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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1912)
St. Helens County Scat Columbia County Population 190S . - - 400 1910 750 1912 - 1500 Ivi.r.rrk.e Uojits Improvkd Strkrts Mi-Nicn-Ai. Watkk Systkm Two Milks op Skwf.r I T . 1 1 k k Construction Pay Roll .$100,000 Per Month St. Helens Lumber Products Go to All Parts of the World Shipments Over 5,000,000 Pket Per Month St Helens Has Saw Mills Shipbuilding Plant Creosoting Works Stone Quarries Fisheries THE EGON nn VOL. XXXI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1912 NO. 63 OR MIS wmm iR ma eras ora KEYNOTE OF SPEECH 15 PROSPERITY H.n. V. C. llawley, Con;;eo.,3- nnn from this district, w as greeted by tho largest crowl or the season last night when lie addressed the people on the poll .. poll- Haw- Col - tieal issues of tho day. Mr, lv was Introduced by J. II linn the Congressional Commit teeman for Columbia County and for about two hour he expound ed the doctrine of the Republican party. In opening his address he took occasion to Rive some good Hound advice to the pupils of the High School, who were there in large numbers, wr. uawiey is e- pecially qualified to talk to stu- man wno wbs ausoiuic.y luminal dents as ho is an educator of 'with eveey important question considerable note in this state, before the people; a man who having been engaged in that line; was sincere in every statement the greater part of his life, for a made and he carried conviction to nmu,r of veiira being the I'resi-, dent of the Willamette Univi - r - Hity at Salem. Taking up the . ..i:.:i n li dwelt uin.nl ,ha u-..nWful resources of this state and pointed out the barriers that exist betwien the producer of Oregon and the markets of the east and foreign ports. He told of the wonderful possibilities of Oregon and predicted great development during the next few years. lie went into the many great and good things accomp lished by President Taft daring the past four years and lauded him as being one of the mo-it sin cere, honest and progressive Presidents thut evi r occupied the White House. Amot.rf the things actually accomplished by Mr. Taft. he enumerated the submis sion of the question of the dire.t election of the United i-tales Son- l. ...,.J i mfiftfr lh:it niii rn lij Liiir ivv'i'i- i - has been d Miiand .'d by the Amcr- icTpeo L more than nftyj Free Mist for One Year! imou mi KB ma w ran LUCK From conversations with a large number of men of all political faiths it is quite evident that there M no way to definitely "' rive at any safe estimate of the vote on the I'resi dent in this county. For the pur ixme of getting statements from the wise ones we will make the fol lowing offer. To tho person send ing to the Mist not later than noon, Thursday. Octolr 31st. the near est number of votes to be cast for Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson in the county on tho 6th of November we will give one year's subscription to the Mist free. Each person must end in the guess or estimate on the votes the elector receiving tho high eft number of votes for "each presi dential candidate and the person ...i - ii. n.,nrnnt number for who names tho nearest nu.... each one will receive the Mist for one year. The number of register- ed voters in the county lows: is as Republican 157'J Democrat 347 Prohibition 2(5 Socialist 120 Progressive H Independent H No politics 20 Total 2219 The Ladies' Aid of Scappmwe are to give an enjoyable evening to all who will come to Watts & Trice . Hall. Oct. the 30th. Tho program me will be something better than usual. Come prepared for good laugh and a good time. IMn the family and friends. I$egins prompt ly at 8:110. Admission, 20 cents and 10 cent. Committee. HAM SPEAKS mmm IN ST. HELENS I AST M yi.:ir,. th) submn Riitutional anend; ii of a cor- rU p ovi.linx fr n incom. tax, mm! ier pOpU-1 ; ur measure that the people have ' ; j been clamoring for. Hu told of J j tarriir legislation accomplished j .during Mr. Taft's administration I ana no tow these tnings bo simp-1 Ket the machjnery all in place, ly and thoroughly that no person jThe Elding of the Multnomah who heard him could any longer ; has certainly been a great adver have any doubt ad to the charact- j tisement for our little city of St. er and qualification of Mr. Taft j ijt.en3 anfJ the otht.r hip.now to Im! the President ot the united ( States. The people who lietird j Mr. llawley could not 1 ut neip ieei mat 11 wus a speecn iy a 1 ms nearers. no person w no oca, u , him, that is no person who is fair and not warped by prejudices, could help but reah.e tho lrnpor- . tunce et re-tLctug Mi Tuft to the cilice of l'resideiit. One very L . u I noticeable leature oi in'.