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merchandise, which they still propose to do. As to price they
are In a position to sell you goods cheap.
...Staple and Fancy Groceries...
Of the bunt quality, are always found at this popular
tore. Thuir price are right.
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Medicine
To be effective mint be
good and accurately prepared.
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Da. Edwin Boss,
A COMPLETE STOCK
-A OHOIOI LINE OF OONM OTIONERV
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of tod Dealers In o
and Dressed Lumber...
OOOO R0AO TO THE MILL.
Mill on itnmh fork of Hcsppoose ereek.four I
mlhia from Ht-appnose statluu. .
Lumber riullvered at HcnppooM station or 1
joniixnrt lanuniK at si.w per m, extra. All
Warren station, 11.50.
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remember that you can always secure the best
article at the lowest price at this market.
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Proprietor.
OREGON.
NURSERIES
We have a choice lot of one and two-year-old
trees, such as lien Davis, Northern Spy, Bald
win, Spitzentwrg and Gravenstein,
REASONABLE PRICES.
AND PEAR TREES.
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Painters' Bupplies.
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JANUARY 2d, IWO.
Mrs. Jas. Muukle was in Portland
Monday.
Mrs. W. H. Dolman left on Monday
or uaiiioriiia.
I. G. Wlkstrom. of Kalatna. was In
i-ortianu Monday,
T. A. Cloninger was down from Scan.
jooho neunesuay.
Mr. W. B. Villard will leave toduv for
fuort visit to jewiswn, luano.
Attorney Hall was attending to busi
ness matters In 1'ortJand Monday,
Mr. E. E. Quick and Superintendent
lopeiana were in l'ortland Wednesday
Mrs. W. D. Connell. of Deer Island
visited in this city s day or two this
wee.
The dance to be riven at this nlac. on
February 28iid. will be an en lovable
anair.
Mr. W. II. Dolman accomnanled Mrs.
Dolman to Portland Monday on her way
to uaiiiorma.
Several of our citizens have made an-
plication for appointment as census
enumerators.
A few steelhead salmon are beimr
taken, for which fishermen are receiving
cents per pounu.
E. C. and Ross fitanwood were look'
ing after their logging Interests in
l'ortland Monday,
Key. Mr. Phil brook will Drench at
Peris next Sunday at 11 o'clock, and at
i an a ion at a r. fli.
Miss Bertha Gillihan and Miss Eva
Mulmeten returned on Monday from
rortianu to ineir nomes at vernouia.
Isabel Braden. mother of W. IT.
Braden, formerly of Vernouia, died in
Portland on Tuesday of this week, ased
ob years.
Fr. - '
County court will be held today Vri
day), to attend to the matters which
would have been brought before the ses
sion yesterday.
The precinct and road district bound'
anea, as estaDiisnea oy tne county
court at the regular January term, will
appear in our next issue.
A meeting; of the trustees of the
Methodist church of this city was held
Tuesday evening. Work on the pro-
poscu eaiuce is to De siariea soon.
John Boats, of Mavtrer. was doinir
ousmess in rortianu juonuay. Mr.
Bosls says he is doing a prosperous bus
iness in bis coal burning and dealing.
The steamer McMinnvllle was on the
run in the Canby's place a few days this
week. It is said the McMinnvillo will
go on the slough run in the near future.
The report is current that parties from
Portland are looking over the Held in
the vicinity of Warren wltb a view to
putting in a large logging and wood
tramway.
A change in the mercantile business
so long conducted by Mr. W. 11. .Doi
man, will take place about the first of
the month, it is said that tne new hnn
will be J. II. Collins and M. C. Gray.
The piling are being driven for an
extension to the Oregon Wood Com
pany's witarf at this place. The busi
ness of the company is increasing to
such an extent as to require more dock
room.
The Washington law permits fisher
men to fish until March 1st. However,
Fish Commissioner Heed will allow the
fishermen to fish until March 1st nntil
the legislature meets and untangles the
mess.
