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MAUP1N TI MES Send in your news items and thereby help us to make a better paper. oui Job Printing Will be done right if given to The Maupin Times. Vol. XII Maupin, Southern Wasco Couuty Oregon, Thursday, November 26, 1925 No. 3 F. C. BUTLER BUYS Purchase Made To Increase His Stock Buying Power New Store One of Moat Proi per out In The DaIIe-Will Re tain Maupin Grocery F. C Butler is branching out in business and last week con cluded negotiations for the pur chase of the C. T. Woodard gro cery, a suburban store in The Dalles. The late purchase was doing a good business and its lo cation makes it one of the most desirable grocery stores in the county seat town. Mr. Butler states he will stock his new branch store with a full stock of preferred groceries, and will ex pand the capacity of the estab lishment as soon as business con ditions warrant. The new venture was made by Mr. Butler as a means of increas ing his buying power. His store at Maupin is earring one of the largest stocks of groceries in southern Wasco county. His shelves show that his goods are all of the best brands, while his meat market is stocked with the freshest and best meats obtain able. With his new acquisition he will be enabled to handle larger stocks of goods, and will be in a position to supply his -customers with a greater vari ety of goods in his line than at present. -j Mr. Butler has been in the gro cery game a matter of 27 years, one year of which was spent in a wholesale house, which em ployment he sought as a means of acquainting himself with wholesale buying practices. Mr. Butler opened his Maupin store February 8, 1922, and since that time his business here in creased by leaps and bounds, He has no intention of leaving Maupin. His home is here, he owns the store building he ot cupies and has made many friends here, all of whom will read with pleasure the news that he has taken on another store, and will extend best wishes for a contin ued succsss in his business. Masked Ball Tonight Tonight, Wednesday, Novem ber 25, is the night of nights with the local American Legion post the first mask ball of the season. The committee having charge of the arrangement have done all possible to make the event a pleasent one for all who attend, and with music furnished by "The Snappy Four" of Du fur all will take sufficient inspira tion to enjoy the dance to the ut most. Supper will be served in the basement by the Ladie3 of the auxiliary and will be a regu lar Thanksgiving spread. Another Fine Dog Story The show billed for Sunday nighl at the Legion hall tells ,the story of a dog in the far north. It is a love story epic and tells of the acts of a faithful dog in a drama of human life in the wilderness and a love tale un , paralleled. In it all the emotions possessed by humans will be de picted. Anita Stewart has the lead and her wock is supplement to the devotion of a dog. The title of the play is "Baree son of Kazan." written by James Oliver Curwood. Scholarship Offer of 0. W. R. and N. Ry. A scholarship of $75 at the Oregon Agricultural college is offered by the Oregon Washing ton Railroad and Navigation company to the boy or girl doing the be3t wheat club work in counties touched by their, lines in Eastern Oregon. The boy or girl must undertake the growing of an area of wheat and follow the recommended methods for best production. Summer fallow land is to be used in the dry farming section, and irrigation methods for irrigated farms. Recommended varieties of wheat are to be grown and subjected to standard treatment. Written reports are required at various times, giving the cost of putting in the crop, its condition during the year, and the returns realized. For the dry farm products, 10 j to 40 acres of land are to be used in growing the wheat. Either! winter or spring wheat may be grown. Hybrid 126 or Turkey Red is recommended for winter planting and Hard Federation, Federation or Early Barrt for spring. In irrigated sections 5 to 10 acres plots planted to Hy brid 128 as a winter wheat or Federation as a spring variety, will meet the requirements. The last report on the project is ex pected to show the grade of wheat as determined by the state inspection department. Dufur Odd Fellows Visit i . . ... ,t. Vs. A number of Dufur members of the Odd Fellows lodge visited the local lodge last Saturday night and assisted in the work. Those who came over were: C. C. Cooper, Wilbur Frazier, Chas. Heisler and Mr. Wilhelm. Dur ing the evening the members en joyed a short program and in dulged in a spread of good eats. Annual Firemen's Ball It was definitely decided at the meeting of members of the Mau pin Fire department, held Tues day night, to hold the annual ball of the organization on the night of December 31st in the Legion hall. Committees were ap pointed to make all arrangements and take care of matters during the dance, and another to see that the affair was properly ad vertised, tickets sold, etc. It is possible that a well known or chestra will be engaged for the occasion, but just who will furn ish the music, will be made known through these columns in a later issue. Taken To Hospital Sam Tambara, section boss on the O. T. at Nena, was taken to a Portland hospital Monday. Some time ago Sam suffered an injury to his back when he tripped over a tie. ' The injury caused him considerable pain, and last week he was attacked with flu. His condition became so serious that it was thought best to send him to the hospital, Western Wages Increase