Devoted to the Interests ot Eastern Clackamas County
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ESTACADA, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925
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BARTON
SPRINGWATER NEWS
■p\R. W. W. RHODES
O STEO P ATH IC
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office in Lfchthorn Bldg., Estacada,
"T )R . G. F. MIDFOKD
"'"P H Y S I C I A N and SURGEON.
X R ay E quipment — G lasses fitted
OFFICE and Residence Second and Main Strsets
Estacada. Oregon—Telephone Connections
T }K . CHAS. P. JOHNSON
DENTIST
EVENING W ORK BY APPOINTMENT
Phones: Office, 315; Residence 4712
Estacada,
Oregon.
D r . H a r r y L. C h a n d l e r
CHIROPRACTOR
535 MORGAN BUILDING
BROADWAY AND W ASH.
HOURS
PORTLAND, O R E G O N
10 A. M. to 6 P. M.
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D EBY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
General Practice.
Confidential Ad­
viser. Oregon City, Oregon.
W IL U A M WALLACE SMITH
ATTORNEY AT LAW
M a s o n ic B l d g .
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E. WOOSTER
Real Estate, Loans, Insurance,
Rentals,
Farm Loans a Specialty.
Telephone Estacada. Ore.
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The farmers have been taking ad­
vantage o f the few good days in
getting some o f their spring crops
in.
The play given at th Springwater
grange hall Saturday night was
attended and enjoyed by all pres­
ent. $29.80 was made.
Quite a crowd came to church
Sunday morning to hear the radio
sermon.
William Still was seen in this
neighorhood one day last week.
Mrs. C. S. Folsom has been ill at
the home o f her daughter, Mrs.
Harold Horner, but is much better at
this time.
Howell Bros, recently purchased
a registered Aryshire bull calf from
a party on Douglass Ridge.
Mrs. Harry Hulin o f Iowa is vis­
iting with Mr. aud Mrs. P. T. Mon­
roe fo r a few days. She is on her
way to California.
John Moger spent Sunday at home
with his parents. His friend Lloyd
Saling was with him.
Press and Wiley Howell are im­
proving their placeby building a new
fence and hope the new will Cause
at least half as much comment from
passersby as the old one did.
Herb Monroe and family have
gone to Bend, Oregon, where he is
working.
Mrs. John Park and children o f
Dodge spent Monday at the Genser-
oski home.
W. A. Bard has a new radio.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Guttridge enter­
tained Mr, and Mre. Forest Erickson
and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dallas on
Friday evening in honor o f their
daughter Ruth’s birthday,
Mrs, Wiley Howell and son vis­
ited on Monday afternoon at Mrs.
Carl Wards’ .
Ed, Clossner has purchased a
new lighting system,
Mrs. Earl Shibley and children
spent the week-end at the J. A.
Shibley home,
Mrs, Sylvester Lawrence is enjoy­
ing a visit with her mother from
Michigan.
Harold Homer is driving a truck,
hauling lumber from the Jubb mill
in Dodge, to Estacada.
LOGAN RIDGE
BOOT and SHOE
REPAIR SHOP
The regular meeting o f the P. T,
A, was held in the school house
Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Barrett,
the president being absent Mrs,Ar­
| Block Bouth of P. 0 ., Estftcoda
nold conducted the meeting.
The
Leather Half soles on men’s light
work o? dress shoes, siWed
regular business Was transacted,
or nailed......................... fl.26
but the progra m prepared was de­
Rubber composition half-soles
ferred,
for ttlen, ...... .......... ........ $1.00
Arrangements were completed for
Men’s heels straightened,
a ,play to be given March 21st, en­
Leather or rubber.................6g
titled, ‘‘The Goose Creek Line.”
Ladies' heels same Work...........36
Whole leather heels men or
The monthly meeting o f the Lo­
Women..... ........ ....... .......- 11.00
gan W. C, T. U. was held at the
Only the best o f leather and find­
home of Mrs. Anna Johnson. The
ings U sed —can also save you
Devotional exercises were
con­
money on team harness or parts
ducted by the president, Mrs. C.
See me before you buy
Boss. All officers were present.
