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ESTACADA PROGRESS
Devoted to the Interests o f Eastern Clackamas County
V olume 8,
N umber 37
E stacada , O regon ,
SHINGLE MILL IT ESTICADI
J. W. ANTRIM PASSES
Suggestion Should Receive
Serious Consideration
G. A. R. Pay Last Respects
Several men in Estacada and
vicinity have suggested and out
lined a plan, with a view to the
establishment o f a shingle mill
in Estacada.
At present there are three or
four shingle mills within a radius
o f ten miles from Estacada, some
o f which probably will not oper
ate many seasons longer, owing
to the shortage o f cedar nearby.
These mills have operated in the
past as a paying proposition, not
withstanding the long haul that
has been necessary to deliver the
finished product on the market
or to a shipping point
For the good such an industry
would do Estacada and as a like
ly business venture, a consolida
tion o f these shingle interests in
this city would be worth consid
ering.
There is an unlimited amount
o f mountain cedar in the forest
reserve and on private property
in the mountains along the Clack
amas river, above Estacada. This
timber can be purchased. Prob
ably some arrangement could be
made to drive the shingle bolts
down the Clackamas river, to be
boomed and handled at Estacada.
The Estacada Business Men’s
Development League could well
afford to appoint a committee to
investigate this industry and any
suggestions should be furnished
to that organization or the Prog
ress.
Reorganize Ball Team
Efforts are being made this
week to reorganize and resurrect
tne Estacada base-ball team.
Many o f the merchants have al
ready shown their enthusiasm by
promising liberal financial sup
port.
Estacada needs a ball tsam,
but at this late date it is doubt
ful if they can get together a
team that will uphold the local
reputation, as past years’ teams
have done.
The formation o f a team here
may partially hurt the support
o f the Barton team and it hardly
seems fair to desert our neigh
bors after they have gone to the
work and expense o f laying out
their new grounds and getting
together a team. In as much
as only a small proportion o f
the local fans can attend the
Barton games, it is possible
that both teams can be supported.
Since the fonnation o f the
Portland city league, the manage
ment will find it is much harder
to schedule game3 with fast
teams, than it was earlier in the
season or previous years.
A fter nearly three months of
illness, John Wesley Antrim, a
well known resident o f Estacada,
died at his home on Sunday May
30, at 7:45 P. M. Mr. Antrim
was born in Highland County,
Ohio, April 25, 1840. In Septem
ber, 1861. he enlisted in Company
A, 48th Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
from which he was honorably
discharged after a year o f active
service. He reentered the serv
ice in January, 1864, enlisting in
Company H, 27th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and served until the
close o f the war, He participat
ed in many important battles, and
was with Sherman on his “ March
to the Sea” . He was little given
to exploiting his services to his
country, preferring to regard
them as duties which every loyal
citizen owes. A fter his return
from the war he was married to
Miss Sarah Ellen Judkins in Allen
County, Ohio. Mr. Antrim had
been a resident o f Clackamas
County for the last twenty-five
years, and was one o f the first to
establish homes in Estacada.
Besides the widow, he leaves
one son, F. D. Antrim, o f Seward,
Alaska, one daughter, Mrs. Anna
Read, a teacher in the Portland
Public Schools, and a grandson,
Lance Read, who recently re
turned from Pittsburg, Penna.
The body was prepared for
shipment to Portland, by under
taker Henthorn o f Estacada.
Services were conducted at Mount
Scott Cemetery by Rev. Rees o f
the Estacada M. E. Church and
delegates from the G. A. R. in
Portland, Tuesday, June 1st.
N. C. Maris Visits East Clackamas
N. C. Maris, field represent
ative o f Ihe state department of
education and supervisor
Me
Corrnick, weie Fstui ada visitors
last Tuesday. Mr. Maris will be
remembered as having acted as one
o f the judges at last year’s East
Clackamas Fair and is now work
ing in the interests o f industrial
exhibits.
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He spoke at school meetings,
Tuesday afternoon and evening,
at Garfield and Eagle Creek.
Elwood Rancher Found Insane
George Dibble, a resident o f
the Eiwood district for the last
24 years was found insane Satur
day and committed to the state
asylum.
Mr. Dibble’ s mental derange
ment is believed to have been
brought on by worry. He is suf
fering under the belief that some
one is after him and wants to put
him in the penitentiary. He was
bbrn 60 years ago in New York.
