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VOLUME XV
MAUPIN, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY .18,1029
Number 37
MAT
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Searing Held on Application
of Irrigation Co. for Time
Protestant Present Testimony Tend
ing to Deprecate Standing of
III Irrigation Company
Maupln was ilia scene of a pro
tracted hearing, at which attorneys
from Portland and The Dalles, km
wll m numerous water users, Cali
fornia capitalists, civil engineers and
company officials were present a
principals and as witnesses. The
hearing took up Monday morning and
was concluded about nine o'clock
Tuesday cvcninir, being held before
W. F. Coahow, rcpreiciiting the stalt
engineer's office.'
Attorney, Percy A. Cupper, ex
state engineer, and Harry Hoy oi
Portland represented the defendant
company and Francis V. Galloway ol
The Dalles wan attorney for prolent
mitii. Many witnesses were called In
support of the contention that the
company should not be granted an
other extension of lime in which to
perfect contemplated and started im
provements of the system.
The hearing, which was Instituted
ly some of the water user on Wap
inilia Plains, together with some
capital! ta who were delrou of ar.
quiring the water system, was pro
lific of much Information regarding
She status of the Irrigation company.
It had long been known the com
pany wat not living up to its promise
m supply aufficicnt wnter to cover
demands of outstanding contracts;
that the company had failed In mnny
In, lances to make Improvements of
Ha system and thiit there seemed t
be a probability that such Improve
ment would be a long time coming.
It also wan shown that the company
had begun the construction of a dam
at the mouth of ('bar lake and abo
that an effort wit, evident to com
plete tht feature of the sy tem,
Morh diwuitisfaetion was evident and
nearly every water utter railed to the ,
stand Ratified that wnter had been !
a scarce commodity for each of the
past several years.
Elensin Deere Made.
In 1923 the Wapinilia Irrigation
enmpany peuuoneq the uaus en
glneer for an extension of the time j
. . . . .
tn which to m-ike rontemuloted Im-
r
provements. After studying the
ter for some time State Knolneer
Rhea Lnper granted an cxtnsion. of .
five years, stating in the decree thnt '
.. .
me rnmnanv iiiiihL enmnlnl Its wnvk
in the time MM-cified. Nothing hu
the preliminary work on the Clear
lake dam wsg attempted, thai work
being done jiml prior to the end of
the time granted.
The decree lapsed by limitation Inst
November 30, The compiiny made
no effort for about six months to sc.
rure an extension of time, but learn
ing that other interests were seeking
conlrol of the system nuide another
rrayer, asking for further extention
of time. To this a protc t was made,
the hearing coming up ns above men
tioned. ,
At tho hearing it was shown thnt
the company had sold water contracts
in tho amount of $100,000, those con-
tracts calling for water on a total of
,uu acres, jor wmcn an average
prieo of $45.00 per acre was received.
Bonds to the amount of $102,000
were also told, these being held by
investors and by some of tho water
it onA .
users who had purchased water rights
and who had turned some of the con-
tracts back to the company, they re-
reiving bonds in lieu. Besides the
bonds and contracts tho company col -
lecica many thousands of dollars as
maintenance fees. It being estimated
that better than a quarter of a million
dollars and been received by the com
pany in all.
During the time from 192.1 until
1029 there hns not been one year In
whlh the water u crs lmve received
a sufficient amount of water with
which to irrigate their alfalfa fields,
Jn some years the scarcity of water!
had been so pronounced that wnter
for stock and domestic uses was j
grcatiy curtailed. One witness tea
tifled that he had paid in $1,000 and
all the water he had rcecived was
one pailfull. The water contracts
cover tracts from 10 to 270 acres,
The company showed it had done
ita best to supply water; thai only
the lark of capital prevented a com
plete renovation of the system, also
that the official:, had shout conclud
ed negotiations whereby the awn'st
ance of mitside capital would Te
forthcoming and thnt with this the
work 0 Improvomcnt would be car
ricd to a full completion. A Call-
omia rapitMllut testified that hits as
sociates had gone over the plant,
bud di seeled all IU ramifications
and that he believed that with the
assistance he and his friends had
considered lending the company, he
was mire the system could be made
a paying one. He suid negotiations
were being held up pending the out '
come of the pre cut hearing. That1
man, a Mr, Tcawdale, raid that about
90 per cent of the Irrigation systems
if this rountry had been failures but,
after viewing the Waplnilla plant, he
hs Kalieficd it could he placed
iirmg the Kiuiei' ful systems or the
Miiury.
