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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1926)
If 1 1 .-.-XT SE R. E. Wilson Co. PHONE MAIN 271 Trade At Maupin WITH its three modern and up-to-date stores in wheh you have a large range of merchandise to select from. Your home merchant appreciates your trade. You can also talk to the "Jioss" if something is wrong. Think it over before sending your mo ney to the mail order houses. Schilling's Baking Powder 1 pound tins each, ;. 38c OTTER MINCED CLAMS- 99. per can ; .ut, BALL MASON JAR CAPS 90. per dozen WHITE WONDER SOAP- QQ 10 bars for OVL MA ZOLA OIL ft) quart can UC LEMONS . OOp per dozen utfv GET SCHOOL SUPPLIES EARLY NEW STOCK NOW IN LOCAL AND PERSONAL L. C. Henni'ghnn made a business trip to The Dalles Tuesday. II. N. Dodge was welcome caller at The Times office Tuesday. Harry Lewis was in town a short time Tuesday from Wapinltin. Verne Fischer made a hurry trip to The Dalles Tuesday afternoon. A. J. Conroy whs in from the mountuins Monday, going buck Tuesday, O Carl Dahl and wife of Tygh Val ley transacted business in Maupin on Tuesday. Phil Starr and Sunday lust by a Springs river. family enjoyed trip to Warm H. E. Fischer went to Thc Dalles Friday for the purpose of consult ing an optician. Dr. Lawrence Stovall and son, Estel, were business visitors at Thc Dalles on Tuesday. Roger Wilhelm, deputy water master, made a flying trip to Thc Dalles last Saturday. E. E. Boehm and family of Port- I Delarhue Optical g I Company "SJ5& Voght Block, The Dallci, Ore. rrs JELLO Assorted Flavors This sale each, 10c m 3, Jland, are guests at the Ceo. Cun- ningham home this week. The Ernest Confer family de parted Sunday for a week's visit with relatives at Banks, Oregon. Dolph Goetjen and wife came home Tuesday from the mountains, where they had been vacationing. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison and daugh ter, Edith, were in Maupin from their Tygh Valley camp on Monday. Art Forgher, the "Poet of the lascadcs," came out or the moun tains for a visit with real people, Sunday. John Ayres, thc sage of Wamic, was in Maupin yesterday. Strange to relate he had no squirrels with him this time. T. N. Dyer, wife and son, who hnvo been visiting relatives here for somo time, left on Sunday for Banks Oregon. Antone Bortonc, one of the best setion men in the employ of the O. W. was dnwn from his section at McLonnon Sunday. Thc Misses Carrie Smith and Al- bertina Hackler spent last Thursday evening at the home of the lattcr's parents on Wapinitia Plains. L C. Henncghan And wife, who had spent a couple of weeks at Noskowln, on the coast, returned home Thursday evening last. . Mrs. C. F. Butler returned to her home at Corvallls, Sunday, after upending two weeks at the home of her ion, F, C. Butler, in Maupin. Ellis Bard, expert locksmith from Portland, representing a popular safe manufacturing firm, was in Maupin Monday looking after the time lock on the vault in the Maupin State Bank. 0 1 R. W. Richmond 'and son, Floyd, went to Hood River Friday. Upon his return R, W. brought back a new Chevrolet sedan, to be used as a demonstrator. Jack Morrow and family have re turned to their home in this city, af ter spending a week's vacation at The Dalles, the farm and one night in the mountains. F. J. Hammond and daughter left for their home at Portland Fri day after visiting a week at the home of Mr. Hammond's sister, Mrs. R. E. Wilson. Phil Starr took his family In the Dodge, negotiated the 12-mile hill and fished in the neighborhood of : South Junction last Sunday. Phil says he caught eleven nice ones. Ernest Doty went to Swim early Sunday morning for the purpose of bringing the Dolph Goetjen family home, they having been com- polled to defer their return by the heavy rains. Mrs. Wcs. Ray, with her daughter I ad grandson, Earl Smith, were at the home of Clark Richardson Wednes day night, while on their way to Portland from Prinevllle. Mr. Ray and Mrs. Richardson are brother and sister One week only. 75c to $1.60 reading books a large assortment to pick from 65c each. Maupin Drug Store. Water Toff Roily Dave Donaldson tried his luck in the Dechutes Sunday morning, but gave up in disgust. Dave says the water was too thick for good fishing but that in another week conditions will warrant his trying again. Will Hold Family Catharine The Hackler family will get to gether in a general gathering at the Hackler ranch on Wapinitia Plains tonieht (Thursday.) As thcro are , children in thc family quuo a housefull of the family is expected. SuU Have Visitors