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Collins & Gray, Bt. Ilelent merchant".
Mr. Thou. Cooper, of Kalama. vliltcd
relatlvea in tliln city a fow dayt thia wee k.
Wow gooda and froah grocer lea at Col
Una & Oray'a.
Mrs. W. A. Harria apent Saturday
and Hunday in l'ortland.
At Parker waa over from Nelialem val
ley Httturday, He went to Hainierto
vinlt relnliven.
Dr. Cnaick and hla aon-ln-law, Dr.
Morao, of Httleui. were in town aoveral
daya of thia wcok.
Kov, Mr. l'lillbrook will preach next
Sunday at I'eria at 11 a. in., and at
Yankton at 3 p. in.
Burn: At Columbia City. Tueadny,
February 20, 11)00, to the wife of Willia
Buingardnur, a ton.
Ifarbinsflra of inrinirtlme are in evi
dence. Even the crop of apring poeta
promisen an abundance.
A letter received from Mr. I. Bum-
Kardnor conveya the newa that he liaa
located lor me preneni at Aiaui.ua, ual.
For (tfH)d and wares of any kind, you
need not go away ; the boat you'll alwaya
find in the atore of Collina & (iray.
Hervicea will bo held at the Congrega
tional church at Kcappoose next Hunuay
at 2 p. m., when Her. It. M. Jonea will
proud).
Judge Taylor came up from Astoria
last Katurduy to attend to mutters in
the nrobate court reirardine the estate
oi uwaru westoy, uoceasua.
It is anld that a prominent vounit
man oi reiiuio creeic la aoon to leave
the stute of ainiile blessedness, lie
does not not want anything aaid about
it it, However,
The annual school meeting for school
district No. 2. for the election of one
director and a clerk, the first to serve
for three years and the latter for one
year, is called. The meeting will be hold
Hi. uiu miiuoiuooiHi in (ins ciiy hi ;ou p.
in., on Aionuay, juurcn o, law.
"Grandma" Merrill, of Deer Island.
died at her home at 12:30 noon, Wednes
day. jJeccaaed was the mother of Hon.
Norman Merrill, of Clatskanle, Kdwin
Merrill and Aloniso Merrill, of Deer Isl
and. Mrs. Merrill was a very aged lady,
having resided in thia county for more
man lorty years.
Mrs. M. F. Hazcn, of Warren, met
with a Revere winfortune last Tuesday
morning by running a needle into her
right hand, eye-end first. After enter
ing the flesh nearly half an inch the
needle broke off. The needle waa
threaded, iiiUicting gTeatcr puin. Mrs.
Hazcn was brought to town and physi
cians removed tiie unending particle
without difficulty.
In the probate court last Saturday,
Mr, Charles Mnyirer waa appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of Ueorge
Haves, deceased. The estate is esti
mated to be worth tliOOO. Mr. Rufua
li. Kins was appointed euardian of the
liiiilnr lwiv. Alivin. aiypfl 14 vearfi wlin
exprepecd a desire for the appointment
of each of those gentlemen to the posi
tions respectively.
The county clerk collected 1138.83 of
back taxes on Tuesday of this week
from Edmund Hall, a timber land
ownor, residing in tne fcast. Ttie
money waa due for taxea on land for
inuj. J lie lands In some cases were
assessed to other parties, but it develop
ing that Mr. Hal! owned the lands, be
was notified of the amount due, and
forthwith settled it.
Herb Howard, the Yankton sawmill
man, waa in town Saturday. Mr. How
ard saya he has aliout 400, WO feet of
excellent quality of logs in his mill
pond, and in a very short time his mill
will start up on full time and continue
to run all summer. He will cut a great
deal of cedur thia season for the l'ort
land aasi and door factories. Mr.
Howard states that a good demand for
cedar lumlier exists in that city, and he
finds a ready market at good prices, for
all the cedar be can supply.
