The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, September 29, 1893, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextOREGON MIST. Halted States and County Offlelul Paper St. Helena, Reptemher 90, Ihoii. PUOLItHCR't NOTIOK. AU oommiinlc(liin uut Ui Th Mist tor nub lliwllon mum. M nmoiHiiinlml by th auUmr's real nmn. and nut a mum le nlum along, w do nit wnnl lh name lor iiililiill(in, Uut ml vllnmt of to4 11 Ik. (VMrriMiiuiltur wlth Iti writer's nam. cr(miiuyllm will ba Ooasliuo to th.WMt banket. ' w " l BRIEF MENTION, ,1 Sunday li the tint day 0f October. t Tl great exposition at Portland .' ' opeued Wednesday. i. The progressive (armor It now busy - plowing and lowing (nil wheat. MIm Joe Groves came down on a visit to her lister, Mrs. Muckle, Mon day. Much sickness is reported as a re sult of the many sudden cbauges in the weather. The panic Is a thing of the past and banks will certainly be loaning money : again, soon. Mlai Dell Caples, of Columbia City, 1 now teaching the district school in Cerlco valley. It is strange how one's imagination will become aroused whea there is the slightest chance for suspicion. Editor E. 0. Blackford, of the Clats Icanie Chief, was in the county test this week doing business before the court. is The wheat market is daily looking tetter. A gixxl price for this product would help prosperity even in this , county, materially. It is thought that the leader of the ang which hss been perpetrating the O contemptible and iruitless attempts at burglary and assault, is safely lodged In jail in this county, Oils II. Byoon and wife, of Ver nonia passed through this place Mon day en route for Portland, where they will attend the Exposition, and the meeting of the editors. At Myrtle Point, in Southern Ore gon, the thermomoter registered 00 degrees Wednesday, while st this place one was comfortable only when hovering over a warm fire. Wheat litden sessels ate passing out to sea almoHt daily. A very Urge; four-masted ship loid in the stream off this plsco several hours Tuesda) ladcu with wheat and Dour. The Maygcr Company, of Mayger, is diiving a Hull trap just below the wood wharf ul that plnce, and will hereafter try to make fiahiug a lucre live feature of their business. Clarence White, tho gentleman who Is exporting the books of the various County officials, at this place, reports fair progress and expects to be able to submit a report during the month of October. D. J. Swilxer started last Thursday for Ypsilanti, Michigan, and the World' Fair. Mr. Swilser will visit hit parents whom ho has not seea in many years, besides visiting tho Chicago Ex position. By a visit to the general merchan dise house of Wstts it Paice, at Scop poose it will bo seen that their house is stocked with a large snd varied assort ment of everything carried in such an establishment. Last Baturdsy evening the people of this place were treated to a real and genuine dog show with all its attend ing elighWf-hiind performance, and parrot, monkey and goat accompani ment. The opera house was fairly well filled and the performeance was creditably spoken of by msny. Andrew Rubetr and Will Miles have just completed a fish trap in the Will amette slough just above this plsce. At the first lift they had csught, be sides eight salmon, a monster slurgoon but before tho fellow could be secured he made a break for liberty, taking the salmon with him and leaving the dis gusted fishermen a souvenir of his visit in the shape of a hole in the net the size of a wagon wheel. The same sturgeon is supposed to have been captured later by some neighboring fibermen, which, when put on the scales tipped tho beam at over seven hundred pounds. A distressing and serious acoident occurod to an infant daughter of W. A. Harris, of , Vernonia, Saturday. During the progress of fall house cleaning, a small bottle of carbolio acid was placed in reach of the little girl for a moment, and forgotten. The baby no sooner spiod the bottle than she was possossod of a desiro to got hold of it, and