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A local teachers institute was held
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Entered • • »econd cla** matter at the
poet office at Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891.
j? D in A V
able leadership 6f County School Su
perintendent Mias Grace L. May the
Pnkr.Mrv Tl 1 9 2 0 1meet'ng w** opened at 10:80 with
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F R I D A Y .......... February 13. l ^ | genera, , lnging of ’ patriotic songs,
JOHN DEERE and OLIVER. PLOWS
E. T. Hurlburt
followed by a solo, “ The Bluebird,"
sung by Mrs. Frank Horner. Miss
May made an introductory speech, ex U p p er M a in Street, opp. Garage
plaining the general purpose of the
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m eeting; and Mr. C. G. Springer,
principal of the Kent high school,
gave a very interesting talk on the
value of th rift and the buying of
stamps. This was followed by an
open discuaaion led by Mr. Jake W il
•My Country T ie ol TlAo, Sweet
o f L ib e r ty .”
son, who gave a short impromptu ar
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gument In favor of thrift stamps.
At the close of this discussion Miss *
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May talked on club work and coopera
Registered
M a i l Paper f a S h e m u
tion and another discussion was open
Civil and Architectural Engineers
ed.
Many interesting suggestions
and Surveyors
and plans were discussed and step«
were taken toward organising a par
ent teachers association, being lunch Maps, Plats, Estimates, Reports
time, however, this discussion was
on all kinds of Surveys .
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not closed
A delicious lunch was Plans, Specifications, Supervision
served in the assembly room after
’ on all Classes of Buildings.
THE
W A S H IN G T O N
M ONUM ENT.
which Miss »May again called the
| meeting to ordaf for the afternoon
1IIS gigantic sh aft, unique. Impos session which was opened by a vocal
ing, dignified, yet simple to au duet, “ Beautiful O hio," by Miss
extreme, Ta s most fitting and suitable
memorial to the Father of Our C ouii Ruth Petersen and Miss Olive A lex
try. It occupies a site near the River ander, then club work and cooperation
Potomac, selected by the man whom was discussed at greater length also
field meets and declamatory contests,
it honors, in 1783.
The cornerstone was laid on July 4, at the close of these discussions the
1848, and the last stone set on De meeting divided up into sections; the
Moro, Oregon
cember 6, J884. It was dedicated on school boards remaining in the assem
Februury 21, 1885. The proportions of bly room and the teachers meeting in
this mammoth obelisk are colossal. room 8. After discussing plans for a
The foundatioh goes down 38 feet and! track team and local fair exhibits the S u i t s f lf ta d e to O r d e r
Is 55 feet square. The walls ace 15 meeting was adjourned at 2:30 and
feet thick at the base, 1^4 feet thick Miss May returned to Grass Valley.
Cleaning and Pressing for
| at the top and taper one-fourth of an
The
out
of
town
teachers
attending
Inch to the foot;
stones were
W om en and Men
u?ed.
The cap stone weighs 3,300 the institute were Mrs. Floye von
j pounds. It is 555 feet high and Is said Borstel, of the Liberty school; Miss
to he the highest monument In the Minnie Hogue, of the Wilcox school;
“World. The white marble used In Its and Miss Olive Alexander, of the
construction came from the quarries Rosebush school.
Caskets and Robes always on
of Maryland. It Is claimed that there
hand; special supplies and caskets
Is room enough In the Interior to
Mr. Joe Gregg has returned from ordered at any tim e
house an army of 12,000 men. The | a v isit to Tennessee.
Sam Bnsbine. M o ro , O regon.
stairway to the top contains approxi
Mrs.
