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VOLUME XIV
MAUPIN, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1928
Number 20
MAUPII
Voters Emphatic That
New Faces Be Seen
In County Offices
Crichton, ChrUman and Davit Now
1 Frtt to Seek New Job
Partial CUanlaf
"Kempy" Witnessed by
Well Filled House
MBtaaaaa
. color Pla Ait.nl ably Put On and
Scores Dig With All Mlao
TIIIoIiob Direct
AKMMMM' I Pof flora rtrnarnal fin
Class Night Brings Out
Many Appreciative
School Friends
In Ditch Overflow
( "Woo Is unto" mo," said the pro
phet In the wlldernati, and thera are
throo trstwhHo of f let holders la, Wu
to county who may feel with ht who
littered the above expression. The
taxpayers of Wasco county spoke in
no light terms on Friday last, express
ing the sentiment thnt public oflke
should not be held fur life in the caj e
of the sheriff; that an aw or should
not allow personal likeo and dislikes
to domlnnte his actions while mak
ing ansa; amenta; thnt fees taken In
by an official b'elong to the county
and should he voluntarily turned into
tbe county treaury without the necs
sity of court action thereon. Thore
were factors in relegating Clerk
Crichton, Sheriff Chrismati and As
set sor Davis to the ranks of private
citizens by the voters at the recent
primary election. '
The votes cast for the priclpal of
fices were:
Sheriff
; Harold Sexton 1428
Levi Chrisman 1061
. C. W. McMahon 221
County Clerk
Henry Sherrcr 1H1
' W. L. Crichton 950
Bruce 11. Hull 576
County Assessor
Will L. Doud. , ..I1M
J F. M. CllL..r 794
'' C. Y. Cooper , . 387
'. J. A. Davis ...;...280
Coroner (
C. M. Zcll ; 986
C. R. Callaway .....963
Bert Thomas L..709
Co. Commissioner
L. B. Kelly...... ... . 1241
Geo W. Mallatt .....,.,. .1154
R. R. Butler went out with a total
of 1533 write-in votes, which gave
him a cleaar lead over the rest of the
congressional field. His opponent
in the fall election will be Ex-Governor
Walter Pierce, who won the nomi
nation on the Domestic ticket
PIONEER RESIDENT DIES
AT THE DALLES HOSPITAL
Mrs. Margery Harper, Early Rcii
dent of Tjrgh Valley, Celled to
Final Abiding Place
Mrs. Margery Harper, widow of J.
T. Harper, for many years a resident
of Tygh Valley, died at The Dalles
hospital Sunday night following a
Ipng Illness, age.3 77 years. Her
funeral was held at The Dalles on
Tuesday, Rev. Charles A. Edwards
officiating.
Mrs. Harper, with her hulband was
for many yean engaged in the mer
cantile, business at Tygh Valley.
After the death of her huband,
which -occurred about six years ago,
Mrs. Harper ljved at .the family
home above the"falr 'grounds. " She
was taken with the ailment which
terminated her exLtence several
months ago and wns taken to the
hospital at the county seat She was
born in Indiana, November1 17, 1851.
and came tS thin section many years
ago. .Mrs. Harper was one of .the
first to take Interest in the organiza
tion of a Sourthern Wasco county
Fair association, securing much stock
therein, and generously distributing it
among such as she thought would
work for the upbuilding of the in
itiation. ..
She, ha,d had no children pfrher
own to .bestowed a mother's love up
on two adopted little ones,' they be
ing Claude Hort and Mrs. Jeanette
Bullls.V Her obsequies were attended
by .a number from Tygh Valley and
Wamlc,! old-time' friends- who thus
showed their respect nnd love' for a
woma,h of fare vl. iuc and friendly
fcrace.' , . v , '
Soma' Jlalt Storm
Monday" afternoon clouds gathered
over $ie Finland about 300 b'dock'
hail began tofall. The hail was. fol
lowed by a copious rhower, wetting
down (in iomjlares to a depth of
four inches. .
CaufhYtheLlmit---
BateS Shattuck and wife and Oli
ver R,eh.'andi wifelwent to Trout
man's last Sunday nnd succeeded in
catching the limit of trqut
fished the swift water.
