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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
VOL. XXXIV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1914.
NO.
EVENING OF DELIGHT
FUL ENTERTAINMENT
AT LOCAL THEATER.
KiinrNNful Dntiro llrlng I'Ywtlvltlos
a Happy Knillnif Willi JmhI
I'lnnnclnl lUwultn.
In ndltlon to doing real charltablo
acts for tlto Worthy unfortunate, the
Muts aro also real entertainer This
van proven lant Bntunlny night to
tho satisfaction of large crowd of
people who filled the Columlila
Thentor to Its capacity and (Intoned
' to tlum tunta of the Muts for about
an hour and ah alf. Tho entertain
niuiit Blurted off with a song and
d.mre ant by M. P. Ilnzon, which
brought down the houso. . The old
follow proved to the pooplo that he
was mill quite young and active and
was compelled to respond to a hearty
encore when ho camo back with an
old fushlonod ong which wui ap
preciated. Thon Dr. Tucker enter
tnlnod with aolo, which waa just
fine, ao fine Indoed that he too war
required to appear rgaln. and hlr
fecund aoloctlon waa even better than
the first. 8. C. Morton, the nig Mut
Kavn a rn&llHflrt rnmllnff nf m mnnln
In lita dungeon, which for dramatic
effort waa tho event of the evening.
Itpspondtng to a goneroua encore
ho again delighted the audience with
another qualut reading.
Initio Leo Bollagh, 14 months old,
waa Introduced to the audience at
Trlxy Frigenty. a noted heul and
toe dancer, and her act waa one ol
tho beat of the evonlng. The little
lady endearod heraelf to tho aud
lonce by her iwoet deposition and
porfoct cane on the atage. She sure
ly made a docldod hit. Mr. 8ten then
aat down to tits' piano and rendered
one of the moat dollghtful piano solos
over llatoned to by a St. Helena au
dience..' He proved nlmself master
of tho Inatrumont and waa compullod
to respond to an encore, which also
pleaaod. Minn Edrlo Lallnre, In a
characterlutle negro dluloct piece,
was also heartily encored and ontor
tnlned the aarond time with a comlr
; reading, which brought down the
houne. Noedlesa to Bay Jack Root
was woll received when ho was In
troduced as Caruso and hla Inter
pretation of a beautiful aolo was ap-
; predated as well as though It had
. boon Caruso himself. Ho also mot
the demands of the audience with a
second aoloctlon.
E. D. Woods and Mr. 8ten, In
; black fuco make up, held tho atten
tion of the crowd for about a half
' hour with their negro songs and
: dances, together with some local
hits and the manipulation of the
bones. Theso gentlemen proved to
. be entertainers of merit In that par
tlcular line, and their work was
greatly appreciated. The title of
, champion heavyweight pugilist of St,
;. Helens was forever definitely settled
In a two round bout between Fred
; Morgus, 225 pounds, and Edgar
j Mucklo, 120 pounds. This was a
slle-Bpllttlng farce of real merit, for
the boys knew about as much about
. boxing as a hog does about tariff re
. vision, and after two lively rounds,
wherein one lick waa atruck, that one
' being- landed- by Edgar on Fred's
broad back, Edgar was callod the
champion. Mayor A. W. Mueller
j Rave a beautiful Interpretation of the
famous poem "Myself Undt Gott,"
which waa most thoroughly enjoyed.
Hurley Turner waa Introduced as
tlib Inventor of the violin and he gave
two seloctlons , of the Instrument,
which were well received. Mrs. E.
n. Woods accompanied the various
musical numbers In tier own manter
ly style, and her work was most
highly appreciated. Between some
or me acts above mentionea Mr.
Evans, proprietor of the theater
' ahowod four Interesting reels of mov
ing pictures, which, takon with the
doings of the Muts, made up one of
MUTS
iniif
AID THE NEEDY
YANKTON GRANGE
NAMES OFFICERS
WH Entertain Pomona Grange
in February.
