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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1920)
Lacal Ckerek AaeeeactMeaM - Ford touring ctT, fc-pa«aeng«ri for tale by Bdnaon Garage, phone 198, Presbyter! 4h Church Moro, Oregon. Y OU are no doubt interested in prices 'a n d w a n t to m ake your pur ch a ses w here you pay less. > ■ r Here is a list of our prices, read and be con vinced, th is is th e place w here your m oney la sts longer. $ .70 Best grade terry cloth 20 inches wide.................................Per yanl .60 Crash toweling, regular 75c value............ .................. ..... 1.60 * Voiles, printed and satin stripe, $2.00 values............. .45 Flaxen blue and pink stripe, 30 inches wide..... ................ “ .15 to 2.75 Wash and tub silks, colors, stripes......... ........................... .95 8 inch camisole ribbon, regular $1.25, now.................. » Ladies summer underwear: s 1.50 •« -;/■ Regular $1.75 union suit “ ................ «.... Ì.25 “ 150 “ “ “ . ....... .......... .50 \ ~ " .65 “ ................... ••• .70 “ \ .90 ; “ “ “ ..A.....T.......... Misses summer underwear: .65 Regular $ .90 value, now....... v............ Men’s underwear: 2.75 „ Summer weight union suits, regular $3.00 value.............. 2.95 •« “ “ “ “ 3.25 values........... ’. 3.00 Heavy weight cotton union suits.........................•............... 2 25 Medium weight Heece lined union suits per suit Monkland Church: John Hastings has sold his thresh ing rig, advertised in the Observer, to O. E. Baker. Tire chain with tightener loot Wednesday night on the cemetery road. Reward for return. E. E. Barzee, Moro. For your immediate and future needs of groceries see us, where prices are lower, quality guaranteed. Moro Trading Co. Members of the Methodist church met yVedneeday evening and decided to bai Id three rooms to the present parsonage and install a complete bath equipment. Announcements Food for Reflection Sunday School at 1 JM) p. m. Preaching service at 2 JO p. m. Moro Church : Sunday School, 10 a. m. Preaching, 11 a. m. Christian Endeavor, 7 KM) p. m. Preaching, 8 KM) p. m. * Bible study, Wednesday, 8KM) p. m. Choir practice, Monday, 8 KM) p. m. Sunday morning w ill be the first of a series of sermons on the subject, “ The significance of the first Pente c o s t ” A ll are invited to attend the services. Elmer E. McVicker, Pastor. 'T 'H E man of discernment doesn’t write a A letter when a ’phone call would do; send a messenger when a telegram would serve, or trudge on foot when he could ride on a train. He utilizes the conveniences modern science puts at his disposal. •f Christian Science Society: He doesn’t handle his money in such a way that it’s safety is uncertain; that he gets tangled up in wranglings and losses. He takes advantage of the protection and har mony a Checking Account guarantees. One-half section of land with the Services in the Church building. growing crop for sale. Price and Main street, at 11 a.m. Subject: terms reasonable. Sherman County Doctrine of Atonement. Abstract Co., Geo. B. Bourhill, man Testimonial services each Wednes ager realty department. day evening, 8 o ’clock. Sunday School, rear church en P. C. A xtell has bought the Nish trance, 10:15 a.m. Pupils up to the half acre, store and residence prop age of 20 are welcome. erty at old Monk land postoffice. Mr. Reading room,rear church entrance, A xtell w ill raze the building and use open each Friday from 2 until 4 p.m., the materia.! on his farm. where the Bible and all authorized Christian Science literature may be County Treasurer Bourhill has re read, bought or borrowed. ceived notification from the office of The public is cordially invited to the state treasurer that the total state attend the church services and visit tax due from Sherman county on the the reading room. 1919 