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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1901)
THE OUEGON MIST. iiavao ivt a rnoAf morkimo v masa wni Editor ado I'mopkuto. Of LOCAL IMPORTANCE. E. W. Wright, commercial and Dautl reporter on in ureRtmian, wmi Mltar t tltia ofto Tliuretlajr morning. Eil li on of the pioneer newapatwr re Mrtsr of this staUs, end hli work li trllt to the journal lur wtiloh lie writes, The three-year-old danghlrir of Mr. Mrs. A. II. Tarbell. o( IWihelor Fiat. M tery unexpectedly Wednesday Itrre soon. The ohild lull from porch to tht ground, siiutm:e 01 aoout two I wet, Monday, trikiiiK on He head. It waa thought there wae no serious Injury and theoiiltd waa playing aa usual ail day Tuesday. Wednesday morning con vulsions tet In and the child died in a abort time. The physician, who arrived titer death oeoared, It of the opinion that Ui brain received such Injury asto cause thttfeaio. Thlt from the Urant'a Pate Observer will be read with much interest by the Maple 01 una immeuiate vicinity i "it. X CorllM tbia week told the I)ry Dig tint placer mine, nxiimi aoout uiree piles east of Qrant'e Paaa, to 0. W. Anient, of Ohirwgo, the consideration being IK.OOO. Mr. Ament will operate the nine thit season, Mr. Corliss remaining at supertntenaent. i tie ury uiggina, alter a run cx lorty days last winter, am a cleanup of eoinethina like MOOO.'1 Mr. Corliat la well known In thia part of the country, having been a resident of Ytnkton for several yeara previous to 1801, when ha removed to Urant'a Paaa and engage in piaoer mining, rut frisnds her congratulate him upon hit good lortuue. The prune tree mutt go. Farmera 1b the vicinity of fteappooee and Warren, who hare devoted time and land to the culture of that variety of fruit, have de rptired and are ridding the land of the treat. Harrv Weet. who bad a nrune orrhard of ova acres or more, net naa all the treea grubbed out and will mil lie the land for other purposes. On - . . r . . . the Noon farm at Warren, where there u an exceedingly large prune orcnaw. the tame thing la being done. The frnit yielded abundantly and matured well, tmt It waa an unprofitable crop. Tbe land devoted to prunea on both theae placee waa in the higheat, pritneet atate of cultivation, bat put eo at great ex penie, and the action of the ownere la eenalble if tbe crop ia unprofitable. Commercial intereete at Rainier re ceived a aurpriae laet week when it be came known that J, i. Schmidt, tbe Foi creek logger, bad taken a paaaea bv the light of tbe moon, leaving hie cred itor! and laborera in tbe lurch aeveral hundred dollar, Schmidt aent two rafts of loga to Portland a few days be fore and went up to collect for them, which ba waa auoceaaful in doing, to the amount of 91000, which be landed deep Into hla inaide pocket and then took a abort walk, to where, no one aeema to know. Hla buaineaa affaire had been in bad ahape for come time, and bia depart ure la not very much of a aurpriae to many people. Numerous attachment lull and liana have been filed and now the court will bare an inning. The county ererk ia "equating off" to J a at tbe registration business again on anuary let. Many votera maintain the idea that becauae they registered two yeara ago that ia aumclent. Such an Idea It altogether wrong. The law reads that "on the nrst of January neat pre ceding a general, election the county clerk ahall open tfa registration booae and continue to register votera until May 1Mb." There appeara to ba a good deal ol unnecessary red tape about tbia registration buaineaa, but after all, wa believe it to be a Aret-cleea law. It neccesttatea a good deal of trouble and aome expense, not it doea prohibit "re peating" and other illegal voting. It tbe voter will hear In mind that ba maat regitter, and when in the county eeat at any time, attend to the matter, which require only a minute or two to attend to, and