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United Mulri and County Official Paper
t. Union, Hantainber 1, tH,
PUBLISHER'S NOTIOI.
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BRIEF MENTION.
Hon, Miiuy l wan seen In town
cue lore nan or tue wouk,
A corn Are said to to
in (net tlioru mo Mono.
very scarce,
rrobnio court ucxt Monday and
CuniiiiiiMioiitirr court Wednesday,
Sen trout ere reported to be running
quito inuiiinuiiy iu me Columbia ui
irtiuut. .
Rev. Faxon will hold divine aervicoa
At Mainevllle licit Hunday ut 11 A. M.
jiiiu a i, iti,
Tlio large circular nt
(ho tower crvo well aa a
A aligbt improvement.
placed on
lire gong.
Hud you noticed the change in the
lmoaiilnire, eapceially u( early morn
ing. Kin rather fall like. .
Mini May Imiaci, of Medford, spent
aeverai uuyt ners inm woik, the guoct
4i tier ooiiain, Mr. Ueo. K. Andrew.
Waller 8weetlan1 and wife returned
the early uurtof the wut-k runt tlwir
xiumlud lour through some of the
state.
Moaara. Leo, Wolf and Simpaon, hi
lycliata, of Portland, spout a imrlbu
f Ihu day Monday In town, the gutmU
of I'M win How.
Mimtca Kiltie Moore and Mnud Jack
eon and Mr. K. Miles and Frank
Monro wore passenger up on Ihtt Put
ter Hattirday on their way to MaU-m,
County Treasurer U'hurton aulhor
ir.it ui to Mate that (he ehool appor
tioumeot money ia on huud, arriving
lt Haturday, amounting to f l,3((S..ri().
It la statad that llm potato crop in
sections nf Ihia county In ratliur light.
Tint tlryiii'Mt of llm niniiiiicr ai'aaon
lniN had i' bail effect an wi II aa the
l'oiiiinuiid raina of laattpiiug.
Mra. U, A. Muia ami children re
turned lust Sumliiy from llieir rx
tended vitit In Ohio. Mr. M,iaio re
jmrlH having pnt a pleaHiiul xiimuer,
and returns much improved in hci.l'tli.
The Columbia U.tnkiiig Company
made a al Friday of 1 80,000 rhm
jtlen til die Or 'Kuii it Callforui l.uhi
tier Co., of Portland. The price paid
was fl It) per thoUD.Uid.
ML Km ma fliuM1, of Sa l June,
t'alitoiuiii, who ha bwn I lie kuhkI ol
liei mint and uncle, Mr. nod Mra. H. H.
Wav, i f tliin place, relumed limn.
Fiid.iy accompuiiiid by Mia Mubel
Way.
The continued bi'tfh water this year
iiad a bad elbiM upon the wild hay
i r.'p. Upon the higher portion of the
low lands ihu crop in imported litfhl,
mid the lower lamia, in muny placer,
ire j ft flooded.
The need for ni'u I berninio? nn-re
eppureiit daily. A tlioioii!h drench
ing would ti'il only (neatly bunelit
vi'dii-lilii.ii but it would cb'iir hii'I
purify the Hiiii"i-'li'io whitdi is low
uin)(il luonlly of hi'lll and aiui'ke.
Another lirge order for Ilelgiiun
bliH ka haa be;u received by our iiui'
rnien,tj g'ealer extent I linn the one
mentioned in our laat itu', Theae
rdeia have lliMi U'ecl lo hliniMule our
Inidi hiiii'ii aa welt ua our btiameaa men,
a tiling much ueedud . '
J. O. WrUiman, peoial agent of the
Fiiruiera &. Merchant Iiiftirnnce Co.,
w i ut thia place Mon lay adjiii.tiiiK
the I'm of Liuu Meeker on bin hoime
which burned at Milton bid Tueaday
nittht. Mr. Meeker held a policy for
f 300 which he will receive in full.
