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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1920)
¡¿ft» S íiU X -U JBWBHBBá I |*e " * U ~J O b s e rv e r» MORO, OREGO^L Entered • • «econd class matter at the po»t office at M o ro , O reg on , July 2 5 rlo 9 1 . I FRIDAY...............April 23. 1920 d iri U p U k b Honor of Family That the female of the speciea is more deadly tllan the male iB well shown in “ The, Thunderbolt,” star ring Katherine MacDonald, and which will be seen at Moro Theatre, Satur day, April 24. # Serea Quarter Section Farm Sherman county w heat and stock ranch of 1040 acres; 750 acres tilla b le ; balance m ighty good pasture land w ith plenty of w ater; 320 acres in wheat, goes w ith the place. This farm is in good sta te of cultivation and in excellent neighborhood. For particulars apply Jto Sherman County A bstract Co., Moro, Oregon. GEO. B. BOURHILL, Manager R ealty Dept. As Ruth Pomeroy, only living mem ----- — ---- — ber of the Pomeroy fam ily, K atherine c . L: I r e l a n d ............ Manager. MacDonald ia forced into a loveless m arriage w ith Bruce Corbin, the only living repreiientative of the fam ily which the Pomeroy’s have hated for generations. Remember M ullikin, the harness Corbin, through cold-blooded busi ness dealings, has Allan Pomeroy in man, is now at Wasco, Call and see his power when the shock resulting him. from C orbin’s threat th a t he w ill A bstracts prom ptly made by the " M y C o u n try * T i* of Theo, Bw eci publicly disgrace Pomeroy unless Sherman County A bstract Co., Moro, of L ib e r ty ? , Ruth Pomeroy m arries him, k ills Oregon. Pomeroy. True to her promise, Ruth We have a lim ited supply of w hite enters into th is distasteful m arriage w ith the hope that she may learn to laundry soap, 5c per bar w hile it love her husband., Her hopes are lasts. Moro Trading Co. shattered, however, when she is told Severl Wasco people were in town Tax Collection Rush Ended by Corbin th a t he married her notfout Wednesday attending the tria tl of of adm iration for her beauty but to The office of Sheriff Chrisman has carry out his fa th e r’s wish, th a t he W atkins vs Ferral in th e jo c a l justice been a busy place the past month, should “ get the last of the Pom court. The case is t.n p.ction involv ing landlord and tenant. being filled practically all day with eroy ’•». ’ ’ visiting residents of the..county, who How the male member of the Cor- Ten m iles from Boyd, Oregon, 1300 were ¿.ttracteil to the* office fo r_ the b in 'fam ily is-outw itted by the female acres; 350 acres in cu ltiv atio n ; 18t> purpose of paying their taxes. A of the Pomeroy fam ily forms the basis acres in fall g rain ; good improve large number paid a l l , taxes in fu ll, of thia interesting picture. m ents; good stock range; 75 head of but several availed themselves of the c a ttle ; 10 head of young horses. privilege of paying only half their W rite W. C. Hanna, Dufur, Oregon..) tax at this tim e, especially as no in Notes From DeMoss Springs terest could be collected by the On Saturday, May 1, a local Teach Sunday School at 10 o ’clock all are e r ’s In stitu te w ill be held at Grass county on deferred payments where half the tax was paid before the date invited. ; — Valley. The two tax measures for set. Up to and including A pril 16, educational work w ill be discussed. W. L. .D illinger has finished his 1920, the amount collected and turned plowing and is home again. Voters are especially urged to be over to the treasurer by Sheriff C hris present. Last Sunday a company of young man totaled $13«.tfp9.48 out of g total Some real good buys in real es*| of $263,218.07 carried on the tax roll ladies walked over from WasCo to ta te in WasHington, G illiam , Wasco, spend the day in the park and they to be collected this year. In addi and Crook couuties. Also at Golden- tion to the