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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1917)
8 ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY, iuiy :u. . mm mil I MIST MISTINGS Look out for the I. W. V. ' Miss Sadie McCoy, of Forest Grove, Is visiting her brother, Prof McCoy. Supt. Carl Olirlstenseii of the ship-' yard was in Portlrnd Thu.-sday on a business mission. Special election will he held in Apiary and Goblo Saturday, August 11. to determine whether or nut J. II. stock shall he permitted to run al largo in those precincts. ST. HELENS BOY j WRITES OF NAVY LIFE; t ami lra Tim lulilsier took The run of fish is Improving and ill the roundup (!) in Portland last some of the fishermen are making weelc. fairly good catches. Ed. llallngh ro- E. W. Ketol, the cement contractor, ceived word there was quite u run was a business visitor In Portland In the lower river. MTndsayVhlteretur'nTd Tuesday night ' MIST MISTINGS FROM from a several days visit with friends : WEST ST. HELENS at Long Beach, Wash Naval Cantonment, Mare Island, ' Cnl., July 13, 3:30 p. in., 1917. t To the Editor of tho Mist: I tlie unlit I would write a lino to let you know that St. Holms hoys t.ro still on tho mrp after the explo-j slon at the magazine. Tho early re- j ports exaggerated the dotallo of the j explosion and I suppose you people j in St. Helens think we are all terribly , CHURCH NOTICES Methodist KplM'opul Church "Tho Friendly Church," Albert S. lllsey, pastor. Sunday school, 10 n. in. Morning worship, 1 1 a. in. Epworth League, 7 p. in. Evening services at the Congrega tional church, S p. in. Tho fuhject for the morning ser mon will he "The Select Crowd;" for tho evening, "Dreams and Vis ions. During Hie remainder of July mid Mrs. Margaret Hoffman and daugh ter Helen have returned from a short visit to friends in Astoria. Mrs. Lousignot made a visit to Portland Friday. Iris Oliver was a Portland visitor Injured up hero. The explosion oc-1 .... ...I ... ?.!.' M I i.mi.nliur ml !was the result of cleverly laid plot j AuruhI the evening services v. II he to d.ioy tho island and the t'overn-""Id alternately between the tlx ho 1 uo i.. f,. .; i..iv n-,iv!dlst and the Congregational churches. Sherman Miles, president of the Sunday and Monday Columbia County Hank was in Port land Monday on banking matters. Miss Phlllis Hrowu returned Sat urday, after a week pleasantly spent with friends In the Willamette val ley. Miss ltuhy ISrous, of St. Johns, is visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. John Lamberson were Portland visitor:) Saturday. Miss Helen White is spending a few days with her mother in Port- Ice Cream Society ltrlck French ; land. Frozen Custard, Raspberry Italians and Banana in bulk at Mason's Sat urday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Harrison and Mrs. Speneo went to Portland Sat urday to pay u short visit to her daughter. Dell Fowler and family left Sat- 1111. " Miss Smith nro t Long Beach, urday noon for the vicinity of Salem Wash., where they have taken a coi-, to pick logannorrs. tage for the summer months. Aseph llaseel is again able to be Lime and sulphur spraying solu-.out uiti10ugh still pretty lame anl tlon, 50c a gallon. Water glass otherwise scarred up. egg preservative in J5C, tine ami i Mrg win nnmlnir's Drug More, on the Strand. Mr. and Mrs. P. 11. Anderson and H. Claggett, of Portland, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kainsey, Wednesday. After a visit of sevornl months at her old home In Birmingham, Ala.. Mra. C. B. Mann returned to St. Hel- a..,,H,.v Com In e from the Margaret Mohan, who Ilk been visiting relatives in Portland, returned homo Saturday. Miss Ethel Ilugan, of Portland, was a week end visitor at the home of her uncle, Ed. Mehan. Mrs. Williams and Emmet went to Portland Saturday to consult a physi cian about Emmet's Injuries. Mrs. Verne K:ndelmun (nee Mrs. ens Diiiuiuuj. v .j.u.t.r, sunny south, she was met in San Nellie Lnfferman ), of Portland, came Francisco by Mr. Mann, und before down Monday to visit relatives. returning to St. Helens they