When they come a fishin
They come to Maupin on the
k-scnutcs river.
1MJ
r-
With highwayi and iail-
roaaa you can reach any
place from Maupin.
Vol XIII
Maupin Southern Wasco Couuty Oregon, Thursday, Decembei 30, 1926
PIM: TIMES
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No.! 8
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CITY'S FINANCES
! IN GOOD SHAPE
Recorder and Treasurer in
; Report Show Balance In
Various City Funds
WATER DEPT. IN LEAD
Intorett on Bond Mel Promptly
! Aulo Park Nearly Paid For
Receipt! and Dliburtementi
'The financial standing of the city
l tif Maupin Is up in G. The city re
corder and city treasurer made their
reports to the council 'at the meet
ing last Wednesday night, and these
how that there are no outstanding
warrant!, save those applying to the
purchase of the two blocks designed
as an aut parkf Those bonds are
payabe at the rate of $250 per year,
and at the' end 6f the year .1928 the
whole amount of the bonds will have
been met.
The reports show the receipts and
disbursements were:
, . General Fund
Receipt from all sources
rather than: water:...:..;... .$1,299.98
Water recclpU...'..............$2,212.16
Total.. .............,....$3,512.14
Dliburtementi , .
General fund....,'.:..:.;..;. $1,129.68
Water fund.. ,............,.....$1,805.42
Total...-.............:..: $2,998.10
In the' disbursements in the water
fund there is an amount of $177.07,
which was an overdraft carried over
from 1925. -Subtracting that
amount from $1,805.42 leaves a real
disbursement of $1,078.35.
. , Caih On Hand
General fund $170.30
Water fund $348.74
Deposit, Wator fund $500.00
Total on hand $917.04
The city has a bonded indebted
ness of $25,000, which was made for
the purpose of purchase of water
system. Those bonds run for a per
iod of 20 years, the interest, $1,500,
being paid semi-annually. The auto
park lots, 24 in number .originally
cost $1,000. Of this amount $500
has been paid, the balance be
ing paid at the rate of $250 yearly.
The disbursements in the water fund
was augmented this year by some
thing over $200, that amount being
necessary to carry out the settle
ment with the O. T. Railway com
pany. There is no city in Oregon that is
being administrated on a more eco
nomical basis than Is Maupin. Our
city fathers are wide awake to the
best intccBts of the city, and bend
every effort to see that city money
Is not spent needlessly. Tho budget
for this year calls for tho sum of
$1,500, and this, with estimated fines
licenses and permits, will carry all
the expenses of the city and leave a
balance in tho treasury at the end
of the year.
May Have Appendicitis
Joe Kramer is confined to his bed
this week with what Dr. Elwood says
may develop into appendicitis. Joe
has been ailing for some timo, but
kept at work until a hard cold forced
his retirement from work.
Family Chrittmat Gathering
Mrs. James Chalmers spent Christ
mas day at the home of her mother,
Mrs. A. L. Pugh, on Tygh Ridge.
Other members of the family there
were John McLcod from The Dalles
and Mr. and Mrs. Gnlbrcaith from
Hood River.
Stamp Salet Large '
For the five days immediately pre
ceding Christmas. Postmaster Turner
sold stamps to the amount of $110.
00. The number of packages paHsing
thru the local poBtofficc totaled over
1,000. These included parcels ad
dressed to people on the route, Wap
initia and Criterion, as well as those
on the route up Bakeoven.
No Solo Players Out.
Devotees of solo seem to have de
cided to take a lay off for a time, at
least none were out at the regular
club meeting at the Rainbow Tues
day night. 1 It isi expected, however,
that after New Years the games
will be resumed and with greater
cnthusiam than shown hereto Coro.
X-MAS OBSERVEp IN SIMNASHO
Christian Indians and Othe Enter
tained at Community Dinner
( The United Presbyterian Indian
mission at Simnasho observed thu
Sacrament of the Lord's supper, on
Christmas morning at ten o'clock.
Rev. W. A. Mothcws spoke briefly
on "Why Christ Came and Why He
Went." Plans had been made for a
Christmas-dinner to be served In the
Community housed erected last sum
mer. Invitations had been given to
the Christian Indians and a few of
their friends to the number of 41.
However before dinner was over il7
had been "fed.