The session of the county court, which
as to have been held yesterday to de
cide upon the tax levy for this year, was
adjourned in order for the county offi
cials to attend the funeral of the late
George Hayes.
There is a telephone line extendins
from t. Helens to Howard's mill, at
Yankton, which is proving a great con
venience to not only Mr. Howard, but
to many people in the vicinity of both
ends of the line. -
Dr. Ross is constantly adding to his
stock of drugs, chemicals, patent medi-
nes. etc. The people of this vicinity
are fortunate in baing able at all timen
to have their wants in the druz line
supplied by a home dealer.
Judge McBride was in this city last
Saturday. While here he granted a
divorce to Charles . Olson from Annie
Olson, by default. In the evening he
attended the local Masonic lodge, of
which be is Worshipful Master.
It must be borne in mind that com
inuuicatious intended for publication
must reach this otlice not Inter than
Wednesday morning. We cannot handle
the matter when it arrives later in the
week than Wednesday forenoon.
The bills are out announcing a grand
ball for Houlton, on February 14th Bt.
Valentine's day. Johnny Lamberson,
Anron Kelly and Clay Clark are man
aging the anair, and a pleasant time is
assured all who attend . Tickets, in
cluding supper, will cost but fl.00 ,
The fact that Mr. Willard Johnson, of
Castle Rock, will have charge of the
floor at the dance here on February
22nd, and the knowledge that splendid
music will be furnished by a Portland
orchestra, are two features which cer
tainly will add greatly to the enjoyment
of the occasion.
Another cold storage company has
made arrangements to locate iu Astoria.
This will make five cold storage com
panies engaged in the salmon business
in that city. In consequence of which,
the price for salmon this year will not
be less than 6 cents and will probably
go to 7 cents. A cold storage house is of
more benefit to fishermen than three
canneries.
The people of this school district, No.
2, will meet next Wednesday evening at
the school house to vote a tax for school
purposes. The valuation of property
in this district is over $73,000, and a
6-mill tax will raise almost (400. That
amount of special tax is customary to
levy here, and no doubt the same action
will result at the meeting next Wednes
day evening.
The reported bonding of the Payne
paint plant and mine at Bcappoose is
confirmed. Mr. Payne bonded the mine
to Portland parties for $53,000, and
while that is a large sum, yet it is said
to be worth much more money than
that. There seems to be all kinds of
wealth hidden away in the hills of Co
lumbia county, waiting man's ingenuity
and capital to develop it.
Secretary of State Dunbar has leaned
a pamphlet containing the election laws
of the state of Oregon and of the United
States, in so far as they relate to the
conduct of elections and the duties of
officers in connection therewith. This
fiublication contains all the election
aws in force at the present time in Ore
gon. Kach county will be supplied with
a sufficient number of copies so that
each election precinct may have a copy.
The work of distribution has commenced
and this office acknowledges the receipt
of a copy.
West's Jersey Herd.
Harry West, of Scappooss, has sherd
oi jersey catue which would make an
dairyman proud. Mr. West milked an
average of eight cows sll daring the
year iov. wim tne following result, as
Is shown by the books of the Marydale
creamery, where Mr. West disposed of
me prouuet: Average pounds of mux
loreucn cow, o.ro: average test of mux
5.4 pounds of butter fat per cow, or
am pounds per cow lor the year, which,
by the rule of adding one-sixth, would
be 42H pounds of . butter. Kach one of
Mr. West's cows earned him $79.6H
throughout the year, A great deal of
money and cars has been expended by
rar. west on nis jersey nerd, Dut cer
tainly he is well repaid, not only by
. . iff . - . ,.. -
cash, but by possessing one of the best
dairy herds in the county, besides the
assurance of s greater annual earning
each succeeding year. As an evidence
of the superior qualities of Mr. West's
cattle, he sold a three-month's old calf
to Mr. A. C. Bay, of Rainier, for which
ne received (40 caan.
County Surveyor Hayes Dead.
