The Oregon mist., February 02, 1894, Image 3

61DCHEAD PARAGRAPHS,
BHAKqH Inkaub Aiylui. Tha "site
teleuteil by (he commissioners (or th
branch aeylam for the limine, U at the
;iiu springs, near xa uranne, Union
county. Thia aueattun has beiirt nut.
tated In the Eastern Oregon papers
mr some. time, paiteruiiy having made
aura ngnt to secure its location.
Thirk Wasn't Aky-""' You're from
.Ocklahoma. are vout" said thn lorny.
whiskered passenger ou hit way to a
,yVim convention, "wen, wnst
seems to be the situation out thereT"
'I couldn't And any" replied the paa
tenfrer will! the hauled trousers and
the convention lunged.
Tiaoherb' Examination.!- There
Vlll he teen in another column of this
paper a notice to persons who are con
'templating taking the examination bo-
lore the county toliool board, for a cer
tincate to teach in thia county. The
examination will begin on Wednesday,
leoruary 14, itsvi.
Republican Call. Notiuo ia given
to the menibera of the Harrison K
publican Club and to those who With
to become member, that there will be
a meeting of that club at the county
courthouse, in the city of St. Helen,
. thia (Friday) evening, February 2,
1894. Your preaence ia earnestly re
quested. By order of A. II. Blakesley,
president.
nowwrT Victorioob. The long-talked-ol
fight between Jim Corbett,
tohampion of America, and Charley
Mitchell, champion of EnirldtiL'iie
off on Thursday of last week, and re
sulted in the latter being defeated in
the third round, Corliett not receiving
a toratch. The partiea who paid 25
for admlttanoa bad hardly got aealed
before the fight was over, aa it only
taited about ten minute.
Ik Tm Tbcasurcb's Hands. Laat
Saturday afternoon Gonnty Treasurer
Wharton received a letter from Henry
Henderson, Justice of the peace in
Oak Point preoinot.oontaining $27.40,
and other little artiolea, found on the
body of Jacob Anderson, who was
drowned at Msygar on the the 25ih
talk The package contained $24 in
greenbacks, $2.40 in aiWer, and a few
buttoni, tacks, and little brasa rings,
Fbtty Thuvis. It baa been sev
eral months sine St. Helena had a
visit from petty thieves, but their
work is coming to light agnin. Let us
May that the perpetratora of these
mean, little action want to be brought
to a audden halt, for people will not
how the leet bit of sympathy for such
persons. There is no excuse for such
actions, and if the persona are) appre
hended they are most likely to meet
with the fate they deaerve.
Motbd TO Kilso. 0. B. Hart, our
former enterprising botcher, has re
moved to Kelso, where ho will engage
in the butchering business, having
imrchated such an establishment at
that place. Mr. Hart ia a first-class
tiutcber, and has at all limes, with the
able assistance of his former partner,
Mr. SweelUnd, supplied our people
with first-quality meats, and In oilier
respects has proven himself a valuable
ititen. In Mr. Hart's new venture
we wish htm aucceas, and tuke pleas
ure in recommending him to the cour
tesy and patronage of the people of
Kelso.
They Got "Jaoobd " A atory that
is going the rounds up in Enalern
Oregon ia to the effect that a stockman
there brought up a lot of damaged rye
and fed tome of it to hia stock. The
rye in the meantime had fermented,
and about two hundred head of cattle
became very drunk. In due time they
became mad and chased the cowboys
off the range. They bellowed, pawed
alkali dust, and tried to stand on their
bind legs and dance, a sort of stage
dance, for two days, and finally fell
into a Buloh five or six feet deep-
where they were found snoring off
their debauch.
-Aw Opbn Wintkb. It is the gen
eral belief that the winter is virtually
passed. Although we have had a wet
season, it cannot be truly asserted that
the winter baa been severe. There are
already symptoms of spproaching
spring, a fact which ia hailed with do
little degree of satisfaction. Plowing
in the agricultural teolions is already
firogressing at a satisfactory rale, and
I is ths conviction of the farming fra
ternity that crops will be well advanced
this spring earlier than they were in
the ground laat year. There are al
ready signs of a more prosperous year
than the one just passed, a thing to be
devoutly hoped for.
