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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1911)
nn VOL. XXX. 8T. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1011. NO- 20 THE OREGON MIS A CONCRETE BRIDGE County Court LaU Contract For Fine Structure Across Nica Crook. Prico to Bo 17965. The County Court is in session here this week and the time Wednesday was fully occupied in considering bids for the con struction of a bridge across Nice Creek in the City of Rainier. Estimates for both concrete and steel structures were opened and the court decided in favor of a concrete bridge, although the cost will be more than of a steel one. The following is an extract from the contract, which was awarded to Earl B. Newcomb, of Fortland; "A reinforced concrete viaduct 242 feet long from center of end posts and of the width of twenty feet to he constructed across Nice Creek in the City of Rainier Oregon, in accordance with the plans and specifications as pre pared by Orrin Haekus, civil en gineer, and adopted by the county court which accompany this con tract and form a part hereof." The following, taken from the specifications, give a ivretty fair description of the bridge; "The work herein contempla ted consists of the construction of six reinforced concrete girder pans forty feet from center to center of columns with a total length of 212 1-2 feet and a total width of twenty fVt-t. "All excavations and founda tions shall be carried down to a depth of four feet below the pre sent surface of the ground and if found necessary to go deeper the work shall be done at the unit rate specified in the proposal. "A foot path two and one half feet in width shall be laid at one side of the roadway." The roadway will Ik? macadam ized in the lst possible shape, and every detail of the work is under the supervision of the en gineer. He is an absolute au thority on the way the work is to be done and the quality of the material to be used, and from his decision the contractor has no appeal. The price of the bridge com plete is $7,905, which is some what in excess of the cost of a steel structure. But between a properly constructed concrete bridge and one of steel there is as much diflerenceas between steel and wood. This is the first con crete bridge in the county and will be an advertisement that all who pass Rainier on the grains or boats will be able to see. Work on it will be started at once - and must be completed by the 24th of June, as after that date the con tractor will have to pay the coun ty the sum of $15 per day for every day that it is not finished, p. ii To.T.iiT-TiMi .i o local rrnns ! Lat week Sheriff Thompson h id the di-tinction ot making Ilia largest turn over ol tax money ever ma In in Colum 1U county, putting into the hand of Treasurer A. T. Ltws Him mm o( $81, 000. The time for the rebate is past anil at usual moat ot tha big tax payers have settled up. Laat Monday was the last day lor tha payment of dint half taxea and if you did not have Imlf of yonr taxes paid by then there is a 10 per cent penalty added. If Imlf ii pai l by the firat Monday in April then the other half can run nntil October without any penalty being attached. The A. A C. It. R. paid more taxes this year than any one olae, ai their check to tha coun ty was for f20,flii7, Benson being ne with about fll.lMH). Tha total taxes pnid by the five Gilmer heirs was pretty near aa much aa that of Hereon, being over i It), 000, hila tha Fir Tree l umber -'o. paid over S7.000, Tha lot U amount collected to date la in tha neighborhood or sj.mi.ikki, while tiie amount of the tax roll ia $203,078.20, Thla year the counts will lost about $0,500 ia rebates. A boat load of members of Avon Lodge Knights of I'ythias attended tha District Convention at Rldgelield last Thursday night. This lodge is not member of that district, but tha St. Helens lodge never loses chance to visit with the Rldgelield Knights. Tha Washington district Includes tha lodges at Kalaoia, Kelso. Caatls Itock, Vancouver, Wood land and KllgenVld, and there were four teams In the competitive work. After an evening of enjoyment the Ht. Helens gentifuien started borne In their boat at one o'clock. After going about half the way, the pump on the gasoline engine refused to work and it took them ontil daylight to get to the mouth of the Lake Itiver, where they got a Dslierman to tow thein the rest of the way home. Tmouoit.iiokxd Stock for Sali. -Red (Killed bin! and two calves for sala. I have decided to retire from the