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E ST A C A D A . OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , JU L Y to. t9 u .
KO. 47 or VOL. j
LO C A L N EW S AND
P E R SO N A L M ENTIO N
,
I
ft A YEAR
Brother Accidently
Visitors Royally
Shoots Sister
Entertained
Have you had your outing?
Fat cattle wanted; the fatter the
Child
better.— See Penland & Jorg.
ESTACADA STATE BANK
CAPITAL
•
W . D . Jellison, President
On Saturday last Mrs. E . E,
Hannah received word of the ser­
ious illness of her father Mr. Mad­
ding of Hillsboro.
$25,000
T h os. Y ocu m ,
Vice President
Cashier L . E . Belfils
D IR E C T O R S :
John Zobrist
T h o e. Y o cu m
L . E . Belfils
A . C. Jellison
W. D. Jellison
of accounts of
T h e papers, of late, have been full
Fraudulent Real Estate Transactions
In every instance, if
an abstract was offered at all, it was
issued by an abstracter without adequate
facilities or equip­
ment to do the work.
The dishonest man never risks having bis operations
undergo the scrutiny of a responsible title company
with
a modern abstract plant.
INSIST ON A RELIABLE ABSTRACT
Clackamas Title Com pany'
E x per t A bstr a cters
op
C l a c k a m a s C o unty
t it l e s
Established twenty years
S.
SRh»y.
3. SR.
President
509-511
Chamber of Commerce
Secretary
S / iiU y .
Bldg.
PORTLAND, OREGON
Member Oregon Association of Title Men
Mem ber Am erican Association of Title Men
»♦ «■ I*
Come in and look over our line of
FURNITURE
y
and see if we can’t please you.
for.
T h a t’ s
W e have some nice M atting
what we are here
Rugs 9 x 1 2
think will please you, both in price
and quality.
rockers that can’ t be beaten.
kinds
A ll
of
which
we
Some fine
Furniture in
stock or in catalogue.
N ow
is the time you want to go to putting up your fruit
for the rainy weather.
W e handle
the
E C O N O M Y JA R S
T h e y are the kind to save the fruit,
easy to seal, once sealed
they are there to keep.
Y o u r i for
business
ESTACADA FURNITURE CO.
W . D . and L . M . H enth om ,
Proprietors
Attempts to take Gun Fruit Growers and Others Help
Down from Wall and in
Portlanders Enjoy Day in
Unexplained Manner
Great Fruit Country
it is Discharged
Strictly “ A " grade Standard
Twine at 8 cts. McCurdy Lumber
A very sad accident happened at
& Hardware Co,
the home of Clark Deuny about i
On Saturday last a wee little o'clock Monday afternooa which
stranger made its appearance at the resulted in the death of his three
home of Tom Rhodes. It weighed year old baby girl from a gun ac­
8J4 lbs. aud will answer to a femi­ cidentally discharged.
It seems the two children were in
nine name when old enough.
the room playing, the baby stand­
C. J. Frankliu, general superin­
ing on the bed and her brother,
tendent Railway Department of the
aged 8 years got up on a high chair
P. R. L. & P. Co , and Mrs
and in attempting to take a shot­
Franklin are spending their outing
gun down that was hauging on the
at the Lodge at Cazadero,
They
wall it fell and was discharged, the
have as guests Mr and Mrs. Di.
charge entering the small of tbe
Woods of the East Side. They ex ­
back and tearing a great hole
pect to remain for two weeks.
through the abdomen. Mr. Denny
Mrs. Adix, after postponing her was in the field at work at the time
outing trip to the Coast so that she and his wife had just left the room,
could take her part in the musical, with the baby girl aud two little
left on Wednesday morning.
She boys in it. She heard the report
will be aided in the care of the of the gun aud rushed in to find
children by Nellie Hays, who goes her baby dying from the wound
with her.
it had just received. The little boy
Mrs. Al. Drill of Cazadero went could give no intelligent account of
to Vancouver, Wash., to visit with the accident as he would begin to
her sister. Mrs. Drill lias had a cry when he came to tell that the
protracted illness from which she is gun went off. While there were
slowly recovering.
