ESTACADA PROGRES
NO.
14
oh
VOL
E S T A C A D A . O k K O O N . T H U R S D A Y , D E C E M B E R 24. 1914
8
Si
A YEAK
LARGEST TAX PAYER
WATER LEAGUE FORMED
HENRY KDLPIN PASSES
GRESHAM FIRE
P. R. L. & P. Co. Valued at
$4,541,546.2«
Oregon City Working for
Pure Water
Veteran Shoemaker Nearly
Seventy
$45,000 Loss in Business
Section
W i t h th e rise in tile v a lu e s of
land in C l a c k a m a s c o u n t v in the
go u C i t y h a v e b a n d e d to g e th e r and
h ealth ,
pa st y ear or so, t h e assessed
tormed
The
League,
w h os e
and old a ge , H e n r y K o lp in of Es-
ta cada passed a w a y last S u n d a y
tio n s do not
t a x e s will he
$ 1 46,172.31
i n g a lo tal
T i l e e n ter p tis in g
valua
s h o w it, as th e 1915
paid on a v alu atio n of
less th an ill 19 14, be
v alu atio n o f a bout
forw ard
A spueial
ass essm ent o f
h a n ds of the stat e
p la cin g
b ridge s
in th e
is th e la rgest
local
ro ad
in d iv id u a l
and sc h ool d is
tr icts d o not d e s e r v e all of th e c r e d
it for p a v in g
th e
special
t a x e s as
v ote d, e sp e cia lly in cases w h e r e the
P. R
L
in gs.
& P, C o . h a v e la rge h o ld
O u t of a bou t th ree q u a r te rs
of a ill'll ion
th e
assessed
C u r r in s v ille
v alu atio n in
distr ic t,
tlir e e -fo u itlis o f th is
a bout
am ount
b r in g a b o u t the e ar ly
line
rep
resen ts th e R i v e r Mill p o w er plant.
Clackam as
Pa stors
ta ca d a
company.
Let i' be rem em bered
th at
the
P R L . & P. C o
h a v e to date ,
a l w a v s w illin g ly paid su ch special
t a x e s as th e v a rio u s
decide d u pon,
districts ha v e
w h ic h shou ld act as
electio n will be held in
)>eople a lo n g th eitjiin e s
The
O r e g o n & C ali fo rn ia
Rail
road C o m p a n y h a v e about $885,000.
assessed
v alu atio n in th is
county,
a lth o u g h th e ta x e s on th is property
are de linquent, o w in g to litigatio n,
J a n u a r y to decid e w h e t h e r th e c it y
will is sue th e n e c e ss a r y
pla ce at his form er
$375.000.
Cannery Meeting
L a s t S a t u r d a y m o rn in g at th e
Esta eada Hotel, a meeting w a s held
be tw ee n th e re p resen ta tives o f th e
G r e s h a m C a n n e r y , F. I). H u nt,
traffic m a n a g e r of th e r a ilw a y c o m
p a n y and a f e w interested local
f r u it grow ers.
M uch w a s accom plis hed at th is
m e e tin g, as it resolved itself in to a
dis cu ssio n of concrete fac ts and fig
u re s and th e local gr o w e r s repor t
th a t th e proposition " l o o k s g o o d "
to th em , and part o f th em h a v e e x
pressed a w illi n gn e ss to cooperate
w ith th e G r e s h a m people.
T h e m eetin g o f the G r e s h a m
C a n n e r y C o ' s st ock ho lders will be
held e i r l v . n e x t mo nth and it is
lik e lv th a t m an v of th e E s ta eada
g r o w e r s will attend.
T h e r a ilw a y c o m p a n y h a s pro m-
ised to help in e v e r y w a y possible
and it is pro bable th at an a ttr a c tiv e
f re ig h t ra te will he establis hed be
tw een E s ta eada and G t e s h a m
I
h o m e in Berlin,
re m a in s east
Mr. K o lp in w a s v e r y well kn ow n
in Es ta e ad a
and
loveil
bv all. for
bis c h e e r y
smile
and
his k in d ly ,
W e s t L i n n , acro ss th e river from
O r e g o n C i t y , will pay for ou e -lh ir d
of th e wate r sy s te m and will benefit
a c c o r d in g ly .
hon est m an ner
friends.
