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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1926)
MAUPIN When they come a fishin' They come to Maupin on the .'srnutes river. With highways and rail-1 roada you can reach any place from Maupin. Vol. XIII Maupin Southern Wasco Couuty Oregon, Thursday, Decembet 9, 1926 No. 5 z:cz -7 BUTLER ELECTED MAYOR OF MAUPIN Ranch Burglars Caught At The Dalles Saturday Burglar Parks Meets Just Dues At Moro 'S BALL Dec. 9 15 Mora Days to Christmas Trio Who Robbed Dufur Farm Taken Moit Of Their Loot Recovered --Are Young Men. Taken to Madras and From There to Moro to Receive Sentence For Robbery There FIREMEN Elected By Majority of 44 Over Hates Shattuck, Incumbent Mcdonald high man Cut Derthick Wins Marshalship Over Kramer By Two Votes Siirnmi Had Three Friends The city election caused no cxcll ment lant Monday. The nomlnutcd ticket went through with a rush, F. C. Butler winning the office of May or over Botes Shattuck by a ma jority of 41 votes. George Mc Donuld, for trensurer polled the full strength of the election, receiving 04 votes, the totul number cast. A small fight ensued between J. H. Woodcock and R. W. Richmond for the office of recorder, the former winning the plum by 10 votes. For marshal 0. I. Derthick was elected, but by the narrow margin of two votes, receiving 32 votes to Joe ; k'nimot.'. !in On councilmanlc ticket, six mem bcrs to be elected, George Tillotoon walked away with the full vote. Ho was closely followed by L. C. Hen neghan, who polled 02 votes. F. D. Stuart followed with 59, R. E. Rich mond and K. V. Doty each with 65; and James Chalmers with 45 votes. J. C. Pratt was low man with 43 votes. Of those elected Henneghan, Doty and Chalmers were re-elected, the other three being new men on the council. Maupin people evidently were of the opinion that publishing a news paper required all of a man's time, therefore relegated E. R. Semmes to the homo column, where he will con fine his efforts to assisting in the publication of The Times. He was on the ticket for the office of mar shal. The new mayor has been a member of tho city council ever since the town was incorporated. His in terests are centered hero and it goes wlthoutsaying he will do his utmost to give Maupin a sound, economical adminstration. Ho is president of the Maupin Fire department and takes great pride in the welfare of the city. That he has succeeded to the office of mayor Is gratifying to nil. His election follows out a plan to pass tho office among the mer- hnnts. R. E. Wilson was the first mayor; ho was succeeded by Bates Shattuck and now that Mr. Butler has been elected his term will com plete the circle of merchants to hold tho office. All in all Maupin people have chosen a set of good men to adminis ter the affairs of the city for the coming two years. Each man clect- ed is a worker for the betterment of Maupin and as the town grows and its needs require more attention, tho city officers will be found with the goods." there 1 Jand coffee. Home-made candy will Tygh Basketball Team be offered for sale in a booth pre- Tygh Valley boasts one of the ' sided over by prety salesgirls. All faBtcst basketball teams in this sec- are Invited to attend and aid a tion. Tho team is managed and worthy cause, coached by Willis Norval and has , i reached a stato of perfection which Will Spend Winter In Portland will bo tho wonder of all with which r. II. Staats and wife are in Port it plays. Mosier has been chosen as jand 0nd will remain there until next the first victim, the teams clashing spring. Mrs. Staats' daughter, Mrs. at that place on Saturday night. rjlnrk, with her husband have gone j to California for the winter, and, not Built Fine Addition caring to close up their residence, Now that tho cVldren have trrown up and left for homes of their own, W. H. Williams and wife hove de- cided to take life a little easier and ... . . .... to that end have bui t a line addition to their East side home. The main structure was moved farther up the hill and the new apartment con structed on the west side, where Bill and his wife may enjoy the sunHhine. The move was considered necessary so that the auto park might have more room to care for autoists an other season. Basket Ball Games i Two basketball gamesare sched uled for tho near future. Tygh Vol ley is to play Maupin here on the 1 5th and a return gnme at Tygh Val- ley is for the 22nd of this month. Chriitmai Seal Yocr Mail and seal the fate of tuberculosis. YOUNC LADY DIES SUDDENLY Nieca of Mrs. J. H. Woodcock Panes Away at Hood River Word was received late Saturday evening by Mrs. J. II. Woodcock of the sudden death of Miss Ruth hen be rg, daughter of the Maupin lady's eldest brother, W. A. Isenberg, at Hood liver. Death occurred that afternoon at 4:00 o'clock. On Monday last Miss Isenberg was doing gymnasium work at the Hood River schools, uuring the exercises she urn a lew iiip-iiops. wnue at that work she complained of feeling 111. She went to her home and took to her bed. She remained there nn til early Saturday. When she at tempted to arise she was taken with a sinking spcii, lapsing into uncon ., . 