OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY VOL. XXXII. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, I9I3 NO 44. HE EVENT OF THE WEEK farden Party by Ladies Guild is a Very Successful Affair SCENES FROM MACIJETH VEKY FINE It is a ciiHtxm in thin city, an it in The munie furnishol by the popu , rili.i of iMt fertile ar (ai,hi Orchestra was thor- tffhrt. Srh.M.1.1 at.d HoeietUH to ' Iw entertainment of dilieretit ' . t a i i i i nuowri orcncsira. rln wf when futnlii are needed liv ' 11 U particular church, school or i of Htri,-ty I"' p-ople. has -jty fur itii'ne emergency nnil ho ' lmi""' ne of the most popular or- ily i the people reipond with ! ganizations in the ci'y, and is most Lttan.v ami patronage that every Kl.cr.ms in its will inirnusn to at.-ist let i;.iir to feel that ho or she ; j nny churitable function. Some l.rcelly inter.-sted nn 1 rcMponsi- , i,y Mrs. '.VilliamH of St. Hel- f for the sticces of the under-j,.,,, ttnl Miss L;ihr of Portland A THRILLING ADVENTURE SCAPPOOSE IN THE THROES OF . EXCITEWENT OVER ROBBERY ..on, . Whenever one of these en-'were heart.ly encored und "1- i rtaiiinienu lit Kiven.lt it a success p!o.ded. The dulls ,y the school J n. proficient have the people i children, under the direction of Li take part in them become that, their teachers, Minn Weed, Miss hm! cnUrUiiini.' program is al-: 4W H.j Mr.t. Saurer, showed much .it the renult. Hut of all the en-:,.areful work and were executed rrUinments of thia rhnruetcr that .rfcct!y. The ll'gh Soh.ml trirls-. jsiveWen jrivcn for a lunir time, j un.er the instruction of Miss ! Garden Party held in the Ciiy i Hammartrom, in their Indian sn;g Hill luit Wednesday evening cnpp.il J was one of the best numbers on the 2ns climax. The large hall whs ; program. Miss Helen Anderson of fccnnited with jack-u'-lunteriiii amL Portland on the piano was highly itchy hunting, ami lir tree were appreciated tittered over the hall, giving it i The secoml part of the program it appearance of a well kept gar- ( was the witches scene from Macbeth lm. Under the tree were placed in which St. Helens teople (.nly jl.len upon which were Nerved' took part. The scenery was well ri thing to eat, the menu con-1 ndupted to the different acenesand isting of the following well known 1 the local churactem wire exceed ed of eatables: Sand-witches, ingly fine in the difficult parts, mps' IMight. Hot (iol linn, ('hail- F.seeiul mention could not be made rn of Jack-o'-Lunterns, I'.rownie.s' as each and every one of the char Irith. Witches Wine and Spirit aeters did hist or her part in such a Iu-cb In it ImioIIi at the side of m.-.nner as to txcite much ir:teri-?t bo hall were stationed a couple of a:i I cau.te very many complement ii;jy Fortune Tellers who. for a ary remarks to be make about them, ickel, would tell uny one what the It wai a really line production id a .lure had in store for them, and it well chosen scene from Shakespeare, ual .vays something g d too, no Nearly four hundred people turned r of being told of dreadful aeci- out to enjoy the program and the rnu urvi Horrow. Tni booth (rood thins to eat and every one nived an attractive feature and j was pleased. The Ladies of the M crow led ut all time during the ! Guild were especially plon.sed from 'oning. The entertainmi nt proper every standpoint. It was a s ic a splendid, four little jjirls about cess socially and financially, enough Scuppoose was thrown into a whirl of excitement last Saturday hy the report that two unmasked highwaymen had held up and robbed the city bakery. While one went to the back door and covered the buker with his eye, the other sneaked in and took every cent out of the money diawer. They then went to the pool room and pro ceeded to souse themselves in soda water, which they were under the influence of when caught, otherwise tht 'ie might have been trouble in taking- them alive. Some difficulty was experienced in settling the matter out of court, but after many points of law had been mur dered the father of one of the rob bers gave up his last years' savings ami paid back the 2.') cents that had been stolen. These crooks are well known here, being about 12 years old, and residents of Scappoose. They are only two out of half a do.en candidates in this town for the reform schoi Is, and who i3 to blame'.' These boys are allowed to roam the streets half the night; jump on every train that passes, throw rocks at