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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1920)
The A Heim ruling of thi ititt land O b server MORO. OREGON^ F R ID A Y .......... - • May 7, 19? > T h e p r ic e o f T h e O b s e r v e r U > 1 5 0 p e r . f , r 7 5 c e o ls fo r s ix m o n th « , 5 0 c en t» ft r »our m o n t h » - b u t i f n . i d in - d v a n c e w e a c c e p t $ 2 .5 0 in f u ll »or 2 y e a r» . S h o rte r term » th a n o n e y e a r 1 2 '4 c e n t , p e r m o n th . A B lu e M a r k h e re w i ll a n tw e r a n m - n u e r y , w h e n e n te r e d u p o n o u r c a l e n d a r , g iv in g *h e d a te c * *’’ * hc 81 W i cU v • a * cm •» 1 *»* ' Meaning of W hite Spots on Nails. One who h as w hite spots on the Bails should • not become alarm ed. T hese do not point to an early death, but are ra th e r due to Inferior nu tritio n and may be regarded as a w arning th a t poor health, m ental or physical, m ay be expected unless it be guarded a g a in s t A dvantages of Egotism. It Is to be said In favor <*f self appre ciation that pbople may not t. ;e you at your estim ate of yourself, but they will be sure to accept any underesti m ate th at you may makp. board requiring persoal removing lan d and gravel from navigable streams in Oregon to pay a minimum of 10 cents a cubic yard coafronts the state high way commission with a situation which will add approximately 10 per cent to the cost of these materials pur chased* for road construction. N. F. Macduff, supervisor of the Cascade national forest, says that be cause of the exceedingly dry weather the past winter and because of the almost utter abseuce of snow, there Is grave danger of fires In the mountains this summer. U nless the summer Is rainy, he says, the timber will be easily inflammable and careless campers will be a deadly menace. The badly decom posed body of John Bookman w as discovered In his cabin at a lonely spot a few m iles from 1 Leston, n ear th e m ain Coos Bay high way. Bcokman. who was aged about 70, had lived alone for som e tim e in i rough cabin w ith o u ^ flo o r and little light. If Is believed th a t he died from exposure and had been dead for prob ably five or six weeks. ELECTION, MAY 21 STATE *A. Vote 302 X Yes F o r 4% S ta te R o ad B c re d L im it —p tT T H T T IT L E IS A S FOLLOWS: — C O N S T IT U T IO N A L 302 X Yes 303 L tM IT A T IO M No A M E N D M E N T — Ito fo r r e d t o t h e p e . p ' o O F FO U R b y th e W# C E N T S TA TE IN D E BTE DN E S S n o A O S .—rurpose: To Erneuit f»»cn>Tn ? o f c r e a t i o n o f d e b t a a n d lia b iliti« » i n o lu d iu f p r e v i-.u a d c l ta a i .i l .m bi-.tiL « » fo r t h e p u r p hc o f b u ild in g a n d m u iiit u u .in g p e l m a n t n t n»u 4« t o t ... » m o u n t o f L u r p e r c e n t o f t h e n a n e s a e d v a lu a tio n o f a ll t h e i K e S t a t i o f d u s o n , in s te a d o f t w o p e r c e n t s » n o w p r o v id e d I ■> la w . NO PROPERTY TAX— NO DIRECT TAX NO INCREASE IN AUTO LICENSE FEES NO INCREASE OF GASOLINE TAX - FEDERAL FUNDS MUST BE MATCHED Oregon m ust have sufficient H ighway Fund« to m atch Federal mentV or «Jrceon cannot get th e benefit of Federal money for Oregon Hoads. Increasing this constitutional lim it is a necessity. Unless lim it is increased, e it h e r s t:O e