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NO. 20.
vor,. XXVIII.
ST. 1IICUCN8, OREGON, Fit I DAY, APKIL 10, 1909.
THE OREGON
MIS
EVENTS OFTHE DAY
dewy Items Gathered from All
Parts of tbe World.
PREPARED TOR THE BUSY READER
Lti Important bul Not Lett InUr
liiK Happening from Point
Outtid th Slat.
riot In Mexico ended In
MUCH REVENUE LOST.
A religion
JS drl)l.
Germany I to tblib iflww
uutlc school.
Tft ha rented hou Bvrly,
Ma., fur uromr horn.
l.urky Haldwln' iWlor ha put In
claim for 1100,000 a hl fee.
t M.llnir tmer ha been lost off
th. Newfoundland ct with IU crew
of SO.
Japan shows every InUntiun to wield
. eomi.leto control over Maitchurian
railroad.
MVMM arthtiuake r r-
(Ifium - ,
portwl from IVru and much damage to
Dfow-riy i learwj.
Student of Columbia unlverally,
Nw York, r constructing " ro-
plwie tong entirely new
v.... r'hInBM tvinir to enter th
United State at San Francisco from
BritUh steamer have twen caught.
A Sen Francl women h bn
awarded lifl.OOO fur th death of hr
hatband, who u kilted by an automo
bile.
Tt,- l.altlaahin Mecbuttt l
In rommlMion after an Idleli
i v. ara. ilurlna which tim ah
tu thoroughly overhauled.
A. C. Swinburne, th poet, I dead
Many anthracite coal operator have
prpr-4 fur uri,
Holland I eagerly awaiting lb birth
of an heir to th Urnm.
v.. Vofk CUv ahm consumed
about 25,000.000 egg fcaater.
Th rmy transport Dl to n mil
to 8-tll with exhibit from to i mi
Irolne fur the fair
. ..... I lll.o .f CVuinactkut. I
'-' - ....... .
dangerously aiek and little hope i held
out for hto recovery.
Indictment agalntt Haklt nd
oUwr prominent Oklahoma" for land
fruia have been diamiaamt.
Caalro' wife will attempt to have
Goiiipi rmlgn u president of Vmuo
to and plac tb dictator again in pow
tr. rHtfurri elherd by th buru of
Utintlr hImiw tht mrrie rt fil
ing off nd divorce Increwing in In
diuia. For th flrt time tnc th Sinih
war th United 8Ute army ii Up to IU
full atrength and wruiting haa atoppwl
txcept to re enliat men.
A iwlil (rain wu Uud b Urge
Kulrm firm to carry botwU from San
Franc iaco to Now Torn. inimw
wm cheajwr thai paying pri.
Kevelt h arrived t I'ort Said.
Kmma Goldman will fight any effort
to deport her.
Kleven Jurom have been finally ac
ceitd in the Calhoun eaee.
EilwrlmenU are being conductel at
New York with wireleaa telepnonee
ViftttMH fell inmiihtlea were destroyed
In a lire which burned Chicago
,.m...r .naairnl in a pitch
ed battle with moonehlnew in Went
Virgin!
!.,...( I n. mrm n.arlv COmlllete for
the tlarriman murirer lUit at Salt
Lake, when the government will try to
tirvak the combine earn u exieu
Two men were burned to death and
three other eeriouely Injured by an
expluiion of oil tanka at Tolnt Klch
mwid, Cal. The damage will reach
150,000.
The defenee haa cloned It argument
In the caa to dliwolv the Sumlard
Oil company. After the government
flnishe the court will take the cane
under advlaement and a dcctolon i not
looked for before fall.
Further earthquake ahock are being
felt at Meaiina.
A large gray wolf ha been captured
In a Chicago euburb.
