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VOLUME XIV
MAUPIN, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1928
Number 12
War Veteran Victim of
Falling Tree on In
dian Reserve
Delbort McCoy Struck by Falling
Treo and Intianlly Killed
Fun.nl Al Wapinitia
Dclbert McCoy, a native of the
Wapinitia country, was instantly
killed while at work in the timber
near Klamath Falls last Friday. lit
was at work ai a faller and a tree,
which he had felled, swung anund
in falling, catching him before he
got out of its way. He was struck
by the falling tree and lived but a
few minutes thereafter.
The body was brought to Maupin
on the early morning's 0. T. train
and taken to Wapinitia, where fun
eral services were held. Interment
was made In the Kelly cemetery, lx
ing under the auspices of the Maupin
Amrican pout, a squad from whicn
fired a salute over the grave when
the remains were lowered to their
lutit renting place.
Decedent hod but recently pur
chased a ranch on the Flat intending
to take charge of it the coming
spring.
Delbert Leland McCoy was born
nt Wamlc. Oregon, April 20, 1895,
being 32 years, nine months and one
day of age at the time of death.
He was a world war veteran, hav
ing served in Co. 1, 8th Division of
the infantry. While he was not in
active participation during the con
flict, his company had received or
ders to go to the front just as the
armistice was signed. After that he
was on police duty for a time, re
ceiving his dinchargo September 27,
1919.
Since tho end of the war he was
in the government service, working
in the Forestry division at Simnarho,
and waa employed in that service at
Klamath reservation at the time he
was killed.
Besides his wife, Anna Lewis Mc
Coy, and son, Leland, Jr., decedent
leaves an aged father, J. M. McCoy,
of Wamic, and five brothers, Frank,
Louis, Lloyd, Hollister and William,
all of Wapinitia, and one slitter, Mrs.
Minnie Hillmier, of Wamic.
BASKET SOCIAL WAS A
FINANCIAL SUCCESS
(28.75 Realised From Jale
Batkett Program Varied
and Enjoyable
of
The basket social given by the
Maupin Community club at Legion
hall last Friday night was one of the
mot enjoyablo affairs ever pulled
off In this city, the sum of $28.75
being realized from the sale of the
baskets. French Butler handled tht
auction part of the evening and did
himself proud by his efforts. The
program, which preceded the auction
sale was varied, of fine literary cali
bre and was much appreciated by
tho: e present. After tho basket had
been disposed of all adjourned to the
basement dining room, and there the
contents contributed to the inner
man. The club furnished coffee.
That body intends to give another
public feed in the near future, for
which a nominal fee will be charged,
the proceeds to be set aside as a
flower fund. 1
"Witchell" Thing of the Pant.
Johnny Karlen has been wont to
drive what he called a "Witchell"
car. While on his return trip from
Shaniko Tuesday Phil Gtarr saw the
remains of an auto ttrewed on the
Bakcoven road, and upon closer in
vestigation found the headlight.' and
radiator rim of a Mitchell car. As
Karlen is the only one in this section
who drives Buch a bus it is uirmlsed
that his "Witchell" has gone the way
all cars must eventually go to the
bono yard.
To Portland on Butineu.
Oliver Resh and Mark Stuart went
to Portland Saturday night, going
there on business connected with
their Maupin store. While they were
away Jack Morrow substituted in
the ttore.
Scarified the Roads.
Foreman Addington, with the as
sistance of the truck and driver from
the Tygh Valley cection, scarified
the highway from hill to hill the first
of the week. The result was the
roads became muddied up and made
travel unsafe because of the dobie
thrown up.
SALVATION SEEKERS AT
EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS
r. S. S. Turley and Wife Real
Christian. Disciples Bringing
Sinners to the Fold
The evangelistic services being
conducted at the U. B. church by
Rev, S. S. Turley and wife are being
conscientiously attended by many
who are Christens and others who
are Interested in the messages the
evangelists are bringing to Maupin
ites. The meetings convene on
week-day. nights at 7:30, but the
Sunday services will begin at 7 :00 p.
m. being a concession to J. F.
Kramer, who conducts a motion pic
ture show.
