« OUR SLOGAN: Community Cooperation M ^w K E E P YOUR EYE ON ESTACA « 30 ^ * ^ r ^ïfCf' g& Z *' Nmta Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County V olume 12, N umber 48 it E stacada , O regon T hursday A ugust 21, 1919 Four Score and Seven Oil THE WILLAMETTE One of the most trying ordeals is waiting' for a belated train or boat. Last Saturday, we went down to the Taylor Street dock in • Portland, to take thev boat for the Dalies, at 7. a. m. We were . told that it would not leave until eleven, so we went* up town for breakfast, and then returned to the boat, where we waited with exemplary patience until eleven. But there was no sign of the boat leaving1. Three o’clock ar rived and then it left for another dojk, to take on freight, and kept this up going from one dock to another until s- v -v, when if returned to the Taylor Street dock for more freight. It was ^ finally 11 p. m. when we gAt started. Of course about only the lights on the banks, could then be seen, which were pretty enough, but not what we wished to see. We had planned this trip for many years and something had always hindered. When we arose in the morning the boat was going thru the Cas cade Locks. We stopped at dif ferent points on either side of the river, to unload freight or set off passengers. On reaching Hood River, we concluded we had had enough, so landed, and went up town and took a train back to Portland. ^ Ths United Artisans Picnic The biggest excursion and pic nic of the year, is being planned ^ by the order of the United Arti sans which has recently organ ized here. The date will be Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1st. A large excursion train will l^ave Portland at 8 a. m. A grand time is assured with a program of speeches, games, sports and dancing. The orators of the day will be Judge G. W. Stapleton and Judge W. N. Gatens of Port land. The local lodge naturally, is taking the keenest interest in .the arrangements, and hopes all Estacada will turn out and help, put it over big. Last Thursday, Aug. 14, C. W. Seymour attained the venerable age of eighty-seven years. To celebrate the event Mrs. Sey mour prepared a fine dinner, to which was invited Mr. Reed, a near neighbor. In the afternoon some of Mr. Seymour’s special friends called to congratulate him, bringing flowers and home made candy. Mr. Seymour felt called upon to do something him self, so he concluded to treat all to ice cream, going down town after it. • This was served with the birthday cake and other good things. The N ews hopes the old gentleman will enjoy many such another one. A Surprise Call We were surprised last Thurs day ¿morning while busily en gaged in one of the runs of press day, to have Mr. R. Alspaugh of Eagle Creek, come in and inform us that some one wished to see us. On going out to his car, we saw his new daughter-in-law, the bride of his son Ernest Lew is Alspaugh. We would have been mure estonished if we had not just received the announce ment of their nuptials. We have known the bride, who was Miss Dora Helen Van Fleet, for many year's in La Grande, from the time when she ran around with her hair down in a long braid. It was a great pleasure and we feel it an honor, that she stopped to see us. Our hands were black W aior Restrictions with printer’s ink. but she in Owing to scarcity of supply, sisted shaking them never water for irrigating purposes, theless. on The groom is to be may only be used as follow«: heartily congratulated for win Upper flat on the odd number ning such a charming prize for ed days of the month; his matrimonial career, and we Lower flat on the even num charge him solemnly to kwe and bered days of the month. cherish her so she will never re The hours are from G to 8 in gret her giving herself to him. morning, and 7 to 9 in the eve The young couple will make ning. By order of Council. their future home at The Dalles. THE COSMETIC OF THE INANIMATE. in am the saver of surfaces. HI am the world-old preserver. HNoah knew me, for he pitched the ark within and without. HThe Pharaohs sought me as an adornment for their tombs— their mummies endure because 1 conserve. * I am the woad of the ancient Britons: their blue battle hue. * Because of me the treasures of the Sistme Chapel defy efiace- ment. *|I am the keeper of the antique. HI am the servant of progress. HColumbus found me bedecking the savages who watched him plant Ferdinand’s banner on the shores of New Spain; and the very sails of his caravels resisted the elements of the West through my aid. HThe pioneers westward wending their way daubed '.he prairie schooners with my protection. HI am the royal robes of civilization’s monarchs, Steel and Lum ber. HThe taut wings of the airplane gleam under my protective Veneer. HThe sullen dreadnaught and the homing transport plow the seas impervious to corrosion because of me. HI waterproofed your agents of destruction, the bullet and the shell. HThen J drew the mercy of my concealing camouflage over your hospitals. HI glisten on the homes, and on the barn3, and on the cement surfaces. HWhere life is, I am alive. H Where death and decay set in my absence he «tens them. r And my mission is to preserve. HSaver of Surface, I am PAINT! $1.51» P er Y ear II VACATION TRIP Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. Stephen* returnee home Saturday, from a two weeks’ vacation trip, which they made in their new Buick car. The first day they reached Olympia, Wash., where they camped in Priest Point Park. The next day they started on the fatuous Georgia circuit along the Sound and the beautiful Hood canal to Port Angeles. Then the following day, they crossed by boat to Victoria, B. (’., a city re ported to be more English than England. They spent a day there, viewing the Parliament House and other public buildings the (plaint English homes ahd the famous marinedrive. In the evening they drove north toward Nanaimo, which is an important tow n and the centre of the coal mining industry. The next day they took the boat for Vancou ver, B. C. and spent tin* day in that hustling metropolis of the Province. Thence they went to Seattle, where they remained two days, going to Mt. Rainier, and attending the Washington B.ink ers’ Association held on the mountain. Returning to Tacoma, they visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ew ing and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rayburn, formerly of* Estacada. They 1 ad the novel experience of descending about a quarter of a mi'e into a coal mine of which Mr. Ewing is superintendent. The trip covered 1,200 miles, with the Buick giving splendid service. HARVEST PICNIC The Garfield Grange will give a Harvest Picnic, in the Garfield Country Club Park, on August 80th. The program for the af ternoon, will consist of music, recitations, community singing, and speeches by prominent mem bers of the grange and commun ity. Bring your dinner and enjoy the day in the cool shade of the park. There will he dancing ih the club house in the evening.