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fin SHOTSHF I k A 'W Cut down your lead Get your bird with the center of the load IN th making of ahotohclla, the greatrnt forward atrp since the invention of smokeless powiW is the JeW minf to grip th pewdrr and concentrate ail the) drive of the explosion back of (he shot It's Remington apecial Invention that etecl lining. You find it in Remington-UMC sirraa mnj Ai'n Club. Theae atrel lined shells get their shot to the forget quit krr than any othrr shell known to the ahootui fraternity. They cut down the gucas-work about lead and angtca. They put the center of the load right on, your bird. Tha aire fating ia motatura-paoof n dnpncaa can aa thrmirh. r-prool ao powtirt caa gat out, V aata-proor- Bo eartay la loat, Shoot Rrtninsfoa-l'MC Anew aaj NilroClub Stael Unrd Fj.tr m Factor Loaded ?he4i. tor 5aaW fan Patttm in any nvala oi antxsua. ; g- ii'iiiii ; J Your dealer cmrrie own Wfl UcasWc ii RcminitoQ Am. 299 Bradway lV!,: .J,'-.r-..JUt.v-y.". J. A. BILL J-iir--' "-in in i'i aiaaal it JaValaa; Maeaaa, .mi - i n.tlartaa.uaai g CENTRAL MARKET Dkalkrs is Fresh and Cured Jlerrts Fish and Poultry, Produce Your Order. Solicited Good Prices Full Weight Phone 60 St. Helens, Ore. 4 St. Helens Electric Lighting (Saves Your Eyes) Steam Heating (Prolongs Your Lives) Lath Wood Livery, Feed and Sale Stable DRAYINC AND TRANSFER All Business Promptly Attended To PHONE 15 OR 12 ELMER BLACKBURN ST. HELENS, OREGON n NS AND LSTifiATHS I LkNISMLU ON ALL KINDS OF WORK E. W. KETEL- CONTRACTOR I If I'aSflejt Finishing. MY WORK IS THE MST hECQMMESDA T10N ST. HELENS. OREGON vr.t;s A W Jaa aval M nar ll tkein of, if K dnesmX then' i this aectMm whuti wuctft your bndiuc - nlo Metallic Cartridge Co. I New York 4?' ''-- KJ- ? r 1 K. C. I10BKRTS0X Mill Co. Lumber Prop. .Concrete Work .Plastering . ' -v v. State News C. C. I'hnpman, wcretary of the tVogon 1 Vvolopim-nt Li'ajfi'.e, who in to houd the (rr-on doloirutiun at tho Unitt'd States l and Show in ChifBKo i'ov. 20 to IVc. 8, has gone oast to intttall tho t'xhil it. (mron will occupy two boothn in the Land Show ami will also have lecture room privilt'jrca. From five to oijrht Oregon representatives will be in attendance at all times. The exhibit will consist of agricultural products of every sort, contributed by commercial clubs in all parts of the state, and is one of tho most complete ever assembled in Oregon. All of the exhibits were shipped from Portland lt Saturday in a special batfrratfo car ia the North Hank, Great Northern ami Hurling ton roads. On December S-Ij the Pacific In-K-t national Livestock Fxpofeition will be hld at the Portland Union Stockyards and although the oening date is still distant a month, breed ers from all parts of the United States and Canada me already sending in their fancy stock. Fif teen thousand dollars in cash premi ums will be paid out at the close of the show, the largest sum ever offered at an exclusively livestock show on the Pacific coast, liecent winnings of Pacific Coast cattle at the National Dairy Show at Chicago have induced breeders of the Middle West to make important entries in competition with Oregon breeders. James J. Hill, who was sponsor for for the original show, has bten in vited to be a guest of the exposi tion for at least one day. In con nection with the Livestock Ex position. Wm. Tollman, of Baker, Oregon, president of the Oregon Cattle and Horse Breeders Asso ciation, announces a meeting of that organization in the assembly room of the Portland Public Li brary on Thursday evening, Iec. 11, at 8 o'clock. After long, weary months of un certainty and delay, Secretary of the Interior Lane has finally and formally approved the first unit of the Umatilla Irrigation Project, set aside $800,000 from the recla mation fund to defray the cost and directed the 1'eclamation Service to begin construction work as soon as possible. It is expected that work will be commenced not later than Dec. 2', and that the first unit will be completed and 10,000 acres brought under irrigation wi'.hin a year from that time. After a per sonal investigation last summer, Secretary Lane is confident that the entire project will be a success, but thinks it good business policy to complete the first unit before un dertaking further work. An effort is being put forth by the Oregon Agricultural College to assist a number of Oregon counties to qualify under the measure passed by the last legislature pro viding that for every dollar appro priated by any county, within a certain maximum limit, the state will provide a like sum to carry for ward experimental station and demonstration farm work. J. L. Smith, a graduate of the Kansas Agricultural College, and who has had several years experience in dairy farming, has been selected to head this class of work in Coos county and he will take up his duties there about Nov. 15. Marion and Wallowa counties have em ployed men in agricultural work the past year, supported by local funds. OBSERVE APPLE DAY BK . UNIVERSAL APPLE FEAST Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oie.,Nov. 