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Vol XXVIII
St Helen, Oregon, Feb. 26, 1909.
No. 13.
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COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK
DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
PRINOIPAL CORRESPONDENTS t
First National Dank, Portland. Ore.
n S. National Hank, - . Portland, Ore.
Uavovkk National Hank, . New York
Officers Win. M. Ross, President mid Cashier; Kdwiu
Ross, Vice President; A. L. Stone, Assistant Cashier.
Directors Wm. M. Uohs, M. White, James Dart,
Edwin Ross.
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LOAN Yon money.
RENT You a lock Hox.
SELL You real estate or farm
SURVEY Your lots or land.
INSURE Your buildings.
MAKE Your abstracts.
SELL Your property.
DO Your notarial work.
LOAN Your money.
COLUniSIA COUNTY ABSTRACT
AND TRUST COMPANY
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JOB PRINTING
16 OUR BUSINESS
WE liavo the hot and moat
' V fully equipped Job Print
ing Offlfe in Columbia County
And we are prepared to
do all kinds of Printing
on short notice and at
most reasonable prices
A TRIAL Will CONVINCE
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DART & MUCKLE
Carry a Complete Stock of the
Best in General Merchandise at
Loweat 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 Afr
wre You Courteous Treatment
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HOULTON LIVERY AND FEED STABLE
Good Livery Rigi at
Reasonable Rates.
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Houlton-St. Helens
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Summer. Trade A
Specialty.
iu afternoon.
LOCAL
Mr. mil Mm. I). W It a i..
ruoved Irilo their newlv cimn1ril r-.l.
deuce.
Ikjctltr and Mr. f,.l ..... J D.l..!u
. ..... H.i..nicM wi naiuicv,
visited with Doctor and Mr. II. R. Cliff
U.t week,
Mm. J. II. Collin, wll. t ..,
iMrrititcHlriit, paid the MUt office it
pleasant viit IhkI Saturday.
M. K lUcn ha started plumbing
rtlulili.litiirnl in II. Margin' building oti
Columbia street.
Mr. Nellie llurkhnut. nf I'nrtlulul . I.
vi.iling ' Mr. I Ilnre.
Mr. mill Mr. ('. I) Cilann li.i
muved into their new residence.
Mr. J. I) IVrrv Uii. mn r.vr Knn.luu
nd Monday visitor to bin relative In
tint city.
Mr. Arthur Ketel visited bia ii-lntive
in .St. Ilclrua lint Sunday. lie it in the
employ of V, C. Ilrown, a Portland arcbi-
tecl.
Mis I.uln George hail a three days
vuil ilh her parents this week, return
ing to lirr school at Quiucy la.t Monday
i(bt.
11oknTo the wife of C. T. Prcscutt,
on Sunday lust, a girl,
IH himi..sh Ciiaxck Mrt. I. C.Sclicll,
the jiu!ar landlady of the "Schell
House," at ScHjipooar, liai leased that
r.talili.hment to a nephew, Mr. Tom
St hell of Montreal, Canada, who now
hut control, Mrs, frhell U moving to
I'i'ril.iiiil where she bat pmchased prop
erty and will lake much needed teat.
Sin exprrscc much gratitude to the
travelling public for their liberal patrou
aiiettnd hopes they will coutinue to favor
Hie "Sthcll House" when visiting Scap
p xtie.
Mr. and Mt. Ceo. Am strong, recent
ly of kappuotr, have moved to Charlcs
Uio, Wliii;ti'i. Mr. Armstrong it
working m the mvy yard at Ureuiertou.
To I'liu-mii'V Marshal Quick wa
cifciilatinir Ihia acek oiiionif the resi-
IriiU of St, llelrm for the purpose of
4'crla.iimK how many electric light
mil be takeu in due the St. llcient Mill
Company decide to light the city. It i
understood to tie the intention 01 the
company to put in a plant (or thit pur
pose provided mil. i lent patronage can I
wvurcd lo Justify a ch an invotuient,
Mr August Kelel, who broke lii leg
'v lulling from a aui dl building about
ibrre iinm'lia ago, ha'. far rccovcreil
.hrt he u Mr to walk with a cane, and
'. t MHin hi ai good condition aaever.
