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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1916)
-i o ADDITIONAL FAIR NEWS Xtilnt frn 1,10 I'ooltry Itapnrtuiwit 1 wunl in maim io exniiuors wnu 10 kindly co-operated In making the poultry di'parlniniit of t ho fifth an nual ('uluml)lu County Fair a do cldwl success. Mont of th (3 birds showed that plooiy cnrorui ikuuj nun mien ex pend od on thulr breeding, rnlslng and Mixtion for tlio uliow room, 7I10 I'orllund Poultry Show ex hibitors Kliowud an unusually good strlnK of birds. Union's tin IT leghorns woro ehlp ()rd directly to tlio Mlulo fair from here. Ilmnill, McKay mid Wellborn iliowcd noma brood which wore curl oiIIIpo lu lll0Ht ' Anionic thorn wurn nivorr.iis, i Ornish uuiiioh, Black Smniitrus and Cninplnes. The Hhodo Island Whites shown bjr WllllmiiB of 81. Helens and Jllntch (ord of .SciippooKo woro BoiniithltiR new for tltl.H county. Illutcliford pur chased oni) of the cockoroU shown by lil opponent to iupply now blood (or tlio next breeding scanon. 1 wan Kind to see Hint Tur boll's Ancunn liml competition IIiIh your, ind only hopo that each brood will bn plenty of good, koon competi tion at our next fulr. Tlio Hu IT Orpingtons wore uulte a druwlng card, nil It ban become quite widely known that (Join Imported his itock directly from England. Ily no moans the least attrnctlon wan tint Itliodo InIi ikI Hods, among which thn birds of 0"o, Ilowen stood out prominently. TliU breeder was a winner nt Irtlnl last Wn!r Wherever shown, tho it n,w commr.nd plenty cf uU,lt,m, The smaller ontrli worn. iot f thiini, good lt of ontrloH attrunle,! tlio mot ..tlen.lon Tho line pairs of d uck. tur- Koyn, pigeons and rabbltH wero too uumorouH to mention hero Through the nolo of t:... tondent there wero several mi,., f)f poultry made at t1H ,lllr. N(.xt oar If tho people who wMi i.. thoiie who wiKh to Hell would list t r names with tho sitorli.t..,i could bring tho tw toKi,tlir. there- y muKing tho fulr Juki th.it ... nioro uiieful t0 S ,troiiH. Keveral people took hi! tn" Kl1" f Judgo. Myers, who oxplulned tho good and bad point,, of oach bird an bo jud,:ed It and tt.on guvo ndvleo m malI1B ,0 ,(mlmto 1110 liail polntH In next year'.. t,.,.u Tho board and the miporlntendont hop., t lro ,hB ,U,(MK rmoll(ml nnd tho cooping system Improved for next year, a tho syiitoin la decidedly faulty at proHont. Thn management oarnoHtly solicits tho help and co-operation of thn r,,.. plo of Columbia county making our ralr tho hiipcphh and heln n should b to ovory poultry mixer i tho county. ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY. SEPTF.MRF.P 1 19l6 A VISIT TO THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY Tlio (Jarden N,t f OrcKN,eK by thn WayHhlc. IteglHtratlon hooks cIobo October 7. If you are not registered, "do I. now." A lltllo want ud in tho Mint will bring results. 'Gs& WJP fciTh, lj A BLUEBIRD PHOTOPLAY AT THE GEM! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1916 Introducing a new star, Mary McLaren, as the shop Rirl who was compelled by inexorable fate to literally sell out for a pair of shoes. X LOUIS WEBBER'S GREATEST PRODUCTION The life of a half slave shop girl driven to sin through no fault of her Own. Th oratjt nrnlilpm ur n. sented on the motion picture screen. First show 7:15 sharp ADMISSION 5 and 10c LEE ALL-CAST I $15.50 I)i:i.IVKHKI AMI KKT 11 OTHER HEATING ' STOVES FROM $3.00 UP I buy these HtovcH direct from the factory. They are made In Portland, Oregon, and are thortiiigbly KuurHn tHl In every way. I'TltN'ITl'HK E. A. ROSS VX lK UT. Kl NO w LET US SUPPLY YOUR GROCERIES We handle the celebrated PREFERRED STOCK BRAND The brand of no regrets FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, ETC. CENTRAL GROCERY H. STOKES, Prop. Phone 11 Free Delivery A representative of tho Mint wan dered away from homo laid. Friday and vlaltcd tho Willamette valley. ThlB great valloy of Oi-emn looked better at thin time of year. ..-reioiore, arter tho rains, the val ley wan parched and dry, but owing to tho continued ralng this season tho country Is still clothed In groen. Farmers have rained better crops "us year man they have for a ouar ter of a century. Wheat yielded be yond expectations and tho game can ho said of nil grains. And wht u still moro refreshing, the top price was realized. Tlio vetch vlel.l , ahovo normal, and 3 cents tho ".notations. Clover yielded thn best, nnd when a good crop of clover Is realized tho producer will have money Jingling n bis pockets. Tho apple crop will yield rich re turns, as trees are loaded to the limit, and oarly In the season the fruit had to bo thinned by picking off about one-third of