THE OREGON MIS
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VOL XXX.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 9. 1911.
NO. 29
DEXR ISLAND
Anliur (iaittnsud Chas Osteen mil
inn face were seen on our streets Sunday,
Miss Cor Cowen returned to Portland
after a week visit with lw Meter air
B. Otreil.
Mr. kihI Mr. Carlton ceme down (roin
Portland in tllr euto and Hundsved
with the KrIUn family.
m, M. V. Brown U working at ficii-
oooge he bus taken the contract to build
. . . . I . 11' . - I
, lure dairy nam on iam n
Mr. and Mr.C. II. KnglUh Sundsyed
wltbPr. Clin" and family of l'orlutna.
A i Kstnbolskl and Lee Gore bin if
i,l from White Salmon. Wi ere
glad (he bov dld.not like it there .
.i. n'i ..i.t tn Ioom thettt out oi me
community, and tney inienueu lo wors
there if they liked the place.
mih Vnr MatfKiw. Alice Uroan, K.
McCune. Willi Kelley, Wm Bradley
look In the ball game at Ht. Helen. Hun
Jy.
Emm Mnltb and Libbl Foaler of
(tcsppoose attended the Miemoral
wrvkes here Sin day.
Il.irl Kaiy visited Kthel Kmitti Mou
lds.
Vox Cot was a Deer laland visitor
Sunday.
School cbwed her Friday, the foliow
dk I'rouram wa Kivtn Saturday night
whirh a mo ess In every way, the
nil crowd i-d.
Mi Davis and Mia Huldl have lad a
ucccmIuI school and hope they will
leach here again tbit year, and if they
lout ill our lu and soma other schools
Kin.
A flay by Iei r Island high school.
lass Motto. ....... ..Metnori in Aeteina
tlsss Colors (ima and I'ink
lass Plowers.l Wild Roes
"The Masonic King,"
Tits Adventiir nf a CJh-ga Bride.
A Farnn in ilnee Acis
Characters.
Kcxlerlck Yolk A jealous husluiid
K turns Keclan.
rthnloiuew Jeretul.ih faro brother a
ifteciivs
Ronald Itrittain
ml Hull cousin to Mrs. Itoderick York
Waller Freeman
Mrs. Roderick York (oilier wise known
i "r liHwIe,") A recent college graduate
ad bride of three weeks.
Soohi Freeman
:tUel I'ino A college clium of Floaaira
Lula Ray
Place York tba stern, elderly sister ol
.orfenck York
Laura Tullar
Mist Italancey Jones A deaf, elderly
hend of I he family
Hasel Rriltaln
tililie Mi-Cornlck the fourteen year old
ard oi Mist Delancey Jones
fi .' Alice Drown
Madam York Mother ol Koderio York
;' Mangle- Rarer
Hvnonsia.
kvt. 1 Library of Madanie York's heme,
a morning in late September,
ict. 11 Same, two days later.
let 111 Garret o( Madame York's
home three dsys later,
alh of Mrs Scott
Mr. Stella Scott wife of Cbas Scott
cd at Iter home in this city on Wed-
cnlay June 7lb, age 28 years. A hus
band and three small children survive
t. The (uneral was held at the resi-
nce on Thursday. Interment waa
ad at the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Rev.
. A. Heist conducted the services.
Mr. and Mas. L. R. Rutherford, and
Ir. snd Mrs. E E. Quick, went to Fort
knd by auto on Tuesday night to see the
(-tries! parade, returning home the
Mie night. They mnde the run from
itlandtoHt. Helena in one hour and
rty minute.
Ir. L. G. Hons, and A. L. Stone took
I" the electrical parade at I'ortland on
fuemlay nlRht, making the round trip
pi the Doctor's new auto.
For K hit The Leek store, living
'"tin up stairs, barn, all tonether or
Wm M. Ross.
At the laat meeting of Ava Temple
vlhian Histers, the (ollowing ofllcer
ere elected lo serve sis months. P. C.
