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V olume 12,
E stacada , O regon , T hursday , J anuary 16, 1919
N umber 17
DEBATE SCHEDULE FOR
N. WILLAMETTE DIST.
War and influenza have wrought
havoc with this school o f activity
this year.
Out o f a possible
membership o f about 30 schools
only eight have actually sent in
membership fees and have in­
dicated a desire to carry on the
work this year and o f these eight
three have since indicated that
it will be impossible to enter
teams this season.
Members of North Willamette,
season 1919—Albany,. Hubbard,
Molalla, Oregon City, Salem,
Silverton, Tangent,
Estacada.
O f these Albany, Salem and
Tangent have found it impossible
to enter teams, mainly on account
o f closed schools because o f in­
fluenza. It is not certain that
the remaining schools will be
able to go on, an inquiry to that
effect remaining unanswered on
the part o f some.
However,
they are all included in the sched­
ule.
For convenience tne district is
divided into two sections this
year, one a triangle and the other
a dual arrangement.
Silverton,
Hubbard and Molalla are includ­
ed in the triangle, Oregon City
and Estacada in the dual arrange­
ment.
First debate should be held
Friday evening, January 24th
and the winners in this contest
should meet for the final contest
Friday evening February 7th.
Schedule—Hubbard to Silver-
ton, negative; Silverton to Molal­
la, negative; Molalla to Hubbard,
negative.
Oregon City to Estacada, neg­
ative; Estacada to Oregon City,
negative.
t Birthday Party
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On Sunday Mr. T. C. Jubb
attained the venerable age o f 69
years.
»To celebrate the event,
his son Clarence and his daught­
er Mrs. Roy Youngferdorf ar­
rived with her husband from
Portland to partake o f the birth­
day didner prepared for the
occasion. A happy family reunion
resulted which was perhaps the
pleasantest feature o f the day to
Mr. Jubb.
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Official Visit of the
Grand W orthy Matron
New Train Schedule
is Very Inconvenient
The Mountain Chapter o f the
0 . E. S. was honored Friday
night by the presence of the
Grand Worthy Matron, Mrs.
Settlemeier.
This lady is the highest officer
o f the state Grand Chapter. Or­
dinarily a large attendance would
have been assured, but lodges
like churches and other public
gatherings suffer from the epi­
demic condition.
Those who attended though,
were repaid for coming out, as
the Grand Worthy Matron spent
extra time in instructing the new
officers o f the chapter in their
duties, and also gave a most in­
teresting account of the work
throughout the state.
She
graciously complimented the work
o f the local chapter. Dainty re­
freshments were served at the
close by Mesdames Adix, Sparks,
Drill and Womer.
The changes in the train
schedule causes both the rural
and traveling public a good deal
o f inconvenience.
In regard to
the former, as the morning mail
does not arrive until after the
rural carriers have started on
their rounds, this prevents them
receiving their morning papers
and letters until the following
day, as the carriers cannot wait
for the train, without orders
from Washington.
It also en­
tails inconvenience on Postmast­
er Heylman, as the farmers now
call for their morning’s mail if
they are in town, and this necess­
itates an extra clerk in the office.
The traveling public is incon­
venienced by the 9:00 p. m. train
being taken off, because time is
cut short in Portland, when g o ­
ing up to the metropolis for the
day on business or pleasure.
If
the early mail train had been re­
tained and the noon with the 6:00
p. m. train, taken off, keeping the
9:00 p. m., these inconveniences
would not have happened.
We
do not know what other reasons
besides economy, caused the
change, but if this was the only
one, then we should think that
the taking off o f the noon and
6:00 p. m. would have been just
as effective in this respect, and
saved our people a great deal o f
annoyance.
We hope the R. R.
Co. will reconsider this matter.
Obituary
Mrs. Mary A. Jennings o f
South Estacada, died Thursday,
January 9th at the home o f her
daughter, Mrs. Carrie Denny
across the river.
She was born In Brownsville,
Ohio, March 16th, 1841, and
married in Iowa, fifty years ago
to H. W. Jennings, who died in
September 1897.
She moved to
Oregon with her daughter Mrs.
Denny, seventeen years ago, with
whom she has made her home.
Besides Mrs. Denny she is sur­
vived by two sons and three
caughters, W. C. Jennings of
Miles City, Mont., Charles Jenn­
ings o f Eastern Oregon. Mrs. H.
W. Rhodes of Burlington, la;,
Mrs. John McCarty and Mrs. Joe
Wasson o f New London, la.
Seven grandchildren also mourn
her loss.
She was a devout member o f
the Baptist Church from child­
hood. The funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon in the
Chapman undertaking parlor, the
Rev. J. F. Dunlop pastor o f the
M. E. Church officiating, with
interment in the Odd Fellows’
cemetery, under the able super­
vision of L. A. Chapman.
Some Problem
“ If it takes a four-months-old
woodpecker with a rubber bill
nine months and thirteen days to
peck a hole thru a cypress log
that is big enough to make 117
shingles, and if it takes 165
shingles to make a bundle worth
95 cents, how long will it take a
cross-eyed grasshopper with a
cork leg to kick all the seeds out
o f a dill pickle.”
A friend sent in the above for
us to solve. As we have no head
for figures we pass it along to
the mathematical teacher in the
high school.
$1.50 P er Y ear
CITY FATHERS CONFER
ÍI
The regular monthly session
o f the City Council was called to
order by Mayor Bartlett, Tues­
day evening, January
16th.
Those present were the mayor
and councilmen, Barr, Osborn
and Smith; U. S. Morgan and
Dr. Welfs being absent.
The
minutes o f the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The committee on finance pass­
ed on the following bills, which
were allowed and ordered paid.
Electric lights $21.00; interest on
water bonds $250.00; A. A. Wills
for gravel $16.10; J. F. Lovelace
for work $18.05; B. (). Sarver
for work $4.00; John Osborn for
work $4.0t>; East Clackamas
News for books $8.61; Estacada
Telephone & Telegraph Co. $1.35.
The water collections for Decem­
ber amounted to $164.17.
Re­
port accepted and placed on file.
Motion moved by J. V. Barr
and seconded by J. Osborn that
a sidewalk be built on Broadway
between 4th and 5th streets.
Motion carried and work ordered
done. It was decided that the
walk be laid in the middle o f the
street and be 4 feet wide.
No further business being on
hand, motion to adjourn was
made and carried.
S. E. Wooster, Recorder.
I ractor Demonstration
As soon as weather conditions
permit the McNeff Traction Co.
of Portland, will give a demon­
stration o f the Cleveland tractor
at the Walter Snuffin ranch in
Garfield.
Any one desiring to
witness the working out o f this
tractor laying type o f machine
can do so by writing or phoning
P. F. Standish, Estacada, Ore.
Those paying subscriptions to
the N ews the past week are:
C. A. Looney, F. Hurkenrider,
W. M. Ware, Earl McConnell, C.
F. Howe. W. W. Boner, J. A.
Tracy, Lillian M. Thompson of
Estacada; J. P. Woodle. Eagle
Creek, Fred Lins, George, B F.
Forrester, Boring, and R. M.
Standish of Portland. Thanks.