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Newspaper Page TextOREGON MIST. February 17, 18P9," LOCAL AND GENEEAL. Bomembor the msuk ball to be given tonight. ' Will Co a lull w Inland on Monday, Mrs. Oleeton arums homo in tbii city. Up fioru Doer tbis woek at Judee Doao Informed na luk Unn. day that ba ii anxious to see the peo-1 rm living aiocg l..e roaa lJiug from t. Uelens to Nehalem um every means at band to Improve tbe road, ana promises Dia heart ennnant nn In the matter fo far aa the lair give HOVLTON NOTES. JT. A. Tuttf was on the sick list tbe pait Amo Blavens, r., of Warren, wa In H. 0. Howard la rannlnr tlea itnan tha 1 mm Ll, a ,1.;- - ) . i uuiuv uiu wwi, Judge Doan wai attending to offlolal road, and whatever assistance h. .n h. Mk.Fli render outside of hi offiolal caDacitf Main od dutv after a week or io oi l grippe. People lending lotto's to aoldier In Manila should put on a 6-oent stamp, duties here laat Monday afternoon. io .TwaU A fa. eh.,,- im- . l-i-. " 11 directed to promote the pr.j.ot. liTb.N. P. B, h dbtrlbottag tie. long rtftW rjlUo th .lough, ao we under! fJ Lln, UrUid.y : .M"?"!'0"1! ! T r riU 'be county eourt, the only obstacle in ,n M PP"priate manner. Vina in r.T.,h . .r. " uoi" Good potatoea brought 75 cent, and " ck of intereat to Fred Front. I loading ears with wood at the way will be a lack of interest 77t eent a tack at wholesale, in Port- Pu,tl nJ iuoo,- I. ...I U..J. ' I thli place to be hipped to Portland, The sheriffs thl week am aamlin. unu """day. a... I. 1 I , . I " " "' "-aat-aw u. wioir annual notuicauon to tsx- Rev. 0. E. Philbrook will Draach at mavnra r, n. .1 ihai. m- v " . ""urw,a win preacn at 5 , r . "H'- nouiton next Bunaav mornlnit and in ilitte. Death and taxea are not to be eaoaped, ao one had a well be pre- puma ior me iormer oy seeding them elve square with tbe Utter. Oome early and avoid tbe ruih. tbia city in the evening. A i ,, , r T . I "w, Muwftttn xiaimvr. wa. . passenger umu muwi wiiu wona. munnM ior lii.l d ,n an tu L.ai n w iinnia. u . for soma dealer in Portland, waa loat mi.... m,.tr .. p., M.. Two out of four aDtilioants for teaeh- era certificate at the examination laat week were successful. We would like to have the New I Service will be conducted In the man toll u who the New Publlshlnc Bpiacopal church next Sunday even Compauy la and who it waa. It as- ! J way, ol Portland. esment ia not given in a aucb. The New. PublUhing Company couldn't W'B BTnday a 11 . m and "y ould get there to pump M-K UJI. I wai aurb a coamanv. Kefule etatement, will you, Mitoh. VTwo charge of inaanity were tried before Judge Donn thl week. One on Monday, that of Joseph 0. Braddook, 01 Jiouiion, and one on Wednesday evening, that of Augutt Bwanton.of Perionawbo desire to oooationallv or oiten hire a livery rla can And tba I aame by applying to Bev. a. Q. Haley, iuia oiiy. n tbe eait fork of Lewia river durlntr tu ureaeni ireanei in tnat atream. In coming' down the river tbe bare grounded on aandbar and aprang a leak. When tbe raine raiaad tha river suddenly tbe barge filled, and when the water got higher it washed tbe cargo of wood away. There waa no one en hand to look after the barea. and tbe river rise ao rapidly after a for Clatskaoie Wednesday evening ueavy rain that tbe wood wa gone be Haaae watt earn down from Bcap- fuesdav lut to limit with her eieter. vent the lo of the ' ' . I t VelLttJ st Y- aI M I very intereeUng sermon In the eohooitums II- .1 !!!' . I for iululer on th nigbt train last Kriday. The section crew at this niece Is eofnr tn be increased tbe latter part ol tab mouth. Delo Walker ha beany on tb sick list iuu wee wltb a slight attack of la grippe. Josenh Cotwland waa In town Tnmdev visiting with hi ton, guperinteodsntCop. land. Dr. Boss, of