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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1920)
Che O b s e rv e r» MubtUc b SU tbub Cutoty Case Siz Columbia Siz Maibohn Siz Editor and Mrs. Ireland took advan tage of the fine weather Sunday after noon to v isit the Observer farm south •E ntered m second class . 'h.e of Kant and in the going found good, poet otiicc at Moro. Oregon» July 25, 1891. bad and miserable roads with the and bad About 50-60. For a F R I D A Y ..* . . April 16. 1920 good wonder the read to the top of Nigger ridge waa in fair shape, it always ia C. L . I r e l a n d ............. Manager. from Moro to the L. L. Peeta farm and beymd to Erskine, thanks to Mr. Peeta, but we did not expect to find the road to the top of the ridge in aa good .condition as it was that day. Roada had bean dragged at different times as far smith aa Kent, but rain and traffic had cut them. . Since then we have been Informed that all roads "M y C o u n try *Tis of Theo, 8 west - of L ib e rty ." are again in good condition. ■ Coming home, about three quarters of a m ile south, of Kent, the car slewed into a deep rut at a place all cars had been mired all winter—as a result the front right steering knuckle Service From New City Reservoir broke off and the wheel went through the fence. With the assistance of the 'This office has been asked at nu garage man at Kent and the loan of a merous times as to just what waa the spindle by County Commissioner J. difference in elevation between the M. Wilson off his car it was only a old and the new city reservoir.' To little over an hour until all damage settle the question authoritatively we I was repaired and the car again in requested Engineer H. S. Wall to | operation. furrish this office with accurate fig Grain in the Kent section has bene ures with the result that we can state fited immensely from the warm rains positively that the bottom of the new , of the past ten days, although the reservoir Is 35 feet 4 inches above the ground is covered with a heavy clod concrete top of the old reservoir. At crus', that w ill prevent a considerable the same time we requested data as part of the grain coming through un , to possible water supply to the ceme- i less broken. tery and we again quote the same au thority in stating that the supply to the 1. O. O. F. cemetery w ill have a Rtech for Sale minimum .fall of 16 to 20 feet, in creasing in direct ratio any particular 6400 acres deeded land, free from location may be from the south fer.ee. incumbrance; 200o acres under cu lti Also we can state that part of the vation, 1500 more good wheat land. Baptist cemetery can also be sup Property a ll fenced and cross-fenced. plied, probably not exceeding a 60 Four large barns, two large modern foot strip joinirg the lower cemetery. bouses with hot and cold water. Many out buildings and sheds that are essen tia l. My portion of crop 526 acres Encouragement That Counts wheat. The price asked includes the crop, 110 head of good short horn cat To encourage the Moro high school Where the name Case is best known it is the most respected. For over in their effort to have a base ball tle with forty odd head of calves; two registered short horn bulls and team that would be a credit to the three-quarters of a century the J. 1. Case T . M. Co. has been recognized as school and community the following cow with bull calf worth fourteen a leader in the mechanical world. Associated with it in the producing of this week made up a purse totaling hundred dollars; 20 head of good Bel the new Case Six are twenty-four of the best known and the most respon $36. Contributors and amount^ are: gian draft horses; 26 head of pure blood Poland China hogs, several sible n*ames in the automobile industry. Bank of Moro, $3.50. 8 gang Moro Hdw. & Imp. Co., Ginn Cole sows with pig; 9 wagons, drills, 3 This combination of talent, backed by the whole weight of the Case reputa-- man & Co . Moro Trading Co., Tuma- plows, 3 harrows, 3 superior two ton gas engines, 2 tractors, 1 • tion is your guarantee o f y degree of excellence that has never before been lum Lumber Co., Farmer’s Elev. & truck, 1 Ford truck, several seta of Supply Co., each $2.50 opproached in a m otor car at so moderate a price. hay in Farmers State Bank, Moro Phar double harness; 80 tons of macy, Dr. C. H. Johns, Ellsworth barn, seveial tons of grain, house Hotel, Con lee Store, Observer, L. W. completely furnished with all kinds of eats. - Personal property with Ross, Douma Bros., each $2.00. growing crop worth $40,000.00 The F oss & Co., Benson Garage, each improvements including all buildings $1.50. and fences could not be duplicated for J. F. Belshee, $1.00. $40,000.00. This property represents my life work of thirty-seven years and 1 wish to retire. The opportun First Moro Band Practice O re g o n ity is yours for $130,000; $60,000 T h e D a lle s Every person interested in having a cash; deferred payments 7 per cent. local band is requested to attend the No trades considered. This quotation first band practice to be held at the is for April only. For further par opera house next Wednesday evening ticulars address C. A. Buckley, Grass April 21st, bringing with them any Valley, Ore. Hours by Appointment Everything goes with the exception Phone instrument they may happen to pos of the tutomobile. sess.« Arrangements have been made to have Mr. Folda, of Grass Valley take charge as leader. This week a subscription paper was circulated Seven Quarter Section Farm among the business men of Moro and enough has been guaranteed to make Sherman county wheat and stock sure that a Moro band w ill soon be a ranch of 1040 acrea; 760 acres tilla b le ; M0R0, ORE. balance mighty good pasture land O ffice at Residence. ’ reality. with plenty of water; 320».acres in A nnouncing Wednesday April 28th wheat, goes with the place. This farm is in good state of cultivation Freeze will be in and in excellent neighborhood. For M°ro day to Prac tice his profession. particulars apply to Sherman County QEO. E L L S W O R T H , P rop rietor Consult him free at Moro drug store. Abstract Co., Moro, Oregon. GEO. B. BOURHILL, If you suffer from headaches cross The present price of $605 f. o. b. Portland for our N um Manager Realty Dept. W ashing done each M on day, Tuesday eyes, or other eye troubles you are MORO« OREGON. ’ A L L T H R E E S IX E S Kail Paps: îît t e a telly. 