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TIE ST. .HELEN VOLUME XL. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1920. NO. 1 S MIST COUNTY NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD Local juiiI IVmonaJa Walliervil l''rom Sitrlr ColwililinUI.'a . MriiMMwi Itral K-tHtn IH-nla Warren Organ Ijm 'in hi lluri'MU. gCArl''108'"'. Ore., Ibicomhnr Id. Armand Imuran returned to nniam. Washington, after api-nding hr, wwik at homo with IiIn father Mr. and Mra. Loaler Adnma r turtii'd from Knrry on Sunday anu ,111 ho hern thn rest of tlin winter. At Uiiiilinrson In homo from Portland until nflnr thn holiday. Grandpa Lyon ruturm-d to Brap. pnmn thin week nftnr vIhUIiik his i,ii(-hlir In Montana fur several m-'nthit. Mr. Allen nl hi sister, Mr, flullnrk, attended thn funeral of tholr mother In rorttiiml t liln week Mn All"'! 'Il''l "I HoInh. IiIiiIio, unit win brought to rortlnnil for burial. Btrth.-n Hlinon I erecting a lie I Mrk)mllli shop at Hnvllk corner acd rlli soon nn many ior ihisiiiohh. Jim Wntts, Mlnny ltlomufl.-r. Mi ind Mm. Chnrln Gcrlarh attended IM county Sunday achnol convention il Rainier Siilunlny. They reported in onthualastlrn mooting wore ploaa w) with thn hoapllallty of thn liuln hT nwpli'. Mr anil Mr. Arrh Duncan moved part nf tlmlr household good to St. Hdi-m llil wm-k. Alma Sr, wider hna boon til with I thrnat (rouble thn piiat wm-k. W have a now dentist. Dr. ('. M linnim-v of I'nrtlnnd, who haa an tif fin" over tint tiank. and will !o hero V.' hiisln.-s Tuesday and Wednim iU of each week, A letter from Mr J. M. Hiitlnr, Oakland. Cnllf.. Informs uh Mr. Utitl'T In recovering from hnr recent njwirntloii and gaining ntr(fit ti rap HIv. TIikv plun to ho homo In ni, ether nmiilh. Mra. lt-n llarkett and bttiy were with hnr mot hnr during hfr llli... and rnturnod to I'ort lanil Sunday RimiI citato oxchangn t tilt week "ii'Vi of thn imln nf Auguai Rclimldt place adjoining the Kick or I nlnrn and that nf A. Orlmm. to Inna Mirwi, "on of Mr and Mra. Ralph Vnrifnn Mr and Mra. Iunu Morgan Plan lo occupy thnlr now homn ahort ly, a Ian Mra. Itnsmn aold hor 6-acre "aft of Improvnd land to Stephen Simon of St. I.oula, Mo. price $3500. Tk ki. i. . .1....1..1.1.. ...i.v. . nn,Wr,,,io;ch;rd;nda.. k.nd:o? tll lK.rrloa. Mr. and Mra. lununw I r feaiMiiiK on thnlr propnrty on ' oppnlt .Ida of tha ronrt. (..mmunlty churrh 3. 8. 10:15' I?'. , ' 1 """m runanay evening. moniltiR worahlp 11:10; V. R 6:4S !, ,B "",'t", """ " out l)' ,he ,,r,"o1 Er..nl,,8 anrvlro 7-S0 I'otrd u rnadlly arn-ptnd nlao a Tim annual m.tl,,,f or thn Ijidl-a I'''-'"' ' votn.1 for tho romliiR yrar. AM win h hold Tl.rday. M.Ih" '""'''" ncm.il board t ti..- home of Mra. Klovd Ornwnll J" "".inK-d to hnvn the 7th and All report aro to h handnd J . .V. ! ""''V '''l'M'.l lo thn St. tlnn ..f ttir. ..in ..i. " .' I ""'I'-'ih H.-hi.-.l after the holiday va lor the enmilmr v.-ar ' The annual rlnirrh tnnntlnR will Im M In tho rhurrh Monday nvnnlne, !' 20h. Tim roniiimnlty program In tht, hll Hatiiiday even In r waa thn atarl- m ..r H.iclal antlrltl.-a. Thorn will i b. an other proRram Now Vonr'a Kvc to which ev.