G
DART & MUCKLE
Ctrry Complete'Stock of the
Beit in General Merchandise at
Lowcat Pricei CouiUtcnt with
Quality. Country Produce
Bought and Sold. When in
Need of Groceries, Dry Gooda,
Hardware, Boota or Shoea We
Solicit Your Patronage and A a
anre You.Courteoua Treatment
ST. HELENS, OR BOON
"A Shoe Store for Shoes"
Is the dictum of the experienced. It is a matter of
hoe history that the deportment stores which try
to sell shoes of the grades we sell do nut make a
success of it. The reason is that a shoe "depart
ment" is fundamentally lacking in the clement of
Service that must go. with the sale of fine shoes
to make them really worth the price asked.
KNIGHT BOOK CO.
Wellington iimt Third hi.
"All Around the Northwest Corner"
Sloe for
Men and
Women
WALK-OVER
SOROSIS
Only exclusive
children' d'p't.
in Portland.
JOB PRINTING
18 OUR DU8INE88
WK have the beat and most
ftillf equipped Job Print
ing Office in Columbia County
And we are prepared, to
do all kinds of Printini
on short notice and at
most reasonable prices
A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE
OREGON MIST
St. Johns, Or.
The Opportunity of Your Life is to
Invest Now in St. Johns. J have
the Experience and Will Give Yon
My licst Judgement an Prices and
Locations " ' ' '
J. E.COLVIN,
ict off car at Chicago St St. J ohns, Or.
SUPREME COURT DECIDES.
Hlmw tlit January, HM term of Conn
ty Omirt there lu been letal contest
between the editor of thisptper and the
'ton lily court nit to ihn imymiiilt of A eer
tain clilm for publication of the official
proceedings of theoonrt. Th editor lim
not (eli mKl to iy anything (l i)
paper concerning Hie matter, believing
it better to wait patiently for Judicial
determination.
W now wlh to submit lo the people
of this county the fact In the cae as de
cided In our furor In Ih Circuit Court
of thlsdistrlct snd in the Hupreine Court
of Ida Hum of Oregon on the tenth day
of Uit month.
At Ui Jsnuaiy, lbUS, session, I uia-la
application to have Hi Mlit declared
Ihe official paper of ih count). Mr. U.
If. Mitchell mad a simitar application
on behalf of hi pr-Tlie Columbia
Kegisier, and, ll-r a corneal In legal
form, lb Mist was declared tli official
pener of Ihe county forth year 1B05.
1'rlor to th Inauguration of ih legal
contest the oounly court made ft definite
offer "till In seaalun every member ol
th curt atwnliny that If the Mist
wonM oscl th appointment of i.fllc ftl
paper tod publiah all Ilia court proceed -n.
for l per yr they (the conn)
would agree that tli Mitt al.olitd b V
th priming of ih Us II t and all other
adverllairnt for the county at legal raUs.
This offer I accepted, though I plainly
(eld the court I thought it was irregular.
Mr. Mitchell afterwards insisted on a
legal couWst. Tlx court, upon th
motion of Mr. Mitchell's attorney, abso
lutely revoked and ant arid its own
order, and the Miat wai appointed the
ilhcial paper artse Ma ordor moo nttktd
f curt in apite of th proteat of the
ill tor of thi pier, wlnwss at all time
dllng to carry out hi agreement,
biard ai It was, upon tlie consideration
oifered hy th County conit.
The Miat published the official pio-
needing for on year, and then, no com-
iHinaatioli having been Axed by Uie
county court, brought In ft bl I for
U3 AO. Tlie county court arbitrarily,
and without any consideration of the
raj valu; of th nk,rul th bill down
to our dollar, and 1 appealed (by writ of
rovle) to the circuit court.
In the circuit co irt the attorney for
tlie oounty uiade no argument ai to
whether the bill was iesnblo or un
reasonable, bat alWnited to atand upon
the original contract, which the county
court had iiaelf annulled. Of cuurae
Judge Mtitride made abort work id iticli
a contention end eipreaaej an utiMin
pllmenlary opinion of a county board
who would attempt audi tactic. He
gave a ery eepi..f dccialou in my
(avor, finding for Hi full amo.ilit
(Uioie.1.
