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THE OREGON MI VOL XXXI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 0, 1912 NO. 52 IS c ow MURDERED ID 10 BANK Of FIVE DAYS IATER CEQRGf WIBBER ARRESTED he Immediately decided to toI. (,n inquest Only a portion f ., body wan there ami lie mail.' a de mand on Coroner S1htwo.hI to send down the remainder wnich Mr. Sherwood refused to tlo. The in. quest was held any wav at Astoria but developed nothing. In the meantlin the son of the dead man nai autnmoned Sheriff Thompson to hi kid ami they proceeded to As toria to aeeure the body and take it iJmesCorrin. a gamo tender loUatskame for burial but the As- - tk Frukes farm on WUia- lorm coroner refused to deliver it fiiette Slough, met a violent death up. Then a delegation of Claukanit it the hands or some person un- ui memoer or the Knglus Vnnwn last Saturday night Last Lodge, went to Astoria and after night t 10 o'clock the body WAS considerable wrangling Coroner found tied to the bank near the Cilbuugh gave up and the ho ly was Silence of Mrs. jsaline on me orougrii io uaUkunie where burial . L r..,-,.t,..i" Sherwood Is I took blace. j n, un. 1 - - I - Mdwz n inquest today T I . . IK BAND DANCE A SUCECSS over the body. I r.t Saturday Mr. Corn n and LARGE CROWD GREET THE BOYS AI MIR FIRST DANCE Nearly one hundred couples of dancers were on the tl.ior lam at- i urday night at the City Hall when the first dune In St. Helena whore niUMc torte Weber, n neighbor fisher 'man, came to St. Helena in a hunch, purchased gome supplies. Wline etc., and atarted for Ue about 0 o'clock. They Whedthe Welier place about lo'ciock in the evening ana to Lhr in the WVhor launch. fv went on up to the float of . -i . . : ornn. about a mile luriner up the St. Helens Band eav. it alOUif". J nui wn uic iodi Tl l 411 I ill n ai a, v utav I - .... . ...n-. .iiaMnnu.i.l -n,l waa furnmhed by entire brass ilditory atxMit an attack that ban1 of tw'nty I'i''- The stage made on him at tne noatoi 'iww irge nan was completely otnn. wnerem ne was Knocaeu niltti with musician and the music tne neau ana inrown wer- lh,y disci.urs.Ml was all ihnt om, from his launch and when . . . , . came up out in in siougn , , ' , , 1 40 feet from the float, hta ",v m usnu gave an on ms alongside him and ho air concert at the corner of Cowlitz bed onto the aide of it and Street and the St rand where Thief Ucd his way down the atrenm KBCtrcian iu. Cole had placed an irami e or more then got into ,... . ,, . .. r. i .i . ... ui.r i Are lamp especially for the uccas- R ouai ani w ei.i iy ins liuinr. i - never saw C'.rrin afU'n-ard Hon' ino tnuM iy ti.e toys id never made any Innuiriea a revelation to some of the iteming him. It was Wednea- citizens who henril the hand nlav a iy evening w hen the Sheriff I k heard of the disappearance ... . ,. . ..... Corrin and immediate aearch v" """"" " y"" Stbesrun ami keDt ud nioht tem plated by the boys to j;ive a u day by Deputy SherilT Lake dance once a month and that way Uapoue. drairtfinir the river they can make enough money to ward N,KK,.r Creek and emhraees "arlya thousand lots. A main "wTwilllH.MifnjfI)lh(, mnu Xl'wr Creek ,l.,wn to the River '"t.'rals will run out each street mi -lireetiona so that every house win i,,: fteooniir..Mlate,i. The drain "If" will tap 1 ,U. ataKnai.t lakes the .same district and be so ar ranged an to carry off all the sur- la.e water which stands in certain places during the wi,,u.r moritngi This will be th irreaUwt improve- ... rver inane in the city since the installation of Ur excellent water tyrteiii. last one beinjr a 47 day passage to Sydney, Australia, a trip that usually takes 60 days and over. The Schooner Klntr f!vrnn 1f own Monday night with a mu-jdown in the Port . . ed cargo of t es and umber fnri n ln lhe Hort launch ban I'edro. Portland were down