St. Helen
County Skat.
Population i6x
Water a (1 S- wrr
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Improved Streets
High School
Churches
Industries
Saw Mills
Shipbuilding
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j reosoting Plant
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Poles and Piling
Stone Quarries
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Fisheries
Farming Frvit
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
VOL. XXXII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 21 u 3
NO- 12
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LAUNCHING OF THE MERGED
ANOTHER URGE VESSEL COMPLETED
AT THE ST. TO
WILL HE LAUNCHED TOMORROW AFTERNOON
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Karly IuhI week word wa re- hundred people citn gel across that
wived from San Francisco that tho way. There will not be the im
hip carpenter and machine men ,,ortunt cremonies gone through
ere on strike in that city, a i .
.... .iii i with an wan the case, with the Mult
confluence of which wa the delay .
In launching the Merced at the local last (Molar, but it is ex-
ihipyard. So far the trike ha not lctcd that a large crowd of local
been settled", but In order to carry l'oplo will attend and quite a num-
on the work at the yard here, ber from outaidi poins. It in ex-
where order have already been re- peeled to be a much prettier launch-
wived for the contruction of other Ing than the Multnomah because
vessel, the launching will take place the Merced set higher off the
tomorrow. Saturday, and the big ground, the water is at a lower
ihip will be hold here In the water stage and the slide will be a greater
until such time a the work of in- j distance.
stalling the machinery can be done I Some of the finest grade of tlm
at Sin Francisco. 1h-m ever put in:o vessel Lave been
Mi. He i nice Maiten. daughter ' --ed in ti e cons-tree: ion of l:.o
ofC. C. Maiten, will break th , Merced, some of them L ing more
bottle of champagne over the bow ' than 120 feet long The boa' is
of the Merced as she starU onthej21C feet Ionic amt ii icei oeam
slid down the way into the waters
of the Willamette at 3 o'clock to
morrow afternoon, and the St.
Helens band will discourse music.
Alt th launches along the water
fror.twill be pressed into service in j
carrying people across the siougn,
and Dossibly a barge will be taken
m tow by some sU-amer, so sever
FIRE LAW MISREPRESENTED .
STATE FORESTER SENDS WARN-
ING AGAINST TIMBER BROKERS;
It has Wen brought to the at-j K- K. Kdecob of the h.ghw,
tention of the State Forester that engineering department at t he (M
some unscrupulous timber brokers Bn Agricultural C ollege held an
are nrepresenling the provisions extension institute at To edo. Mar.
of the compulsory patrol law which 4. at the request of the Lincoln
was enacted by the recent U gisla-1 County road supervisors to d,sru.s
live assembly and become effective j good roads building. 1 he extern..,,,,
June 2. Owner of timber claims! division is receiving r-,uests from
have been told that under this law j all parts of the state for sm.i.ar
it will be r cocsHnry for them to help as a result of the pos.t.on the
keep a patrolman on their claim all allege has taken in regard t . types
summer at their own expense, and
this has been urged as a reason for
sacrifice sale. Statements of this
kind are made purely for the pur
pone of stimulating the sale of
tinibei lands, thus increasing the
business ami incidentally the corn
minions of timber brokers.
The law provides that every tim
berland owner in the state, not re
siding within one and one-half miles
of his property, shall furnish a suffi
cient patrol therefor during the dry
season, aid that in case he fail to
do so the State. Forester shall pro
vide the same at a cost not to ex
ceed .1 cent per acre imt annum.
Any amount so paid by the state
shall bo a lien upon the land and
hall bo collected with the next
taxes.
It is obvious that the maximum
expense to the owner of a quarter-
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section or timtierinnu cannoi r-
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(i."u iH-r year, mi "'" ......
snoum scare no owner into uiKor-
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ingofhis timber claim at a sacn-,
fice.
One of the best way for timber-
ay for umucr-i
land owner to comply with the law
is to join County Fire Patrol Asso
ciation that have been organized in
most of the timbered counties of
the state. It is expected that every
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timbered county will havo .u
organization Jietore me nru
arrive. The experience of these
assoc ations. some of wiucn nave
been in existence for four years,
proves that adequate patrol can bo
secured at a cost of from 1 1-2 to
3 1-2 cents an acre, and if all the
timbcrland owner join, the acreage
will be materially decreased. Pro
tection from fire at a cost of $:t or
$1 ht epiarter-section should be
welcomed by all tirnberland owners,
and It is hoiM'd that no one will be
Induced to sell their holdings
through misrepresentations made by
unreliable timber rokor'or'
selfish purpose of Increasing com-
mission.
and 1G feet depth or hold, the
carrying capacity will be 1, , lion
feet of lumber and 00 pafscngers.
