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I., li. Combs has purchased H. II.
Girty's interest in the Houlton Livery
ami Feed Stable and will henceforth con
duct the business, lie now has a li n k
running between St. Helcusatld Houlton.
meeting all bouts nml trains. This is
something that has been needed (or some
time and will doubtless be well patron
ised.
Mrs. A. J. IVtnittK left here last
Wednesday morning, bomul (or the Slate
Fair at Saletn. ynite a tmntber of Col
untbia County iveoplc will take in the big
show at the state capitol.
Mr. H. Harris, representative of the
I. C. S. was in St. Helens WVencsday.
People come (rom Portland every Sun
day to fish (or bass iu the river and
sloughs around hero, and many a line
string of beautiful fish have bced caught
this season. It was surety a urotitable
investment when they were planted in
tilis neighborhood.
September I5th was a good dav for
th? issuance of glorv tickets, two diller
cut seta of cannidates appearinn before
the county clerk and auuouucinu their
desire to partake of matrimonial bliss.
License to wed was issued to Nellie Crew-
ell, aged 17, and Alfred Buss, over "I, of
Wirreu, and to Nellie H. Leonard, age
17, and I'.. C. Botterson, of Clatskanie.
Harrison Allen, former prosecuting at
t irney (or this district, was in St. Helens
Wednesday,
For Tub Faik Senator C. V. Ful
ton and wife, G. C. Fulton, wife and
son, W. W. Laidbours and wife, George
H. George and wife and C. W. Haldeutan
and wife, came up on the Hasaalo (rom
Astoria last Saturday, with three auto,
on their way to the State Fair. From
St. Helens they took the county road.
Of cour-e they would have pcrlcrred to
have made the entire distance in their
auto, but the roads, or, rather, the lack of
roads, in Clatsop and the northern part
of Colombia county, would not permit it.
U. D. Gtlson has commenced work on
the building for the new bakery he ill
soon start in St. Helens. He tore out
the old bouse which he recently bought
and will put np a substantial building
in its place. Here's hoping' his new ven
ture will be an entire success, which it
undoubtedly will.
Grange Fair, Yankton, Ore.. Wednes
day, Sept. 30. IfcViS. Admission :5c with
fine dinner thrown in.
Dr. H. R. Cliff brought up his new
launch from Astoria Sunday, and it nn-j
doubtedly is a beauty. Last year, with
a S) horse power Doman engine it ran
20 miles an hour, and with the doctur's
engine it will certainly make in the
neighborhood o( 13 miles. The boat is
41 (eet long and has a li foot beam. It is
divided into tro parts, the engine setting
forward, and a roomy compartment aft
capable of holding a number of passen
gers. Columbia City is picking up. Last
Saturday night there was a dance given
there in the new hall, and a number of
young fo;ks from here who attended re
port a very enjoyable time.
We have received woril here of the
drowning of Cal Horne in the Bachelor
slough. From reports Mr. Horn must
have been in swimming, snd, while in
the middle of the slouch, seized with
sadden cramps. lie was a rancher living
in the Ridgefield neighborhood and well
and favorably known in that part of the
country.
The first countv fair ever hId in Col
umbia County wU be at Yaiik'on n
Wed.tsdi . Sept IJO. Prizes g m r
exhibits of all kin-Is. Tnrn out and he'p
tomake the lair a success
fji.,000 WORK The Columbia Construc
tion Co., now operating at Fisher's Land
ing and employing a lotve ol -100 men,
with a payroll o( f'.VVOOO monthly, bus
purchased an option Irom Mrs. Txsiklo
wtos (or It) blocks and some odd lots in
the south part o( town. The supply id
rook at their present locution is all but
exhausted, and they will probably lie
running a large plant hert- in a short
time. For a number o( years this com
pany lias supplied the rock (or the gov
ernment jetty at the mouth o( the river
and they own and operate a number ol
steam boats and barges. With a concern ol
this sort doing business In tint until end
of town and the St. Helens yiiarry Co.
operating at the other cud, it may truly
tie said that business is picking tip in
the old burg
Syrup of White Pine and Tar, the old
reliable cough remedy. For sale by A.J.
IVuting, dmggit.
Mrs Kay Mortou and son, ol t'ath
lauiet, spent the past week rutting with
friends and relatives in this city.
pun
canned
I have a lull stock of determina
tion to supply the trade with a
variety of choice groceries. Ircsli
vegetables and fruits. Granite,
tin and tueeus ware. Seeds,
paints and oils. Motor gusnlme
and Naphta, and I heartily ajr
preciate your patronage.
M.C. t.l.AY.