A solo by Mrs. Pathe, accompanied
i by Mrs. Elsie Gerber, was much en­
joyed. Miss Erna Gerber played an
instrumental solo which was very
entertaining. The remainder o f the
afternoon was spent in work on the
rag rugs being made for the orphan­
age at Corvallis. Eight visitors and
eleven members were present, be­
sides several children.
A delicious
luncheon was served by the hos­
tess.
S. C, Kerscham was pleasantly
surprised Sunday when his father
and mother and three brothers and
sister with their families gathered
at his home to celebrate his birth­
day.
Mr. Young, Mrs. Z. Cromer and
Mrs. Luck and Melvin, were Ore­
gon City visitors, Saturday.
J. Hasell and P. J. Darby were
in Portland on Monday.
At the Union S. S. Sunday our
suqerintendent,
Karl
Young
paid «very fitting tribute to our
hero, George Washington.
Frances Sprague Commemorated
her birthday by having s few
FAIRBANKS JUNIOR YOUTHFUL
friends to help her celebrate, Satur­
STAR
day evening
A. R. DAHLKE, Estacada
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, to all in­
tents and purpose*, spent hie first
two weeks a* a screen star in the
heart o f the Turkish Empire,. Un-
dei the direction o f Joseph Hena-
bery, the youthful stir was busily
engagedin making the Turkish epi­
sode o f ‘‘ Stephen Step* Out,” his
first venture as s star in Paramount
pictures, which comes to the Gem
theatre Saturday and Sunday, Feb­
ruary 23 and March 1st. The pic­
ture is based on Richard Harding
Davis' story. “ The Grand Cross o f
the Crescent.”
Theodore Roberts
is featured and Nosh Beery. Harry
Myers and Frank Currier head the
supporting company.
COMMUNITY CLUB WILL MEET
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ferrel made a
business trip to Oregon City Tues­
day, also making a trip into Esta­
cada.
Mr. and Mrs. A Warner and
daughter Bertha went to Port­
land.
The young folks o f the community
gave a birthday surprise party on
Franklin Gibson Monday evening at
his home.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Gibson, Mrs.
Parks and Miss Udell were Portland
visitors last Thursday.
The Misses Edith and Grace Ferrel
spent the week-end at the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Ferrel, returned to Portland Mon­
day evening.
Mr. L .Wallace's hand is about
healed.
Their son has been in a
Portland hospital on account o f an
absessed ear. They are xepecting
him home the latter part o f the
week.
Mr. A. Horger was out visiting
his farm Sunday.
M. A. Nelson is in Portland, his
son, Merle drove down for him
Tuesday.
Fred Turner is improving and is
able to be up some, although he
has not recovered the entire use of
his left side.
Mrs. T. H. Odell and her brother,
Mr. Herrrick o f San Francisco,
have left for a visit to Tacoma.
Earl Odell went to St. Johns on
business last Tuesday.
Mrs. N. Stone is able to be up and
do her own work now so Mrs. Ally
has returned to her daughter’s
(Mrs. Rivers) home.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Douglass and
daughter Harriet o f Portland; Her­
man and Roby Lyon* of Gresham;
‘‘Pick” Irvin and w ife; Mr. and Mrs.
O. Rich o f Boring; Harry and Har­
old Sarver; Bill Paxton, Ira Runnels;
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bates and fam ily;
C. Looney, from Eestacada; Mr. and
nMrs. Ed. Douglas, Carl Raeberg,
Sam Wilson from Douglass Mill,
were a few of the folks who attend­
ed the dance at Barton, Saturday
uight.
GARFIELD ITEMS
Laura
Belle Hunt entertained
Saturday, Helen aud ArnoldAnders,
Vernon and Irvin Botkins, Vivian,
Charles and Clarence Buser in honor
o f her third birthday. Games were
played and dainty refreshments
were served,
Mrs. Ellen Patterson spent Sunday
in Estacada With her sister, Mrs
Sarver,
Mr. nad Mrs. J. C. Moreland en­
tertained Saturday night with a
Hatchet Party.
The house was
prettily decorated with hatchets,
cherries flags and a picture of
Washington.
Several games suit­
able for the occasion were played.
Mrs. Ida Palmateer won theprize for
tolling the biggest lie. Those pres­
ent were Mr. and Mrs. Reeher, Mr.
and Mrs. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs.
