CONCERNING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HVHOOh IiAW.
Muoltld Holiday-('hang-In; SkImmI
F District lloundrl.
Vim r In receipt ' dvance
.iu ol tint u school tw for tlila
S V by tl last Mature and
E compiled by Bupcrlntondttiit Ac.
If,,. There are many Important
Joint concerning government of ichools,
torn wliioli w oTip the following sue-
"Hocllon 28. The district boundary
ixiird way establish now district on the
Million of throe U'gnl voter of Mid pro
Kami now district, and tuny change or
Xlvld tb district of lt county whim
Millloned to do u by a iiiulorlty ol the
U voter of uh of the district con
L'rnml In tli change. ,
"Beclion 83 l all district at leant
jlirhty llva iter mint, of the mount re
lived from the Oy-niin ebooi Ui and
Iha Irreducible school fund shall l ap
bIImI on H tMncbttr- aalarles, and no
Lrt of said eighty-live pr cent, .hall
L applied for fuel already preparud for
BW expense of lawsuits, chalk, brooms,
blackboards, eraser, stove or other p
Dtratua necessary for the use of ohool.
Sor fr repairs or fnriilahlng school
j,(,ue, nor In paying Interest or prluoi
w on Imuds issued hy the district.
""Unction Wt. The common school
month ahall hereafter eonaiat ol twenty
(2U) daya, and no anliool ahall be open
In any district for the purpoae of ordi
nary imlruotlon on any Saturday or on
any legal holiday, or In any county dur
Int the lime of holding the annual
county institute theroln. The following
Java ahall be, and are hereby declared,
liiral holldavi In ibis stato, vls Kvery
Bunday, tho llrat day of January, the
twenty-second day of February, the
thirtieth day of Mv, the fourth day of
July, the twenty-fifth day of December,
and everv day on which an election la
IP, throughout the slate, and every
.day appointed by the president ol the
United Htatei or oy the governor of this
stale for publlo fast, thanksgiving, or
iiolidev; provided, that when holiday
.oeciir during a scssioti of school, teacher
ihall be allowed full pay for audi bob
i(iy"- . ...
"Section 41. The annual achool meet
ing In all organlxed dlalrlcta ahnll be
lirld on the third Monday In June.
sml every year thereafter, or, If It ! a
legal holiday, the next day theieafler,
fur the transaction of auch business aa
shall pwiwrly come before It; and the
flMal school year ahall begin on the
third Momlav of June and end 011 the
last day of June."
tULMOS MAT OK HIUH.
Warrra and the Cold Hterager May
r'ore I'p Price.
Tlie report from the market centera
JmlRate a good demand for aaltuon dur
ing the coming season at lalrty good
price. In it weekly review of the ait
nation, the Han Francisco Trade Journal
avt: "The market ha quieted down
fur future delivery, both buyer and
ellere appear to be indifferent peuding
iurllier ilevelopment. Bu far aa can tie
Irurned from a canvaea among A lank a
cannere and their agnu, It aeema to lie
the opinion that price will not be any
lower, but there la a atroiig proiiebilily
they will be higher, particularly fur
role. Tlioae of the independent cannon
who have aold have placed theiuaelve
in an raay ponltlou by aellluK from one
quarter to thrve-quarter ol their e
peeled pack. On the Karramvnto river
.the Caniiines Tacking Company atnrled
up ita colli ntorage plant lent Wednes
day. The price paid for the rlh la 7
crnta a Hiiiud. There will lie five cold
itoraw plant In operation, which mean
itnuiK competition In buying. On the
Culuiuliia river there will be a big fight
unlcaa cold atoraicert form aome klndot
conipniiiiiae, which at tliia writing doea
not appear likely, for it i aid that V,
kf. ttarreiihaa it in for the Columbia
Klvcr lVkera AnwK'iatlun, owing to the
Utter invading Warren' territory laxt
year. Heport ha It that if Chinook
run well the price will lie 8 cent per
IHiiind, but if light, competition will be
apt to force It to B or 10 cent per
pound."
Death of Hra. Joha Hand by.