-rvotin la Invited ti-iiicll nieetlnit waa called for Tnnday nlcht. Iteport of IhihIiios. he later. Tim fallowing- littler wn received trntu a calf cluh meinher In Idaho, Jl a llttln Rlrl. nnd her calf win Part nf a shipment that went to Ida no from thn Sunny Hank farm. Thl nnwa thn poHslhlllt la nnd advunt f a calf club In Columbia roun. Will thn boy nnd Iflrla or Sca Jnnun help make a ninmlmrahlp of 10 nmmhera for Coliimhla ooutitv? Tha letter follow: "Dear Mr. West: I am koIiik to let you know how well ymir Mock ahowa off In Idaho. I nm nlv one In hundreds. I suppose, bn I think you would like to know any ay that Kusay'a lA-rn Doll 2nd la l.l'ihn slain champion of Jnrnny un w two your of ni?o. und Junior enamplon In club work, and Rtnti cnamplon In Mm open c.lnas even over 'he Wukrlkl Jersnva under two year ' aitn. Hho nutilo mo $41.00 In frll,,n. Hko $25 for prlio over all, '"im American Jerany Catlln cluh l.O0 for club champion and $8.00 f'r Ada county. Fussy Ih now a very jPnilel heifer. Sho woIkIib about i!,0 poutula nnd la very sensible. She "t nm about $150.00. Shn la well "7'h. it. vourH alncnrnly, Mlsa Ml'iiheih flnnrlmrt." "tty Holland of Newborn was over plrk and span new car. Noxt lme hn should come narllnr and lot u all have a look at It. Mr P. A. Krukna mot with quite n accident and foil from tho top of atalra to tho bottom. Mr. Frakna nnui?ht aim wuh nwnrdly Injured "I1 Mrs. McLoucblln took her to '"I shorn for a thorough medical ex amination. , , Wnm-n WAUUKN, Ore.. Docombor 16. 'h farmers of Warren mot laat 'iiurHilay ovonlnir by call from inutity AKrlcultural Aont T. J. 'llppln, Jr., and formod a county ""It of tho farm hnronu. The differ ent Kuhjnrta to be exploltod by the 'Katilzailon wore fully explnlned bv AKcit Fllppln nnd dlsciiBaloiiH entor l Into by thoae prnannt. A genornl (amity meeting will be hold nt Hnln "r Jan. loth to 15th ut which tlmo 'no roiinty nrganlxatlon will bo per rncf, all( orrioorti eloctod. Tho n "n county will be ropreaented and H (letalla arranged for an ttRBreaalvo fampnlKn. Those nppolntnrt to head '"8 different itnmirtniniita to be ad vanced In thla dlatrlct are soil Im- Mniveniont. Llula Snldor. dairy. John 't, poultry. Hay Tarbell, hortlcul A. h. MorrlM. land crop lin- I'fovemont, p. h. Lund, boys' mi ciuba Than Drown of Yankton riinmhiirHhlp. Mra. Fred Hrlgg. vVm Hhul... ( M. llykol. Two pru": nic demonstratlona will ho he d In II... district at which experla wl, .iMiioiiHlrutH il,,, manner of true prun' liiK. I lin dalit Iiuh not yot !, (,,.,, 1 ho berry Industry waa discussed and l Is expected u ij n m hr of u,.r,.H w, Im. planted cunu a, Htruwb.,rrles . A. r.rlekson Ii;,h been confined 0 hla room fr mmrly a wo.ik Ho In ronvnli'McliiK. u-.!''nr". ,',":m,H "f ''"'It Hoach. 1 1 Mending thu wlnti-r ll.-n.ilr. ,-i II-iMlund. who ha,. ap,.nr Mm lu ll.r-u tnontlm In a l-ortlunri 'M l'ul l,a r,.(un., h.-r hotnp ntlrnly r-rovor.-d from ,or w-rloim lllni'iia. Thn fi,mlllH of N. . and f ')la..n who In,,. .,,n B,iff.,rlnK from nllKht attack of amallpox are rup Idlv rnrovcrliiK. v Mr. mid Al rM Kflu, tirl C.I.I...... it . i WWH1IIIZ II' kamokawn. WaMh., ,.t f).w diiya IuhI wPk with Miuu v,.... c... tr..in. Ml,.a Alpha ll,.rlt,d of Porllnnr "km " vl'" ' r P'nlH Ih' Mra. Win, llainm.-rh.-rk aprnt thr '-"k end In I'ortland Til HwrdUh llapllat MlaMlonar "".,y nit IIiIh u,...U ,., .i... ' of Mr. .1 ,.h Krlrfc .. """" Thn Hw.mIIhI, I.iilh4.rnn'rhurrh wlli hold rvlr.. In Kiivlluh .... u ov..i,Iiik. ' 11... Il,,,,,,, H..,.ty of h Swp((lH l.iithi-ruii rlnirrh i,,.m .... ln of hoiiHf.hi.ld kooiIh DrHnltr . . "iriMmnnry of thn wnathor ahU. I ' 0 waa r.-all7.i-,. Thn n t-nlur m.-..tinK of tho (trane, " F-atiirday nl.jht wan po:,tpono. ow UK to thn Htorm that haa raced for '.. V . Mill', of l.,.,.r ln(I rftn, and anmt Mm nv,.t,l, W,, Mr. u,, Mra. C M. Ilvak.-ll. H u lii'liir Hat HACllRMMt FLAT. Oro.. Dec. 16 Mra Carl Hollli,Rworth waa ahop pltr: In Portland Saturday. Mr and Mrs. I.oula Jam-y of Port land vlslti.,1 on thn Flat Wrdm-aday Mr. I-. R. Ili.umaiin of U'n.1 U Ilnlrn was a K"xt of hnr mothrr. Mra K. Morton. Tlniriol.iv Mr. Ward ha hull! n' nnw addi tion to hla houmi on thn Wtn. MurkK ':. r,. J M. Iturkl.rad la hanllnK lum bnr lo tu 11-! a i-ararn on hla plum. Mrs. Holland Maal.