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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.