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Vol. XXVIH
St Helens, Oregon, Jan. 29, 1909.
No. 9.
COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK
INOOHPORATED
DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS!
First National Hank, . . Portland Ore
t S. National Hank, . . . Portland', Ore'
Hanover National Hank, - . New York ''
Officers Win. M. Ross, I'lcsi'tlem and Cashier; Kdw
Ross, Vice President; A. L. .Stone, Assistant Cashier.
Directors Wm. M. Ross, M. White, James Dart,
I'M will Ross,
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C. T. I'liKKl'Ol
K. E. QUICK.
r. n. nuKcoit
Tun Columbia County
ABSTRACT AND TRUST CO.
TlTLKS K.KAMI NKD i? ABSTRACTS Ma!)U
J7 Non-Rksidknt Taxes Paid y
Rkal Kstatb Loans, etc
list and Oregonian $1.80
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InjI (Ulicc in Columbia County
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And wo arc prepared to
do all hinds of Printing
on short notice and at
most reasonable prices
k TRIM Will CONVINCE
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Van Ai ki'.k's Suit-Charles Vim Au
kcr, win, was iirifhlt-il on tin- charge ol
lobbing I he Rainier Jmiik while lifting
nun miller ami against whom the
Kriinn jury n limil to return mi ndicl
went, lm sued Ihr. National Surely
'ompany, Ht whose Imtigation the or
"HI . made, (, f 20,(100, ami the case
linn Ix-en on trial this werk in the Dulled
States Circuit I'ouit In Portland. Vim
Aukcr sets up in hit complaint that lie
untiled on a iliiiruo ol embezzle
mriil whin the lots ol fHH7 olthe bank's
Hinds had been di -covered, uiul biought
10 Portland by Sherifl Sieve in and
l')'lK'l in Hid Mttlttioiiiuli County
J 1 . I.n'er, according to Van Anker's
plaint, he wan tenioved to the i.iil in St
Helens by .Sheriff White, ol Columbia
County, who Mihicclcd liiiil to the tin
iiilliiitiuu of taring handcuffed (luring the
trip, mill suffering vcek'u incarceration
Hi n iluiigtnn tlmt ! described as n "bail
iiiellliiif nmt filthy" idace, I'uon being
' night before committing magistrate
he wasditt hurgt-d for lack ol evidence to
luiiviel, lb clarcs Van Anker, mid the
grand lory afterward ignoied nn jinl it;t
nil lit UL'.iiii.l liiut (or the mine reason
He states Itirlber tint during thi) period
the sutcly comiiatiy, which had tu make
gooil all li to the bank, engaged "c
lectivei in their search lor evidence
again! the susjicct, who retorted to
then einiuovrit that Ibev were unuble
tu lilld any evidenc to establish Ins guilt.
The loruicr cashier ulltgcs also that lii
bii-iiu-M uml i e mil ut it II have U-en
r.i m il by the oiriiiliiin, and ilemaiuU i
K'iU II IjiiIiii arroriliiilv. I). J. Iluilies
l.ewia C. tiiirricut, ol this city, lire at'
tortiry lor Villi Anker, while J. C.
Mwinlrr ri pre!ent the defense
I'AKfN I r At my premise in Hmil-
loii nn I'ridnv January Mb, u two yrur
tihl lloU till bull. (J iter rim hac the
uti in! by u vim; ex)n n c ol keep nml
COl tl tllil illlvei; .illclll.
I HANK I". M1I.I.KK.
i U, CiUini wii a rurtluinl visitor on
Monday biit.
I want to contract f r the vluini inj; ol
10 or it) acre in aw '4 nw V ec. 34 tp 4 n
r 2 w A'ldrea W. It. Yi.unij. l ort St
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I'. II l.mid, ol : rrtii, p-iid tlx Mi.sT
oltue a vnit Monday.
Tikks l"l'--At iiij j-rriiiivc in Houl-
11 n fi l lnik lloiitein heifer nlxjut 10
n in;!.M. ( ner i 'i have fcimc by
p.i; in for ' i ! and t' e ol this
l'vi ..in.;.. W. I.: T H.MAN.
