lì ol o Library. pug«»* * Or OUR SLOGAN: KEEP Community Cooperation YOUR EYE ON ESTACADA! V Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas i 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. • 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.