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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1909)
THE OREGON MIST Vol. xxviu : '- - St. Helens, Oregon, Jan. 15, 1909. No. 7. 411 St. 111 a COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK INCORPORATED DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS PRINOIPAL 0ORRE8PONOENT8 I First National Hank, U. S. National Bank, Hanovkr National Bank, Portland.' Or Portland, Ore, New York LOCAL leers Win. M. Ross, President and Cashier; lid win Ross, Vice President; A. L. Stone, Assistant Cashier. Oncers Directors Wui M. Ross, M, White, James Dart, JvUiu Ross. c. t. ruEacoi t K. K. QUICK. F. 0. riUISCOTT Tub Columbia County ABSTRACT AND TRUST CO. TlTLKS HXAMINKD ABSTRACTS MADH S$ Non-Rksidknt Taxks Paid Real Estate Loans, ktc Mist and Oregonian $1.50 PER VICAR JOB PRINTING 18 OUR DU8INES3 1UE hare tlie best and most ' fully equipped Job Print ing Oftiee in Columbia (bounty And we are prepared to do all hinds of Printing on short notice and at most reasonable prices A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE 1 OREGON VI 1ST 4 U DART & MUCKLE Carry a Complete Stock of the Best in General Merchandise at Lowest Prices Consistent with Quality. Country Produce Bought and Sold. When in Need of Groceries, Dry Goods, Hardware, Boots or Shoes We Solicit Your Patronage and As nre You Courteous Treatment s V1 8 ST. HELENS. OREQON 8 11 HOULTON LIVERY AND FEED STABLE L. H. COMBS. Prop Good Livery Rigs at Reasonable Rates. Drummers Trade A Specialty. Houlton-St. Helens Hack. Leaves ll.mlton t 7:30 lt meet Iruhla, reluming meets norlli bound A. AO. train. returning lo St. Helens alter tntlil leaves, leayinu their In time to meet 11. IX iraln. Meeti 3:18 train anil steamer Irulila In afternoon. Webber Whitney Morton, tern of May K. n.l Ry w. Morton, of Cathlamet, Wash., died ol cerebro pitiitl meningitis t Astasia, Oregon, on January II, 190W, liemg 4 yearn and 22 daya old. lie a burled at Greenwood cemetery, Astoria "Sonny," a lie w ufT.ctlonatelv nick, nam!, ai a beautiful and winsome cliild aud a great (nvorie both at Cath lamet and St Helena. Ilia abort life w Tin.- handsome residence of M, C. Gray cime very close to destruction by fire 1 it Saturday night. Mr. and Mra. Oray '.aought It would be more cheerful tula eoM weather to bare a fire in the fireph-e, which had not been used tbU winl. r, and after building one they went to I'.',:. On returning home Mra. Gray nelled smoke and upon invesllga tiou found 'hat.'lhe apace In the bate merit under the fiieplac-, which had been used during the summer aa a "catchall." waa fit II ol hr. It rrm. m... a njft rwwi 9.. il ...i lull f ..J 1.1. i. .. .... . Y ' . T .H"r-'w . .... . mere a noie in me fireplace aud mere many alncere sympathizer In their be- ,., ,, lo . .,. or ,h.., b. mcta. umler it to keep the coali from falling )I!NTIST-Hr. Ramlio will tie in St llhro.i h. This was not in place Satur- ueieiis, at tne M Helena Hotel rrmay I day nltjbt aul hence the ffre. It was and Saturday of each week, prepared to certainly a i arrow eacape from aerioua OUR PORTLAND LETTER (Special Correspondence' I'obtmmd, Ore., Jan. 11, llXR Six toiia of advertising matter, and the highest potaible grade of advertising, matter at that, waa forwarded to the Kant bt the Portland Commend il Club ImbI week. Ttii remarkable addition tn the enormout advertising Oregon if al ready receiving tell of all the resources of the Ktate in picture and text, and Li all kind, of denial work IIikiiTaiii.K W. O. W.