The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, June 16, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON MI nn VOL XXX. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 16. 1811. NO. 30 COUNTY FIRE WARDEN APPOINTED BARBER KILLS SELF BUILDING SENTIMENT GROWS S. BENSON SELLS OUT 0., o tha Large! Timbae Holding Columbia County Change Hand in s Rnon. the veteian Columbia river Wgerandlimlter ownr. ha told the tatotii,ioi holding f"r-M0O yiO netting lo'"1 ot aoim-thing likt IS.UOO.WW from hi Columbia Rivet ,. Tne Hanson innoer wuiupauy hist organlel by I"1 California Mftoai, tot taken over Mr. ltanaon' . i n. - IK .. .....II p, mill slCtaUkanle, lue ramng appu md about 15,000 acre ol Umber. UbJ. containing an estimated stand ol MOOOO.OuOleeiul timber. Frank Lynch bo alout two years ago took over itb 0. J F.vi-naon tha hail Diego saw lain plant belonging 1" Mr. Benson, La been ih prinotau factor in mo new hmi. Mr. Henton Inaugurated commercial rafting ol on tee Pacific le Califor lii pulntt Following thi work he hulli H e San DiPifi) mill. I a'er he sol. I the mill properly, but cm n i-l tly inglogr fnUMhe plant. 1 he. U.l.(oruiatit ahoHk over lb mill have by 'heir Uitti purchase secured their own tupply of raw ni erUI In Oregou, thus perfect Ingttirong combination (or tup pi In K llil San llr,fo Lumber market. Ity oper ttlng th- Claukanle mill the Company can els fiii'ira hi the Columbia. Kivrr lumber n.aiket. The biK logging pUnt On the ( olumhla County holding, tin. bceu able lo upply lar mora tinber than the two mlllt mentioned wa able o aosrauie, and ha been oneot lb impor Uol toorce of lg aupplr 'ur iheColum bit River mill. It It nnderatood that tbia ptiaa ol tli buil iim will be con' tiootd. Tli llenton Timber Company which vat organized to take over Mr. Bentont rtnwiuing timber and logging interests, It etplialid lor 3,000,0(10. It plan to continue the butine conduct J by the Btntoa Logging Companv. The office oltli new Company will be oo the 15th lour ol the Venn building. Mr. Ben-on ray h will make Impor ttnt I'urtland realty inveatnienta with bit load.. Krienclt ol the millionaire say b nity tprnd a considerab'e part ol bit time, especially in winter, at wait south tr California city, probably Lo A nge- lN. Mr. I'.tnton'a tureen a a logger and timber owner in Oregon haa been per btp the moat brilliant example of pluck tad perseverance among the loral men. There are Compaiiiea tliat own vatily prater acreage than h held, but he imong the men who grew op in the bit iarti hat brough out of the buaineaa tiie tinier returnt. S. B. Y eon, the Port ltnd ctpiialitt, mho baa ut finithed tin Northwest's talleit tkytcrapar on Fifth and Alder ttreet, wa close to Mr. Benton in hi ucrc aa a logger and limber owner. Karl Perry, representing the Week (irthite Company, of Portland, wa in thii tectum laat Sunday and Wed net day in Ihe Interetl ol hi firm and tr en tacted contiderable business. On the trtt day ol hit day h told fonr itonet. Dr. Holling .head Praache Dr. V. H. Hollingshead formerly taperimetiilent of the I'urtland diairict now Kield Secretary for the Iloard of H"tn Miftiont and Church Eitention, ill occupy the pulpit of the Methodist Church both morn ng and evening nest Sunday. Hit many friends will be glad to avail themselves of the opportunity of gain hearing hiip. T Civ RacitaJ It It the Durnote of tha Sunday School and Kpworth League to secure for the people or Ht. Helen high a clss or durBtiventertainmentaa the town will uport. Th ft rat venture of the Sun ly School wa a marked success, Ir. Yourg'i illuatrated lecture on Yellow tone Park wa greatly enjoyed by ryone. The tecoud number I to be liven at the City Hall neit Wednesday wning. Mltte Hilda Brant and itanette Uedy of the (iilletpl Hchool of Kxpreaaion, willgivean evening program ' reeling and pantomlne. Theae young Itdii t are very highly recommended a nleruiner. You will m'.tt a real plea ire If you fall hear them. Admlaaion Scentt and 15 rents. The proceed are he nel in the purchase ol new hvm lor the Sunday School. "ugh Illorman wa eriouly hurt at camp lait Monday afternoon. Hugh o'ltiiouthe train and wa unloading. thought Hint the lent log had been j"wn off and wa pulling on the cable 10 K"t a little ,l.k. when It wa tiirht- mcd nn ainl l.u t,....t ........ i. u,. 