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THE ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY. JANUARY 30. 1920 THE ST. HELENS MIST Issued Every Friday by THE MIST rt'ULISltlNO .COMPANY O. D. HEILBOFN....Vice President nd Manager. B. C. MORTON Editor SUUSCUH'TION KATES One Tear I2.00 Sir Months 100 Entered as second-das matter, January 101b, 1912. at the PostofflRe at St. Heleis, Oregon, under the act of March 3rd, 1879. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEK Mtimber National Editorial Asso ciation and Oregoa Stato Editorial Association. COURT PROCEEDINGS OltllKK IN THE COUNTY COURT Or T 11K STATU OK OIIEOON. VOll TilE COUNTY OP COI-UMIUA. IN the Matter of llie Application for the IncorporutloL ot the lown of Scappoose. The ahove entitled matter having come on to bo heard on the 1UH; lay of January. 1920, upon the petition of lilty-six persons for the incorpora tion ot the Town of Seappooue, an I') petition having theretofore been fllo; with the County Clerk of Columbia County on Januury 2nd, 1920, and having originally eome on for hear ing on Wednesday, the 7th day of January, 1920, said day being the first day of the regular session of the County Court for the transaction ot county business, nnd said hearing having been adjourned until the ll'tli day of Janucry, 1920, at the request nt w II I'liiinpf Kin . reureseii'ifij: certain parties desiring to rem.L'H strate nguinst the allowance oty.ii petitlou. and it appearing to 4 i Court that the petition presented was PATH Kit AXD SOX WEEK National Father and Son Week, which a year ago brought together I.. maoliniFa nf Vlirlr.Ha ftnflH A million boys and their fathers, promises to signed by more than forty qualified i.om.h an nnminl institution ol ! electors of Coluinhlu County, resi- growing importance in the family life, dents within the exterior boundaries of the United States. February 16 of that tract described in the peti to 22 are the dates designated fori lion now before the court, and it its next observance and already tho : further appearing to the Court that inquiries coming into the Boys" Work the portion of Columbia county pro Division ot the Y. M. C. A. wliic!i posed to he incorporated into the is promoting the movement indicates ! Town of Scappoose contains more a much more general observance of than 150 inhabitants, the week In 1920 than In 1919. j And the Court hcving considered The purpose of the meetings for- iiie objections tiled und presented mal and Informal during the week is I Dy W. II. Cooper, Esq., on behalf of to get fathers to renew their interest in their paternal obligations, to lead sons to a deeper respect and uppreci homes and to secure the co-operation of both in the work and sup port of tho church. The suggested program for the week designates Monday. February 16th, as final preparation day, when the general committee meets iu every community and completes its final arrangements for the week's activ ities. Tuesday is to be "Home Day" and it is planned to havo fathers oil that day spend the evening with their sons at home. Wednesday Is to be "Father's Day," when fathers will meet for conferences and discussions of the various phases of the eternal boy problem with which they are con fronted. Thursday Is Jo bo "Tell Your oBy Day," when fathers will he expected to tell tho boys things they ought to know r.bout their social and mental life. Friday will bo marked by thousands of fathers and son banquets, held In the churches. Y. M. C. A.'s and other community and social centers. Saturday will be designated as "Recreation Day" when fathers and sons In large or small groups, will take the day off for a picnic in the woods. Sunday, Feb ruary 22. will mark the close of the week, and will be known as "Fathers and Sons Go to Church Sunday." It may be true, as some str.te, that tho deportation of a lot of anr.rchists will not deport any Ideas. But It might knock a lot of Idiotic notions in tho heiwl. Anarchy Is no more of a nation than bank robbing, murder, arson, or any other form of crime. Just get that, will you? Ex. A good dose of the s:lts of common certain legal voters of Columbia county and residents within the ex terior boundaries of the tract de sribed In the petition, against the proposed incorporation, ttnds that the same aro not well taken and said objections aro therefore overruled. The Court further finds that the petition praying that there shell be submitted to the legal voters of the State of Oregon, County of