St. Helen
County Scat
Columbia County
IClkctric Heirs Improved Strf.kts
Municipal Wati:r Svstkm
Two Milks op Sewer Under Construction
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 Cjuarries
Fisheries
Population
,908 - " 4oo
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VOL. XXXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBERS. 1912
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School Notes
JW ARTICLE FROM EX-
MCED H Kl PIOC
There are many Ideas and opin
ion! on thia aubject, all of which
B,y be right under certain condi
tion and wrong under othera. The
auction of fall or apring plowing
Jay be settled largely by atudying
the kind and the condition of the
wit, the cropa to be grown and the
jonvenience of the husbandman,
m, contributor to Farm and
Home.
Generally leaking, aandy soils
ihouklbe plowed In the fall and
dy aoils In the apring. The ad
vintage of fall plowing aandy eoil la
that the aub toil will remain firmer
and the conservation of moisture
more effective, particularly If con
itant cultivation of the aui face soil
goes on for the purpoae of forming
t dust mulch.
The advantagca of apring plowing
day soil are that It will lay up
lighter and the movement of aoil
water through it will more act
ive. Corn and oata appear to like
anil that Is somewhat firm, pro
viding it haa a fine, mellow Bur'ace.
Potatoes and root cropa require a
deep, mellow aoil. Then, fall plow
fog should be best for the former
and spring plowing for the latter.
The convenience of the husbandman
counts for much. If, by fall plow
Ing certain fields, he can forward
the work of spring and thereby
make a material gain, he can pos
sibly afford to plow even aome clay
soils In autumn.
. The depth of plowing U another
much dicuid question. This, too,
io somewhat relative. A deep soil
must necessarily be more product
ive than a shallow soil, other thing
being equal, but auddenly de'in-
ing the plowing haa often bwn pro
ductive of much 'harm. Shallow
plowing on sandy soils should be the
Irene ral rule, and changing the
denth. together with a gradunl
deepening, on clay soils.
Next and lust, may be considered
the kind of furrow to turn. On
dav soils and all othera fairly adap
ted to a-rat and grain the rolling
or clapboard funow la btwt. It
lightens the aoil, mixes the organic
matter more thoroughly and allows
if nmr w.rfVet blending of the
farm manure thnt may be applied.
It leaves a portion of the finer sur
face soil where the small roots of
the terminating seed can the more
s n-n.lilv ..I .Uin the food. It allows
of a better circulation of air and en
ahles the sun's raya to penetrate
the ground to better advantage.
On sandy soils, with shallow plow
ing, the fiat furrow Is best. The
depth of plowing is not carried far
enough to bring up any dead, inert
mnt ir nnrl ihn firm subsoil U t)Ct
tt r maintained.
IS
One of the most nleasant fTir.; MM AnHRNFY 15 Jlim
( m w i iiivi m will 1L. I H VULW
that has taken place at the school
this year was the address on health
and preventativea of diwjase given
Tuesday afternoon by Dr. Edwin
Ross. The children of the various
grades were assembled in the lec
ture room, and a number of guests
from the city were present. Dr.
Ross gave the audience many valu
able suggestions which were of es
pecial value to the school children.
The children of Miss Gertrude
Weed's room entertained the crowd
with a song.
With definite arrangements made
for a basket ball game with Gats
kanie high school on the evening of
December 18, and negotiations un
der way for games in the near fu
ture with Woodburn and St. Johns,
the backet ball teams are putting
in every mlnitute of time in prepar
ation for these events. Practice
games are being played now on
Wednesday and Friday evenings, on
the latter evening town teams play
ing the high school boys. Specta
tors are invited to be in attendance
with a good supply of voice.
F0R $25,000 FOR UBEL
District Attorney E. B. Tongue
of JlilUhoro U the defendant in a
$25,000 damage suit filed in Port
land this week in which Mr. Kelsey,
a civil engineer asks for.this amount
of damages to satisfy the great in
jury done to his reputation on ac
count of something that Mr. Ton
gue is reported to have Baid about
Kelsey. People who are acquainted
with Mr. Tongue, well know that if
he said anything about Kelsey being
in the employ of two masters at the
name time that he can prove what
he said or else did not say any such
thing.
NEV OFFICE BUILDING
ST. HELENS LUMBER CO. BEGIN
WORK ON MODERN STRUCTURE
Work on the new office building
of the St. Helens Lumber Co., will
bein at once. The residence of
dun Lone has been moved from the
At a student body meeting of the lot which the Mill Co.. bought from
high school Wednesday morning it him and the office v .1 be on that
was voted that emblems for athle-jlot When c valeted the new oflice
lnt Rhould be awarded ! building will be one of the fine build-
students who should take part in a
prescribed number of Interscholas-
tic events. A committee consisting
of Ernest John, Sarah Burns, and
ale Perry was appointed to report
on the details of the new ruling.
