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Community Club Meets
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Two Day Rally
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS
A two day rally will be held Jan
C. L. I reland ,
uary
19th and 20th in Sherman
Paragraph» "on County
Editor sod Publisher
county
by the Sherman County Coun
.
and Community Events
cil of Religious Education. The first
' Eatered m secood clam matter st the
day, Thursday, January 19th, will be
past office at Moro, Oregon, Joly 25, 1891
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H. C. Thompson was taken to a held at Wasco. The second day,Fri
January 20th, will be held at
E«r«k«
121 A. F. A A. M.
hospital at The Dalles on Monday, day,
Grass Valley.
J
Moro, Oregon
where he waa operated uppn for ap-
The
meeting
at
Wasco
will
be
held
Th'XAy e«n*np o!
pendlcitis.
in the Methodist church, beginning
each month. Visiting
Two
horse
buyers
have
been
work
with a potluck supper at 7:30. The
' members cordially in-
ing in the Moto district this week, program will follow the supper,
vited to meet with us
buying two carloads for sale to small banquet style. The place of meeting
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Unuhart, Secretary.
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truck farmers around Portland.
at Grass Valley has not been decided,
otherwise the same procedure as at
Betkkham Chapter No 78 O. E. S. appointed a committee to solicit the
George Tomlin walked to Wasco
Wasco will be fallowed.
Moro,
Oregon
Uvular ■
I n'e"'ber'f“r ’4,°-
over the frown road. Monday leading
Rev. Walter VanNuys, of Hood
tions each 2nd and 4th P1*«1«® of the club for COUBty reli«- horses that had been bought at Moro
River,
field representative for Relig-
Thursday evenings of ious work in tbe publie schools. Fred hy B horge buy^r. He could have
each month.
' I Pickett, F. E. Fortner and 8. S. Sear- gone horseback, but preferred the ious Education for the Board of
Christian Education of the Presby-
- ®la Thompson I cy were appointed a committee to exercise^ .
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ar
i
Ma ✓* I sponsor a movement for additional
.
f
terian church in the L. S. A., will be
Nana Barzee, Secretary.
I
.
The annual meeting of the stock- the principal speaker both evenings.
____________________ I members.
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Sherman county is divided into
L. W. Rakes, county school super- holders of * the
Farmers State ■» Bank
headed a discussion
Mori. Oregon
h intendent,
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___ per- will be held on Thursday afternoon districts; Kent, Gras> Valley, Moro
and Wasco. The
meetings are divided
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Meets eTe
of * this
. ry
A
t
n t I taining
mining to
vo the
vne objections
uujeuuui» raised
ruwu by
uy
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evemngan
the LU.U.r
. « inroad to the school hndtrot«
I^Mient
Md 1 th
budgets af
of the close of i a very successful bust- so that each district can attend with
ball.
u
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marl nronprtv
year.
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the
least
road
brothers
are I districts where mil railroad
property is is ness
ness
year.
tke
least
road travel.
travel.
R. C. Byers, president of the coun-
cordially invited to 1 I concerned.
Wm. Frail, manager of the A« E-
council, is in charge of the meet
meet with us.
A. H. Barnum brought the need of Page Machinery CoT at Moro, has
Geo. McDonald, N. G.
ings.
some form of advertising the com rented thè O. L. Belshe residence
A.M. Young, Secretary
munity to the attention of the mem- property. A truck load of furniture
P"'.
PP"R,id“‘ from Pendleton wa. delivered there
Veterans File Too Late
M~U 2d4U. T um - ‘T'i t. .
.
thi. week for Mr. Frail.
days of each month. and w- H R««sdale a committee to
Visiting members wel- I confer with an out-of-town printer, - At the regular meeting of the city
In the detage of last minute ap
com«.
I present by special request, Xo work council, held Tuesday evening, J. L. plications from the world war vet
Bells Conlee, N. G. I ou^
material for a pamphlet to Searcy was reelected city recorder; erans
adjusted compensation, the
Jessie ennc s, c. |
pouted and circulated for adver G. A. Williams reelected city mar-
- - was reached at
dead line for which
Chris Schults Post No. 71
tising purposes.
shal, and Henry Ruggles appointed mjdnjght January 1, approximate!}
Aoserican Legiou
city engineer and city park cus- 25,000 applications came too late and
Meets at L O. O. F. hall
t odian.
cannot be considered.
on 2n<1 and
Wedne8
The Silver Problem
The Farmers State Bank of Moro T The figures show that approxi
10 day evenings of each
month:
has been refurbished this week with mately 400,000 veterans entitled t<
W. H. Williams, Commander
I The silver miners Slave had a hard
adjusted compensation have nevei
A. M. Zevely, Adjutant I row
boe
When prices for the an interior coat of grey tinted cal- been heard from.
lomine and the wood work varnished
metal were skyrocketing during the
The total number of application;
a glossy new shine. Later the exter-
war, they sold their metal to the gov
Home Pointers
ior of the building will also be received amount to 3,247,468. Or
ernment at a fixed price under the
January 1, the last day, 23,283 were
painted.