The work of extending the tax on the
roll was finished in the county clerk's
otlice last Tuesday, and comparing waa
commenced. The roll will be ready to
turn over to the sheriff for collection by
tne last of the week, roe slienu lias
already received many letters of in
quiry regarding taxes from people who
are anxious to pay and get the matter
oil their bonds. It ia very likely that
tax collections will be made with leas
difficulty this year than last, when the
record was beaten lor early remittances.
There are to be several changes among
the business-house locations in this city
about the first of April, liriiin, the
saloon man, has leased the Harris build-
iiiv. now occumed bv Morons, the Jew.
and after the ft rut of April Ilrinn will
serve liquid reiresnmenta to nis menus
at the new stand. J. S. Clonlnger has
leaned the Iilakesley building now occu
pied by Hi inn llros., aleo the Cooper
saloon building, but for what purpose ie
yet a mystery, unless in anticipation of
an influx of people to the town upon
the commencement of work on the rail
road. Morgue seems to be rooted out
entirely and is just now seeking a new
location. Mr. Dillurd ia figuring on
putting np a business house over on the
strand in front of the Harris building,
which, if erected, will probably not be
long without an occupant.
There ia no better medicine for the
babies than Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. Its pleasant taste and prompt and
effectual cures make It a favorite with
mothers and Biimll children. It quickly
cures their coughs and colds, preventing
pneumonia or other serious consequen
ces. It also cures croup and has been
used in tens of thousands of cases with
out a single failure, so far as we have
been able to learn, It not only cures
croup, but when given aa soon as the
croupy cough appears, will prevent the
attuck. In cases of whooping cough it
liquitlcs the tough mucus, making it
easier to expectorate, and lessens the
severity and frequency of the parox
ysms of coughing, thug depriving that
disease of all dangerous consequences.
For sale at the St. Helens pharmacy.
Judge Doan and Assessor White at
tended a meeting in Portland this week
of the county Judges and assessors
of the stuto, which waa calculated to
bring some good results in regard to
the assessment of the present year.
Since the state board of equalization
was abolished assessors throughout the
state wore at liberty to assess property
just as they saw fit, and the result has
been anything but justand equal. Assess
or White in his remarks before the con
vention, outlined a policy, which if
pursued, would b. of incalculable ben
efit. ' His suggestions were along the line
of needed legislation governing assess
ments and tux collecting. Aa the laws
now are there is no definite policy for
officers to pursue, and the next legisla
ture can beet honor itself and benefit
the people of the state by devoting
some time to fixing up the laws relative
to assessments ana tax collecting.
THE STEAMBOAT WORLD.
Many Change May be Made Among
Popular B team boat.. ,
Good ground can be stated for the
belief that the .Telephone, and, possibly,
the Bailey Uatzert. steamboats oper
ated by the White Collar line between
Astoria and Portland, have been sold to
people on tne wound. .
It waa known several dava atro that
an offer hod been mads by Seattle parties
hi purunase potn these magnificent
ooats, me price reported being 46,UW.
It is said that the White Collar Line
people declined thia proposition, how
ever, offering to sell onlv the Telephone.
The price asked for this boat ia not
stated. Just which one of the proposl
tions has, or may be agreed upon, it ia
Impossible to say.
The report received Includes the
statement that at least one of the boats
will be taken to the Sound on the first
of April.
Another report is enrrent that the
Lurliiie. owned bv the Jacob Knmin
Company, will be taken off the lower
Columbia run and sent to The Dalles, to
ue put on uie upper uommbia river run.
Whether this proposed change means
that the Kamm Interests have been dis
posed of to other parties, cannot yet be
learneu. noweyer, mat tne Lurline
will cease to tie up at Astorsa docks
after the prosent month seems to be
pretty certain.
