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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1920)
We Are Selling for Cash ...-M. and can prove to your satisfaction for less money B u y w h e r e yO ur m o n e y l a s t s lo n g e r Men’s Hats Army Style, regular $3.75................................... ................... $2.65 Men’s Hats, Fedora Brown and Blue $6.00..................................... .......... 4 X • TT ’ 1 25 Boys Scout Hats.... .................................... ....... ....................... .......... .. ....... Men’s Golf Shirts................... ................ ......................... ............. I 1-25 to 4 Boys Blouses Plain and.Fancy Colors, size 5 to 14 years'.............. Extra Quality Houpe Dresses and Bungalow Aprons.,.............. ••• 2.»>0 to 1 oO* Germantown -Zephyrs, regular 45c ball now............. ........... . ..... Buy Your Summer Hosiery Now Special Sale Ends Saturday April J 4 th Extra Values in All Lines M O R O T R A D IN G c o . t in - M O b w rv e r >RO. S H E R M A N C O ..O H K O O N OScial Paotr for Sherman Ccuafy. Our Motto F R ID A Y ................A p ril 23, 1920 !§•••••• E u re k a Lodpe N o . 121. F. 4 A M i M uro. o r. J* .M e e t! the fir»t and th ird A. “AU we can give for the money; —not all we can get for the goods” w ith u i. D o n ’t b e t a 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. We want you to know a dollar here buys more than elsewhere. have a few stoves left—bought a t the old price-and we will give our customers the benefit Furniture, Rugs, Lineoleums, Paints, Glass and Oils B e th le h e m C h a p te r NO. 78 O. K. s. R e g u la r c o m m u n ic a tio n le a ch 2d and 4th T h u r id a y ^ e v e n in g s m o n th ly . I ^ M hs . V i v ia n O k n d o r f , W o r th y M a tro n K u n s m a n . S e c re ta ry . 8 1 R oy W c ^Thursday evening« of each month V u itin g m em bers cordially invited to Meet By order of W . M. J'. M. P a k k y , S e c re ta ry . F a r m e r s E d u c a t io n a l a n d C o - O p e r a tiv e U n io n o f A m e r ic a M oro L ocal N o . 41 Meet« in I . O . O . F . h u ll each 2nd and 4th S aturday a fte rn o o n . V in ilin g m em b e rs w elcom e. W . S. P o w e ll P re s id e n t. W . H . Ragsdale, S e cre ta ry. For b arg a in s in used tir e s and r e paired casin g s, in m ost all the sizes, see the Wasco V ulcanizing Co. , Guy Chamnesa, proprietor. igttis for t o t a l Hirwster Co. Lines of M itary, the Into Tractor and Maytag Washiag Machine T here are no dead ones, a p p a ren tly , over a t Y akim a, W ash. Church prop e rtie s , stre e ts , ce m eteries, and m is cellaneous r e a lty pro p erty auctioned fo r d elin q u en t tax es had b risk sa le, w ith the exception of the g rav ey ard . THREE 12-20 regular M 20-35 oversize our warehouse any time. Other sizes can he delivered from factory branch on 10 day notice. We will have a big working supply of extra parts in stock next month. Before this comes in, any order for parts received at our Wasco office before 4 p.m. can he shipped from factory branch at Spokane next day. O’Meara Supply and Implement Company Wasco, Oregon The Officers of . this dependable state- chartered institution, though keenly con scious of their responsibility, evidence al ways a spirit of good cheer and helpfulness. Frequently our patrons voice their pleasure in doing business with a hank whose^ un varying attitude is one of optimism and service. a New business is cordially invited. C h ristian Science S o ciety : Services in the Church bu ild in g , Main stre e t, a t 11 a .m . S u b je c t: “ Probation A fter D e a th .” - T estim onial services each W ednes day evening, 8 o ’clock. Sunday School, 1 re a r church e n tran ce, 10:15 a.m . P u p ils up to the age of 20 are welcome. R eading room ,rear church entrance, open each F riday from 2 u n til 4 p .m ., w here the B ible and a ll authorized C h ristian Science lite ra tu re may be read,^bought or borrow ed. The public is co rd ially in v ited to atten d the church serv ices and v isit the read in g room. Senator W. D. Wood of H ills b o ro 1 is a can d id ate fo r secretary of sta te . 