1I1K OREGON
MIST
Vol. xxv
St. Helens, Oregon, April 24, 1908.
No. 21.
LOCAL ?
e r t t ! ' ' ' . Ti;.
I k W " Cluint'lsCounlv Hank.
Shf'.b Wilt JtfMCll " HOMlttMl
Int. 'l'"'Kl"r'-
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,,tbttir with IM1UI-I l-oy.
...iiniitirittsliavelweil riert-
SOCIALIST CONVENTION
The floriiiUatt ol Columbia County will
meet In ma,. convention t llmiltnii on
Sotur.lrtv, A nl m Smee'i Opera
lluuw. J'.vny Snciali.l In Columbia
( utility Imulit do Im heal ,i ,c present
Theru will be lecture by I ir, Sanders.
I.. II. COM US, Sec. Houlton I.k,.I
r.t.I Mi lal Watkius
icJiottic I""
L.rllie elate
r ' .. ... .. ... il. 1 1.1.1 ir.l.
l!r'ii"' I ""''' Company. .f
ila lull rafiAfitv
iwa, ti i"""'"" ' '
L (j-ingrr anil iricr nmirrii
scry. 1 " '' """
,( , (r itavs Willi a capoa-ily "'
; Jiiy.
W, H J'o-'-l. hairing. n'""'
. J.. I t.. I...,,!...,..! it, A
ti .trjtity ii.KK I attorney.
f 4 .lllprr ( the C. (',
Li Co. f'Tivr.l quite a wrvrrr i til
brad Ut Wednesday by it
io iu maple and ivbotmd-
IT Mum llr h ta-rn wrvni
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krjrt III IIH' ,tl ,""
t tins mi
. IVI. I'l ymn, one ! Hie llt
Lsenucit tl C!imtl'i l.'mnlr.
to she Mul olll tn Mmi'Uy
111 . 1"H lr(jlUll ! '"-
Mi l- l t "I '!' "'j'Uiiun Owl
ll.Ml liHANtiK-llic next lUrrtitllf
"I llic Ciiliinilil Cuiiiuy I'tmioim (iiainjf
III bp lirl.1 nl Vaiiklmi. Satitttlny, Slay
2, Utr llicniilr. tn tie vntcil oil
at llic June clet'linii will lie in-iiMcl t
(III! IlicrtliiK
. H. C'ii.i.inu, Scrrlry
Krv, Ata Mrrili will miIi t Hie
C'.iiKfrijatiuiul cliiiah in St, Jlrlriu,
Bc Ml.lwil, itiuriiiin; at n, m. (jl-
UUl m-HoI m 0 a. in,
2 We ay 1 ul rrr.l ua Tunc lrMit.
C!iutt'i Cmiiitv lUnV,
Si. Ilrlrn 1kI(i; So, I IT. I. O. O.
rvlctiralc Hie annivrcury ol tlir luiiintiin;
"I llm itntrr i)ii SrtliidUy m-l t.y jwymit
iit Li llttir wmrliry l Wairtu,
wlicrr tlirv will la!T all ilay iillnuviiii
:ltc i;r.'iiii'l. I i u ttr r will I arrvnl in
Kullrrlmi't kut At iiikIiI Uiito will
i)- ruririv in ii Uiitr r mm al St
llr'.ni.i, AH "i!t Irll'iwt lr ir,in tril
tu 1 ,trH nl i On- criiicleiv ait'l litmv.
mc worklitj ltiiilriiiriil atilh tlicui
t"l
Mrt iintialive uiraMirra afr
It it t.n.tnl.'.c li.nl liianv Wi'.l
!l t.tr altlr. l.y Mr. lull.
ktsl A In r -N.i.if foi-ni.
(. il. 1 o. Ikilik.
u! tr l astrr ll. al lllC
a! .tiUli'l .11 SI HtU'l't rl
; ijiite. V A M Pwk, tr.
Sm.'.ii jii I li'.mly, i.f i:tiniUn.