roll amounts to $48,544.80. New business invited. B a n k of M o ro M o ro , O re g o n Three different parties have applied to the board of directors for a lease Special Attraction at Moro Theater of the new Moro Hotel Co. property. The management of Moro Theater ' One of the applicants w ill also agree announces that it has secured for next . to furnish the building complete. Thuraday evening, April 15, the dra L Because* of installing new ma- matic. novelty of the year, “ The , chinery patrona of Moro Steam Laun- Long Arm of Mannister.” Henry B. . dry are requested to bring bundles Walthall who is now recognized as early Monday morning so that same the master of the screen. Maa the ste l ' can be shipped out by train that day. lar honors in this production, and is supported by a large cast which in The Moro school junior team de cludes such players as Helene Chad feated the Grass Valley school junior wick and Olive Ann Alcorn. The picture is a film adaptation of team on the local diamond Monday, score of 13 to 4. The game was well the famous novel by E. Phillips Op played and ended to the satisfaction penheim, which ran in serial form in the Saturday Evening Poet and the of the Moro spectators. majority of the larger newspapers in A number of his friends have been the country. Thfi story is surcharged ' asking J. F. Henkle the past work as with romance, sw ift action, and pow | to how he hurt his hand. Jim says erful situations. | the bad roads caused his car to jump The scenic settings are pretentious M O R O . M H K K M A N C O ..O R K O O N ; over a Tutted piece and “ that’s all. ’’ and elaborate. The gowns worn by Mrs. Henkle agrees with Jim. the women are the latest Parisian de signs and were especially made for The baseball game Saturday after- the ladies appearing in this produc ' noon ^between the Moro and Dufur FRIDAY. . . ÄpriT 16,1920 highschools was.closely contested, the tion. visiting team securing all their score - E u r a x a L o d a » N o . 121. on the jump off. Moro lost a credit B»noi«is of tha Annual Statement of the < ItKLIANt'K IN 8 1 U A N C E COMPANY, » a . f . a a m . Moro. or. ably played game by a 9 to 12 score. LOVE LIGHT GREAIfl M O R O TR A D IN G C O . I lie Our Motto is “All we can give for ' the money; —not all we can get for the goods” O b s e rv e r Officiai Paper fcr t a n Oouty. tMeeta the Aral and third _ Thuradav evening» of each m o n th ./ V niting member» _ cordially invited to -neet rith ua. B y^rder of W . M. J. M . P a r r y , Secretary. B o t h lo h o m C h a p te r 78 O. B. s. Regular communication |each 2d and 4th Thuraday .evening» monthly. ¡ M rs . V iv ia n O r n d o r f , W orthy Matron K u n s m a n . Secretary. NO. D o n ’t b e ta k e n in with the idea that the character of our goods means corresponding height in cost. W e shall be glad to dispel that idea if you will call and see us. W e want you to know a dollar here buys more than elsewhere. W e have a few stoves left-b o u g h t at the old price—and we will give our customers the benefit Furniture, Rugs, Lineoleums, Paints, Glass and Oils Igt&ts br Isto ita l Himslfl Co. t a of Miüssry, Ik lull Trader aid Maytag Washiig Machine GINN, COLEMAN & CO. MORO. OREGON R oy F a r m o r a E d u o a tio n a l a n d C o - O p o r - a tiv o U n io n o f A m o r i o a M oro L o c a l N o . 