for the lesser ranks of page and squire, You’re always selfish!” retorted Deputy salary................... 1200 Fees for justices and con a hurry to get home, so I must say and gold and silver buttons for the Maude. "You know papa won’t let me 300 Traveling expenses......... ranks of knights and knights ban go alone.” 100 stables.................................. good-by.” Office supplies and inci Hazel Gordon was president of the County Schools Helen Sands and Elsie Day were neret. They will also win banners 500 dentals................................ members of the Local Girls’ club, a showing their class has been 100 per young people’s Red Cross club. She Appoitionment of $10 per had organized a circle of girls, and Treasurer local organization, the purpose of cent successful In the crusade. capita.................................. 12,000 400 This Is one of the vital phases of they were working enthusiastically— Salary. t r, . . . . . > ......... which was to promote social and out County high school tui Record books and inciden door life. Snowshoelng. was a feature the fight against the white plague, knitting, sewing, folding surgical dress tion fund............................ 6,000 50 to be specially taken up this winter, which will be directly affected by the ings, taking work home, doing their tals ............................. 60 School board convention. success of the country-wide campaign utmost for the soldiers nt war. To and the party on the morrow was the Assessor State of Oregon them life meant helping others. Life of education now being conducted by first of a series planned for the sea Salary........................ . 1800 1920 state tax for Sher son. The club was for the most part the National Tuberculosis associa wus earnest; they had a*purpose. 480 Deputy salary................... man county........................ 33,000 Can’t we get some new members?” tion. composed of girls of well-to-do fami 15,300 Market Road T ax. . . . asked Hazel. They were gathered in •IBS. Roll», plata, stamps, de- lies, though a few working girls be ta il sheets, and miscel her cozy parlor, sewing, their voice* Auditor longed, Elsie being one of that claaq. HEADS I. AND R. LEAGUE laneous ..........................i - t f * 230 buzzing. 250 Her position In life made It Impossible Auditing county books “There’s Maude and Sally Stlmson; D istrict Attorney * for her to take part In all the activi 25 Incidental expenses . . T o ta l................................... $ 92,935 If we could only get them," suggested ties, but being a particularly bright Ida Black; “but I wouldn’t dure ask Superintendent of Schools and attractive girl, she had become 1500 INCOME FROM OTHER SOURCES them.” very popular, and her Inability to go Salary.................................. THAN TAXATION M M | “They wouldn’t come,” asserted May 800 on the morrow was really a great dis Traveling expenses......... 2501 Approximate balance in gen White. appointment to Helen. Incidental expenses......... “Why not?” asked Hazel, her eyes 4,000 eral fund............................ “Well, what do you think, girls, 8th grade examinations, flashing. 1,500 Fees from County Clerks office said Helen that night, as they were 50 institutes ............................ “They’ve got too much money," said. 260 One half of bounty from state gathered In the cluhroom making Coroner’s Fees May. their final preparations for the party Fees and expenses............ 5,750 “They wouldn’t think they could T otal.................................... “Elsie Day Isn't going with us tomor Juror’ fees and witnesses work," added Nina Baker. “If ’twas ¡Total amount to be raised by row. Says she hasn’t any snowshoes, County Commissioners a party they’d come.” taxation............................... 87,185 which I think Is funny, for I know “But, for the soldiers!” flashed na- Fees, per diem and m ile Roads and Highways that she has been planning on having 250 zel. “We need them, and they need age ....................................... some for a long time.” Salary of road master, ns, If thnt Is the way they feel. Fra Surveyor laborers, improvements, “Well, I know, too," spoke up Sadie going to ask them to Join.” Fees and incidental ex Reed, “thnt she has been saving money, • repairs, and highways. . 36,000 “You won’t get them,” predicted 100 Bridge Fund.............................. 10,000 penses................................... a little every week, and she was tell Agnes Snow. “They’d feel above us, Sealer of Weights and Meas Ing me only the other day that she had Market Road, one m ill (to and they never work.” enough saved, and that she guessed she ures match state fund)............ 