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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1913)
Klkcirc Lights Improved Strkkts Municipal Water System Two Miles of 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. Helen:! Hat Shipbuilding Creosoting Works Stone Quarric Fisaerier I fniintv Seat I Columbia County I Population 1908 . . . . 41 o i9o 750- 191a .... 1500 THE VOL. XXXII. 8T. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1913 St. Helens d n d -if. MIST THE Gji SHIP W1ULTN0MAH AMES AT ST. HELENS ON MAIDEN T TRIP AFER A SUCCESSEUL VOYAGE Bespeaking the progress of com petition against the railroad con trolled steamship companies in coast wise passenger carrying traffic, the new first class passenger and lum ber schooner Multnomah, of the Charles R. McCormick Steamship Company, departed at noon yester day for Astoria and Portland, with a fair list of passengers. Captain Edward Jahnsen, veteran skipper and one of the best liked mariners in the Pacific coast service, was on the bridge of the craft when the hawsers were slipped at Powell! street wharf for the maiden voy .age. . Captain Jasnsen beamed proudly and even the grufineits of a skipier faded away when he sung' out the signal to cast off . The Mulinomah is the best specimen of Captain Jahn sen'a designing since he has had the leading hand In the construction of the McCormick liner steamers. The Multnomah is an example of the highest type of combined passenger and lumber carrier yet designed for coast service. The ingenuity displayed in the School Notes To important social meetings to be held at the school assembly were planned at a meeting of the teachers Monday evening. The first will bo a reception to parents and citizens. This reception will bo on Friday evening, February 21, the evening before Washington's birthday. Com mittees of the teachers will look after a program, decorations and other features necessary to the en tertainment of all parents and school patrons. The second social gather? fng planned will be in the nature of a school entertainment on March 2 let. At this time each room will be allotted 15 or 20 minutes time to put on drills, tableaux, songs, marches or any otlier novel, catchy or entertaining features the teachers may individually decide upon. This is an all important week for the high school, in that two inter scholastic debates como off this Fri day evening. One ttani debates Astoria here and the other meets St, Johns at St Johns. There has been a great deal of sickness among the debaters this week. These two debates are parts of the state league schedule. Trjq expected happened in the tri angular debate between St, Helens, Astoria and St. Johns, and St, Helens came out a close third. The Mgh school here went into the con test with the two big schools for the good of the debate and the students got what ' they went In for. Al though hampered by not having a library, and only a small number of ' . . . L ,L I 1 tuaenis IO cnoose jrom, iuchi . i ' : . ... . - . , , . i .-..,. -? -,..'. ... v . .' 1 . , utilization of the comparatively 'small space aft is something that ' greatly interests all those who have inspected the craft The staterooms are all that' could be desired, and the dining sal oon runs the beam of the vessel and is well ventlluted and lighted, something that has not been achieved in lumber schoom rs privi ously. The Multnomah set out with little ballast and with a southeaster in his heels Skipper Jahnsen expects to get a whole lot put of the craft in her maiden trip. The ship has a capacity for carrying 1,100,000 feet of lumber. It is the plan of the McCormick Company to a id one passenger and lumber carrier each year to the wrvice.