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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
VOLUME XXXVI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1917
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HIGHWAY COMMISSION
VISITS ST. HELENS
MEET WITH CITIZENS
Kuan of I'Hiwi HlKliM-ny Tliniiiftli
City IiivcmIIkiUinI.
PAVING WORK PRO
GRESSING NICELY
laying of "Hot Muff" on Columbia
Hlrwt to Hlart Today.
Hoar. IIi'Iihoii, Aduin and Thoinp.
n, itnln highway commisHloiier.
jid illicliway Engineer Nunn wore In
jl Helen Munduy afternoon. TUy
(ime to Investigate the rout of the
fired highway throUKli Ht. Helen.
A number of citizens mot with them
the county court room
Ud expressed llii'lr view Imtli
la tlio proposed new route
ud tho ruule now uod. Judge It.
: lliltun opened tho argument In
nor of tlx olil road, and pointed
,jl that tho road from Scappooo to
Si Helena and tl ce to Mcllrlde'
ironlnit hm lit'i'n count rurtod at n
;-ral coat to tlio county, ond that It
practically ready for hard-Hur-
:jelo. Il spoko of tho coMt to ob
jlntln rlK'it of way for the propound
ilhway on tho wont iildo of the track
bd point I'd out that several new
rld(ia would linvn to l built, that
ill tho KrmlltiK work would be now
nrk ami that tlio coiit of tearing up
tchartla, movlnic house, etc., If the
pid followed tlio woHt Hide of tho
jrk, would hn considerable.
On It Metsker, W. A. HarrlH,
f Edwin Hokh, .Sherman Mile, Mar
o Whltu, I.. It. Rutherford, Miikduh
iion, and utlicm rpoke In favor of
cntlnK the paved hlRhway on the
-id now used, and It w.-. BUggented
tho commlmilon If the ollmlnutloii
it i rail h crornlimn wan tho object of
tsbllshlnr tho now route, Uiat all
Iiiks exci-pt tlio ono nt Hciippoosr
lid bo eliminated by following the
4 mid from Scitppooro to llniiev
Mi'iand then comn up on the cant
1 JmI tho Jruck to Wnrren, Instead
'cl.l( on the wont aide, aa tlio rond
it iin'i. Coming Into St. Helens.
froad would go out Winter alreel
id with thn construction of n nillo
'new road woulil Intersect tho pre-
nl road aa It enter Col u in bin City
dluwlnjt tho proaenl road, thn hlgh
T would go underneuth tho rail-
w trark ot Mcllrldn's fill, thus
imlnatiti k all crossings, except, iim
N before, tho SrappnoHO cros
t. which U not coiiHlilered n dun
roua one.
('ommlKHlonera ThompHon and
lanu asked many iiueHtlona which
they hud carefully studied
lluutln nn (I would muko a fur
r investigation before rendering
'opinion. Mr. Benson wu plulnly
favor of tho west aide roulo, and
f' Mnriwrt himself. Ho Bald that
fount hn homo In mind that In
Ndlni a Mate highway that the
lercata of all muni bo tuken Into
Mlderntlon and thut while the
"'ntulssloti desired to uccommodate
f many as pommIIiIo. tho moat fou
routs would he nelocted, not
In this Intitnnce, but through-
Wlhe statu. Mr. HoiiBon uIho huUI
U would bo lmpoHHllilo to ren-
fr a decision at the honrln;, thut
" pcoplo of Multnomah county
'Hid pny a larKu portion of tho cobI
! builiiltiK tho rood nnd tholr wlaheB
""'il hiivo coiiBldorntlon. It wn
non that lletiHon wus In favor of
11 et Hide routo, and IiIb Btate-
"Ht Unri ,...) ...wiviww.lUll lie
51M, fiowever. to a MIbI reporter.
