Devoted to the Interests ot Eastern Clackamas County
V o l u m e 18,
E s t a c a d a , O r e g o n , T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 1, 1925
N u m b e r 14
p r o f e s s io n a l c a r d s .
OREGON NEWS ITEMS
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
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lo cal
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$1.50 P e r Y e a r
Prune Production Survey
TAXPAYERS ADOPT
SCHOOL BUDGET
Miss Nova Smith of Oak Grove
ShOWS IfîipOitâ'lt Ffll'tOIS
was a guest at the Ahlberg home
Prune production in Oregon is
on Christmas.
W. W. RHODES
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found
chiefly in the Willamette
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Mrs.
Mary
Knapp,
67,
mother
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Horace Knapp, water superintendent
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a" d in the Umqua valley,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Last Saturday evening in the an(j Window Glass.
The budget meeting of School
c- 22 ti says the co||ege extension re-
Office in Lichthorn Bldg., Estacada, of La Grande, died as the result of
burns suffered the night of December I" O’
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B. Gurdane of Bend, Oregon port on the cost of prune produc- ^ 'str' ct No. 108 was held Tues-
16. She was a pioneer of the valley. order organized
has been visiting at the VV. A. tion. To get facts on
the pro- i^ay evening, Dec. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
TXR. G. F. MIDFOKD
Cold weather has handicapped campment No. 91. There were Wilcox home.
^ P H Y S I C I A N AND SURGEON.
duction, typical.' orchard areas ' n tbe b' Kb st'boob
X R a y E q u i p m e n t — G l a s s e s p it t e d enumerators of the federal farm thirty-nine members initiated in-
census to sucn
a the
n » encampment
, « ™
« « at that « time.
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See J- E- Gates a" d * * ^ a t i" Washington and Polk counties
.t b a i been prepared
OFFICE »nd Rastdance Sacond and Main Straata
such an extent tnat
that on.y
only to
Esta'adi, Oraçon—Téléphona Connacttona
about 20 per cent of the schedules on The Encampment Grand Officers
cleaned and pressed. I. O. ^ e, e ‘surve>ei
represent the
1 c,
)oau an a com*
northwestern Oregon farms have been w ere n resen t for th e occa sion and O. F. building.
tf Willamette valley, and in Doug-
ee °* three freenolders con-
T~)K. CHAS. P. JOHNSON
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the d e g reew o?i w a sco “
d
Mr. and Mrs. Vernie
Duus la3S
to represent the Urn- - » « " * of J. S Osborne Geo. E.
DENTIST
For further investigation of the Des-
the candidates by the begree were guests ac the W. A. Wilcox quf uvalley>
Lawrence and ( . A. Dvkeman.
EVENING WORK BY APPOINTMENT
OregoV
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Eiwood*1 Mea^,^commissioner team of Golden Rule Encamp- home on Christmas.
About
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condition
as
to
Chairman Ames pres.ded with
Phones: Office, 315; Residence 4712
soil, topography, air drainage, Gr- G £*• Johnson and Wm. Dale
Bargains—Good wall paper 25c
Estacada,
Oregon. of reclamation, has set aside * 5 ooo. ment of Portland.
water drainage, distance from Present. After the reading of
Announcement to this effect was made
The officers elected are; J. E. per roll. Ten patterns to select
market and type of farm was tbe m' ni*tes of the last meeting
to Representative Sinnott.
Gates, Chief Patriarch; Chas. from, at Pointer’s.
11-6 tf
D r . H a r r y L. C h a n d l e r
covered, showing the following: and tbe budget as published, a
C H IRO PRACTO R
some 50 youthful trappers are on Hicinbothan, senior warden; J.E.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. W. Smith
On soils of Melbourne loam discussion as to the year for
G35 MORGAN BUILDING
duty in Pine Valley during the hoii- L a C ro y, high priest; Dr. C. P. 9Dent Christmas at the home of
on J
Me!Dourne loam
7 a \
* t
BROADWAY AND W ASH.
