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' ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1919 5
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J ITEMS OF INTEREST
a TO FARMERS
Mmhiiik iM'ucr ruMturm
Tim following suggestions fur pas.
Hire Improvement ore given by a de
pu rt tiictit specialist;
Cut or deadon all trees except
those needod fur shade and cleur off
,I,H hriiHli and rulibUli. Pusture
plant nin not compete with timber,
linn Hliuuld decide whether he do-
HlrtH wood or pnsture and act ac
cordingly-
Have tlia shady places on Ilia hlgh
, r part of the fluid and not along
ruiiiiliiK streams or ponds. Muuti
i.Tilllty In lout from grazing lands
iicaiiHK thla rule la not more genor
lly followed.
Kcrllllzu h you would for a good
nnadow. Thuie la nothing butter
linn an occasional top-drosslng of
linliln inn nil re. Thin Hlioulil be ap
plied In die ran or winter. Acid piios-
lint i"Hl oasic King are very er
Iclunt In promoting the growth of
unit! grasses ana unvnra and tney
n turn tend to crowd out the wends.
he weed problem In closely grazed
i.inliiroH on rich voIIh In practically
ntliliig.
deseed an old puHturo only as a
iHt resort. It pastures In the east
'nil, It Im usually because of depleted
i rtlllty and not from luck of seed.
leaped lug Hlioiiiu ne uono in a
Jiorough nd not a slipshod niunner
nd only ufler the fertility of the
ill has been reHlorea.
Cut the lull, rank growing weedH
nee ami preferably twice during
Jill SI'IISOII.
I'ut .on enough stock to prevent
id pliiiilx from maturing. The turf
i a good pasture ehoulil not be
ure Hutu two or three Inchon high.
Do nut underestimate the value of
.mr grazing landa, but atudy their
i! ana strive to make them more
roductWe.
Junuary 1 of this year wore nearly
normal, tno norllieru and eastern
hi u tee having slightly am tller and
the Houlhern and western states
tllghtly larger stock than the aver
age. It Ik also pointed out thut pota
toes are subject to wide variation In
yield because of weather, diseases
end Insects and the concluHlon Ih
drawn that growera are Justified hi
planting un average ncreage thli,
year.
Attention Ih; railed to the fact,
lowever, that the present and pros
pectlve large supply of wheal In the
United Htatea may tend to reduce
the consumption of potutoe.
Sheboygan Comity, Win., farmers
received much benefit In 1918 from
community tile drnlnugo proJectH con
ducted by the farm bureau and tho
county agent. Over 40 farina were
vlHlted. 88,000 feet of levola wera
run, and 70,000 feet of tile wan laid,
which reclaimed 76 acres of land. It
iHoxtlmiiti-d thai an a result of the
hind drained, the value of farm landa
In tho vicinity lma Increased 112.
000. The project will be continued
In 1919 and It 1m plunned to reclaim
fi00 acres of Innd.
I'otnio grower who !abiunllv
hint a fairly uniform ac-ciigu are
ore likely to in ii ko a cor.nlHtent nro-
t llian growem who try to adjunt
n'lr acreage to tempor-ry condl
oiiB. mtyi the I'nl'od Hlates de-a-t-
eir. of agriculture, reviewing the
(nin situation In u circular Just Ih
eil, "Crops a:vl Live-stock 1'roduc
n In tl."
It In shown that stock of market
le potatoea In the United Htateii on
rrobably the Kent wiihIi v.ir apple
tree burera U a thick coat of paint
mude from raw llnaeed oil and pure
white lead. Remove the earth for a
(llMtniice of three to four Inched from
tho luiHe of the tree, Mcrape off tlx,
dirt and loose bark scales, and, after
worming, apply to the exposud trunk
u thick, uniform coating of pi-lnt to
a dlHlauce of about a foot above the
ground.
CLATSKANIE
Norman Merrill la again able to
be out, after being confined to the
nouse ror two weeks Willi an attack'
of the grippe.
Craven Iiuh sold out bin livery!
business In town, Henry Hickman be-1
Ing the purchaser. Mr. Craven will1
move to Nehalem, where he entered'
Into a contruct with the OustafBon !
Lumber company to haul lumber.
School Superintendent I'. M. Hlroud
announce that he has been offered
a Hchool auperlntendency In Mon-,
tana at a large lncreanfl In salary ovei i
hi present position. Ho does not con-l
template accepting the offer, how-:
ever, owing to the distance Involved,1
but prefera to leave ClatHkanle to
teach In soma other part of this state ;
or In WaNblngton.
J. S. Helchor of Portland, has
been engaged by the school board to :
flU the vacancy In the high school
fuculty occasioned by the resignation
of Mrs. Stonnott. Mr. Ilelcher has
been teaching manual training In the
Portland schools. He Is a gruduate
from an Ohio college and has had
rourteen years' experience as an In
structor. Ho was formerly county
school superintendent of Pacific coun
ty. WaHhlngton. He will assume bis
duties m Monday morning next. j
Chief
7MMHM Men Working on Hliip
A few months ago thoro wore (10,
000 men working on ships. Today
there are 3r,0,000 working on ships
und 3fi0,0OO more on accessories,
making about 700,000 meu at work
on ships or on parts of ships.
Our New llrradiiotiKlita
Tho new supert!reidiiru,:hts nnd
battleships being bu'.'.t far th3 Uni
ted States navy will (owe: In fight
ing strength Y.ir above :itM'iT now
In the Amcrlcrn or cl!;or navlc-, of
the world. lis gun power will be
greater by 33 per cent thr.n thr.t of
the New Mexico, the rrealest bnttle
ship yet built. The gun power of tho
battle cruiser will be equal to that
of the battleship New Mexico. Tho
caliber of the guns on tho new war
ships will be sixteen Inches, one inch
greater than the lurgest In the Kng
l;sh or any other foreign navy. Some
of the Kuropean navies have guns of
eighteen-lnch caliber, designed for a
special typo of monitor, but they
proved to be more freaks of con
struction than of real fighting vi.lue.
