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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1910)
St The Oregon Entered at the ftftoffice t St. It.--.n, Oregon, m econd-ct mail raV.-r. lascito Evmv Fmv B B H. FLAOO. Borrom tun Paorairroa. County Official Paper SCB9CHTI0X RaTEJ ...ft.OO .80 One year :;.....-. i,iaiu - . , Ad-ertijnit rate made known on appli es tion Legal notice 3 een J "" J. A Cimccrr Coca OrnciM: K-ki- DUirict Judne kU. ("nibU, B, Tongae intrtet Judg District Attorney Court , Ortic lum Dart. Ji! 5- ".' W A. tlarrte, Cl.s St. Helen Martin Whit. Slwrifl -St- Helena W. K. richr. Countn'r Clatakanie H Vnt, Cirmlfloner.... Scappooae K.'K. Qnkk, freS'urer St Helena C.W.n.. A-kt Hln I. H ",in,Scli "olSupt... ..Cfctk-nie C T. rV'S.-otf. Surveys St. Hmen . Crank ShvOOd ClMoMV .R4 'iet .: 010IKANGE NO 94- Ad rrdipance to amend "an erdl-.-B-'ce o urt'T'Ce C:e cin- nf into ef a. n. Colim- i i fnunir union, the Initiative and Referendum power, resenred to the i-l voters of muoicloalitlea by See- don l a ot Article IV of the Constitu tion of the State of Oregon, and to enact sad amend their municipal charter reeerred to legal voters of cittea and town by Section X of Arucie a.i 01 me Constitution of Oregon, and providing for violation of thia act." and declar ing in emercencv: The people of the City of SL Helens An nrd&in u follows: The City of St. Helena does ordain a follow : That ordinance No. 92. entitled 'An ordinance to provide the carrying Into r In the Citr of St Helena, voium : Ma County. Oregon, the Initiative and Referendum power reserved to the legal voters of municipal!? by Sec tion 1-a of Article iv ot me lousum- Won of the State of Oregon, and to en- " act and amend their municipal charter reserved to legal voter ot cuwa ana town by Section 2 of Article XI of the Constitution ot the State of Oregon, and providing for violation of this act," be amended so as to read a follows: Section L The following shall be aubstantialty the form of a petition tor any ordinance or amendment to the ' charter proprosed by the Initiative: WARNING. It is a felony for any one to sign any - Initiative or Referendum peiitioo with any ether name than his own, or to knowingly sign his name more than ' once for the same measure, or to sign such petition when he is not a legal voter. . INITIATIVE PETITION. To the Honorable Recorder of the City of St Helena, Columbia County, Oregon: We. the undersigned, (.;;'- v J !-iai volra of the Ci'y i - .-, Ctfiua-Ha Courty. OrfM ft V' -My litOiTj thtt the Ujix: - r.:jt-o-4 irdinacce it aL.eu i"; ui " '"le city charter) sha'I ic:? r-.-ed one .be ni-iia: Citr i .' -.t- H sure proposed by the Initiative petition or the measure demanded for sub mission by the Referendum petition, a the case may be. hall be attached to each sheet circulated fer aijruatunt, and such full and correct copy 01 me mw and text ahall be shown to the voter be fore hi lgnatnre I attacneo. Section The Recorder of the Clt? of gt. Helens ihall aerept for Blin t any petition for the Initiative or for th RefeiUtim. uojeci 10 me verincauoo 01 h. number aud genuinenes of the sig- uatui-ea and voting qualifications of the persons signing the same by reference to the registration books in the office of the County Clerk of cotunioia County, and if a sufficient number of nullified voter be found to have signed said petition, ne snail nie saniw wi ( ten day after pmeatatton thereof so him. Section 7. Initiative petltioua tor nv moiwsed ordinance, charter amend- merit or measure ahall be signed by a numter of legal voter equal to fifteen , per centum of the votea cast for mayor j at tte last preceaing municipal wv iinn Referendum uetttion againat any ordinance or measure proposed by the . Council shall be lgnel by a nuruoer i of legal voter equal to ten per centum of tte rote cast for mayor at vo ia regular preceding municipal election. Section 8. An atuenunieoi o u hn.r of the city of St Helena may h nt-niiosed and ubmltted to the leg voters thereof by resolution of the Com mon Council without an initiative pe lion: said resolution hall be filed with ;he Recorder, for submission not isim thsn ten duya be tote the election vtlcH It l to be vo'cd uucr. and " i&ccdment to the chaiter ba.l be tectix until It t approved by a major ity of the votes