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BE .OREGON
xxv
St Helens, Oregon, February 28, 1908.
No. 12.
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LOCAL
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acknowledge lb WCl't l
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L. l ihc )t.i4i liiii tU-tlU ol
Im.tlirr. Mr. !: M. l.Uc.
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L r I will In lit llmilmn I'rlilnv
brtl.iy. M ut ll mil ami
k Ui nil Kin U "I ilcnlul woiW.
hi nrcil oli h work will do ''
It me CoiiuIliUiiit live rni'l
Id tlullv ii.vni In all 1 make
ill iTumi unit lni'lne wtirh.
fctltr imhic in aii'l Imve tlioioiii
!nl nut uii'l tiiive a net Iiiii'ki?
lllllllK ))'ulC IH1 in, it viill iiiiiU
r ir ti n yt-iirn ymmner nihl y
k liittvr utile to innttlrntt ow
e ntitliK'tlnti,
DR. RAM HO.
rnnk SIiitwimhI, ol Riilnirr,
tlrim v'.niinr Inl Tur Uy,
I It ittisuii, nl llotilum. w In
"iievUy. Mr. Uanlcm Imt tie
i twfiiuie s ciiiiillilnle (or Hie !
iirniuii.it ton for the oflic o(
fol While riiirnmt Tr, tlic olil
coiilt rcmeily, Vor tul by A.J.
Ii dmgglat.
CuitNTV I'tlHTMAHTKK'H Convkntiok
1'ixliiiMtrr M. I'.. l'o(r, ol Cllktilc,
who ill cnii1cilt ol the l.mjui of I'ol-
umlrr ol tli luiitlli cUu in the Ktutc
ol Ort(oii, called a uitrtlng ol tba xt-
milrr ol Columbia county at Clutuka-
ule on the '.Vi (or the iuri ul oruati-
ilillg county lraU, A third ol the
KMtiuatera of the county were jircwnt
and a uuiubcr ol lei ten Iroiu otlirrt who
lound It liiitltile to Irav their office.
were read. Hie orgaiiliation w ellected
with M. C. dray pretiilrnt, K. I'.. IIiik-
tierg vice irrident, and N. A. Perry tec
relary and liraturer. It a very en'
roiling iik ltt'nl,i"l. and the uieiuUr
hoi to arcouiplith the ohjert ol the
lcgiie, wlili h are: The hit prove turn t
ol the ervke, rare ol the wuinwo m-
trrrtteol the iotmtrni and the clitic
of the uiilic. Ity an oversight at Irut
two pituiirr in lha county acre not
nolined of the trctfii(. The oikhU'
ation comnir a tare jwrcrnt ol the
mantera ol Ihe fourth cla throtiKU the
t'lillptl (itaiet, and eiUy lit it nude
iMil growth In the tuorc drntcly popu
lated riioiii of the couiury It w or
l(niicd in Ht. I.imia, Ot.tn-r r.th, Wl.
It hat the Miirllun and (ncotiraKriocnt ol
the lruirtuie!it at Vaitiiui;tiiii, l. C
and ofhclalaof the drjwrlmpnt have ntl
ith and aililrcw l a1! ol the national
convention. Much good to the aervlce
haa already hreu etleclrd HiioukIi the
urxanitation. and the tlrinrtiiirnt lcuii
tmitly iCTctvinn l It ion uli it vUil!e in
formation which would I very difficult
to procuie thru(.b other aourv-r.
I hava nnrtiey to loan on approved
realeaUte aecuritv.
W. II. TOW KM..
Si. Ilcin. Oregon
Candidatrh CAMint ItcKiiinliig with
our not Imuc we will inwrt camlidatc'i
carili until the cloe ol the primary cam
paiKt fur ft each. No man barred on
account ol politic, atthii ia purely a but
iticu propoaiiiou and doe not include
auy edlloriiU or other mention.
Tuo KntifhU of ythiae of Rainier held
their anniveraary celebration lat Satur
day niiiht and entertained a iniall army
ol viaitliiK Knixhti, Pythian SUU-rt, and
Iriende ol the order. Chancellor Com
niandrr Sandol reiiled and in a neat
peech made all leel at borne. Then fol
lowed iniiilc by Kainier'f Columbia Con
cert Hmid ami, after a lew other numheri
Clmnctllor Couiiiiaudcr W. It. Powell ol
Avon Lodge delivered an eloquent and
utile rcpoj to the aldrca ol welcome.
