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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1920)
EVERYBODY COME!! Harvest Ball? natu ral riches. T h e United State* bought It for a song | a nation never made a better investment. In mineral w ealth alone It has paid for Itself over and over again. Its fluherlea have paid fo r It many times. Alaska Is no beggar te rrito ry ; It la a great re serve of national wealth. M oro O pera House M a th e w s -L iv in g s to n F r id a y , S e p t. 3 ASSURED ASK T H E . About the Economical Ford Trucks The great Increase In the price of- c<al throughout Mie world has m ade ' of fuel economy a most pressing prob- ( lem. R eports Indicate a trem endous , opportunity for the American m anu factu rin g Industry In supplying the needs of these countries which are forced to develop th eir electrical pow er to the utm ost. Large railroad elee- trificHtlon projects ore soon-to be ca r ried out In Italy and Smith America. P ortugal will probably follow In Italy's footsteps. M any.of the South Ameri can countries are studying this prob lem. and Bolivia has Just declared as public domain the w atersheds of the rivers having sufficient power for the purpose. Throughout Chile many pow-' er plants a re being built. F u ll an d C o m p lete line of G e n u in e F o rd P a r ts 44 / EVERYONE DesChutes Motor Co. IN HALL AT 50 C E N T S PER P L A T E MANAGER Moro, Oregon A K E R 'S 4 - P IE C E O R C H E S T R A SERVED * 4? n o w m sto ck R. 3 . G O F F , SU PPER OW NERS A form er arm y aviator w as a rre st ed nt Los Angeles not long since for disorderly conduct in looping the loop over a public square. On th e sam e day two uvlators' were arrested In New Jersey for shooting wild geese In the closed season from a plane. These Incidents of “Joy riding” In th e a ir are w orthy of notice as sle w in g how much at home tnnn has become In the elem ent through which since the dawn of tim e until less than tw enty years •_____ ago only t^e birds winged th eir way. . «UOfflTSaUBLTT - When we turn to tfie use of the a ir plane for transportation In the c a rry Farm For Sale ing on of business we have th e proof of stability and stanchness th a t ex W h eat ranch in G illia m county, plain how liberties can be taken w ith co n sistin g of 470 ac res; 265 acres t i l l It by daring aviators. a b le ; 160 acres now in sum m er fallo w When a tire needs repairing it is best to have the work A pessim istic scientist foresees the ¡read y to seed ; good sp rin g on th e done by a’ man who thoroughly understands his busi mobilization In the next year of the p rem ises and f a ir b u ild in g s; d istance ness., Amateur repairing often results disastrously and mosquito, the housefly nnd o th er in -i Lo m a rk e t 6 | m ilt's. 'T h is is a good it becomes necessary to buy a hew tube or casing. sect pests, * laden w ith deadly hnt- b arg a in . E asy term s. terles of disease germs to let loose j Sherm an County A b stra c t Company, on arm ies and nations. If science ' Moro, O regon, enn do no b etter for t*he race than to ’ . ra rrsz r think up such diabolical misuse of L. M . Thompson, Proprietor, 3 years at the tire game Sherman County Farm Bargain» It» powers. It had b etter shut up Its laboratories and be done with It. Opposite the M o ro H d w & Im p. C o ' 720 acres for s a le close to Bourbon; about 5o0 acres in c u ltiv a tio n ; 200 Vulcanizing Retreading All Work Guaranteed The ex-klngs In exile are showing acres in wheat* and 300 acres in sunt- a disposition to “come back." They M O RO , O R E G O N . «K zscayw « v r r :¿ ? 