Home much neodod repair have
iieeu ami are being made cm Murkle't
wharf. Some of the timbcrit which
were found to be in a bad alalo of do
compoaition have been replacod by
new once and now the wharf la being
jiluced iu good condition.
A plewwint liitle dancing parly wan
Indulged in lust Thuraday evening at
(lie dining hall of t he St. Helena Hotel
by a number of our young people,
Jonked after by a few older ones. The
atluir wa an impromptu one, but was
thoroughly enjoyed by all prenont.
The dry acaaon of Hie year lrmR
to bear upon ut the real abtoluto ne
cenaity of ft water avalom. witliont
wliich we would be aubjeoled to Inoon
vonleiicet and danger which might
overpower ut. We tee more plainly
each day the advantage of tucb an
enterprise.
We have recently tent out a large
number of atatementa to our tubtcri
bera which, we hope, they will note
carefully and act upon promptly. Tho
mounts are email, in moat instances,
but eight hundred or a thouaaud of
them would prove a considerable help
to ut t present.
A patty of well known Rainier poo
plo including Marion Kiggt' and wifo,
Mra. C'raiaT Uilbreth, Mits Nellie Doub
lebower and Capt. Frank Turner, aro
camping at Mt. 8t. Helena wlidie they
are hunting, (Selling and otherwise, en
joying life in that pictureiique and ro
mantio country. The party will be ab
eont about three weeka.
On Katurday evening the 2Glh, Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Council, of Doer Island,
cutertuined a few friend most pleas
antly. Card and dancing wore in
dulged in and then came one of the
finest suppers that could be produced.
All present enjoved themselves Im
mensely, nd it wilt bo a long time be
fore the hoBt and hostess are forgotten.
Thursday evening a number of in
vited friende assembled at tho home
of S. 8. Way and'spent a few hours
pleasantly with musio and conversa
tion, the ocoasion being a farewell
party to Mis Mabel Way who left the
fnilfiwinff mornin for San Jose, Oali-
wiiuMi aha will make her home
Vith relative, and attend school dur
ing the pet two years
Tlwoli a plootj of wagon road In
- viiTO Tiuiuy which la Doing tin
i..v.ju uy urivau) e.aiiimi ami .i...
prUe that will prove a blessing to that
uuuuu wnen completed. The liu
I'roveineni or roads in that valley
should be the one main object of it
ituvra until nioy nave reached a do
gree of jiurfeclioii that would be I
eieuii io any louulity, The road
poacn oi it tne worst piece of road in
this county, and whv tho people of
that setttion cannot be interested is
manor lor much surprise. The wagon
road i the artery ami channel through
tiiico now mo product of your
lurui, anil their Improvemont it the
moat important question that it now
Drought to face with u. Your hay,
ki-iii, poiaioes, nops, wool and other
protiucle must reach a market over
your local road, and without good
road you are year after vear luainu
money by endeavoring to transport it
ov-r poor roaua. jne itnneceasary
wear and tear of your vohiela biimia
to bear upon the prominent fact that
you are losing money, hence there is
not me vuori made that should be to
Insure tucceas to the farmer or nrn-
ducer. Assist in the inmrovoment of
your local thoroughfare and you assist
in i no iiptiuituing ol your neighbor
hood, iu general.
If there is any man independent of
hard time it is the farmer who has a
good arm and la out of debt. He
produces what people must have and
wnen lie Vila it he gelt just the
kind of money he wiinli or else he
keeps the goods. Ho can keep them
too for there are many wayt lie can
turn thutu into money. Take wheat
a an examplo: If the price does
not suit him, he can have it ground
into Hour, and he and hie neighbors
can eat it. II that will not work be
can feed it to slock of tome kind and
drive the stock to market, and thus be
tunc io reiuue a rair price. The mer
chant, the uiaiiiifiiclurerand the labor
ing iiihii is entirely deoendeiit on sell
ing that which he has. A stagnation
in business effect them diaastrously,
but has very little effect on the farmer.