Mr. I'owfll'a uprrch thuwed a thorough
knowledge ol the principle of the order
and it bintory, and wa well received.
The program wai excellent, although the
Raiuler tuartetle wiu crippled by the ab-
rnre ol Mi. l-'re. who had been called to
perforin a marriage ceremony, lii place
uciiig filled at well at could lie without
practice by . Kenyoti bourne, who alto
lavorc-1 the people with aome comical
lo iiunilierii, The miiaical gciu of the
evening, tiowever, wa Mr. V'ogle' aolo,
"Sailor Ikware." At the conclusion ol
the program a bamiuct wat acrvetl in the
liniucl hall adjoining the lodjie room.
The Rainier Knight are in fine condi
tion. They have patted the hundred'
mark in numlier and are owner ol their
own ball, which iaone of the fined prop
ettic in the city of Rainier.
Maif.i.M the boaicul II. P. Wat-
kin. In thwell?. on Saturday, rebruary
find. Nora May IW-aveit to Jauie W.
Woodmall. Juiti. Watkin oflicialing. ,
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Mr. and Mr Albert Hone ami Jtr.
and Mr. J. timing eiiler'aine t their
frirn l at a military whul pirty in CMd
I'cll.m. IUU Ut I'liday night, tba eve ol
V.!iiugtou blithday. The l uge room
ra mt lwaittilu!ly decorated with Aw
trkau flS and loliige plant, while on
Ihe table wre the uiinilure Aug ol
ma ii v nation, and lhe it the duty
of Ihe player to detenil anl auaca
Th vkl ury wa aim by Japan reirceni.
e l bv M C 'ay. Mr. I II. Copeland.
W, n Mllaid. and Mr Jo. !- After
the card playing Umnlcou lunch wa
rived. contWling ol cream of chicken.
cake, eufl-e. and Ue cream, and ituring
All that i ncceuwry i to add a
little heat to my buckwheat flour,
nml In' you have hot cake, or to
tnv eight kimt ol cereal and
have umtb. There U no higher
grade good made) than what I
liavc in thi line. II you get any
thing of me that in not ail right,
I want vou to repoit it In me, no
to neighbor. 1 will refund your
money, he wont. The bent
giHxl wilt ftomeliuir become
damaged.
M. C. fill AY,
I.AlHKsTAlUatNOTilorcd and hirt
want uit. All work guaranteed.
V. Ilir.KI.K,
lloulton, Or.
The St. Helen Ijuarry Company it
running ilcruber at lull blat, hnving.
the evening liuit punch waeil around, j .luring the eaton ol it thutdowu, put
It wa Ihc mil il.lightlul wl event the plant In perfect condition. Ut Sat
tlut eer tok place in St Helen., and . unlay they Hinted out three hundml
wheu tlx- iui di.teid at u early hour yard ol rock.
S..(iiidv morning they were all ol Ihc j j.ntru.ir Hrixon lit ai many men a
opinion that the bc.t thing Washington ; makc UW(,(movnK the old build
ever did wa to have a birthday TI.e (- ; cleaning awav the rubbih pre
fer were. iillle hatchet to which wire j (ur,t()fy , conttrurting Columbia Coun
att.ubed cherrie Iroui the original ';., cllr, linUM. ,,!,. When finlthed
Oorge haikt't on mat n.v. .....,.. -oCcaii'tt
when he lcame a terror toj
,11 ihe ahool cuuuren w.. , . ,,lliMlllIli eit, a.K.r to
main to emulate hi. gloriim example. lliUlk) Mr. oin
. . . . t. Mr
Tht gurt p'etcut ot -
W. It. Dilhird. Mr and Mr. M C. tiray.
Mr and Mr. C U John. Mr. and Mr
J. It liodlie. Pr. ud Mr II R-CU,
r. ai d Mr. . R"- Mr M'- A
II. tleorge. Mr. ud Mr. K H. Hagg.
tl. lc K. I. Ml, "
The Odd 1'elloWt and Kcbckuhtof
lloulton held an open meeting lat Sat
urday night and entertained large nnm
her of their member and friend. The-
progiaiu comUteil of a tort of experience
meeting inlempenrd with few tongt
and winding up with chicken topper,
at wbicb aeveral dozen yellow legged
chicken were contumed,
The leap year dance at Houlton laat
Saturday nigbt wat well attended and
very enjoyable. The muaic by the Houl
ton oicbettra wa worthy of etpecial
mention, and war considered the bet
tliat haa been beard In Houlton during
the wlati-r.
