RAINIER
The Taft Republican Club of Kainier
w organised by Hon. K. W. Conyer,
of Clatkanie. Iat Tuwlny. Tim tlub
ory.nu.d with a membership
100. V. C. Fry wan elwted pre don
J. W. McMiluu vice president, tieQ
Vogel secretary ami A L Fuller treasur
er. The ollicera of the club constitute
the executive committee. Ttii organi
aalion is strictly a TaltSlierman club
with no faction. A resolution s
passed that the president appoint
committee to draft constitution and by
law (or the consideration of ilie club
, Judge Potto, J. W. MeMllan and T. J
Fiippen were appointed on the commit
tee. Hon. K. W. Conyer then oke
of the woik of organisation. V. C. Fry
llii'u took the lUkir and made an able
apeech on the principles of the Kepubl
can party. Judge lVwn, l'rof. iylud,J
V. McMilmi and Trot. Collins of Chits
katlie all spoke ably on the party and it
achievements. Friday, October 2d, wa
decided ta the time of the next meeting
of the club, in the K. IV ball, at 8:00 i
m. Mr. C. I.. Cony era of Clatskanle will
l here to place Taft ret irds o i the lm
negraph, , if ymi have never hear.
Taft, come to the meeting. LAdle are
welcome.
The liepnbliian Club of this city is
thinking vriously of having a prixai
wire pi iced in the office of the Secretait
of the Club for the election return
The Wes'ern Uniou passe in front of
the Club headquarters, and Mr. Suudel
an old operator, ill do the work for the
Club. Who Mid Kainier a not up to
d:ite?
From information recently teceived
Rainier is to have a train to Portland at
7 In tiie morning to return about lOor It
at uight, aa soon as the ferry is din-on
tiuued. This will give Rainieritee an
opportunity of getting into Portland
early in the morning and coining home
on either the early or late train In the
evening.
Next Sunday at 2 30 p. ui. Italniei
will go against the champion of St.
Helen. This will lie one of the btnt
gOK-s- ot, the season, for it is a weli
known fact that St. Helen has two good
pitcners and Kainier Ukes a lack seat
for no c uh on the Columbia river. The
gam will be worth seeing.
Mr. and Mr. E. S. Thomas who are
visiting with their son L. 8. of this city
west to Cainby to visit their grandchild
tiity. and family, last week. They re.
turned to Kuinier Mufday and declared
tl.ey could atay away no loiger, and
that Rainier was the bestcity In Oregon.
- The baeball gtme Sunday between
St. Helens and the boys from Columbia
csmp was a eery entertaining affair
though the program was rather too long
The score was 20 to t) two earned and
thrtr on errors. All that was necessary to
secure a mn was to swat at the ball and
trot around the diamond.
Saturday tnorulug to Jewell then cross
the mountains to Aitoria. They expect
to spend a week or two in Astoria and
Long Beach, Wash. The Imya expect to
mnke the drive to Astoria In the Nelial
tu Spinner.
Itave Kuy wns tumble to make his trip
to the tipper I'liilskuiiie Smidiiy, aa he
had to suiy home to watch the mink
and hawks from getting hwrtusk of kale.
Kip VanWiukle bus beon touring the
valley this week in hi new ftihtar tired
buggy looking (or Items (or the county
paper. Hid you titid any, Kip?
Kliool begun in llstriel No. 28 Ir
week, with Mis Uolda Imncaii at t
desk.
Wolf Creek AsMvmbly ol Artisans a
constructing an addition to their lod
hall, for culinary purposes.
A Urge concourse o( Sea p pom peo
aro visiting the stock allow in 1'orllai
this week.
Messrs. II. K. Leltare aud K. II. r'Uj
were one-duy visitor to our town th
week.
Hon. K. W. Conyer visited us Wei
n-'xl.iy, laying out the woikfora Itepul
lican club here.
A D. HolniUy and it. Hlatcliford Imv
purclm-ed the lOO.acre farm of J. I
West, adjoining town, and will put I
out to fruit.
The new school boue is ueariug cou
pietionand grind house warming U
being planned for CVtober 2d State Su-
periutendeut Ackerman and th county
superintendent will be present and an
inspiring meeting is expected.
Mia Katclla l'aiker ia the principal,
with three other teachers, making the
faculty for the new school, year begin
ning October 5th.
Quite an interest la being manifested
by Portland parties lu the coal proeiierls
west ol here, and development work is
expected to begin at an earlv dale.
T. A Clouinger will haul the pupils
from the tiortu and I'rank Vatidermost
from the south to the new school
an innovation which in expected tu
tive satisfaction.
Wm. TeU is building a tine new resi
dence on hi canyon farm.
