LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY
THE OREGON
nn
TWICE A WEEK
ST. HELENS, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEB. 24, 1812
NO. 20.
VOL.
xxxi.
MIS
SHIP YARDS for ST. HELENS
Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. to begin
Operations on Ship Building Plant
NKW VKSSKL TO HH 1HJILT AT ONCK
..ro ntotiL! Will Cwtti P.wioh iinit (uwt IK.-
Month. Other Industries to follow
Houltoii Com
mercial Club
Adelaide Schrader
At the home of her parents, Mr.
ami Mm. I. A. KlUott in St. Helens,
The Commercial Club of Houlton I Mrs. Adelaide I,ane Schrader di
held a meeting Wednesday evening I last Tuesday morning after an ill
and pa.Hs.-d resolutions similar to the1 ness lasting only a few minutes,
ones recently adopted by the St. j Heart disease was the cause. Fu-H.-lens
Club, urginguon the Com-'neral services were conducted in the
mercial bodies of Portland to in
vestigate the merits of the Iielgian
I'.luck as paving material. Strong
Methodist Church by Rev. A. A.
Heist on Wednesday and a large
number of friends were preient to
Professional Cards
letters were written by the Club and j extend sympathy to the bereaved
individual members to the Port-j family. Mrs. Schrader was born
land clubs. Already the action of, at Howling Green, Kentucky on
our clubs has had a very decided j June 21st and was married to
whin thf 'xl tw,) w'ek"l
rrk will '"' 1,1 ,u" 1,1:1 1 '
(pvanl in St. Helens. It;
il I. . i...i(,.,l nil the Island just
from the mouth oi r rog-;
ways will be on
...I lU.
m ire
pK-k". Ruiulings wiii;
the engineers i
ma-
US thi!
t
k Wtcl IT
a w
i.:!,!:rk-sc;.n be pit up. iwr.
theSilnntendent of the
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a
w ni! iinl
..: i lw. fit jf fieei.n
a .-CXI'. 11. m o:i
r 1 1 : ') nit u tne
C ! ni'i: 1 1 i v . r .Mil oo comoiciic-
. tL I .. .1 I... It..... ..rt.ii.irh
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h t mm'U t!i it enter me iv'ver
, . , I..:. I
f I S ri'l IV p...n are uuihk
i'othi'r sh:M to !m built assoon
e . . I ..f tkn ti'UU
ir.i' r.M in"' ,ui' ui "
T:.M.I1 is mi busy cutting
.1 -.,....,. f ... l,,n.tt..r
0" I'M,""'' in i, '4 tmilt" I
ir J timbers tu b'! usivl in the
yiMsanJ buiMmjM. It i esti-T.a.i-d
that it will require from f)
to W men to I'pi-nvte the building
of the ship and run the yanU.
Th: will mean that the pay roll
ofSt. Helens will be incrt'aed
tout SlO.nm p.-r month, as the
men are all kill"d mechanics and
(ret bir wa'.'s.
The site selected for building
ihi,eisan ideal one for the pur
pise, prulably no other place on
the Coast havmtf a better lca
tion. It i;t ato.it one-hull mile
from the Columbia River and
just in the mouth of Willamette
Slough on Sauvies Island. Water
deepenntiKh to float the larjiest
ocean vessels, and no current,
the land hit;h enough that the
highest water of June never Rets
over it, only a few hundred yards
from the big St. Helens Mill
when-the lumber ami timbs rs
will all he sawed, there certainly
could nut lie abetter place select
ed for the purpose,
This will he the first venture
f the kind ever attempted on
the Columbia River nnd the first
vessel to bo built o it of Columbia
River Timbers. Thus St. Helens
ill have the distinction of beintf
the pioneer in Khipbuildinjf on
the Columbia River. The ship
Cirpenters are already coming
'n.brinirinK their families with
them and netting ready for the
W(tk. They eomo from all the
different yards alontf the coast
nd will be the very best class of
Dwi'lers to be obtained. Mr.
me Superintendent, has
built about Ho Rteam schooners
l('nK the coast and has the repu-
wn of being the best ship
Charl.-H R. M.-Cor.-nick. h-aj
of the Ch:n. R .M-C'or;iiic'.t L ru
ber Co., and also bead of the St,
Helens Mill Co. arrive 1 in St.
