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ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1919
MIST MISTINGS
' Mrs. J. R. Ellison and Mrs. Thos.
. Isbiste'r were In Portland Tuesday.
Mrs S. C. Morton was a I'ortlann
visitor Wednesday.
' ' For Sale Buggy and disc harrow.
E. Ostrom. Warren, Ore. 10-ll-2t
Mrs. Charles Phillips Tlslted with
friends in Portland Thursday.
Miss Annabelle Isbister spent the
week end with friends in Portland.
Mrs. A. S. Harison visited Port
land friends Tuesday.
For Sale A few tons of oat hay.
C. R. Miller, Warren, Ore. 10-12-3t
Judge W. A. Harris transacted
legal business in Portland Tuesday.
Red Cross will meet Tuesdays
and Fridays of each week. Room 15
Bank Building. adv. 9-tf
: George Wilson of the firm of Mor
ton & Wilson, transacted business In
Portland Monday.
Mrs. Mary Myers, mother of Mrs.
C. H. Wheeler, is in Portland for a
weeks visit.
After a visit of ten days with Port
land friends and relatives, Miss Amy
George has returned to St. Helens.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McCormick
were in Portland Monday and Tues
day. Fire Marshal Campbell of the
Emergency Fleet corporation, was In
St. Helens Thursday, inspecting the
shipyards. ,
Mrs. J. L. Storla and children ar
rived in St. Helens Monday to join
Mr. Strola. They are occupying tho
Sonneland cottage.
Dr. A. J. Peel wishes to announce
that he has moved his office from
the Masonio building to the Bank
building. Room 17. UT-
mi.. ..n. tv. tow Matthews, la-
lun bicoi"' i -
den with 1,100,000 feet of lumber,
most of which was loaded here,
sr.iled Tuesday night for San Pedro.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. lay reiuroeu
Friday night from a short visit in
Salem. The legislature, Mr. Pay
said, was still grinding out needed
(T) legislation.
Carl Rodgers, nephew of Mrs. S
C. Morton and Miss Olga Hellborn,
has accepted a position in the Mist
office. Mr. Rodgers is an Oregou
boy but has recently been residing
in St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Shepherd are
happv on account of the arrival of a
daughter at their home. The young
lady came on the morning of Feb
ruary 6th, and both she and mother
are getting along nicely.
Mr and Mrs. J. H. McKle wert
guests of Rebekah lodge Friday
night. It was their 20th wedding
anniversary and the lodge presented
the couple with a handsome silver
berry spoon.
For the past two months we have
let our stock run down on account
nr having in mnvn. hut now We are
settled in our new and larged quar
ters and getuns in a siaca mai m
make our line mere complete than
ever before. Come in ?.nd see. h.
A. Ross, Masonio building. nav.
Avon lodge. Knights of Pythian
will have their 25th annual roll call
on Tuesday night, February 25th.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged by the uimmittee in charge,
a feature of which is the lodge sup
per which is scheduled for 6: SO p.
m.
P. C. Morton of Portland, was
here Monday calling on the grocers.
Saturday being Washington's
birthday, and a legal holiday, both
of the St. Helens banks will cIobb
tor the entire day.
Laden with 978,000 feet of lumber
the steamer Celilo Is scheduled to
sail today for California ports. Her
passengor accommodations were all
taken.
Mr. and M.rs. V. L. Shepherd are
happy over the arrival of a (laugh
ter, which the good old stork left at
their residence on February 6th.
Mother and daughter are gotting
along nicely.
The steamer Providencia, after
taking on 160,000 linear feet of mine
props, sailed Wednesday night. The
mining timber was rurnlshod by
Broughton & Wiggins and goes to
some Mexican port. The Providencia
was formerly an Olson-Mahoney
steamer but Ib now owned by a big
mining concern in Mexico.
Mr. Shannon Shnfer of Deer Is
land, proprietor of the Clover Hill
dairy farm, was in St. Helens Thurs
day. He recently bought this proper
ty from the Wlckershams. Mr.
