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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1918)
! ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY, MAY 17. 1918 i MIST MISTINGS 21 Mrs. L. L. Baker visited friends In Portland Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Abry were In Portland Wednesday. Mrs. James Dart visited relatives in Portland Saturday. S ..land .visitor Saturday. m. a. koss was a ousinesa visitor in Portland Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Barnett spent the week end with relatives In Rainier. The steamer Daisy Matthews, after at the local docks, left down river Wednesday. FISHERMEN ATTENTION! You can secure your Boat and Fishing Equipment at our store and avoid the delay and trouble of sending away, as you formerly did. Come and look over our stock and you'll find just the articles you want. Screen Doors and Windows Summer time is almost here and the careful housekeeper will want screen doors and windows. We have anticipated these wants and have a full supply. SATURDAY SPECIAL Aluminum Kettles, Regular Price $2.00 On Sale Saturday for $1.45 There are many useful articles in our store and we ask that you inspect our line before going elsewhere. E. G. DITTO Successor to St. Helens Hardware Co. FRIDAY, MAY 17 Walt Whitman in "THE TAR HEEL WARRIOR" "FIGHTING TRAIL" and a COMEDY SATURDAY," MAY 18 THOMAS DIXON'S GREAT STORY "THE FALL OF ANATION" This is one of the greatest shows ever screened. It is by request that we booked it. Show from 2 to 11 P. M. WH. 5. HART in AKOT.V MAX" And don't forget THE OFFICIAL WAR REEL Also starting a new serial "THE WOMAN IN THE WEB SUNDAY, MAY 19 "LES MISERABLES' In Eight Parts. From Victor Hugo's famous masterpiece. MONDAY, MAY ELLA HALL 20 in "BKAUTV IN CHAINS" and C.MVKRHAIi WEEKLY TUESDAY, MAY 21 MARY fllLES HINTER in "THE INNOCENCE OF LIZETTE" AND A COMEDY WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 J. WARREN KERRIGAN in "THE TURN OF A CARD" THURSDAY, MAY 23 CARflEL MEYERS in "THE GIRL IN And CURRENT THE DARK" EVENTS Gem Theatre THE PICK OF THE PICTURES Mrs.' E. C. SUnwood was a Port-p-John Sten and daughters were Portland nhoppers Saturday Mrs. Gus Wetst, of Sllverton. Is the guest of her friend, Mrs. Virgil Stevens. MUs Helen May Comptun, of Port land, Is a guest of her sister, Mrs. H. S. Danforth. taking on 1,200,000 feet of lumber Dr. and Mrs. L. G. Hosa and Mrs. Eugene Ulakesley motored to Tort- land Wednesday. Mrs. II. A. Hoskln left Sn'un'.ay morning for a visit to her old homo ; at Uoldfleld, Iowa. D. O. Beam has bought the inter jest of O. P. Jumleson In the St. llel jens Mercantile Co. I The county court will hold a spo- clal session Saturday to take notion on the Hazel Grove read J. V. Akin and fan ily motored to : Portland Sunday and r.pent the day i with friends In that city. I L. J. Simpson, candidate for gov ! ernor, was an interested spectator at the baseball game Sunday. J. V. Helcher, cf Portland, npont the week end In St. Helens, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dny. F. H. Holbrook, a prominent resi dent of the Goble district, was a busi ness visitor In St. Helons Monday. Mrs. Thos. McBrlde and daughter, Mrs. May Newton, of Deer Island, called on St. Helena friends Mondar. A J. V. Allen Is one of the latest of .7" The Mist acknowledges receipt of i 1ia Kniunr. n nuniicaiiou iiuun-u " which Is published and Issued by thej 18th Engineers In France. It wasi sent by A. E. Thompson, a member j of that regiment. Mr. Thompson was formerly Bhorlft of Columbia county. I V. H. llrunson was In St. Helens i Vodnosday transuding school busl- ness. Mr. llrunson Is clerk of School ( Dstrlct No. 63. which Is about ulne miles east of Vernonla. He is a good roads advocate Inasmuch as he and j the soveral settlers in his neighbor-j hood Imve no road out to the Noha lem highway but have to come around through Washington county In order j to reach Columbia. you to worship with us. CoiiKtvjcatlomtl tliurt li Sunday school, 10 a. m. High school boy a' and girls' class lead by Rev. R. Sparrow. Morning worship, 11 o'clock, Chrstlan Endeavor, 6:45 p. m. Leader, Alva Hudspoth. Evening sorvlco, 7:46 p. m. Doth the morning p.nd evening services will be conducted by Hev A. It. Sparrow. In the morning the subject for dlncusalon wilt bo "The Wealth of a Christian." In the eve ning the subject for t ho sermon will be "Why Study the Bible?" UNCLAIMED LETTERS ; mr ,lae Letters unclaimed at the St. Helens postotllce for the week finding May 11, 1918: Mrs. M. Ulumensandt, Mrs. Minnie Bower (3), F. W. Herman, Geo. M. Home, E. Hedrund (foreign), J. E. Killebrew, Miss Elizabeth Long, S. W. Martel, M. A. Murray (2), Andy McAlIster, Fred Nordstrom, C'has. Nl-vala. CHURCH NOTICE Methodist Episcopal Church Albert S. Ulsey, pastor. Sunday school, 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11 o'clock. Evening Bervlce. 