I he present lime are not realized by
Ihu farmer oxcejit from hearsay .
The Vancouver Independent, speak
ng of the law compensating county
ollcer,aays : "Under the salary sys
tem the counties ate k-rowiuir poorer
11 the while. The sheriff and other
salaried olllccrs of tho county have no
stimulus for enercetio action. One
reason for thia is Unit ihu otlicer'a re
ceipl are not ahVctnd by the non-pay
ment of dues; while in the fee system
every officer is interested in making
close collection, at hi pay depends
upou the amouiitof money he collect.
I'liuru are fvw ullicer who are dis
posed to work for the county a they
would do (or theliisi Ives III collecting
fees. The lii-t legislature ha many
errors of government to atone for, of
which l nia is one of the least.
There are stale election thia fall in
thirteen slates Iowa, Kentucky,
Maryland Massachusetts, Missouri,
Nchr.iskii, New Jersey, Xcw Voik,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dikota,
Virginia and Wisconsin. Only live ol
iliese fleet governors, via: Ohio, l jwa,
Massachusetts, Viraiuia and Wiscon
sin. Ttiu others elect only legislators
nnl minor atate olll era. In Iowa,
Kentucky and Virginia the legislatures
.'hoscii Ihi- fall elect United Stales
Smiaiurs. While the voice of the peo
ple will not be directly upon national
irsiiet, tbu result of th'MO elections
ivill nevertheless givii a pointer in lo
i ho feeling of the voters uu the busi
ness and industrial paralysis.
An exchange wants to know what
n s'tea one town grow into u city while
others with good location remain vil
lii;je? It is because in lliu (uo case
there are men with pmh and energy,
who are not afiaid lo help their town
along. They woik for public improve
ments and use every" means in their
power to induce people to locate iu
their town. They send newspapers
nud circular to every acquaintance
whom I hey think can be induced to
visit their place. Then the attraction
are shown to him and he ia treated
with so much kindness (hat he falls in
love with the city at once. A town
only succeed when it begin to work
for its sell.
Some complaint is registered regard
ing the intense heat of the past few
days. It has been warm, we must con
fess, but niauina yourself lor a lew
days down in the sandy deserts of Ari
zona, with the thermometer atnmimg
at 120 during the day and falling uo
lower at night than 05, with a strong
wind blowing at the rate ol sixty miles
an hour, which is so warm that you
dare not open your mouth for fear ol
havinir vour tonuue scorched, carry-j
ing with it gravel, sand and pebbles as
(urge at marbles. Such ia llm state of
affairs in melerological condition
there. Wo had butler not complain.
Parties who occupied the Plummer
house at Milton, which burned last
Tuesday evening, are unqualified in
their convictions lhat the house was
burglarized beforelt was tet on fire, as
several arlinlct including a silver
watch are known not to have been
burned. The theory that the house
was fired is given color by its prox
imity to tho railroad track which at
this session is the highway for tramps
and footpads at all hours of the day
and night.
City Marshal Harmer, of Rainier,
this week took to the Reform 8chool,at
Salem, Ray Sutton, of the first-named
tilann. Thfl hov ia fourteen years old
and was committed to that place of
restriction upon a charge conferred by
hit mother, for disobedience. This it
the Hi st and only Inmate of that in-
ttjtulion from this couuty. .
School Superintendent Cloeton re
turned to Clatskanie last Friday where
he will remime his duties as teacher in
the public school at that place. The
I'rof.iHsor hat had a well-earned rest
this summer, and will take up his la
bors with renewed energy.
The horsee advertised for recently
by the Portland Bridge Company have
not yet been found. Person giving
information leading to the discovery
of their whereabouts would probably
be liberally rewarded.
We have recently added to our at
tortmeut of type some of the latett
design! in printing materials, and are
now more able to neatly execute or-
dci't (or job priuling than, ever,
The Columbia river is tlowly assum
ing iu ordinary ttage of water.
