Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas
V olume 11,
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E stacada ,
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T hursday .
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S1EPHENS ENTERS 1HE RACE
ESTACADA KAN 01ES AT BEND HOtfE COMMUNITY OVER T3P
PIONEER 1EATEFULLY PASSES
Local Farmer-Banker Will Prove A
Strom* Contender At Primaries.
L. H. McKenney Succumbs After A
Two Days Illness From LaGrippe
Clifton h. .Sarver, After Lingering
Illness, Dies Wednesday Marnim*
The much mooted question o f
whether H. C. S t e p h e n s o f
George and Estacada would en
ter the race this year for a seat
in the 1919 legislature, is now
answered, with Mr. Stephens
this week having filed the nec
essary papers and announcing
his candidacy.
The entry o f an Eastern Clack
amas man in the race for the Re
publican p r i m a r y nominations
will greatly change the present
outlook, making five candidates
s e e k i n g the nomination, the
others being G. J. Taylor o f
Molalla; H arvey Cross o f Glad
stone, Cris Schuebel and John Le-
wellen o f Oregon City.
Mr. Stephens in seeking re-
election is basing his candidacy
on his record in the last legisla
ture, where he proved himself
an able legislator, thoroughly con
versant with the wishes o f his
rural constituency and a hard
worker, honest to a fault.
As the creation o f Cascade
County will be le ft to a vote o f
the people at the coming general
election, this important question
should not appear as an issue in
the campaign for legislative or
senatorial nominations, although
some political enemies may try to
use it as an excuse for the defeat
o f Eastern Clackamas’ canuidate.
but again. Mr. Stephen’s honest,
uphdi tignt before tne last legis
lature ior the passage o f the
Cascade County bill, will never
be forgotten by his many friends
in aii parts o f this county.
Eastern CiacKamas candidate
is especially well qualified fo r
the legislative office, being e x
perienced in the ways o f such
law-making bodies and bringing
to that body the services, ju d g e
ment and practical experience o f
a business man anu a farmer.
Mr. Stephens has made an en-
viaole r e c o r d in his patriotic
work in the home community
and believing that the laws to be
enacted by the next legislature
will primarily be for the uphold
ing o f O regon’s standard in pat
riotic matters and m a t t e r s
directly pertaining to the farm
ers, he asks the support o f the
voters.
On April 1st, L. H. McKenney
o f Estacada, a well known and
popular rancher o f the Estacada
Heights section, left for Bend,
Oregon, where he expected to ob
tain work in one o f the lumber
mills.
On Sunday, the 7th, a
brief message was received by
Mrs. M cKenny announcing his
death, and asking instructions as
to the disposition o f the body.
Until Tuesdsy evening, no fu r
ther information as to his death
was obtained, at which time the
remains were received at Esta
cada, with the death certificate
showing that Mr. McKenny had
died o f la-grippe a fter an illness
o f but two days.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the fam ily home on
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Hen
ry Spiess officiating, with inter
ment, in charge o f undertaker
Chapman, taking place at the
Lone Oak Cemetery.
The deceased was 56 years old,
having been born in Ramsey,
Minnesota, June 25th, 1861 and
residing in Estacada about eight
years.
One o f the saddest features o f
tne passing o f Mr. McKenney,
who was in the prime o f life and
apparently in the best o f health,
is the leaving o f a g r ie f stricken
w ife and six small children, to
wnom the heait ieit sympathy o f
all is extended.
Military Honors Attend Burial
Of James Alvie Linn
A t two o ’ clock Sunday after-
noon at the Estacada M. E.
Church impressive funeral ser
vices were held over the remains
o f James A lvie Linn, late o f Es
tacada, who died in the U. S.
Arm y service Match 29th.
O w ing to the deceased having
died from scarlet fever, the body
was returned to Oregon in a
hermetically sealed casket, which
sad necessity added much to the
g r ie f o f the sorrowing parents
and relatives.
The funeral services and inter
ment were conducted by the Mod
ern Woodmen o f America, o f
Gresham o f which lodge the de
ceased was a member. Full mil
itary honors attended the ser
vices, with a squad from the O re
gon State Guard in attendance.
The funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. Myers o f the Bark
Rose Church, with six Gresham
friends o f the deceased acting as
pallbearers.
