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W . M. W a lk e r ,
MORO
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OREOON
A Modern Tile and Concrete Constructed Building
Built by Moro Community for the General Public
STEAM HEATED
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Bath and Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
Special Monthly Rates for Room or Board
N o tic e
We take this method of notifying our
patrons that on and after January 1st
1921, we are going to conduct a 30
day or cash business.
However, we regret very much to
have to do this, but it is beyond our
control due to financial conditions of
the country.
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Our prices will be regulated according
MORO HARDWARE & IMPLEMENT COMPANY
Moro T heater
Mathews-Livingston, Proprietors
Jaaaary Shews Start Promptly at 7:30 P. M.
T
Saturday, January 15
in the title role is Popular WM. H A R T with us again
S a tu rd a y , J a n u a ry 2 2
“ WINGS OF TBE MORNING”
Wm. Famum in the Title Role
2-reel Comedy
An 8-reel show,'
LYCEUM COURSE !
U n d e r A u s p ic e s
of M o ro
School
B a c k e d b y B u s in e s s M e n o f M o r o
BUCKNER'S
TENNESEEAN JUBILEE
SINGERS
- W ill A p p e a r in Lyceum Course here-
MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 24, a t
7:15 F. H. iu SCHOOL iCOITORWI
SINGLE ADMISSION FOR THIS NUMBER
A d u lt» S O c e n t»
Elwood Ginn
AUTO TR UC K
DRAY
M o r o . O r e g o n
Freight and Express
H a n d le d
Promptly. Moving
Efficiently A ttend ed T o .
C h ild r e n 2 3 c e n ts
O ffice Phone M a in 93
W. C. BRYANT
Attorney-at-Law
MORO
OREGON
. community is planning to ir ,7? *
Moro H<* * 1 management
together to discuss the coat o f pro
F R I D A Y ........... January 14, 1920
p*
t,lic
t o ■»>“ - «0» a p ^ i . i
ducing wheat, to bring in such roooida
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menus prepared for next
“ ths farmers have available, sod a
Entered « ic c o n d elate matter at the
• P ^ w ’ a m L i - . * * inUntion
fflvu
P°*< o&cc«t Moro. Oregon. July 2S. 1891 largo number in every community
attention io the noon dining
planning on keeping a more oomplata
r * » d during the ooming year on this
<* ° ’* ratUw “ d pat-
THE
* * * w ill ba appreciated.
v ita l subject. R. C. Gunn, specialist
Sunday lanchsoo, January 16th
on farm week
accounting, w ill ba in tbs
C . L . I r e l a n d ...........
M an a g e r, j oounty
« « » 1240 to S.-00 o’clock
county weak o f January 17th to «M
Arrangements have bean mads to meat
Clam Soup
the farmers in the different coi
Relish
•ties a t the place and on the
W a n Olivas
Sweat Pick!
mentioned below:
Meats
F airview Tuesday at 7 p .m ., at the
Where the Tax Mosey Goes
Stuffed Roast Chicken and Dreesing
•chool house.
ft®“ * Pork w ith Apple Sauce
Thor8day at 2 p .m ., a t the
Undoubtedly thia year, more than T
Roast Beef and Brown Gravy
I.O .O .F . b a ll.
any other of recent period, ;tha people
Chicken Stew w ith Dum pling.
Harmony Thursday, a t 7:80 p.m. a t
of Sherman county are or w ill aoon,
’
Vegetables
be interested in the amount of their the school house.
Mashed Potatoes
S tring Beans
M r Gunn and the County Agent
annual tax payments. For that rea
w ill be in the office the forenoon of
F
ru
it
Salad
<
son, from data furnished by Assessor
Desert
Otto Peetz, we print the table below January 20th to assist farmers having
Apple Pie
Apricot Pie
showing where the various funds to be incomplete records to summarize, thia
prior to the meeting.
Some good fig
Baked
Custard
Pudding
ma le up from the tax payments goes:
ures are available and a profitable
Tea
Coffee
or
M ilk
Distribution of the general fund:
t me is insured.
Farm account books
State ta x .........................>128,856.64 for the homing year w ill ba furnished
Hridgea.......... .............. • 34,294.68
cooperator, free. Every one should R«fro Jubilee Siegers January 24th
Market .roajls.................. 19,618.91 plan to attend the meeting In th eir
I t ty a fact that musical tastes
Per capita school tax . . 12,000.00 respective oommunitiea.
Coonty fa ir .....................
4,000 00
America run the gamut, from classics
to the jazziest, but there is one type
County agent. ............. . 2,500.00
Balance for running all
of vocal music that haa consistently
Notes From tbs Schools
retained Its popularity—not
alone
the county.
. . . 23.461.36
The Moro boys triumphed over w ith the popular audience, but w ith
Total General Fund. . .>219,731 79
That
Wasco Friday evening, January 7th, the severest critics as w ell.
General roed fund.
36,314.04 w ith a score of 26 to 22. The game type la the negro melodies, jubilees,
High school tuition fund . .
