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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1918)
Eastern C lackam as News Published every Thursday at Estacada, Oregon K. M. Standish, Editor and Manager Entered at the postoffice in Estacada, Oregon, as second-class mail. S ubscription K atks One year - - • Six months . . . $1.50 .75 Thursday, Jan. 21, 1918 Wo congratulate the Oregon City Commercial Club on its election of M. I). Latourette as president, for Mort is a young man, and young blood and young ideas are needed in that organi zation. We a l s o n o t e d the fol lowing remarks made by retiring1 president Eby: “ In this c on n e c t ion a l l o w me to r e c a l l t h a t in my report of one year ago ' called attention to the fac. tha E stern Clackamas and Oswego were en deavoring at that time to dis member our county, and I ex pressed the opinion that these etTorts would fail. With the help of the majority of the good and loyal citizens of the parts of the county seeking to secede, in a tight for unity led by this club, these efforts were defeated and today Clackamas county is better united than it has been for many years. ” Maybe so, Mr. Eby maybe so. Hut we always had an idea there was a politician by the name of Dimick, who had something to do with the failure of the Cas cade County movement. Hut be lieve us Eby, Cascade County is far from a dead issue, even it the politician named Dimick is or will be, after the next election. We hear lots of complaints these days about the condition of the main graveled roads leading into Estacada and in Estacada as wed, and there are good grounds for complaint too. Hut complain ing dont belter matters, but a few good suggestions have been made to remedy the troubles. The Springwater and Garfield main roads are fast becoming badly cut up by the huge auto trucks, operating from the near by mills. The Springwater plank ed read from Viola is especially broken up, with the mam roads through Estacada a mass of ruts and mud. I’he operation of these heavily loaded trucks is a necessity, for they mean business and dollars to this community, but at the same time the mads must not be allowed to suffer. In the city proper it was found that if the trucks slowed down on the curves, less harm was done to the gravel, which otherwise is scraped from the road. Would it not I k * an economy for the read districts to hire a man and team permanently during the rainy season, whose business it would be to constantly fill in the low' spots in the roads, keep up proper drainage and make every day repairs? Such work would cost about $5. per day, for from sixty to ninety days during the rainy season, w hile if the repair work is not done, it will cost thousands of dollars to offset the heavy winter travel and damage. It is also possible that the owners of some of the big trucks might be willing to contribute to some such upkeep expense, for it is to their advantage to expedite their deliveries. Garfield road district No. 49 is now complaining against the present action of the county court whereby, during this season, when the roads need repairs and work and the district has many thousands of dollars to its credit, no road work is allowed. It seems as though if this mat ter was brought directly to the attention of the county court or road master, showing them the harm done by the heavy truck traffic and the good that can be done in w-et weather by patching, that consent to do this work would be forthcoming. If not let’s keep on working for Cas cade County. Are you doing your part in the purchasing of Thrift Stamps? This is not only a patriotic duty, but represents one of the safest and easiest forms of saving, ever offered. Apply to your postmas ter for information and stamps. We Thank Our Patrons For the generous way they have complied with the spirit of our adver tisement by carrying their small pack ages and assure them that their help and co operation is appreciated. The Food Administration is asking us to Use Less Wheat and More Corn We have a limited amount of corn meal on hand whieh we are dhpo ini* of at 65c. For a 9 lb. Sack EVERYTHING IN GROCERIES L. A. Chapman E stacada, O regon ✓ T\ + + + + + + + + + + + + + ■*• + + + + + + + + + * + + ♦ ♦ Undertaking and Embalming + 1 . A. Chapman Estacada + Licensed Embalmer ♦ * Phone Operating * Store or Residence Hearse and Morgue ♦ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + IVT T R 'T T Q W J* Buyer for the Albina Dressed Reef Lorn pan y of I’oitland My Tuesdays are meatless. My Wednesdays are w heat less. I’m growing more eatless each day. My room it is heat less, My bed it is sheetless, They’re gone for the Y. M. C. A. My coffee is sweetless, My club, it is treatless. Each day 1 grow poorer and wiser. My socks, they are feetless, My trousers at e seat less. My God! How I do hate the Kaiser. Exchange. Your c hi l d wont necessarily turn out a bank-robber, if you in culcate in his young mind today, the value of plundering his toy bank and investing in T h r i f t Stamps. Livestock of all Descriptions Purchased If y or have any for sale, phone HENRY G IT H EN S, C urrinsville. S en atorial C andidate To Visit H ere The News this week received word from R. N. Stanfield, Re publican candidate for the U. S. Senatorship, that he expects to visit Estacada and surrounding country, sometime early in Feb ruary. ' This visit will be in the inter ests of his candidacy and, if for no other reason than to recipro cate to Mr. Stanfield tor the fav ors shown thV Cascade movement last year, a cordial welcome should I k * extended him. BOB’S PLACE Headquarters For Soda Water • Soft Drinks - Lunches Cigars and Tobacco R. G. M archbank E stacada, Or.