ESTACADA PROGRESS VO. 15 oh VOI- 8 BETTER PROGRESS FOR 1815 The Management Wishes You A Happy New Year. At this time, we wish to thank the many subscribers, advertisers and correspondents for their sup­ port o f the Estacada Progress in the past and hope to merit a con­ tinuance o f their good will. If there has been an improve­ ment in the Progress in the past six months, it has been as much due to the support o f the public as to the energies o f the pub­ lisher. It is our intention during 1915 to issue a better weekly paper than in the past The Progress will try to print all o f the news from all o f the sections, stand for the best interests o f the com­ munity, foster and work for all local developments and generally help to make Eastern Clackamas County the best spot in the state to live in. We hope to be able to enlarge the paper and to give the sub­ scriber more and better reading matter. We are arranging to re­ print the best o f articles dealing with the various phases o f agri­ culture, poultry, stock raising and kindred subjects. We shall aim to chronicle on a larger scale, the social, religious and fraternal doings o f this sec­ tion and to keep the readers post­ ed on all vital county news. We especially wish to thank the correspondents, who have furnished us with the weekly do­ ings o f the various communities. The regu.ar correspondents are Mrs. H B Gibson o f Eagle Creek, Miss Echo Githens o f Alspaugh, Mrs. M. L. Sevier o f Viola, Miss Caroline Weiderhold o f Bissell, the Misses Flora Johnson and Gladys Joyner o f George, Miss Viola DeShazer o f Firwood, Mrs. Della Vallen o f El wood, E. S. Wooster, Rev. Aue and Earl Kil­ gore c f Springwater, Mrs. E. E. Saling o f Currinsville, Mrs S. J. Devine o f Barton, Mrs. A. 0 . Whitcomb, Mrs. H. A. LaBarre, Mrs. A. W. Botkin and K. C. Deming o f Garfield These correspondents have helped to make the Progress a better and more readable paper and aside from these meager thanks, there has been no other reward. If any news has occured in your district which has not appeared in the Progress, it was not an in­ tentional omission on the part of the correspondent or the Prog­ ress, for we wish to chronicle all o f the news each week. If you know o f any news in your neigh­ borhood, notify either your cor­ respondent or the Progress, send us the data and we will do the rest. The Progress would like to have a regular correspondent at Cazadero, and Dodge and will furnish the stationery, postage, and a free subscription to some public spirited citizen, who will send in the items. ESTACADA. OREGON. TH URSDAY, We wish suggestions from sub­ scribers as to how we can im­ prove the paper. There is one way that the read­ ers can help their home paper, and that is by patronizing the local advertisers. It is the ad­ vertiser who makes it possible for any community to buy a newspaper for less than ten times the present subscription rates and being hard headed business men, they must get results from then- advertising or they naturally will not support the publication. When you buy goods of an ad­ vertiser, dont be afraid to tell him that you saw his adve'tise- ment in the Estacada Progress, for it helps him and it greatly benefits the publisher. Trappe»-* Convicted IX-puty G a m e W a rd e n s , B. S. Pattuti and A . G . A m e s of E s t a c a ­ d a , last w eek c ap tu re d a pair ut il­ legal deer slav er s lu the m o un ta in s b e y o t d Molalla. T h e latv-hreake rs, Paccjuctte and M e C u r d y were take n t " Molalla a ud con vic te d. T h e toriner is s e r v ­ in g a $50. fine in ] ill a ud the la t­ ter' s tiue w a s su spen ded. T h e M ola lla Pioneer seems to s y m p a t h iz