READ CAREFULLY,
We listed a farm Monday and
found buyer Wednesday.
Let us help you sell yours.
We are in close touch with
Eastern Immigration and want
J desirable property to. oiler them.
t A card will fetch an applica-
i Won blank.
t Youis for business,
QUICK & HOLTON,
A'.ata for Columbia County Ab.tract and Treat Co..
"V. 8. We Insure home against accidental flic.
Speaking of Printing:
Why send work out of your County when, we will do it for you at
Cortland l'rU-ef
Commercial Printing"
Ol every i'Um dmi? nt Uig MIST OPI'ICH,' from uuxlrrn tyne
face, ill a nrat nnil workmanlike uimiHcr. We have recently
added wvrral ot the lalrl style ol ty to our equipment, ami
rcpcvtlully solicit your patronage.
1 Ycars of Experience
Count in any buaiiu-M, ami we know the want of our ctiato
mem, and will guarantee I'llrc and Unality to be right.
THE OKKUON JUST PKIN'FEJIY, St, Helens, Ore
V TUK MG STORE DOWN 8
By The Big Sawmill!
I Kociviii
Xcw (Jowls Every day the Week
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THE MUCKLE STORE HAS A REPU7A
lion of Loii. Mamliug for Only tho Ileal In
GENERAL MERCHAMSE- J
Dart & Muckle, k
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St. Helens,
Oregon.
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&t-rfrttrtriri'irfrtr i-K lew;. r MT
todies, Attention !
f will be at HOULTON, OR., Sept.
28th, 20th, and ttOtli. with a tun
line of up to date
MILLINERY, WALKING AND
' DRESS SKIRT, TAILOR
MADE SUITS, JACKETS, COATS,
AND SHIRT WAISTS.
Which I will oiler to you cheaper
than you have ever bought before.
Call and see me at the house of Mrs.
Ethel Mathews, liQiuton, ur., ocpi.
28th, 2Mh, and 80th.
RflRS. L. SWETT
BUY THE
b rin m. ana v
iru mm n 4
L
Owl Saloon i
r.iuNN
-Only Hie best ol
Liprs and Cicars Kept in Stock
OTSNORiE
LOOAL ArHQ QrllHgRAL
C. C. Prlchnrd, vif, uud doubter,
Of Kuinler, wore Portland visitor! on
Monday last. Mr. Pilchard ia one of the
substantial business men. jf thia coimty
nuil hit daughter, are. bitb successful
viiool teacher.
DKNaHOKK TVPHWRITHR VOU ijMIt
Nearly new anil in every rjjct ay good
a. new. Can be purchaiied for $7ti. In.
quire nt the Mikt office, St. llelcnt, or
of I.cw Davies, Warren, Ore.
The I.eona in running In place of the
hwlda thi week, thja hitter being off th
route for the purjiosc ot having a new
boiler initialled. Among th; heona'i
I'ortliuid pauieuxert Monday were JoKjjib.
Iloybum, Junie Sheldon, W. II. Dolmun
and Mm. I'rcd Wallaini.
J. K. fk'ott, foreman for the Rainier
Mill attd I.umljer Co.,, and Mit Annie
Kauie, of Portlnud, were umrried at the
(wrlort of the International Hotel, Port
land, lint Saturday afteruoo; by, Kcv..
Thorp,
Do you want to buy a piano? If to,
we cun liow you how to lave Pifty Dol
lurn Cnh on any make of Piano carried
by the P.iler Piano Iloune of Portland.
Thii ii a anup.
A. P. & A. M. The Muwnic brethren,
will take notice thnt there will be work
lu the third degree in St. Helen lodge
next Saturday evening. Viniting breth
ren cordially invited to attend.
Magnolia, Canadian Club, Old Govern
ment Whlttkict and Cordon'. Dry Gin at
the Owl Saloon, Old Crow. Whudux
bottled in bond. Alio Old Quaker-made
K-ye WhUkev.
Mr. A. TsIwt ha fold hi Interest in
the Oriental Hotel to Mat. Van Doluh,
who will hereafter conduct it. Mr.,
Law haa purchased the property of Mr.
Jncob George and will make extensive
improvement thereon.
Pnijey & Uriun'l ktore I headquarters.
for general mcrvhandiae, Houlton, Ore
gon. Good goods a spctlalty. Quality,,
ituntity and price guaranteed.
St. Helen t a pretty good market for
country produce. Potatoes have been
telling here the past week for f 1.50 per
bushel, wliiyh is -j cents alxve I'wrtlund
quit.tticni.
The Iruit canning season is approach
ing and the price of sugar is sure to go
up. Prudent housekeeper should order
a supply from Itailcy & Urinn, Houlton'
reliable grocer.
