THE OREGON MIST.
MBVW WVMy 4TH1DAV MORKIKO SY
DAViO DAVIS,
Editok and PHormrroa.
8e Oolllnt A Gray whan you want to
Aov enoUi,
Mr. II. H- Clark, of Warren, ,u tn
ftuwu TuorUay.
Ed llonrlel. o( the .UUinl, wm in
town last Frltluy.
Mr. Henry Lamberaon was down
fScpKK)j last Friday.
Jiitlm Kallaiian, of Kalama, wm In
0, Helens Wednesday.
Mr. 0. L. Smith, of Itoer Islund, wm
In th.county soat last Saturday morn
ing. Mr. 0. G. "Copies, of Columbia City
was in town Wednesday circulating oa
Ahe ttreW.
Thomai-Climlngor, of flcappooM, wm
,mong th vleltors In tho .oounty seat
Wednesday. ,
Mr. John fiMnn, oi warren, wit
.among the oounty teat visitors on
Wednesday.
lillli doesn't Judicata spring time,
jentle Ann to.
Mr. John JDlbbloe, of Rainier, wai
Hn the oounty iet Baturday, looking
.after business affairs.
Mr. Edwin SenVrt, ol Doer Island,
wm In town last Hatnrday evening at
tending Masonic lodge.
SoperlntendentCopeland waa in Port
4and laet Saturday attending to matters
connected with tala ofllce.
M. F. Hazen and eon. of Warren,
were in the county arat Wednesday at
.tending to business affairs.
Mr. William Hsslett, of Pittsburg,
wm in town a day or two tliii week at
tending to buaineaa matter.
Mr. J. P. Wells, of Goblo, was In
town Monday paying text and attend
log to other business matters.
Rev, 0. E. Fill I brook will preach nest
Sunday at Bachelor Flat in the forenoon
nd in Bt. Helens in the evening.
Mr. John Nowles, of Yankton, has
leased the Howard place, and will reside
there with his family, and engage In
iaruiing,
Ed Black, F. Bucher and Frank Clark,
of the vicinity of Goble, were Jn town
Wednesday attending to matters before
the comity court.
Mr. D. 0. Quick, of Philomath, father
of our townsman, K. E. Quick, arrived
in town Monday night, end will spend
s ime time visiting.
Dr. J. E. Hall was op from Clatskanie
'Tuesday to attend the monthly meeting
of the county medical pension examin
ing board for pensions.
Captain C. E. Gore, of the Northern
Pacific ferry, at (iuhle, was in town butt
Friday, paying taxes, and looking After
other business matters.
The damage suit In the justice coart
of Frank Peterson vs. Qerhart Moroback
was settled out of court Wednesday by
sthe defendant paying costs and damage.
Moasrs. George Foster, T. C. Walts
and James Kennedy, of Goble were in
town Uat Saturday evening and spent
itanday with friends in tins place and
Houlton,
Ed Webster and Loo McCanley were
in town Tuesday. Mr. Webster ex-
fwu-ta a hull liintlia Ltiia auaann from
the Jhipout mill to the railroad at
Houlton.
W. II. King, of Clatskanie, to cutting
lumber with his new mill and expects
ito start his shingle mill soon. Mulcolm
iliros. expect to get their shingle will
running at once.
The ownership of one of the saloons of
ithls city changed last Saturday, when
the partnership of Ulakeslny A Richard
sun was dissolved by mutual consent,
Mr. Blakealey retiring.
March Is at Icaat partly fulfilling that
time-honored saying, it's advent waa
similar to that ol a lion, and time is yet
.to demonstrate whether its departure
will be like that of a lamb.
Mr. Elmer B. Wharton and wife, who
have been in Spokane for some time,
spent last Friday In this city, and on
Saturday left for San Francisco, where
.they expect to reside for some time.
Miss Mary Conyers came down from
Oregon City Monday and assisted with
the work this week while our regular
atandby took a well deserved vacation
from her regular work in this office.