'I the rond from the Multnomah
ply lino to 8cnppooae would bo
M1 and il.nt llin lonful tiln na 111
wiuv via" nuinl ;ihvvb
F'dKhway in ('oliiinhla county
"ul11 ha imicadamljiod no tho rond
Wi be paKtiuhlo at all tlmuR of tho
rar n.. . .... . . . .
mi uiho buiiI tho people oi ino
"'y Tould reHt aaflurod that the
tire county would be greatly bone
11 'y tho work undor contempla
11 nd would rocolve Its Just pro
rtl(ln of the rond monoy.
At n mi - ... ... ....
- -k .iiik oi me uignway cuui
"n in 1'ortlnnd TuoHdny, llon-
w"a In favor of deHlgnutlnK the
" ldo routo, but CommlHHloners
"ml"wn nnd Aduma did not feel
'"Clint.,! and li.t Ilia nmllnr rnt
lr further InveHtlgntlon, Mr. Thomp-
uMlllnK tllllt Ilia nrnuntll rnml
"'? Jo fr gome time to come, and
V. Alln... ...
.hh concurring with him.
C0)lllnluul I -
....nniuu iiiirui:i.ou F.I1KIII
Nun to ndvnrltuo for Iia irrnil.
I V"1 Dr)ttrutlon for pavement on
tort r (o,umbltt "iKhwoy from
l& to the weHtnrn Mnltnnmnh
I'avlng tho county road from the
depot to the InterHHcllou of Willa
mette and Ouk BtreetH hai been com
pleted and tho machinery and crew
aro now working on Columbia Btrcot.
Tho work of grudlng the Btreet and
placing It In condition for the laying
of tho puvoment In about completed,
and Superintendent Chlpinan of tho
Warren CoiiBtructlon Company ex
pect to begin laying pavement Sat
urday morning. It la his plan to
hard-Burfuce the Intersection of Col
umbia and St. HoIoiih Btreet flmt,
n ud while tho work I In progre on
Columbia Btreet the traffic will bo di
verted via St. Helen Btreet and the
Strand. Mr. Chlpmuu will muke every
effort to ruHh the work along, and lie
expect to have the paving work on
Columbia Btreet completed within the
next week.
The noxt Job will bo the pnvlng
of a portion of Cowlllx street and the
Htrutid from tho Mucklo corner to the
mill company's property.
LIST OF TRANSFERS
iteporled by Columbia County Ab
stract Company.
July 6 Sophia Simons et ux. to
Prod Simon; lurid In Sec. 11, T. 6
N., It. 3 W.. $1.
Sumuel Jutu el ux. to Columhlu
County; land In Sec. 29, T. 7 N., It.
2 W., $1.
Albert Stelimnn et ux. to Columbia
county; lund In Sec. 29, T. 7 N.,
It. 2 W.. $1.
Clement Merclior et ux. to Colum
bia Cout.ly; land In Sec. 29. T, 7 N.,
It. 2 W l.
Wilbur H. Hylund et ux. to Colum
bia County; land In Sec. U, T. 3 N.,
It. 2 V.. $135.
July 9 Walter Hollar et ux. to
Homer II. Ketlnr; lund in Sec. 11,
T. 8 N., It. 3 W.. $10.
ElUuheth M. Wutt to John l'ro
ceehtll; tract It, Wothome AcreH,
$735.
July 10 Asa I). Holuday et ux.
to Kdwurd V. I. llednuller; tract 47.
tS. 49. CO, of A. Holuday Urcliuru
Tracts, $1000.
July 11 John W. Saxton et ux.
to Hurl W. Saxton; land In Sec. 7, T.
4 N.. H. 1 W.. $1.
H. McArthur et ux. to Scandina
vian American Uoulty Co.; land In
Sec. 19 and 29, T. 6 N., K. 7 W..
$6,000.
COUNTY COURT
SETTLES CLAIM
$3,000.00 IS AWARDED
Settlement With James CaiiAeld is
Kffertfd.
