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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1915)
ii m n ii a j Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County MAUPIN, SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1915 THE YEAR $1.50 VOL. I, NO. 39 SENT IN BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Criterion Chronicles Haying seems to be the main is sue iu this commuity at preseut. The year 1915 will be remember ed by our citizens as "the era of house moving." DaleBonney is the latest to adopt the fad; moving the house from the Earl Gamber place to his homestead just west. Grasshoppers are at work some, but doing no material damage yet, Several are fighting them with the Paris green mixture. A royal welcome was accorded our Sunday School which visited the Maupiu Sunday Sunday July 4, All who '"ent from here express themselves as greatly pleased with all the exercises of the day and es pecially the fine patriotic sermon by Rev; Ellis, Vera Canfield who is ill with fe. ver, is doing nicely, all things con sideredi Several of our residents celebrat ed their Independence on Monday at Shaniko. Corn and potatoes and all garden truck will make goodcropsj barring grasshopper tolls. The work of leveling the school grounds and otherwise improving the premises, was done last week by J. E. Miller and R. Ii, DeCamp and supervised by A. A. Canfield representing the school board. Besides plowing most of the two acres and some twice, 6; 50b yards of dirt was moved with two teams and common slip scrapers: then leveled, some walks built and all at a total cost of $45. Mrs. N. P, Homquist will sp'end Early Products Wednesday, R. Johnson was in town from their fruit farm north of here, and adds two more fruits to his list of early products, bringing a liberal sam ple of fine peaches and apricots to this office. Nearly two weeks ago Mr. Johnson brought in his first of the season of these fruits. Mrs. L. K. Oakley favored us this week with a Spanish radish grown in her garden in this city which measured 31-2 inches in diameter and was 15 1-2 inches SECRETARY'S REPORT OF THE TE long. Mrs. Job Crabtree has some nice cucumbers ready to eat and presented a Times representa tive with a sample a few days ago. the summer at Oregon City. Grain is making satisfactory progress toward the harvest and machine tnen consequently are get ting busy. Smock News A. F. Russel is working on the Flat for Chas. Crofoot. M. P. and A. R. Thornton de livered berries on the Flat this week. A picnic was given at John Far- low's the Fourth. Everyone re ports a fine time. M. Pj Thornton and wife made a hnsiness trio to Wainie this week. James Kennedy and . wife and hired help spent part of the week on Smock hauling iu that alfalfa Fine weather on Smock; wind i blowing. Mrs. Marlon FarlOw is busy with raspberries. Grace Miller attended the dance fMatopk State Bsdk ? sirs nira 33 Hail Insurance GRAIN INSURANCE in Stadia in Sack, or in Notary Public Geiaeim! E&mMinig Broskess, LaarniS, WWa'S Ewykg, Safety DecsSi lxcs for Remit, Collection. What the Tum-A-Lum Method of Sell ing Lumber is The output of the world's greatest sawmills brought to our yard in your town at the lowest possible cost and without the addition of a single cent of selling expense. We buy from the world's open market. A complete service department composed of skilled architects and expert estimators, who plan your buildings oi tv.p most, modern and efficient lines, and duote you 7 .,, I a price in advance which we guarantee will cover every bit of hiaterial necessary to complete ydur building-no charges for "extras." . u , ,. . , ; A sales policy worked out after three years of con stent study that gives everybody a square deal and guar antees all customers absolute satisfaction and the right price. If you are contemplating erecting a building of any kind, you owe it to yourself to