The boat will lay here for about a
week, when the Klamath will take
her in tow for San Franeb.ro. where
11 I hi nihta led am
she will be put into service about
the first of June.
.SUPERVISOR GETS
ICUS LANCE OF SCAPPOOSE ATTENDS
SHORT COURSE AT 0. A. C.
id roan wisumu -
cal to maintain, practicl. ami
proven generally satisfactory.
A short course for si.pi rvis"rs
who can arrange to come to U. col
lege for instruction is mi given,
and all who wish to study read
ibuilding at home have only to ask
for the extension bulletin, liign
way Improvement."
Gus Langc, Scappoose, super
visor of district 17, Columbia county,
recently sent ten days at the col
lege taking the short course in high
way construction. He lenrn.d to
use the transit nnd level bv 'ayli g
out imaginary muds over th
campus, and establishing propi r
grades under supervision of S. M.
P. Dolan. civil engineer. He is m w
..i. I., . Lit., tlio instruments, lie-
Mini i-'
termine contours and profiles and
nutul.liJi irrades of sufficient ac-
e e: ...1. In .-iif.t:mn:il
curacy mrniiN io r
road ounwiM.
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Every road supervisor in Oregon
, ,
shoud spend Un iUs it mon hi
' scientific
i.lo of road building sullieiently to
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thoir districts in the best possune
way. Mr. Langc said n leaving:
"My district has just voted a five
mill road tax which will amount to
about $4,000, and I now feel that 1
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ii.ti.t-iiiiiiti A a
i nee
; . . , m, ,,.,, 0f
this
brief instruction, I have Itan.ed how
to verify the work of engineers and
to do some of it myself."
Congregational Church
Regular services at the (Yngro
crntinnnl church Sunday, M. rch 2:1,
Morning service, U o'clock; subject,
"The Resurrection." kveiu:g serv
ice. 7:30. subject. "Th Oflence of
the Cross. All ar. m-.-t cordially
Invited to attend tl,-".
INSTRUCTION
CITY TICKET NOMINATED
A30UT 150 CITIZENS TAKE PART IN MASS
CONVENTION: A. W. MUELLER FOR MAYOR
Almut 150 voters of the city,
male and female, assembled at
tin- City Hall last Wednesday
night to nominate a ticket for
the coming city election. S. C.
Morton, president of the council,
called the. meeting to order and
was selected permanent chair
man and J. L. Zipperer was se
lected secretary. Nominations
for mayor being in order, several
names v ere placed before the
meeting, some of whom declined
and others exi rested a willing
ness to decline, but were not per
mitted to do so, but after the
votes were counted it was found
that A. W. Mueller had received
the largest number of votes Lnd
waj declared to be 'be r gutar
nominee for i:::tyor. Tor cnun
ei'mer. two i( 1 1. v. a w hole
flock of rn'i.cs wi p- presented
nd after ti i vo''S v i re court' d
M. Saxon and J. E. Ramsey were
declared to be candidates. For
treasurer, Mrs. I. E. Dodd was
unanimously nominated and for
water commissioner, H.J. South
ard was ilie nominee.
School Notes
Just what the students of the
High school atid the three upper
grades of the St. Helens school
are able to do in the way of pub
lic speaking, or interpretative
reading, will be shown Friday
evening. March 2S, when the try
out ill be held to select two
n piesentativcs from the High
school ar.d two from the grades
to appear in the county declam
a'ory contest in May. The speak
ing will begin at 8 o'clock sharp
as there will be 11 Fpeakers. A
nominal charge will he rr ade t"
defray expenses of bringing
judges, etc. The speak ra will
be as follows:
Grades-Rex Miller, Lincoln's
Ottvsburg Address"; Erma
Robinson. "Kentucky Rclle";
Iiewey til.ize. "Sheridan tKide ;
Maiifta Pope joy. "The Two Pic
tures", and two e:ghtr grace
pupils w ho have n t y t be en se
lected. The four wii.iers will
each be given a boeik rs a prize.
Those will be presented Supt.
Wilkersen and Dr. Edwin Ros-s
to the High school winners arc
by Mr. Rutherford at d Mr.
Th "i.ason to the gn.de winners.
High School- Ldward Ve;.zie.
' Ciin ax of Webster's Lei ly to
llnyr,e";P:m' Perry, "The Hash
ful Man"; Cecil Ross. "Group
Reilley's PiKins"; Charles Laws,
"The Death of McLougl.hn";
.Vildred Allen. "Antony's Or
ation at Caesar's Funcra ." Mrs.
