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I I St. Helens Ki.K.crkii" ,1(nn.s lMi.kovKr Strj:jts M I'NK'M'AI, Watj:r Svstkm Two Milks ok Sewkr I'v.. n Pay Roll .$100,000 Per Month 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 I. Cmty Seat Columbia County Population i 90S . . . 400 1910 750 1912 1500 OREGON nn VOL. XXXI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1012 NO. 68 THE MIS OSCAR EUGENE HUNTER FBNEER OF 1853 DIES AT HIS HOME IN COBLE This morning at 5:30 o'clck. 0 - , Eugene Hunter on. of the o d car ut pioneer of Columbia County. passed away t hia home In Goble after suffering for many months from partial paralyna. Mr. Hunter first arrived In Columbia County during the year of 1853 and nettled on a farm near Tide Creek, the place now owned by Fred Adams. nil lived there many years. After ward moving to St. Helena for tome time and from St. Helena go- inir to Goble, many years ago which place he has made hia homo ever since, conducting a hotel and saloon at various time. He leaves a wid ow, sons, 2 dauKhter and 1 sis ter in this hicality, most of them residingat Goble and Kalama, Wash. Kutx ral scrvicea will be held at the family home in Goble Sunday ami the remains will be laid to rent in the Goble cemetery. DELEGATES FROM All PARTS Of THE COUNTY MEET The annual convention of the Col umbia Younty Sunday Schools was h ld in St. Helena this week at the M. K. Church to which the Sunday Schools in every portion of the county had delegates in attendance. Many interesting talks were made, principal among them being by Rev. C. A. i'hipps of Portland and Mrs. S. W. Ormsby also of I'ortlund. Tin; work of the dilTerent schools was retried and every locality re - ported incrcawd attendance and and more interest being taken than ever before. Rev. C. I Dark of Rainier was elected as 1' resident for the ensuing year. JONES POPULAR ENTERTAINER WILL APPEAR HERE DECEMBER 1 Saturday night Dec. 7th the next Lyceum Course number will be the attraction at the city Hall. S. Matt J s an entertainer of national reputation will give one of his inim itable lectures and character acts which will be fully up the high standard of the course as marked by the two previous performances. Tickets are still on sale at Von Gray's jewelry store and can also le obtained at the door on the even ing of the performance. I!y sonic mistake it was announced in our last issue that Mr. Jones would be here on the 30th of Nov. but the correct date is Dec. 7th. The char acter of the entertainment provided by the Committee so far this winter could not bo excelled. Each num ber ia of the highest class and well worth the prices of admission. THE VERY IA1EST C. INSON i SONS BUY 1913 WHITE AUTO FOR ST. HELENS The very latest in automobiles was brought to town last Saturday when John Johnson of the firm of Chris Johnson & Sons arrived with a new 40 horse White. The new machine has seats for 7 passengers and is equipped with electric lights and self starting device. An elec trical siren which sounds like a fK horn on the river, is also one of the equipments. The car has been placed on the run between St. Hel ens nnd Houlton. Johnson & Sons have come to St. Helens with the intention of making a business nnd leeoming permanent residents. They have invested considerable money in the automobile business and are surely deserving of the support of the travelling public which they are getting. Some Carrots YIELD OF 52 TONS TO FHE ACHE ON THE MUCKLE PLACE .f In tho window of the ofTic ,,f the - St ,M,ns Improvement Co., in St. 1'H'ns is an exhihit of inmiP """"" l"un,y produce that is a! won.ierrul display. Two carrots each weighing five p.umds and two more each weighing over four rumi. grown on tne i hHries ai uck - io place near Warren are a portion of this wonderful exhibit. Mr. I - i it v .uucKie nrougni im-se large carrots; to town to show what was raised on his place in this line and says that he had one and a ouarter acres planted to carrofs which yielded j here. While the work is progress him an average of 52 tons of car- j ing on the Merced two more boats rots to the acre. With the price of j are under construction at the yards, carrots quoted in the market at $10 'a tug and a barge for the Columbia per ton it would seem that the rais-1 Construction Co., for use by that ing of this vegetable would be a ! company in handling the products profitable business, $.r20 ht acre for carrots. The carrots are smooth ar.d fine shaed, solid clear through; in fact a perfect specimen, each of them. Another portion of the ex hibit is a purple topped turnip grown by Mr. Iirsen on the f'gtf place ailjoinmg the Muckle placo which measures 2 inches in circum ference, sound und sweet. MIKE EUIS KILLED RAINIER MERCHANT HAS FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE ABROAD Word has been received from far ii... u.i,., i.'ii;., tk uwny uwii .'i i rir ,..111.