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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1914)
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY VOL. XXXIII. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1914 NO 0- THE CELILO IS HERE Latest Addition to the McCormick Fleet is the Finest MODERN IN ALL RESPECTS Ship Built in St. Helens Con sidered a Model Boat The Cecilo, the ninth iteami-r con structed hy tho ' harlea It. MeCormiek Company fur the roast l luibi-r arid pas.ieiigcr trad between Cortland, San Francisco and San Diego, will nail for Cortland on it maldi-n trip tomorrow, according to the Went Cont Stranifhlp Line, the general aenta for I he- Me Cormiek Co. Tho Cecilo steamed about the I ay on a trial trip Wednesday and demnnatrst- ( ed a speed of II knots an tour. AM staterooms arc placed o.i the upper t dork, which insures a constant supply of fresh air to the tiavelero, f which, the visscl will accommodate sixty, j Unusual sanitary conditior.a prevail In. the kitchen ard galleys, nothing but- i tiling being used In the compartments where the foodstuffs are prepared The Fire fighting apparatus includes the new special steam smothering pipts which will make It possible to quench fire w Ith eae and dispatch. An ire, refrigerating plant has been installed: also life saving iulprr.int in excess of that demanded by the government reg ulation has been installed. The en gines are triple expansion and develop Hf.n horsepower. The Cecilo Is a sister to the Wills mi tie, Klamath and Yust-mite ami to the Ill-fated steamer Menel, which was wrecked a few miles up the roast throe mmths ago. Several special features not found on tho other coast wise steamers have been inntslled. Ac cording In thj West Coast Company, everv stateroom has been disposed of for the maiden trip. Following the installation of the Cecilo on tho run tomorrow, IneMc-' (.),mickConpan,.:.s..r,edbu,.dinglyy fH Jf CALIFORNIA another stesmer at its St. Helena ship- yards. The nsmo of the new vessel hi not been deci le I. This will make the tenth steamer of the same type to lie built at St. Ileiens for the McCor micl Company. This is taken as an indication that the McCormick Company and other owm rs of the combination lumlcr and piiaHentfer carrier! have little fear of competition resulting when the turbin crs of the Crest Northern Railroad come to this roast nest jear and run between San Francisco and Astoria. j According to the West Coast Com-1 panv, the fleet of small coasters will b Increased materially before that time, the owners feeling assureil that enough travelers of United means will j patronize the vessels and thus insure : reasonabl profit in their maintain ance. The owners of these vesiels have op crated against the present larger coast-' era and weathered even competition between this port and the South and made profit. They declare that with out the presence of the smaller steam-' era on the coastwise run, the passenger rates wou'd be considerably higher than 1 at present. Thty contend that the larg er lines have suggested a raise in the1 pr sent rates, but this could never be arrnnged bcrauae the majority tf own era of small craft refused to enter into' an agreement. San Francisco Exam tner. The Cecilo arrived In St. Helem late last night In charge of ('apt. Ror viW and Ii now taking on her first cargo of St. Ileiens lumber for California porta. In addition to the lumber a full list of passengers will anil on the new boat. ! LABORER IS PAINFULLY INJURED Logging Train Runs Peter Vergo Over Peter Vergo, an Austrian cmplojed at tho Mantcn Camp, wa run over ly a logging train lant week and suffered a badly broken and crushed leg Ho was brouuht to the Pacific Coast Hoa pital and after three duyi of constant care ami treatment of the inj ure limb in un effort to ssve It, I)r Wade ampu fated the left leg just above the knot on Tuesday evening. Vcrgu sustained other lnjiiriea about the head and armi. He will be moved to a Cortland hospit al aa auon a he recovers sufficient strength. LATEST REGISTRATION FIGURES Records Fail to Show Any Progressives Tic total registration luxt computed : by the Cuonty Clerk dhows that a total of 2'ui'i "voters have rcgiitered this year, being divided as follows: Rep , 1005; Dem , 4? t ; Crohi., K7; Soc, 3G; Ind.. 10; Refused 3. Since these fig ures were cornputjd there has been on ly about 2 voters registered. More men are ri-k i x t . r i n than women. CARLOAD OF Fll AUTOMOBILES Col. Co. Auto Co. Starts Business in St. Helens Mr. K. II. Anderson, president of the Columbia County Auto Co., spent lint Saturday anil Sunday in St. Helens receiving a csr load of Fords and stor ing them. Mr. Anderion says that