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ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCT. 6. 1911.
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Electric Light Service
Special Attention to Local Orders
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THE ST. HELENS RINK.
SPKCIAL SESSION SATURDAY - NIGHT-Skating 7:'M to 10.
followed by a social dance at 50c a number.
The Rink U now Open
Every Effort Will Be
A Good Time.
J. R. SMITH
OKPININCK NO
An ordinance establishing tl.e "Nig
fer Creek Sewer Diet net" out of r
tlnmof tlx City of St. Helens; defining
property in dinted therein ; and declar
lag in e uiergeucy :
The City of St. Helens does ordain ai
follows-
Hec. I Thai hereafter all that por
tioa of llic City ol.Si .. Helens it herein
slier bounded and drat-rilied he known
sine "Nigger Creek rWer Disttlrt,"
lad uiil "Nigger Creek Sewer Dietticl"
ii hereby established a! follow:-
B ork 13 j all of Rl.Kk 1I except Lot
11, Loti 6 lo 17 inchi.lv. of Block 17
Lots 1 to II Inclusive of Work 2l; Uts
1 to It) tncltuir. of Hlock 27 ; Ixta 1 to
(inclusive and M to 22 inclusive ol
Baxk :H; Block 30; Block 31 ; ll. k :I2;
Block .11; Block 34. Lot 6 to 1H III
elusive ol Mock 41; Lota 1, 2. and :i and
Loll 12 to 22 Inclusive of Block 4-
Block 4:1; Block 44; Illuck 4:; Block 4U;
Block 47; Blork 48; Muck 60; Work Hl;
Block 2; Illock 03; all of Work 4 ex
ted! lots 1 and 2; Lota 4 to 10 iocluuve
In Block 73; Block 70; Block 77; Wock
Block 7H; Bleak 71); Work 80; Block Hi ;
Block 92 : Block 3; Wock "4; Blork 05;
Block ll; Wock 107; Wock 108; Wock
I0U. Block 110; Wock lit; Wock 112.
I' 7 lo Hi inclusive in Block 122.
flock 12;); Wock 124; Block 128; Lot 7
lo 18 inclusive In Block 129; Lota 7 to
1 Inclusive in Block 138; Wock LIW;
I'ti 1. 2, 3, 20, 21, 22 In Block 140; Loti
1.2. 3. 20. 21, 22 in Blork 143; Work
HI; Loti 7 to Iti Incliuiv. in Block 145.
That ttie plat of this district aa sur
fjed ly Surveyor C. T. Preseolt, and
lla liencll addition thereto, become a
Prt of thii ordinance and la hereby re
fctred mil annexed to thii ordinance as
further describing the laid Nigger Creek
Sewer District.
Sec 2. Tliat Inanmuch aa It ia neres
'y lor the protection and preservation
f the public health that thii ordinance
bexnie effective at one, an emergency
It hereby declared to exlit and ltia or
dinance shall be exempted from the i ro
Tiiiom of the Refeietidru Ordinance and
'hall le come and lie In force and effect
''ninediately upon itl passage by the
Council and approval by the Mayor.
I.OST-Black Caibmcr shawl.' between
City Hall and the dork. Under
"ill receive reward for return to E. I.
Hsllsgh.
REEVES PHOTO STUDIO
A Photo atudio will be opened here
boutotnlier 8th in the lr. Monlgom
J Building on WlllninPtte Street, where
6'tl claw photo work of all kind a can be
M at reasonable prleei. We kindly
'ineit the people of St. Helens and
Houlton lo give ui a trial.
C. P. Reeves.
FOR BALK One team, 1500 lb, wagon
nd Uarneai In good condition. Alio on
UOQ lb borne cheap. J. It. LoCkmlllrf
Under New Management and
Made To Show The Patron
Proprietor
DEER ISLAND.
Mrs. C. II. F.nglisb was called to Port
land, Sunday, by the dentil of her
brother in-law, Mr. Nfckom.
Mr. I. Hi i Hon hi moved bin family
in town for the winter.
Mi?. vViii. Clark vibiUd at Columbia
City, Sunday.
James Ouittetla hi moved bii fiiuiily
home sgsin for the winter.
