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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1926)
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Officers of the At an extendeed meeting of the SALEM, Aug. 3.—Governor Pierce grout which filed its articles of, in- Clackamas County Fair board with the this morning announced his Intention | corporation with the county clerk on Jt* of filing a complaint with the Oregon | Monday, are Fred Wilson, president; department superintendents, and : ..mo 1 public service commission against the i 3. E. Bruechert, secretary; C. H. of the advisory council, Friday night, matters of importance were decided. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com v i * 8 winning, tr a-urer; W. Swart, R. pany in an effort to obtain relief from jy: „ I IT tmpson and B. E. Bruechert. direc- The designation of the variou day., ap- fo: cd and what he term3 “excessive rates and ! tors. A membership of more than 390; pelations arc to be used: tbe lirst äkcL:'' ' VÎ charges" made by this utility. | is expected. This complaint, the governor states, Among the activities in view for t'-c day, September 21, will bo called 1 >-*«**«• % ? uà will be the first step in his program *.»•-• club are erection of a clubhouse, es - 1 School Childrens' day; the second day, to obtain reduced rates from public tabiishment of playgrounds and equip -1 September 22 will be Livestock and utilities generally in Oregon. The ment of all sorts for the use of the ! Poultry Day; the third day, Sep governor is asking Colonel A. E. Clark, children of the community and gen tember 23, ''Till be Farm and lndu Portland attorney, to represent him Annual Meeting of era •. improvement plans for the dis via' day, and ¿he last day, Friday, September 24, will be Greater Ciacka- Station “L” plant a total generating trict. in the telephone rate case and has Religious Education Assn, one milli °F o °° ble * trer SER lC, capacity of 56.300 horsepower—the rnns Union of Clubs day. been virtually assured of Clark’s serv The racing program will be for ices in this connection. largest plant of its kind in the Pacific The annual meeting of the Eastern Ciass of 1916 Ho’ds prizes amounting to $2000 und about Because of the continued and sub Northwest. In selecting the telephone company $4000 has been set aside as premium Xhi3 turbine, which is the last word as his first objective in his war on Clackamas County Council af Reli stantial industrial and commercial Successful Reunion money. public utilities, the governor does so gious Education, which convened at growth of P rtlaud and the nearly 70 In modern application of electrical Season Tickets $1 because he regards it as “probably one the Mt. Zion Camp Meeting ground:- communities served with light am science, represents an outlay of about The question of Clackamas county Tlie Class of 1916 of the Estacada of the greatest offenders against the Sunday Aug. 1, was con.- idered very pow#r b}. tht, p0rt!..ud Electric Power $575,000. profitable and inspiring. A impany, II has ..... m When the high-pressure boilers have High School held their ten year Re participation with exhibits at the st.ato public in this state.” program was conducted ;ac..ease the ; trvite facilitie. for it been in-tailed next year, changing the union at the E tacr.da Hotel on Friday fair and the Pacific International Live While the complaint against the tel anged ephone company will be filed with the thr.ughout the day. After the Sunday 35000 customers 1"- continual Addi- operating pressure to 385 pounds, the evening July 30th with ten of the stock exposition was taken up and ’he allowing committee upnointed to as- v< public service commission, if is plain school session of the morning, Dr. Geo. ti ns t0 pllysiciu plants and equip :otal expenditure for thi rtain ways and means to bring about A most sumptuous dinne.- was sor from the tone of the governor's letter B. Pratt of Portland spoke very con- ,-]cnt coed one million d liars. to Clark that he has little confidence vincing on the subject: "Is It W rth ‘ nuiing 1926 the Company is adding The electric power generated by this ved at 7:30 o’coick after which tlm an exhibit at these affairs: John Rob- in his ability to gain relief from that While”, and showing conclusively that approximately $3,500,000 to its fixed :urbine will assure the company and sues: entertained themselves by tell ■ .o .. chaiiman; H. W. Kanne und body and that he is only appealing to Religious Education is aboundantly capital investment solely for the pur all of its great army of industrial, com ing tales of high school days, and of j-hn R. Humphry*. R. pose of keeping step with service re mercial and domestic customers a events riuce leaving school up to the TW» fair board announced that the them as the first step, because