THE
OREGON MI
VOL. XXXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1012
NO. 63
ST
URGES
IT
ANKER
GEO
WEBER
CONFESSES
IS HERE
DORDELIA STEAMS INTO ST. HQ, ADMITS THE KILLING Of l
ENS DRAWING 22 FEET CORRIN: PLEADS SELF DEFENCE
0cmg en i txssm mi
EPIDEMIC OF Local Mention
WEDDINGS
An event of great importance
A St. Helens and the Columbia
River, wan the arrival this morn
IKE COUPLE MARRIED ON
SAME DAY
I I. BAUAGH-GRACE t. WILKINS
J. N. COMY-HELEN RICHARDSON
- EUGENE HYDE- DELLA CASTLE
l.'.i: t t.
huisuii i. j.aiiairn ami m
(.race Leona Wilkins were united
in marriage last Wednesday at
the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilkins, in
St. Helens. Only the family and
immediate friends were present,
Iiev. A. A. Heist of the m. E.
Church officiating-. Immediately
after the ceremony a wedding
George Weber, w ho was arrest
eel last week on the charge of
killing James Corrin in the Will-
amette Slough on August Urd,
hai COnfedmwl tn tha Lillimr II..
inir at the dock of the St. Helens c,aimg pHf dt.ft.nse an(1 wil make
Creosoting riant, of the tank t!ie fifht for his ,if(l on thftt
Steamer umiena irom Amster- erou(i. ii .i,.., .. .. .l
l r . w
dam to uiscnarKe corKU - eft st nt.i(,nson Saturday night
Noting on ior mi. company. Autf 3r(, C()rrin WM ()runk an(J
This is the uginning oi a great quarrelsome and continued alius.
Industry estaunsnea in our city ve thoy h ,, th
. i 1-1.. L . - -
wmcn o.us iwr i time they reached the home of
greatest oi iu Kino on ine i aci- Weber, Corrin was in such a con
nc
ii rapi
large
. m . a
uuu.uuu RHiiuna w.i '"K he claims thut Corrin attacked
rapidly filled as this paper is h!m and thrPu,himnvprr,flf.rdnnH
pnnteil wun me o.i snippeasmp. hanging onto the side of the boat! days and will take up their resi-
peu irom nmswruiim, two miKc he reached for his knife whieh ! denco in tho vnru h;u;
f i . i n ' ... "uiiumit,
retorts reel in lengm ana n he had md, from n f,i, nn,l Roth th PUP Vfninr tonri a a
, , . j 11 " """ft iv. 'yiv MB v Dy
leei in ummewr are in pmc unu Btruck at Corrin Btrikjns, him i
will tie ready 10 receive umoera tne brcasL From that tinR, on
within a lew weens, ine aKK u. atorv is verv hazv. riaiminir
is nearly nnisneu anu me works that he does not know what the
will be in full blast within result was nor
month.
The Cordelia arrived at 7
o'clock this morning having made
.. . ........ m v vii- . v. uiv. tviciuwoy a vYCUUing
Coast. The Creosoting plant dition that he could not row his dinner was served and the happy
rip.dly nearing completion, the boat home so he. Welier. took him couple left on the evening train
ge tank with a capacity of 1.- over on his launch. Arriving there j for Portland and other points to
points to
spend their honeymoon. They
will return to St. Helens in a few
the run from Seattle since yester
day. where a iortion of her cargo
was discharged. GK),0OO gallons
of oil will le left at St. Helens
...1.1 ..1 ...ill . u .. I I
auu inu "omu win men pruvrcu azl.n tomorrow.
to ban rrancisco where she will
be placed on the run. out of that
port in the oil carrying trade.
When she left Amsterdam her
cargo consisted of 53.158 lurrells
ofoit.or2.232.fi36 gallons. The
boat is l.lt feet long. 57 feet
beam and 32 feet depth -of hold.
When loaded she dra as 26 fe t of
water and came into St. Helens
drawing 22 feet. She has a ca
pacity of lo.(KH) tons. 21, 000 gal
lons per minute is bt'ing dis
charged into the tank of the Cre
osoting Company and it is ex
pected the vessel will be ready to
leave on her trip down the
at 8 o'clock tonight.
well known in St. Helens that no
introduction is necessary. Mr.
