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0 îEcUîtrnt (Elarkamns Devoted to the Interests ot Eastern Clackamas County V o lu m e 16, E s t a c a d a , O r e g o n , T h u r s d a y , J u ly 19, 1923. N u m be r 41 PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ' HOT WEATHER STORIES THE LOST COUNTESS •p\R. W. W. RHODES J- ' O STEO P ATH IC “ The village of Studley is one of the PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON most picturesque In England, and be Office in Lichthorn BM r ., Estacada, ing within easy distance from London, draws many visitors during the sum mer. Its quaint old church dates r . g . f . m id f o k d back to Norman times, whose walls PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. are adorned with many brasses, the X R ay E quipment — G lasses fitted delight of antiquarians. But the chief OFFICE and RasLionc* Sscond and Main Strsets. attraction of the place ¡3 Studley Hall, Estacada. Oregon—Tslophons Connections the seat of the Earl of Studley, who is also lord of the manor. TJiis Is a T~)K. CHAS. P. JOHNSON large, irregular pile, built at various periods, the oldest portion being its DENTIST unrivalled fourteenth century baronial Oregon. hall, with an oak timbered roof, in Ea tacada, which there Is a lantern for the smoke to escape from the open hearth in the T~\R. W. WALLENS center of the room. SURG EON DENTIST ‘‘Like other ancient manorial houses. For over 20 veara at Springwater, Ore. It boasts of having been honored by a visit from Queen Elizabeth, on one of her royal progresses, of which she was A L B E R T t . ELOTT so fond, and the present-day visitor is ATTO RN EY AT LAW shown the suite of rooms prepared for her reception. This consists of bed, RESIDENT LAWYER ESTACADA. - - OREGON drawing and ante rooms. Another im portant feature is the picture gallery, which contains portraits of the Earl's W M . G. DUNLAP ancestors, masterpieces by Lely, Van- ATTO R N EY AT LAW Dyck, Holbein, as well as by others of At Estacada. in the office of Woodle more recent and modern times. “ The Hall stands In the midst of a Realty Co., on Saturdays—Portland o f noble park of wide extent, comprising fice 1524 Yeon Building. several hundred acres. In which flour ish hoary oaks and beeches, lightning D. EBY, scarred and riven. Such a place, re ATTO RN EY AT LAW. plete with historical interest and asso General Practice. Confidential Ad ciations, could not fail to be without a viser. Oregon City, Oregon. family ghost and haunted chamber, of which many stories are current, more or less awesome. On one occasion, its A/fcGUIRK & SCHNEIDER inopportune appearance caused the iVA attorneys at law . cutting short of a visit of a royal At Gresham office—Tuesdays, Thurs personage, who departed the next days ana Saturdays, 203-5, Withrow morning, bag and baggage, without building. Portland office, 721 Corbett standing on the order of his going. building. “ The ghost wfas that of a former countess, a woman of a masterful and ambitious disposition, who ruled her MONEY TO LOAN household, husband Included, with a P A U L C. FISCHER rod of iron. He, poor man, gladly left her in undisputed control, when he attorney at law BEAVER Bldg. OREGON CITY was summoned to the war against Scotland, where he fell on Flodden field. Of their many children, only one, a boy of five, survived at the time of the Earl's death, so the Countess, as her son’s natural guardian, main tained her sway during his long mi nority. After her husband's death, she re London Lancashire Fire Ins. Co. mained in strict seclusion, becoming most overbearing, exacting and avar Keep your policy in our Fire icious. She stinted herself and her Proof Vault, free o f charge. dependents, rack-rented her tenants, promptly evicting them if they failed of their rents, and absolutely deaf to any pleas for help, no matter how acute the distress. Woe to the un A gent . fortunate man caught gathering a bundle of fallen branches to warm his shivering family, or snaring a rabbit to feed them. Both whipping and im prisonment were meted out to him and worse for a second offense. “ In the room which later her shade haunted, she received her rents, transacted her affairs, and spent most of her time, locking herself in, allow ing no one with her. Occasionally the listening servants could distinguish the jingle of coins, so they supposed she was counting her money, and stor Paper Plate* ing it away. It was from this room that one day she most mysteriously Paper Napkins disappeared. Wax Paper “ As she had not come out for sev ! eral hours, and neither sound nor Ire Cream Dishes movement could be heard, the ser lee Cream Spoons vants became alarmed and knocking at the door, received no answer. They Drinking Cups then informed her son, who ordered a ladder placed against the window out side, for the room was on the sec ond story and easily reached by a long ladder. When this was done and en trance obtained, the room was found empty, with no sign of the Countess, except a light shawl she had worn, lying on the