A very sad death occurred In Portland
'lat Kuturdny morning, being that of
Mr. John Kundhy, who, w ith tier hue
band and family reaided In thl city for
many yearn. MreHundliy uuderwent a
urgiral operation it a Portland hoepltal
from the etrccta of which ihe never re
covered. Deceaaol tu a charter mem
ber ol the Plymouth Congregational
church organisation In thl elty and a
beneficiary member of the United Arti
lana, ol iloulton, In which abe carried
an endowment policy for .'i00. The re
maim were brought to this oily Tueaday
morninit, where the funeral eervlce waa
conducted in her own church and her
4o!y tenderlv laid to it Inat ret in the
utviv.fj i, n irrcn. iraraw iie nu"-
band, there are four aona and three
young daughter to mourn the lota of a
kind parent, and who have the sym
pathy of a sorrowing community in their
ad allliction.
Wholeaala Batter Bantne.
Illuatratlve of the volume and extent
of one of tho butter manufacturing llrm
-of ourcouuty, we heard Mr. Jamea Dart,
of the Dart A Mnckle merchamllaing
firm, remark recently that their firm
paid monthly to Calvin Johoon, ol the
Jaekaon cwsk creamery, at Beapppooae,
$75 for butter bought and retailed in thl
city. The amount of butter ahlpped
here by Mr. Johnton 1 perhap not one
tenth of the product of bit creamery and
Jfivea a very clear idea of what pfopor
turna the dairying buainea i aumiuiing.
Mr. Johnson buyi all the milk the neigh
boring ranchmen will deliver at Lit
creamery, and a greut volume of money
circulated in that vicinity a a remit.
Sunday Flahlug.
Owing to a "clerical error" which w
paid for, the enrolling coinmktce of the
tiite of Wahington legislature omitted
"the Hunday cloning law from the flail
bill pitnaed hi the legialature, and now
you can hah in W&ahington on Bunday,
but we have a cloae auiiion in Oregon.
All the Oregon tUhermon will have to
do when it come Sunday i to go over
to the Waohlngton aide and flah. In
Washington the .leglalnturo paaae law
in the interest of Qahermon. In Ore
gon law are pnnaed for tbe benefit of
the combine. Aatorin I lrald.
TIMBEB LAND BUYKKS.
A Party of F.atflrners VUH Oregon
City Land Office, -
"The land otBne wh vlalted thl week
by a number of Mintuwota himliermen,
who were in march of information re
gardlng timber land. From Urand
.Itapida, Minn., cmne W. V. Fuller, T.
U. Wallace and T. J. Knight, experi
enced woo.lsmun, who intend to buy
timber lend and umlus Oregon their fu
ture home. Mr. Fuller formerly con
ducted a Urge aawuiill atHi-itnd Rapids.
Ppeaklng of hi vmit U) Oregon City,
.Mr. Fuller aald: 'W are looking
and have cut looae
mere are a irrimt
umny olliwin of MlnnemitH, Iowa, Wl.
t'onaln and Illlnola coming out thla wav
bwauae of the reducod rate on the
railroad. W oitme around byHeattle
and atopped otr along tho road. Jivery
body la InUtreatod In tliu building of the
Nicaragua caiml, and especially ruiuber
men. We lielleva that when the canal
built this country will be in commun
ication with the Atlantic itonat, where
there la a demand lor lumber. When
ever the usual la ilnlshud, the Pacific)
coast tnte will double tholr population
in a lnglo year.'" Oregon City En
terprise, ItKUUKX ITEMN.
, Mr. D. A. Wine visited Portland Fri
day. Mrs, John M. Lludnay visited Port
land Haturday.
Chas. Muckle, of Bt. Helen, was in
town Haturday,
Mr. L. Morel, of Tide creek, visited
Kalama Baturday.
Mr. T. J. Calvin visited bor mother
at Kelso Haturday and Monday.
Kmll and Hurry Wassor atU-'iided the
l. O. F. lodgo at Kalama Friday evening.
J. M. Lindsay. Mist Kitty Lindsay,
C. C, flaxen auil Tho. Durge visited
Portland Monday.
Tho. Peoples took hit team to May
ger Monday, where he has a contract to
haul 200 cordt of cotton wood bolts.
Julius Ordway, of Portland, wa In
town Haturday looking (or saw logM for
the lnuien, Paulson mill at Portland.
Albert Larsen arrived from Iowa Bun
day evening on a visit to hi aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Antone Wise. He
states when he left Iowa everything was
covered with suow and four days later
when he arrived in Oregon everything
was green and no mow in sight.
Law Doe Not Prescribe.
How. ton, March 20. (To the Editor.)
In your papur of this date I notice a
table of measure for produce, but do
not see cuioii mentioned. Will you, in
your next irnnio, give the weight of a
bushel of onion, if you can T
"Onion."
