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ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY. AUGUST 13. 1915.
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HOULTON.
Mrs. S. S. Long was a Portland
visitor recently.
John Gaitens of Deer Island, was
in the city Monday.
Mrs. Perley Crouse visited friends
in Portland last week.
J. O. Oivens and wife motored to
Scappoose Friday evening.
Mrs. James Williams was a Port
land visitor on Saturday last.
Grant Robey and two sons were
Portland visitors last week.
Harry Urie has returned to Houl
ton after a few weeks' absence.
Thomas Klblan returned last week
from Rainier, where he visited rel
atives. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvls Davis of Yank
ton, spent Sunday iu Houlton with
friends.
Mrs. McCoy, who is living at Scap
poose, was in the city visiting friends
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lamberson
spent the day shopping in Portland
last Saturday.
N. O. Larrabee has returned from
St. Martin's hot springs much im
proved In health.
Mr. and Mrs. Carry of Deer Island,
were in Houlton and St. Helens last
week on business.
Mrs. Marshall Churchill of Mas
ten's camp, visited friends in Houl
ton Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Wilkinson has returned to
' her home in Rainier after a stay of
several weeks In Houlton.
John Farr and family of Warren,
were In Houlton Friday evening, hav
lng driven down in their car.
Rev. Sanford Snyder was on the
sick list the latter part of last week;
he is much Improved at this writing
Lawrence Tarbell of Yankton, at
tended the meeting of the Dairymen
at Warren on last Wednesday even
ing.
At the ice cream social given by the
Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church, the
sum clear of expenses amounted to
115.00.
Mrs. A. T. Kiblan and daughters
Helen and Amelia, departed Sunday
for a visit with relatives and friends
at Rainier and Clatskanie.
Mrs. Ben Thompsons' two little
grandaughters, who have been spend
ing their vacation here, returned to
their home In Portland last week.
Mrs. Beecher I. Plummer of this
city, is entertaining her sister, Mrs.
R. M. Fuson of Annsville, Oregon,
Mrs. Fuson will remain for several
Miss Beth Perry, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Perry of Houlton,
has returned from Monmouth, Ore
gon, where Bhe attended Summer
school.
Mrs. George Gensman and daugh
ters, Nora and Bonnie, and Mrs. John
McQueen and daughters, Mamie and
Babes, went on a picnic below Co
lumbia City last Tuesday.
Mrs. B. I. Plummer, her two child
ren and her house guests, Mrs. R. M.
Fuson and Mrs. Rosa Sloop, and the
Misses Sloop, were Portand visitors
Saturday, returning by boat the same
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Masten and
daughter, Wilma, of Masten's camp,
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Masten of this city Sunday, mo
toring to and from their home In
their Ford.
Mrs. T. S. White, daughter Helen,
,and house guests, Mrs. T. E. Cooper,
Mrs. Thos. Carson and little son,
Thomas, Jr., left Tuesday morning
for Seaside, where they will remain
for a week. Mr. White expects to
spend the week end with hig family
there.
Mrs. Rosa Sloop and daughters,
Lola and Caroline, are spending a
few weeks with Mrs. B. I. Plummer.
Mrs. Sloop resides in Jefferson coun
ty, Kansas, but has visited Oregon
before. She and her daughters have
spent several weeks in California, at
the Exposition city and other points
of Interest, and will return to their
home soon.
TRENHOLM.
Mrs. Carl Coolldge and Hilda Cool
idge visited St. Helens Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kline are entertain
ing their daughter of Portland, for
two weeks.
Mrs. Wm. Ketel and children are
visiting Mrs. Lowe of Houlton, for
a few days.
A community picnic was held In
Trenholm last Sunday and quite a
few families attended.
MrB. Chas. Morgan and family of
Portland, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Brown, for two weeks.
Mrs. Chas. Hein, Mrs. Hattle Mc
Nabb and Marie and Lena Hein, mo
tored to St. Helens Sunday.
Clyde Hein, Will Woerner and
Harry Dunn motored to Portland
Friday and took In the sights o.' the
big city.
Mrs. Holstlne, Mrs. Ross Stan
wood and niece, Miss Marie Anderson
of Yankton visited Mrs.' McAloy
Thursday.
Mrs. Zoe Fellows, Miss Harriet
Potts and Mrs. Frank Carson are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Potts
for two weeks.
We have Just received a new gup
ply of library books with gome fine
summer reading among them. Mrs.