business in his line, his line being the sale of Fords, is very encouraging, lie unloaded eight cars this week at St. Helens and has already oidvrs fur near ly all of them rittht here and several prospective buyers in other parts of the county. This company has the ex elusive agency for the popular Ford machine in Colu'nbia conly and It if expected that a number of these cars will be secured by Columbia county prople during this season. California Man Likes St. Helens. Locates here C. C. Uobenolt and fan.ily of Lem oncove, California, arrived in St. Hel ens last week to make thil their home. Mr. Kobenolt is a blacksmith and first became interested In St. Helens through some of the literature of the St. Helena Improvement Co., and since that time has received more literature concerning St Helens from this realty I firm, besides having been reading the Mist for some months and decidad that St. Helens was a good place to loccte in. Result, he is here and will soon engage in business of some sort. John F. Dangertield John F. farmer of Pangerfleld, a Scappoose died prominent at a Port- ' land Hospital on Feb, 1 1th at the age of 70 yean, Mr. Dargerfleld ciime to Columbia county 2(5 years ago and , purchased a farm near Scappoose Don., oTgei nexl yVedneaday j. the where he lived until his death. Fun- day tht pmnU gre expected to eral services were held at Scappoose viait th t.hoo both , the gr,de ,nd on Feb. 12th and iuteanieni.,, fo.J.wt-. You are especially invit the Scappoose Cemetery.. Mr. Dan- eJ ,0 teaent on Wednesday and an gtrflcld never ma ricd and leaves only j maJe weIcom, on lny otncr day a siHUr, Mrs. r rancii Hons, who lived with him on the place. Announcement To the voters of Columbia Co., State of Oregon: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Sheriff on the Republican ticket, subject to your appr val at the primary election to be held May 1.1, 1014. E. C. STANWOOI). J TAX COLLECTIONS VERY SLOW Taxpayers Are Slow in Pay. ing Up Up to Wednesday 'night Treasurer Hattan had collected in taxes tor the year f23.17U.37, nearly all of which was paid by the smaller taxpayer. The big companies I) ve not yet paid but their receipts are all ma le out and ready so that it will not take the Treas urer lung to tske eare of them when they come in with a rush. Mr Hattan ami his son Virgil are handling the tax collecting so far iu first class condition and think they will be able to con tinue the work without additional help. SCHOOL NOTES. The beautiful weather has brought back the most of the children who were on the sick list. Yet a few are afflict ed with the mumps or measles. Miss Weed ia back in school at place again after a short sickness last week. The night school under II. W. White has been well started and promises to be a big success. Miss Neill spent the week end in Vancouver at her home. The orchestra which haa been play ing at the picture show aa the High 'School Orchsetra, il not tho High School Orchestra. They are advertis ed as the High School Orchetsra against tho wishes of the board and school authorities and also against the best interest of the school. It il with no permission of the 11. S. that they are to advertised. i The domestic science clasa entertain ed five ladiea on last Saturday at the school house at a fine big lunch, served to six at a cost of $1.00. Thil proves that the cost of living can be greatly reduced and still Iiv4 as well as before if care is ahown in the selection and preparation of our "eats." The manual training clasa ia just finishing a book rack of which the bovl are very proud. Many of them stay in the evening! after school and wok an ! hour or more while otheri work at the j noon hour. They are all doing excell ent work and are more Interested in this work than In the other school i work. Several boys who were poor in their studies before are now doing con siderably better on account of the fact that school work has become more real to them. They enjoy the woodwork and readily see that they must apply their other studies to it in order to bet ter understand it. The same ii true of the girls in their sewing class. Every thing they make has lessons along with it that cause them to look on school as a pcrparation for life and not as a place tc pass time. It makes life real. If the renewed interest which both boys and girls are showing could be un derstood fully no school would be with out these departments. Six months is sufficient time to prove thil fact and it has been clearly demonstrated in every boy and girl who ia taking it. Miss Delia Crowder Miller proved to be a great success in her recital Wed- nesday evening. She displayed a tal ent and natural aptitude for such work as is rarely