-S. F. Call. . The Multnomah arrived in St. Helens lnct night, having made a good trip, w ithout mishap, nnd prov ing the success of the vessel. She Is taking on a load of luniluT at the St. Helens Lumber Co. dock and will sail for SanFrancisco in a couple of days. Miss Jesse Garner and Lorenz Logan, the strong duo of speakers from Astoria, were the winners of the championship cup offered early in the fall by Mr. Herman Wise. They were, therefore, champions of Astoria on the question debated and hud several months constant "prac tice. Although the debate wa4 clow, very few questioned the justice of j the docijiit.i. Ttia ja I rtM wera At torneys Mueller and Mcliride of St. j Helens, und J. H. E. Bourne of j Rainier. The Astoria debaters were laccompunied by Miss St ! Helens was ably represented On the local platform by Miss Mildred Allen and Miss Margaret Burns. Virgil Hattan and Cecil Koas fought the game, but lo.nin.x light against the big Portland suburban- hijih school at St. Johns, Congregational Church Mrs. Jopling will give two lec tures, one in the morning and one in the evening, at the usual hour in the Congregational church Sunday, Jan. 26. The subject will bo "From the Birth. of Christ to Eternity," illustrated from a chart. The sub ject is a very important one and concerns every individual. There will be some special sinking aim. Vour presence is very much much desired. Iavid Jopling, I'astor, Christ Episcopal Church There will be services In the Episcopal church next Sunday even ing, Jan. 19, at 7:30. Ferry & Graham, the. Houlton merchants, are having sale on ho .the sruum CASE CITY OF ST. HELENS VS. W. A. HARRIS ON TRIAL Li CIRCUIT COURT The case of the City of St Hel ens vs. W. A. Harris was on trial before Judge Eakin in the Circuit Court this week. The case is the one involving title to the land at the foot of Cowlitz street, which Judge Harris claims as his by virtue of a deed from W. G. Cole and Hannah Tysczkiewicz and which he has occupied for a number of years, while the city lays claim to it as having been dedicated as a street and strand at the time the city was platted and organized. The evi dence in the matter was all taken and the attorneys will file briefs with the court stating their re spective contentions. It will proba bly be several months before a final decision U rendered. Dillar-l & Day represented the city; while Geo. W. Stapleton of Portland and Mr. Harris are looking after the in terest of the defendant. School Officers' Meeting A sr., Mil officers' meeting will be .Id at the court house in St. Hel ens on Feb. 1. Supt. Alderman will deliver an address on ihc subject, 1 1 - 1 - j r . ' i uni cua ihj uune lor ww vuui;ujr i Schools?" Other subjects that will be fJihcufsod are: "Some tiilnrs that school boards may do for the improvement of their schools" "Lighting nnd ventilating." "School fairs," "Should agriculture be taught In our public nchooU?" The el. .'rman or any member of a school boaid is eligiblo as a delegate, and each delegate is allowed by law $2 for expenses. All school officers who can attend this convention should do so, nd tal e a part in the discussions whether or not they are delegates. Very respectfully, J. B. WilKerson, Co. Supt. MRS. MCLAREN JENJERTAINS VISITORS FROM DIFFERENT SECTIONS VISIT RAINIER AS GUESTS On Wednesday, Jan. 15, seven teen members and friends of the Congregational church and society of this place, together with a large delegation of Kalama Congrega- tionalists, accepted the invitation of Mrs. A. MacLaren of Uainier to at tend her annual reception' and en tertainment for the benefit of the Congregational church of Rainier. The following literary and musical program, one of the best yet heard in Columbia county, was rendered: Pvmonstration, How to Set a Table, Mrs. Eugene Allen, Solo, J. B. E, Courne. Reading, Miss Dorothy Sims, Ka lama. rnper on the Valuo of the Fran chise of Women, Mrs. Mable Lu land Campbell, Fh. D., Kalama. Solos, Miss Bertha Durt, St. Helens. Paper on the History of Radium, Dr. Cowperthwai e of Chicago. Volal Duet, Missea Perry of Rainier and Halsted, St Helens. Piano Duets, Misses Bristol. Closing remarks, Mrs. David Jop ling. After the entertainment the St. Hcbns and Kalama visitors were entertained at tea by