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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1913)
A ll the News All the Time ESTACAD A NO. i» o V VOL. 5 ESTA CA D A . OREGON. TH URSDAY, JAN U ARY 9. 1913 OLDS PRODS CO. COURT ---------- Tells that County Paid $6,000 too Much for Bridge Steel SUBMITS FACTS UNO FIGURES Estacada State Bank CAPITAL - Ha« Steal W eighed, G et. M arket Price, A llow . 20 p e r cast Profit and Show . Cost Should ha Only $11,962 E. D. Olds is alter the county court with a sharp stick. He has prepared a statement based upon an investigation be has conducted, showing the court paid $6,000 too much for steel for bridges at Eagle Creek, Pudding River, Suunysid Gulch and Clear Creek, Olds is the man who introduced a resolution last summer in the Mil .vaukie grange calling for an invest igation of the court in the matter of bridge building. He alleged: $25,000 T hat the court has not complied with section 6368 Lords Oregon Laws gover ning the construction of bridges. T hat the court has not publicity in vited competition in all bridge m atters That the court has not excersised what we call good business judgm ent in this m atter, in this, th at they have paid far in excess of the value of the steel for these bridges. Failed to Get in n Bid We are at Your Service 10 % Off For Cash We have decided to reduce our Big Stock of Furniture, Graniteware, Dishes and Rugs by making a substantial reduction in prices and in addition giving you a discount of 10 percent for Coin of the Realm ■ r- - You, who have visited this Store, know our Goods and those who haven’t should come and get Acquainted The White Sewing Machine, a Standard Make,Reliable and a Labor saver, for $35 cash ESTACADA FURNITURE CO. W. D. and L. M. Henthom, Proprietors Odd Fellows Building Dubois C. PROGRESS Only Paper in East Clackamas Lumber Co. E. DUBOIS, Manager. We deal in all kinds of building material including Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors, Sand, Gravel, Lime, Plaster, Brick. Cement, Etc. All orders promptly filled. Head Office Broadway, Phone Main 103 . i REXAL REMEDIES ENROUTE THIS STORE will soon add to its stock a full line of Rex- all Remedies. Everybody knows about them. - .* Stationary, Books of all kinds and School Supplies ESTACADA W hat the Steal W u W orth Olds then goes to show the county paid $6,000 more than the market price for steel. First, he hired an expert to weigh the steel based on specifications. Jay S. Groo, expert civil engineer, reported a grand tot al of 273,720 pounds. He gave also the amounts of the various kinds of steel, in pounds. Olds thereupon secured the prices being paid for steel at the time the con tract was signed. Olds found fab ricated sttel worth 4 cents and heavy steel 3 cents. Then he com puted the amount of steel in the four bridges and found, after add ing 20 per cent profit to the bridge company, that the steel should cost $11,962.92. The county, however, paid $17,965 for it. Olds, in con clusion, savs he does not accuse the court of dishonesty but he sub mits that the figures show the court has beeu negligent in business matters. Springwater Wins Again The Springwater Basketball team took the Archer 61 Wiggins "Weo- nes” into camp Saturday night 25 to 5. Kilgore of Springwater was back in the game after a layoff of a month owing to a strained side. The game was exciting and fast. Springwater meets Colton at the Dodge Hall next Saturday night and is expecting to better their per formance two weeks ago when they beat the Colton five at Colton by the close score of 19 to 17. Game will be called at 8:00 p. m. Admiss ion 25 cents. Girls Win all Around In Debating Contest PURE DRUGS/ PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED - Taking up the first charge he says the court did not call for bid by advertisement; no notice was ever published: they did not, so far as records go, employ any super intendent to construct the bridges they filled no statement of cost of bridges as required by law. Regarding his second charge he submits affidavit of A- W. Sever ance of a rivial bridge company (The Coast Bridge Co, secured the contract) in which Severance States he tried to bid but Judge Beatie told him they might not put iu the bridge but would let him know i they did. Later he met W. H Matooit, commissioner, who told him the contract had been let to the Crast Bridge Co. without Mattoon's knowledge. When Judge Beatie was asked about it, he said he was too busy to discuss it. PHARMACY Four Parkplace High school girls competing against four high school boys of Estacada, trimmed the latter both here and at Parkplace. At this point the judges B. Lee Paget, Rey. Mr. Lounsborough and Attor ney Loder, the two latter of Oregon City made it unanimous and at Park place the judges, H. J. Dalzell of Portland and Revs, Edward* and 1 for Parkplace.