THE
OREGON MIS
VOL. XXXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1912
NO. 42
School Closes
1 l'I ii h-1ihI closed last
Friday uft' r one of tho most mie-
crtisful v,nrH in t,,p
t()ry of tin- fity. There were
seven graduates from thtf ''M'1"
grade. Irtty John, Lois Clear,
Kthfl Pivw. Keturah Pixon.
Zina l, niniit. Walden DiltanJ and
Warren Thorn. Appropriate ex-
vlesdamcs, HarriH. p A Gcorire.
K Ulukesley, Wellington, Quick!
W WUl'Kle, DlXOIl. (J Makes!
Ijiws, Cray, Iii hunl.sori
I'opejoy.
ley.
.Standing of th.; Clubs.
S. fit :i 2 1 c,(;7
'lat,kunie 3 1 :(J7
'y'1"' :i 2 1 Gt',7
('jiilil;iiiii-t 4 2 2 .VK)
1:;,ini,r 8 0 :$ 000
Kelso Wins
Kri. i-st. i!,.i..,,s2 n.ys. p,ti.;Oill Pciulcr Case
Sumlny tiiorninir Die launch i;u
reu wiin h small luit loyal hunch
ercises wen1
helil in the new au- i of fan cleared f,,r K-l.
dituriuni at the School House at ' th.;ir lunves cr..-. I,
which time Prof. Paten of Pacific j "Furmer IlillV fait "..im
University. Forest Crove, deliver
fJ a very interesting unl in
gtructive lecture on education.
Hoard Meets
then; to
(its with
V.olUK nJfrc-
Kti"n of hall t'm-r. ulthoiieii de
feated ly the nr. .re i.f I to Li i( was
one of the fa- tent yamo in tliil lit
tle league. The yum.! yoon dovt-l-oM'.
in u pitcher hat tie between
Inke and Sorh.r and doth hurli ri
, . i workH in "l.itf Iuiikii.'" Myle. Kcl
M a meeting of the School , , ,,, J(liU Mafiv Ul
Buard of H.o St Helens District j tilm. whit, s rl)(.r S( Iii-ris
Md Inst Wednesday tho ,y with live hiu. W,th the wore I
m teach. -m were employed for j t,M) in favr f K).u Wii(i.
1',-i.woritil I filvin '. ....
tnenexi . ftl,x Wl.nt onllofiin; in the wventh
CThina.-.n of Salem, who has I , wilt, w.v,.ru! ri.xousal)1M . rs
been In charge of the extension I Ul),,.Uu.r wj, H tw ,itvi. K).sii
work of the O AC during tiu,.,ve..-,Hn .l. ntin the plate f,.r
past year. Aasistant Principal, j thn. lin(.nrn,, rilI), whit.h
Caroline Was,,.. Thomnson of j , (. (n m.ti ur,jr in . .
Salem; Mi.- Certru.le Weed will1,. ,.,., u t,)tu, (if , s, ((.,
take her ,.Mtion aKhin in rhartec , t.IM, Thil4 ,,, unlil .
jfthcf.th an.l 7th Cra.lea; Miss)ir)l lmlf if tii. niMi H,itn o a
S Lizzie I ai num. Mim Annie Ha-;,,;,,. ,,y rkkl. fl,WlM ,,y J;ij;1(.
ien and Misi Kl.su Philip wil! J )m hwKvr Jfii a !;.irriil ,,y
Isutake their iM clansea for ()w,.,1H St ,.,,., MMr(M, tw n(nSi
next year. It is .p.ite prohablo : ,,ut . r)i.y Mi,m W(.nt KVimiw,,uv
.L... , lit I , . r . I la.n.'lw.r' Villi lu 1
mai mi ! m the next two were . ..sv ,.iu.
The 1 MvT featniVH "( the k'atue Were
the Won lerful )it'hnic of Lake .ii.
SorlM-r. The I .hi of ihi:; (!n'iic . '
St. Il. leiis ioA n on an enihl with
Ke!. lin'l t'lat.skanie. All three
t i- i for fir.tMlai'e with C.tiT. Next
Stin.lay we journey to ('athlaiiiet
Iiri.i a har l Ka'iie extH-.'teil as they
trimmed I'ainier Sun-lay'! to I. fol-
and score:
Local Mention
Closing out safe at the Gift
Store on.
