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unspeakable filth, the fly's foot poi-
sons and defiles everything it touches.
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cleanliness and good health.
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MOTHS, ROACHES, ANTS, FUEAS
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s • Business Men Say: ‘Advertising Pays*
Independent Warehouse & Ruing Co,
R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon
Supplies,
Lumber, Wood, Coal and
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MANUFACTURERS OF
Hay
MILL FEED AND-FLOOR
A “WANT” ad in T he MU ro
O bserver will • , reach-
more
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people in Sherman County thin*
by ,any other medium available. *
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funds
in Portland, in which the Interstate
at the
Commerce Commission, is obtaining
data from which'to determine the
6% from July 1 will be paid by the
Western to purchaser» -of paid-up justice or injustice of the basin dif-'
ferential rate* ^ between Columbia
river point» and ^uget Sound. This
certificates are issued by the Western
hearing took on « new aapect'Mondhy,
in amounts of $109 up to $9,900 and
and a startling one for the railroads,
of interest mean a saving of thou when the Oregon Public Service Com
sands of dollars to Oregon investors. mission appeared by its attorney and
its consulting engineer, and insisted
There are • number of special that the freight rites on grain to
Portland from wheat shipping centers
should be greatly reduced. Attorney
Ellis, for the Commission, declared
secretary; which maM them ideal in- , with relation to the differential that
vestment* for people of all classes < “not only was Portland clearly enti
tled to the Columbia basin differen-
of emergency, wi^la the security back tial, but that the existing differential
of each certificate amounts to more does not give to Oregon ports the ad
than double the face of the certificate. vantage to which they are entitled
because of geographical location.” He
also presented a table as given below.
operates, i
The first column gives the present
carload rate on wheat to Portland
from the points named. The second
backed by selected first mortgages
«a improved Oregon real estate. The
company itself has resources of well the third column shows a proposed
over $1,860,000 while the security rate considered fair if wheat is to be
reckoned on a parity with other cofii-
and other savings accounts amounts modities:.
to well over $2,090,000. A recently
From
opened account of the Western which The Dalles $ 87.15 $28.84 $ 51.85
has become very popular is known an Pendleton
81.90
182.55 41.54
5-point 5-percent account. Mr.' La - Grande
207.59 55.45 107.55
has offered to send full infor- Baker
218.95 62.41 121.70
on any of the Western’s sav- Grass Valley 17$. 4 5 87.50
95.70
plans to anyone who is interested, Condon
168.75 59.60 102.60
company also makes loans to Lexington
98.50
182.60 52.64
the building or remodeling of Enterprise
261.45 78.45 188.80
267.30 80.88 154.85
Ontario(
91.45
Walla Walla 168.55 46.89
Dayton
167.70 60.98 118.75
First Wheat This Year La Crosse
171.45 64.70 107.50
178.45 58.68 118.85
Kahlotus •
Wheat will soon begin to roll into Pomeroy
190.90 70.98 129.55
e warehouses of Sherman county Colfax
199.20 67.69 128.50
Dm active working harvesters all Pullman
109.20 76.58 142.10
190.20 66.48 128.25
Oakesdale
at different shipping points Marengo
178.45 53.75 106.85
county compete for “first load
The railroad people were taken by
-ehoute” honors and the waro surprise by the introduction of this
men give zest to the contest by proposal of the Oregon Commission,
a barrel of flour to the. owner but the Commission was fortified by a
the first load of wheat coming to mass of4 statistics, by which it felt
warehouses.
justified In demanding drastic reduc-
his year the first load of wheat tlon ol
tit rates as above. The
Wasco to be accepted by a ware Commi
indicated that a still
house was that brought to the W. W. greater reduction than above shown
M. Co. by Fred Beymer last Friday might be demanded under the Hoch-
and which was followed by a load to Smith resolution, which indicated that
the Independent W. 4k M. Co. on Sat Congress intended a lower rate for
urday by Fred Hennagin. Each re grain than on other commodities.
ceived a barrel of flour. Roy Belshee
also received a barrel of flour from
the Independent company for th® Arst Weekend House Guests
load delivered last Saturday at their
Rofu® house.
JE. T. Strong and family entertained
a jolly house party of relatives last
A camouflaged still was raided la Sundsy rather unexpectedly. Early
Portland. It was making stuff camou- in the morning Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Rasch, parents of Mrs. Strong, and
fl^ed as whisky.
Herman Rasch, brother of MraStrong,
arrived from Redmond and were soon
followed by Mr. Strong's cousin, Mrs.
A. B. Wolfard, her son Harold Wol
fard and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Nixon, parents of Mrs. H. Wolfard.
Mr. Rasch and party returned to Red
mond Sunday evening. Mrs. Wolfard
and party drove from their home at
Cottage Grove, over McKenzie pass,
leaving Monday for Seaside and New
port beaches.
