Mors Agree Thai St. Helens is (he lives! Little Ciiy in (he Vhole Northwest
Volume xxxiv.
OF
FIFTY PER CENT
JiVKK I.AHT YKAH'M KNKOI.I,
MKNT IN HKill SCHOOL liltHT
Wi l li NIIOWINM
PLEASES SUPT. BAKER
Ijrge ClnxN for Domtwlle Hilwnie and
NkhIiik l-nrgo Numlwr ItcglittCT
From Outside District.
Monday morning the hinge.
rMkml, Hi" door swung on and
kcliool wan on for another nln
lontha In DlKtrJrt No. 2, but not
ihiIlt tlm miiiiii condition. AlmoHt
new router of Instructor welcomed
-. iiiHili'iitH, tin exceptionally elliel-
nt corps of timelier for every do
kirtmont, several new rooms awn Hod
.a imuller children and varloui
liber Improvement and atldltloni
More tlm duy had passed fifty pei
I'Dt moro student had enrolled In
it High H. liuol than during the
hole tiirni last year. A remarkable
Mowing anil one to bo considered.
Monday ami Tuesday wu giver.
I'trto t!i registration and classlflca-
it of pupils according to their
IniIm.
According to the record of I urn
r. forty student enrolled In the
Hull School, eighty-six In the IIoul
n school, two hundred and eight In
John (lumm school grade, a to
pi of three hundred and thirty-four
Jplli. Monday evening ixty-flve
indent hud enrolled In the High
febool, seventy-six In the lloulton
Khool, two hundred and twenty-three
p ths John Uumm school grade, a
mm of three hundred and alxty-four
i itarter for the term, an lncreae
Y thirty over hint year.
In the John Gumm school thlrty-
n pupils enrolled In the first
n"le, thirty-seven In the aecond.
waty-nlno In the third, thirty elsht
' Hie fourth, twenty-throe In tho
'in. twcnty-Hix In the sixth, thlrty
In the sevouth and elulith In
"oultoii Hchool In the first and 1
rwwu traill'K. Iwnnlv-.lt ,!,, I
'rth niul nrti, Krado. twenty-eliht :
' Ihe sixth, seventh and nlcMh
lrile, twonty-two.
Eighteen student have enrolled
from
oulnlile districts 01 fiillnwit!
''! Muhr, Luurlo Wnd. Myrtle Lar-
K Fannin Toopnr, Florence Larson.
i ma Morten, Warren; CIovl Clurk,
"' lurk, lloulton: llnrnlil IWV.
K Rainier; Evelyn lloals, Mayger;
;;-""n Andres, Mario Walker.
wko Walker, Arta Morroll, Doer
sliiil; Adello Link, Coble; Mary
ninths, Vnnkton.
One of the tet almoin., i. i
ionH""lc Hclonco and sewing dopart
le,". eighteen stndonta having boen
'"", us immy ns can be handled.
other schools startlnir tlitu
re Rainier, with J. B. Wllkerson as
''Wflnlemh.nt o( Scll00,( .
'! I'y Miss Myrtle Grohong and
AllKtill nn.l II V. tnl. M..
J Wiikorson and Misses Bertha
r'fblnon, Rthei Allen, Isabella Mann,
liarnette, Stella Ingraham.
far8 Holmos, Ruth Dibble, In the
f m- At Warren, with W. L. Dun-
miBKes Hilda Mllhi- M.,r Tlinm.
r nd Marv lini,iMn .....
p Apiary, wiii, un nf. inj.
f" teacher. At Trni,nim i.h ui..
no Ilrown on mi i
J wnvHr. inn rvmaiii-
"fty-ono SChnilU f Hi A rnuntv
pmnimico noxt M,n.lu er
h' of the nfty-six schools have nine
Pnont i i.
11,8 remaining six,
n muilg. ThoM ,lartlng next
' ro a follow..
I'lslrlct Nn 1 a tt,i.
L, Jolin It. Purcell, Mr. Fow-
Oradns -Mta Vf w tT.tAAi.i
It ' u, TT Alt&tllUlU, mi a,
L. Mronald. Miss Lillian Manny.
CiElHl riilllp' Mls" Gertrude
No. 3.
