VOL. XXX.
8T. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1911.
NO- 24
ST. HELENS WINS
Defeat Lent in A Rattling
Good Game. Steven
In Fine Form
Whan tlit boys lined op against the
Montavtlla "Cub" last Sunday it waa
with the remembrance of tbe bMtlog
tbey gave Jr od the deUrtni.
nation to evtu It np, and Ihey delivered
the good, deeplle the (act that tba vla
Itnrahad a .Northwest Leaguer by the
nam of O'Brien la tba boi, and gave
bim good aaport. Tba leaguer did not
bare a tblng on Virgil Htavene when il
came to making the hatter awing, and
Htevent came through without an error,
while It waa due to a bad throw by
O'Brien that to o( the local's ran
eame In.
We got our first one In the second.
Owns waa out, but HieMrk got single
and tole eec md. Brakke walked and
Bleblck scored on Perry' clout lor two
bear. Brakke wa caught at the plat
and there wai nothing more d.Mng until
Who Wsaflullly nf Thiar
the tnnrth, when, with two gone, Bal
lagh hit lor two aacka, and t retched It
into three when the third baacruan
dropped the ball, Httveas waa bit by
Ilia pitcher, and wliea caught between
second and tint worked the pair of
"Cut" who started after him lung
enough lor Ballagh to ecore. The visit
or gut their lonesome tally In the Ofta.
Htevent bad aeat two tit the bench by
the fan route, wheu the third niaa op
knocked an eeay roller to Austin.
I'erry fielded It bloely, took good aim at
Mat's loug form, aw double and
knocked a boeid off the fence. Tbe
next batter got one of the few hit ol
the game and the chancee tor a ahol-ont
were gjiie. la the seventh Ballagh wa
np fint and walked, Steven knocked a
. . -
ranhandle Wa There
low one to O'Brien, and when tbe big
fellow tried to catch Ballagh to aecond
lie heaved the apbere clear at the fence,
Ballagh going clear around and Steyena
going to third, from which place he
cored whea Martin dropped Auetm'a
long fly, Auatlo going to third, where
they managed to bold him until the in
ning wae over.
Ferry got the moat hit, having two of
the five made to hi credit. Tbe work
Of Virgil SUvene waa the feature of the
game. Mot at any time did be weaken,
but teemed to get better every inning,
and at no lime waa he la any danger.
Pembroke held him np well aud teemed
to take an Intereat In helping him out.
The tcore waa aa follow :
8T. HELENS
a. a. it. ro a. a.
Austin, 2b 4 0 0 1 X 2
Medeau. 4 0 12 2 0
Pembroke, e 4 0 0 1 1
Owen. If 4 0 0 1 0 0
Steblck, lb 4 1 1 8 0 0
Brakke. 3b 3 0 0 2 0 0
Perry.lt 3 0 2 3 0 0
Hnecht, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0
ISalUgh, cf 2 2 1 2 1 0
Eleven, p 1 1 0 0 2 0
Total 30 I 6 27 3
MONTAVILLA "CUBS"
a a. a. h. ro. a.
Brown, a 4 0 0 1 8
Wright, 11 4 0 1 0 0
Rota, lb 4 0 1 2
Hawortb, e 4 0 2 11 0
McDonald, 8b 4 0 1 0 0
Hondell, 2b 3 0 0 0 1
Myere.cf I 0 0 I 0
Martin, If 3 1 0 1 0
O'Brien, p 1 0 1 2 2
Total.
.30 1 24 8 4
Clatakanie nest Sunday.
Iu both game Stevens haa pitched be
baa been entitled to a (hut out.
etebick and Nadeau have been a big
source of strength to the team. Two
audi old timer are alway there with
the gooda.
The crowd laat Sunday wa not what
itihould have been. With tbe Clat
akanie team coining up and an excur
ion Irout that place, next Sunday will
e the pall park filled.
Austin and Pembroke bad soma bard
luck Sunday, but they are entitled to a
few boot. They are aim a pair ol
logger, and whan they did not regit-
ter one laat Sunday they will wake up
for it next lime.
Next Sunday none but the player,
etc., will be allowed ioaide the netting
and on the benchea, a when there la a
large crowd the pretence of rooters on
he bate lioea seioualy Interfere with
tbe playing of the game. The order at
the games for the pat couple ot week
haa been firat-clasa, and it is to be
hoped that il will Continue so.
