The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, January 18, 1907, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextLOCAL )i Talk "' ColtiiiibisCountv flunk, Last Saturday' tilght the Fvlhlun BisUrsand Knights of I'ythla. ol Kulii pr held Joint Installation. Mm. M. C. Cray, Mrs. W. A. Harris, Mrs, C. W. Wakt-sley, Mm. H. R. CUrt mill Mm. 1. W. Richardson represented the Ht. Helens Sisters. They say that the event of the evening waslhe eerobatle work ol Cap. tiilii llooghklrk. It had been suggested .t previous meeting that anybody who was called upon to lake part In the pro gram ami did " do SJ '"l'' l, " their head In Hi corner. The captain was callnl upon U sing '"' ,,t,,,ul have any mu'lc. H"l lie made K00' The visitors report a good time, ami praise the hospitality of the Rainier brother anil slater. TO OWKKM (l TlMHKH CLAIMS AN" TiMMKH.We will buy lor cash any good llmljcr tributary to the Nchalem river. Will ileal with owner only.. No other nrel answer. Writ giving full partial Ur to bo H, t'. 1'. Station, Portland, Oregon. 2 20 R, .rl carda lor sale at this office, ileal form. Optimo cigar ; two lor twenty-five cts. leaders iu quality. Ilrlnn Bros. The !ci-r Island Grange will give hard times masquerade in their hall at Iiecr Island, on Saturday, Fb. 10. Mr. K. 0. Wacklord, editor al the Clatskanle Chlel. was a St. Helens vi.itor last Monday. , StsavkuA dark red two year old ,iccr. spilt In led ear. .Send any In lor motion to this oltlt-e, Coliunliia County jieople are Invited to jtroiile the Vienna Cale, No. Stftl Mor rison, lictween Second and Third, kept hy f.us Unge, ol Seappoose. Best weal the City. rvcn ruow house lor sale or rent. In quire ol H. K. Uukk.St. Helens. mil ol the roony yon pay lor admis sion to the entertainment to he glen by the lieMos Lyric Itards, Jan, 24. will go Into the treasury o( the Congregational church, to lie ued by that body tor de Iraylnit their local eipeuse. It Is be hcred that the performance will be ol a hltfb ordrr, and very Interesting, ll is hoped that all who eao will avail them selves ol lb opportunity ol combining pleasure with butincas. aod thus aid In the puldic wcllare ol the community while listening to and watching the ar litis manipulate their forty musical in struments. Srttviiius Ptoi.h One cow. Iron gray, with "W on right hip, white star in lore head, white Wily, short tail. Hi apiwared three weeks ago Irom t place .1 Jlunker Hill. fA reward will be given .,r definite Inlormation concerning same. JOHN WALCZAK, Yankton, Or, There is treat In store lor Jan. !Mtb. Thats the evening the IeMos Lyric lUrds perioral In the Congregstlonal church. They should have learnml something in S4 vrars ol tactice. Come and arc. The DeMoae l yric lUr.ls at the Congre gational church, Jan. 24. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Ilareo, Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Urn and Mr. Wm. Cooper ol Warren, wcM St. Helens visitor Tues day. Nkw Vka GsttTi!W I'ossibly yon sre already a patron ol ihlsbank. II not, ll might I ell to start in with the New Year. A trial may prove mutually iirolit at.le. Wllb view to getting better ac mialnled. we invite you to call. Colum bia County Rank. Syrup ol White Tin and Tar, the old reliable cough remedy. For sale by A.J. Iteming, druggist, t-TSAVKi One yearling beiler, red black and white. No marks. Reward, UUillKCKLK, Ht. Helens. Mr. lame Co. ol Tillamook, Oregon was vititltiir relatives and triend III this city last week. Mrs. U. II. Bailey, ol Iloulton, sUrted on I'riday last lor The Dalles,' to visit her husband, who Is soiourning therein the hope that the dry climate will give liiin rtl id Irom the