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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1915)
Kindergarten May be Started Portland, Latest of Classy H A T S Oregon. One Price 2 $ . How’s Your Roof? Repair It During The Dry Weather Shingles — Mountain Cedar $2. per M. Cascade Roofing Paper $1.25 per 108 sq. ft. Elastic Roofing Paint - 75c per gal. No. 1 Portland Flooring at $25. per M. No. 2 ” ” ” 20. ” ” Shiplap No. 1 common $12. — $13. per M. Boxing and Dimension - $11. ” ” We also have a fine assortment of Window and Door Casings, Trim and Mouldings. No. 2 Doors - $1. each Lathes . . . $2. per M. The need o f a kindergarten in Estacada has been felt for some time past and last year Miss Helen Bartlett successfully con ducted such a schoo', hut will not continue the work the com ing season. At the request o f a numbeV o f parents, Miss Roberta Reid o f Garfield has consented to open a kindergarten, to pursue the fa mous Montessori methods o f child instruction. Miss Reid has studied under Miss Gertrude Talbot o f Portland, who is conceeded to be the lead ing exponent o f the Montessori methods in the state. She is well adapted to handle this im portant line of instruction, which along with her love for children guarantees a successful school. In order to start such a kind ergarten, it will be necessary for her to have at least eight regular pupils to begin with and parents wishing to have their children obtain this valuable in struction, should get in touch with Miss Reid at once. W e’ re too busy selling goods this week, to write advertising copy BUT R^emember Joseph Demoy, Paul Frazier, Sam Barr and Robert Ewalt. I Ruth Githens was one o f the I most beautiful girls in this com Complete stock of Hay, Feed and Grain munity, having attained tnat | glow and sweetness that comes Fresh Supply of Sand and Gravel ¡with the blossoming into young womanhood. Everyone that had Estacada Lumber & Produce Co. W e ’re Headquarters For I the pleasure o f coming in con- E. D. Allen W. J. Sampson Jtact with her. found a character ] in keeping with her beauty and ; counted themselves lucky to be Popular Girl Drowned dertakers Henthorn and Chap classed as her friend. Continued from page 1 man o f Estacada. She was in her sixteenth year, ing unable to swim, had worked j The funeral services we-e held having been born at the family * himself out over the pool on a Sunday afternoon, at 2 o ’ clock at home in Currinsville, where she plank. The body was brought to the Estacada Methodist Church. was the youngest and consequent the surface by means o f a rake What was probably the largest ly the pet o f her adoring parents, and resusitating methods were at crowd- o f people ever gathered brothers and sisters. She had once begun, with the aid o f Mrs. together in this community, at always taken an active part in A. K. Morton and others, who tended the services, attesting in the social, church and school in had been camping nearby. a small way the popularity and terests in Currinsville and Esta Dr. Morse o f Estacada respond love which was shown for Ruth cada. She would haye been a ed to the call and, with the aid of Githens. Junior the coming year in the l)r. Wells, instructed the willing The church and surroundings Estacada High School and her workers in the proper manipula were a mass o f floral offerings absence will be felt greatly in ting o f the body to throw otf th e ; from the hundreds o f friends, the school; for everyone loved water and create artificial respir school mates and relatives o f the Ruth. ation. Dr. Adix o f Estacada diseased. The diseased is survived by joined the workers about an hour The service was a sad, yet her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry later and hope was not given up beautiful one. Rev. Rees offer Githens, an older sister, Gussie until two hours after, when a ing the prayer, following which Githens and two older brothers, pulmotor, which had been rushed the luneral address was deliver from Portland, proved unavail ed by Mr. Givens o f the Christ Richard o f Currinsville and Wil liam o f Oregon City. ing. ian Church. Mr. Givens took The people o f Estacada and While every known course was for his subject, the verse, "B e vicinity join in expressing their pursued to resusitate the victim, not afraid, only believe.” and heartfelt sympathy to the loved the doctors agreed that death also the 15th verse o f the 116th had been caused by heart failure Psalm, “ Precious in the eight o f ones, in this stern dispensation at the time o f the first excite Jehovah is the death o f His o f a Higher Power. ment, this theory was substanti Saints.” ated by the absence o f water from Mr. Givens’ tribute to the the lungs. Many friends and neighbors popularity and beautiful charac had collected within a short time, ter o f Ruth Githens, was a great and the sorrowing groups did the consolation and com fort to the best they could to comfort the family and friends. The choir o f the Christian distracted parents and compan Our Slogan. Church rendered two beautiful ions o f the dead girl. selections, and a trio comprising Notwithstanding the immed “ A Salist.ed Customer is Our Best Advertisement" iate grief, the many friends of Mrs. A. K. Morton, Fred Bar the girls, payed tribute to Miss tholomew and W. S. Pyle sang, Carpenter for her presence of adding greatly to the impressive SAMSON mind in seeking aid and in ness o f the service. throwing the sapling into the The interment followed at & pool, which undoubledly saved Lone Oak Cemetery, with Ruth’ s TRACTOR Miss Taylor’s life. sorrowing classmates forming a The body was removed about loving cortege, paying their last E* tacada, - Oregon. six o ’clock to the family home, respects to their beloved school where kind friends assisted in companion. The pall - bearers, every way possible and later boys from her class in school W. R. Reid & Sons Distributors was prepared for burial by Un- • were: Russell Reed, Clyde Denny, Estacada, Oregon i Flour* Feed Groceries Poultry^ and Bee Supplies We want your produce - we buy for cash or trade TRACY $ 575 . GIVENS