IIGHT STEAL HIS PROPERTY
not A 10Ot :jlANOW IN CHAT
TlCli MOHTIMUK LAW,
May Flr)'t Wlijr of Ioim on (hutte)
Mortgngti Nceurlt.
Under llto old chattel mortgage uw
wliull UK wsiriwiuiiv w rewru, or
HiB,i t lu'cume a Hell upon uinproporiy
vt ' ...I -...I It. a LrtU l.lilii. tl...
murtitw u "" u" " " T .
n'U ,.,.( of illBCIIIIIllV tl liuflWt
Hl'n became a law-breaker und wit sub-
eel to pmilnmeui miu wie mortgagee
'.,!! follow th property una take
L.t.r.,vr is (ounu U. Under tlin now
isw, il l'iu foprty in removed front ihu
.mtinLV Uie ,i vi' ii'Ji" mier
Ii.uiu ,!,iv Jroiii the lime ol ruinuvnl
....i within as id thirty day tlm mort
ahull bo recorded lit the county to
which ttio property u removed. Hup
iHine niortgiigcd personal property Ik ro
inovfd Iroin lb county ami secreted, or
placed iu soma other county where it I
dilllcult to tin J, Mud h mortgagee (lout
not know in wiiki county it im niM:i'nry
(or him to record hi iiioi'tifitgo In order
fur li ill U preserve ma in jii nnuii
..,.( Iiu would huve Ui record hii mort
mini In every comity lu tlm slate, paying
'he extraordinary largo fiw therefor
jiwned at another tliui) In thin paper, or
take rhamvs un losing IiIn Hun, There
It positively not ft aingle fcntiirtt ol merit
In tliia new chattel mortgaga law. lit
purpose (n perform only oneohkict,
which ' toileiaroy thu btisiueas hereto
furt) iKmiv uiiiler chattel mortgage secur
ity. Tlm li'i(iilutivn linker with lew,
who raiiivit by occupation or knowledge
comprehend, In about tlm woral menace
in many Instance to wlmt tltlti bunlnowi
Uiu country nn ion.
,
PROGRESS IN LUM8ERINC.
Youiiv llluodH" Not HhUn)k4 with
Timber 'uudltlonn.
Many iiivrMincnti Imvo hinn tiimlu liy
Kuiturn pd'l'lu in tiuiiHir mmil in urte
gun mid Wnlilii(lon within tlm punt
, vnnror two. A number of nun from
ilirhitfnii mid otlivr liimUrlii( RtHt
Iim Ik-pii IwiUiig ovur Monumt, MhIih.
Waaliiiitftun and Drrgcui, but hav found
nottiltik to uit Ilium. Hoiiir of lliiiae
Uttiri'iin hardly lie ooinddnrml prai'tical
liiiiilx'riiii' a. Tory are the aona of itn-ii
who hv bi-come wealthy in luiiilmruiK,
but who have thuunwlvt'ii a;railiiiit.-d frmn
uuiviimltidi. iuntuad of tawniillii. Thoy
htd aplMirxnlly fortrottou tliatihrra are
othora In tha luuiboritiK bualiirna who
have Ihvii lotntliiK, nianufm'iuriiii luiii
Nir ami oiiyinir tiiniH'r :ana in liila n--gkm
fur yaam, and that thu timber landi
Iuiik rivttra aim in iimre vanity arti
bl have Imia ainco Uvii bouichl uo and
proiiahly the Ik culoir. UiKiting rail-
ruaitt are a nmnmiy now nvro goiiti
timlwr land la Ml, and yoar by yar
they will b fulnmlwl. Thore are tribu
tary to tha Columbia and along 1'iiuei
Suund vt anaof tliu Ui limUT. Tint
luuilwr buainea of thn i'm'Hio North
winl ia liirifo, and la rapidly incn-aaiiiK,
eiipm'ially on tr v Coluuiliin rivvr. fort
laud haa within the pual fw yrara be
coum the gn-alfat Inuilmr produring mid
ikiliig nnt on the roaal, and yvl the
bimiueaa ia only lu ita infancy here. Kx-M-rt
lumbermen aay that, alloa iuir for
all probable IncreMe in the lumber bind-ni-w
here, llivre i enough tlmlier tn bil
iary in the I'oliiinbia river to Inat 2tJ0
yearn, and the aupiily la about ai large
on I'ugel 8ouinl. Urrgoliiail.