Miutl.uluG'yirge leave for Monmouth
Friiluy and will again, enter the Normal
School at that place next Monday. Mis
George will graduute from Unit school in
FeSruary '!'.".
The Koyal Chinook salmon is th best
fi.Jl that siviiua, and Chinook ahoca are
the lv.t shoe on the 'market. They are
made of the very best material and are
sure to give satisfaction. Bailey a Ilriun,
it . ..i. . .o.-i.t- a , :M 1 ......
chuudise, keep Hum for iJ$ at, Hum f-.UM
to f .
!Jjs Bertha Reed, who ha lcn a
guett in the home of Mr. Arthur George
for the pat few neck lun returned to
Portland and on Monday last took charge
of her work at Highland school in tint
citv, where she ha been employed as
teacher for the past two yer.,
A Set of Dihhc Pree I um giving away
dUhc to my cuh customer. You get a
coupon with each cash purchase of ten
cents aud ovaii imd you can exchaug
thes! coupons for all varieties of the best
c!a of China ware. Goods on exhibition
at my store. Great inducement that it
will pay you well to investigate.
H. MORGl'S. St. Helens.
NoTicii.TO, Old). Ftauows All mem-.
bcra of St, Helen Wge. No, H7..I..O.
Q, F., are requested to immsdiatoly send
in their last receipt, as the record have
all been destroyed in the recent fire.
Send rccnipts to C. W. Blukeslcy, Secre
Ury. '
Good delivered without charge,
wlingly mid cheerfully. Order freely.
M. C. CHAV st- Helena Or..
A large stock of novels just raccived ot
'the St. Helen Pharmacy.
Trof. K. S. Faxon, who ha had charge
of the Yankton school much of the time
durintr Hie oreaent and tost century, wilU
again, bi"tlie man behind the gad" for
the coming achqol, to opcu the lwtu mat
All the local and war, news in 0lc MlsT
and Orcgoninn, Oitly f2 a yor.
Wamthd Stave bolts; yellow fir tim
ber, 3H inchea long. For information
write Western Cooperage Co., Houlton,
Qre.
The uit of. Allitxc.t al against me
official of this county, to enjoin, the nye
v the sheriff of the disputed sections
li inbetwcen Waahingtortand Columbia
Counties, tried and decided in favor of
The Valley posUIIc ttl wsidence of j WORK fOB CB3UCT8,
Josepli Dupont awl fojnjjy. together B W (Jo Uwfo AH Thrwt
iMcvwiiiy uins oi nay, wojl aciuroycu
by firs last Humluy aftenvuM, . Mr. lm
pont and hi oij were away from hupt,
The MUte
Amoair the new bill. W will be
I wH
Having gone to a plac. out way te- nr,M,Id . fhg ne.t 0rtxna UzMn-
Vilie to pick hop., leaving !w.oa but ture fg conaiderntion will b.wea.ore
Mr, Uupont on the premise., The fi, mMeh wln )rovlle tt ,b convict,
started In, the house, p.utmibly frpn now Io t) nltentiary at Ba
the toveJl hut the exact source i ,hli be put lo, wonk bajldinj good
known. I.t;wa at firt reported that the C0UnU)( roK(Si throughout the Mate,
khingle mill had been dctroyed, butT bi ,,,, Drobabillty be lots
thia. fortunately proved to be. utrmt.,
lk you want k, make money I
Mouey saved is money uiade..
A consignment of men's and
boy' clothing arrived last
week. The bent electiott and
finest quality ever in St. Hel
en. 1 can save you money
on the goods,
M. C. GRAY, St. Heleo.
A consignment of dry good,
shirts, collar, overalls, no
tion, etc., to arrive thia
week, which, will be sold at
price to suit the time.
There i absolutely but one
day in the week (Sunday)
that I do not receive new
good.
M. C. GJ1AV, St. Helens.
I will give full valu for the
money, and I enjov pleasing
my customer, and my cus
tomer please me. with tbAir
patronage.
M. C. GRAY, 8t. Helen.
v .. . j.. nihw Writ.
I Hol4 T iinlliorl "
"h.. " mm BAi
THE NEW YORK STORE
1 r.cncntl Mcabuudise, Ciothitjij,
Dry Goods, Groceries, I'rutlA,
: ; " .rrovisiws, Furniture, Stoves,
-:Lowest - Prices.:-
, f this county on demurrer, has been ap-
llHOTllKRN, FR01 Kit I vno s. . d . Atlon,cy Huston, of Htllsboro,
notittir for.Washinirton County.
O - I
The Porcelaiu Bath, at Houlton are all
ready for customer. If you want a re
freshing bath or a firstelass shave, or hair
To do well think and . work together.
