LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY,,.
IK ,0R1
VOL. XXXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAR. 30. 1812
NO- S3
J0ON
"ft ITTC1
TWIOE A WEEK
SAW MILL
Fire and Dynamite Destroy Mill
and JSOO,000 Feet of Lumber
LOSS WILL REACH $50,000
Seven Sticks of Dynamite Found
Near Scene. Hloud hounds on
Trail. Will Rebuild
Property of the value of m re s-rvici. The d cki were cut
than $.V),0M wm destroyed Uut a -, ay from the mill and water
Thursday night when the n.id of was played onto the lumber re
ef the Columbia County Lurtdcr su'tii.g in the Having of the dock
Company of St. I It-lens was llwn ar-d a large amount of lumber,
up by dynamite and burnt d. Tl e The los.of prorerty is estimated
new mill U a mass of ruins and at about $50,0X) covered by
about 300.000 feet of lumber is in insurance about 50 per cent,
ashes. ThU great destruction of Ue intt)rstati, Contract Com.
property waa the result of the
work of temcpnimal in thf shape
of a man. or perhaps more thai
one, who should le run down
tnd Ui mado to uifer th- most
etrcme finally of the law.
At 11 o'clock Thurj4ay i.iuht the mill had lecn burned it was
the iiight watchman rt the mill discovered that another dynamite
was down cn the dock about VM charge had leen placed within
feet away from the mill n'aking twenty feet of the Austrians tent
tiii rounds wIkmi be disco vM'cd ori but several sticks of the novd r
the water of the S'aigh u io- hao failed to explode. Th" ex
lleeiiofr a of Are. lie hurried to pio ion unaVr the mill wrt. such
the mil!, but bcf'.Tt! hv
rt-uchtd
the er mine ruM the fixnt bud
gained such l.talwj.y that he
wa.t wnwMt to u ti r the Kx-n.;
junipingfir u ce;.u i trie
be ratvdttiuUiid to the mip a..d
started it ging nud bad thu
niii'V i;l;l t.inel ('II W hell U
wn-ifkexpUk... -!.o.k tho
tiie mill from iu foundaiion.1 and
the walls of the toiler room and
mill were blown i i, tVrcby put
ting the pump out of bus'.ue:.
The ularm wu-i t!v'n ti nU: I und
within a fe iivmenu th b:;;
whisllrtof the St. HeU-ns Mill wai
bounded and nearly every person
in the city was akened and
hurried to the fct-r.e. Tl.eix' v. ere
in the -nohlorh.'o i of lOC'U
people at the ir.i l -Ji J .m-k w:.-t
sUrted to rave tl'.J tuuil-r :tnJ
docks fn;;i deilrrtiiov, x it u.)
ii.ifn.xMble in av tb" mill. The
Stt-anwrj America. F. II. Junes
and Metlako wt-re Muickly press-
ed into service and did valiant
REUaCN NOTES
t.t ..f W.til.-v !
Hill of iwd Town. M-ir.rh22rJ a
git).
IJIIUIJ .
Jo'k.i C.illitn of II m ) .rs. Ore.
va:u:uest of J. M Irnley
List, l'ri.l, .
V. II. Cooper of Rainier wa4 ia
Ik a a Oil Saturday.
Mary A. Ti rn- y vidted ovtr
Suidav witii ii 'ruiotifi' ia Tort
land. Dim of tlu Ciai n'..!a Tinil;r
Co.'h Rift? br !;e lo o !oai th j
b foni Saturday after man. and
uiai-fo.) mi n fru,i il.ivvn the
River. It was aai;:!it by the
Steamer No Wander a. I'ivsOvjU.
and towed btck tothu boin.
Arche Rurnciof Po tland, Or.
visited with Mr. and f lr.i. T
Watts Monday. ,
C. W, Jordan i. .gtUrg
ai'Mgi.
nicely with hi.-t contract on the
county Road bet ween hi 4 placo
and S. Munn.
Fritz Anliker has a crew of
men atvtorlt ninkinirn now grade
in tho hill siJo betweea Goble and
tho pcluol house.
Wellington Is RuNNiNO his
machine to all ports of the county.
TOTAL LOSS
puny had leen awarded the. con
tract for building the foundation
of the Creonoting plant and on
Wednesday had shipped a boat
load of Austrians down from
Portland to do the work. After
at t- makj a hobs hrrv tnough
to put an oniin: ry hou in so
it U tii 1 ijt that alare amount
of powder was u.sed;
Tbo iliil Company has never
a, y trouble n-ith hbor anions
or ;,iK,. j.,,,, a , m he'd the
lU . I nf nil irj amnlnvm
so that w motive can bo traced
to labor troubles Most of Vr
'men working in the mill
wei .
v.-hita niea tx.
