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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1908)
,r ..... - V :he. OREOON xxv St Helens, Oregon, January 3, 1908. No. 4. mist r P A I U ,,j j ,. x,.vrA!j I"" .. Row. volummavuuniT """ ,kivl Muckls l vitiung reiauve. ll. . !...,. Hlwldon ttwiit knit - . L,., Jy In rorlluntt. ,1 iln. A. T. Uwaand cfcllren L,titi with relatives t JUlnlrr . ....id.... mImiivm in m ,n, are i ..lu Orurg returned Monday irom a verat L tn 'uitlinl. Oeorae and " I le , cfk with Mr. George'e r ilii,.itv. d M J- Warren Quick pent I k ll.. flllblt'fttM.f.lltl L I'ulk CouutV. jl luhar.Um, rwttawl, hns.ui. I'. W. Ukhardaou, ol . ,lv voim " - " The ir.eedtu;: ' Pb- a tin MW, i No. H I levied a 6v mill ,,! ti ml tiipor to en iu.il wot ill of truth! ruck jnS'4li. a prominent tmainru v.liUtid, rut the holiday with I ..I hit . J. V. VanNalta.ol iibU County will pay U1 tm a um "I ir.'.HM. or lilllc over I ,ir llua ll rear. A our valrt t.tMTii .rcl.lcd Ihc averate u r ... U ' l than ll year. ilitip-oite Imylon comput t uk turntable, one gmrer it, one chew t and knlle, Rv tfl.i.tll nil laiia ton iramit wnn uic Utidy jar. Inquire ol I, aji rrf. Ore Vt lUrl, lUmilurr ol Cluirlr K Lrr Hurt m KriiiitUiiilitcr ul L a i lUytt, ul U trrn, tlicil al L t on tirvU)r la.l unit will tw it lmrr I .tii'Kiuw (SilurJy). t j. r liriii tirt'l t the Wlfcll 'I'livli aI 1 1 a ill, 1'ri Iruiii Mi, linrkHl !- t ;.;.i. rvivc i al um uhb 5.;itti. rtia Uatokaiiic fM I V v S .Inn t.i t r We .Imi t I IA. 'ml U ttiiii ll tti iUyi V,r iiuir Ii'hh ti Ni'lixl.m ttC CiiMhlV I it f t Vivitn, ul Ci'lnitm CJtJf, sui Milan Ititijiititl at n!i.-fuiK Ifnin Mrtil tflyt, uii i a niruiiirr l nl lioicin I i.u,t A. M , anil It woiilil .;. i Him id have anjf l 111 (r.i.ii i ! mui u CMiit)' give iMi I'tuif iliiiw Ukv ii 'I oil ImnUv anil W rit ' l.t'!t n. t.Mll. 'Itif i,.n !v n ).ii:frtin ill - 'f i.t lliir C.-llllll l.-l li'r l Willi St tier ',' -eittpin S; v The Mitt raleliratei the advent ol the new year by appearing- In a lurrr anil mure convenient (or in, niakhiK It the Uriirat, c lira net' , heat, anil iiiont k"'' rally reait paper mhlUheil lu Columlila County, It hat turn In rililrnre for wriity-alx yeara ami haa puhlUhfil the olilluary niilU'r ol a imintier ol lit more or lea eitetnieil conlcinNirarlca, The irrarut tilltor owneil it when It waa the only paicr pohlUhcil in tlili county or on the Coluiiilna river tictween I'orllunil ami Aitorla, It iloea not arein to very loon a(o, ami yet the chaii(ea that have taken place are holhiiiK Icaa than ttomli-rliil. I'orltaml waa then an III kept country villae. with a Ixili-ulled atreet car inn, no electric Hxhta, anil atwutatgootl atrceta aa Kalnler haa to-day. Veaacte coiulnx up the Columlila river mwle It a point to atop at the Kt, Helena bar. Now t'ortlanil la a Krcat ciiy, with all the ap- purlenanira thereunto beloniiiuK. ami It would I foolhardy lor anyone to attempt to place a limit Uwn her growth or com mrrvial Ktcaturaa. Columbia County In tliuae daya had a pulallon ol probably tweuty five hundred. Now ll haa over ten thouaaml, St Helena waa then the pfinciiMl town and the aawmlll at thii place, with an output t( poMlblv nlleen lliotiHiid (ret per day, the main oianu lacturiiiK etUtili.liiurul. Now there arc about thirty inilli,ralile ol lurninx out about a million leet ol lumber daily. In those ibeatheilow goinijoa tcauii hauled the Ioiji to the creek unla over the aklda, and there they reited until the Irrtbel tiMtk thrui to the river. Now there are million of dul Ian Inverted In