The Maupin Times Published Every Thursday at Maupin, Oregon, Jessiline E. Morrison, Publisher Subscription: One Year $1.50,5ix Months 75cts, Three Months 50c Entered as second class mail matter September 2, 1914. at the post office at Maupin, Oregon, under the Act of March 4, Meet you Friends at Harpham Hotel or Confectionery Something good to eat HOTEL Something good to drink Confectionery Best of Candies POULTRY FOOD Sperry Poultry Foods arc manufactured from choice, clean, wholesome material. They are made to a standard and are the result of careful study and experiments by practical experts, who are recognized authority on feeding. Chick food a properly balanced ration for lit tle, chicks. A 50 lb. sack is $2.25 A 25 lb. sack is 1.25 A 10 lb. sack is .00 Keep your hens laying by using Sperry Egg Mash any quantity 4c per lb. We also have a complete stock of Grit, Ground Bone and Oyster Shell. R. E. WILSON CO. Seed Wheat AT Woodcock Bros Mill ORDER EARLY BLACKSMITHING I have opened a blacksmith shop for all around blacksmithing at my old stand opposite Woodcock's mill and am prepared to do work at reasonable rates. A. F. MARTIN Do You Need Any PLOW REPAIRS? Let us get your Oliver Plow ex tras for you. All special orders sent in the day we receive them. We can also supply you with John Deere Plow Extras. R. E. Wilson Co. Wapinitia Batteries dead? Brine them to Shattueks for recharging, and save two-way express charges. Auto batteries 12-00. Special prices to Radio outfits. N. G-Hedin and W. A. Dace were Maupin visitors on Thursday. H. M. Blackerby was in Wapi nitia on Friday and took dinner with the Parkers. Andrew Booth cime over from Wamic Sunday and expects to begin plowing soon on the place he has rented. Lincoln Hartman was a busi ness visitor in Maupin Saturday There will be a community program at the school house Saturday night March lun. Fverybody come. Ladies bring refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Hammer have gone to Portland, where Mrs. Hammer will receive medi cal treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Georjre Beebe are staying at Hammers during their absence. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brown went to Maupin on Friday. Alva Wilcox was up from his homestead Friday for supplies Wilton McCov of Wamic was over Sundav visiting with his brothers. He returned home Monday. finmn nf the cuttle men went to Formans last Saturday to help Ben and Bill brand and dehorn cattle. Harrv Lewis has moved his family tolthe old Pacquet place. Mrs. Smith, the mother of Mrs. Lewis, recently purchased the Dlace. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert McCoy have gone to the Agency where Mr. McCov has been employed as Goverment Farmer. Mose Delore came out from The Dalles Tuesday. fienrora Dresme. Victor teacher was in Waninitia Tuesday. No school at Victor at present. Recauae of the illness of Miss Lusk there is no school at the Powell school this week. In SDite of the cold windy weather there weee a goodly number out to church Sunday, and over 40 stayed for lunch at the church. Alter luncn mere was a sonar service conducted by N. G. Hedin. Besides the sing ing by congregation there were a number of specials which were greatly enjoyed. O. L Pacauet after seeine the sights in other places returned home this week thinking that Wapinitia is a pretty good place atter an. ti:.m--WJ itffii eshen Up Shabby Surfaces with ACME QUALITY ff Paints and Varnishes With pleasant days comes the will to make home and all about it fresh, brieht, spick and span. Acme Qual ity Paints and Varnishes will help. The exterior can be repainted: floors, doors, casings and baseboards var nished; walls decorated chairs and tables stained and varnished i fences, barns, sheds and steps given a new appearance all with little effort and eye-pleasing results. We have Acme Quality Paints and Varnishes for every pur pose and surface. No trouble to show you colors, estimate quantity, cost and tell you all about it. Come in and talk it over. A. C. Martin constructed some readv-cut sheep corrals at the Tum-A-Lum yard the first of the week for Connolly's ranch: R. E. Wilson Co., Maupin, Ore. NOTICE OF CONTEST Department of the Interior U. S. Land Office at The Dalles, Ore gon. February 10, 1923. . To Lewis S. Williams, of Wapinitia, Oregon, Contestee: , You are hereby notified that Earl L. Birchard who gives Maupin, Oregon, as his post office address, did on February 6, 1923, file in this office his duly corrobo rated abplication to contest and seeure the cancellation of your homestead Serial No. 022150, made July 12, 1921, for Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, be1-4sw1-4, SEl-4NE1-4. NE1-4SE1-4, Sec. 18, Lots 1, 2, 3, Section 19, Township 6 south, Range 19 .mt Wi lamette Meridian, and as grounds for his contest he alleges that said Lewis S. Williams has never establish residence on the land; that said Lewis S. Williams