By your school books from Host.
He hat in stock all kind of school
upplio.
In another column will be found
the apportionment bv counties of the
iiato school lund.
For fine Watch rnnnlrinir en In A. N.
Wright, the Iowa Jeweler, 305 M or
ison street, rortland,
Rev. W. S. O'KellflV iinnd word
that he will fill hi appointment at this
uace next Humlay, August 3d.
The St. Helena nulilic. anhonl will
open- next Monday under the tuper-
viaioii oi w, a. Wood aud Mrs. Way.
Warrant were ordered drawn on
the city treasurer, at the council meet
ing Tuesday evening lo the extent of
nearly aJCiOO.
II. F, Rune. Joan and Charlav
lilakeslev returned Tuesday nvuninir
from a trip lo bunker hill. Tho boy
report very good luck.
Willie Quick, of Washington coun
ty, who recently lost hit foot in a
threshing machine at Independance,
reported doing very well.
Mn. Mary A. Ramtay. of Powhattan.
Ohio, a sister of Sheriff M assies ac
companied Mrs. Massie from Ohio, and
Will remain in this Place for a couule
of weeks.
Dr. H. R. Cliff has lately removed
his office to the building on the coiner,
formerly used as the telegraph office.
Cull made at that place will receive
prompt attention.
Hon. U. W. McOride is spending the
summer at his old home in this city
Hid is steadily regaining his health
under the skillful care of hi sister,
Mrs. W. H. Dolman.
The steamer Sarah Dixon failed to
materialize, on Wednesday mornine.
and upon inquiry we learned that she
waa Lung up on a sand bar in Clats
kanie slough.
Keep up con race and make the best
of the situation theso hard timet,
'filing will undoubtedly change for the
better soon. Present conditions ars
foreign lo this country and cannot last.
A Miss Stewart, of Corvallis, arrived
down on the Potter Tuesday evening
on her way to Columbia City, where
she will epoiid a few (lays visiting, the
gueat of the Misses Willie and Dell
Caples.
At the common council meeting
Tuesday evening arrangements were
made with A . II. Rlakealey whereby
the old building standing opposite the
residence of E. K. Quick, i to be re
moved.
Rub-a-dud-a-dub said the washboard
to the tub, and never, never acrub in
these hoi aud smoky days, but come
to Dolmau'a store, and purchase mure,
and more, of good things by the score,
kept iu stock always.
There is a stage line in operation
between ForeBt (irove and Tillamook,
making semi-weekly trips. The stage
leaves Forcat Grove aud passes Ihrough
the Y it-am river country, where there
i reported to be the best of fishing.
From the Reuben correspondent we
learu that a raging forest tire in the
vicinity of that place has been raising
KOucral havoc with timber, bridges,
fences and flumes. Much care should
be exercised by persona that no ser
ious damage results from forest fires
allowed lu spread unheeded.
It will be seen by the table show
ing the number of school children in
the several counties of thia elate that
Columbia comity is coming rapidly to
the front in number of pupils, there
aro thirteen counties in this state
which have a smaller number of school
children than has thia county.
It has been proposed to the light
house board by the U. S. Engineers
that they build the road from Cape
Mears to Tillamook with hired help.
Thia hat been agreed to and it is
thought the appropration of 90,000
will be sufficient to complete it. The
road will be teveu miles in length and
will furnish a good route to the No-
tni ts beach.
The report for school district So. 1C,
for the month ending August 18, it a
followa: Number of days taught, 18;
number enrolled, 24; average days' at
tendance, 16; number of visitors, 5.
Those who were neither tardy or ab
sent during tho mouth were Myrtle
Stehman, Carrie Girt, Clyde Stewart,
Joseph Doan, Lee Clu'k, Willie Rice,
Raymond Doan and Ollie Rice.
