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posi office st Moro, Oregon, July 25, 1891
Official N*wiRp*r ftr SUnaa* Cwuly
XlihM
Moro, Oregon
Meets the 1st and 3rJ
Thursday evenings of
each month. Visitii»g
iMliy members cordially in-
Vited to meet with Us
B? order of W. M. ,
Robt. Urquhart, Secretary.
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Bethtebam Chapter No
78 O. E. S.
Mor< Oregon
AUaflOSnC Regular eommunica-
tions each 2nd and 4th
Thursday evenings of
each month.
Lois Barzee,
Worthy Matron
Nana Barzee, ’ Secretary.
JCSag
•Mn
Meets i »very Monday
evening in the I.O.O.F
transient and
hall.
brothers
invited to
meet
B. Rice, N. G.
A.M. Y ou rig, Secretary
Moro, Oregon
* J Meets 1st and 3rd Fri-
^^days of each month.
Visiting members wel-
♦ a come.
£< Marie Peters, N. G.
Ry Hasel Woods, Secy
Bl
Chris Schults Post No. 71
Meets at L O. O. F. hall
on 2nd and 4th Wednes
W day evenings of each
month.
R. P. Brisbine, Commander.
Rdy F. Dean, Adjutant
JAMES J. CROSSLEY
OF
Portland, Oregon,
Hereby announces that he is
a candidate for the Republi
can domination for U. S.
Senator at the May, 1926,
primaries.
Will work zealously for develop
of Oreron and support <>f
Favor World Court and Reform Sen
ate Rules
TEACHERS* EXAMINATIONS
Notice is hereby given that the
county superintendent of Sherman
County, Oregon, will hold the regu
lar examination of applicants for
state certificates at
. Oregon.
as follows:
Commencing Wednes
day, December 16, 1925, at 9:00
a. m., and continuing until Saturday,
December 19, 1925, at 4.00 p. na
Wednesday Forenoon—U S. His
tory, Writing (Penmanahip), Music,
Wednesday Afternoon—Physiolo-
Reading, Manual Training, Com-
position, Domestic Science, Methods
in Reeding. Course of Study for
Drawing, Methods in Arithmetic
Thursday Forenoon—Arithmetic,
History of Education, Psychology,
Methods in Geography, Mechanical
Drawing, Domestic Art, C ourse o
Study for Domestic Art.
Thursday Afternoon — trammer,
Geography, Stenography, Amencan
Literature, Physics,
7or
Methods in Language, Thesis I or
Primary Certificate.
• -Friday Forenoon—^Theory and
Practice, Orthography
■ Physical Geography, English Litera
ture, Chemistry.
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Friday Afternoon—School L«awr
Geology, Algebra, Civil Government.
Saturday
Forenoon—Geometry,
rv
Saturday Afternoon—General His
tory, Book keepinp*. •
A. M.
superintendent.
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DOROTHY SMITH
Marcellist
Will be in Moro
WEDNESDAY
December 9th, 1925
at Hotel Moro
Hours 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.
woman uses Tum-A-
steady
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At Your Service
Always
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co-
MORO, OREGON
D. E. CLARK, Maoagnr.
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Fhona Main 91
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Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Henrich of Moro
were visiting in Rufus Sunday.
Walter Wasson and a friend are
hunting geese in this section of the
county.
Russel Chase who was ill last week
and missed three days of school^ i»
back again. '
Hugh Herrin has moved back to
Sherman county apd will farm his
place this season.
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Miss Ruth Jackson was a visitor in
Portland Saturday, returning to j
Rufus Sunday evening.
Among those who were visiting ini
The Dalles last Thursday were C. E.
Coats and Ross Gulliford and family.
J. G. Addington and family who
have been living on the Hugh Herrin
ranch moved into Mrs. Young’s house
in Rufus last Saturday.
