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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY - ; : : fOL. XXXIII. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 3. 1914 NO 15. Sunday Blaze Damages Buildings politic Explodes in Creek Kcstau Irant Causing Great Damage 1INGT0N AND COOPER'S SALOON SCORCHED 1 Department Again Demonstrate Efficiency in j Saving the Town lourant conducted by Pope tya and (he taluon of J II Well )Mh in the Riakeslcy building alixin of Charles Cooper In the ibuildir-g were severely scorch i early morning Are last Sun I the entire buiinen portion of ' 'was only aaved by ihe very. I and valiant work of the St fire Department. Paul Pope, led the coffee urn, which burns and discovered that the fau lt I. He attempted to stop Ihe i the flames spread to the gas jjxing the fire to reach the f Pope who was compelled to in order to save himself "Ciing. By Ihe time ho smolh tre in his clolhirg the whole tank on the coffee um was Vi he saw that be was belplaes thing alone so he sounded the p. Before any help coula reach him the entire inside of the res taurant was ablaxe and was eating its way into the bar room of J II Welling ton. A hoae from the mill dock was quckly put in operation but just as it wJe beginning to work, sprung a leak. By this time the fire boys had arrived on the scene and in an Incredibly short time had two streams of water plaiyng on the blaze and within a few minutes had the fire under control. So effective was the work of the firemen that the building as sived and the contents of the saloon only damaged by smoke and water. The en tire contents of the restaurant were destroyed and tho ceil ing and walla of the saloon were badly damaged. Smoke alto crept through the wall into the Morgua building do ing some damage to Charlea Cooper's saloon. . All of the damaged partiea were covered by insurance except Pope and Pappas who will loae about $600. isant Surprise Party I pleasant surprise party was to Mrs E G Gudhart, of Port lis visiting her sister Mrs larks, at tho Marks home on . stru t In this city, on Thurs jg. About twenty friends lily were present and enjoy ling of music, singing and In d.'licious luncheon af- Mrs Gudhart is on her way where her husband is engag es I contracting and la now J the construction of a large W Mr Gilbert. She was fav Veined wilb St Helens and g country ami thinks of re e late in the summer to stay k. ct to Contractors - ! hereby given received by that the sealed county jcT Columbia County, Oregon at Bouse at St Helena, Oregon, p m, April 20, 1914, and A for Ihe improvement by by Lochlaun McNeill fading and draining of four Hows: Road, 3192.6 feel, load, 2200 feet. Road and Bennett Hill, 3900 load, 450 feet i specifications ate on file I examined in the office of ' clerk. Each bidder shall h his bid a certified check I cent of the amount of his ' shall be forfeited to the aie the award Is made to 1 shall fait, neglect or refuse I of five dsya aflirsuch da to enter Into a contract i required bond. Is reserved to reject any . LaDare, County Clerk. L. Jeffcott entertained on In honor of her house guest Everaon of Sacramento, eon was very pleasantly GLEE CLUB COMING Tha Pacific University Glee Cltb, which will give a concert in this city on Mondsy, April 6, is the best one that the college has ever sent on a tour, the voices of the men blending harmon iously, and th work of the student men fsr Surpassing that of previous years. Oacar Axelson, who carries a femi nine role in the second part of the pro giam, handles his part well, and in his solos and duets with Mr. McNeill, is especially good. Joe McCoy has studied elocution and intreprctation for a number of 'years, as well aa having carried the leading part In aeveral college plays, and his work Is by no means amateur. He cer tainly makes bis audience laugh. Another feature of the program will be the Scoch monologue, including Scotch sno?s and churacteriktic dances, He ia native Scot and can certainly get off the "Hoot mon" dope. The program will consist of two parts, the first part being devonted to heavier numbers, and the second part to light, popular numbers. Besides the special features mentioned there will be Glee Club selections, quartet num bers, vocal solos, violin solos, snappy aongs, a Germsn yodcter-in fsct, a program that ia chuck full of fire and college Ufa. You'll be sorry if you don't hear the Pacific University Glee Club on Monday night. Surprise Party Members of the Chrisian Endeavor Society of the Congregational church, aaaisted Mrs John Pringle In giving a very pleasant surprise to George Prin gle at the Pringle home In Columbia Park Wednesday evening. Music and COUNTY SECURES AUTO TRUCK 'ATR GEN. CRAWFORD IN CITY New Truck Will do Work of Says He Can Save Million Five Men and Teams Dollars for State Wednesday morning the new auto