cast thereon by th leeal voters of aaid municipality. Section . Where an amendment to the charter of the City of 8t Helen may be proposed and submitted to the bal voters thereof by reeolatkm of the Common Council without an Initiative petition, the said resolution shall there in state the date of the regular muni cipal election, or the date of a special piwtlon at which aald amendment will he submitted to be voted on. Section 10. When any measure for Initiative or Referendum legislation shall be tiled by the Recorder after the number and genuineness of signatures thereto, a provided by Section C aupra. have been ascertained, or wnen any rescluatioa ot the Common Council shall be flli'd with the Recorder, as provided In Section S herein, the He cordcr shall forthwith transmit to the Attornev of said municipality a copy of such measure, who shall, within live davs. nrovide and return to the Re corder a ballot title for such measure The ballot title shall be printed with the numbers of the measure on the official ballot. In making such ballot title said Attorney shall to the best of his ability give a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the meas ure, and in ;uch language that the bal lot title shall not be an argument to or liable to create prejudice against such measure. Any person who is dis satisfied with the ballot title provided by the said Attorney for any such meas ure may appeal to the Council, a&klng for a different titfe and giving the rea sons therefor, and why the title pre pared by the said Attorney is Improper, and the Council may a prove the ballot title prepared by said Attorney, or may by resolution prescribe another ballot title t'.twcfor. and the ballot title sc approved or so prescribed by th j Coun cil 1v4i: fce tht title placed upon the b.-tlW. So'h fcaiUit title shall ia ne hundred words, and THE ST. HELENS OF TODAY I ;.iie le4! voiers oj ine,iiai. cia reieu:uje iu ur s irjeiuic l-.n-. Coiuubia Coua'y, tay , -fc, r ballot title Bled for any meas- Cif-tt- ir eL" apircvai cr rejection at th ve!ar (or siitciall city election -.ii en ifce day of ach for himself say: I , S'-'.'.ly signed thia petition; I !- vrt-r of the City of St. . Cfl-ic bia Co-ir.ty, Oreson, aad ir- a-'J sirs-it - Biiaiber are to be IS... t. HelPE my r f wi'.tta efttr tny n;ur.. ecrr. NsiLt , ... . Hesi'-ieate Street number ... (f"e.eo.'j!r twecty tutiibtred lines , for rijLawres.) ' See-:r.n i. The following stall be sttbru. ill!:: to- form of iietition for EefcT'.Ldut; to the f.-c.-ie on ,ny ordi- 1 eanct Js d ',;r fie Council: vASXIXO. It K 'eUisy fjr an one to sizn any InKii: ve or Hefercudum petition with any c-.t.r name thaa hie on, or to knowingly its name more tbaa once "i c th: tame tn-?a':re. or to sign such jt-iiliea wte he i not a legal vote' PETITION. ! To ti Honorable Recorder of the City of St. Helens. Columbia County. Oregon: We, the undersigned, legal voters of the City of St. Helens, Columbia County, Oregon, respectfully demand that Ordinance No entitled (title of ordinance on which the refer endum is sought), passed by the Coun cil of the City of St. Helens at its meeting on the day of IS , shall be submitted to the legal voters of the City of St Helena for their approval or rejwetion at the reg ular (or special city election to be held on the day of 19 and each for himself says: I have personally signed this petition: I am a legal voter of the City of St. -Helens, Columbia County, Oregon, and my residence and street number are correctly written after my name. .Name "Residence J v .SJ ' . J.. 7 .i?AJS .1 i LOADING LUMBER AT THE ST. HELENS MILL CO. Two years ago there was nothing but a pile of old junk where the St Helens mill now stands, and unsightly burned piling where the three steamers in the picture are loading lum ber for the coast trade and for the Orient Now St Helens does more business than any other Main street of the town. Tha new buildings are the Odd Fellows' hall. Charles Muckle s three story brick. H. Morgus hall and I business block, k. a ..) v..tr .n4 M fL P.rav building. But iust as great change has been made in the j residential portion of the town, more new houses I town on the Columbia River between Portland j having been built in &t iieiens in taw . .n and Astoria. During the month of February j all the