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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1916)
EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS D evoted to the Interests o f Eastern V olume 10, N umber 1 E stacada , O regon , Clackamas County T hursday , S eptember 21, 1916 WHICH IS THE BETTER VALUE? 225 So Far Enrolled People’s Land & Loan Law The Following Carries Its Own Moral With many students not yet able to begin school, the present enrollment o f 225 in tne Estacada Schools at the beginning o f the second week, guarantees full classes. O f the total, 139 are in the grammar school and 86 in the high school. While it is too early to do much prophesying on this year’ s football team, it looks as though sufficient good material is present to more than fill the four vacan cies on the 1915 eleven and with Coach Baker promising to instill some of Coach Dobie’ s pep into the E. H. S. line-up, the outlook is bright. Instructor Baker, or Prof. Bak er or whatever his title, is now organizing a high school glee club, and as Mr. Baker is well qualified as a musician to handle this school activity, it should rove another attraction for the igh school pupils. The annual inter-society foot ball game between the Adelphic and Websterian literary societies, will take place next Friday after noon at 2:40 o ’clock and the pub lic is invited to freely witness the scrap. Miss Beatrice Lilly o f the fac ulty. was unable to be in school on Monday, owing to the sudden death o f a friend in Portland. The reception to the teachers last Friday evening, brought out a goodly sized crowd o f parents and students, who enjoyed the informal program and helped welcome both the old and new teachers. Dangerous Sometime ago, the News con tained an article criticising the practise o f patronizing mail-order houses; arguing that little or no money was saved, besides the harm done the home merchant and the home community. Later, the News published a letter from a party who felt that the criticism was not a fair one, calling attention to a supposed saving in the purchase o f a single tree from a mail-order house. Since then, the mail-order ad vocate, who by the way, usually patronizes the home merchant, has written a second letter, which reads in part "Y ou go to the hardware store and examine his 80c single-trees. Then look in Montgomery & Ward Co’s, cata log, No. 84, Page 856. article No. 192131520. The chief difference between the two is that one is varnished and the other is’ nt. The one referred to is only 39c.” In fairness to all parties con cerned and with the co-operation o f Bert Byers of the Finch Hard ware Co. o f Estacada, the mail order single-tree referred to was duly ordered. After a few days delay, the Portland branch o f the mail order house advised that the article was only carried in stock at the Chicago headquarters. So the order was sent to Chicago and in due time, namely about two weeks later, the single-tree. No. 192134520 was received, cost ing 39c, plus 81c postage, making a total o f $1.20 f. o. b. Estacada. The mail-order tree weighed 7 pounds, while the locally sold article weigh“ 10*4 pounds. This difference in weight is not only represented in the size o f the hickory shaft, but the local tree is fitted with hardware nearly double in size and strength o f that used on the mail-order, so called, duplicate. Had the single-tree been han dled at the Portland office, the postage would have been 11c, making the total cost 50c, against , 75c for the local article, but as the latter represents fully one third more material and strength, the argument is still in favor of the home single-tree. While a comparison of all arti cles handled locally and by mail order houses will not show such a marked difference in value, in this instance, which was investi gated because it was brought to ! j The following resolution has been recently sent to all Granges and Commercial Bodies o f Ore gon, by editor Chapman o f the Oregon Voter:— "W HEREAS, the s o - c a l l e d People’s Land & Loan Law, if ad opted by popular vote in Novem ber, would become part o f the Constitution o f Oregon, and WHEREAS, it would make all farm-owners and home-owners mere tenants o f the state, pos sessed o f empty titles and bur- dened with the obligation o f pay“ ing each year the full rental val ue o f their homes and lands into the public treasury, and WHEREAS, by its provisions for loaning $1,500 cash without interest for five years to anyone who with his family has failed to accumulate property o f the total value o f $2,250, it