11.. uilrd Artivaim ol '.Viurcn tnter
t.i'i id with ii fne dance in their lu!l
S-i uivUiy iii(jht. Ti e :.enilniic was
Ke and ever; one bad nil excellent
lime.
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Carry a Complete Stock of the
Dcst in General Merchandise at
Lowest Prices Consistent with
Quality. Country Produce
nonghT3" Sold. When in
Need of Groceries, JDry Goods,
Hardware, Hoots or S!)CS e
Sol icitJYou r Pat ronagc JndAs
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HOULTON LIVERY AND FEED STABLE
L. H. COAUIS, Prop
Good Livery Rigs at
Reasonable Rales.
Drummers Trade A
Specialty,
lloulton-St. Helens
Hack.
iMvri lloiiltoii nt 7::i0 to meet
l'riil'l,retiirnin((iiieet'i north bound
A A (1. truiii, retiirnint!
llelenmifUT train lenvey. lenvinR
their lu tin.ob. meet 11:18 Irniu.
Meet a 3:M train nnl htenmet ImUW
in nlletliooii.
If you arc not union our I'ov
al i luhii -it littler bltl Kr:nle
Kko.1i miii should Unm at
oiuf. There aic none U-lter;
anl n ineiiiltr, yo:ir muiicy
luck f kihxIs arc net as rep
resented. Ilnvn just nol in a desh and
larijtf vurieiy. Maple )rup.
aeteally pure Also inaplo
and rmk candy blend, which
i the Mime aa la usually told
for pure maple,
l'enc ck l'lunr. Ask those
who luive used it. It' the
lK-.t floiir ever wild in St.
Ileb n. If you call lor a
jhhuiiI we nlvc you alxteeii
ouiicen. Help u to (-ive
von the best possib'c aervice
bv reKrtiiiK any errors or
faulty Knoll.
M. I'. liKAY, St. Helen, Ore.
One ol t'. v Ixiiler tube ol the teamer Minn Ada Slirader and Rity Lattin were
T. J. Potter buret at the boat a leav- united in wedlock at Houlton, Oregon,
injj here In t Sunday, tcalding one of the ou Momlny, January 20tli, Hcv Jainea
fircuieu. i.e tout had to tic up here I'". Lewis ofliciatirig. Mr. and Mr,
until lute l: the night, when the Harvest Lnllin are both highly isttemcd yonitg
(Jiicen lov . I ber Into 1'oitland. 'J'he in- people who have lived in this neightjor
(iircd war. .ai treated here by Ut. Cllfl hood for a number of yearn, and the Mist
audwaa t.'. . t iirda taken to the hospital
in Port lun '. Ilia injiirica ure uot aeri
ioua. No Wonijkh St'NK The leaii;cr T.
S. Potter inn into the ton I out No Won
der last Ti. cluy afternoon, near the
mouth ol the Willamette, crushing her
hull. The Ixiat tunk rapidly, but the
bow ta)ed uliove water, and the crew
was able to go aahore.
Will tlai'e city lota for tiin1er landt
joint their many friends in wishing them
a long and happy life. They will make
their Lome in Houlton.
Work tiai been resumed upon the
construction of the St. Helens Mill and at
the St. Helens quarry, and work has been
commenced at the St. Helena laundry,
and on the construction of a thirty r.om
lidditiou to the St. Helen Hotel. Also
the St, Helens Logging Company (newly
organized j is bacing a goodly supply of
in Oregon r Wash! gton. Mill Uml ! lan-nery printed at the Oregon Mist
Company, 7 llCoihett Ituilding, Portland ! olicc. Sure, too, ilttre aie wore resi
Oregon. " 2-12 j ''enccs being built in St. Helens t!i?n in
The lollowiliL. ofliecii of Vail Grange 0 U" ,0W" U'K COUnl'' am' ,UaUV
Deer Island
No. I'lM were installed by Stale Lecturer
more will be needed to accommodate the
J. J John-oil on Jauuary Slsi
i'. II Lund ; Overseer, K, O. H.iieu
Lecturer, K. A. Hoyl; Steward, K. K
l..irs ii ; Chaplain, Kliita Iliucn ; Tieasui
er, A I), hailt : Secretary. V
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Mas cr, 1 mium-i.
iieieus.
