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VOL. XXX.
8T. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1011.
NO- 22
THE -OREGON MIS
IMPORTANT MEETING
Mayor White Appoints the
Council' Standing Com
mitteet for 1911.
Tb dcw council have started tbe ball
rolling during the past week and as
sumed the work ol tbeir official positions
with a will. A special meeting ni bald
at the Council room last Friday night,
at which all tbe members were prcent
and cotnlderabl busioes of importance
wii transacted.
Tbt appointment of Frank Wilkint at
City Marshal wa approved by the Coun
cil, and tha following commilUe were
appointed by Mayor White:
Finance James Dart, A. B. lake,
John Philip.
Judiciary 8. C. Morton, A. B. lake,
Jame Dart.
Htieets John 1'hltlp, James Dart, 8.
C. Morton.
Fire aad Water A. Jl. lake, James
Dart, S. C. Morton.
Health A, 11. Uke, Jauici Dari, S.
C. Morton. John l'liilip,
1'rintiug John I'hilip, A. I). Lake,
Jatnea Dart.
M. K. Millrr was appointed as the
City Attorney for the coming year.
The work of the different committee
has not been very burdensome In the
past, m the business o( the Council hat
been carried on nearly altogether at the
regular meeting In the Council Cham
ber. Asthe sinuunt of work that the
members mint handle It rapidly Increas
ing It will be nereary for more of It to
be transacted by the ditrerent commit
tee, and the appointment! will mean
more lor the coming yasr than ever In
. the pat.
The regular meeting w,i held on Mon
day night and the goial work of the
father wit continued. Tne first busi
nen taken up wat the consideration of
the report of the City Marshal, which
wa accepted and placed on Hie.
Tbe Ht. Helen I'nion Sunday School
wa given permission to meet In the C ty
1111 ot Sunday mornings.
W. B. Dlllard appeared before the
council and petitioned lor liermlssion to
build and maintain a dock for a period
of 25 years at the fot of Willamette
Street. Tbe matter wat taken under ad
visement. Mr. liiifTii wa given permiuion to
erect a tool house in ht. Helena siieel.
the Mine to be removed at any time the
council so desires.
The nest regular meeting of the
council will be held on Monday, and if
there 1 anything that any one would
like to talk to them about they are cor
dially Invited to be present.
Wanted at Once
A girl to do general housework. Impure
at thit ofllce.
Church Service.
Rev. C. M. Van Marter returned to
St. Helen last Sunday to 1111 the pulpit
in the place of Rev. Heist, and the
people of thia city were given a treat in
the way ol a sermon. Hi subject wa
"II a Man Die Shall He Live Again T"
The work done here by him during the
three wceka revival meeting made it a
certainty that the meeting would be well
attended, and no one present regretted
that they were there.
Dr. Rom report that Uev. Heist, who
has been having run of fever in the
I'ortland Hospital. It gaining. Tula will
be good new for bl many friend.
Neat Sunday.
Rev. Asa Sleelh, ot I'ortland, former
pastor of the St. Helens M. li. Churoli
for 6ve year, will occupy the pulpit here
on Similar next, both morning and
evening. A full house is assured.
Married at Houllon
At the reiddence of City Recorder H.
C. Wikoff at 7 p. m. Saturday, occurred
the wedding of two of the county aeat
most popular young society people, the
contracting pa rliet being Mis Virginia
the handsome and accomplished daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel cilatm, on of
H. Helen oldest lam I lie and Mr. Fred
Sever Weatby, a rising young electrician
of the (true city. City Recorder It. C.
Wikofl emulated and read the marriage
ceremony In the moat approved style,
the ilng service being ned. After the
ceremony all present partook of an
elegant three course dinner prepared by
Mr. Wikoff, and the happy young
couple wended their way to their newly
furnished house in St. Helens. Thompson
B. White and Mr. C.T. 1'rescott of
Iloulton were guest of the evening ami
acted at witness for the ceremony.
Mr. D. A. Morrsson ot Scuttle it visit
ing at the home ol hit mother, Mrt. K.
II. Flagg.
r
local nuns
FOR SALE. 2 loU. Cheap. In
quire of Harold P. Rosa, St. Helen.
