EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
Devoted to the Interests o f Eastern Clackamas County
V olume 10,
N umber 39
LOCAL FAIR GETS NO MONEY
Live Wire* Promise Aid
To East Clackamas Show
The committee from the Board
of Directors of the East Clacka­
mas County Fair returned to Es­
tacada Thursday in a slightly
disheartened condition, following
an unsuccessful attempt on their
part to obtain from the county
court an appropriation for the
1917 annual fair at Estacada.
In as much as no appropriation
for this purpose was made in the
county budget, Judge Anderson
rightly felt that he was power­
less to make any special appro­
priation, especially as similar re­
quests had been received for oth­
er exhibits, including the George
Community Fair.
About $1600. is due this coun­
ty from the state funds for coun­
ty fair purposes, the amount this
year being less than in former
years. It is likely this money
will be used entirely by the
County Fair Board and expended
on the annual Canby Fair.
The home committee still has
hopes of receiving some financial
aid from the County Fair Board
or possibly from the County
Court, as influential members of
the Live Wires of Oregon City
have promised their aid.
This promised action by the
Live wires will be greatly appre­
ciated and may materialiy help
in cementing better relations be­
tween the county seat and the
outlying districts.
Plans are now being perfected
to hold a joint dinner-meeting
o f the Farmers’ & Merchants’
Club and the Live Wires at Es­
tacada, within a few weeks, at
which time this question o f fi­
nances will be discussed, as will
also any other matters which
may be o f interest to one or both
o f the organizations represented.
Due notice of this love-feast will
be given and a hearty welcome
is promised our county-seat anti-
Cascade County friends.
As to the East Clackamas
County Fair, some have suggest­
ed that the annual exhibit be
given up this year, with the en­
ergy and money usually expeno-
ed on same turned into different
and possibly more productive
channels, all providing no funds
from the county are available.
Furthermore, since the George
Community Fair has been set for
Sepi. 28th, the usual help and
display from that exhibit, which
has formerly been held a day or
two prior to the Estacada Fair,
will not be forthcoming and will
greatly weaken the local exhi­
bits.
E stacada ,
O regon ,
T hursday ,
J une 14,
1917
$1. P er Y ear
ESTAGADA MAN KILLED
BY GUN SHOT
CHEESERY TO BEGIN
OPERATIONS ABOUT 25TH
OREGON RED GROSS SHARE
Î 600.000
O. H . Schock Found Dead
Early Sunday Morning
Boiler And Machinery
Being Installed
Oregon Outside Portland
To Raise $400,000
With the interior o f the Esta­
cada Cooperative Cheese Associa­
tion's factory completed and the
exterior work nearly done, the
work o f installing the boiler and
machinery is now underway, un­
der the supervision of O. M. Op-
stad, who will be in charge o f
the chee-ie making.
H. A. Chaplin, the government
expert, who was instrumental in
the organizing of the local as o-
ciation and who visited the plant
Saturday, says “ It is one o f the
best in the stite and the building
is surpassed by few if any in
Oregon.’ ’
The concrete foundations, floors
etc. are of the finest, the work
having been done by the P. R. L.
& P. Co’s crew from Cazadero,
being paid for in part by the
company’s $100. dona ion. The
building itself is well up to the
high standard of carpentry al­
ways done by the contractors,
the Crawford Brothers of Gar­
field.
Unless unforseer. delays occur,
the plant will begin operating
about June 25th and already ar­
rangements have been made for
the milk delivery. The Eagle
Creek route will be handled by
Ed Douglass, with the help o f A.
N. Orke, the latter bringing
milk from the Upper Eagle Creek
section to the foot o f the Doug­
lass Hill. The Currinsville-Gar-
field route will probably be hand­
led by Herman Duus; with the
Springwater route handled by
Mr. Zack o f Dodge, who at pres­
ent is in charge o f the Clear
Creek Creamery route in that
district. As to the Viola route,
the board o f .directors have not
as yet decided on who will be in
charge, as several applications
have been received.
President Ewing hopes to get
the farmers and townspeople of
this vicinity interested in a Good
Road Day within a few weeks,
when the gravel will be hauled
and spread on the short section
of road leading to the cheesery
from 2nd St.
