daily at Collin A
ftimrtatM". Ctla4 and wife
. W D. Onwell M i town from
Jrislaad look farm Wednesday.
n W. Richardson l'nt iv
25 diyi riH'"l at Warren last wook.
Jin.
"'. a .. ll.l. .11..
Dlr Watklns spent last Sunday
North bt-wh, in company with fliuncl
fwmrortua. .
-Ur 'Own Youn'' WM o",rou'
wfrrtn Tuesday forenoon attaudlujj to
Bonis relatives of Mr. W. H. Dolman,
Mr. I'hllbrook will preach at
rJJ, Island at 11 in., Huuday, and in
grAln In th vouing.
A ttmttory aatoolatlon haa been
JUi t Vexnonla. and tut- ground
D, oonUtning !(jlity lot.
Mr ind Mr. J. O. Watts and MiM
u"il Watts spent laat Saturday and
Sunday at Aatoria and Beanlda.
u a Perry, of lloulton, lias erected
. mi eottage at tSaaaide and liia family
J toaiiclld thora for tht season.
an., r.iliollra have aoanlrod till to
tht Portland University and will ealab
liih to limitation of Jeaniing thara at
wot. . j
ur J. H. Collins returned laat Friday
from a visit down tha eoaat, w intra lie
Itporu having spent a pleasant two
;". ;i
Mr.GaoritaR. Vosber, anaxUmaiva
land owner In thia county, waa in thia
tj Wednesday attending to business
suiters.
Editor MlU-liell and wlf and Mr. It.
i Witter went out to Nabaleiu laat Frl
dy to lnd a few dsye visiting at tha
gcboonover noma on 1'ebble crack.
Tin MMor will soon begin to make
up tlia roll of the 11KII aaaemmant. Mr.
White believes tha roll will ihow an in
ftnm in valuation! over laat year of
about I.OUU.
Mr. J. E. IXiw. who wax In from Ne
hiiem valley this week, report an
eeptionally heavy orop ol bay tber this
war. Report from all over the county
re lo the aauia effect.
Mr. 0. A. Ulmpel, of ClaUkania, Ore.,
wm in the city laat week, and may prob
ably locate in thia county again. He 1
anting to eee railroad, and believes
(t will nut be long be for on la built.
Tiilatnook Headlight.
Thli IminadlaUi vicinity cannot be
stoalled In th prod action of eharrla ol
Mtraordlnary quality. Th lineal cher
ri) ever aeen in any country grew on
tree In thi city thia year, eauacially
those of tha Royal Anna variety.
VI! mm Lain George, DaUv Watklns
iid Nettle Charlton and Mr. Watwm
Itiilbmok were paaaengor down th
river Tueadav for Kainler, to attend ta
imUiuta. Mia Jeaala Mitchell Ualao
is aliendant at the Institute.
Judge Ioan went to Baker City lat
Sunday where he attended tha grand
pow-wow of tha order of Red Men, aa a
representative of tha Rainier tribe. In
Imtiao parlance thia la catd to ba th
grandeat pow-wow ever held in the
aula. Tha lodge ba become high-up
ikookura Injun.
The secretary of atata laat Riitnrday
give out atataroent allowing the
amount of fund loanod to each eounty
on aoonunt of the common at-bool fund.
Lake eounty haa tha amallet amount
borrowed, while Marion haa tb great
wt, Lake' bain. 111,700 60, and Mar
lon' being $.'13,211. Columbia county
na 167,1 79.77.
Th county court of ClUop county
but Katurday purchased a Ho, 3 Auatia
rockenmher and an Itt-horaepowar pur
table Ajai engine, to furnialt rook for
urfaclng th new county road now
being built from Aitorla to tha Nehaletu
valley. The machioea will coat deliv
ered t2167 and are expected to arrive
from Chicago about Angut 10.
tail week w mentioned tha fact that
the niu law I open to deer. But
hould you go out. remember that It
it only open a to mala deer. Doea can
not ba killed until another month. And.
eeint that dear are ao nlenllful around
br, and you might gel Into trouble, it
might ba well to paata In your bat that
the law allow you to kill but five In
ui scMon. .
, There waa a neighborhood trv-out ba
rer in county judiw here on inuraaay
of laat week, reaultlna aa moat (noh
caae do, in the defendant being dia
charged and tha coat axeeaaed akaitiRt
tha county. Such tactic a that i
what helped to pot th county in debt
and keep it la debt, and revival In
that linn of buainea will soon wamp
tha county again, with no moral or o-
cial benefit. "Think twiw before you
peak" applllea tuat aa forcibly a "look
well before you leap."
