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MORO.
OREGON.
T. B, CRUSADE IS ON
FRIDAY....... November 21, 1919 Accolades for Children
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“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 *•»»«»“ ...................
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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
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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
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ping, or to the park.
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held In virtually every school In the
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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?”
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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
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says the Good Judge
B r ig h te n U p
T h e F arm
itr
The girls looked at one another si
lently, then nt last Sadie Reed simltM.
"I guess I Mid more di«ngr<*enble
things nlkrut her than anyone else, so
It’s up to me to make the first move
I move thnt this club present Elsie Day
with a pair of snowshoes. 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. A little chew
o f th at good rich -tastin g
to b a c o o g o e s a lo tfa rth e r,
and its good taste lasts
a ll th e w a y th r o u g h .
L ittle c h e w — la s tin g —
satisfying. T h a t ’s w h y
it’s a re a l saving to b u y
this class o f to b a c c o .
THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW
fiut u/> in two styles
R I G H T C U T is a s h o rt-c u t tobacco
W -B G U T is a long fine-cu t tobacco
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