T h e se ntim en t se e m s to be g r o w
in g e ac h d a y in f a v o r of th e e a r ly
b u ild in g of this line and E s ta eada
people are v it all y interested , as it is
l ik e lv th at a r r a n g e m e n t s will he
m ade to furn is h th is c it y with go od
w ate r fio nt th e sa m e pipe line, and
its const ru ction will p ro b a b ly g i v e
e m p lo y m e n t to local men.
h a v in g c o m e to E s ta e a d a about five
won
him
many
Mr. K o lp in w a s in h is 70th y e ar,
y e a rs a g o from
Berlin,
He was
in G e r m a n y
i86 0
born
came
W isconsin.
and in
to th is c o u n t ry .
H is
w if e died about e ig h t y e a rs a go a- d
since th at time, he lias lived with
his c hi dren.
F o r m a n y x e a rs prio r to his c o m
Oregon,
Mr
K o lp in
had
4 Inches Thick and 80 Feet Deep
been
W i t h th e p resen t sa m p le of real
w in te r weather, th e sia n v pon d s
and stre a m s are fro ze n o v e r solid
and ice sk a te s are la-lug resurrecte d
trom tlie attic s and storeroo ms.
b u sin ess and o r tg in a llv c am e west
w it h th e in tention of st a r tin g a shoe
T h e Esta eada la k e is fro ze n o v e r
c o m p le te ly and s k a t e r s can g o It o u t '
th e P a rk to R i v e r Mill.
It is h lit
tle d a n g e r o u s to s k a t e 011 th e C l a c k
a m as, o w i n g to t h e re c e d in g and
ris in g o f the w a te r , as controlled
b y th e R iv e r M ill plant, but th e
e le m en t of d a n g e r m a k e s th e sp o tt
more a llu r in g
T h e ice is a b o u t 4 in ch es th ic k ,
w h ic h is not con sid ered safe w h er e a
c r o w d of sk a te rs are ass em ble d, but
it is to be hoped n o on e will fall
th r o u g h , for th e e i g h t y or more
feet o f w ate r belo w, is m ig h t y c h i l
ly th ese d a y s .
C h a s . S p a r k s is a lr e a d y w e a r in g
th e ska te rs' b a d g e, c o n sis tin g of a
bruis ed nose, cau se d b y a fail on
th e ice
A s id e from th e r e g u l s t i a
falls, slips, b u m p s and tumbles, n o
acc ide n ts h a v e occ u rr e d .
th is part of th e c o u n ty .
hom e T u e s d a y alter-
in te rm en t will ta k e
W is c o n s in and bis d a u g h t e r . Mrs.
W . B. S im m o n s , acc om panie d tile
T h i s cold sn a p has p ro v e n an e x
p en s ive n uis an c e for th e a v e r a g e
household ers , and o n l y th e plu mhet
has profited from th e frozen and
bu rste d pipes. I f th is k e ep s u p
m u c h long er, th e a v e r a g e w o o d
shed will look lik e a deserte d ball
room.
in
th e
sh oe
nia u ufacttir in g
f ac to r y in San F r a n c is c o
H e is s u r v iv e d by t w o d a u g h t e r s
and
se v en
of E s ta e ad a , Or.
H o m a n and W i l
liam K o lp in of Berlin,
and
A lf r e d
W is.,
K o lp in
W is,, Edw.
of
K en osha,
E m il K o lp in o f O a k le y , I d a
ho, L o u i s K o lp in of H illsbo ro, O r .,
and F r a n k K o lp in of Port land, Or.
j
The
P r o g re ss a n d th e m an v
frie nd s of th e fa m ily e x p r e s s th eir
si nceresi
Early last Sunday morning, a
fire of unknown origin, started in
the store of the Bartelt Mercan
tile Co. in Gresham, and before
it could be gotten under control,
burned and completely destroyed
nine of the business buildings
and their contents.
The fire rapidly spread from
the East to the West side of
Main St. A hurry call for help
from Portland, brought a quick
response in the form of combi
nation chemical hose truck from
the East Side. With this assist
ance, the Gresham Fire Depart
ment got the flames under con
trol after about a two hour fight.
Many of the fire fighters and
spectators were shocked by live
wires, which fell during the con
flagration, but no one was seri-
: ously injured.
The following places were burn
ed:- Bartelt Mercantile Co., J. C.
Hessel & Son, implements; Ed
Osborne, blacksmith; Max Schnei
der, photographer; Palmquist,
harness store; D. A. Hart, resi
dence; J. J. Halligan, barber
shop; Tietz Meat Market, and
damage to the Congdon Hotel,
Bank of Gresham, and a few
others.
so n s; b e in g Mrs. W . B.
