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EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County
V olume 10,
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N umber 3
E stacada , O regon ,
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1916
$1. P er Y ear
East C lackama s County Fair
o c t o b e r 4 - 5 - 6 , 191 6
CENTRALLY LOCATED FAIR j
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T hursday , O ctober 5,
C hange Should Be M ade
This Y ear
There is nothing to be gained
by a newspaper nor an individual
exploiting and praising in the
most superlative of terms, an af-
fair or a fair, which really does
not deserve such extra strong
commendation.
Direct reference is made to the
p a s t Clackamas County Fair,
which the county-seat press is
describing as “ being the best ev
er held” —“eclipsing all others”
and similar exaggerations.
Of course, the spirit prompting
s u c h hearty commendation is
praiseworthy a’id represents but
a slight recompense to the pro
moters and workers of the fair,
but for the sake of future county
fairs and in order to profit by
former mistakes, more of the real
truth should be fortncoming.
The News does not wish to de
tract in the least any of the cred
it due the workers and manage
ment of the county fair, for the
editor is in a first hand position
to know the hard work and thank
less labors that are necessary in
the staging of such an exhibit,
b u if improvement and deveiop-
rne t is to result, the truth must
be known.
That ea -h year the Clackamas
County Fair is attracting less in
teres and is drifting farther
away from the primal objects of
such an exhinit, is evident. Many
local people, who attended the
recent fair, report a lack of ex-
hi bits and a lack of interest on
the part of the farmers to make
exhioits.
No complaint was found with
that par of the fair, given over
to amusements, although many
people feel tnat the continuance
of horse racing, is an obsolete,
wasteful and expensive practice.
This brings up the question
which has been agitated for a
year or two past, namely the
staging of future county fairs in
a centrally located place; in a
place of easy access from ail parts
of Clackamas County and near
enough to attract the people of
Portland.
The holding of such a centally
located fair would at once result
in obtaining the interest and co
operation of many parts of the
county, which today pay little at
tention to and seldom exhibit at
the Canby Fair.
If the energies now expended
in staging the county fair, could
be augmented by the energies
and exhibits each year present at
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GARFIELD BOY DROWNED
Naval Telegram
Advises Death Of “ Billy” Hunt
On Friday last, Mrs. Guy T.
Hunt of Upper Garfield received
a telegram from the U. S. navy
officials, stating that her eldest
son, Alvin Hunt, had been drown
ed in San Diego Bay and the body
had not been recovered.
Aside from these meager de
tails, no further news has been
received. As Mr. Hunt and son
Harry, who are working near
Baker City, Oregon have not ar
rived home yet, the grief strick
en mother and brother have borne
the sorrow alone.
The sad news came as a shock
to the many friends in this com
munity, with whom “ Billy” as he
was commonly called, was a fav
orite, having always taken a lead
ing part in local athletics and the
social activities of Garfield.
Billy had joined the U. S. Navy
last January and was stationed on
the U. S. S. South Dakota, being
attached to o n e of the ship’s
launches, with the accident prob
ably occuring during his routine
of work.
The sympathy of the commun-'
ity is extended the bereaved par
ents and brothers in this loss of
their son and brother, who died
in the service of his country.
S chenk—L aw rence W edding
A pretty home wedding occur-
ed last Tuesday afternoon in
Springwater, when Miss Emma
Schenk became the bride of Gor
don Lawrence.
The wedding was held at the
home of the bride. Rev. A. L.
i Hutchinson of Portland read the
j service and Miss Florence Schenk
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played the wedding march.
The house was decorated with
autumn leaves and the bride car
ried a bouquet of bride’s roses.
After the ceremony a lunch was
served, followed bv the departure
of the happy couple for a short
wedding trip at Roekaway Beach,
where they will remain until
[ about October 17th, returning
then to Springwater, where Mr.
Lawrence is in charge of the
Lawrence Brothers’ farm.
