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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1920)
8 MIST MISTINGS THE ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1820. Mr. John Newbold entertained at tea Wednesday afternoon at thu residence of her daughter, Mr Harve Swensen. Rer. A. R. Spearow attended a meeting of the Congregational Min isters of Oreeon at 1'ortland this Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wilkfns nave week. moved to the residence property re-j Tna woman's ciub will celebrate cently vacated by rrank Wilkin. I Washington'! birthday at the home Earl Perry, a former St. Helena of Mrs. Storla Saturday afternoon. bor, wai here Friday, circulating Keh. 21st. among bis old friends. Coming out of almost a clear sky, John F. Johnson took a day off'tnow began to full early Thursday Saturday and Tint ted friends in Port land. Mrs. A. S. Harrison returned Tuesday from a shcrt risk to 1'ort-l.-nd. After a visit cf ten days with rel atives in Portland, Miss Amy George returned to St. Helens Tuesday. Friends will regret to learn that Mrs. Robert Diion has been quite 111 She is much better at present. Little Miss Maria McGorty ha been on the sick list this week, but is now convalescent. Mrs. C. C. Cassatt Is in Portland for a few days visit with friends an l telativer H. H. Bunting has purchased a Chevrolet automobile and entered the "for hlro" game. Mrs. Eugene Mile of Portland was a week end visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Decker. Mrs. Thomas Roy and son, Thomas Jr. are both sick, suffering witn air uttack of grippe. Marshal Potter celebrated the be ginning of his fourth year as city marshal on Monday Superintendent Robert Cole of the St. Helens Light and Power Com pany was a business visitor in Port land Tuesday. The steamer Florence Is taking on a cargo of lumber for delivery at San Pedro and will probably get away tonight. in response to a message stating that his brother-in-law, Arthur Ker mick was dead, Roy Copeland left Tuesday night for Oakland, Califor Lla. to be with his sister in her hour of distress. In response to a message stating, that her brother-in-law Thomas Trenary was dead. Mrs. Martin White left Friday night for Hamilton, Mon tana to be with her sister in her hour of trouble. morning and before it ceased, the ground was well covered. Misses Emma Morton. Nell WerU and Haiel Kippley, little Miss Serena Rice and Paul C. Morton were Sun day guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Morton. A. Eckstrom of Portland has ac cepted a position with the St. Helens Dock and Terminal Company and is private secretary to manager Charles Wheeler. The steamer Clackamas, after tak ing on 1.100,000 feet of railroad ties for delivery in England left for Portland Sunday morning to take on ccal and complete her cargo. Mrs. H. Jarde and small daughter of San Pedro arrived last wetk and will remain in St. Helens while Mr. Jarde is superintending the installa tion of machinery in the steamer Everett. A silver tea will be given on St. Patrick's day. March 17th at the. library by the club members. Some of the late books of fiction are very much needed. Johi L. Storla. vice president of the Columbia County Abstract Com pany, was in Marshland Saturday getting the necessary information for abstract purposes for the diking district formed In that vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Freman Younger whi. have been residents of St. Helens for the past year will leave tomor row for Hoquiam, Washington, whert Mr. Younger has accepted a position similar to the ono he held at the St. tns Lumber Company. The Altar Society of the Catholic Church gave a 500 card party at tin. old tabernacle Tuesday night. Mrs. L. L. Decker won first prize and Mrs. William Russell received the con solation prize. After the card games were finished, refreshments were served. The Job Almost FINISHED have been busy this week transferring our stock to our new location, the store formerly occupied by J. T. Taber, on Columbia Street We will complete this moving job by Tuesday at the latest, and will be ready to serve you in our new store. We will be pleased to have you call and inspect our new quarters. AUSTIN'S Home of Dependable Merchandise. The s'.eamer Wahkeena arrived In j Thursday morning nnd Is taking on; a cargo of 1.000. 