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VOL. XXX.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 19. 1911.
NO. 28
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WM. M. KtMH, PwiuitiiitT A L. HroNK, Casiiirs
K. L. KL"IHICKOKI. Vlr I'KmiKrHT J. M. Al.l.KN, AnKTiKT CiilllKS 4
Columbia County
BANK
OLDEST IN THE COUXTY
Does a General Banking Business J
St. Helens, Oregon
LOCALS WIN ANOTHER
All Work Guaranteed.
Estimates Furnished.
R. CONSTANTIN
Plumbing and Heating
Sheet Metal Work
St Helens
Oregon
S. C. Morton
W. E. Stout
St. Helens Repair Works
General Blacksmithing and
Repair Work
Horseshoeing A Specialty
KES. St. Helens, Oregon
W" IV rJT HE JD 1
PAINTING, PAPER HANGING
FINISHING
Furniture Repaiping Neatly Eone, also small jobs of
carpc-ntcr work. Call and see me. Prices reasonable.
Fifth house down Milton Creek from railroad bridge on
south side.
C. S. Dillingham, Houlton, Ore. 3
Helens Skating Rink
Opens Zlnder Jett Jtanagenient
Saturday, Jfprit fst
Skating Wednesday and Saturday Nights
Xxl riuslc Courteous Treatment uoou urucr
W. J. SKINNER
e Have the Best and Latest in Fine
hoes for Men, Women & CM Wren
) SILK UNDERSKIRTS $5
The birccat snap in an article of this class that was
ever ottered the ladies of St. Helens. Look them over
New Line of the Best In Fishing Tackle Just Received
A complete and up-to-date stock of General MeJclmn
dise, Groceries, Hay, Cranin, Flour and teed, Ue.
. ftsQRGUS s SW
There was nothing lo the hall (tame
at tliis place lust Sunday. Hillsdale,
the tem that came from PortU' d and
were i-onlilxiit thitt they cou!il make
tht St. Helms hunch look like a lot of
hat Ix-o in, were not even In tl.e'runiiing
Rod when one of them wan to fortunate
a to connect with one of Steven's
benders It was scooped up by some local
before he ha'l got halfway "to the first
sack. On the other hand'the'St. Helena
buvs were knock inn the ball. to'all four
corner! of the'lot'and now! and.0 en be
yond that. Who n the addinic'. machine
had been ut in uae and the total taken
il road 21 to 0.
On the bases the boys limply ran wild
and would have lwu"scoring yet if tbey
hail played for all that was in it. Lux
tartrd the throw ing for the visitors arid
bud something on the ball, but he got
diguted at the way hi t-am mates
iiiisln-bavcd. After being touched up
pretty regular for lis innings lie re
signed in favor of Bartholomew, and il
poasible the game got worie. liart wat
hit safely every time he located th
Iiouib bane and it got no baJ that the
umpire had to uiak-tthe boys take their
bate when they had tine balls a they
wanted to stay at the pan and win the
dollar thai some one had offered for
a home run. After Bart was all in
Knapp left the Brut sack and etsayed
Hicy all saitl the L'mp wasrotten
the throwing end of the game and at it
was nearly over they did not get more
than twenty or ih'rty safeties off his
niovriiiti'4. Lynch was on the re
ceiving en.l all of the time and caught
about an punk a game as a man ran and
still live.
The work of the local boys was a sight
tose. Theie w an only one error made
by them in the game and that wait a bad
throw by the shortstoy- to lint. This
makes two games that the boys have got
through with only one mistake, and that
is the kin I of ball that Is good to see.
Muygcr next Sunday.
Come out and sre the Iwys play thn
game. They ate all on tht job and
deserve snpiort.
Stevens pets belter every game nod
atst.a.ly as an old timer. He struck
out twelve or fourteen of the Hillsdale
players.
Morton was on the fir-t sack in place
of I'errv Austin and came through all
right. Thiee strikes tutted him a home
run. Next Sunday he will probably
catch as Pembroke is off on a visit to
Spokane,
Mayger has some team though Rainier
de'ea'ed them three to nothing. But
at that time Rainier was pretty strong
having both Kennedy and Shaw In their
lineup. The-game next Sunday will
be a good one.
Brttkke was there wiih the long throw
to first from third. He was raibersoie
at the Mist's saying he had lout his arm
and made the umpire duck three or four
times when he hruved them acros.
adeau and Pembroke w ere at their
old stations with the same old class of
goods. Hitting, fielding and running
are all thuir long suits and there would
be an awful hole in the team if we did
not have these two playeia.
