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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1925)
LOCAL AND PERSONAL Wm. S tuber of Dufur was a Maupin visitor Monday. Jess Flemming was in from his Bakeoven ranch Tuesday. Vaughn drag saw, A-l shape, at a bargain price. Maupin Gar age. F. A. McCorkle of Tygh was transacting business in Maupin Tuesday. R. R. Dodge was in from the ranch after a load of doors, etc., on Monday. A few good 50 gallon steel barrels $2. 00 each. Maupin Gar age. " Roy Batty and wife, from the Upper Flat, were Maupin visitors on Tuesday. Mrs. Frank McCoy and Miss Elsie Shepflin were in from Wap initia Monday. 50 cents paid for old storage batteries. 50 cents. Maupin Garage. P. J. Conroy was in from his Criterion ranch after a load of fencing on Monday. J. M. O'Brien of Wapinitia came to town Tuesday, after a barrel of gasolene. Cecil and Joe Chastain were in from the Oak Springs district Tuesday morning. ; Mrs. R. Geiser and her daugh ter, Mrs. M. G. Todd, are at home after a visit to eartern Oregon and Portland respectively- Dick Harris left his Sourdough ranch long enough Tuesday to come to Maupin on business. Miss Anna West of '-Wapinitia spent, the last week-end with the family of George Tillotson. . ; Miss Albertina Hackler spent a few hours with the h'ome folks at Wapinitia Thursday evening ' Sam Brown, Pine Grove pioneer and rancher, was attend ing to business matters in Maupin Tuesday. . . ' Delbert McCoy, head farmer at the Warmsprings Indian agency, was in town on business Tuesday. ,'John Carlin, Sourdough ranch' er, perambulated Maupin's streets Tuesday and transacted business in town. Mrs. L. B. Kelly was at The Dalles last week attending the funeral, of her uncle, the late Judge A. S. Bennett. Hazel Martin was suddenly taken ill Thursday last and Dr. Elwood was called several times during the night. Floyd Kelly and wife were visitors at the home of the form er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Kelly, Monday afternoon. ' Raymond Crbtree and Lou Woodside accompanied a consign ment of 305 hogs to the Portland stockyards Saturday night. A. A. Derthick, .marshal of Dufur, with his wife, were guests at the home of their son, G.' I. Derthick, Sunday last. Holy Mass will be celebrated in Sacred Heart church Christ mas Day, December 25th at 10:00 a. m. All are cordialiy invited. Miss F. B. Overman, teacher of the Pine Grove school, 'was a Maupin visitor last Saturday and made this office a welcome call. The Oak Springs fish hatchery is how connected by telephone, the instrument being installed and wirestrung the first of the week. Rev. Father O'D. Hynes read mass at The Sacred Heart church Tuesday December 8th, it being the feast of the Immaculate Con ception. J. W. Davidson shipped a car load of hogs to "the north Port ' land market last Saturday night Ray Crabtree also shipped one arload. Jasi Rusic, who has been with the Fargher sheep on Deep Creek during the past season, is taking a vacation. Jim was in town Monday. Don't take a chance on your weak battery freezing. Bring it in for recharging. A fully charged battery never freezes. Maupin Garage. Ye editor accompanied Joe Kra mer to The Dalles Sunday, and must admit that Maupin is the better place, after looking around the county seat town. The new street lamps, one at the Tum-A-Lum lumberyard and the other at the top of the bridge hill, loom up brightly and light the roadway in fine shape. . Many ranchers on the Flat are busy with their plowing. The warm days of the past few weeks have brought up the wheat and it gives promise of making a good stand. Mr. and Mrs. Cy. Lofton, par ents of Mrs. Gus Derthick, were callers at the home of their daughter, on Sunday. Their son accompanied them. The Lof tons live at Tygh. Joe A. Graham, forest ranger in the Wamic district, was in town Tuesday; Mr. Graham is enthusiastic over the prospect of having the Wapinitia road con nected with the Mt. Hood loop. W. L. Crampton left Tuesday evening for the coast and will go to Veronia, where he will seek employment in the lumber woods. Mr. Crampton has a brother so employed and expects to secnre work with his relative. Mrs. Locke, who at one time made her home in Maupin, re cently was called to Minneapolis, Minn., by the serious illness of ho mother, according to advices received from her by Maupin friends. A, H. Olson and E. N. Watson, state bank examiners, looked over the books at the Maupin State bank Tuesday. Of course they found our bank all right and doing business as all sound