James Muckle of Portland was
visiting in St. Helens during the
week. .
W. II. Cooper of Rainier, was
attending to matters in the Cir
cuit Court here Tuesday.
Claude M. Johns, an attorney
of Portland was attending Court
in St. Helens last week.
The Congregational Ladies'
Aid will meet with Mrs. WalterJ
, Ulakesley Thurday, June 0, 1912.
John ! Loan nml John II Steven.ion ! S. A. Miles of Portland was
'lefemlin. The work of selecting . transacting business in St. Hel
the jury was heun at the tnorriinjr ens Wednesday.
N-s-Monan.ll.y II o'clock the regular ' Mr. and Mrs. Frorl Watkins
visited with friends at Seattle,
Wash., for several davs last
Shi-rur to report Friday morning. ; week.
V hen c.iurt adjourned until Friday
The celel, rated I'ender murder
ea- was railed for trial in the Cir
cuit court at St. Helens last Wed-"'-day.
.lu.lge J. II. Cam.l,. ll. of
Oregon City presiding and with
15 'loi.gne IliHtrirl Allorn.ir M I."
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wepuiy, pros.'cuting, am
panel w as exhausted and a special j
venire for 21 in. n was yivin the
I An Opportunity!
there wcte Ax men in the hex who
had been pas-ed l.y ho'h sil.-s for,
Washington Muckle is having
a nice house built on one of his
lot near Dillnrd T.nkp on the
'aus, as follow : J P Archihald. of PorUand road
e.i.!e. (. II yd of Yankton, Jas j
laittcsof Deeer Island. Andrew1 I. H. LaBare of Salem. Ore
KrieU.i. of Clatskanie. II M Olson pon- is v'siting with his son.
.f Marshland and Wm Anderson of ' County Clerk. II. E. LaP.are, in
Seai.tN.os.. ti vno. !,... i.v th.. : St. Helens this week.
giealer numher of the men examined
f'r not serving n the jury was their at the Gift store.
Miss Ada George went to Port-1 jSJS88SSSv8 5S?SSSSSSS
land vester.Iav to m.r h.r cia.
ter, Miss Lulu George who is re-j
turning home for the summer:
vacation. She is the Principal of i L?
the Lincoln HighSchcx! of Pen-jig To Secure, a Home in the City or Country Jft
uieion ana win return to tnesame
work next year.
H J Southard has begun the ; Vsk
erection of two nice residences on W
his property on Oak and Willa
mette streets. These houses will
be for rent and we understand are j tji
already rented to men who will 1 11
be emnloved at the Shin vardn !?
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In the Circuit Court last week
the estate of Patrick Hughes, de-
THE ST. HELMS IMPROVEMENT CO.
has on the market, now, at prices and on
such terms that YOU can buy anything in
the line of real estate that you want.
MObXT.UX VIEW ACREAGE
Dairy Farms: Citn Lots and Houses
I actor Sites ami Business l'ronerti
Hi '
SUte of Oregon The estate.'? US know what J'ou want and ve cau supply it
St. Helens Improvement Co,
T. L. I JW, . U'Jr.
Embroidery silk 3 cents a skein
necessary for next year but the
board ill I i'l hire any at this !
nutting and will perhaps not do
yt until it h definitely settled ,
that th." attendance will warrant
ii- ;
A Small Fire
unw ilimi-ti.'ss to convict a person on
cireamstantia! evidence and as the
State in reiving ulm-ist entirely upon
that chis of evidence, those men
w not a ptalile.
will prohalily he an ai
Services at the Congregational
church, morning and evening,
Sunday June 2, 1912. Through
a mis-understanding services
The defense j were announced for last Sunday. 1 jng over on (he Eureka and re
.i, although it 'm. Drew ha crone to Van-! turninir about 4 o'clock a m.
after all bills and costs were paid,
consisted of nearly 10.000 in
cash which goes into the State
Treasury, as no heirs of the de
ceased have ever been located.
John F. Cheldelin has been ap
pointed Administrator of the es
state of Charle3 Anderson who
died at Ironwood, Michigan on
Nov. 6. 1910. The ostate in Col
umbia County consists of timber
lands and the estimated value is
$100,000. This is the largest in
dividual estate in the county. T.
II. Ward, of Portland is attorney
for the estate.
About twenty members of St.