Two gullies have been arranged with
Grcshatn, each for a good, sited purse
and one to be played here and one at the
Ureshnm grounds. Manager Ballagh
informs us that the game Sunday is for
aside bet of 100.
Wm. Woodsmall Dd-
Th rough a mistake the death of
Wm. Woodsmall was left out of the
Mist last week. He died on Saturday,
the Oth, and was buried at the 1 O. O. K.
cemeery at Warren on the following
Monday. The cause of his death was
consumption, from which he had lieen
an acute suffer for a long time. Paring
the past few months of his life it was
with difficulty that he con Id talk, and he
had looktd forward to death without
the least fear, often having said thai he
knew he was not long lor this, worm.
Hill v. na his many friends calteit htm.
had been in this neighborhood for some
five or six years ami was esteemed tiy
all. H married Miss Norah Heaver
some time ago and leaves his wife snd
on child tomonrn nil lots.
THE B1ELOH CASE
The case of the State of Oregon vs.
i. and J. Uieloh was before the
Circuit Court last Tuesday and it amused
considerable local interest. The defend
ants w-re arretted la't fll la the Ne
halem V'allev and arraigned before the
Justice'nf.the Peace here charged with
attempting to ilisgulse the sex of a deer
wh'ch they bad in their possession.
Theyere .fined in the lowrr court and
appealed.
Whcn.the matter came rn 'or trial the
parties In the case mutually n,Teed on a
jury of eleven men. Th- s'imony in
the case included the two I mm of the
deer, which had been k -X in cold
storage ever 'since the killing by the
authorities, and the head, which Mr.
Rieloli had taken good care of. After
the arguments bad been submitted the
jurors went out late on Tuesday after
noon and, though everyone thought
that they would', be back inside of an
hour with a vertlict of acquittal, they
stared out all night and came iu at about
noon on Wednesday, having failed to
agree. It is very doubtful if Ibis case
will ever be brought to trial again, as it
is none to strong and a verdict by a
jury in a rase of this kind is very hard to
secure in Columbia County
Harry West, of Scappoose, former
County Commieioner of this county,
feavts for the Iele of Jersey, with a per
mit in his county for'the importation of
fifty head of Jersey cattle. Mr, West
is one of the five members of the Oregon
Jersey Cattle Club in Oregon and one of
the best judges ol Jersey cattle in the
State. That whatever he imports will
he of the beat goes without saying, end
thus he will go on disbursing line cattle
in the Northwest and helping lo im
prove the quality of dairy cattle and the
prosperity of dairp men. He will be
accompanied on bis trip by bis herdt
inan. Mr. anl Mr. R. I. Williams and
f.iu.ily Hi on Wednesday for Wutte,
Montana, where they will make their
Lome for a w hile, though Mr. Williams
ii.fotnisns that he will return to this
pince in the f.ili as he likes the country.
He recently made a trip through Mon
tana anu Eastern Oregon, and was of
tliHopinon that be couln do well there
for the summer.
Chas. Wallis was in town last Monday
for the purpoee of consummating a deal
with the Water Commision, wlnreby be
exchanges acres ol hia place near the
he.id ol the city water supply for 40 acres
of the city's land. While the land of
the city Is probably worth more than
that of Mr, Wallis, still it is not worth
ss much to the city, and the trade
would pos-ibly I a benefit to oil concerned.
The Yemonia raebill team went out
to Itiixlon lait Sunday anil gave the
fast Buxton team the game of their life.
l'.osiug only by the.narrew margin of
oue i-c ie. Tuaboys over in the valley
can pl.ty ball, as the old timers here who
playe I in the tournament at this place
s .me ten or twelve year ago will testify.
Ed Sesman is doing the pitching for
them again this year.
Mr. Ororge Merri!, of Peer Island,
ps.id the Mit office a plearant visit last
Mon lay. Mr. Merril is one of the old
timers of this fiction, and a talk with
I. im is alwavs very enjoyable.
Mrs. W. L. Uoin, of Scappoose, was a
visitor to the county seat last Monday.
Mr. C. F. Tigard, of Washington
County, paid a visit to M. E. Miller, of
this city, on Monday Inst. Mr llgard
wai a me..ber of the last session of the
Legislature.