They
The Senior Claf ploy, "Kempy,"
was on the boards at the High school
auditorium last Friday night and won
plaudits for the excellent manner In
which the various parts were handled.
The play has been produced by sev-
f ral schools of the atate, having been
played by the Mask and Buskin hon
orary dramatic fraternity of the
University of Oregon, with the presi
dent of the student body in the lead;
by the Morool Olsen Players at the
Oregon Normal school and by the
Grant Pass Uigh chool, in Oregon,
and the Conncll High school, Con
ncll, Woshlngton. .
While there always Is more or less
crltlciim of a High school play and
it production, we will confine our
views to the fact that those who put
the play on here were pressed for
time. The cant evidently tried to
commit tnrir lines si rrnearnais i
alone instead of studying at other
limes. The result was they were
arllv in fh air reparHinir a nuii'k
pick-un of cues, which detracted from
the continuity of the story. Each
member of the cast, though, put real
life into their dclincullon of his or
her character, and their voices were
of good timbre and ennunciation
rtmarkahly plain.
Of the plsy it elf we cannot speak
very highly. Certain words might
have' been expurgated to have given
a betU-r tone to some of the explo
sive adjectives. The story was very
good and carried on until the end
with a showing that all's well that
ends well.
SUMMER SCHOOL CLUB
STUDENTS ARE CHOSEN
Sis 4H Club Member Will Attend
Sot.ioa at CorvallU
'""""' Choa on Taeaday
Tuesday afternoon club leaders
and members met at the grade school
and made choice of those who are
to attend the sessiqn of rummer
schoo at Corvallis, they being Bill
Slusher, Velma Crofoot, Arthur Ap
pling, Irene Mathews, Avis Crabtree
and Bonny Duus.
The first four named were chowen
by the club leaders, the latter two
by club members. Nina Mathews.
Betty Slusher and Laco Greene were
chosen as alternate", and wilt attend
in place of any of the others who
cannot make the trip to the college.
The clubs have been very sue
careful in obtaining funds with
which to meet the expenses of the
members attending school, suffi
cient funds being on hand to send
the six members.
The club leaders at the meeting
were: Mesdames Rutherford, F. D.
Stuart, C. W. Semmei", P, J. Kirsch,
D. B. Appjing and'Mersrs. P. J.
Xlrsch and Chas. Crofoot.
RETIRED GOVERNMENT MAN
INJURED IN AUTO WRECK
Wm. Draka Suffers Three Broken
Rtb on Way to Simnaaho
Taken to Portland
While on his way ,to ' Slmnasho
with Rev, W. A. Matthews one, day
last week, Wm. Drake, erstwhile
government farmer at the reserva
tion, was pinned beneath, the car,
which had left the grade and turned
over. The full weight of the car
rested upnft him until Rev. Matthews
succeeded in holding it off until
help, arrived. .As .it was Mr. Drake
luffercd three, broken ribs and was
othedwise bruised up'. He was taken
to the Good Samaritan hospital at
Portland.
Butler'a Market"
, So reads a Urge sign erected over,
a market Btall near tbe old brewery
in The Dsllee. F. C. Butler, just to
keep out of mischief," has erected a
neat market booth and this season
will keep on hand all kinds of fresh
fruits with a sprinkling of. vegeta
bles. Sold Rand of Sneep
George Mullatt : old ft
.....! r .
bnira'-' 'of
ROO sheep the first nf tle .wek -to '
RlaMcy and; Wnrtzweiler ii'd"r the
woollies wern shinivd on; WWnesdVy
to Bend. . Mr, Mallatt's h.nrjr are
among the best in this section ana" he
received a record price for those be
i disp'o. cd of.
