The Oregon Mist
Entered st the Postofflco nt St, Helens,
OreRvn. as second-class mail matter.
Isstmu Kvkhy Fkidav Bv
K. It. rt..GG.
Bbjtoh AND rKOmitiTOR.
St!BSCKlPTION RaTKS
One year
Six months
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.f0
Advertising rates made known on Mj.pli
ation, Lejjal notices cents jk.t line.
County Official
Paper
IClKCflT ClH'UT Ot-t'lCKK.S.
Thomas A. McHride District Judtf
K. K. Tongue District Attorney
Coi vrv OrrunKs
James rt. Judue St. Helens
V. A. Harris, Clerk tlcUm
Martin White, Sheriff St. Helens
S. ('. Ticheiior, (.Vmm'r ITatskamc
II. West, l"oii'iiiijHUur Scappoo-,
K. K. tjuick, Trcaurer Si. Helens
A. 1. Laws, Asiiessor M. Helen
I. H. Collins, School Supt Itatslcanic
C. T. l'rescott. Surveyor St. Helens
Frank Sherwood, Coroner....... Kainicr
Ret our si i urn o( tlio people, who si's
CJluitiit Ibis way. l'opiiliitinti is nlir
(rent noed. Wo want land denied,
otvhatda Hist ted unit f net ones built
If you do not believe wo have a t!od
county vou are wasting lima idsyiutf
lure, iliit we know our people have
faith in the county ttnd sohiwttlto county
court.
An investment o one thousand dnllai
at litis time in the proposed scheme ol
advertising will brnj hundreds, ol
thuil-iiud' o( dollars ol taxable property
onto the tax roll In less time. than it can
be created iu any other way.
It means better roads, more clenritiK.
more inducements for railroads ttit.l
clectrio lines, Columbia County at
present is out of step with the Uhoue
of Oregon. With the greatest nat.tral
resources of any county in the State
and a location superior to that of anv
other county, it is at the resr simply
la-caus it has neglected to hustle and
advertise
lie sure and attend the meeting.
To Abolish Ggarettc
CASDIDITK WASTE!..
The Oreitoniau is fearful that under
the direct primarv system we mar not
I able to secuie a candidate for liovern
or who will measure up to the standard
It apprehends that some wicked, punhiiiit
oibce seeker will curry the primaries aud
regrets tlie pood old days when a fear of
the chosen ones got together and set up
the Job tor the populace to swallow. It
opines that the candidate should be a
temperate ui.in.of hk'h mor.il standing;
but not too temperate, and probably
not ttx moral. As it run its eye over
the li-t of Dreg in's (joveriiOM f ir the
pa-t twenty years or more nominated
ai.d elected under the no-sl old eonven
tiot! system, it must admit that mn of
them hive been very bigoted prohibi
writes Sam A. liaiber, a well known
iruveliiiit num. "1 was In the suiokins
dewrttneiil With sonic other liaiellnil
men whi n nt" ol them went out Into the
coach and c.iln- l ack ami said. Their
Is a woman si. k unto death iu the car.'
1 at mice noi up aud went out, found her
Ml v ill ttlih ci .imp colli', her handstilil
arms woie dtuwli tip so yon could net
stiiilL'hvti 'icn, and with a .leatliusc
look oi i . I l ive To of tim e ladle
were aoil.iMi; with Inr mill t lii her
whisk, i I iieltl lo my suttcse mid K"'
an V hoti if ol I'liamheilaili'a t'olie, Choi
era an I I 'luiiolua lieu edy it never
travel i 1 1 ii ill it!, tall to the water tank,
put a . .idie il'iv "I medicine in tin'
i ...... .. .... I..,.. ,i iml
1-11, ".fl,'l Fl'IIH' '
..lined i. Willi u pern il.lhi u 1 hud qui r
a lime ,o t Urn ladies to let m K'v" "
to In r. I' 4 I Mil.. ceded. 1 coiilJ at one
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see tli.' i 11 -'i'l alll women no on.