HOURS ’
mf
p
M
days
and
considerable
rivalry
Is
pres
r,
,
i
8Pe
n
c
'-'instmas
at
the
home
ot
were
20 farms, Olympic 16, red w h lch this budget is made was
PORTLAND, O R E G O N
IO A. M. to 6 P. M.
-------1 ' ent to obtain the greatest number oi
. ’
aDDointed- J C ^ parentS at S ta v to n ’
upland clay loam 18, bottom land op en ed and it was stated that it
hiriA
a Nparlv all hnvs in the Halfwav lOI'OWlng
V\ 6 re appOlnicQ, J. V j ,
rv.n line
i:__„ of
r Kalsomine
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\ _ ... per o 23,
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i , 34; on level
,
ia
morlo tn
t lio expenditures
D. EBY,
hides. Nearly all boys in the Halfway
‘
Full
and i not
classified
is made
10 nniror
co™v the
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
General Practice.
Confidential Ad
viser. Oregon City. Oregon.
T S t i t ’m m S A
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U . 6 « bottom were 18 r „ ,m , te.e, ^
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second watch; Hugh Jones, third
A- Morrell of Portland was enc
» ro ,ng
northern
™a e -v
watch; Wilbur Wade, fourth *n Estacada Wednesday looking slope 22, southern slope 28, west Ejy that the ^budget as^d raw n^be
vvatch’ Harvey Gilgan, inside after property which he owns slope 5, east slope 5, and not adopted but that t h e $1,000
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classified 6 ; good air drainage appropriation p l a n n e d to be
G. Ames, outside bere-
n 1Pe ’
was found on 107 farms, fair on put aside for Payin« off bunds at
sentinel, Esil Day, fiist guard of
Mrs. Jack Norton was a guest
4
and poor on none; same condi- a later date be cancelled and that
tent; J. A. Kitching, second at the home of her parents, Mr,
tion for water drainage.
$700 be added for personal ser-
gu a rd of ten t.
and Mrs. J. K. Ely on Christ
The
111
farms
and
facts
con-
vices for the hirin» of another
The following committees were mas.
cerning them were distributed teacher for the remainder of ti e
keep the Albany water ditch open and named: Regalia:- J. C. Kitcbing,
Mrs. Walker-Novasky of Port- ln vvasnintrrr
Rentals,
Polk and Doug- sch°o1 year- M°tion seconded
to prevent any water shortage in the E a r, Day> j
A
Etching; Fi- |and who has b e e n the o r g a n is t in Washington.
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Farm Loans
a u Specialty
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LUUNU l O
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order
named.
by
Mrs- L'oyd Yocum
Motion
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^Qrl i n
A l ,
. 0 r^ a n ,s t l lass
counties
Telephone Estacada, Ore. was used every day to blast ice from na" “ :* „ u >'Kan, t-an uay at the Liberty theatre is no long- Number of farm s-38 24 39 - carried
--------------------------------------------- the surface Of the ditch.
and U. S. Morgan; By-laws:- Dr. er employed in that position.
in
qqoo q ^ a ’
Disc,
Discussion
as to the time o f
total acres in farms- 3320, 3060,
Fourth installments payments of the
P. Johnson, H. S. Jones and
The W, G. T. U. meeting wil 12,508; acres in bearing prunes holding the budget meeting fol-
state income tax which was repealed J. U. Hayman.
be held Friday, Jan. 9 instead of — 578 , 799 , 976 ; age 0f bearing lowed and a motion was made by
at the recent election have totaled
A number of Rebekahs very
the
date announced on page 3 trees, 8-25,9-19, 12-26; acres non- d- K. Ely to hold it immediately
approximately *200,000, according tc graciously assisted t h e O d d-
due to the county meeting which bearing prunes, 16, 14}4, 19; av- following the annual election
Earl Fisher, state tax commissioner
fellows in serving a “ grand comes on Thursday,
There Is yet to be collected from this
erage age nonbearing trees, 4, 3, held in June. Motion carried.
feed ” to all those present and a
source more than *250,000.
