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Your income tax for the year 1924
F riday
Robt. Urquhart, Secretary
each 2nd and 4th Thursday
evening« monthly.
Mn. E. A. Cuthman,
Worthy Matron.
Nana Barxee, Secretary,
Floro Lodge No. 113
I. O. O. P.
Meet« every Monday eve*
ing in the 1. O. O. F. hail.
Transient and visiting bro
thers sre cordially invited to
meet with us.
H. C. Ruggles, N. G
A. M. Young, Secretary.
Lupine Rebecca Lodge
No. 116, Moro, Oregon,
meets 1st and 3d Fridays
of each month. Visiting
members welcome.
’ Margaret Peets, N. G
Lenora Schadewitz, Secy
CHRIS SCHULTZ POST NO. 71
MEXICAN LEGION
Meets at Odd Fellows Hall on
second and fourth Wednesday«
of each month.
Commander, I. M Peterson,
Adjutant, Geo. Mitchell.
Zell’« Faaeral Ham Naw Opea at
Albany's Are loss during 1924 was
324,347.12.
Fire caused 310,000 damages in the
Arcade building on Third street in
McMinnville.
More than 100 babies were examin
ed at a state board of health baby
clinic at Albany.
A marriage license was issued at
Hugone to James F. Smith, 50 years
old, and Olive May McCue, 15.
With over 100 out-of-town delegates
present, (he annual southern Oregon
older boys’ conference was held in
Roseburg.
J. T. Parks, aged about 25, was kill
ed in a Booth-Kelly logging camp near
Wendling when a line broke,and de
capitated him.
T A boundy of 310 for adult coyotes
' and 33.50 for pups will be paid by
Douglas county for all ooyotes killed
- • within the county,
An open competitive civil service
examination for applicants for appoint-
held February 14.
Humphrey Anderson was so badly
injured in a save-in at the Skyline
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I W., D. Barnett was a business
than wan the tax for 1923. A rate
visitor
in our city on Tuesday from
reduction, however, is not the only
benefit afforded by the revenue act of Kent
Chriticism is certainly one thing
1924. Increase in the exemption for
married persons, a 25 per cent reduc it is ' more blessed to give than
tion on “earned income, ” and. other recoive.
changes in revenue legislation are of
It is called a wave of prosperity.
immediate interest to every taxpayer. Waves, as you know, affect only
The revenue tax of 1924 require»
those at the top.
that returns be filed by every single
Mrs. O. L. Belshe and daughter
person whose net income for 1924 was
31,000 or more, or whose gross income Linnle were visitors in The Dalles
was 35,000 or more, and by every Tuesday afternoon.
married couple whose aggregate net
Master Cari Peetz, son of Mrs.
income was 32,500 or more, or whose M. W. Peetz, has been on the local
aggregate gross income was 35,000 or sick list this week.
more. Last year returns were re
Editoi1 and Mrs. C. L. Ireland re
quired of married couples whose ag
gregate net income was 32,000 or turned late Wednesday evening from
more. Husband and wife, living to a brief visit to Portland. ,
Big business gets the best brains
gether, may include the income of
each in a single joint return, or each because it pays for them, and govern
may file a separate return showing ment gets the best bunk.
the income of each. Net income is
Mrs. L. L. Peetz is in Portland
gross income less certain specified this week, under special medical at
reductions for business expenses, tention for bronchial trouble.
losses, bad debts, contributions, etc.
Meanwhile, where is the amend
The period for filing returns is
ment
which would compel everybody
from January 1 to March 15,1925. The
return, accompanied by at least one over eighteen to go to work?
fourth of the amount of tax due, must , Mrs. Anna Ellsworth entertained
be filed with the collector of internal at cards Wednesday evening. Three
revenue for the district in which the tables for five hundred being present.'
taxpayer has his legal residence or
The Chinese always square up all
has his principal place of business.
debts at New Year’«. But then, the
Chinese don’t give Christrtiaa pres
J. B. Patrick of Detroit, while hunt ent*.
ing several days ago bagged one of the
* Mrs. Cttberina Peetz is reported to
largest lynxes ever seen in this terri
be quite sick at the home of her
tory. The cat was found to measure daughter, Mrs. Al Kirtley, west of
52 Inches in length.
Wasco.
