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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1919)
ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY. MAY 2. 1919 r n MIST MISTINGS Mr. and Mn. E. Q. Ditto were In Portland Monday. Fred Morgus transacted business in Portland Monday. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Chllds were Portland visitors Saturday. Mrs. Harlo J. Anderso n visited friends in Portland Monday. Prank Miles of Portland, was here Wednesday, on a business mission. Mrs. Orin Shepherd was in Port land Thursday on a short visit to relatives. Mrs. V. L. Stone of Portland, is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Abry. Mrs. A. S. Harrison entertained the Women of Woodcraft at her home last week. Mrs. James Hunt came down from Portland Saturday night and spent Sunday In St. Helens. Mrs. Roy Gill, Mrs. S. C. Morton and Miss Olga Heilborn were in Qoble Wednesday afternoon. Martin Hoven. who operates the ferry between Goble and Kalama, was in St. Helens Thursday. Justin Wilking has purchased a Bethlehem truck and is now in the transfer and drayage business. Mr. and Mrs. E. Stevens o Scap pcose were week end guests at the home of their friends; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Goin. Paul C. Morton, who represents Mason-Ehrman & Company in this territory, was here Monday, calling on the trade. Mr. and Mrs. Von A. Gray and children, motored to Portland Satur day night and Sunday morning join ed a party for a trip up the Columbia highway, going as far as Bonneville. E. N. Blake, who is with the Charles R. McCormlck company, spent Saturday and Sunday .here. Mr. Blake, before joining the Mc Cormlck forces was connected with one of the big eastern shipbuilding companies. Wisconsin had 65,418 silos on farms May 1, 1918, a gain of 13 per cent in one year, according to returns from assessors. In Ohio the number of silos reported by assessors for April 1, 1918, was 30,788, a gain of 44 per cent in one year. Harry Call, orgr.nizer for the Tim berworkers Union, was here yester day in the interest of the order. Re cently the Timberworkers have or ganised at Goble and Yankton ana Phil Holden, who is looking after the work in this district, hopes to or ganize several more camps and mills. G. A. Mace, charged with assault and batter' on the person of Ernest H. Scott, appeared before the re corder Tuesday evening and plead guilty to the charge. He was fined $15. The offense occurred Tuesday night, April 22nd, and the com plainant, Mr. Scott, in his complaint, states that the defendant assaulted and beat him. Rev. A. R. Spearow was in Tort land Tuesday. The Methodists Ladles Aid society celebrated their twelfth anniversary yesterday afternoon by holding a bU meeting in the church parlors. A very interesting meeting was held and enjoyed by the many present. Benny topeland. after a v.eeks' rest spent In greeting friends and telling of his experiences in France, and Incidentally making a few speeches In the interest of the Vk tory Loan, has gonb to work in the Independent garage, in which he has a substantial interest. He will look after the mechanical department of that big business. L. Rosasco writes from San Fran cisco that his health Is much im proved and he will soon return to St. Helens. However, while he is in the Bay City, he is not loafing around, as is evidenced by a telegram he sent Assistant Manager Harley Turner to buy and ship two carloads of pota toes to San Francisco. The potatoes have been shipped. Bob Harrison, who recently re turned to St. Helens after IS months service with the 13th Aero squadron in France, has bought one half interest in the West St. Helens enraee. His partner is R. J. Rich ardson of Portland. Hob is an ex perienced mechanic and knows about everything thero is to know as to autns nnc? gasoline ongines. C. C. Cassatt was In Portland on Wednesday. Mr. Cassatt says that IkPHIo should send him a soason pass, for he attended the Portland-I will be discharged from service. It Oakland ball game and brought goodi g presumed