The fithcrmen are buiy, getting out
I heir nelt and painting their boat,
although the teaton doe not open nntil
April 15th.
W. B. Dillard. of thi city, ha been
invited to deliver an addret at the pro-
poed Democratic banquet to be held at
Oregon City, hit tubject to be "The
Klrphant and the A." Mr. Dillardcan
peak by the cord a to the latter ani
mal, a be I the hippy poeor of two
of the lougcared quadruped who occa-
tionally ttray Into the town and inflict
their trumpet ing noon Republican
tnd Democrat alike. And for want of
a better tubatitutc, be might take Gray'
colt a a model of the Republican ele
phant, and we are ure, with that ani-
hna ia hi mind, he could give the party
all that i coming to it.
To ItxKiM Col,t'MBiA Coust' The ed
itor of the Mi.st bat received from M. I).
Witdom, aecretary of the Oregon-Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
I'. i position a request for
awriteupof the reourcei of Columb'a
County, to be pnb!ibcd in a booklet to
be diitributed at the great Seattle El po
rtion next year. There will be bnodred
ul thoutand of thete booklet ditributed
nd it will be the bett advertising Col
umbia County can possibly have and will
not cott the county a ce.it, at of courte
the editor of the Mist, being interested
in the progress of tint county, will do the
work without couipt-ntation other than
that he tliare with every other citizen
in the mutual advantage that will ac
crue by making Columbia' resource!
known to the immense number of peo
ple who will visit the Kxpositiju.
Mr. Albert Stone bat purchased from
Dr. II. R. Cliff tome lott adjoining C.
W. Illakcsley'i property iu the northeatt
part ol the town and will build a borne
thereon thi spring. He has a beautiful
tile and the property was purchased at a
very reasons' lr price, a Dr. Cliff it
anxious to tee the town build np and is
alway willing to do hii share toward
bringing about that result.
Death op Mr. Littlk Mr. Eunice
Bowen Little died at ber borne la Houl
ton on Tnetday but, February 26 tb,
She wa born at Fern, MuttacfautetUt
April 23d, 1827, and her maiden name
wat Eunice Bowen. She married Joaepb
R. Utile on Anguit 16th, 1861, bit death
occuring In 1891. Mr. Little moved to
Houlton over twelve year ago and hat
retided there contiuuoutly tince that
time. Sbe leave four grandchildren,
Charlea V. Little, Morris Little, Ruth
Little, and .Eunice Little. The funeral
took place Thursday, the sermon being
preached by Rev. C. R. I'bilbrookr con
gregstioualist, of which church she was a
devout member. She was also a roem
ber of Mizpab Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, and its members bad
charge of the ceremonies at the grave,
the interment taking place in Warren
cemetery. Mrs. Little was a woman of
a great deal of ability and retained the
brightness of her intellect close to the last
moment. Sbe wat held In high esteem ,
by the people of Houlton and St. Helen
and to ber neighbors the lost teems a
personal one.
W. B. Dillard's office building and the
old court bouse have been moved this
week, the former to the lot adjoining
the old site and the latter to the lot next
to the barber shop. The old court
house will be remodeled and converted
into a building suitable for business pur
poses.
County warrants cashed at par.
Columbia County Bank
Save your eyesight by using the "In
dex" burner. Fits any No. 2 lamp.
Did vou notice in the daily papers
that the United Railway Company pro
pose building an electric road to St.
Helen? The U. R. C. is a company
that accomplishes resulta and this little
bit of information i therefore important.
The nd will be built and it will be a
profitable one from the start. Its con
struction will mean that St. Helens,
Houlton and Columbia City will be
uburh of Portland. Now is tbe time
to invest in these communities, as, with
the advent of the electric road property
values are bound to increase.
A London bigamist adinitl that be bas
bsd 32 wives, but repels the accusation
that tba tin in ber was a hundred. He
regards a tendency to exaggerate at one
of thr evils of th day. ,
The l'opulitls will not keep the
counrty in suspense. Their National
Convention comes April 2, and they
view with scorn thoee who ufet that
the date is a day late.
it will 1 s beauty spot worm visiuug.