Mr. Anderson of Canada b visit-
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The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday, December 11, 1925
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Items of General News
I MORO CHURCH NÇWS
Concerning Wasco
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I -Notes of Interest to
Mr*. Newton» Crosfield motored tc
All Denominations
Portland Tuesday
The tbursdayhafternocn club met
thiv week at the home of Mrs. Hen-
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Rev. W. E. Cox, conference evan
gelist of the Puget Sound con
Moro Monday from Wasco.
ference of the Methodist church,
Mrs. Wiley McDonald was visiting
holding meetings at the local church
with friends in The Dalles on Mon Rufus school, v I as i Wasco caller here is drawing good crowds. The
Friday afternoon.
interest has been sHcndld and the
day.
Mrs. Bene:le I p.e ived word last
R. M. Benson returned Sunday af week that her jLl . was very sick attendance has increased as the
meetings continue. Meetings are held
ternoon from a business trip by auto at Walla Wall». F
each night beginning at 7:80 contin
to Portland.
R. O. Scott, fl ¿.local painter, Jeft uing until December 20th. We earn
for Lafayette Tu •day where his fath- estly solicit and appreciate the co
on Wednesday from Wasco on pro
operation of every one and invite
>e seriously ill.
fessional business.
Mis. Alston , the Sherman hotel everybody to attend the revival meet
Sunday school at the usual
Mrs. E. H. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. submitted to a pnsil operation Sat ing.
J. J. Schaeffer were visitors from urday at the c Ice of Dr. Wonder- I hour. Rev. W. E. Cox preaches next
I Sunday at 11:00 a. m. and in the
Moro in The Dalles on Monday.
lick.
Roy R. Robinett, of beyond Moro, evening at 7 ^0. Special music at
Mrs. Rose s’’..uitz has moved to
was
in Wasco last Friday and placed each service.
Wa«rc
she has accepted • a
At the Sunday morning service at
position with the McCoy-^Atwood.com his wife under Ae care of Dr. Won- the Methodist eV urch on Dcember
derlick.
pany.
13th Tom Faser will favor the con
were Called to gregation with a sp ecial vocal selec
Fi \ L;’
airk
D. J. McLachlan and wife drove to
o attend the tion. At the evening service the
Po..
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ford. Mr. Anderson intends to stay Portland Sunday where it m reported fun:.
¿ 3-yaar old same day I. M. Woods of Grass
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that Mr. McLachlan’s father has been |
in Sherman county thia winter.
nef!
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Valley will favor with a special vocal
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pyburn and son quite UI.
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number.
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M.
Jones
thst
week
took
up
Bliss Laura Urquhart is enjoying a
Le Roy and Herbert Hill and sons,
quarters
on
the
Clyde
Herrin
farm
Howard and Robert, Were visitors in respite from work with the W. W. M.
At the Presbyterian church Sunday
Co. at Wasco and h home for the where he will act as care taker for
Goldcndale during the week-end.
the winter-
morning the Sunday school will meet
holidays.
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Mi a Cari Thompson and daughter
. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Royce motored at 10:00. Classes for people of all
The editor of the Sherman County to Portland Tuesday to attend the ages. As the pastor is ah sent on a
Helen of Portland were v.siting with
Airs. Thompson's parents, Mr. iflu I Otse: ver and family have been en funeral of Mr. ‘Royce’s sister who business trip in a neighboring state
Mrs C. C. Deyo, Thursday returning joying the taste of real country raised ( died id Portland Sunday.
the congregation will go in a body
pork the past week, through the
to Portland Friday.
after Sunday school to the McC.odist
Fred
Lyda
and
wife,
residing
on
The Blue Mountain stage running courtesy of C. W. Smith.
the Fowler place, are spending k week church and. listen to Evangc’ht Co”.
The Christmas exercises at the
from Pendleton to The Dalles is mak
A very choice assortment of can-j or ten days with rlatives and friends
ing one trip east and one trip west lies for the Christmas trade is on sale near Forest Grove, their former Presbyterian church will be held on
Sunday morning, December 20th. At
each day. The stage is equipped | it Moro confectionery. Nearly anyj home.
