LOCAL )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..
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