Howr Ask Quick & Holton.
Our suits, fiow,3.50 up to $ 1 2.50, are
better value thun you can get in Portland
PERRY & GRAHAM.
Writihurd's beer on tan at tiro Pwt
aalomi,.
The St. Hcluu pi4li?cliool opeuon
Mondav next, with Prof. Dodsou a
principal, and Mis Fleming In charge of
deoartment. After their
lonir vacation the pupils will resume
tlicir school duties with the detertniua-
tiou to itiuktva good record.
Ituy that home aud ""DQMMKTHISO,
Chtuip. At Quick & llolton';
WV.buv our ahocs direct from the man;
Ufactii'.cr iuli can save you the middle
W, Prolit. pERRy & GRAHAM
lr atock to select fiai. Perry &
Crahani's.
' Huge pile of cordwiwd are to lie seen
... nr iiri and soon the cry will be
And oilier popular lnum or niiv
WEINHARD'S BEER
"Tom Benton" Cigars.'
All the ifttent wppitTiind othor pop r
"y c. FiscHiiB,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAWi
It A IN I Kit , I ' 1
Mr. Jacob Block is havifctf quite a n.
oil. time with. his. foot, which he had
the bad luck to run a piccaroon into
some two month ago. It apparently
healed and then got worse, necessitating
surgical treatment in Portland, and now,
after the wound bad about disappeared,
an eczema ha broken, out. He ia in
nearly as bad shape a ever. Jack con
gratulates himself, however, that he. ia.a
mcml)cr o(i the Maccabeus and a stipend
nffll tier week comes in to keep the
pot toiling.
The Mist and Oregpnjan. f2 per year
The M 1ST is the oldest and best paper pub-
lished'iii the county.
Mr. Wulter Blukesley returned yester
day from hi visit to the. World'. Fair.
All person are requested not to.tnjw
away from the site of the fire any prop
erty whatever, as what seem, of little
value to other may be of considerable
value to the owner.
Mrs. II. R. Cliff and children have re
turned from Seaside.
Mr. Stayne, who, two year ago rented
the farm owned by A. h- Wickstrom, and
has since bet lining, there, ha turned
the place over to the owner- and gar-
chased the Braddock place in Houlton,
and will move the family there in the
near future. At the pmsc.nl; time they
occupy the borne with hi oafia.-law,
Mr. Wiufield Steven. Mr. Wickstnan
and family have come back to theiw
home and are again most cordiully wel-J
corned by their old friend of Yankton
There arc no shoes made, that. are better
thau the Stiison line, carried by Perry &
Graham.
Did you ever think that if you want a
Uiitchar-shap in. this town, it is your duty
to patronize it instead of buying your
meat of a peddler. A permanent meat
market ia benefit to the community,
but it can n exist here if our pco.
pie buy their meat from wagons.. Live
and let live. Funners should sell their
produce to the stores and the market,
aud the latter should sell to the consu
mer. Thi. i the only way in which
a community can be built up.
School book can be- procured at the.
Pharmacy. Terms cash. Don't send
the childiajt, without the money.
Mia. Annie George has bcm an inmate
of the Good Samaritan Hospital in PorM
land during the past week, undergoing
an operatiou.for- an abscess of the stom
ach. Mr. Dr. Ross has been in aiifcna-
aiice, aud Mis George ia slowly recover-.
init. Some time ago Mis George and
another young lady were upset from a
sailboat, and it is thought the exposure
to the cold water brought on the abscess.
Friday of last week wf a, critical day
fOr tlie. Oregon Wood Company, for it
best effort were required to keep a fiue.
fire from getting into the timber where
over 2000 cord of wood cut last winter is
corded. Thifc iSLubc-ut four miles from
noutton. A it we. the company lost
about 40 cord, and by digging troches
and shoveling dirt unto the fire tjidaji
gcr was averted.
ditced, by Senator M, A, Miller,. of LWui
Couiuty,
liocaime of IU departure from. in.
heatttu, track, of legiaUtion, thia bill will
undoubtedly cause oo considerable
dicnion, although n scriou. oppo
sition to it i. ex pectedk.
The construction of good buIiHc bluhwiri ty
eouHtil labor Is not a Dovtlly lu Hie Kouthtru
lslr, ithr hundreds ol BiJUnol ImgMMbl.
ruadi hut 0 been rebuilt sad so Improved tJuU
It Is now powibl. lor fs;,mr lo iiaul bit pto.
djic to market or to . railroad station In on
kalf til. lime and wlih on-kalI th. bones
which nr previously uoceuair.
rVnalor sillier I ebslrman ot th. Irirlalatlv.
roraruluc. of tb Oood Road Aioclation ol
Orpitoo .and la this cupaclt jt he now Intenda to
etll a maeilnf ot tbe comultie lor Hepteinbar
14, Thother oiembfraof Hi commit!, art
1. 11. Allwrt, of tialeniiC. 3, timllh, ol Umatilla;
W. Stdwer, of Full, anil M A worts, ol
Granl'e fau. Th. coinmlttes will IcuM in
propoaad mcaaure aud make a roujh. oalllu. ot,
Ibe bill to be Introduced.
