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HE OREGON MI nn XXXI. VOL. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY. 10, 1912 NO. 39 TWO MEMKILLED Engine Runs A way and Jumps Track Killing Engineer and Fireman! TheenKine".rthe lYninijula Lu,b.TO.m,.uny. ran away Ut buck of Lolumbitt Si andainr grimr about 130) -fried Saturday night and the j , wUh to thaRk the ma kind' 0,n. , Iinuacurve.am was put off until later In!fri.nf!, tnr tha V!,, ' A, rL.1rcd.theenKinej..mp.it .1,1 U I I' I''V." . . t 1 1 . ii. it'nvnnriiii Ukmjt 1 ' . both Kin ii atnrii .J 1 ar on a Dor 10 lre Uul t,ie uniforms were' having si'""'''1 a J ' ,(4,urs t)lttt worn so it wus the first tram any j per cent gr:ide and! PP jn i way. However this game does too much Kpeel wa K not count in the percentage col- j starting tl'; ei.Kinw r i umn. Next Sunday St. Helens ,bleto.top. l,rke;,":hM,o,n date and will pro-1 in the front oi i" . were given the sigmil uy me n-, ,fineert.jxl which they did lie-fawn-aching the curve, but the engineer and tire.nan Htuck to their pods. Wh,n th" lM,u"s -fre picked i;p it vvns found thut every Ihi - in the limb of the fire n.n were broken anl bis head as ina-lied to n pulp wniie me . enjrin.-er-s h.-ad wa imnhed and hi arm hri'k n. Auto Acciilcyts Two a, :"!u bile accidents bn; nenodinSt. HflTH last Sunday resulting in damnfe to un . v and fine injured l.ors-. logeui erwith :i i i -- 1 h ad for a young man. Tl.- t'.rst aeci.lei.l happi-n-ed wli.n tt.i' bus tif the St. Hel er A itof inpany. wns takings Ul t f i :t- ' idr-rs to the ball If.oiiMk with 'h:'. Vaugh ar.d a young iisitu named I.ke riding nntheb x.t v.hi. h iT'ikeddAii un- d'T their v- inat a p t icy t""'v n h ai"i g ' ht 'villi the car g- rale of p.d &nd i.iiii , Vaughn slid- ,. ro- ks nod gravel fomi.igi it -a i Si t bad bridse -n hishcai iii.-l a disfigured ear while Like i .M-a,.cd with only alight si r.it' 'lies The o'.her acci lent happened later in the iiay 'n i-i.e of th'J cars wa t..Ai"g 'hj other downj hill i.ear I : Ma's h U;in w hen the brake ga- e v. ay and ju.st at a time win n a buggv with twoj horses l.iiei.ed to it and occupied! by two pi "p'.e, was going up the. the hill. )i course the car hit the j horses throwing ih'-m down and; breaking the bilgy ColihidtTiibly , but no pels ins were hurt. i Hridcol the Gods ! The funeral services were con-j Among the many strong ! ,jlKto 1 by Rev. Cixik of Rainier '. trac;ions ti.!. provided at the on,jUytw,0sv k'nd words could . Portliu,,! Ftstivnl this ycarj, fjuj '(o ir)Uir sm(. comfort to ! will lie ' Th 'l'.ridgeof tl.eGodH.'")nrt ,rok,.n wift. i4nd grief ; the great open air spectacle which j 8trjcil.n children. It was such a j ichifved such fame at the Astor- j 8j1()ck t() lm, community that all meniem iai. hearts were sad and beads Uiweu "The I'.ri.lge of the GudV w'.il , w,th prj0f be lilayed on Mulliiomali Field! tr, Hritton was horn in Mur ine s and Id. the Saturday '-'phy, north Carolina in IS.".'.. He f;-re and the Monday of llv. e ' C.U11',, to Oregon at an early date. Festival week. Five hundred In-" jje marri,.d Miss Emma Merrill dians, fr .ni all the different reser-1 jn i;,;mi. and leaves a wife and vatiorn. will parJeipute, as wel' j fmn" , , IVrll a. Hazil. "the sain.- m.i.dier of white , Kenneth nod Koiiald, all who re PTf ",s- Lidein Der lland. A mother 1 nncipl- anioi.g the spectacn-1 umj flvt. brothers, one sisttr, all lamcen. s will bo the rupture of L, K OI.tll Carolina. the great, bridgi; which Indinii ; "'KendS :,y stunned the Colum- wa. the emotion of Mmint Hood M Volcano an J the passing of thief MultiK.KK.Ii of this Willa mette trit.e of Indians in bis firey death canoe on he waters of the Columbia. Miss Mabel Ferris, who drain tiled tin. work, will be in Port land f,,r "The Rridge of the Gods," which is promised to be "e of the most remarkable