WORKING FREIGHT
CAR 0"N SUNDAY
One "war measure" that has been
suKKosted it u menu of relieving
freight congestion provldeB for the
loading and unloading of freight on
Sunday bb well ns holidays. South
ern Pacific agent who are now en
gaged In a groat cur loading contest
aro appealing to shlpporo and re
ceivers to help out the country gen
erally hy utilizing Sunday and holi
days to freo freight cars on their sid
ings. It Is pointed out that a genu
ine emergency exists ono that
throatons the notional wolfare and
that emergency meauros should be
undertaken. It Is pointed out that
ono-soventh of a freight car's time
I entirely IohI by tho practice of re
fraining from loading or unloading
It on Sundays.
At Its meeting on July 5 the coun
ty court ordered a warrant drawn
for $3,000 in settlement of the claim
of James Canfield to reimburse him
for losses sustained on account of
personal injuries received April 22,
1915, while In the discharge of his
duties as an employe of Columbia
county. At the date mentioned, Can
Meld was employed as powder man
on road construction under the super
vision of Leo Titus, roadmaster, and
J. W. Akin, supervisor, and the pre
mature explosion of powder resulted
In hi Injury. He sued the county for
$25,590, the complaint alleging that
he had received his Injuries through
the negligence of the men In charge
of the work, as he was handling a
very dangerous powder and It was
"flour like" and spread on the
ground, thus when he was tamping
the powder hole the explosion oc
curred. The district attorney entered
a demurrer to the complaint on Aug
ust 15, setting forth, first, that the
court had no Jurisdiction In the mat
ter, and second, that the plaintiff did
not state facts sufficient to constitute
a cause for action. On October 21
Judge Kakin sustained the demurrer
and allowed the plaintiff ninety days
to amend his complaint.
In February Representative Muel
ler Introduced a bill In the legislature
which authorized the county court of
Columbia county to pay Canfield $20
per month, and empowered them "to
continue such payments or to sottlo
compound and pay the same or any
claim presented by him for such In
juries In accordance with and meas
ured hy the expectancy and mortality
tables promulgated by the secretary
of tho state of Oregon." Canfield Is
64 yours of age and his expectancy is
70 years, so therefore he would re
ceive the $20 per month for fourteen
years, or $3,360, should he live to
bo 70 years old. The court, after
having considered this, evidently
thought It best to save tho $360, so
they settled for $3,000 with the
understanding that Canfield has no
further claim on the county. It is
understood that Canfield will soon
leave to make his homo with his bro
tlior In Colorado.
Tho settlement of the claim has
brought up the Interesting question
a to whether the county court, by
their action, did not pave the way
for future claims of a similar nature,
and the Deer Island tunnel explosion
which rosulted In the death ot six
men who wore working for the coun
ty is cited as one of the possible
claims.
INSANE MAN CAP
TURED AT HOME
SATISFIED TO RETURN
Will lie Returned to' Htate Insane
Asylum at Hulem.
It. C. Felber, who escaped from
the stato Insane asylum July 4, as
montioned In the last Issue of the
Mist, was taken Into custody by
Deputy Sheriff Payne at Felber's
home near Coble Wednesday. Fel
ber, who appeurs to be rational,
stated that he got tired of hanging
around the insane asylum and since
he was a trusty and had a certain
amount of liberty, concluded to go
home and see how everything was
getting along. He therefore took
French leave from the asylum. Ac
cording to Felbor, it took him Just
eight days to walk from Salem to
Goblo. He did not hurry much dur
ing the day time, as ho knew "they
would be looking for him," end he
did not iitop at any farmer's house
for eatables becauso he feared some
officers from tho asylum would be
there. Therefore, ho lived on wild
strawberries, wild vegetables and
tobacco while he made the trip. Ar
riving at his home, he found Deputy
Payne waiting for him, and after he
gathered up his personal belongings,
said he was perfectly satisfied to re
turn to Salem. The authorities in
the capital city wcro notified, and
Felbor will be returned to the state's
Institution today. '
Judge Hattan stated that if the
unfortunate man had a guardian to
look after him that ho would be In
clined to give him his liberty, since
he appears to be rational most of
tho time, and under ordinary cir
cumstances would be harmless.