ITatn lit omim- miss iiuivu
No. 4. ll,l t,i. i n
v,i mouii, iiuuiiur u.
nlsn Aii .,.....
N " oiennicK.
5, Clntskanlo Ittgh School
nnrinr
17 II I II II JXI PX-A tUIi J a Yrt WWV&lEftl&Xl Is I III II r 1 I S II
COW SWIMS COLUMRTA
AND GOES TO GOBLE
John lloKKnlt'R Old JUHy Krvuks
Swimming ItM'ord.
Swimming the Columbia river
from Knlnma to Gohle, Oregon, on
Tuesday morning was a foat accom
plished by a cow belonging to John
IIokkuU.
While hor conduct has enveloped
her In suspicion, yet there Is no dl
roct evidence thut alio Is a hooie
nghtor, or thut she even "takes s
glass of beer occasionally."
Homesickness, rather than thirst,
will probahlyaecount for her Jour
ney to the ""open town." as she dad
boon brought, from Martins Island
but a aouple of days before. She
was pulling like steam engine
when she reached the other shore,
but she succeeded In making the
entire distance without having to
stop and rest.
Col. Thomas Cooper, superintend
ent of Irrigation at Goble. sava that
while he ha "received all sorts of
thirsty delegations of human bulnra
from Kalitma, this Is the first cow
thut ha come over from Kalama
for a drluk." llulletln.
BAND CONCERT.
Manager Watklns has arranged for
an open air band concert next Mon
day evening, to be given on the
strand, commencing at 8 o'clock.
Prof. Olscn will be present and lead
tho band.
St. Helens has one of the beet
musical orgunixntlons In the state,
but without the moral support of the
citizenship, no organization can pros
per. If you want to aid one of tho
best boosters for your city that can
be had, come out and hoar them. It
will cost you nothing.
The membors have boen rehours
Ing for sovcrnl weeks and aro very
enthuslcBtlc since, Mr. Olsen has
boen with them and they deserve the
support of the city.
Jesse McCord, Miss Alma I'ayton,
Miss Merle I. McKolvIe; C.radrs, Mrc
Elizabeth Irwin, Mrs. .Vlnnio Traf
xor, Mrs. Edna McCord, Miss Ilertha
Lewlson, Miss Nun Snow, Mts. Tillic
Peterson Cunyors.
No. 8, Snuvles Islnna Mlsi llutli
W. Ilusscll.
No. 8, SunnyBide. Mist P. O. MIsb
Lora M. Cook.
No. 9, lied Town. Coble P. O.
Miss Mary McGregor, Miss Manzella
I'ullmer.
No. U, Columbia City Miss Mury
McClay.
No. 12, llouvor Flat, Kuinlor
Miss Athline I). Tolly.
No. 14. Hillside, Vernonla Miss
Madgo Thomas.
No. 1G, Hazol Grovo, Clatskunle
Miss Kate llond.
No. 16, Stohman, Rainier Miss
Helen Dangerllolil.
No. 17. McLeod, Rainier Miss
Luclllo Hobhs.
No. 18. Koasle Wlllard Hurley.
No. 20, Goble Miss Anno Hotel,
Mrs. E. E. Malluhor.
No. 21, Spltzenherg, Scnppoose
A. I. Luke.
s No. 23, Maygor Miss Hortha Stov
all, Miss Sarah Havely.
No. 24. Prlngle, Mist A. M. Winn.
No. 25, Qulncy A. B. Owen, Lyle
B. Chappoll, Miss Lllllun Merrltt,
MIsb Anna Jackson.
No. 29, Polto, Mayger Miss Emma
Howard.
Hn. SO. Yankton Mrs. B. B. Clnrk,
Miss Kate M. Moore, Miss May Novak. (
No. 33. Lost Creek Miss Gussle
Staddin.
No. 34, Caanan Miss Anna Wels
onborn. No. 37, Shallow BaBln, Goble Miss
Lillian Coopor.
No. 40, Anderson, Clatskanlo
Mrs. Mae Anderson.
No. 47,Vernonla J. P. Claybaugh,
Mrs. J. P. Claybaugh.
No. 48, Prescott Miss Ruth Wood.
No. 49 Jt., McGraw Miss Ger
trude M. McCarthy.
No. 52, Mist Mrs. Emma E. Mor
rison. No. 63. Baconla Miss Arlena Dll-
llnger. TI ,.
