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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1911)
The r ltrt jl wregon wist Founded 1S81 Entered at the Postoffice at St. Helen, Oregon, m second-chus mail matter. law a1 Ewy Friy Wr The Mist Publishing. Company George H. Flagf Editor and Manager Subscription Rates One year , Six month Advertising rate made known on api cation. Legal notice 25 cent per ii , .75 pll- ine. County Official Paper THE WEHRMAN CASE The New Station Many Circumstance Point J. A. Pender as Guilty Man. Mail Clew Strongest Sheriff A. E. Thomson has worked night and day since the discovery of the bodies of Mrs. Wehrman and her three year old son Harold in their lonely cabin near Scappoose and is now con vinced that he has the guilty man in the toils of the law. Many bits of circumstantial evi dence point to J. A. Pender and there is no doubt but that he will have to stand trial at the term of Court to he held next month for the atrocious double murder. Thompson first suspected this man the morning after the crime was committed, when he ap peared at the scene of the mur der with several long scratches on his face such as would be made by the finger nails of a per son resisting him. There were three scratches down the left side and one or two others on various parts of his face. From that time Pender was under constant surveillance. With the aid of the Portland Police Department the Sheriff was able to keep an eye on him at all times, At one time the Sheriff spent three days in the wood3 near the suspect's tent, being drenched to the skin and going hungry several times. Pender began to move around and when he went to Independ ence the Sheriff was afraid that he might slip away from him, and arrested him, taking him to Port land, where he has been sweated many times. Though nothing could be ob tained from his statements in a direct way, his numerous contra dictions gave the officers some thing to work on. The strongest evidence against him is that of the paper that was delivered at the Wehrman home before the murder. It was found, still wrap ped up, by the officials. From the fact that it was still in the wrapper, the officials say that it must have been taken there but shortly before the commission of ! the crime, and have worked on turn out of the older ones, to the theory that the person who j enter high school, was a pleas took it to the cabin was the guilty I ant surprise to the directors and man and used the naDer aa an I Professor Wilkerson, as there having used it a couple of times. The trunk that it was in was opened at about the time of the crime, the lock being removed, and then placed back where it belonged in an effort to conceal the fact that it had been tamp ered with. Nothing had been stolen. The bullets found at the Wehrman cabin are identical with the kind used in this revelver. The officers say that if the cabin of the iron molders had been en tered by some tramp there would have been something stolen, and that there would have been no care taken to conceal the fact that the trunk had been opened. The officers are still at work and are daily bringing out more small circumstances that point to Pender. The preliminary hear ing has not as yet taken place, but will be held here in the near future. Pender is in jail in Portland, and has retained Seneca Fouts as counsel. His father is a member of the detective force of Salt Lake City, and he has written to him to come and help him. Fouts is one of the best criminal lawyer in Oregon, and there will pe no chance of a conviction if Pender is not guilty. . COUNTY COURT The following letter has been received this week from W. E. Coman, General Freight and Passenger Agent of the S. P. & Sr. by Mr. McCormick, of this city, and would seem to indicate that there will be something do ing in the depot line in the near future. Portland, Sept. 11 H. F. McCormick Co McCormick Lbr. Co. Portland, Oregon Dear Sir: Referring to the matter of es tablishing a new station to be called