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Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County VOL X. MAUPIN, SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 5, 1924 NO. 35 Wapinitia Grandma Peterson came out from Dufur Sunday evening with A. L. Hartman for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson and Mrs. Carrie Weberg. , Mrs. Palmateer of Estacada visited last week with her unties Albert and Herb Hammer. Mrs. Straight and daughters of Oregon City are visiting at the Julius Shjpflin home. Mrs. Albert Hammer and Mrs. Palmateer visited one day last week with Mrs. Jackson Rice. , N. G'Hedin, J. 1. Parker. A. L. Hartman, Roy and Mrs. Ward attended the Sunday School coun cil held at the Methodist church in Dufur Tuesday. N. G. Hedin left for Portland and other valley' points Tuesday evening. Last Friday a young horse be longing to Geo. Bebee fell into a deep well on the Maynard place There was .nearly eight feet of water in the well and the horse drowned before it could be got' ten out Winifred, Elsie and Fred Hac- kler came out from Portland Sunday to attend the funeral of John Hackler. Mr. and Scott returned to their home in Oregon City the first of the week after visiting rt the Hartman homes. Ervis Remington and Howard Coons came over from Grass Valley to attend the funeral of Vera Magill. . Mr. Remington is a brother of Mrs. Melvy Magill Jim: Smith and Eddie Traxtle came over from Happy Ridge Sunday and were guests at the Harry Lewis home. Harry Lewis and son Rolland made a trip to the post camp the first of the week. Elenor Ward of Chicago arriv ed Saturday for a months' visit with her mother, Mrs. H. N. Dodge, and sister Edna Ward. Bert Knighton and family came over from Warmsprings mill Saturday and returned Sun day. .. Mrs. C J. McCorkle and son Milton were over from Simnasho Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Magill and Margaret, Mr and Mrs. Arby Magill and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Crofoot of Wamic were over the latter part of the week. Rev. Parker filled the pulpit at Simnasho Sunday afternoon in the absence of Rev. Matthews who is in the east. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bircharc1 and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sharp of The Dalles were guests at the Harry Lewis home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Richardson and daughter Frances of Crosby, Wy., have been guests the past week of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Lloyd. The schyol had a picnic at the Abbott Grove last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zelinsky of Oregon City were here visit ing Mrs. Mary Pechette the lat ter part of the week. They wti.t home Sunday, taking little Char lie Pierce with them. Frank Huston and family ol Dufur were over Decoration daj and remained over night with Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Woodside. Mrs. May Bevel and son Dorian came up from Portland Friday. Mr. Pease went to The Dalits Tuesday where he will remain a few days before going to his home at Cove. Roy Woodside went to the mountains Sunday to work for Joe Graham. Ralph Hammer expects to go next week. About 100 people from here and near spent Sunday at Clear Lake and Bear Springs. Ed Thomas,, Robert. Magill, Robobert Holman and Ernie En dersby will take the Fran If Batty sheep to the mountains Thursday' Rosco Batty will go to Portland next week to visit his grand mother and see the Rose Festival There will be a Children's Day program at the lower Abbott grove Sundav, given jointly by the Pine Grove and Wapinitia Sunday Schools. Beginning at 10 o'clock an hour will be given to the regular Sunday School, then at 11 o'clock the program by the children. Everybody in vited to come and bring lunch- NEWS If EMS OF LOCAL INTERST The cottage of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Staats has been moved from its former location on the spring to a site a few yards clos er town. The gates in the dam have fceen closed and the water forms an attractive lake, which Mrs. Staats intends to stock with fish. A little lady weighing tight pounds came last Friday after noon to brighten the home of Vlr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Laanen Amy Lou has been chosen for her name. . ; Fruit tree and garden spray for sale at Maupin Drug Store. Wanted, Cream Separator. B DahU Tygh Valley. Dr. Stovall and family return ed home yesterday after a few da - s' visit in Corvallis and in Phi'omath. . Mr and Mrs. Bates Shattuck made a trip to Warmsprings last Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Farther of Dufur visited friends here Monday evening, they being en route to 0 lell Lake to fish. We still have all kinds ; of rriatches,! 6 boxes for 35cts. Maupin Drug Store. Rev. and Mrs. A. D. Sprouse returned Monday evening from Salem where they Attended the annual conference of the Free Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Morris moved into the new bungalow on their homesterd on the river Sunday. For Sale Sixty head of horses from 3 to 6 vears old, broke, weigh from 1200 to 1600 pounds Inquire Claud Wilson. The mercury has touched clo e to the 100 point a few times the past few days. . Cooler again. Portland Painless Dentist, 305 Second St. The Dalles, Oregon, over Lindquist Jewelry Store, Rooms 1, 2, 3. ! Mrs Geo. Moss came up from Banks last Thursday and visited a few days with friends here, i For Sale 1-3 interest in .Threshing machine, Mogul tract or and Header Mrs. Eva Harp ham Maupin Or. Phone Main 242 Obituary (Wapinitia) Vera Emilee Magill, daughter of Fred and Melvy Magill, after a brief illness was taken from Maupin, Oregon, May 24th, 1924. To the Council r.nd people of Maupin: We, the owners of the Maupin water system and springs, hereby offer to the people of Maupin, Oregon, for the sum of (S 15,000,00) Fifteen thousand dollars, all our ight and title in said springs and system, including' reser- oir and site and all oi.r pipe - lines laid, together with a strip of land surrounding the head of the springs, reserving the overflow for fish i oi d