MAUPIN-On the De
schutes, the Home
of the Rainbow Trout
yOU can start at Mau-
pin and go to any
place tn the earth
Vol. XII
Maupin, Southern Wasco Couuty Oregon, Thursday, February 25, 1926
No .16
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NEXT CONVENTION
TO BEHELD HERE
Rebekah Dist. Assembly Chooses
MauDin For Next Meeting
Mrs. F. D. Stuart Namad Chair,
man For Year-Fine Attend
ance At Hood River
The eighteenth annual Rebek
ah Convention of District No. 18,
was held at Hood River, Oregon
Feburary 17, 1926. It was an ali
day session and over 200 Rebek
ahs were in attendance. There
are nine lodges in the district
and eight were represented.
Mryta R. James, president and
Dora Sexton, vlce-presidentof the
Rebekah assembly of Oregon,
and Charlotte Woodman, matron
of the I. 0. 0. F. home of Port
land, Oregon, were present.
The convention was a success
and the work instructive. The
memorial exercises were impres
sive and the degree work was
beautifully exemplified. Laural
Rebekah lodge of Hood River
provided a bountiful repast for
the delegates in the evening.
. The officers in charge were:
Lulu Corey, chairman, and Dora
Sexton, secretary. New officers
: elected were: Margie Stuart,
chairman, Mrs. Demmon, vice
chairman, Kate Vincent, secre
tary, and Marie Kemp, treasur
er. The next convention will be
held at Maupin.
Those going from Maupin
were: H. R. Kaiser and F. D.
Stuart and Vena Kaiser, Margie
Stuart, Bertha Stovall, Lela
Butler, Grace Chalmers, Violet
Mayhcw, Zuah Renick and Elsie
Beckwith.
Old-Time Price Again
Mrs. L. Fischer is doing a fine
business in her confectionery
and grocery store at the east
end of the bridge. She carries
a large stock of supplies as well
adapted to tourist as to home
trade. Cigars, cigarettes, fresh
candies, bakery goods, and bot
tled sodas, are included in her
stock, and ice cream over Sat
urday and Sunday is the latest
addition. Mrs. Fischer is offer
ing the widely advertised and
popular Ore-Gold ice cream made
by the Mt. Hood Co. The con
fection is delicious, wholesome,
healthful, and is selling at the
old-time price 10 cents a dish, 5
cents in the cone. Try some on
Saturday . or Sunday, and you
will want more.
No School Monday
Monday was the birthday of
the Father of this Country
George Washington conse
quently the schools of Maupin
held no sessions. . Several of the
business houses displayed flags
in honor of the event.
A Foulless Game
Something extremely rare oc
curred in - Maupin last Friday
evening during the barketball
game between Tygh and Mau
pin high school teams. During
the whole game not a single foul
was called on either side. One
of the visitors became somewhat
mixed as to which basket , was
his team's, so threw the ball into
the Maupin ring. . Tygh won by
the score of 8-10.
Family Orchard For
Oak Springs Hatchery
County Game Warden W. 0.
Hadley with Warden Ernest
Gramse of Hood River were in
Maupin Wednesday. The chief
object of their visit was to bring
a consignment of fruit trees for
the Oak Springs hatchery. The
fruit trees consisted of cherries,
apples, pears, prunes, apricots
and peaches. It is the intention
later to plant grape vines and a
large number of the choicest
varieties of roBes as well as set
out several kinds of small fruits.
Took Evidence At Antelope
Frank D. Stuart, as United
States commissioner, took evi
dence in a final proof case at
Antelope Saturday. The resi
dent commissioner, II. C. Rooper
is ill at The Dalles, therefore
Mr. Stuart's services were called
in for the occasion. Frank was
accompanied to Antelope by W.
H. Staati.
New Piano Player
In Novelty Orchestra
The Broadway Novelty orches
tra writes The Times to the
effect that a piano player from
Portland, Mr. Charles Seiger,
popular radio artist, has joined
that aggregation. The writer
states that the orchestra
hopes to soon introduce the
new member to Maupin dance
lovers.
New Juniper Flatter
By the above we do not mean
the newcomer is a flatterer, but
he is a new son in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Endersby of
near Wapinitia. The youngster
made his advent there on Tues
day, Dr. Elwood being in atten
dance. The doctor says the lad
weighed eight pounds and that
he and his mother are doing fine
Local Firm Acquires
Garage At Shaniko
Messrs. Wood and Tillotson,
proprietors of the Maupin gar
age, are spreading out Last
Saturday they purchased the
the stock and leased the building
at Shaniko, known as the Shani
ko garage, and have taken pos
session of same, Milo Wood
will be in charge and he, with his
family and household goods,
went to the east county city
Tuesday. The' garage is the
largest in Shaniko, enjoys a
good patronage and the new
proprietors will increase the
stock of accessories and machin
ery soon. The Times congratu
lates them on their forsight in
making the buy.