St. Helens. I am sorry that there has been such a delay in our making fur ther investigation of this, but hope that I will either be able to come to St. Helens myself or have the committe meet me here to further discuss this matter. Will you please advise the com mittee that I have not overlooked this matter, but that it has been unavoidably delayed and will now receive my earliest attention. Yours truly, W. E. Coman. Everything possible is being done to hasten the matter, and there will soon be some definite action taken by the company, and it seems that there i3 only one fair thing for the company to do. and that is give St. Helens a station. School Opens The youngsters gathered at the school house and at the City Hall last Monday morning, already for the 1911-12 term of school, and there was certainly a good sized crowd of them. The excuse for his visit Guy Whit ney, clerk at the Scappoose post office, says that he delivered the paper to Pender on the day of the crime, and is corroborated in his statements to a certain ex tent by Mr. Lindloff. Pender says that he left the paper in the mail box, but two men with him at the time he says that he done so are prepared to swear that he put only letters in the box. The night of the crime Pender says that he was at his tent and had lighted his lamp at 7:30. Mr. Lindloff passed there shortly after this time and says that he did not see Pender around and that there wa3 no light burning in the tent. Pender did not milk his cow on thi3 night and allowed his clock to run down. Near Pender's tent there is a cabin own ed by a couple of iron molders who work in Portland, paying frequent visits to their them owns a revolver of rather a peculiar pattern. Pender knew less were seventeen on hand, which is more than' was expected by several. The classes are divided as follows- First grade, 29 pupils, Miss Phillip. This class is in the Commercial Club room at the City Hall, and will remain there until the new building is com pleted. Second and Third Grades, 45 pupils. Miss Hazen. Fourth and Fifth Grades, 34, pupil3, Miss Farnham. j Sixth and Seventh Grades, 29 pupils, Miss Weed. The Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Grades are taught by Professor Wilkerson, and will have 31 pnpils. There are 17 in the eighth, 13 in the ninth, 3 in the tenth and one in the eleventh, This makes a total enrollment for the year of 171, which i3 by far the largest in the history of St. Helens, and it is not at all unlikely that there will be enough ' pupils added to this to raise the total to 200. 1 Hk Ir ItKMKMiiKiiKi), That a regn'ar terra of I he County Coiiat of the S'-.it of Oregon, lor the County of Coluinbui, w;u legun and held in t lie Countv Cen t House, in the City of St. Ileloui , said Count v and State, on Wednesday, the tith day of September, l!ll, tlirt name j bring the firm Wednesday in said month, and tht time ttxed by hi for holding a regular term of said Court, wucu were present : Hon. Jauies Dart, County Jiule Hon. Jobu Fnrr, CouiuiiidoiuT Hon. W. K. Tichenor, Commissioner -A. E. Thompson, Shei'itt II. K. Ullare, Clerk Due proclamation being made, the following proceedings were hud. Journal Rend, Approved and Sinned. Matter of withdrawal of bond of O. B. Milloy, tiled with liquor petition, June 7th, mi. On this day thin mutter com in 4 on for consideration upon the 1'etition of llartman & Thompson, and the Court being advised, it in ordered that mid Hon ) limy be withdrawn from the ribs. Matter of appropriation; . for State Fair Exhibit: On the tith day of Septeuilter, l'.Ml it is ordered by the court that the Clerk issue a warrant on the General Fund, In the mm of fl 00.00 in favor of C K. Lake, to be used in defraying expense of making exhibit at Oregon State Fair: Matter of petition of S Hock, et al for a county road : On this Oth day of September, UHl come on for bearing the petition of S Rock, et al., freeholder residing in the road district or district of said pro posed road, praying for the establish ment of a county road, described as follows: Beginning at a stake marked ".V set 36 rods west of the quarter section cor ner between section 2 in township 4 north range 2 west and section .'