Shafer is well pleased with his new
home and states that he Intends to
make Columbia county his perman
ent residence.
H. C. Shaffer of San Diego, Cali
fornia, arrived last night for a short
visit to his father, Mr. Ell Shaffer
and his sinters, Miss Dora Shaffer
and Mrs. L. O. Ross. Mr. Shaffer,
who is a Y. M. C. A. worker, has
been stationed at Camp Fremont,
California, and doing good work
I among Uncle Sam's boys. He will be
In St. Helens for ceveral days.
A Bargain in Muslin
Beginning Today We Will Plaoe On Sale 1000 Yards o!
Hope Bleached Muslin
at 22c a yard
This muslin is 36 inches wido and of exceptionally good quality.
The regular price Is 35 cents per yard. If you need muslin now,
buy now. If you think you will need some in the near future,
buy now and takto advantage of this bargain.
You are invited to inspect our great millinery showing.
Ladies' Hats from $2 to $10
Taber's Variety Store
ST. HELENS, OREGON
Liberty Theatre
! JTHE HOME OF GOOD PICTURES;
For the ComingW eek
Beginning with Friday night and ending next Thurs
daynight, we believe that we will have the best bunch
of pictures that we have ever had in any previous
week. Two of these pictures are "Extra Specials."
The one for Saturday "ME UN GOTT" is a won
derful production and should be seen by all; and on
Sunday and Monday nights we will have another
grand production, but of a different character. WM.
HART in "THE SILENT MAN." This is one of
, Hart's best and you will get some real life in this.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Virginia Pearson in " HER PRICE"
A 5-reel Drama of the highest order. AIbo a 2-reel comedy,
"AERIAL JOYRIDERS." '
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
" ME UND GOTT "
For One Xiifht Only and at the regular price, 10c and 20c.
Also a dandy 2-reel comedy. Don't Miss This One.
, SUNDAY AND MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23-24
Two Nights and Sunday Matinee
KA? The Silent Man
Also a splendid "BRAY PICTOGRA PH" and a comedy. "THE
RE.IfVKX.ATOR."
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 25
Fannie Ward in"HER STRANGE WEDDING"
and .JJ1 Sennett Comedy "WHO'S LITTLE WIFK ARL
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 26-
"SEA FLOWER" with an All-Star Cast
You will enjoy this one. Also the 8th Episode of "WOLVES
OF Kl'LTUIi."
, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27-
Frederick The Eternal City
Together with a 2?reel comedy, "KING OF THE KITCHEN"
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LIBERTY THEATRE
ALVA SMITH, Manager
Members of the Greek ciblnot
which resigned In 1916 have been
arrested on charges of treason.
The Philippines legislature Just
closes, has passed an appropriation
of 30,000,000 pesoB to extend univer
sal free education in the islands.
Rottovdam and Antwerp will be
used as base ports for the American
army of occupaticn, under Colonel
J. S. Sewell.
There Is an excellent prospoct that
the St. Helens fire department will
be reorganized. Wednesday night
nine former members of the com
pany met and discussed the matter.
They will again moot tonight ana
endeavor to got enough men lined
up to insure the organization. ,
The house committee on Irrlga-.
Hon voted to report favorably Secre
tary Lane's bill providing nuuioriza i
tlon of 1100,000,000 to provide
farms for returning soldiers and
sailors. Representative Slunott, who
had called attention to dolny in
action' at committee meeting Thurs
day again urged that something
should bo done at once.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOLDS A BIG MEETING
(Contlnuod from paje one)
in
Sherman Miles wus
visitor lu Eugone lust si,,J
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A delegation will wait
J. 11. McKle I down In the Coble
section doing powder work for the
county. There are several coyoto
holes to bo put In, and Jack knows
how to put thuni In right.