-n waa vnrv tmwh H.irnrl;id lust Wniln.-Hday af tnrnoon when n'rht ladl.-s walkvd In iin.pp. tril. IriiiKliiR nikfH, annd '" ' '"" I'm 0".jiHlnn waa thn Mr- ; ,f! . V"Jl' ,ran,' ,.n ni "n ''""'.".''""Jri tranaact.-d n thn arhool nmntln hnld r""'.,n- T,,l!' ,rt m"c n "" aa Mm teacher has hoen much ove, worked, havlnir iihout 45 pilplln en rolled Nearly every onn present at thn '-liinl meetliiK was very much In favor of a new hc!io;1 house: I.et'i ill pull for a new arhool linuao com '!o! .o'1." "1,'"Tnd VwV ur children In Did. No. 54. Deer llan,l DFF.K ISLAND, Orn, Dee. 16 Mr. Minnie Antono Etmllsh, wife of Harold FnKllsh, passed away Ralur. day evening after a lliiKorlng Illness t the time of her dentil sho was 21 y.virs nnd two months of iirp. Dn-ceas.-d was n daughter of Mrs. John Zelcler of St. Helens and was horn and raised In St. Helens where she had many warm friends. On prll nth. 1918. aim was united In marrlaeo to Harold Kngllah and with tho exception of the tlmn that she orved us ynomnnnlto In tho navy nnd while her husband was In thn navy, shn has resided In Deer Island. The funeral services wero held Tuesday iftenioon nt thn Deer Islnnd grange hall. Ilev. K. K. Clark of St. flnlen .fflclatliig. nnd Mm Interment was n Mm Deer Island cemetery. The r-iilllienrera wero two former navy men nnd four former soldiers. Do- e ised was onn of Deer Island's pop lar young matrons and her death ,.:t li gloom over tho ni-lrrhbnrhoml. The Deer Island Lodging rom- "Tinv have censen o,era,.oi,s ,o, holiday season but they hnvo a small row of men at work In making re I extensions and salvaging '7, which have been "spilled nlonc '-n truck. Tho company has not sot definite datn as to thn re opening thnlr camps. James Kennedv who died nt. his mn nenr flobln Saturday night, was nrlnd In thn Deer tdiind cenintery '..ndav nfternoon. The funeral soi- 'ces at thn grave wero enniiurieu ' v members of thn Masonln lodge of St Helens of which nnceaseo m... t.een a member for a number, vears. of Yankton YANKTON. Orn., Deembor '16 Mr nnd Mrs. Pntn White are re to.clng over Mm arrival of a baby daughter nt their home. John Suttln Is engaged In getting ,t cord wond for the mnrkM- ' The Yankton school Is arranging t p'vo a Christmas program ana -nndv will bo provided for all. B Wis UmWn brothers. Jon and -vtn, nre hern fmm Montana f.r a .Ult Thnv aro fo-mer residents or . Yankton ne-Cbborhood. having here nlm-it elr'" years ago. m? Knv has taken n ronstract talMlrtd fr Andrew t e Is .tain a big 'ruck ami nrn In such had con. Itlon ,ht he Is having soma trouble In -o,,.ng over thm , Dec. 10lh. ROADMASTER WILKES DEFENDS HIS WORK Tuk.-a (jr, Jllry , T . , ! ..inmciidatlo,, w t u iv.'.,, i u I,,,,u. '".,Hla- 'f County m ! uZuL lM'm'w,,1 '"'l i.illliy l.ollill-s. and drnndon To the Kdllor of ibe miu,. ' uio suitor of the Mist: ... ,,uu. i. ra u move is on foot master The object of this move ih iot ijiillo clear, hut of this we are nrtain: the grund Jury that made tie recommendation acted without my knowledge of the facta, for they uiadn no Inveatlgatlon whatever of lie work that Is being done in the oadmaalera offli and lu i,u..n. uu rl. " . , v. "l rottu- case, tne recommendation they ave tnado Is of no value aii n,.. " uuuun; ( .'Hi,. lo accomplish would be T. It muv he. tlo.v ih, i.. ..er.ny iu cut orr the small amount' 1 s,n,e 'ax as estimated for the' ""'" was reponea to tne MU d us salaries to the roudmaster y(ar 1919 was $4 5,000, but when the , reok LoKK,nS company's office nd his assistants und pay as much fKuroH w"re received from the Tav Portland. It was then learned r moru to have the mi,,,.,, u,...,, .1...'