1 that) sciousness. She remained in condition until 4:00 o'clock, when death intervened. Miss Isenberg was a young lady of fine attainments. She was leader in things athletic in the Hood River schools, being a fine swimmer and basketball player. A general favor ite with all because of her sunny disposition, she will be missed great- ly by all. Her parents are deep in grief at the sudden taking away of their daughter and many messages f rr.nHnli.nrfl have been reee ved bv thcm j Funeral services were held Mon-j01 one 01 ine ,aren fences ever day, the body being laid in its last gathered at that place. Each mem rcstine clace in the Hood River bcr ot th cast was letter perfect in cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Woodcock went to Hood River Monday and were present at the obsequies. Will Give Entertainment At the Ladies Aid baazar at the Legion, hall tomorrow night the Wap initia Aid will stage a 30-minute playlet. The play is said to be a mogt interesting one and those tak- ng part have been assiduously study- ng 8nd rehearsing their parts and on Friday night will be letter perfect in Bame, There also will be a number of instrumental and vocal selections rendered. The baazar will present an opportunity for procuring things for Christmas gifts. The members of both Aids have been hard at' work for some time preparing articles for tho event and on tomorrow night those attending will be confronted by an array of things, any one of ,which would make a most acceptable gift. The ladies will serve a lunch con, ice cream, cake, sandwiches, pie i prevailed upon our well known ! people to occupy it during their ab- sence. uiu says inose wno uesire uj comunicate with him are requested 'a -J.i l.! - l inne r 1 i. to ""ureas mm hl iuib dciuiuuv Rtreet, Portland, and he will take a day off and answer. While Mr. and Mrs. Staats are away Clark Richard son will herd the fish. Card Perty Successful. The "500" card party given by the Rcbekahs last Friday evening was one of the most enjoyable and best attended of tho many given by the j ludies of that order. Eleven tables ' were played. Mrs. 0. F. Renick and Fressie Martin proved to be the best ; players, they receiving the first prizes, prize. Bob Wilson drew the booby A trio of young freebooters, giv ing their names as Lester Ashwood, W. LaKoxe and Gerald C. Land, are receiving board and lodging at the Hotel D'Christman in The Dalles, be ing charged with robbing the ranch home of A. B. Fraley, a short dis tance southeast of Dufur. They were arrested by Chief of Police Frank Heater upon information of Mr. Fraley. Heater had received a list of arti clcsh stolen, and had observed two of the men hanging around town. Aa soon as he had heard from the rob bed man, he rounded up LaRose and Land and took them to jail. Monday Ashworth called to see the prisoners and was at once given a room with the others. Fraley went to The Dalles Satur day and indentifiod a saddle, which the men had sold to the City Feed Stables, as one belonging to him. A considerable supply of provisions, harness and farm equipment was also anion? the loot recovered and iden tified by Mr. Fraley. The officers at The Dalles are ofj the opinion that the man, Parks, J captured In the Shattuck store here; . B " urday, The trio were taken before a magistrate at The Dalles on Monday and were bound over to the grand jury, which meets in February. In the meantime they are safely stored . away irom mo com unui tnai lime, as they will continue as boarders at the county jail. SCHOOL PLAY A BIG WINNER "The Arrival of Kitty" Greatly Ap preciated By Many The play, "The Arrival of Kitty," y membera of the Tygh Valley High school at the Odd Fel- ,uwo " "' night, far exceeded the expectations I j 1 . s real theatrical attribute's ' and the whole showing that Tygh, although but a small place, has more than its share of talent At the conclusion of the play the floor was cleared and to the music of Wing's superb orchestra of Wa mic those who cared to tripped the mazes of the dance. As a result of the play and dance the High school pupils are enabled to add several pieces of needed equipment to the school. Many people from Maupin and other places attended the enter tainment. Mrs. Beckwith III Mrs. Wm Beckwith is one of the latest to be taken down with the prevailing distemper flu. The lady has been confined to her bed several days, but is better at this writing. In the meantime Bill has had to be general factotum around the Beckwith home, he having to work on the switch board, sweep the floors, cook and wash the dishes dur ing his wife's illness. Delivers Some Bread The delivery wagon of the Oregon Bakery, The Dalles, which makes tri-weekly trips to Maupin, delivers better than 600 loaves of bread each week to Maupin merchants. Not alone is bread Bold here but other pastries as well. At that our merch ants often run out of bread before the next trip oi the bread wagon. This is a good argument for someone to open g bakery in Maupin. Lo..in. Tn Highway A corp of state engineers was in Maupin the first of the week mark ing the miles on The Dalles-California highway. They began that work at the junction of the Columbia and this mad and will continue until the Klamath section is reached. The post in front of The Times office bears the number 45. Enjoyng New Radio A. F. Benhagen, a rabid baseball fan of Wamic, not