Itenuett Bros., confectioners, Morgns
Try Ih newconfectioners.Hennett Brot
DRHTtST Pr. Ramno will be in SI.
Helens, at the St. Helens Hotel rridsy
and Saturday of each week, prepared to
do all kinds of dental work.
need point, oil
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Helen
A Botdarss Snap Want to nil a saw
mill cheap or trade same for farm or
timber land. Apply at once to Henignus
Lumber Company, Houlton, Ore.
Taintd, Oils, Varnish, Nails, Shelf
Hardware, Screws and Bolts all kindi
of builder's material at the store of Jas
Muckle & Sou, Lowest pricrs.
Foa S.l.K A
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new house near the
WM. M. ROSS
See Skinner and Ttinmons about your
papering and painting t Houlton Ore.
Of course you have to eat and vou
want your money's worth. Its my oust
nes to ace that you get it.
M. C.GRAY, St. Helens
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Jas. Muckle & Don
Successors to Dart & Muckle
ST. HELENS
Carry a Complete Line of the Best in
General Merchandise at Lowest Prices Con
sistent with Quality. Country Produce
Bought and Sold. When in Need of Gro-
ceriesj Dry Goods, Hardware, v Boots and
Shoes We Solicit Your Patronage and As
sure You Courteous Treatment. Prompt
Delivery.
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INSURE Your buildings.
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OREGON MIST
Fok Salr City Lots.
WM. M. ROSS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
SWS'i VVVVSs)
COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK
DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS I
First National Bank, . Portland. Ore.
U. S. National Bank, . . Portland, Ore.
Hanover National Bank, . New York
Officers Wm. M. Ross, President and Cashier, Edwin
Ross, Vice President; A. L. Stone, Assistant Cashier.
Directors Wm. M. Ross, M. White, Jamei Dart,
Edwin Ross.
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Ladies' and Children's
TRIMMED HATS
In All Shapes
Summer wear for infants. Ladies'
wash dresses just received in latest
select line of Waists and
Summer Goods of every
description. All the
latest styles in blacks and
tan shoes and stockings
ready made
styles. A
H. MORGUS
ST. HELENS
Nolle It hcwhjr given (lint Jth nnrienlsnml
naa mi miry hmium n lit iwiniv i-mirv
of Hi Molr ( tWinui, lor Cultimlila County
a,lmlnlraitir ol th atat o! H.nlta 1.. (lltllint,
tttH't. Alt paHmtta ImvlllR I'lHltlU mtntttni
wtWI eMaUl are liarvby tmillrl to tvli4 III
wm lit hie, wihiij' eni. aa ny law
oulml. m ih oitti-e ol mv attorney. AJU t'oi
tmlMiiiii. in ih liu ol roiilniul. Otvtrii, with
In tx month from Hi tint h,mof.
I Intel ihu.Vta itajr ol Animal. ltH.
MAKKV I1IFP0KII.
Ailmltiliitralorolth eatat.ol Berth. L, lllf
fonl, ilo.l,
B. K. Yuuniatia,
Atinriwv lor Ih Atliiiltilnlmlor.
Patent fltut pulilu-aihiti Aniti , line,
i'at.ot al iiuliiuniloii ih'4. IT. Mus.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Not to I hereby tviu thttt t how iuIim
a, heaadi iltiU- ntiiIiittl in- ItiAt'iimitv I'linri of
ih HtMi of trvsrou MihuiiilnirMtur ot Ih t tit It
of Km 8 yvo i, tlrcvamt. All iwnuw hnvmn
lo trvtiii Hi uitw to n tMHny vtrtMi'U
rvtiuiriH. hy law, At my oHlr In Kmtor. Ornou
wiinui ix montn iroin tn uaw nrvoi.
J. H. lOAN.
Ai)oiliittrtor of thlMoot Kale 8vrun
ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE
Nolh U heivby ivu thut I hv Ihmi, hp
polnttst ly the County i'ourl ol I'olumlil
I'ountr. OrMi. mimiuUtrwtor of (h VMUie of
t'htHHlorv J. KokrvLiti, dtHiit, mil htiiii
nvtn i'iiUm AKHtitdt mii r mrvny
mrtltltM autt rHmtnsJ lo urwitl the mxnt with
unwr voiKhi-r to mt ( the fMTU- of th
(.omuy v itTK Ol Mid v ouuiy, wunui imunua.
J, B. Itl'lT KM ,
Ptd Ana. lath. m.
A4tut"trHtor.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Soil l hmbj ivn that I hav Iwn at-
tHititcJ by tit County I'onrt ol 1'oltiml'i
i ouuty. lin'icviu. auittlimtririx oi invwiaivot
May a. tot. 0vvtM. All tvnona navin,
lalms a.mltiHl aattt out! r hertty iutttUl
ami rv.iitnM lo pr!w. l the aatne with irvr
TouontTB. lo m at in omc ot m .Miiifr. i.
llU'ti.. within alx tnouthi I rum IbolaW ol
Ibla n.nk-.
