MAUPIN-On the De
schutes, the Home
of the Rainbow Trout
I TIM
yOU can start at Mau-
pin and go to any
place on the earth
Vol. XII
Maupin, Southern Wasco Couuty Oregon, Thursday, June 10, 1926
No. 31
MAUP1
FISH HOGS PLY ON
UPPERJDESCHUTES
Float Down River, Cull Catch and
Throw Smaller Ones Back
AutouU Said to Fh at Night by
Light! From Cart- Dynamite
Report Haa No Foundation
While at South Junction lust
weok The Times man learned of
a practice of some fisherman
which stamps them as not being
pood Bportsmen or possessed of
law-observiriflr attributes. We
went there in company of E.
Gramse, deputy game warden
from Hood Hiver, to investigate
the report of dynamite being
illegally used in fishing. There
seems to be no foundation for
that report, but we learned from
good authority that some fisher
men ship boats to Mecca, then
float down the river to South
Junction, where they land On
the way down they throw every
fish caught into the boat, and
upon landing cull them over,
taking none but the big ones, and
throwing the smaller fish back
into the river. Dead fish have
been seen floating down stream
by many fishermen, this giving
rise to the idea that dynamite
had been used.
Another feature of up river
fishing is that some autoists use
their lights to fish at night
One instance was brought to our
notice where three big cars were
parked on the river bank, the
lights turned on the water, the
occupants using them for night
fishing. In 'this case flies were
cast on the riffles until 12 o'clock
at night.
In the matter of shooting fish,
we discovered that our infor
mant was not up to snuff enough
to full investigate the occurrence.
On the day the shooting was said
to have occured two men were
shooting at a mark in the river.
Each of them is a true sportsman
and has the interest of fishing
and the laws governing same at
heart. The man who reported
the matter was camping in a
garden and when he heard the
Bhots became wroth and abusive.
The owner of the garden then
ordered this party to vacate.
The camper became abusive and
threatened revenge. His report
to us was the result.
' No true sportsman will violate
the fishing laws. On the con
trary, he will use all endeavors
to carry them out and see that
others do the same. When one
fishes at night, whether by light
of lantern or auto light he is
amenable to the law, and we
prophecy that a continuation of
the practice will leal to heavy
fines and possibly a term in jail.
Dance Was Success
The recent dance at Shady
Brook Community hall was one
of the most successful dancing
affairs ever held in that neck o'
the woods. The patronage was
sufficient to fill the hall and noth
ing occurred to mar the pleasures
of the evening.
Sheep Fleeces Heavy
s ...
The shearers have completed
shearing the Farghar sheep and
have commenced on the Hunt
flocks. The FafglmiwoorcTop
was heavy, the owners realizing
about 32,000 pounds from a little
better than 3000 head of sheep.
Visited Olallic Lake
Mr. and Mrs. DeVoe with Mrs.
II. F. Bothwell and two sons,
made up a party from Maupin
which visited Olallie lake last
weekend. The party went up
Friday and tpent Saturday and
Sunday ascending the Olallie
peak, from which vantage point
innumerable lakes may be seen.
They returned Sunday evening,
having been joined by Mr. Both
well. Left for Washington
Mr. and Mrs. DeVoe departed
Tuesday for the state of Waah-
ington, where they will spend
the balance of the school vaca
tion- On their way they will
stop for a time with Mr. Devoe's
parents at Tekoa and will then
proceed to Loon Lake, above
Spokane, where Mrs. DeVoe's
father conducts a summer resort.
"Decoret" Week
This is 'Decoret Week"- with
the Fuller Paint Company,- and
to introduce their wares to Mau
pin people are giving away,
through the Maupin Drug store,
a 50c can of enamel, any color,
and a 25c paint bruh. If you
have not already got yours call
at the drug store, bringing the
coupon cut from the advertisement,-
and get your paint and
brush.