content, with get ting the sporting news through the papers, has purchased a fine King radio set, from the Maupin Garage and now gets his news from the air. Use of Electricity for All Domestic Purposes Local Power Company Will Reduce Rate On Domestic Lighting and Cooking Current Consumers using electric current for cooking and domestic power find the cost low and the convenience and time saved to be quite gratifying. Our local power company now an nounces its intention to reduce the rate for domestic lighting and power for cooking, provided sufficient busi ness can be secured to justify the cut In rates. In order that all may understand Just what the saving would be by using electricity in the home a glance at the following table will show the approximate cost of such use: The average consumption of ener gy per customer for this class of Service (combined cooking and lighting) is about 130 K. W. H. The rate per month will be as follows: First 20 KWH 10 cento per KWH Next 60 KWH 3 cento per KWH Excess over above.... 2 cento KWH 130 KWH under this rate would cost $4.80 for both light and cook ing and heating. The average cost tor lights is approximately $2.00 per month. This would leave cost for cooking and heating at $2.80 on an average. Some consumers use more than 130 KWH and others use much Jess. ( The Maupin Power company ex pects a substantial increase in busi ness next year, when the plant at Oak Springs ia put in operation. COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE Maupinite Requested to Meet at I. O. O. F. Hall Tomorrow The matter of having a communit Christmas tree was taken up by several Maupin ladies on Tuesday and it has progressed to' ' the point that they have called a meeting, to be held at the lower hall in the Odd Fellows' building tomorrow after noon at 2:30 o'clock. It is proposed .that the Christmas doings be held at the church and given in conjunction with the church program. However, that matter will be tak en up at the meeting. All persons interested are requested to be pre sent and take part in the meeting. There is about $25.00 remaining over from last year's tree, and that ysum could be applied on this year's doings. This being done the neces sity of asking contributions would not require a very great amount to properly and fully trim a tree. At any rate, turn out and voice your opinion about the matter, j ir. - J n..k. r,. ,;.,! Ben Fraley announces the organi zation of a couple of card clubs, and games will be played at his place. On Tuesday evenings all devotees of "Solo" will have a chance to show what they know about that game, and on Thursday evenings the "500" players will meet and indulge in the regular card party game. Building Feeding Trough T, M. Connolly was in town Tues day after lumber with which to construct sheep feeding troughs. Sheep are refusing to feed on the grain coming up, and are turning their attention to the luscious new grass, given an impetus toward growth by the recent rains. Bought Used Ford The Maupin Garage on Monday made delivery of a used Ford to El mer Brown of Shaniko. That gentleman needed some vehicle to negotiate the muddy roads and he showed judgement by investing in a machine many of which have made Henry Ford rich and famous. Catching Many Mink Andy Kistner has a trap line on White River and so far has had fine success. He has secured 8 nice lot of prime mink skins and before the winter is over expects to add great ly to his pack. Bought Moro Sheep Hugh Wood added to his flock of sheep on Monday by purchasing 25 head of woolies from Emmett Ash ley. This number gives Hugh about 325 sheep and will be the nucleus of a large flock in the near future. F. C. Parks, the yegg who was talc en in the Shattuck store a couple of weeks ag? and who made entries of his robberies in this section in a diary, was taken to Madras last week to answer to the charge of breaking into the Gateway store- November 6. He confessed to breaking into that place, also to having robbed the Workingmen's store and one other at Sisters on the nights of November 12 and 14. Whilte at Madras Parks vouschaf ed the information that he had es caped from the authorities at Moro, where he was under indictment for robbing a store. Sheriff Christen sen was notified and he went to Mad ras and took the youthful burglar to Sherman county, where he was ar raigned and sentenced for his crime at that place. The fact that Parks kept a diary of his crimes, with the amount of money taken in each robbery, was a factor in determining that he was the one wanted in this section. The action of Bates Shattuck in appre hending Parks, and the assistance given in deciphering the entries in the diary given by The Times man, aided greatly in fastening the num erous, crimes where they belonged. While we do not take pleasure in seeing anyone go to prison, at the same time that punishment might have the affect of making Parks realize that the property of others is sacred and that he must not meddle with it if he desires to keep within the law and remain outside prison walls. 