Among those present at the hciir
log were repreieiiUtle,, of a par.'
of Portland chj-I Blintn, who were V
dlrous of acquiring the property.
One of them, Attorney L. I). Ma
hone, who has had an Interview in
another column of this paper, told
ibc editor of The Times hi.i com
pany was willing and anxious to ac
quire the system; Hint they would
lake up the outstanding bonds, give
due credit ior each contract held,
complete a real irrigation 'system
and not exact one cent of money
until the water was on each acre
contracted for. He said his com
pany would deposit $25,000 In the
lur-itt bank art a guarantee of the
work and that work would he begun
within 10 days after the time the
system came Into Ibeir hands.
Mr. M.ihone also said hia people,
had perfected plans whereby Wap
initia landseould be subdivided and
(hot a large rolony of settlers was
ready to inve, t, self on and im
prove (he binds ptirehnxed.
The attorneys In the case have
been requested to prepare and sub
mit briefs according' t their con-
,Pnti"nK n'1 lnat M,rh nrlef " in
th" hnH ,,f lhf engineer with-
in 10 days from tht. week Tuesday.
The outcome of the hearing will be
avaited with anxiety by al) concern
ed. for upon it depends whether or
not he eoripnny will be permitted
lo h1 wi,h eontemplated im-
...i it it
' "r w," ""r nnnmrr mm.
!tl ) il
mat-;,,v w" Mrurr l"'"""'"" "
i ,'ant n,, tbfn it""'grat a com
novation of .the water sys-
,rm lo tw ,w ,h I,,,Hi"r !"a,,i
I.l,....... t.t. 1L. . J , ! I
"'c ",r ""i wienpin
become one of the leading shlrtiing
points end business centeu in East
ern Oregon.
Built Hay Rack
Everett Richmond completed a
large hay rack this morning and left
for the Flat where he will shovel
hay for ranchers. The rack covers
Kverett's truck body and extends a
long distance to the rear, there being
hitched to a trailer.
New Tire Shrinker
James Chalmers has received an
other piece of machinery with which
to facilitate his shop work, the lat-
est being a largo power tire shrink
i ". With the machine Jim can
shrink a tire. In the leiwt possible
time and do the work just right.
Califorftian In Maupln
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Greer from 1,08
Bnnos, California, accompanied hy
W. II. Dufur and Mrs. Chas.
Clarke and daughter, Charlotte of
Portland, surprised Mr. and Mrs. W.
', Staats la t night by driving In
1 ""im mmnigni. Mrs, uarxe ts a
daughter of Mrs. Staats. The party
remained until this afternoon when
they left for Portland.
Brother Held Up
J. G. Addington, brother of Mose
Addingtnn of Maupin, was held up
in Tho Dalles Tuesday evening by
two young fellows from Portland.
the robbers getting $14.00. They
were apprehended and taken to Tho
Dulles jail. They did not U"e vio-
lencc in the perpetration of their
crime, getting the money by threats
only. .
Cindayed at Stogdill's
Mrs. Rose Florer, sister ' Mr -.
Don Stogsdill, with her husband
and daughter, Goodwin Johnson and
family, all of Spokane, were week
end guests at the Stogsdill raivh on
Juniper Flat. The visitors were on
their way home aftr having made
a Irip up and down the coast. .
RAISING HOGS BEATS
HAND IN A
POKER GAME
Newspaper Man Mix Pig a,
Porker and Shows the Forme
Beats Utter for Profit
Th editor of the Blue Mountain
Ragle, who lives close by "Whisker
(Julcb" in Canyon City, mixes pigs
and poker into a very interesting item
as follows: "For quick, eavy and
fs'.t money the pig business luut
poker game beat, George Moore,
who lives near Dayville, raised 32
pigs this year from one sow. The
first litter of the year was seven,
then came 12 and then 13 and that
makes 32 pigs. Now, let's do a
little figuring: 30 pigs at 300 pounds
each is 9,000 pounds, or four and
one-half tons of pork. That weuld
be fiO nice big hams, and some
butchers csn get four hams out of
bog, or 120 ham , and yon know
what a ham is worth. Figuring this
pork t 25 cents pound H would
make about $2,2000.00 revenue per
annum from one sow like George
Moore has. Figuring off 80 per cent
for optimism It would leave' as $L
100 per hog per annum. New, 100
hogs would produce $110,000 per
year, and if that hasn't got a porker
game beat then we will never touch
another card." , 1
U. S. TREASURY REPORTS
, SURPLUS OF $185,000,000
Public rVrpt WAutm4 First Time
Since Beginning of The
World War
The government closed its fiscal
year June 30 with its finances in
a "highly satisfactory tttate," mni
wjth it record. r balanced budget
unbroken, according to a statement
by th Secretary of the Tresnry,
Andrew W. Mellon, issued at the
cIomo- of business and xummiTltlng
he re ults of the year's operation.
