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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1923)
WATCH r?p MAUPIN TIMES GROW Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County MAUPIN, SOUTHERN WASCb COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1!)2'J THE YEAR f 1.50 VOL 9, NO. 19 Valentine Party pleasant evening of dancing and fun, light refreshments were served and all left for home at an early hour. Eleven couples of Maupinitesj who attended the party at Geo. I Cunningham's residence Febru- ary 14 report a fine time after a Three rooms to let-B. F. Cook. ttt. We would appreciate your trade. We sell the best goods. We give the best service for the least money in Maupin. Your dollar does double duty at the Harris Cash Store Stock Law Effective Tygh Grades Contracted Eyes Tested N . Saturdays and Sundays Old Bank Building Maupin, Oregon 0. R. Dinwiddie Registered Optician COMING Maup 'e Sunday, February 18th "My Wild Irish Rose 9 9 Melodrama of Old Ireland An Irish love story with the cause of the Emerald Isle, deals with the adventures of an Irish patriot who is railroaded to an Austrian prison camp where there are Irish, loye and fighting. Tooneviile Comedy Starting 8 p. m. Admission 20 and 40 Section 9383. Vote Against Stock Running at Large Notice and Penal Provision. If a majority of nil the votes cast shall be against . stock run ning at large, the ccunty clerk shall give notice by publication in pome newspaper of general circulation in the county, and in the election precinct if the elect ion for stock running at large affects any one precinct enly, for three consecutives weeks, that in sixty days from the date of said notice it shall be unlaw ful for stock to run at large, under penalty of ten dollars for the first- offense, and twenty dollars for each and every subse quent offense, to be recovered Irom the evr.er cf tie itcck in a civil action in the name of th-.; State of Oregon before a ju it'ee of the peace in the district in v h'ch such owner or keeper or culier of them may reside, and if there be no justice of the peace in such district, then be fore any justice of the peace in the cou.ii; , and it shall be the duty of each constable in any justice of .he peace district, and of each rood supervisor in ary road district to enforce the pro visions of thi.-t section; and such penalty shall t;e for the benefit The second contract offered by the state highway commission, calling for work on The Dalles California highway in Wasco county, was let yesterday after- noon. Elliott, Scoggin and Pae quet, a Portland firm, was award ed the contract which calls for the grading of six miles of the highway, from the bottom oj Tygh grade to the top of the White river grade. The contract price, 563,640 was considerably lower then engineer's estimates of the con struction cost of unit 2. as the six mile stretch is officially derignit ed on highway mnp. Elliott, Scoggin and Pecquet also received the contract for the construction of Unit 3. tlu stretch .from the top of T,gh hill down through Butler canjni k the valley floor. This centric, was awarded at Tuesday's meet ingof the commission The total contiact pi ice for the grading of Units 2 and 8, was $262,690. Considering that the se are the two heavies; pieces of construction on. the highway in Wasco county, the tr.es arc 'considered to be very reaEonable But three stretches of the hii h way in the county are not under contract at the present time; between Dufur and Kingsley; FRESH SMELT Arriving every morning. Taken from the river the day before. Through your rural mail system we are pre pared to give you the best of service. If you get your mail through the Maupin office, the postage on 6 lbs. will be 8c, on 12 lbs. 11c Each package securely wrapped in burlap, assuring its arrival in good condition. Phone us your orders. and ef ar.A uVill fflllpftfH nsiiH in , ', . ,.t-from the top of the White river IU IWl CUIMHOIi M.11UU1 illllU , ... tv,nH, in hRMPh pp. inn -grade to Maupin, is brought, withii skty days after such animal is proved to be at large. Se'ction 9384. . Notice to be Given Before Prosecution No prosecution shall be conmenced maw it anus l RADEOLAND! We are still installing and selling Radio appartus We have agency for best Radio appartus on the market. HILL to recover the penalties named in Section 9383 until at It wit one day's notice has been givm to the owner or person lt. i g charge of such stock, if biih owner or keeper be known; bi d it