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EASTERN CLACKAMAS F oOr Eastern Clackamas News NEWS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1927 I SPRINGTIME B R IN G S SETTLERS TO OREGON Portland, February 16— The early Entered at the po3toffice in Estacada days o f March promise to witness the Oregon, as second-class mail. DODGE NEWS daughter and Betty Jean, Mr. and arrival o f many new farmers in Ore _______ ! Mrs. Will Bell and little son Leroy gon, according to the scores of let Published every Thursday at The writer attended the monthly 1 David and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Han- ters daily reaching the land settle Estaeada, Oregon ment department o f the state and meeling o f the Grange at Spring- nah. by the water on Saturday, which proved to Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Eddy and child- Portland chamber o f commerce. ESTACADA PUBLISHING COMPANY, With final arrangements complet be a very intereting meeting, a large ¡'«n o f Portland were calling on Mr (A CORPORATION.) Eight new and Mrs. R. B. Gibson on Sunday ed for his admission to the United number being present. DOUGLAS JOHNSON States, H. Broeder o f Satskatchewan, members took the third and fourth afternoon. Mrs. Roy Douglass and I children were also calling at the home Managing Editor Canada, is eagerly making the jour degrees. Mrs. Weatherby, the secretary o f o f R. B. Gibson the same day. ney to Oregon with his family to Mrs. Wm. Asp and children were j Subscription Rates engage in farming, city life, accord the Pomona grange, was there and took an active part in the proceed- visiting with Mrs. E. Cobb on Satur- ing to his letters, having no appeal One Year ......................................$1.50 ings. There was also a delegation day and Sunday, Six M onth s ..............................................76 for him. Inspired with the desire to find from Harding grange, who came to ! Dale Smith and friends o f Port- ideal farm homes for his nieces and ask Springwater to join them in r e c o -! land motored out Sunday afternoon WASHINGTON RELIED nephews is J. U. Otto Buechler of mending a name for the new high- and held Gospel services at the school ON DIVINE PROVIDENCE West Virginia. Mr. Buechler and way from Oregon City to Spring-1 house, Mrs. Roy Douglass and Mrs. R. B. his brother plan to come to Oregon water. A fter some talk it was de Gibson were school visitors on Mon cided to recomend that it be named soon to sleet a small farm on which Washington’s faith and courage day afternoon. the Logan-Springwater highway. they may establish a home, encour during the trying days o f the Revolu Miss Peters had a valentine box for Mr. A. W. Armstrong, the national aging their young relatives to do tion were sutained by his belief in a forest ranger gave a talk on fire haz the children, each one getting a num likewise. Supreme Being, acording to Quaker Ready to make an investment ol ards, after which it was decided to ber o f valentines and they were O ’Taylor, who has an interesting art several thousand dollars is H. W. Ba send a delegation to Dodge to attend much pleased with them. Mrs. W. H. Douglass is over car icle in the current issue o f the Nat ker who has been farming in Texas the meeting there next Saturday. ing for her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. ional Republic, relating incidents recently and previously in Wyoming. On Saturday evening a 500 card C. Duns, who are on the sick list Mr. Baker and his family are now on which show Washington’s belief in Virgil Douglass was out last week their way to Oregon where they de party was held at the home o f Fred Divine guidance. sire to raise stock, beginning with Horner. There was a large number working on his father,s Walter Doug According to Mr. Taylor, all thru chickens, turkeys and some milk present and a very enjoyable time lass’, tractor, making some repairs was spent. The high score for the on it. his illustrious life Washington re cows. men was obtained by Mr. F. Whit Coming from Arkansas City, Kan ferred to the Providence of God. In sas, by way of New Mexico, Arizona aker, the other end by C. Colson. For SPRINGWATER a letter to his brother written a few and California, is J. B. Bastian