-s-peecn i by Mr. llawley was the total ab j-nr-i' c.f ubuse of oiniosing can di.lates. Not one time during niim iiihln-ss did he mention i the names of any candidate but William Howard Taft. The great t. .I..., 1...J a,.nt nverl i rospeiitv iiiab nc.j ...v,- ....... - the entire country during the L -Hy all the business hou.es in J The famous picture gallery man . ' i .-.r . . ..... .i i...: ao-ed bv Moinsieur Di ardissemo past nmr jcar w i hw vtM-ech St He ens never i. i tushpiiin. ni. jn.n.1. , a Utter opportunity to hear poh- tics discussed by a fairer or more 1 .1.. It l.,.l I cinity and instilled more - .i niination 1:1 the aiready ..ci u workers for the Uepublican party. Thanksgiving Daace ! ST. HELENS BJID WILL BE ! THE HOST CN THAT DATE The St. Helens Hand has se cured the hall for Thanksgiving night Nov. 2Sth. and will give one of their popular dances. The entire band will furnish the music which insures good dance music and a good time. Tickets will be placed on sale at ditlerent stores in the city and everybody will buy a ticket whether they go or not. The band boys are deserv ing of the very best support of the citizens of the city as they have a band that is second to none in the state for a town of n.ia There is one thing lacking to make a good appear ance though and that is uniforms. If a suificient amount of money can be raised at this dance to pay rr thnm. new natty suits will be provided and then the boys " j" . . , , (h , will sue up with anyof them - - BUliaing lasues SOME REAL FORECASTING AThe Chairman of the so-called Progressive party. Mr. iio... has published a statement where in he claims Roosevelt will carry Oregon by 20,000 votes. In the game paper appears the remark able statement from ore of the cfA rvmmitteemcn from Col umbia County that Roosevelt will ri.,,iio ( nnntv uy a carry iauwi three to one vote. It the pre diction of Mr. Brown is based on such reports as the one from Col umbia County, be will only miss it by about 40,000 votes. broadminded mina man n. niiuismi ww hist night. There is no doubt j interests, whether large or small,! but that the visit of Mr. Haw ley know what man and which policy to has had good effect o: some to adopt to continue the prosperous ( wavering IU publicans in this vi-! times of the present. This was not I THE mmm m CONE j MH HTM MM FOB Ml mWi IU fANt LRlilNES I Lnt Wednesday at noon the j wtiijt'es in town founded a Rood i bye signal to the Multnomah as she started down the river in tow ;of the tug boat. At Astoria the 1 K l.ini.'il h took her in tmv nr.A ti. .1 . t-j,n Kranrir.en whfrthf mnnViin. ery win ue instaueu i I)Iaecd on the run , Ilt,!ens and Californii wU1 take . t tv..Q ery will be installed and the will between St. ta norts. It Will f"iln 'i I , r. t 1 f wrv rvi rr f V a r. un(ipr construction and others to f(now wn oniy ajj to the fame 0f gt. Helens, Columbia County anU Oregon Fir. TAFT 20 T. R. 8- 6 ST. HELENS BUSINESS KEN FAVOR TAFT AMD PROSPERITY A cv ass among the business! !ifn i.f Sll 1L.Ii.rw i'r'it w thl( .,u) actually t-ngaged in a business - ntt rjirisi', was made yesterday - i ... . .i e. for with reierence i me cnoiee io President and the result thoedt .spelling. Hie pleasure oi plainly that Taft sentiment among holding that fishing pole in was .the business men is very strong. Out of a toUil of 34 men interview ',,,1 on the subject there were 20 for Taft. H for Roosevelt and G for vvu- - u.n UU wmvasn. was made to j weie not in at me tune ana uiose .u , who ,d not care io conun, them- L ives, be.ng .milled. Such a re-, . U . I, .1. thn llill IkllCinOI'Q ! a straw vote but an honest express- j urns by almost tne entire busi ness interests of the city. WARREN Miss Wis-hart, Assistant Suixrin tendent of the Salem hospital was a guest of Mrs. F. M. lloyt this week. Mrs. J. Erickson Jr. is ill of ty phoid fever at the C.ood Samaritan hospital in Portland. The latest re port is she is gradually recovering. Nearly all the Warrenites who could attend the launching of the steamer "Multnomah" at the St. Helens ship yards last Saturday. Mr. Lovett took a crowd in his launch and many