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MAUPIN-On the De schutes, the Home of the Rainbow Trout MAUPIM 11 VOU m start at Mau- pin and go to any place on the earth Vol. XII Maupin, Southern Wasco Couuty Oregon, Thursday, March 18, 1926 - 4 . No. 19 BUICK CAR ON LEFT1E ROAD Attempts Turn Out and Met Head On By Connolly's Cadillac Vancouver, Wash., Man Takes Blame For Mix-Up On Cri terion Hill On Monday B. Betts of Vancouver, Wash ington, was speeding toward this city Monday morning in a Buick car. He had reached the big turn on the Criterion hill, keep ing close to the inside of the road, when he met T. J. Connol ly, The latter attempted to go around the Buick at the same time the driver of that car sought to get on his own side of the highway. The inevitable hap peneda head on smash. Both can suffered from the impact. Connolly's new seven passenger Cadillac sustained a broken wheel, bent fender, punc tured tire, dented door and some bad scratches. The Buick lost the front bumper, had both fenders broken, one lamp and windshield smashed and had the radiator bent in. Traffic Officer Hans Blaser was soon on the scene and , after in vestigation decided the Vancou ver man was solely at fault and that M. Donnolly was wholly in the right. The Buick was towed to the MauDin garage for repairs. The Cadillac was insured and a sur vey of the damage will have to be make before cost of repairs ia asceratined. Mr. Bstts acknowledged to a Times man he knew he was driv on the wrong side of the road, but claimed as justification there for that his wife was afraid to ride on the right because of the high and steep hills on that side. Sickness In Our Family We will have to bee: the in- dulgence of our readers for re missness in news matter in this issue The Times.. Sickness in the family and having had to as sist in care of the patients, made it hard for the publishers to cover the news field and get up the paper in the customary style. Some Warm Weather Sunday and a part of Monday were near record breakers so far as March weather is recorded here. At time3 during each day the mercury reached the 100 de gree mark on our thermometer. Monday afternoon it clouded up and a light rain fell. That had a tendency to cool . things of! a little. Helped In Initiation Chas. Crofoot and Ike' Driver ofWamic and-W. B. Sloan of Tygh Valley attended the Odd Fellows' meeting Saturday night and assisted in' conferring the initiatory degree on 0. -P. We berg. , , ,; Smock Ranch Sold V Albert Hill and wife of Smock were transacting business in our city Monday While here.iMr. Hill said he had sold an 120-acre tract of ranch land to Loron 0. Barber of Ashwood.. Mr. Barber will stock 'the-place with high grade cattle and run it as a dairy ranch ,;' - V : Grades Entertainmont An Interesting Event The entertainment given by the pupils of grades departments of the Maupin schools Saturday night was one the most finished ever pulled oft in this city. The attendance was good, notwith standing counter attractions. Each number on the program showed great skill in preparation and those taking part displayed unusual aptitude in their respect' ive roles , The grade teachers had the preparation of the program in charge, and the result of. their skillful coaching was easily seen. The were ably asissted by teach ers and pupils of the High school in the preparation and rendition of tte program. The proceeds of the entertain ment will add a substantial sum to the fund to be applied to fix ing up the gymnasium. County Nurse Here Miss S. Peterson, the county nurse for Wasco, was in Maupin several days the first part of the week. She made an inspection of the city schools, taking each department separately, Highway In Fine Shape Report has been current here to the effect that the Sherman highway was in poor condition. That report was without founda tion, as several Maupinitee drove oyer the road Sunday and each pronounces it as being one of the best in Eastern Oregon. Watch Lost 17 Years Recovered In Field Seventeen years ago A. A. Oerthick was plowing his field. At that time he was carrying an Illionis Watch company time piece, in some unaccountaoie manner the watch escaped from his pocket. He searched for it and at last gave it .up as irre trivably lost. Now comes the errand finale: One dav last week Raymond Crabtree was seeding in the same field. He had de cended from the drill and noticed a watch lying on the ground. Without paying particular at tention to it he put it in . his pocket and when he went to the house threw the ticker into his child's play box. At dinner Gus Derthick, who is plowing for Raymond, incidentally mentioned that his father had lost a watch in the newly planted field years before. He described the time-1 piece minutely and Raymond, brought it to him. It was re- cognized and later turned over to Mr. Derthick, Sr. He wound it up and it started running as of vore and is keerjinccood time at this date. s - i Onr Highway Is Best . Tourists coming through Mau pin are loud in praise of the Dalles-California highway. Many of them say the Colnmbia high way is very rough and - bumpy for long stretches. The differ ence i9 noted when" coming onto our road or striking the hard surfaced highway at the point where the two