Mrs. McLaren at ier home, followed by a gue Ruing game in whiuh Mrs. L. R, Ruther ford of this place received one of the first prizes, a beautiful hand decorated cup and saucer. Those present from St. Helens were: MesdamesGeo. LaMont, Southard, Walter Blakesley, Teel, C. H. John, J. George, David Davis, Wilbur Muckle, W. J. Muckle. Grant, D. Rlchardoon, Jamea Dart. 1 . R, rtUrforH. W. II. P-M. V""rH LOCAL TO BE ORGANIZED LONGSHOREMEN'S UNION PETITIONED FOR AT ST. HELENS Petitions have been circulated the past week among the business men of this city addressed to the Rainier Local and the Portland Local of the Longshoremen's Union for the orgaaization of a local union at St. Helens. There are some 40 to CO men engaged in the long shoreman business in St. Helens and they are under the control of the locals at Rainier and Portland, so the men have asked for the right to organize a local and the business men are helping them. A. 1. LAWS mm ihdian in passes AWATAT. VM0UVD1 Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 17. Ad drew Jackson Laws, the man who killed the first Indian in the wars of! 18G5 and '56, died yesterday at ihe Soldiers' Home at Orting, Wash., after living to see the 80th year of his adventurous life. Laws was born in -Illinois in 1833, and in early manhood came West with a party which made the trip across the plains with an ox team in 1852. com in direct to Vancouver. He bore I the distinction of having driven the first stave between Vancouver and Portland. The funeral will be held Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock at Ridgefield, with interment in the I. O. O. F. cemetery there, beside the Itody of his wife, who died in 1885. He is survived by three sons. Frsnk, at Ridgefield. Jess, at Mayview, Wash., and Bert at Westport, Ore,, and four daughters, Mrs. V. W. Wadel, Ilwaco, Wash., Mrs. G.-crge Page, Vancouver, and Mrs. Allen Sawyer and Airs. Ella McDermott, of Portland. A sister. Mrs. Wadtll. lives in Rainier. Deceased was well known in St. Helens where he has visited many times with his nephew, A. T. Lnws. A launch will leave St. Helens Sun day at 10 a. m. for Ridgefield, tak ing passengers to attend the funeral. Call For Warrants Money on hand to pay all county warrants on the general fund en dorsed from Nov. 12 to Nov. 29, 1912, inclusive. Interest ceases Jan. 11, 1913. R. S. Hattan, Co. Trcas. LOOSE INSTALLATIONS The following officers of St. Helens Lodge I. O. O. F. were installed vby District Dt-puty Grand Alaster, W. A, Harris, last Saturday night: N. G., Cl.as. M. Beeler; V. G..G. L. Cunningham; Sec , J. W. Allen; Trcas,, J. E, Beeler; V., L, E. Allen; Con., David Headley; Chaplain. S. E, Lynch; J. p. G., Wm. Alclntyre. r. l Tr t t rv O. F. installed the following offl - nara at ther Inst metinr- c P.. i G, C Roboy;S. W., Frank Glini- ecki; Scribe, C. W. Blakesley; ireas.. cnas. nicuau.ey; r. r.. Avon Lodge No. 62, K. of P. in stalled officers last Tuesday night for the coming term a) follows: C. C... M. E. Miller; V. C, J. W. Clark; K. of R. & S., Harold Ross; M. of F C. W. Blakesley; M. of E , J W.J, ullertpn; M. or a., jas. O'Connor; O. G., A. L. Stone, Trustee, W. A. Harris. The Masonic Lodge officers of the St. Helens lodge as installed for the' aurel of fre h groceries, fair coming vear are as follows; W. Maltreatment and rrompt delivery, U. W. Clark-S. W.. C H. John; J.' u u T ehnr.i. Trpa . .I:m Dart. Sec, E. E. Quick; S. D., A. Rotger; J. p., fi, I nott, A.l k tnJa of Job work dona al E, ! llt c.'.oa sit reaor;t' price. MARSHAL SOES FOR SALARY CUTSKANIE PEACE 0EF1CES AND city council in squabble The case of W. A. Hudson vs, the City of Clatokanie was started in the Circuit Cotrt last Wednes day evening and some testimony taken and then continued until Feb. 10, on account of the ab sence of some record evidence which was wanted by the plaintiff.