'Sowing" Dollars . for a Thrift Crop OWING the seed is only one step in the production of a crop. If the harvest is to be abundant, favorable conditions m ust be main tained. To the business man, tliis means favorable credit conditions. The Federal Reserve System is the great stabilizer of commercial credit conditions t o day. It insures an ample Aipply of such credit at all times. S FA R M E R S’ STA TE BANK ■ M o ro . . . - O reg o n The Name CASE Stands for Quality The Most Popular Machine in the 1920 Sherman County Harvest Fields will be the Holt High Deck Combined Harvester COOPER - CARY MOTOR CO come in and let me tell you why d is t r ib u t o r s G e o . N . C r o s fie ld , W a s c o , O r e . u Here’s A n Eye-Opener” sa y s th e G o o d Ju d ge The man who used to chew the old kinds will tell you that it costs him less to use the Real Tobacco Chew. The rich tobacco taste lasts so much longer. Smaller chews, and you don’t need a fresh chew so often. Any man who uses the Real Tobacco Chew will tell you that. Put Up In Two Styles UGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco v -P ’-u to n C n. 110/ B r N e w Y o rk C ity DR. C. H . JO H N S ; Chiropractor assured of careful attention when you place your caee with Dr. Freeze Sherman County Farms for Sale 18th year of practice. Over 10,000 patients cared for. At Kent Monday Well built substantial buildings the 26th, Grass Valley Tuesday the and 410 acres of farm land; 200 acres 27th; Wasco Thursday the 29th. in crop; 150 to be summer fallowed; balance extra good pasture; land right A little stranger named Carl Fred close to Grasss V alley; Also 640 erick,, weight 9fc pounds, arrived at acres farm land within two m iles of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Peetz Grass Valley 145acrea in crop; 525 in Monday evening. cultivation balance pasture land with running water; fair farm buildings. For particulars see L. R. French, Grass Valley, Oregon. 2ta9 •□‘à'ZMK W H E R E D id a ll t h o s e F o r d s o n T r a c t o r s g o ? A sk the ow ners ol 32 Fordson T ra c to rs now w orking iq S h e rm an C ounty D e liv e r ie s m a d e d u rin g m o n th o f M arch: J. W. Pierson, N ih H Jo h n Schasnen, K ent C. W. McKinney, Moro - A. S. Johnson, Klondike Notice to Customers Change in Price M O RO LA U N D R Y The many people of Moro who at tended the minstrel given some time ago at Wasco w ill remember how they returned home with aching sides and grouches dispelled. The two men who “ pulled” this show w ill on Fri day night April 23 produce a 12 act vaudeville show, at the Wasco Theatre, Wasco, Oregon. F ill the d “ bus” up with gas and drive down. You will never have any re grets if you db. T^W ^'jrM artin, Moro, two Ray H uke, Moro j L. Co., Moro, two J . F. H enkle, Moro O. Smith, Nish A. L. Barxee, Moro A. L. Mason, Grass Valley L. Fk C lark, l€ent The owners or owner of the follow ing stock is requested to come for same, prove -property, pay for thia adv., and Lake same away from my farm known as the Rasmussen or Todd place, near Fairview school, de scribed' as follow s: Bay yearling colt, no brands, has halter marks, oeen at my place about two weeks Yellow Jersey cow been at my place since about January 22d, now has calf about week old. V. R. Coe, phone 29F5, Moro. and W ednesday • T h ird day d elivery schedule maintained Leave bundles at Ellsw orth H o tel Annex Patronixe Hom e Induxtry W e aim to please our custotneis P. Nl. Hall-Lewis & Co. The Dalles, Oregon ber 216 Delco Light Plant— 160 amphere hour b a tte ry - w ill be increased to $650 on May 1st. By notifying us and getting your order booked n o w - covered by a $25 deposit, in accordance with manufac turers terms—you may secure one of these modern farm utilities at the price now in effect. If desired customers ordering Delco Light plant Number 216 can delay shipment on same until June 30th, Pre vious notice from the factory was for a shorter shipping, term which has now been extended to June 30th. D o n ’t d e la y y o u r o rd er Registered Civil and Architectural Engineers and Surveyors Maps, Plats, Estimates, Reports on all kinds of Surveys Plans, Specifications, Supervision on all Classes of Buildings. DELCO-LIGHT T h e com plete E le c tric L ig h t P o w e r P la n t HULERY M o ro - and B R O S. - O re g o n Delco Agents for Sherman County .d K jB & æ a B S fl Gilliam and Wheeler Counties STOCK and W IT RiNCKES FOR SALE F . T . H u r lb u r t & C O ., IN C . MORO, OREGON Blacksmith & Garage Machine Shop Upper M ain Street, opp. Garajte Goodyear CONDON, ORE. What had originated aa a joke has now taken new lease as a serious proposition by business men of The Dalles. A committee from tbs mem bership of the Chamber of Commerce of that city, consisting of L. Bar AUTOTRUCK num, F. G Clausen end P. J. 8tads 1- DRAY men, has been appointed to meet with —•— 4%^*--------------- a sim ilar co m m ittee from K lickitat Phone M ain 314 M oro, Oregon county end officials of tbs North Bank railroad to further the plan of Freight Und Express using the Cell Ip bridge for vehicular traffic. Investigation has proven that Handled Prom ptly. M oving the plan is both feasible end practi Efficiently Attended To. cable. w W - N. J O N E S Gas, Oils, Grease and Accessories Auto Repairing and Storage Iron, Steel and Coal, Hardwood, Carriage and Wagon Material 7
