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VOL. XXXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1912
NO. CO
The Launching of the "lultnoman" and Anniversary of the Discovery of America
Will Be Celebrated in
ST. HELENS, OREGON, OCTOBER 12, 1912
"Multnomah" the largest vessel ever built in
Oregon vill start from the ways at the Ship
yard promptly at 2:30 p. m. and slide into the
waters of the Columbia.
All arrangements are complete and the St
Helens Commercial Club extends this public
invitation to everybody to attend and take
in the celebration.
Columbia County's greatest event. A modern ocean-going
vessel, built in Columbia County; from Columbia Comity
timber and by Columbia County men: A Columbia
County Product: A Columbia County Celebration.
Everybody in Columbia County should attend. Entertainment furnished free to all.
"LET 'ER SLIDE"
Mi. T U M. X M. IT
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LET ER SLIDE i ; iLOCAL HAPPENINGS AND DOINGS
WIS IS IHE SLOGAN ADGPTEO fCil 1
THE LAUNCHING CF THE MULTNCMAH
pioneer of caoeuoiiNif
DIES AT COLUMBIA CITY
As announced .n the v cr Imlf
f this jnik'e the launching f the
Multnomah will take place at tho
Ship Yards on Saturday October the
liih at 2:!H) p. in. Thin event will
be the routcst tif the kind ever
held in ( regon and certi.itily the
bijrk'.'!t and lcst -celebration mr
pulled oir in St. Helens. Invitations
are nit to the pooplo f the county
in tho frm of a half pne;e announce
ment in ull three of the county
papers, the Rainier Review, The
Claukanie Chief and the Hist.
Kvery pern n in the county is invit
ed nnd requested to be present to
participate in tho hi celebration,
which marks the beginning of one
of the most important industries in
the State. Invitations are also be
ing Hent out to tho various commer
cial club nnl city officials of nil tho
surrounding towns nnd excursion
are being arranged for from Port-
land and other noints. It in con
fidently expected that there will be
several thousand jHiople here to
witness the big slide from the ways
into the water. Tho Commercial
Club of this city has taken an active
part in the preparation of the pro
STrnni and tho Shipbuilding Co., hiw
K'ino to considerable expense in pre
paring for the. occasion. The, prin
cipal officers of the concern from
San Francisco will bo present land
many shipping and marine men from
nil parts of tho Pacific Coast will at
tend. Altogether It will be a grand
tune Culehrnlinir a trmnil event.
Tho Ship Co., has Arranged for free
entertainment in the grove adjoin
ng the mill on the Island and tree
traiiHortntion in the largo boats
ill bo furnishud from St. Helens
over to the yards. Ample ueeom
jnoilations for all who attend have
been prepared bo that there will be
no causo for complaint.
Alexander .Mit'auley. age l 2
years ami n resident of Columbia
County fi-r about to cars, died at
his homo in Columbia City on the
27t!i of September afWr an illu.-s
ext.-! . i I r it over a number of mouths.
;Mr. Me."Ui.l.-y was an old civil war
'veteran havii'g served lUirin;.' the
war ill the imh Iowa Volunteer In
fantry and Ins Leon en tl.e pension
rolh of the I'rit.'.l Stales for many
years. Over ."' j ear j ago he came
to Columbia County and set tied in
the Nchnlem Valley and was om
ploved in enrryirrr fho mails from
Vernonia to St.. Holeiis. AfU-r-vi.ir,!
1-,. n:ovid t. (Mumliia City
land luu; lived there 'until his death,
jlluiialtook place in the Kinder
Cemetery on Sunday the 'JIUli. A
I widow, two s.ms i-nd two daughters
I survive him.
REPUBLICAN RALLY j
Walter Toose Jr.. nd Conffr-
man Havvlry, loth Republicans ofi
t'.,. State will be in St. Hel
ens on October lr.thaml will address j
the citizens in the evening or that i
.1.,.. Tl.i will be the opening gun
of the Uepul.lican campaign nnd it
: ovn.. .,l thnt a large crowd will
be present to hear them. On the
following day tlie.se gentlemen will
speak at Rainier and on the 17th at
Clntsknnie.
