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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
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UME XXXVI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1917
NO. 29
CnnnrcncrrDcn
FOR FAIR EXHIBITS
're than last year
Haul Offers Allrwllw Vrium
H KurourMK" KihllilU.
COUNCIL HAS
IMPORTANT SESSION
U It. Rutherford Kln tnl to HimtmmI
Waliliifrtn Murkla, lUmljrnrd.
TENNIS MEET AN CELEBRATION OF
ENJOYABLE AFFAIR FOURTH IS QUIET
1 1-uim-lliuiKt Club of Portland Meet Tenulx Meet, Community Picnic ami
Ht Helens. Family Excursions.
I ay prln for Columbia county
rti of MKrlrulturo, manufacture
,ixk falsing bavo boon decided
bJ tl' 'ulr bourd. 1 1,8 Prll"
Li ,uch number and amount as
litlract exhibitors, and llio board
llMillr expects y ""
Una bnl yet lifld. Iulrylng and
i nialuK Ii fl becoming one
a leailliiK Industries of the coun-
L Ui Ulr bonrd, with an Idea
I mulatiiiK further interest In this
Lrr lias offered tho following
1 prlies:
IMvlolon A Cattl
1 8hort Horn.
:m 1 Aberdeen Angui.
u J Jersey.
:M 4 Holsleln.
iiu $ (luernsey.
lui 6 Ayrshire.
im 7-(iriulu Hairy Cattle.
Lt 1 Hull 3 yenrs and over, tlrst
lecond $6.
Lit t Dull 2 yeara and under 3,
I S; second $4
Lot 1 Dull 1 year and under 2.
: 4; second 13.
lot 4 Hull uudnr 1 your, first $4;
tad 13.
hot 6 Cow 3 years and ovor, flrHt
ircond $(.
lot 6 t'ow 2 yoiira and under 3,
l )!; Bi'Coiul $4.
lat 7 Hulfcr 1 your and undt-r i
4; (orond )3.
Ut S Heifer under 1 yi'ar, llrnl
; Kfond 3.
llrwdora" lifrd Hull ovir
mi, 1 cow over 2 year. 2 linlfcm
kJer!; fmal( bred by cxhlbltorH;
fit 110; n'cotid f 5.
lUl 10 Threw animals, any axo,
IhtriKt, bred of ono aire; flrat $6;
boil 4.
I Champion bull, each cluna, any hk,
IbbOD.
Champion fmnalo, euch cIiibh. any
, ribbon.
Loll 9 and 10 aro not Included In
f m T.
I Riy Tnrbi'11, a well-known author
lr 00 cattle, l superintendent of thin
fvllluD.
Guy Turboll U suporlntendent of
lirlnlon 11 homo. Tho nrUoa for
M boat exhlhltB tn tills division ure;
ltVltTTl UlirNFN
Bt draft Hlallion, 4 yeora or over.
l-Mprlzn (5; Hecond prlzo $2.60.
wit draft maro, .4 yoara or over;
nt U; second $2.60.
Bet 3-yonr-old colt; first $6; we
ll 12.60.
Best 2-year-old colt; first $G; sec-
N 12.50.
Bent l-yar old colt; first $6; anc-
N $2.60.
(irado Kruft HorseH
Best draft muro, 4 yours or over;
"t43.no; second $2.60.
Dost 8-year-old coll; first $3.60;
nd $2.60.
Beat 2-ycar-old colt: first $3.60;
nd $2.60.
Best 1-yenr-old colt; first $3.50;
tond $2.60.
Best colt under 1 year; flrBt $3;
wcond 12' ii.urf ti r.n
Draft HorMM
uet draft team in harness; first
second $3.60.
Host nuttched toum In harnoss;
"rt $5; second $3.60.
Best drlvlnit horso in harness; first
5; second $3.50.
Best Diilllnit tuum: flrat $5: second
The ononlni day of tho fair la on
September 19, and much work will
"vo to ho donn hv both the fair
ward and tho exhibitors before this
'' W. J. Kullorton, preHldont of
is nssuclatlon, plana ou niakliiK a
to"r of the county in tho ondoavor
,0 arouse enthualaam and line up
"my cxlilblta, Tho offlcors of the
Mclutlon realize that the Buccess of
ll8 fair rests with the ontorprlslng
fltliens of tho county and ask tholr
"d I" niukliiK It possible to have tho
I'KKest and best fair yot held.
