THE OREGON
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VOL. XXX.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1911.
NO- 25
MIS
THE CITY COUNCIL
Tho Common Council met in
inilar session at the City Hall
Lit Monday night and met with
number of the citizens who
d objections to file to various
U sundry things, rrank
r - -
iniecki was first with a petition
aring the names of forty-two
bidents of St. Helens who
jected to the city's allowing
E. Smith to fence Washington
uare. The matter was laid
the table.
W. Harrison appeared in
Jrson and said that he had been
tossed four lots in the Casenau
(t assessment instead of only
ee as was asked for in the
lition for Biicn improvement.
Saxon also apjeared and
tle objections to paying his
essment of Casenau Street.
ith matters were laid on the
Me until the next meeting.
he Recorder was instructed
Jthe future to insert the names
the councilmen and the way
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v voieu on an oruintuii-t-a
d on.
he next meeting will be at
City Hall next Monday night.
nt forget the date.
OUR PORTLAND LETTER
rtland; Ore., May 0 (Special)- Ceu
Oreiion citir will nil delegate to
keville Juno 30 and July 1 to form
Central Oregon Ievelopment League.
Piiaeville Commercial t'luh la lasu
invitationa to cities of I lie Interior
ke iepre-entel mere snu ins vnegon,
-Utniif nt league ii aiding tlx move-
( a far at posaible.
he valu of the smaller development
iir." said Secretary C. C. Chapman.
le Oregon !evelopuieiil League, "it
each oerates In ita own Miction
ever so much mora good will result
i t'rn trill Oregon being organized aa
l. A saparnie league will giro tliat
l.ujr an entity that never would I
ived by lliuilldividtial communities,
aork ol the central nrganiraton will
einrnt that duue by cell unit on
wn lichalf ."
hie in Crook, Wheeler, Grant, Har.
and the north hall of Lake and
mill count lea will be eligible to
Llieritlilp .In the proposed league.
iitml Oregon la taking an Intcreit
m matter and it la expected there
Ixralargc attendance at the Prine
inei'ting limiinon huld a atra berry feat-
for three days bcginui.ig June 1.
'Garden City" at lbanon ia known,
also have a rose show and horse
tock exhibition In connection at
I'rinevillc meeting
Wtodrow Wilton, govci nor of New
v, it l entertailieil by the l'ort
.Coiumeri ial Club when he visits
ml Muy IS and 1U. He will be
nest at a lutniiuet in hia honor at
luh on the night of May 18 and he
address pnblx nieting at the
iiic Temple.
in of the pnat wek have been
'I with delight by all sections of the
Pastern Oregon haa Welcome I
turners lor they were needed to
ly iiiomture to the grain fields. All
- sections report that the rainlall
i crop proapecta particularily
I.
mne l'uurth of Julu ia promised for
land. It ia now the intention to
- a riuiHt one, without the usual
( features that are usually ao prom
t In the observance of Independence
People of the city for the moat
I'lnn to aprnd the Fourth in the
try and to enjoy picnic and out
in the Heidi and Woods within reach
rtlsnd.
id the development of the Norlh
lates, from Minneaota to the Coast,
kales from the section interested met
"U thf past week at Helena, Mont-
and took ttrpt to form the North
Itevelopment League. It Will ex
the state of Oregon, Washington,
, Montana, North and South Dako-
I Inne sola and the territory of Alaska.
ling will be held each June and
tiller, to m known aa the North
levelopnient League Congress.
IDpcitmlier meeting will hlield In
nesota, in connection with a big land
Tlia Kill ........... ,ll In
If.
foughton AWiwgiiia, the II im former,
"gaged in tawmill opera! ions in the
le neighborhood, have juat oiiened a
tamp at Carrolls Point,
r. I'-rown, the well known Portland
finary, psld a butlncss visit to St.
rai litt Sunday,
CIRCUIT COURT BUSY
Judge Campbell Here and
May Term Now in
Progress
Circuit J udge Campbell Wat here laat
Tuesday to start the may term of court
and it will probably be a couple of week
before tint aeuiou ends. The following
jurors were excused from duty: Alliert
Larson, Jame II. Kenny, Alex Schtuier
Albert SellVrt. T. L. Holetine' Henry
Ward, Kdwln North, Mike Ellis, Jas
Coulter.