-1, vi it prominent merchant of Rainier, had j lieen killed in that country recently i by being thrown from a horse. Mr. I Ellis had been on a trip to that country and was making prepara tions to return to Rainier when hi took a ride out to Mount I-ehanon which resulted in his .being thrown; from the horse and killed. He' ,. new linotye machine has been leaxos a wife and two small children insta,01, in the ., of the Rainior t.. mourn his untimely end. and l:,ww al iMincr and hereafter the many friends in this county who . m j(aKr wi "manu. will be grieved to learn of liis death. ,f;(t,UinM,.. by hh Breat ni!U.hine- , We extend congratulations to our I flfiRFR Kll I Pf) ' neighbor on this very important ad- LUUULI IVILLLU idilion to his plant and assure him Tree Falls on Trci Sodcrca Wtile al Wort in Forest Fred Sodogren, head faller for the Reaver Timber Co., at Quincy. was aeci.lently killed in the camp on j j.ottuar s,.rvices at the Congrega Thursday by being struck j ti(ini,i church Sunday Dec. 1. Morn falling tree. We have not learned j jnjj Mrviw nt n (,'cck, evening at the particulars except that the fun-j .3o Taking all things into con eral services will be held in (uincy f si(k,ration we t,jnk tne attendance today. Saturday and intermeht will ( kom 1)Ut tjH,re are ,nany yyeo. take place in the Uuincy cemetery, t jn s jit,1(.ns wl)0 su)uld not A number of relatives of Mr-s,"!-; 0I1V S10W interest but help them- gren reside at Warren. SCAPPOOSU Among the l'ortland visitors of the past week. Mr. Grants Watts and family. O. M. Wushhurn. The Rev. Dr. I'addock occupied . the pulpit in me vong.eK.- 1 church Sunday. Mr. Clark Grant met with a . . i : dm. l.iu mnrninir. paintui nccuiioi. - While ri.ling the horse fell, thiow ing Mr. Grant to the ground in such a way that ne iraciu.e.. ... leg. Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Smith an nounce tne arrivui o - Mr. John F. Stanislar recently . . KT..l...n..tn id ti.LiniT 11- arrivel irom ieu..i r. struction in thj Formera" State Hank in the detail work of banking. The ladies of the Congregational church will hold a bazaar i;i Watt A Trice hall Wednesday December nfieinoon aid evening, many lumutiful and artistic things as well as useful will be for sale. Just the place to buy Xmas gifts Supper served from 6 till 8 o'clock. Oysters for those Who want them. All kinds of job work done at the Mist office at reasonable prices. I merged j WILL BE READY FOR LAUNCHING i EARLY j The M.-rced, B,Mter 8hip' of Multnomah, is rapidly JLrin f the mftwlli l-ififtrirwr rdo .i.fuin u.l,mi.u ...m i i launching, at the ship yards. The , date has not been definite v fixed j hut will probably be during the j early part of January. Word from jhan Francisco reaches us that the machinery is being installed in the Multnomah and that she will make her first trip to St. Helens shortly after the new year. It is hoped ' that the Merced will be ready for I launching while tho M of their stone quarries. Ladies' Annual Sale The Congregational Ladies' Aid s,,c-i,.ty will hold their annual c'hristn las s:ile and Cafeteria sup per nt Gl.M Hall on Thursday. Dec. .' th. Rale, begins at 3 p. m. Supier at o to 7. The ladies will have on sale many beautiful hand made articles including Colonial rag rugs, embroidered and lace trim med tiillow tJins. Irish crochet neck- wear, handkerchiefs, towels, aprons. fancy and plain etc; also jellies and preserves. SlTPKIl CAFETERIA STYTE Creamed chicken .'