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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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B a l Pajar for S t a Canty.
’Sowing” Dollars
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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
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O regon
The Most Popular Machine
in the 1920
Sherman County Harvest Fields
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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” ,
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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.
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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
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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
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DELCO-LIGHT
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HLJLER Y B R O S .
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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