floor. Diligent search was made in every nook and corner of the Hall, as well as through the neigh borhood, but without success. Finally they abandoned hope, and as the son shortly afterwards attained his ma jority, the estate and its management were turned over to him. As he proved kind, generous, and given to hospitality, the Countess would soon have been forgotten, if it had not been for the mystery of her fate. “ But If the Countess could not be found, neither could her large hoard PLACE Y O U R IN of savings. The village gossips when SURANCE THROUGH in Iheir cups, would talk about her YOUR HOME AGENT WHO I having sold herself to the devil, and WILL PROTECT jthat her time being up, he had car- | ried her away, money bags and all. YOUR INTEREST “ Then, it was recalled, that a curse had been invoked ou her, by one of the victims of her avarice and cruelty, I that she should perish with all her ¡gold and her spirit should wander un- ' til the tomb gave up her corpse. “ On the first anniversary of her dis appearance, one of the servants re turning late, after a convivial evening jat the village tavern, was suddenly and effectively sobered by seeing the Countess at the window of her room, 1 looking fixedly at him as he passed underneath. His fellow servants W H ITE LEGHORNS laughed at him. but secretly were ln- Bred for Vigor and High 1 dined to believe the story, so it spread with rapidity and gained credence Egg Production. Then other appearances were reported Our \ primary aim is to produce and the room gained in consequence ms, husky chicks; healthy, vigorous, an uncanny reputation, so it became rugged breeding stocK. and first 1 strictly avoided by the servants after clasa hatching eggs. Hence, in ; dark, and even in the daytime, they many eases, our customers roll ! would not venture In alone. Sroans tip bigger egg records than we do. and moans, the clink of coins falling But we hold our mature stocK on a hard snrfsce were heard at night bacK as long as possible after the ! by those occupying rooms near by, moult and bring them into laying and it was declared fhat if anyone as near the hatching season as with a lighted candle should open the possible. Thus are our customers door at night, a chilly draught as from assured of strong, nigged chicKs a vault would sweep across the room and high quality hatching eggs. from the fireplace, blowing out the ORDER E A R L Y. candle. The room therefore was se verely let alone and only opened for periodical cleanings and inspection. Estacada. Oregon. “ Three hundred and more years had FARM am«! on* r - ■ : * out o I E i cn j passed, when in the summer of 188— D FIR E INSURANCE. H. C. STEPHENS i Picnic Needs j i I the Rexallstore For Fire Insurance Cary Real Estate Co. Trap N e s te d PHIL MARQUAM OarAalSroad. (Concluded on page 3) E L W O O D ITEM S LO C AL BREVITIES $1.50 P er Y ear GARFIELD ITEMS Mr. Bitner and son Will did an Dr. and Mrs. R. G. McCall Mrs. J. C. Moreland entertain excellent piece of grading on the were Estacada visitors Saturday. ed the Skip-a-week club last road between Mr. Walter’s place Mrs. L. A. Faubin from Mon Wednesday. A birthday cake in and the Bitner home. Mr. Bit tana, is staying with Mrs. W. C. honor of Mrs. G. Carpenter, Mrs. ner made a drag which they Bacon. L. J. Palmateer and Mrs. M. J. Estacada 12, Eastern & Western 8. used with the truck. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Robley and Weatherby was a feature of the Estacada took the Eastern & Ella Rotter, with her father, son Grant, have returned from lunch hour. Western Lumber Co. ball team C. Bittner, and L. N. V a.len, (.heir vacation trip, Mrs. W. B. Lemon is enjoying into camp on the local grounds went to the Portland land office j A good line o f Paints, Oils, a visit from her mother, Mrs. last Sunday. The runs, hits and last Thursday to submit her final ' Varnishes, Wall Paper, and Win Anna Smith, of Eugene. errors as shown in the final score proof on her homestead. Moger dow Glass at Pointer’s. tf Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gillespie below tell the story. Mrs. L. Keith lost a young calf j Mrs. B. 0. Sarver is visiting and Mrs. S. W. Coe of Spokane, started the game for Estacada last week and L. N Vallen also at the home of her daughter visited with Mr. and Mrs. J. W, and for five innings held the had the misfortune to lose his | Mrs. Starr, at Molalla. Dillinger Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. visitors nicely, while his gang of young registered bull with some C. Coe also spent the day with assistants were tapping the rub Miss Etta McWillis went to unknown sickness. ber for twelve notches and prac Portland Sunday to visit friends, them. tically putting the game on ice. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hodgkiss returning last evening, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moreland At the beginning of the 6th Cap made a business trip to Oregon Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sparks drove to Bonneville Tuesday, tain Schemer proceeded to liven City and Portland last week. j were guests of Portland friends when a second shipment of baby things up by punching a few Miss Sarah Roe, after spend- Friday night and Saturday, fish were taken from the hatch holes in his lineup. When the ing several weeks among friends The Estacada Feed Co.’s ad ery. dust of the trotting tootsies had in this vicinity, returned to her There will be no preaching ser appears again in this issue. It settled the score found Arnold home in Portland Sunday. vice at Nora Memorial church has something to say. Lovelace and Captain Schemer M rs. Norma Ginther a n d j Mrs. Albert Douglass and next Sunday. on the bench. Scott in right, daughter Gertrude of Portland, [children, Ervin and Laura, went Jack Smith on third and King on are spending a few days at the BARTON ITEMS to Portland Sunday. second. Smith got off wrong by home of her father, A. Vallen. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ecker left Mr. and Mrs. Gus Whitehead thinking he was playing first in Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Vallen for Portland Tuesday morning have moved to Barton from stead of third and neglected to went to Portland Sunday where where they expect to make their Dwyer’s camp. Mr. Whitehead tag a baserunner with the ball. with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Val home, has gone to work at Bridalvale, Then things started and with a len they motored to Vancouver two bagger, two singles, all ably Oregon. Mrs. Wm. Fink and daughter and Manor, Wash., and called on assisted by three fielding errors, Gertrude of Portland, spent the Nig Stone, who had his hand relatives. week end with Estacada rela badly cut, is able to use his hand the visitors annexed four for Mr. and Mrs. Dan Stahlnec'ker tives. but has not returned to work theiri side which with the three drove over to Wilsonville Sunday already tucked away totaled Mrs. Evelyn Saling obtained at present. to visit relatives. seven, and all this, mind you, Mrs. S. E. Robinson spent one Mrs. Ella Rotter is visiting her last Saturday at Oregon City, a with only one away. Then Mo sister Mrs. Annie Boylan of decree of divorce from Edmund night last week in Portland. ger sprained his ankle and was E. Saling. Mr. Wallace called at the For replaced by Smith. Jack walked Portland for a few days. Among the Portland visitors man home Sunday. Loyd Boylan of Portland is to the center, spat on his glove, spending a few days at the home from this place last Thursday, Mrs. S. E. Robinson visited wound up his arm once or twice of his grandparents, Mr. and were Mesdames W. H. Moore Mrs. George Forman and Mrs. and proceeded to heave. The j and W. F. Cary. Mrs. Chris Bittner. Hal Gibson Monday afternoon. only thing the visiotrs could see Henry Cadanau, who is work Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Eshelman Farmers are very busy with was Jack’s windup, and all they ing above Estacada, came out to and son David and Jim Abbott their hay this week and some could hear was the hiss of the spend the week end with his sis- drove over to Salem Saturday, are binding their wheat. ball as it went past. Dark ones? ter, Mrs. Lilly Park. returning Sunday evening. Mrs. C. T. Whitehead and son Yts so dark that two swatters Mrs. G. W. Kiger of Portland, and wife, and Mrs. George For hit sharply to the catcher and Confer Degree at Gresham visited at the home of her sister, man and son called on Mrs. S. the agony was over. The Estacada I. O. 0. F. lodge Miss Maude Sturgeon a few days E. Robinson Sunday afternoon. In the second inning George No. 175, was invited by the lodge the latter part of last week. Smith pulled a regular big league at Gresham, to confer the 1st de stunt. Fielding a fast one tow Carl Decker of Bissell was in gree on two candidates. Last Estacada Gets Clean Show ards first base, he declined a Thursday night, a delegation town Monday to meet his mother The Circle Stock Co. will play safe and easy out at that station went from here in response to from McMinnville, who came to Estacada Tuesday of each week. and chose to try for a runner this invitation. Fred Bartholo visit at his home for a few days. We present seven musical come Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gaarn, dy favorites in clean up to date from second to third. He got mew made arrangements to take his man and the crowd went the delegates in his truck, and who live in Colorado, have been musical farces, with songs and wild. It was dandy baseball, about 9 p. m. the bunch started. here this week visiting at the dances at the Favorite Theatre. George. That old whip is sure There were twenty-one including home of the latter’s brother, A, Bring the family and laugh. working these day.