Secretary Allen lias on hand a sup-
Wy of premium lists and will he glad
10 mull a copy to anyone uponre
liost. if you )aVe not recolved the
fomlum list write to Mr. Allou for
0"8. He will send lt to you at once.
Tho city council met tn regular
session Monduy night, all members
being . present except Councilman
Mucklo. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
Councilman Ilallugh reported that
the work of cleaning Up and Install
ing amusement features In Godfrey
park was progressing satisfactorily.
Councilman White reported that
be had made arrangements for the
construction of the fire tower.
The city attorney reported thut he
had made application to the stute
land board for the purchase of the
tide land In front of certaiu prop
erty owned by the city of St. Helens.
A resolution rescinding the order
to pavo Columbia street south of
Cowlitz street and repealing tho ordi
nance relative to such Improvement
wa read and adopted.
An ordinance regulating the speed
of engines and trains at the crossing
at the St. Helens depot was reud the
flrst and second time.
The petition of Frank Wllklns to
keep In stock a certain amount of
powder was laid on the table for fur
ther Investigation.
Martin White appeared before the
council and urged that some action
be taken by the water bourd and the
city council relative to the buying of
the timber on the 160 acres of land
which surrounds tho city's water
da in. He pointed out thut if the
timber was removed tho water supply
would be diminished and the people
would suffer for an adequate water
supply. It was decided to take the
matter up yilh the water board, and
if agreeable to them, then to call a
mass meeting of the property own
ers of the city to take tho necessary
action In regard to the matter.
The resignation of Washington
Miiekln was read and accepted. L.
It. llutherford was nominated to suc
ceed Mr. Mucklo, and upon receiving
a majority vote waa declared elected.
Several building permits were
granted and other routine business
disposed of.
Six auto loads of tennis players The celebration of Independence
and funs arrived from Portland on day was quietly observod in St. Hel
tho morning of the Fourth to repre- ens. A majority of the business
sent tho Laurel hurst Club In the houses were closed for the entire day
match with St. Helens. thus affording employer and employes
Although St. Helens Is short of a holiday. In the city park a com
players and those loft havo had little munity sing, picnic and patriotic cx-
practlco this ueoson thoy all showed erclses were held. Kov. Johnston, of
up remarkably well against tho crack the Scappoose Congregational church
aurolhurst players. I'lill Neer, made a patriotic address, and Rev
champion under 10 yours, and Paul llisey, of the local Methodist church
Steffln, Jr., champion undur 18, In rend the Declaration of Independence.
tho city of Portland, wore Invincible, Rev. Taylor, of the Congregational
beating both Davlcs ond Southard church, introduced tho speakers and
and Rutherford and Turnor In hard outlined tho program. Patriotic songs
played matches. StelnmeU and Har- by the audlenco and children were
rlson also beat Rutherford and Tur- features of the program. After the
ner, 11-9, 6-4. Addlo Adams, the exercises all repaired to the long
only woman player to represent St. tables, which were amply stored with
Helens, won in every match she things good to eat
played, finally beating Miss Sinclair, In tho afternoon a Sunday school
he Laurelhurat representative, In meet was held on tho schoolhouse
city tournaments 6-2, 6-2. P'ay grounds. Sack races, throe-leg-
The lareer number of other Bcd racM- rock ruce and otl,er BPrt3
h,0.i,. ,.i,.vi h iiuii nu, were Indulged in. For team work,
njorkman and Mr. Frohman and the warren carnoo on mo nign Honors
above players, were won by St. Hel
ens, so altogether the Home ciun
made a surprisingly good Bhowlng
against one of Portland's best clubs.
Tho Laurelhurst people brought
their lunches and had a picnic dinner
at the grounds, where tables had
CANNERY COMPANY
ELECTS OFFICERS
Capital Stock of IM-al Institution
to lt lucreaNml.
Tho annual mooting of the stock
holders of tho Columbia River (.an
nlng & Produce Company was bold
t the cannery Juno 25, 1917.
. , . . ... . . , 1 1 . fftnltul
WaS UOl'HICU lO Il.trrunu i -f
stork of tho company from $10,000
to $20,000, therjhy doubling It.
The board of directors olected for
the following year are O. L. larholl
U...I, llrewn. Jollll Furr. DllVKl
Popo, (1. Lynch, I.. Rosaaco and Geo
Murphy.