of tfe many Usr! Festival specta cles. Twenty live thousand dollura is fcng spent by (he producers on jne lJridir.. ofthe(;od.," which be umlrr tl.o general direct n of William Dills. There will b"t two night performan jes, both of which are ahown on "e Rose Festival official pro pmme and which will not con wt won BBJr oLhcr attraction. No Came LaHt Sunday the Hcheilule of gameB culled for Kainier to play St. Helens at Kainier, hut on He- count of the wet condition of the i Kainier field, tliejrame wostrans-! ferret! to St. Helens. All was .n readiness to meet the boys from out ruin aRain !.. . 1- I'unng the after- ntton. hWfVfr Homo i-.f thn f rvi n " t ---- - ......... ... .. -'n u team and wentout to the ground l,,'ri' - Of courne it may be add- bably meet Home fast aggrega- .ortari(l i .tl.r. The fubt Timms Trees team from : Portland will U- here to play thej local champion and a gool game is assured. j Obituary Charles L. Olson met his death ! ftt Astoria May 2. here was : foreman of the Ktrilili-s of the II: ri ii'oiiil 1 . t ii l r ('. U" vv;i- tri'g st' p u run-' away team cf the company, ti e truck which wns heavily loaded passed over hU Ixxly. He ws . bailly injur-J that be died a' few hours la'er. Mr. Olson ws n rei lnt for year at Drer Is land and his last re(piest vm that his IkmI v !' taken to I ti er Island so all of his friends could attend his funeral. His son Elmer Ol son carried rut all his v ishes. He was laid to rest in the Ieer Island cemetcrv Saturday. The fun,.ral services were conduct ,y j,.v f Kainier -vliose ,jiS(.0.,rs,, 0Ould not fail t bring c.mfort to the grief stricken hon was Ixiwcd with whose hea grief. A I. 'Veil f.e I i liom mi. u g ne Vo'cc I low, I i. .Iillnl I' ! -. I in ii"' li Vli- li n-'tr em I il t-'l in, r.ii.-i .1- -ill liv Tt ll" 'i dm- I . II).' hi ll 'I'm Ti i t-t'i n li'r ''r t" in" n I rmry htm ny. r li n I" o V' i"'' Obituary P.ritton met his death . H. Hntton met nis cieaxri; Saturday. May in the Peninsula ' borne cuncsua a'1 r " 'l College; a man thoroughly quali Cam:. The engine he was firing Hence of nearly a year " L A"" fied com Jn a the on jum,.ed the track, killing him les where she has ko" ' P,oy j branches of his profession. 1 take insUmtlv ii , wfW ai,l to rest in the Deer ! IK' was ! Islu id ceineU ry i..., ii...m...l inl Itt.. r wr ' . 1 lie i - nunc B"W Sine )u ' p ""v' Old u.w ..iir l.i ol" "'":, w,Ul iia,ii v e I mi "ii 'I 'X "' M,v- Tin- ch.i in- " ld in" '",kcn Win. lion ur li't He' " cini-e ilei liB.miil li'ii'y Ihir lovnl ..Hi" 'Ik' ti-k. IU.i dc-r lIu J...i I n.l l -ht i rt In K.nliim.! null." 'Iiy Wl.e e c lndl " t l "rt n" "",ro Wlurc c,u i ff w'l"1 ""' . . WrilLi n t'y r i lend. Card of Thinks ll'n vt'UVl to thank the many f,:,.r,.U frr tho kirdness ani;nre s moathy shown ui during our sjnipainy m." .m..nt M-reavenient in tne iosn ui r.Cl .t. 1, dbrr and for the beautiful floral offer irgs. Mrs. Uritton and Family. Houlton M. 13. Church Sunday evening May 12, will be observed as "Family Day." The number of entire families will be announced at the close of the ser- Vli-n Tim .. :i. i,,. ,, ,i '..' (rneand bring your friends ..... . ... .. v,ara ot 1 hanks for the kindness and' sympathy Bhown me during re- J cent bereavement in loss of my dear father and also the beauti-1 ful floral offerings. Elmer Olson. ADVERTISED LETTERS ItU-rs unclaimed in the St. Hcl n. Ore. I'oHtoflice for the weekend in May 4th.' 1912: D. H. I'.lacUel!, l letter Wkmn. 1 :Jhn Kueher. Mi., Alida Manir. 1 ' 1 ' 1 4 1 ' 1 " May A. John, w- r- I'rinee. A- Van Horn, letters unclaimed by 18th will U. s,.nt to the I k-ad-Ulter office. M. C. CIray, V. M. (K)BlK s.n il0 next Slin,i3y aftern,M)n : at 2:'!o by the Fpiscopal church. ST. HELENS Sen ice of the Episcopal church n ' t Sunday evening at 7::to. LoCJll MciltiOIl Fritz Anliker, the etTicicnt Co ble road supervisor, was in St. Helens yesterday. Jack Campliell, the hustling Olutskanie Constable, was a St. Heiens visitor on Saturday. The Congregational Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. C.H. John on Thursday May !'