41 Garage for sale—Building 50x100, wjth full cement floor, 40 cars stor age, has agency for Chevrolet, Dort and Reo cars. Work 4 men and later w ill work 8 or 9. Cdmplete equip ment. Price $7000. Alex Hunter, Moro, Oregon. Miss Lillian Morrison, formerly a resident of Moro now living at Ar lington, was married on the 9th to Roy Montague, also a Resident of Arlington. Many friends in Sher man county w ill join with the Ob server in wishing Mrs. Montague a happy future. Meet» in I O . O . F . hall each 2nd and 4th Saturday afternoon. Viailing member» welcome W . S. Powell President. W . H . Ragsdale, Secretary. Wheat ranch of 300 acres for sale; half in fall grain the other half in stubble; adjoining the Qity lim its of Dufur; quarter of a m ile to Dufur For bargains in used tires and re high school; good improvements; all paired casings, in moat all the sizes, stock, machinery and improvements see the Wasco Vulcanizing C o .G u y go with the place. Write W. C. Hanna, Dufur, Oregon.», - Chamness, proprietor. A movement is under way in Moro to organize a local baseball club. Business men of the city are helping with the plan through which any deficit at the end of the season w ill be cared for without too great tax on the players themselves. best for Cracked Lips and Wind Burns MORO PHARMACY K. SCHADE, Prop. Phone of Philadelphia. In the .U te of Pennaylewua, on the S la t »lay of Dooombor. I S I S , made ta the Insurance rommlaaiouer of the >Ute ol Orw con, pursuant to law C APITAL * n Am ount of caidtal stock paid u p .S 4 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 < INCOME Not prem ium ! receired during tha year .........................................» 1 .0 1 5 .0 7 4 71 Interest, dteidende and rent, re celved during the y e a r .............. « « ,1 0 7 0 » Income from other eourvee re oolred during the year .............. '» JOHN DEERE and OLIVER PLOWS Total expenditure! ......................* P53.7O O.7S ASSETS Value of real eetate owned (mar- ket value) ................................... • 1 - 1 .1 0 0 OW Value of stocks and bonds owned (m arket value ...........................• 1 .2 5 8 .8 2 2 .5 » Loans on mortgages and collateral. Total assets 1 0 8 .» 3 0 «8 T h om as, V a n b r u n t, ~ —/ M o n i t o r a n d ’ . . S u p e r io r 2 5 2 .« 3 8 28 at 1 .0 1 0 .OO 1 a 2 5 4 4 » ’ » L 7 8 1 .8 1 O 8 2 Total a— u admitted In Or* , , 7 g l 810 *On ' ' ‘ LIABILITIES C io m claim* for losses unpaid ( 1 0 3 ,0 8 8 Am ount of unearned premium» on all outstanding risk. L 088 »31 D ue for com m ission and brokerage t 2 - 8 » » AU other tlabllitlee ...................... 393 WE ARE AGENTS FOR THE Total Income ...................... S 1. 0 8 1.0 8 1 .AS DIS Hl '«S E M E NTS N et loeaea paid during tha year In clu d in g a d ju stm en t m » n « i » {Mvtdenda paid on ca p iu l etock during tha year ................ ’ , , 2 8 ,0 0 0 OS Commissions and salariee paid during the year ........................ ... J W .B l* * « Taxea. licenses and fee» paid dur- lug th e year . . * ........................... DJ.uaD. TS Amount of a lt other expenditures____ 7 0 ,3 0 4 T* Cash in bank, and on hand . . . . Fremiuma In course of collection written since Sept SO. 1 0 1 0 . prem ium » on peri>etual poll« les on real eatate owned by company to te r o t and rent» due and ac ' , 2 D R IL L S Chatam 1» C. R. Morrow, representing Mor 57 row Bros. Co. of Wasco, distributors • » for Sherman county of the Chevrolet cars and Acason trucks, was a busi Total liabilities, exclusive O,1 . , , , - a n 4 8 B l'H IN ESSO IN * OREGON E<>lt THE YEAH ness visitor in Moro the first of the , week. C R. reports that D. J. Mc- ■ a t prem ium s recdleed during the I , * , , paid during the year ‘ I Lachlan is the purchaser of a 2-ton ^aaae* Incurred during tlie y««r. 5N»0» K E L IA N i'E INMl'KANi E » OMI ANY, I truck, the deal being closed last No.4. 1100 acres near Maupin. W ILLIAM C H l’BB. Pre- ident C H ARLES J. W ISTER J It . Secretary Ditch water right paid on 60 acres. i week. Statutory re»ideut attorney for service. 225 acres in fall wheat. 