Helens Lodge of Odd Fellows
visited Woodland, Washington
brother? last Saturday night, go-
i-iuiteividehtthattheattorneys for POuver. 15. C. where he has se-jThey wero treated royally by the
th-defendant will rely very largely j cure,j a position in thestone quar- Washington b..ys. one of the
upon the .pa stion of circumstantial rjos ancl wjll probably remain ! principal treats being cheese
e idem-., as ,eig in: u::i. ient t.. base ! tu.re until next winter. j from the large and modern cheese
Wcine-day night, or rather ' 1
Thursday morning, at 2 o'clock j Kelso
the fire !e'l ui.il mill whistle gave
the alarm of t'.re ai.d w ithin a few 1 1 av,,!t s-i
minute ll,-' major part of the pop- lt;U-rlcu II.
Nation of - ' Helens had a-si'inh- Slaiigenhopt c
k-datth ' ii-u lence of 1' F l'o ter ' Sorl.er p
in Col.iml.o'i Park s here the blaze,. J,,hn.n rf
as!!j ii.g I. im!:-.'d. of feet into ' NVI.n If
the air. i: fore the fire appara- Jackson :'.!
tucul I he hauled out there the '. I'idU r ef
bii'klin.r past naving. Only Kirk 2 1.
I very few articled of clothing Totals
and hcl ling waa naved from the s-t Helens
bjilding. ine lire originated 1
fm:n an o . r turned lamp. This m
wis a n-".v house only recently
built l.y Cap Foster and the loss
ill fall very heavily upon him,
especially vince, we understand,
there was iv insurance either on
the building r contents.
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slii' g. The case is atl ract ing con-'
sideial le attention and promises to
ix-vcry hard fought throughout by
l.eih side an I will prohahly not he
V, lini..iie I until sometime next wevk.
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.Michigan Picnic!
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There will be a Michigan pic
nic in the grove at st. Helens,
Oregon, on Friday. August V
P.M2.
AI! persons living in Oregon from an operation, returned
ai.d vicinity, who formerly were st Helens during the week.
I residents of Michigan, arc re
ipiestej to come and enjoy them
Mrs. C. T. Prescott was, calkid
by telegraph last Saturday to
Aberdeen, Wash., to attend her
daughter Mrs. Henderson, who
is critically ill.
W. II. Powell and J. M. Long,
Portland attorney?, have been
busy in St. Helens a couple of
days this week trying a case be
fore Judge Campbell.
Tom Needham, who has been
in the Gxh1 samaratin Hospital
for the past ft w weeks recovering
factory located in that city
a neat mam uown ot Za per!
cent at Mrs. Owen s Gift store.
Furniture For Sale.
Two dressers one center table.
St. Helens, Ore. h
prrtnrrsTTnmnrTrrffB rrinnmripra-y-iraia 5 BgaasaagBan vvm
Large stock ot
Colgates Toilet Specialties
Just Received Direct from the
Manufacturers, Including
I Perfumes, Toilet Water,
I Creams, Soaps, Etc. Etc.
jo In fact about everything in the . jilct Cood. Line
S Also a Stock of Palmer's (New
jj York) Toilet Goods
I'OST CAKDS IT.0M le to 2oe
l DEMING'S DRUG STORE
Lfi.U i AaxaJtiJtajLflJtafl a a a a a 3 0 q 0 o o 0 a b a 0 0 a 9 a 0 0 0 e a a i
Subscribe for The Mist, $1.50
liiALiAlUL.Uil4L.UttftltilLlliila.lalAiUia
Kathbone Sisters
even -o
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Jameson c
Owens If
i Vaughn us
j I'erry i f
i P.allagh II.
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selves. Every effort will be
made to insure a good time for
every body. Music, and various
Mr J II Price, Superintendent
of the St Helens Shipyards, was
two sewing tables, one commode,
two bedsteads and springs, one
hair mattress, one common mat
tress, four Quilts, two safes, one
sick chair, three rocking chairs,
three kitchen chairs, one range,
and other things to numerous to
t0i mention to be sold at auction at
A J Rupert's place next Thursday
at 4 o'clock.
St. Helens Mill Co.
Trie Iiisiriet ('(invention of the Kelso
RatUmne .-ters was held at Kui- j Hits .
nier last Tu.-sd.iy ;tt which time' St. Me
team from three lodged of thi.i'llit.s
district w. re present to compete1
m the Loving Cup. ns follows:
limines.