Virgil Hattan was elected yell and
song master for the remainder of
the year.
The second debate in the English
JtiMtorv review debute series came
off Wednesday afternoon,
solved that the measures
lurinir the reign of Edward I were . . , u. th i i uouse Saturday
of creator importance than thej
Dec. 1. for the
measures pajscd during the reign i
of any king since the time of Will-i
I'irat" uim uiilu'ld on the;
Kinney-Hendryx
n Mnjn n. n 2n! 1912 in
Portland Mr. N. II. Kinney and
Mm l A llondrvx both of St.
Helens were united In marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Kinney are well known
in this citv and will make this their
home. Mr. Kinney la one of the
trusted emnloves of the St. Helena
of
im vui sittvtiin mwii .
the night shift and In charge of the
clasHifWrlnn at lumber. Many
friends in this city extend congratu
lations.
ings of the city with every modern
convenience for the officers of the
Mill Co.
JACK HAMLIN RELEASED
MAN ACCUSED OF RE-
LEASED (IN ACCOUNT OF SICKNESS
On account of the physical condi
tion of Jack Hamlin, who has been
confined in the county jail at this
place for about a year and a half,
Judge Campbell made an order re
ducing his bond to $300 and upon
the failure to secure this bond' a
further reduction was made so that
Hamlin was permitted to go on his
own recognizance. Sheriff Thomp
son released him yesterday and he
went to the homo of relatives In
Portland. Hamlin is charged with
forgery of a note and has had one
trial, the jury failing to agree.
Since his confinement in the jail the
loathsome disease from which he
has been suffering for years was
gradually working on his system un
til he was reduced to helplessness.
SHIPPING NOTES
WARREN
C. J. I.arson and A. L, Larson re
ceived a telegram from relatives in
Kansas last Sunday, saying their
mother -as ve ill. A. L. Larson
started- . it immediately to go to
"K-!hcr.
passed , R,M.P!,i school meeting will be
allirmitative by Anna Quick, re
ward Veazie, and of Widen Dillard,
while the negative was defended by
Eugene Keelan. Warren Thorp, and
Charles Smith. The judges, us-
wald Deming. Both Perry, and Mar
garet Burns, decided in favor of th-?
negative, Joe Keelan presided.
Dr. Todd, the vice-president of
Willamette University, addrcsseu
the high school, eighth and seventh
grade pupils Tuesday morning.
TV0 NEW RESIDENCES
VON GRAY AND DR. JEFFCOTT !
HAVE BEAUTIFUL HUMLS
Tr f the most beautitul noises
in the city are just being completed.
One of thtm. Von Gray'- was re
from the
ceiveu vy
contractor and is certainly a beauty. I
It is located on a point near uiej
Quarry overlm-King me v-o.u...
River. Tho other is me iuiu.
h,of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffcott near
the Stone residence also in the vi
cinity of the quarry. A wonderful
view of the old Pjlumma can ..-
from this place too, the waters be-
-:.ri,f from me nv
iriir in "
door of the house for se
1, for the purpose
of levying a special school tux.
A special road meeting will be
held at. Erickson's hall Saturday
Dec. 14 th to vote on a special road
tax. An opportunity will also be
,-;. rm tkii tMHrlo to express their
choice for a road supervisor.
Chus. Carlson died at his home
Monday evening, Dec. 2nd after a
severe- illness. Funeral, services
were held at the Swedish Lutheran
church Wednesday afternoon at 1
o'clock. Mr. Carlson was a young
man much liked and respected in
.u: itA- ond hi? leaves his
wife and little s.m, his mother and
one brother besides a number of re
latives and friends to mourn his
loss.
Mrs. B. H. Lewis hasreturneu ro
i her home in Seattle afrer a short
visit with her mother Mrs. A. Sand
strom.
Mr .1. Erickson Sr. who has been
! n the sics list for the past week or
two is recovering.
1Vf anil .Ui... Raker entertained
ill.
hitter's father, brother, and
i Mr. McQueen of Aberdeen,
Wash., and Mba Leona McQueen of
it';n..n.Min I'niversity. on Thanks-
tllllHMIi'ttw '
giving day.
m n,l Mrs. W. P. Ream enter
tained at Thanksgiving dinner Mr.
and lamny
The Steamer Willamette sailed
last SundMv with a full cargo of
lumber loaded at St, Helens. She
also took her limit of passengers,
sixty.