ro ad ^ ca n n o t be com pleted for m any, m any years^or m ust b e p u s h e d hv direct nronertv taxation. T ins m easure averts d u e c t property tax for stttte highways and m akes early com pletion possible. L et s get th e roads bu ilt now. lacen o fmra Present Sources Sufficient te P«y Principal and Interest. F u r I u te r o a t T a b le « , P a m p h le t » o r fu r th e r I n f o r m a l » » , w r ite t o w, m i £ r o a d s a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a s s o c ia t io n £«*2 t.c annul. tM.a-twMa.c^ 4 im . i l *-» C a m p a ig n H e a d q u a r te r » , 111 W o r c e s te r B u ild in g , P o r t la n d , O r e g o n VOTE 302 X YES 114 1444 4 » « »■! -id 4 4-4-4-H I 1 11 M 4-H + i - W S p e c ia l R a t e s - •; Independent |||arehouee g P |illii| Ce NEW HOTEJ. PERKINS R . H . M c K e a n , M a n a g e r, W a a e o , O re g o n Fifth „¿^»»hinglon St,. PO R T L A N D , O R E . ,J • Room with privilege of hath, »ingle, 75c up;"double $1.00 up _ Room with private bath, single $1.50 up; double $2.00 up. Aulo Meet» Train». Street car« from Union Depot pa»« our door«. Transfer at 5th and Glisan »treet» from N orth Bank Depot. .. •• •• «J , . • ** .. ■ ■ 4 1 u u ■i - t - i-t i n i I tiirn • ‘ - m u n i i u m ih t i 11 » «■*++ D E A L E R S IN Lim e, Plaster, Cement, Builders Supplies, Lumber, Wood, Coal, C e d a r P o s ts , a n d H ay . M ANUFACTURERS OF MILL F E E D A N D F L O U R . :.c X- xxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOapO W E C A N D E L IV E R 2 I , I to«.',,« > a “4 9 0 ” or “ B ab y G r a n d ” F riedrich E bert, p resid en t of Ger m any, who w as forced to leave Berlin by revolutionists. CHEVROLET W eight of C haracter. T here Is not a w god-culter In Maine or M innesota but knows th a t the w eight of the nx and the sw iftness of the stroke are wlpit tell In th e cutting of the tre e ; th a t the sharpness of the ax Is nothing unless th ere he weight and sw iftness behind It. T here Is not a man of them who would go Into the w ilderness expecting to clear his farm with shari»-hladed' penknives or well- polished scissors. Yet the sam e men, us they look around for th eir heroes, as they give applause, or as they give votes, are ns likely ns any men to he misled by T>ri 11 inijey of accom plish ment, and to forget th e necessity, if the work is to In st/ of th e w eight and force which belong only to character. —E E. liuje. A N Y T IM E r 0E U » mu cmvw aw a i coot to s. « ROADS ARE BETTER EACH DAY ■ALL M»«M0« W O »{LT» X M o.C M U O -L Pt«'t IV a»ffT t«v tO UHI atHOtM For 4% S tate Road Bond L im it * M O RRO W W ASCO, B R O S . Z " 2E £k L i JOB PRINTING TKé best w ay to know for yourself the auperiority of the Brunswick Tire is to buy one and compare it. That is, if the very name of Brunswick isn’t sufficient proof to you, as it is to m ost men,-that here is an extraordinary tire. Thousands Of m en w ho have known the name o f Brunswick for years, realize that a Brunswick Tire has-to be the b est—* for a mediocre product could never bear this historic name. Long before the Overland Trail became famous, the H ouse o f Brunswick w as established. It was one of the chief users of rubber for fifty years before automobiles came into use. N o concern with such c. history could afford to offer any thing but the b e s t F or