truck purchased by Columbia County arrived in St. Helens This is a large truck purchased by the county coort for ue in hauling crushed rock on the Attorney General A M Crawford of Salem was in t.ie Mist office today and placed an announcement with 'is which appetrs in this itme. Mr Crawford has held the position of Attorney Gen- roads. It Is figured that the truck will , fr 12 years during which time he do the work of at least five teams and has conducted much important litga flve men and the actuitl expense of op- j tion for the state of Oregon His ex creting it will be less than one half the J perience as Attorney General of tn cost of the teams. Another view point j "tate for so many years puts him in considered by the county court in se- J position to be thoroughly familiar with curing the auto truck waj that it is not " departments of the state and if always psosiblo to pet teams snd men elected Governor would Le able to take to do the work and especially where j holJ of the reins of government at once there is rush work during the summer, in a manner that would at least be ad- when the farmers are busy with crops, vantagcous. In speaking of his plat- The new truck is a Wl.ite and will be form Mr Crawford says that ntonly will he cave $1E0,0C0 in exper.ees of administration tut that he will guar antee to conduct the state on $ 1.000, 000 dol'ura less than was appropriated by the last legislature. He also favors a constitutional amendment which will permit the Governor to veto spec ial items of an appropritaion bill and special sections of any bill so that the responsibil'ty of jokers in new laws will rest aolely upon the shoulders of the Governor. His platform appears in this issue of the Mist. put to work at once. FIREMEN TO HANDLE CELEBRATION Committee to Solicit Aid at Once At a meeting of the St. Helens Fire Company held lust night it was decided to take hold of the Fourth of July cel ebration in St. Helens this year, pro viding the business mc,n and citizens provide suitable financial assistance. The boys will have a committee around the city within a few days in the effort to ascertain just what the people want and will stand, and if satisfactory, the Fireboys ill lake active hold of the matter and give to the city and sur rounding country the greatest and best celebration ever held in the county. Garage Will be Built Columbia County Auto Co. to Erect Large Building The Columbia CountyAuto Co., which has an option on soma valuable proper ty onColumbia street in this city, have maJe arrangements to gJ ahead with the work of erecting a large building as planned on Jack Despain has been given the contract to excavate the lots and just as soon aa he is through with the road work of this district will put a crew of men at work on the build ing. It is planneJ to have the new building completed within three months. VON GRAY JNJISlEW STORE Jewelry Dealer Moves To His New Quarters Von A Gray has moved his jewelry itorcjmto the new Rutherford building next to the post office and now has one of the most up to date and complete stores in the county. The new room in which he is lo-ated is especially sdapted to his business, having a fine show window in which people can see the man beautiful and useful things which he carries. The display in is cases and shelves is also much better than heretofore on acconnt of more room and better lighting. In fact Von has a complete and up to date jewelry store where Columbia County people can secure any thing in the jewelry, watch and clock line and get first class v atcn and clock repairing done just as good and just as cheap or cheaper than in Portland. $5,555 Premiums for County Road Bonds County Court Sells Road Bonds at a Premium THIRTEEN BIDS RECEIVED OFFERING PREMIUMS Money Will Be Available At Once, Will Begin on The Road Building The $360,000 Columbia County bond issue was sold to the Portland Trust and Savings Bank of Portland Wednes day at a premium of S5555. Bids were opened in the County Court rt 2 p. m. Ten bids for the full issue, all at a premium, had baen re ceived from some of the large financial firms of Chicago, New York and Cin cinnati. The highest bid submitted was that of Sidne, Spitzer and Co., of Toledo, Ohio, at a premium of 6156, but was rejected, as it was not made unconditionally. The bid of the Portland Trust and ' Savings Bank, accompanied by its check of 118,000, was entered by the manager of the bond department, C. W. Woody, unconditionally, at a prem ium of $5555, and as the next highest bid the court awarded that concern the entire issue. Of the $360,000 issue for permanent highway improvement $60,000 runs for five years, $100,000 for lOyeara, $100, 000 for 15 years and $100,000 for 20 years, bearing 5 per cent interest, pay able semi annually. The bonds will be issued in denominations of $5U, or mul tiples