News Notes From All Sections
35c
Under the Market Price this week
“Dement’s Best”
White River Flour
4 Carloads
•
of FE E D just received
3 more on the way.
Clover and Timothy Hay
Bran
and
Shorts
Whole and Ground Barley
N O T IC E — W e do commercial grinding
D E LIV E R Y — Within city limits daily.
Tracy & Givens
Estacada,
Oregon.
After Xmas Bargains
A few o f the £200, $250 and $300 new
pianos can still be had for $98, or the
more showy styles for $145.
Several
used pianola-pianos, which could not pos
sibly be told from new, at prices ranging
from $285 for the $500 grades, to $488
for the $900 and $1000 grades.
Latest
metal tube player-pianos, with four
music rolls, all at genuinely reduced
prices.
Player-pianos may now be secured on
terms as low as $12 per month, some for
$10 per month and some for only $2 per
week.
Pianos now only $1 per week.
Attend this exceptional piano sale at
once and make your selection now before
the manufacturers’ representatives, Ells
worth, Barnes and Davey, leave Portland.
Real mahogany. $250. Uprights,
$98.
Better kinds, $325. values, $118. to $145.
Three used Pianola Pianos, like new,
with free music rolls, $488, $335, $285.
Three old-style Pianos,
$45. and $35.
Beautiful new design mahogany cabinet
grands, $335. Smaller $500. sizes, $253.
New style $500. Kimball Uprignts, $318.
Genuine Autopiano Player Pianos in
17 different designs,
$12. a month.
Bungalow Player Piano, biggest toned
little player piano made, $10. a month.
Free music rolls with every player piano.
It. M. Standish,
Estacada Agent.
Broadway at Alder
Portland, Oregon.
Sadie H o r n ib r o o k
P ia n o a n d Vocal In s t r u c t o r
405 12th St.
Portland, Ore. or Progress.
Mrs. A. K. Morton of KstHcnfltt
is spending a few dav» with Rev.
and Mrs Aue of Springwater.
Corbett Underwood, of Under
wood, Wash is vi-iting at the h nne
of lus brother. Win. Underwood
in Estacada.
The inane friends of Mrs B O
Boswell of Ksiacada, are ver\ soirv
to learn of her being confined to her
bed witb a severe cold and liojie that
It will not lie long before she is able
to be about. At last reports, while
she is still very ill, her condition
showed signs of improvement.
A good grey woolen glove left
Mrs. W. B. Simmons of Estacada.
at this office, found on Spring- has returned to her home after a two
water Hill.
weeks absence at Beilin, Wisconsin,
Mrs Helen Massey of Portland to which place she accompanied the
is spending the week with her sis remains of her father, the late Henry
Kolpin of Estacada.
ter, Mrs. Geo. Dale of Estacada.
The Douglass Mutual Telephone
Ed Harders of George is doing
Co
of Eagle Creek, held its annual
the carpentry work on Henry j
Ra\
Johnson’s new house, which it is! meeting Monday evening.
hoped will be completed by June. Woodle was re elected diieetor, and
H S. Gibson was re-elected secre
Mrs Win. Bard and Messrs Scott {
tary and treasure .
Cal iff, Peterson and Albert Folsom [
of Springwater are on the lemporar> j Complaint has been made by
residents of Estacada, »gainst the
l sick list, this week.
!
nuisance caused hy the pigeons in
I Mills Helen Klinkcr of George
town. While these birds can do
| entertained five of her friends at a
little hattn this time of year, as
I delightful birthdav party, January
soon as the gardening begins, their
jt^th.
lives will be iu danger.
Mrs. George Heidingerof Portland
Mt. and Mrs. Tiacy Clester of
is visiting tor a few days at the home
P-agle Creek, entertained tier moth
of her sister, Mis. W. K. Haviland
er. Mrs. G. F. White of Portland,
of Estacada.
Mrs. Carol Cecil and daughter
Mrs E. Kaylor of California, Louise, of Southern Oregon, and
who has been visiting at the home Mrs. Becket, at their home last
of her mother, Mrs. L . Harders of Sunday.
George, .has returned to her home
Charles Sparks of Estacada, left
Rev. Aue of Springwater now I Tuesday night for an :-xtended trip
has a class of six violin pupils in to Omaha. Neb., to visit his mother,
Estacada and has time when in who is very ill. He may remain
town to teach two more.
there permanently if he finds a lu
Smiley Lovelace of Estacada is \ crative position and in that event
biiuging lu a full basket of trout Mrs. Sparks will follow.
these days, using tresh eggs for
Mr. and Mrs Henry Githens of
bail and fishing the deep water.
Currinsville entertained last Satur
Mrs. Julius Paulsen of George day evening, in honor of Mrs. Fitz
has returned home, after a visit I gerald of Portland
The evening
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. was enjoyablv spent in card play
J. Harkeurider of Estacada.
ing and dancing, and the card
Mr aud Mrs. Floyd Pound and honors fell to Mrs. Githens and
daughter Evelyn, ot Portland aud Fred Bartholomew.
Miss. Gregsou of Boring were week
Hereafter, will everyone mailing
end visitors at the home of Mr. aud news items to the Progress, please
Mrs. L Hale of Currinsville.
sign their name to the correspon
dence?
The editor has to know
Robert Guttridge of Springwater
who
is
responsible
for all items
has graded his front lawn, making
a great improvement in the appear which appear in the paper. The
ance of Ills place and adding to the correspondent’s name, of course,
will not be printed.
beauty of the neighborhood.