fit. Helen, waa a passenger 01 last DOES THIS STRIKE YOUt com from ehronio constlnstion. Karl Clover Root Tea Is an elwoluiecursand baa been sold for fifty years on an absolute guarantee, rrin zo ct ana oo c. Boia by Dr. Edwin Koss. druggist, St. Helens, Oregon, nd N. A. Ferry, iloaltoo, Oregon, SICK HEADACHES, Tbe care ol overworked womankind, are quickly end surely cured by Karl Clover ttoot Tea, tbe great blood purifier and tissue builder. Money refunded it not satisfac tory. Frio 2ft eta. and M eta. Hold by Dr. aawin iumm, ariiffgtsi, DC nolens, sua rt a. ferry, xiouiton. teelbead salmon. Tbe prospect for a Veer Island, and in both oaaea the par- Du,y ed proutable year with fisher- aiscnargca, lumoient evi. i tie were tionce being lacking to warrant com mitting them to the ai.vlum. Tbe representative from Wallowa county baa introduced a bill providing that a man wishing to be married must Tb Rvanmlleal association held oner. teny comerenc in tneirenuren rredneauay of tbis week. . W hear that Mr. Gllson la soon to erect a new JO-room bona. 1'bat' what we want to man a town ' Messrs. M. A. A marriage license wae issued bv tne county ciorx on weonesaay of last week to J. Tilden Graham and Mia Dora M. Jonea. Kale. Oaorce Kale and id visitors Bun- now engaged in tbe Dreliminarv work of aUrting tbe oomtruction of a ix- teen-room hnbsl at that nlanat In (ant Ti i. ui- j j . . .. . . r-. uihu ueinaou at present ior we foundation la now mostly ready for tue atruoiure. cure, iiouiton la tak ing on quite a metroDolitan air. A aplendid new church i nearinar com pletion ; the place posesses a good two-1 Bud Hen-haw were fortlani lory lohoolbuildinir and a number of da3r ,Dd Mond7 neauurui ana aubetantml residence, I 'i he new Metbodiit cbnrcb at till p and With the eomDletion of Mr. Oil. H "o1!"! . nret coat of paint at on' hotel. Houlton will besoms riniu ",um lrMW' Ol. i...,t. n. i . a pretentious burtr. In fant. aviiianna. I . Cay Clark and George Keliey, Jr., are am. go before a notary publio with two .mu m if .T i " of DroaDerll and heaJthr Vrowth ar. iDJ S f"0" Ab.Vtb '"!';L"d a w.vhVW in eavei'ana wueaw as V aB aiJ nTaaaihr arr1Hff Stlno jn'..aatil alat.. VMIIfig IU UIIUI niflDllllDI llaJUl nnilsinaai ininn. J 1 .,...! B"'" '" "" " ... i I n. Th hlH ahw. l,ZUnt .t.,Z WM 01 " MiM'MlPP' "ver. ' A number of our people attended the iiauBaiii, sou wiu ue si wormy oom-i ivun ociiHiivaa sua uenry oartei I " i r wuu. -" i mnuiin at o. cieiens lastoaturaaj evening. nanion to toe Dill to "protect ancle- nave leased tne Btierrinehoueen Dlace I "" " hm on i aw waa naa. lace the worm and Other fish bait." COLUMBIA CITY. The Now had another epaam last week. It aaid : "Last Friday night will long be remembered by the tax payer of Columbia oounty on account of Dr. Hall' action in the legislature. He aeoured tbe passage of a bill fixing the ealario of tbe county officer." However much it ihould become a law, it ba not yet, and there ia very little hope that it will tbie aouion. The lax roll wa turned over to Sher iff Rice for collection on Tuesday. The roll contain the amount of $11,621.78 to be collected, divided as follow; County tax, $21,92100; itate tax, $7r U&7.U6 ; ehool,f 7 ,678.44 ; apecial ccbool, 2,t(i 4ti; nonresident road tax, fl, 130.65; soldiers' and tailor' indigent at Scappooae for tbe present year, and ,h" f0'1- Ther nearly 8,000 name " i ., T i ' I nn tha roll anH m.nw n h... I win su(iig ia ui usiry Dusiasn, I i i i njura tnsa one meoe nt nronertv to n i Rhfirift Rinai manl In R.IkI.. la.t I Haanrlluul i.il I. Feb. IS. 1 80S. f To tha EdltnrV Thara la Mondav mnrninir. whara hla Ur.nnl. balnna-inw tr, th. inHi.,,.1 I ah. nt ".tu ewe of interest In and about looting bond wa approved by Judge ferent