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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1915)
.Helens is me Livest Little City in the Northwest Today Come and See OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY Volume xxxiv. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1915. NO. 27 IK ON THE LARGE VESSEL LkiX TO COMMKNCK WILL UK UltliKhT WtMtDKN VKHKKI, Bi nr s p. inr coast. 1rt Motor rtiup ui nunio ijiw Hmrlird New York It Wik In 1 1 no tndltln. . N. F. MoCorinlck, manager of the . Helens Lumber company, thin Lwk received won! from roprosont- Vtltoi In Now York city that tint Nor- 'lan Imrk Klfoldn, tlm first motor kip liivlim HultmWtr engines a aux- Utry power, currying cargo of about J00 ton, rout-hod tlio eastern port ram Norway In duo time and In fine vaclilloii. The success of till type of ship kiu been wutclmd with no little con cern by not only the local company, but by llio wholn shipping world, a il picsns groat change In the ship building url. The iuccok of the KIMds demonstrate tho efficiency !ut Hill cliiHH of vossol. Tli luri;o five-master which will mod ba under construction at the load shipbuilding yard. U to bo of tbtumn typo a tho Elfloda, but on i smch liirtter scale. Thli vessel will bit ill times tlio power, with two own-fill llnllngor engines of 320 liomepowcr ouch In her bailor room. Msbllug her to obtain a spoed of Hd'n uml oiio-half knots. Captulu llunnovig of tho Elfloda, li ery much pleased with the man lier In which hl new vessel handled hMiolf, ns noon by an artlclo In the New York Herald, which In part U u folio h : "Tho Klfloda clonrod from Chris tiana on Muy 10th, carrying thirty looi of fuiil, which It heavy or crude oil, mil nmilii tho run to New York my In ono half the time an ordinary ulllnx vessel Hhould take, arriving bore on Juno 7th. Only twelve ton of fuel win co n it ii mod making the trip Willi a speed of aevon and one- half knots." CONE TO HIS REWARD. Word Iiuh Just been rocelv'od hore Hut l!.-v. Chus. K. Phllbrook has Pcd to his reward. Deceased wa born In liuth. Mo y "Hi, ISO. In hi llfo'a auto urography ho say: "I persuaded my WtoniK to lot mo go to California In uwniiior. 1869, and after a haxard- oui and exciting Journey via the lath- UIUfl. I lundod in Ann Pmnolunn in hnuury. i860. In 1863 I started for Bl' IIoloiiR.Ornirnn. wliara mv widow ltor livod, reaching my deatlna "n with fifty cent In my pocket o woks later I was teaching ""Ml. Ono day In March, 1866 , 1,110 t hunting, 1 sat down on a t to rest, nnd whll unntod there T wholn ,ft I was accountable to Clod for m manner of lite and for tho evil FBI BOLINGER ENGINES . o EV- niA3. E. PHILBIIOOK. Influoncti. I dotormlnod then and thoro to chnngn my course. Two year later I wa persuaded to glvo myself to tho nilnlHtry, and In tho work 1 have not boon disappointed." ltnv. I'hllhrook was woll known and beloved by acorn of Columbln county cillxonii. He ciuno to St. Wid en a pastor In the your 1895. On the 10th duy of September tlm following- year ho founded tho Plym outh Congregational church, and hold tho puHtorato for aovnn yours. After that tlmo he transferred to lovorul churches In tho county. Dur- ng tlio lattor part of till life hfl vls- Ited tho church hore onco a your, and preached hi luHt sermon from the pulpit lust BUinmor during the ab sence of liov. K. J. Meyer. Ills lust pastorate wa at Hooch, Washing ton, whoro hi body wa laid to rest m Sunday, May 20. For hi faithful and untiring ef fort to aid hi follow man In sock ing the bottor way, he loaves a monu ment which shall Rtand throughout all ago hi life's work. Ilo loaves a wife and flvo sons to mourn hi 1os. OREGON RECEIVES GOLD MEDAL AT S. Portland, Ore., June 24, 1915. (Special). In conipotitton with ex hibits of similar products from other states and a number of foreign coun tries, Oregon received the gold liindul for general excellence of It horticul tural dUplay at tho ranama-l'actflc Exposition at San Frunclnco a few days ago. This award wa mude strictly on merit. The Jury was com posed of 12 men, seven from the East, two from Jupnn, two from Cali fornia and ono from Holland. They mudo a careful detailed inxpectlon of every exhibit in tho hail and without hesitation awarded the medal to Ore gon. Tho display wa Installed by C. N. rtavlln, boad of the Oregon Horti cultural society, and himself a suc cessful rancher of the Hood River valley. In arranging tho booth, he made no attempt nt omumcntutlon, concentrating his effort on so ar