without coat, he will not ba in convenienced in the least. Meeera. L. Hansen, of the Ophlr Min ing Company, and II. R. Cliff, of the CllfUmow Mining Company, were before the county commissioners Wednesday with a request for aid in opening and Improving the county road leading from Warren to the coal prospocta In the Inlla weatof here. If the coal ia what it la aid to be, and there aeema little reaaon to doubt but what it ia, then the oourt ia juitifled in liberally aaeiating them In the development of an Induatry that will prove of lininenaa value to the en tire county. Mr. Hansen claima that with proper facllltlea hla company could begin at once to ahip coal from their mine, creating a great demand for labor and bniiding up an Inimenae Induatry. The court Is inclined to be liberal In theae affaire, where a taction of country la to be beneiited, and alter carefully eanvaaaing the ailuaUon it la likely tome aulitance will be rendered. Another caae ol "not knowing It waa loaded" occurred near Peria laat Sunday, and but for the interpoiltiou of kind providence another victim would bave haaa anrnllttt nnder the banner of unfor tunate who fall prey to such careless acta. The gun, a 22-caliber rifle, in the bands of Johnny Sobleakl. aent a bullet whining through the right able of the neck of the eldest daughter of Mr. J. B. Wllverdlng, the accident occurring at the borne of the young lady. The mot ile of the gun waa to near to her that tha kln In ill the vlnlnltv of the wound ia oonaiderably powder bnrned. The affair waa purely accidental, aa waa alao the eacape from death of the young lady. There might be tome aente in stating a moral to tome things, but In the naa nl Arurmi It ia abeolutely non- aantloaL The ball from the rifle cut thmnoh and nnilnr the akin, making considerable of a flaab wound, but not serious. ArtUlaa nl trnvtrnnratlon o( tlieCllftOD' nw nna.1 and Min ln nomtianv were filed with the eecretary of atate and the count nlark lait week. The aentlemcn compoaing thia company donotaapeet to protect! te work witli groat vigor thia winter, but in the early aprlng there will ha mnh activity about the proe- pecta. However, operation will not ceate at the mine entirely.. In fact, tbe work of development la now in progreja and will continue until it ia definitely entiled whether there il a quantity of coal at greater depth than haa yet been attained. A eore-drlll converted into a chum-drill machine, arrived down Monday night from Portland and la now inttallmi at tha mine, and it la expected to drill to a depth of from 200 to 500 feet, There aeema little doubt In the ininda of tha aentleuien iuterettea anu othera who have exflored the country that a vraat hodv l nnal underllea tbe entire countrv In tha vicinity where thete operation are in progreea. Enough drifting hai been dene to lead to I lie conviutlon that the proper wnv to explore In in going down, which work It confidently expei ted to reveal auch roiiditlon aa are believed to exist. iur LOCAL MEMTIOS. CLATSEiKIE NEWS ITEMS. ELECTION board-.. I r..TiT.nN' - " " Mir.'-: E.' Dow WM ' from Vr- n .,,1 u'" o Bcappoote, waa ... nn i. uiiouar, ' Dr. J. W. Moanrve, of Delena, wai In the county teat Wedneeday. Will Connor, nl w.. the atreeta here WedneVd.. . "" w" ,110V. Mr.1 Phllbrook will preach In thia city next Hunday evening. Gene Whltnaa i -ii...l..i. Tuetday atUnding to butlnen mattera. Norman Mnlfaw li. dairy farm, on the itland, Wednetday, Thome Clonlnger waa down from Scapporita Wedneeday attending to bual- mw auaira. N. A. Perrv. nl tfnnlliin .IU.il. ".to bulnt mattera 'ia Portland Wednetday. Mine Bertha Rntlar and Ifnlnn Bundt. of Portland, were the gueeta of Miaa Grace Mile Uat Sunday. Charlev Merrill. Frad aitama anl fl E. Olaen, of Deer Itland, were doing wuaiunn iu rurtianu ia eaturaay. OttO Kulner made Anal nmnf laat Vrl day before the county clerk, on hit tioineatead in tha vicinity