A i i in Kellry was a visitor here, Tue
day, A surprise party waa given for Mr.
Win. Bush, Monday nilit. The bouse
waa crowded and they all went to the
Orange Hill and dancing was indulged
in until mi.lni(lit. Light refreshment!
were served.
Mrs. McCune of Columbia City, was
in town Tuesday.
Win. Olwen waa a Portland visitor,
Thursday.
I. blue Fowler o( Scsppoose, waa in
town Wednesday
Mr. Campbell moved from the hotel
here to St. Helena, where he will reside.
M.W. Brown waa a lloulton visitor,
Monday.
Miss Over holster us a Portland visi
tor, Siitula.
Mra. Cox of Scapjioose, ia visilin(T her
mother. Mra. N JA. Andrew.
Mr. r rank Cummlniia, who hai been
woikinK for Appleton'a, left Wcdnetday
lor Calilornia.
Don't forget the Arti.san'l dance Sat
nrduy night.
NOTICE
Notice ii hereby given that the Hoar. I
Director! of School Diatrict No. 2, Col
umbia County, Oregon, will receive IUU
scriptiona for a loan of !2,0iK). in war
rant, to draw intereit at the rate or 0
per cent r annum, interest payable
semi-annually ; :HX of aame to lie pay
able in three, year; f.W00 in six yeara;
13000 in nhie yean and $:WO0 In twelve
year. Bida to be 0ciied on Octoter 5tb
1011. lilda will b accepted for any
warrant or warrant! not leaa than 50
and Its multiples, to suit purcheera.
Kuch bonalitlu resident of the district
Ii Invit'd to lulwcrilie.
Ity order pf tb B.wird of Directori of
School District No. 2, Columbia County,
(.iregon.thii Sept. 27. 1011.
M. K. Miller, ChairmaD
v II. P. Watkina, Clerk.
The 1'arniers State Bank; of Hcappooan
mov. d into their new fire pr.K.f build
inn lllll week, to the great delight of
the officer, who hava been very Impa
tient to get away Irom their temporary
qin-riera. This ia the only strictly fire
proof building in the county, we are
informed by Mr. Wiuhburn, and Would
le a credit to a mnrb larger town than
Scappooie.
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Mr. H. ('or waa a business visitor
Portland last Monday.
J. W. Allen transacted business in the
metropolis on Monday last.
The Republican County Central Com
mitter will hold a meeting at this place
at one o'clock ou the tenth of thii
Uionth.
Jus. Oaitteni and family returned to
their home at IWr IaUnd last Saturday,
and will Day at that place during the
Winter.
Minnie A . Washburn, of Rainier, and
Alexander W. Pray, of Vista irande
California, were married at the home of
the bride last Friday, Rev. Cook of
ficiating.
FOU SALK-IIoinea and vacant lotM in
all parla of St. Helena. Pricei, terms
and location! to suit the molt fasti-lions.
I. W. Allen.
Th new Station at Deer Island ii now
in use, although the telegraph instru
ment! have not aa yet been installed,
n.l Mr. Brown, the operator, ia like
a ll-h out of water, with nothing in the
oflire Hi king except the alarm clock.
Ihealiaenoe of a wire alro imonveni-
eucea the ahippera, aa it is hard to gU
work to Portland when they are in a
hurry. The company lint promised to
put the instruments in the new building
at our.
The work of laying a three inch main
to Oh-is Park has been pushed as
rapidly ai Kaihle, but will be dia-
intinued thorlly, not only on account
of the bad weather but His ) beeauae of
la k ol fund., but will lie taken up
sgam earlv in the a"ring. That part of
town fbould certainty have all advant
age oHih1e, us there i a l'Tgn num
ber "f ;e,ple now there and the number
ia rapidly liiceintf Supt. M. Kreah
h is I t-eu in charge of the work done ao
fur.
Dr. Ixiwe. the optician, will be
-in St. Helens Oct, 17th.
The Port of Portland dredge Columbia
and another oue, alto of the Port of Port-
land, are at woik on the channel between
here and Oolite . The tender McCraken
makes regular trips to this pluce for
Jrinking water, and the men on the twits
have at'o bee i getting aome of their
supplie here.