Mrs. Eliza Stone, with her son, Roy, and her daughter, Mrs. Ander- json, witn the latter s son, were I guests at the W. H. Staats home ; Friday night. The visitors were en- route home at Troutdale, after a fishing trip to Diamond Lake. Road Builder In Man pin. Henry Thaut and -wife of Golden dale, Washington, ara guests at the home of Ernest and Mrs. Beeks. Mr. Thaut is a road contractor and is just completing a graveling con tract on the North Bank highway in Klickitat county. . Washington, his span being between Centerville and Warwick. That stretch is part of the link between Lyle and dale. Goldcn- 4 i pally-owned electric plant. So as Engine Broke Down ,Los Angeles and Seattle. An ice The engine attached to thc U. S. factoory in Tacoma pays $53.20 for Endcrsby thrashing outfit broke jelectricity that would cost $173.88 down Saturday just as the crew was in Portland, Oregon; a dairy in Ta pulling into the John Ayers place to coma pays $16.40 for electricity thresh the last job of the season. , that would cost $32.55 in Portland; In crossing a small furrow the jolt caused an axla on the engine to break. Joe Riiggles went to The Dalles Sunday morning, and had the bjeak acetylene welded, after which he took the engine home. Object To "Juniper Flat" A Times reader took us to task the other diiy for calling the upper country "Juniper Flat." He said tjie name did not sound just right and suggested that we hereafter we refer to that section as "Wapinitia Plains." W e canot see but what one name is as cood as another. Shake speare said "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet," and Rs the. upper section has been called "Juniper Flat for lo, theso many years, why not continue to so designate it. We will admit that "Junip er Flat" is not aB euphonius as "Wapinitia Plains," but how about "Dead Dog," "Horned Toad," "Bakeoven" and other flat sounding names of piirticular places? A few hand painted dinner sets .left $7.50. Drug Store.. i4 $m . 42-piece Maupin Ooo ooooooooooooooooooO 0 ELEVEN YEARS ACO o j From The Times August 27, '15 o OoooooooooooooooooO ooo Dr. M. V. Forrest of Florence, Oregon, a former resident of this city died at S Vincent's hospital late yesterday, following a brief ill ness. The forest fire which started a week ago in the mountains near i Clackamas and also near Shellrock Mountain, continues to grow larger. J About 150 men are fighting it and more are going there all the time. A number of men are busy .this week constructing a platform 4 Ox 100 feet in size along the railroad track, between the river and Hunt's Ferry Warehouse. Rumor has it that Frank Pierce and Blanche Pachett were married on the summit of Mt. Hood, and that a-dance was given in honor of the event at the Summit house that night. L. D. Kelly and family and Dr. Hatfield and wife were at Missoula, Montana, Saturday, and made the trip from there to Yellowstone Park, arriving Tuesday. They will be home about September 10th. W. H. Williams and family made the trip down the mountains Mon day. Mr. Williams said they got out just ahead of the fire, and that he j thinks there a number of people from this side who will be unable to get out until next week unless they come around by Sandy. Grandma Peterson of Wapinitia started from Johnnie West's to see her little grandson, Henry Nelson, who is very sick at ,the present. While on her way she became lost and wandered arond in the field for some time. She was finally found and taken to her destination. STATE OWNERSHIP URGED BY COUNCIL (Continued from first page) necr of Wasco county who is inter ested in the welfare of the state. As for myself, I represented Wasco and Hood River counties in thc House in 1911, arid Clackamas coun ty in 1913, and was Progressive can didate for governor in 1914. The Oregonian says we are not eletricians. Neither are our highway engineers, we, as well as they, will have to employ electrical and j other engineers to attend to the technical work. I have a fair un- j del-standing of irrigation from prac tical experience and theoretical study. I I realize the responsibility that thc (handling of so much money entails. I I will not vote for any project either for developing electric energy, or ir rigation unless I am satisfied that it ' will repay the cost with interest in j .10 years. I will vote against any questionable private development of an irrigation project. I will not fa vor additional irrigation projects at this time unless very feasible, or where they will save or increase the usefulness of present land settle ments. If a market could be found