Attorney Conyera, of Clatskanie, and
St. 8. Payne, of Quincy, were in town
Wednesday. The former wm attending
to business before the county judge and
the latter vu interviewing the county
court.
E. E. Quick, of the abstract Arm, has
iiad installed in his office th's week a
new roll top office desk, of the latest
Improvements, Including drop table for
m typewriter. Such improvements in
dicate prosperity.
Every mother's son of a voter in this
oounty should make it a point to turn
out and attend the primaries ol their re
spective party. Urgo your noighbor to
jfo also. That's the war to get good,
strong ticket nominated.
Mr. A. M. Berg, of Mist, was in town
she latter part of last week marking ar-
rangementa to settle the estate f N. L.
Bern, deceased, ol which be Is the ad'
uiinistrator. The notice of final settle
ment appeara In this issue of this paper.
Quality Is the essential point to eon
eider when jwi buy goods ; low price
quoted does not indicate that yoa axe
getting your money's worth unless the
.quality corresponds with the price.
Collins dt Gray's goods are ilrat class and
their prices are reasonable.
Mr. F. C. Whitten, formerly principal
of the public schools of Clatskanie, wm
in town last Saturday looking p mat
ter in connection with the tisuber land
business, which he is devoting his whole
time to ol late. Ue reports that he is
doing well in his new line of bnsinen.
Mr. J. H. Dobbins, of Portland, after
visiting a few days at the home of his
another, Mrs. P. A. Frakea.at bcappooee,
returned to Ashland this week to resume
his duties in the service of the Southern
Pacific company, which, last fall, he
waa compelled to give up, on account of
ill health.
A report has been current for a day or
two that the Beaver Flume and Lumber
Company had disposed cl its extensive
interests on the Beaver to the Oregon
Lumber Couenany. of Eastern Oregom.
The deal involves all the holdings of the
, company and the consideration is saiu
to be 166,000.
John Palm, of Clatskanie, is cutting
on a 8,000,000 loot contract lor Delaware.
Tht lumber la mostly snort stun, run
ping from 18 to 32 feet; the sizes run
from 2xllX 6xb 6x7. The
superior strength of fir over yellow pine
and tha rlAcr-AaaA In ahtrtninff weight
accounts for the scant measurements.
Count iCommisaloner Case came
over from Pittsburg last Sunday and at
tended to business allalrs lor a day or
two and was on hand Wodnesday morn
ing to take up the regular work of the
session of the ooiiiiiriiMoiir's court,
along with the other members of that
body. Mr. usee, tn conversation wun
a reporter of this paper said; "1 have
heard imports that there were errors In
the clerk's accounts, and thinking that
$10,000, said to have been expended on
roads and brldues In 1U0J . was an over
drawn estimate, too large for the visible
result, 1 tnade a thorough examination
of the road and bridge account and
found that the actual amount expended
on roiiUs and bridges In IWl was 1,(W,
and every item Is plainly recorded, wun
name of party receiving the warrant,
that the separate and several accounts
are .properly and neatly kept, and I be
lieve all othor funds are as well and
proerly recorded, all reports to the con
trary notwithstanding. Iam well pleased
with the result of my Investigation."
S. Benson, wbo hu purchased so
much Umber land in this county In the
last year or two, has recently transferred
his title In the property .to the Benson
Logging Company, of which he is a
meinlier. Tlte deed was tiled for record
last Saturday, but as the stated consld
atlon wm but $1, there Is no means of
knowing what the real consideration
waa, itut in all llkllhoud the deal in
volved something like 76,000 or $100,000.
In this connnctiou we might state that a
great ileal of property f being purchased
in tikis count bv ouUiido parties, most
ef which, as a matter of fact, is timber
land, however, some farm land I also
changing hands. One man Is buying
several tanning tracts in me iowor
Nuhalmn country, which is Kood Indi
cation. There promises to be great
movement in Columbia county property
thisyaac
Louts Barger, of Yankton, who la
promoting the independent telephone
line from that place to St. Helens, was
In town last Saturday, and report good
progress in his undertaking. The people
at both ends of the sine and all along
the route are taking snore than usual
interest in this affair, and it is now
only a matter of a very short time when
the line will be In operation. A tele
phone line from Yankton, through
lluilton anil Inri HI. IIhIhiis will nrove
a great convenience, it is not being
constructed as a money-maaing w-neme,
but merely as a convenience for the
outlying district, a well as for the
people of tins place.