1'OI.OXl IM (OMIMJ.
Talented Young Mualclan to I'erform
la hi. Helena.
I'alonia, the world wonder rhlld plan
lt and niiiait'iiin, ia to perfnrui at the
jUotluidlat t'huridi In thia city tomorrow
(Siitunliiy) vveiiiiig. Thia fact givea to
the eiii of thia city and the aurround
initroumr an oiirMirtlinUy of a iiletlme,
and one which ahould do taken advan
Ujteof. Of tho yuiniK 'ady'a ability a
a iniialcinu the rincrameiito, U'iiI.)
Kenird-Union, of Octula-r 13, IttOO, anid:
"I'aloma Kchramtn, the California
child geniita, a muatcnl wonder, gifu-d
with a nmrvelnue akill and Hwer, ap
peared In concert again laal evening m
thia city, after two yeara aliawice. The
lovely little ulevoti-yciir-old girl waa aa
lU'd by her alater, Karla, agwl nine,
who, by the way, promiat-a to be aoiue
thingof a ilipnontenon alao.
The audience laat night waa more
than charmed, it waa delighted. 1'h Io
nia it a dellghtfuJ rntertainer. If er eaae
arllomna, her chihlUli freedom and
winning manner jait the audience at eaae
and Into clone relationship with her
from the otitaet. Through a long and
exacting program of number I her
own couiKaltion and thove of the niaa
jr ahe pluyed, without note before
her, with precialou. delicacy of vior, aa
the theuiea demaiuHxl, and alwava with
a line taate and a beautiful aingiiig qual
ity lu her tone."
WILL ABANDON FERRY.
Jortliera. l'arine to Hrldge Klrer at
Vancoarer.
l'lan are now being prepard for a
modern teel bridge to coat 1,WH,000 to
to be built probably at Vancouver by
the Northern 1'acillc railroad, the object
lieing tudlacoutinue the ferry ill opera
tion between (ioble and Kalanm. A
orpa of engineer I now In the field
planning the neueaaary change in the
road lied to meet all the requirement.
According to rumor current In rail
road circle the original plan contem
plated the location of the bridge below
the month of the Willamette, but Fort
hum eitixims Internoaeu objection and
other location higher op were inveati
Ifted. It I thought that thodeciaiou
to locate the bridge at Vancouver indi
etea that the Northern l'acltlo ami
WaHhington and Oregon linen will work
"Wlicr. The lottt named i mipponed
to lie hacked by the Ureal Northern and
Union 1'aciflc, and will ba extended
from Portland north to the Nisqually
oal field.
To II uy Aalier Tattle.
Mr. M. Collljia, foreman and manager
of the lloneyman farm, near WHrren,
tarted for the Kant ou Thuritday of hut
wek uy DnrnhHae a carload of Aaher
ttle for the farm. Mr. Collin w ill !
invuiinii, tlllil HIIU rillint ivnutn
stfH'k fnrm, and in cane he I unable to
nd what ho want he will extend hia
trip into Canada. He expected to be
absent about alx week.
NKKMOS Fit 031 THK HILLS.
Vorreapoixleiit Mnrallse on Thing
tn General.
"Two wrong never make a right."
The Idea 0f trying to "get even with the
other feller" because of oine real or
fancied wrong ia delotnriou both to the
pronperity and happiueis of a com
'"unity. Bplte work i beneath the
dignity of intelligent, moral people.
1'eriiBp In the day of friendship con
fidence have been exchanged and
shame to the one that goes buck on that
trust. H bv superiority of brain work,
or more diligent attention to Imalne
iny r.eignMir prosper don't expend any
shoo leather or waata anv nreelons
'renin, wnich should be spent tor better .
