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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1917)
Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County VOL 3, NO. 4.? MAUPIN SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 27. 1917 THE YEAR $1.50 !( I f i t- ? 4 SENT IN BY OUR 31 Canal Report VVapinitia Irrigation Company's canal water lias advanced steadily with nn average -gain of onc-fuuilh mile daily until this week it is flowing in Urn main canal on the Flat to a point near Dane and We berg farms. It is estimated by V. B. Keen that the deep draws between Dane's place and Miller Bridge will be filled this week so that the water may pass out into the wheat fields next week. Many automobiles filled wilb anxious, curious and interested furmea havu visised the upper Flat near Pine Grove the past three days to see the Clear Lake water flowing ou the Flat. All the speculation and doubt as to the leaks in McCul.bin's gulch are now exploded. The success of the company is gratify ing when it is known that other companies have worked and failed to get Clear Lake water out for a period of thirty years. Thefaimers, merchants and of ficials of the Wapinitia Irrigation Company are planning for a har vest celebration at Pine Grove camp about September 1st. A beef and pork barbecue is promis- el. Mr. J. L. Brewer, president of the Oregon Inigation Congress, uud secretary of The Dalles Cham her of Commerce, and W. L. Powers, Prof, of Drainage and ir rigation at Oregon Agricultural Collega, and Governor Withyeomb will be among the speakers to ad dress the harvest gathering. The brass? bands from The Dalles and Dnfar also are expected to he pres ent. The ollicial opening xif the irrigation enterprise will be the loading spirit of the celebration. William Mickey, engineer a! the "big cut,'' was injured on the left leg by a severe cut from the ad. lie is able to walk support ed by a cane. Many farmers and campers have gone to Clear'reek and lake fish ing tlie laat week. All repoit good catches. Hay and grain stacks are rising in the fields. Farmers report tin grain to be little over half crop due to the prolanged drouth. The fine herd of beef cattle ship ped by upper Flat farmers las1, week arrived on rather a weal market, but the price was good and no complaint entered. Henry Richardson has lost tw. :ows both giving milk. The have strayed in the direction c tlie national forest. Sarah E. E. Rowan hae filed i suit for divorce from Mark P Rowan,, alleging cruel and inhu man taeatment. They were mar ried in Oregon City January, 1S0( WANTED! Butter and Eggs isi any quantity Highest prices paid for each Bring a small am aim! of each to market. Take home a big load of groceries, LAKE'S CASH STORE At Your Service MITCHEL WAGON: Now in vStocli 3-3 1-4 - 3 1-2 in Both 40-4 and- 36-44 Wheels vSHATTUCfi BROS THE STORE OF BETTER SERVICE Wamic Wapinitia Iter IS A sudden change took place in I ho weather here, the past three days are getting more pleasant. This place has experienced an un lBiial hot and dry epell, the tem perature reaching the hundred point and remaining there nearly t week. The Juno rains failed his season. Smock had a heavy shower of ruin last Thursday,' doing some damage to gardens. A number of persons were sick :iere last week from the extreme ieat, though none of the sickness vas of a serious nature, Herman Gesh's team ran away vith the binder Thursday when "re was returning home from the )lacksmith shorn Mrs. Ida McCoy who hss been iltending her mother 'at the hos pital, arrived home Thursday light, coming out with the Norveis n their return home. Jimmie Woodcock had a little un-u-way Friday when his binder t his farm stopped to get some twine. A top buggy passing along ih.) .road frightened the team. Fortunately he was able to catch Vie horses before they did much 1 image. Bill and Ed Woodcock,- Mrs. J.hel Duncan and Mrs. Gertie Jriver took their mother, Mrs. ian Woodcock to Portland Friday light where she will have medical reatment. Jim Miller and Mrs. L3na Woodcock accompanied hem. Jim Woodcock took Mrs. Woodcock in his ear to the station i ml Tom Woodcock took his bjs ers and Bill Miller. The farmers are in the "midst of larvesting and it is thought the rain here will not he very much lamaged by the heat and drouth. An anxious crowd gathered at the postoffioe Friday evening to earn who had been drawn on the I raft list.. Mrs. Mary. Pratt was Vereome when she heard on the phone that her sou Carl was one jf the number. