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OREGON MI
Vol. XXVIII
St. Helens, Oregon, Dec. 18, 1908.
No. 3.
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Bv Far the Best Ranee on
the Market for the Price
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ii mi imit-IiiiImhh to prevent heat
mdiattoii. Iliioo walls er rovtrcil
Willi blue llililfl.lil lliat will
Inn mt, chip, pi el or turn while
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. mil- In nut the I (him will', Mil)
ry im iinpiovciiieut had In en
Ihi lil'l nut, mil each lew feat UK'
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ln eety t.cw fiatme, eerv im-
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POWER'S
Furniture Co.
FIRST & TAYLOR
Portland, Oregon.
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Ml'udi'.k at Ri'.fm; Robert Living
stone, who li r at out ten rear bas had
At tbe last regular communication of
Mizpah Chapter No. 30, O. E. S. officers
were elected an installed tor tbe term of
one year ai follows. V. M., Mra. Lucy
Gray; W. P., C. H. John; A.M., Mra,
S.M. Quick; Sec, Mra. Lina S. Quick
Treaa., Andrew King; Conductress, Mrs
F. M. John; A. B., Mra. Ella Brings;
Chaplain, Mra. Anna Cox; Marshal, J.
THE McCORMICK CO.
charge of Hit Northern Pacific yards at W. Quick; Waider, Mrs. NinaB. Gage;
ioble, was ::iurdeiiil at his borne at I Seutln-1, Washington Muckle ; Adab,
Reuwn on i riuav morning, December I Mra. Susie B. Dillard; Ruth, Mra Ellen
J. H. 'Iross, the tection foremsn.fDart; Esther. Mrs. Cora Leee: Martha.
Mrs. Irene M. Day ; Electa, Mrs. Ella M
Flatf--
THE SKCONI) INSTALiHKNT OF OUR
SANTA CLAI S (H)OI)S HAS ARRIVED
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IIW Vour Attkntiox Is Cai.i.ku Tint Wkkk VH
Christinas Line of FASCINATORS,
SILK SKIRTS, CHILDREN'S HOODS,
SCARFS, .CHILDREN'S WAGONS,
CHILDREN'S ROCKERS, and a large
line of Ladies, Misses, and Children's
Felt Slippers for Evening Ayear........ ...
See V Our 7 Window 7 Display
Then Come Inside ru
And Look Around UiriSUliaB Ulllb TU1 UKCIJUUUJ
nth
Inding the lights burning In the yard
when he wet t to work in the morning
went to Livingstone's home to ascertain
tbe reason why they were not put out,
and found LK ingstone lying on the floor
in i lie way or tbe door. Jle was uncon
scious and tc ribly hcatenabout the head
and face, the kull bone being fracrnred.
Gross notiRt I Ik-puty Sheriff Fowler,
who telephoned to Kheriff White, by
whose orders the wounded man was con
veyed to St. Vincent's Hospital in Tort
land, where he died last Saturday without
recovering lonaciousiieass. I.ivinirstoae
was about sixty years old and a bachelor.
He sat a solr. imliistr'ous man, and
hid raved considerable money. In a ves
(orkrt win tj. in bills and iit the coil
priiiK of the mattress a further sum of
i'liO, which fell out as tbe injured roan
wns I ciiiK carried from the house on an
improvised nmttrc's stretcher. All that
wps taken by the uiun!err was a pock'-t
knife and a cheap watch". Sherill White
and Peputy Kowh r have done their
utmost to secure some clew as to the
perpetrator of the crime, but as yet their
eanh bus Iwen unavnilini;. I.ivine-
toue's buily was taken to (ioble last
Tuesday for imiuest and bmlal. No facts
tending to the dUcovery of the murderer
were elicited, and the authorities have
vciy little hopes of bringing him to
justice.
Last week we blamed the dam for the
color of the fluid we are cplled upon to
use for drinking and cooking purposes;
but now we find it is all due to Dan
Uuriswho ii Irving lo Ret even on St.
Ilelem forth" walloping our boys nave
hrs Peninsula baseball club. Dun is
foreman of the lvninsnlii logging carp
and cares more for the Interest of thai
cur-oration than for most anything else,
and recently lias found it necessary to
huiil many logs along the hill sides and
acroFS the little stream which furnishes
this city's water supply, thus rilinr the
water and the tetnper of our citizens
However, he promises that he will get
nway from that neigborhood just lis
soou as possible, hicU wtl probably be
in about one week's time, when tbe
water will resume its pellucid clearness.
Til -re is no necessity for anyone going
to Portland this year for Christmas goods
for the little ones. Just step in the store
of White & Anderson, at Hotllton.
