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"V - if .11 l ii a. OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY VOL. XXXIII. ST. HELENS. OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1914 No. 35 DAMAGES ARE BEING DETERMINED PROPERTY OWNERS GIV- ING TESTIMONY AS TO VALUATION BIOWRE 100 HIGH County Court Hears of Dan- aftes Caused by the Build ing of Roads Starting yesterday morn Inn tho County Court Iiiib boon buoy pvr ilnrA llslciilnit to tlio property own ta alon k tlm Columbia River High way toll how much tholr land are lanwgod liy reason of tlio building iftho road through. In a majority if tlio C(intHtn for right of wny th.t property owner lint a very IiIkIi vul ion on their lands, In Ronii- Intituii- ni running as high nil Olio Tlimt .mil Hollars un aero. From that icuro down to $200 In placed a the imonnt of vuliiu of tlm land to be ikon ami used as a road. Alter hearing nil tlio tiHtlniony to l luliinltled liy tho property owner rnui!h whoso promises lliu road lll kihh, tlio County (Viurt will do- rinliio JiiHt whnt would bo a fulr dilution to ho plucod on tlio nd mid tlio nnioiint of damage tlio mil will do to tho land and muke lllownnros for hiicIi amount. Durltig tho taking of testimony crtwlny ninl today tlm Assessor lm n an" lutei-osiod listener and It oulil not ho surprising to have mt of tho property nsKesHment film a Halo for tho assessment II noxt your. The hearing will continue every ilay until all rlnlmutits for damages in boon h(rd. Tlio cuso of tlio P. 8. liy. Co. for damage for ouhu? Its right of way with tho unty road will ho hoard next Tuo- iy morning. IE 1015 HUDSON A FINE CAR I". W. V. Itliikoxloy lUv-clvos It- c-t In An Automobile Mr. Wither Blakesloy received ' 1915 Hudson six automoltilo m C I.. Hons & Co., the l'ortlnnd wits, tho first of tho week and e ami Walter huvo boon very busy i In breaking It In. Tho 19 IB n ai penru to bo tho latent In "rytlilng that an automobllo Hliould e. It Ih not too heavy but at tho "mo iimo Im hirgo and roomy. Whllo HiKlnn OevolopH 40 liorHopowor, o iioIhoIohs that It cnu scarce- lio hoard. Tho car In onulutiod ll electric houdllirhts of grout hJlo power, which by simply press- s button can bo dimmed to a ciiiiilh, power. Tho solf-Htarter is mpllolty IiHolf. Dy Hlmoly proas. tR uniall pedal, tho engine will lrt. Thoro nro many other Im- !"venionts and convenience In tlio " Iluilson and tho llhiknHloys may "" lo proud of tholr automobllo, 'Ml Is certnlnlv tlm plimulnnt ma- lno lo reach St. Helens. Tho fav- N1 IniprosHlon the car linn made undoubtedly Influonco othor rncctlvo huyorH to InvOHtlirnto tho HlRof tho Hudson. ' F m xdav Kcirooi, pirNir. Tlm Con cn' will bo hold' on Friday, Aur. ('"j on tho sand bar near Colnm- riy. Ilimkot lunch at tho noon "f. Kiimes and a Ronnral good "'" ""I bo tho order of tlto 'day. ' details will be annonncod at ,rvcos Sunday. l''UKU LMPTinir,' l' tthool liotmo r''i ly Prof, rjrimtli. nntml ltmnnn rHlHt Of Pnrlllin.l a..hla, t'1 r'irfnt Cnlturo. Valuabl'o book z Riven. ,rrofoHor Griffith has '"KHeitt croilontliilB of any public ,rclor render. All woloomo, como or'lioily. ro public examination at close wiuro. GRAND MASTERVISITS ST. HELENS Judge Wm. Galloway of Salem .Delivers Interesting Address LARGE CROWD PRESENT Mm. ;n!loviiy Aeronipniilps JiiiIkp mid Toll of the Work of the I. . O. 1 Homo Judge Wm. tiullowny of Salem, visited St. Helens and Iloulton lodges I. (). o. F. Inst Monday. Ho was accompanied by Mrs. Galloway, who In one of the Truwteos of the boys' and girls' homo conducted by the I. O. O, F. lodges. After a short luminous session of the lodge the doors were thrown open to tho Ho bckuhs and a fow Invited friends and Mrs. Galloway explained in a very Interesting speech the methods of conducting tho Hume and gnve dotujls of tho condition of every thing connected with It. She was given tho very cIohohI attention fot nearly an hour and her remarks were highly appreciated by tho member ship. Judgn Galloway, tho Grand .Muster of tho Odd Fellows of Ore gon, then spoko and for more than an hour mado one of tho greatest fraternal speeches over made In St. Helens. Ho told of the great work of the Order and dwelt at length on the urgent need for fraternity just at the present time and pointed out where tho Odd Fellows furnished the highest typo of fraternity to Its mem bers and humanity. After his ad dress the people repaired to tho ban quet ball where the boys had pro pared refreshments. Judgo and Mrs. Galloway remain ed In St. Helens nearly all day Tues day and wero shown over tlio city.' They visited tho big mills, the ship yards and creosotlug plant. They wero much surprised at the groat In dustrial activity of our little city From hero they wont to Hulnler and from there to Astoria and Seaside, returning to St. Helens this, Friday, evening and from here will go by mito to llillsboro. 