CLÂCKAMÂ
D evoted to the Interests o f Eastern
V olume 10,
N umber 16
E stacada , O regon ,
T hursday ,
Clackamas County
J anuary 4,
19Í^
$1. P er Y ear
The Most Important Question
- that has confront­
ed the Taxpayers gf E astern Clackam as County in years,
w ill be presented and discussed at Friday night’s m eeting sf the Farm ers’ (3& Merch­
ants’ Club in Estacada, January 5th. This m ost vital m atter just came up this w eek
and it m eans thousands of dollars profit to this com m unity. D ont m iss this meeting.
CHEESE FACTORY PROSPECTS
Committee Of Eight To Seek
Road Aid From Court
At last Friday evenings dinner
of the Farmers’ & Merchants’
Club, served by Mrs. Adams at
the Odd Fellows Hall in Estacada,
where fifty-five farmers and bus­
iness men from this community
sat at table, and with the addi­
tion of a score or more of farm­
ers who came in later for the
meeting, plans for the establish­
ment of a co operative cheese
factory at Estacada, were fur­
ther formulated.
Representative farmers from
all outlying districts were in at­
tendance and a majority expres­
sed a willingness to co-operate in
the undertaking, being willing
to take the initiative and “ not
waii to be shown’’.
The discussion was entered in­
to by all, with many valuable
facts presented by Deputy G. H.
Fullenwider of the Oregon Dairy
& Food Commission.
The result was the appoint­
ment of a committee. comprising
A. W. Botkin, J. E. Schenk, John
Ely, J. C. Duus, John Stormer
and C. W. Devore, to draft a
form of organization and furnish
complete data relative to the for­
mation of a co-operative chees*«''
making industry in Estacada, the
report to be presented at a public
dinner-meeting to be held at the
Odd Fellows’ Hall in Estacada,
Friday evening, January 12th.
At this mass meeting, the final
proposition will be laid before the
farmers and business men, with
subscriptions of stock solicited
and a permanent organization
probahly effected.
The result of this meeting will
represent the culmination of the
cheese factory agitation, which
has been current in this commun­
ity for the past year.
Last Friday evenings gather­
ing also enjoyed a short speech
by Representative-elect, H. C.
Stephens of George, at the con­
clusion of which a toast was
drunk by all to the success of
Eastern Clackamas’ delegate at
the coming legislative session,
the toast being quaffed in an ex­
tra fine brand of loganberry
juice, the product of the Estaca­
da Cannery.
As the consensus of the meet­
ing was that more direct and ef-
D uused,y
Dangemu* Ride
Last Thursday evening, Ernest
Duus of Garfield, accompanied
by two passengers in his Cadillac
racing car, came near having a
serious accident, when the steer­
ing gear balked on the Main
Street hill in Estacada, resulting
in the machine, driver and one oc-
cupant, running off the roadway
down the steep bank and com­
pletely under the elevated side-
walknearby.
With the steering gear out of
order, nothing but pure luck kept
the machine upright, and passed
it through the foundation pilings
under the walk.
No harm was done to the ma­
chine or occupants, but the one
passenger who jumped before the
accident received a worse fright
than the two in the car.
fective results on road matters
can be obtained from the Coun­
ty Court by a committee, than
by petitions, Chairman Givens
appointed 1. D. Wright, J.W.
Reed, E. W. Fieken. C. R. Lov­
ell, R. H. Currin, E. IV. Bartlett,
J. A. Kitching and Elmer Davis
as a committee of eight, to wait
upon the Court at the January
3rd meeting and to ask aid in the
improvement of the Douglass
Hill, Ammersacker Hill, Clear
Creek-Highland,
Dodge and
Trachel roads.
Prior to the meeting on Jan­
uary 12th, a dinner-meeting of
the club will be held next Friday
evening, January 5th, at which
time a report of the committee of
eight will be tendered and sever­
al matters pertaining ta th e com­
ing legislative session will be
presented. The social committee
in charge of this dinner is Milton
Evans and F. E. Beckwith of Es­
tacada, through whom reserva­
tions can be made.
