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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1928)
1AUP1I TIMES Always working for the best interests of Maupin and all of Southern Wasco County. Publishes only that news fit to print Caters to no particular class, but works for all. ( VOLUME XIV MAUPIN, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928 Number 33 School Election Centers on Mrs. Bothwell for Board Member School Board Continual With Same Personnel Mr. N. C. lUdin Elected Clerk The ichool election held on Mon day resulted in the re-election of lire H. F. Bothwell as member of tht board, while Mrs. N. Q. Hedin u chosen m school clerk. Every vote of the meeting cat 'p those ladles, and clearly demonstrat ed that our tchool patrons were de sirous of keeping up the full strength of the board. Mrs. Bothwell has officiated , an chairman during the -past year. She ha been a sort of a balance wheel on the board) and ha.i maintained a stand that our schools should be kepi up to the higheitt po; bible stan dard at all times. She has hsd the entire confidence of the people of the district, and while strenuously refusing to al low her name to go fore the people for reelection, was at last convinced that ihe was the one person in Maupin most desired as a member ot tne board, wrs. isom well has been on the board during the' past three yecars. Her every endavor was that Ma'upin's (schools thould be counted among the beat In the state and has worked to that end at all times. She has had much to contend with dicing her incum bency of the office, but has smooth ed thing out at all times and left no sort spots. Mrs. Iledin, who was cho.cn as school clerk, ha had considerable experience In rchool work. She was cderk at Tine Grove and fully under stands the duties of the office. She also is a booster for good schools and will do all in her power to help Maupin maintain her porltion among the school, of this rection. Maupin ia to be congratulated on the choice of f those two e timable ladies to position on the school board. Our people may ret as.ured that matters pertaining to the schools hero will be in competent hands and that things will go along twimmlngly hereafter. WELCOME GIVEN RETURN OF $ RESERVATION MISSIONARY Program of Welcome Indulged In Indians Participate and Make T , Fine Talks Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Matthews were hosta to a caravan of friends from Maupin, Wapinitia and Pine Grove last Sunday, when visitors motored over to SimnaBho and par ticipated in 4 general welcome to the missionary and his wife upon their return to that field. of labor, A dlightful program of mufeic, vocal colos, duets and quarteta, proyer by Rev. Everett Hazen and talks by various members of the gathering, was listened to. N. G. Iledin, through an interpreter, stat er the purpoce of the visit Rev. Matthews delivered a masterful ser mon to the Indians, with John Pow yowette, Indian, changing it into the Indian language. Others of the In dians 'alro made addresses, welcom ing their white neighbors and told of appreciation of the return of the i missionaries to that field. John Powyowette's father, Old Dick Pow yowette, made a touching tribute to the "vanlhing Americans." After the service the , visitors and friends went to the Matthews home for a brief visit. - Fine Milk Cows Frank Batty has one of the finest terds of milk cows in this section At present he ia, milking 22 cows out' of a herd of 35 full blood Jerey3. Frank does not believe that a grnds animal is a3 valuable for milking purposes as the full blood, there fora has none but ihe best in his herds. Caught Trout Limit Ishom West of Waninitia wentlurday and rpent a short time with fishing at the, mouth of Clear creek , their relatives in Maupin. The next recently. He caught the limit of day they went to Juniper Flat, where trout and then treated the guests at they continued their visit with rela the Waplniia hotel to a trout din- tives there. s tier, 'v ' ." . v'.; i ' : Ready Foe Harvest " ; Wm. Sturgis is getting ready for planted eight acres of Spud-. Verle harvest and in order tha. evervthin.? ,has made a success of raising pota (hall be 0. K. when hai'mt arrives . toes, and with favorable conditions Is fixing up hi heador at the Hart- wan store at wapmiM'v . DUFUR VALLEY NOW SERVED ElectrU LIbm,, Etttndsd Into For til Territory Extension of a power lint . Into Duf ur valley, making