stork business and ofler these thoroughbreds at a very Trainable price. H. O How ard, Yankton, Ore. (leorua W. Vogel was among the Hai uier bimne, a men (Jiat paid a visit to the county seat this week. Did you ever have anything to soil and try advertising it In the MlnTT It is a sure way lo dispose of it. Theie are several thoussnd people who read the Miht every week and as an adver tising medium very few country papers eual it. ieo. itnnn Is putting up a building ;!0H0jml beyond tb baseball ground to be uwd as a boarding hooae. The 6rst floor will have the dining room, kitchen olllce, etc , while the upper floor will contain IS bed rooms. House and I it for Sale. Well located and well improved. One of tha lest lots In the city. New two-room boue. Will trade or sell for cash. Apply to I'. II. Faulk, owner, St. Helens. 2tpd At some time Ixtween twelve Thurs day night and five tha next morning one of tha so inning doors at the entrance of the City Hall was broken in two, break ing the gl i'smd ruining the door. Soma say that the heavy wind that niifht was responsible for it, but it seems impossible that the wind could have done it. If it wa the work if some malicious peron it is a shame that they cannot be caught. Fo S U.K. Two lots. Cheap. Inquire Harold IV Ross. Wasjtku. Ity young gentleman en Ruged in office work, quiet and steady, bosrd and room in private family. Leave word at this ollice. A t'o-oPHBATivi Stohk The people of the (juincy neighborhood are trying to keep ahead of the times, and in order that they may do so tb-y have united for the purpose of eslabl stilng a eo oberntive mercantile institution at that plac-. An.:mlerof the moat substantial f .tuners of the nelghb jrliood have taken shsrea in the new association and a sutistantial two story building with good hall tiptait;,is in course of construction. The undertaking ia not for individual profit but for the bet interest of the community, and careful management there can be no doubt of its success. REWARD- For information or return of bay mare. Weight- 830 lbs., branded on right hip ft I cropped mane and tail address Mis J. R. Thayer, Columbia City, Oregon. Coi.taca Honors C. Nelson of Scap- pooae, has been elected on the rtaff of ollicers of the Zelegathian Literary i Society at the Agricultural College at Corvallis, For Sai.r A Writer piano with mandolin anil banjo attachments. J 1 50. Inquire here. Wooti Sawino Anyone wanting wood sawed pleae leave orders at the Orcsdia Hotel and they will be promptly attend ed to at reason able rates. Quite a bunch of the young folks from here attended the dance at Deer Island lust Saturday n glit, and had the same kind of a good .time that the Deer Inland people always show everyone who patronizes their social gatherings. The prize fur the bewt waltters was won by Mies Lillian Itrecky and George ilaieu of Warren. Columbia Street between St. Helens and Cowlitz, certainly shows marked Im provement It has been graded (be full width and a strip twenty four feet w ide down the renter Will be covered f iih cruajied rouk at once, The work on the cnt nn St. Helena street is completed and also ready to 1 rocked. As soou as the work on Columbia Street ran be extended on as f u as Willamette Street it will lie something to be be proud of. Watch Koran by U. 8. Despain. Ovtncrcan have the same by proving owncrahlpand paying for this advertise ment. Plants for Sale. Cabbage, tomatoes, peppers and celery, Louis Rosasco, St. I le lens. lot! Ft'KtfiTt'B for Pale The furniture of a six room boarding house, including beds, stoves, carpets, crockery, and one dozen t hickens. For Sale at a bargain if sol 1 qnlckly. Jenny Korsuian. tit. Helens. IS - 20 pd. LAST MONDAY'S ELECTION Martin White Elected Mayor, Out as 1911 Members of the Council COW ORDINANCE Measure Forbidding Stock Running at Large ia tha City of St. Helena Becomes A Law Despite Strenuous Opposition. Total Number of Votes Cast Waa 179 Those who thought that the St. Helens was at stake in last Monday's election were a long ways from the real issue of the day. who was not fully competent to fill candidate and who did not have heart. It was a case where the should be no hard feelings over Last Monday saw the warmest election in the history of this city, The candidates and all of their friends were on the job from early morning until the polls were closed in the evening and if there was a voter in the city who did not have his little say he must have peen hidden away where he could not be found. That Martin