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Newspaper Page TextTHE ffil JENS MIST 2 XXXIX ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1920. NO. 10 CHANNEL ASSURED M-tlaml will Send Their Jown to lfin Channel love NUcger I'rwk liar, llurna by Hulmrrliitlon. Of Portland linn consent one of thulr dredges down a to remove tha Nigger A channel 300 feet wide V deep at low water will With Dili depth of water tha largost steamer cut. . Helens nud take on full iretoforo, uiany of them tant lie re for only purtlut a the str.ge of water lu several foct higher than lark. to In Done at Coot. C of l'ortland official anion to 8t. Helens when I to aund the d red bo down al coat of oporutlon. No hargo, depreciation coat charge on the Investment ;e and equipment Is to be , It la estimated that the ecst between $6000 and a maximum. Of thla he McCormlck Interests ,'lbed 13000 and Urough 'Sins and the Lewis Ulvor ,11 add another $500 or ,nt Russell, lumber 0 have been the ahlppora .n 26.000,000 feet of ties liens, have alio agreed to tfrtlon of the coat of the City of St. Helena haa ap ;10U0 and othera will be their aid In tha coat of bar. Much to Ht. Helm. val of the bar and tha t the channel meant much la, for with tha bar re iniinuance of shipping is It la understood that a tow ponding for 60,000. erooaotud timber and pll- and If tha large steam- t to tha docki, there la a iblllty that tha contract ad. Other contract for a to England and lum- to other foreign coun icld In abeyance on ac I Inability of large ves 0 Ht. Helena, and when wmove It la expected nlractn will be made. V of large vessels here such money will be dls- abor and aupplloa and jlug of such large rca t of St. llolena will take activity. heoler-who ha worked ire tha conoeaalon from Portland I much plaaaed tcoma and la optimistic ure of St. Helen (hip- H. E. LaBARE r. Who unnOuncoM that he will geek the nomination for the office or Hhurirr. Mr. La Hiiro Is filling the unexplrod term of former sheriff U. C, Htunwood. MRS SADIE CRONKITE PNEUMONIA VICTIM Kuc MANY CANDIDATES ARE READY 10 FILE Crop of AHplrantH for Office Inrrea. ft. Iltare to Itun for Hlierlff. Other Officers to Hwlc Ite-nomlnn. tlon. Content for Koine Offlrea. It Ih assured that there will be u full crop of candidates for the var ious county offices, as durlnir the COUNCIL SANCTIONS NEW HARBOR WORK Appropriation of flOOO Murie to Aid in Removing XIkk't Creek liar. Went Street Imrovemeiit Held up. Other llUHiness Transacted. The most Important matter brought to the attention of the council Mon. day night was the necessity of aid- past week, several have announced Ing in raising funds for the removal r t YACHT - !SITS ST. HELENS Wisdom, formorly the I Rex Beach, the well ir, was In St. Helena Sun aclit which lleucti used k Heas and on which ho II of his famous stories, iroperty of P. W. Vogler, t the Northwest Auto Co. t Mr. end Mra. Vogler f of friends cruised down tfurday and roturnlng t d up hero Saturday night d until afternoon Sun- er ahowed the editor of rer tlio trim little cruft I feet In length and IS The tonnage of the yacht lotlve power la furnished k p. heavy duty, gasolene lor 'of the yacht 1 hand llaltod and finished and I quarters of the owners itdshlp 1 the owner' I has a comfortable large li Electric lights, clothes I, niako the room handy h room adjoining ha ev I convenience. Aft 1 tha I and two comfortable 'qli when not used for jomodatlona, are settees. room t on the bridge galley beneath, a dumb ling the necessary con It ween these important I. ten of the erew are for re conveniently and corn ranged. When on a aea I of four are carried, but f around the river, Mr. I In tha dual capacity of Id captain as the pilot angina room are so ar- t one man can handle dom was bought from Ban Francisco man, later Jeattle party and It was hat Mr. Vogler purchased ight it around from tha a yacht la a fine sea boat many thousands of mlloa IK on tha Paclflo Ocean, ad a mishap. XNIGHTS i GO TO RAINIER odge K. of P. had it an- ill last night. An lnvl extended to the member dge and accepted. Last utomobiles laden with 26 ,rtod for Rainier and St well represented at the famous Big Lake auar .ken down to the thriving tttor to show the Rainier i real good singers Avon Well Known Young Matron rtimlm after Itravn Fight. Mrs. Sadie Cronklte, wlfo of J. II. Cronklte and daughter of Mrs. C. W. Ulukealey died at 5 o'clock Fri day artornoon after an Illness of mora than . a week. For two days before her death, attending