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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1916)
1 Eastern Clackamas News Published every Thursday at Estacada, Oregon R. M. Standish, Editor and Manager Entered at the postoffice in Estacada, Oregon, as second-class mail. S ubscription R ates One year - - - Six months . . . $1.00 .50 Thursday, November 9, 1916 Economical Home-made Bean Cleaner As one o f Garfield’ s leading young farmers this season har vested a tolerable sized crop of navy beans and as said beans are worth real money nowadays, he decided to grade, sift and clean same at minimum expense. In order to save the trouble and expense o f borrowing a neigh bor’ s fan mill, said farmer rigged up his motorcycle after a half days work and by means o f util izing the exhaust, succeeded in blowing everything out, includ ing the beans. As a 15c sieve was an unneces sary expense for the grading of the beans, said farmer took a milk pan and socked it full o f No. 6 shot at close range, result—one ruined milk pan, suitable for grad ing clover seed. Second milk pan was duly treated to a load of buck shot, result holes too big and far apart, although shot was well aimed. Finally, sieve was made' from third milk pan by hammer and nail process. As a result of this practice of home-made appliances, said bean crop will have to be marketed at double present prices or said farm er will have to accept the respon sibilities as County Fruit Inspec tor for another season, to break even. Estacada Members Among Officers District No. 32, comprising the Rebekah Lodges o f Gresham, Boring, Rockwood, Sandy and E s t a c a d a , was organized at Gresham, Oct. 26th by Mrs. Nel lie Waltenberg, president o f the Rebekah Assembly. Many members, representing all o f the lodges were in atten dance and upon a n invitation from the Boring Lodge, it was voted to hold the next convention there. The following officers w e r e elected for the next convention to be held in September or Oc tober 1917: Pres. Amy Moran, Boring; Vice i r e s . Olive Ecks- trom, Gresham; Secy. Mary Rich mond, Rockwood; Treas. Nellie Currin. Estacada; Conductor Mae Yonce, Estacada: Inside Guard Mrs. Dahlhammer, Rockwood and Outside G u a r d , M'-s. Meiers, Boring. Shooters Attention! A few of the trap shooting en thusiasts o f Estacada want to stage a shooting match on Thanks giving Day. at the traps o f the Estacada Rod & Gun Club. The club will be glad to hold a shoot on that day providing a sufficient number o f participants can be gotten together. So, if all parties wishing to shoot on that day will notify R. M. Stan dish, secretary, prior to the 27th, arrangements will be made, pro viding enough men promise to turn o u t . _________ Lost—Advertisers Name Wanted—the name o f the own er o f the span o f mares, harness and low farm wagon, advertised in last week’s issue o f the News. Inquiries on this advertisement came to this office as directed and through an error, the name of the advertiser himself was lost— consequenty we are advertising for the advertiser. C. I. C. Meeting Changed Instead o f holding the regular meeting o f the C. I. C. on Satur day afternoon at 3 o ’clock as us ual, the next meeting will be held Friday afternoon, the 10th, at the usual hour. This change o f date was made necessary, owing to the foot-ball games which will occur in Esta cada and Portland, and which will interfere with the regular attendance. Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar of Port land, Secy, o f the Anti Tuber cular Association will address the meeting on that day. Everyone is urged to attend, whether mem bers or friends. Spend Night In Wood A party o f Estacada automo- bilists, who last Saturday attend ed the Oregon-Washington game at Eugene, put in a dismal night on a woods road near Inde pendence, having run out o f gas oline and lost their way. Aside from the chills incident to a rainy night in the woods, the party arrived in Eugene in time to witness the game. The party comprised, Air. and Mrs. I. I). Wright andr Mrs. W right’s mother, and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bartlett and daughter Helen. In order to escape any legal en tanglements t h a t might arise from not properly advertising a t a x levy meeting a sufficient length o f time in advance, Super visor Fred Lins o f the George Road District is this week re-ad vertising the meeting notice, with the new date set for November 29th, instead o f the 6th. i t D V IS IN G young men seeking u fortune, Andre«- Carnegie is quoted as saving, “ Get your first thousand and the i V rest trill be easy.” Have you accumulated your first thousand, young man? If you haven't, start’ today by- opening a bank account. Money in the bank gingers vou up. It gi\es you confidence. If a business opportunity offers, you have the cash.. Everybody knows that money makes money. You’ll find that a bankbook is your best friend. r \ A sk us for one of our Home Savings Banks Estacada State Bank Office Leroy D. Walker, President - Thomas Yocum, Vice President Irwin D. Wright, Cashier Chapman’s Is Headquarters For E A T S A T S Of All Kinds S tandard and F a n c y G roceries Vegetables and F ru its In Season Fo r Canning Yo u r Fru it Use our Wide Mouth Se'f Sealing Jars T a r * 1________________ Estacada, Oregon Advise Me What You Have For Sale BEEF CATTLE Cement Infection* There seems to be present in this community now an epidemic o f infections, with many farmers forced to seek medical aid in hav ing, what would ordinarily be minor cuts and scratches, cured. Similar infections and which have proven painful and slow j healing, have been caused by ce ment working into abrasions in the skin and the past cement work in Estacada has resulted in several o f the workers suffering from this malady. Have You Your First Thousand ? Wanted by Portland Union Stock Yards expert buyer, who will visit this section, as often as is nec essary. So advise us what you have for sale. As to the HOG BUYING, it will be conducted as always by GIVENS, estacada The Man Who Has Helped To Build Up The Local Livestock Industry. ß \