.'alads Spagetti EscallnpcJ Potatoes I'ie, Cak Coffee I that if we ever have any linotyping to be done it will be done at Rai nier if he will do it. Congregational Church (selves and others by their presence. We are interested in the welfare of souls. David Jopling, Pastor. GOBLE Report of School District No. 20, f()1. mi,nli, ending November 2!), 1;u:j NumLcr days taught 15. Number days attendance CM. Number days absence 24. Average number pupils belonging 41. Average daily attendance 43.5 IVr Cent of attendance S)S. I'upils neither absent nor tardy 2t'. Those neither absent nor tardy for the month. Harry Rishop, Genevieve Fowler. Vesta Fowler, Adolph Johnson, Raul Johnson. Glenn Larson, Lester Makinstcr. Lewis Snider. Edward Hunter, Mamie Welter, Cathrine Welter, Holly McKiddie, Kster Mc Kiddie, Otto Cantwell. Leora Alex ander. Florence Fowler, C.lady . Jor dan, Jennie King, Jennie Hell Link, Jack Alexander, George Milr.e, John Patrick, Chrissio Fowler, Russel Makinstcr. Nicholas Widter, Ger trude U. Liggett, Principal, Lucenl Tierney, Primary. A SUCCESSFUL DANCE BAND BOYS CiVE ANOTHER OF THEIR ENJOYABLE BALLS The dance given by the St. Hel ens Hand Boys last night was the big success of the season. Nearly 100 couples of dancers were on the fioor at once all enjoying the gay music discoursed by this popular musical organization. When it comes to giving satisfactory dances the band boys cannot be excelled and always draw a crowd. After midnight, the band was replaced by the orchestra of Mr. A. A. Galichio which furnished excellent music the balance of the night. Every body was satisfied and everybody enjoyed the dance. School Notes St. Helens and Kalama high schools divided honors in the joint basketball g.-me played here Wed nesday evening. The local girls de feated the visitors by the close score of six to five and the visiting boys' team took the long end of the score by the close score of 22 to 21. The St. Helens masculine tossers out played the visitors in every point of the game but a lucky run of fouls near the end of the second half gave the Kalima lads the lead. The marked improvement of the local team in speed, teamwork, grit, tte., was almost sensational. A first class high school team will lie the result of a few more weeks of similar im provement. The St. Helens girls team was composed of Mildred Alien, Sarah Burns, Edith Clark, Goldie Hatton, and Alice Richardson. For the boys Harry Richardson, Zina IeMont, Dale Perry, Charles Smith, and Ernest John were on the floor. A feature of the game was the accur ate goal throwing of John. When Clatskanie stars came here Decem ber 18 they will have a harder game than that played during the institu te. CHARITY PARADE St. Helens was given a touch of youthful spirit Monday afternoon when 150 yelling, energetic boys from the grades marched from the school to the docks with several hundred pounds of provisions for the Hoys and Girls Aid Society of Portland. The gifts were brought to school and were carried to the dock where they were packed and shipied by Mr. Wilkins. DEBATERS PICKED Last week witnessed the long looked for try out for the selection of debaters to represent the local high school in the state league. The two teams will be, affirmative, Mil dred Allen, Cecil Ross, and Eugene Keelan (alternative), and the nega tive team will be composed of Vir gil Hatton and Margaret Burns, with Beth Perry as alternative. The speakers weie caosen by Attorney Mueller of this city. The first de bates, one with Astoria in St. Hel ens nnd the other with St. John in St. Johns will take place. Miss Orral Matchette, who is this year teaching in the English depart ment of the Vancouver High School, is the guest of Mrs. C. C. Thomason for the Thanksgiving season. Rainier As predicted in last weeks Mist the new Charter for this city was defeated by a large majority nt yes-j terdays election. Votes cast 97 in favor of the charter and 192 against the charter. The charter is be-j lieved by a large majority of the' people to be good, but the clause, regarding future improvements of streets defeated it as above shon. If the City Council will eliminate this clause, the charter will be adopted by a large majority in next springs election. Nearly 100 wo men who neglected to register last week swore in their votes. LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND DOINGS NEWS NOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE AND THINGS IN AND AROUND ST. HELENS PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Day were Portland visitors last Tuesday. Mrs. Lucy M. Little of Portland, was transacting business in St. Hel ens last Tuesday. Virgil Stevens of Scappoose at tended the Thanksgiving dance in St Helens Thursday night Chris Johnson of Clatskanie was visiting with the boys in St. Helens Thursday. T. W. and Mrs. Todd were visit ors with friends at Turner, Oregon over Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Martin White are visiting with relatvies and friends in Yamhill county this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Powell of Portland were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. John in this city over Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Perry of Portland si ent Thanksgiving with Judge and Mrs. Jas. Dart in St. Helens. The Ladies' of the Episcopal Guild will serve Tea at the Guild Hall on Tuesday Nov. 3 to 5 o'clock. Every one is invited. