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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1915)
hH7 if ITO 3 Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County VOL. 1, NQ. 29 MAUPIN, SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, AP.IL 30. 1915 THE YEAR $1.50 STILL CHANGING At the telegraphic request of Representative Sinnott, Commis ,'sioner Tailman, of the General Land Office, ' today instructed ,the ball game at Maupin Sun uie iocai ianu omce 10 suspend instead of reject entirely aDplica- tions for entry under the Sinnott Miss Alice Beckwith is over at Maupiu this week visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCkdn and J. II. Fitzpaterick were among those from this place who attended ay. The W tunic base ball boys play ed the locals here Sunday carrying away the lain els in the score of 22 ij 1 t j .i j . ,. . . ;t09' llieWamie boys have sent ,rr.ent, pending the receipt of' , , . , printed instructions, which are now being prepared and will be received soon. Prior to the is suance of this order the local land offices had been rejecting coach them through this season, so we may expect some very inter, estitig games from them. H. K. Crofoot was over to Chas, Kiiiu uuitcs imu ueern re ecunu 1 . applications because they had:U'ts 1 "esd;iy- rel""8 with ... ... i... . . , Isome beautiful While Wvnminiio no urimea resru auuns to euicie " ""j"v"v them. Mr. Sinnbtt pointed out to the Land Department that this was They returned Wednesday chicks. vorking a hardship on many homesteaders who desired to file pn additional quarter sections al pnee, in that it compells them to go to the expense and bother of taking an appeal to the General Land office to preserve prefer ence right to file on the particu lar tracts they had selected. This order of Commissioner Tailman will effect hundreds of homsteaders throughout the pub lic land states west of the Miss issippi who have been awaiting the opportunity . to take advan tage of the provisions of the Sinnott bill. Bakeoven Items. Lon Blakeney returned from Portland Sunday where he has been attending an automobile school. His many friends are glad 1 1 see him back. Mr. and Mrs. Flemming went to The Dalles Monday in their car, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Aldridge made a business trip to Maupin Tuesday. Mrs. Welter of Maupin is visit ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Buznn. The farmers are all summer fal lowing and as busy as bees. Bert Davis has invested in a piano. We are all wondering when the player is to arrive ' Stanley G. Jewett of the De partment of Agriculture, and Alex Walker who is working in the interests of the State Game Commission, spent a week camp ed on the Deschutes, leaving here last Monday. They are gathering data and specimens of all insects, birds and animals for the purpose of supplying the state and government with facts for their efforts in fixing boun ties and framing laws. The two gentlemen while here gathered a great many speci mens and as they do their own taxidermy, had them all nicelv mounted when they left for Warm springs. Sl'CLlM'S TEAFJ NS vVhile at the 0. W. depot last Tuesday loading freight for the Hartmari Mercantile Co., Milt McClure's team became fright ened at L. I). Kelly's automobile and made a record get-a-way. They headed down the river at full speed and were in fair way to get with the wild bunch when they tried to surround a wagon near the right-of-way and sepa rated themselves from nearly everything attached to them. The wagon was later nick ed up on the rail road track where it had 'rolled from the bank about twenty feet above. The horses were corralled by a cordan of men and soon every thing was back in place very little worse for the dash. TiLU-A-Luni Mgr. Here Howard Crawford and wife a representative for the Leheigh Cement people called on the Tum-A-Lum people and talked business with Peter . Kilbure. They travel by Ford machine, coming from Redmond Wednes (lay and cn to The Dalles the same day. Mr. Crawford is manager of the Tnm-A-Lum Co. and was very much pleased over the im provements made at the local lumber offices by Mr. Kilburg. BALL GAME Smock News ANNOUNCEMENT We most respectfully announce! Tra iv,,, r,..r,.,i e,, -t to the public the opening of our; tlc lvet.k f,om ., trip dmv near ice cream parlors and ask you to!.,',. r,.i,i,; lvi1B1.. ...... join our increasing number of :Si,;.,rinr f,.r i satisfied customers in enjoying; . . . .. . ,, ., . . , , hjii on lits way to t he Da es yes ness 111 all the late dishes known ,.,., . 