THE
OREGON MI
VOL. XXXI.
3T. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY. 17, 1012
NO- 40
ST
Keel of First Vessel Laid
Mr. Jas, Muckls Drives Spike
Many Prominent Men Respond
to Toastmaster Gooslin
Vessel to be Christened
"Multnomah"
Viln'lny afUTtiiM.n at '-'::!')
o'clock tin htcuiiii-r Mfllukoli'fl the
duck of the St. Ht-lftiM Mill Coin
jiany, with a lit of wvcrul hundred
imsM iiK'cm liund fr the plant of
tin-St. Helen Shid)uil'liiik' t'".. on
the Island jut ucnM from tint mill.
It whm th occjwlon of the laying of
the keel of tint flrat Kti-nm whooiier
ever conntriicled on tht Columhia
Kiver and out of C'olurnhiu county
timlier. Many iTtns from Port
land were iro-nt unlm-uily ever
bmly from St. Helen. After an
Home Team Wins
The fast going St. Helens ball
team took another game last Sun
day when they met the Timms
Crens from Portland who were
defeated by the score of 8 to 5.
Lake and Jamison were battery
for St. Helens and put ud the
usual good game. Next Sunday
int Gardeners from Clatskanie,
the real leaders of the Leasrue
will be here to cross bats with St.
Helens. Clatskanie has won two
games and lost none while St
Helens ha won only one league
game with none lost, so their
; percentages are the same, al
i though Clatskanie has a little the
Savings deposits- 2126 35
. fr.mi leiiKth told of the irreat ,.. , t. , ,
.. i"1" me argument irom me
Ix-ricliU of Hn enterpriMc of thin
character and welcomed such induH
tricH to the city and the county.
Mr. Dillard'K addn tut wuh well re
number of games played. How
ever the game next Sunday
promises to be one of the best
and most intorpat inrr t ila
ce.ve. and ,,,,,! jo tttnkt- the ,,. j tire gea8()n flg teams .
, ' " up a hard fight to retain the
.nt,.nent of the ent.re immunity j pIace at the hea( of thJ
... .... . ., i..w..u u,e ii-i'ie age column. Last Sunday data-
who have brought these factories to ( kanie deft,aU?d Uainier 5 the
ouruoor. Mr. ,.e,,rKe Kex. t .m i cne gide(, gcore of lfi tQ
UMSn- r- KU- ,r' lo-!Ke .S0 and Clithlampr r.lavmcr
K-ka. Kansas, wiu then ca 1 uH,n am4,. (:hlmpt ainnin.
uiuj nui'ie sonu! very x-iunrni re-
insM-ction of llio plant an.l llie marks ui-.n the nhiiluil.iinir and
woik being done on the boat. Mr. timU-r in.luxtiy. Then fellowed in ! Clatskanie
JamcH Muck le shouldered h hlede ri,.r w.v,.ru th,.r gentlemen who i Helens
h.iimner and proceeded to drive the mud,. sln.rt MH-echen touching ujion ! (uthlanift
.i . . . . .i i... .... . v uiiiiumt-i
spike ini( u:e kpci, nieieoj ..m-, Vxv matter of the industries now Uainier
pletirg the tirvt m:porant work or In intf built in St. Helens. Home of
.shipbuilding in this community, thun being. C. C. Masten, II. F.
