New* Latter From Kaet
T h e O b s e rv e r
Ed Bailey of The Dalles was a Kent
visitor thia week.
________ class matter at the
B. M. Brown returned Monday from
at Moro. Oregoa, Joly 25. 1891
his v isit with his son in Dufur.
The circus was very good, consider
ing the material they had to use.
MOHO.
OREGON.
0&Ù1 hp fa S ta u Gouty.
Mr. Fluempke motored to Portland
C. L. I reland ............Manager. Friday for his wife and children.
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ASSOCIATION
Wm. Kokler, an old timer, is here
on business from hie Portland home.
. Mr. and Mrs. James Woods of Moro
are visiting in Kent at the home of
Mrs. Hogue.
Q ty Council Reduces W ater Rates
Mr. C. L Ireland, the Observer
man, was a visitor at the J. H.
A delegation of Moro citisens called
Gregg farm Sunday.
upon the city council Tueaday night
A. A. Dunlap and w ife, who have
and requested a revision of the city
water rates. It was stated during been in Portland during Buyers’ Week,
the meeting that the present revenues returned Fridiy evening.
were approximately $1000 per month,
Mrs. Fritts of Grass Valley hae
with an expense of about $300. This been assisting at the hotel in Mr.
statement waa questioned by one of the Pleumpke’s absence in Portland.
councilman, who claimed the ie.eip ts
Mr. and Mrs. Keehn, at one tim»
were lees than $500. The mayor stated
that the present revenues were close to farming in Sherman courty, are visit
$900 per month and expenses about ing friends and relatives near Kent.
$425. This was not disputed by anyone.
Men are still in demand in the har
During the ensuing discussion it was vest fields. Ihree good meals a day,
admitted by the counci lmen that they boys—don’t be bashful, step right to
did not know the amount of earnings the front.
nor expense of the city water system ;
The light rain stopped busy har
that heavy users of water were not vesters for a time. However,. the
on a meter basis altho meters were grain is yet turning out better than it
in stock to be installed; that meters was expected to.
were found with cogs cut from the
gears to allow more water to pass
P etroleum 's V a lu e to W o rld .
than would register. A reduction
It litis been *ai<l thu l e v e ry in a s ib le
from 76 cents to 50 cents per thousand
gallons was made on the excess amount necess'ly of a muli’» life, save the wa
ler he drinks and the air he breathes,
used over the minimum 2000 ga llo n / may he supplied either directly or In
for which the $2.25 charge per month directly through the use of petroleum
is retained. The consensus of opinion products. Mod even water may be
is that the rates are yet too high.
pumped by a gasoline engine.
FRIDAY............August 18. 1922
NOW
IN S T O C K
Winona and Birdsell Wide Track Wagons
iron Wheel Trucks
Steel and Wood Frame Barrows
16-Hoe and 18-Hoe brills
COME IN AND SEE TH E
S U C C E S S F A N N IN G M IL L
DOUBLE ELEVATO R
Elevates the Grain Into the Hopper
Elevates Grain From Hopper to Sack
COPPER CARBONATE SMUT
TREATMENT PRACTICALITY
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FRESH FRUITS
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Apricots and Peaches
Now in Market
A S P E C IA L T Y MADE
of ICE CREAM and
COLD DRINKS
T h e B est in th e M a r k e t a t R ig h t P rices.
O r d e r s P r o m p tly F drw arded by
M a il, T r u c k , o r F x p re s s
W h e n in The Dalles try our canta
loupes at 80c per dozen.
Porto-for picnic parties and Sunday
dinners-all flavors.
Lemons, Oranges, and Grape Juice,
for all purposes.
T. .
Watermelon on ice; take one home.
Harrison & Scherrer
S P E C IA LTY GROCERS A T R IG H T PRICES
THE DALLES, OREGON
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THE MORO DAIRY
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Thia it the only dairy herd in the vicinity of
Moro that is certified disease-free. We hold
Oregon Stale Live Stock Sanitary Board
official health certificate No. 3291.
W. H. WILLIAMS
D E S C H U T E S M O T O R Qg.
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R E P A IR D E P A R T M E N T
B A T T E R Y SERVICE
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AU makes rebuilt or repaired.
T ested and filled with distil
led water FREE. We solicit
your battery work.