Her many none except the children who saw
friends will be pleased to learn that the accident Mrs. Denny was in
she is gradually gaining in tbe room almost the instant the re­
port of the gun was heard.
strength.
Many Witness Summer
Pruning Demonstration
Large Crowd Sees
Factor
in
Important
Fruit Raising
Demonstrated by Ex­
pert
la id, arrived here ladened and from
here went with the others to the
Grange hall in Garfield where a
splendid dinner was awaiting them,
prepared by tbe ladies of the dis­
trict. There were 150 people came
from Portland and with others from
Estacada, Currinsville and Spring-
water made a company of about
200 that left Estacada for the four
mile drive to the hall.
The sun
was very warm but we all got
there, if some did walk,
The
teams were heavily loaded and it ' j
mostly up grade so that many of
the men would walk to lighten the
load. It is not saying too much
when we say that fully 300 ate
dinner and were well provided lor.
The city visitors enjoyed eating
strawberries gathered from the
Staudish Bros, patch close to the
hall. The excursionists then were
takeu to the State Orchard on the
ranch of J. J. Reid where Prof
Gardner, of the O. A C , demon­
strated how "summer pruning'
should be doue and the benefit to
be derived. The party was from
there driven to Estacada wheie
they took their special train for
the city. It was hard work tor
raos' of the excursion party but
there were none to complain. The
special was in charge of Traffic
Manager Hunt.
Norman Tracy was not used to
driving a four-in-hand bunting-
trimmed passenger coach, so it
gave way under his roomfor-one-
more transportation idea and com­
pelled several to'xvalk. It was the
only accident of the day.
Livery, Feed & Sale
STABLE
W . A.
JO N ES
PROPRIETOR
G ood rigs and careful drivers always
SPECIAL
Given
ATTENTION
Hunting and Fishing Parties
WOOD & LUMBER
Local aud Long Distance Telephone
W e hare
3 houses and lots in
Estacada
For Sale.
They are Bargains
and fine properties.
Saturday was a great day In Gar­
field. It had been previously ar­
ranged to run a special train from
Portland to size up the Garfield dis­
trict aud to wituess the "summer
pruuiug" at the State Orchard.
At noon a number of ranchers
with 4-horse teams and hayracks,
also local teamsters were in waiting
W e have several bargains in
for the special, to conyey them
houses, lots, close in acreage,
from here to the country. The
fine farms and a few tracts of
conveyances were all decorated in
choice fruit land, which we
gala-day attire and enroute at­
would be pleased to show you.
tracted considerable comment.
We all here are so accustomed to
what constitutes Garfield that we
WOODIE LAND COMPANY
would not describe it except for the
B a n k b u ild in g
tact we were frequently asked on
Saturday, "W hat is Garfield?"
"W here is Garfield?”
We were
There Is twlue and twine.
Our
surprised
to
be
asked
these
ques­
Standard 8 cent Twine is the best
tions from the Portland " A d " treu
on the market. If you will ex-
and real estate men, for we thought
amine it you will agree with us
they ought to know.
McCurdy Lumber &. Hardware Co.
Grand Lodge Officers Install
Stick a pin right here, you men
The hot wave that has been
who think it is no use to advertise Large Towers are Destroyed by
Newly Elected Officers in
making life rather uncomfortable Choice Land in Garfield Sold to your community and won't give
Local Lodge; Banquet
Fire Which
Originates
back East for some time must have
anything to do so. Garfield is a
Morris Brothers; Will Con­
extended westward more than usual
Follows
Work
district 4 miles in width east aud
Under Engine Room
duct Poultry Farm and
Locally we have had it hot, hotter
west by about the same distance
and hottest for a whole week.