Weather Delays Work
Lykerman & Lewis, who have
the contract to clear the rtgtu-or-way
on the new cutoff, are get
ting along fine with that end of
the work. They have been de-
layed, however, in getting rid of
the brush and small trees cut
The humidity of the past few
days has had the effect of drying
the brush as soon as cut, making
the fire hazard great Joe A.
Graham, forest ranger, as well
as the highway board, has advis
ed rolling the logs off the right-
of-way so that further work may
be pushed. The contractors,
notwithstanding the handicap,
are sanguine of completing their
contract by Saturday night.
Twins In Evidence
The Maupin section raises
something else than wheat, a
fact evidenced at the baby clinic
of last Wednesday. About 35
babies were in attendance, among
them being three pairs of twins,
they being children of the Lewis,
Conroy and Pratt families. All
were boys and were healthy and
sprightly. Besides babies which
doubled up at birth the Crabtree,
Hill, Snodgrass and Kelly families
are registered in the twin col
umn. Rounding Up Horses
Indians from the Warm Springs
reservation have been on the
hills the past 30 days and have
succeeded in rounding up about
1000 horses. The equines will
be slaughtered at the Krause
plant at Nathan and made into
chicken and hog feed and fertiliz
er. Move Fences Back
The ranchers, along and thru
whose places the new Wapinitia
cutoff meanders are busy setting
back fences to accommodate the
right of-way. This entails a
great deal of hard work, as the
ground is baked hard, making it
almost impossible to dig post
holes.
Round Up at Tygh
Valley Fair Grounds
Next Saturday and Sunday
Everett Wilson's famous bucking
horses will be shown in a rodeo
at the Tygh Valley Fairgrounds.
The track has been made over
and is much faster than the old
one, which fact will conduce to
good races. Besides hese there
will be bucking contests. A
new grandstand has been erect
ed and the old one converted in
to a dancing pavilion. These
features have been enhanced by
wild horse races, bull dogging,
roping, mule races, fancy riding
and all that goes to make a rodeo
entertaining.
Hood River and Bend Tied
As the baseball season end
draws near and the teams in the
Mid-Columbia league are1 playing
bang up ball, Last Sunday
Dugur lost to Condon by the
score of 15-1, while The Dalles
was (.ken in by Bend 14-4.
Bend and Hood River are tied
for first place in the standing
column, but there is a chance for
a Bhakeup in the standings of
each team before the' season
ends.
Polluting: Deep Creek
A report has been brought to
town to the effect that someone
has been polluting the waters of
Deep Creek by throwing the
bodies of dead sheep therein.
This is against the peace and
dignity of the state of Oregon
ana soaieone''a3iiabreio -4iateh
up a bunch of trouble for him
self by throwing dead carcasses
in that stream.
Fall Sown Spring Wheat
Roy Crabtree brought to town
on Tuesday a sheaf of Federa
tion wheat grown on the Crab
tree ranch on the Flat. The
stalks measure fully four feet in
length while the heads are long,
large and full of kernels. Fed
eration is supposed to be a spring
grain, but Roy took a chance and
sowed his last fall. The sheaf
he brought in shows the success
he attained with it and may be
seen at the Maupin State Bank.
Laying In Wood Supply
Being able to secure wood
from the new cutoff - many
ranchers living on the Wapinitia
section are taking advantage of
low prices and are cutting wood.
Many of them have . sufficient
already cut to last for a couple
of years and others will have as
much when they have finished
cutting. -
r
Will Visit In Idaho
Frank Stuart and family will
leave Saturday for a visit with
Mr. Stuart's parents at American
Falls, Idaho,- going via auto.
Frank has been confined to the
Maupin Bank for a long time and
this trip will be in the nature of
a vacation, which will cover two
weeks. While away Frank will
probably visit other cities in
southeastern Idaho.
Drove Sheep to Wind River
K. L. Hauser drove a ban,d of
3000 sheep from his Tygh Valley
ranch to the timber in the vicini
ty of Wind River, Washington,
the flocks crossing the Columbia
Saturday. Mr. Hauser has for
years fed his flocks in that sec
tion and says that feed there
this season is much better than
for several years past.