Notice-
All ownen ol itock are requested to
make arrangements to keep same from
rnnninx at laige within any ortion ol
the city, ou or after Oetolier 15, 1011.
Alter that date the orders of the ordi
nance now in force in said city will lie
en(orc-d. Thi notice ia given to tlu?e
re. ideiits of that Hirtion of the City,
recently annexed 1 1 the c'ty and doea
not in any way open or rescind the or
dinance inolhpr portions of the city.
Dated UltS 2nd day of (Vtolier, 1011 .
Fiank Wilkins, Marshal.
H. F. McCormirk has contracted with
Frank Wilkini f . r the erection of a
barn 34 x 70 on his place on the Island,
to be used by Krnesl Specht in his dairy
business.
II ..I. Keelan, ol Deer Inland, was a
businesa visitor to the county seat la't
Monday, and visited the Mist Office.
Mr. Keelan ii the Supervisor of the
Deer Inland road district, and lias done
a lot of valuable road work this year,
moat It on the road between Deer Island
and Coble, where It waa most needed.
Several of the other roads in the district
are also being improved, and the people
ol De-r Island are in every way keeping
up with the protre!s being made ill the
ret of the county.
The ball game with Itainier waa
postponed last Sunday on account of
the heavy rain much to the disaapoint
menl of the boys, who are confl lent
that they can beat the old rivals when
there ia a strictly bourn team in the
Held It was also a dissapointiiiHnt to
the fan!, who were anxioni to see what
the outcome of the struggle would be.
D. W Richardson kitled a nice deer
within about a mile ol the court In use
list Saturday He wai going along the
tough near tHe plant of the Columbia
County Lnmlier Co., when lie saw the
deer come down to the shore ami enter
the water. There was a gun in hia boat,
and 1'ati and all his Mends had venison
for Sunday.
Mr. A. T. li wi recently received fiom
a relative in Astoria a large amount of
interesting data in regard to the I.awl
family tree. It waa made np friru ti e
recoids in twocountiei in Maryland and
one in Virginia, and extends bark to
the year 1072. Among other things
tlvre is a will made by one of the family
In 1720, and the form of it would cer
tainly create a riot il it wa filed in the
olllce of the county court at the present
time.
Hearing Before Justice Re
suits in Holding of Man
Accused of Wehr
man Murder.
J. A. Pend r, aecti'w.l ..f ilie m-irdcr of
Daisy K. Wehrman i Ik r three yeir
old kjii Harold in tli :r l.mely cabin in
the hills near Heap; o . -. had his pre
liminary hearing in the Court of Justice
of the Peace M. F. Ha.en, vexterdav at
12:30, and was hound over to await the
action oi the Orand Jury, without bail
Whi!Uthe court began work on the
case the court room was crowded lo the
doors, everybody in St. Helens who
could possibly get away from their w ork
being present. SrierilT K. L. Stevena
ami lieteetive Levins of Portland, were
also present.
No new evidence was introduced. The
evidence in regard to the mail that was
fouml in the cabin wai onlv partially
covered, and Sheriff Thompson testified
J. A. Pender.
in regard to the scratchei that were on
Pender's face the next morning and also
ai tohis demeanor at the cabin an I gen
eially in regard to the man's actions.
Coroner Sherwood. Mr. McXaughton. of
the Oregonian and Mr. Potter, of the
Journul, also furnished evidence against
the accused m-in. Mts. Siercks tes'iHed
aa to the rinding of the b idies, and sev
eral neii!hlrs of Pender's, including
Messis. Fry. Chambers and Hausen fur
nirbed evidence for the State.
John F. Stevenson was the attorney
lor the defense, while Deputy District
Atto ney W. A. Harris represented the
State. The (imnd Jury will lie in ses
sion i.ext week snd Pender's tr al will
be had at th coming term ol court.
Pender s mother, wife, and brother in
law, who is a railroad man residing in
Portland were present at the hearing.
FOUSALK A few good lots on the
heights close in and a fine view of the
river. J. W. Allen.
