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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1914)
Keasey P. 0. the Home o! Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Sitts Surrounded on all sides by giant fir and cedar trees with a stream of pure mountain water flowing tli rough the center of a clearing is located the picturesque farm home of Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Sitts on Hook Creek about 9 miles westerly from Vornonla In Columbia County. This is the end of the road. It is as far as the road Is cut out, so when travelers get this far they must stop or go further only by walking over mountain trails, through dense tim ber and underbrush. Nearly twenty-two years ago Mr. ' Sitts wended his way up Rock Creek looking for a place where he could locate a homestead with enough good level land from which he could make a living and a home. When he had gone aa far as he could he decided that this would be an ideal place for such purposes. Accordingly he sur veyed out what he wanted and then going to the Land Office homestead ed 140 acres'. Ho built a houso out of shakes and timbers which he cut out of the for est with his axe and saw. He began to clear some land and to plant n few fruit trees. He planted some seed for hay. From that time on, every year he has kept on adding improvements until now he has a most delightful place . to livo, well improved, but stilt with the old houso he first built, producing suf ficient crops to meet his demands and raising fruit enough for a dozen families. On this place Mr. and Mrs. Sitts now live, a happy, contented family, or all that Is left of a family, their children having married and moved away. And here in this home is the highest type of hospitality dis played that exists today. No trav eller or stranger ever enters the A i Mi toc gate leading up to this farm home in the mountains without a realiza tion that he has visited some of the best people on earth. Nothing is too good for a stranger who hap pens to travel that way. Mrs. Sitts prides herself in good old fash ioned farm cooking and when she has set a meal before a hungry per son it is such a one as will he rel ished for months afterward. She keeps in her cellar a supply of fresh milk and butter and when a tired, hungry hunter or fisherman wanders around to her kitchen door seeking something refreshing he is rewarded with a glass of pure, cold milk and some bread and butter that cannot be equalled in the most fashion able hotel or eating house In the city. On all sides of this picturesque old house are located flower beds of roses, dahlias, sweet peas, soldier buttons and many other varieties which give to the place a charming appearance. Here also is located the post office for the neighborhood mail and peo ple for miles around got their mail through this office. The original of fice of Keasey was located several miles down the creek but about 12 years ago Mr. Sitts was ap pointed Post Master and moved the office to his present home where It still remains. Altogether it is a delightful place for any person to visit. In Rock Creek there is good fishing and in tho mountains there Is game to hunt. During tho summer months many people visit Keasey, tho home of the Sitts' and no one ever regrets the trip. ll.ltt;.lS IX HEAL KSTATK. The St. Helen Improvement Co. herewith pi-esenf a list of bargain' in Columbia County that for price anil terms cannot he equalled. The) have secure! these properties on Much condition that they run make the payments so easy that any per son desiring a farm or city home car afford to buy. IjuiiIc litem over! 72-aere farm This place has 40 acres in cultivation and the balance In pasture, easily cleared. It 1h on the main Portland road, on n milk route, rural delivery, and telephone. Less than one mile from a depot and about a halfmlle from a first class high school. An excellent op per tunlty for a dairy farm, there being sufficient pasture and farm lauds to handle 30 cows. This place can he bought for $125 per acre on easy terms, and 7 per cent interest on deferred payments. The greatest opportunity ever of fered In Columbia County in the way of a dairy farm S97 acres of the famous Snuvies Island, on the Wil lamette Slough between St. Helens and Portland, where the Steamer America and Iruldu goes every day In the week laden with cream and milk to tho Portland markets. Willi the place goes 40 betid of due dairy cows, 2 horses, all farm implements, in fact, everything to enter right in to the business. House, barns and outbuildings, all complete for $40. 000, with one-third cash and the bal ance at 7 per cent on long lime terms. This is positively one of the host dairy farms in the Slate of Ore gon and at a price that can not be duplicated. 