physi cians despaired of tier life, but sho bravely buttled with the Inevitable and slight hopes were hold out for her recovery. Friday her hoart ac tion began to full und Just as the sun was sinking, she answered. the Invisible and passed on. Deceased was born In Portland July 18, 1890. With her mother she came to St. Helens in 1894 ana hor girlhood and young womanhood waa spent here. On June 26, 1911 she was united In marrlago to J. H Cronklte, tho couple making tholr home In St. Helens. Mrs. Cronklte wus a member of the Honor duard and of the Pythian Sisters and at the tlmo of her death waa Mistress of Finance. In the latter order. She wbb a devoted member of tho MothodlHt church and took much Interest in church work. Docoraed Is survived by her hus- br.pJ. and two children, Jame Hart J. iey, Rgea i ana Aiieen, affea 5 and nor mother, Mrs. C. W. ulukcsloy. Tho Infant son born the day beforo his mother succumbed r.nd who lived for a few hours, wns burled with his mother. The funorul wr.s held from the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, ltov. lllsey officiating, and a largo concoume of friends and acquaintances accompunlod the re mains to the 1. O. O. F. cemetery where the burial service was con ducted by the Pythlun Sisters. Muny beautiful floral offerings attested the esteem In which deceused was hold and hor untimely end cast a gloom over the city and ther were many expressions of sorrow ami sympathy. SCAPPOOSE BANKER BUYS FINE PIG their luti. ii. Ion of seeking the favors of the voters. PixcMcully all of tha pres'ii.l officers wll, aguln -teek It, succood themselves and some, whu have not hold office appear to be anxious to experience the senHatlou of being an office holder. failure Out for Hlierlff. Sheriff 11. K. Lailare has announ ced that he will seek the nomination for Hlierlff. He was deputy under lormor sheriff E. C. 8tanwood and when Stunwood resigned, received the appointment. La Da re is well known throughout the county and always polls a large voto. It was rumored that deputy sher iff S. L. liutler looked with longing eyes on the kherlffs Job, but he tu lorma the Mist that inasmuch as Mi. LaUare'has thrown his hat In the ring, he will not be a contender for the office. A. 11. Lake and J. H. Wellington are mentioned as aspir ants for the office. Mr. Lake re- lusod to affirm or deny the report and Wellington stated thut he had not fully made up his mind as to whether he would try for the office. The fact that neither of the gentle men win uenv the rumor is evidence thut they are giving the matter con sideration. Context for Atwcesor's Job, A. L. Morris announces that he will be a candidate for the office of assessor, and will oppose at the pri maries C. W. Ulakesley.present en cumbent who has announced that he will seek to succeed himself. It is probable that another party will al so seek the position, though the Mist has not been Informed by the party himself. County Clerk J. W, Hunt will ask that ho be re-nomluated and there Is little likelihood of his having any opposition. Treasurer llossle Hat tun, Surveyor L. J. VanOrshoven ana Coroner T. S. White will be candi dates to succeed themselves, it Is learned. The office of district attornov might appeal to several lawyers of the county. Fred Herman of Raln- tar- ana Oeurge vloie' ot SC Heleu'u are mentioned as probable candidate O. Metsker, present district attorney, says that be is not yet ready to make a statement and It la not kuown whether or not ha wilt enter the race. At the present time, it seems that the nomination on the republican ticket for representative will be sought for by K. I. Uallugh and A. H. Tarbell as no other names have been mentioned for this position. Who the democratic candidate will be is guoss work. W. J. Fullorton states that he will not accept the nomlna tlon for this Job, though some of his friends are favoring him for com-mlHsioner. The primaries do not come off un til May, so there is plenty of time for further announcements, and ev ery indication polnta to there being a large number of candidates. E. E. Wist, of the First National Dank of Scappoos, recently pur chased a young gilt from tho Leonard Estates Co., of Grant's Pass, that promises, from the standpoint of good breeding, to be one of the best brood sows ever brought Into this county. This gilt, on Us dams' Bide, represents the Laurel Champion and Koguclands Champlou lines of breed ing. Old Laurel Champion and his progeny have won more prizes In the