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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1913)
St. Helens County Seat Columbia County Population 1908 400 i9o 75 1912 .... 1500 Klkctric Lights v Improvi-i Stkkkts Municipal Watkr Svstkm Two Miles op Shwkr Under Construction Pay Roll St. Helens Lumker Prodlxts Go to All Parts op the World Shipments Over 5,000,000 Feet Per Month St. Helens Ha Saw Mills Shipbuilding PUmt. Creosoting WorlA Stone Quarries Fisheriet S 100,000 J'rr Month nn VOL. XXXII. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1913 NO. 4 riiK OREGON MIS BANK HAS NEW DEVICE A DUPLEX ADDING MACHINE IN COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK The Columbia County Hunk ha Installed a new adding machine which ia the moat wonderful office device ever seen in this city. It 1 what is known as a rine column, duplex, shuttle carriage, cot nter control Burroughs adding machine, having an adding cnjacity of Si), 9'J9,9J9.99. This m a c h I n e is capable of performing a greut variety of operations, nil very use ful in the ofTlce work of a bunk. Perhaps what would be considered Its most remarkable accomplishment is that It can print and add two separate columns of figures at the same time, each to within one cent of 910,000,000.00. This Is made possible by the duplex feature, which is a device placed under the the keyboard that makes the ma chine do the work of two machines with one operator. The ordinary adding machine is said to cut the work of handling figures in the bank about one half. This machine goes still further. This means, of course, that our local bonk is able to handle its figure work at less cost and can afford to give better service to its customers than ever before. School Notes Anyone having garden seed to spare will be congerring a favor upon the school by sending them to the principal. In answer to a letter to Congressman Hawley asking for a supply of seeds, the Congressman writes that he has sent seed to the people of Col umbit county generally. So there may bo those who have more than they need. If so, and they care to send them to the pin cipal it will increase the general supply to be distributed to pupils who care to grow gardens. Mr, Hawley will rend some seeds to the school. The classes in botany and phyoi cal geography will have a regular school garden on an ideal tract of land belonging to A. T. Laws. Seeds are desired for this cla as well as for individual pupils in the grades who desire to have home gardens. Some excellent startes in this line have already been made in the grades. For instance, Miss May Farnum'i pupils have some rare work in fruit tree grafting done. Prospects for practical work in St. Helens, along the lines at tracting universal attention in Port land and the progressive Bchools of the entire country, are exceedingly bright. The Oregon Agricultural college has expressed a desire to have examples of industrial work done here, so a collection including suuh articles as the different grade teachers are making from time to time will be sent early in the spring. Those directly interested in school work are looking forward to the visit of State Superintendent Alder man Saturday, February l, to speak at the meeting of county rthool di rectors. He conies to attend this meeting at the invitation of County Superintendent J. H. Wilkersm. It was first planned to have Mr. Aldi r man on Friday in which event lie could have seen the school in action and have addressed the pupils And high school students. Huginning with the new semester, which opens Monday morning, n series, of declamations, or interpre tations of niesterpieeui of literature will be given by each high school student, rrom this aeries, hnlf h ... . I down or mprp wil be chosen t compete for the honor of represent ing the high school in the county contest in May. The basketball season will proba bly be closed this Friday nigh.t when a return game ia to be played with j ool. A 1W9 4unoh BUSINESS FAILURE M.SAM CLOTHING MERCHANT MAKES ASSIGNMENT Ijist Saturday, customers going Into the store of M. Saltan, in the Bank building, were met