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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1912)
OREGON MIST TWICE A WEEK iQL. XXXI. ST. HELENS, OrtLGON, SATURDAY, JAN. 13 1912. NO- 8. rn u ,:. a IV-H Jl JlJlJUJj Water System Figures At tin- time the water system was put in working order in St. Helens tin- income was about I'er ni.mth. In ene y'r lm income na? increased until now the monthly re ceipts iini.'iint h over $00(1. and this without any increase in the rates. Thi' expense of maintaining the system will average nut to ex lW $V2 jht month and the inter est on tin1 bonds amounts to $J"0 l, r month. The water Commission have under consideration some ex tensions t the system ami ufter these are completed will probably reduce the water rates, unless they see a way to start a sinking fund imd pay off the Winds sooner than wasexepeted. A pressure yautre, has Urn installed in the City i lull j building whieh shows an average pressure at that place of NO pounds, thereby assuring first class tire pro tection ns far as the water is con cerne.1. To those people who Were npi'-M'i! to the debt created ly the eoti-truction of this system, the.? figures will lie doubt be suthVient iiroof to convince then of their mistak The water system is onelI.evy for State Tax of the greatest assets held by the) Citv ar.d will continue to he so for i a K'o.,d nsar.y years to coml-. Every citizen is s.it:si'.ed with the working of the sy.-tcni a::d with the quality of the water supplied, and inetnlier of t!;c Commission are entitled to the highest praise and commendation f t tneir excellent service. K. of P. Hanquct; Knik'hts f Til" loci! lod, i,..i,;, , i ..(?:..;..! , ;; i-ia I Tj'-sd iy fr.en K. T. Wr f nm. (Iran I ( i n r ll r ;n 1 I.. !t. '.' jion. ' il M'l I Ke -p T of II '." H" 1 1 all S-als, w.isouttolol'a-iiaK-i-.i!ood!wilh,h,'l,K,ali"nof lh wo,k "ni1 tin-wn hil. A't-r iU) the in ::!) ti r.-prrc I t t i l'l I H ill w :vr 1 1 I'yt'i'n S m t iiii! pre i i.- I a u i v.. ri m fi'oily i' I p- i ir , in h ."(" 1 1' oe- is 1 T i t ih!i 11 -i with u I kin In o' :x 1 t Y.i f : tiei. an 1 wjro b.-ir.fjly I'm.-i.'I will Pointti. Mr. M. C. (Jr.iy acted a Ton'riKHt'T ail nearly every m-n'.Tof th j lol! rjii m !? I. It w.'h e ir!y in the m rnin beofro the ! party br ike up an 1 a most enjoy- aide tine: was had by everybody. i itlasons to Build Th" Masonic Ide of Si. Helens! ! Mas uri'ier con iieiauon the erec tion of all story c mcret ; busiiKMS buildinff on their prnorty on C lumbia Street, facing the Plaa. A building committee has Ix-en ap pointed and Architect are submit ting plans, so that it looks like a sur.Ki. The buildin will contain ! store rooms on the ground floor, i offices an(l lode halls above ihk when completed will In- one of the finest business blocks in the city. Kcno; Jan. 2Df'L Reno, the magician, has been uj on the platform for thirty-t.v. years. H haa traveled all o.e the world, ineludinsr India, Syr;, and Kypt, Htudyinjf the niaic .f thow; land.. He carries bird.s, a rabbit and a koohc. Very many of, his tricks are of hi own invention. lie tfives a full to hours' program. 1 -- " 1 I The ca.se of P.rioyn vs now beinjr heard by J" anl a lare number ot from Yankton are in attcr . A Comparison The following list of tax levy uml J assessments represent the llirures of . , . . , Columbia County for tiieyeurs 1:10 . ,,,,, , . and It'll and are iriven as a con:- . pai ison for the two years. 