- This case involves the mat ter of salary of the city marshal of that city and was started to see whether or not the city coun cil can arbitrarily fire an elective officer by cutting down the salary. The contention of the plaintiff is that the reduction of his salary from sixty dollars per month,' which it has been for years, to fifteen dollars per month.arr.our.ts to an attempt to oust an elective officer, and was not made in good faith for the purposes stated, while the contention of the city council is that inasmuch as there is not and never has been an or dinance fixing the salary that it, the council, has power to increase or decrease the amount any time they see fit. The case will be finally fried on Feb. 10, and is at tracting considerable interest among the residents of that city. BIDS TOO HIGH COUNCIL REJECTS ALL: lf MINT WILLJOONE B'f DAY WORK A few weeks ago the City Coi;r. cil advertised for bids for the im provements along Casenau strt north of Nigger Creek. At the lust meeting of the council thre were several bids in, and upon i per ing them each and every one was f und to be far in excess of the estimate of the engineer, so all bids were re jected and the work will now be done by the day, under the super vision of the council. ADVERTISED LETTERS Letters unclaimed in the St. Hel en, Ore. Post office for the week end, January 11. 1913. W. II. Giles 1 letter Eda Tercher W. B. Swanson L. P. Wygle Letters unclaimed by January 2', will be sent to the Dead-Letter office, M. C. Gray. P. M. For Sale year old horse, broke Airs. Aack!and, Warren, Ore. Four drive. Stp to NOTICE Bids will be received ly the County Court of Columbia county up to 5 o'clock p. m. o; Feb. 4, 1013. for Fpecial road work in road district No. 3, according to plana ni specifications on.hleat the office of the County Clerk. Bids must be accompanied by a bond doul!e the .nlount of bid. Cotrt re rves the , ht to reject any or al, b da, By order of the County Court. The Columbia County Pamona Grange will meet in. Clatskanie Saturday. Feb. 1, 1913, Will fx- f tlm SLata Grange e r, pre8ont. j r. N. Lovelace. Start the New Year right by opening an account wUh us, and be Do it now! lou won t rcfret i. The Muck'o Grocery t o. j j for KAL.K; a C of Flsa Ant. lla" III. n I r i ' vs . LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND DC NEWS NOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE AND THINGS IN AND AMD ST. C3 PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERVIC2 Padon the delay this week, but our old press refused to work today, Friday, and as a result the Mist is a day late. County Judge Victor Moses of Corvallis, Beton county, was a busi ness visitor in St. Helens during the week. Ed Ketel left Monday for a bus!- ness visit to Aberdeen, Wash. Attorney Geo. M. McBride at tended the meeting of the State Bar association in Portland last week. Miss Susie Ketel left Monday for Aberdeen, Wash, where she will visit relatives. Misses Gladys Ashby and Laura Barber of St. Helens are in Salem where they have both secured positions as clerks in the legisla ture. Born, in this city, a son to Mr. and Mrs.Weise of Kenton, Ore. The r.ew baby is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Robertson of the St. Helens laundry. McKie & Lafferty, the rock men. hive purchased a Burley steam drill from the Standard Machinery Co. of Portland, which will be used in the street im provement contracts secured by this firm. I have some lots for $80 and up; easy terms. Also some property to trade. J. B. Godfrey, St. Helens Hotel, or 1218 E. Glisan St.. Port land. John A. Williams of theCalumbia County Mill Co. has been quite! under the weather for a couple of weeks and has gone to Shippard's Hot Springs for a rest. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dunn of St. Helens were passengers on the Iralda for Portland Friday morning where they went to have Mrs. Dunn receive medical treatment. Miss Alice Quick has been quite ill during the past week, but is now- improving and able to be around. W. H. Powell and Arthur I. Moulton, Portland attorneys, were attending to business matters in the Circuit Court this week. At'y. A. B. Taylor of Rainier was lookii x after business matters in St. Helens this morning, L. E. Bailey and R. R. Bailey, for merly of Houlton are now located in San Bernardina, Cal., where they are conducting the Sante Fe Hotel. Jas. W. Hunt, clerk in the sheriil'8 office, is quite sick this week, being confined to his bed. Mr. Ormsby,, who was taken to the pest houve about three weeks: ago on account of the small pox, ' has bcan released, entinly cured.! ihe disease got no lurtner man tr.e oneca?e. The St. Helens band boys will give one of the plecsant dances at the City Hall tonight, W. A. Hudson. Geo. Sutherland, V. E, Conytrs, P. J. Popham and J. M. Plackford, all of Clatskanie, were attending Circuit Court in St, Helens Wednesday. J.F.Peyton, cf Warren, was a visitor in St, ILlens last Tuesday looking after some business mat-! tera. Mr. IVyton will start within, . a few weeks for an. extended visit j with relatives to the scenes of his 0 home in Kansas and other east - Crn roints. He will begone several j months. Attention u , v ' 'i h Bank building. This sale has bees in effect for several days bow and will close next Monday, that all people who are going to text ad vantage of his low prieea oa fcJs sale will have to get tbY by Ueo day. See his ad in tL m. The Women of Wtoi.i3 of th Houlton Lodge InstSed the follow, ing officers at the last meeting: G. N., Ella Wikstrom; P. G. N.. liia. me Kelly. Adv.. Anna V.nU.t. Mag., Etta Cole, Att. If are Hasan Capt. of Guards; Agnes Dbwn! Musician: Alpha Lafferty, Banker; Mamie Yeomans, Clerk; Minaia Morley, I. S., Mattie Franty; O. S., Cynthia Usher; and Julia Anderson Mgrs. Refreshments were served and a good time reported. At the Council meeting last Mon day night an ordinance was pro posed regulating the poolrooms. The present ordinance does not per mit any minors under 21 years old to visit these places of amusement and the discussion was along the lines of reducing the age limit to conform to the state law. No offi cial action was taken on the matter. M. E. Miller was a visitor at Salem Thursday," taklng'teTST proceedings of the legislature. The State Land Board at Salem has made a report of the lands which have been sold and deeded by the board to individuals, but for which the state is unablato convey title. Parties claiming ownership through the state will be entitled to repayment of the amount paid by them to the state. Only one parcel of land in Columbia County, as reported, being lot 2, Sec. 32, Tp. 4. N. of R. 1, W., which was deeded by the state on October 9, 1894, to Peter Y. Johnston. Louis Beirl, head sawyer at the mill for several years, has just re turned from an outing in the moun tains back of Astoria. He reports considerable snow in the mountains. The Schooner Jewett is taking on a full cargo of St. Helens lumber for shipment to Southern California. The sailing ship Geo. B. Billings h:i! Uft San Franeiseo. bound for St. Helens, wnere she will Com plete a cargo of lumber for Aus tralia. She will arrive here next week. John R. Beegle of Ketchikan, Alaska, was a St. Helens visitor last Tuesday. Mr. Beegle was for a number of years Collector of Cus- recently resigned and has gone into business at Ketchikan. He is now in the salmon canning business and is muking a success of it. Mr. Beegle was for a number of years i resident of St. Helens and makes a , visit here eacn t;me ne comes out tmm hi Alaskan home. He is a j booster for his country and thinks a 'great future awaits that portion of i Alaska where ne is situated. , i Word was received from Mra, A. T. Laws, who is spending the winter at Redlands, Cal., is that the bovs, Ed and Roy, are im proving auite rapidly. Roy was quito-sick when he first arrived, j but the climate and change have worked wonders on htm. until now he feels entirely well. She ; reports me orange crop m j damaged, as bad as reported In .a 1 ie papers. . Lost. Dee. 24. 1912, bet Helena and 1'oulton, y