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MAUPIN-On the De schutes, the Home of the Rainbow Trout MAUPIN T yOU can start at Mau- pin and go to any place on the earth Vol. XII Maupin, Southern Wasco Couuty Oregon, Thursday, June 17, 1926 No. 32 AUTO REVENUES SHOW NCREASE Millions Derived From Auto, Truck and Operators' license Fees One Cent Gallon Gasoline Tax Addi Large Sum to Total Amount Collected Marked Increase in the reve nue derived by Oregon from the state tax on gasoline and distil late, under the laws of 1919 and 1921, la shown by figures just made by Sam A. Kozer, Secre tary of State. The state tax on motor vehicle fuel sold in the month of April, amounted to $278.80a l8 as compared with $239,212.40 for April of 1925, or an increase over the correspond ing month last year of $39,590.78. In April of this year taxs were remitted on 8.829.176.45 gallons of gasoline and 567,915.1 gallons of distillate. This shows an ap proximate increase of 27 per cent over April of 1925 on gaso line sales and a gain of about 12 per cent in distillate sales for the same comparative periods. Of the $278,803.18 collected in April 1926, there was received $91,051.35 from operation of the original law imposing a tax of one cent per gallon on gasoline and one-half cent per gallon on distillate, while $187,761.83 was derived through the additional tax law which provides for a uniform impost of two cents per gallon on all kinds of motor ve hicle fuel. So far this year there have been 29,624,166 gallons of gaso line, 1,368.470 gallons of distil late sold in Oregon, for which, under the laws of 1919 and 1921 the sum of $1,134,979 70 has been collected as tax. In the matter of cars licensed as well as licenses for dealers, chauffers and operators, the fol lowing shows a vast sura receiv ed: Passenger Cars (Jan. 1-May 29) 177,957, Trucks 13,989, Motor cycles 1,675, Dealers 560, Chauf feurs 9,945, Operators 17,861. Fees Received $5,351,807.00. Figures compiled by the Sec retary of State show that the gross receipts from automobile licenses in this state for 1925 were $5,370,201.78. It is appar ent from the figuges quoted above that license fees fot the first five months of 1926 showed a gain of $614,601.46 over the same period of 1925, or approxi mately 10 per cent. It is only reasonable to suppose that this ratio of incease will be main tained throughout the remaining seven months of this year. Fertilizer Man Visits Paul Krause, who operates the fertilizer plant at Nathan, with Ludwig Mattheisen, was in Mau pin Tuesday. The plant is now in full operation and has a large quantity of its product ready for shipment. Sundayed At Clear Lake J. H. Woodcock and family and A. G. Harvey and family went to Clear Lake Saturday and re mained there over Sunday. They were joined at the lake by Mrs. Woodcock's brother and when the party started home Mrs. Woodcock accompanied her brother to Hood River, where she will visit a few days. Fingerling Rainbows To lie Held Until Spring Superintendent Smith of the Oak Springs fish hatchery on Tuesday turned 756,000 finger ling rainbow trout into the feed ing ponds. This hatch makes the second so far this season, the first being of salmon. These fish will be kept in the feeding troughs until spring, when they will be turned into the Deschutes. This will give them a chance to grow, and it is expected that by the time they are liberated they will have attained a length of eight inches. The members of the state fish commission are expected to visit the hatchery in the near future. Much pressure has been brought to bear upon that body looking to the construction of more and larger feeding tanks. If these are constructed the trout hatched there will be kept until they are of a s;ze to protect themselves. Under the old system of turning trout into the streams shortly after hatching, but about 10 per cent survived. Under the new order at least 75 per cent would attain a mature growth. I - Maupin Won Again Those Maupinites who failed to take in the baseball game here Sunday missed a real game. For nine long innings the players battled for supremacy, and when the last man was out the score board showed that Maupin had won by one single tally, the score stflndincr 21. Madras was a good loser and it is possible the! two teams will clash -again be fore the season ends. Fossil Editor Here Henry Simmons, editor of the Fossil Journal and who officiates as county superintendent of schools, was in Maupin Sunday. Mr. Simmons is a brother of Mrs. Ed. Mathews, with whom he stopped Sunday. He was on Kis way home from Corvallis, where he went to get his daugh ter, who is a student at O. A. C, and take her home. Represents C. E. Society Rev. Mcrshon will go as a delegate from Wapinitia Christ ian Endeavor to Vancouver, Washington, at which place the Christian Endeavorers will hold their annual convention. The sessions will carry over for three days Friday, Saturday and Sun day. Grangers Will Dance The members of Shady Brook Grange have arranged for a dance to be given in the communi ty hall at Shady Brook on the evening of Saturday, June 26. A first class orchestra will be on hand and during the evening a supper will be served. This will be prepared by the Grange' ladies, which fact is sufficient to cause all attending the dance to forgo eating their suppers at home so as to be able to fill up on real country cooking. Takes Out Combine T. B. Slusher with a flock of mules hitched onto a new Case combine Monday towed it