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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1925)
The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday, July 10, 1925 Simple Definition Of “Horsepower” Measure is an established factor in the urban home and in our industrial plants,” committee on the relation of elec tricity to agriculture, says. Dr. White is working with the Farm Bu reau Federation, universities thruout the country and the electric com- paaies to develop a practical pro gram of rural electrification. Dr. White recently spent several days ia Oregon in conference with members of the state committee on relation of electricity to agriculture and expressed himself as very much pleased witl^ the progress that is being made in this state. “While this has been goir? on the farmer has been observing.” ne said. “He has reached the conclusion that electric service on the farm wou.d be a fine thing. However, electric service for agriculture is no small Then make up your mind to hang on for a while longer at least. For farm lands are rapidly re covering in value throughout the brought to light the following facts Farms lands reached the lowest point in ten yean at the beginning of 1925, with an average price per acre for the entire United States of $63. The past few months, however, have seen a rapid rebound from this low price because values have never been lower in recent yean in pro portion to income, and values are based upon possible or average in come per acre in any given locality. uring power is the unit called horse power. In considering the power of and patten of our political life and oct miner statesmen will indicate as only state how much it can do, but how long it takes to jjo it. the people's money as they now find The expression horsepower was in spending it- Without boasting. invented originally for the steam engine, and is measured easily and national government is about the conveniently by requiring the engine to lift a given load a given distance* in a given time. The result is in attempt to reduce the public ex- foot-pounds per second. One horsepower is that power re quired to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second, or, conversely, one viv»d “Our domestic pound 550 feet in one second. If problems are for the most part both the above are true, a horsepow economic. We have our enormous er will also lift 55 pounds 10 feet in debt to pay and we are paying it. We one second. have the high cost of government to The number of pounds lifted one diminish and we are diminishing it. foot in one second, then, divided by We have a heavy burden of taxation 550, will give the honepower of the to reduce and we are reducing it.” engine. If it is found on trial that There it is in a nutshell. The a certain machine or engine can lift executive does something more than 660,000 pounds, or 330 tons, one foot in one second, we know that itt of Old Calamity on the outer wall horsepower is 1,200. where all may see. It is not the busi ness of the president to roughly criti- ice basing its prognostications upon these facts, advises people to consid er farm land at present prices an most - closely connected with thia excellent investment. And this ad N. W. Thompson <■ brought into vice will tend to create a far more Biero on Wednesday a sample of active market for farms during the hard federation wheat from the Har vey Thompson farm east of here this country before for some time. nomic' in this case must include taken from a field of 110 acres that Backing up these statements are proved living conditions, while the is just about fully matured. Mr. returns to be enjoyed must pay for opinions of federal land bank and Thompson said he tried to get at farm loan offices, farm organization poor a sample as possible. The wheat ‘ The farm service problem goes leaders, and farm land real estate he had showed some shriveled ker- far beyond the stringing of wires, nen. Thru out the country confi nals, but none that were badly pinch turning on the current and putting dence in future possibilities of farm ed, and should easily test 60 pounds So in a few motors and other pieces of ing is,on the upward incline. when threshed. equipment. In the matter of house whether you plan to continue on the Q. E. Gwynne, residing in the hold appliances, we are fairly well soil for the rest of your life or not, off but when it comes to the equip- you had better hang onto your place Klondike district, is unfortunate thh hot weather because he must carrj for a little while longer. his leg in a plaster cast as the resul “ Good . farm land will increase f erent. Most of the machines which would enable us to use electricity to from twenty-five to fifty dollars of a recent injury to his knee in ar the best advantage on the farm have per acre during the next twelve encounter with