An Erin millionaire ha been
kd to give up $6,000 or auffer death
ltmuirta .(.. tka r.lat wnrk at Mfl
Ina la a fare continue to find thelir
way out.
ah u.. t.ii.... ...i.mUa have been
.. inn, xiiiiimi vwiMtMuii
cloned agnlnit Caatro and France will
expul him from Martinique
A (l-v...p nld S.mih Carolina boy idiot
hli a.v..nr i,i Kmtiiuii and la (aid to
have attempted to hide the body.
A Columbua, 0., official ha received
"Black Hand" warning agalnet iu
Ing marriage llcenae to blacki and
White.
Someone put a 1 0,000 bill in the
wllectlon plate of a Waahlngton, U.
C., church and the deacon ar looking
for the donor, feeling ur that It wa
mlntake.
Robber hold up an Ogdon, Utah,
Bmbling and aecured t,B()0.
The New York legislator ha turned
iown a direct primary meaeur.
Amendmenti Pu Through Take Away
wanif motion uonare,
Wlilnilin. Iml'iq n. ...i
.,... g iin-i n ravi
matei of the rnvneue which the I'nyiiB
tariff bill will prulure have Icrn re
duced nearly $20,000,000 through lh
amrndini'iiU inml by the houte. The
aeiiat flnanre commltte mutt provide
meaiia fur making up thia difference, if
arigoiei vniimaii'i are lo bo lnrt.
Tlie etriklng out of (,,vral rountcr-
vaillng duty clauura will ltiin the
bill productive!) another $20,000,-000.
The amenilment taklnir ulT the K -crit
duty on tea uhlrat'Uxi fYH.OOO.OOD
from the vollinatnd revenuni. The
etriking out of the couiitarvalliiiir dutv
on coffee dlopoeee of what probably
would have been 115,000,000 in dutiel,
Takinif out the rouiiUtrvaflimr nro-
vleo for lumber and for ix-trolcum
mvam a lot opxirluiiity to incrcaw
the revonuri by teveral million dollar,
ll I eiiiiiaieo.
The annate finance commilU-e nmU r-
ially rxludred many of the Dtngley
bill' Dchedulr a it tiaiuwd the houne.
but In order to Incrvaee the revenue-
prwluring power of the 1'ayne bill tlie
committee muot take different action
with rmrant lo (h taller maiir.
In 1HK7 the aenat committee placed
a duty uf 1 ' cent ix-t iMiuml on hidea,
which wa chanced later to 15 tier
cent, but the Payne bill, ai it pawled
the hiiune. ulacea hide on the free Int.
Under the Dlngley law, hidei have
produced more than $;i,000,000 reve
nue annually.
Tliru ara manv rhanffeii In the Pavne
bill from the provielotm of the Dingley
law. He maximum and minimum re
talialurv feature, the additional melh-
ckI of valuation for the purpiee of pre
vaiitini umler-valuiitiiMie and it tiro-
viaiona for the JtO.ooo.ooo laeuance or
Panama bonde and a lif.O.OOli.OOO liuiue
of Traaaurv Ce rtificatit are new. It
rxteml the drawback privilege o
that domealie raw material maybe
umm! in lieu of imported material for
iha mrtiiuu or roi eri nir a arawuar
i.rnviitatt an eoual amount of identit-al
imported raw material I manufartured
mm thn aame nrialurt uion which the
drawback i Collected. An inheritance
... I. a h.rh it la hHM)d that S2O.OU0.
000 will be collected, i provided fr.
In plaring a large number of article
fra lint ami In mlucinr the (111-
tia nn manv other. It ha twen found
nruarv to Increane materially the
dutie on many article in order to pro
.lura iiMvuin revenue. The Payne
bill inereawd materially the rate on
t.r,K- alenhnl. trin. L-rail) miirit. Cor
dial, and liquor, but made virtually no
lrn.ia nn rhaniiiaiHie. The aenate
ha decided uiwn an In
anumntinir to about 2f Per cent
-I.... . il,- .ili.,ni rate on Wine 01
. it
A number of other article, regarueo
a luxurie. have been Increaeea.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
NO NEED TO COMPROMISE.