Kali foi old St.
Full blooded Barred Hock cockerels
for sale Kt fl.M each. N. Pincaney,
J. Puller-' Ciirico, Oregon.
Ion ; Gale Keeper, J. A. Uergle; C'cics, lixcaviting has len coiuuieni ed
for
Deer Island Grange No. 331 installed
the following officers at their last meet
ing, January Iti; Master, M. W. Brown;
Overecr, Mrs. Tina Applcton ; Lecturer,
Mrs, Kuinii Smith; Chaplain, George
Merrill; Secretary, J. A. Holladay;
Treasurer, Gust A. Johnson; Steward,
Gtistaf Johnson ; Assistant Steward
Philllip Lauftnaa: Lady Assistant, Mattie
M. English ; Ceres, Alice Brown ; Pomo
na, Helen Howell; Flora, Maggie Razey;
Gate Keeper, N. Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Cox are visiting
Mrs Cox's parents Mr. and Mrs. N. A.
Audress, this week.
The dance given by Deer Island
Grange January 2.1 as a thorough suc
cess both financially and (ocially.
Captain ind Mrs. Thomas Ivgan and
infant soil of Seattle Washington, are
vi.Mtiug Mrs. I gan's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H . C. Gore, at their home near
Deer Inland.
Miss Lena IJaker spent Satnrday and
Sunday with her parent at Warren.
Miss Flora Knyart and Guy Swager,
of Keho, Wash ., were Deer Island visit -
The sui plv id water here up to this
week was iiiudeipiiilc even lor times who
u c it only as a chaser.
I'oK Sai.U A new House, with good
tot, lor f tit 0 ; also I'll choice lots, (ither
singly or in groups. 1 will ulso sell HO
lots, nil in one group, including h'OO left
ol deep water Iront a choice lui'tory
kite. Wm. M Ross.
Work at the Clmmniwi logging camp.
except on repairs and construction wink,
has li't'ii suspended this week. The
htidge near the N, P. crossing was
washed out by the flood and a number
of the sidings (it the lower enmp were
washed away. It will probably take a
week before the damage cull be repaired,
and work resumed with the lull crew ol
about three hundred people.
Syrup (( White Piueand Tar, the old
reliable cough remedy. Vor sulc by A.J.
Deming, druggl.-t.
MimiricHAiiit PlU.lts Instead of
three prints advertised, there will be
six awarded at the mask ball in the AC-
. Hall l'ebmarv Lllh. Two first
r best dressed lady and gentleman,
i u- second for best sustained liuly nun
,., .,,il,.iiuin character, and two third for
the best comic characters. Go alter one
ol them.
I'tKNTisT Dr. Rainbo will be In St.
Helens, at the St. Helens Hotel Friday
and Saturday ol each week, prepared to
do all kinds ol dental work.
r,,... farms under cultivation In
ji linn
ii,, r...it Twiii Fulls irriirated tract. Will
trade tor timber lands iu Oregon or
Washington. Fall" Company,
713 Corbett Bulldiug, Portland, Or. 8-13
.iisier ni. oouuiarii ; rvinona, Miitr An- a llitee story brick ouikling on tae lot . or, Saturday and Sunday.
ua lleegle J Plora, Sister Rita Grewell . i pitrchast-l by Charles Muckle from J. M , ,f ,. . .
Grunge meets on first Thursday of each I B. Godfrey. Jut back ol this lot work!.,'. ' ,. , T. j , ' , ..
luoutli a. 1 p. ui. 1 1 in uroifress for a thirty room addition i . . .,
l ish, when piocurab'c, at George's l" t!,e Sl "leus H tel. The building j ' ' " ' '
meal market, St. Helens. j on the corner n ill be of red trick with " . 7, 7,
li.ii Irick iriiuuiings. The Ct floor r ' .".vhU.
Pok Wati'.k Wokks Ti.e citizens ol
Ilouhou ni-milv ilwi.!...! ,.. il! fitted up as a first class store
iug. by tirmmiuon. vote, to petition the room' Uie 6llcA j
. ; Jiugiish last Sunday.