with the sign on the doors, saying that Mr. Subin of Portland was in charge and that an assignment had been mode by Mr. Sal Ian for the benefit of hi creditors. M. Saltan came to St Helen during Septum'jcr and opened up a furnishing store and was apparently doing a good busi ness, lie wai handling a good quality of goo hand was selling at reasonable prices, iie was a con stant advertiser and fast gaining the confidence of the people. When the news came of the failure it was a shock to his friends and custom ers, who were at a loss to under stand the procedure. Mr, Gold smith of Portland is now in charge of the store for the creditors and is making arrangements to adjust mat ters. Just what adjustment will be made it is hard to determine, but from the best information creditors will receive about 60 tents on the dollar. SH'ctaeular magnificence, dra matic splendor and religious ecstacy are the most notable concomitants of Klaw & Frlanger's international production of "Pon-Hur, which will be the offering at the Heilig The atre, Portland, the week of Jan. 27. During the thirteen years which have passed since the original pre sentation of this noble drama, its owners have riot only kept it up to its original grandeur, but have elaborated and developed the possi bilities of the production each sea-' nor, until today it stands unrivaled in Us beauty ami splendor or estab lishment; unsurpassed in dramatic significance and ower. It was the "!.... .1... ..I.... ,.,fl ..t l..ni VVWItl Ml 11.17 ftltlftU IIUII 'l J the nineteenth century and into the new age it brought a bigness and perfection which will remain the standard for decades to come. "Pen-Hur" matinees are an- j miiitif-i.il fur Wi Ini'm'.'i v un.l S.itur-i day. The prices for all the per formnnces are T0 cent to $2. Mai orders will receive prompt utteiv lion. Seat sale ojrens Thurslay Jan. 23. This is the fourth vi-.it of j "Pen-Hur" to Portland. j SCAPPOOSli Many of the people are suffer- inj? from the grippe these days, It has interferred Kreatly with the school attendance. In the absence of Uev. J. L. Countermine the pulpit was occu pied by Rev. J. L. Whirry of Mc Minnville. Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Washburn of Monticelli), Minn., tire making a visit with Mr. and Mr-. O. M. ! Washburn. Tlio cbiei' tojiie l'.ir eon v. i h i tion ia ttie snow nna wliiitw.ll be the result when it ir.dt-'. j Miss Margaret Hobert i-.il od iiere on Satiirday lust. O. M. Waslibuin n:..de a bus:-' ncs.- tl ii to Coburjr nnd Eu;.jr r.e j last week. Dr. A II. Flynn lias left and it is repcrted that he will si cutv new location. The school board, na instructed it the meeting of taxpayers in Peceniber, have taken up the buying of a piano and have placed an order for an A. H. Chns..' piano. Tl.!.. ...ill I. . I ... I. .1 .. 1 H" H" pi'''wni. i " ' profitable for the aoliool. Start the New Year right- by ! iiimnlncr mi ni-nnnnt with nn e.d ! ' "' ; assured of iresn groceries, lair.wns moved to Aiierueen, v un., treatment and prompt delivery, about yer or rooro ro. will iwiil.i f-w month- !r;il,iit ll wo-l l vory h t c.mr" ' I Do It now I You - wo-' K.l'- t l"h w..rl.t"BrHr .nd.rr.i.lll h. - ' , ' if - ' 'w - ' . r f .1 iT mm OSWALD WEST IN BtnEit FIGHT WITH lEGISUTUHE it - Y ,.-A--fs The legislature of Oregon seems to be arrayed in form of battlo to combat with the Governor over orr.e legislation. From newspaper re ports given out from the scene of battle it would indicate that some of the statesmen of the legislative body have thrown merit to the winds ami are determined to pass legisla tion which 1b obnoxious to the Governor whether or no. On the other hand the Governor seems to bo playi; - : the same game by hay ing that he will veto all bills carry ing appropriations arid especially those bills corning from the leaders of the movement against him. The proceedings of the battle are in teresting reading, but to a majority of the people rather digu-iting. So far as we haw heard the repre sentatives of Columbia County ore saying nothing, but they aiobny attending 1 their duties, regardless of !' fig ii. C3LUYS1A STREET IS FAST ;.iu I Negotiations ! under v:iv for the erection of thi c ht"r eor.i-i pi" ).