Thompson's Gent, an cla-s will
"Die Yacht am Lhtin."
Aniot.g the selections are found a
varieiy of humor, tragedy, etc.,
to make the program entertain
ing. At a meeting of the boys of
the Hiirh schewl in the gymnasium
Monday afternoon it was practt
eullv decided to give up ba-eball
for the season and specubze in
track and also to develop the
game of tennis among the stu
dents. Superintendent Wilker
a. in iitii 1 Mr. Rutherford were
i.resent to give the be yn i.eour
uireinent. Practice is already
under wav for the big emmy
track and field meet, to be iuh
here May 17.
Cecil Ross expects It v'.- t the
metropolis tomorrow . Lt p i I h"
; V,.,t h.i will rt urn to St ' :.i'lt'i
attired in extia-exti nsb (
ing upi are I.
v. i u r
Oswald Den.inK wi.aan t o;i b
-i r u,li.imi ht ,VJii'""
clan, r
Frnk r--""' "F'"' '
land and St. Johns, the guest of
his sister. Mrs. . J. Dryden.
Mra IVvden cave at this time a
St. Patrick party, in honor of'
her husband's birth anniversary.
Listen, my children, and you shall
hear
Of the Junior play to be given this
year
On the 11th of April. 1913.
"Tompkln' Hired Man" will sure
be seen.
In number round, the castia eight;
Four boy, four girls Oh! bitter
fate.
The admission, only twenty-five
cents.
Of course the ladie come with the
pents.
In th, City hall it will be played.
The stage, a farmhouse scene por
trayed.
Between the act will "movies" run
And we will promise you lots of fun.
A spieial orchestra- music will play
As good a the Heilig any day.
In St. lic it r.s High were Junior five;
To give a play they did contrive.
The ; ame of it. their cherished plan.
A drama in five act. "Thompkin
Hired Man."
On April 11, 1913,
By all St. Helena it will be seen.
The City Hall the scene of the place,
And there we'll see your shining
face.
Now Margaret will be the adopted
child
On whom the step-mother never
smiled;
And Harry as John, her lover true.
In the last of the play will rescue
Lou: -
Sarah, Mrs. Tompkin's part will do,
And Giarlie Laws, her husband true;
Lucile. as Julia, a much spoiled child;
Mildred, as Ruth, her cousin, styled;
Walter, as Jerry, a country' Jay;
Virg, as Dixey, thus ends our play.
-Pete.
WARREN
Mrs. Mary Penreck. who has
been visiting at N. F. Baker's
for a couple of weeks, returned
to her home in Portland, Thurs-
day,
N. F. P.aker has gone to Tomp
kin's Islnnd.
Mr. Ainsley of Portland visited
his daughter, Mrs. Jewel, a few
davs last week.
Guy MeCrery started for his
heme in Lewiston, Idaho, Mon
day.
Jimmy Baker is spending the
week with his sister, Mrs. Gar-
nott at Deer Island.
About fifty-six persons listened
to the entertainment given in
Rrickson's hall last lhursday
evening by Grace V. Bonner, of
Seattle, Wash, impersonator and
ventriloquist
ut- C onst rom of Seattle was
the guest of her mother, Mrs. F.
M. Hoyt. a couple of clays this
week.
Mrs. J. S. Bacon, who has been
ill for some time, is slowly re
covering
It is expected that n spring
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form nf school will he commenced
in the new school house at Spitz-
..ni,ui-ir u-hieh isnnrtot tnevvcr-
nnni( "v.. .
nn district.
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A fnwr ni-itnOC9 fire being Sold.
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i.ut the prices are hardly enough,
i. (ormcn for thfl larior 01 i
sacking and hauling them away,
Fred Teterson. who sold his
r ace to a. mum nnu m.w.
a vay, has returned to Warren,
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with the intensions of making
,u' .
Mrs. Gust Josephson is very ill,
IS very 111,
being the
quick consumption
cause.
R. D. Lovett has gone to
S-ovenson. Wash., where he is
running the engine in a n
! V Unler has be?n re
modeling a part of his hot so ami
lot so am,
as aVesult liana largest rnctlve
una m ntw .
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SCAPPOOSE
Dr. Hatfield reports a daugh
ter arriving Monday morning at
the home of Mrs. W. W. Hobbs.
Mre. M. D. Reid and daughter
of Milwaukee were here to help
Mrs. Jane Dean celebrate her
85th birthday.
Mrs. Hatfield was not able to
meet her classes on Monday. We
are all elad to know that she
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was able to be at work again the ;
next day.