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Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Harken- 2. 7: tons dried Drunes 641 727
A means to provide music in
Commander Fred Milton Perkins, £eneral fi^od time followed the rider are the proud grandparents R l l ;
average
dried; the school was taken up and a
gunnery officer of the American battle evenin£ S work,
of a grandson born recently to prunes per acre, 2217, 1867. 2277. motion was duly made and car-
fleet, who was injured in an airplane
The next meeting of the En-
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Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Paulsen of These prunes were grown either ried that the board be requested
December 15, died at San Diego, ac j an g 1925
Hermiston. Oregon.
0n diversified or special prune to submit in the next budget a
cording to word received by his father.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Harlen o f farms as follows: On diversified fund siiificnnt to provide an in-
Wiiiiam T. Perkins, of Portland.
GARFIELD ITEMS
Currinsville had as guests on farms, 13 in Washington, 8 in structor in this work.
,
William Basl, twice convicted of vlo-
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Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Polk and 14 in Douglass; on spe-
Tbe budget being adopted, a
lating the prohibition laws, has re
Garfield Grange will meet Sat- Baird, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baird cialized prune farms the num- motion was made by H. C. Step-
ceived a conditional pardon from Gov-
Miss Mabel Hall and Ralph Wade. hers for the three counties are hens seconded by J. K. Ely that
ernor Pierce, according to the records urday> dan- 3 at 10.30,
There is a strong rumor going 25, 16, and 35; average distance a tax of 10 . 2 ,mills be levied on
at Salem. Basl’s conditional pardon
Mr. and Mrs. J. Barger left
property in the
commuted the unserved portion of his Monday morning for Eugene to the rounds that the Libby, Mc to market. 5.2, 3.2, and 8.2 miles, all taxable
school
district
for the purpose
—Industrial
Journalism
O.
A.
C.
sentence and remitted *250 of a *500 spend New Years
Neil Co. interests are contemplat
$ Block South o f P. O., Estacada
fine.
of
raising
the
$13.879.28
for the
Leather Half soles on men’s light
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, Clarence
Palmateer was home ing establisning a fruit cannery
Oregon Farmers Gain
The movement by the cattle men ol .
,
, ,
expenditures a s o u t l i n e d .
work or dress shoes, srwed
at this place.
the state as a result of a plan adopted ' ol ^p e Christmas holidays,
or nailed.......................... $i.25
Oregon farmers realized $10,- Motion carried.
Miss Mabel Hall of Astoria
Rubber composition half-soles
by the Oregon Cattle and Horse Grow
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Moreland
500,000 more on their corn, wheat
for men,........................... $1.00
ers' association toward orderly market 0f Portland spent
Christmas ha3 been visiting her cousin, Miss und’ oat3 thig year than in 1923 ac_
Greetings!
Men’s heels straightened. .
ing
O
f
cattle
In
the
state
soon
win
bi
with
their
son
and
family,
J. C. Floy H arlen of Currinsville dur- cordin(i to the sears-Roebuck Ag-
Leather or rubber..................60
To
the
people
of Estacada and
launched in Umatilla county, accord
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¡ncr
h ristm a s
vacation
.„n ,lo»,vn which reports
ing th
th p e C
Christmas
vacation. ricultural w
Ladies’ heels same work...........35
Foundation,
Moreland.
surrounding
community;
ing
to
information
received
by
Fred
Whole leather heels men or
that the national increase in grain
women............................. $1.0o
Bennion, county agent. The plan It
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robertson Miss Hall is a teacher in the values amount to $550,000,000.
This is the time of the year
Only the best o f leather and find ■
to have a representative of the grow went to Portland for Christmas Astoria schools.
for extending greetings to ea h
Oats
alone
were
responsible
for
a
ings used —can also save you
ers in the stockyards at Poriland ai with Mr. Robertson’s s is te r ,
A marriage license was issued gain o f two millions, while wheat other. It is fitting that we have
money on team harness or parts
all times.
in
Vancouver, Wash., December brought farmers o f this state an such seasons of good cheer for our
See me before you buy
Mrs. J. C. Stephens.
24 to Verna L. Bittner of Port added eight and one-third millions fe|| 0 wmen. The soul is enlarged
Mrs. L. J. Palmateer and
A. R. DAHLKE, Estacada
land and Robert A. King of over last year, the report states.
