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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1929)
4 ■ • The Sherman Qounty Observer, Moro, OreyayFriday, August 16, 1929. +>• trib u te . In o th e r v w d s , every tim e tax record highest the average user of electricity pays _-----— a dollar for his service, he is really a sin P O W E R CO S A N I E S paying ten cents tow ards th e conduct L IG H T A of governm ent, while the electric light PAY $165,000,060 IN Y E A R and power com pany is only g etting ninety cents. D uring the past 15 ,years taxes Taxes paW b>’ lh e «ltc tr ic U« h t a " d have increased alm ost tw ice as rap id pow er com panies in 1928 w ere th e ly as have revenues from consum ers lughest on rec ] r ) 9 „ 8 revenuc, Kere a p p ^ x,m ate- crease of V.IW • according to a iy seven tim es as g re a t as they were to r the ty ih e s u tia tic a l re-! in 1912. w hereas tax es w ere nearly statem en , of th e N ational 13 tim es as large. This ra te of i n search ep pciation. The sum crease is m ore th a n th ree and a half E lectric-L ig h t (<) a ll- ta x - tim es th a t of the steam railroads, ,„ ta l of P a in - '' -- d U n |U d who3c taxes are now only th ree and a ‘ WILL STOP AT MORO « MODEL "A ” FORD No. 12B3 DUE H ERE NEXT W EEK - ’ Hymns and Football There really are times when this does seem? one of the most Interest ing and perplexing c o u n t r ie r ^ the whole world. Rather more than 90.000 people sang w ith great fe^Dag <and hot for the first time) that decidedly somber and fundamental hymn “Abide W ith Me" as a prellmlnsry |o seeing the cup final a t Wembley on Saturday — a hymn o f which one commentator on hymnology has remarked: “I t la almost too Intense and personal for or dinary congregational use." O f course. It has a good air, and. of course. It Is “community singingw that leads the choice—;but they couldn’t sing It unlees they knew It, they wouldn’t know It unless they liked It, and they wouldn’t like It unless they had some apprecia tion of Its verbal significance, says the Manchester Guardian I t remains, how ever. the strangest Introduction to one of the greatest sporting spectacles of the year, and when allowances have been made there remains a residuum of gravity which suggests that friv olity is not. a fte r all. the essence of Voice» of the Exchange More th at 20 cars of fat lambs have been, shipped to eastern m arkets by Wallowa county sheepmen during tho past two weeks. A movement for a new highway between Pendleton and La Grande via Starkey is under way a t 1-a Grande, with the Lions club taking , an active part In Its presentation. Our Policy 0 9 • The Phoenix Flyer, Model “ A ” Ford No. 1283, which broke all roadtrecords of “ Small Margins and Quick Turnover ” has for the road ru n -ifo m Los A ngeles to Phoenix and re tu rn , will be displayed materially benefitted the people of in the aftern o o n and evening of W ed county by lowering - prices Five district fairs w ill be held In nesday, A ugust 21st, by the F re d Douglas county this fall. It was an P ick ett M otor Co.,, local Ford distrib family bank account. nounced by the fair board. Glide, utor, at th eir show room s in Moro. Canyonville, Yoncalla, Looking-Glass Model “ A ” Ford No. 1283 is a T u We hope to continue to be of and Oakland w ill each stage a fair. dor Sedan yet it low ered the record such service to everyone who is betw een these two cities by nearly two A lter a month and a half of Bwtm collecting u and fc d . h a lf tim e , the total of 1912. interested in living within their ming lessons. 79 girls and 20 boys S tates (local, C0U >• , j estim ated th a t the taxes to be hours and set the unprecedented av er era!) fo r 1928 am ounted to » 1 « electric ,.g ht and age speed to Phoenix of 58.26 miles J*» ' have learned to swim In the Rotary means. 1 {"W ashing club classes at Pendleton, directed C00.000, as com pared w tth ^l5 8 .O « U L cocl, ahies, stre e t railw ays and per hour. In view of the fa c t th a t the Powdn Citrus Washing Powder . . . 000 in 1 9 2 t and $137,000,000 in m anufactured gas com panies wifi previous record had been established by Harold H atton. Oregon University by an open car especially prepared VP 6 These figures are a p p n athlete. t u t u $288,000,000. two large packages . . . . 