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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1925)
The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday, i ' 'V r* July 31, 1925 • 4 • Cl____ P - kw. I exceptional order. The local Sh •- State Highway* □Herman county Fair man county band is toeing reorgan- Oregon Maintained by Motorist* Fann Life Attractive wni C aabs A sbm : ’ iied ’*° ld ’ and “ a regult band Tv 111 m UUH music the fun loving public likes to Every so often we hear remarks listen to at such times will be much about how much the highways of Oregon cost the tax payer. ’ Be Premium Book and Speed in*'aden<!e' . . _ J I The county fair premium books cause of misinfo rotation as to who Program Now Ready he out of the printers hands this actually pays for and maintains the ■ - — I week and in the mails in time for all highway system of state roads in Ore I Few realize that it is only a matter to receive a copy by August 1st. gon we publish the following data of about six short weeks until it Work on preparing the speed pro- prepared by the office» of the secre will be time to open the gates upon gram is about finished and this pro- tary of state. In this connection ss the 16th annual Sherman county gram will also be ready to^mail at the to who pays the bills for the roads of same time the premium books will be Several improvements will be I sent out.. If any one fails to receive Oregon it may be said that money borrowed on bonds issued by the noticed by visitors when the fair a copy of either you are requested to state are based upon the amount a rill be in full swing. Among thes«. ank Secretary Richmond for a copy, license money owners of automobile • s the preservation of the buildings Several concessions have been ap- will return to the state during the ly a liberal coat of paint to the side I plied for and granted, notably that term of years the bond money may vails snd ^ronfiL The fences have by the ladies aid society of the Wasct be borrowed. >een repaired and the track put in Christian church who will again this From 1907, to July 1, 1925, the im for the trial» of »peed and en- year operate the fair ground restau- state has collected the immense sum jurance of man and horse. rant in the same satisfactory servic- of $26,805,950.66 from the licensing Talking about speed on the track I able manner as they did last fair of motor vehicles. Of this total, reminds the writer that something time. $141,286 was turned into the gener antirely new in the chariot race event Secretary Richmond is trying to al fund of the state treasury to and will be seen this year at the county interest the ladies church societies including the year 1912, and the 'air. In place of the old clumsy of Sherman county in a new and balance, or $25,331,937.16 has beef! eavy wooden wagon wheel solid box what can easily be made attractive expended in the construction, im :hariots will be seen the new variety exhibit for the pavillion. His desin provement and repair of state and built onto Ford auto axles using Ford I is to have a group exhibit from each eounty highways, according to a wooden wheels and equipped with I society from each community in the «tatement prepared by Secretary of pneumatic rubber tires. Hot air in-1 county, to be entered as a “House State Sam A. Kozer. side the tires and hot air outside on I hold Exhibit” to include not leas than From,. 1*33 to 1916,' inclusive, the track will sure make a hot race. >0 items made> owned or used in a $474,013.50 of the funds collected At the present time three chariot Sherman county home. The title from motor vehicle licenses was turn teams are in training for this event, »road and includes anything fron ed back to the counties for use in Some of the live wires at Wasco have Janey work to cookery, dishes oi building and upkeep of the public a team in training, the same can b • I ornaments. The premium offeree roads, but this amount is included in «aid of those at Kent, and Moro also will be made large enough to proper!