The Oregon mist., December 23, 1910, Image 1

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VOL. XXX"
ENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1010.
NO- 6
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JEWELER
Watches, Clocks, Silverware
Repair Work
Edison Phonographs 5tSS.fJ"
E A, H IN JL IS IS
A LOT IN RAILROAD ADDITION!
I A GOOD INVESTMENT!
BECAUSE
If the millis built this
increase 100 per cent in one year.
If the Railroad establishes the depot on the St. Helens site J
the lots win double in vaiue in one year.
If neither of the above happens, with the now steady growth
of St Helens, these same lots will double in value in
two years.
? CAN YOU MAKE BETTER
Don! Delay-Buy A Lot Now Before
Lots $75.00
l $10.00 DOWN, $10.00 PER MONTH. SEE J
I A. T. LAWS, Gen'I. Sales Agent
AND
I Visit Railroad
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SHOES
FIXED IDEAS
Our "fixed idea" is to sell shoes that are so
good and that fit so well that everybody who
tries one pair will want another. That's why
we sell WALK-OVER shoes and fit them in
the "WALK-OVER Way" (to exact foot
measurement. ) We suggest that you try the
"WALK-OVER Way" JUST once. You will
not need to be asked a second time.
PRICES:
$3.50 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 $5.50
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sidcrtrf-fMtimbia City, the lots will's
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the Cboice.t onei Are Con 4
and upI
Addition NOW J
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with common labor, to determine its
commercial value. We own Klargu tract
of land near (lotde, this state, t which
we repaired, and erected a bunk house,
a cook house, and a crew ol 10 to 12
men, and proceeded, at aliove dijcril-ed.
to char-pitstump. While w succeeded
iu the main, we had coutdderablit trouble
with some of the tires, and promptly de
cided tli it the condition at Coble were
not the same as the conditions ft Che
hnlia, and bewail to "chantce" and "im
prove" the method to fit the conditions,
with the result that we got farther from
the real char p!t system with every
change or improvement wo thought we
were making. We argued that at die
hill is the demonstrator had dry stumps,
dry wood and diy can h to covir with, this p:irt of the work that reimir s tU
which would l e the ideal condition fur lHt judgement of the iip.'1'.ilor, 1. e.,
ch.ir-p tliM ; wlnlt w.) In 1 wi'l g'uiilp', Just the proper am unit, of w od and
or. i tut v t u 1 1 i ub'ns'i to bo foun t covering pr.pe ly to lire t'e slu up
on logtti-d uir I i ii' 1 f .r lire mid wet anil, 1 and no in re. You will it i l.:ist. id that
th..t uir comli ions were 10 ent rely dif it is hard loexp ess this on pipr, but
ferent that we better do a little think
ing for ourselves, and promptly thought
out trouble without end
We then sent (or 1'roleoo. dp.nk
with a vie of calling him to account
and Keeing what he could do with the
unfavorable cq iditiom such as we ere
encountering, ind we wanted to see hint
bum gome v et flumps a. 1 rotten
stumps. The professor c.unn promptly
locked the situ.. lion over, told us of all
our 'roubles b fore he attempted to
char-, 'it a stump, ind then actually did
prepare a dozen slumps for utter des
truction in not to exceed one-fourth the
laltor we had ezpeu led io all our fires
or char-pit, and wldi an esse niwd con
fidence that would certainly have reas
sured any doubter that there was at
least one man in this community who
had absolute confidence in the char-pit
system of removing stumps under any
and all circumstances and conditions,
Fires were set by I'rofessor Sparks
December 1 and 2, and barring t le lire
around one stump, thebalancc are all
burning as deaired, aud the one poor
fire Is doubtless the result of some inat
tention on our part. We wish to say
this work us done during the lait ten
days of incessant rain every one knows
has been falling in thlscouutiy. We are
of the firm belief that we can actually
remove stumps at a cost of $IO to f 50 per
acre and much less, practically $10 to
f'M per acre. We aie making arrange
ments to have I'roffe-so' Sparks visit our
place at least once a month aud help us
to get this method down to a ayslem
whereby totninon labor may be em
ployed, and every farmer may learn just
bow to handle the char-pit method and
suceed in removing stuuiis.