15,300 “It’s time they did,” asserted Hazel. would buy the snowshoes soon. She 125 Per diem and expenses . “We’ll see.” has talked more about snowshoelng T o ta l................................... $154,235 Hazel did get them. She called at State Account and seemed more enthusiastic over It 50 Less funds raised by state Per diem and expenses . the Stlmson mansion, walked lightly than any other one of us, even those up the marble steps and rang the bell, Court House Expenses market road b ill.............. 30,600 who are veterans at snowshoelng. Per ■>nd her heart did not falter. In glow Janitor, fuel, light, wa- haps she Is getting stingy.” Grand Total.......... ............. $123,635 ing words she explained her mission. “There, there. Sadie," spoke a third "We’re working for the soldiers,” Dated at Moro, Oregon, this 6th day girl. “You’re getting altogether too per she enthused, “doing the little that we MEASURE HEAT OF STARS of November, 1919. sonal. If Elsie Day hasn’t bought any can to help, and we need you. Will E. D. McKee, County Judge snowshoes most likely she has some you Join us? We’d so love to have you Scientific Instrument Used at Wash J.M .W ilson, County Commissioner good reason for it, and It’s none of our with u s !” ington Is Sensitive to an Almost R. J. Ginn, County Commissioner business what the reason Is, either! "Why, I never sewed In. my life,” Miraculous Degree. XItest: Mary L. Hoskinson, Clerk. “Well. good, bad or Indifferent, she confessed Sally. “I don’t know how. hasn't any,” replied Helen, "and when and 1 can’t knit.” One of the expert» employed by the “I’ll teach you," smiled Hnzel; government bureau of standards In I began to tell what a good time we General Jacob 8. Coxey Sr., of “you’ll find It quite easy, and we have were going to have, she said she was Washington has perfected an Instru In a hurry to get home, and so rushed Coxey’s army fame, Is the head of the good times, too.” ment which measures the heat of a newly organised National Initiative Sally became Interested. It was a star so far away that It can’t be seen off. I really wish she were going to- tndrfnw. It Is too bad for her to miss and Referendum league, Inc., 1919, new Idea to be needed. “It’ll be some with the unaided eye. This same In the fun. and we shall miss her, too— the particular objects of which are: thing to do—I for one will Join. What strument Is sensitive enough to he af To endeavor to secure the adoption do you say, Maude?" she is such Jolly good compnny." fected by the heat of a candle 107 Maude, though the elder, was led by miles away. “What Is the practical The week of the Red Cross drive of an amendment or amendments to the Constitution of the United States her stronger sister, and agreed to go value of such labor?” asks Thomas H. had been a busy one and the member ship lists were large. Mrs. Sands. whereby federal legislation may be for the “fun of the thing.” These Uzzell In Everybody’s. “Well, for Helen’s mother, a very popular society enacted or constitutional amendments girls had never thought before there one thing, these experiments by Doc lady, always foremost In the activities may be adopted l,y the direct vote of was need for their help In the world. tor Coblentz have mude a substantial Great was the astonishment nt the contribution to the theory and tech of the town, was general chairman of the people themselves by means of club when Hazel appeared with the nology of measuring high tempefa- the local organization, and on the eve national Initiative and referendum. new members, and they gave them n tunes which will melt any known sub ning of the closing day of the cam hearty welcome. Sally Roon learned stance. Making use of this new knowl palgn she sat In her parlrfi*, somewhat and worked till her unaccustomed edge, other bureau men have greatly tired from the week’s labor. "I no A But e Thing. When the afternoon lir.proved the high-temperature ther glad It’s over.” she said to Helen. ‘‘I’ve "Ah always had mo’ faith In sympafy fingers ached. was over she was tired, but her heart mometers which are used In the steel surely had a busy week, and a hard dsn In congratulations,” observed Shin glowed with n satisfaction she hnd Industry to measure the temperature one. too, It’s worth it all Just to see bone. “You knows fo’ sure dat da the spirit of the people. And what sn’t anybody gwlnter be Jealous ob never felt before. She was good and of molten steel. One of the biggest surprised me most was the heartiness you’ hshd luck."—Boston Transcript. kind; all Ihnt was needed was the Improvements In the production of right Influence to bring her out. steel In recent year» Is the result. with which the laboring class respond "Isn’t It glorloua, Maude?" Sally ex “Formerly many millions of dollars’ ed. There’s Elsie Day, for Instance claimed. "I felt as though I’d really werth of steel products depended upon she took n $5 membership, and that’s Blacksnakes to Trait been good for something. I never the trained eye of the foreman In es doing better than many of the wealthy knew I could do so much." timating the temperature of steel from people. She most be earning good Rats as Traps Fail “I pricked my fingers,” laughed It» color. But these new thermome money or she couldn’t afford to do Sally; “but we’ll soon learn. Those ters don’t drink; they don’t fa ll; and that, unless, of course, she has made New Lexington.