An Unjointw Wbibt. Tom Muckle
is carrying his left arm in a sling, the
result of a fall at the skating rink,
Tuesday evening. Tom says .he; was
trying to perform a difficult feat with
tbe never-trustful skate when they got
,k. k.t .1 him and ha a nMtninl.
IUD mm Ut ( - - r r-
tated to the floor, striking oo his
' band in suoh a way as to dislocate bis
wrist joint He let his injuries be
known to his fellow sportsmen,; and
about a half dozen of them proceeded
to joint his wrist, which they did after
a concerted effort of several attempts.
Tom went home and Mr. Boss waa
aent for, who bandaged the injured
member and administered a little med
icine, and left Tom resting compara
tively eaey, and) with the knowledge
that a fellow can't always tell what a
roller skate is intending to do with
bitn.
Plain Talk. This is the oruel way
in whloh the editor of the Pasco News
talks to a man who purloined goods
from hia ranch: "Some miscreant
or tniscreaota who live not ovor a
thouaand miles from Pasco, have laid
themselves liable to a good dose of
buckshot, and they will get it, too, if
tbey are caught in the aot of stealing
from our ranch. Someone too lasy to
do a day'a work, broke into our house,
.v.. KofMlnff. lamrj. ooucn cover:
tore up the floor, kicked the door off
the hinges, ana, to wmu iy iuo un
made way with a baking-powder oan
.i a... !. kalrlnar nnwder. How be
must have felt like kicking himaelf
upon discovering nis misiaaei xuo
parties a-e 'spotted' and if tbey ever
attempt to repeat the offente they will
be spotted until death overtakes them.
. Accidental I3.towNiNJ.-On Thurs
day of last week, Jacob Av Anderson,
A deckhand on the etmifner Ookla
boma, was drowned in (be Columbia
river, at Muyger, He was .loading
wood when hfe truck came in contact
with a piece of bark lying pn the gang
plank, precipitating him into the river
An unsuccessful effort waa made to
raacutt lilm. Bhorily alter the acci
dent his body was recovered in about
twenty feet of water, and taken to
Portland, where hia brother resides, for
Inlerrment.
let ths Hop Bu8iNJBBfl.-The Mo
Kay brothers, at Scuppoose, are in
tending to embark iu the culture of
bops to quite an extent this coming
summer. They will set out forty acres
of bop roots, and if the teuton Is a
favorable one, and the soil adapted to
the growth of such vegetation, the
boys will undoubtedly make a stake,
Heretofore tho culture of hops has
proved a lucrative business, but there
c.i nnot be expected to be vert large
returns on the enterprise the first year,
as the proper preparation of the -soil
for good production of hops nefcesai
tales a considerable outlay, betides
other necessary expenditures, If the
promoters can lido themselves to the
next year they will receive handsome
returns,
The Income Tax General debate
on the internal revenue bill was opened
in the bonne on the 29th, by Mr. Mc
Millan, lie said that the depression
of business was attributable to the pro
tective policy of the republican party,
and declared i "Come, what will, we
will red !! the tariff to a revenue
basis." The larga revenue necessary
for the support of the government, he
said, was raised almost exclusively
Inim consumption ; very little of it
from a tax of the wealth of tha coun
try. "A man owning $50,000,000 or
$100,000,000 worth of property pays
only on what he eata, drinks, and
wears," he continued, and proceeded
to argue in behalf of a tax on large in
comes, for the safety, of whiab this
government is a guarantee.
Thi Young's Bay Bkidob. In re
sponse to a request of Lieutenant Tay
lor, United States engineer, a large
and enthusiastic meeting of the citi
zen of Astoria was held in that oitv
Monday for the purpose of consider
ing the advisability of proceeding with
the construction ol the Young's bay
bridge from Smith's point to near tbe
mouth of the Lewis & Clarke river.
