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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1919)
" st. Helens mist. Friday. October 3i. ii lmuil Kvery fYldajr hjr TIIK HIST rillMSniNQ COMPANY O. D. HEILBORN....VU Treildent nd Manager. B. C. MORTON Editor BTOSCIUITIOX RATES One Tear SS.Ot Six Month! 1.00 Entered at econd-clai matter. Jnnuary 10th, 1111, at the Poatotflte at St Helena, Oregon, under the act of March 3rd, 187. . COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER MBMftlll ST. HKIINS CHAMBER OP COHHIKC Member National Editorial Asso ciation and Oregon Stato Editorial Association. form Its shipping possibilities were limited. The development of fruit preserving and canning industry has made the market for this crop. riant strawberries should be a slogan In every community wlier they will grow. ' 8VPPORT HOME MERCHANTS The work of Mr. C. L. Perkins, who is managing the Mists sub scription contest, has afforded him an opportunity to study business conditions In small towns In nearly every section of the country. In f peaking of the relationship exisiting between the merchant, the news paper and the people, Mr. Terkins sas: ' "There seems to be a statewide movement on just now in favor of doing more to further the interests of the small town merchants. For tame fme the efforts of the mail order houses to build up business anywhere and everywhere has cut into the profits of the small mer chants, but from now on the slogan is going to be "Support Your Home Merchant Whenever and Wherever You Can." If this campaign is properly waged it undoubtedly will ...nil In I.. 1 - ... i co v it ,u iuli caacu pruuiB lur Hie home merchant and that means in creased business for every town that ' stands back of its local mercantile houses. "TheNpeople in and around this town should read the advertisements in their home paper. Do yon want the stores to shut up shop and quit business? Do you want the com munity to lose half Its population? No. Well then, do not buy goods out of town by mail. Boost your home town. Some of you pore over adver tisements of foreign concerns and then send a lot of money to out-of-town merchants. You are led to do this very largely by the clever ad vertisements of these merchants who1, November SM AM, FRl'lTS A Nil lAKMiKIMIFF' I.ANII In developing tlio small fruit In dustry the way - is opened up for making use of thousands of acres of logged-ott land. l'tilir.tion of this land has long been a problem a the cost of clearing It in large tracts has been beyond the uverage farmer. The small tract devoted to berries (cems to offer a solution. As a general rule logged -oft hind makes ideal fruit land. Ten acres of this cheap land will produce thous ands of dollars werth of berries. A rnan can soon clear an, acre or two for a start and add to his patch rapidly after that. Contract prices for such berries as strawberries. provoutent dl Columbia street and McCormfck street, the same wa taken uo and dii-used by the t'oun etlk,the property owuers present Hiiil the bidder., and it appearing thai the cost of said improvement was too high and would work a hard kIiIu on some of t lie owners, the same was laid over until the next meet ing of the council for further consideration.' In the matter of purchasing . . .. .i... ..... .. ... i, ,.n i lure show In ttluil ..... i i. ..ill, inn lmil. 1 In ic located on Lot In representative of tlio Wiley 11. Allen Music house and was ilincusseil at ome length, after which a motion was. mude and curried that the city purchase a piuno, on the proposition made by the music house which was Hint thev would sell them a KlltillJ I'inuo for 1476, and allow the Cll ' "rsecion tiKnn fur iiio rihl Kimm Tim n-! .extending corder was instructed to draw it warrant in favor of the Wiley Allen Co., for t0. f the hid ot the Warren t'onsl ruc tion Co : Tills matter was brought! up mill ilidc-usi'i il by Hi" Council, the City Knglnerr ami properly owneri Mini a motion im mude and seruml ied, that the bid he ncrepted tor two Inch Mtliiillllc pavement ami bhii.1 nt JJ.tui per yard, which motion w:u voted upon and paused by tlio loun ell. An application was received from ,P. A. Dixon to uperate a moving plo ts known as tli. Hi Inn liuili Iiik lllock 1 1 III the City of 81. Helens, Oregon. After discussion of the mutter, a motion was nindn an I carried tliut license lsue to the said J". A. I'ixoii. as per application. in the matter of the petition to liniirove. Winter street from Its In loganberries and raspberries are high near the residence of IT. enough so that a man starting in on Ross, was brought up by Council a tract like this can see his way out man Wheeler, who suggested Unit with a good profit, for his labor, not; the float or large logs of the same to mention the tremendous Increase, caused the break, as they rested on In the value of