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Devoted to the Interests o f Eastern Clackamas Comity
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E stacada ,
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T hursday ,
J anuary 17.
1918
$1.80 P er Y ear
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ESIAGAD.it WINS DEBATE
SERVICE FLAG PRESENTED
P. R. L. a P. ANNOUNCE
NEW TRAIN SCHEDULE
BORING P. 0. KIDNAPS
BARTON RURAL ROUTE
STOCKHOLDERS RETAIN
ORIGINAL DIRECTORS
E . H. S. Teams Win At Home AnJ Canby .
Varsity Beat Alumni.
Morning Mail And Express At Estacaca
Hour Later. No Night Train.
Patrons Prevent Huge Petition Against
Proposed Boring R. F . D. 4
Government Expert Encourages Patrons
01 Estacada Cheese Factory
The first debate o f the season
held Friday night in the audi
torium proved a mo-it overwhelm-
success. The affirmative team
comprising Lewis Jones and Lor-
na Davis, thoroughly walked o v
er the Can bye’ s high school nega
tive. consisting o f Edward Scott
and John Robins. The judges
were Professor and Mrs. Thomp
son and Mrs. Weimer.
Not long after the debate word
came that our negative team,
which went to Canby,
also
showed its superiority by inflict
ing a severe defeat on their a f
firmative.
The negative team
comprised Ruby McWillis, Erica
Johnson, and Worth Randolph.
The Portland Railway Light &
Power Company announced Tues
day, the following changes in the
I train schedule between Estacada
and Portland, becoming effective
Tuesday morning, January 22nd.
Indignation is at fever height
among the patrons o f the Barton
Rural Route No. 1. when Post
master H. F. Gibson o f Barton
advised them that I e 'ast week
received advices from the Postal
Department at Washington, that
oil and after January 111st next,
that route would be discontinued
with same transferred to a new
route, No. 4 o f Roring.
This announcement was entire
ly unexpected by Postmaster Gib
son, as well as by Carrier, Ralph
Gibson and the patrons.
Immediately a remonstrance
petition containing 180 signers
was made up and forwarded to
the postal authorities, complain
ing against the injustice o f this
move.
This movement undoubtedly
originated at Boring, which is a
far distant point from the major
ity o f the patrons served by the
Barton route, as that route in
cludes residents residing in the
Alspaugh and parts o f the Cur-
rinsville sections, many miles
distant from Boring.
The new route from Boring e x
tends 28 miles, crossing the Deep
Creek canyon live times and is
reported to be nearly impassable
in places during the rainy season.
It seems odd that postal au
thorities should have made such
a radical change without first
having consulted the route's pa
trons or more thoroughly inves
tigated the c o n d i t i o n s. I f a
change was necessary, arrange
ments c o u l d have been made
through the Eagle Creek or even
the Estacada postoffices, that
would have given better service
and have received the support of
the patrons.
It is hoped the receipt o f the
remonstrance petition by the au
thorities will result in at least a
further investigation, before the
ruling becomes effective.
The majority o f the st ck hol
ders o f the Estacada Go-opera
tive Cheese Association were in
attendance Monday afternoon at
the annual meeting, held in the
Family Theatre in Estacada.
In appreciation o f the valuable
services rendered since the form
ation o f the association, and in
order to profit by the experience
and knowledge which the di
rectors and officers have gained
in the past year, the stockhold
ers voted to retain these same
men, all of whom finally agreed
to accept the responsibilities for
another year.
The meeting was presided elver
by President Ewing, with H. A.
Chaplin, the government cheese
expert, us the principal speaker.
Mr. Chaplin, as formerly, con
vinced the stockholders that they
would Lie making a big mistake
it they did other than continue
Lie cheese factory, despite , ie
temptations to temporarily re
vert to other forms o f dairy
products disposal.
A resume o f the business done
by the factory to date was far
from discouraging and had the
cash returns to the patrons been
based on delivery at the factory,
without deducting the hauling
expenses, charged to the factory,
the prices paid would have been
equal to the best paid elsewhere,
which
investigation
disclosed
were based in most instances on
butter fat f. o. 1». factory.