The Steamer " Avalon arrived
Thursday mnrnii.ar and is taking a
deck load of lumber for San Fran
cisco de!;very. They have 8Q0 tons
of wheat under deck. The Avalon
is one of the new steamers on the
Coast, this being her fourth trip
She is 215 long, 42ft beam and has
a capacity of 800 M ft. of Inmber.
and 40 passengers She, is owned by
the Hart-Wood Co. of San Francisco.
The Steamer Yellowstone is load-
imr a cargo of lumber for San Fran
cisco at the docks of the Columbia
County Lumber Co.
The well known pc.iooner Alvena
arrived in port Wednesday night
and is taking a cargo of ties for
southern California delivery.
Mr.'c. S. Frantz. Vice President
of the Loop Lumber Co., of San
Francisco was in the City Thursday
on business connected with his .firm.
Mr. Frantz is "managing owner of
tho Loon line of boats, viz the Strs.
tnhnn Poulson. F. S. Loon and the
Wm. Chatham, the latter being a
new steel boat of .. 2 million feet
capacity which will be running to
the Columbia River and St. Helens
nbout January 1st. They also own
the Schooners Virginia and Mable
Gale, both well known coasters.
The British Ship "Pritish Yeo-
mav 'aftera passage oi ubjo
from Newcastle Australia, has ar-
rKn,t 5n P.in Francisco, and as boon
us her cargo of coal has been dis
charged, will leave for. St. Helens
where she will take on a cargo of I
million feet of lumber for Australia.
The Steamer Olson A Mahoney
left St. Helens dock last Saturday
after taking on 500,000 feet of lum
ber. The balance of her cargo was
wheat.
AH EXTMOM CASE
WONDERFUL RECOVERY Of CHO FROM
EFFECTS OF eiG BUCO
With over one half of the aurface
of the body burned to a crisp the
little 2 year old child of Mr. and
Mrs. C. Peterson of Yankton, still
lives and has every prospect of re
covering from the shock. Two
weeks ago during the morning hours
the little child, just walking around,
was left In the house while the
mother was gone to the barn to
turn out the cows, and the little one
climbed up on the wood box reach
ed over on the shelf and took out
aome matches from the box. In
some way the matches were set off
so that the clothing of the little one
caught fire and before the mother
could reach it the child was most
fearfully burned. Dr. Peel was
telephoned for and arrived there as
quickly as possible and dressed the
burrfed child. Since that time the
little sufferer haa been Improving
until now it seems that recovery la
in eight.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND DOINGS
NEWS NOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE O
. THINGS IN AND ATilO ST. HELENS
PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
Real Estate Tranafera
Nov. 22. C. & I. Wentz to T. C.
Green lan-i in 28-7-5 consideration,
$1.00.
Nov. 23. St. Helens, Improve
ment Co. to V. L. Powell, Lot 2l
bik 6 in R. R. Add. con. $10.00.
G. W. & E. Vogel to W. H. Ma
gill Lot 12 and 13 In Vogel Tract.
con. $200. ,
A. Anderson et ux to D. M. Stu
art, land, in 67-5, con. $100.
J. J. Eastman et ux, Edward
Hughes, land in 8-7-4, con. $110.
Nov. 25. J. H. Griffis to J. F.
Gaskill, land in 2-4-2, con. $5..
Nov. 26. A. and M. Leon to W.
F. Baxter, 1-2 Int. to Land in il-l-
3, con. $1.00.
.1. S. and E. Allen to T. II. Mor
ton, w 1-2 Lot 7, bik. 25 in St. Hel
ens, con. ?150.
Handpain ted china. Cut Glass,
Books, at cost, at Mrs. Owen's.
. T. A. .Cloninger, of Scappoose,
was looking after business matters
in St. Helens Wednesday.
Cum Lange and G. W. Ramsey
were attending County Court in St,
Helens this week.
Dr. Lowe's glasses are death to
the doctors. Ask your neighbors.
See Harri3on'a 5-10 and 15 coun
ters at Morgus Building. You will
see the things you need at a re
duction of from 25 to 50 per cent
cheaper than elsewhere.
H. A. Eh'ers of Scappoose, was
visiting in St Helens Wednesday.
Mrs. Stine of Monmouth, Oregon,
is visiting at the home of her aon,
A. J. Deming, in this city.
M. R. Pomeroy, ex-sheriff of Clat
sop County, is in St. Helens today.
Henry Hendricksen, of Mayger,
is attending to business matters in
St. Helens today.
You are invited to carefully read
the ad of White & White in this
issue. They have some interesting
things to tell you.
Mrs. H. P. Watkins has been ill
durincr the naat week but is now
feeling much better.