'A ll stock, M. U IE S Y . Portland. Or. Old timers using the road between including 27 head of cattle, 16 head of ; Moro and Grass Valley miss the old colts and horses, and 25 head of hogs, ! land mark store at Erskine that stood and the machinery can go with place. unoccupied for probably 30 years, Plenty of water, fair buildings. A I built before Moro was located or mighty fine bunch of all year pasture named. Inquiry discloses that L. L. An Oregon family of four had $100 a goes with this place. Easy terms. Peetz bought the building and had it month to get along on in 1913, buf had For terms and prices write to torn down for use in improving his grown into a family of ten with only $45 W, C. Hanna, Dufur, Oregon. month income in 1920, how in the farm holdings. If— Fanning Mills ________ __ "* W e have a good stock of flGHT-POIM CUTOOl DOUBli ICIIHG DISK Also we carry a complete line of Furniture, Ranges and Heaters, and remember the Famous Z Line ot Engines and Fairaday Washing Machines. lo r # H ardw are & Im plem ent Co. MORO, OREGON world would it live? A meeting of the board of direc tors for the Sherman Electric Co. was held in Moro Wednesday evening. Noel B. Martin has been engaged by the board to act as general manager during the construction period. Re ports of engineers as to power de The State Univeraity, the Agricultural mands and cost of construction will College, and the Oregon Normal. In 1913 they had 2250 atudenta; now they soon be available. T h a t is the case with] Yuba Ball Tread Tractors_ IN THREE 12-20 regular M ODELS 20-35 oversize have 5400. O oversize We are able to make immediate delivery on the oversieaJ8O-35 from our warehouee any time. Other sizee can be delivered from factory branch on 10 day notice. We will have a big working supply of extra parte in stock next month. Before this comes in, any ordor for parts received at our Wasco office before 4 p.m. can be shipped from factory branch at Spokane next day. A * O’Meara Supply and Implement Company I Wasco, Oregon And <1 in 1913 ia only The LONG ARM of WIANNISTER a. A 12 act vaudeville show w ill be good ai 45 cent» today, in purchaiing given at the Wasco Theatre at Wasco power. Friday April 23 for benefit of Wasco baseball club. This show is under the personal supervision of Hewitt, Crowder and Thomas. They promise the public of Sherman county at this time the beat show ev e/ produced within its borders. with HENRY B. WALTHALL If you yourself were responsible could you carry on the work of the Col The railroad switchmen’s strike, lege, Univeraity and Normal on the aame originating at Chicago, reached The atate aupport aa in 1913? Dalles on the 9th when the entire force employed quit their jobs. The strike has affected traffic from coast to coast, the men have taken action without sanction of the officers and largely against strenuous opposition Neither can the State Univeraity, the of other railroad men’s unions. Y ou could not Grain and siock farm o f 2160 aerds; 640 acres wheat land; 280 acres in faall grain; 20’head work horses, har ness and equipment; 260 head of well bred cattle; close to reserve, head quarters within ono mile of Dufur high school; carload of steers w ill be ready for June market shipment. Price reasonable with easy terms. W rits W . G. Hanns, Dufur, Oregon. Agricultural College, and the Normal School do It. W ill you not help these three institution« to continue their useful and productive work lor Oregon by vot ing on May 21 for the Higher Educa tional relief measure? E- Phillip« O p p en h eim “’Tis Nobler to Forgive Than to Avenge.” Ihe Story of a Mao Whom the World Sought to Destroy This man embittered by the treachery of wife, of friends, of every one whom he held dear, after a world wide pilgrimage of vengeance discovered that it is nobler to forgive than to avenge—that love and not hate is the greatest thing in life. M o ro T h e a te r THURSDAY APRIL 22 A d m issio n Paid 18c and 3 8 c A PIONEER PICTURE »dvertiaemeol inserted by C q fg Oyesent c<y| la behalf of iba Joi«» Alumai i Relief I tor H K b ar Edacalloa ia Or»«oa. 514 Plttock Bloch, Portlaad. . e
