7 T 7f V J LOCATION: In (in- NoiHhchM" P'"t "f r.r-n. n (he Columbia River, wilh about 7o mil" f rivi r In.r.f A R i; A : AI...UL Tiki N.,imre mil'-"- 22..V.i'. acre. TILLABLE LAND: l .'i.V !ii iicrct 'J l.H is Hiiit i ac-Uuilly in cultivation mid cleared, .xcli. live of t"Wf. lots. NON TII.I.AIiI.i: LAND: ,,;;,;,; jncl llllc all timber W hl-U' OlCM IS ii.i r.' III. hi I'IMm.i i.rt on a iunri r H'-lin, i.l i.ll ,1, I u'hum n in. I .;uit;i!i' IVr imhI .n no coiMiiiion I'm iMi 1 1 v :.!i.n. Tiii;i:R: A u;.' .-.;:; .i.:-. fiu -M" A.s.ii'is ; i va:...i: ok i i i.i .. .: - - li: f.'ii.;:.-. r t f . a. .k: v.:.;:aiin (V a;. 5. ii:: i in y. ,s.: i.'), II U mil i;' ok Korvrv i: :k: ;, ) i, i: ,if hi.'i i i i'. .if s? ittiiil:oii, some in - ,1, !.. ,., a').1 in vv! :. I i n. mii.i;; or k i : . i ; : A lni:t l-' i l ull- , wl.ich mi luili's On main line of Ihe S. I. .i S. in. I tin- ..irii.i lodging mini. I'OJ'I I.A HON': Cell iiis hi' I'.'IO i'iw-1 Ii,.'iM) Inii a iTtnfiil - s t i n t thin year ; iv ; il .it I.' i t I...OIKI. ci.im ah:: Ti n,; , i iti. I tin tin' KMin iuT tin thermometer rarely iiui'ln Kin in ill.' h i.!.- mi. I in tin coMi'ht weather of win'- i ..'ru aim In r is nlnioiit unknown. During the winter in nitln thi'i. .s oiui.si.l. i ) ruin, lust rot too much. J.nt -,;-.h to in-tin- erii. Crop failuies urc unknown. IKOIMCIS I'lin'iiif nil kit.iU. i -i j u'i'i ii! I y apples, ix-um, plums and lirniiM, i ! i h i in I 'i :i-ik"; g-mlen truck of all kinds and lai i y mt-' . SI HI TIN'!,: Ships from nil pUru of the world carry Columbia County products down the Columbia River und to the markets of the world. A through lino of KuilnMd. traverse the county from the North to the South. Kivrr boats carry local products to heal markets at low rate. I. A N I) ; Thousands of acre of first t.'n land can be purchased at rcaaonable prices upon which are stumps left from the timber operations. This land in especially suited for farming, fruit raising and dairying. A . !..-..'. - a ',,.' -.-- ,ii' ' ' ' . '-"-?- ' ST. IIELKNS A city on the Ciluinliia I'.ivcr, vs miltM from Portland, with a population f L'ViO people. The County Seat of Columbia County. A four year Standard Hi..h School. Metholi.st, Congregational, Episcopal and Catholic Churches. All the leading fraternal orders. Gravity water system owned by the city HuUicient to supply a city of 10,000 people. Electric liKhtn. yruded and macadamized streets, sewers. Principal industries are lumbering, shiphuildinj;, creosotin. stone quarrying. I'.. hin: and shipping. Two lare saw mills with a capacity of 250,000 feet p'-r day ; more than C million feet of lumber shipped each month; several lare ocean Kin vtsst-ls built each year; timber treated with creosote and shipped all alontf the coast. Two bin stone quarries and rock crushing plants in continuous operation. An average of 300 tons of Columbia Kiver Salmon caught and marketed. A farming country buck of it that cannot bd excelled in the world. Several new business blocks now under construction. Five miles of sewer being built. A I'AY ROLL OF NKAKLV $100,000 PEK MONTH. Many beautiful and attractive homes. INDUSTRIES: Lumbering and timber is the principal industry; there be ing about twenty-five saw mills. Salmon fishing in the Columbia Kiver is also an important industry. Farming and fruit rawing; Stone quarrying; Ship building and all kinds of lumber manufacturing plants. ' OPPORTUNITIES: There are fine opportunities for the small farmer, dairy man, fruit grower and truck gardener. Also a number of choice deep water sites for manufacturing plants. THE HELTA GARDENS: U.0)i) -teres of l v lands along the Columbia River which have recently been dyked and are now in high state of cultivation esx cially adapted to