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V olume 13,
N umber 47
Ü. S. TRAPPER
KILLS TWO WOLVES
Two timber wolves, a species
of animal that has nearly van
ished from the. Oregon forests
and plains, wewe killed in the
Santiam national forest a few
days ago by A. G. Ames, a trap
per of t h e predatory animal
branch of the biological survey.
This animal is one of the most
destructive known, and the killing
of one means the saving of many
deer and other domestic animals.^
It is said that only a few remain
in this state,_and these are con
fined to inaccessible parts of the
Cascades. Mr. Ames is a resi
dent of Estacada, at least here is
where his family is, and that he
will get all the big ferocious ani
mals investing the forests his
many friends here will vouch
for.
The Oil Shortage
Production o f crude oil,. of
which gasoline is a by-product,
will soon be a greater problem
than the existing gasoline situa
tion, according to George M.
Swindle, secretary of the State
Chamber of Mines and Oil of
Los Angeles.
He quotes Government statis
tics on gasoline and crude oil to
show that the decrease in oil
production, despite the increased
number of wells sunk within the
last five years, is the vital cause
for the present shortage.
Reports that large exports of
oil, and the capping of wells by
oil companies, are responsible for
the gasoline shoi tage were denied
by Swindle.
Nearing Recovery
Mrs. Frank Ewing left for her
home at Chehalis, Wash., yester
day. She has almost entirely
recovered from her recent illness.
Mr. Ewing came over for a day
or two last week and drove their
car back.
I)r. and Mrs. H. V. Adix and
children leit Tuesday morning
for Trout Lake for a camping
trip. - Gresham Outlook.
E stacada , O regon T hursday A ugust 12. 1920
Some Hikers
Estacada was invaded Satur
day afternoon by a party of
hikers bound for their homes in
Portland. They claimed to have
covered several hundred miles of
mountainous country in the vi
cinity of Bagsby Springs, and
they# looked it. The leader of
the party, Louis A. Rea of Port
land, a tawny, brawny man of
six foot two or more, claimed to
have wrestled with an immense
bear and threw it out of the
camp several times. Wild and
terrifying experiences were re
lated, which space does not per
mit publishing.
The party consisted of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Rea and three
daughters, Lillian, Louise and
Dorothy; also Walter Rea and
son John, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Lath Mill Busy
Estacada’s lath mill is a busy
place these days. The machin
ery has been overhauled and im
proved and is especially adapted
to this line of work. They have
. recently s e c u r e d considerable
quantities of timber which will
be used exclusively for the manu
facture of car strips. Ten men
are now employed at the mill and
are logging their own timber. A
shipment of approximately 40,-
000 strips, will be made this
week. J. W. Shafford is hand
ling the output of the plant and
shipping it to California fruit dis
tricts.
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Californians Arrive
John Coster, of Los Angeles,
and Mrs. Dill Briggs and son
Carwin, of Wasco, California,
cousins of Mrs. W. H. Holder,
are visitors at the Holder home
this week. Mrs. Holder has not
seen her cousins for over 35
years, when all of them lived in
Mohaska County, Iowa.
Bank Examiners Here
Bank Examiners W. M. Adair
and S. L. Stewart, were here
Tuesday looking over the Esta
cada State Bank. „ It goes with
out saying that they found every
thing in excellent shape.
A Word From the “ Boss ”
The editor of the News, U. H.
Gibbs, and wife left last Friday
morning by auto for Portland
where they boarded the train
for Bayocean. A card to the
foreman of the News, Mr. Crain,
says that they are comfortably
‘ settled, eat and sleep well and
are feeling better already. The
many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Gibbs are wishing for them a
most enjoyable outing and when
the editor returns he will no
doubt see good results from a
rest from his labors, and will
make The News a better paper
than ever.
Morris Ely Injured
The N ews was sorry to hear
that Morris Ely, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Ely of this place, had
been injured while working in a
cooperage plant at St. Johns,
Portland, and was in the Good
Samaritan hospital. He slipped
and fell against a saw which cut
his knee so badly that several
stitches had tc be taken. He is
getting along all right, however,
and it is hoped that no serious
results will follow.
Colored People Picnic
A large number o f colored
people from Portland came by
special train to the Estacada park
Tuesday for a picnic. About 40
gallons of ice cream and a large
number of watermelons, besides
many baskets of lunch, accom
panied t h e picnicers. A ball
game and other amusements oc
cupied the afternoon, and all
seemed to enjoy the dav im
mensely.
Birthday Party
Mrs. Cliff Sarver, of Currins-
ville, celebrated the anniversary
of her birth Tuesday by inviting
her sister, Mrs. John Page, and
and family to a sumptuous din
ner appropriate for the occasion.
It was a joyful gathering, and
those present are wishing the
hostess many returns of the day.
J. M. Melton has built a porch
on to the back part of his resi
dence on Zobrist street.
$1.50 P er Y ear
IMPORTANT
LANO DEALS
S. E. Wooster reports having
put through since August first
one of the largest land deals that
has been made in this section
for some time, when J. C. Hill
man. our enterprising butcher of
Estacada, bought the McMillan-
Henderson farm at Springwater,
consisting of 197 acres of land,
of which 100 acres was in crop.
This farm is well stocked and
equipped.
„ He also sold the J. P. Wood le
farm at Douglas Ridge, together
with the stock, crop, equipment
and furniture to W. J. Evans,
recently from Canada. Consid
eration, $4,500.
Mr. Wood le l>ought through
the same agency the Peterson
property of this city, owned by
W. A. Bard, of Springwater.
C o n s i d e r a t i o n , $2,500. Mr.
Woodle expects to move here in
about a month.
OBITUARY
(Omitted I,iist Week).
John 1). Ragan, was born June
5, 1901, at Butte, Mont., and died
at Pe Ell, Wash., July 22. 1920.
He fell from the lx>om where he
was working and was so injured
by the logs that although taken
from the water in five minutes,
and efficient first aid immediately
applied, Dr. Craven, of Pe Ell,
arriving 20 minutes after the ac
cident and doing all that could be
done, he could not be resusci
tated.
Mr. Ryan attended the Eagle
Creek public school in 1915, and
has since that time been a stu
dent at Pullman, Wash., until
Jan. 31, 1920, when he returned
to Eagle Creek. On June 2, 1929,
he was united in marriage to
Grace June Cahill of that place.
He was a very promising young
man, of excellent character, and
had made many friends who with
his wife are left to mourn his
early demise.
Only July 24, he was laid to
rest in the Washelli cemetery at
Seattle, his home town, to wait
the resurrection morning when
“ all that are in their graves shall
come forth.”
Rev. Mr. Bergan. officiating.