OF
MAUPIN HIGH SCHOOL
Friday Ertmnf, May 25, 1828
'PROGRAM
1 March .". L..... "Taps''
Missci Hedin, Crofoot, Mabel Wcberg and Chas. Bothwell
' 2 Vocal Trio Mesdames Morris, Woodcock and Bothwell '
3 Invocation . Rev. Everett Hazen
4 SHlutatorian's Address .'. , Glenn 0. Graham
6 Vocal Solo "Happy Days" J .....Streleski
Mrs. T. Arthur Dungan
fl Addres : Rev,' T. Arthur Dungan
7 Instrumental Duct ...... "Grand Valse Caprice"
Mrs. Geo. L. Morris, Miss Helen Weberg
8 Valedictorian's Addresi 4 Ella C. Shepflin
9 Piano Sextet j:.'.
The Mioses Woodcock, Hediii, Snodgra's, Mabel Weberg,
Crofoot and Chas. Bothwell
10 Pnwntatbn of Eighth Grade Diploma."... .Supt. A. E. Gronewald
1 1 lamentation of Class of '28 Prin. J. A. Nagel
12 Presentation of Diploma? ,.. .Chairman Mrs. H. F. Bothwell
13 Violin Solo "First Concert." de Beriot
Mrs. T. Arthur Dungan
I 11 ' Bnirdittion
MAUPIN FRESHMAN WINS
FOURTH IN ESSAY CONTEST
Mil. Nova Hedin Awarded Honor
abla Mention For Her Effort'
Conle.t State Wide
Maupin schools number among
their students one exceptionally
bright young lady In the perron of
Miss Nova Hedin. Some time back
all schools were Invited to partici
pate in an e say contest, taking for
estry Week as a subject Misa Hedin
entered and as a re:ult of her ef
fort has been aawarded an honorable
mtntion, she standing fourth tn the
state-wide contest
, Mi. a Hedin took as her subject
"Oregon and Her Future Foreta" and
we were told the judgea were sorely
tried to determine just who were en
titled to the fin t and second cash
prizes. All mpmbers of the Junior
Science class wrote in the congest
which is an annual affair. Misa Hed
in will try again next year, and if
wc "re le prophet we will say
that sue is more than apt to "be in
the money."
First and second prizes were $150.-
00 and $100.00 respectively. ,
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Such is the following by Josephine
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SPRING IS HERE
King Winter wrapped in robes of
white.
Has raid goodbys and taken flight
And on his throne now reigns a queen
With a g6lden glow and silvery
sheen. ,
Her magic touch to mother earth
Hai given to nature vernal birth
The voice of brooks by winter banned
Bunt forth, with song at her com
mand, And from (he woodland lilting notes
Arise from many feathered throats.
The crocus- and the violet
Up through the soft, brown earth
have crept;
And here and there the daffodils
; In bonnets bght and Jainty frill?,
Are out to greet her smiling face
And lend to wood and garden
1 grace.
The world so colorful and bright,
1 Fills human heart. with keen de
light. And all rejoice that rpring la here,
Most wcconie season of the year.
; Painting
' Paiutc
Church'
Paiuters are at work touching up
Jhc Free Methodist chun-h and when.88 pleasureable, ana visiting mentis.
I Jhey have completed their work that 'a.iois an.ifl indnTj , e.'i.td
I edifice will r.hine resplendant in
i coat of white
THE
..'.... ... Rev. Everett Haazcn
L
BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS
BY REV. W. A. MATTHEWS
Fine Mu.ical Program Made Ocaiton
Memorable One Text Wa
Well Chcen
The baccalaureate address to the
graduating class of the Maupin High
chool was given at the cchool audi
torium last Sunday night Rev. W.'A.
Matthews of Simnasho delivering one
of the be t addresses ever listened
to by a Maupin audience. The hall
was well filled with friends of the
graduates and parents of pupils
generally.' """"" ":"
Mr. Matthews took as his text the
first ten vcrrca'of the 6th chapter of
Galacians, and explained how Paul's
lesson therein applied to the young
people who were about to conclude
their labors in the public school, and
how tbey should be guided in their
contact with the world after school,
duties had been finished. j
The musical program of the even
ing was under the direction of Mrs.
H. F. Bothwell, and "consisted of
selections on two pianos those play-
ing being, Mable Weberg, Nova Hed -
in, Vclmo Crofoot, Merle Snodgrass,
who rendered fine mj :ic. The Inst
piano number was played by the last
named three young ladies, Cha?.
Bothwell taking the place of Mabel
Weberg at the piano.
The graduating class members,
Glenn Graham, Jese Crabtree, Earl
Greene, Gtnevieve Seethoff and Ella
Shepflin, sat together and it was to
them, rather than to the audience,
that Rev. Matthews directed his
talk. As a concluding reminder of
life's work, Rev. Matthews took
"Opportunity" as a talking Tioint
He divided his sobject into three
part "Opportunity Talkers,
Makers and Breakers concluding
with the injunction "as we have op
portunity let us do good."