. Ed Veasey, the young son of'rv i.n9 finf,nvi fln nffi,. in Rf .Mrs. li. l-i. easey. is very with pneumonia, at the home in j ;St. Helens. i Mrs. J. Dyer, of St. Helens, has been quite ill the past week, I but is now improving. We have a nice line of carbon ' paper and legal blanks for sale at ; ihi Mist office. j Rev. G. E. Paddock. State Supt. : of Congregational churches will i preach in the Congregational I . u church May 12th at s o'clock p. m. Miss Nellie I.aws returned I ed in a large Department store. a Mr. Kelley was brought up from clatskanie last Saturday by Constable J. L. Campbell, and after an examination by Dr?. Ross arl peel liefore Judge Dart, he was committed to the asylum at Salem. The Catholic Ladies' will serve i n riiini chowder sunwr in Guild Mall next Tuesday evening be tween 5 and 7 o'clock. Price 25 cents. Everybody invueo Louis Kluhrer. the democratic candidate ior vouiuj j inner, was up from his Mayger home the latter part of last week. Kev. R. E. Nichols, the new pastor of the Free Methodist church at Houlton will preach at eleven o'clock Sunday morning, and at 3 o'clock p. m., at Hachlor flats. Come and hear the new preacher. Miss Annie Hazen, one of our school teachers, received a mess age last Friday morning telling her of the death of her brother, Jack Hazen. at the home in Sod aville. Ore. She left on tha train that day to attend the funeral, returning here on Tuesday. This was the only brother of Miss Ha zen and the son of F. M. Hazen. brother of our townsman, M. F. Hazen. Three voting men, whose names; .., I I ...nolu n T P' witneni, wcic am"-. , days ago in St. Helens, cnargeu . -.u i thenarticu ar prop- ! wiin uovt.'.j, t - I frty Ining a Plymouth Rock roos- tcr and hen. A trial was had Hazen Monday before Justice which resulted in the dismissal of two of them and the convic tion of the other. A fine of $25 and costs was imposed on the young man. An auto party consisting of Mr. Adams, Mrs. Parson, Mrs. Lipley and Author Ketel came down from Portland last Sunday and spent the day at the Ketel home in St. Helens. Mrs. KettenhofTen. who has been visiting with her sister, Mrs. A. Ketel. in St. Helens for some time, has gone on a visit to Hills- boro. H. D. Van Blaricon, a Vernonia farmer, was a St. Helens visitor this week. Dr. and Mrs. Jeffcott of St. Heiens, accompanied by the Doc tor's mother of Portland, will leave in a few days on an extend ed visit with relatives in England. The new garage being built by the St Helens Auto Co., near the drug store is fast nearingr comple tion. The building is 20x60 feet and will be equipped with machin ery for repair work on auto and aI30wiilhave a vulconizing plant insulled. There will be room enough for 10 or 12 machines, also a wash rack. This will be a much needed improvement in our city and no doubt will be appreciated by auto owners of this vicinity as well as visitors from Portland and elsewhere. Those who availed themselves of the privilege of hearing Rev. Mr. Kantner at the Congrega tional church Fiiday evening heard a most eloquent gospel ser mon by one of the ablest" and best beloved clergymen in the state. On Sunday night Rev. Mr. Foster, a man of education, travel and experience, preached in the same church to a most ap preciative audience. The Great Northern Express Helens so that your express can now be shipped direct to St. Hel ens instead of having to be trans ferred at Houlton. The office is at Fred VVatkins store. This will lie quite a convenience to the St. Helens people and one that we have been needing for some time. I expect to be away from St. Helens for several