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VOL. XXX.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOV. 3. 1011.
NO. 60-
OREGON
MIS
CHAS. WIEST MURDERED
Body Found in Cabin With Two
Bullet Holes Through
His Head
BLOOD HOUND
Bert Green. Suspect, Arretted by Sheriff Thompson
and in Jail at SL Helens
Sheriff ThompHon was called
,y phone from Warren on Wed
nesday morning and informed
that a man had been found dead
his cabin on the Slough and
kinder suspicious circumstances.
Mr. Thompson immediately tele
phoned to Coroner Sherwood at
Rainier and upon his arrival the
Kheritf and Coroner proceeded to
the cabin on the Peterson and
Mouse Duck farm and found
there the body of Charles H.
West, with his clothes all on and
flying" across the bed. Immediate
nvestiKation was begun by the
.fleers and continued up untill
fThursday morning and the
'allowing facts were disclosed;
m Tuesday at 1:15 o'clock I'. M.
iWiest was taking to dus Sch-
woch, the man living on the
farm, and left for his cabin to do
hi work in connection with feed-
Inf the duck hikes etc.. he hav
ng been a game tender for
fl'eterson & House, and was to
tome back in the evening to get
ii milk: evening came and Wiest
Jfailed to return but nothing much
Kas thought of the matter until
tioming when Mr. aenwocn
i-ent to the cabin of Wiest and
he door was open , and after
ihouting, with no response, Sch
Koch went inside and found
rViest on the ImmI with his clothes
ill on and apparently asleep;
loser investigation proved that
ewas dead, and Mr. Schwoch
went to Warren and notified the
sheriff. Sheriff Thompson im
mediately took charge of the
remises and kept any curious
rsons away from the cabin,
ired to W. K. Conyers at Clats-
anie for his Wood Hounds and
ntil the arrival of the dogs
i very body was kept away. t In
I he meantime Mr. Thompson
ent to the cabin of Bert Green,
mother game tender for the Day
Hros. of Portland, on the ad
ioining farm, and brought Green
ck with him to the Wiest cabin
y a circuituous route, carefully
avoiding the regular trail through
the woods, and ujwn arriving ut
'he cabin, borrowed Green's
wket knife; with this as a clue
'he blood hound was given the
'cent and immediately Uiok up
'he trail which led by another
nd different route from any
flown, in fact was not by any
frail at all but through the woods,
'Kht to the cabin of Green.
Lyceum Committee Busy
The biggest thing in St. Helens
fday is the People's Lyceum
'-ourse. The "pros" and "cons'
pf the street railway franchise
phe proposed sewer system or
ontemplated Btrcet improve
ments are all forgotten finding
the answer to thn nuestion.
'Have you bought your lyceum
'0'irse ticket?" A few who re
size what such a course will
Pean to St. Helens and the
prrounding country have been
"bit impatient with the com
mittee as is evidenced by such
remarks as. "Whv don't you
,
nng around your tickets? "w hen
pu are ready put me down for a Kll.nArimn, ah nicimr.K.11, thMir
puple"or "Say, that course is jn, tun. i-:n ".etnn, liii.u Speekt,
Itlml I n . a a ... ,. , I .. .i..ta
j"rin rive dollars to my family
I This week the advance sales !
rarvass is beinjf pushed
.ilh I
"aw.
TAKHS TRAIL
Some two weeks ago there was
a Bhot gun stolen from the Wiest
cabin and no clue was ever fount
concerning mis thelt, but it is
presumed that Wiest hail some
knowledge of who stole the gun
since the man was last seen alive
another gun is missing from the
cabin,
After the hound hail made its
discovery Sergent Hunter of the
Detective force with Lou Hart
man and Dr. Cathey, the blood
and finger print expert from Port
land, made some experiments an
took some photographs but noth
ing of imKrtancc has as yet re
sulted from their work.
The post mortem examination
revealed the fact that there were
two bullet holes in the left sid
of the man's head, evidently from
a 32 caliber revolver,
The body was brought to St
Helens Thursday morning and
Coroner Sherwood summoned
jury and held an invest, but noth
ing was brought out except the
facts as above stated.