growing of vegetables and s. rail fruits. SCIIOoLX: i'o t sun Hiinl Jlih Schools; Grade schools i n each loci.ty. CHURCHES: Nearly all denominations represented. THE COUNTY OFFICERS: Circuit Judges, J. U. Campbell and J. A. Eakin District Attorney, W. B. Dillard County Judge, W. A. Harris County Clerk, II. E. LaBare Sheriff. A. E. Thompson Assessor, C. W. Blakesley School Superintendent, J. B. Wilkerson Treasurer, R. S. Hattan Coroner, F. H. Sherwood Surveyor, Geo. Conyers Commissioners, John Farr, Louis Fluhrer. CITIES, TOWN, AND POST OFFICES: St. Helens Rainier Clatskanie Houlton Scappoose Warren Deer Island Goble Yankton Vernonia Mist Quincy Mayger Marshland Columbia City Reuben Apiary Hudson Prescott Trenholm Inglis Patronize the Mist Advertisers -ntJ' "rt A. A3 A Jf tJ t.l f i v. i t .i t mm. I.- V .. . v; r ' at-: is. mm ; Arc you y.cttin i ,:rc piy than you did l.i.;t ynr? Art? you reasonably surrrf petting stilt rr:.rc next year? If rot, this is yojf time MOV to rn.iil the couroa tIorr t:vJ let the International Corrcr.por.tlnce Schools explain how they csn rv.ilify yoa to enter a more iraportant line of work in year rr"t ccc;;; aticr or in a different one trlwreyj-.i an crrtmanda higher sahry at ';: st.:rt. iri:h no limit to yo'tr carnin fotrcr. la miking thii ofer, oil your cir cumstances have been f.kcn into con siJcration, anj it rnlrcniainj for you to fill out anj rruil the coupon. How you an succeed with the aid of I.C.S. training by mail, as thousands like you have succeeded, Trill te fully ex plained at no cost whatever to you. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS 1H rA V-i af mszr 'C : : Tlcase explafo, without further ohli'cation on my r.irt, how I can qualify fora larger salary)io tlic position before which I have marked X 1 JstM t Mlnrrr M.. .ihllt.f hmpU Mx-kti. l-tiTtwr K'riflrl rlKi 7AA IXI'OHM.ITIOX HY .U))!:SS.Y(! I I. V. REED, Manager Proceedings BILLS ALLOWED. CKNKRAI. H'ND. SATl KHAY, DEC. Glh. l'.HS., Ninth Judicial Day - Court came purtunnt to in! journmtnt. OTia rn all tirt'st-nt. Due proclamation ht'inir made the fullowinjr irorfcilinKr3 were had: Matter of Caim.i against the County: On this d;iy cluinis against the ..unity as docketed in the General Fund Claim and Warrant Register, were examined by the court and alliiwcil in the various sums as ear ned out by the court on said regis ter, beintf as follows: HILLS ALLOWED ;ekuai. KCNI Roy .Vary. wit.. S. v Tender Is 80 7 20 7 20 fi 00 t CO 8 00 13 00 8 00 1M 00 14 00 14 00 12 00 lt 00 16 CO 10 00 1 00 20 00 Watts J G I'lieeDW Lynch S K Morgan J L Nelsen Ai.nte Fraser J 1? Bulger Harry Koliertson (i F Craddock II H Clifford S J Hubbard W H " Fry Mary j Coin Ada lioin V L Scliiietier (I II Stevens K L Myers L C LindloffC.K Holland Win. " Hollund Mrs. Wm. MasteoUC Fras r .1 15 Myers L C Lindb.lT C U Riley J H Leonard Jas. Chambeis Will Whitney Guy Wehrman Frank " Whit ten Nil Grmit Go. W Fry Mary J Fry M J Schm.l7.ei Catharine Hepworth 0 "5 CO Linviile John, before G. Jury 2 00 Smith Georgia " "9 60 Larrabee Mrs N O " 23 20 Wood Lee, witness 4 00 TonKue K H 1'rosecutinjr At torney. State vs. Bender 500 00 Levinjrs L L, detective 250 ttO Independent Auto Co., auto hire to jury 30 00 Johnson Chris and Son. auto hire to jury 14 00 Creadick, Dr. A N, witness State vs. Bender 25 00 Oeorpe Jacob, beard, jurors 164 50 Ross Dr. Edwin, services to lurors 8 00 Watkins II 1. J of B 85 Watkins H V, J of P.. State vs. Johnson r,- nit 41 20 37 20 21 60 22 00 4 00 8 00 i 4 00 30 00 23 00 57 40 38 80, 41 00 14 00 43 20 8 00 ('. 