cam pi and l"KH'"K rood, and the long horned ateer and hi lou.! uioullitd driver have given way to the luldwiu locomotive and the killed merluuic. In tliogoo.1 old day you could have bought the lowmii ol Kainirr lor Wa than you would have to pay now lor (Ingle milUitc, aud the thriving City ol ClaUkanie, with it lMk, tKiilnrut Ikiuwi, electric light and walrrwork can Ix ely be aald to have Ih-cii Uii the in.tp. I lout ton waa not in eiilrnce, and the big timber upon the S.irte atrip, a a rule.cauie down lo aiihiu a ihort diitauca ol tit bay. cow wai a cow" iu tb" good old day and nobody catrl a haiu lor li priligree, Now nearly every farmer ha a fullblood ol wine wcllknown ilrain and the fame of Columbia Couuty'a dairy herd uaa been uiaiiitaiiiril in couiielillou with Ibe hml herd ol the Ctii.ed Klate. In many other wav t'oluiuhia County b ifte.vcd in iUachuola. ita churrbr and it. wKial I ile. The Mut lielievea It ha been a humble tartar in tin (wogreaa.and that it mav I atde to inireaK it naeful nci and iprcad theknowleilgrol Coluin l,i, t'ounlv'i great rrwnwi, It aolictt ymir (nptioit and awiitance. iiKi-At her home in J'.irtlaud, on levemlr'.'sib, Mr. Ada Allen llolcoinrj. uii.lli, r of Mr W. II Uillard ol thi eitv, aued year, tune month BUil eleven dav. The luneMl tMik place on Monday lat. interment being I" River view cemetery. Mr. Uillard w Mr. Ilolcomir only child and, ibirinR her Lt day, h w in iilmit coimant at-ieii.lan.-e al hr hi ithfr'a lUidc. Mm. U tU'.ituh wa a (rciueii! visitor ti St Itclrni and h I m.mv ciii.iillUinc III -k.iii a Inlaw id ! df'e i-iiM. iti KIj. '.inn vac , ,U-v.. loaejili Vtolt. Chrietma in Columbia County appear to have been very generally otmcrved in both taiuilv Mud etiurch circle. Iu M. Helen there were numvrou trceceln Urat ion In the home, wbiletjuitc a num ber celebrated with relative in other town. The merchant report a much larger trade than utual, due uo doubt to the tact that they carried belter Mock. A number did their abuppiugaUhebouie lore who hitherto have taken their money to Portland. I have mouey to loan on good accurity, LKUI'ULIl DC I'ONT, Yankton, Ore Mr. Nelaun i'inckney, ol Carico, icir culating a pelilion lor an Initiative act providing that alter a law hat been paa ed by the people the Igitlalurc thall have no power lo amend it in any par ticular nor to repeal or modify it, the power to do ao to rciuaiu excluaively in the legal voter ol the htatu One ol the- petition ha been left al IhUoffice, where lhoe deiring to do to may sign it. Rainier' Waterworks Hie Wn'er Coiniiiiaaionara ol Kaltiier have jut received Ilia XH'illcaliuna from Hie engineer (or the waturwurk lor ihl cuy. They conlt ol eighteen rutfe tiwthur with aeven pnge ol fur thor iiialructiona l. Ilia contractor. The coiiimifHiomir reiv the right lo reject any and nil bldt. Hit. dnie (r the completion ol the work UMny Jul, It- Work iiiu.t begin within tun diiya Irom the tiiuii bid i acoepteil by commlaiion- tin vuiumuii!!) Mr. lieorge IVtry lu wild to the fort-! Tim eiiiiti unor miixt furliiuli ImjihU to litid bold dining the jw'l nioiiih over ! tlm tun ,iint ol thirty per cent ol thu ' tiiii.ty d.ill in worth ul e(j If-'HI t umo Hit Of Hut tMiitrm l. . itKV.I-:.vhrvu!--k'.il l-.ried I'lymouili ko,-k hen. Ad wo,k iiiitat bj done at the con- iun.t iv wer- well attend-1 TUi' nmlawt pay. Jtr rny iw tract... . . I... . .. I .t..ien am t:.r Ul 11 kt iMrCt lw tlte Th c.iiiiiiunir I ... I li.u. i-l , i.. I .,.. mi, I idea nil Ile II l to ,,.,,'(-. , - .... I. IVrry lietieve. the hen, a 4 money r"li-r tune ! .m oim -uo.i . Ii.!,tnti-1, thourih I"? I Tliecoiitrimtor ana n.a eiueui s iimt ii , w co. nod ritie 11 f.rw pic.