The Owen-Oregon Lumber company
L. L. Peetz, T. C. Lee, T. W.
has started its Medford‘mill plant on
a double shift, thus furnishing addi Ailey and A. B. Riddell were busi
ness visitors in The Dalles last Tues
tional employment to nearly 150 men.
day
afternoon.
Later the plant will run three shifts.
The
sun’« age is placed at five
After waiting for more than 40 years
million
years. Due to its method of
to ride into Burns on a train, Joe
Barnes had his ambition satisfied last living, no doubt. Early to bed and
week when he arrived in Burns from early to rise.
Juntura via the O.-W. R. AvN- rail-
Bessie Hanley,'; from the Ixxiene
road
Beauty Shoppe at Wascc, will be at
Seventeen federal farm loan as so Ellsworth Hotel, Moro, each Friday/
elation« were invited by the First Na Marcelling a specialty.
tional Farm Loan association of Lane
Congress used to view the possibil
county to send delegates to a district ity of an extra session with more or
meeting to be held in Eugene Wed less disapproval, and the public is
nesday and Thursday.
beginning to feel the same way
Senator McNary has recommended about it.
to the department of agriculture that
A London magistrate has stated
onions produced in the vicinity of that the secret of long life is hard
Mount Angel be inspected on the same work. Some men are too conscien
basis as potatoes, according to a tele tious to take advantage of another
gram received at Salem.
man’s secret. , .
Construction work began Monday on
“Would some one favor me,” t*ka
rebuilding the span of the Southern a correspondent of an exchange, “ with
Pacific railway bridge at North Bend, his views on wife-beaters and de
which was damaged beyond repair serters?” Well, personally, we tfcmk
several months ago when it was ram they shouldn't ougbtta do rt.
med by the steamer Martha Buehner.
Mrs. J. C. McKean, accompanied
" L. W. Amick was in town on Wed- by Mesdames Belknap, McClelland
needsy from the Kent district. When and McCallum, motored to Wasco on
calling at the Observer office, he Wednesday where they attended the
stated that he was quite sure that Methodist ladies aid meetihg at the
he would be compelled to reseed three parsonage in that city.
hnudred acres of wheat that was
Imagine the comfort that the fond
frozen out during the December cold
parent got out of the announcement of
spell.
their son who was attending the U.
Mrs R. A. Stow of Grass Valley of O., when he stated that the got
passed away the morning of January 100 in his examinations. Yes, 60 in
15th at a hospital in Portland follow algebra and 50 in latin.
ing a recent operation. To the many
Mrs. Gertrude Brown and Mrs.
friends of the family this sad news
came very unexpectedly as word had R.T. Morgan were visiting with rela-
been received that she was doing itves in Moro this week. They made
the trip by auto from their home at
nicely.
Hillsboro. Mrs. Brown is a daugh
A mistake in Walt’s profit sharing
campaign contest adv. last week made ter of Judge Wm. Henrichs.
January 23. 1925 is less, in proportion to your income,
Moots the lot and 3d Thurn*
day evening« of each month.
he died two hours later.
The Oswego plant of the Oregon
Portland cement company produced
141.343 barrels of cement during the
two years closing December 31, 1334.
Legislation for Improved roads al-
ready signed, by President Coolidge
gives the park service 31.0Ce.vu0 for
which 348,000 - has been alloted tc
Crater Lake.
A marker ou the •ite of the flrat
house in Portland, a cabin erected
by a veteran of the war of 1813 on
the west aide of the river in what
is uow the south part of the city, will
be erected by Boy Scouts and unveil
ed February 14.
it appear as though the contest for
points would end on April first when
in fact the contest runs until the end
of. April. Mention is here made to
prevent confusion of the closing date
of the contest.
MITI
Our weather atrip sure made a
‘hit” during the last cold
spell.
It is economical and easily ap
plied. No special tools needed.
All work done from the inside
and when applied is “there”
permanently.