Game Wardens Patton and Ames
Dont forget the C. I C. dance at
of Estacada secured a conviction in
the Pavilion next Saturday evening I the courts of Oregon City last week,
and the Eagle Creçk dance at Cogs in the cases of the Sherinnn broth
well's Hall the following Saturday, ers of Molalla, whom the wardens
recently arrested for deer killing.
Jan. 23rd.
The defendants were each fined $30.
There will be a shotgun and rifle and costs and are ap|>ealing their
match held at the Springwater Ball cases to the Circuit Court.
Grounds, next Saturday, January
16th, with a liberal supply of fowls
Correction
f ir pt^zes.
In las! weeks Progress, in con
T . W. Cross, agriculturalist of nection with the big dance to l>e
the P. R. L. & P. Co., brought in given at the Garfield Conntry Club,
to Estacada this week 150 lbs. of Friday evening, Jan. 15th. it stated
"Minnesota 23" seed corn, pur that supper would be served for
chased by his company from John 50 cents per person, and it should
E ly of Currinsville, to be donated have read supper 50 cents per
to the George Social & Commercial couple. Everyone is invited to at
Club for their 19 15 corn growing tend, tickets 50 cents for the men,
contest.
| and dancing lasts all night.
ONION IMPORTANT STAPLE.
A d a p t a b i l i t y to S t o r a g e In a M a t u r e
S t a t e E n h a n c e s I t s V a lu e .
T h e onion is on e o f the m ost im p o r
tan t veg eta b le crop s gro w n in the
United S ta te s, s a y s a bulletin o f the
a g ric u ltu ra l ex p e rim en t statio n o f the
U n iv e rs ity o f Illin o is.
It is used in
l>oth th e im m atu re an d m atu re sta g e s
and cun be found in all la rg e m ark e ts
In one or both fo rm s through out the
e n tire y e a r.
Its a d a p ta b ility to sto r
a g e in th e m atu re s ta te en h a n ce s its
v alu e a s a sta p le p roduct.
It s rela-
T U K ON IO N I S F O U N D IN A L L L A H O R M A R
K ETS.
liv e ly im p erish ab le n a tu re also a d a p ts
It to long d istan ce sh ip m en t, rough
han d lin g and keep in g fo r a eonsidera
Me tim e ev en under u n fa v o ra b le con
d itio n s
T h e on ion s m ay rem ain in the c u rin g
shed un til th ere is ( la r g e r o f freezing.
T h en they m ust be e ith e r m arketed o r
placed in w in ter sto ra g e , lu the ah
sen ce o f a c u rin g shed an d onion c ra te s
a co n sid era b le q u a n tity *f onions could
be cu red in a corn c rib If one w ere
a v a ila b le . T h e on ion s should b e sp re a d
o v er the door o f th e c r ib in a la y e r not
o v e r th ree or fo u r in ch es deep.
If
there a r e m ore on ion s th an en ough to
c o v er th e door fa ls e doors ab out one
foot a p a rt could be put in an d th u s
th e c a p a c ity o f the c rib g re a tly in
creased
On a s m a ll s c a le on ion s m ay
be sp re a d out In a thin la y e r In alm ost
a n y d ry p lace w h ere the a ir w ill circn
late fre e ly through them
U n less th o r
ou gh ly cured on ion s w ill not keep
STORING VEGETABLES.
T h e B e s t W a y to K e e p T h e m a n d A p
p le s T h r o u g h t h e W in t e r .
O nly good, sound b e ad s o f c a b b a g e
should be selected fo r w in ter sto ra g e ,
s a y s a co n trib u to r to tile W yom in g
F a rm b u lle tin . A ll loose le a v e s should
be rem oved and the head s placed on
s h elv es, i f p ossib le, in a cool cella r.
A p p les a lso should be sound an d k ep i
In a cool place. T h e y should be sorted
from tim e to tim e an d a n y th at a r e be
gin n in g to d ecay tak en out.
B e e ts, p arsn ip s, c a rro ts , tu rn ip s and
su ch v e g e ta b le s c o n tain a la rg e per
c e n tag e o f w a te r. C o n se q u e n tly w hen
stored a n y length o f tim e they lo se a
good deal o f th eir w a te r and sh rin k
and w ith e r up
F o r use in a sm all
fa m ily , w h ere on ly a bushel o r tw o o f
each kind o f v e g e ta b le is used d u rin g
th e w in ter, sto rin g in san d is th e best
w a y o f keep ing them . A la y e r o f sand
is p laced in a box. then a la y e r o f v eg
eta hies, an d so on un til the box is full
T h e san d k eeps th e m oistu re In th e
v eg eta b les, and th e y w ill rem ain fre sh
and p lum p until sp rin g.
A p a rt o f tiie cro p o f p a rsn ip s Nhould
In» le ft In th e ground un til sprin g. T h e
fre e z in g w ill not In ju r e them In the
least, an d th e y w ill lie o f tiner fla v o r
when d u g In the s p rin g than in th e
fa ll.
V eg etab les th a t h a v e becom e
sh ru n k en through the lo ss o f th e ir
m oisture can be m ad e plum p an d
sm ooth a g a in by s o a k in g fo r h a lf an
hour in cold w a te r b e fo re paring.
W in t e r S q u a s h .
T h e sq u a sh Is not fu lly ap p reciated
by a g re a t m an y h o usekeepers. It
should occup y a prom in en t p lace In th e
diet o f e v e ry fa m ily . T h e w in ter v a
rieties a r e e a sily kept all w in ter. T h e y
should be h a rve sted w ith c a r e to avoid
b ru isin g and stored In a w a rm , d r y
room.