...' Commission. It n tr,,..j .v. that the men were probably the same i.iifone else would do tho work for ,,la col""y- ltne Mi"01 Creek Logging company ".thing, or a little cheaper than w, I Th m'llago tax for the University I and Becured about $350 on the ro doing It. for It inconceivable of "r'"". the O. A. C. at Corvallis Ichc.ka- . . ..... hat anyone with a grain of common a'"1 1,10 Monmouth normal school I The checks were obtained in some ..-use would harbor the Idea that the 'll,nh was Klvt'n favorable support 1 n,an1ner Bs yet unknown and were roJ,ic.tH now under contract or to hy tho taxpayers at the May election mado out t0 Henry Wllma. The n let next year, could ho carried on ,3 IarKe,y responsible for the Increase amountH varied from $26 to 42 and - completion without an onglii , 'n Mm state tax. Likewise, the mar- hV'PtaI dues- board deduction and 'n tho first place market road funds' ket oa', ,ax f one "'"1 adds to th olher "ems WBre ded"Cted from the III not ho appropriated by tho state 'Wrs' burden. j amount due for labor. The checks ulss they aro to be expended under! 11 w,n 1)6 necessary for the county ; T0 ca,,he'' ln Portland and since ho direction of an engineer and li court ' 'ncreaso their estimated bud- '"ey .we.re drawn on the Columbia onformlty with the plans of the r,t of ePenes. goneral fund. $228.- ;un'r ,hey were sen through date highway department In the 840 25 to 298,740.26. or ln other! n9.,Port,and clearing house for col-ero-id Place thean c.ntrnei. nr , ..words and on account of the Increase ! I"ctln:. T 16 ,orSed s'snature of H. ays let with duo regard to the mount of work that Is reimlmrf to n donn and this can only be de. ermlned by a competent engineer. RT HFT FM? Tfl HArt? "n tho third place far more money, A' r,iU HAVE an be wasted hy want of care It. A CHRISTMAS TREE -lacing lines and grades than It costs j n Is assured that every one In St o have accurate surveys and thor-! Helens will have a Christmas tree .ugh supervision; everybody who for right in the center of tho Pln' ias had experience knows this. 'is a beautifu fir tree Bob Co" -ake the'risk'Th dr,t on' r V"' Rfiveral days ln the '?. nea! '.ike the risk of bidding on a contract Columbia City looking for the pret- nrh 1 T" kn0ln how , "' tree In that vtclnity and when nuch work here was o be done, he found It, be brought it to St Hel md no one who has the slightest con-na and It was placed in position ep Ion of business sense would think The tree belongs to the whole tow,.' .f turning a contractor loose to do nn,l every one in the town, for It Is ?ho work with no means of arrlv- n, .' . 'ng at the amount he had done. The 'unction of the enelneer Is to sen hut the work Is laid out to the best idvantage, that the contractor does ho work that Is mild for nnd M,nt , hn gets pay for what he does. No 'alr-mlndod man wants It to be other vjBe, yet those results can be hod iiilv bv pmnlov n- sumn onn who iii uj rui on... nm kuuib o wuoi'.vs. a hrnmlnont rll !., nt ,,n . knoVs how to attain these ends, and vho but an engineer can do this. The constant aim of this offlce'of has been to keep the expense of road i .w ,,il I have made manv chances 'or the sole purpose of making bet-1 ':'!. .r:',h":;, nr." .n".,' tZtl nt with good construction. That Ms rare nnd Instructed him to deliver vLnt w v' iiib nun n,,i m-.-i, ii.iiiu in HIT? ianL in 1 1117a nun Kiita m only Ol HOSS' W 10 reason why it should not be done I St. Helens, hut also to those of near- V , ..... " .":vi ' mlc 1U1 lu"Pythlnn Sisters lodge are: Effie l.l-l n UIIO 111 SriHUI HIMBUOT t have made changes that In the ag- rregato have saved more than my ... i ... ... . . i " - - ." ..."K.