8 o'clock. Epworth League, 7 p. m. Subject for the morning, "Mobiliz ing the Forces." For tho evening. "Three L's." If you have not been attending the church services since you came to St. Helens, or If you have been absent (or some time, of course you do not know how splendid the spirit of friendly welcome that pervades all niir Hnrvli'es Whnthor vou are a ri'EU- me be ue.ens people to succumo 10 u ttltendanl or ot,lerwllMJ we nvUe me auiorms. He lias purcnaseu a Ford. Ira Wlthrow, suerpintendent of the Columbia Timber Company at Coble, ! was a business visitor In St. Helens j Tuesday. I Mr. and Mrs. F. Anllker, of Goble, were In St. Helens Wednesday en , route to Warren to spend the day ' with friends. . Paul C. Morton, representing Ma ! son, Elirman & Co., Portland whole- Balers, was in St. Helens Monday ; calling on the trade. h Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Brakke and I son, of Portland, were Sunday guests 1 of Mrs. Brakke's parents, Mr. and .Mrs. William Muckle. j . Corporal and Mro. Knute Bjork : man were down from Vancouver Sun day visiting Mrs. Bjorkmnn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sten. Mrs. Von A. Gray, Mrs. E. I. Bal- flgh and Mrs. Frank Wilklns mo- . tored to Portland Wednesday, spend . ing the day with friends. ; Mrs. Victoria Perry, of Rainier, j who has been visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Barnett, re- , turned to her home Saturday. i Miss Alma Ditto, who Is attending high school In Portland, spent the week end In St. Helens with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Ditto. J. H. Thatcher, proprietor of the Club Cigar Store, is taking a well earned vacation and having a good timo with some of his many friends In Washington. Judge Eakln convened court Tues- : day morning. Election coming on j and naturalization also coming up, the Judge thought it best to start the court grind next week. Whe home guard had another good I drill Monday night. A large number 'attended the drill, and Captain Mason ! is proud of the showing made and the i interest taken In the military mnn j oeuvers. The dance given at the city hall Saturday night for the benefit of the basebnU team was well attended und a nice little sum was realized, which was given to the members of the baseball club. i NP. C. Howard, county agricultural rilgent, left Wednesday for a trip through the Nelialem valley. Wednes day night he held a big meeting at HtrKenreld, and Thursday another meeting at Mist. ! George Gardner, son of Mrs. Dan j Lopo, was In St. Helens Saturday and Sunday on a brief furlough. George Is stationed at Bremerton, but this week he will be assigned to duty aboard one of the sub-chasers. Manager Rodgers has resigned as manager of the St. Helens baseball team and has been succeeded by Eddie Mensor. Rodgers, who made good as a manager, will probably sign up with oiie of the Portland teams. The steamer Wapama arrived In Wednesday morning and Is taking on a full cargo of lumber for delivery at San Francisco. The vessel Is scheduled to sail tomorrow night and will carry a large number of passen gers. Mrs. L. L. Decker Is in receipt of a communication from a Methodist minister in Denver stating that he had recently returned from France and while there saw Harold Decker and several other St. Helens boys, and all were well and happy. ' "Jimmy" Richardson, sporting edi tor of the Oregonlan, and President Bey of the Shipbuilders' league were among the prominent Portlanders who witnessed the Grant Smith-Porter and McCormlck teams battle for the league supremacy Sunday. Mrs. Matthews has sold her home In St. Helens and will move to Port land. Miss Ethel, who teaches In the McBrlde school, will complete the school term before joining her moth er In Portland. The Matthews have been residents of St. Helens for sev eral years and we are sorry to lose , them. OBITUARY . Mngnus