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OOLUMBTA COUNTY Df RECTO HY.
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Judee Joseph B. lnan. Rainier
...I. if. Walts, St. Helen
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Treasurer
StuH. at fcchonle.
Asnestsor. .........
Purveyor
Cirvner
CiiinrolMlonera
J. . Kle. Clatslinnle
K. Rrwa, Ht. Helens
I. H, Copeland, Warren
... ..Martin White, Qiiim-y
tie.. Haves, Mmiier
.flr. H. K. I'lltl. tSt. Helena
P. A. Frail. Hcnppo-J-'e
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FEBRUARY 9, WCO.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Tub destruction of the tawniill at
Pittsburg by lire last wock ia overt evi
dence of sonic unscrupulous party's
uncontrollable deiire to wrtck the prim
itive business interests nj retard de
velopment and progress in the excep
tionally advantageous Nehalein valley.
It is sad misfortune and one that
plainly photographs the despicable
character and disposition in such a vivid
type aa to work no end of disadvantage
to that portion of the cuunty. There
seems to be so question of doubt in the
minds of the owners of the property
bnt what the lire which wrought the
destruction was of incendiary origin, aud
the fact augurs to the discredit and dis
advantage of the entire valley. In fact
former capers of such a disreputable
and dishonable nature which have been
perpetrated in other parts of the valley
is conclusive evidence that somebody is
determined to keep the valley down and
back in a business sense. tiich con
duct is but the photograph of the inner
soul of desperate characters, filled with
jealousy and determined not to prosper
nor permit their neighbor to do so. It
would seem that the Bole desire of each
resident of that valley would be to fos
ter enterprise and encourage the estab
lishment of manufacturing plants of
every nature, in order to increase
advantages and develop the country,
but instead the opposite ambition seems
overwhelmingly dominant in some one
or some few. A similar fate overtook
the sawmill at Vernonia a few years ago,
and only about one year ago Freeman's
mill near Mist was destroyed by a ruth
less fiend. It requires unbounded cour
age in the face of such conditions for a
man to devote his energies and capital
to the establishment of business enter
prises when he has no reason to expect
anything else than such a fate as has
met nearly every undertaking of that
nature in that valley. In consequence
of such conditions progress and devel
opment cannot be expected to be other
wise than very slow and quite unim
portant. Elsewheke in this issue will be found
a list of the connties in the state which
have been required to pay interest to
the state on deferred tax payments, to
gether with the amount paid by each
connty. These amounts, according to a
.decision of the supreme court, will be
returned to the several counties. This
condition of affairs should not exist.
There should be a law upon our statute
books making it compulsory upon all
counties to pay their state tax by a cer
tain time in each year, and the assess
ment and tax-collecting laws should be
so rearranged as to make it possible for
the proceedings of the county officials
in the matter of assessing and tax col
lecting to be complied with, a condition
of affairs which does not now exist.
These several amounts of interest were
paid into the state treasury under the
old law, which provided for March 1st,
of each year as the date when state tax
became delinquent. Under that law it
was an utter impossibility fur the
county officials to perform their duty in
regard to tax collecting matters, for the
reason that the tax roll could not be
prepared for collecting at that date.
The law states that the county clerk
shall not begin the work of extending
the tax on the roll until alter February
1st. Let the work be prosecuted with
all possible haste, even in so small a
county as Columbia, it cannot be accom
plished short of five weeks, and when
the state tax became delinquent March
1st, what opportunity was there for
compliance with the lawT It is to be
hoped that the next Oregon legislature
will find time and opportunity to rem
edy some of the existing evils in the
tax collecting and aemssHment laws.
This government cannot be wheedled
by sentimentalists or dragooned by
political opportunists into forming or
delivering any expression of sympathy
for or interest in the South African
conflct. It is nono of our business, any
how. One of the contestants is our
friend, bound to us by the ties of con
sanguinity and mutual interest, and the
other is a people struggling for what
it believes to be its rights. Let the god
of battle decide it, and let us, as a
nation, keep our fingers out of the fire.
We have troubles of our own, pleasures
of our own and business of our own
that should command otir undivided at
tention. When the trouble is over we
will help to bind up the wounds and
nurse the sick, but until it is over we
will have nothing; to say.
If you are in need of some nice, up-to-date
stationery it will pay you to
leave orders at this office.