Other ceremoiiien were had after McCormi'-k, Win. lint, Mr. Ileal
which tanleH were Kpread for a and Mayor Martin White,
lunch which had been prepaid by j Mr. ('has. K. MKWmick, presi
the Shiphuildintr Company anil the j dent of the company from San Fran
crowd repaired there. Mr. K. K. Iriroi was present and was busily
STANDING OF THE CLUHS
Won Lost Pctg
Ciosim, a member f the firm and j i'iikium- I in showing the jn-ople
an attorney from Portland, acted as around the plant and explaining the
Toastmaster and in a happy vei.i , details of the business,
told brielly of the w.rk of the com-! The ship now U-in built will be
pnriy and what it would mean f.-r christened "Multnomah" and will Ik
St. Il. lens. Columbia, county and ' completed during the present sca
the State of Oregon, M r. Jau.es son and placed on the run between
Mi.ckle, one of the pioneers in the ; this t and California ports,
lumltcr business of the county, was On the return trip tothiacity tin
then cilled tl'x.n I"1 recounted .VK-Uiiko took the crowd up t the
some of his exiK-rience in the bnsi-' t're s.t.ni p!ant and then p-st the
Kelso
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Friends Take
Possession
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Or
val Willis near Oasis Park in St.
Helens, was the scene of a merry
birthday party last Saturday
evening, the occasion being the
birthday of Mrs. Willis. About
thirty of the friends of the fam
ily met and went to the Willis
horr.c while Mrs. Willis was at
Houlton and upon her return was
met at the door bv the crowd of
friends who were in complete
iscss. W. It. lillard. was then call-' Columbia county Mill which is being i possession of the home,
ed up.m and in an ele.ue:.t address i rebuilt
Mr.Jas. iMuekle
Who laid the keel on the fuel lat
t. U- built on the Columbia Itiver. at
St. Helens
She
was equal to the occasion, how-
'ever, and entertained the party
St, Helens, AlHiut four years ago ' in grand style. After a most en
the McCorinick Lumber Company ' joyable evenings entertainment
acquired the present mill site prop-: the host served a most bountiful
erty from Muckle Pros,, and since luncheon after which the party
that time Mr. Muckle has devoted , broke up, all wishing her many
nio.'.t of his time at Portland, a hile many happy returns.
his brother Chai ! s Muckle still re-:
M,esinSt.l!el.,.sa,,lisneof the j Q)Urt C()I1VCI1CS
, bet Inn. siers for the city, his boost-!
. i . i i i . . . . i
ing having Decn i.iiCM'.i up i.v inei
t r.'cti m of brick blocks and tine resi- j
deuces. These are the Kind of men
who arc th" I.k ,i bone of the coin
Total 45070 2D
STATE OF OREGON,
County of Columbia as.
I, 0. M. Washburn, Cashier of
the above named bank, do solem
ly swear that the ahove state
ment is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief,
0. M. Washburn, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 25th day of April, 1912
J. G. Watts, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest: J. G. Watts,
Asa I). Holaday, Director
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
Local Mention
inui.ity and M. Helens h;;s Uen for-
in havi.ig bolh Janu s Muck't
. . ,, ., . number of criminal cases await
an 1 l haries ,v. uckieus rcsincM"
Mrs. Clarence Masten of the Mas-
tent camp, was a visitor in St. Hel
ens Tuesday.
Mias Agnes Muckle, of Portland,
visited with friends and relatives in
St. Helens during the week.
S. A. Miles, of Portland, was at
tending to business matters in St.
Helens this week.
Services on Sunday the 19th at
the Congregational church at 11:00
m. and 7:00 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Morton,
were Portland visitors last Satur
day.
Misses Ann and Susie Ketel
visited last Sunday with friends
at Hillsboro, Oregon;
C. W. Mellinger, a prominent
farmer from Vernonia. was a St.
Helens visitor on Monday.
Mrs. J. W. Saxton and Mrs.
Earl Saxton, of Bachelor Flat,
were in St. Helens Monday.
Dorn; On Monday May 13th to
Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Dupont of
loulton, a girl.
Mrs. C. H. John and Miss Dor
othy spent a few days in Port-
and during the week.
A. J. Deming and his sons Os
wald and John, were Portland
visitors last Saturday.
Mrs. R. P. Burns of Gladstone,
Oregon, visited at the home of
Mr. And Mrs. A. Ketel, during
the week.
Mrs. Bennet and little child
have been visiting at the Paulsen
home in St. Helens for several
days.