-Iloulton Cir cle, Women of Woodcraft, installed it" officers for the curicnt year lent M nda) evening, Mm. E. II. I'lagg acting pa in itatling officer. It wai intended to le a joint Installation will Wurrcn Circle; but the latter were evidently deterred by the weather and failed to put linn ap pearance, much to the disappointment of the IIhuHoii ludiea, who had gone to comudcruble tronble and ckikihc to pre pare for their reception and entertain ment and to proviil a feaat worly of the H'caion. The olttrera installed were: Cuaidian Neighlxir, Minnie Morley; Advisor, Cynthia I'aher; Mugicinn, Min me kclicy; Llerk, Ilinlcll Wiiliaim; Hanker, l.cota Kctcl; Attcndunt, Rae Harris : Cnplain of the (iuards, Lillie J I'crry; luner Sentinel, I'earl fair; Outer Sentinels, I'earl (iertyand Cora Meehan Cleanliucu. Inirness, aud it'll weight A Geoigc'a meat market. The county court, at its recent atuion. made a levy of H1.. mills for general pur posra at against h mills last year, and 2'v mills for road piirpos-t a againt two mills lust year Add to Ibis the state snd district U vie and multiply it by I be jiiKJiint of uur assessment, and there rou ure Syrup of While I'ineand Tar, the old cliablc cough remedy. For talc by A.J. Iteming, druggi-t. Circuit Judge T. A. MeUride, apeaking if hard winter in the early day, recall- that in )rul7 I c i-kaled from St. Helens to Portland, retiming the next day with the mail. H r ell remember another trinUr when he eiiue up from Kabima to Coluuibia City on th ice. We ibink he viid it .:h in IKTii. uiul at the end of the trip a ; ' incd bi 1e waa (mailing him. Full Uloodcil U.irred Hock cockerels jt naie :t tl-BO c;ich. N. I'incsney. C iruo, Ort iiu. AliAlN.T ClTTHRCAT I.RRS III the case of lilnnchard va tbe Kureka I'Unioy Mill Co. Judge Mcltridc rendered a de cision iu favor of the p ,-iintiff on Mon lay last . Tbe suit is for the foirclo ure if a mortgage and tbcdefendnntscluimed that certain machine were exempt from iorcclosuit us they were not the proper ty f tlielefeiiduiits, but were aubject to the provisions of a condition.il purchase Kite, to lie cttect that iuch macbiiics til (aid lor in full remuined the pro perty ( I the ar y to whom tbe note was .liven. J lie jmige a ruling ii 10 lue fiect that these secret and unrecorded InctiiuctiU cannot intervene lo exempt rmn a mortgage any machinery attached disaster, Takkm l At my premise in Houl ton on l'rlday January 8th, a two year old llol.tein bull. Owner can have the animal by paying enpen es of keep and cost of till adverliscmeut. FRANK P. MILLKtt. Recently a genlteuiRn from the lower end of the county came to St. Helens to attend county court, and upon arriving here discovered that lie was several day ahead of time. Before leaving towj he subscribe.! for the Mist. He regretted not having done it so jner a then lie would not have wasted a day' lime and several dollar on a useless trip. Cai ok Thanks We wi-h to lhank our friend and neighbor for their kind- j ne duriug the (linen and death of our; son, Charles K. Young. Mr. and Mas. J. L. YovxG. I want to contract fir the stumping of 10 or 20 acre in tw' nw'4 tec. 34 lp i n r 2 w. Addrr W. II. Young, Fort St ven. Oregon- 1-30 Takhm Up At my premise in Houl- ton a black IIoNtein heifer about 10 months old. Owner can have s.nue by paying for fecd iu and the cast of this advertisemcut. W. L. rOLMAN. HuSftTAIH.K Kkdmkn Ju t to i-how that thry are itood Indians, the Scap pooc lodge of Reduieu gave a free dance and a supper in Walt & I'ricc'. Hall last Saturday night. About a dorcn from around here attended, iuk -ing the trip in a big bob aid, and bad a splendid time, both toing and com ng, and at the dunce, , Two window haTe been added to each room in the school house, greatly im proving