Little is known of the man
who was murdered, he having
no realtives in this vicinity,
brother living in Portland being
the only known one; he was 21
years old and was a sober indus
trious young man and unless the
stealing of the shot guns from
his cabin furnish a motive, the
authorities are at a loss to dis
cover one.
Bert Green, the man suspici-
oned by reason of, the action of
the blood hounds, was brought to
town and will le thoroughly ex
nmined In-fore being allowed to
I iro.
Further developments in the
case go to strengthen the suspic
ion against Green. Wiest's move
ments have been traced during
Tuesday until about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. He was in Warren
when the 2 o'clock train nrrived
from Portland and left there im
mediately afterwards for his cab
in, and it would have taken him
from 4."i minutes to an hour to
reach there. On the stove in his
cabin were potatoes and bacon
burned to a crisp, indicating that
he was cooking when shot.
Green was seen to enter the
Wiest cabin U-tween .1 and I o'
clock on Tuesday.
Stock and Dairy Farm for Sale
(IihhI Kiitiipnirnt. One hundred and
sixty acres. Horses niiil ('utile on the
place. Inquire at this office. Knsl t. TitiM.
We thus express our heartfelt lhai.ks
nit. I gratitude to the people o( Wiiirrn
for their help ami comfort which Hey
tendo-ed to us in our lure bereavement.
V.. A. llvdo
JhokI Ilegele.
F.ugenia Peming invited the Sunday
School Clan ol MIm F.lsie l'hilip to nip
wl'hheron Halloween ami a general
good linirt was had, at the home of Mi"
IVmin.'. Thin wan the second e nt at
tin kind he! I hv this class and oilier,
wtlllollow. Thosn present were:-Mi-fc
I'liilip, Miss Fartium, Mms Weed,
Harriett Kcm, Marion Cox. Lois CI'"'.
nernice Marten, lairlhy Johns,
Inex
Katurah Pison, Olive la Tare,
. 'I , '",, m,.,,,. Yoei... M...J
Minnie Lcifur, T.mora v,.gr, .
r..iiy. Vu-m w.-lcy, vi..i
K.ihcl lire. r.ather
Weigle, Kulh
Welgln, Arline Polon.
NEWS OF
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND ST. HELENS
LOCAL ITEMS: PERSONAL MENTION:
SOCIETY NEWS
l'r Peel was joined this week by Mrs.
l'cei and their llltlu inn and have taken
up their residence in the house recently
vicated by I,. It. Rutherford.
Tim latest improvements on Columbia
sitrcct are Urn steps hading to the M
I'.. Church building, and the Ci meut
sidewalk in front id A. Kctel's pro
peity, Uilh of which give added attrac
live iip(Nirai.ec to thi ci rut r
Pcputy Sin-rill'. .Whin I.enn.itd. of
I'ort littnl , ;n 1111 inieie-ied Kvi tuiDr at
the tl.nl of John K i I mill 1 11. ianl week
Mr. It'otiaid 11 oiiii of (fri'on'a l'-t
km mo Mid met e-sf ul pc.ice ollictrn and
i Ijinte pniuiilielltly lin iitioued for the
olli.ee ol SUeiilf ol Mului iiuali County
at in-A election.
Ml. and Mrs. A. I.. Stone ieut the
1(1 enter portion of lust eek at Van
couver, vimlili( Mr Stone's mother
ho was scrioiisl) ill. Site ii now ini
provlii(. .
Alt' r having liecu conlined in the St.
Vim cuts llospi'ai ut l'uriiuud, for about
eiglit wivks, i h typhoi I lever, Krnnk e
lliorp wiii brouiit home Ust week en
tirely lecovcled.
Jui.je J. I'. Ciiuipln il, of Orce in CitJ,
wai a Cotnt viritoi i nd.iy.
A tm.'ol 1. vh pi ked upon the stieeta
of Si. IKltiii lime I'Ci n leit at this
iilhce. Uurr C M have tame liy calling;
ti ci c and payinu lor 1I113 ii'itu'e.