W buy In large quantitiea and are
able to sell at smaller preret than the
other fellow. Jim Muckle 4 Hon.
Want an Logged over land In Col
ombia County. AddretaGeo. II. bhlnn,
St. Helens, Oregon.
Mrt. W, C. Van Denial and son Rich
ard visited over Sunday at the home of
Mr. E. H. Flagg.
Faster service neit Sunday, April 23,
at 8 p. m. in Christ Episcopal Church.
I have a number of good lot la St.
Helens, for tale at right price, (too. H,
Shlnn, Ht. Helens, Oregon.
Mr. I'.. I. Kallagh ha accepted the
management of the St. Helen base ball
t--am, Mr. Sutherland having resigned.
Kd is a good man for the Job and will
certainly be a success at filling the diffi
cult position We do not ay that he
will please everyone as that is Impossible
but he will make the team a winner, and
come out on top financially.
Unclaimed Letters
letters unclaimed at the St Helen,
Oregon post office for the week ending
April 15th 11)11, were a follow. Dr. L.
M. Urown, Tom Demetrew, Fete Dahl,
David KUeraon, A. Hailgerud, Ben
Howe, Mr. Sum merit. letters not railed
for by April 30th will be sent to the
IVad Utter Office.
M.C. GRAY, P. M.
Foe Sai.k Good ro k quarry land on
railroad, lieo. II. Sliinn.tjt. Helen Ore.
U. A. to Entertain.
Iloulton Assembly No. HO of the United
Artisans will show the general public a
good time at the Aon Hall on Friday
evening, May 5th. in Iloulton. There
a ill be some good sneaking and a pro
gram and houie talent play, and refresh-Ui-nts
wilt be served in the ehape of ice
cream and cake. The inemlrer of the
Houllon lodgu of Artisans have allowed
Interest in their organization to lapse,
and deepite the fact that the lodgu I. as
well tip toward a hundred member in
good standing it i at present a hard
matter to get a quorum to attend the
meetings, and so tome of the old faith
ful of the organization are making
an effort to revive It that will undoubt
edly prove (urceaslul. The order is a
itood one, the insurance lieing both
cheap and sale, and the Social features
of the Iloulton lodge always worth
while,
Wants" 1-ots in Columbia City.
Address Geo. It. Shinn. St. Helen, Ore.
John Doe Again
Marshal rrank Wilkin started hi
official career in the right way by taking
the celebrated "John I) " into custody
lant Sunday night on a cnarge of drunk
and disorderly. 'Johu' wa a young
Flnlander from Warren, and while he ia
an industrious young fellow and a good
citizen he bad taken alrout six too many.
Tbe next morning he paid the Recorder
$10.00 for the fun.
Some Heavy Horses.
Wilbur Muckle returned last Wednes
day evening from a trip t Kistern Ore
gon In sesrch ot horses and he was very
inccessful, arriving here with a string of
ten heavy horse, weighing from 1.150
to 1(100,
Young M Hurt.
One of thit Meese biys employed in
In the mill lost the thumb and two first
fingers of hi right hand In an accident
while at work on the night ahift lat
week. He was taken to the hospital in
I'ortland and it will be sometime before
he will be able to resume work again.
Tht family has had more than their
share of misfortune of late, as the boys
father is alao In the hospital suffering
from an attack of Inflammatory rheuma
tism. Rainier Couple Weds.
Pearl May Frickson and Merle T.
Huyck were united In marriage at the
home of Rev 0. T. Cook In Rainier on
the Ifiih of this month, In the presence
of J. K. Rrickson and Mrs. Cook.
Married at Houllon
Tuesday April 18th at the home ot the
bride mother, Mr. Elizabeth Spence.
occurred the marriage of Wm.C. Hansen
of Portland and Miss Jennie Spence of
Iloulton. Miss Maggie Spenct acted
in the capacity of bridesmaid and the
wedding march wa played by Mr. Wm.
Skuile. Rev. 8. (I. Roper of tbe
Methodist Church officiated. After a
nice mpper the happy couple left tor
Portland, where the groom ha a good
position. Several out of town relative
ot the bride were in attendance.