Hallagh is the manager of the Col
umbia River Packers Association
w hat btcarrc of , at this place and h:is been in that
Corrin. He disclaims any know-, position for a number of years.
ledge of the tying of the rope; Miss Wilkins has lived in St. Hel-
around Corrin's neck and tying it Jens the rroater part of her life
to the bank. A formal charge of 'and is one of the most popular
murder has been placed cgainst I ;:.g ladies of the community.
him and he will have a prelimi-j The Mist joins a large circle of
nary hearing lie fore Justice
Judge Dart spent Sunday and
Monday with his family at Seaside.
Mrs. Richard Cox visited in Port
land on Tu''sday.
Ceo. M. McBride was attending
to business in St. Helens Wednesday.
Attention is caned to the sewer
ordinance published in this issue of
the Mist.
Mrs. Wm, Skuzie of Batchelor
Flat, was a business visitor in St.
Helens on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur -George vis
ited last week in Portland with
their son Percy George.
Miss Trieber of Portland, visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M.
Rosenthal the past week.
Mrs. E. Downing of Portland vis
it d at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur George this week.
Mrs. turner of Portland, and her
daughter Mrs. Wilbur Muckle of St.
Helens are spending the week tent.
ing at Seaside.
George W. Vogel the prominent
real estate dealer of Rainier, was
transacting business in St. Helens
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Wilkins and children
returned last Monday from a three
months visit at Westport, Washington.
Mr. James Halladay of Lynden,
Wash., is visiting at the home of
his sister, Mrs. M. J. Rutherford
in St. Helens.
Mr. Mark
DR. WITHYCOMBE 10 SPEAK
"INTENSIFIED ACRICM",
SUBJECT AI YANKTON FAIR
hearty congratulations.
Married at the residence of the
Uncle. A.
week.
Ketel of Aberdeen,
Ketel in this city
Eli Lynch, formerly of Columbia
County, was in St. Helens the first
of the week. Mr. Lynch is now a
resident of the Alberta country and
thinks it is a great place to live and
make money. He will return to
his home in a short time.
Superintendent J. H. Collins is a
very busy man this week and in a
business which is thoroughly enjoy
ed by him. He is packing up his
furniture getting ready to move to !
Rainier. Both Mr. and Mrs. Collins !
have been engaged to teach in the I
Rainier schools the next year, Mr. I
Collins taking charge of the high j
school and Mrs. Collins will teach !
the Eighth Grade. I
Another member was added to
the City Administration of St. Hel
ens this week. Councilman Cron
kite is the proud father of an 11 1-2
pound boy, born last Monday even
ing. Mrs. Cronkite and the boy are
doing well and Holly is treating the
boys.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Flagg, for
many years residents of fct. Helens,
arrived in St. Helens Tuesday to at
tend the wedding of Miss Ruth
Richardson and Washington Con
way. They will visit in St. Helens
for several days. Mrs. Flagg has
been visiting with relatives at Bay
ocean for some time. Mr. Flagg is
now editor and proprietor of the
Elgin Recorder at Elgin, Oregon,
and is well pleased with his location.
Mr. J. H. Gill, of Portland,
was in St. Helens Wednesday
looking over the Shipbuilding
plant. He represents some peo-
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ut. i ........ . ... niH wnn are ltoi n r in nniin nnmp
. . ... ... UU VlMlLfll ML inf. nflHIH III III! "
uitiiua in i.MciiuiiiK itaL v ianc; '
last ! vessels and came to St. Helens to
I see what chances there would be
Mrs. Paulsen has purchased a lot ! to et work done hefe- He wil1
near Godfrey Park and will com-1 report to his people the condi
z u n w wwv-wit wH-wiitf VJMVnWU
I MADE IN OREGON J
i iit
The initial cost of installing a culvert
is about the same regardless of the
- material used, hence tha material that
will last the longest is the most ecco- 1
nomicai in the long run.
I Reinforced Concrete Cnlyerts Will Last Always H
r
Do You See the Advantage?
