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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1916)
ft wish You a Christmas A New Year of Prosperity a? e - J OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUN: Merry wn, ii J i ii i ii i i iTii i-.--.-j-tl"'! -uyir i i 1 i i .jj OLUME XXXVI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1916 Proceedings of j CITY COUNCIL Lny MnUrra HrouKlit to Attention of Cnuiiril and Acted I pun. MARINE MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST Two VtwxHa Hewr City of Portland Htlll t Australia. The city council mot In regular Lion Monday night, all niembon ling present. Mlnutea. of previous lntlnK wore read and approved. Cuiiucllman Ilullagh, to whom wax jtnrred tho claim against Frank L. ilth (or use of (Ire department and ulpment, reported that he had seen Labors of the Portland flro depart- Lnt with referance to similar cases fct had not boon able to aoe the (Ire lof. The matter was left lu hit ud (or further report. In the mutter o( Improvement of e county roada wlthlu the city lim it was brought to the attention the council that tho city charer kivlded hut all oxpoudtturoa on audi Lda within the city be under the jrlndlctlon of the council, and a Siainllloe waa appointed 10 wan ou county court In reference to the hitter. Grant 1'aaa hna a similar iarter amondmont and according to m letter received (rom the atate tax tmmlMlon'the amendment hud been lid valid by the supreme court. The Judiciary commit toe waa dl- i-tpil to consult with Aha city attor- r rulutlve to the delinquent sewer (I street assessments, and devise fine plan of legal proccsdlngs which buld enforce the collodion of the luunta due the city. . It was ordered thnt purtle who kve old lumber, wood or refuse or ky ohHtruotlona along any sidewalk ntroot within the city bo Instruct by the marshal to have same Im- pdlntely removed. The city englueor waa Instructed proceed with the filling -of the luiU lnko on Casonau street, near (i residence of Mrs. Lyngo. Ah to tho garbage, the council de- I.mI that hereafter the city would bt pay (or having this haulud away, d each party depositing gr.rbage on o street curb or within the atroett ould havo It removed at his own kpense. The marsnal waa oraurea enforce the order. Councilman White waa Instructed proceed with tho building of the rn tower. Tin eouacll drafted a resolution the county court asking that lm- lerilnte repuira be made to tho coun- road that pauses through West Bt dens, aa that thoroughfare was a BHtrace to both the county and city. Many other matters woie taken up kul dlacussed and some of them dla- id of. The council then ad- buried to meot 8,-ilurday evening, tecomlwr 23, when the budget o( city bpcnttcR will bo prtBsed on. POULTRY SHOW r ! ) DECEMBER 28-29-30 W. L. Qoln, secretary of the Col- Imhin County Poultry and Pet Stock k3ociutlon, la very optimistic over he encouragoment the association lus received both (rom the merchants lad -poultry fanciers ond he thinks lie (Irst show will be a success In Ivery way. Many havo slgniriea llieir Intention of making entries fnd the home merchants have con frlhuted. useful articles as awards Ir the best specimens of poultry The association has also offered sev eral attractive cash premiums which fill le a further Inducement (or llioae having good poultry to entor piiem In the contest. The show will e hold either In the basement of the tourthouse or In tho ohop building ext door to the bank. Only a small admission will be made. OGGINQ CAMP CLOSES FOR HOLIDAYS IOLIDAY SEASON. MERCHANTS ARE BUSY1. Hhper In Qiumt of Holiday ! rntt Keep Tliem on the Jump. Cupt. 8. C. Mitchell, who has been r HUperlntvndliig the work on the motor vessel 8. I. Allurd, left Thursday (or lila home In Portland, where ho will pend the holidays. Tho steamer Nehalem arrived In Wednesday night and wont to the docks of the Columbia County Lum ber Company. She will sail Saturday night carrying SOU, 000 feet of lum ber to be delivered at San Pedro. A delay In receiving necessary ma chinery has caused a postponement o( the