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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1921)
M o ro , S h e rm a n Principal Evssts si tts Week Bristly Sketohsd far lalsr- aatles at Oar Readers. Thu Rood River Apple Vinegar com pany. yrhleh has buon engaged fbr e*v- eral years In bottling soft drinks, Is pisanlng to ana soups, vegetables and spaghetti. The general board of education of the Presbyterian church has offered to give »100,000 to the endowment fund p | Albany eeliege provided tha college raises »200,000. , Another drop o f »2 a thousand in It’« Toasted the price ofoomoaon lumber was an nounced last week In Vale. making the total reduction about 60 per eent below last year's prices. Dr. Norman Bouchet, slayer of hla sweetheart, Ruth Vx Richards,' was found guilty of manslaughter by a Jury la the oourt of Circuit Judge Stapleton la Portland. Five candidates for postmaster at Roseburg have definitely announced their intention of seeking the appoint ment by the republican administration to auoeeed Postmaster Relslnstiae. Fire whioh wee believed to have Ig nited In » woodshed at the rear of the building oaneed a lose estimated at »«6.000 to the women's apparel store oonduoted by Kafbury Bros, la Salem. AU national guard units la Oregon, with thd exception of a hospital or ganisation to he located at' La Grand«, hare been completed and are function ing, according to Adjutant-General White. Spenoer Carlson, Marshfield, has been appointed principal midshipman to Annapolis naval academy by Repre sentative Hawley. Wallace J. Walsh of Newport has been named first al ternate. The state convention and campmeet ing of the. Seventh-Day Adventist church will be held In Eugene in May If the citizens pay half of the expenaee of bringing the big tents and other, paraphernalia there. Rev. Ernest M. Smith, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Mc Minnville, died at the church parson age from Mood poisoning. The Infec tlon came from poison oak in kla eye and a small boll the cheek. Robert A. Booth Of Eugene, whose term as state highway commissioner expires on April 16, will be «appoint ed, according to announcement by Governor Olcott A medical detachment of the Oregon National Guard will be formed In Al bany. The detachment wlM consist of ANNOUNCEMENT UfE are now prepared to give#Sher- H man County first class Undertak ing Service. We have placed an Auto Hearse at Wasco; and Caskets, Steel Burial Vaults, Robes and Shrouds with the following men who are our agents: Wasco, W . H . Meyer . Moro, Samuel Brisbine W *i / ‘ ' V. ' ' ' - J - *; *"7 Grass Valley, M. L. O ’Brien TH E CRANDALL UNDERTAKING COMPANY LICENSED EM BA LM ER S THE DALLES • • ' OREGON There seldom zls a business transaction between men in different places that cannot be completed by telephone end, in many instances, in less time then it takes to dictate the svere<e business letter. Censider the time taken by correspondence end the unavoid able delay* of the. malle. Try the long-distance telephone in f 'f y .4 c • t .r , f, your out-of-town business transactions. Recent improvements in trenemieeion have made It possible 1 . * .* ’ 9 to talk satisfactorily to any point in thia country. Long-diatence service is the direct and economical method of communication and does away with undoe expense end delay/ Ask for Pacific Long Distance. The Picllic TiliphiDe and Telegraph Company O o o n tv I. W. FORDNEY S Y N O P S IS O F T H E A N N U A L S T A T E M E N T O F T H E S Y N O P S IS O F T H E A N N U A L S T A T E M E N T O F T H E WESTCHESTER FIRE INS. CO. NORTH AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY o f N e w T o rk J In the S tate o f Mew Y o rk , on th a th ir ty .f i r s t d a y o f D e cem b er, 192Q,- m ad» to th e In su ran ce C om m issioner of the s t a te of Oregon.' pu rs u an t to law : * C A P IT A L « 1.000,000.00 Amount of eSphai stock paid ep------------------------------ T o ta l p rem iu m Income fo r th e y e a r--------------------------- _ In te re s t, dividends and re n ts received du rin g the year. Incom e fro m other sources received dq rin g the y e a r__ IN C O M E - Net premiums received d u rin g th e y e a r - --------------------- In te re s t. d lY tden .l* and ren ts received d u rin g th e year. In co m e fro m Other sources received d u rin g th e y e ar - T o ta l Total Mj$Nns ---------------------------------------------- N a t loss*« i expans ivlden da | osnnalssdaci T a xes . Ilccj A m ount of S |d on capital stock d u rin g the y e a r..... — ■MP ralitriea paid d u rin g th e y e a r—..... .. M and fees paid du rin g the year..