Devoted to the Interests ot Eastern Clackamas County
V olume
18. N umber 12
E stacada , O regon , T hursday , D ecem ber 18. 1924.
OREGON NEWS ITEMS
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LOCAL ITEMS
UPPER EAGLE CREEK
LABOR LEADER
Christmas Seals stand for the Last Wednesday evening sev
friends and neighbors
Christmas spirit.
GOMPERS PASSES Mrs. J. E. Gates returned from of eral Mrs of the Walter
Douglass stepped
CLOSES
CAMPS AND MILLS
W. W. RHODES
D R O STE O PA T H IC
Newton C. Cheney of Medford and
Portland on the afternoon train in and surprised her. They came
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Samuel Gompers, the veteran Monday.
Earl
Leslie
Wilson
of
Portland
have
to help her celebrate her forthieth Following rapidly upon the
Office in Lichthorn Bldg., Estacada been admitted to practice law per labor leader, died at San Anto
birthday. The e v e n i n g was heels of this unexpected snow
Mrs. Margaret Kilgore and pleasantly
manently in this state.
nia.
Texas,
early
Friday.
in playing Pro- storm, came the closing down of
r ) R . G. F. MIDFOKD
Alice were Estacada visitors last gressive 500, spent
Sewer
construction
work
costing
Mr.
Gompers
was
born
in
a
Flinch
and Pit and practically, if not all, the logging
^ P H Y S IC IA N and SURGEON, approximately $200,000 will be com London slum quarter, Jan. 27, Sunday.
music
and
singing.
A delicious camps and saw mills in this part
X R ay E quipment — G lasses fitted pleted
by the city of Klamath Falls 1850; he was put to work at the J. K. Ely was in Portland on
OFF1C2 and Residence Second and Main Straets
luncheon
consistingof
sandwichs of the country. Many difficul-
during the coming year.
Estacada. Oregon—Telephone Connections
Tuesday
buying
additional
holi
age
of
ten
in
a
shoe
factory,
but
cake,
coffee
and
punch
was ser-|ties always present themselves
Thousands of boxes of prunes were
ved.
T~\R. CHAS. P. JOHNSON
in a country so unaccustomed
mailed and shipped by Portland citi soon apprenticed to the cigar day things.
zens last week to friends and rela trade. With his family and sev J, W. Dowty returned Monday Mrs. R. B. Gibson called on and unprepared for snow and
DENTIST
eral relatives he came to Ameri from Portland where he has been Mrs. Ike Akers on Thursday low temperature as this one.
tives In pruneless states.
EVENING WORK BY APPOINTMENT
Two large male cougars, traveling ca in 1863 and became a natural for the past week.
Phones: Office, 315; Residence 4712
afternoon.
Porter-Carstens Logging com
were treed and shot by W’. ized citizen at the age of twenty- Andrew Jannsen, w ho h as Mrs. C. H. P ad d .iso n a n d pany located on the North Fork
Estacada,
Oregon. together,
O. Allison not far from Uklah. The one.
been at work drilling wells near daughter, Miss Naomi, made a of the Clackamas river stopped
larger weighed more than 200 pounds. Mr. Gompers was president of Klictat,
D r . H arry
L.
C
handler
Wash., arrived in Esta shopping trip to Portland last work the early part of the week
CHIROPRACTOR
The demand for cross-bred lambs the American F e d e ra tio n of cada Monday.
and do not plan on opening up
535 MORGAN BUILDING
Friday.
to form the foundation of breeding Labor which he helped organize
BROADW AY A N D W A S H .
HOURS
until the weather moderates con
flocks
has
grown
so
keen
that
the
One
of
the
few
things
a
penny
PORTLAND, O R E G O N
10 A. M. to b P. M.
price has been raised to 11 cents a and which he lead as president will buy — A Christmas seal.
siderably.
This will mean that
BARTON
pound.
for
thirty-seven
years.
For
more
the
supply
of
logs needed to keep
ALBERT T. ELOTT
and Mrs. Albert Hannah G. A. Stone, father and broth the Electric mill
Noel Eby, 18-year-old son of Mr. and than a half century, political am of Mr.
River Mill
ATTO RNEY AT LAW
Portland, visited at the home er, were out from Portland Sun Station in operation, at will
Mrs. N. K. Eby, who reside in West bitions, lucrative business oppor
RESIDENT LAWYER
cut
Mr. Hannah’s parents in Es day afternoon. Mr. Stone’s lit off and as they only have a be small
ESTACADA. - - OREGON Sutherlin, was kicked to death by a tunities and the lure of fame of
horse when placing feed in the ani were unable to deter him from tacada Sunday.
tle daughter is still quite ill.
supply on hand it will no doubt
mal’s stall.
