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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1915)
ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1915. .8 JUDGE CLARK'S WORK rnnnvcTtfWHWKrv STKT9 COIXMBIA COUNTV $30,000. WITH G(X)D OUTLOOK FOR AX ADDITIONAL $25,000. FOR COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY Standifer, Clark & Co. Have Begun Work North of Rainier Complet ed by December. . "Ask and it shall be given unto you." It did not tail County Judge A. L. Clark, who received notice from the State Highway Commission the past week that they had allotted Co lumbia county 130,000 of next year's highway fund to be expended on the Columbia river highway. This came after several weeks' diligent work on the part of Judge Clark and Com missioners Harvey and Weed. Judge Clark also asked for $25,000 for the completion of the Beaver valley link, but the board decided to defer action on this request. Standlfer, Clark & Co., contract ors, began work on the Rainier link the past week, and if the commission finally decides to allot $25,000 for the Beaver valley link, they will com plete it by December. Governor Withycombe favored al lotting the whole sum necessary for the completion of the two links. Sec retary of State Olcott also favored this, but desired to defer action until he could consider the needs of Wasco county. State Treasurer Kay, al though friendly to Columbia county, was opposed to allotting in advance any greater sum than $30,000, de claring that other coifnties desiring to build roads and contributing to the highway fund were entitled to con sideration. The contractors have made financial Arrangements so they can wait until next year for their money. SOME REAL CROWDS. . With an average daily attendance of 75,00 during the past thirty days the exposition's grand total has pass ed the 12,000,000 and there is hope of reaching 18,000,000. The week of September 5th brought two of the largest crowds of the exposition period. Labor Day, with its 138,000 and Admission Day with 174,000 Figures for other large days are as follows: Opening Day, 225,149; July 5 (Bryan Day), 190,846; Second Vanderbilt Cup Day, 129,619; Call- Post Day, 122,959; Examiner Day, (M.May Day), 106,937. Three of four other days passed the 100,000 mark Labor Day probably brought the largest crowd of all to the Oregon building. This day they came early, and the crowd continued throughout the day, and the remarkable fact shown by the register Is that few of those who wrote their names in the book were from San Francisco. The register for September 5th shows an unusually large number of names of people from distant points. Here tofore about ten per cent of the vlS' itors to the Oregon building have taken away copies of the Oregon al manac, the comprehensive booklet is sued by the state for those who want facts rather than pictures; this book being placed where all may get without the asking. On Labor Day something more than 3000 of these Almanacs were taken, indicating that not less than 30,000 people passed through the building. The estimate of attendance is that fully 40,000 were In the building during the day, DELEGATION WENT TO ASTORIA County Judge A. L. Clark, accom panted by Chas. Nutt, Fred Trow Capt. Milton Smith, T. J. Fllppin, E. L. Clark of Rainier, and N. Merrill of Clatskanie, met in session with Clatsop county officials at Astoria Tuesday, conferring on Columbia River Highway matters. JITS THE CANNERY HOULTON. J. H. Urlo made a trip to Ooble Tuesday. i Mrs. Al Topejoy spent Sunday at Seaside. John McQueen went to. Portland Sunday afternoon, returning Monday. Mrs. T. S. White visited Portland friends Saturday and Sunday of last week. T. S. White was in Qoble Monday and Tuesday of this week on business. Avery and Miles Oensman left Sunday for a hunting trip in the Ne-halein. L. L. Decker and family are occu pying the house next door to Kiblan's new store. Mrs. Hugh Lelferman and child ren are home from a visit near Hap py Hollow. Mrs. John McQueen and daughter, Mary and Wllllaintna, were Portland visitors Saturday last. Ralph Long has opened a candy shop in the Long building, next door to the Houlton theatre. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Howard are en Joying a two weeks' trip to the ex position at San Francisco. C. D. White left Friday eveniug for a trip in the interests of the Colum bia Canning company. Miss Beth Perry will entertain her Sunday school class on Friday even ing at her home near Houlton. Mrs. Roland Hasten and daughter, Lois, of Masten's camp, went to Port land Tuesday on tho 11 o'clock train Mrs. Emma Belford returned Mon day from Portland, where she was the guest of Mrs. Eastman for several days. Mrs. Spence is having a lot of re pairs done about her house and walk, which will greatly improve her property. Norman Barker has moved his family from near Yankton into the Wilkinson double house by Milton creek, Houlton. Will Goodman, wife and children Mrs. James Dell and Will Corwln wife and daughters, spent a most delightful week end at Seaside. Mrs. William Ketel departed on Friday for her new home at St. Johns. Louisa and James will re main here tor awhile with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lowe. A. T. Kiblan expects to move his family into the new building next week. The second floor of the new Kiblan store contains ten rooms and bath, and is thoroughly modern in every respect. It will be some time before the lower