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p.o o 2-o-o-l-d- - :t
o ii o n ii-ii-o ii -;l-2
made happy last Saturday by the
arrival in St Helens of Mrs Price
nn.) fl-is li itj arrt t'-.r nova errv a
games ami snorts suitable to theto gt Hceng o maketheir home
occasion will be the order of the ...
isooKs ana stationary ai less
than cost at the Gift store.
Sam Owens has been appoint-
II .Yankton Or. M. L. IVan, Clat- el niirht policeman for St. Hel
1 skanie. Or. s. Malcolm. Coble Or. ens and entered upon his duties
, the latter part of last week. He
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" (ttire of George Wilson, secretary
-iTreiiholm. Or. George ll. Hyde,
ADVERTISED LETTERS
AstorT.
Temple fr
umhia
mp!e from Astoria, Ava 1
SCMMAKV.
Earned runs, St. Hele n
O u-1-1 ll ll ai-l.i'2 en, (lie. I'o.st ollic.
in.' .May i.in. r.'i
tteis unclaimed in the St. Hcl-
f,.r the w eek end-
is doing efficient work, having
caught a couple of forgers his
fourth night on the job. j
Memorial Service
There w ill be a Memorial ser
vice held at the Methodist Episco
pal church, Houlton, Oregon,
Sunday evening June 2, 1912.
The above date being the near
est Sabbath to Decoration Day,
The surviving veterans of the
Civil and Spanish American wars,
their families and friendj are in
vited to attend.
Ke'.S..
Left
rotn st. n.-lens nne Col-, c, n,.,.,w i l i,st
leiiiide from ICninier. i . ... . .r o. .... - ...r l ..l.. n
When I,,, ladies from st. Helens : S(rm.k out"iy sill(T 7 ,,y L,u. 7.
mvei at Ramter they were met t,,. Uuv hit, Jameson, two hase
' me we. mi i.v a pommittpo ol
W. 1'. Hempstead. M. I. I letter
John Soiiimers, 1
Miss Kva Wilson, 1
Letteis unclaimed by June Mh
will he sent to the I lead-letter otlice.
M. C. Gray, 1". M.
Dancing Classes
T.lesit:.V nn.l Kriiluv r..trlifa in
1a.r week was moving day io;,lazi.a.s 8tortf luitllK betwcen
St. Helens; Joe Allen moving in-, Houllon anJ gu ,IeeM WaUz
to his new bungalow on the urn
Lath
Electric Lighting
(Saves Your Eyes)
St earn Heating
(Prolongi
Allen, Fell
K'linier
hiL;, Johnson and Sorher. Poul.lt
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.si-o.i-1 it ii i'Heorie.1 id . c . . ... i... i.
l. i. , . . I. av, ooi imt io i mou.
thek.of P. ad when, the ever- ' ' . ... ..
, , , Jameson ui
cisestook p'ace in the afternoon.
AH three tennis put on the team
work and the Ilitualistie work he-i
'"re the judges. Mm Mvra H.
Passed l.alis,
nhopt. Cm-
Clean Up
Prof. Wilkerson moving into tht
Miles cottage on Casenau street
t i . ! .
and ,ur. rauisen s lamiiy koips otn
into Arthur George's house on;"
Columbia street.
Charles II Harris entered a plea
of guilty to the crime of larceny
in the Circuit Court here Tucs-
and two-step guaranteed in 12 Ies-;
sons. All new dances taught.
First class Tuesday night May j
Mrs. Madge Myers, I Ti
j at Mrs. F. I'opejoya,
ti i. iimoii 1)12. has been da v. The specific crime being
Ipues- LatUn nn.l .amm. , ,,,,,, .lav.
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The excur-ion si-loetier, l.ur.a ,,.t.w rt'in iitni.'
I flt illllU.il..'.'
with tapta.n r.u a nag,, ,., tf, I)la(,, aCeunmlated rub-; of tlW
Brooks nn.l M .,.;.'u' ,o..... vsdll leave the St. Helens .Iock ,u'xii , . , . ,vnir0I, it indicted
. .-..o, inHue-,, . . .o.l ,. . ,iii'V
orhoih.r i ..til . I Sunday morning at '. o cl. u an
r wtn of Portland .who rcixirt- , ' ,, fc,n,
ed St II,! ... ii. i t ing excursionists to the t ity 't l am
il"ieiis and U inner tied for K . .,,,.. wi.it.
