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T h e O b s e rv e r
MORO.
FIRE DESTROYS FOSS’ BARN
Y ..B t>ter P U p M Witk Mateket C aw t
OREGON.
af S u l l Coaila<rali.a
Entered aa «econd class matter at the
post o ftc e at M o ro , O re g o n , July 25, Ib ^ l
MORO MOVIE'PARTY’S FUN
ENDS IN GLORIOUS FIASCO
NEARS COMPLETION
BEE HIVE
New Sungalww-Type Hom« of ‘ ‘ Lea’
Eakin One of Most Modern
Rambling at MidnigW at Top af F b H m
R
Special
D e s c h u te s M o to r C o .
GARAGE
Canyon Due to Garage Attendant
The new home of V . B. E ak in ,
The business section of Moro had *
prom inent fa n n e r of the Rutledge dia-
ivan la
call Sunday afternoon from pay
D. E. Stephens, superintendent of
is n<arj ng cc m p ktio n . As seen
O&ul Pipe: Sr S h ra a t e s t y . cloae
HORT
ing to ll to the Fire King when the Moro experim ent farm, and his fam
f rom the road last Sunday, the new
ORDERS
J. F. Foss barn was set afire by Aus i«y, with Dr. C. L. Poley and fam ily building gave the idea that comfort
UT time
tin, Mr. Foes’ young, eon,
about 8
C. L . I reland ............ Manager. o ’clock p. m. The boy had watched as . guests, enjoyed a pleasant auto . w as first considered in making the
af ¿ay
ride to 7 he D allas Tuesday evening, I plana, and thia was borre out by the
his elders burn weeds and trash the which ride turned out to -b e far from
■, Fose«* Acsortwiaa Reproe« s seti»a
pleasing lines of the rest Knee.
week before and the sudden thought joyous on ihe return. They intended | 'T h e building is a one and a half
THE AMLRK AN PRESS ASSOCIATION
struck him to do lik ew ise. He said to patronize a picture show that (hey
story bungalow type, 30 x 44 fee t,
..Ju ly 28. 1922 afterwards that he did not know that had b.en informed would be presented w ith a fu ll basement fitted for laun
FRIDAY
Open all hours of t h e day and
hay would burn and, w ith no thought that night, but a different picture was dry tubs, furnace, and like conveni
n ig h t.
C a r * «taken care nf a t
,
A p p r o x A t W BMS
ox pears of damage, he struck a match and put on the screen.
ences. . Tha upper story has three
an y tim e . N ig h t m an sleep In
Before they started back they drove good sized bedgooms with closet», and
will be handled by Salem packers this threw it in the hay in the bam Iqft.
Immediately realising the danger, to a garage and had oil put in the
INJ
year, <ccording to announcement. This
, in addition there are two spare clo s
the b u ild in g.
\
r P r opn^or p
year’s pack probably will exceed los-t he ran to the house, told his parents, crank case of the Ford car which Mr ets, renovated out of what would uau«
nnd the work of m inimiaing the dam- Stephens had borrowed for t e trip, .
Moro, Or«.
have been waste space
reason's receipts by more than
g » 1 cgan.
By prompt work and the bis own at the tim e being in the hos
The
lower
floor
has
a
living
iroom,
tons.
ab.-encv of wind, the fire was confined p ital. Wheft they got to the top of
A u t o A c c e s s o r ie s
G e n u in e F o r d P a r ts
dining room, kitchen, bath, sewing
Hop growers of Harrlsburf have
to the barn, rei dering that structure Fulton canyon they had a connecting and linen room, and two bedrooms.
>ijer
discovered evidences of the red
K e lly S p r in g f ie ld T ir e s
resse a shell in about a half hour's time. rod burn out and discovered that t i e The dining room is finished in panel
in their hop fields. The bugs
Spaiks and burning shingles started garage attendant had neglected to
-•
by
effect w ainscotting, with a plate
rapidly and work their dam
G o o d r ic h T ir e s a n d T u b e s
numerous sm all fires on roofs of near i
pctcock.
supping the vine. They are St a a ’l
ra il.
buildings, but these were put out by
They drove the car to the Victor
Mr. Eakin intends to com plete the
that it is difficult fo sec them w .
S ilv e r t o w n C o r d s
i.en at advantageous places.
