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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1915)
»7 : Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County V olume 8 , N umber 25 E stacada , O regon , T hursday , WORK TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK BELIEVE IN YOUR TOWN Surveyors Now Straightening Ou": Route And Surrounding Country The Oregon L ife Bulletin says: “ You should believe that your Engineer H. A. Rands o f the own town o" city is a little better South Fork water project was in in most respects than any of its Estacada last Wednesday, havi; g neighbors, or move. Like other previously been over ihe u, i er places, it lias advantages that end of the route, surveying with oihers have not, and your mod a view to shortening the pipe esty should not prevent you from line. Inasmuch as steel pipe will making that fact known who’ - be used instead of wood pipe, as ever the opportunity presents it was Originally figured on, and as self. At home or abroad, wheth the steel pipe is much stronger, er pursuing 1 1 easure or engaged it will allow of sharper angles be in business, do not neglect to ing coveted and wid lessen the give those you come in contact line about llUl) iect. with to understand that you live Engineer lianas has received in a town populated by interest several applications tioni local ing, wide-awake, go-ahead peo men, regarding einp.oy meat on me work, lie states th»t all em ple and i.ne that is advancing ii;- ploying will be done by the con sU*:id o f retrograding. tractors, the Oregon Engineering I f you can truthfully speak in Co. of Oregon City, of . hich J. commendation o f the abili y of W. Moifat is the president. your professional men, the square This work shoald give employ ment to about 20U men and it is I dealing methods of your business like y the con.raciors will hi e men, the excellence of your me men from Esiacada and vicinity, chanics, the superiority of your as well as from Oregon City and churches, schools and public in Vv^est Linn. stitutions and industry, energy The contractors will probably and sobriety o f your citizens, et open up a branch oiiice in Lsiu- nothing prevent you from exer cada, as two thirds ot me project will nave to be na.iu.ea i.oni this cising that privilege. You should point, ft woulu ue wed tor par learn to believe, if you do not al ties, wishing employment, to ready, that we have all these, write uirect to t.ie contractors, and in addition the best located lo r owing to present scarcity of town, the finest country sur work many men will be looking lor jobs. rounding it, with the most intelli Tna steel pipe will be furnished gent class of people to be found. by me Willamette .roil dt bteti I f there are any drawbacks it vvorKS Ol Portia.Id anu the lalg- will not be necessary to mention est part oi me pipe will be un them. The people and newspap- • loaded and handled from a.sta- ers o f competing towns will ic- caua, with a similar supply kept at Cazadero. Inis pipe is in lieve you oi that task by attend eighteen loot sections and weighs ing to that part o f it themselves. auodt you lbs. per section, it Strangers seeking locations are wdl be necessary to build a good always greatly influenced in fav road most ol the way from the or o f any town whose citizens Upper Dam to tne mouth of the bouih Fork, at which place the are enthusiastic in their praise of pipe will be ferried across the it. No city or town expects to l.ver, unless a bridge is put in. attain prominence over its rivals The contractors had con.empla- unless its inhabitants appreciate led building a new road on the excellence and virtues o f each Eouth side oi tne Clackamas from tne Upper Dam, but it is likely other and will collectively spread now that they will improve and abroad their faith in the present use the present F. K. L. and F. prosperity and future greatness road lrom North Fork, along o f their locality. Talk is a cheap the river. commodity but when rightly util There will be a call for teams ized it can he made effective in for hauling the pipe and men will many directions, and this is one be wanted for clearing the right o f way, trenching and dynamit o f them. ing. In as much as there are a number o f men in this locality Children's Parly who are skilled dynamite users, their services should be in de Mrs. C. C. Saling of Currins- mand. ville gave a delightful dinner This work cannot help but ben party last Sunday, in honor of efit Estacada and surrounding the fifth birthday of her son, country, as much labor will be Freddie Saling. About fifteen used and the majority of the sup children, including a number plies will probably be handled from Estacada were present. J. i through Estacada. In a small way, this work will resemble