'hick, cruthing the Inet three fingers hat they will probably have to be Wtenofr. II, came Immediately lo this and Dr. Rom treated the injury, "ngh ,00 the evening train to Portland, m? hs m ta ,he hoapUal to etay Under the auth irlty given him by the Oregon Kim Uw enacted liy the hiat lgitlture, H title Forreau-r, F. A. Ktliot Is aciively engaged In periling hia campalgu tor the prevention of foiett II let during the approaching drv d-atou. Aid from tie local Hre warden, ol whoiu thnre will be about aix hundred in till) latM. iiierviting waidens are being appointed in eacli of the heavily timbered counties. In that portion ol the tat having but a small amount of Umber, two or more counties will be looked after by on (upurviaing warden Mr. W. II. 8tuitb, of lloullou, ha been apMilutd to the position of luper viaiug warden for Columbia County This appolutmvnt was made by the Stale t orresler after a very careful con ((deration of tb recommendation re ceived from the principal tliiiber-land owners of thit territory, pertont retir ing In lclitiet not covered by a lil fire warden tVpiild conoilt him In legard to biiruing of l hhiiH and luf inntl.M coiii't-rmn Ih liie l.w. fbe aiivi n 4 MHi'lena will liav- gHiierat tupt-rvlaion otcr thw i ouoty or limnct placed i'l their charge. Thev will be eipm ted to kei-p in touch with the local fire warden., whether teivirg voluutHrilr or tinder piy from tiie tim r owuert, county cjuru or other iw, aud (o leud lluni ev -r aa-i-tince in tbrir poaer lor the emon-emeul ol thi lawt. Ti.er will be cmMweid to iaaue burning peruiltt where th territory it not covered by local fire warden and to act at referee in cae where there it s difference of opinion between auy local fire warden and a resident of company relative to the advitability of Imuiuga burning permit. Ioging camps, saw mill, railroad, etc . where tteaiu en gines burning other than oil for fuel, are being oerated, will be inapected from time to time to ee that proper tpark arreater are ill use. In addition, UfViileg warden will advitu with farmer, loggers, and other who have slashings to burn, inttruct campers about camp fire, diatrlbu'e copies of the taw, poet Are notices in placet where they will do the mt good, and keep the State Forreater fully informed ir re gard to the fire aituation in their ditt rict. It is not the intention of the forett fire It that the htate should be called upon to fight forett flret, and there is no appropriation made for that purpose escept in estreme emergencies. The n-sl intent, however, is to prevent lire and in cane Ore doe get started to see thst the proper pertont. that it, thote who sre the moat Interested in the local ityjof the (Ire, whether timber owners, saw mill men,loggers,armrt or other, to get an adaqilat force of men on the ground immediately to properly handle and extinguith tb Ore. Probationer Organiie The younger member of the Method iat Church met latt Huuday afternoon an. I organized a probationer claa. Mis Mabel Craig was elected president and Roy Ijiws was named ecretary. The clans expects to meet every Sunday afternoon lor lb purpose of studying the hiilory, doctrine snd polity of their church. The meeting will be entirely in charge ol the young people snd lively ditcunMons are promised. The main topic for Sunday afternoon it "What is sin." 8. A. Miles was a Portland vititor last Monday morning. The citr. Shothone left for California latt Sunday afternoon with a full cargo of lumlier for California porta. Captain Atplund it tcconipai led on this trip bylnt wile and daughters, who have many friends at this place and like to vitlt St. Helens. St. Helens wss a large contributor to the Kos Feitlval in Portland lat week. Probably th larger part of the people livlnir here attended the big annnai allow. On Saturday night a tpecial train left I'urtland at 11:30. and many availed themaelve of the opportunity to see the electric parade and get home the ame evening. The Isdies of the Episcopal Guild will ervc tea In the Guild Hall next Thurs day June 2'.'nd. Superintendent's Report. St. Helen Ore. June 1st lull Superintendents report to the Wster Com misalon from the 24th day of April 11)11 till the latday of June Kill. Kereived and turned over to the ec retary of the W. C. lor water pipe old. f(.or. We made 22 connections and put In one meter. We laid lUi feet 2 inch pipe. We laid 224 feet ?4' Inch pipe. We laid 2DJ feet Inch pipe. We tapped the main 3 times by a 2 inch main, M. Ftmt gniH-lia-rifj A COMPARISON 'OF,THE rPOOSESCHOOL BUILDINGS TheVScappose structure U j w W "jaawwattw vay .wk axua a j