above. *a total of $927.87 surely had a great day. dale, Wash. See me upstairs, Bank was also collected on previous taxes The K nights of Round T a b le ” en of Moro building, Alex H unter. now delinquent. tertained the Loyal Daughters w ith a The above compares very favorably [ hard tim e party at the De Moss Moro, Oregon. with the amount collected lust year Home., There were 26 young people The Moro steam laundry, under the ' and turned over on April 28, 1919, to present and all had an enjoyable tim e capable m anagement of George E lls taling $101,290.06 from off a tax roll -Elm a Newton took the prize as the worth, is having more work than they of $189,978.17. hardest looking character. can handle with the result th a t a special lot of machinery is being in stalled to care for the rapidly ex Heart 0 ’ the Hills Coming Protecting Personal Property panding business. - T-- V ---------—----- ' B a l Pajar for S t a Canty. ’Sowing” Dollars _ for a Thrift Crop O W ING the seed is only one step ii> the production of a crop. If the harvest is to be abundant, favorable conditions must be main tained. T o the business man, this means .favorable credit conditions. T he Federal Reserve System is the great stabilizer of com mercial credit conditions to-. S - d ay . I t insures an am ple R ip p ly of such credit a t all times. F A R M E R S’ STA TE BA N K M oro - - - . • O regon The Most Popular Machine in the 1920 Sherman County Harvest Fields * ■* will be the Holt High Deck Combined Harvester come in and let me tell you why G e o . N . C ro s fie ld , W a s c o , O r e . “A W ord to th e W ise” says the Good Judge Y ou w a n t r e a l c h e w in g s a tis fa c tio n . A little of th e R eal T obacco Chew la s ts so ip u c h longer th a n th e old k in d . Y ou chew c o sts class d o n ’t need a fresh n e arly as o fte n —so it n o m o re to chew th is of tobacco. Any m a n w ho uses th e Real T obacco C hew will tell you that. P ut Up In Two S tyles R IG H T C U T is a short-cut tob acco W -B C U T is a long fine-cut tobacr o W eyrnan-B ruton C ot. patfy. I^Q?- Broadv*;>y.'‘ N»w,YtxJ STELLAR ATTRACTIONS MORO THEATER SATURDAY APRIL 24 KATHERINE McDONALD “T he American B eauty” , u / The Romance of the Strangest Marriage on Record The S tory o f a man who deliberately marries a beautiful woman to deny her the right to motherhood — H ating his beautiful wife long before he had seen her---m arry- ing her to be sure she would he the last of h e r fam ily •• this u n n a tu ra l husband’s unique revenge w as frustrated by the Providence that watches over mothers. H ut w om an’s w it and Providence Intervene w ith sta rtlin g results M o ro T h e a te r THURSDAY APRIL 29 MARY PICKFORD T h e P o p u la r S c r e e n «Star In a N e w C h a r a c t e r iz a t io n W ith Her W inning Smile “HEART 0 THE HILLS” •Adapted from th e fam ous novel by JOHN FOX, JR. ' The S m ile which as you know turns to sadness, to anger despair, hatred and revenge as the p lay runs. This Is the story of a little m ountain g irl, true to her principle but ready to fight with fist or gun for Clan or against oppression The Third K >'*' 0 9 3 T T O 3 B fiB *35* HftRROW ” WEEDER DEM ONSTRATION P low ing season is well u n d e r w a y —som e Fordson T ra c to rs in th is section have plowed n early 400 acres each since M arch 1st an d arc running a» nicely as the day th ey started. N ow , let us show you w h at the Fordson T ra c to r will do w ith a h a rro w e r or w eeder. $ W - N. J O N E S Mary Pickford Picture from her own Studios 20c and 35c Notice to Customers A nnouncing Change in Price l he present price of $605 f. o. h. P o rtla n d fo r o u r N u m ber 216 D elco L ig h t P la n t— 160 am phere h o u r battery— w ill be inureased to $650 on M a y 1st. By n o tify in g us and getting v o u r o rd e r booked n o w — covered by a $25 deposit, in accordance w