00 , Watkins II V " Doe Watkins II V " Hanson Watkins H 1" " Kelly Watkins H B " Cueller Melis A R " Nystrom CnmplH'll J L.. " liarnes G W.. J of B State vs. Salmi 6 50 Campbell J L., consable 4 10 Harr.es G W., J of P State vs. Cahill 4 55 Campbell J L.. Con " 4 30 Boales S M.. Justice of Feaee State vs. Deas 1 85 Meseher Isaac, Con " 1 50 Derby H J " " 1 50 ymons Wm., J of B State vs. Rogers 3 15 Jesse James, Con " 7 C5 Nelson Olof. wit " 1 50 BowenMrsC" 1 50 Watkins Fred, work for Sher 59 25 Spengler E L., launch hire 8 00 Hrough K C, lauch hire to Sheriff 2 50 Bennett O B , livery hire to Sheriff 13 00 Clatskanie Livery Stable, liv ery hire to Sheriff 11 00 Southard H J., Tru. Officer 9 45 Beters Bessie, work for clerk 52 50 Sherwood F IL. Cor. exam ination of Johnson 8 40 Wilkerson J IL, expense as school superintendent 11 90 I'omeroy J W., fruit inspec'r 44 20 Blakesley C W., expense of assessor 7 50 Christie Kdna. work for the assessor 17 50 Barnett A., work, assessor 16 25 Peters Bessie, work, assessor 7 50 Wilkerson J B.. postage 4 05 Glass & Prudhomme, supplies to clerk 4 66 Hattan R S . postage 1 50 LaCare II E.. postage 20 00 Van Orshoven L J., supplies 5 40 Rainier Riviev, publisnin county proc. and supplies 45 75 Kilham Stationery & P. Co. supplies to Sheriff 1 03 Pacific Telephone and Tel. Co. telephone 37 72 Review Rainier, supplies to I school superintendent t 75 Rotger E A., supplies to the sheriff 2 15 St. Helens Light Co., light for November 71 20 Morgus H & son, supplies 34 95 Harrison A S.. supplies to Janitor 13 10 St. Helens Laundry, laundry 4 41 ConsU.ilin R , repairs 19 15 Jeffcott R L., services to prisoners 2 00 Isbister. Mrs E .board, pris. 153 00 Word T M " " 38 00 Ross Dr L G. . serv. to pris. 12 50 Clatskanie Mercantile Co., supplies to He met 8 00 Brigss C IL, supplies to So- bieski 2 00 Good Samaritan Hospital, care of Hosea and Black 69 75 Ross Dr Edwin, examination of White, insane 6 00 Ross Dr L G., examination of White, insane 5 00 George Jacob, care of Nelson insane 2 50 School District No. 10, hall for election 4 00 Basse Thomas, hall for Elec 4 00 I. 0. O. F. Lodge No. 18ft hall for election 4 00 Mills E J., hall for election 4 00 Brown, WL.. " " 3 00 Yount R., booths for polls 30 00 Malcolm V L., Reg. voters 10 00 Ramsey George W., Sup. of R. D. No. 1 4 50 Kail berg John, Sup. of R. D No. 2 12 00 Dspain U. S., Sup. of R. D. No. 3 6 00 Gaittens James, Sup. of R. D. No. 4 30 00 Fowler C C. Sup. of U. D. No. 5. 47 50 Johnson J E.. Sup. of R. D. No. 6 21 00 Boysen P C. Sup. of R. D. No. 7 15 00 Lovegren Emil, Sup. of R. D. No. 9. 1.50 Calmberg N A., Sup. of R. F. D. No. 12 30 00 Peterson J IL. Sup. of R.D. No. 13 21 00 Mellinger U. S., Sup. of R. D. No. 14 34 10 John M. J., Sup. of R. D. No. 15 22 50 North Edwin, Sup. of R. D. No. 16 9 00 Van Orshoven L J.. Est. Gov. corners 15 00 Deming A J., supplies jail 34 40 Fairbanks, Morse Co., sup plies to sealer 122 42 Lake A B., expense as dep uty sheriff 96 75 Barb ;r Laura, work, Sheriff 62 50 Armstrong Hanna.Reg voters 2 90 Mist Publishing Co., pub lishing C't Pro. and Sup. 66 00 Pacific Coast Hos. Asso'n. care of Mrs. Foster 60 00 Hilliard Mrs. H., board to prisoners 6 65 Farr Jno., Commissioner 49 35 Fluhrer " 62 10 BILLS REJECTED. Lindloff C E., witness. State vs. Pender 7 20 Independent Auto Co., auto hire to jury 6 00 Melis A R., J of P., Stat vs. Nystrom 50 Barnes G W., J of P., State vs. Salmi 2 80 Barnes G W., J. of P., State vs. Cahill 1 75 Campbell J L., Constable, State vs. Salmi 2 90 Campbell J L Constable State vs. Cahill 60 Bennett O B., livery hire to Sheriff 2 00 School District No. 10, hall for election 1 00 Basse Thomas, hall, election 2 00 I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 189 hall for election 1 00 Mills E J., hall for election 100 Lee A M.. election board 6 00 ReidWm. " " 6 00 PrichardCC ' " 6 00 Reid Grace " " 6 00 00 McKay building PORTLAND, OREGON 20 10 Continued M Pmga 4 I