the light, although somewhat disfiguring the building. For Sale A new nouse, with good lot, for f (00 ; also 20 choice lot, either singly or in group. I will also sell 140 lots, all in one group. Including IJOO feet of deep water front . choice factory ite. Wm. M Ross. K. M Magruder, of the Columbia Ag ricultural Company, ha been a visitor to St Helens during the week, looking up the abstracts for their holding in tbe north end of the county. Mr. Magru dei'a company is proceeding quietly to accoinplis.il a most important undertaking in the reclamation of a vast area of land which in its present condition is prac tically useless. The Nichdus and (iilson regis' ration of title cases occupied the attention ol the Circuit Court yesterday. The city of ! St. Helen is defendant, as th promised uniu., certainly a great accompli lime nt and one winch live years ago would have been co .siderel impoMible. We are ri. band hippy in this world O' ly by Coinpiiriiion aud rontra-t. F year Oregon ha hud ideal wenth.. Pr im:nnoe, during 1U0H twenty-five di-greea abive zero as I he coldest Wea tlier extierienreil at Portland and our little nhivr-r of a few day., dinagreeable as we may consider il, it from twenty to fifty uegreei warmer thai it has been at i he mine time in tbe aeoiion that most of ua came from. Tbe Retail Grocers and MercbnnH'AE (delation of Oreg u had a plendid con vention at Portland last w.-ok, mid they adpuruel to meet in Eugene in 1010, aud this will be lh target mwtiu? in their hirtory, because it U now the Re tail Meruhanti' As'orUtioi aud t:ii mean one of the ino-t impirtaut gath ering of the year. The Manufacturer' AMociati-ii'i, ill- I'oriliud Commercial C lib, nd in lividtal inaniifariur'-ra pr tiriiii'svl i i thi entertainment of dele. gate this past week. Her. J. VYhitcouib limiii'i -r, pistor oi Ibe ' White Temple" at I'onlau I, is ab- S"tit on nil extended K i-tc u nip, in cluding IWon.Xe York l'.n a :eldiia, Cleveland, Chicago, nnj o:lit citie, i. bebuif of tlie Nor bcru Rapii t-' Cou- ventiuii, which is to iiut-1 in l'J tlvid J (i e'jtli and will bring from too to lie thousund p'omi .But Bipt'gt laymen a.ld preaclier.'. Dr. ilronglier inelu'les a deseription of Or.g -nand the Pacific NorthWwt til all III l-ct;ire. Tbe Le.'iflaliv C-'liiiuitte of tb Or egon Good R.-ad Umifereuce held their clo-ing meeting lu.it Sal unlay in Port laud and decided nMu the bill they are to present to the I.e'UIut'ir :. The 1'eck Ju.ltfli Company, oneoitb hireinot tonrfit bureau In the I'nited State, with tbe Pacific 0t a their exclnajve field, Iihvm i pone I headqti.ir U'r in Portland. This company handle many millions of pieces of advertising tu iltnr during the year and they have in Charge competent people Ui.i'o :ghly fa miliar with the attractions and resources of Ongon. There's a difference of np'nioa among transcontinental railroad, as to the rate to be made to Oregon during 11KI&; but Uicre is nsiurance that tbe roirnlir rate is to bd cut so as ti m tke travel very heavx, ami ev ry iuiUcatio.i that tbe one Kay colonist ticket will cost en than at any lime during the past two vearg. Washington Conuty ha just in ud a sid ndid pamphlet, pojpliasuins; partic ulnrlr their wonderful ila-rv advantages. I'OJIMOX fUlSClL VernooU Roller skating ia very popular. If tbe weather kep favorable there will Boon be real akatlng. All report a glorious time at Hip's ball. A pearl handled gold pen was lost from the Christmas tree in Throop'a Hall, Wednesday night, January 23. The Under will please return the same t Mis Maggie Derebery, the owner. There will be an entertainment and "dust cap" social given by the pnpils