t. Helens
IMI'ROVKD SXRKKTS
Municipal Water Systkm
Two Miles ok Sfwfr iVr.,-
gtWfcK -MhK Constriction
Pay Rill
$ 100,000 . "A
Per Month
.St. Helens Lumber .Products Go to All
1. ......
'. .- . Parts of the World .". . ,. :
Shipments Over 5000,000 Feet Per Month
St. Helena
Has
Saw Mills - - "
Shipbuilding Plant'
. Creosoting.Worlcs
Stone Quarries
. ' ' Fisheries
uty Seat
Columbia County
Population
400
1500
1 L A XL
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ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1912
GEO. WEBER IS CONVICTED
School Notes
KIO SELF DEfBISE UTS
week
The loading feature of tho
in the bt. Helens school was a gen
eral assembly ThursJiiv mnn.nra
THE OEFENCES USED AT TILKi'Vr "r
ouujeci 01
VRY OUT LESS THAN THREE HOURS
a murder of James Cor-
3rd day of August
, Weber is on trial
We Campbell and Jury
rcuit Court this week.
an old man nearly 70
who has lived in a boat
the Willamette Slough
Vber of years and on the
I 4 .. . I. i t tn srv na nil
JgTJBl Willie ill .viijii
VesCorrin on a return
St. Helens to their
e trouble arouse and
ibbedCorrin and then
e around tho neck and
wn the river some dis
anchored it a tree.
i. .1 1
lys later tne uisappesr
rrin was noucea Dy
and hcarch was instl-
the result that Weber
I others came to SL
(1 reported the disap-
othe officers. Weber
t man seen with Cor-
turally he was bus-
knowing something
whereabouts, but he
that ho knew noth-
him except that on the
hen they were togeth-
rsons unknown to him
d his boat while his
urned and struck him
a Mow on the head then threw
him overboard and he was un
afle to return to the scone. After
several days of close questioning
and the discovery of the body
tied to a brush near the Saline
landtng, Weber finally admitted
that It was Corrin with whom he
had the trouble and in tho scuff
le had used a knife made from
a file and struck Corrin with it!
but had failed to return to nee !
what had become of him. Web
er is putting up several defenses
to the charge of murder, among
mem ueing sen ueiense ana in
sanity. So far the testimony on
the part of the defense had been
from several citizens who have
known him forseverat years that
he is insane, but sane enough at
all times to distinguish between
right and wrong. W. B. Dillard
and A. W. Mueller are appear
ing for the defendant.
Later; The case was submitted
to the jury at 6 o'clock this Fri
day evening, and at 10 o'clock a
verdict was returned of guilty of
murder in the second degree.
This means a life sentence which
will be pronounced on him by
Judge Campbell next Wednesday.
eiim Coarse
mm.
tmm big success
GETS GOOD wmm
entire scho&l on the
Home Industries." Thursday';
meeting was In response to the gov
ernor s proclamation that all Ore
gon join hands on the same day to
boost Made in Oregon" products,
ir.c nag salute was given by. t'ie
enure school and several uatriotic
songs, including "Sin? Ho, for the
Oregon Grape," were suns:.
II; 1 . ... . ..
inn senooi basketball stock is
coming up. The Rainier game was
pronounced a "Hummer" by every
one who saw it. A winning team
is expected in a few weeks more ex
pcrience. A big high school launch
parly will go Kalama Saturday
night of this ueek to piay against
tho high school t'ijcie. A return
game will be i.lnycd here next Wed
nesday evening, tho night Lefore
thanksgiving.
4 ne jiiysics ciass was given a
t:tste of cappHe hospitality last
Saturday when some of its members
did work in the Scappoose labora
tory as tho guests of Prof. Ralston
and the ,Scappoes, class. The visi
tors from Sr. IlcL..3hal the fur
ther ploasuVa ef a visit to ihe mo
del dairy and fruit farm of J. W.
I'oincry near Johnson crossing.
Friday night of this week was
memorable one as Prof. N. F. Cole
man of Reed Institute spoko at a
social center meeting in the high
school assembly. Ir.terest in the
great new school in Portland added
charm to the evening nnd the mag
nifies nt address. A short musical
Irogr":ue, ', lading a puJo !y A.