eohool and road district, henoe cunuon roes on i'ust tbe same. Tbe moat Uoan, returning on the noon train. tbe work of apportioning become very I Prt devoted to a Just and proper settle- tedioua and i."Urlata. Aa an nMnniu '"" rouipram prooiera. it seem uuuo uia Tar, uiw iuuii amount ui hi i ana ireeij aireu; aowerer, our people ana that ihould have been found on the !llol,6d 99!xat'y b,T and developed went an operation Ian Friday per lormeo ty ura cntr and McKenxie. It I reported that 200,000 cayacet are atarving to death io Eastern Ore gon. After all, tbe hone cannery at Linnton may not be aucb a horrible thing. roll waa extended ao correctly a to be 1 "0.VJ!?.8 JTSI!" ?,r?L"i but 6 mills out of the way. Such ao- apparent It now is If tbe above mentioned curacy In computing such an eaor-1 eould only bare been called Into council at mona number of Antra la an ant to b u"""n universal oroueraooa wooid The mite party given by the ladies This Is too apparent to be new, so I will return to say tii eoid anap ia off. In Wis consin on toe 7tn It wa IS degrees below operated a abinele-mill on Milton creek, near Yankton, is now a member fund, $1H9C0, and the city tax of Vr- "' th9 Pu "roe at Everett, Wh H. H. Van Luven, who at one time I of tbe Epiaaopal church laat S.tnrd.y S h.twhV Jf ter, with three team hauling tb same. At noiiia, $29.48. Dewey had a little fleet, which onoe wa white as enow, end everywhere tnat Uowey went In fleet wa ur to go; it went with him to the Philippine ngaimt the Spanish rule, it made the poor von gnaatt tneir teem to see him keep ao cool ; and so they tried to ington. H. H. Mullin ha leased the Dan Freeman plaoe at Scappooae for tbe preaent year. Mr. Freeman will de part for a different climate in order to restore bis health. eveniog in Jttaeonio nail wa very muon ol a sucoeaa. The eveninc wa Deer island the same amount of work ia very pleatanily ipent in playing game now don.?' '! good weather much and enjoying tbe routo and aioging.I Mr. Gray, of Portland, favored tbe aa-1 , r,1,ed Wood bona, and eemblaee with a number of exoelleat ,mn ,fc vnnal anlna ohinh wf.r. hMrllw I This momina Mr. Itameardnar sent hla ceived, and the guitar eolo by Mr. Clay uc" Q4u"Mr w BO,f"lJ "'"and. tiara waa amy appreciated. There Wedneaday wa a good business dav for Ibe eounty. Document for reuard turn bitn out, but (till he lingered near.l were filed and collected for that day to tency fund for the churoh and awiped Spaiu' fleet clean off the ea, which made the whole world cheer, Since the formation of the cannery "consolidation" a movement fa on foot to itartan opposition combine. Thosoj who are reported a going into the uew combine are McOowan, Harrington, Cutting, Warren, liarnea and Metier, with poaeibly tbo Cooperative. Their idea ia not to aell their plants to one company, but to agree to aland to gether io opposition to tbe "oonaolida tioo. A contract was entered into on Mon day between Mensrs. Young and Young, of Portland, and the bonds men of George F. Moeck, whereby the former gentlemen will cut and market at Rainier 30,000 cord of wood, to be taken within tbe next six year, from the Moeck properly. The marketing the amouut of $26.25. Who savs bua- ine t not on tne increase. Avon lodge Knight of Pythias, of this city, will pay a fraternal visit to I Rainier lodge tomorrow (Saturday) evening. Rainier people will do well to securely look their hen-houee. John Emerson, of Mayger. was ia town Wednesday morning. Mr. Emer son while here paid bis Ux for the year 1898, tbe first to contribute bie were about 100 persons preaent and the collection amounted to $7.00, wmcn is to be retained as aa eraer- Several snoh parlies have been riven tbis win ter, and all of them have been thor oughly enjoyed. Tbe steamer