We rAMtnut Im nannra and a letter
from Ueorge Ramaay, of Scappooao, who
now at Uap Home, laat rtaiuruey.
IhKiittaaaviin hla letter tbat orepare
tioD r being made thara for a big
eaaon' work. A big ruah of people i
expected upon tha arrival of tha firat
teenier. Ueorfce encloeed miniature
photograph of himeolf which represent
him a being to fleshy that it I difficult
to recogntiM him. lie Ute in hi let
ter that ha weigh 100 pound , and hi
appearance In the photo corroborate
the tettlmony. , ' i
An eachantra print th following
wrrig ceremony, which w aw by
.hnrt time aeo:
"Wilt thou take her for thy pard t for
better or worae; to have, to hold, to
fondly guard till hauled off In a hearse T
Wilt thou let her have her way; consult
her many wiahei, maka th Are every
dy and help her wah tlia dishes?
Wilt thou comfort and upport her
"Uher and mother, Awit Jemima, Uncle
John, and three sinter and a brother?"
Hi face grew pal and blank ; it wa too
late to jilt ; aa through the lloor ha sank,
e meekly aaid, "I wilt.'7 ;
' Mr. E. 0. Dalton cam In from hi
oppoo coal proepecta last Saturday
and continued on to Portland Monday,
hera he had another aaav made. The
Vein of coal la nm nnnarlhed to a UCDth
of twenty-five feet and the Increase of
almost av per cent in carbon, the first
aiiky being 40.08 volatile combustible
"'iier, wntle tlia last assay enoweu .
Voltalla oninhnatlht matter. 44.00. fixed
carbon 44.70, ash and It color, red,
.. inere is a ".tanning re
fored bv the Portland chamber of com
ttierce of tioon r,,r tha lii-nnrv of mer
"flood" arriving
chantable coal within fifty mile of
lortland, In paying quantities, and
thara now aoems good prospects that In
the Bcappoose region is to 1 found thia
niueh-ilsired artiele. Development will
continue until th mountain ha been
penetrated an hundred foot or more,
where It is considered certain that both
: quantity and quality of coal sufficient to
appease tha craving of Portland unum-
- hictiiror will be found.
It wh a csnwardly act In tha Individ
ulor individual who placed iticli an
instrument ol destruction In any man's
y ha on placed lu tha water at
tt sotulug (tround belonging to O. B.
Harris, ou the inland. Tha lmplumeut
f made hlp-roofed shape, of 2x4 scant
lings, with a solid floor to ba loaded
with roiik or other weight, the timber
belna about four feet In length, two
thirds of the distance from the bottom
being planed and held in position by
large nuile, teeth from a mower cycle,
calculated to allow the lead line of the
aelnoto be dragged up over it cutting
the line In several placus, that the fluli
might all eaiap. It 1 an Ingenuouily
contrived affair and would have un
doubUidly orved It intended purpose
in a masterly manner had It not been
ulscovoreil and taken out. Jealousy
and envy ha prompted desperate means
iu some unscrupulous person.
Captain Lanafllt. of tha Unltad BtatV
engineer, has recommended an appro-
priKviun ui i,ii,.n'D tor use in tie im
provement of th Columbia and Its trib
utaries. Mr. Langfitt recommends that
1000,000 be appropriated for tha mouth
of th Columbia and (725,000 for the
Columbia and lower Willamette below
1'ortland. It I th aim to provide a
twenty-five-foot channel to th asa. The
improvement of the Claukanie river
provldea for cuttlne- a short channel
across the bend Immediately below Man
aanlllo, and another from the bend
alwve this point to th first bnd below
th town of Clatakanle, and by dredging
below tha latter point, tlia ohiect bain-
to aecur th depth of tlx feet to ClaU
kania, three mile from tha mouth. A
contract for thi work haa lust been
made. Tha amount available for the
work I 112,688.47.
Whon a newsnaner men aaka von
about anything In the way of newa, the
best thiiia to do i to tell him a hat he
auks aa explicitly a possible. If th
maiier l on ol wulch yon wish noth
ing ss Id, tell him o and your wishes
wilt ba respected. It I Just a well to
tell him, for if b want to know h will
find out anyway, and there I always
th possibility of rror in accounta com
ing aecond band. By tolling a reporter
a new Item directly you make hi work
worth more, and the tim he take In
learning from some other tourc what
you could tell him, can b (pent on some
other new, thus making your home
sper more valuable aa a newsgiver.