10. "If every person in Oregon eats one apple on Apple Day, Nov. 18, we shall con sume twelve carloads of apples that day," faid Krof. C. I. Lewis, head of the Horticultural department, Oregon Agricultural College, in answer to the question of how best to celebrate thd day. "And should we see that each person is supplied with one box of apples, we should have removed one-half of the Ore gon crop from the market for this year. x I "In buying apples be sure to get ' th varieties that are fit to rat. Such varieties a Hen Davis and Ciitno are not suitable for fall use, and we should look for such as the Johnathan.Cirimes Golden, IH'licious, Wagoner, Ortley and Spitxenlwrg. which are in good eating condition at this time. Grocerymen can help II really by making a specialty of these varieties on Apple Day. and by taking pains to have them in go-d condition and plainly labeled. Apple Day is a good day on which to become better acquainted with one or more of these varieties. American people have been buying apples, whether for eating or cook ing, without regard to variety. We can increase the consumption of apples in the United States only by educating the public to know the U-st varieties. ' In our homes, let us try a new recipe for preparing the apple. There are I'M ways announced in papers and booklets ft r preparing and serving apples. Try one or more of these ways. The hotels are planning special apple menus and the restaurants should be asked to offer cooked apples in many forms. And every train that comes into Oregon on Apple Day should bo supplied with fruit, thus adver tising to the tourist the wonderful qualities of our apples. "Apple Daj, has been celebrated in the Fast, and most encouraging reports come from Rochester and Ruffalo. More apples were sold and consumed on that day than ever before, and a great stimulus has been given the use of apples. 'There are only forty million barrels of apples for the ninety million people of our country, and for the large export trade. This showi that this delicious and whole some fruit is not eaten in the quan tities it should be. Indeed, there are thousands of people in our country who neur eat an apple. Let uswc that every man, woman and child shall eat an apple on November 18Apple Day." University of Oregon. Eugene, Nov. ll.- It a letter to the mayor of each city and town of the state, to each county court and to other officials, the University of Oregon has just offered an extraordinary service. This service is to be abso lutely free and is to e performed by members of the University's regular faculty. It is a service that would cost hundreds and per haps thousands of dollars to each community if outside experts had to be engaged: many Oregon com munities, in fact, are believed to have gone without this much needed service rather than incur the expense. Busy officials often do not have time to keep up with the latest de velopments in the fields of public accounting, city planning, govern ment organization, such as the com mission government or city man agement plan and the treatment of defective and delinquent classes. This department plans to collect the results of the experience of other cities and communities throughout the country and make all this in formation available for those who wish to know whai is the best thought on their respective prob lems. More specifically, the department aims to do the following for the communities of Oregon: 1. To provide expert informa tion on the problems which are arising in connection with munici pal administration, as for example, the problems connected with street paving, street lighting, sewer con struction, and sewer disposal, park administration, police and fire pro tection, water supply systems, and questions connected with the oper ation or regulatiot. of public utili ties. 2. To assist and direct by corres pondence, and personal conference, communities which desire social surveys made, either of all the ac tivities of the community, or of any special phase of its life. Never be fore have men and women been so conscious of the- need of knowing the facts about their communities. All real constructive work must start with a fact basis. 3. To cooperate with boards of county commissioners, city officials, health officers, superintendents of workhouses, county and state any turns, supervisors of the Mor, so that the best information and best way of conducting the public busi ness may be placed at the disposal of every public official. 4. To cooperate with county and city treasurer and auditors, and other financial officials and to give advice regarding the installation of up to date methods of controlling receipts and disbursements and modern practices connected with auditing vouchers, purchasing sup plies and letting contracts. 