launching of the motor vessel Allurd. According to Information re celved, the vassol will be rer.dy to take her Initial dip some time about January 15. Tho steamer Colllo left out Satur day, bound for Sun Pedro via Sun Francisco. Her cargo was close to million feet of lumbar and ties and she carried 28 passengers. She was detained several hours on ac count of the dense fog. The auxiliary schooner Huhy, after i run of 28 days, reached Dal boa De cember 14. Before loavlng St. Hel ens, Captain Wrlghtson stated that he expected to make the trip In 25 days. While not making the time he expected, Captain Wrlghtson suc ceeded In lowering the record of the June by one day.f Tho steumer Klamath arrived In Tuesday night, completing a remark ably fast round trip (rom St. Helens to Ban Diego, only twelve days hav ing elapsed since the vessel left the St- Helens - docks.' The; Klamath sailed late Thursday night with a mil lion feet of lumbor for delivery al San Pedro and her passenger ac commodations all taken. The work of putting the finishing touches on the steam schooner Wuh- keena Is about completed and the ves- set will today being talking on cargo (or delivery at 8an Francisco. The cargo will bo furnished by both of the mills here, and when loaded tht vessel will be towed to San Francisco, where her engine room machinery and boilers will be installed. The Wahkeena will probably be In, com mission about February IS. The City of Portland, which left Newcastle some days ago, returned to that port In order to get ballast, according to Information received b U. F. McCormtck. Coming light and running into heavy seas retarded the progress of the vessel to such an ex- tent that the captain deemed it best to roturn for ballast. Mr. McCormlck slated that arrangements had been made so that the vessel could obtain n cargo of coal, and at this time she Ih probably receiving that cargo. For prohibited tho exportation of coal ou recount of the war, but It seems that this rule has been done away with, If nothing unforeseen occurs the big motor vessel will leave Aus tralla In a few days and in all prob ability wlllbe In St. Helens around the first o( February, During this, Chrlstmes, week the; town has been full of shoppers and ill of the home merchants reoorti hat business has been very good. Tho high prices (or all clusoes of (arm products and the (act that more wage) turners are now employed than .at! ny previous time In the hiutory oL' St. Helens is responsible (or the bunl less activities. Though much shop ping has been done, there are always1 those who wait until the last minute, ind the merchants aro expecting a htg rush today and tomorrow. All of he business houses except the pool rooms, restaurants and candy shops will be closed Christmas day, thus glviug the tired employes a little bunco to rest up after a week of itrenuous work. Many Teacher from Different 8eo lion of County In Attendance, The blenulal teachers' examlna- ions for state certificates is being inducted by County 8chool Superln- endent Allen. The tession opened Wednesday morning and many teach ers are In attendance. Those present were Florence T. Bennett, John C. Kultlchunov, Joseph Keelan, Made line Thomas, Nellie K. Geary, Eliza beth M. Baylls, Maude A. Smith, Owen T. Tabler, Lillian I. Cooper, Florenco B. Taylor, Genevieve M. Howell. Katherine MoGillivary, Chloe W. Hayes,. Estello Eiupo, Anabel Brown, Oren .Johnson . And Joseph McCoy. Yesterday and today many more arrived, so that the attendance is quite largo and much Interest manifested. MASONS ELECT NEW OFFICERS Will Hold a Joint IiiHUllution With KaNtern Ntur on Dec. 27. The logging camp pf the St. Hel ens Lumber Company closed down Wednesday (or the holiday aeaBon. t Is reported that It Is uncertain when full operations will again be resumed, aa It will bo necessary (or 'he company to mnke so mo extonslon ' their railroad bofore another body of timber la reached. In tho mean time quite a (ew men will be era- P'oyed In the maintenance o( the fallroad, repairs to equipment, etc., " that whon operatlona are again fesumod everything