Wagner, Mr.and Mrs. Weatherby and
Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs Anders and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Palmateer,
and Anis, Mr.and Mrs. Lemon and
children, Mrs. Eash, Mrs. Olive Da­
vis, Lenard and Irene Davis. Ice
cream and cake were served at mid­
night.
Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Dillinger are
both sick, with the grip.
J. E. Ayers went to The Dalles
Monday on business.
R. E. Davis and family spent Sun­
day with the W. B. Lemon family.
Mrs. M. G. Weatherby attended
the Garfield Dorcas society Thurs­
day afternoon.
Hector Andrews was in Portland
on business Tuesday.
A series o f ipecial meetings are
! being held in the Nora Memorial
church this week with Evangelist
John Bruce.
W. K. Corbin was a Portland
visitor last Thursday.
Mr. and Mre. H. B. Trapp were
visitors last week in Woodlawn at
Mre. Trapp's mother.
GRANGE TO REPEAT PLAY
The Springwater Grange will re­
peat the play, "Tompkin'e Hired
ruary 27, at the Eagle Creek Orange
hall. The admission will he 25 cent*.
The play is attracting considera­
ble attention and the playare art
to b ecommended fo r their very
able work.
UPPER EAGLE CREEK
Mtss Naomi Paddison was a guest
at the home of R. B. Gibson last
Wednesday evening, visiting with
Miss Edythe Peters.
There will be aplay given in he
Eagle Creek Grange hall this coming
Friday evening, February 27. The
name o f the play is “ Hopkins’ Hired
Man,” given by the Springwa ter
grange.
Admission 25 cents.
George Smith was calling at the
home o f R. B. Gibson last Wednes­
day.
Miss Agness Peters and
Miss
Minnie Hoffman of Oswego, motored
out last Friday aftenoon and visited
the school in District No. 50. The
sister o f the former, Miss Edythe
Peters, being the teacher.
Miss
Peters accompanied them home.
Perry Murphy and family are
moving back out this way.
Wm.
Asp went down to St. Johns and
moved out the household goods the
first o f the week.
Mr. nnd Mre. Roy Douglass and
children motored to Shuebel last
Saturday, returning home Sunday
evening. While there they were the
guests o f the parents o f Mrs. Doug­
lass, Mr. and Mrs. G. Moehuke.
The visit was in honor of Mr. Moe­
huke whose birthday was the 21st.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Douglass left
last Saturday for Stevenson, Wash.,
♦here they are to be guests of the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Sweeney.
Mrs Paddison and Miss Naomi
Paddison were Portland visitors the
first o f the week.
Miss Naomi Paddison and George
Smith were guests o f Mr. and Mre.
Fred Bates Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mr*. Will Douglas*, Mr.
and Mre. Fred HofTmeister and non,
Victor, were visiting with Mr. Mur-
phey and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Woodle
last Wednesday evening.
They
came in honor o f Mr. Murphey, it
being his birthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Douglass at-
tended a surprise party which wa*
given in honor o f Mrs. J. C. Duus,
whose birthday they were celebrat­
ing, lasl Friday evening.
The
evening was pleasantly spent in play-
ing "5 0 0 ."
Walter Douglass had an acetylene-
Carbide lighting system installed
in his house and barn last week.
Ed Douglas* and family were
dinner guests o f Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Denning, Sunday.
PACIFIC TELE. A TELEG. CO.
GIVE PROGRAM FOR YEAR
In addition to expenditures made
during the last year of The Pa­
cific Telephone and Telegraph Co.
in this vicinity, Manager Yanney
announces that $10,000 o f new
money will be spent for improve­
ment» to the company’s plant in
this territory during the current
year.
The expenditure will cover, in ad­
dition to the money used for con­
necting new telephones, completion
o f the rearrangement o f the outside
cable plant started last year. This
year’s program also includes addi­
tions to the company’s long distance
plant between Oregon City and Es­
tacada, where a new talking circuit
will be put in service during the
year.
This circuit is required to
care for the increase in long distance
business which has shown rapid de­
velopment in this section o f the
county.
This construction porgram is a
part o f the $3,000,000 program for
the state recently announced by
Division Superintendent Hickman of
Portland and shows the confidence
the Pacific Company have in the
future growth o f this community
and Oregon.
WHOLE NATION MAY HEAR
It is announced that the inaugural
ceremonies, March 4, will be broad­
cast by a chain o f stations scattered
across the continent so that every
nook and corner o f the United
State* will be ni tune with Washing-
ton, D. C.
