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Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County
VOL 2. NO, 27
MAUPIN, SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY. OREGON, FRJDAY. APRIL 14, 1916
THE YEAR $1.50
SENT IN BY OUR
Wajnic News
Several parties from The Dalles
visited this place last week,
An elocutionist, from Seattle,
(gave an interesting reading in
the school room Thursday even
ing. His selections were much
appreciated.
The Boys and Girls Industrial
Club gave a pleasing ice cream
and cake social at the school
house Friday afternoon, Many
of the school patrons were in at
tendance. After a delay since the latter
part of January, the Sunday
school was resumed here Sunday
A new superintendent was chos
, en, D. A. filler havjng resigned,
Mr- Miller has done splendid
work in the Sunday school the
past year.
Miss Pearl Ruegg, who is
teaching at Pine Grove disirict,
was down from that place Sunt
day attending the Sunday school.
Miss Effte Doughton of Pine
Grove district, spent last week
with her sister, Mrs. Floyd John
eon of this place,
Mrs. M. J. Swift went to Tygh
Friday, visiting at the home of
her son, T. J- Swift, She was
accompanied home by Mrs. T. J.
Swift and Miss Mose Harper, the
latter driyipg here in her auto
mobile,
Mrs. Willis Norval put her
club auilt jn -the frames at the
Swift homo Monday, to be quilt,
ed by the members of the Ladies
Social Club, Thursday,
Hammie Patison had the mis
fortune to run a nail through his
hand last week while engaged in
tearing down an old building at
the Lake home.
A splendid meeting of the Arti
san lodge was held here Saturday
afternoon.
Many persons are having la
grippe now. the disease being in
the form of a cold in the head.
Among those who were confined
to Weir beds a part of last week
with the cold were, Mrs. Lee
Kennedy, Mrs. C, E. Pratt and
Mrs. Nancy Sanford.
An interesting game of base
ball was played here Snndav af
ternoon between the local and
Tygh teams, the latter winning
the game by a score of 8 to 5.
Prof. T. J. Skirvin acted as umpire-
' ,
was out visiting the school Tuess
day.
Miss Pansy Lone i? assisting
Miss Jennetta Harper at the
ranch. J. T. intends to. move on
the place for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McClain
h.ave rented a large fruit ranch
at Yakima and are going to move
over this week. Haryey pur
chased the big bay team of Jr.
Brown.
Qrancjpa IfcCorkJe fell, hurt
ing himself while walking down
town last week.
Dr. Brown and Mr. and Mrs
Reel motqred to Th,e Dalles last
Monday, returning the same day
J. Mace is suffering with rheu
mrtism and neuralgia.
Uncle Bjllje Cantrell was in
town visiting old friends recently
Twentyrfive automobiles formed
a semicircle around the ball ground
JSuuday, '
Criterion Chronicles
Rev. Ellis came out last Tues
day to attend a business meeting
of the class here that evening.
He preached on The Atonement
Wednesday night to an apprecia
tive audience.
Dale Bonney left Thursday
morning for Tygh to help run
the new Case .tractor which his
father recently purchased. They
intend running day night and
expect to use in in farming their
holdings at Criterion also.
L. B. DeCamp was a business
visitor at Maupin on Saturday.
A A. Canfield was registering
voters in the Ridgeway section
Thursday.
Arthur Henderson and family
have returned from Kingsley
where they spent the latter part
of the winter.
Every one is pleased wjth the
Tygh Valley
The Tygh ball boys went to
Wamic Sunday, returning with
much cheering. The score was
3 to 5 in favor of Tygh.
C. W. Wing took a lot of fruit
trees last week to his farm at
Wamic to fill in his orchard with.
Mrs- Elmer Anderson moved to
Dufur Monday, where her hus
band is employed by the Dufur
Orchard Co. Johnine Grossman
moved her effects over.
Miss Myrtle Anderson, who
bns beed employed by Mrs.
Mayme Watkins, left for Dufur
to spend the summer with her
brothers.
Mrs. J. Traxel who has been
employed at John Covey's caring
for his parent for several weeKs
returned home. His sister is
staviner with him now.
Everyone is busy with garden
nlantincr.
County School Supt. Bonney
Everyone must register if they
erpct to vote. No swearing in
vnts will be cermitted
Books dose for Primaries April
19th.