A. (;. ' ''ih, was Mil' : red. The
rtainmcnt U'lng provid-
.yceutn Course at St.
season has so far prov-
kfvery highest grade of
f entertainment. The
Mi last Saturday night
(ors. Indies' Quartette
four younir ladies, each
1 her particular line.
pi wai all musical con
its, huinoroua and sen
sting about two hours.
k was quite large and
native. No entertain
ker ken given in the
VI that was so well - re
K iieople as was this
fturday night Nov. 30lh
Jones an entertainer of
putation will appear at
and promises to give
inent equal in interest
f-r one. The Lyceum
winter is proving to be
fvcry way and the peo-
city and surrounding
m encourage it in every
Mr. A. II. White, of Central ; w,rk vt tiw anll'gh school
I.nW Mich!. hfl l-.n vlli,w i w Vd for iiispcctu 1 by psr-
with Mr. N. 0. Iraoee in this city
JWIRIDE
1. Louis Slegertand
n9en, all prominent cit-
rumia arrived In St.
W by way of Ituxton
S business matters. They
had a wonderful and
ver the road from
iuxton with Bill Ha
WQ driver. In irointf
I". Faster and faster
e, curves were made
1 ami stumps seemed
track of the wagon.
kt st . ....
ymm or me hill was
Christensen and the
pn thrown from their
hard ground and
and etumps with
t Mr. rhri
severe bruises about
,0ly white Mr. I lagers
"Uly hurt. The oth-
rre not Ininrod anv
''ey certainly faild to
trip
will return by way of San Francis
co and I-o Angeles. Mr. White
has bean a surecssCul business man
in his home city, having been en
gujed in the lumlcring and cooper
age business but ha recently retir
ed. He has been muking a tour of
the western country with a viv of
locating and after a week's stay in
St. Helens gave It as bis iniorcs-Uon
that he had not yet visited any
place on his entire trip that had
better prosicU for grow th and de
velopment than has our little city.
He will protmMy return hero in the
spring ready to engage in some
business. 1 ,
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SCAPP00SU
Mr. and Mrs. Dillard, Or. and
Mrs. Edwin Koss spent Sunday
as guests of Mr. and Mrs. 0. M.
Washburn.
The High School Literary and
Debating Society gaA c an excell
ent program last Friday after
noon. Question for cULnteuas
Resolved that.we shall iiave the
i cutd and visitors before and after
o con-
Ei:hi
.1. , ,.,(..j i in uiiire.-!S.
On account
-.lents Pr.f.
iicr
had to poststno liis visit
..'fOaMSiO?
()ne of the prettiest homo wed
dings was tnat of Miss Tnf?tiaS.
Fowltr and Pert F. Rkhon which
took jilare.Thursdiiy aftemoon Nov.
11, Pj12, at tli.ho:;w '-f Use Mi.
and Mrs. Frank P.ishnp of Coble.
Orern. T. Watt ofTicintffd in
Many ladies are registering for
the epecial election which will be
held in this City next Monday.
The election is for the purpose of
voting on the new charter. Much
interest is being taken in the
election on account of a joker
which the City fathers insisted
on putting into the charter.
which states that all street im
provements shall be paid for by
property owners,' whereas for
merly street intersections were
paid by the city. ' Many citizens
believe tl.W particular clause
should have been left out of the
charter and voted upon separate
ly. Whether the council was
jujtified in insetting this clause
into the charter,' Monday's elec
tion will tell.
Last Monday evening at a spec
al meeting of the city council,
1 I It 1 V I
uie nammonu .Lumber Co. was
given a 15 j ear franchise . for
unning an overhead railroad
through the city for the purpose
of .taking out their large timoer
holdings south of the city. It is
expected that work will begin at
once on the construction of said
road.
Tho Rainier Mine Co., whose
factory has been closed for Bev-
eral years, has had an full crew at
work for the past month. One
r.r load of soap ha3 been made.
nnd the factory will continue with
the gotd work. .
THECOCfl BERG'S CE HAS , Y
Real Estate-Transfers
NW12. , , . '
Jessie R. and D. M. Sharp to H.
ami II. Thomason, tract No 30 Ap
ple Valley Scappoose Orchard tracts,
consideration $i 10.
Nov. 1:5. - ' -;;
City of Clutskanle to B. J. Iak
enfeld. Lot 33 in Clntskanio City,
first" add to Maplewood cemetery,
con. $20. . . n
Nov. 1 i.' " '
F. B. Jlolbrook Co., to S. J. Cham
pei ney, lots 1, 2, a, 4, 5. ti and 7 in
!!k GO in Reaver llonies, con. $1200.
0i. ... .
Nov. 15.
O. B. Long and wife to W.- L.
Wright, Land in 1-3-6-2. con. $3. .
Nov 1C. '.
St. Helens Imp. Co., to Alma I.