Purposes, trying to shut ..(f any of the
avenues that bring tiini 'recompense 1
il... ? , " ' v,,ry l'l" that
t iinw doe not come toeveryOne tlm
Li2l.'i3.i " '
needed, and tlm vry one thut you have
wmMihtr 0,,u ru WE
under, a the unu to return you "imod
or evl . Tl,t truly golden rJoJ'ljo
unto oilier
ye would
tluii others
. .. w 10 y!"' ' 0",," "I'l'licd
I. ilh I'roKperlly there ere
" ,"7i J ouaiea, uihiiiohiI ea and u
g mieral fil will Th old ttI10 8(lvl(.e
Never ehiiae a ' W whohiHonie. Yon
are only wanting t,ue sm Htrut.Kth and
. h imguliied. lUtU 0 yourll,,
well prove it to bo ,. jf you' lBV) ,
advertontly done wrong aeek to repair
l,Hi Tl,0"! M.",1 0"-' llvo l',B "'"'iuc(.a
" "i tliw. l"ur,, ' "priKhtneai
and Iniegrlty, fa ,m too' IntluiHto.
1 l'l4!ut pnaalng Hcriimlnlance prom
lae a more liiatlng frlendHhip. There
,." i,"ry fml "'xim, one of which
jaya: loo eloae proximity ia conducive
to the rubbing of illutiiotiM," and the
oilier : Few of ua van tie judged at U10
uloao range with advantage to our-
,ulv- A XX
Three I'luneera (June.
The recent dnnih of xir. n. v.
ln, Mr. Htephen lliiinea and Mra! a.
"I 'awn, remove from the ttage of
llfoa huay aw.nea three characuir who
were funiiliiir player to moat of the old
time eettlera of llolumbla county. Mra.
YcHrgnin'a piuenta. Ur. and Mr, J. W.
Mclhlde. with ill ir m,il.. ( ti...
fiiuiily. weieainonir tlm llrat ,.nlr ...
Columbia county, and their unmet are
connected with many hiatorical ovenla,
which uo to add iniiirwat to il i,,iIuIm
and milliner emnloved In the ilvl,,.
I and uiibuildiiiir of the I'llllllt V
wiiii'h tauiiiv no titmiv nf Ua an, ulait l.
claim aa home. In thu death of Mr.
Htephen llalnia, of uiuiooae. thia
county loae one of It earliest ,.iilra I
Mr. Kulne aettled On Klllllll SfUIIIUltHlU
criH'k nearly forty year ago, where he I
reaweii rontinuimaly up to the lime of
hi death. Mra. H. II. Knhiwn
death occurred lit Jleer Inland Monday I
morning, had liecn a reahWnt of that
pun 01 tne county lor a great many
yeara, her hunhnnd taking an active
tart In tho development there.
County EihlblU at the Stale Fair.
Tho litieral premium offered for
eouiity exhibit at the Oregon Btate
ralr tlila year will afford every county
In the atate an opportunity to exhibit
ner raitource. llierc a no (mention
alanit the great ihiiiiImt of homeaiekera
coining tn the atnle thia year, and the
8tate Fair will aironl them an excellent
opportunity to judge for thvinnelve of
our reaourcea. Kor thia rcawm alone
every county that muke any prctenaion
10 general agriculture alioulil miiKe a
gtwd allowing. Tlie preiuiuma oll'ered
ou county exhihila ia 1,(M divided into
live part, aa follow : rirat premium,
f.'MiO ; aeeoiid premium, third pre
mium, t'JUU; fourth premium,
(tflh preiiiium, 100. The Kontherii
I'acillc Coini'aiiv haul all exhlhita to
and from Uie lair free of charge, and a
very liberal rate 1 made on all other
ine in tlieeantern portion 01 tlie tuito.
THE DEATH HULL,
ra. K. Mcllrlde-Yrargaln.
M
Mra. Kmilv Mcllride-Yeargaiu died in
Kan Franciaco, (ill., Holiday, April 7,
ol pneumonia, aged no yeara. r.miiy
Mcliride waa burn in Minaouri, May 22,
1M1; waa marrieil to 1. J. Yenrgain in
1HM, gradiiuteti from Willnoielte medi
cal college in IS80, waa anaiaUul iihyai
eiiin in Aguew iimtneanylum, Culifuruia,
lor live yeara, biiu whb nnwmmieo wnu
her brother, lr. J. II. MuKride, in a
private nmuuiriiim in Wiacoiiain two
leara. Mie win a woman ol rare talent.
lecenaed embraced C'iiriatiamty in her
childhood, and il waa her obu-e in ago.