"At th last aeaslon ol th. Leg ialatura," saU
Ronalur Millar, 'there waa apifropnaied Dearlf
12,9(10 KX), I n flrnilir of th. ballet that If
11,000,000 of thia euu bad been appropriated for
th eonitructlon and beiusrmeiit of public high.
ware In Oregon, ihe ante would have been
beaerllted far mora than It was. It la Impoast
U la.UDdirellmle th loiporunc. of (eOtl
roada. While ther wooW not uaurp th. piece
of a railroad, ther art certainly a-nerr efficient
anbatltu'. Aa a fartor la lb. development
of remote or outlying dlttrleta, Ibejr are abao-
lutely unrlraled. I'pon thia point I do not be
IJcre that anr eoDlrirr anpimen t can or will be
advanced.
Coming, than, to th. question of whether
conrleia can be proflublr or properly employed
la Ihe construction of these htijbways, we are
conlronted at ouce with th. fact that employ
ment ol some description la necnaary for men
confined In prlsoa, Wbije t!jj has lea dented
by thel( experienced,. I believe th. ttfl.B'
imius.vcrdiet of every man who haa ever had
the eundjict of a prison placed In his hauda la
to llie-effcct that vithntU, employment It Is lm-1
poMible lo keep prlaone re healthy; it ia Impoa-1
ail.lc to preaerf . diarii'Ilc, aud, limine a it
lUAr iQain lo tbe unInitlatod..ldlf-DeMi In prlaoa.
IppriHliioilreof the greaUl lrcnoralliy.
"Taking this, then, for fjuitod. w. luv only
to conilder the queatlun.ol the advlaabllliy and
econi.m) of pulling ganga of eonviela ou the
pjbllc hlghwaya under guard Instead of keep
lpg them eonflned behind prison walla.
"Thia may and pil!jlr will neceullate the
mployment of aorae sddltfiinal gunrdr, which,
efoourae, repreaenla aom. additional expense,
bat there eu be no argument in mf mind on
Ibe fart that for eve.y dollar of auch additional
expeiue there will be a return lo the columnar,
ty of a bent'tit far In exceuof the enst. If for the
laatljor W years Ihe cunvicu ol Oregon bad
beeacmpln)ed al auch latter 'J)e aute would
now tie crldlroued by well pored,. smooth, will
graded, broad aud altogether admirable hltb-.
ways. It would be paasible for auloraobliesor
wagona to travel th rough Oregon with tbe same
speed and comfort aa may now be done upon
the asphalted streeta oj Portland.
People really do not retilln what an lin
menu d (Terence can. be m,aite between a good
road and a poor one. gclentifl? nwdbullding
Is a nia-ier to which little attention haa been
paid in the West, and the West of all district!
lu America needs god roada.
An imKnaut point urged in lavor of tbe
employment of convleta lu th. construction ol
public, thoroughfa.es In Ihe eouutry dlstrlcu la
U)iMit do no'.lBMtare In any. way. with free
labor. No matter what convict may b. em
ployed at witbln prison walls- whether he
makes etoYcv, braouu, cigars, overalls or (ur-nlture-be
la tn direct eompelitloa with free
labor, which Is producing these articles on Ibe
outside. If. on Ih. other baad, Ih enpvlot la
put to work building public roads, habcnabli
the state at Urge and int. fern with nobody.
it Is the intention of the Good Koada Asso
ciation, and will certainly be the policy of Ih.
prison authorities to employ convicts oi If in
builJIn; luoh state roads aa trpuld uot other
wise be built. II la not preannaed that they
they ahull be put to work aapballlug or paving
the streets of a c!t?or: consttucting Bne boale
yards lu districts wnich are well able to aasess
thymselrea or auch purpostta, but I certainly
1 1) uk that the convicts of Oregon -might vt r;
well be emplovcd la the butldliig of a good
hlgliwuy, which ahoulrt. rpp, fruta.aoui. onlly
lug region which now, lc trausportaiion fa-
ellltlca to the town or-ctiy t j which auch
iou ia naturally tributary.
