EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
Devoted to the Interests o f Eastern
V olume 11,
N umber 1
FARMERS’ & MERCHANTS' CLUB
R E S U M E S WORK
Organization To Xeep In Close
Touch With All County And
Road Work
Monday e v e n i n g ’ s dinner
m eeting o f the Farm ers’ & M er
chants’ Club, at the Hotel Adams
in Estacada, marked the resump
tion o f the activities o f that local
commercial and development or
ganization, a fter a summer's va
cation.
I f the energy and enjoyment
expended in consuming the sump-
tious dinner served by Mrs.
Adams is indicative o f the ener
gy that w ill be put into the work
o f the club during the coming
season, Eastern Clackamas Coun
ty will be the gainer. *
A portion o f the meeting was
taken up in discussing the finan
cial affairs o f the club, with all
members present paying up their
25c per month back dues, thus
placing the organization in shape
to meet some o f its obligations.
A committee comprising Dr.
Wells, Dr. A d i i , ’ P. F. Standish,
E. W. Bartlett and I. D. W right
was appointed to stage a series
o f entertainments fo r the purpose
o f raising funds lo r trie club's
work, the first o f which enter
tainments will take place within
a few weeks.
Questions relating to road im
provements and the opening up
o f new trade arteries in this por
tion o f the county were discussed
from all angles, including an out
line o f work to be taken up with
the county court and county road-
boss.
O w ing to the absence o f cer
tain Barton taxpayers, who are
asking the cooperation o f this
club in obtaining a change in the
road district boundaries in that
community, no definite action
could be taken at this meeting.
The advantages and benefits
to be derived from the continued
work and ^growth o f this com
mercial organization were pres
ented and every effort will be
made to . obtain more members
from ail rural sections in this
part o f the county and especially
to obtairt that added tjptapcial
help, which will,-come tirith the
25c per month dues.
.
The perpetuation and contin
uance o f the good work o f the
Farm ers’ & Merchants’ Club is
apparent to all, for little devel
opment can come to this portion
o f the county, unless the taxpay
ers and residents work together
in some such organization.
Monday’ s m eeting was attend
ed by only a score o f members,
but the next m eeting which is
scheduled to take place Monday
evening, October 15th should
bring out a representative crowd
and all are asked to make a spec
ial effort to be present and if the
E stacada ,
O regon ,
Clackamas County
T hursday , S eptember 2 o . 1917
High School Courtship
Ends in Wedding
Restaurant And Hotel
To Change Hands
Sam Barr, one o f Estacada’s
most popular young men, one
noted as a mechanical genius and
able to forge, braze or rivet to
gether the most obstinate pieces
o f metal, was forced to seek the
assistance Saturday, o f Guy
Drill, who presides over the
mechanical destinies o f the Esta
cada Garage and the spiritual
destinies o f the Estacada Christ
ian Church; — for Sam wanted
the bonds o f matrimony forged,
riveted and fastened in such a
manner, that neither time nor
wrear could rend them asunder.
This action was preliminary to
the final scene in the courtship
o f Sam and Miss Lena Cahill o f
Eagle Creek, both o f whom were
popular Estacada High School
students up to last year, when
Sam graduated.
The wedding was held Satur
day evening, Sept. 15th. at the
home o f the bride’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Cahill o f Eagle
Creek, in the presence o f the
immediate family, Pastor Drill
officiating.
The newlyweds returned to
Estacada Monday, where they
will make their home and where
the groom is^ngaged in business
with his father J. V. Barr, al
though subject to call at any time,
having early in the war enlisted
in the U. S. Artisans’ Corps.
The heartiest congratulations
and best wishes o f all are being
extended the happy couple for a
prosperous and sucessful future.
Within a short time the res
taurant and hotel business, which
fo r the past two years has been
successfully conducted in Esta
cada by Mrs. Mary Adams, will
be taken over by Mr. and Mrs.
W ill Delap o f Estacada.
For a time, follow ing the an
nouncement o f the withdrawal
o f Mrs. Adams from the busi
ness, it looked as though Estaca
da would be the loser, for Mis.