The law of Oregon do not prescribe
the weight ol a bushel of onion. There
are but twenty-six state in the union
whotm law touch this matter, and
weight range lu those states from 47 to
(V8 pound. In Washington the laws
atate that 50 pound of onions shall be
a bushel, and our close proximity to
that state might dictate the weight in
Oregon. We desire to correct the state
ment made in our last issue relative to
dried peaches and pears. It should
have read Inalcad of "38" pounds.
Hypocrite.
Someone lis evidently been milling
the Tillamook lloi llit'hl man. In the
last Issue of hi ptier he has this can
did dissertation oil the subject of hypo-
cracv :
"iue world isn't nan so iuiioi ioois
aa it i of hypocrite. If the foolkillcr
would change Ids vocatiou and go alter
those people who proles one thing and
do another he might be of tome use in
the world. The pcrsou who pretend
to ! a friend and then slanders you be
hind your bark 1 worse- than a foot be
cause be knoa a better. Help a dog out
ol a ditch and no matter what kind
he i town dog, country dog, educated
or illiterate, aristocratic or plebian he
will wag hi tail to paralysis and ex
haust every muscle trying to tell you
tint every drop nf blood In bis veins is
at your command, llulp a man out of a
ditch and what follows depends very
much upon his breed. The more we see
ol a great many men the more we like
dog, anyway."
The Torren System.
Tbe Kanat City (Mo.) Ileal Estate
Exchange favors tho Torrens yateni in
regard to land transfers. The Torren
system was II rut adopted In Australia,
and i now In vogue in that country.
Manitoba, and in Massachusetts and
some other state of the United States
It advocates claim that it greatly sim
plifies real estate transfer and renders
tlu-iii lues, expensive, while at the same
lime making titles less dubioui. This sys
tem wa adopted at the lute session of the
Urt gou legislature. (Senator Kelly, of
Linn county, was tho author ol the bill
and labored hard to secure It passage,
lie introduced a bill at the session two
u..Ur. .! fier it uaased the senate.
It waa killed in the house. The bill de
veloped considerable opposition from a
iuw Ml.ktnii'l roiniiaiiies in the slate, but
this session it passed the senate unani
mously and went through the house by
a large majority. Tho governor tiled
the bill without hi signature.
A Bogm Law.
' m. nitimr fl.li law that thev havo 111
Oregon in tact as executed it is a law
devoid ol reason or justice. The Ore
gonian of last Friday publisuod a state
ment that fonrWcn salmon stcclheads
and ailveraidea nnging in weight from
aiz to fourteen pounds, wore displayed
in the window of a Portland gnu store
tbe dav belong the caU-h being tho re
sult of" a day's fishing by Howe and
ltobert Jetu,ing at the falls of the W il
lamctte at Oregon City. They hooked
twenty-five fish and landed fourteen.
Tbe next day Fish Warden YanDusen
arrested two men at Kainier for violat
ing the fishing law. What kind of a
law Is it that tinea men for catching fish
for a living, and at the same time per
mit other men who hh for port to go
unpunished. We cull it injustice, rot
ten at that. 8kmokawa Eagle.
Road Pol) Taxes.
On the first Monday in April it wa
the duty of the toveral county clerk
undur the provisions of a new law, to
Issue to rOHO eupervisuie uii. .-.- i
receipts for collection of road poll taxes.
mi.!.1!.. I. .Inoilv in effect and will
dr ronii siiDervisor in the
in th eollnction of road poll taxes,
Tho main pnrposo of the law is to secure
the paymmit.of this U from a greater
niltnuer oi peopie.
Bought a Shearing Machine.
Mr T. B. Denilow, of Vernonia. wa
in town last Friday, en route to PpHlima
Mr. Denslow told our reporter tlint ne
had lust received from the East aslieop
ahearlng machine, which he purchased
..(..nlnrlv Inr III OWII USO Slid ilH'l-
.int.llv f',,r emnlovment in divesting
bis neighbor' Bocks of their fleece, for
...m.meriitinn. as a matter of fact. ln'
Is the first machine of its kind, we be
ii.,o t.n ln bromrht to this count, in
. u . -r...iHi nf tnkinn wool I"
something new, and it operations will
be watched with interest.
1
.. n -c Vanllnnuun. of KUbnUW,
Wis., was alUioted with Btomiic.h trouble
nl constipation for ft long tune. She
say. "I liv tried many l.repurat on
but none have done me tljc goodthn
oi i,,t.,i,,' Stomach and Liver 10-
Urt Thavc."- These Tablets are for ss e
( at the fit. Helens Plitr..ney. J'dw
oenu. Samples tree.
around for tlmlx-r
from Mliinewilu.