of Bunker hill. Jnhn ft. Prtnt araa In Ifu..fnu1.. having luat arrived from Mehalem. anJ conuouea on to hi work at Wettport air. 1. r. KUtter. Ol Ulatakan a. waa In town Tueaday attending to buaineaa mattera. He continued on to Portland in tbe afternoon. Jodite McBrlde'a family, after havlna anew tne aummer ana tan at tneir ueer Ieland farm, have returned toOreaoa visy lor we winiair. Mlaa Dalav Swine- haa flnlthed her term of tohoo! at Valley and returned to thia city, where aha expect to enter achool for the winter. Wm. Hacker waa over from Vernonla Wedneeday. en route to Oregon City. wnare na naa Dumneee to attend to witn the land office official. waa in town Wedneeday. Mr. Leonard haa lived contlnoualy on Sanvie'a Itland for over lortynlne yeara. . '-m .in mm i .j i mi. rmrmmwi w , n i.iiiu.iih .... I. .. I... 1.! J L. ..1 . I wm id wwb laai rriuaj. uaviiiy revuriiw from Portland, where be apent a day or two attcnuing to Dueineaa. Bert Weat waa down from Scappooae Tueaday. He report work procreaiing aatiiiactoriiy on tne new nriage acrota ncapjiooee creex, at mat piaoe. Mr. J, S. Vancleve, of ficappoote.wa in town Wednetday traniferrlng title to hi farm, in the canyou, to Mr. William Teta, who expect to take poaeeaaion of tbe place at once. An order waa alaned by tbe probate jndge Tueaday, designating ueoemtxir 8th for hearing the petition and final report in the ealate of Elmer K. Whit ney, deceaeed. The Artlaan of Hon I ton will give a necktie party thia (Friday) evening, to which the public ia Invited. There will be refreabmenta eerved and a general good time bad. The Rvnereon will appear at tbe opera . . - . nooee in tnia city nexi nonaay evening, in tbelr long Hit of tpeclaltiea, and other faaturee of entertainment. Admiwlon 60 cent and 6 cent. Mr. Swen 8a ion waa In town Monday attending to buaineaa matter. Mr. Kaxon ia now and baa been employed at Kalama for come time at hia occupation. that of painting and flulthlng. Will Milea wa down from Portland thia week. Will haa almoat entirely re covered from the attack of rheumatlim which rendered him a cripple lor to lona duiinc the aummer. and ia conse quently much pleaaed. Mr. 0. F. Fowler, formerly of Colum bia City, but lately of tbe 8t. Helena mining dirtrlct. waa lo town Monday. Ha had with him eoma anecimen of copper ore which ha found in the coun try eaat Ol Hfc OU neiene. S. A. MoCall, of Houlton, ia enjoying a two weeka' vacation from bia labor in Perrv' t atore. He expect to vint in Caatla Rock, Oregon City and other niaoea. Bud Hentbaw la very accept ably filling bia place in the atore. Mr. Thoraaa Cloninaer. of Scappooae, haa recently received a letter from hi eon. Tom, from whom he ha had no tiding for a long time. Tne young man ia in the minina dittrlcta of the tar North and expect to remain there during the winter. Fred Caplea. of Columbia City, waa In town laat Saturday ahaking hand with friend and relative, after Just having returned from Oape Nome, where he had apent about two yeara. Frodaay he expecta to return wine North in the apring. j five year of age, residing in the vicinity of (ioble, waa examined neiore tne eonntv ludm. Monday, aa to hi aanity. lie waa aeni to uie anyiurn wr wwuv ment, and Sheriff Hatun proceeded to Balem with bim that atternoon. Rnad Bunervlaor Flank II engaged thia week at making a fill acrota the canyon couth of town, on the Scappooae road, to take the place of the bridge, rhfoti had heooma decayed and uniafe. The fill will coat no more than a bridge and will be permanent and Mating. U a meeting of the achool dtrectora ot thia dlitrict, held Tueaday, it waa de cided to iaaue fS.ouu oi Donon. in ooeui- enoa to the expreaaea win oi ine poopie, for tha purpose of erecting a tunooi- houae. Nothlne deflnite in regard to building will likely bedone before aprlng. v. v.. O.ilrV. T). J. Swltxer and TJ. W, Clark, the referee in the Brynt-Uon- yera controveray