The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, December 02, 1910, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextITEMS OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT ORHON Chronicle of Important C ents of Interest to Our Readers. lYMr Term for All Judge. 8Jm. Judge, of all covins in the tU of Oregon will hereafter be Aeotel (or term of eii years, aecord tftf to as amendment adopted by tbe people at the laat election. This will t&olude county Judges, now elected for (our year and Justices of the peace elected under the present laws Cor a term of only two years. At present the terms of Judges of the aupreme court are already for six years. Ttie attorney-general holds In an pinion that county Judges and Jus tioes of the peace elected at the last eleotlon will not be affected by this new constitutional provision. Only the future elections will be governed bjr the amendment. Union Wants Branch Asylum. Union. Union Is preparing to pre test Its claims to the state commis sion (or the location of the branch Insane asylum, to be placed at either Union, Baker or Pendleton. Within (0 days from the time the governor declares the bill a law the location will be made. This place will claim ft central location, tine sqil, pure wa ter, a temperate climate, slate land already bought and other advantages. Reclaim Umatilla Land. Hermlston. The large seepage lakes on the Umatilla Irrigation pro ject, near here, are to be drained, re , claiming about 400 acres of good land. Tola work is to "be done by the gov ernment under the supervision of E. P. Dodd. While a large part of the water la to be drained off in ditches, the balance will be removed with pumps and used to Irrigate additional lands. A SNAP. Ueavv tesm for tale; weight about 1500 each ; sound and true to pull. Price t250. Scappoose Livery Stable, Scap poose, Oregon. l-2t DEER ISLAND Leo Burns was a Rainier visitor Mon day. We have a dentist (a Mr. Barbour) in town now. Office at hotel. Mr. and Mrs. English and Mrs. Kin,' took in the masquers Je at Goble Satur. . day evening. Miss Hazel Gore and brother Archie pent Thanksgiving with tier brother Clarence at Hudson. Miss Blylhe Gaittens (pent the latter part of tbe week with ilary McGregor of Goble. Frank S wager of Kelso visited here last week. Harry Smith Sundayed at Scappo .se Walter George, of Glendale, visited friends and relatives here this week. Mrs. C. L. fcmith was a Portland visit or Wednesday to purchase a new range for the Artieana' kitchen. A rW lin ol Clock at Wn A.Gray's. An oi e of titni would nuke a nice dirt-tula present. Too St. Helens Ia.U.s Aid Society will Imve their annual baiaar anj supper Friday, IVreniber IHh at the Maconio Hull. The sale will begin t 2 V. M. and the meat ie supper will be served from 5 to 8:: p. m. There will be all k'nds of iuu.-y articles and home tuade raudy on e!u aud anyone wishing to make their friends a nice 'Xmas present will do well to attend this Bazaar. The price of the supper will he only 25 cent. Lilla douse. See. The funeral of Walter Cox took plate last Sunday mo uing at 11 o'clock In the Epi' copal Cluuch, lli v. Mr. I'oUsof 1'ortl.ind reading the beauti ful s rvii-e of that denomination. Tbe burial was in tbe Masonic cemetery at lierinany Hill. The attendance was very large, romprisinit nearly all of the older residents of St. Helens, who had known Walter from his childhood and were sincere sympathizers with hi parents. Wiiliam (.irmit, aged T2, died at the home of his brother, James Grant, of this cilv. and was buried Sunday in the iVld Fellows' cemetery at Varru, mem bersof the Bl ckniakers' I mon acting as pallbearers. Mr. Grant had been a resident of St. Helens since September last, and the most of that time he suf fered from heart trouMe and kidney dis ease, which terminated in his drath. Kev. Mr. Heist of the M. E Church preaching (he funeral seivice. Mr. and Mrs. Grant desire to thank the people of this community for their kiuduets dur ins their brother's eu-kness and far the