Mutt want to glv the new relia
bly, and any favors ahown will always
be appreciated, ;
Contractor Jack McKle. of thi citv.
has iust bren awarded th contract to
get out 40,000 sewer block forth city
ol Portland. A force of abont doaen
men will go to work at once lo get out
th blocks here. Most of them will
very likely be taken from thejeflery
quarries back of town. However, one
cow load must be ready for delivery In
thirty days, and these may be taken
from the pnerty belonging to the H in
ters of Charity, below thi city, on ac
count of th accessibility. Tha blocks
will, be triangularly alia pea ana mucn
larger in aiae than any ever gotten out
her. An advanced price Is to b paid
nd It Is estimated that it will take
until the last of the year to get Die
block out.
Last week's Hilleboro Aran contained
thia item: "Judge McBride aaya there
la a deer taking life easr in a grove a
hall mil Irani his uoiumoia conniy
ranch, and that tha first of the week be
nronosea to have venison. Laat year
there waa one at the same place and the
mlge patiently awaited the open season,
lie told hi son. who waa visiting him
when the open eason approached, about
bla deerebip, and "thereby banga a
Ula." On tha morning the eeason
opened His Honor looked for the gnn.
11 was gone, in a row mnmw uo
heard a gunshot. Th boy bad gone
out in advance of hi paternal ancestor
and bagged tb game. Thia year he haa
taken extra precaution to let no one
know of hi mark."
MlaaThanua Fere hen. gramldanuhter
of Mr. Cbarlea English, of Deer Inland,
la in the Portland pvstnouse, earn hi
have smallpox. The Telegram of lasi
Saturday said: "Mia T. terchen, a
yonng woman who Uvea at Deer Island,
on the Columbia river, came to Port
land for a short visit a few days ago.
8h was taken ill at a house on Clay
tmL and dfiveloned a case of smallpox
In a surprisingly nor nine. di
removed to the pcthoue. There have
been three victim of thi disease within
.n t.Jhn Ward, from the Uillin
lodging houae, on First treet, and Mil
dred Qlen, from a rooming-house at
Third and Taylor etreeta." t
tn. vAi,.iui f"nat nAmmnv was ln
eorporated Saturday in Astoria, with a
capitniiHiiion ui siuu.vw, ...j i--tor
being Councilman J. W. Cook, J. I
K.Hamilton, a local eapliaiiisi; janros
Q. Foy, an Omaha man, ana w. n.
Coiwland, a merchant. The new com
pany ha secured a tract of about 626
seres In the Nehalem valley, commonly
known a lb Kinney coal newa. ine
investigatlone thu far made ahow the
moat aatlsfactory resulu. and there Is
llttl doubt that tha Nehalom coal veins
are a continuation of those diecovcred
further north. Th new company will
go ahead with development work.
m.. rJ a.h at. Aatorla now exoeel
All. . MM V. " - " . .
any previous time in thi year'a run, and
la tha greatest sine the famous big run
of 1880 and 1884. From om eetimate
it exceed these. It I imposible to tell
bow many fish were caught there Mon
day and Tuesdav, but everything ts
Dlocaea, aim whho i h
i..... .n.timaa hun limited In number
of fish to b Uken, a new precedent has
thi year been estahiiMnea oy m c
nerymen oHerlng all fishing stopped
for 48 hour that til fish caught might
be taken car of.
Bhertff Hattan ha o far Issued but a
few deeds to lauda bought In at the tax
ale. Hi tlm has been occupied with
other matter, but he wtl oon get at
.i... .k rt la a anaclal form Of (lcca,
and Is as long aa th moral )aw. The
coat for recording the same will be not
less than 3.76, ana in sumo
much more.
Rev. Dr. George W. Gne, recently pre-
?KS ad'from
forenoon, m " r i-...i,
depot to greet the returning Lpwc-rth
Leaguers, and was on the railroad track
when death overtook him.
Mr. and Mr. J. lUndrick, of Perl,
wr n town Tuesday. Mr. Hendrick.
brought to town a potato grown In hi
iraden InMde of which were two sepa
garuen, .. jinna vomig
notice
Alia jivivv". - -
Rose variety
Mr. J. E. Dow, of Vernonla. wa In
town Monday with hi team and wagon,
bringing over Mrs. Hatfield and the
Misses oale and 6h.nnal.an, who con
tinued on to Rainier to attend the In
stitute. ,
When you have time, call in and M-
he"t MaH?y of goods, mUj ..
dent we can please you. Collin & Ura) .
Dbtrlrt Attorney Alien was op Kwn
ARtorla Wednesday to attend a short
mljniiruccl term of circuit court.
CLAT8KA5IE SEW8 ITEMS.
Mr. and Mr. Cronin, of Forest Grov.
w' JHt?r? tbu e5k with th f-wi'y "
W. K, Tichenor and wlf.
' W understand that teacher have
been engaged for the school in our town
10th te"B WU1 beK'l I"8011'
E. M. Lane and wife, of Portland,
are spending a few days In town. Among
other matter Lane Is lmklng after the
Interests of the Knlgliisol the Maccabees.
