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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1892)
THE OREGON' MIST. United Matt. iriI Count OfUcltil Paper BT. llBLItNH, Mav 0.1HU2. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Jmlgi V. V, Piik. of. Forlaid, was callur at tliii ollk Wednesday, sir. Thomas Clonlofer,of Boappooie, is very sick with malarial lever, Fine toilet tuiipi, 8, 10, 15, 20 aud SO cents ok at the drug stor?, Distr lot court mee a in HI. Holms ,, tot Columbia county Monday, May 16. KeiutMnW that you can gel receipt book at lliU utllov.fur 00, cent chcIi. The bull at Frec)bft on Tuesday nklit in reported a buinir a duoiduil success. : , " J Halmon are very scarce. . Tha boat r not averaging mora l-an two tu ' three A liny.':. Mr. Thomas Conner li verv 111 willi "', fover, and it under the skillful euro ol Dr. II. tt. Cliff. . .... Tlii. jlldl MAIirl fl.wlr.il. In lltn May utrm is Ilia largest iu this county . (or iiiiitiy years. NicoLl'a sawmill iu Portland, was tmriiea yesterday morning, i lie lost is about $35;000. . II. Flags;,, editor and proprletoi ol the Marion Comity Veiuourai. was lu Hi. Helens last week. County court met Wednesday, willi Cnniuiissiouor Samoa and Himucur and Jutlgo Swilser, preseut. ' K very valuable improvement In the way of a uow sidewalk, was laid iu front of lue court kouaa tlii week. " w Cant. Laiuoht ha iinnroved tin; appearand of his rid-nc jroriy, by putting si'plckut fenca around the sum . Mr, W. B. Budl.NitnijB adjuster for the farmers' & Merchant' insurance .. ... coiuao,,, of Albany, waa iu town Wednesday on business,-. .' " riiarloa PT)uin haa resigned aa county ameisur, and Horn Judooti t:".- i... ... .. ......I l... II... . IIU IMHH I, IM.t U U1U UV L IE county court Iu hi a auiad. Tur.wlU bo a republican rally at Mit, thlt county, next Saturday aveu ing at 7: 30 p. rii., aud apoekiug uii tli poitical iue by W. J. Uice,' W. J. Rica will attend the rpuldi ,:?"ru rally-It Clatebauie Oil neat Mun day evening to address the pttoplo ol that place, on the current political questions. Nert 'Tueady, U'tdoemlay aud Tliuradny will l gala day on ibv Columbia livfr. On iIhwo djva tli .'' euwtfliiuiui celebralJoii of diecovery , .ol,tl river will Uk place at Atoria. i Hon W, N. Barrett, of IlilUborn, rv It': .... ....... , sf , iaiiiiDk uvfui iinn II 1. .... m III'.. " '' Ilia proecta of llie republican tickcl, Mua iireuicui K irwu rvuuuiivuii uiuiui- -' fty lp June. f Tho lien llarriton Ro(iublifan Club .waa orgaiiizml in 8 1. Mcli'im I ttt lion day ulgiit, with a meiubtirtliip of ovur ' , L,v li l.i. jin ivlili. lit. A. 11. Blakva- .. . ItiV mum b IIAUW! ntAlflMIIL MIIU OH r. IT J'. Eaatabrook secretary. Ino regular .', . i 1 U.. HjjVioeflng'of the club will be ou each Friday evetiing. ' V; J. Elce went to Maygcr Wedncs day eveuiug, where lie addressed about sixty citizi'iia,aud organised a republi can club of forty uieuiber. lie re ports the republican ciilliusicatiu around there aud thinks many of the "old 8Undby"of the democracy, will support the republican ticket. Many ears practice have given C A. Snow A Co., Solicitor of Patents, at Washington, D. C.f unsuipusKod success iu obtaining jmiUjuU for all claasea of inventiotia. Tllej make a specialty of rejected cases, aud have secured allowance of ninny patents that had been previously rejected. Their advertiaeniout la another col umn.' will be of interest to inventors, patentees, manufacturers, and all who have to da with patents. '.The Baltimore innn-of-wiir, with the Charleston, will be in Portland on the 12th of this : month, and will remain there a few days. They will be at A.