large attendance at the funeral. The plat of Railroad addition to St.IIel ens was tiled with the County Clerk to day. This is tite property recently bought by the St. Heieus Improvement Company and adjoin the city, lying lietween Columbia Paik and the North ern Pacific Railroad. The Improve ment Company now have force of a dozen men clearing the streets and lots, and as coon ther make sutlicienl head way, a force of men will follow to put down sidewalk. The amount being ex pended in improvements oa the tract, and further plans under advisement, seem to indicate that the o antra of the tract have abounding faitii in the gowth of St. Heleus. In leaking of the mat ter t day Mr. A. T. Laws, Vice I'resi dent of the Improvement Company, stated that he had len very much sur pris d at the iutere-t teken in the addi tion, not only by St. Helens people, but by many people from a distance, and expressed the opinion that it would be only a short t'.oie before all of the lots were sold, there beirg only 130 lots in tiie addition. The work of clearing is going on rapidly ar,d the Company hopes to throw open the tract to the public "some time not', week, due an nuotieeujent of which will be made later. Nov CS-Suiiid to same, no qr of e qr of eqr, sec Id, . 2, leu road. Nov 23 Same to Kiances M Swank, e qr of se qr of ie qr of sec lb, 4. 2, les road 10 Nov 13-0 Mu.kl to L E and O ! M tiulker, e hi of nw qr of seqr, f sec 7. 4, 2 2000 1 Sov 2ti W C Nicholas to Columbia ! Agricultural Co, e tif of se qr, seu 1 21. and a hf of a hf of sw qr, sec j 22,8 4 I Nov IS F. C O'Connor et al to Sa- ! rah Garrison, quit claim 1 j Nov IT M J Pomeroy t. Einar Kngebretzen, lot 5, blk 13, Kiun ii r i contract)- Nov IS F I E and SI J Ross to Kva Wineland, lot 1 1, blk 2, Co lumbia Park Nov IV Same to Fdwin W Ketel. lots 13 and Id. blk 3, Columbia P,i k Nov 1.3 CKobtrtsto John Robert, 2S) 30 acres in sec 5. 4, 1 5aXX) Nov IS K M and M F Human to J C Aineaworth, e hlul tie qr, sec 0, 4,2 Nov 5, C W, II A and M D Sher man to C E Lake, land in sec 34, 5. 2 Nov 5 Same to same, right of way Nov 12 Jennie Spem-e to N J and S lnront, 10 sere in HonWn. . Nov 1 E W and O K Wonderly to F M and J M Versteg. lots 8 and It, bik 1, blancbard's 1st add, li aimer Nov 2-L M Tollman to M J Crost wait, laud in eec 8, 7, 4 jjov iiE Thorp to M Fresh, lots in Columbia City Nov 3 O M Trastle t G W and M K Hoss, 75x'i (eet, near Rainier. Nov 5 J G Waits to Fred D Grant, nt6, 6. 7, 8, blk 1, Eastsi.leadd to Scappoose (bond for deed) .... Nov 18 M and W A Wann et nl to I'.urt West, part ol lots 2 and 3, sec 5. 3. 1 Nov IS J P West et al to Burt West, ame description Nov 5 A J Wright aud Co to L S Thomis, power of attorney ou all lands in Columb a County. LODGES JLK-OVERf Bg IHX) 100 . 200 1 , I 00. 1 1 1 MOO 200 I ViAliU lULVftU Our "fixed i.loa" is to sell sluvs that are so rood and that fit so well that everybody who tries one pair will want another. That's why we sell WALK -OVER shoes and lit them in the "WALK-OVER Way" (to exact foot measurement.) We suggest that you try the "WALK-OYEK Way" JtST once. You will not need to be asked a second time. Christmas Holiday Excursion TO THK CITY OF MEXICO VIA THK Southern Pacific Company LEAVING PORTLAND ' DECEMBER 11 and 12, 1910 AND ISA m I San Francisco, December 14, 1910 Consisting of Observation Car, Pullman vestibuled HWpin cars, smokinjr car and dining car will leave Third and Town send streets, Snn Francisco, via the Coast Line. The excursion is run under the auspices of the Southern Pacific, National l ines of Mexico, International and Great Northern. (5. H. & S. A. and Santa Fe. $3.50 PRICES: $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 400' WHITE & WHITE HOULTON. ORE. ist rn-4i ar jm $5.50 m I I I I $104.00 K?SrToBSE $104.00 CurreMiinnuK low raics iruiu inner v. n. n . ami H. i; pulott Interestini? side trips on the return trip, Including the Grand Canyon, may be made. Final return limit GO dayi from date of sale. Equipment on this train will be limited