The ESTACADA NEWS P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y T H U R S D A Y BY H. A. WILLIAMS Entered at the postoffice in Estacada, Or. as second class mail. Advertising rates made known on appli cation. Copy for publication and change of ud copy must be handed in not later than Wednesday morning to insure pub lication for that week. • One Tear Six Month» get $33,400. Of this sum each dis trict gets $5<J and $1.70 per capita apportionment from the state and the same from the county, making it $3.40. per capita. Mr. and Mrs. H E. Starr and little son, Eugene, of FallsCity, are on a visit to Mrs. Starr’s sister, Mrs. E. C. Rich. Mr. Starr is foreman in the Bryan lumber mills. The Estacada State Bank (IN CO RPO RATED ) ---------------- Capital $10,000.00 A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED SUBSCRIPTION RATES ’ II paid in advance $1 0 0 .30 OCT. 12, 1905 Mrs, J W. Reed has been having an attack of the grip Two cases of typhoid fever are. reported at Cazadero. Sewing and dressmaking done by Miss Gertrude Morrow. Mrs. T. A. Miller is recovering slowly from the typhoid fever. Mrs H. W Downing who is ill with typhoid fever is not improving. The families of Frank Morris and Harmon Green went in to attend the Exposition. A. D. McGregor went tq Portland this week and met his parents from Ontario, Malheur connty. Mrs Nettie Grabel went to Port land today expecting to meet her husband of Grass Valley there. A sister of Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. F. C. Mills, and her husband of New- berg spent a part of the week here. The many trends of Mrs. Matt Zoggs of Sandy Ridge will be pleas ed to know that she has recovered. Contractor Hall, of Springwater, has the work of putting up the ad dition and porches to John Storm- er’s house. E. S Womer and family have moved into the new residence he and Mr. Dale have built on the J. W. Shafford place. Some LaPorte Ind. relatives, D. P. Closser and wife, Albert Watson and wife, visited at Mr. and Mrs. D. C Crane’s last Sunday. Attorney J. N. Hart, of the law firm of Smith & Hart, Baker City, arrived yesterday on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Ed. Rich, and husband. A large addition is being built to the north side of the wood-working factory. The mill was shut down yesterday to permit all hands to help on the new part which is 40 by 100. Mr. and Mrs. A. Ketchum form erly of Kansas, who have been liv ing in Oregon City the past two years, have been visiting a few days at J. W. Irwin's before returning to Kansas ogain to live. Robert Shibley, one of Spring- water's young bachelor farmers, is planning on building a fine residence on his farm. It is going to be one of the best homes in the neighbor hood. That’s right. J. C. Zinser, county superintend ent of schools, has made the semi annual apportionment of the county and state school money and the va rious school districts in the county 50 Cents Round Trip Saturday, 14th The Oregon Water Power & Rail way Company will sell round trip tickets to Portland, on its line, Sat urday, 14th, at 5 0 C t s . from Estaca da. A late train will run out Sat urday night. This will permit all who take advantage of the low rate to spend all day and the evening at the Fair. It will be cheaper than staying at home. Fire at Hotel Estacada A Small Blaze Starts, but is Soon Extinguished. The fire department was called out a t'1 o ’clock last Monday morn ing to put out a fire in Hotel Esta cada. Manager Martinez, who had occasion to be up at that hour, dis covered the fire, aroused all occu pants of the house and gave the a- larm. The fire company responded at once. The bottom of the floor round the fire place had caught fire and had been smouldering for some time filling the hotel with smoke. After considerable work with axes a hole was cut through and water turned on the blaze from underneath the floor and the fire soon extin guished. A few hundred dollars will cover the damage to the build ing which is fully insured Messrs Morris and Keady were out Mon day to see the effects of the fire Business at the hotel is not inter rupted. Bridge Across River Needs Repairs North Approach to the Bridge at Estacada is in Danger ous Condition. We 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 We will extend you every Facility Consistant with Modern Banking Principles WE ARE LOCAL AGENTS for the O. W. P. TOWNSITE CO. ___________ C A L L WE ARE HERE J. W. REED, Pres. ON U S___________ TO SE R V E YOU T. YO CUM , Vice Pres. R. A. STRATTO N, Cashier Dry Goods Dry Goods Dry Goods M y new stock is complete with New Patterns and Latest Designs The very low prices and standard quality will meet the approval of all Everything in the Grocery Line Fruit Jars & Crockery ;- - - - C . F. Howe— E. Fine Cedar Shingles I have the selling agency for firstelass ; mountain cedar shingles well seasoned and of the best material.— A. Morrow, Es- tadada, Oregon. J F . R il e y F . B. R i l e y Pres. Si Mngr. Secretary ------APPLY TO TH E------- Clackamas Title Company do business in Estacada pass over (Incorporated) It is two years since first the at this bridge, hence, it can easily be | 606--608, Chamber of Commerce Bldg.. understood how important it is that tention of the board of county com the bridge be fixed at once. PORTLAND, OREGON missioners was called to the fact A good second-hand sewing ma that the bridge spanning the Clack chine for sale at $ 5 . — Mrs T. J. ■ For full information in relation to amas river at Estacada was in an Wirtz unsafe condition for public travel to Clackamas Co. Lands 100.000 pass over it. The earth sills and Cords of good fir wood for sale at & Titles underpinning to the North approach the right price— The Bank of Esta Reliable Abstracts of Title at reasona are rotten and should be replaced. cada. ble rates. Loans Negotiated. Clacka The long rain has hastened the cli 100.000 max and last Tuesday the bridge A. 1 Shingles, the best made — See mas County Property Bought & Sold. Taxes received at our Portland office. began to settle. The Bank of Estacada. Estates Managed A small sum of money would be Several famers have been shipping sufficient to put the bridge in good their prunes this week Deeds, Mortgages and other Papers The crop Accurately Drawn shape again, and the repair should is a good one this year, and it w iil! be done at once, or someone is lia bring quite a sum of money. N e x t j — Good grade blotters at N ews ble to get injured if not killed. week we would like a statement of office, 5c a doz. Nearly half the country people who all prunes grown here this year.