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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1916)
Ginseng Brings $4.00 Pound A few years afro. Jerry Jones of Estacada was the recipient of much good natured joking, be cause he had gone to considerable expense and much labor, to enter the ginseng raising business on Estacada Heights. Today the laugh is on the other side, as Jerry is now reaping a good profit from the growing of this medicinal product. Recent ly he sold on the Portland mar ket a supply of the dried roots at a price of $4 per pound, with the market having sine? risen to $G and $7 per pound, and another year he should have several hun dred pounds to dispose of. The Jones’ planting consists of about 15,000 plants, ranging from three to five yea-s old. As after the fifth year the roots are dug, dried and sold, new’ plants are each year put out to replace the sold product. The Oregon ginseng seems to develop at least a year sooner than the eastern grown plants, with the five year roots attain ing the size of six year ones in the colder climates. As it takes the roots of about thirteen plants to furnish a pound of the dried marketable product and as the culture of the crop is not a hard one, it can readily be seen that there is good money to be made in the culture of this rare herb, which always commands a good price in the drug market. Since the Jones’ ginseng gar dens were started, seven other Estacada men have gone into the business, with plants averaging from one to four years old and more are contemplating entering this profitable industry in con nection with their other work. Mrs. Wm. Hanson and daugh ters, Jessie and Margaret, of Se attle, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. A. Foehlinger and Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Howe of Estacada. An Appreciation I hereby wish to thank my many friends for the support given me during the recent Prize Merchandizing Contest and trust that the time will come, when 1 will be in a position to reciprocate. Signed Mrs. David Fleming. River Mill. What might have been a ser ious run-away occured Tuesday afternoon in Estacada, when the team of Smiley Lovelace of Springwater took fright at a pass ing auto and started for home. Willard Richmond, a Seattle youngster who is visiting at the Ix>velace home, was perched up on the high seat of the wood-rack, until the team turned the corner of 2nd and Main, when the boy was pitched out, sustaining a few minor bruises. Miss Dora Ctirrin of Currins- ville is visiting among friends at Stanfield, Oregon. Miss Dorothy Cahill of Portland was a week-end visitor at the E. E. Saling home in Currinsvillle. Ira Neal of Estacada has re turned home after a few weeks absence in Eastern Oregon. A Few Barton Items Contributed Farmers in this neighborhood Down To $8 are busy cutting grain. All sorts of farm crops seem to be about and $8.25 a month later than usual, oats though, promise a heavy yield. The recent hot weather has brought crowds of campers from the city. Kingsburys Flats and seUinft other shady nooks along the Clack amas shelter a good many tents, and quite a few came out Satur day to camp over Sunday. Miss Marie Myers, a r e c e n t graduate of the State Normal at Drifted Snow (the Best Flour M ade) $1.65 Monmouth, visited friends here Saturday and Sunday. Miss My Upper Crust 1.60 ( Just A s G ood) ers formerly taught the Barton school. Corvallis (V alley W heat Flour) 1.50 About a dozen citizens of Bar ton turned out Saturday with pitchforks and teams and enjoyed an old-fashioned h ay hauling. The hay was all safely stowed Big reduction in away by 4 o’clock and everybody went home happy, taking with them the memory of a splendid dinner and the profuse thanks of a certain widow lady. The logging camp on the North west spur, about one mile from Barton, is tunning to full capac ity now making a shipment of six or eight carloads of logs daily. Some 30 or *10 men are employed here and it will take a number of years to log off the company's present holdings. The railroad I wil1 be extended back into the timber as the need arises. “ Your Satisfaction Is Our Success” Certain wood haulers in this vi cinity show a cheerful disregard for “safety first” in their meth od of piling wood. One of these ricks lately timbered over, no body under it forturately but a little more care at the time of pil ing it might have saved trouble and anxiety later on. You will want to do your tile draining soon, before the fall rains set in. We have 4 in. tile for $'5,20 per C. or $30. per M. Also have for immediate sale about GO ft. of 8 in. tile at 7c per foot. Local Men H ear Hughes A. O. Whitcomb and Dr. Nu gent of Garfield and Walter Giv Lumber ens of Estacada, in the latter’s ear, Wednesday made the trip to Portland, where they attended We are now in a position to fill all orders for dimension mater the dinner of the Portland Ad ials, having a big stock on hand and with our new mill con Club and were privileged to hear nections, can furnish entire bills. the address of Justice Hu?ghes, We are also ready to furnish you sidewalk planks and stringers, Republican presidential nominee. at the prices quoted in our recent advertisements. As Mr. Whitcomb’s son Walter is president of the Ad Club and directly responsible in obtaining Mr. Hughes asaspeaker, it made Flour and Feed it possible for his father and the others to enjoy this treat. As always, we are in a position to fill your every want in the above lines, with feed for hogs, poultry, horses and cattle. To Library Patrons Notice is hereby given that all c_ylllen C& Samson Estacada parties returning books to the Es tacada library, on which 5c per day overdue penalties exist, will be required to pay the fines in full, before they wil! be allowed to take other books from the library. Plumbing Metal Pstpairing Tinning Signed—Library Committee. Sugar Flour Soai Ladies and Childrens Sum m er Shoes EAST CLACKAMAS SUPPLY CO. Ti l e C. C. Miller Electric Wiling ónd Supplies Generai Repair W ork of All Kinds especially Gas and Steam Engine Repairs and Fittings All Work Guaranteed Give Me A Trial Dr. and Mrs. H. V. Adix and The Estacada school board is children of Estacada are spend now getting prices preparatory to the purchasing of the tools to be ing a few days at Newport, hav used in the newly created man ing made the trip by auto, leav ual training department The ing Estacada Friday. In his ab list of tools specified comprises a sence, Dr. Levi of Portland is in fine assortment of wood working appliances. charge of the doctor’s office. Dr. Walter H. Nugent To Lecture j O n Friday evening, August 25th, at the Garfield Grange Hall, Dr. W. H. Nugent of Newbury - port. Mass, will lecture on the subject “How to Get There.” This lecture will be free and the people are to be congratulated upon this opportunity to hear one of the leading speakers of the Eastern Lyceum Bureau.