Deputy Sheriff Lakehii tikn j Prof 0 jj uyiand, who was
mtWo chursoof the inveatigi- l)rinciuai 0f the Rainier public
tion an I UuiiniT every ctTort t0 , schools two years prior to his
find a clue that -viil lead to the gQng to ciatsop County, and who
discovery of the culprit. Tha wa als0 a member of the County
b! .d hm:vij from Clatskanie nre Examining Board of Columbia
on th krron 1 b jtnoinforf'nai'on (jjunty. is a candidate on the re-hasyi-tb-j-nrfivea
out a to any 'pu,jcar, ticket for (he nomina
suspicion. tion for the olfice of County
.ThUUquUL'abb.v t the bj3i- School Superintendent in Clatsop
ness here but we are inrormed , County, l'rot uyiananas oeen
that thrf mill will b? re-built at : engaged in public school work in
once and things will go on as,Oregonfor many years, and js
before. jwell qualified for the post.on of
; I county superintendent
Shipping Notes
1M, Ci.nnwr Vninit.e is in
tw
,,,rt. She will take a full
cargo of lumier for San Diago, ,
also about -W passengers, ana.uurinK u.c
will bo readv tos til Fn lay night,
Vi-Si.-un-r Klamath, the flag -
0f ti e McCormbk flct h
du'Vi arrive Fridiyaad after
Uki.u' o;i partial cs ro, will sail
fr- .-vjut'wrn Calitornia )orts
Sunday or Monday.
rw v. .....vt.irt V u
lll'S O CM.lll.-l w. -
t'a iC are enroute
f lLilonq
fmm San Francis.
Both
...mi
that
i take luiiilx-r cargoes tor
t,ty-
, -.'. ., fnwb
. " .
'''.jnmnnf. of sailoM. she
will sail far New Caledonia.
A.
Tl,.. Iti itiKh shin Dtinsyre is
ine
r. iv.- f IfltaJill artlH 1 1 1 IT to St. Helens
after a curgo for foreign irts.
She is due the latter part of May.
. ..
When ANuKY Count 100 when
you need a pair
of shoes count
SoO cents.
Rest value in the ci!y at
Well-
ingtons.
Base Ball League
The lower Columbia River Base
Ball League has completed or-
!T,.!ll!,!j,!lnwMtettdVte Mr. V
ed. The towns represented in
the league are Kelso, Rainier,
Cathlamet, Clatskanie and St
Helens. Every third Sunday
each team will play independent
ball and two Sundays will play
the league teams. Lach team
will pay its own travelling ex
penses and each team will keep
all the (f ate money while at home.
It is therefore up to the home
towns to support the team by
turning out The season opens
with Cathlamet at St Helens on
April 28 and Kelso at Clatskanie
w ith Rainier playing independent.
On May 5 St Helens plays Rainier
at Rainier and on the 12 St. Hel
ens plays independent at home.
On the 19th Clatskanie plays St
Helens at St. Helens and on the
20th St Helens goes to Kelso to
cross bats with that team. A
full schedule will be printed in
the next issue of the Mist.
Initial Trip
The n-.v National 40, seven
passenger car of the St Helens
i.uiovsO. arnvea jasi wees uua,
on runoay. tn on -
trip was made, the run tacii tune
taking oie hour a ad fifteen
minutes ai.d each trip takii)2 the
full litr.it of passengers. About
the first of April a regular sched
ule will be put into effect between
St Helens and Portland . which
w tt convene
ou eopie-
; CANDIDATE FOR CO. SCHOOL SOPT.
Local Mention
....
. r. uranam,oi rrutw w
a business visitor in St. Helens
j y. F.( Slaughter of Portland
IwaH looVhg after his business
interest 1 in St. Helens. Monday.
Oo. B.Conyers, of Clatskanie,
was a St. Helens visitc r Monday.
George has decided to Decome
candidate for County Survey r
and his announcement appears
. , . . .
n OUr UUHUll DUIMiiiil im wan
Horn: Un Monaav inew oi
March to Mr. and Mrs. U.
, Krickf on of Warren, a boy.
A.
! A r. and Mrs. r. i. ueorge, oi
a t m n . t
r..,tl.nJ. visits over Sunday
s-trisilist Party will be held "at
Rainier April 13th for all mem
ir, -anml RtandiniT.
r
Wellington cant afford to lose a
customer ana ne uunu
; as a furthar precautionary
measure to prevent the spread of
tho small pox In this city, there
will oa noservac m
churches to.norrow. At present
the small pox is conned to iwo
i-lat a.I oai and the situation is
entirely under .control, School
will re-open Monday as an danger
will be over by that time.
The contract for the erection
of the annex to the Bank Build-
W. Mason of St. Johns, Ore. Work
will start early next week and
the building will be completed,
ready for occupancy in 90 days
from that date.
The're Off: Those tan lace and
and button shoes of Wellingtons
have started and nothing can
stop them.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Letters unclaimed at St Helen,
Ore. ost office for the week end
ing March 23rd, 1912.
Mrs. Rhea Fitzgerald. 1 letter.
Robert Johnsson, 1 "
Charley Planalp, 1 "
Mrs. M. E. Wilson. 1 "
Letters unclaimed by April 6th
will be sent to the Dead-Letter
office. M. C. Gray, P. M.