Henry McAllister is the new librarian
and those wishing books will find the
library at her home. Everybody Is
Invited to the free use of the books.
REUBEN.
Mrs. J. C. Watts is spending Buy
ers' Week in Portland.
Albert D. Larson and wlfo visited
In Portland a few days last week.
W. E. Wiley and W. M. Pillsbury
of Portland, were in town on Friday.
Mrs. J. M. Lindsay is visiting with
friends at Hubbard, Oregon, this
this week.
Miss La voile Cannell of Portland,
Is the guest of Miss Leora Alexander
this week.
Mrs. Minnie Burglss and son of
Rainier, visited with her father, J.
M. Lindsay, Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed White of Kaiama, visited
with her brothers, W. E. and II.
Giberson, this week.
Miss Lulie M. Baldwin of Port
land, who has been visiting with her
aunt, Mrs. J. 0. Watts, returned home
on Saturday.
There was a Joint Sunday School
picnic held at the school house In
District No. 20, last Sunday, of the
schools at Neer City, Red Town and
this district.
WARREN.
The Boy Scouts held their regular
drill practice last Friday evening.
The Ladles' Aid of the M. E.
church met at Mrs. Joe Erickson's
home Friday afternoon.
The Luther League of the Swedish
church, held their regular business
meeting Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Maude Tompkins and sons,
visited at the home of her mother,
Mrs. N. F. Baker, during the last
week.
The weather has been fine for ten
nis, therefore the young folks have
been making good use of the new
court.
The band held a concert In the new
stand last Saturday evening, which
was greatly appreciated by the audi
ence. Another concert will be held
Saturday evening, the 14th. Every
one come and boost for the hand, as
we've got one to be proud of.
CIRCUIT COURT.
August 6 The Adjustment Bu
reau of the Portland Assn. of Credit
Men, vs C. Johnson & Sons; com
plaint to recover for goods, wares and
merchandise.
P. M. Popham, vs. Columbia Coun
ty Produce Company; complaint to
recover for goods, merchandise and
labor.
Alice L. French, vs. Lewis French;
complaint filed for divorce.
Milton Smith, vs. Paul Poethdi.
complaint praying for Judgment
against removal of barn.
COritT P!C'KKMXri.S.
(Continued from page 3).
Standifer-Clark8on Co., $12,400.90.
Nelialeni Uond Fund.
R. Yount, $16.00; G. S. Knapp,
$131.00;-W. Benham. $152.35; Am-brose-Burdsal
Co., $1176.95.
(Old) It. I). Xo. 5, 8ecial.'
Coast Culvert & Flume Co.,
$27.00; G. W. Cooper. $93.13; Chas
Link, $103.13; F. Welter, $10.00;
J. Archibald, $30.00; E. H. Blake,
$39.25; J. H. Pomeroy, $31.25; Earl
Cooper, $18.25; S. Alexander,
$87.50; Sid Malcolm, $88.13; Jud
Truman, $46.55; John Link, $16.00;
Geo. Fowler, $4.00; J. Snow, $6.00;
J. Wasser, $10.00.
Friday, August 6, 1915. 7th Ju
dicial Day.
On this day Clatskanie Business
Men's Club and Development League
present their written petition for an
appropriation in the gum of $50.00,
to be used in payment for expense of
entertaining visitors on the proposed
ceremony of opening the Columbia
Highway, and the Court being ad
vised in 'the matter, it is ordered by
the Court that said petition be, and
the same is hereby denied.
On this 6th day of August, 1915,
F. W. Martin, et al and Willis L.
Marsh, et al., present to the Court
their two duly executed deeds, con
veying strips of land In Haven Acres
No. 2, for road purposes, and the
Court being advised in the matter, it
Is ordered by the Court that said
deeds be and the game are hereby
approved, and that the Clerk file the
same for record.
It Is further ordered by the Court
that the Clerk be, and he is hereby
authorized and instructed to Issue
general fund warrants in favor of
said F. W. Martin and in favor of
said Willis L. Marsh, In the sum of
$100.00 and in the sum of $340.00,
respectively, and that said warrants
be gent to the Clatskanie State Bank,
to be held by said bank pending
agreement between said mentioned
payees and one August Delfel, as to
the division of said funds.
The claim of H. I. Keeney for
damages in the sum of $2000.00. on
account of location of Columbia High
way, coming on for consideration by
the Court In accordance with an or
der of the Circuit Court of this Ju
dicial District, heretofore made, In
the matter of the petition of said H. I.