for the electricity, I would favor de veloping one unit on the Deschutes river. There is plenty of water available for use on Juniper Flat, if little capital were available. If thig mea8Ure goes through arrange ments could probably be made to supply water to that territory. -The city of Tacoma has a munici- A Tacoma hospittal pays $12.40 per month for what costs $27.50 in Port land; a Tacoma resident pays $1.89 for what a Portland resident pays $3.85. Yet Tacoma in 12 years ac cumulated a profit of $1,200,000, and is building a new plant with it Not a cent of tax money has been used. We need cheap power to encour-1 age manuacturers and to pump irn gaating water on our lands. . This is the only way to get it. The electric companies are send ing out propaganda trying to tell us of tax money they would lose if they went out of business. With the sav ing Tacoma is making in her electric bills, can not her citizens afford to pay a little more taxes? But as I understand it, it is not intended to put them out of business but to create a competition that will compel a reasonable charge. The Creator made the mountains and put the water on them, and He did not do it as a special favor to the hydro-electric trust.- The power is the heritage of all the people and should be conserved for their bene fit and uses. .... Frank M. Gill. Cheaper Than Walking ! We have a few good buys in used cars, espec ially priced : 1 Ford Roadster, starter t'pe, thor- r n oughly overhauled license ylOU 1 Ford Touring, starter type, new rub- t1 OK bcr, just overhauled and painted plt) 1 Ford Roadster with truck bed, in fine Q(f mechanical condition license pOU 1 Ford, starter type, Touring license (M A A for sale at P1UU . 1 Ford Touring, motor just overhauled Ford Delivery in fine shape license marked at Terms if you want them. These cars are all good buys, and are priced right. Wood-Tillotson Co DR. F. W. CLARK Eft Specialist Dr. Clark of the Clark Optical company, Merchants Trust building, 6th and Washington streets, Port - land, Oregon, will be in Maupin for the day and evening, Monday, Aug- ust 30. Headquarters at the Home Hotel, over Wilson's store. Dr. Clark will make regular trips to Maupin hereafter. Have him make an examination of your children's eyes before starting them in the new term of school. All work strictly guaranteed. 41-tl For Sale Thoroughbred Poland China boar. Inquire of G. C. Allen, Maupin, Oregon. EAST MAUPIN NEWS Mrs. Jessie Johnson of Klamath Falls visited with friends here and also with the Seltz Miller family at i Two Springs over the last week end. Billy McClure of Fairview, Wash ington, is here for a visit. ,. Ray Smith and family passed, thru on Sunday, and while here visited with the O. J. Williams family. The Smiths are from Klamath Falls. 0 ;r is back Ira Kistn mountains. from the Thil Mott and family came in from Juniper Flat and spent Sunday WERNMARK SHOE STORE Shoes and Repairing Wasco County's Exclusive Shoe Store Shoes for the Whole Family General Repairing The I'alles, Ore. HARTWIG'S FLOWER SHOP "Merchants oj Beauty" Flowers for All Occasions The Dalles. Phone 794 A thorough cultural and erofcislbiwl choUr hip ! the outrtandinj clUractrrittic of th State Univmity. Training omi m 22 departments of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Architecture end Allied Arts Business Administration Educa tion Journalism Graduate Study Law Medicine Music Physi cal Education Sociology. Social Work Extension Division. 51s Year Opens September 27, 1926 For mformeiHjn or jluoju ri Dm Reilrtn. 1nttfmK? of Oreft. Eufrnt, Or. $100 at the Andrew Cunningham home. Verne Fischer made a business trip to The Dalles Tuesday. o 1 Mrs. Mershon spent part of Mon- day with friends in East Maupin. o ' L. D. Kelly and family, accom- panied by Mrs. Rusic, and Mrs. L. B. Kelly, went to The Dalles for a ride today. Henry Holland, the Antelope well driller, was in Maupin Wednesday. Mrs. L. D. Kelly attended the funeral of Arby Magill at Wamic on Tuesday. Mrs. Lester Crofoot of" Cove Creek, spent Sunday in East Maupin, visiting friends. Lester Kelly extends thanks to the one that killed the big porcu pine in his packing shed. Lester has been trying to trap the quill pig for some time, but his porkiness evaded the trap most consistently. I. O. O. F. WAPINITIA Lodge No. 209, Maupin, Oregon, meets every Saturday night in I. O. O. F. hall. Visiting mem bers always welcome. J. C. PRATT, N. G. E. R. RICHMOND Sec'y. Buy Non-Detonating UNION GAS AND Aristo Motor Oil UNION OIL GO. 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