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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1914)
The Maupin Times Published Every Wednesday at Maupin, Oregon, By W. C. WALKER. Subscription: One Year, $1.50,Six Months 75cts,Three Months 50cti SEPTEMBER 2, 1914 GREETING With this, the first issue of The Maupin Times, we greet you and wish you well. We will refrain from making promises as to its future excellence but let each issue, as it appears from week to week, speak for itself ; and trust that it may receive your char itable consideration and approval. In this introductory stata ment we do not wish to phrase a high sounding editorial, but to make a plain statement, a straightforward business talk to the people of southern Wasco county such a statement as we would wish to make to each one of you personally if the writer could be pitting in your home as you read this. The name selected for the paper was chosen because it seem ed to be suggested by our idea as to a newspaper in this Action. It will work with all good citizens in developing the natural re sources of the country, in uniting the different sections on mat ters of common interest, in encouraging the local trade and good feeling between merchants and farmers, in discovering and ad vertising whatever is best for the commercial, mental and moral advancement of the people; and first, last and all the time, pub lishing all the local news all that our own efforts and the assis tance of our kind readers and friends can secure. To boost for desirable changes in the great work of the age, and to aid in this work is our one delight. This town, Maupin, of fers exceptional advantages to southern Wasco county as a rail road point. It has already become an important shipping center. Through the columns of The Times attention will constantly be called to these advantages. The down hill haul, the good grades, the warehouse facilities and other advantages will each be dwelt upon at length from week to week in the solumns of The Times. There are other community centers in southern Wasco county which will also come in for their full share of attention and ad vertising. Tygh Valley is an attractive and progressive little city. Like Maupin, you people in the Valley have many excep tional advantages. It will be a pleasure and a duty for The Times to boost for the fair which you have announced, as well as any other worthy enterprise that you may undertake and for your community, as such. What we ask for our part is your coopera tion. The writer was impressed by the splendid country around Wapinitia and the advantages that locality offers. You people up on the flat are our brothers, our fellow CITIZENS, and shall re ceive a full share of our attention. Smock, Wamic, the Bakeoven country and Criterian are invited to join us and allow us to join them in boosting them and advertising their interests separately and collectively. We are ambitious to reach still other more dis tant communities with our work and our influence. If you are of an exceedingly narrow and jealous disposition you will not be in terested in the work of The Times. On the commercial side, we expect to give you a first clas local newspaper and render first class service in each department; and we expect to charge a reasonable, living price for subscrip tions, advertising and printing, and expect to prove worthy of your continuous and liberal patronage. We look upon the busi- ness of making a living as a solemn and honorable duty.' Let us, then, put our hands and our heads and our hearts together and make common cause for a better, a happier and a richer South em Wasco County. There is a diversity of opinion as to what is news. What ever happens that is of public interest, is a reasonable dafinition of that term. Any decent fellow would wish always to print noth ing but agreeable news, yet when a thing has happened, what is supposed to be the facts about it are soon public property and the straight truth had better be in print. The most abhorent WINTER is fast approaching upon southern Wasco County farmers and with it comes the season of bad conditions machinery is rusted and weather beaten livestock loses weight and productive value but conditions can be can and should be reversed by building Permanent Machinery and Stock Sheds to protect your machinery and stock. They will increase your profits-add to the value of your farm. After grain hauling you will no doubt have time to erect these neccessary buildings Come in and let us figure with you Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. creature, to a real live editor, is one who wishes to suppress the news. This is the theory upon which we publish disagreeable news. IT IS THE USUAL GAME Europe is engaged in a war that is daily costing thousands in human life ; and unbelievable suffering. It is wholesale murder of human life and all that life and hope stands for. Why do men do that? Everywhere among every class and creed we hear men ask that question and offer an answer, each framed according to its author's special viewpoint. The usual explanation is pat riotism. Yet how inconsistent is a man who goes about to eat up his country's food, use up its