will be In readi ness. Saturday night the annual election of officers of the St. Holons Masoulc lodge was held, the result being as follows: , W. M. E. A.'llotger. S. W. A. L. Stone. J. W. Ernest Johns. Secretary E. E Quick. Treasurer James Dart. The sovoral appointive offices will be left until the newly elcted officers aro Installed. About fifty membors, aUo some vUltlng brothers, were In attendance and much Interest was manifested. After the election and closing of the lodge, the members repaired to the banquet room, where they enjoyed a nice lunch. It was decided that a joint Instul lutlon of the new officers of the lodge and the officers recently elected by the Eastern Star be held on Wednes day night, December 27. VALIDITY OF STOCK LAW TO BE TESTED Attorney Have Ileen Kmployed Text Validity of Measure. REUBEN STEN DIES IN j PORTLAND HOSPITAL to leutli Follows Kerlous 0ieration Masons Conduct Funeral. i EACHERS' EXAMINA TIONS BEING HELD is LIST OF TRANSFERS Many of the stock ralers in the county have joined together and em ployed attorneys to teut the validity of the stock law passed at the recent election. Some of the attorneys in terested In the case claim the law will be held unconstitutional as muny defects aro apparent. The Mibt learns that sincojtlio elec tion quite a number of cattle have been shipped out of tho Nehalem val ley and stock raisers in other por tions of tho county are disposing of their stock at figures much below the market prices, thinking that the law will soon become operative. As a matter of (act, the law does not take effect until January 16, 1917, and a (ew days afterwards a test case will be made, so it la the Mist's advice to tho owners of cattlo not to dis pose of them on account of this law until its validity has been tested. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Reported by the Columbia County- Abstract Company. - Dec. 13 A. M. Anderson et ux. to rederlck C. Blutck; land in Sec. 34, r. 7 N., K. 6 W., 110. M. A. I.ano et ux. by sheriff toj A. A. McDonnell; lands in Sees. 4 and T. 5 N., R. 5 W., 16.332. U. H. A. Sherman et ux. to P. P. Jrewol et ux.; land In Soc. 13, Tp. 4 N., R. 2 V 1. Col. Co. Bank to Jim Beoletto; lot 5, blk. 7, Georgetown, $100. Dec. 14 Luclle P. Kecnoy et ux. to William Waddle et al.; land in Sees. 4, 5, . 17, Tp. 7 N., R. 6 W. Col. Co. Inv. Co. to C. A. Russell; lot 2, Beaver Homes, $1150. ' Dec. 16 Rachel A. Campbell to Cloo. W. Chambers; land In Sec. 4, Tp. 4 N R. 1 W., $350. Annettle Clark to D. C. Rogers; land In Sec. 4, Tp. 4 N.f R. 1 W.. $1. Doc. 16 Geo. W. Vogel et ux. to harlie L. Vale; lot 5, blk. 2, Vogel Tract, $100 r)eo. is Henry Kane Brockwell et al. to Fred R. Adams ot ux; land in Sec. 12, Tp. 3 N., R. 2 W.. $10. Oscar Kane Brockwell et al. to Fred R. Adams et al.; land In Sec. 12, Tp. 3 N.,' R. 2 W., $10. Chas. Burgdorfor et ux. to Board of Directors of 8chool Dlst. No. 28; land in Sec. 16. Tp. 3 N., R. 2 W., $125 Squire D. Tucker ot ux. to D. H. Pierce; land In Sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 2 W., $10. R T. Rucker to Elisabeth J. Tuck- ar; land In Sec. 31, T. 7 N., R. 2 W., 110. Also lands In 8ecs. 1 and 10, Tp. 6 N., It. 3 W. 11. T. Rucker to T. C. Rucker; lund In Sec. 36. Tp. 7 N., R. 3 W and Sec. 31, Tp. 7,N., R. 2 W., $10. R. D. Rucker ot al. to R. T. Ruck , iul in Sec. 36. To. 7 N., R. 3 W., and Sees. 1 ond 10, Tp. 6 N., R 3 W., $1000. Scappoose Acres Co. to Augustus Ellla; tract 21, Scappoose Acres. Doc. 19 Fred L. Wright to Frank A. Sweeney; land In Sees. 13, 14, 23 and 24, Tp. 6 N., R. 2 W $10 '. Matt Erlckson et ux. to James Kan- gas ot ux; land In 8ec. 10, Tp. 7 N. Monday morning the following football boys were awarded their let ters: Walter Gage, Robert Harri son, Frank Dealer, Harold Deeker, Lester Lake, Bob Dixon, Caly Stan wood, Albert Faxon, Dewey Smith, William Perry, Kenneth Howell, John Southard, . Harry Wilson, George Walker. Last Friday morning the talks given by the four boys, each repre senting his grade, wero excellent. One of Dewey Smith's otatemonts wrs es pecially Interesting to the Junior