. Very few good full lish are being
caught at this place now. The run was
very good at first, but baa slacked off
until there are very few ol the llsliermen
who llnJ it worth while to stay out in
the bad weather to fish. The first fall
fish were of good quality, but the ones
that are being caught at present look as
though they would fall to pieces if they
were touched.
Letters unclaimed at the St. Helen,
Oregon poatoflice for the week ending
September 30th, 1011. C. R. Mills,
Alfred Peterson, Dr. and Mrs. Homer
Rue. Letters unclaimed by October 14
will lie sent to the dead letter ollice.
M. C. Oray, P. M.
The First Auto Truck
J. II. Wellington is the rstfi of the St.
Helens merchants to use an automobile
for delivery purposes, aa be lias pur
chased a 22 horse power I'uick truck
this week, and will henceforth dipetite
witli ttie horse and wagon as a means
for dtatributiug his goods around St.
Helens. The auto is of the same pow er
and make as the bus that runs between
here and Houlton, but the txxly is ol
course dtlTcent. It was furnished by
the Ht. Helena Tran-der Co.
Dr. Paddock, Sept. of the Cuigra
Cunal Church ol Otegou, was a visitor
to St. Helens Wedenesday ,
The Ladies Aid ofthe Congregational
Church will meet with Mra. C H. Johns
on Thursday, October 13.
On the Hth ol this month ti ble
Orange wilt hold their thtrd annual fair
In the Rcdiurn's Hull. Prizes will be
warded to school i hddren lor exhibit!
and ribbon will be given the older folks.
Everybody is invited to attend. The
Silmtssion w ill be dnty lo.
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jiiis weeK to new tearrieis were
j lidded to the corps of instructors at the
Rainier school, which makes a total
eight teachers there now. The Rainier
diiectors have had lo hare a room pre
pared in the bai-ement, snd the accom
modationi, which it wai thought would
be bUlTicietit for some time, will have to
tie ad i led to at once. St. Helens is alio
in need of one more teacher, to take
charge of the eighth grade, as at present
Professor Wilkereon has all of the high
school pupils and the eigtith, which is
more than any one man can do justice to.
h. C. Laws left this week to finii-h hia
course in pharmacy at the North Pacillc
Dental ColLge, in Portland.
Jake KasuiuHsen and Henry Beaver
were taken from here to the Multnomah
loutiiy jail to await tboir trial next
month.
Mrs. l'oilip and Miss Gertrude Philip
were J'ortland vlmtors Wednesday.
Columbia School League
Pursuant to call of County Supt. J. H
Collins, the principals of the high
schools at Clatskanie, Rainier, St
Helens and Scappoose, met in the county
superintendent s office, last Saturday,
and organized a county league Lr the
purpose of conducting a series cf debat
ii g and athletic cntestg among the
schools during the present i-chool year.
The officers of the league are, .1. H. Col
lins, Pres. ; C. It. McCoy, of Clatskanie,
Vice Pres. ; 1. M. Nash, of Rainier,
Secretary and Treasurer. The executive
committee consists of J. II. Collins. P.
M. Na-li.J. B. Witkerson, Misses May
belle Larscn, of Clat'-kauie and Luuice
Cow lea, of Scappo ife.
Mrs. Carrie Watlera left here Tuesday
evening ou the Iiahla for a visit with
trie-id-, in Kalama.
Mayor A. B. Lake
As toon as Martin White leaves for
hi trip Ivai-t, A. 1!." Ttk twill become
Mayor of the City of St. Helens, as at a
recent meeting of the Council he was
e eele.l I lesiovnt ol that body, snd under
the City Charter the President of the
Council is the acting Mayor in the ab
sence of the rtgularily elrcted official.
New Cow Ordinances
A new ordinate regulating the run
ning at large of stock in the City of St.
Helens is now before the Council hav
ing been read the first and second time,
and will be placed on its nnal passage
at the meeting next Mondav niizht.
This ordinance di Hers from the old oue
that it dovi not prohibit stock from run
ning at large in all parts of the city,
but permits it in that part of town back
from the front, where they will not be a
nuisance. The new ordinance wiil be
much more satisfactory than the old one,
and wi'l have just as good an eject.