Oregon Already Own Sand 11 id,
Says Oovarnor Benton.
KHl.,m:.,u..r.w.r M V Uuv l.t
Wellington, ha writton Governor Iien
aoti, of thi itate, In regard to the
boundary question long pending be
tween the two Rtatoa. It la understood
the WaahiiiKton authoritiea favor an
arbitration commisaion to conilder tho
entire queMtion.
(lovemor lienaon ha acknowledged
the receipt of the communication from
the governor of Waahington and baa
taken the matter under advisement.
White he will aay nothing a to the
merit of the matter, it i gathered
from other source that the Oreifon au
thorities may not be anxloua to hand
thM ma!fj.p nvnF In a ifimmlMNlon. amce
the Sunreme court of the United State
ha already rendered a decieion in favor
of Oregon' contention in the matter.
Tbe principal! ground for litigation
i Sand inland at the mouth of the Co
lumbia. The Waahlngton people are
now making an effort to have the case
reoiendby the United Mate bupreme
court
NORMAL. GETS Lll TLE AID.
NIAGARA IS STILLED.
Eastern Oregon Indifferent a to Fat
of Institution.
Weton-J. O. Ruaael, physical di
rector and teacher of mathematics at
the Weeton normal, ha returned from
an KwU-rn Oregon trip In the interest
of the tchool. Among the place vis
ited were Ilermiston, Arlington, Cove,
I ji Cirande and Elgin.
Mr. Huiutcll report that he met with
much popular misconception a to the
natnra antl inhere of normal school
work, and the financial encouragement
IT a P 1 taVflat rather slim. For instance.
the La Grand subscription toward
mnninif tha aehool until the end of tbe
present year, which close with com
mencement May lit, wa oniy oo. in
Mr. !ueir view there i no hope
for any general assistance throughout
Kaalern Oreifon toward continuing me
school until such time at it would be
possible to obtain state aid by means
of tbe initiative measure, which it is
proposed to subpmit at the November
election in 1910.
Smuggled Oalt, Say O. R. & N.
Salem Complaint is made against
the Frank l Smith Meat company by
tho Oregon Railroad & isavigation
company before the railroad commi
aion for false billing, by which, it is
I claimed, the meat company smuggled
tiO ack of oat into i'orliana wnn a
consignment of baled hay from Hutch
inson spur. It is the contention oi me
attorney for the Oregon Kaiiroau et
Navigation company mat pcrsone ami
corporations other than railroad com
panies may be found guilty of a misde
meanor under miriiiraiii""
act of 1907, end that when the corpora
tion by false billing obUins transpor
tation for les than the published tariff
:t ha tiroaecuted. ana iouno
LOADS MUST BE HEAVY.
Some Absurd Blunder in New Ore
gon Road Law.
Kalem -Amonir the auaint and curi-
noa blunders of the recent session of
the Oregon legislature was the passage
of a bill makine- it unlawful to drive a
imnrnvod road west of
the Cacdo range, weighing with it
burden less than 2.500 pounds. The
hill la hnnaa hill No. HI. and i design
ed to protect the roada from the result
of overloading narrow-tire wagons.
The bill wa referred to mo nouse
committee on roads and highway and
hu ttw.m amended and tumbled UD.
Section 2 give county court authority
tn rnmtlata tha Waiirht of all load of
variou commodities, between the first
day of October and the first day oi way
t .aeh vaar. Section 3 wa amended
to read, in referring to the weight of
loads that may be hauled :
"And the maximum weight thereof
ahall nnt h mads les than 2.500
pounds nor more than 3,000 pound for
anv vehicle nav air tires oi any wium
than four inches, nor less that
600 pounds nor more than 4,500 pound
for anv vehicle havine urea oi more
than four Inrhn and less than six Inch
es in width, nor les than 4,600 pound
for any vehicle having urea ox six
inches or more in width," etc
Tha hill la intended to aoDlv to coun
ties wholly or in part west of the Cas
cade range.