others went on the train and in rigs. Miss Hilda Mystrom is visiting her home folks. Mrs. Mystrom is quite ill. Mr. Pale Semple visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hoyt Sunday. - Iacon and grandma Baker Weie l.lUlHMUntJ oaiiuia ..vv. Mr. J. E. Monteith and Mr. Spear of Portland were recent Warren visitors. Mrs. J. Erickson Sr., has return ed from the good Samaritan hospi trl where she has been ill of typhoid fever. Miss Alice Erickson returned to her homo Sunday evening after sev eral days spent in Portland. Miss Matilda Carlson is home again. Mr. Rudolph Hedlund came home from Portland Sunday morning. St. Helens. There will be service in the Episcopal Church next Sunday even ing, October 27, at 7:.10. f!. C. Cassett made a trip to Port land last night to hear Governor Marshall of Indiana talk on the n,a;;ni oifnntinn. Mr. Cassett sevs JfWllVIV.. u . . - - that Marshall is the best orator he has yet heard In the campaign and is making some telling speeches for tho Democrats. High School Column CAnlAL CF STUDENTS A SOCIAL AND FirlAKCIAL SUCCESS A resounding echo of the grand . . . . . .... 1. j Htuuent carnival, wnicn was puuca i off with such vim last Friday even-1 ing, was heard Wednesday morn-i ing when a vote of thanks was ex-1 tended to Mr. and Mrs. Galichio, i the grado teachers and many grade ! ,.uPils who assisted the high school students. The carnival netted the . , . , , . ,m student body organization or the ,. , , .. .,, results in many other lines are evi dent. The ministrel show was said by mpnv to be the leadincr feature. In ... . u n ' 1st. When completed this Masonic this performance the red haired ne-. , ... , . - gro. Eugene Keelan; the big color- Temple will be one of our finest ed lady. Fred Morgus; and Harry j dings and certainly the Masonic Richardson, the graceful dancer ,s ent.tled to a go,d building. , . r r. ,u The lodge was organized in this city were leading stars. One of the . , t , t. rn:ni during the year of 18SG and a build prettiest features of the carnival i " " J .. , , i, v mg put up at that time has served was the song and drill work or the f eighth grade girls under the leader-' ship of Miss Neill. The nut brown maidens danced gracefully around the totem-pole to the beats of a tom-tom played by the chief of their tribe. Those failing to see Hefo , the ftUO-pound giant, missed a great sight. . . . .. t .. . - r Virgil Hatton, manager of ;p the "Yankton Fair" "took the cake' ,' worth the price, uiue iearu a wives had their share of praise. Two charming Gypsies occupied a comess.u a.. M'Kht and satisfaction. v-umnm ups -!irfrh. The - - ,,ri7f. fibt was fast and fur ous pn JL ht. while ,t httUd ' At a meeting of the basMetball Tuesday afternoon Harry Richardson was chosen captain and Ernest John was chosen manager fA 1T 11V 1M1 I for tne season. The season will be opened by a game at Clatskanie during the institute. A gymnasium committee composed of Ernest John, Harry' Richardson and Charles Smith was appointed this morning by President Mildred Allen to look into the question of lockers. BUOTHKR WINS FAME. Students of the high school and eighth grades have been much in terested in the reports of the Whit man college and University of Ore gon Lawball game, in wmcn nu i ... n- man ran up the biggest score ever i made against the V. oi u, as wm Neill, Whitman s star tackle, is a brother of Miss Neill, eighth gride teacher here and coach for the high school and eigntn graue gins u.isk- et ball team. "Big Dill", as he is called in Whitman, tips the scales nt i 200 but is a high class sprinter. Off to the War GREEKS ARE LEAVING ST. HELENS TO FIGHT THE TURKS During the past week our Greek population has been decreasing at a rapid rate. Several of them have quit their work at the mills and started for the old country to help nm w l. ready taken their departure several others are contemplating the same ggp The records at the Court House j show that several marriage licenses j have been issued lately, the list be- j ing as follows; John Waisanen and ... ... .pi.i.i.i.,.iVm Uirma .'uauaiia, ui mooihv, ...... .. i. 1 t t oi .. f rJ. iiaWKinS Bnu inn U. Oliuumaj Rainier; John R. Holmes and Mary Louise Comes of Clatskanie; Thomas Grier of Seattle and Mrs. Elizabeth Hay; Henry Larsen and Anna Mat- sen of Clatskanie. MARRIAGE LICENSES Bids Opened by Masons '7 BIDS CrFEHCD FOR BUILO- . CHS WH MASONIC HALL Lids were opened last