Avon Lodge Entertains
A farewell party was given last
Tuesday by Avon f-odge No. 62 to Mr.
and Mrs. Martin White, who will leave
mi the tenth of this month for a trip
F.utit. The hall was crowded by the
mem' era and their friends, and the band
furnished mut-ic for the occasion. As
usual the Knights had a great sufficiency
of go.'d eats" on hand, and it was not
until about midnight that the enter
tainment was over.
PETITION
To the Honorble Mayor and Common
Council:
Uentlcmen :
We, the undersigned, respectfully re
quest that you proceed at your conven
ience to grade Ca?enau Street, from or
between St. Helens htreet and Willam
ette Street and that you ch irge the nec
essary ost to the abutting property.
.Martin White
Win, M. Ross
Charles Mnckle
VV. K. Dillard
II. K. 1-aP.Hre
F. A. Otoree
Application to Change Name.
Nottre I. hereby Riven that I.nrin.ta Swops
ha nmtHc.1 to the County Court o' columbis
I'ouniy. state of Oregon, to have her name
I rhanire.! lo that of l.n.'ln.la WIUInin: an.t that
J the ll.ll . James Part. Ju.tireof saiit Court hai.
aet M. in. lav the :n day of ( I. I'Ul. at Ilia Court
t room of .nM Court at St. Helms, Oregon, aa the
time and place for the hearing of said applies.
lion an.l any olijet-ttntlft tht may he ma.le
thereto. Any ami all nervous are required to
I make any objections, li any there he, at nald
hearing;. Wiine the Hon. Jaine l'art. Ju.lue
of the 1 ounlv Court of the Htale of Orciroii tor
Columbia County, this -T .lav of i-ept. It'll.
(St'l of the County Court)
Attest: H. K. I.ailare Comity Clerk.
W. A. llarrl", Allot uey for I'etitioner.
Summons
In tlieCireult Court of the State of Oregon, for
Columbia t'onntv.
Kliahcih rottiii, I'lalntilT vs. Oliver Colli u. He-
feinlant.
In iho name ot the state of Oregon: You are
hereby re-iuire'l to antear and atiftwerthe com I
plaint tiled Hatnt onj In the above entitle.l
t ourt, and i au-e on or before the dale ol the
f piraiion ni the lime pre rtbt In the or,ler
for tbe ptitill.'alioii ot tblM ttnmmon-., Mid date
beinit tbe 1MI. duir ol NoiemlH-r, 1,'tl. and It
yon fail to o npin-ar an-l an. a r. Judgment and
le.ree will lie taken awaln.t -ou lor M tut llo-r-ol.
aa -iterMed lu the Mild rompteint, 1-i.wiC
Kor a decree dissolving- the bonds ot matri
mony now exi'tin between the ptalnnlf and
defeudciil, and lorthe rui.to.ly of the minor
child, and lor mich other and fulher relict as
to hi. Court may aecm meel and ctpiltahle.
1 his oimiu. in i serve ! bv publtcaiion there
ol In the niewn MM a nci)r printed and
putili.hed at St. Helens, orcnon, by order of
the aliote entitled Cnnlt. made. (1 ittd and
llie l therein on Hie -'uh .lay ol Sept. It'll, which
said order reunited that .ummons In this .nit
ta- published once a week for six iMnei'iitlve
weeks.
DAVtti and FONF.Ij
Attorney lor Hlamtlfl
Palp of flrd publication hereof Oct. Sth 1911.
Patent last piiMU-aiion Nov. nth 1)11.
STREETCAR SERVICE
Franchise Under Considera
tion and Car Line Will
Be Started in the
Spring.
St. Helens will have an electric car
service within thecourse of the next two
years.
At the meeting of the City Council
last Monday night, an ordinance grant
ing to H. F. McCormick a franchise was
read the first and second time and by
the terms of the ordinance work on tbe
car system must be started within two
years, and in a recent talk with Mr.
McCormick a representative of the Mist
wai informed that if the franchise Was
granted the active construction work
would start in the spring.
Section one of the ordinance ia tbe
most important and we print it here in
full.