from Portland I . i i cany in tne weeK. liiey camt The Steamer Nehalem is load- mg a f u!l cargo of lumber here l Chas. Stincfield Jr., of the Whit ney Timber Co., of Portland and Mr. Steven Moore of Aberdeen, ARTILLERY 10 GOME BATTERY A, 0. G. Mil CAMP AT ST. HELENS llatt for San Diego deliverv. Until Wat,n- wPre St. Helens visitors last; recently, the Nhalem was the Sunday. WbJteSlte -ft Thomasun. the new en over by the IIicks-Hauptman!pnnci,?ainas8ecure,the Mwolta, nouse jusi norm or tne scnooi nouse Lumber Co., of San Francisco. which firms also owns several other steamers, among them the well known steamer Francis IL Legftett. ery A. could re Oregon National t.uard. will be in St. Helens on the 20th of August on a camping trip. The hatter' consists of about 80 men and W) horses and will leave Portland on the lSth arriving here about noon on the 20th. They will then jfo to the Yankton neiirhbor- hood taking their guns along and will have target practice. From there they go over the mountain to Nehalem Valley and back to Port land by way of Ituxton and Hills boro. It is understood that General Finzer of the O. N. G. will accom pany the battery and that while ! they are in camp at this place that Governor "est will visit them. I The Steamer Klamath is ex pected at St. Helens Sunday for a cargoof lumber for Southern Cal ifornia delivery. The British Steamer Gifford will arrive in St. Helens about the 20th to load a partial cargo for A'tatralia. lhe Gifford is a large carrier and will take something: like four million feet of lumber. The balance of her cargo will be supplied by mills on the lower river. Marcus W. Talbot and Captaun;i,"tr4Mtf llTrf tHTMlyrTHIfS-t'C Groves, membera of the Port ofit- MADE IN OREGON;- The itiitial cost of installing a culvert is about the. same , regardless of the material used, hence the material that will last the longest is the most ecco nomical in the long run. Reinforced Concrete Cnlierts Will Last Always 4 Do You See the Advantage? . - Don't fail to call the attention of of your Supervisor f . to the superiority of t RE1XFOUCED CONCRETE CULVERTS Made by the : UIUUIVIULU VUUUltUU VUllbll UUlAvO 3 EW2440 kuiacsia 2t7 Uak tt., Portland, Ure. PHIL EASTUDAR, Manager REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS J25.000 EXCHANGED EOR ST. d search in i? the nurrounrlinir .... - . " jthei ttiice on Kiver street from :VJ , k . u !k keep the r nstructur. Prof. CW.e-' , . . ... . . ,. :ntry. At night when the ... ., , ., ' , , Jaco.j ..eorge. vM will begin the amer America passed down of ortland lhe band is one ....ruction of a modern office for L j' i ... m i. c I r. - ...... . ........i i i itroam a liaherman named 'hich Iulonran ho j.roul nnl (ATI livinri' in fKii rtAf rvklw.w. I .U lf ....I II,. W.IOU1 taptuin Atei that the in. foiwrrin was tieU to the rknear the Saline residence Capt. Abel immediately uron arrival notified Mr. Lake who a launch and a fresh Party lenand went to the Dlace leeureil the 'hmIv. No clue o who tied the body to the! i can oe nail so far. he body of Corrin is in a very GRAY-MUGHOW A very pretty romance was cul minated last Saturday in Portland when Rev. Hampton of that city Informed a ceremony which united 1 decomposed condition and in marriage Mr. Von A. Gray of St. fie ig extended wav Ollt nf I Ifelenu ml'Midtf Klorenct Muchow heatl. with a heflvv hruUn rr I n...: vt.,i.....Lo vvti.m on the temne. The eon-1 ...... . ... i y,-..... N of the wound and body " "' 1U " it Kuf i . .1. I .Vluehow were schoolmates in llast- fe; blood in big soots was Ings, Neb., and an attachment was Pdon the edge of the float nf f.rmil lliero lu-tueen the boV and Whi'T witn.hi3 hat and the girl which never lost its charm, ....... no ukir out 01 ine 1...,.,K o.... .1 , n.nU triilcM. oiacc on Saturday. " 1 ' r .u . Several weeks ag Mi.vs Mucnuw ' examined by the aherill cnmu to I o1,1'""'1 to Vlhlt "m district attorney and has friends and also pent a short time W many conllictlncr nnil nn- I In St lt,.l..n M r I'.rnv 14 a Droin- Nable stories that he has Lent luiainpm man of this city. paced m jail awaitinor th . .. . ti... Ne of the coroner's cxami- , , 7 . u Z bn. bride was a lwpular young laily or ir"'n was little known in SL ner ,10,no town in N,a-ska aml iia havino- I umn rr rka la ill Im welcomed to St. Helens by Place for nbnnt a coir L.,. fc was engaged In Craw PI and nt In,, nwi SEWER ORDERED I --"".tj ail illt? 1HIP (II nd has hwn living ears .at Sutsop. Washington. MODERN SEWES SYSTEM IU BE BUILT IN ST. HELENS The British Tank Steamer Cor delia with a full cargo of creosot- ing oil imported from Germany is due to arrive in Seattle today. After discharging: a part of her cargo, she will proceed to the docks of the St. Helens Creosot ing Company, which Company owns half of her cargo. The Cordelia enjoys the distinction of being the largest tank steamer afloat, and this trip is her maiden voyage, she having been built re cently in England. Owing to the i size of the Cordelia, the Port of j Portland will send a pilot over to ! Seattle to bring1 her into the Col-: j umbia River and to St. Helens. , Clipping in St. Helens should be very brisk from now on. The HELENS PROPERTY IN LAST TWO WEEKS11 running night and day turns i uui a cargo aooui every ou nours. .... , . . so we will have to have a number Several p.cces of down town ;of veMe,g fa thfi Ume tQ ake o property changed hands during the the output This means a healthy past few days. The St. Helens Mill pay-roll for the longshoremen in (.V. purchased the lot adjoining ' crersed prosperity for our town. thei ttlice on River street from I Congregational Church o .1 ' r .? 1 - services at uie iunKreicaiiona church Sunday at St. Helens Aug. 11. Morning service 1 1 a. m. , Evening service 8 p. m. In these days are many paths for our feet to run into wickedness and we need to stay close to the plain unadulterated truth of the gospel as it is in Christ Jesus. Let us promote His King dom by mingling ourselves together in worship and be able to give a reason for the hope thai is within us. The subject for the morning services will be "Sacrifice" and for the evening "Conquering Self." A cordial invitation is ?xtended to all. David Jopling, Pastor. ? member of the I. O. O.F, J6" that place. ERS SCRAP f? COUNT MAN KILLED AND W HOLDS INQUEST : Another jtreat stride forward i" the march of progress of St. Helens. The citv will 15 sewered and drain ed. The city Council held a meet ing Inst Saturday night t hear ob lections from the proiierty owners feuliar scrap WR Indulged in to the proposed sewer ami drainnge between Coroner Sher- system as surveyed and after listen ""Columbia Ci.tmtv n.l r,r. ... uil ..l.iVcti.mH and meeting r'llliauKh of Clataon Cnnniv. .l,..m wuh a few minor changes nnd 1 Shultz of Clatakanie was in- satisfactory explanations the meet y kitting caught Bomo way ing atljturnel until Monday night "aehinery and ono arm torn when -an ordinance ordering the Oir the ImHv Wliain Ljiii.ai nml A mm lilt I'OiluCt'll ftllJ V t4 . fgj Mill ... " UP the man waa entirely un. read twice and will le read the 'u ani1 w placed on a train third time next Monday night nnd tora hut died within few will una without doubt. It will The arm was left behind, carry nn emergency "clause ami be "hcrwood wm n,.tir,...i nnri ...nuiKe immediately. Bitls iiimiediatcly to Clatskanie will be ntlverti.ted for at once and 9 made an Investigation work will Iw conmience.1 within a n,d that no Innuoiit wnnl.l rw w.wka ao that, the system will pMary. Wien .hnu--u-r. hwi.lt er.mi.leto bef.re the rniny CnUgh at Aatorla was season starts this fall. Tlo sewer "ttdoad man was Uicre will rach every lot Uiat drains