1 ' 1010 Valuation us equalized, after do- iluctinif I'-. & S. V. 11. K. from 1'JIO Roll, bavin Nen asseswd by Co Assessor and also by Slate Tax Coin. $i:i.3"l.;S(l Assessed by State Tax Commission il.tlo l,s;il j State Tax 'JII.I'Ol lievy for Slato Tax .0')bi:!X j Iii vy for State & County .005 j Number of School Chil- : dren 3L'3lut$7 I-vy for School Pur- , poses .001 4S I lA'vy for General ICoad I Purposes ' ,t)(i:v ' Total I.e vy fixed by Co. Court .0ON5 1011 Roll Total Valuation us e- ualized Ass s-sed by State Commission State Tux $12.s.V.M;;o: Ta : l.!71,7.)l :,,'ir', ,,M,:i.'7 ..HOnU's I-cvy for State & County Numls-r of School Chil dren I'vy f-r School l'urposis U'vy for (leneral Koad l'urjMis- Total U'vy fixed by Co Court .0iS .(o:j .oi.r Call For Bid S'a!ed bids will be received by the undersigned for all the special road work in Moad Iistrict ! Columbia County, Oregon tu nr- d red by the County Court, up to l o'clock noon ..n IVb. 7. lol'J. Plans and Fincilications tojfether improvements to Ik- made are i n iile with the County Clerk in St. Helen ami can le examined at his olfice. All bids to be accompanied b a certified check for 10 per cent the bid. The Court reserve. the ritfht t ) reject any or all bids for cause . St. Helens, Ore. Jan 13. 1012. James l)art. County Judtfe. - 1' I7fc i ' OlVicers The Stockholdern of Columbia Co. liank held their Annual Meetni on Tuesday January 0. The Slock- I holders are Wm. Uoss; L. II. 1'nth'T j ford; J. S. Allen: A. I.. Stone: I,. ICilLertRoss: 11. A. Sherman; C. V. Sherman: J. A. Iw'aday: C. J. Ijirson;J. I-ri Sons. Win. M. Ro therfor l, S. A'Ji, A 'r' ' ' L. ; il r i f ir all ( W'a Pan i School House Dedication ,r, , . , i n Thursday evening- Jan. is, ' ,, .i in i c-. i I.) 1 J tlie new .Vhool Mouse in St. i. . .... ... . neiens win Ihi UeilicUleii with ap- !.... . i i i propi uite exercises in t.i Astembly (room. State SuM'riteiiderit I.. K. Alderman will he here ami a nice , musical ami literary program is be- j inur arranged. It is desired that every ' ikmsoii interested in the school should uttend and esiieciallv the : parents of the pupils of the school. 9 Local S3 o D I W i J. It. Cmdfrey of Portland was a St. Helens visitor Friday. The Steamer Harvest Queen came into St. Helens la t Monday afternoon with Iter fla llyiiu,' at lm n.lsl Whi!,. the ltli WIW ut the dock at ' Ha. WaOi.. oil hei trip ii , ''iiief Ilr.trineer M;i'..rib found (.s.a 1 in bis Uil and his body was taken to Portland for burial. . ... i me Ht;snion i t.ie c.:n y Court held lat week the Oregon Mist and the Ciatskanio Chief were de i;cn:ited a the County O'tic..;! Papers for l'M'2. In'tfoiet ti.i rent library al Mrs. Owen'tf (lift Store. All th. latest looks for 10 cents ier week. Worn . V. H. Powell came do . from t'ortland Thursday and isenaed In the trial of a suit be fore Jide Ilakin. The foilowin.; ofllcers Were ir:- nane'i 111 Oii rvlllj-MiI i o )li:n 1. i; he-t Monday ni'fht by I'epiMy (Ira . I ChanivH.o , A. I.. St.nie; W. A. K. tel. C C; Fred Wutkios, V C; .'.!. i:. Miller. P; I.. !. Posh, M of V; J. W. Clarke, M A; V. A. Ceor.e. K of U A S; VV. J. t:ui: rton. M of K; C. K. )'.s n. I (J; C. II. Jnre . scn. O (i. Pet -r Kelton has alrcidy let th contract for a new I, oust to le built where the one was ivcel.t y j destroyed by fire. He went to Port land Thursday to complete arrange ments. C. II . Honcaster was visitor Thursday. a Poi tlai'.d Two M-titions are in circulation! '' this week pravinjr that the City! Mr- Un- W"" "riv,", Council or-l- r the c 'ructio,, f j in St- fr"' 1 l'Ia!", a f,'wi ...werayMen, in the Nier (Wk!""'1""1 wi" "uU lh!H th"'r district, and fro,,, the number f i h the future. Mr. U.llur.,; peopl" win have skilled ti.eir -ie- wi" take U osilinll with the , sire to have a sewer the Cu,"il will ,,,,U'nH M,:l l'0 1 probably tak favorable action oil , Yankton CranRe No. :M1 has; same at an early date. j elected and installed the following; I.'