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VOLUME XIV
MAUPIN, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1928
Number 21
PIN TIMES
"Golden Rule Mack" In
Race for Sheriff's
Snug Office
C. W, McMahon of Tli. Dalles Has
Announced Candidacy for
Chritman's Job
C. W. McMnhun, belter known In
Wasco county an "Golden Rulo
Mack' ha filed notice of his can
didacy for tho office of Sheriff and
will make the campaign on the
pledge that "If I am nominated and
elected to tho office of Sheriff 1
will give Iho people of Wa;co county
an efficient, courteous und econom
ical administration. 1 owe no poli
tical debt to any group 0r individual,
and If elected will curry out my du
ties without fear or favor."
That pledge I" rock-bound, fur
whoever known Muck also known he iu
a man of his word and will do all he
sayi. Ilu hits been in the. reatiitirnt
busines at The Dalles fince 1921
and before that dating hack to 1!)0H,
he was an efficient and valued em
ploye of the 0. W. R, N. railway.
He ha been importuned to enter
politics many times, but thir. year
is the first time he has ever allowed
his name to go on ballot for any of
fice. That, if fleeted, he will be sheriff
in all the title implies, goes without
saying, and he will condurt the af
falj; of tho' office according to law,
will bo in keeping with his title
"Golden Rule Mack,"
HOW EASTER CAME
TO BE OBSERVED
Introduced Into Church Calender
100 Year After Christ's Birth
Symbol of Spring
Easter Sunday this year falls on
April 8, exactly midway between the
tarliest and latest possible dates t -tablished
for this Important Christ
festival, which may ccur n: early
as March 22 or rs la'e a April 25,
Strictly speaking the oh ervanee
of Easter was innovation introduced
into the church calendar more than a
hundred years after the mini try of
Christ, being a continuation or out
growth of the Jewish Passover,
There is no trace of the obser
vance of Easter as a ChtLtian festi
val recorded in the new testament or
In the writings of the apostolic fath
ers. Neither Christ nor his apostle:
enjoined the keeping of this or any
other particular feast. The early
Christiana, being derived principally
from the Jewish church, continued
to observe the old Jewinh festivals,
hence their Passover was perpetuated
in the spirit of their new religion and
eventually became tho feaHt we now
celebrate as Banter.
Tho date of Kaster o'mervance war,
the subject of some of the most bit ter
controversies which rent the early
church, al one time no less than
three different date:, having been ob
served In the same year by various
branches.
The very name of Earter is from
the old Teutonic mythology, being de
rived from Eostrc, the Anglo-Saxon
goddess of rpring.
But, however originated, Easter
commemorates the central basis of
the Christian religion, the resurrec
tion of Christ, and has been obrerved
from very early times with stately
and elaborate ceremonial, coupled
with many curious and interesting
popular customs, among which are
Binding of Paschal egg.;, is one of
the most universal.
This custom, in turn, is derived
from pagan sources, the egg being
known to the anciento ns a symbol
of immortality.
Some Frost Monday Night
Following Monday's snow storm
waa a light frost that night. It was
rot sufficiently severe to injure
fruit blosroms, but ice was formed
in some places.
Did Not Shoot Sunday
The trap shoot scheduled for last
Sunday failed to come off, tho rea
son boing that tho member having
the key to the trap box waa out of
town and forgot to leave the instru
ment. Another shoot has been called
for next Sunday morning, at which
time it la rxpected that all devotees
of that sport will be out.
Griddle cakes are made much
lighter and more tender by adding
one-fourth cup of cornmcal to each
pint of flour in the recipe used.
RUMOR OF RECALL OF JUDGE
DENIED BY DALLES MAN
County Volar Says Taxpayers De
mand Relief from High Prop
arty Valuation!
Rumor has it that a recall petition
is being circulated, aimed at mem
bers of the county court and Judge
J. T. Adkisson In particular. Cur
rent umony Dalles buiiness men on
Tuesday was tho direct statement
that a recall petition was boing cir
culated, it having been sponsored by
W. E. Gilhousen, a resident of the
county seat, reeking the recall of the
county Judge.
The petition was aid to have at
least 200 signatures.