--.- ro sen how Mils could ho done it would only be necessary to go over ho roads that have been built in ho past, with their endlossly recur- i lug borrow plls and waste heaps. ' rht first mile beyond Trenholm on hn Plttahurg-St. Helens road is a 'air cxampln of how thousands of , lolinrs could hnve been saved by a,eutirely unexpected. w lino shifts. On one of the con-1 tracts now under construction Is a lece of this wasteful work, where. I "nil in issu wttn ins wire camo f : could hnve been on the Job slx:,,pr, ' I've, settling near Goble imi.ths earlier. I could have saved where he maintained his home. He it least $500.00 and on another 1 1 la survived by his widow, Jane Jen oiild have saved over $2000.00. Yet nedv, and one son, J. J. Kennedy. I- Mils saving cannot be effected I The funeral services were held at without some expense being Incurren i 'he Redmen's hall in Goble Monday 'or It is Impossible for anv engineer j nf tnrnoon and tho Interment wns in o Place his lines, or grades in the tho Doer Island cemetery. Members 'est place the first time through and his I supposo our economical grand ury objects to. Or It mny bo that I am blamed for ho bad condition of the roads this vear. AH who aro acquainiea wmi thn facts know that I am In no way to blame, for no ono could foretell tho unprecedented rainfall nnd the scarcity nnd high cost of labor that has nil operated to prevent work be ing done that we all knew was need id. Tho impossibility of getting a suitable field assistant has mado It nocessary for mo to do all the field work nnd draughting, so that I have had no tlmo to look after road re pairing this year and the fact thnt my predecessor loft three months of his work for mo to do made It neces sary for my nsslstnnt to stay with 'ho' accounting work nil tho tlmo, but of course a llttlo thing like look ing after tho expenditure of $260. 000.00 among ninety to one hundred different projects Isn't miicn oi a task ln the eyes ot our intelligent grand Jury. Money nns a way or Unking nfter Itself nnd llttlo items of from $20.77 to $37,623.99 over drawn, or lost. Is of no consequence In tho eves of these vlgllnnt guard ians of the public Interests who think thnt the only way to conserve the Interests of tho taxpayers ia to cut down the number of officers. The fact thnt my offloe is in me best shnpe of any in inn siniu. have been Informed by nn expert ac mtintant who said that In ot her counties the courts worn "tearing tholr hair" on account of the hope ess tangles Into which their funds have gotten, cuts no figure with these ioaloiis advocates of economy. Cut off the roadmaster's salary and all olso will be lovely, says our penny wise grand jury. THOS. S. WILKES. County Roadmnster.. STATE TAX FOR COUNTY $139,000 . I, r,, P-r C-nt Ovi-r I'levloua YeiirMHlHm, T v..,...i ''! Tax Partly 1U, l NllOllhlllle fo .1... .... ..... ,,,..runV JSbTO "UJS ,0 cu" "n to pay $139,900 ,a sli ;ht Increase of $74,900 over the estimate l court. This Information was T " : "u"lr 1 1Hr w. Hunt ln, tt lt!'ter from the State Tax com- '"'""Ion which ho received Sunday J'10 commission, in Informing Mr fl"nt "f tne Increase, said "the larre '""oase over lust year Is chiefly due ,n mlln" taxes voted by the people "ml w'ch are exempt from the six pnr cent, eonstltiitlnnnl iimi,.n. ....uniiipii. t nererore, the: 'he taxpayers of Therefore, there Is nothing else for ' Columbia r-.ni.ntv f 10 pay the tax. state wished Jfi.4 nnn frnn ., f"a", tax- Increase their budget! - "oui i per cent. St. Helens Lumber company furnish ! a t, ,11 "J .. c,?,m?any r,urn Rh- trlcnitv rtm,.V iu""!,. ,,,' I rb.m.hnr r p,.mm.o .i.