EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
Devoted to tlje Interests of Eastern Clackamas County
Formerly Estacada Progress
V olume 9, N umber 40
E stacada , O regon , T hursday , J une 22, 1916
$1. P er Y ear
PATTON'S FRIENDS LOYAL
CHAMPIONSHIP ASPIRANTS OEFEATEO 7 TO 5
Appointment of Successor
To Game Warden Opposed
Benefit Baseball Dance Friday Night At Estacada Pavilion
ADVERTISING TO
WOOD-PECKERS
Local Paper Should Receive
At last Sunday’s ball game in
f r o m several Estacada mer
Estacada, enthusiasm and confi
chants, over $30. is now assured.
Community Support
dence in the playing ability of the
The members of the team had
The News and its publisher,
Estacada team, reached a climax,
agreed
to
contribute
$2.50
each,
when the local boys cleanly de
do not wish to assume the role of
towards the purchase of their uni
chronic complainers, but when
feated the Fulton Greys of Post
forms.
As
a
handsome
uniform
the financial income of both are
land, 7 to 5.
had
been
selected,
costing
from
made to suffer and when the con
The Fulton Greys had previous
$60.
to
$70.
for
the
ten
suits,
it
dition of affairs which cause said
ly won 15 out of their 17 games
only leaves a few dollars more
suffering, need rectifying for the
and were claiming the state am
to
complete
the
fund.
public good, it is time to register
ateur championship and as the
The management and the fans
complaints.
Spalding booking agent has since
do not feel that the players should
There are laws which govern
stated, “were the best amateur
pay anything towards their uni
the advertising of bids and other
aggregation in Portland.”
forms
and
if
they
do,
they
should
important announcements b y
Only a fair sized crowd was
own the suits. Under these con
school
districts, road districts and
present to witness the game, but
ditions and in order to have the
other tax levying and tax spend
they represented the old guard
suits
remain
the
property
of
the
ing bodies. These laws specify
fans and had plenty of opportun
community, rather than of the
that a few announcements shall
ity for rooting. Until the begin
players
individually,
it
is
hoped
be advertised in the local news
ning of the second inning, it look
that enough money can be raised
paper,
but allow the bodies them
ed as though Estacada was sched
next Friday night at a baseball
selves to use their own judge
uled for a defeat, with several
benefit
dance,
to
pay
the
entire
ment in the advertising of the
changes in its line-up, including
expense.
majority of pertinent matters,
Goberg in the right garden and
In order to help along the good
posting in a stipulated number
the substitution of Dale at 2nd,
work of having Estacada repre of by public
places.
taking the place of Newell, who
sented
in
the
coming
Chautauqua
To
date,
in an effort to save
has forsaken the locals.
series in neat uniforms, the P.
money,
the
officers
of these bod
The visitors made four runs in
R. L. & P. Co., as usual have do
ies
have
availed
themselves
of
their half of the first inning, but
nated the use of their pavilion for
the
privilege
of
posting
their
ad
after that, Neil Bronson, who
the dance, with the Bronson-Er-
vertisements in public places,
pitched the entire nine innings,
ickson orchestra donating their
forgetting that in the saving of a
kept the batters from doing any
valued services for the music.
few dollars by not advertising it
harm, in fact he twice pitched
So every one is asked to join
in their own home newspaper,
himself out of light holes, with
with the fans next Friday even
they are not getting thepublicity.
two or three bases filled.
ing, June 23rd, at the Estacada
which is necessary.
The Greys claimed to have two
Pavilion, in the benefit dance.
As an illustration, recently the
wonderful pitchers, one of whom
Tickets will be $1, with dancing
Estacada
School Board, had post
lasted one inning and the other
from 9 P. M. to 3 A. M. and
ed on two or three telephone
proved easy meat for the Estaca
lunch
served
at
midnight.
poles in Estacada, the announce
da sluggers, several of whom cop
Owing to the pavilion being
ment that the school would re
ped homeruns or three baggers.
engaged for Saturday evening, it
ceive
bids for its cord-wood sup
Space will not allow of describ
was impossible to hold the bene
ply
on
a certain date. Naturally
ing this game as it deserves, as
fit on that night and as Manager
few
people
interested knew of
other matters need the publicity.
Lovelace purchased the uniforms
the
announcement,
with the
The Estacada boys played a fine
Tuesday, in Portland, the money
board
finally
receiving
two
bids,
game, with their batting even
must be raised this week.
the
lowest
one
being
accepted.
better than in former contests,
Everyone is invited to attend
It has developed since lhat several
although some of the fans are
this benefit dance and to help ad
dealers
in cord-wood have inquir
complaining against a few reck
vertise the affair in their neigh
ed
the
date of bidding and are
less and unnecessary plays made,
borhoods. If the proceeds ex
disappointed
at learning that the
in attempting to stretch hits into
ceed the sum needed, the remain
matter
is
already
completed.
extra bases and a tendency to
der will be used in further sup
Now,
had
the
school
board ad
play loose ball, when the home
port of the winning Estacada
vertised
tor
those
bids
in the
team is ahead.
team.
