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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
Farming Fruit
VOL. XXXII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1913
NO 10
111 t r ii 1 v -is
01
'ja UnBUANCE REPORTED AT
following named teachers
attendance at the educa
Lsl meeting at Rainier laatSatur-
I MdJord. iwrs. mm
IcCord. Miiw Kathcrlne Freeman
)?. Tandy. Murshland; Mlsws Olga
Vaort and Okla Bronson, quiney;
In Collin. Mr. Gertrude Col-
L Mr. Edith Maria, Misses Lola
Vtrt. Horenfw Junkln, Jane oar-
LttMyraMcCrca. Elizabeth Swan-
11 .'. rTurr it r.ilort.
(a Alma Huskine. Rainier; Mi
,j. Jn.l.,11. l'rescott; Misses Oer.
ud Liwtt and Mary Tierney,
b!e; C. C. Tin mason, Mrs. Caro-
L Thoman, Mumes Gertrude
d, Uwio Farnum, May r arnum,
tit Philip. St. Helens; Mra. Eflle
lion, Yankton; H. K. Ralston,
IdMiM Mary Tnomaa, district No.
C.C. Carter, district 29; C. E.
kit. diitrirt f.4; Mr. Alta Ml-
pworth, dis'rift 1C; J. 15. Wil-
r0, County Supt.
c.
PASSES AWAY AT HIS HOYi
MfJun C. Warner, pioneer of
umbit County, li d at hia home
nr Yankton, Thursday, March 6,
.3, after an illness lasting several
irk. Mr. Burger was a well
jn citizen l the county, having
A Iwrs for more than thirty
art. Three mn and one daugh-
betides the u idow aurvive him,
being- resident of the Yankton
uhborhood. Funeral services
Ire held at trie Baptist church in
lflkton today and interment wu
Vi in the lirik'tfi cemetery.
Call For Warrant
All ouutatvliiig county warrants
I'b general and mud, will be paid
nd after March 7th. 1913. In
fest tea on that date.
R. S. Hattan, Co. Tread.
Hone For Sale
Heavy horses, driving horses: all
dof horse. Have one single
I"ct thoroughly broke ao that
Jwn can drive that will be Bold
kaonahlv.
W. tjrant.Scapnooae, Ore.
pr Sale-Krly I lose med po-
1). Tattero,
Columbia City
iditn Runner duekeirira for sale.
fl)f 13. J. W. VanNatta War-
or Sale-d second cutting
ver and first cutting timothy and
"erialHo y.ny Amrican
,r"ir and liurlmnk ed poUtws;
Dntw variety called tlus Ever-
f'n. Breat yieldur and fine pn-
": 1 yearling Jersey bull, 14 head
8 month old, all reudy for the
'. but several good brood bows
Pit them: also nt
FJ hnH. ()n nePimn .,f .r..in
v.-- n-.'-'ft
1 om Warren for aomo time
articlfH mut be sold at once.
f Particulars see, phone or
lttC. J. Ur,n, Warren. Ore.
"Lllllil H,ll. at i.ru.n I. In no
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OF Overlxioi. 1,111,... 'ih lf.a.
t a tile Jiiiima Hionlra la nt til
Bom T'" J''II,"I, empire bus 04,
iml Hie (iermiin umtilre I 00
J"" ""! lew tluin the state ol
lh United Btutes of America
I'ltii fouin nuil iiniMirt for si
l liiiinnn twlnu. It will
Before the du niter Hue I
Bmtlon and the populs
eruacta opoa the meaiJ
There la no cause fo
MUSIC CLASS ENTLRTAiNED
JUVENILE PUPILS OF MRS. VAN
TASSEL HAVE GOOD TIME
Mrs. VanTassel entertained very
pleasantly Saturduy, March 1, at
her home for the younger members
of her class. An interesting pro
gram was given, each pupil playing
with precision and exhibiting much
mualcal ability. At the conclusion
oj me program reiresnment were
served and in this Mrs. VanTassel
waa assisted by Mrs. Wilbur Muckle.
Olive Lallare and Beth Terry. Fob
towing la the program:
PART 1.
Under the Mistletoe, Duet, Miss
Deth I'errv and Mr. VanTasuel.
Songs, a, Eyes ao blue, b, Sleep
Dollie. Bleep, Master Ceorge Hrinn.
A contented Bird, b, Lightly Row,
Misa Elsie Morley.
The Haymakers, Duet, Misses Fay
and Ethel Lynch.
Kirthday Waltz, George Lamont.
Dreaming, Duet, Miss Hurriet Wil
kins and Mra. VanTaMscl.
PART 2.
Silver Spur, two-step, Miss Esther
Lemont.