Rev. Hazen spoke the words of
the invocation at the opening of the
exercises.
At I. O. O. F. Meeting "
Ivan Scheer is at Roseburg this
week, going as a delegate from both
the Odd Fellows and Encampment
lodges of Tygh Valle; At the close
of the meeting he will return to Hood
River and look after his fruit ranch
for a time, returning to his road du
ties next Sunday. He has a week's
layoff from his road work.
Saw Elk Track
When cruising on the top of Bould -
er . ridge yesterday John Ayres di:
covered a fresh elk track in the bed
of the ditch. John says he is sure
the track was made by an elk, as
there are no cattle on Boulder ridge
at this time. It is supposed the elk
wandered this way from further
south. ;
Sojourning In Portland
The wto Lews Henncghan and
Wilhelm, with Fmik Crcsgpr are in
Portland enjoying the weather and
other thingr. which appeal to them
aiviflu tn tijow pjaymrmiD 'en
1 tptA au.iitjdJi ?o.tt jnoX aACS'i
Bovi Hole Produce Largo Number
of Era' Tempters People
"Saw Snake" .
"Seeing snakes" seems rather an
Incongruous expression to use when
applied to a desert country, but that
is ju: t what people in the vicinity of
the 0. L. Paquet ranch did one day
last The Irrigation water broke out
of the ditch and flowed into what
are7 known as "blow holes." A re
mit a great number of snakes were
forced from their retreat much to
the urprise and disgust of those liv
ing near Parjuet's.
Sam Wall and C. Lewis were out
hunting when they observed a'jack
leap high jn the air over some object
on the ground. Investigating they
discovered a wriggling mass of
snakes, the bunch being a least a
foot in diameter. They shot into the
mars of rattlers, killine- 15 the. firui
: I fire. Before the'battle was over
: I they had killed 60 of the venemous
t reptiles with guns and clubs.
The make menace was brought
to the attention of the county court
i Percy Driver headed a powder crew,
sent out by the ceurt They Wasted
;jtbe blow holes, killing many snakes.
They found 20 dead rattlers and be
lieve many more were dfcpaatched
by concussion of the blasts.
The blow holes near the site of the
make battle claimed newspaper
space in Portland dailies about a
year ago and again this year. The
holes are said to be bottomlers, no
doubt connecting with the Dechutes
and White river tables.
SCHEER SOME ROAD BUILDER
li t .Stetion One of n on The
Dallei-California Hijuway
We have takjn occasion in the past
to pat Mose Addlngton on the back
for the excellent condition in which
i be "maintaina his section of the hiirh-
I way. Addington is not the only one
deserving of the praise for his work,
as ivan 5 heer, stationed at Tygh
Valley and. having judisdiction of the
Tygh grade, White river grade and
aeross the Flat as far as the Wapini,
tia market road, has about as nice
and mooth a ftretch of highway as
one would care to drive oveer. Ivan
knows the road game from A to 2
and keeps his section in as good a
rhape as any man in the ervice.; A
j feature of Mr. Scheer' f oremanship
jis that each man in his crew, swears
I by him, and that a feeling of cam.
jaraderie exirts among them which
j speaks for the best v oik possible.
HAIL DID GREAT : DAMAGE
Unroofed Houa- and jfcUIed
Young Chicken
Many
The hail storm of lastk Monday
proved rather cottly to Brnee Both
well and others living on the Flat
At the Bothwell place hail atones
ripped nearly all the ehingles from
one side of the roof, broke all the
windows on one side of the house and
killed numerous young chickens.
Charley Pierce reports that he lott
a number of yoang .-nicks, also that
some wheat in hU neighborhood was
beaten into the ground. Hail stones
as large as a man's thumb fell in
streaks, leaving large boles in the
ground. A depth of three inches wa:
noted in some places where hail piled
up during the storm.