Jean Blakesley is the hero of the
dav. He ia a good, as well as youth
ful hunter, iuasmuch lhat last Thurs
day he succeeded in capturing one of
the hnest deer that baa been killed in
this neighborhood this season. He
was hunting near Bunker hill with
bis older brothers and outdid them as
a marksman. We can testify to the
quality of the venisoo, and we have
no hesitcncy in proclaiming its good
qualities.
Miss May Isaacs, of Modford, who
has been visiting her cousin, Geo. An
drews, of this place, wae given a very
lensant farewell parly at the opera
bonne Tuesday evening. A large
number of invitations were sent and
accepted and a most enjoyable evening
wa spent. JJancing and earns were
the order of the evening. At mid
night the guest retired to their home
declaring the event one of the pleas
antes t of tho season.
Oreaon and- Washington not only
believe in reciprocity, but practice it.
Probably the most showy church on
the coast ia being built of sandstone
brought from Pittsburg, a small town
thirty mile from Taooma, for the
Baptists, of Portland. Tacoraa baa
returned the compliment by placing
an order for half a million Belgium
blocks for improving its street, the
paving stones to be taken Irom the
quarries at this place.
Emerson Bro's.' shingle mill, which
somo time ago was closed down under
an attachment, and held in charge by
Jean Weaver, hat been placed ia the
bands of S. B. Rose, as temporary re
ceiver. The mill is now being oper
ated by the creditors who are work
ing up tne material, out of winch lo
receive their back pay. Their time is
limited to thirty day, at the expira
tion of whioh time the property is to
pe returned to. the sheriff,
MOOTING ICHAPE AT 31AYEH.
Jerrr ncdraw Painfully Injured
y Thomas Dawna.
Jerry McOraw, an old rcaident of
Mayger, wae brought up to St. Hoi
ent Wednesday, suffering from a pain
ful gunshot wound in hit left foot,
which he received at the handt of
Thomas Dawson. The shooting was
the outcome of ill feeling which has
existed between the two families for
some time on account of a dispute
which had lit inception over the title
to the land upon which Dawaon livet.
The two families have been near neigh
bors for about tix yeart during Ml of
which time unpleasant thing are re
ported to have been laid by both fam
ilies regarding the other. Shortly be
fore 6 o'clock Tuesday evening Jerry
went to the house of Mr. Dawson for
the purpose, a he says, of taking the
latter' daughter to apologize for cer
tain thing Jerry charged her with
aying about himself and slaters. They
oon became involved in a dispute
and the girl called to her father, a
short distance from the house. Daw
ton arrived at the house in a few min
utes during which time Jerry had step
ped out into the yard where the two
men met, when Dawson drew a thirty-
eight-calliber revolver and fired at Mc
Oraw, who wa (landing about twenty
feet away. The shot wa evidently
not intended to do any serious injury,
as it wat aimed to low that. the bail en
tered Jerry' left foot just above the
joint of the great toe and passed down
and backward entirely through the
toot and was found in the shoe when
it was removed. McGraw came up to
this place where Dr. Cliff dressed the
wound, after which he swore out a
warrant for Dawaon't arrest aud went
on to rortland, wucre ne will be
treated at one of the hospitals.
. Traffic In Cord wood.
Few persons who have not given the
subject tpecial consideration fully real
ize and appreciate the volume aud ex
tent of the cordwnod traffic daily tran
sacted along the Columbia river, and
it may be interesting and edifying to
many to know lhat about $770 a day
it paid out for weod by the steamers
alone, to say nothing about the hun
dreds of cordt which are loaded upon
barge and shipped lo rortland for
use there. It it closely estimated that
350 cord are consumed daily by the
boats plying between Portland, As
toria aud way points. Ihi would ag
gregate 127,750 cords a year, which, at
the present price of $2.25 per cord, is
iu round numbers f2o7,4J7.