visited friends in Seattle. Mrs. M. Rosenthal, Miss Ella Ros enthal and Edgar and Helen Ween left Thursday morning via the Great Northern steamer for San Francisco, where they will spend several weeks. Before returning they will visit friends at Santa Cruz. Mrs. James Dart and C. C. Cassatt, wife and children left Monday for a Mrs. N. Ward left Wednesday for j Portland and Nowberg to visit her daughters living in those places. John Suxton, of Jefferson county, Is visiting relatives in this vicinity. Mr. Saxton drove over in his Ford. He has 600 acres of wheat but says the crop is very nearly a failure. He hopes to locate in this ..vicinity. Mr. Stafford, a former resident of wife and children tort u " vullUl(1I1 returned from Mountain several weeks' stay at the Dart cot- tage at Seaside. The udge ac o .,- panied them to see that a II jm e comfortably settled and returned to St. Helens Wednesday night. R G Prael and family, of Astoria, George Chambers and family have were St Helena visitors Tuesday, heen in Sweet Home, where they were They were on the way to their home called by the illness of Mrs. It. L. In Astoria Mr 'Prael had just made Welch, Mr. Chambers' sister, and the the trip over the highway from As- death of her infant. They returned toria to Portland and said it was in Monday evening, reporting Mrs. fairly good condition. Welch improving. The steamer Wahkeena arrived In Hoy Leatherwood's friends here, early Monday morning end proceeded who have been unuble to trace him to tho tie boom. After taking on since he left to hunt work In March. 1 000,000 feet of ties and a small have learned that ho is in a hospital consignment of lumber, tho vessel n ltock Bay, where he lias been sailed Wednesday evening for San since April 5. He had worked only pe(jro four days when he wus hurt. He Dr. L. G. Ross motored to Portland suffered a broken skull and a badly Thursday afternoon, taking with him smashed shoulder. Ho Is still In tied, Mrs. Arthur Strom, who will enter a unable to uso his arms. Portland hospital for a necessary operation. The Ladies' Aid of the mcuiouisi church gave a tea at the residence Reported by Columbia County Ali- of Mrs. C. H. Thompson Thursday , Htract Company. afternoon. i Ju'y 12 Harry K. Haak et ux. to Ed. Giltner, of the Portland Cham- clear Brook Lumber & Shingle Co.; her of Commerce, Attorneys George land in Sec. 33. T. 7 N. K. 5 W. und McBride and Loring Adams, of lort- Sec. 0, T. 5 N., R. 5 W. land, were business visitors in St. July l i Florence E. Laws et al. Helens Thursday. to Emery Bousquet; lot 21, hlk. 10, Arthur Jones, who delighted the Railroad addition, $10. patrons of the Strand theatre last July 14 Martin T. Duffy to summer with his excellent playing Blanche L. Smith; land In Sec. 31, on the drums und traps, is back T. 5 N., It. 1 W. and Sec. 6, T. 4 again. N., K. 1 W.t $10. B. W. Perkins and Mrs. N. B. Mc- July 16 William S. Ilolmaii to Corniick left Tuesday afternoon for Geo. A. Holman; lots 1. 2, 3, 4, !, B, Praln upon receiving word of the t block 10, 1st Add to Vernonla; $1. serious Illness of their father. They July 17 F. H. Reynolds to Jakob went by auto and arrived In Drain Zimmerman et ux; land in Sec. 7, T. Wednesday afternoon. i N., U. 2 W., $10. Charles R McCormick, head of the July 18 Noah W. Ilowurd et ux. shipping concern which bears his to Geo. H. Currier et ux.; lot , hlk. tju blr.ck powder building exploded. About 40 tens of powde.' were set off. Tli i totul amount of nmmuuit'.on and powder In tho magazine was 2,000 tons. The seame:i carried out kegs of glycerine and gun cotton In their arms, and put out a (lro that was raging near tlu buildings. I was In the company th:. carried out the ex plosives und was burned a little, but not much. The grounds nro being searched and parts of a time bomb havo been found w hich are declared by experts to bo pieces of the clock ; work that operate a time bomb. About ten wer.S killed and 3S injured, but all those Injured will recover us they are only minor Injuries. Civ ilians and men in tho service are held on the Island until further