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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1906)
OREGON MIST Tutored t Uic rostoffice t St. Jlelcns, Oregon, ccotitl-cl tnnil matter. I OHEfiOS'S PRISON Isstmn Evkrv Friday Bv K. II. H.AGG, KDITOR AND l'ROPRIRTOR. One copy, one year, in wlr-nncc. . . $1 00 Rl mouths 60 Leptl notices 25 cents per line. FRIDAY. February 10, l'.H. RAUHOAIf ASSESSMENT. In W01, ccorJinj? to tlio figures from tho Secretary of State, there we re 1,727 miles of railroad in Oregon nssessexl at IA.045.013. In 1!05 th'-re were l,7Sti miles, assessed at ll,20:?,6lt. The number of miles hits remained prrti ctlly stationary, while the valuation has nearly doubled. Now, luia Columbia County rt-cvived its share of this in crease? As a matter ot tact the railroads In Oregon have had a soft snap at the exprnm of the people of the Slate. In l'.XH the net taxable valuation of Col umbia County ws $1,617,845. In IOCS it was 4,199,785. This is raise of over 176 per cent upon the taxable valuation of all the pnerty in Columbia Comity. If the railroads have been raised 17tl per cent, tlien.they ore paying the eame proportion of tho taxes of Columbia County that they paid in 1901, but if they have not leen raised 176 per Cent, then they re not paving in the same proportion they Mid in 1001. Of course the true metliod is to assess all property at its actual cash value, and if j the assessor did not do his duty in this respect the Board of Equalization had the nower to review and correct bis work. If, howivtr, he complied with the law and assessed railroad property t its cash value, the Board had no legal right la reduce it; but should have equalised other property up to the same basis. At no time in the history of the county have the rai Iron's paid their just share of the taxes. Hot-Broad Light and Svoof Arc Bti with boval BAKING POWDER tAbso!utaJy Para ftotI4ypeptici may b twtoa without Inconvenience ven by peraM with dellcaM digeetion DODGISU THE PRUARY LAW. One of the leading Republican papers of Oregon published the following: "There is feeing that the wise, hon fst candidate for the legislature will make no declaration, except one prom. Mng honest effort, and an exercise of best judgment in the intercut of the peo ple generally and the candidate's county in particular. This is the pledge that ninny people now bay will be most free from a possible charge of di-tnogoguerr, and will indicate greatest strength of character." .'ocandidate for the Legislature should iiesftate to sign declaration No. 1, pledg ing himself to vote for the person receiv ing the largest number of votes for United States Senator it the June elec tion. Oregon is blazing the way for the election of the United States Senate by direct vote of the people. This reform has been earnestly desired for many years, aud we can see no reason w hy any Republican should oppose it. It ia urged by the enemies of the Di rect Primary Law that it is possible that It Republican Representative might be obliged to vote for a Democratic candi date for United States Senator. We think there is no fear whatever of any such contingency. At first the law was misunderstood, and it was thought that single Democratic candidate running against a number of Republican candi dates might receive the largest number of votes cast. V.i'm is impossible, as there can be but two candidates t the general election, and if the people of Oregon see fit to choose a Democrat in stead of a Republican it will be the duty of the Legislature to record their choice. The Representatives stand in the same relation to the public in this respect ns do the Presidential electors. It is in effect election of Senator by direct vote of the people, and there will be a hot time coining to the Representative who tails to abide by the people's choice. COXSORTS WITH DEMOCRATS. WITUYCOMBE'S PLATFORM. To F. I. Ttinbar, Secretory of Stale of the State of Oregon, and to the Repub