Any violation may be punished by
county court for contempt of court.
GALE CAUSES LOSS.
8ever Wind Storm Pastes Over At
lantic Coast State.
Boston. April 9. Moving Eastward
alh ineroaaincr VfflofiitV. the Storm
which ha done io much damage in the
Central and Lake states today swept
Now Entrland. and a tale of woe
ha poured into thi city irom nipping
Interest a reauit. inegaienas
varied in velocity from 60 to over 92
miles an hour, and shipping up and
Ar.tvn tha enaat. haa aoucrht shelter.
From off the Rhode island coast it is
nmnrton1 that three barcrea with their
crew have been blown out to sea, and
staunch ocean-going tug nave stanea
to their reliel. un me weacneroua
aanna nff Cane Cod a slooo is reported
ashore, and from Vineyard Haven it
is reported that many vessel nave pui
in there tn a disabled condition;
In the path swept by the storm
wire are just being restored to work
ing order, and tale of loss of life and
tfToi-ina ara mnidttf enmincr in.
Throughout fc. astern oanaoa me gaie
was particularly severe, and from On
tario it i reported that many house
wars unrnnfed. A achoolnouse at
Guelph wa demolished and many per
sons injured.
In Rochester, N. Y., the gale ac-
nnirnd a velocity of 58 miles an hour,
and one man wa killed. At Wheel
ing. W. Va.. one man wa killed and
thr seriously injured.
The oil country near Pittxburg suf
fnrnd creat damage in the eale. and
over 2,000 derricks over the'well were !
blown down. I ne loss to on men- win
total at least $100,000. Houses, barn
and fence throughout the, country
were wrecked.
DART & MUCKLE
Carry a Complete Stock of the
Best in General Merchandise at
Lowest Prices Consistent with
Qnality. Country Produce
Bought and Sold. When in
Need of Groceries, Dry Goods,
Hardware, Boots or Shoes We
Solicit Your Patronage and As
nre YouCourteous Treatment
JSJ fT. HELENS, OREOON gj
m..r la Frortn Solidly From
Bank to Bank.
u..ir.u v Y Anrll 13. The voice
of Niagara wa mute today, lor tne
eccoiul time in tne mrimj iv mj "-" , .
and the river is froren solidly from guilty, be subject to a fins i of not le
bank to bank. . , than ;io or more .-
On Wednesday tn. s,r,wberry Day.
aaaaun !ilel the SO HI ireiiema . -- -
In a huge m t the lower end Milton,-Plans which were sUrted
Krie I" v.i...,.,r- ,..i..i.r.i inn of Milton' nnual
had ten' "a heavy Ice bridge in the pad Utrawberry day, .1 a
U-low the cataract since um - h-k"-.- - .....
tKr. t'nder the impact of the ice ball, are progresamg and . is thought
f tha lake slwve and me auoeu Uy me nni i..n v...B - r
oi me ie , ..... ... .;n hau hemn completed.
uSe gave'Ty d Zgan to.. ? VpVhar to celebrate on
bridge gave way , L ',.: ral than ever be-
down the rnplds. i u oe - --- " ,lnntlitljr,ry Bnd
win freelom In l.SKe m. " . tore. .'"-hnr.hn wiii
Itid ill if till to tne norm. i"j i munnai - - ,
the moving packed at the mouth form a part oi the "-
Th'e pack fh-., readily wa. last year an -"J
jndesch hour orougnv .owe., ,. -- better than on
frZto traverse its natural chan- l-thWn
nel. the level of he r.verrM-... ,r " Wa!)hinKlon.