i. possible a more in ten; We development of the fertile land lying In the valley, has already been authorized by the of ficials of the Pacific Power k Light company and work will be started at once, says The Dalles Chronicle. Electricity will make of the val ley a place for the development of imall farms specialising in dairy ing, it I declared, by providing power and lights for domestic use and for lighting barns and operat ing milking machines. It will put the Dufur valley on a par with any other dktrict in the state on the basis 6f advantages offered to pros pective settlers. " While no, figures have been given out on the length of the new power line, it is declared to be adequate for the needs of the valley aid of mil fl.'lant liiru nnuitr it fska rarp . f . futurf h of evrtl veirii L, Une extfnded lnto VBl,,yg be-jBW The Mn , the lMt few yM ih((ve d ,n (uch dem(nd that thejr f ,imjtation have nad to N ,ncrwd meet the needs of those adjacent to the lines. SOME ONE STOLE THE WOOL! Billy Hunt's Wool House Robbed - Some Night Lat Week Someone with a superabundance of gall entered the wool house of W. E. Hunt one night last week and helped himrelf to about 600 pounds of sheep covering. When Mr. Hunt went to get the wool he discovered hla loss and at once notified the as sociation officers of the theft. "Dad" Coale alo suffered a loss of about ninety dollars' worth of, wool, which he had gathered in small lots. There wag a reportrampant about town to the effect that Fargher had lost 13 tacks of wool. Investiga tion proved the rumor to be with out foundation. LEGION MEMBERS HOLD PICNIC Gather at Fair Ground and Enjoy Fraternal Good Time A picnic waa held at the fair grounds at Tygh Valley last Sun day( being held by the American Legion members and the auxiliary. A fair attendance was out and all enjoyed a basket dinner, supple mented by a freezer of ice cream. After cats were di posed of a busi ness meeting wag held at which mat ters concerning the two orders were gone Into. Another picnic is sched uled for July 15, thlg to be held at Richardson's service station, at Pine Grove at the eedge of the timber. All those eligible for membership in either the Legion of auxiliary are cordially invited to be present Took Stock to Portland Bobby Davidson and Elza Per thick each took a load of live ;tock td the Portland ' market this week, leaving . Sunday evening. Bobby's load consisted of a double decker, there being 16 sheep and 11 hogs on the truck, Elza carried 22 sheep. They returned latt Monday even ing via the cut-off road. Want Road Signs People living on ' or near the Wapinitia-Mt Hood cut-off arc ask ing that road Bigns be placed at dangerous places along that high way. Especially do they desire the signs at and near school houces. By having them there it is posrible that some lives may bo saved, , as auto lata usually observe ruch things and slow UP when "PProaching school house. It i asked that the signs be placed before the fall term of school begins. , Visitors' From Idaho F. W. YowelJ and wife, uncle and aunt 01 Aaron Davis, drove in Sat- j Plenty of Spuds I Verln ' Bonney of ' Criterion , Verln' Bonney of ' Criterion . has this season will have a crop to crow over, Wants Rivers Saved for All the People, ; Oregon Came Protective Association Circulating Petitions For Protor- i vaatiou of Deschutes J , ... , , The Oregon Game association, through Its campaign manager, R. J. Kirkwood, has issued blank peti tions calling for a referendum vote of the people of Oregon . on tht question of retention of the itrearos of this state to the benefit of oar people. There are several bills, each ftklng for signatures to the respec tive petitions, and Mr. Kirkwood has set forth the following as the , Purpose of the Bill The purpose of the bills is to re - tain for the people of Oregon such of the waters of the Rogue, UmpquaJ McKenzie and Deschutes Rivers (a separate bill for each river) a. have not already been grabbed by private Interests. Unfortunately we can not recover for . constitutional rea sons the water rights that already have been given away. We axe try ing to cave what ia left ( The waters in our streams were iven to the people of Oregon by the act of Congres that admitted this state to the Union. It never was I t.A.A k. ..r .ki.M k given away to speculators for tbem- IM HUTU VHUV Tv . w sclve alone and to be ured to the detriment of the .public.