Mr. A. 8. I.arson, of Scspiioose, passed
through St. Helens last Monday on his
way to llatnmond.
THE FINANCIAL REPORT
Official Statement of the City
the Term of Office Just Ended
Statement of W. A. Harris, City
Treasurer, of the City of Ht. Helens,
Oregon, showing the amount of money
received on the General City Fund and
the amounta paid out from July 1, 1910,
to March 31 at, 1811:
1910.
July I. To earth on hand....$ 496.16
12. To caah, W. B. Dll
lard, coats, Tlitz, vs.
City H BO
13. To rash, Bennett Lie.
to October 13 7.50
22. To cash, Shooting
Gal. Lie. to Oct. 22. 7.50
Aug. 1. To cash Kelley A
, Pott' Llq. Lie to
Jan. 24. 1911, 300.00
To cash, Co. Treas.,
Taxes 1910 42.41
31. To cash. W. C. Nicho
las, Walla Walla Ht.
AaaeaHment 70.40 1
Sept. 7. To earth, Skating Rink
Lie. to Oct. 13 7.50:
13. To caah. C. Muckle. 1
Walla Walla St. As- !
eeasment 19.20 '
22. To cash. Fine, City vs. j
Johnson 10.00
To cash. Fine, City vs. I
Karnlng. and Lie. j
K. Famine. 30th.. 6.00
Oct. 4. To earth, Merry Go j
Hound Lie 5.00
12. To ciiKh. Merry Go !
Round Lie 7.00
17. To Galr-a Owens'
Llq. Lie. April IS,
1911 300.00
24. To cash, Bennett
Bros.' Pool Room
Lie 7.50
31. To cash, Co. Treas.,
City Taxes, 1910... 100.77
Nov. 5. To canh, Shooting
Gal Lie. to February
4. 1911 7.50
21. To caah. City Her,
Caa. St. Assessment 191.20
22. To rash. Co. Const.
Co., rent of streets 10.00
30. To cash. Arcade The
ater, Lie. to Oct,
1. 1910 7.50
Deo. 17. To rash, F. Wilkin'
i'how I.lc. to March
1. 1911 7.50
21. To cash. City Rec..
Caa. St. Asaewiment 53.40
23. To rash. F. Wllklns.
on Curtain Ada 61.50
27. To caah, Brlnn LI. to
June 30, 1911 300.00
29. To earth, K. Wllklna
Hall Rent to Jan. 1,
1911 43.00
To cash. F. Wllklns
on Curtain Ada.... 22.50
1911.
Jan. 10. To caah. City Rec.
F. M. Thorp Asaess-
ment , 66.75
30. To earth, Mra. Lunge,
Street Annenr-nient . 13.35
To cash, refund of
Muckle A Son 1G.30
To caah. G. W. Kelley
Llq. Lie. to Auguat
1. 1911 300.00
To cash. Bennett..
Bros." Pool Table
Lie 7.50
Feb. 1. To cah. F. Wllklns,
. Hall Rent for Janu
ary 43.00
To cash, F. Wllklns.
on Curtain Ads. . . . 20.00
16. To caah, Fine, City
vs. Knighton 20.00
To cash. Fine, City.,
vs. Anderson 10.00
To caah, Cox Walla
Walla Street Assess
ment 19.20
Mch. 10. To enah. F. Wllklns.
Hall Rent for Feb
ruary 43.00
18. To cash, Brlnn Street
Assessment 13.35
21. To cash, Co. Treas.,
Taxes 1911 565.99
22. To cash, Co. Treas.,
Taxes 1911 3S2.27
To cash, Farnlng tt
Black Llq. Lie, Sept.
22, 1911 300.00
To caah, Co. Treas.,
Taxes of 1910 18.67
25. To cash, O. B. Lan-
pher Street Lie. (1
day) .'. 2.00
27. To ensh, H. Esta
brook. Llq. Lie, 6
month 300.00
$4596.92
Credit
By amount of Warrants, prin
cipal and Interest paid $ 3)17.27
By cash on hand 926.65
To amount on hand and re
ceived July 1, 1910, to March
31, 1911 4596.92
Credit
By amount of Warrants, prin
cipal and Interest paid, Julv
1. 1910, to March 31, 1911... 3670.27
By caah on hand 9-(.5
$4596.92
Recorder's Report
St. Helens, Orepon. April 14, 1911.