other towns of the county In addition six vessels loaded here, including the Yosemite. jto the mill and shipping business the crushers Ibsen. Shoshone, Klamath, Yellowstone, and and blockmaking give employment to a large Jewett They took about fiv.j million feet In ! number of men. To blockmakers alone the sum the picture are shown the Tordenskjold, three of $120,000 will be paid in wages this year on million feet; (Jasco. hve hundred ana nity tnou sand feet : and the Yosemite. nine hundred thousand feet. In addition to the lumber cut at r bj i- a ii, am. ' w St. ELECTRIC Fixtures. -" Columbia Electric Ucft .1 Helens Battery All Kindt 01 Cakes, j Pies, J J. E. RAMSEY, Propr Bread Berlin Bakery and C0FFEE HOUSE.. Everytbing New tod Clean. - Try our Coilec and Cake. HOULTON OR10C3 the St Helens mill, all the tie output of Lake River and the East and North Forks of Lewis River is handled at St Helens. On the East work now assured. In addition to this the fish ing industry will probably put $70,000 into cir culation here. ... As a future agricultural and horticultural sec tion, also. Sl Helens has an enviable location. There are more good farms and orchards within Vnrir trior ro twplvo mill with an outnut of ia radius of five miles of this city than of any 9.500 ties daily, measuring 400,000 feet. On the 'other point In Columbia County. In addition to North Fork are nine mills with about the same jits other taxes the St Helens-Houlton road dis output; and on Lake River are six mills with a ( trict voted a large special levy for road purposes, capacity of 6.000 ties daily, or 126.000 feet All j The great drawback to the town at present is of this output is loaded here and gives employ- that there are not erj0Ugh houses ior rent We t j .r know of a number that are to oe bunt this year ! The second picture illustrates the great andjand believe this difficulty will be at least par good change that has been effected in the tially overcome. tire in be sjumittea at tne same eiec tlon. The Kecorder of the City of St. Helton thall num!er sues measures and bii'c-t titles in the most convenient r.nd .i-jDrecutive naauer. The affirms tlve if tLe first measure Khali t-e num bered K9 and the negative 101 in num "Ta'. and tbe succeeding nieaiires ha?I h nnmliered l')3. 104, lf and -so on. It shall be the duty of the Rec2i;er to print said ballot titles and nuiEKTS upon the official ballot. Meaji ures referred to Out voters by petition shall be desisnau-d "Referendum ordered by uetilion of the people. Mta! res proposed by the Initiative ijctit'oa shall be designated "Proposed h? Ii.ii.E jve ietition. Charter amend niemi Oimitted by the Council wirh oi;t 1 if itlve petitions shall Iw- di? PHtc. t'harte' iin.'ndnients submitted to tl.-. voters by the Council Aet io t 11. Where a si-cial election is ca '?a eitnr-ron petition :';r pro;oKec ordir, r.n-.H r charter aniendti.etits tbe 7':it'lve. or fr submitting ore:' zi n-: -i t-y the Refeteuduui, or on cliai ter a uvudmeaU! proposed by resolution of tht Common Council, the Recorder shall publish such proposed ordinances. Referendum measure or charter amend ment with the ballot title and number in full in the official newspaper of St. Helen-) once or oftener within the ten days immediately preceding the special (.lection at which said proposed ordi nance. Referendum measure or charter amendment Is to be voted on. or In the event of there being no official news paper. ten copies of such measure in at least five conspicuous places in said town for a like period of ten (10) days. A like rule as to publication or iiosting shall be observed where proposed ordinance, Referendum measure or charter amendment!- are to be submitted at tbe regu-' lar ei' ction. See ion 12. Legal voters of the City of St. Helens art qualified to sign a p titic n for the Referendum or for the Initiative for any measure which he Is A ay person sign THE ARCADE An Up-to-Date Moving Picture Show, In the old Muckle store building, which has been re modeled for the purpose. Three shows every evening, beginning at 750. ! t - h l Wj: ... . t. - JvJ;- - si. A I- newgjlaiwr, by posting printed or type-shall be construed the official deslgna wrltten copies cf mc!i pioclamation in ,ted under the legislative charter and its at least five conspicuous places In raid jamemlment as President of the Cnun- by posting printed or typewrlt-4 municipality, tbe at'option of each . cl)j anl under the said charter of measure ana amendment wnicn snail Street number.