An abundance o f
flowers were in evidence as last
! tributes to the brave soldier boy;
these floral offerings later tieing
placed on the grave at the Mt.
Zion Cemetery.
Near y All Tastern Clackamas Dis-
tricts Uver-Subscribe For Bonds
As was to be expected, the
Eastern Clackamas community,
comprising the Estacada bank
ing district, went over the top a
fly in g on the first day o f the
Third Liberty Loan drive.
This district’s q u o t a w a s
$11.600., with the returns up to
Tuesday night, showing a total
subscription o f $17,200 and much
more in sight.
On a $20,000. basis, the allot
ments made to the various dis
tricts had been exceeded by
Barton, Estacada, G a r f i e l d ,
Cazadero and Viola, up to Tues
day evening, with the other dis
tricts expected to do as well.
A t t^iat time the subscriptions
w ere—
Barton
Eagle Creek
Currinsville
Estacada
Garfield
George
Cazadero
Viola
Springw ater
Estacada Heights
$21 (K)
1400
1600
4800
2100
250
1100
1300
18(H)
700
The all day patriotic services
and rally in Estacada on Sunday
brought out a big crowd, result
ing in unusual enthusiasm, al
though the community’ s quota
had b e e n exceeded the day
previous.
The services at the M. E.
Church were well attended and
the Boy Scouts’ and children’s
parade in the afternoon added to
tne spirit o f t he day.
In the evening, the high school
and11r> a iUiii Wco plowed wita an
appreciative, l o y a l
assembly,
which repeatedly encho»-ed the
various features o f the program,
from the stirring speech o f the
Hon. George C. Brownell, to he
talks oy other local and visiting
speakers.
The p r o g r a m
which was
handled by the Liberty Loan
campaign committee o f Oregon
City, was a credit to the county
seat enthusiasts, w ith the Moose
band furnishing martial music;
the men’ s quartette p l e a s i n g
everyone and the boys quartette
capping the climax w ith up-to-
date patriotic songs.
Former Eagle Creek
Mother Dies Sunday
Her g r ie f stricken husband,
her five children and many re
latives and friends iast Tuesday
paid final tribute to Mrs. Ells
worth Clester o f Molalla. the an
nouncement o f w hose death Sun-
A ft e r a lingering illness, cheer
fully facing the inevitable and
knowing that his death was but
a matter o f a few weeks or
months, Clifton H. Sarver o f
Currinsvillfe died at the fam ily
home, Wednesday morning, April
10th, at 7:55 o ’clock.
The news o f his passing, while
a shock to the family, relatives
and many friends, was not unex
pected, but the sadder ow ing to
Mr. Sarver being but 59 years
old and up to a year or so ago
apparently in the best o f health,
able to attend to his work and
taking an active interest in all
com muni ty e ndea vors.
He was born at New Castle,
Virginia. December 22nd, 1859,
coming to Oregon when 21 years
old. locating at what is now Park
Place. Six years a fter he moved
to Garfield, where he was mar
ried to Miss Til lie Porter, later
rem oving to Currinsville, where
for the past tw elve years he had
made his home.
Mr. Sarver, who was familiarly
known as “ C liff” , was one o f
this community’s best known re
sidents, having always taken an
active part in the growth and
development o f this section, aid
ing in all activities that were
for the betterment o f social, ed
ucational and religious conditions,
being a loving husband and fa. ti
er and a good friend anu neigh
bor.
The deceased is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Tilly P. Saive**
and three children, being Noel
a id Hom er Sarver o f Currins
ville and Mrs. Guy Me Dona.u of
Portland.
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Mr. W alter Givens at tne
Estacada Christian Church, with
interment in charge o f under
taker Chapman, at tin1 Lone Oak
Cemetery,
fnu -say afternoon.
day was a sad mes age to the
fam ily and friends in this coin-
mutiny.
The deceased, who was form
erly Miss Ethel L o n g w e l l ,
daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. Win.
Longwell o f Upper Eagle t ’ re-'k,
had up to a short time ago made
her homo in Upper Eagle Cr eek,
where she had a host o f friends.
Mrs. Ellworth was in her 29th
year, her death occuring April
7th ift her home near Molalla,
with funeral services and inter
ment taking place there on Tues
day afternoon.