Mma Richardson, M. K. C l'lorence
s, 15. S., F.lla George. E. J., Huba
IHskesly, Manager. Ida M. Harris, M
t R. and 0. Sarah M. quick, M. of F,
"Kf tlray, Trolector, Alice Bolck
ard, Lena B. Deming. Organist, Sadie
piis, Trustee, Ella M. Flsgg .
For Rrnt A new four room house,
Wm M. Rom.
Last Tuesday Captain Vallagh took a
hat Ud of St. Helens people to Port-
jann to see the electrical parade and at
h'l the Koen Khow.
Rhode Island tan for ottinff from
Is
"oronghbred chickens.
CITY VACATES HIGH SCHOOL SITE
r.? woy tw bothered With two
L-pairs of glaxoesT Cll st St
Helens Hotel next Tuesday, June 13th.
ami have Dr. Lowe show you the new
glaatcs with ahluh you can see all dint
aiiocs. no lilies or Result in the glasses
to strain the eyes and collect dirt. Full
dm.:oustratious. Remember the day and
date.
Mr. Thomas Fox decided to leave the
Orcadia Hotel laat week without first
going through the formality of settling
board lull of about $o0 but when he
got as fat as Kalutna bis plans were in
terred with by thx Sheriff of Cowlits
County, and Sheriff Thompson went
down and brought him back lo quart
ers ber there Is no charge for board
and Ixljcing. A settlement wss soon
made with the hotel.
(I. D Gilson informs as that about
the fc'iddU of the month he and Mrs.
Wilton will leave St. Helens for M irv-
laud, where he bss bargained for a to
bacco plantation. Mr. tiilson cam from
that pait of the United States to St.
Helens and thinks thst be will like it
back there, though it is a safe perdiction
tbst be will lie back in this section by
next summer, or sooner Once they
have ti e esst and stay in the weft for a
shoit time it Is seldom, indeed, that
they go back and stay.
Portland. June 4 That the foret fire
season of lull approaches with better
laws and stronger liatrols than were in
tff.-ct at the beginning of laat seswn,
but that the laat general rains cannot be
counted on lo postpone danger beyond
line, is the sutntaiti-e of a ststement
irsiied to day by the Western Forestry
A Conservation Asclntion sfter a sys
tematic canvass of field Conditions
tbroiiith its constituent Ore fighting ss
Mxlations in Montana, Idaho, Wash,
iogton and Oregon.
Rainfall wa about normal during
May snd April but light in March and
February, so the total from New Years to
dst is leos than in 1D1U. While M iy
rains relieved the fear of another abnor
mally early fire season, they also pre
vented the buroiiitt of settlers' and log
gers' slashings at the safest time. State
sod aiociatlons fire ofhVials empbaix
that the removal of these flre-trupt
now must I under permit with the ex
ercise of every care to prevent fire from
escaping or lingering to spring up luter.
Forest officials of all the State are ar
ranging fur stricter enforcement of the
fire Isws than in previous year and
promise little leniency to offenders.
The Washington and Oregon laws were
msde more stringent by the last legislat
ure and approbations for executing them
were increased 113,000 a year la Wh
ington and ftO'OOO ill Cregon. Hoth
state are greatly increasing their war
den fo.ee. The precautious required in
burning slashings and operating en
gine are much more rigid.
The Western Forestry A Conrervation
Association is Disking Scial efforts to
secure public cooperation with all those
agencies by distributing immense quail'
tlties of posters, sticker and folder
calling att ntion to law, the tep nec
es.ary to prevent fires, and the injury to
the community caused by destruction of
resources, life ami property. It believes
that if the public csn be made to realize
the extraordinary effort being made by
Government, State and timb.tr owners,
it will reciprocate by avoiding the earn
li'sncs which caused so much distress
and damage last year.
rw.-a.or Chute, of Clutknie. wa a
visllor to this place last Monday and
Tuesday, and while in this section se
cured the contract for the buiUling ol
new school house at the former camp of
the Western Cooperage Co. This struc
ture Will cost in the neighborhood ol
ILXXJO. end will be a credit to tne an-
trict. While the Cooperage people are
no longer operating, there sre still some
fifteen or twenty children In this dis
trict, and the compsny has sold Mint of
ii. I.n.l that will Ire settled on be lore
long. .We are informed that consider
able of It Is on the market, and when
this larite holding of logged off countre
u mil tin the noniilation out that way
will be materially increased. If the
rwh.. la aa rood a builder of school
houe as he I teacher, then there is no
doubt but that he is the proper man for
the job he ha secured.
