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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
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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
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