St. Helens mist., July 09, 1915, Image 1

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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
'OLUME XXXIV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1915.
NO. 29
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tTNT. IIKI.KN ll.ll A GOOD
TIMK AM XOIWT.ILITIKH.
1ECIURE By OR. C. f. OK
)lMtil In Ht. Hclon Ule of IJn.
nilii Portrayed.
it. Tufmluy morning only confetti
bdscorailiiiia faded from the night
Uapnur, rpinainmi a. wunsa 01
ufi oua three gala any ceiuura-
It. not even the small boy with hla
ji-oirr nrecntcker broke the tlll-
loot early morn.
n?r were grci.t ilny for St. Mai
lt wan grand time for the old
btrlnn englo. The people cele-
kiM) In tli" mifn mill nana way. Not
itridcnt hna been reported. Every
hoa of the throng congregated to-
hw from fur anil near, enjoyed
mwlvit. Thorn wa nothing to
kr the pliMuri of the many who
bit to hi'lp ii honor the nation'!
Li and glorious birthday.
Jupiter I'luvliia waa Just ft trifle
roailderale In that ho held hit
nin In tow durltiR the three day,
ill the lout fi'W honra Monday
fhU when Jin opened the gate of
ii and drove the people to covet
Ira little wlill".
Tb program, under the chart of
b competent committee heads, waa
rrlrd out aa per ached tile. The War-
(i band atari. si the good thing off
iirday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
ii button waa preaaed and the city
ki likened unto the broad white
M from the radiance of hundred
wiill electric tmllia giving forth
Mr (low.
Th ball game Htinduy afternoon
i!wb Hie fiiHt 1'enlnaula Park
kbof 1'ortlund and th 81. Helena
ha, waa one of the beat of the eear
Hayed at the local park, th local
F wlmiliiK by a score of to S.
irrono who did not hear the lec
tor better, the story of the life ol
pnUtm Lincoln, by I)r. C C. nine
May night, nilHBfd one of the beat
Mi of not only the celebration.
i oi tnulr llfoi me. Ilnlm intl-
lly aciiiiiilnled with Lincoln, hla
wnai tralta and aurrunudlns:.
I'lng lived in Die same community
f louRlit na a volunteer undor Lln-
nmt call, entering the aervic
tMage of 17 and remaining dur-
I the duration lit IhM Mfil. IIP
Hue told In a almple way the many
tclea our formur immortal pre
t had to overcome and of hla life
II Hie hand of the aaaaaaln did Hi
Mly work. 1'atriotlc muilo waa
Mored by a quadruple male quar
Thu program Monday morn-
n aneu on with a decorateil auto-
r"",IB Pani.lo headed by the Warren
ri tile lirilCeHHlnn hnlnv f.irmiut at
M High School building, paaalnf
fODKll tllO in a I ll tliornuhfaraa nf
Helena, wendliiR III way to West
Helena and back to Clod Troy park.
PNta Of f G enuh for Ilia haul
H automobile waa awarded to Mr.
'. nione, whoae car waa decorated
' hlte untitles, fir lenve and pink
ItnmllliFH. Mr. U f 11.. II.. t .
I auaftll W.I a.
CHIllHHtlllll Al ilia n..l .ow.
N "electlona wore rendored by the
""'. arter which the Hon.
Miller rud the Declaration of
iiopemletii-n rniinu,.,i ...
, . , "iiunu vy id VIM-
h ."r Dr. filne. At the close of
'remark. r. (n nniln.1 ,nwn
lC Dearliv nmi . ul.i ...ji..... ...
Mow him with throe cheer for the
t ' "110 ""'I blue, which wa done
U.J .' ''"'vlnclng manner that the
P"w oin, true American anlrlt flow
Fl"6 VHln, Af II, a l
Jm wlnniir of the ladles' wood
in g conteat. which followed the
Z. ' wu" Mr- N. V. Baker. of
barren m,ii. .
hi.Vn " mr"- iwpatn soconu.