reputations are built slow ly, but can b e quickly destroyed. This is practical guarantee that Brunswick Tires offer more than the usual, y et at no added c o s t Get your first one now. You’ll not be satisfied until you have A L L Brunswicks. T H E BRUNSW ICK-BALKE-COLLENDER CO. Portland H eadquarters: 4 6 - 4 8 Fifth Street a Delco-Light is a complete electric light and power plant for farms and suburban homes. It furnishes an abundance of clean, safe, economical light, and operates pump, churn, cream separator, washing machine and other appliance». It is also lighting rural stores, garages, churches, school^ array camps and rail way stations. HULERY BROS. WHM TM C mana ANO » rvewfHCS l oht row MOUK ANO 8AM M oro - 9 1 .8 6 4 .9 » 9» « 1 ,8 3 5 3 3 In com e .................................. $ 7 2 2 , 3 8 4 I S D IS B U R S E M E N T S N et loa»e» paid d u r ln t th e year in r'u d in u a d iu atm en t ev |> e n se* .$ 2 5 4 . 3 8 1 . C9 D ividend» paid o n - c a p ita l »lock 4 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 d u rin g th e year ........................... ... O M W ilsuion» and -alariea paid d u r 2 0 2 . 1 5 7 ‘- '0 ing th é yéar ............................* T axe», licen se» and fee» paid dur- 2 1 ,3 »2 Gil in » th e year .................................... • A m o u n t of all o th e r exp en d itu res 1 5 7 ,7 .1 4 O v a r 30.000 DELCO-LIGHT P la n ts in ActualKso issteessssM ss that serve so welL » (¡7 8 (1 )1 1 -t •xpenditurea . . . ASSETS V alu e of real e s ta te ow n ed (tnar ket v a lu e) . / ..................... .$ 8 1 .4 0 » « " '» V a lu e o f «to ka and bond» ow ned (m arket va lu e) .............................. 1 . 9 4 8 .9 2 7 ->D L oan« on m ortgage» and c o lla ter a l, 1 7 2 , 1 5 0 .0 0 e t c ............... ............................................ 6 ,9 9 1 .2 0 Ca«h in hank s and on hand P rem iu m » in courae of c o lle c tio n w r i'te n ainca S e p te m b e r 3 0 , 1 1 1 .1 0 1 ) I 1919 ....................................................... 1.7 17 -.4 l i e iiiA ir sn c e due on low ea p a id . Internal and reubt d u e and ac 2 1 . 5 0 1J 7 crued ...................................................... R e spubli p u b lic IN V IN C IB L E M o d e l n s c a . p a - c ity . . , is L a n 19, 1 - M to ------------ im p ro v e d m o to r tru c k th a t h a s b e e n th e ¿ e n t e r o f in te re st a t ev ery tru c k s h o w th is y e a r. Its c a p a c ity ra tin g is e x tre m e ly c o n se rv a tiv e . It is so s tu rd y a n d p o w e rfu l th a t y o u p u t it d o w n as a m u c h h e a v ie r tru c k , o n sight. . T h a t it w ill s ta n d u p u n d e r th e m o st s tre n u o u s w o rk is a s s u re d b y th e fac t th a t it is b a sic a lly th e s a m e a s th e 5 0 ,0 0 0 R e p u b lic T ru c k s w h i c h h a v e m a d e re m a rk a b le h a u lin g re c o rd s in e v e ry k in d of b u sin e ss a n d in d u stry . M a n y im p ro v e m e n ts h a v e b e e n m a d e to give a d d e d serv ice v a lu e . T otal M o d el 1 9 , R ep u b lic IN V IN C IB L E 2 —22 ton s T h e radiator h as b een enlarged to give co o lin g cap acity eq u al to a n y clim ate or em ergen cy. C on tin en tal m otor of latest ty p e w ith 2 8 .8 8 horse pow er at lOOOr.p.m. in su res a m p le pow er. Four sp eed tran sm ission ad d s flexi bility an d g iv es m ore pow er on the low sjjeeds w h er e m o st n eed ed . Late ty p e oil governor h old s truck to rated sp eed an d d elivers m axim um p ow er at all sp eed s. . „ « 1 » r e ts .................................... * 1 . 