Wages of railway employes on western roads have increased 126 per cent from 1916 to 1924. Hours of work have been re duced from 60.6 hours in 1916 to 48.3 hour3 in 1924. George Burlinghame and wife came over from Tygh and spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Derthick. Maupin Man Discovers Mash In House On His Homestead Clifford Allen, who is ranching a few miles southwest of Maupin, owns a homestead southesat of town on the highway. On that homestead stands a comfortable house. About the middle of last month Mr. Allen was ap proached by a man who proposed to rent the house for the winter, saying he wanted to use it as headquarters for a few "government trappers." A deal was made and the men moved in and prepared to "trap." Now comes the story: tast Saturday Mr. Allen was told that his renters were acting peculiarly.. Sunday the owner of the place decided to .investigate. He went to his homestead and looked aroundi He found no evidence of trapping activities; no pelts were on stretchers, neither were there traps in evidence. When he entered the house Mr. Allen's gaze fell upon several barrels, a large number of bot tles and parts of what he took to be a still. The barrels contained corn mash, which was working as industriously as a Wop on a section, apparently being about ready to be run off. Being a strong supporter of the Eighteenth Amend ment Mr. Allen proceeded to dumped out about 250 gallons of perfectly good mash, re duced the barrels to firewood and broke, up glass sufficient to provide punctures of all the tires rolling over the highway during many seasons. Thus did another infant industry die a-bornin'. . Mr. Allen says he has no knowledge of the identity of two of the ''trappers," he having done business with but one of the trio using the house. Card Party The Rebekah.3 have arranged for a public card party, to be given in Odd Fellows hal! on the evening of Friday, December 4th.- "500" will be the princi pal game and prizes will he awarded the winners. Refresh ments will be served cafeteria style, for which a small charge will be made- Sick Lady Reovering It gives us pleasure to an nounce the near recovery of Mrs. Ernest Doty, who has been con fined to her bed since the first of last July. Of late Mrs. Doty has been on the mend, and a day or two last week was able to be up and around the yard. This will be good news to her host of friends in Maupin and vicinity. Farm Home Burns; Neighbors Help Rebuild The residence of R. L. Gerity on the old Woodcock ranch was entirely consumed by fire Friday last. The contents of the house went up in smoke, not a thing being saved. On Sunday about 30 of Mr. Gerity's neighbors gathered at the ranch and pro ceeded to erect another house. They tore down a house on a homestead, took the lumber to the scene of the fire, and before night had put up a house large enough to contain the stricken family. We have not learned whether or not there was insur ance on the burned structure. Sold Harris Stock Sheriff Chrisman came over from The Dalles one day last week andjsold the W. J. Harris stock of groceries, furnishings and store fixings at foreclosure sale. W. E. Hunt bid in the goods. Harris conducted a store on the e-st side for some time, but trade did not warrant the keeping up of the establishment and creditors foreclosed on him, hence the sale, Bates Shattuck and wife went to Portland Sunday, Bates to buy Christmas good3 and his wife to visit friends. destroy the illicit product, He Eleven Years Ago From The Times, Nov. 26, '14 i . , i J. M. Conklin spent several days in Portland and enjoyed his Thanksgiving vacation... aiLJjis home there. Frank Stuart had charge of the bank during his absence. B. F. Dyer of Banks, Oregon, brother-in-law of Wm. Hearst, arrived with his family this week and expects to live on a home stead near here. o ' Eighteen traveling men visited Maupin this week. o Mrs. Staats has several pros pective lot buyers in town this week. Frederick Frazier of Dufur purchased two lots here this week and will erect a garage and residence. The Mike Creager home is near-' ing completion. It's a great im provement on Deschutes street. Shorty Townsend had the mis fortune to dislocate his shoulder last week. Dr. Francis was out of town on a call and DolphMoad put it back into place again and did a very neat job. The Tum-A-Lum Lumber com pany has taken invoice and closed up the last year's business, which shows a successful democratic year. A play will soon be billed here. A movement is on- foot for a flour mill. George Vanderpool's boy has recovered from typhoid fever. Our muddy streets show the necessity for plank walks. (The writer of the above should see Maupin now Ed ) The Highland country is ex periencing gome cold weather. Horses are being rounded up and many will be viewed at the Farger station, Advance men What to Do For Magneto Trouble The heart of Ford ignation is the magneto, and that heart very often develops trouble. A strong magneto means the following to to a Ford: . 1. A hotter spark. 2. Less gasolene consumption. 3. More power. 4 A peppier motor. 5. Less carbon. 6. Easier starting. 7. Easier to keep adjusted. 8. Stops 90 per cent oil pump ing. 9. Does away with foul spark plugs. The Maupin garage has in stalled what is known as the "Colpin" equipment for test ing and recharging the Ford magneto. So far the garage has recharged 30 magnetos, and did this at a small cost and within a minimum of time. The machine does the work easily and rapidly and when applied to a Ford "Mag" replenishes the "juice" so that it stays . replenished. Ford owners are invited to drive into the garage and have their magnetos tested. There will be no charge, and the test can be made at any time. 