Anderson place, woke up the sleeping interior woodwork in natural finish
the naked eye.
The rew ly b uilt garage of Dr. Mor 'farmac^at 1 a. m. and, after he had
and varnish. There ia a good founds-
The St. L ou I b , Bellingham and St. gan stood within thres feet of the
Formerly the Albert
dressed and come to the door, he told tion for thia in the beautifully grain-
Nicholas, purse seine boats, were burning barn but was not scorched by
D r.P p l^ that there was no car handy.
materiB, U4ed in the woodwork.
[ p g p S u b sc r ib e J o r T h e < Ibserver.
Bent W -e k !v p u b lis h e d
T h e D alles’ N ew est and Best
found fishing within the three mile the heat. At the other end of the
Then the marooned party w ent to the
Mr
Mr. ¡¿akin
Eakin eouioued
equipped his farm aome
H o stelry
limit at the mouth of the Columbia burning barn was a chicken house,
K v^ rvon e toad*« it.
1 11 th e I tîlaiMl Em p ir e
W hite place, woke up -the sleep in g tim e ago w ith nn electrical lig h tin g
and were later taken into custody by owred by Mr. Foes, which had the
CENTRALLY LOCATED ,
ium ates, who again-w ent to sleep and plant, and has uvow wired the new
two deputies aboard the patrol boat side toward the barn deeply burned.
le ft them to the silen ce and cooling residence for electrical service.
Sherman County Headquarters
Lu
Phoenix of the Oregon game commis
Moro, when considering the rotten breezes of - the night. Just aa they (
J. F. RATH. Man«««
sion.
hose owned by the’ city , was extrem e- were dispairing of assistance, they
Expenditures for road construction, Ty fortunate that Q>e damage was con saw the lig h ts of an approaching auto
T h e D a lle *
-
O re g o n
Slock Ranch For Sale
and maintenance take the bulk of the fined to the building where the fire and, hopping to the eenter of the
* ««««»A A A
One o f the beet stock ranches In
Umatilla county tiyt money, accord started.
road, succeeded in having it come to
Eastern
Oregon located in Morrow 1 1 I 11 !■ 1-1' I 1 1 I 1 1 : I I 1 1 1 1 l- l- t-9
ing to figures released from the office
MORO, OREGON
a stop. This car was a Ford road
county; 1760 acres 125 acres in cu l +
of the Umatilla county clerk. The ex
ster, driven by Lee Stewart and car
Word received from Rev. H. G.
tivation ; 800 acres woven w ire fence;
JA M ES STEW ART
penditures for the first six months of
ried two fair passengers. Room was
1922 were $275.988.54. of which the Harson gives the information that he made for Dr. Poley on the running 200 acres lig h t tim ber; a ll kinds of
SHERMAN COUNTY
is enjoying hi# vacation in California
out buildings; good five room house;
road money totalled |2*M,216 87.
board and a cold ride for the doctor
A g en ts for th e
STOCK
and .BR A N D
Price
A. N. Farmer, representing the na Of s o c i a l interest was h is-v isit to the ended at his home in Moro, where he a ll kinds o f fru it and berries.
Lick
observatory
on
the
top
of
ML
In
tern
a
tio n a l H arvester Co.
$18,480.
Abundance
of
water.
Hunter
tional hoard of directors of-the Yeo
INSPECTOR
got his car and went back after the
Ham
ilton,
4200
fe
e
t
elevation
,
reached
&
C
o
.,25
Grand
ave.
.Portland.
man lodge, inspected a number of
theatre party stranded by the way-
Moro - - Oregon
proposed sites m ur Salem for the by a 26-mile auto trip from San Jose side.
over
a
road
that
,has770
curves.
Other
children's home to he established by
Notice of Sheriff’» Sale
Dr. Poley is atrorgly of the opinion
isits to
DEPUTIES: L. Sdmdcwitz, Kent,
the ojrder.
proposed home will noteworthy events were his v and
th e that his running board perch supplied
-«•Z
Leland
Stanford
University-
Oregon;
Dr. Jo«. Saunders, Moro,
By virtue o f sn execution judg
cost $5.000.000 and will be lccat< d
I him with the coldest ride of his
University of C alifornia.