lican party and the electors of Oregon in the State of Oregon : I, James Withycombe, reHde at Cor- vallis, Kenton Countv, Oregon, and my postoQlce address i"Corvallw, Oregon." I am a duly registered member of the Republican party. If I am nominated for the office of Governor, at the primary nominating election to be held in the State of Oregon the twentieth day of April, 1900, 1 will accept the nomination and will not withdraw, and it I am elected I will qualify as sucb officer. If I am nominated and elected I will, during my term of office, advocate and support : Taxation of franchises and gross earn ings tax on telegraph, telephone, express and sleeping car corporations. Uniform assessment and tnxatiou of railroads. j State regulation and examination of State and private banks, trust companies and savings banks. Protection of the Stato in its owner ship of public lands. A Board of Control for State institu tions. One board for management of Normal Schools. Improvement of the Colombia and Will i met te rivers and coast seaports. National ownership of the Oregon City I locks. Conrtitetioaal amendment permitting the Governor or people to veto Individ ual items of appropriations. Form for nominating ballot "An lion est and fearless performance of public dutv." ROOSEVELT AS A BOSS, Oregon has had n penitent larr since 1 $."!. The first State prison was locate J at Portland, and in 15"0 it was removed to Salem. fcinco (he esWblisi'tnent of tlio prison there hnvo been 6.2J0 received and re ceipted fur. There are now 41 Inmates, 404 of them serving sentences nnd two men waiting death sentence, but both cases being on appeal to the Supreme C rtirt. Of the 404 prisoners, three are women. This is not high water mark. There were 414 vitamers there October 12, when the United Slate primmer were transferred. yi Cuited -States prison ers aru kept in the penitentiary. The penitentinrvjhas SS3 acres of dced ed land. On account of the fact that one tract i too far distant, that a great deal of it is occupied by the windings of Mill creek, a ml by the building, grounds and brirk yard, less than 200 acres are in cultivation. The authorities rent 200 acres in addition and practically all ttie vegetables used are raised on this loss than 400 acres of land. Also most of the fruit. The present management has bought, some potatoes, but that Is all. The stove foundry employs now 190 of the men. Some 65 have been worked on the public roads. Over 11,000 days' work has been put on tlio Marion County roads during the past vear to lie exact, just 6,404 days' work. Besides this a great deal of work has been done on the road between the institution and the asylam, and on nearby roads, and in putting crushed rock around the Insti tution. While the improvements were being made there, 10 to 12 meu wolked at the Slate Fair Grounds. A great deal of work has been done by the prisoners in helping with the woik of putting a new roof on the f hops, a new floor in the shop building, new flume of water power inside the walls and new walks throughout the grounds. Some 12.000 have lieeu expended in these improvements bciddes the labor of the prisoners. A large number of prisoners are, of course, en. ployed in tending tlio stock, milking, cooking, sweeping, laundry work, making and mending clothes, shoes, etc , in the cndlesa details of car ing for the small army of men always on hand. BROWN IS OUT FOR GOVERNOR Reform Sheriff Out on Sleeping Reform Ticket. t Frightfully Burned. Chas. W. Moore, a machinist, of Ford City, Fa., had his band frightfully burned in an electrical furnace, fie ap plied Backlcu's Arnica Salve with the uual result: "a quick aud perfect cure." Greatest healer on earth fur Burns, Sores, Wounds, licttina and Piles. Z'k at Perry A Graham's, rtrujjgists. Geer, the "Giant of Waldo Hills," is out for Governorship and in order to catch suckers, he slaps Flagg, of the Mist, through the columns of the Demo cratic sheet, the Register. If the