Pittman Act Since the war the price
received.
School of Home Economics—O.A.C. has gone down.
C. L. Montgomery has sold his ’ The last moment rush imposed t
The arte and industries are con- good will and dray business to Chae. task that will take three months t(
Cunningham,
retaining all the equip- clear up. 'Department officials point
Tespot. thsi pre made of meUl. if I
more
raore •iIvw- but
_
unu JI for s time, will often gHo s ™
ment. After thid desl was completed, ed out there would be considerable
musty fisvor to the tea when next Economist, and financer, of mter- Montgomery sold his team of horses delay in answering applicants.
uud
Thi. may be prevented by utmnal reputation have exprewed a to a buyer who shipped them to the
, -
burden
Portland market.
plum,
. i lump of .u*u in Jn thp
the fpa
tes- I conviction that the economic
anbearaWe
At • meeting of the Moro Com
munity Mlub, held at Hotel Moro
Wednesday evening, A. H. Barnum
was sleeted president/J. B. Adams,
vice president, and J. L. Searcy, sec-
retary-treasurer. Following the elec-
^on of officers, Mr. Barnum appoint-
ed D. E. Stephans, H. B. Pinkerton,
A
«<>
Powell members of the executive
committee for the year.
it was voted to place the member-
sh
iP
at 12-50 per w year.
A. Rose,
w c *®e Bryant
A M&y
were
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1ORO CHURCH NEWS
Notes of Interest to
All Denominations ■
Moro Methodist Church
Sunday School at 10 a. m. Mrs.
W. C. Bryant superintendent. Publie
worship at 11 a. m. Mrs. R. A. Reen
tra will preach on “Prayer.” Spec
ial music by the junior choir.
Evening service at 7:30 p. m.
Message by the pastor. Midweek
irayer service Wednesday 7:30 p. m-
,
R. A. Feenstra. pastor.
Christian Science services are held
very Sunday morning at 11:00 o’
lock, and on Wednesday evening at
1:00 o’clock. The Wednesday eve-
dng services include testimonials of
ealing.
Sunday school is held in the Sunday
chool room every Sunday morning
\t 10:00 o’clock. Pupils up to the age
»f twenty , years are received into
hese classes.
The topic for the lesson-sermon at
he morning service next Sunday will
be “Life.”
Presbyteriai Church
Sunday School meets at 10 a. m.
.vith classes for all ages. CoYne arid
'•ring the children with you.
Church services will be held at 11
v m. and 7:30 p. m*
The Endeavor Society will meet in
he Presbyterian church at 6:45 p. m.
All young people are cordially invited
o attend.
Arthur Hicks, Minister.
IN MEMORIUM
An Interest Account
OPENS the way to opportunity
?nd success.
GIVES you protection and the
good things of life.
MAKES you independent and
thrifty,
ADDS to your income, standing and self-respect,
We welcome your Interest Accouat
Bank of Moro
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Hotel Moro
“ The House of Good Will ”
Owned by th« City of Moro
Operated for the Benefit of the Traveling Public
and Sherman County Community
Under the Personal Management of
E. E. LARIMORE
Formerly of The Hotel Oregon, Portland
The funeral of Ray Robert, infant
on of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Barnet
SPECIAL CHICKEN DINNER SUNDAYS 75c
of Clem, Ore. took place from the
Methodist church at Grass Valley
Monday afternoon, Mrs. R, A. F«dn>
,rta preaching the sermon. - Dorothy
DINING ROOM OPEN USUAL MEAL HOURS
L^oss and Emmajean Stephens sang
iccompanied by Velma. Powell at the
»iano. Mr. and Mr». Barnet, parents
ft the baby, ar? former residents of
Gherman cojuhty, and have many
friends ami relatives here who re- tnmnmmmnmmmtmmimmmmnmtmmnttttmmttttuijnnitsnmjttttm««
menibvr them with sympathy at this
»out of their trial. Many beautiful
floral offerings were expressive of the
houghtfulness of loved ones.