- . 1 1 i .,i..i ..,.. .j IV. . ' V. . ' . .. I Je. an'aiuoVnt ,h C"8'm. r th p8St ,ew jthe yo.itiwtenjof the city wUl cand:tena"nthanvlnS bee" to have a joint ln- other .Dret&tiWjmd Chrlsti.. stallntion- . , v. . .. a . . . .1 1 " y ' - will relieve Santa Claus of narl of "U work, for he will assume the role that, much-appreciated Individual .and distribute to the kiddies the by communitlea. Efforts are being mado to have aj in!1,?. ?,,"1?,!-Call8.and 0thuer I .-vuu , n i m . irw a iit-uL-up FINAL CALL I James Kennedv for fnrtv venro a resident of the C.oble neighborhood, , ("on at nts residence several miles from Ooble at 10 o'clock Saturday night. For several years he had been I In ill health and his passing was not i Deceased was born In England In " nl"' two irips to Amen- of tho Masonic lodge at St. Helens, of which deceased was a member, conducted the services at the grave. TAG DAY FOR NURSERY HOME Mrs. Ada Wallace Vnruh who is working in the interest of tho New Albertlna Kerr Nursery home at Port land arrived In St. Helens Wednes day nlrbt nnd hns arranged to have a tag day Saturday. . The "tagging" will bo done by the students and teachers of the St. Helens school. Tho nursnry home Is for the homeless tnd deserted babes of Oregon and the seopn of work has been so large thnt tho old homo cannot longer furnish lrcommodatlons for the babes, so li u-ns necessary to build a new home which Is now almost completed. The 'unds now being raised will go to help pay for the new building. There are several Columbia county children thn institution, according to Mrs. Unruh. FAMOUS PLAY COMING TO LIBERTY Lovers of the silent drama will hnvo an opportunity to see a great nd ponular picture Tuesday and Wednesday of next week as Man ?pr Enst ol' the Liberty has booked 'ho irrent screen play, "Once to Ev rv Woman." This Is being shown . tho Rlvoli theatre In Portland this -rook nnd will be released Sunday. Til.ih Lidynrd, a former resident of s. H'-lons. sings "Ben Bolt" as some if the picture comes on the screen nnd according to the theatrical news in the Portlnnd papers, both the nicturo and the singer have made a distinctive hit. Mr. East has ai ranged with a well known soprano of St. Helens to Bing "Ben Bolt" when "Once to Every Woman" will bo presented here. by way of showing bis apprecla.. Hon of the liberal patronage extend ed the Liberty by tne "kiddles" Mi. -at will have a free matinee Christ- "moon. All children 14 years of age and under will l, .iiu Ut the matinee which will start at. 9. (,'fl,.f.lr In h. . - - - ... a.intiiuuu UI1U IIO cimtlnued to 6 o'clock p. m. Mr. East invites the children ot St. Hel ens and surrounding communities 10 oe present as his guests and no lriou,,t 'r will be crowded houses for eacn Performance. r-nont? r-upnu-e ON LOGGING COMPANY Paul Egmont and Henry Nelson were arrested in Seattle this week on a charge of counterfeiting. When detectives apprehended them thev found several blank checks of the Mnton ('reek Logging company. This wa reported to the Portland branch l'r the detective agency, and In turn parties who forged eight checks on L !' s f'ev" that tne their first Intimation of It was whei they were advised by the Portland of fice of the Milton Creek Logging company. The bank loses nothing by the deal as they are covered fully by insurance. ST. HELENS LODGES ELECT OFFICERS At their last meeting Mlzpah Chap ter O. E. A. elected the following officers: Laura ButTer. W. M.; N. O. T.arabee. W. P.: Livie Sten, Associate M.: Lena Garrlott. Conductress; "ndle Coates, Ass't. Conductress: S'V BrOWn- a"d Sarah M. "lcl. treasurer. It is thought that thn newly elected officers win he in- 'a"ed Bt t,le "nme "me that the ot- .,f!p !rs of the Masonic lodge are In- !v the r?,nL"al.el? h?.,d ".