IVl. r lUiiirlnun. aged .ilKut 23 year,
ai inUnlly killed at t' e Ingtia Lbr
t'i.' flume at Inglia, Oregon. He wni
wurking at the foot of the flume and
Iji I r.l to notice a large timber coming
Ion 11 Some of hit companion gave a
wuruing rry, but he did not get out of
Ihr ay in tune and wat atiurk ill the
head and hit tku II crushed. Coroner'
examination found that it wat purely
iccidcnlid and no Impictl waa held. In
teruient at (Juit.cy cemetery. Sunday,
l'tb
When ou give vour painting contract
to illiamt you know Uiat you will get
the lt )ob that can lie done for he pot-
mety giiitrantcet tatiafaction
UiiltJk Mncklc't ttore wat entered by
bnrglnrt but Saturday niitht and about
me hundred dollar worth of merchan
livlntrii. The thieve cHected an en
trance by culling a ectin out of the
ftiKir, which Utet on post, there being
olmlv of room for men to go under It.
No trace ha yet been aecurcd of Ihc
robber, who wero prolmbly transient
and took their booty to the other aide of
river.
Mm. Sloeum, Oraud Chief of the
Pythian Sister of Oregon, paid Ava
Temple an olliciul viit last Thursday
night and v.a hospitably entertained.
There was an Initiation and the liranti
Chief complimented the local temple
iiK.n their gixwl work, saying it wat the
beat she had tccil during her tour of in
spection. Alter ailourument banquet
wit served.
The delicatessen talc conducted by
ibe ladle tuild of the Epicopal Church
at Masonic Hull lt Saturday wa a
great .iiccess, everything contributed
by the ludiet beiun readily sold, and 110
wouiler, as the pi ice were very reason
able and the eatable imply delicious.
Notick ok Auction Sauk On or
about April 1st there will beau midlou
le at George Grant' livery .table at
Seappoosc, Oregon. All partle. having
stock or anjlhiug for sale can ht the
same wtlh me at any Ume le(ore March
lOlh.sotlmt it rnu be duly advertised.
Tivc percent commission charged on all
mht' CKORCH GRANT,
j.2l( Si'appooe, Oregon.
It,,; HAKtiUN-lly Antone KUi. New
irooni houne, wilh huge hall and
bucinet,mdtwo lot Jor tale cheap.
Corner lot 1 clear of building, aud i ex
cellent business Xtx-tio . House i well
.dumbed and ba city water.
1 ,., ... ...1.1 -i.i. the houe. Thl it the
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best chance to teciire; proterty in 8 .
Helens. Price will mriuuoc u".
application o Antoue Klli. St. Helen.,
If. ..lat VAU nlk run
hlKf'S" - nl Itulre of
Vish, when procurable, t George't
meat mwk.t, St.
A Kink Buii.ihno Mr. Cu. Muckle
hut let the contract to Carter & Davit, of
Kelto, for the construction of three
story brick building, the cott of which
when completed will be In the neighbor
hood of 123,000. It will be by all odd
the best commercial building in Colum
bia County, and very few equal to It can
be found in any of the .mall communi
ties of the Hlate. It reflect great credit
on Mr. Muckle' enterprise and faith in
hi home city. The dimeiiMon of the
mniii store will be ,'!2(I0, and there will
be two smaller ttore room, one 2040
and one 20kZ2. The second and third
floor will be divided into office aud
three room tuites. There will be twelve
three room tuites and three single rooms.
The rooms will contain every modern
convenience, and the .tore room, will
lie eutiie front of plate glass. Verily
St. Helena is going tome. The building
will be completed before July lit.
We cannot publish a correspondence
received from Mr, John Backus this week,
aud, as it will appear in the Rainier Re
view, v.c must decline to publish it at
secoud baud neat acek. Lack of space
is the reason, but we may comment on
it later.
V1oi.ati.no Fish Law B. K. Hillt
bury, of Maygcr, waa brought before
Justice Watkint last Saturday on infor
mation furnished by Deputy Game War
den Green, charging him with having
in hi possession sturgeon under fonr
feet in length. lie pleaded guilty and
was fined 3) aud costs. Mr. Hillsbury
is the barlicr and butcher at Maygex and
had uo financial interest in the fish, which
he had never teen, having ordered them
for relative who detired them for pack
ing. The Game Warden wat satisfied
with the fine a hi main desire i to
compel obedience to the law.
For Kxchasor Strictly modern
buugalow up lo date in etery respect.
Loailed at 3761 Hobart Block, Lo An
geles, California. Well worth $2500.
mortgage 1 1 100, Oct. tO, W. Want
logged oft land tuitable (or fruit aud al
falfa. Adilres H. J. Brown, Box 140,
Caleaico, Imperial County, Cat.
Rev. Breck will hold services in the
F.piacopa! Church next Sunday evening
at 7.15.
