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U m “ Marrying Maid*
and The Barbary Pirate*
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. ’
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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.
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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
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— Dealers In —
Grain, Grain Bags and Twine
Mill Feed — Rolled Feed - Poultry Feed
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Life, Fire and Grain Insurance
Walter A. May & Son
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of oregon . inc .
A Link in The United Chain of Grocers
Dealing in “Merchandise of Merit”
Comprising Mens’ Clothing and Shoes
Fresh Vegetables, Bakery, and Lunch Goods
School Books and School Supplies
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Staple and Fancy Groceries
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Watch our Hand Bills for Friday,
Saturday and Monday Specials.
Independent Warehouse
& Milling Co.
R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon
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Supplies, Lumber, Wood, Coal and Hay
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