Helens Thursday from Sun Fran-
ciscoand will be hero for several
days to complete the arrange
ments for getting the ship yards
under wuy. Mr. McCormick has
considerable to say concerning
the yards and the operation of
the companies. Regarding tin
new ship yards and the new 1 oat
to be constructed here in an
interview with the Mist Mr.
McCormick said;
"California marine men have con
tended for years that the !et mate
rial found on the Pacific SI.ijh- for
woixlen vessel was hard fir grow
ing in Humboldt Coiuitv. but we
have concluded that the fir of the
Mri.Ln.n forests is just lis suitable.
Financed by tb" Charles R.
McCormick Ii.iib t C unpany,
which has a modern s'nviiiill pkn.t
at St. Helens ami operates a fleet
of five steamers to California,
shipbuilding yiinls are being es
tablished at St. Helei.S ard tin
less there is a delay the first
ve:;el will be started by M.-.rch 1
Sue . ill be a t!u;d:.e:;te of t!
new Mi a:ii' r WiLar. -t'e, whicii
w lit ii t i (oir.mis in r eM'.y.
eci pt tbnt ; li- w ill le :" iVi t
ir.g, l.ave ii b a.; id 11 1 . :, a: 1
d p' I, I., le of ... : t t. 1 eii.t; i t
i 'riebe '. I tb'p! !i 1 1, an I !.'
Wi.l.i.netti.' and l.airt "i.e fs.t
1 -ss b -am.
J II I'lice, until lust week
superintendent of the Reiulixseii
ur.. at Kureka. Cal., has been
employed an Mipt rinteiiitent of
the new plant and was in St. Hel
ens last week.
effect on the Portland officers and M r. L. t . Schrader in 1S97. The
clubs who are just beginning tv fath r aad mother, husband, four
r -i!i;:" t!.e i::ra. .!:y .." t!.e block 1 brotl en and one sister survive her,
imluMrv as well as the .suH riority ! all living in and near St. Helens.
. , , ; ,, . i
..f ..Iocs over J..I other paving ma.-,
Mrs. Hyde wil' furnuh suits
for the Masquerade liallat IJeer
Island March 2nd.
Ud es suits from $1 to $3,00
.Menu Fuits from f 1 to
A. I". Thompson
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JjR. L. U1LBKKT KOs
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
St. Heleus, Oregon
Onii i-Muckle iiuiMing; both pbooci
jja. 1 1 win bosk,
PHYSICIANS SURGFON
BT. HKI.IKR OtOe-
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Our Oiler
DR. R. L. jEFFCXrTT
DENTIST
S.. IIKI.KNS OREGON
K. MILLER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
.St. IlelfDS, Oregun
1 S. WHITE
!-UN ER A L DIRECTOR
I II I '-KI KMH LMFK
HOULTOX. OREGON
Ai.ered J. Peel
PIIVSICAN AND SURGEON
Iveik I'.n'.lii j;, :: St. Il'ln. Oi
T'-e 1'aily and Sunday Oreonian
j 1 year $K.(K)
The Oregon Mist 1 year $1.50
A. H. 1 hompsoii, the present ef-J
Total $V.r0
Hoth for the Price of the Ore-
$8.00
i ....... i . i i'iini:in iiwiri
an Vlii.rif! (it m Din it:i I utinTV r
All IliaUTIUI nil.-.'.' - Orih.1)!iilvfWnnin Ivr Sfi 00
f ' j " - '
1 ' Ti... i f:. i .... i r.A
the bull and cabins will In turned , hs bled his notice of intention
. 1 . . ii j.