Many speeches were made in favor of
its construction, and It ia highly prob
able that some definite action will be
taken Immediately. It was set fonh
that the construction of the, bridge
would be no little incentive in the con
struction of a railroad to that city.
Lieutenant Taylor returned to Port
land, and . Astorlana are waiting pa
tiently for an exposition of the con
clusions be has arrived at.
Boyhood Days Come back, come
bark my youthful pants; come back,
come back "to me, for never more by
any chance your equal I shall see. My
mother made them ; I recall how won
drous was thoir fit, for I was tome six
miea small into the things to get.
They hung straight from my shoulder
blade in folJs beyond belief, and when
the eastern tephyr playa I had to take
a reef. She made them out of father's
pants; the bosom waa bis siie. The
sight of me in them by chance would
fill yon with surprise. I still remember
I would use the slack in carrying chips ;
and when to raise, if I did choose, my
face wat in eclipse. All the boys I met
would gleeful around me dance, and
ask in tones I can't forget, "Where did
you get them pantaT" Oh, trousers
queer of long ago, on, pannes wild ana
free where have you gone, I long to
know; come back, come back to me.
. v a-
Bspublicah Club Call. A call for
the meeting of republican clubs of
this state has been issued by the pres
ident and executive committee of tbe
state central republican committee.
Under the provisions of its constitu
tion, a regular biennial convention of
the Young Men's Slate Republican
Club, of Oregon, will be held at Port
land, Oregon, on Tuesday, February 6,
1(194, commencing at 10 o'clock a. m.
Every republican club of the state is
entitled to representation therein on
tbe basis of one delegate at large and
one additional delegate for every twenty-five
members, or fraction over fif
teen members thereof. Organized
clubs are requested to select delegates
at once, and republicans, generally,
are requested to organise clubs and to
sand delegates to the convention.
Smelts Bbappeab. The movement
of the shoals of amelt up the Cowliti
river two weeka ago did not bring the
glad spring limeaa soon as some people
prophesied. When the cool wave and
the snow arrived the tilvery little fish
disappeared at onoe, and no one oould
tell whether they had gone to the bot
tom or up or down the river. It was
known that they where gone, and no
kind of fishing gear at hand could
capture a specimen. Since the warm
rains came, the smelt have come in
sight again away down the Columbia,
where tbey have been taken in gill nets
in large quantitea,and the market has
been well supplied with them. ' The
fact that tbey are caught in gill nets is
potent from the fact that the gills and
in many cases the whole heads are torn
off in extrioating them. With tbe
return of the smelt the occasional big
cbinook salmon has also come to pass.
About to Change Its Course. It is
reported by several who have been
there, says the Salem Journal, that at
the point where the Santiam river is
tapped for Mill creek, the river has
changed its channel for nearly a mile,
and at the first very high water is liable
to break through its banks and pour
its floods down the valley, via Tumor
and Salem, instead of pursuing us way
where it now runs and empties
into the Willamette at Jefferson. The
mill companies at Salem will doubtless
bave the matter looked into. There is
an old Indian tradition that the San
tiam once Sowed through the valley
via Aumsville, Turner and Salem,
emptying into the Willamette at this
point. In ease of that event transpiring
again, the course of Mill creek would
be oocupied bv a magnificent blue
mountian river and a largo part of
Salem would be penetrated by a nav
igable river.
sSnur Thino Again. There are
afloat on the breezes again, many flat
tering railroad reporta from Astoria.
Thit it about the time of year to
"spring" them, if history is lo repeat
Itself, Last Week the reports were
favoruble for the Ooble proposition,
and this week they favor the Nehalem
road. Mr. Dwyer is on the coast again,
and in consequence Astoria la agog
with excitement, When one thousand
men are to be seen actually at work
on the road, and one or two pay days
have come and gone (with the pay),
people will begin to have little con
fidence, snd hot until then.
