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The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon,
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Thanks
giving Day
The First Presidential
Thanksgiving Prcc;rmation
which we are blessed and the means
we have of acquiring and diffusing
useful knowledge; and in general for
all the great and various favors which
he hath been pleased to confer upon
us.
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“And also that we may then unite
in most humbly offering our prayers
and supplications to the great Lord
and Ruler of Nations, and beseech him
to pardon our national and other
transgressions, to enable us all,
whether in public or private stations,
to perform our several and relative
duties properly and punctually—-to
render our national government a
blessing to all the People by con
stantly being a Government of wise,
j ust, and constitutional laws, dis
creetly and faithfully executed a)id
obeyed— to protect and guide all
sovereigns and nations (especially
such as have shown kindness to us)
and to bless them with good govern
ment, peace and concord. To promote
the knowledge and practice of true
religion and virtue, and the increase
of science among them and us— and
generally to grant unto all mankind
such a degree of temporal prosperity
as he alohe knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City
of New York the third day of October
in the year of our Lord 1789.
(Signed) George Washington.
Celebration of Thanksgiving Day
in America can be traced back to the
earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay
Colony. From the^e the custom
spread to ail parts of the United
States.
Friday, November 21, 1930
Sherman County Budget Committee >
Makes Total Cut of $37,718.50 in
Amount Proposed For 1931 Taxes
More interest was manifested at the meeting of the county budget com
mittee for Sherman county at its initial meeting thia week than has ever been
evidenced before by the general tax paying public. Conditions have
changed very materially since the voters of Sherman county at a general,
election some yars ago voted to pay a two years tax in one year and wrote
into the state constitution a tax measure tQ continue the paying of the
same tax indefinitely. Now, this year, the people all over the state want *1
to pay less taxes than ever*before; in state, county, city and school upkeep.
At a meeting of the county budget committee held this week in Moro,
the tax budget prepared by the committee is $37,718.60 lesa than the
adopted budget under wffiich the county carried in its financial affairs for
the year now closing. .This budget as now prepared is subject to approval
and modification at d public hearing to be held in the near future at which
time final action will be taken as to just how much tax will be voted for
county affairs for the coming ydar and also determine where the money
will be spent.
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The amount that has been taken from the county budget and the items
that will be affected by the reduction are printed below, in tabulated form,
showing the items as voted for last year and the same items with their
proposed amounts allowed each in comparative columns. The entire coun
ty budget is not printed here, only the items that have been chapged in the
amounts allowed.
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Deputy Clerk, sa la ry ................................. ..
$ 1,440.00 ‘ $ 1,020.00
T acker, abo of South Carolina, argued
300.00
200.00
Record books and b la n k s........................ .- • • •
that it was sot the business of Con-
700.00
Deputy Assessor, s a la r y ...................................
600.00
! ^ress. to ask fo> a national day of
300.00
Appraisal work .....................................................
I Thanksgiving.
1,300.00
400.00
Office work. Superintendent’s o ffice..................
150.00
Health Nurse . ...................................................
Lost For More Than 100 “They (the people) may not be in-
100.00
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75.00
Coromors fees and ex p en ses...............................
clired to return thanks for a Consti
Years; Found at an
50.00
Surveyor fees and ex p e n se s............. .................
tu te n until they have experienced
300.00
200.00
Board o f p risoners..............................................
Auction Sale
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that it promotes their safety and
200.00
Relief of s o ld ie r s................................................
300.00
75.00
Waverly Baby Home ..........................................
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happiness.”
600.00.
500.00
Jurges and ClBrks of E lectio n s........................
Few Americans know that the
These objections, however, were
100.00
200.00
Ballots ......... .................................................
original Presidential Thanksgiving overruled; the resolution was passed
700.00
500.00
Bureau of Biological S u r v e y .............................
Proclamation was lost for over a and sent to the senate for concur-
300.00
325.00
Stock In spector.................. .................................
85.00
135.00
hundred years; that it was found at rence. The senate approved and ap-
School Library .......................................................