Railroad Again Blocked
When in town last Saturday Hans
Thompson
reported
road
conditions
To mend a crack on the inside of I tant future an international confer-
a range, use a filling made of equal I 2nce woul4 give this matter serious as "pretty soft” in his dwtnet. The
The night train due in Moro from
' parte of wood ash* and common salt consideration; and that it is entirely day previous he had used a block ana Grass Valley Wednesday night wa;
moistened with w«tee^»towiU i»o»«|probable that silver may be called up- tackle to pull George Rebman s auto- cancelled by the ra.lroad companj
hard and lasting.
-
on to play an honorable part in the mobile to solid ground on th«( ro«d becauge of trouble on the branch line
north of Wasco. No trains wen
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financial ay steins of civilization. In touth of the Fairview schoolhouse.
♦ T° ^Tunbotr" Ml” a dish "Sth the n»®antime« »a™1, ia a by-product
Friend8 of Mrs. Arthur Smith will run on the Shaniko branch Thursday
• - --«tor er .euptrtard'
- I of the copper, lead and zinc mines as be please(i to know that she is rapidly of this week. Main line trains going
boiling water and drop in a piece of
well as being a special branch of recoverjng> at a private home in The into Portland from The Dalles anc About Holding Companies
charcoal. A piece of careoal left in
acaldin»
were said to be sent
scalding
North
by
mining in itself.
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Dalles, from the severe L__.il
„ she eastern the points
a closed bottle or jar will keep it
The public is interested in any pro- received December 29th. She was
Public ownership advocates have
from becoming musty.
J gram which will be beneficial to sil- using a hot water bottle in bed, fell means of the detour at Celilo and tht
tried
to shroud the so-called holding
A dish of
placed in the oven I ver, for it is an essential part of the asleep and was serevely burned be Oregon Trunk railroad bridge cross
•ompany or investment company in a
ing
the
Columbia
river
at
that
place
DEALERS FEATURING THE
while baking a cake will prevent the I western mining industry on which fore she knew her danger.
but this was later reported a wrong ?loak of mystery, and inflame the
latter from scorching.
I manufacturing in all parts of the
public against these modern organi
At the meeting of the defeated report.
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nation depends.
Vernon Flatt^made a special trip sations which are the outgrowth of
If food is scorched slightly, the
sparrow hunters last Monday it was
♦—t* can be removed by placing the
decided to give a free movie show, Thursday by auto to Biggs, bringing .he needs of the people to have a uni
vessel and its contents in a pan of | Enlarge Official Function» a dance, and a sandwich supper at back mail for Wasco, Moro and Gras; form service in city and country and
cold water for a few minutes. This
.
midnight at the opera house in Moro Valley. A purse was made up by from one state “to another throughout
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. a queer on Friday, January 20th. The public local business men to pay Flatt foi he entire nation.
also loosens
loosen» the
cue * food from the bottom I The public
mind wor , ka in
Complete Line of Farm Implements
If public ownership had been an
9
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of the pan.
fashion. If a hundred dollar Ford generally has been invited -to come his trip.
stàblished
policy
in
this
country,
Melting
snow
and
ice,
caused
by
a
To have custard of an even, at I .mashes another hundred dollar Ford, and have a good time with the de
chinook wind Wednesday night, pioneers in power development Vfould
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tractive brown when baked, sprinkle I rbe occupants of the cars may claim feated hunters as hosts.
caused the flat ground between Main not have been able to develop a net-
a little sugar over the lop just before I personal and property damages run
The office of the Sherman County street and the hillside opposite the •vqrk of electric lines over a nation
putting it into the oven.
I ning into thousands ^of dollars. To Observer is in receipt of a communi
>f much sparsely settled country,
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.io I assure the payment of damages our cation from Kent announcing a Five depot to disappear under three feet furthermore, it is entirely probable
and more .of rushing mbddy water
Crumbly and tender pastry is mad
,awmakerB have been ¡nciined to list
Hundred Party at that place for Sat-
hat unless men with courage, faith
horn materials at ordinary
,n
paternalistic pleas for the jrday evening, January 14th. The In front of the lumber yard First
md
initiative, had developed our
street
was
covered
by
water
to
a
ture, the shortening well worked intc ;gUbHshment of compulsory automo-
party who sent the notice forgot to depth of about three feet, the water present electric systems, much of the
the flour until it has the consistency
1MbilUy insurance. Further, they
sign his name. This oversight places
inches an hour at noon. •ountry which interconn^ted lines
of corn meal.
igve congidered the extension of the no responsibility upon anyone, if the rising
The
railroad
trestle at Hockman’s ^as now serve would be without the ad-
Flaky pastry is made from mater I Joctrine to include state owned in- notice should happen to be not true.
reported
1£
inches under water, De /antage of electricity as it is gener-
ials well chilled with the shortening I iUrance departments.
illy enjoyed today.