1 Dr. Wood has been in the sta te senate T som eth in g lik e tw elve years and i proved to be a power in holding down s ta te exp en se. As a m em ber of the S ta te Board of Control th a t goes with’ 1 se c re ta ry sh ip of state, Dr. Wood ! would be ex c ep tio n ally qualified By ! his know ledge o f sta te in stitu tio n s gained on le g isla tiv e in v estig atio n s. j The L eap Y ear fiance given in B a n k of M o ro M oro, O reg o n ItOVE RIGHT cream Ford to u rin g ca r, 5-passenger, for sale by Benson G arag e, phone 193, i Moro opera house F riday evening by Moro, Oregon. J the Moro g ir ls under the d irection of | Mi sses G race M uir, A deline Hock- A crank for an autom obile has been , m an, and M arie Provost was u social found and le ftj a t th is office for the | and financial success. From th e in owner who can id en tify it. ception of th e dance u n til its success O ne-half section of land w ith the ful close it w as s tric tly a g i r l s ’ P rice apd affair, in c lu d in g selection of p a r t grow ing crop for sa le. Sherm an County ners, se cu rin g the hartl, m usic, e tc ., term s reasonable. and the p re p a rin g and serv in g of A bstract Co., Geo. B. B ourhill, m an lunch. A bout 53 num bers were sold. ager’ realty dep artm en t. A larg e d eleg atio n of local citizen s called upon L. L. Peetz a t his farm home w est o f Moro on Monday for the purpose of persu ad in g him to accept the o b lig a tio n of e n te rin g the p r i m ary electio n as ca n d id ate fop the nom ination for county com m issioner. A ltho Mr. P eetz a p p re cia ted the honor of the v is it he d id “ not consent to m ake th e race. M em bers of the p arty then declared they would w rite in his nam e on th e b a llo t, to w hich Mr. Peetz responded th a t under those conditions, if nom inated, he would accept. best for Mrs. Hans Thompson was in town W ednesday for the purpose of having the chi Idren a tte n d in g F airv iew vacin- ated because of the num ber of cases of sm allpox in th a t d is tric t. W ill H. D aly, federal fa ir-p ric e com m issioner of Oregon under ap- p o in tm en t of A ttorney - G eneral P alm er, has teleg rap h e d his re s ig n a tion to W ashington and announced S atu rd ay th a t he is through w ith th e po sitio n to r th e reason th a t he has r e ceived no su p p o rt. The n atio n al a d m in istra tio n , he said, has failed him and he is too busy w ith his p rjv a te business to devote valu ab le tim e to a task a t w hich he can accom plish n o th ing. W heat ranch of 300 acres for sa le ; h a lf in fall g rain the oth er h alf in stu b b le ; adjoining- the city lim its of D u fu r; q u a rte r of a m ile to D ufur h ig h sc h o o l; good im p rovem ents; all stock, machinery and im provem ents go w ith the place. W rite VV. C. H anna, D ufur, O regon. G rain and stock farm of 2100 Acres; 010 acres w heat lan d ; 200 acres in fall g ra in ; 20 head work horses, h a r ness and eq u ip m en t; 200 head of w ell red c a ttle ; close to reserve, head- ju a rte rs w ith in one m ile of D ufur high school; carload of SteerB w ill be re a d y for Ju n e m a rk e t sh ip m en t, ’rice reasonable w ith easy term s. W rite W. C. H anna, D ufur, Oregon. The Des Chutes M otor Co., R. S. Goff m anaged, has been appointed ag en t f o r a new Ford d is tr ic t co m p ris ing the county of S herm an and th a t part of Wasco county e a st of the Des Chutes^ riv e r for Ford cars, tru ck s, and Fordson tra c to rs. A ll Ford cars, tru ck s, and Fonlson tra c to rs and g e n