500.00
600.00
School Children Fair F u n d .................................
an auction sale in 1921;- that it was pointed its committee to wait on the
2,000.00
3,500.00
County F a i r ............. . . . , .................................. -
bought by the Library of Congress president. The joint committee was
800.00
1,000.00
Witnesses and Jurors f e e s .................................
for 1300.00; and that it now reposes made up of Ralph Isard of South
50.00
150.00
Reporters f e e s .......................................................
25.00
in the archives of that institution— Carolina and William S. Johnson of
Stationery, circuit c o u r t.....................................•
25.00
50.00
Meals for ju r o r s .................................................. •
one of the most valuable documents Connecticut, from the senate; Elias
40.00
Time
Table
of
1830
80.00
Bailiffs
fees
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in the world. The Division of Inf or- Boudinot qf New Jersey, Roger Sher
100.00
200.00
Justice
court
fees
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mat ion and Publication of the George man of C<Ynecticut, and Peter Syl-
9,000.00
10,000.00
County school apportionment, *10 per capita,
The first railroad time table pub High school tuition f u n d ..................•..................
14,000.00
16,500.00
ii?>500.00
Washington Bicentennial Commission, Vester of New York, from the house,
64,000.00
67,750.00
nn
in a state went issued November 19,
Washington complied with the re lished in the south, issued at Charles State T a x ....................................................... .. • ••
17,000.00
25,771.00
Market
Road
Tax
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ton
in
1830,
announcing
the
schedule
relates the story of the lost proc- quest and on October 3, 1789, issued
1,066.00
County
service
truck
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lamation.
.his proclamation, calling for a Na- for a short line out of that city, Insurance oFbuilding and premiums on officers
On September 25, 1789, Elias tional day of Thanksgiving on Thurs- contained a provision which would
708.50
b o n d s...................... .. . . / .............................
appear amusing to present day trav Demoss Memorial Bark ..................✓ .................
150.00
975.00
Boudinot introduced. the following day, November 26.
3,500.00
2,000.00
elers. It gave the information that County Machinery ............................................
resolution in the House of Represen-
D o c u m c n t L o . t F ro m F il o .
10,000.00
9,220.00
arrangements for special trips could Interest on bonds .................................................
tativea:
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Roads
and
highways
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“ Resolved, That a joint committee
And then the document dropped be made “by agreement with the en
‘ 18,000.00
16,000.00
Salary Roadmaster, la b o rers.............
of both Houses be directed to wait out of sight. It apparently was mis- gineer.”
Improvement and repairs to complete
5,000.00
There was only one locomotive in
Finnigan Road ............................... ...............
upon the President of the United placed or attached to some private
Repairing Roads from floods of 1927
States to request that he would papers in the process of moving service on the road. It was the
. 5,000.00
and 1928 . . . ; ............................... .'.............
recommend to the people of the official records from one city to Best Friend of Charleston,” the
$139,648.50
T o ta ls :................................................... $176,267.00
United States, a day of Thanksgiv- another when the capital was changed first locomotive built in America,
ing and prayer, to be observed by However it happened, the original and weighed only about four tons. Income from other sources than taxation
2,000.00
1,000.00
Approximate balance in general fund . .
acknowledging, with grateful hearts, manuscript was not in the official It arrived in Charleston from the
1,600.00
1,500.00
Income from County Clerk’s o ffic e .........
the many signal favors of Almighty archives until 1921 when Dr. J - C. West Point foundry in New York
2,500.00
3,600.00
Totals
city by ship on October 23; 1830,
God, especially by affording them op -( Fitzpatrick, then
$136,018.50
$173,767.00
and was put in regular service on
portunity to establish a Constitution j the Manuscripts
$ 37.718.50
Christmas
day
of
the
same
year.
of government for their safety and (Library of
editor of the forthcoming George The first time table, which has been
happiness.”
Washington Bicentenial Commission preserved, contained the following
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series of Washington’s Writings information:
“The Public are respectfully in
Harm leas as this resolution seems, “found” the proclamation. It was
a d in
ORO
there were objections to it. In read- at an auction sale being held in the formed that the Railroad Company
Ing the Annals of Congress of that American Art Galleries of New York has purchased from Mr. E. L. Miller
s.