The quarters formerly used by the Moss Park to be flooded, and the
thoroughly cut in with knives or a I
Massachusetts adopted compulsory
Only through tl\p medium of the
Sherman
highway
at
that
place
undei
pas'ry mixer. For a more flaky pas-1 automobile liability insurance, aqd Eastern Oregon Land company in the
holding company has the electric in-
two
feet
of
water.
try, reserve half of the shortening tbe insurance commissioner -of that Hotel Moro building has been rented
Roads—both gravel and dirt—are Justry changed from a local to a
and spread it on the rolled crust, I j^te says that the state is ready to by the A. E. Page Machinery Co.
reported
washed out in many pirt; national institutiqn, serving nearly
folding it all four ways and then I
Up it« own insurance system if who are now fixing up the room
ill of the communities in the country,
of
the
county.
private insurance- companies cannot preliminary to moving. The new lo
aven
the smallest. Without any ques-
rolling oyt.
Late Thursday afternoon it was
cation will give t^ie Page company
do business under the new law.
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ion, the centralization of control and
reported
by
the
highway
crew
that
Commenting
adopting
of more room
management of the public utilities un»ntnHu:«iiiiiiiiiHmmtiiiiii ii iuiiiiHiintnnmimtiiiii ii iiiiinnnu iii i iii i iiiu m
VomrneiiwiiB on
a/.. the
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the
surface
of
the
Highway
at
De-
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.nrl Hnff S udd I v
compulsory automobile insurance in harvester parts business than they
ms been'one of the major factors in
Cattle and
g
PP 7 I Ma88achu8ette, the Insurance Field had
had in
in the
the building
building next
next door
door to the Moss had been “peeled” off in he increased industrial productivity
chuncks by the flood.
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pointe out that that state has repeat- Hotel Mqro.
of the United States.
C. V. Belkmp, Proprietor
Noting the high level of beef I
efu8ed to enact into law that
J. Cr McKean spent a large part of
prices the past several months caused
ong regpon8ibie for fires on their
- by a reduction in the market supp y I
mi8e8 or those of another, last Sunday-examining tke frost con
Crop is Competitive
Sued by Man Given Lift
of fat stock, a marketing authority I shall * be taxed to meet - the
- costs to ditions of the wheat fields of Sher-
Moro, Oregon
His
conclusions
were
thus foreshadows the immediate cities or towns of their fire depart man county.
Imperial Valley Staples Will Affect
that
about
two
inches
was
the
ex
Pedestrians
who
swear
at
motorists
future: "Cattle supplies during the ments in extinguishing these fires,
Farm Prie«»
Ladies and Children’» Hair Cqtting
Jiat pass them up on the highway will
next six months and probably the and perhaps extend this personal treme depth of frost ip the fields at
that time. Since then weather con
perhaps
understand
something
of
the
and Shingle Bobbing..
nut year, are expected to continue
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include that
ditions have modified to such an ex
below last year, as the movement <4
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Statistical information sponsored motorists’ psychology when they read
tent that it is unlikely any frost now by the board of supervisors of Im this:
Stocker snd feeder cattle ««m l»"',
the injury done by a
in the fields will prevent absorbing perial county do not bear out the
Willis Vinson asked F. W. Winn to
market, into feed lots the past five I « V
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negligent automobile driver any all the snow as it melts.
months shows a decrease of 16 per greater to personal property than in
statement that Imperial Valley ano ride with him in his car. Winn
■limbed in. A few minutes later
cent compared with a year ago and jury done by a negligent person with
John Pinkerton, of Moro, has been the neighboring areas irrigable from
.here
was an accident. Winn went to
28 per
cent
compared
yith
the
five
Boulder
Dam
raise
only
specialty
er
cuiup—
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No compulsory insurance was selected by Coach Amory Gill as a-
average for those month». Cat-1
on t<r
flre law asked, as membe/ of the O. A. C. freshmen crops like dates, lettuce, celery, etc., he hospital. Yesterday Winn filed
juit in circuit court in Portland to
tiemen apparently are holding back was done with the automobile law.
basketball squad, after repeated cuts and that another million acres in collect $15,000 damages and $1143
these
specialty
crops
would
not
affect
breeding stock with a view to in
Paternalistic schemes like compul from the original tournout of 106
creasing herds but it will be some sory insurance are forced down the aspirante. Scheduled contests for the farmers elsewhere. In 1925 there special damages.
time before their efforts are reflected people’s throats by persons seeking to freshmen this year include tilts with were 130,196 acres in alfalfa, 45,701
in increased market supplies.