In the absence of definite or anthora.-
tiv iiiiui IU.VIVI1. lb IO UllUUUlb W UIVW
satisfactory conclusions as to the signifi
4I..A ; r. i. .1 : .i: i . A i
cance oi trie reports, it is possible
inat iiiey may nave an important bear
ing on the pending differences between
the (. It. fc N. and the Astoria & Co-
lumbla liiver railroad in the passenger
rates between Astoria and Portland.
Thia is a theory that has been advanced
witu a aegree ot plausibility. It does
not necessarily follow, however, that
any force attaches to this theory, for the
removal of the White Collar Line's
boats and the Lnrline might operate
only to remove all opposition to the O.
It. & N. on the river, leaving the
fight between the O. R. & M. and th.
Astoria road the same as present. ,
CliATHKAMB ITEMS.
Fred Hiatt is now established as pro
prietor oi tne DarDer snop.
Gilbert Tinker, of near Ilwaco, has
been a visitor tn our city tor a tew days,
Edgar Qulgley was on our streets Tues
day for the first time since his attack of
typhoid lever.
Mrs. C. P. Clark has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Qomme, in Port
land lor some days past.
The new opera house Is rapidly ap
proaching completion and will be a val
uable addition to the town.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Stout, of Ilwaco,
spent a few days in town aa guests ol
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Myers.
The removal of John Hudson to
Bridal Veil made an empty house,
which was at once taken by a family
recently from Missouri.
The library of the public school had
a few volumes of public documents
added lately, for which the patrons feel
indebted to Hon. U. W. McBride.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Merrill are at Deer
Island thia week in attennance upon
Mrs. Merrill, sr., whose condition is re
ported very serious for one of her age.
The aldermanic form and genial coun
tenance of John Uendrickson, of Quincy,
waa seen on our streets Monday. John
ia getting to tie quite a prominent busi
ness man over there.
It ia Cape Nome that ia on the brain
of some of our citizens now. They de
clare they are going by first steamer.
Fortunately it will be several weeks be
fore the first steamer starts, so they can
have time to think it over.
Mrs. M. Kehoe and son, of Minnesoata,
after a visit of a couple of months with
the family of her daughter, Mrs. E.
Hughes, started on Wednesday of last
week on their return trip. They bad
the company of Mrs. Hughes and Elsie
as far as Portland.
It Is getting noised abroad that there
la timber up the Clatskanie. and people
drop in to look it over occasionally. We
are satisfied that there is a vast amount
of it, and others are beginning to catch
on to the same idea. Something ia go
ing to be done before a great while to
get this timber out. Clatskanie has a
future, and the balance of the county
must look a little out.
The Good Templars held a session of
their district lodge in our city last Sat
urday and on that evening gave an en
tertainment to which the public was
invited. The hall wag well filled on
that occasion and a very interesting
programme ot music, readings and reci
tations, interspersed by brief addresses,
was listened to. Orville Merrill waa
master of ceremonies and promised us
more of the same order at intervals of
a month or six weeks.
The light snow fall gave two evenings
of splendid coasting last week. The fun
was attended by some risk, however,
and several persons got alight bruises.
John Popham came in contact with a
telegraph pole near the barber shop
with such force that he was severely
stunned and seemed entirely helpless
and had to be hauled home very care
fully. After a day'a rest, however, it
was found that he was not so seriously
injured as was feared, and at present he
is able to be around again.
The Modern Woodmen camp of this
city enjoyed the visit of a few of the
state officials of that order, including
Mr. Simmons, state deputy, and Dr. H.
Meade, supreme medical examiner, and
several others on Saturday evening, the
10th. The buainess part of the evening
waa followed by a lunch and thia sup
plemented by return to the hall and an
informal meeting, where a very enjoya
ble time seems to have been passed if
one may fudge from the applause that
could be heard outside at brief intervals
until the night threatened to give way
to dawn.