Lawrence
Amick
went
to
mately 000 steps. “ An elevator makes
the top easy to reach, so that all visi Grass Valley Sunday.
tors may see and enjoy the magnificent
’ Miss Grace L. May was in Kent
view of the national capital, Its his
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toric surroundings and the romanti Friday and Saturday, the guest of
cally beautiful river the man It honors Mrs. C. F. Guyton.
loved so well, which is visible In the
Mr. Jerry Wilson is home from
bird’s-eye view from the top. On a Portland where he has been in a hos
clear day, a prominent penk, Sugar pital for several weeks. He is much
T o M y Patron«: If you cannot get me
Loaf.kJn the Blue Ridge mountains,
direct by phone at M o ro , please call Fo««
improved in health.
A C o .’« garage, who w ill p rom ptly notify
fifty miles or more to the northwest, Is
Mias Leona Gregg arrived last week tne when 1 return to to w n . .
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plainly visible.
from Tennessee to make her home in
About 35 farmers'met at Kent Sat the west. She is the guest ef her
urday and organized a branch of the aunt, Mr«. Jake Wilson.
Farm Bureau for that section of the
After church, Sunday morning
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countv. They are interested in secur-. general discuaaion of plana for build
yig the same results as other farm ing the new church was held and the
bureaus in the county and in addition congregation rested the fipal plans in
want the activities of the local ex the hands of the building committee.
periment farm brought more closely
A valentine social and box supper
» their locality through a series of
is to be held in the school house this
experiments carried out ^n their sec-
Friday evening under the auspices of
1 tion. Because of high altitudes many
the Ladies Aid Society of the Chris
experiments in the- Moro section do
tian church.
not apply to Kent territory.
Harold Howell, son of Mr. and
Interstate Stocl Inspector
Mrs. George H owell, had his leg
Owen Thom pson retu rn ed Sunday broken just above the ankle last
Examiner of M aillons for License
ev en in g from a v is it of sev eral w eeks Thursday when his horse fell on him
a t his old hCme a t 1 asadena, C a lifo r while crossing the railroad track. Dr.
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n ia . H e rep o rts- th e Sherm an county Ghormley of Wasco was called, but] W A S C O .
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d eleg a tio n as hav in g survived the owing to the bad roads, he was un
w in te r ar.d, ir. fa c t, in tim a te s th a t able to reach here until 1:30 a.m .,
some are m u'‘h in love w ith southern several hours after the accident. How
sunny C a lifo rn ia , esp ecially Claud ever, the break seems to be mending
Thompson who w ill not retu rn u n til nice ly although it is still painful.
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Thom as,
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P.H. Hall - lewis & Ci.
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Moro Hardware & lmplemcnt fo.
MORO, OREGON
it Only T t:
D r . S anders
1 cent to 75 cent
The increased co rt o f farm
ing makes necessary the
careful selection of stcth>— m*-
proved varieties Uu’t produce
profitable ct-ups.
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says the Good Judge
Our Seed Catalog and Plcnters
Guide is the standard reference
for growers o f the N o rth *-« « .
ItaUrwour complete linckul Seed*. • r**»
FcrdUscr« Poultry and
Bee Supphe». Spray*
Sprayer».
Dairy SuptrUo and Lo u.(-mo«
T hia h an d som e j> o ? h
la m o re than a Caiatog
Il’S a tru e 8oM0 to
P r o f it a b le P la n ttaA
Your Name should ba an our Mctltn« L W
ASK FOR CATALO G N o 8 3 0
V E T E R IN A R IA N
‘ This class of tobacco
gives a man a lot more
• satisfaction than, he
ever gets out of ordin
ary tobacco.
Smaller chew—the g o o d
taste lasts and lasts.
You don’t need a fresh
chew so often. Any man
who uses the Real To
bacco Chew w ill tell
you that.
Pat Up In Two Styles
RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco
W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
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3EA0 THE OaSEîh/tR
Ju ly .
Mr. Thompson brought w ith
him a num ber of W ashington naval
Notes From DeMou Springs
oran g es, picked n ear his f a th e r ’s
home. A sam ple le f t a t th e O bserver
Mrs. Anderson,. of Aiden, Califor
office was found to be much above the
av erag e g en e rally found in Oregon n ia, is v isitin g her daughter, Mrs.
