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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1909)
VoLXXVIH St Helen, Oregon; Jan. 1, 1909. No. 5. "All's Well )i; Wl.A to (FrtW to Qui Sburtng (A patt Jo. and "ALL'S WELL FOR 1909" Milloy Mercantile Co. Scappoose Oregon COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK INCORPORATED DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS I First National Bank, U. S- National Bank, Hanovkr National Hank, Officers Win. M. Uosit, President and Cashier; Kdwin Rom, Vice President; A. 1.. Stone, Assistant Cashier. Directors Wm. M. Rois, M. White, James Dart, ISdwin Rcss. a t. ruiesco t E. R. The Columbia County ABSTRACr AND TRUST CO. Titles Examined . s Abstracts Mads Non-Rrsidknt Taxes Paid ' . V IUal Estatb Vir - Loans, etc list-and Oregonian $1.50 Power's iiiiil. iiwajMii jiiw.il iiiaiSn i man nil. I A ifl SKJStKJSilJr .r-!rZ- trtfrtrm rrrrffinf mTlTl I rw lil 10 Year Guaiantcc For 1909" rortland. Ore. Portland, Ore. New York, QUICK. r. n. r aesooit Ajax n LOCAL 1 Tlio K. P. bill In the Acme IU11 kit Thursday nKht fully sustained tin rep. utmton of that order for sociability. The music wae furnished by Toelle'sorcheiilra of Portland, mil the arrangements for tli pleasure of their gueMa were perfect In every partlrular. From the grand march to Hit doting number It wu tbo ronghly enjoyable and we are alo glad to know lh It was a decided financial ueces, netting about siaty dollar for the lodge treasury. hTtAVitnrroiamy place, about the nii'LHeof Augutt, one heifer 18 month old ; bail buh of tail cut off ; color, brin die, with fawn colored leg and white ring around oote. Any Information will ! highly rewarded. T. B, LOTT, Sit. Helena, Oregon , The cstern Cooperage Company' pliiiii .1- Ifoulton will start up again on Mou.I.i) tiiornlti. after abut-down for the bolidava. While operation! were suspended the company inHalled a ma' chine for the wanatacture of keg. for price on lota owned by Mr. T)- kiewkz aud myuU call on or write J B. Godfrey, 221 Hoard of Trade, Portland, t will be in fit. Helm every two weeks on Saturdy, Tbe steam schooner Shonho e, of the McCarmirk bn, unloaded a nnmber of Heavy tiuiberi here thii week, to ' ued in the contraction of tbe new mill. Tbe Hhothotte left Wednesday night with a cargo of tir. I Juliet lu tbe Acme Hall tonight, Jan uary lt, iliOSJ, 1JRJIT8IT Dr. Ratubo will he in St. Helena, at tbe St Helena Hotel Friday and Saturday of each week, prepared to do all kind of denial work. Rhi. IvstaTK bought and sold on couiuiiuion. Wm M. Kom. A 710 donkey engine it now at work on tbe mill aite, handling tbe heavy foundation timber lor the mill. It will alto I uted for driving piling for the new dock. . Mr. Kd Joslin left on Wednesday for a three week visit with her parent!) near Oregon City. Syrup of White Pine and Tar. tbe old reliable cough remedy. For wle by A.J. Iteming, 'drngci . - -. Mr. am) Mis IM rron. of Little Falls, Washington bnv. 'ten visiting Mr. Uroua'MW . Mr. Lillle J. Perry, of tlouiton, Mrs.AnaJ. Keiel Portland visitor on Wedne'd). Mr. Annie Scar and aon and doi(b ter, Gerald and Myrtle, accompauted by their Irienda, Alice) jd Howanl Puaitea, vitiicd Mr. and Mr. M. C. Gry during the bolidar. Atwut tbe mtllctt thing we have ern Ihi anion i tbe calendar from the torof White & Anderwtt, at HoulUin. Hi a be;mi)ll ail uA. illrating the W.lk-Oier Lidy. and meMore 35 lOIncbea. beliiR litlHigrapbcd In twelve color It U roort attractive fur hanging, ehber fiamed or nnlrmcd. aud i a con aunt reminder ol tlii ecellent makel iootuear, whitii can I had only ot thete enterpriniug merchant. Steel Range A $36 Value Special $2775 By Farjhe Best R"gf thT Market for the Pr on ice The Aix Steid Kunge I a modot of i Implicit v. The wnllt double, and heavy aslK Sto lit need na an intcr-llHlnlng to prevent bent mdliilion. Tle whIIh are rowwa with bltia phmielied iwl that will not rmt, chip, iel. or turn whit when bwted. TheAia Steel Range ia iimileto (lilt Ilia boiiewile, and every