The Oregon lVftst
itatei"T5itpititVce t St. Helen,
Oregon, as tccond-clas mail matter.
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ClRCl IT Coi KT OKI ICieKS;
Thomas A
E. B. Tun u '
UriJe District Judge
District Attorney
Corstv OrrtfM
...St. Helens
...St. Helens
. Helen
. Clatskantf
Jamei Dart. Judge
W. A. Harris, Clerk
Martin white. hmtT...
8. O. i'ichonor. Comtu'r
H. West, Commissioner M-appon-e
E. K. Ouick, Treasurer St. He ens
a t l assessor St. Helen?
1 II P.tiwliind. School Supl... lloulton
F. 11. I'rescx.tt, Surveyor
H. R. Cliff. Coroner...-
Kainier
.St. Helen
TALK IT UP
Vernouia is directly west ol St Hel
ens, on the township line between e
tions 4 and 5. A the crow llie it is
about 19 luilcs batweeo the tw town
By the present county road It i 20 wile
ia the summer time and about 150 in
the winter. The present rood appeal
to have been laid out by ouie lover ol
cenery, wh09a.0bje.-t it w to get up
as high a possibly, and f r iceniB pur-
Dose the present rjud i aingni, qui
men who claim to know ay a practica
ble route can ba had along the township
line and that very uiy cf thetteep
grade can ba eliiu:ntM. The Ver
nonia people are talking up these mat
ter. Those who have visited St. Helen
lately find the town uiJch improved and
would gladly trade here provided they
had a road over which a lair-ix.-d load
could be hauled at any tiuieof the year.
Mot only would ueh a road aid the ter
minals, but it would beyond doubt
build up the inttrveniiigcoutitry. There
is plenty of good land between here and
the Nehaleiu valley, bu no one care to
attempt to nuke a hom- where they
Will be unable to haul a had to market
the greater portion of the ye.ir. l'os- -bly
as good a way to arrive at tome deli
nile course of action would be to rail a
meeting at the proper time, of the citi
zen of the twodistrict to tee if we can
not agree as t'i the amount ol special
tax necessary and the manner in which
it should be expended. The first thing,
however, would tea petition lor a sur
vey, in order that the new road, if it i
to be built, uiiy be upon practicable
grade, that can be traveled by animal
lees aure of loo", and capable of hat ling
a larger load than a billy goat can pull
up a mountain aide.
COUNT V COURT
lie it remembered ttiat a regular term
of the county onrt cf the State of Ore
gon f .r Coliimb a futility was begun
and held at the c jurt lions in the city
of St. Helens, iu aid county and mate
on Wednesday the t-rst day of July,
I'.Ao, ihe same being the time llxcd by
law for holding a tegular term of said
coirt, when were present:
Hon. B. S. Hattan County Judge
Hon. Casper Libel, Coriiniisiouer.
Hi n. H. West, Commissioner
W. A. Harris, Clerk
Martin White, Sheriff
Due ptoclamation being made tho fol
lowing ptcceedlngs were hud:
Journal read, approved nod signed.
Matter of viewers report on John
Johnston road. '
On thisdny the report ol the viewer
on the John F. Johnston road wa read
in op-n ttturt for the Ilrat time.
Matt 'r of i etition of L. E. Gulkir ct
al for a entity oa l.
On ill firt day of July, 1U08, come
on for b arlnii the petition of L. E fitil
ker and 25 other, freeehlders ol the
county rei-iding in the road district or
districts where said road is to bo estab
lished, praying for the location ol it
county road described an follows:
Beginning at a point 14 rod more or
less, south ol the H .utheast corner of sec
tion 25, township 7 north, range .'! v.e,t
of Willamette meridian at tho inter
section of the county road with the
township line, thence in a northwesterly
direction on the most practical mite to
the southwest corner ol the southeast
quatterof the southeast quarter ol mud
Grand View church for oint of termination.
And It tuttiafHi'toilly appearing to the
court from proof UM herein, that due
notice of the pendency ol thin proceed
ing ha 1'H given as by law refilled ;
that m than 13 ol td jietitioner
are legal free Judder ol till county re
sitHng in the rl district or district of
aid proposed road, and that tt good ami
lulllcient Iwiul li t wen given ami nieo.