Hon. (I.N, "I'al" McArtliu', foiiner
Sie ik- r of the IIoiim- of keprrsiilM'ive,
1H.-I.I Monday in 11 e City ttllciduij to
legiil Ijiimiic-s.
l':.e dame iveu hy the St. Helens
Cily llaii'l la t A.luMav niHlit wan a i-uc
es. socially and (ill mci. l.v. Morn llun
lifty 101. jilt' were, pn scut ini'l enpiyiu
Uien..-ev.s no il the e.nv inorimif!
hums. dulc .tan f. unfiled by tin:
lliiicl ur.lic-.lra, con-.islii.' ol l.al
nlcnt and wa highly upplei iatc l.
Karui'it J nil 1 S n, of Sc:ip(i osc, w! o
a as 11 mil r indictment I -r lirceiiyin a
wareh ma", clunked his plc.i ol N :
uiliy" t 11 pha of KUil'V of sunip'e
laiceiiy" 1 ofoiv Jiiile I'.hkhi 1 1 -l .i.ilur-
ly nil I s neuteiiced t 1 '. il drtjs in
the foil' ly J "1 Blnl tlieu paroleii. J lit
pci!ic crime with which ho was chared
wan t a!n g a keg (d beer Iiom the
SuipiKio-e l.unlini; w ulcnoii-c.
Ttie (a t' of Audiew Kinj; Vs the City
ol St. Helens .W If e l before JmUe
Kakin nnda liny list Tiiilay aid te
salted In a verdict for king for :L,1.,"KI.
km cl.iiui-d lie hid woikcdfor the j
Water L'ornmi'-sio 1 il 11 1 i lit; tlie wiu cr 1
of pill'.l anil l:lll mi l that he luid ? ! 1 .
)0 cotnifli! and the Coliiiniiolifl ,
Iniiued thnt he hid bu n lullv Jmhi.
1'liect-e will pnifably he appealed.
IVlel leli' U ri tumid to SI Helens
1...1
ast Suuril iV "tier (pine an cxirnuci
nit in Cie Kat and South.
Cl.as K. McCorniiik, of .-an Kran
... . . .1 i .11
C 'o, the ne ul ol me. r-i. neieni .ni"
., speiil several ilav in the tow 11 tins
wick, lixialiiK liner miwii """"'
The usil.d iiiilllbir ol llallowiei
nilikM, so called, were perpetrated in
St. Helens Tueumy niniu, out we n.nr
heard of no very s rioiis daituitfe to any
roperty.
The City Council met In regular
siou Monday liillt nl spent mot of lis
time in diiruiH mi ol I lie proposed
stieet ear frnncli a , N (IcfinitH iiction
w taken. The CltT Attmlley was ill-
ructid to colilmelice mceiisary leal
irweeilliiKK to enforce the collection 01
linrpient Ntreet and newer ns e-'incnts
ihroiiKhout the Ci'y.
M Caiheiine Malarkey, mother of
..... I M .I .rV,.n
Olir Mate .-cnuior 1 -ii 11 . 7.
ied at Tort hind Ssiind.iv.
The I.ndies Al l of thn M. h. Chinch
ill inert with Mrs. H. A Crotise on
Wednesday Nov. 8tu.
The Annual naiaar ami Supper ol the
.ad es Ai-I o the M. K Church, will he
,cM on Pec. Mil.
Mrs. H.irah Heitinan.of nidi'iic.d,Vn.
died ut her home on luemlay aim win or
buried lit Vancouver, today. Mrs. licit
man was the daughter of roIumhU I.rnv
rnster, a former owner of the pren at
townsite ol St. Helen-,
CotintyCletk Ull.ire issued a maimi-;.
liccnsi to Miss (ieral.line Miieuis 01 v,oi
uuihia County and William Marhoff cl
FUvel, Clatsop Coanty, during the ek.
ALL KINDS j
I
I
li. A. Koss and fan.' v hive returned
from Wiai-unsin wheie thev went several
weeks uo to dispose of .heir property
This was a case of trying th 1 country out
btfoie deciding to locabt permaueiitlj
and tin; tilul was so falinfactory that the
li-t trip was trade, add we now have
Mr. Muss and family as permanent resi
dents.