Q D. EBY,
Mrs.
Noble
M
c
Millian
an
d
his
trade
union
activities.
Dur
ATTORNEY A T LAW.
Frozen fog which descended over ing the World War, Gompers child w ho have b e e n visiting There will be a combined be closed until Porter-Carstens
General Practice. Confidential Ad Klamath Falls did considerable dam
program Saturday again resume operations.
in Estacada left for Port Christmas
viser. Oregon City. Oregon.
age to telephone and power lines, and kept the labor forces behind the friends
It is reported that about three
evening, Dec. 20,
blanketed the city with a fascinating government and served as chair land last Tuesday morning.
feet
of snow has fallen at this
Mrs. Louis Rivers was not
W I L I A M WALLACE SMITH
white frosting.
man of the labor committee of Denny Brothers, who purchas very
camp,making
logging impossible.
well Sunday.
The Southern Pacific company has the council of national defense. ed the Miller barber shop on
ATTORNEY AT LAW
The
P.
E.
P.
company
will take
a contract to the Utah Con He made several governmental Broadway last week, are now Mrs. Iva Parks spent several off the logging train they
M asonic B ldg .
E stacada , O re . awarded
have
struction company for building ap journpys to Europe and was a operating the shop. Look for days last week visiting friends
been
operating
at
night
to
haul
proximately
22
miles
of
railroad
from
§ E. WOOSTER
member of the American delega their ad. in this issue of the at Oregon City.
the
logs
down
to
the
Electric
Grass Lake to Dietz.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wallace mill until the work is resumed, j
Real Estate, Loans, Insurance,
A special school election called at tion of the conference on limita N ew s .
and
son spent Sunday afternoon The Deep Creek Lumber com
tions
of
armaments.
Mrs,
E.
J.
Potter
of
Portland
Roseburg
to
consider
the
issuance
of
Rentals,
at
the
Rivers home.
school
bonds
in
the
sum
of
$165,000
He
was
vice-president
of
the
who
is
interested
in
the
Liberty
pany has had to stop work at
Farm Loans a Specialty.
resulted
In
the
approval
of
the
bonds
Mrs.
Hattie
Peterson
and
Miss
National
Federation
and
presi
was
here
last,
week
and
announc
this
time as have also many of
Telephone Estacada, Ore. by a vote of 416 to 210.
Gladys Nolan delightfully enter the smaller mills, due to the
dent
of
the
Pan-American
Fed
ed
the
consolidation
of
their
in
Fire, which for a time threatened
terests with the Multnomah thea tained the Good Will club last same difficulties which make it
the entire business district of Malin, eration.
Thursday, there being ten mem impossible to carry on their log
The
body
was
carried
by
special
tre corporation.
was checked by the volunteer fire de
bers present. Next meeting is ging and other operations.
FIRE INSURANCE.
partment after the Malin hotel had train to Washington, D. C. where
to
be at the home of Mrs. Maude With the holidays so near lum
sustained damage of approximately funeral services were held and Each Home May Soon
London Lancashire Fire Ins. Co.
Keep your policy in our Fire
Proof Vault, free of charge.
H.
C.
STEPH EN S
A g en t .
KODAKS
Photograph Albums
CALENDARS
BROWNIE GIFT BOX
Picture Making the
Easiest Way
E d . B oner’ sK o d a k
SHOP
LINN'S INN, ESTA C A D A
AT
BOOT and SHOE
REPAIR SHOP
i Block South of P. O., Estacada
Leather Half soles on men’s light
work or dress shoes, srwed
or nailed ......................... $1.25
Rubber composition half-soles
for men, ....... ....... ’........ $1.00
Men’s heels straightened.