the W. Reed o f Estacada had his River Mill project, which mater Ford machine taxed to capacity ially helped this town a few years with nine youngsters as a cargo. ago. M arc « 11 , 1915 $ 1 . Insurance Failures Affect Estacada For an Estacada Ball Park A partv of the local baseball fans last Monday made a prilitninary aurvev of the lower end of the Es- tacada Park, with a view to finding a suitable location for a ball park Tlie\ located a three acie flat, ly- hie in.rib of the -.piing, winch at reasonable expense could lie made into an ideal diamond, with the shadiest of locations for Ihe spec ial TS, l'lie converting of this land into a hall pa.k would cost about 5-p'o , as ihe puce contains no timber and is overgrown wi’ h brush, which could he cleared for not to exceed Jio o per acie. Tills spot Is at present waste land, being a rai.k giowlh of Imck-hrush. Negotiations are under wav to try to get ihe P R L. & P. Co. to build a hall firld there. While it would cost the company some mon ey for the iniiial outlav, undoubt edly much labor would he donated by ihe ball fans in Estacada and vicinity. A good diamond in the paik would prove a drawing caid and the increased traffic should pay for the outlay within a year. If the Company will construct the hall field, the residents j f Estacada will maintain a fiisl class semi p.roies sional team and w ill conduct games every Sunday. The games in ihe p i s t o n the present grounds have always drawn big crowds, but if located in the park, they should prove a lug dividend payer, to ail concerned Womer Leaves for Corvallis Paul Womer o f Estacada leaves next Monday for Corvallis, Or., where he will be in charge o f the linotype work for the Corvallis Republican. Negotiations were recently completed, whereby Messrs. M. J. Brown and A. E. Frost, for- er owners o f the Oregon City Courier, have purchased that paper. As Womer had formerly been assistant linotype operator for the Courier company, his for mer employers have placed him in chargp of this important part o f their new enterprise. It will be recalled that Messrs. Brown and Frost were conduct ing a strong Democratic paper in the Courier, but it now looks as though their political faith has switched. Cary Rebuilding Delayed Work on the rebuilding of the Cary Mercantile store would have begun last Monday morning, but owing to the delay in the adjust ing of the insurance, the work had to be postponed another week. Lumber for the work is now being placed on the ground. P er Y ear i The recent failures of the Horti cultural Hire Relief, the Oregon Merchants’ Mutual and the Pacific M jt u il companies have directly af- tecied many local people. The insurance rale in Rstacada, as established by the old line com plines seems exorbitant, but is based enlirelv on the constiuctiotl of the buildings, nearby risks and o.hcr requirements In order lo save money ard obtain cheaper, if riskier insurance, about thirty poli- ci-s were written by these mutual compinies in Estacada, represent ation! $30,000. Aside ft0111 the loss of the prem- . in ins paid in, the partits insured have lost nothing, excepting those affected by the recent fire. These people now realize that cheap in surance is expensive. Local Pioneer Dies j I Alter a lingering illness, W . J. Lewelleu of Spring water and Port land died at St Vincrnt’s Hospital 1 1st Tnursdav. Mr. Lewellen was 62 years old, having been b irn in Spring wa.er, October 16, 1853. as Ills parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. B Lewellen. were earlv pioneers of Oregon For many ye its Mr. Lewellen was 111 Ihe mercantile business in Sp ring wh ter, but in recent years had retired living at 5806 - 7 7 t h S i., Poitland. Besides ihe widow, he is sur vived by one son. Geo K. Lewel len, of Morn, Or . and two daugh ters, Mrs O. E Gill of Fall River Mills. Calif , and Mrs. S W. Pownder of Woodmere. A broth er, John II. Lewellen lives in Ore gon City and a sister, Mrs. M. C. Cornett, at Venice, Calif. The funeral seivices, with the Masons participating, were held at the family home in Portland, lust Monday morning, with interment at Mt Scott cemetery. A number of the friends and relatives from Springwater, Currinsville and E s tacada attended the services. Good Templars Install T h e I. O. G . T. held their instal lation of officers Saturday evening, Feb. 271I1, at E l y ’ s Hall, Currins ville, The following officers were installed hv Doris Lovell, L. D: P. C T , Mrs. J. K. E ly ; C. T „ Della Lovell; V T , Hairy Kitcti- ing; S e c y ., Gladys E l y ; Asst. Secy., Echo Wade; F. Secy ., Ruth Saling; Treas., George Kitching; M., Nor man L in n ; G , J. T . Dow ty; S , Walter Looney. After adjournment, refreshments were served, and games were indul ged In until a late hour.