Where the bulk of ihe cost of clear
ing land is removing slumps, a method
pf this kind will be w ,rtli, as The Ore
goniansays, millions of dollars to the
slate.
While the method in being promoted
by a man of Proffes-or Sp.irks' typo, who
is not only l thorough demonstrator
but a real teacher, utiu of those rare men
who know no difference in persons, and
whose only mission at this time Is to
spread Inhumation concerning the char
pit method, we can assure any perron
that if he will follow lb method Pro
fessor Spark teaches, it simply cannot
be a failure.
We are running a crew of 10 men,
common laborers hired at Second and
liurnside streets, paying $2.!0 per day
wages; are keeping a careful account of
expenditures, noting exactly the number
id stumps iu every tract and the size
of each f them. This Is the first com
mercial test of this kind ever made in
Oregon. While we haven't completed
the clearing of the first Iract undertaken
the results today show that we will be
able to keep within the cost above
stated, and it to include the losses in
cident failure to observe the method
taught by Professor Sparks. We doubt
'f there be an acre of stumps In Oregon
that could not actunlly be burned out,
including all their roots, save possibly
a few small ones that any one team
could remove, for less than $:15 per acre
where the soil conditions have anything
like the per cent of clay that is found
around the Columbia River Valley.
It would be very bard for us to give
a plain and simple description of how
to cbar-plt a stump other than to repeat
the general instructions first to remove
the hark from the sttlmp from the
ground-sip to about 18 inches, leaving
a pirt nl this litter nn the ground close
totha stump, to protect the Are and
kindlin to be laid from the damp earth.
Then a small amount of split wood or
dry rubbish of any kind th&t the kind
ling can ignite Is pla-ed over It, being
careful not t' get too much. Then
cover slightly with slice of soil spaded
very carefully, each slice about three
inches thick and laid carefully against
aud on the wood, so as to leave tome
openings around the bottom fur draft
and other openings part way up to let
the smoke and moisture escape, but the
upper art of tl.e covering, say about lit
in lies from the stump down, to be
pretty tight to conserve the heat.
It is always we!i to cover the wood
next the stump with o little line bark
or weeds of any kind to keep the lop
g it covering from tailing on llm wotd be
nild tweeu the fire aud the stump. Alter the
i lire haa been lighted at an opening at
the side ol the stump from which the
wind is coming, it should be covered
carefully, and as toon as the kindling
is Ignited all around the stump, if the
wood is good It will soon catch, and it
is surprising what a small amount is
necewwry to oxidize or i lur the side of
the slump to a degree where lire will
catch on it. As the wood ami kindling
burn out tho hot earth automatically
fulls down a.'iiinit the side of the etump,
and if it is not covered too tight you
may expect the lire to continue eating
an charing on until the top of the
stump fallsoff . Uy keeping a little dirt
puthed on as the lire proceeds, you will
have the entire portion covered with
a thin covering of dirt, about the same
amount as is used to cover a charcoal
pitt It mustn't be too tight or the gastl
cannot escape or the air will get into
the fire aud it will die out, leaving u
mass of charcoal. It is right here in
is easily icariico wnau one s.e toe wor
don.
iVe are still working a crew of 10 men
and shall continue for at least a year
trying one live and 10-acre tract after
another: keeping a csr.ful account of
the labor as regards removing stumps
as well as the expense .of the ultimate
preparation of the land for the plow.
We shall do as much work as p issible
under the dirtction of Professor Spirks,
that the best results maybe obtained.
