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S. TIME TABLE
Train.
Ko. II.
NO.
Kali'
to.
Train.
Ko...
So.
Buses
ImloutM
From Portland
leaves
I'urtlund.
... 8:10 n. in.
'....11:25 p. ui.
... 6:15 p. in.
fl:lG p. m.
To Portland
St. Helen
, . . . 7:69 o. in.
", , , . 1 1 : 1 n
.... S: 3 1 p. iu
... 8:63 P. w.
Imitd fur station about
la tdvuni'o of above time.
Arrival
St. Helena
:ll a. m.
1:83 p. m.
6:23 p. ni.
7:09 p. m.
Arrive
i'orlland
9:16 a. m.
11:20 p. m.
4:40 p. ni.
9:60 p. m.
20
i'NITED STATES MAIL
TO BE WEIGHED
Cooral welghUm tl' stovern
urtl of tho I'nlted State null car
nal on all AiiutIcuu railroads
mi on Murrti 27 anil continue for
hUV-flw N",:e 'cl
u bwn sent out to Southern Paclflt
Vnploif I 11 '' Thrull. mall traf-
c manager of tho company. 1 nrau
kplalns that Hi" object la, to deter-
rclm actually what pay the roau
till rn under tlio old ayatotu of
jijmtnt and tlio now una now being
tried out Involving a apace bast.
"Both tint weight of the uiail."
-aya Thrall, "mid tho apace It occu
pies on each trulu will be ca'Ofully
tabulated. Then the remuneration
do (lie road on either ayatein of pay
till bo determined nnd submitted to
.hi Interstate commerce commlaalon,
which la to dcniillcly decide with
ibn facia uh a foundation what a
lilt baala would In'.
"Under tho act of congre np-
proed July 28, 1916, the Interstate
cunm.rce commission waa onipow-
ml and directed to dotcrniino and
f.ireosonuMo rule und compensation
!or the transportation of the 1'nltvd
Sutra null mi common carriers and
the wrvlre In connection therewith.
"for yeara tho railways havo con-
leaded that the pay for carrying the
nails was lnadoiuutn, and, after
many hearing and eihauvllvo In
imitation hotli by congress and ape
rial communions, tho whole question
of mall transportation routes waa
turned over to tho Interstate com
merce commission. This la as It
ihould I)", fur t It cat commission regu
lates freight, iiiHreiiR'r and express
niea. mid hi fully qualified and
ciilppd to iuhs on fnlr and reason
able, mail transportation rates.
The ton inllii or weight has been
ilie butits of mull pay ever slnco the
roads begun currying tho malls. The
present postal nduilntstratton advo
cates a change from that mothod to
one by tho car foot-mllo, or apace
baala. Tlio lntt,.r method Is at tlio
!reent time being tested out to fur- j
nlili Hie arttuil facta In the mutter
lo the. commiiiHlon. The figures will
'determined by the general wolgh
Ini. Tills will he tho roul test of
1,01,1 ,ll( weight nnd spneo systems."
HATCH EARLY FOR SIZE
As the proper time approaches foi
he lien to become broody or sit, Ii
iare Is tuken to look Into tlio nosl.
I will be seen that tlier aro a few
ft, d wny feathers boing left then
by the bun; also the lieu stays longei
jn tho nest when luylng at this time,
and on being approached will quite
llkuly remain on the nest, making u
clucking noise, ruffling her feathers,
Jiid pecking at the intruder. When
It la noted that a hen sits on the nest
from two to three nights in succes
sion, and that most of the feuthers
ro gone from her broust, which
ohould fmfl hot to tho bund, she Is
endy to bo transferred to a nest
which has been prepared for her be
forohnud, aerordlng to tho poultry
specialist of tho I'nlted Htules de
partment of agriculture. The normnl
tompernturo of a hen is from 106 do
trees to 107 degree ., which varies
allghtly during Incubation.
Dust the hen thoroughly with ln-
iU powder, ami In applying tliej
powder ho'.d the hen by the feet, the
head down, working tho powder well
.nto tho feathers, giving special at
tention to regions around the vent
tnd under the wings. The powder
should also he sprinkled in the nest.