GENERAL MACHINE SHOP-
■nlarge the functions of government. the University of Oregon frosh, Uni in barley, 34,801 in cotton, 25,300 in
We can fit all kinds of people. Any
JThe situation in the pork inarket
milo,
6,492
in
grapes,
5,300
in
grape
or weight. Crippled or deform
versity of Washington frosh and
is almost the reverse of that of beef.
fruit, 4,182 in peas, 8,695 in water ed feet. Wernmark’s Shoe Store, The
Repairing Trucks, Tractors, Automobiles,
many
of
the
stronger
high
school
Sometimes a fool, rushing in where
Pork supplies for domestic use in the
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melons,
3,400
in
tomatoes,
and
2,834
quintets in the state.
Caterpillars, and Combine Motors, Cyl ip de»
Dalles.
last three - months have averaged angelB fear-to tread, finds something
The other fellow always has the in wheat.
Grinling,
Oyx-acetylene and Electric Welding
about 13 per cent larger than in the that makes angels regret their timid-
The
Rebekah
and
I.
0.
0.
F.
lodges
All this vast acreage is under
right of way—never mind what the
corresponding period last year, the ity and ¡ack of initiative,
of Moro held joint installation cere-
cultivation
in
Imperial
county
and
law says.
increased supplies being due in, part
Pleasant memories are never car under irrigation by Colorado river ■nonies Monday evening for their re
to a slightly larger production and to
ried home in a wrécked automobile. water. It is to be noted that all the cently elected officers.
j a larger extent to a decrease m ex-
large acreages are in competitive
An iternaint sign writer from Bend,
f ports. Ilog prices are now about 28
Phon« Main 4001
Mrs. L. J. Cope, sister of Mrs. staple crops except as to cantaloupes
616 East Second St. i
here this week, has painted a large
per cent less than a year ago. Fresh
A. M. Wright, who has been visiting with 26,1)92 acres, and lettuce with
dgn for the DeMoss Park 36 inches
pork at wholesale is down from 20
in Moro the past four months from 22,992 acres.
wide and 16 /eet long. The sign as
’ to 28 per cent, cured ham 23 per cent
her home in Mansfield, Illinois, left
The butter production of Imperial nnished is a beautiful piece of work
for her home in the.east last Monday. county - in 1925 wa» 7,895,000
•nd bacon 6 per cent.
and lasting as well. The work is don«.
Since her visit here she has taken pounds; dairy cattle, 45,165 pounds,
on galvanized iron, the lettering is «
auto trips with the Wright family and turkeys and poultry, 150,000
ailver grey on a black background
that has included tours of the John pounds. These statistics have a
he
oro
What Electricity Co»te
with a wooden border painted a neu
Day highway, the Sherman highway, direct relation to the claim that more
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tral
grey.
The
sign
will
be
placed
on
bserver
the'Old Oregon Trail highway, tffe acreage should be put under water
two posts, hung to swing slightly in
Twenty eight dollars and thirty
Columbia highway, the' Mt. Hood by the construction from^fovernment
the wind, at the front entrance to
cants • year » the amount spent by
loop and the McKenzie highway; funds of Boulder Dam. r
the park. Motorists passing on the
the average American family for
visiting Pendleton, Heppner, Port
Sherman highway wftl easily see the
Wasco Saturday
enough electricity to ^comfortably
land, Newport, the big government
sign, ^which will »«y “Sherman
light its home, and operate several
January 14th
A
few
good
tpisses
in
the
chorus
irrigation project at McKay dam, and
County’s DeMoss Memorial Park” on
labor saving electrical devices such
are
apt
to
aid
the
opera
in
making
a
the ocean beaches at Tillgmook «nd
Grass Valley Sunday
both sides.
at the iron« vacuum cleaner, toaster
Newport.
January 15 th - *
pot before putt.n, it away.
jn
Ginn, Coleman & Co
MORO, OREGON
International Harvester Co.
Plows
Harrows
T ractors
Drills
Harvesters
Rotary Rod Weeders
Cream Separators
Moro Hotel Barber Shop
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BATHS
R ead & G alloway
The Dalles, Ore.
► Ä “WANT” ad in T
M
I
O
will reach more
> people in Sherman County than
> by ’ any other medium available.