" Where la He At?"
lft Tf ktYiirt rwrsn'fl ntiilv flat? a im fa a I
drawing to a close, say the Aatorian.
uy the way, where I Mr. ltenungtour
The subsidy company have heard
nothing from him, have received no
word whether the railroad matter is
progressing or not, and do not know
that be has done anything since leav
ing here but go tlraight back to Bait
Lake. It seemt to ut that had there
been any cheering news for him to an
nounce he would certainly have let
A t.i-iii nil bnnwai it Vrit liAvinir (tfinp
in the nmlancholv inference ia that
there la no good news to tell. Next
spring, maybe, Astonans will not wait
Tki. v.ui-fi.ttt frnn, Molt l.ulra ir TariiBii.
.ii, .1 1 1 u ..-'ill i i w v. V n
lem or New York to lift her railroad
wngon out oi the rut, but putting her
owu shoulder to the wheel will do the
job herself. We have been Blending
still long enough, like Mahomet, lor
the mountain to come to us. We
must go to the mountain.
The Kind Hunkered After.
The crying need of the age is a dol
lar e4y to get and hard to let go ; a
iollar that will pay four dollar t worth
of debts and then come back by means
of a string attachment ; a dollar that
snuggles easily in the sock of John
Smith, but witbera like the manna of
old in the safe of a railroad president ;
a dollar that will buy some flour and
meat while it buys much whisky and
tobacco; a dollar above drawing inter
est aud yet will double itself while the
owner sits in the shade aud apitt at a
crack in the pavement ; a dollar that
will circulate without depreciation
when nobody wants it ; a dollar that
will buy shoes for baby while it buys
fun for a man in places where he can't
take hit wife ; a dollar which will turely
repair the waste of sloth, appetite and
bad judgment; a dollar that comet to
the lap of indolence like wormt to the
craw of a featherleRB robin ; a dollar
that will remove the sentence pro
nounced upon Adam , reverse the or
der of nature and transform the na
tures of men. Thit, little children, ia
about the sort of a dollar wanted, as
we glean from perusing our able and
esteemed contemporaries, and lo pro
vide such a dollar is the job before
congress, says the Tulare Register.
We Cannot Do It.
Thia office is in receipt of two or
three quite lively and interesting com
munications from persons in thit coun
ty, which are a utile too radical to
permit of their being published. We
are alwayt willing to denounce fraud
and show up rascality, and are ever
willing to defend the just and assist in
any way we can in meting out justice
to the nnjust, but the newspapers can
not try your cates for you. There are
courts for that purpose, and if you
think you have not received justice at
the hands of your fellowmen, go
about the work oi remedy in the man
ner perscribed by law. Personal griev
ances, are in many instances, brought
about by petty whims, peculiar to
yourselves, and which other people
cannot see any foundation to, and
which, yourselves, are not too certain
of. Your first impulse it to have the
newspaper give vent to your opinions
and shoulder the burden, regardless of
cousequencet. This, we cannot do.
There stands a publishers' notice at
the head of our local page which
plainly states that the scribe's real and
genuine name shall appear at the end
of all communications intended for
publication, and we will not publish a
line unless in accordance with the
provisions of that notice. Our col
umns are open for discussion of ques
tions of interest to the general public,
bnt we cannot take your law cases and
try them for you because 'we are not
well up in that profession. No doubt
the writers of the communications re
fered lo have just cause for their griev
ances but it i not to our interest to
use our apace to score people just for
the satisfaction of one or two person.
The Astoria & Uaatern 11. It.
The latt tpark of hope seems to have
vanished from the Astoria people in re
gard to their interior railroad. Mr.