ranging, tho almost faultlosB collec tion of fruits, vegotahlos and other product that tho attention of the visitor would bo Instantly centered on tho dlspluy and not on Its sur roundings. Oregon ha a right to fool mighty proud of this victory. ANOTHER HOME BURNT TO THE GROUND St. IIoIohb can well boast or ner prosperity In every other way, but It has been her miafortuno to be the recipient of some eight fires In the last few months, totalling consider able loss to as many property own ers. Another was added to the list Wednesday night shortly after 10 o'clock, when tho residence of Dick Robinson, In West St. Helens wok burnt to tho ground, uniy o iow pieces of furniture wero saved. Tho origin of tho flro is unknown is tho family was Just returning from the thoatro and bad nearly reached homo whon they saw the first flumes creep out from tho kitch en roof. Tho flro department to ipouded In quick time, but owing to tho rapidity with which the flamof spread, thoy wero unable to save It. Tho loss to Mr. Robinson is aooui tonnn nvrml bv II 100 In the Quoon Insurance compnny. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF LOCAL LODGE Plan to Attend IniMrlal Council MeetlnK to Ro Held at Senttlo Next Month. Owing to tho eluborato program which Is promised to tho members and visitors, sevorul local Shriners contemplato hiking to Scuttio nox! month and enjoy tho entortalnmeni f il. week. Among tho novoltlor which have cropt out to tho public. .r will be a baby carriage parane which Is a brand now feature in Mnrthwost entertainments, and which t. .unnosod to bo Introduced for tho flrst tlmo during tho Imporlal Coun cil meeting of tho MyBtio Shrine at Seattle. Hundreds oi names be wheeled in review, dressed as kew 'pies, pucks, ouplds ana lames, , iy vs XOAIi'H AUK CONTRACTS AWARD ED FOR PAVING iik;iiv.vh or milt.vomaii fOl'XTV OXI.Y OXK IXM'.U, I I KM (ilVKX COXTItACT. HIiIh on St. Helen Road All Reject ed Kxcept One. The Warren Construction com pany was awarded contracts on three sections of tho Columbia lilver high way, coming $288,163.64. Section I), to I'ncllc Rrldge com pnny for (165,332.78; Iloyajohn Arnold company, section E, for $22,- 921.68, totaling 26.20 miles. Suction I) of the Canyon road, In Multnomah county, was awarded to Montague O'Reilly for $22,352.00, the only local company receiving a contract. following are the total amounts of tlio contracts awarded each of the six successful contractors: Warron Construction company, f 503,021.81 ; Montugue-O'Reilly, $180,657.36; Paclflc Urldge com pany, $155,332.78; Clnrk-Honry compnny, $139,379.40; Oskur Huber, $121,603.30; and Hoyajolin-Arnold company, $39,825.26. Muterlal Is already boing assem bled on several sections of the differ ent roads and tho contractors state they will push the work rapidly to completion. Tho stone and wood block men wero seemingly pushed aside In the mutter, but It ought to be the policy In construction of future roads to tako Into consideration tho alreudy established worth of this typo of paving and not only support home Industry, but to bo guided In future economy as woll. The following articlo Is takon from tho Portland Telegram: 'Whllo resolutions aro boing pre sented to the county commission to pavo part of tho St. Helens road with wood block trouted with creo sote J. 11. Collins, of the Denny- Konton Clay company lias written to tho commission suggesting that if proposals are called for on brick, his sompnny will submit tho rogular be attlo price, plus the' freight to Port- inn.l Collins offers to prepay the freight f. o. b. Linnton road, and will not send In a bill for the vitrified brick until next year. Furthermore he will furnish a competent man to mpervlse tho work so that a good Job will bo made. Most of the contract ors who are to hard-surface the roads aro still hustling equipment and as aembling their plunts, and by July 1 tho work should bo In full swing." COLUMBIA HIGH WAY PROGRESS mXTRACTORS ARK SATISFIED ROUTE CAN HE OPENED BT AUGUST FIRST. A friendly rivalry has started on tlm con structlon of the Columbia highway botween the engineers on the ClatBop county end and those nt work In Columbia county. This to dotormlno which crew will have its work competed flrst. Engineer Kolly on the Columbia county end has offorod to bet Engineer Poters of Clatsop county that he (Kolly) will complete his work flrst. Tho homo boys have sont word that the bet MIIMiKTH. would be accepted and the race Is on. Superintendent H. F. Wickner, who Is In charge of