The Clatsop Mill Company, of Astoria,
has leased the Blanchard mill, at
Rainier, and will chanire ita position
somewhat, relit it with other and new
machinery and operate ll in connection
with their box factory at Astoria, as
thev dhl the Smith mill at the former
ulaoe nrior to its sale to the California
parties. The company Is lust now tak
ing steps to rebuild lis mill at Astoria,
and until lis completion provision must
be made ler material lor iu uos lactury
to operate upon.
Tbe annual election of city officers for
the town of Kaiuier took place last Mon
day, when a full corps oi officials was
chosen. There were some independent
candidates in the field, one of which was
elected, as follows: Mnrtin Both, J. B.
Doan, Miles Sheeirn, rred Trow, cltl
sens' candidate; J. E. Doherty, inde
pendent. G. B. Johnaou, recorder;
Ivan Blanchard. treasurer : J. A. Schun-
asen. marshal. From the five council
. i i . it i i i..
men eiocwxi one win uu
mayor. .Ninety votes were CMt in the
election.
Itantnn conntv bended off Columbia
county this year in the matter of paying
state tax. For two or three years Col
umbia has been the first county to pay
slate tax until this year, when Benton
guts to tbe front, having paid to the
iUUi last Saturday $4,000 on its stale
tax account. However, Columbia might
yet be the first to pay in full, and by so
doing cheat Benton out of the honor
which it is evidently attempting to win.
Tax money is coming in pretty lively,
and the county treasurer might hustle a
check on to the state treasurer almost
any day.
Mr. Israel Spencer, ol Vernonla, wm
in St. Helens Wednesday, paying taxes
and attending to other matters. He had
with hi in a rare relic of Indian days, in
the form of an arrow point, made of
flint, and almost transparent, measuring
54 inches in length, 3.4 inches wide and
about a halt an men in uucaneas. me
implement is perfect in every way. Mrs.
Sponcer found the relic in Varuouia last
Sunday, just its point protruding above
the surface of the ground.
Two or three weeks arc The Mist re
ceived an estray notice from Timber.
Oregon, to be published, in the hope of
locating the owner of two stray horses.
Tbe notice had the desired efluct, as the
description given of the animal tallied
exactly with two horse belonging to
Charlie Wallis, ol Yankton, who went to
Washington county, and is now in pos
session of the animals, which have been
away since lost fail.
immt VrlAuv attjamllnff tn htiainMM mat
ters, among them being the payment of
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a pari o Hie tax ior me iirm ui mmoi w
Bros. Thomas reports that business In
.I...!- ..in ..nritthtnllif Ka w1 thin
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season. Thev are prepared to cut any
ana ail KinUS OI lUIUUer at tumr mmir
lishment, and when tins la tne case
there usually can be found something to
keep busy at.
There was quiet wedding at the
parlor of the Oriental hotel in this city
laok uaiui ubj hwm, "
Snider, of Soappoose, and Miss Lena
Tucker, 4augiiter el Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Tucker, of Vernonia, were made
husband and wife. The young couple
have a host of friends in this county
wno exienu congratulations Buu wiau
L. a hannw MimU a lnna inH nnwmrnnl
innrnev throunh life. Rev. Lew Davie
officiated.
Messrs. 8. 0. Scboonover, John
Edholm and N. J. Parker, of Vernonla,
passed through this "place last Friday
evening on their way to Warren, to
attend the meeting of the county grange
held at that place on Saturday, as dele
gates from the Vernonia grange. No.
06. N. 1). Peterson, Andrew Elliott
and William Pringle were the duly
elected delegates from the Natal grange,
No. 302.
