The Maupin times., March 11, 1926, Image 1

MAUPIN-On the De
schutes, the Home
of the Rainbow Trout
PIM TIME
UOU can start at Mau-
pia and go to any
place on the earth
Vol. XII
Maupin, Soathern.Wasco Couuty Oregon, Thursday, March 11, 1926
No. 18
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FIRE DESTROYS j
THE MORRIS HOI
Catches On Roof Where Painters
Were Spreading Paint
Small Amount of Furniture and
Clothing Saved-Houe and
Content Were Insured
Girln' Clubs To Sell
Wares Saturday Night
The farm home of Harvey L
Morris was completely consumed
by fire last Friday, together with
nearly &1I the household furni
ture, clothing and many oilier
things of value. The loss is esti
mated to be in the neighborhood
of 14,000, with insurance on
furniture, etc., of $700 and
500 on residence.
At 11:30 Friday morning the
telephone operator here broad
casted word to Maupin people
that the Morris home was ablaze,
and as soon as autos could carry '
them many from this place hur-j
ried to the north end of the Flat j
and did all they could, to save
outbuilding from the fire. When
the men from Maupin arrived at
the Morris ranch the house was
a mass of flame, making it im
possible to work near it, so the
men turned their attention to
saving the garage and other
buildings. Chief Chalmers took
charge of the work, He started
the gasoline Dump and this was
means of securing water with
which to wet.down the standing
buildings, thus saving them from
ruin.
The fire started on the roof.
Milt Morris, brother of the owner
of the burned residence, was en
gaged in painting the roof. He
was assisted by one of the "farm
hands, and both were on a scaf
fold painting the main part" of
the house. Milt had laid his
brush down and when he picked
it up a wave of flame covered
that portion of the roof already
treated, and before he could get
to the ground the whole struc
ture was on tire. t
Neighbors succeeded in saving
the contents of one bedroom to
gether with a piano and a few
pieces of furniture. A portion
of the family clothing also was
saved. j
Tuesday Mr. O. J- Void, ad-j
jnster for the Coast Adjusting!
Bureau, came to Maupin and
estimated the loss sustained by
Mr. Morris. He evidently con
sidered the loss as total, as he !
allowed the insurance called for
in the policies and Mr. Morris
will get those amount3.
Harve has erected a tempor
ary dwelling and as soon as his
spring work is completed will
put up a modern dwelling. The
fire occurring at this time of the
season, makes it hard for the
Morris family. The spring plow
ing and seeding is, well under
way, and have to stop work is
interference which is, very
costly.
The Morris, family. has the
sympathy of the whole commun
ity in their loss and many offers
of assistance have been extended
them. Harvey and wife takes
the matter philosphically and
say they are lucky, as their loss
might have been much, greater.
Insure Your Crops Now
Hail insurance and adjust
ment3 will be the same as la
year..' Get , your crops covered
earlv. ' See H. L. Morris about
hail insurance. 1 .
The Girls' Cookingand Sewing
clubs, under the direction of Mes
dames Stovall and Kelly, are
making good progress in their
respective lines of endeavor.
Mrs. Kelly is instructing three
grades in sewing, the course cov
ering three years, while Mrs.
Stovall is teaching the young
idea in the art of cooking, the
course taking in bread making,
pantry work, meat and vegetable
preparation as well as serving.
At the grade school entertain
ment, Saturday night at the High
school auditorium, the girls will
join in conducting booths in
which ice crpam and home-made
candies will be offered for sale.
This will be a feature of the
evening's entertainment and will
bo for the purpose of raising
funds with which to defray the
expenses of one member, chosen
from the roster of both clubs, at
the summer school at O. A. C.
The sewing class is making
most satisfactory progress.
There are 12 members in that
class, ranging from 12 to 16 years.
Mrs. Stovall is teaching a class
of 14, and each will soon be able
to cook, bake and serve a meal
ali by her lonesome. .. , ,
Will Market Ironing Board
A. Lincoln Hartman of Wap
initia was in Portland last week
and while there made arrange
ments vjiereby a prominent
maker of household novelties
will market the ironing board
invented and patented by the
Wapinitia man. Mr. Hartman
has evolved one of the most
practical ironing boards on the
market and that he has been en
abled to place it in many homes
testifies of its superiority. He
figures that now he will be able
to make and sell a least a gross
of the boards each month- He
will make the boards himself at
Wapinitia.
Lost "Casters" Discovered
Two weeks ago The Times, in its editorial para
graphs, asked as to the whereabouts of the "old-fash-
ioned casters and family albums." This week we are
( leased to note the articles have been found. The fol-,
' lowing epistle from the factotum at "Mother's Inn"
sets our mind at rest regarding the mislaid articles:
"Tangent, Oregon, March 5th, 1926.
"Maupin Times, Maupin, Oregon.