The Motitavilla "Cuba" can play ball
and are a gentlemanly buneh of fel
lows. They came down on tbe Launch
Rove City and brought quit a number
of frienda with them. Catcher Haworth
wore the end of bia finger off pointing
it at Umpire Laws, but it did not buy
him anything. The deciaion of the
umpewere tbe beat we have had this
year.
CITY COUNCIL
The City Council held the regular
weekly meeting at the city ball laat
Monday night at which the following
buainea wat taken up.
Frank Cliueilakl appeared before the
council and mad a verbal objection to
the city Itasing Orrgon square to 8. K.
Smith.
A petition of Lena B. Demlng and
forty eight other objecting to the city
allowing J. II. Uriffli erecting a build
ing In St. Helen Street waa considered
and placed on file.
An oider waa made by the council to
the (fleet that the school district be
given a lease for tbe term of 'twenty
five year on Washington Square.
The marahal waa appointed a the
cuttodiaa of tbe City Hall.
The recorder waa Instructed to notify
delinquent on Caaenau Street to settle
their assessments, and alto that Intereat
would be charged from the time of giv
ing the first notice.
The usual grist of bill, amounting in
all to 4211.28 waa ordered paid.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank the many friend
who were so kind to us at the death
of our dear Son and Brother.
Ma. and Mas. I. Bumoaednkb and
Special Car for the PreabyterUa Cea.
oral Asseaably.
A special car for the accommodation
of delegate and their famlllee who de
ire to attend the Oeneral Assembly of
the Presbyterian church at Atlantic
City. New Jersey, will be attached to
Train 18 of tbe O.-W. R. A N. Co.,
leaving Portland at 10:00 a. m . May 12,
1011. Delegate to the Convention
should call on our local agent for reser
vation.
R. N. Lovelace ot Rainier wa a busi
ne visitor to tbe county teal last Wednesday.
Steblck Slid Like He Wa Greeted
BUMGARDNER DEAD
Fall From Wagon While In
toxicated and Passes Away
Within Twelve Hours.
While retjrnlng to Yankton In
wagon ia company with Jo Sobteski
lait Saturday evening, at about six
tnirty, Uharle JJumgardner, a young
man well known in this lection, fell
Irom the teat In a fit and never wholly
regeined consciousness. At the time of
the accident he wa near Sobieekl's
ham, and with the assistance of R. A
Dupont, Sobieski carried bim to its
shelter.
Every care wat taken of him all night.
After being In the barn a short time he
partially regained com-iousness, but at
no time did he become entirely rational,
and at about 7:30 Sunday morning he
died.
Ju.fi Ice of the Peace Frank II. Usher
summoned a Jury and acted as coroner.
Tbe Investigation was short and easily
made, the jury returning the following
verdict :
"We, tbe coroner'a jury. In the mat
ter of tbe death of Charles Bumgardner,
do find a follows: That the deceased
came to hit death by prolonxedjalcobol-
Ism.
"Frank Brown, Foreman.
"L. D. James.
'. L. Tarbell.
"N. E. Walker.
"Charles L. Lovell.
"G. R. Hyde."
Bumgardner had long been euhject to
epileptic fits, and it ia very probable
that they were in a tnenaure responsible
for bit death, but to tbey were
brought on by intoxication. He had
hewn drunk for over a week and it was
mre than hla constitution could stand.
Is it possible that liquor wa told to
this man while he was in an intoxicated
conditio of
The fuoeral took place at Kinder'
cemetery near Di-er ,' Island on Tueeday
last, Rev. De Bord conducting the ser
vice. Bumgardner wa a single man.
but had a number of relative io this
section.
Death of Mr. CfcMtnut
Mr. Chestnut died at hit home near
Yankton l. st Sunday morning ayed 96
years, the cause of lit death being inter,
linal troubles, and waa buried in tbe
Yankton cemetery on Monday. He hat
been a resident o( the Yankton neighbor
hood about one year coming here from
Kansas. He it survived by a wife aud
one ton.