(" aula (111 loved Ilia twnnv npaml.lu
in each contnatitni waa aiinuioH tn
t all
I the
flu... no winners oi inn
n'"0!"' " HUor' wor follow:
were winner over the fiahormen lu
the tun of war.
The log rollInK contest botwoon
Doylo and Mathews, waa one of the
beat that ha boon seen along; the
river for many days. Doyle holds
the championship of the weatern
coast, and even tliounh Muthew had
won the contest at Kelso on Satur
day and wa tired from the exertion,
lie showed such skill Monday on the
Ior that after he had put Doyle In
the water oi.ee, the Oroaon City
champion Rave up the ghoul after
another thirty minutes try and
stepped Into his boat, tendering the
colors to the local man.
Much praise Is due thoWarren brass
band under the capable leadership of
K. A. Iloyt. Tho organization la
compoaud of nineteen mualcluns, and
are credit to towns tea times the
else of Warren, and are to be highly
complimented for the claaa of music
which they rendored at the celebra
tion. I.Ike all undertaking!, the work
devolved upon a few faithful onea
to promote III tucceas. The succeaa
of the celebration was due largely to
the untiring efforts of such men aa
A. T. Iawi. Wash. Mucklo, David
Davis, ('. Sutherland, 8. ('.. Morton,
M. E. Miller and others.
EXPLAINING REASONS
ASKING FOR TRUCK
Hy Memlier of Voluutwr Klre De
partment Needed A Id of tlty.
Were we right In asking the city
for a fire truck?
Mere are the conditions:
During our service of three years
we have not received but $116.00 for
our services, which was a donation
from the city council. It has amount
ed to $1.66 per man per year, or 16
cent a fire. And I will state further,
that we have not aaked anything
front them. Nor do I think that we
aliould go before their meetings and
slate that we should have anything.
Hut I have and other of this de
partment have talked to the majority
of those officials out of the council
chamber and have had certain prom
ises from time to time, which were
nover fulfilled, and It seems that fie
boy thought that their Intention was
never to fulfill them which I hope
we are mistaken. Considering that
we were the only department In the
state that was not allowed at least a
small appropriation each year, we
were at least entitled to some mesne
of making the work lighter.
We have given quite a few dances,
and from aoine we made a little
money; on tome we went behind;
and evory cent we got from those
dance we earned. I don't wish to
atate anything that will throw any
bad light upon our city otllclala or
cause any III feeling, but we have
been aaked by quite a few cltixens
why we were thinking of disbanding,
and uce this moon a Inatead of street
corner dlscuaslon.
wiia uiut Miiiwl In ihe lnat Issue
that the move of the department waa
i.iai.
unnecessary ana uncanmi iurj w.m.n
v 1...11.1WA I, a mm aetlnir from nure
good fulth; but I don't believe the
good editor talked to any oi me ooya
unleaa they did not care to discuss it.
We have been a department for three
year or about that long, and there
wa not even a whisper or a thought
of diahandment before.
Do the people think that It was
done Just to be doing and without
reason?
At ft certain fire In this city there
were several suits of clothes ruined,
for which a bill was sent to the city
. an ik f..r nmuuliir and cleaning.
which was turned down and not al
lowed.
i .i.i..b ii.ia ni nxnlttln why we
re asking for a truck and show our
Justlllcatlon In asking for It in the
manner in which we did. without
going Into any quotation or remark
made either by any member of the
city council or ourselves.
Your respectfully,
L. K. ALLEN.
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POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS
PREPARE FOR THE FAIR
FOR I'AHT YKAR MAKE GOOD MANY NEW FEATURES BEING
SHOWING LARGEST POHTAL
SAVINGS DEPOSIT IN THE
COUNTY.
New PonUI Ruling of Interewt to Cit
iuMiH Postal Savings Account
Can lie Made by Mull.
PLANNED FOR FAIR WEEK
GRANGE DAY.
President Ask for Co-operation of
Every Citizen In County Asks
That Lodge Participate.
