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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1919)
iitct potriAV MAPPTT 7. 1019 rx ' 'I, MIST MISTINGS E. I. Ballagh transacted business In Portland Monday. Joe rnd Ed. Keeiau of Doer Island were here on business Saturday- F. W. Herman, ite Rairler attor ney was here Monday transacting legal business. W. E. Lldyard returned Monday after a ten days Tisit to Seattle and other Puget Sound cities. Mr. and Mr3. Gelv'.n -"compacted by Wm. Aiken we -e TiTtitors r.t the Anto Show in Portland Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Von A. Gray and children were in Portland Sunday and Monday, visitors at the home of Mr. Gray's parents. Manager Smith of the Lib.-rty Theater was in Portland Wednesday looking up good attractions for his popular show house. Mrs. C. 0. Hyie t.-.s in Poi-ilrnd l-t week to see her brot:-er h. is spending a furlough at the Lents home in Piedmont, "ce Is an officer in the C S. Navy, sUtia- ed at Brem erton. Pcul C. Morton, representing Mason, Ehrman & Company rad Lesiter Means, who looks after the interests of the Marshal-Wells Hard ware Company in this territory were among the Portland traveling men here Monday. St. Helens friends will be pleased to learn that Mrs. Knute Bjorkman, who underwent an operation for ap pendicitis at a Portland hospital Monday, stood the operation well and is getting along nicely. Mr. s,nd Mrs. Charles Wheeler ;ent ih wi-ett end with friends n Portland. Mrs. Mary Myers, moth er of Mrs. Wheeler, who has been in Portland for the past ten days, re turned to . St. Helens with the Wheelers. . H. R. Findley of Beaverton. Ore gon, last week purchased from Ra Tarbell of Yankton, two six- months old Shorthorn calves, paying for the animals $100 each. Mr. Tarbell had previously sold the Beaverton man several head of fine cattle. J. N. Pearcy, a Portland attorney, was here Wednesday on legal mat ters. Mr. Pearcy is a former St. Helens resident, having lived here In 1887-88. He practiced law, but states that he had plenty of leisure time and a portion of it was put in at the Mist office folding papers for E. H. Flagg, who was proprietor and editor of the Mist at that time. Qlf you need gUs?cs for close work and distance, Kryptocks will help you. ' They are mighty convenient and useful, because the visions arc in visibly united in one pair cf solid lenses with no seams to show they are bifogals. Consult Dr. Thompson about your eyes aid have him show you a pair of thee lenses on his next visit Wednesday, March 12. H. F. McCormlck returned Thurs day night after a short visit in Portland. Mrs. A. S. Harrison visited wit .3 friends In Portland Wednesday. Mr. Charles Gramm, a prominent business man of Portland is In St. Helens, the guest of his friend. C L. Wheeler. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stacey of Seat tle, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Barnett. Mr. Stacey was, formerly postmaster at Rainier, but) is now in the automobile business in ) the Sound city. i The Woman's club met at the! residence of Mrs. John Sten. Tea was served and the members had a ; very enjoyable afternoon. The club i will meet at the city library on I March 11. when a study ofthe life, of General Pershing will be made. , There was a large delegation of Rainier business men here Wednes day to take up matters with the county court. The Rainier bunch wanted another slice of the general road fund and also asked that the county court buy an auto truck for that road district. ! A party was given Saturday even i lng by Rashliesa Peel in hener of I Miss Helen Weber, who was a guest I at the Peel home for a short time. 'Mnnv eamps were Dlayed nud re- ; freshniems were served. Everyone ihad a very enjoyible time. Those j ! present were, Helen Kicen. Anna-) j belle Isbister, Ma ion Morton. Mar-i 'ion Cox. Belden Lldyard. Carl Rod-; fgers and Raymond Rutheriard. Missj j Weber returned to her home in Port land Tuesday. ! Mr. H. West, who was employed by the county court to secure the i j right of way along the "West Side j ; Route" between Scappoose and Pee j j Island, informs the Mist that he has secured all right of ways except the one from Charles Hegele. Hegeie, . rHiny to Mr West, wants $2,000 , ifor the right of way through his j j place and also wished an under j ground crossing. Mr. West offered , 'Hegele $1000 and he refused. He j j has employed attorneys and will j i llgni lue case. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE j ST. HELENS RESIDENT HOLDS FINE MEETING DIES IN PORTLAND vi vuitia at Jimuti. a former (Continued from page one) ie,ddont of St. Helens, dropped dead riie audience appreciated his clear sumlay afternoon while working at cut Interpretation of the law. I,n9 Lelghton Ialr7 Lunch at Hroad- The Orpheus Club gave a well ! war and Washington street In Port rendered selection and responded tolanj. Heart disease was the cause a hearty encore. The address of tlie'of ner sudden death, evening was by David Morrison, j jjrs. St. Jacques resided in St. editor of the Portland Telegram Helens for a numder of years, and i siime of the salient features of nniv rwnntlv went to Portland. Her which are to be found elsewhere lnnuiiunnji uscar St. Jacques is In the the Mlstl. and after the conclusion of Mr. Morrison's talk, the Orpheus Club again favored the chamber with a well received selection and responded to an encore. This ended the program, but p( age a mother. Mrs. Annie BJork Chef J. E. Ramsey and his assist ' mha 0f gt. Helens, and two brotiiors Canadian array, but he has not been heard from for some time, so it is not known It he Is alive. Deaceased Is survived by five child ren ranging from three to eight years ants, nlloted the crowd up stairs to the dining room and served a nice lunch. The meeting was a success in Knute BJorkmrn, who lives here r.nd L. J. Bjorkman who resides In Minnesota. The funeral services were held everyway. The attendance was me from tn0 Methodist Church In this largest since the club was organized j ctT Wednesday afternoon, Kev. A. 8. end Interest In the affairs of the . Htsejr officiating and the internment county was demonstrated, and Mr wal tue Warren Cemetery. Miles was congratulated on arrang- Mrs. St. Jacques was well known lng so entertaining a program. st. Helens and had many friends The next meeting of the t liamner wno niourn her untimely end. will be held on Wednesday the 1 8th. ! Dr. J. H. Flynn is chairman of the ' evening and he says he will have a program which will excel all other previous efforts. FARMERS WILL GO TO POTATO SCHOOL Although .Columbia County pot a toes have the common Oregon dls- wUKKiciun ir.L.L.j yr . e,se the eye." County Agent PORT POSSIBILITIES Howard la of the opinion that they, will still be the county's principal raslt crop in the future. It la with this In view that he Is arranging two one-day lecture courses for the farm ers of Columbia county. One of these will hold forth In the Yankton grange hall, Friday, March 7th and the other at the Ileuver Homes grange hull near Gohle, on Saturday, I GOVERNMENT SPARS j FROM DEER ISLAND, i me duius t ..---. , week shipped four cars of octagoui spars to the government iyi u tt the Mare Islaud Navy Y-ri The shipmer.t amounted to 8,24 5 lineal t . a w innji ti e eovc p.racnt ICCl. i. ' ' . . . . r- - " inspector who accepted the spars, i pronounced them .".s lino a ioi ui spars as he had ever seen. In a;liit icn to the spars s'.v'ppeA to the s,ot-e-nmect, one load oi finished masts ard sp.-.rs were shipped to a cou'.arn at St. John, Oregon. Tie business of the sp-r company is growing rapidly and they now employ eight men who have Ftc-dy work. Mr. Burns, the manlier of the concern, thinks that additional business now in sight will necessitate it o inr-p-ce of the working fo'ce. (Continued from pa;e one) would extend tar above Portland or Vancouver and big barges woulu I ring the products of the farmer alongside the ships. China Trad.' U Sought Mr. Morrison exnressed the idea that the fur weit wan the country tnltne Mh. which the Pacific coast should look 1 Professor J.'H. Hyslop of the farm China, he said, with Its four nun-1 crops department of O. A. C, will dred million of people, was an opet. 1 give four lectures and a gradlfK window for our trade, and we should demonstration each day. Professor take advantage of such opportunity. Hyslop is recognized as one of the We could not. he said, expect to do ; e''nK "op experts or the state. We a great business with European coun.j are fortunate In having him wlili tries when the Atlantic roast was ' us. only 3000 miles distant from tli. The subjects to be discussed an as follows: "Soil Preparation and Fertlllrets." ''Culture Methods,' "Potato Diseases." "Grading tor Market and Seed." Farmers are asked to come for the day. STOCK SHOW AT YANKTON MARCH 15 principal European ports. China and Japan, however, offered oppor tunities and it was up to the people of the Pacific coast to take advan tage of such opportunities. In closing his address, Mr. MorrC ! son advised the people of St. Ketone and other ports along the Columbia to gain possession of the waterfront and dockage facilities so that In the! future they would he prepared to Yankton's Annual Spring lcra ! handle the great commerce which ; Show will be hold on tho grouudj it ! must necessarily come to the Col-j the Yankton Grange Saturday, March umbia. 