ENLISTMENT FOR FOR
EST REGIMENT BEGUN
An OpHirtunity for Columbia County
Woodsmen and Mllliiien.
WANTS ST. HELENS
BOYS FOR MILITIA
KnliNtment Required for Term
War Officer VImIU City.
of
county line. Estimates wore sub
mitted by Engineer Nunn, and bids
will he asked for. The estimates to
tal $436,337, and are basod on stand
ard 24-foot highways. The estimates
aro 1 y, miles on tho John Day sec
tion In Clatsop county, grading $9,
000. A life bridge ot wood, $17,000
and three bridges $6,000. The Coble
section 1.8 miles grodlng, $61,040.
This Item Is for taking out several
of tho rock bluffs, eliminating curves
and repairing the present rough
nloco of rood between Coble and
Little Jack Falls. Rainier hill, grad
ing and widening to 24 feet, $15,4 50.
Beavor creek concrete bridges $46,
000, and wooden bridges $26,000.
From these estimates it Ib appar
ent that the commission intends
spending many thousands of dollars
In the county, and no mnttor what
route tho highway follows through
St. Helens, the county at large Is
going to be benoflted by the road
work which will begin Immediately.
OFFICERS INSTALLED
IN REBEKAH LODGE
The St. Helens Kebekah lodge, No.
217. Installed Its newly elected offi
cers Thursday eveulng, July 6, Dep
uty District President Emma Lansing
acting as the Installing officer. The
new officers are:
N. O. Nora McKle.
V. O. Florenco Snelltng.
Secretary Ella Allen.
Treasurer Minnie DoleBhal.
R. S. N. 0. Eta ma Lansing.
L. 8. N. G. Mary A. Hazen.
R. S. V. G. Emma V. Harrison.
V, G. May Disney.
Ira Saurer.
0. O. Jesse Lansing.
Chaplin Anna Saurer.
Warden Mary E. Christie.
After the Installation a social ses
sion was held. A nice lunch was
served and speeches of congratula
tions nnd promlsos of services wore
made by the officers Installed and the
members of the lodge.
L. S.
I. C,
The steamer Willamette arrived in
Snturday morning and sailed Sunday
ulght laden with 875.000 feet of lum
ber destined' for San Pedro. Chief
Engineer Kannaday reports a rough
trip up the coast. A strong north
wester was encountered which made
a nosty sea. Cerl Nelman. for many
years a purser on the large passen
Iter steamers sailing out of New York,
Is now In charge of the passenger de
partment ot the Willamette.
District Forester George H. Cecil
of the Portland forestry office an
nounces that the enlisting of woods
men and mill workers for the Tenth
Reservo Engineers (Forest) began
Monday, July 9. Enlistment In this
regimont will be for tho period of the
war. Men wishing to Join the regi
ment should apply to tho district for
ester, Beck building, Portland. The
physical examination Is the same as
that required for other military ser
vice, and recruits must be white, be
tween the ages of 18 and 40 years,
and must be citizens of the United
States, or have declared their inten
tion to become such. Men subject to
conscription will dlschargo their obli
gation by enlisting In this regiment.
All applicants should understand that
this regiment is a military organiza
tion and that they must undergo the
customary drill and discipline of tho
United States soldiers and that they
might be called upon to work within
the danger zone.
Tho regiment will be composed ot
picked wodsmen who will be given
an opportunity to take part In the
war for which their life and training
have fitted them. Tho district for
ester announces that there are places
open for millwrights, sawyers, engin
eers, and those experienced In the
lumbering business, such as axmen,
skidders, teamsters and blacksmiths.