It is therefore t.rhrod by the court
that C T l'reseott. county surveyor, V.
E Steveus and U 8 li Lynch road view
er, be and they are hereby appoiutud to
Viev, stnvey hcate anld pripoed
roal and leporl upon id road and that
they meet at the rciduciif U K. dui
ker on Monday July 2Tth, llH8. or on
iK .Ip (ullnrri to meet on said day, then
within Hva day thereafter, and proceed
to View, survey and locate said proposed
road.
In the matter ol accepting deed from
JO Net n ct alfor a county road and
vacating pjirt ol survey U3-
On thi first day ol July HKW there i
presentiM to the court by tho owners ol
land over which it is deairptl w ixiau
llah a county roa-l, a go'd and um.-ieiit
dee I, proiwtly exerutwl, forever dedi
cating to the use of the public
a atrip of land to be ued at a public
road described a follows: commencing
at a point on the ol.I t latsaanie roan
tlut 144 rod east of the el line ot
Sec. 23, T. 7. N. H. 4 West, at which
pointliset as:akJ markevl "A" thence
running in a northwesterly direction
loll wing the line ol the road a now
cleared aud graded to a point whete it
intersect the Nelson road, where i set
a stake marked "K" which it also the
S W corner of the Se'4 of N K ' Sec. IV.
T 7 N U 4 W W M anld strip ol laud to
be 40 feet ill width being 20 feel In width
on each tide ol the center line a above
described.
And the court being advlted in the
matter it is ordered that said deed be.
and the same is hereby accepted and it
ia further ordered that the board ol road
viewers meet on the 3l-t day ol July,
HKW, at the bcijitiningof said road and
proceed to view, survey and locate said
road.
In the matter ol allowing W C CojH-r
part payment on bis contract.
On this day it is ordered by the court
that theo'erk draw a warrant in favor of
W C Cooper la the sum of ttfO 00 on the
special fuud of Road Dist. 3 a part pay
ment on his contract.
In the matter oi the I'etition of J
Hackenberg and other (or a county
road
On this first day o( July 1W comes on
lor hearing the petition of J Hacken
berg and 14 other freeholders ol the
county residing in th road district or
districts where taid r -a I is to b estab
lished, praying lor two changes to be
made in the Dosn Koa l describe! as
Change I Beginning at a stake mark
ed "A" in said ounty road, about 13
rod 8W from the H Sec corner ol sc 33
and 20 T 7 N K 5 Went atout 4 W ol
ailjotirned until
Win retilMll court
Thursday. July 2ml. l,HWl
Thumdav, July 2nd. II,
0o,l cmMpiinuantlttJ""""""1'
Allollleelt being .
Due proclamation ll" ml fo1
lowing pi.veeditta wete had :
In ihe matter ol the change In
Chel.lclin Koad.
On thia 2d .lay ol July l l- ,'',;
teriMminiotl regularly ft hiring '"
i. ,., , a to the curt that a copv ol
tho older herelofoie made, n'l"t "r
tHrd of County road viewer together
with a plat or sketch of the laifl design
ed to be impropriated h I" l
,rve,l ui .n Ihe o'"'! Uay
ought to I appropriated, and that Hit
i. the tune tiXed in said order to Meier
m. tie w he! tier wild lauds should I ap-
nroi.rmted and the amount of couiU
. . .. . .. ... .11....
aattoti and damage t'i "iii
-I iii ,,iier or owner of said laud;
The Detroit Tnul Co. having Med
thvtl cla-.m iu tlifl sum '( IT-VlH' and the
Court belli alvb.Hl In the matter, It ta
ordered bv the court that a strip ol land
(M feet in vvi.ltli. being 30 fwl " "i'1'
hie of the center line as dew-ril-rd In the
survey, 1" and the same is hereby ap
propriated for a county road, nd ills
lurtlier ordered that lb compensation
U)lllowe.l the Ivtroil Trust Co t
and the sm is the linn ol :.VtXI nd
the cletk la hereby direvtcd l
warrant on tho general road fund for
the sum of f.'S.iK) In lavor ol aaid Iielrmt
Tiust Co.