girls. , Ho said the main reason he proferred being a Junior was because -ill tho prettiest "girls were in' his ;l&88. Dewey is a veritable hero Long may he live! , Tho program for next Friday morning Is as follows: Piano solo 'hyllis Brown; reading, Grace How- all ; vocal solo, Helen White; original 'hristmas story, Marian Baker. Well, this Is the last week before the Christmas vacation. And those iwful exams! It sasnis to most of us thnt the fuculty would only be doing the proper thing by waiting until the excitement of Christinas I past. Marian Baker, our clever Junior has been busy the last few dr.ys in preparing the Initial copy of her latest attempt at Journalism, "The Columbia Herald S. H. H. S. Edi tion." The circulation Is limited and copies cannot bo readily procured Marian wanted to keep her paper a secret but It was discovered by some if the faculty, who treated 1 as a good joke." At last tho conservative football boys have accumulated sufficient courage to announce a pr.rty In!. honor of the high school airls Friday eve. ning at the high school. The girls are anticipating the time of their Uvea. . .? Waa everyone subscribed for the S. H. H. S. News? If not, then see xbout It at once. If you haven't any Interest In the high school now, may- be you will have some day, or maybe you wore In high school once, your self. If you wore, didn't you want all your attempts to be successful Oh, thank you; you knew you would subscribe all tho time. A number of cases of tonsilitls have developed in tho past week, causing many pupils to be absent from school Last week there was such commo tlon among the boys while In the reading room thut somo of our wise and keen Sophs are not permitted to- leavl their Roats during -.tho fourth period in tho afternoon. The latest scheme of tho faculty for getting better results (rom the students is to seat us according to our grades. We wonder what they do If we all get E's next month. After a game battle of five weeks' against ovsrwhelming odds and suf fering intensely all the while, Reu ben Sten finally gavo up tho battle, and Sunday morning, at 11 o'clock, i surrounded by his der ones, he passed away ut St. Vincent's hospital In Portland. . It was just five weeks to the day since the young man was iken to tho hospital sulTcrine with an aggravated caso of appendicitis. After the operation complications set in, and though all in the power of medical science w?.s done, even to tho transfusion of blood from his father's veins to givo further trength, all efforts wero In vain. At the time of his death his father, John" Sten, and his mother wero at hla bedside, as was his brother Flav- us, who arrived from Montana only few hours before his brother passed away. Tho young man, real izing that the end was near, sent greetings to all of his friends in St. lelens and gave comforting assur- nces to the loved ones with him. 9 rA wr, $1000, BOY SCOUTS paired bountiful lun prepared by the Pythian Sisters awaited them. That part of the pro gram was a very agreeable surprise, many of the members did not now that the Sisters contemplated anything of the kind. After lunch all met in the lodge room, where sev eral short talks were made and cards were played. It was a very pleasant ffair and heartily enjoyed by all present. 1 YEOMEN ELECT THEIR' OFFICERS Or- : .1 Tho Brotherhood of American .Yeo men met In regular session Monday . ight. After the current business had been disposed of, the election of officers was taken up and the follow ing were selected to serve for the ensuing year: l'oreman J. W. Allen. Master of Cer. I. E. Dodd. Correspondent E'. A: Ross. Master of Accounts Millie Mace. Chaplain Charlotte Allen. Oversee- Chas. Lake. Lady Roweia Barbara Tucker. Lady Rebecca Amanda Lake. -Watchman J. W. Akin. SeMint Wr'Wf-tthrtrtley. .,. Team Captain A. C. Tucker. Tlid Jcxiyet Uifihil flourishing con dition and has reeently gained many new members. CIRCUIT COURT SES- SION JANUARY 8TH Reuben Sten was born in Marin- otte, Wis., March 7, 1895. He Te- eived his education in the public schools of that place nnd graduated in