Too Honeht--A newspaper editor
it bold enough to ueciiire mat me
world needa a religion today mat will
make a man's word at aood at his note ;
that will make its professor pay 100
cents on the dollar, Sell 10 ounces to
tho pound, 36 niches to the yard, 4
peeks to the bushel, and 128 cubic feet
to the curd ; that will make a wot krnan
do a full day's work for a full day'a pay,
whether the eye of hit employer is ou
him or not; that will make capital dis
gorge the lion's share of the profits and
divide them equally and justly with
labor; that will cause the manufacturer
lo ceale from adulterating his goods,
the clerk from Tubbing hia employer,
ilia official from embezgliug the funds
committed to his trust-; a religon that
will make men upright, honest, pure
and trustworthy in all the walks of life ;
a religion that not only makes men
happy butrigbteoua.
Demurrer Overruled. Last Tues
day, Judge McBride heard a demurrer
to the indictment of W. A. Meeker,
the defense basing their objections on
a point of suiplutage of allegations,
and holding that at least two crimes
were charged in the indictment, which
is not compatible with the legal form
of proceedure in criminal cases. Judge
f ago, of rortland,argued the demurrer,
and oiled voluminous taw in support
of hia argument. He held that three
or more crimes were charged, most of
whiuh were barred by statute of limita
tion, aud made an able plea in sup
port oi his claim that the body of the
indictment is irrelevant to the action,
mid, therefore, void of merit. The
court, however, held that the indict
ment only charged one crime, and ov
erruled the demurrer. A plea of "not
guilty" was then entered by the de
fense, and the trial was set for hearing
at the adjourned term to be held on
March Sid.
County Boadmasteb. The road
lawa of Oregon place the supervision
of oounty roads under the county court,
but a provision ia attached that in
counties of 10.000 inhabitants or more
the court may appoint a roadmaster
to carry out the work and it can also
presence his salary. Another section
has a proviao "that in counties having
a roadmuBter the money shall be ex
pended under hia supervision, and uo
road shall hereafter be located nntil a
report aa to the advisability or practi
cability of such proposed road is first
made and hied by auch roadmaster.
Haction 10 of an act passed at tbe last
session of the legislature "for laying out
or improving county roads, and the
levying of assessment upon adjaoent
lands benefited, to create a fund to pay
same." reada as follows t "All work on
said improvement shall be done under
the supervision et the roadmaster oi
the county or other competent person
appointed by the oounty court.
Prunes as Hoo Feed Mr. C. E.
Hoskins, of Springbrook, Yamhill
county, hag made an enleresting ex
periment tins year with feeding prunea
to bogt. When grading his prunes
before drying, all prunea which passed
through the $ inch opening (prunes
which would run from 120 to 140 per
pound when dried) were placed ou the
treys and dried without cleaning and
dipping. These he used to feed hogs
with and found the results very satis
factory. The hogs did remarkably
well on their prune diet and the pork
was of unusually good flavor as might
be expected. Mr. Honk ins expresses
the opinion that every prune - grower
should make a note of this and try the
experiment next fall. No prunea of
the site mentioned ought to be sent to
market from Oregon under any cir
cumstance, and if, aa hia experience
this lust year indicates, they have spec
ial value as hog feed they should be
utilized for that purpose. The knowl
edge of such a fact would also be of
value in case there should at any tune
be auch a depression in the price of
prunea ss there is in the price of wheal
at this time. Oregon hogs raised on
clover and milk, and finished off with
prunes ought to give a product rival
ing in quality the famed Westphalia
hams which sell for about double the
price of tbe best.oorn-fed produot.
Have Them Cancelled. It is a lit
tle too late to have your mortgage bus
iness straightened out for the year 1893.
Mortgages which have been satisfied
should be cancelled, in order not to
mislead one who ia searching the rec
ords for such information. Ordinarily
a chattel mortgage is not good for a
term longer than one year from date.
