ESTACADA PROGRESS
Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County
V olume 8,
N umber 52
SECOND ANNUAL FAIR OVER
Exhjbits Being Taken To Canby
While the committee has not
yet figured 8ut the exact atten
dance at the East Clackamas
County Fair for the three days,
the total was well over the 2,000
mark. Wednesday, hundreds of
visitors purchased three day sea
son tickets and no record of these
visitors could be kept on the suc
ceeding days, but the growth in
attendance was in keeping with
the growth in exhibits, enthusi
asm and other features o f this
year's fair.
The exhibits of agricultural
products far eclipsed last year’s
show, being greatly increased by
the four community exhibits.
The poultry and livestock de
partments did not make as des
irable a showing as had been ex
pected, but the grade of exhibits
w as better than formerly.
The community awards were
to Currinsville, first; Garfield,
second; George,
third, an d
Springwater, fourth. The un
avoidable controversy which oc-
cured in connection with the
communilv exhibits, owing to
the overstepping o f boundaries,
has been settled in the commit
tee and all interested parties
have generously waived their
claims, leaving the awards as
originally announced.
Another year will find the com
munity competition much keener
and every effort will be marie to
have Viola, Eagle tJreek, Barton
City of Estacada and other sec
tions represented.
Among the special features
which greatly added to the at
tractiveness of the fair, were the
exhibits of trout fry from the
Eagle Creek T r o u t Feeding
Ponds. This exhibit w a s in
charge o f Supt Perry Kitzmiller
and was made through the court
esy of R. E. Clanton, Supt. of
Hatcheries of the State Fish &
Game Commission.
F. J. Harkenrider of Estacada
had a table exhibit of his clay,
showing the public samples of
ware made from this material
and interesting the local people
in this valuable nearby commod
ity.
Mrs. Jehu Davis with her dem
onstrations o f wool spinning o f
fered an attraction seldom seen
by the younger generation.
The merry-go-round adjoining
the grounds was a drawing feat
ure for the youngsters this year
and the receipts to the owner
must have been gratifying, as
every child in town and country
had from one to a dozen rides a-
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T hursday , S eptember 16, 1915
piece and many a mother stag
gered through the grounds with
her head still dizzy from the ef
fects of having made the whirl
ing ride in company with her
offspring.
W. K. Reid & Sons of Garfield
demonstrated their Samson Sieve
Grip Tractor, but did not attempt
to give any demonstrations of
plowing or harrowing, owing to
the local grounds being under
sod.
The afternoon amusements as
arranged by the merchants of
Estacada proved a drawing card,
with the married men’s commun
ity baseball series finally being
won by Currinsville, after a red
hot game against Springwater
Friday afternoon. The winning
team was awarded prizes amount
ing to $1.50 in trade for each
player, donated by the Estacada
merchants.
Too much credit for the suc
cess o f the 1915 fair cannot be
given to the hard worked com
mittee, headed by Mrs. A. W.
Botkin as secretary, with John
Ely, Pres.; Jas Shibley, Ed Shear
er, F. B. Guihrie and E. W. Bart
lett, assisting. The thanks of
the people are due these unself
ish, public spirited workers.
Space will not allow o f a full
list of awards being shown here,
but among the leading ones are
the result of the 2y* day butter
fat contest. The first prize of
$10. was given to Mrs. Julia
Ewalt of Springwater whose reg
istered Jersey scored the highest,
the scores being:
Ewalt, J u lia .................. 4.565 lbs.
Bartlett, E. W............... ,4.505 ”
Ewalt, Trilby.............. 4.298 ”
Shearer, Edw................. 2.711 ”
Wagner, P. M. ______ 2.650 ”
One of the advantages of hav
ing entered cowl? in this contest
was the value of having them
expertly examined and tested by
the Deputy State Veterinarian,
all exhibitors being given a certif
icate showing that their animals
were free from disease of any
kind, with nosign o f tuberculosis.
Among the special awards was
the Grand Champion ribbon to
the Jersey cow belonging to Ed
ward Shearer of Garfield with
similar honors to the Ewalt bull
and heifer.
The pedigreed Poland China
boars, donated as prizes by the
P. R. L. & P. Co., and the Esta
cada Stock Yards were won by
Ed Shearer and Mrs. L. J. Ewalt
& Sons, first and second prizes
for the largest number of points
obtained in the divisions called
for.
Morris Ely of Currinsville won
the first prize of $5. donated by
G. B. Dimick in the juvenile corn
growing contest; Ralph Wade,
second; Zeona Coop, third. Paul
Frazier of Estacada won the $5.
in trade donated by the Portland
Seed Co., with an agricultural
exhibit comprising 22 varieiies.
Among the out of season and
odd agricultural exhibits were
ripe strawberries from the Mox-
ley place near Morrow; ginseng
and tobacco from the Adolph
Sagner place in Estacada; Soudan
grass grown by Joe Nicholson of
Garfield and alfalfa from a num
ber of farms where this valuable
crop is being satisfactorily ex
perimented with.