Mr. Gllhousm was Interviewed by a
Chroniclo man and in reply to the
question as to whether or not such
a petition was in circulation said:
"To the best of my knowledge,
I hero are no petitions whatsoever
in circulation," Mr. Gilhousen raid
this afternoon. "The report proba
bly ntaU'd through the fact that
there are more than that number of
Dalles people who would sign a doc
ument in order to tee the tax situa
tion remedied."
Mr. Gilhousen pointed out that
Wasco county was attempting to
take on too great a road program
this year. He said that out of the
total county levy of 25.43 mills in
the district in which ha,owns property
roads call for a levy of 10.22 mills,
almost half of tho total amount
Further developments, with the
poa ihle circulation of a petition of
some sort were promised by Mr. Gil
housen. SURPRISED BROTHER I. O. O. F.'S
Rebekahi Invite Odd Fellowt to Fine
Luncheon Saturday night
The local Odd Fellows took in
three new members last Saturday
night the novitiates being Marcus
Shearer, Tim Linn and K. E. Walters
they being given the Initiatory dc
grre. At the conclusion of tho work
lite members were greatly surprised
by the members of their auxiliary,
the Rebekahs, by being invited to
partake of a bounteous luncheon,
which the ladies had prepared for the
occasion.
Treated Tha Players
The regular ession of the Solo
club was held at the Rainbow Tues
day evening with three tables opera
ting. When time was called and
checking up completed it waa found
that our village tonsorialist, H. R.
Kaiser, had accumulated the largest
number of points, he having 400 to
the good. Joe Higgle:', than whom
no braver players exists, again car
ried off the low point score, he hav
ing sustained a loss of 280 points. At
the conclusion of tho play Ben Fraley
invited tho. e present to an oyster
stew and sandwich feed. When that
part of the evening's entertainment
was finished Ben had but a lot of
empty dishes left, every vestige of
the lunch having been taken care of.
Freak Lamb Born
Lambing at the Hacklcr ranch
has been in progress for several
days, with a good crop in evidence.
Among other lambs born was one
which had six legs, the front limbs
carrying two additional ones. The
lamb also bore two heady. The
freak lived about 24 hours after
birth.
Stage Slips Off Road
Tho Maupin-Dalles stage slipped
off tho road near the Shearer ranch
Monday morning, owing to the slip
pery surface. Verne Fischer assisted
the car onto the road and it proceed
on its way to The Dallec, none was
the worse for its slide.
Eight Inches of Snow
Johnny McLeod, driver of the
bakery delivery wgon, reported heavy
snow on Tygh Ridge Monday morn
ing. N. G. Hedin came in from Pine
Grove that morning and said that
about eight inches of snow had fallen
in his aection. The snow caught
several sheepmen ,in the midist of
lambing, but whether they sustained
much loss we have not been able to
learn.
Snow Retard Work
The snowfall of Monday had the
effect of greatly retarding farm
work in this tcction. Many farm
hands took advantage of the wetness
to visit town, and the result was
that pinochle games took on new
impetus that day.
Couldn't Make Sheepherder
Out of Father of E. Maiipin
W. "II. WILLIAMS, PIONEER OF 1874, TELLS THE TIMES OF
EARLY TRIBULATIONS WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A
HOME IN THIS PART OF COUNTRY
Before concluding our write up-,
of Maupin and East Maupin we find
it Incumbent upon us to recount a
little of the personal history of the
"fattier of East Maupin" W. H.
Williams. "Bill," as he is familiarly
called, iu one of the real old timers
of this part of ' Oregon, He has
seen the country brought under cul
tivation; experienced life as a stage
driver and mail carrier and has serv
ed an deputy sheriff under Levi
Chrisman for the pant H years.
There are many things connected
with his life in this section, and we
have tried to have our i ubject give
us such in detail. He wait too busy
to do so, but the following interview
will (show that he has not been idle
since coming to the great wide
: paces of the far went. Among other
things Mr. Williams said:
I waa born on May 8, 18GR, at
Ottumwa, Iowa, where I lived for
some time. In 18(18, when I was 10
years old, we moved to the "show
me" itate Missouri, where we re
sided until 1874, when we came to
Oregon. I well rcmabcr the date
of our arrival, for it was on my
birthday, I having reached the age
of 15 years on that day.
