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The Oregon Mist
rtnlcred at thu twtottice at St. Helens,
Oregon, as sccondc!as mail nutter.
lSSl'Rll HVKRV VK1IVW llV
K. U. It. AGO,
I'niTMK AN" rOlHlKWK.
Si'BseHyrtoN Kirns
One year - M-''
.Si mouth "H
Advertising rate made known on nppli
ation Legal tiotiees iVi cents per line.
County Official
Paper
ClKCl If COCKT On ltcK'i:
Tlmma A. Mi-liriii- 1'1-tri.t .tiulir
K. V. I'ongitc IiiHirirt Attornc.
(Vl NTV tlri U'Kli
.St.
Jit ill" Part, J ml,;"
W. A. Him, Clerk
Martin White, sheriff...
S. C. I'iehiMmr, Com in 'i
H. West, Commissioner
K. K. t lick, Treasurer.
A. T. Laws, A es. i r ...
.1. II. Collins, School Supt ft itikimc
0. T. I'rescotl, Surveyor St. I !;
Frank Sherwmid. Coroner llaiiir
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St. Helen
St. I l.-i.-tl
GETTING RETURNS
The following letter from Catexieo.
California, show that tho small aiuontit
o' advertisiug done be the H.ju H .n S t
Helens Commercial Club U b ginning
to bra- (ruit.
C.lf.icXICO, Ct,
M-I.VO.-.
Mr. E. II Flag, 4
Kditnr ' "riin Mist."
Dear S r. Knchnwd plea, find 10
cents. Kimliy send mo a copy or t.u
ol your p.twr
I urn int Tftel in that part of the
CountiV.
Have r"ad your pimp 'lot issued by
the M. Helen V. V MM It lis a verv
plent rin(t o( sincerity about it not
usually found lu literature ot that kind
Very truly your",
J. U. KolltSSON.
We are are especially plcai-el with tlie
statement that the pamphlet tun a ring
of sineeeity. A a matter i f fact we Jo
B1 dare tell the whole trut i ab ml Col
umbia Colintv, fir we know it would
appe, r t tlie Inve.tigator to be over
drawn, and that must he avoided. No
place oil earth offer better inducement
to tliu intelligent, industrious (jrnier
aiiij tlie time is cloe at ban I when land
values will greatly Increase. The fart i
that oar own people ar.s just beginning
to realize their jiol fortune and old
aetllers who have sold their l.irmi at
what Ihey thought were high prices now
realize their mistake.
rruit raising is in it infancy here .
We can remember when apple were "
drug on the market," and yet the pro
duction of apple has doubled and quad
rupled. An apple was an apple in thoie
old 'lavs, t it as a cow was A cow No
pain were takn to get the best variety
and the crop was thrown into coal oil
boxes and gunny ek and taken to the
nearest store, where they were sold for
85 or 50 cents per Wild. Toon; wan no
roatket f or the product because itwai not
worth having. There is no market now
for diseased apples or light weight ciw
grea-e, but thetnirket for perfect apples
and high grad') creamery but'er i a
hungry one and i constantly growing
Nearly all Columbia county apple are
sold I waily or to I'ortlanl, t ir the reason
that a yet we have not s illici-nt ac:e
age to a'tract the attention ol buyers for
the foreign market. Theaireige, how-j
THE LAW AND THE
ASSESSOR
A number o( t'ouu'v ;if -vo-, loel i !
iitg Colmiibia foiod v's. hino l.ii 1 I
assess money, u tes mul ac-onoi
though tlie law II- ibj.'. ' -e o.
plain, and vi are ill I t ' miih tioi I
how they can ev ido I provi-l.-n lb
law rend" :
See. All leal p'Opefv wi' I
this Stite. nod nil pemo'.tl o. ir-
.situated i owned wiibui tins m h
Ocpt stii-h lis iioiv he (M,elli',ill U vxcoo-i
ed bv l.iW. .-huli be Mibjc ted t-
uient und luxation in oju il "II I t' tt ' e
pioportiou.
The dellniiioii ot p-o "onal piop.otv i.
given in the niuen h'l see-ion .'eSN .i
fi! os:
See 3i:ts. I'll" teinmi'CTson.r fi.i1--and
ps'i'Moml prop pv rha'l ho ioo-n.. I
to include -ill ibir g in netion, luniv1 .11
fill oi'lliT, goods. I'll Itt ds, lllO'.t-N a
g Id dil-t, oi baud oi on d.-p. -i , o'
tiis nod ",U, whei iior lit h on. it
nhro-td, and nil captfal inve-tod t'o non ,
ill .li b's d ic or to bei' io do Ir iu
vent dehtois, whe'her in .o'. ot-o.
eiintr.i. t. not.', Illoi'gl.-e. .'.ei
w is . either itluri .if w dh 11. t. ( t.i'.'
ill tm lie !eka. :-,!! hood", warrsnt.