In the matter ol a change in the glade
ol the Steve Haines) road.
Uu tht -lay this matter coming on fr
hearing ad It appearing to the rourl
that due notice had been given the
o nets of said lanJ by law rr.jmre.1.
and that .-laims for compensation havo
beon llle.1 which In the opinion ol Ilia
court are eice-iive, and the Court being
ad used in the liuller it I ordered b
the court that the change lie llol msJs
and Ihe laud I not appropriate.!.
Matter of iifsen report on J Y John
ston road.
On this 2nd day ol July, IWW. this
nutter i-otuiiig on to be heard upon tho
2nd leading ol tho report ol the board
ol county road vieatrs. ahuh aald re-jli,.- TMI..,.
port was publicly read ill orn court un ; ( Itmiu ......
two dl.leient days of this term, and Bo i J,,,n K jib -erg, ,
ri'iii'itistriniee or petition lor daiiuge j ( ,ltn
tared Wilson bouse and about 35 roJs
XW Irom Chan Wilsous now mill iu
Beaver Valley, Columbia County and
running in a Northwesterly diieetion as
near a practicable in the center of new
road a distance of about 30 rods to a
stake marked "B" thence W about 5
rod toa slake m irked "C" thence HW
a I. on i A5 rods toaslake nuirked "D" in
above said county road.
Change 2 Beginning at a stump Wr
ing the sign boards tit Ihe junction ol
tint Apiary-Rainier and Doan road
about 53 iols Irom above sail stake
marked "D" and 1M) r ls cast ol the Sec.
cor. of Sec. 20, 27, :it and 35, said lown-
ship and range una running aoou . o n ils : auerg , s.-up,,,,,, prm,-t by
to a take marked f. iu me vacated , lhe j,h.b1 ,H,uoll i Uw
K K bed or the 1'orti.iil J l.uinuer i.o
111 IWi ldal Kiiom, u.. ..
w 4 s S si Skf ..7 fl 'J7 '.
So S .li ' ln ' " .
v.. in mi cents: So. It. M-i 8"'
;icenl.iNo.3.H W.N. 42. 70 cent.!
No. , W eenl. HitcUI road .
il4Hi tit. 4i llf.nui
... . ii 4 ml .
tttM; So. 13. ru-
City m. IWm..!IJ' ' Mu
nler. ll.Od.
Uiir of rtMld bills allowed.
in, H I d I'M H'J "
u.l hind a Plari by H rtnul
..i... .,.! ..nam rettisier in the " '
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t. mi M: r III umiwr ."H
inclusive. ,
M.n.rof eeneral fund bill allowed
on this day WHs wets) alhiwed on Uw
grliersl lund a appear by III gn. HHI'l
eiiom and Warrant rcgi.trr la ill sum
.i .ii?i ill ut rants iiiimUr 7243 lo
71.17 i. Ulaiv. pt N. 74UJ.
Whereilinn court adjourned UUlil
Monday, July mil, 1W.
Ihllsalu.wed at regular July Itioaierw
ol Counlv Court.
Ccnrral Fund HlH Kite.
Rainier IteVta stationery !
sherllTaiid Clerk,
S I'lm sney supplle lor Heldcl
I' Mi Lynch road viewer
W Y. Steven road vleWal
niataii' am rt'r
t'lsl No I
It V. l'um-aii ........... ......
W A M.Kay
Ollta S.-rty
Y I' Kuime)'r ,
0 J) t.srrison ,..
KetlthlthHuuran ....
, H Urns)
1 II iH'nran
W Y. Hlemia
It A McKay S3
J It Dunrau fW J
II W tiraul ..... 7
Adolph etsuiall
V l Kauimeyer ...
A.b.lph el -ins.. . .... .,
W Y. Stevens, , ,
flise 1'arimH ,
Walts A I'rlce
DM So 3
1-ars.m 44
J I. -..