- tnrladurins tun celebration of the " 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Columbia river, which I to be feld on Ihe 10th, 11th, aud 12th of this month, and they will no doubt ' ie a good feature of tho celebration. , . .John Ounderson, of Mist, informs ; iti. that his mall matter ha been re i eV(ed)y Ukeu from his mail box near jnis hoiwe and destroyiid or carried away so that he never receivea it. He says tluit be has Hiisttd gutting hi . IlfiT and Oregonian frequently of late. People', who through selfith motives, - ,?are ,- ...too... biased to subscribe to aud ' atronie their ; own ' county Z.riwspaper,' should at waat have conjaion, decency enough left about heni, touot molest the projieity of V4th.rs. wito are liberal minded enough ;io subscribe. A great many peoplj " fliscootinue Uieir own paper, and rely tttion borrowing (f their neighborV, ,To, order to have the current news. Word with lice oo them are inade quate to diseribe Uti . cus of petty- ;Luceuy thieves; The Senior claaa, oonaiatiog of fwrly ono iiifflilivrn, flniidied Ibeir vxauiina- tion lust wtn.it, at the giata Nurimil nchonl at MoniiKiiiili. All jHaed 1 he reqiiirnj 85 but three. Coluinbi county' rprMiittirn are Mi May Wtrt and W. II. Powell. Minn WH obtaining over 02, which it over an average with the cl, V. II. Powell obtaining a nmull fraction 1cm than M, it lining the M-cond iu the china. The cImm U the lingeit and decidedly the bevt ever before graduated from the fUale Normal, and Columbia c.iunly .linuld feel proud of ita ilmre, a only one iroin the comity hua over graduated from themhoo! before. The graduate receive slate diploniHr, Wbiirli the ChVeriior lia piomiitof to ort-aeiit tn lliem n'rHoiially. Tile age- of tli'f eluaa range from 13 to 35 years, making au average of about 22 yearn. A majority of ihu ilaa will (ollow touching ua a profeni.in. Twenty foui difTerent branches lotve been puwed, mid ouly ibrev lemain for June. Owing to the fact that tho Astoria cenicuiul cek-bration takes place next week, and that a ureat number of om people want to attend the great anni vcrnary of llio diacovery of the Coiuiii bla river, the May term of the circuit court hit lieeo adjourued until May loth. I lie jurors and witnesoes trill please taku notice that tbeir pnwouce it no: required until Monday, May 10. Tlii statement is uuthoriaud by Judge Frank J. Taylor. The Odd Fellows meeting held lust 8a uiday Was adjourued until tomor row at 1 o'clock. VHKU ItUiAND. A slight ea thquake shock was felt here on the 17th of last month. Norman Merrill, of ClaUkauie, was a guest of hi mother's lent Sunday. The railroad company is talking of moving Ihe steam ahowl to Svappoose u about a week. The heavy wind storm on the 25th ult. blew down trees, fences, and a por tion ol the roof of A. P. Cher's barn. D. W. Freeman, of Mist, was a guest of hia aunt, Mr. Elixitbeth Moi rilljasl Sunday, Mr. Freeman showed u the diagram and SN!:iftcHtioiis of his new invention of which hu ha much reason to be proud. , A yottug Scotchman arrived at James G.iiu-on bouse on the 23rd of ast month wh i cannot speak a word English, but it is likely that Jim talks to him iu hia own 'familiar- way, and bums him many a Scotch sonnet, to he delight aud congratulation of hi neighbor. Mr. Elisabeth Merrill U Ihe re ipU'iilof a nice souvenir ftoiu her ttrollier ami sisters in Cuoratio, eon nintiiig of their photograph, with her brother tilling oetwouii the antler of an elk, which are over five fet long; th horus of a mountain sheep at his fiei, and a jackrabbit arms his kuee, which look vury templing. C Alt ICO VALLEY. The school house ia not completed yet. Robert Frey waa at the county seat I11H Friday. 