THE OREGON MI
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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.