They will do the res?. .
Mrs O: in Abel Is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Mullen, at Carroll's Point.
Mrs. D. W. Richardson visited Port
land last Tuesday.
The b:ir.aur and supper given by the
Ladies' Aid jay. icty at the Masonic Hall
lu!t Friday was a grand sui'css, and
rcalired about fl'.M, The supper was
certainly Ann, lut'l reflected credit upon
the ability of the St. Helens ladies as
cooks. The articles offered fr sale weie
price I very reasonably, as was demon
strated by 'ha f.ict that the goods s.ild at
aitcti n realized about the same prices as
at tH- regular sale. Jt tijr-k a Jjotid deal
f work and skill to prepare the many
articles offered and the Ladies Aid de
serves credit for their enterprise and zeal.
The young ladies had n booth iu one
corner ot the room, and e believe their
sales ajuomiteil tq alitrnt
We note that Cnlvln ,1 hnson la plat
ting an addition to the Scnppoose ceme
tery. H would nlso lie a g;vd idea to
clean up and beautify the grounds us
much as possible. We are sure those
who have relatives buried there would
contribute whatever suu- is nery
for that. pnr(Wg. qthjug more dia-.
eredituhlF rt IPWI'Uunttv than a ceme
tery hilled with brush and weeds,
Mr. M. K. Hazen has purchased Mr.
O. K. Bailey's property, consisting of
about nine acres in the S,t. Hc(cti, lo-VU-siti',
subdjvide ititq, IqU, '4'bcre ia a
comfortable residence, and the consider
a.tiun is said to huve bpon f I8'0. It Is a
cheap plfco of property anil will soon be
worth double the price paid .
The building of the new mill is bring
ing to St. Helens many huiuvs after
real estate, nd business chances.
Tbe committee In charge of the K. of
l"s dance Christmas night have succeed
d in Securing an orchestra to furnish
music for that occasion that will be a
tieat. They are from Portland and there
will be four uimicians.
air. u. w. Keasc-, ot Vernonia, was a
bu -i ness visitor to this place Thursday.
If you are not using our Roy
al L'luband other high grade
goods you should begin at
once. There are none better;
ut'd rcmembtr, your money
back f good.. are net as rep
resented.
Ilnvo just got in a f esh and
largo -arieiy. Maple syrup,
actually pure Also maple
and rock candy blend, which
is tbe same as is usnally rold
for pure maple,
l'eac. ck I'lonr. Ak tbose
who have used it. It's the
I est flour ever fold in St.
I I el' us. ll you Call for a
pound e give you sixteen
ounces Help us to give
jou ihebet possib e service
l.v re orting any errors or
fatlttv lfHids.
M. V. tjlt.W, St. Helens, Ore.
The Constructor of the St
Helens Mill Co. and Their
Work .- ':' tr-.
Stbaved Away From nif premises at
Scappoose, a full blood Durham bull,
aged one and one balf years, solid red
color. A reward will be paid for his re
turn or information leading to his recovery.
Olk Bohman, Scappoose.
Takkn Cp A red and white spotted
steer, about 3 years old. Owner can
have tbe same by paying charges.
Ote Bohman, Scappoose.
The St. Helens Methodist Episcopal
Cbuicb rejoices iu a "Sunshine Club"
composed of 21 quite wonderful young
ladies from 8 to 1 2 years of age. They
constitute a sort of a church and ladies
aid society and a sunshine factory all
rolled into one. They bad a booth at
tlie bazaar last week, they paid $9 on
the pastor's salary, and h ive money and
sunshine s. ill in the treasury. The offi
cers and members are as follows: Ru'b
Decker, Pres. ; Olive LaBare, Vice Pres ;
Lois Clear, Secretary ; Qladys Watters,
Treasurer; Rugeuia Denting, Fay Lynch,
liulda Hattan, Alice Richardson, Ethel
Lynch, Kila Hattan, Maud Richardson,
Esther Weigle, Uuth W'eijile, Ina, Bujley,
D .rothv John, Mildred, l'euimore, Amy
Robison, Uorulee Mastcn, Bern ce Van-
Orden, Edith Hamilton and Iro Barker.
Mrs Cortna Joslin is "Mother Superior"
of the orgat Ization.
For Sale A new two story house with
fourcbo'ce lots. Corner site, city water,
fS50. Time if wanted.
Wst. M. Ross.
Spkciai. Taxks County Clerk Harris
his received notice of the levy of the
following speciu.1 taxes! School districts:
4,!i joint, four mills; No. It!, one null;
No. 4- one half mill; No. 51, one mill ;
No. 47, three mills; No. 15, two mills;
No. 17. seven and one half mills. Road
district 8, five milN.
