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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
L'ume xxxv.
ST. HELENS. OREOniST frthav ct?t3tpmdt?d o mie
NO. 38
ER RECEIPTS
FOR AUGUST GOOD
EARNINGS $658.32
Una In WuUt lUUn CoiiUm
phitcd I') Hoard.
II
report f Collector K. K.
lor tli wr.tcr board for the
h of August l "Ht ncnurng-
,i alinwit tho receipt exceed
i.burMMin-ntM by a good round
The report Ih us follows:
h, collected 1615.43
ktlon rentals 77.60
wo rental 89.10
bier K'llllllH . . .' m.uu
tie 13.25
Lnrnt rentals 180.20
L receipts $899.4 8
ilBt thin till) following dln-
r
meuU ra charged:
Ijilnr. rulrM. etc $ 18.18
ik. July and August . . . 225.00
ry,
$241.16
InxIpU OUT disburse-
Uu $858.32
this w.iiin iiroportlon ran lie
ulned nil tho year around, tho
i toulil aecumuluto somo $7,500
rear, which, after taking off p-
nmtoly $2,500 for Interest on
ilt, would li'uvtt an annual mir-
of 15,0(10 to be applied toward
payment of tli bonds. The wu-
board Ih considering tho auvls
ijr of i reduction In charge.
IPPING BUSINESS
LIGHT THIS WEEK
r.cfount of the scarcity of ton
frw vessels havo culled Into
Helena durliiK the past week.
ever, tlui iiiIIIh are s'.lll grinding
their average dally cuts and In
probability thoro will bo qulto a
hern during tho coining week
Jtrtmpurt our product to Cullfor-
porti.
steamer Klamath, lumber
left out Saturday afternoon
Sua IVdro. 8ho hud more than
llllon feet of lumber aa cargo
lonio twenty-live passengers. She
followed by tho exclUHlvo frolght-
fchalcm. which goes to the lluy
r. Tho Nehulnni Is under com
nJ of t'upt. Oln NjIhoii, formerly
lew of the Hteumor Collin.
steamer WnDnma. Cnntaln
JJt, arrived In curly Monday
fminiE, and after taking on 970,000
t of lumber for San Tcdro dollv-
p. aallcd Wednesday night.
The ati'iimer Temtilo E. Dorr, for-
'ly of the lllckn-llnuptmr.n flent,
" been chartered for tho Gulf of
lco triulo and Ih now on her way
r. A Heard ty of tonnngo on the
'ailc coBHt bus roKUlted In the
nthdmwal from tho I'aclflc conMt
M of aivnral well known traders
tills port.
7'CORMICK COMPANY
OFFICIAL DIES
8. J. Humphrey, for many yoam
N prcnldent of the firm of ("has.
Mcf'ornilck ft Oo died nt li las
"uo in Oakland, Cul., Monday night,
53 years. Mr. Humphrey bad
rn in ilt benlth for some months
"d In tho hopes of getting relief
mod well known specialists In the
lat. but no relief could bo bad. Ho
well known In St. Holons and
visited tills city many times. Ho
f annotated with the McCormlck
pmpany for more than twelve yearB
F was regarded Highly by his om
ltil0Vni.ii
T T a
nAKVESTS BIG CROP;
SELLS AT TOP FIGURE
AUvlci's received from Wilbur
Muckle, who la busv on his Wash
Ingtun wheat fnrm harvesting his
"rgo crop, state that the yelld
"ttnptlonally good and will average
"out 20 husliols to the acre. Mr
"cklo has some 600 acres In cultl
,atln, ro nt 20 bushols to tho acre
nl an average price of $1.10 per
bliel, it roqulros only a little flgur-
to hoo wltoro Wilbur and his
Partner, "Red" Huttan, are coming
' heir many friends In St. Hoi
,n will bo ploased to hoar of their
ioa fortune.
PROMINENT RAILROAD
OFFICIAL VISITS HERE
Hubert K. Htruhorn, accompanied
by his wire unci chauffeur, were St.
