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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1920)
Lacal Cbnrch AlMMCMseats John DeMonn, from Forant Grove, is visiting in the county. Presbyterian Church Announcements Moro Church ¿or August 1st: Sunday School, R) a. m. Dorcas Wednesday afternoon. Five more wide track header gear Elmer E. McVicker, Pastor. wagons left. Crosfield, Wasco. Mrs. Hugh Chrisman is spending a few days with her son at Rufus. e are Prepared To give Quality, Service and Prices on your harvest needs. We sell for cash exclusively. Send your hemstitching to Mrs. L. M. Boothby, The Dalles, Oregon. Remember Mullikin, the harness man, is now at Wasco. Call and see him. R. W. Blake has bought the Qrn- duff- property near the Henry Lloyd. ' Mens sox, good quality, 3 pairs Cotttfh Comforts and Blnkets, $3.50 to $7.10 Crochet Cotton in colon, 3 balls.................25 Common pins . . ...........................................10 Safety .pint, 10c a n d .. . . . . . . w ............ «15 . Slip ¿rip collar fasteners in ¿old, each .50 .............65 Mens summer hats, 75c t o .................... 1.50. W ork shirts, each, $1.50 to ............... 2.25 Summer weight union suits. $1.25 t o . . 3.00 Kahki pants for boys, youths, and men from $150 to.................... • Canvas in widths 40 inch and 72 inch per yard, $1.35 and........... 2,25 ^ 55 Lace bottom riding pants, good qual ity k a h k i. ............................. * . Mens Harvester Shoes, in Mule and Elk skin, pair, all sizes, $2.25 to 3.75 depot from Christian Science Society :. Services in th« Church building. Main street, at 11 a. à . Subject: “ Love.” • Testimonial services each Wednea- day evening, 8 o ’clock. Sunday School, rear church en trance, 10:15 a.m. Pupils up to the age of 20 are welcome. A Business Maxim “ A man is judged, not alone by the company he keeps, but by the manner in which he pays his b ills .” The fellow who produces a roll of bills and peels off the number required to meet an obliagtion might formerly have created a favorable impression. Reading room, rear church entrance, Lloyd Grimes has accepted a posi tion with one of the large mills at open each Friday fiom 2 until 4 p.m., where the Bible and all authorixed Bend as mill wright. Christian Science literature may be Mail orders for hemstitching given read, bought or borrowed. prompt attention. Mrs. L. M. Booth The public is cordially invited to by, The Dalles, Oregon. attend the church services and visit Mra. W. B. Johnston and mother the reading room. left Monday for a brief visit at the Perry Johnston farm home in Gilliam IfN M E M O R I U M 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? county. B a n k o f M oro After many months of suffering Will sell about August 3d, one 9- from organic heart trouble Pearl Em- foot McCormick harvester with motor Neu) Stocks of the Following Have and all new drapers. H. A. Fuller, maline Newton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Pinkerton and wife to hist A rrived • ’ Moro, Oregon. W. E. Newton, died at The Dalles Mrs. A. E. Blackburne and daughter hospital at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 25th, Ladies and childrens Handkerchiefs» Childs Sateen Bloomers returned to their home at Arlington Mrs. Newton was bom in Page coun “ each, 10c to .................... *78 Childs Gingham Dresses Wednesday after a pleasant visit with ty, Iowa, March 19th, 1884; came to Fancy bath towel sets in colon. ........ Ladies Sport Veils her parents, Hugh Chrisman and wife. Oregon with her parents in March, Common and fancy toweling. per Ladies Aprons Job wanted hauling wheat by the 1886; was married to Mr. Newton De yard, 35c to • • • • ................. 60 White Embroidered Petticoats sack or bushel. Three outfits with cember 27th, 1905; she united with drivers. Call at Observer office or see the Moro Presbyterian church at an Japanese Blue Bird table cloths, $2.75 to 3.75 Womens and Childrens Hats, 25c to $1.25 John Nelson at Grass Valley. 3t jl6. early age and lived a good consistent Ginghams, plain and plaids, new stock life as ¿daughter, sister, wife, and New line of Corsets in Bon I on and Royal mother. She leaves her parents; hus George E DeMoss, from Frenno, yVhite wash skirting, ¿ood weight, yard .60 Worcester California, was visiting at the home band ; a son, Elmer; two sisters, Mrs. of his cousin, George G. DeMoss, at C. E Poole of Spokane and Mrs. M.R. DeMoss Springs, this county, part of Eoff of Yakima; a brother, Harry B., of Moro, and many relatives and last week. ♦ friends to mourn their loss. Funeral Miqp Ruth Wilson and Miss Rtitli services were held from the Presby Thompson, from Portland, who have terian church Tuesday afternoon, beyi visiting with Mrs. O. G. Sayrs, Rev. E. E. McVicker preaching the M O R O , OREGON sister to Miss Thompson, returned on sermon. Interment was in the fam Monday to the Rose City. ily plot in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. 