Hhe leave an only aon. Ur. Orville l ear-
gain, will whom ho waa apending the
winter In han hrancinco. hue panat'U
way after a brief illueaa of five unya.
Her preeenee w a aweet perlume,
Her abaence, deathlea aorrow.
rlirplien Ualnea.
Mr. Kteiihcn Maine diotl at hia home
on Houth Heapiiooae creek laat Haturda
morning at 3 o'clock, aged Ti yeara, ot a
complication of ailment.
Mr. H. 11. Hplawo.
Mr. 8. II. Hplawu died at her home.
at Ieer Inlaiid, Monday morning, 01
eneral debilltv, aged about ou year.
'lie re main a were luid lo rent in tlie
(lennauy lilll cemetery on Tuesday.
lieonilne liapont.
Iontine, daughter of Mr. and Mra.
Joaeph Dupont, of Valley, who ditnt laat
week of diphtheria, waa aged 32 year,
five month and live day. In life ahe
waa a bright, cheerful child, woralupped
by her ptnmta, bmlhor and sister, and
loved by her acquaintance. Her re
main were laid to rest iu Ht. Joseph 1
cemetery, on Hunker hill.
'
Hear I'aloma.
Mr. John Farr we np from Uoblo lat
Friday.
The liahing einon will open Monday
morning.
Juntice O. W. Ilarne, ol Quincy, wa
in town Tncaday.
Mis Lillian Larsen waa down from
Warren last Friday.
Flrat-clim good at fulr prioe, 1 the
rule at Collins 4 Gray'.
Mr. J. O. Monroe, of Uoble, wa In
town Weduetday morning.
Mr. LauranceTarbell.of Yankton, vi
ilod in the iiietropoli lut Mouday.
8. A. Honford, of Vernoniia, ha been
granted a pension of W per month.
I'aloma, Uie child wonder pianist, at
the Methodist church Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. John attended
Easter service in Fortlaud Sunday last.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kuliort apont a few
day in l'ortland this week visiting rel
ative. Mr. Ooorgo Fox, the geuial clerk for
Watts & l'rice, at Bcappooae, wa in
town Tuesday.
Mr v.. K. Oulck is having his resi-
lence property enclosed by a neat new
picket funte,
Tn. wii thn Weuben nierchnnt,
was in'thecitv Wednesday morning en
route for l'ortland.
Jack Part, in the employ of Muckle
Bros., on Coweoman, spent several day
in this city this week.
I 'George Convers, of Clntskanie, nent
K duy or two ail this city this week visit
ing friend and relatives.
Mr. 8. 8. Way came up from Miieklo's
Coweemaii cunip on Monday, and is rus
ticating for a short time.
A little daughter arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs 1). VV. Hichaidson, of
this city, Tuesday evening.
Mr. John Doluu, of Warren, was in
town Tuesday forenoon and i"'""''"'
of the death of his nephew, Cpt
NvVm. II. Mutiny, of '. l"?rJ.A ,ih'
United States liilantry, aying" vr.'1;,
. !" M....I1. Marell M. A CllllHIl-
rri i-v. nSs k. in'theliifrlt
dm, uni, ii- c,an m
terms of tha rlde In tlitiity
lay's wife and pareuts reside in tnainvy
THE SISTER COUNTY SUBMITS
ACKNOWLKIXJKH THK I.OHH OV
XMK, "KLKVION HI5CNONS."
It I Not Neeeaaury for the Eecorda
t he Traimerlbod. s
For loveral year Waahlngton and Co
luiuhiucouiitle luive been playing bat-
.. ,. ,I Hlrau:l Wlu, eiuven ac.
tiona of land along the north boundary
01 tin county. Two year urn, tin, ,..
iituro cut olf the cloven aection, then
in Co uinbia, and passed them over to
Washington county, where the eettlur
wanted to go. Th county paid alwut
lo() to have the record of the laud
aent over here, and for weeks there wa
recording galore in the recorder's otflce.
When the Columbia county delegation
went home there was a wur.v Hln,. t,'h.
ruary 5th Columbia county ha had it
own. The last session of the legislature
defined the boundaries of Columbia
county and cut the eleven section out
ol Washington county and again made
them a pert of Columbia. The tax in
'the whole eleven section might aggre
gate (16U, Columbia county will not
need to record the land again, as the
originul records are thore. This county
I the one that is out. and injured. The
next legislature may define Waidiington
county's boundary, and if so, the eleven
sections may lie recovered again but
Columbia will be "on guard.' It is
stilted that the settlers thereon earnestly
desire to be a part of us, and if this is
the ciine they ahould bu considered.