Mr. A. I'. Spmgiie, with his family
d ove hi aiilo dun from Portland last
S itur lay. Mr. Sprague is manager of
the Cros-el Tiuilarr Company with lariie
holilingsin Coluinhi i County and is an
enttiusia-tic g "Hl roads booster. He
had not intendeed coming to St. Helens
on this trip hut was informed that the
roads for automobiles in this direi tii n
were better th in any other leiding out
of 1'ortlaud, and his trip confirmed hip
in formation.
J. U. Cainphtdl,' r aiding in onn of the
Sni.in cottages on Ca-enau Street made
complaint before J isM -e II iz -n Wednes
day that his W'hj 1 pile was decreasing
in hit-; faster than hin use of wood wai
r. 'in n d and a warrant was i-.-urd fi r
John Due an 1 s veral of bis brothers
A ho were h.lled before his Hon jr np iii
a charge if l.,iceny. t'.e'ore a 1 ea iue
uld be had the members of this well
k i.iwn family pid Mr. Campliell for
I his won 1 and settled t ,e cj-ts of the
I Couit mid were allowed to go.
J Tin cliv!: ng, pic siig and lail irihg
I c t.ihi.siiuiciit id lira st Schelker and
Mrs M Iv Wilson .:,ungardiier is uow
; IncatLiI i 1 tin K ip it Hou-u next to the
i 1. O. ( 1. F Kuildiug.
I
I 1'iiicnt 1. Taylor, 1 iel. Sicretary of
j:hc l'r. hi hi lion Sui'e Ctntral Coui
111 t ie wilUpeak at the Houllou V. M.
Cu'ii.-h Saturday at S p m, A In.issicn
j Free.
Thu VijUhg Married l.sdics Friday
Wtetnno i club were 1 ut' iiainid lit the
home of Mrs. JcH'colt in C"luii! in I'ark
"ii Halloween night by McsdauieS 11-
coit and Kversn. i'ecoratons c n
sisted 01 Autumii leaves and 1'uuipkin
! iiick-o- lanterns. Painty luncheon whs
erved. Those p'tsent were Pr. and
Mrs I,. Ci. Koss. Mr. and Mi. W. G.
Muckh-, Mr. nud Mrs. J II. Crookiie,
Mr. an! Mrs. Jos. Allen, Mr. and Mrs.
A. I.. Mnlie. Mr. and Mrs. Ficd Rugan,
Mr. mid Mrs. F.verfou aud Dr. and Mrs.
.IcITcoit.
Mn. Mary J. l'ei kins, of Prnin, (Ire.,
owner of onj of the largest hotels ill
Southern t)ieo 1, visi ed in the City t lie
part w ok wilii her daughters, '.lisres
Nellie mid l.eona IVrkin.
A line Ik i f ipiiuccs from the orchard
of J. W. Sax ton on ll.ichclor Flat, was
th" lin t pres lit to the new manage
ment, presented I'. ..Mis. Saxtou.
I hunks.
'I he Ladies Aid of the Congregational,
Chun U wid me t with Mrs. Win
Muckle, Thursday Nov. '.Ml. All are in-
vitcil.
The Houlton IMek..h Lodge held
II gh Jinx at the I. (). U. F. hall in
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 on llaloween nig.it when a
genuinii snrpri-t? was given to the Oihl
leliows hy the llcliekaha and their
fricudi. Visitors were met at the door
hy a witch with all the make np of a
hein) fcni some other world, escorted
1 1 the hull where all sorts of wl rhery
prevailed, with dim lights and jruicapip
tUures, and entertained by charades
and g.iiiivs. A fine lunch was served to
(he large number present and a general
ood tune prevailed until A late hour.
The I, ullcs ol the (iiiild will serve tea
in the (mil. I Hull from 2 to tl o'clock
next Tue.-day afternoon. Nov. "th.