S im m o n s and Mrs. W ' l l . K it h ra sc h e
A f ew o t h e r corp o ratio ns are la rg e
t a x p a y e rs but h a v e no h o ld in g s in
poor
fu n er a l s e r v ic ts
at th e fa m ily
110011.
The
A s a la rge p roportion ot th e local
popula tion h a v e lived for a genera-
ttOi. or so In th is mild c lim a te ,
m a n v of th e bovs are h a v in g th ei r
first sa m p le ot Ice s k a t i n g en d its
a tte n d a n t b u m p s and cold ieet.
T h e bo vs. more re c en tly trom th e
east h a v e ska te d lie-tore and are
m a k in g th e most o f th is op p o rtun -
ano th er bond be tw ee n them and the
of
Rees and G i v e n s of F.s-
con du cted
in g to
sa m e
m o n ths
c am e p c a c c lu lly d u r in g sleep
In E s ia cu d a proper, a la i g e p r o p o r
tion of th e t a x is paid hv the
se v eral
in cid en t to heart w e a k n e ss
n 'g h t, D e ce m b e r 20th, and the end
front
T i l e c o m m itte e , after m u ch d i s
cu s sio n , decid ed on th e using of
riv eted steel pipe, a lth o u g h the
wood st a v e pipe w a s cheaper, bu t
its la stin g q u a litie s were not as
good
t i x pa ye r in th e c o u n ty , a m o u n tin g
to about o n e -s ix t h of th e total
ta x es .
The
p ush
in b o n ds to finance tile project.
t a x c om m is sio n ,
instead o f th e c o u n t v assessor.
T h e P ort la nd R a ilw a y L i g h t &
Power C o
A fter
W a te r
o b j e c t is to
th e S o u t h F o r k o f th e
r i v t r to th eir city.
T h i s loss is du e to the la w passed
th e
M ou n tain
con stru c tio n of tn e pipe
$.V> 375 557-50
b y the le gis la tu re re c en tly ,
and
people of O r t -
s y m p a t h y to his child ren
ill tlteir b ereavem en t.
Wood Hauling
Every
ava ilab le te am and w ood
ra ck in th is p art of th e c o u n t r y is
n o w bein g
ha n dle
wo od ,
pressed
the
in to se r v ic e to
th o u s a n d s o f c o rd s of
w h ic h are piled at th e head
of th e S p r in g wate r Hill.
D u r in g
th e
t w o d a y s th a t the
hill h a s !>een opeued ,
have
cad a
been
many
a nd sh ip p ed.
to he ru sh ed
T h e w o r k has
w h ile
th e
fro ze n a nd th e cold s n a p
Second Carload Gone
T h e secon d carload of liv es to ck
w a s sh ip p ed from E s ta e a d a last
cord s
b r o u g h t d o w n to Esta -
e v e u w it h th e pre sent
tions, it will ta k e
ro ad s are
la sts
good
and
c o n d i
se v e r a l w e e k s to
get it all on board th e cars.
M o n d a y , c o n ta in in g 10 head of c a t
Commissioner Mattoon Honored
tle, 28 h e g s , and 2 sh eep.
Buyer Lueke
e x p e c t s to m a k e a
similar sh ip m en t n e x t w e e k ,
hs
many
T h e O r e g o n S tate A ss o c ia tio n of
C o u n t y J u d g e s and C o m m is sio n e rs,
farm ers are p h o n in g in and re qu e st
w h ic h re c en tly
in g
sion tn Po rtla n d, reelected
h im
to c a ll on th em at tb eir
N o c om p la in t has been
receiv ed
M atto on of Esta e ada , as tr easu rer.
v e t from th e sellers to in dicat e th at
Dances
se llin g on th e ho of is not a p a y i n g
pra ctic e, and m a n y rep orts he a rtily
f a v o r th at method.
1
farm ers
D on t forget th e b ig d a n ce C h r i s t
mas E v e at E a g le
h a v e good sized
n ig h t, at
in th e n e x t s i x t y
New
in cr ea sin g
days
th eir
ra isin g m o re swine.
an»1 others
facilitie s for
C reek
A n n u a l C . I. C . dance,
b u n c h e s of b o g s for sh ip m e n t w i t h
are
C lacka
mas C o u n t y C om m is sio n er, W . H.
places
M anv
held th eir 1914 se s
th e
Years
E s ta eada
and
the
C h r is t m a s
Pavil lion .
E v e w ill be th e F i r e
m e n 's da n ce and e v e r y o n e is i n v i t
ed to be present at all th ree affairs.