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ir 'rr E OREGON L. XXXI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DEC. 22. 19:1.' NO. 5. rm MIST pier Explodes ten Killed and Seriously 1 Injured MAN'S HILL AT RAINIER hier Dec. 21 -The boiler In Ian '3 saw mill exploded this ng about nine o'clock, four Were in the boiler room at he of the explosion. Clar Brown had his head blown that his brains were expos cannot live but a short Wilson Lowman, owner of II and James Kilby a work Lore blown out of the mill parentlv not seriously hurt. tuso of the explosion is not as only meaner details rought to Case's mill and Ionel in from there. Dr. en immediately went out .roner Sherwood followed In with the dead wagon t o in the dt ad. br It has beetl barned that wcrj in the mill. Mr. Low- Ifatht-r of above mentioned k among the dead, taking I ami 3 injured. . ipect Arrested r i mi ifiuraer ia:i I'.. Harvey, a prominent K man of Ardinwald, Clacka- hii. Un'n arrested fur the put the Hill family near Unit lust June. The crime was the moHtrevo!tin:x that was nitrated in any country world when the father, and two little children !ain by the murderer with nxe. Harvey was a neighbor of the Hills and in under survelliance ever ie crime was committed. The claim they have sudieient hv against him to convince lliiit he in the guilty narty. ile the evidence ball circum , it is sufficiently strong to fnvictinn certain. Merchants Agree to Close we the undersigned merchants of the City of St. Helens do hereby mutually agree that we will not ojien or permit to be opened our respective places of business for the purpose of traffic on Sunday, from and after this date. Dated this 20th day of Dec. 1911. M Rosenthal, C. H.John & Co. J II Wellington. II, Morgus, J iu. Muckle & Son, Alfred S. Harrison, SCAPFOISE .' i quite an epidemic of colds thront in these parts, but u cases are noted. Knmmeyer an old and re citizen is confined to his th spinel rheumatism. iVaver, a prosperous dairy ving east of Scappoose, is his large farm and prepar o to the milder climate of hi California for his health. Ladies bazaar held one night k, was a financial iinjjC;)cial the farco by the grown- pas cleverly done. J. N. Lewis an family leave t k to join Mr. Lewis in their me in Northern California. Christmas program at the this year promisnes to be Hy interesting and is looked I to by both young and old ueh anticipatel pleasure. sudden death of II. E. the well known engineer of tpman Co. train was a shock fiany friends of whom he had iere. d meeting for the purpose of f "special road tax for. mak- tor roads is called for Satur- school is preparing a Christ- ''"ay event to take place and the children are expect- P time, JOY MASSEY. The second number of the People's Lyceum Course was a marked sue cesa. Miss Joy Alassey proved her elf a master of her art. From the very first she carried the large au uicnce wun ner. natural was her interpretation and so real were her emotions that everyone inatinst lively yielded himself to their sjr'II. It would be difficult to say in what particular department Miss Massey excells. She seems to read with equal ability the gay and the pathetic, the humorous and the serene, the ridiculous and the suu- ime. llor work U characterized y a far finer balance than is that of the average reader. The most praiseworthy feature of the evening's program, and thai which doubtless accounts for Miss Massey 's abiding success, was the hinh purMise displuyed in the selec tion of her numbers. While the au dience was frequently convulsed with laughter the reader never debased her art to the level of merely tickling the ieople. She con sciously sought to make every story apical to the noblest in human n- ture. Her rendering of "The 1.. t Word" and "The Sti John's Fund" cannot fail to uplift and inspire. Every serious minded person went away not only delighted but heljied. St. Helens will be glad to welcome Miss Joy Massey again. Lyceum patrons are requested to use the ticket marked "Final Num ber" for admission to the Glee Club Concert Saturday evening Dec. 1,0. Bring your friends along. It will lie the biggest and best entertain ment ever given in St. Helens. REUBEN NOTES J. S. Whitbeck and wife left for Eugene Ore. Thursday where they will spend Xmas with friends. Mrs. Albert Larsen and son were shopping in Portland .Wed. Mrs. Ira Withrow while shopping in Portland on Tuesday, had stolen from her $105.00 in cash and a gold watch valued at $50.00. Mrs. J. M. Lindsay was a Portland visitor on Friday. J. W. Patrick of Necr City and M. W. Pillbergof Portland was our city on Friday. Mrs. Clara Scott and daughter left here for Olatha, Colorado Saturday where they will locate. Charles Zingling and family left here for Gurtey Colorado Saturday where they will locate. W. M. Robbing and wife -visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. Tracy on Deer Island. J. McEwen, M. Barret and John Gill of Portland were in town on Sunday looking over the real estate in this vicinity. They think of locating here. At a special school meeting held in School District No. 20 Dec. 16, 1911, a levy of 3 1-2 mills was voted for school purposes. At a special Dist Road meet ing held in Road District No. 5 Dec. 1G 1911. a levy of 9 1-2 mills was voted for, to improve the MYSTERIOUS DROWNING H. E. Veazie, Disappears and is Found in Columbia River FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED Harry E. Veazie, the new Presi dent and manager of the St Hel ens Transfer Co, met with a very mysterious death at St Helens on Tuesday evening. Last Saturday he purchased an interest in the St. Helens Transfer Company and assumed the management of the affairs of the concern. taking upon himself the job of driving the auto bus to the trains atlloulton. On Tuesday evening he left the home of John Popejoy at 0:15 o'clock to take the bus to meet the 7 o'clock train and went straight to the foot of Cowlitz Street where the bus was kept. He entered the Blew & Mace Saloon at 6;20 o'clock and stood by the stove for a minute or two warming his hands when he went out toward his bus. That was the last time he was ever seen alive. When the bus failed to go i ton time, the other mem- nra of the firm began to make search for him and it was kept up all night and until 11 o'clock A. M. Wednesday when Ballagh and Charles Scott, who were dragging the river brought up the body of Mr. Veazie, just below the Sheldon dock at the foot of Cowlitz Street. Coroner Sherwood was immediately noti fied and arrived on the after-nr-n boat when a coroners jury wj summoned and r.n inquest held. Dr. Peel made an examina tion o( the body, 'lhe facts brought out at the inquest were that he was last seen alive as stated above and that when he was brought to the top of the water by the grappling hooks, both hands were in the trousers pockets; there was a slight bruise about one and one-half inches ong just over the right ear; the lungs were partly filled with water but some air in them. In his pockets were some money, keys, books End papers. His watch was missing. Tht verdict of the jury was that he came to his death from apparent drown ing. After the Inquest the coroner ordered a Post Mortem exami nation to be made'and' Drs. Peel and Ros3 did so. They found that; the lungs were only partly filled with water and that the bruise on his head was sufficient to have caused unconsciousness thereby strenghtening the theory that he'had been knocked out before going into the water, as there was no struggle made by the man aftcrstriking the water and the lungs only partly filled. Evidence sufficient to establish that it was the work of thugs and murderers rather than acci dental, or suicidal. Mr. Veazie was a man of first class reputation and standing in the communities where he had resided and was well liked by everybody who knew him. Ilis financial affairs were in good shape; his domestic relations ere very happy: a wife find three children constituting the family. lie carried insurance in the New York Life and in the A. O. U.-W. Ha was also a member of the Red Men Lodge at Cathla met Wash. Robbery without doubt was the motive, as he carried a gold watch aud had rorne money in a purse and a few dollars, loose change in his pockets. The geld watch was missing and all the money in the purse.' the loose change was in the front trousers pocket and was not disturbed as'the hands weri in the pockets. Every effort is being made to trace down the murderer, and in this search every good citizen of the community is interested. The body was taken to Scap poose, Oregon, his old home, where funeral services ' will be held today, Friday, and inter ment will be had in the cemetery at that place. roads in said district, and they also recommended to the Hon. County Court, Fritz Anliker for the appointment for 1912. The parents of the children of lehool District No 20 f hould be very proud d iir.'. uertruae Collins and Mary Trenery the teachers of said district for the able manner in training the hildren so as to make the enter tainment so successful. To the Public :-- I hosr to announce that I have " ra secured a comfortable seven pas senger automobile, and in ad- ton to meeting all trains at Houlton, this auto will be avail able for trips to nearby points or for Bhort rides. My charges will h reasonable and you will be assured of courteous treatment. N. B. Whitten. Would you like a souvenir spoon for a Xmas Gift? You can find them at Mrs. Owen's Gift Store. Lost A gold bar breast pin with a topaz setting was I.wt in the City Hall at the Lyceum Course last Monday night. Finder will please leave the acme at this ollice Grange Election Deer Island Crange No 334 elected officers for the ensuing year a3 fellows M. W. Brown Maggie Razey Zyna Appleton Harold English Albert Palmquest George Merrill Newell Ward Mattie E Englsh Lee Gore Blythe Gaittens Sadie Razev Ella Razey Emma Razey Laura Butler James Gaittens Worthy Master " Overseer " Lecturer " Steward 'Asst. " Chaplin Treasurer Secretary Gate Keeper Lady Asst. Ceres Pomona Flora Musician Trustee LOCAL ITEHS The Mist acknowledges receipt of an invitation to make the trial trip on the new Steamer "Willamette" at San Francisco last week. This ia the new boat of the McCormick Co. and will be in St. Helens within a few days, My best advertisement is satisfied customers. Wellington. Bob Cole, Chief electrician of the Light Plant of the St Helens Mill Co. left last Saturday for San Fran cisco to spend the Holidays with re latives in that city. Mr. Charles D Bentley, of Tacoma Wash, was a visitor in the City Wednesday. She school census of Columbia County, which has just been com piled shows that there is 3407 chil dren between four and twenty years of age in the county; this is 255 more than there were last year. Of this number 1789 are boys and 1618 are