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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1909)
THE OREGON MI v Vol. XXVHI - , " " IL-" , . ..." St Helen, Oregon, Feb. 19, 1909. No. 12. COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS PRINOIPAL CORRESPONDENTS I First National Bank, . . Portland Ore U. S. National Bank, - . . Portland, Ore' Hanovkr National Bank, . . New York Officer Wm. M. Ross, President and Cashier; Kdwin Ross, Vice President; A. h. Stone, Assistant Cashier. Director-Wm. M. Ross, M. White, James Dart, Kdwin Ross. I We Will LOAN You money. RENT You a lock Box. SELL You real estate or farm land : SURVEY Your lots or land. ! INSURE Your buildings. : MAKE Your abstracts. SELL Your property. DO Your notarial work. LOAN Your money. ; COLUriHIA COUNTY ABSTRACT AM) TRUST COMPANY I -ii ovu ut - - - iUiUiUiUiUiUiUiUUiiUiUiUUiiUiU iUlU ittUlJUlUUitttf i JOB PREsMTISMG IS OUR DUGINES3 VK have the Ix-st ami most ' fully equipped Job Print ing Ofltce iu Columbia Comity ,1nd wet are prepared to do all kinds of Printing on short notice and at most reasonable prices A TRIAL Will CONVINCE OREGON MIST 7 4 w in w ft w DART & MUCKLE Carry a Complete Stock of the Bet In General Merchandise at Lowest Price Consistent with Quality. Country Produce Bought and "Sold. When in Need of Groceries, Dry Goods, Hardware, Boots or Shoes We Solicit Your PalrunageandJA: tire You Courteous Treatment iT. MF.LEN8, 0RHQ0N HOULTON LIVERY AND FEED STABLE Good Livery Rig at Reasonable Rate. Drummer Trade Specialty. L. II. COMBS, Prop : ; - oulton-St. Helens Hack. lu llernoon. LOCAL TlUOlUttt'S CKaTiviCATits Gkantkd -At the aeml-tnuual teacher's exami nation last week the lollowloic were grauted certificates. First Grade; Mrs KIs I',. Kroinons, Veruonte, Ml. Iris lliWj.nl, Scappoose. Second Grade: Miss Pern Johnson, 8. C. Sberrill, Clat kanle ; Miss L, Myrtle Miller, Coble; Mrs Fred Quest, Rainier; Miw Bessie L. Heed, Vanklou. Third Grade: John W. Thompson, Clattkante. IMmary tirade: Mrs. Berths Barr, Clatskafile; Miss Allwrtlna Meyer, Scappoose. HorniKu ho 8ai.k-A fine spin of crriK horses (or 1e at Georjfe Grant's livery stable; al.o S 1-4 Mitchell wagon, nearly nev, and 2 "t double harneu. GKOR'JK W. GRANT, 2'11'it Scappoose, Oregon Local InstitutxA local teacher'i institute will be held In the Khool bouw at St, I Idem tomorrow (Saturday) be ginning at 10 a ra . The program will be n interesting one and it ii hoped all the troibert employed in achool In the southern rt ol the county will be prts- ent, and all, io matter where located, arc inviicti. ralroiis ol llie rcuool are alto cordially invited to attend. IH!msr-lr. Katnbo will be lu St Helena, at the St. Helena Hotel Friday ami Saturday ol each week, prepared to do alt kinds ol ileutal work. liCATii or C. A. HiMi'Ki, Carl Au gutt II impel, a prominent business man ol ClaUkanie, died at hia home lu that city, Friday, February 12, alter an illness ol Kveral mouthi (rotu heart trouble Mr, lliuipel waa born near Licpsic, Ger many, May 14, IS5I, and came to A iner tia with hia parentt three veara Inter cttling at Drt Moines, Iowa. At seven years ol age the family moved to Lea venworth, Kinui, where he lived until be came to Oregon in 1870. At thai lime he wan v;ngrd in the will business iu pirtncr.hip with A. F. Kogera, and has i cc owued milts at Vetport, Ne balcui llay, and ClaUkanie, all of which were tuccemfully conducted and netted him the nucleut of a fortune. Several years ago be retired from active milling butinnui, bought a beautiful home and engaged in the mercantile business with bin lallier-in-lu , Mr. A. P. Meyera. He waa married .it WWUand. Waili., iu ISH7, to Mia Kll.i Meyera, who, with a Imiiily ol three c' ildren Carl, aged 18; Kamona, aged 10, and William, aged 8 vrarv-tiirvivc liiui. He was a member ol Ibe .'ingclicaKhurch, aud alto au .u-tivc l.a-inUr of ll e Oddfellow' lodge. Noth-k ok Aivtiom Sai.k On cr abuul Ajiril Itt thrre will be au auction aale at George Gram's livery aUble at Scappooae, Oregon. All artiei having atmk or anything for rnle can lUt the name wtth mc at any lime before March 10th, o that it in be duly dverlited. Five percent coiumiuion charged on all talci. OKORGK GRANT, 2-liil SipooM, Oregon. V. S. !iiu aud John Herdahl, ol lUvhelor Flat, nccomimnied by W. J. Pullerton, of Warren, culled at the MUt Weilncwliiy. Mcm. Dpain and Ber lUlil paid their