asthma, with which he is afflicted. Wantkr One hundred men to make atuvn bolts at 11.40 ner cord. I'irst class yellow fir timber. Call on or comnmni cale with the Western Cooperage Co , Iloulton, Or. Timk is Monkv And you save time by Inking the Multnomah when you hnve business in Por'land. Leave St Helens at 7 a. tn. Reaches Portland at 11) a. m. Starts home at 2:110 p m. You have plenty ol lime to do your shopping. An Okkoon HKHOINK-Oregtin figured prominently in the awarding ol inc'jil iiml money Irom the Carnegie hero luml. One n( the mt Interesting awards ol the day was thatol a silver medal to Mrs, Mary Gertrude Muck, ol Gardiner, Or., whose dun not onlv saved the life ol his mistress, hut that ol lleulali llaldersee aged 11, as well. Mm. Black Jumped into the river to save three women Iriendalrom drowning. Her dog went with her. Ruth Ilaldersee, aged HI, was saved and Mrs. Black and her dog went back lor the othera. They pulled Mm. Black to the bottom ol the stream and she was drowning, when her dog dived and she clutched him by the collur. The dog swam to the shore, taking both his mistress and the girl, whom she held. The other woman was drowned. The event happened at Sampson, Or., on July 2:i, 1IH)4. Oregoninn. Rev. Asa Bleeth will preach at tbe M. K. church next Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. I have money to loan on approved real eslnte security. W. H.rOYVKLL, St. Helens, Oregon Puliita, Etc.. (rocericH. Etc,, AH (juumutccd. Etc, M. C. OKAY. Coming; The 24 ol January, and the Do Mos Lyric llurds. Traveled through America and Europe and to St. Helens January 24th. The De Moss Lyric Bards, Mr. Joe Itay, attorney for Albert Ole- nmn, waived 111 preliminary examina tion, which was to have taken place Inst Tucsduy, and the matter will come lie lore the grand jury at the May term ol circuit court, Oleiuan remaining in the Portland Jail until that time, Olenian's sisters, who leside at Salem, have made inquiries regarding hi III, and inquiries have also been made by an uncle. The family appears to be one ol resiiectubilily and good standing, and Olcmau' act was a soil surprise to tbein. 40 mtitical inilrumrnU played by Sii Artists. The He Moss Lyric Bards, St. Helens, Jan 24lh. . uTmru A an Indlcitlon of the prognwa made by lUlidi r during the psl yeur it mky be mated lh.it the) poaUtl re- wlplorlU05weiefl,0!i0.M; lor 1W, :l,2ltJ,21, 11 gain of $I,2.MI.6M. Moiiry on! m tticrBt-d fiom t.33tt in laoi to tf,m In IHW. We duiil.t if itny town in Oregon 0n sh w an Urge tr vent age of gain. Anil 100T will d mill la-tur. A maas iintlng of the clU 11 of Rainier a Iii-ld al the K. of r. Ilnll u-t Monday tymitiig, fut Hie purptme of oonsld. rli g tue advlsahlliiy ot me loan owning IU own water system Itnsnlut'oiit were sd favirnig lie l ien td C wimlttiw apjH'Inie I, con- slrtlng of lvan HUncbard. John Dibble and Ben Heed, to liivwtlgme the mai ler. It waa UigealHl that tlie foiii oiltuw empl y competent eiulneer to -tt Ihm in thrlr work, nnd tlie sum of one hundred dollaM was aiilaK'nUrd lor that purpose. The r.idine of Dr. K. v. MiwMimn .... M ft... tl.M km. .HMtniveo or ura w,ith noma of 12 and I iclock Mt iiday mo li ng. Tlie waler system was out of uuai- nres al the time. o me n.i.,. H .10 b it atsnd ully by an I waioli on of tin bet home In the city t P ,n llsmeo. Tlie lo-a waa in the nelgliior. Ii .hI of $5,OJ0, psnlally covered by lo surance. ti, ii.li.lr rominerclai (dub gave thorouht nl'iyAuW frne eriieruliinieBl 10 ilis oiiltousof Rainier bo lutuuiay .venlne. the old' ct being that the peo i.lu mliilit lcmie leiier anjtiainieo a lib the purpo. ol lli organ saiun n.. ,i.lr. uf V. It. Lotunaii, Vice