FAIR OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY
GEORGE STAGES SDDCESSFDL
FAIR
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Pur^-B red H og Industry
Shows Big G row th
If all classes of exhibits at the
annual George Community Fair,
held at the George Club last
Monday, had increased in quan
tity and quality, as did the hog
department, the club house and
grounds would have ove-floweu.
This decided increase in the
swine exhibit was largely due to
the added interest engendered
in the community last year, by
the donation of a high-grade,
pedigreed Poland China boar, by
the P. R. L. & P. Co., coupled
with the better marketing facili
ties afforded by the Estacada
Stockyards
The exhibits in the main hall,
comprising agricultural and do
mestic science, were well up to
the high standard of forr'«r
year’s possibly excepting some
lines of fruits and vegetables,
which suffered during the late
spring rains.
Space will not allow of print
ing the list of awards; but Prof.
Brown of the Extension Depart
ment of the Oregon Agricultural
College, who acted as judge,
proved his capabilities for the
position by wisely and carefully
selecting the best, from numbers
of good exhibits.
Owing to cloudiness in the
morning and a chilliness in the
air, the usual big crowd did not
attend from nearby districts,
although many people were pres
ent from Garfield, Currinsville,
Eagle (’reek, Estacada and else
where.
Following an enjoyable picnic
dinner, a more or less impromtu
program was given in the grove,
with the principal speaker of the
day being 0. B. Coldwell, Gen
eral Superintendent of the P. R.
L. & P. Co. who fully and cor
dially expressed the friendly and
business attitude which exists
between the transportation com
pany and the farmers residing
in the territory served by their
lines. Mr. Cold well’s presence
was greatly appreciated, as anoth
er evidence of the goodwill which
has always existed between his
company and the public, and
which has for years been fostered
by such officials as Messrs. F. D.
Hunt, R. M. Townsend and Geo.
Kelly, who were also present
that day.
As Grant B. Dimick of Oregon
City, who was scheduled for the
leading address, did not put in an
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C urrinsville W ins
C om m unity Prize
The third annual East Clacka
mas County Fair opened Wednes
day morning with the majority of
exhibits in place, the main hall
being fairly well filled with hor
ticultural, agricultural, floral, do
mestic science and community
exhibits.
The opening day’s attendance
was light, as usual, but the prom
ise of big crowds is held out for
Thursday and especially Friday,
when the football game will prove
an added attraction.
Taking the exhibits as a whole,
they show a decided improvement
in quality over former years, al
though small growth is shown in
the quantity, with one or two of
the local communities being poor
ly represented.
Of the four communities exhib-
ingforthe $25. community prize,
all have attractive exhibits, with
the judges making their awards
in favor of Currinsville, Spring-
water, George and Garfield, res
pectively. While Eagle Creek as
a community is not represented,
J. W. Cahill alone is staging an
attractive individual exhibit on a
scale nearly equal to a commun
ity effort.
The opening program was a
treat to all who were present and
it is only wished that every resi
dent of the county could have lis
tened to the enjoyable talks and
music. Following a delightful
violin selection by Rev. C. F. Aue
of Springwater, accompanied by
Miss Helen Bartlett of Estacada.
Miss Helen Cowgill of the exten-
sion department of the 0. A. C.
gave an interesting talk on her
work in connection with the boys
and girls industrial clubs through
out the state.
The principal address of the day
was delivered by Pres. Franklin
T. Griffith, of the Portland Rail
way Light & Power Company.
Beginning with reminisences of
his early legal and political days
in Clackamas County, Mr. Grif
fith explained and further cem-
mented the friendly relations ex-
isting between his company and
the people of this section. He
laid especial stress on the work
now being done by the company
through their agricultural agent,
Frank Ewing, and on their ex
perimental farm in Springwater,
asking the farmers to feel free to
call upon them for aid and assur-
ing them that this line of work is
being carried on in an effort to
solve some o f t h e difficulties
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