out at the IM'ormick null, while '1-eeominn: camnuate i.-r re-nomma-
the ti.. chinery is to be installed 'n as the lemocratice candidate j Total $7.50
at San Francisco and a contract ; for SherilT of Columbia County. Mr. p,ih for the Price of the Ore
has been let fur it. 'Thompson came to St. Helens a Roman alone $G.OO
t 1,ii.,l tu I ivn the little over a year an entire; In other words you pet the Ore-
1L ,.i . - v..v I ... i:....l
work at t Helens finished in six Mramrer, l,avmK live.l in the county K".-n ,o. Hodton Postoffice between
for son.e years hut not hav.nir heen , - ! 8;30 and 9:30 A M on any day
I .1 L? 1 11 L., ,t ft ( Vf-f. Jl 1 Hit III II 1 111 i n l'"k.UO, n iiiL. . ... .
edsouui. ."e io u,mi- v.... ,- . time only and applvs to new suD-
Jit. II K i I.I IK.
rhysiciau and Surgeon
1113 to 1117 Selling Building:
Portland, Oregon.
PhoiiM M:n 4U; A-12W; Rn. E. 4557
Hocse-Keeper Wanted Three
of family. Address, 0. A. S.
Box 130. St. Heleni. Ore
FOR SALE One span of heavy
horses, weighing 3200 pounds; one
3 1-2 inch Mitchell wagon; one set
of heavy double harness; will sell
very reasonable. For information
and in buildinir the hall of our first
im..r hnve determined to use no I Shoshone and Yellowstone.
other material,"
"Since the announcement was
made that we promised starting
yards at St. Helens we have received
request to give estimates on other
carriers, also with reference to tugs,
but for the present we will cotitiine
our efforts to steamers for the com
pany. Uter matters may so shape
themselves tnat we will install ma-
...... .,1.. in vinos limit al ti
months so the vessel can be tow
.(..,! itt tl1u
1 ! time on v and aim vs to
inr capacity of l.OOO.OIH) feet of county. scrilwrs and old ones who pay a I
lumln-r and accomodations for "s) He has made friends with every- j vear in advance. ;
bodv bv his gentlemanly manner i
The McCormick interests name1 and strict attention to his duties.! yf advantage of
their vessels after well known i He has met with some of the hard- this splendid offer.
waterfalls and airea.iy nave me - t
Vill.,,..it,. has ever Hal to iace, sucn as me.
George Wilson.
Klamath. Yosemito.
Send your remittance to-lay to
A ! mysterious Wehrman murder ea.-e; X JC iJrCOIl JLISl
cognomen for the ci.rner to ih? u- - ST. HF.LKNS.
. . i i... .,.. I, , !...!. ..d on. ol ww importance. imecr oc-
siarieo ii.u ii'-v ... i
. . i n :n i... ..i.,..f...l rr.,m i c-iiion Mr. I h" mil i.'
lull pronauiv mii i"- !
falls in Oregon. A creosote plant i"'" l"
is also to be built at St. Helens K. peir.-uo, s , u.r.ui., ...... e;
Farm For Rent 18 acres. 10
in cultivation, balance pasture.
Good house and barn other buildings.
Plenty of fruit, 1 1-2 miles from
St. Helens.
! For terms and particulars call on
i Rev. C. L. Dark.
Oregon. ! 2t Houlton. Ore.
Mr. Thompson has set to ;Jii?;i:-?Ni5i?;J ttlXiXiZl
and in establishing the shipyard
the aim is to make it erinancnt.
It has not been determined
whether general commercial work
will Ik- accepted, as the company
will add to its fleet each year.
in
c .;in.l,iii Price v;n
.. . i . : I ..M...r mil'I nuin l i.ii o. -
T: Z r h will U. c.mrg..of the construction of the
constructed at San Francis....
'The first vessel built here will If
I llw.
towed to .san r rancis. .. ,. v...
machinery will be installed there
but when it shall be known that ves
sels can be and are living built here
...l...r nrmniremenUl "will be made.
Willamette at the l.emuxsen
yards and was offered the berth
i in. ,.f his familiarity with
steam schooner details.
