L .€ u . C_ cjrtl / All the News All the Time ESTACADA PROGRESS E S T A C A D A , O R EG O N . T H U R S D A Y , NO. 36 of V O L. 4 A i * A Only Paper in East Clackamas $1 A Y E A R M A Y 16, 1912 it is hollow and one can walk right through it. The machinery is also under the darn. There are two more power plants go ing up above Estacada and some people Campaign for Cascade Coun Mayor Recommends Pipe and say be car and machine ty on at Garfield Tonight Tile Over Stubbe Tract. shops that built there in will Estacada. Estacada has a beautiful location in the foot hills of the Cascades on the banks of the Clackamas river, a river which flows from the mountains. It is May Dig a Second R e.evoir—Bid. Called also situated on a car line and cars run People Everywhere Urged to Come and Diacuaa Propoaition—-Meetinga to For Sewer Pipe and Money A ppro to and from Portland every two hours. The fare to Portland is seventy-five cents, Be Held in all Precincta. priated for a New Sidewalk. an hour and one-half ride of thirty-five W. D. JELLISON, Pres. THOMAS YOCUM, V. Pres. miles. A water pipe aud tiling over the Estacada is noted for its scenery, the The opening gun of the public speak L. E. BELFILS, Cashier ing campaign for the division of Clack Stubbe tract from the intake about 80 Clackamas with its high banks and amas county, will be fired tonight at 8 rods to the old Warner tract, was overhanging river cliffs and the swift, green Directors: recommended by Mayor Reed in a com water flowing rapidly along is a very o’clock at the Garfield Grange hall. Speakers will present arguments and munication to the city council at its pretty sight. If you go on some of the data W. D. JELLISON, THOMAS YOCUM, and answer questions and a male meeting Tuesday evening. Alderman high We Sell Cheaper, That’s Why quartet will be heard in campaign hills around Bstacada you will see Mills the new member participated Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens. Mt. Adams songs. From now on meetings will be JO H N ZOBRIST, J. A. SOMER, held in every precinct affected in East Aldermen Underwood and Hawkins and Mt. Tacoma. Clackamas and possibly in other parts were also present. L. E. BELFILS. of the county. Estacada has a beautiful park; right The mayor was authorized to nego Mdse. will attend the May Picnic Mdse. from the Hotei Estacada which is of Speakers tiate with Mrs. Stubbe for right of across Eagle Creek grange Saturday and nicest country hotels in Ore address the people. Meetings will be TOR TOR way. The plan, in addition to the pipe, one of the I 11 the park there are swings, arranged as rapidly as possible at is to construct a small reservoir on the gon. CASH CASH shade trees, a spring, Springwater, Viola, George, Barton, Warner tract, diverting enough water beautiful and large We issue drafts or Travelers’ Checks payable in any Eagle Creek, Dodge, Boring, Sandy and other beautiful things. to it to supply the city; the remainder flowers points. It is the belief that many come f<om Portland every Sun other part of the world. who are opposing division or are unde going over the Stubbe tract as at pres day People to spend the day in the park. cided, will be for Cascade county when ent. close hoping to hear from you in the subject is presented, backed by the City Recorder Devore is to advertise the I will figures and data that the sjieakers have future. collected. for bids for 12 and 16 inch concrete and Yours Truly. glazed pipe for the city sewer and the We are agent for some of the strongest fire insurance _____________ L bw is J o n es , Rebekahs Elect Delegates council will m .ct to act on this in about two weeks. companies in the world. The council appropriated $40 to pay and Nominate Officers for an incline sidewalk between Third and Fourth streets on Main, near the Tight C ontest Gobbled in Eighth W hen A t a regular meeting of Centen Methodist church. nial lodge of Rebekahs last W ed ater Blows Up—Result in The light contract with the P. R. L. & Springw nesday night the following officers Doubt up to Fatal Eighth. P. was ordered signed and bills aggre were nominated: Mary Smith, N. gating $117 were allowed. About $56 of this was for fixing up the “ free” ditch Up to the eighth inning, Sunday, fans G . ; Mary Eschleman, V. G . ; Mrs. on Wade street and $29 for surveying a from Springwater and Estacada were Edwin Bates, Secretary. new road near the Springwater bridge strung up to a high pitch, unable to Mrs. W . M. Yonce and Mrs. E. and for vacation of the road along the determine which of the teams would E. Saliug were chosen as delegates come through. The break came and it b l u f f . ______________________ was in favor of Estacada, which won 9 to attend the assembly which meets to 1. Up to the time Jessica Stubbs at Pendleton May 21 and J. W. Bartlett Enjoys Trip applied the wood to the leather for a Reed, Charles Hiclnbothom and resonant double, it was 1 to 1 and the Raney Crawford were selected by In the Middle West opposing rooters were about played out the Odd Fellows as delegates to the yelling for just one more little run. A letter from Attorney E. W. Mr. Long, who hurled swell ball up Pendleton meeting. You need the former; We need the latter. Bartlett, who with Mrs. Bartlett is to the eighth was punched