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D evoted to the Interests o f Eastern
V olume
16,
N umber 12
Georire Perry was home over
Sunday from Portland.
R. W. W. RHODES
Mrs. Joe Guttridpre and chil
O ST E O P A T H IC
dren returned home
Sunday
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
evening from Portland where
Office in Lichthorn Bldg., Estacada,
they visited for a few days with
T-'vR. G. F. MIDFOKD
Mrs. Guttridge’s sister, Mrs.
^ P H Y S I C I A N and SURGEON.
R. Pulley.
X R a y E q u ip m e n t — G l a s s e s f i t t e d
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Erickson
OFFICE »nd Residanca Second and Main Slrsata.
Estacada. Oregon—Telephone Connections
visited the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Erickson in Port
R. CHAS. P. JOHNSON
land.
DENTIST
The Christmas tree and pro
Estacada,
Oregon.
gram will be held on Friday
£ ) R . W. WALLENS
evening by the Sunday School.
S U R G E O N D ENTIST
The Missionary Society met on
For over 20 years at Springwater, Ore. Wednesday at the church.
The January club meeting will
ALBERT t . e l o t t
be with Mrs. Daybale.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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RESIDENT LAWYER
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OREGON
M G. DUNLAP
ATTORNEY AT LAW
At Estacada, in the office of Woodle
Realty Co., on Saturdays—Portland o f
fice 1521 Yeon Building.
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D. EBY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
General Practice.
Confidential
viser. Oregon City. Oregon.
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TUTcGUIRK & SCHNEIDER
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
At Gresham office —Tuesdays, Thurs
days ana Saturdays, 2*13-5, Withrow
building. Portland office, 721 Corbett
building.
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CHRISTMAS :
Gift Suggestions
Box Stationery
Toilet Articles
Manicure Sets
Eversharp Pencils
Fountain Pens
French Ivory
Choice Perfumes
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Books
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Baskets
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Toys
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Dolls
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Knives
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Watches
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Harmonicas +
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The
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T ra p -N e ste d
W H ITE LEGHORNS
Bred for Vigor and High
Egg rroduction.
L I N E B R E D consistently for
seven years.—REMEMBER we
were entirely sold out o f baby
chicks last spring, so get your or
der in early for 1923 delivery.
Everyone of our customers is a
satisfied customer.—WHY NOT
numhef yourself among them?
A few Pedigreed Cockerels that
will grade up any flock, at $2.50
and $5.00 each -ca ll in and look
them over.
PHIL MAROIAM
Estacada. Oregon.
FARM located or« mile cot of Estacata on
Gerffeld roed.
• I am now prepared to do all
kinds of watch, clock and jewelry
repairing. A. N. Johnson.
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Clackamas County
E stacada , O regon , T hursday , D e c e m b e r 21, 1922.
S P R IN G W A T E R N E W S
ESTACADA,
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V IO L A
There will be a tree and a
Christmas program at the church
Friday evening, Dec. 22. Miss
Miller and her scholars will try
to make it a pleasant evening for
all who will come.
Will Hicinbothem, who broke
his leg three months ago. is still
on his bed. He is at ¿the Good
Samaritan hospital in Portland
at present, under the care of Dr.
Aiken. Mrs. Hicinbothem has a
room rented near the hospital so
as to be near him. She has her
little daughter Esther with her.
Charlie Collard and family left
a few days ago, to go to Califor
nia to make their home.
Miss Beulah Hicinbothem is
staying with her uncle and aunt,
Charles and Clara Hicinbothejn,
while attending the Estacada
high school, and her sister Mil
dred is staying with her grand
parents, James Sevier and wife.
She is attending the Viola school.
GARFIELD BREVITIES
An epidemic of colds and sore
throats has been holding forth in
Garfield for the past two weeks
but is rapidly disappearing.
W. L. Shriner, who has been
confined to his home with rheu
matism, is able to be about
again.
Earl F. Gunter was aTMonday
visitor in Garfield.
Mrs. O. E. Lamberson had the
misfortune to trip while coming
down stairs Sunday, and wrench
ed her ankle badly.
S. S. at 2 p. m. at Nora Me
morial church, preaching by pas
tor Howard Mort at 3. A short
Christmas service will be held.
The chicken dinner given by
the Dorcas Seciety last Thursday
was well attended and netted the
ladies $18.00. The program was
enjoyed and all reported a good
time.
E L W O O D IT E M S
LO C AL BREVITIES
W. F. Cary ar.d wife visited
Portland last Thursday.
Big Christmas dance at Park
Pavilion, Saturday, December 23.
Miss Mabel Wilcox is assisting
as saleslady in the People’s store.
Herman Wallace came home
Saturday night from Portland to
visit his family,
3 valuable prizes given away
at dance at pavilion Saturday,
December 23.