Priscilla. three-step, Mis Maude
Harrison.
Hide and Seek, b, Morning Prayer,
Utile Annabelle Isbister.
Do-Re-Mi Waltz, b. Soldiers'
Song, Misa Elsie Ilrinn.
Joy Days in May, b, The Dove,
Master Gordon Ubister.
Off to School, Duet. Miss Neva
Ciartman and Mrs. VanTasd.
MICHIGAN SOCIETY
PUNS BEING LAID FOR
SUCCESSFUL MEETING IN 1913
Several wide-awake Michigan peo
ple of Columbia county met and had
a picnic at St. Helen on August 30,
1912, and also organized the Michi
gan Society of Columbia Co. Several
prominent people of Columbia
county were present at this meet
ing, paid their due and became
full fledged members of the society.
For the benefit of those Michigan
people who did not see an account
of the affair which was published at
the time in each of the county papers
we again publihh the names of the
officers duly elected at this meeting:
President. C. C. Frick, Rainier;
vice-presidents. M. D. Barbour,
Miyger, Bert Eldred, Clatskanle, G.
It. Hyde, Yankton, G. Strasser,
Soappoose, Oliver Dent, Vetnonia,
and M. Dorn. Clatskanle; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. Effie Wilson,
Yankton; corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Nina Mclntire, St, Johns. The
second annual picnic will be at
Rainier the last Thursday in August,
1913. Anybody from the old Wol
verinc state Is more than welcome.
Mrs. Effie Wilson, Sec.
SCAPPOOSl:
Dr. and Mr. Hatfield made the
trip to Portland Tuesday to 1 id
farewell to Mrs. Guntafeon und
family of Vernonia, as they ftarted
for their new home in Alberta.
Canada.
Supt. J. H. Wilkinson visited
school on Wtd.nesday.
Uev. II. J. VanTaasen of Axtoria
stopped over to cull on the Wash
burn family and renew old mem
ories. The High school declamatory con
test held last Friday evening brought
out a full house. Nine young peo
ple took part. The judges were
Supt. J. B. Wilkerson and Mrs.
Thomason of St. Helens. The con
testants were Valdis White. Athline
Tally, Clay Miller, Milton Miller.
Watta Trice. Ixiren Johnson, Mary
Miller, Nellie Holland and Leon
Iigan. Clay Miller was awarded
first place, which carried with it a
gold mcd"l given by J. G. Watts.
Milton Miller received second place
and Athline Tally third place.
Dr. Withycomb addressed a good
sized and interested audience on
Saturday last, discussing the dairy
cow and the small farm. W. K.
Newell of Gaston told of the work
done by the farmer club there. A
start was mude to organize a simi
lar club here Forty-five signed for
membership. A meeting will be
held at 2 p. m. Saturday, March 8.
to comiietc the organization. Much
good is expected from thin pet-together
movement.
Mrs. Mildred Watts has moved
her stock of millinery into the Rot
McKay building back of the Imnk.
The Sunday school classes of Mrs.
Gctchell ami Mrs. Niblock enjoyed a
party in the Anderson & Wiksirotn
hall Friday evening of lust week.
WELL KNOW CITIZEN OF OER
ISLAND CISTRICT DIES
MISS NORA CONYERS
NATIVE DAUGHTER OF ST. HELENS
SUCCUMBS TO TUBERCULOSIS
Miss Nora Conyers died at Port
land Tuesday afternoon, March 4.
Miss Conyers waa born in St. Hel
ens and was widely known though
out the county. Nearly her entire
life was spent at Clatskanie, where
her parents settled a great many
year ago. Her mother and sister
reside in Kansas City, and her
brother, George Conyers, is in Kan
sas City at the present time. Miss
Conyers was a young woman of ex
ceptionally sterling qualities and
character. She was considerate,
kind and generous, devoting the
later years of her life to the un
selfish care of an invalid mother, un
til her health failed. Several
months ago she went' to Portland,
where she fought in vain to conquer
her malady, tuberculosis, from
which she died. Miss Conyers was
a member of Mispah Chapter of the
Eastern Star, St. Helens. Funeral
services will be held at Clatskanie
at 2 o'clock on Saturday.
an maim
MRS. C 0. SUTHEHLUID ENTEKTAIHS
LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND OOINGS
SEWER COMPLETED
LARGE PORTION OF CITY KOW
DRAINED AND SEWERED
Subject,
Subject:
Methoditt Notices
Sunday School, 10 a. m. Subject:
The Destruction of Sodom
Morning service 11a. tn.
God waiting to be proved.
Epworth League, 5:4r.