at oiaisaanie, wm nendlna a week on tha ground, in an effort to adjuat matter, returned home .mt Kridav aveninff. inev expeut w have a volumnlou report to lubrait to tha imnrk in remrd to their finding in the matter, and It li nopea a enieinem will reeult. The will of Susan R. Shattnck,de- ceated, waa admitted to prohdte Mon day, Dy JUage uoaa, anu uU.... niXJ.In.r waa aniin nted executor with' ... knnil. Tha will beaueathed to each r tl.a heir, exceptina Mr. Wlcker- ham and Mra. Steven, $5 each, In pld i ihm wnnalninar retldue being given to tli'oie ladlea, constating of nearly 000 in peraonal property. Friend of Tom Muckle Will be pleated . .k.t h haa hann heard from. T lf, Kara alwillt four VCaM UO, and ince that time but two letter have been received from hlra, and hi rea .1.,.. lalt aome aonrehenaion for 111 Mr. Vanhlbber. of Portland recently aw Mr. Muckle, who i en aaged it freighting for aome mining Jompany, at of Cape Nome. Tom la laid' to hnve made coimlderatila monev and now ha an extewive bui new built up. ' Rev. Hawkin and wife apent a por tion of last week in the metropolis O. A. Andarann an1 wlf. n.V babv to Portland laat week for operation .w. ll.l, up. Mlaa Laura Conycri left on Monday for Oregon City, for more or lea ex tended abaence. The Imperial hotel la now at It new elevation and will be much Im proved when the debri la removed from around it. Tha fniir tmfmrm .m AndL. ..A to keep them all in employment during auuuui noura, ana eonooi wore progreeae very aatiiiactoriiy, Prnl. V.mmnn limb tmmt W.I.I -" mrvm, w.uv IHI. IIHIH evening to alip off to Portland and viait f riend a day or two. He waa on band Monday morning for achool work. O. R. Hlggin haa returned to Clata kania to look after our tima nl. !( did not teem to find a location to auit him to tha letter, and came back to try u again. We notice R. D. Kent brlnn hi bov to town about twice a week for attend ance to hi broken elbow. It 1 reported the little fellow bid fair to bave pretty good uae of the joint. , A league bat trimming aoclal la announced for Friday evening at Con vert' hall. The men are to trim tbe beta for the inspection of the ladiea, and for prixea that are offered. Mlaa Eltle Hughe entertained abont fifty of her young friend on Hallowe'en evening, and those present declare her efforts at entertaining company were eminently auccesaful and that a most enjoyable evening waa apent by all present. The rain and conaeouent bad roads find a number of bad place where the idewalk ordered built bv the citv coun cil have not been built. There haa been difficulty in getting plank from tbe mill and now the difficulty will be greater loan oeiore. We bave a new barber now. Fred Iliatt sold out laat week to C. . Mo- Cormick, who haa taken charge and aeema to be a capable young man for the place, besides being a very agreea ble young gentleman, we are not ad vised aa to Kred'a intention. Not much damage waa done bv the niichievouly diipoted on Hallowe'en night, but tome wagone did get out of place and aome other article bad changed their location during tbe night. wblcb, however, did not take very long the next day to get in shape agaiu. Tbe ateamar ia vlaitlns u now but once per week, or at least, promise but one trip weekly unless conditions change. We regret thia action on tbe the part of the Shaver Transportation Company and hope they will regret it enfliciently to re-establish the triweekly service in the near future. To the great aurpriae of all who knew him. Perry 0. French, who had been in Oregon about six weeka, and ha rela tive iu and near' town, made deliberate arrangement for hi own destruction, writing a note asking that bia body be filaced in a neat coffin and aent to hia ather in Missouri, designating who be wanted to preach bia funeral sermon and naming the pallbearera, and after the atatemant tbat life waa not worth living for him, bade bi friend good