Telephone had quite an eventful trip from Astoria on Thurs day night of last week. Tb boat left that place at 7 o'clock and proceeded on her way op the river, reaching: Jtfrookneid about 8:3U p. m. At a puim uear I isnorvon sua true a uoat- l A larie famllv of lha Dawava. rrelatl. ing tnag, piercing a hole in the hull, of Commodore Dewey of Manila fame) late- Frank Usher ha ranted Ilea Oanles nlace I in town and la bow living there, and wUl farm some. Mr. Graham ourchased a lot from Januta Woods for (75. udou which be 1 now erect ing a oouse. Ed Onlld and Mr. Adams are mmrlnoarat oi iob nouoy nous into ue rrcian nous, where they wiU have more room. Mr. Wharton and famllv are now at Loa Oatos, California, well pleased with the climate, as his son ha much Improved in health, (or which the trip waa made. Mr. Vivian la now movina Into town from the Wharton place, and Mr. Holiday, of Scappooae, will aeon occupy the farm.which be purchased from Mr. Wharton at $2000. Um t lA.b- ..lfrA W- Jl. n.-JlmnulntA thl .,!.. Uin,,.n part in the county exchequer thl year. uin Crang ooncludeid first to return to taVtJt' lA Brookfield and beach her for repairs, I (aaed in the woed business. i . . i 1. 1 . 1. 1 i i I hypiwritical, crowbate newspaper oron- Z,d V c L Z? -h. .h. lwrenoe Maxwell was up fro. dais ies throwing bouoneU atSanford and nt mud) hand, where ehe kanie to suy a few day with bis mother ihawXu! ih?riL h. "tKkK- beached. After the neoewary re- hera. Chester Maxwell is now on tha Postal hey flatter themselves that the publio D.ir,W8M(liracul.ihhn.twh.dd lineal Tebbipi. California, but will o k.i; -u.. . j ,. " . , Pi '-' T wuu0ing mm. for PurtUnd. nen u was disooverad Thousands of people are fresilug lnM BM w leaking quite badly in I Calif Ralph Caplea talk of going to tb mines and atarving all over the East. Here another place, and again tbe boat wa Washington, w norma. (who ia now at Winlock, riih her mother) to San tana. of auoh an amount of wood will mean in Columbia eounty we are enjoying beached and the whole plugged up. I up north in the spring, where his brother. a great deal in a business way for that town. the balmy days of customary Oregon weather, and getting ready to plant spuds. John McAdara has the piling in the water, near Mayger, with which the It is reported that during the com Oregon Wood Company, of tbis city, ing seaaon Warren will erect a cold will extend their wharf room one bun-1 storage plant to be operated In con dred feet further uorth. ' The lack of nection with the one at Goble. When more room on their wbarf here hJ built it will be located at Toague oeen a lenou nanoicap to toe opera-1 roinv, tions, and it is expected by the com- uauy that as soon ss the improvement " 7?? " w-u ,uf.HW in th. river ha. r.nd.d it lmn..hl. "d opaia or sU dastruo- I. made their tolume of business will 'Z TrZ.? SL'Zr' ".It to reum eVation Jbut a. soon uo arrv. now is .at Fort BimtMon. B. Cor on A aawmill vnmnanw at f!ml. to Textin lake, where Fred Capias ia lo- Waah.. haa a noniraot tn famish 800- , V'P1-J.n? Don"r " 000 lie fer tbe Oregon Short Line, and of the country, which he intends to develop niiunm oi kjo., oi roriiana, nave meisouu, contraot for barging the ties from tbe Aa aware this letter b too long, bnt must mill 10 tne incline on tne Jaat Biae, say, in conclusion, u we oear people will where they are loaded on the car. I ''y,.b" PUenc "llh tb administration, Tk.. L.1 t.