ith m anufac turers term s— you may secure one of these m odern farm u tilitie s al the price now in effect. If desired customers o rd e rin g D elco L ig h t p la n t N u m b e r 216 can delay shipm ent on same u n til June 30th. Pre vious notice fro m the factory was fo r a shorter, sh ipping term w hich has now been extended to June 30th. D o n ’t d e la y y o u r o r d e r S DELCO-LIGHT I HLJLER Y B R O S . ■4 STOCK and M RIN l H ES ’ E. i . Hurlhurt Great A d m issio n Registered In the county court of the 9tate of Oregon for Sherman county. In the m atter of the estate of Maps, Phils, Estimates, R eports Archie McDermid, deceased. on all kinds of Surveys Notice is hereby given th a t the un Plans, Specifications, S upervision d e sig n e d under and bv virtue of the la st w ill and-testam ent of A rchie Mc - on all Classes of B uildings. Dermid, deceased, w ill on and after Saturday, the 22d day of May, 1920, a t 10:00 o ’clock A. M., of said day at the law office of B right & Bryant in Gilliam and Wheeler Counties 'lo ro , Oregon, proceed to. sell a t p ri vate sale fur part cash am bthe b al ance on time, su b jip t to the confirma tion of the court, the follow ing de scribed real estate situated w ithin the FOR SALE said county and sta te , to -w it: The southwest quarter of section ■ -- - - - 27, southeast quarter of section 28, and the »northwest quarter of section 33, all in township one north, range seventeen east of the W illam ette me U p p e r M a in Street, o pp. Garage ridian, together w ith the tenem ents, hereditam ents, and appurtenances CONDON, ORE. thereunto belonging and appertaining. The terms of the sale are Fifteen Thousand Dollars cash in hand at tim e of sale and the balance to be paid on or before the 15th day of Oc tober, 1920, w ith interest a t the rate of six |»er cent per annum w ith a first AUTO TRUCK mortgage hack upon the premises to secure' the payment of the balance of - DRAY a the purchase price. Dated this at Moro, Oregon, this Phone M a in 314 M o ro , O regon 23rd day of A pril, 1920. F re ig h t arul Express Geo. B. Bourhill, Executor of the E state of Archie H a n d le d P ro m p tly . M o v in g McDermid. deceased. Bright & Bryaat., Attorneys for E ffic ie n tly A ttende d T o . estate. a23m21 Directed by SIDNEY A. FRANKLIN Photographed by C H A R L E S ROSHER P. IS. Hall-Lewis & Co. Civil and Architectural Engineers and Surveyors 20c and 35c Ad m ission- In the heart of the hills of Ken Local School Fairs w ill he held at Don’t make it easy for the sneak tucky where bullets not books are thief by keeping valued articles care Wasco, M oro,'Grass Valley and Kent ! law, Mavis Hawn, a mountain girl lessly about the home or office. beginning A pril 27th at Wasco. It ‘ w aits sternly for the day when she The safe deposit vault of th is in 4s hoped th a t the rural schools sur can avenge the cruel murder of her stitu tio n is proof against all of his rounding each town w ill be repre father. Furtherm ore, Mavis is in cunning and sk ilE sented. H. C. Seymour S tate Indus open reliellion against the life which A sm all box and a trifling sum will tria l Club Leader w ill be in the she has been leading and which per-, give your valuables the best of protec county during the week. m its of hickory-stick lickings that tion and you peace of mind. Bank of Here is*a good country home prop sear her shoulders w ith sm arting Moro. erty close to one of "the best school lacerations. towns in the state, for sale reasonhle: In sympathy and in love w ith the 164 acres three miles from Dufur; girl is Jason Honeycutt, who attends Notice to Contractors nice home and good improvements; to the duties of his fa th e r’s farm, By order of the Board of D irectors, good fam ily orchard; fall g rain ; creek while th a t parent is content to scheme and plan for the day- when he can tim e for receiving bids account