floor will be ready for occupancy. A large number of relatives and friends attended the funeral services at Yankton Sunday of the late Mrs. Johnson, who passed away at her home in Houlton on Saturday morn ing, at 7 o'clock, after a long illness. Mrs. Johnson leaves a husband, nine children and thirty-six grandchildren to mourn her loss.' Rev. Sanford Sny der spoke a few well-chosen words at the Yankton church, where the serv ices occurred. Undertaker T. S. White conducted the obsequies. ST. HELENS BUSIEST CITY ON RIVER Will KstttbllNh Industry at Warreniou Another Year In Connection Willi Clam Cannery. WAHHKNTOX I'KOI'LK MAKIVti VISIT TO CITY I'LKASK.D WITH lAKML INSTITUTION. The Br8t day of this week was Sun day and the second was Ijibor Day, so that gave Frank Hurlhutt, R. F. D carrier two holldavs, and he could think of no better way to enjoy them and obtain useful Information as well as pleasure than to auto to St. Helens and take a look at the cannery the News has been featuring lately. Just to make good weight he took along the editor, and for the pleasure of their company he took his wive. Qulncy Robinson's wife and Fred Hurlhutt. It was a joy ride all the way and the weather was made for the occasion. The only ones that g"1 the worst of the trip were the hotel keepers at Clatskanie and St. Hel ens. At the latter place we collided with a dinner of fried chicken and th chips that were left would have made a good start for a bone fertilizer fac tory. No speed limits were broken for the reason that it was very hard for the green wagon to pass a tin box without stopping, and It was good fun to see how quick the big autos gave the right of way when they saw those letters "U. S. A." One enthusiast shouted, "You l.t, Undo Sam can have the right of way." At St. Hel ens we found the busiest and best town on the Columbia river. Mills rock crushers, ship building plant and cannery are all running. But our business was at the cannery, so, after a night's rest, we "took it In," and If Mr. White, the gentleman in charge did not tell us all about his business, it was only because we did not ask enough questions. The cannery Is a great success, and abeneflt both to the city and the rural neighborhood Though it has been running only this season It has put many thousands of dollars in circulation In the commun ity and has demonstrated its profit ableness both for the stockholders and the vegetable growers. Beans are the chief product, and they pay the farmer two cents per pound, and so well satisfied are the producers with the result that double this year's acreage will be grown next year. They also handle tomatoes, pears, pea, cucumbers and anything. In fact, for which there Is a demand. Mr. White is familiar with this, section of the state and believes it is an excellent location for an Industry of this char acter. We are going to have it. If the people now living here will not take advantage of the opportunity there are others who will. It Is not a great expense to put the additional needed machinery In a clam cannery, which could be run on clams during the winter months and on vegetables In the summer, thus giving a contin uous employment. Warrenton News. A TEN-ACRE IRRIGATED l'AKWi F. M. Sherman of Lebanon, lias Just reconstructed his ten-acre farm exhibit. In the Oregon Bectlon or tne Palace of Agriculture. This now con tains 80 varieties of wheat, 38 of po tatoes, 23 of barley. 3 oi obis, kinds of clover, two kinds of vetch, many kinds of grasses, vegetables. dried and canned fruits, an endless variety of seeds, and a score of other products possible to a ten-acre farm. Tho exhibit is placed without embel lishment, though W Is decidedly at tractive in arrangement, and Is In tended to give the farmer an exact Idea of what is possible on Willamette valley soil. The varieties are there for comparative purpose, and all grains and grusses are tied with bind Ing twine, rather than ribbon. Mr Sherman says ho will produce more than BOO different varieties of pro ducts this year. He has farmed eight acres for eight years and placed him self In excellent financial circumstan ces, though he had hut :10 and III health to start with. One year ago lust February he added two acres at $325 per acre, and the knowing ones laughed. Mr. Sherman's experience told hi in that he could afford to pay $700 per acre, and he smiles at those who talk of high lund values. Mr. Shermnu won second at the state fair last year and is exhibiting thero also this year. YANKTON. Aviator Btromer will be here with his aeroplane, Ta coma, and make several flights dally during the Co lumbia County Fair, next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. .The Tacoma holds the record over any machine in the West for carrying pas sengers and number of miles traveled. .Stromer is one of the best bird men that flics, and in the past three years has entertained thousands by his stunts in the air. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Barker have moved to Houlton. Geo. Kale made a flying trip to Idaho last week. Henry Kromrey has moved his family to Masten's camp. Enid Tarbell has returned from Rainier for the school year. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Masten visit ed in Portland a few days last week. Mrs. James Roblnette, who has been quite seriously ill, is recover ing. Jesse L. Barger of Creswell, has been visiting friends in Yankton re cently. Chas. and Geo. Barger have been making a well for the new school at Columbia Heights' Mrs. H. V. Haslam of Seattle, vis ited her sister, Mrs. Jas. Bushong, for a few days last week. Miss Ruth Suiter, who has been spending her vacation at the Slater farm, returned to Portland Saturday. Miss Mary Griffls, Marie and Geo Walker, tenth grade graduates of last year, are attending High School at St. Helens. Mrs. Josephine Carr returned from visiting friends in Portland. Mrs. Carr will leave about October 1st for Montana. School opens this week with good attendance and a corps of teachers from whom we shall hope for high grade work. Mrs. Frances Leman of Lents, for merly Miss Plowman of this place, has been visiting Mrs. Oliver at Co lumbia Heights. Mrs. B. B. Clark, principal, Miss May Novak of Scappoose, intermedl ate, and Miss Kate Moore, in charge of the primary room; Wm. Klster, janitor. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Brown, who have been spending a few days with their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Barger, re LIST OF TRANSFERS. Courtesy of Columbia County Ab stract Co. Sept. 11 Ellin Parker et ux to Karen T. lterrlman; NE1 of NW1 Sec. 30. T. 7 N.. It. 2 W.. $:1000.00. Peter Felton etux to P. II. Roberts; 10.84 acres In Sec. 6, T. 4 N., It. 1 W.. $1.00. ltulnlor Land Co. to Charley F. Crank et ux; tracts 64, 65 and 66, lloulnvard Acres, $34 5.00. A. U. Wright et ux to Charley F. ''rank; Bume as above, $1.00. It. W. Nicholas to S. C. Knighton; et ux; lot 3, 1IIW. 143. St. Helens. $160.00. Sept. 13 11. 11. Cain to J. Kenyon Hour ne; land In Sec. 30, T. 7 N., It. 2 W.. $1.00. Parker Sleunlck et ux to W. 11. Stetinick; land In Sec. 21, T. 7 N., R. 3 W., $1000.00. T. L. llolstluo et ux to C. W. John son; 15 acres lu Sec. 26, T. 6 N., It 2 W $750.00. Emily Ilourne to J. Kenyon lloume; land in Sees. 30 and 31, T 7 N R. 2 W., $10.00. CHURCHES. Congregational Church, 10 a. m., Bible school; 11 a. m. "Three Old Wells." 7 p. m., Christ Inn Endeavor. Young People's meet ing. 8 p. m., "SHAKESPEARE AND SCRIPTURE." "What d. . . ,d error but some sober brow Will bless it and approve It with a text." Shakespeare. John Foster, Ph. B., B. D. M. E. Church. Sunday will be the last of the con- IMPORTANT, FARMERS. Every stockholder of the St. Hel ens Co-Oporatlve Creamery Co. Is urged to be present ut the meeting to he held Saturday afternoon at 1 o clock, in tho Commercial Club room, for the purpose of electing olficors and attending to other nll'no details to complete the organization. It Is very Importunt that every per son Interested attend this meeting more so than any former one. H. Macpherson, Held agent of the O. A. C, and the government service, has been Invited to he present at this meeting. Mr. Macpherson is an ex pert In his line, does nothing but aid In the organizing of such movements and is familiar with every detail to make them a success. PETITIONING BOUN DARY BOARD A petition has been Bent in to the Boundary Hoard nt St. Helens from residents of Haven Acres asking that they be transferred to tho Chits kanle school district, being at present a part or the Hazel Grove district By a curious combination of clrcum stances It has been taken for irmntwl forence year and the servlcos will be J that this territory was already a part of unusual Interest. Every member or the Clatskanie district and sine should bo present. A sacred concert will be given Instead of the evening eormon, at 8-o'clock. All will enjoy tha music. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Rutherford and Mr. and Mrs, J. E. Allen motored to Portland Wednesday and spent the day. ' Chas. Moore, who Is an employe of the Ryan Tailoring Co., returned this week from a vacation at different points on the coast. For Sale Pure bred Irish Setter pups. Would trade for cordwood, or what have youT E. Lundgren, St. Helens. Its opening to settlement some fou years ago the children have been coming unquestioned to this school the discovery only recently having .. .....uo mil ma property was taxed In the Hazel Grove district. Clatskanie Chief DELEGATES TO SALEM. The delegates from Columbia county, chosen to be prosent at the Oregon-California Land Grant con ference being held at 8alem com mencing yesterday morning, loft here Wednesday (nenlng with all pockets full of boosting material. W. A. Harris, one of the dolegatoi choBen by the county commissioners, was unable to go. The other dele gates attending are Judge A I Clark, W. A. Hall of tho Chitskanl', , Commercial Club, and Carlton Lewi, turned to Portland Monday, and will soon leave Oregon for their old home In Missouri. ' Esther Briggs returned Saturday evening from Portland, whore she' of Rainier has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Legg. It 1 expected that the conforonci The funeral of Mrs, Johnston of . will end today uouiton, last Sunday, was attended by a large number of relatives and friends. The long line of carriages from Houlton and the abundant and exquisite floral offerings attested the high esteem In which she was held by those who knew her best. Rev. Sanford Snyder gave a brief but most Inspiring address from the words, "What I have written, I have writ ten." . . KIKE I FIRE I FIRE! FIRE! See E. E. Quick, St. Helens, and 1P,BUrey.?u.r P'oPO-ty in the Oregon Wile, Oregon. Don't put It off Mchfltf W. L. WARREN, Agent KODAK ALBUMs Keep a Record of all your Kodak Picture" PRICED From25CentiUp. DEMING'SDRUG STORE K. of P. 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