-rly ! n inc.lrni lu.i!.i ng IK In.-. If O I ,,n t' i im-;it t' '. n ( oUui.l'ia s'reet, l.r.iv.n as ih !i-oi,e ! 1. 'lhc l'Dil 'i i will l e ro:.. -I i ueu- . 1T i us.rr pt.l po: i HI. 1 t ! y tie if lie ;;e ei ai fiihl ( 'ii. s t s. '. :! ) .- t i t el'tvud oil I'nli'.'i.i 1:; ll'K t t. e coming r. From the v. ay ll.ii'.; nlv moving it loo.:; ii;;e ( uluiiilna Hlreet will be the p: i:;ei a! biiidtiess .street of the c.t r s:.;e i.t a xear or two. The Ma.v.nic Temple will be ... the first one, work on the oxeavat- ing having already st;n:,d and tl J building pn.pv wiil be c..iri..ei.e. d las soon us the weather will permit. The Aid Society of the M. K. church will make quilts fr Mrs. L. G. Koss on We.l.iesd.iy, Ja:i. lis. Mrs. 11. K. La'.'..ue. WESTERN The plant of Cue Western C iper-. mm Cimn'inv it lloiillnii. which ....... ..- , '" ' , r-j ,.. i . )?, ., ,.ihl"ix' ';fHVyv1ti.'-'-ivvti:JH.i S. L MILES IMPROVING AFTER SEVERE ILLNESS IS ABLE . TO BE AROUND THE HOUSE In a letter from one of the im mediate family of S. A. Miles of Portland, to a friend hefe we get the following concerning the health of Mr. Miles: "Mr. Miles is much letter, although both nurses are still in attendance. His doctor, who! calls n him cwry day, say8 there is no immediate danger, but that he will not t e able to travel around as he has in the past, although he wiil .. . ,l..,.l.. V.,. ,,r. ..,1 ,wl ,.; li I l'U"l VJ3 OM'UIIU U. Mill i innn If in rtVirwiil.-r! nn Ip thun , a minute that a recovery could Le had from such a serious illness and much credit Is due to Dr. Jones and to the faithful nurses." The many friends in St. Helens and vicinity will be pleased to know of the im - provement in hi. condition. EVERYBODYJUSY MILLS AND FACTORIES RUNNING EULl TIME IN ST. HELENS All the mills and factories in and around St. Helens are working full time, while the big mill of the St. Helens Lr.n.Ur Co. is working time hud a fourth. Several ships are at the docks loading luml er constantly .viiieli gives employment to 40 (T 10 loiijii-horeinen. The work at the shipyard is going riRht on, the Merced rapidly nearing the stae w hen it will b" launched. Work en the 'cire und tug under construc tion there is also progressing tapidly. Tiie I'reosoting works are busy with oniers for treating poles, piling and t i-s. Tl:e mill of the Columbia Com ty Lut'iber Co. is turning out u'out Iimi.iiho feet of lumber each day. which is being U:ken by ships t luteins i.U'l coast points. Tin r.'ck tjuarrks are busy turning out luck pi ii Iv.cts, while there ure sr-vi-iirl men making blocl;s. livory- ... i.. i r ..ii !1M di V l' .s i'i'i; ci'ous in m. lie. ens r.iiic.itiiii.s ure the present con is v. ii! continue through the Call For Warrants All countv road warrants marked as endorsed between the 16th of; December. l'.M, and January 10th l'.H.l. botll dates inclusive, will re paid on presentation at the office of . t t.,i - the . County Treasurer. Interest . !... Ol 1 , , a,. ... .. ww. u. . iiuttan, io. ireas. . 1 The Ladies of the Episcopal . , ., , .... a. , , . ' (.uilil will hold their regular bus.- ness meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29, ' Mrs. Day, Pres. . CGPPERAGE COMPANY PUNT AT out-; coining from men interested lire correct. It id reported that th" , , , ..I,. ....... piam win i-u ... vju.ui.uu "I TENT DEPARTMENT STORE STUCK OFIIBED FOR SALE IN a new business venture, Mr, Inglej, a youmg man from Portland, is in St. Heleni this week offering for sale stock in the Tent Department Store of Portland. This concern ha3 been organized by Mr. Elliott, a sales manager, and It is proposed to carry on a business dif ferent from other department stores. Each year there will be : men in the field looking up bank i 1 l i. . r - " . ; "c U,J " ua' K"ln These stocks will all be shipped Into Portland where a monster tent wl!1 be 8et UP ,n a d locat,on and : on the fi8t of September each year ! the f ood8 wlH be thfown, on the 'market ' gT reducei price 1 Tne8e gales will be kept up until 1 the 8tocks ,re 8old ou' when