The first steamer turned out
there will Indistinctive, as being
the pioneer of her type launched
. I I, In lSvi.r She will be
i iiiiini'v-'iii"11""1
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modern in every respect imu
Hi
backed up in his work by the grand '
jury, which has brought in indict- ?f
m. nts against the iren he has ar
rested. There seems t be no ijues
ti.in as to his reei'i ing the iiomina-
tion at the hands of his party, the
Ii.nio.r.its, and aiy Republican i
ui,., rill. ! rn,Kt I. it.. V i 1 1 h.'IV. til.'
hardest light of his life to loat him.
T. S. White
Announces for Coroner
LOOK AT OUR
GROCERY DISPLAY
We learn a3 we go along.
Come and see the result of
our latest efforts to supply
you with the best groceries
at less than the best prices.
For 10 cenU you get 1 pk
Jelly I'owder and one indivi
dual jelly glass free orjone
silver plated tea spoon with
every package of pudding
powder Try one or both
and you will be pleased
They come in 6 flavors.
i,.. Willn'tVtte Iron an
Kt.M.t Cimiinrv I oriianu i.m . , .;n i. ;.. l.r i ni
,7 ,.i. v.- ticuiar aiuiuiou ... ik -
handle the mnch.fVry for the v. s accommodation and
. i. ... ....... 1... nil mac one an.i
seis or it ..."j
. . ri.ri,i eou.pmeni. me ,
engino works wm ne. tw j.nmh, osemite. ami
here in St. ueiens,
a in oi. .i ..". Willamette.
Our own fleet will be increased - N1'a,m U
I ti.., lw... nrtiele was clitHUUl
attSerateof ..rhaps one vesse , of wwnl
year and 1-fore long it is pro.. I e fr u JM time mm.h
that repair works an dry. k I (of
facilities w ill be established 1 , J f ,mv0 ship,uMl t
.. . ....... r ...ir own VCSS.-1S in j.iio-i
llllll WB ni" i'I" , ,, , ii I,.,, ,
iii. ri .
"Kht and engineer on the coast, and any others that may come
Lalc-Winklev ist- lMvn ,Iu!,lU1' UaM',x
" ..... ..... n,v. A boiinti-
Attho r.-,,,1,.,,,. f Harry Ronnett
ln H.mlton, on Washington's Itirth
Jy wcurrwl the wedding of 1). T.
Kle and i;ther Winkley, both of
Thompson S. White who announ- jj ARR&0ti' PURE FOOD GROCERY
I.: , i;.l...... f.,r Piinntv .r,. ; 5i
s ins ... ..o ........ ... t.M..(A'V'-Wf.,WMf?Vf JifKMWJRifKtVf
r in this issue of the Mist is the 1 J- J
undertaker at Houlton and St. Hel-j
ens and has been connected with j
d to
ties are well known in St. Helens
where they have lived for the past
two or three years, and a large cir-
the undertaking business practically ,
all his life, has been in the retail
undertaking business four years and
ha I fourteen years experience sell-
ing undertakers supplies on the road i
calling on all the large dealers in
seven different states. He is a
graduate of four different schools of
Kmbalming and has held an embal-
mers license in four different states
passing the most rigid written and
practical examinations.
He is located at about the center
of the countv and could get to any
r yirBTnntinnr rtrr!rTrrirvrrrrtnriri5Tf i s i s stj iititittj
FINE STATIONERY
For PARTICULAR People
IUI weoomg nui-l" . ,. .1,,, Mwl in ex- I . . ....
and the I 'le ol H icuu" j " , part ot It ell sliori nonce mm
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We Are Confident of Our
Ability to Please You.
A NEW LINE OF FOUNTAIN
From ton Dollar le Fiva
PENS
of
to the bride and groom
guei lly Mrs. Itennett. a sister
th groom. Both contracting par-
if
tending congratulations and well . nom;na(,'d mid elected will bring to
u . . , . the otUcc a high degree of elllcicnry.
Post 6arrs
Deming's Drug Store st. Helens, or.
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