1 lie following grand jury wat drawn
and began their nor a on the (Hh: Con
rad Schneider, Foreman : Kuuene
Hlakesley, I'. W. Boeel, Tilden Gra
ham, Christ llanaon, ('has. John, Ar
thur Kerns.
Cases came thick and faat on the first
iy. and alter encu.inir the trial jurors
until Tueaday, May 1''., the following
matter were take up.
Crane Company vt Kllis. Judgment
on mandate.
Columbia River Door Company vi
Nutt and Tboiuaa. Ummiawd.
J. I. Oage v F.ltii. Diamiaaed.
Powell vs Miller. I)imied.
Muckle vs Farrit. IMamlawd.
Oaent va National Construction Co.
Dutnime I.
St. Helena Mill Company vs Dall.
Settled.
White v Dall. Settled.
Duviea vt Davies. Order for Publica
tion of tiimmona.
Todd Vt Todd . Derree of divorce.
IiH-gU vs Flaifg. Demurrer over
ruled. Seven day allowed to annmer
in .
K Kdwards va Krick Jokela, Admr.
Order made aiih.tituting Columbia Ag
riculluial Company aa defendnnt.
Id M Harris Ilnrrla v Krwin ReOi-rt.
Default, Judgment for plainlitr.
J II K Hour ne vs Wilson Case I.uralier
Cjr Judgment on mandate.
Mela K Thayer vs A Ivor J Thayer. De
cree of divorce.
A McCauti-y va II Mnrgua. I)ismited.
PlaintilT to pay coats.
Jas Muckle A Son va A Pierce. Judg
ment for plaintiff.
On Wednesday the Grand Jury
returned true bills in the cases of
the State of Oregon vs Eggles
ton, Apinatis and Bacon. Eg
gleston, better known as Frank
Reynolds, was at once arraigned
and plead guilty to the theft of
$20 from a restaurant in Ilainier.
He was sentenced to the county
jail for a term of one year and
was paroled on condition that he
engage in some honorable em
ployment, not indulge . in intoxi
cating liquor and report to the
Sheriff of Columbia County on or
before the tenth of each month.
Apinatis was also arraigned and
plead guilty, but up to the time
of going to press had not been
sentenced. He was charged with
the theft of some shoes from the
Mayger warehouse.
There are a number of impor
tant cases set ahead at present.
The State of Oregon vs Bieloh
will Ik? tried on Tuesday next.
This case was appealed from the
Justice Court, and the defendant
is charged with trying to disguise
the sex of a deer which he killed
in the Nehalem last Fall. He
is a resident of Portland and was
arrested by Game Warden
Flootcr.
We are informed by District
Attorney E. U. Tongue that the
case of the State of Oregon vs
J. Kendall Blakesley has been set
for the 23rd of this month.
Recorders Court.
During the past week Marshal Frank
Wilklns haa arrested two people charged
with beiirg drunk and disorderly. Ihe
firat one waa R. H. Wain, picked np on
Ihe streets Tuesday night end Hned frt.00
Wednesday morning by Recorded Uage.
Theottence waa comparatively a small
one, and ao the nearest to the minimum
llne.was impied. On Wednesday night
Marshal Wilklns srreatad John Nelson,
though he had some trouble in doln2 ao.
When trying to put him in a cell at the
jail, Nehtnn broke away and hit at the
umrshal, but Mr. Wilkin had him by
the arm and hit him a clip along the
side of the head with hi billy that made
biiu change his mind about leaving, at
once. He was brought before the re
corder on Thursday morning and got off
with a 6ne of 7.00
Two housekeeping rooms lor rent, and
some house-hold goods to sell cheap.