presUlenl wiw along the rinlit line and title! ilh gd ihougbis. Mr. Thornm M rris, of the wjuiii n.... ....ULlwirhonl. waa B Vis, lor to the Ht-vle oin -eou Tueaday last, Ho lnf.ft,ni na Hint hi on, Tom ami Will, bu Idmg a shingle lull! an I will . , .1. If. soon ha.'e ll 111 owriiou, rweiitly purobal Ifom tlie IV.r Uud Luinlr Company eight liumireu res .. .,.,. i.n, . in liivmir nisi ai me prwwitl prio liind of Uiia chaiaiUr Is a vale liiui-slniei.t. A i.Iens mrprlae party WM given Mr. II. K. Jackson, rftiilng I residenl ,,l 1 1, Lsdiea' Aid SiK-lety ol the Cn cbiiii'li. al her home in Uilaclty last Mondsy evening. Mi. Jack on has male very etllcu nt pre- .i.i.ii ortl.er. and during her adiiuniB tratlon the alWrs of the clety have nroairtil. In view of thi f t the In .lies i f tbe clety gave her a piesent ol bAiidini piece of allvertmre aa a to ken of their rpprrcUtluii mid ional Mr. Jai-koon I tlicomleil I" ulllceby Mr. Win. Hodge. Mr 1. . Thonitts newly finished tm,,irilo CitUllt l 0e of Ibe Iiesttwl and best arranged liomea in Hi city. It 1. 11... .rt i,f a houae that makes one IS mv - --- - - real nl liome as aoo 1 as he enter it. Mr. Hums and aifeare grently pleuoed .hi, Lbir new home and arcr.be the cieil.t for the d n gu to Mr. W, M I'erry, We have teen "enjoying" n w t k tf ideal Kiutlern weather. &m ill Knn a .,r Nabrnka ll v.0 lid lie flue. The bog would otne iHiuiing into msrket mid t.ii.in. m would b briak. But out l.ere it is a paralyser mid a liilellt or tbe worst kind We don't need U In our bminesi. What we want Is lite ntle cliluook wind ami luin to sweep the snow into the liver, low. r the price of fuel, tlmw out tlie outer plas, moisten our wela, and set the milU and cannot ruimliiu again. The Knlgli's "I rylliiiMi and Rathl one Sisters ol the Town of Rainier bold Joint Insinuation at llioir ball last Satur day night. The ladu-8 led off with the work. and. with Mr. Lsura tK.oglik.lrk as Installing officer, gave tbe Knights a patte 11 to follow. Mr. lohn Biatm acted as tlie Installing moer for tlie Kn ght', Owing to the severe weath. r the a tendance was not as Uige as was expeoed; but everyone pfeseut bad a very pleasant lime. Alter the ceteinony a line supper was spread. Among vis it us pieseiit were Mm. II. U. Cliff, Mm. W. A. Harris. Mr. M. 0. Gray, Mrs. Anna Richardson, Mrs. 0. W. lllttkesley. and Mr. Rulph Kctel, of St. H.U n. and Mr. (I. V. C. Dilsooii 01 iiouuou. Florin Hums, son of R. ,1. Bums f 1 1 ...ia. ... fti lnlM iilavliiir basket ball al tlies hnol grounds in this city l ist Frl ,iav Rfinrnoon. fell and brvike his wilsl iu had It set by Dr. McLaren and im- medlaiely returned to hi studies. KLECTKIO LIGHTS. I Mt. Helens and Iloulton Will Soon Hare These Modern Necessities. Mr C. It. IIolloieter, of the Edwin (1. Amiti" Co., of ' Portland, was interview ing the county jmly Thutsilay in re gard to securing permission to place electric poles 011 the county road. The company will come before the councils (or St, Helens slid Iloulton for the pur lame ol securing a franchise (or the two towns. They will not ask (or an exclu sive franchise nor for any time limit, but merely (or authority to (urnish the two towns with electric power and light. The rule lor residence will tie fifty cents (or 10 candle power, or seventy-five cents lor 32s. It will cost about the same a at present lo light the city, and the ser vice is expected to be much more ati factory. The Amine Company is ready lo go to work just as soon a the per mission Is given, and expect to have its ulunt Id oncration iu less than four months. cotm COURT. Fi.llowiiiir are the bills allowed the January terra of county court. The orders made will be