Hid moneys due of t Uvoine due foou
th s Slate, or niiv colintv or otln r inuoi.
i pal siitHliviaion thereof; mid i.'Cks ,oi !
slnues I I incur porat rouii' ino-j. :m I
such pioxirttoii ot the cnpilal of im or j
irated isiinpaiiies liable to taxation o i j
their capital a shall not he inteatnl to j
red es'ate; and all improvement made
bv persons m lauds claimed bv then.
under the laws of the I'nited Slates, the !
(et id which lands is still vested ill the i
I'nitci States.
This seems very plain, ami we are no
able to see how anv asussir can hue
the power to exempt money, note an I
accounts, bond., warrants, mortgage,
etc It would M'tu to bo a g m-l tl I
for the assessor to olioy the Uw as tl ev
tlnd it, and iwrtuit the courts to s. tti.-
any question as to its cotistttuttonaon .
i 4-JOii lincdcn lietiinis T I'vr Meek
,n- Ml I'i c tlnnlli
(h-. SiiiiiiiI like il Klondike Mnr)
but It's line
, no o, W -n Octol ct , I'M.
.. .- I i . ah A Slav vl I o.,
foitland Hu'!.;on.
i;,m'o.;! o In iii t to I our I ml ol
.,,, io ,. ,., ml! .i , voiit f. isoluie I'tng
i ,s ., , , i vs li o !i uc I'ici li in J tjoui
...i I v :..n li-.s'irivcn -if.--t s-itisi.i.
,.!, M ,. t .light tin m,. Into- ..r a mail
.!, . 'o . i . do ,,H lb.- ok biinscit. o
, ,n,i.,; . ,!i.,t tl,e ijvl. ttv ol the III
clime woo' ' ! vl kept .teolrv ill wok.
te ,t ii i . ;; , . i. Ion.' ,lol lion h! lot
t il.e t il. .'1 ' ' "'"'1 i" 1 '.oaotp. ol poti
..I,,' r , i. luiie oir ii.it lie
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SEATTLE 1909
l.ditor Mist : I would most respe t
fu'ly appeal to the people of Columbia
County through the i unity (ires-, a-k-ing
for th ir co- ieratioii an I assistance
in helping to enlarge Columbia coiintv'
exhibit at the AUka-Yukon I'acitic I-x
(aisitioii wtnch open June lo.pioo
The Splendid exhibit i f grains a .d
grasse which we had at the sta'e fa if
has tieetl boxe-l nn 1 turiinl over t t Is
stste comruissioiicr and will h- installed
at the Seattle lair next vear I r Ih- m
lH'Ction ot the thousands of pcop!.. w , ,
willllxk to th I'acitic C i.i-t to vie
the mmderiol products of our f.irtu.,
fields, and for st.H And i w-exns't t ,
attract the attention of the ptosii. i tue
settll'r, manilfac'.urer ot capitalist vte
must enlar.-e our exhibit sj that i!h-
seekers alter opportunities to betbr
their condit on can sec at a glance tb.it
Columbia county, wit 'i its u agoilleent
for-'StS, fertile dl, I SC I till levelofie.l
mineral resources, and splendid trans
portation facilities, olle-s a'luntnges
that no other county in ti.e great State
of Oregon can otfer. 1 often lead in tin-
county press press of Mr. and so ex
hibiting such line simple of the differ
ent pro lip ts of our soil, and 1 wonder il
they will think to send tu gome ol th
sample so that thev can be pr-coed
in gla" jar iofoiir permanent cvli.bit
The county has jars ii1.. and 3 iti -u -s m
diaiio ter, an I if any of our people wld
send in ; or I of th i-e lugt ai.pl s
uninees, pe.i'S. or other fruit or v i'e-
tables, I will try ami preserve tlooo fo
exhil.itioi nt all future lairs, ICigot
n w is the time neshonld b'ga'.;.e,i .g
fruits and vfge'ahSes to exhibit at, ti e
Seattle fair. The stall c oiimissio i will
col l storage nil fruits an I vegetab r.