7 1 1 Tot T o u t a»«cts a d m itted in Or-«gon.$ 1.7 43 . L IA B IL IT IE S (Iron» claim « fo r l o w s u n i-n td . J 0 0 ,3 0 1 . A m o u n t of u n earn ed prem ium ,. on a ll o u tsta n d in g r ifk a ...................... 1 ,1 0 7 - «7 Alt o th e r lia b ilitie * T o ta l lia b ilitie s , e x c l u d e of ca p ita l a U x lK o f $ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 . . . , $ 1 . 1 8 5 ................................................ 158 S u n -pMU « b u s in e s s IN O B E O ’ tN F tU l T H E the N e t p rem ium » received duriiiK year ................................. «• I»«»a» paid -during th e year ............... Ixisae« in cu rred d u rin g th e y e a r . . . . T H E U N I T E D F I R E M E N ’S F IK E IN S U COM PANY, W . H. C lark, I’r e sld e n t M B. Yate». S ecretary. S ta tu to r y resident a ttorn ey lo r servic»: of •» utlmr A w ell balanced truck adapted to a w id e range o f b u sin ess uses. 3S 3 S 1 .9 0 H 3 I 1 1 8 . 8 8 0 .8 1 -’ »».OS'L« 1 «• -VJ D IS B U R S E M E N T S N e t lo*»e« paid d ortn g t'.e yc»r In clu d in g a d j u .t m -n t rx|>.-n»--ii » 1 . i 1 5 . - G * ' U om m lseion« -atarie« paid du rin g th e year ............... - . . • • 1 . 4 9 2 . 6 0 8 7 3 T axea. licen ses and fee» paid d u r .. tug th e year .................. • 1 0 2 .6 1 1 .7 4 Amount W h eelb a se 144"; optional 168’ ; Fire stone p ressed o n tires, 36" x 4" front; 36" x 7" r e a r ;—p n eu m atics extra price. T h e Torbensen In te rn a l G e a r D riv e need in a ll Re- pu'dic T ru c k s delivers 92 » o f the m otor pow er to the wheels; fro m 12 i to 2 6 # m o re than any oth er tyge( % o f drive. IN C O M E .................... .. M any other im p rovem en ts m ak e this truck th e m ost efficient a n d econom ical hau lin g unit in its class. W a lth e r-W illia m s , T h e D a lles , O re g o n 8<m<vp«1’ o f lb « A n nual Stat- m«n» o f the a /w r -r iM tl I 'N I n N A N A T IO N A L IN S U R - A N UK OO O F E D IN B U K O I1 . SCOT1! A N D . IN THE K IN O I4O M OF OKKAT B R IT A IN , O n th e 9 1 s t day of Jh c. m b e r , 1 9 1 9 . m u le to t h e In uranc - » ->mml«sioner o f t)ie , f O regon, p m siia n t to 1«w A m o u n t o f c .p lt a l d i ’i ’ » ^ ' . . . . $ 2 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 9 « Income . R ear sp rin g su sp en sio n is constructed accord ing to g o v ern m en t d esig n . Only by m in g this truck can you appreciate its unusual value. Telephone us and we will be glad to have our representative call. PRANK K. DOOLY, Portland. Total .«pe,u»l- ( , | (7 0 | | tur T o ta l e x p e n d itu re s . . Î ............ $ 4 , 8 0 1 .9 7 4 2 4 ARS FITS V “ krt 2 0 5 .7 0 9 .8 « V a lu e o f et.-ck« and bond» ow ned »m ark et r a in e ) ........................ ... 3 . 9 8 8 . 0 - 4 . 0 0 *"< 'rf- la tera l, e tc . . . . . . i . . . . . . • U a-h In henk« and on h a n d . , . . l ’rem him '’ In c-Air « of oj lleB tlon * 9 Í» " * . R* ” l' ," ber Int» i »t and rrued r m t» da, and M «5o.oo 41 • ** 5 4 0 .9 -1 1.08 0.44 0 .1 3 ae- „ „ T o ta l a ssets ........................................... 