1,0X0 IIOl Ktf Von OKKGOX FA KM I.AllOltF.HS. Washington, O. C., Aug. 19. The farm laborers of Oregon work on nn avernge of 9 hours and 44 minute. per day, according to a report which has Just been Issued by the Unltod Slates Department of Agriculture. More than 27,000 lnborers aro em ployed on the farms of Oregon and tho avorago monthly compensation Is $31.00 with board and $44. B0 If tho laborer boards himself. Theso fig ures rolato o the year 1913. The average wago for farm labor In Con tinental United Stntes Is $13.85 por month with bonrd and $19.97 with out board. KKV. O. H. HAKXl'M HF.KK, Tho pulpit of tho Plymouth Con gregational Church will bo occupied by tho llev. O. S. Ilnrnum, pastor of tho Presbyterian Church of Hwaco. Wash., Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Everybody welcome. Itlblo School. 10 a. m., Christian Kndenvor Servlco, 7 p. m., Mid-woek Sorvlco, Wednesday, 8 p. m. A church homo for frlonds and strangers. BRASS BAND CARNI- VAL NEXT WEEK St. Heh ns lljind H Secured Amuse ment Co. to Hold Carnival Starting next Wednesday the FPt a nin .mm on t Conmany will bold forth for about four days with amuso- monts of evory description, jnoy wm have Funis Wheels, Morry-go-roundu and othor popular Tonus or amusu mont for tlio children and the old folks. 1 1)Q carnival will bo held on i. a,.imni nthlotlo grounds and un der the ousplcos of the St. HolenB n.,.,i Pull details will be found on the lurgo postors which will bo out In a dny or two. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Follon and W. H. Herman returned Tuesday from a trip to Coos Uny points. MAKE DEMAND ON Delegation from Clatskanie and Rainier Demand More Money for Road IF DEMAND IS REFUSED WILL RECALL COURT Citizens Claim Promises Last Spring Which Would Give Them More Money. Court Says No Promises Made When tho County Court inut last Saturduy for tho purpose of open ing bids on tho constructiin of a bridge across tho Nebalem near .Mist, they wore met by a delegation of citizens from Clntskanle and ItuWIor who wore here for tho purpoio of dumnndlng more money on the road bolng constructed from Tide Crook to Clatsop County. Mr. A. L. ( I irk of Itulnlor oponod up the discussion :.y calling attention of tlio Court to somo promise that bad been uvulo some tltno lust spring that there would be $315,000 for uso on tho Columbia Ulvor Road and thnt be bud been Informed , that now Hie amount avalluble would be only $200,000. Mr. Clark . and others spoke aVng this lino of argument, which they claimed was a broken promise on tho part of the County Court and thnt unless the promise was kept and the full $316,000 made available for the road, tho recall elec tion which bad bitan threatened would suroly proceed uid that it would carry by a big jajoWty. The A A DF.l.IGHTITL PAKTV. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Southard and Mrs. Florence Fnrnsworth onter tnlned about forty guests at the Southard home on Thursday evening In honor of Mrs. Elizabeth Myers of Cincinnati, sinter of Rev. Frank Moyer. The early part of tho evonlng was given over to a program consisting of piano solos by Mrs. Ilcssle Peters, dialect recitations by Mrs. Llscher of Portland and Mr. A. II. Lake and songs by Mrs. Meyer. Tho entire, company then joined In a "community sing" after which re freshments woro served by the host esses. The following toasts were res ponded to, ltev. Meyer acting as 'oastmaster: "Woman of tho Past,". .Prof. Raker "Woman of the Present," W. B. Dlllnrd "Woman of the Future,". J. W. Allen Herns of All Ages, ....Mrs. Raker When My Ship Comes In, Mr. Herbert White Reminiscences of Old St. Helens, Dr. Edwin Ross "Tho Cup that Cheers, but Not Ine briates," Mrs. Edwin Ross The house was decorated for the occasion with Mrs. Southard's fa mous collodion of potted plants. The guosts declared this to be ono of the most happy parties ever given In St. Helens. OEOHGK-VAN OKSIIOVKV. A nuptial was cnlebrated last Mon day morning at 8 o'clock in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, Ht. Helens, by Rev. Father Fisher of ScappoOse whon Miss Ada V. George became the bride of Mr. Louis J. Van Orshoven. The ceremony was witnessed by the immediate fami ly after which the party returned to the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hs George, where a sumptuous .wedding breakfast was served. At eleven o'clock the bridal party Blurted for Portland where they visited until Thursday, when thoy roturnod to their home in tills city. On Thursda evening the young friends of Mr. and Mrs. Van Orshoven tendered them a party In tholr now home on Columbia I street. The bride is very popu'nr