(on rtl Wr, 'OH elt: HO,,1 NEWSY NEWS was Portland In llM. Muckle was a Portland U- Honday. !lor Monday. , 0,brlelson of Warren, was clt Biturua. Lief WHI"lHn Pont tne wek IB Portland Vismng irrenu., n Tliua made a business trip U ... . a . U. NehalbUi valley weonesoay. L Md Mrs. Waller Illakealey and h Tuiy- L, ,nd Mrs. John Farr of War ....n.lmi the social nTvuiua ui Esttsrn Star. Saturday evening. I Lulu Owrge and Mlaa Fleek L Sunday at tlie home 01 Mr. ana A II. Uoorge. j 1107 in for 8n KruncUco, where they Uk In Hi" fair "J 0,,ier Pint I,, ,nu Mr. Kred E. Wernta en- 1M from San Knncsco 10 '.Pel.- tt Uarberlon, Ohio, vUlted L t,a Walter brothera Monday. Wernti Is a cousin or Ilia late WittT"- f, Knight of Wiley, Oregon, K through M. neiens niouuay a from hi ranch near Heu- lo lit home. Mr Knight made iMMDt call at the Mint office and Lin scuualntad. ! . ... . - ,, tp.. r. Banmiura mnum, iu r. u L More the War," given Friday it lt, wa very Interesting and U hearliiK him, apoak very highly ill nsnnwr In which the subject brought to tliKin. JHor Suit of the Kalnler Kevlew, Ks wy peasant call at the Mint L Tuewluy while In town. Mr. it li one of the wide-awake newa- tr men of the went, and we com nl ourstdves that we are a fol- work-r in the upbuilding of Co- kbit county. tir. W. K. Plnliam baa the honor of I 8t. Ileh'iis' fir lit cltlten to drive of tlie late Dodge llro. Ave pas ter utomilill', purchasing the MouiUy from the Independent la company. The car la beauty Mr. Uliilmm will no doubt take tnoit of bin time In allowing how um. !Ur and Mr. J. I.. Zlpperet of the Helen Telephone Co., have Juat tchurd a Hudson road -tor and n to b letting all the pleasure of It iliut comp through the pos- IkIod of an automobile. The llud- li one uf the staudard cara, and roiditer 1 an espoclally neat and hlceable nmrhlne. Mr: Edwin ltoa entertained 8at- lljf (ftnrnimn at her home In Icor of Mm. Flora. Owen, with tea. I room wire artistically decorat- vlth nuHturtluma. The guests. ftin the hostess, were: Mr. Flora Mo, Mm. Hannah I'artrlch, Mra. B. Dillard. Mr. K. E. Quick, Mra. J. Muck In. I'hsrb-y Smith, one of the well- n nut populur young men of St. ient, left litre luat Monday for Ban nmclico, w lii-re he baa entered the pernrmmt training luatltutlon, Icli will 111 him to become a niem- k of the dcfendMr of the country ill navul m-rvlce. lie will remain 8n FmnrlHco several niontha be- N taking up life at aea. John Karr of Warren, now sport Overlnml automobile, having made i purchase last Friday. Mr. Farr lufooil many thing to hi credit. inn he whs a county commlloner. wi a Kod coinmlssloner; he alao M made a decided success of the rm,nK mid dairying business, ao inn ao, indeed, that he can afford luxury of a touring car. On account of a great many mom- t' of the Taxpayers League being pt In the midst of haying, the "ethig held here Tuesday waa not Ml attended. 8. C. Caoloa tender- hl reslKiiutlon to the league aa IWary on uccount of leaving for ' In a few dnya. W. J. Fuller- n u elected to fill the vacancy. ""Porta from subordinate leagues In f county were read. A apeclal eetlng of the league will be called pr July 24. 'I seems that some limn since an lelon was hold for the purpose of rnlng within the city limits that rt of West HI. Union, k nnwn urn foulton, tho 8. P. & S. company wmlilng n,e citizens' at that time till was done. Ihnv wnuM Imma- ''ely take action and construct a e" depot and change the name of 10 nation to that nt B Tlolnns )l( was understood h llm nnnulace nl Under thnsn rnnrlltlrvn. rtlrt the ''Wtlon carry. The attention haa re- ptediy imnn brought to the com- ru'0n that thv hvn nn onmnttAd F"h their aarenmnnt nvnn an much J' to make a change In the name of "tation on the depot, time tables, 'Ills Should ai-Aln ha taknn UD f'.ths proper nartles and nlaced be- the commission in a convincing "anner. M Lfi. . .