"Iho proposed IcKlslntlon which th. Good
Roads Association will ask for at tho next ses
sion seems to be j'it to everybody, advisable
trom the standpoint of the stale at large and it
entails no extraordluary expense, therefore It
possesses, iu my opluioa, all of the requUitea
for lie tMBsvae. and I am free to any thnt I cau
CUBE FOB ANTMMfBRIALIBM.
David Urny, woll-known newspaper
ami magaine writer yoted for Itryan
In 1900 on. the KbiUjitilne hn,ue exciu
sdyelyt A. a w'rjter In the .editorial
coluBti 9f JDemocratiiJ new.paper he
attacked continaooaly the poJloy of tl
Repoblican administration i;i the is
laud.."fctvt vlcj.ow both to. oar eon-
coii.titolioiial policy ruid to th right
of weak people." ' , !
Then be went to the Philippines with
the expr.f purpoo of gathering fact
"Willi whljh to proe a. campaign
for Filipino emancipation." lie .pent
week. In tho Island, lie soon di' ov
er ed thnt his preconception, were mi.
laken. He my:
"Iwent to the Philippine island, con
vinced that our leteotipa of them wa.
an international crime; I left tliem con
vinced that any other course than
that which we are pursuing would be
breach ol international humanity, com
parable to leaving a heiples. infnnt to
perish in the itor.tu. Any agitation In
thia country ithKilipiiio independence
a. it.oldect cam work a. a cruelly un
settling and daiigorou. influence, tend
ing; to postpone what it seeks to hasten.
Auginaldo'. iortner secretary of state
aid to me:. 'The Filiyino. have three
great needs,, and. none of them i. inde
pendence. Ihe first is m hoole, the sec
ond i. more schools, and the thisd i.
more schools.' Thi. i. trne laying.
To interfere with Mr. Tafl'. work before
the foundation L established, to give the
half educated, irre.ouihle and danger
ous Filipino demagogue, aud tUere are
many of these, an opportaniiy for be
lieving that our policy toward the is
lands i. to be a vacilating and change
able one, dependent npon the muta
tion of American politic., would be a
crime with the effect, too-far reaching
to be anticipated. If opl mpn as Mr.
Ctiarle. Francf Adam, Mr,- Mtoorfield
Storey und the distinguished and right
ly venerated prcidesJ, of Harvard, to
aey nolhiogof my fellf)sv-iemocrt who
have frauicil the Philipuine plank, of the
St. Louis plqtiiirin. vsillgo to tlie island
and a:-certin Uie faats at first iMnd, I
should be ready, to trust their conclu
sions. Ufoce any own."
Wagon, loaded with Cretan still con
tinue to lie brought ovr the mottntaira
from the Nehnlem country every day hi
the weekk.except Sttlsday.
Mr.. Margaret Dunlop, dwoijhter and
on, who formerly aidd in the Neha-'
lem, now of Portland, passed. throngU
the city en route to the Nehajem hop
field Sunday, .
H i. aid that another wedding will
occu in, the city in the near future.
i ne Kioa are. iKnxuur up i:o..uci, cu..,.v
serenade them with when the happy
r.vent take, place.
WARREN
HOULTON NOTES.
Mr. O..CCJark is building a nice; new-
house at Houlton. Viondett what it may
mean.
Houlton has a Sunday school txbe
nroud of, as they have an average attend
ance of sixty scholars.
The Atfisan. social waa wejl attended
last Friday night. All had a good trttie.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets Wedncs-!
dav afternoon of each week. They voted
that the money they, had on, hand be giv
en to the minister,' Bro. Thorp, who ha
preached here for the past year. .
Mr. W, E. Belford left last Saturday for
California, to be gone about two. week..
Mr. L, E. Bailey visited Portland Mon
day of thi. week. "
Mr. and Mr. David Henshaw Jr. re
turned from Seaside Tuesday evening.
They report plentv of fish, crabs and
clams to be had there at prerent.
Mrs. Hettie Ridley returned Monday
night, fromi the. hop fields near Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. I. H.. Copeland are at
tending the teachers' institute at Rainie
thi week.
Mr. John Carney, the genial clerk at
Perry & Graham's, has returned after a
week', vacation .pent in Portland.
The rurar delivery i proving a great
convenience. About ixty boxes have,
been ordered and most of them are al
ready placed in position for the delivery
and gathering ol mail. Iew pavies," the
carrier, keep, two horses to do the work.
W. J. Fullerton has returned from two
weekt rusticating in the .vicinity of Stel
la,. Wash". ' - .
Morton Torwijkia haa moved back,
from Rainier and i. now employed at the
Noon ranch in the place of Cha. Clark.
Destructive fire, have been raging
hereabouts for the past two week, started
often from people burning- slaahiags cu
their own premise, and getting often,
b.yond control.
