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PAGE POUR T H E ST. HELENS MIST I hhu ' h I Every Erbt«) l*y THE MIST I T B U S H I M i ("OMI’ A V Ï pay their proportion of every tax. This we do not expect or demand of the auto bus. We are not reason- > Iiui are either drifting down Brésilien i stream with the tide and the dead Managing Editor ones, or you are pulling for all yon are worth against the current ol sU B SC lllU TIO N R A T E S events You cannot anchor, for lif* * ie continuous voyage You are One Year . .............................. $2 00 Six Month* .............................. $ 1.25 either reading, studying, working or you are fooling away your most vnl uable asset time If you are trying Entered a* secotrLclasg matter, > improve yourself you are going January loth, 1912 at the Postoffice head If >our brain is full of non at St Helens, Oregon, under the act - use you are drifting down the of March 3rd. 1S79 stream bet your boots.— The Silent I'artne,*. COI’ NTY O FFIC IA L P A P E R V glance at the statements of the Helens and scappoos«1 banks Member National Editorial Associa tion and Oregon State Editorial -Lews the healthy financial conill- tior. of these institutions and the Association .cements likewise reflect the pros perity of this portion of Columbia O P HEIl-BORN 8. U MORTON HI \ltTAt 111 S SI ,\ \ I. I S. * aunt?. to 21 Inclusive, of Block 11. In the city of Si Helens, Columbia County, Oregon, for the sum of $900 00, and directing the Record er of said City to draw a warrant on lhe General Fund of said City in payment thereof WHEREAS, the Common Council • f the City of St Helens, Oregon, deems It advisable to secure to said City ill tIn» tidelands possible lying nnediately in front and easterly of aid City in the Columbia River; \NI> WHEREAS, the City of St Helens now has tlie opportunity of obtaining an assignment of the '•heriffs Certificate of Sale Issued pon a mortgage forecloaure upon .i d lid«1 Infills in till« ease of E M Milis \s Oregon Wood Company et 1 1 . the sal - of which was confirmed December 20, 1920. W i t WHEREAS, many of the largest taxpayers of said City have sanctioned such a purcliase:- NOW, THEREFORE. THE CITY OF ST. 'HELENS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 That the City of St. Helens. Oregon, by and through Its mi moil Council, ts hereby directed, ordered and required to take, pur chase and acquire an assignment of aid Certificate of Sale, or so much hereof as appertains to all the tide mils lying east of and in front of Blocks 1. 2 and 3, and Lots 12 to -’ 1 inclusive of Block 11, In the CRy of St Helens. Columbia County, Ore gon, for the sum of $900.00 Section 2 Tiiat the Recorder of said City he. and he hereby is di rected and ordered to draw his war- i ant on the general fund of said ¡tv in payment of said purchase. Read the first time June 27. 1 921 Read the second time June 27, 1921. Head the third time and passed July 11, 1921. Approved by the Mayor: EDISON I BALLAGH. Mayor Attest: J. B GODFREY, Recorder Mako Camp Ground» Sanila» »■ It’ll Refresh You Salutano!! uf camping gioiimls ls a prohlem no» bnllig coiiMilci.-d b> thè puuple o( Oregon WUh opening of maio uew hlghways h * come Mie prohlem of uceommo.h.tmo Mie scores of camper» and m i n o " w ho wish lo spemi Ihetr vacati.».. l'Ut of ilOlM'H M in> citila huvo muti«» **rir;l' ,lV' camping ground s. bui «siile from ibis thè respnii ibilily ls loft <>• Individuai l ’urelesstiess in camp saiiltalion i Ih.» cause of must of Mie Ophoid ephh'lllics I h....... . sili UH'. "ai. milieu of preventlon i» «orili .. P"Uioi of cure." prove, il» \soMli tn a case like Ibis Care ili thè selectlon ol forni and ss.ii'-r supplì' »»ni in db posing of garb.ore and »cange i» Mie hest safeguard Burn water is often difficili! n* fimi -so i» is usuali) beai te A cool anti refreshing Ice Cream Soda or Sundae W i l l GI VE YOU M n llH I ’ EI' T O I I N U H I *| 11 DAY'S WORK ALL FRESH FRUIT FLAVORS • M l M REST. UICIIKHT ICE CREAM RIVERSIDE CONFECTIONERY HUY Y O U U mv . u all dlinking walor. »ugg.