HUNTS EERRY WAREHOUSE GO
GENERAL STORACE
Flour, Feed, Salt and Supplies
agents for KERR GIFFORD & CO
ALSO FOR
Phoenix Assurance Co. Ltd., of London
TWO CARS OF
Tuesday and Wendesday were
hog shipping days for farmers of
the surrounding territory." Mr.
Kurtz was out and purchased and
shipped two carloads of swine.'
Those delivering hogs to the
stock pens at the warehouse
were; Geo. Mallatt, Don Stogs
dill, Geo. Woodruff, Chas. Pierce,
Elmer Snodgrass, Ruff, McCorkle
good weather and farmers are
duly busy with the spring's
work.
The road grader started workt
ing Monday morning and 'the
results will be appreciated by
those who have to travel our
highways,
Commissioner Clausen was out
Monday inspecting roads.
Roy G. Campbell, county sur
veyor, was doing some county
work and some for private par
ties in this vjoinity early this
week.
Mrs. Hornqujst left last week
for several week's visit in the
Willamette Valley.
Frank Bugan and wife attend
ed church at Maupin Sunday.
Base Ball Notes
A very interesting game was
played last Sunday between
Maupin and The Dalles Indepen
dents on the Maupin diamond,
The final score was 4 to 0 in faw
or of Maupin. The first score
was made by Earl Crabtree in
the fourth inning, the game
stood 1 to 0 until the last half of
the eighth, when Arthur Morris
hit the only two bager of the
game which allowed two more
runs, Earl Crabtree making the
final run across the home plate
brought the score up to 4 for
Maupin.
Schedule of future games:
Gateway at Maupin, April 16,
Grass Valley at Maupin, April
23.
Don t forget the game next
Sunday will be called at 1 o'clock
p, m. Bharp. Net Sunday's
game promises to be one of the
best of the season, as Gateway
ha3 some good players from var
ious parts of Crook and Jefferson
counties,
Music will be furnished by the
Maupin Brass Band.
Commissioner
To the Republican voters of
Wasco county;
I Uke this means of declaring
myself a candidate for County
Commissioner subject to your ap
proval at the Primary election,
Nlay 19. Jf nominated and elected
I promise to peifurni the duties of
the office with fairness to all, and
to the best of my ability.
R, C. FlTZGARALD.
Pd. Adv.
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
More than ONE MILLION now 10
use 500,000 more to be sold this year.
No other motor car in the entire world
has such a wonderful record for service.
This year's lowered prices mean the
same Ford car of quality and reliability'
for less money that's all. The Run
about is $390; Touring Car $440;
Coupelet $50; Town Car $640;
Sedan $740. f. 0. b. Detroit. On sale at
Tn n 9
MAUPIN, ORE.
THE RIGHT START
FOR A NEW HOME
is to get the right plan
a plan that includes your
ideaB of attractiveness,
comfort and convenience.
Of course the real prob
lem is to find that partic
ular plan and that's where
TUM-A-LUM SERVICE
helps.. . Our plan books con
tain so many practical home
designs and plans that they
haven't yet failed to meet
the demands made upon then.
Our Architect designs any
of these homes to suit you
and we tell you the cost
of all material.
ThiB service is yours for
the aeking , Spring- is here .
Building is beginning. Get
in early so you can get
your home completed early,
"See PETER KlkbURG about it"
Tum-A-Lura Lumber Co.
Smock Items
Mrs. Cecil Mayfield and Mrs.
Geo. Ledford were Wapinitia
business visitors last Tuesdoy.
J. W. Farlow purchased a Ford
at Maupin Saturday, which Mr.
Fisch will deliver the last of the
week.
F. E, Spoor was transacting
business at Wamic Wednesday.
Walter Ledford was a business
visitor at Wamic Wednesday.
Several of our young people
met at the home of F, E- Spoor
Saturday evening and practiced
singing.
David Mayfield, wife and son
visited W, H. Mayfields Friday.
Mr. and Mrs- Roy Fleck and
Miss Nettie Kinney were Sunday
visitors with Mrs, Nancy Jones-
M. P. Thornton and Cecil May
field are plowing for J. W. Far
low.
A bonfire party given by Mr.
and Mrs. Griffin Friday night
was enjoyed very much.
T. E. Earlow and family are
having a trial at lagrippe,
The question box wasintroduc
ed to the S. S. by Supt. F- E,
Spoor, and next, Sunday you wil
find box for same He gave a
very interesting talk on the sub
ject.