I Don't fail to call the attention of of your Supervisor
f to the superiority of
1 UE1X FORCED COX CRETE CULVERTS H
Made by the
: Reinforced Concrete Culvert Worts
r phe244o m.ji 267 Oak St., Portland, Ore. 3
. PHIL EASTUDAR, Mncr
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The tiiiiniinement of the drani
(Vninty Fair at Yankton h;m secured
thv services of Dr. James Wilhy-
ciimhe, of the Oregon Agricultural
College to deliver n address on the
first day of the fiiir. His subject
will In "intensified Agriculture."
The fair stin ts on the 2'itli of Sep-
tmlier, on which day Dr. Uit.iy-
bride 8 parents on V ednesday j menee the erection of a residence tions here and it is quite probable
evening, August 11th, J. W. j right away. that they will have their ships
Conway of Houlton to Helen a. N. Coy manager ot the made out of St. Helens timber.
Ruth Richardson cf St. Helens, Western Cooperage Co's plant at ! Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lewis of
Itev Jophn of the Congregation-1 Aberdeni Wash., formerly of j Kennewick. Wash., and Miss Lu-
" "K- u iiouiton, was visiting in this vi- !ciiie James of North
.Mrs. l onway win mane meir , cinity the ,,ast week
home at iiouiton. lhose pres
eomlie will fih ak. and on the fol
r,ver lowing day another sM-aer will ad-
ilreiw the people. This fair is de
1 he lo'-al company has ordered sen ing of the support of the cm
r.,;i A.nAk uMn zpnMif tlx rntiiv county. an! it
.v..v , Jll Luivaiu 111:1 V I . "
alw,t n. r, t .v.- -f will tin louht.illy grow into a gener
---..i Miobvi niv 1 vai iiviii
the sanie place.
al county fair U-foie many years.
ANOTHER BIG BAND DANCE
The premium list is out anil includes
prizes for nearly every kind of pro
puce raised in the county.
ent at the wedding were Mr. and
Mrs. K. H. Flagg of Elgin. Ore..
Mr. and Mrs. James Reegle of
Warren: Mr. and Mrs. Bryan,
Mrs. Harry S-ott. Mrs. S. C.
; Hazleton, Mrs. Anna Spencer,
!and Mrs. M. Richardson of Port
land; Mrs. L. Bonner and Mrs.
I M. Conway of La Center, and
j Mrs. David Joplin of Rainier.
IThe bride3 sister, Miss Alice
Richardson acted as bridesmaid
and Mr. Roy Copcland as best
man. The best wishes of a large
number of friends go to the hap
py young couple.
Mr. Chas. Muckle and his
Yakima,
I Wash., have been visiting in St.
neice i Helens during the past week at
IN HIGH SCHOOL BUG
Tn- young iK'ople who attended
the dance given by the Band Imya a R UK ADOPTED f OR LIBRARY
roupiu ot weeks ago were so well m umi
ni.n...i .i.... . .11 . . 1 1 lit niui
r"-M umi ueiegnuon niu'niieii
ine bund practice last Monday night
Wd reipu-Hted another dance. After Plans for bringing a circulating
Mlridiili.'n.. 1 1 . L . r t I i:U 4 c II.1l.1nd in K.it.f .imluT
iro,m,i u. 1.-... ...... k....- .,.1 m...i ti. K,-hool hoard ! mg. They will make their home
. .in- viiuiiiir viiv iiuys mtm' oc.ui'iim'i " .
d tu give a dunce in th Citv Hall last week by C. C. Thomasoii.
thi wvek. Saturday niirht. Tho tirincinal of schools for next year,
full band will furnish the music and The board gave the proposition fav-
lt u hoped that all who enjoy danc- ora'ole consideration and the library
Ing will attend. - will Iw installed in the high school
hoil.limr where the natrons of the
school will be welcome to the books.