Harvey Long ("Shorty") and Miss
F.va Spencer, two of Kalama's fine young
peop'e, went to Portland, and were mar
ried Monday. They returned to Kalauia,
Tuesday where they will make their
hooie, The News and a bot of friends
w ish the young people a long and happy
journey throngo life, reaping much of
Us joys and pleasures an I mining the
pnius and dUeflpointments incident to
human life. News
Win. Pringle, Pave Early and Hiram
Van Blaricom same out from the Neha-
lem Valley lat Monday snd attended
circuit court at this place. Mr. Pringle
and Mr. Early are on the jury, while
Mr. Van Dlaricom came out as a witness
in the case of the State ot Oregon vs
Biehh. It was his first trip to this place
for about fourteen years and he hardly
knew the country.
Small Acreage Tracts for Sale.
I am prepare! to sell small home
sites of from one to fiv acres or more
out of a large tract which I have fursaie
just outside of the city limits of St. Hel
ens, al very reasonauie prices ami on
very eaay terms, a small pavmcut down
anil balance in monthly payments, if de-
slietl. 1 Ins tract Is near gooa sellout
and depot, ami you cannot make a inis-
tnl.c in buying here, as it w ill In-come
eiiy property within a few years'as St.
Helens grows. Il is within easy walking
distance of the Court Houe. For fur
ther Information rail on Geo, II. Shlnn,
Bank lluilding, St. Helen.
The last meeting of the City Council
was a lively on and no mistake. It
seemt-d to the members a though every
one in town had some objection to make
and there is no doubt but that all who
had any were on band. The matter of
giving Mr Dillard a lease on the foot
of Willamette'Street for dock purposes
was postponed nntil the next meeting.
The remonstrance of Frank'Gliniecki
to fencing Oregon" Square 'was'read the
secoa l tltne'and laid on the' table until
the next meeting. The objretions to
paying the assessments "on'Casenaa
Street were taken'up'at some Itngth'and
discussed, but no definite action was
taken at'this time.
J. W. Allen and Dr. Ross appeared be.
fore the council and each srxke in favor
of a sewer in their part of the town. A
general discussion of th's subject was
engaged in and M'. Miller was auth
or iz-d to - invite W. P. Bullock, an
engineer, to meet with the council and
talk over the matter of sewering the
entire C'ty.
The City Attorney was instructed to
draw up an ordinance vacating a portion
of Washington Square for school pur
poses. There will be every effort msde
by the city to get the people of the dis
trict to pnt np a good high school at this
point. Mr. Day appeared and objected
to the unsightly appearance of Columbia
Street at it's intersection with Cowlitz,
and also mentioned a few nuisances in
the business part of town. The
marshal was instrucU-d to inforce or
dinance 104, which makes it against the
law to leave wood, lumber, etc., in
the street for an indefinite period.
The City Attorrev was instructed to
notify all persons to move all personal
projierty from the Strand in the course
of a short time, ami that he also lie in
structed to take all necessary steps to
establish the City's title to the so-called
tide lands or the water front of the city.
All of the members of the council
were in favor of this acction, and the
suit w ill be started at once.
Marsh il Wilkins stated that $00 00 a
month is not enough salary for the
duties imposed on the marshal, as the
hours for one man were pretty long.
This and all the remaining work not
settled was laid on the table until the
next meeting.
THE CITY COUNCIL
Three new automobiles were pur
chased by St. Helens people during the
past week and they were all Buicks,
and sold by the St. Helens Transfer Co.
Dr. L. G. Ross purchased a red run
about, with a four cylinder 22 horse
engine, while Dr. I'eel got a lighter car
with a 10 horse engine. Mr. Morton is
running around in a four passenger
machine with the same style of engine
as Dr. Roes, and while he says the
machinH is for sale still if he rides in it
a few times there is very little likelihood
that he will let it go as it is a fine one
The good roads of this section make
motoring a pleasure herd to beat.,
There are unclaimed letters at St.
Helens Postofflce this week lor the
following parties: Maud Bacon, W. M.
Chandler, James Murray, Ben Pierce.
If the above are'i.ot claimed by May
20th, they will be sent to the dead letter
offiee. M. C. Gray, P. M.
OBITUARY
Marcus Augustus Kale was born in
Catawba County, North Carolina, in
1S54 and was the son of Silas and Eczs
Kale. He was n arried to Miss Celia
Bost, November 13th, 1873. Three child
ren were born of this union, two of
whom, Mrs. G. D. Bouney and Geo. W.
Kale, survive their father, and the
third, Mrs. PaviJ Pope died about six
years ago.
Mr. Kale moved from North Carolina
to Texas in Issl anj Irom there to
Oregon in 1895. He settled near
Yankton, where he owned a small farm,
but put in mo-t of his time working as
an engiuecr. He died on the second of
May, the funeral services being held at
the Yankton church by the local I. O. R.
M., Rev. De Bord ofllciating.