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stout were passengers on the Undine last Wed nesday for Altoona, Wash., where they will spend a few days visiting with friends and relatives. At the Fpiscopal church last Sun day evening, the infant of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Farris was christened by Rv. W. A. M. Breck. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shinn went to Portland last Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with relatives and to witness the wedding of Mr. Wyss, a brother of Mrs. Shinn. Misses Nellie and Leona Perkins are spending the Thanksgiving holi days at. the home of their mother in Drain, Oregon. Dr, and Mrs. Jeffcott went to Port land during the week to visit with relatives over the Thanksivii g holidays. S. C. Morton and family drove to Portland Thursday morning in tl.e. auto to partake of Thanksgiving turkey with the old folks at home. Miss Eva Kennedy, of the Mist typo force, spent Thanksgiving with her mother in Portland, returning last evening. O. M.Washburn was among the week, in a very serious condition, out of town visitors who attended It is understood that she will be re the Columbia County Sunday School j quired to remain there for some Convention in St. Helens this week. Miss Cecil P.rodgen of Ilillsboro, spent last week in St. Helens the guest of Miss Edna Harris. Miss Brodgen and Miss Harris were col lege mates at O. A. C. for several terms. Guy Deming of Seattle, a broth er of A J. Deming of this city, is visiting in St Helens this week. He will return to his home early next week. Dr. Edwin Ross and family will leave next week for Re.llands, Cal. where they w ill spend the w inter. Mrs. R. Cox of this city will rccom- pany them. Miss Bertie Neil, one of our em-1 cient teachers, srnt Thanksgiving with her home folks in Vancouver. Miss Anne Ketel came up from Deer Island on Thanksgiving dry to partake of Thanksgiving goodies at the home of her parents in this city, Miss Elsie Philip vent to Port - land Wednesday to be with ner sis - ter, Miss Elizabeth, over Thanks - eivincr diiv. Mis.i I'li .:abeth is rap - Illy recovering from her recent op- eratio.i and preparations are I cing made to bring her b :ve early the e?k. in Mrs. F. W. Owen entertained t he Rosses at a New England dinner Thanksgiving day. Mrs. C. II. Doncaster and daugh ter Charlotte visited with relatives in Portland over Thanksgiving. For Sale; a new No. 10 Reming ton Typewriter for $80. J. B. Wil kerson, St. Helens. W. H. Cooper and A. B. Taylor, attorneys from Rainier, were at tending court in St Helens this week. Hilda and Kenneth Cliff came down from Portland Thursday to take in the Thanksgiving Ball in this city. George Grant and Jas D. McKay of Scappoose were attending Court in St. Helens Wednesday as wit nesses in the case of Ehlers vs Lain ing. E. A. Rotger is tearing down the building recently damaged by fire while occupied as a plumbing shop and it is understood he w ill erect a new building large enough to be used by him for his stock of elec trical goods and fixtures, and living rooms above. Mrs. R. II. Roberson of this city, was taken to Good Samartin Hospi tal in Portland early this week and was compelled to undergo a very serious operation. At last accounts she had rallied from the ether and was in a very satisfactory condition. I Dr. Lowe Dec. 11. Judge Campbell returned to St Helens last Wednesday morning and sentenced George Weber to im prisonment in the Penitentiary at Sa lem for the rest of his natural life for the murder of James Corrin. Sheriff Thompson went to Salem with him today. Fresh milk cows for sale by C. J. Larson, Warren, Ore. 11-20 Misses Anne and Amy George and Mrs. E. A. Rotger will be entertain ed by Miss Cohn at her Portland home on Sunday at luncheon, in hon or of the announcement of the en gagement of Miss Anne George to Mr. Walter Bertram McKay of Portland. We learn that Miss Phelps of Houlton, was taken to the Good Samaratin Hospital in Portland this months and to undergo a very ser ious operation. Her many friends in Houlton and St. Helens certainly wish for her a complete