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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1920)
1 r t iF ü W c r v r r » MORO. OREGON. ’ Entered m »ecoed claee m ener •* *he po«< o ftc e at M o ro . O regon, July 2 5 , W l . ' The Most Popular Machine .7 * I Foreign A cl vertíame ■ 1 I pm AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION, in the 1920 . . F R ID A Y ..............A uÄ ust 6, 1920 S h e rn u - County H arvest Fields C. L. Manager I reland Be Sure Your Repairs are Properly Executed h will be the Holt High Deck Combined Harvester When a tire needs repairing it is best to have the work done by a man who thoroughly understands his busi ness. Amaieur repairing often results disastrously and “LASCA it becomes necessary to buy a new tube Or casing. MORO TIR E SH O P The following poem y^a brief resume of the thrilling picture story that come» to the Moro Theater on Tuesday, August 17th. The picture it a dose adaption of the »tory told in verse and is rated among the members of the picture world as a ’‘special0 feature. Usual 'prices prevail. L M. Thompson, Proprietor, 8 y«ire it the tire gams Opposite the M oro H dw & Im p. Co Vulcanizing Retreading All W ork G uaranteed oooooooc ' ly C o u n try T i n of Theo. Sw eet come in and let me tell you why of L ib e rty .” O ficial P a je ? fa' S i r a C w ity . In nil humim probability we shall next w inter see a congestion of rail road traffic w o r e than we had last w inter In-eause the railroads will then be no b e tte r prepared to handle traffic than they a re now. They cannot get ready before next full for the large increase in business. E verything which can be handled this sum m er should be tran sp o rted nt the earliest moment ■possible. Every p riv ate family and every factory which can stock up with coal »hiring th e ^ u iu n ie r should do so. W ith a steady dem and from all coal consum ers with a view to supplying next w inter’s needs, the mines could be kept in regular operation during the sum m er and the railroads, ham- pere«, as they are. would In all prol a hllity he able to h a lite , sjiys Manu fac tu re rs’ Record. Anyone who puts o f f buying his supply o f coal until next w inter is taking n great risk of get ting none. G e o . N . C r o s f ie ld , W a s c o , O r e , WlüRO THEATER W ednesday,Augiist 18th GenXVX— HoWaiianS,1 In Their Dreamy Oriental Fantasy “ Princess of Paradise” We* cun give some Intelligent thought to a problem of the g reatest moment, th a t of distribution from the fa n n e r to consum er, which shall elim inate some m easurable portion of the unnecessary w aste seemingly Insep arable from present methods, w rites A rthur W. D ouglas In N ation’s Busi ness. We have enough vital problem s In th e absolutely essential m a tte r of ' ag ricu ltu re to keep us engaged for years to çome. M eanwhile the fa rm er. In desperation, seeks to solve them for him self and mattes steady headw ay through co-operative nasn- clatlons. Sunday n ig h t th e safe of th e H otel Sherm an a t Wasco w as robbed of- about $281 in money and sev eral h u n dred d o lla rs in checks by a stra n g e r who se n t th e n ig h t w atchm an a fte r 1 ice w h ile h? w aited for th e frozen w a te r in th e hotel lobby and, in c i d e n ta lly , opened th e unlocked safe 1 and helped h im self, being gone when th e ice was ready for him . The nex t day th e checks w ere retu in ed by par- ! cel post from A rlin g to n . From d e scrip tio n s furnished it is th o u g h t the robber is a form er em ployee. SEE-PRIN C ESS ALOHA Sensational Hula Dancer H EAR—Joseph Rigredus Information Wanted R IC H A R T Z .