Romington, the latest "sky" railroad
adventurer and "rainbow chaser" lias
also vanished. The last extension of
time ninty days is now up, or just
about, and not yet baa one word been
beard from him. Ho ia probably in
Salt Lake City in hit great store,
dealing out Oregon railroad newt or
Columbia river stuffed tturgeon. His
railroad tcheme teemt not to have re
sulted at wat anticipated by him. If
thia wa the first failure to comply
with contracts and agreement it
might be overlooked, but there have
been o many breeches in Astoria
railroad matters that they are becom
ing to be one of the to-be-looked for
results. What a surprise it would be
to Astorians if someone would ac
cidently commence work on the pro
posed Nehalem road and push it to
completion. We are of the opinion
that Astoria people will not be sur
prised, because if that town is ever
the terminus of the Nehalom railroad
it will become such through the efforts
of its own people and not those of
person! who are looking for fame.
Astoiia might today have had a rail
road bad her people, instead of de
pending on other people, gone ahead
and completed the road on their own
accord. They, at least, bad as good a
chance to do to as the person who
have been standing them off with
promitea, and now they find them
selves no more progressed than, they
were twenty yeart ago.
' When the mills Shut Down
"0, 'twas glorious last November
when the victon marched away, with
the red fire, drumt and banners in
magnificent array! How their eyes
with raptnre sparkled, bow each loyal
heart grew warm, at the thought of
poor, old Benny swamped by cyclonet
of reform I And how double extra
jolly it would be to scotch and kill
our William McKinley and his blamed
old rubbber bill ; but a different tort
of felling eoem to permeate the town,
and gas don't count for glory wheu
the mills shut down." ,
MAINE VIliIE.
Miss Annie Brings is at home again after
a time spent at Pittsburg.
Rev. Mr. Faxon will preach here next
Sunday morning and evening.
There have been exciting times with slash
ing tires in thia vicinity, this week. No
damage has been done so far beyond de
stroying seme fence.
There will be a Sunday school concert in
the Matneville school house Sunday even
ing, September 10th. A collection will be
laten to assist in the purchase of a library.
All are invited.
There waa a quilting at Mrs. Wm. Eid
ley, Tuesday, and the ladies present re
ported a pleasant time. They had the un
expected pleasure of seeing Mra. Teua
Sweetland , who recently returned from a
trip to the Eastern states.
Miss May Isaacs, of Medford, who has
been visiting her cousin, Mr. George An
drews, of this place, left for home Thursday.
Articles incorporating th Plymouth Real
ty Co., and the South Shore ft. K. Co.,
have been tiled for record in the clerk's of
fice of thia county.
The many friends of W J. Webber, of
Clatskanie will regret to hear that his tine
dwelling house together with its contents
waa entirely consumed by fire last Saturday
evening.
Dean Blanchard'a piledriver came up
from Rainier Sunday, and proceeded on up
to the head of llatchelor'a island where a
liahtrap will be driven for Mr. Tyezkiewica,
under the supervision of K. C. Campbell.
Thos. Dawaon, who waa brought to this
CI ace Wednesday, upon a charge preferred
y Jerry McGraw. for shooting was held in
500 bonds to appear for examination on
September 9th.
H. W. Wesco and family accompanied
by Miss Carrie and Mr. Bert Lowde, passed
tnrougn this place Wednesday en route to
Portland from their ranches on upper Rack
creek , where the party has been rusticat
ing the past few weeks.
A fishing party including Mrs. G. H. I.a
mont, Misses Agnes Burk, May Isaa.s,
Helen Heuniason and Jack Uunlap visited
Lewis river Wedaesday for the purpose of
mingling with the trout, and returned with
creels well filled with pike.
Frank Brown and Mr. Newell, of Milton,
have rented Muckle Bro's.' wharf for the
purpose of banking cord wood on it. they
haying contracted for 600 cords on B. W.
mourner a place near aiuton, ami several
huadred corda on other places iu that vicin
ity . The wharf was badly damaged by th
late hiirh freshet and requires a thorough
overhauling which it ia receiving.