Ko.vmun, Lot 7 and 8blk 4 in R. R.
Add. to St. Helens, con. $10.
Nov. 13. ; "
i:. J. and L. Mills-to G. R. Mills,
the r re vnee of relatives an! inU-, L:ilul in Vernonia. con. $.S0
mate friend.-. After the ceremony
a nic- luncheon was served. Mr.
and Mrs. Rishop tmk their depart
ure for tho Chatman Logging
Camp wl-.ere they will m;iko their
home for the pivs.nt.
Some pers )ii in our nighbor
hood is evjJcntly developing a
mouth foiMvhiiitlingv The hours
for hia practice tro from 5 to 7
each morning and the tunes whis
tled lire not pnrticu'arly noted as
a sleeping1 !':ILnhy. the result of
which is to bni'.g curses upon tiis
be. Un-
recau oi juuK. . i, maV
The Ilev. Mr. , Schwimley of, l)je praClice hours are chang
ihlard. Ore., conducted evan-: ; , t, t the city
gelistic services hero last week , n wili nsi;tj to pass an
Chas. 'Koutek hns purchased l)r.j:nftneo prohibiting whistling
the August Stasna place. I between sunset ar.il sunrise.
Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Stasna will:
soon resurn to their old homo in . rj Jj
U3LII.
Mr. 0. Blatifus reports hiving
-II L? . ...,-. nrwl will ROOll TC
At Houlton lust mghtn fire broke,
by nn
micnl
Houlton was
ml.
scene, inis
tho pur-
nn eppor-
try it, of
Saturday of last week s upu .0llictliiii:x bad to happ.n.
Thomason with hU clasi in I hy-i Uwaahis. UuJ firfl chief in loading
sics came over as the guests on cy,indt,r h., furotten to put
tho Thysics class in the local , m lhe WRUf nnil s0lla j;,
Bchool. The local conducted a not,)HVO enoHS, pressure and aa a
aeries of demonstrations in the , conwilucnwJ tll0 buiKirmr was entire
labatory. Wo trust that tho ht (,(,stroVC(l w5lh the new engine
o'c7upy the house "h
will close the hotel J. h Wnj the J
conducted for some time past. tj
stiiiiinliiv f last wcelc Mipt. ,
ride and do not care' Helena, High School can have in
gcitinJC t'.iere but useless.
Nov. IP. ; '
V. 1L Holme? et ux to John
Stewart. Lots 'in Vernonia, con. $1.
C. C. Marset ux to A. A. King,
Land in 2C-G-", con. $10. -
City of ClaLskanie to Clatkanie
Aerie" No. 17t5 (Fraternal Order of
Ka;;leo) Cemetery Its, con. $25.
ColumbuH Maccabees Cemetery
and RUlg. Assn. to Jonas Mettijarvi
Cemetery Lot, con. $15.00.
Nov. 20.
T; A, and C. Cloninger to P. A.
and U. Frakcs, 10 acres in o6-4-2
con. $1000.00. " t
T. N. McDaniel to R. S. Lindsay,
Lot3 2 and 3 in blk 3 Yerninia, eon.
$10. 1 . .
A.N;.yAUAZAAR
The. nnnual bazaai rt the
Ladies' Aid ef the M. E. church
was held at the Cui'.d Hall last
night at which time and plate
tmuiy beautiful articles- - were
placed on sale, euch as would be
suitable ftr Xmas presents, and
these were readily disposed of to
the many peopla who attended.
In addition to the sale of these
dainty articles, a dinnrr wa3 ser
ved consisting 3f creamed chick
en, coh'ce, potat-es, pumpkin pie
and cake. This .has , come to be
an annual event with the ladies
of the M. E. Church afld a neat
smi is raised each year-which
goes toward paying the cxpen
scs of the church work.
.Christ Epucopai Church
There will be services in tha Epi?
e,.p:il church next Sunday evening,
November 21, at 7:30.
Last Sunday morning at 6
o'clock Teddy Berg discovered
fire falling down through the
ceiling of his house in Railroad
Addition and. immediately ran
for an alarm box to call for help.
ine first box he reacned waa
near the Swede Boarding house
in Lottville which failed to work
so he hurried on down to the box
at the Doncaster corner and this
one also was out of commission.
Teddy was determined to have
assistance so he kept on going,
trying the alarm boxes as he
came to them - but it appeared
that the whole alarm system was
out of order. As a consequence
he ran down to the mill, told the
fireman there and started back.
