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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1920)
. Local Ckarck Aaaoancements Active construction work is under way for the DesChutes Motor Com- Presbyterian Church Announcements patny garage building. Moro Church for July 25th: Job wanted hauling wheat by the Sunday School, 10 a. m. are Prepared To give' Quality, Service and Prices on your harvest needs. We sell, for cash exclusively. Mens sox, good quality, 3 pairs * . . . . . Cotton Comforts and Blnkets, $3.50 to $7.10 Crochet Cotton in colors. 3 balls................. 25 Common p i n s . . . . . . . ......................... Mens summer hats, 75c t o ................' • W ork shirts, each, $1.50 t o . . . , . . . . . *10 Safety pins, JOc and....................................... 15 Summer weight union suits. $1.25 t o . . Slip grip collar fasteners in gold, each .50 Canvas io widths 40 inch and 72 inch per yard, $1.35 and..................... 2.25 Kahki pants for boys, vouths, and men from $1.50 t o . . . . . . . . ------- Lace bottom riding pants, good qual- • ity kahki. . . . . . i .............. Mens Harvester Shoes, in Mule and Elk skin. pair, all sixes, $2.25 to 3.75 Cretones, (ancy and staple colors, per yard. 55c to .... ............. .85 Voiles and Flaxons. per yard, 25c to . . .65 Just Arrived Ladies and childrens Handkerchiefs, each, 10c to ....................-•;*-**■*.. .75 Childs Gingham Dresses N ew Stocks of the Following Have Childs Sateen Bloomers Fancy bath towel sets in colors. ......... Common and fancy toweling, per yard, 35c to . . . . ■ .......... Ladies Sport Veils Ladies Aprons W hite Embroidered Petticoats Womens and Childrens Hats, 25c to $1.25 *60 Japanese Blue Bird table cloths, $2.75 to 3.75 Cinghams, plain and plaids, new stock White wash skirting, good weight, yard 9 New line of Corsets in Bon Ton and Royal Worcester .60 M O R O T R A D IN G C O MORO, -’ !•»<’ O ksener ild . SII^.HWA^ « Ó. We Have in Stock a Large Lo^ of Farm Wagons and Trucks in Both Wide and Stapdard Tracks Official Paper fcr S t a County. vith us. A Full Line of E x tr a c to r McCormick and Deering Machines z Grain Boxes and G rain Elevators Meets the first and third Thursday evenings of each month Visiting members cordially invited to neet By order of W . M . J. M . P a k r y , Secretary. B o t h lo h a m N O. C h a p te r 78 O. K. 8. • Regular communication leach 2d and 4th Thursdiiy .evenings monthly. |M ks . I n a K u n s m a n , _____ W orthy Matron M rs . E sth er M kl (TT. Secretary.; Aaybody Needing any of tke Above Will Save Money ^ " a r m o r s E d u c a t io n a l a n d C o - O p s r * a tiv a U n io n o f A m s r io s M or o L o c a l N o . 41 > GINN, COLEMAN & GO. Meets in I . O . O . F . hall each 2nd and 4th Saturday afternoon. Visiting member^ welcome. W . S. Powell President. W . H . Ragsdale, Secretary. , MORO, OREOON For sale Baby Best Harvester $450. Crosfield at Wasco. Our Motto is. “All we can give for the money; — not all we can get for the goods” Th« Working Power^of a Dollar la What Counts \ If you have a news item, tell it to the Observer. I)o not imagine we know it and then wonder why it ia not in the papet. Please use the phone if not convenient to call ard tell us personally. Reward for return of dark bay mare with roached mane, white hind foot, branded either JH attached or FX on left shoulder, weight about 1150. Gone aince June 26th. Verne Coe, Moro, Oregon. 3t jl6 For sale by ow ner.. 480 acres of wheat land in Morrow county with stocK and machinery, fair buildings and plenty of water. Price $40 per acre. Part cash, terms on balance. For further particulars write W. G. Palrnateer, Morgan, Oregon. Yuba Ball Tread Tractors IN THREE ( H l regular O M ODELS oversize flHO oversize We are able to make immediate delivery on the oversize 20-35 from our warehouse any time. Other sizes can be delivered from factory * branch on 10 day notice. We will have a big working supply of extra parts in stock next m onth. Christian Science Society: Services in the Church building, Dr. C. PL,' Jo h n s was a business visi Old fashioned grantjZ Steinway piano for sale at the Dewey Thompson to r ut P ortlund th is week. farm east of Moru. Mrs. Mildred We have a supply of canvas in Mortensen, 1225 Gherman avenue, widths 72 inch 10 ounce at $2.25 per Hood River, Oregon. , yard; 40 inch draper canvas at $1.35 It is expected that work will begin per yard. Moro Trading Co. this week on the new Urquhart home, W ord was received Sunday by the a 7-»dom 2-story residence. Altho fam ily app risin g them th a t th e m other not/yet decided, Mr. Urquhart expects of Mrs. G. A. Meloy Jr. had passed to build with hollow tile.