published next week : No. I. J Jeisman J Schoenberg . .... Pi 70 20 60 12 AO 25 00 24 60 A Hauqueriad f) Stewart J Howard No. 2. California Powder Works . . Oregcn & Wash. Sew. I'ipe 16 73 12 06 K V Kulierton 40 00 40 00 27 60 19 00 17 00 K 60 13 00 9 00 4(1 10 60 00 0 00 40 00 22 6 K l Larson R F Fullrrton : A B Swilt . It O llncn , M f flar.cn W A Young No 3. Honeymsn Hdw Co Ileal Jt t o O J Smartson. Chas VYallis lUioonl , Ilrinn & Sinn wood 1 llupout Woodward 2 60 14 00 0 00 ft no 11 00 35 Ml , 24 75 t 60 Noble Woodward Sam Yincenl John Boyd J W Howels No. 4. C Lindlmne D S lliKgenlmlham A Gunoerson. B 8 Cowen , A Mellert M I'resh No. 6. A O Jackson I.engschet Bros K O Cbamesa Kd Block John Lindsay Chas KraU. It Waiwer H Wasser TC Watu . - No. 6. Wilton Lownian '.. C Connell II B Phillip 15 Bicknell Cecil Girt I'red Trow 4 00 . 1 26 , 6 00 , 30 ao . 47 00 , 61 00 , 10 no . 24 76 . 3J W) . 41 0 . 42 60 . :w 26 . I 40 ."' 30 00 3 00 on . 9 00 . 8 00 6 00 . No. 7.: J llackenlierg . . tieo Gamble W Hutchinson . !' D Creawick . . Wilson Lbr Co. . Jarred Wilson . . 4 00 I 00 "," 2 as ' 6 M) 13H 5 14 02 No. 8. l i I Vernk Ullin 14 07 W K Doton W Mc Allen J McAdam No. 9. . 18 00 8 45 Henrv KraU S3 10 C L Conyers S Casper Oregon StrCo No. 10. ii A Kelley W M Yau Iluglnts & Mark welt . . Ticln nor Tbr Co. No. 11. 7 20 H 7i 90 97 10 00 7 60 10 m 60 70 II I'auskow 00 las Burton 18 mi T Orabaiu . . II 1'st. r . . . (1 W Welch W It Colvin 2 00 8 00 20 00 3 00 No. 12. Frank Inkuy .. . W Davwalt K Hi'gbeig sr A Hudson. .. T Jnhiflon . . . . Clauib. laine John Bensnr A liiSHclborg. . . . W Shearer 4 15 SH 16 10 80 12 00 S5 20 5 60 35 60 1 00 1 00 No. 13. Oeo Korel T WBIaney 11 I .HUM 5 60 32 00 8 U5 i.uslKallese l- Al Mcha . .." J? O Lvnn J 11 Wilsmi No. 14. in 3 42 Win Allen, Jr SO Carl Mills 5 00, J W Rose W D t'ase G W Armstrong II lloslurd J ti Pringle 18 10 7 10 2 IK) 2 00 4 00 6 00 6 66 12 00 13 00 0 70 8 IK) 1 40 4 60 V Powell Roy Tucker A 'Reams W Hall A 1 Hall F Tracev 0 W Meltinger linker A Hurt I Olsen K Webster ('Inreiice Reed W Lindsay No. 15. J Kdliolm 5 00 J'" .11. Turk ' ll W Keasey I 60 Oust (iiislalson. 3 (K) .1 P Hheeley J.5 J R Dallas 23 20 P llnrgursoii. . 14 80 A llergerson. . . W Christensen. K Smith C Smith W Johnson. . . . II iiai'htir J II Link O Malnistetu... John Pringle.. R Thomas 2 80 10 40 7 20 7 40 1 60 1 60 1 60 1 80 2 IK) 1 60 138 86 116 66 No. 7. Wilson Lbr Co, No. 12. f F Johnston No. II. Off) Freemsn ,,,,..,,,...... 20 00 K Colvin , 10 60 Ibllv Knglish 12 60 JURona Oct. Tkkm or Coubt. Eugene Miles. ...... ....... o . 2 W 1, I, Ui'i-ker 2 ou V M Thorn 00 40 40 40 40 40 40 80 m L U Week.. A W Clark I llxiiHliaw GW K.lley II IJrie (I l (iilson , Job 11 IWrdahl Fred Larson , . , , U L Tarbell S 00 4 JW 4 20 K llickn.;ll II N Cade WlTNKHSKI. 11 M Fowler.. Arthur Burke 4 40 4 40 8 00 0 00 J ;z.i n KMci:.inn Asa Montltino ,, 00 J Rvan 0 00 K V Kiiii'rson M Mukly 0 40 ti 40 40 e 40 60 00 42 70 J K Martin John Waglxi Albert A'lanik, dsmagn lo horse. . KlMrfrvs' Hospital careof Wm ll'itson, Nov. and Dec Kri'd Trow, indse to J W Jordan. A J Denilng, uieiiicine it Mo Diiuald and Rudd K W Wxk1, ireutini-nt of Mrs. Hopkins and sou Clat. Drug Co, uiedicine for same DunuiiiK, Mi-Kiilee A (iilbaugh luueral ol Caroline I'resler. . Hister ol Mercy, care ol Mr. I'resler . . . . , Sisters ol Mrcyt-reoI McIonald (Sister ol Mercy care ol J Kemp.. 1'ttlpn House care ol Mr Mc- Kinster M D.acklord rent l )t A i ll tf kins E McVt-y. siipilii fur MnDoiiald Uus lleiidrlcksen care of Hnoiu- 10 00 1 45 5 00 2 76 66 00 28 00 00 00 15 00 122 00 20 00 7 2-i eias .. 40 Of) Briiri:s& Son supplies for Sabieeki 63 87 VV byuioni to J Craig, deceased. . 