By the time he had gone a con
siderable distance back towards '
the burning house the whistle atj
the rnitf sounded the alarm and
the fire apparatus was v quickly
hauled out to the scene of the
fire. However valiant . work n
the part of Mrs. Berg and some
neighbors with garden ho3e and
buckets had put the fire out be
fore the hose cart arrived. .. con
siderable damage was done to
the house ard -contents, tho roof
being nearly entirely destroyed
and the -plaster falling off in sev
eral places. . The los3 is fully
covered by insurance. '
LOCAL HAPPEWINGS, AND 001W6S
roOCiSFEDPlfO
ps lid :; si. era
PERSONAL LOCAL; SOCIAL AND 'OTIE3VC2"
In the Morning Oregonian of
Nov. Hth we noticed in one of the
Eastern cities they have on . sale a
new version of the Rible, and in this
new version it seems that all the
ardial'ac forni3 of the King James
anl revised " versions have been
eliminated and little of the old-
fashioned respoct for the generally
accepted theological views anil ec
clesiastical teachings remain. This
reversion was under the direction of
the Rv. Philip L. Jones. At first
We were inclined to be indignant at
the Rev. Jones. But on after
thought we concluded he waa fight,
foi the old-fashioned things are not
popular any longer, and " we . don't
know but he might have gone a lit
tle farther and. concocted a new
Christ the one we have now i? to
old and foggy for the nineteenth
century. - " . '
The one we have been worship
ping for the last nineteen hundred
years, was down on the money
kings, and told e a tal in which
he pictured a tramp as going to j
paradise, nnd tho rich man who ;
turned him from the door, a3 going
to the place of torment. The Christ J
of the present day to be popular,
should reverse thostory and put the j
money king in paradisa and turn
the tramp into hell. The old-time
Christ aswiciated with common peo
ple and did he live today he would
not be admitted into the high so
ciety of Portland. The doctrine
of equality of men was good enough
for Christ to preach 1900years ago,
but in the glory of the present civ
ilization it is all out of place. The
Mrs. F. W. Owen was a Portland
visitor, on Tuesday. '
air. Jos. Lumijarvi, a merchant
of Quincy, was a business visitor fn
the City on Wednesday.
Mrs. C. H. John spent a'' part of
last week in Portland guest of Mrs.
W. H. Powell, v
u u Uissett is in Portland to
day and will witness ?! Madam But
terfiy" at the Heilig tonight '
W, E. Stevens of Scappoose waS
a St. Helens visitor this mornina.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John C-
Johnson of West Reuben Nov.-12, a
son. -
. Place your oners for-, turkeys on
or before the 25th at George's
Market. - v . .
Poultry Supplies and Blatchfords
Calf Meal a perfect Milk substitute,
. ; Italian Importing Co.
Mrs. E. H. Flagg is visiting with
friends and relatives in St. Helens
this Week.
" The City Marshal had a buay
time last night as a result of which
several young men faced the City
Recorder today on minor charges,'
.P. M. Thorp has purchased a one-
half interest in the' butcher shop
and market of J. A. Bill ' o'n Willa
mette street. , ,. ;
County Clerk La Bare has an ex
tra force of clerks at wort this
week in making up the valuations
of the several road and . sraool dis
tricts of the county. Ji-- ' ,
Mr. Scott, father ofChas. Scott
of th:s City, died at te'Jbospital in
Portland Monday att,was burled
Tuesday. Mr. and. Mm. Scott of
this City attended the funeral.
Mr3. A. J. Deming entertained
on Wednesday evening in honor tf
Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Iioss, with a
Southern dinner, followed by "Five
hundred." ;
You will 6urely miss a "Good
Thing" if you don't visit the 5, 10
and 15 cent counters at the Italian
Importing Co's. : . .
Four year old. 1350 pound iron
gray horse and nearly new Milburn
2-horse wagon and a double harness,
hand made, for sale," for cash or
bankable note. Enquire of U. 'D.
Kelley, Houlton, Oregon.- .
' F. M. Milts, came down from
Portland last Monday and transact
ed some business here before re
turning to his home. He reports
that hi3 father, S. Al Miles has been
quite ill for some time but that he
is somewhat improved at present.
The City Council and Water Com
mission have joined forces and will
pay a salary sufficient to enable the !
Reorder to maintain bis .office at
the City Hall, during tha", business
hours of the day. Mr. Ga?) will have j
charge of all city records and the
collection of water rents after the
1st of the .month at the City Hall.