new Improvement ban wen ilioiitthl out, and ewb iew feature if prilctical. The Ax Steel Kange ha every fpw rWture, every lm pri.vetiiei.t id the W )! , " ,la a ix-hole top, a ilxteeii-imb oven, larue ald wnidnK oloret,.ana l lieiuitliiilly nickel Irimmed. Furniture Co. FIRST & TAYLOR Portland, Oregon. POWERS Tbe penonal t.' cl of Pat Hughe ,Me ceaed wer otd nt public auction at, tlie court bouae itep J it Saturday afternoon, Tbe M. B. Cluroh of Honlton cIebra ted Chriatma wl ti appropriate eierciaei and a beautiful t ce, well loaded wftb appropriate pret :itt for tbe young folk. Rev. Fry and wife fted In the xer ciaei. Are you a ttx ir tubacribcr to the Mist? If not. wi-.y not? If you are a taxpayer of Columbia County yon can not afford to be without it. Kvery bill allowed by tbe co4nty court l publiabed In tbe Miat. Bt'Bg the olbci'il paper we print thingi inch n the nemi-annuat financial tateme-it whidi no other paper print. Do you read the Weekly Oregonian or ihi; eml-Weekly JonrnnU ine smt witn ell 'erol lliete until Jan. It, 1000, for II 50 per year. Tbi i tbe bett clubbing offer ever made. Mr. A. J. Detning and Mr. M. C Gray entertained a niiml er of the young folk at the Dentin? residence on Tue- tnv lait. The evening wa (pent in dancing and playing ariou game. When the gathering broke up at about midnight all voted their botteue grand ucccte a entertainer, The Miat and Weekly Oregonian for $1 W per year until Jan. 1. V.Mj. Mr. J. Wurien Quick and Mr. E. E. Quick were Iralda pauengerj for Portland on Wednesday Mr. E. H. Fksgg and Maurice Dan Kicbardton yitcd icla'.ive in Portland tbi week.' The Miat and Semi-Weekly journal l 00 year until Jan. I, 1009. ' Erncftt John, who i attending O.A.O., i (pending the holiday at home in St. Helen. If you are not nainr our Roy al Club and other bigb grade good you choulil begin at once. There are none better; aid remember, your money back it gooda are act a rep rcieuted. Hnvo )ut got in a fieah and large variety. Maple ay run. dually pure. Aluo maple and rock candy blend, which i the ume a I usnally told ' for pure maple. Peacock Fionr. Ak tboe wbo have ueed it. It' the bet flour eyer (old in St. Helen. II you call for a pound we give you sixteen ounce. Help u to give ??ou the beat poaaible tervic y reporting any error .or faulty good. M. C. iiKAY, St. Helen, Ore. For BimrisR Mam, : Faciutiri a movement i now on foot to secure better mail hcillticn tor St. Helen by having the Vcrnonla-Houtton route extended to thf place and a route established by boat between here and 'RMgefielrf, to connect with Portland and Seattle, which will given two more train daily ,f Uti les something is done In tbi direction we will certainly have poor mail service. There i tome tulk of a local train from ClaUkanle to Portland, but it i not pro-' bable it would eariy mail. : r 8tavk A wav From tuy premise at Scappoose, a, lull blood Durham bull, i aged one and one half year, soliJ red color. A reward will be paid tot hi re turn or information leading to hi re covery. .' UUS jsoBMAN, scappoose. A new barber pole and a new chair have been added to Lynch & Craig's tonsorial outfit, Mrs. Jack Appleton, ol Deer Iiand, visited SI. Helens on a shopping expe dition Ust Wednesday. , Architect N'eer, of Portland, wa in St. Helen last Wednesday, inspecting tbe work on the new bank bulliting, which will be ready for occupancy in a short time, and will ba the brst bank edifice in the county. Takkk Up a, ml and white spotted tier, about 8 year old. Owner can have the Mine by laying charge. Oi.e Bommak, Scappoose. Mrt. C. Salene ha appealed to the Supreme Court from the decision ol Judge McTtride in the case of Burkharl and others regarding hunting right on her premise. , ' Thirty i.