The receipt of the county clerk'
office for the month of February kept np
a pretty good average for the month
preceding, which wa a good slued
amount. Durinir the last month the
clerk took in $331.52, of which $220.50
wm for recording, $06.30 for circuit
court and probate court work ana
$5.72 land redemptions.
The county convention of the demo
cratic party of this county is called to
meet in Kninier on ine JUtn oi mis
month. Wednesday, when it is said by
the party leaders," that a full county
ticket will lie nominated. Their pri
mary elections for the various precincts
is called for Saturday, March 15th, in
the afternoon.
Mr. and Mr. Palon' Clark, of Deer
Island, entertained a large number ol
their neighbor and friends on Friday
evenimr of last week at their home,
Dancing was the principal amusement
(4 the evening, which was Indulged in
until tbe early houranf Ube next morning.
Clatskanie Brief.
Th Tonng Men's Ckib entertained
themselves in a mock trial last Saturday
evening.
" Prof. Whitten was down from Port
land one day last week, shaking hands
with old friends. U report all well at
home.
Sheriff Hattan made the town a
friendly visit last Monday in connection
with euine official business. (Or was it
Saturday?
Rev. and row Monroe, of Woodlawn,
assisted Rev. Hawkins in special meet
ings last week, leaving for his home on
Saturday,
Tilden Graham went to the hospital
last week on account of an inflamed
knee, th result of a cut. He wa im
proving at last account.
Special meetings have been lield
nightly for the past two weeks nndor the
direction of the pastor, Rev. Hawkins.
A considerable degree of interest has
been manifested.
The city council at their regular meet
ing Monday evening decided to extend
2-fncli water pipe out into Ticbenor ad
dition, 1000 feet along Walnut street
iroin Italian's property.
Mrs. Cunningham left her daughter,
Mrs. Brotohle, where she has made her
homo for the past year to return to her
old Missouri home. She enioved Oretron
but thought she must return to other
IrienJs there.
The Tlchenor Mill Company I ready
for business at the mill as soon as logs
can be secured. Jack Campbell expects
to move his family out to the mill where
Mrs. Campbell will do the cooking while
Jack help to get log into tbe miil dam.
On Tuesday evening the lodge of
ttoyai neighbor neld their meeting at
Conyers' hall and before leaving for
home were visited bv the Modern V ood-
men, who brought with them a suffici
ent quantity of refreshments to tender
the ladles a apreaa wnicn ail enjoyed
Charles Hall resigned his position at
the drag store and left for Portland Mon
day morning thinking that the metropo
lis offered greater advantages for
bnsiness. The last ol the week lound
Charles back again, satisfied that at this
time Portland bad ju many young men
a could bs provided for comfortably.
Borne Rainier friends have been drop
ping in to see us recently, among them
Mr. Delta, Both, and A. h. Clark, whose
visits may be said to be a little like the
man who -bud no particular errand, but
thought lie would look around lor pos
sibilities. It i suspected that political
possibilities may haye had a little to do
with starting these worthy gentlemen
out. If so. there is eood timber in
them. Clatskanie precinct had better
take stock pretty soon and see what it
has to offer the people in that line. If
the county is bunting for capable men
for office it cenerally happens that
suitable material can be found about
hena.
A meeting of citizens of the town and
vicinity was held at the city hall last
Tuesday afternoon to ascertain what
could be done further than what had
been already Dromised to induce the A
A C. R. R. to run a track into Clats-
Jutnie. The location of the planing mill
and drv house here seems to be condi
tioned upon the track being secured so
as VJ KlVQ BlllipiliK im-iimea wiu
rail and water. A request comes from
the Dresident of the railroad that the
citizens provide half the expense of
grading the proposed extension. There
WUS au unwuunguess to nuauina una ex
cease, but eeneroua contributions in
cash and labor were subscribed and
committee annointed to circulate
paper to find out what more can be
added. The president and secretary of
the West Oregon Lumber Co. were
present and agreed to guarantee at least
a shipment ol 250 cars per annum, and
expected to sbip much more if tbe car
could be secured. There was a pretty
general feeling that the R. R. Co. would
be rnnnine no risk in bringing their
road to town, but the willingness to help
is Influenced mainly by a desire to nave
the aklautof the West Oregon Lumber Co.
located here. Preliminary work is
being done toward locating a flume from
the company's mill four miles out of
town to the river at this place or to tbe
railroad should the track be built to
town.
lankton Briefs-
Work has begun on the telephone line
which Is to connect tin burg wun Bt.