and no more iiassenjjem will be taken than can be comfort ably provided for. Fur further information, details and bcuutilully illustrated booklet on "Mexico," rail on any O It. A N. Aireut or arile to VVM. McMURRAY. General Passenger Agent, PORTLAND, OREGON COLUMBIA HOMESTEAD No. 245!, Erotherliood of American Yeomen, mtets the second and fourth Wed nesday night of each month at Yank ton, Ore. Visiting members welcome. E. S. Hixsox, Honorable Foreman, C. E Lake, Correpondent. HOULTON CIRCLE NO 4TS, Women of Woodcraft, meets the second and fourth Tuesday afternoon of each month at Ilotilton, Ore. Lulu Allen, liuardian Neighbor; Anna Van ilt ta. Clerk. COURT UNITY NO. 7, F. of A. Meets every Fridav night in K of P. Hall, St. Helens, Orejfon. Visiting brothers wel come. M. E. Miller, Chief Ranger; Leslie II . Combs, Financial Sec. 3 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS LOCAL BREVITIES Jewelry at Von A. Gray's- Gas Lindahl of Warren was a visitor to St. Helens on Wednesday last. Mr. J. W. PatricK of Goble was visitor to the Mist office last Wednesday. Horses Bought ino Sold At the Scappoose Livery Stable, Scappoose, Or. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M tickle spent Tuesday and Wednesday in the ci ty of Portland. Watchmaker and Jewler. Iji;t for get that Von A. Gray carries a firs: cla-s line. Colorado has almost as many women members of the legislature as Oregon has Democrats. A Bargain Fine six-room house and one acre of land for f ale cheap. Call on Columbia County Abstract & Trust Co. The steam schooners Yellowstone and Yoseniite of the McCormick Line arc loading at tbe dock of the .St. Helens Mill Company this week. When you are down town look in at Von A. Gray's window display. Mr. W. II. Leichty, of Seattle was lu town Wednesday in the interests of the insurance branch of the Kuights of Pythias. . Is your money working f.jr you' It will if you put it iu Tbe Columbia County Bank. Time certificates of deposit draw 4 percent. Takix Cp At my premises, October 14th, one red steer, weight about 400. Owner can have same by payiuit ex penses and advertising. Gus Skuzie, Warren, Oregon. 51 tf Bio Money We want an sgent in every town;sa'ary and commission; re ference required ; for full particulars, address subscription Iept., National Sportsman, Inc., 75 Federal St., Boston, Mass. The St. Helens Improvement Com pany has filed articles of incorporation at the office of the County Clerk. The officers of the company are II. F. McCor mick, president ; A. T. Laws, vice presi dent; S.C.Morton, secretary. First-class watch reparing at Von A. Gray 'a. Tbe Deer Island sports think that they have a wrestler in their midst aud art talking of fixing op a match with Joe Ethridge. Joe sayi that it is all talk, but that if they will put op a side bet of 100 be will guarantee to throw their man, the mutch to be any time between now and the new year. November 7 C F A')btt to A T Laws, part of Lenx ntd I i J30O0 Nov 2V-F Alsleben to A Schmid- lin, lot 4, see 31, 4, 4 400 Nov 5 F M and J I. Anderson to OVan .ante, nw qr of nw or. sec 4, 3. 2 10 Nov 1 A M and J S lUumitardner to ttea lenck, 10l:.x4rJfeet, sec 8. 7, 4 . Nov 1 Benson Li L Co to W W Bollen, Yt acre, tec 8, 7, 4 Nov 1 II aud W W Bollen to Henry Jurgens, land in or near Clats-kanie Nov 1 Same to same Nov 1 S line to same. '4 acre in sec 8, 7 4 000 Nov 3 L E llovd to G F Robert son, lot 1, b!k 4 j, St Helens. . .. 1100 Nov 23 A L and J N Brinn to M E and W H Gritlls, 10 ai-res in sec 35.52 51 Nov 7 Dean Blanchard to A B Wright trustee, land in 15ainier.50.COO Nov 25 J F Cheldelin to Dn Bois Lumber Company, s'3' sec 10, 4, 5 Nov .1 Columbia Coontv to Steph en Lampa, land in see .16, 5 2 . . . 