autos. steal fruit from fruit venders, rack down signs and annoy almost everyone in town. And still the parents of some of hese beys wore the seat out of their pants sitting on the sidewalk last summer and knocking incorpor ation. Now if the parents of, these boys cannot control them, wouldn't it be better to have the place in coi poraned and have a marshal to see that these boys were ofT the streets at a reasonable hour at night, for the taxes are bound to come, either in paying an officer or supporting a prison, so take your choice. Fiom a Taxpayer. y urs old being one of the best amber rendered, in their recital "Mo- (I.iblina will get you if you Vt look out." money being made to pay olf nearly all the indebtedness of the Guild for the installation of steam heat in he Guild hall and church. if SANE MAN, Vf MR i HPT. ASPLUND GUiLTY MASTER Of WfflO MLRCEO ST. HELENS CONFESSES TO MURDER , ASSUMES ALE BLAME A .-uiiplu of weeks ago a M'nten!rin "T. r mi the new ruilurml liuildiriK! in the Nchnlem valley near Clal"-! mi- wsn picked up hy the olT. ers ami " flit to St. Helena In a violcntl in 'a uinditlt n. He was indeed a rav-1 maniac and after an examination by f county juiige wan committed to the t ihim at Salt in. It rttuircd two men handlo him even after the itraight Ms were placed tin him. Nef (ha tches from Rah m now tell of a viait the sheriff of Jlukt r County, Ore, Ihe asylum ami in a conversation lh this man Insane rran, he rcjjained i Menses lonii enm.'nh 1 confess that was the muiderrr f two men, the mc having been committed only a weeka ago in llakcr County. Mr. Geo. C. Tendell of New irk. a newspaper man, author and turcr will apeak under the clirec" n of the Oregon Prohibition State nunlttee at Yankton on Nov. 2. 11 a. m., the aame day, Sunday. Lott'a Chail In St. 'ielrns ut 3 m. and atlloulton M. K. church e aame day at H p. m. Ktv. J Mowery. Mr. T. II. Lot t and v. T. D. Summerville presiding d Uev. W T. Fairchild soloist, erybody is invited to hear him. ia worth your while. Captain Asylum! of the ill-fated Mi-reed, was given a hearing before the inspectors at Sun Franociaco thi week and entered a plea of guillty. lie ad milled that he was olT his course several in ilea and was not taking sou mi ings as ho should have been, also thai had he been taking soundings thai the wrrrk would probably have been averted. So far no sentence has been imposed upon him hut it is very likely that his license as a captain will be re voked. Capt. Asplund has a nun.bcr of friends and acjoiBntanca in St. Helens who feel really sorry ror mm ii. his Iroub cs and thty also feel almost a personal loss in the oud ship Mcrc d P. 0. LOCATION SELECTED l. tl. Durand. Postal Inspector f"r Oregon, visited in St. llel.ns Wednes day, looking over the different buil i jugs with a view to moving the po.-l office. After mnkii.g an examination of several loiildi:is he setmeil to think the vacant store room in the new u nonlc Hull would be the most suitah a uf all places visited. While Mr. Dur and would not say definitely that the Mast nfc building will be allot ted it is quite probable that it will. The re moval will probably take place about the first uf January. STILL PLEASANT RIDING Automobiling between St Helens and Portland is still good. The rosds are in a fair condition and many ma chines pans between here and Portland each week. The White Flyer, operated by Abel & Sheppard, continues to be the popular method of travel. One round trip is made each and every day except Saturday and Sunday, when the big car goes the rounds twice. This car has proven its worth to the com- munity already arid there is no ques tion but that it is here to stay. Dur ing some of the coldest weather this fall the car on late night trips is filled to the limit and w ith the curtains down it is just as comfortable as can be. There is absolutely no discomfort from the cold, on the contrary just enough of the fresh air to be thoroughly en joyable. The citizens all along the line are giving the car the liberal patronage it deserves. ST. HELENS 20 YEARS AGO HEMS TAKEN FROM MIST OF NOVEMBER 1 1893 K. E. Quick, the representative farmer of Bachelor Plata, threshed some of his spuds and borrowed George Anderson's stump puller to pull a few of his crop of carrots and turnips, and load some of the smaller ones upon J. C. Mason's logging truck for transportation to St. Helens. Three yoke of oxen were hooked to the trucks