8. Rock U clearing more land and building fence. C. C. Mover was a visitor in this sec tion last Sunday. The C.irtli bniilutr hue gone down the river to work. Jeasn H-ii'lricks and wile were at Deer Island Friday. 15. F. Pope went home sick from II. llowanl's last Friday. Mr. R. Bailey and -on spent last Friday with Mrs. R. Frcy. I understand Mr. Wnlverdine is go ing to move up to Portland. P. II. Pope went home Saturday .aod spent Saturday with bis parents. . - The veveie wind storm on the 25 ult. slayed the timbcHu this section. The mud in Milton creek bottom is still impassable (or wagoua or vehicle. C. C. Aloyer had tho misfortune of letting his horse fall down the 1110 an- lain, oil hia return home from work the other night. A CANARD. The New -York l'rese Expose that "Important Bill" Business. ' The article credited to the New Yoik 1'ress, going the round of the papers, in wlii.-h it ia alleged that tin favo able t ction has leeu Ukeu in the New York legislature against the Royal baking powder, proves to have broil a canard, gotten up and circu lated by opposition baking powder makers, Air purposes quite apparent to eve'y one. 1 The New York Press, in exposing iho fraud, aay . "No ucli legislation as that stated in this article has ever been had iu this stale or in any legis lation to our knowledge. : The lie i made from whule cloth.' The Pres .lisclaima any resKmsibility for the publication, and object to being made a party to such methods adopted by some baking-powder manufacturer in iheir efforts U substitute their goods for "other now in use. Found. One black and white dog, part hound. If not claimed within tinned days, he will be sold by the Under. RIITCMSXI. MAI. St. UcIens,Or., My 3.1W fkihottlbonse Ntitee, With this week ends the second miintli of Ihe spring term. v Mr. Jones gave tho blacklioards i new coat of liquid slating last Satur day. Mrs. Way, the assistant teacher, spent lat Saturday aud Sunday- in Portland. Lena Blaketley was absent from chool Monday nud Tuesday ou a visit to Wettport. Ma I tie Itorry waa atocnt from school lust Tlitirmliiy and Friday on account of sickness. Lottie Cooper was absent from i-hool Tuesday; This is the first day she has missed this term. There have been more absence ttom school this week than any other week fiince this term begun. ' Walter Blakenley made school a vMt Wednesday afternoon. We are pleased to have visitor and wish more would come. V There are nine pupils in school who have not been absent since school be- ,'an last August 31st. Several mure have not missed a whole day. Last week, two of our young ladies were seen readings matrimonial paper. Since this is leap year wo hope the let ter they wrote will meet with favor able replies. '. Miss Mathews, of Vernonm, made school a pleasant visit last Tuesday afternoon. She has visited several schools of late, and says theHt. Helens school ia aheud of all for good order. We are glad to notice that o much interest is taken In the question de partment of our school notes. All are invited to participate in these exercises. Answers and new questions will re ceive prompt attention if sent to the principal of the St. Helens school. . It is our intention to give a school picnic 011 Saturday the 11th of June. AH schools that can are invited to furnish exercises for the occasion. Teachers, please take notice. Help u all you can, and let u make this the grandest picnic of Ihe season. Answers 1. By llortenae Way aud Nellie Decker. The highest tide is found at the Bay of Fuuda. It tise 70 feet. 2. Answered by Liriie Gilmore. Commodore Stephen Decature at a public dinner given at Norfolk, Va., in 1817 gave the toast, "Our country right or wrong." 3. Answered by Arthur Moore. Half a aolid foot or cubic foot is of 1,728 or 864 cubic inches. A solid half fool is a cube each side of which is 6 inches; it will contain 6x6x0 or 216 cubic inches. The difference be tween 864 cubic inches, aud 216 cubic inches i 64S cubic inche. 