-. . (Here follow twenty numbered line entitled to vote upon for signature). Section J. Each and every sheet of every petition for either the Initiative or Referendum containing signatures .ahall be verified on tbe back thereof In substantially the following form by the person who circulated such sheet of said petition by affidavit thereon as follows: STATE OF" OREGOX. Comity of Columbia, City of St. HeleiiH. I Iieine first duly sworn, say that (here shall be legibly tlon of the municipal court. written or type written the name of the Section 1:5, The manner V "Was , 7 I ' W v -fi LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE COURTHOUSE have received the affirmative majority of the total number of votes cast there on, and upon such proclamation such measures and ami iirliiicnts shall come In full force and r-ffeet. except In cases provided for la Section reference to two or more laws on the same subject or containing provisions that are conflicting. In caws of ordi nances which have been passed by tbe Common Council and voted upon - by Referendum, proclamation of the result of such vote shall be made, and such ordinance shall continue in effect or log any name other than his own to a petition, or knowingly sign his name more than once for the same measure at one election, who is not at the time of signing the same a legal voter of the City of St. Helens, or any officer or other persons violating any of the pro visions of this ordinance, upon convic tion thereof be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by Imprison nient in tbe city jail not ex ceeding six months, or by both such fine and Imprisonment, In the dlscre-1 effect and become ojwratlve until ten day alter lot passage by the Common of votlug (Council and approved ly the Mayor, or August 2, 1909. as the Mayor. Section IK. Inasmuch as this ordi nance Is necessary for the Immedlte be. ' preservation of the health, safety and i irci? ui iu iyy oi m. rieiens in tin, ny is iiinuuicii'ui, iiiarurfjuaie inq un fit to HUpply the city and the Inhabi tants thereof with an adequate supply of good, pure and wholesome water; and inasmuch as the charter of said cliy provides for the erection and main tenance of a water system and water 'works to supply the city with water: costs of such proposed Improvements sigiu-ra of the sheet) slgued this sheet (upon measure submitted to tbe legal R -cordcr within ten days after the of tbe foregoing petition, and each of i voters shall be the same aa now hi or passage by a two-thlrda vote over the them signed his name thereto In my may hereafter be, provided by law. veto of tie Mayor, except measures pretence; 1 believe that each nasio meaturc snail oe adopted unless it (necessary ior ino immeniaic preserva- . . . , ... A.UII -1 .U.. ..all- . ..!...' I,. n ,.t .kn L.,...tl. ... ..,..., ..J stated nib name, resilience auv sireei number correctly, uud that each signer Is a legal 'voter of the City of St. Hwlens. i Subset lued and sworn to before me tbhi.v.ju' .day of.... A. U. J.,. .. (Signature and title of officer and his residence.) Section 4, The forms herein given ore not mandatory and if substantially followed In any petition It shall lie sufficient,- dlregarding clerical and technical errors. Section 5. Not more than twenty signatures shall be signed to one sheet of petition, and a full and correct copy of the title and text of tha idea- shall receive the affirmative majority tlon of the peace, health or safety of measure shall become Immediately operative until eame ia passed by a of the total number of legal votes cast on such measure and entitled to be counted thereon. If two or more law on the same subject or containing pro visions that are conflicting shall be ap proved by tile voters at tbe same elec tion, tbe measure receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall be pioclalined to be tbe law adopted. Section 14. The vote on measures and charter amendments shall be counted, canvassed and returned as votes for candidates are counted, can vassed and returned. fVction V). The Maor shall within fifteen days from fits time of such elec