-si special IMS ni Mie ngricultural collegi» Bollino I» a saie unii si»"' incthod Chloriue labb-is, whioh *'«" be bonghi il auy drug »loro will Kilt must uh * w lieti t he l'Io "f I lappiliess is placed oli thè in ip I» » III he fonile! in thè Siate --f Mimi There is a signal danger for Women never will lie able to un every community in the recent At it. -»and why two lawyers in a court tempted robber; of the bank at room will become so violent as to hrowing ink «ottles and then Halsey, as a sequel of which one lad was killed and two others injured, walk out of the room arm in-arm. -------------- * -------------- . with the injured lads and the fourth Tiic numerous residences now utt lad. uuinjured. well on the way to a penitentiary set;:er.ee er * instruction in St. Helens are isitive evidence of the faith of the Too few will heed this warning. MISI' W A M VDS EOll Iti si I TS. They will he thankful, if parents, people in tlie future of the town. that theili lads are not such as these. "Easy money" is the kind that If hoys, they will re thankful tiiat they have gotten into no such esca everybody else gets hut you. -------------- * -------------- • pade \ pleasing personality covers a But there are many lads who know* that they lave fallen only lit multitude of sins -------------- Si-------------- * tle short of getting into some such Making money is a talent; saving escapade and there are many par (K E R O S E N E ) ents tn every city who know not it is an art. how close their boys may have been, DEATH I D S - IS TW O GREAT or how close they are getting, to \\ V118. getting Into some such escapade. It is not very long ago that The In discussing legislation for dis Sentinel was called upon to publish abled soldiers who fought in the as news the escapades of some of world war. Congressman Sweet, of the young lads of this city similar Iowa, presented official statistics on to tho above. : lie civil war and the one that has This week we learn that a lad just ended. In the civil war there Astoria— Good o i 1 indications threw a stone at a train and an in were 2.772.408 Union troops en ause casing of well; drillers in jured engineer was the result. We gaged. and in tlie world war there hope of flow beneath rock do not presume for a moment that were 4,800.000 soldiers, sailors, and the lad intended any harm but the marines engaged. Of the latter. stone might have put out au eye. it 2.0S6.000 went overseas and 1.390,- might even have hit the temple and 000 fought in France have Inflicted death And there There were 115,000 deaths In the must have been lack of responsibil world war. divided as follows: Bat ity or the lad would have realized tle deaths. 50.000; wounded over that he should not have even care seas, 20»!. 000; died from disease. Come to us for First Class Auto Repairing. Expert lessly hurled the stone at someone 57.500. Trouble Shooters. W e also handle elso's property. There were 349,944 deaths among W e learn also that lads are steal »he Union troops in the civil war. a Complete Line of ing torpedoes, placing them on the divided as follows: Killed in battle. railroad tracks and are having lots *¡7.05' died of wounds. 43,012 T IR E S , T U B E S , OILS, GREASES, of fun watching the train- died of disease, 199.720; died from the crews search tor the cause of other causes— accidents lu prison, A N D A L L ACCE SSOR IES. the signal. The expense to the rail etc.— 40.154. road in stopping its trains and pay Congressman Sweet showed that ing the crews for the time they must the total amount of pensions paid C. E. W I C K S T R O M , - - - - Proprietor wa.-te is considerable not to mention 1 V the government from 1790 to iM'APROOSE, OREGON'. tho aggravation to the train crews. 1919, inclusive, and not including These are little things compared pensions paid to world war veterans, to bank robbery and resultant death, is $5.017.483,127.1 1. This does but they are tlie little things that ,ot include cost of administering the lead that way and it is a pretty safe pension system, which totaled $135.- bet that 99 per cent of the parents 9'.717 60 during the period 1S00- of boys who are doing these little 1919. mischievous acts would stoutly maintain that no child of theirs Olt HI N \ M K NO. 12«»»*. would do anything of the kind, so there is just as much danger in the \.\ ORDINANCE requiring and di recting the City »if St Helens. blind confidence of parents as there Oregon, to purchase ail of the tide Is in the irresponsibility of their lands lying'east, of and in front youngsters. of Blocks 1. 2 and 3, and Lots 12 It is remarkable how many lads who seem worthless, good for noth ing youngsters make fine ciiizens in later life The recovery is often remarkable, hut that should not al low us to lake no heed of the warn ing in the incident we have referred to. The remorse of »he three lads who yet live after their escapade and the sorrow and humiliation of the parents may well be a lesson ro save others from the same predica ment.—-Cottage Grove Sentinel. To a certain extent the same con dition- exist in St. Helens and West W ill take your car with St Helens. There have been num erous petty violations of the laws of free storage» until sold. the state and the ordinances of the city. Mayor Ballagh and the coun Car repairing, battery re cil realize this for the mayor asked that an ordinance he drawn so that charging and repairing- a record could lie kept on articles purchased from minors. The mayor All labor $1 per hour. is of the opinion that too many idle boys congregate on the streets and Satisfaction guaranteed. he believes the truth of the old say ing: "an idle brain is the devil s workshop.” The parents of St. Helens have a responsibility, one which cannot he hii kud. I:' they r-alize the respon sibility and appreciate it. possibly there will --<• fewer heartaches and GARAGE the thought!