M Oregon Mist
Founded 1881
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County Official
Paper
NOW IN EFFECT
The opinion has been held by
a number of people that the
"cow ordinance" is not now in
effect that the council had to
pass it before it became a law.
This is a mistake as the ordin
ance was in full force and effect
as soon as the Mayor made the
proclamation that will be found j the people will co-operate with
in another part of this paper. At, the State Forester in the admin
the recent election the voters juration of the new forestry law
passed the ordinance by a largre enacted by the last Lgeislature,
majority. The council does not j which will be ready for distribu
have to approve the action ofon in pamphlet form in the
the voters to make such action I noar future
I A sewer district should be
1 formed of that part of town
where there is immediate need
of a sewer, and work be done so
i that the outlaying parts of town
jean be attached in the future
The money that it will be neces
sary to spend in laying pipes
that are larger than is needed
for the district will be spent for
the citv at larire and should be
paid by the city. The pro
perty owners of each district
should nav for the cost of the
smallest sewer used, each dis
trict being sewered and assessed
as the need arises.
This, however, is all in the fu
ture. Perhaps nothing more in
this line is needed now. But at
any rate the matter should be put
to a vote before anything very
large in this line is attempted.
THE NEW FORESTRY LAW.
Forest fires, one of the great
est sources of destruction to the
most valuable resources of the
state, will soon be restricted and
their terrors largely reduced if
effective not in a city in Ore
gon. The people are sometimes
forced to pass upon the actions
One of the most important pro
visions of the law is that making
a closed season for burning from
of the council (though the ne- june j to October 1, duriug which
cessity has never arisen here) period outdotir fires of all kinds
and this plan in such things has j are prohibited except under most
ed with taking a doer during the
closed season, and
Whereas, upon being brought
to court the said Arthur Van
Dolah entered a plea of guilty
and was fined $."h).(H). which
amount was paid by him, and
Whereas, it appears that on
the 1st day of December, TJIO,
a deer wounded and being run
by dogs became entangled in a
wire fence on the place owned by
the family of the said Arthur
Van Dolah. and
Governor West is to be com-1
mended and th inked for the
course he has tak.-n in this mut
ter. There was no intent to
break the laws of the state and
the action of the boys in taking
the deer was to be commended
and not censored. There is plenty,
of real violations of the game
laws to keep the officers busy, 1
and they do not need to pick up j
such actions as that in this case, ;
where at the worst the violation
was only technical. And it
Whereas, the said Arthur i wouiu io a pleasure to set ...,..
v tv.ii. :.i...i i... u; k-..h... of the stxirts that come in here
il I J-ZlMllll. lllllllJ L'V 111 I'llWil l.
Noble Van Dolah, took the deer I
been found to be by far the best.
So keep your cows off the
streets. Despite any opinion
you may have of the law the fact
remains that it is a law, and it
will be enforced. It would, per-
stringent regulations and the
probability of heavy penalties.
In this connection the State
Forester urges upon every one
the necessity of doing all possible
burning before the closed season
haps, be better if it applied only : begins and thus save the trouble
to the down town part of the city, land risk of doing it by permission
say that portion east of Oak St.. durjng the season of greatest
but as it takes in the whole of dar,ger when fire spreads so
the city it can only be enforced easily and rapidly.
The State Forester desires the
assistance and co-operation of
as it stands.
THIS DEBT BURDENED CITY
To the large number of pessi
mists that have seen only ruina
tion ahead at the rate the City of
St. Helens has been squandering
money for such worthless things
as a water system, a city hall,
fire fighting apparatus, etc., the
message of Mr. Miller will un
doubtedly be an eye-opener. This
city is not swamped with debts
but is most decidedly on a sound
financial basis.
The debt for the water system
is not in reality a liability as we
have the system and it will pay
its own way. Before there will
be any necessity for redeeming
the bonds there will be enough
water users here to pay for them.
Of city warrants outstanding
the redemption of which has not
been provided for, there is be
tween eight and nine thousand
dollars. Is not that an awful
menace to a city the size of this
one, and owning real property
worth more than that amount?
Thi3 debt is mostly warrants is
sued in paying for the city hall,
and the hall is now a paying pro
position. It alone with the lot
that it stands on is easily worth
the total amount of the warrant
from the fence and removed it to
their home where it was kept and
cared for for two weeks, and
until it died from the effects of
its wounds, and '
Whereas, it would appear
that there was no intent to vio
laie the game laws of the State
of Oregon on the part of the said
Arthur Van Dolah,
Now therefor, in view of the
foregoing premises and by virtue
of the authority in me vested as
governor of the State of Oregon,
I, Oswald West, governor, do
hereby remit the said fine of I
$50.00 imposed on the said Ar-1
thur Van Dolah, and direct that i
the said $50.00 so collected be re-'
paid by the Clerk of the said
court to the said Arthur Van Dolah.