No. 64. Bacholor Flat, Houlton
Miss Madeline Thomas.
Noi 66, Borgerson. Buxton Miss
Luclll8 Clork.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1915.
SEASON JUST CLOSED IS ONE MOST
PROFITABLE IN SALMON INDUSTRY
This Year's I'aek Kxreeds That of It Year by More Than 110,000
Tanes. Twenty.three Million Pound of IUw Hah.
ASTORIA, Aug. 31. (Special ).
"Tho host In years," is the way all
connected with the salmon fisheries
of the Columbia river describe the
seuson closed August 25. It was not
a record-breaker by any means, for
the time was when the canneries on
the Columbia river packed 600,000
full caaos of salmon, almost double
the amount put up this year, but that
Is another story.
The season, however, has been
most profitable, except for the cold
storago men and the gllluetters who
operate 'at the mouth of the river
close to. the bar. The uprlver wheel
men are also a little. disappointed,
tho low water of the last few weeks
materially curtailing the catch thore.
Taken as a whole the pack of
Spring sulmon Is approximately 35
per cent ahead of tho amount put up
lust year, the canned puck being con
siderably hotter and the pickled or
cold storage drugging somewhat.
Total Park Estimate KHt),000.
Tho total canned pack for the
seuson Is slightly more than 389,000
full cimeB of 48 pounds each and It
about 110,000 cases in excess of IubI
year.
The cold storage output for the
seuson approximates 2160 tierces, or
about 1200 tierces less than a year
ago. The steelhead run was light
and practically nono of them has
been frozen.
Tho war, bowevor, has so disrupt
ed the market for the pickled or cold
storugo product by shutting off the
principal market, Germany, that the
greater portion ot these large sal-,
mon went Into cans. Two of the cold-'
storage plunts have not been In oper-'
atlon this year, their f)Bh going di
rect to the canneries and only one
plant on tho river has frozen a not
able quantity of steelheads.
Beginning In July, the salmon en
tering the river averaged smaller
until the proportion between large
and smull fish was about half and
half, and that Is the way they have
continued since.
War Causes Slump In Market.
As a direct result of the continua
tion of the war In Europe, the cold
storage men are having considerable
difficulty In disposing of their packs
and the market Is slow. On the other
hand tho demand for the canned
product Is good ah J bids fair to be
GOOD, COME AGAIN. '
Mist, Ore., Aug. 28, 1915.
Editor of tho Mist: Not having
seen a communication from Lower
Nehalam for bo long, It seems as
though we had been erased from the
map.
We arise to say that we are still
here and fully alive to the situation.
The Nehalem branch of the Pa
cific Highway Is now passable clear
through to Seaside via Mist, Jewell,
Olney, Astoria, thence by the main
highway.
There are already many of the
local citizens In possession of the In
dispensable smoke wagon. Including
Mist and Vesper alone, there are no
less than 13 now in uso, while It is a
very familiar occurrence to see doz
ens of the swift-gliding tourist cars
from all parts of the country travers
ing the new thoroughfare each day,
and night as well.
We are pleased to note that the
Kerry railroad Is progressing favor
ably, the steel Is laid as far as the
Nehalem river, and there Is a crew of
men now at work on the big bridge
to cross the Nehalem. The grade is
now ready tor the ties several miles
In advance of the finished road and
as soon as the bridge is completed the
steel will be rapidly placed to the
present terminus, which is probably
nine or ten miles beyond the river.
There are at this time two logging
camps sending out timber over the
new road.
We are Informed that the Kerry
camp has shipped 80.000 feet per
day.
It is safe to predict that the Kerry
COLUMBIA COUNTY
much stronger In the Immediate fu
ture To obtain accurate figures on the
pack Is practically Impossible for the
double reason that packer are ad
verse to giving out statistics, and so
great a portion of the pack Is put up
In half cases of 24 pounds each. A
conservative estimate places the
canned pack at 676,600 cases as they
run, or approximately 389,140 full
cases.
A 80 ton of raw fish are required
for each 1000 cases, this pack repre
sents 23,340,000 pounds of raw sal
mon. The cold-storage or pickled
output comprises 3160 tierces, each
containing 800 pounds of cured fish,
or 1100 pound of raw salmon, a to
tal of 3,476,000 pounds. At the rul
ing prices paid, this means that the
sum of $1,743,000 has been paid to
the glllnetters, trappers and others
for raw fish this season.