Spedai Notice
^«tee Yearly
Extra Interest Allowed to July 12
d.U orders for paid^sp Investment Certifi
cates in the Stalls on er before
It udll
be alloured
July Y
Certificates are issued for ariy amount between $100.
and $9,900 in multiples of $100/ Certificates are pur
chasable on installments also. MAIL your full deposit
TODAY—Dividend Checks Regularly—January 1 and
July 1.
Under State Supervision
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State of Oregon
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guaranteed
’ YOUk DEMAND
Resourccs over <■
$1,360,000
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CorpnEnti«». Depart ment
th» State at.
IOCS A ND S of families are investing^
Oregon for. the. benefit of Waaler» Saving® v
their saving» in these 6% Certificates .
bee«use they find Ln this institution HIGH . and Loan Aaoociatian DEPOSITORS. There
is NO other type of invealaMnt that pro
INTEREST, plus a SECURITY of better
vides STATE TRUSTEESHIP of SECUR-,
than 1 for 1. plus PROTECTION that can
ITY, State Supervision of Investment®,
be secured only by rigid state supervision,
and the strictest provisions governing
both investment of funds and safeguard
ing of collateral.
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Investments are limited strictly to closed J
first mortgages on selected IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. We have more th« wee
million dollars loaned on homes in Ore
gon. Appraised worth of the security is
in uxm of turo millions of dollars.
Certifiantes w4R be leaned immediately
NOTICE TO ALL
Every one who has a bill of any
kind against any committee on ac
count of the 4th of July celebration
at Grass Valley by thq county granges
are notified to send them to J. J.
Wiley, Moro, Oregon, not later than
July 15th.
On Friday evening, July 13, at
eight p. m., a county-wide meeting of
farmers will be held at Moro to dis
cuss methods of eradicating wild
morning glory, one of the most trou
blesome weeds in Sherman county
wheat fields. Prof. G. R. Hyslop of
O. A. C. will be present and a sum
mary will be presented of the results
obtained in Oregon and in other
states with the new weed sprays such
as K. M. G., sodium chlorate, and so
dium arsenite. Every fanner who has
a patch of wild morning glory in his
field should be at this meeting, which
will be held in the club room of the
Hotel Moro next Friday evening.
Alfalfa with leaves dry but with
stems showing slight toughness when
twisted usually has about 25 per cent
moisture, a proper condition for put
ting in the stack or mow.
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Your Life Insurance
Mere
WESTERN SAVINGS
& LOAN ASSOCIATION
PORTLAND, OREGON
6th and Yamhill
Whea the yellow streak begins to
work out of some people they have
a fit of the bluer
Hotel Moro
“ The House of Good Will ”
Owned by the City of Moro
Operated for the Benefit of the Traveling Public
and Sherman County Community u - x*
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Under the Personal Management of
E. E. LARIMORE
Formerly of The Hotel Oregon, Portland
SPECIAL CHICKEN DINNER SUNDAYS 75c
DINING ROOM OPEN USUAL MEAL HOURS
R ead & G alloway
GENERAL MACHINE' SHOF
Repairing Trucks, Tractors, Automobiles, Cater
pillars and Combine Motors, Cylinder
Grinding, Oxy-aeetylene and Electric Welding
The Dalle», Ore.
615 East Second St
Phone Main 4001
YEF
Dodge Brothen Standard Six is tbe fastest ca/
with the fastest pick-up, under a thousand dollar»
HOWEYER
That is only HALF the story. The IMPORTANT
point is that this exceptional speed is msde p«c
tical by Dodge ruggedness of chassis and body
construction
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OTHERS
Might succeed in building a car at this price with
equal SPEED, but to do so tuccessfull F
r would
also have to build a car with equal STuTI •INESS.
That is where Dodge Brothen, with
experience in building a dependable
product, Are yean ahead of the field
ears of
YOU
onlv the fastest csr io its class but the sturdiest-
and the one is every bit as important as the otbe.
*875
. raws M.».»xTBorr
Is ch* price, and vou will find our paymtnt-plu
one of the most liberal you have ever inveatigated
Drive th» Standard—without obligation—tod a- ’
WALTHER-WILLIAMS MOTOR CO.
THE DALLES, OREGON
D odge B rothers
S iandahd S^ i
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Advance-Rumely Combine Harvester
“-Farmers and all others interested are invited to inspect the No. 1 Hill-
side mo^el AdVance-Rumely Combine Harvesters now on display at Moro,
i back of Phillips Hamess Shop.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Foss; son Au
stin ; daughters Gwendolyn and Doro
thy; Miss Essie Foss, sister of J. F.