and the ladies, E. McIntosh had the high days after Braddock’s defeat, he wife and two boys o f fifteen and est score and Mrs. McDonald the It is reported that Douglas John A fter the cards came re son has again found his gloves. seventeen years. Poultry farming booby. said: Rev. Smith gave a very interest “ By the all-powerful dispensations is the cherished desire of the fathei freshments and music until the “ wee who has long been engaged in re hours.” ing sermon on Sunday. It is planned o f Providence I have been protected finery work with a live interest in for everyone who can to attend his beyond all human probability, or ex Mr. A. W. Armstrong, the national meeting at Eagle Creek on Friday full blooded Rhode Island Reds in pectation; for 1 had four bullets thru his spare hours. forest ranger for this district, was in evening. , my coat, and two horses shot under While the correspondence o f the Dodge on Monday making arrange Mr. and Mrs. McDonald were call- me, yet escaped unhurt, although department indicates a steadily in ments for a meeting to be held on | ers on Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Howell on death was leveling my companions creasing number of single families Saturday for the purpose o f forming Thursday evening. on every side o f me.” who will come to Oregon during the a crew for fire fighting if needed Quite a number from here at In a letter to Governor Trumbull coming year, the most promising in during the coming summer, the meet tended the basket ball game at Esta o f Connecticut in 1775, he said, “ As crease o f population, in the opinion ing to be held in the school house at cada Friday evening. the call of our common country calls o f E. C. Ide, manager of tho depart 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Cogswell o f Eagle Creek was us both to an active and dangerous ment, will doubtless be through var a caller at the Madden home on FH. duty, I trust that Divine Providence ious colonization plans now develop Asher Keller and family and sister afternoon, which wisely orders the affairs of ing. Many colonization companies were visiting their father, Mr, Joe Mr. Charles Nestle and James Me men will enable us to discharge it o f the East and Middle-west who Keller on Monday. Gilager o f Portland were callers at with fidelity and success.” have formerly directed interested Emery Keller and family visited the Wiley Howell home on Sunday About the same time he wrote families in large groups to other with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Keller on afternoon. General Gage, of the British Army, sections of the West are now divert Sunday evening. Mrs. George Perry and Miss Hel in answer to a letter from him, "May ing their attentions with much ener Mrs. Lacy is confined to her bed en were Sunday afternoon visitors the God to whom you then appeal, gy to the Northwest and particularly w-ith “ flu ,” she is a little better, how at the Dr. Wallen home. judge between America and you. to Oregon. Several movements ol ever, and has our sincere wishes for Brian Moore has gone to Eugene Under his providence, those who in considerable numbers are anticipated a speedy recovery. to work for a time. fluenced the councils o f America and in the near future. There was as visitors at the home Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Guttridge en all the other inhabitants of the Unit o f W. E. Myers, on Sunday, his tertained relatives from Portland on ed Colonies at the hazard o f their FUNERAL HELD IN PORTLAND brother, Henry and wife from Ore Sunday. lives are determined to hand down to gon City and Mrs. Dumont, also of Mr. and Mrs. McDonald were Sat. posterity those just and invaluable The funeral o f the father o f Dr. Oregon City, evening callers at the Fred Horner privileges, which they received from W. W. Rhodes was held from the The P. T. A. held their monthly home in Dodge. their ancestors.” Miller and Tracy parlors yesterday. meeting on Friday afternoon, at Xhose from here attending the In a circular to his officers in 1775, Interment was in the Riverview cem which they decided to send to the funeral o f Mrs. Clay in Estacada on Washington said, •*• * * The success etery. Among those attending from state