The highest llmxi irn miim m.n; .
previous years . ..., Se,,on On
mal. U.t nignt ne r, ,-;;.Vi,h the .Urtinir of
.bovenormah y, ar .... I-"' henVii plant, at Ar.ing.
window aiiia " "-.... , i . " : t.iu .hearinir season in
the Ontario wer com,.a.., - ,, ...u . - opcn(jd
the lower sieei a.v ?:"""T.,l u aveenlionallv clean
. I r.cno. n iv" a.. . - :
ton. ....... tha ...... . mialitv and prices from
Conservative esuinaie. neece - ,, .t ve
Copper Mine Near Rogue.
Roseburg A valuable mineral find
in Southern Oregon ha just been re
ported by G. W. Morri, n old time
prospector from California. It consists
of a ledge of rich copper ore, carry ing
$17.48 in gold to the ton. The miner
al crops out of the ground for a dia-
tanra nf KOO feet, and tne leage is irom
Mm tn f.no fet in leneth. A piece of
the ore about a foot square yielded
nvar three ounce of copper. The
l.fr. la aitllatad at the tOD Of mOUn
tain about eight mile south of Rose
burg.
New County Up to Voters.
Salem Advocate of the creation of
a ennntv nf NVumith have not eiven up
the fight, but will initiate the measure
which failed in the legislature, i nis
hoeama evident when A. B. Wood, of
Pnttacm r.rnve. called on Attorney Gen
eral Crawford to secure the latter'
opinion a to the legality of an icitia-
tiua ruatitinn nrenarpd for the purpose
of appealing the Nesmith county mat
ter tn the IM-ODie OI me siave aw uic
next election.
Teacher to Meet June 29.
Salem The 1909 meeting of the
3tat Teachers' association will be
held at Albany on June 29 and SO and
July 1 ani 2. and the state convention
of county superintendent at Salem on
June 28 and 29. These dates were
fixed at a meeting of the executive
committee of the Stole Teachers' asso
ciation held in the office of State Su
perintendent Ackerman.
I We Will I
MODJESKA PASSES AWAY.
Famous Actret Lose In Her Battle
Against Death.
Ta Anirlele. Cel.. April 9. Mad
ame Helena ModjesKa, tne xamous
Polish tragedienne and one of the most
noted actresses of the American stage,
diad at 10 o'clock vesterday at her
island home at Bay City, in Orange
county, at the age of 65, after an ill
ness of about two month. For seve
ral days she had been unconscious and
her death wa almost hourly expected.
Rricrht'a diaaaae. complicated with
heart trouble, wa tne immediate cause
nf daath.
Gathered around the bedside of the
noted actress when he died were
rnunt Bozenta. husband of Madame
Modjeska,; Ralph Modjeska and his
wife, son and daughter-in-law, of Chi
cago, and Ur. J. IS. tfoya, tne iamuy
nhvaician. The fatal illness of Mad
ame Modjeska has been a hard strain
on the count and the otfier memoers oi
the family, who have watched almost
incessantly at her side for a month
P""t. . .
Tfle body ot tne actress win oe e ni
hil med and taken to Los Angeles,
where it will lie in a vault for some
time. Later Count Bozenta will take
the body to Cracow, Poland, the early
home of Modjeska, and there it will
be interred.
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LOAN You money. 3
RENT You a lock Box. 3
SELL You real estate or farm land
SURVEY Your lots or land.
INSURE Your buildings. 73
MAKE Your abstracts.
SELL Your property. 5
DO Your notarial work.
LOAN Your money. 3
71
COLUHBIA COUNTY ABSTRACT 3
AND TRUST COMPANY
- SEE OUR LIST 3
PORTLAND MARKETS.
UNITED STATES AROUSED.
damage at $1,000,000.
Maard of Teddy.
.. i rvi Anrll 13. AI
San Iternarwi"", . , . ,,
. ...... n i . and for 15
bcrt Courtney, m j. -- ,
ve"r a recluse miner, arrived In this
iTf l v from the wilds of Southern
. .. ...1.1 k.. hmt aeen very
Nnvaila. lie bbih ' , ,. -
r"w" i...i..hla lonir solation.