- I wi umppme uruuieoi in n seined in They bad taken up some three barge- accordance with modern Christian civiliaa- loads when tbe cold snap oameon and lion, precisely tb aame as baa been done tnm .u. i toppea tne wora. cinoa toai tne nooa i v,"'' rcnmi Lien Holder's Sale. vtotics ia hkrphy oiveh that ok ob 1. about Aumst 'tlli. IHWfl. one Mcrarlann or vancourer, wiuililnKioii, placed in the oharK of W . i. Connell, ol leer Inland, Oregon, for the purpose of pasturing;, itbtvMnn and caring tor. one bar mare aboutH rears old eel led 'Kowajita.'' and whereaatheHldW.D. Con nel 1 has bentowed care and feed uton said dewriled animal from AUKiisi wtn, iw, to tue data ol tnis notice, sud has durina all said time had and now has aaid animal In bis actual poaaewiiou, and whereas tne bill Ior said pasture, feed and ears now amounting to the um of SI40.0O haa not been paid nor any part thereof. Therefore If Ud biU of f 140.00, together with tlO.OO attorney's tees on or before Saturday, February 25th, at 10 v-cioea a. m. aaia aeecnrMHi ammai win oe sola by W. D. Connell at public auction to the hlh mt bidder for cuh In D. 8. Gold coin to auiaf aid lien claim, together with all cosla. Said ale will take place at the barn on the farm of Thomas Connell. on Deer Inland. In Columbia eounty, state of Oregon, on Saturday, ffebraary 26th. 1MB, at 10 o'clock a. m. iatea ireo. inn, leva. w. v. consklu Uen Claimant- Citj Treasurer's Notice. Omci o Citt TsSiiTimaa, St. Hai.iN, Oregon, Feb. 17, ISM. THKCTTY TKKAeUHEa Of BT. HELKNg, Oregon berebv gives none that all war. ranta of this city which have been pnmented and eudorned "Not I'aid for Want of fundi." prior to October , 1W7, and warrant No. tm, en- nonwa vwtooer o, iw, win De paia nno. pre sentation to me. Interest will not be allowed BHeruuaaate. vavm iiivta, Oity Treaanrer. Notice for Pnbllcation. Lavb Omca at Oaaoon Citt, Ob., February, 7. 1899. NOTICB IS HEREBY OIVE THAT THE following-named settler haa Sled notice of his Intention tn make final nroof in auonort at his claim, and that said Drool wiU be made be fore the Ooentv clerk of Columbia eonntr. a WILUAKC. ADAM, Homestead entry No. SSM, for the sooth 4 of the northeast H. and lots 1 and 2 section a. townahlD v i , hujko a wen.. fie names the following witnesses to prove Ms continuous resideace upon and cultivation of said land, viz; Oerhard Morbach, Andrew Kenowaki, William JUrth, John HUdebnuid, all of Valley, Oregon. flOmr; CHA8. B. MOORES, Register. PROFESSIONAL. JR. J. X. HaXL, PHYSICLCS AND SUBGEON. Clatskanie, Columbia eounty, Or. J-R. EDWIH K08H, PHYSICIAS AND 8UBQE0N. St. Helens, Oregon jjr. H. B. curr, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 8t Helena, Oregon. G. W. COLE, ATTORNKT AND COCNSKLOR-AT-LAW, 8T. HELENS, OKEGON. Title Abstract Books. Notarr Public. Commis sioner of Deeds for Washington, and an exper ienced collector in connection with oflioe. J. W. DAT W. B. DULLARD fpmarlx Say, ATTORNEYS -AT-LAW OfBoe next door to Conrthous, BT. HlaKB 0&KGON. Qnwid nntetiflA In eonrta of Oresron or Wtuh- tnffton. AMtncwS md directly from eounty fan.,.,,.,.,1.,, ..,,,,.,.,. ......... , ... .. .,, ,,,, . Tbe Kind Ton Ilavo Always Eong-ht, and which has Jiedn In use for over 80 years, has borne the signature of Szf mi- And lias beea madio nndcr hl pcr- CjiiL&vZflttlfbt sonal supervision since Its InCtncy. -r y' Allow no one to deceive you in thla. AH Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ex periments that trifle rith and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment, What ic CASTOR! A n Castoria - TObstitnte for Castor Oil. Parea-orifl. Trrnna ; vand (Soothingr Sympa. It ia Harmless and Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotlo ambstanee. Its go Is Us guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Fevertehness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind' Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving1 healthy and natural sleep. Tha Children's Patacca The Mother's Friend. CEflUiriE CASTORIA ALWAYS I Tcara tlie Signature of , IS S 1 The Kind Yon Hare Always Bongbt In Use For Over 30 Years. I THtT t-TUS T a V1 V Hs If-V It--V Jasntia. at u v t- O ST, HELENS' POPULAR STORE. 