-, j held reapmrnblft l-r Ih HTle working ,! - , ,..,. 'of the '.em lor llvn ii-ouin ii,er ua iim, i.j i ., ir, vi, hi ii-iii .iir. i . v. .i...v Mn C. !. S iulll a 'd Mr . Ii;-ov ol H-er ld.ni I, Mr ine Mu. i;!.- nn d Mr luvid Little of fortUnd, 'Mr. Win. M. IM1 haa agreed to pay all the depoiitor ol the Title (iuarautee & Trust Co., and the Oermait-Anierlcan hank I to luke over the Oregon Saving Hank, So ll Hmieiir that nobody ia to (hms nnvthiug aud the ietlnjit alone will be unhappy. Mr. N. h. Caanday, ol the I'ortland Jouroal't linotiipe corp, vlited hi i.er and her butlMiid, Mr. and Mra, otrpu Clark, ol thi city, thi week, pending New Year'a Day with theui. Mr. Christopher C. liarker, preildent ol the I'euiniula Lumber Company, hlch ha extemlve Inlereata in thi county, died on board a train on hi way to the IUt. Anyone having money lo loan will do well tocomuiunicate with Geo, W. Vogle, ol Rainier, aa he ha aeverul loan that can lie made al Irom one to three year on good fir.t claaa real eitate accurity. Die mortgage bear eight per cent. No tipenae to pertun furniihing the money. 1 have money to loan on approved real eatata aecuiity. W. 11.1'UWKI.L, Kt !!eiue, Oregon The new editor cl the Review, iu the but iaauc ol that paper, how consider able cntcrpriae in publiihing very good picture ol the Si. Helen tcbool houie. It aurpriae.1 u tomewhat, however, to read in under it "Rainier' New School lloute." Rainier ha a new acbool build ing and au excellent one, but the picture in but week 'a Review wa certainly not It. JOINT INSTALLATION Interesting Ceremonies and Ban quet Last Friday Night. St. Helen Ixxlge No. 32, A. V. and A. M., and Mitpih Chapter, Order of tbe I'.aitern Star, held a Joint initallation at the Maaonlc Hall in thi city lat Friday night j in the pretence o( about (evenly member and invited gut. Tbe in- Ulling ofTicer were Mra. C. II. John lor the SUra and W. II. l'owell lor the Matoni, Mr. John acting a Grand Mar- ahal. The work ol both ordera waa well done aud elicited high pralae irom the vintora. After the inttallation a bamiuet wu apread in tbe lower hall, by the ladle of the Star, the bill of fare being aalaila, roat turkey; boiled ham, cakea, ice crcarn, codec, chocolate, banannae and orange with all tbe accompanying relitbea. It waa moat decided galro mimical aucceee and reflected great credit upon the itewardt, Meaara. Cbarle Muckle and K. II. Flaggy After the Inner men and women had been fully tified tbe newly installed Matter, Bro. Aa Holladay, called lor abort talk and retponae were made by a number of tbe member, including Jlroa. W. H. Powell, T. C. WatU, PrinciiaLi By land, of tbe Rainier achool and other. Strenuou efforta were made to indui-e tome of tbe ladie to talk but they teemed to prefer to reserve their flow of language for borne coutMjmplion. To the regret of all, Hon. Dean Blanchanl, Matter of tbe Rainier Lodge, who waa one of the vitilort, waa compelled by a alight inditpoaition to leave fur home during the installation ceremoniee. ROAD MEETING. ' "M, Lo k. b The Taxpayers of District No. 3 Levy a Special Tax of 1 1-2 Mills. I'urtuant to a call the taxpayer of Road Dittrict No. 3 met at tbe county court room on Saturday last at 2 p. m. Tbe meeting waa call led to order by Supervtaor Faxoo and Mr. llarriton wa elected secretary. The following, on the motion of Dr. H. R. Cliff, waa adopted aa the aense ol the meeting: That there be a one and one half milt tax levied on