Rev. Turlcy's subject for tomor
row night will be "The Man in a
Horrible Pit," and Saturday 's sub
ject, "The First Man Who Rode in
a Submarine." Sunday morning Mr.
Turley will tell of "The Man Who
Caused tho Most Joy in Heaven,"
and in the evening will discourse on
"The Unpardonable Sin." During
that discourse he will answer th fol
lowing questions:
1. What is the Unpardonable Sin?
2. What person can commit this sin?
3. How does this sin (how itself after
it has been committed?
4. Why cannot the Unpardonable
Sin be forgiven?
His subjects for the following ev
enings will be:
Monday "The Man Who Called."
Tuesday "The Man Who Waa
Weighed."
Wednesday-"Tbe Boy Who Want
ed to Get Back Home."
Thursday "Preparation to Meet
God."
Friday "Excuses Why Some of
the People in Maupin Have Not
Come to God."
You are invited to attend all these
services. Comet
BOY'S AND GIRL'S CLUBS
OFFERED CASH PRIZES
Union Stockyards Company Spur on
Endeavor of Various Clubs
of Young People
An appropriation of $1,625 for
boys' and girls' 4-H club contests at
the Pacific International Livestock
exposition in 1928 has been made by
the Portland Union Stock Yards
company, according to word received
by the state college club office from
George A. Pearson, president.
Of the total $1,075 is for the pig
feeding contest and $460 for the
corn growing division, both open to
members of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho. In the first division, four
pigs from the same litter entered at
weaning time are judged on individu
ality, greatest gain, lowest cost, and
completeness of report. Corn grow
ers must enter by August 1 and later
exhibit 25 ears. Judging is 75 per
cent on the exhibit and 25 per cent
on the record book.
In the past many contestants have
reaped financial profits by raising
corn for one contest to feed pigs in
another.
CLOVER SEEDING TIME IS
THIS OR NEXT MONTH
O.
A. C. Agricultural Department
Advises Regarding Beit
Seeding Time
Clover is one of the most cheaply
produced, short lived legume forage
qM p3)UBd uaq Xip3iD3dsa 'sdoiD
fal grain. Feruary is usually the best
time for sowing in western Oregon,
while March is best in the irrigated
cection of eastern Oregon.
The seed is broadcast on the grain
field at the rate of 10 to 12 pounds
of red clover or 8 to 8 pounds of al
slke clover per acre. Freezing and
thawing weather or a good rain will
cover the seed but if sown at a dry
time it is harrowed in. Losses tome
times occur when sowing is followed
by a light rain and seed sprouts fail
to get rooted. Land of good silth
gives bet;t results, but where a stand
is difficult to obtain, sowing alone
later in the season is recommended.
Among Those Who're Sick.
The present changeable weather
has been responsible for considrable
illness among Maupinities this week,
and among who have been affected
are Mrs. Everett Richmond p.nd Geo.
Tilloteon. Mrs. Richmond has been
ailing for some time and our weath
er has not been at nil favorable for
her. George was taken ill hut week
and was compelled to take to his bed
with a Bevqre cold.
Community Health Taken
Care of by Dr. J. L. Elwood
HEALTH OF THIS COMMUNITY IN HANDS OF MOST COMPETENT
PR ACTIONER CRADU A TE FROM TWO MEDICAL
COLLEGES PIONEER OF THIS SECTION
One thing that conduces to the
popularity of a city is its healthful
ne.s, and that state of affairs is
usually due to the ability of the
physicians of the place. Maupin U
singularity fortunate in having a
practioneer within its limits whose
knowledge of medicine, diseases and
their diugnosis lit equal to all others
Dr. J. L. Elwood.
Dr. Elwood comes of a family of
doctors and druggists. At the age of
seven years he began his education
along drug lines and when he attain
ed young man's estate attended And
over medical college, graduating
therefrom in 1892. For a yeur there
after he racticed medicine at Omaha,
Nebraska,, then decided that he
wanted to know more about the di
ceases of children as well as of the
eye, ear, nose and throat, so entered
the Marion Sims medical college of
St, Louis. Upon graduating from
that seat of learning he came to Ore
gon, settling at Scio, Linn county.
After practicing there a short time
he received an appointment in the
government service, having been ap
pointed assistant surgeon of the port
department and a signed to the Ump
qua district, stationed A Gardiner.