bye, folded tbe note and pot it in hia hat along with bia pocketbook, got on abed tick, put a revolver to the side of hi head and fired into bia brain, dying in about fifteen minute. He waa stop ping with old Missouri friends. Sanford Carver and family, and wrote the note tome time during tbe day, packed hla trunk and then went down town. About 7 p. tn., after spending aome time about tne nouse wiui tne raniuy, appearing aa cheerful aa usual, ha webt up stairs in the dark and not three minutea later a hot waa heard, followed by groans. Mr. Carver went np staira with a light and aeeing what had happened, ran to the atreet for assistance. Two or three peraous got in before life waa extinct and witneased the end. Not being able to find the coroner. Justice Barnes waa summoned and coming over, held an in quest, finding the facta aa stated, but not nnaing any motive tor tne aeea. A maaaam tii hla father waa nromntlv answered, requesting hia body to be sent Eaat, and it wa taken to Portland Monday evening for embalming and hipinent. , rTarrea School Report. The public achool at Warren cloaed it cecond month last Friday. , I have enrolled sixty-eight pupila. wools ISO, oi uay aiienaance uoo;. Whole No. of day absence, 97i. Whole No. of time late, tt. General average of attendance, 57. Tboaa entitled to the placing of their namea upon the roll of honor are: Hat tie Urewell, Walter Cooper, Annie Cooper, Clarence Cooper, Alfred Cooper. Hasel Collins, Maininie Olaen, Carl Luud, Annie Larson, Scott Lynch, Mar garet Isbiter,Erwin Grewell.Elmer Dun can, Lena Wileon,NellieGrewel,Gertrade Lynch, Georgia May Slavena, Orilla Tucker, Maud Wilson, Verna Tompkina, Eva Urewell. Gkbtkvdc Lowa, , reacner. Tl ltohtnat riwkat nf hn alliens for many month wa a condition confront ing the county commissionera when they convened in regular session heraWednea- i i i i . i . 1 1 day morning, ana oy nigui n-mnj the work waa attended to and tbe board about read v to adjourn' However, some minor affaire were attended to Thursday. There were no order of court made, and beside listening to the reading of the journal of proceeding of the previoua maotinir. tha time waa consumed in examination and auditing bills, tbe aggregate of wbicn waa aiso muc smaller than la usually the case, amount- Ing to pernapa noi over fiuw. NOTICE Or FINAL SETTLEMENT XTOTICB 18 HKRKBY GIVEN BY THIS tftf- Fred Koble, duoeaMMl. that she h fllel In the Orrifon, bar nnal oomintol hor administration upon said estate, together with her petition tor Anal settlement n3 dleeharae. sua that tne Hon. J. B. Doan, Mm ol laid Court, haeap. pointed Mondar.the tod dar ot Dcoerober, ml. at S O OlIKJ ID IU. ! W mww w. ' I " - - time, and the ouurt-room ot said Court, at the courvnouw, in oi. hwiwm.. wiwi-i - "r " v . . i .. ' ......... .. 'I ..41 Mtltniii Inr OI neaniiu wm aoroiiij i, 1 1 T nnal wuiemeu. aim unwiw,., . " , and place any peinon InterMted majr apir and me oojeoiiuiw m w..n.i ". jr.-.r ; eeMta. IMtfld t Hleu. Ore iron. October 4, IVVl, We Mi rOWBII BUimtuatiumae ww.. TOTICS Of ft HAL SSITLSMSST. In the Counr Court ot the State of Oregon, in and for Columbia County. In the matter ot the estate of Elmer . Whlt- -'J1!?S,.,;.. BV TUR1TW deniirued administrator of the estate ot Klmer B. Whitney, dwaod, that he has liled In the ollloe ot th Countr Court of said umuiy. Ills nnal accouu i wu."i- V -i said estate, together with hie petition , lot 'final lattlement ol said estate, and that the Hon( J. B. Doan, idge of said Court, hue designated Friday. IHoember th. WM. at the hour of J o'o oox in tne iiri.m "-7. time, and Uie court-room ol said oourt. In Ui olty of W. Holens, Oregon, as the place, for hearlns sani potiiion ir wm.-'- dfs' ha'se, at which time and elaoa anyone interested may file "" JS.TiJ'JW " ny they have, thereto. 