Columbia, residing within that portion qf Col umbia County, State of Oregon, de- scribod therein and herein after de scribed, at a special elect km to be called by this Court the question whether or not that portion of Col umbia County shall be Incorporated as v. municipal corporation, to Ik Known us the Town of Scappoose, I Just, and that said question of whether bucIi proposed . portion ol Columbia County, Oregon, should be incorporated as the Town of Scap poose, should be submitted to the in habitants of the said territory In ac cordance with the provisions of that certain act of the legislative assem bly of the State of Oregon, passed at its regular session held in 1913, ana entitled, "An Act to Provide for the Organization and Incorporation of Cities and Towns and to Legalize such Corporations as heretofore have Attempted to be Incorporated under Chapter I of Title XXVI, of Lord's Oregon Laws, and are now exercls ing the functions ot incorporated cities and towns under such attemp ted incorporations," and i.s amended. ' It is therefore this lOUi day oi January, 1920, OHDEHK1) thyt said petition praying for Incorporation ol that portion of Columbia County, Oregon, described in said petition a follows, tc-wit: Commencing at the point of inter- died and Eighty (7 SO) feet oust from t he Easterly line of the right of wuy of the Northern l'aclllc Rail way company, as said right of way Is now located over and across said Section Thirteen (13); thence Nor therly and parallel with tho Easter ly lino of the right of way of said Railway Company a distance of Twenty -seven Hundred Fifty I 2,760) feet more or less to a point In the center of County Road now known as tho St. Helens Hoad; thence East, erly und tracing the center lino of said County Road Four Hundred Ninety 1490) feet, more or less to nil angle lit said Road: thence North easterly and tracing tho center lino of said County Houd to the point of intersection thereof with the Norther ly line ot tho rlht or w iv of tho 1'ortlniid and Southwestern Railroad Company; tlieuce Northwesterly an I along the Northerly lino of the right of way f said Portland uml South western Railroad Company to a point of intersection tlieiet with the cen ter line of tho South Fork of Scap poose Creek; t hence, trucing I lie cen ter line of th South Fork of Scap poose Creek up said stream and In a general southerly direction, and lollowmg tlio meanderlngs of said Creek to tho point of first internee of the center line of said creek with tho said Southerly line of said Wil liam Watts Donation Lund Claim, or with a prolongation westerly of said southerly line of said Walts Dona tion Land Claim as the caso may he; ihenco Easterly along said Souther ly lino ot' said Watts Donation Laud Claim, or a prolongation thereof, in the caso may be, to the. place of he- poratlon to be known a. the Tim of Scappoose In accordance with e provisions of that certain act of tit. Legislative Asmlly of the Wale 'of Oregon passed at its regu ar e akin held in 1913. entitled. Ail A lo Pr-ivldo for tho PigutiHathm ami Incorporation of el'tes mil towns, nm to legalize i'llth corporations as heretofore have atten pled to he In rorporalud under Chapter I or Title XXVI of Urds Oregon Laws, and are now exercising the function of Incorporated cities al'd towns mi ller such attempted iiieorpoistlnim. mid as amended;" nnd It is further ordered (hat Tho ui.lruirttivo upon the official ballot ho numbered Three lluiidied (3001. und the negative bo number ed Throe Hundred Duo (3011, both in numerals, n:ul It Is itirilier ore-red that J. O. Watts, and W. II. Cooper he. and they are hereby appointed Judges, hi' id J (i. Watts to net as fiiairiiiuu i and O. II. Mllloy. K. E. Wist, ami Laura McKay be, .Mid tliey ate here-; by appointed Clerks of such special election; and ll Is further ordered that the of llclal ballot and notice of said spe-i rial election ho prepared by the County Clerk of Columbia County In, accordance with tills order, and with; Hut provisions ol tint now existing l:'w relative to elections, and thut the. polls bo kept open during said special ! election between Hut hours pnnlil-J ed for in cases of general elections, i to-wit, between tint hours of eight; o'clock In Hie morning until eight o' clock In the afternoon of said 2 7 1 ll dav ol February, 1920, and that Reduced Prices on We have Children's Coats JfinruJ Women's and Children's Winter Coats which we offer at reduced Prices. You can make a saving. M. RICEN OPEN EVEMNQs TiT"" . ". . . :),." a .T;.,..!' petion of the North line of Section times might also work a considerable i ?cn. 