County Surveyor George Hayes died
at St. Vincent's hospital in Portland on
Tuesday of this week. He had been
In that institution lor several weeks,
going there after spending a number of
weeks at Wind River springs. Mr,
Hayes' remains were taken to May
ger on the Uatzert Thursday and
were laid to rest at the cemetery there
on that day. Mr. Hayes was elected as
surveyor by the republicans s year ago
last June, but he was unable to attend
to the duties for but a short time. Mr.
A. B. Little has been attending to the
worx tor several montns. itneumatism
and paralysis of the muscles of the
lower limbs, was the cause of his
Heath. He leaves one young son. Mr.
Hayes had been a resident of the lower
end oi the county lor many years and
was universally respected. The county
judge, Commissioner Peterson, Assessor
White and Sheriff Rice accompanied the
remains of the deceased from this place
to Maygcr.
Activity In Timber Market.
There is a noticeable activity in the
timber lands market, as evidenced by
the late filings in the county recorder's
office. Most of the transfers, however,
have been made to large companies or
syndicates, ine day ol "snaps" in
Oregon and Washington timber lands is
rapidly passing, and from now on avail
able properties will necessarily have to
be handled by men oi some capital, it
iaa been practically certain for years
thst the merchantable timber of the
Northwest must be placed upon a much
higher plane of values, and the npward
movement now In progress will inaugur
ate an era in which logging and milling
methods must be altered from the prod
igal destruction of what has heretofore
been considered waste. Astonan.
Another Enterprise.
Still another enterprise which should
be encouraged, is projected lor this vi
cinity. Mr. . C. Stanwood Co., will
soon begin the construction and equip
ment of a sawmill a few miles west from
St. Helens. In fact, the plant baa al
ready been purchased in Portland, and
after a few preliminary affairs are set
tled,, the work will begin. Mr. 8tan-
wood has been a very successful logger
on Milton creek for several years, and
there does not remain a Question of
doubt that his contemplated sawmill
venture will be eminently successful.
We have so far been unable to learn the
exact location of the mill, but it is said
that It will be put where it can easily
supply the local demand of Warren.
Bcappoose, St Helens and, in fact, all
the vicinity hereabouts.
Bis; Ran of Logs.
Milton creek loggers are happy. One
day last week over 1,000,000 feet of
splendid sawlogs were driven out of the
creek, and the work of rafting and get
ting them ready for market is being
prosecuted with considerable energy.
The encouraging feature of the circum
stance is that over $6 per thousand will
be received by the owners for them.
This is said to be the highest price ever
received for Milton creek logs. Not
withstanding the fact that the logging
business has been successfully conducted
on Milton creek for a great many years,
et there seems to be an endless supply
of timber in that region, and many
more thousand dollars are yet to be
made by the local loggers.
1. amber Scarce In Astoria.
The inability to get lumber is retard
ing work on many improvements being
made in the city. One contractor stated
recently that be had been unable to se
cure any lumber since Christinas. All
the mills are running on full time and
are still way behind on their orders.
Budget.
A number of improvements are being
contemplated, but while the local mills
are unable to furuish lumber, they will'
not be started. Improvements already
under way are retarded for the want of
lumber. Herald.
Plank's Large Vegetables.
J. G. Plank presented (not on sub
scription) to this office one day this
week, a turnip, of the Flat Dutch var
iety, which measured 24 inches in
circumference, aiid weighed over nine
pounds. It was grown in swale ground
on Mr. Plank's place. Johnny did not
say so, but we inferred from his conver
sation that the turnip would have grown
much larger, but he exerted himself to
prevent Its further growth for fear it
would crowd all the other turnips out of
the patch. Mr. Plank also raised a
patch-of cabbage in the same swale,
which were not "slow." A number of
the heads weighed 21 pounds each.
Not Pleased With the Law.
