St. Helens
Couuty Scat
Columbia County
Population
1908 - - - 400
1910 - - - 75
191a - 1500
KWC1K,C L.GHTS lMROVFr) Strkkts
Ml NKIi'AL Watkr Svstkm
Two Milks ov Skwicr Uni,hr Construction
Pay Roll
$100,000 ,
Per J I until
St. Helens Lumber Products Go to All
Parts of the World
Shipments Over 5,000,000 Feet Per Month
St. Helens
Has
Saw Mills
Shipbuilding Plant
Creosoting Works
Stone Quarries
Fisheries
THE OREGON MIST
VOL. XXXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1912
no. ea
BURT
GREEN
ACHED
OF
MURDER
CASE CAME 10 A SUDDEN
ENDING LAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON
The cum of the State of Oregon
vi Burtn Ore no rame to a sudden
ending last Tuesday when Judge
Eakin decided that there wu not
sufficient testimony to aulmit the
cose t th' jury. At the conrluHion
of the testimony of the state the de
fendant asked for a directed verdict
on the ground that there wsj not
evidence to sustain a verdict and
moved thut all testimony concern
ing the trailing of Greene by blood
hound re stricken out. After con
siderable argument by the attorneys,
Judge Eakin held that the testimony
of the blood hound was not such
evidence as would warrant a verdict
of guilty. The evidence on the
part of the state when all summed
up wax shout as follows; On the 17th
house, a Bhort distance away. Also'
on that evening Weist had failed to!
apH-ar at tli! Peterson Urn for hisj
milk which he wan in the habit of i
doing. The next morning one of
the men on the ranch went up near)
the cabin and found the door still !
ojien ami upon calling for Weist re
ceived ni answer. Entering the
cabin the body of Weist w as found
on his bed with two bullet holes
through his head and a partially
cooked meal on the stove burned to
a crisp. Every one wa.i kept away
that diy by the officers as soon as
they arrived, when at night V. E.
Conyers arrived with his bloodhound.
In the meantime Greene had been
taken from his house to the Weist
of Octoler 1012 while Weist was I cabin by the Sheriff in a roundabout
employed as game keeper on the way so that when the do-r arrived
H,,n. A Peterson and reserve . 11
W ...... w...,!,)!. HUM juiv
that a very valuable gun belonging Pn out to the dog for scent With
to one of the members of the duck , that to start from th
club was stolon from
cabin and that Greene
do made
the Weist
several circles around the back of
was seen the house, up to the window and
there that day. On a prior occas
ion Greene had taken the same gun
and hidden it in the brush but when
cornered down had admitted taking
it ami returned it with the explana-
finally struck a trail leading out of
the exact location where Greene had
been seen the day liefote. From
there the dog took the trail through
the brush for about two miles right
tion that it was a joke. When the Up to the Green cabin and from!
gun disappeared on the 17th how. theie around the road where Greene j
ever it never was found until re- j had been taken by the sheriff right 1
cently when it was discovered un-1 up to the Weist cabin again While
deralo bvtween the Weist cabin j a crowd of men were standing th-re :
and the Greene cabin. On the day j that morning after the trailing, t e ,
of the 21th of Octotwr Greene w as dog suddenly jave another start and
again seen at the Weist cabin, al- j was just in the act of jumping onto
though the evidence showed that he I Greene when pulled back by Mr.
had bern ordered by his own em-, Conyers. There were several con
players as well as Weist to keep J vernations between men and Greene :
away and that he was suspected of I and n each occasion Greene stated j
having taken the gun. On the 31st I that he had not la-en at the Weist
i'f Oct. Weist went across the slough ( cabin for two w eeks prior to the
to visit with friends and returned I murder, but two witnessed testified
to his cabin shortly after 1 o'clock, j that he was there several times dur-1
At 3 3o o'clock a workman on the ' ing that period. There were many
Peterson ranch saw Greene come J more details pointing to Greene as1
out of the brush and turn into the ! the guilty man. but when the dog
trail leading to the Weist cabin. All j testimony was taken out the Judge
that day the door of the cabin was i was of the opinion that there was
epen and that night no light was J not enough evidence to submit to
n by the people at the IVterson the jury and the case was dismissed.