I waa one of a lares family and
it required considerable money to
carry us to this state. My two sis
ters and my brother helped in the !
support of the family. When we ar
rived in this state the neighbors
called a-, immigrants, and they sure
ly were neighbors in all the word
impKes, for they helped us to the
extent of their power and greatly as
sisted ur, in getting a foothold in the
state we had chosen us our home.
Father settled in the Willamette
Valley, where I met, wooed and won
Mis, "Elize Clernons ns my wife. The
wedding occurred in 1879, and all we
had at the time was two cows, two
horses and one summer's wage .
Thone were the happiest days of my
life. I would work ali week and on
Saturday night I would go home to
my "girl." Later we moved to Port
land where, in 1881-2-3 I worked a-,
lighter of street lamps. At that
time the street cars were drawn by
horses.. In the fall of 1S83 we came
to the Wapinitia section, where I
hometeaded an eighty. When we
arrived at that place w had but 25
cents between us, but we were full
of vim and hard work and visioned
a little home of our own. My wife
and I built a little cabin and resided
in it for three years, hauling water
all that time I went to work for
Frank Gable shortly alter arriving
and continued in his employ for
WILL BUILD SLAUGHTER HOUSE
Rest & Stuart Acquire Site on H.
M. Grene Tract
Reah & Stuart have acquired a
tract of land near the 11. M. Greene
spring west of town, and are at work
constucting a alaughter house. The
building will be 20x30 feet in size
and will be put up below the spring.
This will give acces to considerable
fall of water, which will be piped to
the building. Within the house will
be a cooling room, and tire larger
room will be equipped with all neces
sary paraphernalia connected with a
complete killing house. A tight
fence will enclose the whole tract,
and thia wjll be used as a corral in
which to keep cattle and hogs await
ing killing. Heretofore the firm had
been accustomed to do their killing
at the ranches, where the stock was
purchased, but as that procedure en
tailed a loss of time and considerable
expense, Resh & Stuart decided to
obviate such and the new building
will be the result.
Send Flour to Shnniko
The Central Oregon Milling com
pany sent a trucklo.ul of flour and
feed to Shaniko this morning Everett
Richmond taking the consignment on
his hew Dodge truck.
Easter cards one cent to 25 ccnt3
each.
Easier novelties 10 cents each.
Easter egg dye, five cents and 10
cents a package.
Fancy box chocolates, $1.00. At
the Maupin Drpg Store.
three year;. Frank wanted to make
a sheep herder out of me, but I kick
ed over the traces at that. One time
he sent me out with a small band of
sheep. I placed the dog where I
thought he should be, returned to
the bank of the Nona and proceeded
to take a sleep. While ;o engaged
Frank came up. He called me down
and told me I never would make a
good sheepherder, all of which waa
welcome music to my ears. Mr. Ga
ble was an ideal employer, in fact
I never worked for a better man.
After lcavng the Gable ranch I
took a sub-contract to carry the mail
between Wapinitia and Simna ho.
I procured a little two-wheeled cart
and my wife did most of the mail
carrying in that Growing tired of
hauling water we sold our place to
James Abbott and came to the De
chutes rives, to a place then called
Hunts Ferry, later Maupin. There
I homesteaded another 80-acre tract
of (age brush, rattlesnakes, horned
toads, coyotes and a horse corral.
While my wife ran the ferry boat
she grubbed sage brush, made gar
den and attended to her househould
duties between trips acro:s the river.
I was then employed away from
home. We are still on part of the
old place, but it is a different appear
ing tract of land now than when we
first began to improve it.
I have sheared sheep all over this
section of Oregon; I have driven
itage and cfirricd the mails over
many roads Dufur to Shaniko,
Maupin to Bakeoven; Maupin to
Wapintia and at present am serving
Uncle Sam as mail messenger be
tewean the depota and the po toff ice,
a position 1 have filled for the past
five years.
I have seen vast changes take
place around here. The home-tead
I took up has blossomed into a iiice
village, with a fine hotel, garage,
flour mill, railway station, fine little
residences and a commodious ware
hou: e and elevator. Part of our
home place has given way to a per
fect tourist campground, where with
my son, I will be pleased to greet
all who may chance to come this i
way.. Maupin is my home, here my
wife and" I have raised our children,
and other little ones as well. We
know all the people hereabouts and
are willing to spend the re?t of our
days be' ide the rushing waters of the
lordly Deschutes, confident that we
have done our part in bringing into
civilization one of the most beauti
ful spots ever designed by the Crea
tor an an abiding place for a goodly
people.