John English was compelled to leave
tha Hhaver Monday on account of ill
ness, and spent the early portion of th
week In bed. He waa better at last
account.
Clatskanla send a fair delegation to
Rainier this week to attend the teacher'
Institute. Mlsse Mary Tichenor, Mabel
Blackford and Laota Merrill are among
th number,
John Blackford and Aldridg are the
first to comply with the new older of
th council to hav a five-foot aidewalk
in front of their property. John save
lie petitioned for the order and felt be
must promptly comply with it.
Th procession of wagon hauling
cedar lumber from th vicinity of Mist
to tills place for shipment ha started in
sine Ui hay in tha valley is pretty well
taken care of. Other team are hauling
shingles from different mill out there.
Hon. N. Merrill 1 a delegate from th
local wigwam of tha order of Red Men
of till place to the date council, which
convene thi week at Baker City, and
1 probably at thi tim enjoying th
company of tha braves from other sec
tion of the tte.
A very noisy game of baseball wa
played In town laat Sundav afternoon
between a nine from about Mist and the
Junior nine of thi place, Tha juniors,
beside being beaten, were represented
aa not over courteous and the game in
general wa no credit to the town.
' Mis Mabel Blackford' school, in dis
trict tto. 20, bad a picnic In the grove
near the school house, the first ol the
week. A number of friend from tb
vicinity, aa well aa from town, were
present, wnere alter listening to a pro
gramme oi recitations ana music, i
basket lunch wa disposed of. Th
school closed Monday.
Tha ateamer Shaver cava na a rather
unexpected visit Mondav mornina and
th captain informed u it was to be the
steamer's last trip to ilalsknia for an
indefinite period a it waa to ba deliV'
ered to ita new owner to run on The
Dalles-Portland route. Th old steamer
ha become a very familiar figure here
and it la to be hoped ita successor may
be a comiortaoie ana sausiaciory tor
passenger and freight.
While "wonders never cease." one of
tha wonderful event of the past week
wa the organisation of another lodge
with tlftv-two member. Thi time it
I th order of Pochahontae, auxiliary
to the Red Men, with forty of the new
member from' the fair sex of thi vicin
ity. We thought there w no room for
any more lodge, but now can only Bay,
whatnexlT Mr, vnerry, oi roruanu,
wife of the Grand Sachem of Oregon,
wa th organiser and is reported to be
a capital person lor aucu wor.
If. Stubba. ud the Clatakanle. waa un
fortunate in, using hi new mower laat
Mk. Ilia team, nrobab v taking ex
eeptiona to thanofe of the machine,
became unmanagabla and uncontrollable
and got up a speed entirely beyond the
capacity of the mower, and In disregard
of th rule for it government. The
horse had it their own way for awhile
and when brought up after their chase
through the field, had the mower in a
variety of pieces. Btubba was in town
this week after new parte for repair
and hope to get th mower in working
order again.
Fetes from Cap Kme.
Mr. G. E. Tyatklewicx, who oma time
since departed for Cape Kom. writing
to hi wife, of thi city, say in part:
"We arrived here on the 10th, but
were not landed until next day. We
are hoarding with Mr. and Mr. Eates,
waiting for th snow and ice to melt,
th season being almost a month later
than laat vear. We had a Verv smooth
trlD to Dutch harbor, which we mad in
five dav. After stopping thirty-two
hour we started for Nome, encounter-
in ice for 400 mile, but keeping on the
out edge to the eastward all the way ao
that we bad but little to force through,
while the Roanoke got in the jam and
hl tain hnlna nunched in her and had
to call for help. Our horse were cared
for in the best manner, o that they
aiaM lanilxi flllA. I aaW Bt KlCe'B StOr
potatoes for 4 cents, onions, 0 cents, and
otner linng in proponron, ou wim
what steamers are now her unloading,
there are nrovisions enough for two
years. The Nome City arrived her on
the last ol May and had to unload on
the Ice two mile from hore. - They had
tn tav man is an hour. I bave been
calling on old acquaintance. Those
who had their cabin graded in the
n,l rl.1i. a and ceiled with matched Iuin
ber inside, were warm and comfortable
during th coldest blixsard. while those
mai were buova a1 vu,,l wmm u-mV
keep from freestng.
Mome City, June 19, 1001.
Good Price for Fr-tt.