John Schmitt, who wa recently
brought before Justice Blakesley on a
charge of criminal assault, preferred
by Nelson Pinckney, is reported to
have skipped the country, leaving bis
bondsmen in the lurch. Hit bond
waa fixed at $200 and he wat charged
with assaulting the twelve-year-old
daughter of Nelson Pinckney.
The Cathlamette Gazette says fisher
men will have to take things as philo
sophically as possible. The cannerj-
men have told their fish, but have
been unable to darw on the banks un
til the actual remittances in coin come
from their customers. It now costs
13.50 per thousand to get the coin
here from the east for fish told. Sev
eral canneries are unable to pay their
men on this account, but the suspen
sion is only temporary.
Our, at one time, boss, A. V. R. Sny
der, of the Dallas Transcript, evi
dently does not care for berry picking
fails to see the fun. He says when
a man talks about spending a few days
in the blackberry patch for "recreation
or pleasure," he don't know what he is
talking about. Here the writer is
with his hands and wrists torn and las
cerated, the skin all scraped off his lege
from bis knees down, several painful
hornet wounds, face all tcrached up
and joints aa stiff as pokers, all for 35
cents worth of berries. If they want
us to pick berries any more, the bushes
must be brought in so that we can sit
on an easy chair, the briars removed
and a written guarantee that hornets
and yellow jackets be kept out of camp.
FOR SALE.
A few full blood Shrounshire sheep, rams
and awea. W. W. WEST, Scappoose.
GO TO.
FOR YOUR
School Books
SCHOOL : SUPPLIES.
Ml
Peoples' Outfitting Com'y,
244, 246, First Street, Portland, Oregon.
CLOS.G OUT SALE
Still in Progress
JEiitire Stock
-OF-
Furniture, Carpets, Stoves
HOUSE-FURNISHING GOOD3
AT COST, GASH OR CREDIT
Peoples Outfitting Company,
244 First Street, : : : : PortlandOregon.
ARE YOU
-THAT-
mm
CARRIES A COMPLETE STOCK OF
zz Drags and Chemicles,
PATENT MEDICINES, ETC.
Perfumes, Stationery, School Books and Cigars
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED.
ST. HELENS, - - OREGON.
" BIKDS OF A FEATHER
This is the reason why
The St. Charles Hotel,
0. W. KNOWLES, Proprietor,
Has such a large patronage by the business men of the Staler.
If you want to meet a friend you will always find him at The St. Charles. :
PORTLAND - CLATSKANIE ROUTE !
SARAH DIXON, Q-. M. Shaver. Master.
Leaves Portland, at Alder Street Dock, every day (except Sunday) a 1
o'clock, forr Clatakanie, tonchlug al Saurie'a island, St. Helens, Columbia City,
Kalama, Neer City, Kaimer, Cedar
and all intermediate points, returning
Stop
Where you will find the largest stock of
PATENT MEDICINES,
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS,
TOILET. ARTICLES, ETC.,
In Columbia County
DR. J. E. HALL, Proprietor.
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS
INSURANCE CO.. Albany, Or.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL. $500,000
SECURED CAPITAL. 247.WO
PAID CAPITAL 74,230
FAB.V PBOPEBTV A SPECIALTY.
For particulars apply at the office at Oillard k Cole, or Th a Mij offlo.
Joseph Kellogg &
Joseph Kellogg and Northwest.
. FOR COWLITZ RIVER.
NORTHWEST Wea KELSO Monday, Wedned-y,
and Friday at 5 am." Leaves PORTLAND Tuesday, Thurs
day, and Saturday at 6 a. m. 4 t K
JOSEPH KELLOGG Leaves RaINIKR at 5 a. m.
daily, Sunday excepted, arriving at Portland at JO.-30 a. sx.
Returning leaves Portland at 1 p. m., arriving at 6 p. m
AWARE?
FLOCK TOOETHEB."
Landing, Alt. Corhn, Bradbury, Btella,
every morning (except Monday.)
For your Medicines at the
Clatskanie Drag Store,
Co.'s River Steaxttra,