ys.VVVV I I e,aa ww jva ta"jlflrrailrJo as weliras ScaDooose? . bfal&M SJ Tf EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATIONS On account of the large number of failures thit year, i lie pupil in the eighth grade were given another chance to take the Vxaiuinationa and at thit place and all over the county there were a large number patM-d . Thote here who were either conditioned or fulled lait month, but got through are at follow. Berlin Yeomen, Mary Hamilton, Frtd Morgua, Knute I'.jorkimin, Frank Thorp, Oswald Deming, Charley Laws, Frank fe lioberison, Mabel Craig, Iv Wilson, Clara Steven, and (irace Harrison. The following in different parts of the county alto pan!. Kotwrt Harvey, Mi.t. Norman Miic.lay, Columbis City. Sigfrinl Andcr on, Warren, Franklin Kven-o i, Nellie Page, Ioi DUckford. Karl Duingarduer, 11 111 ma lllnckford, Clalakanie, Bruce Aaron, (ieorRe French, John Timonev. ltainier, Wm. Pyykoncn, Ieverne Keddick, Nathan Van CreeJen, Clatakanie, Charley Uabrielton. Clara 'aaler, Jowjpli G.ibriclson, Mayger, Martha Powers Quincy. Vera Barger, Yankton, Stedmaii l'reacott, Eilitb Clark, Houlton,. llantington Paxon, Warren, I-na Baldwin, I) maid Duffy, ScapMoe, F.ugene Keclan, Walter Fremnu, Der Island, Iris Peterson, Miat. The bighert avenge nude in the conn tv this year in the eighth grade examin ations wa that of Miss Lt iU Duggin, of Claukanie, being P4's. while Mist Hilda Johnton. of ltainier, wa next with"-",. Th City Council Tk. Hijiilar laevVltf lllietinif of the council wat held t the City Hall lust Monday night ami two new ordinances were read for the fbst and second time One was to provide (or raising the aaUry of the City marshal from tiO. to f per mouth, and the other to limit the part of St. Helens in whii h taloont can be licensed to fhe two blo:k tht are now tha principal busiiiesa section ol the town. The latter ordinance watintro dm I by Councilman Philip and doe credit to it originator. The city leased lue section oi me Strand where the new restaurant it b in built, to Moatrs Blew and Mace for the f St RA M.e nmntli tf till. II All. UiU ui T,tn- r - - r r ertr la the f ity', and if as l the general opinion it is reserved "for wharves" how can it be used for any other ptirpos. BUGGY to exchange for wood. Wm. M. Boss' Mlaa Nellie Laws snd Miss Mnbcl Clark wers passengers on the Yoemite bound for Lo Angeles, California, when the boat left here last Saturdny evening. The Yosemite goes as fnr ss San Tedro from which point they will take the train to Los Angeles. Miaaea Mad ire and Mildred Allen, of Spoksne, are visiting with their tistcr, Mrs. L. K. Kutberforo. Mrs Joseph Allen and baby daughter returned from Seattle this week to their home in St. Helens. 1. II. It. Cliff and family, of Port land, came cow n In the Doctor's auto Inst Sunday, snd while Mrs. Clilll visited friends here, the Doctor and the rest of the family took in the ball gntne. I A Ifolladav. of Ieer Island. Wflsa business visitor to the county seat last Monday. ST. HELENS; AUD SCAP. acreditl to . that progrewive TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS Notice is hereby given that the County School 'Superintendent of Columbia County will hold the regular examin ations for applicant for State papers at St. Helens Oregon, commencing Wed nesday, June 21, st 9:00 o'clock A, M., and continuing until Saturday, June 24, at 6:00 P.M., as follows: For State Certifics'es (one-year, five year, life.) Wednesday A M Arithmetic, Civil Government, English Literature. Wednesday P M Geography, Gram mar, Physics. .Thursday A MOrihography, Theory and Practices, Bookkeeping. Thursday V M Writing, Physiology, Geology. Friday A M U. S. History, rhytical ueography. Botany. Friday P M School Lay, Psychology. Geometry. Saturday A M Reading, Algebra, General History. Saturday P M Composition, Amer ican Literature. History of Education. For State Primary Certificates : Wednesday A M Methods in Read ing, Methods in Arithmetic. Wednesday A M Methods in Lang uage, Methods in Geography. Thursday A M Orthography, Theory and Practice. Thursday V M Writing and Physio lotfv. Friday A M Thesis. Subjects lor Thesis: Lessons by Stories, Language in Primary tirades, Number Work in Pri mary (.trades. Busy Work in Primary (trade, Possibility of Nature Study in Primary Grades, Phonics in Primary (trades. Child Study. Applicant chooses one Subject. Frldav P M Psychology. NOTE: Questions on Theory and Practice, Writing, Arithmetic, Physio