000 feet of lumber for delivery at San Pedro. The J Wahkeena is scheduled to sail Sun- Jay night. l Harked by 5 members of the . Chamber of Deputies, Jules Guesde, hr.s introduced a bill In the French j Chamber giving women civil, polllti-j cal and economic equality with men.; Mi.ster Dan Lansing, son of Mi.! and Mrs. Josses Lansing, Is In a Portland hospital recovering from an j operation for appendicitis. Mastei Iv.n la .ul t In tr nlnnff nlfAlv ali.1 ; . . 1 1 " , n r .. . . . . ' ah,.,1.4 l.a hark m-ffh lh. hnniA fnlk.l in the next 10 dnys or two weeks, i Marshal Potter arrested Dill Palnt ;rr Weduesday for operating a truck i k-ithr-.uf huvinff obtained a rrltv 11- ; cense. The trial will be before thei I recorder tomorrow morning. It is I understood that Painter claims he i was driving for Pele Hansen. The Mist learns that a Pnrents ' Teachers Association is Id process of .ciganlction in St. Helens. A speaker will be sent down from Portland In jthc near future to address those in terested in the matter and aid in j the organization. This entertainment will take place : at the School Auditorium next Thurs , day night at eight o'clock, Kebruury ; 2tn. i icKets may De purcnaseu arm i i reservations made at the Chamber of , ! Commerce. No extra charge for reservation. ! The machine shop building which ; j Is being erected adjoining the cltyi j dock by J. W. Akin is going up fast 1 and In a few days, work will have I progressed to that extent that a roof, jean be put on. The building Is 50 x ! TO and substantially constructed. i Roy D. Laws, son of Mr. nnd Mrs ; I A. T. Laws nnd Gertrude Large, ' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Large1 wero united in marriage at the home I of the bride's parents on Saturday, ; Feb. 7th. The couple will make ' their home In St. Helens where they I ere well known and have many friends. j Tho Junior basket tossers from i Columbia University at Portland will be here on Friday of this week to meet the Catholic Boy Scouts quln- tet. The game w ill be played at j the St. Helen hall (formerly oil Tabernacle) and will commence ni 8:15 p. m. Father Clancy ' young-j sters are working out daily and ox- pect to win. The midget boys and' girls will play a preliminary. j , J. H. Wellington is making im ' i provements to his building on the Strand. New underpinning has been pluced nnd the floors and walls rs j paired and before Duke gets through with the work, tho storeroom will present a far better appearance tin n ' lormeny. jie lias had several en quiries as to renting It, but will ait until he gets througn remcdelii g be fore leasing or renting. Commissioner Judson Weed did not attend the special meeting of the county court ps lie is quarantined lr. his Nehalem Valley home. Hik son Judge Oscar Weed and tho entire family' lave been quite 111 with the flu, and ev-n if it had been possible for the commissioner to escape the nuarantine,' he would not have been able to leave home on account o' sickness in the family. Last Friday Judge Eakln senten-l ced Dana Campbell to serve not less ; than ono year in tho penitentiary. I Campbell was convleted of tho charge ; of non-support of his wife and son. 1 The defendant was allowed six day hi wnicn to rue notice Tor a new trial or appeal. The time is up to day and unless the motion Is filed, Camnhpll will I, a t.,bnn . , , j in,? peni tentiary to begin serving his sen-l tneca. An Immense crowd gathered on Shrove Tuesday evening at the St. Helens hall for the last social event to be given by tho Catholic parish I until Easter. Progressive 500 was' played and refreshments were served Several entertaining musical mini-: bers added to the general enjoyment. 