Fire started near A. . Ttbihtlra will
last Friday ha spread south and west
as far a. Henry Duncan', and Jacob He
gele and beyond, and the destruction of
their buildings has so far-been- prevented,
by constant righting night and day. A.
H. Tarbell and Homer Bennett, build
ings caught fire several time..
Tom. Crewel 1 has lost about 150 cords,
of wood, Henry Dunccn his winter', sup
ply of stove wood and at J. M. Crewell s
about thirty cords, and should the flames
continue 300 cord or more will be con
sumed. Constant watchfulness ha kept many
house ad barns from burning and so
far no home have been destroyed.
Public schools will be opened September-
MAth, Pro. JrVt. Allen, principal.
A new itore is soon to be built near
the M. E. church by J. A. Bcelar on land
bought of Jos. Lynch. Material is al
nady being haulqd ktf the building.
Hazel and Sidney Long have returned,
to Portland on account of the opening of
schools there, after .pending the sum-
here... ..i
Had it, been, nscfKW on account of
the burning of hoojes, Mc Adam, offered
hi house which, tb. enough, for a
refuge for several fptniltes in case of ne
cessity. Ton and Via Grewell .have returned
from Eastern Washington and Oregon
after a season of harvesting.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Larson have re
turned frost Altstona. Wash., after seve
ral month's absence from home.
8CAPP00SE.
Rural free mail delivery is giving per
fect satisfaction. Mr. Young has sold
aser 60 naiil boxes.. He wishes the; pub
lic to know that he can be found at his.
office room 10, Bacon block, between the
hours of 9 a. m. and 2 p. m. every day.
Any person desiring mail boxes or in
formation reearding mail routes can ob
tain the same from him.
Our. mail carrier drives around with a
smiling, face because there, was born tp
him a son.
Mrs. O. V. Allen is visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. E. M. Davies.
The infant child of Lew Ptwey i. tf ry
ill at present.
The lumber is being hauled on the
ground for a new store and residence..
Mr. J. Beeler. lately from the East, will
build same for his son.
Forest fires has done considerable dam
age around Warren. Mr. O. Grewell
bad 110 corU.ot wood, bunted up qs. l:
12th..
Mr: L. Davies"' mother from New West
minster, Bt C is.here visiting her son.
County Road Master Stevens inspected
a new road to be made from the old Tar
bell saw mill to Batchelor Flat. It is tea
be hoped that the road will soon be open
aa.it is in bad condition at present.
Much regret, U cxaatssed by 0PEr peo
ple at the great loss of property in the
county seat fire of last night, as the loss
is.kee'a at this season of the year. -
Fire from Henry White' place got ber
vond his control on nn,iay, ana Dy
SUIT FOU DIVORCE.
.for
In the Cirauit Court ol the State of Oregon,
the vounty or i;oiumui.
Hiram Holt, riainiirr, v.v. N'eJIie Holt, Defend
ant. To Nellie Hnlr fondant.. ' ''.
Yoa are hereby reoiii red to appear and au--
led aeaiust too tn me
, . , -, oiwt'iwst, tne complains oieu bkpiu. ,
Tuesday evening had enveloped over, 300 .vae'iiutled ;uu, on or balore the th day ot
acre ot timber land belonging to Watts
& Price, and also 40 acres ot S. Adam.
iMniuw iou mnti it tns fail to onawer for want
therea!. the plaintiff will apply to the Court for
vdecrce dissolving the marriage relation here-
nolsoeany leel.imute urgyuieni
ailvsuyeJ against It." "
lay t
whii
A Uoj's Wild Hide For Lire.
With family around expecting him to
die, and a sou riding for life, 18 miles, to
get Dr. King's New Discovery for con
suniotion. couch and colds, W. H.
lirown, ot t,cesviue, inu., cnuurea ui;aiu
agonies from asthma; but this wonderful
medicine gave instaut relief and soon
cured him. He writes: "I now sleep
At this writing about 1UU corns oi wooo ; lure .n,,,, tm DOW existing between you,
had been burned, aud unless the calm . ,ud niiuself, ud lor auch other relief as to the
continue a large lot of wood belonging Court n.aj ' )' and equitable, a prayed
to A. Schmidt will burn, Loss so lor is IOThe eervic of thUj'siiramoai Is made by pub
estimated at loOO, Consisting of wood,,! iieatlon In the th. Oregn Mist, a weekly newe
.:J a mh!ne I iMDfljMiubllsheil at 8t. Helens, Columbia Con ii
mmSc i., oiegon, under and by viriu.olanoieT.ia.
The fire at RockV Point earned much I iv made and entered in said cause on the Mih
,Mrlav vesterdav and burned large day oi September, .MM. by Uon. T. A Mcnr
nuantitias. of wood belonging to the
Messrs. Hoover and Davis. .
