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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1919)
Page Two SCHOOL NEWS Now is the time to decide whether or not we shall have a summer school in Estacada. The funds have been appropriated, the tuition is free to residents of the district, and only a nominal tuition will be charged outside pupils. Children, pupils of high school grade, or adults may en roll. Opportunities for wor k in Agriculture, Home Economics. Commercial, Shop work, or re view work for school credits will be given if desired. The whole scheme rests upon the demand for the work, and the plan is to serve local people of this and surrounding districts. In addition to class work there will be lectures by members of the University and 0. A. C. faculties and others. Now if you think you will be interested till out the enrollment blank below and mail or send otherwise to M. B. Signs, Prin cipal of the Estacada school at once. There should be at least twenty adults and as many young people to make the school a success and if we do not get that many the idea may be abandoned. M. B. Signs, Principal of Schools, Estacada, Ore. Dear Sir: I am interested in the Summer School and would like to enroll for the six weeks term taking the following sub jects: Yours, truly. Name------------------------ P. O. OVERSEAS The following is partof a letter written by a wounded soldier, who is in the Ashhurst War Hospital at Oxford, io Miss Florence Kendell of this city. "I was a sergeant in charge of the machine guns. There were. Herman machine gun snipers, M. E. Church Thero will be services both morning and evening next Sunday at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday School at 10:00 a. m., Young People’s Meeting at 6:30 p. m. Everyone cordially invite»! to atterul these services. J. F. Dunlop. Pastor, Thursday, April 3, 1919 EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS sniping my men, of whom I lost a few. The Germans had crawled to an old house and establishec a position and were using crossfire to cut off our communications with the main company. There was a German patrol party of about seventy men cutting the wire with the intention of attack ing a small advanced post of ours. I left my post to go and silence the snipers’ position which I did but was unfortunately captured in doing so. But as it was a mis take on the German’s part in taking me for a Britisher, they asked me the pass word, which I gave right away, viz: “Ja wohl.” I was released and returned to the German front line, in one of the field grey unter-oberst uni forms. I was recommended by Hindenberg for the Iron cross, second class, and put in charge of a company of signallers for this. They were going to launch TRAINS LEAVE ESTACADA an attack on a very large scale, FOR PORTLAND: of which I was able to notify the British of their intentions to try 6:55 a. m., 8:52 a. m., 12:52 p. m., 4:52 p. m., and annihilate and break through and 6:30 p. m. the lines. A British flying squadrom was coming towards the German position, so I signall TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND ed with my lamp to notify the British of the intended attack. FOR ESTACADA: They signalled the British artill ery to open up a barrage and they 5:15 a. m., 10:45 a. m., 2:45 p. m., 4:45 p. m. then blew in the dug out, killing everybody, and our men launched a small attack capturing the position. NEW TRAIN SCHEDULE Beginning Sunday, j February 9th, 1919 / ✓ PARIES IN FLANDERS ‘'Last night beneath the stars, on sentry go, I saw the fairies dancing to and fro; Just how they came and went I do not know.” ‘‘They came to me before the moon had set, Their little fairy formal can’t forget; They lightly danced across the parapet. ’ ’ ‘‘Along the trench they tripped, and around the bay, Their laughter echoed—and in some strange way; I felt the sunshine of a warm spring day.” ‘‘Somewhere a cannon roared into the night, And as I peered into the evening light; My fairies sighed and vanished out of sight.” —A. E. Wright. Bids Wanted Bids for the supplying all or any of 125 cords of first class slab or cordwood for the school- houses of Dist. 108 will be re ceived by the Clerk up to and in cluding May 1st. The Board re serves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed Mrs. Susie Sarver, Clerk, by order of the Board. S. P. Stamp of Portland was in Estacada Sunday looking over this part of the county with a view of locating here. He was very much impressed with city and the surrounding country. Portland Railway Light Power Company & GARDEN TOOLS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION! We have a complete assortment of RAKES, HOES, SHOVELS, SPADES, SPADING FORKS, GARDEN TROWELS. ALSO GARDEN and FLOWER SEEDS. FOR THE ORCHARD WE HAVE Lime and Sulphur Spray Spray Pumps for hand, bucket and Barrel. JUST RECEIVED A NEW SUPPLY OF FURNITURE Consistingof Beds, Mattress es, Springs, Dining Chairs, Rockers, H i g h - C h a i r s , Kitchen Queens and Dress ers. COME IN AND LOOK OVER OUR —BEFORE STOCK BUYING and ELSEWHERE! GET PRICES B E R T H. FINCH IMPLEMENTS HARDWARE FURNITURE