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and to the. army of other pcopl
connected with the business. Did
you have any idea that there was
us much money brought into cir
culation by this industry?
Every effort is being made by
the State officials to increase the
catch and they are now engaged
in the work of stocking the Col
umbia River with Sockeve Salmon
If this is a success the catch
Sockeyes will materially increase
the value of the fishing industry,
County Official
Paper
A UNION HIGH SCHOOL.
There has been considerable
agitation here and at Houlton
. during the past few days for the
construction of a union high
school at some point that will be
convenient to the people of both
towns and the matter will, be
voted on at the annual school
meeting in June. Nothing of more
importance to this neighborhood
has come up for consideration
since the fight for the county seat,
Neither Houlton or St Helens
has a complete high school course
in the public school. Both of the
two towns should have one.
Each lias a crood school, and if
the districts were consolidated
the property of the two districts
would of course become property
of the consolidated district
The St Helens building could be
disposed of at once for a good
figure and if there was no de
mand for the school at Houlton it
could be closed until such time
as there was a necessity for a
graded school at that place as
well as the union high school
between the two towns.
The City of St Helens owns a
tract covering about two blocks
just East of the baseball park
and there is no question but that
a high school building could be
put up on it This is about mid
way between the business parts
of the towns, and there are not
very many pupils but that could
get to school very easily.
If the building is put up it
should be the best in this part
of the country and modern in
every particular. The growth of
this neighborhood will be such
that a large building that can' be
WANTS TO DEFEND TITLE.
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Attorney W. B. Dillard peti
tioned the council Monday night
for permission to put up a dock
at the foot of Willamette Street
for the use of the general public.
This land is very much in dispute
and the work of auieting the
title to it will be strenuous.
As soon as anyone commences
the work of putting up a dock
at that point an injunction will be
served on them by the people
claiming the land and there wil
follow a long and expensive legal
battle that will go to the Supreme
Court of the State. In return for
a twenty-five years lease on the
foot of the street Mr. Dillard is
willing to take the fight on ' his
own shoulders. If he clears up
the title of the city to this piece
of property it will settle the dis
pute all along the front, and the
use of Willamette Street by Mr.
Dillard will not shut the city out
from putting up a dock at any
time they bo desire as they wil
still have two better places for
such a structure. It is not prob
able that the City will need the
foot of Willamette Street for
dock purposes for a long time, if
ever, and it looks as though the
offers made by Mr, Dillard is one
we can not lose on.
COUNTY COURT.
WeJnesday. April 5,1911. 5th Judicial
Day. Coiut came pursuant to adjourn
ment. Officers all present. Due proem,
mutton being made, the lollowing pro
ceeding were bad ;
Matter of Bids for Mce Creek Biidtfe
advertised.
On tli is day bids fur the construction
for a bridge across Nice Creek, in the
City of lUinier, a ere opened and exam
ined as follows:
Coast Bridge Company:- for Steel
Bridge Superstructure. $3978 00, 42"
tubes, ft SO per foot; 36" tubes, $4 20
per fo it ; Concrete in foundation $9
per yard ; 66 feet approach f 468.
Columbia Bridge Co. for Steel Bridge
Superstructure $470J.OO 60 feet ap-
' proach 1410; Dent 7.C0 per foot; 4
added to as the necessity arrives j tuLe $3) per foot 36"tube $16. per foot
IS the only kind that should be Concrete ,n luuudaUon $12. per yard
K. G. IJndtttrom Concrete Bridge
complete fur $10,000.
J. A. Fasuband Concrete Bridge com
plete for $'Jlo.
Xewcomb and Khrman Concrete
Bridge comp'e'.e for $7!63. for tSieel
Bridge- $4iS0. Tules $13. per foot;
Concrete foundations and Gil f 11.50 per
yard.
And the court being advised in the
matter, it is ordered that the bid of
Newcnmb and Ehrman for Concrete
Viaduct, be accepted, and that a con
tract 09 entered into for the constsruc-
tion of tame.
It is further orJered that all other bids
be and the same are hereby rejected.
Matter of improvement of U. II. Siercks
Koad:
On this 5th day of April. 1911, It is
OrJered by the Court that tbe Clerk
issue a warrant on tbe District Fund of
R. D. No. 1, fn favor of G. II. Siercks.
in the sum of $100.00 as balance in full
for contract on said road.
Whereupon Court adjourned until
put up.
With two towns and districts
adjoining so closely as the Houl
ton and St Helens districts are
the keeping up of seperate schools
is nothing less than sheer folly.
The facilities can never be so
good as if the consolidation plan
was adopted and the cost for the
poor accomodation of the rising
generation will always be more
than if they were all taught un
der one roof and one administra
tion, so let us get together and
do a little that will be for the j
good of the general public and
more particularly for the tax
payers and children of the Houl
ton and St. Helens school districts
SALMON FISHING '
Probably Verv fpw rwvmln
' J"-V(J'1- , . 1 .....