Fletcher Graham was born at Koslusko, Miss., Mnrch 4, 1851, and died In St. Helens Thursday. May 9, 1918, aged 67 years 2 months and 5 days. Deceased grew to manhood amid the scenes of his boyhood, and in 1890 moved to Birmingham, Ala., where he remained for five years be fore going to Huston, Texas. From Texas he came, with his family, to Fisher, Wash., In 1914 and made that place his home until he came to St. Helens two years ngo to make Ills home with his (laughters, who had then recently moved here. In 1879 Mr. GrnluNii was united In marriage with Miss Susan Ellzaboth Howell, who was his faithful com panion in life until her death three years ago. The family of nine chil dren grew to adult life with the ex ception of two. They are Mrs. Bessie Cornthwalte, Mrs. Virgil Stevens, Mrs. Alice Wreford, all of St. Helens; Mrs. W. J. Hahermacher, of Addlcks, Texas; S. J. and K. J. Graham, of Huston, Texas, and S. H. Graham of the United States navy. Both Mr. Graham and his wife were active members of the Methodist church and took much interest In church affairs. Tho body of deceased was taken to Fisher, WaHh., and burled In the family plot in the llttlo cemetery at that place. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON, FOR COL UMBIA COUNTY. In the Matter of the Estate of Sam uel Johnson, Deceased. To Mary Peterson, Alpha Berg, Al Johnson and William J. Hill heirs at law of Samuel Johnson, de ceased, to Gust Herg, husband of A pha Berg, M. Mabel Joli nson, wife of Al Johnson and to Mary C. Gilbert and Mary E. Flack, and to all persons unknown interested in the estate of Samuel Johnson deceased, GREETING: In the name of the State of Oregon You and each of you are hereby cited and required to appear la the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Col umbia County, at the Court room thereof, at St. Helens, In said County and State, on Monday the 1st day of July, 1918, at one o'clock In the afternoon of said day, then and there to show cause, if any there be, why an order should not be made grant ing to the administrator of said es tate permission and directing him to sell at private sale all the rent prop erty of said deceased lying and being in Columbia county, Oregon, to-wlt the E of the S. E. y and the' S of the N. E. of section 12 township 6 north, range 6 west of Willamette meridian, containing 160 acres. 6 j Witness the Hcnorrble 8. C. Mor-i ton, Judge of the County Court of the Stnte of Oregon, for Columbia county 1 ."V.1!! 5eal .f.Bald Court aftlxod! this 16th day of May. A. D. 1918 i Attest J. W. HUNT, ' (Seal) Clerk of said Court. 1 22-6 1 If it is Men's Furnishings WE HAVE B and are prepared to sell it to you at the most reason,! nn' orwl in mnnv raws h1nur mi-i... . ""Hli nun ii ivv , . price n years of business experience enabled us to buy at'ln l.:...o mil ftr that rMnn w ran urm .. i i"11"' - v.s yuu Deiter. KNU SHU (CanvaH with rubber sole.. $2.75 Elkskin $3.50 Leather ..$3.50 to $7.50 We are exclniu f,.. agents for "HtM$ Overalls There a none better. TJnio, indue, we are selli, these for a few u,..i.. $2.50, but the price wi? advance after that. Underwear Kenosha Klosed Krotch underwear is the most comfortable summer suit made and sells for the same price as inferior articles $1.25 Hats Latest shapes in Mallory Hats, at., $3,55 A complete line of Cloth worK llats at very rta auimuic piiLcs. ineyrun irom sue to $1.50. These are hist a few of the many articles which a nJ needs, but they go to show that we have a complete H in tvearmg apparel. Come in and Give us a Trial AUSTIN'S St. HelnJ Oregon Save the Eggs USE DEMING EGG PRESERVER Per Pint 25c Per Gallon $1 Lime and Sulphur Spray Fishing Tackle and Baskets just arrived DEMING'S DRUG STORE LIBERTY THEATRE- St. Helens' New Moving Picture Playhouse H.Tlltl).V, MAY IK Wallace Reid In "I'ltlHON WITIIOIT W.M,H." Comedy "Ht'HIK HI.IPH ONK OVKK" Hl'MI.W, MAY l "DOUG" FAIRBANKS In "WILD AM) WOOl.W" "MUTT AND JKKK" OinKdj "PATIIK NKWH" MONDAY, MAY a Wonderful I'liotoplay "Her Own People" Fatty Arbuckle In "OUT WKHT" In't iniNN HiIh rom-dy. Wn a Hen-mil. TUKHDAY, MAY 21 Nimm-IkI -IUl Kwiture "Under Handicap" . FINE X)MKIV WKDNKNDAY, MAY 22 Special Feature and Comedy WttU'h the UllllxturdH. THUR8DAY, MAY 23 Fine O-Beel Feal"1 "The Price Mark" Do not iiiIhk thin excoi''"1 IMcturc. GOOD COMKDV. 11 JfOLI y th Ubtr Win 11. 1 fori a 1 ill IB! Uidt hrt Oil 'At rim ,u , t