J 0)1 a Huffman.,
OrautCllrt
I. riilllln
(J W ttlnl.....
llarkanbarg
llaekeulierg ,
0 Hmllh....
Alley
W Clagg ...
HTMue.....
IKIIrt 4
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27 40
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13
73 30
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67 50
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being filed so l the court being satisfied
lii.U such road will l ol public utility
and the report of the vivacr bring
favorable thereto. It is therefore order
ed by the court that said report. irvey.
profile and plat b recur led in amiable
Wks kej.l lor that purpusfl and Irom
thence lorlli said road shal' be a public
highway, and it ia blither ordered that
the road supctvisor in h distriel
dldr.t't Slid roa.1 IS l-'.itc l shall open
the same for politic trael.
.......... 43
., 43
47 33
47
J Y. ilnsa 43
T K titew.ll
W C Cooper 40
Jsrk Cowr 14
Wrtfn Sior , A Trn Co...... 60
DuPoni 1'wdCo 4 70
IHslXoa
I W Honigardner ....... II
J ltic.. , . 1 42
Y, llaien 15
K Npaia 6?
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Ird ' .. . " - sji
wr
Krl lay, July :u.l. ivw
Coin t came pursuant to ad .urniiieiil
All ollh ers l-in pie.enl
Due proi'iauiation Ik-wi uudn tho fol
loaing proce'liiigi were ha I :
In the mailer ol the claim ol tht Ore
goo l.iiuil.r fooipiny.
: K all
Orej-,!i M,,t
; W Itesimtis . .
I J llurd.bl
' I' Larson
j W r.tilngar lnar
I K Olwn
i V K Ibitts ,
4 80
7 bO
14
31
10 sa
II 03
111 10
It Appearing to the court that the bill ! J. f lNltnil J
and following in or near the center of
said K K about HO rod to a stake mark
ed thence 5 to la 8 W to a stake
maiked 0 In above said county road
An I it nitisfnclonly npperiring to the
court fi jiu the proof (lied herein that
due notice of the pendency ol this iro
cevdin has been given a by law re
quired: that more than 13 ol said
petit ionerj are legal free holder of this
county residing in the road district ol
said proposed changes, and that a good
and mllUi'Mit bond has been given anil
libd
It U therefore or.lered by the court
ilialC T J'rescott, county surveyor, W E
Steven srid U H (i Lynch, road viewers
b mid llii sain!! ara hereby appointed
to view, survey nml locate said chuiiga
and that they meet at tho residence of J
Huckenberg on July 2. Hi., lllim.and pro
wed to view, survey mid locnlo anld
ehfinge.
In the mutter of opening the) Sierks
road from North ficappoose.
On this day it i' ordered by tho court
that the supervisor of 111)1 be and be
is la-ruby directed to open the Klerks
road from North HcujiKie to ISald Hill,
and there Is hereby itpproprlitted out ol
ol the Oregon Limber t'i. ol D c IH. '
IU03, I .r 1 12 n7 and Aug I, lt)3 In
.; hi and May 10. !:);. lor ! I li.' ban.'
not been I'linl, aiiioinling In nil l f 1 1 "i
U is tbeie is tlierel' re ordered by toe
Court that the clerk Issue a aarraut on
the g II-rat road Inn 1 in lavor of suid
Iregoii Luiiiber Co. for the sun o
I.n),a.
In the in itter of i.iing wa-rantt fr
unearned jKrtoni of licenses in liipiir
reason
livvgntis .r t.N .... .
t.o Kal. ,,
Ofeg,,n Mist . .
J II WilUins ..... ..'.'..
C I lla. n .
I'.ei.lgmis I,nmlr Co
I'erry litshsill
S S Iing
Ilaron A I.srson
W Itiiiiiganluer
A II Tarbrll
Chas Morns .
Y. Morion ,
r. tax ton
W lt.'in,ii IH .30
Jol.ll Uurdahl JW
Waillirr 0 40
20
7
3
1
.3
27
11 30
7
3ft 06
23
30 IA
22 30
B 30
I V. Hadey 5
s "l'l 13 50
On this day ll is ordered by the court
that the clerk lisnn warrants to tl
liiyior d.-iilers of Soippoosii precinct lor
the tun unit of luvnie. p.n.l i,y tl,i,,n f ,r
tint llnesplreil litrtil as I'.lloas: J-ihn
1-reeinao, M II .;, Wu.it ,k Wi.-si, f Ji3.
