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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1914)
Estacada State Bank Make it YOUR BANK We are operating a modern hank on the most conservative principles, and we respectfully solicit your patronage. Make use of our savings and check ing service, an 1 fee, free to store your valuable papers in our safe deposit vaults. Call on U3 if you wish advice or as sistance, whether borrowing or loaning. For insurance our service is of the best and we want you to avail yourself of our service. IIROY 0. WALKER. President THiiWAS YOCUM. Vice President IRWIN 0. WRIGHT, Cashier Interest paid on time deposits. I am P ay in g $1.15 per bushel for good wheat. 27.00 per ton for gray oats. I am Selling Flour ( H a r d W h e a t P a t e n t ) 6.00 per bbl. Shorts - $52. per ton. Bran - 30. per ton. Feed of all kinds prices fair, honest weights and treatment. Estacdrid Lumber and Produce Co. Plow Shares Ground 25c H oop Iron for B arrels. H and S aw s Filed Cross C ut S aw s Filed E x p e rt saw h am m erin g C. C. MI LLE R Metal Repairing Electric Wiring Plumbing Kliietsch Miils First class lumber of all kinds. Dimension material a specialty. Prompt deliveries made from big stock on hand. Phone or call at mill, at Dodge. O. C. Klaetsch, Owner. 1 ing and kindred subjects with V.'COD ASHES FOR THE FARM. the information from the Oregon Agricultural College’s experi A V aluable F ertilizin g M aterial T h at Is C ften N eglected. Published kverv Ihursdctv Morning at mental department and from the ; | P rep ared Gy ih e l,’lu te d S t a t e s d e p a r t f S U C A IM . OKI («ON m e n t o f a g r ic u lt u r e .) R . M. S ta n d isii, K di to r «nd M a n a g e r I U. S. Department of Agricul- It pm b ab iy o ccu rs to few f a rm e rs j time's reports. in te ra u at d ie postotftca In Ettacsaa. O regon as th a t ii would lie w orth th e ir w h ile to The Progress is going to try to j sav e th e ir wood ash e s an d re tu rn to second class mat. I cover its field as thoroughly as th e land a co n sid erab le a m o u n t o f val- S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E ? fertilizin g m aterial, y et th e re To deal ; is liable One year ..................... .......................................... . $1 00 | anv country paper can. no reaso n w hy th is can n o t be d o n e M* m onths SO with the subjects and problems ; w ith a very sm all e x p e n d itu re o f c a re that are of daily interest to its , an d labor. Thursday, November 19, 1914 ll is not. o f course, to be ex p ected I ------------------------------------------------------------ readers. To show both sides on | tlt.it th e a v e ra g e farm household will all subjects, up for discussion, j ac c u m u la te enough ash e s to ta k e th e T h e Progress of the Progress and to voice the sentiments of p la c e o f th e im ported p o tash w hich has h ith e rto play ed such a n Im p o rtan t p a rt Beginning with this issue, the Eastern Clackamas County. m lertlli/.lu g A m erican laud and th e ! readers will note the new make The Progress now has a paid | su p p ly o f w bleb h as now been p rac up and form of the paper and circulation of over 500 and is tically cut off by th e E u ro p ean w ar. I the publisher hope: it will meet i read by fully lMM) people in East .Nevertheless It h* q u ite eeriaili th at with the approval of the subscri-, ern Clackamas County each week j a btlsbel of wood llshes h as sufficient hers and advertisers. and as a consequence is the best fe rtP I/in g v alu e to m ak e its p reserv a This change has been under advertising medium to reach the [consideration for several months people of this part of th. county. past, but a- it necessitated a Suggestions and criticism from large financial outlay tor a new readers and advertisers will he press and other equipment, it welcomed and compliments wont was postponed until now. be in vain. The employes of this office are The editor wishes at this time to a., tickled over the new press as a thank the many friends, subscri | kid with a new velocipede, and bers and advertisers of the paper 1 we invite all of our friends to for their hearty support, since he come in and see the wheels go has been its publisher and he • round. Besides handling the promises to reciprocate with full newspaper, this new press, with measure, for the money received. its automatic fountain inker, will turn out the finest of printed1 matter, such as illustrated cata logs. stationery, etc. It is with sorm Ir lie shade of regret, that I the old Washington Hand Press,j is to take its place among the memorable relics of this country. The povr “old cider mill” will probably welcome a rest, not on < + ! »♦ • > ♦ > ♦ ♦ ♦ < » » Ì >1 ly fr m its weekly wrestle, but lrom the continued cussing that ADVICE FOR WINTER STORAGE. it has received for years past r itD E SJFltOUTS S IX Y U AHS O L D K E P T DO W N I l Y CATTLE. from such former editors as E H o w t o O b ta in t h e B e s t R e s u lt * W it h A p p le s , P o ta to e s . E tc . S. Womer, G. E. LaFollette, Mrs. D on't place i-tion well w o rth while. T h e ash es m ay apples, p o tato es am i root N. B. Ecker. (sue didn’t of J l»e ap p lied .as a to p d re ssin g lb gr.