DISASTROUS EIRE
USKUDAMD
stock a d tools he ha I insurance to j
the amount of gtfinti. The loss to f
Mr. Kotger will also U- quite heavy I
resulting from the water rather
than from fire. Mr. Constantin hasj
already opened up again in the old j
Rupert building near the bank and
Mr. Kotger will rebuild the d.unag-:
ed building and put in a larger
A cry damaging fire occurred in
this city last Tuesday afternoon
'hen flames burst out In the plumb- stock than ever. I
ing shop of I. Constantin. Mr. j In connection with the foregoing ,
dmstantin was working with his E. A. Kotger begs to announce to i
soldering pot, which has a small ! his patrons and the public in gener-1
gasoline tauk on the top to feed the 'at, that as soon as li'-e adjustments
flames, and in some wny this small j are made he will n place his damag- j
tank sprung a leak permitting the : ed stock of supplied, lamps, dry,
gasolun! to leak down onto the open j cells, etc., with ne.v stock now en
blaze, which dropped down on to route and will conduct his business
some oakum which whs stored un- temporarily at the pi vscnt location
der the work bench. Instantly the j until arrangements and deals are
fire spread to the paper walls of the : complete for larger and better ac-1
hop and before the fire alarm was commodat ions,
unded the entire Interior of the ! !
hop w4 in flames. The hose cart! UPRFR TRi&I NFXF WFFK '
and chemical engine were quickly' IWHL M-AI j
hauled to the scene and before the
building which was a small frame
concern, was burned very much the
fire was under control. The elec
trical shop of E. A. Kotger, In the
same, building was in great danger
but before the flames had gone
through the single board wall the
fire was extinguished. For a time
it looked as though the entire builcN
wm doomed and with it would go
h Episcopal Church and Gnild
Hall adjoining, but the heroic work
of the fjre brigade soon saved nil
M, adjoining property. The loss
t() Mr. Constantin will be quite
ntavy, ,iM gtock having been in
voiced only a few weeks aro and
Cached well over $3000. On this
Mil WILL K Oil
UP BY HIE DEFENSE !
Next Tuesday the trial of George (
Weler for the murder of James:
Corrln will start In the Circuit
Court in th! city before Judge
Campbell. Reports are current j
that the defense of Weber will be (
insanity and he has been taken to CJ
Portland for examination by Dr. ,
Williamson, a noted expert on lun
acy. We understand that nr. i mi
examination for 1
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Welch
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McKay
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Rotteron
N. H. Kinney
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND DOINGS
NEWS NOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE AND
THINGS IN AND AROUND SI. HELENS
PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
LOWEST FIGURES
NS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY
SECURE CONTRACTS FOR TWO BOATS
The St. Helens Shipbuilding Co..
A .,n. tdA .nccesafu Didders on two
the defer.-. W. I ""' " I " . " tha ,wf ttwk. A tug
Mrs. J. George was a passenger
this morning for Portland.
R. C. Jeffries, an attorney of As
toria, was attending to legal busi
ness in St. Helens yesterday.'
Henry Hendeiicksen of Quincy,
was a St. Helens visitor Thursday.
Mr. Ed Harms a prominent War
ren farmer was in St. Helens on
business Saturday.
Mr. J. W. Pomery of Scappoose,
was a St Helens visitor on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thorp were
in Portland on Wednesday.
Mr. Bert McKay of Portland was
a St. Helens visitor over last Sun
day. Mrs. Partridge, mother of Mr?.
Wm. Ross returned on Monday
from Seattle where she has been on
a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ross are en
tertaining Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Ross
with a dinner party this evening.
L. R. Ferris of Portland is visit
ing his family in St. Helens at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Muckle.
D. Lane, a Portland business man
visited with friends in St. Helens
early in the week.
Misses Amy and Anne George
were Portland visitors during the
week.' ' " ---.
Peter Maurir and Anna Suhua
both of Rainier, were married' in
St. Helens by Judge Dart on last
Saturday.
Am in the market for good tim
ber buys in Columbia Clatsop and
Tillamook Counties. M. Swanstrom
221 Leary Eldg. Seattle.
George B. Conyers the Surveyor
elect of Columbia County, is visit
in? with a sister in Kansas City.
Jas. Taylor of this city left for
Spokane, Wash., early in the week
and will spend some time there on
a busmess and pleasure trip.
Captain Orin Abel hasbeen taken
to a hospital in Portland where he
is confined to his bed with a severe
illness
Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ross enter
tained with a dinner to Dr. and
Mrs. Edwin Ross on Thursday night.
Dr. and Mrs. Ross will leave foon
fjr Redlands. Cal., to spend the
winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob George an
nounce the enjrajrement of their
daughter Anne May to Mr. V. B.