Wedncs- dav bv the 1 rustee3 or the Masonic - - of St- IIelen8' for thc erect' ion of their fine tw tor con"fete buildin on Columbia Street. There were,7 U offere'5- the P""s'8n8r' ,n al1 th yay, from J1,0;000 t0 W5.000. The lowest bidder was he , estl.ng Engineering Co.. of Portland and it is probable that the v , , contract will be awarded to them. The building will be 57 by 9u feet, two story concrete structure. The work will start within a few weeks and will be completed Ijefore May lnern ever sini-e. iiuwbut me iuuc has outgrowr the old building and will now build one of the finest tem ples for lodge purposes in this part of the state. K KIT TH Ul.iCif HU THC U. UJ. I Ul IU Hi.'!l! U.I OIL STREETS TO PAY FiflES Our efficient City Marshal, Mr. Wood row has been doing a little work extra during the week. He picked up two or three strange men who had been imbibing too freely and placed them in the city jail. Not being able to pay the small fine im- loosed upon them. Mr. Wood row i - . , ,u 1 secured a couple of wheel barrows, shovels and other tools and Lut them to work on the streets. That is a good policy and if carried out will result in keeping and the streets in good condition. ANTI-SUFFRAGE LETTER ' There are over 100,000 women in Oregon. The majority of them do not want to vote. A small propor tion in any given community is ask inir for the ballot. Is that true in your town? What do the rest want? Many of them are actively oppos ed to it. To put upon these women a responsibility from which they I have hitherto b'.en . exempted and which they do not wish to assume is ..,,,,.... R,ht8 Th(j dtfmancl for w-oman 8Urrage is the demand that woman shall as sume an equal share with men in thc responsibility of carrying the t lL I-!... (k. CnfA i government oi me v no, mc uuuc, ; the Naliont It nicans she shall en i .. . , . wVlic& arena I ter with him the political arena. For it is an arena. Politics is not a conflict of opinions, it is a conflict of wills. It carries with it public meetings, public debates, public marchings, and counter-marchings, public discussions and public ques tions, and of the character public candidates, and all the other inci dents of a campaign. The Oregon State Association Opposed to the Extension of the Suffrage to Women asks that you give this amendment your earnest consideration, and that you defeat it this time by so great a pluralty I that the suffragists, local and im j ported, must bow before he will of ' the people of Oregon, and acknow- lit-- iL. 41... -.,. infi. riilDU in J leuge timt me iu,iiiv .. America. The Oregon State Association Op posed to the Extension of the Suf frage to women. Mrs. Francis J. Bailey, Tres. (Pd. Advt.) i TVia Aa'n nt thp Columbia County - - tvw. Tr,tiMit he held in i -.- . - ; Clatskanie lave been changed from ; November 4; 5 ana , to inov. c tne u-m-- - and 9. Teachers will govern them- city on rnday, Nov. 1st nt ,:lr selves accordir gly . '" Special music. Every, one m J. B, Wilkerson, S ip'tJ vited. t LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND DOINGS NEWS NOTES CONCERNING THE H AND AROUND ST. HELENS PERSONAL;-LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE W. E. Stevens, of Scappoose, was transacting business in the county seat yesterday. Chris Johnson, the Liveryman of Clatskanie, spent several days in St. Helens during the week. F. II. Sherwood, of Rainier, was a St. Helens visitor during the week. Ladies' Aid of the Congregational Church will meet with Mrs. C. II. Johns, on Thursday, Oct. .""lst. Peter Felton has bought a new Automobile, a Ford, and is now again spinning around over the country selling real estate. J. F. Loyd, a prominent farmer from Deer Island, was attending to business matters in St. Helens yes terday. Wilbur Muckle has been out in Eastern Oregon during the past two J weeks looking after some horse deals. He is expected home today. Mr. C. O. Dahlgrcn, one of the big farmers of the Warren neigh borhood was transacting business in St. Helens yesterday. J. H. Collins, principal of the Rainier High School was in St. Hel-, ens yesterday, attending to his duties as Congressional Committee man during the visit of Hon. W. C. llawley. FOR SALE a first class milch cow, four years old will be fresh within a few weeks. See R. H. Roberson, St. Helens. The La lies' Aid of the M. E. Church, St. Helens, will meet with Mrs. E. A. Crouse, Wednesday October 