months, and, during my absence, Dr. Pearn of Portland will take charge of my office. I feel very, fortunate in having secured Dr. Pearn who is demonstrator in North Pacific pleasure in recommending him to the people of this community who may be in need of bis professional services. Dr. R. L. Jeffcott, For Trade 100x125 in Portland to trade for acreage. Call or write Mrs. P. A ncdryx Columbia Hotel, St. Helens, Or. LABOR HAS WAGE BILL 6ut. F.der.tion win Ask Voter to Help Regulate 8lrle. l'ortland. A minimum wage bill, which will permit no man over 20 years of age to work as a clerk, me chanic, railroad man, bookkeeper or factory hand for more than 10 hours a diiy more than six days a week for less than 12.50 has been prepared by direction of the state federation of labor and will be placed on the ballot in the November election. Women over 20 years of age are not to be permitted to work over 10 hours, more than six days a week, or for less than $1 05 as clerks, book keeper, factory hands, waitresses or at hotel or laundry work. No child under IS, it Is proposed, shull be per mitted to work for hire except in har vest time or with parent or guardian for less than 15 cents an hour or more than six hours In one day. Farm work is not affected by the bill, except that minimum wage of $1.65 is established, and where board and lodging Is Included In the pay. it I shall not bo charged for at a greater ! sum than $4 per week. Those recclv- ig $4 per day or more and those en- CIIKeu HI l - , laws of congress are not affected. The heart of the wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects ery object without boiug suUleo by any. Coufuclua. BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON Crop conditions throughout Oregon are the best on record. Lafayette ts to have a fine new choolnouse, costing $12,000. The Epworth leagues of the Eugene district met In annual convention at Xugene Friday. Plans are being considered to make Bull Run forest reserve a wild bird and game refuge. The jury in the case of W. R. Foote, barged with murder4 in the second degree, at Marshfleld, disagreed. Senator Bourne is urging the estab lishment of a star route from Burns to Bend and from Canyon City to frlnevllle. The Presidential Postmasters' Asso ciation of Oregon, Washington and Idaho will convene In Portland June 11, 12, 13 and 14. The thriving little town of Dayton )s to have the honor of establishing the first automobile street car service In the state of Oregon. Assessor C. P. Strain of Umatilla county has filed statement of his campaign expenses, showing that he spent Just 60 cents to be re-elected. Another effort Is being made to have Baker desert commission form of gov ernment, a new petition to that effect having been filed with city officials. Three big Columbia river salmon, froien in blocks of Ice. will be dis played this week In show windows at Dallas, Tex., to advertise one of Ore gon's many resources. With $1,600,000 on hand in the state treasury, Oregon Is belter off financi ally today than ever before in its his tory. The state has no bonded indebt edness and all debts are paid. Charles W. Thebaud, former presi dent of the United f.tates National bank of Yale, has been convicted of getting away with trust property and converting it to his own use. The strike situation on the Albany extension of the Oregon Electric con tinues about the same, the company working a number of men. and the strikers conducting themselves peace fully. County Judge Bushey at Salem has ! signed a temporary restraining order enjoining Secretary Olcott from call ing a special recall eliction against District Attorney Cameron of Mult nomah county. Senator Bourne has withdrawn h'.a opposition to the confirmation of Les lie M. Scott as United States marshal for Oregon, and the nomination was ordered favorably reported by the sen