in another moment had Bppliod her teeth to the stopple and removed it. Fortunately very lit tle of the fiery acid touched hor hps, hut aiioiieh of it stuck to the stopple .ntioraiv hum her mouth. The whole contonts of the vial were spilled nnnn LtiA nalm of her rieht hand, and Wnr an antidote could be applied the fingers and wrist were burned in a shocking manner. Medioai aia w tA and everything possible was done to counteract the terrible ' fluid and relieve the little sufferer, and it is hoped tho accident will not result In permnuout injury, - We have hoard somo of the people of this county complaining about the rate of taxation, and being more or less interested we clip the following from an Indiana paper which was congrat ulating themselves on their low rate of taxation t "Tho tax levy for the year of 1893 was adjusted by the commis sioners, which siiows it np as follows: County tax, twenty cents on each 100 valuation ( flfty cents on each poll, oriugo, eight eents on each $100 valua tion ; gravel road repair, eight cents on each $100 valuation; sinking fund, ten cents on each $100, which foots a total of forty-six cents on each $100 valuation and the poll of fifty cents. It rains, evon in Eastern Orogon. The Pendleton East Orogonian says : Tho rains recently are calculated to increase the cinch of bad times on Umatilla county, drain in the stack has been very hard to thresh on ao count of the much too generous rain a week or so ago, and the difficulty is now greatly enhanced. There is much grain to thresh, but tho farmers and hands can do nothing but quit work and hope for dry weather. Consider able loss is the inevitable result. I. W. Csse, the Astoria banker, gave notice tho other day that be would pay the creditors of his bank 100 cents on the dollar on the same terms as those set forth by the Commercial Nstional bank in Portland. He odors Ave per cent, interest on all his debts and announces that ho resumes busi ness ss soon as ninety-eight per cent. of his depositors consent to his terms. The Eugene cannery is not finding this a favorable season. Fresh fruit has not yet been abundsnt enough to justify starting it up. The sweet corn experiment has been a failure owing to the fact that the corn did not thrive. Some prunes aud tomatoes will be canned and the large dryer will be operated on prunes exclusively. The cheapest property today in this country is timber laud. Its advance has not been rapid since the panic of tho seventies. The demand for wood pulp, the wonton destruction by fire of our forests, the inorease in our population and many other causes sll are tending to make timber valuable. The Northern Pacifio railroad will put on a full force of section hands Monday. It will be rememberod that there have been no section hands on the line for a number of weeks. Edwin Ross will leave here Tuesday next for Portland, where he will re- sumo the study or medicine at tne University in that city. Fred Caples, of Columbia Clly, left Weduesdsy for college at Curvallis, where he will resume his studies. Bert Damon, of Modford, was la town Wednesday, visiting his friend, Geo. Andrews. News this week is about ss scarce ss dollars, snd the situation is getting no belter fast. Will Meeker is sgain able to be on the street after a four-week's siege of lung fever. Mrs. Judge Moore, of Salem, visited friends here this week. Assaulted and Robbed. One of the most dastardly and un provoked crimes ever committed in Columbia county was perpetrated upon an old couple named McDonsld, who live near Apiary, on the 19th, The old couple settled upon their pres ent homestead two years ago, having come from Nebraska, and have no family except a widowed daughter and a grand daughter s god, seven years. On Tuesday night, of last week, the daughter was away from home and the old people were preparing to re tire when the old gentleman oponed the door in response to a rap, and was felled to the floor by a murderous blow on the head from the metal end of an air brake hose, in the