aobacription to the Mitt, but Mr Pullerton did not a he alwaya kcep hia paid iu advance. Kunui itnlitf Km 1.8 run Halk Full b'wdof lira lft alraina. luijuire of lilmer C uuell, let!r Islaud. Fih, wheu procurable, at George'a meat nmrket, St. Helena. For Salk Two lota and new five room houic, with bcautilul river view that can not be abut off. Inquire of A. L. Stone ut the Columbia County Bunk, St. Helena. ' 219tf M. F. Harco ba wild hia farm about one mile went of Warren to Charles Johnson mid tiubriel Josephson, the coit mdi riitioulieiiig",411,or at the rate of J78peracre. Mr. Hawn expecU to in vest ii portion ol the proiwed iu a good home on one of hia recaully acquired lots in St, Helens. Wastku A dining room girl at St. Helens Hotel. y Takkn VP At my place near Ver nonia, on Jan. 2fith, 1WK). one spotted cow about six yeara old, and one calf about six mouths old. Owuer can have anine by rV'lf ,or ieei m' ''' W. l'RINGLK. Khuer Kversaiil bus aold bis place on Bachelor Plat lo Mr. Scott, recently the tenant of the M. K. Haten place. Klmcr and his brother havercutcd land aud will engage in duirying. Ikauia The steamer Imlda has changed her place of landing in Port land to the foot of Alder street, leaving, as heretofore, t 2:30 p. tit., making all way landings between Portland and Rainier. Fok SAUK-City Lots. WM. M. ROSS. Both hotels in St. Helens are filled to overflowing end the thirty-room odditiou to the St. Helens Hotel will not begin to afford the necessary acconimodationa for the men who will be employed here s soon as good weather arrives. Messrs. A. D. Hall, of Vernonlu, and John Ray. of Mint, were visitors to the county seat lust Tuesday. Mr. Ray was here strictly on business, but Mr. Hall combined business with pleasure by pro curing the necessary license permitting him to wed Miss Shirley Drown, of Ver-nonto. P.nterprlsing parties at Warren are putting in five ton Victor Kale for the accommodation ol (he farmers of that community. Mr. W. J. Pullerton requests Hut all desiring Information in regard to raising onions lo the winter time apply to Geo.' Powler of Coble, Rudolph and Fied Kctel, who have been holding down a homestead in the White Salmon country, are visiting with their parents. M. C. Gray bus purchased from the Columbia County Bank the lot occupied by the old court house building and Lynch it Craig' barber shop. Mr. W, C. Cc-.per, of Warren, was county seat visitor Tuesday, Work has begun upon McKleand Hur'a new quarry o i the Carty ranch, and a force of from forty to fifty block cutters will soon be employed there. Fob Salk Sixty acres of good land close lo Houlton at a bargain . Small payment down, and balance on time. S. J. BOYD. Why do so many people boy Peacock flour? Bccau-e they want it. Why do they? Be cause i's Ibe best. Where do they get it? At Gray's, in St. Helens. It out sell any other flour in the coun try 4 to 1. Yon can get your money back everv time ami we wont be disagreeable about it either, if what you get at Uray's don't suit you. M. C. GRAY. St. Helens, Ore. Syrup of White Tine and Tar, the old reliable cough remedy. For sale by A.J. Peming, drugget. Judge Jatiief Dart has purchased of J. B. Godfrey the lot lying between Mr. Godfrey's residence and that of Mr. S.A. Miles. The site is a fine one, wi h a beautiful view of the river. Judge Part will build during the summer a residence at a cost of about 13,000. Doctor Fdwin Rosa and Washington Muckle startid I r San Pedro, Califor nia lust f-unday morning on the steamer Yellowstone, of the McCormick line. They will probably be gone aliout one month and their friends here hope they will have a pleasaut trip aud return im proved iu health. Kugene Miles, who has purchased the confectionery establishment heretofoie run by L. L. Decker, made a trip to the metropolis Saturday for Ihe purpose of buying a new stock trfRoods, He can now supply your wants for anything in the sweet line. A uumlier of the interested ones got together in the Masouic Hall last Wed- nedy night lo discuss the baseball pros pects for this year. Never did the old town have Ihe chance for a winning team that we have this year. After the ap pointment of two necessary committees the meeting adjourned until next Wed nesday night, at which time there will be another meeting in the Mneonic Hall. If you are interested in the town don't fail to attend. We want a Columbia County league this year