6,462.94
Special road district No. 18 7,673.91 wan very close during thq last h a lf camp meeting and river songs. Per
haps the reason for this universal
Special city taxes................ 15,880.90 the score being 22 to 22 u n til the last
popularity lies In the fact that the
few
minutes,
then
W
illa
rd
Urquhart
Special school taxes............ 82,247.32
shot two foul baskets And O rv ille negro melodies are mors than a tune
Grand to ta l......................>366,660.90 Hockman made one from the field. fu l song; It seems somehow to be the
The amount of the state tax in Eaton, Wasco's “ wonderful player“ expression of the soul longings, hope
some funds are double for thia year wasn’t up to his standard, eonaequent- and fa ith o f a people, fu ll of marvel-
tax payments, these taxes were voted ly Wasco lost H ia failures to shoot oua harmony, and yet w ith that some
last year at a special election as all any of hia long distance baskets may th in g o f w ild ringing through it a ll,
who voted-on the question at that time be accounted fo r by the guarding o f that defies analysis.
The Tennesseean Jubilee Singers*,
knew th<t a two year collection would Ray Meeainger. Ray did what no
other guard has done against Wasco who w ill appear a t the School A udi-
be made this year.
I torium , on the evening o f January
Because of thia yearly voting of he stuck to Eaton.
24th, under the auspices of Moro High
increased tax for the state the Sher
The g irls playad a very good game
man county tax payers thia year pay at Wasco last Friday evening. Sev School Lyoeum, are one of the very
>100,000 more to the state than the eral of the Wasco g irls were hurt beat oompany o f artists in this work.
county w ill have in the treasury for during the game, but not seriously. Mrs. Polley, soprano, is a splendid
payment of all bills, salaries, m iscel A t the close of the game the score ■Inger, possessing a beautiful voice of
lyric quality and is equally at home
laneous expenses, etc., other than was 27 to 8 in our favor.
In ensemble or solo. Mias T ow -ley,
specified funds named by statute.
Moro had a fa ir representation at contralto, is perhaps the beat contralto
Another curiosity in finances is that
this year the Grass Valley school dis the game Friday evening at Wasco, zingdr of the negro melodies and spir
trict will have >8,000 more funds with although more would have gone if ituals before the public. A splendid
which to operate the district than w ill there hadj been sufficient means o f soloist, yet her groat fo rt lies in her
Sherman county itself. That district transportation. Moat o f those who wonderful interpretation of the negro
w ill have >31,847.20, whereas the went piled into two Ford trucks, spirituala—different en tirely from the
county general fund w ill have not to sometimes three deep, and sailed melodies and jubilees. Other mem
bers of the company are equally as
exceed >23,461.36 and from this through the mud holes to Wasco.
amount must be deducted all delin
The following games of basket ball accomplished artists, and the evening
January 24th w ill be a thoroughly
quent taxes, as all other funds must have been scheduled for this season *
enjoyable
one to a ll who attend this
be fully completed.
- January 21, Grass V alley va. Moro
number of the lyceum course being
at Grass V alley.
Jannary 28, Wasco va Moro at Moro presented by the local high school.
ft
M oro B a r b er S ho p
P o rc e la in
18,
Tub.
Shop in New Moro Hotel Building
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JO H NS,
P r o p r ie to r .
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A L L P R IC E S C Ü T I
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February
B a th
E verything First Class and op to date.
! Offiaal fay for Shemaa My.
Moisture Precipitation Compilations
“ WAGON TRACK”
An 7-reel show, including a Paramount Magazine
OREGON.
A A A 4 m A
fl)ofo H otel
MORO.
CASH
OR 30-DAY SETTLEflENTS
a.loplwl „ C hh I i Basis in
our business aixl to Reduce Stock we
.will make a '
A h „ « I ihvu
Discount o f 3 0 per cent on
Community Silverware
Discount of 2 0 per cent on
Linoleums, Rugs, Mattresses,
heating and Oil Stoves, Etc
y
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We will also give a Substantial
Discount on furniture
Yours Keflppctfully for
Future Business
GINN, COLEMAN & CO.
. MORO, OREGON
Fossil va Moro, at
*■ , v
The following information, com Moro.
Patronize Observer advertisers.
February 26, Condon va Moro a t
piled by D. E. Stephens, superintend
ent of the Experiment Station, w ill Condon.
February 26, Foaall vs Moro at
be of interest to many:
Fosall.
Crop Year
14 Year
March 2, Condon vs Moro at Moro.
1920 21 1919-20 Average
A 11 the above scheduled games, ex
September . .
1.32
1.83
.86
cept
the Fossil game, w i l f be double
October.........
.62
1.04
.80
headers. A t Fossil only the boys w ill
November . .
1.91
1.93
1.74
play. Other games w ill probably be
December. . .
1.84
1.74
1.62
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scheduled later.
January . . .
1.01
.67
1.64
February. . . .
Pearl Hennagin visited school Mon- -
26
1.08
March...........
day afternoon and heard the Senior J
.74 ~ .88
A p r il............
debate.
1.11
.66
May. ; .........