-hool districts had levied spe cial taxes up to Wednesday afternoon. County Court convenes Wednesday next, January 0th. Circuit Court con venes Monday, January ljth. Thn Indie fiud tbe new shoe depart ment at White & Anderson' very con venient a a rest room while being fitted with the ever popular John Strootman shoe. The gentlemen also know where to 6nd the WALK OvR, Cleanliness, falrnes. and full weight at George' meat market. Mr. John Phillips ha purchased Ihe Cos rotddeure and four lots in block 51) corner of St. Heleui and Walla Walla street, ' Mkrsk-Ci-onwokr Miss Cora Meese aud A. A. Clonlnger were united in wed lock on Wednesday, Dec. 23d, at Port land, Oregon, Atchie Clonlnger i a native of Columbia County, well known to all the old resident aud a young man who will tnake a success iu life. Hi wife It the dauifhter of Mr. and Mr. E. R, Meese of Scappoose, and during her years' residence there ha made many friend. Fob Road Womk The road meeting for District No. 8 wa held at tbe Court bouse in St, Helens on December 20 aud a twoand one-half mill ta wa levied to be expended as follow. Tbe cut on the "Bailey Hill" to be widened and straightened at an estimated cost of J250; alio all of tbe road to be covered with crushed rock at an estimated cost ot $500. Tbe St. Ileient-Portlaad road to bav crufhed rock between tbe Millard road and Milton Creek bridge, at a cost of 7S0. Tbe Deer Island road from near tbe Meeker place to a point about 100 feet north of the Meeker bridge to have crushed rock to the amount of 500 The Rachel r Flat road commencing at a point at the weat end ot Milton Creek bridge and extending to a point d i recti oppocile the residence on the Mockle place to have crushed rock to the amount of ftiOO. Yankton road commencing at a point on top of tbe hill directly opposite tbe residence of Fred Frantz to the Milton Creek B'idge to be cleared, graded and covered with crushed rock at an estima ted cost o! 20O0. Dhath of Co Ewing Con Ewing, well known in this county, died at the borne of his sistsr, Mary Ewing, in Tole do, Lincoln County, December 23rd, and wa buried in the family burying ground at Mnyger, on the 25th. Tbe cause of hi deatli wa paralysis. He was first stneaen at Clifton, while at work in a logging ctuip, and was afterwards t ikeo to his sit. r't borne where he received tbe kindest trealmeut t t e day of bis death. He leavf bis mother, Mrs. N. J. Ewing, of Portland, and four sister Miss Mary Twing, Mr. J. G. Watts, Mr. M, S. llnrjfii, and Mr. Lime .Mc Lane. He was a bjtrdwork:ng, fr. e hearted young man, end had many warm friend. The funeral wa qiii'e largely attended, notwithstanding there was a seve-e storm. Rev. H . Miller, of Portland, conducted the services Card of Thank Mrr, Nor J. Ewing dtir, g in return iiicerv thank to the poi1eif Jla. gi r and vicinity for tbe roiirte-y mi, kind ness h .wu by theui iu the n-caMou of ibn fuuernl of her , Noble C oi loli Ettlttg. WARRKX A very successful Stlnd ty School Christ iiiss tree entertainment was bel l at Warieu on Christmas eve. Kvery eat was filled In B.iker'a lare hall nud aouruberof people were compelled to stand. Santa Clau apoearol at ihe cloe of the program and gave a wav many beautiful presents. .Follow ing i the program: Opening song, "My Coantry 'tis of Thee." . - Prayer by Rev. Lw Davips. Intirumental Mii'ic. , Opening Address by Lew Davie, ... KeciiaHiu Jeaneile Davlea, "iloa I Knew." . , .5 . ; Kecilaiioo Eola'Wynkoop. , , - Rtitation Frank Bcelor,' "Father ChrUtina." . ' . '.Recitation Curtis Cooper. ' Song by clan ot yon tig ladies. Recitation J'jhn Southard, ' Christ ma Time.."' , ' RecitatliMi-lolin Nelson, "Ttie Night B fore Christinas." " - R. Uation Freeman Greell, "Xne Star." ' Recitation AlUn Daviei and Fannie Cooper, "A IX-ar Little Hchemer." . Iii.-triiiiientl musie by ttiroo flvirnets. lleciUtiou Call Gabri.ison, The Christina Star." Rei-itation W Iirson, . "Uvauiiful Thing for Christmas. " Recitation Towule Orewell, "A Song in the Air." " Recitation Alfrrd Gabrielsoti. "If I were Santu Clan. Song by uNsiof jonn $ I.