show ring than any other Uorkshlre boar In the state. On tho Biro's side the gill is only two generations removed from Epochal, a son ot Epochal, and full brother la Epochal Sprlngtlower Srd first prUe Junior aow pig at the 191U Illinois and Wisconsin State Fairs, and Interstate Livestock Fair and third at tha 1919 National Swine Show. He Is a half brother also to Koochal's Emancipator, the first boar ot any breed to sell for $10,000 Tho Loonard Estates Co. unuer the leadership and management ot Clyde E. Nile has for several years been building up a herd of uerksnirex second to none In the West, inoj realize that tinder the present cos; In labor and toed It pays best to raiso Digs that represent only the best In tVDe and breeding. Then experience and success makes a les son tor evory hog breodor to consider and profit by. Mr. Wist has maue n fine contribution to the Uorkslilre blood In buying this pig. Tho Serbian Orchestra entertain ment will be the next number given under the auspices ot the Lyceum llureau. This orchestra conies most highly recommended and has met with phenomenal success wherever It hus appeared. of the Nigger Creek bar. There was considerable discussion ot the mat ter and the mayor called on every one present for an opinion. S. C Morton, Charles Wheeler and H. F. McCormlck spoke ot the necessity of the city aiding In the work and Harold Broughton told of the com merce which would come to St. Hel ens if boats of deep draft could reach the docks. E. I. Ballugh also spoke in favor ot the council making au appropriation to aid In the work in asmuch as the McCormlck and other Interests had pledged $3000 of the $6000 or $6500 required. It was suggested that the council appropri ate $600 and if the balance of the fund was not raised, that the city make a further appropriation. 5M) Xot Sufficient. Councilman, O'Connor thought $500 Insufficient and made a mo tion that the city appropriate $1000. (..araoee wno was in ravor of ex tending assistance In the project, seconded the motion and it was un animously passed and the mayor in structed the city attorney to prepare an ordinance which would carry out the wishes of the council and of the many taxpayers who had spoken In favor ot the appropriation. It was the sense ot all who made sugges tions to the council that the Im provement outlined would be of great benefit to the entire city and the loading of the big ships here would give further prestige to the port. It was pointed out that if the large vessels could not come here for ties, lumber and creosoted piling, they would go elsewhere and this would be a great loss to the city. Street Improvement Held up. An ordinance was Presented to the Improvement of West street. The city attorney stated he had drawn the ordinance under instructions but would not advise its passage on ac count of not being able to find any- inmg in tne cnarter which gave the council the right to make A street Improvement district or .assess prop erty not, abutting the arppoRed.ljtt pfovelnenf. '" T ' E. I. Iiallagh then stated that It waa his Intention and the intention of others living in his locality to petition for the Improvement of West street from Winter street to Col umbia street, about three or tout blocks. Probably tha petition wWl be presented at the next meeting of tne council, inasmuch as a remon strance has been filed against the Improvement of West street as set forth in former petitions, that por tion of the street from Winter street west, will not be Improved at the present time. The charter provides thnt another petition tor improve ment cannot be filed for six months after the remonstrance ha been filed. Hiere were several matters of minor Importance acted upon and the council adjourned about 9 o' clock, much earlier than usual. Ho announces that he will seek re-nomlnation as county assessor. Colonel Earl Larabee. U. S. A who has been here for the past month on a visit to his parents Mr. and Mrs N. O. Larabee, left Wednesday for waanington, v. C, bis furlough hav ing expired. FAMOUS CHERRY TREES 1 920 SPECIES FAIR BOARD MEETS SATURDAY The Columbia County Fair Doard will meet at 9 o'clock Saturday morning at the office of Secretary J. W. Allen at tho courthouse. The purpose of the mooting according to President Fullerton Is to arrange the premium list. He states that lie would bo glad to have those exhibi tor who are Interested In the prem ium list present at the meeting. II I the Intention of the Fair Doard to make tho premiums more