1 Much complaint ha. boon made . bo lahBn townrd cleaning u.,,.
to the condition of the depot plat-. , , . , " "It'
form. When it Is rainy weather,
the passengor alighting from the
train, has to walk or wade through
a mud puddle several luclins deep
before getting to trains. A request
will be muilo to Mayor Saxon that
he ask the railroad officials to eith
er rill up the mudholtts or establish
a swimming pool.
council at their next itiouun. J
day night) and ask that son,.
I lie urogon legislature i
posed to adjourn tomorrow (
In v I nli'ht. After thav
jounieu, me misi win nli.l
publish a portion of the prow
11, a lilllu hpa nn Mimlti. t
ft t and to give Intolllgnnt lBJ
tlon. It would be neensnarv u)
three dally editions of
right spirit and the "go after and
get it" idea would supplan. the
knocker. Ills speech was well re
ceived and much appreciated, and
undoubtedly gave tho menbors of
the chamber more confidence and
ambition to keep up the good work
started.
Columbia County Flint
John L. Kthrltlce was the next
attAnlrnr Mi Fthrlilfrn vol ntate
Queen Esther Rebekah lodge of j manager for the Fourth Liberty loan
Houlton Installed their officers Wed
nesday night. Charles Oraham was
the installing officer and the follow
ing recently elected officers were In
stalled: Mrs. Mattle Frants, Nobloj
Grand; Mrs. Dora Clark, secretary
and Charles Graham, treasurer. The
lodge now has a membership of 4U
and Is In a prosperous condition.
The St. Helens schools will have
appropriate exercises this afternoon
in honor of Washington's birthday
It is understood that class work will
be cancelled and that tho afternoon
will be spent In discussing the his
tory of the "Father of His Coun
try," and that pupils In the several
grades will have essays dealing
with the life of Washington.
Mrs. Jeanle Burke of Grants Pass,
president of the Rebekah assembly,
paid an official visit to St. Helens
Rebekah Lodge No. 117 on Monday
night. Degree work was on and the
visitor complimented the team high
ly on the excellency of the work.
drive and complimented Columbia on
having hung up ii record so "the
first county In the state." He said,
also, that of all the counties in the
United States, Columbia wr.s among
the first In every p.itrlotlo endoavor.
Mr. Ethrldge, whi Is now In charge
ot "the memborsh'p drlvo for the
Oregon State Chamber of Commerce,
told how that organization could
help St. Helens. He asked that the
8t. Helens Chamber of Commerce
call upon the organization for need
ed help in any meritorious p -oject.
Ho fully explnlr.od tho purpose of the
strte chnmbor of commerce anrt
'seated that by cc-operatlon with
that bedy. Inestimable .Tood would
ho tho result. Ho pointed out that
the establishment of industries was
nocessr.ry and that establishment
of such industries beneficed r.li. He
said that Oregon was the most wide
ly advertised stato In the Union be
cruse It stood first In aiding the U.
S. government. "Combined force,"
After lodge, a social session was he said, "was what would count,
held. While in St. Helens the vlsl- and if the Oregon Chamber of Com
tor was entertained by Mrs. Snell-
ing, Mrs. Hazen and others.
A gathering of former Benton
merce, "banded togethor to accom
pllsh some certain thing for the
benefit of Oregon, it would surely
county residents recently took place "ccompllshlt." The same wes true,
r.im imku Biuinii, ui mo di. Hel
ens Chamber of Commerce, ho far as
St. Helena and Columbia count)
wero concerned.
How to Help the Farmer
D. C. Howard, county agricultural
were among the guests. All enjoyed 'n; ,nu " UDJc;. ' 1118 j
the visit, talking over old times when ? ,,'ol.en. 1 ,,lanib"' 0' . ( " merce , f
thev wore neiirhhnp in i ho Fnivrrmnt t " Help the r armor. He advanc-
district ei Practical ideas and gave sugges
tions as to pians wiiicu would work
at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. 8.