Come in our office and inspect a
sample door and window made
up with weather strip.
Turn-A-Lumber Co
D. E. Clark, Manager
Oregon
Moro
Phone Main 91
New and Used
The Motor Market
The Dalles, Ore
603 E and st
,, Phone 618
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BRIEF NEWS
Rev. Henry G. Hanson left for
Stanfield, Oregon, Thursday morning
to attend a meeting on “Evangelism”
sponsored by the National Mission«
committee of Pendleton Presbytery of
which he is chairman. Plans will be
considered for special efforts in the
churches leading up to the Easter
season. Mr. Hanson returned on Fri
day afternoon.
A new trial of the case of D. A.
Maxwell versus the Standard Oil
company, sought by the defendant,
was denied by Judge F. W. Wilson.
The motion was presented by attor
neys for the Standard Oil company,
jury awarded ten
from which
thousand dollars damages to Maxwell
as the result of an automobile acci
dent a year ago.
The affirmative debate team of Moro
high school debated with The Dalles
opposing team at The Dr.Ilea last
Tuesday on the question: “Resolved,
that the government should own and
operate the coal mines.” Tuesday
eyening the Moro negative team de
bated the affirmative team from Mau
pin at Moro, on the same question.
Moro negative won from Maupin and
the Moro affirmative team lost to The
Dalles.
Travelers from abroad are in accord
in their statements to the effect that
in no country is telephone service
found which can be compared with
the United States. New York City
calls ever 6-million times a day—
more calls than are placed in all of
Great Britan. Boston has twice as
many telephones as Paris. And so
on through the list of cities in the
United States.
There are sight
states in bur forty-eight which have
more telephones than the entire re-
public of France. This has all been
brought about by private initiative
and enterprise which ii just the re
verse of government ownership as in
vogue in Europe, when it comes to
giving service to the public.
News Items Fran Kent and Vicinity CHURCH
Special Correspondence.
A couple of weeks ago, moat of the
farmers in the Bou th end of Sherman
county were very much discouraged
over crop Condition«,. because they
considered that most all the falI’sown
wheat had been frozen out during the
cold anap of last December. Nearly
al) had begun to plan on reseeding,
but the last few days of warm
weather has changed the opinion of
the majority of the farmers around
Kent. V A number of the old “stand
by” farmers have been looking over
the fields and make much better re
ports of the possible damage. It is
hoped that they know what they are
talking about and that no one will be
forced to reseed their fields.
NEWS
Notes of Interest to All
Kent is reported to be afflicted
with its full quote of Bickness, main
ly the result of an epidemic of colds
that is now,on the rage over the en
tire county of Sherman. A number
of .Kent people are reported to be
battling with, colds and Mrs. J. C.
Hartley is said to have the grippe.
Members of Kent cburch have been
busy remodeling their chureh edifice
on the inside. They have also had a
new bell placed in position. Reports
are that the work haa made quite a
change in the appearance of the
interior.
Morie News of the Current Week
Jaekie Coogan’s new Metro picture
“A Boy of Flanders,” based on
Ouida’s famous story, will be shown
at Moro theatre Sunday, January 25th.
It deals with Nello, a Flemish lad
who is outcast by his townspeople
when his aged grandfather dies, leav
ing him in grinding poverty. Every
day after covering his milk route,
Nello paints a picture of Petrasche,
his Great Dane, and little Alois,
daughter of the stern miller. He en
ters it in a contest and when the
prize is awarded to another, he wan
ders off in a terrible snow storm.
How he is reinstated in the commun
ity ard wins the prize, will sa‘isfy
all who like the Coogan pictures.
Thecavtnan method of wooing a
fair lady was much more direct than
the modern system, hut it had certain
defects of Ite oWn. The mortality
rate was higher.
. On the other hapd divorces were
very much more simple. But it was
almoat always fatal to the man. .
Buster Keaton, whose first feature
comedy-drama, **Three Ages,” a
Metro picture in six reels, which is
coming to Moro theatre Saturday,
January 31st, has that and more to
say about the art of love. “Wooing
was a simple matter in the cave-man
era. Buster explained. “You got
behind a rock and when your fair one
came along you soaked her over the
head with your club and—she was
yours.