penalizes thrift and puts a premium upon shift lessness and extravagance at tax payers expense, therefore be it, RESOLVED, that we urge our membership and all other intelli gent citizens to give attention to t h e revolutionary proposals o f this radical measure, so it may be voted down by so large a major ity that the promotors o f this single tax legislation may b e brought to realize the futility o f encumbering the ballot with their visionary but dangerous schemes at every general election.” Estacada Suspect Still In Jail John Joseph, the man o f mys tery, who was arrested near Cur- rinsville. May 23rd last, after having stolen food and poultry and who was latter taken to the Oregon City jail, is still confined there. Joseph, who at the time, was believed to be Ristman, the miss ing jitneur o f Portland, is unable to speak English and aside from a few words in Bohemian, no in tercourse can be carried on with him. Sheriff Wilson would like to get rid o f the man, but to date has found no legal means o f send ing him to an asylum and is now interesting the foreign consuls in the case, in hopes Joseph can be deported to his native land, whereever it is. the editor’ s attention, the balance is all in favor o f the home mer chant. Furthermore, add to this balance, the privilege o f credit accounts, goods delivered when ordered and the keeping o f the money in home circulation and little argument exists for mail order patronage. Locating “ Oregon Trail" Leslie M. Scott, son o f Harvey W. Scott, long time editor o f the Oregonian; H. H. Johnson of Or egon City, County Surveyor, born in Clackamas County, in 1849; W. J. Beach, motorist, a grand son o f J. N. T. Miller, an Oregon Pioneer o f 1850; and George H. Himes, Secretary o f the Oregon Pioneer Association and Curator and Assistant Secretary o f the Oregon Historial Society, a pio neer o f 1853, called at the News’ office last Friday. The party, under the leadership o f Mr. Scott, have for several days been spy ing out the old original Oregon Trail, at points where the roads o f today touch it, and putting up signs “ Oregon Trail” whenever the points desired can be found. They expect to go on to Govern ment Camp, and possibly clear through to Eastern Oregon, and return by way o f the Columbia Highway. $1. P er Y ear COURT FAVORS TWO ROAD DISTRICTS Meeting To Consider Including Northeastern Clackamas In Two Large Road Districts Commissioner Mattoon has is sued a call for all taxpayers to at tend a meeting o f the county court on Thursday, Sept. 28th at Oregon City, when the matter o f changing road district boundaries will be considered. The members o f the court have for a long time favored the crea tion o f few er and larger districts, the idea also being favored by many taxpayers. The present plan is for the cre ation o f two large districts, in- clu ing all o f northeastern Clack amas County, lying north and east o f the Clackamas River, covering the thirty or more districts in Garfield, Currinsville, George, Eagle Creek, Barton, Boring, Sandy and down to Milwaukie and the Multnomah County line. It is not likely that such a rad ical move will be effected at the coming meeting, but the court wishes to obtain an expression from the taxpa.verson the subject. While it is expected that all road supervisors will be present, the taxpayers should attend, as a few of them, who are promoting the plan will be there and the court may be led to believe that those men represent the sentiments of their communities. Such a plan as outlined has many advantages to offer, espe cially in the building o f standard ized roads and the construction of main trunk line highways, but it also has its disadvantages in hindering the voting o f special road taxes and the creation of strong political a n d factional parties. This is a matter which vitally concerns every taxpayer a n d should be given much thought prior toexpressing an opinion and the best place to hear both sides o f the question is to attend the coming meeting. Estacada Boy Marries Cecil Schock, formerly o f Esta cada, but for the past year locat ed at Fabens, Texas, in a recent letter home, stated that he ex pected to be married September 16th, to Miss Marjory H. Smith o f El Paso, Texas. As no later word has been re ceived from him. it is fair to as sume that Cecil is now a benedict and the congratulations o f his many friends are extended to him and the fortunate young lady. The courtship dates back farther than this year, as the couple had been close friends several years ago, when Cecil was working in Mexico.
