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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1929)
The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, The Sunset Trail Pageant at C latsop C ounty U sers Will Save $30,000 Annually Eugene History Eurent Friday July 19, announcement In order that we may serve you better at the time our services • i The Sunset Trail pageant, to be The Pacific Power & Light Co., in are needed we have a represen staged on Hayward field at Eugene announcing a reduction in rates for tative in your neighborhood July 25, 26 and 27, will be the most residential\aervice and commercial whom you may call, Mr. and elaborate outdoor performance ever lighting service in Clatsop county, is Mrs. N. W. Thompson at Moro. . seeri'in Oregon, it is declared by those sued the following statement: Crandall Undertaking Co. who have seen early rehearsals of the It is the company’s policy to. make Phone 35 J The Dalles, Ore. huge show. A cast of 1500 is now voluntary relhsions and reductions of working nightly on the event, which its rates whenever permitted by the Invalid Coach Service will depict the development of the growth of its business or where it be Oregon countryy from the early, al lieves such changes can be economic mos|. pre-historic Maya days, on thru ally made in the interest of the devel „ W. T. BaUiger, Agent For thq present to a vision of the future opment of that business. The rate re One of the outstanding features of duction just filed will become effective the event will be the huge stage itself, in July and will give users of electric which will be 240 feet long and 80 ity in Clatsop county a saving of ap feet deep. It represents a scene in a proximately <30,000 per year in their forest in Oregon, with tall mountains bills. The changes are of a develop HOUSE WANTED to rent in Moro. Notify the Observer at Moro. in the background. It rears over 35 mental nature and are not being made feet into the air, and will give the ap on the basis of the company s present FOR SALE— Hay rake, two sets butt pearance of a whole mountainside earnings. chain harness, 14-foot McCormick O ffice in H otel Moro B uilding covered with majestic fir trees. In These reductions are being made header, extras for combine hitch. one of the most impressive scenes two entirely for the purpose of standard Homer D. Belshee, phone 2 F 15, Phone 652 Moro, O regon large trees will be fallen, with real izing rates and in the hope of indue Moro, Oregon. 2t-jl2 lumberjacks swinging axes and han ing a larger use of electricity for bet dling saws. ter lighting in the homes and stores FOR SALE— Suburban home on main The pageant will be offered each and a more intensive use of electricity highway; modern 7-room house; 6 evening, and sta rtin g . promptly at for domestic cooking purposes. On acres splendid soil in fruit and alfalfa Come In and Let Us Get Acquainted 8:20, wil last for an even two hours account of the peculiar conditions ex abundance good water pumped by without a break. Seating capacity of isting in this territory, the company electricity. Write or call Mrs. Sue 10,000 each night has been arranged has realized very slow growth in its W- Morris, The Dalles, Oregon. jl2 for, and indications are that almost Clatsop county business the past few FOR SALE — Four mules, 2 four capacityy crowds will be present each years. Development and maintenance evening. The event is to be fully of its service facilities have, however years old, 1 five worked this spring' covered by the press of the state, as a been such as to, assure the territory and 1 two years old. All goes for special “press box” to hold 80 news- adequate and high quality service at $200.00 or will trade for cattle. Bruce Millard, Rufus, Oregon. writers each evening, has been con all times and for all possible needs and TOc W « /’» C rea/« / P ageant structed in the center of the huge no substantial curtailment of expendi WORK WANTED — Girl needs, A m erica's M ost U nique Paraae tures has been m adias a result of the work badly, want to earn money to stand. All-NorthuJest A ir D erby Outstanding dramatic and musical lack of normal growth of business. go to school. Phone 8 F 5 Cdndon, or talent of the state has been drawn on Since 1918 the company has made write, Miss Bessie Farrar, Condon, Industrial Oregon in Review for the pagent. Mrs. Doris Smith, of an increase of more than one and one- Oregon. The greatest pioneer celebration Portland Rosaria fame, will direct the half millions of dollars} in its invest ever held In Oregon