Adam s’ restaurant has been a
popular place for the tow n’ s visi
tors, as well as for many o f the
townspeople, but with the an
nouncement that the business
will be continued and by capable
and experienced parties, the city
may rest easy on the question o f
where to continue to get good
“ eats” .
Sandy News Discontinues
With the suspension o f publi
cation last week o f the Sandy
N ew s o f Sandy, Oregon, the
Eastern Clackamas N ew s re
mains the only newspaper in
Eastern Clackamas County.
The high cost o f materials and
labor is responsible for the action
o f th e Sandy publication, similar
action having been taken ' by
many other small newspapers in
the country during the past few
months.
dinner cannot be enjoyed, to at
tend the meeting afterwards.
An invitation to spend an e v e
ning as the guests o f the Oregon
City Live Wires within a few
weeks is in prospeet for the club
and a big local delegation is
needed at that time, further an
nouncement o f which will be
uiade later.
Judge Anderson Heads Council
For Defense
. A county council o f defense,
in accordance with the govern
ment demand, was organized in
Oregon City last week, with
County Judge, H. S. Anderson
as president and C. H. Dye o f
Oregon City as secretary.
The Judge will soon appoint a
corps o f assistants and the work
o f the council will begin in
earnest.
War Library Council Founded
Mrs Kate Botkin o f Garfield,
was last week appointed chair
man o f the local branch o f the
W ar Library Council, which nat- .
ional organization is behind.a
campaign for the raising o f
$1,000,000. for the establishment
o f libraries among the soldiers at
the front, to be maintained for
three years if necessary.
The State o f Oregon is expected
to furnish $25,000. for this fund
and the Estacada country is
scheduled for a donation o f $25.
Mrs. Botkin, with the aid o f
such assistants as she may select,
will soon make a canvass o f this
community, similar to the recent
successful Red Cross drive, but
any parties being overlooked in
this drive are requested to leave
their contributions at the Esta
cada State Bank.
Grand Conductor To Visit Lodge
Dr A. H. Johnson, Grand Con
ductor o f the Oregon Grand
Lodge I. O. O. F. will be the
guest o f honor at an open m eet
ing o f the Estacada lodge and
the Rebeccas, to be held the
evening o f Sept. 22nd, w hen all
members are urged to be present.
$1.50 P er Y ear
1917 ESTACADA FAIR
S E L F S U P P O R TIN G
Cash Awards To Be Made Soon
Fair Board Submits Financial
St a t e me nt
Further credit is due the offic
ers and directors o f the East
Clackamas County Fair, for not
only having done a major portion
o f the w’ork in staging the suc
cessful 1917 exhibition, but for
having done so with almost no
outside financial help and ending
with* a substantial balance on
hand, a fter paying all expenses
and awards.
The follow ing rejiort o f Secre
tary Frank Ew ing is subject to
slight changes, as in a few in
stances the exact amounts o f the
bills due have not been ascer
tained :-
R E C E IP T S
Balance from 1916
$122.84
Donation from P. R. L.
& P. Co.
50.00
Donation from W. Givens 20.00
Donation from Portland
Stockyards
5.00
A dvertising in premium
120.00
list
Gate receipts Sept. 12,
45.10
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13,
64.60
36.75
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14,
Total
$463.29
D ISB U R SE M E N TS
Printing and advertising
Supplies lumber, nails,
paper, etc.
Lal>or and watchman
Postage
Speakers and judges
Rental arid freigh t on tents
Prize awards
Labor in cleaning grounds
Total
$75.75
28.94
55.40
5.00
7.50
112.45
112.50
17.00
$336.54
The al>ove statement is an es
pecially creditable one, when con
sideration is made for the size o f
the fair staged and the amount
o f advertising and other benefits
derived, and all for less than
$350. and furtherm ore in com
parison w i t h t h e Clackamas
County Fair, which each year e x
pends close to $4,000 and receives
over $2,000 from the state funds.
Another year the East Clacka^
mas County iFair should receive
aid from the regular funds pro
vided for the staging o f a county
fair or fairs and every effort will
1 m * made at the December Budget
Meeting to obtain such an appro
priation.
The follow ing is a list o f the
cash awards made at this year’ s
fair, the division and class num-
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