Mr, Mathews says that the! ..In
dians' scent for food is very keen,
and where a thing like a Christmas
dinner is involved a very small mat
ter such as the lack of an invitation
is no barrier. - In the evening the
the 41 invited enjoyed the Christmas
tree. All received presents, 'nUt and
candy. t Boxes of food, fruit, 'nuts
and candy, were sent' to the: kick.
Every child In the community was
sent a toy, nuts and candy. '
Severe Plant Disease Laid
to Small Green Hopper
Affects Squath, Bean, Cantaloup as
Well at Tomato Originated la
Sugar Beets, Carried By Bug
The cause of western yellow to
mato' blight, which has puzzled
sclenlsts for 28 years, has been found
by M. tf. McKay and T.'P.,pykstra
of the Oregon, experiment station.
The blight ravages' squash, bean,
cantaloupe and other crops as well as
tomatoes.
The disease comes from a virus
that reside In curley-top of sugar
beets and is carried only by a very
little leafhopper with a very hard
name Eutettix tenclla. A close re
lation was noticed by the investi
gators between the unusually, severe
attacks of beet curley-top last year
and the unusual prevalence of
yellow blight of other crops. They
found the virus-carrying hoppers and
! put them to work upon plants under
controlled conditions.
The blight appeared on planti
visited by a single disease-carrying
hopper, thus proving the identity of
the two diseases and also the culpa -
bility of the little leafhopper. Squash
was also Infected in this way, and it
is thought that potatoes, cucumber,
cantaloupe and pepper are also sus
ceptible. ' '
Stage Man Diet Suddenly.
R. C. Tabor, owner and driver of
The'Dalles-Maupin stage, died sud
denly at The Dalles early Monday
morning. From meager details we
lean that at about 6:30 that morn
ing Tabor raised a window of his
room and called for help. When
that responded and his room entered
the man was found to have just died.
While here Sunday he complained of
not feeling well. It is , supposed
death was caused by pneumonia.
108 Dance Numbers Sold
The Legion Christmas dance was,
without exception, the best patroniz
ed of any given by that organization
this year. One hundred ' and eight
numbers were sold. The dance com
tinucd until 2:00 a. m. and when
that time arrived nearly all present
were in mind to continue. The
dance managers of the Legion , say
hereafter spectators will be required
to pay an admission fee of 60 cents.
Heretofore there have been many
spectators taking up room, for which
no revenue was derived, and with a
charge of 60 cents each to be made
that room will be producing some,those whi) . willingly assisted in
revenue. The charge will apply
men only. " :,
to
C. M. Plyler In Wreck. " ' .
C M. Plyler,' well known to Mau
pin people, was injured in an auto
mixup at Portland Monday. He was
taken to the Emergency hospital,
where his injuries were found to be
a badly cut and wrenched knee. "
Spent X-Mas At Tygh.
Milo Wood and family returned
Monday morning from a Christmas
visit with Mrs. Wood's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Andy Kistner, at Tygh.
Thry went over Friday.
Close out on box stationery. 60c
8nd 65c boxes for 35c per box. Mau-
(pin Drug Store. '
Portland Shipping Runs
Into Millions Annually
Shipments la and Out Total Sum of
$276,612,405 for Year That
Is Jut Patted
During the year Portland ship-
ments to Atlantic Coast porta have the church last Thursday night prov- team from that town to the tune of
amounted to 372,193 tons, valued at ed to be a pleasure provider for old 20 to ll- The Maupin boys led all
$27,828,829, and in return we re- and young. The church auditorium , the way they lowing the Mosier
ceiVed a total tonnage of 201,732 was filled to the doors with 'fccpec- I shooter how easy it was to make
valued at $47,657,492. tant people and when Rev. Hazen ' The. Mosier team was
' The movement to the Gulf ports ' pronounced the benediction revery "trenghtcned by the addition of three
amounted to 20,286 tons with a value seat and aisle was occupied. - j fast men students of O. A, C, but
of $1,286,030, and return shipments A lage' tree had been beautifully ' notwithstanding their work Maupin
in the amount of 60,256 tons, valued decorated for the occasion and be- walked away with the big end of the
at $4,983,461, were received. ; low this were laid the numerous pre- 8core- ' : , ' '
Pacific coastwise movement from sents designed for nearly everyone ' ... 'os'fer will h here for a game
Portland; to California porta. -will there.-A line program of recitations, with our-Legionalrea.at the'hall to
amount to 682,635 tons with a value songs and exercises had been ar-) "tehi; '- They come with a firm de
of $36,854,954 and the inbound ranged and 1 this cart of the evening's I termination of reversing the score i of
movement 1,902,318 tons valued at
$76,190,692.