come in and let our local sales manager tell you all about the Turn-A-lum Method. You,-too, can get the benefit of our Material Saving Plans, Guaranteed Material Lists and the One RgtPrwe. BUltD YOUR NEXT BUILDING BY THE TUM-A-LUM METHOD T3M-A-LUM LUMBER COMPANY , Car LeHigh Cement about, to arrive , LeHigh is equal to the best, on the market "See Peter Kilburg about It" at THE HOME OF TUM-A 'LUMBER , Editor Maupin Times: I I am enclosing list of names of those who donated labor or money towards the construction of the Lower White River road. The estimated cost of this road by the county surveyor was 117,500.00. The public can not help admiring our pluck, though they may condemn our judg ment in undertaking a contract of such gigantic proportions. It has certainly taken courage, labor and "stay-with-it-nees" to accomplish as much as we have, and while we are porne to admit hat the , road is in a primitive state as yet, we have a fine grade, and when it is widened in places and more turnouts made, it will be the finest in the coun- r.v. We have the very best wooden bridge in the county. Geo. End was our construc tion boss and time keeper and he certainly deserves honorable mention. Everyone who is at all ac quainted with the geography of the country, knows that this road has been an actual necessity for twenty years or more, and now more than ever, as every one is beginning to realize that Maunin is bound to become the metropolis of Eountherrr Wasco'- County. Bruce Driver informed me that there was over $4,000.00 worth of fruit and vegetables shipped to Maupin last year by rail. Smock and Wamic can supply all this. Juniper Flat is producing commodities that we do not, so there will be traffic and exchange of commodities going on all the time, and a better feeling of good fellowship between the two communities will prevail. C. S. McCorkle, Sec'y. and Treas. Frank Spoor, Cal Syron, C. S. McCorkle, Mart New, Geo. May field, .Tohny Mayfield, Geo. End, Albert Savage, Mr. Shaw, Cecil Woodcock, John End, M. O. Ruth, James McCoy, 1- Frank McCoy, ' Louie McCoy, Richard Gerity, ' Cleave Fowler, -J. Fowler. T ., f " James Woodcock, D. A. Mayfield, i John Ayres, Mike Urban, ' -" Claude Roberts, Abe Shadley, ' Geo. Ledford, ' Henry Urban, T. J.. Hill, Chas. Duncan, ' A. J. Kistner, $ Edwin Mayfield, Robert Campbell, Fred Bichel, Dudly Mayfield, W. F. Magill, PhilMott, K, Jess Ayres, Harry Ayres, Geo- Chandler, .t Ralph Chandler, Alvin Savage, James vVoodcock, Sr., Tom Woodcock, Henry Wing, Glen Large, Sam Mulvaney, Geo. Duncan, R. W. McCorkle, Ira Gresham, W. H. Staats & Co., E. A, Mayhew, E. J. Fischer, A. A. Derthick, L. C. Henneghan, Frank Batty, J. L. Confer, J. f.. Harper,' Fitzpateriek & Son, G. R. Burtner, Wm. Beckwith, Geo. Vanderpool, Chas. Crofoot, L. B. Kelly, A. Evick, E. A. Hartman, Ben Foreman, A. E. Lake, Don Miller, " C. E. Alexander, John Martin, J. P, Abbott, Andrew Crabtree, Edward Bothwelli Herman Gosh, Geo. Magill, Fran Magill-, A. H. Gillis, A. C. Martin, R. J. Davidson; D. W. Tallcott, J. Mi McCorkle; Robert Muir, R. B. Dower, L. B. Woodside; Shattuck Bros.; A. C. Egan, Wm. Hunt, Maupin State Bank, Levi Chrisman, Dr. Hatfield, Hunt's Ferry Warehouse Co., James Patison, Albert Hill. Narrow Escape The appartments at the River- view hotel, where Ray Aubrey and wife recently removed from the building now being used for a meat market, was the scene of an exciting experience for Mrs. Aubrey Monday noon when the oil leaking from a coal oil stove blazed up to the ceiling, for moment threatening the build ing. Assistance quickly arrived, but Mrs. Aubrey succeeded in quenching the flames with a pail of water before the men from the Fraley & Vanderpool garage could get there. No damage was done, but Mrs. Aubrey sus tained a painful burn on one wrist. LAST GAMES Season Now Closed W, A. Westbrook, a homesteader here aud master mechanic left for