Here he remained a matter of nearly
five years.
Divorcing himself from the gov
ernment service he came to Tygh
Valley at that time one of the busiest
places in Eastern Oregon. Here he
established a practice and conducted
a drug store. While at Tygh Dr.
Elwood purchased what was known
as the Zumwalt ranch and added to
it until he had acquired a tract of
400 acrea of the best land in the
Tygh creek valley. He later disposed
of the ranch and went to The Dalles,
where he practiced about one and
one-half years. He then came to Mau
pin, arriving here shortly after the
town began to take on the aspects of
a city. He opened a drug store and
TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO.'S YARD
WHERE LUMBER IS SOLD THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER COMPANY
MAY BE FOUND OPERATES NEARLY FIFTY YARDS
CAME TO MAUPIN IN YEAR 1914
In most of the cities of Oregon
and Washington people are greeted
by a Bign which reads: "Tum-A-Lum
Lumber Company." Wherever that
sign is hoisted there is a lumber yard
leady and willing to supply every
lined of the builder. That company,
with about 50 lumber yards in the
states mentioned, are pioneers In
the lumber business of the north
west and their delivery wagons are
to be seen on the roads at all times.
The home office of the company is
at Walla Walla, Washington, and it
is from there the business of the
company is directed. At Walla Wal
la in also located the principal plan
ing mill of the Tum-A-Lum com
pany, and it is there that most of
the built-in features of residences as
well as bank and office furnishings
are made. The company also oper
ates a planing mill at Redmond, this
state.
Aa we stated before the first lum
ber y?rd in Maupin was started by
D, M, Shattuck. He sold his yard to
the Monurch Lumber company,,
which concern sent L. C. Wilhelm
to Maupin to operate their plant. In
1914 the Tum-A-Lum company pur
chased the plant of the Monarch
company and installed Peter Kiiburg
as manager. He was succeeded by
iMr. Anderson and he by the present
efficient manager, O. F. Renick, who
came here from Kennewick, Wash- things pertaining to ladies work of
ington,, where he cerved in a like ca-' our town and the Renick family is
pacity for the company. Mr. Renick ; counted as being one of the town's
came to Maupin in 1919, and since most popular residents.
J. F. KRAMER'S POPULAR GARAGE
JOE F. KRAMER CONDUCTS GARAGE AND A MACHINE SHOP
AND IS MAUPIN'S OPERATOR OF MOTION PIC
TURE SHOW GOOD MECHANIC
-0
The name Joe F. Kramer is syn
onomous with good work in the auto
mobile line, for he has demonstrated
during his stay of seven years in
Maupin that his work is such that
brings a return of the patron, which
physcian's office and soon had prac
tically all the patronage of the whole
section. His early day practice ex
tended from Tygh Valley to beyond
Antlope, all over Juniper Flat, the
Wamic country and a long distance
up the Deschutes river.
When the United States entered
the world war Dr. Elwood sold his
drug store to Dr. J. S. Stovall and en
listed in the airplane medical de
partment, attaining the rank of first
lieutenant. For a time he wa3 sta
tioned at San Francisco and from
there was transferred to the forest
regions in Oregon and Washington.
He served in a medical capicity dur
ing our participation in the war and
upon its conclusion returned to Mau
pin and again took up the thread of
his practice.
While treating all clas es of hu
manity Dr. Elwood has been clearly
successful in children's ailments. As
an obstetrician Dr. Elwood has been I
mosUuccessful. During his years of j
practice he has assisted 2.487 child-j
ren into the world, sufficient, to
make up a good size city. His treat
ment of adults is usually attended
by gratifying results and his practice
takes in people of all ages.
Personally Dr. Elwood is likeable.
He has a pleasant word for all and
when he calls upon a patient the
sick one always feels as though a per
sonal friend was attending. He oc
cupies a residence office and his
Dodge roadster is a familiar sight on
every road leading to and from Mau
pin. No matter the time our popular
doctor is always prompt in answering
calls, and weather never proves a de
terrent to him making a long country
drive. No wonder tho health of Mau
pin is cited when the town is men
tioned, for with a physician of Dr.