We make; a careful count of all the
stumps on the ground, taking no'e of
their size and condition, and believe we
Will soon be able to make a report on
the commercial value of this method
applied to land clearing where large
stumps are a considerable proportion of
the cost of clearing. The main feature
is that no cash outlay is required and
really any one can do it, A person may
not be able to make char. oal and yet
be an adept at char-pitting stumps
F. II. IIOI.BHOOK COMIMNV.
miss Mclaughlin leads
The Mist's Free Lot contest W iu full
sway and despite the fact thaU it is Just
started there is a lot of intr est being
taken. Before the firat day of March,
when the contest closes, there will be a
lot of votes cast. At present the vote
stands as ollows;
Mias McLaughlin, Kainier .l.r00
Miss Stevens, St. Helens Mtil
Miss Silva' Kainier 757
Miss Laws, St. Helens 474
Miss MctJrevey .4I!
Miss Wilkins, St. Helens 4.1H
Miss Thompson, lloulton 200
Kvery issue of the piper contains a
coupon good for three votes and with
each years subscription to the paper
there are 150 votes. Seventy five votes
go with a six month's subscription, and
.'S5 with three month". The vote iniiHt
be sent or loft at the Mist office, and the
results will be punished in each lame of
the paper.
Mr. James (iaittens and wife, of Peer
Island, were doing their Chrislmns shop
ping in St. Helens last Wednesday.
From January 1st the price of Colum
bia Park lots will be increased 25. Wm.
M. Ross, Agent. 2-tf
Matting at Muckle's. 20c per yard
and up.
Fob 8 atR Northern Spy Apples.
Call at the house. Price right . Wm,
M. Ross,
For Salk Threo good milk cows and
calf six weeks old. Inquire of
0. J. WALLIS, Yankton, Oregon.
The opportunity for good investments
in Railroad Addition is evidently appre
ciated by people outs ide of St. Helens, as
during the last week four lots were sold
to Vancouver, Wash., parties, on lot to
a Linn ton, Ore , party, and one lot to a
resident of Portland.
At the annual election of St. Helens
Camp, No. lO.fliW, Modern Woodmen of
America, held Wednesday evening, De
cember 21, the following ofllcers were
elected for the ensuing term : Consul,
A. n. Lake; W. A., A. L. Stone;
Banker, K.ll. Ferry; Clerk, H. E. Le
Bare; Kscort, C. E. Olson ; Watchman,
Harvey Wilkins; Sentry, John Zelgler;
Manager (3 yean), J. L. Williams;
physicians, Edwin Rois and L. 0. Ross,
CHURCH CHIMES
Merry Chrhtmas! Once more we
celebrate the coming of the I'rluce of
Peace, the 8 ivior of men. Merry
Chriitmas, thut'n it, be ui rry. Tlie
world's Joy dales trow the birth of
Christ. Man's real happiness is de
pendent upon Christ's coming iutojhis
life. Then he merry, but as you greet
friends and kindred, as you join in feast
and festival remember that this is a
Christian holiday. Consciously or un
consciously you recognize the Christ and
In His fliieiiee upon history. It is with
peculiar approprialeuess then that the
church aud Sunday school extends to all
Mist r.ta lers a M rry Christ mm,
You will need to come early to get a
seat at the Hutiduy school e te. tKitiinei t
Saturday night at 7.30 at the Congre
gational church. The school has been
working hard thus a suring an excellent
program. There will be plenty of good
things for every child in town. The
grown-ups ca i't afford to miss wllnets
the joy of tho boys and K'rls. We trust
that friends wilt bear in miud the re
quest of the comitteo that no presents
of a iieii'Tal nature lie brought.
Christmas ch'tvr is fur more depend
ent upon what aud how many gills you
give than upon what and how many you
receive. We shall endeavor to cultivate
the true Christmas spirit by takinK nn
ollering for the Chrildrea's Home, Port
land. L-t your olleriug he a sacrifice
Thats the kind of gift that counts.
No mid-week meeting- was held this
week owing to thit pressure of other
forms of church aotivily. Next week
we shall aie t as usual.
A new departure In the program for
these meetings has been determined
upon. Beginning with the fiiet of tne
year we shall take up a systematic study
of thetenchingsol Jesusaud His apostles.
