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vregon iyiiot
MUR DERER STILL AT LARGE
Founded 1881
Anteredat the Postoffice at St. Helens,
Oirifnn, as econit-class mail matter
Despite the fuct tbat Bherifi Thomp
son, Deputy Lake and their assistants
hare worked ntxht and day oa the mat
t r, and hare done everything in tl
riet of anyone, more than a wrek naa
passed tinea thrliscovery of the bod
Publishing Coirmanv of Mrs. Daisy Wehrman and her thre e-
year-oia son, tiaroia, in me lamuy
cabin, six miles northwest of Scappoose,
and the authorities are no nearer solo
tion of the crime than at first.
It has been ascertained the murder
was commited late Monday and not
6unday night as at first believed. Wbtn
Frank Wehrman, husband of the mur
dered woman, left the house Sunday
Mrs. Wehrman remarked that there
was no bread in the house. When the
doable murder was discovered a fresh
batch of bread was found in the kitchen
n I indicating that Mrs. Wehrman bad
CHLfGa I baked bread Monday, as was her cus-
torn.
The theory that the murder was the
work uf a tramp has been abandoned
and there exists in the minds of prac
tically all who have bad to do with tbe
case tbe feeling that tbe culprit,
ever apprehended, will be found to
a resident of the neighborhood. As
sault has been established as the mo
tive.
Uaaai Etwt Friday kr
The Mist
George H. Flag g
Editor and Manager
SuascmiPTioN Ratio
One year $1.60
W months .75
Advertising rates made known on appli
cation. Legal notices 25 cents per line.
County Official
County Court.
The County Court finished the
work of the September term last
Tuesday and adjourned until
their next regular monthly meet
ing the first Wednesday In Oct
ober. There was the usual amount
of new and old road work to at-
In this connection if it could
proved who took the n ebrman mat
from tbe poetoffice at Scappooee the
Monday immediately preceding the dis
tend to ana tne Board of County covery of the body the mystery would
Road Viewers were instructed to M measure be solved. One theory
that this person may be the murderer,
but the postmaster does not remember
and can throw on light on this feature
of tbe case.
A paper from the family's old home
in Iowa was taken from the postofflce
September Monday, the day after Frank E. Wehr
man, tne nuaband, left lor fortiana to
resume his work. It was found, still
wrapped, in the cabin when Mrs. Wehr
man's, body was discovered. A package
The petition to change the of stenciled muslin, left in the cross-
rjlaee for PYnnrlincr imme of th roads' mail box by Mrs. George Bates
Rnnri District No 4 Pn Saturday, was also louna unwrsppea
meet at the following places on
the dates named:
S. Rock road. September 20th.
C. D. White road. September
18.
R. L. Welch road.
19.
N. A. Andress road. Septem
ber 21.
of ir-
money m
was denied, on account
regularities in the malter.
The petition for a liquor
license in Goble precinct for Ma
kinster and Nuss baumer was
denied on account of mistakes
the publication.
During the most of the 6th.
7th, 8th, and 9th, the matter of
granting a liquor license to G. B.
Milloy for Scappoose precinct
was considered, and at noon on
the 9th it was ordered issued.
The petition of P. Sharpe for
a road was denied on account of
a claim for $3000 damages.
The petition of Cooper Whitney
for a road was allowed.
The petition of A. D. Holladay
and Fritz Anliker for county
,road3 was denied on account of
unfavorable reports of the view
era. The petition of G. C. Fowler
was denied on account of damges.
The petition of Olaf Oleen for
damages on account of the Pic
kney road was denied.
The resignation of E. L. Nut
aa Justice of the Peace in Rainier
Precinct was accepted and J. B.
E. Bourne appointed to fill the
vacancy.
The petition of the Clatskanie
Commercial Club for a bridge
across the Clatskanie was con
tinued, but their petition for an
appropriation to rock road in Dist
13 was allowed in the sum $600.
The petition of W. H. Howard
for remission of tax was allowed
on all asked for except a valua
tion of $890.
W. E. Stevens was allowed da
mages in tne sum or $15 for ac
cident to horses and wagon on
county road.