girls. This is a gain of about 8 per cent. The county school superintendent assisted by Mr. R. S. Hatten, is holding the semi-annual teacher's examination this week. The class taking examination in this county is not large, owing to the fact that many of the teachers have gone to Multnomah County for the examina tion. . On account of the holidays, the regular business meeting of the Guild has been postponed and will be held on Tuesday, Jan. at 2 P. M. in the- Guild Hall. This week there was a man in the Mist office who lived in one of the cities of Washington and who had just been visiting a few days in Portland. He said that in no city he had visited for a ong time was the great amonnt of building going on that there was in Portland. He was much impressed with the fact that nearly every block in Portland was being built upon at the same time and that there were more buildings . under construction there than in any place cr. the coast. Mrs. Eugene Blakesley entertain ed the Tuesday Evening 500 Club last Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. A. J. Deming, and a very delightful evening was spent by the club members and some invited guests. lissAda George proved herselfja good sub for the hostess and carried off first honors. After the games were finished a dainty luncheon was served. , For Sale Real etatt with or without mp'Ovement, city or Unn trp'y. term and pi let that will Ma id itivet'l Ration. Home in all part t l St. Ut eri from fltX). to $4000. Allen & Felion Meihndist Kpiteopal Chuch to fill vacancy of Chas. Cordes. Installation of officers will be on first Sunday in January the 7th 1912. Mattie M. English Sec. Card of Thank We wiwh to express our thanks to the many friends who ao kindly as sisted us during the last illness and death our beloved husband, father and brothor, Gustave Lindahl. Mrs. Gustave Lindahl and family. J. G. Lindahl. Warren, Ore. Dec. 20, 1911. Sunday School , PrenchiiiK K'Worth Iai;ue I'reavliintt Mid-week arrvlr Thursday 10:00 11:00 6:30 7:30 7:00 Business House For Rent: The store building known as the Half Way House near the Wire less Station ; also have some beds, rugs, . commodes, a show case and few other articles for sale cheap. Inquire of M. F. Hazen. We pay cah for any Oregon Sessions Law Iwfnrx ISlM. Also want Swill' Journal 112 and ISflt. Al o Code ISM Journal ot Council 1N.M, H atntes 1854, and 185. anil Coda "t Civil rrixfducu and General Iaws 1HH2, a d Aichivra ISIH-lfU'.l. Vrieit. A. B.itrjn & Co. Ino Poulard, Die. Commercial Club Meeting Pass Strict Resolutions On Snnflaj Closing At a well attended meeting of the Commercial Club held In the City Hall, Wednesday night the subject of Sunday closing by the merchants of the city was thoroughly discussed; nearly every merchant in the city was present and each expressed him self as being heartily in favor of the rule. After the discussion had taken a wide range and everybody had expressed their different views on that matter the following resolution was in troduced and adopted; Whereas the Grocers and Gene ral Merchants of St Helens did, some months ago, by mutual con sent agree to keep closed their respective places of business on Sunday; and Whereas such practice has met with almost universal favor on the part of proprietors, em ployes and patrons, and; Whereas it has become rumor that a merchant in the City has violated this said agreement, thus taking unfair advantage of his competition and by his act threatening the perpetuity of said agerement, annulment of , which would work hardship on all merchants and clerks in the mer cantile business of our city; ' , Therefore be it resolved; That the Commercial Club of St Hel ens deplores such action on the part of such merchant, if the same be true, and that we the members of the commercial club, in the interests of harmony among our merchants and on be half of their employes respectfully advise that said agreement ' be faithfully observed; that we as individuals, hereby pledge our trade to such merchants as shall abide by this agreement (and will discontinue our patronage of suchmercharti as disregard the wishes of the majority;) Be it further resolved; That a copy of these resolu tions be mailed to each merchant of the city and a copy be furni shed the Oregon Mist for publication. John A Pender, held in the Col umbia County Jail for the murder of Daisy Wehrman, and Bert Greene, held for the murder of Charles Wiest, were not satisfied with the appearance of their quarters and prevailed on the sheriff to furnish them the paint with which to make things look more like home. As a result the steel rages in the jail have a coat of white enamel paint on them with the corners trimmed in black, making a very neat and clean appearance. FOR 'SAUK Spilt Tups. Owen, lloultoii, Oiegnn. Gustave Lindahl, an old resident of the Warren country, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland last Sunday and was buried at the Warren cemetery on Tuesday. - Mr. Lindahl was 69 years old and left a wife and two children, and several other relatives at Warren. He was -a man highly respected in the com munity and a good citizen. t For Sale: 20 acres, on East aide of my place on Blachelor Flat All level, living stream runs through one end. On County Road 2 miles from Houlton, $2000. one half down bal ance on easy terms. Wm. Skuzle. 4t A pd , If. FOR SALP Rhode Uand Cockrelt. W. I II. Buaigardnrr, Warten, Oregon. , ;