UPPER GARFIELD
and blessed; friendships are
daughter Avis spent Monday
While the Oregon corn crop for
Estacada. Mrs. Ina Lake mother
1924 fell considerably below that o f t°riued and strengthened, hearts
with Mrs. M. G. Weatherby.
of the bride accompanied them the preceding year, the better price bowed down in griet and sick-
AHappv New Year to you all.
H. B, Davis was home from
Premium Offer
and gave her consent.
this year brought the total income ness'are lifted up and given
May our counsels be wise and St. Helens for Christmas.
The E s t a c a d a Publishing
to approximately what it had been courage; home ties are strength
Lloyd
Saling
who
is
employed
our commerce increase,
Mr. and Mrs. G, Head and
the year before. The two million
Company has fifty combination
And may we ever experience the daughter Sylvia and Mr. and
*-be Estacada feed Company bushel increase in the wheat crop ened; the hopeless are given
thermometers a n d barometers
blessings of peace.
Mrs. C. Coe spent the holidays spent a few days last week at the this year brought the value up to hope; those losing faith are
which it will git^, to the first
Mr, and Mrs. Robert Snyder w' tb ^ r- and ^ rs> d- W. Dillin- home of his mother, Mr 3 . C. 0. $31,500,000 as compared with$2.3,- given a greater grip on the eter-
fift y persons either renewing
ger.
Saling in Corvallis. During his 000,000 o f 192.3. The oat crop of nal .truths o f life; and greatest
their rubscriplfon or to new sub and son Robert and daughter
.
p
School
o
p
e
n
e
d
i
n
Garfield
absence Virgil Wright has been this Rtate this year is UP to twelve of all, the glory of God shines in
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after a two weeks c , vaca
million
bushels as compared
to 1 10 1 V
4 and upon His
scribers after the first of the Dorthy visited Mr. and Mrs d . r , Monday
people, and He ¡8
substituting
for him.
Snyder,
Sunday.
tion.
million
the
year
before
with
the
re-
year.
glorified
in
this
world through
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Jas.
Denning suit that farmers will have taken in
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Seigworth
The subscription rate to the
them.
and *^r9- Frank Morrow spent Christmas at the home o f 6 V. million dollars on this crop as
Eastern Chckamas News is$l.50 of Chehahs, Wash, visited the
May this blessed season sweet
Seigworth
o
f
Portland
spent Christmas Mrs. Denning’s daughter Mrs. J. oornpared with 4t4 millions the
per year. This is an excellent f ° ' mer 3 father, J
en
your past disappointments,
DeShazer in Dover. There were ycar before’
opportunity to renew your sub and sister, Mrs. Oliver Bowman w'*b ^ r8, Eva Saling.
The yield per acre on corn in bind up your bruised and broken
twenty-two guests seated at the Oregon, the report states,dropped to
scription an I receive a premium
I spirits, and make you Letter and
S'J M ? a „ d M r, Kay B a .U U » o f WAGE MINIATURE BATTLE heavily laden table who par 27.8 bushels per acre as a result o f
in addition.
stronger for the struggle and
took of the excellent dinner.
unfavorable weather,but the profit
Beaver Ridge and two daughters in dramatic Paramount Picture
conflicts of life in the future.
per bushel to the farmer was ,36
Guests at the home of Mr. and
May you let your better Belf
Edna and Maragaret and son
" T o th« Laat Man”
May Gel Electric Lines
cents as compared with 29 the
Mr s . F. J. Harkenrider on the year before. The wet days on guide you, and that you may
Robert spent Christmas week
It ii reported that the Portland
The world's record fo r rifle and
with Mrs. Hamilton’s parents, pistol shots fired in proportion to the Christmas were Mr. and Mrs. W. the other hand, were a great help to have a deeper and fuller expe
rience of the Christ life.