Tho following offlcors woro olected
tur tho following year:
President Frank Brown.
Vlco President L. Rosusco.
Secretary Dav!d Pope.
Mr.nagor L. RoBnsco.
SHERMAN MILES IS
BANK PRESIDE l
AsNUines
New Dutlett at
County Hank
Columbia
HARD-SURFACED ROAD IflfAl FIRM TO
IS PROMISED i . .
. BUILD 1WU
making a scoro of 31 points. The
St. Helens Mothodiuts came second,
with 2 5 V6 points, and tho score of
Houlton and the Congregationclist
wi'.s 12 Mi and 9 respectively
The tennis moot between the Lau
relhurst Club of Portland and the
local players was an interesting ex
A citizen of St. Helens had an
Interview with a member of the state
highway commission several days
ago. In speaking of the work pro
posed to be done in the county, the
commissioner stated that lt had been
decided to pave from the Multnomah
county line to Scappoose, and it was
probable that more hard-surfacing
would be undertaken. He did not
care to be quoted as to whether the
highway would be on the east or
west side of the railroad track, but
stated that it would be the policy of
the engineers and the commissioners
to build a highway which would
have as few grade crossings and dan
gerous curves as possible.
The logical route for the highway,
if the elimination of grade crossings
Is to be an object, would be a straight
line on the west side of the railroad
track from Scappoose through War
ren and West St. Helens, ho said. Thle
would do away with the dangerous
curve at Honeyman's and the cross-
ng at Warren.
It is probable that some of the
commissioners will come to St. H -1-ena
in the near future to discuss the
matter with the people.
been prepared for the purpose. They hlbIUon of tenng pluyng an(1 wttH
are a line ioi oi goou sports unu uiey neart)ly enjoyed.'
siaiea hub was uie iuoBl enjojau, wlle nQ gpedal celel)raUon wa8
meet or the season, i ney expect to stllgod e day wag much enjoyed b..
come again later in urn summer. , . . fo,. ,, ,he watlier nlan
The visitors were loud in their a,ie(i much by giving us nn unusual
praises of tho playing of our high iy g0od day
school players, Addle Adams, Law
rence Davles and John Southard, andJj2XAMINATION FOR
have urged hem to participate in me
coming Portland city tournament-..
HOULTON POSTMASTER
Job raid $4113 l-ant Year to the
Incumbent.
WATER COMMISSION
ERS HOLD MEETING
The United States civil service
The St. HeleiiB board of water commission has announced on exam-
commissioners met in regular session (nation to be held at Portland, Ore
Tinimilnv nlirht. The most Important gon, on July 28, 1917, as a result
matter coming before the bonrd was of which it is expected to make cer-
the purchase of additional land for tiflcation to fill a contemplated va-
the purposo of preserving a pernio- coney In the position of fourth-class
uent water shed and obtaining an postmaster at Houlton, Ore., and
adequate water supply. Martin other vacancies as they may occur at
White advised the board to invest!- that office, unless it shall bo decided
gate the supply on Milton creek and tn the interests of the service to 1111
also look into the logging operations the vacancy by reinstatement. The
of tho Milton Creek Logging Co., compensation of the postmaster at
who own tho timber adjacent to the this office was $616 for the lost fiscal
rosorvolr, and see if some arrange- year,
monts could not be made with the Applicants must have reached
company for tho purchase of a strip i,er twenty-first birthday on the
of timber on each side of the creek. ,jate 0f the examination, with the ex-
("has. Wheeler, representing the land ceptlon that in a state where women
department of the St. Helens Lumber are doclared by sjatute to be of full
Company, mono a proposuian iu sen aKe for a purposes at is years, wo
tlio city 1,000 acres of land, through men jg years of age on the date of
which Cox creek flows, and the four t)18 examination will be admitted.
million foot ot standing urauer aious Ann.,nntg mugt reside within th
tho cieok for tUe sum of $16,880. terrtory 8Upplled by the postoffice
It waa pointed out mai wuu uio my ,,,,.. th BMmination is nn
owning water shods on notn tox auu unced .
Milton creeks that an adequate water
supply would be asaured for many
years to come. Tho commission de
elded to Invite the city council and
any intorestod citizen to accompany
(The examination is open to all
citizens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application blanks, Form 1753
them on an Inspection trip and will and full information concerning the
leave early in the morning of Sun
day, July 16.