The matter rotild very easily have
(wen couiuromiiwd, but the court
advlted that aure victory awaite I at the
Supreme Couit. and now, utile a re
heai ina I" anked for and K ran to!, it wall
have tu pay tlie bill in lull, Willi cosia
ind Intereat. Following ia til gwi oi
the
ai i aKur! on ar'a hkcimun
It ia piarciit (rui a ixinaid.-MtioM ol
the whole act thai, alihotuli no lin e in
eiiorrwir menlionel wlieucomiwnration
.hull paid by the court the Intent ia
t int Italioiild ld Ui at tlie timeol Ih.
election ul tlie newtpaper, and ahould
he the reault of ft ju ll u'l Inquiry and
determination unit be reaeunablv oin
penaalory for th work to be don . The
cjurtcai t ari lirarily loct any new
paper, but name tlie one mak.n
pioof, aa eaclally pointed out In cec.
Sm, ll. A C. Comp., that It la pnse-d
of the largeatcltculatlon. Neither cn
the court rbltrarily tit ft men-nre
couiH!natit.n, but the law pre-Hin.
tint the taie flel ftball "h- rena n ib y
Comintiry. The ilalule flxe.l a maai
mum rale, beyond which the om t can
not go, and conferred power upon it to
fi ft lower rule; but the county finl
not having done to at the tlin- of milk
ing the appointment and having made
no finding ai to what waa a teatonVde
rate when pmlngon plalmlrTa claim
it la only fftlr f preaume that tlie court
wai tatltlled with the reeaonaDienctw oi
the statutory rate. Indeed, thia ciwe
hat been tried nd prwntid by the
couniel forthe county upon th appureut
theory, that there waa noqiteetlon a to
correotneaa of the amount of work done
and the reaaonnble value thereof,
at atatod In plaintiff's bill, hut Hint
plaintiff was still bound by his previous
offer lodo the work for the bum of l.0O.
This, undoubtedly, was the theory upon
which the county court noted when
passing on the bill. If It deetred to
question the facta atnted hi the bill It
ahould have had findings thereon and
made them a matter of record. That
duty was not upon the claimant, but
upon the county. And now to send thia
case back so th.it It may d epute theae
(acts we Uiluk would be doln plaintiff
an injustice. At the inception of this
matter, the county court seems to have
acted upon the erroneoua assumption,
that It had noine din-ret Ion as to whom
it would let the work and that It had a
right to let the work hi the loaest bid
der. The parlies undoubtedly made
their reapec Ive off.-ra under that belief,
but havii-g dhcovercd the error, the
court rltthtly rescinded its order of Janu
ary Oili, and proceeded according to law ,
thtrt trtr was an obligation upn plain
Hit bf naton of Hit olfor, ho wao tortainl)
rohond from It mhon tho court ro$cindd
th ordor. Hence the action of the court
in rejecting the pilncipul part of plain
tiff' bill or claim and a lowlnst a nomi
nal sum, was not a proper exercise of
Ihe jurisdiction conferred, and the circuit
court committed no error In setting iu
order salde.
K'xlnl is ti day the Itet known remedy
for all disorders of the stomach, such as
dyeprpala, hejit burn, iour stomach
and belching of gas. Hold here by A. J.
Deming and Fcappooae P-tin Co.
TIIK ORKKX J,ITTr,K HIIAM
HOCK OK IHKJ.ANTJ
There's a dear little plant that grows in
our iale,
'Twaa M. I'atrick hiiuai lf, sure that set
if,
Ai d the tun on his labors with pleasure
did mile,
And the dew from his eyes often wet
it.
It thrives through the bog, through tbe
brake, tbrouith the mireland;
And he called it tbe dear little sham
rock of Irelaud,
Tbe sweet little shamrock, the dear little
alia in r oik,
The sweet little, green little shamrock of
Ireland.
The dear little plant still grows ia our
land,
l'reali and fair as the daughters of
Krin,
Whose smiles can bewitch, whose eyes
can command,
In each climate they may appear in ;
And shine through the bog, through
the brakes, through the mireland,
Juat like Iter own dear little shamrock
of Ireland,
Tbe sweet tittle shamrock, the dear little
ahainrock,
Tbe sweet little, green little shamrock
of Ireland.
This dear little plant that springs from
our soil,
When its three little leave are extended,
pL-noca from one stalk we together
should toil,
And ourselves bv ouisc!vesbcbcfri.-nd
ed;
And atill through the bog, through tbe
brake, through the mireland,
l'roin one root should brunch, like the
ahamrock of Ireland,
The sweet little shainro' k, the dear little
shamrock,
Tbe sweet litt'e, green little shamrock of
Ireland.
Tie Supreme Court of California has
undone all of Hooey's h.nd work In the
8n Fratictero graft cae, relcaMDg ex
Miyor Srlinill.