attrac tive than In the past a they realize tha success ot tho fair deponds large ly upon the exhibits and good prem iums usually bring forth attractive exhibits. MIbbos Edna and Neva Gartman were Portland shoppers Saturday. C. W. BLAKESLEY V ANNUAL ROLL CALL AVON LODE K. OF P. The 26th annual roll call of Avoi. Lodge No. 62, Knights of Pythias, was held at the hall of the lodge Tuesday night and more than half a hundred members were present to answer to their names. Members from Scappoose, Warren. Deer Isl and and Goble and from Woodland, Kldgefleld and Kalama were present. Two old stand bys, H. R. Cliff and N. A. Perry were absent. Both are members of 26 years standing and seldom miss a roll-call, but in this instance, their absence was unavoid able which was fully explained by letter, utner letters were received from absent brothers expressing their regret at not being able to be present. Three Kecelve Veteran Jewels A pleasing part of the evening's program waa the presentation of Vet eran Jewels to Frank Bishop, W. B. umara ana r red Henderson. Each of these parties have been members In good standing of Avon Lodge for Z5 years. Chancellor Commander A. Ross designated Past Chancel lor W. A. Harris to present the Jewels and after a few appropriate remarks, the veterans received the coveted medals. After the lodge closed, they re paired to tho New Liberty cafe where a banquet was served. The "Big LSke" quartette,- htcto'ltf composed of A. B. Lake. C. E. Lake, J. T. Scott and Eddie Benson with Tupper Phil lips ns accompanist, gave several musical selections. In fact they made so much noise that Marshal George Potter came down to see what was the trouble, and seeing that ev erythlnb was o. k., accepted an In vitation of the' Knights to join their midnight party. Avon Lodge has enjoyed a re markable growth during the pasi several months and the membership of the lodge Is now 121 with several candidates on the waiting list. CUPID LOSES IN 1919 CONTEST Records SIkiw J21 Divorce Suits Filed an Against 73 Marriage LI cense Issued. Friends of Cupid Look for "Come-back" In 1920. COUNTY COURT HAS SPECIAL SESSION The county court held a special session. Wednesday for the purpose of re-arranging the voting precincts. After much figuring, Judge White and Commissioner Harvey figured that they would make no changes and will allow the precincts to re main as they are. The city and county elections will be held at the same time and inas much as many people living outside the incorporate limits of the towns in the county, St. Helena, Rainier, Go ble, Clatskanle, and Vernonia, will vote In those towns the court decided to have a stub attached to the bal lots ot such precincts and the stub would contain the city ticket. Those who are entitled to vote in the city elections would be given the ticket which has on it the stub, and those living outside of the incorporate lim its or the townB would be given the regular ticket with the stub torn oft.. In this way, none could vote in the city election unless living in the city. The court thought this was the best way out ot the predicament. If the number of divorce suits filed compared with the number or marriage licenses Issued can be tak en as an Indication, Cupid received a solar plexls blow and took the count In the year 1919 in Columbia county, for during the year there were 121 divorce suits filed as com pared to the 75 "Joy tickets" issued by tho county clerk. The seasons of the year evidently have a whole lot to do with the state of mind of those who prefer double blessedness to single bliss fulness. This is evidenced by a check of the marriage licenses Is sued In each month of tho year. In January five couples started the new year right, for five licenses were Is sued and In each February and March five licenses were Issued. Ap parently the month which has an All Fools' Day, did not appeal to those who prefer connubial bliss, for only four couples applied for the neces sary tickets, but in May and June it was different; possibly the bud ding of the trees, the fragrance of the flowers, the sweet notes of the birds and the fragrance that comes -with early spring reminded the love smitten hearts that it would be a good Idea to forget tho old and to gether with nature start on the new, for In each ot these glorious months seven licenses were issued. July Breaks all Records. July, the Independence Day month, broke all records for eleven couple asserted their Independence by se curing licenses to marry, Just