- , These bills safeguard the rights that each individual citizen has in the water, of the ctreams affected. When the time comes that the pub lic and not a private .corporation will be benefited by the use of these wa ters for power development, they will be available for that purpore. Un til that time, if these bill8 are en acted into law, the public will con tinue to own them and will be in a position to make them yield sub stantial revenue to the state, there- by rducing taxation, when they are finally so employed. In the mean- time they shall be maintained as the homes of miUiom of fish both game and commercial-which means so much to the people of this rtatc. Right, already establihed will not and cannnot be affected by the e bills ., The only persons who ''can object to the pas age of these biills are the greedy speculators who would profit at public expene, or their hirelings. HITS NAIL ' . ON ; THE HEAD Slate Grange Matter Tells ' Pertinent Truths Few ' State Muster Geo. A. Falmlter,' in addressing the State Grange at Rainer last week, said: "The trou ble i that industry and labor are protected. Farmers are not and they never will be as long as they remain unorganized." In urging co-operation, he said that only about JO cents of the consumer's dollar is now returned to", the farmer. He thinks freight rates arc unfair be- cause based on weight without con - sideration of value. Regarding taxe:, he declared: ''All taxes should be levied on ability to pay, for any other basis means simply confiscation. There in plently of wealth in Oregon to pay all taxes without placing a burden upon any one.',' ' Visiting Her Husband- i Mrs. R. B. Bell, accompanied by Miss Mildred Slane of Vancouver, Washington, motored over from that city Tue day and spent the timo un til today with R. B. Bell, agent for the 0. W. here. Mrs. Bell contem plates coming to Maupin to reside some time the coming fall. For some time past the has been taking CRre of her mother at Vancoouver ond anticipates a willingness on the part of her parent to come here to reside. . " Moving Oil Pump , Fressie Martin employed himrelf yesterday in digging a hole for the accommodation of the oil tank and pump, standing at the old Kramer garage. Kramer Bros, are install ing the pump at the curb opposite their garage, figuring it will be handier for service than the two" un der the canopy. jSoId Sheep Flock John Jonyce recently disposed of about 1,100 sheep, they having been purchased by Tom Borland, who has bought sheep in thi3 section for a number of years. Johnny will look up another band for winter feeding. New County Fngineer Now On the Job Next; Two Week, to Be Spent, la Field on Inspection Trips Christ Fauerso, former state high- way bridge engineer, will Uke "full; charge of his dutie, as Wa.co coun- 'afternoon, being conducted by Rev. ty roadmaster Monday morning, it .Everett Hazen of this city, with in was announced today. Fauerso wasjterment under direction of Zell. ln appointod to the position following teraent took place- in the Wamic tht acceptance by the county court cemetery. last week of the resignation of P. Besides her husband, Richard L. W. Marx. . jEerity, the deceased, leaves three Fauerso will rpend most of his children, Helen, Thomas and Arthur time in the field for a few weeks go- jand her mother, Mrs. Emma Chas ing over the projects on the 1928 tain of Tygh Valley; two st ten, Mrs. program, involving"thc evpenditure Nina New and Mrs. Ef fie Knighton 'of almost 100,000. Although he , is familiar with highway work and ; engineering problems, it will be jneee sary for him to make a detailed study of the specific projects. , CHARGED WITH SHEEP TAKING I Anton Siefert Bound Over to Grand , Jury Under $500 Bond Anton Siefert was bound over to . U yl ..-. 4 . k-H1 .f f on complaint of John Fitspatrick, who charged that Siefert appropriated to hi. wn hn fmm ho Fitinatrick fW V" "-w J' v - -- j- ' flocks. The complaint that Siefert changed ear marks on sheep, but that sufficient of such marks re mained to make identification of sheep positive. Siefert has been in trouble on other occa ions, but this ig the first time he has been charged with sheep stealing. MEETING DATE INDEFINITE No Date Set For Committeemen to Select Candidata No date has been set for the com mitteemen of Wasco and Hood River counties to meet for the purpose of .selecting a candidate for the position 'of state senator to succeed Judge R. 