and power purposes. Signed this 24th dcy of May, .1924. Signed in the presence of Arabelle Staats Witness, II. L. Morris . W . II. Staats For Sale at Sacrifice One nearly new advance Rum ley separator, blower attachment 20 36, 125 ft. endless drive belt, long and short feed elevatoi spout Inquire Buskuhl Bros., Friend, Oregon. A Bargain A Sacrifice 320 A hog fenced 180 A plow , land 10 A water right Paid Priced $17.00 per Acre- Easiest kind of terms. ALL UNDER DITCH H. L. MORRIS' The Crandall Undertaking Co. THE DALLES, RED 351 In order that the people living in the southern part of the county who need funeral supplies may make their own selections, we have placed stocks with F. C. BUTLER E. C. PRATT, MAUPIN WAMIC WOT EL FLINN N. W. linn PrP The DaIIcs Open Da;v and Night r ootns 50c to $1.00 Short Orders All Hours Meals, family style 4c 0. S. EXPERTS LSD WAR ON FOOT 10 MOUTH DISEASE This U Dr. I. C. Honck of Hie lulled StBtes Bureau of Animal Indostry, (left) who has been placed by Secretary Wallact In complete command of the fight being effectively waged on the foot and mouth disease outbreak in California, and t. H. Hecke, director Department of Agriculture, State of California, who Is assisting Dr. llouck In quickly and permanently stamping; out the epidemic SACRAMENTO, CALIF1. The full force of the United States govern ment has been brought into play effectively against the foot and mouth disease In California. The disease haa been confined to cer tain limited districts in the state and the work of stamping it out la nroceeding rigorously under the direction of Dr. U. G. Houck, per- j ional representative of Secretary i Wallace, department of agriculture, who haa complete control of the j combined federal and state forces, j "Every method Justified by our j past experience and by scientilic j study is being used to prevent any : possibility of spread of the disease j and to wipe it out so thoroughly ' that' there will be no chance of its recurrence," said Dr. Houck. : "There Is no danger of spread of i the disease through shipment of fruits, vegetables or dairy products from the great non-infected areas of California. We know of no In stance where the disease has been carried by such shipments," Dr. Houck said. Complete confidence in the men in the field was expressed by Dr. J. R.' Mohler, chief of the bureau of animal Industry, United States de partment of agriculture, in a mes sage he has just sent to Dr. Houck and the local federal inspectors. "We have in California," he said, "the best equipped force of inspec tors that was ever assembled on a foot and mouth detail. "Our methods are not experi mental, but have been weighed in the balance of practical experience and have always produced the de sired results." j this life on May 29th, 1924. She was born in Wamic September 16, 190G, and died near Wapinitia being 17 years, 8 months and 13 days old. Vera was well liked by her associates and had many friends and her early death was a shock to the entire community She completed the eighth grade work in the Wapinitia public schools in June, 1921, and since then has spent two years in the high school here and in Portland. She made a public confession of Christ as her Saviour in 1920 and came into the membership of the United Brethern church. Besides her father and mother she is survived by tvo brothers and a sister as well as many near relatives. The funeral services were held in Wapinitia church and inter: ment in Kelly cemetery, Rev. J. I. Parker officiating. Willie Fischer quietly surpris ed his Maupin.' friends about three weeks ago by going over to1 Goldendale, Wn , " where he and Miss Dollie Stackhouss were united in marriage. After a vis it with relatives in Bend Mr and Mrs. Fischer are at home on their farm east of Maupin. The bride is a sister of Mrs. W. J. Harris and is well known here. The young people have the best wishes of their many friends in this section. Water Board Appointed : In accordance with the state law whic gives incorporated cit ies and towns the right to con trol the distribution of water supply regardless of ownership, the council passed an emergency ordinance which becomes effec tive immediately, creating a water board, composed of the marshal and two others appoint ed by the council. The duties of this board are to form rules for the control and distribution of the water and see that the same are enforced. The penalty provided for the 1 violation of the ordinance is a fine of not less than 5 nor more than $10, imprisonment of not less than three or more than five days, or both fine and imprison ment. The council and water board appreciate the manner in which the patrons of the system have helped them in their efforts to secure an equal distribution of what water there is available. The engineers, Stevens & Cook will be in Maupin some time thia week , for the purpose of perfecting plans for calling for bids on the new system. Mr. and Mrs. R, G. Palmateer of Webfoot visited the latters' grandmother, Mrs. W, W. Davis Wednesday night. '' Card of Thanks We wish to express our most sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during the sad hours of our bereavement when' our beloved daughter and sister was taken from us. Fred Magill and Family. TIRE SALE To close out our present stock" of tires we will give a 10 percent discount from standard prices for the next 10 days. The tires we have are all new stock of high grade tires of standard makes. Wc have in stock a complete line of EX1DE STORAGE BATTERIES Let us haue your business on anything in the auto motive line. Our aim will be to give you high class goods at standard prices and courteous service. NEW AND USED CARS MAUPIN GARAGE Hogs and Cows We have on hand a few copies of the booklet "The Cow the Mother of Prosperity" We have ordered a supply of the booklet "Hogs for Pork and Profit" You certainly are interested in one of these subjects, so write or call for your copy and we will fill your order at once or place your name on file and mail your copy as soon as a supply arrives. These booklets are free. Maupin State Bank We Strive to Merit Approval s, 1