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EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County
V olume 11, N umber 15
E stacada , O regon ,
T hursday , D ecember 27. 11*17
EAST CLACKAMAS FAIR
GETS $500. APPROPRIATION
This Portion Of County
Ably Represented At Annual
County Budget Meeting
If there was any doubt ir. the
minds of any taxpayers who at­
tended the annual county budget
meeting at Oregon City last Sat­
urday, as to whether there is a
portion of this country, known
as Eastern Clackamas, it was
rudely dispelled before the meet­
ing adjourned.
For this Eastern Clackamas
community was ably represented,
not especially, in size of its dele­
gation, but in the ahility of its
spokesmen to voice the senti­
ments of the home taxpayers.
Inclement weather, almost im­
passable roads and no train ser­
vice, interferred with many local
people attending, but the score
or more who were at the meet­
ing, were there with l>oth feet,
plenty of “pep” and a knowledge
of the various subjects up for
rii-cussion.
Probably no one delegation
was as well posted on the budget
and its various appropriations as
the local bunch, for the meeting
held bv the Farmers’ & Mer­
chants’ Club in Estacada a cou­
ple of weeks before, had
thoroughly gone over each and
every item and instructed its
spokesmen of its wishes.
This community was fairly
represented by taxpayers from
Garfield. George. Currinsvil'e,
Eagle ('reek, Springwater. Bar­
ton, Viola and Estacada, with H.
C. Stephens of George. A. W.
Botkin of Garfield. E. W. Bart­
lett and Walter Givens of Esta­
cada acting as spokesmen for the
Farmers’ & Merchants’ Club
The interests of Eastern Clack­
amas County taxpayers were
forcibly presented by these
speakers and while they failed
to obtain several appropriations
asked for and the elimination of
others, they did obtain an ad­
dition of $500. for the East
Clackamas County Fair for 1918.
Generally the budget appropri­
ations were approved and adopt­
ed, including the emplo\ ment of
a County Agriculturalist, this
latter item being won by a close
margin, against a meeting well
packed with farmers looking for
the scalp of that officer.
The proposed office of County
Veterinarian was striken from
the budget, as was also any ap­
propriation for the purchase of
an automobile for the County
School Supervisor.
As a compromise measure, the
meeting voted a levy of l4 mill
tax. for a sinking fund to be used
in the rebuilding of the suspen­
sion bridge at Oregon City.
The meeting waJ substantially
free from sectional jealousies
$1.50 P er Y ear
BIG RED CRUSS DRIVE
TO CONTINUE ALL WEEK
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NEWS HEMS FROM ALL SECTIONS
The Estacada high school audi­
torium was well filled with par­
ents and children last Monday
evening, when the community
Christmas entertainment was
held. Aside from the “treats”
for the children, the evening's
entertainment consisted of the
series of tableaux, with musical
and reading accompaniment, en­
titled “The Nativity of Christ.”
Miss Helen Keith of La Center,
Washington, who is an E. H. S.
alumnus, is visiting among
friends in this community this
week, being a guest at the C. It.
Lovell home. Miss Keith is now
in charge of the school near La
Center.
Mrs. Frank Ewing of Viola is
leaving this week for a six
weeks visit among relatives in
California, expecting to visit at
Chico, Los Angeles and other
places.
Fred Bates of Garfield has
purchased a sixty acre tract of
timber from his father-in-law.
James Smith of Eagle Creek and
is about to begin logging and
milling operations, with most of
the machinery now on the job.
This timber lies along the Clack­
amas River at the rear of the
Smith place.
“ Boo” Krigbaum of Garfield
has rented the Sam Beary store
on Broadway in Estacada near
the depot where he will shortly
open up a first class pool room
and refreshment parlor.
Sam L. Beary of Portland,
who owns several valuable pieces
of Estacada property spent Wed­
nesday here, where he made fi­
nal arrangements for the laying
of a cement walk in front of his
Broadway store and new plank
walk abutting his Main St. prop­
erty.
and proved of much interest and
value to the two hundred or more
taxpayers in attendance. Coun­
ty Judge H. S. Anderson of Ore­
gon City presided at the meeting
with R. M. Standish of Estacada
acting as secretary.