NEARLY piiSHHn Mr. Mas Cran
ijall and bis assistants (Messrs W. A.
Clark and F. W. Gartner) have about
completed their task of experting the
books of Columbia County's ollicers and
will be ready to report in n few days.
The report will be creditable to the
ability and faithfulness, of our ollici.i s,
and theref(jvt we suppose some will ay
tilers. W4S ho necessity for tbe expense.
Impelling accounts, however, is one of
the b st methods of preventing carele s
ness or di.hotiesty. It is paying a co:n.-.
paratively small sum to insure w paunlv
against lax iuetlCta qid possible loii,
a.nd. IhercHire is good policy.
SltollTIIOKN rUI.U K0R Al.K Fill
bl0"iloflho boft ctrains. Inquire 3f
Elmer Ci'u iell, Deer Island.
B.si5n.vu. NkxT Ykar-Mt. T.
Cierdes, ns agent f qr . II. Nicholas, has
conclmlfd with Dr. H. R. Ciift. manager
otthe St. Helens ball team, an agree
ment for a lease at a nominal sum, q(
eighteen lots, being the site of, th. pre
Charles R. McCormick A Co , of 25
California Street, San Francisco, . sole
owners of the St. Helens Mill Company,
ire men wbo have been engaged In . the
lumber business as shippers and owners
if their own vessels for years. They
own a fleet of steamers composed of tbe
Vosemtte, 950,000 feet; tbe Yellowstone.
400,000 feet ; tbe Shoshone, 750,000 feet ;
tbe Cascades, 650,000 feet; and tbe
schooner Ensign, 850,000 feet. These
boats are familiar to our people, aa they
have all loaded tips here during tbe past
two years. They also carry passengers.
and heretofore they bave transferred
passengers at Goble and Portland, but
hereafter tickets will be sold from Cali
fornia points direct to St. Helens and
those bound for the Seattle Fair, for
instance, will be landed here and take
the train at Houlton. This fleet of ves
sels handles for tbe McCormicks, more
ies axd timbers than are bandied by any
other company on tbe Pacific Coast,
manifests f - rover a hundred million feet
of lumbe having passed through tbe
company's office at SanFranctsco during
be p ist year. The company holds here
nearly a mile of water front on th river
and slough, with thirty feet of water at
the shipping dock, and ibey consider
they have a millsite that can not be
rivaled any where, and tbey are building
a mill that will be in tbe Crt class of
lumber producers. The immediate ex
penditure upon tbe mill running through
the construction of the plant, docks, etc.,
will, be about 200,0U0, Allis Chalmers
machinery being u.'ed, including 10-foot
band saws, large edgers, automatic air
trimmers, automatic sorting tables, plan
ing and lath mill, employing id yards
and mill, about 200 men. Nothing but
white labor will be employed and pref
erence will be given to married men, as
the McCormicks believe those wbo have
families and will build homes here are
tbe ,'most desirable employes, Tbe Mc
Cormick Co. also ow n and control the
California Pole and Piling Company,
with yards at Seattle, Everett, and Port
San Pablo, (Fan Francisco) the largest
institution of the kind on the Pacific
Coast; also tbe Hicks Hauptman Co.. of
San Francisco, which deals exclusively
in mining timbers. Tbe home office of
tbe St. Helens Mill Company will be at
Sr. Helens, and its manager, Mr. H. F.
McCormick, believes the mill will be
completed by the first day of next July.
It is cause for congratulation, not only
for St. Helens, but for the surrounding
country, that we are to bave a first class
mill here, and, moreover, that it is to
be managed by a resident of our city,
who will taaea live interest in the pros
perity of the community .
District Valuations
Following Is the Valuation of tba road
and school district- of Columbia County,
compiled by County Clerk Harris
from the assessment roll for 1908.
BOAD
1
2 s..
3...
A ........
5 i ..,
6.:........
T....
8
9 .......
10..:.....
n :..
12..........
13.. ...
u. .........
15.........;
16. .
CleTKICT VAI.CATIOK8 .
1,892,990
.'. 1,323,150
2,330.473
1,068,590
................ 1,108,955
... 1,390,905
069,155
833,376
644,045
1,160,650
-' 718,430
374,000
725,265
821,865
544,640
418,100
Total . ; . . . ...... ........ .J15,514,488
SCIIOOI. DISTBICT VALUATIOSg
1 1,110,890
1..
2 .
3 .
4 .
5 .
...
7..
8..
7 it
10...