Fiwood's attainments in our midst
there is no reason why Maupin peo
ple should not always enjoy good
health.
becoming a resident of this city lias
, been closely identified with all the
! fnwn'a Qifivitiua
Besides selling dressed and rough
lumber the Tum-A-Lum company
deals in brick, lime, cement, tile,
po ts, doors, windows, sash, shingels,
building and roofing paper, coal,
wood and many other articles carried
by up-to-date lumber yards.
Oscar F. Renick, manager of the
Tum-A-Lum lumber yard at Maupin,
broke in the business at Winchester,
Idaho, in the year 1912, and at that
time waa playing baseball and work
ing in the planing mill of the Craig
Mountain Lumber company. From
there he entered the employ of the
Tum-A-Lum and has been with the
firm every since. He b a native ot
the Walla Walla section, having
been reared on a ranch near Tou
chet. He has been connected with
some of the best baseball teams in
this part of the Northwest, and last
season was catcher for the Dufur
team, ,and the year before served in
the same capacity for The Dalles
Mid-Columbia League team. He is
closely identified with the Odd Fel
low activities in Maupin, and has
seved his term as Noble Grand of
the local lodge. At present he is the
efficient secretary of that lodge. Mr.
Renick is assistant chief of the Mau-
pin Volunteer Fire department,
His
all
!wife io one of the leaders in
would not happen if that work was
not as it should have been.
Joe, as he is familiarly called, is a
native of Minnesota, although sever
al years of his life were spent on the
bleak prairies of North Dakota. His
PEGGY GETS SUDDEN AT
GRASS VALLEY SATURDAY
Tygh Valley Sophomore Play Will
Be Shown, Followed By
A Big Dane
The people of Grass Valley will be
treated to something out of the or
dinary on Saturday evening of this
week, when the play produced last
week by the Sophomore class of the
Tygh Valley schools, "All of a Sud
den Peggy," will be repeated at that
place. People who saw it at Tygh
are loud in their praise both of the
story and the ca:t, therefore we be
leive we are right when we say Grass
Valleyites will receive the treat of
their lives if they attend at the
pavilion at that town Saturday night
The play will be followed by a dance,
the music for which will be furnished
by the snappy Tygh Valley High
school orchestra of five pieces.
COUNTIES GET FUNDS
FROM FOREST RENTALS
Total of $189,293 90 Turned Over
By Government to Various
Counties of Oregon
The Federal government has maae
returns to the 31 counties of Oregon
of a total of $189,293.90, being their
share of the annual national forest
receipts for the year ending June 30,
1927. This is 25 per cent of the
year's receipts from the fourteen na
tional forests of the state, and is
distributed to the counties for use
en roads and schools.
'A total sum of $1,998,824.05 has
been returned to the counties of Ore
gon for the fiscal years 1908 to
1927, inclusive.
Wasco county's share of the past
year's receipts was the sum of $15,
103.04. NEW PICTURE MACHINE HERE
Joe
Kramer Will Install
Projector in Hall
Holmes
Joe Kramer intends going to
Portland this week and while there
will purchase one of the latest model
Holmes projecting machines for use
in his moving picture shows in Mau
pin. The new machine is said to be
the last word in projectors and with
It patrons of our show shop will be
given clearer and larger pictures
than heretofore.
Building Concrete Forme.
Radtke & Temple have a force of
men at work building and filling
concrete forms for the side walls oi
the shop room at the Maupin gar
age. As soon as the walls have set
work on the floor will be begun and
that shop made over into a modern
institution. The machinery will Te
moved back to the shop as soon as
the floors are completed.
family came to the Northwest in
1912, going to Vancouver, Washing
ton, to which place his parents had
removed from North Dakota. He
stayed there a spell of six months,
then returned to his formr home
town. There in 1918, he entered a
machine shop" and completed the
trade. He came west again in 1921,
this time coming to Maupin, where
he entered the employ of B. D.
Fraley, having charge of the shop
end of the Maupin garage. ' Here lie
remained three years, when he de
cided to go into business for him
self. He ereced a small shop, but at
the end of 30 days cold out his busi
ness to Wood & Tillotson, which
firm had succeeded Mr. Fraley, and
where our subject remained one
year. He then built another gar
age and shop building, added an of
fice and accessory room, put in a
gasoline tank and proceeded to get
bu y. Since then he has had all the
work he could handle, many times
having been compelled to employ ad
ditional help.