-.umoy, one or our wid...v. citizens, dropped around and con- .r.ouieu 10 the Mist by placing ,,,s uuscnpiion ror another year in advance. Mis Josephine Usher, a teacher In a Portland High School, spent sev eral day this week visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. h.,.,m. ard. L. 0. Titus returned from a busi ness trip to Kan Francisco Monday While In the city he visited with hi.1 brother and enjoyed a few da. .1 me exposition. Iteese Hall of the grocery firm of William ft Han, iUr,Hy Turner mra. w. u. Muckle and Mr. and Mr. David Davis motored to the Handy river last Hunday, where they spent 1 ne nay. Mrs. Flora Owen departed for her son's home at Madison, Wis., Mon day, where she will remain for ao In definite time. Mrs. Owen will be greatly missed In church and social work while she Is away. Miss Kuby tlammarstram, former ly a teacher lu the St. Helens High School, who has been teaching In an east side Portlsnd High School the past year, spent the first of the week with Mrs. 8. C. Morton, enroute to her home at Astoria. It was an awful drubbing the here tofore Invincible Mldgeta took Bun- day afternoon at the hands of the Yankton club. The boy had already taken a couple of scalps from the husky Ysnkton team this seasonand were anxious to have another one dangling from their belt. Messrs. A. J. Doming and E. E. Quick returned Monday from a couple couple of weeks' outing up Milton creek. . llesldes having a good vaca tion, they supplied camp with plenty of the II 11 11 y tribe and brought several pounds homo with them. Hut it seems these gent lumen have the rep utation of being able to angle the trout In any kind of a stream, eveni though everyone elite falls, and It always rain about the time they have their tent pitched. The Clutskanle Development league haa gotten out some good. snappy literature advertising their various Industries. The circular which we saw does credit to a much larger city. It contains various view of growing crops on the reclaimed tide land, views of the town, etc. It Is something that every live com munity needs; something that the 81. Helens Commercial Club should consider, as tt is absolutely essential in getting outside people Interested No doubt remains but what S. ('. Morton would have "come back" and made good, but fate was against him and cheated him of the chance. Ilelng short of a back stop Sunday afternoon, Ed llallagh induced Mr. Morton lo don the protector and mask to complete his line-up. After a brilliant start, this recruit wss sud denly put on the bench when he and another player ran together when en deavoring to chase down the same ball, Mr. Morton receiving a badly sprained ankle In the mlx-up. Fred Teach of Vancouver, has ac cepted a position with the Columbia Itlver Canning & Produce Co., at process man. Mr. Teach Is a gradu ate of the O. A. C. and has had nine years' experience In his profession, and after making Investigations as to his ability, the company were fortun ate In closing a contract with Mr. Tesch for tho season. Mr. UoBasco, manager of the company, tells a Mist representative that they already find their new quarters too small to take care of the business, and are now en larging tho canning room. Mossrs. C. D. Sutherland, E. I. Hal Ingh and 8. C. Morton attended the smoker given Jy tho officers of the Oregon-Washington division of the Traveling Men's Protective associa tion at tho Multnomah hotel, Port land, Saturday night. Senator Cham berlain delivered nn address and touched on the Mexican situation, which was received with much Inter est by his hearers. Among others on the program, Mr. Morton gave a read ing entitled "J. M. Illedsoe." The gentlemen from St. Helens departed firmly convinced that the two hun dred "kulghtB of the grip" who wore presont are boosters of tho real va riety. Not so many years ogo It was the A. l. lnff a custom of some one i " - pumpkin, a bng of potatoes, or a lew ST. HELENS MIST. PPtmv JULY 2 191J H- Morgu was In Portland Friday on business. O. A. Peterson renewed his ub crlptlon for another year. R. Halght la among the new readers of the Mist this week. J- W. Allen visited at his ranch near White Plains, Washington coun ty, from Batorday to Monday. Harley Turner and it.v ik- Foster were Portland visitors-Friday. Mr. L. K. Karri and children de parted Saturday for Newport, after pending a few days at the home of . j. muckle. Mayor C. O. Talbert of Kelso, wss In the city Saturday on business. Mr. Talbert Is very enthusiastic over fu ture prospects on the Washington side. Italnlor held a Sweet Pea hn Wednesday. After the awarding of premiums, a musical program was rendered and refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Martin White were host and hostess at their home to dinner Sunday, the guests being Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Shlnn. Mrs. Bhlnn