MAUPIN
Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County
VOL. 2, NO, 28
MAUPIN, SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1916
THE YEAR $1.50
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Criterion Chronicles
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Smock Items
,.,W. E. Woodcock, road super
visor, is having Geo. End to sur
vey the road on Gate creek
canyon, and will make a new
grade. This will be a great
' benefit to the public in general.
Several men are at work and
Percy Driver is driving the road
grader.
Orrion Farlow sheared his
goats Friday, one fleece weigh
ing tight pounds.
0. B. Murray was a Maupin
business visitor Satnrday. '
Jesse Ayres is very sick with
measles. He had been to Port
land and in Washington a num
ber of days, and had just arrived
home.
J. T. Harper of Tygh was a
business visitor Monday at S. H.
Mulvaney's, doing legal work for
Mr John Gordon".
Mis. Hull was calling on
friends at Tygh Tuesday.
Wilbur Mulvaney was a Tygh
business visitor Monday.
J. W. Farlow took several I.
O. 0. , F. brothers from this
place in bis new car to Maupin
Saturday night, where several
members were taken in lodge,
the Tygh Valley team putting on,
the work.
Farlow Bros, began plowing
on C. N- Farlow's place Friday
with six horses.
N. E. Whitcomb is home from
Maupin where he had been work
ing on the' road the past three
weeks.
Farlow Bros, delivered sheep
to Maupin Tuesday, which were
sold to Jim Mace some time ago,
Evans Tarrish driving them to
that place.
R. C. Stakely and J. Lander
have completed the fencing of
G. Stakely 's ranch. v
T. E. farlow is a victim of la
grippe and several others are
suffering with same-
Friday was arbor day and Mr.
Murray and pupils devoted the
afternoon in cleaning the school
yard.
L. W. Yockey and Walter Led
ford have been working on the
ditch the past few days and re
port snow in various places along
the ditch.
D. B. Appling, Frank Buzan
and Arthur Henderson were busi
ness visitors at Maupin Wennes
day last.
Wm. Moss of Maupin has
bought the Ben Cook ranch, north-
wust oi criterion ana is moving
on this week.
Dale Bonney spent the week
end at home.
About 8 miles of grading has
been done to date, but there is
need of more work before the
roads are in perfect condition-
L. B, DeCamp and Miss Ida
Kidder visited Maupin Saturday.
Mrs. Canfield and two ehildren
visited'friends at Maupin for the
week end.
Earl Tunison carried mail two
trips last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tunison
Sr made a short visit to friends
and relatives here a few days ago
The family of G. W. Miller ar
rived on Sunday's train from
Eugene, and are domiciled at the
home of Mrs. S. A. Gamber ac
ross Bakeoven.
Several of our residents attend
ed the public sale at Ridgeway
Saturday last. They enjoyed a
good lunch and lots of sport.
Dr. Theo Beletski, assistant to
DIED TUESDAY
The funeral of F. 0. Stall, a
rancher about five mile above
Wapinitia, was conducted at the
Kelly church, the I. 0 0. F. or
der of Maupin having charge of
the services at the cemetery,
Mr. Stall was 38 years of age,
a resident of this state eleven
years, having resided a number
of years near Wapinitia, coming
to Oregon from Nebraska. His
parents live at Garfield, Wn., he
also leaves four or five brothers
and two sisters-
Mr. Stall had been ill a number
of days, but being possessed of
a courageous disposition, could
not be persuaded to leave his
work or receive medical aid until
it was too late. Dr. Shannon
was called Saturday and took
him to The Dalles hospital,
where death came Tuesday noon
Bright's disease being the cause
The body was brought home by
the I 0- F. of which he was a
member.
the state vetrinarian was in this
locality Monday and Tuesday on
official business.
More tban half the cars you see are
"Fords." Over a million Ford cars
are in use today, rendering efficient,
economical . service under all kinds of
conditions. 500,000 will be built and
sold this year. Low price places it
wiihin your . reach. Touring Car
$440; Runabout $390; Coupelet $5V0;
Town Car $640; Sedan, .740, f. o. b.
Detroit, On sale at
FiselW Garage
MAUPIN, ORE.
TUM-A-LUM PRICES STILL LOW
'lum-A-Lumber" 1 A Buy Word for Good Lumber)
You never had a better chance in your life to
clos'e up deals that have been hanging .fire. If there
ever was a time to build IT'S THIS SPRING.