ARRESTED ON
STATUTORY CHARGE
At a meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Columbia County Bank
Saturday, Edwin Ross tendered his
resignation ns dlroctor and president.
Sherman Miles, who bought the In
terest of Dr. Ross, was elected direc
tor and also president. Mr. Miles Is
a St. Helens boy and Is well known
In this city and vicinity. He has had
mnfth bunking experience, being with
tho Security Suvlngo & Trust Com
pany of Tortland five years, onu
n,n .t.vto bunking department several
years. For tho past four yoars ho
nM..nlod the position as chief clerk
to Milton A. Mlllor. coUoctor of In
ternal revenue.
Mr. Miles states that he is glad
nnnortunity of again associat
ing himself with the people of Col
..mi.in. county. The bank, under the
manuaement, will bo couducted
on the same conservative policy as
heretofore.
requirements of the examination can
be secured from the postmaster at
the place of vacancy or from the
United States civil service comruls
slon, Washington, D. C.
Applications should be proporly
executed and filed with the commis
sion at Washington, D. C, at the
olumbia County Will Get
, Pavement This Year.
Home
CONTRACTS AWARDED
Two Wooden Vessels for the Govern
ment Will Be Built Here.
LIST OF TRANSFERS
H.
N.,
June 27 Goo. W. Vogel et ux.
Loulso Zimmerman; land In Sec.
6 N., R. 2 W., $10.
J:.ke Zimmerman et ux. to F.
Reynolds; land in Sec. 7, T.
R. 2 W., $10.
C. R. Miller et ux. to W. E. Stev
ens; tracts ll ana 12 Mountain
View, $10.
Minnie Price et al. to Elizabeth M.
Watts; land In Sec. 12, T. 3 N., R.
2 W.. $L
Hezeklah Caples to M. P. Sommar-
strom; lot 6, blk. 51, Columbia City,
$10; also other property in Columbia
City.
June 30 Margaret S. Alnsworth
to H. McArthur; land in Sec. 29, T.
5 N., R. 1 W., $1.
Wm. E. Campbell et ux. to Carl
R. Hallberg et ux.; lot 3, blk. 18,
Rainier, $10.'
Joseph Hickenbottom et ux. to R.
A. Cram; land in Sec. 4, T. 4 N., R.
4 W., $1.
E. A. Sherman et ux. to Ella A.
Allen; lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
19, blk. 107, and lots 20, 21, 22,
blk. 108, St. Helens, $10.
July 2 Louis Martin to Joseph
Lefebore et ux; lot 69, Beaver
Homes, $1.
Carl Lllienthal to Albert R. Giger
et ux.; laud in Sec. 9, T. 7 N., R. 3
W. W. M.
July 3 Geo. W. Chambers et ux.
to W. H. McTaggart et ux.; land in
Sec. 4, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., $200
The best bit of news St. Helens
people have had in some time and
which means much to the city was
conveyed in a telegram frofci the Mc
Cormlck company to Manager H. F.
McCormick of the lumber company,
instructing him to immediately be
gin cutting on timbers to be used
in the construction of two govern
ment steamers. Full details have not
been received but the government
lumber specifications have been in
possession of the lumber company
for some time, and the work of get
ting out the timbers necessary for
tke construction of the vessels which
will carry food supplies to our allies
and our boys "somewhere in France"
will be rushed.
It is presumed that the two steam
ers to be built will be along the lines
adopted by the government naval
architects. The type of vessel de
cided upon is a double ender steamer,
wooden construction, with a beam of
45 feet and 286 feet in length, and
with a carrying capacity of 2500
tons dead weight, or a lumber carry
ing capacity of 2,500,000 feet. ,
The building of the government
boats means that not less than 100
additional skilled laborers will be
employed in the local yards, and that
all that is possible will be done to
rush the completion of the vessels.
The Grant-Smith-Porter Company
of Portland has secured contracts for
ten veaaela ot this same, type. The
contracts have been closed and the
company Instructed to go ahead with
the construction of the .vessels. The
St. Helens Shipbuilding Company has
two vessels on the ways at the pres
ent time and when those are launched
In all probability other government
contracts will bo received for addi
tional vessels to occupy the ways left
vacant.