30. Jas. D. McKay, Democratic nomi nee for County Judge, was ia St. Helens yesterday, returring from a trip to the lower part of the countv in the interests of his candi-1 dacy. Sheriff Thompson returned Wed- nesday from watervnie, vvasn.. where he went to get a prisoner, Anthony Apinatis, who had broken his parole, the prisoner was taken , to Salem yesterday. j Word has been received from the hospital in Portland that Mrs. A. E. ; assurances of support in every pre Thompson is improving steadily and . cjnct; which he has visited. will be able to return to her homej in this city before long. Mr. J. A. Schuneson, proprietor and manager of the Rainier Cream ery was in St. Helens yesterday at tending to business matters. Torn Cloninger, the menial farm er and fruit grower of Scappoose, was looking after business n.alter3 in St. Helens yesterday. H. F. McCormick has been con fined to his bed the greater part of this week, suffering from stomach trouble. He is now improving and will probably be at the mill office in a few days. John RoWrts, who left here a few months ago to make hti home in Florida, has written to friends here statinir that he is down with the fever and that just as soon as he is able to travel he will return to this county. A big barge load of sewer pipe was unloaded at tho foot of St. Hel ens Street enrly in the week to be used in tho sever construction in this city. Work hal already start ed on this much needed improve ment and will be pushed to rapid completion. Rev. Luther Dyott P. D. pastor of the 1st Congregational Church of Portland, one of the most dis ... ... , i . tir.guUhcd ministers and lecturer , on toe I ac-.f Coast wid preic, E. L Quick left yesterday for Portland, in obedience to a subpoena from the United States Marshal' office to appear in the Federal Court wjiiay iaj give icmiiiiuiijr u vuov of the United States vs the O. & C. R Cn TViia ia thti unit tn cancel the grant to this , company and in volves title to several thousand " acres of land in Columbia County Albert Seffert of Deer Island, was a business visitor in St. Helena yesterday. He was asked concern ing the political situation in hia neighborhood and gave the informa tion that things were quite badly mixed. He said the Bull Moosers were making considerable noise but that it was difficult to forecast the result. The County P.oard of Equaliza tion is in session this week receiv ing and filing complaints concern ing the assessments. So far there has been exceptionally few com plaints filed and it is thought that the people are quite well satisfied with the assessments this year. Nels Carlson is faithfully train ing for his wrestling match at the city hall tomorrow evening with Walter Arndt. This promises to be the best match of the kind ever held in the city. Mr. E. A. Gessell, of Vernonia, was in St. Helens yesterday calling upon the voters in the interest of his candidacy for County Commiss ioner. Mr. Gessell is the Republi can nominee for thi3 office and is meeting as many of the voters as he can. He lives on a farm near Vernonia, just four miles from the : . , . iL 1 lie was lor zu years engaged in tne ! bridge building business and has had considerable experience in road j building, and his friends are claim -ng lliat this 'experience is neces- ing that this experience is neces sary in a successful County Com- j miss-toner. Mr. Gessell is a very ; pleaiant Bentleman and is no doubt making many friends over th coun- iv. It.-s;i vs that lie is iroinir to be ! fleeted, basing his assertion upon Pomona Grange The regular quarterly meeting of the Columbia County Pomona Grange will be held in Iloulton, on Saturday, November 2. . A i this is the date for the elect ion of officers, the various subordi nate granges should be well repre sented, and a god attendance is i N arrangements having been made for holding this session with a subordinate flange, the execu tivc committee have called the meeting at Iloulton. J. Jl. looms. Secretary. . . . ... ADVERTISED LETTERS Letters unclaimed in the St. Hel en, Ore. Post office for the week end October 19,1912. O. K. Bylnnd 1 letter M. M. Binford 1 letter Miss Alma Doucette 2 letters I Gordon Keith 1 letter Geo. P. Miller care of Interstate ; Ctr. Co 1 letter. A .T MeCnv 1 letter Mrs. N. Simmons 1 letter Marion Van Horn 1 letter ; in , C. D. Walters 1 letter. letters unclaimed by November i will be sent to the Dead-Letter cmci M. C. Gray, P. M. ' , -