Keeney for a Writ of Review of the
proceedings heretofore had herein,
and the Court being advised In the
matter, it is ordered by the Court
that said claim.be allowed in the sum
of $660.00, as agreed to between
W. H. Powell, Esq., attorney for said
petitioner, and the County Court, as
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South Bound.
Rainier Local 7:53 a.m.
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Raiuier Local 3:49 p.m.
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North Hound.
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Rainier Local 1:68 p. ni.
Rainier Local 6:45 p. m.
toto llrakko spent Sunday in Port
land. E. I. Ralli'.gh was a business vis
itor to Asto lu Monday.
J. T. Tabor made a business trip
to Portland Saturday.
A. It. Tarbell of Warron, was a
business visitor to tlio county Boat
Tuesday.
Missos Anno and Susie Ketel are
spending the week with friends at
Goblo.
Mrs. W. B. Mackay of Tortluid
spent tlio wook end hero, visiting
relatives.
Mrs. J. T. Tabor attended the
wholesale millinery opening at Port
land Monday.
Mrs. H. F. Kemp and Mrs. W. B
Armstrong of Portland, visited MIks
Beryl Muckle Saturday.
Olnf Nelson of Houlton, an old
reader of the Mist, placed Ills renewal
for another year the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bnmes spent
tlio first of the woek In St. Holens,
at the A. T. Laws homo. Clatskanie
Chief.
Miss Maudio Richardson left lust
Friday for Warrenton, to spend sev
eral days visiting her aunt, Mrs. K.
H. Flagg.
Mrs. G. A. Kimball and daughter,
Latona, of Portland, visited several
days last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Stevens.
Mrs. W. 13. Dlllard and Mrs. W. J
Muckle left Friday for Seavlew.
where they will be the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. John.
Mrs. L. J. VanOrsliovcn left Thurs
day for Seaview, to spend several
weeks visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. George.
Dr. and Mrs. Childs of Portland,
visited with Mrs. Childs' parents, Mr
and Mrs. A. T. Laws of this city, Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday.
Mr. and Mro. Martin Masslngor,
Mis. Julius Spilman and Mrs. Wysa
of Portland, visited at tlio home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. Shlnn Friday.
A coat of paint on the Episcopal
church gives it the appearance of a
new structure and adds greatly to the
effect of the corner which it occupies.
Mrs. S. E. Hendricks of Houlton,
vored the Mist with a renewal of
her subscription the prH week. Mrs.
Hendricks is an old member of the
Mist family.
Mra. Annie Cox was anions the
number who paid tlio Mist olllce a'
call tills weeK and had her subscrip
tion renewed.
Miss Mary McClay returned the
past week to her home at Columbia!
City from the hospital at Portland.!
Miss McClay was a teacher in the
St. Helens public schools last year.
I
S. R. Sonneland has opened ft fish
and poultry market In the building
formerly occupied by the St. Helens
Improvement company. Notice his
advertisement in other columns of
the Mist, this issue.
The body of 18-months-old Floyd
Hallert, who fell from a boat iouse
at Ilazoa's bland and was drowned
about the middlo of June, was recov
ered the paot week nt the mouth of
Lewis river by Albert VanOver. j
Newt Perry, of Perry & Graham of,
Houlton, arrived from California
this week, where he has spent tlio
past month motoring over the state
and enjoying the exposition. Mr.
Perry shipped his automobile back on '
the McCormick steamer Celllo from
San Francisco. I
compensation in full for all dam
ages to the lands of said claimant on
account of ald location of said high
way, as well as compensation for the
right to the County to remove dirt
from a certain purcel of land not in
cluded within the limits of said
highway, also agreed upon.
It is further ordered by the Court
that the Clerk be, and he is hereby
authorized and ingtructed to issue a
general fund warrant in favor of
said claimant in said sum of $660.00,
to be delivered to claimant, or his
attorney, on presentation of a good
and sufficient deed of "conveyance,
forever dedicating said strip of land
for road purposes.
On this day it Is ordered by the
Court that the Clerk be, and he Is
hereby authorized and Instructed to
Issue a general road fund warrant in
the sum of $100.00, in favor of Leo
O. Titus, to be used by him as an
emergency fund In the conduct of the
affairs of his office.
Whereupon, Court adjourned until
Saturday, August 14, 1916.
Mrs. A. U. Lake was a Portland
visitor Friday.