ELECTRICAL SE RVIC E
Starting, Lighting and Igni
tion System s.
Recharging
and repairing High Tension
and Ford magnetos Specialty
Oxy-acctelcne Welding
Dust- proof Paint Room in Connection
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Bank Hotel
D esk an d B rack et
Electric Fan
P o s itiv e ly
th e b e s t f a n
ever m ade
a t th is p r ic e
Costs o n ly
% cent per
h o u r fo r its
o p e r a tio n .
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Westinghouse Whirlwind 8 inch
Fan for $ 1 1 .OO
Sherman Electric Co.
DEALERS IN ELECTRICAL APPUANCES
EVERYTHING SOLD GUARANTEED
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Notes of Interest to AO
Local Denominations
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Mutfeeef Sksrtffs Sula
Ona of the heat stock ranches Io
By virtue of an execution judg-
Eastern Oregon located In M
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order duly issued by the Clark
county; 1780 acres 125 acres In cul
Experiments is Rest Sect»» Ffsvc
of tha Circuit Court of tha County of
tivation; 800 acres woven wire fence;
Value of New Method to County
800 aerea light timber; all kinds of Marion. State at Oregon, dated this
88th d a | o f June, 1828, In a certain
out buildings; good five room house;
The dry treatment or dusting a ll kinds of fruit and berries. Price action in tha Circuit Court for said
method for controlling amut. has $18,480. Abundance of water. Hunter County and State wherein Mary H.
Rucker as plaintiff recovered Judg
been tried with satisfactory results by A Co., 25 Grand are. .Portland.
ment against John R. Rucker for the
farmers in Sherman county.
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sum of $25.00 par month. Support of
Wilson and Matt Simon of the Kent
Board c f Eqaalixattea Meeting
Minor Child, and eoats and disburse
section got their best stands and their
ments taxed at twenty four and 40-100
best yields from copper carbonate
N otice: There w ill he a meeting dollars, on tha 4th day of December.
treated seed. The smut control was
of the County Board of Equalisation 1918.
slightly better for the formaldehyde
for Sherman County, Oregon, at tha
Notice ia hereby given that I w ill,
but good control was secured by both
court house on the seco n d Monday In on the 18th day of August. 1922, at the
methods. K
September, at Moro, Oregon, that
Artificially smutted seed was used being the llth day of September 1922, front door of the County Court House
for these trials, the results of which to publicly examine the Assessment in Moro in said County, at Ljjn o'clock
•were as follows: Jake lMlson, car Rolls, correct all errors in valttation, in tha forenoon of said day, sell at
bonate 1.1 per cent smut, formalde description b f lands or other property public auction to tha highest bidder
hyde .75 per cent smut; Matt Simon assessed by me, and It shall be the for cash, tha follow ing described
carbonate .78 per cent smut, formal duty of persons interested to appear property, to w it: E J of W. J and
dehyde .21 per cent smut. T iials of at the tim e ahd place appointed. AH NJ of N .E .J and SEJ of N .E jS ec. 28,8.
this kind have been corducted by petitions must he made in writing and S. Range 18 East W .M ., S.EJ and
county agents and wheat farmers in verified by the oath of tha applicant SE.J of NJC.J Section 81, 8 South
nearly every wheat growing county in and filed with the Board within fifteen Range 18, Baft W .M ., containing
480 acres, more or leas, all in Sherman
eastern Oregon and Washington. The
days from the time it is by law re County, Oregon, taken and levied
results have been about the same in
quired to meet.
upon as the property of the said John
every ,i>cality.
Otto Peetz, County Assessor. R. Rucker, or an much thereof aa
One thing that the trial with dry
may ba necessary to aatiafy the said
treatment has shown very definitely is
Notice
of
Final
Settlement
judgment
In favor of Mary H.
that the dipping method damages the
seed a great deal. The dry treated In the County Court of the State of Rucker against said John R. Rucker
with Interest thereon, together wjth
seed invariably gave far better stands,
Oregon for Sherman County
some'.imea two and three times as In the matter of the Estate of Archie all coats and disbursements that have
or may accrue.
heavy stands sg the formaldehyde
McDermid, deceased.
Hugh Chrisman, Sheriff.
treated seed.