Helens vlHllors Sunday en roulit to
Seattle. Mr. Slrahorn Ih known n
the railroad man of niyHtery, as when
ho built the railroad running from
Taklimi, Wash., no one knew IiIk
Identity nor for whom lie was build
ing the railroad. It litter developed
that lie was the late K. II. Ilarrl
mau's right hand man'. Since the
completion of that line, Mr. Slra
horn lias become Identllled with sev
eral railroad enterprises In Oregon,
and Is now talking of building a rail
road In soul hem and cnxteru Oregon,
and when Mr. Straliorn talks of
building it Is not only talk, Tor lie
usunlly tin I Id k. He Ih backed by a
prominent group of eastern capital
liits wlio are looking for opportuni
ties of Inventing in the growing west
ern country, and while Mr. Strahorn
stuted he was merely piiHHing through
St. Helens, It was plainly noticed
that he took more than a panning In
terest In tho town. He stilted to a
Mist reporter who interviewed hint,
that Columbia county and especially
tho country around St. Helens, Iisk
Improved much In the lust several
years, and from Ills conversation one
would naturally Judgo that lie was
very familiar with our town. Mr.
Htnihorn commented favorably upon
tho "Welcome to St. Helens" hIeiih.
He and party left about noon Sunday
for their trip to Seattle and other
points on I'uget Sound.
oHlflsUlLDING PLANT FAIR COMMITTEE
lb ENLARGED WORKING HARD
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS
FIVE VESSELS BUILDING
St. Helen. Klilpyitnl Adds Fifth Net
of Ways.
NEW
FIRM ON
AUTO
ROUTE
N. (). I.arabeo and W. T. Ilinson
have purchased from the Independent
Auto Company the stage route and
mall contract between the depot at
West St. Helens and the down town
district, and took charge of the busi
ness Monday, September 4. In addi
tion to one of the curs which was
formerly used on the route, the new
firm lias added to their equipment
ono of the lata model Maxwell auto
mobiles. Iloth of tho parties Inter
ested aro well known to the traveling
public and will doubtless build up
a good busincsH In their new venture.
YOUNG COUPLE
ARE WEDDED
Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock,
at tho homo of her uncle, Alfred S.
llurrlson, in this city. Miss Josephine
Harrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. Harrison, was united In mar-
rlago to Mr. Henry Muthsoii of San
Krnnclsco. Hov. Sandifur officiated.
Tho groom, who was formerly a
wireless operator, mot his bride here
and it was a case of love ut lirst
sight. Tho happy couple, after re
ceiving congratulations and best
wishes from tho relatives and intl
mato friends present at tho cere
mony, departed on tho steamer Wu
pama for San Krnnclsco, where they
will mako their homo. Mr. Mathson
is In the employ of tho Marconi Wire
less Company, being connected with
one of tho largo oil tank steamers
running between San Krnnclsco and
Pugot Sound.
REPUBLICANS WILL
HAVE BIG RALLY
Moro work is ahead for the busy
plant of the St. Helens Shipbuilding
.'oinpany. Proceeding quietly, the
oinpany has mailo preparations for
mother set of ways, and doubtlesK
work will begin on this in a short
while. The company now has four
tets of ways, each one of which if
occupied, nnd with another motor
vessel tho type of the City of Port
land to bo built, another set of ways
Is needed. The vessels now on the
ways are tho three-masted auxiliary
ichooner Ituby, being built by Capt.
Wrightson of Mobile, Ala.; llio five
masted auxiliary schooner tho S. I.
Allnrd, and the City of St. Helens,
being built for ('has. It. McCormlck
& Co., and a vessel of the steam
schooner typo being built for the
California & Oregon Lumber Co., of
llrooklngs, Cul.
While tho City of Portland came
fully up to expectations as to carry
ing capacity, souio slight changes are
being made in tlio other vessels
which will give them at least 10 per
cent Increase over the City of Port
land, which carried over two million
feet.
The practicability of tho seml-dcla-.'l
type of engine installed in the
City of Portland was fully demon
strated on her trip to Sun Francisco
and Honolulu. She made tho run
from Columbia river to San Francis
co ut the average of 10' miles per
hour, and It required only thirteen
days to nu.ke the 2,100-mile trip
horn the Colden (into to Honolulu.
The vessel, after a short stay in the
Hawaiian port, loft for Port Plrle,
Australia, and should reach there
about the latter part of this month.