CLARNO WELL GOING DOWN
Depth of 170 Feet Reached Will
Go Down at Least 4000 Feet
Last Sunday R. W. Richmond,
Prof. Nagle, L. C. Wilhelm and L.
C. Henneghan went to the Clarno
Oil section to view operations there.
They found that drilling was going
on and that the drill was going thru
blue shale, a nearly sure indication
of oil. The recently reorganized oil
company proposes to continue drill
ing for at least 4000 feet unless oil
ia struck before reaching that depth.
Male Quartet Organised
Several male singers of Maupin
have about completed the organiza
tion of a quartet, and it is expected
soon will be able to entertain our
people with sons. The members
are Dr. Short, W. II. Staats, Dr.
Stovall and N. G. Hedin. They will
be heard at the Easter services at
the church on April 8th.
To Work Gabel Road
As soon aj maintenance work is
completed this spring a road costruc
tion crew will be put to work on the
Gabel road in fhe Wap!nitia district.
That move was decided upon at a
meeting of the county court the
first ofthe week. This road runs
from the Kelly ranch on the section
line we;t of Wapinitia.
Fifiteen-cent bottles of loganberry
juice, while they last at 10 cents at
the Maupin Drug Store.
MALLATT FILES FOR OFFICE
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Ranchers of Shanibo and Antelope
A Unit in Soliciting His Candi
dacy Makes Strong Platform
Two weeks ago the ranchers of the
Shaniko and Antelope sections of
Wasco county held a meeting at
Shaniko, the purpose of which waa
to protest against the action of the
pre ent county board in refusing as
sistance in constructing necessary
roads in those parts. During the
meeting the matter of placing a can
didate in the field to run against the
pre.ent member of the board, L. B.
Kelly, waa considered, with the re
sult that George Mallatt, prominent
rancher of the Bakeoven section, was
indorsed for the office.
Mr. Mallatt has consented to make
the run, and has built the following
platform, upon which he firmly
stands and upon which he asks the
consideration of the voters:
"If nominated and elected I prom
ise to do all im my power to see to
it that the county receives a full
dollar's value for each dollar expend
ed; that I will not enter into any
combination whereby one district will
be deprived of its rightful share oi
tax money, and will work to the be t
of my ability to the end that taxes
be reduced as much as possible. I
am unalterably opposed to the prac
tice of transferring district funds to
other part.;, thereby depriving the
rightful sections of their just pro
portion of tax money."
Mr. Mallatt has been a resident of
this part for the past 23 years, h.-
ing come here in 1905. When he
fir;jt came to thi part he worked
for wages, later acquiring a ranch.
At the present time, he is owner of
680 acres of fine land, besides hav
ing over 200 acres under lease. He
ha; never before sought office, and
it was only because of the insistent
demand of a great number of peo
ple of this district that he consented
to become a candidate at this time.
He is awake to the. requirements of
the district; is thoroughly conver
sant with law pertaining to road:
and other matters pertaining U
county government and if electee
will do all in his power to legislat
so that taxeti be lowered, and at tht
same time encompass the greates
amount of good with the least possi
ble expenditure of money.
Slaats Goes to Portland
W. 11. Staats left for Tortlant
this morning, and will accept a sdtua
tion in the big city. Bill haj twi
jobs in view, but will determine jus
which one he will accept after reach
ing his destination. He expects tt
remain in Portland, bu; in case hit
wife is not successful i. either dis
posing of or renting the home here,
he will return about May 1st
Old Friends Parted
There always comes a time when
the best of friends must part, and
Jiat wa shown this week when
c rank Crcoger sold his team of
black mares. Frank and the equines
have been inseparable for, lo, these
many years. They were the apple
of his ye; he took care of them with
the iolicitude of a mother toward
her babe, and that Frank has dis
solved partnership with the team
is almost unbelievable. Frank Ga-
bel was the purchaser and he wil 1
use the mares in farm work.