Help
I Woman's Statement - Will
I HU Helens
j "I bated cooking because whatever
: I ate gave me sour stomach and a
f bloated feeling. I drank hot water
and olive oil by the gallon. Nothing
helped me until I tried simple buck
thorn bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed
In Adlor-l-ka." Ilocause It (lushes
the ENTIltE bowel tract completely
Adler-l-ka relieves ANY CASE sour
.tomacli, gas or constipation and pre
vents appendicitis. The INSTANT
action Is surprising. A. J. Deming,
Druggist.
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you get all of these things and in addition, many extras that are not to
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. New Prices in Effect
We are selling the CHEVROLET at the new price
$845
for the Model 490, a comfortable, powerful and teautiful S-passenger
touring car. This is $130 less than the war prices.
The Baby Grand Model is $1215
having been reduced from $1255
If you are thinking of buying an automobile, allow us to demonstrate the
CHEVROLET before you decide on what car to buy.
Bargains in Used Cars
We have a 1918 5-passenger DORT touring car. Has been little
used and is in first class condition. Five new tires go with
the car. Price only $ 850
A 1918 OAKLAND, has been driven only 1000 miles. Is just like
new. Extra tire and $50 of accessories go with car. This is
a real bargain. Price ' $1150
A 1917 FORD. In splendid condition. Tires in good shape. Car.
has just been thoroughly overhauled. A bargain' at $ 425
Shipment of Fords
We will soon have a shipment of FORDS. They are hard
to get, and we advise you to place your order now, so that
we will be able to make delivery at time specified.
REMEMBER We carry the largest line of TIRES, AUTO ACCES
SORIES and REPAIR PARTS that can be found in Columbia County.
Our REPAIR SHOP is at your service and workmanship is guaranteed.
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JOS. L. COPELAND, Manager
PHONE 71 ST. HELENS, OREGON
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THE WIDTH the requirements of comfort.
THE LENGTH is full extra length.
THE SLEEVES are faced with a placket, and are roomy
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THE SHOULDERS are sloped and shaped to fit.
THE SEAMS are all double stitched flat felled.
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KI MMOXH VOH Pl'BMCATION IX
tXIIUXIiOHlKK OF TAX I.1KX
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE
STATE OP OREGON POlt COI.. !
UMMA COUNTY.
H. M. Wharton, Plaintiff,
vs.
J. H. Drr.ke and also all other per
sr,ns or parties unknown claiming
any right, title, estate. Hen or In-te-est
In the roil estate described
in tli complaint herein, Defend
ants. To J. H. Drake, the above named de
fendant, '
In Hie Name of the State of Ore
gon : You are hereby notified that
11. M. Wharton the holder of Certl-'
ficate of Delinquency numbered 193
issued February 17, 1917 by the Tax
Collector of Columbia County, Ore
gon, for the amount of Three ann
10-100 Dollars, the same being the
amount then due and delinquent foi
taxes for the year 1914 together with ,
penalty. Interest and costs thereon!
upon tho real property assessed to'
you, of which you are the owner as
nppears of record, situated in sain
County and State, to-wit; Lots num.
'bored Ten, Eleven and Twelve in
Illock numbered Forty-five, in the
Town of Columbia City, Oregon.
You are further notified that said
H. M Wharton has paid taxes ou
said premises for subsequent years
as follows:
On February 17, 1917, he pr.lu
$2.48 taxes for 1915; on January 22,
1918, he paid $1.76 ttxes for 1916;
ond on June 8, 1918, he paid $2.07.
for 1917, with Interest on sulci
amounts at 15 per cent per annum.
Said J. H. Drake as the owner of
tho legal title of tho above described
property as the same appears of rec
ord, and each of the other persons
above named are hereby further
notified that said H. M. Wharton will
apply to the Circuit Court of the
County and State aforesaid for n de
cree foreclosing the lien against the
property above described, and men
tioned in said certificate. And you
are hereby summoned to appear with
in sixty days after the first publica
tion of this summons exclusive of the
day of Bald first publication, and de
fend this action or pay the amount
due as above shown together with
costs and accrued Interest and In case
of your failure to do so, a decree will
be rendered foreclosing the lien of
said taxes and costs against the land
and premises above numod.
This summons is published by
order of the Honorable W. J. Fuller
ton, Judge of the County Court of the
State of Oregon for the County of
Columbia, and said order was made
and dated this 10th day of February,
1919, and the date of the first publi
cation of this summons is the 14th
day of Februnry, 1919.
All process and papers In this pro
ceeding may be served upon the un
dersigned residing within the State
of Oregon, at St. Helens, Oregon.
J. W. DAY,
Attorney for the Plaintiff.
Indigestion .
Take a few rina nf riinmk.,ijn'a
Tablets as directed for indigestion,'
ana you win soon forget about your
stomach troubles. Try it. .
M. HOVEN
Steamer RUTH
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Passenger accomodations for
100
Landing at City Dock
Mortgage Loans
On Improved
Farms
at the lowest rates and
on long time. Repay
able in such Installments
as the borrower may
wish. Liberal prepay
ment terms arranged. No
commissions charged.
Loans closed promptly.
Mortgages purchased.
WM. McMASTER
701 Corbett Bldg.
Portland, Oregon
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PHONES Office, 123; Residence B-38
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at Market Quotations
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