White would be the Mayor was a foregone con- elusion as thre was no one who was willing to tackle the job of! running against him. Out of 179 votes cast there were 158 which had an x in front of his name. The particular fight of the day was on the Councilmen and Water Commissioner. S. C. Morton had filed a petition as an independent candidate for Councilman and A. L. Stone came out as an indend-1 ent for Water Commissioner, j Mr. Mor'.on's vote was a surprise even to his friends, as he got a total of 110. Mr. Philip had 104 and Mr. Crouse 81, which makes Morton and Philip our next Councilmen. Mr. Stones vote was 91 to Mr. Gerdes 83. while Mr. Harris had a clear field for the office of City Treasurer. The cow question was one of the main issues of the day and the cows were put off the streets by a large majority, the vote ' APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS Made By Superintendent J. H. Collins on April 3, 1911. 1 GuMave IJing, Scappoose 2:17 184 23 K1H 65 1475 DO 2 H 1' Watkins, St. Helens l'.T B5 .!02 N . 13V.7 65 8 It J Keelan. leer Island 72 l 3!2 40 487 40 4 K I Kurns, Rainier HI 15 812 40 427 45 5 K l Tiche .or, I'latskanie. ....W 05 2000 15 i0!'5 15 tl I la Brown, MUvbs Island ..... 2H 1)5 152 tU) 247 60 7 Win Holt, Warren 154 15 KN 30 H34 30 8 A K Harvev, Mist ..10 54 60 140 50 9 J K Tronman, tioble 27 1 147 15 242 15 10 tiio A (iraham, Mamhland 4H Xt 201 r0 350 HO 11 K McVey, Columbia City 33 15 1711 M 274 85 12 T H Mills, Vet nonia 22 15 119 W 214 t'O 13 T J Klippio, Kaint.T 424 H5 2310 NO 2405 NO 14 II A Wilson, Yernonia 30 05 212 55 307 55 15 Martha J Itarr, Clatskanie ti4 Ho 34S NO 443 NO 10 C K Brant, Rainier NO '.15 4N5 05 5S0 05 17 Albert Wo 1. Yernonia 15 05 Nl 75 170 75 1H Geo II Sit s, Keasey 0 ttt 40 05 144 05 10 V C Phnmwav, Rainier 17 05 02 03 1N7 05 20 TO Watts, Ketilcii NO 15 430 531 22 N I) 1'rteraou, M,sl itf ,-, 87 20 182 20 23 l'red Hulirer, Mayger 72 05 3W2 40 487 40 24 Nellie It I'ett rson, Mist 0 M 40 ar 144 05 '.5 Thos n;ie. tjuincy 217 R5 1182 05 1277 05 20 Oliver Ndscu, Clatskanie 33 05 170 85 274 85 27 K A ties ell, Yernonia 11 05 iiO 05 154 05 2H Frits lliaun, Scitppw.se 3H 05 2n7 10 302 10 20 John Mc.Vdam, Mitvger... 41 05 223 45 318 45 :) Kred HiU'g". Yankton 113 05 til 5 85 710 85 31 I. K Met it P. Mist 10 05 54 60 140 50 32 Frances Kiibv, Mayger 11 05 fi 05 154 05 33 Klla M Kyer, Kvr 32 05 174 40 200 40 84 til.la-per, Deer Island 30 0 lOii 20 201 20 30 J W Armstrong, lioble 40 05 207 05 302 05 37 K S Dnnlels, tlohle 23 05 152 00 247 R) 38 Iiena Brown, Apinrv 15 05 Nl 85 , 170 75 30 A N Clark, Houlton 153 05 833 85 028 85 40 M K Krick-on, ('liit-ksni 17 05 02 05 187 05 42 H K Hoirherg, Mist 23 83 43 123 35 208 80 43 T W Robinson, Yankton 21 05 114 45 200 45 44 Jessie B West, Clatskanie 31 05 108 05 203 05 40 John Annndi, (Juincy 2 05 t5 40 Bit) 40 47 tiliv Mills, Yernonia 23 05 152 tUI 247 00 48 R F Graham, Present t 35 05 100 75 285 75 40 Albert Schmidlin, Hnxton 8 37 32 70 00 70 50 Julia Birkenfeld, Mist 0 05 40 05 141 05 61 Minnie Nickerson, Yernonia ... 13 05 70 N5 ' 105 N5 62 F K Malmherg, Mist 40 05 207 05 302 05 54 Wm Kknrie, Warren 34 05 185 30 280 30 53 I R Dallas. Klst 12 70 05 40 135 40 50 Daniel Kelll, Marshland 38 05 207 10 302 10 7 Kobt Mcmath, West port 5 27 23 27 25 Total 3252 483s 73 17723 40 225; 12 10 " Joint Districts. and Morton and Philip Win GOES THROUGH future prosperity of the city of There was not a man on the ticket the office for which he was a the best interests of the city at public could not lose, and there the result. j standing 99 to 58. This ia a matter that has been causing consider able discussion for the past year, and the ballot was the only way to settle it satisfactorily. After an expression of opinion so plain as Monday's there can be no more question as to the wkhes of the majority Of the residents of!D,ent- A. D. Larson, box 51, Renben, St. Helens. j rjn- JuoVe Dart and A. R T.akp' The steamer Coater finished loading 1 are the holdover members of the Council, and with the newly elected members will have charge of the city during 1911. This time under the new charter, the Mayor has the appointment of the Mar shal and the City Recorder, the appointment subject to the approval of the Council. It places considerable responsibility on Mr White, and when the fact that he gets no pay for it is considered perhaps a numberof the residents i of St Helens will be less free! .,, . ... . . A. . with their criticism. The retiring Mayor and Conncilmen have put ; forth