realize the enormous value of the ! v ' , '
jalmon caught every year in the1 rT' APril6--1&11- 6lh JdId-
r l tv . c -Day; Court came pursuant to adjourn-
WMumma mver. More than twice : ment; officers ail present; Due procla
as many are caught on the Oregon , mation being made, the following pro
side of the river as on the Wash-; ceediugs were bad
ington, and the following table : Matter of petition for Re-view of o. II,
taken from the report of the , Sierck' Roa(1 :
Master Fish Warden of this State 1 f'.1'1" )TV Tn ,oc the
, ... . .. i eHMn of I. G. Wtckstroia and eleven
6h0W3 the amount taken on both; other,, reidentta psrers and owners
sides of the big river, in pounds: j of the land through which the county
Chinooks 18,110, 1C7 ' ro'1 known as the J. H. Siercks RoaJ
Bluebacks1 972,349 SurvT xi U9, as ofrecoid, Is locf t.-d
Steelheads , ".".".". 3, 197,591 1 pr?ing or r" -oe-ti of
evi -j . . .JZZZ ' road as now clunked and opened,
Sllversidej 4,447,220 and the Court alter due con.ide7.tion
Chums 1,356,132 and being advised in tbe matter, it is
Sturgeon) 102,371 ordered t.at the Board ol County Road
Shad 509 707 1 ",eet SC4ppnoe, Oregon, on
v . " .."." ' , th 17th day of April, 1911, or on tlieir
Over eighteen million pounds ) failure to meet on said day, then within
Of fine Chinooks taken in 1910. j five days thereafter, and proceed to re-
The price paid to the fishermen rit" l,1 '0( rl prayed for
for this one kind of fish was "IJ
probably an average of 6 cent Matt'r of ieti,ion o( A- M. fitearns & Co
per pound, or a total of over one I J0' 'r"?'
L-ir ... . j On this Hay the l'etition of A. M.
million dollars. Then the amount steam. Co. for permi-ion to haul lo..
of wages paid in the canneries aero the couoty road at the loot of
Merrill's Lake, coming; on tegularly for
Consi leration, and the Court lin( ad
vis. il, it is ordered dy ilia Court that said
fx-'itt'n beanj tlie same is hereby grant
ed, with Hie understanding that any
In ul if rt or other neo s-ary contrivance
shall be so constructed s n t to in any
manner Interfere with tbe public use of
said road, and that on the completion
of said logging any such bridge or oilier
contrivance shall lie removed and the
road put in aa gOjd condition as tbe
same now is, at the expense of the
petitioner.
Matter of petition of John W, Foster, eU
al. for a county road:
On this 6tti day of April, lull, comes
on fjr hearing the petition of John W.
Foster, et. al. freeholder residing in the
road district or districts of said proposed
road, praying for the establishment of a
county road described a follows :
Commencing at a stake marked "K
being 105 rod East of S.E, corner of SE
of Section 30, Township 0 N. range 5W.
of Willamette Meridian; I hence runniix
on the most practical route up the south
side of the Nebaletu River to or near tbe
S. B. corner of the NE of Section 10 of
said Township; thence East across the
Xcbalein Rivrr to the center post of
Section 15; thence North 27 rods to
county road , '
And it satisfactorily appearing to the
court from proof filed herein, that due
notice of tl e pendency of this proceed
ing has beeu given a by law reqtiirrd,
and that ta'tlve of said pcutioiici ate
legal freeholders of this of this county,
residing in tbe road district or districts
of the proposed road, and that a good
and sufficient bond has been given and
filed herein.
It is therefore ordered by tbe Court
that the Board of County Road Viewers
meet at Mist. Oregon, on the 12th day
of April, 1911. or ou their failure to meet
ou tbat day, then within five dart there
after, and proceed to view, survey and
locate said proposed road.
Matter of Scalp Bounty Claims:
On this day lb Clerk pie.Hnts to the
Court tbe verified claims of X. J. I'arker
for $ 12 for sis wild cats; A. W. Yates fur j
$2 for one wild cat G. C. Mcllinger for
ft for two wild cats; George McDonald I
for $1 1. for four wild ral s and two coyotes
together with the front feet of said wiM
cats and the scalps of Id coyotes, and
the court 1-eiiig advi I, it i ordered
that said cliun be ami and the same arc
he'chy approved, and said (loot feet
ami scalp are duly burned.
Matterol l'eiitiun of C. L. Parker For
Reuilwtioii of tux:
It appearing to the Court front the
swoin iH-tititt ol C. I- Parker is cliatgcd
ou the Tax Koll aith a note tn the sum
of $ti00 which was fully paid and satis,
tied prior to March 1, 1U10. it is ordered
by the Court that tbe SleritT be and be
is hereby instructed to remit the Ux as
charged agaloit said note.
Matter of Petition of J. F. Loyd for Re-
misfionof tax:
It appearing to the Court from the
Certificate of the Columbia County Bank
that prior to March 1st. JVI0 the sum of
$'C0, had been paid on that certain net-
lor f W0, asaswsed agalust J. F. Loyd.
It is ordered by the Court that the Ux
on oaid valuation of $510 be remitted.
Matter of petition of S. A. Miles for re
bate of tax:
The sworn petition of 8. A. Miles, for
rebate of tax in the sum ol $Ji.4H
coming on lor consideration, ana me
Court not being fully advised. It is
ordeied tbat the same be and hereby is
continued for further investigation.
Matter of Petition to open county road
from Oil more' Croiog to R.)K.
K-pot in the Town of Houlton:
It appearing to the Court that the City
of Houlton ha appropriated loe sum of
$500 to apply on said road providing
tbe Court will appropriate a like sum.
and the Court deing advised it is ordered
that the sum of $o00 be and the same is
hereby appropriated, one half of said
sum to be charged to the General road
fund, and one half to the District Fund
bf Road District No. 3.
Matter of Aid for John Anderson
On this 0th day of Apf'U llill. lt it
ordered by the Court that the Clerk be
instructed to issue a warrant in the sum
of Ten Dollar ia favor of John Ander
son, of Marshland, Oregon, and that a
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