Ore.; W . H. Mever, W e.co, Ore.
ment order duly issued by the Clerk
somewhere on the Pacific coast.
career in Sherman county.
of the Circuit Court of the County of
Marion, State of Oregon, dated this
28th day of June, 1922, in a certain
C H U R C H
N E W S
action in the Circuit Court for said
Gilliam and Wheeler Connties
County and S tate wherein Mary H.
Notes of Interest to All
Rucker as plaintiff recovered judg
Local Denominations
ment against John R. Rucker for the
W e H a v e Now in Stock
D E S C H U T E S M O T O R CO.
sum of $25.00 per month, Support of
Rev. B. F. Harper, Sunday “ School Minor Child, and costs and disburse
Missionary for Pendleton Presbytery , ments taxed at twenty four and 40-100
FOR S A LE
and w ell known to Moro people, w ill dollars, on the 4th day of December,
preach at the Presbyterian church on 1919.
ELECTRICAL SERVICE
BATTERY SERVICE
F. T. HURLBURT
N otice is hereby given that 1 w ill,
Sunday, August 6th, at 11 a.m ani
Starting, Lighting and Igni
All makes rebuilt or repaired.
Upper
Main Street, opp. Garage
at the Union m eeting in the evening on the 12th day o f Aug™*. 1922> the
tion Systems.
Recharging
Cobden - - Oregon
front door of the County Court House
Tested and filled with distil
at 8 p m.
J u s t Received a Large S to ck
and repairing High Tension
Rev. Henry G. Hanson, pastor. in Moro in said County, at ten o ’clock
led water FREE. We solicit
!
in
the
forenoon
of
said
day,
se
ll
at
and Ford magnetos Specialty
of C om bine and Header E xtras
During the absence of Rev.Hanson,
your battery work.
I public auction to the highest bidder Oooooooooooooooooooooooooc
the Union Services are being carried
for cash, the follow in g describee
on as before, Rev. Smothers preach
P eople who use the' ad
property, to w il: E.J of W .J and
O x y -a c e tc le n e W e ld in g
ing every other Sunday evening in
NJ of N .E .J and SEJ of N.EJ Sec. 28,3.
columns
of the Ob«erver
the Presbyterian church. Preaching
D u s t - p r o o f P a in t R o o m in C o n n e c t io n
S. Range 18 East W .M ., S.EJ and
invariably say that they
next Sunday at the Methodist church
SE.J of N .E .J Section 21, 3 South
at 11 a.m . and at the Presbyterian
get the best of results.
MORO
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OREGON
Range 18, East W .M ., containing
church at 8 p m. The members and
480 acres, more or less, all in Sherman
friends are urged to attend and assist
County, Oregon, taken and levied
in every possible way to make the
upon as the property of the said John
lervices a success. The general pub
R. Rucker, or so much thereof as
lic is invited.
may be necessary »to satisfy the. said
U. C. Smothers, pastor.
judgment in favor of Mary H.
ElBray N otice— Strayed from the Rucker against said John R. Rucker
Methodist fold, several lambs. When w ith interest thereon, together w ith
last seen they seemed w illin g to re a ll coats and disbursem ents that have
turn, hut as the elder sheep showed or may accrue.
no inclination to return, the lambs
Hugh Chrisman, Sheriff.
followed on to supposedly restful
Dated at Moro, Oregon, July 10th,
shade, greener pastures and cooling 1922.
5t 7-14 »-11
water. An eternal reward is offered
We keep in stock grates and backs for your
for the return of these that have
,
ranges and grates for your heaters.
We m^ke
t
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strayed.
. new stoves out of your old ones at a sm all cost.
M oral-T rain up a child in the way
We make pulley w heels and sprockets of
he should go and go that way your
any kind.
se lf. Go to the Methodist Sunday
We have in stock iron and brass bushings of all
I want all the cats you have
School next Sunday.
sizes.
We have men connected with this plant
to spare. Female cat» are
who have years of experience in both molding
especially desired. Cats of
Lost: Bay horse, about 1450 pounds;
and pattern work. We guarantee our work to
either sex and of any size or
rangy-built; branded mule shoe upside
be first class in m aterial and workmanship.
color.
dowr on left shoulder; w hite mark on
W i l l b e in t o w n W e d -
W e In vite you t o com e in and see th e se goods
back.
