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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1914)
li. Wfln IVIicf of l,utr'ol'c citizens who expect ill I h a coming primary election in this county hut ho far we have only , thre announcemr nts. Of course The Mist Publishing Company we would not think of blaming. KoundeJ I SSI Imim4 E Friday fcr M. K Mii.i.m, Kilitm. KtilHrrtl mm mi' nt i'Ikib mimi'f jMiiii(tr' lu. jl'IU, ' Oil- I-I l.lllm l Mullll II I. Iia. Omk.iU .Sl'MMCairTION U ATK.1 n I tue vim. - II inollilia ,lvrrtltlli)( rHten uimlc known mi li h'Ioii l.rxl not Ires 'ft mit irr llna tint lack of enthusiasm on the j Mr tin if in iiilifinnr r-nlj ri,l.,ro.l tt i Wash the Mist, hut REUBEN Keuben, Ore, Feb. 25, 1914.--W.L. Wright of llarrishurg, Ore., who ll tlio owncT of the F. W. Jordan place, i wur In taw n Sunday. i F. W. Jordan of Vancouver, i ii vinitinir, ith her father and imottur, Mr. and Mra. W. H. Winner i in went Reuben. I op n an' declared their willin'neaa to take up the (gubernatorial big ltlck in defiance of the vice and lawlessness that prevail! In Oregon. But," aayi Mr. Casey, "this campane will be diffrunt from the lait Fer wan thing 'County Official Paper Farmers and other property wners who pay taxes in this state and county are figuring on Vome plan whereby the taxes anay hi! reduced. Kvery plan imd Bcheme imaginable hns been thought out and pondered over iind tho solution is yet far away. his week a movement has been tarted by some of the go d far riers of this county whereby nn rganization will be effected and he (jMestiitn of taxation will bo lie mibject under discussion at lltim-M. It is pr p 'd to get t J i'-.'lher and exchange iih-as, talk pver the viinoi s plans of red up- ion of taxes and do anything ml everything that will tend in any way to accomplish this very Imich d.'sircd end. At these ii"etin' every bill that is put ip to tho people under the initia- ive and referendum will be dis missed arid all information n hem to be had will be obtained. lie) that an intelligent vole on ' . I i . I 1. pueii matters win dc me result, it least in that particular locality. jt will ba an organization having or its ultim tte aim, the reduc ion of the present high tax . t will be an organized effort to ttain its object. It will result n much good. jneynay mat t.OVemor West the owner of the It. K. Fester farm. has turned his batteries loose on wa lii town Monday. He ia looking Cove now and Copperfield Is a fr renter fur his farm. back number. We do not know; Judson Truman of Red Town was in about the batteries but at least t,,e cily Tuesday. He reports that they Miss Kern Uobbs has been sent sre having plenty of rain out there, to the Union County town to' l.ant week was moving week for close a Saloon there, ( several parties in Wet Iteuben. Kube ! Archibald moved from the Columbia Timbers home at the water tank to the buililii g formerly occupied by G. S. Snydtr. K. E. Green moved from the In the twenty years ago notes in this issue will be found an Item Which says that the portion W. I.. Wright house tu the one vacated of State taxes due from this bv Archibald, and Sam Alexan der moved from the F. F. Knight farm to the W. I.. WrUht farm. Cat. S. Wilson of (.ents, Oregon Is visiting with bis sister, Mrs. T. C. Watts, this week. county was ?o7()i). An item in the Mist a couple of months ago gave the amount due as $07,000. (f iite a difference, eh? I THE POLITICAL SITUATION ! I "Well, Mr. Capty," sy the Hon. Fat McArchcr'hav yi announced yer car.dlday, jet fer guvner?" "I have not," says Mr. Casry, "and whitt's more I don't Intend to." "Yes don't say," says Put. "I hope it's rot jer modest that kapca yez from it." "It's riaylher me modesty" says Mr. Casey, "nor the shxiue of bein' seen in such enrrpany," he says. "fer. " he In this issue will be found nn Article on the Political Situation written by a well known writer f Salem. These articles will be nown as the Casey Articles and . ill apj-ear in the Mist each week - jrr(.m now until after theelection. They will deal with the situation from a non partisan standpoint imd will be a source of informa- Iion wri'ten in such a manner as obe humorous as well asinstruc iv . Ih'sisor.e of the features fcheMist will have tl is summer. Another feature soon to be add ihl to the Mist will be a farm and jhome magazine supplement con taining about 10 pages on sub jects of particular interest to the f irmer and the farmer's wives. 