will arouse a performance; John Stark Evens, pro ment in Clatsop county electric ser RELIABLE MAN WANTED to rqn new admiration for the brave deeds MeNess Business in Sherman coun fessor of music at the University of vice facilities. During the eight years of those who settled this great area. Oregon, will have charge of the from 1921 to 1928, inclusive, this new ty; $8 to $1? daily profits; no capital chorus; Mrs. Mildred Le Compte investment has amounted to more or experience required; wonderful op Send In reservations for the Sun portunity; write today, FURST A Moore will direct dancing, while in than one million dollars. set Trail Pageant to Sunset Trail the cast will be Marshall N. Dana, as headquarters. 948 Oak St.. Eugene. One of the principal obstacles in the THOMAS, 426 Third st., Oakland, sociate editor of the Oregon Journal, way of lowering rates in i latsop Califomi*. * Seats on sale from 75c to $2.00. who will have the leading role of pio county has been high taxes. The im PAY parcel post one way on all neer; Nancy Thielsen, noted mezzo portance of this item will be realized WE A Progressive Celebration in True Pioneer Spirit shoe repairing. Good quality work soprano, who will sing as “ Sacajawa” if consideration is given to the fact and leather. Joe Amore, The Dalles, and Sydney Dixon,-popular radio ten that all taxes paid by the company on opposite the post office. orfrom station KJR of the National account of its electric operations in WE CAN fit all kinds of people. Any Broadcasting company of Seattle. size or weight. Crippled or de Clatsop county will amount to nearly Wernmark’s Shoe Entries from all over the state are 17 per cent of all the revenue it re formed feet. pouring in for the Pioneer »fid Indus ceivep in the district. In other words, Store, The Dalles. trial parades, the former to be held of every <1.00 paid for service by the Friday and the latter Saturday. customer, iy cents is p&id by the DEPENDABLE USED The air circus is already assured of company in the form of taxes. at least 50 planes present to pnrtici ■L - tt *-— ---------------- - " CARS — pate in races, stunts, and other fea tures. This’will be an event on Fri Phone Encourage» Peace 1925 Ford Pickup, completely day and Saturday afternoons. overhauled • ....................» • 175.00 _______Jk----------- The great countries of the wqrld e . . 1921 Ford Sedan, New Motiv are being brought closer together by year, .7 ....................... 75.00 Made in 12,- 14-, 16-, and 18-foot header L ike Birds a bond of telephone communication. ' ’• When « citizen in New York or San 1920 Studebaker Touring, . . 75.00 We long have wondered why It was Francisco can, by raising a receiver, 11926 Ford C o u p e ,................. 260.00 that early flying machines looked very- talk k to a citizen 01 of Loadofl pf Berlin, w nuo# yf ibo .00 little like birds, but that In exact it means that American telephone P 925 Ford LoupP’ ^................. step with the progress of artificial enterprise has provided a tremend 1928 Chevrolet Cqach, . . . . . . 475.00 flight the machines have developed ous step forward in perfecting our 1921 Ford Touring . . . . . . . . 40.0§ nearer and nearer to actual bird lines understanding of other peoples and Fordson Tractor . . . . . 150.00 It would seem almost as If man nt improving the business, social and first had refused to accept as» a fact governmental relations wa have with 1924 Star Touring ..... , . 60.00 that nature knew what she was about them. - when she built her feathered planes. . 325.00 It is difficult to promote war and | 1925 Oldamobile Coach Apparently the whaling Industry Is ignorance and national hatreds when ! not to be so hard-headed. Any fisher a thin strip of wire will carry our 1924 Bulck Master Six Tour- man knows how the birds fly high so voices around the world in a split 275.00 that their eyes may penetrate beneath second. the surface and spot the schools of Fred Pickett Motor Co. fish, and from this the whalers have FORD PRODUCTS The 34th annual reunion of the taken their tip, says the New Orleans Picayune. The latest big whaling Yamhill County Pioneer association Moro, Oregon company of Standefjord, Norway, has was held in the Dayton city park Sat added a plane to Its equipment, this urday. No. 3 Hillside 10 and 12 foot to be used In “locating” the big fish— Thomas Henry Williams was ap which aren’t fish. If the undertaking pointed justice of the peace of the Advance - Rumely Combine Harvester is ns successful as predicted, no whal Pondosa medical springe district la er will