9 7 4 . 9 6 9 8 0 T o ta l asset» a d m itted In O re«»n 7 . » 7 4 . 8 0 » 8 « I.IA B II IT1K S (Senna etalm« for lease« u n ju ld . . $ A m ou n t o l n n e a m e d pr. m litn « i»n « • II out lauding risk». Due tor rem m l-lo n a .4 A ll o th er T o ta l liahllitt«« Mahllht««. capital nt<-ck J. A . H a rd in , M o ro , O reg o n ............................ «ectartv» -------------- OaqrtMt. Obto The sensation of the Truck Shows 5 4 9 ,1S3 9 7 I n te r e s t, illridend» and ren ts re r eiv ed du rin g th e y n » r . ... In c o m e from o th e r »ource« re ceiv v d du rin g ttie y e a r ............ O regon TS. DwMtlc The “ Yellow Chassis'f Trucks T o ta l | Sold On An Unlimited Mileage Guarantee Basis - D T D IT R T T f, o f P h ila d elp h ia in th e S ta te o f P en n y C a n la on th e th ir ty fir-1 <Dy o f D e c e m b e r, 1 9 1 0 . m ade to th e In u r e n c e C oinnilsalotier o f th e S ta te of O regon, p urauan t to law „ C A P IT A L A m o u n t o f c a p ita l .»took paid u p . $ 4 0 0 , (TOD,0 0 Try One Brunswick Then Decide OREGON Sherman County Agents for Chevrolet Automobiles OF TH E ANNUAL STATEM ENT O F THE F I K E M E N ’R F I K E I N S U R A N C E CO. - IN C O M E N e t p r e m iu m « re c e iv e d d u r in g th e year (a n d p eriw tu al D.-poait») $ In ter e st, dividend « and rent» re ceiv ed d u rin g th e year . . . . . In co m e from o th e r «oilm en re cel red d u rin g th e y ea r ............. Fifty thousand Delco-Light plants ¡a opera tion on American farms are saving at the most consarwtive estimate, an hour a day each— « over 18,000,000 work hour» a year That it equal to an army of 60,000 men About 20,000 Bodies of A m ericana to Remain O verseas. W ashington.—T he bodies of about 50,000 of the A m erican dead in F rance will be retu rn ed to th e U nited S tates, while betw een 20,000 and 26.Ü00 will rem ain perm anently In terred overseas, S ecretary B aker inform ed C hairm an W adsw orth of tlufaen& te m ilitary com m ittee. T he se creta ry estim ated th e co st of retu rn in g the dead and co n cen tratin g the bodies rem aining in cem eteries overseas at $30,000,000. W hile 111 bodies of A m erican dead have been retu rn ed from A rchangel, S ecretary B aker said th e sam e num ber still rem ained in n o rth ern Russia. E vacuation of bodies in England is progressing, be added, while in Italy all bodies have been co n cen trated ready for re tu rn to th is country."’ U N IT E D In c re a s e s F a r m E ffic ie n c y w o rk in g ten hour» a d a y for a fu ll m onth. S Y N O P S IS w I I 1 11 1 H TO RETURN 5 0 ,0 0 0 DEAD Keen these three facts in mind. The present auto license fees and gasoline tax will pay both the principal and m t m r t on all the bonds under this am cnd.nent.and will yield an animal surplus besides for other state highway work. No additional taxation of any kind. e p r f i e \ V W t I K I fftlEDRtCH EBERT 4 70 .4 7 1 .0 0 . ■ 8 .0 5 1 .4 9 8 .7 5 , 10 ooo oo J ^ té r n a / > 3 4 ,5 7 3 . 8 2 of ....................... $ 4 .7 6 6 .8 -8 .3 7 BI H IN F 9 « IN o r B O O N F O R T H E Y K 4 R N e t p e r m u u i i rec- l» - .| d u rin g th e , « ¡ ,r ............................................. » - • 4 7 . Y 8 n ’ >7 !x»». « i«atd d n r tn , t h n ^ y /x u . . 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