...... A..- t hiirher than last year
the season has oiened unaer vne ....v
auspicious circumstance for some
years.
Improve Drewsey-Burna Road.
A iuoi road is peine maue
tut. i, over the Drewsoy mountain,
which is crossed by passengers en
route to Burns. When completed the
m. h vul here he learned for J Uy improved. Here-
he U im-that tjueen Victoria was B0 ,,Up as to make
V1 aviro-aed surprise and would torore it n. eyen an
Sot belle, il until shown paper, men- and th, drive dwn ha.
tinning King Niwaro o. u.-y .- very dang.rous. tne new ro... .e
When newspapermen , Mng cut around tne mou......
..-Wdy.' he thought they were joking q
lth"""' Sriom-Governor Benson has re-
Brllish Sailors Landed. R ,tt8r from Secretary of the
r i Anrll 18.-The Persian Bit- N GuorKe L. von Meyer, stating
om the cruiw ' " (r TtJ ia. " "vFi nment will send two of
to-day. after a ' " " the Salem for the atate-
from th
necessity or mi. ; , ,,. noun.
f.Lrnors. H l unui -- -
innuuiH '
Russian governmeiiv.
Cattro Barred Again.
Land to Be Thrown Open.
Salem-The desert mna ooaru, . . .
.ntinir In the atatenouse neciuou w
Irrigation ce i " r Vt- f
nnen the company', fltregation of
C",,r0 ii ia 'he .overn- open the. company. greg.-.
r n Aliril U rf - I O nilll HOrHH. X llv ",v vl .
S to Und in that territory.
I overruled.
Wheat Bluestem milling, $1,250"
1.30; bluestem shipping, $1.17,
1.18; club, $1.14(il.l6; Turkey red,
$1.15; Russian red, $1.081.09; val
ley, $1.10',.
OaU No. 1 white, $40(r41 per ton.
Barley Feed, $32.50((f33.
iiavTimothv. Willamette valley,
$14il6 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $17
,K- clover tlU(i:12: alfalfa. $14(ii
14.50; grain hay, $13(i)14; cheat, $14
(U14.5U; veten, ia.ou((i.i.
" innl.i fiRcii tV.. SO ner box.
I'ntatoea 1.25fil.40 per hundred;
sweet potatoes, 2((i3c per pound.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrot, $1.25; parsnips, $1.50; beets.
$1.75; horserailisn, lucperpounu; ar
tichokes, 65( 85c per doien ; aspara
gus, Oregon, 75f 85c per doien; cab
bage, 21(t4! Pr pound; lettuce,
head, 85c per dozen; onions, 40((50c
per dozen ; parsley, 85c per dozen; rhu
barb, 8(i4c per pound ; spinach, 4c.
Butter City creamery, extras, 27
29c; fancy outside creamery, 25(C
29c per pound; store, 18ef20c. Butter
fat prices average 1 Sic per pound un-i-
Mmilar hnttur nrices.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 21K22c per
dozen.
Poultry Hens, 10G817e per
nnund: broilers. Z5c; fryers, 18
wf roosters, old. lOfiEUc; young
14(15c; ducks, 20($22c; geese, 10
llc; turkeys, 20c; squabs, $2.603
per dozen.
Onions Oregon, $1.751.85 per
kttnrlrak1
Veal Extras, 1010)jc per pound;
AUiiiDe! heavy. 7dj8c.
Pork Fancy, 9g10c per pound;
lama SlQe.
Hona 1909 contracts. 9c per pound;
1908 crop, 6li'(7e: 1907 crop, 8
iCe! 19015 crop. 1 Wf(i2c.
Wool Eastern Oregon. 16(fl!l8c per
pound; valley, medium, 18 ty(ia9c;
coarse, 17(fl7ic per pound, Portland;
inhale rhnicn. 23C(i23Wo per pound.