IOISTY TKElSt KIR'S XOTItE
Covstv TaiMSt aKK's Offiob
St. Hklkns, Ok., Jlar. 13. 11)08.
Notice is hereby given that all unpaid
County Road Warrants of Columbia
County, Oregon, which have been pre
sented and endorsed "Not l'aid for Want
of funds," will I paid npon presenta
tion at this office. Interest will not be
allowed after this date.
KDWIN ROFS,
Treanurer of Columbia County, Oregon.
Prof. H. A. Ilewell r Haraoa, Caba,
Recommends Cnamberiala'1
Cear.lt Remedy
"As long as I can remember my
mother was a faithful user and friend of
CI Hiiilierlaln's Cough Remedy,- but
never in my life have I realized its true
value until now," write Prof. H. A.
Howell of Howell's American School,
HivaiiN, Cul a. "On the night of Feb
ru try 3id our bacy was taken sick with
s very sever cold, the next day waa
worae and the following night bis con
dition was dtsparate. He could not He
down and it was necessary to bav him
In the arm every moment. Even then
hi breathing was difllcult. I did not
ihlnk be would live until morning. At
la-t I thought of tiny mother's remedy,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which
we gave, and it afforded prompt relief,
and now, three days liter, be has re
covered. Under the circumstance I
would not heal trie a moment in saying
that Chamberlain's Cough. Remedy, and
that only, saved the life of our dear lit
tle boy." For sale by A. 3, Deming,
d'Uggltt.
Schwartzchild A Sulx erger, it is re
ported, will bull I a miat puk rig plant
nt rortlnud at an rxpemeof U, 00,000.
So i'se To JHe
"1 have found oat t at tl ere is no use
to die of lung trouble i slon as you can
get Dr. King' Mew Discovery," says
Mrs. J. P. White, o. Rushboro, Pa. "I
wiuld not be alive to-day only for that
wonderful meiicine. It lu'S-ns np a
cough quicker than anything el.-e, and
cures lung diseaiei even after tbe case
Is prononncsd hopeless." This moat re
liable remedy for cooulii, and colds, la
grippe, aathma, bronchilii anl hoarse
ness, is told under guarantee at Houlton,
Warren, 6cappooe, and Deer Island.
60c and S1.00. Trial 1 ottle free.
Tlie anarchist who killed the Catholic
nriiHtt whila nt tha altar in a church in
D over, ! tttempting the Insanity
doige. traiy? oi course he s-, u is
better that he be banged, however, then
be won't hae a chance to go crazy
gain.
I'nepaaled as a I'are for Creep
"Be-1 ea bein; an excellent lemedr
for colds and throat troubles, Cliamber
loiu's Congh Re utdy is unequled as a
cure for croup," ays Harry Wilson, of
Wsynt-town, In. I. When given as soon
as the crou iy coog-i appears, this rem
edy will prevent the attack. It is need
successfully in many thousand f
home. For sale by A. J. Deming,
druggist.
An old Clatrop politician waa henrd to
say that h had no desire to go to the
legislature thi-i time. Asked why, be
siid, "There is nothing in it; wny, a
man couldn't get enougu itiaft out of ihe
election of a Uuile.l States S.-naU r lo
pay fjr a plug of "eawlog." S'unal.,
The Lacky tjaarter
Is the one you piy out for a box of
Dr. King's New Life Pills. They bring
you the health that more precious than
jewels. Try them for headache, Idlious
ness coustipation and malaria. If they
disappoint you the price will be cheer
fully refuuded 1 1 Houlton, 8cap;iOose
Warren, and Deer Inland dealer.
Now that Gre it Britain h is a case of
some of her own subjects "murdering
innocent Japanese," perhaps she won't
throw so many Hones it the United
Stater-. Titer- ara times when your
Uncle Samuel has great difficutly in
preserving his dignity and srppreseiog
a smile.
GetDeWitt'i Cirbolired Witch Hate!
ralve U is g od for pil s. Sold by A
J. Deming and Pcappoote Drug Co.
C. T. TUESCOl
E. E. QUICK.
F. B. PRESCOTT
The Columbia County
ABSTRACT AND TRUST CO.
Titles Examined j? Abstracts Made
Non-Resident Taxes Paid
Real Estate & Loaks. etc
Onwrie
Drv Uooda
Hardware
Crkery
Flour and Feed
Hay
Notion
Candies
Statrone.y
l''nciloiHls
H. M0R6DS
Carries a complete line of all tlie
Best in
.' General Merchandize
At reasonable prices. Your . patron
age Solicited.
'.TV'