giant accomplish during his term Mr. Lincoln SteflVns, syndicate corres pondent, has mode the discovery that President Roosevelt is something of a boss And that he takes unusur.l methods to carry throngli the Houto end Senate any legislation which he may e-pcdally favor. It was Jo be expected that a man of Roosevelt' temperament ronld be come intolerant of the methods employe! for retarding legislation, and it is slso to be expected that he will at times insist upon measures that do not commend themselves to the judgment of the peo ple. Roosevelt is by nature autocratic, and a president of his temperament without the profound sympathy he has always shown for the common people of the country, might be a, menace to good government. It is, however, vwtiiin that hisconrse thus far meets with the 1 approval of tire country, and if his wth-1 ods are not soeh as would be approved of under ordinary circumstance?, the people will consider tire emergency that confronts him and judge by results rather than by a-.ethods. He has to deal with Congress as he finds it ; and he does ! not hesitate to deal with its individual members in the only way possible to compel tl.em to do the Work he hopes to of office. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION tTimber Land, Art June 3. 1ST ) iniii rttt,t? iiii.i omcc. (Extract from linker City Humid, fob. 2, im.) Harvey K, Brown, for the past four yentfrsheritTof llaker County, announces himself a caudidute for tlio nominal 'on for Governor on the Republican ticket, subject to the vole in and not the ma chine of the party at tlio primaries on April 20, 1000. Hi platform ia n follows The primary law and the election of all ollliTjrs by direct vote id the jn'Ople. Abolishment of all machines nnd bosses and let the people rule. Knfotcemeiit of nil laws, city, county, state aud United States, and the repeal ing of the same if nut the proper laws for the people The abolishment of the use of money for cainpvi.'ii funds nnd purposes by any candidate, faction or corporation, only as actual legitimate expenses. Aud last, but not hi.rt, woman suf frage. Harvey Brown' Statement I Inrlievo ill our new primary law be cuu?e it gives In pot plo a clonics to select who they want ; they are not com l-elled now t tknh:it the old machine and bosses put up for them at the old convention. I am a livcvelt Republican, who In my opinion is one iiiati that Is strictly honest, nnd one that money doe not tempt, and I think it tiuie tlio Republi cans of Oregon were turning down the old machine-! and bouses and getting iu lino with the people, because if they do not they ill turn tltoiu all down as they have evidently done in I'urthuid, and get men from another party who will do us the people want done. The ue of money for campaign pur. poses I am ttrictly opposed to, only ns actual legitimate expenses. Iterative people for the right don't put tip money for that purpose, but corporation?, wholesale aud reluilerj in uuh-gitimate businesses and gamblers will nut up monev to no limit to hold onto aud fur ther their interests in the city, county, state mid United States. And if tliey don't ut np tbo money and a c:imliiLue does', be generally, ns prut records will j show, by grailiuj or using public nioti !ey, will go wrong, always to the detri ment of the parly and the people nt Itige. And here I want to nrje the Republican party in every county to nominate the right kind of men fur sen ators and representative to be voted on at the next general election. Now, hut of all, but not least, woman suffrage. I bciievo in it beciuistt if a mother is capable of rtii-inj n boy from the cradle to manhood she i also call able of voting and Induing to make l.iws that lielp govern tire boy after tliy are ', men. And if any one in tbu world lias ' any influence over men for the better ment of mankind ami good government, j it is a good mother, wife, dii hter, sis ter or sweetheart, and we w ill all have ! to admit