'KL' VT."si, p JL'I.ce . .'?,' cure, and we are likely to have to :T " ' "', 'm'?, ,V ., , take that medicine if we won't take L ' . nn 7 v,,"' the other I y William Watts Dona tion Land Claim as located over and I across said Section for a place qf be- There can be no profiteering if I ginning, and running thence Easter- there nre no willing victims; neither! ly, tracing the nortli line of said will there be the least abatement of Section Thirteen (13), to a point nroflloertn? an Innir n thfr in an nr.. tn said Vnrth llnp of u:,l,l 4anHi, i '. J ... '. portunl.y to put high price, across. Thirteen (13, distant Seven Hun-1 'it ortCaioTand MHBBnMMaBMWBaMMi I Suthiwrrn Railroad Company I thence Northwesterly anil along tho Northerly lino ol tint right of way of said Portlund a.-d Southwestern Railroad Company to tho point of intersection thereof with tho center linti of the Soutli Fork of Scappoose Creek; thence tracing tint center line ginning us ine iowu oi scappoose., , ,,. ,.i, ..i.n,,., i. und the samo la hereby granted, and i(t).( vvitlllt ,lt, lx,ror l.oundarie j It la further ORDERED that n f ,,Hl portion of Columbia County j special election be held at Walts' and 'proposed to be Incorporated as thu Price's Hall, said place being with- Town ot Srappooso aim Hereinbefore: in tho proposed boundaries of salu described, in Ilka manner as Is. pro-! Town of Scappoose on Friday, the Vcled for in cases of general elec- 27th day of February. 1920, and that Hons, und j at such election there bo submitted (I tur,lpr ordered that no one! to the legal voters residing in that m ulll lorize, to vole within such! portion of Columbia County em- portion of Columbia County herein, braced within the exterior boundaries nesorihe.l t H general election held of that tract described In said pett- t.r,.,, .. , authorized to vole Hon. and herein above described, tho , Sllhl B,,1,0ll ,.ection. and In addl-1 question whether said portion of j (l,,n lo ml0, qualifications, a voter; said Columbia County shall be Ui-;mum , resident of said portion I corporaled as a municipal corpora-l(,f M1,, t'i lumlitK County a period of I nun iu u Kiiuttd u9 inn neiii u; three months, and Scappoose In accordance with tlioi , ls frther ordered Unit shoiilit provisions ol the law In such cusca nv r ttl regular Judges or clerks mado and provided, and , herelnheforo named ami appointed It is further ORDERED thut tho, fall to ntteud such special election, ballot title to bo used at such speciu: that their places be tilled In the man election shall read as follows: "Shall ( tier provided by l''w iu rases o( gen that portion of Columbia County de-ii-ral elections, and scribed as: j It Is furl her ordered that the Juil- "Commenclng at tho point of tn-1 Kk and clerks of said elect lin shall tersoc.tion of the Nortli line of Sec-1 r,',u canvass of the vote, to Hon Thirteen (13), Township Tcree I get her with tho ballots cast, to the (3) North. Range Two (2) West, i County Clerk of Columbia County Wllllamette Meridian, with the; wi,ll days after said election. Southerly line ot the William Watts j Donation Lund Claim as located over; In the Mutter of the petition of and across said section for a place of j -lo11" A. Wattson et al. for a county beginning, and running thence tnxt-1 """ roan. erly, trucing the North line of nam 1 Now " "'I" 9th day c,' ..inuury, section Thirteen (13) to a point in i "20. rome.j on for consideration ir said north lino of said sect'on Thlr-i "len ourt the report of th Hoard teen (13). distant Seven Hundred ' ' ' ounty Road lewers In tho cbove . Eighty I7S0) feet East from tlib ' e'Htled matter, said report bavin Easterly lino of the right of of 1 1,,OI publicly read on two different the Northern Paciiln Railway Coin-1 days of tills term of Court, and no rany as said right of wuy Is now lo-; remonstrance or petition having been cated oyer and aqrqs sild taction "''d jn said mutter, except a Cjlatiu Just Arrived New line of H'.tggies, Go-carts, and Sulkies. A fine Reed BugRy at $28.50. Go-carts from $10.50 up. Sulkies from $2.65 uo. Wheel re-tired while you wait E. A. ROSS THE HOUSKFURNISHER Masonic Bldtf. St. Helens, Ore. Thirteen (13); thence Northerly and parallel with tho Easterly lino of t lie light of way of said Itallivuy Com pany a distance of Tneuiy-seven Hundred Fifty feet (2.7.)0) more ei less to a point in tint center ot tho County Hoad. now known us the St presented In writing fty Mrs. Pauline Saxton asking $100.00 for the re building of a certain fence, which claim the Court hereby ordered re Jected; and the Court at this tlmo having considered tho report of lli Hoard of itond Viewers and said re- Helens Hoad; thenco Easterly una I I""'' being favorable thereto, and r trii'Mig the cii.tt.