AN APRIL FOOL ORATION
DIHHiatTATION ON PAHT, PIIKH.
ENT AND VVTVim.
Correspondent Deal With Hatter or
. Local Nature.
Columiiu City, April l.-(To tbe Ed
itor). 1 have choinn this day to say
something in the paper so that no one
could c.-lticiso my choice of a day. to say
the least of it, however wide the article
may mis the mark. While I under
stand the pathetic Import and much to
to be deplored grumbles I of little util
ity in the aflaira of men, yet, when men
and tilings are moving off in a wrong di
rcction it it not well to speak of It?
Now, I wish to put in my protest against
the great effort of men and women to
see how little good they can accomplish
in this world in the way of truth and
character. Experience is a dear teach-1
er, etc'
What I want to say the roost of 1 tba
problem I understand the best, which
will be little enough, but so much has
been said alxiut the blooming life on a
farm made out of the timber land in
this county that 1 wish to draw the line
at the strained relation of truth and
honor. I have made three small farm
in this county and in doing so have de
stroyed more timber and valuable time
than the places are now worth, and also
IKiiled a good governor. This is a post
mortem examination, and I wish it to
be so considered. To come close to the
subject, I advised men to go out Into
the country, take up lands and muke
farms as 1 bad done (iod forgive me.
Many tried to do so but most of them
failed. However, those who held on
sold their timber places and did well, for
many of them received as much as $1500
for their property, and they would not
have made that amount in other ways,
but to return to the practical subject
and not drift is what I am about to at
tempt. Now, us much of the land ha
been purchased and Very soon all will be
owned by milluien and railroad compan
ies and roads built to all section of the
county to haul out the timber of every
description, so that nothing is left on
the ground but stumps after the Are
runt through and the Lord knows there
sre enough of them, then men can make
farms in this country and do so profita
bly, for the land is fertilo and responds
abundantly to cultivation. But to get
the timber off the ground and out of the
way will probably require ten years as
most of the land between here and Nelia
lem will produce 20,000 feet of lumber to
the acre,wbich makes tho land worth flO
an acre. Much of this money will be
spent in the county in building roads
and getting the timber to market. An
other important point. All this timber
should be taken off at once, for after
a portion of it ha been removed and
the fire passes through the usefulness of
the remainder is entirely destroyed.
As I am specially privileged on this
day and have used it as a back and fore
ground, I will close by saying if the peo
ple of Ht Helens slid Houlton will join
the people of Columbia City in building
a union school house convenient for all,
I am with them to the amount that I
am able to pay at once. C. 0. C.
WABRES NEWS.
Carson Harms is now working at the
Pattullo farm.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson went to Bt.
Helens lost Tuesday for medical aid for
their inliint son.
A social dance will be given at the
school house hall this (Friday) evening.
Tickets 50 cents. Everybody luvitea.
Mr. J. 8. Bacon has been very seri-
omly ill for the post week and his many
friends all Pope tor tiim a spceuy re
covery.
Mr. Oeo. W. Baker, once a resident ol
this place, but now of Houlton, visited
with his daughter, Mrs. J. 8. Bacon,
last Tuesday.
Amos Blnvens, sr., and son, Daniol,
visited with their daughter and sister,
Mrs. John Scott, at Kalama, a few day
the first of the week.
Mr. J. F. Downing, of Ryan, Wash.,
came home on a visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. Collins. She will spend
two or three weeks visiting with old
friends and acquaintance.
The Evangelical church i nearing
completion and will soon be ready for
occupancy. But little more remains to
be done, and if everything permits', ser
vices will lie heid Buuday, April 14th,
by Key. liollantyne.
Messrs. Mulleu Bros.r ol Scappoose,
passed through Warren Sunday with
ninety head of etock, en route to St.
Helens, where thev shinned tbem to
Flavel, Or., where they have rented a
iarire farm. It is their intention to en-
guge in the dairy buisiness there.
A grand graphophone and talking ma
chine entertainment wa given at the
MuihnH at church last Tuesday evening.
The programme of the evening consisted
ol me liucsi musical anu wi addi
tions, also speeches, as given Dy tome oi
our noted men. Those who were pres
ent spent a very enjoyable evening.
