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V olume 12,
E stacada , O regon , T hursday , M arch 20, 1919
N umber 26
AN OLD ROM UN­
DER A NEW NAME
Under a new name an old es­
tablished business is launching
forth new plans and methods to
serve the public. The Reed Auto
Co. formerly Estacada Garage is
one of the institutions which does
credit to the town and denotes
the enterprise of its proprietors,
in furnishing the public with the
best service in the automobile in­
dustry. The firm’s present title
is well chosen as the senior mem­
ber was its founder, when the
prospect seemed rather dubious,
but Mr. J. W. Reed had the vision
to discern the coming develop­
ment in motor transportation,
and in faith planned accordingly.
Many at first deemed him rash
when he started a small shop on
the site of his present roomy and
spacious structure. This was in
1910 when there where only three
autos in this vicinity. However
the demands of the business pro­
pelled «by the keen management
of Mr. Reed, caused it to increase
by leaps and bounds. His success
has been largely due to being the
agent of the old reliable Ford ma­
chine which for a long time was
almost alone in its especial field,
and which still holds its own in
spite of numerous rivals which
have attempted to compete with
it in the line of low priced mach­
ines of moderate size. The ser­
vice of this firm has always been
prompt and excellent, and has
done much to advance its inter­
ests and commend it to the
travelling public, the repair de­
partment has a reputation of its
own, under the supervision of J.
M. Melton.
About a month ago Mr. Reed
associated with himself, Mr. G.
W. Stenhouse formerly of Camas,
Wash. This enabled the firm to
increase their facilities for ser­
vice, and they have just added
an electric machine for recharg­
ing the magnets and burning out
shorts in the Ford cars without
having to take the car to pieces.
This means a big saving to the
customer as well as to the firm.
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W a r Relics E xhibit
R eal E state S ale
A most interesting and in­
structive exhibit is on display at
the Walter Givens Co.’s store.
It consists of a number of war
souvenirs which were picked up
and brought home by W. W.
Dillon, lately Y. M. C. A. sec­
retary in France.
There are
Bosche helmets, mess kits, bayo­
nets, gas masks of the French,
German and British types, the
American being identical with
the last, shrapnell shells, buttons
from German uniforms, hand-
grenades and a street sign from
one of the German camps, a pair
of French wooden sabots, French
and German money mostly in
paper, but there are a few French
coins in silver, copper and nickle.
There is a great difference be­
tween the French and German
bayonet, the former being rapier
in form and the latter knife shap­
ed. But the one on exhibit is not
as murderous appearing as one
we saw in Minneapolis which had
a saw tooth edge on one side.
We noticed also an entrenching
tool spade shaped which looked
like a child’s toy.
The exhibit
brings to mind very forcibly the
tremendous waste of war in
material, as these articles were
all in good condition but were
abandoned on battle fields. Of
course a great deal of this is
salvaged, but still for years to
come pieces of equipment will be
ploughed up besides more grew-
some relics each time the farmer
turns the sod of the fields on
which these battles were fought,
or camps were pitched.
S E. Wooster has just conclud­
ed the sale of the Whitfield place
to A. C. Cooper of Raymond.
Wash., who will take immediate
possession and commence re­
building and making other im­
provements.
Mr. Cooper has
been in government employ for
years, in the Biological depart­
ment. But when the war broke
out he resigned and entered the
Sanderson and Porter shipyards,
where he remained until two
weeks ago. He intends engag­
ing in the chicken business, hav­
ing had considerable experience
along that lint? in work connect­
ed with the U. S. Dept, of Agri­
culture.
C onvention a t M. E. C hurch
A centenary convention will be
held at the Methodist Church this
week, all day Friday. Luncheon
will be served at noon in the
church dinning room, also at 6:00
p. m. Come and bring your
basket well filled, ^ome of the
best speakers the Rev. Drs. Ford
and Gilbert of Oregon City, will
take part in this program besides
others. The program will begin
Friday at 10:00 a. m.
Subscribe for the home paper.
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E x term in ate th e S quirrels
It is time to make an organized
campaign against the digger
squirrels in Clackamas county.
A little effort in placing poison
now will save thousands of dollars
of grain later.
Arrangements
are being made by the Farm
Bureau to mix the poisoned
grain according to the formula
which has given best results, and
furnish it to the farmers at actual
cost. It will come in 25c pack­
ages, containing about a quart.
This poisoning campaign will
not be effective unless everybody
gets behind it, and places the
poison on the ground frequented
by squirrels.
The squirrels are already mak­
ing their appearance.
Prompt
action will go far toward des­
troying this harmful pest.
H. B. Davis is agricultural
agent for the Garfield district
and will take orders for the
poison. Phone or write to him
without delay.
Serious A ccident at Mill
Mr. Longwell, of Estacada,
met with serious injuries Tues­
day, March 10, while working in
the chute at Nelson and Jarl’s
mill. A large timber struck him
with such force that one, and
possibly both, ankles were brok­
en and other injuries were sus­
tained. Oregon City Enterprise.
$1.50 P er Y ear
THE PISSING OF
HENRY DILLON
This community was shocked
last Friday afternoon by hearing
that Mr. Henry Dillon had sudden­
ly passed away.
He had been
unwell for some weeks but able
to be around. That morning he
went to the barn to work and had
not returned to the house by
noon. When R. C. Coop a neigh­
bor -who was doing some plough­
ing for him, came to the house at
noon, he was asked to look up *
Mr. Dillon. On'goingto the barn
he found the latter lying by the
corn crib, quite dead. Dr. Adix
was sent for but of course noth­
ing could be done. The funeral
was held Monday morning at 10
a. m., the Rt*v. J. F. Dunlop of
the M. E. Church, officiating.
Phil Standish came up from
Portland and rendered two beauti­
ful solos “Crossing the Bar" and
“ Home of the soul." The fun­
eral was well attended showing
the respect the deceased enjoyed
from those who knew him. The
Masonic lodge to which fraternity
Mr. Dillon belonged furnished
the pall bearers and the inter­
ment was in the Odd Fedows
cemetery under the direction of
undertaker Chapman.
There
were some beautiful floral tri­
butes, but that of the Masons
unfortunately did not arrive in
time.
Henry Dillon was a native of
Illinois, being born at Ridge
Farm in that state September
13th, 1841. He came of Quaker
ancestry which has furnished
some of the best families in the
country. He was raised on the
farm, and when the civil war
was on, he joined the 134th
Illinois volunteers, and fought
for the Union. On April 14th,
1870 he was united in marrageto
Miss Rachel Wagner of Milford,
Illinois, to which union there
were seven children horn, five of
whom are living.
He lived in
Illinois until about twelve years
ago, when he moved to Oregon,
at first to Portland, but s< on af­
terwards came to Estacada where
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