Figuring the wholesale prices at $6
a full case for canned salmon and 16
cents a pound for pickled fish, the
cured product from the Columbia
river fisheries during the season now
closed, is worth In the market ot the
world the enormous sum of $3,617,
676. The number of cases of canned
salmon, "as they run," about 65 per
cent of which are half cases, packed
by each of the individual Dlants. is
estimated as follows:
Columbia Rlvor Packers' associa
tion (Elmore, Eureka and Rooster
Rock), 160,000; Union' FlBhermen'
Co-operative Packing company, 62,
000; Booth Fisheries comoanv.
40,000; Altoona Packing company,
40,000; Warren Packing company
(two canneries), 60,000; Pillar Rock
Packing company, 32,000; J. O. Meg
ler, 32,000; Tallant-Grant Packing
company, 35,000; Sanborn-Cutting
Packing company, 42,000; McGowan
& Sons (McGowan and Cascades),
65,000; . Seufert, 10.000; Hanson,
8600; total, 676,600.
The estimated individual pack of
pickled fish' in tierces Is about as fol
low: Columbia River Packers' associa
tion, 860; Union Fishermen's Co-operative
Packing company, 600; Tallant-Grant
Packing company, 210;
Sanborn-Cutting Packing company,
310; Vondsyssel Packing company,
340; KlevenhuBon Packing company,
400; S. Schmidt & Co., 650; total,
31C0.
enterprise will prove to be one ot
the most successful means of develop
ing a hitherto wilderness country, as
well as a financial success to the
builder.
We are not neglectful of the great
Pacific Highway, which lias opened
up and made accessible large tracts
of the most fertile lands of the
county and state, which up to recent
date was completely Isolated from the
outer world
It is now practicable to operate an
auto truck of unlimited capacity from
any point In the valley to Portland or
Astoria, this being the case, the
Nehalem farmers and dairymen are
coming into their own Heretofore,
the writer ha indulged in the proph
ecy that whenever there was a means
of conveyance to market, the Ne
halem valley would surely develop
Into the garden spot of Oregon, and
we now expect soon to realize our
fondest hopes and our most sanguine
expectation.
What Is most needed at the pres
ent time Is brawn and brain, with
some capital to help to develop the
dormant natural resources ot an im
mensely fertile country
Will come again.
MEETINGS.
A. F. Bennett, Evangelist, ot Eu
gene, .Oregon, will hold a series ot
meetings at the Bachelor Flat school
house, beginning on the evening ot
September 6th, and will continue
each evening. All are urged to at
tend. Services begin at 8 p. m.
DELEGATES ARE
SELECTED
By County Commissioners to Repre
sent County at Conference.
Accepting an invitation by Gover
nor Withycombe for Columbia coun
ty to be represented at the conference
of the Oregon-California Land Grant
to be held at 8alem, In the hall of
representatives, commencing on the
morning of Thursday, September 16,
the county commissioners chose' the
following persons to represent the
county:
Judge A. L. Clark of the County
Court; W. A. Hall, Clatskanie Com
mercial Club; Carlton Lewis of Rai
nier, and W. A. Harris of St. Helen.
The State Federation of Labor, the
SUte Grange and the Farmers' Union
have each been invltod to appoint
delegates to be selected from counties
embracing O.-C. lands.
The Oregon Development League.
the State Banking association and the
State Press association have each
been asked to appoint three delegates
to be chosen from counties embrac
ing O.-C. lands. Any other state
wide accredited organization having
direct interest in the questions in
volved may be eligible tor represen
tation, at the discretion of the com
mittee on procedure.
The Southern Pacific Railroad
company has been asked to be repre
sented to state its case as it sees fit
and to offer such suggestions as seem
desirable.
All details for the conference.
such as preparing preliminary pro
grams, will tie In the hands ot a com
mittee on procedure, consisting of
nine members, who shall be chosen
by the governor from (1st) the legis
lature; (2nd) the Portland Chamber
of Commerce; (3rd) the state
Grange; (4th) the State Federation
of Labor; (5th) the Oregon Conser
vation commission; and four reore-
sentatlves selected from the counties
containing O.-C. lands.