1,000 acres of logged off land ot MS nn acre. Pacific Highway runs through this tract and It is only one mile from tho railroad nnd Colum bia river. This tract is near Coble In Columbia county, and nearly nil of it will muko first class farm and orchard land. Easily cleared and well watered. Also 160-acre tract near Yankton, $30 per sere, near good school and on good road. 10 Acres 2 ncres cleared, all fenced, all In pasture, good new bungalow house, near good school, on good road. All good soil and can sell you this home for $150 cash, balance In monthly payments of $10, 7 per cent. Can you beat this for $1,300? We have 10-acre tracts for $50 down and $10 per month, 6 per cent Interest on deferred payments. All level land and extra good soil and In ono of the best neighhorhooods In the county. If you wants lots in St. Helens, 4 lois $100: no , juiijJiAlji;fl,iiitJiL. loulh. 7 per cent ,o have them down, $10 per in Interest for the 4 Wo can sell you a good 0-rooni .ilaslered house for $HhJ down, $15 per month, 7 per cent. Why pay rent? Do you know that we have cus tomers that want to buy horses, cows, pigs ""'I chickens. It u have them for sale, tell us. If you want to rent, buy or sell; have your house, bam or auto In 4ii red, let us know. ST. HELENS IMPUOVEMENT CO. A. T. Ijiws, Manager, St. Helens, Oregon. KKNNMT BROS., flilMILtir. I'AbD rnwriMCi vrv.j SERVIANS ARE VICTORIOUS Conflict Results in Repulse of Invad ing Austrian Army. Paris. A dispatch from Nish, Ror vla, to the Matin, says the Austrian troops wero defented with heavy loss In a battle ngalnst the Servians on Sunday near Semendrla. The regiments of Austrian Infantry, comprising nearly 10,000 men, sup ported by heavy artillery, advanced against the Servians, but were repula- j ed, leaving many of their number dead and wounded on the field. A large force of Austrian troops, aided by n. flotilla of 20 monitors, tried for six days to cross the river Save Into Sor-; vlan territory, but did not Biieeeed in lauding. J ST. IIKLKNS MILK ROUTH t 3 m nr rtruM mil' a r r-MT? . C I Ult-, V-Ul-n 1 1 hhli V.tM-.frvi j -SAHSFACIOIiY SEKVICE GUAUANTLr.l) ' 4 PHONE 135 ino-s-eUM. 4am' -woum -hcm. s. IF WK OWNKI) THIS PAPKR SW'c ut'iil.l fill n couple of pages with t lie hundreds of ;, i lilies in I la id ware, which we have and you want. 't arc ci mplelely slocked with puuls fur the 'farm, ilic 1 h. inc. tlie'j.'.arden, the shop, or the small hoy who wants a pocket knife or fish ln.uk. All kinds all prices w'. 9 er thinj; you'll find them all here, strictly liioji Krn((l i and warranted to live longer than you. I AWCKuE HIRDWylRE COAPyMY Livery, Feed and Sale Stable HOLLAND INVADED BY GERMAN SOLDIERS Ucrlin. The burgomaster of Ant werp has announced that the (lermani bad Invaded Llmhurg, Holland, and that the province had been placed un der martial law, according to a mes sage received here. The Holland au thorities opened the dykes and threat ened to flood the district. It was re ported. Mmbtirg lias a population of nearly 250,000. The German border troops from Lublinltz, Silesia, after a short skir mish with Ilusslans, took possession of Czentsochowa, Russian Poland. Ilendzln and Kallsz. Uiissiau 1'nlaml, ulso have been occupied by the tier mans. It was officially stated In I'arls nnd repeated hero that a Herman force had Invaded France mar Clrey. A battle was fought between the German and Husslnii fleets off the Aland Island, nnd result Pd In thn-Kus- sinns being driven back. 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The goods listed below are weekly awards to be given the leaders of tho campaign, as follows: 1 26 Tlece Set Silverware fird week 1 Mission Electric Lamp 4th week 1 Condement Set, Nickel Tray nth week 1 Nickle Casserole '. flth week 1 Nickel Plated Percolator 7th wook 3 Dozen Teaspoons. Vt Dozen Orange Spoons 8th week 1 Large JSerry Spoon 9th week 1 Gravy Ladle loth week 1 Cold Meat Fork nth week 1 Sugar Shell and Uutter Knife 12th week Vi Dozen Teaspoons to be given the leader of the follow ing six weeks of the campaign. The above silverware to bo Wm. Rogers & Sons, Prln ston Pattern. How to Get Votes 300 votes on each dollar paid on account. 100 votes on each cash purchase of $1.00. 2000 votes on oach five dollars merchandise due bill sold. 2000 votes on each Now Subscription to the St. Helens Mist. 1000 votes on each Old Subscription to the St. Helens Mist. Write in name you want to nominate, clip out anil de posit in Ilallot Iiox Nomination Coupon GOOD FOR 2000 VOTES When used to nominate a new candidate. I. VOTE FOH . , . Great Trade Boost ing Campaign Seven G rand Awa ids $1,805 Worth of Piano Awards To the Seven Higheat at the Close of the Campaign IT WILL COST YOU NOT II INC OK MMEMlWmiWMWM DDI) IHlfffn ma Ml. .. Ml umMKWi ,' III ni i t t u rn mi hit urn 1 lilX ll Piano on Exhibition nt J. W. McDonu Id's SU.re, rim- ll n il Rules and Regulations i:i i,i:s and iti:a lationh pdiitaimncj to tiik NATIONAL HALi:s TO., Til All) CAMIMLIN PLAN 11PLR 1. TIki merchants shall ,,mio votes as per fol Iowiiik iicheduln, excepting nH hereafter may bo mention ed : 100 for $ 1 CO on cash sales. 200 for $1.00 In merchandise pnld with dun bills "00 for $1.00 on payments of old ncnouiils. 200 Tor $1.00 on duo bills paid. 200 for $1.00 on bargain or clonrenc.o sales. And votes will be Klven nt tho time sales are nmdo only. 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