T hursday ,
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J une 3, 1915
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SCHOOLS CLOSE
CITY TO l/OTE JUNE 7
Next Season Promises Big
Attendance
, All Voters Should Come Out
With the holding o f the com
mencement exercises at the Esta
cada school assembly hall last
Thursday evening, the 1914-15
season o f the Estacada schools
ended.
A large number o f people at
tended the final exercises and
greatly enjoyed the program,
which comprised musical num
bers by Miss Helen Bartlett and
Theo. Ahlberg, addresses and in
vocation by Dr. T. B. Ford of
Oregon City, A. Demoy o f the
Estacada school board and Rev.
C. F. Aue o f Springwater.
Following the presentation o f
the diplomas by Prin. B. F. Ford,
Mr. Demoy fittingly presented a
scholarship to Willamette Uni
versity, to Chester Womer, and
one to Pacific University, to
Edith A n dcson .
O f the six graduates in this
year’s class, Edith Anderson,
Leroy Gard and Chester Womer
will enter college next fall, as
Gard contemplates entering Wil
lamette.
Nellie Bonney, Earl
Tracy and Leona Gard are plan
ning to teach the coming season
and one or all o f them will prob
ably enter college the following
year.
The scholarship awards were
obtained through the influence of
Prin. Ford, who is not only an
alumnus o f Willamette Univer
sity, but a close friend o f the
faculty o f that and Pacific Uni
versity.
O f the eleven graduates from
the Estacada and Currinsville
eighth grade, all except possiblv
one will enter the Estacada high
school next term.
The slogan, “ 100 For Next
Year” as worked for by the high
school the past year, will prob
ably become a reality.
Many
new students are already prom
ised, including three from Boring.
Instructor Guthrie is delighted
with the interest that is being
manifested by the students as re
gards the science department for
next term; twenty-of whom have
already asked to be allowed to
take that course, which will
make the class about triple the
size o f any past one.
Mr. Guthrie left Estacada this
week for a visit at Tillamook,
where he will probably remain
for a few weeks. During Aug
ust he is to be in charge o f the
agricultural instruction in the
County Teachers’ Training School
in Gladstone.
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The play-shed is one depart
ment o f the schools which wi I
have a full quota o f devotees
during the vacation season.
A. L. Mills o f Estacada has
been appointed to take charge of
the school gardens and grounds,
during the summer months.
Next Monday’s election should
bring forth the heaviest vote that
Estacada has yet registered.
With the advent o f women’ s suf
frage from 150 to 200 votes should
be cast.
It is the duty o f every man and
women who is eligible to cast a
vote, to do so. If with the priv
ilege o f voting now given to the
women, they no not exercise it,
equally as well as the men, it
should prove the fallacy o f suf
frage.
There is no good excuse for a
voter not voting, except illness
or forced absence from the city.
The local ballot will contain no
questions which are not o f vital
interest to e/eryo.ie living in Es
tacada, and the preferences of
every voter should be expressed
at the polls.
The ballot contains the names
o f eleven candidates for the city
offices. W. F. Cary and I. L).
Wright are candidates for mayor;
Jess M. Bartlett for treasurer;
C. W. Devore and F. C. Barthol-
ome.v, for Recorder; Fred Jorg,
councilman for 1st. ward, 4 year
term; S. E. Wooster, councilman
for 2nd. ward, four year term;
P. M. Wagner and A. Morrow,
candidates for councilman for
3rd. ward, four year term; J. F.
Lovelace, councilman for 4th.
ward, two year term; and R. M.
Standish councilman for 5th,
ward, two year term.
The only competition as shown
on the printed ballot, is for the
offices o f mayor, recorder and
councilman for the 3rd. ward.
If any voter wishes to vote for
any candidate whose name is not
printed on the ballot, he or she
may do so by writing in the name
o f that person, on the blank line
on the ballot, and placing a cross
(x) before the name.
The two issues as follows,
which appear on the official ballot
should be voted upon by every
eligible .voter, one way or the
other.
Shall the City Charter be
amended, so as to permit the
levying o f an annual tax o f $500.
to support a public library.
Vote YES or NO
Shall livestock, be permitted
to run at largo within the City
Limits o f the City of Estacada.
Vote YES or NO
While the voting on these two
measures constitutes only a straw
ballot, the result should consti
tute a guide to the city officials,
which they will undoubtedly fol
low.
Any man or woman o f legal
age, who has resided in the City
o f Estacada for a term o f 6 1 days
preceeding the day o f election, is
qualified to vote.
All party grievances should
be burieJ after election and those
I elected
should be supported
unanimously.
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