O bserver w i l
period, we find that Representative City. Dr. Fitzpatrick, an expert in his Locomotive Steam Engine and
Aedsn»« Burke of South Carolina Washingtonia, examined the docu that it will hereafter be constantly
p e o p le .
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thought we should not mimic Europe ment and found it to be authentic employed "in the transportation of
“where they made a mere mockery It was written in long hand by Wil passengers.
“The times of leaving the station
liam Jackson, secretary to President
o f thanksgiving”.
Representative
Thomas
Tudor Washington at the time, and was in Line street will be 8 o’clock, at
signed by George Washington’s bold 10 a. m., at 1 and at half past 3
hand. Dr. Fitzpatrick purchased the o’clock p. m. •
“Parties may be accommodated at
document for $300 for the Library
of. Congress, where it is now kept as the intermediate hours by agreeing
a treasure.. And no amount of money with the Engineer. Great punctuality
will be observed in the time of
could remove it.
starting.”
T e x t o f F ir s t P ro c la m a tio n
But perhaps 100 years frpm now
T h e D a lle s ' N e w e s t a n d B e s t
The original Proclamation
people will look upon the facilities
H o s te lr y "
Thanksgiving, and, indeed, the 1
and practices of the present day
presidential proclamation ever issued with as much amusement ns we now
Centrally Located
in the United States, reads as follows find in looking back upon those of
I “ By the President of the United a century ago.
S h e rm a e C o u n ty H e a d q u a r te r s
States of America.— Whereas it is
EDW. BALL, MANAGER
I the duty of all nations to acknowledge
If the national league pennant race
I the providence of Almighty God, to
THE DALLES, OREGON
gets
any hotter some club will ask for
'obey his will, to be grateful for his
a
recount.
benefits, and humbly to implore his
1 protection and favor,—and whereas
both Houses of Congress have by their
F O R Q U IC K S A L E
Joint committee requested me to rec
1120 acres, 900 farm land, 300
' commend to the people of the United seeded. Good 2-story house, garage
i States a day of public thanks giving and other outbuildings, wind mill and
and prayer, to be observed by ack cistern, water in house. Price $16.50
Washington at Fifth Street,
Dowledging with grateful hearta the per acre. $3000. or $4000 cash
PORTLAND, O R E G O N
many signal favors of Almighty God, Balance long term at 6 ‘A per cent.
especially by affording them an op
480 acres, 350 farm land, 250 in
Our usual pre-war transient
portunity to establish a form of crop. Six room house, barn for 8
rates still prevail.
Special Rates to permanent Guests government for their safety and horses, two springs and well of water.
happiness.’
$16 per acre. $2500 cash. Balance
on long term at 6 per cent interest.
N o v e m b e r D e a ig a a te d M o n th
Reduced to,
One and ore-half miles from
“Now, therefore, I do recommend
per yd... .
Heppner.
and assign Thursday, the 26th day of
400 acres, 150 farm land. 30
November next, to be devoted by the
acres irrigated with free water. 20
People of these States to the service
acres alfalfa and 10 acres blue grass.
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of that great and glorious Being who
Good house, plenty of water. Price
Reduced to
is the bénéficient Author of all the
$7500. $2500 cash, balance on long
good that was, that is, or that will be
term, 6*4 per cent interest.
—That we may then all unite in
Ray M. Oviatt
Felt,
rendering unto him our sincere and
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Heppner, Ore.
Per yd
humble thanks— for his kind care and
protection of the People of this coun
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
try previous to their becoming a
All persons are hereby notified to
Nation— for the signal and manifold file their objections, if any, to the
Inlaid,
mercies and the favorable interposi final account of the administrator
Per yd
UNDER THE
tions of his providence, which we ex of the Estate of Logan B. Ray
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT OF perienced in the course and conclusion burn, deceased, on or before the
26th day of December, 1930, at
of the late war— for the great the hour of 10 o’clock a. m. of said
Edward C. Holt
dqgree of tranquility, upion, a^d day, which is the time fixed by the
each
RATES
County Court for Sherman County,
Room with bath privilege, $1. up plenty, which we have since - en State of Oregon, for the settlement of
4tn21dl2
Outside iw B. wilh private bath. joyed— for the peaceable and ra- said account.