J. W. Allen and 1'rter Fclton hnve for
111. il a partner-hip for the handling
.. real estate. They have a number ol
first ciass propisiiions on hand now and
will devoto their entire time to tie
business. An Olllce will be lilted up in
the near future In a convenient part of
the city where buyers and sellers will
1 e welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Jame Muckle were
visitoi in the City darn g the week.
Pr. II. It. Chtr down fioin roltlslid
in his auto hist Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. II. I). Barbour of Stti
sun, California visited with Pr. nd Mrs,
J. I.. Zipperer Monday.
Mr. an I Mrs. O O. Kudig, of I'ort
lnnd.Htid Miss llacl MeiU, of North
Manchesti r, Itld. Visited Pr. and Mr.
I., tl. K"ts over Sunday.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK
St. Helens Post Oltice is Designated
by the Government
IMPORTANT FACTS CONCERNING SAME
The Post Office at St. Helens baa been
designated as a Postal Havings Bank
and opened for this business on Oct. 25th.
The object of the Postal Savings System
is for the purpose of providing facilities
lor depositing saving at interest with
the United States dover.iiuent at
security and for the information of the
public we have gathered the following
'acts:
Accounts may be ojiened and deposits
made by any person of the age. of 10
veamorovcr in his or her own name
and by a married woman in her own
iiame and free from any interference or
control by her husband. No person can
have more than one account at any one
time.
No persoj may open a postal-savings
account at any post office who is not a
patr.n of tiiat oflice.
All acounta must be opened in person
by the depositor or his authorized re
presentative. After opening an account
a depositor may forward subsequent de
posits to the post office by mail.
Deposits will be accep'.e l only from
individuals, and no account will lie
opened in the name of any corporation,
association, society, firm, or partnership,
r in the names of two or more persons
jointly.
No account will I e opened in the
name of one person in trust for or on
behalf of another person or persons.
The service of the Postal Savings
Sys em is free,. and no chaige or fee is
collected or required in connection with
e opening of an account or the with
draw;,! of money deposited.
No pet son connected with the Post
Gilice Department or the postal service
is pel nutted to dis lose the name of any
depo'ilor or give any information con
cerning an account except to the de
positor h i in -el f , unless directed to do so
hy the l'o.-tluater General.
Deposits are evidenced by postal-
savings Certificates issued in fixed de
n...ini.a'iclis of fl, 10, f.t), foO,
and $100.
Inteiest will allowed ou all deposits
at the rate of 2 per rent per annum,
intuited on each savings certrticate
separately,' and payable annually. No
interest will be paid on money which
remains on deposit for a fraction of
year only.
Ini.ru.t will r.-intt ii mm In ar-nriiA nn a
savings certificate as long as it remains J
outsanding, certificates being valid
until paid, without limitation as to time.
Compound interest is not allowed on j
an outsL.nding. certificate, bot a de-
positorma withdraw interest payable
snd include it in a new deposit, which
w ih bear interest at the regular rate. 1
A depositor may at any time withdraw
the whole or any part of his depot-its to '
his credit with any interest payable by .
surrendering savings certiheates, pro
perly indorsed, for the amount desired.
When a person who has opened an ac
count can not Hppear jiersoually to make
an additional deposit, because of infir
mity or for other good aud sufficient
reason, the amount to be deposited may
be sent by a representative or forwarded
hy mail. New accounts can be opened
hy mail. When au intending depositor !
desiring to open an account is unable to
appear in person he luwy forward the
money bv a representative, who will lie ;
Jury Disagrees.
After lieing out for 3(5 hours, over
Sunday, the jury in the case of the State
vs J. F. Hamlin, failed to agre and on
Monday morning were discharged by
fudge Kakin. Hamlin was charged
wilh forgery committed in An?. 1909 on
the Ptate Hank of Rainier. The evi
lenee on the part of the State was that
Hamlin, representing himself to 1 J. W.
King, ent lo the Bank at Rainier aud
made arrnngements to borrow 100 with
.V. Kennedy on the note, and secured
tie money. Mr. Kennedy denied Lav
ing signed as surety and investigation
tl the matter developed a clear case f
forger?. The officers the rank, Mr.