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Roberts .aid Mrs. Violet Miller of Juniper .vent to The Dalles Satuulay to visit their mother, Mrs. Nettie Miller. Mit Wing and family made a business trip to Yakima, Wn., 'ast week. Ed Chandler and family and Garret Pahnateer and three sons arrived Friday from Toppenish. Mrs, Mack Palmateer is recov ering from her recent attack of typhoid fever, The little con of Mrs, Minnie Gray fell from a tree Saturday afiemoon at the J. F.mbiy place where Mrs, Gray is working. Evans Parrish took the child to Tygh where Dr. Shannon set the limb. A girl baby was born lo Mr. and Mrs. Juhn Farlow on Smock Friday. Lutie Shadley arrived home Friday from Chejo, Cal. He came by way of Condon and visited his mother and sister. The MeCorkles of this place and Tygh held a family reunion at the ; old McCorkle mill near Tygh. j Miss Katie Spath, accompanied j by Miss Madge Peterson and Carl j Shear came out from The Dalles today to visit at her home. J. M. Fatison and family of : Dnfnr were guests at the A. M ; Patison home. ; II. F. Woodcock came out from. The Dalles Saturday. j ' Mrs. Annie Gilmore has quite1 recovered from her nervousness; caused from her trip from Cres- well. j Mrs. Bell Prout and grand daughter Leotie Zumwalt ariived Saturday and are guests of the; Yard Norvel Lome on the Flat, 1 and w. The drouth continues, but the long hot epell was broken last Thursday by cool west winds. Heading commenced in general Monday. Fall grain is a f air crop considering the season, hut spring grain is very short and badly shriveled, Ceo. Magill ami son Arliv came over from VVamie Mod. I commenced, headiny for Flinn Wednesday. 0. IS.. Wood butchered a beef Monday. Mrs. Bowen returni'd from a trip to The Dulles Tuesday and i:: slop ping at the home of her daughter, M.S. Sadie licit z. N. W. Flinn and family and Mr. and Mrs. David t'harpe yiMied Sunday in Wamic at the home of Geo. Magills. Earl Barzee returned Saturday from a trip to Portland. Mrs. May Barzee vho was oper ated upou at The pillee. Hospital i iHiorieo as gcuing along line. Ofcar Mink and wife from F.mk Hollow passed through heicFji day enroute to Government Camp for a fe,v days on tin?. Babies has put in its appearance again in this section. Some two weeks ago Herbert Hammer and Mr. Bothwell killed a mad coyote up on Mr. Hammer's homestead, and J. r. Abbott has reported kill ing eight head of hoes that were suffering with the disease. Tho cattlo men of (his section succeeded in getting in (); head of fine beef cattle last week wlvieh I hay shipped to Portland .Sunday. 0. L. Paquet and Lu Kelly went to Portland with them.'' Miss Sophia Tapp is vicifi'ng. relatives in The Dalles. Mitt Wing came oyer from Wamic Wednesday and is employ, ed on the Magill and Flinn header The Kelly" header find thresher commenced Thursday. John Ward was called to Kins ley last week, his mother bavin;.' parsed away the first of the week, Chester Pechetto i ho mli'd.ed in the- army last August and iirwd on the Mexican border left again Monday for his post. Arthur Rica who left, here about four weeks weeks ago and enlisted .in the army is now at Clackamas in Co. F 3rd Oregon and wili.-s that he will leave for Mexico l-ooii. Mrs. Maude Hammer returned the last of the week from vi-ilin;.; her sister near Portland. Two girls passed through here Lee: Broken (Wamic) Willis Norvel had a serious run-a-wiiy Wednesday morning while attempting to cut grain with u hinder at his father's place, He was driving a young, horse which became frightened at the rattling of tin' machinery and starting lo run, caused the other to become iiiimsnapcable. Mr. Norvel was thrown from the binder and sutler ed a broken lei;, the break beint? below the knee, Vemie Norvel who was in the field at the time Mimmoiied his father. They took him lo the house und called Dr. ohannon who pronounced it a very had break and recommended hie being taken lo the hospital. The 'lightened hor.-es did much dam age in the field before they were slopped, cutting and trampling down much grain. ' Wednesday evening who had hik ed from Portland and were on th-nr way to The Dalles, making tlie entire trip on foot , and unac companied by anyone. Peter Oh'cn's road crew all ennir home Saturday night, the road work boiug-complcted for the sum mer. Miss Irene Doyle returned to The hallos Thursday after a two weeks' visit with home folks. 'She will graduate from the hosnita) next year. B. L. Foreman "made a trip lo Maupin Wednesday morning tak ing Mis. Sarah Mavnard to see FLOUR MILL , NEARLY READY Machinery In The new Hour mill building for Woodcock & Son is now all in closed. The structure is a 2lxl(i two story frame with 7 foot base ment and concrete' foundation and an engine room in addition 12x18. Mr. Woodcock vvas out Wednes day and expossed hia appreciation of the progress Contractor Wil helm and crew of lumber mechan ics have made in Ihe work, ' ,. The carpenters with tho aid of Fischer's new trick moved the machinery from the depot Wed nesday to its place in the mill, one piece of which weighs 8000 pounds Dr. El wood. Mrs. Mavnard fell Monday and bruised her limb from which she is suffering very much. Miss Carrie F. Wilson, daughter of Charles Wilson of Corbet, Ore., and Bert McCready of Criterion were united in marriage here-yesterday at tho Congregational church by the Rev.' Frank Maples' The young couple will make their home on the W. W. McCready ranch at Criterion. Chronicle. Friday. i2'5:?, The Gilberts Fliverei over in the takeover) yieinity Sunday. ..v.-J- ".."k.' , 'U t -,r. The TtEAL REST RttOHT of thu North Pacific Coast ii i'e.v raw by Rail or f tf.iiiier from Portland. 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