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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1916)
EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS Devoted to the Interests o f Eastern V olume 10, N umber 6 E stacada , O regon , T hursday , O ctober 26, COUNTY BUDGET MEETING IN DECEMBER CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION HOLD ROUND-UP You Pay Taxes— Why Not Levy Them? Livestock Buyers Now Here The time o f year is about here when the levying o f taxes is in order and with the average rural taxpayer working three months o f the year to earn enough mon ey to pay the next season’s taxes, said taxpayer naturally would be expected to take a mighty vital interest in the annual tax levies, but marvelous to relate, he or she seldom does, other than school and road district. The annual taxpayers’ budget meeting for Clackamas County will occur within a few weeks, taking place in Oregon City some time during December, due notice o f which will be given. At this meeting, probably the largest sums involved in taxes are considered and the levies made accordingly, it would naturally be supposed that no hall or as sembly room in the county could accomodate the taxpayers in at tendance, each o n e o f whom should want to have something to say anout how much money he or she will have to pay for the next years’s taxes and for what purposes. Yet to date, few of these annual meetings have been crowded. % t he prime and original object o f the Eastern Clackamas Tax payers’ League was to instill more interest in the taxpayers and to ge„ them collectively to take the Intel „si winch mey should in this ; , ,i. al b u.ge. meeting. Tne .e gue stiou.a hold a meet ing \,i mu the next tew weeks ai.a arrange lor a big lepresenta- tioi. at the c o m i n g December into.mg. Al leusi half a dozen cai .oa.,s oi taxpayeis trom this part ot the toui ty should attend anu eiio.ts wd. be made to get them logether. rtl.eat.y it is rumored that the county eon.emplates erecting a ¡¡52J,Oub. aim oiy at Oregon Ciiy and that it also favors expending mucn money on the Pacific High way. Money w ill also be approp riated ¡ o r inspectors, commis sions, lairs and ihe hundred and one other expenses that a county has to pay for. Part oi these expenditures are necessary, possibly all o f them, but unless the taxpayers o f this part o f Clackamas county are in attendance at tne budget meet ing, their wishes will not be res pected, especially it said wishes are not made knqwn and in a strong and forceful manner. If you do not want to help pay for an armory in Oregon City or if you do not care to hand over some o f your hard earned dollars lor any other expenditure, which you- do not fauor. get busy right now and arrange to attend the next meeting o f the Eastern Clacka mas Taxpayers’ League, notice of which will appear in a later issue. Your attendance at this meet- The Estacada Cattlemen’s As sociation, which organization is made up largely of Garfield farm ers, last week spent six days in the mountains rounding up their cattle and bringing them home, where they are now being looked over by livestock buyers. This association is each year growing, not only in membership but in the volume o f their beef cattle production and being but a side-issue in connection with their farming, is proving a pro ductive work. The association each year takes advantage o f the government pasturing privilege, the right to use said government range, cost ing annually about 35c per head o f cattle. The following members Jack Inglish, Jake Looney, Tom Beebe, Fred Crawford, Verdie Duus, Frank Thomas, Hass Tracy, George De Shields and Alex Bot kin, took part in last weeks round, up, when 130 head of cattle were brought back to civ ilization. As about twenty head more were not found, a return trip to the mountains is being made this week. The rounding up o f these animals is a hard job, as the range comprises miles o f moun tainous country, extending from North Fork to Old Baldy Mt. and Old Eagle Mt.. w'ith the associa tion’s cabin located on Currin Creek. At present the association’s cat tle represents a more or less mix ed assortment o f many breeds, but each year the tendency to specialize in beef types is in evi dence. On the adjoining govern ment range, Messrs. Huxley and Wilcox o f Garfield are rounding up a hundred or more head o f ex tra fine stock, being largely Black Poll and Hereford animals. Women Voters Attention Following the regular meeting o f the C. I. C. at the club rooms in Estacada next Saturday after noon, at 3.30 o ’ clock a discussion o f all measures and amendments, which will come up at the next election, will take place, with Mrs. C. W. Devore in charge of the discussions. Sample ballots will be on hand, so that all o f the feminine voters will have an opportunity to fa miliarize themselves with the questions before going to the polls. All ladies are cordially, in vited to attend this meeting. [ Clackamas County ing and later at the annual bud get meeting is necessary, not on ly in line with good citizenship but to protect your own pocket- book. $1. P er Y ear 1916 One Of Community’s Oldest Farm Houses Burns ENTERPRISE CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY While the father, mother and family were working in the or chard and fields nearby, a fire last Monday forenoon broke out in the Lingelbach farm house, two miles east o f Estacada, completely des troying the house, contents and a wood shed. The origin o f the fire is un known, but it had gained too much headway by the time it was dis covered to be controlled, other than to keep it from spreading. The V. Lingelbach home was one of the oldest in this part of the county and while the loss in dollars and cents on the house it self is a severe one, the loss of the household goods and clothing is a more serious matter. G. J. Taylor Sells Molalla Pioneer To Montana Man Last week the Oregon City Enterprise celebrated its 50th anniversary. A glance at the past record o f the Enterprise shows it to have always been a dominant figure in shaping the destiny o f not only Clackamas County but the entire state. In the early days its influence was even more vital th rough.ut the state, during the days when Portland and its metropolitan daily papers were young. While its history shows many changes in ownership, manage ment and editors, it has always been a strong virile newspaper and one seldom straddling the fence on matters o f importance. With E. E. Brodie as its pre sent editor and publisher, the Enterprise ¡seven more fully fu I - filing its sphere and long may it and its publisher prosper. The Molalla Pioneer, one of the leading weekly papers in this county, was sold last week, the former publisher, G. J. Taylor, leaving to enter the lecture field, for which work as well as writ ing, he is especially well qualified. The new owner o f the Pioneer is a Mr. H. H. Palmer o f Dillon, Montana, an experienced news paper man. In the leaving o f Editor Taylor, not only the Molalla community is losing a man who has always taken more than a leading part in civic, religious and political matters, but the county at large is losing one of its best public speakers and one of its hardest working, keenest and honest men. Success in his new fields is the wish o f his many friends and the same good wishes are extended to his successor on the Pioneer. Boy Run Over By Auto P e r r y Barllemay o f Eagle Creek, the thirteen year old broth er of Billy Bartlemay o f the E. H. S. footh ill team, while with a party of neighbors tonring the Columbia Highway, Sunday, was ! knocked down and run over by a I Ford car. Aside from a bad shaking up, j a few bruises and the loss o f his cap, the boy is none the worse for the experience. __ Estacada Defeats Milwaukie Easily Friday afternoon’s f o o t b a l l game bet ween the Estacada High School and Milwaukie High School teams, which was heralded as g o ing to be a hard game and one o f importance in determining the county championship, ended up about the same as last year’s con test with Estacada winning easily. The Milwaukie team was about on a par with its playing field, be ing a ragged make-shift affair. While credit is due the Milwaukie hoys for the plucky fight which they put up against heavy odds, there is no excuse to offer for staging a game in a rough field, full o f dead furrows, rocks and holes. Not less than sixty students and Estacada townspeople were present, representing fully one- half of the rooters and contribut ing an even larger per cent, to wards the gate receipts. The final score of 39 to 0 indi cates that Milwaukie was far from equal to the local boys, being both outweighed and outplayed. Realty Deal Made With Attorney Devore as legal advisor, a trade was consumated last week in Estacada, which will help stimulate local real estate activity. As a result o f the deal, A. E. Sparks of Estacada becomes the owner o f the 27 acre improved farm in South Estacada; the for mer owner, Ed Hunt, having ac cepted in exchange the building on Broadway, now occupied by the L. A. Chapman grocery and the building and plumbing busi ness, now conducted by C. C. MiMer o f Estacada. Since the 27 acre farm adjoins the South Estacada properties, which for years past have been developed by Mr. Sparks in acre age tracts, the subdivision o f this farm should prove a valuable move to this community. Religious Fervor Unbalances Mind Suffering from a mental disor der, taking the form of intense religious ardor, James Taylor o f Currinsville was early this week taken to Oregon City, where an examination as to his sanity, will take place. For sometime past indications o f a mental break-down were no ticeable in Mr. Taylor and on Mon day, Deputy A. G. Ames of Esta cada escorted him to the county seat, where it is hoped that a form o f treatments may be administer ed, which will result in the pa tient's early recovery. i