1 am leaving Moro and offer for John W, Messinger, pionekr settler quick sale all my household goods, my of Oregon and Sherman county, died Ford car, and two lots joining each at his home in McMinnville Monday other. A bargain for every one in noon, July 26th, from a hardening of terested. Lloyd Grimes. the arteries. Mr.Messinger was born N. P. Hansen and family are visit April 2d, 1846, in Iowa, crossing the ing in the gounty from Portland. plains at an early age to Oregon where M.O.G. SHEHMAS « OHKGO’ Nels says it takes some “ skull-dug- he married Brizillia Olds at Carlton on September 11th, 1867. To this We Have in Stock a Large Lot of gery’’ to get hold of an allotment of gasoline for his car in that city, but union eight children were born, of whom seven are living. After the it can be done. death of Mrs. Messinger, about five • X » O. W. Axtell, from Eugene, has been years ago, he married Sadie Swann of F R ID A Y ................... July 30, 1920 in Both Wide and Standard Tracks visiting at the P. C. Axtell farm the McMinnville who survives him. Fun E u r , « » L o d p e Nt» 121. lust ten days. Ho does not expect to eral services were he Id’Wednesday at A . P. A A M MUfO o r. return to his home for several months, McMinnville. .M eets tbe first and third going from here to visit with his son Also McCormick and Deering Reapers >Thur»dav evening« pf each Chester in «Montana. month V iiitin g members Cretones, fancy and staple colors, per yard, 55c t o ........................................ Voiles and Flaxons, per yard, 25c to . .65 M o ro , O re g o n M O R O T R A D IN G C O , and McCormick Headers _ with us. cotdially invited to meet By order of W . M. J. M . P a k h v , Secretary. B a th la h a m C h a p te r n o . 78 o . £ . 8. Regular com munication |each 2d and 4th Thursday .evening« m onthly. | M ks . I n a K u n s m a n , w W o rth y M atron M rs . E s t h e r M k l o y . Secretary?. A Full Line of . Extras for McCormick and Deering Machines Grain Boxes and Grain Elevators ZX Anybody Needing nny of tbe Above # i) l Save Money 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 by Calling on us. a tiv e U n io n o f A m e r ic a M oro L o cal N o . GINN, COLEMAN & CO. MORO, OREGON Our Motto is...... “All we can give for thè money; —not all we can gei for thè goods” What Coun». 41 Meal« in I . O . O . F . hall each 2nd and 4th Saturday afternoon. V is itin g , member« welcome W . S. Powell P/e»ident. W . H . Ragsdale, Secretary. For sale Baby Best Harvester $450. Crosfield at Wasco. If you have a news item, tell it to the Observer. Do not imagine we know it and then wonder why I t is not in the pape:. Please use the phone if not convenient to call ai d tell us personally. Reward for return of dark bay mare with reached mane, white hind foot, branded either JH attached or FX on left shoulder, weight .about 1150. Gone since June 20th. ^V erne Coe, Moro, Oregon. 3t jl6 For sale by owner. 480 acres of wheat land in Morrow county with | stoCK and machinery, fair buildings and plenty ¿if water. Price $40 per acre. Part cash, terms on balance. further particulars writ# W. G. L For I'almateer, Morgan, Oregon. Y u b a'B all Tread T ractors IN 1H 0 regular THREE O M ODELS «»ersize ' O ntrsize We are able to make immediate delivery on ll.e oversize 20-35 from our warehouse an£' time. Other sizes can be delivered from factory branch <>n 10 day notice. We Will have a .big working supply of extra parts io stock next month. Before this comes In; any order for parts received nt our. Wasco offlee before 4 Spokane next day. ** A ‘ • p.m. can be shipped from factory branch ,at , \ Goggles Sun Burn Lotions Cream for Lips fal Paper fir Sheraw Gouaty. Farm W agons and t rucks T h T w ^ k ln g Power o f » OoU«r •MAKE HARVESTING A PLEASURE •“""“ . X ‘ 'v ' ' 9» O’Meara Supply and Implement Company Wasco, Oregon • . MORO PHARMACY K. SCHADE, Prop. Rhone 303 Sherman County Farm Bargains Owner wanted for brown mare about three «to fou£ years old; no vis ible brands; come* to my place about month ago; weight 1300. Pay charges and take it away. Glenn King, three miles north of Grass Valley. J. M. Eddy mad«* a special trip to Shaniko last Saturday with a party of young people who attended tfte big dance at that plac^ Those who at tended from here said that they en joyed it more than enough to repay them fcr the 90-mllo trip. Walter Blau, who had the misfortune to lose his big toe off his left foot by being caught in a combine chain last week, is recovering nicely at The Halles hospital. He was taken to the hospital by Dr. Ghorniley fcr fear that blood poisoning nilg|it result. W. H. Hill was in town Wednes day from his farm in the Gorman dis trict and reports that his 500 acre crop will av tn g e close to nine or ten sack to the acre. From 32 acres he has threshed 435 sacks, an average of 13J sacks per acre. This is from land that in former hands was not consid ered capable of producing more than three sacks to the acre. 720 acres for sale close to Bourbon; ¿bout 500 acres in cultivation; 200 acres in wheat and 300 acres in sum mer fallow included in price with 5-year lease on another good section having 250 acres in summer fallow. 