Ilillsboro Argus.
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Teachers' Examination
s
The April examination of teacher!
now in progress at the court house in
this city, under the liersomil suoerviaimi
of Ho pnrin lelidcnt Conelatid. assisted
liy Mi
of Vc
Mrs. H. H. Way and Mrs. Hatfield.
ernouiu. There ia an unusually
large class in attendance, as follows:
Klsa liiinn. of Mist; Klla i. McUon
ougli, of Holbrook j Gertrude Vollaniof
ncappoona; catena Koiitilns. ol McCoy ;
Daisy L. Ewing, of St. Helens: Huba
Hhatto, of KiUuier; IJaiay Wtdkin. of
Hi. Helen! lxiis I'erry, of Hninier;
Until M. Little, of HoulUin; Lizzie Early,
of Vernonia; Lena Tucker, ol Vernonia;
W. A. Hull, of Clalakanie; Charles
Meserve,of Delena ; J, Watson l'hilbrook,
of lloultou. '
The examination will continue until
4 o'clock Friday afternoon.
City Affair.
The new niemliera of the city council
have been duly installed in otiico, as
have also been the recorder, treasurer
and marshal. One member of the
council chosen by the electors, being not
eligible, failed to qualify, and the
council chose in his place Mr. W. W.
tllnkeslev. The city 1 umcticallv out
of debt and there will likely be some ex
tensive and needed Improvements niade
during the summer. One thing very
lunch needed is a new hose cart and
several hundred feet of new hose, a fact
which the council appreciate and one
upon which that tiody will certainly act
without delay. There was some very
valuable street improving accomplished
last year, and no doubt there will be
mure improvement in that line this
summer. A sewer system is also a much
needed improvement, and it is not at
all unlikely that an effort will be made 1
to put in such a system in the near
future.
Ncappoose I tenia. j
Bibby Bros, have a new sidewalk.
Did you get April fooled? Ask Mr.
Buschman.
Ilesna Johnson left Scappoose for Aber
deen last Monday.
Mrs. Leonard made a trip to Winlock
Saturday, returning Sunday.
Mr. and Mr. Jared West were Port
land visitors one duy last week.
The Sunday school at the Congrega
tional church last Sunday, wa well at
tended. 1). W. Price's children, who have been
sick with the measels, are now able to
be around again.
Miss Maud Watt, of Forest Grove,
ient a few days last week with her par
ents at tins place.
The surprise party given at Mr.
IluKchmau'a last week, was wellattened-
ed and a merry time ia reported by all.
Mr. Stephen Haines died at bis home
Friday night, after only a few days ill
ness. The funeral was held at the M. E.
church last Sunday and waa well attened
The bereaved lumily have our deepest
sympathy.
Rev. C. E. Philbrook will preach at
Deer Islr.nd next Sunday at 11 o'clock
and in Ht. Helen at 8 p. ui.
School Clerk Blanchard, of Rainier,
was in town last Friday attending to
business with the county treasurer.
Mra. Dow wa down from Oak island
Thursday evening of last week, to at
tend the meeting of the Kathbone Sisters
Mr. T. C. Watts, of Reuben, wa In
thi city Tuesday en route home from
Portland, where she spent Easter Bun
day. Miss Maud Decker, who ie governess
in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Dow, of
Oak island, spent last Sunday in this
city.
Miss Grace Miles returned Monday
evening from Portland, where she vis
ited friends and relatives for two or
three weeks.
Judgo Moreland, of Portland, and
Hurry West, of Scappooso, were in
tlie county seat last Saturday attending
to legul matters.
Mr. A. J. Rnbert, sr., who has spent
several months visiting relatives in
San Francisco, returned to her home
in this city last Friday evening.
Mr. J. W. Charlton Bnd mother and
sister have removed from this city to the
wood company's camp, where Mr. Charl
ton will be employed for the summor.
Buy your groceries, dry goods, hard
ware, crockery, leather goods, feed, tlour,
1 . ..... ., (VllinaA lirnv'a. tlie lara
est general merchandise store iu Colum
bia county.