Many Settlers Coming
To Webfoot State
One hundred twenty-nine set
tlers were reported to the Land
Settlement department of the
State Chamber of Commerce
during the period from Febru
ary 1 to May 31. These new
residents are valuable economic
units in the state, for they have
invested over $375,000.
During the month of May the
?ortland office received signed
statements from 102 families,
who declared their intention of
coming to Oregon, bringing an
investment no less than $240,900.
Thirty-one others indicated
their expectation to come to this
station.
As there has been some criti
cism of the department's activi
ties regarding the inducement
of prospective settlers to come to
Oregon, the foregoing statment
would seem to contradict the
idea that the various chambers of
.commerce were not working to
the end that the state would be
benefited by their . operation.
Thousands of pieces of literature
showing this state's wonderful
opportunities have been sent
out to other states, and the del
uge of replies indicate . that the
work is bound to be productive
of much good.
: Ladies Aid Organized
' A Ladies Aid of the United
Brethren church was organized
last Thursday, and the following
elected to serve as officers for
the coming year: Mrs. Lester
KJiy, president; Mrs. C W.
Semroes, vice-president; Mrs.
Everett Richmond, secretary
treasurer. The first meeting for
regular work was held yesterday
afternoon at Mrs. Kelly's home
and a large attendance was out.
The society was organized for
the good of all, and all ladies,
whether members of the church
or not, are invited to become
members of the organization. '
Maupin Won Again
.Maupin baseballists went to
Madras Sunday and took on the
team from that place. The
game was lurid in spots,' being
fraught with errors and ludicrous
plays, but when the last man was
out Maupin emerged from the
conflict at the long en J of a
19-14 score. Don. Miller, the
regular Maupin catcher, was
laid up and Lester McCorkle,
the regular pitcher, officiated be
hind themask. Verne Fischer
was conspicuous in his playing
and batting, while Bobby Lewis
made a picture by not being suc
cessful in completing started
double plays. At that the game
was interesting and our boys
are loud in praise of the enter
tainment given them by the
Madras players and" people gen
erally. Will Stage Coyote Drive
J. M. Conroy was in from
Sherars Tuesday and informed
a Times man he would stage a
coyote drive in hi3 section in the
near future. The animals are
proving to be more than a nuis
ance', not only attacking sheep
but creating havoc among tur
keys and chickens as well. Mr.
Conroy says that he ha3 informed
the predatory animal department
of the government regarding the
activities of the coyotes, but
those in charge in this part seem
to have ignored his request that
a hunter be sent to rid his section
of the destroying varmints.
Read the Maupin Times
"Yumped the Yob"
Heller & Co., of Portland
have the contract for cletrinz
and surfacing the new cutoff be
tween Wapinitia and the forest
line, Tbey subcontracted a
section to a party of Swedes.
The workmen arrived last Fri
day. Were dined and feasted at
the company expense, eating
regularly from the time they
arrived until Monday morning.
Then they ambled to their job.
Each man' struck the ground
with his pick or shovel. They
found the digging hard. After
a consultation the party returned
to the Heller camp and said that
the ground was too hard to work
for the amount agreed upon and
wanted more money. They
were told they had contracted to
do the work on that section.
The Swedes Droved obdurate.
however, and when they failed to
secure a raise said, all right,
ve yump the yob," packed up
and hit it out cf camp. .
Aid Your Digestion
The condition of your teeth is
of times the condition of your
stomach. Many cases of indi
gestion are directly attributed to
decayed teeth. These may be
remedied by having the teeth at
tended to. In order to have this
done in the right manner the
services of a reliable dentist are
necessary. If you have indiges
tion and poor teeth have the lat
ter attended to at once. The
Portland Painless Dentists of The
Dalles, are leaders in Wasco
county in the line of dentistry.
Years of practice coupled with a
thorough knowledge of teeth, and
their diseases and - remedies,
guarantee satisfaction in every
instance. You will make no
mistake in going to them for
your dental work.