F. Novak ia erecting a Irame dwelling
on his lnd purchased south of town.
M J. Butler has taken a poeitiou with
the North Bank work and his rcsi deuce
occupied by W. T. tjillette, of Sven-j
son, Ore.
Mrs. Mal-el Watch, of Sea.i.le, visited '
fiiends at fkappnoae during the week. ;
bcappoov is to be a closed loan, In i
deed, if the deputy prosecuting attorney j
Dolus good to bis promises.
The apple crop has turned out siden i
didly.
The fancy dress party given by the Is-1
KIST
J. II. Turk has flu peach tree near
his house tlml Is loaded dowit with well
developed pea. lie. Seven or eight '
the limb have to lie propped up.
Mrs. T. II N "th and daughter Until
returned from their visit at Hcliolls la-t
Friday,
lterg. n m. Pallas, Hull A Co pulled
I,, Mi,. !. nr. They mn u
day mid ilileshed '.tlW bushels ol grain
Willi" IMU left on Thursday for Col
. uii;. I , Iih w ill .oiler the Aiii li'nltu
ui i'. lle... ulueli oi.ns Sent. 2fllh. The
Uy wlh ie nilsM'd ill the home circle
but the i will grow up, and part
ing tint a do come.
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HOULTON LIVERY AND FEED STir
L. H, COMBS, Pro,
GoodLiverv Rigt at
Reaionable Rates.
Drummeri Trade
tiu? Spcilty.
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Hack.
thelrlu lluieto " 7,
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"TIIK SCHOOL, Ol?
noov Went (iiiiiie leellnB tlial 11 was g.
to h'uve heen there an. I that we are h
lug III a progressive age
NOTICKolSale of Rainier, Or. Wstrl
IkllllU
llids will I received for itsM bom!
he know as 'Kainier wier liornls. iu
deiiouiinatious ot not lcs tlisn f 'ssj m.r
more limn lliHW each, to conhirui with
an act iscd March i. I'1'7. eiilitlcl
"Aa Act to Amend Town Charter id Rl
nier." Haul Iwnds will I dated Nov. I
will t lue Nov. I. IW2JI, with the
right reserved to redeem all or anv part
ol the uitir sltrr ten year (rum said date
of issue : rim iil and interrrt will be
nia.le pavatilr at a dcignsled fi'
aijencv ill I'oitUnd, Or. Hi.hlers sre rv
This 1 1ueled to name price and rats ot In
terest. not etreediiii! 6 per cent lr an
num. at whirh thev will ptirchasr said
Nitid, A cerliiied check ol 2 per rent o
lui'ls bid lor to accompany each bid
lliils will tar rrceiveil tor the aunve men
tinned (Minds until 12 o'clock n.n. th t
I, I'.S'M, the rtjclit being reset veil to rrerl
any and ail hids Ail htls should I
sealed and addressed to the Underslgnc!
rcratary of ttie Kainier Water Couttuis
:t. i.x llnM.iniit) Chairman
l.M i K. Hi TiiKsmsii. Secrrtrr
otlre far I'abllrallea
SEHALEM NOTES.
Threshing all finished in the Nehalem
and all report a heavy crop.
John Pringle is clearing bin, I on bis
place two miles north of Vernonia.
(iuea Jack is looking for the railroad.
Mie Ellen and May JSerg visited
at Claisk-inie Sunday.
John Wallace, Sr., la hauling bis large
Crop of oiti toClatskanie this week.
W. D. Case has a crew of men at w rk
erecting a largo bridge aiross Beaver
Creek.
Thos. Johnson took out a load of hop
pickers to Cluiska de Tl urday.
Warren Freen ai was biitriry riding in
Vesper last Sunday He got home
without breaking his bogy as lie drove
with both hands.
Rip Van Winkle lost his i,e hat last
Monday while helping E. K. Nickerson
thresh on the Model Farm. Rip had to
drive home without a hat. Did you
catch cold, III p.
Contractor liet.-ds i; tu Salem and
Portland this week looking for Contracts.
Hope yon fiud Bowie, Bill.
Babe Peterson I at Jewell and Astoria
tiiis week looking for a store site.
Postmaster Kearey visited friends at
Klst Sunday,
Oliver Jones is in Hotilton and Port
laid this week looking for machinery
for his large sawmill which will soon be
in operation.
Andrew Jolnnon and wife who spent
the summer in the valley retnrned to
their home at Long Beach, Friday.
Dave Kay has purchased a fine driy.
ing team to make Ills regular trip to
Upper Clatskanie with.
We are ioon to hive a new cream
route through the Nelinlem valley. What
is the matter with the Mist creamery?