The bid of C. J. Lindberg
$460, for work in district No,
was accepted.
judication that someone took it from
the box and held it. with tne paper
taken from the poetoffice Mondsy, as an
excuse for visiting the Wehrman home
When the body of Mrs. Wehrman
was fouud her feet were encased in
rubbers the cleanness of which indi
cated that siie had not been ontside
the bouse after putting them on. It
has also been established that she went
to the mail box only once in six months
of her residence in the neighborhood.
The authorities know of at least two
strangers wbo were in Scappoose Mon
day, but there is no wsy lo ascertain
which, if either, of tbem got the mail.
It is also believed that one did not
return but came to Portland.
It has also been established that the
wisp of hair which was found in the
left hand of the murdeied woman was
not that of her little son. Close ex
amination has disclosed that hair
clasped in her right hand, tbat nearest
the boy as tbe bodies were lying when
found, cams from the boys head.
SberiffTbompson and Deputy Sheriffs
Like and Grant, of Columbia County,
have not yet ceaeed working on the
mystery. They are engaged in invest!
gsting certain apparcut inaccuracies in
the statements of neighbors of tbe
Wehrman family and in tracing the
movements of those who bsve not been
able to give clear explanations of their
whereabouts, in the three or four day.
preceding tbe discovery of the crime.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
at
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COLUMBIA WINS PRIZE
Tbe prizes were awsrded at the Bute
Fair last Tuesday for tbe county exhi
bits and Columbia was there for one of
them. Benton won first, Clackams
second, I'olk third, Colombia fourth,
and Clatsop and Coos were fifth and
sixth.
For this county to beat the big coun
ties of the Willamette Valley such as
Benton, Clackamas and Polk on the
amount that is appropriated for an ex
hibit each year wonld be an Impossi
bility. They all of them put up a larger
amount of money and another big ad
vantage that they have is their location
so near to Salem. In beating Clatsop
and Coos the fair commissioner, C. B.
Lake, won plenty of honor for this
county this year end must bsve had an
exhibit that attracted considerable at
tention among the thousands wbo at
tended the Fiftieth Annual State Fair,
Notice is hereby given that a special
election will be held September 16tb,
1911, in the City of St. Helens, Oregon,
and certain districts on it's northerly
boundary as hereinafter described to
vote on the question of annexing the
ollowing described and bounded terri
ory to the City, to-wit:
Beginning at a point where the center
line of the N. P. R. R. Co's. right ol
way crosses tbe northerly line of tbe
H. M. Knightone D. L. C, in Tps. 4 and
6 N R 1 W W M, thence northerly foll
owing the center line of ssid R R right
of way to a point due west of a tract
of land described in book 11 at
pags 659 of Record of Deeds for Colum
bia County Oregon, thence east to the
southwesterly eorner of said tract, thence
8 60 degrees 13 minutes, 6 chains;
thence N 66 degrees 45 minutes, 18
72-100 chains; thence 8 0 degrees 60
minutes E 1976 8-10 feet to northerly
line of a tract of land described in O
at page 382 Record nf Deeds of Columbia
County, Oregon. Thence N 71 degrees
30 minutes E to center of Columbii
River, thence 8 17 degrees 10 minutes
E 10 chains, thence 871 degrees and 30
minutes W toN E corner of the II. M
Knighton D L C. Thence S 71 degrees
30 minutes W following northerly line
of said II. M. Knighton D L C to the
place of beginning.
The election to be held witbln the
City of Ht. Helens, Oregon, at the City
Hall.
The election to be held in said pro
posed territory in the blacksmith shop
la Railroad Addition.
The polls will be open S o'clock A. M.
and closed at 7 P. M. of said dsy.
JOHN Q. OAOB,
City Beoordsr,
GOOD ROAD MOVEMENT.
Three seperate lines of activity are at
present making the progress of the Pac
ific Highway, work on which is now ur
ged with great vigor to prepare for the
thousands of tourists who are expected
to motor along the raelfio coast four
years hence, when they visit the Pan-ama-Pacitic
Exposition at San Fran
cisco. The Flanders pathtlnding party at pre
sent blazing a trait for the Pacific High
way Association and the British Colum
bia government from Seattle to Hazel
ton, B. C, within sixty miles of the
Alaska boundary, is well into tbe wilds
of tbe Canadian province now, and is
expected to reach its destination by the
end of the week.