Notice ia hereby given that the un
Dated at Moro, Oregon, July 10th,
The first really effective method of dersigned executor of the estate of
fit 7-14-8-11
controlling smut was the blue store Archie McDermid, deceased, has filed 1922.
treatment.. This was later given up in the Countv Court of Sherman eoun
to a large extent for the formaldehyde ty,'state of Oregon, hia final account
treatment. It is the opinion of many as such executor of such estate and
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of our best authorities that the copper that Tuesday, tha 5th day uf Septom
carbonate or dry treatment of seed Js her, 1922, at the hour of ten o'clock
superior to either blue stone or the a. n>. has been fixed by said Court
formaldehyde method.
the time for hearing of objections to
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The dry treatment method consists said report and the settlement thereof.
Formerly the Albert
of dusting one bushel of seed wheat
George B. Bourhill, Executor of
with two ounces of copper carbonate.
T h e D a lle s ' N e w e s t a n d B eat
the Estate of Archie McDermid,
This is a fine chalky powder about the
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Deceased.
color of ordinary blue stone. In fact, W.C. Bryant and W illiam A. Carter,
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copper carbonate is only slightly d if
Attorney« for Executor.
County headquarter*
ferent chemically from blue stone. Date of first publication: July 28, 1922
In the trials, so far the mixing hss Date last publication: August 25, 1822
J. F. RATH. Ma m an—•
been done by shaking the wheat and
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chemical in tubs or partly filled sacks
Notice to Creditors
or by shoveling over a few times on a
canvas. This method involves con
Notice ia hereby given
that
siderable time and labor, but the re
the undersigned has been appointed
sults are so good that it is almost cer
administrator of the estate o f W illiam
tain that a better method has been
. T he Pacific Mutual
R. Schlais, deceased, by the County
developed.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Court of the State of Oregon for
The state college at Pullman,
OF CALIFORNIA
Sherman County, and has qualified
Washington, now has a machine that
All persona having claims against
simplifies considerably the dusting
said estate are hereby notified to pre
method. The chief features of this
sent the same duly verified as by law
"Giant of the Pacific”
toach'ne are the revolving drum, a
required to the undersigned at the law
hopper, a Backing attachment and
office of W. C. Bryant, Moro, Ore
drive sprocket. The capacity of tMs
gon, within six months from the date
F O U N D K D IN 1868
machine is from eighteen to twenty
bushels per hour. The machine can hereof.
Life, Accident, Health insurance
Dated the 10th day of August,
be built in the average farm shop by
A.
D. 1922.
a handy man. Blue print plans may
Roy Keasinger, Administrator of
be secured for twenty five cents.
V . J. Walker, Dial. Manager,
the Estate of W illiam R. Schlais,
One machine would serve several
WASCO - - OREGON
Deceased.
farmers ainee the treatment can safely
be applied at any time, regardless of W. C. Bryant, Attorney for Eatato.
the time of seeding.
Date of first publication, August 11.
1922.
Date of last publication, Septem bers,
1922.
C H U R C H
GINN, COLEMAN & CO
Stock Hauck Far Sab
Notice of Executor's Sab ef
Real Property
Notice ia hereby given that under
Rev. A. J. Neufeld of Wasco will
and bv virtue of the provisions of the
preach at the Union service in the
W ill of Louise F. Happold, d aesa*
Methodist church next Sunday night.
and of an order of the County Court
Reverend Smothers will preach at of the State of Oregon for Sherman
Spalding chapel at 12 o ’clock on Sun County, made and entered in said
day, August 27th, thus closing hiB Court on the 6th day of February,
year.’s work on the Moro charge.
1922, in the matter of the Estate of
“ Bursting Old Wineskins’’ is the Louise F. Happold, deceased, the un
theme of the message to be delivered deraigned, the executor of the said
by Rev. Henry G. Hanson at the Pres W ill, w ill sell at private sale in sep
byterian church next Sunday morning arate parcels and to the highest bid
der upon the tofma and conditions
at 11 o ’clock.
hereinafter mentioned, and subject to
As there is a question as to Rev confirmation by said Court, on and"
U. C. Smothers’ return to Moro for after the 9th day of September, 1922, (
another year, an urgent invitation is all the right, title, interest and estate
extended to all members and friends of the said Louise F. Happold, de
of the church to attend the service ceased, had at the time of her death,
next Sunday morning at the Methodist and all the right, title and interest
church.
