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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
Jlume
XXXIV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1915.
RCHANTS FORM
AN ASSOCIATION
AN IS TO COMBAT THE
BAD BILL EVIL.
1ith ore Cariylnji Heavy Iliads
nml HUNlnln never Annual
I l.flMMI',1 Itv frdeltM. .
nr t lio very popular reason and
rely natural purpose of ulf pro
Ion the retail merchant of fit
Ii'iiM and Hon Hon have organized
h Unit purpose In view a largely
iiuied mottling if the retailer
i
hi'lil In the recorder office at
City Hull. In St. Melons Wodno
lilKllt.
vcrul reasons may ho assigned
M U1,II HII DIIIIUII1I wii MW ui
I. 1 1 1 ii .1 i. n 1 1, n .f
Y retull doalem, but preeminent
jvo nil la Unit doalro and dotorml
Hon to fight tho professional
.ilheal. Tho retail morchant U
ay the flrat victim of thla gen
lie aoems to be tho common
ty of every crook, profoaalonal and
icrwlue, who happen to got him
located In the community. Hun
his or uiousuiim oi uonar arc
I annually by the retailor of the
ii try throuKh the operation of
1 class of people, and the lionorn
upright and conscloutlou cltl
In niiule to uffer.
irKatil.ut Ion U a perfectly natural
llllon. Tho dealer must have a
fit on lila ware. The coat of
In It business I nuturally high
iikIi those days, but to Increase
k oust are tho account of people
Jo never had any Idea of paying
in dealer la compelled, by force of
uiiiH'unrea, to plnco a price on
T.iirea sufficient to glvo hlni
bfit, even after liming then bud
omits, and the honorable citizen
victimized: he pay tho penalty
mason of Uioho who practico the
ik'i profession.
vpedally In thrae piping llmo of
IhIiiohh piiralyala and financial un-
tin I my, the atttiuilo of the mer
Suits la entirely propor. The load
fm men aro carrying la staggor-
t. The wholesaler, a a rule, ex
Ida little sympathy. Ho I natur
y removed from tho scone of these
'al ilruiuua. Ho ship tho goodi
tho dealer, and at tho end of
rty day demnnds hU pay. Ver
ity natural, perfectly right. The
till dealer, out of tho gooduos of
heart, parcel out lit ware to
1m, Dick and Harry. Tho flral
e pays promptly, tho other one Ir
jllroly honeat and auro, but Ir
Sw, and tho ether follow doe not
y at all. In the courso of tlmr
pra Is Juat one thing left for the
rclmnt to do. That' to close the
r of his OBtnhllahment and tell
f creditor to take what remain.
It too often happens that the pub
look not only with disfavor, but
uplclon, upon nny ort of a com-
'ml Ion, and In a greut many lit-
iimk the public Is right, but an
:aiil.atlon of retail morchants.
niiioKod of men engaged In hand-
is ull linen of goods, whero thore
uM nt poMnlhly lie ftny communltj
imrpoBo further thun the protec
n of the dealer agalnat tho dead
l right and prooort With Just
la undertitandlng of condition and
Uh tho one object to combat the
noli tho local nttranlenllnn hna
n created .-. ;,
There are hundred of worthy and
""est pnoplo In every community
"o. by force of circumstances. Ir
Pmbln to pay promptly. We bo
I'vo Hiich peoplo have no difficulty
"hig taken caro of by the local
wilnra. Tho fly-by-nlght, tho bore
"'terdiiy and aome other place to
'"rrow, who makos no pretonso of
paying for anything, la tho ele-
1 it of pooplo who havo to be com
ited. '
U In Juat" for thla purooBO that the
llOIll OrKanlzatlnn liua l.nn.i tnrmnA
fifouRi, which an exchange of In-
"nmtlon a to the rollnblllty of
"I18 can be had. Organisation
this character are very common
id through tho arato nrsnnlzatlon
fffl"tlvo work and valuable Infor-
ptlon la exchanged.