The fire at South Scappoose Canyon
is dangerously near the wood of the
Messrs. G. Laug aud W. Tetz. It will
be saved unless the wind blows up.
ClATSKANIE CORRESPONDLNOE
Mr. George Blackford, with his mosti
estimable wife, of Chicago, are visiting
relatives and friends in the city
week..
this
Judceof said Court, requiring Ihe publication,
ol said summons ia aaid newspaper ouce aweea.
fo-etx eonseiiuuve weeas, euu prwctiuM-B ,-
16th dv ol StiAemUr, 19Gi, aa rhe dot. of the
hrsi publication thereof. .
WATSON, BEEKMAX WATSOS.
Attorneys lor I'Uuutid'.
SUMMONS.
Iu th. Circuit Court of the S .ate of Oregon, lo
tbe County of colambla.
PociaA. Kas.cn, 1'lalulitf. vs. 8. A. Kansen,.
UttaudKut.
Tots. A liasaen, defendant above named:
IHTHK KAJIB OriUlt STATLB OF. OMOOS:.
1 Ynu an hereby required to appeal and at
anerthe complalat rtleil against you ta the.
above entitled suit oo or belore the 3th darj.tr
.I... lm ik. tin,. n-M.rih.'hr
It is said tUt the County,-Court. at,its. m,sw.ri'u.in thetorder of publlcatloa ol ili.
soundly every night." Like marvelous September term, ordered the grading ofi eummoiis.aii.il .you fall so 'P-ff "d
cures of consumption, pneumonia, bron- j thePhiU down on Nehalem avenue in this KKfKASrl i.'LT.oru"
cuitis, cou-"Si w.via -iiiu K,it,jv iv,. icity, ana uic uning oi.. ui.
lis maicuiess vi tor n uuuji as tlndge street as lar.spnD.-as lrc uriic
lung trouble.. GuaramXed bottles SOc over clatskanie river. A long needed
and f 1 .00. Trial bottle, tree at at. mci
ens Pharmacy.
THE OREGO.N IUTCHERT.
Adscree.f th. Court, diwolvlng the boBds
of matrimony heretofore and now existing be
tween tbe piaiiulft and defendant, aud u
restoration of plactlffa name and lor auch other
relict aa totnoi-ourtniav sewru muc.
A B0S LUTE F0K HIS M0THBB.
Of nil the lovo affair. In tho world
none can surpass the true love of a big
fr,i hi iniitlicr. It is a trne tara.
noVil. and honorably, ,n Ijm hinhet d
nieo to both. We do not mean merely
a dniituli affection : we mean n low
which, maWps a boy gallant and rourjo
ou. to -hi mother; .living to evaryut
plainlv that ho i fairly In love Wth.
her. Ve novor yet knew a hoy to
''turn out" bud who began by faUt2 ii
lovo with his mother.
Tnmrovement. that are being made
at the Salmon river hatchery point to
the fact that me sinteoi uregon win
abonlv have one of the most, efficient
station in the west when., the work is of the river
finished. The work that. I. being done
at present i the constructing of a dam
acrom the rivr a,, short disUi nee above
ihe hatchery, that is made for the tak
ing of trout,' si I wr .idea, and stcolhead
salmon. -The daw doe. not extend en
tirely neros., the, river, as u paco must
be left for tho ri.h, to work through into
the trao bovotvd, U.ually thi. mettn.
of trapping fiftlvj. donu-wil! the onii
miry lish nsttk.. but ns wvernl racks
were lost lusUyenr on account of hitrh
water, a iiuiio snbatanlinl obstructi H
improvement.
AltUOUgll tne air is tun ot moa.s ... 0 wflm publlcatloa ie beptemtier
th fire are raging in tbe forests and th,' je, mm, Knd the last publienilou thereof Than.
dust fiies high, yet lumber and shingles j day iob.r ll. andth.
are oeing nauiea to urn u 0 rtl week. mM nin.
quami pes.
Mr Arthur Eastman i building a neat
residence in the city on tho. nortu,siile
This suromona la published by onler ol tno
Hon. Thomas A. Mcunae. jnaro oi aani . o,.,.,
made lu chamber, auit. dated tho 141b day ol
CHA8. J. SCI1N ABEL.
Attorney lor PlainlirT.
What In Life!
In the last analysis. tsJ&oAy l,w?
we do know that rt;H,un,ler-.trtctli
Abuse that law even slightly.
but
aw
paaq.re-
imiat liat liniU. Tlie worn l under ine i nlavera were oeine wskucu
iminediatn- .unerW.lon of Tom lirown, trying to make a store lecently
w,Jio i irti ojiai'ire oi, me, station, aim tie
expects tlmt a week more will llnish tho
iol. Afe nterent there are about 1,300,
UJiy ChUwuk egg in tho hatchery and
some of thohi are already hutchiux.