with I the younger set of this city, whoro I she bos lived all hor life. Mr. Van OrBhoven Is the County Surveyor of the county and Is hold" In liih es teem by all who know him r THE COUNTY COURT Were Made by the Court Court ropllod that they were using their beBt Judgment In the expendi ture of the funds and that if the people were satisfied with It and desired to recall them for using that Judgment and doing the best they could with the public funds, the re call would have to come. So the delegation left here without having received the promise of the Court to do any moro than they are do ing and since that time the threat mado In Court that the recall would proceed lias been carried out and President Youut of the Good Roads Association has closed his place of business and is scouring the county In his Ford getting signatures to the recall petitions. The circulators claim they have already secured more than sufficient names to demand the recall but they are still busy getting more.. So far we have been unabje to learn whether the petitions will be filed or whether they will be used as means of argument to persuade the County Court to spend all the money on the roads from Tide Creek to Clatsop county. TAPPING THE WALLIS SPRING Irfirgc Spring of luro Water Iloliig Added to City Supply Water Superintendent Lope has a crew of men at work tapping the Wallis Spring near the head works of the city 'water system. When this spring Is tapped it is expected sufficient water will be added to the supply to avoid all danger of short age. This spring was secured by the Water Commissioner for the city at the time the systcifl was Installed, and it now seems that it was the part of wisdom to get it. The water In this spring is the very best and purest spring water and is protected in such a way that it cannot be con taminated. It will add materially to the supVly. . LAKE-WOOLPERT NUPTIALS. On Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, lnN the presence of relatives and friends, Miss Claire E. Woolport be came the bride of Charles Edward Lake, at the home of the bride's Bis tro, Mrs. W. O. Wright. Rev. S. R. Hawkins read the ser vlco, and Miss Clara Westcott render ed Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The bride was charming in ivory white charmouso and carried a bou quet of Bride roses, with a shower of sweet peas. When she threw her bouquet it fell in two "sections and was caught by Miss Grace Roeves and Miss Jean Tracy. The bride was un attended. A lattice of pink climbing roses made an effective background for the bridal couplo. Sweot peas, asters and ferns ' wore tastefully arranged throughout the rooma. A buffet luncheon was served, af tor' which the bride and bridegroom departed for a short trip to the coast. Mr. Lake Is a well known teacher of Columbia county, having boon in charge of the eighth grade at the Warren Schools during the past year and having the same position for the coming year. The couple will make their homo In St. Helens. '' CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our most sin cere thanks to our friends, whose willing hands and sympathetic hearts did so much during the slck noBS and death of our dear husband and father. Mrs. Annie Cox and Family. Portland Contractors To Build Bridge Over the Nehalem Near Mist COST WILL BE $13,489.00 Five Kids Submitted by Various Per- sons and Firms; Figures Take Wide Range Bids for building the bridge over the Nehalem river near Mist were opened by the County Court last Saturday afternoon at which time it was found that the bid of the Am-brose-Burdsall Co. was the lowest. There were five bids submitted, the lowest figures being $13,489. The contractors will be required to fur nish all material for the bridge and approaches. Other bids submitted were from C. R. Raynor, E. D. Olds, Pacific Bridge Co. and George H. Griffin. POMONA. GRANGE MEETING. Columbia County Pomona Grange met with Cedar Grove Grange Aug." 8th, 1914, for its 45th Quarterly session. There were delegates from several of the granges In the county. Work was taken up at 11 o'clock and after roll call the granges gave their reports, and the, Worthy Mas ter appointed the committee for the day. . Recess was then taken and a bountiful dinner. was served, such as tlio ladies of the granges are noted for. At 2 P. M. Grange was called to order and the regular work was tak en up and a very profitable and in teresting aftornoon was spent, many subjects that were of interest were discussed, and resolutions on the deaths of our brothers, William Deeds, Charles Miller and M. M. Franklin were read. At the evening session 6 new mem bers were added to our number, and a short programme was rendered. An invitation from the, Yankton grange to meet with them on Nov. 7th, 