2 00 C I) .Sni ton. same 2 00 John Zweuier, same 1 00 If M Fowler, deputy sheriff 6 00 lieu hntbf rlaud, same 16 00 W E Conyers, same 14 00 Chris Juhnson, livery hire 12 60 D W Freeman same 10 00 ll M Fowler, deputy sheriff ... 6 76 W Hvmons, J 1'caseol Malt Web ber C B Hnl ion, constable W HyiiRiiis, J 1' case of Muauri.. i; rl Sntlon, constable II I' Welkins, J F case ol Hosed LC llartman, witness lo case ol YauAuker K C ttlacklord, pub delinijueul tax list 8 60 7 06 4 30 4 05 2 45 10 50 72 60 II G Kemp, stat. lor sheriff Review Pub Co, stat lor surv'yr. 2 60 8 00 48 50 19 75 24 80 Oregon Mist, supplies U loss A l'rudliDiiuue, same .... A J Iteming, same Irwin Hudson Co, same 24 10 A King, ret sir lamp 1 00 1 11 Cop-land, expense Luvrjuy k Lincoln, tup lor school 19 70 supl M J F.ngleit, sup lor Disl 1. W J t ulierlun. same, No 2 14 05 45 00 53 76 32 0 J W Nowtdl, same, No 3 si rre-n, same, no 4 Kmlle Wasser, same, No 6 A M Aaron, same, No 6 W I. brow n, same. No 7 J 11 Cramer, same, No 8 R A Lillick, same, No 9 4 Van, same, No 10 i W Welch, same. No 11 IV II Rose, same. No 13 0 W Mellinger.sauie, No 14 V BergersoD, same, No 15 C B Sutton constable lor insane. Mr IV 0 Lee mending insane. . M White sheriff II K Cliff physician for insane. .. I. K Bailey, team lor insane E Ross, exam tlawes and Wilcox 11 R Cliff, coroner and autopsy on John Craig II R Cliff, inquest on Mr Ayrea. 1. Bailev. team M 0U 102 60 25 00 20 00 40 00 73 74 37 50 7 60 35 00 38 00 3.' 60 6 85 6 60 6 70 6 00 2 00 10 00 13 GO 24 80 3 00 Orexon Wood Co, wood 21 00 K C Law, deputy as-eseor 83 A T Laws, premium ou bond 15 00 R L bleeiis, board of Hugsed. . . 16 00 Martin Wbile poslaire 5 00 M While premium 011 bond 12 00 Kd tlulliiter. meat lor McDonald 5 3i 1 M Harri, ieeordin W A Harris, postage Orcif.in Mist, blanks (or distatty J A Holladav, (ruil inspector M While, ciutbes lor Bert Ole- msn Wilbur Muckle, hauling insane.. J lieorge, board ol prisoner R 8 Italian, postage Mr L 11 Waltiisley, rebate ol tax I! Liliel' county commissioner. . . 36 00 20 00 8 00 24 00 3 70 3 70 4 25 6 OU 6 50 30 40 II West, same 2U 60 Hew to Cure Chilblains. "To enjoy freedom from chilblains," writes Johu Kemp, East Olislield, Me., "I apply Uucklen's Arnica Salve. Have also used it lor salt rheitin with excel jeut results." Guaranteed to cure fever sores, indolent ulcers, piles, burns, wounds, frost bites and skin disease. 25c al all drutfgi.sls. The Prayer of the Urafter. I believe in Gold, the Dollar Almighty, maker of Heaven on earth, and in Legal Trust, the uuturul issue thereof, which was conceived by Philanthropists, borne by a Patient People, suffered to exist by a Loot loving legislature, defended, ex tolled and worshipped ; they descended into the Depth of Extortion but rose up- 14 00 on the wings of Legal Justification, ana 25 110 ,jt urx)U ti,e right hand of the govern I I ment, from whence they may expect no molestation even lorever; t ueueve iu mt Power of Graft, the educational of nat ural Wonder to Commercial Utility, the Unlimited Advance in the price of Nec essaries, and in the healthy development ot the price of strife now existing be tween the classes and Asses to feud ever lasting. Life. It is gratifying to know that the Reed heirs have been unsuccessful in their attempt to break the will ot the late Amanda Reed. They had nothing to do with the earning ol the money and should hnve been well content to accept with thituks the portions allotted to them. Wine Connell from the South. "I want to give some valuable advice to those who suffer with lame back and kidney trouble," says J. R. Blankenship, ol Beck, Tenn. "I have proved to an absolute certainty