to his ranch on Juniper Flat The machine was sold through the R. E. Wilson Co., and the men who purchased it will cut over a ma jority of the acres on the Flat this season. Read the Maupin Times T. B. SLUSHER FOR Next Tuesday is the date set for the annual school election. Up to the time of going to press we have not learned ' of any candidates expressing a desire to officiate as school director. Dr. Elwood has been approached re garding his candidacy, but he seems to be averse to again serv ing on he board. We have heard that Lester Kelly was a recep tive aspirant for the position, but have no authority for stating he would make the run. All the directors on the pres ent board are residents of Mau pin. The outlying parts of the district are entitled to such rep resentation, and it has been sug gested that T. B. Slusher would make a good official. That gen tleman has had several years' ex perience as director, having served on the Dufur school board with satisfaction to all patrons of the school. He has children at tending the Maupin schools and being a good business, man, would naturally do his best to cut taxes and at the same time Last of McCleur Clan Dies Near Wapinitia Last Friday marked the pass ing of an estimable lady of the Wapinitia section - Mrs. Jesse Cox whose demise occurred at her home seven miles west of the capital town of Juniper Flat on that date. She was 48 years two months and eight days of age at time of death. Phoebe Elizabeth Cox. (born McCluer.) was born in the Will amette Valley. When 16 years of age she was married to Jesse Boen. To this Union were bom three danghters ' and one son, they being Mrs. Sarah E. Heitz, of Tygh Valley; Mrs. Mary Sharpe and Mrs. Ova Lewis, and John Boen of Wapinitia. In 1914 she was widowed, her hus band having been killed in a horse race on the track above Maupin. Seven years later, in 1921, she took a second husband in the person of Jesse Cox who, with the four children, is left to mourn her taking away. The funeral services were held at Wapinitia Saturday, June 12, being conducted by Rev. W. A. Mathews, missionary to the In dians at Simnasho. Interment was made in the Kelly cemetery, the body being followed to its last resting place by a large con course of sorrowing' friends. Many floral offerings covered tfie bier and grave. During the fun eral services at the church and at the grave, appropiate hymns were rendered by a choir com posed of voices from Maupin and Wapinitia. Mrs. Cox was well known and loved by a wide circle of frierlds. Her snnny disposition, willing ness to assist any worthy endea vor, endeared her to all, and her going from this earth creates a vacancy which will be hard to fill. Had Pipe Dream Whoever it is who sends re ports concerning fishing to the Portland news centers certainly draws upon his imagination. In a bulletin sent out by the O. T. railway Friday fishing around Maupin is cited as being good. Our local fishermen know that hot weather, east winds and clear days are anything but conducive to good Wishing, so why exaggerate conditions? SCHOOL DIRECTOR maintain a high standard of the schools. He will make the run, so we have been told. Mr. Slugger has many friends in this sect jn, all of whom will consider hi : candidacy favorably, and they w 11 all rally to his sup port ' Dr. Elwood has been on school boards for the past 30 years, and feels he is entitled to a rest from the duties involved as director. As we said above, the country section is entitled to a place on the board and by electing Mr. Slusher patrons of the school need have no fear that their in terests in our schools would be neglected. The matter is one which Bhould interest all, as the schools are of paramount im porsance to the community and the affairs thereof should be in the hands of the most competent people as directors. We trust our readers will con s:der this importance and make a choice of a man as director who will work for the best in terests of all. Such a man is T. B. Slusher. - How To Make Money By Following Farming A subscriber to The Times liv ing in Portland sends us the fol lowing sure recipe for making money on the farm. While we do not advise our rancher read ers to follow the idea, still it is feasible and will work just so long' as the authorities do not in terfere. Here it is: 1. Locate your farm along a well traveled dirt highway. 2- Dig a hole four feet deep and flood nightly with water. 3. For hauling flivvers out of the mudhole charge $5 00;' all others $10.00. Increase In Shipments Wheat shipments to foreign countries for the first five months of 1926 totalled 6,921.945 bushels compared with the same period of 1925 of 657,733 bushels, an in crease of 6.264,212 bushels, or 952 per cent, with an increased valuation of $9,447,085, or 883 per cent. . The total foreign and domestic shipments of wheat for the five months of 1926 compared with the same period of 1925 shows an increase ot MSZ.yby bushels, or 558 per cent, with an increased valuation of $10,552,413 or 533 per cent Will .Visit B. C. George Morris and wife left Sunday morning for a visit with the latter's relatives at Bonners erry, Idaho. Ihey will be gone two weeks and while away will make a side trip over the Cana dian border. Up their George will have the advantage of Mau pin people, for the home brew is made and sold publicly. Sheep To The Hills W. E. Hunt took a large band of sheep to the hills Sunday and on Tuesday took another flock to the high spots. He will range in the Barlow and. Breitenbush Springs country. The Farghers also have their flocks on the move toward the mountains. They will feed in the Mount Hood country. The latter flocks number in the neighborhood of 3000, while the Hunt sheep will count over that number. Wesley Wray Passes Away In Portland Wesley Wray, well known to many in this vicinity, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Hiney, at Portland, Sun day, June 13. The immediate cause of death was a second stroke of paralysis, induced by brights disease. Mr. Wray was stricken by a stroke of paralysis, which oc curred a short time back. He was at his home near Prineville, at the time, , and a couple of weeks ago was brought here and then taken to Portland, where he lingered until death offered sur cease from his suffering. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Hiney of Portland, and Mrs. John Delco of Portland, and one son, Willie Wray, living at Prine ville, as well as several other marriage relatives, to mourn his taking away. Decedent was for several years, a resident of the Wapinitia sec tion. Later he went to Prine ville, where he operated a ranch. He was brother-in-law of Clark Richardson of Maupin and Henry RichardEon of Prineville. He was a man of exemplary charac ter, well liked by all and his death will cast a gloom over all with whom he was acquainted while on earth. Swam Across The River J. H. Fitzpatnck recounts a peculiar act on the part of an old ewe and three lambs at his home ranch up the river. The sheep seemed to sense good grazing across the river, so they deliber ately swam the stream, crossing without difficulty. Checking Traffic The Maupin maintenance crew was busy yesterday checking traffic passing through this city. In 16 hours there were 118 cars, none local, which went by a giv en point As Wednesday is con sidered a light day, so far as traffic is concerned, the total cars checked shows a great amount of travel over The Dalles California highway. New Dentist Here Dr. Hedger who made a pre liminary visit to Maupin a short time ago, has decided that this place offers a good field for the practice of dentistry and has opened a studio at the Home Ho tel, over the Wilson store. Dr. Hedger has had Reveral years' experience in the profession and comes to Maupin highly recom mended. Off For Summer School Four Maupin girls, who have qualified for the course, accom panied Dr. and Mrs. Stovall to Corvallis Sunday. They will at tend the summer school there for two weeks. Those going were Ailiene Greene, Dofis Kelly, Elizabeth Rutherford and Bernice Hollis. Mrs. Stovall will re main with them during the term. With the exception of Bernice! the ffirls have been takinor both sewing and cooking courses, Bernice having . specialized in cooking alone. For Sale 12-foot McCormick header. Platform draper and one spout draper in good condition. Ma chine needs some overhauling. Cheap for cash. Phone or call T. B. Slusher, Maupin, Ore, S2-t3. BIG CELEBRATION ON JIM 4 AND 5 Horse" Races and Other Sports Scheduled on Program Motion Pictures and Dancing In New Pavilion Firework Will Be Big Feature July 4th and 5th will be cele brated as holidays at the Tygh Valley Fair Grounds. C. M. Plyler, the man who put on the pictures and dances at the recent round-up, will father the event He has arranged a program of sports, including horse races for adults, boys and girls and Indian squaws, and also loot races. There will be motion pictures, dances, fireworks and general entertainment for all. The committees having charge of the various events will be headed by the following well known citizens of this section: Horse races Dee Woodside. Foot races Z. Watkins. Seller-C. M. Plyler. Entertainment and Fireworks K. L Hauser. A fine orchestra will be on hand tc furnish music for the dances. -Mr. ,s Plyler announces that cash prizes to the amount of $300.00, will be given for the race events. Anyone desiring further information concerning any of the above events are re quested to address the appropri ate chairman and they will re ceive the information desired. Admission to the grounds has been placed at 50 cents- Child ren up to 12 years will be admit ted free. A big celebration is also scheduled to be held at Dufur on July third. This will give our people an opportunity to celebrate Independence Day three days. Town Has New Name Advertising cards of the California-Oregon-Washington Tour ists association were circulated in Maupin the first of the week. In a couple of ads of Maupin business houses the town's name was spelled "Maupine." The compilers of the work evidently wanted to create a new name for our fair city, making it spell so as to sound like Maw-pine. To Consult Specialist Rev. Mershon, a veteran of the late war, who was gassed while in the trenches in France, went to Portland last Thursday and while there was instructed to re turn in a short time. A ,U. S. army specialist will be in Port land shortly and while he is in this state Mr. Mershon will be examined by him. It is possible the reverend gentleman will be sent to the Veterans' hospital for treatment Former Wapiniatite Here Mrs. George Mood and Maupin from I daughter are in Grand View, Washington, visit ing with numerous friends. The Moodys were at one time resi dents of Juniper Flat, but for some time have made their home in the beautiful Yakima Valley section. The visitors expect to remain about a month. Mrs. Gus Derthick is visiting at the home of. her parents at Tygh Valley this week.