Forty stations will be linked to­
gether by telephone wires, breaking
all records for the interconnection
between broadcasters.
When President Harding was in­
augurated in 1921, the public ad­
dress system was employed enabling
the crowd o f 124’000 which filled
the plaza and overflowed into the
park to hear hi* voice.
Think o f the wonderful advancee-
ment in the short period o f four
years I Preaident Coolidge's voice
will be carried to a national audience
o f 25,000,000.
The regular meeting o f the East­
ern Clackamas Community Club will
be held in the high school, Friday,
February 27, at 8 p. m.
A program has been prepared
by the committee on entertainment
and A. S. Dudly. Manager o f the
Oregon State Chamber o f
Com­
TO GIVE SILVER TEA
merce wll be the speaker o f the
evening and will have a message
A Silver Tea will be given for the
worth your hearing.
benefit o f the P. T. A.,Tuesday af­
ternoon, March 3, at the home o f Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. James Freeman and and Mrs. O. T. OLaen. All members
Mre. Emery Lesher o f Portland is
family o f Huber, Oregon, were and friends are cordially invited.
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. D. Cloa-
guests at ths J. V. Barr horns, Sun-
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$1.50 P er Y ear
Mrs. H. B. Snyder was a Portland
visitor last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huber left
last week for Camas, Wash., where
they will reside.
IN THIS LOCALITY
Present Situation of Fruit Condi­
tions in Estacada Community.
George Pointer was in Portland
Tuesday and Wednesday on busi­
ness.
(Contributed)
A district that forges ahead in the
fruit
business
must huve' two
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Steinman and things; namely, tonnage and quality.
J. M. Moore drove to Portland, Estacada has n fair tonnage in two
Tuesday on business.
fruits, prunes nnd loganberries.
The quality of the logan is excellent,
W. A. Heylman, Julius Krieger but the prune tends to small sizes
and F. C. Howe were among the compared
to lowland
districts.
passengers to Portland, Tuesday.
There is little money in small sizes
on theh dried fruit market. ' Orch­
Attorney Wm. W. Smith and Mr.
ards which average 60’s and smaller
Ayers o f Garfield drove to The
with a fair crop require drastic at­
Dalles las week on business.
tention. Heavy pruning, early and
L. Weber o f
Currinsville
has intensive cultivation and fertilizing
purchased a new Chevrolet touring with some form o f nProgen are
from the Cascade Motor Company. essential in the growing o f large
prunes and good crops annually.
A. G. Ingram, representing the The nitrogen may be supplied in
State Bureau o f Labor was in Esta­ the expensive form o f nitrate o f
cada last Tuesday, inspecting vari­ soda at the rate o f 2 to4 pounds
per tree early in march, costing
ous plants.
from six to twelve dollars per acre,
J. S. Osborne, C. A. Jacques and or it may be supplied thru barnyard
J. G. Hayman made a trip to Sa­ manure or in the slower form of
lem recently on business for the straw or cover crops. For quick re­
Estacada Packing Co.
sults the nitrate is best altho the
most expensive.
No straw Bhould
A surprise party was held Wednes­ go to waste around a prune or-
day afternoon at the home o f Mrs. chhnru. It should be spread in the
Perry Cahill in honor of her sister, fall, or if well rotted, in the winter
Mrs. Ray Keith's birthday.
time and disced before being plowed
under in the early spring. The best
Maurice
Ely, who is a student
and cheapest practice o f course is
attending the O. A. C „ spent the
the cover cropping. A crop o f veatch
week-end at the home of his parents,
with either oats or wheat filler
Mr. and Mre. J. K. Ely,
should be grown every year. -This
Guests at the Dillon home over should be sown in the early fall
the week end were Mr. and Mrs. Lee before prune picking and should be
Dillon and family and Mr. and Mrs. plowed under early in thhe spring
Many
Will Dillon and family o f Portland. regardless of the growth.
grower* make the mistake o f waiting
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Botkin of for the vcatch to grow knee high.
This means that much o f the early
Garfield have recently installed a
new radio on their farm and great­ spring moisture has been lost by
1 ly enjoy this new pastime.
evaporation
before
the , soil is
turned.