....,,,...,.. Iu ll,.. I I.. . . I t 1 . ,, . ii-" . , I$"Kin now by buying your Voo,U - ... ... . I ironi t eiiiiiKion. State school Supt. man will be ir. St. lb lay nitfht, Jan. lsth, blre.s nt the ded' u-hool buildin n o'. tho If id if 8- ' I d n't tiy to Rive you as little for your money us possible, "' but n, much as I can. WcllinNiii. Attorney (Maude M. Johns of Clatskanie was in St. Helens Thurs day a! lending to some lek'al husincK. W. H. Cooht, un r.tloiney of Rainier, wiih transactiiur lejfal leisi nihs in the city Thursday. Harry West, of Si'appoose, wus on our streets this week. The case of Woods vs Wickstrom which huslieenon trial Is-foro Jud'e 1 I'jik'n and a jury in this city sine last Monday resulted in a verdict for 15000 for pluintilT. This was an i action for $lo.ooo for injuries nin- tained by plaint if while in tie! em- j ploy of defendant from which he' wus crippled for life. Councilman Philip has brought before tlm council a plea to assist in i the fiKhtinir of fires which will le quite a help. The Council will puy to any automobile owner $2.fo for, haulinsr the hose cart r chemical : enine to afire. It is not confined to any particular auto but to tV first one that ii ts there. i The snort- and ice o.i the Houlton. road prevented the running of the automoliles for cc'eral day this; week and the old fi-.iihful horse was urain pressed into M-rvice for this work. Cum, ". Joseph. State S nator fio!ii Multnomii'i ('"'.inty, and a rt. ember of the well known law lirrn of Joneph A Ham y, is atie.' d inr to matters U-f. ie the Cir;it ('ourtthis wi-ek in St. Helen. , I To the Pul.lic:- I bci; to announce that I have s -cured a comfortable seven pas-, s ner nutomo'iile, and in alditionl to meeting till traini at H nilton, t'lis auto will be available f'r trips to lU'aiby points or f ir s'iort ri'les. My e'uir'es will be r' .is"n:di!e ii'id you will be assured of courteous, treat itent. j X. It. Whltt -n. ! Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Churc'iel , of Olncy, have been visitinir at the' home of Mr. and Mr.. K. A. Cro.isj I for several days. ' Prof. J. W. Kisher, Principal of t ie Warren S 'hool, was visitin-? in j '.Si lleli-nn :lit Slit '.lltlllV. ! . .. - - . . - SupA-rinto.'idenl J. H. Collins re- j turned from Salem last Monday : where be had been nctinir on the; i Poarl of Kxaminera for State , Teacher.i crtilic lies, for s 'vernl ollicers for the ensuing year; , i Master, , , i lecturer. G. L. Tttrbell, Alice Provi n, ''mum Tai'lied Secretary, 1 Chaplain, The Lye-' I of liein Q St Helens Sij ' M.on. IS General Transfer nnti Drayage Dealer in O Brick, Cement, Shingles AK-"" '"' STODEBAKER Was""vcl. Hrn Oppcail t &ast 3' rjs iiast '1 'ii iHts !.i .Id '.'tnjjc clicckcJ through to SjxikatK', Mc i!t-n:a i. ini . Minneapolis, St. Paul, Chi- j i;ij,'o, Detner, Omal:.!, i:::tis:is City, St. Loiris and all ! V'lints i-.-t. V No i ('iiUu"-' 3 "l v ' ik vS the j o hi (j.i )tc l, schedules furnished and J other th J.ii'.s j.i'. t:, on uijue.u. 'V. I. COHAN J. O. DF.VRNS, Aent. l ii. rc(,;t,t nl !'j..rn-r At lloutton, Oregon. p All Voi U Guarant:v'd. R. CONSTANTIN Plumbing and Heating Sheet Mct.il Vork 8 St. flelcns y Columbia County Abstract And Trust Co Abitracts, Real Loans, St. Helens, I St Helens Mill Co. I Eleclnc Lighting T lS.vvcYour Eyes) Steam Heating (.Prolongs Your Lives) I T' H TOE lv Transfer Co. o Feed, Sand and q School Horn liani'C of stntions iu Portland 1"lunl storl an those for use the North Hank Station. Estimates FurnUhed. Oregon Eit Ate, Insurance, Conveyancing Oregon 4.., Ot. ii I I'