E. I. Ballagh Spent a couple of day
this week on Pugct Sound.
Of I.OCAI. ISTKRKST The Supreme
Court ol the United State ha decided
tlmt "concurrent jurUdictiou" of the
Columbia River means that both Wash
ington. and Oregon caueuforce their tlsli
taws auywhere on the river provided the
law are identical, but neither State can
punish for an act not in violation of the
laws of the other State, unless the act is
committed where the prosecutor has ex
clusive jurisdiction. For instance, the law
providing there hll be no salmon fish
ing within a mile of the mouth of Lewis
River ia void unlets Washington passes
an identical law.
Honors for Mr, Convkrs The- Sa
leui Statesman ays: "K. W. Conyer.
of Columbia County, the oldest member
of the'house, on invitation of the Speak
er, Saturday night delivered a bort
speech to the members, recounting tome
interesting history of Oregon and her
politics, Conyer wa a member of the
first legislative assembly and during the
course of bis speech, mentioned the fact
that he had had the honor of voting for
C. N. McArthur'a grandfather for I'ni-
tfd State Senator, aud for Mc.Vrlhur
himself a peaker of the present house.
Following Conyer' speech a resolution
highly praising Mr. Conyer for hi. ser
vices wa passed.
Want Thkir TkaCHBR Notwith
standing the fact tint Mr. C. E. Lake,
primary teacher ol the ankton cbool,
fell down on theory an 1 practice in the
teacher' examination, he ha given e
cellent satisfaction to the patrons and
pupil and they have petitioned the
school superintendent to permit him to
complete hi term. Mr. S. Saulser cir
eulated a petition thi week and secured
nearly 200 igner endorsing Mr. Lake
very highly, and it will be a grest dit
appointment to them if he is not allowed
to continue. They consider him a good
au instructor a they have ever had.
Mr. and Mr. Wui. Beaver, of Warren,
paid the Mist olhce a pleasant visit last
Wednesday.
A number ol the business uieu of the
city met at the court house Wednesday
evening to listen to Wo report ot tue
water committee. The meeting passed a
resolution calling upon the council to ap
point a couimlttea to prepare a new char,
ir to be submitted to the people for
their approval, thit being considered
necessary preliminary to bonding the city
for water purpotet.
J. B. Godfrey will raise the price of all
of hit St. Helena lotion March t from
100to$l25. Uetter buy this week.
WM. M. ROSS, Agent. '"
For Sai,K Several choice farm. Wtu..
M. Hoss,
A maw meeting wa held Injhe,. Ma.
tonic Hall lat Wedneday night for the
purpose of organizing a ball team. M. B.
MiUcr wa elected mauager audra cqa.
mittee appointed to druw up by-lawt for
an athletic association. It will be organ
ized in the form of a ttock company and
everybody in St. Helen it expected to
buy a few tharet.
Mrt. J. B. Godfrey aud Mra. Cora
Lancraft, of Portland, are tpending
MVtral week at their home in thit city.
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OPPORTUNITIES AT RAINIER
Everybody Hates A Knocker
But when
Opportunity Knocks,
Open Wide the Door!
WHERE RIVER AND RAIL MEET
is a safe place for investment.
RAINIER now has a large monthly
payroll which is bound to increase
steadily.
RAINIER is the outlet for what is to
be one of the finest farming sections in
the Northwest. The removal of the tim
ber is being followed by the improving
ot the land.
RAINIER City Lots are now the
cheapest to be had anywhere in a pros
perous city ot about 2000 inhabitants.
Secure a share in Rainiers prosperity
before it is too late to buy in at the pre
sent low valuations. On property
which I control liberal terms will be
given.
L. S. THOMAS Sgon
A Great Projkct R. S. Magruder,
mauager of the Columbia County Agri
cultural Company, was in St. Helens
Wednesday lor the purpose of filing for
record fifty document covering several
thousand acres of swamp land, in the
neighborhood of Clatskauie. The com
pany now owns ten thousand acres of
land in a body, which they propose to
begin reclaiming in a few months by the
Construction of levees, ditches and dams.
for which purpose a fleet of dredges is
i now being built, the cost of which,
when completed, will be about 75," 00 .
The company expect to expend on de
velopment work about f 100,000.
Mrs. A, II. George went to Portland
Wednesday for a weeks visit with rel
atives. Mr. Walter Cox, of Taft, Montana,
Mrs, Alice Davis and Mrt. James Cox
and daughter Lavelle, of Portland, were
over Suuday visitors wilh Mr. and Mrs.
R.Cox.
