BODY Of RICH BANKER NUMBER 11 ESTACADA, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1928 VOLUME XXIII STATE TO BUILD GARAGE AT SANDY Ginseng Growing Important Industry BAND AND H. S. ORCHESTRA TO GIVE CONCERT TUESDAY EVENTS 10 BE HELD IN SANDY DISTRICT The Estacada Band and the Esta­ The state highway commission is cada high school orchestra are giving preparing to build a large garage for a concert at the high school auditor­ housing the trucks used by the road ium Tuesday evening, December 18, repair force, on lots immediately east starting at 8 o ’clock. A small ad­ WOMEN’ S CLUB CARNIVAL AT HARRY OSBORNE AND BOB HAY- o f the Jonsrud-Gundersoil planing mission fee will be charged and the mill. The building will be o f corru­ GRANGE HALL TO BE HELD DEN SAID TO BE ENTITLED patronage o f the public is solicited. gated iron, but will be a neat struc­ Ginseng i bringing larger net re- : of failures the country over is about ture, and the driveway and surround­ turns to the grower than any crop five out o f six, there have been eom- SATURDAY NIGHT TO $1000 REWARD. ARMSTRONG BUYS WILCOX ings are to be kept up in neat con­ ever grown any place. Profits equal paratively few failures here, RESIDENCE PROPERTY dition. to $4,000 to $8,000 per year from j Failures in the business of growing Sandy and the different commun­ The body o f A. H. Leete of North an acre are established facts. | the plant in this district is largely A. W. Armstrong has purchased Sandy Grange Electa ities nearby have planned many en­ Brunch, Michigan, 48 years old, was Estacada is the largest ginseng pro due to lack o f proper care of the from F. M. Forman the residence Newly elected officers o f Sandy tertainments and social events for the discovered in Estacadu Lake Sunday. grange are: A. C. Thomas, master; ducing center in the west. This is growing herb, but he attributes the property and acreage, known as the few days remaining before the hol- The man disappeared from Portland rapidly becoming one o f the most im- percentage o f failures the country Roy Wilcox place, in the north part J. G. DeShazer, overseer; Mrs. E. \ idays begin. November ti, and a reward o f $1000 Herz, chaplain; Mildred Decker, stew­ portent industries in the Eastern part | oveE in » larger degree, to lack of o f Estacada. Mr. Armstrong will This evening (Friday) the senior was offered for information regard­ I favorable climatic and soil condi- modernize the house and expects to ard; R. W. Mallery, assistant stew­ o f Clackamas county. ' class of the Sandy union high school ing him. have the work completed that he may ard; Mrs. R. Jonsrud, lecturer; Mack Strangers visiting the community ! tlons’ presents their play “ Sonny Jane” at Leete, evidently had been fishing Profits Larne move into it about February 1. Thomas, gate keeper, Mrs. E. F. are always curious about the shades j the school building. It is said to be in the river, as a part of a fishing That the profits to be derived from Bruns, secretary; A. J. Morrison, tor the ginseng gardens, located on an exceptionally fine play with 1$ line was caught in his clothing. Al­ Buy New Radios the growing o f ginseng are large is treasurer; Mrs. Arthur Woodcock, the hill east o f the city, and every though, u raft had been tied up at Clyde Schock o f Estacadu an­ in the cast. Few in the community indicated in the figures supplied the Ceres; Mrs. Pete Stone, Pomoma; resident of Estacada, time and time the place the body was found and it . . . . . . . . . , News by Mr. Osborne. The initial nounces the recent sale of Crosley will miss seeing this production by Mrs. H. Perret, Flora, and Mrs. Mag­ again , have explained that the sheds ' . . . is considered likely that the line was cost is considerable, but when com- radios to Tom Beebe, Carl Peterson, the class. gie Bell, lady assistant steward. were shades or covers for the big gin­ Saturday night, December 15, a that o f some other fisherman that pared with the costs of planting oth­ William Nelson, J. W. Moger, Mrs. seng beds. big time Is planned at the Grange had been caught in the dead man’s Flu Epidemic Hits Estacada District er crops, and the returns, the busi­ Maud Axtelle and A. H. Easel. At the present time there are more ness looks to be very attractive, and hall in Sandy when the Sandy Wom­ clothes. Dr. Walter W. Gilbert reports an en’s club