nls land. with Tualatin street, mi I HOIItll to intoiHcctlon of V'luter street with Plymouth street. H lii.it manor was uinciisii'ii 11 ii" l 'lirlng that no estimate of tin Cost i . , . , i. . i i t , The matter of repairing the sewei " impnuemei, ... "'"; ll'.ll..,l l' " T-IIK llll'-l , II'- 1.1." Senator Miles Polndexter of Wash ington, ha ennounced his candidurv for the presidency In 1B20. There Is no law against a mr.n being a candidate. to prepare said esllinale anil report at the next meeting of the Council An Ordinance providing for the licensing, taxing and regulating of persons carrying on and rnhlurtti,g certain kinds of IhisIiiohs within the .fit v of SI. Helens, Oregon. This the sewer und should be removed. This being the time set for th t... m.t ..I. ln.U l.tn. mill '.Itllllfl. strances to the Improvement of Wen; "'' vias takon ,. I,y the Council; street, the same was taken up, and' '"' 1 dill. re.i Hems there u, I 'lt!"fl4 11JI'1I llll'l Ill.Uni' ! Ilslu'il ami was referred to the City Recorder to re frlle as passed upon and present at the. next meet lug of The Red Cross is asain asklne for! i... .... ,.,.Hr th' Council. your support. There is no closed Tll9 following claims were reac' ! N further business ppearlng. oi season for the Red Cross. j nIld on n,,on carried, ordered paid: : otl.m made and curried, the ine..;. U'IUn Allnn fn . t.lnn . 14i) 00 In adjourned. LlM.n MeKI for ilrllinr ... S 00 nuesi: r,. r. wt e.. A HOME is not complete without a riodern Bathroom It is as essential as a kitchen. Priceur, ' reasonable. Let me Bhow you how lmi it will cost you to make your horn! , , modern. . . R. CONSTANTIN THE PLUMBER Hewitt Building St. Helens, Ortg, it appearing that no objections had' been madi, or remonstrances filed ( by any one it was oredred that the; resolution and proceedings take IH; The state press says that E. E. Brodie will enter the race for secre tary of state. No better man could be selected for the position. It will soon be time for the city dads to prepare the annual budget. Miles Mason, for work on sewer . . . 5.00 N'o further business appearing, on motion carried the meeting adjourn ed. K. H. QI'ICK, Recorder. Recorder Street improvement pense It is an asset. is not an ex- employ experts to attract your atten iion. "Give your home store a show a plain square deal. Give them a hear ing by reading what they have to of fer In their advertisements. I will admit that the old-fashioned adver tising is mighty poor reading, and I am trying to bring the merchants in the smaller towns all over the country to realize this. I am trying to get all of them to see the value of . using the pages of your home paper to tell you folks what they have to . sell and the prices they are asking. "These are up-to-date Ideas, and worth while considering. When you read in the weekly that So-andSo's store is headquarters for dry goods, you have not been enlightened mnch about the business. You have known this store for a long time, and when you observe in their advertisements they are claiming to be headquarters they should tell you some reason for1 the assertion. I am hoping these' merchants will wake up and tell you1 , what they are doing. Watch the paper, for he tell you about those at tractive new waists, coats or suits he has just received. Ten chances to one they are of better quality than you can buy out of town for the same money. If you will make compari son you are apt to find that they are abetter bargains than those offered by Cash-In-Advance or Ko-Keturns of Goods & Company. "Read the advertisements In your home paper. Keep in touch with ths people who par taxes in in. . ! . and; are a part of our community and what they are doing to help the com- . mercla! service. Some of you people believe everything you read In tht catalouges and doubt the statements or your home merchants. Well you know the 'Prophet Is not without honor save In his own country' and tIST S,d American peopl, . uo nuiiiDuggea. There Is a assents'"0' trUth Inb0th 0f CITV X)I XCIL I'lttM EKHIXfiS St. Helens, Ore.. Oct. 20th, 1919. The City Council met on tho abov date, in the City Hall. St. Helens, Oregon, in regular session. Present Magnus Saxon, Mayor. Robert Dixon, Councilman. James O'Connor, Councilman. C. L. Wheeler, Councilman. C. I). White, Councilman l.ihsenM E. E.-Quick. City Recorder. I George Potter, City Marshal. J. W. Day, City Attorney. The minutes of the bst regulari meeting were read and approved 1 Reports: None. I An application was received from' Dr. Hoskins, asking permission to! rlvA a ,l,,n.A I .1.