that Electric Bitters will positively cure this distressing con dition. Tlie first bottle gave me great relief and after taking a few more bot tles, I was completely cured; so com- oletelv thRt ll becomes a pleasure riH'nmniond this great remedy." Sold Price under guarantee at all druggists, 6O0. - CRUISE THE TIMBER. The Oregon Assessor' Association con cluded the nnnniil meeting last Friday afternoon. Tbe atlendance was small, not more than half Mie aseorr of the slute being present at one time. Many Inn-renting qneptinns in regard to taxa tion were discussed, anion others being tbe assessment of r:ilrads and timber land. Following i psrt of a puper sub mitted by Assessor J. F. Rice, o( Marion County ; "When one considers the advance in the timber Interest in Ibe Htate of Ore gon, the question of assessing this par ticular class of property is found to be one of great importance. The large are of timber land held by speculators, mostly nonresidents, has not heretofore been bearing ill (bare of the burden of taxation. I am of the opinion that the only way to get at the true value of these and, or their value a compared with other properly in the counties, wouiu be by cruising tbe limber and properly sting and classifying thesame. II this work is properly done by persons capa ble and qualified for the work, the value aod the assessment ol this land will be brought to bear it proportionate share. "The old wayol assessing each quar ter section or other leieal subdivision, the same as each other similar area, re gaidlesaof whether it Iks timber ht lor sawing or naked waste; whether it be covered with green growing limber, be coming more valuable year by year, or located In some burned di-trict or per haps on a bald, rocky bluff, should be relegated to the past. Much, in fact all nl tbe valuable timber land of many .ol the counties of the stite, has been ac acquired bv speculator by some method or another, and is being held by them awsiting the development ol the country hy the residents and taxpayers, contrt buting none of the brains or energy necessary for the work of advancing the commonwealth and bearing but a sma share of the expense of governing the country, thus becoming wealthier every lav at the expense ol the resident ol the state." The assessors adopted a motion made by Assessor Laws, recommending that the association urge tbe county courts of the different counties to have all tim ber lauds cruised in 40 acre tracts, as the only way by which tue land can be justly and equitably assessed. No connty in the stale needs a cruise of their timber more than Columbia. How-is it pos sible for tbe assessor to arrive at any where near tbe true value of timber lands without HT Stop a moment and think what the timber in this county is worth. Then think what a trifling sum in pro portion it is assessed at. This is in no way fair to the resident taxpayers of this county. As to the cast ot cruising an this county' timer, this increased vaiu ation of the land would pay it back to the connty in a short time. " The Right Same. Mr. August Sherpe, the popular over seer of tbe poor, at Fort Madison, Ia., savs: "Dr. King' New Life Pills sn rightly named ; they act more agreeably, do more good and make one feel better than anv other laxative." Guaranteed to cure billioosness and constipation 25 at all druggist. BEFORE AND AFTER. Anyone reading the advertisement ol the Portland merchaut must be led to believe either thit the town is on tlie point ol bankruptcy or that heretofore price charged have yielded labuious profits. To particularize, take the ad vertisement of William Gadsby & Son, in Sunday' Oregonian. A loO parlor uit of furniture