that Louis Mulir Is with luck for McCredie, for his men won I Harry as he was In the same com the game. Cassatt, who is an r -nv. authority on baseball, thinks that! Mr. ami Mrs. A. E. Harvey were McCredie will have rounded out h i iiore for a few hours Wednesday The first class team in the course of a! commissioner was on his way fron. few weeks. j Clatsk.inie to Portland. His big A. L. Stone, cishler of the Coldin- Nash car made the trip from Chit 8 bla County bnnk. and Dr. J. H. Flynn; kanle to St. Helens in two and one will ler.ve Monday morning for ilie (1uarter hours, but even though he Is Nohalem valley. They will have . county commissioner and responsible petitions with them which v.111 be, to a certain extent, for the condition presented to the people of the Ne-i of t lie roads. Mr. Harvey will not talk halem, asking that the St. Helens-' 0f the condition of the hlrhway be Plttsburs road be declared a post tweeu Goble and Peer Island. George Wilson has bought a brand new Chevrolet automobile. A M. Holt was in Portland Thurs day attending to several business matters. , Countv Assessor C. W. BlaVesle) was in Rainier Thursday on a bust ness mission. W H. numgardner, a former resi dent of St. Helens, but now living In St Johns is hero on a short visit. The ste.-mer l elilo arrived In early Thursday morning and is taking on a carito of lumber for delivery at San Pedro. . ,, Judge Martin White Informs the Mist that J. U. Godfrey has been selected as deputy county assessor and will aid Assessor niakesley in his effice. taking the place of the Judge Ketel & tiulker have made good progress on the building bolus erected for the St. Helens Co-operative Creamerv association and It Is expected lhat'it will be ready for oc cupancy within the coming ten days Yesterday. Mrs. J. T. Taher re ceived a message from her husband stating that he bad received his honorablo dlscharise from the army and wr.s leaving Catr.p Kunston foi St Helens. Sergeant (Jack) Taber has been In the service for almost a ye-.r. most of the time having been spent In France. Mrs. P. W. Richardson has re ceived word from her son, Harry, who recently arrived In New York, that his company expects to pass through Portland on the Mh.. en- rmita to Camo Lewis. wn?rn 11117 The steamer Ernest It. Myers came In last night from down river points and will complete her cargo here. At their meeting Tuesday nlghl. Avon Idge No. i2. Knights of Pythias, voted to Invest 10u In Victory Bond. Mr. and Mrs S. C. Morton and Miss Virginia Morton returned Sut niirhl from Eugene, where NOT ALL FAMILIES OF FRANCE SMALL Purl Notwithstanding all that Is aid about the depopulation of Franco, largo families are by no means scarce In certain rural part of the country. A society for the encouragement thev attended the Oregon Newspaper 0f large families publishes a report . .... .. , kut r...lii... 1 "Wily of which uer., nine .0lli, iH n grandson. "uju ur or thmn ,r,?ii. wounded. , uisJC one la mlm.li.. 7 MtW .1. i " our de Guerre. conference. Albert Burcham who has the con- road and that mail be handled from St. Helens to the Nohalem on this short route. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Miles re turned Saturday evening from Eugene and other Willamette valley points. In his new Essex car, Mr. Miles left Eugene at 10 o'clock in the morning and arrived home at o'clock in the evening. The distance ing the Y. M is about 150 miles. The road is very good, he says, except a portion . tween Salem and Albany and that u quite rough. The Woman's club will meet at the llbrc.ry, May 6. The subject of the program will be '-Famous Wom en." The Woman's club voted to spend their Liberty bond for a splen did private library cf 100 voluvus. It will be known as the Liberty Bond collection. The annual silver tea of the Woman's club will be given on Tuesday, May 27. Every one is in vited to come and help increase the book fund. 1 J. W. Allen has received n letter j from Edward S. Parsons, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. In New ork. announcing the safe arrival In that city of Rev. Donald J. Taylor. j He had been in the overseas service of the Y. M. ('. A. since April. 