The nest should be In somo quiet,
tut-of-lhe-way place, where the slt-
Ing hen will not be disturbed
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN THE COUNTY COURT OK THE
HTATE OK OREGON. FOR COL-
l.'MDIA COUNTY.
In the Mutter of the Estate of Oscar
ft. Hunter, l)eceasel.
Notice Is liereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed the
Administrator of the Estate of Oscar
E. Hunter, Deceased, by the County
Court of the State of Oregon, for
Columbia County, and has qualified
All persons having claims against
snld estute are hereby notified to
present the same, duly verified as by
luw required, to the undersigned, at
the office of Uus C. Moser, 1624-29
Yeon llulldlng, Portland, Oregon,
within six months from the date
hereof.
Dated and first published March
10th, 1917.
EUGENE HOCir, JR.,
Administrator.
Ol'S. C. MOSEIt.
Attorney for Administrator.
NOTICE OP ADMINISTRATOR'S
HAI.K OP IIKAI, KNTATK AM)
1'KHHONAI, 1'KOI'EKTY AT ritl
VATK HA I.E.
IN THE COUNTY COUUT OF" THE
STATE OK OREGON KOR COL-
I'MlllA COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Estate of Peter
Horgren, Deceased.
NOTICE Is hereby given, That In
pursuance of an order of the County
court of the county of Columbia,
state of Oregon, made on the 14th
day of March, 1917. In the matter of
the estate of Peter Horgren, de
ceased, the undersigned, the admin-
Move tstrator of the estate of l'etor Hor-
ter from the regular luylng nest at
utght and bundle her carefully In do
n g so. Put a china egg or two In the
irst whero she Is to sit, nnd place a
gren, deceased, will sell r.t private
sale, In aeparate parcels, to the high
est bidders, upon the terms and con
ditions hereinafter mentioned, and
subject to confirmation by said Coun-
lourd over the opening so that she 'X Court, on or after Monday, the
.an not get off. Toward the evening I V"' d,njr of APr": 19n- B". th? rK,,t'
, ,,, , , ... , , title. Interest and ostate of the said
of tho second day quietly go in whete ,,,,ier iIorKrc( deceased, at the time
she Is sitting, leave some feed and of bis death, In and to the real pfop-
water, remove the board from the ' crty hereinafter described, also all of
front cr top of the net. and let the Ith?, ,,,llle anU ,lnloreJ of the
, . I said Peter Horgren, deceased, in and
..on come off when she Is ready. lt0 tll0 per8onu, pr0perty hereinafter
Should sho return to the nest after j described, and all the right, title,
feeding, remove the china egg or eggsi and Interest that the estate has by
and put under those that are to be i operation of law. or otherwise ac-
Incubated. If the nests are slightly
Fill la
Picture Puzzle No. 1 5
99 j
1
HE auk, the bird you drew In your last picture, had only three letters in it,
uiun t It? Isn t It a funny sounding word ? Why are the great auk's eggs so
vuluable? you ask. It I the scarcity ot-an article that makes It valuable.
That Is why diamonds cost so much. Get out your saft pencil, start nt No. 1,
and you will draw one of the most beautiful of birds. It has a place In history.
It la very graceful and often Is found on the table of the king of England.
NOTICE OP SALE.
IN THE COUNTY COURT OP THE
STATE OK OREGON, FOR COL
UMBIA COUNTY.
In tho Matter of the Estate of John
Racktis, Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that pur
suant to the order of the above en
titled Court made March 10, 1917,
In the matter of tlie estate of John
Backus, deceased, authorizing the
sale of all the real property of said
estate at private sale, the under
signed, the administrator with the
Will annexed of said estate, will from
and after Saturday, April 14, 1917,
sell at private sale to the hlehest
I bidder for cash, nnd subject to con
tinuation by gaid County Court, all
the following described real prop
erty belonging to the said estate of
John Backus, deceased, situated In
Columbia County, Oregon, to-wlt:
Lots 1 and 2, In Block 14 in the City
'of Rainier, Oregon; and also a tract
! of land described as beginning at a
point 80 feet southerly of the S. E.
corner of Block 27, In the Town (now
City) of Rainier, Oregon, on a direct
line of the west side line of Cowlitz
' Street, and running thence southerly
: In a line with said west side line of
Cowlitz Street 300 feet; thence west
erly, at right angles, 100 feet; thence
northerly, at right angles, 300 feet;
'. and thence easterly at right angles,
i 100 feet to the place of beginning.