4. Anwercd by Robert George. On'O. Aberuelhy was the first governor of Oregon. He was elected by the people, June 3rd. 1S45. 6. Answered by Frank Moore. There were oo delegate at the convention lli-.it drafted the constitution of th United Slates, aud 33 signed it, The convention waa held in Phil adelphia in September, 1787, aud all ihe stales were represented except Rhode Island. The constitution war submitted to the legislatures of each state, but was not adopted by all of them until 1790, Rhode Island being the last.' New questions. 1. What and where i the largest cave in the World, and wbn discuveredT 2. How aud when did the term "Uncle Sam" orig inate? 3. When and where was the first schooner built in Oregon? 4. When and whom by was (he circula tion of the blood discovered? 6. What countries -have . free-trade aud with what result? PORTLAND MARKETS. Thursday Mar raoDtius, VRUIT, ETC. WHEAT-Vulley. Walla Walla. fl so to VI per CBuiai. Ki.ullil siaKdard. U 93: Walla Walla. 1 80; Kranaiil, l; aujrliii, J (r barrisl. OAIo-oW, VisK H.-r ouMiei. HAY lliSpei ton. il.Lljsi L I Ka Urun. tiafl'.'l: shorts. S-AitiC-. cnop f.eJ, W H-r tji, ba. ley , .U ir lo , , - ' Wc; fancy uairysJtoe; iair'tOKo.i', ZS.iSc euiiuo.i, lamMW; iaurn, )0iiio ptr ihiuhu. : UntiKSE-Oregon, Uljc; Katrn. lUc pur iaiuii'1. 1'UULTHV l-. k-Kiiis, 4 00 to $180; luckj. d tw to l 00; gecso, ll per doseu : turaty. li'H erp..uuu. . VlioK'r.nJLiis Caunaire. DOirtuial. SI (gtl 7aHir cental ;oiiions, ijntffill per cental, ..oiatuea, 36(fl40u per sack; loiuaioes, 4u.io OOo per Iwx. 'i i'HUllS Apples, 78 to 1 SO er box. v STAPLI OkOCISIKS. COFFEE Costa Kiea. 2lc; Rio. 21o; Salvsiiur, -'ic; Munha, 8uc: Java, !toe; Ar buukle's, 10O-kuiiu caaes. 'Mi- per p..uu, . bUUAlt Oolden V, 4c; extra 0, Kc; grunuisiuU, 6H- . . UliANn omall whites, Sc; pink. SHc; bayus. , Xo; b"tt-r, 8iu; mnas, to r.r pound. UoNEY 18 to l8Xe wr pound. i bAl.l' l.iverpoo;,H jOtolUOJ; stock. $lk l i U per tun iu eur.oad lots. tiYHCf Eusisru, in barrels, 42to5c; to t ho.: per kuIKiii ; 2 a 10 U d0 per kea; Catiiornia, in barrels, Sou pergsllou; 1 o per kuj&. ..'. KiCii 15 73 per cental. TUX HCAT HASXST. BKEF l.lv e, Sc ; drassed. 6 to 7c MUTTON Uv, sheured 4Xci uressed, So HOOS Uve. iH to5c; dressed, 6c V KAI- 5 lo-Hu ier puuuu. SMiiKh.l ILI&ATa ANO , L.RI aH- ern ham. U to Uv ; otht e va. letiet , HHo ; lard, compound.. We; "pitfu-.-U to lue; Oi-egon. 10)4 ia l,34o ;. braisi'"bacuur Jjul5c; swuked baooo, Ull?i CASH STORE! W. J. rJiUCELE i CO. -ORALEKS I - General Merchandise, Crockery, (Boots, Shoes, Glassware, Ladies' Dress Goods, Queensware. Furnishing Goods, LUMBER, SHINGLES, ETC. Produce Taken in Exchange. It Will Pay You to Consult Our Prices. RAINIER, - - - OREGON. 20 2V 170 FRONT ST., PORTLAND, OREGON. . B. TI. Ferry & Go's Seeds WE ARE AGENTS FOR n. I. ROOT'S BEE SUPPLIES. THE RETAIL MERCHANT is the necessary Medium of Trade between the Manufitctunsr and the Consumer, lie must protect the interest of his customers by purchasing iD the lowest and and best markets, and by selling to his patrons at the Lowest Possible Price. PROPRIETOR OF THE In keeping these true principles of trade always in. view ; often leaves the oil track and strikes "across lots'' for Bargains for his customers. His stock of &3General Merchandise Is being enlarged by New Goods Every Day. It is not conven'ent to name the many dtflrent articles kept on sale, a I le from Urv U-.K L.tliing. LodietT Wear Gentlemen's Wear, Head Wear, Foot Wear, Flourand Fred, (irwenea and Tan nedOomls, Nails miu Hardware, Crockery aud Glassware. Granite and 