recovery. If every school in the state has been so liberal as the St. Helens School in the way of remembering the waifs at the Roys and Girls Aid Society, Thanksgiving day RU2 will be long remembered at that institu tion. Over 1000 pounds of good things to eat were shipped from i here including fruits, vegetables, j groceries etc. I Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Gilson and j their daughter Jennie, left la.st week ! for Baltimore, Maryland, where they intend to make their home for some time, afterwards going j (j0,vn on chespeake Cay where Mr. , c,sm has a fine farm. There the Gilsons expect to make their home in the future. Attention is ca'le.l to the new ad, j in ,j,js jiJUC ()r t:lt! Central Meat ; Market, owned ly J. A. Bill and F. 1 M. Thorp. They carry a full line : of fresh and salt meats, garden : truck and farm produce as well as fish and game in season. Delivery w made to any part of the city. Th Khoi. is located on Willamet to . .... L. Rosasco has just finished filling an order for 3000 sacks of potatoes sold to an Astoria Commission house. Mrs. Carrie Watters left last week for Akron, Ohio, where she will spend the winter with relatives, returning to St. Helens next spring. Mrs. W. H. Gibbon, wife of W. H. Gibbon of Railroad Addition to this city, died this morning after a short illness. Mrs. Gibbon leaves a husband and several brothers and sisters to mourn her loss. Funeral Services will be held In this city Sunday and interment will take place in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery near Warren. Married; At the residence of M. F. Hazen in St. Helens on Nov. 26th Mr. Chas. W. Martin and Mrs. Laura E. Lowrey were united in marriage, Justice Hazen officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Martin will make their home at Warren where they are well known. The case of Wicks vs Wicks, a di vorce suit, was tried before Judge Eakin last Monday and the case of Swift vs Stubb on Tuesday which was an ejectment suit and the case of Ehlers vs Laining, an action for rent on Wednesday. Posters aie out announcing a box ing exhibition to be held at Rainier some time in December at which time Billy Moriarity will box 10 rounds for points with George Wasburn, the noted Canadian light weight boxer. HE LAUGHEDJJJLL HE DIED Taylorsburg, Ohio, Abe Skin ner, the village pessimist laugh ed himself to death from reading Biff! the Great American Maga zine of Fun which is making greater strides than any other magazine before the American public today. It is a magazine that will keep the whole family in a good humor. The staff of Biff contains the greatest artists, caricaturists, critics and editors on the continent. It is highly illustrated and printed in many colors. It will keep the whole family cheeriul the year 'round. You can afford to spend 50c a year to do this. Send this clip ping and 50c today to The Biff Publishing Co., Dayton, Ohio, for one year's subscription. Notice of District Road Meeting Road District No. 3, Colum bia Co., State of Oregon Notice is hereby given that, in pursuance of a Petition duly signed by 4 freeholders and legal voters of Road Dist. No. 3, Columbia County Oregon, and presented to the under signed Road Supervisor of said Dis trict, a District Road meeting of the legal voters of said District No. 3 will be held at the County Court House on the 7th day of December, 1912, at the hour of 2 o'clock of said day, said meeting to be held for the purpose of levying a tax for the special improvement of the roads in said Road District, and for any other business which may prop erly come before said meeting. Dated this 23rd day of November 1912. U. S. Dspain, Road Supervisor of Road Dist. No. 3 Columbia Co., Oregon. Natural Enough. Mr. Uenbollot They are sttytng that ren tho Chines hart granted votes to 1 women. Mr. Gronchmore I'm not astonished. Think of the centuries that CblnM women hare been wearing trouaera. Chicago Newa. Dyat In Turlrish Ruga. Within the last few yara Testable dyes linve been superseded la the Tur kish rug making Industry to a great extent by coal tnr and anlllna prepara tions, owing partly to the lower prlc of the latter, partly to tho dimcnlty of Kettlng enough of the tCBotnblt dyta to supply the fast Browing buslneaa. The nnillne dyes soon fade In the son. IlKht. wheivns the vpgetsbla dyes will not finle either In wnwhlng or la th ! milli:ht ami will crow softer, richer nnd glossier with tbe pawing years. I ' v i ;t . v -7