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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1924)
LI 5SSSSSSSSS ALONG LIFE'S Monca ■mns-ugpm Remodeltag of the First Natkmai Call Upon Us ' After a bountiful dinner the meet ing waa called to order by PreaideDt A. C TI ot — and all joined ta F riday ............ .. June 20. 1924 CW mm of Paris were amazed re they saw a cart with a day statue being dragged around the streets and being placed in one square after another. It was the statue of Of neral Galllenl. military governor of Parts during the war. The municipal authorities were trying out dUTeren places and Anally decided op»u . square opposite the Arc de Trb-mpli. where the Ukenees of the general ba<! the moot impressive and effective background. Osilieni was th** man who entered the Paris under*W dur tag the anxious days of 1914. wbr~ Chians were riding within 14 miles u the city, made a patriotic call to the apaches and dashed to the aid of Mar shal Joffre with an army of 7.U00. transported tn the taxicabs of the city. cently when Tbs woman of forty who used to sir by the Are has so far departed from that quiescence that she has even be coats the heroine of some modern no tela It has remained then fur Hit man of forty, so unhappily Oslerized to come into his own. And be baa mys the Bouton Bust. What mor. convincing proof than news from the New York Rotary club that over one third of 508 high executives among Its members were nonentities at forty? Sixty per cent of them began as office boys and with the odds against them forged ahead after the fatal age was passed It is s hopeful fact tlrnt a second youthful flare, a terrific onset of fresh energy, puts them over the top instead of on the shelf. For 400 years two Italian villages have been arguing about a boundsr\ line between the two. After four ceo turion they agree to turn ti*e dead locked dispute over to an arbitration board and accept its decision as final Magnify this dispute and you have the source of many wars between na- tlona. It should be just as easy for nattoas to arbitrate before the war as for the two villages. And nations would, if their politicians weren't given too much power. "Diplomat" is Just a camouflage name for interns h —I politician. BILL BARBLR atogiag America. Then followed a program of atoriea, talks, reedings, recitation* and th* speech of the day by Claude J. Thompson Mrs. Har riett Nish gave a talk on our early forefathers. Boa in am trononeted woe the roll call reading of last years minutes and it was decided to retain the present officers for another year and to hold the fourth round up as near June 15th as possible. There has been no deaths and five births in the family during the past year. Those present other than the eastern Oregon relatives were Mr. auc Mrs. J Ezra Thompson, son and grand daughter, of Corvallis, and Jess R. Thompson, wife and daughter, of Portland. The names of the seventy one members of the family present are as follows: J. H. Elliott and wife. J. O. Elliott and son Eugene. Ernest Everett and wife, sons Rolla and R om , and daughter Emmajean Chas. Ad lard ard wife« Geo. E. Meloy, wife and son George ard daughter Marjorie. A. C. Thompson and wife.» Jess R Thompson, wife and daughter. Claude J. Thompson, sor Orval, and daughters Fay, Doris and Claudena. Martin Melzer, wife and daughters Nonna and I>oia Dewey Thompson, wife and sons Ted dy and Eldin. A. Nish ard wife. Chas. A. Ni*h and wife, sun Vance and daughter Marjorie. Sirens A. Hall and wile, daughter Hope ard son Mack. Percy Thom। son. N. W. Thompson and wife. Keith Arbuth not. Harvy C. Thompson, wife ar.d sons Wayne, Gordor, Wallace ard Ronald Dean. J. Ezra Thompson and wife H. Ear! Thompson and daugh ter Blanche. James F. Henk Ie and wife, son Ralph and daughters Hester and Oleta Chas. Bullard, wife and daughter Florence Brown. Mis J. E Dill, son Hollis and daughters Vera and Jessie May. ' Lilah Hall, aecretary. GENERAL be. we Hie qualified lu fill them lor y<*U l< r T ELLO. OntraL Gire me two-o 11 two-eight. please." “La this two-o-two-eight F There was a sound of confusion at the other rod of the wire as the telephone re reiver clicked—a mixture of tortured pinoo and riot and rough bouse out of which a harsh voice sounded. -W-e-Hr "This is Mr Clark." •Wbor “Mr Clark. 1—" “Well, what tn the b—I do you want? Sb<»o< it out.* 1 finally succeeded in making my Identity dear, and the voice softened perceptibly. What I really did want was to deliver a very Important tele gram to an undergraduate student There Is little doubt that the tele phone has helped to facilitate busi ness. and dial It has brought the coun tri people nearer to each other and nearer to town. When I was a buy an<l wanted to ask a girl to go out wi^i me to singing school, I bad to saddle a borne and ride three or four miles to see her: now all that is neces sary for a ynung fellow Is to call her up on the trtepbone and ask if she has a dale fur Friday night. What ever the telephone has done to encour age matrimony and to put the punch Into business. It has not had an Im proving influence upon our courtesy or our manners. We employ language and-tones when using the telephone which we would never dream of do ing or dare to do If speaking face to face with an Individual. We Insult helpless