EASTERN CLACKAMAS Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas V olume 11. N umber 11 O regon , T hursday , N ovember 29. 1917 $1.50 P er Y ear F. & M. CLUB DINNER MEETING MONDAY NIGHT SPECIAL TAX DEFEATED IN SEVERAL DISTRICTS Consideration Of County Budget And Election Of Officers On Program Nearly All Districts Recommend Retainment Of Present Supervisors Every taxpayer in Eastern Clackamas County is invited, urged and specially requested to attend the meeting of the Farm ers’ & Merchants’ Club, which takes place Monday evening, December 3rd. at the Hotel Esta cada, beginning sharp at 7 o ’clock. This will take the form of the popular dinner-meetings, with the Ladies Aid of the Estacada Christian Church serving. The ladies promise a fine dinner, with the usual charge of 40c per plate being made. The principal subject to be considered at that meeting will be the annual County Budget, with the discussions dealing with all phases and items of same, es pecially as they concern Eastern Clackamas County. At this time arrangements will also be made for a big delegation of taxpayers from this community to attend the annual County Budget Meet ing, which will occur December 22nd. There is no need of emphasis ing the value o f a strong repre sentation o f local taxpayers at this latter important county-seat meeting, for numerous appropri ations are shown in the budget which materially effect the wel fare o f this section and as ever\ taxpayer is a voter, these appro priations must be passed. The committee in charge of this gathering consists of J. W. Heed and R. M Standish o f Es tacada. and Frank Ewing of Vio la. It evolves upon these men to see to it that not less than one hundred taxpayers attend, al though those not able to attend the dinner are urged' to be pres ent for the di-missions. In order to make sure that every person making a dinner reservation be present and pay for his or her meal, tickets have been issued, which will be sold in advance, and parties not hav ing tickets or having arranged for special reservations will have to run the risk of missing a first class dinner. Experience has shown that o f ten a deficit remains after these dinners, due to reservations be ing made and not used or paid for, consequently the ticket plan. This meeting is not confined to the male taxpayers as the ladies are cordially invited, although the committee cannot promise for sure that smoking on the part of the men will, be dispens ed with. For it is a known fact that a taxpayer exercises much more brain energy and enjoys his meal 100\ more, if allowed a few puffs of the vile weed. Make vour reservation right V E stacada . NEWS Eagle Creek Mother Dies After suffering from chronic heart disease for the past six years, Mrs. Rosinni Solomani of Eagle Creek died Saturday, No vember 24th, at the private hos pital in Estacada, conducted by Mrs Emily Lady. , Funeral services for the deceas ed, who is survived by her hus band and two small children, were held Monday, with interment at the Gresham cemetery. More Estacada Boys Enlist A. L. Lasswell, Warren Barr and Fred Bannister of Estacada left Monday noon in E. W. Bart lett’s car for Portland, where they will enlist for service. Mr. Lasswell, Cashier of the Estacada State Bank is applying for enlistment in the Officers’ Re serve, with Warren Barr and Fred Bannister enlisting in the newly orgartited Forestry Corps. From the talk now going on in Estacada many more of the eli gible, single and married men are. contemplating early enlistment, volunteering before the Decem ber 15th draft. County Budget Meeting Dec. 22nd Announcement is made that the annual Clackamas County Budget meeting will occur at the court house in Oregon City on December 22nd, when the tax payers are expected to accept or reject the various appropriations. The budget for 1918, as far as can be learned at this time pro vides for expenditures of $18,000. more than was spent during the current year, including the salary of an agricultural agent o f $1500. The total budget for 1918 is esti mated at $544.998.69. The budget includes $28,735. for general road woi k with siate aid and $14.368. for county hard- surface paving. Included in the budget are items for a new suspension bridge, the purchase of an auto mobile for the school superintend ent’s office, etc. Owing to the increased cost of all necessities, inc. eased appropriations a r e made for fuel, care o f county poor, widow’s pensions and other expenses. no.v from anyone of the commit tee, phone in and have your tick et reserved if necessary, but in any event dont fail to attend this important and enjoyable affair. More Industrial Clubs To Be Organized State Organizer o f Industrial Clubs. Prof. N. C. Maris of Sa lem. County School Superintend ent Calavan and County Agri culturalist. R. J. Werner, are this week starting a campaign for the organizing o f more in dustrial clubs in Eastern Clacka mas County. In each school will be formed a club, in order to obtain better practical agricultural knowledge and to keep in closer touch with the Oregon Agricultural College and its work. These clubs will hold regular meetings during the farming season, when success ful farmers, representatives o f the O. A. C. and others will give short, practical talks. Tne County Agricultural Agent will also visit the members in their individual farm work. This campaign will be carried on under the regulations and funds allowed for displaying e x hibits at the various fairs and anyone entering this work will be entitled to compete for prizes offered at these fairs. Clackamas County, with 860 members now ranks second in the state in this club work, with Marion County, with 1400 mem bers leading. County Agriculturalist Werner was in Estacada last Friday and announced that a 40 ton carload of lime, testing 95 % will be in Estacada within a few days, which will be sold to the farmers at a price o f $6.25 per ton; in quiries regarding this lime should be addressed to Frank Ewing, P. R. L. & P. Company's Agri culturalist at Estacada. County Championship To Be Settled On Wednesday afternoon, No- vemlier 28. the teams represent ing the Estacada High School and the Oregon City High School will meet for the county football championship at Oregon City. It is planned to have one or two special cars, containing the Es tacada team and rooters make the trip to the county seat. This important game was an nounced in these columns as taking place Friday, the 30th as the News had not been informed o f the change o f date, made a couple o f weeks ago. As was expected, interest in the Budget and Special Tax Levy meetings held in the various road districts in Eastern C'ackamas County last Saturday was keen, with a good attendance reported at nearly all meetings. The newly consolidated George smd Garfield district. No. 9 and the Dover district, No. 41, led the procession with a special tax o f 10 mills voted. In both districts, the supervis ors, Fred Lins and H. H. Udell were unanimously recommended for reappointment and in the former district a strong resolu tion was drawn up and sent to the county court, asking that as soon as possible, in compliance with the legal requirements, the changes recently made in the Gar field and G eor/e road districts he done away with, again creating the separate districts, Numbers 9. 16 and 49. One o f the most satisfying re ports was that o f the Eag le Creek district, which voted a five mill specia tax. being the first in sev eral years. This vote carried by an overwhelming majority, as did the recommendation for the re appointment of Walter Douglass, whose popularity was in a meas ure responsible for the special tax. Currinsville district No. 4. this year voted no special tax. as the largest part o f that district’s main roads are now built and sev eral hundred dollars o f the last special tax is still unworked, which with the big regular tax from that section, will take care o f the 1918 road program. Su pervisor Albert Hitching stead fastly refused to consider the road supervisorship another year and the meeting finally recom mended the ap|>ointment o f his brother, Charles Hitching. Supervisor Frank Millard’s dis trict No. 33 of Springwater, also failed to vote a special tax, as dill Viola district No. 55, with Super visor George I lively recommend ed for reappointment. Supervisor Dan Erdman’s dis trict, No. 41, lying between Bar ton and Boring, in the Swede Hill section, voted a four mill special tax, being four mills m ore than was voted by its neighboring district No. 20 o f Barton, both districts recommending the re tainment o f its supervisors. The City of Estacada voted a 1 mill special tax. which with the general fund moneys will allow of carrying on a good road build ing and upkeep program during 1918 The meeting alsd voted to use such money as remains from last year’s special tax o f 10 mills, for continued road building, with Coiu'lu<ltf<l on bark paye