Th Nature of Kingdom, Goldie
II at ton. leader.
Evening Service, ll'M. Subject:
The Spirit of the Day.
K. T. Luther, Pastor.
I.lu-ht Hrahmaa etrtr for hatching
tt tnr ir.. Mn. S. E. Klnar. May-
On Tuesday morning. March 4,
at 8 o'clock, Nelson Pinckney, a
pioneer of Oregon, passed away of
hc-rt disease, at lis home near
C.iico, where be Kad lived for
many years. Mr. Pinckney wa
born at Germantown, Pa., on April
11, lS.r0. He was a mid-shipman
during the latter pnrt of the Civil
war. In 174 he came to Oregon,
locating at Astoria. Shortly after
ward he owned and operated a
trading schooner on the Columbia
river. "Mr. Pinckney took his present
homestead in about 18S", moving
there with his family in 1S8S. In
1780 ho was married to Miss Lidia
. ... . m
Strong of Woodland, wash, io
this union five daughters were born,
all of whom survive, to mourn his
loss. The funeral waa held Thurs
day at Deer Island, where his re
mains were laid to rest. Rev. Fair-
child of the M. E. church at Houl-
ton conducted the service.
The sewer which has been under
construction during the past three
months was completed last Satur
day and was accepted by the City
Counci' at the AVonday night meet
ing. The work was done in a very
satisfactory manner by Jacobsen
Pttde Co., the contractors, and at a
cost less than was estimated by the
council. The total cost of the
work, outside o." the engin-HT and
advertising, wasabout $1 1 ,600, and
the sewer will accommodate about
420 lots, and after the wh ile cost is
figured up will average about $30
to the lot. The Fewer is one of
the greatest and most important
improvement ever made in the city
and will be followed by other
sewers in other portior.s of the
city.
m a mm home NEWS NOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE AND
Mrs. Clyde Sutherland was a de
lightful hostess last Tuesday night
at a party given in honor of Miss
Lillian Etchells of Portland, guest of
Miss Merna Yeonr.ans. The evening
was spent with games and music.
At a late hour the guests were taken
into the dining room where refresh
ments consisting of sandwiches,
cake and cocoa were served. Those
present were: Miss Etchells, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Hobbs, Misses Sarah snd
Margaret Burns, Misa Lucile Hobbs,
Miss Merna Yeomans, Miss Pitchford
and Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland.
ELMER BLACKBURN, WOODMAN
Not a Wooden Han M
in Caarie of Wool Easiness
Elmer Blackburn has been given
the contract for handling all the
mill wood by the St. Helens Mill,
both for St. Helens and Houlton.
All orders for wood must be left
with Mr. Blackburn, either by
seeing the drivers or calling up
Phone 42. The following prices
will prevail and must be paid on
delivery of the wood:
In St. Helens, east of the Hazen
hill, planer blocks per load, $1.50;
mill wood, $2.00; block wood, $2.50.
In St. Helens, between Hazen
hill and Houlton, planer blocks,
$1.75; mill wood, $?.25; block wood,
$2.75.
In Houlton, planer blocks, $2.00;
mill wood, $2.50; block wood, $3.00.
LOCAL
AND
PERSONAL
Road Supervisor Dspain ard a
crew of men have just finished the
work of widening the road at the
Hazen hill leading toward Hou'ton.
This was a most dangerous turn in
the road and the improvement will
make it much safer.
A erew of men is busily nt work
on Casennu street making a roadway
24 feet wide from the north end of
Nigger Creek bridge to the Northern
boundary of the city.
The Columbia County Bank has
recently doubled its cnpital stock so
that now it has n capitalization of
$50,000, and is considered one of
the strongest banking institutions
m (he lower river. Full details of
the recent change will be given in
our next issue.
Mrs. H. K. IjiBare entertained
her Sunday school class of girls on
Friday. The evening was pleas
antly spent with games and music,
after which refreshments were
served.
C. II. Johns & Co. will commence
Monday to move their stock of gro-
. .i i , r
cvriea to the Hank nullum?. Jnejri
will occupy the rooms racina" wi"i
WARREN
Mrs. J. S. Bacon is ser'i mly ill,
heart trouble being the cause.
Mr. and Mrs. C J. Larsjn and
daughtei Anna left herj Monday
night for Corvallis. They will come
to Portland Sunday and start the
first of next week for an expended
visit in Kansas.
Miss Vabel Ferry was a recent
ito at N;"F. Baker's.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hoyt have as
a guest this week, Mr. Hoyt's sister,
Mrs. F. T. W.nton of Astoria.
The farmers are all getting busy
with spring work, some clearing
land, some praying trees and some
plowing. Some are getting new
potato planters and plows and other
farm implements.