the worth while. In the afternoon public utilities law requires such ac D. Everett o f Portland gave an inspir quirements. more stabilized service and will make present time. These chats were inter mson ticket price this year would tion, and that, falling to obtain relief ing address after which Rev. T. I. One of the most important additions it practically impossible for any ser- spersed with occasional dam ing. Need ■: > $1 i•*>-.;end of the $1.50 form : y ;ked. Through advertising and he from that quarter, he will carry his Kirkwood led in a general discussion. to the facilities f r maintaining ade- i us interruptions of service to hap less to say the evening parsed all to fhe splendid music interspersed qUate and dependable sen ice tc meet pen. The energy from this turbine will joon and had been one grand event fCor.s of tin board a great number fight up through the courts. of season tickets ure expected to be “I think that the regulation and su throughout the program was under the , ,,rc3rnt and prospective demands has, bo turned into the general power re lone to he remembered. oeen the installation f a mammoth serve maintained by »the company pervision of public utilities in this able leadership of .Mr. David Horner. Those pre ont were Mary Woodlc p aced throughout the county. Live Wires Present At the business session the follow Curtis Steam turb -generate: to th through the entire generating i.ruc- Pogue, of Turner, Oregon, Hole: state has been very unsatisfactory for Those present and taking part in the many years from the standpoint of the ing resolution was unanimously ad *pt- productive system In Station “L”. This ;ure, comprising nine well-equipped Keith Grantham, of La Center, Wash. public interests,” the governor de ed: massive machine, which has just been and modern electric plants, which now Veneta Page Hogan. Erma Grahan tlscusrionn were: Herman Chlndgren, airman; H. W. Kanne. secretary; clared in his letter to Clark. “I think Resolution: put into peration, has a capa ity of l’.ave a combined output of over 181,- Burris, and Leo Havens >" Portlam Whereas week-day study of the 27,000 horsepower and will give the 272 h irsepower of energy. the people of the state of Oregon are Della Lovell Ewalt, Lloyd Ewalt, Cnr1 Denton Wilder, Ward I.av. ton. all paying excessive rates and charges criptures has proven of much value to Kinmel, Leila Howe, and Elva Adam members of the fair board, and Char es K.use, ami R. A Wright of the and have been for many years. Espec those taking part, and whereas we Ahlberg of Estacada. 3UPP.EME COURT county court; 1. M. C. Anderson, coun ially is this true of rates for telephone realize that to accomplish the mo. t MR, W. G. MOORE'S SISTER Plans were made for the next Re MANDATES COME PASSES IN PORTLAND ty club leader; W. A. Holt, e r v .’y this phase of our work must not be service and electrical current.” union to bo held five years henoe Mr. W. G. Moore was called to :o Rehearings Asked in City-County •qrl<u urr.l ag'-nt; Mrs. W. H. Thotnp- "Probably consumers in the city of neglected, and whefeas by the laws of Case and Mount Libel Suit—Judg on. superintendent of the pou'try de Portland have as much or more to our state, we are entitled to t wo hours Portland on Friday, his sister, Mrs. r ! P P p R EAGLE c r e e k ment for $5,000 is Paid ar: ment; John Robinson, pavilion ru- complain of in this respect than any a week with credits during the schod Br.rratt having passed away very Nearly e.eryon 0 in this intmedi It is announced by Earle C. Latour- ■rin’.endent; E Gribble, H. B. Evans, other part of the state. Indeed, in term, for this work, therefore: Be it uddenly on that day. through :’ar! Joehnk. Martin Stauber. dance ¡te, attorney, that mandates have | ate neighborhoood is many instances the rates and tolls resolved by the Eastern Clackamas Mrs. Barratt was born in Quebec been received from the supreme court hreshing. The grain turned ou merintendnnt of Canby; Mr. and M paid to the telephone company are Council of Religious Education, as n 1831. She later came west to in the city case against the county and well. , Shibley of Springwater; John I almost as much as the entire rent of sembled this 1st day of August, 1926, the office space. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Clester left lumphrys, representing the Orego., that we recommend and urge every Chicago and took the nurses training in the Dr. Mount ca.-.e against various “Investigation of the telephone sit ermmuntty to work toward the estab at St. Luke's hospital, from which jther Oregon City physicians. art Tuerday for the coast, where »ity chamber of commerce; Burney O This means that the 20 days having nirrett, representing the Klwanis uation reveals some most extraordin iishment of a Week Day Bible School.'