The exchange of commerce be
tween Alaska, Hawaii and Portland
is placed at 16,973 tons of cargo with
a value of $2,306,068.
. ' . '
Sold Another Piano
Albert Hill of Wamic purchased the many presents brought by par
a fine Lesslg piano for his family jents and friends were given out. It
for Christmas. When he came in was particularly pleasing to note the
before that holiday to take the gift
home he discovered his car was not
large enough to contain It, const
quently came in on Tuesday and now
his family are enjoying their Christ
mas gift. The piano was purchased
of the Maupin Drug Store.
Picture Show Opening.
Last Sunday night J. F. Kramer
Opened his picture show to the Matt
pin public. A fair attendence was
out and story shown most satisfying.
Mr. Kramer has a pair of fine pro
jecting machines and has booked a
scries of late release films, none of
which have ever been ahown here.
There will be another show Sunday
night at Legion hall. If practical Mr.
Kramer will attempt semi-weekly
shows, "The Border Legion" being
the bill for last night.
THINGS FINE AT ANTELOPE
Farmers Satitfied With Conditions
Crop Protpects Cood
II. C. Rooper, in writing to The
j Times, says the Antelope country is
1 enjoying extremely fine weather,
Snow to the depth of two inches fell
there on Sunday, but it was nearly
all gone Monday night. Mr. Rooper
says crop conditions around there are .
very satisfying to the farmers, and
that prospects for a good crop next '
season are very bright. .
Rabbitt Prove Slutiye.
Quite a unmber of hunters have
been visiting canyons hereabouts
lately for rabbits. Myriads of jacks
have been seen, but the cottontails
seem to have a hunch and are making
themselves scarce, as very few of
them have been stuffed in game bags
the past week.
Entertained Relativet.
Mrs. A. C. Brittain of Tygh en
ertained her daughters, Mrs. Ellings
worth, and husband, of The" Dalles,
and Mrs. Raymond Doering, and
fnmilv" rt TTnnrt Pivot of Via hnma
in Tygh Valley during the holidays.
Morning Oregonian Earlier.
Those Maupin readers who take the
Oregonian, are now enabled to get
their paper in the morning, the stage
bringing them from The Dalles at
11:30 daily
APPRECIATION
The members of the U. B. church
and Sabbath school wish to thank all
making the community celebration
and tree for Christmas such a suc
cess: They also thank J. II. Wood
cock for his services as Santa Claus.
Those" teachers who contributed
their assistance in drilling the child
ren who took part in the program
are asked to. .accept tho heartfelt
thanks of those having the event in
chnrge.
Publisher Diet In Fire.
. A. J. Collins, for many years a
cp-laborer with The Times editor,
died at Concrete, Washington, Sun
day as a result of injuries sustained
in a fire in his room. Mr. Collins
was one of the publishers of the Con
crete Herald and a printer well
' known in tho Northwest. He leaves
.an aged mother, one sister and two
brothers to mourn his untimly end.
Coramunity X-Mas Tree
Pleases Many At Church
Fine Program Rendered Old Santa j
Claui Thar With Smiles and
Cheer For Everyone
The community Christmas tree at
j entertainment went off wlthont
i iiiM-w, wuitii speuns volumes lor xnose
1 having it In charge. :
VU..L ...Lt.L " 1. - T . . i
At the conclusion of the program
' Santa Claus was introduced and he
at once began the distribution of
boxes of candy nuts and fruit.
When all had received their portion
expressions of joy on the faces of j
the little ones when each received
"just what I wanted" from Santa.
Rev. W..H. Aldridge rendered the
benediction and that concluded the
exercises for Christmas of the year
1926.
....Dad Richmond It Champion.