rilhtiln. it liamls, ami ill twenty mill-
lltes 1 cai her another ili H this
tune n minimi lo I.H ,l,lUill',w 'Iiefr
I win ! i;ic the Hull. 1 Kave the
lK.!t!e In- liii'.nd t ! u-r. In rane
lllilllul I .'ll 'il. )liel,ld,l'ilt I'V lh"
lime the t on i.m into la i.iiudn she
w .1 1 air '. and t (eceiied 1 1 1 liunk'
of evety niiij;r oil the ear." Kor s.ile
by A J I'ninni;, di iiiiK'1'1
I
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I "ii i'l i s o . Or., r-t. ;th, l's"
I lili!'.To, the prmprrmii and K"'" "'
capital ol Vt jliui!.;i lOlll tV. is ' -
'i itim- its I rah uiihi lions with
I'orll.i il, lh,. ;,i,t U'lUK an r.ivln,' line
Hie iim b ui Ma'r tali i'p-ii I evt
.M-'iiil.iv , ..enib,'r ! tin anil t-.itt ti n-
tioujjli the i'k, Hi ' li'iatni ol nil
k c r 'Is of pr'lihlcl. ill Well ai Hie In"
lionifts, anil it is (lout'lliil whether any heavy customers
of them, in the prime of niauhooj, would
have stood tenipta'iun ss well as Mayor
I.ane is snpposfd to have. As it matter
of fact the only giibernatorial candidate
the Kputdican party lus had for many
years who could consistently teach a
SunJsy school was nominated under
thediiect phin.iry system and d -feated
by "Our lieirise," whom everyily
knows to be ans petir et sans repirv.'ie
a modern Bayard whose breath i
warrante 1 at all times not to soil the
lis est fabric. Then there was his pre
decessor, Getr, and Lord, and even dear
old brother I'enuoyer. who;e shirt front
looked like the camping ground of n
band of Kentucky n'ght riders. Alluoo,),
clean, nior.il men, weren't they, and all
nou.lnated under that koo1 old system?
Of coura it is wrong to hast In for
jftVe, snd like Coriolanus, bes the peo
ole for their voices. What we want for
Governor is man of K'eat wisdom, but
no egotism, a skilled politician who is
ignorant of his own ability, a horn lead-
Cik'ureltet ate to he banished from
the Mutt! t( Oregon, ouaud alter Siptein
uer I, l'.W-a'rhitps.
kepresettti'-live-ebct Charles McPon I m n,n-r iim i rrrrn
aid. of Mnl.noniah.Hiunn- ..Imn,.,l 1 OUR PORTLAND LETTtR
a bill which he will introduce at the
lejrislature next winter, having for iu
purpose the utter exterminailon of the
"eollin lack" iu the Heaver State Kveu
suhstitlltes (or cigarettes will Ic placed
under the ban, and titirone caught giv-
itiff or rilling the "making" will I'
subj-cl to Hue, aud if the line is not pa d,
then eft lo prixon be (or she! must go.
Conservstive sUttitics "how to il ,Vk,-
V.( cigarettes are smok'd daily in Ore gon.
Tim figures may reach s. iks). for
the WO.OOO daily c-.nmniiptioii in Iws. d I ,,'k "'dintnil itisflfiv and a una
on 10 per eent.it the voters smoking ntilv l""rl"" '''"" ",u,'i- '"'
ten of the "tacks" day, and any . igar-! '"" '"""
ette smoker will confefs ilnt ten "ng" ,M' ' "
day is a niggardly iUancir, mi l I Vim. lute'v f ,...ing the . g-n
should be '.M or 'M. Then, ,i.i:e, it, ore j v.:l" Ki:r is t. I'ortlmd fount. y lu!
than II) per cent of Ihe Voten ii'H ei,' .i - ; iu ! I, I-r k !, , . I it it eeta:ii
ettes and Ilia y whuarenot voters arelth t ,:lo t w ... k. d o mc a ho , ! u
The "making" sold j ck w:il ! furrtuix in the mitcU '
in lliii state in a week run tut several ! tlx- TOj.le.,f tre,,., :( ,aie uiu-'b lo
thousand dollars, so the pniung of the d w tin 1 1 e m ie rap-.d devrh-puiefit u'
pr ipi seil reform tiieasure o! Id presi nt.i-t thai luipm lant indiiitry
tive M.lK.itald would cut d.-.piy ,: Mr j ,, Mi.Mli;,,u ,,. ,-;.:,.,.(!)..
the profits of the toba. coi.i.ts. Ve..,, ,, Bi;e ilt teiop- r,,lv re...
The hill which was prepared hv an at Co.mvton, Ohio - r.te, "lUu.r !,v-l
torney and sent to McUmshl for,Ipi(,v , in o,..,.,,,, tv , ,, !., .k. ,.,
al, follows lh. Ws.hlr.gt.,., law . Mc 1 1 !,.. ,-.,., .t,, ,-llr ,
Hoi.itl.1. who is now In Curry county on t i.,k,. !,.,,., , ., ,
' neomi me mol.j, ... are l.h,k.., f- r Ill
mc uieaaure is siuwi,ici ry lo Inm
and promises that it will b one ,. ti,.
nrsi oius llilr.Kl.ice.t in the coming vn-,(l:, ,,., 0.r
i he gl el t
111" hilt does n it prohibit the smoking
I (Ik I 'OK II. AM) OAII.V
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STEAMER
l.iavesM Helens li.15 A M,
Arrives at fori hold 111. .HI A M.