If recorded like a real-estate mortgage
it is presumed to be good for any term
named, as a real-estate mortgage is.
There was no provision, however, for
recording chattel mortgages before
last spring, so the instruments due
before that time could not have tneir
life extended, exoept by tho usual cer
tificate. The mere fact that a chattel
mortgage appears on the index as un
paid, is not conclusive evidence that
it has not been paid. It oounts against
the oredit of the mortgageor because,
even though its life may have expiied
so that it ia not a valid lien against
the property, it leaves the presumption
that the mortgageor escaped the lien
by some other means than honestly
paying the obligation. Otherwise why
should be not take the pains to make
the record clear? When mortgage se
curity is discharged honestly, the
reoord should show that fact, so that
people who consult the reoorda for in
formation may not be misled, and that
Injustice may not have been done
those who may have been given a chat
tel mortgage at some time. It costs
nothing to have the instruments prop
erly cancelled when pud. The mort
gagee muse do this, at at least an or
der from him ia required before a chat
tel mortgage tan be bgally cancelled.
That School TAX-Purtuant to a
oall for a school meeting for thia dis
trict, the .voters hereof assembled at
the ichoolhouse last Monday evening,
and proceeded with the business. Tbe
affairs of the district seem to be in
rather complicated conditiou,and from
obtainable information the complica
tion was not materially helped. It was
proposed that a four and one hwlf mill
tax be voted in order to maintain the
school for the year 1894, buijwlion the
motion was put lo a vote it waa iosi
by eight tcr eleveu, What incentive
the opposers of the motion had, it is
difficult to comprehend. Tbe facts
are plain that there was no real good
reason for votfog agaiiiAt the tax. The
district curries an indebtedness of $700,
without any available funds until the
1893 state levy is collected, which will
be in May and August reflectively,
and that will not exceed $500. How
we are to maintain the school the pres
ent year has already b come a ques
tion, but let rt be solved as best it can.
It is evident that the opposition had
no good reasons, and the result of the
vole bears unmistakable evidence of
an aggravated Case of conlamiualed
oulljieadedness. A taxation ot lour
and one-half mills would have enabled
us to have had a six or nine months'
term of school this year, but under )f
isting circumstances too prospects ars
flatteringly brilliant for no school
all. We cannot say that we reaiin-
need a school, Our youth doe dot
need education, hence an effort to
maintain our school is folly. If it
should be considered necessary to have
a term of school, let's employ a ten or
fifteen dollar teacher for three months,
and in that way worry through tbe
conditions into which matters have
been precipitated. By another year
some guiding nann may inmrceae invi,er0 Monday,
behalf of civilization and perhaps there
will be a possibility of extrication. But
to long as we have started on an econ
omical road let ua follow it to the let
ter. Schools are more of a necessary
evil than they are an indispensable
commodity, anyway.
Delisa Kiws. kfss Fannie Meserve
completed a four months1 term of school ia
district Mo. 44 last Friday, and on Tuesday
of this week started for Monmouth, where
she will enter the Normal school Miss
M. S Collins, wno has charge of the Slca-
mokawa public schools, made a short Tiit
to this place last Saturday, returning home
Sunday ....John Wilson expects to begin
wurk on his new residence, st Sandborn s
lauding, sunn."... Miss Lena Paliu left for
Portland the first of the week ...A special
school meeting was held in district No. 44
last week lor the purpose of levying a .tax,
but was unsuccessful, as it was voted down
by a large majority ...Asocial dance was
given at the residence of Ira Parcher on
Ssurduy evening ot lasi week, and a good
time is reported . W. L. Snider A Co.
have shut down their shingle mill, and ex
Dtct to move it across the river on Cole
creek ...C. S. Washburn is rapidly recov
ering from a severs attack of la grippe
Wagner's shingle mill is running on full
time C. Wilson and John Palor bare
their mill about ready for work. . . Meserve
Bros, started their mill last Tuesday and
cut three small logs. Although the mill is
not complete, it works very nicely. They
expect to start up in a few days and cut a
complete stock of rough and dressed lumber
for local trade... Geo. Crane has rented J.