banks do. H. F. Hillman, . representing the Union Oil Co. of California, was in Maupin Saturday. Mr. Hillman was trying to interest local 'dealers in his company's products. His headquarters are at The Dalles. U. S. Endersbyof the Flat sec tion, does not intend to suffer with the cold. Monday he took out a hew Ottawa power wood saw and rig and will busy him self cutting wood during inter missions from his farm work. The new Dalles telephone di rectories were delivered to Mau pin telephone patrons Tuesday by "Bill" Beckwith of the local exchange. The Maupin books will be out as soon as We can collect ad copy and set up the type for the patrons numbers. Budget Meeting Changed The date set for the meeting of the city budget committee, as published in last week's notice, has been changed to Saturday, December 26, instead of the 28th as advertised. This change was made so that the budget might be passed on and certified to the county assessor by the first of January. All those who object to the budget as odtlined in the notice are expected to be at the meeting and there and then voice their objections. X-mas Window Displays The merchants of Maupin have arranged most attractive window displays. Shattucks' four windows are resplendant with reminders of the holiday season," showing toys, sporting goods and things to wear among the many other articles dis played. Wilson's store looms up like the proverbial light house, he showing a line of Christmas novelties which takes in the full scope of holiday gifts. Butler'B grocery windows show a nice line of candies, nuts and fruits, all arranged in a most tasteful maner, while the drug store dis plays samples of nearly all lines usually carried by that kind of a store. Prices are right at each place. WAPINITIA NWS Wapinitia Church Service Sunday School 10:00 A. M. Mrs. Josephine, Floyd, Supt. Preaching 11:00 A. M. and 7:30 P.1'., by Rev. W. A. Mershon, pastor. Christian Endeavor meets at 6:30, Sunday evening Midweek prayer meeting 7:00 p. m. Thursdays. Joe Graham is minus a part of one thumb, the accident .happen ing while he was splitting wood recently. Lew McCoy is tearing the old school building down. It belongs to Joe Graham. Joe Delore, "jr., who spent Thanksgiving at Portland, re turned from that place last week. Forest Supervisor Sherrard of of Portland, inspected local work here last Thursday. H. E. Hammer and wife made a trip to Dufur last Friday. We neglected to report the re turn of Miss Mable Lewis from Klamath Falls .in last week's correspondence. She came home last week. Roy Rice left for the Warm springs agency the first of last week. Vivian Barzee, who has been quite ill, is again able to be around. A second dance was given by the Sheflins in the ward house, Saturday. At a meeting held, Tuesday evening it was decided to hold a Christmas tree and program at the church on Christmas eve. A treat will be given each child by a real Santa Claus and the Sunday school members will render a program. Joe Graham and Del McCoy went no Clackamas lake Tuesday last. Joe reports four inches of snow at the lake. , , j The proprietor of the hotel Summit House in the mountains came out last Monday and visited with .the Farghers .across the Deschutes. Upon his return by way of the Wapinitia branch of the loop highway he ran into 18 inches of snow and was com' pelled to detour snd go home by way of The Dalles and Portland. Johnnie Sinclair and H. E. Lewis have finished putting gravel in front of the government barn and have since been haul ing iron pipe from Maupin. Mr. Drake, industrial instruct or at the gency, left for Port land Saturday and will visit his sister there a few days. A number from here attended the dance at Maupin last Satur Pay night. With apologies to bride and groom for the omission in last week's correspondence, we an nounce the marriage of Jesse Lewis and Mrs. Ruth Wood, which occurred recently. Mr. Lewis is a Wapinitia business man and his bride is a daughter of Mrs. Sinclair and is a lady of rare talent as an artist. A Lincoln Hartman, Cor. NEWS OF PINE GROVE A school meeting wa3 held last Friday for the purpose of select ing a successor to JMr. Burnside as director,, he having moved away from this district. O. S Walters was chosen and will fill out the term for which Mr. Burn side was elected. A building bee was held Wednesday for the purpose of erecting a woodshed for the school. Mr3. Clara Cross arrived from The Dalles Sunday and will take a position as teacher in the Oak Grove school. A dance was held at the Shep flin place