1 m er fallow included in price w ith are beginning to hung around In I 5-year lease on an o th er good section Entered as second riant matter at the hopes of seeing or stn rtln g a revolu ¡ poat office at Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891. tion which will bring them buck to h av in g 250 acres in sum m er fallow . their vacant thrones. They cannot I 640 acres for sale "'one m ile from j , Foreign Advertising Representative in ’c u ltiv a tio n . r e a l! » t h . t m onarch, I. f n .t going I ? ou,rt,,o ‘V , I THE AMERJf AN PRESS ASSOCIATION Included in th e price* is 200 acre? in out of fashion In governments. But w h eat, 2(H) acres in sum m er fallow , this disposition they are m anifesting F R ID A Y ................ August 27,1920 a ll stock und m achinery. P rice $32,- Is a disturbing factor In the situ a BatpYI ¡rand” 000, p a rt cash and good term s on b a l •490’ o r C. L . I r ela n d ..............Manager. tion. . ance. 800 acres fo r sa le cast of G rass V al The F rench general commanding the French troops now evacuating le y ; about 225 acres in w heat, 175 Herman cities has declared In posters acres in sum m er fa llo w ; lots of w a te r; that the French will keep th eir word. th ird Ajf crop goes w ith the place. W ill consider a This, however, will D oubtless not Im P rice $25 an acre. house in Moro, Wusco, o r.T h e I talles press the Hermans, except as being n as p a rt paym ent. foolish thing to do when one Is not •My Country ’T it of Thoo, »*/•<.. See A lex H u n ter, Moro, O regon. of Liberty.” forced to It. All Night Dance A G O O D T IM E < 1 2 :0 1 A ? 11. Be Sure Your Repairs are Properly Executed ADM ISSION: $ 1 .5 0 PL U S 1 5 c W A R TAX i JT sut » äp . c T h e M o s t P o p u la r M a c h in e ■ W E C A N D E L IV E R in th e 1920 S h e rm a n C o u n ty H a r v e s t F ield s w ill be th e H o lt H ig h D ec k C o m b in e d H a rv e s te r com e in a n d let m e tell y o u w h y CHEVROLET A N Y T IM E Officili Paper for Shcmia M r . G e o . N . C r o s f ie ld , W a s c o , O r e . DELCO-LIGHT Increases Farm Efficiency Fifty thousand Delco-Light plants in opera tion on Anasdran farms are saving a t the most conaarmtive estimate, an hour a day each— o r o w r 18,000,000 work hours a year Tkof is «goaf fo an a rm y o f 6 0 .0 0 0 mon rking ton hoar» a d ay fo r a t a i l month. Delco-Light is a complete electric light and power plant for (arms and suburban homes. It furnishes an abundance of clean, safe, economical light, and operates pump, chum, cream separator, washing machine and other appliances. It is also lighting rural stores, garages, churches, schools, army camps and-rail way stations. liU L E R Y B R O S . Moro M O RO T IR E S H O P ffiHKrcwK. T im - - O regon / Coal fo r 7 0 0 0 Years Eaii mules of how long h will he be fore we exhaust qttr n atu ral resources, such us coal. Iron ore und oil, con tinue, as they have for many years, to furnish employment for speculative scientists and others. The latest word on coal, from C. M. D arling of the government bureau of urines, is reas suring. He told the railroad fuel as sociation that we have enough mlnnhle coal In sight to last at the present rate of consum ption for 7,<XM> years, lie put the total at 3,583,037,100.000 tons, the duration" estim ate Is a mere m utter of simple arithm etic, w hatever iv he thought of the estim ate on q u an tity . Even if Mr. Durling Is c couple of thousand yenrs out or a few hundreds of tfllll oils of tons astray, y prospect of coal famine th at this generation or the next need fea r will he limited to such as we have ex perienced, due to failu re to produce or to transport, says P ittsburgh Dispatch. The most reassuring featu re about this sort of estim ate Is th at there has been no Indication of verifying alarm ists of the past who attem pted by forecast to exhaust some of the min <*ral resources w ithin a few score years. So fa r as n atu re Is concerned, th eiW ls no reason to four that man Is within m easurable distance of scraping the bottom of the coal bin. Poor Armenia seems to be going beg ing for o m andatory. All the na tions nt present are loaded u p - to the muzzle with trouble of tb elr