TnK GntN.SK FmOn Wednesday,
the IlOth day of September, Yankton
Grange No. Ml will hold lair This Is
the liist attempt nt anything ol this soil
lit Columbia County and should I
tended I v people Irom every town wound
here. .V large number nt premiums ha.c
been ulicicd lor the best displays In '"'"
.ducc, including live SluK. pnun.y.
(mils, variables, grains "''
gtiisses. Iieili (rnlts ami m "
Altogilber, tlitrly thiee cash ptlie will
be awanh I. H ive oii not somettilug OH
. . i .. .. I.i. l, i. .lOh.'ielltlv Hood to
your pi - e " - - '
ciuieli- I o one oi more ptir.' Whether
yoil ha e ol not, don't tail to attend and
iuake tin- Columbia County's llr.t lair a
sucees. ho knows but this way '. a
ataitei im a county lair to lc held rv.iv
Fall?
Shoe-, in the latest models and finest
st.vls, .it the most reasonable puces, at
Vclini;t oil's new store, St. Helens.
Miss Hestic iMnit, who wits l. iliurlv
book kceer lvr the Columbia County
Hank, , man led at St. John on Snn
dav, Sp'. ' n!.cr I , to Ml C.eotge K"b.m
; They ii le ai home at Vancouver, Vi u.
alter ct,n er la
Ab.. ,it launess 111 weight, a oii
can see l"t y-rtirs.-!!, I" assure I ad tm
j deal at U ellmglon's.
i I'lai'.- .mr Idle moiiev with u and
J draw interest thetei'ti evn sis mouths :
j Coiituihta Countv llanW j
The levnal meet, ni U illg held at j
I II. Hilton be Kevs Shertilt and ttavles ate j
I having a gl llendnce and consider
aide interest i txriiig iiuuilrstcd
We have a Mangauere Steel lhitf(Ui
urimt sate. It is the oiilv make ot sale
HOULTON LIVERY AND FEED STIi
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Good Liverv Rigt at
( j Raionnbl Rate.
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Drummer Trade A
UJ & Specialty.;
Houlton.si u.
l eave. Hmilto,
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tram,
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"Tin: .school or oualitv.
Tenth ami Morrison. Poetland. Oretron A. P. Arn... .. .
C.Wc occupy two lloorti 63 by 100 fwt, liv tooajj
:':.!oy a large faculty, give ItsslivUtut luitrmrtJoa, recrfii
I.. ollkte liclp tltau wc tan nirtt. Our acboul tlmlttf.p
otlien ht ttialiry of iitstrttcttim It ry to atica.l"irJf? l
CUM a llaslnrst Maul " Kaep r.ammarlng away evsitlaitia!. I
srork. It wilt win out In the end." Sal 4 IMwratort 'Tfct?
lion givwu lu yimrss hol make It Ilia standard of Its kiHJ
COiico nil the year. StuJent udmittej it any time, eJj
Kelereticca 1 Any bank, any r wsi(r, any bstalaaai I
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secure. t e cannot open 11 umu inr
clocks run down at nine o'clock a. u,
It lias two time locks.
I ,,'nmI'U Cot.nty Hank.
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Sll Kas! Iallll I (I
from Pendleton,
wtUes .-"sill A
' traveltl: lliall. '
: de-ar tin. lit W dll
Maa's r:perlenrr
11 of inv espwieiice mi
li A S li l; train
to la tirsmle, .."
(ia'liet, a "ell known
I ssns In t i , e ti: , k 1 1
some ot' er trsveln g
BasbaIX AT C LATCH AMK Last Sun
day the St. Helens ball team pi ,ied two
game at Clatskanie, one wiili Mist and
sus-uauer wuu me v in.saanie team. n It tj,e uv make ot
boys played a good game ill the morning j t Uss lias not been tuirglarurd Wemviie
with Mist and defeated the Nchalem time J everybody to see tt ami tweome couvtn. ed
l....,i ti. 1 .1.- that uiouev i-laeed .uereiu Is is'siuve y
game was a triple play. All through it
was a game ol good tleldmg. The attcr
noon game with Clatskanie was a bard
fought contest from the start. .St. Hel
ens scored the first run. then Clatskanie
scored and fur several iutiings the score
was 1 and I. From that it was 2 t,i I in
favor of our team. Then :i and '.' in our
favor, but three runs was all the St. Hel
ens boys could get . In the eighth in
ning, with two down, Clatskanie scored
six ruus on two hits, a couple of cost s ,
Adding errors ami an overthrow, the 1
game ending with a score of 10 to :t j
Our team is, however, comideutthat thev j
can beat the Clatskanie Isiys, and j
arrangements will probably I made lor j
a return game in the near future -po: My ,
(or neat Sunday.
