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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1916)
CLACKAMAS Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County Form erly Estacada Progress V olume 9, N umber 35 E stacada , O regon , PUBLIC MUST BE SAFEGUARDED BIG CROWD WITNESS BALL GAME Rural Public Halls Veritable Fire Traps Visitors Defeat Estacada 9— 6 i % < h I Before the biggest crowd that has attended a baseball game ¡n Estacada in the past year or so, the Bricklayers of Portland, one o f the fastest amateur teams in Portland, defeated the Estacada team last Sunday afternoon, by the score of 9 to 6. Despite the loss to the home team, it was a rip-snorting, fine game of ball, with plenty of bat ting on both sides, plenty of * spectacular plays, a few errors and some kicking. The Estacada team dont need to feel badly at having been beaten by such an aggregation of old ball players as the Bricklay ers, for they were one of the best teams that has ever visited here, all players being experi enced men and far beyonO the boyhood age. The visitors played clean ball and baseball all of the time, with lots of rooting and “ pep,” from the sidelines and on the diamond. Estacada could well emulate some o f the fighting, rooting, “ pep ping” spirit of that bunch, for Estacada is too prone to forget that enthusiasm and “ kidding” the batters, helps win games. Probably the score would have been entirely different had Art Smith been in condition to have pitched ior Estacada, but with Neil Bronson and George Smith handling the delivery, it Kept even the hard-hitting Bricklay ers Dikiy. For spectacular batting and playing, the home boys .easily lead, with several uoubie plays staged and one tripie play, that even the visitors cheered, al though but two outs weie needed. Fiie Douglass boys were there with their old time style, with the scorer recording a home run hit for Boy, followed by a ditto by brother Ed and little brother Carl batting almost up to family form, with neighbor, G. Smith sending a grass cutter towards Harken rider’s lor three bags. One hit each was obtained by Neil Bronson, Ed and Carl Doug lass, with a pair of them credit ed to Roy Douglass. George Smith and Lee Bronson. Time and again, the locals pasted the ball for what started out for a safe hit, but usually landed in an opponent's glove. Next Sunday afternoon, at 2 o ’clock sharp, the Estacada team will play the Log Cabin Bakery boys of Portland and a good tus sle is predicted. Manager Lovelace, in order to see whether Estacada can beat the Bricklayers, if Art Smith pitches, has scheduled another game with them, which will oc cur within two or three weeks. If the attendance at next Sun day’s game improves as com pa r- i i I I I I I T hursday , M ay 18, 1916 PRIMARY ELECTION LAW Republican County Nominations Important On Friday, May 19th. the Pri The News would like to be able to avoid the following comment, mary Election will occur, with as well as all similar articles of a voting liooths open from 8 A.M. until 8 P. M. fault finding nature, but to over The primary nominating elec look and not call the attention of tion ballot this year will contain the people, to a condition which n e e d s immediate remedying, National, State, County and Pre cinct candidates. The Republi would be to abet a crime. can ballot contains the names of For years past and especially 77 candidates to choose from, during th e past winter an d with but 34 on the Democratic spring, numerous entertainments ballot, although many names will of one kind or another have been given in various meeting places j be written in on the latter. in this community, by churches, The greatest local interest will clubs, granges, schools and other be centered on the county nom inations, especially in the selec ; organizations. These entertain tion of Republican candidates. ments have drawn big crowds of men, women, children and in The following is a list of the fants, who have packed to ca county candidates on the Repub I pacity the rural halls. lican and Democratic ballots: Have you ever stopped to con For Representative— three to sider the foolish risk we are run be nominated Geo. C. Brownell, ning everytime we congregate H. A. Dedman, E. D. Olds, C. in one of these upstairs, frame Schuebel and H. C. Stephens, building halls, in case of fire Rep. with its subsequent panic? For Representative 17th Rep There are state and municipal resentative District one to be laws governing these conditions, nominated A. H. B f'ton and but aside from the cities, the VV. H. Chatten, Rep. law is not enforced, unless after For District Attorney—E. W. an accident has occured. Bartlett, 0. W. Eastham and Law or no law, we should ex Wm. M. Stone, Ren. and Giltiert ercise