I 'Vl'I, "tr v!i 'ill,; 'tl-lltl 1 ' lr
ul m, llririi. Mr. fMtntli c-
Wf- in Cil iiii'i c wintv llu
m'.rt ( "ir wuitliv alirrtil
ha llmciii i.. -it aixMr.
i tu the Mni e ll Tm i,iy .!
iiwk mile t. S." r a.nt '
kft II '. nt " I 'I I il-n tnrrc
I li.ur a isiU li-k of tlrtrfiniiu
(m In ii ly tltr tr.i U- uli a
Viitt' tv ,t tli-.it? j;itn crtrt linh
vrt;ruli!r ami liilil" C.ranitr,
till aii.l ir,rrli &te. ISrf.U,
)iuiU anil "ll. Mirtor uailnif
ami N'llm, anl I liraftity ajv
-!tvUtr viitir L4trini;c.
M. C.OH AY,
Ic'.l a!i,'.i J Willi lua ! atlon that
l:xtfii.l hit mct!in n: unlit he
ixownrinl aUnit Imii-lir lj
I ll.!l!i,!rlt Hut in lr )n (
I '.iHiHlt" Use vniiii- f lit buMtiij( !
I:t'! Cm kv,i, i( Iiili, i !- ;
'Ci'.i-!n!i! ,y Ju'ln Mi l.llte
lUy Ut,
L'.x'Muai i ; i in in lii tm 'YiititiK
," nt i, ik tune iiiltc liinmiia III
fltvir, at I ik k llutlltull tUU
I ul n at untr liar tTtltrr ol a l I
!.ir .i',l i- 1..,, lin aie am-'
Its li. mnr mtx-il wit!) tln-tf :
l'(iTt ric maitp In induce ,
'lc a wr" mi.l tiMcli tl'.e yutin
'.lie Hucttra nl the in.ititv ail
ill Wailmcl riii'iiiiutunt'ra but !
I emu ;,!c. he iiiulit ilu hettrr ,
-ftr.'l-il i. i lie Uiintril t lie !
( !ur tn k I '.illuiuii unit In j
tclliii,; the Nuillimi'lrn nil )
' "I. ti. In Iul I'ari-rr,
l ai knuH-lrilea reorilil ol tile
"I I lie hatter M-rvic t l!ie
I'rr ',1 vlriian Clnitvll, nllil '
the r , rllrnt iiHuu .il iirnifrtitii
It tin- ilueitioii ol Mm Miiiv
The ulrclloiia were ul I lit?
'in. Mint (.'onyera reinlirinit
virr.ituii," (ulier iiiiinher
, "'..ii' rrimilM'," hy Mra.
l hiin. i'; m,o. "I'.inl l.ulil Mc
ll," l.y Mina Minnie Kire;
lliirk. Iluik, My Soul"; lo,
He n Kimh," hy Mta. I'ninU
I mln, " t here it n l,mt Mine
I1' Keen," by Mra, -:,,S. Ilootl).
fiiliilen a iri.j;riiiii aiu lt in lew
hn in (t,ii,,, iMiuhl Inrithili
llu iiiii ,tiihly leiuler, ninl re-
irnlit ii,,,tl tiisle u,s
i'l' I lr lliimlu, 1, In II
f nit Sutiinliiy eiieli week.
t" llimltun or Si. Helena, mile
mmleonihyN. 1 R. lty, In
r- A. l.illie. l'lluler will he re-
f IcavluK Wik at olllcs oi
pl-rgt Co., Houlton, Oit.
i.Vi'.'.' K'lltirT mi I I'.lt.l.h-r l ri are
,.1. Allll Sliiil'l."! Hil l Will HI il h"lt
lima li nhli'ii ekfie. kl lne in
li.il 11 .'ihe. :iii'it. It, in Kill iiii'lUui'
. f H,.. I It l l. i hy A J IVmli.H
ml We(HoMi lrvntl'.
Mm. i:lui Ki' all! Mr, V 11 l'i'.-
Inr.l wilt -tc ti t ti tli.-Ulie.nl Clml '
rn i;n! i '!! 'i .ill ! other M ini 4H111I
at the imiii'iiif i, Mr. K..i. Ir jn '.' I'
5i,et W cine lr aitetrnK'H.
Com!'!, te o:',i 1 leluri ol the ii
tn.iry elretl'iii will loiniil on the liltti
t;e. A i'"t one h ill ol the ief,itf-re I
RetmliHi nil" "I Cul iinhw li.iinty ftU-iitl-eil'Kie
..!ii.ir.r.
