ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1Q17
1
YUKON TOWN THAT
LEFT IN ONE NIGHT
Town Hoonilng at Bedtime is A ban
donod lloforo llrcttk t( !.
I am going to open this story by
1 telling a story one of the most un-
usual that ever came out of Alaska,
i It is an absolutely true tale, and I
1 got it directly from the main actor
in the silent drama as we sat on
' the bank of the Yukon one night,
, smoking and fighting mosquitoes.
He was a watch repairer and kept
' a few clocks and a little jewelry in
: the little river supply town for the
mines back in the hills.
Spring was breaking (the spring
of last year), daylight had returned,
the Ice was going out and everybody
was looking forward when the first
boat would come in and new faces
and new grub could be met.
"It was a bright, warm Sunday."
said my friend, and then I wondered
It the story would be as vexatious as
the mosquitoes.
A friend hunted him up, he said.
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your own home.
i we nave a hundred lots in
I the most desirable locations of
the city.
Prices range from $75 to $250
These lots are sold on easy
terms; $10.00 down and $5.0C
t to $10.00 per month.
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Real Estate Co
L. R. Rutherford, Mgr.
St. Helens, Oregon
CEO H. SHINN, Pres.
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S. HEUMAN, Proprietor
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and told him it was his birthday and
he proposed that a few of the A. it.
(Alaska brotherhood) boys gather
; at a cabin and celebrate both tlie
birthday and return of spring by
seeing how much booze they could
drink in a given length of time
a sort of a capacity and endurance
contest.
I will cut the details short. My
story-teller said that at supper time
he realized he would soon be among
those "laid out," so he slipped out,
to his bachelor cabin and went to
bed. -
During the night there was an
alarm at the outer door, and the men
j called on him to get up and come
iout. He answered he would in a few
minutes and they went away. Then
he went back to sleep. He awoke
t at daylight. Ills heud throbbed and
his stomach was on a strike, so he
rolled over and slept again. At noon
he again awoke, washed and beat it
for the nearest saloon, but the sa
loon was closed, the door locked and
no one around.
"I couldn't make it oue," said the
ST. HELENS ROUTE VtfCTKTSs
I Willamttt SIodiK E Wl
I THE PEOPLES BOAT .
STR. AMERICA
Leaves Portland dilly -2:30 p. m
I (Sunday 1:30 p. m.)
! Arrives St. Helens - - 6:00 p. m
1 (Sunday 3:30 p. m.)
, Leaves St. Helens - - - 6:16 a. m.
Arrives Portland - - - 10:16 a. m
H. HOLMAN, Agent
i Makes all way landings. Wharf fool
I Alder street. Phones: Main 8323,
A-4204.
FRANK WILKIN'S. St Helens Agent
Str. IBALDA
Rates between St. Helens and
Portland, SO cents one way, 75
cents for the round trip.
Tickets good nntil used.
Boat leaves St. Helens 7:55 s. m.
Returning leaves Portland 2:30 p. m.
Arrive at St lle'ens 4 45 p. m.
C 1. HOOGHKIRK
H. M. TERRY
THE MOTOR TROUBLE
MAN
Kert Machinist. Bring your
auto troubles to me. Marine work
a siiecialty. Shop at St. Helens
garage.
I'hona 57
PRICES ALWAYS REASONABLE
George's Market
ST. HELENS
FRESH AND SALT
MEATS
PHONE 48 Prompt Service
L. R. RUTHERFORD, Sec.
WEST ST. HELENS, ORE.
man. "Certainly tlvls was Monday
and the saloons were never closed on
this date. So then I went across to
the store postofllce to find the reason
for this strange condition. The post
olllce was closed. I looked up the
street not a living thing. I looked
across to where a bunch of dogs had
been tied for a month and thoy were
gone. Then I thought I had It. A
new strike had been reported and
the whole town had stampeded, tint
on closer Investigation I found the
harnesses, sleds, packing outfits, etc.
had not been taken, so it could not
1 have been a rush. I must be crazy
;or dreaming. I went to my shop.
The clocks were ticking. To ho cer-!
tain that I was awake I opened one !
and stopped the swinging pendulum.
It stopped. When I started it again
the clock resumed its ticking.