After enlisting, the men will be ted
at government expense and will be
furnished uniforms and regular mili
tary equipment, and in addition will
be paid according to a fixed scale,
the lower scale to apply while in
training in this country and the high
er scale after they reach France. The
rate of pay has been fixed as follows:
Mo. Pay Mo. Pay
U. S. Foreign
Grade. Service
First Sergeants ....$51.00
Sergeants, first class. 51.00
Supply Sergeants ... 44.00
Mess Sergeants 44.00
Color Sergeants .... 44.00
Cooks 38.00
Corporals 36.00
Wagoners 36.00
Privates, first class. . 33.00
Privates, second class 30.00
The duty of the regiment will be to
get out timber needed by the armies,
ratlroud ties, trench timbers, mine
props, bridge timbers, lumber" and
cordwood. The work will be per
formed .behind tho battle line in
France.
Lieut. Harold C. Jones, acting com
manding officer of the Oregon Naval
Militia, was in St. Helens Thursday
In the Interest of the militia. The
naval militias of Oregon and Wash
ington will mobilize about August 1
et the new training station being
bulit upon the campus of the Uni
versity of Washington at Seattle. The
navy department Is spending in the
neighborhood ot $50,000 in tho con
struction of this camp, and the city
of Seattle will disburse some $10,000
in the building of a wharf out Into
the lake. The locks connecting Lake
Washington with Puget Sound are
now completed and boats from the
navy yard will be able to lay along
side the new wharf. The camp is
being built upon a high piece of
ground sloping toward the lake and
the sailor boys will have ample op
portunity to learn the navy way ot
handling boats under oars and sail.
Excellent swimming facilities will
Interest the bluejackets. The militia
men will be given at least three
months' training at this rendezvous
before being assigned to sea service.
It will be possible for boys of St. Hel
ens and vicinity to enlist In the Ore
gon Naval Militia at Portland and
then return to their homes until the
mobilization call Is issued next
month.
Lioutenant Jones wants to issue an
Invitation to the young men of St.
Helens to call at the naval recruiting
office at Fourth and Washington
streets and obtain information as to
the camp, the service expected and
the opportunities offered. Men con
nected with the navy department arc
always on duty at this recruiting sta
tion and will be glad to give informa
tion. It is probable thr.t Lieutenant
Jones will again visit St. Helens , in
the near future, with the idea of se
curing recruits tor this branch of the
government's service. Any young
man desiring informatotn may obtain
same by addressing the lieutenant,
caro of the adjutant goneral's office,
Morgan building, Portland, Oregon.
One Important featuro which
should not be overlooked is that the
navy requires an enlistment of four
years, and the Oregon Naval Militia
enlists the recruit for the term of
the war only.
CAMPIN5 GROUNDS
AT THE CITY PARK
INSTALL CONVENIENCES
City Council Invites Travelers
ViMlt City.
to
Councilman E. I. Ballagh, who has
charge of the improvement at God
frey park, went to Portland Monday
for the purpose ot buying swings,
see-saws, and other amusement fea
tures which will be placed lif the
park. The park has been cleaned
up, the tables repaired and a largo
camping ground cooking stove will '
be installed, so that the automobilist -or
traveler may stop overnight or
during the day and have advantages
and conveniences that will make St.
Helens an attractive place In which
to stop. 'Signs stating that "free
camping grounds" may bo had have
been placed in conspicuous places,
and according to Councilman Ballagh
the tourist may go right in without
knocking. While these conveniences '
have been installed for tho traveling
public, the amusement features for
the home kiddies have not been over
looked, and Mr. Ballagh will soon
havo en assortment of park fixtures
that will afford amusement to the
grown-ups and the younger genera
tion. Rest rooms will be finished
during the next few days, so that the
mother with her children may take
a few hours off and rest In the city's
own park.