If the county court is compelled to
comply with tne new road supervisor
law it' will hoodoo road work in Tilla
mook county. Now that a systematic
and practical method is being carried
out, which would have resulted in giving
the county some reauy good roads, it
must be disappointing to the county
judge and the commissioners to be
forced to adopt an antediluvian system
of road work. We sincerely trust they
will find some way whereby they can
throw the new law into the waste paper
basket. -xiuamooK neauugnt.
Simmons Has Left I' a.
E. O. Simmons, who has had varied
experience in this county for a number
of years, has at last left us, From his
farm bock of Rainier, to the county jail,
thence to the asylum, thence back to St.
Helens, and finally he took his departure
from here last Monday fo Indiaua, being
told by the district attorney that if he
would remain away the charge of lar
ceny against him here would be dis
missed. Simmons sold his laud for $100
over the amount of the mortgage, and
with that amount of cash be left the
state.
Da Yen Knew
Consumption is preventable? Science
has proven that, and alBo that neglect is
suicidal. The worst cold or cough can
be cured with Shiloh'a Cough and Con
sumption Cure. Sold on a positive
guarantee for over fifty years, bold by
nr. jvawin .bobs.
VEBNONIA ITEMS.
Frank Tracy started for' the outside
worm Jtuesuay.
Rube Hesseman Is home from Rainier
on short visit.
Wm. Palmer was carrying the mail
couple of days last week.
J. L. Young is home from Houlton.
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wuere ne una wen culling woou.
Charles McCauley came over the
mountain from Houlton last Thursday,
Mrs. Tracy went to Clatskanie last
week after her sister. Mrs. G. H. Bvnon
iney returned baturaay.
A. Smith and wife returned to the
valley last week. They have been liv
ing at Houlton this winter.
Otto Malmsten went to St. Helens
Monday, after his sister. Eva. who has
recovered sufficiently to return home.
unite a number of persons were on
the sick list last week, although none
were serious bad colds, sore throat, etc.
S. B. Rose thinks the new registra
tion law is fraud. He says he has
voted ever since he was 13 years of age
up to the present time; and to be de-
pnveu now oi mat privilege u pretty
tougn.
Married, at the home of the bride's
parents, on Beaver creek, Thursday
January 18th, Mr. Edgar Young, of
llillsboro, and Miss Ethel xoung. liev.
Stroup officiating. An elegant dinner
was served after tne ceremony.. The
young couple left Friday for their future
uome at iiiiiBDoro.
WARREN ITEMS.
Mr. A. Slavens was Houlton visitor
last Monday.
John Dolan went to St. Helens Wed
nesday on business.
Henry Larsen. Sr.. was a Portland
visitor last Tuesday.
Mrs. Laura McKay, of Scappoose.
visited witn ner parents last Friday.
Mrs. J. 8. Bacon did business in Port
land Thursday and Saturday of last
week.
M. Saxon moved bis scow down near
the seining ground last Wednesday. Ue
is getting ready for fishing.
Emmet Stevens, of the Lake farm.
was over last Sunday visiting his sister,
airs. Jos. uopelanu, ot this place.
Olive Grewell. Ella Bacon and Floyd
f uzey were the guests ol Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. McKay, of Scappoose, last Sunday,
Those who attended the party given
at the home of Henry Duncan last Fri
day night, report having had s pleasant
time.
There will be services held at the resi
dence of Henry Larsen, Monday, Janu
ary zutn, at 7 tr. M., by uev. u. U
Poling.
SCAPPOOSE ITEMS. '
Tom Piper was doing Portland last
weex
Miss Ella Tompkins, who has been
very ill for the last three weeks, is im
proving rapidly.
Mrs. Gus Ostby. who for the last two
weeks has been confined to ber home
suffering from a severe cold, is able to
be around again.
Pern Grewell. who for the last year
has been employed at the Uoneyman
ranch, has resigned his position and is
now engaged in cutting wood.
The Northern Pacific bridge crew are
engaged in overlooking the trestles be
tween here snd Warren, and a few
much-needed repairs have been made.
