ESTACADA, OREGON
The new terminal city of the Oregon Water Power and Railway Company’s standard gauge electric
railroad, is 36 miles Southeast of Portland on the Clackamas river.
raising country surrounds the place.
Any amount of the best of timber abonds which is converted into
lumber by numerous sawmills and sold at reasonable prices.
table elsewhere.
of power.
A rich farming, fruit-raising and stock
The railroad facilities are the best, see time
Estacada is situated to become a manufacturing center, the river will supply any amount
The railway company is now constructing a 15,000 horse power electic plant one and a half mile
above here.
A large woodworking factory is in operation
Here is a good field for a furniture factory, an
implement and handle factory, wagon and carriage factory, box and basket factory, shoe factory, and other
industries.
A fruit cannery would pay well.
The city is nicely located and the site is easily drained.
A
visit to Estacada by prospective homeseekers will convince them that this is the place in which to locate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT ESTACADA CALL ON
The Oregon
Water
Power
Townsite
Company,
134, FIRST STREET
Portland,
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The religious meetings that have
l>een in progress for sometime at
Mt. Zion church closes this week.
It is said the meeting have been at
tended with considerable success,
and quite a few have accepted the
Christian faith.
Humor mió Philosophy
By
DUNCAN N . SMITH
THE BUNGLER.
A c c o r d in g t o m y p o in t o f v ie w ,
I t h in k t h a t li t t le C u p id .
I n s t e m l o f b e in g s m a r t a n d b r ig h t .
I s o f t e n r a t h e r s tu p id .
H is w o r k a t t im e s Is v e r y c o a r s e —
A t h in g o f s h r e d s a n d p a t c h e s .
N o t w o r k m a n lik e . J u st j u d g in g fr o m
S o m e s a m p le s o f h is m a t c h e s .
S o m e t im e s h e t a k e s a m a n a n d m a id
A n d t ie s th e m w it h h is t e t h e r
W h o m a k e a m o s t ill s o r t e d te a m
A n d d o n o t p u ll t o g e t h e r .
B u t t h e r e t h e y a r e h it c h e d u p f o r U fa
A n d d o o m e d to f r e t a n d j a n g l e
A n d m a k e w h a t s h o u ld b e h a p p in e s s
A m o s t d is t r e s s in g t a n g le .
H o t a k e s a l i t t le a r t l e s s g ir l.
O f k n ig h t s a n d h e r o e s d r e a m in g .
A n d t ie s h e r to s o m e c h il ly c h a p
D e s ig n e d f o r p lo t s a n d s c h e m in g .
W h e r e a s , h a d s h e b u t tu r n e d h im d o w r
A n d w e d t h e o t h e r fe llo w .
H e r li f e h a d b e e n o n e lo n g , s w e e t
d rea m
O f s u n s h in e s o f t a n d m e llo w .
W h i le C u p id s o m e t im e s h it s it o ff
In d e a lin g lo v e a n d k is s e s .
’ T i s f r i g h t f u l w h e n y o u t h in k a b o u t
T h e m a n y tim e s h e m is s e s .
I t h in k t h a t h e s h o u ld a b d ic a t e
A t le a s t o n e t r ia l s e a s o n
A n d tu r n h is b u s in e s s o v e r to
S o m e p e r s o n b le s s e d w it h re a s o n .
Oregon
“Yes; she runs to fads, and one of her
latest is a belief that Ice cream is very
unhealthy/*
Signs That Failed.
Old and New.
“Does he believe in signs?**
“How times have changed! Once they
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“No, hut he did before he got a Job used
clerking in a store where they adver wife.’’ to flue a man for kissing his
tised to sell things below cost.’’
“I suppose they will soon he offering
a
reward for anything of the sort.’*
The Difference.
W e c r a w l to w o r k
Nothing Like It.
In m o r n in g g r a y .
B u t w it h w h a t s p e e d
W e ru n a w a y !
Fitting Name.
“In heaven they neither marry nor
are given In marriage.”
“Now I know why they call it heav
en.”
No Demand.
“I want a Job ns snake editor.”
“You have struck the wrong place.
This is not a prohibition city.”
One Letter Anyway.
“Is her husband a man of letters?”
“Well, he keeps a T store.”
Real Cause.
T h e y s a y It is t h e p a c e t h a t k il ls
O r m a k e s t h e p a c e r lo s e
W h e n o f t e n n e a r ly a l l h is ills
M a y b e c h a r g e d u p t o b o o se .
W h e n y o u h a v e c lim b e d th e m o u n ta in s
A n d v is it e d th e la k e s ,
T h o s e p la c e s w h e r e t h e p ilg r im
R o a s ts , f r iz s l e s , f r ie s a n d b a k e s .
A lt h o u g h t h e Jo in ts a r e lis te d
A h co o l a n d fre s h a n d d ry.
Y o u 'll A nd th e c o o ln e s s la r g e l y
In s o m e p r o m o t e r 's e y e .
W h e n n o w h e r e c a n y o u w h o l ly
S e c u r e y o u r m o n e y 's w o r th .
Y o u ’ ll
w is h
th a t
you
w ere
a g a in —
T h e c o o le s t s p o t o n e a r t h .
hom e
Extreme Penalty.
“The doctor ordered him to drink
three gallons of water a day.”
“1 thought there was a law in this
country against cruel and unusual pun
ishment.”
A Sure Way.
“I don’t believe Tarnegie wants to
die poor.”
“But he says he does.”
“Yes, but be hasn’t started s paper.”
Knew the Place
“Ho, waiter!*’ called the traveling
Helped Him Along.
A Helpful Superstition.
man after he had given his order.
“Come hack a minute. I forgot to tell “Does he plant his potatoes In t h e “Did the speaker rise to the occa
sion?*’
you to have the germs fried. The last dark of the moon?”
“Yes, Indeed; some bad boy had put
time I w as here they were boiled, and “No; that is when be steals them.
a bent pin In his chair.”
I like the flavor better the other way.”
“Ain’t no germs on de bill, suh,” re
Not For Her.
plied the waiter.
Such Sweetness!
“ W i l l the coming man smokeT
“Perhaps you don’t see them, but I “it I s pretty safe to bet be will
I f m en a r e th e s a lt o f th e e a r th .
A s t h e y in a l l m o d e s t y c la im .
ran read between the lines.”
as he la a woman.”
N o t b o a s tin g , b u t o w n in g th e m s e lv e s
T h e s a v o r th a t se a so n s th e sam e,
Quite an Inducement
T h e n w h a t is f a i r w o m a n , p r a y , te ll?
Their Vs lue.
H o w s h a ll w e h e r s t a t u s e x p re s s '*
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be
ever
bet
on
the
racesK
I f m a n is t h e s a lt o f t h e e a r th .
lar with the roung men.“
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“No; he Just sells sure tips.”