of tlie lower Vernonia school on Saturday evening, February 8. No eap higher than one dollar. Each lady is asked to bring two caps and "something to eat." Tlie money wili be spent on school fur niture. Mi-s Hala Hall gave a charming party at her home on Wednesday evening, Dec mb.T 30. Anna Mckerson cap tured all tbe firat pize. About two dogen of Vernonia's Y P. A.snrpris-I M.. 9. Malumeo M onlay evening, January 4:h. After a short business meeting games were enjoyed until a late hour. Mis Anna Nicker- son captured all tbe prize (a nsual). ilher by telling or other method tn the Nicholas line w ill cr eate havoc with prop. really. Nmv Citizkns John Olsen, Arvid liihnsou, I.ar John I-afoiiug, Christ Jensen and Frank Nagel were admitted o e ticn-hip by Judge Mcllridc on Tues .lav last. Paihv Cows Foh S.M.K Firstclass lairy cows, good grades and fullblood Jersey, for sale nt very reasonable prices !v George I.emont at his place on ticr- HiVnv lal1, ( r nddii ss St. Helens. erty interests here if allowed. JudKe P. A. Moore, formeiiy of St Helens, is ngain, by virtue of hi' senior ity, chief justii e of Oregon. He has hid a long and honorable career upon the U-ncli and will probihly continue t!-.cs so tongai bi health permit The State levy this ear H about nine tenths of a mill. Columbia Com ty will have theprivi- liiiporlant .Mcetiux Held On Last .nun day Frenlug City Council met in regular ees-ion Monday. Edwin Hoss ma le a report on tlie cost of lb" Houlton St. Helen' sidetnlk and the coi-llcil ordered warrants drawn in ti.e mim of f ;KJ 31 .01 .cc uit th same. Tlioe nhiipiid wa'cr rent for t' e in m il ol Decern er, KMS, v;a cieli'e l f ir tho itlont'i ..f .la i i:ii v, I'.l'il, n ac SUMMONS In the Circuit Con. t of the SUte of Or- eeon for the Cont.tvof Colu'nbia. Purilaod Lumlk-r Company, a corpora tion, plaintiff, vs Sarah Dongla, and John Douglas, her husband, aud John Higgin., defendants. To Srah Do igla- anil J din Donglas, he- hn-rmmt, a., it J .tin iligg ni, above named defendants: In Tiik name or the statu or Ouigos vu arc h-rrbv riuirn.1 o apfiar on or afo-e i iTdi d ly of F- rmy, 1909. and he ewupla nr ri:d .'gii -t you in the alajve entitle court, and cm., aaitl d.ste being morn than fix aeeke from th- date of tbe first publica tion of this summons; and if vou fail O to apt-ar and anser, th- plaintiff will ajip'y lo iie eouri for the re"ei piav il ..r in the c -i.p'ai' t, t-wi'; ill .t the defendant and each ..f irn-ui, he requireit to set fo to and fnllv des cribe the nature of their c aim to the property de-cribed in aid complaint, it, ih- southeast qoarrer of toe nouih wt quat- oi s criou thre (3) and the nmlheal Q'iart-r of ibe noriliwet qnarer of section ten tlOj tow.ahip v-n (7) nortti, rang. three (3) eei W. VI., in Columoia lJnry, itr gni. thar uid claim of defendant l held ot n effect, and thar they haw n tate ri said proper', a-.il 'ha plHintlff be a M'ldged to tie ibe ovr er in ft simote oi saiu property; iria pia nrill a title I ai.l preiiii-u-s b-quited and (or eucii mr:her relief as may -ee ii to lie t'-urt equitable. in is summons I. s.-rvert nn m yon bv nub ic ition hv allthO'liv oi a i orl r of Hon. T. A. McRride, ire-idiug judztt -f 'ie above eiititl -il .i,u.t. ni l or I r I- intr dare I th 12 h davof J nu irv. 19Jt. ! and m t'e and . n ered in -aid c nrt ai.d ,' Cause "Il i oil lae. COOVEItr STAPLE rov At'orevs f r PmintiiT IVite of fi-i- pnhliea'ion J m. 15;h. 1!H Date of la- p iblic .'ibn Feb. 2tith, 19 9. ! Are You GOING TO BUILD Investigate the Herits of CONCRETE BUILDING BLOCKS The Best, Most Artistic and Darable Material for Business Blocks, Houses, Chimneys, Foundations, Ornamn t a 1 Fencing, Etc. 