Mrs. John Bundby, of Portland, waa
buried at the Odd Fellows' cemetery
last Tuesday afternoon. Owing to some
misunderstanding about the funeral ar
rangement but very few from this
place were in attendance. Her many
friends here will all mis her gentle
and kindly presence very much as he
was esteemed aim loveu vy u wui
acquainted with her. . '
Vail Orange No. 'M held a meeting at
the school house Uall last Saturday after
noon. Btate Master B. O. Leedy, of
Tigardville, Or., and Deputy Master
Mrs. H. L. Vail, of Palestine, Or., were
present. A very interesting meeting
was held and tho following officers were
elcoted : Overseer, Henry Lnrsen, sr. ;
lecturer, Mauds Bluven; steward-;
Kll H' t.vneh: assistant steward,
J-rankie Hoyt; chaplain, Lars Itasmus
sen; gatekeeper, Frank Nagelj Ceres,
Florence Auainsj l omonn, .n divo.. ,
Flora, Stella Adams; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. Sophia Nagel. - At the
previous meeting Mrs. F. M. Hoy t waa
elected master, Lillian Larson secietary,
and Charles W. Adam treasurer. The
Grange will meet the lirst and third
Saturdays of each month at 7 :80 p. m.
A Gentle Bint.
In our style of climate, with its suddon
nhanffes of temportiire rain, wind and
...nuhlna Alton intormiiiitled in a single
day it is no wonder that our children,
i;..,iu unit nutivna are so freouently
taken from us by neglected colds, half
the deaths ronultiug directly from this
cause. A bottle .ol iioscnee s unrnmu
Svrup kept about your home for imme
diate use will prevent serious sickness,
a large doctor's bill, and perhaps death
bytbe-nseof three or four doses. For
eonsnmptlon, hemorrhages, pneumonia
aevere cough, croup, or any disease of
the throat or lungs, its success is siinplv
wonderful, as your druggist will tell
von. Got a sample bottle Iree at tho ht.
Helens Pharmacy. Regular sise, 75 cts.
Got Green's Priso Almanac.
Headache often results from a disor
dered condition of the Btomach and con
stipation of tho bowels. A dose or two
of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will correct these disorders and
cure the hpsdache. Suld at the St. Hel
en Pharmacy.
Next Bunday is Easter,
Mrs. M. J. Scott, of Kalama, waa In
our city last Friday. ... .
Mr. George Webber, of Bachelor Flat,
I reported very lick,
Mrs. T. C. Watts, of Eeuben, wa in
the county eeat Tuesday.
Mr. John Scott wa no from Kalama
Tuesday looking after property Interests.
Max Berg, of Warren, was seen hus
tling about on our street lust Monday.
Mis Lottie Cooper, of Kalama, vis
ited friend in this city a day or two last
week;
Mrs. Ilortense Kice. ol Portland, was
the ituest of Mrs. W. IS. Dlllard for a lew
days this week. w
Mr. Chris Johnson, of Yankton, was
attending to business matter in Port
land Wednesday.
Captain C. E. Gore, ol the N. P. trans
fer boat at Uoble, was in town on busi
ness last Wonauy.
Teachers' examination will be held in
this city next weak, beginning at 9
o'clock Wednesday morning.
Dr. Cawood. the dentist, visit St.
Helena each Wednesday, lie can be
found at the residence of B. Cox,
Kd Wouderly was up from hit Beaver
valley ranch Saturday, paying taxes and
attending to other business mutters.
Bev. Mr. Philbrook will preach next
Sunday ut Yankton in the forenoon and
at Bachelor Flat in the afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Mr. and Mr. B. W. McNutt, of Cor
nelius, were in town Tuesday of this
week, the former looking after business
matters.
Dr. J. . Hall was up from Clatskanie
Tuesday attending the monthly meeting
of the board of medical pension ex
aminers. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Foster, of Port
land, visited their nephew, Dr. Cliff,
and family, of this city, a day or two
last week. .
Mr. and Mrs. A. Tucker, of Oregon
City, visited their son and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Robinson, in this city,
a day or two last week.
Miss Lulu Frakes, of Scappoose', has
re-entered the Portland Business Col
liege, after an absence of three mouth
ou account of sickness.
Eugene Whitney and wile, of Clats
kanie, visited for a day or two in thl
city this week and continued on to Part
land before they returned home.
The fishing season wilt open on tbe
15th of this mouth, in consequence of
which there is much activity among the
fiahoruien in preparing for the event.