6. To cooperate with voluntary societies such as commercial clubs, improvement associations, welfare leagues, health societies, women's clubs, etc., in working out plans for social betterment programs; and with county superintendents and county school boards with special reference to the finances of rural schools. No more useful method of pre senting ideas has I wen invented than the exhibit, often in connection with a series of lectures to arouse interest and cooperation. Any mu nicipality in the statu that is in terested in this method of present ing community needs should con sult with the Extension Department of the University. The Extension Department ia peculiarly well fitted this year to cooperate with the towns of the state In this work, either by cor respondence, lectures or ptrsof.al conference, as it now has upon it regular Extension faculty Professor D. C. Sowers, who h.u specialize! along the lines of Political and Social Science at Columbia Uni versity, New York, and has for some time been connected with the Training School for Public Service, which is conducted by the Bureau of Municipal Research. Pefore coming to Oregon he had practical experience in various city depart ments of New York City tand par ticipated by cooperating with gov ernmental officials in the prepar ation of the present budget which was voted on October 31, and car ried appropriations amounting to nearly $200,000,000. He is thus especially well fitted to give advice and suggestions dealing with the financial opeiations of cities, and to advise with local otliciuls regarding the installation of up-to-date ac counting systems and the modern methods of business procedure. Any community interested in these opportunities should address the Municipal Reference Bureau, University Kxtension Dept., Eu gene, Oregon. ADVERTISED LETTERS letters unclaimed in the Ft. Hel ens Post office for the week ending Nov. 8. 1913: F. Fnyert 1 letter George Hubbard " Mrs. H. Morris Letters unclaimed by Nov. 22, will be sent to the Dead letter office Iva K. Dodd, P. M. AUCTION SALE House hold goods anc" stock to be sold at Houlton Livery stable, Sat urday, Nov. 22, at 10 a. m. O. T. Foster, Owner, EUROPEAN PLAN EVERYTHING ST. HELENS HOTEL J. OEORCE, Proprietor All. BUSSES CALL AT HOTEL RATES $1.00 AND UP SPECIAL RATES TO REGULAR BOARDERS . - I - I - I - I I - l Ota, Oliver & Plummer GENERAL MERCHANDISE we carry an up-toelatc line of DRY GOODS, CLO THING, BOOTS and SHOKS s well as I GkOCKUIISS, HAKDAVARK, TINVVARK J Houlton Orkcon j" I I - I I I - I I I 'l I - SOME GOOD BUYS OFFERED BV ST. HELENS IMPROVENENI CO. Logged-off Lands 1000 acres of logged olf land at $1S an acre if you ' take it all or only a little more if you want any portion of it. County road runs through the tract and it is only one mile from the railroad and Colum bia river. This tract is near Coble in Columbia county, and nearly all of It will make first class farm and orchard land. Easily cleared and well watered. St. Helens Improvement Co. An Opportunity The greatest opportunity ever offered in Columbia County In the way of a dairy farm - 8'.7 acres of the famous Sauvles Island, the well known Abrams & Knox place, on tho Willamette Slough between St. Helens and Portland, where the Steamer America goes every day in tho week laden with cream and milk to the Portland markets. With the place goes 40 head of fine dairy cows, 2 horses, all farm Im plements, in .fact, everything to enter right into the . business. 1 louse, barns ami outbuildings, all complete for $4O.(i()0, with one third cish and the balance at 7 per cent on long time terms. This is positively one of the U-st dairy farms in the State of Oregon and at a price that can not tte dup'i cated. Something Good 200 acres of the best meadow land in the world and more than M acres of fine phiw land, altogether 2iJ acres, on Sauvies Island lo tween St. Helens and Portland, can be bought for $75 an acre, with only $7000 down and tne balance at 6 per cent on long time payment. A place where the boat passes every day in the week taking the milk, cream and other products to the Portland markets. More than 80 tons of hay put up this year, with the highest water knewn for several years. A'l improved with houses, barns, outbuildings and everything complete. Also some horses go with the place. A hunt ing lease that runs for five years, bringing in an average of $100 cr year for the lease. The B. B. . Whittcn farm. A very fine dairy and stock farm within easy access of the best markets on the coast. A Snap The St. Helens improvement Co. has secured an option on the 72-acre farm known as the old Downing place near Warren. This place has 40 acres In cultivation and the balance In pasture, easily cleared. It Is on tho main Port land rpad, on a milk route, rural delivery, and telephone. Less than one mile from a depot and about a half mile from a first class high school. An excellent opportunity for a dairy farm, there being suffi cient pasture and farm lands to handle HO cows. This place ran le bought for $125 per acre on easy terms, and 7 per cent interest on deferred payments. We have slso several other good farm projiosi f ions and a number of houses and lots in St. Helens which can be had on the easy payment plan. St. Helens Improvement Co. A. T. Laws. Mgr. AMERICAN PLAN MODERN AT THE - l - l - l t J