} the greater amount above quoted. Of ias a team being worked into shape compensate for the effort of arrang the $25,381,937.16 expended on all for the chariot race. When thes< ing these exhibits in groups. roads throughout the state, $15,885,- chariots go round the track at the 121.60 has been expended through next Sherman county fair even Ben the medium of the state highway Hur himself would be glad to come and $9,446,815.56 has The More Money Paie commiasion to life to drive one against that old been expended by the counties, di- Roman friend of his. i . , . . - . .. . . Another .nappy event that will be “ • «cornued Oet that moder ■ectly and indirectly. The total amount expended in the on the local county fair track this I“» .urUxe. would be more produc construction, improvement and up fall is the faat relay home race. Lo- °f «venue than the presen. :eep of the state highways in the schedules. Productive business u ?ar county riders are training hard discouraged by exorbitant surtaxet itate, however, since the 1913 law Dusens of Observer readers sre truly for this race, says Secretray C. C. vent into effect creating the State grateful for thoughts that prompt many Richmond, and there is no reason and capital is driven into tax-exemp Highway Commission and authoriz- persons to phone in news items. why some one will not pull down bonds. ng the issuance and sale of bonds There wai a time when the smal some nifty prize money when the tax-payer did not understand tha for road construction, through the track events are closed. nedium of the highway commission Owners of harness horses are be the general prosperity of the countr. ia* been $>82,487,265.19, including was diminished by imposition oL ginning to ask for stall room and theI dd received from the federal gov- these excessive surtaxes, and wel usual privilege accorded them to ;rnment the counties and railroads. train the harness horses at the track corned a stiff levy on incomes in tht Of this latter amount 338,860,499.37 higher brackets. The average citi before county fair. Harness races in was realized and expended from the the past have been favorite events zen is now better informed anc aile of state bonds; $8,391,262.12 À PftBWNI with a large part of those who attend knows that general business condi from the motor vehicle gas tax; $7,- tions are not improved by driving the Sherman county fair and no 393,532.31 represented cooperative SK SECAR doubt these races will continue to productive business into tax-exempt »id from the counties; $5,633,428.91 securities. hold favor' this year with all good । When capital is kept out of pro funds derived from the one-mill road MOTOR lovers of horse flesh. tax, and $2,297,120.84 raised by the The days and afternoons and eve ductive enterprise by excessive tax quarter-mill road tax. ation, this unnatural diversion yield« nings of Sherman county fair week In 1924 the total amount of high will be filled with band music of an no revenue to the government and i> way expenditures In the United costly to industry. A man is not in- terested in risking his money and States was $990,688,770. An aggre energy in an enterprise where, if he gate of $632,487,440.53 has been ex wins, the government takes a great pended on federal road projects of part of the pr^ts in taxes, and if he which amount the government con loses he standAthe whole of the loss. tributed $276,305,407.66. The total Initiative, and new ventures are mileage in the federal aid approved system in the United States was 174, penalized by such a policy. 350 miles. In Oregon the approved highway system covers a total of 49,769 miles of public highway, of Tax Reduction Meet* which 878 miles have been treated Approval of Public with hard surface pavement; 1,949 or standard miles have been graveled i Whether it be by President Coo macadam and 3 ¡18 miles have been lidge or by any other public official graded and ready for surfacing. or agency, efforts for tax reduction The federal aid projects in Oregon will meet with popular approval. Foi aggregate a bystem of approximately the tax burden is real. It bear? 2,900 miles, for the most part being heavily on everybody. The farmei roads of an interstate character or sells his crops and in turn gives more connecting roads which have been to the tax collector than he keeps for designated a part of the national fed himself. eral aid system, and the federal funds Last year the railroads paid taxe; alloted to Oregon from 1916 to 1925 in the amount of $340,000,000, or amount to $1 4,238,498,of which $4,- $30,000,000 more than was paid the 552,662 was alloted for forest road stockholders. work. $ Merchants may and usually do, adci Manufactured in Cheney, Washington their taxes to the selling price of Saturday last C. C. Richmond re their goods and wares, thus passing STRONG COMPACT DURABLE ceived three Chinchilla rabbit doea the' tax burden on to the con sumer, but as taxes rise, prices soar, by express from the east The three Our Rotary Rod Weeders are hungry for weeds. sale» lessen and profits dwindle. The are registered Chinchilla stock direct They make a perfect seed bed and leave the railroad like th® merchant, obtains imported from England, coming into its revenue from the public selling the United States on July 16th, 1925, best kind of a lump mulch on top. service instead of merchandise, and since then bred to imported bucks hence it too passes