The steamer G. W. Shaver ha re
sumed her old run from Portland to;
Clatskuuie, and after the 16th of thia
month will make two trips weekly.
Bard Salser, of Bachelor Flat, who
recently purchased the Ilayburn place,
in that vicinity, informs us that be has
taken from the place 4,000 cords of wood.
Mr. Martin White has returned borne
after a three-weeks visit in the vicinity
of yuincy, where she went with her
husband on the occasion of his tint
assessing work.
Messrs. Wallace and Moyer have re
moved to this city from l'erifl, and are
preparing to open their music store,
mention of which was made in these
columns a couple of weeks ago.
March wa somewhat of a profitable
month for the county clerk's office, the
fees collected during tiie month being
$277.55, as follows : Circuit and probate
court, (07.00; recording fees, $209.06.
Dr. Byron M. Caples, ol Waukeshaw,
Wisconsin, was married to Miss Grace
Stelle in Chicago. March 23. Byron was
an old-time resident of Columbia City,
which is still the home of the family.
A snow storm in April is not a pleas
ant thing to contemplate, much less to
real iste. However, sucn lias oeon me
character of the weather we have been
experiencing for several days, greatly to
the discomfiture oi we weDiooiers.
Mr. John Henrici inform us that we
were at error when we stated last week
that the Henrici property on Sauvie'i
island was purchased for $5000. The
property was bid in subject to tbe mortr
naiHl Ilia anlir. O IT. oil n , 11 1. i'lUIUI
B"6CI v . n T " '
A vounz damrhter of Mr. and Mre
Joseph Dupont, of Valley, died on Tue.
day of malignant diphtheria. She had
been sick nine days, and when the doc
tor arrived Tuesday forenoon tbe girl'
life wo beyond human power to save.
In thia issue will be found a number
of recently enacted school laws. These
sections relate directly to matters of iiu
portance often coming up for discis
sion, and their careiul perusal may
prove of value to those interested
school matters.
Word arrived here Tuesday of the
death of Bert Brown, son of Chris
Brown, who formerly resided at Yank
ton. The young man whs employed in
the woods near Blaine, Wash., and a
falling limb of a tree struck him. He
was hurt last Friday and died Saturday.
In the Oregouian lately there has
lwnn a series of ohotosranhs and bio
graphical sketches of the old people of
tbe atate. ainonir them beiug the photo
of "Grandfather" Muckle, of this cityM
who is approaching the five score year
mark. Mr. Muckle will soon be t2 years
old and is quite active.
Supervisor Plank has been doing Borne
good work on the roads recently in the
vicinity of llolstoin's place, in Milton
creek bottom. Puncheons were laid for
some distance, some of them being three
feet wide. A three-foot-wide puncheon
is pretty wide, but they are said to be
that wide, and we believe it.
Tub Mist last week contained 35,000
ems of live local news and legal matter,
nearly as much as the three other papers
in the conntv combined. We bone to
be able to keep up that record, and eochH
weed materially improve uie paper
until it becomes an indispensable house
hold necessity.
Mr. P. O. Mark, of Goble, is the dulv
authorised representative in this county
of tho Union Book and Bible House, of
Denver, Col., for which firm he is can
vassing for the sale of their publications,
omiuiuiincr nf hintnrv. travel, biosrraohv
and religion. His prospectus of the sev
eral nublications indicate a very valua
ble collection, which he is offering for
sale at most reasonable rates. Mr. ftiarxs
will also take subscriptions for Tint Mist.
Hold I'p a Congressman.
"At the end of the last campaign,"
writes Champ Clark, Missouri bril
liant congressman, "from overwork, ner
vous tension, loss of sleep and constant
speaking, I had about utterly collapsed.
It sooincd that oil the organs in my
body were out of order, but three bot
tles of, Jllectrio Bitters made me all
riuht. It's the best all-round medicine
ever sold over a druggist's counter."
Uver woraoo, run uuwii men nun wmi.
jicklv women gain splendid health and
vitality from Klcctrin Hitters. Try mem.
Only 50c. Guaranteed by the St. Hel
ensPharniacy. :
THE COURT HOUSE PROBLEM
GENERAL, DISCUSSION ON MAT
'KH NEXT TUESDAY.
Court And Citizen to Discus Hatter
Collectively.