* The two Oregon i Citv City ministers ministers were were for for Park»»'«/'** Parkplace i 1 he girls had carefully prepared speeches wb'cb they memorized and delivered with much effect. Priu- $1 TO BOOST ROAD TAX : road money, thus limiting the pew- _____ _ _ era of the county court. It is said -I-----...........................the Clackamas county court is iu tavor of this measure, but whether other counties wi 1 stand for it, Mr. --------- CSill doesn’ t kuow. There appears A YEAR CALL FRUIT GROWERS Proposed That State Donate to Progressive Districts Big Meeting Arranged Sat urday by Estacada Aasn. GRANGE IS BACK OF IRE BILL PROMINENT MEN TO BE HERE cipal Ford was agaidst "canned" \ IO *,° ,,,ever« a fee'*ng that the speeches and he trained the boys to ' ____ _ couuty courts have too much to do speak extemporaneously. It was Repreientative Gil! Will Support sll aud too much power and there is a the judgment of the audience that Good Roads Measures—Leaves disposition to relieve them of some Everybody il Urged to Come and C iv. President Newell and O. A. C. Ex For Ssdcm, Next Saturday. the Estacada lads made a great of the labor, placing road matters, ( pert a Hearty Waleonia showing and it was something of a Representative F. M. GUI wbo «SP^»«»V. >u the hands of the tax- shock to hear of their deteat. As a result of considerable corres will leave next Saturday for Salem : ers’ _ pondence, the Estacada Fruit Grow to attend the session of the legisla ers association has arranged for a ture, hopes to see some good roads mass meeting of fruit growers and laws enacted that will count. He j 1 City Recorder DeVore, W. I) is pledged to support a number of , Mrs Ii. M. Miller, recently elect-, farmers and citizens generally, to Henthom aud B. R. Kimmel, Mon measures proposed bv the state ed to the city council iu place of he held at Boner’ s Theatre next day chose the following for service grange of which he is a mem tier. Lindsey resigned, will participate Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. as jurors in trial of criminal or civil One is a bill providing a tax of in the meetiug of that body uext These meetings are being held cases in Estacada for 1913: one-teuth of a mill to be voted by Tuesday night. Since her election throughout the fruit sections and Win Dale, E. S. Womei, W.F. thestate, appropriations from which she lias been posting herself aud as much benefit is being derived. It Cary, L. A. Chapman, J S. Mc fuud will be made to the districts she is a strong advocate of good is urged that everybody turn out Curdy, J. R. McCurdy, C. E. Du voting special road tax. It is pro roads, streets aud sidewalks, it :is apd show appreciation of the com bois. A. A. Hannah, Willis Cox, posed for the districts voting spec likely she will be actively engaged ing of these experts and speakers. J. P Woodle, A. E. Sparks, W. S. ial tax to secure for them a sum from the start. Among those who will be present Pyle, W. H. Mattoon, \V, W. Bon proportionate to the amount of tax There are really two vacancies are: President W. K Newell of the er, Earl Jones. A. P. Hawkins, W. they vote and will thus increase iu the council, both Underwood aud Oregon Horticultural Board: Com A Jones, Smiley Lovelace, J. O. their means of improving roads to a Jones having announced their resig missioner A. C. Goodrich, Prof. Osborne. J. C. Morgan, B. O. Bos large extent. Those who vote no nations. Neither, however, have Wilson ot the Oregon Agricultural well, Chas. Linn, L, E. Belfiis. J. special tax will get nothiug from the filed written resignations and the college; T. W. Sullivan of the P. A. Sagncr. Walter Gribben. Adolf state. council can’ t act until each has ab- R, L. A P. and O. E. Frevtag, Sagner, O. 6 . Bland, A. Havens. Another grange bill is to arrange seuted himself from three consecut- publicity manager of the Oregon O. D. Sarver, John Zobrist, Edwin for the state to buy tools so that ive meetings. Uuderwoixl will be City Commercial club accompanied Bates, O. E. Smith. J. W. Reed, A. convict labor may be used on the 1 out next Tuesday night, but Jones by several others whose names have Morrow, Willis Yonce, R. G. Mar- roads. Still another is one ptovid has two more mouths to run, unless not been furnished. chbank, Fred Jorg, \Vm. Kuhrash, ing for a tax of 50 cents per horse he files. Anybody who is interested in O. O. Sarver, A. J. Mills, Warren power for automobiles to be used in The principal business of the fruit, even to the evteut of having Barr, J. V. Bart.J. W. Millar, John the construction of trunk lines for council will be passing au ordinance only one apple tree or one Logan Arquette, J. F. Lovelace, G, Els- autos the location of which is at the assessing for the tiew sewer and ad berry bush or a prune tree, is espec worth. Clyde Havens, Wm. Kaake. discretion of owners of machines. vertising for bids. ially invited to come. Curtail Court’. P .w .r . The meeting will be concluded F or R knt -House and five acres , In addition to these Mr. Gill will F or S a lk -O n e horse, cheap tor in time for those coming at a dis water in house, fruit and gárdeu— introduce a bill providing tor road cash. Inquire M. J. Anderson, tance to arrive home in time to att Inquire The Progress. tf districts to have the handling of Garfield. tf' end to the evening chores. Jurors Who Will Serve Estacada for This Year Mrs. Miller Begins Work on Council Next Tuesday - CLEARANCE SALE BEGINS Starting next Monday January 13 to 18 inclusive, We will Place on Sale 500 PAIRS OF MISCELLANE OUS SHOES Mens, Ladies and Childrens’. To clear*, these shoes have been Re duced to ONE HALF PRICE During the same Days we w ill give 20 per cent off on a ll Quilts and Woolen Blankets. Blankets are made by Oregon labor in Oregon factories, the Wool from the Backs of Oregon Sheep. Estacada Mercantile Co