and as St, Hel- ens is to be the leading town in the county, everybody should do Uieir share to see that Ihe ball team leads the league Dkucatksskn Sals The ladies of the Episcopal Guild will hold a snle of delicatessen articles in the Masonic Hull Saturday, February 20lh, front 2:30 un til 5. The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.M. C. Gray Wednesday. Mr. J. D. Gray and Mr. Von Gray, of Montavilla, visited Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Hazen Sunday. DitNSoN' SkllIko Out The Suuday Journal slutes that 8. Benson is about to dispose of his holdings iu this county, including his logging railroad and plant and 400,000,000 feet of timber to the Crossett Timber Co., of Iowa. The deal is being made through J. D. Lacey it Co. of Chicago whose Portland agent is II. D. Langille. Cruiser are now iu the field and it will probably take ten week to complete the estimate. It is said the purchasers will install at Clatskanie a mill withadaily capacity of 150,00 feet of lumber. The Secret of Long Life A French scientist has discovered one secret of long life. Hit method deals with the blood. But long ago millions of Americans had proved Electric- Bit ters prolongs life and make it worth living. It pnrlflies, enriches and vital ises the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve cells, Imparts life and tone to the en tire system. Its a godsend to weak, sick aud debilitated people. "Kidney trouble had blighted my life for mouths," writes W. M. Sherman, of Cushlns, Me., ''but Electric Bitter cured entirely," Only 60c at Houlton, Deer Island and Warren dealers. RAINIER At Ilia largest citizen's caucus ever held In this city, Tuesday evening, L.H. Thomas was unanimously chosen chair man and Geo, W. Vog-I clerk of the meeting. N. W. Howaid and W. N. Ulume . raadt were appointed tellers by the chair. T. E. Hughes and T. J, Flippen were placed in nomination for the office of Mayor. When the votes were counted it was found that Mr. Hughes had re ceived 49 votes and Mr, Flippen 63, giv ing the nomination to Mi. Flippen, who, opon being called upon the phone, says that he moet emphatically declines the nomination and that be will not run for the office. It is possible he may change his mind before election. Nominations for councilman were then taken op. Motion made, seconded and camel, that as three connoilmen were to be chosen Ibe three receiving the highest number of vote should I the choice of the caucus. Meesrs. Deilg, Stennick, Bralm, Yount, and Hurry Doaii were placid in nomination. Hteunick received 80 vote, Diets 72, Braim 07, Yount 50 andDon3)J. Mr. John Dibblee, whosa term as water commissioner expired this year, waa nominated by acclamation. The names of W. B. Lottman and U. W. Chnfliu were placed before the can ens for ttha ofhc of city treasurer. Lo tinaii received 43 votes and Cbaffin received 33. Judge D4in, former police judge, was iiOuiiiinU-il by acclamation for the same Miii-n. Jaine Jesse, present cit. Marshal, waa nominated by acclamation f-jr hi pres ent i.lfi.e, an tr whirh 'lie uttering ad. jourued. Tudny evening four n.f i-Otitninicg 1 ,600,000 feet of logs broke loo e just be low the CoHemau and struck the gaso line launch Dii-iioat the m,uihof the Cowllts a he was o:i-l,er wy from Rainier to Kei.o ailh a load of passe n gura. The Dirigo was jmumdup against the big boom. Her distress signals were responded to bv a number of launches from this city, who took off her passen gers. The Dirigo eecaped without dam age and is u.ukiug her usual run. The Slievelia Timber Company owned three of the raft and the Weierhauser people owned the other. The legs were all caught in the Weierhauser boom. YANKTON ITEMS. Mrs. C. II. Briggs has returned from a mouth's viait with her daughter in Spokane. Beth Brown visited in Porli.md last week. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Kerr ii tiiite sick. Misi Ik-stle ReeJ, principal of oar school, was nniiblu to teach the flrrt of the week on account of sickness. The W. C. T. 17. held a very interest ing program at the ciiurch Sunday eve ning In memory of Frances E Willard ; also Washington aud Lincoln. U. R. Hyde has puivhased the old school house aud has moved it to his place near the Hall, w here be is convert ing it into a residence. The school will give an entertainment and box supper a. the Grange Hall Fri day night, Feb. 19, to which all are cor dially invited. Soldier Bulks Heath riot It seemed to J. A. Stone, a civil war veteran ot Kemp, Tex., tb.it a plot existed between a devperate lung trouble and the grave localise rtiedeeth. "I contracted a stubborn cold," he writes "th.it developed a cough that stuck to me for years in epite of all remedies. My weight ran down to 130 poun.ls.Theu I began to ue Dr. King's New Discovery which restored my health completely. I now weigh 178 pounds." For severe Colds, obstinate Cough', Hemorrhages, Asthma and to prevent Pneumonia ii's unrivaled. 