. 651,389
522,810
111,595
533,870
85,910
1,271,420
141,410
99,243
210,283
11. 286 213
40,3)5
f35,733
14 225,590
190,060
160,790
48,405
96,365
80,605
20 342,895
21 229,790
22 223,155
23 221,423
24. : 127,660
25... 370,502
26..
27..
500,870
fc9,105
Don't overlook he fact that Santa
Clans will have bis official headquarters
with White & Anderson, at Houlton this
year, with a nice large line of bis special
ties to select from.
Regular preaching services iu the
Houlton M. E. church on Sunday eve
ning at 7:30. The subject for the ser
mon will be "Socialism." There'wilt be
special music and a cordial welcome for
all who cure to, attend.
W. C. FRy, pastor.
Mr. M. Fresh is working this week
upon tlie con truction of the crushed
rock walk between St. Helens and Houl
ton. It is understqod the walk will be
constructed clear through to the railroad
in Houlton.
TREASURER'S NOTICE
I will piy all county warrants indorsed
prior to and including July 21st, 1908.
Interest ceasesafter December 9th.
K. E. Quick,
County Treasurer.
28 224,935
29 206,105
30 441,345
31 1.......... 122,480
32 231,890
33..... .. 124,225
34... 320,680
35..
36..
37 .
38 .
39..
40..
41..
42..
43..
44. .
45..
46..
47..
48..
49..
50.,
51..
52 .
53..
54..
55..
56..
Total
4,870
. . 169.135
. . 409,780
. . 264,675.
. . 210,74
.. 651,165
. . 676.695
.. 887,260
. . ' 336,055
.. .197,730
.. . 22,070
16,760
.. ' 74,165
.. 250.005
.. 167,905
.. 42,710
. . 152,100
.. 264.485
. 87,945
.. 75,010
.. 168,760
. . 165,680
..... ' 184,840
..15,514,48S
Pursb Lost Mr Nelson Pinckney
lost a purse containing considerable
sum in gold last Saturday between Col
umbia City nnd Deer Island. A liberal
reward will Iw-'paid for its-return to.
tbisollke or to C. H. English at Deer
Cleanliuess. fairness, and full weight
at George's meat market.
Dentist Dr.. Rauibo, of St. Johns,
Ore., who has been making Houlton his
beadqunrters Friday and Saturday of
each week, will henceforth be Rt St.
Helens on those duys, beginning Nov. 27
and 2 s, at St. Helens hotel. Room 2
Satisfaction guaranteed. .
Drop in at White & Anderson's and eut ball grourufe, l is proposed to make
note tbe up-to dnto changes iq their flt class ball ground, hy covering the
shoe department, "ccuiiflj perfect Qt (hard rocks with a few? inches ot dirt, aud
a,nd making t ft pU'nsqre to. pntron,izo I enclosing U with a seven foot fence.
th0t lt y90t 'otwe Tbeir leaders 1 f U wce,. ss of the team the first season
aro tin eveT-pupHW W-tOKw S1!0 tor ,hni encouraged the lovers of the Ameri-
tnen and ll.e M'Qotiun shoe fur ladies, can gauie to put forth greater efforts in
fUS sl"
WH8T
Houlton
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Yokk R. I.. Farris and
wife, of Rainier, spent Monday last In
St. Helens, on their way to New York,
where Mr. Farris expects to ordj;r; a, targe,
stock of geqertd, merchandise for his
u,c.w( state. Ho intends to erect a four
Story buildiugof concrete to be used for
store purposes and for a hotel. He will
have one of the finest bnild,iqg and best
stock, rj (jocjilulu Columbia county,
Cows. o Sale Anyone wMiitig to
purchase a fresh cow or cowa giving
milk will do 'well to inquire ol J. W.
VnnNatta, on the Wickstrom place, two
rullos from St. Helens. lie lias several
nsruul nnM Cnr mala
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Houlton City BlWKjNt Members
of the c.Uy. souucll and city officers were
vbown at Houlton last week at follows:
Council, S S. Long, D T. Gerdes, Frank
Miller, Wm. Ketel and E. Hnieit. Treaa
nrer. Chas. Graham; Recorder, Dean
Girty i Marshal, John Lauibemon. Mr.
Lamberson, it is understood, will decline
to act. Next regular meeting will be
the first Monday In January.
Mrs. D. T. Gerdes, who was taken to
the Good Samaritan Hospital In Portland
about oue week ago for treatment is re
ported to be improving rapidly and will
Is all1., tn return home in a few itava..
JOB PRINTING
IS OUR BUSINESS
WE have the best and most
folly equipped Job Print
ing Office in Columbia County
And we are prepared, to
do all kinds of Printing
on short notice and at
most reasonable prices
ft Mill WILL CONVINCE
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