3 PARTI MUCKLE Keep always on hand a complete stock of GENERAL 0 TNCL1JDING a freneral assortment of Clotblnej. Farnishlnss. and Dress Goods. -a- no mass . specialty oi Loggers- outhls. and Bhoes. .Jiuufajr Bixits. Gum Coats, etc. O- o, o. i We also carry a fine line of &oots ' . GB0CKRIE8, Flonr. Grain, and Feed. All tbe leading; brands of Tobacco. Cigars and smokers' articles. Notions, etc. Paints, oils and glaaa. A large assortment of Hardware, lin wre and Crockery. 0 0 J'W Jf mk. ll w--w- Main Street, St. Helens, Oregon. 0- 0 0 B.. .1M 1 t night of January 81. The signatures Some of the applications for relief oi reliable persons are appended to the sent to the local committee by suffer- notice. . er. from bush fire, are .tranRely E B.-MoFmlUndi of Portland, who mtnfilAtt aa aaat Iha M ullAH rial 4liafealla ' ," 0wnl g Dewsper plant, and who rent Argu,. Here is an ex raot from one iUor6 , nonlh,to ; lhlnB whioh by a widow i : Ihae In family four ,t ,M ,Ue,f Tb, Ne Pu"bliihlDg uairy ouwe, two PlgSi a nvrav suu iire children, all these., being by my first husband j and two goats in full milk and a baby by my second husband. All of tbe animal was lost In the tire." We publish a few letters this week received from persons in other states, aaking for information regarding the country. May be if we were to tell them we were a civilized people, en joying all modern comfort, they would be inclined to discredit the statement. It i evident that we are looked upon a a sort of a balf-oivilised people, as sociating with red-skins and living in wigwam. Oome west, gentlemen. Tom Muokle spent several days In town this week. He expect to start la a day or two for Bkagway, Alaska, where he Intend to remain -for soms time, thence he will proceed to Dawson city lu June. Turn spool laat summer In Alaska, and I anxiou to return there, being satisfied that great oppor tunities await the indurtrious hand. There fa considerable travel to. the north, but very little is being said about it. . ' ' Greater pruaperily is in store for tbe state of Washington as spring ap proaches. Within a lew weeks the shingle mill a different plaoe through out tbe atate will be running on full time, the prive having advanced con siderable the past two weeks. Kelso t fortunate in thi respect a the town ba two splendid shingle mills, and both will soon be running. The Mesl calf 4 Wade mill, with the new im provements, is hy (ur the best in the stale, and will be able to turn out about 100,000 more shingles per day than it did last season. Kelso Journal. Co.," has a Botilioua conception of val uation. Tbe sturireon business i picking up along tbe Columbia at this plaoe. While the fish are not as large and plentiful as they were a few years sgo, the price 6 cents per pound makes up for the defioienoy. The total number of votes caat in tbis county in 1857 was 104. Calcu lating five persons for each vote, and making allowance for men who bad no fauiitieiY the population of the county was les than 600. W are reliably informed that tbe creamery proposition at Warren ia an assured fact. The lumber I on the ground and the foundation laid for the building, which will be coir. pitted and the maohinery placed, ready to oper ate by the first of March. Mr. J. F. Ford, of this city, tbe pho tographer, had a brother killed in the battle at Manila, on Saturday, Feb ruary th. He was a young man, be ing 29 year of age, and waa a member of Co. M., 14th California infantry. Mr. Ford has written for information, the water goes down the work will be gin again. It takes about owu ties to make a bareeload, so that it will take 40 bargeload to complete tbe contraot. There