He is diacribed by a friend and neigh
bor as a genial, kindly man, an ideal
neighbor and true friend, idolized by
his family, and also a faithful lodge
member. He is survived by his wife.
Good Team for Sale-
Weight about 2200, sgea 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
CIRCUIT COURT
Onl Tuesday the first matter taken np
was the Bieloh cas.
Wm. Pringle was excused from Jury
dutykand venire of six special jurors
drawn.
The case of the Slate of Oregon vs.
Walter Bacon was taken no. and Bacon
plead not guilty to the charge of threat
ening C. A. Erickson with a dangerous
weapon. It was set for trial on May 19.
The case of.'J. T.' Whitten vs. Aleane
W bitten ended in the granting of a de
cree of divorce.
Anotherspelcial venire of 23 jurymen
was drawn for May 23.
The case of Fred "Adams vs. tba A. A
C. R. R. ended in the decree of the jns-
ttcps court giving the plaintiff $75.00 be
inir sustained.
The jury was excused till Toeaday
May 23, for wnich date "the "case of the
State of Oregon vs. J. K. Blakeslv has
been set.
DEER ISLAND
James Gattens was a visitor to this
city last Tuesday.
Mrs. Jack Appleton took the train
for Portland on Monday last.
Fred Adams, Chas. Merrill and B. J.
Keeland were Portland visitors oa Wed
nesday. Church services will be held in th
Grange Hall next Sunday. Everybody
is reqnesteJ to be present.
Deer I-iland can now boast of havinsr
a jeweler and a shoemaker.
The pupils of the Carico school an
planning a big entertainment on the
rotti ol May.
A number ot the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. B. J. Keeland save taenia nleaaant
surprise last Sunday, arriving at the
Keeland home on Sunday moraine and
spending the day in games and roaming
about the place. They were the Misses
Marron, Mies Harrington, Misaes Ginty,
Miss Freeman, Miss Wbltnev. Miaa
Moran, Miss O'Toole. Miss Curtin and
Messrs. Ward, O'Lean, Riley, O'Toole,
aieehan, Curtin, Healey, FIvnn. and
Sweeney.
The little burg is still booming.
The Artlslan dance was a anceaa. anml
music and a nice crowd. '
Two men got hurt at the Peninsula
Camp last week, one with a broken leg
and the other cut hia foot with an ax.
Andy Hal fey was a Scannoosa vlaltar
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm Bush visited Mr.
Gaittens faimiy at Maygers last(Snnday.
Kd Keelan is doinjr a ffourshinir bnia-
nes with his yum ynm plants.
Sirs. Beebe was a Portland visit
Sunday.
Mrs. Sadie Razy is visitinz friends in
South Bend.
Miss Davis spent Sunday in Portland,
Miss Dunn and Miss Potts took in the
dance last Saturday night.
Lew Jasper has moved bia family
home again. He has been at Ouincv for
the past year engaged in logging.
It is reported that Frank Knvart'a
family are sick with scarlet fever, but
all are doing nicely.
Don Rackley's smiling face waa seen
on our streets Sunday.
Mr. Cram has purchased a" fine 300.
team and has a contract clearing land.
Clarance Gore and wife visited frienda
and relatives here last week.
If reports are true we are s-nino' tn
have a new depot.
Jim Andress has a fine diivinc team.
They are trotters. He will cut them
against any thing the 4th of Jnly.
Grandma Gray is suffering with
rheumatism.
Fred Yelks if the Peninsula Camn tot
his hand smashed and wentTto Sean.
jj, s-
poose for the doctor.
Don't forget our big celebration the
4th of 'July. Every body come, bring
your basket. An old time plcnie.
Boh McCane has been on the sick
list for the last week.
It is reported that Laura Olson is in
the hospital again. We hope that it ia
not true.
Mr. Pinkney was a visitor in town a
few days ago and noone hardly recog
nized him, because he has his mustache
shaved oh", and it gave him anch a
youthful appearance.
Mr. Ryan and Chas Jasper were
Iloulton visitors Sunday.
Two housekeeping rooms for rent, and
some house-bold goods to sell cheap.
ti. I). GilsoU,
Foa Sali 'Boarding house, more
than thirty steady boarders, for less than
real value. Good reasons for selling.
Wm. to.
Sheriff Thompson went to Clatskanle
one day tliisweek to bring a young fellow
named Roy Dixon to the county Jail,
where he ia now confined charged with
a statutory offence. The prisoner ii only
seventeen years of age and is not con
sidered to be very strong mentally. II
will probably be sent to the home for
the, feel'l tn'fidfd.