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
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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.