47c ma"tely ten . per cent of the revenues for the ru n , the sensational dash of W heat yields in the Adams vicinity received by the electric hg t and this strictly stock sedan is even more generally are proving satisfactory. • Blessed is the friendship th a t c a r Independently Owned ! Unitedly Operated ! power com panies from the v '¿m ate im pressive. It was driven by am a One of the highest to be threshed so See our band bills fo r S atu rd ay and M onday Specials consumers of the energy b n ; dis- ries with it no tem ptation. te u r drivers who w ere none too fa far was on the W. M. Holdman place, m iliar w ith the road and who had where the average was 55 bushels never had experience in fa st ro a d ' . the age. per acre. driving. The e n tire 910 mile ru n The Meadows drainage district In was made w ithout m echanical re p a ir ; More than one downtrodden male, K lamath county has requested the of any description although a t tim es •kfter reading how the prince of AS ales S to re N o. I l l U n ite d G rocer* o f O reg o n . Inc. state reclam ation commission to cer the roads w ere so rough th a t the oc appeared the other evening In dinner tify $73,500 of refunding bonds Issued A Link in the United Chain of Grocer« cupants w ere throw n from th e ir seats Jacket, soft shirt, soft collar and a s. * G rass V a lley recently -for further development of . and w ithin a few hours the c a r was sweater of the kind known as pull subjected to more severe shocks and over, can be heard fhese days chucks the project. County school superintendents from strain s th a n the average c a r would ling a hearty “A tta boy, prince." . . < PR ESEN TS SATURDAY NITE all sections of Oregon held their an encounter in its e n tire lifetim e. The prince has struck a mighty blow nual convention In Salem last week. A U G U S T 17th A fte r com pleting the historic dash for freedom, says the New York Sun. Sunday, A ugu st 18th C. A. Howard, state superintendent to Phoenix and re tu rn , Model “ A ” Every man w ith only fifteen minutes of public instruction, was the princi — AT — H o te l M o r o B a r b e r S h o p Ford No. 1283 m ade a gruelling 500 In which to dress for dinner, when ANN % NICHOLS mile speed te st a t M uroc Dry Lake shirt studs are possessed of a demon, pal speaker. C. V. Belknap, P ro p rieto r Moro, O regon A drilled well 39 feet deep driven in M ojave D esert. A t the tim e th e ( when hard-boiled collars balk at the IN on the Joe Arens farm out from Eagle run was made, the lake bed was in fa r , buttonhole, when plaited bosoms turn BATHS from p e rfe c t condition due to re c e n t ( frowsy and stiff ones rumple up and Point is flowing artesian w ater at the rains and it was necessary to lay out crack, when ties go Bolshevik and rate of two gallons per minute. Thia — WITH a kidney shaped course to avoid pot tempers go smash—every man who has Is the first artesian well drilled In AGENCY FOR holes of w ater and. so ft dirt. In spite had these experiences w ill now think that district. with* Shortage of pasturage and higher WILLIAM’S CLEANERS and of the fa c t th a t th e re were eight of the sweater, soft shirts and collars LILA LEE — HARRISON FORD tu rn s in the six mile course and th a t of Wales and w ill resolve to remem Stock feed prices are given by Albany MODEL LAUNDRY P L A Y IN G full pow er was delivered from both ber King George’s heir In his prayers. dairymen for their announcement re T H E DALLES n ANI) OTHER NOTABLE STARS cently that the price of milk in Al re a r wheels a t the same tim e for only , H G T S T E P P IN G T U N E S IN TH E CAST In Germany the popular American bany will be Increased from 10 to 11 one mile in six, Model " A ” Ford No. , z , 128.3 com pleted the 500 mile ru n a t “easy paym ent" plan Is called “stu t cents Immediately. Albany's fire loss during the year an average speed of G2.51 miles per tering.” The exact German word for hour. ' It Is “stottern," which has risen to ending July 31 was but $4000, accord D rivers “ Ja c k ” F ro st, Dud R. Day , good usage and Is now *to be given ing to the annual report of Fire Chief sooeo A. C. Klelblock. Destruction of a and F ra n k French (all Ford dealers) s recognition In the dictionary as mean w anted also to prove the pulling pow- , ing both "to stu tte r” and to buy on bnrn valued at $750 constituted the er of the New Ford C ar and as a re- ( Installment«. America prides itself heaviest damage from one fire. suit a hill-clim bing ru n was arranged j upon facility fo r coining words and BY AUTO AND VISIT THE DALLES from San B ernardino to Big Pines phrases. Is not slang a synonym of We can fit all kinds of people. Any R ecreation Camp in the m ountains the a p t and happy speech which rolls site or w eight. Crippled or deform ed NO CHANGE IN FREIGHT RATES above. The climb over the N ational so easily ioff the American tongue? feet. W ern m ark ’s Shoe Store, The We have made an arrangement whereby Old T rails and Sw ardout Valley high Well, It appears