Yankton Grange, No. 301, hold a
woll-nttendod mooting in tho Orange
Hull last Saturday night. This Is
the InrgOKt Grange In the county and
among the largest of the state. A
purchasing department Is maintain
ed, and through It the members get
goods at wholesale prices, n. C.
Joffrlos was io elected purchasing
agent for the ensuing jear. Other
officers whore elected as follows:
Master, Ouy L. Tarboll; overneor,
Than Brown; lecturer, Mrs. Iris
Oliver; chnplln, 0. L. Tarboll; stew
ard, Algor Ollvor; treasurer, Kay
Tarbell; secretary, Miss Marie
Walker; assistant steward, George
Walker; ladies of the court, Mrs.
Nellie Lteforman and the Misses Iva
Tarbell and I-ols Oliver; lady assist
ant steward, MIbs Carrie Hushong;
gatekeeper, Earlo Ilushong. The
new officers will be installed In an
open-day meeting on January 2.
Dinner will be served at noon, and In
tho afternoon Protestor E. I). Fltte,
of the extension divslon of the 0. A.
will spoak on dairying and hog
raining. The Granga ts arranging
for a hard times watch party New
Year's Eve. Yankton Grange will
ontortaln the Columbia County Po
mona Grange In February. -'
CHRISTMAS DOINGS
AT THE SCHOOL
Christmas 'reos and exercises were
hold In the schools of tho city
last Friday and a holiday season was
akon this week. Schod will start
igain noxt Monday .and continue
legularly.
SCARLET FEVER
CLOSES SCHOOL
On account of tho prevalonce of
icarlct fevar at Warren tho schools
of that place have bqcn closed. The
loctors report about eight ctiBes of
'.he disoaso In the neighborhood and
itrict quarantine has beon placod on
each case.
DEPUTY SHERIFF
AT HIS POST
Charlos lirown, tho new deputy
thertff. Is now stationed In the sher
iff's office learning the ins and outs
of the duties of the sheriff. Mr.
Urown will take up his duties under
Sheriff-elect Stun wood on the first
of January.
GUILD LADIES
HAVE TOWEL SALE
The Ladles of the Eptocopal Guild
hold their towel sulo and tea last
Tuesday afternoon In Guild Hall and
report a successful sale. All the
towels were disposed of, and quite
a number of people attended the tea.
The ladios reallzod a comfcrtablo
sum for their Guild.
RURAL DELIVERY
FOR NEHALEM
Congressman Ilawley has been ad
vised that rural mall service has
been authorized at Nehalotu, through
tho Nohulom Valley, 13 mllos, for
70 families, but that this and other
authorized routes will not be eutab
l'shed until the government's finan
cial conditions Improve.
MASONIC FRATERNITY
INSTALLS OFFICERS
Tho Installation of officers at the
Masonic Lodge took place last Sat
urday night, when the following were
Installed: Ed win Ross, W. M.; H.
J. Southard. 8. W.; E. A. Kotger,
J. W.J James Dart, Troas.; B. E.
Quick, Sec; A.L. Stone, 8. D.; W.
E. Clark, J. D.; Jacob Goorge, S. 8.;
E. V. John, J. 8.; J. Q. Gage, tyler.
the best entertainments ever held In
the city. A noat Bum was roallzed
for charitable work of the organiza
tion. After the entertainment a num
ber of people gatnered at the city
hall where Merle Wilson's orchestra
furnished music for about four hours
for dancing. The dance was also a
marked success from every point of
view. Altogether It was a success
ful entertainment successfully man
aged and carried out by tho Muts.
THIRTY-THREE YEARS
The St. Helens Mist Has Weathered the Storms ol a
Third of a Century.
HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FACTOR IN COMMUNITY BUILDING
Down Through all Ihe Vicissitudes ol Time the One Inspir
ing Aim Has Been for the Development and
Upbuilding o! Columbia County.
This Is Volumn 34 No. 1 of the
MUt. Just 33 yours ogo Mr. Glendye
launched the Mist in St. Helens.