1 Tho affair was conducted by the' Ladies Altar Society, i S. C. Morton left yesterday for! Eugene to attend the two days ses- I sion of the Oregon Nowspaper Con- ference of which he is president. ' The rnnfpritnra uiu v.n ,. i.. i ... o .. aiieuuiMl ly 1 many newspaper men of Oregon and ' the program arranged Is Interesting and of help to tho country editor or1 newspaper owner. The scribes will j be entertained by Hie Eugene Chain-! ber of Commerce and the faculty of the University of Oregon while In tho University city. i The Warren Construction Company! have their crusher running full tlnw' auu um lining uie nuiikers with rock preparatory to starting work on the highway between Mclirlde and Scap pooso. Engineer Collier Informs the .Mist that tho highway department let a new contract with the Warren people which calls for a 8 Inch deep road. There is to be three inches of macadom, three Inches of a black base and a two Inch top. This Is much better than tho pavement that has been luld which had only a two Inch black base. Nudo Ham nnd Hilly Ryan are it Jnll and their fruck is in front of the courthouse with Borne of Watts ano Price sawmill outfit in it. The men took the liberty of moving a consid erable portion of the mill equipment without having first bought It. Some one saw them nnd notified Watts and Price and their arrest followed- It is understood the men claim they were sent for the stuff by other par ties Their preliminary trial will he held on the 21st. Ryan Is a Portland pugilist. FURNITURE FACTORY STARTS MARCH 1ST C.eorge Mcllrlde. the moving spirit In the furniture factory at Columbia; Cltv was here Tuesday and Informeu the Mist that within 10 days or by March 1st. at the latest, be expected to have the factory operating. It was necessary to move several ma chines so that better work could be done and when this is completed a force of 10 or 12 men will be put to work mnking up samples and later the force will be increased to at least ti men. Mr Mcllride will use much locai wood as the supply of maple and alder iu the Columbia City and Deer Island section is ample and the lim ber suitable- for furniture. Of course a large amount of fir and oak will also bo used. A resaw Is being In stalled to cut this timber nnd pos sibly at a later date, the company will Install a small veneer plant In conjunction with the furniture fac tory. GET A LICENSE FOR YOUR DOG If you value your dog and haven't bought a license for It. you had bet ter get the license right away. In another column of the Mist Is a no tlce to dog owners by Sheriff Ijillare to the effect tliut after thirty days he will proceed to enforce the dog license Inw in other words and Deputy Sheriff Duller expressed It. "after thirty dnys the slaughter will begin," which means that the strong arms of the law will kill those of fending or unoffending dogs whose owners have not provided license for them. The license fee for male (logs is II, for females 2. Coun ty Clerk Hunt or his obliging deputy H. K Veazie will promptly issue Hie license upon application and surren der of the necesaury amount of li cense money. visitors this week. Fourth (infer. Tho attendance in the fourth grade has been very good this week compared with last week. Tho grade Is Interested In the studies of the lives of several greet men, Lincoln among the number. The pupils enjoy marching In and out since the drum came Into use. I If Hi firmle. The fifth "A" class ha begun the study of wheat, and all are much In terested In gathering pictures and articles for a real good composition. The atend.uice Is much better than last week. Mtth t.railc. There have been only four out of this grade during the week. Class "A" I'.na completed the Ore gon booklets whirh I hey started last semester They will exhibit these at the county fair next fall. William KnigiUB . 7- na on.w.,hli pares?.1 In the Mventi, tr?T pupil, .re making r M i rmuna;. "i The hva I,..- , baseball , ... .JU,t WiiiJ challenge ny' ? ty, Harry Itubens I. th, J i J m Intending , p,'. grade of the u--.... "' aJ "-ii-q get,...- aiivrnnoD. Th airlift, .. , r"" - iiiii a 3 eral review r or writing and w,f, ' covered this m.Mi.h ' ' i main feature, of t,i. . " 7 j.Mu wit--i cia-s offltjjj1 WEST ST. HELENS Mr. nnd Mrs. Wax vtlev motorc! to Pot 'land Saturl xv Mr. McTaggart bus sold his home to Colon Crouse, and moved to As toria. It has been whispered abroad lint Cupid has wounded a true heart with his loving dart. Hev. Johnson of Astoria Is expect ed here to conduct Sabbath servlc? ut the Adventlst church. O. L. Khlnesnilth and Lawrence I'razer were Portland visitors Sat urday. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. ( ripe, Sr., will ho pleased to know they are convalescent after a severe attack ot flh. The services of the Free Methodist church have been well attended and Interesting. Uev. Ilean of Alaska Is a man of wide experU-i ci . The picture slides of Northern Af rica exhibited at the M. K. church by Hev. Hisey were very Interesting at:d Instructive. Colonel Parks of Portland was her in the Interest of his new rsi dc-nce to bo erected on lllgnwa" Poulevard. Mr. Charley Laws a dentist of Comas, Wash., visited home folks and attended K. of P. annual roll ci II. The Catholic entertainment at the Tabernncle Tuesday evening was well uttended and everyone called It :i wonderful success. Mr. Wolf of Aberdeen hns purchas ed the Oliver Ilulldlng He Intends to put in a nierhandlso store In the lower story and apurtmenl In the up pe; story. A quiet wedding was soleninet at the home of Mrs. Large Saturday Feb. 7th, when her daughter was married to Roy I). .aWs. Their many friends wish them well Start a Bank Account Savings deposited with us are as safe as an investment in a United States Rovernment bond, while the tan, inn power of your money placed in our vaults is er than if invested in government bonds. A bank book showing an ever increasing savings k, count is one of the most valuable things you can poii scss. It carries with it an assurance of independtnet and a relief from worries for the future. The saving habit should be cultivated as a virtue, md you will find in it a pleasure that far exceeds your expectations. Get the habit now. Take a part of this week's eanv ings as a beginning. Start a bank account with us today. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Member Federal Ilratrv. System ( HAS GRAHAM. President. . x. CIUI.D8. cw Mi I SCHOOL NOTES Mrs. Harnett as been absent from her room for several days on accoum : r- n weorgn h:i; chargo of the room during her nh sense. The attendance Is about four-fifths the number enrolled High lint. The atendatice Is vey poor on nr.. count of the "flu". There was some Improvement in this direction thU week. In reply to the question by tho eacher as to who tho president , , -..onnicu, i ii cm Warn. Necond (irmU: The number of absentees are re duced from twenty last week to sev en this week. The second grade Is working on a project for the county fair which consists In furnishing ttnd e Ing a miniature house, made by Mr Chronic to mudwn taste Third f;rade. The attendance in the third gnwlv ?h.Tn Kf d"rl"K 1,18 Hre y" r They have taken up the study of inmie"i' lMn KH.n cently. an "'"rn"'K re- ri ' " " "" oy Mrs. Spearow and Mrs f ('?VJi.kt' "Auction of Souls' f.t. turT,U,4 k, It,. .ffcylVZl"i Produced ly W. A. Sellg fur tho American Committee for relief n the Neur East. from ll,o sensational book, "Ravished Armenlu." Aurora Mardiganian herself in "Auction of Souls" I''xre. It will be held over for two day.. STARTING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Weekly rW Frlir'y 20, KrkW "Ttio lUdiaai " im t jfl western dramtif IIin (.IIm. ut) reel Comedy. Frbr'y 21, Halartif. 1loi IMm 1 Tlirrw llUrg ml two-rwl feil edy h'fbr'f HaadtH "The lt.d Ntrlht,, festim Ixuis Ibni.iMsi a I WO -reel Mill riM Comedy. Frbr'j Sil, Muadi( II. II. Warwr 1 Hie (Jray W .lMH,t," 1 Br tori lory. February LMtb-UH "A union of nk' I Vlir'y IMi, Thwdif-j The Trrnbliir liu r." ! what a grscloM gentln young boB rnlcl III I hi It of a shell ton J COMING- ;erge Iane Tucker' a production "TIIL ........ M.'rr.wf. M; ("""1"- A" ' dmlr.ble and " II v l 11, w. 'i? '",r t of living, you fln I" I'll Mllt.K i.k M.W" coming to the Liberty soon. LIBERTY - 'Ji' Portland pugilist. ,B T I . 1 Mr8' fcI'earow and Mrs. I.nl. 1- . , ' f?-..rt f... JL 1 1 JP' I I ail kKirti ua. Wi - HOME O'Ot notice rr.. rr! -twomtwow c? v "om rrZ7- , 5 ' j S I T ' .