- .... I uninc m iH I I V Hnl fin I 10th. 1919. iin.lpr n,' auspices of the American Leglou ! Referred to the Marshal. Also an application was received from a' social dance club to rent the hull for the winter months, on Buch dutem as would not conflict with the me, taken i TrL J " No c"o street, at cost plus ten per cent. tn n,o L. , . place of the bid for ..ic maiirr oi runs rnr iha i. t . .. . .1 , lwl- ln .nn matier or me St. Helens. Ore.. Oct. 27th. 1919 The City Counrll met on the above date in the City Hull, St. Helens. Oregon, In regulur session. Present: Magnus Saxon, Mayor. Robert ' Dixon. Councilman. C. L. Wheeler, Councilman. ' James O'Connor, Councilman. C. D. White, Councilman (absent) E. E. Quick. Recorder. George Potter, City Marshal. J. W. Day, City Attorney. The minutes of the last regular meeting were read, and after di rections, approved: Reports: The City Murshal re ported that In tho matter of the ap plication of Dr. Hoskins for the use of the upper hall on November 10 1919. that he had not seen hint to make any arrangements for the American Legion dance. A communication was received from the Warren Construction com pany. In regard to fill material l-i bid, stating thnt they would obtain as much matcriul us possible from t lie present section of asetiin. In In the matter of the acceptance Care of the Nail: Is carefully provided for here are the best to be had any where. We have sets of vari ous kinds and separate pieces also. We also, of course, have the best of powders, pastes, soaps, polishes, etc. We Invite you to see the display. Our manicure sets and goods A. J. Deming, druggist ST. HELENS, OREGON STRAWBERMRS tl'!l?re!pment f the " fruit . rBlsea ttie strawberry to a most Important place. The market for this fruit In 1919 , opened at 200 a ton and advanced rap.uiy io IZ40 a ton. The average ' wa, ,90 a ton." ,nC'Ut,,n8 1919 Is any stronger argument needed to show the wonderful opportunity presented for profit by raising this crop? The Wilson Is Ideal for Jelly. jam3 ,,and preserves and yields two to three .tons per acre. The F!tiori..r m. rromises great Tesults not alone from standno'nt of productivity yielding in California all the way ........ .uui io , mns per acre, hut .they are Ideal for factory purposes, ."t .,, buiiu ren inroiignnut and re a huik uieir coior. lu California they ..w iu bix years. The demands for strawberries has exceeded all sources of production at present. Take the Willamette valley Oregon, as an example. Not to ex ceed 200 tons are grown and tho h.. estimates show there Is a market for Kt leasr. zuuu tons. A world wide demand has been created for this fruit and the prob lem novels to bring production up to a point where this demand can be .supplied. The strawberry Is now ' sent to. the ends of the earth In its preserved iorm whereas In its fresh Have You a Tidy Surplus Tucked Away p VERYBODY should be' able to answer "Yes" to that question for it is evidence that one is look ing out for the future. We not only encourage the opening of accounts here at the Columbia County Bank-but do everything we can to encourage those accounts Growing. For one thing we pay a liberal rate of interest. "THE COMMUNITY BANK" SHERMAN M. MILES. MARTIN WHITB . . . A. L. STONE Vice President President . . Cashier Selected Candies Chocolate Shop Chocolates Helen Ardclle Chocolates Fancy Chocolates Fancy Candies Lunches Served at any Time Cofice Chocolate Beef Tea Sandwiches MASON'S ST. HELENS. OREGON Flour Advanced i We still have a limited amount of WHITE QUBj FLOUR, and while it lasts we will sell ititfca sack otv$ 12.50 a barrell. Some Money Saving Prices 1 Iti Gliiredelll'a Ground Clioroluto m .1 lb tiliirodclir (irt.ui.d Ciorolnle . . . ' i i i tb ran Mnrilimellow Hyruu .' .7 C 10 lb ran M irshiiu llow Kyrup ,'. ' tia 6 IT. run lltxln Hello Mollanois '.7.7,7'.'. I Iti Stunts (luupjvder Tea !,'.!!" ' Shredded Wlieiit, per pock iro fc l.tplim's Ceylon r.ml Indl.t Tea per lb !!!!!!' S-i Kon in Wisl'ItiR I'nwdnr, per pki? '". 7 lmr lil.'imond W Sojp ' " Hettcr take advantage of these bargains and ko the cost of living. THOMAS H. ROY The Mcney Saving Grocer Yes, We Dtk Phone 42, - St. Helcnt,fV Obey that Impulse Subscribe to The St Hi!: Don't Wait Longer to Buy that Heater You Need CROWN UNIVERSAL You have been postponing it from day to 4? but these chilly mornings should remind J that winter it here and that you should buyf heater now, 'ihis Universal Heater is one of the best mait It has a 20-inch fire box; is cast lined and h nickle trimmings. It is the very y pe of heater j need for a 12x14 or larRer room. It is very ing on luel. PRICE ONLY $18.00 HA!!.!!6 I'"8 ame stVe heater in a smal ler stvle at $16 and the Universal B at $1500 and $17.00. Air Tiohr ii.ati S3.8S to $W and n fact ' r'' Plc' Coaf Skut tie. siove Lifte If you do no VS UlC hcatin cept the fuel. - ' thing you need PCrHapS 3 PE RFECTION OIL STOVE would be KEMEMBER There ic nn u.t4. L . ' 7 mtvKRSM and o r..,i , " . "cllcr nea r stove made than uie .... , v a lull II ne. Call and inspect them. 0 HARDWARE. E. G. 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