Through all theso years the paper
has never mlsed publication for one
week. It has passed through various
hands, each ono doing his full part
toward the upbuilding of St. Helens
and community. The name of the
paper la a distinctive one, perhaps
tho only newspaper in tho United
States bearing the name of Mist.
Tho long time tho paper has been
published the many able editors
who have boon at the head of It
coupled wltk tho uncommon name,
has made of the St. Helens Mist,
one of the best known papers In Ore
gon. It has grown from a small
boglnnlng to Its present size and has
always been a factor in tho better
ment of conditions and prosperity of
tho community. It has Been St. Hel
ens blossom and at times aimed
wither and die. It has boinn tno
brunt of hard times and has enjoyed
prosperity. It has had many ups and
downs, but through It all it lias been
the greatest advort'slng medium
that St. Helens has ever had. Tlie
Mist has made St. Helens famous.
Tho present management I rather
proud of the progress made during
the past threo years. During thit
time much new and modern machin
ery and appliances have be.;n added
to the equipment until today il.e Mist
office Is supplied with mac'ilnery
sufficient to do almost any und all
kinds of work In the printing line.
A two revolution power pres ani a
modern linotype are among the late
acquisitions which enable us t Hive
to our readers a well printed and
neat appearing paper, as well as to
print all the news. ' During the rast
three or four weeks more reading
matter has beon set up in oar office
and printed in the paper than ordin
arily has been In several Issues com
bined. We are proud of tho appear
ance of the Mist. During the Hol-
day season we have had a fairly
representative list ot advertising,
but we have to say that the merch
ants of the city are not good adver
tisers as a rule. They porhaps may
jay that advertising does not pay, but
in that suppossition thoy are mis
taken. Every business houso In, the city
should be represented In our adver
tising columns continually. We are
HOLIDAY EDITION
OF RAINIER REVIEW
Columbia County rocclvod a good
bit of advertising last week when
Editor C. A. Nutt, of tho Ralnior Re
view, mailed his special edition of
the Review. It wos a grand edition
for a country paper. Twentr-elght
iiigoa of interesting reading and nice
xda of thob uslness firms of his com
munity. Taken as a whole the paper
was better than a groat many largo
city specials and does credit to the
editor, his plant and his patrons.
SPORTSMEN SHOOT TO
FEED THE NEEDY
Members of the Cottonwood Duck
Club, of St. Helens, wore out last
Wednesday at their preserve on
Sauvlo's Island, In quest of the suc
culent duck. The result was 106
birds. All members of this club are
Muts, some big muts and others not
so big, but their hearts are In the
right place, nevertheless. Sixty of
the birds are to be turned over to the
Muts for distribution among the
worthy needy of tho community.
Truly the Mut socloty of St. Helens
Is composed of a genorous hearted
bunch. The fruits of their labors
shine like emoralds. May their shad
ows never grow less. And may God
bless them. .
IN NEWSPAPERDOM
doing moro towards advertising the
city and community than any other
ngoncy. We are giving to our. read
ers the best paper that Is possible
for us to do. In addition to the reg
ulur eight pages of the Mist the 1
page farm and home section is the
equal of any farm paper published
In the West. It all goes with the
Mist and from the expressions of our
readers we know that it is ap
preciated. Our subscription has grown more
than 100 per cent during the past
two years and the Mist now reaches
at least 60 or 65 per cent of the
homes in Columbia county. Home
merchants and business men should
use the columns of the Mist to keep
the buyers Informed. It pays in the
long run, and we hope to enlist more
advertising support during the eom
lng year than during the past year.
The Mist is a St. Helens, Columbia
County newspaper. It stands for
whatever is best for the community
in which it is published. It stands
for progress In all lines of industry
In every portion of Columbia Coun
ty. It ts a home institution and haB
done much for every business man in
the community. It will continue to
work for the common good. It Is a
permanent fixture and will always be
found battling for what it thinks is
right and for the best Interest of the
peoplo It represents.