“As for divorce, it vyas very sim
ply arranged.' The lady waited till
the right opportunity and then pushed
her sheik over a cliff.” All this is
An explorer says that widows in
clearly expounded in “Three Ages.”
New Guinea cover themselves with
pipe clay and mourn their husbands
A- F. Courter, a Falls City hardware
for a year, In civilized countries
dealer,
lost a diamond from a ring
cover
themselves
with
moat of them
while shutting up some chickens in
powder and go in search of another.
his back yard. Sunday one of the
A car load of thirty three steers
fowls was killed for dinner, and upon
was shipped from Moro for the Port
1 dressing it Mr. Courter found the lost
land market on Wednesday morning
diamond in its gizzard.
by L. V. Moore. Last week a mixed
car of cattle, sheep and hogs was * Applications from 83,986 ex service
shipped by C. R. Belshee. Even the men for cash bonus or loans have
horse market is improving, a car of been received since the establishment
twenty one horses, average weight of the world war veterans state aid
around fourteen hundred pounds, was commission, accordtag to a report fil
shipped by a Portland dealer from ed with the legislature by Major W.
P. Simpson, secretary.
Moro to Salem.
The General whose army wins the
battles of today is not in command of
men. The winning General is the
man who commands the most money
and who haa the largest reserve of
credit. When you have ready money
and a reputation for abitily and
honesty, you have proportionate credit
at your command.
Rev. Hen?y G. Hanson will preach
as usual at the morning service next
Sunday at the Presbyterian church.
At the Methodist church Sunday at
Feenstra
eleven a. m. Mrs. R.
will give the fourth message on the
First Psalm. Sunday school at 10
o’clock.
The unioh service Sunday evening
Will be held at the Methodist church.
Sermon by the pastor. As a special
number the high school glee club will
sing “Softly now the light of Day.”
The woman’s missionary society of
the Presbyterian church will meet
Three years ago the Kent folks did with Mrs. James Woods next Wednes
not know that our youni^r people day afternoon at 2;30. Every mem-
could even whistle h tune halrm^filous-
ly, now the air is full of music. The subject under consideration will be
change of sentiment is largely due to “The Protestant Churches in Europe”
the efforts of Miss Rice. As a result and leaders are Mrs. Ina Kunsman
of the organization of the Kent and Mrs. Susie Hastings.
orchestra, quite an interest has been
created in musical affairs and it has
been » demonstratt i 1 that Kent and
vicinity has musical ability of high
order. There is now an effort being
made to organise-a band at Kent.
Start The Year Right !
Local Denominations
The easiest, quickest, and surest way
to get ready money is to save a part
of all you make in this bank
regularly.
With this money which you have saved, and your reputation, you can
command credit. Then you are in a strategic position—you will
place your own limit on the extent of your success. This bank will
help you start and will help you hold the pace.
Bank of Moro
Christian Science church services
are held on Sunday morning at eleven
o’clock and on Wednesday evening at
eight o’clock. The subject of the
lesson-sermon for Sunday morning is
“Truth.” Sunday school at 10:15.
The reading room in the., rear of the
church is open daily where the Bible
and all Christian Science -literature
may, be read, borrowed or purchased.
M oro T heatre
MORO,
OREGON
“The Meanest Man in the World
Men Served Potluck Supper Success
Over seventy people sat.down to a
sumptuous potluck supper at the
Presbyterian church last Wednesday
evening. The men in fine spirit and
in goodly numbers occupied the role
of general managers, waiters and
kitchen operators, the most of* ihem
adorned with showy aprons to give
prestige to their various offices and
tasks. The ladies also enjoyed them
selves to the full, leaving the dining
room as soon as their suppers were
completed, and repairing upstairs,
where they spent an hour in singing
their choice hymna, Mrs. Hutchcroft
and Mrs. Wilford Belshee rendered a
duet, after which the pastor spent
the closing part of the evening in
giving an outline of the work and
scope of the board of foreign mis
sions of the Presbyterian church. The
Presbyterians have discovered latent
talent in handling the arduous duties
of serving tables.
