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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1912)
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY 1 j TWICE A WEEK VOL. XXXI ST. HELENS, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAR. 0, 1912 NO- 24. I Body Found Xhe body of a man u founJ ,tthe Masten camp lt Sutuiday " .. I !!!.. - In ( rouiy aecntni"'wii ""', Business Change 1 1 'at'.. r. j. u. Uilltctn ha purchased the Interest of C. F. Abbott in the WEST DEER ISLAND flood that It wm the body of John Ctaurn, low, who had been misting since January 24th. He left the camp 0 ht day, ftr having bn " protracted spree, uul was never an alive again. He wat subject to epileptic ftt. which bo doubt wai the cause of his Heath, u m mark of violence, were found oa hi bdy. A Greek Fight . ma l.t t. I t . nvtl.tin by the authorltlo. dle-l" , "l "w factory on ...... ..... in i-iimnuc the business. H has large num. bcr of the block and brick on hand now and in figuring on furnishing these blocki in construction of a business building in the city. The price of the block In small quanti ties I 19 cent each for block 8x8x 16 Inches and the price of the ce ntent brick i$l'J ier thousand. In a short time Mr. Chittem will eute a new and larger machine for the manufacture of blocks and will then be preared to turn out ma terial for buildings three or four stories high. A light between the Greek sec tion mm at Houlton last week, re wte4 In one of them tiring badly cut with a razor and the flight of the other to save arrest. The two men were in the wash room of the bol tar where they , lived and be anie involved In a quarrel, when om of them pulled a razor and be gan slashing the other one. The ruor struck him in the breast and drawn dear amtmd the body miking a cut from the breast to the bad. but not deep enough to lw fatal. A soon as the aggressor mm ht he had done ho jumped frtm the car and struck nut for the weuds, without coat or hat, and has this week the Court ordered a large Mr. Al Hums and wife, of Rain-! auto truck, on trial, to he used in ier, visited over Sunday with Dan ! hauling crushed rock from the crush Hums' family, I er to the roads. It will lie given a At a session .of the county court such places as may Ixs directed by, Pf OfcS4Onal Cards the committee on streets of the t - council; said roadway to be levelled ! I)rt ,i,UlKK1 toss and graded according to plans and PHYSICIAN & SURGEON bfHTmc-auons 10 is a-jopteu ry trie The mask ball last Saturday night thorou,rh trial- an'! if f"u,ul to f,t' i council, or its committee on streets! St. Helens, Oregon gave two prizes. Miss Hul.lt get-; mccv ul an1 ""'inical it will be ja nd thfc enRifM!er ernpIove(J by thejoKuia-Mockl. BulMlag; both phone. t nir nrnr itny m. a, f...i. u.. 'ruiuiuntMi. t j on,- , Tlie 500 Club was entertained by There was some disannointed ! 4"r8- Milan! last Tuesday Sec. 2. Tiiat the committee on streets of the council shall proceed at once to cause to be established the BTade of KUfh street nd rer.nrt 4 llf.tVs 1 Miss Wilson and Mr. Marks, of, L', 1 Bn1 wrB- A- "e"r to the council such grade as estab- ICainier. visiu-d friend at Columbia, j mlS8 r '"rence y,e"rge ma,It tnt' nl?n lished by the or looking fellows Saturday night when 1 evening at her home on Columbia the train came in. street. Tlie members were all i luncheon was served. Notice To Water Consumers. The following rule of the Water SCAPPOOSE Spring plowing is under wiy with pmepect of a large acreage being planted. A. H. McKay !a back from his trip through Southern climes and stilt thinks there is no place like Oregon. , Dr. Countermine preaches to a 1 large audience each Sunday and many are interested. Prof. IiaUton succeeds Mr. Mi-- KmitK v ! acores oi u.e evening. A cia.nty - - vi m 11 INI I UW HI visited at Gilumbia Sunday. The two weary travelers that' walked to St. Helens, returned, home on the evening train Sunday i tii.rk, a! I I i'i"inipir aim urru. : u r-i c oi t Commission of the City of St Leo Burns made a flying trip to Helena will be enforced, from Tortland Sunday. I and after thig dale Iloy Keck moved onto the Iten1 Sec. IS. The established rates Lee property this week. , for wattT are payable monthly Mr. SelTert. Mrs. Clark' moUier,, in advance, on the first oay of has recovered from her recent ill- i each month, at the olfice of the iCstyWater Commission; and if J. A. Andrew was in St. Helens ' nt PaM by the loth of the month on imis.rtant business this week. J the water may be shut off with- Ihin lUckley and FJwood Hennctt out notice and not turned on nuule a flying trip to Portland Wed- a?ain unlil a11 Ist dues are paid, ncwav 'and in addition thereto $1.00 for m. See. '.'