It
Fruit Ranch
north and south and lies just east
seems now however that the mer­
Thursday last was an important
of Est- ada. It has a varying alti­
Long Delay May Be
cury has settled and that Oregon
day in tbe history of the Masonic
tude of from 900 to 1260 feet, from
has recovered her climatic equili­
Necessary fraternity in Estacada. For at
Last week a real estate transfer the very latest geological survey
brium.
least three vears members of the
of importance occured in Garfield that is now at the present time be­
order
have hoped to see the estab­
Rev. J. C. Reynolds and his when Joe and Harry Morris of ing taken in that section of country
When
mother Mrs. B. Reynolds of Arrow Brooklyn, N. Y . , bought from E. The soil, as analyzed by tbe ex­ Both Suspended Cables Fall In­ lishment of a lodge here.
Grand
Master
T.
M.
Baldwin,
of
Smith, 111., were visitors to the L- Wonacott ' 19 acres from the perts from the Oregon Agricultural
to River; Repair Work to
Prlneviile,
aud
Grand
Secretary
J.
College,
taken
In
connection
with
tract
formerly
owned
by
J.
P.
home of W P Ferrel at Barton for
F. Robinson, of Portland, installed
be Rushed
scvetal days. They had been at­ Irvin. The sale includes the por­ the other necessary conditions has
the newly elected officers and de­
tending the National Christian tions on which the buildings stand. been recommended highly by them
livered to them their charter it
as
a
fruit
glowing
district.
Dur­
About
three
years
ago
Mr.
Won­
Church convention.
They were
About 2:30 p. m. on Monday an was the time al which tbe first
well pleased with what they saw of acott and others bought the Irvin ing the last five years, or since the
Oregon, They left for points of farm and had set out fruit trees on owners of acreage in the district alarm of fire was given at the Masous were to be made in Estaca­
Originally have been actiug on these recom­ River Mill power site. The engine da. The candidates who received
interest in the state of Washington about 75 acres of it.
where they will visit other friends the purchase included 115 acres, 40 mendations, about 500 acres have room for tbe cable« ays was on fire this distinction have an honor that
before returning to their homes in acres of which was at once resold. been set to apples, prunes and the and the flames were quickly con­ only they can enjoy.
From Portland Geo. Estes. Dr,
This is good property and the small fruits. The larger acreage veyed to the towers that support
the East,
Morris brothers are very fortunate ranches are being sub-divided into the big cable-wavs across the river Stryker, Dr. Garti r atnl Dr. Sells
All kinds of lumber and building
The cableway is a yery Important were present. Dr. Bmphy of Chi-
smaller tracts and modern methods
in their selection.
material. Planing mill, Hamlin &
It is their intention to go into tbe of care govern the effort to com­ adjunct in the construction work. ! cago, and a number of members of
Darling.
poultry and fruit business.
We mercialize the district as a fruit It is suspended 160 feet above the Lone Pine lodge at Logan were
river bed and is supported by ¡ also present, including the W. M .,
The recital given by Miss Mc­ had the pleasure of meeting the section.
strong towers built on either side of ; W. M. Kohl, and Past Master Kir-
young
gentlemen
and
learned
they
Fruit
has
been
grown
here
ever
Bride in the church on Saturday
Two such cable- | chem.
night was just fairly well patron­ had but recently come from the since it has been settled. No care, the river bed.
A rr augments had been made
ways
have
practically
handled and
ized. Considering that the enter East, and have already taken however, was taken of the most of
with the Ladies’ Aid of the M. E.
placed
at
the
proper
points
on
the
possession
of
their
property.
the
old
orchards
aud
tbe
fruit
was
tainment was free it was expected
Garfield property is changing unmarketable on that account. The work across the river all the con­ I Church to prepare a banquet and
that more would be present.
The
serve in the I. O. O. F. hall. It
program was carried out as an­ ownership quite frequently, the young orchards with their thrifty 2 crete used in the construction work
was midnight before the banquet­
In
their
destruction
it
can
readily
larger
farms
being
cut
up
in
small­
to
5
year
old
trees
were
the
admir­
nounced with the exception of a
be seen that until they can be re­ ers were seated at the banquet
couple of numbers.
The places er tracts. These are conditions the ation of the visitors on Saturday.