O, D. Cilrca,
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY
In the circuit court of the state of
Oregon, for Columbia Connty.
Report of Grand Jury: To the Honor
able J. U. Carapboll Judge of the above
entitled Court:
Vt e your Grand Jury for the May 1911
term would resectf ully report aa fol
low:
That we have examined into all
maltera brought to our attention and
have returned four true bill and one
not a true bill.
That we have examined the record
and ofllce of the various County officers
ami have found the books well and
neatly kept and the varioua ofllces In
good condition.
We would call attention to tne condi
tion of the City Cells kept in the baac-tm-nt
and recommend that the same be
put Into a sanitary condition.
Having completed our labors for the
present would ask that we be temporarily
excused.
For Sale .
New 8 room house, 0 choice lota for
garden, bearing fruit trees, fenced, im
proved with electric light and sidewalk,
three block from Columbia River, one
block City park. St. Helens.
Price S2.1O0.00, a fine home,
John Kubens
Dr. K. C. Wsde, of Drain, spent Sun
lay with II. F. McCormick.
Mr Omar 0. Bpencer. of Portland,
attended court at the County scat this
week .
W. II Powell, ol Portland, transacted
business In Hi. Helens on Wednesday .
Wilber Muckle nude a business trip to
Rainier on WedneaUy.
Mra. L. R. Farris ami daughter, of
Ilainier, are visiting Mrs. Farris' niotner,
Mra. W. J. Muckle.
Attorney J. P.. Crosa, of Portland, at-
end I court on iVednesday.
Mr. and Mr. JelTcott visited in Port
land over Sunday.
The uiemliers of the KpiscopU Church
organized Sunday School last Sunday
afternoon Kev. Breck coming down from
Portland to assist.
Mrs. W. J. Muckle and Mrs. A. II.
George visited in K tinier 8.iturdy and
Sunday.
Mr, Mike JO 11 is of Rainier paid a visit
to this city last Tuesday.
Mr. I.. It Rutliv.ford made a business
trip to Poi l.md last Tuesday.
Mrs Iiverson expect to leave for
California Thursday, having icceivcd
new of her father illness,
sw of her father illness. I
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Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Sutherland made
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visit to Portland last Tuesday. I
a visit to l ortland last lueahay
Gust. Lindahl.of Warien, called at the
Miat olllce on Tuesday.
CENTENNIAL NOTES
Astoria. Ore. Charles Ngle, Secre
tary of the lepartment of Commerce
and Labor has issued an order governing
the control of the Columbia River for
the Astoiia Centennial Celebration,
August 10 toSevtember "J and the regatta
and marine parades. The order in full
follows: "A vessel of any description
noli not be permit ted to pass up and
down the course during the pjogreas ol a
race in such a manner a to endanger
oarsmen or passengers o.i excursion
steamers, yachts or other craft, whether
observer or participants in ilia regatta, ,
This prohibition to pass np or down
shall not apply to th otlkial boats or
the racing ciaft.
"I'poii special permission from fhe
United States Ollicer in charge, vessel
may pass over tne course imuieuiatiy
before or after a race at a speed not to
exceed five miles an hour,
"A succession of atiaro. short whistles
from a United State vessel pa-rolling ,
ihe course shsll serve as a signal for
I', I,, i nl .l. .),. ii i
ston when directed to do so bv the
United State Ollicer in charee to ensure '
the safety of passengers as mentioned in i
guje j
Under th. law granting authority to j
I,- Bo.,l.r nl th. Il.n.,lm.nl f 1
Commerce and Labor to regulate such
matters, violation of his regulations are
punished by lines of from li'K) to .r00j
and imprisonment,
The above regulations will be en
forced subject to the discretion of the
United States officer in chargs so as not
to obstruct unueceisarily the navigation
of merchant marine."