gives their carnival. The Bob Hayden and Harry Osborne, epidemic of influenza in the Esta­ than ten acres near Estacada devoted if the facts were generally known, a Former Estacada Boy Weds both o f Estacada, were duck hunting cada district, having made as high as to this profitable crop. The average much larKer busine8i( would soon be Estacada friends o f Louis Jones, ladies invite everyone to come, and Sunday and shot a duck near the twenty calls a day recently. Jude amount received from an acre of the ¡developed a former Estacada boy who attended laugh and have a good time. The spring in the park. While getting Moreland is quite ill with a very high famous roots is $40,000, according to j The geed> at the pre8ent price> the high school here, have received an­ carnival is staged for the purpose o f the duck out o f the water they no­ temperature. Others with severe at­ J. S. Osborne, dean of the growers coat o f 8hadin(f the gI:ound alonK the nouncement of his marriage to a raising funds for a club house in ticed the body, at first thinking it tacks o f the disease include Mr. and of the* Estacada district. I plan generally used in the Estacada young lady residing in New York Sandy. At Cottrell, also this Saturday eve­ was a stump. After further invest Mrs. Walter Strunk, Mrs. W. J. It tala s six years to grow a crop j district, and the care and cultivation City. The wedding occurred the lat­ ning, the Cottrell Community Church iguting they decided it was the body Moore, C. E. DuBois and Miss Agnes of ginseng, although there is a good o f the plants for the entire six years ter part o f November, Ladies’ Aid gives a chicken dinner, o f a man, and notified Jim Norris, Harrington. income each year from the seeds, ! required to produce a crop, Mr. Os- Basketball T e a m O rganized starting at 6 o’clock. A program and Estacada marshall. which sell at about $2 per one thous borne estimates is about $10,000, Further investigation proved that The Estacada Bagketball team has bazaar will follow. A large crowd is Alt Has Birthday Surprise and seed. j This allows a reasonable sum for la- been organized with Ray Lovelace as expected and the invitation to attend the boy3 had been correct, and the Bill Alt o f Brightwood was com­ China supplies the market for a bor actually required during the six county coroner was called. The pletely surprised Friday night when large part of the herb grown. The year period. manager. They had their first prae- is extended to everyone. Friday night, December 21, there nands and feet o f the dead man were 28 friends reminded him he had a Chinese, much addicted to the use o f The income from an acre in the ! tice Monday night in the school gym­ down in the mud, he being in some­ birthday. Mrs. Alt planned the a f­ ¡ opium, find ginseng a nerve-restorer Estacada district varies from year to nasium and now open for engage­ will be an exceptionally fine Christ­ mas program at the Sandy high what a doubled position as if he had fair, and served delicious refresh­ i that nothing else has ever equaled, year, according to market conditions ments. school, which is to be given by the been standing in the water and had ments. Games and “ lots” o f fun and this market accounts for the and the quality o f the crop. The Linn Goes to Portland pupils o f the grade school. “ The tried to pick up something and was passed the evening quickly. high price o f the dried roots. Some highest price received here from an W. E. Linn, who recently sold his Qeen’s Christmas,” a play, will be unable to rise again. The water was o f the local growers have already acre is about $60,000, and the lowest presented by R. Wj Mallery’s classes, not but a few feet in depth at the PRIZE OFFERED FOR sold their crop this year, receiving reported in the district $20,000 per business here, Linn’s Inn, to E. R. and the other three teachers o f the BEST DECORATED WINDOW spot where the body wan *ocated. $8.50 per pound. Mr. Osborne says acre. These figures indicate that a Judd, has bought a confectionery in Papers found in the dead man’s profit of from $10,000 up to $50,000 Portland and will make that city his Sandy grade school are preparing he has been offered $8 per pound The News is offering a prize to pocket identified him. He had a bank I may be realized in the course of I home. At present Mrs. Linn has a equally fine