It takes veatch several
The Estacada All-Stars will meet years to take hold in the hill soils
the Portland Strollers in a basketball and the grower will find that after
game, Saturday February 28, at two or three seasons, the veatch
' 7:45 p. m., on the Gym floor. Ad­ will come on fast enough to niako
mission 15 and 25 cents.
• a good crop early in the spring. The
spring moisture is worth more than
Hugh Aldrich, who is employed at a crop of veatch. Moss, o f course
the Douglass mill has purchased a should be kept o ff the prune bearing
new Ford truck from the Bob Cooke trees.
Motor Company, with which he plan*
Estacada is short on fruits other
on hauling ulmber and slab wood.
than prunes and logans.
Mrs. J. Smith o f Eagle Creek was
taken to a Portland hospital last
Monday by Dr. Midford and was
operated upon Tuesday for Mastoid
trouble. Mre. Smith has been in
ill health for some time, but recently
was so much better that it was
thought she had entirely recovered.
Attorneys W. A. Heylman and
Mm. W. Smith attended the meeting
o f the Clackamas County Bar Asso­
ciation, Tuesday evening at the
Chamber o f Commerce in Oregon
City, Thirty-two attorneys o f this
county were present.
Frank Moore has purchased a
considerable
amount o f
lumber
which has been used on the project
up river and with Fred Bartholo­
mew has been moving it to the prop­
erty which he recently purchased o f
S. E. Wooster.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hall, who
recently purchased "Sailing Inn,”
will take possession next Monday
morning, March 2nd.
Mr. Hall is
an experienced chef. He has been
engaged for sometime in the poultry
business a short distance east o f
town.
I. O. O .F HOMECOMING
Saturday evening, February 28,
1925, the Homecoming o f the I.O.
O. F. Lodge No. 175, Estacada, Ore­
gon, will be held. An invitation is
extended to all brothers to be present
for the occasion.
ORIN BALLOU, Noble Grand
J. K. ELY, Secretary.
BAND TO GIVE SHOW
The
benefit
at 7 p.
"Flying
picture.
Estacada Band will give a
show Saturday, February 28,
m., at the Liberty theatre.
Hoofa” is the title o f the
Field
pea* for hay should be
planted from February 16 to April 1.
White Canadian, Blue Prusaiar or
Arthur varieties are drilled three-
fourths to two inches deep, at the
rate o f 9 to 120 pounds an acre.
Where they are anew crop they
should be inoculated.
Eatlcra Clackamas New* $I.SO ika
yaar ia advaaca.
Market*
There are four available markets
to the fruit grower for his products.
Dried, fresh shipping east in car
|lots, local markets such as Portland,
Euster nOregon and the canneries.
There is not enough tonnage to
make an attractive opening for a
well established cannery to come
I to Estacada at the present time.
' If that is the case then a local co-
i operative cannery might alsp have
difficulty. A well planned planting
program should give a balance pro­
duction which would make the dis­
trict attractive to an outside cannery
in a few years or make it desirable
to establish a local plant affiliating
with the new Cooperative Sales
organization o f the small cooperative
canneries now being formed by the
Portland Chamber o f Commerce.
The fresh shipping market aside
, from the green prunes and apples
offers little at present.
The local markets also will ab­
sorb little tonnage.
The dried murket will take the
prunes, o f course, and since the
larger sizes can be grown with great­
er average tonnage per acre the
prune grower should do well ip the
future either thru the new Prune
Exchanges or thru packers.
Long Term Contract*
New fruit districts often tie up in
I 5 and 10 year contracts wjth ojit-
sidc concerns for certain tonnage of
fruits to stimulate planting and (p
guarantee a market.
Usually a
long term contract simply meanp
that a buyer hopes to obtain a quan­
tity o f fruits below the market
price.
The grower need not fop)
himself with the thought that a
packer or cannery will pay price*
high than the prevailing market
even tho he holds a long term con­
tract with the growers. This has
proven the ease time after time.
He will force a grower to deliver
whenprices are lower than the mar­
ket but will crawl out when the con­
tract price is higher.
Plant the
fruit, grow quality and quantity
and the large reliable canneries and
packers will compete for the fruit.
In that way the grower can obtain
the market price for his
fruit.
He never get* more than the mar­
ket in any event and too often le*a
because o f distance from the mor-
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