To the Common Council of the City of
St. Helena.
Herewith I hand you my rrjiort for
the past year, covering a period extend
Treasurer and Recorder for
ing from the 1st of Apill, 1910. to the
4th of April. 1911. While I did not
go Into office until the 11th of last
April, there was no report filed cover
ing the warrants Issued from the 1st
until that time. I Include them In this
statement.
Thanking you for the favors shown
me during the past year, I am.
Yours very truly,
GEO. H. FLAGG.
STATEMENT
of
The City Recorder for the Year Ending
April 14. 1911.
The following City Warrants were
issued during the year In accordance
with the Instructions of the City Coun
cil: No. 519 44.18
No. 520 60.00
No. 521 .50
No. 522 22.00
No. 523 125.00
No. 524 38.00
No. 525 9.50
No. 526 92 95
No. 527 3.00
No. 528 5.00
No. 529 60.00
No. 630 15 00
No. 531 23.71
No. 532 92 95
No. 533 5 00
No. 534 7.50
No. 535 60.00
No. 636 15.00
No. 537 25.00
No. 538 92.95
No. 539 19.86
No. 540 3.25
No. 5tl 15.00
No. 542 60.00
No. 543 16.35
No. 544 16 00
No. 645 10.50
No. 54S 9.00
No. 647 29.73
No. 648 93.70
No. 549 174.00
No. 550 60.00
No. 551 15.00
No. 552 95.65
No. 553 100.00
No. 534 100.00
No. 535 100.00
No. 556 100.00
No. 537 100.00
No. 658 100.00
No. 539 100.00
No. 5f0 100. 00
No. 561 100.00
No. 562 1OO.00
No. 563 UrO.OO
No. 564 100 00
No. 563 100.00
No. 566 100.00
No. 567 R0 00
No. 668 60.00
No. 569 15.00
No. 570 100.00
No. 571 100.00
No. 572 100.00
No. 573 100 00
No. 574 100.00
No. 573 100.00
No. 576 100.00
No. 577 100.00
No. 578 100.00
No. 579 100.00
No. 5S0 100.00
No. 6X1 ; 100.00
No. 5X2 100.00
No. 583 100.00
No. 6S4 60.00
No. 5S5 7.50
No. 5S6 100 00
No. 587 95.65
No. 688 68.00
No. 5X9 5.00
No. 590 1.60
No. 591 60.00
No. 692 . 15.00
No. 593 5.00
No. 694 46.37H
No. 595 12.00
No. 69 500.00
No. 597 500.00
No. 598 500.00
No. 599 600.00
No. 600 600.00
No. 601 389.65
No. 602 68.00
No. 603 60.00
No. 604 15.00
No. 605 71.98
No. 606 35.00
No. 607 10.50
No. 608 191.30
No. 609 2.50
No. 610 9 00
No. 611 8.75
No. 612 3.00
No. 613 5S6.00
No. 614 85.50
No. 615 112 50
No. 616 147.50
No. 617 10.00
No. 618 60.00
No. 619 15.00
No. 620 BOO.OO
No. 621 600.00
No. 622 450.00
No. 623 10.00
No. 624 126 60
No. 625 616.80
No. 626 6.00
No. 627 14 40
No. 628 97.35
No. 629 60 00
No. 630 15 00
No. 631 1.20
No. 632 11 30
No. 633 1.25
No. 03 10.R3
No. CIS 2.20
17.48
7.50
1.25
108.65
61.10
600.00
600.00
500.00
600.00
400.00
200.00
60.00
15.00
237.25
99.10
10.00
50.40
3.75
60.00
60.00
31.25
150.00
25.00
25.00
13.00
60.00
8.35
30.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
7.50
106.70
20.00
6.00
$15,249.62
Amount of warrants unpaid
April 1. 1910 2,842.99
Amount Issued April 1, 1910,
to April 11 8C0.75
Amount issued during official
term 15,249.62
Total $18,953.36
Warrants redeemed April 1 to
April 1 $ 4.967.51
Outstanding and unpaid April
14, 1911 $13,985.85
REPORT OF SCMS COLLECTED AND
DI E ON THE LIEN DOCKET OF
THE CITY OF ST. HELEN'S.