Terms of sade. Cash; ten per cent
. to accompany bid, and balance on
I confirmation of sale by said Court,
j All bids to be directed to W. E. Clark,
at Deer island, Oregon.
Dated at St. Helens, Oregon, March
16, 1917.
W. E. CLARK,
Administrator with Will annexed
of the estate of John Backus,
Deceased. 13-5
quired, other than or In addition to
that of said deceased, at the time of
his death, of. In, and to the follow
ing described real estate, sltuato,
lying and being In Columbia County,
State of Oregon, to-wlt: The S. E.
4 of the S. W. Vi of Soctlon 2.
Township S N. R. 3 West, also Lot
2 of Block 2 and Lot 1 of Block 6
In the town of Deer Island, and Lot
16 Block 64 In the City of St. Helens,
also the following personal property
In Columbia County, Oregon, Bal
ance of the timber on tho N. E. M
of H. E. Vi Sec. 7, T. 5 N. R. 2 west,
and an undivided one-hnlt Interest in
nnd to an old saw mill.
Terms and conditions of sale
, . , r, yirvTT I Cash. In gold coin of the United
U 'states; ten ( 10 ). per cent of the pur-
, 777 . . i .... i chase money to be paid at the time
What Is tho most that may be pur-1 of balance on confirmation of
dinned ror a coiht una is mo qui'- alo foy the County Court
Hon uoDormost In tho minds of the All bids or offers must be In writ-
- .a 1 1 a i .1 .J (.
l..,-..l,..l,l.,r .. I, e,,iii,,m. ing, anu niaiieu 10 sum miu.i.wi
darkened the bens are less likely to
become restless. At hatching time
they should be confined and not be
disturbed until tho hatch Is com
pleted, unless they become restless,
when It may be best to remove the
chick that are hatched first. In cool
weather it Is best not to put more j
thun 10 eggs under a hen, while luter !
:n the Fprlng olio can put 12 or 16,
according to Hie size of the hen. j
run PURCHASING
: nt i,a raulHanra RQft R ('ouch Street
tlOI Ob ' ,tlM A Dortla wl nroirnn nt nnv tinifl
i V II J UI 1 UlllUIIUI v !'
and nu-;aft(,r ine fh-st publication of this
average
plates, the monthly bill and
that mutches, shoestrings,
me rous smull articles which used to ' notice and before the making of the
sell
... iininu nmrcn iim. ivii.
1917
for the lowest bit of American l .
, , , i i. i t iiuieu murvu inn
coiuago are now piuccu in mu muci
1917.
First publication March 16,
Last publication April 13. 1917.
JOHN HORGREN.
! Administrator of the Estate of
Peter Horgren, Deceased.
W. A. HARRIS & G. A. GORE,
Attorneys for Administrator.
NOTICE OP APPOINTMENT
ADMINISTRATOR.
OP
BIG BEAN SHIPMENT
class. Household accessories former
ly exhibited on the penny counter are
now sold at tho "Five and ten,"
whllu many goods formerly dlspluyed
In tlio last named Btoros have been
gruduatod to tho department store.
Put to certain uses a penny Is in
.l.iwl m litklnlituu lilt nf rolmiirn. Ycl
when n Lincoln penny Is applied to In the Matter of the Estate of Jacob
.... ,i Lengpcher, decoaseu.
the electric light bill It will purchase noTICB 13 HEREBY GIVEN that
fully twice as much light, heut anil , undersigned has been appointed
power as a similar amount spent only i administrator of the estate of Jacob
ten year, ago. Fifteen and twenty j Mfh".
thn 7 v"u" ' . . -j
jenls per .kilowatt hour were
I Columbia County, and has qualified.