Chess has . taken the place of
cribbage at the Rishmond , service
station. Various players have tried
conclusions at the ancient game,
but it remains fof Dad Richmond to
claim the championship, he proving
to be more adept at moving pawns,
rooks, castles and their royal occu
pants than his adversaries so far.
k ...... APPRECIATION
The newspaper man is a little bit
human. He is open to criticism in
his work, also is sensitive to com -
rr"l 1. .
mendation. The following bit of
poetry warms the cockles of The
.Times man's heart, for it shows that
at least one man appreciates his ef-
forts to give this section a real news-
paper. "The Poet of the Cascades"
this time pays what he calls "A
Timely Tribute" to this paper, all of
which is duly and thankfully receiv
ed: A TIMELY TRIBUTE
(By the poet of the Cascades)
I'm no aged alligator,
Tho I am a ruminator,
I'm no college graduator,
But I read The Maupin Times.
I'm no public peculator,
Tho I am a speculator,
I'm no innovator,
But I like The Maupin Times.
I'm no youthful jubilator,
Tho an aged repudiator,
And I know there's nothing greater
Than the good old Maupin Times,
I'm no subtle scrutinator,
Just a mere investigator,
But for a big joy incubator
Give me, The Maupin Times,
no 'ashion illustrator,
Tho I sometimes imitate er,
But for a laugh liberator
Nothing like The Maupin Times.
I'm no wicked implicator,
Tho a pen point operator,
North and south of the equator
Should read The Maupin Times.
I'm no Bible text quotator,
But just a poor prevaricator,
And the wisest "pulpitator"
Always reads The Maupin Times.
I'm no peace negotiator,
And I'm not a woman hater;
But the best resuscitator
For the joy is, The Maupin Times.
I'm no mental gladiator,
Tho I am a calculator,
And for frowns the best cremator
la to read The Maupin Times.
I'm no glib extenuator
Tho a good cxpostulator
But the best smile fabricator
Known, is The Maupin Times.
Sold Old Homettead.
Last week Job Crabtrce sold his
homestead, located on the flat near
the top of the grade, to Willard
Cunningham. Job homestcaded the
tract nearly 25 years ago and has
paid taxes and cultivated it all that
time.
MAUPIN WINS OVER MOSIER
Legion Batket Shootas Prove Worth
Is Recent Cam
Last Wednesday the basketball
team of the local American Legion
post went to Mosier and took in the
aithe last earno, so some fast playing ;
may be looked for. Prices of ad-
mission have been placed at 20 centa
and 35 cents.
If your sink or drain pipes are
clogged, try Cenol Pipe Flush. For
sale at the Maupin Drug Store.
.
Vote Against Amendment
Better Than Four to One
. ......
Public Ownenhip of Utilities Not comers the farms. .
Sanctioned By Tho People ." From Idaho also comes wed that
Of Oregon the State Chamber .of Commerce,
.now in its formative stage there.
Reaction of the people of Oregon I contemplates land settlement as one
to the proposal to place this state its . ma3r activities. Stressing;
in . business, in competition' with the benefits that can be derived for
recognized private industry," which . tne northwestern ; Btates t by closer
already involves, an investment of cooperation and, unity of, efforts,
millions of dollars, is demonstrated the ldan .organization extends ur
through an analysis of the vote on ?nt request for W..Q. Ide, . under
the much ' discussed constitutional ' whose direction Oregon's activities
amendment Initiated, by. the 'House- the conducted, tto confer ,w'ith,.them
wives Council at the recent No-" an( snare tne fruitage ' of his long
vember election. ' ' J experience. , "-'.,
Upon this amendment there were I .
183,405 votes cast, of which 148,- rnS 0ffr B:f Fraud.
092 were opposed, resulting in the ! Lately this paper published an ad-defeat-of
the proposition by- a vote 'Vertisement which stated that for the
of more than 4 to 1 throughout the sum of $3.00 sent with order, a full
state, and by 8 to 1 in Jackson and box of 300 fine organges would be
Grant counties, 7 to 1 in Benton sent in return. The offer was made
1 end Linn counties, 6 to 1 in Baker,
r : TV i -nr n
iuaiiun,," union ana wauowa coun- uru"tse. icxa. mis went we re
ties, and 5 to 1 in Coos, Douglas, ceived information that the firm was
Gilliam, Josephine, Lake, Lane and a fraud and that members were un
Polk counties. The unfavorable 'der indictment for circulating
j vote was in excess of the average
in the state of Crook, Curry, Des-
chutes, Malheur,' Tillamook, Wheel-
er and Yamhill counties.