Now 1 the time to begin to pre
pare for the fair this fall. Select
wi,n- n... .,.(., .i....i... your iiesi uuuciiea ui grasses: m
the state have been reduced to a em ln neat "le bundles; wrap
,., ,. , , " " Vir. ! them In paper to keep them free from
r,;. h.-S ;u" TZ also to help them keep their
w.ll. the local office make, a good 1 f.rf,n hT- KJ
.,,, . .. " I their heads down, where the mice
showing for the past year with com- ,. . , ,, ' ... . .
paratively the same amount of bu-
ineas of the former year.
The report for tho quarter Just
ending, shows that stamp sales for
the flacal year ending July 1, were
will not get them, and all you will
have to do at fair time is to take
them down, pack In a box with your
grain and other thing that you in
tend taking. What I have aald of
found at E. A. Rosa' furniture store.
The library is open to the public
Tuesday and Friday from 7 to 8 p.
m. These book are free. -
The Club also wishes to make a
start toward a permanent library,
and ha purchased the new novel "A
Far Country," by Winston Churchill.
This book will be rented at 6c per
week until it 1 paid for, at which
time it will be placed on the free list
and another new book bought and
rented. This will be a slow growth,
perhaps, but it I a start.
It ha been suggested and some
have signified their willingness to
present book from their own library
to help make a good beginning. Oth
ers have offered to lend book for an
Indefinite time. Thla la and will be
greatly appreciated by those who are
trying to build up a library.
The new book waa placed In
the library to rent Saturday, the3rd.
As we get new book we will nublish
the names and authors, that the pub
lic may aeep in touch. There are
some very good books in the library
we nave now.
Further, I might say. the ladiea
have been trying to brine about the
establishment of a rest room.
Rainier has a very good rest room
in connection with their library and
reading room. We understand the
city pays the rent of the room and
the librarian, while the books are
obtained as suggested before gifts.
loans, rent money and. fines.
Such a room should be central
where those who como in to shop or
are obliged to wait, could find a
pleasant place and feel welcome to
use the same.
We suggest it would be a eood
plan for the Commercial Club or
some public-spirited citizens to help
the Club establish such a room. This
Is done in much smaller towns than
St. Helens, and has proved success
ful.
ONE OF THE CLUB MEMBERS.
hub out i, wore ,, ,, .
tneiA & . , l , Krasacs ayuiivv vuuauj wwi lu ail
year' l.li." The totM posUl saving. tlVSkKrf .d'!..?
'.,,. . ... 1 best exhibit or grasses and grains?
deposit for the year were $11,746, ,...,. . . ,ri -.,. .
with a balance on dopo.lt July 1. of " .l?k,t bjha, 1 "1 " Thilu f ft
$10,282. .everal times more than the J h UmI. TwhV
i.i re,. n,,i rrnm . b lven " premium. Why not
S"m.?J" b-e""n.,rJ... I w'e are do'ng our best to make It
iuiiuiniiivwuiiiiiiiilltimuu ,h- hl... .nIl l ..... WR hp
r'T iniV.n'lvrvnVtTAhl w. have Sve" b.'d. .Yd we
TSt nB.h'. r:,'...0 want th. help of every citizen in the
Jn L hvPm,.i h-t OVR FAIR and that we will
if?"?. by 'KL'lJt do our best to make it so.
" " a?i: J r", Why not every community In the
10 r,vl" ."J. f" i.. of some kind so we will know where
UIUII IID BIIUUIU VVJ u IUUII
CArt MM llav Millar.
L't race- KdBB. Oartman, first,
It 11 . ' """""Ui ooya race over
Wn 1 !'cwU' flri": Max Trask,
iT'l; by' race over 16 to 18, C.
L. , ' nrat ttni1 w' Barber, eo
WtL ,? ,or M endurance race, 300
(jJ. J.!10 ,,orrr' flrat; woman'
MuTnhl 1,ow". rt. and Mr.
y' "'"'""Ii 100 yard dash,
(m k"' flr,lt' ni Da,e v"y ,e-
rat y w,,k roce' r wls,
kin.' a"'1 llarrr ..Reuben, second;
'US llOtllln 11 rf-t.