640 acres for sale one mile from Bourbon; 425 acres in cultivation. Included m the price is 200 acres in wheat, 200 acres in summer fallow, all stock and machinery. Price $32,- 000, part cash and good terms on bal ance. 800 acres for sale east of Grass Val ley; about 225 acresj in wheat, 176 acres in summer fallow; lots of water; third of crop goes with the place, ’rice $25 an acre. Will consider a house in Moro, Wasco, or The Dalles as part payment. See Alex Htftiter, Moro, Oregon. Just Arrived A shipment of the Yellow W inona . We Also Have The I VanBrunt Drill, size 18-7 Abstracts promptly made by the Sherman County Abstract Co., Moro, Oregon. Wait for Dr. Freeze, if you need eye service. ’Trips each month to Moro and other towns. J. T. Peters was Investigating the crop conditions In Sherman county the first of the week. Mr. Peters formerly lived in The Dalles, but now Portland claims him. While welding a 20-foot steel shaft Saturday lUrry Blackwood forgot for The hot exhaust from a caterpillar an Instant and caught hold of the steel tractor set fire to the stubble in the while It whs yet black hot, severely W. B. Rice field Monday morning, burning all the Inside of his left hand. burning over about 76 acres of ground A single thorough application of of the 100 acres threshed and in which was 1440 sacks of grain in dumps from sodium fluorld, either as dust or dip, will oust poultry lice, say the O. A. C. the combine. The fir« caught ip corner turn on a straw dump as the poultry specialists. Tills remedy comes outfit was making their first day. as a whitish powder. One pound Is The crew saw the Hash, but not soon enough to rid 100 hens of lice. It is enough to stop the fire, which clean safely used on either young or mature ed the stubble and burned the sacks stock. - ( off the threshed grain, leaving small Bert Hicks, acting ss separator man heaps of surface charred grain. The burned over area has been estimated for tho Dan McLachlan outfit, was to be approximately half a mile long seriously hurt last Friday when the and 260 feet wide. Ben Hicks, broth first motion chain broke. The snap er to Bert Hicks, hurt last week at ping back of the chain cuught Mr. the McLachlan plafe,. and Whitney Hicks in the sido, cutting a hole that Starling were both overcome by the exposed Internal organs and made heat and smoke; Starling very seri necossnry removal of somo ribs on ously; the smoke having t^e same the right side.. The Injured man is effect as the gas used in the war in under care of Dr. Ohormley, who re ports him as being In a vary serious Europe, Always read tha Observer, I Superior Drill, size 20-7 and 18-7 Thomas Drill, size 16-7 Crosfield handles and sells only genuine Holt extras. Do not be mis lead by inferior parts. W. S. Powell was a business visitor at Heppner last week-end, on business Reward fur information or return connected with the Hotel Moro Co. of either or both the following horses, been gone about two weeks, probably Tom Douma was confined to Ills running together. Owned by Wiley home with an attack, of quinsy last McDonald, Moro; 3-year old brown week, his place in tho market being mare; white strip in face; weight taken by J. M. Axtell. about 1300. Owned by Wesley Fuller While sawing off the top of a fence Moro; light bay horse; weight about 1200; branded LP on left hip; has post Friday last, A. M. Young let the knot pn left hind leg between hock saw jump with tho result that his left forefinger was gut to the boue. and ankle. A young stranger, hired to drive wheat team for J. T. Henkle, farm ing in Hay Lanyon district, is credit ed with setting a stubble fire on Mon lay that burned over about nine acres o f ground and about 40 sacks of wheat. It is supjKjaed to have started from either u cigarette stub^or a discarded match. Being near the house it was noon under control, a plow running circles around the ffi-e helped m ater ially in holding it from spreading. Wide Track W agon lor« Hardware & Implement flo. MORO, OREGON Sherman County Agent for Rotary Rod feeder Also we carry a complete line of Furniture, Ranges and Heaters, and remejnber the Famous Z Line of Engines an Fairaday Washing Machines. r M oro B a r b e r S hop P o r c e la in J0ath Tub. Everything First Class and up to date. Shop in Brick Building next Observer Office c. H. J O H N S , M P r o p r ie to r . o r e , -------------- O r e g o n . H A RRY M . B E N S O N y General Contractors and Builders Cement and Concrete W o rk a i Specialty ♦ .... a M o ro , O re g o n condition. -_^IT »/