Boats Due Her,
During the coming week there will be
a number of boat load at the docks
here. Among them are three boat tnat
have never been here before, the ttesm
schooners Dispatch, San Pedro and Fair
Oak. The Sboahone and Yellowstone,
of the McCormick Line will also take
cargo at this place, while the four mast
ed schooner Alvena is on her way here
lor a lumtr cargo. At some time dur
ing the next month the big English
tramp Elsie will load here.
New School District.
The District Boundary Board for this
county, consisting of the County Court
and So.t. of Schools J. II. Collins, met
in the office of the School 8iipeaintend
rnt laat Wednesday and formed a new
School District, taking five sections
from each of Districts 30 and 43, the
Yankton, and tbe district where the bolt
ramp waa formerly located, imsaisi
rict hat been needed for tome time and
it waa due to the wotk of A. A. Smith
and Chaa. Wallit that the people of that
neighborhood are to have it. At the
present time there about fifteen children
there and at the rate that section it
tiling up the number it increasing
rapidly. Under the present condition
of affairs it wat practically Impossible
for the tmaller children to get to s
school, aa the nearest one from the Wallit
or Smith homes was cloae to three miles.
Fishing Without License,
A. T. Whitman, of Portland, wat
caught on Scappooae laat Thursday in
the act of fishing without a license, and
waa brought b fore Justice M. F. Hazen
by Fred Floeter and fined 125 and cost.
It dont pay to be without thlt little piece
of paper with so many wardens in the
wooda.
Tbe eighth grade examination! in all
ot the larger school! in the countv will
take peace on Thursday and Friday of
next week, the eleventh and twelfth of
Mar. Thitexaminrtion is probably the
bardeat that the school children have.
JS0.00 per month straight salary and
expense, to men with rig. to introduce
onr Poultry Retnedie. Jon't answer
unless you mean business. Eureka Poul
try Food Mfg. Co. Incorporated. East
St. Louis, 111.
THE CIRCUIT COURT
County Court Now in Session
and Judge Eakin to Be
Here Next Week
Circuit Judge Eakin will start
the May term of court at the
court house in this city, on Tues
day next, and there arj a long
list of all varieties of cases to
take up his time. It is hard to
tell how many of them will be
disposed of, with the exception
of the criminal cases, which are
as follows:
State of Oregon vs. Walter
Bacon. Bound over to await the
action of the grand jury, charged
drawing a pistol on 0. A. Erick-
son.
State of Oregon vs. W. C. Fry,
under bail to await the action of
the grand jury on a charge of
embezzlement from the Rainier
Pythian Building Association.
State of Oregon vs. Frank
Reynolds. Now in jail in Port-
and, under the charge of rob
bing a cash register of a restau
rant in Rainier of the sum of
twenty dollars.
State of Oregon vs. Ernest
Johnson. Indicted at the last
session of the grand jury,
charged with the robbing of a
warehouse at Scappoose.
State of Oregon vs. Ernest
Lockmiller. Awaiting the ac
tion of the grand jury on a charge
of assault with a dangerous
weapon on the person of A. R.
Sutton of Rainier.
State of Oregon vs. Anthony
Apinatis. Charged with the
theft of eighteen pairs of
loggers shoes from the ware
house of Lou Fluhrer at Mayger,
which shoes were the property
of the Oregon Lumber Co.
State of Oregon vs. John Pop
ham and Clifford Bryant, charged
with riotous conduct and fight
ing and using profane and im
proper language on the public
highway. Each of the defend
ants is now under $100 bail.
State of Oregon vs. John De
Maranville. Now on bail await
ing the action of the grand jury.
Charged with a statutory offense.
There are innumerable civil
and divorce suits, a few of which
are given below. Owing to lack
of time and space we cannot
print all that are pending, but
from time to time as the court
takes action on the different
matters The Mist will publish it
Associated Creditor's Adjust
ment Co., representing the Chap
man Advertising Co. vs. L. S.
Thomas; suit to recover balance
of $319 on a note for $419.
F. A. Adams vs. Astoria & Co
lumbia River Railroad Co. Ap
peal from the justice court.
where the plaintiff obtained dam
ages for $80 or) account of stock
killed by train.
Avdance Thresher Co. vs. J.H.
Griffiths; suit to recover $152 al
leged to be due.