For Sale.
One team of good sound horses, weight
21)80 pounds, sges 9 and 10 years.
Wagon, new 3t inch,
llurrcss new.
All fot $050.
Address Ernest siesman, Scappoow,
Oregon, Rout" 1.
BOOST FOR NEW BUILDING
Superb Location It Given District and Leading Taxpayers
Favor Building at Once.
At its session Monday night
the City Council placed itself
squarely on record as favoring
a frreater and better St. Helens
by unanimously passing ordinance
No. Ill vacating a tract 200 ft. by
JIX) ft in the southerly portion
of Washington Square, the same
to be used for school purposes by
District No. Two Columbia Coun
ty. The question has been under
consideration for some time and
considerable discussion has been
aroused. A large progressive
element in this city has long felt
the need of better school facilities
not only for our present popula
tion, but as a means of inducing
the more desirable class of home
seekers to locate here. The nec
essary machinery was set in mo
tion shortly after the visit of
State Superintendent Alderman
last April when he so forcefully
pointed out our need and splen
did opportunity. The friends of
the project look upon the action
of the Council as the first step
toward the realization of their
ideal.
Site Unequalled
During the past few weeks the
projiosed location has been visit
ed by several people familarwith
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school conditions, not only in this I in use, the temporary rental of
state but in other parts of the additional quarters, or the erect
country as well, and all unite in j ion of a new building. There
pronouncing it the most nearly ( seems to be quite a feeling in the
ideal site that they have ever .district that when the inadaquate
seen. Indeed many a small col- playgrounds, the lack of sanitary
lege would consider itself exceed-'conditions and numerous other
ingly fortunate if it could boast 'defects of the present location
a campus of such rare natural ,
beauty and ready adaptability for
school purposes. Present plans
contemplate the erection of a 1
building in the southern part of ( again being able to secure so de
the park near the line where the'sirable a location on such gener
grouna uegins iu mupe irum
plain to the lake in the rear of
the Square, It will then be in
full view of travellers on the main
thorofare between St. Helens and
J 1 ! A
Houlton and
yet far enough re
moved from the street to avoid
all the inconveniences of dust and
noise. The large area in front
of the building can readily be ut
ilized for baseball, football and
outdoor track purposes. There
will be abundant room for all
grades to play at the same time
. i a - & t ! . : . u AMA
iwiinum nii-enci iiiK wimunc u-
other as they must on the present
. as . a a
grounds. Immediately to the
ngnt or the building site is a
beautiful grove, which Mr. H. B,
Nicholas, of Portland offers to
donate to the district as soon as
the building is completed. In
the rear of the grove is found a
natural amphitheater, which at a
small expense may be arranged
for such outdoor exercises and
entertainments as are now be
coming so popular in every up to
date school. Just beyond the
amphitheater Is a shallow lake.
Here may be grown such aquatic
specimens as a botany class may
need, to Bay nothing of its being
a unique feature of a school cam
pus So favorable has nature
been to this whole tract that a
small expenditure of money or a
popular clearing up bee will re
sult in making it one of the beau
to spots of St Helens.
Time Opportune
That the district can ill afford
to slight the magnanomous offer
of Mr. Nicholas and of the coun
cil, seems to be the growing sen
timent of the city. Our present
building has been outgrown.
The school board has been oblig
ed to engage a fifth teacher for
next year thus necessitating an
enlargement of the structure now
and building are taken into con
sideration, it would be the height
of folly to temporize even though
the people were certain of ever
ous terms.
Built on Unit Plan
Those most interested in the
building project feel certain that
when put up at public sale the
old building will realize far more
than it originally cost the dist
rict. Furthermore it is proposed
to build the structure on the unit
plan. The architect will submit
designs of a building so arranged
as to permit additions being built
thereto, without destroying the
beauty and symetry of the whole.