Summing up the fruit situation In Or
egon the Rural Northwest saya: "Al-
i...nUh tha vtnlrf nf fruits will not aver
age very heavy as a whole in Oregon thia
year, th season ao far 1 proving an un
usually good one for the growers. The
crop of atrawberriea wa large and prices
were rood throughout. Mora strawber-
m,r ahlnnml nut of the state and
mnr monev miid for atrawberriea for
than ever before,
The cherry crop has been pretty light in
many place DUiagreasueai more uiuotj
has reached the grower for thi year e
nf nharriea than in any previous
year. The pear crop will be light but
will probably sell well. Last year'a ap
ple crop waa unusually good in the sec
tion which raise most of the shipping
apple, and price were also good. It is
not expecieu mat mo piwrm. r
ptng apple thi year will be quite as
large as they were last year. It is hoped
.i... a. nr..Mn.a will Im mora than
made up by an increased demand for
low-grade applea for the manufacture of
cider vinegar, and by a probable better
demand for evaporated apple. The crop
of Italian prunes will be the largest the
state ever bad. It cannot be expected
.!,. ha nrnnaa will average in size a
large as last year or that the price per
pound will be a high, but from the prea
ent outlook there is no reason for believ
ing that they will not sell for price that
will glva the grower a margin for profit.
It la not probable that the aggregate
orune crop of the world will be as large
this year as ii wo i .
alan a nossibilitv of a market for a few
hundred carloads of fresh Italian prunea.
' art A. a rjr O IlIAi
, j Itva Kind Yon Ha) IMwsw
xlhj KiiwJ Von Haw hOTys Bought
gtgnatu
Dr. Cawood, dentist, can be found
on Wednesday of each week at th resi
dence of K. Cox.
" That Big Ball Game; ' ,
An exciting game of ball was ptnyed
i the field west of town, hut Bunday
afternoon between a team of fit, Hel
en boys and a iuiA team irora
Warren and ScaDOOose. There wer
several of th best player from the
HcappooM team and they - waged an
Interesting warfare, but their efforts
seemed unsuccessful. ' There was some
isrr na and disputing incident upon
such an occasion, but altogether it wa
a Clean, fair contest. Only eight and
one-half inninga were played, the borne
team coming up, and being (even point
in tb load, it waa uselesa to play the
gam out. Th score stood 32 to 26 in
lavor oi me nouie team.
Note of the Game.
Flovd Purer, the gentlemanly mana-
Ser of the visiting team, won credit for
imself by th way he looked after de
tails and conducted his game.
Umpire Burt West had an unenviable
duty to discharge, but he acquitted him
self in uch a manner aa to warrant
commendation from both, players and
spectators.
(lia niakealev disolavad S dlsDOai-
tlon while in the box and throughout
the entire gam that would make ordi
nary mortals envious. Lose control of
his temper? Never 1 Rattle him 7 Im
nossible. He Ditched a good game and
every player respected him.
Manaaer Pater won a prite of 26 cent
by making first once in nine trials; but
late wa against mm.
Collins, of Scaoooose. stood bravely
p to tha other half of the visiting bat
tery. He 1 a gentleman, and played a
clean gam. , . .. ; ,
Frank Ueorge attribute all his good
playing to those bloomers . That's all
right, Frank ; you looked sweet enough
to caress.
Allard waa good natured, a a rule,
throughout the arame. The umpire's
decisions "ruffled" him at times, but he
lausrhed it off. He threw a good game
and wasn't ''found" every time, by a
whole lot. ,
The right and center field of the home
team won laurel enough for one game.
When Mitchell didn't get it iteming did.
Commlng earned the applause he re
ceived when he jumped through a
crowd of spectators, fell over a cord of
bate, upset a pan oi water ana men
safely landed a sky-touching foul tip
that out the aide out. He played a good
game behind th bat, throughout. -
Percy George ha lost none of nis for
mer agility. In fact, generating elec
tricity seem to have stocked op
"Perce" storage batteries.
We Arc III Rejoicing.
Numerous psper in the state laat
week made mention of the fact that Co
lumbia county ia now out of debt.
Below are some of the comments:
Columbia county ia again out of debt
and ita citizen are rejoicing1. Three
year ago the indebtedness of the county
waa W,i3. I'oil uouniy voserver.
The St. Helen Mist is rejoicing, and
well it mar. that Columbia county is
out of debt. The receipts from the de
linquent tax aale were sufficient to pay
on tne county lnaeuieanesw. vsur
lamet Uazette.
Tlia St. Helens Mntr reloicea over the
fact that Columbia county ia now out ot
AaU nntBltliaUniluf tha f a.t that on
April 8, 1898, it was 100,463.79 in tit
hole. And th county baa been under
republican management all tin time.
Balem Statesman.