Leather or rubber_____ .5o
Ladies’ heels same work.......... 35
Whole leather heels men or
women............................ $LOo
Only the best of leather and find
ings used—can also save you
money on team harness or parts
See me before you buy
A. R. D A H LK E, Estacada
$
1000
.
will be interred in Sleepy Hollow
taining to newspaper work were
discussed. Prof. George Turn-
Firemen’s Dance
bull of The School of Journalism,
The Volunteer Firemen of Es University of Oregon. Engene,
Seam an * B ullard tacada will give the second of was present and gave an inter
their dances next Wednesday esting talk relative to newspa
Ail Grades of
evening, Dec. 24, in the park pa- per affairs.
and everyone who is in Preliminary steps were taken
SHINGLES 'vilion,
terested in the welfare of Esta looking to a permanent organi-
Route 2 • Estacada cada should not fail to attend if 1 zation of all the papers of the
.possible. The least you can do county,
j is to buy a ticket to assist a wor- The next meeting will be held
Thursdav. December 25. being' thy cause. These men are often about the middle of January at
Christmas day the News will en- called upon to assist you in a the same place.
deavor logo to press Wednesday, time of need and >ou should be The Estacada Telephone anb
Advertisers and corresponden ts ready to offer your assistance at
Company suffered
are
money PTr*»nses
will be Telegraph
su n to e re the d
are kirdlv
Kinniy urged
urged to to get
get their
meir ma-
ma this time. . The fl,rthpr
considerable Company
trouble due
terial in as easly as possible (one use^ *° defray further oe
l i n e s following th e
day earlier than usual) to allcw on the chemical apparatus in- disabled
snowstorm.
A repair crew soon
date.
the force to get the paper out stalled. Remember the
got
them
back
into shape.
Wednesday, Dec. 24.
Wednesday.
Have Its Own Ice Plant Odel, Jan. 8, 1925.
ber buying has become practic
Benton county is to have an "eco cemetery, near Tarrytown, New
Mr. and Mrs. George Forman ally impo^ible. The mills all
nomic conference” January 13 and 14 York.
Domestic
refrigeration
b
y
and
son went to Gresham and seem to be convinced that prices
The government has Just completed
means
of
eiectricity
is
certain
to
Portland
on business one day will be better after the begin-
an exhaustive survey of the county,
ELWOOD
ITEMS
become
almost
universal.
The
ningof the year, and with their
last week.
the first to be finished in the Pacific
report on the refrigeration com It is reported that M. A, Nel stocks now reduced to minimum,
northwest.
Fire losses in Oregon, exclusive of Walter Cox and Ed. Hodgkiss mittee of .the National Electric son, who has resided here the they are refusing to take on any
Portland, In November aggregated are working for Frank Bittner Light Association calls attention past three years, will soon leave business that will have to be
$168,450, according to a report pre at Sandy.
to the rapid growth now notice
held over until 1925. Ma n y
pared by Will Moore, state fire Mrs. Matt Parks, who h as able in small electric refrigera the Albert Horger ranch.
prominent
lumbermen state that
L. T. (Pat) Odell and Miss there is every
marshal. There were a total of 25
ting
equipment.
It
states
that
to believe
been
working
in
Portland,
has
fires reported.
Gladys Ketchel were quietly that the lumber reason
quantity
production
and
conse
market
for next
returned
home
and
at
this
writ
A bill to limit the powers of county
married in Portland Dec, 6. and
judges In their capacity as Juvenile ing is suffering with a severe quent lower priced machines are were charivaried Thursday even year w ill be good as a whole.
to be expected in the near fu
The present demands show that
judges will be introduced at the next cold.
session of the state legislature, ac L. M. Vallen finished butch ture, so that the householder in ing.
is good along some lines
Mrs. Elizebth Case is still ill business
cording to J. G. Tate, chairman of the
the
near
future
will
soon
be
while
lagging
along others. Tak
ering and peddling beef Friday. maintaining electric refrigerat at latest reports.
state child welfare commission. .
en
as
a
whole
the market is er
Construction of a new hatchery for He has sold eight this fall.
ing
machines
for
approximately
ratic
and
by
no
means well
the state ftsh commission at Beaver There is to be a Christmas tree the same amount now spent for
GEORGE ITEMS
balanced.
creek, which Is about two miles from
program at the school house ice.
Hebo on the Tillamook highway, has and
The George Grange held its Loose Wires Are
Wednesday
evening, Dec. 24,
been started. The hatchery will be under the supervision
regular
meeting last Saturday
of Miss
ATTENTION
one of the largest In the state.
Always Dangerous
evening
and
elected officers for
So rapidly are demands for fiction Butterfield.
The attention of our readers the coming year.