Next Tuesday the 'members of the
county court will meet in this city to
consider ttie proposal to erect a court
bouse. The court ha asked for and wilt
undoubtedly receive numerous expres
sions ol opinion on the matter both
for and against, and whether these will
have ny influence upon the court or
any bearing upon the matter remains to
be seen. .There certainly are none more
fitted by acquaintanceship with the ex
isting conditions to judge of the necessity
of a new court house than the members
of tbe court. The present building, as
we all do know, is quite inaequate to the
requirements and is daily becoming
more so. The time is not far distant
when a new and larger building must of
necessity be erected, and there is no
time like the present. We do not choose
to criticise the acts of the people in
other parts of the county in offering
building sites and other inuueemens for
a court house. That is natural enough ;
but the fact remains that St. Helens is
the county seat, and must so remain
untill tbe people of the county shall de
termine otherwise. An opportunity to
do so is prolonged indefinitely, meantime
tbe demand for better facilities and wore
room in which to carry on tbe large and
rapidly increasing volume of business is
becoming not only noticeable bnt urgent.
So far as taxation and financial ability
to do this improving is concerned it can
be accomplished without increasing fie
burdens of tbe taxpayer, lust in the same
manner that the large debt of the county
.has been reduced during the last three
or four years, by judiciously administer
ing public affairs. A great debt has
been practically piad off without in
crease in tax burden. True, tbe rate
of taxation has been high, bnt no higher
while the debt was being paid off than
it was during the time of acquiring the
debt. Throughout the county there i a
wonderful prevailing indifference in re
gard to the matter, which the conrt
should carefully consider, for it ho been
well and truly written that silence gives
consent. In some parts of the county
and with some individual there is op
position, as a matter of fact, which
there alwavs is to any proposal of what
ever nature, but tbe real question to be
decided is : Does tbe county need a new
county building, and will there ever be
a more opportune time tor its construct
ion than the present?
OABTORXA.
Bauttlw lMaiM TO Haw always trop
Blgsato
af
Sehoool Apportionment.
We told our readers last week that we
wonld this week Dublish the result ol the
apportionment of county school money.
The table showing the result can be
found in thin issue. It srives tbe num
ber and. name of the clerk of the dist
rict, postofflce address of the latter, num
ber of the childreu in each district and
the amount apportioned to each district.
Clip out this table and lay it away for
reference in the future, lnis lstneoniy
information in that line that will be
published this week and is reliable while
not official.
City Election.
The annual citv election of this city
took place last Monday evening, result-
inn in tbe election of the followine-named
gentlemen, who will conduct city busi
ness for the next year : president oi tn
council, James Dart; councilmen, R. S.
HBttan. w. . Slaughter, j. u. sneiaon,
S. A. Miles; recorder, R. H. Mitchell;
treasurer, E. . Quick; marshal, J.
McKie.
A Testimonial from Old England.
"I consider Chamberlain' Cough
Remedy tho best in the world lor bron
chitis," says Mr. William Savory, of
Warrington, ngland. "it nas eaveu
my wife's life, she having been a martyr
to bronchitis for over six years, being
most ol the timeconlined to her bed. She
is now quite well. Sold at the St. Helens
Pharmacy.
OAHTOnlA.
Bssntke ytllM Kind Von Haw Mways Bought
Sigaatw
of
Constitutional Amendment.
Under the action of the recent legisla
ture, the people of Oregon at the next
state election will vote for or again Bt
constitutional amendments for the fol
lowing purposes:
For initiative and referendum.
Abrogating negro clause in state con
stitution. For abolition ol the office ol atate
Drinter.
Changing time ol holding the general
election from June to November.
Providing for the location ol educa
tional and other institutions elsewhere
than in the citv of Salem.
It might be well to cut these out and
make a stuav ot tnem ourine me com'
inn rear, so as to be able to vote intelli
gently on them at the June election in
1002.
A Raging, Roaring Flood
Washed down a teletrraoh line which
Clias. C. Ellis, of Lisbon, la., had to
renair. "Standing waist deep in ley
water," be writes, gave me a terrible
cold and cough. It grew worse daily
1 1 S . I . M . 1.. W 1 ., ...I
cinaiiy uie iwhi, uuvluib iu
Neb., Sioux City and Omaha said I had
consumption and could not live. Then
I heoAn usinsr Dr. Kinir's New Discovery
and waa wholly curea oy ix nomes.
rosiliveiy guaraoieeu iur vous,lo iuo
and ail throat and lung troubles by the
St. Helens rharmacy. rnce ouc ana ft.
Trial bottles free.