The Rt. Helen Mist rejoices over the
fact that Columbia eounty ia now out of
debt, notwithstanding the fact that on
April 8, 18U8, It was aou.ww.w in ine
hole. And the county haa been under
republican management all this time,
Mot thu in udd county, saya too at
banv Herald. Alone about tbat time
Linn conntv was retiring from a number
of year ol repuoncan ruie ana waa en
tire! v out of debt and had monay to pay
all current hills. Mow under about four
year of populist rule thi county is in
dent aoout ou,iaai. urejfon vuy x.w
terpriee. ' - .
AddlUoaal Locals. .
Commissioner Case waa la the county
eat Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs J. W. Day wer in Port
land Wednesday.
Mr. Thomaa Watts wa up from
Reuben Wednesday.
Mrs. D. 3. Switzer is visiting relative
in Portland for a lew days.
An effort is beinc made to institute
camp of Woodmen at llouiton. ; 4
Rt. Helena and Warren ball teams are
to cross bat at the latter place Sunday.
aflaa Amv Georse. of Portland, la via-
lung relatives iu uiu u iw
Conntv Survevor Little wa a paasen-
ger for Portland weanesaay aiiernuon.
i . . f ... , . :
Charles Blakesley returned Wednes
day from ins Homestead on tne vaais-
kanie river.
The steamer Iralda, after a brief lay
off for repairs, ia again on the Portland
Katmer run.
Mr. R. Charman, of Oregon City, I
viaitine at the borne of jmtge and Mrs,
McBride at ueer miana.
Ml. T lllian Fav. of Portland, was
the enest of Miss Agnes Burn in this
city during in wee past.
Mis Maud Decker spent the past
week in Portland visiting frienda and
her aister. Pearl, 1 the guest of Kalama
friends for a few days. , .
Mrs. Jay Demlng and Mrs. Mary Wil
liam returned Tuesday from IJeer M
and. where they visited with Mr. W
D. Connell for a few daya. ,
The steamer Shaver haa been taken
nft tha (IlatHkanie route and will go in
commission on the Upper Columbia be
tween Portland and xue juaues.
Judge McBride came np from Deer
Island Wednesday afternoon and held a
brief session of circuit court. He ex-
nects to be here again in the same c
pacity early in August.
Atfnrnav Powell haa recently made
sale of a couple of piece of land In the
Nehalem district. Utie oi ine iracts
wa of 120 acres of the Martin Wedrick
homestead, which sold lor fiuuu.
The young people of thi city tendered
U ranK Ueorge a urprise party msi muir
Hav avanincr at the home of his Barents
Games and refreshmenta were indulged
in and an enjoyable evening spent.
Thia office haa a large number of de
scriptive pamphlets of Columbia county's
many resources, climate, etc, which
will ba furnished aratia to any one send
ing them to Eastern friends or acquaint
ances, now ia a propitious time to au'
vertise Uregon.
The Parker hove and Mill boys, of
Pittsburg, are negotiating through Com
missioner uaae lor tne purennse ot tne
Smith & Thomas mill, near Mist. It
thev are successful in acauiring the
property they will operate it the rest of
this season at ita present location, when
it 'will be removed to and operated at
Pittsburg.
Durlnor last Mav an Infant child of
our neighbor was suffering Irom eholera
intantuin. xn doctors riau given np an
hopes of recovery. I took a bottle ol
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Vmt4r to tha house, telling
them I felt sure It would do good If used
according to directions. In two days
time the child had fully recovered.
The child ia now vigorous and healthy.
I have recommended this remedy fre
quently and have never known it to fail.
MRS. UUBT1 11AKKK, BOOIWaiBr, V.
Bold at the 8t. Helens pharmacy.
COUNTY TREASURER'S NOTICE
Cocarv Tscas'p Owes,
Ht. Hki.icn. Oa., July 12, toot.
XTOTICK 18 HKUKBY OIVEN Til.
HAT A LI.
umdkM County Warrant ol Columbia
County. Oregon, which have been presented
and endorwid' "Not Paid lor Want of FuwU,"
will be paid upon prenentattn at thin oltic.
luteraM will nut b allowed aflor tht date.
KDW1N Horn,
J12&9 Treasurer of Columbia County, Or.
- K0TICS OF FINAL iCCOUHT.
NOTICE IB ITEREBY OIVEN THAT THE
unrleralnned. tha ancillary administrator
ot ths atuue ot Crawford Hill, ueeeaaed, baa
Hied In the Couutr Court for Columbia County,
fttata of Oreaon. hirt Html account aa cuch ad-
niluintralor, and that Mondty, tha 2d day ol
Sepieinlier, lvot, at S:8u o'clock a. m at the
court roam of aald court, In lbs court houae
in Ht. Helen, aaid eountr and stale, haa been
fixed by the Jme of ald court aa the day for
the hearing of objections to said anal account
and tlia settlement thereof. W. H. fKAtt,
Ancillary Adminltrator of the Kutate of
Crawford Hill, becaaaed. Dated July 1, 11X11.