K. Bourne's shingle mill and will add steam
power, and make other improvements pre
paratory for the summer's run .. John
J I T ,1 1 t-t !,
and spent several days with friends here,
&1V11I I'aillV UUHII I1U1U S U1.IRUU loo, vi t g
Mr. Alvin formerly resided In Beaver vai-a
ley, but has been working in Portland toll
the past year.
Oregon Porkers. From the reports
Hi
which reach this coast from the e.i
it appears that Oregon hogs are mak
ing a great hit in that market. Ihdl
hogs which were recently shipped from
Elgin, thia stale, to Omaha, by F. D
aicvuiiy,Drougni me top marxet price.
They were bought by Hammond, than.
pork packer oi mat city, ana were pre
nounced to be of the best class. Thi
hogs were fattened on damaged wheal
ana tue reports are to me eueci niaix
they compare favorably with I he na
tive corn-fed product in hesh and fin
ish. Just why it is that hogs have to
be shipped east to find sale is a pecu
liar order of thing, when the consump
tion of pork on this coast each year is
of amazingly large proportions. Have
we got to send our hogs back east and
s. ll them to the packers, and then buy
aud use our own product for eastern!
corn-fed pork T
Rkpoblicah Csrtbal Committsi. The
republican state central committee met at
10 o'clock at the Hotel Perkins, in Fort-
land, Wednesday morning, to arrange for
the coming campaign. - The committee rec
ommends that tbe republican county pri
maries be held on Wednesday. March 28;
the county conventions on Wednesday,
April 4; and the state convention will be
held on Wednesday, April Ilth. The sec
ond congressional convention will meet at
the same time and place as ths state con
vention, and tbe first congressional con
vention will meet at Salem on the 10th of
April. 0. W. Fulton Is prominently men
tioned for governor, Phil Mel chen for treas
urer, E. B. McElroy for secretary of state,
and F. C, Baker for state printer.
News From Piris.- Jos Sebiska passed
through this place Monday on bis way from
Vernonia to Portland, and reporta things
in that section progressing nicely . . Peris
postomce has changed hands, Mrs. C. C,
Mover receiving ths appointment. ' It has
been removed to the Moyer building
A. Smith has been engaged in opening the
roads sir.ee the heavy wind and snowstorm
passed through this place . C. C. Moyer
is road supervisor for this district, and we
believe he will fill the office as well as any
one . . . We would like for someone to ex
plain to ua the reason why it takes two days
for mail matter to go from this place to bt.
Helens.
Specut, Receipt BooKS.--At this
office we are engaged at present in
printing a largo number of receipt
books, general and special. If you
use a special recipt, order now, so that
we will be able to print and furnish
them at the same rate as tbe general
receipt book.
Public Auction. -On Monday at
2 o'clock p. m., February 5th, at the
residence of W. J. Eastabrook, tbe en
tire household furniture will be sold in
pieces or in bulk. Call and examine
furniture at any time. House for
rent to parties buying f umiture. . ,s
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Judge Dean Blancbard was in town
Tuesday.
Foggy weather prevailed tbe latter
part of last week.
Andrew King was a visitor to Port-
JUUU ittbb ouvuruujr.
Bills are out for a calico ball at La
Center on the 22ud inst,
E. M. Potter, of Kalama, was a Sun
day visitor at thia place.
L, W. Vandyke, of Vernonia, was
seen on our streets Monday.
John Maviiard, of Fisbbawk, was
doing buainesr here last week.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Doan was in
Portland Monday on business.
Quite a number of strangers were in
town this week attending court.
Mrs. D. J. Switzer and Mrs. E. .
'Quick visited Portland Wednesday. -
Skeff Kelso, a former resident of this
place but now of California, is visiting
here
C. H. Newell is improving bis prop-
erty byputiing- a teoce around the
same
f . . .