McKay of Portland. The wedding
will occur Some time in December.
Mr. John R. Mollison and daugh
ter Misd Bessie, of Musselburgh,
Scotland, arrived in St. Helens last
week and will make their home in
this city.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.
Church will hold their l!a'.aar at
the Guild Hall Nov. 22. The sale
will open at 2 p. m. Supper from
5 to 7. Creamed Chicken, Ma-.hed
Potatoes, Sallad. Rolls and Coffee,
Pie, Jelly, Cheese and Pickles, 25cts.
(Vcnau Street has been macada
mized with crushed rock and screen
ings and is now one of the best im
proved streets in the city. Work is
also b-.ing done on Columbia street
today.
Mra. A. E. Thompson returned to
her home Monday night after a
long siege of sickneis at the Good
Samaritan Hospital. Her many
R. C. McCoy, who a few years
ago was a resident painter and
paper hanger in St. Helens, has re
turned to this city and again enter
ed into the painting business. He
will in the near future put in a line
of sample wall papers second to
none and will be prepared to do any
and all kinds of interior and exter
ior painting and decorating.
Residents of the blocks between
Oak and Winter Streets have been
enjoying a flood on their property
the past week due to the heavy
rains and no drainage. Work on
the new sewer and drain is progress
ing quite rapidly and it is expected
to have a drain for this surface
water within a short time.
Mr. W. A. Wood, well known in
this city where he served as deputy
sheriff under Sheriff R. S. Hattan
for some years, has again entered
politics in his new home.. The re
turns from Curry County, Oregoa
show that he was the successful can
didate for County Judge of that
county and will occupy that position
for four years.
Tongue wdl prosecute. '
Columbia Contract Co., and a Bargelepars, a ba.v spirit, top masts etc
. 4.1 1 will bfl furnished. In addition to
7 7, r f 7th. tV, extra work this Shipbuilding Co. friends are Indeed glad to have her
feet 1 inch depth of h.d for the J rnntiml- work out on home and wia'.i her all possible speed
same company will bo built here. ' yereed nnj wiH commence on j to a complete recovery.
the new Steam Schooner within a The City Council of Iloulton has
short time. Large sheds have been ; uur, to make some needed improv-
built so the workmen will not be mont3 in the nppearance of their
compelled to work all tne ume in Crushed rock is being hauled
Work on these two boats will start
immediately and will be completed
as fast as men can do it. Also the
Bark "Albert" owned by Honolulu
parties will arrive here within a
short time and will undergo exten
sive repairs at the shipyards, 3 new
the rains and work will continue
daring the winter months as well as
the summertime.
onto the street and several row
j crossings are beinje rocked.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
m ran aw scirasi
Basket ball between the Rainier
and the St. Helens high school
teams tonight in the high school
gymnasium has been the center of
interest for the past few days
among the high school pupils. A
hard fight is expected, and a big
crowd is assured. The home boys
are in tip-top condition, and on
daunted by the defeat they met
with in Clatskanie last week when
they met a veteran team of three
years' experience on a strange floor
and were swept off their feet.
Prof. Joseph Schafer of the Uni"
versity of Oregon will appear in the
St. Helens high school assembly
room on the evening of November
22. Prof. Schafer is a historian of
note, having written several histor
ies, the text used in the public
schools being one. He will speak
of local historical surroundings. The
visit and address of Prof. Schafer
will be the occasion for a social cen
ter meeting at the school building.
The parents of all the children
in the school are especially
tally asked to be present as the work
of the children will be on inspection
before the lecture begins. Such
public meetings at the school will
be arranged from time to time, and
will be free.
Chas. Smith has gone into the
banking business on an ideal scale.
i and from this time on will act as
banker for the Bookkeeping Class.
Classes were suspended for ' sev
eral minutes Tuesday afternoon
when the tire broke out in the
plumbers shop. The high school
boya quietly and swiftly made their
way down the stairs, and over ot the
fire to be of assistance if needed.
The high school students are
practicing on "The Soldiers' Chor
us" from Faust, music by Gounod.
All the pupils throughout the grades
and high school are also learning a
tlag salute. These two patriotic
masterpieces will be given before
the public on future occasions.
The tryout for selecting debaters
to represent St Helens high school
in the state league will be held ear
ly next week the exact time de
pending upon when a suitable judge
from out of town can be secured.
Cecil Ross entertained the High
school students last Friday evening.
(Continued on page 8) .