June, 1913, and a few days later ame to St. Helens, where, except for the year he was attending a. college in Rock Island, 111., ho lived since. He was prominent in local athletic ircles and was the star basketball player of the Sunset Club and also i member of the St. Helens Volun eer Fire Department. . Soon after he reached his 21st birthday anni versary he affiliated with the St. Helens Masonic lodge and was an mthusinstlc member of that order. Deceased was a clean, upright oung man who commanded the res pect of all with whom he came In contact, and his death cast a gloom aver tho entire community. Tho funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the Methodist church Rev. Hlsey and Rev. Taylor offlclat- ng, and the Interment was in the )dd Fellows cemetery near Warren whero the burial was conducted by the Mr.so'ns. The many people both it the church and the cemotery, and he offering of beautiful floral pieces attested the young man's popularity ind the expression of sympathy (or ho grief stricken family. V As a mark- of respect, tho mill, In which ho was employed, closed .down 'or the afternoon, the (lag on the Masonic halCwas Et half mast and he merchants closed their places of business during the funeral cere monies. v The sympr.thy of the entire com munity goes out to the parents and family of ttto tlecoased young man CHILDREN ENTERTAIN The Boy Scouts at Warren will entertain their friends Friday night, January 6, by presenting a thrilling drama entitled "The Boy Scouts." The program will commence at 7:45 p. m. and the orchestra will render patriotic music. After the play there will be a basket social. Tho enter tainment will be given at Erickson's hall. . " - ,- The entertainment givon by the school children In the city hall Fri day night was a great success. Each grado gave a little playlet or skit, and the manner In which the pro gram was carried out showed that the youngsters had been carefully trained. The High School Gleo Club was a feature, and it responded to an encore as did the school quartet The entire program was Interesting to the large crowd present, and close to $60 waa realized, which will be used (or the school library. Circuit court will convene Tues day, January 8. The (irst (fay o( the court will be taken,Ip in the ex- amination of thosewlio wish their a. 4 final citizensaJp -papers and in all probability quite a (ew newly made citizens will swear allegiance to Uncle Sam. The trial docket, begin- ing on the 9th, Is as follows: Jan. 9 Cooper & Dunlway vs. City of Rainier. Jan. 10 J. B. E. Bourne vs. O. & E. A. Brooks. Jan. 11 C. Enneberg vs. State Accident Commission. Jan. 12 B. & H. M. West vs. W. E. Backus et al. Jan. 13 P. W. Llllison vs. I. A. Smith.. Jan. 15 J. A. Balcom et al. vs. Columbia Agrl. Co. Jan. 16 Columbia Agrl. Co. vs. eon Jasper et al. ST. HELENS POST- OFFICE IS BEE HIVE Covernment Employes Work Hard on Heavy Christmas Business. ',-, , For the past several days the goat.. office has been the most popular,. place In St. Helens. Each mail brings In many sacks of Christmas packages and mall and those who live in St. Helens are remembering their dis tant friends, (or the mall auto is loaded to the guards' each trip. Mrs. Dodd ; states that at this date the volume of Business done is about 50 per cent more than : last year, and with 'two days more to go the busl- hess.of the office will probably make a great recprd. One thing Is noticeable this year at the postoffice, which is that a ma- i Jority of the packages are insured. This gives the postal authorities a check on them and guarantees the. sender against loss should the pack-' - age fall to arrive at its destination. The Insurance Cost Is very small and, as stated, Is a g.reat protection to the sender of the article ' ' ' ? For the convenience of the public, the postmaster announces that the office will remain open until 8 o'clock tonight and Saturday night. The Sunday hours will be from 10 to 11 a. m. Bear this In mind-, so If y'o'u" want to mall any- parcels or TBcelW" them, be at the pos toffee at the time designated. . J ) 1