The building ot the two boats al
ready contracted for and the cer
tainty of more contracts for Uncle
Sam's commercial fleet will give an
impetus to business in St. Helens and
furnish employment for a large num
ber of men.
FELBER
MONTHLY REPORT OF
CITY WATER SYSTEM
Shows
Profit of $23.47
Past Month.
for the
G. W. Payne, aged 66, who lives
U...nMn,l Hind nrVAQtOll MOII -
, rby n: :t Sheriff Biown and is -lt08t pracUcab'8 dat
now an occupant of the county Jan.
Information was received by the slier
Iff's office that the step-daughter of
Payne, a woman about 30 or 35
years old, had given birth to a child
but the child had disappeared, wei
SECURES CONTRACT
FOR 200,000 BLOCKS
John Philip informs us that he
has Just been awarded, through his
.i. hi-n. nr death of the baby Portland agent, a contract for 200,
was reported to the proper officials, 000 Belgian blocks, which will be
i. ,,. Th details of the used In street Improvement in Ore-
case are unprintable, but this much gon's college town. Mr. Philip Is
Information can be given. The wo- now nguring wuu a xo.wa.ea
mnn acknowledges that Payne is the tractor on the furnishing of several
f-.i,. nf har eliild and that the child hundred tnousana auuiuuuui i)iucn.
wai d"ad when born, and that it was The contract has not been closed but
burled by Payne. The officer foTced there is a good chance of landing it.
d...... in .tntn the infant had been ine rimup uroiiiem ou.vw
in ..n outhouse, where It was of the blocks on hand, and Thursday
dug up and sent to Dr. Roborg. state began shipment, but with the addi
health officer in Portland, for ex- tlonal number to be gotten out will
amlnation. Pondhig further develop- employ the services of ten more
,.,, .i,B woman is held in tne oiocKmaaers so mai mo uon wi-
Portlnnd Jail and, as stated. Payne provement In Corvallts will not be
u in the lull here. oeiayea
The report of the secretary of the
St. Helens board of water commis
sioners shows that the system is still
making money and piling up a neat
surplus, the net earnings for the past
month amountlug to $4 25.47. The
income and expenses are segregated
as follows:
Receipts.
Water rentals $ 450.50
Delinquent rentals 98.70
Charsres for irrlcatlon 128.00
Rentals from steamers 12.00
Houlton rentals 97.00
Collected from taps 7-60
Collected from penalties . . . 1.00
Total collections $794.70
Disbursements.
ODeratins expenses $ 9.50
SuDDlies 236.74
Labor 10.60
Salaries 112.60
Total disbursements $ 369.2
Net receipts $ 425.4
In addition to tho bonds and war
rants which the commission has in
vested In, which amount to approxi
mately $10,000, the report ot th9
secretary shows that there Is a cash
balnnco of $2,950.37 on hand
the amount paid out for supplies
ESCAPES
FROM ASYLUM
nsane Man Again Makes Getaway
From State's Hospital.
Sheriff Stanwood has been notified
by the superintendent of the state
insane asylum that R. C. Folber,
who was committed to that institu
tion from Columbia county in May,
has escaped. Felber is the man who
imagined that his old mother and
father who live near Goble were par
ties to a conspiracy to rob him ot
his money, and proceeded to give
them the necessary chastisement. He,
was examined by two of the local x
doctor and found to be insane. The
shorlff, realizing that Felber is a
dangerous man, has taken every pre
caution to protect the crazy man's
parents and also to arrest him should
he come to his former home. In 1897
Felber was sent to the asylum but
escaped. He joined tho army, so no
effort was made to bring him back
to the asylum, but in this Instance
the asylum officers and the county
officers will keep a lookout tor him
and sco that he is promptly returned
to tho asylum.
Tho Mist has mado arrangements
with M. J. Brown, editor of the Ben
ton County Courier, for a series of
letters descriptive ot Alaska. Mr.
Brown left yesterday for Seattle, and
from the Sound city will go to Skag
way, thonce down the Yukon 2,000
miles. As Mr. Brown expresses him
self: "There is nothing In the world
that I like better than going and get
ting into places where few white
men go; break into the society ot the
Indian villages; mix with the sour
dough boys tn the mining camps, and
do sign language wig-wags with the
Eskimos." We are sure the readers
of the Mist will be interested In the
viz., $236.74 Ib a considerable
amount of pipe used for a recent ex- description of our far northern terrl-
tension of the system,
pory.