telephone girls and grocer boys and engage In altercations with officials In a way that would not have been possible before the days of the telephone. I have i*een rung out of bed at mid night to give someone the name of the president of the Menorah society, and I hare been called away from a dinner party to settle a dispute be tween two women whose names 1 had never beard before as to whether or not a son of the kaiser had been killed A New England man announces that during the recent Teutonic unpleasant- be is going to make fiddles for >100 as nesu One is not likely to find a man tn good as any that ever came out of bed or at meals If one times bis calls Cremona. It is possible to print sn properly, and though we would never edition of Shakespeare’s plays that Is think of calling at a man’s bouse at lunch time or at night to settle our equal to or even better than the first trifling business, we do not hesitate folio, but old editions will command to call him op the telephone. the big prices and so will old violins A friend of-vhlne whose family was seriously ill last year remarked that A man has been sentenced to serve she cobld have managed everythin" ten years tn prison, and then be ex quite coynf^irtably If It had not been ecuted. He will no doubt want to for the telephone. It rang continu spend those ten years tn getting a good ously from daylight to dark until it education and putting himself into fine wore her out and drove her half mad. Finally she bad It taken out and went physical condition. to the nvQ^ibors when she needed to Notwithstanding Its quickly gained telephone. The worst of It Is that most of us. and widespread popularity, there are though we complain of them at one not a few people who will be in no-, time or another, are ourselves guilty arise disturbed by the senate's plan fn of these discourtesies. Impose a tax of 10 per cent on mah • •'WTon fault tn business organ» । jongg sets selling at more than >5 zations la giving too much attention If that new oil-burning heatin; to getting new business and not enough stova, which is built and operated like attention to holding the old customer« an automobile engine. Is smokelew« That's why many a concern, which and noiseless, as reported. It would be Imagines it is making progress, la real a good scheme foe them to build huto ly standing stilt Similarly, many an mobile engines like those besting individual is so interested In trying to get tbs^job of the fellow on the next • stoves. I ladder rung above him that he forgets the chap below who Is after his scalp. ■ If the present job is handled well, the m i.............. future will take care of itself auto matlcally. R ead & G alloway MACHINE SHOP Repairing Trucks, Tractors, Automobiles, Caterpillars, and Combine Motors, Cylinder ; Grinding, Oyx-acetylene and Electric Welding The Dalles, Ore. 616 East Second St. Phone Main 4001 Zoologists and biologists will find food for interesting observations In the freak chicken that has arrived at the Bronx xoo. The chicken has the facial features of a monkey, a pug nose, a tongue like a South American ant-eater, and the feathers of a regular White Orpington. It has no beak and drinks water like a mammat The study of nature is Inexhaustible. By what laws of natural selection did this specimen come into the world and what monstrosities may not be bred ft the law that^roduced the monkey chicken Is discovered and applied else where? We are giving special attention to Harvest Grocery Orders ? I Red Mexican Beam, 13 pounds $1 Heavy Work Shirts 85c Small White Beans, 13 pounds $1 Canvas Gloves, per,Pair 20c Milk all Brands, tails. 9 cans fur . $1 ¥ Harvest Shoes, per Pair.......... 22 inch Bandana Hankerchiefs Clothes Pins. 3 Dozen................... 20c 1.45 Screen Hats. 70c $1. P Ä G White Naptha Soap. 21 Ban .. SI Athletic Union Suits, White Wonder Soap 25 $1 Knit Union S it Tomatoes, Solid Pack. l^r<e Size Per Dozen For Farm Produce 1.80 2.65 , 2 for 25c Dress Shins, ID Matches 5c a Box. 6 boxes Bars No mHtter what y<»ui ln•*rclnllH^lee need* may <m 1*2*. WKiara MaW ajar Cat*« » Work Moro Trading Co $1.15 35c Very Cloae Prices Made On Large Grocery Orders therefore David Brainard. North Bead eoa- tractor, wan instantly killed whom he Lineoleum Rugs and Congoleum Rugs ORDER the clearing of the Simpson Heights That for the purpose of protecting addition to North Bend. He waa to years of age and is survived by a wife of the state from extermination, and and daughter. for the purjoae of propagating and mended by John S. Coke, United aa hereinafter mentioned, States attorney, to become his chief Electric Appliances Furniture Fishing Tackle the State Paints and Oils torney for the Union Pacific on June 30 The appointment will be made by the attorney-generaL in Section Holdtag that no legal evidence had been submitted on the part of the state : to connect former Multnomah County Commissioner Dow V. Walker with the Builders' Hardware 10, - Everything for the Home is h»*re at prices that invite a visit to this atom Notice ia alao given that the State tadicted. Circuit Judge Campbell 1 brought his trial to a sadden does by j diroccine the jury to bring ta a verdict for the hunting, killing and taking of not guilty. the entire State of Oregon. Said open Nine of the 12 Oregon irrigation