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árJSS-t¿ «-1 The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, »» U m “ Marrying Maid* and The Barbary Pirate* J Program the state from the public treasury. In the course of time, this led to so much jealousy and so much quarrels among the young men and women of T k . T ™ . S««ry • ! «k. V .M tU . KM- Venice, that the city decided to sub stitute life-sixed wooden dolls for the **ppiBg IB tl*. Yaar 944 A. D.» maidens. By and by, the Venetian W kick Explain* the O rigin o f toy makers began to make little fig ures that were exactly like the large tk* Torn* “ M a rio n .tt.* ” figures, to sell as <fcys for the chil dren. These were called “little You may like to know how Marion maries” or “Marionettes.” ettes came by their name. One day, in the year 944, in the city of Venice, twelve beautiful maidens went forth from their homes to marry twelve Family Farm» W ill Survive _ young men at the Church of Santa Industrialized or corporation farm Maria della Salute. Suddenly a band of Barbary pirates ing will never dominate the agricul landed near the church, attacked the ture of this country, says an author crowd, and, in the confusion that ity, though it may become a consid arose, carried away the maidens. In erable factor. Banks, insurance com a short time the young men of v emce panies and other institutions that are recovered from the shock, jumped in- acquiring large amounts of land prob ships, followed and overtook ably will form corporations for the the pirates. After much fighting they operation of these holdings, giving corporation farming a trial, and much rescued the brides. From that very day, it v.n/^’ie cus will be heard about this type of ag tom in Venice to celebrate the enni- riculture during the next few years, vprsary of this event by a great f >> - but it is not destined to supplant the vat Always on the last day of the present family - sized farm. festival came the marriage of twelve beautiful young women to twelve It is believed that remote ancestors handsome young men. The wedding gowns and doweries were provided by of the whale lived on land. From You to Her With Love CANDY Special Candies in Special Val entine boxes, priced from 15c to $3.00, are now ready. It’s a most happy surprise — that box of tempting, delicious candy on St. Valen tine’s Day — from our Store. It’s the one gift on this notable occasion that meets response from every recipient. < We also have in supply Bulk Candy Hearts, Tiny Hearts for party or dinner favors, Motto Hearts for a penny and others two for a cent W e Suggest — that you order early, so as to avoid any possible disappointment. / M oro C o n fe c tio n e r y W. A. Friday, January 31, 1930 RUGGLES, PROPRIETOR Saw m m m am m m am m m n m m ttn m m u m tam nn u nn n nm K m m m jtn n: for “Caterpillar” Moro W o m a n ’s Club Notes School at The Dalle* K On February 7th, Moro Woman’s Club will have its annual Guest Day FEBRUARY 3,- 4 ,- 5, 1 9 3 0 ^ with Mrs. O. A. Ramsey as director. An interesting program of readings, First day — February 8 — 1 music, etc., is being prepared for the ! 9:00 a.m. Registration. ; afternoon. . Each member has the j 9:15 a.m. Greetings and talk of wel privilege of inviting one guest. come by “Caterpillar** dealer. The postponed meeting of the Moro 9:30 a.m. Few facta of the past Woman’s Club was held on January j 9:45 a.m. Why the track type. 24th and a most interesting program 10:30 a.m. Track care and adjustment presented. Mrs. Clarence Morrison 11:30 a.m. Row crops. gave a delightful sketch of the life of Noon. ’ • ' A the artist Raphael, and showed a, num 1 :00 p.m. Industrial application — a ber of his masterpieces. Mrs. W. D. movie. Wallan told of the interesting pro 1:15 p.m. Care of track roller assem cess of making perfumery from dif bly. ferent type^ of flowers, and also spoke 2:00 p.m. Hitches. of the many historical and Bibical ref 2 :30 