Russell Reed and Carl Kimmel
and other students from the O.
A. C. have returned home for
the Christmas vacation.
G. P. Rose, proprietor of the
emporium “ the place to buy,”
has been confined to the house
with a bad cold but is now im
proving.
For a Christmas present, what
could be more appropriate for
any member of the family, than
a dollar subscription to the Li
brary Association? Good read
ing for the entire year.
The play and sociable at the
Manager Cleworth of the Gem
school house Saturday evening
was a decided success. There Theatre, in his usual thoughtful-
were only 8 baskets but they., .ness to please his patrons, has
sold well, the lowest bringing provided for their entertainment
$2.75 and the highest $11.50. a good picture for Christmas
The play “ A Duel to the Death”
was well rendered the characters
being, Willie Bitjner, Gilbert
Nester, Eula Park, Myrtle Jag-
man and Miss Orton. EulaPark
and Miss Orton sang a duet that
was highly applauded, Johnny
Swartz gave a negro clog dance
that was more than pleasing.
Miss Orton and her school are
more than grateful to those who
assisted in making the whole af
fair so successful. The proceeds
from the whole amounted to
$46.
M. E. Church Notices
$1.50 P er Y ear
| UPPER EAG LE CREEK
live in and be of the community.
With this new water contract iu ef
A Poet-Editor
fect it will surely put this valley and
Bro. Harry L. St. Clair, editor tho adjacent country on the map for
CITRUS fruits. Raw citrus land can
of the Gresham Outlook, besides bo purchased for $250 per acre and
being a master printer and able up, all owing to location, then water
slock at $15 per share and 150 shares
editor, is a poet of no mean abil to the acre and you begin to figure up
ity. From time to time he has and get your irrigation system in
stalled and the ground cleared and
published in his paper, poems ready for planting the trees and you
from his pen. He has collected find about $750 has gone into the cost
of the deal outside the cost of tree*
a number of these and printed which will add some more to the cost.
them in a little volume of exquis I cannot figure it any other way than
at the rati' of $1000 per acre and then
ite workmanship and kindly sent your improvements in the way of
us an autographed copy, for house and necessary out-huildlngs
For all of this expenditure you get a
which we tender him our most mighty BIO LOT OF WORK and the
grateful thanks and sincerest berry ranchers in your vicinity are fur
bettor off witli the cheap land they
congratulations. While glancing can acquire and the good crops and
over them, two especially caught tlie cannery market makes it an Ideal
place to live and ranch.
our attention. The first one enti
Grape or vlnyard land here can be
tied, “ Memory’s Ship,” struck a had at a cost of $200 to $.¡00 per acre
and tlie finished or planted vineyard
responsive cord in our heart, for can he secured with other improve
at this season we sail »wav on ments for about $150 to $CnO per acre,
and as grapes do not need to be irri
this craft and travel the course gated you see it makes a less expen
of years gene by, in company sive proposition, but tHe returns from
grapes are far below the citrus.
with the Spirit of Christmas Grapes sold last year or tills last sea
past.
The other one “ Christ son for from $20 per ton up to $75
per ton for wine grapes and an aver
mas in Oregon,” shows he has age of about
tons to the acre,
the insight of the true artist to where some exceptional vineyards
brought six tons. There is no cast
discern that which is unnoticed iron rule for success as it all depends
by the many who are like Words on the man working the land and that
applies to your section equally as
worth’s Peter Bell, to whom
well.
From the "NEWS” I gather that you
“ A primrose by a river’s brim,
tiave had an election, and all 1 have
A yellow primrose was to him,
to offer Is that I left tho town by one
year too soon as I would have boon
And it was nothing more.”
glad to have served my year as chair
There are seventeen poems in man of the school hoard and then
all and the whole makes a most when It came to the race for mayor I
certainly would have entered the
dainty and acceptable gift for same and given the present Incumbent
those who love the rythmical ; a run for his place and given the peo
ple the real chance to enjoy a live
flow and “ golden cadence of wire administration of civic affairs,
Our t’hainbcr of Commerce hero is
poe3y. ’ ’
T h e EDITOR WISHES ALL *
Miss Lois Boyian of Bull Run
HIS
FRIENDS, ADVERTISERS,
visited her grandparents, Mr.
H oward W. M ort , Pastor.
SUBSCRIBERS, READERS AND
and
Mrs.
C.
Bittner,
over
Sun
The Christmas program has
ALL PEOPLE GENERALLY, A
been changed from Thursday, as day.
v
ery h a p p y
C h r is t m a s .
Olaf Scheistroven
a n d A.
was announced, to Saturday eve
M a y IT BRING COMFORT
ning of this week. There will be Eimon are home from their work
TO THE SORROWING, HOPE
the usual tree in connection with at Portland for a short time, ow
TO THE DOWNCAST, CHEER
the program and the annual ing to the snow and freeze.