Mrs. John Cloninger is suffering
with a severe attack of typhoid pneu
monia. W. B. Thompson, of Rainier, was
attending to legal business here last
Saturday.
LOuo. E. Davis, tbe well-koown Port-
ud attorney, was doing legal business
The snow has now almost entirely
disappeared from the mountains op
posite thia city.
M. Pomeioy, of Salem, was in town
yesterday morning on hia way to bis
former uome at itainier.
.
The river at this place ia steadily
falling, and it will nut be long until it
gets down to its normal stage.
George Conyers, son of W. H. Con
yers, of Clatskanin, is in Portland un
der treatment for spina! difficulty.
Harry St. Clair, manager of tbe
Lake farm on Sauvies Island, waa a
visitor to this place tbe fore part of
the week.
Insanity is becoming quite frequent
in this state, mere neing now over
1,000 patients confined iu the asylum
near Salem.
. Isn't it pretty near time the Dallas
Transcript was changing the date oo
the first pageT Brother, take notice;
this is 1894, not 1893.
Our butcher, Walter Sweetland,
could be seen early Monday morning
preparing meat for shipment to local
points along the river.
Circuit court adjourned on Tuesday
until Saturday, March 3d, wben Judge
McBride will be here to set the cases
for trial for tbe May term.
Tbe breakwater ou the Washington
side of the river, opposite thia place,
(uruisbed a lodging place for a large
amount of driit during tbe recent high
"! '
jr Charles Overlie, of Astoria, was' in
town Wednesday securing signers lo &
petition to congress and the legislature
or the
protection of the salmon in-
Vduetry.
Last Friday. Emmett Stevens,' who
lives about two miles west of here, had
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his place.
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Some miscreant, who waa in need oi
some rope, has succeeding in getting
away with a couple ol tue swings lo
cated in the picnic grounds near town.
ne needs the rope around his neck
Laat Tuesday night there waa born
to the wife of Alex Emerson, at Houl
lon, a sou: Dr. Cliff waa master of
ceremonies, aud reports the boy to be
a bouncer, like ita dad.
"Edwin Koss, wno naa oeen attena
Ifincr the Portland Medical college the
past winter, is again with ue. We are
glad to aee him ao fur recovered from
bis recent sickness aa to again oo on
ur streeia.
Jupiter Pluviua seems to have a par
ticular spile towards the people who
inhabit the low bottom lauds of tbe
Willamette valley. The third rise of
tbe river has just finished flooding
their hop and fruit landa.
William Wells, of Vernonia, made
final proof before the clerk Wednesday,
on bis homestead entry, on the south
west one-quarter of section 21, town
ship 5, north range, 4 west. Sigel
Wilkinsou and Thus. Tucker were his
witnesses. .
Tuesday's northern velocity was a
reminder of laat summer's strong
winds which prevailed almost without
interruption for' several weeks. It's
an almost assured thing that sunshine
will prevail when melerological con
ditions are as they were Tuesday.
Tbe water in the river ia now getting
at a low enough atage to admit of fish
ing, and oar fishermen are taking ad
vantage of it and can be seen at work
early these morning. That is right;
"Make hay while the sun shines," as
it is no telling how soon the next high
water will come.
An editor in one of our neighboring
towns waa fired out of church because,
in a spirit of absent miudednesa, while
the congregation were singing the
lines of an old familiar hymn, be
bawled out: "Let every kindred, every
tribe, on this terrestrit.1 ball, put down
iheir dollars and subscribe, aud we'll
receipt for all."
Wouldn't it be well for some of our
energetic farmers to agitate the ques
tion of erecting a creamery near here?
The land in this section is well adapted
to grass and hny, and we see no reason
why thia place would not be one of
the best locations in the state for
creamery. Fanners should pay more
of their attention to butter and eggs,
for they alwaya command good prices,
as they are a commodity which the
people will bave it thy are to be secured.