1 110 meotlng Wednosdny evening
a attondod by L. n. Morrlck, oc
'tary Oregon Uotall Merchant A '
"Million. A. M. nrnirir utntn nrirnn.
"ri Arnold Roller, city organiser,
'J Portland, and Thomas C. Watts,
' Rubon, troasuror of the state a-
'Wllltlo,,,
f'1" name' llinunn la HI TTnlnim
!ftnll Credit AaHoclatlon, and the
ASSESSORS BEGIN
ANNUAL CRUSADE
Begin tlin Quest for I'rniiortjr Value
ami Ownership.
Willi tho beginning of this week
nbm lonnn tho buay aim son of tho
field force of tho county BHsoaaor's
office. Deputy Harry Wood bof?an
the tmnrch for property vnluos on
Monday In tho vicinity of ClutHknnlo,
and Deputy White took tho extremo
southern end of tho county for his
field of research, beginning on Bau
vle' Inland. Aaseasor lllukealoy
Joined Mr. Wood lator In the week,
mil together theao official will hunt
out ownership and valuation as far
south a Ilulnlor. To systematize
tho work the county bus been dlvld
od Into two Hones, with Coble as the
dividing lino. Deputy White will
asaeas all property south of Coblo
Tho work of aaaeiialng In this county
Is annually Involving more labor
Tho many smaller BUb-dlvllonB
tlmunattng from tho parceling of the
logged-over areas, In many Instances,
in tract as small n rlvo acres, ren
dor the search for ownership more
tedious and exacting.
GOOD WORDS SPOKEN
BY A STOCKMAN
Telia of Popularity or Our Ill-coders
ami Dairymen.
Wo want to acknowledge a cull on
Tuesday of thla week from Mr.
John W. Cook, secretary of the
'lover Hill Farms, at Deor Island.
Ir. Cook I a thorough stockman and
lulrymiin, In Addition to being a very
nffable gentleman. Ho Iibb made tor
'lover Hill KurniB a reputation
vhlch ha spread not nlone all over
Iregon, but I well kr.owu In eautcrn
itntoa. Mr. Cook Informs us that
-to other county In oregou received
uch wldoaprend ndvortiuing at the
went farmer's week meetings at the
3late Agricultural Collego as Co
umhla county did. This was duo to
ho fact thut such breeder as Harry
tVout, of Scuppoono, IMilllp Frnkes,
of the same place, and other stock
men and dairymen, not excepting
lilnuialf, were prcsont, and took Im
portant pr.rls In tho proceedings nnd
llr.cusulons. Mr. West represented
ho Jersey cattle poople, Mr. Krakeo,
tho Holnteln breeder, being preitl-
lent of tho stato ansociittlon of
recders of that stock, and hlmnclf
having been elected secretary and
treasuier of the stato association of
luernsny breeders, three of tho heat
iroed In tho nation. Mr. Cook told
i a good many other things, which
vo aro holding In abeyance. Wo arc
olng to talk mora about him and
Is farm somo of these days.
UEW COUNTY ROAD
'HAS BEEN SURVEYED
"hit .kunlo IMkMh Itolite Will rrol).
nl.ly lrf Autlmrled.
; County Rurvojor Van Ornhovon
'list week surveyed a route for a road
tailing to tho Neulniousen' Aero
rrncta, popularly known as Clatska
i to Height. Tho now route la an
lxtonalon of tho a. A.vKolty road,
'nailing toward the Nehalen Valley
rom ClutHknnlo, aud will be about
wo and one-half miles In length.
latsknnie Height Is located four
mil one-half miles In a southerly
llroctlon from Clatskanlo. Tho
low road will Berve about twenty
iimllle. The preoont term of
bounty Court will take tho final
wtlon on tho matter.
OPERATION SUCCESS
FUL, PATIENT
IVipuliir Court IIouho Janitor 8ur-
vlveH Hurgeon's Knife.