an unruly horse. Mr months,” is the statement of a promi Gwynne has placed himself under the not been designed ” nent Chicago banker dealing in farm care of Dr. J. A. Wonderlick at Was land mortgages. Now you know bow co, who promises, with favorabh Attorney*» Client Mi»- much land you have. So sit right conditions, speedy recovery of the Read the Telegram down and figure what profit you can use of the limb. ‘ In a reminiscient mood the other make by farming through one more Vernon VanGilder and family loe day, talking about ^he members of their farm home, bunk house ant his law college class, Attorney Ira cellar and their contents by fire a M. Peterson told the story of the Fire at the Andy May farm, east bout eight o’clock Monday morning first case given to a member of the of Moro, last Friday destroyed his June 29th. The property is locate« class. The story as told was about machine and blacksmith shop, a Case on Gordon ridge near the Rugglet as follows: combine, drill, and blacksmith and place. Reports state that the fire When the date set for the trial of wood working tools. Mr. May had started from a defective flue. Prop ffedgiing attor- been doing blacksmith work in the erty destroyed was estimated to b< ney’s client was suddenly called out shop shortly before the fire occurred, about >2000, partly covered by in of town on bugness and left instruc but how it started is not certain. He surance. tions with his lawyer that the result is sure that he carefully covered the Sunday last was an unusuallj of the ease be wired to him as soon fire in the forge, but thinks it might dirty dusty day for Sherman count) as possible. be caused by gasoline fumes set especially north of Wasco. Motorist; The cause, queer as it may seem, loose in the air when he filled the returning from 4th of July Excur was won and ' the lawyer wired: tank of his car just before driving sions reported that dust clouds fron “Right triumphs over wrong.” Some it out and away from the shop. The “blows” from off summer fallow minutes later a message came over loss was practically a total one' as fields bordering the highway througl a hot wire “Appeal to the higher only $200 insurance was carried. Biggs canyon could be seen for miles The tools in the shop was valued by courts.” — before they reached the junction of Mr. May at more than >500. the Columbia and Sherman high J. C. • Freeman and wife of this ways. city, their son Neal from LaGrande, All branches of the Ruggles fam their daughter, Mrs. W. C. Ross, and ily but one were present at Moro Mr. Rosa, from The Dalles, were a park the afternoon of July 4th foi motor party of five from Sherman the annual family reunion. Basket I courfty to make a circle trip to Port WERE SEEING | dinner, visits between members of land on the 4th by way of McKenzie the family from distant places, and pass highway, Pacific highway and A600OMANY children scampering about on the Columbia river highway. - They left IWŒWWTlONi grassy sward helped the day to pas> Moro Friday evening, spent their swiftly. first night at Redmond, their second .MARKS THESE Members of Moro lodge No. 113 at Albany and third at Moro. Mr. I DAYS Freeman says it is a magnificent trip I. O. O. F., are requested to be pres and one that he will plan to travel ent at the regular meeting, Monda) evening July 13th 1925. Installation again. of officers will take place, and in all probability something will »be doing in the banquet room. By order of :tn»n»»n»iHnn»iuw» i uiiHi»iHiHn^ the N. G., A. M. Young secretary. BILL ^BARBER fc^SAYS __ 1000 Bushel FOR Capacity SALE BY We Only Have Eight Left Priced To Sell Below Cost uHHHHn»uuuimHUHHt i nKHmtt»nntH»nHnuuumiui»nn»»nt»K i KHm«B nuimiHHmniuH i iunminmmHwcmiiHnmnHMmnn c mn The Rotary Rod Weeder Manufactured in Cheney, Washington The Rotary Rod Weeder & Mfg Co. of Cheney, Washington, was established in 1912. Since that time they have built nothing but Rotary Rod Weeders. This company originated the Rotary Rod Weeder and while imitations are appearing on the market, you can buy the best value for your money from these pioneer builders of the most valuable farm implement placed on the market in recent years. £ The Moro Hardware & Implement Co. carry a complete line of Rotapr Rod Weeders and re pairs. The new machines, guaranteed to please you, can be seen at the Moro Hardware i Im plement Co. warehouse. Ask N. W. Thompson; to explain this guarantee. »mmnmmmBMMMSHsssmnm not hesitate to use their excesses as warrant for a brake upon the nation al treasury. The executive cites the fact that the combined cost of federal, state and local government now attains the rather staggering figure of 3100 per capita, the country over. Less than one-third of this is represented by national government. More than two-third» tt chargeable to local ad- ministration President Coolidge says