its tax burden on that were prize winners at the big For Sale By exhibition fair at Rochester, New to the consumer. The tax burden cannot be shifted. York, last season. Mr. Richmond has Directly or indirectly, it falls on the had the three does registered at th • general public. The only w»y to Chicago office of the American Chin reduce it is to scale up economy and chilla Rabbit Breeders Association and is planning to enter the business scale down extravagance. of raising high grade registered stock for their pelts and for sale to others who wish to enter the Chinchilla rab Large Numbers Qualify bit industry. Farm population was placed by it aim authority at 31,134,000 Jan uary 1, compared with 31,316,000 a year earlier. Atlantic coast states showed net increases in farm popu lation, other sections leading in de cline. Young and old leave the farm because they think city life more at tractive but the same agency that has given attractions to the city is now turning its energy toward the farm Electricity will revolutionize faro life just as it has the city. Light is the great civilizer. When a farmer’s wife can press a button and flood her house with light, was! her dishes, pump and heat the water run the churn, sewing machi-, washing machine, ironing machin and vacuum cleaner, make ice in th< refrigerator, curl her hair and d< innumerable other things with elec tricity, how much more attractive will be the farm homes. When the farmer can press a bu. ton and light his barn, milk his cow. chop food for the cattle, saw wood, thresh grain and do scores of other things which aré now downright drudgery, farm life will become more attractive for him and the boys. Electric road lights will begin to appear at cross road corners. The telephone and radio will give the Home universal communication facil ities that are enjoyed in the city. Moving picture houses will gradually appear in advantageous locations which can be reached by a five or ten mile radius by automobile. Thus, as electricity^ takes light tr the farm, it will emphasize the ad vantages of farm life over crowded city life and draw the people from the thickly populated districts back to the rural districts. - — -. Rotary Rod Weeders Moro Hdw. & Imp. Co as U. S. Army Marksmen Auto Tops Lowered Windshields Slanted Windshield* and Plate Gia** Auto Door* Cut and Fitted Auto Top and General Repairing Prices Reasonable Saddles Made to Order Kelley’s Top Shop 211 Court Street The Dalle*, Ore Is Your Radiator corrung hot weather" If in doubt bring the car in and we’ll look it over. At Twiss Battery Station Phone 122J Radiator and Fender Work* Anthorisad United f- Motor* Service The extent of state aid that may bo Seventy eight per cent of the expected by the Tumalo irrigation dis student soldiers in attendance at the trict and other atanlUar projects tn citizens’ military training camp at eastern and central Oregon, probably Camp Lewis June 19 to July 18 who will be determined next month when fired the record course in rifle marks the members of the state securities manship qualified either as sharp commission will make a personal in shooters or as marksmen according spection of the lands under develop to figures that have been compiled ment. at headquarters, 96th division. Consideration of various proposals The number completing the course looking to the elimination of many is 366 of which 30 qualified an sharp legal complications and at the same shooters and 336 as marksmen. time simplify court procedure In this Those who qualified have been issued state to the advantage of clients. badges therefor. Most of the men courts and attorneys occupied the at- who fired the rifle course had had no | tention of member* of the Oregon prior experience on an army range, i judicial council at * meeting In Sale— Some of the citizen-eoldiers fired the last week. pistol course. Included among those Oregon pensions have been granted who qualified on the rifle range is as follows: Edna B. Welker. Port Marksman Edgar Alley from Moro, land. $20 a month; Phtnie A. Sloan, Oregon. , ~ , Portland. $13 a month; Barak Paul, Grand Hondo, *30 a month; Samael Mr. and Mrs. George Nix and C. C. T. Hardman. Cottage Grove, $12 a Richmond drove to Portland late last month, Albert J Ramey. Bend. 315 Saturday afternoon returning Mon a month; Samuel L. Butler, Goble, $12 a month. day morning. Mrs. Nix is Mr. Rich-! The contract of the Oliver Con- mond’s mother. While in Portland •traction company to macadamia* the men in the party got busy and fol|r m|le. of the high painted the residence of Mrs. Nix. „ betw_n Gr™Aoor sad Lorane Mrs. Richmond, who is staying at the ho declarad forfaited by the Nix residence in Portland, was ex- „d company’s