tion proclaim by tbe publication there of In full once In the official newspaper, or, in tbe evept ot there being no tucb cease to be In effect according to j ull.h refill frim iUA lrtih r.f Ul.rth .Wv. f clamation hB bn ,na,l,,: "nd """"" th Sectlon'lC. Where Referendum i?tJ-1 5" HhM"i!i ' '"-dered tlons shall be signed by the required I ,h" ""wrltle. of said city to cease number of legal voters against any , wa '7 uw,d nd ordinances passed by the Common lrH T?.' 1 Council same nhall bo filed with tbe I a"''r ' u ,roy"lc r mmm of passage and approval of the ordinance V" "l T '"V" in question. No ordinance shall take i J tborefor; and inasmuch a that - (ii i h will iv IIIJt-lfRBrj to submit cf;rtaln proiiosed amendments ( , to the city charter to the voter of the I 'City of St. Helens at the regular city' election to be held therein on the 4th day of April, 19)i; and Inasmuch that in order to properly do so It Is nece. sary to enact this ordinance, -N4W THEREKORK, an emergency Is hereby declared and this ordinance shall go Into force and effect from and after Its pansage by tbe Council and approval by the Mayor. Passed by the Common Council this 15th day of March, 1910, by the fol lowing vote: Yea Thrse. Nay None. Submitted to the Mayor tbls March 15. 1910. Approved by the Mayor this 15th day of March, 1910. M. E. MILLER, Mayor. Attest JOHN Q. GAGE. Recorder, I vr y-V . JA vr ii " n "A 0TCvnc.es, rSete majority of all the members of the Common Council and al:o approved by j tbe Mayor. j Sirctiou 17. WhereaK. some ques-! lion nas arisen concerning the reg ularity, sufficiency and legality of the adoption of a proposed charter sub mitted to the voter of the City of St. Helens on August 2, 1906, and Whereas, said charter In part pro vided that the duties hitherto devolv ing on the President of tbe Council should in tbe future be performed by the Mayor. Now therefore, wherever In this ordi nance the word Mayor appear, tame 4T 1. Ones -tM., cfcS,. St. Helena, Mar. 18, 1910 Dear Friend: Oh, say let me tell you what we had for breakfast thii morning. It was nice oranges. Papa used to not-like oranges and I would pucker up my face because my orange was sour but now I smile when I eat my orange because my orange now .is sweet, You ought to eat oranges or some kind of fruit at your house because they are healthy. Oranges cost onlv 40c per dozen. 7 Your friend, ., JACOB. P. S. You get good, fresh, sweet fruits at ' WELLINGTON'S COLONIST RATES OREGON and the GREAT NORTHWEST The mansRenwrnt of the Orejron Railroad & Navigation Co. take treat Dkamire in announcing that th lour i-atM from Eastern cities, which have done so much In past aeaaona to stimulate travel to and settlemen again DAILY from March 1st to in Oreiron. will prevail April 15th. inclusive. PEOPLE OF OREGON The railroads have done their part; now it'a up to you. The is the jrreatest of all homebuildera. Do all you can to let Lastern people know about it. and encourage them to come here, where land is cheap and home building easy, attractive. Fares Can Be Prepaid at home, If desired. Any agent of the road named is authorized to receive the required deposit and telegraph ticket to any point in the East Remember The Rate. -From Chicago $33: from St Louis. 'rlUT (na,h Md11Kn City, $25. Tela reduction ia proportionate from all other cities. WM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon. RKUI8TKATI0N OF TITLK. .. ... . llrtlni No. II. 'ftsxs! i,?.rr yunvi-rH .n-ih,i" ihH";," 5f '-1 .! Una ? Ji'JS; .JLl i inn i on ih inu Am ry, A. M. Wmib.ii bViw S ... Moniv for Applicants. Road DUt. No. a cJSlrtVTlvh' " "' County toll ?M ,Cji"",bta1r. Oreeon, il Wissri, Ar A lift Plan, and .nSe.7L-". ltU om. i ,u ',T"-" y" y ni m li ZZLi'ZXI'rt''! . nidi I he must ... H'jned Colonist Fares rROM Chicago $33 SL Louu $32 0 PEORIA $31.60 St Paul, Duluth - $25.00 Kansas City, Omaha 25.00 AND CfTl Law Para froas Ail U All Potato SPOKANE PORTLA)iDi SEATTLE fil ASTORIA 4 COLUMBIA BIYEH BT Portland to Astoria. Inc. . Tickets oh Salr Daily IsT . ". . .. - A1rt wiarcn 1st to April 16. inc., Arrangemcnta may be made with any agent of the S. P. A S. or A. & C. R. to deliver tickets to irtenda In the East Detailed Information tarntehei by any A. & C. R. agent or II M AHAMS "MCI D. ART.CeaotJudis, , 6i Ft ft Pi A) , ' '