The United Artisans have a social
evening during each month, and on
hist Monday evening a number of friends
were invited to the hall to spend the
evening with them. The orchestra was
present and played some fine selections
In a manner to show that their practice
was getting the players in good shape
for entertaining a crowd. Choruses, rec
itations and solos added to the enjoy
ment of the evening, but the worthy
ladies of the order, who seemed deter
mined that nothing should be left un
done for the entertainment of their
guests, invited them to a collation, which
was ail that could be desired, and served
in such a pleasant, way that guests felt
it was their duty to show their apprecia
tion by eating heartily. It is needless
to state they did their duty in this re
spect, and when the evening wag apent
left the hall thanking the ladies of the
order particularly for a very pleasant
evening.
Do You Know
Consumption is preventable? Science
has proven that, and also that neglect is
suicidal. The worst cold or cough can
be cured with Bhiloh's Cough and Con
sumption Cure. Sold on a positive
guarantee tor over fifty years, Sold by
Dr. Edwia Ross.
WARREN ITEMS.
Mrs. J. 8. Bacon was Portland vis
itor last Monday.
The recent cold snap has put a stop to
a great deal of farming, also carpenter
ing.
J. F. Downing is making some im
nrovements on his place by having some
unci ciearea.
H. W. Larsen left last Tuesday for
Bay Center, Wash., where he expects to
work lor tne summer.
The republican club, which was or
ganized a few evenings since, will meet
every naturuay evening.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Baker have both
been on the sick list, but am glad to
state tuat they are better.
1 be tower on the new creamery on
the Noon place is looming up and it will
not oe long oeiore it is completed.
Mrs. Collins, of the Kelvin Grove
farm, was visiting with her daughter,
turs. i . r. Downing, last l uesuay.
Mr. Weatherly. of Portland, waa down
last Thursday attending to business
connected with the Sunset creamery,
Mr. Lynch and family, of Scappoose,
are moving into the residence of Mr. E.
Hail, we welcome them into our
midst.
The young folks of this place are pre
paring to give an entertainment some
time next month. The proceeds will be
need toward helping the building of the
,vangeucai cnurcn.
HOCLTON ITEMS.
N. A. Ferry did business in Portland
Wednesday.
Mrs. D. Henshaw went ud to Port
land weanesoay morning.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Perry entertained
a few friends at dinner Sunday.
The Misses Johnson, of Portland.
were down to the dance on the 14th.
Urn. TTnlnl.nn nl Vn.ll.nJ .l.il
relatives and friends here a few days
last weei.
We were pleased to see auite a num
ber from St. Helens taking in the sights
nere eunaay aiternoon.
The social event of the season so far
wag the bt. Valentine's dance given in
Perry'a hall Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary 14th. An excellent supper was
served at the residence of Mr. John
Lam person.
Captain Henderson went no to Port
land Monday to consult with Dr. Smith
in regard to the swelling on his face.
but the doctor could not tell him what
the trouble was. They will have an
other consultation next week.
VALLEY ITEMS.
Mr. Evoh was here last Sunday,
Wm. Miller went to Houlton. on Fri
day.
L. Dupont took a trio to Portland
Monday.
About four inches of snow fell the
latter part of last week. It laid a few
daya and then disappeared.
Mr. Bockmeyer moved to the Bum-
gardner place at Deer Island, on Mon
day of lost week, where he will here
after make his home.
Two gentlemen from Portland took a
stride over this vast timber belt the
early part of last week. We could not
learn their special obiect for doing so.
They had a compass with them and
found corners of different sections, and
also took a glance over the large fir and
cedar timber which grows in this vi
cinity. VERNONIA ITEMS.
Phillip Sbeelev returned from Forest
Grove laat Friday.
Prosper Claude was in Vernonia Sat
urday from Keasey,
D. M. Holbrook. of Portland, is visit-
friends in the valley this week. .
Mrs. Ethel Pringle has been auite
sick but is better at this writing.
H. C. Clark returned to the valley
last Wednesday, after an absence of
nearly a year in Eastern Oregon.