Mr I. II. t',.l!iev i iiine h.iine It kii Ti-
lf,,i to a, t li("l the t'n-v.liill loll I la-t
hli'Uv He :r'.iiiii nevl Mnint.iy,
l,.u.l4 - 1" rfnl'rrv liture lor a.i!e
atjir.'i, flix) 1I1. : ii ilowli unit I ilance
on term Cahinrt .m l .t.unii c.iuicrav
tal.tnet, alaniji aii'l H'oiin lenn. tui L
Kroiiiiil. l-imh.r, ami everything com
I'lete, Aihlr-Mi, K mihr Jeweler, 1k-U
U. 11 1.
(.or Si'i Money Ui.Vrj, nno.l any
where, low iitten.
Col. t o. Hank.
M Win. Kosi eiltettailiei! the l.mlle
Ai.l lail Weilnrwhiy nlteriu-oii at her
lionie, theo.ta-.loii Ih- ii.i; the iir! aiini-
verurv ol the m letv iiii'l election ol 011-
Icera Aw esi'tlleiil liuii Itioii wa aerveil
lo tt'hti' h all ill. I inilice The fullowini;
olllcer weie eli-cle.l. Mrs. While Trii
leiil;Mr, Win H Vice 1 re.nlenl ;
Mr. Jolin. Secretary, Mr. Ill.ikesley,
Treaaurer. The it i iti .11 lu nccin-
tili.lieil 4 K""1 ,M "' ""
iiiirtiint lui-tor tu church 11ml clmiimhle
uiiittcra
Mr, 1'reil I'.iUou, tin' ntiniiiakiT, h
iiKiiiil vlMitinit M. Helen. Whenever
i ri'il mIxmvh lii luce the hiwlo n;.!u ol
thtM Ireitoii Mitmvi i'l"1"1''" - He
liim n t' itilrni t lo I'miolruct pi""
rrot ol the court lumi'. l't U'M ,'v'
only lieeneiwhl wot kln !m- he
look the. joli, nevetitl tnonlhn t;i'. The
aim liita ai'Viml tiiii'' illeni.le.l In
Hhitii' whlln l'ri'tl 'iih out ol town. '"'I
tint inointuit In- li '!' "
the elo.t.la nnil OKI Ju.llcr HuvIuh tke
o!iri'. Wenilier itui il 1 i K Mr. h'tUon
will iitiw ruwlt the work t ciinipletion.
811IMH.1.H kiii Sale 1 enrrv 11 Block of
cuilitr l.illKli "'"I "'T'T l''m P1,lu "l
(ron.l.W lo t-.36 'f """IBI,U"
II. MOUUUS,
St.lluluUl,
t'oMMii-riiK Mkktimii TIid Uiubllimi
t'uiliity (Viitaal t'oiiiiiiilt.H met 11 1 St..
Helen, lui-t We lnemlay afternoon, cllit
thirteen i!i)iiiiliteeimn Iielng
I'reaent, J, , j,ull o( KuStiiir tu
neele. ehitirmau llli.l T. U. Wiiltiof
lUmhen, . er..lary, h ill-muu wf,r elec t
i'l il.'ll'KJti.K o the Stale Coaveiitioli:
T. C. Wtt. J. i, t; Ui tioulhcr-
Uml, J. Warren quick 11 ml Allien Froe
man. l.i!eKiite to ihu ConKie8ioiml
Cunveiitioii: K. II, J-,iKl Walter Mor
i, Dr. K.lmu liM, uny Weal ami
t'a.l'r Mini. The ilelealioii lo the
Stale Convention c lei toil SV. K. Slevei
mate central (Miiiiiiitt,.c man (or Colilm
l'i County Tin) eoimly retitrul com
liillteu uieeta here j(.iii on till) l.'illi ol
May, ai I o'i .K-k p. 111. The Slate Con
vention will U held oil Ihu Mill.
I'eWilt'a Little h'arlv Kiaeia. the'liini-
(IUJ little liver .la. bold ,y A. J. Deic-
I 14 M'l'l Scin, iruj (,
lluineM lol for sale, Mx llK), Ix-twcen
'Vie.t'a and Cilm.in'i imIoou, lor J.".."i.
lu.iiirB o( Aueunt Wict, SeuiitKK)e.
t're (tun.