The Italian Importing Co , carry
a fine line of staple groceries 8 or,
All kinds of
was taken before" Judge Dart' iasjL. -i'j,
Tuesday for an examination, as o "
his mental condition. ' Afterao?. r;
ough examination by two Debtors' K--k
and the Judge it was decided that '""
Mr. Sandstrom was insane jf'i.ki".
was committed ta the AMuhr at - A-
Salem. . r . - - .',PS yi
W. H. Cooper and A;fU." Tayw
lor, attorneys from 3L.:nIcr.'r--
rived in St. Helens .this mortgjS?
toargue some notions and
murrers in the Circuit,Curth.l)ut
when they appealed inheourt
Room there-was no JoCra Pres
ent so the arguments "Wer post?
poned Judg Campbt2 wenj to
Portland last night in the John
son Autos after the jury had re?
turned the, verdict in the "Weber .
case. "- . - --; ': '" "..-',
Madan-. Butterfly at the Heilig 1
Theatre ta Portland tonight is the
attractfejnthat caused several St.
Helens people to travel to the city,
among them being Mr. J, H. Well-' .
mgton, Mrs. J. L. Zipperer and Mrs.
Jones. , - r ... ' . ";
Mr. F. J.Treeman, a Civil En-
gineer.and surveyor from Beck
with. Cal., arrived in St Helens
today looking for a location. lie
t3 a graduate of the Nevada Col- -
lege of Engineering and has had
considerable experience in bis
profession. After looking over -
the situation here he expressed
himself as well pleased with the t
prospect and that he would pro-
Daniy locate here permanently, "
He will bring- his father , tad'
mother with him. to make this v
their permanent home. Judgefnjr
from his appearance and convert'
sat ion he is a young, man who
will make good and we certainly
bespek for him in this filed. ;t
; Considerable work is being done .,
on the streets of St Helens this
month. Jack Despain has a crew -of
men at work on Winter Street
making a cut through the hill near j
Godfrey Park and the Street will
be graded and macadamized from 1
Willamelle Street through to the
northern boundary of the city. "
Jack LafTerty has a crew of men
blasting stumps and grading Cas
enau atreet between Willamette
Street and Nigger Creek. A'
bridge will be built across Nigger
Creek so that travel may be had,
between the quarry and the city
without having to go back to Win
ter Street to cross. A new side- .
walk and steps" have been built .
along Cascnau street between the
School House nnd the residence
Dr. Peel on the hill. Sidewajkg
have been ordered, along Hem' -lock
rtrcet between Willamette '
Street and the northern boundary .
of the city.
rj6
Christ of the . olden time; was so io varieties of cheeic
poor that he had ftot-where to lay j fresh fruits and voglablea in sea
his head, hi went about as a salva-j son, besides many Italian Importa
tion agitator holding poverty pic-, turns new to this locality, Courte
ncs and feeding the people on i ous treatment extendel to all. We
bread and fish. The new Christ; hvlte your patronage.
should be a billionair, ride in tour
ing cars, own enough lnnl to make
Miss Elizabeth Philip waa taken
Don't Forget thCMIira
' - One week ago the readers of
this paper will remember an ap
peal made by the Boys' and Girls'
Aid Society of Oregon for a
Thanksgiving donation and "Lest
ye forget". we again insert a re-
The Italian Importing Co. i minder for this an all important
a couple of counties, get up a sup- j to lhe Go3l Samarital Hospital last
per worth $500.00 a plate, hnd die I wk whera i)r fj G jt,.a of St
tate fe. a congrea of millionaire-; Hele.is and Sabia ef PortHnd per
No we think the' old-timff Christ fl)nU2.j an operation vponhtr which
vaa too much of a reformer and ; wa raccesslV.l and she i3 r.cw im
not in sympathy with tho people of pi.oving quite rai idly. It U hoped
today, and we really think n r.ewrt,,itncr ,,5 jU3 i,con vcry
Christ is Tieeiled. ! p'.wrly fo? years, will bo entirely
A S.iba:v':lcr, j rjstoiv l. '
All kind of job -work' dene at the : ,1 .'r. Andrss Sa ulstrom, a farm.
Mist ofiicj at reasonable prices. t.r .f the Warron r.cihlorhood,
time of the year for the children
at the Receiving Home of the
Boys' and Girls'- Aid Society of
Oregon, so send along , your do
nation, no matter ho- small, fo.
you may be sum it will be ap
preciated and such donations will '
be carried free by the Steamboat ,
and Railroad Companies running
into Portland, if plainly marked
Boys' and Girls Aid Society of
Oregon, Portland, Oregon, v
i1
7 X
lerforniance.
time some of these things.