logy w ill le the tame for Primary Cer tificates as for other Certificates. Dated at St. Helens, Ore., May 9 1911: J. H. COLLINS, County School Superintendent. FOR SALE Bay mare, weight about UoO pounds, sound, gentle, and true, with Coach colt one month old by ber side. E. S. FAXON, Houlton. For Rent The Leek store, living rooms up stairs, barn, all together or singly. Wm M. Ross. The pay day aftermath in the Record er's Court did not smount to much this month, despite the fact that the tenth of the month came on Saturday, and the natural thing to expect was thst Mr. Gage would have a bnsy day. There w as nothing doing at all until Tuesday morning, when Maishsl Wilklnt brought one Ole Simpnon In, chsrged with being drunk snd disorderly and somewhat of a nuisance on the street. He was found guilty as charged, but an investigstion showed thitt be was about all in and that the fine of $7.50 couid not be paid at that time, so fJ.50 was collected and the defendant was allowed to depart on condition that he py tne balance in five dsys. 9 Fok Runt A new fonr room honse. Wm M. Ross. Houhon Man Commit Suicide at Hotel Last Monday John F. Shartey, well known in thit city and Houlton, having worked in this neighborhood a a barber at differ ent times for a'out twi rears, commited suicidn last Monday in hit room at the Matbieson Hotel in Houlton, by cutting bis throat with a razor. At about 12;30 a number of people on the street snd in the building beard him screaming aud noon going to his room found him on the floor with bis head oeany severed from his bodv. The deed was very evidently premed itated and probably thst the nsn hsd often thought of taking tbis course. He was of a morose and sullen disposi tion and made but few friends. Work ing for a week or two at a time he would get b'ner nd bluer every day snd then go on a drunk lasting anywher from th ee or for day to a week or two. On hii o ci-ion be bad been under the i'.fineiire of liquor 1 1 alanit two weeks and on tt.e Ka unlay I ore the eonvnit ing of the suicide b was utTerii g and n a condition bordering on delirium tr men. Sunday he was feeling better but on Mo idav must have Uken a turn or the wort . Soarkey niut have went ab ait the commission of bis terrible act in a coo and collected wit v. He had folded a blanket from bis bed and laid it on the floor. Then standing in front of the mirror be had taken the razor in bis right hand and slashed his throat back and forth several times, a on one side there were four marks w here the razor had started and on the other there were ve. His cries Immediately brought several people to the tcene, and when they arrived be was laying on the blan ket bleeding to death, and despite the fact that he had cut half way through bis thruAt, it was more tbsn fifteen min utes before he passed awav. His mother, and a brother who is a barber in Indiana were telegraphed and instructions were received from them to bury him at Houlton. Coaoner Frank Sherwood was summoned but the esse wss so evidently one of suicide that an inquest was not deemed necessary. The barbers union, of Portland, of Which he has been a member for a matter of fif teen years, wss communicsted with, and a representative visited Houlton. The union stands the expense of the funeral giving the sum of $100. The funeral wa held at the M. E. Church in Houlton on Wednesday at 10:30 o'clock and the interment was at Oddfellows Cemetery st Warren, Rever end De Bord officiating. Tbt&leceased was 4.' years of age. Cutting Scaape at Prascott These was something doing at one of the Greek bunk house in Prescott lsst Friday night and as a result one of the Greeks will die and one of them is in s very precarious condition while a third has a severe cut in one band. The Greek that rented the house in which they were living wsnted one of them to leave, and toreatened him with a gnn. He ran out and there were a couple of them waiting for him at the door and be wat stabbed without a chance to resist. The knife went into his back and nnder the shoulder blsde piercing the lungs. He yelled for help, and the first man that rushed out was put in bad condition and may die, while the next one was the man thst was cut In the hand, and if the rescuer had not come out so fast that the two doing the knifing could not handle them, the chances are that there would have been enongh disabled Greeks in Prescott to have flilled a couple ot hospitsls, as the ability and