It is very unlikely that lumber will ever be as
cheap again as it has been the past two or three
years. With the Panama canal' open to get Western
lumber to the hungry Eastern mar&et-with Europe
clamoring f ox lumber the minute the Airar is over-in
addition to the great business awakening taking
place all over our country, due to the fact that
conditions are RIGHT and that America IS prosperous
Well our best advice to you is to
HURRY ALONG YOUR BUILDIKG
Many of our customers are using the complete bluo
printed plans with our correct estimates on material
costs prepared and furnished by our Architects and
Engineers-on Homes, Barns, Silos, Hogsheds,, Granar
ies, Elevators, and all other buildings.
"See PETER KILBURG about it"
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
Gets Arm Broken
Wednesday, while Mrs. Edwin
Mays and her mother, Mrs. Ains
worth were returning home after
taking Mr. Mays to meet the
morping train for Portland, a
serious accident for Mrs, Mays
occurred. They were at point
on the grade not far from where
T. A. Connolly was looking after
some sheep, when a slight inter?
ference made it necessary for
Mrs, Mays to 'crank' the ma
chine. The crank 'kicked' back,
breaking her arm just above the
wrist. Mr. Connolly came to
their assistance, tailing them
back to Maupin where Dr. El
wood dressed the wound, and
then took them home.
Wamic News
Ralph Kaiser purchased a lot
just east -''of tho pool hall this
week and already has a small
building well under construction
in which he will in a short time
open a barber shop.
Mr. Kaiser will put up a resi
dence a little later and move his
family over from Dufur.
The basement of the Shnttuck
building is now completed and
the framework for the first floor
is up. Carpenters are making
every effort to get it completed
as soon as possible.
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Mrs. Albert Oakennan arrived
Sunday from Reply, Harney
county. Dick Savage, her broth
er, met her at the station. Miss
Jane Savage accompanied Mr.
Savage to Sherar.
Cecil Woodcock of The Dalles
spent several days here last week,
A piano tuner from The Dalles
was here Wednesday
Carl Pratt went to Sherar
Wednesday to get a drag V sera
par to be used in the road work.
Albert Savage and son Akin
speni last week at Smock'plw-
Jng on their farm the Brown
place.
Dr. Elwood came out from The
Dalle3 Wednesday.
Mr, and Mrs. Paul Illingsworth
of Metolius, spent Beveral days
here, returning Monday.'
Mrs. P. Isenberg is quite sick.
Mrs. Myrtle Smith has charge
of the cullinary department at
the Swift hotel, Mrs. Swift hav
ing left Friday for a few days
visit in The Dalles. ' '
J E. Kennedy left Thursday
for a short stay in Portland.
A. P. Simson of The Dalles,
accompanied by a land buyer
was here Saturday.
Terry Tones of Smock was a
visitor in town Sunday.
Dick Gerity made a trip to
Sherar Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Chastain came
over from Maupin Sunday.
Road Supervisor W. E. Wood
cock and his men made much im
provement on the roads in the
vicinity of Rock creek last week.
Several of the men engaged on
the rjad work boarded with Mr,
and Mrs. D. A Harvey last
week.
The girls' department of the
industrial work is accomplishing
much in the way of bread making.
Mrs. J. L. Illingsworth met
with an accident Friday that
came near proving fatal. While
reaching for a nest of eggs in a
hay chute, she lost her balance
and fell headlong into the nar
row chute. She had lain there
thirty minutes and was uncon
scious when help arrived to lift
her out. But for the screams of
her little grandson which finally
reached Mr. Illingsworth and
John who were constructing a
fence some distance away, the
woman would surely have died
Willis iNorval naa a serious
runaway Sunday while going
down Tygh hill to the ball game.
Mrs- Norval was thrown out by
the wagon being over turned and
received severe bruises on the
face.
Rev. George II. Harrison of
Tygh preached a pleasing sermon
in the church here Sunday even
ing. Mrs. Harrison accompani
led him. Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
j Harper brought them in their
car.
1 Come and see my new hats.
i They will be on display Friday
iand Saturday, April 28th and
29th at Wamic Miss Hauser.
was a complete victory for the
Wamic boys, the score being 13
toO.
