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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.
lumber by numerous sawmills and sold at reasonable prices.
table elsewhere.
of power.
above here.
A rich farming, fruit-raising and stock
Any amount of the liest of timber alxmds which is converted into
The railroad facilities are the hest, see time
Kstacada 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
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, FIR ST ST R E E T
Portland, Oregon
There are various new houses go­
ing up in Estacada which evinces a
good growth in the residence part.
T . J. Reagen is building a seven
room house on his five acre tract.
John Page is well along with a
six room cottage on the acre of land
he bought of B. O. Boswell.
Mrs. Mary Groff and sons have a
cozy cottage about half finished.
P. C. Boultman is finishing a five
room residence on Currin street.
W. W. Boner and Wm. Straight
are each building new houses.
A . E . Eckerson and the Cary
Bros, have recently completed two
new residence buildings.
H. M. Richards has purchased a
five acre lot and will soon build.
E. A. Miller has two nice resi­
dence lots on which he will soon
put a fine residence, and move over
from Springwater.
W. A. Heylman expects to build
a residence on his Boulevard lots
later in the summer.
Ed. Oblander, one the monopolis­
tic aldermen of the rising young city
of Estacada, was out from the way
station on Tanner creek, Sunday to
see his friends.
He has regained
his health, and is carving meat at
the Third and Yamhill streets.
—Good grade blotters at N e w s
office, 5c a doz.
SPR IN G W A T ER GO SSIP
Several from here attended the opening
of the Fasr and report a fine time.
George Guttridge leaves today for Cal­
ifornia.
Children's day exercices are to be held
Sunday, it . If a nice day dinner will be
served in the grove. You are welcome.
Some of our young folks took in the
school entertainment at Dodge.
On account of so much rain, the aphis
is doing a great deal of damage to wheat
and oats. All that is needed is a few days
of hot East wind to destroy the pests.
Many of the children in the neighbor­
hood have the chicken pox.
Mrs. I.ettie Warnock was quite ill last
week.
Robert Guttridge had the mis­
fortune to get his toes badly mashed to­
day by railroad ties falling on them.
Land buyers were looking at A Lacy’s
farm last Week.
Miss Cook closed a successful term at
the Dodge school Friday. R ex Gordon
ati employee of the Dubois lumber Co. i
is building himself a fine residence 10x12
A young man of our midst was fishing
today and caught 85 fine trout.
Tidle DeWinks.
Rich Bottom Land for Sale
The finest of rich bottom land in !
small tracts, 5 or 10 acres, suitable
for any kind of use, for sale at $75
an acre and up. Land is only a fewi
hundred feet from Currinsville de-
pot, and is in rich state of cultiva­
tion. Apply or write to
J. H. K IT C H IN G ,
Currinsville, Oregon.
Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Stubbs are
Newspapers, in bundles, 5c each
attending
a camp meeting conduct­
at the N e w s office.
ed by the Saints at Sellwood.
$ 16.00
Will buy a good
Single Harness
Enquire at
The News Office