and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest O. Coan. 8. C. Morton of the McCormlck Lumber Co., of St. Helens, accom panied by his wife snd two children, spent Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. N. Klce Clatskanle fhleL, ' Kev. J. W. Thompson of Portland, spent the past week with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thompson on Casslnan street. He was BccomDan- led by his nephew, Charles William James. The Pacific Ixigglng company'a camp In the Deep Itlver district, has closed down on account of having a large supply of logs In the water and the Johnson & Schweg'.er camp in the same section has ceased opera tions for the same reason. Among eight university students. Harry Richardson, one of St. Hel ens promising young men, was one who sailed from Seattle a few days ago for Ketchikan, Alaska, where they will work for the summer In the large flsh cannery located at that place. Harry's uncle Is man ager of the cannery. Professor Ilaker, principal of the St. Helens High School, and his wife, were visitors one day last week at the library. Mrs. linker is one of a number of St. Helens women who are Interested in starting a reading room there, and her visit here was to gather information that could be helpful In the effort. Rainier Re view. Several local men have been given sub-contracts upon local sections of the Columbia Highway and are rap idly preparing for active operations. O. I). Bennett has sections 12 and 13; Henry Olson has the section near Palm, while Ttlden Graham has been given the contract for the sec tion In the vicinity of Marshland. Clatskanle Chief. Several of the logging camps In the lower Columbia river district have already closed down and the balunce will suspend operations with in the next few days for the annual shut down at this season of the year. Quite a number will start up early In July, but a few will remain Idle un til there is an improvement in the market conditions. Melvin Hall received an official certificate from Governor Withy A LETTER. St. Helen, Ore., June 30. 191 S. nuiior nut 1 appreciate very much your remarks in the issue of me Mist dated June 18, relative to my flag pole In front of my residence. However, the flag poles which are atanding In front of 8. C. Morton's and J. H. Wellington's residences are superior to mine and I believe these gentlemen are equally as patriotic On Wilson Day I forgot to raise the nag until the day was partly gone, but I am not altogether a Wilson man and feel that I ought to be for given. But as a President, I am one of bla moat firm defenders. Yours very truly, A. T. LAWS. PROCIiAMATIOtf. To the residents of St. Helens, Ore gon: Whereas, at a regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of St. Helens, Oregon, it waa resolved that the shooting of firecrackers and the throwing of confetti, on the atreets, parka and public placea of the City, on July 4th, 1J15, be pro hibited; Now, therefore, by virtue of aald resolution and the authority In me vested, I hereby prohibit the shooting of firecrackers on the streets, parks and public places of the City of St. Helens, Oregon, on July 4th, 1S15, and I respectfully request that all people who may be In the City on aaid day, refrain from such acts. " Given under my hand and the seal of the City of St. Helens, Oregon, this 7th day of June, 1915. 8. C. MORTON, Mayor of the City of St. Helens. 28-lt. Don't forget the date, Saturday and Monday nights, at the Gymnas ium. Come and have a good dance. Wilson's orchestra will furnish the music. FOR 5ALE New, beautifully finished house and lot commanding very best river view in St. Helens. An exceptional bargain. DR. R. L. JEFFCOTT 903 Corbett Building, Portland, Ore. "MONEY" The mint makes it and under the terms of the CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE COMPANY you can secure It at 6 per cent for any legal purpose on approved real estate. Terms easy, tell ua your wants and we will co-operate with you. PETTY & COMPAXr 613 Den ham Bldg. Denver, Colo. Robenolt's Shop HOULTON, ORE. I try to be a reliable man, A man with a tongue that Is true; I won't promise to do any more than I can. But I'll do what I say I'll do. I admit I'm not clever, that some times I'm "blunt," combe during the week appointing ThatI have neither "polish" nor heads of cabbage to the editor and expect a