I'cur solid truliiltiuda cif "liHmiat front
lit nvitp m mllllnn
dollars and constituting the lurgosl
mgio movement of this commodity
"Of COIIlllllf In tltn llnln.l Ufutua
have arrived In San Francisco to be
lran..i,pp,M ,y lhe Western Import
fompuny t0 HnHturn market. Tho
So'iplhern Puclfio bus already started
019 trillll tit Ivunlv.nlnn nvnr
Ogden route to Now York. Threo
01l'rs win ho required for tho total
lllpnient. wl,l,., , ti nnn
bags.
Tho COnHiirilllWttit In knln. Ii.nilln.l
, " iu uuuift imuiiivv
tllO WdHtertl tmnnrl nnmnnnv
Wl'icli hnN H.U W0.klng for tl0 iat
levon years to Introduco thum in
America. Tliey wero brought hero
joni Jupun on tho oteamuhlp Kotsu
Tim i
""" are or all varieties and
'""Ir niipeurnnco hero la one of the
"W devel(il)iiw,a ,1... Rnmnann
r Ims brought about In thta coun
ty.
ARK VOU TROl'HI.Kl) WITH
CATAKIUI?
If
VOll Ullaklllil )! M it.il.1ai tt
" 'H U-TONE, the great catarrh rom
r ii i , .
' ii contains bo opiates or nar
""m and the uso. of It will no(
"oroforn produce the drug habit. We
"comment! tlmt ttU you who uffBr
, '"' wtnrt'h try a bottle of th'.s won
"'Mil reilllMlv Tt I., in.
I, v vuiiiun in wv auu
" 81i"'s. Sold and rocommondod by
,ula I'liiirmacy, St. Helens,
"onio-iiiii.i..
Mason's.
chicken tamalos at
usual rules but a decade ago. while i All persons having claims against
nowadays the Mazda lump, the lin-ionld eatr.te ere hereby notified to
n,i tia m.nl. present ine wiiub m iuj .
I ii- ii.ni ltiitir Portland. Oreeon.
electric range mako the snmei . . voncher- duly verified, within
proved electrlo motor,
orn
jinount of eloctrlclty go much further li months from dato hereof.
ihnn il uned to. while the rate of Dr.to of first publication Marcn
eight cents per kilowatt for lighting ' 23rd. 1917. LENGACHER.
sorvlco Is now fairly common. Tak-jn F MULKEY,
Ing eight cent per kilowatt hour as I Attorney.
str.ndnrd, ono cent will purchase. Last publication April iv, mi.
nnough eloctrlclty to: srMMON'S
Light a 26-wa(t (23 candle-power), cuiVVIT COURT OK THE
Mazda lump for 6 hours. STATE OK OREGON, FOR THE
Muke ton cups of coffoo In nn elec- COUNTY OK COLUMBIA
iC. V. Kverett, l'lointin, vs. .uun
warmer I Evesott, Defendant.
In tho name oi ine oibio ui wm.
trio percolator,
Hout milk In a nursery
throo tlmos,
Make 300,000 Btltches on an elec
tric sowing machlno,
Heat nn electric chafing dish for
a quortor of nn hour,
Warm a heating pad for two hours,
Mako ten slices of toast on an elec
trlo toaster,
Hout nn eloctrlc flatlron for ten
minutes.
Pi
r-
HRE you reading the history
now running serially in
advertisement form in Colliers,
Saturday Evening Post and
other national magazines of the
building of the Union Pacific?
Union Pacific is a national achieve
ment upon which depended the
safety of the Union and the holding
of the Pacific States.