shall be sufficient detente to such prosecution to show that such animal or animals were at large without the knowledge of such owner or keeper, and with out his fauh; provided, that! after the owner has been once, notified that his stock is running, at large, it will not be necssaryi to notify such owner or keeper on the stock being found at large a second time, if it is known and is susceptible of proof that such owner or keeper is aware that such stock is running at large contrary to the proyisiops ot this act. f i oni 'Maupin to Cow canyon. The Dalles- Dufur section, now under construction, is expected to be ready for travel early in the spring. . . Construction woik on these three gaps will be comparativt ly easy, now that the one big bar rier is soon to be out of the way, and the visions of a modern hig way traversing Wasco county from ei d to end, picluied by County Judge J. T. Adkisson, members of the county couit and other g'ood roads enthusiasts only a few years ago. is now bjgi ing to ltomaa a reality. Construction work will te started as soon ts the contract ing company can Ket men and equipment on the ground. Chronicle Februarj 9 S BUTLER'S Smith land Water Problems WHERE the sun shines most ol "the time. Out-of-door life all the time. Thousands of miles of paved high ways through picturesque semi tropic settings make motoring wo derfully exhilarating. Most attractive ocean beaches en the Pacific Coast. Most complete system of hotel, sivirfmtnt hnilSPS. rnttnMfl. bunOS- lows and small suites for tourists of any country in the world, and all costs reasonable. Room for everybody. Bpre sentatlvM of the UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM will slsdly furnish lintrurt jve and beautifully llhutratrd hookl giving complete information auoui inr kiui... ""'j 1 the West. Let them tell all about hotel rates, railroad farwj through car service, the famous Circle rourthrmi(!hS.ani ci'ico and Salt I ak- City, or a part of the way to ocean trtK. Ml jttUNKy of equal ii.terest in America. R. B. BliLL, Agent, Maupin, Oregon WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon w o o o The appeal of the Rourd Prairie Ditch company from the findings of the state water board in the White river adjudi cation, were sustained by Circuit Judge t red Wilson, wno, in uic same decision, sustained the ap peal of the Three Mile Creek Ditch company, which had been held in abeyance. The ditch companies were appealing from the water board's ruling that the amount of water allowed be measured at the point of diver sion, or where it leaves the creek Instead they were asking that ! the amount of water allowed be measured at the point where it reaches the land. Otherwise, evaporation and percolation would leave a smaller amount of water for the land to be irrigated than that allowed at the point of diversion, it wa3 claimed- Vir tually the same question is in volved in the appeal of the Rock Creek and Gate Creek Ditch company. C hronicle. W. J. Harris was ill a few days the first of the week. Around Maupin Matches Q boxes for Zh cents rr-Maupin Drug Store. Cold and windy with v..ry little snow fall fhe fore rai t ol week. Mrs. Martin Grose, mother of Mrs. M. Flynn left Tuesday for Saginaw, Mich, to be at the bed side of Mr. Grose who is ill with pneumonia. Her youngest son will meet her in Chicago and accompany her tne remainuer of the journey. '4 15 cent packages Octogen soap flakes 2& cents Maupin Drugstore. A Postal inspector and the special O. T. agent went to Ked mond Wednesday to investigate the mail robbery committed in the freight room Saturday night at that place. The high school went out in a body yesterday afternoon adver tising the basket social for Fri day night-really like a college bunch. 2 quart hot watar bottles and Fountain Syringes guaranlcec for one year. While they last $1.00 each- Maupin Drug Store. The neat bungalow of Mr. and Mrs L. B. Kelly which has re ceived the greater part of its ex terior preservative and decora tion, makes an imposing addition to the appearance of the town. W. A. Fargher Sr. in Maupin Friday. The Grandall Undertaking Co. "1 The Dalles, Oregon Licensed Enbahners Motor Equipment II. F. WOODCOCK, MAUPIN I E. C. PRATT, WAMIC I UiU IV imi vvvd Stop to Think That your interests are our iiilensts, That when you prosper we prosper. Come in at any time and talk you fncrcial affairs over with us. We will t'o all that ye consistently can to help you. Maupin State Bank We Strive to Merit Approval