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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1915)
MAUPIN Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County VOL I. NO. 46 MAUPIN, SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 27, 1915 THE YEAR $1.50 Y7 Tnr3 ii ii 1 1 1 1 . IOC SENT IN BY 1H II Criterion Chronicles Threshing here will be finished fa a few days. The weather for harvest has been ideal and crops are as good as had been expect ed. W. E. Hunt and son Edwin spent a few days at his Tygh Valley ranch recently. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bonney Visited relatives at Tygh last week, two of Mr. B.'s brothers coming home with them for a few days' stay. Mrs. Hughes has returned to her home at Roseburg after a visit to her sister, Mrs. Appling. Mrs. Snelson's father and brother have returned to Cheha lis, Wn, r. Peter Kirscti drove to Maupin Sunday: Miss Bertha Herrling returned from Stayton and other valley points Sunday last. Gold is the prevailing color with which some of our farmers' vehicles are being painted; Ob viously this indicates the general prosperity resulting froth Mir big wneat crop. , Frank Bu2an and ftarl Tunisian spent Sunday with their fami lies. Mrs. Henderson efcbects to go to Yakima, Wn.; for a visit shortly. ,., . Mrs. Kidder has been feeding a hungry threshing crew for a few days at Sksgsberg & Son's. A few days ago while out driv ing, two Nimfods, viz., J. E. Cement All Kinds of Build' I ing' Materials WHEItE GObCPLASTBR "TUll cap be nailed USE "TUM-A-LUM WALLBOARD"' I can TuEL' Miller and L. B. DeCanip, spied an owl by the roadside out jumped Miller with a pump gun ready for action. ''Wait till I tie the lines, I want to shoot him too," said DeCamp. "That's alright, hold the horses, he'll light again,'! said Miller-and he did. ' Tygh Valley Items Miss McCay has been chaper oning a crowd of young people in the mountains for the past week. Various stories are told about big game, long tramps, etc. Grandma Morris came home Monday evening after an absence of about seven weeks. She re ports a fine time and says every- one was good to her, but there is no place like home. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hanson are the proud parents of a son born August 23. Grandpa McCorkle was down Saturday. He is not very old yet. Mr. and Mrs. Vinton of Grass Valley and Mf. and Mrs. Bor- hill with their families visited with A. 3. Black and family Sat urday and Sunday. Mrs. Sam Meiser bf Cornell, Wn., is Visiting with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Stakely. Mrs. Meiser' was postmistress here for several years and has many friends who1 are very glad to see her. Earl Rhoades moved himself and family into the parsonage this week. . . ,. ,. i A good deal of grain i3 being hauled thrdugh tygh t Suerars Bridge. Mr. Burther is in Forest Grove this week with his family. Rev. Blackman, the Presbyter- &ftdl time IS HAfeD to GEE- Wallboard is not Ibwer in' cost : than lath and plaster in most" places where there m no good supply 6f plastering sand Wall board is very covenient. , - A - M , WAlXBOARD'' put .on by anyone, it is directly to the, 2x4 stud ding of, the walls, and, many i beautiful designs are ..produced. The, cracks .. between the sheets bf the wallboard are covered with a small strip . of .lumber painted like the rest of the house' trim. ....... "TUM-A-LUM WAllBOARD" be tinted with a cold water. tintjjy apyQne. Many beautiful stencil pa terns can be worked in the border. - ' TUM. A- LUM WALLBOARD' s fine. for remodeling without any bombs. . - A - Lium F er HIIII.I FIRE IN CASCADE MTS. Wapinltia, to the Times. A great forest fire started in the mountains near Clackamas and also near Shellrock Mountain about a week or more ago and continues to get larger. There are about 150 men fighting it and more are going all the time. Mr. Fischer took several men up there Wednesday and Thursday from Maupin and the Flat. Just how the fire started is not definitely known, although the general belief is that it start ed from the lightening setting some trees afire. It is reported that there are nine or ten dif ferent fires. 8everal four horBe loads of provisions have been taken from the Hartman and Evick stores. ian b. b. missionary, preached in Tygh last Sunday evening. His talk in the morning to the S. S. was surely appreciated. Mrs- Leone Hull is oh the sick list this week. Mrs. Kistner is Visiting her daughter, Mrs. Steers, this week. Cal Syron of Smock was a business visitor in Tygh Valley i Wednesday. E. J, Fischer came to Tygh Valley Wednesday and got a load of men to take to the mourn tains to fight, fire. M. M. Morris has just finished threshing- Al! hands seem to be glad to 'get through. Now for the mountains to rest. i Will McAtee has moved to Juniper Flat where he will stay while hauling his wheat to Maupin, Tygh Valley has decided to try and have another fair. The date has not been set, but will proba ly be the second week in Octob I 2 IMOUiCEME Vhe'lbllewibg prices f. 0. b. Detroit, .effective Aug -2, 1915; Ford Runabout . . $390. ford Touring Car . . . 