Pnrev W. Harrlnon. tho long-tlmo
fulthful janitor at tho county court
house, was oporatod upon at St. Vln
cont hospital, Tortland, last Monday,
overcome Intestine complications.
Mr, Harrlnon's host of friends will bo
plonsod to learn that he is recover
ing rapidly, although the oporatlon
vn consldorod ouito a serious one.
The patlont Is oxpoctod to be suffi-
ileutly recovered to be auio to re
turn to his homo In bout ton days.
RraMONO Sawmill to neimmo.
I. Q. Wikatrom, of Scappoose, was
In tho county soat Thursday. Mr.
Wlkstrom Is contemplating Btnrtlng
his sawmill In oporatlon very soon,
porhapB by the mlddlo of this month.
This sounds good from an Industrial
and commercial standpoint.
CHANGES MADE IN
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COLUMBIA AND CLATSOP
TO BE A DISTRICT.
WaaliliiKtoii nml Tillamook aro Com
Miied, nml ( liu kiiniui County
Now Ono DlHtrlit.
The recent Leglxluture created a
now order of things regarding Ju
dicial matters, or tho territory In
cluded within the Judicial districts
In Northwotttorn Oregon. The fifth
dlHtrict, which for so many years hna
boon composed of Cluckamas, Wash
Ington, Columbia and C.-lataop coun
ties, has been divided Into three dis
tricts. Clackamas county will bo a
dlKtrlct within ItBe'f, Washington
county, with Tillamook annexed, will
constitute another district, and Co
lumbia unit Clatsop will remain as
ludlclul district No. 5, with Judg
Kakln, presiding. Judge J. U. Cam
boll will proalde over the Clackamas
jounty district and Judge George
liagloy has been appointed to pre-
Ido over the Washington-Tillamook
district. Tho fifth district was one
of the early-created districts of the
state, and until within very recent
years the business was hand', d by
ne Judge. Since 1880 there have
boon but four presiding Judges In
this district, being In order with A.
3. Honnott, now of Tho Dnllos, who
was succeeded by Judge Frank J.
Taylor, of Astoria, now deceased,
ludgo Taylor was succeeded by
Judge Thomas A. McIIrido, who pre
sided continuously until his appoint
ment to tho supremo bench. Jiidgo
Eukln nnd Judge Campbell have
'olntly handled the work since that
llmo. Tho law creating the now dis
tricts becomes effective May 20tli, of
this year.
POPULAR MAYOR OF
RAINIER RE-ELECTED
Fellow Townsmen f'Hiiff to Their
Tried mid True.
Somo people's popularity never
.'cciin to wnno. This is particularly
so with "our old collego chum,"
Thomas J. I-llppin, of Rainier, Mr.
Tllppln has Just been re-elected
mayor of "lie city of Halnlor for the
third time. Ho has sorved tho city
faithfully in that capacity for three
consecntlvo years, nnd hla fellow
citizens Beem determined to hang
onto a good thing while they have It.
Mayor Flippln Is a sawmill man, nnd
i good one, too, as he Is nl.so a good
mayor. Ho has rosldcd In Columbia
county for a great many years, locat
ing first at Clatskanlo, where he was
- successful business man and an In
fluential cltlzon. If Mayor Flippln
ivlll Junt pass the word to his chief
of police we'll venture down to his
city some day to extend further con-
ratulntldn. Othor officials chosen
at Italnlor's election Tuesday were:
VV. Rytnoiu, recorder; James Jesse,
marshal; A. h. Fullor, treasurer;
Follx Ddhont, 0. A. Evans, 0. W. ItiiB-
sell nnd J. W. ltlce, aldormcn; W.
(!. Lee, water commissioner
REPAIRS ON BURNED
LINER ARE COMPLETE
Sinitii Cntaliim Will bo Heady to
Itecelvo Carifo Next Week.