Jesse Hendrick was in from Peris
i'...i.,..u,lu iiiorninir to interview the
dentist in regard to a troublesome molar,
which had been limning uie mieernum
or him for some time.
Yes, spring seem to have ventured to
11 hi. laat. Easter was a pleas
ant duy mid the weather since bus been
on its best behavior, greatly to tho satis
faction of everything ana everyoouy.
POLL TAX I8N0W $4.00
1 to be Cellected Now by the Road
Supervisor.
Every male inhabitant of this state
between the tige of 21 and 60 years is
now liable for the payment ot 4 poll
tux. At the recent session of tlie legis
lature 1111 act wan passed providing lor
a a rod poll lax, and the general poll
tux of tl Is still in force, so District At
torney Clminbei'luin of Multimninh
county, suites in a letter to the County
assessor. The former road poll tax was
$2, but little of it wbb ever collected
except in Uie country districts, and the
tl poll tax was collected by tlie sheriff
from but few. The $3 road poll in col
lectible by the road supervisors, to be
expended by them under the direction
of the county court in keeping the road
In repair. They are required to report
quarterly or monthly, as directed, con
cerning all money expended, and are
also required to give bonds. The county
clerk shall, on or before the first Mon
day in April, 1901, and the first Monday
01 f evruary, annually tnereaiter, de
liver to each road aupervisor road poll
tax receipt, etc. Road poll tax may be
worked out or the county court may
provide for the payment qf all read poll
taxes in caah. The law contain the
emergency clause, and wa approved by
the governor February 26.
Mis Daisy Watkins ha been excused
from teaching In our school, the two
room conaoliuated under Mia Flnley'
supervision and Mis Watkins will take
charge of the Columbia City school next
Monday.
We direct the attention ef our reader
thi week to the directory of the county
school officials which appear elsewhere.
This table contains valuable information
far present and future use, and should
be carefully laid aside for reference.
Russell's big vaudeville circus, direct
from Chicago, will arrive on this coast
shortly and give an exhibition at St.
Helens in about ten days. Dates and
details will be announced in Thi Mist
in due time.
Mr. E. C. Dal ton came down from
Portland Tuesday evening. He in
formed a reporter of this paper that
tlie Dupont boys, who were last week
taken to the hospital to be treated for
diphtheria, are progressing favorably
against their situation.
The steamer Mascot met with another
misfortune Monday night. She bad
been on the way, undergoing repair
from iniurien sustained in a collision a
rahort time ago, and waa launched Mon
day., that night sinking in twelve feet ol
water, the cause 01 wuicn remain a
mystery.
Keasey Note.
No news' from Keasey this week, but
along through the valley and over the
height come the news iroin vernonia
that a grand no license ticket has been
elected. The moral atmosphere is health
ful and the remark ot one ot her citizens
was r" We are proud of our young men."
If there are any who deaire tlie estab
lishment of a salooR in order to know
where to look for their boys, better build
a calluboose and have a curlew law and
after nine o'clock have them locked up.
The little berg waa incorporated quite
number of years ago with only 62 inhab
itant within ita limit. It will scarcely
number more at present but there have
been many changes and the indications
are that the present resident are per
manent. Carrie Nation' spirit, like old John
Brown's, is marching on, but we hope no
hatcheting will be needed in Vernonia
in order lo keep its record aa clean if not
cleaner than in the past. There are
other men than Geo. W. Itaine that are
"ht to be the brother of girls," and we
are glad that Vernonia basher full quota
according to Its number of inhabitant
and perhaps more. Let other and more
influential cities follow her example and
vote "no rum, ruin nor rags."
LIQUOR Q4JESTI0NJN FOREST CROVE.
Judge McBrlde Holds Liquor Clause
In Deed Is Valid.
Judge McBride, eo far as hi court I
concerned, has practically settled the
question of Forest Grove having a
regularly licensed saloon. This matter
has been one of cosiderable interest and
there are now eeveral cases in the oourt
where suit has been instituted against
the sale of liquors on the premises origi
nally deeded by the University. These
cases were filed as a result of agitation
for licensed saloon. The University
wants no saloon and i pushing case for
reversion in order to test tlie clause re
stricting liquor sale, which all their
deeds contain.