Kennedy and livery man from Rainier
positively identified Hamlin as the man.
hut the defence brought I roul I'ortlanil
sotim six or seven will. esses who were
ju-t as po-tlive that Hamlin was In
Portland on the day he was suppoo'ed
to have been in Rainier; hence all th
jurv were not convinced beyond a
reasonable, doubt" ol his puilt and a
lisiigreenient resulted.
Don't Forgf.t
BALL TEAM DANCE
November 11.
provided with an application form,
which must be properly filled out by the
intending depositor and returned with
the duplicate certificates.
When under limilar circumstance a
depositor can not appear in person to
make a withdrawal, a blank order will
be furnished for his nee upon request by
bis representative. When sacn order
has been properly tilled in and signed by
the depositor, with hit signature wit
nessed by a disinterested person, and baa
been returned to the postmaster, to
gether with each certificate to be paid
properly indorsed, payment will be
made to the depositor's representative.
In case of the death of depositor
the amount standing to his credit will
bs paid to the executor or administrator
of his estate npon compliance with the
necessary requirements. In case no
formal administration is desired by bis
relatives, the postmaster may, if it is
deemed proper, be authorized to pay the
amount of the deposit, on application ia
proper form, to the persons entitled to
reo ive it, without the appointment of
an administrator.
A woman who opens an account and
afterwards marries most present her
s ivings certificates at her office in order
that the certificates may be indorsed as
payahle to her in her new name. The
postmaster will receive no further de
posits from a depositor failing to comply
with this requirement, nor will be made
any partial or interest payment to her.
A depositor desiring to convert his
savings deposits into bonds on Jan
uary I and July 1 of any year mast make
application a least 15 days before either
of the dates named to the postmaster ia
triplicate on a lorm which will be sup
' plied him fcr that purpose. At the time
j of making application he must indorse
I and surrender savings certificates cover -!
ing the amount of the bonds desired, for
which the postmaster will give him a
receipt. Interest will continue to accrue
j on certificates surrendered until the
1 date on which the bonds are issued,
j When the bonds applied for are received
j by the postmaster, the depositor will be
; notified an I the bonds will be delivered
by the postmaster ou presentation of
! the receipt for the certificates sur
j rendered. At the same time all interest
' due on the certificates surrendered will
P'
Savings deposits converted into bonds
re not counted as a part of the ma-
mm of 300 allowed one depoaitor, and
there is no limitation upon the amount
of vailable postal-savings bonda which
""V finally be acquired by a depositor,
Postal-savings bonds are exempt from
all taxes or duties of the United States,
as well as from taxation in any form by
or under States, municipal, or local
authority.
Postal-savings bonds can only be
procured by the converse ti of postal
ravings deposits, and will not be Issued
to persons who are not depositors, but
whether in registered or coupon form
they may, unou receipt by the deposi
tor, be sold and assigned at any time to
any person desired.
The Post Master has pamphlets in
several different languages giving full
information which be is ready to band
out to any one applying for same.
Methodists Banquet
Last Thursday Dr. J. W. McDongaU'a
llrst quartet ly visit to St. Helens was
made the occasion of a "Membership
Dinner" by the local Methodists.
Seventy live members and their famlie
sat down to well loaded tablet in the
Guild Hall. After dinner Dr. Mc
Dongall, Drs. Edwin ami L. O. Roes,
Miss Philip and the pastor presented
various phases of the work ol the church.
So enjoyable was the evening to all pre
sent that it is likely to become aa
annual event. v
Boys Sunday Observed
Next Sunday is to be Boy's Sunday
a' the Methodist Church. The boys
aud young men are rhooaing the ser
nuu theme, picking out the hymns and
doing the boosting for both servicea.
In all probability one of the boys will
pieside. Tit subject of the morning
sermon will be "Going Fishing or What
a boy Can Do," "Branded" will be the
the subject of the evening sermon. Boys
snd young men are especially invited
to these services. Girls msy find the
sernon equally applicable to them.
Special music by the choir, Hear it!
Take the girl with you to the lyceum
course.