While the amendment was over-
whelmingly defeated throughout
the state and in every county in
Oregon, the record shows" that in
j 22 of the 36 counties, the vote
against it was greater than 4 to 1,
which is a clear indication of the
temper and disposition of the peo-
pie with respect to a proposal to
substitute, political government for
business administration of public
utilities. There appears to be no
y justification for the submission of
l legislation of this character, in
! view of the fact that there is now
a surplus of electric energy to meet
the needs of a growing state, and
i to the further fact that in Oregon
ten per cent of the farms of this
state are served with electricity
distributed under state regulation.
1 1 here is little enough encourage-
ment, in the face of the decisive re -
turns, for a subsequent submission
of such an impractical proposal to
the people of this state.
Carrier Out On Time
Jim Woodcock, who is substituting
for Carl Pratt on Route A mail line,
went out on the minute Tuesday
morning. Jim has been handicapped
of late by the number of Christmas
packages in the mail, which caused
him some delay in getting started,
Maupin Girl Married.
A wedding, in' which a former Mu-
pin girl figured as the bride, occurred i
at The Dalles last Friday, When
Robert New of Tygh Valley and Miss
Florence Filmalee became husband
and wife. The bride's parents were
former residents of Maupin, but for
newlyweds came to Tygh and on
! Sunday night were the recipients of
a novel charivari each one attend-
ing bringing some article the weight
i of which was one pound.
1 Mayor Shattuck III. f
1 Mayor Bates Shattuck was con" Taking Inventory. '
fined to his home a few days last - Maupin merchaits are bu..y these
week and the first of the present days taking inventory . of stocks.
week, With an attack of flu. Bates
feels his illness as being rather irk-
some, as his is an ambitious nature
find cannot brook confinement.
LAND SETTLEMENT
MEN WILL MELT
State Chambers of Com
merce of Northwestern
States' At Spokane
SETTLEMENT IS TOPIC
State Chamber of Commerce of Ore
(on, Wathington and Idaho to
Meet At Spokane
To Land Settlement Bureau of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce will
hold a convention on January 8 to
discuss, present, day problems jn land
settlement, and to adopt a policy
I that will "tie in" with the program
of the railoads and other communi
ties of. the northwest. To- this
meeting they have invited to come at
their expense as principal speaker.
Irving E. Vining, president of
the Oregon State Chamber of Com-
t mercc, whose massage is desired to
i inspire greater effort in the northern
'8tatt? ln the work of welcoming, aid-
ling and assuring-success to the new-
by the "Acme Orange Farm," La
ft - rrl i . i
I fraudulent matter thru the mails. It
j seemed to us the time we published
j the ad that there was something
I "fishy" about the offer. The express
alone would amouht to more than
j the $3.00 in many instances, while
the picking, packing and overhead
connected with the delivery would
"more than amount to the price
charged. We hope none of our
! readers were bitten by the sharpers.
j
; Killed Large Coyote.
) Although Joe Riggles has passed
the "kid" age, he still retains his
shooting eye. This wa3 proven yes
terday morning when he shot and
killed and extremely large coyote.
Joe had gone to the granary to get
i some grain for the hogs when he
espied the sheep and chicken killer
running away. He drew a bead on
it and tumbled it over. When he
approached his kill he was surprised
at its size. Joe says it had every at
tribute of a large wolf. The animal
1 had been trespassing on Joe's chick-
ens for some time past
Milk Coat Auction ' "; t :
Spurgeon & Chastain are adver
tising an auction sale of milk goats,
the sale to take place at Tygh Valley
on Monday, January 10. There are
16 goats in the flock, Toggenberg
strain, and all will come fresh in the
spring. Some of them are yearlings
and others' ages run
form two to
' eight years. F. C. Butler will cry the
sale, which will be for cash. Sale.
will start at 1:00 o'clock sharp.
Injured While Coatting.
Little Don Broutrhton was severly
injured about the face last Friday
while coasting. Don, with a little
companion, was riding double. The
boy with him wns sersman and
when they had reached the Brough-
ton residence steered tho sled into a
woodpile, the result being that the
Broughton lad was projected into t' e
, pile, suffering a bad cut on his right
cheek.
l his is an annual anair ann Keeps an
iand3 busy lor several aays.
j ;
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