hands of a masked robber. Tho murderous brute was accompanied by two others and after knooking the old man down they entered the house and in an equally brutal manner boat the old lady into insensibility and threw both of them out of doors and the little girl with thorn. They then ransacked the homo, securing $86 in cash, a watch and rifle, and after throwing away all the cutlery in the house they dragged the old people and little girl back in the house and after locking the door, left the plaee. It is supposed the object of the rob bers was to secure ?2,WO wliioii tne nl,t nnnl had lately received for w. aV"wr their homestead. The money, how Avar, had been loCKeu up in a unit. . . i , . i i. Upon receipt of the news ot tne outrage, Shoriff Masslo went to the home of the McDonalds and secured ihn ht nossiblo description the old nfionle could eive of their assailants nd wont to Portland where he en' listed the assistance of Chief Hunt in his soarch for the criminal. The McDonalds were convinced that one of their asailants wss Wm. Graham, i,nir ilnucrhter'a husband, from whom atiA hna boen separated two years, Graham was soon looated in the city tail, wlmra he had been taken on a i-hnrcn of drunkenness. Ho was turned over to Sheriff Massie to whom tin Ann fAHaed that he knew who com mitted the crime but denied having had anything to do with it himself He wns taken to the Rainier joil where he will be kept until the grand jury nvestigatei bis case. COUNTY COUHT. Proceedings of the Adjourned Bep tombor Term. In tho matter of the appointment of a road supervisor for "road district numbor twenty-one, it appearing to the court that thore is no legal and acting road supervisor in said dist rict, it is, therefore, ordererod.by the court that R, L. Nicholson be and he is hereby appointed supervisor of said road district number twenty-one. In the matter of bounty allowed on grey squirrels, it is ordered by the court that & bounty of two cents be allowed on each and every grey squir rel scalp presented to the clerk and that the clerk pay the bounty and retain the scalps In his possession to be presented to the court as vouch ers of the payment of said bounty. In the matter of building a bridge across " tho Nehalem river one mile east of Vernonia, the Pacific Bridge Company, by their agent, George M. Symons, files a bill in the sum of two thousand two hundred and seventy-five dollars for the erection and' completion of said bridge, and the court having previously examined said bridge, the same is hereby accepted, and it is further ordered that the clerk draw a warrant in favor of said bridge company in the above sum. In the matter of the assessment of the O. A C. K. R. Co., the court being fully advised in the matler.it it is or dered that the clerk ascertain from the land office at Oregon City if said company's lauds in this county nave boen patented to mem, ana it not so patented, then the clerk is authorized to change assessment of said com pany from two dollars to one dollar per acre, and in case saw lanas have been patented, the assessment to stand as it now appears on the roll. In the matter ot railroad crossings on the X P. R. R. in Columbia county it is ordered by the court that 8. G. Schoooover be appointed to examine all railroad crossings of said railroad, and report thereon to this court; also to correspond witn the emcers ni ssio company relative to the establishing and widening grades at said crossings, and to make arrangements for a county road along and within the limits of said railroad at or near the foot of Merrill's lake, where said rail road has a long trestle built. BILLS ALLOWED. Honeyman, DeHart & Co. iron furnished road dist rict No. 10 : $ 20 94 Neilson, N. lumber furnished R. D. No. 1 WW Zillgitt, F. A. supplies furn ished Humphrey, pauper. . o w Mayger, C. & Co., supplies road district No 9 18 48 Glass & Prudhomme, justice's docket... WW Zillgitt, F. A. supplies furn ished rond districts No. 15 and-19. 