There is a well founded report
that lumbering operations will
soon begin in tin* Eagle Creek
canyon district, with a logging
road built to expedite the work.
Already surveys are being made
along the canyon near the Falls,
leading into the big timber hold­
ings of Portland interests.
Last weeks deluge, while ap­
parently doing little harm to lo­
cal farms, highways or buildings,
caused a loss of about $(>00. to
the Cox & Park LumPer Co.,
whose mill lies on Clear Creek
south of Springwater. The sud­
den rise of th r stream broke, the
booms, with several hundred dol­
lars worth of shingle bolts and
a few logs carried away.
An informal Christmas night
dancing party, given by the Es­
tacada Tennis Club Tuesday
evening, at the Hotel Estacada
was an enjoyable afifair. Through
the kindness of Mine Host and
Hostess, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mor­
gan, the hotel was beautifully
decorated for the occasion, with
the dining room used for the
dancing. About twenty couples
were present, with the few non­
dancers enjoying cards and Mill­
iards. Refreshments were served
at midnight and the music furn­
ished by the Bronson brothers
and Mrs. Mayme Boyle was a
big attraction.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Guthrie
and son of Salem are this week
guests at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Thomas Samson of South
Estacada. remaining over the
the holidays.
Clyde Saling of Currinsville re­
turned home Christmas Day, al­
ter a three months absence at
Heppner, where he has been as­
sisting his brother-in-law in hand­
ling his large wheat ranch.
Warren Barr and Fred Bannis­
ter of Es.acada are now located
at Camp Belvior, near Washing­
ton, D. C., where they are re­
ceiving training as members of
Company C., 20th Regiment of
Engineers.
Eastern Clackamas Helps
Swell County’s 12,000 Quota
All Districts Contributing
At 4 P. M. December 26th,
Clackamas County had completed
but 62% of its quota in the Red
Cross Membership drive.
Chairman Standish of the local
drive at Estacada has received
instructions to continue the cam­
paign throughout this week and
many more memberships should
be received.
Estacada did not receive its
supplies for the drive until the
morning of the 24th, owing to
the delayed postal and express
service, but has made a fine
showing despite the delay, with
about $172. received up to this
morning. This sum includes not
only Estacada proper, but sub­
stantially all of the territory
served by Rural Route No. I, of
Currinsville and Garfield.
Chairman Gus Burnett of the
Eagle Creek auxiliary reports a
total of about $78 subscribed,
with Homer Glover still rounding
up the few missing ones.
School Clerk Ed Closner of
Springwater had taken on $51.50
worth of memberships up to last
night and the Dover district was
reported at close to the $25 mark.
No rei>orts have been received
here of the work at Dodge, Vio­
la, Upper Eagle Creek or George,
but those communities can al­
ways be depended upon to appear
in the front ranks.
The success of the drives in
this part of the county has been
due to the willing volunteers,
who have aided in the canvass,
with the Currinsville workers in
charge of Mrs. Wilbur Wade
making a fine showing; Raymond
Lovelace, Lewis Jones and Rev.
Spiess having obtained many
memberships in Garfield and a
few of the ladies of Estacada
headed by Mrs. John Ixtvelace
and some of the school girls hav­
ing rounded up the city.
As the News office has been
the official headquarters, the ed­
itor has been privileged to note
the patriotic response made to
this call, with close to $65. hav­
ing come in unsolicited.
If you are not already a mem­
ber, with a Red Cross service
flag in the window of your home
and a Red Cross button in your
lapel - get in your meml>ership
at once, by notifying any of the
alsjve auxilliaries or workers.
Everyone is invited to the so-
called Garfield Educational So­
ciety Grab-Bag social to be held
at the Grange Hall, next Satur­
day evening at 8 o’clock.