—In fo rm atio n w anted of_ th e w hereabouts of the h eirs and n ex t of kin of G ERT R U D E R1CHARTZ, who em ig ran ted to th e U nited S ta te s in 1892 and who in S eptem ber, 1892, a t P en d leto n , Oregon, declared her in ten tio n s of citizen sh ip to th e U nited S ta te s, a t th is tim e a m arried brother resided in E a s t ern O regon. A ddress NELSON H. T U N N IC L 1F F, 115 Broadw ay, New York C ity. Master of the Steel Guitar W ait fo r Dr. F reeze, if you need eye service. T rip s each m onth to Moro and oth er tow ns. The Greatest of AH Hawaiian Shoivs A lw ays read the O bserver. ASK T H E OW NERS About the Economical Ford Trucks I w ant free life and I w ant fresh a ir; ... And I sigh te r th e c a n te r a fte r th e ca ttle. T h e crack of th e w hips like th e sh o ts In a battle, T h e medley of h o rn s and hoofs and h erd s T h a t w ars and w rangles and s c a tte rs and sp rea d s; T h e green ben eath and th e blue above, And dash and danger, and life and love. W E CA N D E L IV E R * a ‘ 4 9 0 ” <>r “ Baby CHEVROLET V And L aical . ’ * v. *»<• - *•' L asca used to ride On a mouse g ray m u stan g close to my side, W ith blue serap e and b rig h t belled sp u r; I laughed w ith joy aa I looked a t her! L ittle knew sh e of books or. of cre ed s; An Ave M arla sufficed h e r needs; L ittle she cared, save 6c be by my side, a T o rldh w ith me, and ev er to ride, From San S aba s sh o re to L av aca’s tide. S he was as bold as th e billow s th a t beat, She was as wild as th e b reezes th a t blow ; From h er little head to h er little feet She was sw ayed In her su p p len ess to and fro By each g u st of passio n ; a sapling pine, T h a t grow s on th e edge of a K an sas bluff, And w ars w ith th e wind w hen th e w ea th er is rough, Is like th is L asca, th is love of mine. 9 h e would h u n g er th a t I m ight eat, W culd tak e th e b itte r and leave me th e sw eet; But once, when 1 m ade h e r jealo u s for fun, At som ething I'd w hispered, or looked, or done, One Sunday, in San Antonio. T o a glorious girl on th e Alamo, She drew from h er g a rte r a d ear little dagger, And—sting of a w asp !—it m ade me stag g er! An inch t o the left, or an Inch to the right. And 1 shouldn’t be m aundering h ere to-night; But she sobbed, and, sobbing, so sw iftly bound H er torn reboso ab o u t th e wound, T h at I quite forgave her. S cratch es d o n ’t count In T exas, down by th e Rio G raude. A N Y T IM E ROADS ARE BETTER EACH DAT MORROW ___ .W A S C O , BROS. OREGON Sheiman County Agents for Chevrolet Automobiles H er eye was brow n—a deep, deep brow n; H er h air w as d ark e r than h er eye; _ And som ething in h ^r sm ile and frown, Curled crim son lip and in step high, Showed th a t th e re ran jn each blue vein, Mixed w ith th e m ilder Aztec stra.u , T he vigorous vintage of Old Spain. She was alive in every lim b W ith feeling, to the finger-tips; And when th e sun is lik e a fire And sky one shining, so ft sapphire, One does not drink in little sips. WRITE, PHONE OR CALL UPON I . C. HANNA, DUFUR, ORE The air was heavy, thfe n ig h t w as hot. I sat by h e r side, and forgot—fo rg o t; F orget the herd th a t w ere tak in g th e ir rest, Forgot th e a ir was close opprest, T hat the T ex as n o rth e r com es sudden and scon, In the dead of night or the blaze of neon; T h at once let the herd a t its b reath ta k e fright, N othing on earth can sto p th e flig h t; And woe to th e rider, and woe to th e steed. Who falls in fnent of th e ir mad stam pede! FOR BARGAINS IN FARM PROPERTIES ' - 13 Special Attention Given Wheat and Stock Farm W as th a t th u n d er? I grasped the cord Or my sw ift m ustang w ithout a word. I sprang to the saddle, and she clung behind. Away! on a hot chase down th e wind! But never was fox h u n t half so hard, For we rode for our lives. You shall h ear how we fared, In T exas, down by the Rio G rande! “It sure will Tickle You” gays th e G o o d J u d g e To.find how long the full rich taste of the Real Tobacco Chew lasts. That’s why It really caves you money to use this class of tobacco instead of the ordinary kinds. Any man who uses the R eal T ob acco Chew will tell you that. The mdstaiifc flew, we urged him on; T h ere was one chance