St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933, December 31, 1915, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextFruitnSS' IKS? fifi A'? Two Stone Ouarrie. Water Plant. Columbia I lEhw? p 7' ?",pCrate Creamery. Fishing Industry, Municipa Continent, E ecu c Lights uZ wt r Wa-te,r Jnsportatfon. Greatest River on the Fair, Mild Clima e The Ls SnWrL Co- Columbia County wnmaie, i he Best Soil, Choice Fruit Land, Prettiest Scenery, Four City Parks ST. HELENS ATTRACTIONS MONTHLY PAY ROLL $60,000.00 OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY VOLUME XXXV. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1915. j l i r BUDGET MEETING LARGE CROWD ATTENDS A Thr Mil ltiul Tax ItwoinniciidiMl. .ImIIIi Highway KiikIiimt A largo crowd of Columbia county Uxpuyors riiiivtiil at the court limine Wednesday afternoon to iIIh cuhH tint 'Minty l)uilK't i prepared by Hi" board of county commission ers. Much (if tlin curb Btono talk win nut in evldenoo lit til" nicotinic uh lint littlo (iiI(ihIiiii will offered to reso lutions submitted by llio Taxpayers' LragllO. While It Is not generally under stood, tiiiiny of tlio appropriations are mandatory on tlio pnrt of tlin county court, mill niUHt bo until u. A resolution Wh Introduced fix InK Hi" roiul tax levy at 6 mill, but tllln wan lout. Aiiot Ikt resolution whs Introduced fixing I ho lvy at 3 mills, anil wim adopted. Tlu f 1 0.000 appropriation to Im prove tlin poor farm, next received attention. It develops that It costs Columbia county opproxlmately 70iio per nunum to care for unfor tunate pour. It Ih claimed that many of the IniiiaieN require caro more than anything elHc, and were tlio farm trnporly equipped, tllln expense could be reduced close to three-fifths of the present coat. A resolution eliminat ing tlin $10,000 wn carried. On motion tlio appropriation of lir.no for publication of tlio com niltmloners' proceedings, S reduced to $120. After considerable discussion the resolution iibollHliliih tlio o 111 o of highway engineer was adopted. After adjournment of tlio budget mwtliiK. tlio court proceeded to make tlin fii) low In k levy: genural fund, 7 10 uiIIIh; road fund, 8 9-10 mlllM All the members of tlio county court swore with upMftod hand to perform tlio duties of their offices to tlin In st of their knowledge and be lief, and IIioho who have taken the trouble to Investigate will agree that tlielr dutleH liavo been performed conscientiously and well. They have wrlenco and In making up till budget tlio InteroHtH and needs of the whole county, Irrenpectlvo of location, were taken Into cotiHlderatlon, and to rompllo a budget satisfactory to II, Ih an utter Impossibility. Taxes are high! You bet they are, mil they have about reached tlio lim it . but placo tlio roHpoiiHlbtllty where It beloiiKH. In BpeukliiK of IiIkIi taxes and roiinty budgets, the Corvallla Cour ier has the Hltuatlon pretty well sized up. Arbitrary state law ban fixed theme county officials and othor atato ex penses on ub. One of tlio blKROHt wastes of big money in tlio atato la the fish and Kiiino commtHHlon. " ii t off a fow hundred of tlio ward ens and Hillary-drawing officials and no doubt Homo follow would catch a trlng of trout or ahoot a hen pheas ant out of aeusou, but which would hurt tho taxpayers tlio moat, the Poaching or tho paying? Another big oxpouao la tho stute honrd of health, which haa almost unlimited authority to do nnd to "pond. Koon thoy will liavo a ruling that "tin niiiHt wash bis feet and brush his teeih at fixed hours Another Is tho public sorvlce com wlwflon which almost does away with necessity of courts and state and county oltlclala. Another Is the state educational "'stem that haa no brake on It and '"'it Is simply running Into alarming ieiiHoa In tho way of fads nnd lux uries. Again tho state highway oomnils- on that Is equaling tho educational "naelilno" In organization and ex- isoH. Then we come down to the or drains. Tho omce of sonlor of wolghts and BRuros Is no more neodnd In most 'bo countlos than a pockot In an rshlrt. -te law tolls a doalor he shall not LOOKING BACKWARD liiiliiHlrlnl I lev lew of Ht. Helens for tb I'unt Yvur )uo year ago everything looked gloomy In Ht. Ilulons. Tlio lumber business waa In a demoralized con dition. Our quarries were not work ing. We were about to launch the VVapama, and the writer was Invited tu see the launching of what In all probability, would bo tho last vessel built In Ht. Melons. To those In bus iness. It looked as only a miracle could save theiii. And so It appear ed. Tlio :. It. McCormlck Co., with their accustomed energy, again came to tho rescue. Tlielr Mr. J. II. I'rlce designed a new typo of vessel to this coast end put It up to them to fin ance the building or It. This, owing to tho depressed financial condition if the country, was no small matter, but they, with tiie success that usu ally attends, accomplished it. This vessel Is now Hearing completion. Hut better still, they have started mother of the samo typo. No small credit for the success of this Is due to tlio local staff. Then ciiiiio l-ouls Hosasco of the ttaliun Importing Co., who dreamed .hat wo should have a cannery. Willi him to dream Is to act, with the con sequent result that thousands of peo ple, not only on the coast, but far In tho Interior, as well as In foreign lands, now know the name of St. Helens. Would that wo had more men of his type. The quarries started up In early .prion and liavo been working almost continuously since. Kurly In the year, through the ef forts of Messrs. A. S. Harrison, Sam Sonnelund and I). Walter Williams of Williams & Hull, the credit men's association wus formed, out of which grew tho Commercial Club, through whoso effoits, coupled with the aid of Messrs. Tarbell and Jncobsen, and others, wo liavo now a creamery which will further advertise Ht. Hel ens. During the year there was caught .in (I shipped from bore in round n lim bers 800 tons of fish, tor which the fishermen received about G cents per pound, or In all $S0,000. Imagine this reduced to one-pound tins, and allowing for shrinkage, you would liavo 1,200,000 tins advertising St Helens. NEW BUSINESS HOUSE A Toggery to He Hnetl In the Hew itt IliilldliiK W. K. Lidyard haa secured a lease of tho new Hewitt building and about February 1st will open an up-to-date toggery. He will have a splendid line of gents' furnishings and every thing that men wear In the clothing lino. This location Is a very doslrable ono and one in which goods can be dlsplnyed to the boat possible advant age. Mr. I.ldyard has a family and came hero to muke his home and will Join hands with tho business and social Interests In everything that will tend to tho prosporlty and upgrowth of the city nnd community. Ho comos bore from Eugene and Is woll recommended by the business men of that city. short weight any more than ho shall short-change, and we have plenty of poaco olllcers to go after the short weigher as the short-changer. As well have a spoclal officer to enforce tlio law against check forging. Fruit Inspection In moBt counties Is little more than drawing down sal aries. County veterinarian Is about tho same, and In many counties the honlth officer does little but draw salaries. The remedy Is to unmake the Ibwb that force these salaries and expenses onto us. The thing to do Is to everlastingly cut off these drains, and that must be done through the legislature or an Initiative law It can't be done on a county budget. Tho thing to do Is to establish a stato tax rate, about half what It Is now, and prohibit Its bolng exceeded. GARAGE AND MA CHINE BURNED Martial Clilttlin looses (Jurage and Automobile The fire alarm was sounded Christmas evening at about 8 o'clock when It was discovered that the gar age of Marshal J. L. Cbittlm was on fire. The building and Ford ma chine were a total loss as Mr. Chlttlm carried no Insurance. Mr. Chlttlm Is of the opinion that the fire was of Incendiary origin, as the engine bad not been turned for about six weeks. The conditions point to this result as the door was locked and the plug of the tank can not be found. A theory Is advanced that perhaps the Intruder Intended to steal the machine, removed the plug and lighted a match which caused the gasoline to Ignite. However, Mr. Chlttlm Is of the opinion that the machine was ma