I.'i.
to
at
t !1
nr. oi in to n'i:, uo '.s mi,
' ao I "a a ' . ; tn 1 in. o - t 'o ti:
Iron! ( : i. e to ; I i, c, lo r to:.
. tt.n no tvain or lot-tuit;
,i cr 1 ?o iii. -'utu ou'ii..
can 1 put in opeiaii oi m ,t
U o.l.oic. ,e the sneer
lra, ...ivv M e. In'.u tie-. s
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SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT
todlowing Is the stiiiunary of the
aa.e.siiii'ltl of (hl coniiiy for lb year
I'ISei.
f l,iillciiUnn t pio.ety Yallle
Aciesuf tillable hind, l.'dTt . f r7.0V
,, -I,-, lion tillable .iid,Kd".! H.ywl.liM
lo piioeiio'iits nil t I '
pileiticd lands t'.'t.l'-'d
lo and i dy lot :il!i,"nsl
Impi .neineoi- on l"ii and
,,u le, rWail
ol I leliients oil laud Hot
ihl'ded Ol ulletitlo iMl.ittl
Miles ,. tallomlbcd..' ... .0.lkW
Kaibo.d Killing bsk - i.'.f,W
Mi le.s ol logging I ail iad ls-d Iki.lim
I ogguig taihood lolling l'k Iml.USi
Miles lelegiaphnud telephone
I,,,,... .!: . .'w
si.-.l ! 1,0.1's, .rit-Ml.
tio ial v ei.g ' ' , and inainl-
l u l u in.' io ' ninery fi.'al.llO
Mri, Ii ui.lne an, I i.s-k III tiade sl.l.i1;tl
I aim'
f.'.TUI
V'i.iUO
?M
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Ilium
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II.HU.VJ
, lllenln, W,lg
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tto '; ' I lull I
le. . H'.l't.
It n.s ;i..l ..!.
I tie. I i -i
li i-. and g -a!
Same, l.'p'
I l'"'s
SCHOOL TALK
I all I
-v le
thei.
d b
i h. el, n a .,! t ,m
lift) 1 st a lllai ksBillh
s .III H'i (I Wotb'l of IliV 'O'g. .
I. as ten shoeing !',!' I n o.' tti tbaii
! !:f- '.U lie ! ' t''tllx' lAI'l'S
' I'.llll I'.a'.tll Ion g s--n III gnat tel. rf
fl- to ialne t.te (kiei lltftltna'tnil. It l
tee 1 est Ioi tJlo,,, t ner uss-d " I'oi sa'u
: bv J I'e'l log, d"iggi'
I all fur W arrants
Neri. r is t:ft by (ciciitliat Ihs vonntv
tieiuireif now Siaa tott'lsott tiaa t ttor
i ,n itirni ot ;l i i.liiiii'.n V ouuty (on t!
t old warrants loot .ris-d pi ;f to arid III
i oi i'.n Jolv ,". s an I the tolU.wing
w in id's rn l o r ! toll V ps.s N-.
;i ';..', ."'.m. Ti'-.
; ; i '.. ". '. esr, vi.'".'. vi: rii'. .ii". ;n,i.
. i.'. ; . .ii : . i. .'i. i ...
; :.!.. ; '..hi, ; m. ? : it. th.
' , i'K Vt ,."
lii'.rirt on Slid warrants oiwioi.
il I''
I II J t t s K
I'r. unret c-.Ui!ni,i county.
. 'sm 'i
i.. ,
IIUI Arnica S.I . '"H i.
.ores 1 eve. :r'm
mm on iv ,.g, il
. ' l r,,iL '"t
iiit in i(u,
A liiil,!";
might to lM..,h.,,,v
'punch 1
though the, k, UlM
I toillidwl on , .a'St
M re IW,U ft
I lav,. I l',,i. .. e
Vete,a,,of,,, ,v, ... 'Mj
atlo.tish.og Hr.'l
H'tiei. I,,,,, .taj,!,""
rive I ,,,,
.-m m.t, i, i.,.r,4w 1
i ass' ol at nn, h itl,i,;. ... .
... - ... . ... 4mJ
cured llie. I .."Pl,U,J
."lV,r:ru.:: "
me oi Mis lv,.T,iUr j
"""swillillUj
to wdhdrra .... ht li.mi4ti-.rj
.i.--i.i ... .. . . . . T
esiinyd.