for a double I Mrs. E. E. Saling has been hon at Eau Clare, W is., visiting Mr. by Stubbs, Neil Bronson busted a sin -; ored by the appointment as District We can both get what we need, if you will come in and Bartlett’s parents, states that they gle and Ennis Townsend a two aacker, Deputy President of the Rebekahs. are enjoying their trip and stay in whereupon J. Parks, captain, derricked Following the nomination of offi price our Long and tried it himself. Doc Doug-1 Wisconsin. On their way east they las blew him for a single and Hans cers, there was an enjoyable social Prescribes for ran through snowstorms through Schultz duplicated. Then, after Cap ; session. Southern Idaho and Wyoming but Leviticus whiffed, the balloon went up ; NOTICE OF CONTEST when they reached Omaha, they for fair. The team batted clear around I Department of the Interior, United States Land and Stubbs, N. Bronson and Mr. Town encountered fine weather. This Office, Portland. Oregon. May 6th, 1912. send each had a second crack at the ball, To has prevailed since. Cornelius Raymond Sullivan of Portland, Oregon, Jessica breezed and Ennis was choked Mr. Bartlett, who is a good deal off on a pop fly. Eight runs had filter Contestee: You are hereby notified that S. C. Spitler, who When you find how reasonable they are in price, of a fan is looking forward to ed over the platter though and it was give* 1629 Stockton St.. Portland, Oregon as his you can’t afford to risk your eyesight by squinting at the deal postoffice address, did on April 23. 1912. file in this seeing some ball games in the W is all off. office his duly corroborated application to contest and sun or by asking Central what time it is. Locals Ragged in First. ONIONS, LETTU CE consin league and says he has al secure the cancellation of your homestead entry, ser Estacada played about aa raggedly ial No. 02593 made May 10th, 1910. for the south ready attended a wrestling match, RADISHES, ASPARAGUS, eaat of the northwest W of section 28. township 3 If you want a time piece on which you can rely He inquires about the Cascade in the first round, but only one run got south, range 5 east, Willamette meridian, and a* by on singles by Smith and Park and a to the minute, RHUBARB, CABBAGE, county campaign and hopes for suc misjudged fly. The locals evened it up grounds for his contest he alleges that you have not lived on said claim or made any improvements on the cess. They will leaye Eau Claire in the third on Stubbs’ double and Doc same, and that you have not lived on the same since STRAW BERRIES, ETC. making your filings about two years since. about May 20 and will likely be in Douglass’ single. You are. therefore, further notified that the said al Eagle Creek Smith flung four innings legations will be taken by this office as having peen Estacada by the end of the month by you. and your said entry will be cancell and got out of a tight hole in the fourth confessed ed thereunder without your further right to be heard We meet all competitors, no matter where located, and either before this office or on appeal, if you when with the baga bulging and one therein, to file in this office within twenty days after the out he fanned Generowski and Long. fail as for catalogue houses, T h e y ’re Easy. Reduced rates on FOURTH publication of this notice, as shown below, your answer, under oath, specifically meeting and re Smith breezed seven out of 12 outs, all jewelry and clocks. Watch and Clock repairing prompt sponding to these allegations of contest, or if you fail that time to file in this office due proof that Pupils of Local School W rite to Pupils of which is going some. Bronson was in within you have served a copy of your answer on the said ly attended to. good form and two double plays helped contestant either in person or by registered mall. If Similar Grades in Middle W est An this service is made by the delivery of a copy of your him. He and Simmons made one and answer Example of Boost. to the contestant in person, proof of such ser The Home of Quality must be either the said contestant’s written ac the other was Douglass to Townsend to vice knowledgment of his receipt of the copy, showing the Smith. date of its receipt, or the affidavit of the person by Prof. James has inaugurated a the delivery was made stating when and where Springwater has a dandy fine team whom B roadw ay the copy was delivered; if made by registered mail, custom in the Estacada schools, in and will give anybody trouble. Except proof of such service must consist of the affidavit of the person by whom the copy was mailed stating - — — ♦ » 4 -----------—----------------—------ — - — — which pupils of various grades com for one inning they shone, but having when and the post office to which it v/as mailed, and this affidavit must be accompanied by the postmas pete in letter writing the successful it out of the system, they ought to go ter's receipt for the letter. You should state in your answer the name of the great from now on. A big crowd of writer’ s letter being sent east. The to which you desire future notices to be sent loyal fans and fannies accompanied postoffice to you. t'i|n|i'M i«ii| 'I I' seventh grade letter by Grace Den H. F. Higby. Register X them here. A week from Sunday the J. C. Ardiey, Receiver I hab bin yonce conclusion I rite yu und ask you eber yu run von ney has been sent to Mayville, two teams tangle at Springwater. Fur Date of first publication. May 9. 