11 70 Conyers, E. W. supplies furn ished paupers 74 00 Neilson, N. lumber furnished road district No. 1 8 00 Adams, L. work blasting stump on couuty road dist rict No. 18 10 00 Adams, U. C. work blasting stumn on road district 13. . 17 00 Adams, U. C. hauling lumber 24 00 Massie, G. A. sheriir's fees State vs. Armstrong 10 00 Vernon'a Mill Co., lumber furnished R. I). No. 19 ... . 39 75 Massie G. A. sheriffs fees. . . 34 25 Quick, E. E. fees as clerk 125 25 Schoonover, S. G. road und attendance at court 38 00 Barnes, G. W. supervising roads and attending court 36 50 Clarke, Geo. bounty on scalps 2 00 Kelly. W.J. same 6 00 Cole & Swilzer, abstracts of land, from Oregon City and Salem.. C00 Davis Bros. Co. printing 24 00 Little, A. B. fees as county surveyor. 31 70 Dolman, W. H. supplies fam ished Mrs Rambolski 27 30 Pacifio Bridge Company, building bridge. 2.275 00 County Bridge Completed. The much talked of and persist ently agitated county bridge over the Nehalem river near Vernonia has at last been completed by the contract ors, the Pacific Bridge Co., and was accepted Monday by the county com missioners. The urgent need of a good bridge over the Nehalem at this point has been much felt for several years by the large number of residents esst of the river, and particularly those who live in the Pebble creek country, and on the line of what is locally known as the Greon mountain road, which is a short route from Hillsboro to Ver nonia. The building of this bridge has been agitated in a local way for the past five years but not until rec ently were aggressive steps taken to have the Work actually commenced The bridco will complete a much bet ter and shorter route to, Washington county points than those now in use and will be a very great convenience to people living in the districts men. tioned, who, in order to reach Verno nia are obliged to go several miles north or south of that point to other bridges which span tho river, or ferry it in small boats, which is at all times inconnvenient and risky, and a greater pert of the year aotually dan gerous or impossible on account of the swift current and large rooks. The bridge has a 140 foot span with thirty foot approaches, and ooet the couuty $2,275, which was the lowest responsi ble bid for its construction. It has twenty-one-foot piers and ten tonB of iron, and 46,000 feet of lumber was used in its construction. The con' tractors had the lumber furnished by the Vernonia Mill Company, and were fourteen days constructing the bridge, Much satisfaction is expressed by the oitizens of that vicinity lor the favor able consideration of their petition by the County court and it is unanimous ly agreed that the cost of the bridge is money well expended. VKKU INLAND. Beautiful fall weather. This is the time to plow your ground and sow the winter grain. Miss Adell Pugh, who recontly fin ished a term of school in the Canaan district, is now in charge of tho Co lumbia City school. Our school will soon close for the term. Mrs. Goddis did not find much trouble in controling the pupils. Bessie Glendye, granddaughter of Mrs. Anne Merrill, left for Oregou City Monday, to attend school for the winter. Splawn Bros, are building a good substantial dwelling house on their ranch in Canaan, L. B. Gleason, of Carrico, hal built a new home this fall. Mrs. Belle Gaddis gave a house warming to the young folks here, at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Widger, Wednesday evening of last week. Mr. Widger and family, of St. Helens, moved into their new home last weak. We have heard several complaints from teachers that the superintendent does not visit their schools. We know that it is customary for the superin to visit schools here. This is wrong. The law specifies that superintend ents shall visit schools at least once a year. It is by pessonal observation that be can know tne teacner wno does his duty. It is also expected that he will advise the teacher in tne ma n- agement of his school. We sympa thize with the superintendent inas much as he has a great load with very