The most extravagant promoter
does not advocate the expendi
ture of more than from $15,000
to $20,000. Teis sum secured by
the sale of twenty year bonds
would no) materially increase the
taxes, even at the present valua
tion of the property within the
district
A special meeting for the pur
pose of voting the necessary
bonds will be called for the eve
ning of June 30th.
PROCLAMATION
To whom it may concern : I, Martin
White, Mayor of the City of St. Helen's,
Oregon, Do hereby proclaim that the
(hooting of firecracker, firework, cap
pistols, and like explosives is hereby
prohibited in the City of St. Helens from
and including July 1 to July 101911.
Martin Whits, Mayor.
Letters unclaimed at the St. Helens,
Ore. Post-office for the week ending
June 3d, 1911. Andres Ccrrasco one
letter, Tom Cartes one letter, Cbas. 8
Dahl one letter, Jesse Fox one letter,
C. J. Hoferone letter, Harvey Knight
one letter, C. E. Robert one letter.
Letters unclaimed by June 24th will
be sent to the deed letter office.
M.C.Uray.P. M.
Miss Anna and Rudolph Ketel spent
the fore part of the week in Portlan d
enjoying the Rose Festival.
YA.N'KTOS
Daily mail between Yankton and
Trenholm
Oliver Smiths' family arrived from
Michigan last week. They are delighted
with this climate.
Mark Reynold is bnilding a house on
his land recently purchased from J. M.
Brinn.
Hummer Corliss, from Aroostook Co.
Maine has been visiting for a few days
with hi cousins the Sherman boys, and
G. D. Bonney.
Mrs. R. A. Lovelace of Rainier has
been spending few dsys at the home
of her daughter Mrs. G.L. Tarbell.
Alec Ash took a band of horses, a doz
en or more, np to his Bunker Hill ranch
to escape the high water.
Mrs. Bartel, of Portland, who has been
visiting with her nephew, Rndolph
Kappla and family, returned to her home,
Saturday.
Miss Davis, teacher at Deer Island,
spent Sunday with Miss Bowman at
"Twin Pines" and greeted her many
old friends at the Sunday evening ser
vice. The Church was crowded to the limit
on Sundsy evening, to listen to a well
planned programme by the school, and
bsccalauriate sermon by Rev. DeBord.
Memorial Day was observed by appro
priate services at the church and decor
ations at the cemetary, where several
Veterans rest.
Have Dr. Lowe relieve your hesd and
eye ache by removing the cause with a
pair of his correctly fitting glasee.
They coat no more than others and you
have the benefit of his skill and more
than twenty years experience. He does
not go from bouse to bouse. Consult
him about your eyes and glasses at Hotel
St Helens. Tuesday June 13. Dozens
of reSerences. Remember the date.
COBLE
Coble Grange, had a well attended
meeting in the hall this week. A spe
cial order of the day, was a Memorial
Service, beautiful flowers decorated the
altar In memory of those who have en
tered the "Great Grange" in obedience
to the call of the "Supreme Master."
An open meeting of the Grange has been
decided on, to take the form af a basket
dinner picnic, in the Shiloh Basin dist
rict on the twenty-fifth of this month,
everybody Invited.
Road work 1 progressing in tbi dist
rict very rapidly, road supervisor An
liker Is making things hum now that
the rainy season Is over.
Decoration day wa duly observed by
the residents of Goble and adjacent dist
ricts. For several years the different
fraternal orders of this place have made
a point of seeing that the Neer City
Cemetery is properly taken rare of so
far aa it is possible, and take turns in
conducting the ceremonies of the day
This year the Grange took the lead, and
the committee appointed by Worthy
Master, M. Llnke. discharged their
duties in a very sa'isfactory manner.
Mr. John Lindsay a member of the O.
A. R. was orator of the day, Mr. Tom
Hunter gave a reading, also some very
nsemt Information regarding memorial
COMMERCIAL CLUBS MEET
St.