are two mill at La Center en gaged in eawing railroad tie, and th O. K. N, Go. will secure a large num ber there for the new road up the Snake river. Mr. 0. L. Ay res, of Peris, was in town Monday. Mr. Ayres says be hopes the proposition to improve the road from St. Helen to Nehalem valley will be prosecuted with great energy, and that the improvement will be made a peedily aa possible. He is in favor of using the Umber at hand along tb road to make tbe improvement on bills out of corduroy instead of plank, be cause he think tbe improvement would be more durable and would con form better to the demands of the lo cality, yet Mr. Ayres is a liberal reas onerand will not halt between two opinion, because he says the road must be improved and the work should be done this summer. Mr. Ayres gave us, as an example of the condition of the road in some places, the informa tion that on the way in he pnssed an empty wagon atanding in the middle of the road which had been abandoned by the owners evidently beoauae it could not be pulled out of the mod hole it had plunged into. Mr. Ayres owns 300 acres of land along the route, aud says he will gladly pay the S-mill tax for ten years to Improve the road. VSRMONIA VARIETIES, W. H. Palmer is quit stok this weak with th grippe. Th temperature haa moderated consid erable slues laat week. The last freeze will bring op tbe price of in tbi seed potatoes, aa a good many were troaen lie vicinity. hxY t-Jervi UWuj:i; Makes the food more delicious and wholesome nv,i ! pwma aa. . arw tow. Born.--On Febrnarv 4. 1890. to ibe wife of John ftaiitn, a son. At last report mother and child were doing well. Several coyotes are rivlnr those oersona ; who bave sheep aome uneasiness, as taty got quite bold during the last freese-up. Why doa't the oltiaen of thl plane be stir themselves and try Io boom the town and try for th eounty aeat, a some advo cate drawing it over into Nehalem. James Turk and HaTe Anderson were down from Upper Nehalem Wedneaday of last wae. i ih rorruer waa sworn In as postmaster by Notary Publio John Pringle. Unci Sam haa another nostofflc estab lished on the Nelialem with James Turk as postmaster. In an Interview he stated that it would be about six weeks before it would be in operation. W neglected to ask th nam of tb office. We notice In the Oreeonlan of Jannary 16 an article written for the Newber. Graphic, wherein a supervisor suggests that an as seas tue ok ol a few mills on tbe dollar be made for the use of the supervisor in secur ing gravel fer th roads, eta. W would suggest that this eounty place a three or five mill tax on the districts where gravel can be secured as easily a it can along this river and other atream in tbe eounty. For Ii Grippe. Thomas Whitfield A Co., 240 Wabash-av., earner Jaokson-et., one of Chicago's oldest and most prominent druggist., recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for la grippe, aa it not only give a promt and complete releaf, but also counteracts any tendency of la grippe to result In pneumonia. For sal by lit. fidwia Koss, druggist, St. Helens. YOUNG MOTHERS. Croup Is th terror ol thousands of yonng mothers beoauae it outbreak ia so agonis ing and frequently fatal. Shiloh'a Cough and Consumption cure acts like msgio in cases of Croup. It has never been known to fail. The worst oaii-s relieved immedi ately. Price 25 cts., 60 ct. and 1.00. Bold by Dr. Edwin Ross, druggist, bt, Heleus, aud N. A, ferry, Uoulton, K3 Lilies Furniture is Ccmulcie Without a I LIGHT-RUNNING ;eiNGBE SEWING MACHINE. Sold on Basy Terms without Interest. C. P. LOONET, AgesU. .Astoria, - Oregon. rORIEKTALl HOTEL Mrs. M. J. Scott, Proprietress BT. HELENS, OEKQOH. A Strictly Prst-Clas Honse. 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