"Gentlemen: Under heading of 'Spirit of the
Northwest Press' I get the following that is credited
to your paper by the Portland Oregonian:
" 'The old-time dances are coming back, but
where arc all the old-time albums and round table
casters?'"-
In answer to your query I wish to notify you that
10. of the old-time silver casters are now in regular ser
vice at Mother's Inn (Tangent, five miles south of
Albany) to say nothing of equally old-time cake stands
and fruit dishes glass and tall silver cream and
sugar bowls, and a lot of other old-fashioned stuff, in
cluding two albums.
, "The first time you take a notion that you want
to peck into the suburbs of, glory without the formula
of going through the undertaker's hands, just tell the
conductor, when he calls for a look at your pass, that
you want to take a trip through the Willamette Val
ley with a stop-over at Mother's Inn. Such a trip will
show you what you have been missing in the old-fashioned
'chow' line, but will convince you that Heaven
was staretd in the Willamette Valley and would have
been completed here, no doubt, had not a bunch from
outside put up such a kick tha Heaven went straight
up, and so far as I have been able to ascertain, has
never come down.
"Your old-fashioned informant,
' "D. C. McCLURE.
"Flunky-in-Chicf and Asst. Dish Washer."
Announces Engagement
For Mack's edification we say that instead of go
ing "straight up," Heaven was moved to the Valley of
the Deschutes and Maupin made the capital. Editor
The Maupin Times.
NewGarageand HCIlV ntllHin
Machine ShopjuLil I ULltlflliU
FOR 1926 WOOL
Joe Kramer is excavating the
Creager lot near Pr. El wood's!
office and will move the building
now across the alley at the rear Ofltimism Fffiiails In Trade Cfin-
I tore limi
ters Limited Supply In Sight
of the Maupin garage to the new
site and open a machine shop and
garage therein. The building
will be lengthened out to 50 feet,
making a shop 20x50 feet in size.
Joe has secured an eight-foot
lS-inch swing lathe, and expects
a 30-ton gear press, Wearer
make, a three '.horsepower
motor, drill press,, acetylene
welding outfit, . generator tester
and battery recharger. He ex
pects to be ready for business by
the latter part of next week. He
is a good workman and as the
location is near the foot of the
hill leading Into town he antici
pates a good run of business from
tourists. Later on he contem
plates installing a filling equip
ment and will also handle oils,
tires and all auto accessories.
V l.t
u .h u k..:u: 0rt today than a year ago. Less
VB" ."'ut , ur. wi foreign wool is afloat in this
Prices Low At Any Time In Past
Year Demand For Worsteds
Will B Heavy Very Soon
The Western Wool Grower for
March is optomistic regarding
the wool situation. That organ
predicts good prices with a good
demand for wool and bases its
prediction ubon visible supply
and promised demaud for wool,
by cloth manufacturers. The
Wool Grower says:
Looking ahead, stocks of do
mestic wool are admittedly lim
ited, especially those of more de
sirable character. Conditions
are. however, decidedly different
j today than
feet, which will give him room
i for storage of several cars.
We were told on Monday that
a certain lothario of Maupin had
let leak out the news of his en
gagement to a young lady of a
neighboring town. Whether
there is truth in the report or
that it is just a rumor, we cannot
say, yet our informant gave us
the item in all sincereity and wo
give it to our readers as we got
it. : .
Wasco Is Healthful
Ford Wouldn't Whoa
Richard Johnson came to town
to attend, church last Sunday
morning and upon his return
home was the victim of the
idiosyncracies of one of the pro
ducts of a well known inventor
Henry Ford. As Dick was
entering the gate leading to his
home he attempted to make a
short turn. The auto refused to
"haw" and turned over. Word
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was sent to town ana neipers
soon arrived to assist the Ford
back on its wheels, both Dick
and his Sister-in-law, who was
riding with him being able to
help themselves. It was a nar
row escape from serious injury.
"The Sea Beast" At
Civic Auditorium
The last report of the U. S.
states boards of health for Ore
gon show this county to be in a
splendid state of health. The
report gives the information that
Wasco county, for the week end
ing February 27, had but 55 cases
of influenza,, one of mumps, two
of pneumonia and two of small
pox. In the state at large there
were but two cases of, spinal.'
meningiitis reported, they being
in Multnomah county. ,
Read The Times get the news
Mass To Be Celebrated
ft
Holy rnas will be celebrated
in the Sacred Heart church,
Maupin Oregon, Sunday March
21st. , Everyone cordially in
vited. , ..
Rev. Edw. O'D. Hines,
Pastor.
Perhaps the greatest sea pic
ture ever filmed is that of "The
Sea Beast," which will be at the
Civic Auditorium, The Dalles,
March 12-13-14, and in which
John Barrymore, America's
greatest actor has the leading
part. The story deals with
whales and whaling ships, . tells
of the days when -sea captains
ruled with the belaying pin and
mighty arm, how those ships
braved the arctic cold, and how
ships fought with each other
for disputed quarry. Some of
the sailors turned pirate or
smuggler and laid waste where
ever they touched.
The picture was adapted from
Herman Melville's classic, "Moby
Dick," ; and the spirit of the
book is intact, Thejromance that
has been, woven into it enhances
the beauty of the tale and effects
a balance that the book did not
grasp, see it on the dates men
tioned above.