-vl:.- l-i"! .1" B". "'A'r"Bre.e,a Adviser. H I. Strong: Clerk! Banker, W. A. Levi; Hoover; Physician, L. atchman. L. W. Kitchen; riuins; irusiee, . u. a u . The recently elected officers of the tl-.r, Too r.V,l. T T)1,V U, E 'e . c clir!.',.,,. r q .' It.,,,,,. v,.ii. v t. o-.u V " . o. .... (HI CK. M. Of R. of R. S.: May Morton. M- ot Lillian Shepherd, Manager. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MFFT AT DTNIMFT? Members of the St. Helens Chan, ber of Commerce, their ladles and I several guests, enjoyed a nice dinner a' the Orcadla hotel Friday evening, Mo-e than fifty people vere present and had it not been for the downpour nf rain, the attendance would have been larger. The dinner, which could not have been improved upon, was nrepared and served hy the ladle of the Congregation Aid Sosiety. After dinner was finished. Presi dent Wheeler made short talk on tho importance of what the chamber had accomplished and what could be ircmnnlished by working together. Ho called on several for short talks nnd among those who responded were L. R. Rutherford. C. C. Cassatt, John L. Storla. C. C. Baynard, S. C. Mor ton, and Rev. Kimball Clark. The annual election of officers an directors of tho Chamber of Com merce will be bold in the chamber's rooms on Wednesday evening. Jan uary 5th. 1921, and it is hoped thai there will be a large attendance. 4c , CHRISTMAS CANTATO AT M. E. CHURCH Rehearsals are In progress at the M. E. church of the Christmas can tato entitled "Holy Night," which nromlses a musical rendition of un usual merit. It will bo given In the ichurch Sunday night, Dec. istn, ny a choir of fourteen voices. Those who will take nart are as follows: Sonranos Mrs. Paul Wlggin, Mrs, Burkhoud. Miss Kate Lynch. Altos Mrs. O. Blakesley. Mrs. Carl Hollingworth. Mrs. A. F. Bar- neit, Mrs. O. K. Hollingworth. Tono" Prof. Rhinesmlth. Dr. L. G. Uos. R. J. Contes, Prof. Spels. Passes S. B. Ingham, Carl Hoi llnewor'h. F. O. Young. Director G. R. Hollingworth. AMERICAN LEGION MEETS MONDAY There will be a meeting of Colum Ula Post No. 42. the American Legion Mondav night. Dec. 20, ln the county court house, and Post Commander the creamery. Mr. Colt was appomi Wm. Russell urges that all members I od on the committee to re-organize he present as the chief order of the (the association. A banquet was evening will be nomination of officers served at the Portland hotel Friday for the ensuing year. Members are night and St. Helens Best butter was also reminded that dues will be due! served. Many butter and cheestf and payable at the regular meeting I makers attended the association on January 3rd. I meeting. COUNCIL ADOPTS CITY BUDGET Xo Hrmonst ranees to Budget as l-iipured and It la Adopted Council has Busy Besslon Monday NiKht Much Business Transacted Evidently the taxpayers of the city were satisfied with the budget of city expenses as prepared by the council, as there were only two or three tax payers ln attendance at the council meeting Monday night and verv llttln discussion as to the budget, so it was adopted. The budget of expenses to tals $14.090.00 and is an Increase of about $1800 over the previous year. One of the items is $1500 for side walks and this Item was questioned by E. A. Rotger who wished to know if It was the purpose of the council to build sidewalks at the expense of the city, or If the property owner was to be relieved of the burden of building or maintaining the side walks in rront of his property. It was explained that the item was in