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A teachers' Institute was held
here last Saturday. The forenoon
session be can at 10 a. m.. with
Co. Supt. Wilkerson presiding.
How arithmetic is taught in the
Scappoose schools was discussed
by the local teachers; How Ge
ography is taught in the St.
Helens schools was discussed by
the teachers from St. Helens.
The afternoon session opened
with an interesting piogram
given by the pupils of the various
grades. Following this a time ,
was taken up in ah cpen discus
sion on a number of vital Echool
topics. Mrs. O. M. Washburn
read a paper on the Relation of
the Home and School. Supt. Col
lins of Rainier spoke on the value
of play as an educat oral force.
'.The meeting was well attended
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not only by teachers, but also by
many parents and pupils. Fol
lowing the program the ex-
teachers of Scappoose served a
luncheon in the eighth grade
room to the visiting teachers and
the Scappoose teachers, and a
social hour was enjoyed, all ex
pressing the feeling that a profit
able day had been spent.
Methodist Notices
6:30 a. m. Sunrise Prayer meet
ing. Bell will ring at 6 and 6:30.
10:30 a. m. Easter Service by the
Sunday School.
643 p. m. Epworth League. Sub
ject, The Birth of a Great Hope.
Leader, Marion Elliott.
7 :?0 n. m. Regular service. Sub-
ject, David Livingston.
E. T. Luther, Pastor.
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Two dozen White Leghorn her.s;
1 Hnxon T.rown Leghorn hens, all
i. an
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thoroughbreds and young.
Ben Hunter. Deer Island.
Have five acres of new ground
ready for plow. Would give con
tract for plowing same.
George Terry. Houlton.
PORTLANDJ.ETTER
The Oregon City Con mercial
Club is making an investigation into
the profits in sheep raising in that
section of the Willamette Valley.
While not a new industry there it is
thought it is one tnai is capuuu oi
large expansion.
Oregon's best babie. may have a
chance to be exhibited at San Fran-
i Cisco's world fair in 1915 Pro-
vision has been made for an expos!
1 : . (k. vfota h or
tion of eucenics at the State Fair
next fall with the idea of getting
the best babies of various ages
L- e . I.I..' ontnruil
u'n rn iiiHV mci . . . . ... -
in
I of on Kr.ineiseo
national ini
8taU8 are takinff gimilar
i steps.
Sherman county is g.v .,K u .
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ing more chickens and hogs than
1 - l...f lornmr, lire lakiriT
eve. ": ;
.inirv ntr and this movement
toward diversified agriculture is the
. h uist riot. 'commodations for the St. Helens
hfuJ'" '"L.l fr.,m!l.mber Co.. the St. Helens Sh!;v
lnnscwno nmfuian.nvu
wheat raising arc f nd'ng U profit
able
Livestock rais rg
t'uri.v. b
Ea tevn Oregon has incre- i'- m to
. .,.i..i-l Hint tho O. v'. I. &
Hill I llil l.ivn
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND DOINGS
NEWS NOTES CONCERNING PEOPLE AND
THINGS IN AND AROUND ST. HELENS
PERSONAL; LOCAL; SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
Norman Merrill of Clatskanie was!
looKing auer uusiness rnaiiers in oi..
,, , . Monda
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apiam jannsen oi me mamam
off jn
to
tne Merced, which will be launched
tomorrow.
Ed Ballagh returned home Mon
day, after having spent about two
week in the hospital in Portland.
He had an operation performed
while there and ha returned much
improved in health.
Dr. Edwin Rcrs announces that
he ha opened offices in the Bank
Building and ha fixed his office
ana vn.v i
hours as follow: A. M. from 10 to
12. P. M. from 2 to 4.
I
noted as:
Out of fifteen vessels
having arrived in Portland
dunnt
two days last week, after having
been laid up by bad weather at the
mouth of the river, five of them,
the Paulsen, Klamath, Multnomah,
Willamette and King Cyrus came to
St. Helens for loading.
Do Not Be Misled Defeat mo
nopoly. Buy your goods from Wel
lington. Registration books for city voters
c'osed last night and it was found
that 290 voters had registered, di
vided as follows: Male 180; female
104.
On account of the space taken up
by the proceedings of the county
court we are compelled to leave out
some interesting news nofes from
Houlton and also several newsy
happenings of St. Helens. We are
trying to arrange to take care of
all the news within a short time.
In our last issue we stated that
Columbia County Bank was organ -
ized by Wm. M. Ross. We should
have said Stockwell & Ross.
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When the Multnomah landed at
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St. Helens last work there was un -
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loaded four automobiles, "one ot i
' them being the car belonging to Dr.
j Edwin Ross, which w as shipped
from Redlands. Cal.