order:-, from tho commandment. Our barracks were shaken some by the blast but were not damaged in any way. A small hill between us i.nil the magazlno checked the force of the explosion. We are nil enjoying good health and erpect to be leaving here soon for parts unknown. The navy ron tine is one which determines whether you can survive and be better for it or whether you fall'and are broken by it. It Is tho "survival of the fit test" and "the right of the strong est." Wo havo all the amusement of a modern town and are housed In iho most sanitary buildings ever constructed. Wo have lectures uud talks on all questions pertaining to navy life und have learned thing.) about parts of the world that are no: printed in the text books but are the result of years of experience and world-wide travel. Wo had a tall! on tho cruise of the 1'. S. navy around ; the world uud It was certainly inter esting. I liqiliig St. Helens is as pros perous us ever, I am I fours respectfully, , KENNETH HOWELL. The public Is cordially Invited to at tend all of these services. Congregational tlmi-ch Mornlg Services. 10:00 o'clock, Church school. 11:00 o'clock, morn ing worship. Evening. 7 o'clock, Christian En deavor. 8 o'clock, evening worship. A cordial Invitation Is extended to all to attend these services. FRUIT DRYING DEMONSTRATION D. C. Howard, county agricultural agent, has arranged for a demonstra tion of drying fruits and vegetables from the farms and orchards of Col umbia county. Two big public meet ings will bo held, the (list ono on Tuesday, July 24, at 2 p. in., ut Scup poose, and the following day the demonstration will bo held al War ren. W. S. Hrowu, specialist In horti culture ut the O. A. C, will demon strate how to save fruit and vege tables. Tho demonstration Is certain to bo very Interesting, and Mr. How ard is unxioiis that all Interested will attend tho meetings. Subscribe for the Mist. Lost or Strayed WARM WEATHER clwnm's mtiri'ly tin- needs ()f people jn u,. Kuril to elotliinj;. We li.tve antieiputeil these needs and are prepared to furnish you with the liest of summer goods at llte.se ro,isouallc prices. WE HAVE Spaulding Uathing Suits, front $3,50 and up W ater Wings 35,. Bathing (.laps 25c and 75c Tennis Shoes from 85c to $3.00 Camas Shoes from $2.50 to $4.85 Press Slmes $3.50 to $11.00 Light Weight Underwear per suit .$1.00 to $2.00 Summer Hats 50c to $1.25 Light Weight Working Clothes Light Weight Working Shoes. WAR DRAFT TODAY LIST OF TRANSFERS Tho army drawing by which I'ncle Sam will call UsT.OOO men for the army began in Washington this morning at U:3U o'clock. Oregon time is three, hours earlier than Washington, so when Hie Columbli county citiz.m sat down to this morn ing's breakfast the big lottery wheel at Washington was In motion. As fast as the Oregon numbers are drawn tho adjutant general in Port land will be notified and ho in turn will notify the county boards. Sher iff Stanwood and County Clerk Har nett are in readiness to perform the work r.sslgned to them. According to the table prepared, Columbia coun ty must furnish 4'J men. The coun ty's quotu war, 1 " 3 and It received credit for a previous enrollment of til. One red Jersey cow, hole in right or left ear; 15 head of Hol steins from calves to 2 years old, D. T. C. on right hip ; four brown Jersey cows and two six-monlhs-old heifers. Reasonable reward for formation. Phone in- DAVE COONS 108 F-ll Dr. Lowe wil be ut St. Hel ls hotel Jul v 211: Rainier 27, Clatskanlo 2S. If you want tho best eyo tests, the best glasses In fact the last or ultimate word ubout you eyes und glasses, see him. Consultation Is free. Re member til 9 dates. name and president of the St. Helens Lumber Company, is here on business matters connected with the conduct of his large business. Construction work on the new Rutherford building on Columbia street is progressing satisfactorily. The walls are up and the roof is 111 being put on. The building will bo ready for occupancy towards the lat ter part, of August. C. II. Whitmore, highway engineer of Multnomuh county; K. W. Luzoll, testing engineer, and