is not now in tne military or naval forces o the United ttfotca nrl has not been in the military or naval forces of the United States since filing on the land. You' are therefore further notified that the said allegations will be taken as confessed, and your said entry will be cancelled without further right to be heard, either before this office or on appeal, if you fail to file in this office witnin 20 days from the FOURTH pub lication of this notice as shown below, your answer, under oath, specifically responding to these allegations of con test, together with due proof that you have served a copy ot your answer on the said contestant either in person or by registered mail. iou should state in your answer tne name of the postoftice :o which you de sire future notices to be sent to you. J. W. I'onnellv, Register. Date of first publication Feb. 22, 1923. .... . iimo secona iviar. i, " third " " 8, 1923. " fourth 15, 1923. ago by Mr. McUorkie, an om time resident of the place who for many years run a grist mill at the head of the valley on Badger creek. The little house along side of the store was the first business house built in Tygh and was put up by H. Staley some fortyfive years ago. Notice ' Came to my . place one steer calf (short yearling) no marks or brands. One can have same by proving property and settling for this adv. R. W. McCorkle. Three rooms to let B. F. Cook. For Sale 1 Fanning mill with sacker, almost new cream sepa rator. 1 Vauorhn Dratr saw, cut almost 125 cords wood. Write H. Wood, Maupin Ore. will be some plans definitely de cided on that surely mean some thing to every telephone user. Don't fail to come to this meet-intr. Each farmer has probably said to himself at some time, "What has the Union done?" The Union has saved for the farmers throu different lines thousands of dol lars in this community, and it has only started. The Union can be credited with most of the hynors of having the Standard Oil Company located here, which most of us do not realize how much it will benefit the commun ity in the future. That is only one thing that I mention; num erous other thlugs have been done. If you are not keeping step with the Union now is the time to get in and see how much we can help ourselves How many industries of today are not cooperating? There are only a few, and they are begin ning to see what it means, that ) the object of the Union, co operative buying and selling. The next meeting win Deon March 24th at 1 o'clock sharp. A. E. Mayhew, Fres. -New Today PTir Ralp fine snan rnares com ing 4 and 5, halter broke weight 1250-S.u. Ledlord, wamic. For Sale Eleven nice feedepigs will weigh about 125 lbs. One coming five year old Registered Aberdeen Angus Bull Bruce Bothwell. James Chalmers Horse Shoeing and General Blacksmithing Plow Share Grinding Maupin, Ore. I.O. O F. WAPINITIA Lodge No. 20!, M.uipin, Oregon mepta everv Saturdnv niirht ir I. O. O. F. hail. Visiting mem here always welcome. F. D. Stuarr, Secretary B. P- Fraley, N. G. continued from page 1 Batteries dead? Bring them to Shattueks for recharging, and save two-way express charges. Auto .Batteries $2.00. Special prices to Radio outfits. C. S. McCorkle will hold a sale at the farm Saturday. Jim Kennedy went to The Dalles Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller were in The Dalles yesterday from the power plant on White river. The store which burned Mon day was built a number of years Dr. T. DeLarhue EYESIGHT SPECIALIST Glasses Properly Fitted Exclusively Optical Rooms 17-13 Vcgt Blork, oyer Crosby's Drug strre, The Dalles. Ore Phone Black 1111 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of the Interior U. S. Land Oltii-o at The Dalle?, Ore gon. March 6, 1:123. Notice ia hereby piven that Walilo L. Fischer of Maupin, Urpgon, who on Nov. 20, 1920, made llomrsteail r.niry, ro. 0220i9, for Lota 3. 4. l;l-2wl-2, mction 31. TBI. Ill E. Lots . Z. 8. 4. BKI-. NEl-4. section 6. and Lola 3. 4 In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Wasco County. B. A. Kliks, ) ' Plaintiff, Notice vs. ) of .Tnserili Traxtle. Ed ) Traxtle. Everett A Sheriff's Nelson and Nellie Nel ) bale ie Nelson, his wife. Grace Nelson, a minor and Elmer Nelson, a minor, - I Defendants. ) Ru virtue of an execution is sued nut of the above entitled cause and Court, dated March 1?lh 1Q9?. rn the nnrlersiffned Sheriff of Wasco County, direct ed, based upon that certain inrlo-ment order, decree and or der ot sale, made in the above entitled cause and Court, dated March 9, 1923, wherein it was adjudged and decreed that tne plaintiff, B. A. Kilks, recover from the defendant, Josepn Traxtle, the sum of $548.57, with interest at 10 per cent per annum; plus the lollowing sums with interest at 6 per cent per annum, to-wit: The sum of $111.03, taxes advanced, plus the sum of $75.00 as plaintiff's rpasnnahln attornev fees, and the costs and disburstments taxed at $30.80, all of which sums bear interest