OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
VOL. XXXII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 18. 1913
NO 29.
PEOPLE SHOW MUCH INTEREST
PROPERrY OMR WRITES OF IN
JUSTICE OF R. R. RATES ETC.
Tlmt ttio people of this com
munity fed an interest in the
transportation question in evidenced
by a U tter received from a citizen
which come as a hearty second to
the m. 'lion niaile by the Mint lust
wtfk on the mnttcr of getting
cht'iiKT rate and better service by
the railroad company. The people
have a real cbuhu for kicking on the
way they are treated and thin in
going to trow to such proportions
that the company cannot fail tu
take notice of it. We are going to
keep hammering away until re
lulu are obtained, no that the rail
road company had just aa well give
in now, for they will have to later
uti any way. The letter which wus
received yesterday is puhliahed he
low in order to ahow the feeling of
oine people towards the company
f ir the very inefficient service they
ire giving us:
Portland, Ore.. July 1, 1913.
Alitor St. Helen Mint,
St. Helena, Ore.
I), sr Sir We wunt to give you
much credit for the article in last
Friday' edition, July 11. of youi
most vuluub'e paper, regarding tin
n..Lle (? ?) nervice if the S. P. & S
between l'ortlund and St, Ilelem
and vicinity. A number of ua have
sent a letter containing some very
strung remark regarding thiit aerv
iee to I'res. Young of the Hill in
terest in thi state, also one each
to the Portland Chumber of Cm
merce and the Daily Journal. We
asked the Journal to give us a hand
in our struggle for better train
service, and we alio hoe that you
will keep at it until we get what we
are after. If the S. P. & S. do not
want to put in an electric line on
the Astoria roadway, why do they
not extend the United R. It., which
is theirs also.
Youra fuly,
A Columbia County lund owner
an I heavy tax payer und a reader
of jour paper.
P. S. We tnuat net busy and do
something ot we cannot expect to
Bet new settlers for Columbia
County.
SI. HELENS 4-MACCABEES 6
GOOD GAME PROMISED NEXT
SUNDAY WITH WOODLANB
The local bunch of base ball
players mot defeat at the hands
of the Maccabee team from Port
land lust Sunday, the score being
6 to 4. Next Sunday the Wood
land, wash., team will come over
and play the St. Helens team.
The local team this year Is strictly
local team, composed of actual
residents of St. Helens and vi
cinity and they are playing pretty
Rood ball too If they play to
(tether for some time they will
be a hard bunch to beat and more
interest is manifested by the
fans than would be the case if
part of the team were hired men
nnd strangers. Every encour
agement should be extended the
boys in making a purely St. Hel
ens team, so don't forget that
next Sunday afternoon at 2:30
j - - -
your presence is needed out at
the ball park to help us win from
the boys across the river.
r'orSuln-4 lots, 5-room house, i
'aty terms. Inquire of Chas. Smith,
Houlton, Oregon.
HENRH BIDDLE LAUNCHED
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHING AT
ST. HELENS SHIPYARDS
Tuesday at 12 o'clock the new
tuir built at the St. Helens ship
yards (.lipped from the ways and
gracefully took to the water with a
load of about 50 people on board.
The new tug was duly chrintemd
by Miss Riddle, a granddaughter of
Henry J. liiddle, after whom the
launch was named. The Henry J.
liiddle
1 1 .m m .
iiemg jjuieel long, TJ feet beam
and a depth of 12 feet, capable of
makintf 12 knots an hour. The ma
chinery was p-rtly installed before
the launching, and the finishing
work will be done within a few
weeks when the vessel will go into
me service or the Columbia Con
tract Co. In towing rock to the
jetty at the mouth of the Columbia
River. It is Kaid that this is the
strongest and best tug boat ever
built on the Columbia River. The
engines will develop K00 horse
power and the oil capacity is 00
barrels, enough for 11 days fuel, so
that the little vkn.se I could easily
run from St. Helens to San Pedro.