The surplus of receipts over ex
penditures was $186,000,000. Mr,
'lon said tn announcing the res
oelpts at $4,033,000,000 and the c
penditures at $3.84S,000.000.
Public debt, retirement though
somewhat less thsn heretofore,
amounted to $73,000.000 and car
ried the outstanding debt, of the na
-
tion below $17,000,000,000 for the
first time rincc the World War.
HOW LONG UNTIL
WE'LL HAVE TO GO
We sent one our subscribers bill
for his delinquent subrcription anJ
this is our reward :
"I got your letter about what 1
owe you. Now be pachent. 1 mint
forgot you. rieei wait. Whun some
fools pay me I pay yon. If this a
Judgement day and you wus no mere
prepared to meet yonr Master aa I
am to meet your account, you sure
would have to go to hell Trusting
you will do thi:, I am yours truly."
Game Werden Clls
"Larry" Gramse," deputy game
warden, war in Maupln a short time
last Saturday. Gramse reports that
steclheads are beginning to run in
the lower Deechutes. He has been
busy looking over mountain streams
lately.
Portland Attorney s Here
Attorneys Harry Hoy and Percy
A. Cupper, representing the Wapinl
tla Irrigation company, were bt
in the interest of their client at the
hearing Monday and Tuesday.
Graduate Berber
Louis (Swede) Maf hew has gradu
ated from a Porland barber college
and has a diploma which says that
he is a full fledged tonsorial artl t
Louis in the proud possessor of a
state license and showed his skill thin
week by taking care of the Kaiser
chop. :...
Psintinf Pool Hall
Miller k Wilson are at work today
painting the Interior of the Rainbow
pool hall and card room. When
completed the light there will be
much brighter and the walls show
a greatly improved appearance.
Get rid -of flies hy using Flyfofl.
the sure killer. Fifty cents a bottle
a the Maupin Drug Store.
GOOD
SUGGESTS RULES TO
APPLY TO DRIVERS
OF AUTO CARS
Ford Motor Company Promulgates
Rules as Suggestions to
Mor torts ts
As a contribution toward great
rr. safety and more pleasant driving
conditions on the highways -of '-the
country this summer, the Ford Mo
tor rompany recently listed twelve
rule- as suggestions to inotorii ts end
distributed , them during June to
dealers over the country.
, The twelve rules are:
1. Courtesy comes first. Con
sider the rights and privileges of
others.
' 2. Keep your mind on your driv
ing, and anticipate sudden emer
gencies. 1
3. Learn the 'feel of having
jnonr car under control.
4. Obey all traffic and parking
regulations.
; 5. Keep to the right, and com
ply with road marking1 and signs,
v-' C. Signal for stops and turns.
Watch the car ahead.
7. Slow down at crossings,
schools, dangerous places.
8. Never pass cars on hilh",
curves," crossings.
9. Adapt your driving to road
conditions Jrnin, ice, soft spots and
ruts.".. .
1 0. It doesn't pay to take the
Vifbt of way too rerhmsly.
11. When yon drive remember the
timej when you're a pedestrian.
12. Know the low. It was passed
for your protection.
HOOT GIBSON PICTURE
NEXT MAUPIN OFFERING
"Clearing th Trail". Showing
Legion Hall Is Full of
Thrills
at
Another highly amusing and
wholly entertaining picture with the
popular Hoot Gibson in the starring
role ia being prepared for the
Legion hall Sunday night.
Gibson again ia cast in the type
of role that has made him a popular
film favorite that of the comedy
cowboy, and "Clearing the Trail,"
the new success, makes a thoroughly
diverting pieture, without a dull
moment from the opening scene to
the surprise fade-out.
