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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON MIST VOL. XXX. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOV. IOy 1911. NO. 61. NEWS OF HAPPENINGS OF AROUND LOCAL ITEMS: SOCIETY D W. Price, the merchant prince ol LappiKwr, attended to bulneae in I he ttjr Monday. Tbt Udiee Aid ol the M. K. Church bill meet witn Mr. I.. R. Rutherlord , Wednesday Nov, 16th Wll. Ju. P. Htapleton, a prominent attorney U Vancouver, Waal, we transacting L rurlnete In the City Thursday . Frtd Watkin took a trip till wee. ii. hmrded tha Schooner Yellowstone on' Jfoedtyaiid went tJ Aberdeen, ttwli; ... L fertile epcrleuceol a aea voyage, Yai be tayt he don't want any mora ex- Lrifoce thia tlma ol tha year. The Ladles Auxiliary of Christ Church .11 bold a tp.-clal meeting at th (iulld Htll on Tuesday afternoon neat, to pre Lrt the miaaiunary box to be aent to uka. Frieude who ara Interested in La aiirk arc invited to atteud. Rtv. an J Mr, f. A. Wilton ol Port- Lml will hold meetings at (he Wesleyan Lurch commencing Sunday F.venlng 12th. Thene meeting will he held lvryveuing aud all are Invited. Local Mutic will lit) liirui'hed for Hie Lie Ball tunc Saturday nigh', luttend Portland Mutic a advertlM-d. llrt. Maud Van Denial ol l'irtlaiid, it litiog with her mother, Mr. E. -II. PCX- Jin. H C WickofT. ol Kugrne. for- itrly of lloiilton. it visiting her sinter Vrt. C. T. Pretcott at lloiilton. Mrs. Iicluiar Maaten ol (he camp tul f uatiUy in town. Mr. and Mr. ShatU ol Portland inent Sunday with their daughter, Mr. t Jpne HUkealey . AbtNeer, the Mayor of NecrGty and Wfol tha oldest pioneer ol Columbia oanly.tranaac'e I buiineae In the city redoeaday. Mr. A. W. Mueller ent Saturday in Portland Tinting (rlendt. M. J. Meeban ol (eir Island tran. (acted bmineta in St. Helens tbi week Tbt Tea liven la-t TuemNy by the 4dieaol the Guild wa a decided tuccea. I i large nuuibcr of twuK ipla were j Urt at well at several from the aur- I handing country. These "Teat" are I "coming quite popular. Mn. I. W. Richardson returned h um ' Fedneaday Irom the hospital in Port- M, Where iliB ha b en for nine week : ovtriug from an oeration. Her Ndiiion is all that rould 1 desired aud j Complete rratoratioti to good health it wired her. Mn. K. II. Flagg will hold an auction W ol her household good at the retl- tence on Saturday afternoon, when all w bed iteadt. tualree. springs, Ptatk and Dairy Farm for Sale- Good Equipment. Ona hundred and Mty acre. Hornet and Cattle on the 'lac. Inquire at tint office. lUay term. ESTRAY NOTICE. Caaia In itiw nnm mil we.t of Kappnose, Ore. on Aug. 1 at 1011, one 7Uck and white Bull Call welching Vbout 200 pounds. The owner it here by notified to call, pay charge and take MAl ti.Bv It ill lm .-ririline Maw. Gust I lien. Hcappoose Ore. iaet For Cannina L .The bctii variety, the Asparagus Bean phone or Cull on L. Roaaasco St. Hi I- ". Ore, ray caah fitr anv Oreeon Seaaiont 1 lielore 1M1. AIm rant Senate 'onrnalt 112 and 114. A No Code 1RM 'onmal of Council IBM, Hiatn'ea 1R54, "J m, and Cnle of Civil 1'roceduce ""ntteneral Uai 1;2, aid Aichive 'H.I-lHin. write Geo. A. Bateaolt & Co. C I'ortlatd, Ore. K0U RALKOne 8 X 10 tent, good at for .V,0. Apply at thia offlie. J OR 8AI.K A Urn hlffhts clone In and a fine view of the "vrr. J XV Atl HOUSE FOR RENT Bavan f...i....j it large yard, garden and frail. In- "ra. . ii. riag. ALL KINDS INTEREST IN ST. HELENS AND PERSONAL MENTION: NEWS wah atamlH, dining table, Hand, chair, rockera, louiigei, raUgc, atovet, (lulmn and various other article will 1 told to tha bighmt bidder (or raah. Iui Laliwi, an intatie patient Irom Salem, and a , rnident ol thia county, cx'Hped Irom the Atylum dur ing the eaily part of thn wt-ck and walked to hi lor in near