Mrs. J. S. Masten, of Houlton,
visited with her son, C. C. Masten,
and his family, in St. Helens, during
the week.
Mrs. Oren Able left last Tuesday
for a visit to Los Angeles and other
Circuit Court convened Tues- rnfornia points, where shegoes for
day with Judge J. U. Campbell I i'e benefit of her health.
of Oregon City, presiding. The! Mrs. L. R. Rutherford enter
tained at dinner last Saturday,
in honor of Mrs. Jeffcott who
, Grand Jury was drawn and went
immediately to work on the large
Liltle Man
Here is no Ilia i helt.ir known
along tli(. lower Columbia River, es
pecially among the pioneers, than is
James Mfickle. He located in St.
Ih'l. us during the year ISTJ. with
his brother Charles, arid together
they engaged in the mill and timber
business. Ever since that date the
ing them and at the present time
i their w ork is still uncompleted,
I Tki ttiol tn ft' ti-na ovrMCA4 until
. i IIU il lai JUI J n (t3 LVWUkVV4 Willi!
Starts HlaZCj next Monday at which time the
I trial of civil cases will be taken
Mm d iy evening at (::') o'd ck ! up. The Grand Jury is composed
tfu Iho be!! h th" city hall j of the following men: Thos. B.
souii ied th- al n tn f lire and j Mills, foreman, W. F. Rickert,
uiihinn fe.v minutes u g.o ily j Wm. McCollum, Jos. Burtchett,
' portion of the population of the j S. L. Flanigan, Peter Olson, John
city h:i 1 congregated in front of
the beautiful residence of Dr.
Edwin Ross where smoke was
coining from every window and
door of the buildirg. The little
son of Dr. Koss had dropped a
lighted match down the wood lift
where it bad caught the chips in
the liottom and within n fcwmin-
W. Nowtls.
Report of th Condition of No. 73
The Farmers State Bank, at
Scappoose in the State of Oregon,
at the close of business April 18th
1912.
RESOURCES.
Dollars Cts
11..
i.rothers have Ik-co among llte3 the entire inside of the cle-1 3 and discounts 16028 37
leading timber men ,f the toun- vatr waa in flames. Prompt Overdrafts, secured
try. I hey secured large holdings nclion on tnc ,art 0f tno people; and unscured 8 47
Of timber ill ('nliunliin r.mtv na . .. . j .1 . U. ; r).,.lj nnrl u-nrranta (V)
' n
well ns across tho river in Washing
with the fire company soon ex
Banking house 6250 00
t'-n. a few years ago they disj.os- tinrUi9hPj the flames and before j Furniture and Fixtures. ..2453 82
1 of their timber Interests in this eriolw ,,amaRO wn, done. I Due from banks (not
cmn.y, but still retain large hold- t,7.. blackened bv the ,eserVe ba,lks): 1094 41
"(Man the Coweeman
Piunty, Wash
rhf wa a were i)iai-M'iii:u uv tnc,... m
in rowlitz -la nn, ,hp WOOll lift was so ! Vw3 TI?., r. Ro
piiiwiw ------- rp.srrvt? ua &a uwu w
o ft ; .""L w 1 badlyhirnedthatitw.llrcqu.re.; chocU3and ether cash items 56 75
o ( inesidencein St. Helens and aml t,lftt WM tl.e ex.j on hand 2212 18
.,llia county, both the Muckle unt uf tho ,,amaK0. It w a," . 50
nu-! i 'mVl,.lHvn am"nf t'10 willt! , narrow escape from a serious fire. I " ' ""Total 43070 &)
Notice of Meeting
Fverv man n th? city ts
LIABIUTIES
Dollars
CU
HiiK and progressive business men
. th" ounty and have d.no. much
In i.niLi;.- i t .i i '
.. p community. very man in tn? cuy s re-, , . . , . ioraa m
A,"'t 12 years ago Mr. James nut ted to attend a meetirg at ( Capital stock paid in.-.-loOO 00
Muckle moved with his family to the City Ihll. Tuesday evening (Undivided profits 15o7 W
nince. i. ot hm .,i.,,'..i ,...n . . i. . i i
Jperty interests in St. Helens and very part of tho -.'ity rcpre.ient-
ll ht lirAr,l ,1.. . e ' 1 I I.a l dim: ,1 tlim
-I.-..V.II, U1(I M'nior I.IUmiHT OI I P(l UIllI tvniwm ni'""'"
le rnerrantiln f. out especially the young men
n. the lurtr. d..,,armU. .inn;l Jeo LlhiidtfC, Chief.