50c and $1. Trial bottle free. Gturut.teed ly Houlton, Deer Island aud Warr. n dealers. FOR SALE!! Fine farm knd, 40 acres all level and fenced, 15 acrea culti vated, 3 acres in berries and fruit, li -miles from Warren, good water, 12 room house, large barn, 2 horses, 2 cows, aud full line of farm implements go with the place. One half cash, balance in StoSyiars. One of the host dairy ranches In Columbia County, 100 acres all fenced, 120 acres in pasture, 10 acres in orchard, 2'., miles to school. Post office and store on place, good water creeks, springs, and two good wells, 0 room house good barn, 1 span of horses, 6 cows, and full line of farm itiTtjle mentsgowith the place. Two thirds cash. Fine team ot horses, erage about 1300. Will ay THE COLUMBIA 3 COUNTY ABSTRACT t AND TRUST 1 CO. i TAXES $208,75931 The County Clerk has completed the exten sion of the tax roll, and it is in the hands of the sheriff for collection. The figures are as follows: State Us... 13616:0O School 215S6 00 Library 305 60 Soldiers and sailors 153 00 Comrtf .49969 15...... 185329 66 General road , 38786 21 Special schools i. 32109 41 By errors 22 City of Rainier 68 50 City of St. Helens . , 1284 48 Special road taxes 44352 63 By errors. 31 Last year's f sx TOTAL $208750 31 1606U8 W INCREASE $48060 35 The decrease in the county tax is $980.85. As there is a deficiency from last year amount ing to about $20,000, for which warrants are outstanding, the amount levied for current expenses is less by about $20,800 than last year's levy. A portion of the expense of the timber cruise and court house building fund was in last year's estimate. The increase in general road tax is $5,213, made necessary by the dilapidated condition of many of the bridges. The great burden of taxation, however, has been voted upon themselves by the people of the road and school districts in the special taxes. Special school taxes have been in creased $11,187.68 and special road taxes have been increased $24,163.18. The total amount available for roads and bridges during the current year is $83,138.74. It is an immense amount of money to raise by taxation for 1 oad purposes alone in a single year. What will the harvest be? If expended economically under wise super vision, the investment will be the best taxpay ers could possibly make. It is a great respon sibility for the county court and every super visor in the county, and it is to be hoped that they will co-operate heartily to produce good results. The taxpayers have done their part. Now it is up to the officers. z I 1 Wf I THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND 1 AS THOSE WHO WONT SEE! 5 The natural resources of Rainier excel all those of $ other points. The six miles of harbor, railroad and channel afford Z industries the opportunity for loading and unloading t from both cars and vessels without hauling. - It is the best protected harbor of any size in the State & if not in the West. It is a common shipping point, the freight rate to the $ East being the same as from Seattle and Portland. It is a perfect townsite and the soil is rich throughout the county. S There are ten billion feet of standing timber available $ for lumber in Columbia County. . f For fruit and dairying purposes the soil is unexcelled. S Industries will surely come here and a rapid rise in Z City Lots is as sure as the coming of another day. Note the number of laboring men who have become S prosperous through small investments in City Property. Now is the time to buy Rainier real estate as prices & will be steadily advanced. On property which I control, liberal terms will be offered. , . S . L. S. THOMAS I I Rainier, Ore. S SBBB. P. O. Box 63. 'Phone 262. C. a HEDGES GENERAL CONTRACTOR RAINIER. ORE. Estimates given on all kinds of Building Construction. Re-inforced Concrete, Cement Sidewalks Solicit Business Anywhere
