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ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11. 1918 8 l MIST MISTINGS Rev. A. S. Hisey was a Portland visitor Monday. H. Escbebeck, of Scappoose, visit ed friends in St. Helens Tuesday. Harold P. Broughton was in Clats kanie Monday on a business mission. Tbe Honor Guard will meet next Monday night at 8 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Rees Hall. Drop in at Ramsey's bakery and try a cup of nice hot coffee. Served at any time. A. . Austin is down from Wood burn looking after his mercantile Interests here. Marshal Potter returned Tuesday night after a two day visit with old friends in Kelso. Have you tried those nice chicken tamales which we serve or sell at retail? Mason's. , Mr. and Mrs. Dan C. Hall, of Chi nook, Wash., spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hall. Mrs. M. Ricen, of Rainier, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. ami Mrs. M. Rosenthal, returning to her home Monday morning. The ladies of the Catholic church will hold a card party and entertain ment at the Guild hall tonight. The public is cordially invited. Admis sion 25 cents. William J. Sheehy, district agent of the Oregon Life Insurance Com pany, was here this week in the In terest of his company. Mrs. Flora: .Owens has recelveJ word that her son Ray Owens, an of ficer in the V. 9. engineering corps, had safely arrived in France. Morning or afternoon, come to Ramsey's bakery and try a cup of delicious hot coffee. Cake, pie, doughnuts, etc., also served. Miss Ketura Dixon has accepted a position in the office of the St. Hel ens Lumber Company, succeeding Miss Leona Perkins, resigned. Get wise. Have your shoes re paired while you wait. Best half soles sewed on in 15 minutes. You're next. Get busy. The Modern Shoe Shop, St. Helens. Miss Josephine Adams, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, has en tered the Portland school of teleg raphy, and in a few months hopes to be a finished operator. We are here to serve, not to be served. Our aim is to do what you want done, and do it quick. Make us prove it. Modern Shoe Shop, St. Helens. The auto owners as a general rule obtained their new license numbers promptly. A. S. Harrison has the lowest number in the town, viz., No. 80. Those numbers coming in now run well into the thousands. Prepare for Gold Weather It's surely coming and you should have your house comfortable. We have a large line of Heaters ranging in price from $2.75 to $i7.oo All of them are fully guaranteed. Universal Ranges are the best. We have several in stock, and more are on the way. They are priced from $55 to $75. With prices of iron and metal advancing, we would advise you to purchase now. St. Helens Hardware Co. "Teach Your Dollars to Have More Cents" Don't Waste Money by buying tin cans that you don't need or use. What "ly uuying your tortee in tins when you ....... cvrajr uic uii. iuu wm save tnis unnecessary expense by Buy Our Bulk Coffee Priced at 25, 30, 35 and 40c Per Pound It is just as fine Coffee as you can find. You may find as good at a greater price but none better. Let us send you a trial order and you will be convinced. Our Line of Groceries is complete, and our Vegetables are received fresh every day. We want to be your grocers, and will serve you well. St. Helens Mercantile Co. If you don't trade with us we both lose money. St. Helens, Oregon Phone 80 Mrs. E. A. Rotger was a Portland visitor Thursday. Mayor and Mrs. Ballagh and chil dren motored to Portland Wednes day. Roadmaster Abry returned Thurs day noon from a surveying trip on the roads buck of Kalnier. Responding to many requests, I have decided to serve light refresh ments such as coffee, pie, cake. doughnuts, etc., at my bakery. J. E. Ramsey, St. Helens Bakery. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Johnson, par ents of Mrs. J. T. Taber, left Thurs day morning for Tacoma and will visit relativeo in that city for sev eral weeks. Col. J. S. Parke, well known to many St. Helens poople, is now lo cated at Storrs, Conn., and Is at tached to the regular IT. S. army. Colonel Parks was, some years ago, retired from active service. L. O. Herrold, the contractor who has the contract on the highway be tween Oelena and Inglls, was in St. Helens Wednesday. He reports the work progressing well and says that motorists should be able to use the Rev. A. S. Hisey is much gratifiel with the growth of the Methodist church In West St. Helens. At lust Sunday's meeting twelve new mem bers were added to the membership list of the church and others have signified their Intention of joining. Fred W. Elder, of Portland, was in St. Helens Saturday for the pur pose of getting up a music cluss. Mr. Elder is a teacher of piano and harmony and until recently was a teacher in the Denver, Colo., con servatory. He is a brother-in-law of Rev. F. J. Meyer. PercxJlarrison has received a let ter from Charles Brown, former dep uty sheriff, who is a member of the 20th Engineers and is stationed at Washington. Mr. Brown stated his company was dally expecting orders that would take them across the big pond and that all of the boys were anxious to be on the way. County School Superintendent J. W. Allen returned last Friday from Salem, where he attended the meet ing of school superintendents of Ore gon. While in Salem Mr. Allen as sisted in grading the examination pa pers of the hundreds of Oregon teachers who recently stood examina tions for Btate and term certificates. John Southard, who left last week for Seattle, to resume his studies at the University of Washington, writes that the train service from Portland to Seattle is not as frequent as some days ago. Only three trains are now operated between Portland and the Sound City and those are crowded. The train on which John went had seventeen passenger coaches, and they were all filled. Rev. F. J. Meyer, foimerly pastor of the Congregational church here, was in St. Helens Saturday greeting his many frienfis. Recently Mr. Meyer was appointed secretary of the service department of the Portland Y. M. C. A. and has entered upon his new duties. Mr. Meyer is In the hopes that he will be sent to France to work with the Y. M. C. A. among our soldier boys. Miss Leona Perkins will