0. fc y",HlrlJ,Kl..v Administrator ot the estate of K niar B. W hit, dowsed, based at BI. Helens, OrthlS Mb day el ovemhr, At !., WW. , , Governing Appointment of Those Offlelid. . Two acta of Judge and clerks of elec tion may handle the ballot in aome of Of the lirecinnla at tha xlm-tlim nert June. This wilt be an Innovation best appreciated by the men Who have aerved In the paat either in tha canocltv nf clerk or that of judge. They know the trims ana tribulation, the uitlgue and legartby during that trying "counting tha VOte." There ara anma hanetita- to accrue from thia plan. When the last legislature waa in session a number of amendments were made to tbe Austral ian ballot law. In moat instances these amendment were suggested immedi ately aftor the June election last year, when defects were freth in tha mlnda of the party leader. Among miscellan- eoue improvements, or changes, wa section three, aovernlna the annointin? of (udge and clerka of election, which wa made to read in au bstancea follow s "Tbe county court ahall, at tbe regu lar term in Jsnuarv nrnoedina a general election, appoint three judgee and three clerk ot election for each election pre cinct, to aerve for the period of two years, and ahall designate one iudge aa chairman. Said judge and clerk (ball each be duly Qualified elector within the precinct for which they are ap pointed ; able 'to read, write and apeak the English language; not a candidate for an elective office to be voted for at the ensuing election. No more than two' judgea and two clerka shall be mem ber of the same political party, and they ahall be appointed from tha two political partiea which respectively cast the highest and next highest number of votes for- the presidential electors at the laat preceding presidential election. "Ten dava before anv election author ised by law, the county court ahall des ignate one poling place in each precinct, and fill all vacanciee that may happen among the Judgea or clerka by reaaon of Amm.k Mn.r I .Urn. m.mmtm,mt Aim. WMu, I.UWT.I UVUI iUV Jll 111. V, U.0- Jiuallncation or excuaal by the board for or good and sufficient reason." Having rearranged the law respecting the (election of officers, the legislature maue an amendment to aection oi tne Australian: ballot . law, that ia of far greater Interest - than tbe foregoing. Tbi proposition ia contained in the appended summary. ''In all election precincts In which were eaat 160 or more ballots at the last general electlon.or if tbe county court be lieves tnat many ballota will oe cast at the next general election, the county court may likewise, at the aaid regular January term, appoint a second or ad ditional board consisting of three judgea and three clerks for each precinct, who aball bold tbetr office for two years. and who ahall possess the same qualifi cation and exerciae the aame authority as tbe nrst board. "Judgea and clerk constituting tbe second board for each Drecinef. ahall meet at 7 p. m.. at tbeir respective pol ling places, and relieve and take the place oi Uie nrst board, iney anau 'orthwith commence to count and tally tbe ballota in the manner prescribed by law. In case tbe count ia not completed by 7 a. m., of the following day, the first board ahall reconvene and relieve the second board, and continue until 7 p. m., when, il tbe count u not yet completed, the second board most re convene ana relieve tne nrst, ana so. alternately, until the con 1ft ia finished and the returns certified. "When the first board is relieved by tbe second board, at 7 p. m., of tbe first day, it (ball certify and sign the poll books as required by aection 22, of the Australian ballot law." The work of each board must be shown separately. In order to accom plish thia, each board, before taking its recess, must knot the ends of its string, upon which are the ballota it counted, and aeal the knotted enda under the official aeal ot the board upon the back oi tne UDrjermaat rjauoc The main question involved is whether tbe county court will strictly ioiiow toe amendment and create a aecond board in precincts where there are at leaat 150 voles. j.ne paragrapn aaya -may .ap point," and not "ahall" or "must," It is contended, however, that Judge Shat tuck, of Portland, held that "may" meana "must.'