supplies of medicine and clothing, trample down its grain fields and strew them with the bloody re mains of battle, end his own usefulness as a citizen, empty the public treasury, invite utter ruin to his government; and offer love of country as his excuse. It is an interesting fact that, so far as our national experi ence is concrneed, years of warfare wrought little change in the private soldier as a citizen. And, indeed, why should it?" From his birthday every one is engaged in a mighty struggle. His life and health are at stake and he risks no more than that on the battle field. The one who escapes the measles, the death laden milk bottle and the other ills of infancy, then fights out the desperate war of early youth, is pretty well trained for the grim battle of life. And life is a battle at every turn. Soldiers in the American rebellion tell of how they would exchange pleasantries with the sentries of the enemy if picket duty chanced to bring ihem together. There is no objection to a sociable game with our neighbor, though he may seek to beat us, and us him, in a business transaction next day. Aboard ship we are sociable with the sea captain altho he may be risking our lives in order to make a record run to port. We are not put out by these struggles. Ex istence is a warfare and life is the joy of fighting. Only when there is no longer hope of victory when there is nothing to fight for is life "but an empty dream." So men go to war and fight the public enemy so long as there is a chance to fight him, and then return home and resume the fight among themselves. Aside from the unusual methods employed and the utter unworth iness of the cause, we see little difference that the battle field makes in the usual course of life. LOCALS AUAroundTown southern Wasco pair The Southern Wasco County Fair deserves, and doubtless will receive, the support of every person interested in the agri cultural development of this part of the state. It proves enter prise and industry on the part of the promoters, and they have selected a most beneficial method ef giving expression to these progressive qualities. Each portion of the community will bene fit in exactly the proportion of its participation. Certain people may found an enterprise of this kind and promote it, but they have little' to do with the good results that are to come from it. Exhibition space is open to all people and all communities in the county. The community which makes the best display will at tract the most favorable attention and prove itself the most pro gressive. Its farmers will be the most encouraged and benefited by seeing their best efforts on display and in' comparison with display of other farming communities. The grain producers, the fruit growers, the stock men around Maupin On both sides of the river have an excellent oppor tunity to prove the worth of their land and their skill at produc tion. The people at Tygh Valley, who are backing the fair, will be glad to see the producers from this section there with their exhibits. Let each one do himself a good turn and at the same time promote fellow feeling in southern Wasco county by taking tn exhibt to the Southern Wasco County Fair September 16, 17 and 18. You are sure to bring home a bunch of prizes. Bright men are not so scarce as is generally supposed. The darkest mind is occasionally illuminated by a bright idea, orig inal or reflected. One of the primary objects of a newspaper is to build bank accounts, for the publisher first and then for all men who patron ize it. frhe Southern Wasco Fair is the big coming event of the sea son for this end of the county. STEALING CHARGED Continued From Page One Special officer Thompson, of Spokane, took charge of the prisoners at The Dalles and re turned them to Spokone, where they went without extradition. HARDY IS TO BLAME J. T. Hardy, of the Oregon Trunk, is the mail upon whom you people should place the hist re sponsibility for having the Times located here In Maupin. He told' the publisher that yon wanted a paper here and boosted the town until we came to see about it. NEW FARM JOURNAL Maupin State Bank General Basking Business, Loans, Wheat Buying, Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent, Notary Public, Collections, Money Transmitted Cheaply by Drafts Your Patronage Solicited and Your . Interests Cared for . , REPAIRING Sh. oes Boots Harness GRINDING Scissors Tools of All Kinds RAZORS HOANED Workmansnip Guaranteed First Class Geo. S. Gray MAUPIN Take the Times. The first exchange to reach our table is the New West, a farm jonrnal published at Redmond by Douglas Mnllarky. The August number is Vol. l,No. 1 and a veiyj cieditable publication indeed. muI- i laikywas formerly the successful : I publisher of the Enteiprise.oue of; : the three papers formerly printed I at Redmond. The New West is! the only farm magazine devoted exclusively to this part of Oregon and it is one we can commend to , our-readers. Will Build Garage K. J. Fischer will soon com mence erectiug a big fcarnge in ftjaupiu, east of the river, Reliable Blacksmithing General Blacks mithing of all kinds Horse Shoeing Wood Work All Work Done Satisfactorily and Guaaanteed. A. F. Martin