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.
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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
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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,
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