TO
THE SICK, RELIEF TO THE
Christmas offering for the more
C. Tizer of Portland, is at the
DESTITUTE,
AND JOY TO THE
unfortunate children of other home of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
HOME.
A. Eimon for a few days.
lands.
O n t h i s d a y a t l e a s t
Sunday, the services during
Mrs. Eva Hodgkiss has return
LET OUR HEARTS BE PURE
day will devoted to Christmas ed to her home somewhat im
FROM EVIL, AND F I L L E D
thoughts, beginning at 10 a. m. proved in health.
WITH
GRATITUDE TO GOD
with the Sunday School.
Mrs. M. Rydzervski is on the
AND GOOD WILL TO ALL MEN.
Morning worship at 11 o ’ clock. sick list.
“ The Word made flesh,” a Christ
T. Munson made a business
mas message, also a Christmas
trip to Portland and Oregon City
chalk talk for the boys and girls.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gohring
last week, in search of work
Epworth and the Adult lea
motored to Portland Tuesday.
and a new location where he can
gues will meet at 6:45 p. m.
Mrs. W. H. Grabeel was an all
take his family.
The Seven-Thirty Service with
day visitor in Portland Friday.
plenty of singing, and the eve
Reception
George Harkenrider, an 0 . A.
ning message will be “ The Other
Mrs. Mae Reed, the retiring C. student, is home for the holi
Wise Man.”
W o r t h y Matron of Mountain days.
Let’s make the day before Chapter, No. 108, O. E. S., gave
Mr. and Mrs. Burt Moore have
Christmas a red letter one.
a delightful "A t Home” recep gone to Portland to visit with
P rogram for S aturday night tion to the members, Tuesday af Mrs. Moore’s parents until after
It came upon the midnight clear
All ternoon, at her residence. About
Christmas.
Invocation ......... ......Rev. H. W. Mort twenty attended and the after
Mrs. Mae Reed and daughter
Recitation, A greeting
.........................Jack Zimmerman noon was passed in visiting and Florence June were among the
Song, Welcome
Ethel Hayman, having asocial time. Dainty re
Estacada visitors in Portland
Edith DeMoy, Lavtnia Grabeel
freshments were served, the hos Saturday.
Recitation, ___
Ruth Saunders
Song,.............. ..................Primary Dept. tess being assisted by her daugh
When passing take a look at
Recitat’n, Nearly Christmas Glen Cary ters. Misses Mary Alice
and
Song,The Stranger Star
Juniors
Dinty’s windows, he has Christ
Exercise, If you're Good ...... Primary Florence June Reed.
Christian Church
mas tricks, Christmas cigars,
Recitation, What the Stocking Said
..................... Mildrec Rhodes
Christmas candy, and nevery-
Bible School every Lord’s Day
Convert* Thug
Christmas Lullaby
......Primary Girls
tf at 10 a. m .; Preaching 11 a. m.
Our former citizen, R. C. Dem- thing.
Anthem,........
.............. ■ Choir
Christmas Night
Edith DeMoy ing, now of Los Angeles, had a
Mrs. Howard W. Mort return A cordial invitation is extended
The Shepherds
Juniors and Choir
ed
Friday from Portlany, where to all. The theme for Sunday
Christmas Cupboard
Juniors remarkable experience recently,
Silent Night Ruth Dillon, Mrs. Harry when he was held up one even she was called on account of the morning. Dec. 24, will be “ The
...... .........Hitching and tableau
Children’s ex
Recitation,
Malisaa Sarver ing. He had on him some loose | illness and the passing of her Morning Star.”
Offering,
All change and a ten dollar bill. The brother.
ercises will be held at the close
Joy to the World
Congregation
robber got the change but missed
S anta C lau s
Wanda, the young daughter of of the Bible hour, and Christian
the bill. Deming did not loose Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Carter o f ! Endeavor each Lord’s Day eve - 1
Joint Installation
his nerve and began to reason River Mill, was taken to St. j ning at 6:30, to which all young
Estacada Lodge A. F. & A. M. with the man and found that he;
Vincent’ s hospital last Sunday people are invited to come and
No. 146, and Mountain Chapter was not a professional, but an
on account of an ear trouble. take part.
O. E. S. No. 108. will hold a 1 unfortunate who was down and
E. F. Atchley, pastor.
Mrs. Carter has been with her,
joint installation of officers on out, consequently had become I
and we understand that the child Another Christmas Number
Friday evening, December 22, desperate. Deming tried to en-1
is improving.
at 8 o ’clock. Invitations to the courage him not to give up, and
Paul Robinson of the Vernonia
same have been issued to mem to add zest to his homily he prof Store to Close Christmas Day Eagle, makes it Ecreann not only
bers and friends.
fered the man the ten dollars, j The People’s store will not be on the Fourth o f July, but all the
To
his surprise the man declined ! opened all day. Christmas Day. time. He has just issued a rous
Billy Webb’ s colored jazz cr- j
chestra will piay for the Christ to accept them, so evidently he Customers please take notice and ing Christmas edition o f sixteen
mas dance the 23rd, at the Park had experienced a change of make arrangement* accordingly. pages in addition to jh e colored
i cover.
heart.