'THREE GREAT DAYS' SAYS U. COLMAN Northwest Chairman N. E. R. Urges Observance of "Gold en Rule Sunday." Laurence J. Colman, of Seattle, hat accepted the Chairmanship for the Near East Relief and Golden Rule Sunday for the Northwest Region, in cluding Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska, of which J. J. Handsaker, of Portland, is the Regional Director. Colman is well known through the Northwest on account of his Interest In religious and philanthropic institu tions, among them being the Seabeck, Wash., conference grounds, which he has donated for the use of various summer groups. Speaking of Golden Rule Sunday, he says, "There are three groat days in November and December, The first, Thanksgiving Day, the third, Christ mas, and midway between comes Gold en Rule Sunday. "On Thanksgiving Day we count our blessings. We count our enormous wealth of more than three billion dol lars. We think of our vast farms, great universities and colleges, factor ies and other evidences of material prosperity. We are, or should be, thankful for a government under which both property and life are safe. "Christmas Is again a day of feasting and mirth, to which we Invite our friends and with whom, too often, our "gifts" become merely exchanges. 'On Golden Rule Sunday, December 6th, we can remember the word, 'When thou makest a feast, call the poor, the halt, the maimed and the blind' We can practice that pure re ligion which visits the fatherless and widow In their affliction. Surely there was never a greater contrast In all history than the one between our wealth, prosperity and security and the condition of the people of the Near East, exiled from their home lands without employment, homes or food, except as the Golden Rule operates In our hearts to make us do to others what we would have others do for us. "In more than fifty nations on Gold en Rule Sunday, December 6th, many persons will provide for their Sunday dinner approximately the menu that is provided when funds permit by the Near East Relief for the tens of thous ands of orphan children In Its care, most of whom are under twelve years of age. "When this simple meal has been eaten and the plight of the unfortu nate children of the Near East has been thoughtfully considered, then are in the field getting ready for the buyers. About 40 horses out of every hundred are chosen. Just when the buyers will arrive cannot be learned. Tom Flanagan and wife were shopping in town Monday, from 1 Flanagan. FAIR OFFICERS IN L MEETING Secretary's Report Showed Small Profit From Recent Fair Track Will Be Wholly Included In Association's Grounds Old Officers Continue The members of the board of directors of the Southern Wasco County Fair association met at Tygh last Sunday and trans acted much business. A report of the financial condition of the association was made by Secre tary Gillis, and showed that the recent fair had been a paying proposition, there being a small surplus remaining in the treas ury after all bills had been paid, During the meeting the remain ing shares of stock held by the association were offered for sale. all but a small number being dis posed of to present members and a few visitors. The board and other officers will meet again at the fair grounds next Sunday, at which time the track will be resurveyed with the aim to include the whole thereof within the grounds owned by the association. At present a small strip on the east and northwest ends over which the track runs belongs to the Bonney estate, and as that property will soon be administered it was found ' necessary" to move the track. Another matter to be consid ered at the coming meeting is the erection of more stock sheds. There promises to be .a greater number of exhibits in that de partment next year, and more sheds will be needed. The erection of a dancing pavi lion will be another thing to be considered at the coming meet- mg. u is proposed to build a large floor and construct a roof over it. During the coming summer regular dance dates will be set aside and dances given those evenings. The board which had charge of the affairs of the association during the past year will continue in service and the coming at traction will be under those mem bers' direction. This is in itself a guarantee that the fair of next year will be successful, as those in charge have had the experi ence of one year's fair and whatever errors were made this year will be eliminated next year. The officers and board are: W. E. Hunt, president. F. T. Mays, vice-presidenf. A. H. Gillis, secretary-treasurer. H. A. Muller, Mertel Britton, H. M. Barnum and W. H. Staats, directors. give, give as you would have some bne give If your children wero In the Near East orphanage, wore amongst the 4000 about to be turned out for lack of funds, or a;caj; thoaa asking and being refused one meal a day. "Full particulars of the day may be secured from the Near East Re lief, 13 Slock Exchange Blilg., Port land; 339 Burke Bl"g., Seattle; and for the Golden Rule Campaign tempor ary offices have been opened at 301 Walker Bank Bldg., Salt Lake City; 627 Peyton Bldg., Spokane; Bristol Hotel, Boise, and Y. M. C. A., Tacoma. NO TRESPASSING I hereby serve notice that I do not want anyone to hunt on my property. Anyone caught so do ing will be prosecuted according to law. Thos. A. Connolly 2-t8