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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1916)
* V r ttiK t U IC j Let the other fellow experiment. You want to know what your prospective car will do. The record of F O R D cars in the service of more than a million owners is the best evidence of F O R D reliability, economy in operation and sim plicity in handling. Average two cents per mile in operation and maintenance. F. O. B. purchase of a car Hire, or money spent in Garage Charges, Automobile Repair W ork all Tires, kinds Horns, Gasoline, or on the purchase of parts Oils, and of any and accesssories. Presto-Lighting Chains, Starters, Outfits, Etc. Detroit ESTACADA GARAGE * Reed 4 B artholom ew , L td. What One Cent’s Worth tü r* Of E lectric ity Will Do Heat an 8 inch Electric Stove for 30 minutes Operate Sewing Machine for 6 hours Keep a 6 pound Iron hot for 35 minutes Heat an Electric Curling Iron 42 minutes Percolate 12 cups of coffee Lift 300 gallons of water 100 feet Give Light of 250 candles for 1 hour Toast Bread for 20 persons Operate Luminous Radiator for 30 minutes Warm baby’s milk 6 times Cook a Welsh rarebit in a chafing dish Keep Heating Pad hot for 6 hours Operate a 12 inch Electric Fan for 6 hours Vulcanize 12 automobile tire patches Keep Foot Warmer hot for 1 hour Operate an Electric Griddle for 30 minutes r M ♦ 0. W. Eastham o f Oregon City, one of the candidates for the Re publican nomination for District Attorney was a visitor last Mon day at the Taxpayers’ League meeting, in the interests of his candidacy. Votes Given On - - Lunches * Confectionery Drinks - Tobaccos - Fruits International Tailored Suits AT R. G. M archbank's Store *• In the Thousand Dollar Merchandise Voting Contest W hether it be for a gallon of gasoline or the Touring Car $440. Runabout $390. Coupelet $590. Town Car $640. S e d a n $740. < Ic c fip H I j j UCU Coyd Looney of Currinsville is I fa.; t beautifying his home place, | with landscape gardening and 1 the repainting of his water tower. 1 The house of J. P. Strahl Eagle Creek Notes caught fire Sunday afternoon Contributed and burned to the ground. Mrs. Mrs. H. H. Hoffmeister is on Strahl and father, Mr. DeMoss, were visiting at the time with the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Brasch, who live Mrs. Howlett received a pleas nearby. Mr. Strahl and son Les ant call from Grandma Judd and Mrs. Fred Hoffmeister last Sat lie were at home, and along a- bout 2 o ’clock found the house urday afternoon. was filling wjth smoke and after Carl Douglass is suffering from investigating, discovered that it an attack of rheumatism. He was on fire. It is thought it has been unable to walk without caught from the stovepipe or flue, the aid of crutches for several as the fire was on the inside, be days. tween the ceiling and the roof. Mrs. Kitzmiller and Mrs. G. R. As Mr. Strahl could not reach it Woodle called on Mrs. S. F. from the inside he climbed onto the roof, and pulling some shin Howlett one day last week. gles loose, it blazed forth. As Eagle Creek Grange held its 1 they could not make the Brasch regular meeting Saturday. There family hear; they shouted and were over 40 present, including discharged the gun, but to no visitors and children. A short avail and having to fight it alone, business session was held before were unable to save the house, dinner, and after dinner the rais altho they saved a little of the ing of strawberries was discussed; furniture. the discussion being intermixed It is too bad one has to lose with a few readings. A commit their home after getting a fairly tee was appointed to prepare for good start. the May picnic which will take place May 20th. Among the Pluss Cahill and Lewis Rivers grange visitors were: Mrs. F. o f Eagle Creek and families, left C. Wilson, o f Warner Grange; Tuesday for Malone, Washing Mrs. Sarah Dallas, of Damascus; ton, where the men will engage James Bell, of Sandy; and the in the logging business. Misses Edna Deyo and Florence Grandma Hoffmeister of Eagle Colt, teachers of the Eagle Creek Creek, who is in her 78th year, school. , is reported to be in very poor Ernest Hoffmeister and sister health. Myrtie were Estacada visitors S. Gruber of Portland, spent Saturday. .Sunday on his Garfield ranch.