'Phone at our expense, or write, and we will call and furnish estimates. SANDEL & FULLER MANUFACTURERS Rainier Oregon z CEO. W- VOCEL I REAL ESTATE, LOANS, iNVESTMNTS, CITY AND FARM PROPERTY. Money to Loan at Reasonable Rate. Rainier :-: Oregon s 5 .).y SCHOOL OFFICERS; The Flstc Teachefa Ageacy, ot Portland, is placine mora teachers than ever. If yoa need a bigo M-hool gr ide, rural, com-m- rcial, music o private teacher wi te or wire immediately and yoi. will receive prompt attention. J 202 SWETLANO BUILDING sayass) Hearse I B ALDWIN & SHERWOOD Undertakers and Kmbai.mkks Furnished for all points on river or rail, wirh or without horses, at reasonable rates. Addres Mrs. Hearye (or funenitn st all points on river aoi rail, ftijiie at our experna?. KAiXIER, - OREOOS JR. EOWIS ROSS, PHYSICIAN & SURGFON School Notice letje of paying board bills for a number . count of I n k of s-i vice. If y..u are not usi"K our Roy al I'luba doiherbiKh grade goods on should la-Kin at once. There are none better; aril remenilar, your money back f giHida ure act as rep resented. Ilnvo just got in a fiesh and large vnrieiv. Maple syrttii. nclmilly pure Also maple and rock candy blend, which is the same s Is usually sold for pure maple. I'enc ck l'lonr. Ask those who have used it. It'a tbe Iwst flour eyer told in St. Ileb ns. If you cull for a pound we itive you sixteen outtces. Help us to give vou the best poasib'e service iiy reporting any errors or faulty goods. M. C. OHAY, St. Helens, Ore, of alleged criminals until court meets next May, as Judge Mcllride, having doubts as to its legality, decided not to call a speciai grand jurv. Il looks as it: that law needed fixing , I A niKilb rof bills Ai'e al'ow-i. It was y i'e I that uitald.- leHilnti i.is la-ibafio I Hskiiij lb United Kai wavs Co upaiiy t extert I 'hoir ele. t i line th.-oiiiirt'ohiinlii'i C-.itntv to S- It le - f.i's O'O- For )KKt!Ni)ANTS-Tlie Jury In tbe j an I ple lgiiij this c:y's irmwi case of ICwrv and Nicolai v. Fosle' ltd 'o a. iit t'i- m i irv rt l i!i Neer reudered a verdict Wediie'd iv l ist " t. in favor of defeii latits. Snt was brought I to recover from George S I'ost-J Ir and ! F-r ''fiilih at.d li.ippin.s IV Wi-t'i II. II. Neer the value of limlier cut bv 1111 ' 1 B"v s P'i''"U I t1- h" A dispatch iu Sunday's Oregonian . . . . vs: "R. K, worse, lormeriy oi ap- Ihiosc, a SiTanlsh-Americanwar veteran. and member of Ibe Kngles, fell dead of heart failure at about 3 o'clock Saturday morning while trying t quiet a child hlcu was crying in Us crib.,' lue tils- itell was Iroul lioquuim, unsu. Mr. Hilar Young, of Coble, dropped in them on land held under tax title. The "'' ""8 "le '"""e 'v plaiiitiif' claimed Ihe bind and the Judge ! l)' u,il'B " s"'l "" llr I ruicu iimt tut: in iiiiv nam iuih, utii tuir ! .i i.. !..: , ...i.! M"- Hiru.naii ha-kiv . i JU'J C.llilllllJI ,tl,, viUluiitil, n ..v. permitted their rights to rest for a quarter I of a cer.turv and failed to piy taxeiwere not entitled to any relief. Attorneys Wright ot Portland and L. S. Thomas ol Maimer, and Messrs. Flue, Hughes, Stcnnick, Duteher, and a num ber ol other Rniiiier people were in town Thursday to assist the court pi reaching a conclusion as to the merits of the case of the Columbia River Door Company against the directors of Scu ol District , escape cooking. No. 13. The. PresldT-nTabook bandT with 70.10 I 11 m ,y ,M lrltlV M bat Mr, 1'V A J. gro t ulv- srnuti.l for children on lii- eAuU- and be la furiilsblllit It uih i ven eqtiipineni for n'hletics an I apurt For bittvl tltoiiffb he ill probably prefer a ga bd on the street. i The Na'iotlal