L. C. Roberts, >
stores.
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ALL th e tim e.
For C ounty news
Our public school w ill again, open
this
next Monday.
Sunday School
2000 acres, m ostly a ll tilla b le , gooi
will
resume
the
follow
ing
Sunday.
farm house, barn, and w ater. 900
acre« sown to T urkey red w heat. Two
The “ flu" quarantine w ill Le lif t
m iles to elev a to r. A lso 1790 acres, ed next Monday. Mrs. DeMosa and
ap p ro x im ately 1300 acres in c u ltiv a son Elbert are among thoae convales
tio n , 600 acres in tu rk ey red w h eat. cing.
T hese plrtces are for sale now. M.
Bernie Rice has to go by way of
F itzM au rice, Condon, O regon.
DeMoss Springs when going to Wasco
on account of impassible roads in the
closer direction.
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You can now mail your letters at
DeMosa postoffice. The office is locat
ed opposite the west gate to the park.
You w ill be cordially treated by the
new postmistress, Mrs. A. Thompson.
We understand that Dr. Ghormley
had an auto accident one night this
week between here and Moro, disabl
ing his car considerable. The next
day we noticed the Wasco mechanics
nt to bring the car in, had to cool
it off with DeMosa Springs water, not
realizing that it was necessary to
have water in tlw radiator until the
car engine stopped.
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If you wish to sett or exchange any
of your real property, farm or city»
list It with the Realty Department of
the Sherman County Abstract Corn-
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Theo.Beletski, D.V.S.
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School
I have arranged to secure A1 Falen, the noted Fordaon Tractor expert of the
Pacific Chart, and w ill give a week’,
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Undertaking
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'Also we carry a complete line of Furniture, Rangel“,snd
Heaters, and remember* the Famous Z Line of Engines and
Fairaday Washing Machines.
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K. SCHADE, Prop.
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W e have a good stock of
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free courw to all Fordaon owner, or any one in
terested in Tractor Farming; Opening date Monday. February 16th
All present owner, are now enrolled without further application;
Any other party
wishing the benefita of thia Instruction course, make application to me,
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DesChutes Motor Company, Moro, Oregon
R. S. Goff, Manager
Farm and Timber Ranch for sale 6
miles west of Dufur on county road;
497 acres. 76 acres ^heat land, 24
acres under irrigation, 17 acres in
growing alfalfa; 1,000 cord of wood
on ranch; 6 room modern bungalow;
good barn and out buildings; two
creeks running through the place;
fine location for stock. Write W C
Hanna, Dufur, Oregon.
No.4 .. 1100 acres near Maupin,
pitch water right paid on 60 acres.
225 acres in fall wheat. A ll atockt
including 27 head of cattle, 16 head of
colts and horses, and 25 head of hogs,
and the machinery can go with place.
Plenty of water, fair buildings. A
mighty fine bunch of ell Y®*r pasture
goes with thia place. Easy terms.
For terms and prices write to ,
W. C. Hanna, Dufur. Oregon,
Salaarooni
S.E. Car.
Front and
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SERVICE
For You
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O u r p la n n in g d e p a rtm e n t is a lw a ys
re a d y to help yo u plan y o u r b u ild
ings, no m a tte r ' how la rg e o r how
sm all.
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Call and ask to see o u r la rg e plan
book o f Hom es, B arns, Garages, a h d
o th e r b u ild in g s .
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We m ake a n y changes desired o r if
you c a n n o t fin d a n y th in g to s u it
. yo u , m ake a ro u g h s k e t c h o f y o u r .
, idea o f a hom e and we w ill m ake a _ ;
blue p r in t p f it fo r yo u .
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R em em ber th is se rvice is fr e e to y o u
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TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO.
O- C. PIERCE, Manager
MORO,
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