We are informed that the engagement
of Miss Mollie Clonniger of Bcappose to
Mr. Bt. Clair ol l'ortland is announced.
the wedding to take place some time
next month.
From all reports, there is to be a wed
ding at Scappoose in the near future.
Bert West, Oeo. uunderson and Geo.
Vollens are helping things along by put
ting in extra time in getting the bouse
ready.
The young people from this place who
attended the dance on last Saturday
evening at the home of Mr. Duncan and
on Tuesday evening at the home of Mr.
ureweu, near warren, report a very
pleasant time.
In the course of a conversation with
our young Warren friend, Frankie Hoyt,
we were lnlormed that in the near
future Warren is to enjoy a first-class
entertainment, to be given in the large
nail at tne scnooi house, xne program
will consist of Negro sketches, songs and
recitations, to be followed by a supper.
The admission fee has not been decided
pon. but it will be in the reach of all.
Frankie is a hustler, and we wish him
success in' his venture.
Our friend. John Sparks, was aroused
from a sound slumber one evening last
week by hearing some one on the out
side yelling for him to get up and take a
smile. It took John one second to jump
out of bed and another to reach the door,
here nis three friends, who had just
rrived from Portland on the midnight
train, presented John with a bottle
about a yard long. When John got
ight of that bottle, a huge grin over
spread his good-natured face, and with
here s luck, leuows, took a big swal
low. His three friends by this time
dodged around the corner of the station,
and had no sooner done so when the
bottle came flying after them, which, by
the way, contained nothing but water.
We would hate to repeat what John
said as be slammed the door and stum
bled into bed again.
FROM AHOTHEB SODRCX.
County Clerk Watts was up visiting
relatives Sunday.
Mr. Bert West is having his village
property fixed up.
Mr. Gray, the St. Helens telegraph
operator, was in our town Monday.
Mrs. A. Stump is visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. Schell, at Albany, this week.
Frank Trukositz, who has been quite
sick for some weeks, is again able to be
out.
Dr. Cliff was called to this place last
Sunday to see Mrs. Hannah White, who
is quite sick.
Miss Grace Duncan, who has been liv
ing in Portland for several months, has
been visiting home folks for the past
week.
Watts & Price have given the interior
of their store building a coat of paint,
which, as a matter ot fact, improves the
appearance of things very much.
Farmers around here are taking ad
vantage of the prevailing high price for
potatoes. A. Iloladay & Sons shipped a
carload last week, and John Scbmitke is
shipping a carload this week.
T. Try It.
If Shlloh's Cough and Consumption
Cure, which is sold for the small price
of 25 eta., 60 cts. and $1, does not cure,
take the bottle back and we will refund
your money. Sold for over fifty years
on this guarantee. Price 25 cts. and .60
cts. Sold by Dr. Edwin Boss.
A TEAPOT TEMPEST.
Mr. Caple. Intimates that Peter Is
Being Robbed to Pay Paul,
Elsewhere In Ths Mist this week will
be found sn article from the pen of Mr.
C. (i. Caples. of Columbia City, which
contains some facts and a very great
amount oi iancy. in tne nrst piace, to
put the author of the article belore the
readers ol this paper in the light which
must first be known before the purport
of his letter can be understood, it is
necessary to state that Mr. Caples was
called upon, during the last session of
the county court, to pay his taxes for a
certain year, which he claimed to have
once paid, but no evidence of the fact
could be produced, further than Mr.
Caples' own statement. We do not
wish to infer that Mr. Caples would in
tentionally misrepresent the train, but
he had no tax receipt, neither could
there be found the scratch of a pen. on
either the tax roii, stub books or public
record ol the tax collector to indicate
that he was correct in his statement.
Neither is that gentleman alone in this
matter, proof of which, in endless quan
tities being open , to inspection at the
county omces.
We are very glad the communication
has reached us. It will not only serve
as a -warning to taxpayers" to come in
and pay the amounts against them for
taxes, out it opens the way for a state
ment oi an airs wnica we nave ior a long
time been seeking.
