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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1926)
Intro duct ory to be given at THE LEGION HALL Saturday. April qSj) THE orchestra, the most popular dance organization of The Dalles, consisting of Zylophone, Violin, Piano and Drums, will furnish the music. - . , , ' .. , " - Everybody Invited. Come ! 'and all ended up with a potato peeling contest. Edith Lloyd has been visiting at the Fred Laughlin home this week because of the absence of her parents. The Mathews family ef Mau pin moved onto the Sam Brown place last Saturday. The surveyors have cross sec tioned the new road from Pine Grove to Wapinitia. The W. Sharpe family visited with the Burchards on Sunday. Lucile Walters returned from Maupin Saturday, where she had been visiting her aunt, Mrs. 0, P.Weberg. A cantata dinner will be held at Pine Grove school house on j Easter Sunday. A rehearsal of the songs to be sung was held at the school house- Sunday night. The program will be rendered by the members of the Pine Grove Sunday school. For the last two Sundays the attendance of the Pine Grove Sunday school has been over 40, George Beebe and family, who have been living in Pipe Grove during the winter, moved to the D. Woodside forty last Friday. "SytZetn" Fell Down IaKmum ,J V. !..... -t I. ( . . m uiiwouti iuc3 iiuutrn mi iicjui b t , '"system" for bettinj 'on the races that can't be beat. He frequently -makes queer bets and sometimes tliat pod of chance that favors those who rush In where ausels nre conspicuous by their absence smiles upon him. Rut the other day he tried one and failed. There was a four-horse race Hnd Johnson tnnreirerl the. hrilti.mt I dun jot betting on each of the four horses to win. Perhaps he didn't stop to tnimt tnat it would tafie a 4 to 1 -shot -winner for him to break even-. In any event, nt the last moment there was an added starter and the added starter won. Johnson doesn't think so much of bit system. ' To Renovate Velvet Tfhen renovating velvet brush bat all the dust Hold the right side over Bteam until quite moist and Iron on wrong side, or the velvet can be thor oughly brushed on right side and stains removed, then moistened on wrong side and Ironed. Never lay vel vet down when Ironing. Stand the Iron firmly on end, or have some one hold It for yon, and, holding the velvet taut with both bands, pass It across the Iron, having back of velvet against Iron. If the garment is large It may be more convenient to fasten one end firmly, or have an assistant hold It then holding the other end tightly, up high, with your left hand Iron It on wrong side. This treatment will make velvet look like new. Kansas City Rtv The Times is $1.50 per year. No Kidding If you need a house or barn you will find the material here. The proper barn siding and the pro per house siding also. Come in and talk it over and let us explain why it is a good time to build, We have a good stock of rough lumber at $20.00perM MATERIALLY YOURS Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. Old Mattresses Made New $3.50 Dont throw your old mattress away; New mattresses at fac tory prices. Acme Mattress Co. 108 N. Bdw. Portland" AFTER EVERY HURT 1 1 TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF ft 'MIRACLE ff BURNS MAUPIN DRUG STORE -Maupin, Oregon Portland Painless DENTIST A Full Set of Teeth i.OO Those teeth am first class and the best money can buy., Th y , are guaran t eed to give sat isf action . Why Pay More? Painless Extraction $i.od W. F. SLATTEN Over Wasco Co. Bank THE DALLES, - ORE, Fear 7 cs a F riend A few weeks before Ms death Lorl Leverimltne. In Ills presidential ad dress to the Institute of Certified Grocers tit Senrbnrtmch, said that he felt sure ttint the greatest help to any of them was fear, and that fear had been bis best friend. His first recoU lection was fear. He had fear nf con tinuing a clerk t his father's busi ness, and that feur persuaded his fa ther to put him u the Mad as a com mercial traveler at the age of nine teen. He married at the age of twenty two, and then fear came us to whether the profits would keep a wife. Lnter fear drove him Into soap. Ilia soap, widely advertised, was filiated as a company in 1S04. In the words of one of his numerous obituaries: "The years that followed marked the growth of a business Ideal that was almost-epic In Its triumphs and ramifications." Spectator, London. ; Eggs For Sale-Rhode Island reds eggs for sale. 15 for . Mrs. N. G- Hedin. 