projects, interest on whose bonds was m the 10th day of Septem guaranteed by the state, met interest , to the 31st day of October. due the state on June L according U Moro, Oregon 4-4 <->■ THE MORO DAIRY jects paid 33143013 tn interest to the by this order in nowise affects the state; 334444.13 waa due. The sum bag limit or other regulations pro vided by law respecting the bunting, Pending appeal in the supreme shooting, killing, taking, or having court. Portland dty officials are re strained, by an order signed by Chiet game animals. Justice McBride, from enforcing a dty ordinance prohibiting foreigners from Any and all persons hunting for, selling soft drinks. The plaintiff» shooting, killing, taking, or having O. Q. Thorp, proprietor • MORO pointed Edwin Taller of Cottage Orove Milk, I2C quart Cream, 35c pint 1 Deliveries daily, morning and evening this OREGON STATE GAME COMMISSION. MORO HOTEL BARBER SHOP able directly to the court and will have By I. N. Fleischner, Chairman. full charge of all road work. Under By J. W. Maloney, Commissioner. By Ben F. Dorris, Commissioner, stoners attended to the road matters ly Harold H. Clifford, Commissioner. By R. W. Price, Commissioner. aioner haa authority under the taws A rootetupvrMry suggeute that ther HOT AND COLD BATHS Moro tlcally untouched »o fer aa special lu. poses, according to a legal opinion prepared by Attorney-General Van Winkle. The opinion waa requested by J/ D Mickle, state dairy and food commissioner. Statements by Dr. J. W. Morrow of Portland that there were quaatitlee df liquor used and kept by officials al the state fair grounds were branded as untrue by Horace Addis, newly ap pointed member of the Oregon state fair board. Dr. Morrow's statement regarding liquor waa made iu oonnec adapted to eegrt-gntloo and placing In Ing vol urns of straightening to be don*- than ordinary repaire The by a plurality of 41,134 votes over his nearest competitor, George L. Baker, and a majority of M.411 votes over the combined strength of his three Oregon 'AXXXXWOffiOOOOOOQOQOQ 0C0OCC0OOOOOOOOOCXXXXXXXXXXXXXX3C TRAVEL WHEN YOU BY AUTO AND VISIT THE DALLES “straight STORE YOUR CAR chintot of ability ta that line will b« little accidents of driving, and all tb» ber of the fair board a few days ago Charles L. McNary won the repub 11 can nomination for United States sen OREGON X The only dairy herd in the vicinity of Moro that is certified disease-free. any deer in violation of law provided. Dated st Portland, Oregon, 14th day of April, 1924. Phone ai Fi In (he concrete, fully equipped, roomy garage of Wal ther-William» Company. Competent workman always ready to help you in any, way they can at least expense to you. For any service rendered the c’ arge will always be reasonable. dlture for equlpsnont that would put I d garage or would but poorly equip an other specialty shop, will fit up die ptace in first-dam shape for straight ening work of every conceivable de ocription. WALTHER-WILLIAMS GARAGE THl: DALLES OREGON official figures as compiled by Beere tary of State Koser. Whether the state irrigation securl ties commission will approve the ap plication to develop the ao-called north 1 unit project In Jefferson county prob- ; ably will depend spec the succeea qf the promoters in proving that valua tions are sufficient to warrant certifl I cation of bonds. This waa indicated by Governor Pierce following a con i ference with a committee of the Port 1 land chamber of commerce. The time for paytag the second in stallment of the state income tax. which under the taw ta June 30, has been deferred until July to, according to announcement made at the offle of the state tax commtoaion here. Members of the commission said the time for paying the second installment of the tax waa deferred because of a suit now pending ta the supreme court fn which the constitutionality of the act ta under attack. Officers elected tor Oregon grand chapter Eastern Star, ta aeeaion at Portland are: Worthy grand matron, Mrs. Mary Alice Burdette, of McMinn ville; worthy grand patron. R. Frank Peter, Hillsboro; aaeoctate grand ma tron. Mra. Caroline Lewie. Seaaide; associate grand patron. Dr. Daniel O. Webeter, Portland; grand secretary. Miss Nellie McKinley. Portland; grand treasurer, Mra. Marte Smith. Portland; grand conductreaa. Mra. Leonora Kerr. Corvallis; grand, aaeorlate eonduc trees, Mlaa Margaret Barnea. Ghmts Pasa. In a spirited contsot Prineville was selected for the 1933 convention of the Americafi Legion at the state coeven tion In Portland. Tho vote resulted In a victory for tho central Oregon town by only four votea after Marsh field had withdrawn from the field Prineville received 33 votes and Med ford 43. In the membership reports Eugene took high honors with an in crease from 120 to 430 ta the year Tillamook. Oregon City and Ontario were others of the poets honored for large increases In membership. John R. Quinn, national commander, was the principal speaker at tbs meeting latvdaf. —w■—casa—nn ex — imwrmmay rrv^ww^-i-arwqamwurw—wy— We Specialize °n Ford Work ............ Carrying a Large Stock I • ■ '■ ■..................................................................................................................■ > of Genuine Ford Parts Williams Motor Co., Moro, Ore. Authorized Ford Sales and Service »