44. Jo speedometer included in this yer's equipment, otlierwi.se cars fully equipped. There "can be no assurance 'gien against an advance fn these prices at anytime. "We guarantee however, that there will Toe no reduction 'in fhese prices prior to Augd3t '1, 1918." Profit-Sharing With ftetail Buyers On August 1, 1914 we'maHe the announcement that if w'e coilld fn'ake'and se'll at retail 800,0)0 Ford cars 'bot'weon . August 1, 1914 and August 1, 1915 wc wbtiW share; profits with the retkil purchasers, to the eVtent of from $40 to im on each car. We have sold over 300,000 Ford cars in . the time specified, and profit-sharing checks of $50 each X will be distributed as' rapidly as possible after August 15, 1115. Retail' purchasers who have not yet mailed us the r profit-sharing coupons, properly emlorried "should do so without delay. Our plan "to prolit-Bliare with fctaiiVurchasers of 'Ford cars during 1914-eG has been most successful. We thor oughly be'.ieyo, in it, but realizing the uncertainty of con ditions "'generally makes it advisable , to defer any an nouncement of Ziiture profit-shariAg WtiJ a JatcY date. We are, however, confident of ur inability to reduce costs for several 'monihsi and therefore tan offer no profit s,haring for cars deH-erad during"A:y'jst, SeptemnVr and OctoDcr1915. er. Mr. and Mrs. Bennington ar rived in Tygh last night. Prof. Bennington will be principal in the school, to commence Septem ber 6. Wapinitia Items Grandpa Evick and Milt Mc Clure returned from the 11101111 taius Monday and report a good time. John Ward and Tom Heiuiegan made a trip to Maupin last Thurs day returning Friday. Will Foreman and Arthur Price made a trip td the mountains last week, and while there climbed Mt. Hood and took numerous views of the mountain. Cid Kains purchased Milt Mo Clure's residence on Fifth Avenue iu Wapinitia. He will move his family there soon. The Wapinitia hole! i:, doing quite a large business now, there being so many .uitos ai d wagons coming from the Valley, A. A, Amen expects to complete the new school house which is be ing built fit the edge of the timber, this week. Mis Crystal Pratt will teach there the coining winter. Mrs. Hank Harphni and little daughter Thelma at; on the sick list this veekt Rink Tapp began hauling his surplus wheat to the Man pin Warehouse Monday. He expects to be hauling- all week. Arch Rains was called lo the bedside of bis. father, 3id RaiUs, Tuesday, It is reported that he is quite sick, . ' "F.rtfest Mayhew and family pa. ed through tere Tuesday on their way hoiifc from the 4;ioiintcins. Everyone repflrts that there are lots of berries. S. b. Woodsrde finished hauling his wheat to Mailpin Wednesday B. X. Foreman and wife made a trip to Maiipto Sunday morning, 4 PHYSICIAN DEAD Dr. M. V. Forrest of Florence, Oregon, a former resident of this city, died at St. Vincent's Hos pital late yesterday, following a brief illness. He was twenty- eight years of age and leaves, besides his wife, a mother, Mrs. J. M. Forrest of Portland and two sisters, Mrs. A. W. Bower- sox of Albany and Mrs. E. V. Littlefield of Portland. Dr. Forrest was born in Wheat land, Yamhill county, in 1887. Several ears ago he had u posi tion as assistant house physician at the Good Samaritan Hospital, and also held the same position I pi o.vided by Uv. at the St Vincent's Hospital fori Do not be deceived in the time a time. Later he practised med-: ",,J. ;al1 ""f""' '"! ' .. , ., , made to tins Board, or no adjusts icine tor a while on the Last ttwula Citl) afterward be trade; ,,p Side. Oregon ian. pear on time, or else your assess- Dr. Forrest, two years ago j muits will stand as made by the' while in Maupin had a drugstorei0011" Assessor in what is now the postofficel , 1 County Board of Equaliza ,., ,. . ,, ' , lion is composed of: The County building and Was well known by ju.e, chairman; The County many of our citizens. Clerk, secretary, and the County The funeral was held at 4 'Assessor, o'clock Wednesday aiternoon at We desire that all should have the residence establishment of iSLffi" gover" "r J. P. Finley & Son, Montgomery and Filth streets, and interment; made at Wheatland, Oregon at, 2 o'clock yesteltlay aftertioon. ' 1 who has returning iu the evening. Miss Dorulhv Dovle. been employed on a cook wagon , near Wasco, for the past five! wcck, ifiuinwi to tier no ne Here Sunday, No; slopped tew da.vs in The Dalles mu visitwi with Iter sister, Mrs. l.ela Anderson. ' ' 's,.artt.d for the m0UHtaitls Wedncs Mr. Jlmsiiu fruui, Maupin ' day. It is to be hoped that they brought a lnrge Joad trf Crawford , were looking after the proposed peaches and Silver prunes to VVap. I (Coucltided ou last page) A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y The HIGHEST PRICE TOR WHEAT At MAUPIN STATE. BANK. PAY YOUIl TAXES p MAUPIN STATE BANK AD SAVE ALL EXPENSE, EVEN POSTAGE. m WB ARB A GOUNTY DEPOSITORY AUTHORIZ ED TO COLLECT TAXES m m "WE ARE HEADQUARTERS SCHOOL BOORS SCHOOL SUPPLIES Everything . in this line SMTTUCR BROS. t 4 To the Taxpayers MOTh'K is hereby given that the Ho.ni, of Initialization for Wasco County, Oregon, will con vene in annual session, in the Count) Court Room, at the Court House in The Dulles, Oregon, on the SECOND MONDAY in SEPT EMBER, being the f 13th day, thereof, at the hour of 9 o'clock A. M. of snid day, for the purpose of publically examining the several ' Rolls for Wasco County; making correction either in descriptions or valuation; hearing and passing.. 011 complaints as to assessments, and equalizing said Rolls so that all properly shall be assessed at its 1 1 lie value. Said bond will remain in srsition one week or longer if necessary; but. all complaints must be made dur r,rti ,v....i. ,.r ...i.i .-.. b, imK, rilber m xetsim or 1 by agent, and on proper form.-, as j;s. A. DAVIS, County Assessor. ; : .- t ; miua Tuesday. ! The little sou of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Nelson ha.- been quite, sick for the net week. Dr. Shannon of Tygh Valley was called to see him Tuesday, and again Thursday. fwin t 4 Government survey ors were Wapinitia visitors for a eounle divs -ihis ,week. . Thev. 1 m i 4 . . ... . ii v Mafipin Oregon DETROIT '3 Peter itlilbfag, Mgr.
