1 tw .......v.syr» _____ ________________________ NO. io o:' V O L. 3 K S T A C A D A , O R EG O N , T H U R S D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 14, 1907. ■ The EMPORIUM 1 Have Purchased the If Y o u W an t the f Everyth in g g Harrisburg Bank Best st Make Room F o r the largest stock of Clothing in all lines ever brought to Estacada W e must clean out the old stock, and for that reason, we are selling goods w ay down in price. If you want anything in men or woman’s g e t it now. The owners of The . I reserve financial str . cada State Bank have shown more of their U WXW'Z .1 this week in the purchase of the Harrisburg i Bank, and increasing t'.v. capital stock of that institution to $20,000.00, j which is fully paid up Mr. K. L. Fraley, cashier of the Estacada State Bank, concluded the j purchase last Saturday, and states that he will have everything in good running order by Friday, when lie will return to Estacada and assume DAROWISh & COMPANY JONES PAYS THE FREIGHT Ed. K a floury was feeling well e- nougli Monday to be down to the store. QUALITY & FLAVOR! --- «---------------------------------------------------- 15 and 40 Cents a Pound C. F. Howe Possible H T R U S T is a partnership or combination of competing corpo­ rations. B v such partnership or combination C O M P E T I­ T IO N I S D E S T R O Y E D . This is the meaning of the word in the public mind as applied to aggregations of commercial capital. Such combinations arc at first made by means of T R U S T E E S , and that is how they came to be called trusts. I f these commercial trusts are an evil to the community in that by getting control of an industry they arc able, at all events between two certain automatically fixed economic points, to raise at will the price of their product to the consumer and, on the other hand, lower the price they pay TO T I I E P R O D U C E R S O F T H E R A W M A T E ­ R I A L they use, if they do not become such pro­ ducer themselves, who is responsible for them ? Some thoughtlessly say they arc a N A T U R A L evolution. They are not. They exist by virtue of statutes which have been passed, and C O U L D N O T E X I S T W IT H O U T T H E M . I f statutes had not been passed enabling corporations to be formed to Copvri^ht. 1304 . by J. E. Purdy. acquire and vote on the stock of O T H E R C O R P O ­ R A T I O N S , these combinations or partnerships of corporations could not have been formed and would net exist. BE BLAME WE A R E O U R S E L V E S Merchant Sparks intends remod H E A R D B Y T H E W A Y SID E eliug and fixing the up stairs to his Miss Agatha Cutter is well again store building into pleasant living and lias resumed her duties in the appartments. Currinsville school. John Tracey, who had quite a se­ That ntw fence in front of Mr. vere sick spell last week, is again Hinman’s house is a great improve­ able to be around which his friends ment. are pleased to see. Miss Gusta Krieger has been vis­ Contractor Lindsey is to add two iting at her mot her’ s rooms, a porch and other improve- j Ben Sarver is rapidly ridding the ments to the house they occupy he hill country of coyotes, but lie could- longing to Mrs J. W . Reed. ; n’t surprise that bear he was after ] The Aid will meet next week; for fonr dayS. AT LOWEST PRICES, YOU WILL FIND IT AT S p a rk s ’ S to re KWUI GEO. C. BROWNELL 3t " E m' ''h i . Mrs. C. T. | David Dietrich has so far recov- Merchant A E. Sparks visited j * . Iem >’-rs ...v 1 qu. st- ere(j ti,at j,e can atten(j school. the wholesale liouses in Portland, | ¡ed.to bring their friends with them. Daye is the hoy v, ho broke his ,eg Monday. The warm sunshine of last Sat-: some time ago. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. | j tirday gave a great many a touch Frank Stormer who was ill, is quite of Spring fever. Open doors, cold Young People of George to Give well again. stoves and favorite sidewalk seats a Comedy Mrs. J. C. Tracey lias been real Were very popular. sick the past week, but is miprov- H av e outside Land, including Farm s, for The young people in tlie George Rev. McPherson will conduct ing some. neighborhood are preparing to give services next Sunday at Dover in Sale. A lso residence property, situated in Tonight the Modern Woodmen the morning, Zion in the afternoon, play in the near future. “ All a Mis­ of America of Estacada give their and at Estacada in the evening take,’ ’ is the name of the play, and Oregon C ity, Gladstone, Milwauke, tlie date it will be given will be an­ Valentine dance. Sunday school at tlie usual hour. nounced later. Estacada, Malwaukie Park, Oak Grove The fine weather of last Sunday- Mrs. | McPlr > - « •.!