. ;he graduated. She also served as they will spend a few days. ub. ml C F. rie’iinger, of ihe Or - ary facts. Practically all of the capital hief nurse in the surgery at the elapsed following the filing of the Signed by committee on resolution Guy Wilcox ar.d H. S. Gibson City Enterprise, which is handling stock of the Pacific Telephone & Tele Ira F. Rankin Good Samaritan hospital in Portland. udgment of the court and no rehear- motored to Eastern Oregon on Tues .ugs having been asked, that the dc- he advertising work Cor the fair.— graph company is owned by the Amer M. C. Glover There she met Dr. I. N. Barratt to rh»;o.4s ate tn full force.-. day— went over near Wapinitia or Enterprise. * ican Telephone & Telegraph company Betty S. Weatherby vhom she was married in 1912. The men against whom judgment Antelope— where there is a ranch of New York. The latter company T. I. Kirkwood Two sons were born to this union. for $5,000 was allowed by the court, which Mr. Wilcox wished to see. leases to its own child, the Pacific BOth BIRTHDAY They made their home in Tigard, have paid the am ,unt and are not Telephone & Telegraph company, at S. P. TO OPEN NEW Mr. and Mrs. Roy Douglass were Mrs. Snvah Fifer at her home on further obligated. This closes the case Jregon. appliances and instruments at rentals calling on Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Gib LINE ON AUGUST 20 'venth and Zobrist street celebrat- The funeral services were held that has been in the courts for thr son on Monay evening. agreed upon between the Pacific Tele d her 90th birthday Tuesday, 3d. past four years. The Mount judgment phone & Telegraph company and the from the Episcopal church at Hills- Mr. and Airs. James Doming und EUGENE, Ore. Aug. 4. — Trains was based upon a libel, in which the ' nK»v ant social hour was spent af New York company, which controls carrying delegations from Portland. sore, Tuesday and interment was in defendants filed charges against Dr. Ed Douglass and family and Mr. ter which a delicious lunch was it. he I. O. O. F. cemetery there. Klamath Falls, Sacramento and San nd Mrs. Basil S unders were vis Mount with the county court. Profits Are Big rv'd. Those present were Moz- She was a devoted church member Francisco business and industrial or iiing with Mr. und Mrs. Roy Duog- The city case against the county is “The American Telephone & Tele 'anies Fifer, TIenthorn, Wright, la-s Sunday. graph company also owns practically animations to^the “Trail to Rail” eele- and popular among the various o'-1 where the" city sued fTr'$4o'000,"i Tucker and Holder. Other friends bration will be the first to operate | ganizations of the community in ¡ng this much had been retained by all of the capital stock of the Western Mr. and Mrs. Roy Douglass were ailed during the afternoon. Moth- over the Southern Pacific’s new 289 vhich she lived the county from the road fund collec Portland v: ¡tor:; on Wednesday. Electric company, which in turn sells mile Cascade Route, was announced r Fifer i, wrll ar.d is a very inter- tions. The supreme court decided in substantially all of the supplies and Leslie Woodle and C. Murphv ting entertainer, and always tries PiONEER PASSES favor of the county. The city has sin t. materials purchased by the Pacific here in a special wire received by the made a trip to Gresham last Satur filed another claim, to which ha3 been o see the bright side of life. Telephone & Telegraph company at Trail to Rail Association from J. H. James Daniel Palmateer, born added $10,000 interest, and this claim day afternoon. prices, of course, fixed between the Dyer, general manager at San Fran- cisco. The event will unite eastern and rune 22, 1847, in Michigan, depart- MRS. A. E. SPARKS DEAD will come before the county court at two companies, both of which are owned and controlled by the parent western Oregon long separated by the u irom this life July 27, 1926, at its August meeting. The cou ity hes PIONEER ASSOCIATION MEET .Mrs. A. E. Kprvk . beloved wife Liackamas, Oregon, age 79 years, offered as a compromise it. original The Clackamas Co. Pioneer A company, the American Telephone & Cascades barrier. f our town m n A. E. Sparks, The cast now being organized for i month, 5 days. agreement to improve two of the coun 30ciation will have a get-logethc. Telegraph company. This latter com c,l at a Portland hospital Sunday, the production of the pageant Kiatawa At the age of five years, he with ty roads that are really Oreg n City meeting on Aug. 12, 1926, and ha.t pany pays large dividends to its stock dlowing a brief illness. holders and, in addition, puts aside a is enrolling nearly 1500 people at re his parents, brothers and sisters streets if the city will take over ail a banoust dinner at 7 p. m. in th- Funeral was lnld Wednesday in handsome surplus each year out of