COLUMBIA STREET SEWER AS
SESSMENT. Col'tcted
8. M. Quick $25.87
S. M. Quick 12.93
Richard Cox 23.48
Richard Cox 25.48
Richard Cox 25.48
Episcopal Church 18.33
Columbia County 7.15
Columbia County 25.48
Columbia County 23.48
Chas. Muckle 25.48
Chas. Muckle 25,48
W. A. Harris 25.48
Chas. Muckle 19.14
Chas. Muckle 19.74
Ansorge Estate 19.74
A. F. A. M 19.74
A. F. A. M 19.74
A. Ketel 19.74
The following are unpaid:
Meeker Estate .. .. 19.74
Meeker Estate 19.74
Arthur George 20.13
S. A. Miles 10.07
WALLA WALLA STREET ASSESS
MENT.
All collected, amounting to $140.80.
CASENAU STREET ASSESSMENT.
Collected
Ed son and Ella Thurston $13.35
Edson and Ella Thurston 13.35
Jas. Dart 13.35
Jas. Dart 13.35
Wm. M. Ross 13.35
Mrs. A. M. Brlnn 13.35
Hannah Tyszklewici 4.43
Chas. Muckle 13.35
Chas. Muckle 13.35
C. R. McCormick 13.35
C. R. McCormick 13.35
C. R. McCormick 13.35
C. R. McCormick 13.35
J. Q. and Nina B. Gage 13.35
J. Q. and Nina B. Gage 13.35
J. Q. and Nina B. Gage 13.35
J. Q. and Nina B. Gage 13.35
J. Q. and Nina B. Gage 6.65
C. R. McCormick 6.65
J. W. and Lulu E. Allen 13.35
F. M. Thorp 13.35
F. M. Thorp 13.35
F. M. Thorp 13.35
F. M. Thorp 13.35
F. M. Thorp 13.35
H. F. McCormick 13.35
A. M. Lynge 13.35
The following amounta are still un
paid: Mary T. Wellington $13.35
Sarah George 9.90
A. M. Lynge 13.36
M. and A. M. Saxon 13.35
M. and A. M Saxon 13.35
M. and A. M. Saxon 13.35
Percy Harrison, guardian 53.40
S. C. Morton 13.35
J. H. Wellington 13.33
J. H. Wellington 13.35
J. H. Wellington 13.35
Mrs. A. M. Lynge informs us that
but one of the lots assessed to her is
her property and that the second one
is assessed by a mistake.
STATEMENT OF FINES
COLLECTED.
City ot St. Helens vs. Farnlng.
$40 and costs $(6.00
City ot St. Helens vs. Geo. W.
Kelley 50.00
City of St. Helens vs. Johnson. . . 10.00
City of St. Helens vs. Knighton 20.00
City of St. Helens vs. Anderson. . 10.00
Fines unpaid are R. F. Cole, $5.00;
Harold Barber, $5.00.
CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to thank the kind friends and
neighbors who so nobly assisted during
the sickness and death of my beloved
wife.
Ma. E. F. Faxon.
Mr. Uus Jasper, ot Deer Island, was a
visitor to St. Helens on Tuesday last.
House and five lots in St. Helens for
sale reasonable. Inquire of C. L. Da II,
Oatit Park. pd22
No. 636
No. 637
No. 638
No. 639
No. 640
No. 641
No. 642
No. 643
No. 644
No. 645
No. 64
No. 647
No. 648
No. 649
No. 650
No. 651
No. 652
No. 653
No. 654
No. 655
No. 656
No. 657
No. 658
No. 659
No. 660
No. 61
No. 662
No. 663
No. 664
No. 665
No. 666
No. 667
No. C68
No. 669
No. 670
No. 671
No. 672
AT CHAPMAN'S CAIIP
Flag Raiting Accmpanied by
Appropriate Ceremonies
by School.
In the most favorable weather, con
sidering the season of the year, Flag
raising exercises were held outside of
the school at Chapman camp, the
school room being too mall to accomo
date the children and those who attended
the exercise. The school has thirty
five pupils and ia entirely supported by
the Chapman Timber Company. Able
addresses were delivered by Mr. J. H.