BACHELOR FLAT NOTES
KiiKf p 'I'Vjmin vmltiil in TortUm!
0 ip ilaf hoi Wiek.
S.h.Hil . r,.iined Motulay niter a
two wee m vacation.
Mr Chan. Muiin, ol Hoiilu.n, la
viauiK her ai-t.-r, Mr, SautiT.
Mr. J li'.uin haa hit men working
't the mad U-lwevn Houlton and St.
Helena.
Mr. and Mra. Heit Tarbvll have re
' in ned holiiii after a four luotilh viail
ill the east.
Mr, mi l Mm. John S.uluii had for
:hfir n ie Nii-i I iy, Mm t. lanwoixl
iml Mr. C. C. Mover.
Mra. C, C. .Mojer entertained al Itineh
. 111 tin l i l iny In liniiiir ol Mi Minnie
'liubeit, of KidKelield, Wash.
Kdanr.t Mover, wiioh i Ueu ntteiid
i'iK the iratiiii'ir dioo nt Salem, in en-
1 iving it iiouilh'a raeation 11 1 the ho:ne of
lib lather. C. C. Moyer.
I.,ll 'I ho M.l.i ulnleorklli h.'H t film
.. t';e fill nt the IVspulii liri L-e, Karl
- i! lllli. t iniaf iriicie to liave one
.f hlaliorM kicked H'lile severely hy 11
i'Bi'tt .tia ho mi ta ti it'll ua ..rkuij;
h.' .1.1 oi hull.
M" Kiwi Stan w ml, who hi Ikmii
i-iiiii; ulth her .ari.H, Mr. mi.l Mia,
C. I'. Mover, for Hie mt week reluriietl
in her li 'inn ill Yankton ml .Mi.ml.iv.
I .a at Thursday Mra. t'auiiie Sleeves
l ink tit.' Sunday school ehtl In n on ;i
picliie to Ihiuuindiier's yroie. A line
1. me w:n rr jm :-, hy nil,
ItAlNIKK
Juice lll.itii hard had til' t'laanure of
rweictiiK a money order lor J'.'O Irnin 11
liille ton n lint a thiiiiMiid miles lioiu
luic, "i . iiscieiic" Moivy." The .Iiultte
.i the only thilin lie can remcniU'r wa
a h iv of aliiita thnt mysteriously ilis;i-
t-.iie.l tiottl hin .Hlore 11 short lime heft le
he olil out. The writer suiil. "A Iriend
ki-.l me to wil l vim this money, "
Mr. l'n-1 Trow, the ioneir nicrchntit
ol tliU city, liita enlurued lua store to
dotiiile iH lorincr sire and lins a large
1 ulia i. e on the inside hetwet'tt the two
hnihlini;. Mr. Trow s.iysllia conalnntly
ini-ie-i-m; luisinesi ih iiinuila tnor siace
lor Kooda, This apt'itki well for Rainier
luring these times.
ii.i!Ii.t car load of ei;ht inch pijie
arrived a lew al.iys no lor Ihe new water
avstem ol this city.
Tin) jirimrry noltiiiiatiou eleetioil was
held in lilts city last I rnliiy nml tile uc-
slnl eiiiiiliil.itcs are jiihilcnt. Out ola
total ol - votes registered, only I'M
voles were easlv .ii.irun uue lor
sherill was the most ..uiliir cuniliihile,
hiivinu received UU votes. The County
linlneship wus Ihu most closely contest
id. V.. II. I'UiiH receiving M 11ml W. II.
Powell B'J vol.s. As 11 whole the eh-ctlon
vvuii verv iptiet, 1111 1 little intereat taken
the contest.
Mr. Jithnson whs arrested by the water
works contractor, lor tukiiiK possession ol
it wooden roller which lie hail Hri't).l lo
iiuike for the contractor. When brought
before the Justice of the l'eaoe, the cast)
win thrown out of court, and thu con
tractor JvUed to pay for tuo roller.
COUNTY CO UKT
Wodnenlny, April lat, 1908.
Court ciinii) piirauaiit to ndjournment.
All olllceri belrifr prevent.
