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
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VOL. XXXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1912
NO. 63
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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
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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
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... . .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
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,,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
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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. '
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