to- ' tlieniMelves in the near future. The St. Helens Improvement Co., pur chased the lot on Columbia Street from the Ansorge Kstate. J. E. Uamsey, the baker, purchasetl the old Masonic Hall ami we umlerstand will erect a nitslern fire proof build ing for his bakery business. Mr. II. F. MeCormick bought the lot on the corner of Columbia Street and the Plaza from Charles Muckle, one of the choice business lots of the city. George Prinn purchased the lot on the corner of Willamette and winter streets from A. T. Laws and will move his hotel building in from near the Hall Ground anil open up a first class family hottd on this cor ner. J. H. Wellington bought the Fred Abbott lot adjoining the Don- castor on Winter street. The purchase price of these lots was approximately $15,000. In addition to these transfers of business pni'rty a number of lots ami resiliences have changed hands, all of the real estate firms reporting good sales during July. Then take the sale of the Masten property to Dr. Peel which was re- j ported in last week's issue and the transfer of pro.ierty from JudgeDart to Mr. Saari together with the siuV of various lots in the additions to St. Helens will bring the total ofj transfers of City property during the past two weeks easily to $23,000. Shipping Notes The British Ship Dunsyre left down the river Monday and sail ed from Astoria Tuesday bound for Sydney, Australia. She car ried a cargo of nearly two mill ion feet of lumber. The Duns yre was in St. Helens loading for over n month, and left something Local Mention IJev. A. A. Heist spent Tuesday in Portland. J. M. Blackford of Clatskanie was a St. Helens visisor Tuesday. , W. A. Harris spent several days at Seaside during the week. Mrs. Flora Owen spent Friday in Portland shopping. F. M. Thorp left yesterday for a two months trip to his old home in Pennyslvania. ' Mr. and Mrs. A S. Harrison spent several days at Tillamook Beach during the past week. Mr. J. W. McCallum of Rainier was transacting business in St. Hel ens yesterday. G. W. Ramsey, Gus Lange and Mr. Hegele, all prominent farmers of Scappoose were County Court visitors during the week. Mrs. A. E. Thompson, wife of our sheriff, is quite sick at the home of her parents in Clatskanie. Mr. Thompson is with her. County Commissioner W. K. rAnoIEof thent Tichenor came up from Clatskanie which was spent by the sailors and for supplies. The British Bark Battle Abbey, Captain Mars ton. arrived from San Francisco several days ago and is loading for Newcastle. Australia. The Battle Abbey is an old timer, being 37 years old. but Captain Marston says she is rrw as good as new and can "show her heels" to most of the newer and larger vessels. The Battle Abbey has a numl er of smart passages to her credit, the and will be here soon to get the place ! ready for the family, which will come ! later. j L. Rosasco has gone to San Fran- j cisco this week to purchase the sup-! plies for the large store and whole sale wine house to be installed by the Italian Importing Co., in their new building on the Houlton road. Jacob George will shortly begin the erection of two residences on Casenau Street on the property just South of the School House and ad joining R. S Hattan's residence. Mr. G. W. Gates a Portland tim- berman who is interested in Colum bia County timber, accompanied by Mr. E. C. Shevlin, a timberman of Minneapolis, Minn., also interested in Columbia County Timber, were looking after business matters in St. Helens last Saturday. Mr. O. M. Clark, of the Clark- Wilson Co., of Linnton and Geo. Mcpherson Vice President of the Lumbermens Bank, and a large tim ber owner in Columbia County, were visiting in St. Helens last Saturday. L. R. Rutherford and family, ac companied by Mildred Allen leave Saturday for a ten days outing near the Weed farm in the Nehalem Val ley. I he trip will be made in the auto and they will go in by the Ger-; mantown road and through Buxton. Geo. Shinn has purchased the lot on the East side of Columbia street acoss the street from the residence of W. B. Dillard, and will soon be gin the erection of modern residence there. This is one of the most sightly residence lota in the tity. Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Rutherford and Air. J. S. Allen went to Portland . to meet MilMred Allen and Gena Denning, resuming about midnight in the automobile. Gena has been visit ing relatives and at the Allen home in Spokane for three weeks. Mildred Allen will spend the year in St. Hel ens with the Rutherfords and attend the High school here. Since it has been definitely - an nounced that St. Helens is to have an accredited high school a nomlxT of students have announced their intention of attending here instead of going away or dropping out en tirely. St. Helens would be glad to have student from any of the surrounding territory attend the high schtiol. Graduation from the school will admit students to any college or university in the State. The St. Helens Timber Company, who bought the King Farm adjoin ing St. Helens, have platted a portion of same and placed it on the market. This land adjoins the Columbia County Mill and the St. Helens Creo- soting Plant and is easy of access from all points. During last week 9 lota of tli is addition were sold. The official name of this addition is South St. Helens. Hon. Jerry Millay, of Eureka, Cal., visited in St. Helens the great er part of last week, the guest of II. F. MeCormick. Mr. Millay is one q,C the stockholders in the Ship building plant and the several ships owned by the MeCormick interests and was well pleased with the prop erty at this place. For 25 years Mr. Millay was a political leader of the Territory of Arizotna served and several terms as United States At torney for that District At present he is located in Eureka, Cal., where he is the President of the Humbolt Club and an enthusiastic booster for his town. Houlton M. E. Church. Sunday School at 10 o'clock, A. M. Preaching at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Deer Island, Religious Servicg at 4 St. Helens Mill Co. Electric Lighting (Saves Your Eyes) St earn Heating (Prolongs Your Lives) Lath Wood Lumber r - r r Subscribe for The Mist, $1.50 -3 Tuesday to attend the August sess ion of the County Court. - Wm. Ross and family left Satur day morning for Seattle where they will simnd some time visiting rela tives. During the trip Mr. Ross .2:30 p. m. at Grange Hall. and Harold will go to Mt. Rainier. Warren, Religious Servieo at 4:00 Rev. W. N. Coffee, District Elder, I P- . at M. E. church, will preach at the Houlton Free You are Invited to show your in- Mothodist Church. Friday. Saturday i terest in these services i.y your and Sunday morning and evening. ! presence. Make plans to come All are invited to attend. j Chas. L. Dark, Pr.:t-r. i We are after your linen ud want you to patronise our Laundry for your own take wet as oars. Don't tan away with the notion that yon can get better work done eltewarcforleaa noon. You can't.' Farther, your money if ent with us, i, by ns spent with oar borne business men. St. Helens Laundry rrrrrrrsrri-rst 5 a rr mrmrromrayrt a a an n r n i a a 11 1 tq A FULL LINE OF X Y A I . ' S- FAMILY MED1CIXES- The Most Reliable Remedies 011 the Market DExUING'S DRUG STORE Gulp jtuuiia lajtajta-axaauuijua A.n.a ruum 1 FIFTY-FIRST OREGON STAr 1 Li R 7, 1012 $18,000.00 Offered in Premiums on Livestock, Poultry, Agricultural and Other Products Races, Dog Show, Shooting Tourement, Eand Concerts, Fireworks and Free Attractions. Send for Fromium List and Entry Blanks. Reduced rates on all Railroads. For particulars address FUAXK MEREIUTH, Secretary SALEM ::: OREGON r Patronize the Mist Adverticera