found, even in lyceum work. ANNOUNCEMENT. I hereby announce myself as a cnnilidute for the Repuplican nomi nation for Coroner of Columbia County, subject to Ihe voteri of the county at the Primary Election on May tne lr,t" J11- Respectfully T. S. White. IM Ad. CONDITIONS ARE MUCH BETTER I Eastern Man is Optimistic Over Prospect Mr. C Gerber tf Fremont, Michigan, who came to St. Helens to attend the meeting of the directors of the St. Hel ens Lumber Co., is still in the city looking over the various works of this company. Mr. Gerber is familiar with Columbia County having been here several years ago when he acquired a tract of timber on the Nehalem River which he recently disopsed of to the Company of which hei s now director. In speaking of conditions in the east Mr. (,rhpr mvi that he notices a oe- cided change for the batter in trade ar.d financial conditions since the first of the year, and being in the retail lum ber business in several towni of thil state, the orders and enquiries for building material coming to bis yards, indicate a good building year. EXTENSION OF WATER MAINS Houlton Reaping Benefit of Consolidation Tht Water Commission has crew of men at work on extending the pipe line from a point near Milton Creek to Houlton and the work il progressing quite rapidly. The ditch ii now dug into the city limits and two car loada of pipe will arrive this week. When thil work ii completed that portiof of the city will be supplied with first class water and ample fire protection, one" of the direct results of the consoli dation of the two citiei. BANK BLDG. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY BankBldg. Receives Some Improvements An office directory has been placed at the foot of the stain in the Bank Building which gives full information concerning the location of the tenanti on the aecond itory. There are sereral lawyers and doctors in this building. Also the stairway has been improved with linoleum and brass taps while the floor in the ball ways have received a coat of paint, thereby making the build ing clcn and attractive. A Small Strike Last Monday morning the men working at the ship yards decided to go on a strike when tht order waa made that more houn, would have to be worked, but during the day a peaceable settlement was made and work was resumed on Tuesday morn ing with a full crew. Plymouth Church CONGREGATIONAL. "A church home for atrangera and friendi." Services: 10 a m. Bible school; 11 a. m. Public worship and sermon, "Sal vation the Gift; Faith the Instrument of Reception." 6:30 p. m. Young People's esrvice of Christian Endeavor, subject, "Rules for Yonug Business Men and Women." Arther Ketel, laeder. 7:30 p. m. Song service and sermon. There is inspiration and helpfulness for you and a cordial welcome to all the services of thil chruch. F. J. MEYER. Pastor. School Officers Convention Notice is herbey given that the sec ond annaul convention of the school officers of Columbia county will b held at St. Helens, Februsry 28, 1914. R. S. Hattan. President. J B. .Wilkerson, Secretary. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS CELEBRATION i Golden Jubilee Appropri- ately Kept by Lodge The tires of Friendship burned with in and without the castle walls of the Castle Hall or Avon Lodge No. 62, K. of P. last night wheu the doors were thrown open to a large gathering of people to help in commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the order. The hall was comfortably filled and the special ritualistic work was handled by the officers in a very impressive manner. During the ser vices several selections by Galichio's Orchestra enlivened the occasion and Mr. George N. Farrin of Portland de livered an interseting talk on Fratern ity and Pythian history. A delightful lunch was terved after the program. FRUIT INSPECTOR IS VERY BUSY Trees Are Being Sprayed According to Law County Fruit Inspetor J. W. Pome roy, haa been a frequent vilitor in St Helen! of late, notifying tree ownen that spraying was necessary, with the result that nearly all the fruit trees in the city have received a good spraying at the handi fo Mr. Burkbead of Bach elor Flat who has a ipraiyng outfit all ready for business. Mr. Pomeroy is taking a great fnteiest in the fruit in dustry of the eounty and ii doing his part toward promoting the industry in every secthn of the eounty and putting it on a scientific basis. KANSAS HAN LOCATES HERE After Reading the Mist a While Buys Farm As a direct result of reading literature sent to him by the St. Helens Imporve rasnt Co,, which inoluded a Mist each week for several months, Mr. Charlei Holitrora of Kansaa arrived in St. Hel ens this week, and after looking over toe country decided that