numbers. the Sandy business house having the for his crop, but he is still holding Sunday, December 23, Sandy Com­ book indicating that he hud $10,000 six years from an acre o f ginseng. j position as saleslady with Meyer & it, expecting a better price. most artistic Christmas window dec­ j Frank, but after the holidays will be munity Sunday school will give a pro­ deposited in the American Exchange (Continued on page 9) Conditions Ideal orations. A committee will make the on duty at their new place of bus- gram immediately after Sunday Bank of Portland, and that he was r Ginseng is grown in a small way in Jecision as to who is the winner. school. A : roe is to be provided by i iness. > member o f the Multnomah Golf club. SANDY GRANGE ELECTS many sections of the United States the Duncan boys, i>nd a program is A fter the body was taken to Ore­ Officerts elected Saturday by the and in one particularly locality in the being arranged by the teachers. A gon City his son positively identified cast there are 75 acres planted in Sandy Grange are: Master, A. C. Santa Claus will be in attendance, the remains. The body was sent back the money making crop, but the av­ Thomas; overseer, J. G. DeShazer; who will also be sent on a visit to to Michigan for burial. erage production per acre is only lecturer, Mrs. R. Jonsrud; steward, some o f the little children on Christ­ Reports indicate that the deceased about one-fifth of that in the Esta­ Mildred Decker; assistant steward, R. mas eve. was at one time a wealthy banker, W. Mallery; chaplain, Mrs. E. Herz; cada district, according to Mr. Os­ Special Christmas services are now but that his investments in mines secretary, Mrs. E. F. Bruns; treas­ John J. Blauth died suddenly on borne. The Odd Fellows' hall, Estacada, being arranged for at the Catholic and timber in Oregon had not turned urer, A. J. Morrison; gate keeper, Climatic and soil conditions here Wednesday afternoon in Bob March- was the scene o f the annual junior and Lutheran churches in Sandy. The out well and he had become despon­ bank's confectionery and pool hall, are almost ideal for the culture of Mack Thomas; Ceres, Mrs. Arthur banquet o f the Estacada high school, Christmas program and tree will be dent. How he came to Estacada no while engaged in a friendly game of ginseng. So far no one has found it Woodcock; Pomona, Mrs. Pete Stone; Tuesday night, when the seniors, the held Christmas eve at the Lutheran one knows. He had no car out here cards. He suddenly choked, and necessaiy to add fertilizer to the Flora, Mrs. H. Perret; lady assistant football squad, school directors and church. that anyone knows obout, and while passed away within a few minutes soil in the district. As a mulch the steward, Maggie Bell; musician, Lola their wives and faculty were guests Kelso Sunday school will give a it was rather cool on election day,— not having been ill, to all appearances growers use leaves, straw and saw­ Thiess. Christmas program on Sunday, De­ of the junior class. the day he is supposed to have been until with a few minutes of his death. dust, and the ground seems to be­ drowned, he had no overcoat, or at BIG SHOW COMING The dining hall was edged in cedar cember 23, at 2 o'clock in the after­ Dr. W. W. Rhodes was present and come more productive from year to least none was found. He had no boughs while green and white stream­ noon. A tree for the children will be The Liberty Theatre, Estacada, an­ year. The mild winters o f Oregon did what he could for hinp but o f no money to speak o f in his clothes, only ers— high school colors, formed i| provided. It is planned to give a and the pleasant summer weather nounces the enormous production, avail. about $2 in change. false ceiling over the tables, which program and social, also, around Mr. Blauth, father of Mrs. H. C. help to increase the profits in the “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” for Sunday, Several Estacada people say they were adorned with candles. A white New Year’s. Monday and Tuesday, December 16, Gohring, was over seventy years of culture o f the plant. Ginseng must remember seeing a notice in the pa­ football was suspended over the cen- grow in the shade, and it is only nat­ 17 and 18. The filming o f this show Pleansant Home M. E. Bazaar pers offering $1000 reward for find­ age, and had been in his usual health \ ter table. is said to have cost over two million ural that the crop would grow better The Pleasant Home Ladies’ Aid the past few weeks. ing the man, but it is not known now Arnold Anderson, president of the cashed in about $190 from their ;n this climate than where there was dollars, and is the greatest thing ever L. A. Chapman, Estacada morti­ if the boys who found him will be cian, has charge of the funeral ar­ real dry hot weather in the summer, undertaken in motion pictures. The junior class, acted as toastmaster at | chicken supper and bazaar, Satur- paid the reward. cast includes some of the best known a program which consisted o f a piano j day night. It was regretted, however, rangements. No annetaoinshrdlueta or freezing weather in the winter. j duet by Misses Wilder and Spall; in­ | that the pastor, Rev. O. J. Gill, was The Ginseng Journal, published in actors in pictures or on the stage. rangements, which will not be com­ Returns to Estacada strumental duet by Fred Buell, Eve- ! seriously ill from flu and a nervous the East, in a recent issue said “ We pleted until the arrival o f other rela­ Mrs. Lundy Hostess Mrs. Lena Underwood and son Les­ ! lyn Buell; violin solo, Miss Wilder; [ breakdown and was unable to be always advise those who expect to tives from Chicago. Mrs. Lundy entertained the Sandy recitation, Mrs. W. E. Buell; junior ter returned Sunday evening from present. go into the business o f growing gin­ Embroidery club Monday night, the ; quartet— James Beck, Carl Folker, Underwood, Wash., where they had Rev. Schoen and Family Surprised seng to go to Oregon or Washington following bringing their needles and j Herbert Fifer and Fred Buell; vocal been during the apple packing sea­ G o o d P r o g r a m at C o t t r e l l The Rev. Schoen family o f Sandy as the climate and soil is better adapt­ son. enjoying a social time: Mrs. W. Mc­ solo, Miss Spall. Toasts were g,ven A fine program at Cottrell P. T. A. were surprised Sunday night by the ed to the culture than any other Ginnis, Mrs. Ivan Yost, Mrs. Hattie by Claude Cook, student body presi­ Thursday night included old-time Lutheran congregation in honor of part o f the country.” BRIGHTWOOD CLUB MEETS Dahrens, Mrs. F. L. Proctor, Mrs. dent; Alvin Munson, senior presi­ music by Jerome Cockelreas and Mr. In Business 13 Years Mr. Schoen's birthday, both the house Mrs. Henry Larson entertained the Annie Glockner and Winnifred, Ruth dent; Guy Fanton, football captain, Van Slyke, Gresham, and Clarence The ginseng industry was started und school house being full and run­ Brightwood club Wednesday, the a f­ Reed, Miss Kammerer, Mrs. Sylvester and A. G. Ames, member o f the Browning; costumed girls, giving ning over with the crowd. Refresh­ in Estacada 13 years ago. Mr. Os­ fair being greatly enjoyed by Mrs Hall, Mrs. Lundy. Mrs. J. M. C. Mil­ school board. character songs were: Virginia Wat­ ments were served to all. The older borne, having had some idea of the W. A. Alcorn, Mrs. Ralph Gifford, ler dropped in for a short while. kins, gypsy; Marjory Andrews, crop, decided to try growing it in this Letters were presented to the fol- folks had a good time at the house, Mrs. Art Reynolds, Carrie Hickey, ' lowing members o f the football team : Hawaii; Leona Light, old-fashioned and the younger set played games section. He bought 1000 seeds and Mrs. J. T. McIntyre, Mrs. Tucker, Leave for Gladstone Claud Shriner, Herbert Fifer, Bob girl; Dorothy Watkins, Holland maid, 20 plants. The result was all that at the school house. Fred Leihammer, who was con- Mrs. Wm. Alt and the hostess. A was expected, and more. Since that Hayden, William Tucker, Arnold An and Louise Matthew's, colored girl. fined to his home last week with flu, wonderful chicken luncheon was derson, Guy Fanton, Robert March- Jaydene Nelson sang solos. time he has gradual y increased th,8 j rccovered 80 that he wa, ab|e to FOOTBALL TEAM HAD served at 1 o ’clock. • ___________ SUCCESSFUL SEASON -,ze of hi. beds until now he has one to Gladgton. Monday afternoon and bank, John Beck, Walter Smith. Ralph Davis, Alvin Munson. Donald NEW INDUSTRY AT and throe-fourth acres in ginseng. with Mrs. Leihammer, left for that Mrs. Murray Entertains SANDYRIDGE FARM The football season closed Thanks­ His success led others to undertake city. His father and mother, who Meyers, Harold Hitching, ('has. I,in