A text book by 1 r. K. I. Ilosworth will
be made the basis of lie study. Large
numbers are ex, ected to take up this
work. FiitbiT inn oiiik emeiit will lie
made next n rek.
Ih MMivS Ciiwc... A I. uii.-aetiou ol
consider. ibl ' imHrMuce has Jlieen Con
summated this vteik, whereby the hold
ings of A. C. llohrnstedt in Columbia
County Hank have been purchased by
W. M. Rons, Dr. L. G. Ross, L, R.Ruth
erford and J. S. Allen, Jr. The resigna
tions of A. C. llohrnstedt and C. 11.
Sedgwick as directors have been accept
ed, leaving the entire control and man
agement in local hands.
Mrs. Mott Allen left Sunday on the
steamer Bear for her home in Los
Angeles, California, having been Called
to St. Helens to attend the funeral of
her brother, Walter Cox.
The Howard quarry, on the Van Natta
place is running a force of twenty three
blockmakers and sixteen laborers. The
laborers get from 2.50 to f.1 a day,
and Ihe blockmakers earn from fo to 7,
thus making quite an addition to St.
Helens' big payroll. The quarry has
work enough ahead to run about a
month and if the weather holds good it
will probably run all winter. The rock
is said to be of the finest quality.
Mr. John A. Williams, formerly of
Cottage Grove, but now vice pietudcnt
and treasurer of the company building
the new mill on Willamette Slough, evi
dently thinks that St. Helens U a good
place for real estate inve stnients, for in
addition to the outlay which his com
pany will invest in the mill, he has
bought six lots in Railroad Addition.
The annual rpjiort of the Portland
Union Stockyards Company shows Port
land is becoming a great packing renter.
The value of Ii v stock shipped the firBt
year the concern Was in operation was
rt,:i:!.'i5,ooo.
A largi acreage around llermistoii is
being seeded to alfalfa. This is not
only a prolltabte crop for hay, but there
is money in raising the seed, which
brings 2) cents per pound
Kstaciida, an Oregon town seveu years
of age, has become one of the most
prosperous communities of its size and
is attracting much attention as a fruit
section. It ranks hlghin walnut and
apple production. Strawberries in the
Fstacada district yield at the rate of $200
per acre.
The program of the Chapman school
will be published next week.
THE ' MARKETS.
Portland.
Wheat Track prices: Club, 81c;
bluestem, 83c; red Russian, 80c.
Barley Feed, $22; brewing, $23.
Oat No. 1 White, $28 per ton.
ir.v Timothy. Willamette Valley.
$19 20 per ton; Eastern Oregon, J
121-322; alfalfa, $14. .
Butter Creamery, 87c; ranch, 24c. !
Egg" Ranch, candled, 42c. j
Hops 1910 crop, 12(14c; 1909, 8c;
olds, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon 1317o lb.;
Valley, 1719c lb.
Mohair Choice, 82 83c,
Seattle. -
Wheat Bluestem, 83c; Club, 80c;
red Russian, 79o.
Barley $22 per ton.
Oats $29 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $26 per ton; alfalfa,
$19 per ton.
Butter Washington creamery, 85c;
ranch, 22c.
Ef f UoUd. Uuif itt.
Be one of the WISE
ONES who do their
Christmas Shopping
early-
Buyers from tins section have always been inclined
to go to Tortland when the Holidays came around, for
the reason that up to the past year or two they could
not get much of a variety of goods from the local
stores, but that day is past. No matter what you want
we have it. Before going elsewhere at least look over
the fine assortment of
Christmas Goods
which we have now on hand a line of seasonable
merchandise such as was never before placed on dis
play in a Columbia County store From the To'S,
etc., for the little ones to appropriate articles for gifts
to the older folks not an item has been left out.
Don't fail to drop iu and sec what we have.
A COMPLETE STOCK OF
Groceries,
Furniture,
Shoes,
CLOTHING
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Men Women
An up-to-date and serviceable line of
Gents' Furnishings
J. H. Wellington
St, Helens, Oregon
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Dry Goods,
Stoves and
Ranges
FOR -
and Children