We are taking this occasion of our
33rd b;rthday anniversary to toot
our own horn, and we are ready to
back up everything 'we say about
ourselves. Thirty-three years from
today the St. Helens Mist will still
be doing duty at tho old stand and
will celebrate another anniversary
at that time. It Is to be hoped that
it will not then be compelled to take
the merchants and business men of
the city to task for not advertising.
The best way to avoid that unpleas
antness is for the business men to
start next week to do some system
atic advertising and bring in so many
ads that we will have to lncrese the
size of our paper to accommodate
them. Wo hope to see such a state
of affairs. Do not disappoint us.
In the meantime on this Christmas
day 1914 we wish to all the patrons
of the St. Helens Mist and to every
body who happens to read it, a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
FREEZING WEATHER
JOY TO YOUNGSTERS
Ice skating on the ponds and lakes
around St.' Helens Is still fine. Every
day and evening parties of skaters
are enjoying thes poit. More skat
ing weather and good Ice this year
than for many years. The lowest
tomperature wo have had In St.
Helens, was 18 above zero, with an
avorago njght temperature tho past
10 days of about 22 degrees above.
This has been cold enough to freeze
the ponds and lakes and make them
sultablo for good skating.
NEW LAUNDRY
PROPRIETOR HERE
Mr. George Watklns, the new
proprietor of the St. Helens Laundry,
moved his family to St. Helens this
week and they are comfortably lo
cated In the residence recently pur
chased by them from MrB. ' E. C
Robertoon. Noxt week Mr. Wat
kins will begin the work of remodel
Ing the laundry plant and Installing
new machinery, and within a month
he will start operations. Mr. Wat
klns has been In the laundry business
for many years and knows the busl
ness from a to z and promises to give
to the people of this community the
very best of Bervlce when he begins
operations.
HOMES AND HEARTS
ARE MADE HAPPY
Quantities of Articles Given to
the Needy
If there are any children in St.
Helens and vicinity wno failed to
have a merry Christmas this year on
account of unfortunate circumstan
ces, it was because the Muts failed
to discover them. For the past two
weeks every effort has been made to
ascertain where there were people
whose circumstances were such that
the Christmas cheer would not enter
the homes, and yesterday, Thursday,
the efforts culminated In the loading
down of expressman Morley's wagon
with groceries, fruits, vegetabise,
clothing, ducks, together with a con
siderable quanity of candy and toys,
and started out on a loute which had
been previously mapped out by the
Muts.
The response of the people of this
community to the call of the Muts
has exceeded by far the expectations
of any one. Cash from various
sources has been received suffi
cient to clothe all the unfortunate
children and some grown folks; veg
etables and fruit have been donated
liberally, clothing from various
homes, In good condition, has come
In by the box and to cap It off the
members of the Cottonwood duck
club provided ducks for the hungry.
The Mut movement has been a de
cided success in St. Helens this year
and has proven a blessing to a num
ber of families and children. Next
Wednesday evening the society will
meet In the Council Chambers of the
City Hall and there decide as to a
continuation of the charitable work
30 successfully launched. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
BURNING TROUSERS
CAUSE OF ALARM
At 11:00 o'clock last Saluiday
night the fire alarm from box 22
lou ruled and the fire boys were
quickly on the alert. The scene
happened to be In the Perry house
where some lodger had thrown his
trousers too close to a rac'iator and
they soon begun to scorch and
smoke. With the removal of the
trousers the tire was all over.
BUDGET MEETING
FOR NEXT TUESDAY
Next Tuesday, December 29, is
the day set by the County Court as
the time for discussing the Budget.
It Is expected that a large delegation
of taxpayers from all portions of the
county will be In attendance and
that the entire expenses of the coun
ty will receive careful scrutiny.
Every taxpayer In the county should
be represented at this meeting.
BIG STEAMER LOADS
TIES FOR INDIA
. ' The big Japanese tramp Bteamer
Shlntsu Maru arrived at the docks
of the St. Helens Croosoting Com
?any today to begin loading creosot
ed ties for India. This Is a part of
the ocntract of ties which the local
company Is furnishing lo the British
government for railroad construc
tion in India. Several cargoes of the
ties have already been shipped.