Itopalrs on tho steanior Santa Cata-
llnn have been completed at the plant
if the Wlllnmotte Iron & Stool Works
at rorllund, and tho big llnor will bo
ready to begin rocolvlnc cargo for
her outwerd trip to New York next
weok. Tho Iron nnd steel work was
done by the above firm and the wood
work was done by tho St. Holons
Shipbuilding Co., undor the super
vision of J. H. Trlco. In colobrn
Uon of tho completion of repairs the
contractors aro giving n big luncheon
aboard the Bteamor tomorrow, to
which a great matiy pooplo havo re
ceived Invitations, several from St.
Ilolonn Included.
On her Journey from tho bea to
Portland In October of last yoar, the
Catallna was discovered to bo on
firo, and sho was boachod at Colum
bia City. Her repairs have requir
ed n groat deal of tlmo, but she Is
sr.ld to be' In as thorough condition
now as when first launched. Her In
terior finish Is of toak wood, and the
character of tho work la a credit to
tho local shipbuilding company. Sho
will load lumber and general frplght
tor her Atlantic destination.
CITY ELECTION TIME
IS NEARLY AT HAND
The city recorder lias a notlco in
this issuo of The Mist calling for a
mass meeting of the citizens for th0
purpose of nominating a city ticket
to bo voted for at a general .:it.y elec
tion to bo held on Moudn. the first
day of April, at the City Hall. The
polls will remain open from S 5":lock
In tho morning until 8 o'clock In the
evening. A matter of pubUc concern
In regard to tho city election U tho
fact that uono but duly registered
and otherwise legally qualified vol
ors will he permitted to cant their
ballot, so do not overlook this veiy
Important matter. There should be
no hesitation on t:,o pa.t of any
citizen to present to the mooting the
nnmo of anyone, whom, la their
Judgment, would be a suitable person
to fill any of tho various positions.
As a rule city officials occupy n
mighty thankless place. Mayor Mucl
lorVios askod us to say that ucdor no
c'rcurtistances would ho bo a car.dl
dato for re-election.
PUBLIC RECORDS SHOW
COUNTY'S BUSINESS
Clr.-ult Court Will lie In Sosxlon
Next Week.
.
Israel Spencer, of Vernonla, on
Murch 3, had a notorial commission
srauted and recorded.
John Farr, of Warren, has been
appointed by Judge Clark as admin
istrator of the estate of W. D. Case,
deceased.
Cdunty Commissioners' Court has
been In session since Wednesday,
with all the members of the body
nronont. fu all probability an ad
journment will be possible this even
ing. Judgo Eakin will convene an ad
lourned session of Circuit Court next
Monday morning. There are sev
eral important matters to come on
for hearing.
Treasurer Hattan reports tax col
lections coming In at the rate of
about $G0O per day. Up to the first
of March there had been a little over
$1C,000 collected. The total col
lections up to Thursday were slight
ly in excess of $18,000. This Is not
i very good showing In considera
tion of the fact that the total amount
duo on tho roll Is over $390,000.
Mr. Hattan reports that a great
many half payments are being made.
The treasuer's office force will prob-
ihly he swamped with remittances
during tho last few days of the
month.
CUCUMBER CROP ON
DELTA GARDEN TRACTS
Twelve Acres Will lie Vtillzed Tills
! Reason for Their Culture.
Cucumbers are to be extensively
grown on tho Delta garden tract at
Clalskante this season. A Portland
firm is encouraging the enterprise,
nnd no doubt the undertaking will
!0 eminently successful. The culture
of cucumbers, especially the field
?rop, has proven vo.y profitable as
V general rule, whero knowledge of
tho buslnosB has entered Into the
work. Troperly cared for and under
otherwise proper conditions this
rop will yield from $300 to $500 pei
acre. For pickling purposes the
cukes are soloctcd in three grades.
Dellvored at the plant these grades
command approximately $40 per ton
for the No. Is, $30, for the No. 2s,
and $20 for the No. 3s. It Is said
that the Portland firm encouraging
tho industry at Clatskanlo finds use
for tho product of about 125 acres
of cucumbers annually.