We have received a coinplcto list
"'the prize winnera of tho Yankton
rair but owing to lack of ppace this
w"ek on oecount of nilvi-rlibinpr the
big launching l)uy at St. IbMens
tho fair list will apiiear In our next
TICKETS ARE NOW BEING SOLO FOR
THE SEASON OF 1912-12
The officers of the Lyceum Course
have been busy the past week mak
ing arrangements for the sa!e of
tickets and reservation of seats for
th, season of 1U13. Dr. L. G. Ross
has been appointed to take charge
i f the advance side of tickets and is
already (iiite a bu.-y man along that
lire. Von Gray has charge of the
reservations and seats can Wo re-ai-rved
at his place on ami after the
14 th of October. C. C. Cassott has
taken charge of the publicity part
of the course and will furnish plenty
of reading matter. Tickets are now
for sale by Dr. Ross and it is advis
able to secure them early so that
you can reserve your seats. The
first number of the course will lie a
lecture by Col. Rob Seeds, u lectur
er of national prominence and will
be worth the time nnd expense of
any one to hear. The first date will
U-'Xov. 2, 1U12.
B.G.
Sheriff Thompson made a trip to
Grants Para rally In the week for
the purpose of bringing to St. He rns
Mr. Ti. G. Magooti who Is
charged with forgery of fl note on
tho Columbia County Rank. He
WM taken before Judge Hasen this
morning nnd wi.ived examination
and was placed rnder SlOO bonds
which he has failed to givo up to
this tin and U held In jail.
CIS. UlTffi KILLED
Charles Utter, abrakeman on the
freight train on the Astoria Rranch
cf the S. I'. & S. was killed at War
ren last Friday. He was riding on
the pilot of the engine for the pur
pose of coupling the engine to a
freight car and in coming together
the pilot bar 0:1 the engine seema to
have slipped letting the engine nnd
car come together catching Mr. Ut
ter and crushing the life out of him.
The body was taken to Rainier
where Coroner Sherwood prepared
it for burial which took place In
Portland on Sunday. Mr. Utter
was a married man and Ienvc3 a wife
nnd small child.
KE'tV'BTEIi ARRIVES
I;-v. K. T. I.uthcr r.nd wife
formerly cf Warro-.iton, avrived
in tit. Ill lens but week and have
tli. mi residence in the
rL...,irvTrt t r.-M .ortv near I lie
l limn v . ..
Italian Importing stcro Luildmsr.
Uev. Luthrr has been assigned
tho i!t. Helens M. E. Church
.1.. voar and ureacn-
ed two sermons last buiulay to
NEWS MOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE AND
THINGS IN AND AROUND ST. HELENS
PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
Gus Langa and Jamei McKay of j servk': between St. Helens tr.d all
Soappoose, wore doing business in j tra".;s. At the jjr.rcge will always
St. Helens Wednesilay. ; ue found a man to receive orders
Easy Shoes For Men-Just what ; and phone calls and every' call will
you have beer, looking for at j receivo prompt att-ntion. The
White & White phona number is 64.
Charles and David Lope of St.
Helens have each purchased a tract
of land in Mountain View and are
already clearing the land prepara
tory to building homes.
Quite a largo delegrtion of St.
Helens people attended the Round
Up at Pendleton last week ond each
a id every one who was there pr6
nounce it as the greatest show in
tho world.
Architect Kroner of Portland was
in St. Helens Tuesday starting the
Work on the Masonic Building which
will now be rushed to completion.
Tho building will be a two story
structure with pressed brick front
and concrete walls.
Mrs. Geo. Richardson and grand
child aro visiting Jlrs. U. W,
Iihodes of Senppoose. Mrs. Rich
ardson is the daughter ef Lx-Sana-
tor Burnett and the neiee of the
first Governor Burnett of California.
Baby Ricen the grand child is one
of Portland's Blue ribbon babies.
Mr. Henry McCoy has been ap
pointed to the management of the
St. Helens Auto Co., and has taken
active charge. He ia an experienced
auto man nnd will no doubt give ex
cellent service to the public. The
patronage. About the loth of this
month he will hold a grand opening
and will give out souvenirs to all
the people who visit his store. His
announcement of opening day will
be printed in the Mist.
Normal Merrill of Clatskanie,
who is serving as a juror in the
Circuit Court, received a message
Tuesday evening that his sister was
seriously ill in a hospital at Portland
and would have to undergo an oper
ation in order ,to save her life. Mr.