WAHIIKN ITEMS.
Mrs. J. S. Haeon and Mrs. F. M. Hoyt
are on the sick list this week.
Mrs. Mollie Puudhy and Miss Lillian
I-arnon spent a ftw days in 1'ortland the
latter part of last week.
Cliff Kllis, of Portland, came down
last Saturday evening; and is visiting
with friends and relatives.
A social dance was given at the home
of John Urewell Inst Saturday evening.
The young folks all had pleasant time.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. MoKav. of Scan-
pooee, spent Saturday and Sunday at
tlits place visiting witn iricnus ana rela
tives. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eversol have
taken charge of tho cullinary depart
ment ot the mess liouse on the noon
place.
A farewell party was tendered Mr. I.
Hall last Friday evening. Quite a num
ber of neighbors were present, all hav
ing a splendid time.
A meeting was held Inst Sumbiy after
noon at the home of Mrs. N. F. linker
for the purpose of organising a Sunday
school, but action was postponed until
next Sunday on account of the small at
tendance at the meeting.
A surprise party was tendered Mrs.
Henry l-arson last Saturday afternoon,
the occasion being the anniversary of her
birth. A very pleasant afternoon was
spent. Those" ladies present were Mrs.
Joseph Copelund, Mrs. U. V. Baker,
Mrs. N. F. Baker, Mrs. J. l Downing,
Mrs. J. S. Bacon and Mrs. William Shef
field. Tho Warren Public School Literary
Society, which was orsuiued at the be
ginning of Prof. Allan! s school, gave its
tilth programme last Friday afternoon
at the school house. Every number was
rendered in a most entertaining and
creditable manner, and everybody pres
ent were loud in their commendatory
remarks of the very noticeable improve
ment in the delivery of those taking
part in the exercises.
Following is the report of onr school
for the month euding February 2, 1900:
Total number enrolled 44
Total number belonging 42
Number of days attendance 7S2
Number of days absence 4t
Number of cases of tardiness 7
Average daily attendance 3t)
Those neither absent nor tardy during
the month were Eva, Nellie, Iruie,
Harrv and Lowrie Urewell, Annie Jen
sen, Louis Larson, Roy Copeland, Ed
ward Harms, Jacob and Maude Linker,
j-rank and Holver OUen, Laura and
Sadie Maker, I'ettie l-arson, Ienni8 Dun
can. Kate Baker aud Orilla Tucker,
Those neither absent nor tardy during
the entire rive months are Urussie and
Harrv Urewell.
KEIBKN ITEMS.
D. J. Moore shipped four horses to
I'ortland Juesaay.
Al Robinson, constable of Union pre
cinct, was in town Thursday on bus
iness.
A. B. Little, county surveyor, was in
town Wednesday doing some surveying
lor s.imuel Jlunn.
Mrs. B. W. Blood, who has been visit
ing in Yamhill county, returned home
Saturday evening.
James MeXaUibton and T. C. Watts
attended the Masonic lodge at St. Hel
ens Saturday evening.
The steamer Kellogg took five tons of
old iron to Portland from here last
Friday. Most of it came from the mill
at Mooresville.
Bert Matthews, Mrs. J. Matthews,
Mrs. Guy Smith, W. D. Satterlee, C.
Olsen, Mrs. Olson and T. C. Watts were
passengers on the Kellogg i riday for St,
Helens.
8. Smithmeyers and partner, who have
been cutting wood for U. C. Jacquish
for the last four months, left here for
La Center, Wash., on rnday, where
they will try their luck at farming.
List Gamble, in coming in last Satur
day with a load of shingles, was hung
up on a stump in the road, which made
him so late he had to stay all nibt at
John Lindsay's. He returned home on
Sunday.
The Red Men's entertainment given
here Saturday night has been pro
nounced a bowling success by every one
who attended, and the home talent have
proven themselves equal to any em
ergency. For a curtain raiser, E. Butts
and J. Archibald proved themselves to
be old hands in "Red Hot Massage," a
farce that made the shingles rattle.