own and do not care to undertake so explosive a Job as this charge pre sents. The white paper, or new sprint, sh o rt age causes the secretary of agricul tu re to turn his eyes northw estw ard and make some predictions concerning i Alaska. It Is destined, he believes, to I become a second Norway. Its Ini-, m easurable w ater power, vast deposits of coal, enorm ous forests of rapidly growing species of wood sultnblo for 1 pulp, and tid ew ater shipm ent will make It, th e secretary "forecasts, one of A m erica’s principal sources of p a per. A laska Is n large reservoir of Experience has proved thnt the av erage person gains almost three- eighths of nn Inch In height In n night’s sleep In bed, but loses It again the next day. The origin, just possibly of coming down for b reakfast. Bargain in M orrow County R eal Estate One of the b est ra iches in Morrow county, co n tain in g 1120 ac res; 480 in sum m er fa llo w ; good house, w itli hot and cold w ate r and o th er modern con veniences. O ut b u ild in g s in f a ir li good condition. W ater in abundance. Some horses and m achinery go- w ith place. T erm s p art cash, b o u n c e on tim e. For fu rth e r p a rtic u la rs address box 382, Ione, O regon. . ....... 1 -----------:----------------- — ROADS ABE BETTER EACH DAY MORROW Gilliam aud Wheeler Counties T hree million students In China pa raded the streets In protest against ne gotiations with Japnn In rein lion to Shantung. Presum ably the 3 twto.ooo students know th at with guns Hiey could accomplish more. a n in k ir t FO R F. W ASCO, ¡Ä b ö e r r z z a tri tiurlburt WRITE, PHONE OR CALL UPON ’ W. C. HANNA, DUFUR, ORE W . N. JO N E S AUTO TR U C K LOR BARGAINS IN FARM PROPERTIES Possibly the most Ineffective fool DRAY ou earth Is the one who w astes Ills }• tim e writing anonym ous letters to Hhonc Alititi 311 M oto, (':c ¿ o tt newspapers. • Spedai Attention Given Wheat and 8fock Farm Freight and ' Express H andled Prom ptly. TOO GOOD. IS yhur car a good hill clim b er? # I should say •o, It even tried going up a tele graph pole the other day, ^Ibving Efficiently Allentici! ¿JK1 i o. ro s tí $ C. J. B r ig h t , \V. H. B u v a n t I w Bright & Bryant A 1 to v h iry s -u l. - I OREGON Hie: ni in County Agents for Chevrolet Automobiles SALB If about two-thlrds of the men who T . are traipsing urouod the country baw l ing about saving the country would U pper Main Street, Gar.tj;e grab a hoe or a pick and go to work they would get neurer to the point. C ()M )0 N , O R E . Hovernment cost of living statistics show that clo th lu t rem ains up. The public wn< in hopes of lenrnlng that it might liifve snapped a suspender button. BROS. ,:iV. FO SS & C O . , IMG. M ORO, OREGON Blacksmith & Garage Machine Shop Subscribe fo r the O bserver. o tt’icpx at. 9 0 0 0 0 DELCO-I4GHT Plants In Actual Use » 1 1 I I l»l»l I I ► ■»■■!■ l b ! ■» I t + l I I I I > The Dalle» and M oto , Orc. Firestone. T I R E S Boodyear S p e c ia l R a te s WASCO TIRE AND VULCANIZING WORKS Y Guy C ham ness, NEW HOTEL PERKINS P r o p r ie to r ÜEO. ELLSW O RTH, P r o p t ie t o r Fifth and Washington Sts. W o «co, O re g o n PORTLA N D . O R E . Room with privilege ot bath, single, 75c up; double $1.00 up Room with private bath, tingle $1.50 up; double $2.00 up. i Auto Meets Trains. Street can from ** Union Depot past our door». Transfer at 5th and Glisan streets from North Rank Depot. D ry C ure R etread in g a S pecialty T ire and Tube R ep airin g M ORO LAUNDRY B ru n s w ic k Tire» S atisfaction G u aranteed - M-+4-Î ;-l-h++-i H - H - H - H + H . - K I I I I- H H I H Washing done each Mondny, Tuesday and Wednesday Third day delivery schedule maintained Leave bundles a, Yllsworth Hotel Annex Gas, tills, Grease and Accessories Auto Repairing and Storage Iron, Steel and Coal, Hardwood, Carrtife and Wagon Material Patronin l l i m r InJtmtiy W e aim fo piense our customers •I,