Reese Hull and Lester Wellington
were Portland visitors Sunday.
Tlio Columbia and Nehalem Itlver
railroad Is now completed through
to the Nehulem river, making n
thlrty-mllo stretch of truck. Work
upon the bridge will commence at
onco, material for which Is upon the
ground ready for the contractors.
Clatskanie Chief.
A more powerful endorsement
could not bo given nny newspaper
than the lists of new subscribers that
are coming into the Mist ollloe. Tlio
Mist appreciates this moral support,
and in return wo will continue to
print tlio news; It will continue to be
first now first always.
Mr. and Mrs. L. It. Rutherford
returned Sunday from San Francisco,
where they visited tho exposition for
several days. While in California,
Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford visited sev
eral points of Interest outside tho ex
position city. The trip was nindo on
a McCoruil'U utenmer.
Juil;;e and Mrs. T. J. Cleeton o
Portland, spout Sunday and Mon
day nt the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
David Davis. Tlio Judge, although
making his homo in tho metropolis,
is a great enthusiast over the future
of Columbia county, and predicts
that she will become one of the load
ing sections of the state in tho near
The two largo archwuyR ordered
-ronstructed by tho City Council, are
completed unci have been erected
Thoso archways have been placed
over tho highways leading to
Portland and to Deer Island, and on
tho outside will bear the Inscription
"Wclcomo to St. Helens," and on the
inside. "Goodbye, Coma Again."
Mrs. Frank Brown of Yankton,
wife of oii9 of Columbia county's
prosperous farmers, paid this olllce
a very plearant call tho past woek?
Mrs. Brown la n real live booster for
tho good things of tho county that
go to niako life worth living. Wo like
to havo such visitors. Mrs. Brown
renewed her subscription for un
other year.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stevens enter
tained a number of children Sunday
afternoon in honor of their daugh
ter, Ruth's birthday, by taking them
for a picnic at the Milton Creek pic
nic grounds, where the afternoon was'
spent bathing and having a good
time. Mrs. E. II. Itleen of Portland,
a friend of Mrs. Stevens, accompanied
and aided in tlio entertainment.
A town full of citizens of the type
of Martin White and St. Helens
streets, curbs and corners would not
be grown up in weeds and grass. He
grabs a hold onto tho scytho handle
after ofllco hours, and stops neither
at the middle of the street nor lit the
ends of Ills lots. Nothing can make
a city more beautiful, moro attract
ive to strangers, than to keep the un
sightly weeds down.
Messrs. J. It. Lowers and C. C.
Cook, largo lumber dealers, with
main offices at Honolulu, owning all
tho lumber yards at Pearl Harbor and
Honolulu, spent Tuesday with II. F. '
McCormick, manager of the St. Hel
ens Lumber Co. This is their Initial
trip to this part of tlio state, and
they wero very much enthused with
locul conditions. Tlio St. Helens
Lumber Co. sell tills firm largo nuan
tltles of lumber every year.
Several hundred peoplo visited the
Columbia beach Sunday, and enjoyed
tho day bathing or with a picnic
lunch under the trees. Several parties
havo promised to have a good road
from the highway down to the beach
before Sunday, and it is to bo Imped
they are serious in their pluns, f(r
with uiicli a way of getting down,
tliero would be thousands spend the
summer days there, not only from St.
Helens, but from Portland and else
where. Conditions ure Ideal, a grud
ual slope with a sandy bottom, where
there is no danger of drowning, and
with nice shady nooks for picnics.
With such a road und a few small
booths, the beach would bo a very
popular place, and In time to come
it will be made so. Why not now?
James H. Sheldon, one of our
prominent fish buyers, was transact
ing business with our ' merchants
Tuesday. Mr. Sheldon Is reckoned
as ono of St. Hnlim' .,l,.... i....
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"k n nere prior to the flood of
1894, and that time wnu-r,,,i.,.i
a market in tho building now oecu-i
.,... ,,y rranK ueorgo. In recalling
Incidents which happened during the
high water, Mr. Sheldon i.i,i .....
the water rose at tlio rule of ono
Inch an hour, until it stood five feet
In my building. It remained at this
lielght only a few hours, when It re
ceded at the same rate. I remember
seeing some ono spearing a large fish
out of tho wuler. whlnh
Inep, i front of whero the Peterson
(ash Grocery now Is. After the wa
ter went down, there was eight Inches
of mud on the door of my building
but the structure, which was now
was not Injured."
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