this nation has _a In the concrete, fully equipped, roomy garage of ways is considered one of the stiffest rival, says the S t Paul Pioneer Press, Dalles. freight for Sherman county points will be tests in Southern California. The road ile re Is Germany fashioning « pe Walther-Williams Company.. Competent workmen handled through the Auto Freight Terminal rises from the level valley to an ele culiarly pert and spicy te rm .' Money Mile. L aurene Cotins of P aris sav always ready to help you in any way t.iey can vation of 6802 fe e t at the entrance of talks, Americans say. The Germans ed two men from prison by h e r te sti at Portland and The Dalles Truck Line Inc. at least expense to you. For any service render the Camp. In one stretch , 5.7 miles are still more expressive. They say It mony in court, b d t was herself sen- „ between Portland and The Dalles. ed the charge will always be reasonable. in length is a rise of 3,075 feet. Mod stu tters when paid out on the install I tenced to two years fo r p erju ry . This releases our trucks that were handling el “ A ” Ford No. 1283 was sealed in ment plan. high gear at San B ernardino and ne- j the business out of Portland and It appears th a t eyes are not merely gotiated the 36.2 mile pull w ithout mits us to better serve our Sherman county difficulty. On the evening of the the windows of the soul, as the poets THE DALLES, — — OREGON. same day before the seals were bro k have I t but are a sort of periscope to patrons. en, it made 65 miles per hour in San the whole human structure, through DAILY FREIGHT SERVICE B ernardino, being driven by the offic which the Initiated may pjeer and dis FOR SA LE— Suburban home on main ial of the A m erican Railway Express cover the joys, passkms. Ills and ail highw ay; m odern 7-room house; 6 Route freight out of Portland from the Auto who had originally sealed it in high m ents dwelling therewi. Thus, Doctor ‘acres splendid soil in fru it and a lfa lfa H eather, In a Rpeech before the Mis Freight Terminal, East Water and Yamhill gear. abundance good w a te r pum ped by D ring «11 record runs the fam ous souri Optoraetric association, predicts electricity. W rite or call Mrs. Sue streets, care of The Dalles Truck Line Inc. th at pathological disturbances In tbe Phoenix Flyer was lubricated with jl2 human body can be partially diagnosed W. M orris, The Dalljes, O regon. assuring day light delivery to all points in Ilyvis Motor Oil exclusively. ______________ j__--------------- --- ~ ’through a study of the eyes. The FOR SALE— L ittle Ben T ra c to r h a r ’Sherman county territory. Initial words in days, past of a physi v e ste r; 1 2 - f o o t c u t; very little H enry Esdohr of W aukegan, 111., cian preparing Pfw diagnosis w as: money will fix up in good ru n n in g says th a t his hens laid nearly twice "Open your mout^f Say a-ah-h," but shape; run about 90 days; will esll it as m any eggs when he put electric soon, w i’A etr, the patient will be ex very reasonable. George W. H arth pected to rnak& eyes at the doctor. - lights in the hen houses. r. f. d. No. 3, T he Dalles, Oregon S treet. Phone 107 212 Federal« • — Jpecpb Lascalo of Sioux City W ORK W A N TED — Girl needs Swiss savnnt has devised what he w ants a divorce, charging th a t his The D a lles, O regon work badly, tra n t to earn m oney to calls the "potato test,” by which pros- , w ife makes home brew when she pectlve swains may check the charac go to school. Phone 8 F 5 Condon, or in» «mimi iiiiu d iji iimnnnnn----- ¡o o e e e e e a e xixxe ctto o o o o should be g ettin g his meals. teristics of prospective brides. The w rite, Miss Bessie F a rra r, Condon rule th at a man In love is In no mood Oregon. for scientific method« of any sort will WE PAY parcel post one way on all continue, however, to prevail. shoe repairing- Good Quality w ork and leather. Joe Amore, The Dalles After a nut has spent three weeks ___ opposite the post office. getting almost to the top of Pikes peak on his hands and knees, it must WE CAN fit all kinds of peqple. Any size or w eight. Crippled or de be Irksome when tb e helpful passerby W e rn m a rk s Shoe •31 asks: "W hat are you looking for, form ed fe e t. | Store, The Dalles. brother?" NO TICE TO CREDITORS ___of the hardier and more In N otice is hereby given th a t the Un One trepid specimens of the modern young dersigned has been appointed execu woman In the neighborhood was say to r of the esta te of H enry Schadew itz deceased by the C ounty C ourt of the ing the other night th a t she has had S ta te of O regon fo r Sherm an C ounty her hair In a bob "eleven years, man and has qualified. All persons having claim s a g a in st^ a id estate are hereby and boy.” All Automobiles and Furniture are Painted by Air notified to presen t the same duly veri yvrnch fied as by law required to the u n d er The conversation around home, Pressure. Why not Your Home and Bams? among the am ateur gardeners was signed a t the office of W. C. B ryant, , Moro, O regon, w ithin six m onths about onion sets, and Dora wanted to fro m the date hereof. know how many onions there were In D ated and first published A ugust M odel F o rd a set, having never wondered about 16 1929. N o . 