every effort for theadvance-j ment of the public good and the ' ,rrA wrseU Ua f ; , , K ! fcuvu V, IV nil) -V'll UIIULU VJ . . , . . ' me new omcers. in tooKing 11 over just remember that their task is a hard one and make allowance for the fact that per- haps everyone with you. does not agree This week the MisT office printed post card in the form o' a folder for the Hou I ton Commercial Club. It contains a picture of the new school bouse at Houlton and a map showing the loca tion of Houlton, betides considerable matter descriptive of the natural advan tages and opportunities in this neigh borhood. The St. Helens club is also getting op a pa triplet for distribution in the East, and with these two live com mercial bodies on the job it will be strange indeed if we do not get our due in the way of new settlers this year. Road Supervisor Jack Dspain is busy this week setting up the county crusher at the quarry in Union Square, where there is already a large pile of rock quar ried and lots more to be taken out. This is the place where Olsen & Berber son got out blocks, paying the city a royalty, and what spalls they left will go a long way on the roads. After Jack geta through taking out rock for the connty and city there will 1 an excel lent chance for block making strain, as be will uncover a lot of rock that the block makers say it does not pay them to go to the expense of getting at. Lots of new patterns in linoleum at Muckle's. Money to loan on well improved farm and city property. Columbia Couotv Abstract and Trust Co. 2 tf Mrs. E. H. FUgt visited Warren a couple of times this week on account of the serious ilneea of her brother, Jan. Beegle. Egtrs for hatching from Single Comb Buff Leghorns. Fine winter lavers. 1.25 for setting of 15, packed for ship- a cargo of 050,000 feet of lumber Tues day morning and left here for S.tn Fran Ci'CO. AT Hxi.r Price. lVer!e-s Automatic l'iano. Good as new and nsed but a short time. A real muic niakr and at half price. Inquire at this office. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Masten returned i Monday from a visit to Portland, where Mr. Masten is having a store building put up. It Is located on the East side, on Cniun Avenue. The four masted schooner Alvena left here Monday morning with a cargo of m-m feet oI ,,,nibr loT San Iedro- fp'. Caph-s, has leased the dairy ranch at the end of Sauvies w.nd for . term o four Jeail anJ hs8 moved on to it. He has a good dairy herd and will undoubtedly make a siic- W!" in hl new location. The Major Adams plice has b en rented to the . C lumbia 1 sckin g Company. For S.tle Ten acres of unimproved land I'etween Yankton and Batchelor's Flat. For information see John Chi min, Scappoose. pd The steamer Shoshone of the McCor mlck fleet. Captain Asplund, is taking on a full cargo of lumber at the dock of the St. Helens Mill Co. this wetk. for delivery in San Tedro. The Shoshone had a very plea-ant trip np from San Francisco, arriving in the mouth of the river at 10 p. m.. Sunday, out 68 hours. The sister boat of the Shoshone, the Yellowstone, went by SK Helens, bound for Portland, last Monday afternoon. Burbank seed potatoes snd seed oats for sale by C. J. Larten, Warren, Ore. Mar 10 4t Fresh lettuce and green onions for sale at very reasonable prices by L. Rosasco, gardner, St. Helens. 10 tf Rhode Island eegs for setting from thoroughbred chickens. P. T. GERDES. The best of everything at Muckle's at popular prices. W. Potts was again in court last Tues day afternoon, trying to get a liquor li cense for Scappoose prCinct, This li cense was denied by the County Court some time ago and Mt. Po -ts has nroogni manunmus proceedings. ne is represented by Mr. M. E. Miller, I while IhMrict Attor ney Harris appeared fur tha court. The matter was contin ued until next Monday afternoon. A number of local men celebrated the opening of the trout seasm by spending last Saturday on the streams near here. Very few tieh were caught. Mr. Cunningham Is busy now days in stalling the mactiii ery in the new shop at the plant of the St. Helens Mill Com pany and it will not bd very long on'il they will be turning out work. Toe equipment includes two large and ore small lathe, planer, diills, and everything else included in a tir-t class place. All work nee led by the mill an I camp can be handled in g xd shape and nut aide work will be taken in. Messrs. Roland and D. linur Mmten each bought adesirable lot in RAIL ROAD ADDITION this week. The inct that all lots are to he increased 10 percent