Cattle Top steers, $5.2505.50; fair
tn nnnA J. 7RfTfi! common to medium,
s or.r.iia.KO: cows. top. $4.25; fair to
.rnnd SS.KnriM: common to medium,
S2.60ftr3.60: calves, top. $55.60;
heavy, $3.D04; Duns ana Biage,
tlfn a.riO: common. $2(d 2.75.
limr Rest. 7.25fti)7.60: fair to
good, $O.750!7; stockers, $5.606.50;
r-klno fato l! 7R
ShaanTnn wethers. 1505.75: fair
to good, $4.604.75; ewes, o les on
all crades: yearlings, top, $6.5007;
fair to good, $66.25; spring lambs,
$7.
Nicaraeuan President Must Account
for Mutilating Papers.
Waahintrtnn. Anril 9. NicarStTUan
mutilation of official dispatches to this
.vrammpni ana continued crave con
ditions in Central America, are under
earnest consideration or the vyasntng-1
t. fnveatiiration have
convinced the official here that cipher
. . .. l.t. IT
dispatches passing oetween jonn n.
Gregory, the American charge at Man
and the State depart
ment at Washington were purposely
mutilated. ...
It mraild nnt he aurnrisinc. in View
of the unsatisfactory conditions, if the
American government snouia uine ac
tive steps to end the existing state of
atTaira in Pontral America and notify
Nicaragua that henceforth peace must
prevail at an nazaras.
Mnral anaainn with NicarBSTUa ha
failed to accomplish the object sought
that oi impressing ner wun me oe-
sire both or the united otates ana
Mexico that there be a cessation of the
contention which keep other Central
American republics constantly guess
ing. Intervention in Central American
ffairs haa been talked of unofficially.
JOB PRINTING
18 OUR BUSINESS
WE bare the best and most
folly equipped Job Print
ing Office in Columbia County
And we are prepared to
do all kinds of Printing
on short notice and at
most reasonable prices
4 TRIAL Will CONVINCE
OREGON MIST
Build Sanitarium at One.
rhieawn. A nril 9. The citv's approv
al of a municipal tuberculosis sanitari
um by a vote of 4 to 1 ha been fol
lowed by immediate activity in prepa
ration looking toward it establish
ment. The idea ia to have the sanita
rium completed by a year from next
fall. The first tax levy cannot be
made until next year. If it is round
noasible to borrow on the strength of
next year' tax, the work will be be
gun almost immediately. Accoraing
to tentative plana, tne sanitarium wm
be located outside the city.
Boosta for Irrigation.
Malana Mont.. Anril 9. Arthur
Hoeker, secretary of the National Irri
gation congress, which will meet in
Spokane August a to i next, i in at
tendance at the Montana publicity
maatlnr ham. He said: ' Iheirriira-
tion congress has a national policy to
the forests, store the floods,
reclaim the deserts, make homes on the
land. It emphasize the great vaiue oi
water to American people. It show
the Immense development possible."
Balloon Italia Tumble.
Schio, Italy, April 9. The trial of
tha dirigible balloon Italia today ended
rHaaatrnualv. After maneuvering for
anma l ira at a heicnt oi i.zuu leet.
the engine broke down and the balloon
descended precipitately. It was badly
damaged, but th aeronaut were not
hurt.
COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK
DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
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PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS :
First National Bank, - - Portland. Ore.
U.S. National Bank, - - - Portland ure.
Hanover National Bank, - New York
Officers Wm. M. Ross, President and Cashier; Edwin
Ross, Vice President; a. l. otonc, Asumi. vmv..
Directors Wm. M. Ross, M. White, James Dart,
Edwin Ross.
New York Store
Carries the only complete line of General Mer
chandise, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hay,
Grain, Flour and Feed in the City.
Courteous treatment, good goods, prompt delivery
for all. Your palronage solicited.
Ready made clothes for Men, Women and Chil
dren. Crmplete line of Gent's Furnishings.
H. RjlORGUS
St. Helens, ro
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