Warren. Mr Kciiiuiui. hi guardian, brought him to town Wedupolny and notillvd the authoritiri and an attendant Irom Salem rame down and took him lu k. Thia it tha aecoud lime Mr. Iflewig baa e.prl from the asylum ilnce hi condnei'ient there, each time coining d reel to hi farm home in thia county. The Itdiea Tuenday Evening 000 club wat organized at the home ol Mr. F. A. (teorge Inn Tuesday with a tnrmber liipoll2t sturt with. Meeting will Ik hald at ditTermit reiidfncea during the winter ami nt the conclusion ol the araion a valnitlila pria will he awarded to the brat player. Mra. W. A. Ilarri t now leading for the tirst honor. There teem to lie a lurking mpicioti In the mind ol the uiemtare ul a certain lodtft, Vkboie mcliiiga are held on Tues day night, that thn club waa orgunizeil lor tlia purp-M of getting even. There will b service in the Christ Epitcopal Chun h neat Sunday evening Nov. 12at7:l.'i. Yratnrday and tixlay tin Broil n I in tbi vicinity baa been coveml with anow and the weather haa boen any thing but cheerful. Cow'lu atrvet i all torn up with a ditch being dug f.rthe purrewe of put ting in a teaer from Columbia Street to the river. Thin do the improvement keep up. I.telc ol tpice thia week prevents printing quite a number of interesting lorU, but the paper it full and we cant eulare it jutt now. I'rol. Wilkarion'i baby hat been quite ill for the lutMt two weckt but i now improving. FrelAdam. the popular itock man from iKn-r Island, tranrarted buiineas In Ion i Wed lies lay. K. A. Mile I ipending the week in St. Helens. The Mile family have taken up their residence in 1'ortland but Sim finds it v.-ry hard to leave St. Helen, where be baa made hi home lor HO yearn, and where he has quite large businftt interests, i he upend a considerable limn here yet lputy SherifT J. K. Campbell, of Clatskanie, on Tuesday brought to the county Jail one Andrew charged with buiglaly in a aaloon at Clatskanie, and turned him over to the tender tnercie ol Sheriff Thompson, under whoae charge be will be until tha (Irand Jury meet again. No developments ol an important nature bave.taken place In the VUst murder case. Bert llreen, the uspect onder ariet, isttill in Jail and minor circuuiitance goto make the tutpicion ttrongtr against him. Sheriff Thompson and deputy Lake, assisted by some 1'ort land detctlve. are still working hard on the case, and before long they will probably have something ol importance to give to tb public. Thoinaa Ilnse, of Qnnicy. wa in the city today looking after buwnesa mat ter Mr Justice llaen, of the St. Helen Justice Court, performed a ceremony fiis week which mode Mis Dorothy Clutter, nf IjiCenter, Wash , and WU nn Spimnogle of Ilainier, husband anil wife. They will resident Rainier. J. W. Patrick, of tioble, was in the City Tuesday. Dr. and Mr. Jeffioit visited with frienda in 1'ortland last Sunday, return ing on the Iralda, Monday. The Fraternal Union of America will make temporary organlxslion nt the K. ol T. Hall on Friday night Nov. 10-1011. A goodly number ol applicant have signed up and all are requested to be present Friday evening. The cry "back to the farm" ha evi dently had it effect upon our good lol-low-iownoman Ii. E. (Juick, who ha bought a five acre tract ol land near lloulton and, we pretume, after awhile Mr. Quit k will give up the hard routine work of making abttract and take np the les laborious, tatk of grubbing ttumpt. COUNCIL MEETS j Encampment Organizes At the regular meeting of the t. i- r . xt m iu ii s i I . . i Columbia Encampment No 77, Council hel.l on Monday night the wa3 instituted in St. Helens last regular Tnuthly grist of bills Saturday night and Odd Fellows were allowed and other business front Kainier, Houlton, Scap transacted. The petition of J. I P?e and Portland