Iru . , auua uutiiiibii,
umn . ('0,wln Hill, second; broad
1 Up' "IlllltllllB. Ill, la Horrv fimnlnf
! mf. HfHt. Petnrannr lllltv Malhawa
)l vrite n Kod Doyle of
loliw,. ( lly- t,,a aocond In the log
l ung Coiltest: the lnnaralmremen
FERN HOBBS
VISITS THIS CITY
Mis. Fern Hobbs of Salom, former
private secretary 01 uuwniui
r . . ...... ...mi,., nf the State
waiu wbiii, mm n.D....
Compensation board, made an unex
peeled call on court houue offlclals
Thursday, going through the flies of
county recoras.
MIhb Hobbs 1 one of the most
prominent character In the state of
Orogon, having taken an active part
in politics during Governor West
term of office.
SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE.
' .... i 1 .l.u .Ivan that nil 1110
INOUCe IB iioi"7
.3rd day of July. 116. a special
election will be held ln the City of
St. He'ens, Oregon, to vote on the
question of adoption or rejection of
the proposed new City Charter of St.
Helens, Oregon; nld election to be
held at the following voting pPMM
Ward No. 1. City Hall In East St.
Helens; Ward No. I, West St. Hel
en (former town hall of Houlton).
and the voting places being open
from 8 o'clock A. M. to 8 o'clock
' Given under my hand and seal of
City of St. Helen, Oregon, thin Stn
day of July, 1916.
(Clty Seftl) B. B. QUICK, Recorder.
nostmastor who will make request,
on the n oar cat postal savings deposi
tary office for an application blank;
or blanks In anticipation of subse
quent use.
The annual readjuctment of Ore
gon postmasters' salaries was an
nounced Tuesday, and are as follows:
Increases of $110 each wore grant
ed to the postmasters of Amity, As
toria, Ilttker, Carlton, Echo, Enter
prise, Florence, Forest Grove, Fossil,
Freewater, Independence, Lumton,
Milwaukle, Monmouth, Moro, New
port, Nysas, Prairie City, Redmond,
Itoseburg, Salem, 8easlde, Sutherlln,
The Dallos, Tillamook, Yamhill and
Heppner.
Increases of $200 a year are grant
ed the postmasters of Canyon City,
Gold Hill, North Portland, Ontario,
The postmaster at Estacada gets an
increase of $300 a year.
The following decreases of $100
are made: Albany, Athena, Browns
ville. Bond. Creswell, Haines, Hood
River, Jacksonville, JoBeph, Junction
City. La Grande, Lents, Madras,
Philomath. Union, Woodburn. The
following $200 decrease are made:
Huntington and Mt. Angei.
SHIPPING.
The steamer Shoshone departed
Friday with a partial load of lumber
for Southern California points.
The steamers Yosemlte and Mult
nomah are expected to arrive the first
of the coming week to take on car
goes for California points.
The steamer Willamette left Sun
day for San Pedro with 44 passen
gers aboard and 900,000 feet of lumber-
.
The Bteamer wm. h. aiurpuy ar
rived late Tuosday night imu swin
iTranelaco and will take a full cargo
of lumber from the Columbia County
and St. Helens uumber companies,
leaving for California point Friday
"'ita Julv th. the steamer Klamath
waa reported to be 1100 miles out
Honolulu on her return trip to
8an FranclBCO, where she will dla-
Mmrire her cargo of sugar ana pine
.nniAa and then sail for St. Helens to
take on a load of piling and lumber
for Honolulu.
RARN DANCE.
vmi are cordially Invited to attend
a big barn dance, to be given at the
Lake Side Stock Farm, Friday, July
is A rood time assured. Refresh
ments will be served. H. W. Toelle
orchestra from Portland. Plenty of
room and good muslo. P. A. R,
Frakes, host and hostess.
you are from. It would be quite a
boost tor your locality for a Clatska
nle day. Rainier day. Warren day.
and a St. Helen, day, and so on. We
know there are but three day of the
fair, but a dozen different place,
could have the same day; the more
the merrier.