be without Its airplane pilot Union county. In the early future. , Perhaps, too, I have on h an d fo r quick sale, tw o used Louis E. Bean of Eugene, chalrmaa In due time the flyers will not only of the Oregon public service commis H olt H aw ley C om bines at a b argain. spot whales but actually will har sion died at Salem recently, following operating I also have some good used p a rts for the poon them and maybe do n little aqua a long illness. delujctt Stagrg O regon Special H olt C o m b in e; tw o good planing behind the nngry cetaceans. FI .mes swept the Stubblefield lum DAILY SCHEDULE w heels, straw rakes, high speed chains, ber mill at Lehman Springs, a sum FOR and a num ber of sprockets, tw o good A survey shows that the average mer resort about 80 miles south of W a s c o a n d T h e D a lle s American worker In 192S produced Pendleton and burned It to the ground m agnetos, etc. L v . * 1 0 : 5 0 ; a m . **5 :O O goods valued at $7,508. The nmax- The Ingalls west side harps af Dq- p. m. Ing significance of this fact Is revealed fur were completely destroyed by fire ’ C o n n e c ts a t T h e D a lle s O ffice ’opposite Postoffice, w here larg e r room per when It Is known that In 1914 the recently, with a loss of between $ lir- f o r P o r tla n d average worker produced goods worth 000 and $15,000, partially covered by • ’ C o n n e c t» a t T h e D a l l m it me to carry a larg e r and m ore com plete stock of es w ith fa m o u s P o r t only $3,445. Labor-saving, machinery insurance. la n d L im ite d fo r e a s t and the development of bètter produc PA R TS, SU PPL IE S, AND OIL The established price of 4 cents a e rn p o in ts . tion methods are Important factors In pound for loganberries was broken at S ta g e s le a v e fro m M o ro this Increase, hut most Of all Impor Salem when Ray Mating of the Wood H o te l. tant Is the Improved efficiency of the burn cannery offered to take 300 tons For Prices and Terms See v BkFRESS PACK- average worker in this country. Any of the product at 5 centa l'c AGES CARRIED thing that contribues to pda-efficiency A Jersey cow owned by J- H. Hil Is admirable, desirable and advisable. dreth of Scio, Linn county, gave birth Sobriety, boweyer brought about, Is to triplets recently. Two of the calves one quite distinctive force In Ibis con weighed 37 pounds each and the third Agent For Sherman County, Oregon nection. 33 pounds. All are well. Royal Anne cherry picking began on A man In Denver bit a dog, which, the Clarence Badger farm In the of course, was news and got both Grand island district recently. An parties on the first page. But we average crop seems assured and will ooooooooooooocooocoooocccoooeoooooceoooosccooaooeooa^ think that the old dog biting standard be sol<i tq Jhp Newberg cannery. of what constitute? news ought to be Elector Sizemore, 3, died In a Med R ia t’a w h a t yon w a n t abandoned and something more mod-i ford hospital from burns received —and »w hat you can n t. A nd It la aaaier ern substituted. Biting a dog Is real while she was attempting to light an to aneeaed th an to fa ll. If yon r e t th e right ly not an exacting test of news crea oil stove I11 her parents’ bom«, Per a » * . ’ A sk a a r t f e s r » - tion, says the Spokane Spokesman- dress caught fire from the flames. wkstsrm rrad u at« or BY AUTO AND VISIT THE DALLES tend for our free book. Review. Hereafter we shall tell as Date for the second airport bond Move Your F u ture F or ward. piring Journalists that when a man election at Klamath Falls was set for Ton'll find our peraon- bites a dog while flying across the At August 9, The first airport bond U a tten tion to a limi _____W alkar Chea ted num ber o f better lantic carrying truth scrum to the election, held November 1, was declar Freetdeat y p e atudenta paya bet- In the concrete, fully equipped, room y garagi e of trial of George Bernard Shaw, who Is ed invalid because of a technicality. Enroll Daj St bool W alther-W illiam s Com pany. C om petent w ork m en charged with using the Invisible death tod»nl A 16 pound rainbow trout, declar the year thru ray to murder Mussolini, that's news. ed to be pn? pf the beat specimens of alw ays ready to help you in any w ay they can a t least expense to you. F or any service re n d e r large trout ever caught Ip Klamatfl In the eapltul of Switzerland there county, was hooked from the William ed th e charge will alw ays be re a so n a b le .-. are two official languages, French and son river by G. R- Wells of Klamath B b OADWAT AMS M almoM German. In the capital of New Mex Falls. PORTLAND. 