p.m. Talk by prominent farmer. erences to the use of spices and per 2:45 p.m. Care and repair of the final fumes by the ancient races of man, drives. ' r • Mrs. Collis Moore read an excellent 3:45 p.m. Deep tillage. paper upon the Interior Decoration 4:15 p.m. Winter logging— a movie. of Italian homes, presenting some graphic descriptions of typical homes Second day — February 4. of wealth, illustrating the same with 9:00 a.m. Orchardist’s use of equip pictures. Especially interesting were ment — a movie. ' her descriptions of the fresco work 9 :30 a.m. Non-techinal discussion of and the influence shown in these materials. homes of the various periods in the 10:00a.m. Servicing t h e steering development of art. clutches. The club voted to guarantee the 11:00 a.m. “The ‘Caterpillar’ Com payment of the librarian for the city bine” — a movie. library for the coming year. Mrs. Noon. Peetx explained the system to be used 1:00 p.m. Grain raising equipment— and the necessity for moving the li with movie. brary to the city hall. It was urged 1 :30 p.m. Flywheel clutch. that much publicity be given the last 2:16 p.m. Important features of “Cat lyceum number, appearing on Febu- erpillar” combines — illustrated ary 5th, sipce from funds received with movie. from this attraction the club will be 2:45 p.m. Why use windrow and pick able to sponsor the library, up equipment — with movie. 3 :00 p.m. Combine service questions answered. Little Change In W heat Sale 4:00 p.m. Engine internal moving parts. The Portland and Seattle markets Third day — February 6. held practically unchanged during the 9:00 a.m. “Tractors in the Oil Field” week, but demand w’as dull. Mills were only moderate buyers and ex — a movie. 9:15 a.m. Construction of roads with port business was of small volume,' sales reported totaling about 1,000 blade graders — a movie. 9 :45 a.m. “Short Cuts in Road tons of red wheat to the United King dom. Less than half of the wheat Building” — a movie. 10:15 a.m. Fuel, ignition, and cooling available in the Pacific northwest was shipped out the first of January, ac systems. 11:30 a.m. Dirt moving equipment, cording to trade reports. With the other than graders — illustrated slow expert demand, an increased carryover is in prospect. At the close with a movie. of last'week soft and western white Noon. 1:00 p.m. Snow removal with “Snow were quoted in Portland and Seattle at $1.23; No. 1 hard winter, northern Bogy” — a movie. 1 :80 p.m. Maintenance of roads — spring and western red at Portland, $1.21; No. 1 western red at Seattle, a movie. $1.22. 2:00 p.m. Lubrication. - 2:30 p.m. “From the Woods to the In the course of human events the „ Mill” — a movie. 2:45 p.m. Construction and Maintain nations of the world may make a ing of Golf Courses and Airports. treaty covering warships only to find 3 :00 p.m. Driving tractors by those that airships are the thing with which Ut interested — if a yard is available. to fight wars. to this “Caterpillar” School Interesting Instructive Entertaining .Crt- February Fourty-four years of field and factory ex perience has been crystalized into a short course of instruction and made available to the people of this community through the annual “Caterpillar” School which will be held in the service rooms of The Cascade Tractor Company at The Dalles. Moving pictures — short, crisp lectures and actual demonstrations will be employed to tell you and show you how tractors and tractor operated machines are used — how they are operated, serviced and repaired. Power and its application to farming, road building, and industry will be treated thor oughly but concisely by specialists in each, branch of wonk. FREE . . . No o b lig a tio n Better If you own power equipment, if you are an operator, or are merely interested, you are welcome. Come as our guest. Phone for a reservation so that we may care for you during the instruction sessions and entertainment periods. * Quicker r