Moro bottom land; 100 acres in cultivation. ,marry widow Hawn, mother of Mavis, Hotel construction has been extended W rite W. C. Hanna, Dufur, Oregon. ‘and g et an independent fortune as a to and including A pril 28. In the face of w ar taxes, w ith local Notice is hereby . given, th a t the result of valuable lands. and state taxes and with many differ Moro Hotel Company, a corporation ,? Jason confides to Mavis th a t his ent kinds of drives that the citizen w ill receive sealed bids for the con fa th e r’s courting of the Widow Hawn struction of a three story hotel build and business people have to meet all is essentially for the purpose of g e t ing a t Moro, Sherman county, Ore the year around, there is a disposition ting control of her pro|>erty. A new gon, 37’x ’100 w ith an L 37’x63’ ac to vote down some of the proposed light is thrown on the situation, how cording to plans and specifications m illage taxes put on the ballot by the ever, when that very day a party of prepared by I’. M. H all-L ew is & Co. special session of the legislature and eastern c ap italists arrive to undertake A rchitects, The Dalles, Oregon; at to be voted upon May 21. Taxpayers the promotion of a scheme for e x p lo it 4 :30 P. M. on the 22nd day of A pril, in the main are unanimosly opposed ing the coal lands of the mountains. to raising the state tax levy from a This beautiful screen drama w ill tie 1920, at the office of W. C. Bryant, little over three m ills to eight m ills at Moro T heater Thursday, A pril 29. secretary, Muro, O regon: a t which as w ill be done if all the five tax It is replete w ith homely mountaineer tim e and place bids w ill be opened b ills on the b allot are given an affirm life scenes so ably presented th a t the and considered by the Board of ative vote. entire presentation easily rivals any Directors, ’lhe usual bond in amount Wednesday A pril 28th screen dram a lately released by the 50 per cent of amount bid, w ritten by a Surety Company duly authorized Dr. Freeze w ill be in large film corporations. to do business in the S tate of Oregon Muro all day to prac w ill be required, and certified check tice his profession. for 5 per cent of amount of bid, to Consult him free a t Moro drug store. Candidate for Sheriff guarantee qualification of the success If you suffer from headaches cross troubles you are In voting for J . M. Yocom for the ful bidder must accompany each bid. eyes, or other eye republican nomination for sheriff all The Board reserves the rig h t to reject assured of careful attention when you with Dr. Freeze. voters can be fully assured th a t if 1 any or all the bids, or to let the con place your case am nominated and elected they w ill tract to a bidder not the lowest if by 18th year of practice. Over 10,000 have a competent and efficient officer them deemed best for the interests of patients cared fur. At Kent Monday and one that at all tim es w ill give the Company. Plans and specifica the 26th, Grass Valley Tuesday the the duties of his office close and effi tions may be seen a fte r A pril 15th at 27th; Wasco Thursday the 29th. cient supervision and personally at the office of the secretary, or may be I tend to proper and stric t law enforce obtained from the A rchitects, upon rnent. This<is not merely a sta te deposit of satisfactory guarantee for ment of facts, but a pledge as well. the return thereof on or before le t ting date. J. M. YOCOM. Moro Hotel Company, The Dalles, Oregon by W. C. Bryant, Secretary. Notice of Sale of Real Estate The THUNDERBOLT" T h e com plete E le c tric L ig h t and P o w e r P la n t M o ro - - - . O re g o n Delco Agents for Sherman County “ F O S S & C O ., in c . M O R O , OREGON! Blacksmith & Garage Firestone Machine Shop Goodyear , Oils, Grease and Accessories Auto Repairing and Storage J Steel and Coal, Hardwood, Carriage and Wagon Material •S é WSS»’