-r line or said Coun-j porting no damages, as the hnelt ty Hoad Four l undretl Ninety ; 4 '.Ml 1 "f the road will cover value of any feet Piore oi I ss to an am;! In mi id j hinds so taken; loud: thence Northwesterly aii'll And the Court being lit this time rac'i.r Hie ce iter line ot said ('mm-1 fully rutlslled that said County Line ty Hour, to th.t point of hit! section SILVERWARE We have a large assortment in both Rogers and Commun ity. Sets and single pieces. Silverware has advanced 20 per cent. We will sell at the old price as long as our stock last. If you are thinking of buying silverware, we would advise you to supply your wants now. VON A. GRAY Reliable Watchmaker and Jeweler Hoad will he nf public utility, ll Is i nererore ordered, by the Court Hint said report, survey, profile nnd plat be recorded In suitable books used for t lis: t purpose, r.nd from this date said rond shall be and the Bamo Is hereby declared to bo a public high way. And It appearing to the Court tlm. by the terms ir said report of I he Hoard of County Hoad Viewers that ;ot tne houtli hork of Scappoose '"'it portion of said road designated ! Creek up said stream anil In a gen- to lit opened nnd maintained by Col- erai houineriy direction and rollow- ''""Uia, county is described as follows: lug the nieundorings of said Creek to W'o rerommend thut Multnomah ' i the point of first Interseetloiv of the t county build and maintain said road' jcenter lino of said Creek with the! from lite Initial point to station 21-i i said Southerly line of said William 70. aril Hint Columb'.u rountv bull. 1 i Watts donation land clulm, or villi "nd malnteir. the balance of said a prolongation westerly or said"""', which is to he forty feel In' nouineriy line ot said Walts donat on wiiitn. MAXWELL iaiMMssslsMslsSBBBsBSM .Will you be one of the LUCKY ONES who will owni 1920 Greater Maxwell? Sure You Will! But are you going to get it at the OLD PRICE1 If you are, you will have to hurrv as there are onlyi few left and we will fill the orders as they art ceived. We advise prompt action. Flynn Auto Company One Block East of S. P. & S. Depot Telephone 138-J St. Helens. Oregoa Did You Ever See a Shoe LikeTbis o I TS insole was cut from paper very likely the counters are paper, and also several lifts of the heel are paper. Such shoes, when wet. won't hold the stitching their putaoles come off, the counters break down, heels become spongy, and the whole shoe Jll-8haped. TW-thinzs are used as substitutes for leather in the malting of some shoe, used because they are cheaper, and tliey are nearly always hidden where the buyer cannot see or detect them. Uon t be persuaded to buy poor shoe in order to save money. I oor shoes are the most expensive in the long run. You may be assured of getting honest, leather-built foot vear by demanding The Friedman-Shelby All-Leather Shoe ( .u r'ejneVee.Mh"ned.to ,how yu tha construction of the Friedman-Shelby ALL-LEATHER shoe. ""'"euon insist upon having shoe branded with this trade-mark. J. L. Williams & Sons Phone 34W West St. Helenr, Ore. Subscribe for The Mist Tod land claim as tlie case may l,e; thence EaHterly along said Southerly line of said Walts donation land claim or a prolongation thereof, as tho cast may bo, to the. place of bcRliuiing; bo Incorporated us u municipal cor- It Is further ordered by I he Court that the County Clerk prepare and transmit to thn Ccunlv Conn nf Mtiltnoman county a certified copy! (Continued on puna five) The only difference between a shabby careless,' dressed man and a gentleman is a haircut and a shave and a NEW SUIT of CLOTHES O'Malley The Tailor You Ought to Know Spring Styles for inspection Columbia Street St. Helens, Ore. w I BUSINESS ON OUR BOOKS . H P108 ' counts on the books of the f.rL- Countr BanR represent business and farming .merest in this section of the state. As wC See their growth progrt we can uke, pardonable pride in the knowledge that our facility and services have been contributing factors and in fluences in their success. inwhvf YOll are laborinK with a financial problem n Wh,ch we sho'J be gbd to lend a helping hand. G&lumln ToitnttHBan!,