that it is an ominous fact that only the national government is reducing its debt. Other taxing bodies are in- public burden at the rate of more than 11,000,000,000 a year. 1 Coolidge apparently President feels that a moral obligation falls up- jn him to practice strict thrift in ¿overnmnnt expenditures in order to prove that taxes can be reduced even .n times of high financial pressure He is showing Americans that econ omy is a practical virtue and not s vague dHam. In this way he is offering an object lesson to the spend thrift politicians who have carelessly been intrusted by the voters with various local governments. IN MEMORIUM Dewey Eldon Thompson, age 2 years 4 months 19 days, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Thompson, died July 5th at a hospital in The Dalles, fol lowing a brief illness and an opera tion for obstruction of the bowels. He was taken ill while the family were visiting at Belknap springs on a vacation motor trip from here to Portland, Corvallis and Eugene. They ent their trip short and drove boy would im- prove when home. ' Funeral services were held on T uesday from the Presbyterian church under the direction of Zell Funeral Home, Rev. R. A. Feenstra of the Methodist church preaching the sermon in the absence of. Rev. Hanson. Interment was at Moro L O. O. F. cemetery, f L. H. Martin and wife and W. J. Martin and wife celebrated the 4th ?f July at Arlington where they met Ben Morgan and wife from Morgan, ind Mylea Martin and wife from Lexington by appointment. Irving Kunsman and wrife, - from Portland also met with the Martin families. Mrs. Moigan is a daughter of W. J. Martin aad wife and Myles Martin and Mrs. Kunaman are son and daughter of L. H. Martin and wife. Myles Martin’s three children who have been viaiting at the L. H. Mar tin hometook this method of return ing to their home at Islington. Carl Pierson, Clifford and' Clayton Mays motored to The Dalles Sunday with Miss Elliott and Miss Howard who were returning to the state nor mal school at Monmouth following a visit in Sherman county during the 4th of July holidays. The young men report seeing about 20 cars that day with their tops blown off by the fierce wind and they themselves thought the top of their Dodge was gone a number of times, but it clung to the car and came home with them. MK and Mrs. Dewey Thompson, parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Thomp son and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Peak, grandparents, and others of the im mediate family, wish to thank the many relatives and friends for their sympathy and kindness, in our recent loss of our darling baby Eldon. We , also wish to especially thank those ‘ who gave the beautiful flowers and ' rendered the inspirational music and sermon. Injuries resulting in concussion of the brain, lacerations of the face and a broken right fore arm were suffer ed by Seth Rieden of Pendleton Fri day, when the . automobile in which he was riding crashed over the Shan iko grade. The injured man was taken to a hospital in The Dalles by ambulance early Saturday, where his condition was reported as crit ical. Rieden was eq route to Kla math Falls when the accident occur red. He ww said to have been traveling at a high rate of speed. The injured man is a brother of Mrs. Ray Ragsdale, living near here. A second brother, Gerald Rieden, also riding in the wrecked car, was not injured in the accident. LOCATION OF THE Farmers Elevator & Supply Co From and after next Monday, June 15th, the office of the Farmers Elevator A Supply . Company will be located at the Farmers State Bank. All business transactions and accounts will be handled st the bank. There will be no change in the business methods of the Farmers Elevator A Supply Company. This will be handled just the same as before. The elevator warehouse will be in charge of Geo. A. Meloy, who will be pleased to handle the warehouse needs of the public at all times. Card of Thanks* O. A.' Ramsey and wife and M. R. Schadewitz and wife spent the holi days of July 4th at Elk lake located in the heart of the Caacades at the« A. H. Hilton was released on bond foot of the south_ Sister about 35 last Friday afternoon by Sheriff miles from Bend. Schadewitz says Hugh Chrisman. Four residents that here the fishing is grand and from Kent qualified on the bond for that they caught the limit. People 32500^ which was accepted and ap- who have visited Elk lake agree that, prdved by the county clerk, who it is 8 fine all^geund resort fully The 4-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. equipped with facilities for boating, then issued an order to the county C. W. Kenny suffered a complete bathing, fishing and hunting as well sheriff to release Hilton to appear at the next term of the ^ircuit court fracture of the upper right arm this as a good general store. which