Revival Meetings are being held
this week at the M.- E. Church in
this city. Several ministers of note
have been here at various times and
much interest is being taken in the
meetings.
The work of boring a tunnel un
der Willamette street for the new
sewer is progressing quite rapidly.
The big hole is now under the road
and w ill be ready to receive the pipe
within a few days.
Louis Fluhrcr, County Commissioner-elect,
was in St. Helens Wed
nesday taking in the proceedings of
the County Court and getting ac-
n t Mrs. John Nelson
,veral miUs. ! and Mi AlWo Lnckson ara air
Otto Erickson.
. 1
f.,r District ! Mrs. J. H- Greenhagen or wium-
K TTl Me- O ns taken!bia City visitel at the home of Mr.
.:i:tt!I: of November. 1912, and Mrs. O, A. Erickson last Wed-
Nov. 27. E. L. Muckle to D. A
Muckle. ljt 12. B. A. Muckle Add.
to Rainier, con. $1.
v., 90 Sc.miioose Acres Co. to
Richard Dammon, Tract 94 in Scap- Luaintc(j w-lth the duties of his office
Harrison thinks it is better to
Card of Thanka
The School Census
I desire to publicly express my
sincere thanks to the friends who
so kindly assisted me during the
last illness of my wife and also the
members of the Ladies' Aid Society
fnr the beautiful floraf offerings.
W. H. E. Gibbons.
poose Acre Tract, con. $349.60.
Nov. SO. L. O. Cunningham to
James A. Lynch, N. W. of S. W.
15-3-3, con. $1.00.
W. B. Headley et ux to Portland
Trust Co. of Oregon, NE 4 of NW
4 of 4-3-2, con. $10.00.
M. J. Watts to J. M. Richaidson,
Lots in Scappoose, con. $100.
tw 9 H. T. Prescolt to C. W.
ihattuck. Lot 1 in i-'i'ton Park, con.
$700.
A. II. Tarbell et ux to O. and A.
Simons, Land in 18-4-1, con. $2,
219. E. Ross et al to John Hunt, Lot
4. bik. 2, in 1st Add. to coiumoia
Park. con. $200.
St. Helens Imp. Co., to John Slat
er, Lot 15, bik. 4, in II. R. Add.
cen. $10.
Dec. 3. K. L. Dillingham to F.
C. Caples, Tide land in Columbia
City, con. $1.00.
Charity BaUer to C. S. and VY. U
Bylander, 3 1-2 Acres in Foster, D.
L. C. con. $875
To
over
ADVERTISED LETTERS
the St. Hel
en, Ore. Post office for the week end,
November 30, 1912.
G. B. Bennett, 1 letter
Antoneon, Canteon, Greek, 1 let
ter. Sam Measaria, box 360, 1 letter,
letters unclalmod by December 14,
will be aent to the Dead-Letter office
M. C. Cray, P. M.
n,nl..s 184. females 10J
OH""-
. . nii An increase Ot "
tal !
1911 Census. ,
Mis. I. E. Dodd. Clerk.
Come in and select your prevent.
i ...Urt n small oe-
posit ami yiu r.rav'a iil rhurch. .
l... .. ;M t, lcn.se. v cv.winc.v...
store.
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hoyt enter,
tained Mr. and Mrs. A. Hoyt and
family, and Mr. and Mrs. Jenaon of
of Warren and Mr. Dale Semple of
Portland, Thanksgiving day.
! iwMinir Elder Poling preached
a " .
me
Christ Epiacopal Church
The. e will be evening service In
the Epiacopal church next Sunday.
Dec. 8, at 7:30.
I.,, number of Mrs. A. Muhr's
r.:..,ta nK..mbled at her homo last
Wednesday evening to celebrate her
i.i,.iov. Every one seemed, to
1111 - i
time and before leav-
.winl their hostess
tng uiey -
I with a beautiful silver cake dish
whether occupied or not. An ad
ditional charge of $1 will be made
kf ika n-atof will ncain be
sell ten-10 cent articles at a profit of
one cent each than one 10 cent
article at a profit of 5 cents. What
do you think? . ,
Step into Von Gray's jewelry
store and look over the line of jew
tArv'ftf... which would be suitable
'
for Christmas Gifts.
Tomorrow night S. Piatt Jones,
the entertainer, will be at the City
Hall under the auspices of the Peo
ples Lyceum Course. This promi
ses to be a very entertaining pro
gram and every person in the vicin
ity who can, should attend.
Word has been received from the
Hospital in Portland that the St.
Helens patients are doing fine. Mrs.
