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.$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
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Cmty Seat
Columbia County
Population
i 90S . . . 400
1910 750
1912 1500
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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
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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
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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.
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