Many newcomers are to be found placed It means delay to the work. ; tables, which, thanks to the ladies,
had to be filled by others, owing to Progress has always advocated. It
is
the
means
of
increasing
the
pro­
in
the Garfield district and there is As the engines that operate the j were well ladened with good things
the absence of those on the pro­
gram. Those taking part did their duction of the region, adding to plenty of room for more. Some carriers on these cableways were al­ ! to eat. Claude W, Devore was
their population and increasing the good prices have been realized for so burned and the extent of dam­ 1 toastmaster (or the evening. A
parts well.
valuation of the land.
A number land and it is constantly going age to them cannot be ascertained number of toasts were responded to
Examine our Binding Twine.
of fine comfortable homes have higher. As compared with regular until they cool sufficient to make au and at 1 30 the banqueters retired,
We sell you the yerv best Standard
t well pleased with their evening's
been built and others are in con­ recognized and advertised fruit examination of their condition.
Twine at 8 cts. McCurdy Lumber templation The Garfield region
There are about 800 men em­ work.
lands of other sections these lands
& Hardware Co.
has taken a stride forward that in are cluap. It will lie a detriment ployed there and as all the work in
I arewe!! Supper
Jimmy Bowden, "H an k ” and the last four years has added con­ to this district to advance the price its various parts must be carried on
of land beyond its profit earning. together the delay and loss will
Grover Haskins and Dr Adix left siderably to values.
It is presumed
On Fiiday evening last W. V .
As the lands for sale now can be be considerable.
on Wednesday morning for au out­
that
th
men
doing
certain lines of Penland gave a farewell supper at
secured at reasonable prices it cer­
ing up the Clackamas. They are
Repair County Court House tainly affords a good investment. work will of necessity l>e laid off Jeff’ s restaurant to a few of his
bound for the Hot Springs where
friends. Those present were P.
This excursion of the foremost until the cableways can be restore
(hey expect to enjoy a period of
It is reported that at a meeting selling agents and advertising men I This probably would require noi Jorg aud family, Alex, llaskius
"re-cre ating.'1 Fishing, hot water
and sun baths are the usual pas­ of the County Court at Oregon of Portland to this section will un­ more than two weeks time, pro­ and family, Grover Haskins and
times indulged in, Theatre or cafe City on Monday it was decided to doubtedly result in creating a de- vided the engines are not badly i family, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, Joe
parties are unknown and full-dress make an extension to the court | mand greater than ever for fruit damaged. All efforts have been Murphy, Miss Viola Kicks, D. C.
social functions are not tiring pas­ house at the rear of the present I acreage in Garheld. A s to the ex- put forth to have the plant com­ Hashberger, and Carl and Anna
times that need to be indulged in j structure. The extension will be j tursionists, when they arrived it pleted hv October 1st and the of­ j Nagle of Mnltnoaiah Station.
Mr. Penland and family left a
by the patrons of these mountain the same width as the old building. i was found that many ladies accom- ficials believed it would be ready.
1 retrtats. All you have to do is to A vault 21 by 32 feet will lie built. I panied them. They had their own This accident will cause some de­ Saturday for Portland where the
I family will spend a short time visit-
1 walk or ride over a rough mountain The cost will be about {15,000. It entertainers, including a couple of lay.
1 ing while Mr. Penland looks for a
I trail at a go-as-vou-please gate, fish | has not been decided by the court Scotch bagpipe players in native
Mr. Pen-
Window ,.tid frame doors made new business location.
and camp euroute and have a good J whether bids would lie asked for Scotch kilts and funny comedians,
land lias been in business here for
time, but it is only a few of the the work or if the supervision of it | also after-dinner speech makers, to order. Plauing mill, Hamlin & over two years and lias made many
healthiest of us that really enjoy it would be doue by the court.
j Two automobiles, also from port- l Darling.
jfrieuds who regiet his departure.
important Real Estate
Deal Made
Expensive Fire At
River Mill
Standish Bros.
Important Day For
Masons