LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY
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TWICE A WEEK
VOL. XXXI
ST. HELENS, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAR. 0, 1912
NO- 24.
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Body Found
Xhe body of a man u founJ
,tthe Masten camp lt Sutuiday
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In ( rouiy aecntni"'wii ""',
Business Change
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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
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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
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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.
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(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.'
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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
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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