The cost of the Installation of tho
park fixtures and tho clocnlng up of
the grounds is being taken from the
amount of fines collected during the
past few months, so that not a cent
of the city's regular income is be
ing used for work at the park.
Mr. Ballagh is enthusiastic about
tho work, and promises the citizens
of the town a real restful, attractive
public park when he gets the Job
completed.
COLUMBIA COUNTY
SOLDIER WRITES
SEEKS HELP FOR
SPORTSMAN'S WIDOW
Dr. Earl C. McFarland, president
of the Oregon Sportsmen's League,
has sent out an appeal to the sports
men of Oregon to help the widow of
the late Owen N. Denny, who was the
first man who shipped the Chinese
game birds to America In November,
1882. Dr. McFarland states that tho
widow is now living in Portland, that
her home Is heavily mortgaged and
that funds are needed to save the
home. At an expense of $3,000
which he paid out ot his personal
funds, Mr. Denny Introduced the Chi
nese pheasant into Oregon, thus giv
ing the sportsmen of Oregon a splen
did game bird. Now that his widow
is in dire need it Is hoped that the
sportsmen of Oregon will contribute
enough to pay tho mortgage on her
home. The subscription list is being
circulated by Virgil Stevens, and he
expects to raise a tidy little sum for
the purpose mentioned.
DRAFT CALLS ONLY
93 FROM OREGON
Service
$60.00
60.00
61.20
51.20
51.20
44.00
40.80
40.20
36.60
33.00
Based on official figures, the quota
of men supplied by Oregon at the
first war draft will be only 93. Or
ders received by Adjutant General
White gives the Btate an additional
credit of 1974 men who have enlisted
in the tegular army. This is added
to the credit for 4,683 men who have
enlisted in the various units ot the
Oregon National Guard, giving Ore
gon credits tor 6,657 men.
Somewhere In Washington,
July 6. 1917.
To the Editor of the Mist:
Just a few lines from one of Col
umbia county's young Boldlers. I've
noticed letters in the Mist at differ
ent times from some of the St. Hel
ens boys. We used to be rivals In
sports, etc., but now we are all
united for one great cause.
You are perhaps surprised at the
address given, above, but all the Se
attle) newspapers give that as our ad
dress. As a matter of fact most of
our friends and relatives know where
we are.
Our work Is somewhat Important,
that of guarding bridges and tunnels
on the Great Northern railroad
through the Cascade mountains. It
was certainly hard on all the boys
when we came up hero, there being
about eight feet of snow and the
weather hovering around zero all the
time. However, the weather is get
ting a little bit milder now. It's
about like April weather down in old
Columbia county. Word has reached
us that we are going to go to Palo
Alto, Cal., in about a month. Hope
it Is true at least.
We certainly appreciate the work
the Red Cross Is doing. They keep
us well supplied with books, maga
zines, writing material, etc.
One thing is certain, we are not
afraid of that little old trip across
old briny soon. The big day ot them
nil is coming that big $30 pay day.
Must close for this time. Wishing
all my Columbia county friends the
best of luck in the world,
Respecttully yours,
BERT E. SEFFERT.
Among those who went to Portland
Saturdny tor tho grand Music Festival
were Miss Gertrude Phillips, MIsb
Marie Paulson, Miss Bessie Hattan,
Miss Alice Quick, Miss Anna Quick,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Shlnn and A.
L .Stone. A number of other St. Hel
ens people were In attendance but
they left early and got back late, so
we couldn't obtain their names.
The Kratz shingle mill, with a
daily outpht of 250,000 shingles, has
resumed operations after being shut
down because of the high water. This
mill works a day and a night shift
and additions are about to be made
to the force.
Snider & Sons' shingle mill will
also start up this week and they are
already building the foundation for
another mill. The two plants will
put out about 300,000 daily. The
Brock Bros.' sawmill will soon be
completed and Tlchenor Bros, are al
ready running a day and a night
shift.
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