, H0TICB FOR PUBUCATIOM.
TVoartmant of tHe Interior.
Land Ofllce at Orearon Citv, r., June IS, MM.
HTIiril'K. IX HKUKBY GIVEN THAT TUB
ll followlnx-named settler haa filed notice of
his Intention to make final proof In support of
bis claim, ami that said uroni will o maoe ; Be
fore tli Register ana Receiver at uregou wvj.
Or., on August )''. 1W1, viz:
' a . , .....
UnmMttal entrv lo.xfll. for the lota 1. 2. and i
of section !!, towunhip 8 north, range $ went. He
names utfl tol lowing wiinatwes w prove bvw
tlnuous renldenca upon and cultivation of said
land, vie: Samuel Kntrety, Biepnen aoiienoer,
Etnil Fisher and Julius II. Cramer, all of Moun-
taliidale. Or.
CHAH. B. M(M)KKrt,
Keglster.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS. .
In the matter of the estate of August Bwanson
ITU'KIH HKKVKY 1 VKN THAT L.E. 1
tora ot aflminniration on me enaie oi
Auraal Bwanson. deceased, were granted to tne
undersigned on the 18th day of July A. D,, lwl,
tne county court ot ixuumoia uouuiy, in urn
te of Oregon. All persona having claims
gslnst tha kaid estate are required to present
them wlih the proper vour.here, within ai
niinthi trnm lha data Of this UOtiCS. tO the
undersigned aa such administrator, at his office
In the JJiiy ot oc neiena, in aaia tyoiumuia
eounty. Oregon. Dated at m. Helena, Oregon,
tbu 18 lb aajr ol JBij, A. v.,iwi.
Administrator of the estate of August Rwan
K. B. uuit..n..
son. deceased. 8. U. limber, Esq., attorney for
the admistreior. if
Timber Land, Act June 1, 187S.
U0TICE FOR PVBUMTIOH,
Ckited Stavcs Labd Omcs,
. . .. . ...... . , u. t. ,fim
aTrvncE i hkhkuy givkm that in nw
1 V nllanrji with tha nrUTisioDS of the act Of
Congress of Jnne . 1K7K, entitled "An act for
the aale or turner lanae in ine nut&es oi wiiror
ma orMnn. Narajla. and Waflhinaton Terri
tory,' aa extended to all the Public Land states
b? act of Augusta. 1112, William P. Hmitb, of
Portland, eountr of ttiiltnomah. Bute of Ore
gon, has this day Hied In thia office bla sworn
statement No. 64U0, for the purchase of the ae?4
of section No. lb. township No. 4 north, range
No. a west, and will off or proof to show that the
land sought ia more valuable for ita timber or
stone than for agrtoultural purposes, and to es
tablish his claim to said land before tha Regis
ter and Receiver ol nis otnee at uregon tiny,
Oregon, on Thursday, tne wn aey oi Augusi,
1901. He names aawilnesaea: Julian Foul,
E. Gibbons. Bert warren and Josepn i'r-
bin. all of Portland, Oregon. Any and all per-
sous claiming adversely the above described
lands are requesieu to me tnetr ciatins in tin.
office on or before said Sih day of August, 1901.
nU7'jy iuao. u. auuius, aegister.
Timber Ind, Aot Jnne S, 1878.
H0TICE FOR PUBUCATIOM.
Chitcd Statks Lahd Ornci.
Oregon City, Oregon. May 11, 1901.
-vrvrtrg in ukhkhv oivkuthat in com-
1.1 nliance with the provisions of tha aot ot
Congress of June , 1878, entitled "An act for
the aale of umber lands in tne states oi cauror
nia. Ommn. Nevada, and Washlntgon Terri'
tory," as extended to all the Public Land (States
ny act oi August a, mrjt. junan r. rat, m
qua, eounty ot tjowutx, eiaie oi waamugtuu
has this dav SImI In this nuice bis IVOrD Stale
mant Nn. Mot. for the nurchase of the ttii of
see. No. U, in tp No. 4 n, r No. 6 west, and will
offer proof to ahow that the lana so agin is more
valuable for ita timber or stone than for agri
cultural nurnofuui. and to establish his claim to
said land before tbe Keglster and Receiver of this
ofllce at uregon Ulty, Oregon, on i nuraoay, tne
Sib. day of August, 1V01. He names aa wit
nesses: Bert warren. James B. Gibbons, Win
P. Kmlth and Joseuh Urbin. all f i'ortbtnd,
Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the aoove-aescrioea lanus are reouesiea ni
their claims in this office on or before said 8tU
day of Augual, MOl. I'ais. n. mwkcb,
mt)-jyja . - - . ajer.