ia marked down to f 105 a reduction of nearly one third a com oared with the price charged for the same goods during the holidays. In some instances tbe reduction sre even greater. One wonders what was the percentage of profits piior to the boli days. In clothing, both lor men and women, the reduction are equally startling and are announced by all big firms ol the city. It is impossible that a few days could make such a difference in tbe real value ol these goods, and tbe only conclusion is that the price hereto fore charged have yielded au ennormous profit. Dealers in small towns could i not afford to put cinch prices upon tbeir customers at the holiday season and then virtually admit the fraud by such unreasonable reductions. The condition of the (amishing hordes of China is appalling in its misery and destitution. Adequate relief, except as it might be furnished by the wealthy mandarins of the empire, is impossible. If the world, fullhanded, should at tempt to relieve these people, the effort would be (utile, siuce the need is so dire and so pressing that supplies from across tbe sea could not reach them in time to Save the lives of thousands of doomed creatures. A more striking lessou upon the evils of overpopulation was never presented than that illustrated by mil lions of abject, naked, starving human lieiiiL's. who had no call to be born and and whom unkind Nature, as if repent ing her (oily in permitting them to come into the world, decrees to death. Free text books for the public schools of the state will be advocated by Repre sentative Bcveridge, of Multnomah county, in a bill which he will present for such a provision. When we rcniem ber that nothing is "free" in this world in the sense that somebody does not have to pay for it, we reserve indorse' ment of this bill until the specific argu ments in support of -free" achoolbooks follows its presentment. The assuuip tion is that the bill will reduce the cost of schoolbooks in each community one half. That is to say, it will shift the cost to ot senooioooas irom mc picuu w iuc 1 Benertti taxoaver at some saving to the 8enerll, taxpayer at some saving to I former. HEAL ESTATE. Following are tbe real estate transac lions In this county for the week ending Jan. 12, 1907: J M and L A Akins to L P Itran- atetter and K U Carr, land in sees 14 and 16, 3, 1 .'000 F L and G M Berry to Westei n Ximber Co, s hi ol sw qr, w hi ol ne qr. se qr ol nw qr, ne qr ol sw qr, sec 33, 4, 6 Dean Blanchard to E 8 Collins, land in Rainier E II and J Cahalin to Benson L & LCo, seqrsec 14,6.4 1 6000 C W and A T Cather to Bi nson L & LCo, n bf o( n hi, sec 18-5 3 I J Churchley to C C Masten, var ious tracts 1000 1000 L J and A Forbes to C C Masten. various tract R V and G Jarrett to Benson L & L Co, e hi of se qr and n hi of se qr, sec 15, 6, 4 John Mauri to Kristin Mauris, lot 5, blk 27, Rainier C J and J A Muckle to HA and C W Sherman, nw qrof w bf of ne qr , ec 35, 5, 2 '. C J and J A Muckle lo (i W Kale, ne qr of nw qr sec 36, 5, 2. . . . A and M O 01 n to W G Gosstin and H T Hamblet, 100 acres in sees 6. 7, 5, 5 J G and E B Pringle to F and A Tracy, w bf of se qr, sec 28, 5, 4 John Piingle to Western Timber' Co, w hi of ne qr, sec 28, 5. 4. S B and S C Richards to Western Timber Co, lot 3, sec 14,4,4 .. JandCSilva to C I Hooghkirk, lease to land in Rainier State of Oregon to Michael Doran, se qr sec 26, 7, 4 - 1500 600 960 100 1000 F and A Tracy to Laura A Tucker, w hf ol ne qr sec 32, 5, 4 E Wedrick to Western Timber Co, w h( sw qr. sec 22, 5, 4 1 M aod J A Wedrick to Western Timber Co, sw qr o( nw qr sec 22,5, 4.. .- I V, S. patent were issued to W. M. Bray, for w bf of w bf, sec 24, 4. 