the crew on the Columbia highway in Clatsop county, was In Astoria Monday. He says that there Is no doubt but what the road will be ready for use by the flrst day of August. In fact he Is going to see that the Clatsop county end Is completed by that time or something will happen. Mr. Wickner says that be has 240 men on the line at the present time and by the end of the week will have a total of 4 50 men at work. In ad dition there are 64 horses on the Job, which Insures progress. Peterson & Johnson were the low est bidders on the construction of the bridges required In Clatsop coun ty to connect the different points on the highway. In the meantime men are at work repairing the old road between John Day river and ern Hill so that route can be used pending tho time required to con struct the bridges on the main high way. Superintendent Wickner Is enthu siastic over the development of this road, as he comes from a district whore good roads are plentiful. For a number of years Mr. Wick ner was assistant engineer In the war department and had charge of the road work In the Mount Rainier National Park as well as to superin tend considerable road work in the Olympic mountains. He says that when the Columbia highway Is open ed the people will then appreciate what they have in the way of an as set; The work already performed has been well done and the money was Judiciously expended. There will be no waste In doing the finish Ing work. All that remains Is to as semble the material. This will be dono rapidly to take advantage of the good weather.- Astoria Budget MASONIC LODGE ENTERTAINS Port hind IiOdiro Brings .Selected Team An Evening to He Re membered. Ono of the most pleasant lodge af fairs of the season occurred Satur day evening at the Masonic Temple, wben Master A. H. McGowan, with twenty-six other members of Fort- land Lodge, No. 55, A. F. & A. M accepted an Invitation to spend the evening with St. Helens, No. 32, A F. & A. M. A selected team of the visiting lodge initiated a candidate Into the mysteries of the third degree in manner which brought forth the loudest of praise from all present, it being conceded by every member of St. Helena lodge the best they had ever witnessed. After the business session, every one repaired to the large dining ball where the festive board was full to overflowing, whore seventy-five plates had been spread for the repast. Mr. J. E. Werlein was called on for the aftor-dlnner speech, followed by Master A. H. McGowan of the Port land lodge. L. C. Chase made the response. The members of Portland lodge who were present were as follows Messrs. F. M. Moore, W. H. Bishop Joe Bolst, Richard Martin, A. H. Mc Gowan, It. O. Baker, J. B. Werlein N. a. Wright, J. R. Whltlock, E. M Burns, D. H. Lymon, O. B. Wald strom, C. M. Steadman, A. E. Craft, II. P. Stanley, .E W. MoBhor, H. E. Cowgill, Geo. McGregen, W. O. Rob ert, O. A. Graef, T. W. Crowson, Geo. Edmondston, H. J. Houghton, J. H. Page, C. W. Whittlesey, A. L. Cowgill and Geo. Gilder. LARGE CLASS IS CONFIRMED On Sunday afternoon, June 20th, at the Catholic church In West St. Helens, Archbishop A. Christie, as sisted by Revs. F. Murphy and Daly of Portland, and Rev. F. Fisher of Scappoose, conferred the Sacrament Confirmation on forty-eight child ren of the Catholic church. After the ceremony, the arch bishop and priests were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Mueller. The church has grown from a small congregation a few years ago to one of the largest In the county. We were unable to obtain a full list of all the children confirmed, but those from St. Helens are as follows: Fred Morgus, John Corsegllo, Bowen Rosasco, Carl Tucker, George Rosasco, Rose Kiblan, Rose Baseel, Carl Cossman, Cella Constantin. John Masten, Reta Masten, Lucy Masten, Marie Keck, Bert Lampa, Monica Kanary, Geo. Kanary,' Mike Kanary, Tom Kiblan, Jos. Ellis, Elis abeth McKiel, Mrs. Mike Ellis, Nick Welter, Mamie Welter, Annie Welter, Marie Welter. SHIPPING. The steamer Klamath, which left St. Helens Monday night, June 13th, bound for Honolulu with a cargo of piling, was reported as being out 450 miles from San Francisco on Wednesday night. At the rate she Is going, she should reach Honolulu about Sunday, the 27th Inst. The steamer Temple E. Dorr, un der command of Capt. Rorvig, left out Saturday, the 19th Inst., with a full cargo of lumber, bound for San Pedro, Cal. The steamer Wapamba, under command of Captain John Foldat, ar rived In Wednesday night and will load a full cargo