Winifred Gibbon vs. Howard
H. Gibbon. Suit for divorce;
IdaM. Harris vs. E. Seffert
Suit to recover the sum of $700
loaned on notes to the defendant
G. W. Hollenbeck vs. Dean
Blanchard and L. S. and F. E.
Thomas. Suit to recover a bal
ance of $500 alleged to be due on
note.
State of Oregon vs. W. B.
Beebe, as administrator of the
estate of Anton Doering. Es
cheat proceedings.
J. A. Wamsley vs. L. B. Warns
ley. Petition for a division of
real estate owned by parties to
the action.
A. J. Wright & Co. vs. Dean
Blanchard et al., for title to land
near Rainier.
Lizzie 0. Wall vs. John Wall.
Suit for divorce.
J. T. Whitten vs. Aleane Whit-
ten. Suit for divorce.
Wm. O. Wilson vs. Ralph Rog
,-1-I,.
J. H. Wellington vs. Frank J.
Roland.
I The County CourtTis also In
rcasion mm weex ana uiis term
Will De one Of Considerable lm-
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ponance. ine business to be
considered consists chiefly of road
matters and up to Wednesday
evening the following had been
taken up. '
The petitions of both H. R,
Dibblee and T. A. Lovelace for
He road were denied'on'account of
the remonstrance filed.
The court returned the sum of
$400 paid by W. Potts for a liquor
icense as the license was denied.
M. Fresh resigned as road
vis, .nJ P
TitA v:
uia.c liiopitttc.
Peter Bergerson was appointed
as inspector for all special work
to be done by contract in Road
TWnVt 14 IK on Ifi
TV v.- ;;o
"l cwmiio
ior new roaas to De considered
I.e. 1
and also the Viewers reports and
field notes on five roads, all of
which renorts are favorable,
m a ,i
i ney are as iouows:
Deep Creek Road. Extends
from Deep Creek to Libel's a onr- The present building u aim
distance of five miles. The view- Uetber-ndqnatefor ourpreeent needs
era report also favors extending
"- ""fe"
ine xxenaiem ai Mist.
HesaRoari. In the nnrwr M.
. , r
laicm ... leaver we.
iianney xiuaas. begins near
the Van Dolah place and extends
to Rice's. Will tap a large SCODe
of trood roimtrv. inohirW th
i i . n
irK jV wuwureOD
Wood Company.
Howard Road. Extending due
north rm tho aoptinn Una f rrm
the steel bridge across Milton
tureen near ine nowara place ana
connecting witntnetianKey road,
Quincy Road. A cut off on
Stewart Creek, that will chantre
an 18 per cent grade to a 3 per
cent About a quarter of a
mile
long.
It is very probable that all of
the above roads will be built in
the near future as they are all
good improvements to the county.
The road from St. Helens to Pitts
burg will be next perhaps.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church
celebrated their fourth anniversary at
the residence of Mrs. Wm
M.
Roe last
Monday.
The I.idiet of tbe Episcopal Guild ser
ved tea and dinner at the Guild Hall
last Tuesday.
Fred Wejtby is putting np a nice home
on hi lot on Oak Street.
Fred Watkins haa pnt in a lot of new
fixtures at hit confectionery in this place.
Between the new soda fountain and a
bunch of bull pups Fred is happy all the
time.
J. B. K. Bourne, of Rainier, waa at
tending to business in St. Heleds last
Wtdnesdav.
Tnere waa a show in the City Mall
laat night and also Tuesday and Wed
nesday nights. We are informed that
(hey gave the people a very good enter-
talnment.
1 he young people will meet (or service
at the M. E. Church Sunday evening at
6:30. All are coadially inaited to at
tend.
The SU Helena Timber Company is
installing oil burners In their locomotives.
This company recently purchased a new
12x13 Willamette donkey which makes
the third one that they are using in their
logging operations near town.
The big Willamette donkey engine be
longing to tbe Western Cooperage Com.
pany has deen removed from the prop
erty back ot St. Helens and taken to tbe
scene of their operations in Clatsop
Connty, It waa taken to tbe logging
road of the St. Helens Timber Company
and loaded on their train, and thua taken
to tbe landing on the slough, where the
tug Melyll'e loaded it.
A Mr. McDonald, of Portland, has
purchased the farm ot John Ulmen near
Yankton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mnxten retnrned
from a visit to Portland on the evening
train Saturday.