tbe ! tent 8torf w'" closed P l new stock has been secu.ed in the same way. Mr. Elliott, the founder and president of the concern, ia well known in St. Helens, where he con ducted a sale last summer, and he has relatives here. He seems quite enthusiastic over his project and eome of the St. Helens people are taking stock in his concern. , O Coorl fc "J,ud1se- 1 "B't " "ern"t ,'m !n bnrd luck now, but I ve neeu better day, - -ltut tills otilevr sav yon bave lieen arrested reK?atllj." "lie must be alludin' to the tliuen wlieu I owned me own aotumobeel." WastilDgton Hern Id. A Chang ef Opinion. "Talk Is ebesp." chuckled tue r-3" tlrlnn with the telephone frank 4c hi pocket After takliiK $20 worlh be pulled nut bis finnk mid found It hnd expired -By heck." be muttered ruefully, "tlmt pur was rl'tit when be snld tb:it "si leDce Is goldeu." " Jodice's Library. Diplomacy First. "T!iee miiTroifpttes refuse to ent ?hnll we fr-wl 'em their corned beef rorclM.v?" "Kmploy diplomacy first," micceottMl :he iirfson warden. "Try 'em with a "ude suuduv." Kanss City .Inunial. Binglna, Don't swear at the penaut ronn. Ie'e purt of the frame. Many s baseball has been batted out of ahape In a no hit game. Id your wildest rape try to remember the umpire is somebody's darling If you were the best fielder In the world and coulda't bit you'd set your relea.se. Some great players started on barn lots, while other came from the col lege ea in pus. The came offers great rewards-great player are presented at the White Uouse and own automobiles. ,iipii mn. .a ... , runs as any pl.iyer. m.t ma wort swells mo w-u.e. A sharp crack nud I he pule sphere soaring over the feme: What n Hhock 11 niu,t I bntt.-r.v! The president of the t'niled 8t!ttes Is . fM M Uy o dwnlly d,gn,ned even when there nre three on bases and tvo f MM l;ie tracts of timber ndjao. :it cn 1 j i ,lm. with w liich ' oe.e.u. ... - , to ft bilta dawn to Ui xuoiory LOCAL HAPMNGSJND DOINGS NEWS NOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE AND THINGS IN AND AROIiND ST. HENS PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE Mrs. John Popejoy was visiting in Portland early in the week. Miss Amy George visited in Port land during the week. Mr. F. Cooley of Gresham was visiting with his son, Ben Cooley, in St. Helens yesterday. T. J. Fiippin. Mayor of Rainier, VL'ft frfrcr v....:, - aiici u usii icoo in alters in St. Helens this week Arthur Blackburn and wife of Clatskanie are visiting at the home of A. T. Laws in St. Helens this week. T. H. Ward, a Portland attorney, was looking after business matters in St. Helens Wednesday, Born, to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Welch of Houlton on Jan. 23rd, a girl. Carl Steinbach.of Bourbon, Ind.. is visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. L. G. Ross in this city. Frank Miles came down from Portland yesterday to-look after business matters. He returned in the evening. Ed Lynch was called to Scappoose last Wednesday to attend his mother who is quite ill at her home near there. Mrs. Lynch is nearly 80 years oll and has been in poor health for some time, Hon. E. W. Conyersof Clatskanie was visiting in St. Helens a couple ofdays durin the week. He re - turned to his home Tuesday even- ing. ., , , ., , Mr. Krueger and family, who .... , ... have been living on the r rank Usher , ,, , .. 'lree near Houlton for some time, have moved back to Portland and Mr. . Usher will again take charge of n.S pi&Ci.. , A consignment of flower seeds ... . . were received this week lor M. Helens people from ( .on5rresman Hiwley. Don't fail to see the new ad of George's market in this issue of the Mi.,t. Ceorge's larket is now prepared o deliver orders to all parts of the nty. Phone or place your orders ear'y, so as to insure prompt de - iivery. There will be another of the en- joyable Dand Dances at the City Hall on Feb. Sth, at which time the bftrd w iH fu) njsh the music Posters announcing t! e dance will le out to rn, rrow. John F. Jol nson of the firm of Chris Johnson & Sons has returned from Clatskanie where he has been for a couple of weeks wrestling with a bad case of the grip. He has re - turned much improved and is again at the helm of the White machine, IVy F. Gray of Colorado has bo. n in St. IleVns cU'ring the week, t'.e - t of Lis bi :! i i V- .A Cny. M f.r-v hi' o " - r M!.".t o! Color.i l.i for :i . i.;i: r of v o: r where ho bns 1 oeri i i tl.e 1 ar.k'm ; u-ins. I .at 'y he h:-s .iispost 1 of tiis inrcres's liere i.i ' ki r i. r. .. ' ;i i i ! -at: 1:1 t ,;i.' 1, . . O r..