uine Ford p a rts w ill be d istrib u te d in th is te rrito ry from Moro and as f a r as p racticab le the sam e Ford service s ta tio n s w ill lie m a in tain ed as a t p res en t. Mr. GolF sta te s th a t he e x a c t s to v isit every p a rt of the n e w ’d is tric t at once for the purpose of o rg an izin g a cooperative system betw een all p a rts of the d is tric t. 40-70 oversize We are able to make immediate delivery on the oversize 20-35 from reflects a lack of friction, shows that things are going right and working in harmony. Union Sunday School a t the DeMoss S p rin g s school house a t 10:00 a.m . Every botlv is invited to atten d . G overnm ent purchase of lib erty bonds in the open m arket w ill* sto p May 1, according to announcem ent of j S ecretary H ouston. The secretary ! s ta te s th a t th e purchase of lib e rty ' bonds and continued issue of n atio n al ce rtifica tes of indebtedness had the 1 effect Of d ec reasin g the bonded in d e b t edness b ut was fast increasin g th e ; floating indebtedness to an unsafe de- ' gree. • - Yuba Ball Tread Tractors • IN A —Cheerful Atmosphere Home c a n n e rs o f fru it in th is lo c a l these services. ity may a n tic ip a te the trend of prices Elmer E. McVicker, Pastor. for the com ing season by the know l edge th a t one larg e canning e s ta b lish M ethodist Church A nnouncem ents: m ent a t The D alles are co n tractin g to Moro Church pay 15 cen ts a pound for ch erries in Sunday School a t 10-00 a.m . the orchard. The price is a ttrib u te d May we not have a fu ll attendance. to the hard w in te r conditions of most of the U n ite d S ta te s which has m a te ria lly reduced fru it crops. DeMoss S p rin g s N o .4. 1100 acres near M aupin. D itch w ate r rig h t paid on 00 acres. 225 acres in fa ll w h eat. A ll stock, in cluding 27 head of c a ttle , 10 head of colts afid horses, and 25 head of hogs, S a tu rd a y afternoon fire s ta rtin g and thtf m achinery can ,go w ith place. P len ty of w ater, f a ir b u ild in g s. A fr o m an oil stove le ft b u rn in g w ith m ig h ty fine hunch of all y ea r p astu re out a tten d a n ts came n ear d estro y in g the Moro opera house. . At the re- goes w ith th is place. E asy term s. I q u e st id’ the young lady m anagers of For term s and prices w rite to W. C. H anna, D ufur, Oregon. 1 th e dance held the previous evening M anager L. W . Ross s ta rte d the stove ! to heat w ate r w ith which to wash the dishes used in serv in g the dance su p . .afbgwai.-rr * f i lili IWIIÎH U M 1 lil ,11 MIL » 1 per a fte r which In* le ft and so did the g irls . The dam age w as confined to the check room im m ediately hack of the office; supplies such as tic k e ts, slides, e tc ., a sm all e le c tric m otor, an elec tric fan , the dish es w aitin g to he washed, and the oil stove th a t ODELS sta rted the fire. W ater dam age was » z very s lig h t to other p a rts of Hie bu ild in g . The usual p ic tu re show was put on that evening, but rep airs caused a postponem ent of the Tuesday evening show. GINN, COLEMAN & CO. MORO, OREGON Lofal Church Announceiaenti Owing to our early purchase of shoes we are selling cheatier than you can buy else.wbere. See us for your Presbyterian Church Announcements fam ily supply4’. ' Moro Trading Co. Monk land Church: Sunday School at 1 :90 p. m. Ben* Crews arrived up from P ort P reach in g service a t 2:30 p. m. land Sunday evening where he has Leen receiving special treatm ent for Moro Church: his eyes. He expects to remain in Sunday School, 10 a. m. Sherman county indefinitely. Preaching, 11 a. m. C hristian Endeavor, 7 :00 p. m. The new service line to the reser Preaching, 8:00 p. m. voir be I Jig constructed has been cut Bible Btudy, Wednesday, 8:00 p. m. into the pipe line supplying the old storage pi an t'an d the line is now rap a t the Methodist church. Choir practice, Monday, 8.