The need o f a “ cow testing
association” was presented and
* discussed there and it is hoped
such an adjunct to the dairying
industries in this community,
may be forthcoming before many
months.
A service flag has been pur
chased by the student body, hav
ing 18 stars with the names o f
the 18 boys, who were at o re
time members o f the E. H. S.
student body and who now are
nobly fighting for Uncle Sam.
A short presentation ceremony
was held Friday afternoon in
which Otto Jannsen, the student
body president, delivered the fol
lowing address: “ We the mem
bers o f the E. H. S. student body
are presenting to the high school
this service flag. This is to re
mind us o f those who were once
members of our school and who
are now helping to make the
world safe for Democracy.
“ May we, the present student
body and all those who shall fo l
low after us, uphold the princi
ples for which it stands, may we
never falter, but on the other
hand, may we. with every ounce
o f our manhood and womenhood,
in our daily lives do honor to it ’s
name.”
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N umber 18
The first basket.ball game o f
the season proved a great success
when the high school team com
prising Walter Smith’ Ernest
Smith, Albert Litchthorn and
Raymond Lovelace,
dealt
an
overwhelming defeat on some o f
the old E. H. S. star players, the
Alumni team.
The next game which is to be
played with Springwater’s fast
team, is to come off next Friday
night. Jannsen will probably be
back by that time so a hot game
is expected. Sarver will also tie
back the last o f the month and
take his old place.
The first car will leave Estaca
da at (5:52 A. M." This car will
not carry express or mail, being
a passenger car which will lay
ovor night at Estacada.
The next train will leave at
8:52; A. M. this train handling
mail, express and passengers.
An afternoon train will he op
erated, leaving Estacada at 2:45
P. M., followed by the last train
o f the day, leaving Estacada at
4:52 P. M., which will handle the
mail and express also.
The service from Portland to
Estacada has also been changed,
with the mail, express and pas
senger train leaving 1st & Aide*
Sts. at 6:45 A. M., arriving in
Estacada about 8:30.
The other trains o f the dav will
leave Portland at 8:45 A. M., 2:45
P. M.. with the last train leaving
at 5:35 P. M., arriving in Esta
cada at 7:13 and remaining there
over night.
This alteration o f schedule has
many advantages and some dis
advantages. The establishment
o f an afternoon train both ways,
will aid the Estacada merchants,
, as patrons from points down the
line will he ahle to do their shop
ping and return a few hours
later.
The entire elimination o f the
9:00 P. M. car to Portland mav
be an inconvenience, hut the
number o f passengers served by
this last car has been next to
none for months past and while
the last car from Portland will
be leaving an hour earlier, it will
have its advantages for the farm
er. wishing to arrive home in
time for the evenin g’s chores.
The only serious inconvenience
o f this schedule lies in tne late
ness o f the mail delivery in the
* morning, with the post-office be
ing unable to have the mail dis
tributed before 9 o ’clock. Rut
the return o f the mail and e x
press at 8:52 A. M. will be a con
venience to the shipper, who too
often has to get out early to catch
the morning express.
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S a r v e r W i n s on A p p e a l
B. O. Sarver o f Estacada won
his case in the circuit court at
Oregon City last Friday, against
H. B. Sarver o f Garfield, the
plaintiff having appealed to the
higher court from the decision
o f the jury in the Estacada jus
tice court o f a few months ago.
The case was the outcome o f a
bill-of-sale for cattle which H. B.
Sarver refused to recognize, it
having been assigned to the
plaintiff by a second party.
No Precinct Changes to be Made
Investigation discloses that no
changes iVill probably be made
in the boundaries o f the election
precincts in this county
this
yea>r, despite the fact thait a re
cent law stipulates that said
changes shall be made.
Recently a number o f the coun
ty clerks and sheriffs o f the state
held a meeting, at which time
they decided not to make the
changes at this time, ow ing to
the added amount o f work, such
alterations would entail.