the fruit. I'ears, peaches, prunes and all varie ties of berries produced enormous yields. Those observations wore taken at Junction City, the old home of the writer, nnd our Information Is there-1 foro correct, as we were familiar with conditions there and also the! men with whom we talked. The con-j dltions In that section are fortunate 'is a ready market Is found for all varieties that the soil produces. A : cannery with almost unlimited ca-i paclty took care of all fruits and her-, i les, whlio a dryer In connection with the same plant cared for the prunes, i loganberries and other fruit that was necessary to cure dry. A fair is held in this place called the "I'unkln Show," the title being suggested by James Whltcomb Riley's poem, "When the frost Is on the punkln and the fodder's In the dioek." The title proved a popular lilt and the fair has been a success since Its organization seven years :igo. The meek and lowly pumpkin was featured and for each succeed ing year an enterprising firm there has given a steel range for the larg est pumpkin. The range winner this year pulled down the beam at 120 pounds. Some pumpkin, but the prize pumpkin last year weighed 162. Tho hop growers, however, did not fare very well this year. The vines wero Infected with vermin and be ddes tho late rains greatly injured the late varieties, nnd in many yards ho hops were not picked. It is esti mated that It costs 8 cents per pound to raise hops, nnd as the market opened offering only 10, the outlook for tho hop grower is not very prom ising. Wo met one gentleman from Polk county who was soliciting old line lifo insurance. He started In to jet rich raising hops and dropped $30,000 in his endeavor. We have noticed that the farmer who sticks to diversified farming Is the man with the good bnnk account and who rides around in an auto. And speak Ing of autc3, it seemed to us that he Wlllutuctte valley was lousy with them. i We paused through Eugene, the city of the university, and the neat-; est nnd hnndsomest city in the state. Passed through Cottage Grove, the -econd city of Lane county and a Uundlng 'candidate for county seat honors should a now county be carved out of southern Lane and northern Douglas. It Is a live town m l deserves anything It can get. Tho town of Drain is doad. Its 'iopo of greatness wns blasted after ho Southern Pacific spent more than i million of dollars to build a line from that place to the coast and then pulled up stakes and built from Eugene. Tho city hasn't breathed slnco. Oakland Is almost hidden by shade trees and looked cool and refreshing. Sutherlin is the new town, and displayed more enterprise nnd live works than any other place along ..lie lino. A big fruit company found ed the place and sold land In small ' racts nnd on long time. Tne whole ountry is set to fruit trees. While ho valley Is not very wide, the or chards extend over tho foothills and In a few years Hood RIvor will not he the only groat apple center. It is already the second city In Douglas ounty. Roseburg is one of the attractive towns in southern Oregon. It has tne pnved streots, lino buildings and presents an attractlvo appearanco to all strangers. The commercial club Mns a neut little exhibit building near the depot which is well supplied with fruit, grain, vegetables and other products of the soil. As this place Is a railroad division for both pas senger and freight service, the travel-1 er has some five minutes to view the display furnished by tho busi ness men of that city. It Is a rail road town and Its monthly payroll amounts to a good many thousand dollars. A federal building which will be occupied by the postoffice, land office and other federal dooart meats is under construction In the central part of the city, and, strange to stuto, the location is satisfactory to a majority of the city patrons. Our stay In tho city, howevor, was Drier and we left there at 7:30 In the morning and arrived In St. Hoi ens at 7 that evening. At no other place during this brief Journey did we find a place that presented more industrial activity and Eonoral eond business than there is right here at homo. This statement is confirmed by every commercial man who visits this city. , ST. HELENS-P08TIAND AUTO LINE FHANK KIIKP.MtD, Prop. A. M. P. M Lv. St. Helens .... 7-30 1:3a Warren 7 : t ! 1:43 Scappoose JcO-i 2:05 Ar. Portland 9:20 S-.'