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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1920)
Z | A . H . Yoong on the finiahed the work of laying pipe for the new ' water service from toe city system to i the L O .O .F . cemetery. As c a rrie d 1 oat M r. Yeung each lot and block j in the L O .O .F . cemetery and a good i part o f the Baptist cemetery joining can now be aasoied a p lentiful water supply for the growing of plants and shrubbery through a aeries of lateral pipes branching off at 50-foot inter- Jvala from the main line going through • the cem etrry. Each o f these lateral < pipes are feeder* for lines radiating »' ' each way, ao that every lot in the L | cemetery now ha.- access to water. m I t would now be in order for otvn- 91 * »*’ ers of cemetery property to meet with L O .O .F . lodge officials and arrange for a fund that would provide a reas onable amount to be expended in beautifying the grounds and paying for the service* of a care taker and, when this is done, to promulgate rules and regulations for the future upkeep and mair tajnence of grounds 1 and the elim ination of many unsight ly piles of rubbish le ft when ever monuments or other work is done on the grounds. 4 ! M STAMPEDE SEPTEM BER 1 6 - 1 7 - 1 8 About the Economical Foi»d Trucks Us $ 1 5 0 0 —IN PURSES—$ 1 5 0 0 B Ü C K IN G C O N T E S T S BULL DOGGING A N D ROPING RACING, CO W GIRLS’ RELAY RACES, RELAY RACES SADD LE H C R SE RACES Full and Complete line of Genuine Ford Parts now in stock DesChutes Motor Co. Eleven Shermer. county schools w ill begin the fa ll term w ithin the next ten days. Schools beginning Septem ber 6th. are Grass V alley, Boardman. Erskine, Harmony, Gorman, and Brock. Kent school w ill start on the 7th. On the 13th Moro, DeMoes, L ckal^illet, and F airview w ill beign. FOR A L L INDIAN RACES O F ALL KINDS Largest and greatest assembly o f Vacqueros and B ucking-H orses, Mules and Steers ever gathered together. ASK T H E OW NERS H O T E L A C C O M M O D A T IO N S will be short, so bring your cam p o u t-fit, pitch it any place except on th e r a c e - t r a c k , a n d enjoy a weH-filled th ree d ay s of g09<J clean sport w ith an o p p o rtu n ity to-see O regon in its ‘ E arly D ay s.” Ì S . Moro, Oregon D ell E. Benson has bought a 100 irrigation ranch near Priest R.ver, Idaho, and loaded out a car of h» jaehold goods this week when mov Farm For Sale ing to the new home. It is reported that Chas. McKinney has bought the Wheat ranch in G illiam county, | leaae and oufit on the farm Mr. Ben consisting of 470 a cres; acres t ill- i son was operating. Be Sure Your Repairs are Properly Executed Labia; 1^0 seres r.ow in summer fallow ready to seed; good spring on the premises and fair buildings; distance to market <4 tniles. This is a good bargain. Easy terms. Sherman County Abstract Company, Moro, Oregon. n . , ........... — W hen a tire needs repairing it is best to have the w o rk done by a man w ho th o ro u g h ly understands his busi ness. A m ateur repairing often results disastrously and it becomes necessary to buy a new tube o r casing. MORO TIRE SHO P , tary, Salem. ' C O N T IN U A L A E R IA L P A S S E N G E R S E R V IC E D U R IN G T H E M E E T IN G • -73ÌS-* G O FF. MANAGER » re F ifty-ninth Annual Oregon State Fair, Salem , September 27th to Oeto- ber 2d. Splendid agricultural; live- stock and industrial exh ib its, a superb horse show; ex cal lent races; high class amusements; greater ar.d better than ever before. H Lea, sec re- Antelope is located in the center of a vast Stock C ountry w h ich is an E m pire in itself, and her citizens will give you a royaT welcom e. r? . Roy Pow ell arxl Roy Kur.sman are the champion huckle berry gatherers, they le ft town early in the morning one day last week and were back the same night with 43 gallons, bought from a band of Indians met on the road at a price of $1.75 the gallon. L. M . Thompson, Proprietor, Gilliam and W ie d e r Cotiaties 3 years at the tire game O pposite the M o ro H d w & Im p . C o STDtK art! i m 8 M ® ¡ \ ulcaniziiig ‘Retreading All Work G uaranteed FO R S A L E F. T. Huriburt Mrs. F . T. M illikin of Wasco, her daughter June, r.ow Mrs. G. E. Mast ¡residing at Bepd, Oregon, and her s is U p p e r M a in Street, ter. Mrs. W ilmer Lyons, formrely MORO, OREGON. Pearl Poole of 'loro, now residing at CONDON, Entered a» second clast matter at the Kansas City, Mo., were ca llin g on old post office at Moro. Oregon, July 25, 1891. j friends in Moro last week. J. C. Barry came down from Kent i Wednesday morning w ith a toothache ard on a s till bunt for the dentist. F R I D A Y . . ? . Septem ber 3. 192b , When seen later in the day he Was I ready to hit the back trail ar.d had C. L . I r e l a n d ............ '.M an ager. the troth in his pocket, but couldn’t • locate the ache. Foteifn -\dvenmn< Rep*e««wtativc THF. AMERICAS PRESS ASSOCIATION W E C A N D E L IV E R o pp. Garage ORE M'.H)” or “ llul.v G rand” W - N. JO N E S a U t o truck DRAY A N Y T IM E A car of Superior hoe d rills, con Phone M a in 314 M u rn , O regon sistin g of 18-7s and 20-7s arrived a F reight ;4f«l Express few days ago. See Croefield, Wasco. H a n d le d I ’r .n p liy . “M> Country 'Tis of Tnaa, fiwwt of Liborty.” Sowing" Dollars for a Thrift Crop O O W I N G th e aeed is o n ly one step in the » ¿ /p ro d uctio n of a c ro p . I f the h arvest is to be a b u n d a n t, fa v o ra b le c o nd itio n s m u st be m ain ta in e d . T o th e business m a n , this means fa v o ra b le c re d it co nd itio n s. T h e F e d e ra l R eserve S ystem is th e g reat s ta b ilize r o f c o m m e rcia l c re d it co nd itio n s to day. I t insures an a m p le dupply of such c re d it at all times. ¡F A R M E R S ’ S T A T E B A N K M oro . . . - O regon T. O fficial ? a ? c : ¡¡r f a : h t? . Cffered at Bargaia Prices E fficie n tly A bended T o . One No 0 barrel churn One sm all dasher churn C. J. btOCHT. W. C B uy ant . H alf doz 4-quart granite milk pans Library table, solid oak Six piece water set (bedroom) 100 feet half inch rubber hose 100 feet J-inch rubber hose Two lawn mowers U i ' ■t»«* v - —;¡ -4 , : i V Call, write or phone C. L. Ireland, Moro, Oregon Bright K. A. McPhreson, asisstan cashier o f t the Bank o f Moro, died at the Good Samarit in Hospital in Portland Thursday noon fo llo w irg an operation early m the week for cancer of the ! ¡utest:nea. Very few of his many friends knew of his sickness and few er that he had gone to the hospital. “ K enn ie" McPherson, as he was more popularly addressed, was known by CO U LD FTLL n eirly all residents of Sherman coun THE BILL. ty; ih the early days he was one of the noted base ball stars of the local Fly: Hey Wil lie Firefly, they teams, playing with Wasco; later he want a bright was employed in the Irby store at boy do*», where Kent; then county clerk, and last as 1 live. w hy sistant cashier o f the Bank of Moro. don’t you go Funeral service w ijl be held st Wasco after the job. at three o ’clock Sunday afternoon. MORO LAUNDRY GEO. ELLSW ORTH, W a ih irg done arc* f ich P n p rk to r u fe s : W ASCO, / Mom a v . T u e s d a y Third day de ive» V » ch cd t:'i » m in ta in e d Leave bundles : I lo tti A nnex B R O S. OREGON a We aim to please our customers WRITE, PHONE OR CALL UPON ’. C. HANNA, D M , ODE P a tro n iz e H e m e In d u s try FOR BARGAINS IN FARM PROPERTIES Subscribe for the OitserWr. - : i a ta H Special Attention Given Wheat and Stock Farm ' ¿ ¿ L "T L T u T I. -2J. -AÜ' ., Holt High Deck Combined Harvester come in and let me tell you why • • ♦» - »V < j 5 G e o . N . C r o s fie ld , W a s c o , O r e . ALfcuGT l.-» - r ’JÍJ J’ ¡ MORROW «SZTTJ* -a yrajciiHP’. p r a v a itx z w c x »% v d r .o d .ty will be the - J-adies m illirery. See our fall and winter m illinery go<ds ofl display Sept mber K’th and 11th. Maxwell but ding. Mrs. C. A. Perkira, 8 Sherm.in C ounty% ents fur Chevrolet Automobiles Sherman County Harvest Fields • ‘j J in the 1920 R S f r i ff, m; riager of the I>es ; » '»u’e r.M otpr ‘jt(p Co . ar pounce« that I Jon Wh-* t ix s ¡«»chased an interest in the »Chutes Motor Co. and w ill t*ke an active i .".teres t ir. the busivesa within the next few days. Mr. Goff retains his controlling interest and t i e company manegerrent w ill be as in the past. * - ARE BETTER EACH DAY moro. Ore. The Most Popular Machine Sheriff Crisman was called to Grass V alley Saturday to take charg«* of a «uppmed craty man, hut investigation showed that the man could neither read nor w rite and was totally deaf ¡except for loud shouting in his left ear. He ha ♦ gixd clothes. I>edding, etc , a»d wm brought to Moro where he wra-1 given me^ls and a ticket to Cascade Locks here he could get wo'k in a e .• a m il ROADS Bryant The D ;li News was received in Moro Thurs day of the sudden death of L.K Moore on August 31st at his home in Port When He Weakened. land. follow in g an illness at the office *T see Nvwpop nt the club quite of at which tim e le called .‘ is h>me by ten since his baby enme. I thought phone and said he was com ing home he was anchored to a home life." “He and to have a doctor there when he ar was, but at the first squall he began rived, hut death occurred hcfows the) to drag his anchor." doctor made bis v i s t . Mr. Moure I was for many years actively interest-I ed in Sherman county affairs, being, eng-iged in the general mercantile business at Grass V alley and later at Moro. In early life-he was s carpen ter ami many buildings in i Sherman courty in the pioneer days were cdh- structed uhder his su|»ervision. I M o v in g I