PIONEER RESIDENT
VISITS COUNTY SEAT
Former County Judge, Aged, Yet
Very Active.
Judge Dean Blanchard of Rainier.
was In St. Helens Tuesday on a busi
ness mission. Although having pass
ed the four score year mark, the
judge Is quite active and takes a keen
interest in all public matters. He Is
DEAN BLANCHARD.
the "Father ot Rainier," and always
evinces a pardonable pride in the
growth and progress ot his home
community. His public career in this
county, as well as his private life,
has brought him In close touch with
welfare matters, and he takes pleas
ure In keeping a weather eye out for
the publie weal.
OPENING PORT
OF ASTORIA DOCK
We are the recipients of an invita
tion from a member of the Port of
Astoria commissioners to participate
In the formal opening of the Port of
Astoria dock, to be held In connec
tion with the twentieth Astoria an
nual regatta, at 7 o'clock this even
tng at Astoria.
The admiral and queen's ball of
the twentieth Astoria annual regatta
will be held In section six of the
municipal dock, following the formal
opening.
jllgilliWlgii!
COUNTY
TEACHERS
E
TO BR HELD AT ST. HELEN'S, OC
TOBER O, 7, AND 8 TEACH
ERSVROM ENTIRE COUNTY.
PREPARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT
Noted Instructors and Educators Will
Be Present Program, Banquet'
and Lectures.
The Columbia County Annual In
stitute for the teacher of the fifty
three school districts of the county,
will be held at St. Helen October 6,
7 and 8, at the High School building,
and promises to be one of the most
Interesting and successful ever held
in the county.
The program starts with a ban
quet to be given at the City Hall on
the evening of the 6th, and a lecture
by a prominent educator on the even
ing of the 7th, In the High School
auditorium.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
law states that every teacher is re-,
quested to attend these institutes,
many from tho various Bchools of the
county have already made known to
County School Superintendent Allen
that they will be present with bag
and baggage.
These institutes prove to be one
ot the greatest educators of modern
times to the teacher, and cover the '
entire scope of their duties. The pro
gram being prepared by Superintend
ent Allen will even excel the one giv
en in the city last year. He Is secur
ing mr.ny noted educators and In
structors. Among those who have
already promised to be present are
the following:
J. A. Churchill, State Superintend
ent; M. S. Pitman ot the Oregon
Normal; A. P. Armstrong, School Su
perintendent ot Multnomah county;
Mr 8. Mamie M. Fulkerson, one of the
leading Institute Instructors in the
West; Prot. E. D. Reesler of the O.
A. C; C. J. Bushnell, President of
Pacific University; Dr. H. D. Sheldon
of the University of Oregon; S. S.
Dunlway, County Superintendent of
Yamhill county.
OREGON STATE FAIR.
Salem, O.e., Aug. 30, 1915.
Editor Mist: Will you tent on the
old camp ground? Whether you are
a regular camper or a new one, we
cordially invite you to be one of us
this fall at the best fair ever held In
the history of Oregon. From many
counties are requests for space.
Children's industrial exhibits from
every part of Oregon. Barns will be
full of stock. New and splendid at
tractions enroute to or from the
Panama-Pacific exposition; the best
ot free entertainment for old and
young. Over two thousand camp
each year In the beautiful grove,
electric lights through the trees give
a pleasing sight, pure water at con
venient distances, dry wood and
straw at reasonable prices, and good
restaurants for those who do not
care to cook.
, Tents are pitched along avenues
named and numbered as the houses
In a city. . At the superintendent's
office a directory will quickly locate
friends. A large social center tent
gives pleasure to both old and young.
And with "fiddleB," an orchestra or
songs make evenings a round ot
pleasure. Should It rain, the big tent
with a floor and seats extends Its
hospitality day and night. Those In
tending to camp should write In ad
vance to the superintendent. Should
you wish to camp near friends, please
so state, and such concession will be
granted, if possible; that is one of
the pleasures of coming. The 1916
Oregon State Fair promises to be the
best from every point of view of any
previous fair. From locations en
gaged camping space looks as if it
would be limited, therefore write
early. . ALBERT TOZIER,
Supt. Camp Grounds.
ANNUAL
INSTITUT