and the team arrived in town .two days later. When the outfit stopped in front of our office we went over to the court house and borrowed Mr. Little's 100-feet surveyor's chain and made a few measurements with the following results: One potato eight feet long, five feet wide and thirteen feet in circumference. One turnip eleven feet high and sixty three feet in circunference. One carrot thirty-five feet long and twenty-seven feet in circumference. Saltstr thought the load weighed four tons, but we have our private opinion about that. However, we are no authority on the weights of vegetables and will accept Saltser'B estimate, so four tons goes. A ship will be chartered next week and '.he whole load will be sent to the mid. winter fair. Mr. Quick also raised some cabbage, but there was na room for any of them on the wagon. Next week one of the smallest heads will be blown open with dynamite and a portion of it will be sent to San Francisco to be placed in the Oregon exhibit at the exposition. The county treasurer can be seen at St. Helens on Wednesday and Saturday of each week. A real estate transfer of more than usual importance to this county and state was made here last week. The property trans ferred is locally known as the Georig homestead on Germany hill und contains 318 acres. The price Criminal Cases Be ing Disposed Of Court Has Busy Session for Several Weeks PENDER CASE NOW ON TRIAL Circuit Court is still in session. The work of the court for the entire term so far, with the exception of a few orders, has been taken up with the trial of criminal cases. Lafe Wilson was convicted of assaullt on a little girl. A. H. Beach pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon. Ben Butts pleaed guilty to larceny. John Niseon and Charles Kohler were con victed of illegal fishing. F. E.Messiaur leaded guilty to practicing medicine without a lilcense and received a line of $400 and costs and paroled upon the payment of costs. B. G. Magoon was convicted of forgery. Jena Nelson waa aqcuitted of robbery. Wednesday the case of the State vs. John A. Pender for the murder of Daisy Wehrmann waa taken up and at this time the attorneys are trying to get a jury. So far there are five men in the jury box who have been passed for cauae and a apeeial venire for 50 more jurymen haa been issued and the sheriff ia out in the counttry getting jurora. John A. Jeffrey of Portland ia defending Pender and District Attorney Tongue is prose cuting. It is porbable that the case will take at least two weeks time. TRENHOLH J. Christensen made a trip to Port land Monday, returning Tuesday. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Holiday Oct, 25, a (laughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ellton Kelly are the proud parents of a baby girl born Sun day, Oct. 26. LeRoy Jorgenaon of the Wenatcbee Valley, Washington, is visiting at the McAboy borne and contemplates spend ing the winter in Trenholm. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson made a shop ping and business trip to St. Helens last Tuesday. Henry Kromrey has again taken up his residence at Trenholm, but ia atill working for Masten's, near the Ullman place. D. R. Fowler, who has been at St. Helens the past week as one of the jurors, Sundayed at home. At the special school meeting called for Tuesday night to decide the ninth grade question in the Trenholm school paid was $63G0. or $20 an acre, and ' w are PeB8ed t0 "J that the vole the purchasers are Cyprian Inman we"1 " '" -" - "- and Wm. E. Inman, his son, the well known hop growers of Wash ington. The importance which at taches tothis transaction is the fact than the Inmana have purchased the property for the purpose of I hop culture, and will immediately ! which Droves the fact that there are more tair-minded, square-dealing peo ple in Trenholm than there are those of the opposite stamp. Several from Trenholm attended the box aocial and ball at the new Yankton Redmeii's Hall Saturday night and re port the finest kind of a time. We HOW TO VOTE begin tne work oi planting over understand that the receipts amounted thirty acres of vines. They intend to over VZhO. which showa the popu to plant the whole tract to hops as larity of this society, and we know soon as it can be prepared. The ! from pat experience that the Redmen inmans are the largest and most , know now t0 entertain'royally. successtul hopgrowers in w asning ton, and the fact