deposit 1345 17
Time certificates of
tlosit 4000 00
leaves this week on an extended
visit for England. ,
Other people from St. Helens
visiting Portland last Saturday
were Mrs. W. G. Muckle, Mrs.
E. A. Rotgerand Mrs. J. L. Zip
perer. Charles R. Mccormick, of San
Francisco, has leen looking after
business matters around the Mill,
Ship yards and Creosoting plant in
St. Helens during the week.
. . ... VI.
Dr. Andrew L. femitn, Julius
Meier, Geo. W. Joseph and Mr. Bo-
len all prominent business and pro
fessional men from Portland, were
business visitors in St. Helens last
Tuesday.
Mr. A. C. Gray has purchased all
the cows and appliances at the dairy
ranch of the late Ei nest G. Specht on
Sauvie's Island and will commence
withina few days to deliver fresh milk
to every one who wants from a Gov.
eminent inspected dairy herd.
Mrs. T. C Watts, of Reuben, has
a hen which is a wonder. Begin
ning on Tuesday she laid an egg
each day for five days and the small
est egg measured 6 1-2 by 8 inches
and the largest one 7 by 9. The
eggs were sent by Mrs. Watts to
the Mist office and they can be seen
here for a few days yet, until the
editor has them for breakfast.
Fred Ketel who has spent sev.
eral months in St, Helens, re
turned to his homestead near
Trout Lake Washington and will
resume his business of Mountain
Tho annual eonrontlon of tho Sal am
district Epworth louo was kola Ik
Salem May 1ft, 11 and II.
M. J. Kloner ot Portland bat boon
r-appolntod by Oorornor Wnt aa
nombor of tho Stat Board of Oamo
and Flak Commlaalonora.
RoquialUou papora woro taauod bj
tho goTornor for Ooorfo Troy or, who
la wantod la Portland on a charga of
paaalnf a forged bank check.
Tho Portland Railway, Light
Power company baa lncroaaod Ita cap
ital stook from $25,000,000 to 135.000,,
000. The filing fee at Salem waa $750.
La Orando la to bar a live storr
office building, which, when complet
ed, will be not only the talleet bat the
eoetlleet structure In that aection ot
Oregon.
The flrat commencement ezerclae
If the law department of the Unlrer-
lty of Oregon will be held at Port
land May 21. There are 44 membera
In the aenlor clas.
Henry Orten, of Marlon county, Hy
ing two mllea weat of Turner, commit
ted aulclde by drinking carbolic acid.
Mr. Green waa 65 yeara old and had
Ured In the vicinity 30 yeara.
Oawald Wett, governor of Oregon,
will deliver the addreaa to the gradu
ating claaa of Albany college th la
year. Commencement day at the col
lege thla year will be June 12.
Jaaper Weatfall, city marahal. waa
murdered at Weatfall by Aa Carey,
who while Intoxicated waa obootlng
np the town and ahot the marahal,
who ahot at Carey but mtased him.
Arrangnmenta are being made to
place before the next meeting of the
atate board of agriculture a plan to
establish children's playgrounds at the
atate fair for use during fair week.
Governor West has ancounced the
personnel of the commiitslon which
will Investiftnte the advisability of
consolidation of the Oregon Agricul
tural college and the University of
Oregon.