Then came the descriptive song, "Broth
ers," but as the audience did not feel in
a sympathetic mood it took the "World's
fare" bill of fare to touch the right
spot and set them going again. But the
next scene presented all that was so
eagerly looked for the forest, the camp
fire, the Indians lying around in slum
ber, the guards on watch at their chief's
tepee, then the ghost dance, so wild and
wierd, the paleface captured by the
hunters and brought into camp. "He is
shot full of arrows, slashed and chopped
with knife and tamahawk, placed over a
can of powder and blown over the tree
tops, but finally is allowed to join the
tribe, so he rr-ceives the brand of the
tribe upon bis back with a red hot iron
and while the stage is aglow with red
fire, a beautiful tableau is presented as
he is crowned and admitted as one of
the tribe. The crowd was the largest
ever gathered here for any social event,
and would have been larger only that
the nail would not nold tnem. Alter
the last curtain the ball was cleared and
the light fantastic was enjoyed until the
wee tut' hours of morning.
HOl'LIOX ITEMS.
James Cox left forTacoma Wednesday.
Miss Maude Watts is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Perry.
The ball to be given here on the 14tb
bids fair to be a success.
J. Bonnick has recovered from his
sickness and is again on deck.
Frank Gilson has just purchased a
fine team of draft-horses from Portland.
People of this place are glad to know
that George Gragg is recovering from
bis recent illness.
Captain Henderson came borne from
Astoria with an abundance of cheek, but
the captain says you ought to seethe
other fellow.
Mr. R, A. MeCall. from Castie Rock.
ha. been employed by N. A. Perry to
till the position ot counter jumper, lie
is an old band at the business, appar
ently.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Perry gave a party
to the young people of this place on
Tuesday evening. The time was pleas
antly spent in games, vocal and instru
mental music, alter wiucn relresnments
were served.
'Jell Your Ulster.
A Beautiful Comolexion 1h an imnossi-
bility without good pure blood, the sort
that "only exists in connoction with good
dige-tion,a healthy liver and bowels.
Karl g CJover Koot lea acts directly on
the bowels, liver and kidneys, keeping
them in perfect health. Price 25 cts.
and 60 cts. Sold by Dr. Edwin Ross,
IMPORTANT TO SUPERVISORS.
Provision of the lload Law Which
Demand Attention.
Paragraph No. 4 ot section No. 4085 of
information which every road supervisor
'should 1 familiar with In order to pcr-
form the dulie of his otlice. Following
ia the paragraph :
" In any county of this state the
county court of such county at the time
of levying taxes for county purpose
mttv, if in the judgment of the county
court it Is for the best interests of the
county, levy a tax upon all the taxable
property in the county, not to exceed
five mills upon the dollar, and in addi
tion thereto a poll tax of two dollars bo
assessed upon every persou who shall be
liable to p"V a state" poll tax, which taxes
shall be collected with and at the same
time and in the same manner as county
taxes shall bo collected, and shall be
paid into the county treasury, and shall
be kept as a separate fund, to be known
as the road fund, and shall be used for
the purpose of laying out, opening, mak
ing and repairing county roads, and
building and repairing bridges ; and no
other tax or other taxes for the purpose
in this section mentioned shall be levied
or collected except that the county court
may oiter fringes ouiti or rcpaireu out
of the general fund. Such couuty court
shall apportion the taxes so collected
among the several road districts in the
county, having due regard to tbe amount
of taxes collected in tno several road
districts, to the conditiou of tbe roads
and necessity for repairs, and to the
amount of travel thereon. The county
clerk shall thereupon notify the wad
supervisor iu each of the roail districts
in nis county of tbe amount ot the road
fnud set apart for the use of bis road
district for opening, making and repair
inn comity roads and building bridges
in his road district; and sucU supervisor
shall direct and supervise the expendi
ture of such amount of the road fund so
set apart for tbe purpose herein named,
and certify hie accounts for labor per
formed, or material furnished to the
county court; and if the county court
approves the same, it shall order war
rants on the county treasurer in favor of
the persou performing such labor or fur
nishing such material payable out of the
fund to the credit of such road district,
and until such fund is exhausted."
The countv court of Columbia county
has seen St to take advantage of this
law, and levied a 3-mill tax, hence its
provisions are to be complied with.
INTEREST ON STATE TAX.
Amounts will be Returned to the
Counties by the Liegialature.