This is the third successful launch
ing of vessels at the St. Helens
yards during the paht ten months,
the Multnomah, the Meiced and
the Henry J. liiddle. Another large
vessel Is under construction for the
Chaa. K. MeCorniiik Co. and will
be ready for launching in about
three months. All Columbia county!
timber ia used in the construction
of these boats, and the plant is
operated continuously with a large
force of workmen. Mr. Trice, the
manager, has been very successful
and has the reputation of being a
master of the business. He has
built more than 30 seaworthy ves
sels, each of them now plying the
waters of the Pacific. The people
of St. Helein are becoming used to
seeing boats launched so that only a
small crowd was present last Tues
day.
Warren, Ore.. July 17. PJ13.
Editor Mist:
On account of a report that is
being circulated in this neighbor
hood which reflects somewhat upon
my name I am asking that you give
me a little space to answer. Some
time ago one of our friends, Mr. M.
Albertson, died nnd was buried at
the Swedish cemetery at Warren.
Two gentlemen dug the grave and
made no charges for it. Now
cornea the report that I had re
ceived $1 from Mrs. Albertson for
the digging of the grave, which is
not true. I never had anything to
do with digging the grave, nor did
I ever receive $1 or any other
amount for doing so. There is,
however, a man in this neighbor
hood who did receive $2 to pay for
the diiriring. and that amount, so I
am informed, was never paid to
the men who did the work, nor was
t returned to Mrs. Albertson. If
that is true that man should turn
the money back to Mrs. Albertson
or hi i name might appear later.
Yours for fair play,
K. M. Newman.
?- T niuirinr crlnsse five
1 M . i ji r t a u . . - v.
Lm)(1 viHjoni relieve eye strain, stops
hea,acrie and do not make you look
olr". Classes correctly fitted do not
etract from your looks. Consult
im Wednesday, .July 25. Remem
ber the day and date.
SEVERAL
NEW
ENTRANTS
IN MERRY BATTLE FOR BALLOTS
Kacc Only in It's Infancy and
all Have Equal Chance
WORKERS WILL WIN
HI.STRICT
Miss Ksther Weigle. St. Helens
Miss Orace Popejoy, St. Helens
Misa Alice Richardson, St. Helens
DISTRICT
M'ss Daisy Hutehi .son. Rainier
Miss Sarah Mathews, Rainier
DISTRICT
Mrs. C. T. Prescott, Houlton
Miss Heth Perry, Houlton
Mrs. Tom White, Houlton
Mrs. Rudolph C. Karth, Yankton
Miss Kate liaker, Warren
Miss Ruth Hendrickson, Warren..
Miss Myrtle Lnrsen, Warren
Miss Fannie Cooper, Warren
Miss Hilda Muhr, Warren
Miss Ruth Peterson, Warren
Miss Adams, Scappoose
Miss Ktfa Kisenblatter, Scappoose
Miss Marie Hell, Scappoose
Miss Fay Lynch, Scappoose
DISTRICT
Miss Dorothy Fowler, Goble
Miss Mamie McClay, Columbia City
Mrs. Ira Withrow. Goble
Miss Mina Hlake, Goble
DISTRICT
Miss Wilma Pulliam, Clatskanie
Miss Page, Clatskanie.
DISTRICT
Miss Maliel Mills, Vernonia
Miss Inez Smith. Vernonia
Miss Vera Woods, Vernonia
MissDottie Pringle, Mist..
Miss Ruth Ruddiman. Mist
Several new candidates were
nominated this week and others
who have not taken an active
interest before are commencing
to put forth an effort to win. No
candidate has any the best of the
race so far, chances are all equal.
None are so far ahead but that
thej can easily be overtaken. A
real big leader has not as yet de
veloped in either district, but
next week will bring forth startl
ing changes in the vote totals of
several candidates. Likely as
not those at the bottom of the
list will take the lead, for as
stated above several entrants
who have not taken an active in
terest before, realizing their
chances to win are as good as
those of arother, have com
menced to work in earnest and
full of confidence.