Mike and J. E. Kennedy of
Wamic brouget several head of
cattle to their ranch on Upper
Smock.
Mrs. Viva Driver and niece,
Tina Driver, of Wamic were at
the Kennedy ranch Sunday.
Fred Bichsel and wife visited
Mrs. Bichsel's mother, Mrs.Jones
Friday, and their daughter, Vel-
ma spent the week end with her
grandma, - ""
C- A. Syron lost a cow last
week. ,
George Thornton is plowing
for Farlow Bros.
I. T. Courtright was a business
visitor at Wamic Wednesday.
Mrs. Cline went to Maupin
Tuesday, buying wheat which
was stored in the Maupin ware
house, from Geo. Woodruff. Mrs.
Oglesby accompanied her as far
as Mr. Woodruff's und visitei
with a cousin, Mrs. Maurice
Woodruff.
S. H. Mulvaney is kept very
busy answering inquries about
his recently patented invention,
the spark arrester.
Grant Ledford and family
were guests at the Ayres home
Saturday and Sunday.
Prof. Pattersoa of Wapinitia
was a guest at C. A- Syron' s
Saturday.
EASTER HATS
Over one hundred fifty beautiful
New Styles to choose from
Special Inducement for Easter
buying
MISS HAUSER
TYGH VALLEY
REAL ESTATE
ON THE MOVE
More Building to Be
Job Crabtree recently purchas
ed a lot across the street toward
the river from the Oakley, prop
erty, and has erected a little
tent house thereon and moved .
his family into it until such time
as he can get to build a perman
ent residence.
A. C. Moad this week purchas
ed the building of S. R. Ray va
cated by Job Crabtree and has
had it moved to the corner lot
below the church which he also
purchased this week. After
some renovation of the house
the family expects to move in
and put necessary additions on
later.
While we regret losing these
people as occupants of the Times .
building, we are glad they wil)
be this close. Mrs, Moad's level
headed motherly advice has help
ed our youthful wits out of many
a perplexity, and their sojourn,
in the building has been pleasant
and profitable to us.
9SW
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County Depository
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Get fixed for the Maupin
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iSHATTUCK BROS.
STORE OF BETTER SERVICE
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FISCHER'S GARAGE
Auto Passenger Service Auto Delivery Truck
Prepared for Long Trips or Outing Parties
A Complete Line of Automobile Accessories
MAUPIN, OREGON
Wapinitia Items
We wish to thank the editor of
the Maupin Times for the liberal
check we received last week.
We are glad to know our efforts
in working for the Times are
appreciatedatid feel as though
we could not get along without
the Times.
Gottlieb Teschner, who is em
ployed on the Dee Woodside
farm, while going to Maupin laat
week, had the misfortune of bad
ly injuring one of Dee's horses,
Mercy Madron, who has been
quite sick, is much improved, be
ing able to sit up at present Her
sister Pearl has also been quite
sick lately,
Calvin McCorkle made a trip
to Tygh Valley last Thursday.
Quite a little excitement occur
red in the neighborhood of Gabel
vitle last week, several persona
reporting that they saw a cougar
a number of times A posse of
men are planning on trying to
capture it the last of the week,
A splendid show was given by
the local talent of Tygh last Sat
urday night at the Evick hall.
A very large crowd was present
and all join in praising the Tygh
people for the able manner in
which tne characters presented
their different parts- The Wap
initia Band furnished music be
tween the acts.
J. P. Abbott reports a fine
crop of lambs so far this year, it
having been an ideal spring for
the sheep. The grass wss never
better at this time of the year
than at present- It is said that
there are two blade of grass
growing this year to where there
was one last. In fact, it seems
that Dame Nature has accon
plished for us this year what no
one has been able to do, for as
the saying goes, that which this
world needs most, is something
that will cause two blades of
grass to grow where there is
only one ''
John Powell and wife are stay
ing at the old Davis place at
present,' they having the place
rented, and are .putting in the
spring crop. , '
Bill Sturgess has rented the
old Cristle place, and also the
Ollie Weberg place belonging to
J- P- Abbott, and has started
farming them '
Clyde Wltitiock, formerly of
this place, arrived here last week
from Southern Oregon and is
visiting at the home of hW broth,
er-in law, O L. Paquett.
The Stockmen's Association
I Scream!