Cheaper Cascade Tractor & Equipment Co. M o r o — T h e D a lle s — A r lin g t o n Moro School Notes ere! It’s The New Allis-Chalmers M O N A R C H T ra ck ty p e T ractor We announce with pleasure the arrival at our dis play rooms of the new ALLIS - CHALMERS MONARCH TRACKTYPE TRACTOR “ 3 5 ,” a new companion of the well known Allis - Chal mers Monarch Tractors “ 75 ” and “ 50. ” “35 Some Feature» of The Allis - Chalmers “ 35 ” Maximum draw - bar horsepower — 40. Full pressure lubricating system and an oil Puro- later which effectively niters the oil supply in the motor. Air Cleaner, of special make, centrifugal and oil filter type, directly connected to carburetor. Tests prove, beyond dispute, that the “ 35, ” sell ing for $2785, f. o. b. The Dalles, is the lowest priced tracktype tractor of equal quality per draw bar horsepower on the market today. Electric starter and lights. The “ 35 ” is built in two models, HILLSIDE and STANDARD. Choose the one that best fits your needs. TWO MODELS — Hillside and Standard. Maximum transmission of power, utmost econo my in operation and a versatility of use unique in the tractor field. PRICE — $2785, f. o. b. The Dalles. W hen next in The Dalles, come in and see the new A llis - Chalmers “ 35 ” now on display at our ‘s howroom together with other A llis • Chalmers Monarch ■ and United Tractor models. C. H. Larson, Sherman County Agent for The Dalles Tractor Co- 308 East Third Street S. B. TATOM, MANAGER The Dalles, Oregon Miss Scruggs’ 7th and 8th grade , room won the attendance banner last ' week, making their sixth record. Mias • Cole’s room has been winner nine times, thus winning the championship fo r the first sem ester. -*• Lexington will come to Moro S at urday night fo r a double-header bas ketball gam e. The two tow ns have . m et before, Lexington coming off vic to r in both boys’ and g irls’ games. The honor roll for the last six weeks has four new members. The names of the students and the number of roints gained through scholarship and activities follow: . Lois Bryant, 27; Doris Amidon 19; Charles Burnet 18; Viola Hanson 17; Eve Miller 131 Grace Cothran 13; Leora Peetz 13; Doris Fortner 16; 1 Tommy Fraser 15; Dave Boardman 12; Dean Silver 12; Marjorie Nahouse 12; Mabie Cothran 12. Those students- who earned an average of 90% in any subject for the semester were exempt from the e^Ognination in that subject. Students exempt in all subjects: Charles Burnet, Bernard Rice, Lob Bryant, Viola Hanson, Doris Amidon. Students exempt in three subjects: Ethelyn Kessinger, Grace Cothran, Doris Fortner, Tommy Fraser^Johnny Gentry. Students exempt in two subjects: Roland McLachlan. Students exempt in one subject: Marie Beelshee, Dave Boardman, Iva Belshee, Lamar Sayrs, Laura Ruggles, Ralph Henkle, Alice Kessinger^ Eva Miller, Marjoriee Kunsman. L e w * C a m p F ir e N e w * The Lewa Campfire held its regular meeting January 22, 1930. The old er campfire group, under the guar dianship of Mrs. Fortner, came to, the schoolhouse also. Dr. Poley e x -; plained to us the diffeerent kinds of bandaging and what to do in case of cuts, burns, snake bites, scalds, etc. We also decided to have a candy sale the following Saturday. Mildred Hanson, Scribe. Successful Berry Handling The 8th annual convention of the Woodburn Fruit Growers’ coopera tive association saw about 500 peo ple in attendance there a few days ago and the reports of its officers showed that 70,924 pounds of goose berries: 411,873 pounds of Marshall strawberries; 690,789 pounds of E t-1 terburg strawberries; 16,034 pounds of Royal Ann, 611 pounds of Govern-j or Wood, 2,051 pounds of black and 2,518 pounds of red sour cherries; 10,649 pounds black-cap raspberries; 75,385 pounds red raspberries; 898,- 797 pounds loganberries, and 938,735 pounds evergreen blackberries were handled the past season. Kerr Gifford & Co., Inc. Phone Moro 201 E. C. 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