Tbe Association is urging upon the
motorists of California the necesaityfor a
definite rout from tbe American border
to the City of Mexico, and within the
last two weeks has offered a gold medal
for the first trail blazing party establish
ing a route to the capital of the south
ern republic that may be developed and
made practical during the next four
years.
Officials of the Association in Oregon,
together with Secretary Frank M. Fret
well, having been working the entire
present week in marking the highway
thru tbat state, from Portland to the
California line, and it will soon be pos
sible to travel from San Francisco to
Vancouver, B. C, and find a guid post
of the Pacific Highwsy at every turn of
tbe road.
Tbe extension of the Pacific Highway
at the northern and southern ends will
add about 1,000 miles, and gsve it a tot
al length of something more than 3,000
miles. The government of British
Columbia already has been pledged to
construct a serviceable road to Hazel
ton from Vancouver, B.C., and there
ia little doubt tbat appropriations can
be obtained from tbe government of
Mexico for tbe establishment of a per
manent road to its capital as soon
tranquility prevails in its political con
ditions.
At present Pnoqualmie is the only
practicable route to Wanlilngton or
British Columbia from the coast to tbe
interior and it is in such condition now
that it is not worthy the name of "pan",
Once thru tbe mountain), fairly good
going may be bad ss far aa Quesnel, B
about 600 milea north and east ol
Seattle.
FIFTIETH ANNUAL
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OREGON STATE FAIR
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Salem, Sept. 11-16
HOME COMIIMC WEEK
Livestock, Poultry and Agricultural
Exhibits. . . . Races, Free Attractions
and Amusements ....
FERRULO'S GREATEST BAND
Reduced Rates on All Railroads. Send for
Premium Lists and Entry Blanks.
Frank Meredith, See.
Salem, Oregon
WEBB'S PARDON,
In the pardoning of Webb there seems
to be but little doubt tbat the Governor
made a mistake, and one that will have
bad effect all over the state of Oregon.
If there was ever a msn that deserved
hanging it was Webb, and when Mr.
West changed bis sentence to life im
prisonment, he caused a miscarrage of
justice that will remove from all crim
inals the fear of the noose. If West did
not believe tbst Webb should pay for
his crime with his life, then he csnnot
consistenly allow any man to go to the
gallows during his term of office as
Governor of this State. Webb's crime
was premeditated and for money, and
the evidence was so conclusive that
there could be no doubt ai to the man's
guilt.
Such acta seem to us to be an abuse of
the power given to the Governor in these
matters. Tbe pardoning power was not
meant to make or the Uoverncr a
ndge, Jury and the whole work, but I
was intended for use in cases where
fter trial and conviction new evidence I
was produced to show that in the sent
ence of tbe court was carried out sn in-
ustice would be done. The Governor
is going to ask for the offering of large
rewards for the apprehension of certain
criminals, among tbem the man guilty
of the double morderat Scappooie. It
is to be hoped1 that if the murderer of
tbe Webt mans is csught, he does not
have a daughter who meets and gets ac-
ainted with the daughter of the Gov
ernor, for In that case perhaps tbe re
ward would be wasted.
THE ANNEXATION ELECTION
Once more we wish to call attention
of the voters to tbe fact tbat tbe elec
tion for tbe purpose of annexing Colum
bia Park, Railroad Addition and other
land to tbe City of Ht. Helens will be
held on tbe 10th of September, at the
City Hall. Although this propoei
tion has not met with tbe opposition
that was expected, and there seems at
present to be no doubt but that it will
carry, still all wbo are Interested in the
tier should be on hand Saturday to
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asooable or conclusive argument against
the annexing of the new territory. The
town is growing rspiJly to the North
and the people living there want to be
Inside the corporate limits, while It is
to the advantaira of tha citv to frnmr I A RI... I ! f t n
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'goii auu lunjUKii iuv lutreane in mc
population thus received, the place will
receive more of the recognition which is
its doe. The people in this section are
now nsing city water, live practically in
the town, and should receive the lights
and firs protection that will go with
their being annexed. Of coarse this
will cost something, but there will be sn
Increase In the value of the city's tax
able property to make up for it. It is
by palling together that things can be
accomplished, and with this fact In
mind the voters will certainly cast their
ballot tor the anion.
Fishing Tackle Just Received
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ATTORNKY-AT-LAW
Ht. Helens, Oregon
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