from the date of said decrees, March 9, 1923: and further, said Writ commanded me to make sale of the following described real property, to-wit: The Southwest quarter or tne Northwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the South west Quarter of section Zb, ana the South Half of the Northeast Quarter and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of bection 91. all in TownshiD 3 South of Range 12 East of the Willamette Meridian in Wasco County, Ore crnn. containing 240 acres. Now. therefore, by virtue of unirl pvpontinn. Rid .liirltrmenl Order, Decree and Order of Sale and in compliance with the com mands of said Writ. I will, on Friday, April 10, 1823, at 10:00 n'l.lnflf A M .. nr. thn past front door of the Wasco County Court House, at The Dalles, Oregon, aull at nnhlif snetinn. Rllhier-t to redemption, to the highest bidder tor cash in nana, an tne ngni title and interest which any of tho within named defendants. 'and each of them, had on Febru ary IS. 1913. the date of the mortgage herein foreclosed, or since that date, had in or to the above described real property. or any part thereof, in order tc antiafu said pMih'nn. illdampnt order, and decree, interest, costs and accruing costs. Dated March 13, 1923. I.pvi nhrismnn. Sheriff of Wasco County, Oregon NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of the Interior U. S. Land Office at The Dalles, Ore gon, March, b, lvzi. Notice is hereby given tnat, Albert E. Troutman, ; of Maupin, Oregon, who on October 20, 1920, made Additional Homestead entry No. 016942 for El-2swl-4, section 7. w!-2ne1-4. E1-2NW1-4. Lot 2. NEl- 4swl-4, Section 18 Township 6 south, Range 14 Uast, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make three year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before F. D. Stuart. U. S. Commissioner, at Maupin, Oregon, on the 17th day of April, 1923. Claimant names as witnesses: E. J. Fischer, W. L. Fischer. Henry Rich ardson, B. F. Turner, all of Maupin, Oregon. j. w. I'onneuy, ttegisier. 5. ol Township 6, amith, Ruhr 11 baat Willametto nlerii.mn, has nirn notice of intention to make three year proof, to tstaMiPh claim to the iRnd abova described, before K. D. Stuart, United ttalc I'on.niifSinnt r, at Maupin Orejron, on the 21th uav of April, IVTX Claimant namra as witnessed B. V. Turner, Geo, Moss, II. D. Ho'ilis. lien ry Richardson, all of Maupin, oregnn. J. W. Dunuclly, Krister. NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING l. ,nri. ' mi l'i i ruu. m i . i . . . .-- j ......... u v sit lion file their objections, if any, to the fna ... . . 1 I .. ' . . t . L. ai-C'Hint of the aduhiatrator of th Estate of William II. rarlow, on or l,.f.,rn Anril 7 1'lCI at 1(1-00 A. M which U the time fixed by the County . . I . . .. r I Louri 01 naaco voumy, uregun 101 the settlement of aaid final account. DiilU-i City. Oregon la the place fixed lor nearing gara account. Charlea N. Farlow, Administrator Frank G. Kick. Atty. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR WASCO COUNTY. George E. Penny and Martha E. Pen ny, Plaintifts, VS. SUMMONDS John Wittliff and Anna Wittliff, Hen ry Wittliff. a minor Walter Wittlilt. a 1 minor, Florence Wittliff, a minor, and Wilbur Wittliff. a minor. Defendants; To John Wittliff, defendant above named; In the name of the State of Oregon; Yon are herehv renin red to appear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, within six weeks from the date at the hrst publi cation of this summons, arid if you fail so to appear and answer Plaintiff's complaint then the Plaintiffs will apply to the Court herein for the relief demanded in Plaintiff's complaint, to-wit: A .iudement airainst John Wittliff and Anna Wittliff for thp Rum nf $Pif)f) with intprpsr. thereon at the rate of 7 per cent per annum from April lbtn, liJzU for the sum of $120.00 taxe3 paid on mortgaged premises, ' and for $100.00 attorney fees, and Plaintiff's costs and disburs- ments. Thnt. thp mnrrcno-n PYpr-iir.pd by yourself and Anna Wittliff to the Plaintiffs herein be fore closed", and that the premises mentioned thprpin tn.wit! Nl-2 of sEl-4 of Nwl-4 of Sec. 21, Tp. 1 N. R. 13, E. W. M. and lots D, E. and V in Block 69 of Fort DnlloQ Millitarv RpcprvotJnn tn Dalles City and swl-4 of se1-4 of Sec. 1, Tp. I N. R. 12 E. W. M., be sold and the proceeds thereof be applied in Satisfaction of Plaintiff's judgment and that any surplus after the payment of Plaintiff's claim be paid to Anna Wittliff, Henry Wittliff, Florence Wittliff and Wilbur Wittliff, and for such other and further relief as to the Court shall seem meet and proper. This summons is servprl nnnn you by publication for a term of six conseutive weeks, by order nf thp Hnn Frt'il W V ilsnn Circuit Judge, dated February 1, Date of first publication Feb ruary 1, 1923. Date of last publication March 15, 1923. J. W. Allen, Attnmpv fni tMaintirTa Residence and P. O. Address, The Dalles, Oregon.