The order issued by Secretary Nagle
now clears the way for proper policing
of the Columbia Klver during the Cen
tennial Celebration which is veiy essen
tial notwithstanding the fact that the
river in front of Astoria is at least six
miles wide and gradually widens to tell
miles where it enters into the ocean a
few miles below. There will be thou
sands of boats steamers and water craft
on the river during the Centennial and
the Government has deemed the above a
nectnnry precaution for their safety.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING
The Nt. Helen Commercial Club held
it's regular weekly meeting at the
Council room in the City Hall last Wed
nesday night, and the atten lance wa
only a small part of what it should jiave
been, but those who we e there at
tended to all of the matters that came
np. The hit(h school question snd a
Dumber of other important things that
are pending were considered, including
the furthcoming Fourth of July cele
bratlon.
"At tne meeting a week ng Mr. Law
was sppointed as chairmn uf the ex
ecntive committee, with th- power to
choose four aaaiatants. su ie-t to ap
proval of the club. He aune inced tha
cho'ce of his assistant, to be as follows;
H. K. La Bare, M. F. Hazen, S. C.
Morton and Haves Kstabrook. Needless
to say the selection was approved by the
clubaa all of these chosen will make
their part of the work and entire success
The club is at present having some
small folders 1-sued and they will be
ready in a short time for distribution in
the Fast.
M. M. Franklin, of Clatakanie, was in
attendance at court laat Tuesday, having
lieeu summoned on jnry duty.
The Houlton Ladies Aid Society will
give a basket social In the Odd Fellows
Hall on Friday evening May 12th at 7.30
Ice cream cake and coffee wHl also be
served AH come and have a good time,
Mr. A. B. I-arsen, of Warren, dropped
in at the Mint office laat Wednesday to
tell us that he had not gotten his paper
for two weeks and could not get along
ithout it.
Quarterly Conference
Kev. Koper informed us the Quarterly
Conference of the Free Medodist Church
will be htdd Friday, Saturday snd Sun
dy at church in Houlton. Rev. W. N
Coffey, the presiding Elder for this
Di-trirt a ill be in charge, aiui.aH matters
pending pertaining to the church bnsi
ness will te taken np. Rev. Roperthe lo
cal paster, informs us that on Monday
morning there will be an old fasbioned
love feast at the church, to which every
one is invited.
Mrs. V. A. Harris spent a couple of
dai s in Portland at the home of her
sister. Mrs. Minar, Ibis we-k.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Collins are st
Corvallis this week, attending the State
Gr.mjje
t.eorge Conyers was smong the t lats-
kanie peoole who came up t St. Helens
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last Sunday, and like the rest of thsin
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George Conyers was among the Clats-
who had not been here for some lime
was surprised and delighted at the pro
gress this citr has made in the past few
years.
Mr. II . O. Howard, waa a count; seat
visitor Tuesday.
It ia surprising how often the price
of different things in Portland will be
in excess of the sum charged for the
same article by the local merchants.
Examples of it can be seen every day.
During the past wi-k a St. Helena man
bought some strawberries in Portland
bee huso they looked good and he did not
think that they could lie obtained here.
Upon his arrival at this place he saw
better berries in the store and five cents
box cheaper. Ihe I'ortlaud merchants
in many instances charge all the Uallie
wjj bear while the local men are satis-
fied with their reasonable percentage of
prolij. Look around at home before you
spend your money with outa'der..
Mr. and Mrs. James Muckle of Port
laud were visiting here Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Prank ,Dishop were
visitors to Portland this week.
new uuicn canyon noaa.
The Uoard of Comity Rood
Viewers,
Prescott
consisting ol surveyors, i.
n'1 Vrnk Glihiskie and Jim
McKie
were " fcappoose last luesnay viewing
locating about loOO feet of ro.id up
Dutch Canyon, this road is a cut on
"T
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Viewers will make a favorable report to
the court on it.
Good Team for Sale
Weight about 2200, sge 7 and 8.