ordinary common sense in Hedges, Dem. protecting ourselves, our loved For Sheriff—John F. Albright ones and the general public. The and W. J. Wilson. Rep. and Max taxpayers spend thousands of well Vietor, Dem. dollars annually for state inspec For County Clerk Iva M. Har tors, whose duties supposedly rington, Rep. protect everything from o u r For P.ecorder of Conveyances hogs, cows, and horses to our D. C. Boyles. Clyde Hughes, fruit; but our wives and children and Pearl SelLjy, Rep. are supposed to be of sufficient For County Treasurer M. E. value to us, to not need an in- Dunn, Rep. spector to warn us against ex posing them to danger. For County Assessor W. W. Everhart, C. F. Romig, C. I. Eastern Clackamas is probably Stafford and R. E Woodard, Rep. no more careless in the enforce and G. F. Johnson, Dem. | ment of the laws, regulating proper protection in public halls, For County Commission W. than any other rural section of H. Bottemiller, Harvey Gibson, the country, but that is no ex S. L. Mullan, E. L. Pope, W. A. cuse. Proctor and J. W. Reed, Rep. and C. W. Risley, Dem. Stop and consider what would happen in case of a lire in any For County School Supt. J, hall located above the ground E. Calavan, Rep. Moor, in this community, packed For County Surveyor H. H. with men, women and children, Johnson, Rep. possibly excepting the Estacada For Coroner Dr. W. E. Hemp school building. It makes one stead, Rep. shudder to contemplate the con In the various precincts there sequences, especially if your loved i will be election of nominees for ones were caught in the panic. Justice o f the Peace, ( 'unstable Stop and make a mental pic and Precinct Committeman. ture of the average upstairs hall The-main interest for Eastern in this community, with its ab- Clackamas County is centered in 3olute lack of protection. Most the nomination for County Com of them have but one entrance missioner, Representatives for and that an ordinary single width 16th Representative District and door, leading from a narrow, District Attorney. poorly lighted stairway, which With the privilege of non-reg- Concluded on page 6 istered voters swearing in their votes at this election, there is no ed with the former, seats on the excuse for any voter not casting sidewalks will be at a premium. Remember everyone is invited i his or her vote. Special arrangements h a v e and urged to join with the East been made with the Estacada ern Clackamas ball fans admis Tel. & Tel. Co. to have the Esta- sion gentlemen 25c with ladies Concluded on page 6 $1. P er Y ear TO OFFSET SOIL ACIDITY Investigating Lime Deposits Through the efforts of Frank Ewing of Springwater, manager of the P. R. L. & P. Co’s, agri cultural department, the company are now making investigations in the vicinity of Marquam, with a view to obtaining lime stone for use on the farm land of this county, in rectifying the present soil acidity. Recently, Mgr. Ewing and Traffic Manager F. D. Hunt of the P. R. L. & P. Co., accompan- ied bv one of the officials of the Willamette Valley Southern Ry. and Rev. Spiess o f Estacada, made a trip to the lime stone de posits near Marquam. These de posits are near those, from which the Oswego Cement Company are obtaining their lime supply. Investigation showed a suffi cient quantity of the lime stone. Samples have been submitted to experts to ascertain data relative to the use of the lime for offset ting soil acidity. If this stone can be crushed and used on the land direct, without first having to be burned or worked into pow dered form, it will prove a boon to Clackamas County farmers, all of whom realize the need of sweeiemng their soils. if the railway company's agri cultural department never ac complishes another benefit for tins territory tnan obtaining lime at a reasonaole price for the far mers, its efforts will have been well worth while. Rev. Spiess, who lias been con- versant with these deposits for years past, states that this lime stone contains 75 " « of free lime. The report of the experts, who are making the tests will appear in a later issue. Mrs. Adix To Head C. I. C. The annual meeting of the Es tacada Civic Improvement Club, held last Saturday afternoon, brought out a good attendance of members. Tne annual election of officers occured and as the ladies had substantially agreed in advance on who they wished for the o f fices, almost no opposition was offered to the election of Mrs. H. V. Adix, Fres.; Mrs. H. G. Trow bridge, Vice-Pres.; Mrs. E. W. Bartlett, Sec'y; and Mrs. Wm. Kuhrasch, Treas. While the organization this year does not contemplate at tempting quite as wide a range of civic duties, they will continue along the lines which they have always pursued, with the Esta cada Library as the nucleus of their work.