Reward. Finder notify Geo.
n e sd a y s, S a tu r d a y s,
Rebman, Moro, Oregon.
and be convinced .
W e need y o u r trade and
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J.H.lUj
J. L. H atthes
Hanagér.
M oro, O reg o n
Bank Hotel
GIHN, COLEMAN & CO.
Combine Harvester
and .
Harvesting Machinery
W. H. WILLIAMS
STOCK and WHEAT
RANCHES
REPAIR DEPARTMENT
Headers, Reapers, Mowers
and Wide Track W agons
Bring in Your Order for Extras as Soon as Possible
NOTICE!
GET YOUR ORDER IN EARLY
There is a Foundry in The Dalles
that can manufacture anything
out of Iron or Brass.
THE R A ILR O A D STRIK E IS*ON
We have the goods nou) but we will have
to make replacement orders.
C ats! C a ts!
you need ou rs. You m ay have s o m e th in g you
w ould like to h ave m ade.
B rin g in th e old
p a rts so w e can m ake th e p a tte r n .
THE DALLES FOUNDRY, Inc.
709 E ast Second S t . ,
THE
DA LLES,
OREGON
W E S T IN G H O U S E
D esk an d B rack et
Electric Fan
P o s it iv e ly
th e best fa n
ever m ade
a t th is p r i c e
C o s ts o n l y
yi c e n t p e r
h o u r f o r its
o p e r a tio n .
SPECIAL
Westinghouse Whirlwind 8 inch
Fan for i p 1 1 .OO
S h e r m a n E le c t r ic C o .
DEALERS IN E L E C T R IC A L A P P L IA N C E S
E V E R Y T H IN G
M oro
S O LD
GUARANTEED
O regon
Geo. N. Crosfield
in t h e a f t e r n o o n s .
BRING YOUR CATS •
The Mountain States Power com
pany I’ rush'll? the c : t r u e t l o n Of
its new hlgh-power line between
Mnrshfleld and Powers nml hopes to
have it completed within 40 days.
W a s c o , O re g o n
ERNEST S. EVERETT
4- 1 I K I 11 I I I I 1 4 - 1 I I 1 I I I » I
Total receipts In the Oregon cus
toms district for the fiscal year end
ing June 30 reached $671,295. an in
crease of approximately 83% per cent
over the preceding period.
T ie national , record for butterfat
production among cows, five years old
or over, during the past month was
won by Poppy Lora, a thoroughbred
Jersey cow owned by Will Behrman of
Forest Grove.______________
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FORBES & FLATT
are offering special prices on Groceries during
the summer months, July and August.
W e
DRAY
Freight and Express
Handled Promptly
Call
On Us At Any Tim e.
M ORO
1
Estra Special Price on Fruit Jars
ORE. I
N o t the “ Old A d am ,” W e F ea r.
This note whh received by a Roxbury
•chool-t«ncher: "Willie tells me you’ve
been asking where's his glasses. I
want to tell you he has had his adams
and tonsils removed tills summer and
he don’t m*ed them."—Boston Tran
script.
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FULL LINE OF M E N S A N D LA D IE S’ BATH IN G
SU ITS A N D W ITH STOCKINGS TO M A TC H '
I l"> >
llN IV O B tn -O B B Ä N
HOLT
H a r v e ste r s
Notice of Final Settlement
In the County Court of the S tale of
Oregi-n for Sherman County
In the matter of the Estate of Archie
Mi Dermid, decesstd
N otice is hereby given that the un-
dersigred. executor of the estate of
Archie McDermid, declared, hss fil d
in the Countv Court of Sherman coun
ty, s ;ate v f Oregon, N*. final account
as au<-h executor of auch estate srd
that Tuesday. the 5th day f Septem-
her, 152?. a» ti e hour of ten o'clock
s.m . has been fixed hy safd Court ns
the tim e for hearing o f objections to
raid report and the settlem ert therrof.
* George B Bourhill, Fxecutor of
the Estate of Archie McDermid,
D eceased.,
W.C. Bryant and W illiam A. Carter,
Attorneys for Executor.
Date op’,first publication; July 28, 1822
Date last publication: August 25, 1922
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We have anything a man wants to
fix up his Holt Combine or Tractor.
A Stock of Drapers and Grain-carriers