Helena.
Tbe strayed horse advertised in The
Mist of two weeks ago proved to be the
property of Charley Wallis, of this place.
The animal bad been gone nearly a
year.
Mr. Henry Griffis and children have
returned to their home on Tcdford creek
after a four week's sojourn in Portland,
where Mr. Grillishas been at work for
several months.
Yankton grange enjoyed a visit from
Brother Scboonover, Edholm and Parker
of Vernonia grange at their regular meet
ing lost triday evoning. xneae gentle
men were on their way as delegates to
the county convention at Warren.
Hon. T. H. Phair. of Presqne Isle,
Me., called on his old townspeople, the
Crouse' and TarbeU'a on Sunday lost.
Mr. Phair is the largest manufacturer of
potato starch in the United States, hav
ing fourteen factories in Arostook county
Ma. He Is much interested in the de-
ve ooment of tbe Northwest and wi sties
to speak from personal observation of
tbe advantages of different sections of
the country. Mr. A. Crouse accompanied
the gentleman to Seattle tor tne purpose
of looking over some timber lands in
that vicinity.
Bennett New Note.
Wm. Doherty and wife are visiting
friends In Portland this week.
R. W. Fottcr and F. Holmes, of Port
land, were in town last Sunday.
W. D. Satterice and son started for
their homestead, near Vernonia, Thurs
day.
E. V. Butt and family moved down
from Portland Saturday. They will
occupy their bouse In Reuben,
J. H. Edwards and family arrived here
Thursday from Utah. They nav movea
into the Jacob Severson House.
George Snyder and wife returned
home Thursday of last week from a ten
day's visit with friend on Sanvie'a
island.
A. Meier, who bought the . W. M.
aTlau-MiAa .Mnaorv Haa YlliIttAt W ill
this vicinity Tuesday looking over the
ground and prospects ot luocessrauy
operating a woou numv up juu i-rca.
Clinton Bonser. one ot the earlv set
tlers of the Columbia river section, died
at his home, near Rocky Point, on
Thursday of last week at an advanced
age. He leaves a wife, three sons and
two anugniera. ms remain were wm
to rest in the Fairfield cemetery, at
Scappoose last Saturday.
County court is grinding this week at
routine work, mostly road matter.
' Ternoula Flek-np.
A. L. Parker and wife are the Barents
of fine boy.
John Rice da at work otrt near Farm-
lngton in Washington county.
W. II. Bear closed a verv successful
term of school here last Friday and left
Saturday ior Forest Grove. He began a
term oi school near ween vine Monday.
Mrs. Sitts and Dell, who have been
llvlnirin Vernonia the past winter so
that the latter could attend school, re
turned to their Kock ureek borne last
week.
Wesley Batterlee. wbo live at Goble.
but has a claim in the Glaun neighbor
hood, came in Friday last and went on
up to his ranch Saturday and will re
main for awhile.
I. P. Spencer was In fit. Helen this
week with a remonstrance against the
petition before the county court for a
road around th hill, east of town, to
tbe Adam bridge.
D. F. Baker went ever the mountains
to St. Helens Monday, and on to Port
land Tuesday, where he will probably
remain during the summer, doing
evangelistio work.
The Vernonia Literary Club bad a
very snccesaful meeting at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. Hatfield Friday evening.
The next meeting will be held at tbe
home ot Mr, and Mrs. U. Halmsten.
Mrs. Hatfield's school In the Ridgewar
district, starts off with good Interest, not-
witnstanuing tne rainy weatner ana
long distance some of the pupil have to
rq. Several are attending from oatside
district.