Winners in some of the other
departments were;
Livestock- Horses, A. Stubbe
and Jehu Davis, the latter won
the first premium for team, any
age, it being the decision o f Prof.
Fitts that the mare in the team
was almost perfect. Cattle—
Walter Gribben, Ed Shearer,
Mrs. L. J. Ewalt, Phil Wagner
and Norman Tracy. Sheep—E.
Shibley, Jake and Walter Loon
ey. Swine—E. Shibley and Ar
thur Duncan.
Agriculture Mrs. L. J. Ewalt,
Califf Brothers, O. Coop, Ivor
Coop, J. W. Cahill, L. Under
wood, Paul Frazier, Chas. Jones,
J. M. Schuitz, John Ely, Eb
Lacy, Mrs. J. W. Jones, Mr. Fol
som, Mrs. A. L. Coop, E. W.
Gribben, Earl Day, Ed Shearer,
Joseph Nicholson. Fruits—Mary
Stubbe, O. H. Schock, J. W. Ca
hill, A. W. Botkin, F. J. Harken
rider, Ed Saling, Norman Tracy,
Will Still. Miscellaneous— Mrs.
H. B. Davis, best two pound roll
o f butter; Swiss cheese, Casper
Wheeler.
Women’s department—Mrs. C.
B. Whitbeck, Mrs. J. R. Hughes,
Mrs. Herman Duus, Mrs. L. A.
Chapman, Elsie Cory, Mrs. P.
Maizanmni, Delia Rynning, Mrs.
Ed Bartlett, Mrs. A. L. Coop,
Mrs. J. Dunseath, Mrs. Lovelace,
Mrs. J. F. Smith, Mrs. O. R.
Spackman, Mrs. Henry Trapp.
Poultry—Ed Shearer, who was
the largest exhibitor, Mr. Dillon,
Everett Shibley, Kenneth Ewalt,
Fred Jorg, E. Bates, the Grib
ben boys.
. Adding to the success of the
fair duiing the three days was
the fine music liberally dispensed
by the Garfield band, whose mem
bers deserve more than the
thanks o f the public. Their lead
er, A. C. Davis, deserves much
credit for having gotten together
and successfully drilled the boys
in this organization for the past
two years, with the help of such
old bandmen as John Ely and
Concluded on page 2
$1. P er Y ear
MUNICIPAL NATATORIUM
PDSSIBLE • *
Mayor of Hood River
Furnishes Data
At the request of several local
people, the Progress has further
investigated the probab’e cost of
installing a public swimming
tank in Estacada.
Such a swimming pool would
be of inestimable value to the
children and grown-ups alike,
not only offering an ever attract
ive amusement during the sum
mer, but furnishing a healthy
recreation and making it possible
for every boy, girl, man or
woman to learn to swim.
It was at first supposed that
the cost of installing a tank would
be prohibitive, but from the fol
lowing letter received from the
obliging Mayor of Hood River, it
will be seen that $1,000 would be
more than sufficient to finance it.
City orf Hood-Kivar, Oregon
Mavor'a Office Sept. 7, 1915
Dear Sir:
Yours o f the 6th Inst relative
to swimming pool received. Our pool
was built by popular subscription with
a small appropriation from the city.
It is built on city property. The tank
is 30 by 100 feet in sire running from 3
to 9 feet depth from one end to the
other. The excavation was cheap as it
is built on a slope so that there was
probably less than half the excavation
necessary if built on level ground. I
think the walls are 6 inches thick and
made pf concrete cement or cement
concrete would be nearer right. The
tank I am told cost $880. A wider tank
would not be proportionately expensive.
We have just a cheap board building
for dressing rooms for the children.
A man is kept on the grounds to pre
serve order and see that children do
not drown. Water is obtained from an
irrigating system and does not cost
much here. It is changed as needed
to keep it pure. Unfortunately it is
too cold to keep constantly running
which would be the ideal condition.
It is very popular not only among chil
dren but adults notwithstanding we
have a fair beach on the fiv e r where
much bathing is done. I would advise
a larger tank in width if you ran pay
for it. The depth could be a foot less
at the deep end. If I can give you any
further aid I will be pleased to do so.
Very sincerely,
H. L. Dumble.
P. S. - Before mailing this the con
tractor for our pool called to see me
and told me that the walls at the bot
tom were much thicker than I have
stated. I asked him to write to you
and give you additional facts.
I Will
say that seemingly we got a very good
job at least as far as I am able to judge.
H. L. D.
A swimming pool could be con
structed in Estacada, either as a
municipal attraction or in con
nection with the school and could
be financed by popular subscrip
tion with the aid of the school.
Suggestions from the public on
this question will be greatly ap
preciated by the Progress and
will receive publicity through
these columns.