Volt lake k wlo! I,,.. Lu. t.
hell you l.av . Il'dtwfj
lo.o. and tun lk u as I lid
III older lo g t rKi.f
nt lndige.tK.ii ( isen.nui
K.d.l..Ur. "ll.yJ
Spsf I Meg I o
a tprmrtid .. r 8 t H
kept t!. Sri rk aujuvtyip))
ke .loWIt to !.... TtX Ults W
h.lwti: tour in M nri Kttss,
aye ..me if tl.s lggas
Ifcoi'l it! as-.ne u.l yo 0i J
Ihil g else Is just U -nj ss fciT;
Ktduey and U sdbt I'Uhsrsm J
isn't snithilig tl.t ust ft
(iy A J K-o.iiig I pv. t ta !n
1 ' t,l! t-. ;,i!J.fs ( tM
i ogl lllg l .ut Ugai btflb'aW. 1
tell, e "t 1 leal l It (st.hr
l a. stol-sed ll.rit i inttiof
Ii r t ,
o- d ,
oi I I
t.
a b
f t o-r IS
flitted S'.llte'
cli'i-d and g-'.e.
trouble III liP
fact r, a me !. a',
leu .!i't at o
to put up t i.-ir
they hive, ii .
U II I.U!,
sine, id e
IS b l VI .
a i
I -he
I b ',
f h. Ir
-.' ill'.
. ir. aio
tl.l'.UTe to .
ae.vtbu.g ,
ele
parent te
ll dura and
W 1 1 'i 1. i a a v ,
thi.'Z rtiili I cr
.1.1 take t
! Il , , t e t
ot t . e alt ,11
'I be II! nil
mo! !,ij , -,.
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boil d
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i ge
t oe w Ii
ome fr
Hit ..f !
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HOULTON LIVERY AND FEED STABLE I
l . II. tOMMH. If
Good Livery Rig At
RcAsonnhlc Rfttr.
Drummm Trade A
Specialty.
MoultunSt. Hclcru
ll.uk.
I.tav. Iboiltoo .1 ; la
Irali!, irliuiiiiiguirrtsiwltkteal
A A C train. trluia
Itrlrns alter tt;a !, irsraj
Ihrir in lone to ttsrs-t It II lw
Mrs-ts :t I !.. .o i .Usaxt lrv
in flefin.
t)itralMM
a. n
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. t
lu
lu
without cost to the n mir v. so that we
ever, is constantly increasing, mid the ! ca ,ve 4 complete exhibit at the open.
Itig of the (air and can a l l to our ills-
quality of cur ft -u.it cannot be excelled
anywhere in the world. The great need
is in-. a who are willing to Wait a reason
able time for returns and who will clear
up our cheap stump land and set it to
the liest Varieties of apple. One way
to interest this i-lass o( men is to cot out
this article, enclose it in an envelope
i--tr.p
IV
t ,
play as the season advances.
Ottr c mnty has nude no pr ivis-oti lor
collecting this exhibit, but 1 will volin,
i tifr niv services for n nhort time to
look alter anvtiiiug you have to oiler for j feet
the Ahi'ka-Yiikon-I'acl'.i: Kspo-ilio'i, j
We should hay- :, boxes ol a morel ! '')
and send it to a fneii I in the Ka-tern or apples from all over tint c unity, and 1 II. cm ,.
Middle States. i other fruiti and vegetables Milli 'lent to ' ,-i,,, ,,, ,-
A Columbia County orchard of twenty j mage a good showing. Write mil j treatment .
acres ol .Northern s-py or Spt'zcnbefg : . k,)W wtiiit you have to oiler, mi I I
apples can be had lor T)'W0aud it wil! I will send von shipping and packing ir.
yielda yearly mt revenue ol from ivm striictions
"ft!
' be l".ie.'e.
1'iv .! t ,,-
is. hut this impel t- e' .
"'i.-hly ii, ol tru'M.-ilh
tl'Ulll,; tl,,. ,i iii'.r. .
;oiy ecru; will mc. h,a
H i'ie, Oupe'r-lll , J.r, .ve
olli i.il-i und have her i.-mo
for fie ;:o ,. of tii , I,.,,,;,
I'owanl or a liar . i ,( ,,,, i
a c .'iteiitjoM t no or ;i ti-.it
bor. but i;p.h-r an n
forlavtii am e tint;!
t
a In-
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lit be
I ol
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f olds
.on Ini'
tl'C I'llllgel'inis
i-le.l
to tl2,(0) This is a fact libit can he;
shown to any inriuirer from tlirt expftri-j
ence of others. It cannot be too often
repeated or made known to prospective '
ltrimigranttt. !