Charli Olten and lamily have tuo.red
being unable to fiml any oilier living
apartment in S. Helen
Mr, J. I. Godfrey and wile led St,
Helen this week for Toledo, Lincoln
Comitv. ht e they will retde tempo
rarily, Mr.
Godfrey lmving accepted a
I V O.'ih k Mr and Mr. W. A, H..r-! position in the employ nf Mann A Monl
.u it, and' Mr. J. W. Dav. Mr and ! Kl,merv.awinill and timtier men ol Tort.
Mr I 'ctih tiei'ir e, Mr. nnd Mr. W, H. ,a,. Mr.and Mr, fiodlrey will .till
i-owe i Mr. and Mr. N A. Perry, Mr. m,.ke St. Helen, their home and retain
Sod Mi. I- 11 Copeland, Mr. and Mr. an ,lu ir proprrtT interest, here.
.. n in. i. ...t ..i, Mr. and Mi Fred ,,..... rnwuTiciv The comitv
1S...1 Mi. I. II Coiiclann. .Mr.
tf u . i..,,. I on. Mr. mm '
h'-.u.. Mr and Mr. C. W. Itl.ike.ley,
Mr. and Mi. I'"tcue ltlk.'.ley. Mr. P,
t SiUi-r. Mr. I W.U'itcn
Mr. L. I..
..1 . !..
Pecker. Mie I.ulil tcttrge, i.um .
niclv, Sadie Kill. Httgeiiia Pciiiing. "d
Mia Church. Mcr. L. . R. '
i land. A. King. Wa.hlnglon Muckle.
Rudolph Ketel. Kugriw Milr, Frank
fteotgetlbirotdRoU. Murell Pmnilt.
MiuttrCiwa'd and John liming.
Mr. S. RiH-k, of Vaiikluit. wa ft caller
at the Mit ie " 1 ru,"J'
The fift ntmitr of tho Clnt.kanle
Chiel under it new proprietor. George
OEEGON'S
OPPOETUNITT
COLONIST RATES from all parts of the v
United States and Canada to all parts of Ore
gon and the Northwest will be put in effect by
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
aj:
Icclded im
newt
doubt, wwii
(".bni.k Convkntios The county
convention ol the Patrons ol Husbandry,
composed t' delegate from each subor
dinate grunge in the comity, meets nt
.-ii.uUi.nle on Saturday, March 7th, one
week from to-morrow, for the pursue of
electing delegate ,,e Swte c'nnKe
and lor the lrunnctian of other bnsincs.
TakUN I'r Near Reuben, about eight
months ago, a red teer. about two and
lone half year old. I.eft ear cut tralgttt
ncro... right ear pltt in tuitiaic.
CHRIST KAUFMAN.
Reuben, Ore,
M tKR!itn-At the Wilson Camp, near
Rainier, on Saturday, Feb. i2d. Mi
I ucy Hilton w lr'
W. 0. 1 ry olticiatitiR.
Southern Pacific Company
fc Uc ia Or-MN2t-
Daily During March and April.1008
From the principitl citict of the Middle West
the ntcs will be as follow
From
CHICAGO
ST. LOUIS '
KANSAS CITY
From
SS.Ort CorS'CIL BLVFFS
.-.IMI OMAHA .
au.00 ST. PAl'I, -
30.00
30.00
Corresponding rate from nil other Eastern points. Stopover
nt pleasure at all points in Oregon
The Colonist Rate 1 the g.eatest of all home builders,
resources and need more people who desire homca
Oregon has unlimited
nnd lnrger opportunities
Mr. Gille I
.....I v..r r.nnvcr.. Miows n
provemcnl H'c ei,""""1 l,HWl
ii ..t,t no doubt, a to
.il,l it will be improved tygruphi- , thwt 0f C. C. Wilson, pres
i..n l.lent ol the Wilson Lumber Company,
.. , Time Drpoaiu. ! and Mr. Uillc. it in the comply . em
i Columbia County Bank I ploy
Oregon tieople can accomplish splendid results by heralding this opporlnnity to
all the world. Send Oregon literature givi.ig Rood reliable information about 111
ttttte, far and wide. Call on the above railroad for it ff necessary,
FARES CAN BE PREPAID
lime nt home if desired. Any agent is authorized to accept the required deposi, and
telegraph ticket to uny point. Call ou any O. R. ct N. or S. F. agent ot ddretl
WM. McMURRAY,
Gen. Pass. Act., Portland Oregon
j.