Foss, and Emmajean Stephens drove
to Camp Sherman July 3rd where
they spent the 4th. On their return
to Moro they visited overnight at
Terrebonne with Mr. Foss’ brother,
arriving home early Thursday morn
ing.
These mortgages are held in trust by the
Installment Deposits of
4th *f July celebration beM at
Grass Valley last week' by the four
granges of the county was contested
for by a large number from all over
the county. Some of the »vents were
humorous to the spectators and others
to the contestants. AU in an every
one had a right good jolly time in
seeing the various events won by
the various contestants. The list of
events with the names of the winners
is printed below:
' Oldest person present. W. F. Guy
ton 1st; Mrs. Belshee 2nd.
Rolling pin contest. Mrs. H. Rus-
sell 1st; Faye Thompson 2nd; Edna
Melzer 3rd.
Greased pig. Bruce. Alley 1st;
Bunce Senter 2nd; Dale Baker 8rd.
Free for alt Roy Belshee 1st; Dell
Olds 2nd; Glenn Fairchild 3rd.
109 yard dash. Wayne Black 1st;
Vernon Hayes 2nd.
Nail driving contest Mrs. F. Scott
1st; M«- Brock 2nd.
Three leg race. Jim Stow and John
Rolfe 1st; Belshee and W»idman 2nd;
French and Dlienbaugh 3rd.
Needle Threading contest. . Grover
YoungMlst; Arthur Smith 2nd; Roy
Feeley 3rd. - *
Tug of war, l^oys under 12. Hust
lers 1st; Rustlers 2nd.
Sack race. Gene Senter 1st; Bruce
Alley 2nd; Tommy Frasier 8rd.
Peanut race. Cora Bayles 1st; Gre
ta Russell 2nd; Wanda Tiller 3rd.
High kick. D. Falkenhagen 1st;
R. W. Blake 2nd; Jim Brown 3rd.
'199 yard dash. Henry Tetz 1st;
John Rolfe 2nd; Jim Stow 3rd.
Free for all. Fairchild 1st; Belshee
2nd; Olds 3rd.
Largest family. By motion there
being no other contestant, all three
prizes awarded Alex. McLeod.
Oldest married couple. W. F. Guy->
ton and wife.
Person coming longest distance.
A. H. Thompson, Iowa.
Baby show. Burns baby 1st; Lem
ley baby 2nd; Stoutt baby 3rd.
Judges: Jess Martin, Wilber Hagger
ty, J. W. Hayes.
59 yard dash, boys 12-16. Bruce
Alley 1st; Bernie Rice 2nd; Bernard
Martin 3rd.
59 yard dash, boys 6-12. Eugene
Marlin 1st; Bill Roth 2nd; Edwin
Peters 3rd.
Fat man’s race. Wm. Walker 1st;
Carl Happold 2nd; A. A. Dunlap 3rd.
Fat woman’s walking race. Sadie
Alley 1st; Mrs. Anna Clark 2nd; Mrs.
Anni» Schilling 3rd.
59 yard dash, boys under 6. Joe
Glenna 1st; Bruce Semler 2nd; Kelly
Tiller 3rd.
59 yard dash, girls 12-16. Roberta
Schilling 1st; Helen Stark 2nd; Vivian
Hayes 3rd.
Woman’s shoe race. Edna Melzer
1st; Mrs. Homer Russell 2nd; Faye
Thompson 3rd.
59 yard dash, girls 6-12. Mildred
Hansen 1st; Lois Russell 2nd; Irma
Lane 3rd.
’ Egg rolling contest G. C. Young
1st; W. C. Todd 2nd; Homer Rus
sell 3rd.
% saddle horse. Belshee 1st; Mac
Alsup 2nd; R. Schilling 3rd.
59 yard dash, ladies. Mrs. Maas
1st; Mrs. D. Thompson 2nd; Mrs. E.
Melzer 3rd.
Pony race. Barnum 1st; Belshee
2nd; Leonard 3rd.
Relay race. Belshee 1st; Alsup
2nd; first day. Same teams reversed
second day.
59 yard dash, free for all. H. Rus
sell 1st; A. Russell 2nd; W. C. Todd
3rd.
Pony race, second day. Barnum
1st; Alsup 2nd./
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Tbe Mahial Life hs. Cà.
of Now Yov*
John H. Young, District Manager
Hood River, Oregon
No. 1 Hillside Advance-Rumely Combine Harvester
Made in 12-, 14-, 16- and l8-foot header
Guaranteed to levebup to 60* hillside giade
I am now ready to take orders for parts for machines now in use in
Sherman county. * Office in Bank of Moro building.
FOR PRICES AND TERMS SEE
C. H. LARSON, MORO, OREGON
AGENT FOR SHERMAN COUNTY
Rearm
F. R. Fortner, agent, Wasco