Collin Superintendent of schools for
Columbia County. He was pleased to see
such a thriving school with such love
snd earnestness for tbeir work and
the display of patriotism during; the
exercises. It Wat a great credit to who
ever it belonged, who supported socb a
private school as not one penny waa
given from tbe school funds towards its
support, and the school would be a credit
to any communitv. His address received
the attention it deserved and was heart
ily applauded at its conclusion,
Mr. Hepworth spoke of tbe strenuous
timet when the flag of freedom was
first raised compared to present times.
and it will be up to the children now
attending school to maintain and even
raise its standard higher, and he ex
horted tbe children to alwayt have aa
high standard to look up to, and they
could be proud ot such men as Wash
ington and Grant in the field of war, of
Fnlton and Edison in the world of In
ventions snd of, Lincoln and Taft in
Politics. Should the treaty of arbitra.
tion promulgated by Taft to arbitrate
all difference between the United State
and Great Britain, be they of honor or
territory, be brought to a enccesfal con
clusion the longest and . greatest atep
will have been made towards bringing ,
the mlllenium to often prophesied and
spoken about, as it will have a tend
ency to reduce tbe non-producing stand
ing aimies and navies which arc socking
the life blood of powerful nations.
Following is the Program : Scripture
Reading, Rev. A. L. Chase; Song "Let
C Sing of the Flag", School ; Making ef
the flag, Leonard Kremers; A Free Land
and a Free Flag, Kenneth Powell; Our
Flag, "Concert Recitation" George and -Arthur
Olson; Old Glory, Raymond
Everset, Doris Engle and Earl Pizer;
Our Flag, Cecelia Kremers ; Song of the
Flag, School; Raising of the Flag,
Gordon Avery; Flag Salute, School;
Flag Song, School ; Memory Gem "Wave
Ktarry Flag" School; Salute the Flag,
Sylvester Kremers; I Know, Edgar
Pennel ; The Fltg, Golds Pizer; Exercise
"Meauing of the Colors" Esther and
Mabel Erdman, Esther Bystrotn; For
My Country, Herve Barrette; Tbe
American Flag, Edward Veazie; Old
Black Joe, Grace Howell, Bessie Dun
woody, Lucy aud Cecelia Kremers,
Kenneth Howell, Gordon Avery, Sylves
ter Kremer, end Raymond Everest;
A Flag Exercise Edith Pennel, Mervin
Nelson and Freda Olson ; Music, "Just
Before the Battle Mother" Raymond
Everest; Our Flag. Grace Howell,
Bessie Dunwoody and Lacy Kremer;
What the Flag Said, William Tetro;
Lincoln'a Gettysburg Speech, Kenneth
Howell; Song, "Banner of the Union"
School; There are many Flags, Catherine
McNaughton, Gerald Avery, Olive Dun
woody, Willard Howell, Silva Erdman;
Old Glory, Lucy Kremer; Our Flag,
Grace Howell; The Strlpet of Old
Thirteen, Gordon Avery; Remarks, O.
Hepworth ; Our Flsg, Bessie Dunwoody;
Remarks, Superintendent of Schools
Columbia County, Mr. J. H Collins
Song, "America" School.
Not Discouraged.
On Sunday next the reorganized and
rejuvenated St. Helens ball team will
a roes bat with their old bunch of favor
ite, the nine from Ridgefield. If we
get away with this one there will be
some baseball playing, ai the boys from
the dry town are fiends at the National
game.
I. G. Wicketrom and Mr. Milloy. of
Scappooae, were visitors to the county
seat last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Masten, Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob George, Mrs. Joe Day, Miss
Lois Clear and Miss Dorothy Johns were
visitors to Portland this week.
Miss Bessie Hattan resumed her of
ficial duties in the office of the County
Clerk lant Thursday morning after aa
illness of about two weeks.
The County Court will hold aa ad
journed term commencing today for the
consideration ot road matters.
For Sale.
1H0 scresof timber. A small farm A
large farm. House in St. Helen. City
lots. WM. M. ROSS.