he would lo cate here. So yesterday afternoon Mr. Holstrom came to St. Helens and with in a few hours had secured a deed to the fine 80 acre farm near Warren which the St. Helens Improvement Co. has been advertising in the Mist, and will move his family on the place im mediately. He will build a new house and make some more Important im provements on the place at once. Mr. Holstrom is a good citizen and is of the clasa that beretfis a community by his citizenship and residence therein and Columbia Cuunty needs many more of his kind. Notice to Bidders Sealed bida will be received by the Common Council of the City of St. Hel ens, Oregon, up to and including Mon day, the 2nd day of March, 1914 at 5 o'clock p. m. of laid day, for the im provement! of Tualatin street in laid city according to ordinance No. as published in the St. Helens Mist of Feb. 13th, 1914. All work to be done in accordance with the plans, specifica tions and profiles on file with the City Recorder of laid city and all material to be in accordance with said plana, ipecificationi and profiles. All grading to be done down to the established grade of aaid street. The council re serves the right to reject any and all bida should thry be deemed to be dis advantageous to the city. Bida to be addresied to - E. E. Quick, Recorder, St. Helem, Oreogn. Seed Oats for Sale Wm. Skuzie, Warren, Oregon. Full blood Barred 1'lymuoth KoaiL1aod eggs for sale. 15 for $1.50 GEO. PERRY. Houlton. Ore. C. J. LARSEN RETURNS Warren Farmer Travels Extensively for Year RETURNS WELL SATISFIED Finds Many People Who Want to Come West C. J. Larsen, a prominent farmer of Warren, who left his home nearly a year ago for a trip to points in the middle west, returned home laat week. During bis travels Mr. Larsen visited the states along the Mississippi River from Canada to Texas and made a studj of conditions in the different localities. He found many people dissatisfied with conditions and anx ious to dispose of their holdings and come west. He was a consistent booster for Columbia county all the time and did considerable missionary work in the way of distributing liter ature, which included copies of the St. Helens Mist each week, and was in formed by many people that Columbia county would be the end of a journey to be taken as soon as necessary arrange ments could be made. On the return trip Mr. Lanen visited in LosAngeles, Cal., people who formerly lived at Warren, and found these people were also intent on trying to get back to this grand country when they could. After taking this trip through a farming country during all kinds of weather at all times of the year. Mr. Larsen is well satisfied with his home near Warren and haa come back home to stay,. "TWENTY YEARS AGO' The social event of the season was the marriage )f Misa Alice E. Cox, daughter of Judge R.Cox of this place, to Mr. David Davis, the junicr editor of the Mjst. The ceremony took place at noon at the residence of the bride's parents, in the presence of a larga number of relatives and a few imme diate friends. Rev. Tboa. Cole of Trin ity Episcopal church of Portland, offi ciating. The bride wore a becoming traveling dress and carried an elaborate bouquet of white roses. Miss Burke, who acted as bridesmaid waa similarly attired. After over over eighteen years of continuous and successful experience in the general merchandise business, the well known firm of Muckle Bros, last week retired from business and their store haa passed into tt e hands of James Dart and H. P. Watkins, who will hereafter conduct the bisiness under the firm name of Dart and Wat kins. Only the stock waa purchased by the new firm, the building and mill remaining the property of the retiring firm. Messrs Dart and Watkins are both pioneer residents of St. Helens, and need no introduction to our read ers.. They will carry a complete line of everything the trade demands, and start out with tbj best wishes of their numerous friends, who wish them unbounded success in their new venture. The Columbia Banking Company of this place haa sucenmbed to the gen eral diaaster from which the country ia suffering, and last week passed in to the hands of A. H. Blakesley, as receiver, who will proceed to settle up the affairs of ths company. An effort will be made to straighten out the complications of the bank and re open it for business. F. L. Clear, the affable operator for the Postal Telegraph Company at this place, contemplates erecting a tele phone lii.e from here to Houlton soon. Born:--On Wednesday, Feb. 14.1844, at St. Helens, Oregon, to the wife of Dr. H. R. Cliff, a daughter. Mother child doing well, and the Doctor, though not fully recovered, ia exceed ingly proud of the Valentine.