Mr. caples states, and we bave no
reason to doubt his statement, that
there are more than 600 persons in this
county who hare had their lands sold
for back taxes. That there are many
others who bave escaped having their
lands sold by tne county In order to
collect a just obligation, will not be
questioned by those who are in a posi
tion to know. To demonstrate to Mr.
Caples and the public that this is a
small number compared to the amount
of unpaid tax, we will first state that
there has not been returned delinquent
a tax roll for many years on which there
was less than 13000 of unpaid tax. The av
erage amount of tax charged to eachper-
son on the tax roll, we win say is Mat
would mean 160 persons for one year's
sale, and as these sales have occurred
annually for five successive years, we
fail to see that the cumber ol persons is
very urge in proportion.
We presume that Mr. Caples means
to infer that the sheriff's a few years ago
were in the habit of helping themselves
to the contents of the crib. This state
ment we will not contradict: but let us
do some figuring. When the tax roll
is given to the sheriff for collection, that
officer is charged with the entire amount
of taxes to be collected, and all that be
cannot collect he is given credit for
when the roll is returned. Mr. Meeker
waa sheriff for four veara. and the en
tire amount of bis shortage was $1600.
Each delinquent tax roll returned to the
county clerk by Mr. Meeker showed at
least $6000 nnpaid tax, or $24,000 for
four years. During that four years,
then, according to Mr. Caples' theory,
there was over $19,000 unaccounted for
by Mr. Meeker, if as Mr. Caples says,
there shonld be no liens held on lands
by the county for unpaid tax.
We will rehearse Mr. Maesie. He
waa sheriff for less than two years : his
shortage waa less tbsn $4000; yet the
amount of delinquent tax those two
veara .mounted to abont S.10.000.
Would there not - naturally be abont
$6000 of nnpaid taxes? Examine each
tax roll since those years and if there is
one which did not contain $3UUU or more,
the amount is very close to that sum.
We will all acknowledge that the matter
of tax collecting bos been very carefully
looked after for the last five or six years,
and yet there has been a great amount
of land sold for taxes, all of which goes
to prove that even the full penalty of
the law will not force some people to
pay their tax, and as a consequence the
county holds hens on many pieces of
land for the amount of unpaid tax
against tbem, and. the only impending
danger we are able to discern lies in the
fact that people win still refuse to pay
the tax and permit the property to be
disposed of by the county.
A fact which might be reviewed in
connection with this matter, and which
will assist in satisfying Mr. Caples'
mind as to why there are so many per
sons in the county whose lands have
been sold for taxes, is that prior to 1894
there was never any penalty for failure
to pay taxes. All unpaid tax was
merely returned as delinquent, and Mr.
Caples can readily understand that
people win come no nearer paying ineir
taxes than would they any other debt if
there was no way of forcing its payment.
And herein lies the whole secret of there
being so many persons whose lands have
been sold. Imagine, will vou. what
crime there would be in this world if
there were no restraint placed upon
humanity.
Within the last few years the county
officers have taken np the matter of
forcing the payment of taxes in order to
free the county from debt, and hush the
mouths of those persons who howled
the loudest about tne debt; and because
this is done there are scores of denunci
ations hurled at the officers. We do
well know that "taxation, since the crea
tion of man, has caused the world to
mourn" but most of us to mourn be
cause we could not entirely escape it.
The fact of the presence of so many
people who aimed to escape tax paying
has cost this county many thousand
dollars in interest, besides depriving
those who were ever ready and willing
to pay, the privilege of good roads and
the enjoyment of the presence of better
publio buildings. Certainly there are
many persons in the county whose lands
have been sold for taxes, and we sin
cerely hope that the teapot tempest will
be fanned into a hurricane by Mr.
Caples, and in its course many people
who are in arrears lor taxes will be
brought to the tax collector's desk.
That is the only method we can conceive
of in order to "put this matter in its
proper light."
ANSWER TO "XMA8."
Deer Island, Jan. 13, 1900.