liciously set on fire. SEWER CONTRACT IS NOT LET Only one bid was received by the city council at the regular meeting Monday evening for the construction of a sewer In sewer district No. 1, section "H." C. O. Handles of Portland, sub mitted a bid of $2114.10, less $500 for work done by the city. The matter was discussed by the council at considerable length, when It wub decided to take the matter under advisement for a few days. The council also considered the question of extra lights for the fire alarms. The matter was referred to Councilman Itallagh and Electrician Colo. JUST A SUGGESTION Every business in St. Helens should bo represented In these col umns. There Is no better way to show the enterprise and progressive ness of a city than through the col umns of the home paper. If you are In business and want more business, why not let It be known? These are the days when people consult the columns of newspapers; they want to know when such things as they want are for sale and who offers the best Inducements. The live merch ant with a neat and well worded ad vertisement Is the one that receives their patronage. Commence the new year with an advertisement inviting the public to trade with you. ROD AND GUN CLUB IS ORGANIZED A number of our local nlmrods met Wednesday evening and organized a Hod and Gun Club, with the follow ing officers: C. D. Sutherland, pres ident; Hayes Esterbrook, vice presi dent; C. E. Stevens, secretary; E. I Uallagh and A. J. Kelley, field man agers; J. T. Tabor, purchasing agent. There will be twenty-five trap shooters, and the first regular shoot will be hold Sunday afternoon. The Adams place has been selected for the shooting grounds. OBITUARY. Andrew Stoffen died Tuesday morning, at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. J. N. Young, near Warren Undertaker E. A. Ross took charge of the remains, removing them to his oar I or a at St. Helens, where ehey were prepared for burial. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the Swedish Luth eran church at Warren. Interment was In Swedish cemetery. Andrew Steffen was born in Fin land, May 9, 1846, and died at War ren, Oregon, Dec. 21, 1916, aged 69 veara. 7 months and 12 days. He came to America about 15 years ago, He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, and four daughters, Mrs. John Kall- berg, Mrs. J. N. Young, Mrs. A Johnson, all of Warren, and Mrs. S. I.lndgren, living In Pennsylvania. MARRIAGE LICENSES Emma Johnson and Klause K F'oshany. Elsie Van Valkenburg and Josse nryant. STORE BURGLARIZED Thief Knters Peterson's CbkIi Htore and Itelieves Till Peterson's Cash Store was robbed Monday night and the cash register relieved of about 2.00 In pennies and nickels. Entrance was gained by removing a glass from the rear door and by Introducing the hand the key In the lock was very easily turned. When inside the hanging switch was Jerked off, which left the front of the store in darkness. The burglar was very systematic as the, papers and memorandums In the cash reg ister, which had been left open, were removed and piled carefully in order. The glass removed from the rear door was set to one side where It would not be broken In the darkness. The thief was evidently a transient as he seemed to be after money only. Had it been home talent, canned goods and provisions would have been appropriated as well as the cash. While the thief is unknown, Mr. Peterson has his suspicions. SEVEN CARS OF BEANS ARE SOLD 14.0(H) Chhtm Contracted for Septem ber, 1010, Delivery L. Rosasco, manager of the Colum bia River Canning & Produce Co., re turned from Seattle last week, where he delivered the last carload of beans of this year's output. This Is a re markably good showing, and excels some other canneries throughout the state in securing a market for their product. This Is the seventh car load sold of this season's output. What la still better, Mr. Rosasco contracted for 14,000 cases tor deliv ery next September at a good price. This will necessitate tho enlarge ment of the plant and more capital will be required. This enterprise has passed beyond the experimental stage and Is there fore a safe investment. There