the property of the district, to be expended a follow, all work to be done by contract: The wu of (2,000 to be expended on what i known as tbe Bachelor Flat road, commencing at Mr. ' Baker, at the junction ol the said road with tbe main road at Houlton, and extending to the juncture of aaid road at the Nelson place, The um ol 500 to be utcd on what ia known aa the "Millard road," commenc ing at the Northern Pacific crossing aud continuing wet to the junction with the Bachelor Flat road. The tim of fiOO to be expended Irom the Walter house at Si. Helens west to the Matthew hotel nt Houlton. The tnm ol fWO to be expended upon the road from Nigger creek to the rail road crossing known as .Meeker's cross ing. Meeting adjourned. i.!er 1 4 ti led!! i I f.if t liri , .rivi...- t Hie idncer, hi the ov diium-v i kcci h.ill Ixifeit twi'nty Mr. j.lnllai i.riu.h dav, excepting huminyi ,d,- vlitof V.nt !i( r ;i !;'! H.-h-toi t.th ti A. C. itii.tetili C. g holi ' i' vhc ilinll. ). Ken t and Mlwt I I'-i i.'.t !a In the Wurt.'ii h-.H lire spending the i with V. i it i.irvtit in IV hy Ir.i-it nnd five mid inai'liiu.i b.m.U'd e iiiii'-ti n. Tho-rt il! ....... ..ii,,-. , . .. ii hi: t... ' .'. , i i.. . will b.i use I. nnd ll lnt'Un llolbidnv of So.piH.oiK-, Mr. D. J. Swit.-er ' 1 Tin: rci'ivn f will hold ono million L'.iiliint of liter. l S .lr-.n liei.n tltar.i-har.l. and Mr. and Mra. HyUnd, ol Kulult-r. Mr. Ilenderwrn of Wn.iill.md, Wathingtiiu, Mrs Mollie i fuller of lliH-Iielur I'lut, aud Mr. S ! S illie r nf Itichidor Flat were ntiiong the , , i , i 'onlolliiwn iitteiuliint nt the Mmonic I Sfiiw ld.uid. die.!.,,,.. , ... , ; loitll i ll" "'. I l.'ll ...... ..i..,.n. - - SilllK. l.il of ptouuiuie pii'.illlllv, ' ' 1 errtUVii.!H..( aliu.it four ibivs. He i,Uv n'"m' 1 Kea!.i fo-tluiid. 1.1..I ii i. Ilim.vhl Henry R- Nelann anil WHO ol i'" Wooden pi "iilsl liSVa teiiulo atreiiKth ol OO.tXHl pounds per aijunre im'li, UVM It. Ht.'id pipe Wll'l 'J-' l It- Wood piw will i U"1'. ! The ahovu will give aonie Idea of the wv-via a hiiii-i, nini it, iif 1 ' - j , fitt i poi.,, wnst.ikeu III some revtii.irant j Hlvcr. Wash., have ten visiting Mra. ' ,,! Ilcailon. lla we he' had Wu eatinK- lr. Cliff Nclson'a brother, Mr, W. II. l'owell. na al pavta of th during the past week, and left on .nou dny lor ihc Kchalcm valley, to viit Mr. Neiaon'a mother. kd iiiht nnd dny to fight oil this km, Iln nil lii cllvrU were uiinvnll- t... . : brsl material I a work, and when completed, with pine niul re piug in .ii ...... ,.f iha citv. Hainlar will hare a tyttam wcottd to o" i iWl' ItAlNil Tha aebool meeting wr i w a d week ago la at Saturday i ;id. rt- alitly oliilMed from tile our last iaaue. Mr. A. L dent of the board, called order at 2 o'clock. Aftei ion motion waa made an S lour mill tax be levied f year. The question was to whether the teacher s for the time ihool was - n two weeks on account short time ago. Mr. Th. some length, and avlviae ter be Dot haatily dup. teachers were hired for that it was uo fault of tl did not teach at that tin lieved tbey ought to b- , time. Prof. Byland tol. that if tlie children wen grsduation at the proper 1 1, be willing to leach gra in ever time wight be n them through tbe term was pnt to a vote and or teactiers be not allowed t pension. The audacity and nerve oi medicine fakir who Htlempi . tiae bis wares under the n . ligion last Sunday morning ,. church, waa the all absorb n . thealreeta laat Mouday. : dratued middle aged ruan at eii.ietl ser vice, and just before the .., . KHiion waa dlsnikaed anked to aa v .. i v ord. I'ermli-sion was given ami to.