* - Hoy or girl of today1 Houlton : Oregon will in* the respected citizen of to morrow PEARL OIL Meats and Vegetables VI PEOPLE'S MARKET Always C»»ld and Fresh- H A R D IN ’S RAILROADS is . h to pays $78.212 or 9 8 per rent <‘re tax. The auto busses sum into the state treat- .-e . es and a rompara- i.«il tax fin Multnomah ' - on M.e bus line property. They use ie roads which the rail- foad v •*» forced to help build and in innc instances, parallel •be railroad Tee auto bus and auto »I I- waf'-d for 'hi- roads to be built er *1 then Jumped into competi tive bu In*-»*- with those who built the roads. The bti- se* or trucks pain no hi: e for the roads; all they were required to do was to furnish the rolling mock, and use the roa<! built at the expense of odat. Both the auto bus and ».he auto truck are in an experimental stage of operation and as a general rule neither has proven to be a satisfac tory all year round service, but we expect the railroads to give such | service each and every day in the I ... in cl w ikewdse expect »hem to, "f b- Round Trip Rates hi s s e s . As a matter of good business, we i/.irur the railroad company in preference to the auto bn <*-, The railroad company pays about o.’:e-»entli of the entire road 'ax in this county, employs a num ber (<f men and is a permanent Insti- Ui’iori. The railroad company pays i p' '»portion, and it is a consider- . 1 1 Ie proportion, towards nialntain- ;nc » ir r;"bool and its proportion of 'he count» expen-e The Oregon ' r in -»atement of taxes paid by »m1 railroads In the counties of Ori-L ,:i »tat - »ha; of the $797,300 REDUCED Everything in Farm Machinery O matter what kind of implement you want, we can supply you and deliver it at your farm at ‘ he same price, or possibly less, as you would pay in Portland N Tell us what you neeo and we will gladly call. W e have supplied man; enterprising farmers and can supply you. Farm Equipment Company TO P O R T L A N D -vi v SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE RY. On Sale Daily SL7I (Tax 14c) Special Week End Fares ------On Sale------ SATURDAY and SUNDAY Return Monday $1.48 (Tax 12c) ------ Once J. R. Gil.BY, Agent « Again * ■BUT S A Y - Save expense and waste l»\ installing an ice l ' in i $2f). 15 i " $3 /.35 (¡mug I .imping '" 'I bOc ; u it li I» E. A. » « .onp stool k. 85c. ROSS Masonic Bldg. St. Helens TH E U N I V E R S A L C A B FORD PLANT BUILDS 1 08,9(j2 IN JUNE Demand Exceeds Output as F a d Breaks Aii Previous Records During tin m<»nt!i *.i jnm . tIt«- 1-. id Motor > • *ni- |»an\. i in mi. li i» 1 ». i ; at ..ut i ; « and JJ , - itiltly plants throughout tin- mum v i«-a« bed lite production and truck' setting up a new lugli record tor one month. Production of I mil , . r» and trucks has been »uadi- 1\ itici » a »mg - iii « i rai n ¡a nu:, and show mi . stantial gain» o u t the same period i.ist year. I lie scioiul <|uartci «a I V I , viz \pril. May and lune, sluvvsan output <»f .101./•<$, I oui cars and trucks again t --H* 8zN for tin suine three mouths »»I last year, or a net in» i » ase <»i 8i),'MS. Despite the fact, however, tiiat the Ford plant* Ib'ivt been running at n r ii:::im . apacitv, 11 )«• demand fot I "tal eat - m l trink is not being met, and it the I,r' eut tinn. m. uh thousand unfilled orders have I" en piled up ahead s « i that l ord sales are still limit* ed l»> maniifartui mg faciliti»'- rather than marketing I’arti nl.illy is thD true with re p<1 * t° ''’1 • 1 «• • * <I « at . i'li w liicli tin demand ha - been an* usually licav \, Due reason cited l>\ I <>r>I officials for tin unpre- (ft jfiltri 1 . for II.IIIIC' I 11 ft 1 »I hav •n addeil to tlu than the e all I more « »>st I v «t- i ; h »tor I'm It Is II e I k I k .st pro pc uvt r;i r tuo »T . of the "ts t rslij: I T I 'H I («» inoto i mor dm be pa - I live v'«• le e 'til nate») <»tit [HI 1» ) M il 1 , .'IT"* ¿1 trucks, or a production "f s for 4.bi D a d in» »- the assembling "f 1 ,,r' for 25 m being udii 1 dunii» eight hour work »lay tin* hont 545 ears. In other word*, output will " »• I »a " ar <>r tnt» k leaves the assembly lineev»ry ^1 ■ ft i »Mils. Heldhouse Motor Co. fl««m*jr Ar lint fon, P roprietor», Clatskanie, Oregon. W e Buy only the Best. W r Appreciate Your I rade SCAPPOOSE GARAGE Bargains In USED CARS I III St. Helens, Oregon ‘‘ E V E R Y DAY A E IN E D AY IN A H *KI>