HaUns aad Hon! tow Chsb
Members Frateraiaw
Mempers of the St Helens and Houl
ton Commercial Clubs fraternized at a
joint meeting of the two clubs, on Wed
nesday evening of this wesk, at the City
Hall in St Helens.
Matters of common interest to the two
cities were taken np and acted upon in
a manner which can mean bnt auccyss.
Resolutions wera drawn nb by a (pe
dal committee and endorsed by the two
clubs, directed to the officials of the A.
A C. R. R. in an efiort to secure a bet
ter rate, both passenger and freight, be
tween Houlton and Portland. Mr. Cbas
Wbith. of Houlton and Mr. H. F. Mc-
Cormick, of St. Helens were named as
a committee to wait upon the official of
that company in the matter.
A plan was outlined whereby the clubs
hope to put the establishing of the en
gine work on a footing which will wind
up the preliminary work and make tba
construction of the plant an assured fact.
Mr. Howard, the engineer who has the
patents on the macelnes to be tnanufact-
vred, will be in St- Helena for a few
days to meet in person the people who
are expected to furnish the necessary
capital.
Mr. Howards proposition is certainly
all that an investor could ask.
The meeting adjourned at ten o'clock
feeling that another step hid been ta
ken in the direction of a "bigger and
better" St. Helen.
DEER ISLAND
Last Sunday memorial services were
held at the Grange Hall, and the follow- '
ing program wa rendered:
Song: "Beautiful, Golden Some
where."
Introductory. Remarks.
Prayer.
A abort memorial of each departed
ister and brother wa given and a floral
tribute placed on the altar for each.
Song: "Forget Not The Dead."
Benediction by the Caplain.
All present brought a generous
supply flowers and these who were un
able to attend seat their floral offerings.
Mr. Liadbotn conveyed the flowers to
the cemetery and the grangers dee-
orated the grave.
Eva a Smith, Lecturer.
SacaiPica 8jU.b of One St Helens resi
dence property, "Oasie Park" 33 oeoice
bbjlding lota 58x100 each. Building
24x60 .modern, chicken houses snd out
buildings, splendid soil, garden and fruit
Cots are worth $125 each but for quick
sale I will take $3000 and throw in all
Improvements. I win also sell fixtures
of ice cream parlor, soda fountain, lice
box, 3 box ball alleys, "household furni
ture, and 250 thoroughbrvd chickens for
o00 additional, good reasons for selling.
Address or call on D.T. Gerdes, Houlton
Oregon.
Let no one bnt an educated, skilled.
experienced eye specialist teat snd fit
glasxes to your eyes. Dr. Lowe has the
necessary qualifications ; Consult him
at Hotel St. Helens Tuesday June 13th.
He will return every two months and
guarantee his work.
day in the different states In the Union.
Seven Veterans of the Civil and Mex
ican wars are interred in this cemetery.
ORDINANCE NO. Ill
An ordinance vacating a portion of
Washington Square to School .District
Number Two, for school purposes.
The City of St. Helens does ordain as
follow :
Section 1. That a portion of Wash
ington Square, two hundred feet long by
two hundred feet wide in the southerly
portion of said Square be, and the same
is hereby vacated to School District
Number Two of Columbia County Ore
gon for the purpose of erecting school
buildings thereon and to be used for
school purposes only.
Section 2. That said District Number
Two shall within sixty days from the
date of final passage of this ordinance
signify it's acceptance of said portion of
said Square in writing and designate
therein by metes and bounds the exact
location of said tract.
Sections: The said School District
Number Two Columbia County, Oregon
is hereby granted the joint use of all of
the said Square for campus purposes) ia
connection with said School.
Seitiou 4. That this vacation is made
for school purposes only and if at any
time the said School District does not
maintain a school and buildings thereon
for a period of one year from and after
Septcmher. 1912, or shall cease to use
said land for school purposes then the
said land shall revert to the City the
same as it now is.
Approved Jnnt Bib. 1911.
Ma art WntT,
"Mayor,
John Q. Gnjre, Recorder.
D. T. UBBDK3.