C. W. Brent, paving Inspector of tho county, to gether with V.. H. Chadwick, Irriga tion engineer of Montana, were, guests of County Headmaster Abry Monday. They Inspected the paving work now In progress here and com plimented tho officials on the good Job being done. The City of Portland is in Port Plrie, Australia, discharging I'er cargo of lumber, and in expected to arrive In the Columbia river within the coming sixty days. The Rainier Chautauqua will be held In that city July 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. A very Intersting pro gram bus been arranged and many St. Helens pooplo will attend the entertainment to bo held In their sister city. fi, Moeck's Add to Rainier, $10. The railroads' war board is taking every step possible to secure the lurg- est movement of coal throughout thei country during the Hummer month. Bank Bldg Subscribe for the Mist. Bachelor Flat : FOR FIRE INSURANCE x f HOOVER Kn joins Iwery One to ICconotnie. LET NOTHING SPOIL II .hi This means LIFE INSURANCE FARM LOANS SEE Harold P. Ross St. Helens, Ore. Economy and Comfort We have met the issue by arranging for an ade quate supply of Ice, and notwithstanding the in creased cost of production, we are making most reasonable prices and giving prompt delivery. Matinee Weilnewlay anil Hatiirduyn lleulniiiiiK ut 2::M) i; KMNtiS Legliinlng at 7:1.1 TOMOItllOW (Saturday) muti nee unci evening another exciting null thrilling wlventiu-e of SHOUT V HAMILTON'S will he shown. "Shorty," the happy-go-lucky cow puncher, is furnishing thrills galoie, und plenty of com edy, too, as a secret wrvlce limn. Thin Is iio Heriul there lire no wriiilM bciiiK shown ut The Htranil Theatre now. in photo plays, I'ox photo dramas lire 11 hem I of all others, hiiiI this play is one of liis best, with the noted southern beauty In the lend ing role. Society comes in for its shuie of "muckraking." Note: The admission is but fi mill 10, and this Is the lli-st time and possibly the last time when you will he able to we u I' ox pro duction ut this price. story produced In 11 Itlg Way with it thrill in every foot uud a ( Umax that makes the smm talors forget to brent 1 10 until they Hec the total ly uiicxHMicd eomiiision. The story of a wife who falls In love with her husband und who is then forced to tight for her hitppineMx. ( K'i your eye on Iliady-.Mnile pictures.) ', Kt'ND.W, July 22iul Triangle Day when the big combined pro gram Is shown n stirring 5 pari Drama and an evhlliralliig it part Keystone Comedy. The Diuinu ItLSSIK ItAKKIHCALK, who tre ated a big hit In "Honor's AIU11-" and "The Luxt Act," now upeurs in a pluv totally different, "Hl'l, I.KTH AND UHOWN KYKH," a play with the war-time spirit. The keystone Comedy Ih one of the iK-st yet, l'HKD MACK In "Till': VILLAGi; VAMI'IKK." 11 WI:J)M:HI)AV: Matinee und Kvenlng. A Double Hill. A I 'or tune Photo play "TDK DKVIL'K IIAIT," starring lieaiitiful III 'I'll KOLA Ml and "HTINtJ.-lltKK" in IiIh further adventures. lolloiv the crowds. MONDAY AND Tt KHDAY A William I'ox production, VI KOI -IA I'KAKHON in "II YPOCKIHY." A dramatic expose of the "Shams of Hoclety." 1'Vir sensationalism TIU'ltHDAY direct from the Peoples Theatre, Port land. 11 I'.THLL CLAYTON In "TIIM HOND AOK OK JKAK." A big II I'M DAY July 27th Til 10 W KDK'S IlKi HPLt I II,. WILLIAM (ill.LKTTK In "Slli:itl,0( K 1IOLMKH" This si iiiiim 7 part production from the ien of the world's great, est deteetive-Ntory writer will be shown for one. day only, ut. nn ad mission of 13 cenlH, which Is 11 reduction in prices for this big fea ture. It liuviiiir Iiiwmi ulif.,,-1. 1,. ..11 in,: miner rules 111 a.i ccnls. Klniiing at 7:15 und :(. S. R. SONNELAND PHONE 42 or B114 Livery, Feed and Sale Stabl DRAYINC AND TRANSFER All Business Promptly Attended To PHONE 15 WM. H. DAVIES ST. HELENS, OREGON Hi ll The greatest picture productions to he obtained are shown at? The Htrand. ThiiPH why ,H rrowdn go to HI. Helens' popular play, house. OEO II. 8IIINN, Pres. L. H. UUTHEKKOnD, Columbia County Abstract Company ST. HELENS, OREGON tu. , , , . .,et.m in CoU BEST WORK LOWEST PKlCEj