. All said improvements shall be made at the expense of the ebutting proerty and when the same shall have been completed the liecordor shall file all apportioned assessments in the docket of the city liens and the same shall become a lien against the projerty so affected and collected in the manner provided by the charter and la-a of the city of St .telens. fH. KOWIN HOBS, PHYSICIAN & SURGFON ST. HCLINS Oa'i3- DR. R. L. Jeffcott DENTIST HKLKNK ORF.60N S. WHITE FUNERAL DIRECTOR LICENSED EMBA'.MER HOULTON. OREGON Mixs Kva burns was visiting at i McUride Wednesday. j Harry Smih and IVisit shutting olF and turning on. nottweneen since. A Products ! Shipped in Orrgon Agricultural College, Canalli. Ore., March 8 That Mont barrel of the 1.500.000 barwU of Portland cement, val mdst $3,000,000, used in Port- Uad territory last year, wu man- ofactured in the state is one of tb itartling statementa in the vw bulletin on "The Kconomic Miners! Resources of Oregon," by Prof. H. M. Parks, of the O. A. C school of mines, who is al ls director of the State Bureau of Mines, which is publishing the new work at Salem. Although Oregon produced ap proximately $4,000,000 worth of Wlorkal rroducta in 1910. more this $12;00O,oO0 worth were im pntsd from other states and fowign countries, over three foorthiof which could have been Pnxfcced within the state. More tt $i000,O0O worth of clay ProfccU, such as brick, tile. poU totfiterra-cotta and fire clay nia- wiBto were used In the vicinity "Portland alone last year, and W $1,000,000 worth of these ff manufactured In Oregon. Cllifomia and ' Washington ""for some years spent thous OMof dollan' investigating the resources of their terri "JT. while Oregon has done prac JJy nothing in this direction. roi. Parka ad V"VatAs si . i wvW aa iiivi v Egh know,edife of thegeo reurca of the sUte, jjugh a careful investigation ijjrwulu of which may be pub f te the world. Thus the man, for insUnce, will jVtted here to develop the rtone deposits Just as they m ihitherto been developed in CVW" north and south of us (rn the dissemination of ao Sde mUon rdin Cfdol Thanks desire Li . ... . L,.r.refcnl bereavement, also f the beautiful rVj offering. C. Siukrvelo fanny; Agent ' came ' Ordinunce No An ordinance entitled an' Dr. Alfred J. Peel PHYSICAN AND SURGEON Rank Building, : St. Helens. Ore Sec. 4. That the improvement provided for he rein shall be oien I for comietitive bids and the record-1 er is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for such work, as tne grades ' have been establish.-!, by causing Physician and Surgeon notice to be published in the Oregon I 1113 to 1117 Selling Buildilig Mist fur to successive weeks. J Portland, Oregon. A. li. lke. Acting Mayor, j I'lioiiM Main 4.; A-ir3: Res. E. 47 onlii ;' Morey as principal of our school Fowler, from Scapioos beginning Monday. Mr. Ralston down for the dance Saturday night. - nee ordering the improvement of comes with good credentials and Hazel Hrituin came down fioni V ''iUv ' tULt by lhe C'carinjr cf a it is hoped that school will de-1 McHride for a few hours visit with 1-03,1 'a" providing for the cftali- velop under his supervision. Supervisor Ramsey now has the rock crusher running under fullest capacity, and some good road work is in evidence. Mrs. Mildred Watts has moved her stock of Millnery to the Mc Kay building on Store Street and shows quite an attractive stock. J. Kisenblatter, Rural Mail Carrier, has had photos made showing the deplorable condition of roads on his mail route. John Countermine is the scenic artist The young men of Mrs. Watts' Sunday School class enjoyed a clam chowder supper at their teachers home on Thursday. Your corresondent failed to retiort a pretty little Valentine party given in Wickstroms Hall last week. The Junior Class of girls, Mrs. Washburn teacher, entertained the Junior boys class, Mr. Pomcroy teacher, on that occasion. The evening was spent in a game fest, followed by a nicely served lunch. Frank Piper has moved into his ; newly finished cottage, one-half! mile South of town. ber parents. There will Iw services at Grange Hall next Sunday, conducted uy im'v. iars, irom tiouuon. r.verv i one cordially invited. YA liny art !:na sol is boarding u. the hotel-Deer land. Episcopal Appointment COBLE Confirmation Instruction Sunday afternoon. 