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OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD NEW YEAR NUMBER.
E. P. CARTER.
The subject of this sketch was born in
Madison county, New York, in 1854 and re
moved to Missouri when 15 years of age,
where he resided six years, coming to Clack
amas county in 1875, since which time he has
resided continuously in this county and en
gaged in farming and clearing land, and al
though never of a robust constitution he has
with his own labor cleared and imnrovedover
100 acres of land and now owns a farm near
Wilhoit Springs.
Mr. Carter has never held public office ex
cept minor offices incident to country life,
such as justice of the peace, school director
and road supervisor, etc., but has always felt
that in the humble capacity of a worker in
improving the waste places of Oregon, he
has to use an old saying, "in making two
blades of grass grow where only one grew
before, been a benefactor to the race," to
fully as great an extent as he who has follow
ed a profession or any of the so-called "gen
teel callings." He has been a crank on one
subject, the improvement of the public roads,
and when a number of years ago the county
court decided to change from the old ob
solete methods of road work to the present
system, Mr. Carter was appointed one of four
road supervisors for the whole county to
help inaugurate the new system, and for two
years held that position, and in spite of a de
termined opposition to the change, has live 1
to see the work of himself and the others
who bore the brunt of the fight for the
change, appreciated by the people. He has
through taking an active interest in public
affairs gained the name of a politician which
he denies emphatically in the common ac
ceptation of the term.
WELDON M. SHANK.
The subject of this sketch is a native of
Ohio, but came to Oregon with his parents in
received his preliminary education in the
schools of Portland, after which he graduated
from one of the best colleges of the state.
He is at present the senior partner of the
firm of Shank & Bissell, undertakers and
funeral directors. Mr. Shank is an adept in
his profession, having past all the examina
tions with high honors.
He has filled various offices of honor and
trust in the different fraternal orders and al
ways acquitted himself with honor.
In politics Mr. Shank is uncompromisingly
republican and is considered one of the
young political leaders at the present time.
He was the unanimous choice of the republi
can county convention in 1900 for county
clerk but was defeated with several of the
republican candidates by a few votes. How
ever, in the coming campaign the eyes of his
party and its leaders are turned toward Mr.
Shank as the next republican county clerk.
Mr. Shank is one of the best educated men
in Clackamas county and is very popular so
cially and professionally.
SENATOR L. L. PORTER.
The subject of this sketch is a native of
Wisconsin and came to Oregon and settled
in Oregon City in 1889 where he resumed
the practice of law. Shortly after his arrival
here he was appointed city recorder and
held that office for several terms. Later he
was appointed deputy prosecuting attorney
for two terms. About four years ago ho
purchased the Oregon City Enterprise and
1880 and settled on a farm near Canby. Mr.
Shank spent his early life upon the farm. He
became its editor and manager and he has
successfully conducted the paper since. Mr.
Porter was elected joint senator for Clacka
mas and Marion counties in 1898 and has
sat in three sessions of the State Legisla
ture. Mr. Porter is prominently mentioned
in connection with the office of state printer,
an office to be filled next June. He is inter
ested in considerable Clackamas County
property and recently erected a fine resi
dence on the West Side.
COMMISSIONER J. R. MORTON
is a native of Ohio, in which state he was
born in 18.$. Mr. Morton came to Oregon
in 1866 and worked in Oregon City for 15
years. For five years he ran a planer in the
basin saw mill, which mill was carrie 1 away
by the flood of 1890, and afterward worked as
carpenter and joiner until he moved on his
present farm residence at Damascus, 14 years
ago. His farm is well improved and contains
160. of which 60 acres is in cultivation. It
formerly contained 184 acres but .'4 acres
were sold off as townsite of Damascus.
While residing in Oregon City he was a
member of the city council for two years. He
has also held the office of road supervisor,
school clerk, besides being school director for
11 years. He was elected county commis
sioner in 1898 and is at present chairman of
that honorable body. Mr. Morton conscien
tiously looks after the interests of the tax
payers in all county affairs and enjoys the
respect and good will of the entire community.
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