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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1915)
Estacada Progress ] The second annual East Clack George Prize Boar Awarded amas County Fair is now passed The pedigreed Poland China plaL™ .are beln* la'd b«ar. donated by the P. R. L. & Published every Thursday at i for the 1916 exhibition. P. Co. to the George Community Estaeada, Oregon | While the results of such a fair Fair, was awarded to Henry R. M. Standish, Editor and Manager are readily apparent to everyone, Schmidt, who won the largest in the stimulating of better veg Entered at the postoffice in Estaeada, etable production and animal number of points at their exhibi tion, Sept. 6th. Mr. Schmidt Oregon, as second-elass mail. breeding, besides offering an en won over Chris Johnson by two tertaining attraction for the pub- " The pedigree “papers are S ubscription H ates One year . . . $1.00 he; one ot the biggest assets is being made out now and anould the enthusiasm engendered and reach the owner * ithin thirty Six months . . . the cooperative work m staging ^ays such a show. Mrs. peter Rath won third Thursday, Sept. 16, 1915 --------------------------------------------- Any object which will bring pri MrS- A H. Miller> fourth the people of this community to- . . . , „ , . A reduction in the number of gether to work for a common and Mrf- N'ck ®cheel- hfth- . . . . . . . . ., \ cause is of great value to the in- i I n the district contest, the road districts is a worthy ptopos- j djviduals and pUblic. More such George section was divided into al which will betaken up by the | unselfish work for the common four parts, the first prize going county court September 25. Un- KOOC^ 's needed here. to the Southern district. der a recently enacted state law, The condition of Estacada’s A prize of 5c was given with all changes in road districts must) sidewalks is deplorable and the each blue ribbon award in the city council are undertaking rad- j juvenile class, be made by the court sometime ical measures to remedy same. during September. Acreage of Grant Land is Secured There are yet many Estaeada | County Assessor Jack is pre- This plan, which meets with road signs on hand at the office the expressed approval of at 10f E. D. Allen in Estaeada and1 paring statistics showing the least one commissioner, has the motorists are asked to call for | total number of acres of timber. and place them up along agricultural and grazing lands in hearty endorsement of a large same the roads. the Oregon and California grants. majority of the local good roads These figures will be used at the A stranger driving through boosters. In fact it is a benefit this part of the county will come j conference by Governor to everybody in the county, farm to one conclusion, and that is, Withycombe called at the capital build er and cityman, excepting only that the residents are satisfied ing in Salem September 16. The the few road supervisors who with their home locations, as few delegation from Clackamas Coun Sale” signs are in evidence will be eliminated in the reduc in “For ty will probably be the only one this section. tion of districts. at the conference supplied with There are rural parts of this The confusion of 60 road dis and other counties nearby that, this information. tricts is hardly appreciated by judging from the number of Assessor Jack’s figures will those who have never tried to “For Sale’’ signs adorning the show the appraised vaiuation of farmhouses and fences, would , , untangle the maze of figures filed drive away the prospective set- eac^ classification and the num- monthly in the clerk’s office. tier; for a “For Sale” sign signi-! ber of feet of standing timber on The fewer the number ol super- des that the owner is dissatisfied j this property. Oregon and Cali- visors, the easier it will be to fix and leads to the conclusion that a , fornia land grants in this county resDonsibilitv a<> jum „„„„„ „—i have i----- „„ responsibility for the condition living cannot be made from the!*„f„i 92,000 acres and an « i total of the county’s roads, the easier land- assessed valuation of over a it will be for the county court to million dollars. Enterprise Laud Fair work with the road bpss. Oregon City Enterprise of Attention Judge Anderson finds another last The Sunday contained a fine reason for favoring a reduction write-up of the East Clackamas Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. in the number of districts. A County Fair, showing a view of The 64th Anniversary will be school building and covering celebrated on Monday evening 1915 statute provides that 70 per the the main exhibits and winners J cent, of the general county road Copies of this interesting issue Sept. 20th. tax shall go into the district can probably be obtained directj Mrs. Sarah E. Bates funds, and 30 per cent, into the fiom the publishers. | Secy. Lodge No. 147 general county road fund. The result is that the general road fund is crippled, and much work, such as bridge and culvert build ing, will be paid for out of the district funds. Many of the smaller districts which had an annual apportionment of only a few hundred dollars have receiv ed financial aid from the general fund in bridge work. With larg er districts, the district funds will be so much larger that bridge Averaging about two cents a mile in daily and heavy work can be done with use, Ford cars are a necessity to every busi the district funds without crip ness man, doctor, salesman or farmer. And pling them. they serve the family just as well. Every Then there are other advan man is his own mechanic withiai Ford. No tages. With fewer districts more need of high-priced experts. And “Ford capable road men can be employ After-Service for Ford Owners” is a good ed as supervisors and the court thing to remember. can work more directly with the men who build the roads. It will Delivered at Estaeada help eliminate the confusion now Touring Car $493.25 Runabout $443.25 existing. Oregon City Enter On display and sale by , . . . —, — _ _ prise. Estaeada, Oregon. J . W . R E E D (INCORPORATED) 50 1 \ Pay Your Bills With Checks and there will never be any disputes about the payments. The cancelled checks are the best of all receipts. Checks are cheaper to send than any other form of remittance. These are only two of the many ad vantages of having an account at this bank. Estaeada State Bank LEROY D. WALKER. President THOMAS YOCUM. Vice President IRWIN D. WRIGHT, Cashier Interest paid on time deposits. C. E. Lucke Livestock Buyer sf Hogs, Cattle, Sheep All shipments made from the Estacada Stock Yards Phone R. M. Standish, Estaeada agent, and advise him of what you have for sale, and I will call and arrange for purchase and shipment. The party of fishermen, com prising Fred Jorg, Wilbur Sim mons and Alfred Kolpin of Esta cada, returned last Monday from a week’s trip up the Clackamas river. They made their head quarters at the old hatchery and caught plenty of trout to supply immediate demands and smoked the balance.