Oregon, outside o f Portland,
must subscribe $400,000 o f the
$100.000,000 emergency R e d
Cross war service fund, during
the week o f June 18th to 25t)v*
in order to meet the expectations
o f Pres. Wilson, who has app»-. I-
ed to the nation for this fund.
Prompting the Presidents ap­
peal are the thousands of Bed
Cross ambulances on the firing
line, that must be maintained
and the other thousands o f am­
bulances that must be built and
sent to the front.
The force of
Red Cross physicians and nurses
must be greatly increased and
kept on duty.
The importance o f this patri­
otic need i too well known ami
appreciate; uy the American peo­
ple to necessitate a detailed
stateine.il of the work o f the
Red Cross.
Parents are urged to interest
the children in this work and let
the “ kiddies” ieel that they are
helping to win the war. If the
school children of Oregon aver­
aged only a dime apiece, they
would swell the Red Cross fund
by over $3,000.
How important the pennies and
nickels and dimes may be in the
alleviation of suffering and mis­
ery among the wounded on the
battlefields of Europe, where the
American soldiers will soon be
doing their bit to help win the
war, is shown by some figures
prepared by the Red Cross.
For example:- One cent will
buy iodine to disinfect a wound;
One cent will buy enough gauze
for one dressing; A nickel will
buy a bandage;
Eight cents
will pay for a temporary splint;
A dime will provide chloroform
for an operation.
Twenty-five
cents expanded as above may
save a limb or a life o f a wound­
ed soldier..
Any contrilmtions for this work
may be made at the News office
in Estacada apd will be duly re­
mitted to the state headquarters
in Portland, o f which H. L. Cor­
bett is the State Chairman, with
campaign headquarters at 235
Morgan Bldg.
One o f the saddest deaths that
has occured in this community in
many years was on Sunday morn­
ing last, when 0. H. Schock of
South Estacada, was found killed
by a gun shot wound.
The finding of the coroner’s
jury pointed towards suicide,
during a spell of temporary in­
sanity, caused by despondency
over continued and chronic ill
health.
It is possible the de­
ceased was the victim of an
accident, as it was his custom
early mornings to stroll about the
farm with a shot gun in search
of moles.
At the time of his death
which was about six in the morn­
ing, Mr. Schock was alone in the
side yard, Mrs. Schock being in
a barn nearby and his son Clyde
being in his room. As a result
o f the shot death had L»een in­
stantaneous and the grief strick­
en family immediately called for
aid and notified the authorities.
The deceased, Oliver Henry
Schock, was born in Indiana,
October 5, 1847, being in his 69th
year. Ever since his service in
the Civil War, Mr. Schock had
suffered from a chronic dysen­
tery, which with the attendant
weaknesses of old age, caused
him much physical and mental
suffering and in the finding of
the coroner’s jury may have led
to a self inflicted wound.
The deceased is survived by
h i s w i d o w , Mrs. Margaret
Schock, a son, Clyde and a daugh­
ter, Alta of Estacada and a son,
Cecil of El Paso, Texas.
Funeral services were held at
the family home Tuesday after-
ternoon in the presence of many
I sorrowing relatives and friends,
Rev, Simpson of Portland con­
ducting the impressive services
and paying a noole tribute to his
friend and neighbor.
The interment, in charge of
undertaker Chapman o f Estacada
took place ai Lone Oak Cemetery.
The sincere sympathy o f the
entire community is extended to
the bereaved family and the
memory of Mr. Schock as a
grand, patient and lovable old
gentleman will always be one for
the people of Estacada to look
back upon, and may that garden
spot which he made for his home
always blossom and continue to
thrive as a monument to the per-
severence, faith and untiring en­
ergy of Estacada’s pioneer agri­
culturalist.
Popular Currinsville Girl Weds
Announcement is made of the
marriage on Friday, June 8th,
o f Miss Alta Sarver, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Sarver o f
Currinsville and Mr. Guy Me Do-
nough o f Portland.
The marriage, .vhich was a
quiet one. was held at Vancouv­
er, the bride being attended by
her brother Homer o f Currins­
ville and her friend, Miss Carrie
Hannah o f Estacada.
The newlyweds will make
their home in Portland, where
the groom is in business.
Estacada Boy Operated On
For Appendicitis
Virgle Yonce of Estacada, a f­
ter a couple of days o f illnes- last
week, was rushed to the Good
Samaritan Hospital in Portland
Friday night, where a successful
operation for appendicitis was
performed.