11:00 the Presbyterian choir will ren
with electric heaters for the comfort tind of candy made can be had and
Dr. J. A. Wonderlick was called to
der a Christmas program of vocal and
of their passengers.
it very reasonable prices.
the Wilson auto camp at Rufus Tues insrumental selctions, solos, duett., [
F. D. Flatt took an auto truck load day evening to attend a very sick
choir selections, etc., followed by a
A 8% pound son wm born to Mi of sheep to the Portland market last child.
The parents were tourists short Christmas message by the pas
and Mrs. Ben Hockman at their home Sunday for the Kenneth Springs fox from Nebraska.
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tor. There will be no service in the
in Moro on Saturday, December Sth, farm company, returning Monday
Two auto fatalities v.ere noted evening of that day. At a meeting of
Dr. Poley attending.
The Uttli rith a mixed load of chicken feed.
north of Wasco Sunday. A dog am he teachers and officers of the Sun-
stranger has been named Donovar ■ Ura. P. J. Dillinger is in Portlan a hog lying bruis* d along the *roao lay school committees were appoint
Joseph.
it the home of her father, Dan Mc- gave visible evidence of having met ed to look after the various phases of
Dave Ransier,' farming the Max u<chlan, who is reported to be con a tragic end by some careless motor- Jie Christmas tree program, all in
well farm east of Moro, has a cow Ined to his home by illness. Mr. Mc-
connection with the services on Sun-
with triplet calves, born last Friday
Act Ian will be 82 years old in Apri
The ladies of the Rebecca lodge lay morning
At last word we were informed al. xnd is yet surprisingly spry for hit »resented the play “How the Story
three calved were healthy and lively .ge.
Jrew” at the Wasco opera house
Christian Science church services
The stage company operating ove. December 8th. There was a goo. ire held on Sunday morning at 41
The city council has authorized i
fill to be made between First slice dcKenzie pass highway between attendance and our home talent die o'clock and on Wednesday at 8:00
Sunday school at 10:15 a.m.
o. m.
and the depot and when completer lend and Eugene has definitely credit to the occasion.
The
reading
room is open daily in
bandoned the effort to keep the pass
this will be rock surfaced. Whe.
E. L. Bolton, who disposed of his
jen to traffic by means of a motor equity in his farm at Biglow school the rear of the chureh.» All are in
completed there will no longer be ;
duck pond to flounder through wher led. Part qf the high altitude is house some time ego, left with hi? cited to attend the church services
ieared by wind of snow and there family for Portland Friday where he and to make use of the reading room.
driving to the depot.
he
sled will not operate.
will reside temporarily while deciding
At a meeting of the state Uighwa;
Every Sunday at 10100^ there is a
©id daughter of Mr. Bible class at the Baptist chureh.
to oil the Sherman highway in thi. he Moro Trading Co. store was halt- i
d temporarily when the grocery de in<j
Everett Watkins, residing Everybody welcome. Studies for thi»
county from Biggs to Wasco. TM
-^5 west of AVaseo, had the tip month are “The danger signals of
work will be done under state high artmont was sold to May A Son an.
index finger clipped when failure in Isreals history.” “Written
way maintenance expense and finish 1 partition dividing the former store I
nto two sections was being built. I e
of a carpenterr for our admonition” Stop! Listen!
ed early in the spring.
tow the sale is on again in full swing | revolving lit lart Wednesday.
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a all departments
but groceries.
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T vFer.tbert of
of P. iodg< - Series of study hour each Friday
A whirling electric fan hit Ben I enjoyed an i xcopttonally good sup at 3 p. m., topic: God’s way of
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per last F.iday, provided jointly by Salvation.
.lockman in the face Wednesday
picture whoJt action move; norning as it fell from off a bench the woman’s g .g<irdz*tion3 of the
with the rapidity of an express ha; it the Williams A Co. garage, cutting Methodist and CldlatiaQ churches.
been found at last. ' It’s “Excus< ;im severly on the lip. It was neces- Band selections < alivcnod the occa News Items From Kent
Me,’* the picturization of Rupert ary to take several stitches to close sion.