«*. Bill Bo- The Tuesday night bill is a spark land caught another foul fly. such heavy weights as Tracy, G. Ames. Postmaster Heylman fell over ling comedy called "The Hindoo Wade, Anderson, with light ones Final Score; Runs Hits Errors as Gates, Adlon and Marshall. a step ladder the first of the Doctor,” at popular prices and Estacada 12 3 12 They passed the time en route in week, and hurt his back. He an evening’s performance. Re Eastern & singing, talking and listening to has in consequence been obliged member, every Tuesday night, at Western 8 8 7 8 sharp. One performance only, Bro. DeMoy’s ideas of the stars to rest up. O. E. S. Enjoys Visit and heavens. They arrived at Knight & Co. are raising the Admission 20 and 35 cents. Thirty-five members of Moun Gresham and conferred the Is buildings of James Pickard on tain Chapter, No. 108, 0. E. S., degree on the two waiting can Main St., which are occupied by To the Fruit Growers went in a special car to Portland didates, besides on one they took his second hand store and the Receipts at the local plant are last Thursday evening, to visit with them. At the conclusion a shoe shop. coming along in the finest shape. Victory chapter. The Estacada lunch was served, and the Esta Ninth inning, score tied, bases Conditions indicate that the Es cada lodge invited the Gresham full, 2 out, Shugrue at the hat, tacada loganberries will maintain team did the initiatory work and brethren to visit them at Estaca 3 balls, 2 strikes. A man's honor their reputation, as being the fi also very beautifully conferred da on the 21st, and the newly in and a woman’s happiness at nest quality on the I’acific slope. the floral degree, complimenting Mrs. Eugenia Ames, worthy ma itiated candidates to receive the stake. "Trifling With Honor,” Two dryers are being kept go tron of Victory chapter. A good 2nd degree After picking up at the Gem tonight. ing night and day to their fullest substantial lunch was served be another heavy weight Bro. Day, The greatest love story ever capacity, and the Oregon Grow all climbed aboard the truck and told will be shown at the Gem ers Cooperative Association are fore the visitors departed for headed for home. Bro. Fred next Thursday and Friday. It making every effort in their home and a social time indulged Bartholomew was extended the is "Lorna Doone. ” The enthal- power to advertise and place in. The trip home at midnight thanks c f his passengers for his 1 ling romance of a captive maid these goods on .eastern and Eu revealed the fact that Mountain courtesy in transporting them. j and her rescue from the ‘ Bloody’ ropean markets. It is therefore chapter had considerable dra matic and musical talent, which up to the growers to get their ! Doones. Cookies Wanted should no longer remain dormant, Charles and Vivian Thrasher, fruit to the plant in the best pos The Ladies Auxiliary of Carl whose home is at Shelton, Wash., sible shape, and to assume their but brought out in a public en Douglass Post No. 74, American are visiting their grandparents responsibility in making this sea tertainment Legion, are making up a ship here, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Masse. son’s crop add to their record. To Library Patrons ment o f cookies to send to the They were given a treat Sunday An extra car load of crates has Those having books from the disabled soldiers of the world by their grandfather who took just been received so that the public library will please take war now at the hospital in Port- j them to the Oaks park at Port- growers may suffer no inconven notice that all books must be in land. Those who wish to make and. Needless to sav it was to ience of shortage along this line. by the first of August, as the donations to this cause please them a perfect day. All deliveries at the plant should library will be closed during that send to Mrs. James Smith, Esta PEOPLE’ S C. AN DC. STORE! be made before 6 p. m. to insure month. When it is opened again cada, Saturday forenoon. Money - saving Cash Store ail their being at the dryer the same the first of September, there will Last Sunday morning, as Har week prices: Macaroni, Spaget- e' er>*nK- Loganberries are the be quite a number of new vol ry Smith and H. C. Gohring were t| Vermicetti, Noodle* at fe only fruit received on Saturdays. umes added to the already nice making repairs on the ice plant package; Keers Best hard wheat collection. Nina B. Ecker, J. G. H ayman , Mgr. Librarian, in the meat market, some part Flower, 49 lb. sack, at $1.86; of the apparatus burst, throw 3 pound can Crisco, at 71c; 2 cans Cast of “Trouble” B enefit D an ce ing amonia into the faces o f the Light House Cleanser, 13c; Av Danny, the Kie, Jackie Coo- Don’t forget the dance Satur workmen. Mr. Smith’s eyes ondale Baking Molasses. 13c; gan. Ed. Lee, the Brute (Wal day night for the benefit of the were quite badly injured. Brooms Supervalue. 87c; Maid of lace Beebe), Mrs. Lee, the fos baseball team. The Estacada Among others who spent Sun Clover Butter. 47c; Sugar, best ter mother; Gloria Hope, The boys are still ahead in the game, day in Portland were Ted Howe, cane. 59.89 sack; Solid Pack To- Dog "yueenie” —Tuesday and and arc gaining distinction for the town. Give them a boost. Wednesday at the Gem. W. R. Jones and Edward Linn. 1 matoes, No. 1 can, 13c. ESTACADA DEFEATS EASTERN & WESTERN