Is still a certain amount of the capital ized stock unsold and to make these improvements and enlarge its ca pacity, a limited amount of the stock is now on the market. It Is to be hoped that our enterprising business men and capitalists will Join forces In this luudublo enterprise. It furn ishes a splendid pay roll and gives employment to hundreds, mostly women and children. This Is a homo enterprise, owned and operated by homo people. It furnishes a market for the product of home farms and the money Is all kept at home. This stock chould be grabbed up at once so plans can be arranged for the future work. SCHOOL STATISTICS Columbia county school census tor the year shows a loss of 123 ending Nov. 26. County school census of the larger districts. 1914 1916 3782 296 661 431 468 201 261 County 3906 Dlst. No. 1, Scappoose.. 286 Dlst. No. 2, St. Helens. . 668 Dlst. No. 5, Clatskanle 394 641 246 248 Dlst. No. 13, Rainier. . Dlst. No. 7, Warren . . Dlst. No. 26, Qulncy. . District No. 5 has Increased Its territory, while Dlst. No. 7 lost ter rltory. Districts Nos. 24 and 27, Oak Ranch and Rock Creek schools, have each ten pupils of school age. These are the districts that are seemingly worrying the outside world so much especially Dlst. No. 27. The tact of the case Is the Nehalem country is mostly owned by the timber Interest and the settlers have moved away. At present, logging operations are In progress on the lower Nehalem and soon the BDarsely settled districts will greatly Increase In numbers. There should be some consolidation, and will be as soon as the roads are passable and the people Interested want It The firemen will give another dance In the city hall Friday evening. Thoy propose to dance the old year 4 out nnd the now year In. LISTEN FOR BUGLE CALL Military Company Will Soon Keady for Organization Re Already nearly enough names are Blgned to the petition to warrant the organization of a military company In St. Helens The young men of the community are responding readily to the opportunity offered to secure mil itary training in a regularly organ ized company of the Oregon National Guard. A few are rather skeptical as to Just what will be required of them but after Investigation nearly all who are eligible are signing up. One of the questions being aBked by the men Is as to the cost of Join ing the company, which is readily an swered by saying that It costs noth ing only a little time for drill. Uni forms, guns, ammunition and all equipment Is furnished free by the state, as is also an armory. The arm ory will be fitted up with storeroom and lockers as well as company quar ters These company quarters will be fitted up for the use of the members and will be an admirable place for the boys to spend their evenings and enjoy the privileges of a well furn ished club room. Social features will be one of the attractions and this feature is cer tainly needed in this community. Once each year the company will go Into camp for Instruction and drills will be held at least twice each month. During the next week It Is expected that the petitions will have sufficient names to forward to the adjutant general, and that within another month a full fledged military com pany composed of the best young men of the community will be drill ing In a St. Helens armory. ASSAULTED BY . A FARM HAND Mrs. Mabel Myers, aged 19, a bride of a month, is in a serious condition at the Good Samaritan hospital, Port land, Tuesday. Posses are trailing every clue to find E. B. Kemp, a farm-hand, near whose cabin the girl was found, naked and crawling through the snow, that night. She had been shot through the breast and badly maltreated. The chief clue connecting Kemp Is a letter, bearing a special delivery stamp, delivered to Sheriff Hurlburt last night, telling him to rush to the rescue of a "poor woman who had been assaulted by a tramp." Kemp is missing, but his descrip tion has been sent broadcast. O. H. Myers, the woman's husband, is young farmer at ftresham. He has vowed vengeance and Is aiding the search. Mrs. Myers may die, but the hound will not. He will be sent to the pen if convicted, and pardoned out In a few years. LIST OF