Tjee, which .nre of the .prinn run, will
be,ditpoeid of Vy. Kovemlier, when the
fall run of eulniou y,;il'.be taken ud the
eggs hatched. ' Troii,ltjU also bo caught
and their1 iRg. taken, nhtli hatuhed and
tho youiij fry turned in tlip nearby
gtreatiis.'
Dr. Hall' new cottaire iu the western
pirt of the city is nearing completion.
When completed will add to the beauty
of that part of town,.
Mr, Watson Elliott, of JJarshbiud, i
doiu busjness in the city this week. '
We learn that Mr. Kingsley, of the
West Oregon Lumber Company, i tour
lug the Eastern state, and will visit the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition before
he return home. ii Columbia lonntv. Or. gon, to pruteedto.ur-
It seems that some of the base ball ! vry ami establish tne liin-s an-".rr-rof the
COUNTY SURVEYOR'S NOTICE-
OSce of County Surveyor.
aept. U lsrri.-
To Clemetui Miller. Charlea Peterson, John Um
JiutNelsou, John A. Mason, W. A. vv.tson.
aud auy aud another whom thi notice may
Yoa and each of yon are hereby notilied that
F. B. Uinalow, tbe o vuerol tua raoiiihwetfc
Quarter ol Hie aouthweat quaitor of section .
loxnohtp , north rauge 1 west, wiilametw
MertaiAii. n a or.ierru ui., .w.....
...-. ...i .uo ni lumi: ana. iix. cum-
WU,le p n wim la".M. , be,
ira avid pieiuiscs oil the tlth day of
' . . .... . . .I - I'SII t. beelll tno sum sunvj,
It is hoped Wat ome Ol mose j-aru V y-Viiih.u irw'etd lO anney ami market,
who have been setting out fire, in th . J"t u t.orllcr, ,n l' boun r linei aioresaid, ami
. , ... :i i ..... jut ..... h ,u. M. nart.es ui be uticctcd
P"" J.ul"! LZ ' tr;, i ' bylbVMid'.orvey.aie hereby ..otihed to bo.
October,
Mr. and Mrs. Fratik Vernstein, of
Brotikville', Pa., who have been, visitinrj
' , . . ; , A . f . n .1 ! .1, , . "
rurLana airs. c. v.. .
city the past month, started for their
home last Tuesday.
We learn thut Matty Campbell, who
met with a severe accident in the Tiche-
nor
iy(
prewiiit at said time aud place to protect any
miereat you hr. therein. w XTf
County Siirveyor, Columbia County, alale of
oruufii. "
1f Latest Style.
01 men's and bov.'Vuitl 1 are la now.
We are from .60 to 6 lower in pnw,
compariaou high-rent .toies' price. ;
r mill company's logglpg camp recent-! abp save you from 60c to Tl on a pair id,
isgetting along finTand that he will &, of which we earry a complete
' . t,. .m.in from the hosoital. ' ' line. Good assortment of men hats
Bttrklen'.a Arnica Salve.
ira world wide fame for marvellous ; ' i?- tmm !. hnsoital. ' lino. Good assortment
Ir aiirmiaaea nnv other salve, lo- . . ... i':.i'.!-. M.I nsnfi. at '! or tl.50 letw, IU snn
suits. Irregular livlnC weaos acyange-, ti on olntment or balm for tuts, corns, i Juher makeT an assign- pariiou .with high-.ent stores- prices
ment of the organ, rlsultiiitf-jconsti-. vr ' iiu. sore.. felon,, ulcers, tetter,' We 1,ow ?ay8..to . e.51.. f t" w... rinr nrlcas on men', woolen underwear
.tton. headache or live trouble. Dr. ,,,. w, cttrr. charmed hands, ment or to mt pracaio8 ""T ,w,t tn 1 enmilcd. Biacut on man.-,
I . . . a , fijaaae, a 1 . - , I I a w- anMA MAniP 1111 T WP II I 111 L w - . .. , ,
tor mies. (jure w "-r" . r ,,.. ,t. nmi oni tuilern. jorin wf"i x
i . . . t I f T:i.- ...1..U1.. .,.1iticta .' . .... i n Otl
Kmc a incw luc rui.i icw hm tmntinns: lnia iiDie ior mies. k,ure r r '
thir It's gentle. q fliormigh. Only "ateed. Ot.lv SV at St. Helens
guar
2Sc at St. lfi-leti's Pharmacy.
for the steam wood sawing man.
Vharmucy,
BiUldiiijr. Main Stiret. 01.