Attended Tygh School Pluy
Several carloads of Maupinites at
ttended the play and dance at Tygl
Valley last Saturday night. Thos.
who we have been able to find ou
a.3 attending were: Glen Graham.
Bob Shepflin, Cyril and Orville Fra
ley, Jessie and Andrew Crabtree,
"Budge" Greene, Ernest and Syl
vtster Kramer, Mrs. B. D. Fraley,
Misses Adeline Seethoff, Mao
Greene, Ailene Greene, Ella Shep
flin, Merle Snodgrass, Bessie Starr,
Florence Cavan. ' Mark Stuart and
family also saw the show and stayed
for the dance, as did ail those men
tioned above. All speak highly ol
the efforts of the Tygh Freshman in
putting on such a fine comedy.
To Broadcast Sermons
The Paulist Fathers of San Fran
cisco have requested The Times to
announce that Rev. J. Gillis, editor
of the Catholic World ami famous
New York preacher, would broad
cast sermons on Good Friday, April
6, from station KFRC. The ser
mons will be sent out between noon
and 3:00 o'clock p. m. ,on that day.
This is in answer to many requests
received from many western states.
Survey Made for New
Big Bridge Between
Maupin Towns
Government and County to Co 50-50
on Construction To be 1,000
Feet in Length
State Engineer, O. M. Cuptill waa
here all last week, making surveys
for a new bridge to ipan the De
chutes at this place. He employed
illy Ileckman to make soundings
for abutments on each side of tho
river, and will now proceed to file
..he notes with the State Highway
authorities. When the survey, have
been passed upon a prcfile of the
bridge will be made a id then bids
for its construction will be called
for.
it is proposed that construction
begin as soon as possible. The we t
tnd of the bridge will wave the high
way near the L. B. Kelly residence,
and the cast end strike that shore a
hort distance below the approach of
.he present bridge. The bridge will
rest upon concrete pillars its full
length, with the exception of that
portion which will span the river,
it to be steel suspension type, timi
lar to the bridge over White river.
It will be between 800 and 1,000
feet in length. It is noc thought the
new structure will be completed this
year, but early next season will cee
it in shape for travel. The federal
government and the county will spilt
the cost on a 50-50 basis.
THESE POINTS ARE ESSENTIAL
Industral Location Influenced By
Definite Factors
There the eighteen essential points
which are deciding factors in the
selection of a community by an in
dustry for an ndustrial location.
The points are :
, 1. Land at fair prices.
2. Reasonable taxes.
3. Good Shipping facilities and
favorable freight rates.
4. Adequate and reliable electric
xwer at low rates.
5. Constructive banking.
6. Good housing at reasonable
rentals.
7. Pure water in sufficient quan
tities. 8. Good street car service.
9. Safe sewage disposal system.
10. Good schools.
11. Churches which include toler
ance among their virtues.
12. Dependable fire and police
protection.
13. Skilled medical, turgical and
dental sen-ice.
14. Gas service.
15. Progressive merchants.
16. A fair and independent elect
orate. 17. Adequate telephone service.,
18. A community spirit friendly
to industrial development.
Home For Holiday
Freddie Shearer, who is attending
O. A. C, came up from Corvallis
last Friday and spent the time
until Sunday at the home of his
parents on the Flat. Last week was
t holiday at the college, many stu
ients taking advantage of the fact
md visiting with the home folks
luring ita length.
isitcd at Portland
Dr. Lawrence Stovall and wife
tiade a business trip to Portland last
Thursday, returning Saturday. They
(topped at The Dalles a few minutes
m their return trip or the purpose
if visiting a short time with their
laughter, Mrs. Lloyd Woodside.
Had Eye Injured
While operating an emery wheel
me day hv.t week, James Chalmers
as unlucky enough to have a piece
jf the emery enter his right eye. He
doctored the injured member but
later caught cold in it, with the re
sult he was compelled to lay off
from work the first of the week.
Added to Dairy Herd-
Job Crabtree Li adding new stock
to his dairy herd, the latest ac
quisition being a fine milch cow,
which he purchased from his brother,
Raymond Crabtree, and brought to
town Sunday. Job is now milking
eight cows.
A scum will not form on the top
of chocolate or cocoa if it has been
thoroughly beaten before serving.