. . . . I .. i u io.ro ii... u . i nv ton mi.
Iilae,' with Astori:. ,.n v lino I 1 ... . . . ! c
int Mov,. so it was decided on - -'x wdl me.yiio ua swa-m -!un(,(. 1;)1o y order of City j John A. Jeffrey, a prominent
count ,f the ,,. ..li.v'MI" abattloonthe diamon, . in. criminal attorney from Tortland
ofthetennn , .I fare will be l f.r the rouni trip. was in St. Helens Wednesday
Astoria l,,di,, 'j-flis wug put.
isiact
Card of Thanks
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REAL EST,
INVESTMENTS. RENTALS,
LAND TITLES. AFPrsAISEMEr
FISCAL AGENT. CONVEYA
AND EMPLOYMENT
ST. HELENS
S H Butts was jointly
t. TT !- t
hish in the garbage wagon, u o.o.eteu . .... .
will n the rounds that day. ; crime but he entered a plea of
A team will call for such as you j not guilty and will probably stand
burn. Ho not lorger. ; mai.
We wish to thank our friends for
the manv kind acts of assistance end
the stealing of a net belonging ! gympathy in the sickness and death!1
to A Hunsaker and of the value of our dear Dal)y ,
OREGON . Jij
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ross.
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
nry to ever IkhIv and now
ch of the lliree'tcams have bad
c nip for
v I) p;.
the mldre
looking after
I A RiisiNESS CHANGE lur.
a year. Mrs
1 ' I Kainier gave
ss of welcome to the
J't and Mrs M C Gray of St
Uel!n responded. After the
Ti'ni.,nie iln, tU, work hm
n completed in the afternoon,
in,;aiid Chief f Oregon, Mrs
'"'tliStihson f Salem nr
'Vo; an'Uhnn.pu.t was nerved
ent n'''n'M,, i, f order pre-.-
h , ' 'H members i'e-
Z )l T1"1' '"" treated royally
"y their host.i ,.f p..:..:..- ti
The St. Helens
Rink will Open
1 Saturday Mjgiynne jst j
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VI DKit NKW MA SA"I MENT
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Kink v ill h: o;ctt uw"f') 3
in.' i V TIMMONS. Men. 4
Aftct this dat
Satunlav I'Ik''1
the interests of
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teen, charged with i
of Charles II Weist.
Owing to the crowded condition
of the dcoket at this term of i
Court it is not likely that the
A company ot const artillery. O. N.
G., will be mustered in nt Mojford,
May 29.
Twenty-three rtinlca'.s of the Wil
Jauiette Iuw School were nwantej di
plomas Friday.
Tho 2i'lh annui.I r.-miion of the Yam
hill County Pioneer Atpiiolation will
bo held at Me.Mlnnvlilo Juna 5.
The first nct'.tnl construction work
on tho Southern Pacific line to Coos
Green case will be tried before! m ,!m,e irUh ut Nur,h '"
. e I Kepreiieiitative llawley is asking a
next term 01 l.ourc. j JlO.llCO emerKency nppropriatlon to
I)r L G Ko33 returned home prevent a break In the Willamctt rlv
from Portland hut Wednesday , er"rnr ""I'Mmience
... ... r, ! The celebration ot the completion ct
where he has been with Mrs Ross the 0rcRon KWvrk, ,0 A11)iluy JuIy t
who is quite sick at the Good Sa- promises to be tho bissest celebration
maratin Hospital. Mrs KoS9 is ever held In the Willamette valley.
now improving quite rapidly. The Senator chamberlain is nttempttiiK
son born to them last week died PCU 200 cre8 of lun.i near IVn
. , i j dleton as a reservoir site for the city,
last Saturday and 'Ans buried on but the ,nJlaIlll are 0,ipoijlllg the mea8.
Sunday, j or?. ... - -
Builder's Supply Company
Dealers In j
Feed, Cement, Brick, Sand and Shingles I
Doors and Windows
j GENERAL BUILDING SUPPLIES
Warehouse on Sheldon Dock
Phone 2
Columbia County Abstract
And Trust Co
Abstracls, Real Estate, Insurance?,
Lo.irs, Ccnvcyancirt3
St. Helens,
Oregon
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