1.0 i-uc tuoiecuuu limit:. The best drinks and sundaes Payne Smith was a visitor at the! that will delight any taste -1? ill Fleniming ranch last Sundy Miss Ethyle Bleakney is spend ing a week at home. She has been attending school in Shaniko. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Flemming, Verne Steers, and Ward Buznn took in the sights of Maupin last Sunday, Frai5$-Turner spent Sunday at home. George Mallatt and John Carlin were transacting business in Maup in Wednesday. Ward Buzan is visiting at the Ralph Buzau home at Criterion. be served at all times in the fu ture from an up-to-date foun tain, clean and sanitary. We beg to invite you and wish to thank the patrons of the past and thank those of the future in advance for any favors shown. E. J. Styer. B. II. Gable, son of Frank Gable of Wapinitia attended the ball here Sunday. Dr. Hatfield is here and you should have jour teeth fixed up, as he will leave in about one week. . .... .. ,rT....: 1 Pioneer Mercantile Ji liiili DOWN-LOW The Litchfield Down-Low built for us by tk Litchfield Manufacturing Company and is low enough for easy loading but high enough to avoid trouble. It has practically the same under-clearance as the Litchfield Standard Spreader Which has been sold for years. Come in and see for yourself that there is nothing experi mental or freakish about the Litchfield Down-Low Spreader. . H. STA ATS . & C w 0. Latest cn the Ford (Tune, Oasey Jones) Old Zeke Perkins sold his ho' the other day And the gosh dinned fool threw his money right awav Rode into town setting right on a board And he came riding home in a darned li 1 tie Ford. - Wifcn he came to 'tire house' and got to the gate He shut down the throttle and pul on I he brake, lie grabbed for the reins, gol the throttle instead And the col darned Ford kept chugging ahead.. Chorus . Old Zeke Perkins bought an automobile. Old Zeke Perkins' whiskers wen red Old Zeke Perkins lost the com bination And the darned little Ford kept chugging right ahead, Zeke jerked on the levers and he turned off the gas Pie kicked at the pedals and he broke out the glass, He cut all the wires and he pull ed off the top, But the gosh darned Ford, it jusl wouldn't stop. He pulled out his knife and he smiled so serene Cut a hole in the tank, drained nir the gasolene He pulled out his gun, shot tin tires full of lead, fiut the g 0 diirued Ford lap chucgiug right ahead. Went right through the fence and up through the lane; Mirandy saw him coining and she liked to went insane. She got out ahtrad and, she Mo;-, ped to see And the Ford struck !i--r .j i l u'lK iC U.e l.U.slk i,i.j;iil u, U . She reached out h. r aim us sin went in the air, 1 j Just as Zeke went by she grabbed mm by the hair; She bounced on the seat, landed down in the bed. Rj'And.the gol darned Ford kept ri 1 : ..: t . . t . . .1 euugging ng:u aneau. He steered for the shed just missing the iiole, Struck an old pig and you ought to see it roll, Out through the yard then they " landed in a heap, In a muddy pool, 'bout six 'feel deep; Zeke grabbtd Mirandy find wad ed for the shore. He was glad that it slopped and wouldn't go no inure, lie pricked up his ears then he looked back and said, "Why the gold darned Ford is We have a new mail carrier now. Spring work is nearly completed 011 Smock. Shesp shearing is the rage here now. James McCoy is shearing Farlow Bros.' sheep, George.Thornton is up and look ing mean as ever again. Albert Russell and wife have moved back to their homestead. Fiue weather now. Grandma and Charley Farlow were Sunday visitors at the Marion Farlow home. Mrs. George Thornton and sou. Earl were visitors at the home of A. F. Russ.-il this week, coming horseback. The game t la) ed on tip local diamond between the Du ur ar d Maupin baseball hojs Sunday was intei eating and well played. Although the c'ay was very w arm all of the many gathered to witness the gams were lull of enthusiasm. The score stood a tie of 3 to 3 to the i eenth in ning when,' the Dufurs seemed to have the game their way, gaining five points kfore the game closed. , . The Dufur rooters are sure there and came prepared to make all the noise needed to keep up the spirit in their team. Neet Sunday the Maupin boys' will go to Dufur to play a return game and the local fans should not forget to spend that day. backing their ball team. Geo. Duncan has returned from bis trip to Dufur. Vernie Thornton was a Sunday visitor at the G. W. Thornton home. M. P. Thornton, wife and small daughter were Sunday visitors at A. R. Thornton's, ' One of M. P. Thornton's sonel mares 'was injured badly this wetk by getting tangled up in a barbed wire fence, .Watch.:. 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