2,:H ST. HELENS ii.M.niK.'H f graut's thereon, manner in which the same sial! ti.e niiimt i 111 .iiiwi Kiwr. rmmv n mil iv done and a.ssessinic tne cost thereof ; to the abutting pro,erty. I The Citv of St Helens does ordain .is follmvx IM Vx,art '-oa a.. 1. 1 u:. .l j ., . .nub mi luiu n'l Iliill VI is-1 . i.... .u.. x' .i iiitri .iicrri inriw'll llllf i'turillt.'ril boundary of Columbia Park and the easterly extension of the southerly I iMiundary line of Lot 1 in Block -I I of the City of St Helens be improv ed by opening and grading the same to a width of 24 feet for a road way, cleared of all stumps and other ob structions, such road way 'to be a long the center of the street as far as praci table, otherwise to lie at Service next Sunday in Christ Kpiscopal church at7:.'Ui p. m. Con firmation Instruction at l:.'U. Sun day School at 2::. Local Mention Frank L. Smith has a large force of men erecting stock barns on his recently acquired lands north east of town. School has reopened in the South Scappoose district with MisaDeKol as teacher. W. t!. I'omeroy, of Scappoose, was transacting business in St. Helens yesterday. Ed Webster came over from Ver nonia Friday and transacted business in the city for a few hours. E. K. (Iiswlin, connected with the St. Helens Mill Co.. of Portland. 'was looking after business matters' in St. Helens this week. Arrangements are being made by Dr. J. L. Zipjierer to lay a telephone cable across the Willamette slough to connect with the ship yards on the island. The question of the abolition of There is talk of incorporating .Cupital Punishment has been settled the town of Scappoose and thus for all time in St. Helens. The multiplying the troubles? of our j High School Debating Club debated P.M AJ. already over-burdened folks. . the question at the school house I ... I . I.. l ll (I,.. Intir Mr. Gus Lovegren a govern-, u . , . ... v ... reninm us 11 1. huh-hwi i.-bviii r,--'-. J : v.. J. W. VAN NATTA WARREN. ORE. India Runnch. Rouin no Pckin Duck Dahrid Plymouth Rocks .mo Sinclc-Ccmb Black Minoivcas Toulouic Gifc I I Fast Trains East Tickets sold and baggage checked through to I Spokane, Montana points. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Chi- (cago, iJcnvcr, Omaha, Kansas City, bt. Louis and all . points cast. No change of stations in Portland Trains from Astoria, and those for the Kast use the North Bank Station. Fares will bz quoted, schedules furnished and other details given on request. V I v. n. CO M AN. (ien. Freight and Passenger Agt J. O. DEVENS. Ag:nt. Houlton, Oreton. ment timber expert was examin ing the A. & C. timber holdings in this vicinity last week, with a view of aiding the Government In it forfeiture suit. County Judge Dart and Com missioner John Karr were in specting our new road work last week and womed pleased with conditions. - You better secure a few lots now before they go up In price. Kul BddV V. T. CcVJcS. it please take notice. Mrs. J. S. Allen had the Friday Afterncsin Club with her for lunch eon yesterday afternoon. A very pleasant time wus had by the Club member. Attention is called to the new ad of ("rouse & Ketrl. Con I raclors mid l!uilder., in Ibis i.iiieof the Mist. They hif opmcd a :-hp in the Morgus building, near the St. Helens hotel, and are prepared to do apy and all kind; if buildiiy: and jolLinV. T. S. WHITE Candidate for the Republican Nom ination for Coroner of Columbia Co. 20 years expei iance as an undertaker For Representative Si.' 8 WE HOLD UP OUR TEAS for vour judgement becau.se 5ii we know they will stand the test. The most complete z stock in town you will find here. Ridgeways: 3 kinds; Her Majestys Blend, $1.00 o'clock .75 Household per lb. .50 Tetley's and Lipton'a cele brated India and Ceylon tea in stock all the time also Schillings Kn.clish Breakfast and Japan teas. Bulk teas, the finest l'inhe id tiunpowder tea. finest picking Spider Leg. etc. AT UARKiaOti PURE FOOD GROCERY m tit To the voters of Columbia County: j I hereby announce that I will be' a candidate for the Republican nom ination for liepresentative for Col umbia County, at the primaries to' be held on April 1!, 1!I2. I favor -Statement No. 1 and will work for' (ho l';-t intrici l.i of ( 'iihi'idiia ! County. I tt.Mid on my record as a Legislator, and respectfully ak yoursupHrt for a second term. ' Respectfully subuiituM. M. E. MiuiR. 1 FRED W ATKINS THE LEADING CONFECTIONERY No Use Looking Elsewhere lor Candies and Cigars