The Grangers are talking of hav
ing a Grange day, when all the
Granger, ln the county will be ex
pected to be there with their badge.
on. Why can not the other orders
do the same; have your lodge mem
bers all there on a certain day, and
It possible have a float and a parade
I am sure the fair manager will
give you all the time you want. -1
wish the secretaries of the different
lodge would take this up with their
order and see what can be done ln
that way.
The fair proper will open at noon
on Wednesday. September 22, when
all exhibits must be ln place. That
afternoon will be Horse day. Driving
horses will be shown and there will
be horseback riding, slow races and
nulling matches.
The second day there win oe a
stock judging contest, conducted by
Prof. Potter of the O. A. C. This
will be a great educator and every
man, woman and child who ha any
thing to do with stock, should be
there and take part in it.
We are also planning many new
features for that day, among them
grand concert ln the evening, con
stating of music, comic recitations
and reading. Friday, the last day,
will be Children's day, and your
County Superintendent and others,
myself included, are planning
make It a gala day for the young
aters,
And last, but by no means least
the Governor has promised to
with u one day, and of course will
talk to us.
Now we are going to advertise
this fair In the Portland dallies a
well a in our own county papers,
and we expect twice a many people
to attend aa we ever had before, so
I ask you again to bring everything
you possibly can to make it one of the
best fair we have ever neia.
O. L. TARBELL.
CIRCUIT COURT
IN SESSION
OREGON CITY
FIGHTERS
WILL VISIT ST. HELENS FOUR
HUNDRED STRONG FASTEST
TEAM IN STATE.
STEAMER CUD FOR DAY
Visitor Will Be Guests of St. Helen
Fire Department Ball Game ln
the Afternoon.
The case of Columbia County for
B. Bennett vs. the Consolidated
contract company et al., took up
most of the three first days of the ad
Journed session of circuit court which
Is in session this week, commencing
Tuesday morning, with Judge Eakln
presiding. In this case O. B. Ben
nett with others Jointly sue the Con.
tract company for labor performed
for this company when they were
constructing the Columbia highway.
Bennett sues for $642.62, and those
with him: Frank A. Burnham
$62.60; R. H. Williams, $192.60;
Edward Ellerton, $80.00; Ellas Hen-
drickaon, $69.36; W. F. Sheets,
$66.94; B. Breithaupt. $70.94; L. R.
Park. $76.00; Henry Kratz, $65.62;
Henry Doerr, $79.30; P. M. Popham,
$13.60.
The following case, have been dis
posed of: Tuesday, July 6, G. F.
Puzey, et al. vs. Columbia County
Produce company, awarded judg
ment end order of sale; G. W. Dally
vs. Hosklns Owens, settled and dis
missed on motion of appellant; Lizzie
Dannerberg vs. Martha C. Brunner,
dismissed on motion of appellant;
Ethel L. Bowen vs. Bert D. Bowen,
decree of divorce; Wednesday, Emma
Bumgardner vs. James Bumgardner,
decree of divorce; Thursday, Cora
Rupert vs. M. E. and B. Miller, de
cree foreclosing mortgage.
H. C. Gore, being absent from the
atate, waa dismissed from the Jury
and Dan E. Freeman drawn.
At time of going to press late
Thursday evening, several more wit
nesses were to be examined ln rebut
tal ln the O. B. Bennett vs. Consol
idated Contract company "before go
ing to the Jury.
Nothing outside of the regular
routine of work and allowing of bills
came before Judge Clark at the reg
ular session of the county court this
week.
St. Helens should leave the latch
string hang on the outside 3unday
and extend the glad hand to the Ore
gon City Fire department and friends
who will journey four hundred strong
to St. Helens on that day for an
outing.
Chief L. E. Allen of the local de
partment, haa endeavored for several
weeks to make arrangements for thla
outing in St. Helens, and only suc
ceeded in doing so the first of the
week.