And Near Vicinity
Hughes’ famous stage farce. Thu he wound. The fan was being used
E. G. Bruckert was a Wasco callei
joyous farce tells of a pair of newly ,o drive auto exhaust fumes from the Tuesday from his uncle’s farm east
Mr. and Mr*. Jacob Crocker were
weds who find themselves aboard at vork room.
of Moro. Mr. Bruckert expected to week-end visitors in The Dalles.
express train at night searching foi
Postmaster Geo. B. Bourhill wishes leave for his home 3n Bruning, Ne
Wten Hogue and family returned
a minister they will never find be
braska, Wednesday. He has been vis
cause he has doffed clerical garb fo> he Observer to inform the public iting with relatives residing in the from their trip to Corvallis last week.
hat during the Christmas rush it is
mufti.
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Pacific coast states for the past nine
Mrs. Pratt and Miss Hdgue were
The characters in this uproarious leceasaty that all mailings be taken months, trying to regain his health. visiting in The Dalles a few days last
ly funny photoplay are brought t —ire of the evening before the day it
M. W. Armstrong^ formerly man week.
life by a cast of tried and tru< , desired that the packages leave ager of Moro Hotel and more recent
Roy Barnet, Carl Gregg and E. A.
handled
and
cinema favorites. Conrad Nagel an* Joro. Mail canhot be
mailed later ly in charge of the Mt. Hood hote. Hoskinson are the latest ones to in
.-uaranteed
to
leave
if
Norma Shearer are the marital as
dining room at Hood River, has ac stall radio sets.
han 8:30 a. m.
pirants, and - Renee Adoree is th-
cepted a position with ti»e Union Oi
L. V. Walton and wife left last
French friend Who almost disrupt
Mrs. Idabelle Hunter is visiting in company at Wasco.understanc
week
for California where they will
Joro from Oroville, Washington, at I that Mrs. Armstrongjwfll continue in
their romance. •
spend the winter.
he home of her parents, Robt. Urqu-1
charge of the business at Hood River.,
Harry Horner and family of Hood
“Wanderer of the Wasteland,’ lart and wife. She expects to remain I
ntil after Christmas holidays. Mr. I ' W. A. Bayliss Monday sustained s River were week-end visitors at the
Zane Grey’s greatest story and th<
severe crushing Liberation of the Wm. Young home.
most popular of all the books he ha: lunter and Willard Urquhart are al-1
left hand while employed on the Lon<
Mrs. Walter Adams and Mrs. Frank
io
expected
to
be
in
Moro
for
the!
given to the American public, is tb<
Rock road construction work. Thif Wheeler were down from Antelope
first full-length Paramount picture to Holidays, they will drive by motor!
is the second time Indias sustained e Saturday to attend the bazaar.
be produced completely in color. I' from Oroville to Moro.
similar injury to the lame hand and
is an outdoor picture but with an cn
Mrs. J. U» Leonard and- Mr. and
Property owners and the city I in much the same way, but the latest
tirely new background, never befor» v>uncil are joining in the work of I
Mrs. Wm. Jensen were up from Hood
injury is much more seVtere.
Thif
shown on the screen. Scenic compar , <x>n r nr ting a new sidewalk from a-1
River tS attend the bazaar Saturday.
| last injury was caused when his hand
jsions are out of order as the entir< bout in front of the C. R. Belshee res-1
Gus Schilling is putting up a wind
became caught in a rock jam, the
production was photographed on the idence to the L. L. Peetz property. I
sharp edges cutting through a. thick mill over the well he has had drilled.
actual locations described in th< Chis has been a much needed im-1
। It won’t be* a day farm now, will it
book, the gorgeous Painted Desert oi /rovement, residents of that section I leather glove.
। Gus.
Arizona and Death Valley, California if Moro having had no other choice I
Mr. and Mrs. Max Plnemke gave a
Readers of Zant Gray’« stories han use of the highway.