19 IS. I and worked in the war zo.io most of ! tln time Rev. Tn.vlor. before Join- tract for driving the piling for the mill foundation and the dock at tho new mill to be built on Sauvlos I land. Is making good progress with work Practically all of the pil ing which Is for the foundation, has boon driven, and Mr. Burcham U roadv to start on the job of placing the piling for the dock. This will be on the slough side of tho Island. j REGISRTATION BOOKS CLOSE ON MAY 17TH County Clerk J. W. Hunt lnform the Mist that the registration book will close on Saturday. May 17. Hy some It was claimed that registration would close SO days prior to election, but Mr. Hunt carefully looked Into the matter and after consulting sev eral attorneys, ho decided that the 1917 laws relative to reglsl rat lone and special elections, provided that the books should be kept open until 15 days prior to any special election Therefore, he will keep the books open until the date above mentioned. HONOR GOVERNOR WITHYCOMBE The April Issue of the Oregon Countryman Is dedicated to the meii- ! Hon of Dr. James Wtthycombe. late governor, and for many years direct or of the Oregon Agricultural exper iment station. The Issue, which consists of 62 pages, aud Is well printed and illustrated, contains sev eral articles on the life of Governor Wtthycombe, written by men who knew him well. giving the names of 6H7 families In the department the Ixilre Infnrlaure, each of which has had more than six sons or sons In-Uw with the colors. At the head of the Hat Is tho Marlot Numerous othar 1 I Saint Na.alr. J to 11 .on. ,7a front. The 6M7 ( ,1 4.015 .ohfe1'! Kon Note. vlJi TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY SALE ON SILKS Extra Special Offerings for the Coming Week Georgette Crepe, Crepe de Chine, Satin and Taffeta All of these silks are 36 inches wide and NEW SPRING colors. The line is complete. Hundreds of yards of excellent quality Georgette, Crepe de Chine and pure dye Taffeta Silks all 36 inches wide. Now is the time to select silk fabrics for d?Q Aq nH waists and dresses. Per yd O Silk Sweaters We have a well assorted line of Silk Sweaters. The colors are khaki, old rose, Copenhagen and blue. Also a nice line of silk and wool r t ft O IT Sweaters. Priced p.OU - p7.& Fancy Dress Voiles An attractive selection of fancy Dress Voiles all 36 inches wide, in the wanted patterns n r rf Per yard OOC - OliC Gloves We have just re ceived a shipment of Gloves, all sizes. Inspect them. TABER'S C. A. forces, w.-.s pnstor of the St. Helens Congregational church and he has mr.ny friends here. 11 is reported that tho Sonmar strom Shipbuilding company have rcrelved Instructions to proceed on Hull No. 7. It is the Intention of tin. government, so Il ls stated, to convert this hull, into a" barse. Mr. Som marstrom wr.s in Portland yesterday, so the Mist could not get all the facts in the matter, but it is quite cert iln that tho report Is correct and that a number of men will scon be at work In tho yard. . There was a Victory Loan rally here Saturday night. Several speak ers came down from Portland. Among them was I.loycl itrown, a colored man, who served In the army in France. He was viunded In tl; battle of Chateau-Thierry a id re. celved the Cross de (Jifrre for bra cry. He gave an Interesting talk M,d recouu'ed his maur experiences In France. Dr. J. 11. Flynn and Fred Morgus were in charge of the meet ing. The battleship Oregon passed St. Helens about 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. An effort had been made to have the vessel stop off of St. Helens, but Portland Liberty Loan headquarters could not arrange for such. The Oregon, however, paid St. Helens the honor of saluting the city as she passed down river. The big guns of the battleship belched forth and the ship's band played In spiring airs which could be plainly heard by those on shore. L. D. Weeks has received a letter from Chris Walker announcing his safe