70, W V III ackwell. 11 1
Matter of petition of K I-; tj.nck to re
fund lee paid in gimrilianhii of J s
Millitrd insano,
On this day this matter coming on in
lie heard and tlm court not being suffi
ciently rulvised iu the mutter the same
isconrlniied.
Mutter of payment on rntilract of
Ilnllg.-ra'id A Mayers,
o is or.ieie.i ny IIIB court ilml (C j l ll.o I'ow ler 20 25
dwk draw n warrant 011 the ganeml O Link fl 75
road 1111111 111 ion sum or f0K).(XI in fayr O Link
i Fred Larson
Jos Diiixitd
il' 1 'spai 11...
I Imrt A Mii,:kle
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Chester hsrrhar ,,.
W II Kyss-r
IWrt Kldrld... ,
WK llolmesi ,
Holsl.tussir , . . . , .
Iloy Holabausrr...
K.verdlngA farrsd
Van IWrrwiir,.;,,,
Clirater t'srel,r
Kasr.......
Wra ItoUtis...
Staakenlirrg..
Oregon Lbr Co
Hurt t
Jam Keatun
Itruc) HaloM
I. Culbslaun
Krank Van. .
Cw Dalley. . .
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Imnivl KUy .. ,
Andrvw Anderftin
K I.udslkson . I
U Hauda if
A Maitilla
I'aul Kalml
Ueo i9um I
lM It
)Wrrswn . .. II
A BlrkenWd 1
A RlrksnfeU It
Lnky ... ......
A UlsMllwrg I
M Crittenden ..,
Libel. McCttle A Cu
K K U hberg. 1
J.din Hosier ., I
lVter Uauser I
Johimoo
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J J John..., ......
(i KaUst
W II Koae
JM Hill
R McSBUty
A Ruler
J Itscbman
r Mslmberg
Libel. McCanley A C
M W Itay .
C L t'onyen .....
K lllarklHiru
IH.I U
Y. R Wlster
W K Lfn.lsa;
W II Hacker
N 1 rather...
Walter rarkrr
J K.ninions , , ,
C A Mesing
N Ward
J 11 (taker. . ..
A Taiker
O Molmsteo , .
!) W Kessey , .
v row 11
C W Meltlnger
John rvlhitlm
A ti Hotehki
K K Tlir-a'p ...
t r Hurt
K Kiuniou .
Dow Kay
Disi 10
Dl.l 1
K F Iiron , . , .
'.tt Tnrbell .
O Isaac m
John Killing
110 ll'"
J K Buss
T KOrewell
Dul'ont rd Co..
of llailgeraud A .Mayers
Matter of repott of sbcrilT 011 Ux roll
of I'M, retiiission.
On this ilnv tlm rp ui of slnulfr show
ing the tyitnl niiioiint of lux,, charged
on the 1IKX1 Ux roll which should be re
mitted was examined by the court mid
it appearing from sid report that It Is
correct, it is therefore ordered by the.
court that said rep nt be ni t,P ,,
I heruhy scij.-pUd, Kiel It Is furth.-r or-
Dist No S
J WaM-r 14 112
E Wuster 14 113
c Melville 37 12 1 1'at McC.I) nn
.lohii l.lndssy 3 2511 C Oore . . .
1. Vaser i-j m .n K..I.M
ltd Moss ....
(iu Jasper. ,.
Ilob lllll
lien Hunter .
J II Kdward
R V. Tullar...
Did i
V. HUkn. .
i: Neer ... .
A Jiicksun ,
I Kral.ke.
10 13
II) 87
13 73
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W X T Itlakn ,H
W N T lilnke H M
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Kled Trow..
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Dlst If
J It Dallas,
I..I... Umllll
A Kmiuons
H It Tmk.,
8 Tlchenor
W Dallas
llaiiiian Jifon
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