WILL CELEBRATE
- c u i ir . - w .
Ist- Helen Wants to Enter-
tain the United States on
the 4th of July
Yes. Kt tt.i.. -ni i.t.
want the whole world to comet and help
' vvtviiatf bujii uwjf
mem out. n win be the bimrest thine
ol 0,6 kind Palll off in this section
ami from tunrise on the fourth of TuIt
until some indefinite time during the)
next morning there will be plenty for the
entertainment of all. The Commercial
Club got together io the City Hall Wed
nesday night and made the above decis
ion and there it no question bot that
they will deliyer the goods,
A. T. Laws wat appointed at Chairman
Oi the Executive Committee .n1 Ml
choose his lieutenants durine the Dresent
wee wdicd. aeiectiona will be approved
oy ine CIUD,t ,ne,r meeting.
I uooirey rnrx will be pot in 11 rat clai
I ' " '" wmcn wiu
be a permanent affair for th. t. .
play in all summer, and every eflort put
,0,th to entertain the throng which will
r1 ,ne invitation of the club to par-
lnelr nopiUi,ty.
. . t 7"ur P'" now ior
the bit national holiri.. an .v.. i
w
tare of the Fourth that go to make it a
bi( day and a thoroughly enioyalile one
wiU 'eJ fter, and if yon do not
cora ws c,n onI" V pathlie with yon.
i taunts over toe oik a
I 1 haa Kink StL.J
school matter .nd ,h- jB. .i.i i,
will be voted on, and will moat certainly
"fhb'ghoold ta
I of ior considerably more than it eoaU
NswRrsDnisrtmsat-
A routinggood meeting was held this
week or parpoee of retUnf together
on the matter of organizing a new Are
department, nd the perfecting of och
n orSn'tion wUI be taken np at the
P1 HaU Wednesday night la connect-
ion with the Commercial Club meeting,
Ever, botinea. man in the city. honld
be there, aa well as those who will be-
active members
LrsT He.tn
ball game last Sunday, a good portion
of the crowd at the games eame from
"round the country out of St. Helena.
Emmett stevenebrooght a load of Scap-
pooee people down in his automobile.
Fanner were not tbe only one to he
benefited by tbe rain this week. While
tbey were in teriona need of it, it was
also a boon to Jack Dapain and hi crew
of good road artiste, furnishing, as it did
an excellent chance to roll down the
rock on Columbia and St. Helena streets.
There baa also been a gang at work on
the Strand, clearing away the rock that
haa been an eyesore ever since tbe water
ditch was put in.
Game Warden Floeter manages to
p lnl a nelen every lew days to
see bow the people are getting along.
He assured the editor that if he woald
come out into hi neighborhood Sabine
without a license he would sec that
he would tee that he got back to his
borne town in safety. We will take hi
word for it.
Mr. and Mrs. David Davis of Port
land visited over Sunday with Mrs.
Davis' patenta, Mr. and Mrs, B. Cox.
Mr. Davia ia etill with the Tlmberman,
but each month as soon as the issue of
tbe paper ia in the mail Davia likes to
have a visit with the old folks and his
friends in St. Helens.
U. A. to Entertain.
Honlton Assembly No. 80 ot the
United Artisans will entertain the public
at the Acme Hall on Friday evening.
May 19tb, instead of May 6th. There
will lie a short program and home talent
play.
Dr. J. B. Ol instead, Snpreme Medical
Examiner will give a short lecture and
if yon have never heard the Dr. come
and let him entertaiu you In his jovial
manner. Refreshments will be served
after the entertainment.
Report at School District No. 2a
No. days taught.................. 20
No. days absent.... ....... ...... 43
No. of day' attendance......... 689
No. of time tardy............... 4
MOLL Of BOKOK.
Jenniebelle Link, Lars and jack Alex
ander, Harry Bishop, Nicholas Welter,
Hillie McKiddr. Genevieve, Dorothy,
Florence and Christie Fowler, Glenn
Lamm, Adolph Johnson, Mary Nuas
baumer, Lottie and Russell Makineter,
May and Ernest Archibold, Gladys Jor
dan and William Snyder.
Mas. L. M. McLarrKETY,
Thomas Huhtbx, Prlnipal.
Assistant.
Goble, Urefjoh, May 3, 1011.