200 Nov 14 C C r.les to A and B F Lee, part of L Harris d I c 300 Not 20 F J D'Arcy Jr to Columbia Agricultural Co. nw or of sear. sen 2S, 8 4 1 V B Dillaid to Susie B Dillard, lot in St Helens 1000 Nov 71) E and W S Duffield to B LTghnson. nnd one half interest nw qr sec 35, 7 5 1 Nov 3 J M Drew to Lulu E Boyd, lot 1, blk 45, St Helens 1 Nov 12 N J and S Dnpont to Jen nie Sjienre, 1) acres 1 Nov 10 J Hand J B Doan t- W II Cooper, lot 4, blk 3H, Moeck's first add, Rainier 1800 Novl Kllm Ellis et al to Burt Wi st, part of lots 2 and 3, tec 5, 3, 1 1 Nov 17 l'eter Felton to A ft Hni- s.u, lot 5, blk 42, St lielense 1 Nov 13 Peter Felton to A B Swift, 11 5-32 acre in sec 13, 4, 2 000 Nov IS D E and M Frvernan et al to Sarah Garrison, quit claim .... Nov 25 B and J J Haviik to Don ald Smith, 2 37 acres in Jesse Miles dlr 1 Mv 1 F E Hedlund to W J and It F Follerton, 1 1 1, sec 2, 4 2. . 100 Nov 17 M E anil W Holsapple to Lucy B I'.radsbaw, land in Rai nier 415 Nov 15 B and II F Joflin to S J Cliampuruey, sw qr sw qr sec 1, ,3 10 Nov 10 F A and 51 M Kinr.ey to Homer J Keeney, land la 7, 5. .15,000 Nov 25 F A and W Kennedy to W P and B A Gilbreath, sw qr of nw qr of nw qr, sec 21.), 7, 2 300 .Nov 5 S M Lacey to D VanaZante, nw qr of nw qr, sec 4, 3, 2 10 Nov 2 L N LeiMult to E B Foss, e hf nw qr and lots 1 and 2, sec o0,,3 20,000 Nov 4 Cora Macoon to Lucinda Swope, land in Houlton 100 Nov 1 C A and A Malrnsten to Amos W Donaldson, se qr of sw qr, sec 84, 5, 4 1 I. and J Montgomery to II F Joslin, sw qr of sw qr, sec 1, B, 3 10 N v 2111 B and M K McKarlan l to J B Godfitv, e Iif of sw qr of nw qr, sec 21. 4, 2, and lot 1, blk 3, Kj.itenlierg 31)0 Nov 25 E B and ME McFarland to R Sank, a hf lot 15, blk 3, SjiUeubcrg , 1 ST. HELENS LODGE NO. 32, A F A A M. Meets 1st and 3d Saturday in each month. Visiting brothers cor dially welcomed. U W Clark, Mas ter; E. E. Quick, Secretary. ST. HELENS CAMP, NO 10W9, M. W. OF A. Meets Brst and third Wednesdays. E. I BALLAGII, Consul. H. E. LaBARE, Clerk. 1 REAL COLD WEATHER COMFORT Can be obtained by getting some of the Bed Clothes that we have in stock. The list given below is made up of articles that were bought in the East and that cannot be duplicated in town. The price on every one of them is cheaper than such articles have ever been sold for here PROFESSIONAL CARDS QR. H. R. CLIFF, Physician and Surgeon &03-907 Corbett Building Portland, Ore. Residence 710 Weidler street. Office hfurs: 11 tf 12 a. m.: 2 too p. m. phonf. Maine olw); A 1M; resMtnre phone. Knt 2 Jja. L. GILBERT ROSS PHYSICIAN & SURGEON St. Helens, Oregon Oflice Muckle Building; both phones DR. R. L. Jeffcott DENTIST Office with Dr. Cliff. ST. HELENS JR. KDWIXROS3, PHYSICIAN & SURGFON ST. HELENS OREliC E. MILLER M. ATTORNEY-AT-tV St. Helens, Oregon -4 3 QUILTS At 75c $1.00 $1.25 $1.75 and $2.00 we have a line that is service able, well made and guaranteed to give satisfaction. At $2.50 and $3.00. They are made of the best of material, look good and arc hand-tied. White Bed Spreads at 75c. up Keady - made Sheets at 75c. up J Pillow Cases at 15c. up QRRI.N BACK CM CIVIL ENGINEER BLANKETS Ten-quarter Blankets at 75c. that would cost at least $1.00 or $1.10 elsewhere. Twelve and thirteen-quarter Blankets that you can't Set else where for $1.75. Whites, greys and browns. Eleven - quarter Wool nap Blankets at $2.50. And the best one of them all is a pure Wool Blanket, guaran teed to be absolutely the best, at $6.50. RAINIER, OREGON And when you call at this store don't neglect the I opportunity to look over our fine line of FURNITURE, Stl. halda l is on me second floor. We will quote you prices that will be a surprise. And we carry a full line and can furnish your house from basement to attic. C. I. Hooghkirk. RAILROAD TIME. Master. Learea Rainier i1allT(exePt RnndaTlfor Port- laml, at A. M.. departing- from Hu Helena at a clink M., arrlrl-) at t. Retnrniui, leave portlaud al 3: P Helen, at :. Passengers aci Fast Freight. FOR PORTLAND DAILY PORTLAND LANDING, ALDER 6T FOR PORTLAND DAILY STEAMER AMERICA Leave St. Helen 8:00 A. M. ArrWe t 1'onlnnd 10:-SO A. M. Leave. Portland at 2:30 P. M, Arrive fet. Helen! at 6:30 P. M jrMEH MITUOIOIJE & SON t Department Store ST. HELENS, - OREGON -A TIHITTTITI III 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 ! mil in i-