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About The Estacada news. (Estacada, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1905)
The ESTACADA NEWS P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y T H U R S D A Y B Y H . A. W IL L IA M S E n tered at th e postoffice in K stacada, O r. as second class m ail. A d v e rtisin g rates m ade k n o w n on a p p li cation. C o p y fo r publication and ch an ge of ad c o p y m ust be h an d ed in n ot later than W ed n esd ay m orn in g to insure pub lication fo r th at w e e k . SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year Six Months S I 00 .50 If paid in advance A U G . 31, 1905 Peace has come, and Japan has gained everything she went to war for, and much more besides. Offi cial Russia seems satisfied with her pot of luck, and sees a great victory in it for herself. It takes but a lit tle while to change the political map of the world, and ages to change the moral character of a nation Russia is a few laps in the rear. The News is soon to appear in a much larger form. It was our iiu tention to make this change in the paper long before this but circum stances known to most of our read ers have prevented it However, the change will be made sometime next month. Grain threshing is nearly finished around here, and the yields are as various as the farms are numerous. Mrs. Jennie Gabbert, postmistress at Myrtle Creek, who is taking in the Fair, visted The News family last week. Geo. J. Stratton has purchased lot 8, block 12, the green residence property North of Marshal Love lace's home. Mrs. Gumm and daughter went back to the city Sunday, and Mrs. D. C Crane, having a bad cold, re mained at home. The first rain of the season fell last Sunday. The weather prophets tell us we will have a late and pleas ant fall with little rain, The Estacada State Bank — ------------- ----------------- Capital $10,000.00 A GENERAL B A N K IN G B U S IN E S S T R A N S A C T E D W e handle Insurance in several of the Best and Oldest Companies We Buy and Sell Lands, and Issue Drafts on Foreign Countries. The business of the merchants of Estacada and the farmers is solicited The Cary Hardware has extend ed its store building back to the al ley. This gives them a store room ioo feet long, the longest one in the town. Last week Geo. J. Stratton and family arrived here from Minnesota. Mr. Stratton spent a week out here last spring, and he was so well sat isfied with the Oregon country that 1H he has moved out to make his home here, and will go into business of some kind. We will extend you every Facility Consistant with Modern Banking Principles W E A R E L O C A L A G E N T S for th e O. W . E. T O W N S IT E CO . -------------- C. A L L ON U S__________ _ W E A R E HERE J. W. REED, Pres. TO SE R V E YOU T. Y O C U M , Vice Pres. R. A. ST RAT TO N , Cashier New Hats If your worthy acts escape men Mrs. D. C. Crane has purchased tion in these columns it is because her Fall and Winter supply of L a we do not hear of them. Every 1 dies’ Hats, and will be pleased to item of local and personal interest show them to her customers. is wanted, but an editor can not be j omnipresent. Dont hesitate to tell the newspaper the news you know. The Council Dicusses Did you ever think how easy it would be to get on Easy street if your business was as lucrative as | some others think it, and if you | knew how to run it as well as they? My new stock is complete with New Patterns and Latest Designs Important Mat The very low prices and standard ters The city council held a meeting Tuesday evening. The application of W. A. Cunningham for a saloon license was read and will be acted upon at the next meeting. A peti tion from the Estacada Brick & Tile Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Surface and Company asking for a thirty year Miss Zoa Irwin went to Portland, franchise to construct and operate a Sunday evening, and spent a part tramway on Ninth and Wade streets in Estacada was presented to the of the week viewing the Fair. board. Manager Belknap of the A poor, misguided son of labor company appeared and explained came into town last week, drank to how the tramway is to lie built, and excess, become uncivilized, and the the petition was laid over till the marshal put him to work on the next meeting or until an ordinance streets— one way of the world. governing such a franchise shall be The citizen who is interested in passed. The company was given promoting the public welfare can permission to go ahead and construct help same by obserping thees rules: the tramway. Chief Engineer, G. Don't throw waste papers on the ! I. Brown, of the O. W. P. & Ry. streets. Company came before the council Don’t put chalk marks on fences and stated that the railroad company or buildings. was disposed to sell to the city the Don't fail to keep your sidewalks water system and all property and repaired. rights belonging to Same for $7500. Don’t forget to clean up your The cost to the company of this yards aqd gardens. water system, as stated by Mr Don’t fail to say a good word for Brown, was more than $7,500. It your town whenever possible. was the opinion that inasmuch as Don’t expectorate on the walks. the city is about to bond for $5,000 Don’t dump ashes in the street. to put in a sewer system, it would Don't dump your garbage where be too much of a debt to incur now. it will become a menace to health. Two names were mentioned for city Don't throw old circulars, news attorney, J. E. Hedges and Attor An appointment paper wrappers and such where they ney Heylman. was not made. will be blown about the streets The Taggart case has unveiled a ghost of high life in the army circle and the trufh revealed a little more would show the Taggarts to have many jolly immitators (IN C O R PO R A TE D ) quality will meet the approval of all Everything in the Grocery Line Fruit Jars & Crockery 1 I — C. F. Howe— Acreage Adjoining Estacada W h a t is k n o w n th e Brid en stin e farm is for sale in sm all tracts. T h is land is near tow n , and w ill go fast at th e price a sk ed , $25 to $50 an Acre F. B. R E . F . R il e y il e y S ecretary Pres. & M n gr. ------ APPLY TO THE------- Clackamas Title Com pany (Incorporated) 606—608, C h am b er o f C om m erce B ld g ., PO RTLAN D, OREGON For full information in relation to Clackamas Co. & Titles Lands R elia b le A b stracts of T itle a t reasona b le rates. L oan s N egotiated . C la c k a m as C o u n ty P ro p erty B ought & S o ld . T o see th is lan d, learn term s etc call on o r w rite David Bridenstine Estacada, Oregon T a x es received at ou r Portland office. E states M anaged Deeds, M ortgag es and oth er Papers A ccu ra te ly Drawn PL E . L y tle o f th e C olu m b ia »Southern is an old n e igh b o r of E . S. W otner, and h is broth ers atten d ed Mr. W 's school.