15th. Stock Judging, Judging rou- His address was Instructive ann i tests, awarding of premiums anJ embodied, many facts which. If fol-i speeches by some prominent speakers lowed out. will be advantageous to I will be part of the day's- features the people of Columbia. Mr. Mor-, The. good ladies of the grange will rison expects to soon leave for China I furnish a flue dinner fjr those pres and in that country will make alrnt. A cordial invitation Is extitndea careful Investigation of the trade ' to all to be pres.Mil and Join with possibilities with the Lnlted States, the Yankfon people In making a big, particularly me j'aclfic coast. 1 success of the show THOSE NEW EMBROIDERED GINGHAM Dresses which we are showing for Girls are the latest thing in tfo line and will please the most particular. See them in ot windows and let us show them to you. We also have a number of the new SMOCK MIDDIES for Girla With a Complete Line of Boy's Furnishings we can outfit the Boy with those new clothes SUITS', HATS, CAPS, SHOES, ETC. v Dress Shoes A new line of MENS SHOES arrived last week and w would like to show them to you. I hey are am fx fine Shoes and sell at only f)UU c AUSTIN'S CHARLES SOUTH -VIOLINIST- Har res-med teaching at St. Helens and can be foua Thursday at the Liclyard residence. COMEDIES "Home of the Best Pictures Procurable" . CLASSICS A I LISTEN TO THIS! , Friday Night, March 7th We will have with us TOM MIX did you get it? Tom Mix in his celebrated production "Ace High" Also the 2-reel comedy, "ROMAN COWBOY." A 5-pound box of candy awaits anyone displeased with the show L ' 4 . n I "Jfl i- .1 .. 1 L fit 'r v' m XI I '..,,-! S.J Sfw ? ' M0iS )vv 4 4 " W $ ft " " v" 1 J i , MMf Saturday, March 8th We will have on our screen the Dicturization of James Whitcombe Rileys famous poem "A Hoosier Romance" and the 2-reel Strand comedy "TAKING THE COUNT" SUNDAY AND MONDAY We Have Arranged a Real Treat For You Wm. S. Hart in " THE TIGER MAN " together with the comedy "COUNTERFEIT VACATION," and a 1-reel PICTOGRAPH Tuesday, March 11th, Wallace Reid in "The Squaw Man's Son" and a Max Sennett comedy 'SLEUTHS." Wednesday, March 12th This is a Special Attraction and I know you will liVe it "The Cabra Girl" and the 10th Episode of "WOLVES OF KULTUR." Thursday, March 13th Charlie Chaplin Mary Pickford "A NIGHT IN THE SHOW "THEEAGLE'S MATE" Mary Pickford and Charlie C hapman both on the same night ! Announcement TO THE FRIENDS AND PATRONS OF THE LIBERTY THEATRE: t Realizing that St. Helens was not large enough to support two creditable picture shows, but that St. Helens was entitled to a GOOD PICTURE SHOW HOUSE. e have bought from Mr. and Mrs. George Brinn their GEM THEATRE. Our busi ness dealings with the Gem management were entirely satisfactory. They made a price and we paid it and are satisfied. We are now therefore, in a better posi tion to give our patrons better and bigger shows, and will spare no expense in book ing and securing the best of attractions. We believe the good people of St. Helens will approve of this idea and that the former patrons of the Gem Theatre will give us their patronage. We shall endeavor to make the LIBERTY THEATRE one of the best playhouses in the state and one that will be a credit to St Helens. Thanking you for your past support and trusting we will merit a continuance of it, we are, Respectfully, " THE LIBERTY THEATRE, Alva Smith, Manager. The motto of The Liberty will always be: THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS We have secured the services of Mr. Edgar Cramer, who, together with his family, will make St. Helens his home.' Prof. Cramer is a musician of rate and will be a credit to St. Helens and the Liberty Theatre. YOURS FOR THE "BEST WHAT IS" Blake's Hawaiian Singers will be with vs Saturday and Sunday, March 15-16. ' ' " 1 '-1 I.I !-.