The women
especially appreciate the innovation
and invite the men to try it again,
assuring them that they will be on
hand 'in- even larger numbers another
time.
Five boys, students at the Lincoln
high school in Portland, were suspend
ed by school authorities following an
investigation that brought out ths
fact that they had supplied a small
quantity of wine which was used at
a school party given at a private
home. Four high school girls whe
partook of the wine which the boys
had obtained were censured by school
authorities’.
Representative 4|innott established
a record in congress in forcing the
passage of 23 bms of which he was
sponsor. Three of them were Oregon
bills. One deeded to the state of Ore
gon certain lands in Lake county foi
fish hatchery purposes. Another ex
tended for three years the time foi
making final proof on desert land
entries, and the third reserved cer
tain rights for the government and
entrymen in the settlement of natlona
forests.
Saturday, January 24th.
He was so darn mean, everybody ran from him, but he liked
it. Pretty damsels sighed and passed him by, and he liked
that.
,
“A Boy of Flanders”
Sunday, Jannary 25th
Beautiful in its conception, brilliant in its execution, faith
ful in character portrayal, and replete with unadulterated dra
matic punches—Jackie Coogan’s latest Metro contribution, “A
Boy of Flanders,” will live in your memory, always.
“ Three Ages ”
Saturday, January 31st.
THREE AGES is a travesty on love, marriage and busi
ness—a satire on present day civilization which for sheer
burlesque and comic exaggeration exceeds anything Bus-,
ter Keaton has ever done.
“The Isle of Lost Ships”
Sunday, February 1st.
THE ISLE OF LOST SHIPS is a story of an island of
lost ships in the sailor’s mythological Sargasso sea; peo
pled by shipwrecked men and women; ruled by a giant
brute; where primitive methods rule the lives of the
island folk.
Call Upon Us
No matter what your merchandise needs, may
be, we are qualified to fill them for you
Room Size and Smaller
Lineoleum Rugs and Congoleum Rugs
Electric Appliances
Furniture
Fishing Tackle
Paints and Oils
OBSERVER WANT ADS
Rate»: Under 15 word», 35c
15 to 30 word», 50c
Over 30 wd»., l^c per wd.
Kalsomine
Builders’ Hardware
LOST—a violin, Jan. 30., between
Jas. Kinney’s and Moro, or north
on the highway. ■ Albert Davis,
care of Jas. Kenney, star route.
Everything for the Home is here
at prices that invite a visit to this store
MADE TO MEASURE —Madison Bet
ter Made Shirts; Taylor Caps; Co
mer all-weather coats and top
coats.
Orders taken Ty Marvin
Your patronage
Miller, Moro,
2tjl6
solicited.
Ginn, Coleman & Co
Moro,
Oregon
6% Loans under Reserve System
on city or farm property
Reserve Deposit Company
72 Fourth Street, Portland, Oregon.
We pay parcel post one wav on all
shoe repairing. Good quality leather
and work. Joe Amore, The Dalles,
Oregon
Independent Warehouse & Milling Co
R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon
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DEALERS IN
Lime, Plaster, Cement, Ceda^ Posts, -
Builders Supplies, Lumber, Wood,
Coal and Hay.
Abstracts -promptly made by the
Sherman County Abstract Co., Moro,
Oregon.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Notice is hereby given that the
County Court of Sherman County
will receive bids for the grading of
the “Lone Rock Market Road”—Sec
tion “A” up to and including ten
o’clock a. m., Wednesday, February
4th 1925.
Approximate estimate of quanti
ties; 12700 cubic yards COMMON ex
cavation, 4600 cubic yards SOLID
ROCK excavation.
Plans and specifications are on file
at the office of the County Clerk at
the court house in Moro, Oregon, and
at the office of the County Headmas
ter in Wasco, Oregon.
The County Court reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
Dated this 20th day of January, and
published by order of the County
Court.
j23-2t
Mary L. Hoskinson.
County Clsrk.
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