COLUMBIA COUNTY'
BOY IS HONORED
Appointed to Place on tho MetroMli-
tan Police Forco
i Another Columbia county young
man has appeared In tho effulgent
rays of the spotlight recently. Mart
S. Hazon, who lias resided in Port
land for several years, was, on Wed
nesday of this week, appointed to a
position on the Portland police force.
The new preserver of the peace and
dignity of tho metropolis was raised
In this county, spending his child
hood, days with his parents on the
farm, nenr Warren. His parents nro
Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Hazen, of St.
Ilelons.. Mr. Hazen was one of
throo to head the eligible list for pa
trolmen as cortiflod by the civil ser
vice bo&rd, of Portland.
COUNCIL ATTENDS
TO MUCH BUSINESS
PROPERTY OWNERS ASK
FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Drainage System Itelng Installed at
Public Kxpcnse. mils are
Ordered Paid. ,
The city council met In regular
session Monday evening and tran
sacted the following business:
A petition was presented by tho
property owners along California
street praying for the Improvement
of the street beginning at a point In
tho center of that street, opposite
block 129, where the present county
road leading to West St. Helena.
crosses said street, thence in a south
erly direction along California
street to its Intersection with the
present traveled county road leading
to warren. The petitioners pray
that the said street be Improved bv
clearing and grading a strip about
l feet wide. The Dlans and sneei
flcations on file provide for surfac
jng said Improved street with crushed
rock to depth of eight Inches In the
center. The council ordered that the
petition be printed in accordance
with the provisions of the charter.
The potltion is signed by a majority
of the property owners. The esti
mated cost will be $1145, which
must be borne by the property
owners.
A resolution was adopted to re
juest the County Court to repair the
walk over the approaches to Milton
creek bridge In West St. Helens. The
Recorder was Instructed to Interview
the Court on the subject.
The work of draining the lakes on
:Jie hill, under the supervision of M.
Saxon, was begun last week. Mr.
Saxon reported that he was employ
ing a force of eleven men. The work
will require about three weeks to
complete. The pip-) line Is being
laid practically the entire distance
through private property, for which
rights-ofway have been secured.
The following claims against the
dty were presented and allowed:
W. C. Morley, drayage, $3.00; Frank
VVllkins, supplies for crosswalk,
$5.00; II. McCoy, hauling fire hose,
etc., to fire.SO; Pacific Telephone
Company, phone rental, $2.50; Chas.
Olsen, Installing block crossing at
9t. Helens and Columbia Streets,
$41.40; Columbia Contract Com
pany, crushed rock, $9.35. A num
ber of claims for labor on the drain
age ditch, totalling $29, were order
ed pnld.
j
GENTLEMEN OF LAW
PROFESSION COMBINE
Kditor and Judge Join Forces in the
Legul Field.
The latest now local combination
to launch ltsolf here is that of Judge
V. A. Harris and M. E. Miller, the
latter Just having retired from the
editorship of this paper In order to
devote his entire time and attention
to his business. These gentlemen
have associated themselves together
for the practice of law. Both are
widely and popularly known and
will make a strong team in their
chosen profession. Judge Harris has
an intimate knowledge of people and
conditions in the county, while Mr.
Miller's work here, Doth as an editor
and lawyer, has brought him into
touch with a vast' number of poople,
who recognize his uDlllty in both
professions. Offices have .been open
ed In the Harris building, on Strand
street, where they will be pleased
td meet and wait upon tholr many
friends.
PASSING OF A WELL
j KNOWN CITIZEN
Former Mcrchnnt of Nolialem Valley
j Dies at Cornelius. (
R. W. McNutt, a veteran of the
civil war, and aged 79 years, died
ati his home In Cornelius, Tuesday.
