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E s t a c a d a , O r e g o n , T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 1, 1923.
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IN REPORTING BILLS
W. W.RHODES
. O S T E O P A T H IC
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office in Liehthorn Bldg., Estacada,
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m id f o k d
a n d SURGEON,
X R ay E quipment — G lasses fitted
OFFICE and R.esidoncs Sscond and Main Strsets.
Estacada* Oregon—Telephone Connections
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DENTIST
Eatasada, •
Oregon.
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For over 20 veara at Springwater, Ore.
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A TTO R N E Y A T LAW
RES IDENT L A W Y E R
ESTACADA.
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OREGON
W M . G. DUNLAP
A T T O R N E Y A T LAW
At Estacada, in the office o f Woodle
Realty Co., on Saturdays—Portland o f
fice 1521 Yeon Building.
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D. EBY,'
ATTO R N E Y A T LAW .
General Practice.
Confidential Ad-
vwer. Oregon City. Oregon.
fcG U lRK & SCHNEIDER
A TTO R N E Y S A T LAW .
At Gresham office—Tue;.<iays, Thurs
days ana Saturdays, 203-5. Withrow
building. Portland office, 721 Corbett
building.
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MONEY TO LOAN
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A TT O R N E Y A T LAW
BEAVER Bldg.
OREGON CITY
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Germicidal
SOAP
for skin troubles, or
where there is dan
ger of contagion or
infection.
The R e x a ll store
Fo r Fire Insurance
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SURANCE THROUGH
YOUR HOME AGENT WHO
WI LL PR O TE CT
YOUR
INTEREST
Cary Real Estate Co.
Trap - Nested
W H ITE LEGHORNS
Bred for Vigor and High
Egg i roduction.
Our primary aim i* to produce
vigorous, husky chicks; healthy,
rugged breeding stocK. and first
class hatching eggs. Hence, in
many cases, our customers roll
up bigger egg records than we do.
But we hold our mature stock
back as long ns possible after the
moult and bring them into laying
as near the hatching season »»
possible. Thus are our customers
assured o f strong, rugged chicks
and high quality hatching eggs.
ORDER EARLY.
PHIL MARQUAM
Estacada. Oregon.
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CURRINSVILLE ITEMS
Mrs. R. S. Coop went to Port-
; land Wednesday where she is
! taking treatment for a repeated
attack of throat trouble. We
hope she may soon be able to
| return.
Mrs. A. J. Kitching and family
were dinner guests with Mrs.
Robert Currin Sunday evening.
Mrs. Shankland of Portland,
spent the week-end with rela
tives at Currinsville.
The Currinsville Community
Sunday School has purchased an
organ from the Garfieid Grange.
A farewell party was given on
Tuesday evening to the Bishop
children, who have moved to
Rainier, Oregon. Those who at
tended the party were, Floyd
Hale, Ruth Hale, Vernie Foutz,
Wilbur Linn, Erma Jones, Clair
Whetchel, Wilma Kitching, Har
old Kitching. The evening was
spent in playing games and light
refreshments were served. All
present enjoyed a pleasant time.
Miss Gladys Shankland has re
turned to her home in Portland
after an extended visit with rel
atives here.
Mrs. Spring of Seattle, who
was formerly a resident of this
place, spent several days last
week visiting friends in this com
munity and returned home Sun
day.
LO C AL BREVITIES
$1.50 P e r Y e a r
SURINGWATER NEWS
SPARKS OFFERS SHE
FOR CITY AUTO CAMP
Thomas Yocum was a Portland
The lecture given bv Rev.
visitor Monday.
Weir last Wednesday evening,
S. E. Wooster of Portland vis- January 24, on Cuba, for the
ited Estacada Saturday.
Missionary society, was well at-
With Half of Session Gone Only
tended.
The ladies took in
There was an unusually large
Mrs.
W.
J.
Moore
was
a
Port
Six Unimportant Measures
$11.20 on the lunch they served. attendance at the meeting of the
land visitor Tuesday.
Have Passed Both Houses.
Another lecture will be given in Community Club in Oddfellow’s
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Duus went
the near future.
to Oregon City Tuesday.
hall Friday night.