of lumber for South ern California delivery. She will sail Friday night. The Bteamer Johan Poulsen of the Loop Lumber company's fleet, after taking on 500,000 feet of lumber, sailed Wednesday night, bound for San Francisco. The steamer Santa Barbara left out Wednesday morning for Knapp ton. Wash., where she will complete her cargo of lumber destined for de livery at San Pedro. The tug Willavis will move rock up the river on contract for the Co lumbia Contract company. COUNCIL MEETS TUESDAY NIGHT Due to the fact that a quorum was not present at the council chambers Monday night, Mayor Morton called the council together Tuesday night. Nothing of great Importance was brought before the body. An application was presented by the Fourth of July committees for the privilege of using the streets and parks of the city for concessions during the celebration. , The appli cation was granted. A donation was made by the city for decorations and illumination purposes for the celebration. The new city charter was taken up and discussed. MAN KILLED AT CLATSKANIE Coroner White was called to Clats- kanlo to hold an Inquest over the body of Steve Fawchuk, an employe of the Benson Timber Company, who was accidentally Injured Wednesday, caused by a tree falling on his body, death resulting from Injuries a short tlmo after. MARRIED. Mr. Frank H. Handy of Corvallls, Oregon, and Miss Cecelia Rasmussen of St. Helens, Ore., were married at St. Helens, June 23, at 11 a. m., by Rev. F. N. Sandlfur. The young couple departed for Portland and will take up their residence In Corvallls In the near future. . WHOLE COLUMBIA COUNTY INVITED TO COME TO ST. HELENS AND EN JOY OUR HOHPITALITY FOB 'THREE DAYS. Contluue Over Sunday Monday to lie the Big Day of Events. To the People of Columbia County: Never since the days of Abraham Lincoln was there a time when the patriotism of American citizens should be displayed more than this year 1915. Never was there a time when the spirit of patriotism and loy alty to the Stars and Stripes should be Instilled Into the minds and hearts of the young American more than now. It is a time when demonstra tions of loyalty and Americanism should be made In every city, village, hamlet and home in the United States; every citizen should celebrate the Fourth of July In a fitting and appropriate manner. A number of the cities and towns of Columbia county are planning on celebrations. It is the duty of every one to attend one of these. St. Hel ens will hold patriotic exercises on Monday forenoon, July 5th, and in the afternoon there will be some en joyment for the people who are here. We invite every person In Columbia county to attend a celebration, and if you decide to come to St. Helens we assure you that you will hare a good time and enjoy a patriotic demon stration. On Saturday evening, the 3rd of July, the city will be lighted up as never before and the band will give an open air concert; there will also be something to entertain dur ing the evening .On Sunday evening Rev. C. E. Cline of Portland, will lecture on the life of Abraham Lin coln, end there will be patriotic mu sic. Everything appropriate for the occasion will be arranged and visit ors are assured of complete arrange ments for their comfort and enter tainment. Celebrate the Fourth some place and come to St. Helens If you please. We will be glad to see you and visit with you. Yours for a patriotic celebration. CITIZENS OF ST. HELENS. WASHINGTON MUCKLE, A. T. LAWS, M. SAXON, Committee. WITH THE BUSINESS MAN. ' Merchandise well bought Is jnly half sold. Your stock rep- ( resents money and it la money that Is tied up. Make this money work tor you as much as possible advertising is the key to the situation. You have certain fixed expenses that can not materially be ' reduced. Nothing succeeds like success. People like to trade with a firm that Is doing a good business. To stop advertising because of a dull season is to lose mo mentum. Keep the ball rolling when you have It started, by using a Judicious amount of Advertising motive force. The large department stores and mail order houses are sending tons and tons of adver tising matter into every section of the country. People have to buy goods, so be sure to get your share of the business. The steady drip will wear away the stone. Careful stlck-to-lt advertising will bring pay ing results. With the big merchants of the country, advertising la an asset, and you can make your advertising one of the most successful features of your business.