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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1917)
Supplement to The Maupin Times, Vol. 3, No. 18 maupm, Southern Wasco Co., Ore., Friday, February 9 1917 Bethlehem's Bid on Ms vhvH for the United States Navy To Iht Aiptruan People: The Secretary uf the Navy baa .warded oonlracU amounting to over $3,000,000 U) h British bidder for M and 16-inch projectiles for the Navy because of very much k.wer price, offered by the English bidders VVe know nothing of the basin upon which (he British bid. were made, hut the pub , be it i entitle-! to know the facta upon , which we our Ives bid for this work. Two yenni ago we took contract. ' to make ,200 U-lnch .hell, at . price of $1,515,000. Up to now Dot .ingle .hell ha. been ae. ecpted by the Government; . though we have expended, in wage., material., etc., on theM order. $522,881, and We have not received a SINGLE DOLLAR on idem contract. I. xldilioB. Hunt iiilwprtutMo at Vf ounlmet night make liable Im pennluea anoMntiiif to 67a,lt . Id the light of our experience, and hav ing no other ba.la, we bid for 16-inch (bell, approximately the lame rate per pound a. that which the Navy Depart went actually awarded a 14-incb tbel contract one year ago. .Bethlehem Steel Company SMtfivl SCHWAB Chairman EUCENEG GRACE, PnJiSr? Tygh Valley 2 Rev, and Mr. Geo. H. Harrison left Monday for Greshani. Oreirnn. where they will visit for a few days A. A. Bonner returned from Portland Sunday. T. W. Reel and family moved . . - 10 Maupin Sunday,, Mr. Reel ia to lane cnarge of the;? pew hotel there. ' .'. '. ' Mays Bros, ahipped a carload of beef cattle Sunday, ; ?!.- J.,T, Harper had the mrsWfnnn lasi-iueeaays to. iacmdelitfy sever one of big tineer 2nd aeriniiilii cut the other on thai tiHY& Grant , Miya :.Wnlir, 'b'o trout Portland, Saturday, to attend busi ness.here.. fcHi- t rffifl Mrs. Beck with and Mrs. Weis beck were hostesses at,, a tea party given at the honietf fclrs. Vew- beck Wednesday. ;, tl,: , W. H. McAtee and daughter Imo left for Portland . Sunday where Imo ie to receive treatment for rheumatism. Eva is staying at the A. M. Youne home during her father's absence. J. T. Harper and several other of this place attended the sale at A. A. Dertbick's Monday. Hustie Johnson is driving the stage this week. Miss Pearl Thompson was called to the home of Wilbur Wing to attend Mrs. Wing who is very ill Tygh Valley Shop General Blacksmithing And Wagon Work Heavy and Light Horse Shoeing a Specialty First Class Plow Work - Cast Plow Shares Ground Break Blocks Heavy and Light Ready Made up Don't forget the Old Stand and its new manager Wm. L. MORRISON Phone in Shop " Orders taken for loose grain boxes Fraley style also up-to-date flaring boxes and Califnia racks nzxmzx Notice ' ' Wamic. Ore.. KK fi 111(7 ?'"Ahoiie west of the Oewbitm' river1 a ud south of Tygh Valley wishing to become a member of White River Federal Farm Loan Association, please annl t mi secretary, W. H. Mayfield, R. I Mr. Copelau of the Tum-A-Lnm experts is here doing some com peting adjusting work on ihe' elevator before it is to be accepted by the company. Church Notice Sunday School at 10 A. M.. , Preaching at 11 A. M. Song Service at 7:30 P. M. Preaching at 8:00 Song Practice Tuesday eveninc at 7:30 followed by Sunday School Teachers meeting. Prayer meeting Thurilny even ing at 7;30. These services mv be ing well attended by our young people and we want more lo help us. , E. E. Lesan Paafdt- Have a few thousand dollars' to loan at 7 per cent on inipreved real -estate security. Limited amount of six per cent mnuev. -Paul W. Childers, The Dalles." t2 Earl Barzee lost a tire chain be tween here and Wapinitia, finder please leave at Harphan's. The Wapinitia Hotel and feed barn for rem. John A. Kvick.