Portland Wednesday morning where he will work. Fresh Meat I have opened up a Meat Market opposite the Hotel Moad and can Gil orders for any kind of Fresh Meats, Ray AIidrky, Maupin. vaney & Sons' mill getting lumber to build pens to feed hss porker in, G. W, Bargainholt ishaubrg umber form the mill to build a jranery, ,-- Waylie Spoor and wife were vis tors at Mrs. Leone Hull's Siitur- Uav. Chas. Duncan and. juo. Gorchn -veie Tygh Valley business visitois Tuesday. Lewis Vockey has been employ ed by the .government and is sta tioned at Clackamas take for the season. Mack Mnyfielti and wife, son Dudley and family have disposed of their ranches here and gone lo the Burtl-; eo'.nltry to locate. They will be grdatly missed here as they are old setUers but, we wish them success. The celebration at Shaniko July 4 and 5 was a grand suc cess. The hospitable people of Shaniko made it their first aim to be prepared for the visitors, who were indeed royally enter tained. Quite a number from. this place were among the guests. Four ball games were played; three of which were with Maupin, cur boys in each instance taking the laurels. The first one, Shaniko vs. Maupin, ended with a score of 6 to 15. Shaniko played one game with the Manhattains of The Dalles, winning over the visitors 8 to 14. In the contest between Maupfn and Manhattain, Maupin won 14 to 19. The last of the four and of this season's games was a victory for Maupin over Shaniko of 7 to 21. The Maupin Base Ball .team disbanded for the season '" after playing ten games, seven of which were won and three lest. Leonard Chastain holds the rec- ord for the nighest batting aver age. . , Church Not ice Services as follows; July n, Sunday .School toa. m; preaching, 11. a 111. livening service 7:36 p.m. Everyone invited, but espec ially the young people, come and help us organize a young people's meeting. Prayer meeting 7:30 Thursdaj evening; livery one wel come t all services. G. R. ELLIS, Pastor, Mr. and Mis. Ellis wish to ex press their appreciation of the Sur prize tendered them last evening, rut only on account of the gbods; but because of the good ftllowsblp shown. FISHER'S GARAGE Aiito Passenger Service Auto Delivery Truck Prepared for Long Trips or Outing Parties A Complete Line of Automobile Accessories at Wamic Friday night. MAiTPm. ORF.GON -- (Arrived too late for last week's) Geo. Duncan is logging at the Wm. Stakely place for the Wood cock & Kennedy sawmill. Judge Cunning and road com rnissioners were over looking th road over from Pock creek Gate creek. Blaine Disbrow is busy deliver ing strawberries and gooseberries'. The berries are a fine variety. June 30th", born to Mr. and Mrs ew'J j th. t mill is only near 'completion, yet the saws are humming every day. Tuesday the lagrippe had Mr. Mulvaney captured, but he is at the helm again. YVUuur nas dandy log wagon with all the 'new on it, iust iu time for the tourtti He thinks the spoks wiil not es cape us did his buggy wheel some across ,;. ,. Wfc.,ltiM:da V lime 2-ud. a son wasboru to Mr. and Mrs. 1. i Farlow; mother aud child doing well. I 1 are pf epaire HARVEST OtoE McComfek Cutting )k&cMmwy, iWesfcifff n Jits, CcmmiMim Extra's, te Uatfoe, U4ir Et etc. A Ml ?m 'tosmpieM sleek n Um& for 7Mr benefit V.V, 1 i 1 i 1 G. W. Bargainholt is contem- I Geo. Duncan,, a girl babe weighing building a coi-y bungalow four pounds. - verv near future Roy Fleck aud wife were Sun-jpace near White river day callers at the homo of lincl Harveys. Sawmill Inspector Dal.ell of Portland was a, (lie Mul'Aney 81 n. mill last week and found 1 everything iu much better condi tion than he Had expected, a-; the on his with Star" Windmills and towers David Mayfield is sick pneumonia and lagrippe. Mrs. Ge6. Thornton and babe ivisited her lather, 1. i. barlow,' Monday. ' GVo. Mayfield was at 'the Min "See Tla'em Eifenywihiere" W are tii mjtmti i 1 j SHATTUCK BROS. MAUPIN j