-00 p. m. idly being laid to the new location. We are pleased to see you at all The D alles C hapter o f the A m er ican Red Cross is now equip|>ed w ith a home service w orker, Miss E liz a beth Tandy. The office a t the oh court house has been reopened. If you have not received your bonus or trav el pay or th ere is s ti ll some a llo t m ent or allow ance money due you she w ill help you secure th a t. A ll the inform ation in reg ard to com pensa tion, vocational tra in in g , insurance e tc ., is a t hand. The D alles C h ap ter provides th is service fo r a ll ex -ser vice men and th e ir fa m ilie s in the C hapter. T his m eans all men in Wasco, Sherm an, W hepler, and G il liam counties. It is th e d u ty of the Red Cross to help all ex -serv ice uien ad ju st th e ir affairs w ith th e govern m eat. The Red Cross is m aking every effort to fulfill thia rea(Kmsih'ility. A Tetter sent through the Red Cross may b rin g the re su lt you have been j w orking for f o r a long tim e. - Special sale of wash w aists, prices $1.50 to $3.9§ each. Moro T rad in g Co. Sherm an county has experienced a genuine fam ine in g aso lin e the psat ten days, none being a v a ila b le a t any se llin g sta tio n in the county. When the shortage first loomed it was not onsidered serious, excep t by one man it G rass V alley who was reported to have bought a thousand g allo n s. S a t urday at The D alles Till tan k s were m pty and a num ber of cars sta lle d . There were 100 cars of gasoline on the side trac k s a t P o rtlan d but because of Hie sw itc h m e n ’s strik e n o w a y was pen to secure shipm ent. Monday the fam ine in Sherm an county was re lifte d by a car received a t Wasco. The State University Agricultural College and the State Normal have for many years spent less money per stu d en t per year in tra in in g O re gon boys and g irls than is Hpent at r other sta te in stitu tio n . The present cost a t the S ta te U n iv ersity is $203 a y e a r; a t the C ollege, it is $180. But even before th e w ar, when money would buy tw ic e as much as it buys now, the average cost a t all ,th er sta te in stitu tio n s was $325 a year. In addition M O RO P H A R M A C Y JOHN DEERE and OLIVER PLOWS T h om as, V a n b r u n t, M o n ito r a n d . S u p e r io r 1’niil ii.lvcniscniFn» msertpd hv C»»lin Dyment in behalf <«f lh«-x JTultT**Alumni Keliof Com m itter lor H i< h rr Education in Oregon, SU Pi Hock Block, Portland D R IL L S ,*t Chatam Fanning M ills We have a good stock of EIGHT-POINT CUTOUT DOUBLE tCTIHG DISCS Also we carry a complete line of burniture, Ranges and Heaters, and remember the Famous / Line ot Engines and Fairaday Washing Machines. Moro Hardware A- Implement (’». MORO, OREGON M oro B a r b er S P o r c e la in JS ath h op . Tub. Everything First Class and up to date. Shop in Brick Building next Observer Office c . H. JOHNS, At the S ta te U n iv ersity it is at p res 21 the Higher Educational relief measure will appear on the ballot. You are urged to preserve the quality of higher education by voting for it. 393 WE ARE AGENTS FOR THE Their Building Investment is also very low en t $322 |«*r stu d e n t; a t the College, $300. But in s ta te 4 in stitu tio n s e ls e w here, sta tis tic s show the av erage to be $995. These are convincing proofs of economical ad m in istra tio n , b ut the th ree in stitu tio n s can no longer givt sa tisfac to ry tra in in g to the v ast num- I m T « of Oregon boys and g irls (5400 in full tim e courses alone), unless they receive more support. On May K. SCHADE, Prop. I ’ lio p e M o ro , A , ,*- ■ A A X. A P r o p r ie to r. --------O r e g o n X . X - A A . X X . A .X . A A . H E N R Y 11ULS IA R R Y M. BENSO N Benson A A A A & H u is General Contractors and Builders Cement and Concrete Work a Specialty M o ro g Q re g o n