were present, H Cronkite and 10 others for ,n larpre numbers- The Camp ti. ronKite ana u otnera tor 8tartsout with a charter list of improvement of Hemlock Street 55 members, all but 9 U ing was read and ordered printed, newly initiated. The teams from Application of School Directors Ellison and Golden Rule Ca:n:n ffirtho nriuilo.ro f rr,ni,oMmr school house sewer with Colum bia Street Sewer waa discussed and decided to allow such con nection provided the School Dis trict pay own expense and one-: i . . . . half expense of putting m a 12 inch sewer from the Cox corner to the River. The matter of a new sidewalk from the M. E. Church to the School House wag discussed but no action taken Sam Grouch Knocks P.vurv man woman and child in St Helens who has been read- ing the advertising for the com ing Lyceum Course, and ap - preciate what it will mean to the cnmmnnitv. m lii-k pl to think that we have advanced far i"i n,.,irrb Knr.i,rl Biinli fln Pntxr- "-if . , . n . r. prise; All dui &am oroucn; oam is "agin it"; He "just CUm from the east where alX)Ut every hamlet boasts of its high school and lecture rourse; he believes that the West is making a sad mistake in attempting to improve uion its old time free and easy standards of intelligence and cul- . Tt,., mm!itn,n vLhn ro.!1 III C, iwiiiiiwuiMii ...... , t 1 r. -.t. centy approached Sam with a ' 11 i . retiuesi mat, tie purci ut- a ly ticket was met Wltn an em- phatic "No Sir-ee; VOU don't koch me going to any more of them'er things". On k ing press ed for an explanation of his un due emphasis, loquaciously re lated his experience. "Oh them things aint no good; Back in Tllinmr wonpp sold me family . . , . . ru IL. ticket to one of those Cha-talk- quays, all me same ujceum course, except the whole show is one week instead of takin' the whole winter like you fellers do; Wall I went up one day and daw- gone, there wa'nt a single strik in machine on the grounds, nor a cane rack, nor a merry-go- round: and the boys wa'nt doin' nnthin but lUSS lissenen. wa'nt throwin confetti nor raisin Ned no-how. Course I got more rea son too: The old woman and the kids they was just crazy about them shows; my old woman and I been married 10 years and she never been away from home-except to some of the neighbors until this business and now she's just crazy to go to everything that they call refined entertain ment; And you know my gal, wall when she cum back from them Boston Lyrics, she says Pa you got'ter buy me a pianner so I can play like them wimmen Daw gone I cant buy no planner. times is too hard you know. And my boy, when he see that Reno do them fancy stunts he just went wild like everybody else, and whe he heard that liov. Hoch what pretty nigh busts his vest with oratory and makes everybody go way feeling good, he says to me; Taw l m goin to lie a man like him so now I pose I gotter send him to high school stead of havin him work- in and I drawin' his wages. No- sir-ee you don't ketch me buyin any more family tickets . bee our ad on Page 4 this issue. Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday S hool 10:00 11:00 11:30 7:30 70 r reaching Kp worth League Preaching Mid-week servl.-e Thursday Portland were here in full force and exemplified the work, 1 which took all night long. At 12 I o'clock the large crowd of more than 150 repaired to the Orcadia j Hotel where Mrs. Isbister had ! )reI,ar(-'f a luncn, ana sucn a 1uij1.11 as win iievtrr uc iuf kullcii by those partaking. KAfter lunch, work was resumed in the Ixlge Hall and kept up till 5 A. ! M. When everything was over tne Encampment of Udu t ellow- biiiij was a reaiuy in toiumDia j County and promises to become 1 one of the live orders of the County. The following officers were chosen: Capt Spinner, C. P., Grant Iioby. S. W., C. W. Emerson. H. P., Chas. Blakesley, Scribe and C. W. McCauley, Treas, REUBEN NOTES i j. M. Lindsay and wife. J. w. Patrick 1 and n aUi inl.d the rounna irnc at laiiktoii list Milurduy. Ihtyall re- M,n "''- " A Wuit tlu!j w,lu 'uHuber,hip of : .v. 1-0 a at ori-.ini.'