that they recog nize the value of our mountain lands for hop culture and have in vested a large sum in them for tttaf niirinun nnrrKt ti tnrlnrxi rt( Visard ! to follow he example set by j.hem, and lose no time in getting all available land into hops. HOULTON The Houlton city election yesterday was the first time the women of the city had a chance to vote, and the num ber of them who voted waa ample proof that the women aa a class do want to vote. One-balf the city election board waa women, and about one-half the 77 fetes cast were by women. N. O. Lar ab'ee waa elected Mayor almost unani mously; L. H. Coombs and W. H. Smith councilmen for two years and C. D. W'bite for one year, Chaa. Gra ham, treasurer Great interest ia felt in the coming consolidation election, and the prevailing impression seems to be in favor of it. The box aocial held by the Redmen at Yankton Saturday night waa one of the most successful affairs of the kind ever held in this vicinity. Tbe aocial waa held in the new hall built by the order, the proceeds to go towards com pleting the building. The hall, though a large one waa crowded to its utmost capacity. After an interesting program waa rendered the boxea were sold by Jarvia Davis, assisted by R. L. Welch. The selling of the boxea lasted about 2 1-2 hours, and the bid ding was keen at all times. $257 waa realized in this way. The rest of the night waB spent in dancing. A grand opening of the ball will be held soon. Next Tuesday is the election. At that time five referred bills will be voted on and one bill relating to the salaries of county officers in this county. There has been and is some confusion as how to vote on these bills. If you want to vote for the bill, vote yes, and if you don't want to vote for the bill, vote no. The bills themselves are to be voted on and not th referendum. It is a yes and no vote for or against the bills. Women can vote whether registered or not, provided that if they are not registered they will tec ire six freeholders to swear for them, just the same aa men who are not registered. Registration under Sheriff Thompson and two depu ties have been very busy the past two days rounding up the citizens of the county, with the result that about 50 good citizens aie in St. Helens today to truly answer all questions that may be propounded I to them touching their qualifica ( tions as jurors in the case of the State of Oregon vs. John A. Pen der, charged with the murder of Daisy Wehrman. As we go to press there are five j ri n In lUa iuru Kl V in t Vl t Pnmlor i mill ill tlic jui j irv. in wifc & case who have been passed for cause. From the progress being made in getting jurymen it will per haps be two or three days before a jury is finally selected'. For aale cheap A complete set of the Americana Encyclopedia. Enquire at Mist office. either the old or the new law en titles a person to vote. A foreign born woman who is married is en titled to vote on her husband's citi zenship. A foreigner who has de clared his intention to become a citizen, for more than one year prior to the election, can vote. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS I. Martin to C. O. Donovan, land in 32-4-3. R. L. Stanwood to H. Guersher, 20 acres in 26-5-2. II. L. & W. I. Spencer to II. A. McNair, tract No. 9. A. F. & F. Brown to School Dist. No. 30. land in 36-5-2. B. & W. M. Egan to M. & C. A. Smith, 20 acres in 17-7-2. A. S. & E. L. C. Benson to Col. Agri. Co, land in 5-7-4. A. A. & O. B. McDonell toC. & R. R., R. of W. E. & G. H. Sierbka to F. Mc- Farland, land in 32-4-2. S. Both to J. K. Bourne, land in 31-7-2. M. E. & T. L. Holstine to P. C. Warbelon, land in 26-5-2. L. & N. L. Barker to T. L. Hol stine, land in 26-5-2. J. F. Johnston to Mable Johnston, land in 29-6-5. A. and W. J. Daity to Elsie P. Wirtz, land in Rainier. E. S' Graunity to S. Yanz, land in 29-7-2. E. A. & O. J. Brooks & Heaivard to L. A. & E. A. Thbmpson, 40 acres in 1-5-2. E. P. & W. G. Muckle to J. & C. Muckle. part of lot 13, blk 33, St. Helena. E. P. & W. G. Muckle to Elmer Blackburn, land in blk 33 in St. Helens. A. W. Donelson to A. C. Donel son, land in 3-4-4. O. R. & M. F. Loring to M. Hegli, lot 1, blk 52, Moecks2nd Ad. H. U. Meister to F. & B. M. Gliniecki, land in 4 & 6-4-1. J. W. D. Johnston to R. L. Stan wood, land in 25-5-2. J. H. & M. D. Raed to G. G. & C. Fry. land. E. A. & F. E. Rotgei to Mary George, part of Iota 17-17, blk. 26, in St. Helens.