there is a veiy large ni. j irily o( this kind of women in our glorious old Oregon, my nntivu state. Now us for my record, it is hero in Rutcr County, from childhood. And ns to my record ns sheriff, 1 have done the beat I could for the people under the circumstances and can say I am one . man that is just as free today as I was ! . , ., ... i . . nt . :,i , . i. $25,000 GRAND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION ABSOLUTELY FREE Kilcrs Piauo House offers costly prizes iu remarkable word contest the distribu tion of prizes to lie given those who send the largest list of correct words made from letters used in spelling the two words "EILERS PIANOS" ist Prize $qoo Mahogany Mctrostyle Pianola Piano, 2d Prixt: $S$o Chichering, Quarter G rand Piano, . v 3d Prize $Soo Kimball Haby Grand 4H1 Prize 550 rancv. bcliumann hibition Style) Upright Piano. (Kx- 5th Prize $350 l?airey Mahogany Mar shall & WenclclUUpright Piano. 6th Prize 5250 Latest Metrostyle Pianola 7th Prize 5 1 25 Beautiful latest style Kimball Parlor Organ. 80 Prize Credit Bills for 5 100 each to ap ply on the purchase price on any new high-grade piauo in our warcroonis. tlach of the cankMaiiU (cmling the next twenty largest lint of words will be Kivrl Credit Hill for $i let than the precliii( prize, or W, aud following this in group of twenty, rut'll of the contestant sending In the nest twenty largest IM of words will tie glvcu Credit Hills for ft Irs than the preceding prints until the entire f.M.PCXI shall have hern distributed. The fairurM rf this offer appeals n( once to the pul lie from the fact tb.it Uilrra I'iaiim are M!d rxclimlvcly upon the 11 nl form or "i;ne price" flu 11. A'.l instrument Win,; marked in pluiit figures. Therefor all winner of Cm!. I P'll.urc nuMirtd nl the li.mi liile reduction to th amount ( the Cinlit I ill oil a iy new hlli grade pUno wliK u t'u-y liny ivlivt. No !!iloee of f:i!rr H-nri llmm or any member of their f.iuiiiirs arv vlit;ili!w lor this coutc.t. To all olio 1. !t i. entirely ori. CONDITIONS Only such words of the Kn;ti!i lantuige at are to lie found in Wclxtcr's InterimlUmnl 1 Mellon ury. No numcs of itraiiu, t:in or places, or plurals, a-c to t ucd. Ki not ue a letter more times th in It ap;wars in the tn wor.ls. "Kilcrs 1'ianiM." Word upellcd the mine, but hiving the uttic mc.iuingi. run tic u.c 1 b it once. Alake out your list of wor It til alp!i 'ietkl or. der, giving the number it rnlaiu, ign your full name and ail.trcvt, nu t en l it to loa-ri 1'i.ino House. :t,'l Wathington street, marked "Word Contest I'cpiirtiurnt"; h! M.iic wUclhcr you have a p'uiio or ors' in and nlett ill ike. I'ach and every list wilt l file 1 and examined carefully b) competent judc.", i:niiirdiuly l the clow of the content, sil l winitcn will be atiuoiiriecd through the paper a lew days thereafter. Those whotereive the t're 'il :i!l cam apply same on miv new piano at r gnlar prke, but ran not apply lb in mi any ptircluH! mi.tc prior to SUnii Hi, Mtt. lvisy pnyilicnts will Iw gr uitnt I i thiK il. lnt tr 1v uceouim i Htr.l he i;.viii tin Ir fnd.t Hill and payin:; the bats. ice in umiil monthly jwy. im ut. If you Kvure a Cri- lit bill nnd olren ly have nil instrument, ytm can trai.'cr the i-viiie to n iillur party who limy wtili to buy a piano, lv hav. in the traiufrr made In our o.hrc, properly in dorxrd by our manager, N", more than one Credit Mill wilt I avrptcd on the vauie i mo. All un-en rmist In- :i cniro' ice rt.it later Hi tit 8 oVI k. March J.1, JlHal. Lists will be filed according to time received, aud in cr.se of a f,ic as to the number of words the first otic received will be judged the winner, EILERS PIANO HOUSE dol Wasiiington atreot. Fortlimd. Ortsron L.v 'V -vvfv.fv vv-.-- -,''- vvt, ''..'