The cold snap last week will be a
great benefit to fruit in jbis section.
The warm weather in January was mak
ing the lruit tree Ducts swell too early.
Circuit Court.
Judge McBride held an adjourned term
of circuit court here last Saturday, when
the following proceedings were had :
Franz Elhng vs. W. H. Musgrove;
finding in favor of the plaintiff.
Margaret A. Gosa, vs. T. B. Gosa; de
murrer overruled ; defendant given until
March 3d to further plead,
A. Kublorvs. Fannie G. Porter; mo
tion to quash service of summons over
ruled and given until March 3d to
answer.
Court adjourned until March 3d.
Climatic Effect on Orchard Pests.
We are beginning to learn some inter
esting things concerning the effect of
climate on orchard pests. The habits
of these pests differ greatly west of the
Kockies from those of the same species
in the East. At Tacoma Prof. Cordley
stated that in the East the codling moth
does its damage as soon as the blooms
are out. aud the authorities there rec
ommend spraying from bloom to June
20th. Here, the professor says, this
moth does its work from June 20th to
September 20th, and the spraying
should be done at that season. Mr.
Smith, of Hood River, reported 98 per
cent of the apples free from worms by
diligent use of the Kedzie spray. We
shall probably find the season in which
the codling moth is active differs con
siderably in the different climatic condi
tions of our own state. Ranch and
Range.
Tell Y.ur Slater.
A Beautiful Complexion is an impossi
bility without good pure blood, the sort
that only exists in connection with good
digestion, a healthy liver and bowels.
Karl's Clover Hoot lea acta directly on
the bowels, liver and kidneys, keeping
them in perfect health. Price 26 cts.
and 60 cts. Sold by Dr. Edwin Rosa.
An Editor's Life Saved by Cham
berlain's Couch Remedy.
During the early part of October, 1800,
contracted a bad cold which settled on
my lungs and was negleoted until 1
feared that consumption had appeared
in an incipient state. I was constantly
coughing and trying to expel something
which I could not. I became alarmed
and after giving the local doctor a trial,
bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and the result was immediate
improvement, anu alter i nau usea tnree
bottles my lungs were restored to their
healthy state. B. '8. Edwards, pub
lisher of tne Keview, wyant, in
tale at the St, Helens pharmacy.
FARM FOR RENT.
For
Fairly well improved farm, one team
of horses, six cows, farming implements.
For further particulars apply to
Caspkb Zoli.br, Uoole, Oregon.
MATTERS POLITICAL.
State Repallcan Convention to be
Held In Portland April 12th.
The republican committee of this
the Second congressional distrtict, met
In Portland on Wednesday of laat week
and took action on important matters
relative to arrangements for the district
convention. All the counties in the
district, except Clatsop and Wallowa
were represented.
The committee decided to hold the
congressional convention in the Second
district the day after the state conven
tion is held in Portland, and the ratio
of apportionment is to be the same as
tnatoi the state convention, a resolu
tion was passed to the effect that every
county in the district should send sepa
rate sets of delegates to the state and
district conventions. This resolution
was offered by G. W. Phelps, represen-
ing Morrow.
4Sv witiuu w n,o uiouv n uk anivpiru.
which stated that where a county failed
to elect delegates to both conventions,
the delegates to the state convention
were entitled to sit in the congressional
convention.
At 2 o'clock on the same day. the re
publican state central committee held a
meeting at the office of George A. Steele,
for the purpose of selecting the time
and place for holding the next state
convention. Portland waa chosen as
the place.
The ratio of 160 waa chosen after a
long discussion, as a larger convention
would be had by this method By this
apportionment Columbia county will be
entitled to six delegates.
The republican state convention will
be held in Portland on Thursday, April
the 12th.
The congressional convention of this
district will be held on the following day,
It was recommended by the state
central committee that precinct primar
ies be held on Wednesday, March 21,
and the county convention on Thursday,
March 29th.