-tdl.. : Recitation Frank Coo,'r, 'Tin Wevk Bafo-e OlT'.ttiiia " Rwitation Oriice Ureweil, 1 Tidings." Recitation Es'h r Lund, "Tne tild.l time ol Christmas." , Recital lo.i Raym ml llanne. ' InstrU'neiltlll initio. liocltntions by Lillle Brook and Elie lleiiduro. Simtft Clans. RAINIER Mr. McGulre, Superintendent ol the A, A C. Railroad Company, called on tbe parties interested In the land just below the Columbia River Door Com pany Wednesday morning, to find out whether a strip ol land largo enough to put In a "Y" could be had.' Mr. Mo Oti re s.iid that if such a s'vlp oouml be bad. a soeolal train would be run from Portland to Rainier on about the follow ; fchedule! Leave Knlnier at 7 in tbe rooming, leave Portland about 1 p. m., leave Rainier about 4 or 6 p. in. and leave Portland at night at about 11 or U :30. This plan would . be given a thorough test, and if too. ml to be a pay ing proposition,' would bo continued; but In any case the plan would be given a Uiorougu teat. If it was not found to be what the people wanted, such other plan as would be found to be tervlcable, would be arranged: but Rainier is to bin a special train. Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Thomas left for Arlsqna iut week, vhere Mr. Thomas and judge Hlanetiard, who acoonipanied lUen, nave mining luierosis. ur Thomas will lie home about January 2d . Considerable progrvs is being made by the C. C. Wilson Lumr Co. in put ting in their new mill, a the 800 feel of water front owned by them in tbe lower part Of the city. ', ihe council read several new ordi nance t it meeting last Monday eve ning, looking to tbe improvement of the Oily, especially in side walk. Mr. Wm. Rom is quite teriously sick with stomach trouble, , ' BimGLAKS'BouKD OvERWm. Mc Pbee and Roy Malone were .examined before Justice Watkins latit Wednesday on chargesof burglary, M. Phee is sai to have burglarized Butts' saloon at fioble and Malone to have entered and stolen various articles from the residence of H. II. Blake, McPl.ee was held In bonds of $2,000 and Malone in bonds of 3,000. Fortunately for the taxpayers court meet in a short time. KIST Geo, Olsan lost a fine two-year old It had some kind of colt last Sunday. . crazy etagger. Omar Sliannalmn loct one of his work mares recently with lung fever. Our school district voled a one mill periul tax to belp out on tcacbinz and other expenses. A fire mill special road tax wa voted at the road meeting Monday. This will make 20!H) for road improvements. Vernonia road district voted a 3 mill pec'al rosd tax. J. R. Dallas went to Portland Wednes day on a bnsim as trip. NNbort Roger and Henry John, of I, ilomath College and Willi Dallas from Corvalliscame home for the Christ mas, vacation. Wilbnr Muckleof St Belens, in com pany with Mr. Cummings, was in the Nehalem valley this week buying sheep. Mis Eihel Weed is spending her vaca tion at home: Oarar went to Engene and Gertrude to Newberg. A pe tition is in circulation to have tbe Verr.onia-Kist mail route changed iroin ihe Grin Islone road to the road along the Keb.-.iem river. A Christmas tree and entertainment was held at the Beaver Creek school house and a pleasent time is reported. Peter Kergfr.on Sold bis llolslein bnll to Sam Ktholl, of Buxton. SCAPPOOSE Rev. Lew Davies of Warren preached in tbe Congregational church last Son- day morning. . A qnit-t weilding took place at the In me of Mr. Waller Pomeroy last Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Tlie bride, Su-:m E. Puinerov, was attendet by her bridesmaid Mi? Fianc.s A.Cy ij and Miss Lucy L. Leonard .The'gruoii ' Kdwar E. Lojnard, was mttendvvi by, hit groommen J. W; Pomeroy. and A I-, J ben Leonard. A wedding march wss j p'ayel and tlie wedding party toik their; , places beneath a beautiful arch if -vr- i $ greene, arranewi for the ocC-iioti. Iter i Lew Davies Ol' Warren Officiated . Tlie young couple took the evening train fjr Portland where tbey will make their hora, taking with them tbe bs.t wishes of tbe entire community Scappoose School Notes Miss Parker's room bad an arithmetic mat b Dec. 12. The eighth end- g-'ornpliv cla-shavo ju-t (inUhed rVviHwing Emasn. The Hili School itmdes have tljlshed their bookkeeping and erauimar and will now