After the
Salem.—When the legislature as
Mrs. Wm. Still and children
regular orderof business, discus
Mrs. James Smith went to the
sembled Monday for the fourth week
went to Portland Saturday to sion for the good of the order
of the session there was very little
metropolis Tuesday morning.
visit with her uncle and aunt,
to Its credit In the way of bills passed
touched on several questions of
T. H. Morton was a business Mr. and Mrs. C. Masson.
and sent up to the governor. Only six
interest to the people of the com
visitor in Portland yesterday.
unimportant bills had passed both
David Horner of Dodge, spent munity.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dawe Sunday with the Harold Horner
houses. Most of the failure to ac
President Bartholomew report
complish results during the first three
spent the week end in Portland. family.;
ed
that A. E. Sparks had offered
weeks is attributed to failure of the
G. P. Rose is slowly improving
A number of ladies surprised ground across the river to the
committees to report out bills referred
but not yet able to come to the Mrs. Anna Hull Friday after city for an auto park. The place
to them for attention.
store.
. With one-half of the session gone
noon with a farewell party. She mentioned is on the river bank,
by without any legislation of major
Attention is called to the auc left on Saturday to join Mr. nicely located, and could be fur
importance, both houses must turn in
tion sale ad of Sam Bishop in Hull in Idaho where they expect nished with plenty of spring
and do some real work this week if
this issue.
to locate.
water.
The greatest expense
th6y wish to keep the legislative
wheels from being clogged late in the
Miss Ethel Douglass was out
for accepting Mr. Spark’s gener
session. Doubtless both houses will
from Portland last Thursday to
ous offer, would be getting the
Young W ife Passes
quit cutting out Saturday’s hereafter,
spend the day.
Mrs. Leona Johnston wife of road to the place in good condi
and in the future work Saturday morn
A committee of ladies,
The W. C. T. U. will meet W. It. Johnston who has been tion.
ings and -hold a short afternoon ses
with
Mrs.
W. J. Moore as chair
next week at the home of Mrs. working up the river, died Tues
sion, instead of suspending activities
man,
was
appointed to attend
Friday afternoon.
H. C. Gohring.
day night, January 30, from
At the close of the third week of
the
next
meeting
of the city
Mrs. L. C. Possen and Jack pneumonia with complications.
the session the house had ft total of
council
and
place
the
matter be
Hayden and wife were Portland She was ill about two weeks, but
191 bills before it and the senate 104,
fore
it.
There
was
a general
visitors Saturday.
it was not thought necessary to
a grand total far less than any ses
discussion
in
regard
to procur
sion in recent years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harper from call in medical aid until eight
ing
a
dumping
ground
for the
Not many of the bills before either
Hubbard, visited in this vicinity days ago. Dr. Rhodes attended
house are of much controversial mo
city, znd this matter was also to
her
and
Drs.
Leonard
of
Port
a few days last week.
ment, and ought not to require much
be presented to the city council.
Dintvand Andy can stay a little land and Adix of Gresham were
time for their disposition once they
It was decided that at every
get out of committee and up for final
longer—Uncle Bim came across summoned for consultation. The third meeting of the Community
action.
with fifty thousand beans.
tf body was taken yesterday to Or club refreshments in the way of
egon City by Holman & Pace,
Insurance Bills Missing.
Miss Ethel Douglass came out
Some big pieces of legislation much
and the funeral will be Saturday a regular supper should be pro
Means Much to Estacada
from Portland last Thursday for
talked of before the session have not
at Clackamas. She was only 21 vided, beginning with the Feb
made their appearance. Particularly,
The refresh
E. L. Meyers of the invest a short visit with her parents, last May and leaves a three year ruary meeting.
the measures bearing on the industrial ment department of the P. R. L. returning Friday morning.
ment
committee
was
asked to
old boy.
accident commission, expect to come
look
after
the
kind
of
supper
to
&
P.
Co.
reports
that
Estacada
j
Dinty
Moore
has
rearranged
from both sides of the fence, have not
be served and notify members
been put in. One of these bills from will be made a terminal division! his showcases, so as to make
LO C AL ITEMS
what each one was expected to
the labor side would be to propose point for the Oak grove extension | more room to accommodate his
a constitutional amendment to make project. All men will stop off table guests.