'n. Butler. Chairman French ttated 0n last week that the meeting would 1 be called later in the summer. N. G. Hedin is in the field for the office of state senator, and the delay in calling the meeting will give him 'ample opportunity to make a canvas j 0f the district "in the interest of his candidacy, Added Gravel Trucki IlilL trom Bros, have added a couple oftrucle; t othcir gravel haul ing line and each is busy hauling gravel to the Maupin grade. Several huge piles have alredy been com pleted and it will not be long until the quota for this Bection of the highway b filled. Rein Halts Shearing The rains of the past couple of days have halted sheep shearing. W. E. Hunt has tcveral thousand Bneep in the corrals, part of which haVe been under the shearers' hands, but the remainder will have 'to dry out before further work on their coata can be done. ; - Hauling Wood- Oscar Renick improves the early hours of the morning by making trips to the timber and hauling a truck load of wood. He makes a I second trip in the afternoon". He is accumulating a large amount of fuel and figures on having auffi- ! cjent in the yard to satify the win- , ter trade. Wheat Frostbitten Lew Henneghan returned Tuesday from a visit to Joe Batty at Hard man, Morrow county. , Mr. Henne ghan reports that wheat in that part was frostbitten early in the season and that conditions for a crop are rather dubious. He says that that section has had no rain to peak of so far this season. Quits Railroading lester Crofoot has tired of pump- i to? a speeder up and down the De- chutes for the O. W., therefore has severed relations with that road. He expects to move his household goods to Maupin soon and will again take up hie residence in this city. Went to Hospital' John MeCorkle was admitted to The Dalles hospital last ' Friday. Just what is bothering our worthy neighbor we have been unable to learn, but trust that nothing tcr iou3 is the matter and that he will scon be able 0 return home. WAMIC WOMAN DIES IN DALLES Tkn Tharo Shortly Bafore Death Relieved Her Mrs. Maud Gerity, wife of Richard L. Gerity of Wamic, pasted away at! The Dalles hospital on Tuesday, at the age of 37 years. Funeral ser- vices were hold at Wamie yesterday of . Wamic, . and five brothers, Otis Chastain, of Maupin; Frank, of Ya- jkima; Joseph, of Tygh Valley; Jack, of Wamic; and Liberty Chatain of namier, MAIL BIDS ARE ASKED FOR Call For Six-Day Service Between The Dalles end . Maupin Notices have been posted calling fnp KiHa fni farrvtntr Ko mnil hp 'tween The Dalles and Maupin, service to be a six-day one. The j nntiees nbt that the mail -will ! j - - - , leave The Dalles at 6:30 a. m., ar- riving at Maupiin at 9 :30 m. In the afternoon the mail will leaic Maupin at 3:30 and will arrive at The Dalles at 6:30. The only real benefit Maupin will derive -from the new mail service will be that the Portland Oregonian will reach here earlier in the day, irtstead of at 2:05 p. m., as at present A bond of $4,000 will be required of the one securing the contract. Bids must be in Washington, D, C. not later than July 17, as the service is slated to start the first of Augu t COLUMBIA BARGE LINE IS CONSIDERED Venture Planned By-Bff Steamboat Interest., Reported Monday To serve the upper Columbia river and Snake river territory, a barge . line for handling general cargo up stream and wheat and general car-! rA 4nitm frAim lei Koines tnnaAoroA i at The Dalles, it wa3 learned this week. v ' r . ' Reports circulating among steam- ekin intapoeta inflifniAl thaf fha nm. ject i8 being widely. discus-eJ, but as yet no definite plans hrtve been made. Its fevibility is yet to be definitely decided, it is reported, but the plan is being considered by re- sponsible per. ons. Wheat and various kinds of car go including gome canned goods and ililm. cViirttmonfu wntllt fnrm the 1 ,,i j nucleus of the down-river cargo, and n ... r.,.j una, nauilliv, vauuus iiiwiui(h.hiicu j commodities ana foodstuff would supply the nucleus of the up-river cargo. It is argued that the upper Columbia territory hai developed to such a point that the service doubt lei would prove a profitable venture, especially for the handling of bulk commodities. The Columbia as far as Hosd River is at prarent supplied with but one river service to Portland, that of the Harkins Transportation company. . Working at North Powd A postal card to The Times in form: us that Mrs. Jessiline Morri son has left Battle Gound, Wash