State Treasurer Cbas. 6. Moore has
given nut a statement showing the
amount of interest on delinquent state
taxes, paid bv the several counties, of
the slate, since the year 18'J.I. Under
the decision of the supreme court, on an
appeal from Marion county, handed
down last month, the state is not
entitled to collect interest on delin
quent state taxes, tor the reason that
certain counties, under the assessment
laws, were unable to prepare the assess
ment rolls in time to allow the county
to collect and tiay the state tax before it
became delinquent, which was on March
1st of each year. In this connection,
the state treasurer states, that nine
counties in Oregon Baker, Coos, Curry,
Grant, Josephine, Jackson, Union,
Umatilla, Wasco had sixty days addi
tional time in w hich to pay the state
taxes, and it will take another suit
brought against one of these counties,
to determine whether or not they will
be relieved from the payment of interest.
It is expected that, iu view of the fact
that the interest cannot be collected, the
legislature will be asked to pass a law
authorizing the state treasurer to refund
all interest payments, heretofore made,
to the counties making them, and this
will probably be done at the next
session.
The state treasurer's statement of in
terest payments received shows the fol
lowing amounts credited:
Baker $ 756 71
Benton 913 68
Clackamas : . . . Mr! o
Columbia 1S 85
Coos 57 48
Crook 1,213 54
Curry 25 t4
Giliiam 124 29
Grant 320 27
Harney 1,254 89
Josephine 6 OS
Klamath 013 87
Lake 13o 64
Lane 324 48
Lincoln 'AM 78
Linn 780 20
Malheur 600 03
Marion 841 81
Morrow 3:19 24
Multnomah 9,7ti9 05
Polk 062 39
Sherman 71 44
Tillamook 1,733 03
Umatilla 1,578 32
Union 1,034 99
Wallowa 302 42
Wasco 128 18
Washington 813 32
Yamhill, .. 389 79
Total $25,006 77
VEKNOMA ITEMS.
Miss Maggie Spencer was visiting
friends up the river Friday and Satur
day. Dr. Morse, of Salem, was in Vernonia
last week on business connected with
the coming railroad.
Dr. Hatfield reports bis patients in
the vicinity of Mist all on the road to
recovery, about ten in number.
Miss Dossa Wilson returned home
Friday, after an extended visit in Mult
nomah and Washington counties.
Arthur Johnson is home on a visit
from Rainier, Iiefore going to work for
Mr. Henry Colvin, of Marshland, again.
Messrs. Reed and Trimble, friends of
J. H. Mow, late from Indiana, bade this
valley a final good bye Thursday. They
go from here to Idaho, where they will
visit awhile betore returning to rloosier
dom. Vern Mow left Sunday for Carroll's
Point, Wash., where he will work in a
logging camp for the next three months.
Vern has a three-months furlough from
the O. N. G., of Portland, and believes
in improving the time.
The burning of the mill at Pittsburg
last Tuesday niirht leaves this part of
the valley without either a grist or a
sawmill. Mr. Case is having more than
ins share of bad luck and heliaa many
friends who sympathize with him.
Mrs. 8. E. Shannahan, while helping
her husband catch a ewe with a
young lamb, was scruck a terrible blow
in the chest by a sheep jumping in the
air while passing ber. Tiie blow was
of such force as to knock Mrs. Shanna
han down and it was some time before
she regained her breath.
At a meeting of the citizens of Ver
nonia and vicinity last Saturday, to
locate a permanent cemetery, I. P.
Spencer, C. W. Mellinger and L. W.
VanDyke were appointed a committee to
confer with the owners of the present
site and if possible, secure a deed to the
same, the committee to report at the
next meeting, Saturday, February 17.
WHERE THE MONEY OOES.
IHsponltton of the Funds to be Col
lected on the IttOO Tax Hull.
The county clerks are at present en
gaged in extending the amount ot tax
to be collected from each individual on
the lHtr-i tax roll, nud as the matter of
taxation, ami the disposition of the
cash is always of greater or lest interest
to tax-payers, we have taken interest
enough iu the matter to prepare this
statement for the edification ot our
readers.
The full amount of the assessed valu
ation of property iu this county (or 1899,
as tilt) summary compiled bv Assessor
White shows, is $1,460,545. 'The total
levy made by the county court on this
valuation is 28 mills, which will taise
H'024. The levies are us follows :
For state tax, 0.3 mills, which will
raise ,UW.
For county schools 5 mills, which will
raise $7,252.