There are many residents of this
county who knew Mr. McNutt intim
ately. In 1888 he established the
firm of R. W. McNutt & Co., general
merchandise dealers, at Vernonla,
whero his sons conducted the busi
ness for a good many years. The
Vernonla store was a branch of their
big mercantile establishment at Cor
nelius. Ho is survlvod by a widow
and tv.'o sons, R. U. McNutt, of
Grants Tass, and C. S. McNutt, of
Forest Grove.
LOGGER IS KILLED '
AT CLATSKANIE
Young Man' Skull Crushed and Hi
Neck Itroken. i
County Coroner T. S. White wa
called to Clatskanlo Tuesday even- ,
Ing to take charge of the remains of :
a workman who had been killed at
the Benson Timber Company' camp
late in the afternoon. The unfor
tunate young man. wa H. B; Lyder,
and was employed as rigging rustler.
He had Just placed the choker cn a :
long log and given the signal to pull.
In starting the log a small tree wa
caught in thp rigging and : pulled
downward with such force that In
striking the young man it ; both
crushed his skull and broke; his
neck.. :The coroner, states 'that it'
was one of those unfortunate acci- i
dents for which no blame could be
attached to anyone. Mr. Lyder had
come here Just recently from South '
Carolina, and his first employment -was
In the. Benson camp, where he .
had been employed for about nine
months. He is a brother of Thomas '
Lyder, who formerly resided at
Houlton, and who ia present: hook
tender in the Benson camp.
PYTHIANS WILL ' -HOLD
CONVENTION
District Convention to be Held In St.
Helens Soon. ,; ; ;-
' The district - convention of the
lodges at Rainier, Seaside, Ham i
mond and St. Helens will be held in
the castle hall of the Knights of
Pythias at St Helens on Tuesday, .
March 16. These conventions are .
held for the purpose of bringing to
gether the members of the frater
nity in a business and social way, to
promote fraternity and an exchange :
of Ideas for general good of the or- -der.
They are usually attended by the
grand lodge officers and a goodly
number from the several subordinate
lodges. The forthcoming . meeting '
will be one of unusual interest, and "'
it is desired that all member of the
local lodge attend. The business
session will be held in the afternoon
md the social and fraternal part of
Uie convention will be held in the
evening, when the rank work will be "
exemplified and a banquet enjoyed.
GRADING ON COUNTY
ROAD IS RUSHED
Work on Rt. Hclens-Pittsburg High
' way Is Progressing- Rapidly.
I E. J. Mills, who h is the contract
to construct four and one-half miles
of roadbed cn tho highway leading
from SC Helens to Pittsburg, was In
St. Helans lust Saturday. The sec-'
lion of road Mr. Mills is constructing;
begins in Milton Creek bottom, about
seven miles west of St. Helens, and.
extends westward four rind one-half
miles. According to the statement
of the contractor the work will ba
complete in about thirty days. When
this section is surfaced thore will be
over twelve miles of good read on
the Pittsburg lateral
LOCAL PEOPLE IN
PORTLAND HOSPITALS
All are , Victims of Accidents or
, - - . Surgery ' .,
It is by no means any discredit to
the locality that so many people from .
St. Helens are In Portland hospitals,.,,:
there being five patients from this ,
town there at the present time, hav- .
ing beon operated upon or treated
for injuries. The physicians here re
port that the health of the commun
ity is "distressingly good," a natural
enough statement for any reputable
physician to make when there are no -epidemics
laying hold of the popu
lace. The list Includes St Tucker
P. W. Harrison, Hiram Kinney, Jra .,
Barton and John Cooper, and all are ,
reported doing well under the eir (,
cumstances. ... . - .,,,
TOINT SCHOOL MEET- '
ING AT WESTPORT
Kuiicrlntendents of Two Counties .
. Meet In Clatsop. City. .
A Joint meeting of the school sup
erintendents of Columbia and Clat
sop counties was held at Westport
Wednesday by W. J. Allen, of this .
county, and O. H. Bylnnd, of Clat
sop county. The Westport district
Is a joint district, and tho superin
tendents aid each other In the con
duct of school matters thore.
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