'BEN HUR" AT AUDITORIUM Gen. Lew Wallace' .. Evet - Living Clastic At Big Play Houee The magnificent and much dis cussed spectacle "Ben Hur," found ed upon General Lew Wallace's nov el and play of the same name, will be presented at the Auditorium, The Dalles, on Sunday evening, Decem ber 12, for one performance only. Eastern critics and reviewers paid what seemed to be the highest tri butes to this cinema, but the critical writers of Los Angeles more fami liar with the technical side of the moving picture art have unani mously, with understanding, rated "Ben Hur" as by far the most im portant contribution made to the already large treasures of the newest of arts. "Ben Hur" is almost as unique among cinema productions inasmuch as it produces not only a gorgeous spectacle illuminated by such ex citing episodes as the chariot race and the sea battle but it also un folds logically and most impressive ly a dramatic story dealing with the deepest of human emotions. The narrative of Judah's love for Esther and his fortitude in avenging him self upon Messala is conveyed to the beholder as forcefully and clearly as through the printed page or by the spoken word. The making of "Ben Hur" was di rected by Fred Nlblo ad the princi pal players are Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Claire McDowell, Kathleen Key, Car mel Myers, Nigel de Brulierj Mitchell Lewis, Leo White, Frank Currier, Charles Belcher, Betty Bronson, Dale Fuler and Winter Hall. The large orchestra, which plays an elaborate and especially arranged score is under the direction of Clar ence West. Purchased New Fordson Tom Ashley is tired of directing a bunch of horses around his fields. Monday he received a delivery of a new Fordson tractor from the Mau pin garage and as soon as weather permits he wil be turning over the sod with that kind of improved farm implement. Received Carload of Oitmeal R. G. Johnson & Sons, who con duct one of the largest ranches in the Wamic section, unloaded a carload of cotton seed meal at Maupin the first of the week. The meal was purchased from a Portland house and made by a firm in San Diego, Calif ornia. Read The Timet for the newt. SATURDAY NIGHT Fire Protective Force Is De serving of Support of Whole Community BALLWILITBE'BIGTTME Big Crowd Eipected and a Big Time Guaranteed Supper Will Bo a Feature Many a home has been saved by the prompt response of the village volunteer fire department; many a sura has been saved and many a life rescued by the work of such an or ganization. The volunteer firemen of the place are expected to turn out whenever an alarm calls them; it make no difference whether they are in bed or attending to business, when the siren's call sounds their duty is made plain and as a rule they never shirk. As we said in, last week's Times, the fire department of a place conduces to lowering of taxes, gives a feeling of security ' to the inhabi tants of the place and helps keep that place in the front rank of cities of its state. The volunteer V fire department works without pay. Theirs is a civic pride. They are'ever ready to per form their duty, never thinking of what they are wearing, whether they have on pajamas er are fully dressed when the alarm comes. Theirs is a duty to protect the homes and busi ness places of their town and that duty is never neglected by them. In order to buy equipment they give a dance once. a year. At that time 'elaborate ' preparations are made to entertain a large crowd and give all attending a good time. Such is the aim of the Maupin Volunteer Fire department , whose third annual ball will take place on Satrday even ing of this week. The department is contemplating buying several pieces of equipment, made necessary by wear of the old,' also members de sire to add to the little bank account now on hand. They ask that Mau pin people assist them in this by buy ing tickets to the dance. Only one dollar, and it will be a dollar spent for the assistance of one thing which tends to the safety of Maupin homes. A supper will be served by the wives of the firemen. As those ladies are noted for the excellence of their suppers and the service in serv ing, this part of,the evening's enter tainment alone should be worth the price paid for both dance and feed. Come out Saturday night and have the time of the year. Gone After Ducks. : John Confer, ,'R. W. and Floyd Rishmond and Fiske Bothwell left early Tuesday morning for the Har ney lakes country, their object in go ing being to hunt ducks. They ex pect to stay there until Saturday. Rainbow Is Stage Depot The Rainbow restaurant has been designated as the stage depot for Maupin and anyone desiring to trav el by that mode of conveyance may procure tickets there. Packages may be left at the restaurant and Ben Fraley will see to it that they are put on the stage. Basket Social and Daaco A local basket social and dance was held at the Shady Brook com munity hall last Saturday night The affair was pulled off by the neigh borhood people and furnished enter tainment for a number of visitors from Dufur, Maupin and Friend. During the social dancing was in dulged in. Mrt. Turner Recovering Mrs. B. F. Turner, who has been confined to her bad' the past week or so, suffering with an attack of pleuro-pneumonia, was so far re covered as to be able to sit up at short intervals this week. Listen to This He: "Do you remember when, we met in the revolving door?" Bright Young Thing: "Yes, that's when we started going around to