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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1928)
fBt.MAlTtlN flMES The Maupin Times araW" C. W. Sfmmd, Editor C. W. Scmmcs and E. R. Smral Publishers Published every Thursday at Maupin, Oregon Subscription: One year, $1.50; six months, $1.00; three months, 50cts. Entered as second class moil mat ter September 8, 1914, at the post office at Maupin, Oreon, undr th Alt of March 8, 1ST6. WORKING CONDITIONS ABROAD "A Wage survey just completed in Constantinople is quite appropriate when considering foreign commodi ties placed on the American market and foreign labor is pitted agains' that of American," says the Republi can Leader, Trenton, Nebraska, ii a tariff discussion. "The sfirvey showed girls of 6 am 7 years bending over embroiderj frames making minute cross stitche: and hemstitching blouses. For thi labor the wage scale commences a' one cent per hour. Children ar found working in cigarette factork more than half of which were foutr to be subnormal physically and men tally. They were working in th quarters with ventilation very bad "One hotel worker, a boy, wa. given to eat what was left on the patron';; plates. In one beauty par lor a child worked 12 to 14 hours for a weekly wage of about 80 cents American nouy, rvhile men's wages ranged from $40 to ?1S per month, and women fi-om 512 to $20. "All one has to dj to believe in a protective tariff is to contrast this condition with that of the American scale of WHgts and living Ameri can Ideals and the American home." MAKING WIDER HIGHWAYS A future trend of road buiding will be toward constructing wider high ways in addition to more new high way?. For the past twenty years the giod roads building movement has been an outstanding development of c-ur national life. Highways pass ed r:i!'i.;i" from the luxury age to where they were necessities; today the ('(ri-.uinity without sufficient j avcl mrid's is almo. t foredoomed to economic and social inertia. It is q great deal cheaper io build hijjhw.-.ys sufficiently wide to &tart V ihan to widen them later. The !! of road oils and a phaltic mater ial make practical building of water proof hard surfaces on thousands of miles of rural roads. has anything to say about it. ! x W. W. Richmond an dsons, Ralph aud Roy, are busy as bees cutting p slabs at the Linn mill and hauling it to town. They have quite a re spectable pile of short slab wood piled p here, ready for delivery, and that it is good wood we stand ready to testify. People de-iring slab wood for either heater or range can get it by calling Richmond' service station. Oliver Resh has purchased Bates Shattuck's interest in the O. F. Resh Co. itore, and will conduct the establishment on his own from now jn. No, we are wrong there, for Jliver has a balance wheel in the person of his wife, and with her in .he store things promise to hum. Mrs. Resh knows the store business :'rom A to Z and does not keep cus :omers waiting her pleasure. Jim L':ix'er recently bought a Model A oard j.icster from Kn r Bros. Motor Co. In that p-j .hine the gas tank is located in the owl. Jim lives on the breaks of the Jeschutes where the road is some vhat precipitous. Jim declares that xtad is so straight up that the gas re uses to feed into the carbuerator, nd that if he had cleats on the rear ires he could climb up any cliff in Eastern Oregon. Everyone likes to take a chance ance in a while. At the Resh store :s a new proposition called "3 in 1," and u one that should appeal to all of an economical turn of mind The plan, as we undersand it is: With each purchase a voucher is given, which is redeemed in fine silverware, clocks, automatic lighters :ind many other useful articles. All that L necessary to do is to pay one third of "the total amount of goods purchased cost and the choice you make is yours. A little Maupin boy was bemoan ing the fact that Resh & Co. were cl!ing reindeer meat the first of the n " k. Th little fellow said he was " ' r" ilf. had stolen one of : ro'u ie r. which would make it Imfcs. ible for the Christmas saint to cine down this year. lick Ups i About own Siub" Lister has aspirations to hine as a puglistic star. At that he has more than ordinary talent and shows it whenever he has a chance to don the padded mitts. .'