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
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the N. G., A. M. Young secretary.
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SALE
BY
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Priced To Sell Below Cost
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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.
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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
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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
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