Nc Meeting Tomorrow
According to announcement
there will be no revival meeting
tomorrow evening. . The series
will be continued next week be
ginning Monday, and continue
through the week, with the ex
ception of Friday.
In Spite of Strike, . ,
Railroads moved 13,073,000
tons bituminous coal in week
endetj January 16; highest pre
vious record was 12,853.000 tons
for week ended December1 II,
1920. '
Some Worker
Foreman "Say, "Thompson,
that man is doing twice the work
you are." . '
"Sure! I keep tellin' the poor
sap, but you can't learn , him
nothin''
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INCOME TAXES ARE DUE MARCH 15
If there are any in this vicinity
who are in doubt regarding the
income tax law, they may ac
quaint themselves with its pro
visions by reading the following
from the internal revenue col
lector at Portland:
Many taxpayers apparently are
confused as to the provisions of
the new federal income tax law
as to their liability for filing re
turns of income for the year
1925. In view of this fact, Clyde
G. Huntley, collector of internal
revenue, has issued the follow
ing instructions for the guidance
of taxpayers in determining
whether or not it will be neces
sary for them to file returns on
or before March 15:
No income tax returns are re
quired to be filed by individuals
covering the year 1325, except as
follows:
Where an individual was mar
ried an 1 living with his wife,
and their combined net income
was 13,500 or more;
Where an individual was single
and his net income was $1,500 or
more;
Where an individual claims ex
emption as "head of family'
and his or her net income was
11,500 or more;
Where an individual, married
or single, had a gross income of
Fishermen Take Notice
. If any of you want your trout
rods wrapped, and that in the
most approved manner, either
send or bring them to this office
or the Fischer garage and the
work will be done promptly and
at a minimum of cost. Rds
wrapped plain or fancy; new
ferules and line guides put on
and varnished with a preparation
impervious to water. Rods fixed
up for from 13.50 to $5.00.
Robey Ashley was in from
Shearers Bridge Saturday.
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DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS m
'Don Q" A Typical
, Fairbanks' Picture
Douglas Fairbanks has sur
rounded himself with a splendid
cast for his next picture, "Don
Q, Son of Zorro," coming to the
Civic Auditorium at The Dalles
Feburary .26-7-8, as the next at
traction, under a United Artists
Corporation release,
Mary Astor, a brilliant young
leading lady, plays opposite
Doug, and two other important
feminine roles are taken by Lot
it ..' AP
$1,500 or more, regardless of the
amouut of net income,
i Gross income, in the case of
purchase and sale of merchan
dise, means gross sales less the
cost of goods sold. '
"i Where an individual was mar
ried at the beginning of the year
and was unmarried during any
portion of the year, or vice versa,
the exemptions above mentioned
are to be apportioned according
to the changed status during the
tear, fractions of months being
disregarded.
) Blanks have been forwarded to
all individuals who filed returns
for the year 1924 on the basis of
$1,000 and $2,500 exemptions,
which applied to that year, but
if the net income for 1925 does
not exceed the amounts above
stated, $1,500 and $3,500, respec
tively, it will not be necessary to
complete or file returns for the
year 1925.
In order to assist all in making;
out their income tax returns de
puty from the internal revenue
office will be in Shaniko on Feb
ruary 27 and at The Dalles on
March 815 There will be no
charge for this assistance, and
all those who are in doubt as to
the proper manner of making out
their returns are advised to
visit either Shaniko ' or ' The
Dalles on dates named. '
Change In The Union ;
- Pacific Train Service
Effective Sunday, February
21st, Union Pacific northbound
train No. 29 will leave Maupin at
10:35 a. m. instead of 12:30 p, m.
and will make direct connection
at Sherman with the Portland
limited for Chicago and points
east The connection westbound
at The Dalles will be No. 1, ar
riving Portland 5:30 p. m.
Southbound No. 30 will leave
Maupin at 2:25 p. m. instead of
2.30 p. m., arrive Bend 7:30 p.
m., same as at present.
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"DOM Q, SON OF ZORJIO
tie Pick ford Forrest and Stella
de Lanti.
Donald Crisp, who directed the
film, also appears in the picture,
assuming one of the chief, char
acter parts- Jean Hersholt, one
of the best known actors on the
screen, has one of the most inter
esting characterizations in the
play. k Among others prominent
in the cast are Warner Oland, as
Arcbduke Paul of Austria; Jack
McDonald as the heroine's fath
er; and Charles Stevens as Don
Q, Son of Zorro's servant.