tak- rhetoric and tanu. Miss Parker, Mtts Hibbard, Mrs. H clrlclis and illim MiURrs cpra inviinl up to M. Caivin JonWs for dinner W'ednesdayewninir, December 10. They had a very nice time.;, . . ." ' Any gift Jor the enrio eatiinet will be appreciated. There are now piece-) of petrified wood, tteatitif til stones, coal, cotton, shells, aad numerous other cnrl osltit'S, . ' We are all pleaed with our new library which contains 888. volumes. A lurue number hate already tieen taken out. ;- The pupils of Misa Parker's, Miss llib- bard's, aud Mrs. Diedrich's roonn bad Christmas exercises ami a Christuns tree In the aftn'iiwn of Vac 2 lib, in the aseoibly room of the schiol house. Every one of the pupils, etch of the teacUers and the janitor were- remem bered by Santa Chus. One hundred fifty-five pupils have been enrolled ; of that number the fol lowing hftvo been neither absent nor tanly since school begun Oct. 12. Eva Garrison, Fred Lang, Henry Lang, Lelia Dledricbs, Norman Miller, lltut'l Parker, Herman MiDer,Zellit Ramsey, Charley Leonard, Milan Pixer, Uoy Van Clove, Fred Havlik, Rosa Qoraage, Fred Einerson. Ktlu l White, Ourtrule Uhluiiii-, Kv Wet, Daisy Wlkstrom Minnie Lng, Fred Pitlmer, Bertha Unl mnn, NettU Steviu, Armand Duncan, Elsy Slevin, Qladya Qarriion, Joseu i Sttvln, Mai ion Oillet, Charlea Stevin, Ha Uigeubotnem, Fridtt Uhlman, Otto Lingo, Ine Wikstroui, Veia Piii-f. . Emtella PaaiciiB. Priu. I , "Are Vou GOING TO BUILD ' ? Investigate the flerlts of CONCRETE BUILDING BLOCKS The Best, Most Artistic and Durable Material for Business Blocks, Houses, Chimneys, Foundations, Ornamen t a 1 Fencing, Etc, .. . 'Phone at our expense, or ' write, and we will call and famish estimates. . , SANDEL & FULLER MANUFACTURERS Rainier Oresron CEO. W. EL t e REAL ESTATE, LOANS, iN VESTM NTS, CITY AND FARM PROP ERTY. I Money to Xoan a. Reasonable . Rates. Rainier :-: Oregon SCHOOL OFFICERS; The Fisk Teacher's Agency, Ot Pott land, U placing more leacbeis than ever. If von need a hig' ecbool grade, rural, com mercial, music or private teacher write r. wire iinHH-disftly and yoo will rect'iva prompt atteution. r - 202 SWETLAN0 BUILDING Z I - g ! m tears e Famished for all points' on river or rail, with or without horses, at reasonable rates. - Addres Mrs. James Lowe, Rainier -:- Ore t In t e County Court of ths State of Or- i4 egon.for Colombia County. In the matter oi thee tato ot J. B.Braun, deceasetl. ' - Notice is hcrebv given that ictoria Uraun. the adinmistrutrix ot the estate of J. B. Bruun, ilece Mesi, ha- rendered and P'esented tor se ilement, aixl filed ' in s lid court, her tinal ac-connt of her atl- I ministration of said estates ot tuud estate and tliat 4tU' L8"-' " i said court , in tlie court house lh the citv of St Hel 'n, Colmnbia countv, Orecon, has been duly pi oimed lv the Judc of said court, for the .settlement of said ac count, at which liuie and place any per son interested in said csta'e may appear aud tile exceptions to the Saul account and contest tU. same, VICTORIA BRAPN, Administratrix of the estnte of J. P. fSraun, deceased. Sotlce to Creditors Iu the Co u :rt y Court of tho Stiitii of Oregon, for i oittmma ilium)', lathe mutter ot thi entatu ot Rntiert Livtns- stoue. tleceHHiMt. ; Nrtllce li horet,v aivii bv llitt umtcrKinned. vlmmlstrauir of vliu pbiueh of Kotxirt l.tvmt; monti, iltveiwiMl, In Ihe i'rKlllor or, flint all pif mill having cUl'im aiiiniiHt uiitl esUtu u pr- . uvul Mieiit, with Hit priitvr vimcticrs, within six montlM from thetitirv ol ihi notlci-, to the - Kftkl aitmiiilhlrH,or, hc cite K,ruuf l.C. Waiu, at Heuhen, Columbia t'oiruy, Oregon, thn ; time tHunu thw ptacie fcr the trAtisautlon of tlie ImHiiiesn al the Hunt estate. latod Hoc. ill, ISWi. T. O. WATTS. Administrator of the ejtute of Kotwrt I.ir In.ioue. itttcvaKeit. jl. K. Wilier aitoraey (or administrator. . DILLARD & DAY Attorneys-at-Lav Practices ia any Court, State ot , Federal. Next door to court house ST. HELENS, ORE, i c - - - . ; . - '';'H :r"'' ;' "v'.-V':-.i:. ' " -