3'liis will be a regular feature of jt'i' Mist for the next year and jtlie price of the paper will remain lho s tme. We are going to nive t our readers all there is in the Iw.iy of local and state news to V'ther w ith a good farm maga zine and other special features which will please and satisfy o:ir subscribers. j The Federal Aid Good Roads bill of Jonathan Itourne has been introduced in the United States "Senate. Thi bill provides for f federal aid to the states for the jbuilding of roads and was fully 'explained in the Mist a few (months ago. Speaking of Jonathan Hourne ind his candidacy for the United -States Senate, it appears that so ar Mr, I?ourne has not announc- I himself as a candidate but the nails a-e bringing little, notices SHys. "'tis a f..ine bunch of lads that's me ftind Rufe llolman has put the qui in the field. The rnmon." he savp. tttis nn the shtory that he would here "why I don't come rut with as fine a afther tie the men to sign the paroles pla'fnrm as yo'd wi-h to stand on is be- : an, ' luikc do-kiments. An" says Mc- cHune I'm fiieevlly to all the candidates j ArhcT. "ye fergot to menBhun the no and winh to give the byca a lihtin' blent Roman av thim all, our ix guvnor ehanst; somethin'," he sa; s, "they wouliln't have if I got into the game. Look over tnc list of names," says Caney, "and Ihin let yer brist swell with pride at Fwhat old Orgun can pro juce," be says, "in the way of Guber natorial timber." "The candidates, " rays Mr. Casey, "in almost as plintiful as Duglas fir," ho says, ". n' jist as sturdy." "Cliu-kamas county whs eaily in the Arid," he says, "with a brace of on will n' but Miilwsrt cani'idates. Thry's Judijc Dnminick, whose hot was among the fiiht to git inly the circle, and thin they a the Hon. Yourln, who, lis raid, already hns pelirhuns out fei the rilYr Indum on hia own coi.dida. y." ye'll miss the acid tint. Siv'rul of the candidates, "he sajs, "has pleaded with Din Ailcutup fer the loan of his tister, but to no avail. Bin's scid list car ried him tn vlrt'vr and a crwvl i.h an' F. F. Knight of Dillay, Ore., who is' ,he tjiter g tucke(1 , , f- de. posit box ler use two yeara hinee." "This ailictin' a guvnor is an Im portant matter. It's almost aa serius a thing aa that of gittin' a district attorney that'll do what he's paid fer without oopaettin local condiahuns. Wan of the chief asaets of Orgun to day Bays Mr. Casey, ih the vice that pervails throughout the state an' in Baker county Without vice," says be, "where would ur politics be, an' what could our officials do fer a livin T No man," says Mr. Casey, "need ixpirt to be illicted to fill the ixalted posishun of chief magistrate onless he is well oop on vice, its treatment and cure. No common wealth."' he says, '"has done so much fer vice in the last year as has the Bea ver state. Many of the older states haa sint for samples of Orgun vice to restock their vice prayserves an' the industry promised will for the state, '"Tis intiistin' readin' yex'll foind these days about these embrajo guv nor. Aich wan has a pltform av his owr, an' yer hard to plaze t yez can't be suited In wan or more av thim. Ycx kin git ivr thirg they ia going, from soup to nuts. Wan candidate is in for the fray an' onllmltsd coinage av heave drops, whoile another Is out shpoken fer the ahtate fu'nishin' fray rid cross shtamps. "Who do ye predict will be nominat ed at the primaries?" asked Pat of Mr. Casey. "Will," says Casey, "if I believed what aich of the candidates says I'd think we'd have a whole flock of guv nors, but me long ixperience in polly ticks makes me know better, hinee I hisitate to predict the winner. How iver," says Mr. Casey, "it makes no difTrunce what I think or what the can didates want, fer the people will have the say whin it comes to choosin' a guvnor, an' whin the people act we're ahure of gitting wan that'll fill the bill." "Did yez note," aays Mr. Casey, "thot'so far nawthin' hex bin aid about anny lady candidates fer guvnor? 