CilV Council to del-is uravft ttiiit nii-'.h.l "
lor a rtire water ) stem with ldcquatc f.rc i 'A! " ''
protection. Thev exiiect to sink an liijlil I dairy c i v
inch well and believe an abundant aatply 1 Jersevs, io.- ..e at very reasiMuii.e pri , es .
of pure water can I sccu-'ed at a ilei.th ! "' George i.eia ait at Ins phict on t.c.-i
Miss Kva P.urns, Miss Ruth Saxon and
Mr. E. Brown of Warren, George Flagg
xs r.,a SAl.v.Firudass ' St' He,cns mn "f oi I,Mltc"1
...n.d grades and f-.::M. a I j 1X"tr Island callers lat Sunday.
UAINIEU
Mr. Ptitter.on buM gild bis Interest In
the Patterson Lmnljer Company of this
City and is negotiating with the owners
of ti.n Hoed mill. Mr. Patterson states
that Mr. Weed, one of the owners, has
accepted the proposition be lias made
and be is now waiting for Dr. Mossmaa
and T. S. Lippy of Seattle to accept the
proposition. It is to be hoped that Mr.
Patterson will b successful, as the pres
ent long cor.tinned idleness of this milt
U an eyesore to the citizens of Rainier.
Meearg. Ward & Beck have purchased
twenty mi I Hon feet of timber from the
W. W. Johnson Lumber Co., situated
two miles ii'xjve fiainier, and are now
logging the satiie.
Hie Orcgon-Knnsiis Lumber Company
is again in operation after a two weeks
shntdownon account of the recent snow.
Mr. Wm. Wcrtbes, ol Astoria, has
just purchased a half lot weat of Mike
KHis' store. Mr. Werthes will put np a
building foi a butcher shop at once.
TEACHER'S EXAMI5AT105
of one hundred feet, and that a oouiple'e : man cr addiew St. Lvu i;
puiup-ii k outlil Can I previdci at an! Prof. ). H. liyl nd i.f R liu er
exeine of i.fK0, including the uiuius. ' St. Helens Saturday.
j The Eastern Cedar Company of this
ci'y b.is jn.'l installed n new donkey ei;
: ui -e (11x14) on its oroix-rtc iist south
Houlton at present depends on M. PumoNA GRAKCK The Columbia ol Ka nier, and bus ucder ccn-truction
Helens lor iu supply, and. an this is Com. ty Pomona Grange will meet oua mw vvbnrf where lumber will le
totally insdeqnate for even our present j Saturday, I cbnury ti ll, ' GoMe, Ore. ; sbipp-d by flume fiom the mill to the
population, it is up to our sister loan to j Tlie nuetiug promises to be an iaterest- j water front in th'.s city,
provide wii'cr system of its own. lintjcme. A good u'.tcndance U looked' r o w-ilr. U n.i"..vt . . ..:
J. P. Chadima. N. P. agent st Houlton. lor. . f.i na ,..B.t,1 il,. ..u .i,;..i, i..
is building on bis water front in the
J. II. COLLINS, See
l OR hAUi-A tc-w choice ,o.s. ( W1.jlt.iu pan t( ,l,e city,
HAROLD P. ROSS, j m!tUi,geiI1(.nt tr',e As,oria & Co
ll.l.lSTRATKi l.lXTt Rl!-C - H. nry j 'umbi , K;Vl,r Kairal have fOUDd the
Poster, in his Twenty-Five Thousand lajnjer sneeial a nivin j invum,r,t. .md
recently uiadu application to 1 trans
ferred to Kidgefield, Wash. His appli
cation was granted and the tninskr was
to have lneu made February lt, but he
has t oucluded that Houlton is a pretty
good low... and ha, deeded to stay j Mile Tour through European imd Asiatic uie9 Vlibe tinned.' There lias
where he is. to the s..t.sfa..'t,0n of the eotinlnes at the Method.sl Church touior-1 nue talk of extendinff the service
a. ...... u. .,,1. iu.i.i wm. hub nan hum- ro (, Saturday) titgbt. An c-ntettain-
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uess to transact with him.
y.r. Lawrence Holuian, purser ol the
.teamer Ainciica, has been confined to a
lark room in his parents bun,. jr Port-
laud lor several ila during the fiast
week as the result i f an injury received
from a snowball during our recent un.
ileii'aiilness It was feared lie would
use his eyesight, but on Wednesday he
was able to lie out. and will sona lie lullv
recovered.