The picture is comedy end drama
. .. : If
ot me mo. n,m,.K "
carries Gibson and Porothy Gulliver,
his leading lady, from adventure to
adventure w ith a breery manner pro
ductive of the highest type of enter
tainment. The story is new both in plot and
treatment. The star, in order tc
prevent a band of villains from steal
ing his yountrer brother's land, comes
to the ranch in the a Humed charact
er of a tenderfoot. In reality an
Arizona sheriff, he mannges to drive
ihe thieves away after a ts?t gun
duet. There is an unusual ending in
... i I : . n.
Whlen ine Siar fieparts. ievuiK s
girl t.-, hf brother, -hut thm-S come
out right for him when the girl makes
up Gibson'- mind for him
ME AM DE FISH
De trout he'll sometimes loaf and
wait,
Den kinder wink at you;
Do bass he ketch right holt de bait,
an' break your pole in two.
De perch be am so dreadful small
He scarely makes a taste.
An' he carp,, whene'er he bites at all
Am only so much much waste;
De eel am such a Blippery t'injr
. A nigger 'fraid of him:
While he turtle he am sho'ly king
Of all he frauds dat swim.
But de catfi.ih wld de forked tail
Do fish wid de yaller sides
Do one what hitea in calm or bale
Am de fish to stuff our hides.
He take.i yo bait and gulps it down.
Clean down to his living place;
He am de fish, fried good an' brown.
Dat sho'ly fits my case.
Recreation.
Bobby ta Busy-
Bobby Davidson's truck is earning
its keep. Sunday he took a load
of fat hogs to the Portland market
he porkers going from the Mayhew
ranch. The price given for the load
ws $12.50 per hundred.
A. E. Gronewald Drowns In
Effort to Save Only Son
HAVE MONEY WITH WHICH
TO IMPROVE WATER SYSTEM
Capital Nw Ready For lavestasent
On Wapinitia Plains
Guarantees Water
Capital Li now awaiting the deci
sion of the State Engineer in the
matter of art extension of the time
set for the improvement of the W sp
in il in irrigation system, a hearing
on which was held in this city Mon
day and Tuecdsy of this week.
In an interview with the editot
of The Times, L. D. Mahone, a Port
land attorney, representing men of
his city who are ready to make t
deal whereby the sy tem would be
taken over by his clients, Mr. Ma
hone stilted those men have capita'
to invest for the completion an
maintenance of he plant, Hh
clients had made a careful check o'
'.he system, had familiarized them
selves with all its ramifications an,'
had gone over the works with -ar
engineer of national reputation, th'
result being that they were willinr
to a'sume payment of outstandinr
bonds, complete the dam at Clea'
Lake, put the main canals in shp'
to handle the water, and, if they ae
quired the system would have roer
at work on the job within 10 day
after a transfer was made.
The gentlemen associated witl
Mr. Mahone have a colony ready t-
take over mnny acres 1 of Juniper
Flat farm lands. That eolony ha
been ready for some time and a
soon as a transfer was made. If i
h done, some of them would com
here immediately and begin makinf
homes and improving their holding?
Mr. Mahone says hia clients hai
plenty of money back of them, tha'
they had investigated the possjbilitie
of the Flat" lands' and 'were' satisfied
thi. section could be developed int'
one of the best dairy sections of th'
state. The quality of alfalfa and
other crops grown here had convinc
ed his partes that with a small ad
dition of wa"er, and that distribut-d
rightly, many more acres could b?
brought under cultivation. He vis
ion ed a large creamery, cheese fac
tory and larpe market for this place
a" i !v increa-'e in population
and business for Maupin.
Mr. Mahone and The Times editor
were brigaded together at Chicama
gua, Tennessee, during the Spanish
American war, remaining there until
one went to Cuba and the other to
I rorto flico.
j
OREGON NEWS NOTES
Medford Blue Ledge mine will be
developed in near future.
Oregon City $35,000 arena re
cently dedicated.
ML Angel Machinery being in
stalled in newly constructed Libby,
McNiel & Libby plant. "
La GrandeUnion , Pacific will
construct $130,000 depot here in fu
ture. St. Helens New Texaco oil plant
1 0pPnc,i to public.
State Highway commission author
ized survey of highway between. Harp
er and Burns.
Baker Construction of Baker ho
ei progres. ing rapidly.
Klamath FallsBids opened for
construction of four paving and
macadam jobs in, this place.
Daily star route mail service es
tablished between Bend and Burns.
Klamath Falls Remodeled dance
pavilion of Moose lodge opened to
public.