Tomorrow is ground hog day. bring. The February supper will
the act compulsory, and the other here and register at an office to
Mr and Mrs. Earl Jones of be served at six o’ clock and the
Mrs. Viola Douglass was very
from the employers' side would open
be opened in the room by Dinty! sick last week, but is improving Portland, formerly of this place, meeting will follow.
the act further to stock insurance
This will now. Her daughter, Mrs. Will visited Estacada friends last
After the business session had
companies and self-insurance. While Moore’s restaurant.
mean
a
continual
stream
of men Bell of Sandy, was here for a Monday.
measures covering both of these have
been concluded, a splendid pro
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Penner
been prepared, and have been at the passing through and remaining few days, to take care of her.
have
returned to Estacada and gram was rendered. Mrs. J. E.
capttol for some little time, appear some hours in Estacada,
Mr.
Penner
has again taken a Gates gave a piano solo and then
Mrs.
F.
J.
Harkenrider
is
now
ances indicate that neither may ma
The company is preparing to
position
with
the
Estacada Meat followed community singing led
a victim of the same malady from
terialize.
Co.
They
have
leased
the Sorri
lay
the
rails
to
the
intake
power
Practically aU of the general ap-
which her husband and son have er residence, recently vacated by H. W. Mort, which proved
tatioa
and
25
cars
of
rails
have
very entertaining. Ten
girls
prlatlon bills have yet to come In, only
recovered. This will necessitate by the Einarsons.
one deficiency bill having been put been ordered for delivery.
from
the
high
school
gave
a
Folk
a continued quarantine of those Misses Norma Randolph, Eliza
through to save interest charges, and
The sale of the Co’s, preferred
dance,
the
march
music
being
beth Weir and Ethel Young and
one of the measures to provide par stock exceeded all its previous in the house.
Clyde Davis, of the high school played by Miss Nova Smith. As
tially for legislative expenses.
C.
S.
Allen
was
operated
on
records during the month of Jan
debating team, visited Portland the gentlemen of the quartet ad
The Hall consolidation bill will take
at a Portland hospital yesterday Saturday to get material for their
vertised to take part in the pro
Its place upon the calendar of the uary.
morning and word came this next debate.
gram were not prepared, Mr.
senate for final passage this week.
morning that he had passed a
In response to a call for cook and Mrs. G. E. Lawrence kindly
Council Favors Asphalt
Senator Johnson, whose bill was
restful night.
ies for the American Legion hos
sidetracked by the committee in favor
volunteered with a German song,
The following resolution was
of the Hall measure, abandoned his
Dr. and Mrs. Adix and daugh pital, the Ladies Auxilary at which they sang and acted out
plan of attempting to substitute his passed at the city council meet ter Jean of Gresham, visited at this place last Saturduy, packed
and got ready tor shipment, one very cleverly. The other mu
bill for that of Senator Hall. The Hall ing Tuesday night, to be for
the
A.
E.
Sparks
home
Tuesday
hundred dozen of the most de sical numbers consisted of pleas
bill received the Indorsement of Gov warded to the County Court of
evening. The doctor was called licious home made variety of ing solos and a duet by Mesdames
ernor Pierce‘ in a speech In Portland Clackamas County;
these cakes.
here on professional business.
last week.
Harry Kitching and Sam Barr,
That we, the City Council of Es
Walter A. Holt, county farm
Five interlocking bills looking to tacada. go on record as favoring
Rev. and Mrs. II. W. Mort agent, of Oregon City, was in with Mrs. W. J. Moore as accom
tfie consolidation and elimination of an ssphaltic type of pavement
went to Portland Sunday night, town yesterday, and with A. W. panist. Miss Irma Gates gave
state departments, boards and commis similar to that on the Base Line
on
the last train, for a couple ol Botkin was arranging for a farm a reading, and also responded
sions, were Introduced by Senator and Powell Valley roads, to pave
days
in that city, as Mr. Mort ers’ school to be held in Estaca to an encore. The whole pro
Hare.
the road between Estacada and
da next Wednesday. Notice and
Consider Income Tax Bills.
Barton. We wish to see a road wanted to do some studying at particulars are given elsewhere gram was very enteraining. As
Actual consideration of the three in of this type in order that we can the library.
Friday was the birthday anniver
in this issue.
come tax bills introduced in the legis get as wide a road as possible.
sary
o f the Scotch poet, Robert
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wilcox
Kellie Boyer returned yester
lature began Monday night when the
We, therefore, recommend that
Burns,
musical numbers appro
Joint committee on assessment and the County Court of Clackamas and Miss Mabel vVilcox motored day from a Portland hospital,
priate
for this occasion were
where
he
lias
been
recovering
taxation began a series of sessions county give this careful consid to Vancouver, Wash., last Sun
from
an
injury.