small pay, aud there are very few peo ple who can afford to tramp the entire county over for glory. We hear no complaint with the exception of this one. We near, However, tnai a leacner in this county, whose school the super intendent failed to visit, returned the compliment by absenting herself from the Institute. Such a teacher could make him a "whole man" intead of a "poor half." Tub Oreqok Mist is to be con gratulated upon the frequent correr pondence it is able to pick up through out the county. This gives the gen eral news to its readers, while we have seen several local papers that did not have aline ia them which the editor in charge U not obliged to grind out of his own mind. This makes sn up hill business for a newspaper. Everybody interested in a newspaper or in the wellfare of the manager should send uews items to the paper whether they appear interesting or not. If they are not interesting to the public, they may give the editor some points to make up an interesting article. It is not necessary for the writer to compose his letter in monosyllables, the edi tor can do that. All that is neces sary is to explain the news briefly and give the sense of the article. We, as one wish to thank the editors of Tim Mist for kindness shown in this way, and we assure o'hers the same treatment from any intelligent editor, whether of Thb Mist or any other paper. Circuit Court Docket. The following cxgs are docketed for hearing in tho October term of tho Circuit court which conveues on Tues day, the 10th. LAW. C H Fuller vs Will R Gay. M Fink vg J M Leavens it Co. C H Fuller y Will K Gay. F Tryon, ct al, vs Green Creek Lum bering and Manufacturing Co. Francis Tryon vs Greencreelr. Num bering and Manufacturing Co. M W Miller vs W E Uatliway. Maycrtield & Ganz vs C H ICoukle. K U MeNutt vs G H Bynonl H E Giranl vs G A Massie. H E Wadsworth vs G A Massie. H E Miller vs L F Banzer. C R Wilson, et al, vs J K Bourne. R L Sabin vs Dean Blanchard. Rosenfeld, Smith & Co. vs Dean Blanchard. H A Price vs L Saldern. W J Zillman vs Chas Bureau. D Blanchard vs J M Fiddler. N Tingle vs Jos Fisk et al. John Carlson vs Jas Fisk et al. John Hendrickson vs Jas Fisk. J H Linn vs Jas Fisk et al. E W Conyers vs Jas Fiisk et al. F L Hedges vs Builders Sash and Door Manufacturing Company. F M Thorp vs H Mclutire. D Hinkle vs II Mclntire. M J Kittorine & Co. vs Dodd & Magwiggan. T H Blanchard vs Joseph vanuian com. T. II. Blanchard vs E Webster. A Robinson vs A II Emerson et al. W W West vs P Lousignont et al, E E Quick vs John H Edmonds. B C'Enyart vs The Northern Paci fio Railroad Company. EQUITY. Matter of estate and assignment of Columbia City Lumbering Company. Matter of assignment of Charles Bureau. Matter of assignment of Link & Back. W J Muckle, guardian, vs E W James et al. E Hall vs J II Gillis et al. Ward & Swope vs John Holme. M E Howard vs E R Spencer. Matter of assignment of Bevis, Nich olas & Spkwn. Matter of assignment o ttmauuei Snyder. W J Burns vs W W Cole. John Schmitka vs J. M. Bevis et al. Nicholi Bro. Co. vs A M SnodgrasB. E Ridgway vs I M and W A Harris. Eliza T Maynard vs John Maynard. P R Croswait vs O Aken et al. Fisk & Johnson, insolvent debtors. John F Caples, administrator of E Bennett, vs S H Tryon et al. Augusta Warner vs Mary Leonard. J H Bartlott vs Andy Clift. Lizzie Graham vs Wm Graham. Hannie E Miller vs Jolin Quigley et al. . Elias Kinder vs Oscar E Hunter. Matilda A Carroll vs John F Carroll. F D Adams vs A J Alley. A ball and supper will be given in Brad- dock's hall, at Houlton, Oct. 8. A good time Is assured all who attond. The pro ceeeds will be donated to the Softool fund. Some "Good Buys" roa sals sir D. J". Switzer, ST. IIKLENS, - OREGON. Tho southwest M ot section 32, and the soatheaat i of the sotithat !4 f section 81, and went ot the southwest of sec tion 81, lownahip 7 north, range 2 west, 200 acres, 17.60 per acre. The southeast Vt of the southeast 'of section 30, township 7 north, range 2 west, 40 acres at 5 per acre. The northwest i of section 6, township 0 north, range 2 went, containing 100 acres, 10 per acre. 185 acres In section 3, township 7 north, range 2 west. A one and one-naif utory house, 1(1x28; barn, 18x30, with sheds:. 