J. P. Lowe of Houlton an
nounces that he will furnish dry
16-inch wood, delivered to any
place in St. Helens for $3 per load.
W. O. Pomeroy of Scappoose
was looking after business mat
ters in St. Helens last Monday.
D. C. Kirby of Hudson was a
St. Helens visitor during the
early part of the week.
Mrs. Frank C. Ross of Broad-
head, Wisconsin, is visiting with
relatives and friends in St.
Helens.
The many friends of "Deep
Water Slim" were pleasantly
surprised by a visit from that
eminent gentleman in the city
last week.
John Popejoy received word
a Wednesday mat mr. uoynion,
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of Woodburn. Ore., father
Mrs. Popejoy, had just died. Mr.
Popejoy left on Wednesday after
noon t attend the funeral.
The large two-story oltice build
ing of the St. Helens Lumber Com
pany is nearly completed and ready
for occupancy. This is a beautiful
jolVice building and has office vx
hv a
- j building Co.. the St. Helens t r - ;
sotin,: Co.. ti.e St. liele:;s iviuvt
ut Co., and the e o.un.biac ointy
lor Co. The I -uiidil U "is loctited
Columbia street r.c-ir the big mill.
r
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ation of a lodge of that order In SL
ir l, , Ti: . i. -
iiicus. ima kciiii ui ueau opm
tune time for the orMnization of
an insurance order in the citT. and
Mr. Kelsay encouraged by the
hst of nime3 he is
Mrs. F. M. Thorp wa brought
home yesterday from the hospital
in Portland where she has been for
j a month. She is very much
Im
proved in health. It is believed
and earnestly hoped by her many
friends that she will have a com
plete recovery.
On Sunday morning, March 23,
Easter Sunday will be fittingly
observed at the M. E. church in
Houlton. There will be a speicaur
arranged program, the children
taking an active part, Lveryone
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1 k7 CVlUlCtlll III! itcu iv vvmv fMU
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. unrig ineir inenus.
A pleasant afternoon
was spent
at the home of Mrs. J. George one
day last week, when she asked a
number of the old friends of Mrs.
Smith (nee Mary Conyers) in to
have a cup of tea. Mrs. Smith
visited here just before leaving for
her home in Kansas City. The
ladies who enjoyed Mrs. George's
hospitality were Mesdames Cox,
Quick. Smith, Dillard, John, Day,
Rutherford, McLaren, A. George.
One of our subscribers from War
ren ha3 written asking whether or
not the bill prohibiting stock from
running at large in the county roads
was passed by the legislature. In
answer thereto the records show
that H. B. No. 203, relating to stock
running at large, was passed and
j wjll become a law about the 3rd of
I June, bnt what the provisions of
j that law are we are unable to say.
!
i Lots $-30 and up, on easy terms.
j J. B. Godfrey. 1218 E. Glisan St
Portland, will be in St Helens on
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'Saturday and Surday each week.
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For Sale Good second cutting
clover and first cutting timothy and
clover: American Wonder and Bur
bank seed potatoes; also a new vari
ety called the Evergreen, a great
yielder and fine potato.
For particulars see, phone or
write A. L. Larson, Warren. Ore.
All desiring to connect to sewer
in sewei district No. 2. apply to R.
Constantin for permit. By order of
City Council.
John Q. Gage. Rec.
Indian Runner duck eggs for sale.
?1 for M. J. W. VanNatta, War
ren. Light Brahmasegg for hatching.
j$i for 15
Ker. Ore.
Mrs. S. E. King, May-4-21
j
j House for rent; furnished or tin-
: furnished: lot 55x200; finest garden
..:i. r.tnm ir ehicKens. .Mrs. J.
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of j Wheeler, near uauan ..
NOTICE
.(.i'ca tn.ls will lie ri'ccivtd by the
I Ceii nt? court of Columbia cauiitj, Ote .
' ...... in. in ."t iii lock p. iu. ot April 4th,
' i tor ei tal roa.l woik in rod dis-Itri.-t's
N '' 7, 10, 11, 12, 13. 14. 15 and 10
ut mid county, a.voiding to llie plan
- aI (1 ,prciii,.,iti..iis tot mU work on file
irl th . flirt of ilia County Clerk of Mid
county Ka. h bid W sccou,-
r . '. . i i i.M a
- , : .ll.,uu.ts in Oollbie ,u .on.t
c, the Ut,, as Miretie.
iiimle pybl to
tbe ioi -ity lor Cue faithful inorrjic
n of Uih c nitnact Tli tours trterm io
j ruUtt.-rt nr ! JI
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