For defraying county expenses 13.35
mills, which will raise $10,374.
For road improvement or a road tax,
8 mills, which wilt raise $4,351.
For soldiers' and sailors' indigent
(mid, a tax of one-tenth of a mill was
levied, which will raise $145.
A tax of one-fourth of a mill was
levied upon the entire valuation tor a
bounty scalp tax to tie paid to tho state,
which will amount to $302.
In addition to this there will lie
charged on the tax roll to each person
owning sheep, 1 cent per bead, and as
the summary shows that 1373 sheep are
in the county, the revenue derived from
this source will be $13.73.
The entire amount ot rash to be paid
to the state will be $10,873.
There are reported on the roll tlOS
polls, and to each poll there will be
charged $2, which will be turned into
the countv road fund, or an addition of
f 1210, making $6,567 for that fund.
According to a long established custom
in this county, the first moneys col lectin!
on the roll are applied on tlie state tax
until the full amount duo the state is
paid, in order to save interest on the
state tax. The apportionment ol school
funds, according to law, must be
made on the first Monday in April, and
that fnud, amounting to' $7,2o2, in con
nection witb the state tax ot $9,138,
which will have to bo paid before an
early date in May, in order to avoid
paying interest, will necessitate the col
lection ot $0,390.
The school districts, at least twenty
two of them, have voted special tax,
which will increase tbe nggrogtite
amount to be collected on the roll sev
eral thousand dollars. Besides this, the
city of Vernonia levied a special 6 mill
tax for city purposes.
The road Ux collected will be turmd
into the couuty treasury, a separate
account being iept with each district.
The supervisor will be able to calcu
late very closely the amount of cash
that will be available for work in his
district.
Last year there was over $40,000 of the
county "debt paid off, money collected
ou back taxes being an Important factor
in this reduction, and there beiug much
back tax yet due the county, it is reas
onable to presume that the debt, which
now amounts to but little more than
20,000, will lie reduced somewhat dur
ing the present year.
There was about $3,500 paid out last
year on account of interest, which will
be saved during the present year, and
applied to the outstanding debt.
School District Tax.
The following school districts, twenty
two in number, voted special tax for
school purposes this year :
ma. NO. AMOUNT.
1 8 mills
2 6 mills
5 5 milts
6 7 mills
7 , 2 mills
13 9 mills
23 2 mills
2-i ltl mills
2 2 mills
2rt ... 10 mills
39 10 mills
40 6 mills
41... 2 mills
42 jt 5 mills
43 . 2V mills
44 ..10 mills
45 12,'i mills
47 10 mills
48 10 mills
53 jt 12i mills
54 8 mills
58 15 mills
Have You Iteitcred?
Below is tbe number of voters who
have registered in the county for each
precinct to date:
1 Auburn 1(1
2 Apiary ' 3
3 Beaver Falls 4
4 Clatskanie 70
5 Deer Island 9
6 Goble 20
7 Marshland 6
8 Nehalem 3
9 Rainier 28
10 Oak Point 34
11 Hcappoose 15
12 Union 73
13 Warren .' 9
Total.
295
An Kd I tor's Life Saved by Cham
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I contracted a bad cold which settled on
my lungs and was neglected until I
feared that consumption had appeared
in an incipient state. I was constantly
coughing and trying to expel something
which I could not. I liecame alarmed
and after giving the local doctor a trial,
bought s bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and the result was immediate
improvement, and after I had used three
bottles my lungs were restored to their
healthy state. B. 8. Edwards, pnl
lisher of the Review, Wyant, III. For
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FOR SALE BY EDWIN.ROSS.
rrogram fbr Teachers' Ksamtnatlon.
At the February teachers' examina
tion for stale papers, the following pro
gram will !e followed.-
Wednesday Penmanship, history, l
gebra, spelling, reading, school law.
Thursday-Written arithmetic, theory
ot teaching, grammar, bookkeeping,
physics, civil government.
Friday Physiology, geography, men
tal arithmetic, composition, physical
geography.
hatunlay ltotany, plane peometry,
general history, Knglish literature,
phychology. I. H. Coi-klano,
County rJuptrinteudunt.
Htrayed.