"Say, friend, you can't Imagine the
fearful thoughts that came over me
I was crazy. The town was there,
so were the people, but I could not
see or hear them. I had "gone bugs"
and would go out on the first steam
er for the crazy house at Portland.
Lord, how I was frightened.
! "I went outside and looked around.
Nota sign of life. I went down the
! hill to the river bank. Everything
! was fearfully quiet. The river was
ivery high, but as the town was on
j a rise far above It, certainly no sane
person could be alnr.uod at the hls-j
ling stream. Then I went hack of
the town, looking for something stir
ring, listening for some sound, when
; I heard a shout, and looking up the
1 hill I saw a man waving his arms,
yelling and beckoning me to come,
j "He need not have beckoned. I
tore for him. A malamute couldn't
' have passed me. As I neared him.
he disappeared over the hill. I fol
lowed and when I reached the top I
was so exhausted and scared that I
fell and could not get up.
"When I got my heart action
slowed down and my senses began to
work, I saw the whole population of
the town was behind the hill, with
dogs, food, etc., each family with its
few belongings."
Now I will shorten the narrative
and anxiety and tell you the rest in
short meter.
The Northern Commercial Com
pany had a large warehouse on the
river bank. The ice had gorged in
the river, held back the flow and the
water had surrounded the ware
house. The company manager came
in from the mines that night, had
one look at the rising river and
spread the alarm:
"There Is carbide, dynamite and
giant powder in the warehouse. If
the water reaches the calcium, up
goes the town. Run for the hill."
It didn't reach it. The Ice dam
went out and the river went down,
and none too soon. Three inches
higher and the :arhide would have
exploded and as the story-teller said,
"The berg would have went to where
there Is no nine months' winter xr.d
the map of Alaska would have lost
mother dot."
(Continued on l'p.ge 7)
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and most efficient medicines for;
coughs, colds and croup, but is also
pleasant and safe to take, which is
Important when medicine must be
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FOR YOU
42 Lots in St. Helens and 4
room house. City water. Good
garden soil. All fenced.
Only $1,000
Don't let this bargain pass. See
me at once and make arrange
ments to own your own home,
L. R. RUTHERFORD,
Phone 10 St. Helens, Ore,
SI. HELENS-PORTIAND AUTO HE
FRANK HIIKPAKD, Prop.
8CHKDLLR
A. M. P. M.
Lv. St. Helens 7:30 1:30
Warren 7:46 ' 1:46
Scappoose 8:00 2:00
Ar. Portland 9:20 "' 3:20
Lt. Portland 10:00 ; 4:00
Ar. St. Helens 11:60 6:60
Haturdayi aud Sunday
Special trip leaving St. Helena s p. m
Leave Portland 11 p m.
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AMERICAN MOLESKINS 1
SUPERIOR TO EUROPE'S
American moleskins, particularly ;
those from the Pacific northwest, are
superior to the moleskins of Europe1
which largely muke up the world 1
supply for Industrial uses, according
to biologists of tho United States d-1
partmeut of agriculture It should1
be profitable, therefore, the biolo
gists declare, to trap these animals
for their pelts and so establish a new
American fur industry. This Is true ;
particularly In the northwest, where,
the animals are largo and plentiful,
and where It Is often desirable to
keep tliolr numbers down to pre
vent Injury to Holds and lawns. Such :
a new Industry should bo especially
desirable far farmers' boys as a side
issue, it is polatod out.
Tho habits of American moles are
described and methods of capturing
them and treating and marketing
their skins are outlined In a Farm
ers' Bulletin, "Trapping Moles and
Utilizing Their Skins," recontly s
siuul by tho Cniteil States depart
ment of agriculture. The publica
tion also offers suggestions for the
tunning of the pelts so thot thoy
may bo made locally into women's
I neckpieces, muffs and coats. Copies
'of the bulletin muy bo hud free so
i long as tho supply lasts on appllca
I Hon to the United States Department
'of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
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E. A. ROSS
Funeral Director F.mbalmer
Uusiness Phone 23 Residence R-2
Dank Bldg., St. Helens, Ore. j
DR. C. E. WADE
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 99
Muckle Bldg. St. Holons, Or.