Km. proclamation lie inn made the fol
l.'Wihn iru(veilitifg i-re had ;
In the in utter of llie resignation of
Tho. lioylc, Sll). of Ron 1 1 Diet. 11.
On thiaday thin ui uter coining on for
h.-ariiiK gml the eomt being advieed in
the mitller, it ia ordered that (aid resig
nation tic, and the aaiue ia hereby ac
cepted. In the mailer of appointing a UL-er-ylsor
for road dimrict Ho. 11.
1)11 lliit day it i oniered that George
Freeman he, ami he li hereby splinted
upervlaor of Dlat. II and that he duly
pialify as aucii bufore entering upon big
I tit its.
In the mailer of the balance of the
special Hu apportioned to the Millard
road for which 110 contract haa been let.
Oil this day It i oredred by the court
that the balance of the apeclal road
tax apportioned to the Millard road be
worked out uiid,-r the iujierviaionof Mr.
Ieliu, HtiperviHir of Dad dlftrict No.
3.
In the matter of blJs for sjeeia! road
work advertised for.
On thiaday the following bids were
Opeiifd for iecial load oik
Bond District No. 2.
I' II I-uiiil, spec 1 and 1! St. Helens and
Wnireii road for .rtsj.(.x.k).
W C Cooper, .ec 1, 2, 3, and up to
Uno to Copland's barn, $131 QO.
lien, iiruiit, spec 1. I5"K).U0.
Wui. Skiuio, ac I, 2, 3, J'.'l'yi 75.
Bridge at eisuiann'g place
1' MaygerHud A Hauerud, I'JoO.Oll.
W D Case, sSim.
Ceo. iirntit, piers fr.1i.50; bridge, 2..O0;
llll ut -10 els per vd.
Spec. li. B. D. 1.
(leo. (Irani for 2.75 per rotl.
And the court aller ilm- ronaiderntion
of the avernl Irils, award.d the con
tra t as follow;.
WC Ci;..ptr, for spec 1, 2, 3, ai d up
lo Latin at t'oiK.I.uid'8 h.trn for $131'U.0O.
lieo. Cirnnt, for Biei: 6 K. I). 1 for
5-. "8 JH-r nxl.
All bids fur the ZeiMiianu B ide wi re
rej 'clt'd, and it isordered that 1 ins and
IH'cillcation he pn'part-d for a fill and
culvert instead of the bridge, and Unit
i.ids he advertised for toe aauij to be re
ceived tip to April 11, 11)08.
Whereilp in eo n t iidjOUrned Until Sat
urday April 11th. UK'S.
Saturday April lltli. 1U0S,
Court came pursuant to adjournment.
All officers being pieseut except Coin
iiiiwiouer C. Lib"..
Due proclalnatioii being made the fol
1 iwmg 1 rjeeedins were had:
In the matter ol M ia for special roaj
work udvi ttis d for.
On this day the following bi Is were
opened for special road work :
Road Dist. No. 3
Fred Wat kiln to furnish crushed rock
on Columbia City road for fl.61) per yd,
county to furnish crusher and on.'itie.
0 K Rniley to do the grading, cut and
llll on the St. Helena and Houlton road
011 y f. l f 1.10.00.
Kill and Cnlvi rt at Zoisniuu TIhcj
W I) Case for ll, : i 0
Maygcrtfc Haiigerud, tiOO.OO
And the eourt UMng advised in the
premises, it is olderetl thill the following
bids lie accepted Btul contracts awarded
us lollotvs:
K Walkins to (uinisli crushed ro k on
Columbia City road for f 1 .00 pr yd.
Mayer A llangorcd, to make till and
culvert forifiilKUK)
And it flirt tier nppeni ing to the com:
that thu bid of O E Bailey is for moie
than the vork is i..rih, the Htime is
hereby rejected, ami it is hereby ordered
that tha work bo done under l III) super
vision of the rond supervisor.
In the matter of the petition for local j
option liquor election for Union precinct, I
Columbia county, Or -.