I.. . nr. I'oMlaud nt 'J M I'. M.
Aulve.M, Hileiisnt ,l V. M,
,150 PERCENT
This Hsusd, tikt i.
Mat iv'k
ltSIK.lt sum., '
Mitchell, UwlsAituIZi
Oetilen,tll.a W,JV
JUw machiiu. K,..l. T,s
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MEAL ESTATE,
INVESTMEH1
CITY AND FARM Kf.
ERTY.
M.ify trt faian ) tsfsMi
k US.
securing of the material s ddli uit
aiuiohl linn.slli!c, ti fuel t-vt V
bi't:
"It shall he un'.ivvful for any pemon,
by him.elf, eh-rk, .servant, employe, oi
aifi'iif, directly or indirectly, upo i anv
pretense or by any device, to manufac
ture, sell, exchange, buricr, dtiposc of or
give awav. or keen fir sal... inv mm.
erofraenbut so u,o.est that it will be j et,e, or ,inv paper ma b- or pr. r.,1
necessary to grab him by the ears nt.d ( fr tUl, p.lrw ( ,.,,, ,i!,.,.
banco for smoking; any iHrsu f..r no
lo a
'' "tale. I have ln---i. e I, ..-ml!
i llisnv irtpe lo l,eg.,f), -tJ, lour W.t'
! 'hat t!i-y aerrt g!, they ma le i e
,v ! change.' ..,' i,ii, .hi .ul.l ui.-m -r
til it I !i"r. am hoinn moi. lo r ,-
oil theco..f,.t rates ..! ei.truiU-f ai.d
'.i er.
. all talk, of Ore
iierslo-e and wiiil I'KinsT lr HsmU. will in lloub
week
p,,-, , , l oi I ri.-'.y and .Saturday ..( !,
1m 0, . i
I Ule".
Sl'MMONA
Rainier :: Orep
VVaiTr.de
:: Orep
a BcsutifJ
Kmil
a rag nun irom ins presmt seeinsion.
Anyone pysesing thrse qiiaiilb-ations
will please make them known in time,
su that tl.u people may writ: his name
on iho ballot ut the next priumry clec
tiim, and thus save him from the o diuin
of having sonffht a noininatioii a thitijf
never heard of prior to thn advent of
this ne-.v fangled idea.
ATTEMJ TMK MfcKTIX..
latum nl tin. same, si. nil h guiity of a
rtii.!eiu.-anor, and npiu, i-otivjeiiou shall
for llu lirst olfeioie, pay a line of n ,t .-
t i-in (J-Ti, nor mule tyiu IfKi and
ot pr'-secntion, and stand coiiinii'tcd lo
the county jni until sii..-h co.i. ,rc paid;
and for the second ii- d i . . , siihse.iiri.l
ofTetlH, shall pay upon conviction thei.
of, s fine of nut leas than t!ip or iin fi
lliau i-'iiH), and tlx co-li f pr i-eeutioi:
or be iinpnsiiiied iu iht ,-unity jail r, t ' i
.ess limn one inoiitli nor in ire than m
months; provided, thai, ti.e pn.vi,:..,,,
hereof shall m.tappli n'-r interfere ivitn
the sa'.-s of, or the d:n;ioi,il hy iiny per
son in tiiis (date to any per u oulii.J.-
Oe
i
ir.'Koi h,.r.. nr., wmiil :g fl.-it h ii .ra j
a! tin- .'i-att'e II ,r-c t-ho .
The i.iury u;, , t, dd iu v, ii.. nt :
thr...igl,.,.,t lh , I n,,. , S i !r., U-
building n:,,:,.r,al o i . . 1 I..I or urn ni-. ut
thirty per .en ,-..-;,..r 'jm, n ., .-,.
a eir .,,' i. i'- Hie , a.,... , , ,t.r ,, ..
h.pf...,i.., in I.,,,, ,,,
loi- Infill.'-. i 1 1 !,r !:,. y
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rilemy l,,r a von
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Kvery citizen of (,'olu nib in County who
desiies lo see its resources made known j
to the vast h.t of desirsbliciti.-us alio J
are turning toward tliti Northwest iu i
their search for homes anil luisiness in- I
vestliients hould alien I the rilee I in j t
tailed by the Columbia County Develop- ' ,,f "Utv'
n.eiit Lengue at t!u; court li'iii c inthisf
City today (Friday) at I p. m. j CAN BE CANNED '
I'usiiiess men never nrgu i.owmlays !