leave to day for her home In Drain, and after spending several days with her moth er will go to San FrancUco to accept a position In the main office of the McCormlck company. Miss Perkins has been employed by the St. Helens Lumber Co. for a number of years, being in charge of the public service department, and her transfer to San Francisco comes as a deserved pro motion. Rev. A. 8. Hisey will leave Mon day for Silverton, where he will assist Rev. Ernest M. Smith, the pastor of the Methodist church there, in a two weeks' revival mooting. Mr. Hisey will, however, return to St. Helens to hold his regular Sunday services. Captr.ln Jamleson, formerly master of the steamer St. Helons and of the S:n Ramon of the Dodge line, has en tered the employ of the McCormlck company and Is on the steamer Klam ath, succeeding Captain Cullen. A number of ship caulkers wont to Portland Monday night to attend a meeting of their local. A number of speeches were made by members of tlio local but the principle address was made by Jack McManus of this city. An Invitation was extended to the Portland members to attend the big dance here Saturday night, and many signified tholr Intention of be ing in attendance The Gem theatre has made ar rangements with the Mutual Film Corporation to show the "Mutual Weokly," and the service will begin today. The Weekly shows all cur rent events and is educational and Interesting. The film pictures are shown soon after the happenings, and the St. Helens people will have the privilege of seeing them soon after the events occur. See it tonight. Mrs. J. O. Gllllngham, flold sec retary of the Portland chapter of the American Red Cross, will be In St. Helens Monday evening, January 14, and wll address the people of St. Helens at the city hall at 8 o'clock, on Red Cross work. Special music Is being arranged for that evening, and every person who is interested in our soldier and sailor boys at tin front Is earnestly requested to be present. Mrs. Otto Lorentzen gave a sur prise birthday pnrty for her husband Tuesday night. Guests present were Mrs. A. W. Mueller, Mr. and Mrs. Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. John son, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Tabor, Misses Marie Paulson, Arllne Paulson and Jlelon Johnson, and Mr. Harry Peter son. Progressive five hundred was played and a beautiful lunch was served by the hostess. A general good time was had. H. D. Scott has received a letter from his sister, Mrs. James Callahan, who lives In Hnllfax, N. S., telling some very interesting facts as to the great explosion and fire In that city. At the time of the explosion Mrs Callahan was In the kitchen and her husband and boy In the bedroom. She heard a distant rumble and then a Jar and knew nothing more until she was picked up In the street. Her home was partially demolished and Mr. Callahan suffered some Injury, though the little boy was unharmed when dug from the debris of the ruined home. The scenes of suffer ing and death, she said, were beyond description. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Columbia County Bank was held in the oftlces of the bank Thursday afternoon. All of the pres ent directors were reelected. The report submitted showed the bank to be In excellent condition and enjoy ing a lurger business than at any other time sinco the bank was es tablished. Tho directors will meet during the coming week and elect officers. S. M. Miles returned Thursday j from a business trip to Seattle. An effort Is being made to i the three high Canadian on' who are now in Oregon, to ,t Helen and relate their exp9r,6 In the front line trenches, nnd r other Information concerning , mont can be made for them to & J . c i il IU Ol, liuinuu, HUUUUIlUDIlltmi Wll) made In the Mist next week,' Got In the Thrift Circle. Tk,, vantage of Tr.ber'i Big Rule. Shipping and Waterfront News mmwm 6a iltflllillllllll j The steamer Daisy is expected to- night or tomorrow and will take on j a partial cargo of lumber for delivery at ban Pedro. The balance of the cargo was taken on In Portland. Laden with 1,000,000 feet of lum ber and carrying a full passenger list, the steamer Wanama. Cnninin Foldat, sailed Saturday night. The destination of the vessel Is San Pedro and Port San Luis, Cal. The steamer Klamath arrived in Saturday morning, coming light from San Francisco. After taking on a cargo of 1,037.000 feet of lumber, the vessel sailed Wednesday night for San Pedro. A number of pas sengers were also carried. The output of the Columhia rmm. ty Lumber Company for the year ivil was slightly over 26,000,000 feet, which is a slight increase nvor the previous year. The output was shipped by both rail and wntar though the larger part of it was wa ter borne. The sailing schooner for Balfour, Guthrie & Company by me bi. Helens Shipbuilding Company will be launched the latter n.rt r the month, river conditions permit- ling, ine vessel is alonir thn lino- of the well known schooners Geo. E. timings and Inca, and will carry 1,600,000 feet of . lumber. The cargo of lumber which the Allard was to take to Australia is still on the dock of the St. Helens Lumber Co., no vessel yet belnq available to take on the lumber. According to Information received from San Francisco, the motor ves sels City of Portland and S. I. Allard have not yet entered the Snn Francisco-Honolulu run. A strike of the ship caulkers delayed work on the vessel, but the strike has been set tled and the ships are expected to soon be ready for the government service. The United States shipping board, through Director Henry Howard, has Issued a circular letter to the public stating that no apprehension should be felt as to the measures the board is taking to provide crews for m.r merchant marine. The circular sets forth that in the various navigation ochools on the Pnclfio coant nl it, various Atlantic ports 600 men are oeing trained. The engineering term is one month and the navlent Inn rnrm six weeks, after which the students are sent to sea for Intensive hhii experience. None but citizens may oiuer inese training schools, and it Is expected that the nlnnn r.t n... United States shipping board will aid in DUliaing UD the Amnrlnnn m. chant marine. 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