It was necessary to put an additional
boat on the rivor this week to assist the
Astorian in handling the traffic. The
Tahoma made a trip down on Tuesday.
In this issue will be seen an advertise
ment of Mr. Geo. L. Perrine, brick ma
son nnd plasterer. Mr. Perrine is a
master mechanic in hi lino, and any
work entrusted to him will lie well done.
He is now employed at finishing Dr.
Ross's residence, where he built not
only a large fine, but also a hot air fur
nace in the basement, and the appear
ance ol his work proves the perfection
of his skill.
Geo. L. Perrine,
....Contractor....
BRICK WON AND PLASTERER
House-Raising, Etc.
Estimates furnished on application.'
work guaranteed.
CLATSKAK1K, I : OREGOR.
All
..Pure..
DRUGS
Regular 25 cent
Paper Back Novels
...Only 10 cents...
!5afv .';.''':
f jaAWkaij m A4kMtAAdWktkAAAatA W mm
St. Helens Pharmacy.
DENTISTRY.
REGISTERED DENTIST Long experience. AU kind ol fine dent
al work. o matter what your work may be, you can bve it done here,
and further, it will be done in m first-elans, durable manner. Your work
is not limited to lost only a certain number of years, Much of it will iaaf;
the rest of your life; aome ol it may pot. You will be told tbe truth con
cerning its permanency when you come in. Everything depends on tho
quality of your teeth. Teeth examined Iree and an estimate given, you
thus know just what your work will cost before you begin, and no change
will be made except at your own solicitation.
Gold Crowns, $5.00; White Crowns, fo.00; Bridge Work, $5.00; Gold Fill
ings, $1.00 up ; Amalgam Fillings, 75 cento up; Cement Fillings, 60 c.
G0L0. CELLULOID AHD ALLUMIHUM PLATES.
Teeth extracted Iree (painlessly) when teeth are made. Warm, pleat
ant rooms. Lady attendant. Appointments mode by mail.
DE.THOMSON,
Rooms 50 and 61, Washington Building, Southeast Corner 4th and Wash
ington Streets, 6th Floor, Portland. Take elevator.
Quality and Variety
Are two very important feature to take into consideration when one goes
to procure articles for everyday use and consumption. To
our host ol patrons we are pleased to say we have
QUALITY, VARIETY AND QUANTITY.
Our large and select stock affords tbe intending pur
chaser splendid opportunity to get the best
Dargains ouoreu
GROCERIES, DRY
Furnishing goods, hardware, tinware, paints, oils, glass, crockery, cuttlerj ,
blankets, oil clotning, leea, nonr, garueu nwui,
garden implements, and dairy supplies, etc. etc.
. COLLINS & GRAY,
THE PEOPLES' MERCHANTS.
Goods Exchanged lor Produce.
Seasonable Goods
'. . I j -m I
At our store means that we keep constantly lor ale a variety and quality
ol merchandise which at all times is suitable to the demand
of all well-living people. We cater to all classes
LOGGER, FARMER, MERCHANT.
General Merchandising
Is our especial business, and we have held the lort
,by offering a high qualttv of goods at low
quality prices. We handle
Household Necessities
Supplie for everybody and to meet all demands. We invite examination
,of our goods and guarantee satisfaction as to price. ntj
quality. Now ia the.-tiwe.to.cjUl.QP
hmmw 40 &mojEEU :;.
POPULAR
ST. HELENS,
' lAusiensi p. r:irrnrinrfrr non6 T
ja VoBufacturen
...All Kinds bf Rough
A f iMrlnaj... Kuntic .CeJJIna;
...DlmenalsM liimbw...
acAPPOosi:. -
School Supplies.
Paints, Oils, Glass.
Stationery.
Shelf Paper.
School Books.'
California Perfumes.
Notions.
Toilet Articles, Etc.
Orders taken for
Wall Paper
From Sample Books
Fonlund frloes
Books of all kinds.
, . u u uiru li 1 u-rii-i""n""""-""
PAINLESS
EXTRACTING
in wia viiuju-j. .
GOODS, CLOTHING,
ST. HELENS, OREGON.
PEALERS..
OREGON.
oi and Koalere-in e
and Dressed Lumber..
GOOD ROAD TO THE MILL.
Ml! ob noolh Jork of Hcappoone ereek.four I
mile from hoappooBe nation. .
Lumber delivered at gf-apponns alatlon or
Johnsou'M landing at $l.l0 per M, extra. At!
Warren station, J1.60.
.
OREGON
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