Thn lihrnrv Ponsists of (0 well fe-
1 I I 1... (ilnimrii.1 Umi
m US THREE TOES annually. It is Mr. Thonumm's de-
AI MOT'S LOGGING CAMP ire to b,inr th,! p""'s0 of ,tho,ci'y
into c ose touch wun me bcihioi
1
in
, every way and he considers that
rompof those books MnK th,'ro f"r p?nornl
1.. u .
ichi a vouna man e
ilonkev
St. Helens Timber Co.. met with circulation will bo additional incen
Very serious and nninful nreidenf livo for tha iH'oole to visit the
t .Monday afternoon when his left.rh,mi nnd become acuuainted.
iimr a ... 1 1 . . 1
, B"rii'u into lome or ine gear-
me uonKey and severed one ,,,. i-iMni V
ciinmletdlv BnI nf turn ntltrl 1 ANCi liliVI
badly that
no.... 1 . ... ... . .11
-""r nrutses on thn font m hht Mr llnm Kautzman. an Olil
toUHe tll( loiM U. kl ... k ' .m
.. ..... uv U,K uufc uls .j;,,
.Kiors will try to save It. The 7""' thn Miat n 8t.ttle all
'ung man was brouo-ht tn Hou ton , , ,
where Dr. I. r. n." a...a aacounts and is now in ine uen
un.l and sent him onto tha Good working. He will call on all our
niaratin ti.ntti i- t I 1 n.... i iu nvinK' nnil nl
80 W1HSOIIC1I ior new
In addition to his work as a so
licitor he will give each locality a
Kugene I. Hyde, a prominent
young farmer of Yankton, and
Mrs. Delia Castle of St. Helens
were married at Yankton last
Wednesday, Rev. C. L. Dark of
the Houlton m. K. Church officiat-
at Yankton where Mr. Hyde is
well known and has a farm.
Along with a large number of
friends the Mist extends con
gratulations, ADVERTISED LETTERS
11 , "nyimi in (uiliaou,
kanie f Jhn West 0,ClaU"
EOLl M03SE MEETING
A meeting will bo h.dd In
letters unclaimed in the St. Hel
en, Ore. Post office for the week end
ing Aug. 10. 1912:
Mrs. Jack Pircon, 1 letter
August Boss, Foreign 1 letter
J. K. Hamlin, 1 letter
Ilaslam, Oliver 1 letter
Robert L. Johnson, 1 letter
Mrs. Krik Morton, I letter
La Fay Pace. 1 letter
K. E. Rogers, 1 letter
St. Helens Incubator & Brooder
Co. 2 letters
Edward Vantehurst, Foreign, 1
letter
C. D. Waters. 1 letter.
Letters unclaimed by August 24,
will be sent to the Dead-Letter office.
M. C. Cray, P. M.
The ladies' Aid of Houlton will
give a lawn social on Tuesd-ty even-
good write up. We Will esteem: jmr August 20th. Ice-cream ami
II
leng n,.xt Thursday at 8 p. m. for straightened out.
it a favor if you will assist him cake will be served. All are ir
1- i,:, ,nrtr nnd eet our list I to attend. Nora denies, Sec
III IIIJ
Purpose of the organization of
PhelWreMu!.,.. t 1. ..,!.. iiu. ri,n of Portland, is visiting
KatPu.ii. in i ...u t..r.,ia In St. Helens this
ry.
The Ladies' Aid Society of th
M. E. church, St. Helens will mevt.
with Mis. J. S. Allen, n'tdnesda
August 21st.
Miss Amy Ceorge, have returned j the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
from a very pleasant outing at Till- j Allen. Mr. Lewis i3 Principal of
inook. j th? Kennewick High School and
. . ... , ; Miss James is a teacher in the
S. t. Morton, of this city, has . . v . . . 1
, , , 1 North Yakima High School. Mrs.
Iieen appointed as a member of the T , . ,
,,.,.,- , . . . r. ' Lewis and Miss James are sisters
Admiral s stall for the Astoria Re- , . .
.... .. . . 1 of Mrs. J. S. Allen.
gretta. He will have the rank of j
Commander. 1 A jolly auto party, chaperoned
Mrs. 1. B. Miller, of Cervais, I b? Mesdames Zippere r and Rot
Oregon, was in St. Helens the early j er- went on a Plcnic last NV od
part of the veek an4 while here nesday doWn l Columbia City.
bought the residence property 0f , woure uiey .mu a ica. o.u
:. II r.llaon Immrn n tho Fpr.l ,u"eu taiupuiK out
as
Westby house.
Charles R. McCormick of San
Francisco, arrived in St. Helens
last Sunday and will spend some
time here looking after business
matters.