Children's Day At Church
Last Sunday was Children's
Day and wa3 observed by the
members of the U. B. Sabbath
school. A fine program ,was
rendered by the attendants of
that school, each member hav
ing a part. Each did his or her
part in a most pleasing manner
and all present were greatly
edified by the work of the little
ones. The church room was
filled to capacity. Several Mau
pinites contributed flowers,
which added to the brightness
of the occasion.
Coyotes Active
Coyotes in the Sherar section
are particularly active this sea
son. Within the bast few days
four dens of the beasts have
been found and some of the oc
cupants killed. These were with
in a radius of a half a mile.
Chicken yards and turkey flocks
are suffering from depradations
of the animals. They are ex
tremely brave, even coming to
corrals to steal sheep. Grover
Webb, employed at the power
house at the White river falls,
saw a coyote in his front yard
one day the first of the week,
and turkey flocks in that vicinity
are proving a tempting bait for
forays by coyotes.
Hood River Vinegar plant,
burned last year, being rebuilt
larger.
Portland Ships of seven na
tions whistle tribute to opening
of new $3,000,000 bridge, heavi-
est bascule bridge ever built.
Bend Oregon Cattle and
Horse Raisers' Associaton says
that cattle business is improving.
WHEAT RAISERS
DISCUSS
VARIETIES
County Agent Calls Meeting For
Juniper Flat Ranchers
Superintendent of Moro Expert
mental Farm Advitea At to
What Wheat to Raise
n. m ecu iik ui wiieab ruisera
was held at the Raymond
Crabtree ranch yesterday for the
purpose of discussing the various
varieties of fall-sown wheat
and barley. Thirty-five varieties
of wheat were talked of and ten .
of barley.
The meeting was called by
the county agent, and he was
assisted in the discussion by D.
A maa?mm. t ,Ln.i !
. oLcyuciis, superintendent 01
fli 1 m . . a
the Moro Experiment Station.
Among other things spoken of
by the Moro man was smut and
smutproof wheat varieties. He
showed that different kinds of
wheat show a variety of attri
butes. He said it was not
necessary to grow a hundred
awio v n ucab vJ iiuu uul
whether it is weak strawed, bad
to smut, or is late in maturing.
He advised planting various
kinds side by side on small
patches of ground in an experi
mental way, in order to deter-,
mine just what kind - was best
adapated to the particular soil,
A fairly good attendance was
present and much interest shown
in the discussions.
Pictures At Rodeo
C. M. Plvler will Dut on motion
pictures at the fair grounds at
Tygh during the rodeo on June
12-lr. He has booked a Hoot
Gibson film entitled "The Cal
gary Stampede," in which Gib-,
son appeared. The picture will'
show wild men, wild cayuses,
Broncho busters, Mad steer?,
Sharp shooters, Ropin' fools as
well 'as a historical pageant of
the Canadian Northwest. The
other film will depict an Alaskan
story, wherein two old men are
allured to the land of gold and
snows in' the search for gold.
Their adventures are of the hair
raising kind and carry the viewer
through many exciting and comi
cal situations. Mr. Plyler will
also conduct dances in the new
pavilion after the shows.
Visited East Lake
W. H. Williams and his son,
Johnnie, with Clark Richardson,
visited East Lake Saturday, fish
ing that evening, Sunday and
Monday morning. The" party
were successful in landing 18
nne nsn, id eastern orooic
trout and two silver salmon.
They used beef on a Gpinner as
bait. While they were away
Frank Creager handled thfe mail
for Mr. Williams.
Shell Gas Tank
After repeated attempts to
break into this territory the
Shell oil company will be repre
seoted here. Richmond & Son
will install a new gas tank and it
will soon be ready to fill auto re
ceptacles with oil from the Shell
wells. ' Shell oil is a winner
wherever sold and the Maupin
auto trade will soon be regular
patrona)f that oil company's
product.
We want country correspond
ents. Who'll volunteer?