-, li a''!S ,MV.t : as a rciV ad l tor : the :nkv!. in tl-.e in this iwi.e. t i-n a (l l:voi y ur.rV '" a:.d 1 t d'ivler meats a i.l t.'l i aits of tr.o city. .a .r : wa.Ton r.ls oe.i t lioi.'ton to i 'v 'ho r. -'.lf : t; ( that city I. !; ;:i :.-e -'.i -.i c t -.e msu Utt h a i ' u! i p. la in t'li.i h-i:---- 1 l,;s : w. t p. 1 ,.f iTnii tun . s ...... - . f Y.et'.iodist Fpiscoj al ihurch "has hnd 1 ' '. . . . . th jrripp.. iinnma- i.mr u;t Bn, rowirr tr"v "ilWMiir recovery. Mrs. Fairchild hat been in constant attendance and has pro ficiency as a nurse. The commission appointed at a mas meeting of the citizens tome time ago to consider changes in the City Charter, met with a committee from the water commission last 1 night and talked OVer flMular amMi4 ' ----- Hk4(VUU. ments. Nothing definite was ac complished but a discussion as to the manner of making assessments for street and sewer improvements. It is likely that an amendment to the charter concerning these things will be recommended and placed on the ballot for the coming election. Ernest John has accepted a posi tion in the drug store of Dr. Mc Laren at Rainier. He has already taken up the work and will continue until he comes out a registered druggist and pharmacist. Sheriff Thompson was a Salem visitor this week, taking in the pro ceedings of the legislature. Eli Lynch of Portland was in St. Helens Thursday. Upon his arrival here he was notified of the serious illness of his mother at Scappoose and immediately left for that place. A movement was started among the merchants of St. Helens a few ! weeks a looking to an early clos- ! ,n movement. It was proposed to j cIose a11 the storei at 7:30 o'clock in 'he evenings except Saturdays and ! on pay day nights. A great ma- . .. , ., , , ijorityof the merchants signed up I . , , the agreement but one or two re- ! , . . , ... . A, . Tllsrrl trt nn on rosnlrtnor in tha , , . . ', . cinuiiirorimeni 01 me plan. . , Loiumoia county KanK win De neia . D , . . i at the Bunk on Monday, January 27, . - . ror iih- purpose vi increasing me , .. , . , capital stock. In a letter from George Conyers, ! who has been visiting with relatives in Kansas City, Mo., for a number j of months, he says he is rapidly fe- j gaining his health, in fact is getting better at Hie rate of about one pound a day, and that he will return J to his home at Clatskanie before I long, entire'y cured. PAT1FNT TURN.'? NIIIKF Some weeks ago Mr. (Wensby was taken with a mild form of small pox and was immediately isolated and placed in a pest house. Acting j Mayor Morton at that time looked 1 around for a nurse and came across j Tom IiatTerty, who claimed to have ! had the disease and wanted the job j of nursing. Accordingly he was employed and put in charge of the mst house anu paiieiu. rtiier three weeks Mr. Owensby a.- v;i -.;' 1 I t'i' af'i I u. h:i .1 pi of ! ie'e;ed es cured and RalTerty ; i t . i.t 'M' h:s work, received 1 :.y a:.;! came back into town a eelebrition. The next day r his rele-ise and while still Cele i!:;g. h was noticed to have a i'.l;ifi: out on bis face and tho tor cN.aiviied it and promptly nou' ced i . a well developed case -uall pox. So Mr. Owensby was ia ire liatvly employed as nurse to led; alter UalTcrty, but P.afferty o! jteted to fom'r back to the pest hoia-v so st.onuously that it was nccesi-ary lo put him in irons to get ;i; i there. His illness was quite m.:d ai d hc n ude the assertion that he would not stay, to the authorities. in order to h .Id him there, put him in irons and he has since been kept theie. lie is still wearing shackles and is still an uiinio ui uw f" . ..ii . -' a. t , U ..f house, with his former patient M nura. H BOW ' had ,,. T J.