willingness of the men with knives seems to have been fully up to snuff. The man who hsd the revolver was picked up in Portland the next day and brought to jail st this place to await bis preliminary hearing. The two who did the stabbing sre probably somewhere in the Grsys Harbor . country or on the soun I as there are a nnmber ot their countrymen over that way, and they es caped into Washington in a skiff thst they stole from above Prescott, and thst has been found on the other side of the river a short distance below Kalama. Th most teriouily injured of the two men it at a Greek doctor's in Portland, while one is at the hospital and the one with the cut hand is at Prescott. Friends of the man in jsil here have been at this place and are working actively to secure his release, while a number of his local countrymen sre Interested in the matter. For Fruit Jars go to Harrison's Grocery he keeps the Fconomy and the new Wide Mouth Mason lar. We buy in large quantities and are abls to sell st smaller preces then the other fellow. James Muckle A 8on. FOR SALE. 2 lots. Cheap. In quite of Harold P. RdA, St. Helens. Taxpayer' St Folly of Adding to Old School Hoot The new high school idea is meeting with increased favor ev ery day. With the approach of the school election taxpayers are beginning to study the question in all its phases. To determine in a measure the sentiment of the more progressive citizens of ' the district the Mist representa tive interviewed men as follows: H. F. McCormick "The building af a new school would be a great thing toward the advancement of the city and to encourage families to locate here." . W. G. Muckle 'There is no reason why we should be behind Scappoose, Clatskanie and Rainier on the school proposition. Let us have an up to date building." S. C. Morton "I favor the building of a modern structure on the new site if the old building can be sold for a resonable sum." A. T. LAWS. "By all means have a high school so that we can give our children a good education with out sending them to Portland or other large cities." M. E. MILLER. "The present building is en tirely inadequate for present school. It is the part of econo my to put up a new building rather than enlarge the old." MARTIN WHITER Grounds and old building are out of date and too small. We the should avail ourselves of opportunity of getting a fine site and an up to date building." M. C. GRAY, 'The proposed high school site posseses much natural beauty, is more conveniently located and is much more commodious than the present school grounds. The school should be built" The above are the statements of a few who it was possible to see before going to press and we can get columns of expressions of the same kind. Next week more of the business men and citizens will be called upon, and the opinions of enough of them printed to show that the feeling is all in favor of the construction of a new and up to date school that will be a credit to the town. Road Supervisor Dspain has finished another piece of fine road In this district. It extend from near the residence of H. O. Howard on the Yankton road west psst the store ot C. H. Briggs and is over 4000 feet long. Several places deep cuts were msde aud near the church and the store there Is a fill of eight feet or so . The road was well graded all the way and a good covering ot rock put on. Mrs. Jas. Henderson, of Aberdeen, formerly Miss Dorothy Prescott, of tbis place, has been 111 st the bospltsl In Ab erdeen but is nearly recovered and will soon return to her home. ' The St. Helens Timber Compeny hss had a crew of men at work for some time on the construction of a large oil tank at the mouth of Scappoose Bay, as their locomotives will burn oil in the nesr future. The tank will have a capa city of 5000 barrels, or shout one fourth of the cargo of one of the big tank boats. As soon as completed, the boats from California will go up the slough to the tank, and pump the oil Into it, from which place it can be sold to the river steamer that burn oil. There Is no place here where they can get fuel this side of Linnton, and the installation of tbis tank will mean considerable to the boats that work almost exclusively around here, The Columbia County Lumber Com pany is running every dsy at present and making a cut ot about 85,000, all of which is ties snd timbers. The new mill employs about twenty five men and makes good addition to the St. Helens fit roll, mi nana is well.