Witlard Tucker, one of the mail car
rier on the Houlton Vernonia route met
with quite a serious accident to his horse
Friday last. At first it was thought the
horse's leg was broken and word came
here to that effect, but tbe report proved
untrue.
The boat which got away from ton
Emmons, Clarence Palmer "Teck"
Mills and others who were drifting a net
in Rock Creek, was overtaken and
caught below the fringie place. The
boys had quite a race for it and got no
salmon.
A. E. Thomas bit our town Wednes
day of last week. He had been out in
tbe timber between bere and uoble.
crueine for Wisconsin parties. He is
thinking ot going to Ualilornia to work
in a sawmill, near the border line, where
bis son has been working for the past
year or two.
J. W. Rench has moved into the little
home in town vacated by G. IU Price
and family, so as to be handy to his
work, carrying the mail on this end of
the Houlton-Vernonia ronte. Mr.
Price's family is domiciled on the Rench
ranch two miles below town.
George Sitts and Omar Nickerson,
with a team and load of bay took a
tumble down into the canvon nn Rock
creek near the Smith place one day last
week, bnt neither they nor tne team
were hurt, nor was the wagon broken,
although it rolled over and over as it
went down the hill, forty or fifty feet.
C. A. Robets and eon, Bert, who have
been working in Slaughter' wood yard
for the pant month, came over the moun
tain Wednesday of last week for a few-
days visit here, returning Saturday.
Mr. Roberts has bought a little home
about two miles this side of Houlton,
and will move the family out m soon
a the roads are good.
Jay Burton who has a claim eight
miles east of Vernonia on the proposed
road to Scappoose, was in last week for
a dav or two. going out to his claim
Thursday. He lives near Houlton and
works in Slaughter's wood yard for the
S resent, but intends to hold bia ranch
own until the road is opened out, then
to make that bis home.
Mrs. 8. B. Rose and youngest child.
Bee, who have been in Eastern Oregon
for a vear nast. enme home last Friday.
Mrs. Rose says she likes that part of the
state and it certinly agrees with her for
she has materially gained in neaim.
Of course there wm a jubilee Friday
evening at tbe Rode mansion to welcome
the home-coming of the wife and
mother.
George Zillgitt, who spent the past
winter in Los Angeles returning about
three weeks ago, left Monday for that
place again where he will visit tor
awhile with a brother, then go back to
l i i i . T : x' u
I11B OIU Jiuiue l Ittil uiuuui, nvitu
Dakota. George will be missed by our
young people, lor during the year be has
been with ns he became quite popular.
The eitv eooncil held a regular meet
ing last Monday night and arranged for
the coming city election to be held April
7th next, by appointing R. Sessmen,
Frank Tracy and A. L. Baker to be
judges and D. N. Keasey and Tell Boole
to be the clerks. Notices will be put up
about the 17th and a caucus to nomi
nate candidate is called for tbe 31st.
Let voter make a note of these dates.
The Nickerson brother were at I. P.
Spencer's who is a notary public, mak
ing out the paper for the land trade we
mentioned some weeks ago. Leroy and
Omar transferred their father's 65 acre
to E. E. and wife, wbo deeded the im
proved 40 acres to Omar, who will make
the Nehalem his home. LeRoy and his
mother will reman, here for about
month, then go to Montana to make
their home there. Everet and wife left
for Portland Wednesday, where they
both have engagement.
A petition ha been circulated and
liberally signed for a road from Vernonia
to Scappoose. The road is surveyed and
opened east from here three miles and
about seven mile we understand, this
way from Scappoose, which leave only
about aix or seven miles that the peti
tion covers. Already enough signers
have been secured and John Baker was
out along the route posting notices the
latter part of last week. He went
through to Interview some of the people
at the Scappoose end. About one
hundred days work has also been signed
as a donation to open out the road. Our
people are very much interested in this
matter, since it not only give them a
shorter but very much better outlet to
market.
We furnish Th Mist and Weekly
Oregonian for $2.00 a year.
tt w mmn n TtTfc Y1V1 "
OUR SPECIALTIES
Hard Wheat Flour,
Shorts and Bran.