Dont Forget that Wellington
has the most complete line of dry
goods in the county
NOTICE OP THE SALE OF REAL
- PKOFEKTY
IX TilK BOUNTY 0URT OF THE
81 ATE OF OREU'JN FOIl TtlK
COUNTY OF COLUMBA
, LtieB uk. OecM-l
0'it- ll-icby iilvcu 1 'i I' vir
tue mid in I'.ii-iimic 4u on.ei of ibt
l 'ou tv CiMi t of CuPiiaiiia CuMuty.
8.ie o( Or-on, Mrnio on 2&ih dv
o Mrcb lKU, i. will pro -l Itun
n alter the 28tli dy of March to
Klt for Csfch in band t I'r t at
S . He'eosf.-oDty Court llut, loo ,
M lirleaa Orrfn U. lollowii g dra
cribed real propany el Mtd Wtatr, aittt
IHl ia County o( Colombia, Ora
Kn, Tu-wil: Cotnrm-ncinf at tba N. W.
eorncrof tba N E 1 4 ot tba N W 1-4
of Srciion 24 IB Town-hip 4 Nortb
K '2 U'.at nd ruDo nx ibencr East
on llii Section line 40 Rjdf.and tbeuca
ruootnir Wet and Pamllel with aaid
aect! n lina 40 Boda and thence tunning
N r'h 20 Rodt to the 1aoi b yinniDg
en:ilnintr O arrea tn panic rje n a
portion of the 8ald X E V f h" N w
4 of Prcti m 24 Township 4 in th C -
qii'v of Columbia. Stale ol ORon
Lea t Miller,
Administratrix lor tt e EaUtenf
Lillie B. Pu ker, IVcid.
Ite'e of First Publication. Mr.b
23i h.
r.3
) of Lat Public ion. Aoiil 3d. 1012
Come and look over Wellingtons
sfock of calicoes percales and
ginghams. '
A BARGAIN.
fourteen acre 1 12 milra Wett ol
Honltnn; prlf rlearel: croahd ic-k
road to lown : w1l f aoft watar witn
fwe pump; trn:t, largf newh u with
concre'e nfwranr, gooa riean ani,
nonw tim'ier. Time o a larjta part '
pnr.'ha prK-e. Cn be bought l r th
coat of the improTe'i-e Jt.
Wir.M. Roaa.
WASTKD TO TRADE'
On rteLavri eprmior No 17, cot
I in Aenod aa new. To twdalor
mllrh cow or hore. Impilre at Miat
omi-a or write to K. C. Hrnry, St.
Helens.
The Best Spring Tonic Well
ingtons Prices.
Large T room hoaae tor rent. Large
yr.l with Rood toil In garden end rD.
abnndanre of fruit, cloae in.
rolumbla County Abatract andTruat
Company, Amenta.
FOR SALK.
A 1 3 1-2 inch Mitchell wagon, aleo
oni ieh Jerrey cow. Inquire of Geo.
Wilson, the Trenholm, Houlton. tnatl
c Airier. , i
A Step in Wellingtons store
will convince you that he has the
goods.
'OrtOCDDDD
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U FUL A IlA Ti.,J1
The Best Building Llaterial ti
CI Cement Blocks and Briclia
Blocks, 8x8xi 6 inches
Bricks, per thousand .
CyS factory on WILLAMETTE ST.: Sr. Helens W
D YOU ARE INVITED TO CALL AND S
INSPECT THE STOCK ON HAND .
3 LET US FIGURE YOUR BUILDING OR BASEMENT j
3 J. L. CHITTEM, Proprietor j
Builder's Supply Company
Dealers In
Feed, Cement, Brick, Sand and Shingles
Doors and WindoVs
GENERAL BUILDING SUPPLIES
Phone 42 Warehouse onSheldon Dock
SIOSS
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Fast
Tickets sold and baggage checked through to
Spokane, Montana points. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Chi
cago, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and all
points east, , . ,
X1;M: :Krl;4 Trains
the East
,
Fares will be quoted,
other details given on request. ' A i
W. E. CO MAN, J. a DBVENS, Are.
Gen. Freight and Paaaenger Aft . Hosltoa, Orex.
THE TEflPTING BITE
purity as a paramount condition
IT Hi4RRI0M PURE TOOB GROCERY
FRED WATKINS
THE LEADING CONFECTIONERY ;
No Use Looking Elsewhere ;
for Candies and Cigars
Q 0000000
- -y
21 Tfllr LJ
19 cents
19 dollars
1
J. W. Van Natta
WARREN. ORE.
- inaw ivuDoer, ivoucn ,.
J and Pclda Ducks
$ i j&arred Plymouth Rocks,
CJ..Urinnh Rlarlr Miimrraa
fj; r r
Toulouse Geese
No change of stations in Portland
from Astoria, and those for
use the North Bank Station.
- . ,
schedules furnished and
is often to be found in
the well kept Grocery
S t o r e especially i f
managed in strict ob
servance of the Pure
Food Laws, which we
arc strict believe s in.
All groceries', arc sele
cted and bought with