HE OREGON MI
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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
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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
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ior Candies and Cigars
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Loans, Conveyancing
St. Helens,
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