John V. Rayburn, Administrator.
'Ton*.l manner in which we have
« 11.60 up
Genuine leather
was $25.50, now
Special rates where more than two been enabled to establish constitu
tions of government for our safety
persons occupy one room.
and happiness, and particularly the
Let us show you our
Accommodations
national One now lately instituted—
for the civil and religious liberty with
GOOD USED 60 Caterpillar tracks,
Cheap, A. B. Loud, Eugene, Ore.
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reach more
in Shennar. County than
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Bank H otel
SHIP BY TRUCK
IT IS QUICKER AND MORE CONVENIENT
Daily Deliveries -:- Storage' for Small Lots
Freight accepted for all points in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California
Bucholtz Confectionery
locfor t S ents
GILPIN TRUCK LINE
Notify Bucholtz Confectionery for all local pick-ups
«•a ran:::
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Measured and
Tested Service
The measure of Electric Service is as accur
ate as your grocer’s weights or your market-
m an’s scales. Every meter is doubly in
spected before installation. Periodically it
is tested to ensure that you pay only for
service you actually use.
No matter what amount of Electricity
you
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make use of, its cost dwindles to nothing
ness compared to the conveniences you en
joy through it. Is there anything that brings
you more at less cost?
Pacific Power &
Light Company
“ Always at Your Service”
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The wellknown stock of Fur
niture and Hardware of the
Moro Hardware & > Imple
ment Co., is to be drastically
reduced and prices have been
cut to make this possible.
Border Linoleum
MATTRESS
Sale Prices Are Cash Prices $5o79
T0
$12.49
Allen Parlor Heaters
Glass Ware
59c
*........? $ 8 .7 9
Armstrong Linoleum
49c
Armstrong Linoleum
WICKER
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98c Davenport and
chairs,
3-tone double spring, was
Baby Buggies
$156.50 ................. $79.50
$5.00
ROCKERS
Dining Room Sets to Attract
$17.50 the Cye of any hostess.
W A N T ADS
Silver Ware
JEWELRY
RELIABLE MAN WANTED to call
on farmers in Sherman County.
Wonderful opportunity. Make $8 to
$20 daily. No experience or capital
needed. Write today. FURST A
THOMAS, Dept. F, 426 Third St.,
Oakland, Calif.
WE PAY parcel poet one way on all
shoe repairing. Good quality work1
and leather. Joe A more, The Dalles,
next door Pacific Power A Light Co.,
opposite City Hall, The Dalles.
WE CAN fit all kinds of people. Any
size or weight. Crippled or de
formed feet.
Wernmark’s Shoe
Store, The Dalles.
$60.00
each
Monarch Ranges
Linoleum Rugs
THANKSGIVING NIGHT
Thursday, November 27th,. 1930 .
All the Old Timers, who havn’t been hereof or a
long time, will be here with bells.
Come along and meet your friends and enjoy it!
MUSIC BY THE CASCADIANS
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Stock Reduction Sale !
NEW
PERKINS HOTEL
Dance at Antelope
MORO? OREGON
as low as
$75.00
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Kerosene pressure stove
was $58.00,
N o w ...........
$29.00
Coleman Lamps
was $10,
Now
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$7.00
Cox well
Chairs
In Wool Velour,
was $39.00 now
$27.00
A Pleasingly, Modern and
Beautiful Bed Room Suite.
DISHES
Above are some of our Prices. Compare them with - - —
like quality Merchandise Anywhere.
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Everything Reduced
Including Our Stock of General Hardware.
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SAIE BEGINS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24
AND CONTINUES UNTIL STOCK IS SATISFACTORILY REDUCED
Moro Hardware & Implement Co.
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