Perfectly gentle and true to pull For
sale cheap. Inquire of Geo. W Grant,
Scappoose. Also one large four year
old work horse 25-20
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our sincere thanks
to those who so kindly assisted during
the illness and death of our beloved
mother, also lor the beautiful floral offerings-Mas.
C. K..Ouvsa.
Gko. W. Kamskv. a
Ol.tVHR P. K.iMSkV.
Mr. Frits Anderson, was a business
visitor to the county seat last Monday.
Mr. Anderson recently mired from
Mstjtt to Rainier.
LOCALS BEATBRAVES
Down the ClaUkanie Tribe in
Fast Game By Score
of 6 to 3
They sre good boys and we like them
and hope that they do well bat when it
come to tne national game the Bt. Hel
ens buncb ha it on them a wee trifle,
though we had the luck on our 'side last
Sunday. The first inning was pasied
safely by ;b .th sides, but Kit Conyer
opened the second for the visitors wiih a
home run over the left field fence. St.
Helens came back at them in the third.
With one down Stevens walked, Austin
was out on a fly ball, snd Brakke hit
for two bases sdvancing Stevens to third.
Then Nadeau came along with a single
that enabled tbem both to score. Yes,
there was a little noise at this stage of
the game.
It stood two to one until the fifth, when
Stavens again atarted the fireworks.
He lead off with a hit, Austin knocked
a long iiy to deep centre and got on
when the left and centre Belders tangled
up trying to get it, but owing to a mis
take he ford Stevens and he was caught
beta eon second and third, Austin going
to second. Brakke aifain got a bit and
Austin Merit to third, Pete imioedially
stealing second. Nadeau was np text
and he did not look good tn Bryant with
two on bases, so he gave him a pass to
firs'. Pembroke was rsther insulted
that anyone should be given a walk
when he w is next, and with the bases
full he pold one so far over the fence
that it never was found. And that end
ed the s oring for St. Helens.
The visitors got another in the fifth,
L'ksila knocking the ball out of the lot.
Their lait tally came in the eighth, two
hits, a B'.clen base a'.d a bad throw put
ting Raymond Bryant across. Aud that
same bal throw was the only error made
by the St. Helens team.
The detailed score follows
ST. HELENS
AB, R. a. TO. A. K.
Austin.lb 5 1 I 18 0 0
Brakke.Ob 4 2 2 1 1 0
Nadeau,s S 1 .1 1 10
Pembroke, c 4 1 2 10 0 1
Pallagh.cf 3 0 0 0 0 0
Specht.cf 10 0 1 0 0
Owens.ll 3 0 0 1 0 0
Perry. f 4 0 1 10 0
Law,2l 4 0 0 2 1 0
Stevens, p .....2 110 10
Total 33 6 8 27 7 1
CLATSKA.SIE
AB. R. It. fM. A. E.
Blackforl.If 4 0 0 4 0 1
R. Bryant, p 4 I 1 0 1 0
Cksella.ss 3 11 13 1
KHiot.c 4 0 1 3 0 0
Conyers, rf 4 110 1 0
Van, lb .4 0 1 11 0 0
Campbell.lf 4 0 0 0 0 0
J. Bryant,3b 4 0 2 1 1 1
PatltTrOa,2h 4 0 1 2 4 1
Totiil 31 3 8 24 9 4
Another good one Sunday.
Three home runs in one game isgoing
some, to say tothing of the five balls
knocked over the fence jmt outside of
the flag.
The day was a little cold and disagree
able for the pitchers to work their best
snd the honors were nearly even, Stevens
having a little the best of it. as he struck
out nine to Bryants fiur and walked
bnt one while Bryant walked four.
Pembroke was a hero and no mistake.
A home run with the bases full is going
some io any game. It was one of those
long low drives that do not look as
though they are going very far, but it
cleared the fence by a good margin.
Austin filled Steibic's place at first.
and took a number of chances without
an error. Slats is playing in the Wash
ington Stale League, and while we will
miss him, still the team was as strong
Sunday as it has been this year.
Brakke's arm is nearly out of commis
ion this year and Pete cant get them
across the diamond the way he used to.