".Section 1, That there Is and is here
by granted to H, F. McCormick, his
heirs, legal representatives and assigns,
a franchise over, acros, along and upon
the streets, alleys and public place
within the City of St. Helens for con
structing, maintaining and operating a
single or double track railway, with
switches sidings, crosa overt and turn
outs, to be operated by steam, gas, elec
tricity or other motive power for tbe
transportation of passenger and freight
for hire, together with the rirfht to erect
instruct and maintain thereupon a line
of poes for the stringing of wires for
transmitting electricity and the right to
lay and maintain a line of pipe for con-
eying steam, gas or other fluid for
power and other purposes."
The ordinance also provides that after
ork ia starts. I it must be continued in
good faith until the line ia Completed;
sets tbe price of a ride for the first ive
years at not to exceed ten cents and
thereafter at not mora than live cent;
and makes various other provisions in
regard to the pole line etc.
The car service will be between Houl
ton and St. Helens and the line will also
run the length of tbe town along the
river front.
The ordinance will be altered before
its final passage so as to designate more
closely which streets are to be used, as it
is the opinion of the council that at
present it is to sweeping. The franchise
is for a term of fifty years.
The building of this car service will be
one of the beat things that ever happen
ed to St. Helens. It is doubtful if there
is another town the size of this one in
the country that has an electric car ser
vice all Its own. But the McCormick '
figure on St. Helens making huge strides
in growth in tbe next few years. It was
remarked by one of them some time ago
that in five years it. would be a city of
5000, and there is every reason to believe
that this prediction will come true.
And when this town gets that many
people there will be more coming, and
the growth from then ou will be faster
than ever. There are at least fonr times
as many people around here now aa
there was three years ago, and if there
is a proportionate increase in the next
three years we will have some town.
The McCormick interests could operate
the car setvice at a cost far lea than any
one else, They have their own power
plant, and are figuring on increasing Its
capac.ty, and after the initial cost of the
line had been paid their running expense
would be comparatively light. It would
not be long before the line was a pay
ing propoiitlon,
Two Boats this Week
The shipping from this port will not
lie as heavy this week as usual, as there
will Le but two boats obtain cargoes
here, both being of the McCormick line.
The Yosemi'e is here at the present
time and the Yellowstone will be in the
latter part of tbe week. The Yoeemite
will take aliout 850,000 feet of lumber to
San Pedro.
Notice of Administrators Sal. of
Rami EaUtau
In the County Court of the State ol Oregon (or
l oiumnia i ouuiri
In the Matter ot the Estate of Job. a D. Birds-
, all, iteeeaant.
Notice i nereby ftven, that. In pnrsiianri of
an nnler of sale of the Countv Court of lbs
.' state of oreson tor Columbia lonuly. made on
the -'ml-(lay of October ttlll. lu tbe natter of
the eNtale of John O. tlirtlaall. de. eaaed. lbs
utideiMKued. lb administrator of the said es
tate, will n-ll at public sale, to tbe nlsbett bid
der, fores. h. an.t suhieci to rouSrmatlos by
.aid Coui.tr t.'ourt, at the Court-house door la
the divot ft. Hatcu.4, In Columbia Couuty.
St4t of iirfirop. on Mondar the Ith day f
November A. 1). Mil, atlocUxk t. M. on Mid
day, all the right, title. Intereat aud estate ol
the said John 1 lUrd-all, dceaed, at tbe time
ol hi. death aud all the right title and inwrett
that the said estate baa acquired therein siwe
hi. death, la and to the following ucsurtbeJ
Mai propertv, to-wll.
Lots nil mi tier twelve (12) In Block number
two (7) and the lots or peivels of land, Includ
ing t.de lands, Iving between - The Btraad"
street and the Columbia Kiver, Eael ol aud
directly in frout of lots numbered i and i la
block numlar 4, all In Columbia City, la
Ci'l'imhia Connly. Htate of Oregon,
Dated St. Helens, Oregon, tvwibwr 4, lU.
K. K. gulck
Administrator of the estate of John O. Btrdsall,
deceased.
Pate ol Irst public atloa Oct , 1911.