hearsals. Singers, dance principles moved to Oregon, crossing the . uch roads and assume their upkeep. Gem Theatre building in Estacada ’ortland where interment was made. . , , . the earnings of its various subsidiary are studying and rehearsing their, Music will be furnished by Estacadi Mrs. Sparks was well ami favur- companies, including the telephone parts. The enrollment will approach i *"ain8 111 1£')2’ and setlllng m what MONTGOMERY-HAYOEN more than 2000 when the cast is com- 13 n0'v Port-an<L One year later, band. Come and bring your basket bly known her: and the entire corn- company of this state. NUPTIALS unch. Coffee will be furnished b "In other words, the American Tele plete, according to Mrs. Doris Smith, -«63, his parents with family raov- unity joins in extending sympathy Friends of Miss Florence Montgom committee. The object of this meet ed to near Estacada, which is now phone & Telegraph company has a pageant directress. ■ j the bereaved in their hour of sor- cry and Mr. Ray L. Hayden in tills Construction of a huge stage is now the H. D. Trapp place, residing ing is to arrange for a picnic late, great many children, two of whom are ow. vicinity will be interested to learn of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph under way at the university athletic Ltlere a number of years, on, time and place to be decided at A full obituary wiil be given next y e wa3 married to Anna T. Davis their marriage on last Friday, July this meeting. All Pioneers are re company and the Western Electric field. It will be 260 feet wide and 15c 30th . vf-c-k. feet deep. Sufficient floor space is n Ciackamag, Oregon, Jan. 1871. company, and both of which, at the They are now away on their honey quested to come that Can and holf expense of the public, are making con provided to hold the entire pageant He was the proud parent of six moon and upon their return will be at boost for a big picnic this fall. tributions to the parent company, cast at one time. Ramps, exits rn<! rr children, three girls and three home a: Camp 8 where Mr. Hayden All are eligible to join v^ho have which enables it to pay enormous pro trances will permit oxen, covered D' tjTM t u " T r r nnri^n; J i ; employed. lived in Oregon 40 y.ars or more. fits and dividends to its stockholders. wagons and stages as well as . inging boys, of which none are living. LI iàafin lililrtìlìL I i»UlillH;ii He was one of the oldest pioneer? tnd dancing groups to pass on and M. t.onsberry, J. Duus, R. Gibson. Valuation Held High Miss Lillie Dale visited her grand Committee.. "I have no doubt it can be shown off the stage as the spectacular review and a real woodsman and hunter. that the Pacific Telephone & Tele of transportation and pioneer develop ih e last 27 years he has resided in parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dale last Saturday, Aug. 7th graph company is now collecting rates ment unwinds itself. Stage carpenter Lodi, Cal., but has spent most of his Thursday and Friday on her way home MRS. DEWING IS FETED BORDER SHERIFF on an excessive valuation and even md professional scene painters from „ummers in Oregon. He is survived from Monmouth when she has been Mrs. Russell Reed entertainer attending summer school preparatory \ "K IIOXiE with his wonderful upon this excessive valuation is get Portland with the aid of landscape by his wife, three grand children, to taking a school in Ea stern Oreg n. j .lost charmingly on Tuesday after ting a return very much larger than gardeners will assist in the work s .orse “Lightning.” what ordinary business can hope or that when completed the stage will Leonard M. Welch, of Lodi, Cal., | Mrs. Heylman and Mrs. O’Ccnneil I noon at her home at Faraday ii. • * * Bernard W. Welch, of Warnic, w-ere Portland visitors on Friday of i honor of Mr. Reed’s sitter, Mr. represent an Oregon mountain gorge expect to get. Sunday, August 3 | Ro:.coe Doming, who is visiting here “Ever since taking the office of gov opening to the fertile valley of the »Vasco county, Oregon, and Dorothy last week. “THE COUNTRY KID” Willamette. G. Palmateer, of Lodi, Cal. Also Mrs. M. T. O'Connell of Winlock. ernor, I have been endeavoring, in one I from California. way or another, to get some relief for ■ - - one sister, Mary Burlingame, Wash. VVash., is visiting with Mrs Heylman The entertainment for the after WESLEY BARRY the public from these conditions,” the 15 QUARTS OF WINE Rev. Gregory officiated at the for a few days. Mrs. O'Connell i. a noon was most unique, it being in ■Vomer Bros. Class es of the Scre-n governor points out in his letter to FOR ONE DOLLAR /uneral services at Holman’s place member of tho City Council of Win- the form of a china painting party. mm* lock and an active member of City, Clark. "Because of the very unsatis ' I in Oregon City on Thursday after