.' Thia new nrorramme will effect but three precincts in this county, and prob ably not but two. At the last presi dential election thero were 230 votes polled in this (Union) precinct, and 213 in Clatakanie precinct. Rainier pre cinct polled exactly 150 votes, and per haps it may be necessary to proviae in the same manner for that precinct, a will be tbe case for Union and Clata kanie precincts. There are two or three irecincta in tne county mat pou up to 00 or 126 votes, but the new law will not affect them. Aboat the Tax Levy. The fact that the county la out of debt la grounds for speculation aa to what tha tax levy on the 1901 roll will be, and it had Just aa well be aaid first aa last tbat tbe prospect lor a lower levy ia not very good. Thia statement may be somewhat astonishing to many inter ested people who have carefully watched the trend ot events, but it ia no lea a fact, nevertheless. There mav be a alio-lit reduction, but the field ia not open to anything that will materially augur in wis respect, x 11a lorro during the paat few yeara were not cal culated to decrease the debt but merely to meet current expense, which forth with calls forth the inquiry 01 now tne debt waa paid. Judicious management in the collection of back taxes paid the debt, and there is no other explanation. ' . 1 .r . tor many years mere was no pu forth to compel the payment ot taxes and the amount of the delinquencies toon arose to an enormous aum. it will ha remembered that in the computation of tbe financial condition of the county these amount were always reierrea to a resource by which the county was to pay it way out. Thia Idea waa very generally acoffed at throughout the county, and the officiala were charged with "atumng" tne ataiement, qui me truth of the matter stands out very vis ibly that by no other means than the collection of these delinquent taxes haa the debt been paid. To manage county affair the most judiciously the expense of maintaining tne county itseu cannot u less than a 14-mill levy on the present valuation. Thia means salaries, bridges, aid, miaoellaneoue expenses; the school tax of 6 mills, state tax, which will be about 6 mills! scalp bounty, K of a mill: roads, about 8 mills, making a total of 27 mills. Thia ia but an ap proximate levy, which may be slightly increased. The total levy lor thepres aent vear waa 29 mills, and it may be possible to cut thia down a little, but li.tia Tha valuation haa been increased some, and that fact will tend to lower the rate some. The current nr . aMAal nf tha r.ountv must be met, and it I well known that the court has been very careful in the management of affairs in in past. Card of Thank. xvm. ,lnaira tn thank our friends and neigbbora tor their many kindnesses and assistance during the time of our .... n iiAM.vAmflnt in the loss ol tooth I-. i. 1 t . . 1 - -- - r . , . r mother. Mra. Shattuck, and take means of thanking all our frlenda. I . THB CBII.DBXH Hew Law In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Columbia. In the matter of the estate of John Kennedy, To Mn. Barbara Kennedy, Hiss Millie Kennedy, Miss Barbara Kennedy. Mr. Frank Kennedy, Mr. 1, R, Kennedy, heirs of aaid deoeaaed, and to all other unknown, greetine; IN THB HAM B OK TH K af AT OrORKOOlf: You are hereby cited and required to ap pear tn the County Court of tliv Hliile of Oregon, lor the County of Columbia, at the court-room thereof, aiBt. Helens, in the County of Colum bia, on Monday, the 2nd day of December luol, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon of that day, then and there to show eaus why an order should not be (ranted to the said