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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1916)
Chester Womer, who is attend ing Willamette University, is at the parental home in Estacada for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Idleman of Portland and Mrs. M. E. Wil liams of Bull Run, were Christ mas guests at the home of U. S. Morgan on Estacada Heights. ever BOUGHT and SHIPPED out of Estacada in one month is our record, since we started in business Owning our OWN AUTO TRUCK, we are in a position to ec onomically handle the products of the farm and last week purchas ed $217.30 worth. L. E. Thomas of Grass Valley, California is spending the holi days at the home of his sister, Mrs. C. W. Devore of Estacada. We furthermore, charged no commission for handling same, being content to make our profit on our merchandise, where taken in trade. ' Dr. and Mrs. Harry Morgan of Wasco spent Christmas at the homes of their parents Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Woodle of Estacada. We aim to carry complete assortments of STOCK, POULTRY and HOG FEEDS and a good line of BUILDING MATERIALS, but if you want any article in our line, which we have’nt in stock, we will gladly and promptly get it for you. H i s S u s p i c i o n C o n firm e d . How intcrc ting the flnanci 1 < olumus In the r on ir.g papers can 1 • to the tr a v e l r e n d e r ' For Install, e l ore’s a m arket report th at says "but er wus strong." This confirms an ini ression formed at a boarding house recently.— London Ideas. We respectfully solicit your patronage and wish you one and all A HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. Miss Rachel Reed of Estacada, was the hostess at an informal dancing party, given a t her home Wednesday evening. callen CS l , Company~ E. D. ALLEN Viola Breezes That Held Him. He—I sh*t!l not m arry h woman un less she 1« inv exact opposite. She— You will never find so perfect a being as that.—Life. The true art of memory Is the art of attention.—Johnson. The Estacada Cattle Growers’ Assn, made up largely of residents of the Garfield section, held a meeting recently at the home of the president, A. W. Botkin. The main subject of the discus sion was the proposed increase by the government of the rates for pasturing and grazing on public lands. Today, the rate is 35c per season for each head of cattle the government planning to in crease the rate to 46c during 1917 56c during 1918 and 66c during 1919, claiming that the latter price will be about two-thirds the rate charged by private owners for similar facilities. At a meeting to be held soon, an invitation will be extended to National Forest Supervisor, T. H. Sherrard of Portland to be pre sent, when the matter of rates will be further argued. Chickens Turkeys and Geese Mr. and Mrs. Paul Womer of Corvallis, spent Christmas at the E. S. Womer home in Es tacada. where a family reunion was enjoyed. Contributed At a family Christmas reunion at the Thos Eaden home, there were present 28 people, being children, grand-children and par ents. Mr. and Mrs. L. Lunceford and children of Castle Rock, Wash, are visiting at the h irae of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos Eaden. The small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton is suffering from a badly scalded leg, the re- suit of an accident. A Christmas family dinner was held at the Jas. Sevier home, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hicinboth- am and daughter of River Mill spending a few days there and at the Hughes’ home. A well filled barn, belonging to Mr. Creason was burned to the ground this week and for a time it was feared the nearby mill would go. Mrs. Harvey Mat toon is now in a hospital at Oregon City, and her many friends hope to hear of her early recovery. Government to Increase Range Fees Largest Quantity Estacada, M. D. EVANS - - Oregon. F e m in in e L. S. BRONSON Come in and let us wish you— < Also ask Happy New Year* for our 20c per dozen Bananas and Candies Fruits and Nuts For New Years On Yours for a Prosperous 1917. esotraecgaodn a the Line. "You say you have sj>ent hours over a single line?“ “Yes; and sometimes days.” “Then you’re a p o e t ? ” "No: I’m an nngl r.” after Christm as prices on Candy. R. G .M arch ban k In tu itio n . “I thought you were going to send th at hat back, Maude. W hat Induced you to Ueei> it?” ‘‘Every girl I know was careful to tell me. as soon as she saw it on me how unbecoming it was.”—Baltimore American. his smuggling T rick . - A Mexican Trader’« Way of Evading M . J. Kerkes ' ! B U Y E R FOR THE Montavilia Livestock th a C u s t o m s In sp e c to r« Company LIVESTOCK OF ALL D E S C R I P T I O N S Also buying dressed hogs — '/ic. below Portland market quotations. If you have any for sale, phone Henry Githens, Currinsville. | I Egg« Sterilized by Gas. A method of preserving e g g a which is said to keep them absolutely fresh ft r an Indefinite length of time is In use In Fran< e. New laid em n in tin cases holding 1 <500 each tire placed in an autoclave, from which the air Is ex- hnusted until all the gas within the shells has been draw n out. Then car bonl acid gas and nitrogen are intro- duced from tanks of these gases in liquid form, and the tins containing the eggs are sealeJ with sol.ler. Any germs of dc ay are killed by these gases, and It is said that the flavor of the eggs Is in no way affected. — ~ — —------------- , * °*y ho is that gentleman listening with such keen de'Ight to a ragtim e se- lection by the l and ' “T hat s Mr. Duffers by. His wife and daughter* are very musical. If they were present they would clap their hauds to their ears ami pretend to be '»uffering.”—Spokane Review. C a n a l« of V enice. The canals of Venice are a part of f ho Adriatic sea. The city is built on US small islands or shoals in tin* gulf *»f Venice. These islets are connected by several Imn.lreil bridges, and the direction of the canals, of which there are nearly *200. are so formed as to con- stltute the “highways.” Thus it Is due to the situation of this city aiul not ta special intention of man that it has canals instead of paved streets. ----------------------- Tha Land $1 tha Kurds, K urdistan appeals to the archaeol- ogist. It was ruled successively by the Persians, Macedonians. Parthians, Sas- Banians and Romans and Is exeeeding- ly rich in antiquarian remains, most of which are still unexamined. The Kurds are H wlld pa8tortlf partly nomadic i>eople. are mostly Mohummedans and are very hostile to Christians, their cruel m assacre of the Armenians being only too well known. K urdistan be- longs to both the Turkish and the Per- sian monarchies, though chiefly to the former —London Chronicle. ( There are ways ol evading duty down on the Rio Grande impossible to the port of New York. The Mexican found a way. lie was a merchant Just on the other side of »lie Mexican bol der. He had two vases which had caught the fancy of an American cus tomer, but they were dear, and with the duty added—not to be thought of. The customer told tin* Mexican so. The Mexican fell $5. But the price was still too dear. The Mexican fell again. But still there was the duty staring the customer in the face. Then sud denly, without explaining how, the Mexican guaranteed that the vases should be delivered free of duty oil tin» o her side of the Rio Grande next morning at breakfast time. “And,” the Mexican u ’d in a char acteristic manner. "I will be there to collect.” At breakfast next morning, as the customer was eating leisurely, the Mex ican api»eared. ‘‘Where aie the vases?“ the customer inquired. "In the next room, senor,” replied the Mexican. smiling blandly. “And the duty?” ‘T here is no duty, senor.” "How in thunder did you manage It?" asked the American, amazed. "I paid a greaser a dollar, senor. With the vases strapped to hts hack, he swam the Rio Grande. See, senor" —hurrying to bring in a vase from the next room and touching It geutly with his fingers—"they sre whole, per-fect.” —New York Post.