'liiiwnrp, Powder and Bliot, Hats and Caps, Uoo'm and Slies,. Patent Medii lnes, Toili t Articles, etc. , GENTLEMEN We have just received the correct style in Stiff Hats for the Spring of '92. . $ 1 .50 tO $5.00 PRICES SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. King Clothiers of the Northwest. Bla Crer, Harrises) stsisl Sacosut Streets. Portlsa. . MUCKLE Manufacturers of LUMBER -AD DSULIBS IK GENERAL MERCHANDISE. ST. HELENS, OR. F. R. CHOWN, HARDWARE TO 212 JVst as 9 'Salmon Street DeserTtn; lrmla. ". We desire to say to our cltliens. that for years we hare been selling Dr. King's New Discovery fur Conuu)Uon, Dr. King's New IJIe Tills, Bucklcn's Arnica Saire and Klei'tric Uii torn, and have never bandied remedies that sell as well, or that have givt-n such unWei-sst sstlafuc tion. We do ..ot hesitate to guarantee them every lime, and we stand reidy to refund the purchase price, if sati-'factOFy result do not follow thtlr a.). These remeiiic )iv won tlirir great popularity ywf On their merits. rer sal by Edwin Ross, druggist. Our catalogue Is complete ia every department, and tell how to grow all kinds of ve . getables, how to plant and trim trees, how to use, and what are the beat fertilizers, how to handle bees etc.. etc. Free to all- Send for it. OLD ST. HELENS STORE, FROM $ 1 .00 tO $5-00 BROS., VES. POBTLANS C. XL HART, Proprietor St. Helens Meat Market Fresh and Baited Keats, Sausage, Fish and vegetables. Meats by wholesale at special rate. ; Kxp-esa wagon ran to all Darts f town, and charge retsowsbie. PIANOS and ORGANS Hallett &. Davis and New Scalo Kimball Pianos and; Bam ball Organs. I invite inspection, and defy competition, t. it yfnnTir iabl tst..i.mm4.a. mm W ili VVUMUf JLJJ V H9MMSllVia Wrll.forCstslgus I QaI.mJ sua prices. I J. Ul liIMUUt WsDgUJtl I WHEELER & WILSON NEW No. o. HIGH ARM. The only perfect family machine, prize at the rails LARGEST STOCK For particaltri call on or address the ASTORIA AGENCY, A.G. SPEXARTH, The Largest General Jewelry House IN THE CITY. MAIN OFFICE: 1368 MarketStreet.S. F.t California. EVERDING & FARREL.L, Front Street. Portland. Or. DEALERS IIf Guana, $20.00 Per Ton, A CHEAP FERTILIZER. Land Plaster $2.25 Per Barrel. Also a Fine Line d GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS Joseph Kellogg Ss mm m . W V ' ncpnh kp nfrnr JKJll lwUvtj FOR COWLITZ RIVER. NORTHWEST leaves KELSO Monday, Wedmesday, and Friday at 5 am. Leave PORTLAND Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday at 6 a. m. JOSEPH KELLOGG Leaves RAINIER at 5 m. daily, Sunday excepted, arriving at Portland at 10:30 a. ra. Returning leaves Portland at 1 p m., arriving at 6 p. m Farmers' and UercMnts' INSURANCE COMPANY.' Albany, Or. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, . .. - . $500,000 SECURED CAPITAL, - . - 247,500 PAID CAPITAL, 74,250 FARM PROPERTY A SPECIALTY. All Losses Promptly and Satisfactorily Adjusted For particulars apply at the oBiee of Moore A Cole, or T Miar otte. CLATSKANIE LINE.- fa STEAMER G. W. SHAVER J. W. SHAVER, Master. Leaves Portland irnm Aider-street dock Monday, via West. nrt, Skamokitwa, and Cathlamet. Wednesday and Friday for wtskame, touching at Sauvies City, Kalama Neer City, Rainier, Cedar Landing, ML CoflBn, Bradbury, Stella, Oak Point, and all intermediate points, re turning Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Don't Buy Your rrjG ANYWHERE BUT AT A BEGULAR DRUG : STORE!. YOW WILL FIND THE ' Fieshest, Puiest, and Best of Eveiything AT THE - . CLATSKANIE DRUG STORED DIt J. E. HALL, Proprietor. Memttaa thl pep. was awarded th only grand Exposition, in. low. AT LOWEST PRICES. Co.s River Oteamers, ' Qnn Wnrthwra LU1U itVllUIFWW Island, St. Helens, Columbia Tk.MA I, ' Sill1. " i