!." in township 5 north range 2 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence in a west erly course along the present traveled road to a (take marked "I!" set tit w hat is Known as tue leilionl trees, u.im ; thence ill a north westerly course to and tei urinating at a mike marked "C" i-et in the center, of the county roadknosn as the Hrina road, on the section line between sections 35 and 34, in town ship 5 north range 2 west of the Wil lamette W M. And it satiKfactorily appearing t i the court from proof filed herein, that due i notice of the pendency of this proceed- j ing has been given as by law required, that notices setting forth the time when said petitioners would apply to the court lor ttie eelalilifliment ol Mint ruI were posted in the most public places in the vicinity of aid proposed road, mid that twelve of said petitioners are leg il free holders of this county, residing in the road district or districts of the proposed road, and that a good and ni.Tcient bond has been given ami filed hen in; It is therefore ordered by the court that the board of County Road Viewers meet at Yankton, Oregon, on the 'Ml Inlay of Septemlter, Kill, or on their failure to meet on said day, then within five d ys thereafter, and proceed to view, and locate said proposed road. Matter of petition of C L) White, et at for count)' road : On this fith dBy of September, liJll I comes on forbearing the petition of C D White, et al, freeholders residing in the road dis net or districts of t-ai l pro posed road, praying for the establish ment of a c unty road, described as follows: Beginning at a point S. Ig min. il deg. K 25.'to.4 feet distant from the Northwest corner of the II M Knighton V L C, running thence in a westerly direction through the city of Iloulton and terminating at a point 1000 feet east ol the Southwest corner of the Francis I'eiry D L C. The intention of this petition is to establish and mark with proptr monu ments that portion of the St. Helens Yankton road within the City limits of the city of Iloulton. And It satisfactorily appearing lo the court from proof filed herein, that due notice of the pendency of this pre ceil ing has lteen given an by law required; that notices stating the time said peti tion would be presented were posledin three of the most public places in the vicinity of said proposed road, and that twelve of said petitioners are legal free holders of said county, residing in the road district or districts of the propimd road, and that a good and sufficient bond has lteen given and tiled lit rein; It Is therefore oraered by the curt that the bond of County Road Viewer meet at Iloulton, Oregon, on the lSlh day of September, lllll, or on their fail Bill DIGNIFYING THE INDUSTRIES' This la tt.s tills of a bosutlful ! booa. wlUco "l .hV. any bov or rl row U Z . al in l!.. mall TODAY and It raj s.Dt Tlt. TU. a . 1 M th. colic, is W dlgairy aad PP'' thJ "l" dintrlos. and to ..rv ALL tb. pmV. It oilers c mr.t. In Art.ultiir..OIll tuntit..rlu. 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Helens, Ortfnn CITATION l suit I) A New Line of the Best in Fishing Tackle Just Received A complete ami up-to-date stock of General Merchan dise, Groceries, Hay, (Iranin, Flour and Feed, F.tc. H. MORCUS ik SOW 1 j; . ' Subscribe for "The Mist." Ill Mi mitity I'tMirt of (if C(tttltl 'HhtV In tlt tnatiir ol th f.ui of MlD J tltx'rMM-tl. John Mir.Ull, irfur., .1,4 1 1 unknown, tt mnt .u Ii u.r9 b 1 J tn, tiatnv 11I (It oIOtm! 1 hasi.V i'lUil anil r,, ..,..( . 1 C.uiH) C ourt ol th Hta( n Orvf . I iii'xm i .muty on Moii'lny, ihf jh 4.. 