A WORD To CANDIDATES
Now candidates it is beginning
to grow serious, competition is
becoming keener every moment.
ou may have all kinds of confi
dence in yourself; so may your
competitois. "A word to the
wise is sufficient." See that each
day witnesses an increase in
your vote total. You may be
playing a waiting game, holding
back waiting for your competi
tors to "set the pace. They may
all be doing the same thing, so
our advice to all is don't waste
any time, or imagine yourself a
sure winner because you know
you have a few more votes than
it' looks like Miss So and So has.
You cannot have too many the
closing night and it is much
better to win by ten thousand
than to lose by one vote; and the
contest Editor warns you right
now that there are otheis on the
job who are saying nothing, but
who have their eye on the trips
to the RounP-Up.
SEND IN SUCSCltlPTIONS
A number of complaints have
been received at the Mist office
mm
NO. 1
30,780
12,625
8,430
NO. 2
7,805
8,940
NO. 3
5,000
7.565
5,000
6,620
9,370
5,000
5,000
12,860
5,000
5,000
6,005
6,005
5,010
7,485
no. 4
6,230
9,485
17,215
,000
NO. 5
7,310
5,000
NO. 6
11,415
11,130
5,000
15,475
6,020
from parties who have sub
scribed, but who have not as yet
received the paper. No doubt
some of the candidates are hold
ing them back so as not to let
their competitors know how they
stand. This is not necessary. If
you wish to build up a reserve
force of votes to cast later on
you can do so, but subscriptions
should be turned in so that those
who favored you will receive
their paper. A vote certificate
is issued on each subscription
and if you wish you may hold
them in reserve. No one can
find out how many votes you
have; if you think so try to as
certain how many some other
candidate has. The contest man
agement "plays no favorites."
To the victors belong the spoils
and you may rest assured that
each and every candidate will
receive the same treatment from
this office.
Subscriptions continue to come
in from different parts of the
county with requests that votes
be given this candidate or that,
which shows that some of you
are overlooking friends willing
to help. Our advice is not to
overlook a single person. A great
many of your acquaintances will
no doubt be glad to help you if
you let them know you are in the
race to win.
HOW DISTRICTS ARE DIVIDED
District No. 1. St Helens.
District No. 2, Rainier.
District No. 3, Warren, Houlton,
Trenholm, Yankton, Scappoose.
District No. 4, Mayger, Quincy,
Clatskanie, Marshland, Inglis, Hud
son, Delena, Ryser.
District No. 5, Columbia City,
Deer Island, Goble, Prescott, Ruben,
Apiary, Carico.
District No. 6, Vernonia, Mist.
Kist, Fishawk, Keasey, Pittsburg.
Candidates are not confined to
work in the districts in which they
reside.
NEW BUILDING STARTED
THE RAMSEY BUILDING TO
BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION
J. E. Ramsey has commenced
work on the filling of hia lot on
Columbia street next to the Masonic
Hall preparatory to building a con
crete foundation for his large build
ing which will be started within a
short time. Thia will be another
large business building on Columbia
street and will make of this street
one of the principal business streets
f the city. Other buildingi are
contemplated on this street which
will probably be erected before
winter.
Boy Drowned
ONE OF PLEASURE PARTY FALLS
OVERBOARD. BODY NOT RECOVERED
The Columbia river has claimed
another victim. This time it is
Paul Schoeneck, a boy 12 years
old whose home is in Portland.
Rev. B. Seeley and a party of ten
boys had been on an outing down
the river and were returning in
the Yacht Althea to their homes
in Portland. Young Schoeneck
was one of the party and this
morning about 7 o'clock he took
the water bucket with a rope at
tached to it and undertook to dip
some water from the river. The
wind was blowing quite strong
and the current was swift, so the
bucket of water was too much
for him to handle and he was
dragged overboard and down
into the river. Before the boat
could be stopped and the return
made to the place where he had
fallen overboard it was too late
and the body had sunk out of
sight and has not yet beed re
covered. The party came on to
St. Helens and here Mr. Seeley
sent the rest of the boys on the
train, while he remained making
arrangements to drag the river.