About
two
given.
eration
when
bids
are
received
with members of the state tax Investi
day. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox re
while working at
gation commission, Frank M. Warren, for we wish to have a wide road turned Monday, while Mabel re weeks ago,
one of the camps up the nver,
chairman of the state audit commis and eliminate continued shoulder
In Interest of the Cannery
mained for a more extended vis he was kicked in the face by a
sion, and Dr. James Gilbert, head of maintenance as well as reduce
The board of directors o f the
mule.
the economics department of the Uni accidents incident to narrow it with relatives.
Estacada
Racking Co. extends
pavements.
versity of Oregon.
Attend the meeting this eve
on
invitation
to all the business
The apparent lack of authority un
Farmer*’
School
at
Estacada
We particularly call your at ning of the Oregon Fruit Grow
men
and
those
who are interest
der existing laws to check the expendi tention to the above mentioned
ers’ Association which meets at*' The subjects of farm market-1
tures of approximately 40 offices, roads, the Base Line and the
ed in the development and pro
ing
and
the
cost
o
f
production
boards and commissions now opera Powell Valley roads to Gresham, the hotel beginning at 7:30. It will he discussed at an all day [ gress of our community, to a
tive in Oregon, was criticised severely which
are two-inch asphaltic is called to further the interests , farmers' school at the Odd Fef- meeting to be held in the hotel,
in a letter sent by Governor Pierce pavement laid seven years ago of the local cannery and promote iOW9 hall in Estacada, on Wed-
on Thursday, February 1, a t7:30
to C. J. Smith, chairman of the senate and are in excellent condition its operation.
! nesdav. February 7. The meet
p. m. Representatives of tho
ways and means committee, and W. and no maintenance. We wish
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Possen and in* '.vil1 bp* in a t,n t:™ a:
an'1 Oregon Fruit Growers’ Associa
D. Fletcher, chairman of the ways and a similar road.
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continue through the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hayden en- f:veryone is ur(?e,j to attend.
means committee of the house. Cor
tion will address the meeting and
recting the existing evil by placing
Notice
tertained at the Possen home
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,
, , plans will be discussed for tho
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It. S. Besse, farm markets
these offices, beards and commissions
The invi- 3pecialist from Q A . C., will operation of the cannery. We
There will be a community last Friday evening.
under the Jurisdiction of the ways
ted guests were the line men and handle the subject o f marketing are out to make a success of this
and means committees was suggested supper and entertainment given
their wives, mostly of whom live and will discuss the marketing enterprise which can only be
by Governor Pierce in his communi at Currinsville school house Fri
in
Portland. After a delightful of farm products as it affects brought about by the interest
day evening, February 16. The
cation.
One notable feature of the present proceeds of this entertainment dinner, the rest o f the evening tb's communlty.
and co operation of business men
R- V. Gunn w ill bring some as well as the growers. Nature
session Is the absence of "salary grab’ will he used for the purchase of was spent in piajing cards.
very important facts in ccnnec-
bills. Instead of increasing salaries
an organ and other needed equip-
A. L. Sparks is to be commend- tion with the cost of producing has richly endowed us .with all
the present legislature teems Inclined
ed for his public spirit in offering farm products and the relation to her gifts for the production of
not only to cat them, bat abolish jobs 1 merit for the Sunday school.
small fruits. Let us do our part
This organization is now a re a site for an auto park on his, selling prices,
at well. Bills Intended to abolish a
number of offices and boards have ap ality in the neighborhood and by land across the river. Such a
The Eastern Clackamas Corn- in accepting the e gifts by en»
peared.
I our united and persistent effort camp will induce tourists to stop munity (.dub will furnish hot cof- co^raging and boosting the pro
Representative Randal bat introduc we will make it a power for
on their way. An abundance of
those who care to brin* ducers.
ed a bill which would make a Bat cut good to all who may come within
springwater
is
available
and
with
,
qua| o f thj3 prof, ram ha3
of 2« per cent In the salaries of all its fold. Watch the paper for
TELEPHONE your orde' lo
pabllc officials, and Representative more detailed information re a sew simple conveniences tuis nover been brought to the far-
Carsner fca* fgoffore^ * bill which garding this program and sup- spot will make an ideal camping mere of this district before and Harrow for pure milk and cream.
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location.
none should lose the opportunity.
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