as to whether it pays to adver'.io. The ' "
only question with thaiu ii n to r.ieth- ' 'hc Oregon inn expres-s regie! he
eds. A county is a busirens ii.Kt'tii'iou, i c'"'1"' n ' 'liilm, llryan's former
Hnd lis iflicers should conduct, its afT.iira j 'IW'hes cannot bn eanried. Why c m't
a.threwd, Wide-awake husifie-.s n,.. i they he eanned 7 They can and fhoui l
conduct their affairs. The fact that, a lu ''aiined. Thn.'r tin tin ul, illation,
business man is 111 debt will not di-l"r I "ho'il.l he sounded in the en. ,,f )..r,.!
him from further investments provided tru "' H' l'arker stripe who Nim.' i w'i '
ha has" diiidIh nssnurees. " r,.lrl,iu i pf'Slii in honor ,f l.rover Clev,.ti,,,,i i i,.. .. n . ., . .
Coilfilv. with a unltin. ui .: f Blld ll iniionor ll in liii-rmiiv Ku .1,.,.,. I ., : 'C i , . 'lf' Ut loitlan
" -.- .j..-..'o.ia.iiit; , - , 'oMi...ii j ...e,oaj , ,.r,, ,, i; ,tl , ,,,. t
seventeen milli in dollayi, owes Bliiti,n- "' ''y""l-m. Tim cross of ..old 's-lmol dining the mil ,.i w,, , ; I .
MlhWiO current iriilebUduens.' Th nr. I. i should J lot hi) folvotlen noi' the itoll-i, i , , 11 f
no ImsliMirs corporation with such o.-Mits i ,J '"niH pi ru.itted Vt f.-d! into inoiuioim ',, -j u.I ,v 'u" " " ' Cr,:y ' '
tuatdoss-notowes much (freaier siitn, f"rtui.. Tli! old spuuidies may In, a I pMneiimU, IT ' iT M' (:',llh"" " i
nor would the amount needed fur . (lit ! 'it,le r"lt' niHi'f irpo.s,- lint i " " " il""l"r '" 'o-nstunt.
proianed ndvertisiiig cntnpaign cut any ! lho swallowed them eight years An
I' Hut ii a ..f i'.i-n
r :il l.etr, i. -.,tii,, . -,-
i M.ss Joha.-it.a Ma.-i,,,,., ,,, u ,,, ,j
h' r a , ,., ',,iart,j ,.,.,, , ,.
, snu Iny.
j Mi-s l anoii- h.upvded Willi (
iii K.d.o .-..iiimI.iv ;i. S'.itnlny.
'" ' ;df mid .., of Hi, 1, . J.. c, .
'"'en on Hltmday, I
I to .... M, ),. ,,
The it.Mri.er .No,,i, ,..,.,, ,
"' -"ii.uay loiin ;r,.i ;,
It acted in a lender for W
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iy Miipt ,!,), ll,
T. II Cla.k ,, I ,
.fiiuigtoii, turned
w t . Mr- Ci
Kodol For
ndigestion
uur Guarantee Coupon
If. sfi.r ou,. a I. a tii.
r.s I..,,,.,,, , h Utt.,M '
"'ni. fill oui saa ,i,n ,b. mL
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s4 w. .lit luM m,.'
Towa
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'Digests What YnnFn
And Makes IheSlomwh Sweet
,, ! - V- WITT . CO.. ClsUMO, in. i
In IV:rt!aiul for agoeJ
DAIRY FAR!
Wi'is
ami Farm Inipleasrsa i
pay some cash difes
State an.uiiiit of stock. 4
lion n::i! mice. Ralph
603 Cork-ti Uuildinji,
JatKl, Oregon.
PHILOMATH COI
flUI OMSTII. OttCflw
4 Csss Stkcfl'tr JlsWlV
Cot KSKS.
Phlhwopllli iil, .S irnlltk, Cu
mat, iiiiiiir. nil Stnwp
Music, Art.
Writ. ! U'waat
Steamer
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ATT()kNM.;v..ATIAW
llel.'lis, Oregon
very perceptible llk'iir on Die tux roll
The Suncet Msjja.iue, owned by the
Southern 1'acific Ilailroud Company,
has made a proprmltlun m liberal ami
ml van takeout that wo cannot afford to
let it lapse. It does this from entirely
Sjfo would do so to-day if the IV
prescribed tlio drla'.
rlcss oped
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of .. urink'.l,w,,vva.d f a .i, ...
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A Traveling Mini's Kxperleiu e
"I must tell you of my experienci mi
Attonieys-at-Law
I'riudlc
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11 .h'li.r, . 1 ! . "Hi-ices in m. I t,.
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