ate Judic iary committee George and Charles Humphry's, on trial for the killing of Mrs. Eliza Grif fith at her home near I liiluui.it h on June 2, 1U11, havo brcn found guilty of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to hang on Friday, June 14. Government land must produce gold ! in paying quantities, and cannot bo ' characterized of mineral value by a ' showing of. merely blend mineral col- j ors, according to a decision handed down In the Roseburg United states laud office. Postal savings banks will be opened June 1, at the following fourth class ; postoffices: Banks, Bay City, 1. rooks, j Coburg, Cornelius, Dayton, Dilley. Florence, Gaston. Gervnis, Ilalscy, Lafayette, Linnton. Monroe, Scap poose, Sclo, Troutdale, Turner. Wll sonville. An effort is to be mnde to change the date of the state mining congress, which is scheduled to be held at Bak er. June 6. 7 and 8. The Baker com mercial club has voted to ask that It be held In August. This change is asked because mines are not yet clear ed of snow. Ernest U Oetingcr, who shot and killed Edward Mutch in the Merchants Exchange saloon in Portland on the night of January 19, when no wit nesses were present and who was In dicted for murder l.i the second de gree, was found not guilty by a Jury In circuit court. Engineers In charge of the construc tion of the Coos Bay branch of the Southern Pacific railway announce i that rails '-are been ordered for the ' first three miles of the line and as soon as they arrive In Eugene, they ' will be laid, as that much of the grade has been completed. The largest warrant drawn by the secretary ot state's office In the his tory of the state was made out when Secretary Olcott advanced $200,000 In a single warrant to the First National Bank of l'ortland to pay the first two Installments of the state's share In the purchase ot the canal and locks at Oregon City. y A one man strike at the Eastern Oregon state hospital at Pendleton took effect when a man by the name of Hall, employed by the Pacific Fire Extinguisher company, of Portland, to do the electrical wiring on the new building, walked out. His action Is a I'sult of the strike of electrical work ers of Portland and the coast. A bill to cremate paupers who die t the state asylum for the Insane will be Introduced at the next legislature, according to plans ot Superintendent Steiner and members of the state board. Nerr the Salem hospital and on the rrounds of the state Is the asy lum potten ' field, where are burled 1439 bodies. In tb last year tuare. were 146 burled. St. Helens Mill Co. Electric Ughting- (Saves Your Eyes) Steam Heating (Prolongs Your Lives) 4 Lath Allen, Felton & Quick REAL ESTATE DEALERS INVESTMENTS. P.ENTALS. INSURANCE. COLLECTIONS. LOANS, LAND TITLES APPRAISEMENTS. ADMINISTRATOR. GUARDIAN, FISCAL AGENT, CONVEYANCE, EXECUTCfc, INFORMATION - AND EMPLOYMENT ST. HELENS . . OREGON Builder's Supply Company I Dealers In Feed, Cement, Brick, Sand and Shingles Doors and Windows GENERAL BUILDING SUPPLIES Fhone 42 ANCONAS B.P. ROCKS ARE PROVING TO BE;THE BEST EGGS FOR HATCHING FROM LAYERS OF LARGE WHITE EGGS GOOD UTILITY BIRDS THAT WE HAVE A FEW EXTRA PRODUCE LARGE BROWN EGGS f INF. ONES AND LOTS OK THEM Errs f 2.50 per 15 $1.50 pei 15. $7.00 per 100 INTERVALE POULTRY FARM RAY TARBELL YANKTON, ORE. S A Large Stock or Just Received Direct from the Manufacturer, Including Perfumes, Toilet Water, Creams, Soaps, Etc. Etc. In fact about everything in the - .ilet Goods Line Also a Stock of Palmer's (New S York) Toilet Goods POST CARDS FROM 1c to ?:c Csm in iii.is.i iisjlza gmaaaaaaaafl. a ia 1 FRED W ATKINS THE LEADING CONFECTIONERY No Use Looking Elsewhere ior Candies and Cigars Columbia County Abstract And Trust Co Abstracts, Real Esta'e, Insurance, Loans, Conveyancing St. Helens, Wood Lumber Warehouse on Sheldon Dock DEMING'S DRUG STORE Oregon