Mrs. A. Locke and children are visiting in Portland. Miss Fischer returnee last week from a visit to The Dalles. Ray Slusher and wife returned a few days ago from a visit to Dufur. Bates Shattuck and wife re turned Saturday night from a month outing in the mountains. They report a delightful time. Frank Crager returned Sunday from huckleberrying in the mountains. Jack Staats has gone to Port land. Mrs. Canfield, the popular postmistress of Criterian, was a visitor here Tuesday of last week. Bring your watches and clocks to Emmons the Jewler. H- L. Brown was among the Wapinitia visitor? here Friday. J. M. McCorkle, who is drilling a well on his ranch, expects to complete the job this week. Mrs. W. H. Staats was a Port land bound passenger on the train Monday. Mrs. Filamu is seariously ill and under the care of Dr. El wood of Tygh Valley. Harold Moad left Monday for Portland where he will attend school. He was accompanied by his cousin, Annie Henderson who has spent some time visiting here. Mrs. W. H. Staats re returned home from a visit to Dufur recently and while there visited the scene of the Bevis- May oil drilling operations. She was favorably impressed with what she saw and believes the reports of oil prospects have not been over stated. George Malett, a prominent Bakeoven farmer, was in town last week. He is hauling wheat here with one four horse and two six horse teams, and will require more than twenty days to get his wheat into the ware house1. I carry all kinds of stones for rings and pins Emmons the Jewler. John M. McCorkle returned Tuesday of last week from a trip to Portland. Sheridan Glass was in Maupin trading Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Glass is a prominent farmer near Wapinitia. Mr. Mayheu drove his car to Keeps mill with four men last week. He says a larg crew is working on the irrigation canal in that vicinity. J. E. Styer, the barber, for a first class haircut and shave. Maupin is on the natural route for auto tourist travel between The Dalles and Central Oregon. During the past week the Dalles Dressed Meat Co. shiprjed a car of fine beef cattle from this section to the ' Portland market. ! Edwin Mays is doing except jionlygood work with his new J thresher. ! If you wish to sell your land j notify president Eagen, of the 'commercial club. He will help j you get it listed with the State I Immigration bureau without any icost to you. The O.-W. agent here states 'that his company is enjoying a steady increase in business from this station despite the much advertised hard times, indicating that southern Wasco county is enjoying a business growth. ! E J. Styer Confectionery : Candies, nuts, Soft drinks, Ci : gars and Tobacco. Fraley , Moad Horse Shoeing, Wagon Making, General Repair. Work and all Work is done Neat Strong and Guaranteed. No Kick Comimg if Once Tried Best price for wheat at Bank. Mike Listol and family are among the new arrivals in this section. They arrived only a few days ago from Elburn, 111., and will engage in stock raising on the Gobel place. Messers. Listol and Gobel are brothers-in-law. W. E. Hunt, a prominent sheep man of Criterian, was a visitor on business in Maupin Saturday of last week. All kinds of jewelry repaired by Emmons the Jewler. L. D. Kelly and family have been enjoying a visit from Mr. Kelly's brother and wife, of Portland. When the visitors re turned home they were accom panied as far as the County seat by their host who returned home last week, Tuesday. Geo. S. Gray recently arrived from Friend and has opened a shoe repairing shop here. He is a first class workman. J. T. Hardy, traveling freight and passenger agent for the Oregon Trunk, was a welcome visitor In our city last week. Mrs. G R. Burtner and son, of Tygh Valley, who have been visiting the lady's parents at Fhrest Grove, returned home Saturday. As many as three hundred people attended the Sam Miser sale near Tygh Saturday. J. T. Harper was very successful as. auctioneer, t L. W. Walker, of Wasco, was a visitor here Saturday ifiight. Douglas Mullarky, publisher of the New West, was in town on business this week and assisted in the strenuous task of launch ing the Times. While in Wasco county Miss 'Conklin and her friend Miss Binkhorst spent some time near Tygh Valley camping on the ' Mays place with the Blacks." Mrs. J. W. Conklin and daugh ter returned to Portland Friday in order that the latter might re enter high school where she is a member of the senior class. They were here visiting their husband and father, J. W. Conk lin, president of the Maupin State Bank. Alex Martin has proven himself a mighty hunter. Last week he captured a skunk but it escaped aud way recaptured only after Postmmaster Talcott had been called to his assistance. The beast was then delivered to ir. Styer. Miss Nellie Harphan isassisting Mrs. D. A. Moad at the hotel. Mr. Knop.of Wapinitia, returned to his home the first of the week having plastered the Hapran pool hall. Dolf Goetchjen lias returned to edt to this city. Fren Dashiell, of the Northern Grain and Warehouse Co. is in town to-day. Mr. Harphan has rented a house in town and plans to move his family here from Wapeuitia, where they formerlp made theip home.