Sandy W omen’s Club giving day and the Estacada high the cuituie, and while he is the most gelhach and Ralph Metcalf. had been living with them for a time, Undaunted because frost took three eleven have put away their gridiron extensive grower in the district, there Committees for the banquet inclu­ acres o f cucumbers, A. W. Newman A lively session o f Sandy Women’s togs for another year. The boys are are several plots o f an acre in size, both became ill and were obliged to ded: Entertainment— Evelyn Buell, : of Sundyridge is decorating for club was held at the home of Mrs. quite well satisfied with the success and possibly a score o f men are start- go to a hospital until Mr. and Mrs. Margaret Gavins and Edna Heiple; Christmas by contracting. He is us- Hazel Murray, Thursday. Plans were of the team this year. They won ng beds, with the idea o f adding to Leihammer arrived at their new homo refreshments— Ruby Bates, Howard j ing cedar boughs and trees from his but are reported improved at this furthered for the carnival on Decem­ four games, lost four and tied one, them each year. House, Janet Gilgan, Miss Noble und ' own place. time. ber 15, dodgers for which are now finishing at the 500 per cent mark, During the past year Mr. Osborne W. E. Buell; decorutions— Mary Lem­ He has contracts for decorating out. The grange hall will be a merry which is considered good for the size has sold all the seed he produced, on, Donald Byers. James Beck and the I nited Artists Theatre, Majestic, School Teacher 111 scene. The vaudeville program is of the school. most of which brought him $2 per Miss Elsie Pool, one o f the grade Margaret McConnell; invitations__ ( olumbia. People's, Pantages, Rivoli, coming on and plans for booths, etc., thousand, although ho sold a few teachers, was absent from school this Geraldine Connolly, Herbert Fifer, and Circle theatres,— in fact all the are outlined. Present at the meet­ Bazaar Net« $80 thousand seeds at $1.75. They went week on account of illness. Miss and Loretto Wallace. laige theatres in Portland. ing were: Mrs. Murray, Mrs. W. A. The bazaar and dinner Saturday to all parts o f the country. Sherman, primary teacher, took Miss He also has contracted to decorate Proctor, Mrs. Carl Loundree, Mrs. at the I. O. O. F. hall, given by the The successful growers o f the dis­ Poole’s pupils for a time. Entertain for Friends prominent restaurants, including the Lundy, Mildred Gray, Sadie Bosholm Ladies Aid of the Christian church, trict, without exception, have started Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Riggins enter­ Hazelwood, and some of the larger Mrs. Scales, Mrs. Clarence Brown, was a decided success. There was on a small scale, and have increased tained a number o f their friends Sat­ garages o f Portland. Entertains Football Team Mrs. Dittert, Mrs. Shelley, Mrs. Mil­ a large number who enjoyed the the size o f their beds gradually. Ev­ Coach Manning of the Estacada urday night at their home. Cards Mrs. Newman and their daughters ler, Mrs. R. S. Smith, Mrs. McGinnis, splendid chicken dinner and also the ery year now, several are harvesting high schooi entertained the foothall was the (liversion. make cedar roping and holly wreathes Mrs. C. O. Duke, Mrs. Horr, Maggie social features. There were many a small tract, the section o f their squad at his home Thursday night. at home. With such industry and Bell, Cecelia Brown. Mrs. Van Fleet, pretty articles made by the ladies on beds planted six years ago. Mason*, O. E. S. to Install j determination these enterprising peo­ Mrs. Zenger, Miss Shell, Miss Ollie sale and several nice quilts. The e Mr. Osborne has kept in close Ha* Position in City The annual joint installation of ple arc considered certain to succeed. Gist, Mrs. Crosier. Miss Mary sold very satisfactorily. The pro­ touch with the business in the dis­ Miss Irene Kaake has accepted a officers for the Eastern Star and Ma­ Mr. Newman bought the John Sharnke’s name was accepted as a ceeds o f the bazaar amounted to trict since it was started here, and position with Montgomery Ward in sons, and the banquet, will be held Myers place on .Sundyridge last member. something over $80. says *hat while the average number ' Portland, as saleslady. December 27, this year. spring. JOHN BLAUTH DIES IN ESTACADA POOL HALL AN NUAL BANQUET OF JUNIOR CLASS HELD