The members of tVe Warren Can
nery association report that ihere
are good prospects of having a
cannery here.
The funeral of Wultor P.aeon
who die 1 last week as the result of
an injury from falling off the train
near Houlton, was held in the Evan
gelical church at Warren, the ser
mon nreached by Uev. Bowersox
and interment taking place in the
Warren cemetery. Waller Bacon
was n at Warren on Feb. 23,
1882. and lived there all his life
with his parents, Ar. and AVrs.
James Bacon. A large number of
friends of the family attended the
funeral and many bountiful fl ral
pieces were placed on the grave.
THINGS IN AND AROUND ST. HELENS
PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
Real Estate Transfers
March 1.
J. R. Hedlund to J. Maltke, land
in 9-3-2.
March 3.
F. & W. C. Siron to Wm. H.
Braim, land in 9-3-2.
M. W. Vallas to Francis Snow,
land in 9-3-2.
E. & G. W. Vallas to Win. II.
Braim. land in 9-3-2
A. & D. AmamstoWm. H. I'.rinn,
land in 9-3-2.
A. F. & J. T. Alexander an I
Berry to E. B. Woodyard, 10 acres
in 32-4-3.
W. II. Brame et al to Wm. H
Brame, land in 9-3-2.
W. II. Brame et al to France
Snow, land in 9-3-2.
Col. Co. Inv. Co. to W. H. Nor-
cross, lot 11, Beaver Homes.
B. S. Davey et al to Wm. H
Bairn, land in 9-3-2.
A. and S. Hankev to City of St.
Helens, right-of-way for pipe line.
G. and J. Knox to Wm. H. Bairn.
land in 9-3-2.
Aarch 4.
W. E. Stevens to P. A. Hendryx.
lot 17 in Mountain View.
C. E. and J. S. Bacon to II. Lar
son, right-of-way.
E. F. and J. A. Bacon, toll. Lar
son, right-of-way.
C. E. and S S. Baron to ll. Lar-
sen, land.
H. and A. Larson to R. O. Hazen,
land in 19-4-1.
March 5.
G. F. and M. J. AVoeck to Tom C.
Hall, !ots 3, 4, 5, blk. 35, A lock's
Add.
Rainier Land Co. to Geo. F.
Moeok, lots in Rainier.
Rainier Land Co. to m. g. Finer,
lot , blk. 31. in Rain;er.
Rainier Land Co. to Geo. W.
V.xrnl lut 7 lilW 15 in Ti ii r r.
, .sv, ., ,
Rainier Land Co. to A. a id L. j
Hall, land in Rainier. ;
E. and G. W. Vogel t G. V.
Woeck Jr. land in 2 (5-3. j
Mayor T. J. Flippin of Rainier
was a business visitor in St. Helens
yesterday.
P. A. Frakes of Scappoose was
looking after business matters in
the county seat Wednesday.
The Ladies of the Episcopal Guild
gave one of their teas at the Guild
Hall last Tuesday afternoon which
was well attended and thoroughly
enjoyed.
Carl'Steinbach is now employed
in making out tax receipts in the
Sheriff's office.
Wm. Chamdler, a well known
citizen of Clatskanie, was taken to
the hospital in Portlond last Tues
day, and after suffering for two
days passed away.
Registration books for the city
election opened this week by Re
corder John Q. Gage, and up to
last night 56 voters had registered,
4, men and 11 women.
Ais3 Gladys Ashby, who has been
employed in the tax collection de
partment in the Sheriff's office, re
signed her position last Saturday
and left for Banks. Oregon, where
she has accepted the position of As
sistant Cashier in the Washington
County Bank.
Dr. Edwin Ross and family re
turned to St. Helens last Monday
from a three months' vacation at
Redlands, Cal. Dr. Ross is opening
offices in the Bank Building and
will be ready to take up active prac
tice within a few days.
Dr. Ross has a hen. The hen
lays eggs. The eggs are much
larger than ordinary. On Sunday
the egg is larger than on week days.
Miss Edna P. Christie of Holding,
Mich., is visiting her father, H. W.
Christie. Miss Christie expects to
make her home in the west.
R. C. AcCoy, the painter, has se
cured the contract for all the paint
ing and finishing on the M3soniC
Hall in St. Helens.
Word received this morning from
the hospital in Portland is that Mrs.
Thorp is sfme bettor.
Mrs. A. C. Gray is very ill at her
home on the Island.
M- s. A. W. Aueller spent several
!davs last week in Portland visiting
frlei. is.
Ca. tain C. I. Hooghkirk of the
Irald;., stopped over in St. Helens
Wednesday to attend to some busi
ness matters at the Court House.