The Judge's decision came about in
the case of A. B. Thomas v Lot 0. Mc
Mahon. Thomas asked for a warranty
deed, under his contract, or a rebate 00
the purchase price, allegiug that the li
quor sale restriction was an incumbrance.
His Honor held that the restriction
clause was valid, but he would not yet
decide whether the or not the restriction
was an incumbrance.
Mr. Hex Capitis, of Cuples landing,
waa in St. Helens Monday attending to
business matters. Mr. Caple (topped
at our office long enough to remark that
the people of his school district were
well pleased with the service Mis
Lulu George is giving in her capacity as
instructor,
Mrs. Dr. Yeargain, who died in San
Francisco Sunday last, was one of the
fourteen children of the late Dr. James
McBride, who crossed the plains to Ore
gon in 1840, and settled in Yamhill
county, and late in life moved to St.
Helens. All these children lived to be
grown, and nine 6f them still survive,
the vouugest being Senator Geo. W.
McBride.
No lover of music can afford to mis
hearing the talented Paloma, who with
her sister Karla, will give a piano re
cital at the Methodist church in this
city tomorrow (Saturday) evening.
These young ladies are not prodigies,
they are genuine musicians who are
possessed of an unusual amount of talen t,
and have an established reputation in
Europe aa well as America.
Mr, and Mrs. G. R. Fitzgerald, of Ver
nonia, who have Bpeut tne winter in
California, returned to Portland last
week, and expect to soon be able to re
turn to their home on Rock creek.
Messrs. Wallace and Mover have
opened the 8t. Helens hotel to the
public. Their advertisement appear in
thia issue. They expect to run the hotel
in connection with their first contem
plated business ol dealing in musical
instruments.
Alfred 8undby is critically 111 at the
home of Dr. Cliti with pneumonia.
Palonfa and Karla, who will appear
at the Methodist church tomorrow vSat
urday) evening, will bring their own
uiiino, and if possible, two piano will
be used for the concert.
Rev. Mr. Breck will conduct service
at the Episcopal church next Sunday
evening at 7:46.
The piano recital of Mis. Jones'
clan in music, to have taken place
Thursday evening has been indefinitely
postponed.
Falsely Criticised.
Our esteemed Washington exchange,
the Olvmpia Chionicle, says: "Every
column in a newspaper contains ten to
twelve thousunddistinct pieces of metal,
displacement of one of which cause a
blunder or typographical error. And
vet some people claim great smartness
if thev can liud an error in a newspaper.
Whoii some people find a word with a
wrong loiter in it, or a misplaced letter,
they are sure they could have spelled
that word right, and they are happy for
a whole day, and go around and tell how
the editor misspelled a word."
THE COURT HOUSE MEETING
HEMBBK8 OF COURT HKARD
AKOUMENT Pitt) AND CON.
Definite Conclusion by Member at
Subsequent Time. 1 "
Of the meeting held at the court house
on Tuesday of this week by the citizens
and taxpayers, when were present the
members of the county court, to consider
the matter of the erection of a new court
house, not a great deal can be said for
the reason that not a great deal was done.
There seems to be but a luke-warm in
terest in the matter, and if it were ours
to do we would take it for granted that a
great majority of the people of the county
were in favor of the erection of a suitable
county building, or were indifferent re
garding what is done in the matter.
Mr. N. Merrill, of Clatskanie, was pres
ent as the representative of the people of
that particular portion of the county , and
withnimbe brought and presented to
the meeting petitions of protest contain
ing the names of 162 persons. Mr. W.
M. Perry, of Rainier, was also present
with some resolution drafted at a meet
ing held in that town the evening before,
the substance of which was a formal pro
test against the court taking any action
in the matter at the present time, but
there were no signatures of individuals
who opposed the matter. From Auburn
precinct wa presented a remonstrance
containing sixty-five names, making a
total ol 227 persons in the county op
posed to the court proceeding to build a
court house.
In connection with this matter let us
state that the people of the upper por
tion of the county presented no petitions
whatever. They merely went before the
court asking that body to perform a
duty, which in every sentence that was
uttered by those present was acknowl
edged to be a necessity the building of
a suitable place to transact county busi
ness. Had the people of this portion of
the county considered it necessary there
is no doubt but what petition contain
ing 400 or 500 names could have been
presented, but they considered the
members of the court a capable body to
judge of the county's needs, and let the
matter rest at that; merely a number ot
the citizens appealing to the court to
act in the premises.