12113 w h ic h M ELVIN R. SCH A D EW ITZ, te 1 « b u tte r e d th e th a t before. " Think of P ain tin g your Home or B arn with the B est P ain t E xecutor of the E state of H enry obtainable a t a cost fo r both L abor and M aterial a t very P b e e n lx -F o * A n - Schadew itz, deceased. R. 8. Fox of Grays harbor w ill con little in excess of the cost for th e P a in t you m ight buy gclcw r o a d r e c L ast published Septem ber 13, 1929 ’V struct a sawmill at Prosper, near from a m ail-order house! W. C. B ryant, A ttorney for E xecutor. ord h v 1 h ou r Sherman and, raising tha Citrus ■ W Walter A. May & Son BUSTER’S THEATER G ra s s V a lle y “Just Married” MARCELLING Buster’s Better F reight Orchestra W H E N YOU T R A V E L | Service STO RE YOUR CAR WALTHER-WILL!AMS GARAGE also per ! Wasco Warehouse Milling Go. Moro, Oregon tin Truck General Warehouse Business Grain - Peed - Flour Wood -- Coal Vhe «M* j Answer This Question! W e Save You Real Money! Wc’ Marshfield on the site of the Sudden & Christensen m ill which burned two years ago. It Is planned to have the m ill ready for cutting by some time m id 5 » mlntiic?*- T h e d r iv e r # ( r e a d i n g fr o m le ft t o r i g h t ) r.rr: ‘’•L'K'k’’ F r o n t , D ixS It- a k «1 F n m k L F-v«— : >• This Record Breaking Car W ill b e on D isp la y in our S h o w R oom WEDNESDAY AUGUST AFTERNOON AND . EVENING Mr. Beatty will deliver a Lecture on Lubrication* nt 8 p. m. * YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED FRED PICKETT MOTOR CO. MORO, OREGON àï*2' • FT. this fall. F ir piling In large quantities is be ing cut and shipped from the Umber In eastern Linn county. Most of these are long, ranging from 60 feet to 120 feet in length, and are cut from the second-growth fir near Sodaville, where there are some fine young tat- ests. Large numbers of these piling are Hauled by trucks to Albany, where they are dumped Into the W illam ette riv e r and are floated to St. Helen«, where they are treated with creosote and are then Mopped to Japan. Bank resource« of Oregon «how a decrease of $«.482,831.21 between June 30» 1928. and June 29, 1929, date of the last bank call, according to a report released recently by A. A. Schramm, state superintendent of hunks. Th« report shows a reduction In the number of banks during the period of from 344 to 328. The report states that the decrease in state bank totals was due largely to nationali sation of two Portland state banks and transfer of deposit liabilities of a 9* ‘ Î third. I W e use the b est P a in t M aterials—both Oil and Color. If you doubt th is statem en t, we p erm it you to select sample« from w hat we are using and send them to the Oregon S ta te College a t Corvallis fo r Analysis. Call us up a t phone 102 Moro fo r estim ates. This will p u t you u n d e r no obligation to us. Ask our custom ers ab o u t us. W e re fe r you to the school boards of the DeMoss school, the Moro school, th e B oardm an school, th e Grasi Valley school, and th e G rass V alley E levator Company. UNION PACIFIC D ebuxo ■ . o E q u i p m e n t and Service O ur A ir B rush, ru n l>y pow er, is a M aster P a in te r, the “ last w ord” in excellance in p ain tin g r ° ° f s or buildings. x All th e cracks, crevices, and inaccessible places are reached -by P ain t; driven u n d er high pressure, like rain driven by a w indstorm . A firs t b last of air gives a CLEAN SURFACE th e tin g im g m iv ediate follow ing of the A re- ir ' B riven P re « vrhffi* ’ “ P ain e , a CLOSE CONTACT, DAILY SCHEDULE ' ■ - M l .,. To ' The A ir Gun fo r P ain tin g is a G reat Labor Saver. The Finish is B eau tifu l. W hile P ro tectio n Value is Superior. l W »«co an d T h e Dalle* L v. 1 0 :5 0 a. m .; . * 5 :0 0 p suitin g in n e a t, b eau tifu l w ork! . Connect a t The Dales fo r P o rtlan d I ‘ • C onnects a t The Diflies w ith fam ous P o rtland Limited fo r points east. All Work done on a Guarantee and at Very rea sonable prices and easy terms. J Stages Leav^ From H otel Moro Express Packages Carried AIR-ELECTRO PAINTER R. H. SMITH Phone 40J, Hotel Moro, Moro, Oregon