The county democratic central com
mittee of this county met in this city
last Saturday and called the county
convention for the selection of delegates
to the state convention, to meet in this
city on Saturday, April 7th. They
called for the holding of the precinct
democratic primaries on naturday,
Marcn jsi.se.
Split Over Fusion.
walk-out followed a turbulent meeting
of the populist national committee to
night. The anti-fusion leaders, alter
having a nnmber of their followers
turned down by the credentials commit
tee, organized a bolt and formed a new
committee. The members favorable to
fusion, after adopting the report of the
credentials committee, adjourned until
tomorrow, when, in all likelihood, it
will empower the chairman, or a com
mittee of three, to call the national con
vention for the same city and the same
time the democratic convention ia held.
Caucuses and conferences thia morn
ing among the contending factions be
tokened an inharmonious meeting of
the full committee, which began at 3
o'clock this afternoon in representative
hall of the state capitol, and the indica
tions that breakers were ahead were
emphasized 10 minutes after Chairman
Butler called the committee to order
and announced that it would at once go
into executive session.
The difficulties of the members, of
whom there were about eighty present,
but holding proxies for nearly the full
committee, hinged on the old question
oi fusion. The element led by senator
Allen, with apparently the strongest
following, insisted on fusion, and to that
end that a committee be appointed with
power to call the convention for the
same day and place as the democrats.
lbe middle-of-the-roaders made a
proposition to compromise matters re
garding credentials, but the fusion ele
ment was unrelenting and the proposi
tion was ignored by the full committee,
and the committeee on credentials re
ported, excluding all but five of the
anti-fusion members. In the midst of
an uproar, the middle-of-the-roaders.
led by Parker of Kentucky, and Welles
of Iowa, left the hall, engaged a room
down town and organized a bolting
meeting. The main committee shortly
before midnight, withvut deciding on a
date or place for the national conven
tion, adjourned until tomorrow morning.
The bolters, who secured a room at
the Grand hotel, prepared an address
and called a national convention for
Cincinnatti, Wednesday, May 9.
Central Committee Meeting.
The county republican central com
mittee for Columbia county, Oregon,
will meet at St. Helens. Oregon, on
Friday, March 2nd, 1900, at 1 o'clock p.
m., to apportion the number of dele
gates to the coming republican conven
tion, select a place for - holding such
co vent ion, time of holding it, and rec
ommending a date for holding precinct
primaries, and for the transaction of
such other business as may be properly
brought before such meeting. Each pre
cinct committeeman is earnestly re
quested to attend. David Davis,
Chairman.
Warren Republicans.
Warms, Feb. 20. (To the Editor.)
short time since the republicans of
this precinct organized a club to ha
called the "Warren Republican Club."
its membership roil new shows forty
(40) eligible voters, and we hope to soon
be able to show a much larger number.
V. C. allabd, Secy.
A meeting of the county populist cen
tral committee was held at Rainier on
Wednesday of this week. According to
reports, all was not harmony there, es
pecially when the proposition to fuse
became debatable. Some of the mem
bers are said to have inaugurated a walk
ont. The extent of the lollowing with
thia movement we did not learn.
LETTER FROM WISCONSIN.
Detailed Information Regarding; Co
lumbia County Wanted.
The following letter was received at
thia office a few days since, which ia a
sample oi dozens ot sucn inquiries that
reach this office every month. It Bhows
the tendency in the East towards our
good state:
"Editob Orsooji Mist, St. Helens, Or.
Dear Sir: I am desirous of getting re
liable information concerning the agri
cultural resources of your part of Oregon.
"Aiay i trespass upon your good nature
for information as per following points:
"Is fruit raised in any quantity in
your vicinity, and if not is the soil
adapted to the raising of fruit?
"What kind of agriculture is carried
on principally, grain raising or dairying?