From Columbia City, Oregon, several
head of cattle market! swallow fork In
each ear: branded HO, Any person
giving information of their whereabouts
or returning them to Columbia City will
be suitably rewarded by me,
llKS OAN.KS,
Capitis, Wash.
Van Trjr It.
If Shlloh's Cough and Consumption
Cure, which Is sold for the small price
of 25 cts., 60 cts. and It, duo not euro,
take the Imttle buck and we will refund
your motiev. Sold for over fifty years
on this gtia'rantce. Price 26 cts. and 50
cts. Hold by lr. Kdwin Ross.
TEACHERS' EXAMINATION.
Notice Is hereby given that the county
superintendent of Columbia county will
hold the regular examination of amdi
cants tor state papers al St. Helens,
commencing Wednesday, February 14.
at 9 o'clock a. m., and continuing until
Saturduv, February 17, at 4 o'clock p.
Ul. " I. II. Col'ltLANO,
County Superintendent.
If 0TICS FOR PUBUCAT0S,
Lkp Orncs at obsuon fttr, Os..
Jmmnry -flih. I'JOO
N'OTtfE tS 1IKKKBY lilVKS THAT THK
following -imiiifO U1er h Hied n.'tlce "t
hu Intention toinaku Duiil pril In .iiiirt (
hl rlitlm, nn.1 thm ld imf will be mdo be
fore the County Clerk ul i:lumtU miuut, t
St lluleu., l)n.K"ii.ou Ureh . Haw, vl:
JOHN U Yot'SO.
llninwtwt entry lt till, fur the northwest i of
north wi.-l H of mh iIoii 19, tonuM. 4, north
ranice we-t, nd north ',j of liortlirrtt ntut
northeiut 4 of northet h.'Uou !, town
htn 4 north wiiite et.
He mniien the following wilnwea tn rwuvt
htneoiitiimoii. residence iiiwtt and eulilrlnu
of wild IuimI. VU: J. t'. Hheeley, IUiii Christ-en-a,
William Hess aud J, T. Adsms, allot
Vcrnumn, Oregon.
ClUS. B. MtHlltKH, Kegl.mr.
CITY TREASURER'S NOTICE.
Orrui or Citv T.iess,
Ht. llt!Lt, nrvtron. Jsn. SB. V
riiiB errr i kka-si kkk ok si, hklkni,
I Orcxon herehv elves uotlee ihl nil war
rants of tutu cut which hve Wen nresoiited
slid eudnrsed ' Sot I'alit for Wmit ol Kunds,"
prior lo Feb. 7th, ixsw, will hf paid iloa re
eutntlou to mo. Interest will not lie allowed
fler this date. lMVIU liWI.H,
Uly Treasurer.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice Is hereby given to all wliom It
may concern, that the undersigned, ad
ministratorof thoetate of Joseph Smith,
deceased, has filed in the Couuty Court
of Columbia county, for the state of Or
egon, hi final account and report a
such administrator of said estate, aud
that Monday, the 5th day of March,
1100, at the "hour of 1 o'clock P. M. ot
said day, has been appointed by said
Court as the time for hearing ot objec
tions to said final account and report,
and for tlio hearing and settlement
thereof. Dated January 23, l'.HK).
liKORUlt W. t-MINt,
Administrator ot the estate of Joseph
Smith, deceafed. j'Jtlf'3
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that I will ell
for cash, at public auction, at the court
house door, at St. Helens, Columbia
county, Oregon, on Saturday, tbe 17th
day of February. 1W0, At 12 o'clock
noon, of said (lay, the following-desc riliod
real property belonging to the estate of
Edward Westby, deceased, to-wit: I.ots
numbered two, three, and four, and the
southwest quarter of the northeast quar
ter of section six, in township six, north
of range live, west of Willamette mer
idian, in Oregon, containing one hun
dred end fifty acres and seventy hun
dredth of an acre. Hnid property will
lie sold by me as administrator if the
estate of Edward Wostby, deceased.
Dated, Astoria, Oregon, Jan. 1.1, 11)00.
John Cahi.wix,
Administrator of the estate of Kdward
Westbv, deceased. jlUflfl
Skin Diseases.