In testimony whereof. I have !
hereunto set my hand and caused
the great seal of state to be I
affixed on this the 0th day of j
April, 1911. j
Oswald West, j
Governor. '
from outside of the county and
get deer at any and all seasons
and in any and all ways pay for
the privilege now and then. j
J. W. Miilr, of Kreewater, is to Have
acconlniK 10 the Oi eioiiiaii I lie only -cli.siv
Canu-loupa (arm in Oregon, if
not in the Northwest. He lias just n
luuitiieil hi inti'inion ol pluutiiiK his
rnlire lit teen sores to the melons ami
h fert totlie Koiky K ml icanlners in
C'ol r;i'U (or tetleil seeil. Tins is an
indu-try tliat w.uiM bruitf itrrvit prolix
if plarted on Siuvivs Inland in Ih s
County. Tlie writer ha i-een CMih
lonpeson the C.iton Itroihors (uriu lli.it
conhl not l)f envlle.l lor ll.ivor ly llio-.
jrnwtt In tin- tno.t fav ir. il section of
California 01 Southern Oieon, ami the
vires bore nhiimlaiitly. I he soil is suii'Iy
a id w.irm, Mil irnjj.ition hy means of a
tf.iHoliin! engine ami pinup wouM not he
expensive. l-ill could be lciis.'d as an
eX iriuienl with t In? privilege of pur
chiisH nnd Portland ulTor.'s an excellent
market for the pro luct. Pennies nl-o,
w ml I prov, a pr ili'.iV.e crop on tlu
Maud, 11-the Cito-is r.iis the bihhiji- t
an I belt p" U'hct c hav.i ever ne-n.
With the aiKei s.slnl nr'-' "' "' uiclotii
anil peaches lau I h i t aileihh at alionl
!tH pi-r tu re would very soon dou le in
vain-.
Out of
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every one in the protection of
property from forest, grass or
brush fires, and to this end
invites suggestion and informa
tion calculated to assist in any
manner in the performance of
his most important duties. Copies
of the law will be promptly fur
nished to all who desire them.
Requests aud communications
addressed to F. A. Elliott, State
Forester, Capitol Building, Salem
I will receive prompt and apprecia
! tive attention.
VAN DOLAHS PARDONED M
The readers of the Mist will
remember the case wherein Ar
thur and Noble Van Dolah were
arrested and fined some time
ago. The editor saw the injus
tice of the fine and protested
in the paper, as the game war
dens that arrested the boys had
no right to do so. The wardens
were very wrathy at the course
taken by the editor, and Mr.
Flagg circulated a petition to the
governor asking that the boys be
pardoned and their fines remit
ted. It seems he did not have
much sympathy with the course
taken by the officers of the law,
An Up-to-Date Spring Line of
Gents'
FURNISHINGS
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indebtedness. Then we have the i Ior ine I01i0Wln letter wa3 re'
park recently purchased and at i ceived from himlast Sunday:
the very least worth $0000.00.
Then there is the lot on the hill
where the water tank stood, j
Lots near it have sold for as!
high as $1000. This to say noth-
Salkm, April 8, 1911.
Mr. E. II. Flagg,
St. Helens, Ore.
Dear Mr. Flagg: Enclosed
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,.r tlr. ,,rv,..,.., ,..u,. ..!... me v Ki u ission oi lines
that were dedicated to the city J Arthur and Noble an Dolah
in the plat of the townsite. ot knowin the a?d,reS3 . of
The fact of the matter is that these youn men' and , kn0Wln
instead of being in the hole the 3 JUl
city is in mighty prosperous con-; f1 "alini? the documents to you
iw juui ueuvery to mem.
With kindest regards and best
wishes, I am,
Very sincerely,
Oswald Wkst.
The remission of fine and the
Governor
dition. If a private individual's
finance were in the same condi
tion as are those of the City of
St. Helens his credit would be
good anywhere.
But the building of a complete
sewer system at the present time Kround9 taken by
and the proper way to go about; VVost 13 33 follows:
it are matters that will require' Salem, Ori;(;on, April 8, 1911
considerable thought and inves- Wiilkkas, Arthur Van Dolah
tigation. Where the houses are ( was on the 1 1th day of Decern
as scattered as they are in mostjber, 1910, arrested upon a war
cases here the cost to connect j rant issuing from the Justice
the scattered residences would; Court for St. Helens precinct,
not be justified. J Columbia county, Oregon, charg-
IN NECKWEAR
We have certainly started some
thing and if you want a necktie
that is the real thing and at the
same time a real value for the
money you pay then this is the place
you are looking for. Hundreds of
new and beautiful ties and there is
no two in the whole bunch that are
alike. Ties for all, no matter what
kind you prefer. Bright colors or
otherwise, four in hands, bows or
readv tied, at
25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00
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B. Holbrook Co
ROO.l i, Worcester Hld. Portland, Oregon
Will use this space for ex
ploiting a tr.ut of Colum
bia County land : : :
MEN'S HATS
That are the latest
in style, shape and
color and real leaders in quality. That's our spec
ialty givingyou quality and at the same time the
latest styles.
THOSE SHIRTS
. Are certainly Making a hit. If
you live in St. Helens you have
seen several of them for they are
worn by half the people in town
and the other half should wear
them for when it comes to the
real thing in getting your money's
worth this line is a world beater.
Dozens of patterns, all sizes and
prices. Get in the wagon by get
ting into one of Muckle's shirts.
yWe thought we had lots of them
but if they keep going at the pre
sent rate we will soon be out so buy
one now
Jas. Muckle & Son
Dcjxirlinciit Sforc. XL Helens. Ore.
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From the Middle and Eastern portions of the United
States and Canada to
Oregon, Washington and all the Northwest
WILL I'KKVAIL DAILY
March 10th to April 10th
over the
ii
Navigation Company.
and connection.., (hi1
Oregon Short Lino, Union Pacific
and Chicago 6c North -Western
from
Chicago - . $:n.(H ()maia . . coo
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St. Paul . . $2f).(M)
from other cities correspondingly low.
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