St. Patrick's Dance. 4
The last dance scheduled for
this season will be given by the
American Legion at their hall in
Maupin on the evening of Wed-
vesday, March 17 St. Patrick's
Day. The "Music Masters,"
The Dalles' leading orchestra,
has been engaged and that alone
guarantees a good time for all
who attend. Put on your green
tie, secure your shamrocks and
turnout and honor the patron
saint of Ireland by dancing on
the occasion of his natal day.
Attended Masonic Meeting
A party of Maupin Masons,
R. E. Bell, Brittain Slusher, R.
E.' Wilson, R.;Geiser and Dr.
Elwood, went to Duf ur Thursday
evening for the purpose of at
tending a meeting of the Masonic
lodge. ' , '
. Mules For Sale
Up From The South
' They call them beauty par
lors, voices Andy Mann, "but
when some girls come out of
them they look more like they'd
been in a place where they make
up circus clowns."
lJ
Mark Stuart has evolved a
great scheme. He proposes to
bore holes in tallow bricks and
sell them for Swiss cheese.
ti
Cecil Woodcock says there are
several things in life to be
thankful for, and one of them is
that the air investigation is over.
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"The trouble with a good
many people," says Link Hart
man, "is that they think the in
vitation to 'lean on the Lord', is
intended solely for the lazy in
stead of the weary."
Jack Staats is authority for the
statment that "there wouldn't
be hardly anything but men left
in the world if the women who
wear present-day styles caught '
pneumonia as easily as they
catch the eyes of the men."
El
Bob Wilson says that two
faced people are generally ac
cepted at the value of the worst
face . ' '
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Jack Morrow rises to remark
that "the modern wife knows
more about vanity cases than
she does about market baskets-"
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"Wise is the man who has
learned that popularity consists
in listening to the other fellow's
troubles instead of telling his
For Sale Two work mules.
Will trade for milk cows. C. B.
Dahl, Tygh Valley, Oregon.
Seed Spuds For Sale
Netted Gem seed potatoes
from , county and state fairs,
winning stock. Acclimated seed
$3.50 per 100 pounds. Otto
Herrling. 17-tf
A. Y. Zoller, former editor of
The Times and Dufur Dispatch,
came up from California last
week to straighten out, business
matters and arrange for shipping
his household goods to the
southern state. Mr. Zoller dis
posed of his interest in the Dis
patch last week and will soon
leave for his new home. He is
employed as advertising solicitor
on a California paper and is
doing well.
own," is the way Frank Stuart
puts it.
El
"They can criticise George
Washington all they want to,"
remarks Prof. Geiser "but they
can't change all of the streets
that are named for him."
El . ' t
Dick Johnson says that here'
after he will direct his vehicle
by means of reinS. His Ford
Wood For Sale
I have a few cords of dry wood
for sale at $5.00 a cord. U. S.
Endersby.
The Times-only $1.50 a year.
doesn't understand
back up."
"whoa" or
HORSES FOR SALE
country, and though it has been
stated that the wool clip of the
Southern Hemisphere is about 2
per cent larger, their sales have
progressed well in line with the
proposed selling schedule.
In the American Wool and Cot
ton Reporter there appears the
following statement:
"Albert W. Elliott, of the firm
of Jeremiah Williams & Company
of Boston, made the following
statement in connection with the
year 1926: ; . f
"I look for a large consump
tion of wool all over the world in
1926, stimulated by the present
comparatively low price of every
class of wool. I expect to see
the lowest prices for wool in the
first three months of the year,
with the price of wool gradually
rising as heavy consumption eats
into the supply." '
Another prominent wool mer
chant says: , r
' "There will be good business
if the present rate of . foreign
prices (Continues, because prices
are as low as at any time in the
past year. Wool in relation to
other commodities is low. At
these prices there ought to be a
big consumption of wool."
While recent openings of , the
heavyweight season have met
with limited response in the way
of large orders, most ' manuf ac
turers are looking forward to a
good year's business. Goods
were priced from 10 to 20 per
cent lower than a year ago, 1 and
w'ith wool prices from 20 to 30
per cent lower there should be a
reasonable demand for goods,
and an increasing demand for
wool during the year, with an
accompanying appreciation in
wool values. ,
It is Said by several manufac
turers that last minute orders
and specifications may result in
crowding six months normal op
erations into a three or four
months, period. '
The year 1925 was decidedly a
woolen year, but worsted mills
already- feel the t.Hnd of the
coming year'-showing a" return
of worsteds .to favor. This is of
special ;- interest to growers of
fine wool, as the bulk of the fin
er grades are used by the worsted
mills.
30 head of broke horses, 5 to
7 years old, weight from 1200 to
1500; 10 head 'unbroken horses,
4 and 5 years old; one jack, 15
hand3 high, weight 1000 poundp,
.good breeder. Inquire of Claude
Wilson, Maupin, Oregon. Ilt8
Disc For Sale
For Sale Disc with tandem at
tachment Will trade for milk
cows. C. B. Dahl, Tygh Valley,
Oregon. .. : , '
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