roads meet.,' ' v Not With Maupin Garage We desire to call the attent ion of the public that Joe Kra mer is not in our employ, , he having severed connection with this establishment. Wood Til? lotson Co., the Maupin Garage, Youth of Nation Tops Death List in U. S.' Auto Fatalities AUTO DEATH RATE HIGHEST AMOKG YOUTH wileSTol3 BTo25MS5ilte459fe55 53To 65T13 75ToW fare) .ngri vtga, Ui y? .v, v,r, I7M k w i 1290 I 1000 I 750 S, oo r' y Acddtniimnt Warner V( V 25o iLu---4 kVBII LMsMLV nM S iMeM Y OCTH pays the bearlett toll In annual automobile fatalities. From five . lo fifteen yeara fc the period whswtbe greatest number of fatal accIdenU occur, for both sexes. The chart ahowa the age attribution of automobUe deaths for men and women aa glren it the latest mortality figure prepared by tbe government These flgnrea, says the Stewart-Warner Safety Council for tbe prevention of automobile accidents, emphasize the need for more playgrounds and Increased safety education among school children. ; Complete statistics are not possible, aa only 83 per cent of the United States keep mortality records. About 22,000 a year Is generally conceded to be the annual number of automobile fatalities. For 8,621 males known to have been killed In one year there were enly a third as many women, or 2,845, It spite of the fact that the male populaUon la only 4 per cent greater than the female. This chart does not take Into consideration the 600.000 Americans who are Injured annually by automobiles, Such figures are not available except In certain states, but that boys and girls again make up tbe bulk of such casualties la Indicated by the records of Tiew York state kept for the first Dine months of 1025. Here 11.768, or practically one-third of the 38,392 Injured, were under fifteen yean of age. Wool Growers At Hotel . Kelly Sunday Afternoon The wool growers of this sec tion met in conclave according to schedule Sunday afternoon, the meeting being held at the Hotel Kelly. Many of the owners ofi sheep ranging in this vicinity, as well as others interested in the industry, were present. Secretary Sproat of the West ern wool u rowers association, Stanley Jewett, regional director for the U. S. Biological depart ment in charge of the predatory animal section, and County Agt Daigh were among the speakers. W. E. Hunt of Maupin told of conditions in the sheep industry around this city. Subjects touched on were the wool tariff, markets for lambs and wool, association member ship benefits and other matters pertaining to sheep and wool. Wallace Fargher, J. M. Con way and County Agent Daigh signed up as new members. Clearing Land, Injured Leg One day last week U. S. En 1 derby was engaged in clearing land and Burning brush and logs, He had hitched onto a log and ! while on the way to the brush fire was struck on the right leg by the log swing around. He paid but little attention to the injury, but on Tuesday went to The Dalles, for treatment, the leg seeming to be partially para lyzed. . He injured - the same limb two years ago and thinks the recent injury may have brought about the same condi tion as in the first place; ; To Have Electric Sign As soon as possible Joe Kra mer will put the world wise to his location by meaus of an electric sign, which he will place on the roof of his machine shop. This will be the first of that kind in Maupin and when it is in opera tion perhaps more of our busi ness men. will follow suit. All Standard Tires . .. . Are Real Good Tires In buying tires the transaction resolves itself into a matter of personal preferment One man is partial to one 'make, another's choice is the product of a differ ent factory, and so on down the line. The gist of tire buying is that tire buyers always strive to get the best tire for the least money. coincident witn the above we call the attention of our readers to the Richmond service station's advertisement of tires on another page of this paper. That firm has taken advantage of an over supply of tires in a Seattle tire house and is making extremely low prices on several sizes of Hood tires. Those prices are be low those of mail order houses and the tires are delivered when bought with no additional post age to pay. Attacked By Mad Sow . Saturday last Julius Shepflin had occasion to move a sow with a litter of pigs from one lot to another. He was driving the pigs when their mother took umbrage at the proceedings and attacked Julius with all the vim she possessed." Mr, Shepflin fought her off for some time but so aggressive was she that the rancher was thrown off his feet and the sow planted hereself on his breast. She lunged at the prone man's face but he dodged and in so doing thew up his right hand. The sow grabbed the member, inflicting a nasty wound. Julius eventully got to his feet and clubbed the irate porker after her offspring. It was a narrow escape "for the Wapinitiaite and he will be more careful how and what pigs he drives in the future. ;, Seed Spuds For Sale Netted Gem ' seed potatoes from county and state fairs, winning stock. Acclimated seed $3.50 per 100 pound3. Otto Herrling. 