For the peedy and permanent enre of
tetter, salt rheum nd eczema, Chmn
berluln' Eye and Bkln Ointment Is
without an eqnal. It relieve the Itch
ing and smarting almost instantly and
it continued use effect a permanent
cure. It also cure ftch, barW' Itch,
scald bead, (wire nipples, itching piles,
chapped h anils, chronlo oore eye and
gTunuluted lid.
hnrflftH Am the Iwiat tiirilr. tdrwwl nnN.
and vermifuge. Price, 23 cent. Bold by
Dr. Edwin Rosa.
I'llOFEHKIONAL.
Q G. NIXON,
ATTORNE Y-AT-LA IF.
Collections a Specialty.
RAINIER, : : OREGON.
QE. 1. K. BALL,
THYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Clatskanie, Columbia county. Or.
JJ-JB. EDWIN KOMH,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
St. Helens, Oregon
R. H. e. curt,
PHYSICIAN AND -BURGEON.
Ht. Helens, Oregon.
Q. W. COLE,
ATTORNEY AND C0UNHELOB-AT-LAW,
ST. HELENS, OREGON,
Title Abstract Dooks, Notary Publle, Commis
sioner of fioe'is for Wawhiiifrton, and an exper
ienced collector In connect! un with olUoe.
J. W. DAY
W. B. DiLLAIlD
ATTORNEYS -AT-LAW
Office next floor to Courthouse,
HT. IIKLKNH, OUKtiON,
General practice In courts of Oregon or Wanh
Inxtou. Abstract mad directly from County
records,
How About
A. ItK YOI' M'ltK ' ,fM1 """'" 'ho '
iV lllCttiltPllial snverns. Ills ntr tin.liiess U. nenrid! Ilia
i rw-'irda and show what the lulu In relation lo lan.i
titles. If ioi teiii.lt buylim laud I or loanlns money on real-
i.iaies.-t urllv, tnso no msn's ". "" u""! k'"'wlns what
i r.". "hoi. resnrdlns the iltle. An Ah-tniet l.-s ...l .
i ...si. Insist an bavins- ll. W ' atlre
books In Hie eoiuily. A llwork .roiii.tly utmul..! and .alii, m.llon
. "i '.'..i: l yo't have .n,.rty lo Insiiieslve Ms eall. J(w
lui tits f'w I le lwls lire liisiitiioiHiiiiwl'sTn the world. If u
l,v" . ro.r ) lr Mis list It wilh us and w will ud s Imysr.
Haiti Strut
PORTLAND, RAINIER
-TIME
i ....... D.i,,l..r m A M Ni-ef t'lly l SO A. M , Kalsm at 40 A V ., Csplea al 7 'Jt) A. II., Co
UVMlun,"u . "U faU si A M . "if lU-U 7 A. M.. rrle .1 IMrtlaml at 10. SO A. M.
ROUND TRIP DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
teave, VarUm-d at I. "VME M?" '
TWCNTV-flVB OENTS TO PORTLAND AND ALU LANOINOtt W. g. NIWBOM
I The Weekly Oregonian
saw
CONTAINS
SB
$ OUR CLUBBING OFFER
We have perfected Hrrangenient whereby we Are enabled to fur
nisb The Wwklv OrigonTan In connection with Til Mtwr (or 23
only Two Dollar. The price of The trgonin alone I $1.60. 3
THE OREGON MIST
7li
Uiiiiuiiiiuiaiuiaiuiuiuiiiiuiuaiiuiaiuauuiuiuiuiii
W, own end oecopy tha tallest mereanll'.e bult.?ln la the w!4. We have
oest s, ewe, WW cualomtie. Suisse hund4 clerks tauslaotllr
enaatsil ftllinf eul-of -uwi nleis.
OUR OINERAL CATALOGUE la the book ef the feople-ll ns
Wholesale Prices te Kvarybeiiy, has oeer i,we fs,s, . illutlrauoa.
ea.ooeileectlpiluris of arm ! with prices, ll eosis T eenta le pom anil nail
eachcepy. We want yen to base ens. I UNO rirTKEN CHUT te eh
your jamt fslth, an wall send y.m a copy KKK It. win all iH'IM pn-paict.
GNT6CERYWAHO&C0
0, R, & N. CO.
DeAT
ru
Time SCHEDULES
ARRIVS
raiiH
Fat
Mnll
p. m.
Halt I-iise, Denver, Ft.
Worth, Mmalia. Kan
sas City, St liuls,
Chleagii and f.al.
Htvikane
Flyer
lip. m.