Toe ttoriej are rica ia intimate facts of United States
listory. Wten you read tnetn you will realize wnst
great part Union Pacific played in tlie growth and welfare
of our Nation; ar.d tow truly serviceable Union Pacific
is and will be in peace of war to the people of our
United Sta.cs, s individual travelers, of shippers, and as
a Nation. "
Union Pacific System
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OK OREGON, FOR COL
UMBIA COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Estate of Chris
tina Helzenreter, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That Henry
W. Helzenreter has been duly ap
pointed administrator of the estate
of Christina Heizenreter, deceased, by
the County Court of Columbia Coun
ty, State of Oregon, and has duly
qualified for said trust. All persons
having claims against said estate are
hereby notified and required to pre
sent the same, duly verified and with
' proper vouchers, to the administrator
at his residence, Warren, Oregon,
within six months from the date of
this notice.
; Dated at St. Helens, Oregon, March
29th, 1917.
I HENRY W. HEIZENRETER,
j Administrator of the Estate of
Christina Heizenreter, deceased.
W. A. HARRIS & G. A. GORE,
Attorneys for Administrator,
i St. Helens, Oregon. 15-5
A little want aa in the Mist
i bring results.
will
Be Fair to Your
Wife
Save her the Wash Day
Drudgery. Let us call for
your laundry.
Our work will satisfy you
St. elens Steam
Laundry
Geo. Watkins, Prop.
A Homelndustry
NOTU'K TO CREDITORS
In the matter of the estate of Will
iam M. Elliott, deceased.
Nniien Is hereby given that the
undersigned Murk W. Elliott haB boen
appointed administrator oi me es
i. nf William M. Elliott, deceased.
All creditors or other persons having,!
claims against the said estato are
hereby notified to present the same
proporly verified, as by law provided,
to the snld administrator nt the law
office of Glen R. Metsker in tho Col
umbia County Bank llulldlng at St.
Ilolnns, Oregon, the samo being the
place for the transaction of the busi
ness of snld estato, said claims to be
presented within six months from the
date of the first publication of this
notice, to-wlt, within alx month of
the 6th day of April, 1817.
MARK W. ELLIOTT,
Administrator of tho Estate of
William M. Elliott, deceased.
GLEN R. METSKER,
Attornoy for Administrator. l-5
To tho above named defendant:
You are hereby roqulred to appear
and answer the complaint of plaintiff
filed against you In the above en
titled suit on or before the time pro
scribed in the order for the publica
tion of thl summon; to-wlt: on or
before the 14th day of Apru,
said date being six wocks after the
publication of this summons.
If you fail to appear and answer
the plaintiff will apply to tho Court
for the relief prayed for in his com
plaint, to-wlt: for a decree dissolv
ing tim hnnds of matrimony now ex
isting botwoen the plaintiff and de
fendant and for such otheryrellef aa
the Court may adjudge proper.
Tiitii summons is served upon you
by publication, by order of the Hon
orable J. A. Eakln. Judge of the
above entitled Court, which order
was made on the 27th day of Febru
ary, 1917, and requirea mai sum
summon be published once a week
for six successive weeko In the St.
Holons Mist, a newspaper published
In St. Holons. Oregon, and required
that you appear on or bofore the
18th day of April, 1917, and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff filed
herein. .
Date of first publication March 2,
Ian
Date of last publication April 13.
Your Spring Suit
You shovld order it now. Come in and look over my
line of woe lens. During the past mcnth I have made
suits for some of the test dressers in the city, and they
were
ENTIRELY SATISFIED
Let me demonstrate to you that for Style, Fit, Work
manship and Good Material, my tailored garments are
above the standard.
J. F. RYAN
MERCHANT TAILOR St. Helens, Oregon
E. W. KETEL
St. Helens, Ore.
Contractor--Builder
KSTIMATES, PLAN'S
Cement Work a Specialty
Phone Connection
vv
1917.
SIDNEY ZETOSCH.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
710 Board of Trade Bldg.,
Portland, Orogon.
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rr
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Use the best and you are always satisfied
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NOW
FIiOliM
To the PUBLIC!
STEAM, TURKISH
AND SHOWER BATHS
Every Day
at Kaleva Hotel
Courteous treatment and
sanitary arrangements.
Visitors to inspect will be
welcomed
George's Market
ST. HELEN'S
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MEATS
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