e with th e c u lp rits, c l a i m ­ in g th ey on ly killed oue deer aud were tr ap p in g to e x t e r m in a t e wild Cats, c o u g a r etc. W a r d e n Patt ou stated th at the tr ap p e rs w ete w a s t ­ in g th e deer meal, u sin g it to feed th eir d o g s and bait th eir traps. P a tto u a u d A m e s are 111 th e m o un ta in s at present t r y in g to lo­ c a te some other illtg a l hunters, w h o a te reported iu th e R o a r in g R i v e r couutry. Garfield Boy Operated Upon W illia m S h e a r er , th e y o u n g e s t son of Mr. and Mrs. E d w . S h e a r e r of G a rfie ld w a s op erate d u p o n for a p p en d ic itis at th e G o o d S am a ritan hosp it al in Port la nd, th is w e e k . H e is re p orte d as h a v i n g pass ed t h r o u g h th e opera tio n sa tis fa cto rily. Si A Death of Mrs. R. H. Monckton At midnight, Monday, Dec. 28th, Mrs. Rufus H. Monckton o f Springwater, passed away, after an illness o f many months duration. She is survived by her hus­ band, Rufus H. Monckton, and eight children, being Mrs Blanch Wells o f Milwaukie, Or., Mrs. Minnie Mills o f Great Falls. Mont., Mrs. James Wilson of Fresno, Calif., Miss Alfontz Monckton and John Monckton of Estacada, Marshall and Avery Monckton o f Portland, LeRoy Monckton of Ellensburg, Wash, and a sister, Mrs. Tllman Roe o f Wilmington, Del. Mrs. Monckton’s maiden name was Carrie B. Genn. She was born in Chicago in 1850 and mar­ ried Rufus H. Monckton at Green- boro. Del. in 1865. She was the mother o f fourteen children. The funeral services in charge o f Rev. Aue will be al. the family home, Thursday, Dec. 31st at 1 | o ’ clock, with interment in the Springwater cemetery. Comparison of Levies 1914 County ------------ 2 4 8. Ro ad S ch oo l --------- 3 i S ta t e -------- 5 1 O u t s t a n d in g road wa r- ra n ts ____ ------------ 1 . 4 T o ta ls _ 20 0 1915 32 8. 3 4 3 9 18.5 T h e total c o u n t y , state, road and school t a x le vies iu C l a c k a m a s c o u n ­ t y will be 1.5 m ills less n e x t >ear th an t h e y w ere in 1914. T h e coun­ ty ciuirt fo rm ally adopted th e le vies W e d n e s d a y afternoon. Accountants Expensive M a u y officials t h r o u g h o u t the state are co m p la in in g a g a in s t th e h ig h c h a r g e s us made by many e x ­ pert and stat e accountants , for a u d ­ itin g th e bo oks and fin a n ces of th e v a rio u s counties. T h e y a r e d r a w i u g com p a ris on s be tw ee n th e local cma- tu er a ccou ntan ts, w h o c h a r g e o n ly a bou t one h a lf as m u c h as th e t x perts. A b o u t tw o y e ars a g o , one of th e le ad in g a c c o u n t in g firms in th e C i t y of P o rtlan d , made a p re lim in a ry a u ­ dit of th e b o o k s in th e v a rio u s d e ­ p a rtm en ts of C l a c k a m a s C o u n t y a nd w h ile thetr re port n e v e r receiv ed m u c h p u b lic ity , it s h o w e d so me v e r y l a x s y s te m s in se v eral offices. It a c o u n t v o n ly w is h e s to h a v e a local tx io kkeep er g la n c e o v e r th eir h o o k s as a m att er of form, it should not cost v e r y m u ch , but if the w o r k is d o n e c o rr e c tly , it m e a ns h i r in g an e x p e r t and p a v in g him e x p e r t s wages. A th ou sand dollars paid to an a c ­ c o u n tan t is better th an a con tin ue d svs te m le ss cha os, w ith le a k a g e s a m o u n tin g to m a n y tim es th at a nio uut. D E C E M B E R 31. 