cluded for repairs and also to estab lish a Ridewalk funr ha that ih ann- erlntondent of streets would have funds available for necessary work and also that the city would be pro tected in case or an accident. If the money was not spent. It would re main in the city treasury and lessen the levy next year, it was explained. I'utilisti Property Liens Mr. Rotger wished to know if the liens assessed againBt property own ers for improvements done by the city on the property owners' side walks, when done by the marshal or by order of the council, were paid and how much remained unpaid. The amount unpaid was not available and it was suggested that when a list of the unpaid assessments and liens had been compiled that it be published, so that the people of St. Helens would know who was ln debt to the city. The matter was discussed and seem ed to meet with favor by the council. A communication was received from Keeler Brothers, bond buyers, stating that they were ln position to ske the city's Improvement bonds. The recorder was instructed to noti fy the firm that the bonds would be advertised and sold to the party who made thn best bid. A building permit was granted to Harold Beaver to erect a bungalow 35x41 feet on lot 14 block 25. The estimated cost of-the building was given as $3500. The regular monthly bills were read and with several exceptions. passed. Among the bills was one from the warren Construction com pany for $1803 for the paving of the Strand street. This amount cover ed the city's proportion of the cost of the improvement. The property owners along the Strand will We called on to pay about $4500 addi tional, but they made separate con tracts with the paving company. A petition signed by several resi dents nf West St. Helens asked the council to build a culvert on B street so as to drain a pond which was caused by the building of the high way. The cost would be small and the work necessary, so the council ordnred the petition granted. Beginning to feel the Christmas spirit, the council appropriated $10 as the city's part ln buying supplies for the community Christmas tree. Several matters of minor import ance were taken up and disposed ot before the council adjourned. Ooble The Goble school will close for the holiday season on Friday, Decem ber 17th, and open on Monday, Jan uary 3rd. Mr. J. Buchanan Is In Portland for a few weeks visit with friends and relatives. Martin Hoven was a Portland vis itor Tuesday. The Yankton Redmen will give a big dance Saturday evening at their hall here. Everyone is invited. Mrs. Zimmerman, a resident ot tms neighborhood for many years, died last Wednesday. The body was lata at rest ln the Rainier cemetery. Funeral services for James Ken nedy who died at his home near here Saturday evening, were neia nere Mondnv afternoon and the body was taken to Deer Island for Interment ln the cemetery there. STORES OPEN EVERY EVENING In order to better accommodate the holiday shoppers, the stores oi St. Helens will be open evenings un til Christmas Eve. A number of men itid women find It Inconvenient to hoo during the day and by mutual agreement the merchants decided to keep their places open evenings. Vih Christmas almost here, it is expected that the stores will be crowded with holiday shoppers. Tho merchants report exceptionally good business and have made ample prep aration to take care of the rush which always comes just a few days before Christmas. ST. HELENS BUTTER MAKES HIGH SCORE At the Oregon irate Butter and Cheese Makers Association which was held in Portland Thursday and Friday last, St. Helens Best butter made a score of 95 which was gratl- ifylng to H. A. Colt, buttermaker at