Rain Benefited Grain
John Ayrea was in from Wamic
this morning and stated that the
rain of Monday proved A God-send
to his section. The grain was in
that condition that made rain abso
lutely necce sary were the crops to
be saved, aand John estimates that
I now there will be an increase from
1 normal in grain production of from
15 per cent to 20 per cent
Cleaned Out Ditchet
The water urers on the Lost &
Boulder Creeks Irrigation company
on Smock Prairie have completed the
work of cleaping out the ditches and
are now ready for water with which
to irrigate.
Spread O.raTel
Mo r Arldiotrton wan rncnireri vpa.
;.Prdav in mnst 1ln low gDotj. in .v.
highway. Those spots showed an ac-
jcumuiation cf oil, which caused the
road bed to slide somewhat and Mose
topped such by generous application
j of gravel.
Craduate and Friend Cather and
Eajoy Balanced Program
Well Rendered
Tuesday night was what is termed
"Cla-s Night" in school circles. It
is the night when the graduates greet
their friends, recite class hLtory,
class prophecy and class will, these
being interspersed by vocal and in
strumental numbers. On this oc
casion an appreciative crowd of
frjends gather at the High school au
ditorium and listened to a fine pro
gram, which was as follows:
Two-piano quartette by Velma
Crofoot, Nova Hedin, Charles Both-
well and Merle Snodgrass.
Class History by Jesse Crabtree.
In thi& Jesse reviewed the rchool life
of tbe members of the clas3 during
the past four years, telling many
facts concerning each. .
Following was a piano duet,' Nova
Hedin and Velma Crofoot each pre
siding at an individual instrument
The young ladies showed careful
teaching and their rendition of a
difficult composition greatly pleas
ed all present , .
Earl Greene then presented the
Class Will, in which many things
from sweethearts to athletic honors
were left to those who will succeed
the preesnt graduating class as sen
iors next year. '
A vocal quartette-in which Mes
dames H. F. Bothwell.. R. E. Wilcon,
Geo. L, Morris and J. H. Woodcock
showed just how vocal music thould
be interpreted, was next on the pro
gram. The ladies have given earful
attention to enemble singing and
their offering on Tuesday night was
greatly appreciated.
The Class Prophecy by Genevieve
Seethe followed. Misa Seethoff
looked ahead to the year 1940 and
visualized maany happenings in the
lives of her classmates at that time.
Ella Shepflin wa destined to be a
nure; Jcs-e Crabtree of politician;
Earl Greene a barber; Glenn Gra
ham to practice medicine, while she
pictured herself as a teacher of
"Goo Goos" in the Philippine klands.
A piano trio in which Velma Cro
foot Merle Snodgrass and Charles
Bothwell appeared, closed a moLt en
tertaining program and with it all
bid adieu to the members of the class
as students in the Maupin High
school. They have worked hard to ac-
J complish what they have reached and
will leave our School conscious that
they have gained much during their
cchool life in Maupin. One member
of the class, who thought to graduate
at this time, Miss Doris Boaney, left
school to enter the normal school,
taking her credits earned here with
her. She will attend that school un
til graduation. A chair was placed
on the rostrum to represent her, and
her leaving was feelingly touched
upon by some members who read
their papers during Class Night
A NEAR FIRE AT HARTMANS
Cigarette Stub Thought to
Started the Blase
Havo
What might have been . a diatar-
trous fire at the Hartman Wapinjjtya
store was narrowly averted last Wed
nesday night A stranger had stroll
ed through the tore and is supposed
to have laid a cigarette tub on a
counter near some shoe boxes. Just
before closing for the night Jim
Hertmari smellel the smoke and upon
investigation discovered some shoe
boxes blazing merrily. Jim, with his
brother, A. Lincoln, extinguished the
fire before it had gained n'uch head
way. Ernest Hartman jocularly re
marked that is he weri a Jew he
could now have a fir-s rale. Loss
fuHy covered by insurarce.
Orchestrian Vi.it Here
To of the famous Thomas brothers,
whose playing has been featured in
radio concerts from Portland, were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
D. D. Wilron Sunday last. The
Thomas's lived in the Criterion sec
tion at one time and have many
friends hereabouts who are pleased
at the prominence they have attain
ed as musician?. " ?
Shell Tax frame eyeglacses. A
large assortment. You can get a
pair to fit you for $2.00 at the Mau
pin Drug Store. ,