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Fish CommisionTo
Visit Our Hatchery
While in Maupin Wednesday
W. O. Hadley. county game war
den, stated that he is arranging
for a visit from the atate fish
commission to Maupin and the
Oak Springs hatchery.' His ob
ject in so doing is to impress
upon the members of the com
mission the necessity for more
tanks at Oak Springs.' When
the commissioners com here a
number of the "membert of the
local anglers association ' will
visit . the hatchery with them
and use their persuasive powers
in securing the needed tanks.
New Street Light
After a wait of several weeks
Woodcock Bros, have received
the equipment for the last street
light ordered by the city.1 It is
located opposite the residence
and office of Dr. Elwood. This
completes ' the complement of
of lights for the present in Mau
pin :
Seeks Separation
i
Notices are posted telling of the
county boundary; board meeting
at the court house in The Dalles,
March 3rd. At that, time, the
matter of acting on a petition
of several people on the . Fiat to
have a part of section 35 there
on taken off school diatrict 84 and
added to district 43 will , be con
sidered. The tend , lies between
tho ranch of Mayhew , brothers
and that of the Wray jranchJlaa
notices were signed by Superin:
tendent Gronewald. We under
stand . a remonstrence against
allowing the petition will be sent
to the board for action at the
meeting.. .
Breaking Sod Land
Many Flat ranchers are pre
paring more land for spring
sowing. On a great number of
farms the owners are breaking
sod land and this will be put in
shape for this years crop.
Oregon News Notes
Pilot Rock Growers have
1200 turkey hens to raise 10 car
loads holiday turkeys.
Falls City "Enterprise" plant
will move to St Helens, but
paper continues.
Hood River City plans to
pave Oak Street, and lay water
mains on Columbia Street.
Tillamook dairymen foresee
the most prosperous year in their
history. ;
MarshfieKl Coos and Curry
Telepone Co. will spend $75,000
for 1926 improvements.
LaGrande New City well
strikes artesian flow,. 1000 , sal
Ions a minute.
Just A Few Calls
There was an average of about
67,700.000 telephone calls a day
in the United States, in 1925 . .
Wanted Them All
Pat and Mike were looking in
to a jeweler's window. ;
"Mike' said Pat, "how'd ye
loike to have your pick there?"
' 'Faith, " answered - Mike,
"Oi'd rather have me shovel I"
Mind Changers
"Before you get one," writes
S. H., "they are 'those con
founded autos'; after you get
one. they are 'these darn fool
pedestrians. "
MILITARY
T
CAMPS FOR 1926
Vancouver Barracks, Fort George
Wright and Camp lewis Places
One Thousand Thirty Rookie
Provided For Infantry, Ar
Hilary and Cavalry Post
The dates of the several Citi
zens Military Training Camps
for the young men of Oregon
and Washington have been fixed
and are announced as follows:
Vancouver Barracks-June 18th
to July 17th. This camp will be
infantry candidates from Oregon
and Western Washington and
will be the largest of the four
camps. It is expected that 510
young men will be trained there.
At Fort George Wright, the
camp will be held from June 12th
to July 11th. This camp will
only train infantry candidates.
The number allotted is 170.
Both the camps at Fort Wor
den and at Camp Lewis open on
June 10th and close on July 18th.
At Fort Worden the Coast Artil
lery candidates will be taken care
of. About 110 are expected to be
trained. Camp Lewis will train
those who apply for the mounted
branches, cavalry and field artil
lery 140 are allotted to this
camp. ' r '
Detailed infojmation regard
ing each of these camps can be
obtained by -writing- the - com
manding officer of the post mentioned;-'"-'
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Vegetable Varieties
Are Named For Oregon
, The following list of suggested
vegetable varieties suited to
Oregon conditions has been pre
pared by the experiment station
for use of the Oregon city or
farm home gardener:
Radish Scarlet globe white
tipped, white pearl;
Spinach Thick leaf, king of
Denmark;
Lettuce New York, iceberg;
Peas Early morn (bush),
Laxtonian;
Cabbage Early Jersey wake
field, golden acre, Copenhagen,
market;
Turnips Purpletop - white
globe; r.
- Beets, early Early . model,
Detroit dark red;
; Swiss chard Lucullus;
Onion seed Yellow danvers,
Australian brown;
Parsnips Hollow crown;
SalsifySandwich island;
Cauliflower Snowball, dry
weatner-autumn giant; ,
Cornr' sweet Portland mar
ket.'golden bantam and golden
giant. . V: '"
Presiding Elder Coming
Presiding Elder Coffey of the
Free Methodist church will be
in Maupin Saturday and will
hold services at the cLurch that
evening and Sunday morning
and evening.
Variable Ideas
"What is the difference,"
asked, the teacher, "between
caution and cowardice?"
" Johtjny who observed things
carefully for so youthful person,
answered: ' "Caution is when
you're afraid and cowardice is
when' the other fellow's afraid."
RAINING