« « brought quite a number of people ed the c : » ■ ■ • ‘r: : t y : out from the city-. On easy terms. T itle guaranteed and A b ­ hall last an lav in l"if* absence n i $5,500.00 T O L O A N - W e have Messrs Parks and Howard of Rev. M . ucrs.sn M: . McPherson stracts furnished. M oney to Lo an at low Dodge were transacting business rendered a solo, and read a paper. $5,500 which we will loan on real rate of interest to assist purchasers estate security at a low rute of in­ in town Tuesday. terest. SPRING WATFR NEWS F. M. Gill has sent the Estacada If you have money to loan, we Pharmacy some Very nice postal The farmers are making good use will find you a customer and make C A L L O N USaKseB£sseEOE& card views of Estacada. of this fine weather. Nearly every no charge for placing the loan.— Meadow larks, robins, swallows, farmer is either plowing or sowing The Bank of Estacada, W. A . Heyl- and blue birds are among the late Sidney Smith is home on a vaca­ man, Cashier. arrivals in this locality. Office In the Çaufield Block. Phone 521 tion. He is employed in a box fac­ A new lot of bed lounges, couch­ tory at Astoria. Win. Kandle and family and W . es, white Chiuaware and dishes re­ J. Lewellen and wife were callers at ceived this week at Cooper's. the Schmidt home last Sunday. Hannon Green is adding an im­ TAXES The fair sex have come out open­ T A X E S ! provement to their property on Zo- ly and told tile boys that they were j * brist St. in the way of a fence. W. A. H E Y L M A N too slow to catch cold. Come boys, Pay your Clackamas county taxes I GEO. C. B R O W N E L L ’ OK8C.ON c it y esta cad a A . F. Shultz returned home last old and young big and little, and in Portland. No long waiting in BROW NELL and HEYLMAN week for a short rest from his first lets show them that v e have not line. Save time and carfare. Small ATTORNEYS AT LAW fee 25cts covers everything. Call trip on the road as a traveling sales­ been dead but sleeping. PR A C TICE IN A I J , COURTS Erl Cunningham lias 1 >een work­ and examine the complete tax roll, man. All kinds of Legal Business promptly attended to ing the road north from his place or write for statement of your taxes The News editor has been unable Estates and Probate Matters carefully taken care of to W . T. Smith’s. to do much this week on account of While coming lib • from Dodge, a miserable cold- that’ s what’ s the last Sunday even in; Clyde Combs matter. W . W . Boner and others visited ! Cnsh'!:r IfralcV of the Estacada ' *;d.*. and vvan- lost his way in t’ the dam at high water stage la st' State Uallk- has been away nlcst of Rev. C. T. Mcherson held an ap- dered around near’ dl night, but [ e s t a b l i s h e d 18 9 3 ] week and figured out the voluttin of j the past week at Harrisburg, where and reached pointment Sunday morning at Cm - finally found the ro; . .. . . , • , i the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank r'nsvile, where he had been invited home in the small hours of the 606 608, Chamber of Commerce, 1water that went over each minute. |of J(ort£ nd lias p u rch nsed another 1 It amounted to 3 2 4 9 10 0 cubit feet. ba jt< P O R T L A N D , O R EG O N to preach. morning. & Company Money to Loan B y W illiam J . G A Y N O R, J u s tic e c f N ew Y ork S up rem e C o u rt IF T H E R E Beautiful February weather. B. O. Boswell went t" Portland Monday, on a few days' business. Convince yourself of the excellent A re NEW S O. II. Scliock is out at in after a severe attack of the grip COFFEE T ru s ts LO CAL Consult the Estacada Pharmacy for fruit sprays. And 1 sell the W T iy charge of the bank here. TO B L A M E . TA XES! Oregon City ■ ■ n Clackamas Title .....Company..... 555 We a That we want all accounts up to Feb. 1st and Notes and Leases that are past due settled in full by March 1. Please consider that this is a persona! appeal to you for money DO NOT DELAY. TiTe Cary Now as the Time HARDWARE Company