reding to leave this week for a . month at one of tha 7 Hlamook ocean . beache*. IN MEMORIUM Mrs. L. J. Gates, formerly Miss Gonhilda Beck, wife of L. J. Gates of The Dalles died last Friday morn ing at the home of Mrs. S. H. Silk worth in Portland. Mrs. Gates had been ill several months, the cause of her death being heart trouble. She was born in Norway, 47 years ago, and when a child came to America where she and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beck, lived in Chicago for several years. Then they came to The Dalles, where she attended school and later lived in Kent after her marrage to Mr. Gates, until the fall of 1916 when the family moved to The Dalles. Mrs. Gates was an active worker in church, lodge, club and social circles. She is survived besides her husband, by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beck of Portland; a brother, OsAr'Beck; a sister, Mrs. Wm. Seufert of The Dalles, and three daughters, Margaret, Adelia, and Camilla Gates. Funeral services were held in The Dalles Sunday afternoon in charge of Rev. H. C. Kohr of Oregon City, as sisted by Rev. C. Edwards of The Dalles. A large number of Sherman county friends of the family at tending. Card of Thanks For ths many expressions of kind ness and sympathy during the con tinued illness of Mrs. Gates and on the occaaion of our great loss and sorrow when she went from us; and for the tribute of beautiful flowers, we desire to express our sincere thanks. Louis J. Gates and Daughters. George Walker recently dug up the giant redwood tree which has lain em bedded in the sands near Elk creek at Cannon Beach for years. He worked for two days with a team and scraper before he was able to move the tree. Mr. Walker estimates that he has taken nearly 18000 worth of lumber out of the log and has cut 30 circular dining room table tops, worth approx imately 375 each OBSERVER WANT CHANGE OF OFFICE LOCATION OF THE Fanners Elevator & Supply Co From and after next Monday, June 15$h, the offiqe of the Farmers Elevator & Supply Company will be located at the Farmers State Bank. All businèM transactions and accounts will be handled at the bank. - There will be no change in the business methods of the Farmers Elevator 4k 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. J. C. McKean, Manager, Moro, Oregon The Prize Winner Milk is 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 ean claim as much. Delivered when you want it Moro Dairy Milk 10c Quart Moro Dairy Cream 30c Pint G. G. Thorp, Proprietor, Moro Ba niiiM i i i iiiiiu i iiii i mn i m mmnwwwnntnwwngt SAV It Has ADS Been Proven! Rates: Under 15 words, 35c 15 to 30 words, 50c Over 30 wds., lV4c per wd. £ FOR SALE—100 Canary Birds. $3. and up; St. Andreasburg rollers and domestic. Mrs. J. M. Axtell, Moro Oregon. 2t LOST—op the highway between Grass Valley apd Kent on Wed nesday, July 23, • eoUie-shepherd dog, reddish yellow in color with white about neck and on tip of tail. When lost the dog wore a leather collar, with brass license tag,-“Moro, No. 24.” The dog was last seen on same afternoon traveling northward on highway toward Gran Valley. Finder please notify undersigned, and obtain rewards* "Henry G. Han son, Moro, Oregon. PIANO FOR SALE in vicinity of * Moro. Beautiful high grade piano will be sold at large saving and terms $10 monthly to responsible party. For particulars write at once to Cline Music Co., 66 Front St. Portland, 6ta7»ll Ore. CUCUMBERS For Sale for pickling; large or small size as preferred; season now on. Mrs. Granville Phillips, route 3, Hood River, Ore. FOR SALE CHEAP—Nearly new coal oil stove with oven. D. E. Clark, Moro, Oregon. 2t*j24 MAN AND WIFE want harvest work; wife to cook, man any job he can do on the outfit Phone or call at Observer office, Moro. LOST—Black brood sow weight 350; branded on back with heart, hardly visible; gone two weeks. Homer Belshee, phohe 2F15, Moro. Ora. j24 DEERING combine harvester with motor for sale, used last season. T. W. Hayes, Motor route A Box 33. HEMSTITCHING—-Mail orders fill ed promptly. Mrs. H. A. Woodraff, 704 East 3rd st, The Dalles. WE PAY panel post one way on all shoe repairing. Good quality work and leather. Joe Amore, - The Dalles, opposite the post office. BY PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION THAT THE .' McCormick - Deering Two Man Harvester Thresher Equipped With Leveling Device IS A SUCCESS For .Particulars See Ginn, Coleman & Co local agents Moro, Oregon Moro Oarage Blacksmith and Machine Shop 'Plow Share' Grinding Acetylene Welding Wood Working in Connection Let us give you prices on our Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup Tire* We Have a Complete New Stock Moro Garage, m r . schiaviti, Pn,.