ATHLETIC HOME
IS NEARLY READY
The big gymnasium building being
erectted by the St. Helens Firemen
Is fast nearlng completion. The roof
Is all completed and only the inside
work remains to be finished. With
in another 30 days the building will
be ready for occupancy. The new
athletic club formed by the boys has
been christened the Sunset Athlettc
Club and will hereafter be known by
that name.
LUMBER SHIPMENTS
FOR THE WEEK
Tho steamer Multnomah left out
yesterday with a cargo of lumber
for San Francisco from St. Helens
Mill dock.
The steamer Jolian Paulsen loaded
lumber at the docks of the Columbia
County Mills this week and sailed
for California.
A cargo 'of lumber for Southern
California ports was taken out this
week by the McCormlck Bteamer,
Celllo. Her passenger accommoda
tions were all taken.
PETITIONERS INT
Li
ARE ASKING THAT SIX
MILLS BE PLACED
AS MAXIMUM.
SIGNATURES BY THE HUNDREDS
General Meeting of Taxpayers to be
Held ttext Tuesday to Consider
the Budget.
Petitions rre In circuation in var
ious parts of the country asking the
County Court not to make more than
a 6 or 6 mill general road levey for
the coming year. At Scappoose,
Warren, Yankton, Deer Island, Houl
ton, Clatskanle, Vernonla and other
places It Is reported that hundreds of
signatures have been secured. Pe
titions, are also in circulation In
other precincts but we have not
hoard whether they are being gen
erally signed or not.
The Budget meeting next Tuesday
promises to be the greatest meeting
ever held In the county. Tax pay
ers from every portion of the county
will be here to discuss the matters
coming up. Greatest Interest centers
around the question of road taxes
ind it will be on this point that most
of the discussion will be had.
BOWLBY TALKS OF
HARD SURFACE ROADS
Says Columbia Will be Treated
Like Other Counties.
December 15, 1914.
Hon. Ben W. Olcott, Secretary of
State, Salem, Oregon.
Dear Sir: I have the letter dated
December 2nd, from Mrs. Mildred J.
Watts, ot Scappoose, Ore., relative to
the hard surfacing in Columbia
County by the State Highway Com
mission. The only assurance that I have
given the people of Columbia County
relative to this matter has been that
they could expect to' be tieated the
same as Jackson County'and Clatsop
County, when the county court ful
fills its obligations and promises.
Since the recall of the old Court it
has seemed that we would have no
further trouble In that county in re
gard to carrying out the program
outlined at the start, relative to the
construction of the Columbia High
way through that county. In order
to be ready next season for hard
facing, I advise the County Court
to get the grading completed on a
Btretch of road that was approved by
the County Court and by myself,
that is, the Columbia Highway, from
the Multnomah County line north
toward St. Helens, on the south Bide
of the S. P. & S. Railway. The right
of way agent has been obtaining
deeds to some ot this right of way
in the last few weeks.
If Columbia County receives the
same treatment the otlior counties
have received, there will be laid three
or four jniles of hard surfacing, six
teen feet wide, In the county next
year.
This, I believe will be the informa
tion that Mrs. Watts desires.
Very respectfully.
H. L. BOWLBY,
State Highway Engineer.
To The Taxpayers of Columbia
County:
I wrote to Secretary Olcott, In
quiring Into the promises that the
Stato Highway Commission have
been supposed to have made to our
County Court In regard to hardsur
faclng and taking over and main
taining tho Columbia Highway.
Everybody knows throughout the
county that Mr. Griswold, acting for
Major Bowlby, did make promises.
I talked with Mr. Griswold personally
after our . meeting and know what
was promised here. The editors of
the newspapers throughout the coun
ty certainly did understand that way,
and that was the "big stick" that was
used to oust our old court and Mr.
Bowlby is forcing our present court
to allow them to get new right of
(Concluded on pago 8.)
M ROAD LEVY