17-tf United Brethren People Take Steps To Organize As a result of the evangelistic meetings recently closed, mem bers of the United Brethren faith have gotten together as a nu cleus of a U. B. church in Mau pin. In order to perfect a class organization 10 charter members were necessary. These have been signed up, the following having: been chosen as officers. Class President Mrs. R. W. Richmond. Secretary Mrs. C. W. Sem mes. Treasurer-Mrs. 0. P. Weberg. President Ladies Aid Mrs. Lester Kelly. Board of Stewards-Carl Pratt, Everett Richmond. Mrs. Everett Richmond. , Services will be held each Sun day evening until further notice, with Sunday school at the usual hour. Girls' Clubs Did Well The girls of the Sewing and Cooking clubs joined forces at the grades entertainment Satur day night They conducted ice cream and candy booths and sold i $20.25 worth of those goodies. Expenses amounted to $6.20, so a net total of $14.05 was made, This will help defray expenses of one member at 0. A. C sum mer school. The Cooking club will hold a cake sale shortly, the time and place to be published later. Maupin 13; Wapinitia 5 That's how the ball game end ed at Wapinitia Sunday when the team from that place batted with a team from Maupin. Our boys were first at bat They hit frenziedly, ran bases like Indains and threw like catapults. They were on their toes so hard they wore corns on the ends thereof, and when finally retir ed had amassed three big tallies. Wap. was blanked in their in ning but came back in the second and piled up four counters. In Maupin's next entry at the bat they were more savage than in the first frame. Before' the third man was out seven markers were recorded. Wap. failed to register in their time' at bat and the team from town had hard work getting a single 6core over in their next up. Wapinitia did as well in their half, but in fourth Maupin succeeded in scraping together two lone ones, and blanked their opponents in their last try. The game was marked by friendliness and good sportsman ship! It was the first game of the season for each team and demonstrated that both teams will be factors to contend with before the season is much ad vanced. The score by innings is as follow: 1 2 3 4 5 Maupin 3 7 1 2 013 ! Wapinitia....... ...0 4 0 1 0-5 Words of Appreciation The grade teachers of Maupin public schools greatly appreciate the co-operation of the High school teachers and students in preparing and ' presenting the program given by the grades on March 13. Mass Celebration Rev. Fr, 0 D. Hines will be here on Sunday next and will celebrate holy mass at Sacred Heart church.. Everyone is cor dially invited to attend this ser vice. - L DO NOT HELP US We Pay ill the Taxes and Home Merchants Lose Trade Money Sent Away Stays Away Spent at Home It Stays at Home tad All Benefit I . This, is tax-paying time, a time when money is the only thing acceptable in liquidation of the assessments made for state and county road, school and other levies on real and personal prop erty. - And no time is more op portune to consider mail order as against local buying. In the matter of taxes it is the local business man who pays the bulk of the taxes. - It is his con tribution that makes possible the excellent 'schools; unsurpassed highways, agricultural, health; coun ty . and state departments , which work for the benefit of all. As an example of what taxes merchants pay we will cite one in Maupin. That business man's taxes for this year are more than $1,100.00, and his establishment cannot be numbered among the larger, ones of the county at that ! 4 " The farmer and home-owner are also numbered among those whose bank accounts are bent in when they remit their checks for tues. ' : " To mall order houses are also required to pay taxes." Their payments are made, like all oth ers, in the counties where they operate, they do not help main tain the county roads or schools; no part' of their taxes goes to maintain our county institutions or pay county officers' salaries. Some people may 'say the local merchants price their goods too high. Those people do not take into consideration the fact that freight rates to Maupin are the highest in the state. Others may say they cannot always get what they want at the local stores. If they would place their orders for such goods with the local dealer he would get-them for you, and in most' instances the cost would be below mail order prices. It is conservatively estimated that at least $20,000 is sent from this vicinity to mailorder houses each year.' Quite a sum to bleed a small Qpmmunity of. Think this matter over seriously, then resolve to keep your money at home and help your own com munity.; New Industry At Nathan Paul Krause, lately from Bend i has begun erection of buildings on the reservation and will use same for rendering wild horses. He ia erecting a building 20x36 in size and soon will be ready for business. Mr. Krause has already con tracted for 700O range horses and these will, be kiliui and their carcasses made . into fertilizer, chicken feed, hog feed and other commercial products. He ha3 leased a: tract of 80 acres of an Indian the lease to run five years. f He states that he has a visible; supply of over 20,000 horses 'and that as soon as con ditions warrant he will enlarge his plant. ' Mr Krause with his wife were in Maupin Saturday trading with Maupin y merchants. He will make this, city his headquarters. MAI OiiDERlllSES