0 M 0 0 M ico there are two official languages, Walter D. Bateman, 38, was killed CLIP A N D M A II^ T O D A Y wn.w As i™ — 11 - 1 j ■ »’g" » F » - ---- n »«x * j “ £1 $ n lash ■ “ • — — Tils llflll WQMI UW T the dalles ™ ”- ~ 0 R E G 0 N T 7 there are two languages, the “Lands a woodsaw wh ich he was operating at Norm maal” and the “Riksmnll." In Can high speed flew-to pieces. .Ths car I chool or C o m m OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Portland, Oregon ada there are two languages, English riage struck Bateman, crushing his W ithout a n y obligation on apd French. In Belgium there are head and cheat. n y part, p lease send me poor F R E E book. "Move two language«, Flemish and French Eugene enjoyed Its first buffalo hqnt fo u r Futura F orw ard” . £ How man dialects are there In the when a bull bison, “color” for a com Ñ A M É ’_________________ _____ United Stutes? asks the Boston Globe. ing pageant, broke out of Its P«u, Visit IS AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT IS KNOWN ed In the neighborhood and phased a A D D R E S S ------_------------------- BY THE HIGH GRADE OF ITS PRINTING Advertising is the oil that lubri score of golfers over the municipal captured cates the machinery of business. links before It NEW WHEAT BUYING AGENCY t , WANT ADS Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Graiu Exporters Our Policy... — ... of “ Small M argins and Q uick T u rn o v er ” h as ‘ M aterially b e n eiitted the people of Sherm an county by low ering prices , and raisin g th e fam ily b an k account. W e hope to continue to be of such service to everyone w ho is in terested in living w ithin th e ir means. C , I? W itrus I ( » VILI.' ! SO AP C itrus G ran u lated Soap, .. tw o larg e pkgs. fo r . . . 67c In d ep en d en tly O w ned ! U nitedly O p erated ! M t *2S*ÍL- « See our hand billji for Saturday and Monday Specials Walter A. May & Son Store No. I l l United Grocers of Oregon. Inc. A Link in the United Chain of Grocer» All Eugene Invites You— July 25, 26, 27 ’I ADVANCE - RUMELY C O M B IN E H AR VESTER eunion wane] STAGES INC.I C. H. L arson , M oro, O r e g o n A GOOD P O S IT IO N W H E N YOU T R A V E L STORE YOUR W A L T H E R -W IL L IA M S C A R, GARAGE ,— THE OBSERVER PRINTING OFFICE * V t Thousands of improvements in central office equipment in 5 years • - .jjtr .3- In the last five years there have . been hundreds of im provem ents of m ajo r im p o r ta n c e in te le p h o n e central office equipm ent in the Bel! System, and lesser im provem ents by the thousands. T here is no standing still in the Bell System , B etter and b etter telephone service a t t i e lowest cost ' is the goal, P resen t im provem ents constantly going into effect are but the foundation for the g reater serv ice of the future. D. J. BUTCHER, ' M anager The D alles D istrict T he P acific T elephone A nd T elegraph C ompany BELL SYSTEM O«w Policy - One System - V ttitfe n a l Serrice Answer This Question! All Autom obiles and F urniture are P ain ted by A ir Pressure. W hy not Your Home and Barns? We Save You Real Money! Think of Pointing your Home or Barn with the Best Paint obtainable at a cost for both Labor and Material at very little in excess of the cost for the Paint you might buy from a mail-order house! The Air Gun for Painting is a Great Labor Srfver. The Finish is Beautiful. While Protection Value is Superior. We use the best Paint Materials—both Oil and Color. If you doubt this statement, we permit you to select sample? from what we are using and send them to the Oregon State College at Owvallis for Analysis. Call us up at phone 102 Moro for estimates. This will put you under no obligation to us. Ask our customers about us. We refer you to the school boards of the DeMoss school, the Moro school, the Boardman school, the Gras| Valley school, nqd the Grass Valley ElcVator Compapy*. Our Air Brush, run by power, is a Master Painter, the “last word’' in excellance in painting roofs or buildings. All the cracks, crevices, and inaccessible places are *' *«<eached by Paint, driven under, high pressure, like rain driven by a windstorm. A first blast of air gives a CLEAN • SURFACE while the immediate fpllowing of the Air Driven Pressure Painting gives a CLOSE CONTACT, re- ' suiting in neat, beautiful work! • •’ . . * All W ork dope on a Quapantee and at very rea sonable prices an d easy tdrms, ME» AIR - ELECTRO PAINTER R. H. SMITH Phone 401, Hotel Moro, Moro, Oregon Business Men say: “Advertising Pays” Read the Observer for county news. - #