A reward of $25 has been offered
by Mr. Seeley for the recovery
of the body and he has also hired
several men to drag. Every
effort will be made to find the
body by Mr. Seeley and thej
friends of the family. The drown j
ing occurred some miles below
St. Helens and near the Washii.g-j
ton shore. I
Methodist Notices
Sunday School, 10 a. m. Subject:
Moses Called to Deliver Israel.
Morning service 11 a. m. Subject:
Christ Encourages His People.
Epworth League, 7:15. Subject:
Hidden Springs.
Evening sermon, 8 p. m. Subject:
Weighed and Found Wanting,
E. T. Luther, Pastor.
Real brain and nerve ease come
to those who wear Dr. Lowe's
glasses.
VOTE COUPON
FOR M.
This Coupon when neatly rlippcJ and filled in with name of the candidate for
weom ynu wish to vote, and brought or mailed to the Contest Department will
count FIVE VOTES. Don't roll. SenJ in Hat.
SHORT SESSION OF COURT
JUDGE EAKIN DECIDES SOME MOTIONS.
NO JURY UNTIL OCTOBER
Circuit Judge Eakin was in St.
Helena last Monday hearing metions
etc., but did not call a jury. He
has said that no jury will now be
called until October, so that all
cases will have to be ready for trial
at that time. Last Monday several
matters were taken up in the way
of motions and defaults, one of the
cases being that of Warren Arthur
wherein the defendant applied for
a vacation of a default divorce de
cree, and after hearing the affidavits
of the defendant the court promptly
set aside the decree and permitted
the defendant to answer. In the
matter of the application for a new
trial of G. W. Hollenbeck vs. Dean
Blanchard, the court took the mat
ter under advisement, as he did in
another case wherein the Clats
kanie Bank was plaintiff and Orin
Backus defendant.
Real Estate Transfers
Rainier Land Co to Olive J. Lott,
lot 19, blk. 3, Florence Add.
Rainier Land Co. to Blaine Harr,
lot 1, blk 28 in Rainier.
C. & L. M. Stock to G. F.& D. C.
Puzey, land in Clatskanie.
E. F. P., M. J. & Wm. Ross to
A. E. Reed, lot 10, blk 3, Col. Park.
E. & G. W. Vogle to Blaine Harr,
lots 1, 2. blk. 2, Vogle Tract.
A. M. & I. S. Baumgardner to
S. J. Austin, land.
W. B. Best to John Larson lot 7.
block 32, Hoeck's Add.
C. W. Emerson to A. & F. N.
Hill, lot 7, blk 145 in St. Helens.
E. T. & J. W. Burgess to A. &
W. W. Jesse, land in 29, 8. S.
F. F. L. Oliver to J. F. Guskill.
land in 35, 5, 2.
R. A. Carey to A. M. Anderson,
land in 20, 5, 5.
A. M., C. A. & L. T. Anderson
to Nehalem Timber Co, land.
E. E. Ward to G. F. Puaey, land.
O. M. Cooper to C. J. Cook, lot 2
in 32. 4. 1.
O. M. Cooper to C. J. Cook, land.
C. J. & F. A, Cook & W. Kaser
to Olga M. Cooper, lot 2 in 32. 4. 1.
C. J. & F. A. Cook to Olga M.
Cooper, lot in 32, 4, 1 and more.
Clatskanie Development Co. to
Columbia Agri. Co. lots 7, 8, 9, 10
in blk. 1, Clatskanie Junction.
Scappoose Acres Co. to Hattie M.
Butler, tract 37, Scappoose Acres
Tract.
A. J. Schunesen to Milton Smith,
E. 1-2 lot 3 in blk B, Rainier.
MARRIAGEJICENSES
Selma Kusnumen and Frank S.
Warsanen, Clatskanie.
Lottie Criderman and Harmon S.
Fulton, Kelso, Wash.
Annie West and Reed Halding,
Clatskanie.
Gartrud Patty and Ernest A.
Wood, Clatskanie.
Viola Miller and F. A. Hutchison,
Hudson, Ore.
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