- • Youngsters playing in the vacant lot back^^f Dr. C. L. Poley’s resi dence, Wednesday, set tire to some boxes piled against his chicken house. Fortunately it was discovered in time before damage resulted. Friday morning residents of Moro had their first chance to test the water pressure direct from the new twin 200,000 gallon reservoirs. The pressure at the-home of the editor of the Observer, near the old reservoir, is 3J times times that of the eld. Uncle Jim Woods and wife re tu rn ed Monday from th e ea ste rn p a rt of the sta te w here they have been visiting with th e ir children a t d ifferen t places the la st few weeks. Among o th ers m entioned la st week as losing In the two sto rm s th a t v isited S herm an . county, w ere the Douma b ro th ers who had nine acres burn Friday, Bet by the lightning. • Dr. Gard retu rn ed M onday from P o rtlan d w here he and Mrs. G ard w ere visitors over Sunday. T he trip down was made via au to which Mrs. Gard retain ed while com pleting h er visit. : Rev. E. E. McVicker, p a ste r of Moro .Ihresbyterian church, a t th e m eeting of the church Synod a t E ugene la st ''W orkmen will soon have the exter week was appointed a m em ber of the ior of the new Hotel Moro completed. standing com m ittee on resolutions. Before this comes in, any order for parts received at our Wasco office before 4 p.m. can be shipped from factory branch M Spokane next day. " O’Meara ¿Supply and Implement Company Wasco, Oregon . Andy S h earer retu rn ed M onday from a w in ter Bpeut w ith his b ro th er W il liam a t Shedd, Oregon. Andy will be h ead er ten d er on th e P e te rs & Ginn com bine when It s ta rts w ork S a tu r Having turned over the ranch to day. Mr. Mclntyremand sold him my outfit, I will sell, or take four good work horses in trade on my 12-30 Monarch tractor. The bearings, gear and track are all new. Suitable either to plow or run a separator. Owen Thompson, Moro, Oregon. The Christian Science church soci ety closed a long pending deal last Friday when they took title to their present church building on Main street from the heirs of the Hill ’estate. As soor as arrangements can be made a number of improvements in the building will be undertaken. Mrs. Truman Strong is entertaining her parents, C. A. Rasch and wife, arriving Friday from Cottage Grove; a brother, Walter Rasch, arriving Saturday from Tacoma, and a second brother, Herman, who has been with them the last month. Mr. Rasch senior is looking for a location, hav ing sold their property near Cottage Grove. P aul Cam pbell was a week-end visi to r a t the U rq u h art home in th is city. He has ju st been d ischarged from th e arm y a fte r two and a half years In the Philippines and tw enty-one m onths In Siberia. Two com bines will begin h arv e st operatio n s on th e L. L. Peetz farm lands th is S aturday. One will bo in charge of L. L. P eetz and th e o th er will be operated by P e te rs & Ginn, who have p a rt of the P eetz farm u n d er' lease. At the home of his p are n ts last Sunday G eorge IL H ansen en tertain ed a few of his friends a t d in n er la st S un day afternoon. N um bered am ong those p resen t w ere Mack E llsw orth of th is city ; W alter W illiam s and E v erett Stubblefield, both froul M alta, Mon tana. D.-C. W heat and wife retu rn ed F ri day from a four w eek cam ping vaca tion trip sp en t a t Camp Sherm an. They had intended to m ake th e circle by way of K lam ath, C rater Lake and Med ford to P ortlaud, but the gasoline sh o rtag e caused them to change th eir plans. John Muir was a visitor in Moro last week from his new location at Olex in Morrow county. He said that his own crop proh|>ecta waH all for a good sizable crop and that wheat in that section had the making of a bumper crop. Mrs. Muir and Miss R ailroad train s se t two fires along Grace, who have been visiting in the the rig h t of way la st week betw een east, left New York city July 9th on Moro and W asco. T he first was a t the their return to Sherman county. north edge of Moro, being stopped be Alex Hunter reports the closing of three realty transactions last week by which Dell Wright becomes owner of 960 acres ut Hay Canyon, taking title from Fred Mahrt; Dick Reckman of Ken? takes title from C. E. Dunn of Colorado on a 480 acre farm 4J miles southeast of Klondike; Norman Smith buys 160 acres located 2 miles north east of DeMoss Springs from John M. DeMoss. The directors of Erskine school have let the contract for a full base ment under the present building which, when completed will be used to house the heating- plant for the building. Erskine school was the first in the county to be built as a model standard building and for years was spoken of by educators as the best built and maintained school building in central eastern Oregon. Now Erskine school district again as serts its lead in such matters by the present improvement. An inside patch after your tire has been entirely cut through by some I sharp object is nothing more than first aid. It is by no means a permanent repair. A temporary patch will usually pull away from the position it originally held and force itself through the break. When inside patches are used an outside emergency band should he applied, but both re moved as quickly as it is possible to get to a tire man and have a perma nent repair made. Thousands of tires are prematurely scrapped each year because the necessary repairs have been neglected. Injured tires, from what ever the c a u s ^ a re quickly, ef ficiently and prhrrfptty repaired by L. M. Thompeoq at th« Moro Tire « ijhop. “ A man ia judged, not alone by the company he keeps, bat by the manner in which he pays hia b ills .’