10 acres cleared, 100 In pasture, 1 acre of prunes, bearing, other fruits, cuts 30 tons of hay. Price 2,000. Terms easy. 100 acres of land, house and barn, IS acres cleared and fenced, some fruit trees bearing. Price 10 per acre. Terms easy. Terms One-third cash, balance secured by mortgage at 8 per cent, interest. COLUMBIA BANKING CO. (Incorporated) ST. HELENS, OREGON. G. A. MASSIE, President. C.II. NEWELL, Cashier. Capital $20,000. Transacts a general banking business. Exchange bought and sold. interest ai lowed on time ueposiu, YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Hart & Sweetland, Proprietor St. Helens Meat Market Fresh and Salted Meats, 8ansage, Fish and vegetables. Meats by wholesale at special rates. Express wagon run to all parts of town, and charges reasonable. Astoria Marble Works, J. H. IMHOFF, PBO'P. -MANUFACTURER OF Marble and Granite WORK. All Kinds of Cemetery Woik. FOOT OF OLKBY STREET, ASTORIA. : : : : OREGON. MeNutt Bro's., The Leading Merchants Vernonia and Cornelius Write to Cornelius for Stage Dates. Supplies for Campers and Fish ermen. Vemoiiia and Cornelius, Or. THE IOWA JEWELER, A. N. WRIGHT. Sourenir Spoons a Specialty. SBGcial Attention to latch Rcuairing MORRISON ST., Op. P. O., PORTLAND, COURSE M W STJCH BEING THB CASK, It behooves vou to rind ths moat desirable place to purchase vour ' Invigorator. "mrrf T KTrTTT"T AUJ4 aioxiviuaiai Keeps constantly on hand the famous Cuban Blossom Cigars, The finest line ot Wines Iiqnors and Ciears to be found this side Port- land. And if you wish to engage in a game or POOL OR BILLIARDS, They can assure you that they have the best table in town. Everything new and neat, and your patronage is respectfully solicited "THE BANQUET" Bt. Helens, Oregon. Do You Driiii? Peoples' Outfitting Com'y, 244, 246, First Street, Portland, Oregon. CLOSING Still in Progress. JEntire Stock OF- Furniture, Carpets, Stores HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS A UUIJ & i VsflP.fi U.U UMJUJil A Peoples' Outfitting Company, 244 First Street, : : ST. HELENS EDWIN BOSS, Proprietor. Drugs and Patent Medicines, SCHOOL BOOKS AND Perfumery and EVERYTHING A FIRST CLASS DRUG STORE CONSTANTLY ON HAND. ST. HELENS ' BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER.' This is the reason why The St. Charles Hotel, C. W.tKNOWLES, Proprietor, Has such a large patronage by the business men of the Si If you want to meet a friend you will PORTLAND - CLATSKANIE ROUTE I SARAH DIXON, Leaves Portland, at Alder Street o'clock, forr Clatskanie, touching at Sauvie's island, St. Helens, Columbia City, Kaluma, Neer City, Rainier, Cedar Landing, Mt. Coffin, Bradbury, Stella, aud all intermediate points, returning every morning (except Monday.) Stop Where you will find PATENT MEDICINES, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, TOILET ARTICLES, ETC, In Columbia County ' , DR. J. E. HALL, Proprietor. FARMERS AND MERCHANTS INSURANCE CO.. Albany, Or. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL....... SECURED CAPITAL PAID CAPITAL. FARM PROPEBTT A SPECIALTY. For particulars apply at the office f Dillard & Cole, or Ths Mist oflee. Joseph Kellogg & Joseph Kellogg and Northwest FOR COWLITZ RIVER. NORTH W l!idT Leaves KELSO Monday, Wedne-iay, and Friday at 5 am. Leaves PORTLAND Tuesday, Thans day, and Saturday at 6 a. ra. JOSEPH KELLOGG Leaves RAINIER at I . daily, Sunday excepted, arriving at Portland at 10:30 a. m, Returning leaves Portland at 1 p. m., arriving at 6 p. m OUT SALE : : Portland, Oregon. DRUG STORE, SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Toilet Articles. CARRIED IN DRUG STORE. always find him at The St. Charles. Shaver, Master. Dock, every day (except Sunday) a S G. M. For your Medicines at the Clatskanie Drug Store, the largest stock of fMQ.COO UlfiOO Co.'s River Steiuaes?