. -y he almost met a Waterloo, lIig how of which is: Stub and an other pugislistically inclined young fellow were working out. The op ponent ducked a mighty swing of Stub's and in coming up his head collided with the doughty East Sider's chin, cutting a ga:h over an inch long and almost causing Stub to take the count. A couple of stitches and a yard of adhesive plaster fixed the embryo pug up and he expects to be in shape for the Smoker on Saturday night. A fellow entered Kramer Bros' garage on Sunday and asked about tires. He taid he had paid $4.00 for a tire there some time ago and had driven it but 4,000 miles when it showed sign' of wear. He asked that an adjustment be made and seemed somewhat put out when Joe showed h;m his old tire had far ex ceeded its expectancy. Tom Henneghan, John Confer, Freddie Anderson, "Dad" Griffin, The Times man and several other followers of Izaak Walton, have de cided to lay aside all fishing tackle for the winter and let it remain in innocuous desuetude until about April 15th next. The fishing ceason of 1928 ckxed last Friday. Bobby Davidson is usually a mild tempered fellow, but when a man does him dirt our hustling freight handler gets on his dignity and it is a hard matter to shake him off. He lately made a deal with a Portland commission man to look up and de liver livestock to him, the Portlander promising certain things. Bobby found out he was being double cross ed and now that commission man will not get a pound of pork, beef or mutton from this section if Bobby Health Report The state health department, in its bulletin of December 1, says there were 13 cases of flu, two of pneumonia and one of chicken pox reported to the department for the previous week, in Wasco county. In the state 'as a whole there were four cases of typhoid, 15 of diphtheria, 32 of scarlet fever, 48 measles, 418 flu, 45 small pox, eight tuberculosis, 19 pneumon ia, 34 chickenptx, two of meningi tis. Cases of ereysipelas were re ported from Clackamas, Douglai , Harney, Klamath and Tillamook counties, while Clatsop county re ported a single case of anthrax. Stole Shot Gum A short time ago Elmer Horn- quist and two companions from Washington came to Maupin while on their way to the goose grounds in Gilliam county. They parked their coupe near the road at the ho tel, leaving the doors unlocked. Dur ing the night some one with a pen chant for shotguns appropriated two fine guns, leaving no trace. The guns belonged to the Washing ton youths .nd were valued at $80. Recovering Fin n Hlncit Mrs Wayne D'J.i r ier, who hs been confined to her bed several days with a throat affection, has so far recovered as to be able to be up a short time each day. She had a quin. ey abcess which required lancing in order to effect a reduction. Down With Scarlet Fever We have been informed that Billy Fischer, his wife and two small children have been down with scarlet fever at theih homestead home on the river a short distance above town. All are on the road to recovery. Budg't Adopted A mass meeting of citizens gather ed at the bank parlors n:.t evening and adopted the proposed budget for the coming year. The budget calls for raising a tax of $1,5000 to cover the expenses for the year 1929. 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Puvid son, and Mr. und Mrs. Robbie I (avid son spent ThnnkstfivinK at the, U. I. David on home. K. C. Doughton npent Tlmnks(;iv lnff at the F. L. Johnson home. Lester Crabtree is ridmc nround in a new Ford coupe. Mrs. J. W. Davidson is visiting with her mother, Mrs. T. J. Swift, at Astoria. Mr. and Mr.'. Hoy CraNtrre and family and I. N. CraMree .-ere visit ors at the Hoy Hatty Iuhih- Thanks IfiviiiK'. Miss Georgia Ward left Weilnes day evening fur Portland, where the will spend ThanksKivini: with lir mother. "SUPREME AUTHORITY' OREGON NEWS NOTES llet.pner Bids asked for con struction of new waterworks iystera here. Hood KLvrr Local Product "Ort gi.ld" ice cream win first prln t Pacific International Llvt Stock If cently held In Portland. Madras Contract let for c6n . miction of now community hall at this place. WILL SLLL FINE PIANO for balancs) due on contract, tasy tonus to responsibly party. Writ) Continental Security company, American BanR bulldtnjc, Port land, Oregon. FOR SALE OR TRADE House) and onu aero In Tut Dallw, also a 12 acre orchard on Mill creek within three miles from town. Will tradt for small dairy ranch of alfalfa land of equal valut. Write W. P. Ueed, OH) Watihlnirton Strost, The Ldillos, Orefffin. FOR SALE Three pure bred Giant Bronze turkoy toms, 16.00 to J7.