Mr. McCormlck received r. letter from
Captain Johnson stating that every
thing worked .nicely and ho was well
pleased with the vessel's prospects.
Tho City of Portland was tho first
uuxillary schooner built on the coast
and her record will bo watched with
much interest.
INTERESTING TENNIS
MEETING HELD
Tho county central committee I
making preparations for a big re
publican rally, which will bo held
hero in the nour future. Ex-Sonutor
Charles W. Fulton, one of tho stute's
best orators, will bo tho principal
speaker. .M. K. Miller, chairman of
the committee, Is planning to make
of this n regulur old-time rally
band music, torch-light procession,
etc., before the speocbmaklng begins.
A lnrgo crowd of out of town people
have already stated they will attend.
Mr. Miller will give tho Mist further
details and also tho ditto In time for
our next lssuo,
On Labor Day ten or twelve of the
Vornon Tennis Club's best players
came to St. Helens for n return
match with the homo club. It was
one of the best tournaments ever
hold hero nnd wrs witnessed by the
largest gallery that has turned out
this season. The ladies' matches were
by fur tho best ever played here nnd
wero til closely contested. Miss
Adams and Miss Slotboom won In
doubles and mixed doubles, but Miss
Helen Hald beat Miss Adams in
singles 10-8, 8-10, 6-3 In n great con
tost.
Rutherford nnd Turner won their
doubles and mixed doubles matches.
Lawrenca lluvls reprosented St.
Helens high against Douglas Young,
Jefferson high, in a groat three-set
match.
Ston, lljorkman and Mctsker won
nearly all of their matches.
Any tennis cnthuslns.ts In tho city
aro Invited to Join tho local club.
The dues are reasonable.
New HuililiiiK Mulshed; President
Tarbell on the (JiouikIn.
The various committees and board
of directors of the Columbia County
Fair Association are putting in over
tlmo in arranging attractive features
and an entertaining program for the
county fair, to be held September
20, 21 nnd 22. To mako a distinct
uccess of this fair, they ask all In
terested in tho development of Col
umbia county to render somo asslst-
nce. Work is being rushed on the
new building nnd It will be com
pleted before tho opening day of the
fair. The erection of this building
makes it possible for all to hear the
ipeeches by the several distinguished
persons who will take part in the
fair program.
The baby show, which will be one
of tho main attractions, will be held
Thursday morning, September 21, at
10 o'clock, and indications are that
tho judges will have a hard time in
picking tho winners from the great
number of babies who will contest
or prizes.
President G. L. Tarbell, with a
corps of helpers, are commencing
cleaning up the fair grounds and put
ting everything in shape for the open
ing day.
Tho fair board has arranged for
i night watchman so that all exhibits
will bo perfectly safe.
All get together and unite in
spreading tho slogan, "Columbia
County-Hair, meet me tlieroi"- He-
member, September 20, 21 and 22,
it St. Helens.
LIST OF TRANSFERS
Reported by Columbia County Ab
stract Company.
Aug. 30 Scappoose Acres Co. to
L. R. Frink; tract 28, Scappoose Acre
Tracts, $10.
Kred Lengacher et ux. to Mary L.
McGinness; land in Sec. 29, T. 6 N.,
It. 2 W., $10.
William K. Conyers to G. P. Erick-
son; land in Sec. 17, T. 7 N., R. 4
W.. $1.
Aug. 31 M. Pearson et ux. to Mil
ton Smith; part of lilk. 4, Dobbins
Add., $50.
Jacob M. Lott to Olive J. Lott;
S'4 of lot 18, blk. 3, Florence Add,
$10.
Sept. 1. Geo. W. Vovel et ux. to
Jennie llercnder; land In Sec. 6, T.
6 N., R. 2 W., $10.
G. W. Waters et ux. to Martha C.
Hrunncr; lot 11 in blk. 9, Hlanch-
ard's Add to Rainier, $10.
L. W. Ilayter et ux. to St. Helens
Lumber Co.; land in Sec. 11, T. 4
N., R. 2 W., $5..
Orella M. Garrthon et ux. to John
N. Garrison; land in Sec. 23, T. 4
N., R. 2 W., $1.
Aug Friske et ux. to Ida M. Har
ris; lot 14, blk. 64, St. Helens, $10.