whom they pleased. The rush of July had its effect on August, for only six licenses were issued. An then came September and October, the months of falling leaves, ot overcast skies and remembrances of the happy sum mer days which live only In memory. These thoughts must have appealed to the lovesick or else Cupid was on a vacation for his work In Septem ber was a low obb and he produced only two couples and nl October his work was little better for only five couples appeared to promise and vow eternal faithfulness- In November there waa a change. The clear frosty moraines mav hmvn ' the season of Thankfulness prevailed, but at any rate, the county clerk made 9 couples temporarily happy hy issuing the "joy tickets" request ed and paid for. L'ntil December 21str It didn't seem as though it would be a Merry Christmas in the marriage line, bui cn the date mentioned, business be gan to pick up and before the 25th, . came, seven couples had been made happy. So Seasons for Divorces. There seemed to be no favorite " season for divorces as business In ' this line was steady throughout the entire year and there was little var iance from month to month. In Jus tice to the people ot Columbia coun ty It should be stated that fully 85 per cent of the divorces granted or applied for were for people not res idents of this county. Evidently .the couples who wish to again enjoy single bliss have heard through or by tho "grape vine telephone" that little publicity is given divorce suits down this way and when not con venient to go to Oregon City, they come to St. Helens. But opponents of tho "divorce ev il" and admirers of Cupid have rea son to be optimistic. They should remember that 1920 is Leap Year and it is possible that Cupid might maks a better record. County Clerk Hunt is hopeful that such will be tho case. At any rate. Cupid has a chance to overcome the record of 1919 for he starts out with less ot a handicap. CRAZY MAN ASSAULTS JUDGE WHITE William E. Maharney who was be ing examined as to his sanltv bv doctors Wade and Ross in the office of the county judge, lost his patience ut being interrogated so closely and ovidently thought Judge White wan the cause of his embarrassment, for when tho Judge wasn't looking, he shot a right hander to the Judge's jaw. . Alaharney brought in a lot ot dla connected discourses on thrift and government ownership to the treas urer's office and asked Miss Hattan to copy it. Sho showed it to sherifl LaBare and when the man returned for the copy. Judge White and Mr LaBare were there to meet him. It was evident that he was "batty" and he was locked up for the night. When brought up for examination, he would answer no questions as to himself. The doctors adjudged him mentally unsound and he was sent to the state hospital at Salem. The big run ot smelt In the Cow. Ut river has been responsible, to some extent in lowering the h. c. of 1. Tom Roy has been and is the smelt king ot St. Helens. On a sin gle day ha received and disposed of lbu nrty pound boxes of the fish The prices ranged from 4o per pound to s pounds lor 25c. PETITION CIRCULATED ON SAUVIES ISLAND At the first meeting of the farmers of Sauvies Island relative to the diking the Island, a committee ot resident farmers and land owner was chosen to circulate tha petition for the formation of the district. This committee worked all ot laat week among tha property owner Uv. Ing on the Island and the large .non resident land owners living In Port land. J. D. Brown, T. E. Oarrow, end the County Agent covered tha Island, while attorney L. A, McNary circulated another petition In Port land. There are many largo farms ot a thousand acres or more in the dla trict, and a number ot these are held as estate, the heirs ot which are widely scattered. Until all of these people can be reached the final re turns on the petition will not be In. . The present status ot the work Is en couraging and there is good reason to believe that the district will be successfully formed. Most ot the residents of the- Island were well pleased with the project when con vinced of Us feasibility. It is intended to reclaim 22,00t acres ot land from the annual over flow, and this will form the largest and most fertile reclamation project of Its kind tn the state when com pleted. Immense crops are raised under present conditions on those parts ot the district not subject to overflow. Mrs. A. F. Barnett after a few days siege of the grippe U able to resume her work at the St. Helens school.