On this day this matter coming on for
consideration of the court upon 11 peti
tion of the electors of said precinct pray
that a local option liquor election elec
tion bu held in said precinct, which pe
tition ia as follows to-wit:
I'ltTlTloN foil LOCAL OPTION UU.VOU
KI.KCTION
We, the uuderaiirned leiral votor. ft
Union Freeluct.ColrjmbiaCounty, BUM
of Oregon, whose boundaries iocludtg
the following Sections, Townihlps and
Ranges, to. wit: Township four (4)
1101th range one (1) west, being section!
3, 4, 0, 0, 7, 8, 0, 10 and parts of bee 17
aud hi along Scappoose Bay.
Township Ave (6) north, range one (1)
west, being the south half of sections 16,
17, snd 18, and all of sections 19, 20, and
part of 21, all 29, 30, and part of 28, alt
of 31, 32, 33, and part of 34.
Township five (5) north, range two (2)
west being sections 19, 20, 21, 25, 28, 27,
28, 29, 30. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. and 86.,
Townseip four f 4 1 north, range thretj
3J west being sections 1, 2, 3, 4, the
east half of section 6 the east half of sec
tion 8 and all of sections 9, 10, 11, 12.
Towiifblp four 4 north, range two 2
west being sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10,11,12.
Township live 5 north, range three
3 west being sections 21. 22, 23, 24, 25.
20, 27, 28. the eat half of sc 32. all of
33. 34, 35 and 30.
Would respectfully petition that 00
Monday the first day of Jdne, 1008, an
election be held to determine whether
the sale of intoxicating liquors shall be
prohibited in said Union Precinct CoW
uinbia County, Stale of Oregon, and
each for himself says I hare personally
s pied this etitiori and my residence,
IKMUdlh e and voting precinct are written
correctly after my name,
And it nppearing to the coort that the
list of signatures attached thereto hse
been compared by the county clerk with '
their signatures on the registration
books of the election now pending, and
that said petition contains the names of
a number of registered electors more
than equal to ten per cent of the votes
ca-t at Die latt proceeding general elec
tor the office of Justice of the Supreme
Court iu said precinct.
U is therefore ordered by the eosul
ilut on Monday the 1st day of June,
IMS, on election be held in said Celoa
precinct, Columbia county, Oragon, te
determine whether or not Uit gals of In
toxicating liquors shall be prouibited ia
said Union precinct.
Iu the matter of the petition for
local option liquor election for entire
county of Columbia.
Ou this day this matter coming on W
he heard, ami il appealing to the court
that a petition has been Died in Ihe ofl-
co of the county clerk for a local option
liqiiur election for the entire county ei
Columbia, which ia in words and .Scares
as follow.-.;
l'ettiion lor Local Option Liquor Elec
tion. To the Honorable County Cewi el
Columbia County, State of Oregon.
W e, the undersigned legal Voters of
Columbia County would rtepectrally
petition ihut on Mondsy the first day si
June, 1008, an election be held to deter
mine whether the gale of intoxicating
liquors shall be prohibited iusaid Col
umbia county as a whole and each tot
himself says : I have personally sigued
this petition and my residence, post
ollice and voting precinct are correctly
written after my name; And it appear
ing t.. the court that the signatures on
said petition has been compared by the
County Clerk with thesigualuresof said
petitioners on the registiatiou Looks ol
the eiuliiig election, and that said peti
tion conliiii.s the names uf more than
ten per cent of the vole cast in this
coumy f r the ollice of Justice of the
Supieme Court at the last preceeding
general election, and the court bt)in4
fully advised 111 tlie innit-r, it is there
fore ordered by ihu com 1 that ou Mon
thly tue 1st day ulJuiic, 1 . US, an election
be livid iu the entire e u.it vul Columbia
to determine w hether 01 not the tale of
ililoiciittiiK liquori thall be piohiblted
in said county as a whole.
In the mutter ol issuing a. warrant to
Mai tin White, sheriff, for the amount
of the tax on lauds bid In by the county
(or delinquent tint)'.
The sheriff having i?sned certificates
of sale to the county I r thu land so bid
in by the county at the delinquent tax
salt) in the sum of ft;!ii.6ii, it- is ordered
by the court that th clerk issue a War
want iu favor of Miirtiu bite, iheriif
for the sum f 433 60.
Whereupon court adjourned until
Monday April 20th IDOS.
Syrup of White 1'iueaud Tar, the eld
reliable cough remedy. For sale by A.J.
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