County and State organizations In the Each guest was given a plain Monday Sc Turvday, Aug. 9-10 factory manner in which public utili American with 100 American cent' ties were and are regulated, and the can go shopping in France and return noon. The remains were shipped interest of law enforcement and better white china pitcher and which thej “ROSIT A” j might paint or decorate as they so fact as appeared to me. these utilities to his hotel with any of the following: that evening to Lodi, Cal. for burial. government. MARY PICKFORD | desired. These were very cleverly were practically allowed to fix their Fifteen quarts of "ordinary” red ,r A Spanish Romance own valuations and rates and their white wine. FAIR AT GRESHAM ! done and at the close of the after JUDGE CAMPBELL SAYS CITY to o own conditions of service, I said in OF ST. HELENS WILL GROW The Multnomah County Fair at noon the guests wcre present; d with Wcdntiday-Thurtday, Aug. 11-12 Thirty pounds of bread. my message to the 33d legislative as Judge J. U. Campbell is back Iron; Gresham this week is attracting many i the models they had designed. Six dozen eggs. “LOST— A WIFE" sembly. holding court in St. Helens and prc- local people. The Fair opened on A delicious lunch was served by Change is Urged One four-pound lobster, a pair of dlctl| that the cit>. of s t H,dens is sure Tuesday and the display in all lip: Vith Adolph; Mcnjott, Gr.-ta Ni :»• n, >!rs. Reed. Th following gucstr “The public service commission ducks fit for roasting, r a fat turkey to grow decidedly during the next fe v is w ,nderful. Due to such an abund were prerent: Mrs. Roscoe Deming. Robert Agnew and Clara Beranger. should be reconstructed. It would be ance of ali products and flowers this Twenty-four pieces of French pastry, j ears, • • i •Irs. Mae Re-d, May Alice R ed, far better to abolish the commission year tho exhibit rooms are crowded which are a meal in themselves. Judge Campbell particularly noticed than to let It continue In its present Mi: s June Oakley and Miss Sim Saturdry-5-jndiy, Aug. 14-15 With this dollar the tourist may pur- he new pap r mill ti t is bei. •' but the specimens are unusually fine. form. I trust that no appropriation I Mr. Ben Jory of Eastern Oregon has mons of Seattle; Mrs. Aycock, Mrs. ■THE COHENS AND KELLYS” will be made for such continuance.” j chase 140 French daily newspapers.. erected there by the Hawley interest-;, orought a fine string of horses and Raymond Lovelace and Mrs. Fred And again In a later message to the may ride 10 mile« in a taxicab or have nn(i gcjr3 that th» unit construction i each evening a Wild West sh or Bartholomew. George Sidney and Charles Murray same legislature, the governor voiced the best seat in any French theater so ured that it will be po- ible to add Round-up -is being staged. except the "profiteering ' music hails, t the mills at any time in the future. with his lack of confidence in the public An elaborate program of racing and Mary Bickford, long the idol of service commission in these words: , ------------------------------------------------------ Forty acres bas been platted within amusements consisting of vaudeville V era Gordon "In this connection I wish to say that for example, the commission has al- the vicinity of the mill, which is local- acts of various natures is entertaining women and children the world over, becomes tbe Idol of the men through The biggest laugh on the screen lowed an excessive valuation on this ed about a mile north of the court the public service commission has oft the crowds of tbe afternoon. Rather Iter p trfrayal of Ronlta, a Spanish en appeared to me as being a servant property and then made th- rates high hou»e This will sti:l further s att«r • • * extensive plans and features have street singer. In her newest screen of the public utilities rather than of enough to earn dividends upon such R Helen a« th»- town has a eadj been planned for this year and are success. "Rosita,” coming next week Only the U -t pictures thown at th« the public. In fixing rates of the Pa- excessive amounts, after also allowing grown noticeably in the direct! n of drawing waormous crowds every day. ^ to the Liberty theatre. Liberty. the paved highway.—Courier. excessive costs of operation. atflc Telephone * Telegraph company, A E. Clark, designated as counsel for the governor in presenting the tel ephone situation before the public service commission, said today he had Just received the governor's letter contajning materia! and data supple menting subjects discussed at a prev ious conference, and had insufficient time to digest it thoroughly. “I will have to decide first of a!', whether to act in the matter at a” ,” said Clark. “I will have to make* a careful study of the situation first. 1 probably will decide this within a few day3.” hi I