"About what figure can desirable
farming land within a reasonable dis
tance from railroad be bought, improved
or unimproved?
"If you have any literature for distri
bution Bhowing the resources of vour
part of the state, I would be glad to re
ceive it, and would be pleased to see a
copy oi your paper.
"Yours truly. H. S. Combtock.
"County judge of Barron county, Wis."
If you are in need of some nice, up-
to-date stationery it will pay you to
leave orders at tins omce.
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-STEAMER
"America"
Willamett Sloogb Route
Leave St. Helens. . .. 6:80 A M
Arrive at Portland. .10:30 A M
Leave Portland ..... 2:30 P M
Arrive at St. Helens. 6:00 P M
f AH E 5 CENTS.
Will Carry Nothing bat Passen
gers and Fast Freight.
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ED HILLSBERRY,
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
VOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
AT THE
gANQUET
None but the best in both
Imported and Domestic
wines, liquors and cigars.
GYRUS - NOBLE - WHISKEY
The celebrated Weinhard
Beer always on draught.
CL0HINGER 4 WHITNEY. Prop.
ORIENTAL
HOTEL
Mrs. H. J. Scott ProBrietress
ST. HELENS, OREGON.
A Strictly Fret-Class House. A
Home for Commercial Travelers
and the Public. Board and Lodg
ing at Most Reasonable Rates.
A WELL KEPT STABLE
jjk For Care of Patron s Horses. jgL
.BRINK'S SALOON.
JOra. tfrinn, Vvop.
If yon want something good In the
line of whisky try
SHAW'S MALT
Only the best of
Liqnors anrl Cigars Kept ia Stoct
Pool and Card Tables for the nse
ofyatroui. Courteous treatment.
- (Between th. two Hotels.)
ST. HELENS, - - - OREGON.
OPEN FROM 5 A. M. TO
12 O'CLOCK MIDNIGHT.
K MIDNIGHT. d
ST. CHARLES
HOTEL
Front & Morrison Sts., Portlani
Under New Management
150 Rooms at 25 Cents to SO Cents.
Suites 75 Cents to $1.00.
Elevator, Electric lights and Bells,
and all Modern Conveniences.
Free Bus Meets all Boata
and Trains.
Restaurant Connec ei fin Heel
Oregon Telephone 299.
Columbia Telephone 27.
I STORIA & COLOMBIA RIYER
H RAILROAD COMPANY.
BCADDOWN
STATIONS.
24
22
21
23
P. u.
7 00
8 06
8 20
8 S
8 44
8 no
8 W
08
19
9 87
10 00
10 08
in an
10 80
L. H.
8 00
05
18
85
9 40
9 60
Lv.. Portland. .Ar
A. H.
11 15
r. a.
9 40
8 3A
5 20
8 00
7 54
7 40
7,18
7 28
7 17
7 Oi
8 42
32
8 20
6 10
.0
89.41
4o.8
Ooble
10 06
9 52
9 fs5
9 30
9 20
9 12
9 02
8 r2
8 37
8 17
8 07
7 55
7 4S
.Rainier ......
153.5-
. ifayger.,
r y ram id
M.9
.tiulncy..
10 00
10 10
10 21
3
. ... Clatfkaiiin. ..
Marshland...
W nst port....
t'liilon
Knappa
Bvenson
MA
71.2
78.7
10 39
11 02
Ht'.6
90.3
9f..41
11 10
II 22
11 30
.....John Pay,
Ar. Astoria ..
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All trains make close connections at Gobi
with Northern Pactrtc trains to and from the
East and Sound points. At Portland with all
trains leaving Union depot. At Astoria with I.
R. & N. Co. 's boat and rail line to aud frpm Il
waco and North Death points.
Passengers for Astoria or way points mnst flag
trains at Houlton. Trams will stop to let cha
senders oil' at Houlton when coming from posm.
west oj Coble. J. C. !,
Oen. Pas. AKt.. Astoria, Or,