1912. Date of second publication May 16. 1912. store piznes. I oxpect no, fur edature mans hame have asey time. I Mich , aud the following by Lewis will fly. Next Sunday the locals play Date of third publication May 23. 1912. Date of fourth publication May 30. 1912. told yu my oxperenee. So you kno vot fun dere is duing piznes mit a Smith, has been mailed to the sixth the Keystone Woolen Mill, from Port kounty stoar, vonce alreaddy yet. Vone smard aliex fedder cum mit grade of Milan, Mich. Letters will land. The score: mi stoar iu. Hamc sa how mauch ask yu ma far vone bugga. Yen Estacada - 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 x —9 9 5 be received in exchange: tole hame 78 dollar, hame laf und sa, in de Cbakaga town a mans sa Estacada, Oregon. Sp. Water - I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 5 5 Batteries—Smith, Bronson and Bron hame sel ma von bugga fur 50 dol. Den hame pul rite oud hame poket April 25 , 1912 . son: Long, Park and Boylan. Umpire, Dear Friend: von print jiaber und ate sed gude bugga 50 dol. Dey bugga ven hame I live in Estacada, Oregon, and I will Anderson. vas came id vas vone sorra site, und de smaid aliex hame luked sik, W. A. JONES tell yon something of the surrounding Firemen Beat Garfield. preddy bad. country. PROPRIETOR In the forenoon, the Garfleld Apple Good rigs and careful drivers always The country around here has a very Pickers Com von anodder mans, Hame dunt aske vonce aske de prlz, doused by the Firemen 17 mild climate and in the winter there is to 14. were SPECIAL ATTENTION but hame goes by de trän und de rale rode car tu Pourtlan town und by Batteries: Henthom and little or no snow. We have a good many Adams; Stokes Given Hunting and Fishing Parties hame vire far de fense to pud up. Vish yu se dot fedder ven hame ged and Krigbaum. fine days in mid-winter. It rains a good hame vire. Hame gut so pour stuff, hame gut mad lyke von sik hean. deal in the winter bnt most of the time For Sale— Indian Runner duck Den sune ven yentle mans com mit a whol lod uf odder mens und it is just a thin mist or fog, that makes eggs; 50 cents a setting. WOOD & LUMBER the air moist and clean. In the summer R. S. Ludlow, Estacada. tf-3-21 Local and Long Distance Telephone by bugga, vire harnes und nales from dos it is quite hot and it fains very little hut the nights are generally quite cold and Yella Frunt Emporarium one can sleep without being bothered by We are making a special price on these sterling und al de gude mans feld tikle rite avay. Dey sa no plaze lik home the heat. town tu by gude goodes. De hoame mans vat sels de goodes, hame pa instruments The soil here is of the finest kind and tackes und help keeb up de kounty und does goods kost hame so liddle makes excellent fruit and farm land. hame feal tikltd tu deth, like a sak fuild poal kats nnd de hak. Und if The land on the hills it fine for fruit and C. E. DUBOIS, Manager. does goods dont be all rite und up tu dait, hame vill go bak preddy sune vegetables. This land produces some ol und yump al de tyme ober de fream uf does McCurdy Lbr. and Hard the finest apples and strawberries in the world and also pears, peaches, grapes, ware Co. fedders. others that cost more. Records from 65c up—music on blackberries, loganberries, plums, cher Dame couinpany mans hame sa hame stan al reddy vit gude, solid garente, uf vone syngel ting dnnt kome nb to repusentaton. ries, and walnuts. They also have large both sides. Coumpanv mans sa give bame scliance tu prove mit yu hame dnn piz orchards of prunes which are very beau nes mit de sqare. Hame dure swing asay oud from de side valk, und tiful when in blossom. yu valk in und hav vone gude velcam sure. Uf yu doant belef me, y u There is a power plant about a mile had bedder quike go und se fur yuself alreddy vonce yet. from here which famishes Portland and other places throughout the country with ESTACADA FURNITURE CO. power. Before they built the dam there The Yellow Front Emporium j was an island in the middle of the river W. D. and L. M. Henthom, Proprietors which they kept digging down until they Odd Fellows Building reached bed rock, where they sunk shafts and filled it up with concrete. The dam is about eighty fret high and is built so Head Office Broadway, • r Phone Main 103 » > .M .»■» K M ' * » * 'F** » » » » » » '» * » '»* » » CO. DIVISION MEETINGS ESTACADA STATE BANK CAPITAL • $25,000 SPEAKERS WILL GIVE REASONS COUNCIL OPENS NEGOTIATIONS Estacada Merc. Co. Our prices are Lower-There’s a Reason ESTACADA COPS GAME 9 T 0 1 NOTARY. TIME IS MONEY DR. CUREM Big Line of Watches SPRING FEVER Fresh Every Day BUY OF U S! But— PUPILS BOOSTESTACADALANDS ...Cruse Brothers... Estacada Jewelry Company » Fill the Prescription To Mr. Edature Mans Concert at Home Music of Artists brought to the fireside by COLUM BIA Livery, feed & Sale STABLE PHONOGRAPHS Dubois Lumber Co. Here’s one for $13.50 We deal in all kinds of building material including Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors, Sand, Gravel, Lime, Plaster, Brick. Cement, Etc. All orders promptly filled. McCurdy Lbr. £ Hardware Co.