* ' The fellow who produces a roll of bilia and peels off the number required to meet an obliagtion might formerly have created a favorable impression. Nowadays people are likely to wonder why he isn’t progressive enough to keep his money In bank and check it out as needed. How do you pay your bills? B a n k o f M oro M o ro , O re g o n aw ay a t the fam ily home in Corvallt? on S aturday. Plumbing, telephone and light wiring are about completed. Plastering is F R I D A Y . . . . . J u l y 23. 1920 moving along rapidly. The directors of the company are now considering E u r t i a Lodge N o 121. applications for the operation of the A . F. A A M , M o r o . or. building. Also McCormick and Deering Reapers and’ McCormick Headers by Calling on ns. Preaching, 11 a. m. Preaching, 8 :00 p. m. Dorcas Wednesday afternoon. Elmer E. McVicker, Pastor. a ■’ , Dr. J . C. Ghormley reports that Main street, at 11 a.m. Subject: Mrs. J. R. Dillinger of Kent, who re* “ Truth. ” Testimonial services each Wednes centiy underwent a major operation at The Dalles hospital, is convalescing day evening, 8 o’c lo c k ./ Sunday School, rear church en nicely. trance, 10:15 a.m. Pupils up to the Ginn, Coleman & Co., have had age of 20 are welcome. their store show windows lowered, Reading room,rear church entrance, with the result that now passers by open each Friday from 2 until 4 p.m., can bee goods on display to much bet where the Bible and all authorised ter advantage. Christian Science literature may be A letter from Rev. IL H. Miles, read, bought or borrowed. The public is cordially invited to new pastor for Moro M. E. church, attend the church services and visit to R. J. Ginn says that he will be in Moro in time for the first Sunday in the reading room. August. ; It is reported that a deal has been about concluded by which Mrs. W. J. Davis of Grass Valley will become owner of the half section north east of that city now owned by the Bishop estate. The land joins the Barnum Bros, property on two sides. OREGON / z • tack or bushel.* Three outfits with drivers. Cali at Observer office or see John Nelson at Grass Valley. St jl6.* * District Deputy Grace Arbuthnot announces that installation of officers for Moro Rebecca lodge will be held Friday evening, August 6th. fore It cau g h t the crops a t th e E xperi m ent station. T he seoond was on th e Rebinan farm w here it w as p u t under control juBt as It reached the wheat. Fred O ttm an and son, from, P o rt land, w ere v isitors this week a t the Bourhill home. T his is the fra t viBlt Mr. O ttm an has m ade to S h erm an county In neurly a score of y ears and the grow th of th e county h a s been m ore th an he had considered possible. He expects to h arv e st n ea r h ere this season. A p arty of form er resld e n te rs of S herm an county wore visiting a t the E. A. C ushm an hom e o ver Sunday of lust week, co n sistin g of H. S. Mc- Danel, form er county clerk, and wife, H arry Moore and m other, Mrs. H. A. M oore; Mrs. L uura Moore; and Mr. and Mrs. Lawson, niece to the last nam ed. S. P. Brisbin and wife retu rn ed T hu rsd ay from an auto trip as far d o w n ' the W illam ette valley as the sta te capltol. vlsithig p art of th e tim e w ith relatives a t N ew berg and H ills boro. On th eir retu rn they w ere ac com panied by H ayden Brisbin, son of S. P., now located a t Llnnton, and Mrs. 8. E. H oover and d aughter, from H ills boro, d au g h ter of Mrs. Brisbin. It is estim ated by those who special ly study w heat conditions th a t tbn 1920 crop in S herm an county will be Just about 3,500,000 bushels. At the price a num ber of farm ers have con tracted p a rt of th e ir crop th is m eans approxim ately $K,700,000 to be divided am ong probably 5,000 people. • No w onder th ere are m illionaire farmer* In Sherman oouaty. HARVESTERS I MAKE HARVESTING A PLEASURE Goggles Sun Burn Lotions' Cream for Lips MORO PHARMACY K. SCHADE, Prop. Just Arrived A shipment of the Yellow Winona Wide Track Wagon We Also Have The Superior Drill, size 20-7 and 18-7 VanBrunt Drill, size 18-7 Thomas Drill, size 16-7 Moro Hardware & Implement Co. MORO, OREOON Sherman County Agent for Rotary Rod feeder Also we carry a complete line of Furniture, Ranges and Heaters, and remember the Famous Z Line of Engines and M oro B a r b e r S h o p P o r c e la in JSath Tub. Everything First Class and up to date. Shop in Brick Building next Observer Office C. H . J O H N S , P r o p r ie t o r . M o x o , ----------O x e g ro x x .^ X HARRY M. BENSON General Contractors and Builders Cement and Concrete Work a Specialty M o ro , O re g o n u