Mrs. W. D. Barbour of Aa.vger
was visiting with her daughter. Mrs.
J. L. Zipporer in St. Helens during
the week.
Coroner Sherwood of Rainier was
looking after business interests in
St. Helens early in the weeK.
Gus kihge and W. O. Jeffs had
business at the Court House this
week and spent the day in
Helens.
Mrs. R. Cox. who has spent
several months in California re
turned home this week. Mrs. Cox
has been suffering from rheumatism
for a long time and tried the Cali
fornia climate this winter with the
result that she is much improved.
A large crew of men were put to
work on the Masonic building this
week and the big structure is grow
ing like magic. A concrete mixer
with steam power has been placed
near the building and the way work
is progressing it will not take long
for the completion of the building.
Mrs. N. A. Ashby who has spent
the past two months at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Miller, left
for her home at Banks last Sunday.
Mrs. Ashby was here taking the E.
W. Conyers treatment for some
cancers on her shoulder and went
home completely cured, the growths
having been entirely removed by
the treatment.
H. W. Miller, yard foreman at
the mill, made a trip to Hoquiam,
Wash., last Friday, where he met
his mother, Mrs. H. C. Shaw of
Stockton, Aissouri, and together
they leturned to St. Helens on Sun
day. Mrs. Shaw will make her
home in St. Helens.
Frank Ailes came down from
Portland last Tuesday and reported
his father, S. A. Miles, quite sick
again. The many friends in St.
Helens wish for Ar. Miles a speedy
Iro Barker arrived in St.
Helens last Monday, having come
up from Los Angeles with Dr. Ed
win Ross and family, and will make
St. Helens her home. The many
young friends of Ais Iro will be
glad to welcome her back to St.
Helens.
Attention is called to the ad of
Oliver & Oliver in this issue. This
firm has recently succeeded the firm
of White & While, and are starting
out in business the right way. They
are going to have a sale commenc
ing next Aonday and continuing
until the stock placed on sale is en
tirely sold. A careful reading of
their ail will disclose many bar
gains. The Court room in the Court
House occupied by the County Court
has been remodeled and now pre
sents a much more Court like ap
pearance. The bench has been
turned an .and and lengthened out
so that the entire court are seated
on one side and are thereby enabled
to face the people who attend Court.
Judge Harris has fitted up the room
adjoining for a private room and is
comfortably located there now.
G. L. Tarbell, C. C. Mover and
other officers of the Yankton Fair
Association appeared before the
' County O'V.rt yesterday and asked
, f,r an nimroni iation for the fair
for 1913, nd the Court granted
S300. The Fair will be held again
Geo. Rex of Kansas City was ,lt Yankton, and is known as the
looking after fonie business mat-1 CoUmibia County Fair Association,
tors nt the Creosoting Works dur-1 aij viee-pri-fidents of the Fair arc
ing the week. ! ren aesti ,i to meet nt Iho Grange
j Frank Popojoy came home thisjllall at Yankton on Wednesday,
I week i'ro:n Albany and has secured a! AVaich 1'.'. for the purpose of roak
1 position on the Aasonic building, j ing a premium list and ai ranging
Geo. W. Vogel, the bustling real j for the fair,
estate man of Rainier was a county Mrs. II. J. Fonner of Spokane,
seat visitor during the week. ' Wa;h., is visiting her daughter.
;MrS. J. iM. AWOIl, 111 OU ik.-ic.io.
James Bacon of Warren was in
the city today, accompanied by his
Do It Now! Rltr. Vl'i
Mrs. Wm. Mtckle left yesterday
G. F. r n l A. J. AVoeck to Amanda for Monroe wun nine miss ueien
u-m i lau (-. !n . .''a A.I.I. Fams. who has been staying with
wan, ivv , v v .
her grandparents for aome tune. rreat-r.-eat-irranBj-au'nicr,
i , ;ll Aima rlavi, Url. ha lit (ho''"
M. Kerry t Ii. Al. Mm. muc-k- ... - ----
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AVarch fi.
A. and A. M. Kerry t
Olat. ln n -"-6.
J. ft.
Matn. land In 94-4-St.
Ountr Ciw l memivn this opening m
riaia and will b. -l.d to mil K.l-t.r at. Hln Imp. Co. to If. D. ivM. Jud. H-rr,.
th.r old and .w cu.tom.r. .t th.t John J..,,, Lr. M . WJ.il.K- K. Ad.l. r,W -.rr.nd Flu.
n.i Com. mi .lt. .. hmek of th DHIartl
rer present property, wrbre Mr. Dj'er Uvea.
'j-lane,
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