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‘ Pavilion, Estacada.
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1AÎHERBY WRITES
FROM SUNKIST VALE
Mr«. C. H. Paddison made a
I shopping trip to Portland last
j week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Gibson
No. 6IÎ5, Escondido, Cal.
j were up this way Sunday, taking Lock Box December
loth, 1922.
; dinner with H. F. Gibson.
* Mr. and Mrs. Upton H. Gibbs,
Estacada, Oregon.
H. S. Gibson sold six hogs t o ( My dear Gibbses: —
a couple of Italians at Woodstock
Today ot all days it is RAINING,
and they were out Sunday help and. as we are not as yet the owners
of a flivver, we are shut-ins as far ns
ing to butcher them.
going to church today is concerned,
and I might ns well tell you that hero
Mr. and Mrs. Hoifmeister, with it is a real pleasure for people with
the assistance of Mr. and Mrs. cars to call and take you to church
them, and we are quite regular
Joe Haley and Ernest Hoffmeis- with
“goers", and, say, it would do your
ter, dressed twenty turkeys on hearts good to live here and see the
go to church.
Sunday, preparing them for the people
We "JINED” in with the First M. E.
church
and we worship In a $10,000
Christmas market.
building und have music from a $4,000
Last Saturday evening some PIPE ORGAN and then the choir loft
of Mr. Evans’ neighbors and is filled with artists who have come
here from the four corners of tho
friends spent the evening witn U. S. and the world to enjoy this fa
him at his home. They wished to mous climate. When this new pastor
of ours was presented to the people,
surprise him but didn’ t succeed, oire of the good brothers introduced
for he smelled a mouse. There me as the "ONLY JEW” in his parish,
and today and all days my nick name
were about 20 present and every is TREY." GOOD.
If your good wife had been able to
one seemed to have a pleasant
spend five months In this section as
time. The evening was sper.t we have done she would he entirely
playing cards and dancing. Re free from the "rummytiz” that causes
her so much distress. Mrs. W. Is al
freshments were served at mid most free from the “ rummytiz" and
we certainly enjoy every minute of
night.
the time down in this neck of the
Carl Renstrom is a guest of world's playground. To feel complete
ly at home I had to go out and paddle
his wife and daughters.
around in the mud for a short time
sort of compare notes as to our
Eagle Creek Grange held its and
old time Oregon MISTS.
Water is and has been the only sub
regular meeting last Saturday.
talked about here for some time
About forty were present in spite ject
and now as the matter Is about ad
of the snow and cold weather. justed we feel that In the years to
tliiH will he an extremely pros
Four candidates, Mrs. Rose Free come
perous section of SUNNY SOUTHERN
man, Alice and Clara Bell, and CALIFORNIA, and, as we are in the
SUNKIST VALE" or the "HIDDEN
Corinne Trulhnger, were obli “ CITY,”
we will reap the benefit of tho
gated in the first and second de distribution of this new or extra wa
over Ihi' citrus growing hills. In
grees. Election of officers was ter
the next five years it will add at least
$1,000,000 to the revenue of this sec
held.
and make it a place to he proud
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Douglass tion
to dwell In and be of the fast grow
and children were the dinner ing community. As 1 wrote you be
fore, being located on paved highway
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ward makes
our place a very desirable one
Douglass, Sunday.
to own anti a most < xcellent one to
a LIVE WIRE BUNCH of "regular-
fellers” anil every other Friday we
have a luncheon and discuss the af
fairs of the valley and city. Say,
GIBBS, g*t your business men to
adopt a like course and go out and
get new tiling) for the town as well a*
build up the old things. After all, It
is just plain, honest, hard work and
common sense that gets tin e results.
Over 75 to 100 men leave their busi
ness for an hour, pay 50 cents for a
good lunch and then lay their plans
for future work, and It WORKS. Try
it
The Episcopal Rector who live*
hi re, is a fini
>1 all
the rest ol the preachers In town are
great friends of mine, and our own
M; E. pastor is a real jewel of a man
and command* good Hit! audiences.
This Is a real church-going lot of peo
ple, and while there may b* orne off
colored people, as a rule they are very
fige. There are about in churches, all
doing good work and holding re
vivals nnd all sort ol meetings to
help people to be better.
Front now on this section of the
state will take on a new appearance
as this rain will start the vegetation
In th” fields and on the bills so rhat
the winter months are (he GREEN
months. The so-< ailed climate Is just
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