.cd Saturday eveniug at tM K.ti(eDCe oJ Mr aad Mrs T c. WatU. The following officers were 1 elected : T. C. Watt President ; Mrt. i. 8. Snyder Vice Vreaident ; Mra. M C Jordan See. Mra. tierue Iarran Treasur er; G. S Snyder, It. II. Tipton and. Al bert Laram aa a coiiimittpe on rnlea and programs. Mednmes M. C Jnrnan, T S. Linton, mil ti. A. Latsoa a com j '" " entertainment. The cinb win entertained next Satur.lay evening , if .. by Mr and Mrs m. Hybeiger. . , , , , j Tuesday the pupils of the grades had , IUn0eit.B pr,y. The g,ns prepared , ainly luncheon and the boys gave a 'beautilul Jai Volantem th.iw. i .ame a ere played ami every one went nome louking forwjrd anxiuutly to the nexl one. Tucsdiiv afternoon a Muth-r's Club waj oiganired witli 'JO pietent. Mis. Ike Link waa elected president; Mrs. (i S Suvder vice prefident and Mrn. t. W Jordon, Siiretary. The program com unitee consists of Mia. J. II. Collins, Mn Ken 1rown jt lo Ulret Monthy ,nJ ,0 wo k in con junclion with the teacliers for the wcl fure of the children. Fur school Dist. No. 20. School re port lor month ending Nov. 3, l'.'ll. Whole number of days attendsnce avemge dady attendance 3S, visitors 35. l'upils neither absent or tardy: Primary ; Jack Alexander. Hany Bish op, Genevieve Fowler, Jennie lie 1 1 Link, jUknn La"". HuIIv M. Kiddy, Esther Mc Kiddy, Kussel M Kinister. Sam Alexander, lCrneit Archibald, Doiothy Fowler, Florence Fowler, t'hritste Fowler, Gladys Jordon, Ed waid King, Jennie King, 1-ottie Mn Kinister, Hilda McKinister, liertha .Nusaliautner, lKira Nussbatiuiei, John 1'atrtck, Kdward Wynaute. Gertrude F. Collins. Mary A. Tierney. Teachers. Yankton School Report Number pupils registered, 34; Num ber days taught, 1U; whole number day attendance, (HO; whole uumber da) Hbsence, IS; whole number times late, U, Number pupils neither absent or lute, Ti; Average number pupila be longing, 38; Average daily attendance, 32.1 Percent of attendance, U7.2; visitois, 2; Kull ol llouoi: Her niece Kathbun, Wava Bolster, Edna Itonney, Iris Gril lith, Knth Boniiey, Mildred Stevens, Lena Walker, George Kathbun, Hazel Bouncy, Fred Itudat, Than Hrnwo, Kdward Saulser, George Walker, Clare Brown, Millie Walker, Martin Hriggs, Philip Milli, Tommy llolsteln, Alfred Butte. Fred itaigcr, Willie Holster, Marie Anderson. Lower Room Numlier registered, 33; number days taught, 111; whole number dayt attendance, 615; wnole number days absence, 'M; whole number limes late, 0; number pupils neither absent or bite, 1(1; average number pupils be longing, .10.5; averagu daily attendance 23.(1; Percent of attendance 03.7; visi tors. Roll of IlonoT-Ocrtie Ronney, Lena llonney, Ora llvile, Irnia Hobinette. Kned Tarbell, M-tble Fiitr., Amy Rudat, Myrtle Stevens, Ada Roister, Lola Sla. ter, Rert Lam pa, Clarence Saulser, Ralph Rutts. Ihiirman Jellerie!, Claude Stewart, Harry t'asst 11. Amanda C. Iluldt, Teacher. Pomona Grange Meeting- The thirty-fifth quarterly session of the Columbia Comity Pomona Granga was held in Yankton, la-it Saturday, t lie 4th int. The attendance of inemlx-rs from various part of the county wa very good, most of thn granges ol the county being represented. The lore-noon pension wa t.iken op with loutine work of the order. The report of the lubordi nate granites showed that the order in Ibis county is still progressing and doing go h! work. Miring the uoju hour thofe present nai down to the long grange tables and freely partook of the many good things always found at a grange dinner. Part of the afternoon