—Blacksnakes girls must have thought us green their accuracy means vast savings In some great sacrifice.” will be corraled and turned loose money, better steel, a decided step for horns.” Helen turned abruptly and looked at In the Union station here In an Rally and Maude went every day to ward In America’» Industrial sov her mother, her face gloUlng. "Well, effort to exterminate rats that This Is what a W estern Elec work for the Aoldlers. They even gave ereignty." I call that splendid of Elsie," she said. have almost taken possession of up dances nnd the theaters that they tric Lighting Plant on your “She Is n little - brick' u liy r :>y and al the place. might have more time for work; be ways rendy to do her part. I wish Employees have used traps, On Toada. place w ill mean to you: sides. something hlgger hnd come lute there w ere more like her.” ferrets, cats and poison without “Many stories are extant tending to their lives and thoughts. No dark nights? avail. The next evening at the club Helen Even the mother noticed the differ show that toads have been found alive Hundreds of dollars’ worth of met the girls with a serious fnce. In rocks or In soil deep In the earth ; No gas to explode. ence In her daughters. “You’re knit damage has been done to mer "Girls." she said, “I know why Elsie yet so far as Investigated by the writer ting all the time, Jnst like my grand chandise and parcels post pack Day Ismght no snowshoes. She has In no case^haa the evidence been at all • No pressure tank to blow up. mother," she said. ages left In the building nights deliberately chosen to go without them conclusive,” says A. H. Kirkland In an “Isn’t It better than doing nothing, No water to carry. and merchants are complaining. so that she could give five dollars to mamma r* asked the sensible Sally. "I article on “The Garden Toad” In Boys’ The rats are large and black the Red Cross. I’ll wager thnt there Life. "On the other hand, experiments No lamps to fill. never was so happy In my life! I’m snakes are now considered their Isn’t n girl among ns here who has have shown that toads may he kept always going to work for somebody No matches to burn. only foe. given that amount, and we wouldn’t else, nnd not live a aclflsh life any alive at least 18 months sealed up In have had to make nn.v snerlflee either. I ^^^^s^*******»*******-** **********^ plaster or limestone. There Is little No smoky chimneys to clean. longer.” Now wfeet are we going to do about doubt that the toad may live to be FOR HER COUNTRY F" O S S C O . c S ó in c :. 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And I sav girls. let this lie a lesson to us. !*• us remember that no one truly gives gnlcss the giving Is felt. We were s pretty sheepish linking bunch when Helen told us of Elsie’s sacrifice. I^et’s have no reason for being ashamed of ourselves In the future." Infant Only Bruised. Evansville. Ind.—The four-montha- old child of Mrs. JewRle Wheeler of Princeton was thrown 20 feet the other day In an automobile collision at Chan dler and McCormick avenues here, but escaped unhurt. The mother ran fran tically to the Infant, expecting to find It killed, but Instead It was sitting near the curbing, and was only slight ly bruised. Mrs. Wheeler and her child were In a car drlveb by Clifford Parsons of Patoka, which struck a ma chine driven by James Nugent of this dty. ” • Fiendish Delight. Bloggs-—"From what you’ve told me of your mother-in-law I should think you hear enough from her In person without having cared to Induce her to talk Into your phonograph." Moggs —"Oh. you can’t Imagine the pleasure It gives me to start the machine go ing and then shut It off right In the middle of a' sentence!" Dally Thought RII enee la more eloquent than words. —Carlyle. Tor« a Switch anywhere day or night 20 years old, or more. ’"Though It lives alone In summer, nnd get a good strong flood of light. toads often hibernate In colonies of half a doxen or more. In feeding, For S ale By usually by night, the toad patrols a fairly well-defined heat; garden and flower bed» are frequented, and par ticularly the ground under arc lights, where numerous Insects fall fluttering from the lamps above. When food la abundant, aa shown by experiments on toads In cages, the animal eats an equivalent of four square meals dally, Agent for Wasco and Sherman Counties const Ml ng of caterpillars, cut-worms. baAtlae, aata, ate,” Waltber-Williaras Hdw. Co The Dalles, Oregon, T h e r e ’s nothing saved b y c h e w in g o r d i n a r y tobacco. 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