library at Salem for certain Monday were Mr, and Mrs. J. A. o f such an enterprise depends, I well Estacada were Mr. and Mrs. Ray books to be circulated in the neigh Shibley, Mr. and Mrs. Shearer and know, upon the All-wise Disposer of Johnson, Ed. Bates and Ed. Linn. borhood. A short program was gone Mrs. Moger. events, and it is not within the reach through by the pupils. Clifford Greenstreet was a Tues o f human wisdom to foretell the day evening visitor at the home of CURRINSVILLE issue.” E. E. Llewellen. ELWOOD ITEMS A letter to Joseph Reed, January, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grable were The chicken house o f Mr. W. C. 1776, reads, “ * * * How it will end, Fuller burned last Saturday night .to A dance was enjoyed by the young Sunday guests at the J. A. Shibley God, in his grent goodness, will dir- gether with all its contents. This people at the Baker hall Saturday home. rect. I am thankful for his protec is quite a loss to Mr. Fuller. Arrival Mr. and Mrs. Harold Horner and night. tion to this time.” o f neighbors saved the home, as the Miss Mary Gregg was a Portland daughters and Mrs. Folsom were Sun. Valley Forge, May 30, '78, was the dwelling caught at different times. afternoon visitors at the Henry visitor during the week end. date line o f a letter which read, “ To Almost every home has been visit 'Mrs. Matt Park and daughter, M rs.! Cromer home. paint the distress and perilous sit ed with very severe colds. Several Elbert Harris, visited the latter’s R- s - Guttridge is confined to his uation of this army, in the course of are confined to their beds at this grandparents in Estacada Friday. j home with a light case o f pneumonia. last winter, for the want o f clothes, writing. Orel Vallen and Irvin Stahlnecker1 Mr- and Mr* McDonald were in provisions, and almost every other Mrs. Mary Heiple is out again. attended the basket ball game at Es- Portland on business Friday, necessary essential to the well-being Mr*. Marvin Park was calling on Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Heiple took tacada Friday evening. 1 may say existence, o f an army,, their little grandson to I)r. Midford Visitors at the M. Park home on Mr*- MoKer on Monday afternoon. would require more time and an ab Sunday for treatment. Sunday were Mrs. S. B. Brown and \ Llewellen shipped a fine ler pen than mine; nor since our Floyd Hale and Wilbur Linn took son, Roy, Miss Addie and Marie vei1^ on Tuesday, prospects have so miraculously a trip to Sandy on their motorcycle, Stauffer, the Stahlnecker boys and brightened, shall 1 attempt it, or even Sunday, Elbert Harris o f Colton. GEORGE ITEMS bear it in remembrance, further than Henry Klinker apd wife sold 19 Work on the market road is going, as a memento of what is due to the hens Monday to the CurrinsvilU store on rapidly. Some o f the men are The rain seems good for a change Great Author of ull the care and receiving $24.96. now working near Dorn Creek bridge, after all the dry cold weather. The good that have been extended in re Mrs. Walter Looney is very sick Mi. George Bitner and Otis Val- farmers have been busy plowing and lieving us in difficulties and distress.” at this writing. len made a business trip to Portland , putting in their spring crops. To Benjamin Harrison, Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Richards have Monday. A truck load o f wire fencing was December 30, 1778, he wrote. "P rov been confined to their home for sev Mr. Louis Vallen, a butcher at brought out from Portland Saturday idence has heretofore taken us up eral days. Scots Mills bought a hog of Otis t0 ranch o f Charles Mathew who when all other means and hopes The C. E. Carver family moved Vallen, Sunday. i is putting up a new fence inclosing seemed to be departing from us. In back to their old home at Redmond - ■ 1 the whole place. this I will confide.” last week. They sold their home in ItPPER EAGLE CREEK ; Roy Maxwe11 « building a chicken Currinsville to Mr. C. W, Fuller. . house and doing: other improvements COMPULSORY COOPERATION Walter Looney reports 48 lambs, Mrs. George Smith o f Toledo has ° n h,s place* . Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lins were John Githens 35 and Lester Hale 28. been the guest o f her mother, Mrs. Australia, world experiment station Mr. R. H. Currin spent the week C. H. Padison, the past week. She guests o f their mother, Mrs. Elsie in untried things for agriculture and end at home. expects to return home some time Dew over Saturday and Sunday. • labor, is trying out compulsory co Mrs. J. Paulsen and George Will Mrs. Vella Matthews visited the this week. operation in the state o f Queens ing were guests o f Mr. and Mrs. Klt'nel Garwood accompanied her school Monday, land. Under the new law. when a Frank Ochs on Sunday. Their son Carpenters are fixing up the Serv teacher. Miss Ed.vthe Peters, to Os Louis from Portland spent Sunday majority o f the producers o f any wego last Friday, spending the week farm commodity vote to co-operate er dwelling for new owners who ex and Monday with them also. end with her. in the marketing of that commodity, pect to move into their property Mr. Clay Chaney is building a new Quite a number o f folks in the then all producers o f that particular soon. house on the place he bought from neighborhood are on the sick list with commodity must sell through the Most o f the farmers took advan Matthews and Maxwell a few weeks the “ flu.” same co-operative agency or not sell tage o f the nice weather and sowed ago. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Douglass very at all. This plan has in it an element a lot o f oats. The Chrietian Endeavor social was pleasantly entertained Mr. and Mrs o f coercion, but the farmers o f held at the home o f Mrt. H. Klinker. Fred Hoffmeister, Ruby Hoffmeister, Queensland justify it on the theory there being a good attendance. * hi r » , Victor Hoffmeister, F.dythe Peters that if there are so many selfish r Mr. G. farmers who will not help themselves made bueinese trip to : day evening. they must be made to. rather than Thomas McKay, accompanied by t > he permitted to remain outside the , i __ _ «nomas sicitay. 6y oiganizationa and hinder them by . i n n 'l l . Miea Audrey Meacham o f Portland, MINT TAKES BIG DROP selling in competition. Across the J 2 . / 5 pr 1 0 0 lb s . motored out this way Sunday and border in Canada is a scheme for Garden s e e d s , Northrup *pvnt the day with his parents. Mr. Three years ago the pric«* o f mint centralized control that while it does King's 5c p U g lip and Mrs. T. C. McKay. oil was above thirty dollare ru t go as far ai the Australian plan, D m p e r r y .# ^ L ; „ y .# Mr. and Mrs. Walter Douglass had pound and from eastern and mid is not far removed from it in prin as guests Sunday, Mr and Mrs. Jim west cities came many enquiries to seeds 10c pkg up ciple. The co-operative sets mini Denning. Mr and Mrs. Ed. Douglass, the state market agent asking if mum f. o. b. prices and fixes dates Land Plaster is now in; get there were any supplies in Oregon when products may be marketed and EYES • re Pr •c IOU3 The old story repeats itself. Many our prices the percentage which each producer I treat them accord- went into mint growing and now the may market, also a percentage o f ex Lime Sulphur Spray (dry) _ 't.g y A c o m p le te ; price has dropped to $3 73 and $4 00 Get our prices port shipment. The purpose is to pleatei K T l a E f i ‘ Dr." F rlttl ^ POnnd Th,r* h“ bU " • regulate prices by controlling the Currinsville Store Prices *nd Mr* « B c^n i«.t w,dne. tV. Wilson and Mr. Brock a Cladetone on Saturday. & per & supply that shall be marketed. Give as a trial .! 1 l -----the * ego rB n specialist eye Masonic btuWm*.. Ò r -! increM* past <»v# City. yu r% ,n W ashington Was Thrifty A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THRIFT W AS WASHINGTON. Even though it was not always necessary for him to watch the pen nies, he practiced thrift. Saving, in his mind, was a personal habit to be com mended. T h e same reasoning will PROVE OF VALUE TO YOU E stacada S tate B ank It Pays to Do Business With The Home Bank E arl L a F orge The “ SQUARE DEAL” Barber Hair Cut 33c ALL ■—■ WORK FIRST Children 25c CLASS AT «—■ POPULAR Shave 18c PRICES BOBBING — A SPECIALTY Shop on Broadway Estacada, Ore. ALONG WITH OUR FEED STO R E COMPLETE Line of FEEDS W e carry all kinds of FERTILIZERS for Lawns Gardens or Fields. 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