A we stated in tne nrst lew lines 01
this article, little was done at Tuesday's
meeting. That was natural enough.
The meeting was not called for the pur
pose 01 laying me cornerstone 01 uie
building. It wa merely to present the
matter to the court, and that body will
do the rest when it gets ready. Very
likely the matter will be brought before
the court at its next cession, which will
be early in May, when the public will
know definitely what the outcome of
the agitation will be.
There were some very important tacts
brought forward and discussed, all of
which tend largely and favorably to the
erection of a new court house. While
it appeared on the surface of the pro
test that the building of a court house
would involve the county to too rreat an
extent, down in the depth of the argu
ment could be read the fact that per
sons interested in other portion of the
county desired the matter to be deferred
because the building would be put up,
as a matter of fact, at the county seat,
the only place it could be erected. This
is the way the matter appeared to any
casual observer, and is without doubt,
the very bone and sinew of the whole
and entire opposition.
Heretofore we have said very little re
garding this matter from the very fact
that we always maintain that the tellow
who has the bills to foot is the one who
should have the voice in the matter, and
the heaviest taxpayers in the county are
favorable to the election of a suitable
county court house. The non-resident
taxpayer must also contribute their
share to the improvement, which by the
way, is lar the greatest Bhare.
But our aeitation is not eoine to settle
the matter, and we see but little benefit
to be derived by threshing over a lot 01
worn-out straw. The court must act in
the matter, and nntii such time that it
does act the matter stands arrested.
(jatiert Is Out Again.
The traveling public will be delighted
to know that the steamer Gatsert is in
commission again on the Portland-
Astoria run. The Gatzert haa been on
the run for about four month, under
going a thorough overhauling and
repairing and appear again in prim
garb of attractive colors, almost an
entirely new boat. One attractive
lea tu re ol her reappearance is ner wnistie,
which, by the way, ie the one for so long
used by the old Telephone, and it
familiar, cheerful sound, vibrating and
re-echoine. recall pleasant recollections
of a punctual, reliable carrier.. So long
and so far as the Gatzert can take
th nlacn of her nredecessor It 18 the
earnest hope of hundreds of persons;
along the Columbia that her shadow
may never grow less.
j,,
Misa Morrow will conduct a Parlia
mentary entertainment at the open ses
sion of the Artisan lodge meeting Fri
day night at Houlton. She will also
furnish one or two musical numbers.
Admission IS cents. Come and have a
good time.
Feand Mad and Snow.
Assessor White returned on Monday
from the lower end -of the county,
whither he went some time ago in quest
of land and personal property valua
tion. Mr. White declares upon hi
honor a a resident of Columbia county
that he never before found the equal of
the .mud that now exist throughout
the portion of the county he has re
cently visited. On day last week he
found a foot of snow in the vicinity of
Flippin's mill, near Clatskanie. Mr.
White will visit next week on Sauvie's isl
and to take values. There is some new
territory to be looked after by the
assessor this year, and Mr. White mav be
depended upon to do tne wore tnor
oughly. Fenton-Dart Nuptials.
IS"'
A auiet but very pretty wedding
ceremony took place in this city Wednes
day at 12 o'clock, when Dr. H. U.Fenton,
of Portland, and Miss Marie B. Dart
were joined in wedlock at the home of
the bride's father. The groom is one of
Portland's most prominent physicians,
and the bride is the eldest daughter of
Mr. Jamea Hart, of this city, and a young
lady possessing many friend and well
wishers. Rev. C. E. Philbrook performed-
the ceremony, and after a
sumptuous luncheon the happy couple
departed for Portland, where their
future borne will be made.
Easter Services. .
St. Helens people, too, observed
Easter iu a fitting manner. The ser
vices under the auspices of the Sunday
school at the Methodist church in the
evening were not only enjoyable, but a
credit to the school. The service con
sisted principally of songs, although a
few other features were observed which
served to a great extent in pleasing the
audience. The remarks by tlie pastor
were appropriate and entertaining, and
the services, taken all through, were
much to be appreciated.
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