— i -------- I other expen ditures----- -------- --------------------- T o ta l ---------— ASSETS ue of r e a l eatnte owned (m a rk e t value). v a lu e )---- - ------------- -- lu» ef stuck« and bonds owned (m a rk e t v a lu e )---------- n i on m oi tg .<«« an d c o lla te ra l, etc .—— — — . h In bangs end on hand—....— — — — — turns H r coui a«- of collection w r itte n since epL J0?M»2 h ---------------------------------- ----- --------------------- »rest s n d i re n ts due and accrued---------------------------------- i k A T b t a l , jN ^ n ltte d O roee d a l Am ount o D u e fo r c A ll o th e r • 4.500.0ft 1,114.347.61 93,710.00 1.072,071.54 1,135.075 5ft 67.3ft5.96 1 of Percy A/£WP*r< o x p o n d lt u r e a -------------------------— — ------------------- e ASSETS V a lu e of real estate owned (m a rk e t v a lu e )------- - --------- V a lu e of stocks and bonds owned (m a r k e t o r am ortised Lokna on m ortgages and c o llatera l, e t c . ............... P re m iu m notea and policy loans---------------- ---------------------- Cash Jn banks and on h a n d ....... .........- .... ..................... .......... N et uncollected and de ferre d p r e m iu m s ------ ----------. In te re s t and rents due, .e n d a c c ru e d /-« ................ O th e r &ss« ts ( n e t ) -------------------------------------------------------------- a s s e t s ------------------------------------------------- L I A B IL IT IE S for I oases unpaid -------------------- —— ----- ---------- learned prem ium s on all ou tstan d in g risks fission and brokerage-------------------------- lllties 63.340.29 21.832.77 27.401.34 N e t p re m iu m s received d u ring th e y e a r---------------- — -------- I.,»u,»8 pa id d u rin g the y e a r — ---------------------------------------- Deeses Usuw*d d u ring th e y e a r----------------------- ------------ — one sergeant, one corporal and »even first-class privates. Approximately »l»,000 appropriated at the recent aesalon of the 4egislature will be expended In improving the capitol and supreme court buildings at Salem thia year. Following reports that Bend was tha third city in Oregon in the employ ment of alien labor. Investigation re veals only two men are employed In that City who are not cltlxens. . , The state land board has received a I check for »17,700, coyerlng the pay ment of »7.60 an acre for deeds to land» canceled by the government In so- called Hyde-Benson selections The Hood River County Game Pro tective association has released 24 pair» of valley or created quail in out- I lying sections of the valley. The bird» were from the state game farm. An old Roman coin, dating back to the fourth century, la being exhibited In E ugene by George D. Foster, who obtained the piece while serving with the Fourth engineers in France. » Frederick Gellerman. one of the earliest pioneer stockmen of Malheur county, died at Vale last Thursday. He- waa 81 years old, and built the first Irrigation ditch In Malheur valley. With «««« regular patrons th e . Bar lem city library how has more than one-third of the city’s entire popula tion on Its list of book readers and a total of 16,960 books on Its »helves. • Insurance companies operating In Oregon received net premiums of »10,- 268,429 during the year 1920, acaord- lng to a report prepared by A. 8 Barbur, state’insurance commissioner. The Home Telephone company. With headquarters at Medford, made 2.4 per cent on Its investment during the year 1920, according to its annual report • filed with the public service conAnle- slon. The cargo lumber shipments from the Columbia river in March were the lightest for several months., A grand total of 86,878,868 feet of lum- ber left the Coiumbla river during the month. In memory of Kenneth Lucas Fen-1 ton, his son, who was accidently kill-1 ed on May 31, 1917, William D. Fen ton of Portland has given his noted law library tc\ the law school for tha University of Oregon. Meeting of the Crater Lake project J development committee, of which Qov-1 ernor Olcott Is honorary chairman, will be held at Medford within three weAkb, when, detail» for placing the resort on a real basis will be taken up. The foaest service will plant 460,00« trees in Oregon and Washington forest lands this spring, according to J. F. Kummel. in charge of reforestation for J this district. The trees will cover 740 acres in the Rainier, Santlam and Crater national forest. ' All bqt 200 of the China pheasant hens and 40 of the cocks raised at the state game farm near Eugene In th e past season have been liberated In dif ferent parts of the «ri^te this spring. More than 2600 e f the birds have been distributed where’ It Is thought they' will multiply rapidly. A committee from the Eugene ch«n- ber of commerce has been appointed to act with a like committee from uie University of Oregon to arrange fog a formal dedication of the wofnag’s building at the university of OreRpn early In.May. * j Director Davie of the reclam atM garvice .Is-expected to name the cam- mission within ka few days w hlcirte te make an examination of the Des chutes irrigation project In Oregon, for which congress has made an Initial appropriation of »400,«00. \ Theiy are approximately 926,000 teres of Irrigated land In Oregon, ex clusive of Deschutes county, which1 has about 76,000 acres under water, accopl Ing to a report of the United States census bureau reoelved at the offices Incoma ... .....— -------------------------------------------------- ‘ T o ta l lla b llltle a . exclusive of c a p ita l stock of 7 «1,000,000 00 -------------------------------------------------- ------- ■ U S IN E 8 S IN O R E G O N FO R T H E Y E A R m Congressman J. W. Fordnsy of Mich igan, who will have charge of tariff legislation whan congress meats. 41.71S .2M .il . 204,432.2« •0,074.47 D IS B U R S E M E N T S P aid for lusaes. endow m ents, an n u ities and surrender values ------— .... / D ivid en ds paid to policyholders d u rin g the y e e - « . _ _ „ D ivid en ds paid on ca p ita l stock du rin g the y e ar— Coinnilssipn» and aalarles paid during the y e ar-------- T a x e a ltcensvs and fees paid d u ring the y e a r------------- D IS B U R S E M E N T S - Id d u rin g the ye ar Including a d ju s tm e n t •nd i tu rat — , of C hleeso, In th e S ta te of Illin o is , on the th ir t y -f ir s t da y o f Dececn- ber, 1920, m ade to the In auran ca Com m issioner of th e S tate o f O re gon. p u rs u an t to la w : . C A P IT A L A m o u n t o f c a p ita l stock paid up------ - , , » 700,000.00 W E S T C H E S T E R F I R E JNS. CO. C . B. G. S ta tu to ry resid en t a tto rn e y fo r service: Jas. S. R et Otto fc. S c h a a e ftr. P re ald è n t S ecreta ry Gross p rem ium s received d u rin g th e y e a r............. ....... ....... - » P re m iu m s and dividends re tu rn e d du rin g the y e a r----------- - 0 00 Dosses paid d u rin g th e y e a r-------------------------- ----- «.ooo.w N O R T H A M E R IC A N L I # E IN S . C O M P A N Y O P C H IC A G O J. H . M c N a m a ra , P re sid e n t W m . P . K e n L S ecreta ry S ta tu to ry resident a tto rn e y fo r service: R. W. Hallett, N. W. Bank Bldg., P o rtlan d , O re. Gigantic Money W e m ust raise money at once and will sacrifice our N ew Stock of Ladies and Children's- Ready-to-W ear at less than wholesale cost. T his line is the latest the N ew York markets have produced. Every article just recently arrived, including an ex ceptionally large line of Ladies’ Crepe and Crepe de Chine W aists, Sport Skirts, Jer sey Petticoats, Bloomers, Childrens’ and Misses’ Dresses and Suits for Summer. DON’T M ISS T H IS BIG SALE Starts Saturday and Continuos all Next Week It would take too much space to itemize this large line will be included in this sale at. less than u)h< A big opportunity to save 50 to 75 per cent on this 1 Waists,- Skirts and Petticoats Ladies’ Waists, $12.00 to $15.00 line Ladies’ Waists, $6.00 to $8.00 line...... Ladies’ Sport Skirts, $15.00 line...... Ladies’ Sport Skirts, $12.50 line....... Ladies’ Sport Skirts, $7.50 line.................... Ladies’ Sport Skirts, $5.00 lin e .................... Ladies’ Jersey Petticoats and Bloomers, $0.50 to $7.50 lipe...................... ......................... Ladies’ Sateen ’ Petticoats, $3.50 line.............. Large line of Voile and Muslin Waists, values up to. $3 00................................................ Children’s and Misses’ Straw Hats, large line, values up to $5.00, 25c to..................... Misses and Childrens Dresses $2.00 line this sale...................................;.... $3.00 line this sale........................... ............. $4.00 line this sale....................... .,.,¿.7.....^^ $5.00 line this sale...... .................... *............ $6.00 line this sale........................................ Girls’ Middy* Dresses, fine material, braid trimmed, $5.00 line/................................ White lawn Dresses, $7.50 line...................... White lawn Dresses, $4.50 line.............. i...... Boys’ Wash Suits, $3.50 line......................... Boys’ Wash Suits, $5.00 line.......................... We are putting our business on a Strictly Cash Basis Watch our ados for Real Snaps in all lines. & V. STORE J. E. FOLDA, Manager Formerly .0 ^1. Le in i non GRASS VALLEY, Oi-egon