1914, was read and unanimous ly accepted. Grange was closed with the hope that we all meet at Yankton in Nov ember. EMMA TARBELL, Secretary. ITEMS FROM LAKE SIDE STOCK FARM Mrs. Grace Donblns from Walla Walla, Wash., visited last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Frakes at the Lake Side Stock Farm near Scappoose. Mrs. Dobbins' three children. Warren, Lucille and Jane were with her. Friday and Saturday of last week Mr. Sholtz threshed at the Frakes farm, 750 bushels of oats and wjieat. The threshing season was the occa sion for a family gathering, as 11 of them were present; Mrs. Dobbins and two daughters and McLaughlin being among the visitors. P., A. Frakes had three very fine Holstein-Frlesan heifers shipped from the east two weeks ago which will arrive in a tew days. TAXPAYERS MEETING. The farmers and business men of Warren have revived their organiza tion which was in existence during the spring and will hold meetings regularly from now on for the pur pose of.dlBCussing public questions of concern to them. Tho next meeting will be held at Erickson's hall on next Tuesday evening at which time it is expected a large crowd will be in at tendance and that questions of Im portance will bo discussed.. Unclaimed Letters Letters unclaimed at the St. Hot ens, Oregon, Postofflce for the week ending August 16th, 1914: -. Mr. H. L. Brown. Mrs. Anna Entone. Mr. Ed Hadley. Mrs. S. W! Johnson. Robert McKle. Letters unclaimed by August 29, 1914, will bo sont to the Dead-Letter Office. IVA E. DODD, P. M. LUMBER SHIPMENTS E WAR SCARE HAS APPAR ENTLY PASSED AS OR - DERS COME IN Alaskan Ship Will Arrive at St. , Helens Next Week to Take Lumber Cargo for North The tramp Bteamer The Queen Maud is loading a cargo of two and one-half million feet of creosoted ties for delivery in India. The steamer flies tho English flag and when Bhe sails will have to look out for some German warship. The cargo, howev er, would not be of Much use to the Germans at the present time and the Captain does not seem to be nneasy about his safe arrival in In dia. There are about 60 longshore men working on the steamer and she should finish loading Saturday night. It is understood she will proceed to Puget Sound to complete her cargo. The flagshig of the McCormlck fleet, the steamer Klamath under command of Captain Edward Jahn son arrived in port today. She will take a full cargo of lumber and pil ing and sail for San Francisco and Southern California ports on Tuesday night. The Klamath has a capacity of over a million feet of lumber and accomodations for 60 passengers. The Steamer Yosemlte with 900M feet of lumber and piling left out late last Saturday night bound for San Pedro. , Her passenger list was about 40 persons. The Steamer Willamette passed ud river today. She has a cargo for Portland and as soon as this ia dis charged will come back to St. Helens for her lumber cargo. One of the Alaska steamers is due to arrive here the first of the week for a large consignment of lumber for delivery at Juneau, Alas ka. The Lumber Company think this la only the beginning of a large busi ness which they hope to work up In Alaska, and believe that St. Helens will furnish her share of Oregon m-o- ducts for our far north neighbors. While the lumber company has taken the Iniatlve in getting sales for their product, we think it would be a good idea for our local mer chants to Investigate the possibili ties of this trade also, for when the last Alaska boat was here, stored on deck were a great amount of nota- toes, apples and other farm products of which we have an abundance In and around St. Helens. That the war scare so far as ship ping on the Pacific Coast is concerned is subsiding to some extent ia evl- dent. The St. Helens Lumber Co. had an order for a cargo for China, which was to be shipped in on an English steamer, and when war be tween Germany and England was . declared, the order tor lumber was cancelled on account of the owners of the vessel cancelling the charter. The Lumber Company has now re ceived orders to start cutting on this foreign cargo and the steamer will come here as originally intend ed. The Schooner W. F. Jewltt left out today with 660,000 feet if lumber for San Pedro. This cargo was tak en from the Columbia County mill. The steamer Jphan roulsen took out a partial cargo of lumber from the Columbia County mill last wef k for San Francisco delivery. COLUMBIA COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. On Tueoday and Wednesday, Aug. 25 and 26, the Sunday School Workers of Columbia County will hold their annual convention in the Congregational church at Rainier. All schools please send delegates. Notify Mrs. A. L. Clark, Rainier, of number coming. . : C. L. DARK, t 1 r County Chairman. AGAIN AC! -