&0 euch. Spring hatch; wtljfht i!0 pounds. Also geese at $2.60 em-h. Inquire of Mrs. Albert lHll, Tygh Valley, Oregon. U4 PIANO FOR SALE Bungslo type. Sargent, practically new. Call G. H. Robinson at White river sta tion, Pacific Power A Light, Tygo Valley. Oregon. l-t3 WANTED One Duroc Boar. Old enough for sorvlce. Inquire EiL Mathew-i at Waplnltia. tl ' WEBSTER'S 4 NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY -TUB MERRIAM WIHSTIR Because Hundreds of Supreme Court Judges concur in ninhri rraie of the work as their Aumorir. The Presidents of all leadline Unl versitlf. Colleges, and Normal Schools jive their hearty InJuue menu 4 All States that hnve mlopfrd a large dictionary as Knniianl have selected Webster's New li.tcrna tionsl. The Schoolbooks of the Country adhere to the Merrliim-Wrbatrr system of diacritical markj. The Government Trlnttrajj Office it Washington uses It en OMihoriiy. 'RITE for a umple pa' of tha Wtw tfWi, iptrimen ot rWr.Ur an.j India Par. FREE. O.AC. Mtrrlam C, Spring Held, Mass. WANT TO 10 months, otflce. RENT PIANO I or Loavt word at lids 4lJU FOR SALE Fine piano lit itoragt neur Maupin. Will sacrifict for quick sale. A snap. Write Tall man Piuno Store, Salom, Orturon, for full artlculars. 4'M3 FOUND Pair of gold bow runltss spectacles. Owner may hava sumt by calling at this office, identifying glas.es and paying for this advertisement. 48-tf M field, A. . f,-.ff STf FOR SALE A No. 6 Melottt cream sepnrtor, $60.00: Vaughan wood saw, 150.00; set of heavy harness, cheap; one light harness, also cheap.. Mrs. Anna Bradway, I-nioc k Prairie. 45-tf FOR SALE -12-foot McCormlck header. In first class condition. Price $100.00. Ed. Herrling, ' Shaniko, Oregon. FOR RALE New Zealand sheep ; Romney buck, five two-year-ohls. three RsmbouleU; two Quernsey hulls, one yearling, one two-year-old. Albert Hill. Wamlc, Oregon. 41-tf CRANDALL UNDERTAKING CO. ; QUIET SERVICE LADY ASSITANTS tl. rv-ii.. n m -je I V Your Watch iiaywin ? If it is not rloinu: its wok briny: it to The Times n(Ti' and Mr. Semmea will sctl it to GUY A. POUND awni,'ni J"Wjler suiti Watchmaker faucew"1 Oi U. Lindquist THE DAi I'M . . OKFC.OB1 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that John 'iavin, administrator of the estnto Marvey L. Lockhnrt, deceased, has filed in tho County Court of Wasco County, State of Oregon, his flrwl account ' 6uch admlnN'rii nr nJ that Monday, the 3rd day of Decern her, 192H, at the hour of tti o'clock a. m. has been fixed by said court at l he time for hearing of objection to said report and the tettlement there of. N 1-522 JOHN GAVIN NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned huvlng been ap pointed by tho County Court of the State of Oregon for Wasco County s administrator of the estate of A'illinm H. Cu hlng, doceased, no icc is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate '.o present them, veriflod as requir ed by law, to mo within six months at 502 First National Bank Buldtng, The Dalles, Oregon at office of Ga vin & Gavin, attorneys for said es Vte. Dated October 10, 1928. JOSEPHINE R. CUSHING, 0 18?N 15 Administrator. WERMMAPX SHOE STCRE Shoes and Repairing Wasco County 's Exclusive Shoe Store ''hoeg for th (Inneral Kf'pairinir '"hole Family Th iialltfs, Ortt. WhiteRestanrant Where the best 35 cent meal is served 5in The DaJ'ies Next The Dalles Creamery C. N. Sargent, - - Prop. NOVICE FOR PUBLICATION Urparlm"ot of Tha Interior U. 3, Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Nov. 10, 1928. Notice is hereby given that David B. Crabtree of Antelope, Oregon, who, one Dec. 24, 1925, made homestead entry tin ier act Dec. 29, 1916, No. 024982,. fdr SEV. NEVi, EV SEtt, Section 12, T. 8 S., R 15 E., SEtt SEK, Section 19, SV4 SWtt, Section 20, NV4 NWK, SWK NWV, Section 29, T.Vi NE'Ai Section 30, T. 7 B., R. Iff E., Loto B, 6, 7, Section 6, LoU 1, 2, Section 7 Township 8 South, Ranjre IB East Willamotte Meridian, has filed notice of intention to mak final three year proof, to establish claim to the land above described,. be fore II. C. Eoopor, United States Commissioner, at Antelope, Oregon, on the 3rd day of January, 1929. Claimant names as witnesses Charles E. Frazer, Edwin C. Murphy, John T. McCulloch, Frederic H. Rooper all of Antelope, Oregon. N15-D13 J. W. Donnelly, , Register.