Last fall Joe erected a modern
residence bungalow on a lot nearly
opposite his shop, and today has one
of the best homes in our city. By
strict attention to business Mr.
Iaamer has succeeded jn building up
a clientele that might well be tlie
envy of competitors.
As a side issue, Mr. Kramer con
ducts Maupin's only moving, picture
show, giving film plays each; Sunday
evening at Legion hall. He is most
discriminating in his selection of
subjects and as a result enjoys a fine
patronage. He to an ardent sports
man and is one of the charter mem
bers of the Maupin Gun club at the
shoots of which he usually is among
high guns.
Nearly Full Set County
Officers to be Chosen
at Polls This Year
Judge and One Commssioner
Only Holdovers No Candidates
A Yet Announced
Local politics have been re
markably dormant for Wasco
county this year, all the lalx
in The Dalles so far being rela
tive to candidates for President
and the postoffice. Nevertheless
all the county officers' terms ex
pire the first of 1929, and a com
plete set will be elected this year.
with the exception only of County
Judge and one commissioner.
There will be two vacancies in the
legislature to be filled, the terms of
R. R. Butler, state senator, and Al
bert S. Roberts, representative,, ex
piring. Mr. Roberts has stated that
he will not be a candidate, and Sena
tor Butler has so far refused to com
mit himself, dispite inquiries and
urging from many friends. There
is sure to be a strong demand for his
tcrvices and there is no man in the
district, comprised of Wasco and
Hood River counties, who could ren
der the services he has given his
constituents. Senator Butler has
been an outstanding figure in the
Senate and it is to be hoped that he
can be prevailed upon to continue
in office.
Other terms of office expiring
are those of Lou Kelly, county com
missioner; W. L, Crichton, county
clerk, who is also an active candidate
for the post office position; Levi
Chrisman, sheriff; J. M. Patterson,
county treasurer; J as. A. Davis, as
eesor; A. E. Gronewald, school sup
intendent; P. W. Marx, county sur
veyor, and C. M. Zell, the county
coroner.
EX-KAISER'S TUB FOR SALE
Modern . Conveniences Unpopular
In America Years Ago
The offering for rale in Essen,
Germany, of an ornate copper gas
heated bathtub bearing the imper
ial arms of the Hohenzollerns and
once used by the former Kaiser Wil
helm recalls the unique and humor
ous early history of that now indis
pensible fixture. '
When bathtubs were first intro
duced into the United States in
1840, newspapers condemned them,
politicians made eloquent speeches
against them, and doctors held
them up as a menace to health. In
1S43 Virginia levied an annual tax
of $30 on every bathtub. A Boston
ordinance forbade the use of them
except when ordered by a physician.
The Kaiser's old tub which now
approaches the auction block was
constructed in 1891 when gas stoves
were a novelty and gas was used ex
clusively for lighting.
FEBRUARY JURY IS DRAWN
Thote Chosen From This Section Are
Named Below
The lis.t of jurymen for the Febu
ary term of district court for Wasco
county was drawn at The Dalles last
week, and among those who will
serve are the following from this
section: Bates Shattuck, Ben H.
Gaol, Ina Coberth, J. C. Bradway,
T. B. Slu her. '
Road Engineers In Maupin.
State Engineers Wanszer, Lytje
and Miller were in Maupin on Mon
day, the object of their visit being
to inspct the condition of the high
way and to direct future work there
on.
Bought New Tractor.
Raymond Crabtree will do his
farm work hereafter with the aid of
a Fordson tractor, as he purchased
such a machine from, the Tillotson
Motor company the first of the
week. He will accept delivery of
the tractor in time to do his spring
work.
Mrs. Crabtree 111. ;
Mrs. Job Crabtree has been con
fined to her bed for several days
lately, being threatened with pneu
monia. She caught cold lart week
and that settled on her lungs, caus
ing her great inconvenience and sui
fering. At this writing Mrs. Crar,
tree is somewhat improved, but not
completely out of danger.