R. H. Roberson and Mrs. E. A.
Crouse. both of whom have recent
ly been through a serious operation,
are recovering nicely and hopes are
entertained of a complete recovery
in both cases. MiE3 Elizabeth Phil
ip returned to her home last Satur
day from the hospital and is gain
ing every day.
You will find on sale, at cost, at
Mr3. v Owen's residence on Willa-
Noveltiea and
Xmas
"P rt.,nAr.na on 1 pveninirs only.
.
. . ' :j !turnedon. This proceeding will e
At a meeting or me uauu that it isuo
Water Commissioners of thia city ,nnsumer
hPldlast Wednesday night, Jt :r. in,u nf ' ff . beginning I'ec. iu.
- tiAa ranr iu in r: liic xubii
was decided to employ Mr. j , addition to Why be bothered with 4
Quick to open the new books and f r a, P"". .0.ei. Th r nairs of glasses? Call at St.
keep the records Of the Commis-j , hod good I iIelens Hotel Wednesday December
sion. Mr, Qaick wtll open tne , n u., cxcrDt that , 1 1 and have Dr. Lowe show you the
office in the City Hall on the lirst "" ... mo,h u r,ayab'e 1 ne-.v glasses with which you can see
of January and will keep the,"-' . i an dbtances. No unsightly lines or
office open the first fifteen clays f Bl.ams In the glasses to catch dirt or
rf each month dunng which time ; . ... . . s, ' th3 py3. h cement to come
n ,i.otor i-pnta must be DftiJ. On I
St.' strain th3 ms.
all water rents must De paiu. un i - busijeaa apart. They make you teei young
that date the books will be closed ; Tiat ht. fath without making you look otd. Free
for the current month , and thermae,. c p . Win be in Rain.er
Superintend lth, Clatskanie the loth.
the water oft from the premises, St. Helena next ctk.
Newell Sherwood of Warren,
Ore., will pay from one to three
dollars according to size, for calves
one or two daya old male or females.
Will call and get them when notified.
Attention is called to the new ad
in this issue of A. S. Harrison. Mr. .
Harrison has removed his stock of
groceries and feed into the Morgus .
building and in addition to his gro
cery stock has added some 5, 10 and .
15 cent counters as well as hard- .
ware etc. The new store presents a
fine appearance and is well . filled
with all kinds of first class goods.
Read is ad in this issue. , -
Nothing more appropriate for a
Christmas present than' a nice piece
of jewelry. Von Gray has an as
sortment to choose from suitable
for the young, the middle aged and
the eldest member of the family.
FOR SALE; a set of Bks Ant
lers, complete. On display at the
Italian Importing Co's. Store. See
H. W. Cade. St. Helens.
You can buy at cost pretty Jew
elry at Mrs. Owen's.
Mrs. Saari. who owns the prop
erty known as the Dart House near
the mill, has built an addition large
enough to accommodate many
boarders She has also installed a
public bath house which will be
opened some time next week.
Ever., member of the Foresters
of America is requested to attend
the meeting of the lodge on the
evening of the 16th at which time '
important business will be Iran-
sacted and a banquet served.
The local lodge Knights of Pyth
ias are planning on producing the
old famous play, Damon and Pyth
ias some time during the winter.
It will be strictly local talent and
will probably draw the largest
crowd ever assembled in the city to
witness a performance of the kind.
The dates will bo announced later.
Since the fire a couple of weeks
ago R. Constantin has been getting
new stock: every day until now he
has the most Complete stock of
plumbing supplies etc ever ' in the
city. Certainly Mr. Constantin is . -
deserving of the trade of the peo
ple in this vicinity as he has shown
his good feeling towards tho city .
and is putting his money into a
business that is needed here.
Three young men from Quincy
were brought to St. Helens yester
day and arrested on a charge of .
hunting ducks on inclosed property
and upon being arraigned in Justice
Hazen's Cqurt this morning, one of
the men entered a plea of guilty,
was fined $25 and . coats and the
other two, mere boys, were dis
charged. . ;
S. C. Morton has received word
from his brother Paul who has been
in Rochester Minn., for the past
three months undergoing treatment
at the hands of the Mayo Bros, for
stomach trouble, that he has suffi
ciently improved ao that he will be
able to start for home in the next
few days. Mr. Morton has many-
friends in St. Helens who will be
elad to know that he is coming
home in much better physical con
dition than when he left here sever
al months ago.
You and your children are safe if
you wear Dr. Lowe's superior glass- f
ea, eye safe and price aafe. They
cost you no more than the Inferior
kinds usually sold and you have the
benefit of hia skill and more than 21
years experience as an option and
optometist. Consult him at St. Hel- ,
ens lltel Wednesday Dec. 11.
Scores of references,
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