Among the visitors at Friday’s
meeting were F. D. Hunt and D.
C. Zink of the P. R. L. & P. Co.,
and a representative of the Col­
umbia Supply Co, the latter offer­
ing much information regarding
prices of cheese making machin­
ery and other equipment.
The committee in charge of the
dinner-meeting to be held Fri­
day January 12th, is composed of
Fred Jorg and S. J. Howe of Es­
tacada, through whom all reser­
vations must be made.
New County Officials
Take Office This Week
On Tuesday of this week, many
changes were made in the offi­
cials of Clackamas County, with
a general exodus from the Court
House of all Democrats, as a re­
sult of the success of the Republi­
can ticket last November.
Sheriff Wilson, Clerk Harring­
ton, Treasurer Dunn, Surveyor
Johnson and School Superinten­
dent Calavan, all Republicans re­
elected, will serve another term
and W. W Everhart, Assessor-
elect and Dudley Boyles, Record­
er-elect were successful Republi­
cans.
District Attorney Hedges and
his deputy, Tom Burke dre the
only Democrats in office and as
the District Attorney’s head­
quarters are not in the Court
House, it leaves that public build­
ing in the hands of the Republi­
cans.
As all new officials have ap­
pointed experienced deputies and
re-elected officers are retaining
their former assistants, the oper­
ation of the county’s business
should go forward as usual.
Popular Garfield Bachelor Marries
Announcement is made of the
marriage on December 30th at
Oregon C ity of Miss Mattie P.
Smith of Eugene a n d Ralph
Lemon of Garfield.
While Mr. and Mrs. Lemon
have not decided definitely as to
where they will make their per­
manent home, temporarily a t
least they will reside in Garfield,
where their friends wish them
much success.
High School Meeting Monday Night
Every taxpayer ir. Estacada and
nearby sections is urged to be
present at a meeting to be held
at the Estacada School next Mon­
day evening, January 8th when
the question of the erection of a
new high school building in Esta­
cada will be presented.
Barton Store Robbed
Thieves broke into the Gibson
Storeat Barton Wednesday morn­
ing a n d succeeded i n getting
away with a supply of merchan­
dize, including some shoes and
other necessities.
GENERAL TAX LEVY
18.5 MILLS
Includes County, Road,
State and School
The 1917 general tax levy of
Clackamas County will be half a
mid in excess of 1916, yet the
income will amount to $14,275.56
less than the past year.
This discrepancy is due to the
decrease in valuation of some of
the P. R. L. & P. Co.’s property
, and a loss in timber values, with
the 1917 valuation. $28,737,352.
as against $30,328,536.98 in 1916.
The total income for the county
this year will be $531,641.55, rep­
resenting county tax, $135,065.55;
state tax, $97,707.00 school tax.
$97,707.00 and road tax, $201,161.
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A comparison of the levies of
1916 and 1917 show as follows:
1916
1917
3.5
4.7
County
3.4
State
3.22
3.28
3.4
School
Road
8.
7.
18.
18.5
As the taxpayers recommended
to the County Court a 7 mill
road tax levy and as a 2 mill tax
for bridges and special road work
is represented in the county tax
of 4.7 mills, the entire road tax
in reality represents 9 mills.
Under the tuition fund law of
the 1915 legislature, there will
be a tax of 1.3 mills on all proper­
ty outside of districts with stand­
ard high schools. This levy will
amount to $25,120.
Mrs. Jack Brown Passes Away
On Saturday, December 30th,
at the family home in Eagle
Creek, Mrs. Adeline Giltner
Brown, wife of A. J. Brown pass­
ed peacefully away, following a
protracted illness.
The deceased, who was in her
68th year, had been a resident of
thw community for many years,
having made her home on their
beautiful ranch at thé junction ofJ
Eagle Creek and the Clackamas
River.
Under the direction of under­
taker Chapman of Estacada, the
remains were prepared for hurial
and shipped to Portland on Sun­
day, where funeral services were
held the following day.