Timber Land. Act June a, 1878.
NOTICE fORPUBUICAT10N.
rjiro8TATTMLOrric,
.. , . . 1. M,
NOTICK 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN COM
rli.M. with th nmviniona of tba act ol
trait no if vitt. ureKon. ,uua tin, i"..
Congress of JuneS, 1878, entitled "An act for
tne sale ot II III wir lanus in tne dwwi ui 1.BUK11
nia Oranli. Nevada, and Washington Terrn-
tory," as extended to all the Public Land Slates
by act of August 4, 18WI, Peter A. McNeil, of
Dallas, county of Polk. State of Oregon, has
thia day filed In thisoffloe his sworn statement
No. fttii, for the purchase of tha southwest M of
section No. SI, In township No. 4 north, range
No. 6 west, and will oner proof 10 snow mat mo
lnd sons-lit la mora valuable for Its Umber or
stone than for agricultural purposes, and to es
tablish his claim to said tana nature tna negir
tor and Keoeiver of thia otllce at Oregon Cily,
Oregon, on Friday, the th day of August,
luoi ,,. namaa aa vr I i.nueauB : .uiiub r.ui.
William Smith; J. K. Gibbons and Gus Routh,
allot Portland, Oregon. Any and all persons
claiming adversely the above-described lamia
are requested to Die their claims in thia office
on or before aaid th day of August. 1901.
7-av . . Wftl, UAldAJW si, ttuceiver.
Timber Land, Aot June S, 1878.
H0TICE FOR PUBLIC TI0H.
tJttmto Statu Ltm-Omti,''-.
Oreiron City. Oreiron, May 11, 1901.
NOTICB IS HKREBY GIVtN THAT IN OOM
Dllance with the provisions of the act of
Congress of June 8, 178, entitled "Att act for
tne sale oi uinoer lanus iu tue aiaiv. ui vn,".
nla, Oreiron, Nevada, and Waohinirton Terri
Lu Atnri,l m all tha Pablffi ltnd Blates
DV act OI tUK!it V, " "uu. i.umm,u,v.,
Aoimtv nf Multnomah. State of Ore- i
eon, has this dav filed in this office his sworn
siatemeu No. HO, for the onrchase of the south
5 oi tne . se-A oi uwv, i" " " t -tion
No. , in township No. i north, nmite No. 5
west, and will offer proof to show that the land
saught is more valuable for Its timber or stone
than lor agricultural pariMjaes, auu w mnwi.-n
Ills claim to said land before the Register and
Receiver of this ottlce at Oregon City, Oregon,
on Wednesday, the 7th day of August, 1WU. He
names aa wlttnesea: W. H. Hacker, August
Hclielllptet, Clarence Reed and Charles Star, all
of Keasev, Oregon. Any and all jietsona claim
ing adversely the above-described lands are re
queated to file their claims In this office oa or
oeiore saia vtu aay ox August, iwi.
ml7-jy'i C1IA8. B. MOOKKS, Register.
SUMK0NS.
In the Ctreuit Court of the State ol Oregon, lor
Columbia County.
N. W. Rountree, plalntifT, ,
Mary Knott, F.lien M. Knott. Bepple Knott, Wli
11am W. Knott, Elipheme Haniiom, C. 8. Han
num, Oeorge O. Meyger and Mrs. M. K. Mey
ger, defendants. ,
To Mary Knott, Bepple Knott, William W:
Knott, Kupheme liaiinnm and C. S. Hannum,
defendants, aud to all persons having or
claiming an Interest or estate In the following
real property in Columbia County, Oregon,
to-wtt: The northeast quarter of section 10,
township s north, raugei west of the Willam
ette Meridian. .
INTHK N AMK OF THE STATU OFORKOON:
You are hereby required to appear and an
swer the complaint tiled against yon in the
above eulltlcd suit oy August , iw, imu
lull trt atittivar. for want thereof, the plain-
tier will anniv to tha court for the relief prayed
for in said complaint, namely; A decree for a
partition of said real property giving to the
plaintiff the east one-ball thereof: for hlscons
and rllsliiirsainents and for general relief. This
summons ia published by order of Hon. Thus.
k MnltrOtM ItirlD-a nf tha ahove-eiltitled COUTt,
dulv made and entered July 8, Will. The date
of the first publication of this summons, ac
nnnllnir to said nr.W. belna July Vi, 11)01. and
the date of the last publication hereof, August
, Attorney for rialatltT.
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