We can save
you money.
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ANXIOUS TO PAY TAXES J
Large Amount of Money Baa Been
Keoelved on 1001 BoH,
Taxea on the 1001 roll are rollimr in at
a lively rate. The roll wm turned over
to Hiieriir liattan a week ego Monday,
and by Saturday nujfat he had collected
$2,500. This week the sheriff has made
big collections, and his office is visited
early and late by people who are anxious
to pay in order to get the benefit of the
8 per cerit discount allowed on all taxes
paid before the 16th of the month. The
work -of mailing out statement of
amounts due was finished last Saturday
and there will undoubtedly be a great
many thousand dollars pour into the
tax collector' office in the next week.
Taxes becomedelinquent tbe first Mon
day in April, after which heavy
penalty will be added.
A Printer Greatly Surprised.
"I never wm so much surprised in mv
life as I was with the results of nsing
Chamberlain's Pain Balm," says Henry
T. Crook, pressman of the Asbeville
(N. C.) Gazette. "I contracted a severe
case of rheumatism early last winter by
getting my feet wet. I tried several,
things for It without benefit. One day
while looking over the Gazette, I noticed
that Pain Balm wm positively guaran
teed to cure rheumatism, bo bought a
bottle of it and before nswg two-thirds
of it my rheumatism bad taken ita flight
and 1 have net bod a rheumatic pain
since." Sold at tbe St. Helen phar
macy. County Statistics.
From tbe report of the secretary of
state recently compiled, we glean the
following information in regard te Col
umbia county.
The expenses of tin county, as re
ported to the secretary of state for the
year4901 , exclusive of roads and bridges,
was $12,807.19.
The total acreage of this county is
$431,040.
Tbe assessed valuation of property in
the connty. as returned by the hut
assessment la $1,517,845.
During the year 1001 this connty paid
out for the care of the poor, $1,401.12.
STRAYED.
nEIFHR, OVER TWO YEARS OLD, 1IULEY
red and white, mostly white. Been out
luce November. Send information to John
achieve. Valley, Oregon.
FOR6ALE-
1 OA arCRE8 OF LAND, TWO MILES FROM
lZv Deer Iiland station. For particular,
write to 8. OoaaiD, Woodland, Wash.
MECTINGNOTICE.
UOULTOH CAMP NO. 6S6, WOODMEN OF
tbe World, meet every Baturday night in
rerry nan, uouiton. u. bomnon, i.
Fred Faaan, Clerk
SHINGLES FOB SALE.
J.OOPONT SONS, BHINGLE MANOFAC
turara. of Vallev. Or., are prepared to iup-
plv the local demand with aa goad quality of
ninglei aa are roanuiar.mrea, ua ai prices aa
low as other dealers, delivered at Hoalton, War
ren, Columbia City or St. Helena. Address or
ders to J. Dopont i Sons, Valley, Or.
SUMMONS.
Id the Justice's Court for Colon precinct, in
Columbia county, Orevon.
Oerhanit Morbach, plaintiff,
vs.
Andrew Kenotkl. defendant.
To Andrew Kenoeki, tbe above-named defend
ant IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON:
you are hereby commanded and reauirad to
appear and answer the complaint filed heroin
against voa, or or before 19th day of April, 1902,
and if you fall to so appear and answer, the
plaintiff will take Judgment against yoa for the
sum of IU0.2&. together with the costs and dis
bursements herein, and wiU apply to the Court
for an order that all the personal property at
fached herein be sold to satisfy plaini ifls de
mand. This summons is published by order
maae ana ntea dv me, aaiea reoruaryzsm, tju.
The date ol the first publication hereof Is tne
7th day of March, 11102, the same to continue
ouce a week iur six (6) consecutive weeks.
R. COX,
Justice of the Peace.
Bchnabel A Schnabel, attorneys for plaintiff.