SiioiuiioHN l'i'iis ron Sale Full
bloniliof tln la-l ftrai'is. luii-iiic of
lilnii-r t.' nuell, Deitr Is'an.l.
ing and instructive lecture profusely il
lustrated with moving pictures. No
admission wiil lie changed, but a collec
tion will be taken up t defmy exj:en
Bring the children with vou.
Dance in "the Acme Hall
January SOih. Mus e by Richards' Or
chestra, of Portland.
P'i r IienLli and happiness IVWili's
Little Early RUcrs pleasant liltlu liver
pills, t'.e b,-.st niltde. Soil by A. J.
li mini: an I Scjppoifcvj Drug Co.
to CSatskanie. It ts- to be hoped this
will be done kr that community would
be greatly tient Uted thereby.
Mr. Jesse Ray, one of the old and re
specta'! citizens of C. ililnil.il Couiity,
died of heart disease at his home two
Saturday u,i!es west ol this ci!v last Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock. The inteiment took
place Tuesday morning in Grand View
cemetery at Hudson. A sister and
brother, both oid people, survive the de
ceased mid live on the farm owned by
Mr. Kay.
Xtic is hereby given that the Coun
ty Superintendent of Columbia Count j
will h-d 1 the regular examination of ap
plicants for state an 1 county papers at
St. Helens', as follows:
Fob St aie Papers
Commencing Wednesday, at 9 o'clock
a. m., and continuing until Saturday,
Feb ua-y 1 ,th, at 4 o'clock p. m.
Wednesday Penruanahip, History,
Spelling, Physical Georapny, Reading,
Pgyciioloy.
T-'iursd.iy Written Arithmetic, T'ue
ory of Teaching, Grammar, Bookkeep
ing, Physics, Civil Government.
Friday Physiology, Geography , Com
positi in, Alftefcra, .j;li3li Literature,
Sciiod Law. S'-ri
Saturday Botany, Plane Geometry,
History.
For Cocsty Papkbs
C'lmmcn "in? Wednesdai, February
10th, at 9 o'elook a. m., and continuing
ontil Friday, February I2tli, at 4 o'
clock p. m.
Wed nesday Penmanship, H istory,
Orthography, Reading, Physical Geo
graiiby. Thurlay Written Arithmetic, The
ory of Teaching, Grammar, Physiology. -Friday
Geography, School Law, Civ
il Government, EngUh Literature.
Dated at St. Helens. Oiegon, this ifflth
day ol January, 1909.
J. H. COLUS8.
County Superintendent ol Schools.
Dou't Get A Divorce
A western Judge granted a divorce
on acc-iu itol ill-temper and bad breath.
Dr. King's New Life Pills would have
pieveuted it. They cure Constipaiton,
causing bad breath and Liver Trouble
the ill-temper, dispel colds, banish head
ache, conquer chills. 25c. at Houlton,
Deer Island and Warren.
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Our Second Annual January
CLEANUP SALE
Is Now On
Bargains In Every Depart-ment
Sale Continues all this Week
AND
FIRST COST OF GOODS IS
ENTIRELY DISREGARDED
"Broken Lots at Broken Prices"
We intend making 'this a Record-breaking Sale and to do
so we have made Record-breaking Prices, and a great
opportunity will be givm housekeepers to lay in a suppy
of spring sewing as our prices on Muslins, Laces, Rib
bons, Embroideries, Calicos, Ginghams, Etc., are with
out parallel.
Great reductions w ill also be made all along the line and
you will find values on Men's, Women's and Children's
Underwear, Hosiery, Shoes, Etc., that have never before
been given in Columbia County.
We invite you to come in and learn our prices even if you do not care to buy
Everything marked in plain figures
Leaders in
SPECIAL SALES
in
Columbia County
SOA-PPOOSIil OREGrCXN"
M1LL0Y MERCANTILE CO.