Why do so many peoplu buy
Peacock flour? Becau-e they
want it. Why do they? Be
cause its the best. Wheie
do thev get itr At Gray's,
in St. Helens. It out sells
any other flour In the coun
try 4 to I. You can get your
money back every time and
we wont be disagreeable
about it either, if what you
get at Uray 'a don't suit you.
M. C. GRAY, St. Helen, Ore.
Horsks .For Saw A fine pan of
earring horse for tale at George Grant'
livery etable; aleo 3 i-4 Mitchell wagon,
nearly new, and 2 set double harness.
GEORGE W. CRANT,
212tf Scappoose, Oregon
Dentist Dr. Rambo will be in St.
Helen, at the St. Helen Hotel Friday
and Saturday of each week, prepared to
do all kind ot dental work,
RAINIER
Rainier is on the eve of a city election.
A number of amendment will come be
fore the votar; for the improvement of
the street. The big taxpayers and the
business men in general are in favor of
tiie.e improvements, and there is no
doubt that tlev will carry, and the com
ing priti will tee Rainier one of the
busiest cities in the Slate. A complete
sewer system will be put in tlii spring.
Water, Commercial and Union streets,
the three principal gireets of the city,
will be graded and macadamized, new
sidewalks put in, and Rainier will as
sume its place among the leading cities
of the State. Rainier has no indebted
ness of any kind except for the new
water system, and that is already pay
ing its own way. In another year the
witter system will be a big moneymaker
and when Uw above mentioned improve
ments are in property that is now being
sold for 11,000 will be worth 1500.
Judge Blanchard, who went to San
Francisco ten days ago, returned home
Tuesday eveuing looking hale and hearty.
He say the city looks good to him. Mr.
Blanchard will begin the erection of a
building on a small tract of water front
which he retained when he sold his in
terests here. This building wilt ouly be
used for storage purposes, as he sajs he
will not go into business aguiu. Mr.
Blanchard will divide his time between
Rainier and Portland in future, and take
a well eained rest from business activity.
Ills time in future will be devoted to
his real estate holdings iu thi State,
California and Washington, aud as this
will practically take care of itself it will
simply be au outing for him to look after
it. Judge Blauchard came to this city
many years be Tore most of us were born
and knows not only every foot of the
Columbia river country but most ot the
State as well, and when he becomes rem
iniscent his remarkable memory con
jure up many instructive and amusing
incidents in which he played a part. At
tome future time we will give some inci
dents that will be of interest to the
public.
De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve,
the original, is good for anything when
a talve Is needed, and is especially good
for piles. Sold by A. J. Doming and
Seappoote druggist.
The Secret or Long lit
A Frer.ch scientist has discovered one
secret of long life. His method deals
with the blood. But long ago million
of Americans bad proved Electric Bit
teis prolongs life and make it worth
living. It puritiies, enriches and vital
izes the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve
cells, imparts life and tone to the en
tire system. Its a godsend to weak,
sick and debilitated people. "'Kidney
trouble had blighted my life for
months," writes W. M. Sherman, of
Cushing, Me., ' but Electric Bitten
cured entirely." Only 50c at Houlton,
Deer Island and Warren dealers.
The fifth judicial district is to have two
judges hereafter, and it is said the new
appointee will come from Columbia or
Clatsop county. A. Columbia connty
pays by far ;the greater portion of the
State taxes it is manifestly ,just that the
new judge be appointed from this county;
but if the appointing power insists on
giving us a Clatsop judge, what's the
matter with John Smith? He is a Dem
ocrat, but that should cut no ice in the
appointment of a judge.- He it able and
honest and would consider nothing but
justice and the law in rendering his
decision..
Takes Up At my plac near Ver
nonia, on Jan. 25th, 1909, one spotted
cow about six years old, and one calf
about six months old Owner can hare
same by paying for feed and ad.
W. PRINGLE.
Soldier Balks Death Plot
It sseuied to J. A. Stone, a civil war
veteran of Kemp, Tex., that a plot
existed between a desperate lung
trouble and the grave to cause bis death.
"I contracted a stubborn cold ," he writes
"that developed a cough that ttock to
me for years in spite of all remedies.
My weight ran down to 130 poondt.Tben
I began to use Dr. King's New Discovery
which restored my health completely, I
now weigh 178 pounds." For lever
Colds, obstinate Conghs, Hemorrhages,
Asthma and to prevent Pneumonia it's
unrivaled. 60a and $ I. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by Houlton, Deer
Island and Warr. n dealers.
Foa Saw City Lot.
WM. M. ROSS.