I H. Russell. Rev. Geo. V. McClure,
, Baby Elinor, Mrs. McClure; her
mother, Mrs. Saint, now of Rainier;
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Halloway. Mr.
and Mrs. Ervln Rodgers of Portland
O 8 Q
Jwrr
v if
V
PUOIIAHLY you',,
never Riven j
thought why "M allot)'
Hats are in our wimlo
And yet the fact that Uv
are "Mnllory" hats andi
some other make, do
corn you.
Thusly
When we decided to Ml
hats, we had the whole id, i
world to pick from. Wi
looked Into every good Hm
of hats made.
We chose
Simply liecausc wc found more of the tilings we know
our eustomer want in their hats in "Mallory" Mats
than in any other kiml and we investigated them all.
Our success in buulr.ess depends upon pleasing you so, nhen
you see the Mulloiy H its In our window, remember they hrrt
already passed a pretty stiff preliminary examination to quali
fy for your approval.
Isn't tl.; one good retsou for coming In and seohig If wt
have tho particular kind of Mallory thai Is most becoming to
you?
AUSTIN'S
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Mr. and Mrs. Byron L. Monlsh of
Houlton entertained last week with
a delightful week-end party. Their
guests included Mr. and Mrs. O. C.
Buchannon, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ken
nedy and Miss Ellne Bell of Tort
land; Sergeant John Hultshig of
Michigan and Corporal Clare Lnccy
of Taccma, Washington. Mrs. Ken
nedy and Miss Bell will remain as
the house guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Monlsh for a week.
LIST OF TRANSFERS
10.00
10.00
1,200.00
1,000.00
100.00
' Reported by Columbia County Ab
stract Company.
February 11
Alfred W. Atkins to Levi
Alley; land In Section
10 . Township 6 North,
Range 3 West $
Levi Alley to A. W. Atkins
land in Section 2, Town
ship 6 North, Range 3
West
February 13
Marlon F. Cooper et ux to
Joseph Erlckson; land In
Section 24, Township 4
North, Range 2 West . .
Matt Salmi et ux to Matt
Wirkkala; land In Sec
tion 27, Township 8
North, Range 4 West . .
John Ilman et ux to Nick
Dola; land In Section 25
Township 8 Nsrth, Range
4 West
O. D. Lavander to Charles
Bergersen; land In Sec
tion 32, Township 6
North, Range 4 Weat . .
A. P. Barnett et ux to J. J.
Bralm; land In Section
15, Township 7 North,
Range 2 Went
Mary T. Wellington et ux
to Harold J. Bropgh'.on.
Lots 1 and 22 and vei.t
90 feet of Lot 2, Block
19, St. Helens
February 14
Edward Lydvlgson et ux to
Mrs. Mary Helm & Son;
land in Section 31, Town
ship 8 North, Range 6
West
Edward Lydvlgson et ux to
Charles Lydvlgson et al;
land in Section 31, Town
ship 8 North, Range 5
West
A. H. Range et ux to C. P.
Gordan et al; Lot 11
Beaver Homes
Ches. Bergerson to Ora D.
Lavander; land In Sec
tion 33, Township 6
North, Range 4 West . .
I Thomas Basse et ux to H.
I W. Brown; Tract 6 Glenn
Tract 600.0
Edward Lydvlgson et ux to
Olof Lydvlgson; land In
Section 31. Township 8
i North, Range 5 West . .
February IE
Harold J. Broughjon et ux
j St. Helens Lumber Co.,
i Lot 22 and east 10 feet
I of Lot 1, Block 19, St.
out for the mutual advantage of
merchants and farmers. Ho advoca
ted federal aid for the clearing
logged-off land and said It was
as Important as federal aid for arid
lands. (
After the conclusion of the speak-1
ing, the Orpheuu club gave another
selection and responded to an en
core. When they concluded Mr.
Woodruff Invited them to come to
Portlund at the noxt meeting of the
state chamber of commerce as gueuts
of the chamber. The invitation was
accepted.