With alt preliminary arrangements
practically completed, the fourth an
nual strawberry and rose carnival,
which opens In Roseburg Thursday,
promiaea to surpass all former eventa
of the kind held In that section of the
atate.
Twenty thousand dollars will be
pent In La Grande during the next
few weeka in the construction of a
combination fair grounds, athletic
park and race track. The capital for
thla enterprise waa subscribed by local
people.
llomeaeekera' farea to the Pacific
northwest will henceforth apply to all
points. Including Portland and points
on the Oregon Electric. Heretofore
the rates have applied only as far west
aa Pallbrldge station on the North
Bank road.
Seven thousand five hundred dollars
la the fee the atate of Oregon will pay
to Attorneys Cochran and Cochran of
La Grande for the services extending
over a period of three yeara or more
In connection with the now famous
Morrison escheat case.
Carrying out his threat of a few
daya ago. J. E. Moraon. president of
tho Deschutes Land company, haa
shut down work on all steam machin
ery at the compaay'a plant near La
Pine and in the next two or three
weeka will cloaa down the grading
outfit
The Oregon A California Railroad
company la preparing to build a
branch line from tebanon on the
Woedburn-Sprinsfield branch, along
the south fork of the Santiam river to
a point about two and a half miles
east ot Foster, a diatance of about 26
miles.
Porter Bros., the prominent railroad
contractors who have built the Oregon
Trunk and other lines for the Hill
system, have become interested by
purchase In the properties of the Oro
gou t Western Colonisation company,
and In which L. W. Hill la extensively
Interested.
A aiilt agalust tho Deschutes Land
company. In whleh an Injunction la
asked restraining the aalo of landa,
waa atarted In the circuit court by the
desert land board of Orogon. Viola
tion of the agreement with th state
board la the principal charge upon
which the suit la baaed.
The government la again taking vp
the light agalnat th small beetles
that have been ravaging the forests
at eastern Oregon. Thla year, bow
aver, the official In charge of the work
txpecta to have a much eaaier task
than laat season, when more than
$15,000 waa expended In the war on
the little insects.
The exhibits for prlies In Linn coun
ty's flrat Industrial school fair will be
ihown both at Albany and at Solo.
The school fair will be hold flrat at
Albany oa August 21 and 14 and then
the entire exhibit will be taken to
9clo and mad a part of th Linn
tounty fair, which will b held this
fear on Auguat 28 to SO Inclusive.
It has been discovered that a Linn
souaty man, Rlngo Butler, ot Haleey,
waa among those lost In th wreck ot
ft Titanic. Butler bad written from
England to friends la Halsey that ho
xpected to return on th Titanic, but
ihrough som oversight his nam did
sot appear In moat of th Hats of nos-
Guide for travelers, during the . longer which wer pubiiahed after
summer. ditr.
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St. Helens IVMl Co.
'Electric Lighting-
(Saves Your Eyes)
Lath
Steam j Heating
(Prolongs j Yourj Lives)
Wood
Lumber
All
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en, Felton & Quick
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ANCONAS
ARE PROVING TO BE .THE BEST
LAYERS OF LARGE WHITE EGGS.
WE HAVE A FEW EXTRA
FINE ONES
Eggs $2.50 per 15
B.P. ROCKS
EGGS FOR HATCHING FROM
GOOD UTILITY BIRDS THAT
PRODUCE LARGE BROWN EGGS
AND LOTS OK THEM
$1.50 pei 15. $7.00 per 100
INTERVALE POULTRY FAR
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A Large stock of
Collates Toilet Specialties
Jut Received Direct from the .
Manufacturers, Including
Perfumes, Toilet Water,
Creams, Soaps, Etc. Etc.
'c "bout OTorytluiif ib tho i Met Goods Lin
Also a Stock of Palmer (N ew ,r
5 York) Toilet Goods
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