To the Editor. Xinas must be a lit
tle off about passing the hat around but
once, as he himself passed it around the
first time, and then it was passed again
for the hall rent. But the unfortunate
caller got soup. As for me being a
kicker" : I was not the only one who
kicked." And as for throwing in the
dollar I wasn't like the fellow who did
not have it, I will freely admit that the
Supper was grand, which was due to the
efforts of all the ladies of this vicinity,
and if your correspondent ever has the
good fortune to get a cook, it is devoutly
to be hoped that she will be as good a
one as the ladies ol Deer Island. I will
never complain, noK4iever, even if the
bills do come high. But many of the
little wee hearts would have gone away
sad had it not been for the generosity of
Mr. and Mrs. uonneu.
Old Wxnroor Subscriber,
"I want to let the people who suffer
from rheumatism and sciatica know
that Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieved
me after a number of other medicines
and a doctor had failed. It it tbe best
liniment I have ever known of. J. A.
Dodokn, Alpharatta. Ga. Thousands
have been cured of rheumatism by this
remedy. One application relieves the
pain. For sale by Dr. Edwin Ross.
9d FOB FOBTliANO DAILY.
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"America"
Willamett Slougb Route
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Leave St. Helens .... 0 :30 A M
Arrive at Portland.. 10:80 A M
Leave Portland 2:30 PM
Arrive at St. Helens. 6:00 P M
faBE S5 CENTS.
Will Carry Nothing but Pasttn
g.rs and Fast Freight,
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master.
ED HIIXSBERRY,
Expert :-: Barber
SHARP RAZORS AND CLEAN
TOWELS.
None but purest chemicals used in wash
ing and cleansing the face.
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Get a Hot Towel on Your Face
Usual prices for work,
DECKER'S OLD STAND, ST. HELENS
you ark always welcome
ooo
AT THE
I BLQUET
None but the beet in both
Imported and Domestic
wines, liquors and cigars.
CYRUS - N03LE - WHISKEY
The celebrated Weinhard
Beer always on draught.
CL0HIHGER 4 WHITHEY, Pnp.
V T TTIlTiTI T: Q
UulJSIU'AL
HOTEL
Mrs. 1. J. Scott ProBrietress
8T. HELENS, OBEGON.
A 8trictly FTst-Class Hons.. A
Home for Commercial Travelers
and the Public. Board and Lodg
ing at Host Reasonable Rates.
KEPT STABLE
For Care of Patron's Horses.
MINN'S SALOON.
If you want something good In the
line ol whi&ky try
SHAW'S MALT
Only the best of
Lipors and Cigars Kept in Steel.
Pool and Card Tables for th. nee
oi Patrons. Courteous treatment.
(Between th. two Hotel.)
ST. HELENS, - - - OREGON.
OPEN FROM 6 A. M.TO
12 O'CLOCK MIDNIGHT.
ST. CHARLES
HOTEL
Front & Morrison Sts., Portlani
Under New Management
150 Rooms at 25 Cents to 50 Cents.
Suites 75 Cents to $1.00.
Elevator, Electric Lights and Bells,
and all Modern Conveniences.
Free Bus Meets all Boats
and Trains.
Restaurant Connec ti will Heel
O-egon Telephone 299.
Columbia Telephone 27.
I STOMA & COLOMBIA RIYER
H RAILROAD COMPANY.
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9 62 8 20
9 35 8 00
9 30 7 54
9 20 7 48
9 12 7 88
9 02 7 28
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All trains make close connections at Gobi,
with Northern 1'aciHo trains to and from the
East and Bound points. At Portland with all
trains leaving Union depot, at Astoria with I.
tt. 4 N. co.'s boat and rail line to and frpn II
waoo and North Beach point.
Passengers for Astoria or war points must Bag
trains at Houlton. Trains will stop to let pas
senater off at Houlton when coming from poluMI
we.t of Uobus. i. V.. MT,
Oen. Pass. Ant.. Astoria, Ot.