ington, and is now employed as a printer on the North Powder paper. Mrs. Morrizon for a time was in structor in printing at the Adventist academy at Battle Ground, but left there to accept a position on the North Towdcr News. " ' Driving New Truck Caul Spickerman of The Dalle; -Maupin truck line, is now driving a new truck. His old one was no', of sufficient capacity to accommo date the amount of .freight he is bringing to town, so the acquuition of the new vehicle. Building Bunk Hous Workmen are engaged in -building a small bunk house at the hatchery The building will be 14x16 in rize arid will be used to hoaise the extra workmen at the hatchery. Frank Lister of Maupin is assi ting in the erection of the building. Flags for the Fourth all mv, at the Maupin Drug Store. ;! Red Beds Reached at Clarno Prospect; Goes Thru Many Stratas Well Down 425 Feat sod Going Through Red BodOil Always Found Under Such Work at tht . Clarno Basin com pany's oil well at Clarno is progress ing rapidly, the drill being down 425 feet. It has successfully gone thru a formation of oil and lime shale, thru solid rock and now it has reach ed the strata which invariably covers oil bearing strata. Hopes are enter tained that the oil cup will be struck before long, , It is a known fact that wherever drilling for oil has been made a "red beds" formation has . ; alwaya been encountered just before . oil bearing strata was entered. The Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming, ' California and other fields have been found to contain such formation and such invariably covers oil reservoirs. One of the best geologkta of the world, in speaking of the Clarno field, recently stated that he would h"n? ? !ni! - J " ' u77 ' Z 8' than any other one . man in the United States. Ht has been consult ing engineer for some of the larg est ojl companies of the country, and it was upon his recommendation that many fields were exploited and made heavy oil producers of oil. There fore his itatementa. regarding . the Clarno field should be given cre dence. , The Clarno Basin Oil company has under lease a total of 15,000 acres of land in the vicinity of their working:. Should dU be struck there a loud call will be made by other oil companies for a chance to lease from the parent company, and many will be willing to pay good prices for same, and still higher prices for a full control of tections whereon to sink wells. It is plain, ' therefore, that stockholders in the Clarno com pany will directly benefit by t the leasing of inch lands, and still more in case of sale outright Many geologist have investigated the Clarno formations. In nearly j every case uch investigators have de- clared that oil would be found there, and existence of "red beds' goes to show that they were not far amiss in their sUtement, of the deposit! of In case oil is struck there price of stock will go to the tky. At present $10 will purchase a share of stock and that in case oil ia found, is con fidently expected to reach a figure many times what the initial invest ment cost We all like to gamble a little, therefore by taking a share of i . ' , , . 1 Ltock in the Clarno Basin Oil com- pany, which carries better than a fifty-fitfy chance, subscribers have a chance to "clean up" but with little outlay. People are prone to say. they will ''try anything once," and here is an opportunity to make a try on whac appear; to be almost a sure thing. Get on the wagon. 1 Will Release Trout The state fuh commission fish truck is expected here about the first of. next month to take 774,000 young trout for distribution in the river. The trout willbe turned loose at various point?. There will still be a trout to the number of better than one million to remain in the ponds, and these will be released later in the season. : CAT-TALES ( (A True Story) . "How are ye, Pat, this bright marnin'?" Bridget asked Patrick, '; who seemed a bit tired. ' "Praise be, I'm all right now. Bridget but I just regained cpn wiou:ness." , . "Oh, me poor Pat, was ye hit-by an auto!" - - j "No, niver a hit" "The saints preserve us, what wal ! the matter then, Pat?" v " j "Oh, nothing much. I was just uncon:ciou8 for eight hours,, but' don't you go being alarmed, Bridget, y me dear." " " J "Nothing mucht Unconscious fori eight hours I Oh, Pat dear, and ye' promised me yed quit fightin'." "And sure and I kept me promise. , I told you it was nothing. I just ' had a good night's sleep."