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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1913)
L OREGON IjOCATION: In tho Northwestern p.irt of n . - .. ,:;'rit'f::'"ih-'i''". A It K A : Almut 700 wmurv miles. H22J,r acres TILLAHLK LAND: 15 7-Mi acres. Tin. ,, ,an(J (hat ,s and cleared, exclusive of town lots. "'"vaiion NN TILLAHLK LAND; 40fi 7.i urns, which inrlu.!,.. ,iln,.r whlr lhore . T' '"""" ' "-t Hoital,,,. for a,,,, in , fur cultivation. timi:i:::: ALout mi,!,,.,,. mf t,.idit billion f.Tt. ASSK'-r.Ki) VAI.UK (IK TIMl:.;;: $,.,;7.iii. ASSKSSKD VAU'U OK MLLAIII.K .AND: jyil.n.V,. TOTAL ASSK:v,i:d VALUATION () AM. I'liHI'KKTV: $ lH,lilf),(lii). MII.I-S OK COUNTY K lADs': T.imI .i,i!,.s. ,,!, f whirl, is in lirsl cI.ism condition. Home in fair condition unl s.unt in very pour condition. mills OK l:ILKOADS: Aliout 2: miles which includes th' tnuin line i-f the S. I'. & S. uml the various lodging roads I'Olifl-ATION: Census of l'.UO v-ivvn JO.r.KK hut a careful estimate this year gives it at least lo.OOil. CLIMATL: T, ui;i. rat,'. During the summer the thermometer rarely reaches 1 00 in th' hhadf and in the coldest weather of winter zero we.illier in almost unknown. During the winter months there is considerable rain, hut not too much. Just enough to insure crops. Crop failures are unknown. PRODUCTS. Fruit of all kir.ds, especially apples, pears, plums and U-rries; drain and grasses; garden truck of all kinds and dairying. SHII'I'ING: Ships from all parts of the world carry Columbia County products down the Columbia River and to the markets of the world. A through line of Railroads traverse the county from the North to the South. River boats carry local products to local markets at low rates. LAND: Thousands of acres of first cla.a land can be purchased at reasonable prices upon which are stumps left from the timber operations. ThiB land is especially suited for farming, fruit raising and dairying. ST. HELENS A city on the Columbia River, 28 miles from Portland, with a population of 2500 people. The County Seat of Columbia County. A Four year Standard Hih School. Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal and Catholic Churches. All the leading fraternal orders. Gravity water system owned by the city sufficient to supply a city of 10,000 people. Klectric lights, graded and macadamized streets, sewers. Principal industries are lumbering, shipbuilding, creosoting, stone quarrying fishing and shipping. Two large &aw mills with a capacity of 250,000 feet per day; more than 5 million feet of lumber shipped each month; several large ocean going vessels built each year; timber treated with creosote and shipped all along the coast. Two big stone quarries and rock crushing plants in continuous operation. An average of 300 tons of Columbia River Salmon caught and marketed. A farming country back of it that cannot be excelled in the world. Several new business blocks now under construction. Five miles of sewer being built. A PAY ROLL OF NEARLY $100,000 PER MONTH. Many beautiful and attractive homes. INDUSTRIES: Lumbering and timber is the principal industry; there be ing about twenty-five saw mills. Salmon fishing in the Columbia River is alto an important industry. Farming and fruit raising; Stone quarrying; Ship building and all kinds of lumber manufacturing plants. OPPORTUNITIES: There are fine opportunities for the small farmer, dairy man, fruit grower and truck gardener. Also a number of choice deep water sites for manufacturing plants. THE DELTA GARDENS: 12,013 icrej of I w lands along the Columbia River which have recently been dyked and are now in high Btate of cultivation especially adapted to growing of vegetables and small fruits. SCHOOL: Foi r s'ai.dar l Ilifch Schools; Grade schools i n each locality. CHURCHES: Nearly all denominations represented. THE COUNTY OFFICERS: Circuit Judges, J. U. Campbell and J. A. Eakin District Attorney, W. B. Dillard County Judge, W. A. Harris County Clerk. H. E. LaBare Sheriff. A. E. Thompson Assessor, C. W. Blakesley School Superintendent, J. B. Wilkerson Treasurer, R. S. Hattan Coroner, F. H. Sherwood Surveyor, Geo. Conyers Commissioners, John Farr, Louis Fluhrer. , CITIES, TOWN. AND POST OFFICES: St. Helens Rainier Clatskanie