convenes in November. week when he fell off a reaper seat Moro families to the number of at their farm home east of Moro. The little fellow was taken to Dr. Won six deserted their homes on the 4th derlick at Wasco for an x-ray exam, for s basket dinner community gath OBSERVER WANT ADS ering at Moro park where the day ¡nation and medical attention. Rates: Under 15 words, 35c was pleasantly passed under the cool George Williams, wife and two shade of the towering trees. Those 15 to 30 words, 50c Over 30 wds., Die per wd. children left Friday for Portland who joined in the community dinner where they will visit with Mr. Wil were J. F. Foss aad family, W. F. hams son and later spend part of Jackson and wife, C. V. Belknap anr DEERING combine harvester with motor for sale, used last season. their vacation at Mr. Williams’ Jr. T. W. Motor route A Box 33. summer home at the baae of MtJ Barnes and son Layton, Mrs. Hazel Grass Vahey. Hood. They will probably be away Woods and daughter. FOR SALE—Bay gelding; race re from Moro three weeks. Mark Henkle, bookkeeper at the cord 2:14%; has raced in 2:11; A light land “blow” in the Monk First National bank in The Dalles has worked public mile 2:08, last half land district on the McLachlin and resigned his position and is now 1:02; has been jogged since Febru Melzer farms has piled up against visiting with his parents T. J. Henkle ary; is up to mile in 2:20; will be fence posts until the posts are near and wife, east of Moro. . Mark will ready'to race by July 15. Easy to ly out of sight. Cross plowing against assist with the harvest until tins fall drive, always on pace, is nice big bay borne, sound, kind. I am no Ade the wind seems to do very little to horse man, will sell him very reason stop the earth from moving with gon Agriculture college for the com able, would consider some work each prevailing breeze. ing term, specializing in agri hones. C. L. Reed, 1035 Shipping Street, Salem, Oregon. At the annual meeting of stock culture. —Mail orders fill holders of the Farmers Elevator A Mra. Jas. Gentry and daughter HEMSTITCHING ed promptly. Mrs. H. A. Woodruff, Supply company, held in this city Ora and Mrs. Maicglm Clark and two 704 East 3rd st, The Dalles. Tuesday, all the officers whose term daughters were visitors in Moro and had expired were reelected. Chris Graas Valley during th« 4th of July WE PAY parcel post one way on all shoe repairing. Good quality work lent of holidays from Heppner. • At Moro Andgrsen continues and leather. Joe Amore, The b' McKean to they were guests of O- C. Luttrell the company add J secretary. ; \ anc^family and at Graas Valley were , Forrest Cooper and wife,, from guest« of W. P. Luttrell and family. f were visitors in Moro last < • r Friuay on their way to Tygh Valley Luttrell And is also related to Mrs. Í for the 4th. Mrs. Cooper is a grand Gentry. daughter of Mra A. M. Young who Plumbin< and Heating Mrs. C. H. Belahee, grand moth acccmpanied them on the trip to er of Clarence Morrison, who has Sells and * installs the Tygh Valley, returning to Moro on been visiting her» from California, famous Moeller pipe Sunday. left on July 3rd for Camp Sherman or pipeless furnace. It is really • hard Ufa. Man will in company with W. H. Ragsdale and Mn. Belahee will return not ba nica to you if you are not family. goodlooking, and women will not b«' here for a furthag risjt bafore re- Lturning to California for th« winter. nice to you if you art Ray Beezley has sold his Grass Valley barber shop to Loren Coon, the deal being completed last week. We understand Mr. Beezley will look over the business prospects possible to be secured on the new Southern Pacific railway between Eugene and Klamath before again locating. CHANGE OF OFFICE J. C. McKean, Manager, Moro, Oregon «wnrnnnnn»n»»HnnTntt nnmn:nn:tt:^ m:::«n:n»nin» i iiiiiini tcmatttt The Prize Winner Milk i* From Moro Dairy For steadiness of quality and clean liness Moro Dairy has at all times maintained the highest standard pos sible. Every cow in Moro Dairy’ herd has been tested by a state veterinary and the dairy itself has been inspect ed by the state health office. No other milk supply in this vicinity can claim as much. Delivered when you want it. Moro Dairy Milk 10c Quart Moro Dairy Cream 30c Pint Proprietor, ...................................... mt...... SAVÆ BY ,....... More irnnnim......... ... It Has Been Proven! PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION THAT THE A McCormick - Deering Two Man Harvester Threaher Equipped With Leveling Device • IS A SUCCESS For .Particulars See Ginn, Coleman & Co local agents Moro, Oregon Moro Garage Blacksmith • Blow and Share Machine Shop Grinding Acetylene Welding * Wood Working in Connection Let us give you prices on our Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup Tires We Have a Complete New Stock