Very truly yours
W. .1 t CI.U'KTM.V.
W'arruti, Or., Oct. I lili, Vm.
Had a ( lose t all
Mr-. Ada I, .( room, the widely known
If King Kdaard de-dre to exchange ! l'flrietor ol the Croom Hotel, Vaughn.
ilitl.l. !
i m th
do I.
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teal
" lb.'
imp
"I "Id . Ol
II, V",,ll; ,',
I for ii m ,
I' .1 .hOiCo-p.'11-niU
,.,
IV or.gn, i
iciters wiiti presiuetit uoosevcll lie can
do so at the rate of 2 cents each, under
the new postal agreement, but he should
be careful in Ids selection of a topic.
.Mm., p.ivh: "r'or several moulds I suf
fered with a severe cough, ami coimuiiip
lion seemed to have its utip on me,
I iioy i, o.d
j tnent imlli'ltlo that i o.
Ion. I.v.-t v.tie know
H'I chronic cat on. Ii ,
a common r,,,( ,
cau-ed by a n.1,1 but, t I,,
the system I ,r Hie ii
veloplnnnt of Ihr, ;ci m,
otln l ie linve louti 1 ,
Hie Mime wiili nil j,.
I'lpilll.elia, eji,)et tev -, ll.e.o,',-,,
whooping couitli up,, i, ,.(, ,,, ..
to be contracted iv b, i, tbi, elold b,
I
1 po u.
n wild de
would ic.
I-' tm-nl t j
Tl ..ll lli -.'il ,.
1 'pie
t ! ... t
el
The Ixmdon Times will buy its new
eoil'l.lli..ril r.f r..ur.p. !ri.ru iM .tin !',il...l
Slates ,T 1l,n,lerr -brvw. u i. "' "iK ami uiroiK netimr -e,.,.
noiu at, iioiiirou, "eer hi,,,
'Olio, O.I llilmeliti
asli st and iuicl;i -,t way to elite
Ti
.eb.,,1 fri,...,l ...eorn.. ...... I...1 I Ir -.' . ' 1 1 o, J 11 . Ill thnt ,
:vi,im,r ' t .,.,:.,, .p, 'A, " I ''" l.a in
: n.,. f,.. t ill : i .... i ,
j iic uiiiiti ii li i i t: rmvuiif 1:011 if i iiiiu : . . . 1 ,.4
" " I 11 llllllkltl ll'llnli..b... I t . .
., '" " OI'KII Uemeilv, I
1 lie liiiiov 1 .1 1
I 1 ...l i.. t:..i.l ... 11.... 1.. .. 1. ' ' "" "II i 'i l-llci le, bii
.mart w: en it borrows the thunder of " c """'r , " ,r H'Ih ptepaintlon have ,,,,' ,t ., Mll, ,
American Inventors, manufacturers and ftlZZ tTul I "f "- " - . th, iv, ,., .
OREGON
BUILDERS"
Arc you doinjj what you can to populate
your 5tnte?
"ltl-I.ON M i lls I ! Ill'I.K Srltiels. I.ott'! fom".
.,a-ili-s, in ei h ints, r'erk. p"''p!e with l'll.
hands stnl a wliiitig liraft" cspllal or iu capHsi-
The Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Co.
Southern Pacific Co.
(Linci
Oregon)
1 , 1.
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V to I.
at lb.
I. Hit
ut loii, ol 1 iregoi, literature to ti e
I'ioh Lhroiigh i v.-iv nvallal.le nil' l'i '' W '
!',' the g,,. w.,tk "I billidlllg lin g II b "'"''
i.ailx and addirswa ol lour (, j... .Is le a"J
'ei-M,-. in tt I. M ale1 We Will b '
- . . neii-" ol sending Ihem complete informs'
"III.i.iiN kii.I )i opi .rtiinlti''"
lUI.Uhin. TlOXI'iTS wi on !. .I..ni. M-:rrKM-
aiotiii i H'.l' l; (,, l,e nt to ill "Uils I'
ll I be f.ui 1, 11 (my piiiidpal cities
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1 01
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I rolll l.IISOill"
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f-'VU
41 7ft
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Tickets Can Bo Prepaid
I i""i inint t , i u. ,,. ,,d or relative to Oregmii
' p ' I the pi..j,. r no onni with any of our iiip'tn
1 1 ,n.i'r aooiotii 111111 anv "i on.
J help kel lull then lai liiiniiihed by telegraph.
Wm. McMurrny, General Pacngcr
Agent, Portland, Ore.
rUsaui.
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