TRANSFERS. Reported by Columbia County Ab stract Company. . Dec. 24 L. R. Rutherford, Adra to Swan Bergquist; land In Sec. 31 T. 7 N.. R. 4 W., 8361. Dec. 27 Juliette DeBast et ux to Horace A. Sylvester; land In Sec. 28 T. 7 N., R. 2 W., 10. A. S. Harrison to J. S. Parke; Blk 12, Rose Hill, $100. Dec. 28 Wm. H. Hacker et ux to Aldy Simons; land in Sec. 31, T. N., R. 4 W., $10. A. J. Wright et ux to New York and Rainier Co.; land in Rainier, $1 Nancy J. Armstrong et ux to West ern Timber Co.; and In Sec. 7, T. N., R. 4 W., $1. Col. Co. Invstment Co. to L. E Swan; 18.92 acres of lot 129, Beaver Homes, $10. FARM DISPLAY The display of farm products in the window of the St. Helens Im provement Co. is from the farm of Ray Tarbell of the Yankton neigh borhood, from his 13 acre farm Mr. Tarbell has taken the special prize of $6 offered by this company for the best exhibit of farm products from 16 acres or less, for the past three years. If his neighbors do not bumn themselves, he will win it again next year. PA HAND HAND OLD SETTLERS CALLED Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Adams of Heap noose. Pass Away. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Adams died at their home in Scappoose Sunday, December 26, within eleven hours of each other. They were both afflicted with la grippe and succumbed to the grim monster within less than half day of each other. They traveled along life's highway hand In hand for many years and who shall say that it was not their wish that they should pass to tho Great Beyond hand In hand with a smiling fare well to the world. They were natives of Russia, and were born in 1839 and 1840 respect ively. Married In 1868, they emi grated to America in 1879 and lo cated In Nebraska, where they resid ed for two years. From there they moved to Butte, Montana, and after residing there for one year, drove overland to Salem, Oregon, where they resided for a snort time. From there they moved to Scappoose and took up a homestead, where they have resided ever since. To this union were born 10 child ren as follows: Mrs. Anna Harms of Warren; Fred Adams of Scappoose; Mrs. Carrie Backwell, deceased; Ferdinand Adams of Scappoose; Mrs. TUlle Holgate of Price, Utah; Mrs. Minnie Atterbury of Seattle, Wash.; Gus Adams of Walla Walla, Wash.; Mrs. Julia Kautemeyer of Portland; Adolph Adams of Frances, Wash.; and Herman Adams of Portland. Be sides these children they are surviv ed by 20 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the residence in Scappoose Tuesday and attended by many friends and neigh bors. M. W. A. OFFICERS The following officers were elected by M. W. A., Camp No. 10,999. Consul, W. A. Levi; past consul. F. W. Christie; adviser, N. D. Mc Callum; clerk, H. E. LaBare; bank er, E. A. Ross; escort, H. E. Veazle; physicians, Edwin Ross and L. G. Ross; watchman, A. A. Friske; sen try, H. P. Ross; trustee, F. W. Christie. The officers will be Installed Jan uary 6. ST. HELENS AT COURT Judgo Thos. A. McBrldo of Salem, was greeted by his many old friends in this city Thursday. It may have escaped public attention, but St. Hel ens enjoys the distinction of furnish ing the state with two members of the supreme court, Chief Justice F. A. Moore and Judgo McBrldo. We have a number of lawyers here, yet that would look pretty well "dolled up" in the Judicial ermine. CHURCHES. Congregational Church, 10 a. m., Bible school; 11 a. m., The Dove Theory of Life." 6:30 p. m., Christian Endeavor; New Year's sermon, 7:30 p. m., "A Year Nearer." John Foster, Ph. B., B. D., minister. M. E. Church. Sunday school at 10 a. m.; preach ing 11a. m theme: The Test of Our Love for God. Ep worth League 6:30 p. m.; evening sermon 7:30 p. m themq: What Good Resolutions Shall We Make? At the morning service Holy Communion will be celebrated. Let every member, If well enough, be present and start the new year aright by attending worship on the first Sunday. Everybody will find a cordial welcome with us. F. N. Sandltur. EX-EDITOR OF MIST J. R. Beegle of Alaska, who was the guest of the Richardson family Tuesday, was the editor of the Mist twenty-five years ago, but still he failed to "drop In on us."