.O Lv. Portland 10. CO 4.00 Ar. St. Helens 11:60 6.50 Saturdays and KumJiivg Special trip leaving St. Helens 6 p. m Leave Portland 11 p. m. RELIABLE SERVICE M. HOVEN Steamer RUTH SAFE, SPEEDY SERVICE TOWING, JOBBING Passenger accomodations for 100 Landing at City Dock With Time On Her Hands a lady Is apt to feel lonely, but if she Is -carrying one of our Watches she will at least be sure of always being accurate In her appointments. We are naturally proud of the time-keeping qualities of our elegant gold and silver watches, as well as of the dainty and" artistic designs, and the beautiful workmanship throughout. Our Jewelry bears the reputation of being ,'ever best." VON A. GRAY, JEWELER W. H. BROWEK, Propr. DRUGS, TOILET ARTICLES, CANDIES CIGARS AND TOBACCO Phone 03 Next to Central Market WEINHARD'S Non-Intoxicating Sparkling Golden and Amber Nectar The Best for the Home Henry Weinhard Plant Main 72. A 1172 . PORTLAND, OREGON J PERRY GRANITE CO. Earl Perry, Mgr. 301 4th St. Portland, Ore. Designers and Manufac turers of Monuments. Deal with us direct and thus save agent's commis sion. For Good Work, always the cheapest. H. M. TERRY THE MOTOR TROUBLE MAN Export Machinist. Bring your auto troubles to me. Murine work a specialty. Shop Ht St. Helens Karago. Phone 57 PRICES ALWAYS REASONABLE Lumber Manufacturers St. Helens Lumber Co. Wood and Lath Steam Heating Electric Lighting GEO. II. SIIINN, Pres. L. R. RUTHERFORD, Sec. Columbia County Abstract Company ST. HELENS, OREGC.W , The only complete abstract system in Colum bia County, Oregon. BEST WORK . LOWEST PRICES BUY THEM NOW 'Nice assortment Ladies' Middy Aprons Special price 50c Fancy cross stitching Ladies' White Dresses. Big line of Children's School Shoes. M. ROSENTHAL 308 X YES IS A VOTE FOR YOUR CHILDREN ONE NORMAL NOT ENOUGH Oregon has but one Normal School. This school is located at Monmouth. Excellent as is the work of this school it is utterly unable to supply but a mall part of the need for trained teachers for the State. Of itior than ,000 school teachers In the public echools of Oregon, but 1S per cent have been trained for their profeuion of teaching In Normal Schoole. It is a well established fact that our one Normal School cannot supply the needs of the entire state. That is why we ask for your work and vote for the proposed Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Pendleton, Oregon. CIVE EASTERN OREGON SQUARE DEAL Eight countlee In the Willamette Valley have employed during the paet five yeare, 203 teachers who have gradu ated from the Monmouth Normal aa against 39 Monmouth Normal School graduates for the eight leading countlee of Eastern Oregon. During the paat five yeare the attendance of etudenta from nine Willamette Valley countlee waa 877 etudenta ae agalnat 91 etudenta from nine of the leading countlee of Eastern Oregon. Owing to the crowded condition of our one Normal at Monmouth and also the distance and expense of attending, students from Eastern Oregon are com- ' pelled to go to neighboring states to secure their training aa teachers. ONLY COSTS 4 CENTS PER $1,000 The annual maintenance cost of the proposed State Normal School In Eastern Oregon amounts to but one 25th of a mill or 4 cents on a thousand dollars of taxable property, lan't It worth this to have your children trained to become uaeful and productive citizens? . STRONG ENDORSEMENTS Among those who strongly endorse the establish . ment of the proposed Eastern Oregon Normal School are Governor Wlthycombe, J. H. Ackerman, Presi dent of the Monmouth State Normal; W. J. Kerr, President of the Oregon Agricultural College; P. L. Campbell, President of the State University; Robert C. French, former President of the Weston Normal, and practically all of the leading educators of the State. J. A. Churchill, Superintendent of Public In . structlon, voices the sentiments of those who are most familiar with the need of more adequate Normal facilities when he says: "Oregon's greatest need for Ite rural echoole la the teacher who hae had full preparation to do her work. Such preparation can best come through Normal School training. "I trust that the voters of the state will aaelst In raising the standard of our schools by establishing a State Nor mal School at Pendleton. The location Is central, the In terest of the people of Pendleton In education most excel lent, and the large number of pupils In the public schoole will give ample opportunity to students to get the amount of teaching practice required In a atandard normal achool." All the above educators insist that a Standard Normal School must be located in a town of 6000 or more population and having enough grade pupils for teaching practice. VOTE RIGHT By voting YES for No. SOS you will help to give to the school children of Oregon the eame advantagee enjoyed by the echool children of our neighboring etatee. Vote YES for No. SOS, Eastern Oregon Stat Normal School Committee y J. H. Qwlnn, Secy., Pendleton, Ore. (Paid advertisement) t o o o -