H0TICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Land Office at Oregon City, Or.,
March 1st, 1902.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
following-named settler has filed notice of
her intention to make Dual proof In support of
her claim, and that said proof will be made be
fore the Register and Receiver, at Oregon OKy,
Oregon, on April lSth, 1902, vis:
CORA BLA1LK,
Homestead entry No. 13,333, for the east X of
the southeast of section 25, township t north ,
range 4 west. She names the following wit
nesses to prove her continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, vis: Iva B. Stran
ahan, of Portland, Oregon, and Harlan Barnes,
All Parker and John Parker, of Pittsburg, Or
egon. m7all CHAS. B. MOO&E3, Register.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for
Columbia County.
In tbe matter of the estate ol N. L. Berg, de
ceased. NO I ICK 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT I, THE
undersigned, as administrator of the aaid
estate, have, on this February 27th. 1902, duly
filed in the said County Court my Anal aocount
of all receipts and disbursements as such ad
ministrator, anu mac jsonoaj- iue -Tin oay oi
Anrll. 19U2. at 2 o'clock d. m.. has. wy the said
County Court, been set aa the time for hearing
objections to such final account and the settle
ment tnereoi. mis native is puuusneu iu mi
OmaoN Mist by direction ol the undersigned
and of said Court. A. M. BERG,
Administrator of the estate of N. L. Berg, de
ceased. St. Helens, Oregon, March 7, 1902. S.
U. G ruber, Esq., attorney for administrator.
CALL FOR A COUNTY CONVENTION.
AREPUBUCAN COUNTY CONVENTION IS
called for Columbia county. Oregon, to be
held at St. Helens, Oregon, on Saturday, March
22nd, 1902, at 11 o'clock a. m., of said day, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for the
various oounty offices of said Columbia oounty,
Oregon, and to elect seven (7) delegates to the
tu convention, to be held in Portland. Tues
day. April t, 1902, and to transact such other
Dimness aa may ne -uruuam utiuire tne wurru
tlon. The convention will consist of forty-five
(44) delegates, apportioned among the several
precinota, as follows:
Auburn S Nehalem I
Apiary 1 Oak Point ..
Beaver Falls 2 Rainier ..4
Clatskanie .7 Scappoose
Deer Island . 2 Union 7
Goble 4 Warma ......
Marshland..; &
The same being one (1) delegate-at -large from
each precinct and one (1) delegate for each (251
twenty-five votes cast for McKiuley presidential
.lAntitra In 19U0. and one (11 delegate for the
remaining major fraction of twenty-five (25)
votes cast for said presidential electors.
The central committee recommends that the
primaries in the several preclnts be held at the
sua poiu ig uaws iu wiu p.cv.uvta vu iuuiv-
day, March 28th, MW2, at 2 o'clock p. m.
By order ol the committee.
X L. CLARK, H. R. CLIFF.
Secretary. Chairman.
COUNTY TREASURER'S NOTICE
Couhtv Trsasckke's Orncs,
DT. UK1.BNB. us. am-u f.uau.
OTICS 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT ALL
unpaid County Warrants of Columbia
N'
County, Oregon, which have been presented
.nrl Aniinnuwf' "Not Paid for Want of Funds. "
prior to March 1, 1M2, and all outstanlng and
uupald mad warrants ot Columbia county,
will be paid upon presentation at this othce.
interest will not do aiiewea arier mis asn,
KDW1N ROSS,
f7m7 Treasurer ol Columbia County, Or,
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
NOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
umlonlgned has been, bv the Hon. J. B.
Doan, judge of the County Court of the oounty
of Columbia, state ol Oregon, appointed ad
ministrator oi the estate ol Joseph Schulkowski,
teoeased. Any and all persons having claims
gainst said estate are hereby required So pro
seat the same to me, dulv verified, at my ofnoe.
In 8t. Helens, Oregon, within six months from
the date hereof. DAVID DA VIS,
Administrator of tha estate of Joseph Schul
kowski, deceased. W. H. Powell, attorney for
administrator. Dated February 14, J2, UimM
We Expect to Get It
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yoa can get elsewhere.
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BUT AIX THE TIME.
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