-Ms crops in th e sa m e pit for w in te r stop course) and a few stray, vituper- age. B e tte r still, use tlie cav e for | land and to p astu res, w h ere th ey fos ous and vitrolic remarks made by sto rin g f ru its an d vegetables. sa y s I>. : ler th e g ro w th o f « lover an d d esirab ie ; grasses, a id in g th em to cro w d o u t in the present management and em K. Lew is, a s s is ta n t in h o rtic u ltu re in | ferio r k in d s a ml w eeds. F o r co rn an d ployees. th e K a n sa s S ta te A g ricu ltu ral college m o ts a s h e s a re also helpful, b m bo It is with no regret that the A larg e per cent o f th e ca v e s on f a u n s c a u s e of th e ir lim e eo n to n t th ey a r e “ patent inside pages” were done a r e su ita b le for s to rin g f ru it if a ven- I n o t so good fo r potatoes. away with, for the- too are a rel te n tin g system is installed. T h e best I It is esse n tia l, how ever, th a t th e ic of a bygone day, when lew v e n tilatin g system^ consists of th ree f a n n e r do not p erm it his ash e s io people in the rural communities openings m ade o f tile in th e roof and leach. In m any households It lias I »ecu could afford or av ail themselves eovered w ith A sh a p ed bo ard s it» keep c u sto m a ry In th e p a st fo r h o u sew ives sa v e th e ash e s an d leach o u t th e of the daily papers and maga «he rain out. To p e rfe c t th is m an n er j p to o tash fo r u se lu m ak in g soap. Obvt v en tilatio n th e re sh o u ld be openin g s I zines. After a thorough canvass of in tin* floor, w hich «njjiucct w ith a tile ' ouslv If th e potuslt is leached o u t th e among over one hundred subscri ru a sh e s h av e lost th e ir c h ie f u se fu ln ess n n in g to th e o u te r ail bers. it was learned that these M a in tain in g a c o n s ta n t te m p e ra tu re to tile land. ‘ patent insides" were not read, of ab o u t F o r a g ric u ltu ra l purpose« th e ash e s d eg rees F. will give th e with the exception of an occa best re su lts in such a cave. T h e cav e from d iffe re n t species o f tre e s vary sional i eader of a serial stor>. should be located upon ground w hich co n sid erab ly ¡n v alu e T h u s th«* a sh e s The majority of the residents in is well d rain ed , an d a n o rth east fro n t fr«»m su ch so ft wood* a s pin e c o n ta in p h o sp h o ru s and p o tash th an th o se this part of the e unty, subscribe is p re fe rre d , a lth o u g h an e a s t fro n t is less from th e h a rd e r woods, like oak. elm . for some one of the Portland dai b e tte r th a n a w est o r so u th front. m ap le am i h ickory T h e ash e s of ly papers and keep posted on th e 1 Apples, root crops an d potato es tw ig s an d sm all b ra n c h e s a re also should never he sto red in th e sa m e p i t general news of the day, and the If th e pit ty p e o f sto ra g e is used th e w o rth m ore th a n th e yield from h e a rt Progress is not trying to compete location should be ca re fu lly selected wood ta k e n fro n t th e m iddle «»f a n old against them. There is a good w h ere tile pit will have good d raiuag e. tree. In g en eral it m ay be said th a t field in Eastern Clackamas Coun In p rep arin g th e pit it is besi to dig tlie sm a lle r a n d y o u n g er th e wood th a t ty, for a purely local paper, deal from fo u r to eig h teen in ch es in to th e is b u rn ed th e I te tte r th e ash e s is m ean s th a t by best«»wing a lit ing with the weekly news, society g round, a s th is will give a m ore even tle T h <*are upon his wood lot th e fa rm e r uvqnts, politics, development, and te m p e ra tu re th a n if th e v eg etab les are can o b tain fo r h im self th e fuel th a t placed on tlie top of th e ground. T h e i welfare of the community. will he m ost u sefu l to him , w hile a t rick sty le of pit is best a d a p te d for th e sa m e tim e Its rem oval benefits in The new paper aims to furnish rin g larg e q u a n titie s. A tren ch ste a d o f in ju rin g his w<»ods. I t is o f all of the news, from all of the sto should be d u g aro u n d th e p it which te n th e c ase th a t v ery little, if any. various sections with the coopera will c arry off su rfa c e w ater. rim in atio n Is used w hen c u ttin g tion of its district correspondents. N ever put spoiled or w orm y pro d d d o isc w n th e tre e s f«»r fuel. M ore ju d g u cts in th e pit. T h e fru it or v e g e ta The new arrangement of the m«*nf in tiffs respe<*t w ould ac tu a lly paper, will allow of seperate col bles should lie covered w ith enough ! b«*tn*(jf flu* tim b e r th a t is left sta tid ln :. s tr a w or g ra ss to form tw o Inches of ! w hile su p p ly in g tin* household w ith all uinns for the various subjects, su latio n a f te r th e soil is in place. th e wood th a t it m*eds. Again, if is such as church and school notes, In If file pit is tilled early ill th e y e a r it s h e e r e x tra v a g a n c e fr» allow stock to society, fraternal organization’s,' is best to use slough g ra ss or can e p a s tu re in woods. T hey d estro y an d announcements, and farmingr sub fodder to shed w a te r I’a r t of this re ta rd young g ro w th , pack dow n th e jects. should be rem oved w hen th e e a rth Is soil a n d eX|M>*e th e roofs of th e tr«*«*s on Enutlgii d irt should be used By ta k in g c a re «»f h 's tr«*es a s he would Arrangements have lieen made p to ut p rev A tw o inch pif k ? «jf a n y o th e r cro p tin* fa rm e r in th e en I to allow the paper to print each should en ru t n freezing from th e o u tsid e to th e will gain m uch m ore th a n by allow ing ! week, the liest of articles orfag- tiottm n o f th e p it to se rv e a s a veil c a ttle an d o th e r stock to feed up»»n it | ricultural, stock and poultry rais- tila to r a t will. 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