Next .Saturday No matter how innocent look
volumes increasing at the Umatilla Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Park and is called t o seve ra l n ew a d s
county library that the board has little son Pearl of Puyallup, appealing in this issue of the evening there wiil be nine candi ing a wire dangling in the street
found it Impossible to buy books in Wash., spept a few days of this News. When dealing with our dates initiated into the Grange may be, says the Oregon Public
sufficient quantities with the money week visiting the former’s broth
the Eagle Creek drill team Utility Information Bureau, it is
advertisers it will please them if and
available to satisfy the demand.
will
do
the work,
nevertheless a potential death
you tell them you read it in the Mrs. Barney
Following a check of its own figures er Matt Park and family.
and
c
h
i
l
d
r
e
n
hazard,
and should he avoided
with estimates furnished by the coun Stanford Cox made a business News.
from
Beaverton
visited
at
the
as
one
would
avoid poison or
ty assessors' office, the Multnomah trip to Portland Saturday, re We a r e often hearing that
home
of
her
parents,
Mr.
and
small-pox.
county tax supervision and conserva turning Sunday.
it pays to advertise ” and this Mrs. Henry Joyner from Satur Only a short time ago, two Se
tion commission placed the local 1925 Snow fell Monday hy 2:30 p. “ pleases
both the advertiser and day until Monday.
tax levy at 33.2 mills, as against 32.3
attle b oys were electrocuted
m. to a depth of nine inches.
the News.
mills last year.
while trying to hoist a garbage
Mr.
and
Mrs.
G.
W.
Wilson
The value of all taxable property In
No matter how small an ad after staying over two weeks at can
to the top of a light pole as
the state of Oregon for 1924, includ Entertains Newspaper Folks vertisement may be it will be
a
Hallowe’en
prank. Numer
the
home
of
Julius
Paulsen
on
ing that equalized by the county W. C. Culbertson, owner of read by a number of persons and
boards of equalization and that equal the Canhy Herald, entertained in this way may bring you the account of an auto accident on ous fatal accidents have recently
ized and apportioned hy the state tax the newspaper men and women
hanksgiving day have returned been recorded where boys and
desired returns.
commission Is $1,058,880,736.61, as
grown ups have attempted to
to
their home.
against $1.042.410,618 66 for the year of Clackamas county last Satur
string
aerials across live
Mr. Ed. Harders was a guest wires of radio
1923. These figures are set out In day noon at the Seward Hotel in Gem Announces Program
high
voltage, or to at
a statement prepared by Earl Fisher, Portland. Every newspaper in The management of the Gem to supper on Sunday evening of tach them to light
r>ole8. Tht se
Mr. and Mrs. J. Paulsen.
state tax commissioner. The total In the county was represented.
theatre
announces
that
in
addi
high
tension
lines
carry alrmst
crease In valuations for the year 1924, Many important matters per tion to the regular show next At the time of this writing,
certain
death
at
all
times, and
aa compared with tboae for 192 $ la
there is about eight inches of
$ 16 , 470 . 117 . 95 .
Saturday evening, Dec. 20, a
sometimes even a “dead” wire
vaudeville attraction by the Dale snow' w hich fell in one day.
swinging in the wind strikes a
Vaudeville company will be giv Move to Grab Part of County “live” wire and becomes an in
en. This show is a laugh from
strument of death.
start to finish with three big A movement is again on foot Therefore the best policy is to
acts. The company carries the to divide Clackamas county. At consider all loose w ires as being
biggest little brass band in the a meeting of the Federated deadly and keep as tar away
world, and one of the attractions Community Clubs of Multnomah from them as possible.
is John Dale, the funny black- i cf,unty held at the Portland East
faced comedian, The prices for Sifle Library, Tuesday of last
M easure Heart B eils
dliest*on as to the Among the most recent elec-
the evening will be 35 and 10 wee*<’
ad visibility and possibility of ex- j tro-medical ais c ove r i e s is a
cents.
The regular show for the Sat tending the county line of Mult means of diagnosing h art ills,
urday and Sunday evening per- nomah county south to th e which is called electri • car lio-
formance will be Gloria Swanson j Clackamas river, or as near there graphy. By means of electrical
in “The Humming Bird,” a as possible, was taken up.
connections to the patient the
melodrama of the Parisian un This would mean the taking heart is forced to contract and
derwork and gmart society. from this countv the most dense its various reactions are record
Gloria is gorgeously gowned and ly settled portion of it and about ed on a very delicate film, w hich,
shows a real genius as an emo- one-fourth the total valuation of when translated, shows the ex-
act nature of the illness.
the entire county.
tio n a i a c tre s s .