.23
1.16
Chester Searcy, a Moro H igh School
J u n e .............
.58
.80
graduate, visited school Friday, Jan-
July...............
.62
.18
uary 7th.
A ugust.........
.61
.23
*to date
Miss Gunderson, our English teach
T o ta l.,.
er,
has been H l the past week. She
6.70 11.36 11.68
The coldest day this season was the has not returned as y e t M r. Fagan
evening of January 11th when the in and Mrs. Cushman have been fillin g
strument at the Experiment Station her place.
registered 14 degrees above.
In the contest fo r the basket ball
TIME IS MONEY
championship of Sherman county,
Moro has won two games and lost I
none;-Wasco has won one game and
Hril of Moro Lodge, No. 118, I.O.O.F. lost one; Grass V alley haa won i
Moro, Oregon, January 10th, 1921. and lost two.
Lodges Hold Joint Installation
The joint installation with Lupine
Assembly Monday afternoon w_
Rebekah Lodge No. 116 that took conducted by the Senior class and the
place Friday night was a decided suc first and second grades. The su bject,
cess in every particular. There was of the debate waa' “ Resolved: That!
about 200 present and a full quota of Protection is Moro Preferable than
officers for both lodges were installed. Free Trade in the U nited-S tates."
Sister Grace I. Arbuthnot, D. D, Pres The affirmative was upheld by Chea
ident, first installed the officers of ter Andersen and Herbert Ellsworth;
Lupine Rebekah Lodge, of which the the negative by Naomi Young and
following is a complete list:
W illa rd Urquhart; the rebuttals
P .N .G ., Adilade Hockman
given by Naomi and Clmrtm*. I h .
N .G ., Mrs. Jessie Henrichs
decision was 2 t e l in fh ro r of the]
V. G ., Mary Johnson
negative.
Secretary, Grace I. Arbutbnot
The English I I I class, who are now
Treasurer, Margaret Peetz
studying
the works J* Robert Burns,
Warden, May Belshe .
were
given
a pleasant surprise Mon-
1
Conductor, Mrs. J. C. Freeman
day morning when M r. Bourhill Mt I
Chaplain, Mrs. Mary Wi eat
the request of Miaa Bennett, roci’ted
R .S .N .G ., Mrs. J. C. Hockman
Tam O ’Shanter“ and *
L .S.N .G ., Mrs. Ç. 8. Royse
Man For a ’ T h a t.“
M r. Bourhill is
R.S, V.G., Mrs. Ella Thompson
a Scotchman and oould give the cor- j
L.8.V .G , kiaopil Young
rect pronounciatioo to
the queer
I.G ., Mrs. Grace BoorfcilJ
Scotch words. The Juniors enjoyed
O.G., Mrs. Daisy Hennlgjr,
fb« recital very much. M r. Bourhill
After the installation ceremonies propped fo cpmp back aome day and j
* * Lopin» Rebekah Lodge. Brother
five “*
Night.'
A- M. Young, D.D.G.M ., then took
charge and the following officer» of
_____ té s Sab \
Moro Lodge No. llg were installed*
F.G ., Ç. H. Johns
One 75 H o lt C aterp illar, run ft
N. G ., Geo. H. Hansen
^•ya, in first class ahapa.
V .G ., A. E. Blue
Ona eat plow hitah fo r three plows
Secretary, A. M. Young
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One cat disc hitah fo r four dises.
Treasurer, Otto Peetz
Two John Deere cutaway discs, nee
Warden, Ben Hockman
One O liver 16-ineh plow end peck-
Conductor, J. B. Davis
• r , new.
Chaplain, M. R. Schadewitz
Two 8-ineh Bela wsgpne, wfdel
R. S .N .G ., Don C. Wheat
treed, new.
L S.N .G ., R. P. Brisbin
One M itchell iron wagon, neo
R .S.V .G ., W. B. Rice
One set heavy brltehen h e m e u , „
L 8.V .G ., C. A . Perkina
O m 700 gallon 8tandaid OH tank
R .S .8 ., George McDonald
■nd wagon.
1*9-8., C. 8. Royae
One 22| gallon gas tank for wagon.
I.G ., W, ff. jyilliam s
One gas pump and a number o il
O.G., W. I. Ruxten
b a rre ls /
Moro Ixxige has closed the last year
f®Hon water tank, new.
with a gain of 23 in membership and
One cook houag in first class shape.
Lupine Rebekah with a gain o f 24.
Yet, strange to say, each lodge has a
membership of exactly 110 members.
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One Stodebaker sly ceir. *
One Ford ton truck, practieajly nop
L L P eetaT lIoro.
Always reed the
w
one realizes this more than'the
farmer as he must always anticipate the
season and the opportunity for timeliness
in his work.
The present occasion is the opportun
ity for time saving for everyone.
Let ùs plan with you for your require
ments In
BUILDING HAILKIAIS
REPAIRS 10 BARNS OR SHEDS
FENCE POSES, fit.
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
ira -i-L W LUMBER C0MPAKT
AV. K . J o h n s o n , M a n a g e
MORO
OREGON
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