V L. Powell and James Elliott ex-1
pect to ttart oo a Hp down the river I
!tftfmrm ol lh Ititrl.tr
I nil! Stale tM nfflr. lvrlUivl Urvd&
Nflt.-e U hr.l f gtivu ll)t ..hn KelUlrln
"t inmm.. ifr.n. ho iuir si, i.ii
m a. li..iut:i kii'n Nu teM wii.i a r s
r.r ..uihr.l ol nr.l..,ti tl .,vu.hlp
"''. Kal-.aa t tmt tt ,1 l.iu.lU M.f ti.Il
li. ni.l n..,j,- ot !it IMtftill.Mi l. mftSa riital
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.i.i,;im ui .nr, r. aiiilcr-i .".i'.-m. i Mi in. K-r .i.i an.) k
most Tuesday evening uaa ....tl .rr,.,. ; ."" u"r. i i wn .Ut i
Some ol the participants we, a es. io.tloi, laimam n.rnr. .n,..
ally well attired and all pronounced li "S"1"' '" tir,i. a. Nu.q :arif,
big fan. M, Kwing lock toe prl for " IVuZV i TH"ih
beet liupersuiimof r uliiix mism.iii
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OREGON
BUILDERS"
Are you do.njj what you can to populate
your State?
OR KG ON NKBIW PKOi'(.KSettl,.,. ,o..t farmer,
merrhmihra, merctmnts. clerk., people ,t hr.lln.
trong bands snd a willing heart-capital or no capital.
The Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Co.
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Tenth and Moerlaon, Portland. OretjiMt A. f, Ametrotu, If sj)
C.U'e occupy I wo doom 63 by 1 00 feel, have a ttam '
c;:iiloy a Urg faculty, give InJiviJual Irutructiorj, rcainiTl
for office help than we can meet Our cliool admltWhy,'
other ia quatity of ioatnictiott. It ay to Itea4lwa3it?:
CMd a Uaslaeaa Maa 1 " keep hamiwTtng sway rmu TTj
work. It will win eu la the .ml." fUld u K4atort "T.7ZT
tioo given la your school wake Ir tb tlaadard of lu klaa is UsrisisJ
COpeo all the year. Stmlcnla svlmittej ai "any titae, CmJl
fUfeeoceat Any bank, any Mwspaper, uy bviaiaaee Ms
rnarnm w w m Vf Vl
Just at present we arc niakiug a Socially qf
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Hut wc continue to carry the largest and l.r aiori nf C.J
Merchandise, incluJiui: evervthiut' nrcdnt nUuit iV R?'
aud Kami, wc have made a
Great Reduction of 25 Per C
On all Dry V,wn.U and Drciis Good, Udici'andMtsW
and Hats. On everything except Staple Groceries, itf
reduce our stock, and iu order to move it rapidly ft k
this unparalcllcd offcr. Au opportunity never bclW
inclunibia totiiitv. No rcservcn in tW line. Cs
once and secure the pick of our great Mock.
500 TONS OF HAY
a'gc Mock of Shuii'lcs on hand. In our C.mrtnlhi
carry the very U-.M of gotxl and wc also handle Ffc,&
i urniture, Hardware. Compare our prices with aovfti
our competitors. j
H. MORGUSblb,
Southern Pacific Co. (Line, in Oregon)
aresendinttoiit tons of Oretc m literature to the l's,.
for ilistfilnitioli tlirmiifh t virv nv.ilnl.lc a(fm-. Wilt
you not help the uowl work ol Imildiim Ofumx hv sei !
lis the names and addresses of vour frie, ds who sri
likely to he interested in this Htaln? V will t. n,l
to t.r the expense of sending them complete Inform,
tion nlioiit OKhOD.N and its opportunities.
COLONIST lUflLli will he on snle durinx SI. ITt.'M
IJKK and WTOiiKIt from the Ksat to a" I Hnl, ,
Oieg-on. The fare from a f,.w principal citie, nro
From Denver . , .
" Oituilia
" Kansas City.
" Kt. Unla....
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30. (KJ
38 00
Krom Iiiissvilln J!.rV)
" Cincinnati , .t,t)
" (.'levuluiid. , . 41 73
" New V. rk .. fVi.fM)
" Cliicao
Tickets Can Bo Prepaid
If yon want to bring a friend or .'relative to Oregon
deposit the proper .mount with any of o,,r ,
Hie ticket will then le fnrnis'ied by telegraph.
Wm. McMurray, General Pa$cnger
Agent, Portland, Ore.
JOB PRINTING
18 OUR OU8INB88
WE hare the best and moat
' IWlreqoippedJobPr
ing Office in Colambia County
Andwt are prepared to
do all kinds ofTHntini
on short notice and at
kw reasonable prices
j TRIAL Will CONVINCE
OREGON
WIST
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