Houlton Scappoose Warren Deer Island Goble Yankton Vernonia Mist Quincy Mayger Marshland Columbia City Reuben Apiary Hudson Prescott Trenholm Inglis Patronize the Mist Advertisers01111' Collrt ! Proceedings T Jf Are you getting more pay than you did list ycr? Are you reasonably sure of etting still more next year? If not, this is your time NOW to mail the coupon below and let the International Correspondence Schools explain hov they can qualify you to enter a more important line of vork in your present occupation or in a different one where you can command a higher salary at the start, aith no limit to your earning power. In making this offer, all your cir cumstances have been taken into con sideration, and it only remains for you to fill out and mail the coupon. How 'flwean succeed with the aid of I.C.S. training by mail, a3 thousands like you have succeeded, will be fully ex plained at no coat whatever to you. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS Please explain, without further Obligation on tny parJiow I can Qualify fora larger salaryjm tfle position before which I have marked X Mwrtl Law lw(rtir ,1.11 H.r.fcM (Mt(nrr Fac t'lvll Faglnarr HalMlnp .!., paflar lnl. f mlnr VKIV FSHA Y DEv'EMT.ER H. 1913. Sixth Judicial Day--Lurt came pursuant to adjournment. Otr.cera all present. Due proclamation being made, the following proceedings were had: Matter of petition of J. W. Thurston et al for county road. On this day the report of the board of county road viewers on the J. W. Thurston road was read in ooen court the first time. Matter of petition of O. L. Pe terson et al foa a county road. On this day the report of the board of county road viewers on the O. L. Peterson road was read in open court for the first time. Matter of the petition of R. A. Lillich et al for a county road: On this 3d day of December, 1913, comes on for hearing the pe tition of R. A. Lillich et al, free holders, residing in the road dis trict or districts of said proposed road, praying for the establishment of a county road, being a change in tho Stewart Creek county road, de scribed as follows: Beginning where gravelling ends on Stewart Creek county road, at a stake marked "A," which is seven hundrJd feet in a southwesterly Hi- when the proposed road is opened. Ami it satisfactorily appearing to the court from proof filed herein, that due notice of the pendency of this proceeding has been given as by la.v required, that t.velve of said po.iti ners are legal free holders of this county, residing in the road district or districts of the proposed road, and that a good and sufficient bond has been given and filed herein. It is therefore ordered by the court that the board of county road viewers meet at beginning point of said road on the 9th day of Decem ber, 1913, or on their failure to meet on said day, then within five days thereafter, and proceed to view, survey and locate said pro posed road. fll a mit g4iic ijvg- iitni) Matter of Scalp Bounty Claims: On this day the clerk presents to the court a statement of the scalp bounty claims allowed during the month of November, 1913, being as follows: Nov. 10, 1913. warrant No. 176, J. C. Girt $ 3.50 Nov. 19, 1913. warrant No. 177, Stanley Thomas $ 4.00 Nov. 19. 1913, warrant No. 178, F. W. Floeter $ 2S full ixi'on.M.vnox nv .iddjucssixc H. V. REED, Manager Matter of claim of George W. Perry for indemnity for slaughtered cattle: On this day George W. Perry presents to the court his claim for indemnity in the sum of seventy five dollars, for three cows slaugh tered under Chapter 14, General Laws of 1913, and the court being j J vised in the matter it is ordered ay the court that a public hearing je held on Wednesday, January 7, 1913, at the County Court room, 'or the purpose of determining vhether said George W. Perry is ntitled to receive said indemnity j or said cattle, and whether ha has 1 omplied with all laws in regard ; hereto. j Matter of report of Columbia bounty Fair Association. Continued on Pag 4 GREAT COMBINATION OFFER The Mist management has made arrange ments with Portland Evening Telegram whereby we can give subscribers the advan. tage of a gigantic combination offer for a limited period. 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