S. B. HOSKIN
Dentist
Office in Bank Building
j St. Helms, Oregon
j DR. L. GILBERT ROSS
! Physician and Burgeon
Office In Bank Bldg. St. Helens
I DR. ALFRED J. PEEL
Physician and Burgeon
Masonic Building
1 St. Helens, Oregon
j DR. S. H. RUSSELL
Chiropractor
' M ItS. 1USSKLL, Indies' Masseuse
Moortleld Cabinet Steam Baths
i Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
I Phone A38 St. Helens, Ore.
; GLEN R. METSKER
I Attorney
! Office in Bank Building
Phono 17
St. Helens, Or.
T, S. WHITE
Undertaker and Funeral Director
County Coroner
Phone 54 Residence phone 113-2
St. Helena, Oregon
E. S. SNELLING
Attorney at I -aw
St. Helens,
Oregou
GEO. H. SHINN
Attorney at IJhw
Land Titles and Probate Practice
St. Helens, Oregon
j. w. DAY
Attorney at Law
Bank Bldg. St. Helens, Or.
FRED W. HERMAN !
Attorney at Ijw j
Rainier, Oregon :
LODGES
The Loyal Order of Moose, St. Hoi-!
ens Lodge No. 1238. Moots the first,
and third Tunsd avs nf enrh mrmtli
I All visitors cordially Invited. ,
I H. A. COLT, Dictator.
W. W. UL.AK.rJHL.UY, SOC.
Mlzpah Chapter O. IS. S. meets In
Masonic Hall the second and fourth
Saturdays of each month.
MHS. LILLA M. CHOUSE, W. M.
JOHN PHILIP, Secy.
Tllllcum Tribe No. 62, Improved
O. It. M., of Yankton, Ore., meets at
its wigwam, second and fourth Sat
urdays of each month.
W. O. BRANNON, C. of It.
EBER BHOWN, Bach.
St. Helens Rebekah Lodge, No.
217, meets first and third Thursday
of each month In I. O. O. V. Hall.
Visiting members always welcome.
MRS. RHODA M'KIE, N. O.
MRS. ELLA ALLEN, Sec'y.
St. Holens Lodg
No 117, I. O. O. V.
meets In the I O.
O. V. hllllllln nn
the second and fourth Saturday! of
eacn month, visiting members ar al
ways given a hearty welcome.
E. ADIN ROSS, Noble Grand.
C1IAS. W. BLAKESLBV, Sec.
Avon Lodge No. 12 Knights of
Pythias meets every Tuesday even
ing In Castle Hall, St. Helens. Vis
iting Knights always welcome
E. C. LAWS, C. C.
REESE R. HALL, K. of It. & S.
A St. Helens Lodge No. 12,
A. V. & A. M. meet 1st
and 3rd Saturday In each
mouth. Visiting brothers cordially
E. A. ROTOER, W. M.
,- .. E. E. QUICK, Secy.
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Weekly sailings from St. Helens
For information, rates and reservations phone A-89
ST. HELENS LUMBER CO.
St. Helens Lumber Co.
Wood and Lath
Electrifc Lighting
Lumber Manufacturers
Automobiles
for Hire
We are at your service for special automobile trips. Our
rates are reasonable. Day and night calls answered.
Auto Accessories Gasoline Oils Storage
AJAX TIRES 5,000 mile guarantee
W. J. Muckle Garage
Phone A 70
Livery, Feed
DRAYINC AND TRANSFER
All Business Promptly Attended To
PHONE IS
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ST. HELENS. ORECON
ST. HELENS HOTEL
K. A. 1U)T UKIt, Prop.
American and Kurotcan Plan
All Uussea Call at Hotel
Everything Modern Hteam Heating Plant
tlpt and Cold Water In Rooms
l(a tea-
CITY GARAGE
Agency for
The Chevrolet
Sold on easy terms
Hupmobile Service Station
Keep a Full Line of Firestone Tires
OIL, GASOLINE AND ACCESSORIES
Hest equipped Machine Shop in the town for Auto
and Marine Work
Battery
St. Helens,
and Speedy on the
OF STEAMERS
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and Sale Stable
Prop.
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