EDWIN ROSS
Pharmacist.
DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES.
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My stock in this line is as complete
as can be found outside of the city of
Portland. I make a specialty in this
line and carry the very freshest goods.
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SOAPS, TOILET ARTICLES.
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In this line you will find a complete
and varied assortment to select from,
where you can choose with tbe assur
ance that tbe goods yon get are fresh.
EDWIlSr EOSS, Proprietor.
ST1. ULEjLjEjISTS,
THE OLD, RELIABLE FIRM OF
Muckle 3E5jo
Dry Goods, Groceries,
HAY, FLOUR, FEED,
AND CLOTHING.
GENERAL MERCHANTS.
ST1. I-IIESLjElSrS OFREZG03ST
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FOB
D. J. SWITZER,
The southwest Vt of section 32, and the
southeast M of the southeast of section
31, and west of the outhwest of sec
lion 31, township 7 north, range 2 west, 280
acres, $7.50 per acre.
The southeast K of the southeast yt of
section 36, township 7 north, range 2 west,
40 acres at to per acre.
The northwest K of section 6, township
6 north, range 2 west, containing 160 acres,
$10 per acre.
STOP FOR YOUR
CLATSKANIE DRUG STORE
Where you will find tbe largest stock of Patent
Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Toilet Articles, etc.,
"' ever found io Columbia County.
DR. J. E. PILTL,, Proprietor
The tables are always supplied with tbe Beat Edibles and Dolica
ciee the market affords.
TERMS REASONABLE FOR REGULAR BOARDERS
Having been newly refurnished we are prepared lo give aatisfao- :
tion to all our patrons, and solicit a shure of your patronage.
J. GEORGE, Proprietor,
St. Helens Livery Stables
THOS. COOPEE, Proprietor.
Handy location, and you can feel aure that your horses will receive
aa good attention aa though you were caring for them yourself.
HANDY TURNOUTS
MNUTT BROS
THE LEADING MERCHANTS OF
Vernonia and
WRITE TO CORNELIUS FOR STAGE DATES.
FISHERMEN AND CAMPERS SUPPLIED
. . J. H, DECKER . . .
TONSORIAL ARTIST
Th.e old and reliable barber has his razors just aa
sharp as can be found, and will shave you com
fortably and quickly for only fifteen cents.
GIVE HIM A CALL AT THE OLD STAND ON STRAND ST
. The table will be supplied with the best the market affords. '
Board by the Day, Week, or Month at Reasonable rates
Everything Cleau. A Share of Your Patronage ia Solicited.
A. H. BLAKESLEY, Prop., ST. HELENS, OR
ST. HELENS
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by Wholesale at Special rates. . Express wagon run to all part
of the the city, and charges reasonable.
skifl' mm. is is b'jujL hi'
School Boots School Supplies
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Your school supplies can be pro
cured here, such as pens, pencils, ink,
writing tablets, slates, and in fact quite
everything coming under this head.
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PERFUMERY. PRESCRIPTIONS
As to perfumeries, onr stock is varied
and complete. We make this article a
specialty. We will compound prescrip
tions any hour of the day or night,
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: OREGON.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Rough and Dressed Lumber
OF EVERY DESRIPTI0N.
G-2EH BHS.
SALE BT
ST. HELENS. OR.
185 acres in section 3, township 7 north, .
range 2 west. A ooe and one-hfllf story
house, 16x23; barn, 18x30, with sheds: 16
acres cleared, 100 in pasture, 1 acre -ef.:
prnnes, bearing, other fruits, cola 30- tans
of hay. Price $2,500. Terms easy. ' ? . ,i;
160 acres of land, bouse and barn,' 1 '
acres cleared and fenced, some fruit p
bearing. Price $10 per acre. Terms e
Terms One-third cash, balance secure
by mortgage at 8 per cent, interest. .
MEDICINES AT THE
St. Helens, Oregon
ON SHORT NOTICE.
Cornelius. Ogn.
MEAT MARKET
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