1 A D I 'll. ! mi ui'loi k lit (he tfttrtooar Uy. nt itiei iiurl ntmn ut uM totlll, I hi ih rouri houM In ihm iir e(M. kJ hnw rtiiM, II muy Xhrtm ii, B iHMihi nt im mvi f ranting to 1 1 iirr 11 u n i mi mi ifii rrvi prvanf urn mri ill 1 "HIII'iiH 1 Mllll. i'rf9t, (MTtt-t fotlitwa wit , Lot mimln-r twrlv (') In blnrk im ( iti trio r 'n-ti ( UM of low nnmlKrr.1 4 ami in bUi m'i in roluiuUi t.itv, Columtjl4mi! Ol Ofl-tfOII. i iMinif . tiuri 01 in iMai n wrfu I) 111 In a I oil 0" , Willi INn ol mU lrli"1 IhU h Uy ol A Iwil (.i) Att.i Ii K Ulkit wtf of flrvt pulilli all n, Hrpi)r lati ol istihlit HLoli, ibtribk: MASQUERADE A j'tlly iiiiHticr.!c W St lli li-iis Skaluitf Itmk, rsaturdv it'll- f" -1 t . ;iith. l'tu l r tlirt tit'sl Cuatilinr, alao tl KV ii-al. f-ktf i rcnuliir (iriixs, ifm: notice ol the cnilci:cy of this ineed iiiK has lie? a ifivcii us hy Inw rciiinri, and t hut twelve o( said JK't 1 1 itini-rs arc Ical freebcildi-rs of this I'oillity, rffid inu ill th road district or dmtiicln "I the pnttiosfd roail, ami that a fc-itod mii sutliiiient (Kind hits ln'fii uivhii niid filed herein; It Is tliercforti ordered tiv the I'ourt that the Ijonr.l of County Koud Viewers tnitt at Iloulton, Oicon, on tlin 1 '.tt U d.iy of Seitemljer, 1!M1, or till tlirii l.il ure to meet on that day, iht-n within five days thereafter, and ororreil to view, survey and loni'e tuid proKit'd road. Matter of pftiti iii of N A AndreeM, et si for a rounty road. On this lth tiny of Septemtter, l'.Ml, cimies on ftr hearing t petition of N mrvey i Andre's, et a!, pravinir for the rsiali- lishiiient of a county road, deti riltcd as oiloas: I!eiriii at a 'take marked "A" .set In the center of the county roud, lift fri t west of the center cf srrtioii ten (10) in township five (Ii) nonh ol rune two (', West of the Willamette M T .diaii; thence tui;niftn west rIouk the one hull sccti'in line as near as prat ticahle, of scriions ID. U and 8 of mid township slid ratiiiM and terminating at a t-tiike mni ki-d " ;'' set In the center cf th county roud hIhuiI '0i rod north ol too center ol section H in raid township ami rane. And it, natinfactonly appearing t t the Court from proof tiled herein, that dm notice of the pendency of this proceml iliK las lieen k ven ns hy law required, and that twelve of raiil jietiiions are' f I...I.I . . ; . ! iiga, iicniuiiicin ui lllM CUUIHV, reflllllit in the roii'l tlmtrlct or districtH ol the proposi d roud, and that a (food and ml-J ficient bond has been given and fih d ! herein; J It is thcreforn ordcrded hy the Court 1 ttiat the Itojird of County Kotid Vit-wers meet at Iieer Island, Oregon, on the i'lst day of !Septutnlr. 1!MI, or on their fail ure to meet on that day, then within live days thereafter, and proceed to view, survey ttlid locale t-aid proposed road. Matter of petition of 1 C I'owlcr, et al for a county road : On this day the repot t ol the viewer on th C C Fowler road was read in op en court the Hist time. Matter of pelitio i of F At.lilitr, et al for a county road : this matter coiuinK on fi r ln'iiriti, and it appearing to tlin court that notice of II e pendency of tliii proccrdinK had not been itiven us by law re juiied, mi I that the court has no jurinlii tion in l! unit. I'T, It l therefore ordered by the court that sid petition le, and the Mine is hereby denied Matter of mttti.,n of Heaver j)gfinn Company for reminsion of tax. This matter llttvliK heretofore cmie on f or consideration, and the Court now lieinif adviseil in the prenilc, It is or dered that the lax as levied Kint the timber on Lot O' e sec. 1', SK'i rrr. II, SyV'4 of ,sV4 sec. one, Tp. 7, N It 4 V of V M lie, and the ame is hereby irmitted. It ii luithi'l ordered that the Shcrill make an aiiensinent liKaiust the timber on S'u of NK'4 of sec 1, Tp. 7, N K I W. Matter of petition of Makinster 8c Nuss Uiiimer for Liijiior License for tiohle precinct. This matter coming on for considera tion, and it ujipesriinf to the Court that notice of the pendency of this proceed iiiK has nolltreti t(iveii as retpiired by law; It is theref re onbTed by the t'ourt that fa d pe'iti e. t ef and the Kline is hereby deiiie I I. is further ordered ttiat the Tu t-ii cr sh .11 return the lit en-e e il. p.m. ted be e'u. M.i'ter of