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MAUPIN 21 JJk I W Ut'I Demoted to the Interest? of Southern Wasco County VOL 7. NO 43 MAUPIN SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 4 1921 THE YEAR $1.50 Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Henne ghan leave in the morning for the mountains- A Practically new Florance oil stove for sale. Inquire at The Times office. Mrs. Anna Sovern of Portland came Thursday evening and vis ited a few days at the home of her brother, W. H. Staats. Cecil Woodcock went to The Dalles Sunday, bringing out a load of furniture for his mother. $225 Claxtonola talking ma chines Reduced to $175; $175 Claxtonola talking machines Re duced to $125 st Maupin Drug Store; will give terms. Born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Claud Wilson, a son. HOTEL MAUPIN Sanitary and Commercial Rooms Home Cooking PHONE 8A82 Our Motto is SERVICE The ECLIPSE Automatic Air Control automatically controls the volume of air entering the carburetor, making it possible to throttle your car down on a very lean mixture. Gives a more correct mixture at all speeds Results: More Power, more flexibility, less carbon, less heat, and an Increase of Three to Eight Miles per Gallon of Gas The Eclipse is mechanically and scientific ally correct. The double valve absolutely Prevents Any Damage by Backfire. For Sale by Wm. L. Morrison and J. E. Morrison MAUPIN, OREGON Sole Distributers for Wasco and Sherman Counties A Bad Habit Carrying your surplus money around in your pocket. A Good Habit rutting it on time deposit with us at four per cent interest'. Start todav. Maupin State Bank Ws Strive to Merit Approval Big Grain Fire Between forty and fifty acres of Belvie Patison's grain field southeast of Wamic snd a stack of bundle grain in the field burned Wednesday afternoon. A steam thresher and crew in approaching to commence on the grain passed by the west side of One Negro Killed As the climax of trouble for the past week Walter Smith a negro shot and killed Sam Smith a negro, when the latter attemp ted to attack him with an axe at the Oakbrook section house Tues day. The immediate cause of the outbreak was the resignation the field and about half a mile offered by Walter Smith to . the on the n6rth, discovering the Japanese section foreman, say- fire as they turned to enter the ling he could not get along with field. The fire is supposed to have started from a spark from the engine as it passed the west side of the field, the wind fan ning it to flame. Hard fighing saved iti from reaching Frank Magill's grain stacks close. The Morris Brothers' thresh-' ing crew and M. I. Shearer went from the Fairvicw section to heQ fight the fire. Wapinitia Mrs. J. R. Lewis and son Jesse went to Clackamas Thursday. Walter Driver lost a valuable milk cow Tuesday Evert Richmond and Alma Powell spent Wednesday e vening with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Driver Crystal Hartman visited with AngieTapp Thursday and Friday at the Sid Wilson home. Johnnie Sinclair came down from the road camp Thursday and returned Friday with a load of eats. Jennie Bronner was helping Mrs. Leander Walters while they had the harvesters. Crystal Hartman is helping Mrs. Louis Walters this week.-" The little folks at Herbert Hammers are having the meas les. Carl Powell and Cal Burnt ide were down from the mountians Tuesday night. Mr. McKee was down from the mountains Friday the acciuaintance with his new son. E M. Hartman was quite poorly last week but is better now. Mr. and Mrs. Killian and daughter of Goldendale Wash, Mr. and Mrs. Nickerson and daughters of Tygh were Sunday visitors at the home of their brother, John Powell. Mrs. Kaseberg weo was visit ing her sister, Mrs. Maddron, returned to her home in Calif. Perle Evick and family and Grandpa Evick have returned from a vacation at Seaside. Gotleib Teschner has gone to Sherman county to work. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cox went over to the Reservation Sunday fpr a few days' outing. Six men of the ditch crew are now working on the south canal. If Mrs. Geo. Burnside had 30 young turkeys and the coyotes took 29, how many will she have to roast for her Christmas dinner? the other negro and would rather leave. The resignation was not accepted, however, and Sam Smith was discharged in stead. This angered him and he went for Walter Smith with an axe, the latter retreating until he reaehbd a shot gun standing by the side of the house and fired just in time to save a fatal blow with the axe. The negros are not relatives. Walter Smith came to Maupin and gave himself up to Deputy Sheriff Williams, who took him to The Dalles. , Coroner Burgett came out and got the body Tuesday evening, no inquest being necessary. Tygh Valley Tygh Valley is a mighty lively little burg these days. Cars, big and little," bugs", motorcycleF, wagons, people horse back ar d afoot, are passing and repassing continually, day and night. One wonders where they all come from and where they possibly can be going, but cars with the license and tags of every state of the union, almost, tell a tale of wanderlust" being gratified, and we are glad to welcome ti e strangers to our western country, and can only hope that many of them will make up their minds to stay with us as home makers. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foster making have returned to Tygh, and Mrs. Foster ha3 taken charge of the post office. They have moved the office into the building that sheltered it thirty years ago, but at that time the main store was in the same.' building. The post office was kept as accomm odation to the patrons of the store. Several old time residents have visited this place thu sum mer among them being G. P. Burtner. He and his famib mot ored up from Frisco their pres ent home, and while Mrs. Burt ner visited at Vancouver with relatives, G.R. Burtner came on to see his fathers folks at Dufur and could not resist the temta tion to call at their old home and the friends at Tygh. His sister Miss Nell Burtner, accompanied him. Mr. and Mrs. John Scott also spent a few days here being on their way home from Fossil, where their daughter resides. Swimming is the sport these days and the ole' swimmin' hole' Jack Wall male a trip to the i apparantly extends the full length of the creek, as parties find the "best place " in various sheltered spots, and new recruits are made daily for the "winged M". road camp Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben foreman went to The Dalles Saturday. They report that their son is gaining as well as could be expected. Phil Mott just finished heading 450 acres of grain. Jamie Abbott returned from J Portland Painless Dentist, 305, Second St. The Dalles Oregon, All work guaranteed, W. T. Portland with a, brand new j siatten D, D. S. Proprietor, Cadillac. N. G- Hedin was a Dalles vis itor this week. L. D. Kelly returned home Monday evening from the moun tains. He reports a fine crop of berries, only a few being ripe now. However, he brought out five gallons. He will return to the 'mountains in about three weeks. H. Anderson is working in a local warehouse. Mrs. Ander son and helpers are handling the restaurant and confectionery. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Morris and Mrs. Jory were Dalles visit ors Monday. Max Woodruff ac companied them home. HOTEL KELLY UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT When you come to Maupin come in and see us and bring the family. We will be glad to meet you and you can eat at the Hotel Kelly as cheap as you can at home. M. FLYNN, Prop. , 9 Rates Back to Norm ilcy Service up-to-Date or H self: Power and ower The Same Machine lyt&g Washer - To take the work and worry out of wash day, there's nothin quite so good as a gasoline engine and a Maytag Washer tf you ( ou t happen to have the engine that's no reason why you lit ThSSteSl F' a MaytUg Ihai PWer W9r When You Get Your Engine just take off the handle, mnl you have a belt-power machine. The Maytag is the only "two in-ono" washer A Power Washer FOR S2T.CO SIIATTUCK BROS., Maupin I I 9 I flu-' i, ,1 1 -mi Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Walter and older sons are improving the opportunites for work during the present rush of harvest, Mr. Walter and the boys working in the field, and Mrs. Walter is employed on a cook wagon. The body of Terry C. Jones, a Wamic soldier, who died of pneu monia in France during the war will arrive in The Dalles today, August 4. The body will lie in state at The Dalles funeral home until services Saturday at 7 p. m- under the auspices of the American Legion. Burial will be in the Wamic cemetery Sun day at 2 p. m, You've fitted Machinery to your Farm THEN WHY NOT let me fit music to your home 11. ANDERSON Maupin, Oregon I