But then he hit 600 Sunday and made
two tallies, so we will have to forgive
him his poor wing and the punk game
he umpired two weeks ago.
Only four of the locals struck out, and
three of those to the credit of one man.
The boy are certainly billing the ball
and the way they are playing should re
ceive battel snpport. Lat Sunday's
crowd was better than the average and
would have been good if it had not been
for the chilly weather. Do not forget
the game next Sunday, and the ball
team's dance at Ihe City Hall Saturday
night. The boys are considerably be
hind and need Ihe money.
COLLEGE CADETS.
The earnestness of the O.A.C. student
cadet in their work, their careful train
ing, and pai tii ularly their attention to
small details which often escape tb
attention of the ordinary observer, were
matters upon which Capt. II. L. Labach
of the L. S. General AimyStaff .compli
mented Maj. MacAlexandtr.'the'college
commandant, at the annual inspection
day tournament Friday.
According to the Morrell Act of1862
setting.aside land.' for sgricultursi; and
mechanical. science X hol,s, military
science and tacticsmust be includedjjin
the curriculum .
The War Departmtt.t'iias "'an'Tedu-
cational committee, of four officers of
which Chinese the college Inspection
board, and during April" and ..May of
each year they must visit each of the
110 colleges giving military training.
They report to the War Department,
and the ten having standings above the
others are designrted as distinguished
college'. The president of each of these
is privileged to nam one graduate who
will be giv en the rank of Lieutenant in
L S. Army without examination.
Last year,Japt. Laubach says the re
port fjoin O. A. C. to the War Depart -
ment wa very flattering and this
year
me students gave "a very gratifying ex
hibition all around," heeaid, "It shows
an earnestness on the part of the student
body in the work that is worthy of
remark. They hi e had careful train
ing, and 1 have noticed particularly
their attention to small detai.s which
often times escap the notice of ordinary
observers."
II meutioned with appreciation the
fact that the erection of the band stand
snd flag pols on the campus showed a
general appreciation of military train
ing by the student body as a whole and
the almmni.
Capt, Laubach has the inspection of
the m litary work in colleges of the
Western Division, including Louisiana,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado Wyoming
Montana, and all states west of these.
the largest area of any of the inspection
districts, containing 21 institutes of mili
tery training. Monday May 8, he In
spected the caddis at Seattle. The fall
ing off of 30 per cent of the attendance
In thene institutions the past year ia not
he says, an indication of decline in the
scnoolg, but a reflex of economic
con-
dition.
A new law in regard to road
petitions to the county court goes
into effect on the twentieth of
this month. Formerly when a
remonstrance to a petition was
circulated, and some of the names
on the petition and remonstrance
were the same, the name count
ed on the remonstrance and not
on the petition. Under the new
law this is just reversed, the
name counting on the petition
and not on the remonstrance,
which is as it should be. It takes
twelve signatures to get a peti
tion before the county court and
under the old law if a man only
got the required twelve, and
there was some person who de
sired to circulate a remonstrance
it would only be necessary for
him to get one of the signers of
the petition to sign the remonst
rance in order to knock it out.
In the cousre of a very few
years this section of Columbia
County will have some of the fin
est roads in the State of Oregon.
In fact there are some here that
answer that description now, but
they are all short pieces. With
the rock handy as it is there is
no other section so favored for
the construction of first class
highways. And the reason that
they are being built is because
every year the taxpayers vote a
good sized tax on themselves for
that purpose. If they had pur
sued that course in Rainier for
the past ten or fifteen years there
would be a different looking lot
of roads near that otherwise prog
ressive place.
The last issue of the Tillamook
Headlight is of ten pages, mostly
descriptive of Tillamook County,
and will do that fine section of
Oregon a lot of good when circu
lated in the east.
Dont forget that St. Helens
will celebrate the Fourth, and do
a little to help the good time
alonjr. It is to be the best ever,
and so tut ift A (joud wdfd for it.