THE OREGON MI
VOL XXXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 0, 1912
NO. 52
IS
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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
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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.
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ud want you to patronise our
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the notion that yon can get better
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You can't.' Farther, your money
if ent with us, i, by ns spent with
oar borne business men.
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