. a. K...iee , lXXT" A! I went in oOice and I will admit wiih the p"'vii"n of the act of ciiiirw oi am no orator or public speaker, but liniUr U:i.i'la the riiatr. of rallfiiriiia, On -jon. ' one of the best single handed talkers in want the support of KupuUicans he must go to the party's organs and not to a Democratic sheet. Like the old maid, Anything so as to catch the plum. Clats kanie Chief. It don't make any difference w bat Mr. Geer does, or what lie says. The thing that injures Mr. (leer with the voters of The railroad rale bill was put throtich the House under whip and spur. Pork and the party lash were freely used, and no doubt the same methods will be em ployed iu an attempt to pnss it through the Senate. If they ere suecesffnl the . principle of Government control oi rail roads will have been established and the tjie Republican party is his record, lie ' people will not criticise severely a meth was a party to the robbery ot the people !td that has brought aboat so desirable a by Odell. The record is plain anil no : result, i'resident Koosevelt may be an amount of dodging or abuseof the editor autocrat, but he is the people's autocrat of this papei w ill wipe it out. As to the nd not the quiescent friend of tlic cor- friendly feeling that appears to exist lie-1 porations, tween Mr. (Jeer and the Democratic or gan of Columbia County, it is explain able on the theory that our Democratic friends deeiro Mr. Goer's nomination, believing he is the easiest mnn for ChnmbLilain to defeat. The advice of the Kegister or its long-legged consort is not likely to be taken by the Repub lican voters of this conntv. In making preliminary arrangements for construction of a mile of good rood on either side of tho Cascades, Senator Ful ton has been urged by Juilgo John II. Scott, of Salem, president of the Oregon Good ltoads Association, to etrive at all times to keep the average cost of work tlow ii to the lowest figure. Judge Scott holds that owing to the sparse settle ment in Oregon, such a demonstration will have value in proportion to ils jier manence and initial cost. Tlio Kenator iias token this point np with the govern ment otlieicla who will have charge, find hopes that lire experimental work will lie a leffou in economy, s well a iu the iw ecivsH.'e f rosd construction. j Mr. Geer at liret thought of running for Unite J States (Senator, then switched to Governor, alleging that be was afraid the representatives would not ahidn lie ! tho choice of the Republican voters. Mr. Geer doubtless judge. others l;v himself, and, ns he does not keep bis own pledge, ho is naturally upicious of everyone. With the ai J of the national bureau of forestry, Wayne Connty, Pennsylvania, will reforest lo00 acres of waste land, planting chiefly the red pine, red oak, chestnut and Kuropean larch. In forty yenis cutting will begin and proceed per petually if rightly managed. A foreign nobleman who marries an American girl for money, and an Aniori can heiress who marries a foreign title, are not understood to be electioneering for happiness nnvwny. Justice Deuel announces that be will not re-ign. That wrs what McCall and MeCurdy said, Out they changed their uiuid. ed tosll the Hui'iie Uinil Start, by net of Align,! 1. WJl. I.loy.l .. letrlcli.of FUUIniiy. l,'Hiiily uf "'rlumt,l , sjuie ot Orcir ai. hs 11.1m lav rilea in this ortir-e his sworn luU'inei,t No. 67-i(J, for the rurchac of Hie emit Muf the in,iiilieiei ami Ihe eu-l 1$ of the norlel i of heelli,n So. Yi. Ill lowiisiiip No. . north. I;aii'e No. 4 wr, uikI wilt nflpr firotif to show lluit tJi lanl ritf;ht Is loore viiiuaMe for Iu timlMr or stone than for arienltiiral tirfKises, au.l to e-t.ibli.li his i-laim to Nii.l lani U-forr the Kfal'ir-r anl vrisvt of tf.i ornes a Poriliiml. Orri-uii, ou WeUnimilay, the 'ith lay of March, I'.axi. - Ho nami-s as witneift:: S. P. Ilntlnrft, of Piu.bnrjr. rrrciror; ; Albert Parker, of Hitishiinr, Orexmi; lien. Arin.trnntr. of I'tit.burtf, Oioli; Ari'trew Elliot, of I'itt.blinr, (Inneon. Aiiyont all tMTiris clulmliof a'lverwlr Hie ative ilesr-riiie.1 landa are r,iiit!s(el to tile ilieir elairnM In thl.f of Maicb, IS-Jd. elairnM In thl. ofliee ou or before sahl 'jnili nay AUiZltSON 8. BUK'SKK, KvKll-r. Syrup of White Pine nnd Tar, the old reliable cough remedy. For sale by A J. Iteming, druggist. this county on these subject, and I ex pect some great criticism troni our learned men of the slate. These fear reasons for my platform are from my own personal experience and is the outcome of my going into office as sbcriiTof lieker County, determined to find out the reason why our laws were not enforced and why a majority of all officers go m rong. One of the people, 11ARVKY K. liUOW.V.' .NOTICE FOIt VI UUCATI0X. yy c. risen ku. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. U.VIMtU i . OKKUO.V VV V-- '. -VV VfVV1 4 JOB PRgTIiO IS OUR BUSINESS WE have the best and most ' V fully cfjnippfld Job Print ing Office in Columbia County ,lnd we are prepared to do all hinds of J'riiiting on short not tee find at most reasonable prices A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE OREGON MIST TiMl.' I. ami. Aft June 8, Int ) (' ul tret MhU lanO OfBr, rnrtlan-t. Orfn, lK-c. I '., Irci. No(tr3 U hrrchy u i ti tltrtt In fiuim-Muttc witli ttiv irvUinn of t lie t'i if ( itiiti of Jim.- .1. ('71. rntltlfl ' An mt nr Ilia jr t.f KmhtT l.intt ttifht'Strtlt.-iiCllf'ifiiU. litrivu, Nevatl.i fltxi liliiKtn Trriirv," iiitiul ed to nil tli I'uMic L.i 1 1. 1 htalu hf act ut Auyust 4, IHi, I,mti I), ltaet:v. vt ( tit tr, ('(Miiuyof Chv) U.cfiii. Mitttt rt MiehiiMii. hu thin tUr rl lf.l in thl i.ilic til owi.rii ift..iMr,t No. 6.7::i. Uir h nin Uno nl lite .N '? NK 4 nt Action No, 2M. Iu Towmrdp N'.. I N. MitriRn ffu. 4 W, aihI will itlr pro if to iho-r iht thi Unit kwitittit I iiiof Vrit(ibt lir iu tt mJ-r or tii thn tnr ntfrlrullrnl Diirthmci, Hn-I tn ttullli)i claim to ni lu( twiiir) ih.t(rtf I'trr unit Uwitver of Hit ifl.- at 'rt)rtti'l, Orfguu, on nmurUn) , th .iliti iU of. Kcbrunry. ilt TSAmt a wlittfMpN! Ccnrri l(ti, n Kc ner.Ort'jroi.; John I'rliiKlfl.f ViTttun'ii. itrt umr, lUrltiv KutttiKHnJ. tif Wr 'onU, Oti'K'iU, Uutrvii K. of I'ortlnmt, Outfit. Any ntn Mil irr.n rl'ilmlti n1vfrIr Ili i Ik fli wrMvtj iw1 ura r"iifU't tt flliylliflr clnttnN In tht fitflc ou or tafurv Mtil 'ii;U day : wfiin for cur catalog of cmioatrrs shoes p 3 3! v Oregon AK0 uwion Pacific I KNIGHTS Nature Shaped CIIILDRI-N'S 5H0HS flnr Children' arc' a rnrrret conibiiu- tiort ol the IhtM Ica'bcrs and the mint nkitlrd h.wiiiakiria. Kvtiy Mew tvlc black, all the new color, white, Also White Rubbers and Tan Rub bers for Chil dren -:- .: "Yalk-OvEfand "Sorosi3" Store ; rolJTItANI) OHEGON iiUiiliUiUlUllilUiUlUiiiiUiiiJUiiilUiillUiUaUiliUiUiii ii 3 ri rn jkA a A 3 "1 3 II MAIL ORDERS r,00D5 SfNl TtNijf"ioii. ll Leaves Arrlees." ('IHl-.MlO-I'llll'I'LANIIi 9.15 A. I i'M '. il SI'K:UL (or Hi K-ti Dallr. Kally. via lliintliixli.n. I ril'DKAN'li KI.YK It. 1'. I. M..S;(S) A. t mr KaHorn tVaslilas llly. Daily. 1st, in, l.'iiriir il'Aleno! ami (Ireat Nurtliiirn rmlnta. AII.A.MIC K.t IKKIH H;1A V. Jr. 7 I i A. X for the hast via lluiit-i Dully, i Dully, llHfli'll, !! ' THKEK DAILY TU.UNS roii ALL l'OIN'TH EAST. Lower Columbia Rivkr. Steamer nnnt leaves I'lirllnnl dally, cse'cnl aiin.'v, iit;im p. m, Hntirntny 10 61) p. 1,1 lor Anl'irla 11. 1.1 wnv iNiwiit,,,. it .nv.,a Akuiia ni-v:iBi 11, in. nnl v. ti'i-ii H:in,ljf A Ama.. 1M,ll " U. UKAIU, "enerrtl Possfnirir Aiieiil. I'nliTLAND Ors, I'OR PORTLAND DAILY feteamer" e ITHE BIG STORE! 5 rat g DOWN BY THE BIC SAWMILL 1 & .W.a,,, . , ,,, , 3 i KiTOving incw uoocis livery Ucty In I he Week. Iralda C. t llOqCIlKlBK, blunter. Unves Riiinltr rbiily, except Kumlay, for I'ortlnnil, nt ft. in., depnrtiiiK from St. Helens nt 8 o'clock. KetuniiiiK lentes 1'ortlatnl t 2;.'t(l a. m., nrrivina t St. Helen at 4:4!. 3 2 Hiii a Itepulntion of Iing Htnmlltm for Only tlm iWnt n 3 Merchandise! I General US Sir: '-S " " i n i ... Dart & Muckle. 1 of iri..,.. - uix iii:n:a.-i( 1 The OrcKon Mist and tlje I.lclr&poliuu and Rural Home, an Agricultural paper, out; year for ,