II one Keonomica o'g -n'u.a inn la iipi oiiuimr committee-i o tench the f irmer'a Ives Imw io ro k. The farmer' wives uieantiiiie an uinh ing for S HU iw to nil n the u ll " t Sly regular ollke day, in St. Helens, will lie the fir-t week n each month; I shall be in on othsr days, but not regu larlv. J. II. COLLINS, County School Supt. For Weak Kidneys Inflammation of the blad der, urinary troubles and backache use DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills A Week's Trial For 25c S. C DeWITT 4k CO.. Chicago, III. Kicks people on the flrat day ot tU year and vet there those Who say that fifty thou sand dollars a year Is a sulllcient salary, It aaemj th"t the 1 1 aim brothers were the Mist on Friday last for the pur- victims not of a "brain storm" but of nose of adding his name to the snbscnp- "furor transitoria." Evidently the mi- ' I ..,aI t 1.,... Knn n hoiu a.1 ill .1 t.x Ifcs I .n . iotl list I v una n iivw mi 1 lit n iv ih4 'U w STRAYKii-Froiu my place, about the Theia were onlv lw. niHuaoes from iddle of August, one heifer 18 months ., i.ro,i.i.,,lt ln n.,i,rie Mondav. If old ; had bush of tail cut ou , color, uiin- a,e ,0ii(lay ut)1 liec we,.k x,ingvt (0 die, with fawn colored legs and would doubllese havo had mo;e work ring around nose. Any luformatlon will lM 0,)t for the enirer gentlemrn at tUe. feller's path to jonrnalbni wits greas.il with S inula id tlil. Who will say that China is not rapid ly beoiuiiing educated when the will dismiss the commander hi chief of the army instead of having him beheaded? Ken nrdv'e Laxative Congli Syrup tastes nearly as good as innplo sugar. It cures the coid by gently moving the bowels and at the Fame lime ia tojtliing to lliront irritation thereby slopping the eontib, Sold by A. J . IVmlngand Pcnn- KILL the COUGH AND CURE the LUNGS WITH Dr. King's Nqiv Discovery PRICE tllH UUlina una a aToa wm ISOLDS Trial BotuifrM aNO ALL THROAT N0 IUN0 TROUBLES. GUARANTEED BATI9FACT0BS j J James Lowe. s I Rainier -:- Ore FIVAL XrtTH'K-' I In tn County Court of the State of Or I e,jon for Columbia County. Ia the matte; of tbee tate of J. B.Braun, deceased. Notice is hereby itiven that Victoria Krauu. the administratrix of tbe estate of J.B. Braun, deceased, ha rendered and presented for settlement, and filed in said court, her final account of her ad ministration of raid estate; and that Monday the 4th day of January, 1!09, at ' one o'clock p. in., at ibe court room of said court , in the co..rt house ih tbe i-ity of St Hel ns. Columbia county, Oregon, has been duly ap. oinled by tbe Judge of ; said court, for the settlement of aaid ac j count, at which time and place any per son interested in said esta e may appear and file exceptions to the laid account and coutest th same VICTORIA BRAUN. Administratrix of the estate of J. B. Brauu, deceased. Notice to Creditors In the Couniy Court of the Stats of Oregon, for Columbia Counlv. In the matter (.( the estate of Robert Living stone, deceased. Notice tn hereby , n by the nndrrslantal, ailintuiKlrator of the estate ot Robert l.tvliiit stour, ilc u-il, to th credtlors ol, and aU wr sou. baring claims as'Hlust aald twt.to 10 pr. sent ihern, wilh the pror vouchor., wllblu an months from the date of this police, to I ha said atlniliil.iUa.or, at the .tore ol T. C. W aits, at lteubeu, Columbia County, Oregon, th aam i-In Ih. place lor th transaction ol the buain is ot .he saiil eatate. Patal Dec. a), 108, T. C. WATTS Administrator of the estate of ttobert LlT tnirtone, (I eeaaecl. CM. G. Miner attorney for administrator. DILL ARD & DAY Attorneys-at-Law Practice, in any Court, Stat or Federal. Next door to court hosse