Electric Power Company may
J. Paulsen and family of Port- the wheat and oats production, the
It is our ferveut wish and
build an e'eetric line through the Mr. and MrB. Conrad Krigbaum. number o f players was broken dur-
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sarver ing the recent filming o f ‘To the Last land, Mr. and Mrs. J. Paulsen o f former rising to 26.2 bushels per hope ihat the spirit of the sea
Currinsville district. If this is
acre as compared with 24.1 the year
Man.” according to Victor Fleming, George and Mr. and Mrs. R obt.
son shall live in our hearts and
done it will afford the residents and baby and Mrs. fiilie Sarver director o f this Paramount picture.
before, and the latter to 44.4 from
show in our lives every day in
O’ Neil and baby of Buxton.
.39 in 1923. The profit per bushel
of that community an opportunity
Estacada spent Sunday with
It took five p^ck horses to carry
the year.
o f wheat this year was .34 cents
to electrify their homes and this ^ rs‘ Eden Patterson and W. W. the ammunition used in the making TWO STUDENTS
Rev. and Mrs. Ira F. Rankin.
where only six cents was taken
o f the picture into location among
PRIZES last year and six cents profit in
will greatly increase the valua- Sorter.
RECEIVE
tion of their present holdings.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Connet, the rugged hills o f Arizona, where
oats for the 10 cents loss o f the pre COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
the 10,000 rounds were discharged.
Miss Corinne Trullinger, a student
RESIGNS
POSITION
ceding year.
This has been a long felt need Everet Krigbaum and Helen The Pleasant Valley war, an historic
o f the Estacada high school was the
The increased yield per acre o f
by many of those rvsiding in Krigbaum of Poriland spent fight between two lawless bands o f winner o f a five dollar prize in the
Oregon City, Ore.— Dr. K. L.
small grain and the increased price
that community a n d m a n y Christmas with their parents, cattlemen was produced.
recent National Home Lighting Con
Brinco,
county health officer, has
The fighting was carried on in fast test according to a report made in per bushel o n all grains has aided resigned, effective January 1, and
attempts have been made to Miss Helen will return to Port-
materially
in
restoring
the
farmer
,
land, Sunday to resume her tempo in this Zane Grey production the Oregonian last week.
Miss
will resume the position o f medi
secure the necessary funds *or studies.
which had been adapted for the Ruth Day received the fourth prize to a better financial basis, the Foun cal officer in charge o f United States
dation
report
concludes.
The
this work.
j j rs q j Hunt arrived from screen from Zane Grey’s immortal in the contest in the Portland dis
Veteran’s bureau at Portland. This
Such a project means ceop«*ni- Baker, Wednesday the 24th. and story. Richard Dix, featured in the trict and as a result received twenty higher grain prices have resulted in was the position Dr. Brisco held be
higher live stock prices and this has
tion and ail must work together w ill make her home on the ranch production, held the record o f the dollars. Her essay was sent to
brought a new vitality to agricult fore coming to Clackamas county
for this much needed improve- with her son, Howard. Mr company by discharging 982 rounds. Washington, D. C., to compete ure.
one year ago.
Hunt plans to arrive in the spring Lois Wilson is also featured.
with thousands o f others for the
Miss Della Pearson and MissMabcl
mert.
.
,
.
to reside here. The manv
"T o the Last Man” will be seen at prizes awarded there.
Howard, who have served as nurses
An efiort ia also being made t<? frijnds of Mrs. HtJnt wii| be the Gem Theatre for two days—
See
Mr
3
.
J.
E.
Gates
for
piano
Both o f these students are to be
and Miss Cia Barclay Pratt, In
get the electric lights on the Kea- Kiad to see her back among Saturday and Sunday, January 3 congratulated upon their success instruction. Prices reisorable. charge o f the office, will remain
gan hill.
them again.
and 4.
and efforts ni this interesting work. I. O. O. F. building.
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with tha unit.
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Two hundred sliver foxes, the larg
est shipment ever made to Oregon,
were received from the breeding farm
WILLIAM WALLACE SMIH
of W. li. Rogers, Charlottetown, Prince
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Edward island, Canada, and went to
M asonic B ldg .
E stacada , O re . the ranches of D. M. Haskin at New-
berg and Hood River.
§ E. WOOSTER
Blasting was resorted to by the
Mountain
States Power company to
Real Estate, Loans, Insurance,
BOOT and SHOE
REPAIR SHOP