When the program was finished,
Mr. Wheeler nsked all to come to
the lunch room and a nice lunch wns
served. A. L. Morris, muster of the
Warren grange. Invited all members
of the St. Helens Chamber of Com
merce to come to Warren Saturday
night, March 22nd, and be the
guests of the grange at a big supper.
He stated that he wanted to show
the members of the chamber "Just
how good a feed the farmers could
put up." The invitation was accept
ed, with thanks.
It was the unanimous opinion that
a big success was cored at the meet
ing and Mr. Wheolor vas heartily
congratulated on having arranged
such an interesting program.
IGEM THEATE1
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25.00
10.00
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AN APPRECIAT-
ED EXPRESSION
The Mist has received the follow
ing letter from a well known busi
ness man In St. Helens:
To the Editor of tho Mist:
I have been a constant reader
of the Mist for ovor 31 years, and I
want to congratulate you as to the
more than excellent paper that you
have been giving your renders. In
fact, there is no town in the state
that has anywhere nonr the oaner
you give us for the price.
other , oomnillmontary remarks
followed, and the Mist certainly ap
preciates them, for It has beon the
endeavor of the entire Mist force to
give to the poople of Columbia coun
ty a good, clean, newsy pnnor. be
lieving that they are entitled to such
a paper. Such letters as the one
quoted above is encouragement to
try to make further Improvements
in mo paper and Its news service
NOTICK TO CHKDITOllH
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
BTATIS Or OREOON FOll COL-
UMBIA COUNTY.
Notice is Hereby Given Hint h
undersigned has been appointed ad
ministratrix or the estate of Wm. P.
Fox, deceased, by the County Court
of the State of Oregon for Columbia
County, and has qualified. All n.
sons having claims against said es
tate are hereby notified to present
the same, duly verified as by law re
quired, to me undersigned at the
law office of J. W. Day, St. Ilelons
Oregon, within six months from the
date hereof.
Dated and first published Febru
ary 21, 1919.
IDA FOX,
. Administratrix
For The Coming Week
FRIDAY, FEB. 2 lit.
VIOLET MERSEREA in"THE NATURE GIRL"
An O. C. L-nd's production. A late CVHKKNT
KVKNT r.nJ Eplsotlo No. 15 of " rilUIT rXK A
MILLION." Next Friday we start "THK MAN -OF
MKillT" a 16-plHoda serial the beat of all with
Willtiim Diini un, I jilt h Johnnon and Jo II) an.
SATURDAY, FEB. 22nd.
"MISS AMBITION"
with Cnrrlno Griffith a 5-rool Drama and comody.
AIho Episodo No. B "THK IKON TKHT."
SUNDAY, FEB. 23rd.
" DOROTHY, TALK OF THE TOWN n
with Dorothy PlillllpH,
with WM. N. HART.
Also a two-reel westorn play
MONDAY, FEB. 24th.
"A SELECT PICTURE"
If you don't see HHert I'lrturee, you don't eee the host.
TUESDAY, FEB. 25th.
VIOLA DANA in "RIDERS OF NIGHT"
A 0-reol drama nnd a rip roaring funny comedy
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26th.
"OLD LOYERS FOR NEW"
with MrKedy Wilson and Ia mil. Also a t-reel
comedy "DANGKKN of a IllllDK" with Juanlta Han
son, Robert Milhken, Martha Trick, Jay Dwlgglns
and Frltx Sclmde.
THURSDAY, FEB. 27th.
J. BARNEY SHERRY in "HIGH STAKES"
nnd a 2-reel comedy. HIh" DIHUUISISb PASSION"
with Myrtle Lund and J. Dwlgglns. - -
Though our aim Is to seliM t only Uie UOOD picture
wo don't insult your InU lllgenre by aaylDir we play the
only Rood pictures.
I!
GEM
THEATK
Holens io.OO
J. w. uay, Attorney 10-14-ct