petiiioit of (ill Ilily for Inplor licriisti for Scappoose p'eciiicl. Onthislith day of Septfinbr, ltl this matter coining on for consideration and the Court not beinn fully a Ivise I In premi-es, tcsliimtnv is ml rn,ieC, tendiiiK to ptove the iiiimber of Iei voter- in hcappMif piecfict, who have sctitally icsiih d therein lor a pt-rjisl of llnrtv ihtyi iuiiiiedintely preceding the siKinii.K and presentation t,f petition herein, snd not hiiviti( concluded siine when tune for adjoiirnuirtiit (nine the matter is continued . VI,ereiiKin, Court Adjourned until ThnisdKy Sept. 7, lllll. Thur-day Sept. 7, lllll, 2nd .ludicial Hay Court rnniii pursuant t' iidionrn ment. Olhccr nil ptesenl. line pro clamiitioii beiiiK is,,.. n,e fdlowiinj procculinjj weie had: Matter of petition of(i II Milloy for iitpior licene lor Sciipmios precinct J I'lilnmn ( has burgdorfef I M Fry ('. I'. Caldwell.... A Staaua Fred l.ai ks .... I i I.snge W leu M llahan J II I'rasrr urn to meet on that (lay, then w ithln I court the first time, n this day this matter comimron r. viewers ' .,,iUriv I,., ,.,,,,.1.1.....; on lb.. P AnliL..r r,.o,l ... ...... : I ' ' -"'K "I On this day the report of the live dsys thereafter, and proceed to view survey and locate said proposed road. Matter of petition of R I. Welch, et al for county road: On this Oth day of Septemlter, I'.Hl come on for henring the petition of It , Welch, et al, praying for the es tablishment of a court ty roud, th scribed as follows: ItcginninK ata point N 71 minutes 13 degree V. 2!).1) feet distant from the re entrant corner on the south boundsry of the Aaron Jlroylcs I) i. C running viewers an ritad et Matter of petition of Cooper Whitney et al for a county road: On tins day I he report of the on the Cooper Whitney road In open court the first, time. Matter of petition of A II llo'aday, al lor a county road : On this d tv the report of t'io Viewers on the A 0 II iladny Mad was rea l in ojten court the lint tinm. Matter til fmlition of JeMi; It .Slmrp al lor a county load: On this day the report of tl.e .. , . .. , ... .1 f t , . , . . merice in a normeriy tnrecuoii in me on .,eiT o ooaii i,,wi was re el in open north boundary ol said I L C, thence court the li st time. westerly to the S W corner oflxtt 1 of section 5 T 4, Nlll W. And it satisfactorily appearing to the court from prool Died herein, thai due Matter of petition of II C Wood, et for change places for expending (a. road tax funds of It I) No. 4, On tills Cth day of Septemlter, lgu, testimony on the iiiniiltrr ol legal Voters in SinpK,ose precinct, win hive an tnally recided iherein f,,r v,.rU,i of thirty day, immediately pieccdin (),c t-ling and presentation f peiition here i'i, is c tiit iined, and not h -iuff coin p.etediit.iim.f,, a Ijoiirnmiii.t, is con tinued uulil rt'e lie sday, Mept, H. lMiereiip.,,1, C(llt jurne,j I nliy, Sept. , mil. Matter of , )ai, ,,.,1,1 (,e ,.11ltv . On tins day the i hi' ills ss ilteketed tor t.eneiiii K,u. h, ', wers l""'U Register weie amlitol ouii. nml allowed t, us catrie.I oll ,y I i ''Ulster, bein as fo lows Iit. No, l''ufiis .... fin H M'ller .. ' n uiiabin ::...: r? Dist No t li M Newman C .fobnwin W iabriclson J Nvstmin II Johnson i iscsr Youth I' II l.und Tarbell J Nelson K F' l.aisoii J I.oberg Ouy Nelsttn H Uvlander 1 Ilcllund K Fullertou I list No 3 Security V A M Wk W Mellingrr - F Johnson - A ropejoy C IO e. J I in pon t K I s on I, Ibipont A llaokey I'errj i tiratiatn 0 Harger J iloyd J Totter A Itobinson C itathl.un ... r, Autt I' I. arson. I.Tot'er et . until In and by the various sums Court on tuid Hist Fo 4 Kd Keehin FJ ames .Ir II Ia - K F; Tullar W Iliichmeyer Win Itnsn I'rank Keelan J F I,oyd I' Norifren John Kurns C J Mndbauin K Olcen I list No 5 It Anlikcr ' Albert Keid ' C I. Morel F J-eiigacher Dist No 7 K J Itemy Mrrl R I'.crger T A Lovelace Ivi Alley W Irwuian Ilia No t lliall A Co I)u l'ont TowderC" Hist No l( Kalliinkl Kd Anderson I Knu lson Oregon I.utitUr Co J Mahi J Uke ' T Hasse loir. (Continued on uv IV