session was open to the public, the hill wascrowded to its utmost capacity. Prof. V. R. Gardner Associate Profeosor of Pomology, in the Oregon Agricultural College, gave a very interesting talk on tolls, and the starting of an apple orchard ; emphasiz ing the fact that each locality must ascertain the variety adapted its soil, drainage and climatic conditions and raife that particular variety. Following the lecture of Prof. Gardner State lecturer, II. A. Darnell, gave a good talk on the importance ol the Grange, organisation and its work in state and national all'airs. During the afternoon session, a reso lution was parsed favoring the appoint ment farmeis as lire w ardens, in sections where faiming is carried on, iiisUad of crtoiis from cities. A rcitolutiou to rule the annual dues of the older wae voted doiwi. At the tvening jest-ion, several acre initiatee into tbu tilth degree of the order; and a pr igram confuting of leci tations and songs was rendered. The following it I lm piorain. Opening song, by the Grange, Reading, by Mn. Frank Brown, Mediation, by John Patiick, Vocal Solo, by Mr. DelmarMasten, Recitation, bv Esth r Cutts Reading, by Mrs. J. H. Collins, Recitation, by Iva Tarbell, Rass Solo, by Cliailes Brown, Recit.vion, by Fred Rriggs, Rending, by Mr, Brown, Recitation, by Guy Tarbell, Vocal duet, by Mrs. Maeten and Charles Broan. WARREN NEWS. On the evening of Oct. 28th Wapato Tril No 53 of Warren entertained one of the tireat Chiefs of the Great Council of Oregon, the Great Senior Sagamore, Mr. Hurt West of Scappoose together a ith several other visiting members of the Order Irom the same place. The s crct work ol the Order was very carefully aud successfully exempli fied by the Great Scuior Sagamore, and was very enthusiastically received by the tribe. After which a chicken supper was served and was highly appreciated by all present. The Tribe hopes to have the pleasure ol again entertaining the Great Senior Sagamore at an early date. DEER ISLAND Gus Johnson was a Portland visitor Wednesday. Mrs. N. A. Andres i visiting her daughter Mrs. Cox at Scappoose thit week. Mrs. Nichols ol Portland is visiting her sister Mrs. English this week. Hill Bush and Don Rackley have gone to ClaUkanie to purchases donkey en gine to clear land with. Frank Knyarts boy got hold ol a razor and cul hit face quite bad Mon day. N. Pickney, Jim Gaittens and Mr. Watd were St. Helens visitor Tuesday. M iggitt Razey visited ber sister at St. Helens Thursday. Mrs. Oleen, Mr. McCune and Henry Olcen attended lodge Tuesday night at ths place. Mr. Urown the agents brother was down to visit him Sunday. Ethel Smith rnme down to visit her mother. We learn that Charlie Smith is going to Chlrago to visit hi brother. Clnrence (lore and wife visited Grand ma Gray Sunday. Mr I. in bum, N. Pickney and Leon a Pickney attended Pomona Grauge at Yankton. They report ol having a Cue time. Miss A. Unit ol Yankton visited here Saturday. Grandma Gray i (lowly Improving. Mr. Burn made a businei trip to St. Helens Thursday. Will Burn and Alex Rambolskl are hauling logs for J. A. Gilkison, how it it Alex T Faint heart never won fair lady. Helen Hamil visitid ber parent at Deer Island Sunday. County Coury Proceeding! He It Remembered-That a regular term of the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the county of Columbia was begun and held at the Coort House in the City of St. Helens, in (aid county and state on Wednesday the first day ol November, 1911, the ame being the time fixed by law for holding a regular term of said Coort, when were present: Hon. James Dart, County Judge. Hon. John Farr, Commissioner. Hon. W. K. Tichenor, Commissioner. H. K. LaBare, Clerk. A. E. Thompson, Sheriff. Due proclamation being made, the following proceedings were had: Journal read, approved and signed. Matter of Petition of S. Rock, et. al. for a county road. Ou thit day the report of the Board of County Road Viewers, on the S. Rock road was read in open Court the first time. I Matter of petition of N. A. Andreas et. al. for county Road: On this day the report of the Board of County road viewers on the N. A. Andreas road was read in open Court the first time. Matter of petition of K. L. Welch, et. al. for a county road. On this day the report of the board of County road viewers on the B. L. Welch road was read in open Court the first time. Matter of petition of Chas. D. While, et. al. lor a county road. On this day the report of the board of County Roid viewers on the Chas. D. White road a as read in open Court the first time. Matter of scalp bounty claims: On this day the Clerk presents to the Court the verified claim ol N J Parker, being claim No. 22, lor 1 1.50 lor one Coyote, and for flO.OO (or five wild cats, and the Court being advised in the mat ter, it is ordered by the Court that said claim be, an 1 the same is hereby ap prove I. Whereupon, Court adjourned ontil Thursday, Nov. 2,1911. Thursday, November 2, 19U, 2nd. Judicial Day. Court came pursuant to Adjournment. Officers all present. Doe proclamation being made, the following proceedings were had: Matter of payment to Austin Dowling for road improvement. In tbis 2nd day of November 1911. it is ordered by the Court that the Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to issue a warrant on the general road fnnd, in the sum of G0.00 in payment for puncheon placed on mountain road in road dis trict No. 13, being portion of said road improved under special contract by George Gorrl. Matter of Petition of S Rock, et. al. for conuty road. On this 2nd day of November, 1911. thia matter come on for consideration upon the second reading of the report of the board of County road viewers. which said report was pnblicly read on two di ire rent days of this term of Court, and it appearing to the Court that S Remonstrance against the granting of said road has been filed herein. Which contains a greater number of signa tures, exclusive o those signing both petition snd remonstrance, than appear upon the petition, and the Court being advised in the matter, it is ordered by the Court that said petition be. and the same is hereby denied. Matter of petition of N A Andreas, et. al. for a county road. On this 2nd day of November, 1911, this matter comes on for consideration upon the recond reading of the report of the board of County road viewers, and it appearing lo the Court that said report is unfavorable thereto, it ts ord ered by the Court that said Petition be, and the same is hereby denied. Matter of petition of R L Welch, et. al. for county road. On this 2nd day of November. 1911, this matter comes on for consideration npon the second reading of the report of the board of County road viewers , which said report was publicly read on two different day of this term rl Court, and it appearing to the Court that a Remon strance against the granting of said road haa been Hied herein, which contains a greater number of signatures, exclusive ol those signing both petition and re monstrance, than appears npon the petition, and the Court being advised in the matter, it is ordered by the Court that said petition be, and the same is hereby denied. Matter of Petition of Chas. D White, et. al . for a county road . On tbis 2nd day of November, 1011, this matter comes on for consideration upon the second reading of the report of tha Board of County road viewers, which said report was publicly read on two different day of thit term of Court, and it appearing to the Court that a re monstrance againat the granting of said pjtltion has been filed herein, which