thereof, up to $1000, at the op tion of the purchasers. Two hundred and sixty thousand dol lars of the proceeds from these bonds is to be used on the Columbia River Highway, from Multnomah County line to Clatsop County; $60,000 on the Ne balem road, $15,000 on the Clatskanie Mist road and $25,000 on the Pittsburg Houlton road. CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATOR 'AN ENTERTAINMENT AND SOCIAL Don't miss it Pacific Glee Club at the City Hail on Monday evening. Ad mission 25 cents. COLUMBIA COUNTY COURT HOUSE games were indulged in by the crowd, of hsnpy young people after which Mrs dainty refreshments were prigle served a lunch that was heart-j We present were: Mrs. 1 iy enjoyed. At a late hour the party j Ira. Ellison, W G Muckle, J djinf rwHj , wishing for George many , Oemlng, I Q Roa, Miss other and aa happy birthdays as this i Tulford, A lien, Rutherford, j one was. c0 :J:fr . S' - 11,1 n--1 .Msaiaaasa. ,iamtMtamttia Geo. M. McBride Visits St. Helens This Week George McBride was down from Portland Wednesday looking after bus iness matters and incidentally looking after his political fences. George is a candidate for the Rpeublican nomina tion for Joint Senator of Multnomah, Columbia and Clackamas counties and he is making a good showing. He is recognized as one of the brightest young attorneys in Portland and is now engaged in very important litiagtion. He is clean, able and conscientious. He knows the requirements of the whole district better than perhaps any other man in the ditsrict because of his long residence in each of the three countits. He was born in Clackamas county and lived there as a boy, and has had property connections there ever sine. He was a resident of Co lumbis county for a number of years, having been a farmer near Deer Island for some time and a practicing attor ney at St. Helens. For the past three years he has resided with his family in Multnomah county and has offices in the Yeon Building. Of course down here in Columbia county wa are all going to vote for him snd we are going to urge our friends in Multnomah county to do likewise. In Clackamas he will fare about the same as he will in Columbia and will no doubt carry the county by a great big majority over all competitors. He has announced as his slogan, "Common Sense Legislation in the Interest of Taxpayers." A vote for George McBirde is a vote f r a Senator who will look after the best interests of Columbia county, as well s the other counties of the district. At Scappoose Friday Evening April 10th Honest Weight at Harrison's Store Th county and state inspector of weignts and measures was in town this week examining the merchants' scales here. Out of lour acales in constant use at Mr. Harrison's store all were found to be accurate and were sealed accordingly. Pd, Ad, FOR SALE 10 acres all under cul tivation, 1 mile from city limits. GEO. PERRY, Houlton, Ore. The boys of the S. H. S. Athletic Club have been working hard on their programme and will soon be ready to put it on. They are going to give it in Watts and Price's Hall, Scappoose, Oregon, on the Friday evening of April 10,1914. Besides the exciting enter tainment there will be a basket social immediately after the programme. All of the ladies are urgently requested to bring baskets and oblige the club. There will be a very nice prize given for the prettiest basket. This prize will be worth working for. The bas kets will be divided into three classes, and each class sold separately; the married ladies, the young unmarried ladies, and the little girls. So fellows, you see you are safe. We can guar antee you a R-E-A-L aupper and a fine partner to eat with. Admission of 15 and 25 cents will be charged, but all ladies bringing baskets will gain admittance free of charge, and men buying baskets will have their admission refunded them when they buy their supper. The man paying the highest price for his basket will have one-half the mone.7 he paid returned to him. COMMUNICATED To the Editor: St. Helens, April 2, 1914 Dear Sir: I have been frequently asked what il would cost to pave with stone b'ocks the road from the docks to the depot. As the foundation of the present crushed rock road is sufficient by scrap ing off the mud and laying a aushion of concrete and sand 4 to 1, laid dry, the blocks laid on it, then water turned on to set it and grouting of 2 to 1 run in between the blocks; that will produce a road that will last a life time and need no repairs. The blocks can be got at $1.40 per square yard; labor coat for laying blocks and cement 20c per yard. Figuring cement at $2.10 per barrel and sand at $1.50 per cubic yard on the job. The cushion and grout ing will not cost more than 40c per yard which brings the cost to $2.00 per yard. There ia nothing else but will cost more in ten yesrs in first cost and repairs. JOHN PHILIP.