5. Columbia County fruit, exhibited by Mr. llolladay.of Scappoose.attha recent meeting of the Slate Horticultural Society took two fiist premiums. Mr. ilollailay has but a small orchard, yet lie has succeeded in carrying off more than his share of the honor wherever he has exhibited. He has demonstrat ed that as good apple and pear can be trrown here as in any county of the- State, and the wonder ia that there sre not more people engaged in the industry, which teem to present unusually strong inducements for the investment of capital. The pro6t on orchards in other parts of Oregon have been enormous, but we doubt if many of them hare done better per acre than Mr.HolUdav ha wilh his Northern Spy. DISTINCTIVELY A CREAM OF TARTAR BAKING POWDER Royal does not contain an atom of phosphatic acid (which is the product of bones digested in sul phuric acid) or of alum (which is onr-tlrird sulphuric acid) substan ces adopted for other baking pow ders because of their cheapness. H0YAL BAK.NQ POWDE3 CO.. NEW VOKK. CORONAS ioc CHAriPIONS se The Best Smoke for the Money HADE IN OREGON Sold by M. C GRAY. BRINN BROS. THE HOTEL The Rfiist Oregonian One Year $2 L. S. FRAKES, DESIGNERS PH NE PACIFIC 348 SPECIAL HATS Columbia County People are Taking Into consideration tbe price at which lsnd suitable for orchards ean be purchased here it seem that an acre can be put into full bearing at less eon than the raw land at Hood River, Slnmo land can be bought lor $5 per acre, and it can be cleared, planted to trees and cultivated for ten years for about 1 150 per acre, giving an orchard in good bearing for much ten than I asked for the land in section where the (ruit industry has been developed. The land Is not unproductive during this period, snd in favoured localities it will yield a profit from the time it is cleared. Tbe fruit acreage in Colombia Connty ia increasing yearly, but not a rapidly as the prospective profit would seem to justify. : C05FIDE.UE A50 DOLLARS. - 'Sambo bave yon got confidence enough in me to lend me a dollar?" asked one colored brother of another. "Plenty of confidence but no dollar," was the reply. Tli... mr lhinM. f R.nihn elm'; who have "plenty of confidence but no dollar," and with every one of them there is something radically wrong, for dollar are as sure to follow the right kind of confidence as day i to come after night. Among the numberless good things said by St. Paul, nothing ia more sig nificant than tbe declaration that "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence, which is the substance of thing hoped for; that is, something practicable and usable from which things are evolved if proper conditions are complied with. Know for a certainty that nothing of value is evolved for one, or added lo one ' onles from the center of her being, by ber aspirations, her resolves, ber under standing of and covenant with her in most self, her kingdom of heaven, she evolves and draws it onto ber. It - is disastrous to depend upon anyone or anything outside oneself for happiness and prosperity a it would be to depend upon another to breathe for one. Lid' A. Churchill, in the February Delineator. LAKESIDE ITEMS. John Hugh Dobbins, wife and two daughters, of Portland, were visiting a few days tbe first of January with Mr. Dobbins' mother. - Loo 8. Frakes, of Portland, visited over Sunday with ber parents at Lake side be lore taking ber trip to Eastern Oregon. P. A. Frakes is selling a great many Holsteins, He sold foor cows and one bull last week, to go to Gaston, Or., and one boll to Harrisborg. . . , and Weekly 352 MORRISON ST.. PORTLAND, OREGON OF SFINE MILLINERYf- MADE TO ORDER especially invited to Call snd Inspect.