The valley town visitors will be
entertained by the St. Helena volun
teer Fire department at the City
Park. In the afternoon a ball game
between the St. Helens club and the
Oregon City Fire Eaters haa been
scheduled and promises to be no
slow event.
The Oregon City aggregation have
chartered the steamer Undine and
will bring their own brass band and
ball club with a goodly number of
live wire boosters and rooters.
St. Helens never does things by
halves. The gates of the city should
be thrown open and let it be known
that St. Helena la a most hospitable
entertainer.
At the time of going to press Chief
Allen received word that 360 tickets
had already been cold, with the prom
ise of at least fifty more.
CHILD DROWNED.
M. R. Hallett, a fisherman who
Uvea at the point of Hazen island,
web in the city Tuesday conferring
with Coroner White, endeavoring to
find some clue to the loss of his little
baby boy, eighteen months of. age,
weighing about thirty pounta, who
waa supposed to have been drowned
on the 27 th of June.
It seems that on this evening about
6 o'clock, the mother had given the
little fellow some fruit to eat and he
had gone around the house to the
back porch, bla accustomed play
house, and when the mother went to
look after him a few minutes later,
he was nowhere to be found. Mr.
Hallett was returning only a short
distance away from a trip arross the
river and immediately, with the aid
of about twenty men friends, began
dragging the river, which they con
tinued to do all that night and the
next day without any success. Accord
ing to the laws of nature on the ninth
day, if the child was drowned, the
body should raise and float if not
caught on a snag. Mr. Hallett, with
others were on the lookout down
stream to find the body. If any one
should find the body, the distracted
parents will deem It a great favor
If the partiea will either notify them
or Coroner White.
MANY NOTED
ENTERTAINERS
The Ellison-White Chautauqua
company conducted one of the most
successful meetings ever held In the
Btate at Rainier the past week, ac
cording 'to a statement made by a
member of the company. It waa the
first Chautauqua held in this section
and every day of the eight days' ses
sion was well patronized by people
from all over the county.
Each number waa interesting and
every one from St. Helens who at
tended praised the Chautauqua very
highly and the manner in which it
waa handled. "
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
In a recent edition of the Mlat, we
note an editorial commenting on St.
Helena' lack of a public library and
augge.tlng that the Ladiea Club take
step to obtain one.
Let me lay the Club ha already
been working for that aame purpose,
and have a amall traveling library
loaned by the state, which 1 to be
It la with a sense of due apprecla
tlon of the hearty co-operation of
everybody in the community that
prompts the undersigned to publicly
acknowledge and extend their thanks
to the public and individuals for their
aid ln making of the recent Fourth of
July celebration at St. Helena the
splendid success it was. With senti
ment crystallized a it waa there
could have been no other result. The
management feels a keen apprecia
tion of tills fact and wishes to pub
licly thank all concerned.
NEW CHARTER
IS SUBMITTED
The city council met at an ad
journed session Tuesday night. A res
olution was passed to submit the new
charter to the voters of the city. The .
date of election, the resolution and
charter In full will be found else
where ln this issue.
The chairman of the fire and water
committee being absent, no report
waa made aa to what had been done
in regard to a volunteer fire depart
ment, although the matter waa dis
cussed at some length by members
of the council.
The street committee was instruct
ed to interview the county court and
ask the court to repair the county
road on St. Helens street.
The following bills were ordered ,
paid: St. Helens Light & Power Co.,
$169.87; Perry & Graham, 40c; J. L.
Zipperer, $6.67; Mist Publishing Co.,
$3.86; Chas. McCauley, $1.00; E. A.
Rotger, $3.90; Fred Morgus, $2.60.
CELEBRATION AT
SCAPPOOSE
Our neighboring town of Scappooso
carried out the program of royally
entertaining her people and a throng
of visitors from the neighboring sec
tions Saturday, celebrating Independ
ence Day In an appropriate manner.
The program started oft with a
parade of decorated floats headed by
the Warren band, who furnished the
music for the day. The oration waa
FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE, delivered by Dr. C. H. Johnson.
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