Sept. 2 Herman R. Adams to
Frank D. Adams; land in Sec. 12,
T. 3 N., K. 2 W., $11.
Sept. 5 Anna Adams Harms ct
ux. to Frank D. Adams; land in Sec.
12. T. 3 N., R. 2 W., $10.
John M. Roddick et ux. to School
Hist. No. 15; land in Sec 15, T. 7
N., H. 4 W., $25.
MANY MATTERS BE
FORE CITY COUNCIL
Council met In regular session
Tuesday evening with all members
presont.
Councilman White reported that
culvert on Fir street was about com-
'pleted.
Tho sewer under Watklns' confec
tionery was reported by Councilman
llullagli as not yet repaired.
The council reported jointly on
street lights and recommended that
some lights bo placed on California
itrcot. Also recommended that somo
of tho lights be taken from the line
on tho Houlton road.
Residents of block 4 2 were pres
ent and asked that they be given
lights. Referred to street commit
tee. Council appointed committee to
Investigate and decide where lights
are to be placed or removed In all
parts of the city.
In the matter of signa for cross
walks was reported In the course of
construction.
Councilman White asked about an
ordinance relative to high fences as
provided In Ordinance 133. Marshal
instructed to notify marshal of West
St. Helens to notify parties violating
thin ordinance.
Mayor reported that a number of
citizens had made complaint about
the heavy blasting by the quarries.
Laid over until manager of quarries
could appear.
Building permit granted to Fred
Erickson to repair building on lot 3,
block' 46, and on lot 6, block 146.
AlKiut half of the 2,MH
extra copies of the Industrial
Kditlou of the Mist have lieen
NHken for. If you haven't
placed your order, do It now.
The Mist will keep a few on
hand ut this office for the bene
fit of the tardy ones. It will
also be on sale at the Plaza
Pharmacy, and Fred Wat kins
in St. Helens, and at J. It. Mil
loy's in K-HH.se.
Hcmeniher, the edition Is to
lie 2H panes, profusely illus
trated with pictures of St. Hel
ens mid Columbia county. It
will bo worth reading and
keeping. It will lie issued next
Friday morning, September 15.
ST. HELENS SCHOOLS
ENROLL 424 SCHOLARS
LARGER ATTENDANCE
All Room Filled to the Limit and
More Coming,
St Helens schools opened promptly
Monday morning with all teachers
present. The first day was consumed
in tho enrollment of scholars and
establishing the periods, organization,
etc. The school starts out under
very favorable circumstances with an
increased enrollment.
The enrollment Is as follows:
John (Vumm School
High school 65
Miss Leith's room 23
Mr. McCoy's room 48
Mrs. Wilson's room 35
Miss Slotboom's room 31
Mrs. Lake's room 43
Miss Philip's room 43
Miss Perry's room 39
Total for John Gumm school. .327
M( Bride School
Mr. Lake's room '. 33
Miss Weist's room 33
Miss, Matthews' room 31
Total 97
Total for John Gumm. school .... 327
Total for McBride school...... 97
Total enrollment 424
The total enrollment at the end
of two weeks in 1914 was 334, and
the total enrollment for 1915 at the
end of two weeks was 394.
Th3 total enrollment given above
for this school year was taken at the
end of the second day, which shows
an increase over last year of 30.
The increase for the next two weeks
promises to bring the total -nroU'i
ment up to 450.
FOREST TIMBER SOLD
GEORGE FLEMING
SERIOUSLY INJURED
While working on a pile driver
operating in Lewis river, on Satur
day morning, George Fleming, who
was on the scaffolding, fell a distance
of about thirty-five feet to the float
below and sustained serious injuries,
both legs being broken. Tho Injured
man was hurried to a St. Helens phy
sician, who, after administering tem
porary relief, arranged for Mr. Flem
ing to be sent to a Portland hospital
Saturday afternoon. At last reports
the injured man was getting along
as well as could be expected under
the circumstances.
Tho Warren grange has purchased
a fine now plnno for their hull which
was Installed Wodnesdny. This
grange was organized ono year ago
last Anrll with 19 clmrtor momnors,
Now It has a momborsblp of 95, with
others In sight. The othor granges
of the county will havo to bestir
themselvos or Warren will load the
van,
CANNERY RUNNING
FULL FORCE
THIRD ANNUAL
FALL
PICNIC
Actirrg District Forester F. E.