Oakland's municipal electric and
water systems purchased by Cali
fornia Oregon Tower company for
sum of $25,000.
, Gresham Construction will start
soon on Dowsett & Pateneaude
building for occupancy by post of
fice. Chiloquin Plans underway for
paving Main Street in this city very
'oon.
New lumber town located two
miles west of Plnehurst on Ashland
Klamath Falls highway fast as urn
ing appearance of modern town with
recent completion of more than a
score of dwellings, business and pub
lic buildings end sawmill.
Blackberry juice makes a very ap.
nctizing punch, combined with other
fruit juices, lemon and in$era1c.
County Superintendent For 10 Yer '
and Member Mny SeeUtle
t at Th Dalles " ,
Alvin E. Gronewald, superintend- '
ent of schools, with his ton, Ger
rotd, aged 10 years, drowned in the "
Deschuten river one mile above
Sheranj on Sunday evening, the ae-'.V
cident occurring at 7:30 o'clock. Up -to
the time of our going to press '
neither of the bodies has bfh rs-
covered. '., ,
Mr. Gronewald, his son, with Mr. -
and Mrx. Arthur Cook and their
daughter, had gone to Sherar after '
trout. The two men and boy went
to a favorite rapid a mile above the '
jridge. While fishing In the rapids
he boy slipped into the water and
lis father, in an tterapt to bring
rim ashore, also went into the treach
erous current, both being carried .
over the rapids and to death The
father reached his son, but both
vere sucked down by an undercur
... J te.MiftJ fl- 1
WnrA waa hmnirkt trt Vannin lit
hie drowning and a number
"rom here went to Sherar Sunday
light-Monday morning and rearched
he banks of the river for some dis--snce
below the scene of the acel
'.ent. looking for the bodies. Coro
r C. M. Zell with a number of mtt
rom The Dulles also assisted in the
earch. An experienced boatman
"td' grapplers from the county seat
il-0 were at Shersr on Monday. Its
rder to stop the bodies from floating
town the river a net was stretched
t a place some distance below the
'alls at Sherar, it being the belief
'hat the bodies would be cauffht .
'Ksnln hut tn date nflthin? has been
seen of either of the victims of the
river. '. -, , . . ".
On Tuesday a lartre force of men
went to Shewr and - remained over
until yesterday. The grannler'
boat was lowered over the falls by
ropes and thev worked all stretches
of the river below that no'mt. Ful'r
"i".- " " r V w
'3R men were engaged In the search.
Another net wus stretched across the
river, thst one being above the first
one placed.
BPrrapW f Mr. Gronewald
i Alvin E. Gronewald was born at
Faribault, Mlnne.ota, November 4,
1886. He attended the public
school of his native city and after
ward attended Baldwin , college,
Berea, Ohio, graduating therefrom,
in 1905. That fall he taught school
at Pendleton academy, remaining
there until 1907.
That year he came to The Dalles
as a teacher, instructing in German,
English and mathematics. He also
coached the basketball and baseball
teams. He remained with The
Dalles schools until 1919, coaching
all athletics during the last two
years, turning out many winning:
teams.
When Clyde T. Bonney resigned!
the office of county, superintendent,
of schools, Mr. Gronewald was ap
pointed to the po: ition, and has offi
ciated as superintendent ever since.
He waa reelected to the office at
last fall's election, having no op
position on either ticket.
Hs early church affiliation was
with the Methodist church, although
he joined the Congregational church
about nine years ago. He atso was
a member of the Kiwanis ond sang
as a member of the quartet of that
society. He was an accomplished
musician and his rervices were al
ways donated for worthy objects.
Mr. Gronewald was an ardent fish
erman. It had been his habit to
visit the Deschutes, which stream he
visited whenever occasion offered.
On July Fourth he, with Paul Weigelt
and The Times editor, fished top-ether
at Frieda, and that was the
last occasion for the editor and su
perintendent to meet.
Remaining to mourn his loss are
his wife. Mrs. Hsxel Gronewald and
hr daughter, Marilyn: decea ed's
mother. Mrs, Rosin Gronewld of
Mosier: a brother. A! J. of Walla and
a brother, W. F. of Mosier: three
sisters. Mrs. E. J. Beckley.of Sslem,
Mrs. H. E. Wilson of Port Orchard,
W-shinrton, and Mrs. Lillian Jaklin
of Taeoma. A twin brother, J. A.
Gronrwald, died October 22, 1928,
after a long illne s.