Miss Hilda Like and Belvie
Patison attended the ball game
at Tygh Sunday.
Elmer Munier and Miss Fern
Good Road Work
The road crew with P. J. Olsen
have been on the upper part of
the grade the past few days.
The 2,929 feet between the wa
tering tro'igh and the steel bridge
in practically completed. 1,800
feet of it has been graveled, 429
feet of rock taken out of the
grade has been laid, and the bal
ance of 500 feet should have
gravel. Mr. Olsen stated that
one day's work with the grader
and two men ditching and finish
ing culverts would leave this
part of the road in fine shape.
Lists and figures of those do
nating work and funds toward
the construction of the road will
probably be given about the 12th
of May.
Fraley of Tygh, were here
week ago Sunday to witness the
ball game.
Mrs. Ralph Chandler "and son
Leonard visited Mrs. J. Johnson
at Tygh last week.
HUNTS EERRY WAREHOUSE G(T"
GENERAL STORAGE
Flour, Feed, Salt and Supplies
agents for KERR GIFFORD & CO
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STORE OF BETTER SERVICE
INITIATE SIX
Many In, Sat. Night
The local I. O. 0. F. order had
an interesting session at the hall
Saturday night, when about thir
ty visiting mempers were pres
ent ad (he degree eam from
Tygh put on the work of initiat
ing six new members, D. M. and
Rates. Shnttuck. F. D. Stuart, F.
A. Covey, W. II. Stunts and D,
Donuldson.
They have another big time
scheduled for the 29th.
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MAUPIN, OREGON
,The ball game at Tygh Sunday
Wapinitia Items
An unusual' cold wave struck
this section a few days ago, and
we are experiencing rain, snow
and sunshine, in fact its regular
March weather.
The Boy Scouts held their regi
ular meeting at the high school
building last Thursday.
C. L Nelson made a trip to
Maupin last Wednesday, bring
ing up a load of freight for A.
F. Evick.
Geo. Heitz hauled a load of
wood for Mr. Appling Thursday.
County School Supt. Bonney
visited the schools in this section
of the county last week.
Ernest Troutman an iss
Dorothy Fischer were visitors in
this burg last Friday.
Some campers passed through
here last Thursday on their way
to Bern-
E. A. Hartman and Lincoln
Hartman made a trip to The
Dalles last Wednesday.
Robert Service, an attorney of
Baker", Oregon, was in this city
Monday. He is republican can
didate for public service commis
sioner.
Ilda Miller, the little daughter
of Sels Miller has been quite sick
the past few days.
A campfire party was given
last Friday night by the social
committee of the C. E. society in
the Rice canyon. The evening
was spent in playing charades
and games A delicious lunch
eon was served about 10 o'clock,
consisting of hot bologna, coffee,
cake and other good things.
They returned home about II
o'clock and all report a splendid
time.
An old fashioned school will be
given in the high school building
next Friday, April 14th. Every
one is supposed to go dressed in
old fashioned clothes. A fee of
10 cents will be charged. It is
under the auspices of the social
committee of the Christian Endeavor.
Little Jimmit Nelson has been
quite sick lately. He was threat
ened with pneumonia.
Dee Wright moved the go
ernment horses from this place
to Sunflower Flat last Saturdry.
V- B. Tapp and wife were
guests at the N- W, Flinn home
Sunday. ' '
Dee Woodside made a trip to
Maupin last Saturday taking
Lloyd. Smith to the doctor to have
his finger lanced.
Among those attending the
ball game last Sunday at Maupin
wflre Mr. and Mrs. Dee Wood-
side, Mrs. Katie Amen, Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Foreman, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Barzee.
Glen White, formerly of Friend
and Lester Crabtree are employ
ed at the Lu Kelly ranch.
One night last week an intrud
er entered Mrs. N. W. Flinn's
chicken coop and killed an old
!hen and ten little chicks. The
next night Mr. Flinn set several
steel traps and caught an owal
measuring 4 feet 10 inches from
I Scream!
We wish to call your attention to our jiewly installed Soda Fountain, which U the rnont lanitary and up-to-date foun
tain in the c.ty. We are using th, best MADE IN OREGON Fruit Syrup., and our Ice Cream i. manufactured by th
Celebrated Haztlwood Co
W. li. Talcott's Ice Cream
Parlor and Confectioner?