Ames has just approved -a timber
sale agreement, executed by Morris
& Illnckstone, of Wenntchee, Wash.,
for tho purchase of 6,725,000 board
feet of saw timber, located on Squill
chuck creek in Sec.-4 2, T. 21 N., R.
19 E. W. M., on the Wenntchee Na
tional Forest, Washington.
The stand includes over six million
feet ot western yellow pine, 450,000
feet of Douglas fir, and 190,000 feet
of western larch. The sale prices
aro $2 per M. for yellow pine and
$1 per M. for each of the other spe
cies.
ST. HELENS BOYS GET
ASTORIA FIRST PRIZE
DEER PLENTIFUL
The cannery of tho Columbia
River Canning & Produce Company
is running full time nnd as fast as
possible tho produce being sent in
liv Mm farmers is prepared and
p:ckod. More than 100 persons aro
now employed nnd with the large
amount of beans nnd other products
bolng brought In, more help Is need
ed. The large storage room rocently
built aids in tho handling of tho
ennned products, for aB fast as the
cans are filled and sealed, they are
taken to tho storago room for label
ing and shipment. A visit to ths
cannory will convince anyone what
a great benefit St. Holons nnd sur
rounding country has In the estab
lishment nnd operation of this Im
portant Industrial plant.
Mrs. Doleshal gave her third an
nual picnic to a number of her
friends, boih adult and juvenile, on
Milton crook on Wednesday of Inst
woek. The dato happened to be
Helen Hoffman's fifth birthday anni
versary which was also celebrated.
A delightful time was spent on tho
cool banks nnd In the shady groves.
It required two cars to convey tho
party. All voted the occasion a pleas
ant ono nnd hoped that they would
bo favored with nn Invitation next
year. Those present wore Mr. and
Mrs. Port Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs.
Rees Hall, Miss McCallister nnd
niece Helen of Portland, Lester Dal
las, Lois Clear, Marlon Cox, Anna
bello Isblster, Mary McKInley, Har
riet and Chas. Ross, Marion Suther
land and Mrs. Doleshal.
Deputy Game Warden Brown was
in tho city again Wednesday. From
him we learn that deer are quite
plentiful this season, which he at
tributes to the general observance of
the law. While there are a few vio
lators, even these parties are begin
ntng to realize that game must be
preserved or deer will soon dlsap
pear. Ho especially requests the
members of the rod and gun clubs
ot this county to each one consider
himself a deputy warden in order
that game laws will be fully oh
served.
L. J. Van Orsbovon, county sur
veyor, with a crow of men, has just
finished locating a new road com
mencing at Columbia City. Tho line
follows tho old logging bed of the
Peninsula Logging Company to
point 6 Mi miles west of Columbia
City. This. will make a splendid
road and can bo repaired at little ex
ponse, as It is already graded and
the bridges are In good shape, es
pecially the strlngors. This road
leads up to tho logged off land In that
section, which Is being sold in small
tracts to settlers. The road work
will not likely be done this season.
In the Astoria regatta which
closed Monday, two St. Helens boys
got away with the trophies, In the
log rolling contests Owen Carley
won the championship of the Colum
bia river, and O. C. Elliott won the
second place. The contest was one
much enjoyed by tho thousands who
witnessed it, and the fact that St.
Helens took both first and second
places is gratifying to our local people.
HEAVY BLASTING
COMPLAINED
OF
The Columbia Contract Company
during the past week has been set
ting off some very heavy blasts and
the town has been much "shaken
upr" An appeal to their superin
tendent has brought forth no res
ponse and the council has taken the
matter up. In all probability some
ordinance will be passed so that the
lives and property of our citizens
may be protected from the Indiffer
ence and recklessness of the super
intendent of the above mentioned
company, who seems to think that
getting results is far more important
than any claim the citizens of the
community might have..
OBSERVANCE OF
LABOR DAY
This day, set apart for tho observ
ance of respect to labor was appro
priately observed In St. Helens. Many
of the large manufacturing concerns
closed down and a majority of the
stores closed one-half of the day.
Whllo the schools opened, little work
was done and the scholars were dis-
I missed for the day at noon.