that the Estate has, by operation of
At the Methodist church next Sun law, or otherwise, acquired other
day at 11 a. m ..the pastor, Rev. U.C. than or in addition to that of aaid de
Smothers, will preach his last sermon ceased at the time of her death, of.
in Moro before starting to Ellensburg, in and to those certain lands and real
Washington, to attend the session of property situated and lying and being
the annual conference, beginning on in the County of Sherman and State
of Oregon, and more particularly de
August 30th.
scribed aa follow*, to-w it:
“ College N ight” will be observed
The south half (sj) of section five
at the Presbyterian church at the
(6) township one (1) north of range
Union service to be held there Sunday
nineteen (19) east of th* W illamette
evening, August 27th. Rev. Henry
Meridan.
G. Hanson is arranging the service
The north half (nJ) of section
and w ill preach an appropriate ser
thirty-one (81), the east half (ej) and
mon.
All college students, past,
tne southwest quarter (swj) of section
present"’ and prospective, should lay
thirty-two (32) in township two (2)
plans to attend.
north of range nineteen (19) east o f
the Willamette Meridan.
The south half of the southeast
On a certain day In July, 1855, there quarter isjsej) and the northwest
entered the Seamen’s Bank for Sav quarter of the southeast quartev
ings a foreigner, a Belgian, who de (nw lsel) section five (6) township two
posited $45. At certain periods there (2) north of rang* eighteen (18) east
after, this depositor brought his pass of the W illamette Meridan.
book back to the bunk to have en-
Terms and conditions: Not lees
tsM ) thereon the interest due.
At than twenty-five (25) per cent of the
first his visit« Were Infrequent, some purchase money to be paid In cash
times sexeral years Intervening. Sub with the balance of the purchase price
sequently, however, he paid regular an secured by a first mortgage of pur
nual visits. But he never made an ad chaser on the property sold.
dltlonal deposit and he never withdrew
All bids must be in writing and
anything. After the original entry the left with Carl A. Happold. the execu
passbook showed only the customary tor of said W ill at his residence near
red ink notations of Interest. Early Wasco, Oregon, or left with William
this year the depositor died and hit C. Bryant, Attorney for aaid execu
executors closed the account, says the tor, at his office in Moro, Oregon.
Wall Street Journal. To the original . Dated this 8th day of August, 1922.
$45 hail been added Interest amount
CARL A. HAFFOLD.
ing to $1.017, making s total credit
Executor of the W ill of Louise
balance of $1,062. While there may
F. Happold, d sesaeed.
have been cases of abandoned, or for Date of first poblleatloo August I L
gotten. bank deposits covering a longer
1928
Date o f last publication
period, where the resulting Interest
September 8, 1922.
waa larger, this careful treasuring of
It U a well seta lished belief among
a single deposit and accumulation of
Interest for nearly sixty-seven years those who leveat la OBaervsr adverMag
that their money does la that way r sails*
Is regarded as something of a record. a double value.
t* e dt P ir r r nun ? î
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W e are n o w A gent
in S h e r m a n C o u n t y f o r
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Just What You Have Been Needing
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No Separators
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is s u p e r io r t o o t h e r m a k e s o f
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No Budded Plates
No Leaking Jars
Will Not Discharge When Idle
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b a t t e r ie s u s e d in c a r s
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Ford, Buick ’16 to ’18, Chevrolet, Hup, Saxon, Nash, elc $29.00
Buick’20, Cole, Hudson, Jordan, Studebaker, Case, Keo, etc 33.50
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Maxwell, bodge, F ran k lin , e t c ................................................ 39.00
Packard, Pierce-Arrow, e t c .................................................41.00
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We have a stock of the MAC-DRY Batteries now on hand, if your make of car is not listed shove, toll
ue what you have and we wil tell you what you want. Here are a few of the users of the MAC-DRY
Battery, users that test a product very thoroughly before it is purchased: City of Portland Firs Depart
ment, Police Department, and all other City ears; all cars belonging to the City of Los Angels«; Port
land Railway Light and Power Co.; Portland Gaa and Coke C o.; Oregonian cars; Jennings ft Softs’
trucks, and other* too numerous to mention.
Get a MAC-DRY Battery and end yonr Battery Troubles
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Wasco, Ore