Walla Walla. n.ikatia.
Mln no a I. ul I a, Mt.
1'niil, ImliHIi, Mil
waukee, thli-agu et
Eaal,
(p.m.
Ocean Steamships.
All salllliK dates tub
)ti't tn rttanae.
fur Msti Frnnelsi'o
Hall evsrjr five ilays.
Columbia Itlvsr
Steamers.
To Astoria and Way
laudluifa. 4 p. m.
dp. m.
K.x.Kitnilajr
rlaturday
10 p. ui.
In. n
Kl rfuiiilujr
a. m.
Ex.biiuday
Wlltamett River.
Ori'son (.'lttr.NewlierR,
Salem A way laiil'(s
p. m.
Kl.tiuiiday
7. m.
Tues.Thiir.
aud Hat.
Wlllamotte and Yam
hill lll.ers.
Orettnn City, linyton,
and Way-lanilliiKS,
Mp.m.
Men. Wed.
and Fri.
Willamette River.
I'orlland to CorvallU
and Way-landlnss.
4.90 n. m,
M.in. Wed.
ud Frt,
Snaks River.'
Itlarla to I.ow!Uin,
I.V.I'ton
4ally al
Ul a. m.
"W. II. HUBLBERT,
(ieneral Passenger Afent,
PORTLAND OltKUON
GEO A. HALL,
ATTORNEY -AT -LAW
RT. IlKI.I-nM, OIIF.UON.
Office next tloor to Cole A Quick' taw
and almtriu-t olllco.
Collet:tion t gpoclalty. Fnrerlomire,
uieclianic' lien, promptly attuudea to.
STEAMER G.
Fast
Mall
S 4w p. la,
Hpoksne
Fl,sr
u0e.m
. m.
Tucs.Tlnir.
and Mai.
l,y. Rlparla
l.'i). m.
dally
DELL SHAVER, Master.
Vs
l''iB.sst t Tl tin llsatarlllfy i a. mjmi 11 -I-- - -
Tli cotr.p.ny ronetve. th. rluh to change tlm
Shaver
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Your Title?
ST. HUEMS. OH 100 A!
AND WAY LANDINGS.
CARD-
13 its a week
; columns
!U Muts a year
4ieoli
Hiiuuiua "
All tho newt well written.
Article describing Western scenci and
incident.
Stories nt love and adventure by well
known author.
llrllllttnt illustration by newspaper Artist
Interesting sketches and literature lot
bov and girl.
Fashion article and Illustration tor
women.
On
Milkif a A.e asd Misisea f !
i CHiotao
6S
I
No laJie furniture I Foinnlct
without new llirbt-running
QINQER
M If you hny a fwlnK'niKrhlne mhf S
J) ,. ... iuM as... sasssiW X
1 iiuv Kvii niw in i.i mnvi t'i -tj
U-ruii without lnUrvat.
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"tj Asitotlia - - Oregon, a
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WHITE COLLAR LINE
THE CtlLUMIHA til VKB AND I'UtlKT SOVHD
NAVKIATIONCO.
PORTLAND-ASTORIA ROUTE.
STR. GATZERT
Ijiiidln Toot of Alder Wreet, rorlUml
Uaves I'ortlanil dally (eiet.tHuiida)r)at7 A..
l.atiilliiK Telepliime duck, At"rl- u
Leaves Astoria dally (eieept Hiinday) 7 T. m.
Ilalliiy tialsert tlekela fiKl on lleainer llassaio.
Hloumur ilaasalo tickets uod on llalley Uauen.
U. B. SCOTT, Pres.
.i,..,m:vKA.M.iau.
Ii IJ PR. Ii 1 1ST Ej
jORTLANODTiRiA
Leave Portland eyery night at 8 o'"1"'
for Aaiorla, (eicept Huuday.) ButtifW
nlKlitatlO.
IlotiirnlnK, Ii-yo Adtorla t 8: 30 O'0j
eery mnrnln (exoejii Monday.)
lay at H:ijt) o'clock p, m.
W. SHAVER.
Leave Portland, foot of Wash
ington Bt, Mondays & Thurs
dayH,f, :30 A.M. Leave ClatJ
kanio Tuesdays and Fridays
at 4 o'clock in the morning-
without aoUc,,
Transportation Company.