Eastern
Glackamas
News,
it is
Just before the close of the
Next Sunday afternoon, on the
a
fair
assumption
that
ninety-per
game, the hat was passed among
Estacada grounds, the Peninsula
cent of the wood-cutters and
the fans in an effort to raise funds
Greys of Portland, a fast amateur
dealers in this community would
for the purchase of new uniforms
who were to have played
have known of the fact and that
for the Estacada team. The re-1 team, Concluded
on page 2
a dozen or two bids would have
sponse which followed this ap
been received.
peal for funds, was in keeping
Trowbridge Sells Interest
Had the school board received
Popular Ranger A Benedict
with th e good sportsmanship
a dozen or two bids, the chances
which has always characterized I H. G. Trowbridge of Estacada,
As a surprise to his many
are that a much lower price
the fans of Eastern Clackamas.
who since the formation of the
friends, Chief Forester, Herman
would have been obtained for the
The News had hoped to be able
East Clackamas Supply Company,
Wallace of Estacada, last Friday
hundred cords or more of fuel
to print the names of all contrib
has been one of the partners and
announced his marriage, on that
necessary, thus effecting a saving
utors to this fund, -but the show
acting manager, last week dis
day in Portland to Miss Jean Mac
of many times the amount of
er of dollars and half dollars that
posed of his interests in the busi
Lennan of Albany, Oregon.
money necessary to properly ad
ness to the lemaining partners.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace arrived i descended from the grand stand,
vertise the bids in the local home
when the call came, made it im
Messrs. Sparks, Adix and Love
in Estacada, Saturday evening,
newspaper.
possible to keep track of the do- | lace.
where they were given a hearty
Right now, tacked up on a
Mr. A. E. Sparks will hereafter
welcome in the form of a rip- i nators, with the Garfield contin
couple of the town’s telephone
gent striving to outdo the fans
take charge of the business and
snorting charivari, including fire
poles, are some weather beaten,
from Estacada, Barton, Eagle !. conduct it along the lines which
works, shooting, tin-pans and
hand written pieces of paper,
Creek, Currinsville, Springwater
have to date been followed in its
pandemonium by his friends,
which owing to the rain are now
and elsewhere.
successful career.
with cigars, ice cream and plenty
hardly decipherable, announcing
Over $22. in cash, a few I. 0.
Mr. Trowbridge has not decid
to eat by the good natured groom.
the fact that the school board are
U’s. and other promises of sup
ed as yet, what line of business i asking
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace will
for bids for the repaint
port were the result of this im
he will enter, but hopes to con
make their home in Estacada,
ing of the school building.
tinue in some business which will
promptu donation party. Inas
where he will continue his forest
If the bidding on cord-wood
allow of his remaining in Estaca
much as Mgr. Lovelace and the
ry work and where Mrs. Wallace
and the painting of school build-
da, where he and Mrs. Trowbridge
News had each promised $2.E0
will be a valued and welcome
Concluded on page 7
an d with donations promised
have a host of friends.
addition to local society.
In one of the Oregon City
newspapers last week, appeared
an article, stating that W. W.
Smith of Parkplace, would take
over the deputy game warden-
ship of Clackamas County, July
1st next, succeeding Ben S. Patton ^
of Estacada.
Thi^ article was reprinted in
one or more of the Portland pap
ers, but to date the foundation
for the story has not been locat
ed, as only the name of C. Schue-
bel of Oregon City is mentioned
in the article, as being in anyway
connected with the announce
ment.
As soon as the hundreds of
friends and acquaintences of Mr.
Patton, learned of the contem
plated appointment of a warden
in his stead, they immediately
got busy and are using every
known means to let the Oregon
State Fish & Game Commission
and especially Gov. Withycombe,
the chairman, know the senti
ments of this county regarding
the succession of Estacada’s
popular warden.
Mr. Patton is as much in the
dark as are his friends, having
received no advices as yet from
any source, in fact the first that
he knew of the announced ap
pointment, was the receipt of a
letter from the Bureau of Biolo
gical Research of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, offering
him a fine position in that depart
ment.
VVhile Mr. Patton appreciates
the honor of this latest offer, he
does not wish to relinquish his
position nere, as he has given his
entire time to the proper hand
ling of inis office lor five years
past, during wnicli time he has
made hundreds of close friends
among the sportsmen and farm
ers.
He naturally refu-es to relin
quish his office, without knowing
tne grounds for his retirement,
although some of his friends are
hoping that if a change is made,
he will lie promoted in the de
partment as he deserves.
Concluded on back page