on M ty Nt has given a new ! imetiis to proective lot buvers, ami Mr. Laws reixtrta that his sales have I been very Satisfactory indeed. a DAFT QUA CAM ADUWC unuu uLirtovu urmiu Good Exhibition of How the Camo Should Not Be Played. Nick Williams and Kaiama Strong The baseball season for the year of 1U11 was inaugurated with all doe ceremonies at the p irk last Sunday be fore a good sized crowd of faas. The day was cold and disagreeable and the chances for really good ball were slim and the owg got their expectation just about fulfilled. The Kaiama boys seem to have w holesome respect for the abilities of the St. Helms ball tossers and came np here strong. Tart of the team was the regular Kaiama line up, but it was by far the smaller part. Four of Nick Williams I'ortland Northwesters were on band to help out the down river boys, and they delivered the goods. The Si. Helens band was on Land and played a numberof limes liefore the game which was started with Mayor Miller of St. Helens, in the box and Mayor White of Houlton rtceiving. An Address of Wel come was to have been delivered by man ager Sutherland, but somebody stole his ''Slow Train Through Arkaucaa" and be did not feel equal to the job without it. The game was a tiightmare of errors, hard hitting by the Kaiama bunch and poor fielding by both sides. A new man named Jasman started the twirling for St. Helens and got off fairly well for four innings, at the end of which time the score stood 3 to 1 in favor of the visitors. Then on a couple of errors and a little gcod luck the locals annexed four and wers in the lead. But our joy was only f.ir the time being, for it waa not lonj until they beitan running them so fast that an adding uiactiiue was almost a necessity. When it was all ovtr and the fCore keeper was out of chalk it stood 13 to 5 and we had the little end of it. But what is the use of weeping ? They came along frame 1 up a trifle too strong for any semt-proiesaional team in the State, and the season is only starting. The boys have not hit their lick yet while the leaguers are in training. Laat rear the team vrna a dandy and it is a little stronger tliis time. Come out snd do a little to help the boys along. The band is quite an attraction and will draw considerable. RAILROAD ADDITION LOTS. NOW is the TIME to BUY. Make I your first payment before the prices are rai-ed. Thee lots are close in and well located. You ate not buying on a new speculation, for St. Helens is an estab lished, growing town of 1200 people, in fact, it is the best and most progressive small City on the Columbia River. If you are a thinking individual, stop a moment and consider the future of St. Helens, then see A. T. Laws, our Sales Agent, go out ard see RAILROAD ADDITION, make a small deposit on one of the few remaiuing unsold lots and secure for yourself a share of the profits that are sure to come. Remember all lots will be advanced 10 per cent on May 1st. ST. HELENS IMPROVEMENT CO. T. A. Cross, a logger of Cathlamet who was brought to this city Monday, suffering from injuries sustained when an engine of the Miller Longing Camp jumped a trestle, cutting oil ona leg and mashing the other, died at the local hos pital at seven o'clock yesterday morning. He leaves a wife, but no children. The body was shipped to Cathlamet yesterday afternoon for burial.- Morning Astorian. Mr. Cross wai known to a number of people around here, more particularly those who have worked on the lower river, and was a personal friend of E. I. Balhigh's. Mr. Ballugh went to Cath lamet Wednesday in order to attend the funeral. Try that Sliced Chipped Beef in bulk at Harrison's. It is delicious. Miles Sheeirn, of Rainier, was a visitor to St. Helens Ia9t Wednesday. On Tnursday the first half of Columbia County's State taxes were sent in to the State Treasurer. The total State tax this year is f23,ti'.'5. 08, while last year it amounted to $-0,105.10. This years assessment for State purposes is .001538 on a valuation of $13, 400,801.00. The best tj iceo Olives in bulk at Harrison's Grocery. This week the pillars on the front porch of the court home are receiving a new coat of plaster. Thy have needed it for some time and everyone will be glad to see the job finished, as their for mer appearance marred the looks of an otherwise beautiful building. f 80.00 per mouth ctra'ght salary and expenses, to men with rig, to introduce our Poultry Remedies. lHm't answer uulets vou mean business. Eureka Poul try Ko.l Mfg. Co. Incorporated. Kast St. Louis, 111.