75c. The average Maupin man's idea of a "clinging gown" is one that will cling to his wife for about three years. ' NEWS OF PINE GROVE A St. Patrick '8 party was held at the home of N. G. Hedin last Frjday evening. A few Irish songs were sung, games played SMOCK AND VICINITY Days of sunshine, but frosty nights. Work is progressing on the.L & B. ditch in the monntains under the supervision of J. E. Woodcock and F. T. Feltch. The RufTers family have been having a siege of flu the past j week. All have recovered with I the exception of George, who ; has weak lungs and who is still confined to the house. Miss Elsie Ledford came home from Tygh for the week end on Friday, her father taking her back Sunday. J. W. Farlow delivered the last of his cattle Monday to The Dalles. M. A. Duncan and wife mo tored to Wamic Sunday to visit with friends. L- 0. Barber and family re turned to Aswood Monday after spending the week end with the Ru'ffers family. The young people of this neighborhood gave Mirs Crystal Wrenn, who came up from Port land recently, .a party at the home of mother, Mrs. Cecil Mayfield. It was in the nature of a surprise. ' Mrs. Geo. Bargenholt made a business trip to The Dalles on Wednesday last, bringing back a Jay Walker to Blame for Half of the Deaths by Auto 727 of 1390 Auto fatalitieslastyear I were directly dueto pedestrian's fault $o0 Pedestrian Confuted" ten V? HER -A 5 JoywnlWntf lies Wvrsn Children Coasting Children ptaying fe street v0 DOM Physical Disability Irtoxlc&tlon (TIWART.WWVIU WTOMOMJ tftry CWHCM. JUTANY n motorist whose car h's figured In a fatal accident wilt be able to present a clear sheet to Saint Peter when hla time comes, when one considers all the contributing factors outside of the driver's own fault. A total of 1,300 auto fataliiies on record with the Stewart-Warner Safety Council for the prevention of automobile accidents, covering a period of seven months, shows that In 727 cases the fault was clearly the pedestrian's and cannot he put down to the driver, the weather or unavoidable circumstances. The careless pedestrian's footsteps lead hlra to the grave by si distinct routes, says the Safety Council, and the most travel-worn of these Is Jay walking. Sixty-two per cent of the 727 auto fatalities Just referred to were due to streaking across busy streets without, using the intersections. Children's playing In the streets was responsible for 31 per cent and coasting for another 8 per cent. Confusion on the part of the pedestrian, not hearing whistles and turning buck In his tracks, brought about 0 per cent of these 727 deaths, while physical disability and Intoxication rate 3 and 2 per cent respectively, (" r ; i j 1. C " tome in unci iry u uisn ui uur , ORE-GOLD ICE- CREA I i M vSaturday and Sunday 10 cents a dish 5 cents a cone We also have a full line of Cigars, Cigar ettes, Candies, Lunch Goods, Pastries and all goods desired by tourists and the public in general Mrs. L. Fischer JUST ACROSS THE BRIDGE man to do the spring farm work. The Wamic Sunday school will observe Easter with an all-day service and a basket dinner, to which all are invited. ' Mr. and Mrs. Verne Edmonds of Wamic attended church at Smock Sunday afternoon. E. Wolfe and wife visited Friday evening at the Brad- way's. , Marion Duucan lost a horse last .week. It was unbroken and being tied too long in the barn broke its neck by being thrown. Lee Kennedy and wife of Wa mic were dinner guests at the Chas. Duncan home on Sunday. J. W. Farlow motored to Smock from The Dalles Sunday, returning the same day. WAPINITIA NEWS Quite a few of the lower grade pupils have been ill the past few days. A. L Ilartman is busy as half a dozen men in preparing iron ing boards to fill recent orders. W. A. Mershon and wjfe spent a few dflva in C.nri Pnnntv -- W V .. .J , I Wash., this week. Prof. Lloyd and family are taking a vacation in Portland. Mr. Lloyd is having his eyes treated. We welcome Mr. Bailey and family to our midst. Mr. Bailey is in the forest Service. The survey for the new road is progressing rapidly, several preliminary lines having been run. , Wapinitia Church Service Sunday School 10:00 a." m., Mrs. Josephine, Floyd, Sup't. Preaching 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m., by Kev. W. A. Mershon, Pastor. Christian Endeavor meets at 6:30, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Powell went to The Dalles last Thurs- day and Mrs. Powell entered the hospital. She expects to be operated on in a few days. Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Mershon and children and A. D. Halburd and family motored to The Dalles Friday evening to attend the C. E. convention. They returned Saturday afternoon. Miss Edna Ward, who is stay ing in Maupin, was up visiting her mother, Mrs. II. N. Dodge. Sunday afternoon. Mrand Mrs. Charles Lewis are proud parents of a nine-pound son, born last Thursday night. Mrs. John Boen and daughter visited with Mrs. Frank McCoy Wednesday. Mrs. and Mrs. P. W. Lloyd and Daji and Phil. Nat went to Portland on business Saturday. They ejtpect to be gone about a ween, Ernie Endersby was sick, over the week end. Mrs.; Roy Batty visited with Mrs. George Claymier Wednes day. Mrs. Claymier has been quite ill recently. Mary O'Brien entertained the high school with a St., Pat-, rick's Day party at her home Satursay night Everyone had a very. enjoyable time.' An epidemic "of severe colds seems.to be going over this vi cinity. fourteen were absent from school Friday. Ruby and Rilla Powell stayed with Mary , O'Brien Saturday night. D. W. Sharpe and family have moved to The Dalles' for future residence,. Buy Non-Detonating UNION GAS AND Aristo Motor Oil UNION oTlGO. OF CALIFORNIA ; The Dalles Oregon Your Watch Haywire? If it is not doing its work bring it to The Times office and Mr. Semmes will send it to GUY A. POUND Manufacturing Jeweler and Watchmaker ' Succesaor to D. 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