administrator to sell the hereinafter deecrihed real estate of the aaid deceased, to-wlt: Southwest quarter of the southwest quartar of section twenty-fonr (24) and the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter ef sw lion twenty-live (29) In township seven (7) north of rang three (31 west of the Willamette meridlaa In Columbia Countv. atate of Oregon. Witness, th Hon. J. B. Doan. Judge of th Connty court of th State of Oregon, for the County of Columbia, with the seal of said Court aftlied, this lath day ol October A. D.. 1901. (nAL) Attest: i, O. WATTS, Clerk. SUMMONS. In th Justlo Court for Union Preclnet, In Co lumbia County. Wale of Oregon. Albert Adams, FlaiuUff, vs. (ieorge Hants, d fondant. To Oeorge Harris, the above-named defendant IN THE MAMK Of THK STATE OF OHKUON: You are hereby required to appear and an swer the complaint filed against yon to the above-entitled cause and Court within six weeks from and after October 4th, 101, that being the date of the first publication ot this summons and tbe time prescribed by law and the order of publication hereof, for you to so appwr and an swer herein; and If yoa fail to appear and an swer within that time th plaintiff will tak Judgment against you for the aum of fifteen dollars, th same being for a balance due and nnpald from you to to plaintiff for sundry meala funtlshad and delivered to von at vonr special Instance and request by aaid plalnuff aunne; tne mootns 01 4uiy ana August v. luol, and which yon agreed t pay therefor, be sides th oosu and disbursements of this action. Yoa are further hereby notified that sundry money owing to you for labor performed by yon for the Northern Pacific Hallway Company has been attached and garnisbeed herein to satisfy such Judgment and costs, etc., aa may be recov ered airaiuat voa herein. Thia summons Is Dub- llsbed by order of the Hon. B. Cox, a Justice of the Peace for aaid Union Precinct In said Co lumbia County In th mat of Oregon, made ana aatea uctoner era, uui, ana in nrst paou eatlon of this summons 1 mad October 4th 101, In THB Oaiooa Mist, a weekly newspaper rrinta ana puoiisnea at tn i.ity oi et. tieieua n said Columbia County, IB pursuance of said order. B. H OKUBBB, Attorney for Plaintiff. CITATION TO HEIRS . In the Connty Court of th State of Oregon, for the County of Colombia. In the matter of th aatat of Cyras B. Boles, deceaaed. To Hlarra Boles, Albert or (Nick) Boles, Mrs. deceased; and to belo H. Owen, devisee of said Cyras K. Boles, deceaaed ; and to all other heirs ana devisees, untnown, li any aucn there be, and to all other persons interested in the real estate ot saia aeceaseu, greeting; TN THE N AUK OF THE STATE OF OREGON; 1 You and aach of von are h ft re by commanded to be and to appear before the Honorable County Court ot the Bute of Oregon In and for Colum bia Connty, at th Court Hons, la 8L Helens, In said County and state, on Monday, the eeo ond day of December, A. D. 101, at one o'clock In the afternoon of said day, to show cause, If any exist, why an order of sale of all the real iroperty belonging to said estate or such port ion thereof as said Court may deem necessary for the best interest of said estate, should not be made aa prayed for In the petition on 111 In said Coart, the real. estate described tn aaid petition being as follows, to-wlt: The south west quarter of aection twelve (12) In township five (5) north of range foor (4) west of the Wil lamette Meridian, In-aaid Connty of Columbia, State of Oregon, containing one hundred and sixty (160) acres. In testimony whereof, I, J. O. Watts, Clerk of the County Court of the Stat of Oregon for Columbia County, do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at my oiBoe, in the City ot St. Helens, County of Columbia, State of Oregon, this 11th day of October, A. P. 1IWL BEAU J. O. WATTS, Connty Clerk,' W. H. 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