E. J. Marshall was in Portland last supper Monday night in honor of the
know that it is a thrilling, adventur
The city council has authorized al week-end from Moro, registered at 15th birthday anniversary of their
ous story of the wastelands of the nuch needed program of street im-1 the Perkins hotel. J
son Albert.
American desert, choek-full of dra
rovement which has now been un-1 Mrs. Fred Hennagin returned'Sun
ma, action and romantic love. Jack erway the past two wdeks. Three I day evening to her home at Whacol Carl Gregg and family returned
Holt, in an ideal role, heads the list docks on First street have been grad-1 from a weeks visit with friends at I lost week from a trip to Bend where
they had been visiting with Earl
of featured players, which includes d, from Dr. J. R. Morgan’s office to
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Portland.
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Gregg and wife. *
Kathlyn Williams, Noah Beery and ie F. L. Burnett residence, two of
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Frits and
Raymond
Henrichs
and
his
father
Billie Dove. _
;hese blocks will be rocked with an
Shelton
Fritz and wife were here
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Judge
Wm.
Henrichs,
left
Wednes
•ight inch surface. Three blocks have
from
Grass
Valley for supper given
“North of 86” is an American I i also been graded on Second street, day morning by auto for Camp Sher
I plains pioneer epic story. It deals I from the Ellsworth hotel to the Ram- man where they will spend a fev by the ladies aid.
Mrs. Marjorie Waldner and child
with one of those strange twists of I »ey corner, this also will be partially days duck shooting.
fate that helped win the western part I rock surfaced. One block has been
ren
are visiting from California at
Members of the Dorcas society ar<
[ of the. American continent for the! graded and will be surfaced from the pleased with the financial success of | | the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
¡ United States. The story begins with I Bierman highway to the school their annual bazaar held in this city Haynes, parents of Mrs. Waldner.
the close of the civil war. The motif I house. Some of the cross c<m«ect- ¡last Saturday.
Mrs. Max Pluemke, treasurer of
AboRt fl93 was
eing the ruin »f the cattle men of I ing streets have also been graded and I realized.
.he Ladies Aid society of Kent, made
Texas because of their loss of mar I I may be rock-surfaced before the Work
I Attorney W. C. Bryant wa# in Con a special trip to Grass Valley to de
kets following the civil war and the I is completed.
A large part of the | don part of this week on profession posit the money that was made at
I determination of one of the pioneer I I grading was done with a caterpillar
I the bazaar. Safety First.
cattla families to drive a bunch of I tractor and heavy road grader. The I al business coming before the Gil
The ladies aid had their bazaar
I several thousand cattle over the un-1 u«e of the tractor was donated to the I Ham county term of circuit court. I Saturday and it was well attended.
He
returned
by
stage
on
Wednesday.
known plains north of Texas through I city by L. L. Peeta as was also the
Everything was sold all the chicken
I known hostile Indian country infested I I time expended on the work by both
F. W. Holley, operating the Clar- eaten and everybody had a good
I ence Mersinger farm south of Gras
with white renegades and outlaws, to I Mr. Peeta and T. W. Alloy.
time. >150.00 was taken in.
I Valley, went to sleep when driving ar
11 the new railroad being built across I
11 the plains to ths Pacific coast. ,*M|
Learning to skate causes many a auto truck load of cattle from Port
Driving to The Dalles last Friday
| Intention was td seek a new market
land to his fatm and upset his truck
man
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s
downfall.
with
Herbert Ellsworth, the Hudson
11 in the north eastern states for Texas
in the ditch below Wasco. The true)
Think of the money we save every turned over twice,
I cattle. The result was the big pack-
the cattl< ar owned by E. J.'Marshall broke the
I ing plants built at Chicago and Kan- winter on fly-swatters!
onto the highway end came to a stot piston head in Vender No. L Short*
the two had stopped the car,
Il sas City and the resulting revenue to |
The value of a Id« depends upon I right side up with one wheel reitinr ly after
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upon a calf. Nothing rwaaitroken ex- it eaught fire when they were try -ng
I the railroad from the freight. [ the law of supply and - demand.