on the hill last Friday evening. Clifford Nelson and wife of The Dalles were visitors at the Fred Laughlin home Sunday after r1 Things For the Christmas Time . Cranberries, Celery, Lettuce, Cauliflower, Grape Fruit, Nuts, Grapes, Apples, Bananas And Everything Fresh to Make up a Big Christmas Dinner ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE noon. Mrs. Nelson was, until recently, Miss Maude Milliorn, teacher of the Oak Grove school Carl Hassler and Miss Laura Davis were married at The Dalles on Monday, December 7. T. W. Linn, who runs a saw mill west of Wapinitia, fell off the mill roof recently and sus tained an injury to his jaw. Star car for. sale cheap. In good condition. See Oliver Resh at Shattucks' store. 3 t4 CRITERION HAPPENINGS Arthur Appling spent Sunday with Charles Albright at Victor. Many Criterion people attended the card party given by the Re bekah ladies at Maupin last Sat urday evening. Mrs.' D. L. Rutherford carried off one of the prizes. All say they had a jolly time and a fine supper. D. P. Appling and family re turned last week from a visit in Washington and Portland. Joe Kramer and wife were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Duess. Mrs. Vere Devoe was a week end guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hunt. Henry Nelson has been on the sick list the past week, but is better at this writing. The Criterion people were glad to hear that Maupin won the pic tures for her schools. Of course we can't help thinning1 that our "Criterion Day" at Maupin went a long way toward helping get those 'prizes. Come on Maupin, let us hear from you through the paper. Mr. and Mrs. Herrling were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Appling. Margaret Appling was absent from school Monday on account of a bad cold. Ira has returned from Shaniko and will take up his school work at the Maupin Hi. j Will "Reader" please continue! correspondence from Criterion?; We'll be pleased to send paper, envelopes and stamps, also the paper, for the trouble and to pay , postage on "copy." Editor The j Times. More Pick-Ups As soon as the fishing season closed Dave Donaldson yearned for the great outdoors, so he re signed as school janitor, bought a few steel traps and hit for the hills. He will specialize in bob cats. "The one thing that keeps the old world running smoother than anything else," asserts George Cunningham, "is pay-day." a The Lord said "Let then be light." Woodcock Bros, are fol lowing out that prescription and have strung new street lights jaloi. Deschutes avenue. " GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET " Notice of Taxpayers' Meeting For the purpose of passing upon the budget made by a committee of freeholders and councilmen, for an amount of money to be raised for the purpose of meet ing the expenses of the City of Maupin, Wasco county, Oregon, for the year 1926. Said meeting will be held on November 26, at 7:30 p. m at the lower room of the I. O. O. F. Bldg. at which time all taxpayers may be present and reject or accept said budget. The budget as proposed by the joint committee is as follows: "Estimated Expenditures. ' Fire Hydrants .$300.00 Street lights ..,"200,00 Marshal's salary.. 120.00 Recorder's salary 210.00 Interest on outstanding warrants 113 82 Payment on auto park . (one-fourth of total) . . . 250.00 Incidental expenses. 276.18 . Total..... ....... ". .,$1500.00 Estimated Recipts. . From Licenses ..125.00 From Permits '. . 25.00 Total $50.00 Dated this 3rd day of No vember,1925. Attest: R. E. Richmond, Secretary Bates Shattuc.k, Mayor. LEGION HALL Sunday, Dec. 13 Beloved Brute The tang of the Bawdust ring pervades this stirring story of virile men. Vitagraph Picture 25 and 50 cents Buy Non-Detonating UNION GAS! ANp Aristo Motor Oil UNION OIL GO ' OF CALIFORNIA The Dalles - Oregon 3S n 8 LEGION I! ii ii uanceuazes II December 12, X-mas 25 l II II New Years 31 J ' II II j January 9, 1926 II jj j! February 14, Washing- j !! & II J St. Patrick's Day, wm t jj March 17 II ' ' II !J Remember 'em JJ II Si Q'ssssasssssssosssssn The only Grocery Store on the ' East Side Fischer's Grocerv- Makes a Specialty of LUNCH GOODS CIGARS, TOBACCOS CIGARETTES, FRUIT Mrs-LFischer Proprietor ', Your Watch Haywire? If it is not doing its work bring it to The Times office and Mr. Senimes will send it to GUY A. POUND Manufacturing Jwcler and Watchmaker Successor to D. Linguist TUB DALLES - - OK ICON Look over your office sta tionery and before you are entirely out plaoe your or der for with THE MAUPIN TIMES II II