Misses Alice and Annie Quick re
turned Friday from a very pleasant
dinner. The
party was given in honor of Miss
Cohn of Portland who is visiting
with Misses Anne and Amy
George, and a most delightful
time is reported by those present.
Mr. W. R. Hewitt, o f San
Francisco, Supervising Engineer
for the McCormick steamship
vacation, spent at the homes of ; lines, was a St Helens visitor the
their uncles, Warren Quick of Ball
ston, and Emmett Quick of Forest
Grove.
Mrs. Wm. Cooper of Warren
brought to this office last Tuesday
a box of Evergreen Blackberries,
the finest ever exhibited in St. Hel
ens. They were large and delicious.
Earl Perry, representative of the
Weeks Granite Works of Portland,
was in St. Helens Wednesday, Earl
is now travelling around in a dandy
little run-about.
E. E. Quick and Jiy Demin;r are
out in the hills this week looking
for big game. They have promised
everybody in town a piece of veni
greater part of the week, leaving
for his home today. Mr.
Hewitt owns one of the best busi
ness lots in St. Helens and is
considering the proposition of
erecting a modern three story
building on it in a short time.
Mr. Frederick Pmyn, a large
timber owner and mill man of
Colema. Mexico, was visiting in
St. Helens this week. The com
pany, of which Mr. Pruyn is the
manager and representative.owns
over 150,000 acres of limber land,
all hard wood, in Old Mexico, also
several mills. He came to this i
cinity to secure the services cf
some expert timber men to go
son and no doubt every promise will j there and take charge of the
fuir"le1' I camps. While in St Helens he,
A. H. George sold the lot on the wa3 the guest of H. F. McCor
corner of St. Helens and Columbia mick, a schoolmate of boyhood
Streets this week to S. C. Morton. ( days.
We did not learn the cousideration j ,.,. ,, , . .
u I The Win One ' class at Houl
but understand that it was on thei4 .... ., ..... .,,
, . , . . , . 1 ton will hold a Milkmaid s Con-
basis of a business lot. 1 .. . . . .
, . . vention at the Moving Picture
A sturgeon weigmng no pounds ;ha,j in IIoulton on Wednesday
St Helens IVKI1 Co.
Electric Lightings
Lath
(Saves Your Eyes)
Steam Heating
(Prolongs Your Lives)
Wood
Lumber
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Subscribe for The Mist, $1.50
We are after your linen
and want yoa to patronize oar
Laundry for your own take ai we!
as oors. Don't ran away with
the notion that yon can get better
work done elseware (or lesa money.
Yon can't. Farther, yonr money
s rent with us, ia, by na apent with
Our borne business men.
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St. Helens Laundry
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A FULL LINE OF
I NYAL'S
F. IMIL Y JIEDI CTXES
The jrost Reliahle Remedies
on the jrariet
jj DEMING'S DRUG STORE
1 4h,iiMltavAiiULAiU'4l.ltJi4lliJtiy
fish
The
evening August 28th 1912. There
i will be present the following well
IP
was turned into one of the
houses this week at St. Helens,
... I . .. M. I 1 I I
hsh was caugni nun nooK an.i line known majds; Luncrusta Walton,
by one of the local lithermcn. ; prucilla Siltman. Detsy Ann Be-
Deputy Sheriff Lake went to dott. Miss Hobendobler, Irene
Claiskanie last week and arrested i Dowdy, Kitty Whitesidj and
William J. Hadley on a statutory others who will furnish Dlentvof rrwTwwiwiiuiililf'lllllliririlTfltiriP',4IUf,,-..,.tV
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FIFTY-FIRST
STATU FAIR
Salem,
Sept. 2-7, 1912
llS.OOO.OO'OiTeml in Premiums on Livestock, Poultry,
Agricultural and Other Products
Races, Dog Show, Shooting Tourement, Band Concerts,
Fireworks and Free Attractions.
Send for Premium List and Entry Blanks. Reduced rates
on all Railroads. For particulars address
FJl.IXk' MEREDITH, Secretary
SALEM :;: OREGON
thaiTe, complaint navingoeen mane 'ntertainment find nmusement I
by hi wife. He is now being held Admission 23 cents. Everyone I D lIicf A 1wrAVf ieafa
in the county jail.
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week.
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