Merrill was permitted to go to her
side during the operation and Court
adjourned one day for that purpose.
At last accounts she was getting
along very well.
The St. Helens City Band has se
cured the City Hall for the evening f
Mr. H. L. Bowlby and O. W.
Taylor, gentlemen connected with
the Pacific Highway Association, ar
rived in St. He!en3 yesterday morn
ing from Portland and in company of October 12th, Launching Day, I
with W. A. Harris started on a trip where the boys will give one of j
t Astoria over the nrooosed Col um-i their pleasant dances. The fuH;
Dr. Low e October 1G.
bia River route. They are experts
in the bighwav business and are
sent out by the Columbia Highway
Association to get important data
concerning the road down the Col
umbia. Latest Models of Walk-Over
Shoes in Black or Tan, Lace or But
ton nt White & White
Mr. Charles Ross and family of
Beloit, Wisconsin, have been visit
ing nt the home of Dr. Edwin Ross
for the past two weeks and left yes
terday for L03 Angeles, California,
where they will make their home
for some time. .Air. Hosj while
here visited the Yankton Fair and
expressel the opinion that tho ex
hibit of vegetables there was the
finest he had ever seen and he had
attended many fairs.
M. Snllan has opened a clothing
store in one of the store rooms just
completed in the ne.v bank building.
His ad appoars in this issue if the
Mist and a planes at his stock re
veals a fine lino of soods in -Al-.i
and fonts f.;rnis'.i!ngj. Mr. Sa'San
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iwo iur.ru cm uio w uwuhuumu says ne is aero 1 1 si.vv 1.11.1 h.-m
tha riUllie in addition to th bus fully solicits a share of the publ
band of 17 or 18 pieces will furnish
the music and the people who have
attended the dances given by them
will all testify that no better dance
music can be had in the big hall
than that furnished by the band.
Dancing will start promptly at 8:30
and continue until 12 o'clock. Tick
ets 75 cents.
L. R. Dutherford and J. S. Allen
have purchased the two lots front
ing on Columbia street, known as
the Meeker lots. This property was
boasrht by Jacob George from the
Meeker estate about a year ago.
It is the intention of the r.ew pro
prietors t divide it up into smaller
business lot and sell it. No better
location can be had in the city for
a business house and it will not be
Ion; before good Substantial build
in.. will be creeled thereon
Ch irkall. SnV. li. Sectary of
the Oregon Equal Taxation League,
spoke to a good sue I audience at
the City Ha',l last Monday night on
the subjact of Single Tax. While
there we'.i.s to bo very little danger
o. 1 1 '.j t.xn.M measure carrying in
this state It is a good idea to have
it explained to the people and those
who heard Mr. Shields were thor
oughly convinced of the utter im
practicability of the scheme and the '
danger that threatens in case, it
should carry. '
The ease of Dippold vs the Jen
nings McRae Logging Co., for $10.
000 damages caused by forest fires
alleged to have been set out by
the defendants is on trial this week
before Judge Eakin and a jury.
(Kaude M. Johns and John & Sax
ton of Portland represents the
Plaintiff while Dillard &. Day and
Harrison Allen appear for the de-
fense.
The jury in the case has just
brought in a verdict awarding the
plaintiff $2000 damages. The de
fendants will probably appeal to the
Supreme Court.
J. McAdam, a prominent farmer
of the Mayger country was looking
after business matter in St. Hel
ens. Thursday.
Albert Woods of Vesnonia visited
in St. Helens Tuesday.
W. E. Conyers of Clatskanie has
been spending the week in St Hel
ens, a witness in the Dippold vs
Jennings & McRae case.
James Gary, the Mayor of Marsh
land, is attending court in St. Hel
ens this week.
The regular term of Circuit Court
will convene in St. Helena Tuesday
October 15. It is expected that
the three murder cases awaiting
trial will take place the latter part
of this month. ,
Natic to BiU
icjthi
Sealed bids will be received for
the erection of a two story concrete
building known as Masonic Hall, up
to and the including October 15th,
1912. All according to plans and
specifications on file at office of E.
E. Quick, trustee St. Helens, Ore.,
and at office of E. Kroner, artitect.
Worcester Bldg. Portland, Ore. -Right
reserved to reject any and all
bids. Bids addressed to E. E. Quick.
trustee, St. Helens, Ore. .