- -im nicer eulogized the senuoii, end ave a very fine Christian experience, a . iti i.nd un doubtedly been given by h- lakir oa many former occasions. Hi- tart words were "1 have been a Chrim n i..r thirty tour years, and for seventeen ears 1 r-uf-fered from rheumatism, but now tiiaok tbe Lord I am cured, and if a .y one i ere or ronr friend are auneiera. call at room No. 4, Lee's hotel, and I will core you." The audiance wa so dumbfound ed that they aat aghast at the glaring audacity of the lakir. Not so, however, wdh the minister. Rev. Fry immediate ly arose from his seat and iu hi quiet way aald. "Tlit peculiar incident w hich we have juat witnessed remind me of s story," and then repeated the following: Hark ! the herald angela aing, Beechain'a pillsare just tbe thing. Peace on earth and mercy mild, Two (or uiuu and one for child. The storm ol applause that greeted this spontaneous, quick, and to the fakir, witherit-g reply, has seldom if ever been beard in the church before. fr."f orbes ia aaid to be the most apt minister ia the church when it it necessary to aay something quick at the right time, but he wouldn't be deuce high, if pitted against Eev. Fry. in , ed- t ItlK 10 as-t-.at IU ug i m Hid r (Ot - a ' at at he in nd ey - 'JO air . i ITS . for ild ii it- l. (St in,, ter. . ha -us- l .i!nt re . M. e. p c on well The following table, taken Irom the record of the Registrar's office, shows thai the students of the University of Oregon come from practically' every county in tbe state. There are now ill attendance in thrrtlepnrtnieiit at Eugene, exclusive of music, 400 atudenta, which is the largest body of students of college rank enrolled in any institution in Or egon. That they are not from the homes of the rich is shown by the fact that nearly 70 of them are either wholly or partially earning their owu way. Most of them uro registered from the tuualler citie of the state that support l'rnnk Wilson visited Ncha.cm people j good high schools. The following cuun- KIST during the holidays. Horn To the wifo of (ius Hult, on IVcembcr 2oth, a baby girl. Christmas gift T. K. and K. B. North nnd Tom An- ties are repreavnted : Riker, Clackiiiim?, t'lutsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Doug Ins, Oillinui, linmt, Jnckson, Josephiue, Kliiumt'i, Lane, Marion, Morrow, Mult nomah, l'o'.k, Sherman, TillatuiKik, i r,.,,;n,. it..:... n- demon have ordered phones, which are j " "s"Ston, .... ' ' Wheeler, Yamhill, now nt Huxtou. . I Road iliKtricts No. 15 and IT each voted a three-mill tax. Tlie committee lor road district No. 17 laid out 471 rods to lie graded nnd graveled. Mrs. Weed is on the sick list. There is ubout two inches of suow here' at this time Tuesday morning. Christmas pnssed off very quietly here. There was an entertainment at Reaver achool house and several trees at private houses, . t Syrup of White Pine aud Tar, the old reliable congh remedy. For sale by A.J. J Denting, druggist. , Kou't Take the Kisk When yon have a bad cough or cold! jilo not let it drag along until it becomes chronic bronchitis, or developes into ail atlnck of pneumonia, but give it the at tention it deserves and get rid of it. Taka Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy and you are sure of prompt relief. From a small beginning tlie fuilo and use of this prep aration has extended toall parts of tha United Statos aud to many foreign countries. Its' many remarkable euros ol coughs and col da have won for it thii wide reputation and extensive use. Sold by A. J. Deming, druggist. .1