Ion't forgtt the grunge fair at Yank
ton, Wednesday, Sept :). Imx.
Rev. Sherrill has received a call to act
as pastor ol the llabtist Church at Yank
ton preaching alternate Sundays the :
second and fourth morning and eve-;
Bl,lg- I mi's 1 VI. ,er an
Mr. and Mrs. Crandall.
visited their sister. .Mrs. Win.
Friday until Tuesday night.
'ay. Mr. Crandall, Harold
111, ll Wllen iilioul tllem Weill out llilo II, r
cmcli and came tack ami said, Iline
is a woman sick unto death tu ilia ear.'
1 al once ,'ot up an I went out. (mind lirr
Very lil Wi'h cramp rsdle, her bands and
arms werti disan up s-i ym could mil
stiaigti'.eti lluvn, and with a deathlike
look on her lace Two or thrt-sv ladles
wctre aorklivjj :tli b r and giving tier
a M.-v 1 nriit to my suitcaw ami g'it
niv Isittle ol ClinintH-risiu t one, I li d-
ia snd 1'iari iliia I'.en r.ly I ne
travel without tti. tall to tLe water tai
nut a doiib e tloss ,d ie.elieiua 111 th
it'as.s, inured some Water Into it and
stirred it With a lic d , ttien I ba 1 iu
a tttiie to g't til" lashes to 1,-t tne give
In lo r, b'lt I suic.-.- !e I I could at on,
sea the effect all I I ttorkes) wilh li
rubtillij her lisi ds, and ill lssei.lv mill-
tl.i-r dose ly H is
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Just at tircs.-iit wf Arc making :t cda!tf
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ti;i Mcithamiisc, !iichulni r crythiiii: nrcJcd nlwcitii'a
and Farm.
have tintilr a
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Great Reduction of 25 Put
1 tune e sftf aUnosi to Iji
; 1 was to lease tlie tra il
ol Seatlle,
Ross, from
In Satur- ' bottle to the Innliind to Ix1 il-e-I In e.
Ko-s Mr I allot tier d sut, U nrised.lut by I lie
I'lilard and a I'ortlnml friend tut the I ttnn' lha Irani ran into Ij Urali le sde
'ay hunting on Hunker Hid. They j alr:g!:t, and I ieceie. the thanks
I'agged colisideraljlc g au,e, and reiart a"' "'J' r-assenger on Ihm ear." iut sale
hne time. j by A J I'etiuiitf, druggist
rttl'le.whrra i , v M I,... f I . - .i I. s , .1
I gave ii,''" 'vki ami irc! tiiKKtis, itltcs aB(SJ.O!I
and Hats. On everything esfCt Staple (ir.Hcrits. t
r,.,hi,. ..,.. .,... 1 I : t . -n J
.S.V...W uui JinvK, ouu hi urucr to move it rupiusru
t!ll.1 unnur.l elletl (iltrr An oniw.nnnoe nw k-M
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Are you doing: w hat you tan to populate
your 5tatc?
ontMjrttnut v
incltimbu County. N'i. renerves iu these lint
once and secure the pick of our great stock.
500 TONS OF HAY WANTE
Latge Stock of Shiiit-lcson hand. In our Grocer Is
carry the very U-ht of Kimk!s nm! wc also handle Fad
I' tiriliture. Hardware. Lu.itr- ..t:r nri.-i-a u ith tnvia
;otir comjietitors.
OHKlioN NF.KIN I'K'tl'I.K A ttics. ,,.,t f,irimus,
;..-eiiani.H, ini"ei,nu, eleik-. s,u!, .f,.
strong loii ds ,nd a willing hear -capital or in, wtpltal.'
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Mr. Cox's share in Columbia Conrry's
exhibit at the State Foir is iiite u dis
play in itself, including a-irs. pr:u:h
plums, logan berries and cherries If
every farmer raited as fine a gardei as
Mr. Cox does in his back yard the show
ing which could be made by this county
in vegetables would be a world wide
wonder.
Attend the fair at Yankton, Sept. ,'!0.
Fall fishing began on the tenth, 2c be
ing paid for red meatm! Chinook salmon,
silver sides and steel heads, 10c for iiilcs
and ic for dog salmon . (juiie a number j
of the fishermen will engage in the fall I
fishing, and both the C. R. V. A. and
Warren are buying.
J. B. K. Bourne, Fred Trow and fjeo.
W. Vogel, of Rainier, were in afendunce
at the meeting of the Columbia County
Iievelopinent League last Friday,
A saloon license was issued by the city
recorder lo Wm. Farning A Co , for a
pcrion of sis months. They will start
up in Walter Hlnkcslcy's building
HlimIts, f 1.05 and $2.00 r thousand.
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