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E OREGON
L. XXXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DEC. 22. 19:1.'
NO. 5.
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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.
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