arrival In New York and ex pressing the hope that be would soon reclve his discharge from the army and be permitted to come to St Helens. Chris, with Frank Thomp son. enlisted In tho engineers In th early part of the war and after re ceiving training In Washington, 1). (!., was sent to France where he did good work In the engineering com pany to which he was attached. V. E. Clow and J. llushmr.n arc congratulating themselves that they ere in the land of the living. Yester day, about noon time, they wcr. vorking on a gasoline tank which had i r.een taken out or a fishbnat. Clow as soldrerlng a leaky place In the 1 tank, before applying tho gasoline ! torch and the solder, he made sure ; there was no gasoline In the tank. : Hut there was an explosion. liushman I was hit on the stomach and landed I in a corner of the gnragu about 10 I feet from where he was standing. Clow found himself under the work I bench and noticed that he had a I badly bruised body and a face that j was badly cut up. The windows j next to the work bench wore broken , and the twisted tank was fonml .somewhere in the garage, and novr Clow swears that under no clrcum I stances will he fix an empty gasoline jtank it must be either full of gas oline or water, and in such a case he I will know how to proceed, but he j does not wish to work on an empty , and gasloss gasoline lank, for In, i does not think there "is any such critter." For Sale Heo 5-passenger tour ing car In first-class com! 11 Ion Price $600. Address P. O. bx 210. HI. Helens. 20-2 1 -2t Strayed Two horses, one old gray with brand S and young bay, brand T on left cheek, white hind foot, about 1100 pounds weight, 5 years old. had on bell. Please notify U. W. Martin, (ioble, Ore. 20-1 1 Vanderpool steam vulcanizxr for sale Ilrand new. Just arrived from east and 1 50 worth of repair stock mid tools. Will take 1U0 fur all. Good opportunity for some young man to start In a good paving busi ness. 0. II. Duckworth, Columbia City, 20-lt Spring Shoes in Latest Modes Are Now on Display SIIOKH that make friend and retn them We feature Hhoes of high quality and tin solute reliability. Thais why w tak pride In recommending thoru. New atylna and nobbier ones we never of. fered are now on sale and wo're sure jot will he delighted with the variety of pallsrni and the array of colon. Not only tho comfortable feeling, but tin graceful custom linns, the pleasing fit suit the detail of finish will make these your choice Ladies White Canvass Ox ford.. Uxccptional Value $2.75 AUSTIN'S DANCE At Skating Rink Saturday Night May 3rd. FINE MUSIC 000D MANAGEMENT !COME! LIBERTY THEATRE HOME OF GOOD PICTURES w Friday, May 2nd "Hell's End E ARE certainly much pleased and gratified to know that our eftorts to please the patrons of the Liberty have been a success. The week just passed was a record breaker for the Liberty, and are quite sure that the coming week will prove to be another record breaker, as we have a splendid program for the entire week, including the sequel to C i 1 if n i Tarzan of the Apes," on I Saturday, May 3fd V William IV.m.d b Sunday and Monday, May 4-5 Where la 'llell'i lad The mlnlaior nlM tell you, tin dcMM might have an Id nd Mr. Jonrt WfW ure inn knowi. B know. It's It IM I.I her ty Theatre. In Fitly Arbuckle nd Mablo N'urmaadli "FAnYAND MABlfCT Itiirl K enrol to Wild Honey n liitnnnely lDtrnt Ing atorjr. Alio t audi Comedy and l-wt Been la. Sunday and Monday ' JHE ROMANCE OFTARZAN" (Tuesday, -May 6th I Gleo Madison in womance or Tarznii Those With out Sin AND Fatty Arbuckle "campInFouT Ine Romance (Wednesday, May 7th "A Taste of of Tarzan" Life" Which In 11, . .,, . -T. ' . ,,u ,n ePlm of ninirniflcanca, and a Max Comedy. 8alt j" i-iinj i " ' . ." " Hcun or Htiirtllnir Thursday, May 8th vontur ti,a. i..." i, " '" "'bo an- nB of the' African JunXB,w.:M,!" roH, U the unacc.,Hlon ,l pat'h, "l! potion l pUr8IIIl of hg c vl- IN , "One A. M" ft acream from ilrt flnl.h. Aluo Meycra ai the iW "THE LITTLE WffltjjB, We will have an OJ ablo atiprlne for rot. LIBERTY THEATRE ALVA SMITH, Manager