of the cal to locate the trouble and burned some
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much to induce people to subscribe < .»a.-
e?pt the right front d<
There is mort parking space a-1
JI money with which to build the rail-
The truck of the paint from off the engine hood
and the glass windsMe
bank, the and melted th* solder on the radiator.
| roads. The story is replete with round a library than around a mpvie. was backed against tl
I thrilling scenes of indian fights, cat- ‘ Only a few more menths until the cattle again loaded into
► truck ana The fire was caused by a lighted
tie stampedes, and scenes common bathing girls will be back on maga the'wide awake driver duntinued his. ¡match getting too elose to the alcohol
journey to the farm south of Grass vapor fumes thrown off by the radia
the country at that day. Through zine covers.
tor. The alcohol was used a* an anti-
it all la interwoven a lovo story of
It is easy to figure what you would Valley. The accident occured about
fmH protoction.
I unusual intorait.
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You know the saying. It$
Its even more true that a
dollar in the
Bank of Moro
is worth two in your pocket
The dollars in your pocket are on their way
out, the dollars in the Bank of Moro arQ earn
ing more money to put in your pocket.
We, as leading bankers of this section, are in a
position to help you.
Bank of Moro
M oro T heatre
MORO, ' OREGON
The Historical Drama “ North of 36 ”
Saturday, December 12th
“North of 36” is a similar story of western life on the plains by
pioneers, written by Emerson Hough, author of the “Covered
Wagon.” Jack Holt, Ernest Torrr.nce and Lois Wilson are in
Admission 15c and 50c
the title roles.
“EXCUSE ME”
Sunday, December 13th
Excuse Me” is a side splitting production of Rupert Hagkes
name. ---------------------------
/The cast includes such favorites as
novel of the same-------
Norma Shearer, Conrad Nagel, Renee Adoree, Walter Hiers,
John Boles, and several others equally as well Known.
“ Wanderer of The Waste Land ”
Wednesday,
December
16
A superb production of Zane Gray’s million copy novel. Filmed
in the original settings and every bit of it m natural colors.
Jack Holt, Kathlyn Williama, Noah Beery and Billie Dove are in
the title roles. -
Admission 15c and 50c
° Loving Lie* *—A Peter B. Kyne Story
Saturday, December 19th
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“Loving Lies” is a Peter B. Kyne story of the sea with Evelyn
Brent in the title role and supported by Monte Blue, Joan
Lowell, Charles Gerrard, Ralph Faulkner, Ethel Wales, Andrew
Waldron and Tom Kennedy.k
“The Alatkan ”
Sunday, December 20th
“The Alaskan” is a James Oliver Curwood story of the north
land with Thomas Meighan in the title role supported by Eatelle
Taylor, John Sainpolis, Frank Campeau, Anna May Wong,
Alphonz Ethier, Maurice Cannon and Charles Ogle.
HELLO! CHRISTMAS SHOPPER
Let’» Giu« a COLUMBIA CRAFONOLA to th* Family
FOR CHRISTMAS, 1925
Th. B..t
Educator to Do.olop
a Mu.ical Mind.
Console Style, 1135.00, now ..................-•$ 98.00
Console Style, >150.00, now A...................>106.00
No crank or
Upright Style, Electric Motor.
Price
winding, only attach to lamp socket.
.> 91.00
was >135.00, now
.. 127.50
Table Styles >75.00, now .
These machines are all new 1925 models
10 Per cent for Spot Cash in records of your own choosing.
Terms: One-third down, balance in 7 monthly installments,
keep them in repair for 12 months free of charge.
We invite you to inspect and hear them played.
We
CROSBY’S
The Dalles, Oregon
For Good Monument Work and Better Prices
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International Monument Association
Pendleton Branch
A. D. CROSLAND, Manager
215
Jane
Street
Pendleton,
Oregon
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Maytag Gyro-Foam Washer
Electric and Multi-Motor
Electric Appliances
Cream Separators
Furniture, Chairs
Rugs, Linoleums ,
Queen Incubators
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Moro, Oregon