'Tis supprisin. as Oi cud minshun sivrsl who cud rill the job wid great dignity to thimselvcs an' to the ahtate. For inatrashun train tillin' thebyes how to ins,er- Mrs.-but. what's the .. ... use? If the ladies don't take enough intrist to hunt the job, whoy should Oi Oregon! "Mr. Dooley" Presents Hia Views on Matters and Things to Columbia County Foil:. i lntetairel among soma of the po li liar ur as to whether they will be en 'i.'Kh votes to go around." "So far as known," s Mr. Casey, "George Haker ia the only mon In the mitroplis who has definitely decolded not to run fer Guvnor, an' 'twould not be surprisin' if a commishun was ap pointed to look Intil his mintil cendi shun. "Yer wrong therj." says I'at, "ftr Gear, who's liable to throw bis clutch inty high at anny momii.t an' ahlip in ty the race." "Another good runner," aays Mr. Casey, "to git inty the runrin' at about the same time wus old Doc Honeycomb of Coivallis, who'll give the byes a merry chase fer their money." "Doc has ben gittin' in close touch lately wid the farmer byes be makin' a tower av the shtate on the Espee dim git more cream per cow capita an urgin' thim to put in lilos an' to regis ter early." "Thin they a others. Fer inster i they's Judge Benedict, up Wasco way. i Ro- burg sintls out the S O S sign in "An" thin they's George C. D'ui bell behalf of her fav'rite son Early Craw ho hHs a rubber sthring on his randi- ford, who has been so chnmmy with the dacy. If anny wan ilse will agree to prisint guvnor. And, "aays Mr. Casey, git en his platform an' crowd him ofT, "so it goes. Almost iv'ry county In h :'s willin' to withdraw. Otherwoise the f late has wan or mora good min an' he'll shtay wid the ship. true who's willin' to offer thimselves "As yooshul," says Mr. Casey, "old as sacrifices fer tl e good of the com Mullnomee haa modestly auggisted a monwelth." name or two fer the Uadin' gintlHrninj "They 'a Klamath connty,"saya Mr. of the state. They's Col. Hob, who Casey, "itchio to put a mon inty the ivr body was ix pec tin' to play the I fray, an' news ia It oked fer Daly from game. Thin," he says, "they is i d thot aecshun. Dec Smiihers. as the Orgonyun calls j "Colormby an' Clatsup counties." him, 'the residuchary goalee of the j says Mr. Cusey, "has bin so cinthered prirint adminiatra.shun. They's dear about the good roads ishue thot so far old Johnnie Mnnfully.wan of the lattfit tu allow his friends to pcrswadc him inty the game." "Others minchuned from Multnomee is the Hon. Curler, Gusae Mosher an' ltoti Stevens," says Mr. Casey. "Wid tho way the nominachuns is cotnin' in from Portland, grave fear niver a worrud has bin heard from thim raylative to the gjvnorahip. Shtil the game is young yit, an' yez niver can till. "Ye need not be surprised to wake up tomorry mnrnin' an' read where llrutus Dennis or Tom McCutsard or Hal do Potent had come out in the troy to brake up their happy homes? Howiver, 'tis disappointin' thot no wimmin has come out, as their plat forms would make intriating' readin'. Yez kin almost till what they'd be loike," aays Casey, "For inster, wan would say, 'Oi favor tattin' as a com pulsry coorse an' both grade an' hoigh ach' ola. If ilicited to the hoigh office av guvnor Oi will insist on a comishun bein' created to see thot eggs is sold be weight, an', not be age.' Or, 'Oi fav or the reshtrictshun av the sale av lick er in saloons only, an' not islewhere'. Or O'i view wid allarrum the ate hour law, ixcipt so far aa it concerns the house woife an' those depindint upon her.' "The greatest danger we hov to face ia thot some wni. of the candidates will go too far wid his platform ideea an' encroach on some av Cousin Os's copy roighted noshuns, an' thin the guv nor'll declare marshal law an 'burn ivry platform presinted. Widout a platform Orgun would be as bad on? as she would be widout vice." :l rom an address in Portland, and jcomc unsigned so that we nre 'J t I ,1 H I it .k ... I..nn 1 ,i in.l .. lltilll 'i i i.iwiv HJ iiilik juai in 1 1; Hie; come from. 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