year's suDscnpuwi ... ehan. You can imagine our w Ings one day this week upon enter ing our office to find a bag of cherries on the desk. But after lingers .u- ...Mr fnr some time and over mo "'v ..miin the fruit most generously, who should stick their head In the door and nsk if we found a package on the desk, but our friend E. E. Quick, who had been so- kind as, to bring ua some of the finest cherries it has been our pleasure to see since coming to this section. Mr. Quick has only one tree of thts variety, the Royal Ann. on hla farm, but last year ho gathered some five hundred pounds from tt. him us an Oregon delegate to the I'nlversal Corn Convention to be held at San Francisco August 6th and 6th. Three boys have been ap pointed from each county, lists of names having been furnished by the County School Superintendent. Clatskanle Chief. No time has been lost by the road authorities of Multnomah county In taking advantage of the permission, grunted by tho people at the recent election, to spend $1,250,000 In pav ing county roads. On Monday, June 21, the Warren Construction com pany signed a contract in the office of Roudmnster Yeon, and three hours later work hnd been started on the first unit of the Sandy rood, Just out side the city limits. Two days later the finishing coat had been applied to this section and preliminary work on the next unit was well under way. Coroner White was called to Clats kanle late Thursday evening to hold an Inquest over the body of J. R. Wlklund, an employee of the Kerry Lumber company at that place. It was brought out that Wlklund, who was blowing out stumps to make a place for loading of logs, had placed powder under three logs and had iiriied the fuse. After watting some little time for the third one to explode, thinking that perhaps he bad not lit it, he went back to see, and was almost up to the stump when the explosion occurred, blowing his body back near the feet of his com panions, some two hundred feet, sev ering his head from the body and breaking nearly every bone in his body. The father was notified at Colton, and came after the remains Sunday. air, And altho' it's not "In me" to "put up a front," When you need me, you'll agree I am "there." So count me a man on whom to rely Who is building for lasting success: And I'll pray that your species may ever increase, That your shadow may never grow less. A. L. ROBENOLT, HORSESHOKIN'O AND GENERAL REPAIRING. IS IT WORTH STEALING? BEFORE PARTING I with your MONEY in buying REAL ESTATE secure a Complete Abstract from the Columbia County Abstract Company CEO. H. SHINN President L. R. RUTHERFORD Secretary Which is prepared and equipped to turn out First Class Work. This will save you annoyance and expense afterwards. Work Done at Less Than Portland Prices The Only Complete Abstract System in Columbia County, Oregon Columbia County Abstract Co. ST. HELENS, OREGON although ao moderate In price aa to make the act unnecessary. We are proud of the reputation our matchless Bread has earned for purity and wholesomenesa and we are sure it contributes greatly to the health and happiness of the children and adults who eat It regularly. It Is made of the best and purest materials lit a most cleanly manner. ST. HELENS BAKERY, . St. Helena, Orebon. Auto Troubles respond quickly and inexpensively to our treatmen-. If your car rattles, or does not run smoothly, or jars, or makes too much noise, IT IS TIME TO BRING IT TO US if you want it to last. A dollar or two spent on that car today may save you ten tomorrow, and that is an INDISPUTABLE FACT. Gasolins Marine Engine Repairing. CITY GARAGE St. Helens. o Healing and Soothing o WHETZEUS DANDRUFF AND ECZEMA TREATMENT AND HAIR TONIC Prevents the hair from falling and promotes its growth. Guaranteed to satisfy or your money will be refunded. Sold at PLAZA PHARMACY Phone 100 BANK BUILDING ST. HELENS, ORE. roi rJ All Work Guaranteed. Estimates Furnished. R. CONSTANTIN PLUMBING, HEATING, SHEET METAL WORK. St. Helens Oregon Self Sealing Improved Mason Fruit Jars, in pint, quart and one-half gallon sizes. Does away with the old labor and trouble of sealing. Guaranteed air tight. We have the famous laundry and toilet, C 11 do ma Soap This soap is guaranteed to set colors in any fabric rather than make them fade. .Try it next wash day and you will use ; " " nothing else thereafter. Central Grocery