left, and you have but cn e ; H alt, jum p to ground, and shoot y o u r h o rse; Crouch u n d er his carcase, and tak e your ch an ce; And I f the ste e rs in th e ir fran tic course Don’t b a tte r you both to pieces at once. You may th an k your s ta r; if not, good bye Tc th e quickening k iss and th e long«drawn sigh, And the open a ir and th e epen sky, In T exas, down by th e Rio G rande! The ca ttle gained on us and, Just as I felt For my old six shooter behind in my belt, Down cam e the m u stan g and down cam e wo, Clinging together, an d —w hat was th e re st? A body th a t spread itself on my breast. Two arm s th a t shielded my dizzy head, Two lips th a t hard on my lips w ere p re st; T hen cam e th u n d e r In my ears. As over us surged the sea of ste ers. Blows th a t beat blo :d Into my eyes, And when I could rise— L asca w as dead! •’ • Grand” H it Put up in two styles ih RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco W e 'y m a n - B r y to n C o m p a n y , 1107 B ro ad w a y , N ew Y ork C f,_ I gouged out a grave a few feet deep, • And th ere in E a rth ’s arm s I laid h er to sleep; And th e re she is lying, and no one knows; And th e sum m er shinSElStnd th e w inter snow s; For m any a day th e flow ers have spread A pall of p etals QYer h e r h e a d ; ' . , And the little gray haw k hangs aloft in the a.r. Aud the sly coyote tro ts h ere and th ere, And th e black sn ak e glides and g litte rs and slides Into a rift in a cotton-w cod tre e ; And th e buzzard sails on. And com es and is gone. S tately and still like a ship a t sea; And 1 w onder why I do n ot care ' For th e th in g s th a t a re like th e th in g s th a t were. Does half my h ea rt lie buried th ere In T exas, down by th e Rio G rande? F O S S & GO. I IN C . MORO, ORÈQON Blacksmith & •Garage Machine -Shop firestone T IR E S Bsodyear — FRANK DESPREZ. Gas, Oils, Grease and Accessories Auto Repairing and Storage Board of BguxliMtioo Full and Complete line of Genuine Ford- Parts < • » « now in stock •- «.■ • DesChutes Motor Co. R . S. G O F F , M A N A G E R Moro, Oregon Notice: There w ill l>e a meeting County Board of Equalization Sherman County, Oregon, at the House in Moro on the second Monday in September, that being the 13th day of September, lt>20, to pub- examine the Aaseaameut Rolla, ct all error» in valuation, dee- cription of lands or other property a»- by me. All petitions muat be in writing and verified by oath the- applicant and filed with the Board within 15 day« from the time it ia by law required to meet. Otto Peetz, County Assessor. Card of Thanks We wish tg thjip^ |h e many friends for their kindness and floral offerings during the illness end death of our wife and daughter. Mr. W E. Newton. Mr. and Mrs. R. W . Pinkarton-end fam ily. Iron, Steel and Coal, Hardwood, Carriage and Wagon Material Notice io Creditors In the County C ourt of th e S ta te of Oregon fo r Sherm an County. N otice ia hereby given th a t th e un d ersig n ed has been appointed ex ecu tr ix of th e e s ta te of John Sherm an .1 Hasting-», deceased, by th e County C ourt o f th e S ta te o f Oregon, for Sherm an County, and has qualified A ll persona h av in g claim « « g ain st said e s ta te are hereby notified to pre» « Æ ll I I gent name duly verified as by law re q u ired to the undersigned a t th e office of B rig h t & B ryant, Moro, O regon, w ith in aix month« from d ate h ereof. D ated and first published A ugust 18th, 1920. S usie I. H astin g s, E x ecu trix . B rig h t A B ry an t, A ttorney« for E sta te . r i II IIH 1 W I WA3CB TIRE AND VULCANIZING WORKS Dr. Perry Wood«, yoyn^er brother to “ U ncle” Jas Wood«, whs vlaiting in Moro thia week from Evanston, Indiana, where Dr. Wood« has a long aatablished surgioal practise. Guy C ham ne««, P r o p r ie to r W a a e o , O re g o n • ' . .D ry C ure R etread in g a S pecialty f i r e and Tube R ep airin g 7 B run$w ic|c T |r $ f Satisfaction Guaranteed