1414 j 1 T h e stat e t a x will be 3.9 mills; th e c o u n t y t a x 3.2 mills; th e school t a x , 3 4 mills and the road l a x , 8 mills. T h e total l e v y , 18 3 nulls; will raise $360,000. w h ic h is $43.000 less th an th e am ount raised in th ese fou r le vie s th is year. T h e total v alu atio n of th e t a x ­ able p ro p er ty in th e c o u n t y has d e ­ creased over $1,000.000 , o w in g to th e a m o u n t o f ra ilroad land w h ich is in litig atio n betw een th e O r eg o n & C a lifo rn ia R a ilro ad c o m p a n y and th e fed eral g o v e r n m e n t Tw enty- n in e million d o lla rs is th e total a m o u n t of t a x a b l e pro p erty in th e c o u n t y now. T h e c o u n ' y c ou rt pla ns no s u b ­ st an tial c h a n g e from th e budget adop ted by th e t a x p a y e r s at the m e e tin g last w e e k. — E x t r a c t from O r e g o n C i t y Enterprise. -------- Jim M illa rd’ s d a u g h t e r and f a m ­ ily of G r e s h a m , spent C h r is t m a s at his ho m e in S p rin g w a te r. M rs V i o l a D o u gla ss , after a w e e k ' s stay in P o rtla n d, has re ­ tu rn e d to E a g le C r e e k . C a r l W a r d and w if e of O reg on C ity are sp e n d in g th e h o lid a y s w ith h e r p arents, M r. and Mrs. G en ser- o w s k i , o f S p r in g w a t e r . R o y D o u g la s s and w if e o f F.agle C r e e k are sp e n din g th e ho lid a y s w it h th e la tte r s ’ s pare nts, Mr. and M i s G . M o e h n k e o f S h e u b e l. YEAR OR. HAVILAND DIES Estacada Physician Succumbs To Pneumonia At eight o ’clock this morning, Dr. W. K. Haviland o f Estacada died, after a week’ s struggle against a severe attack o f pneu­ monia. Up to a week ago the doctor was around and attending to his work, although he had been suf­ fering from a bad cold for sever­ al weeks. During the past cold spell, there was so much illness that he felt he could not atford to give up and take care o f him­ self, until finally forced to. The doctor’s wife and his broth­ er, John Haviland, were with him when he passed away. Everything possible was done for the stricken man, with Dr. Bell o f Portland in charge and two trained nurses iri constant attendance. The doctor was in his 43rd year, and is survived by his wife, one son, his brother, John Havi­ land of Portland, a sister, Mrs. H. E. Adams and his father, Major W. K. Haviland o f Denver, Colo. Interment will be at Oregon City, Saturday at 11 o ’ clock. The death o f Dr. Haviland will be a great loss to the city o f Esta­ cada, for he was well beloved by hosts o f friends and his cheerful smile and knowledge o f medicine had helped hundreds o f the local people to health again. The doctor gave up his life for his friends, in the truest sense o f the word, for he sacrificed his own health, because duty called him to the bedside o f others in affliction. His many friends, the people o f Estacada and the surrounding country and the Progress, join in expressing their most heart­ felt sympathy to the loved ones, in this great bereavement. A D. M c M illa n a nd w if e of E a g le C r e e k spent C h r is t m a s d a y w ith friends in G re sh atn . H. M. James, wife and family o f Silverton, Oregon are visiting at the home of J. W. Reed in Estacada. M rs W . J H o w le tt of E a g le C r e e k , e nterta in ed a p a rty of ten friends at a d e lig h t f u l C h r is t m a s dinner. Guy Creek where der of W o o d l e and f a m ily o f E a g le m o ve d last w e e k to D over, t h e v w ill reside th e re m a in ­ th e win te r. Mr. a nd M rs. J. F. S m ith o f S p r in g w a te r , e x p e c t th eir oldest d a u g h t e r and t w o c hild re n th e first of th e year, to spend th e w in te r w ith them . R u t h M y e r s and S tan ford C o x o f E s ta ca d a were marr ied Dec. 24th, at th e home of th e b r id e 's pare nts. T h e c o u p le h a v e rented th e A d i x h o use near th e M. E . c h u r c h in Estacada .