(It Al. A . FVA,
Ai!mltiltrtrlxcl Ih eatale ol May A. Cox
ilwvamtl .
Pa r.1 Aiw l:h. 1V04.
SUMMONS
la lb; ri milt Oourl ol Ih sut ol Or'itou lew
the l ouuty ol coiuiubta.
P. A. Maniuam. plainltfT. . H. S. Mrwrr
Thomas M.ar ami I nil mit: rewr
Niatnia. m-SI l Fon-.John ll..inllh.
Vfilhrlm Haal ami Minui Ka.t- Maulvbaltul
ami Slarta Miuil. i1Itl.taill.
ToThomw an.i Ltlli M.erv. ol Ibe ilot
nattil ilrK-ndanu:
In Ih liar.i ol Ih iilal ol ()m tott arv
h.Tvhr rv.iuirr.1 to amxmr an.l aur' m m
.llnt'"irJ anatllM ll In Ih atHt utlllrl
.till within lis wt'i Imm Hi lat ol thr flr.t
piiMttiiii ol lots aitmlnoiift, th tint lMln
lion bvtnt July ', 1m: atfl il you lil to
atuMr Ih ttlaintitT ttl aotily to lit rollrt I.
lh- rlll .lmau.W.t III Ml.t omitiialm. arhti'h
i lor a dei'rv .ittiftitiic lit title to tho loltnw
i. tract At In-l lil. l. j.il.. . ;. aii'.i.
the N'. aim ttio m immi oi
MH tltHl iT' ttlV Oa-"! Ol tlH' t'nf t'll.tll
in.l l"t. .'. 3 an.l ul M'tlu it. all III I V
K I W o( ttie M illaiio'lt MiTi.tun.
nil .unouont l. tullltHtil t.y I'Mpr ot lion
I", t'aint.twll. in.!.,! i.l court, ma.1 J'lly
Jti. iltwttUkTMal It ' ao uhth! in tit
woair tm-;ou Ml.t at !at otu- racn wi-ca
lor i ucc'miv wwsn.
titlAn.t t A I l.r.r.lll IHD
H. B. Mt'lldl.AS,
iy.u Attortito. tor riattitiiT-
Electric Light Notice.
Those figuring on the ape ol electricity
for lighting purpose re reiiueetl to
have wiring done in the near future.
Mist and Oregonian
$1.80 Per Year.
St. Hki.kns, At e. ffiih.,
KOR MR HOMfiLKS
Fine House.
Go A Iot.
Magnificent Scenery.
Gofxl Judgement.
Mix Thoroughly, Take at One Large
Dose and lie Happy,
Dr. MovrcowKRV.
If of your farm or home you're tick,
Call up the Doctor, call him quick,
Ami he, 11 prescribe a sedative
By selling all you have to give.
jjtt. u. b. cur,
PHYSICIAN &
SURGEON
8T HELENS
OKFOOS
Steamer Iralda
, C. I. Hooghltirk.
Matter.
RAILROAD TIME.
Leave. Rainier i)al!f (sxcept 8i)niJT)for Port
land, at f A. tt.. duuartlna from Hu Haleti. at
o'cUK'k. Kuturnliii, leava rortuui4 at 2:W r
M arriving at Ml. Helen, at 4:o.
. Passengers and Fast Freight.
FOR PORTLAND DAILY
PORTLAND LANDING. TAYLOR ST
K. MILLER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
fit. Helens, Oregon
R. EDWIN K08H,
PHYSICIAN &
8T. HELENS
SURGEON
: OKHOCK
PEARY SUCCESSFUL
Flashes News ol Discovery
Most Northern Point.
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AMERICAN FLAG NAILED TO POLE
Brief Message Announces Success
After Lllehma of Effort No
Tract of Cook.
New York, Sept, ".Peary has
reached the North Pole. It has been
doubly discovered. From the bleak
coast of Labrador Commander Peary
yesterday flaahed the new that he had
attaned his goal in the Far North,
while at the same moment in Denmark
Dr. Frderick A. Cook wai being dined
and lioniied by royalty for the aame
achievement
Yankee trrit has cortquered.the froien
North and there has been created co
incidnce such as the world will never
tee again.
Two Americana have planted me
flag of their country In the land of ice,
which man has sought to penetrate for
four centuries: and each. Ignorant or ; !,.. m Seattle.
the other'i conquest, ha4 aent within a ! a tl div n, fCordinit to the dla-
period of five days, a locoaeonlo mee- j pBU.h u nmpa,rd by mud carried into
sage of aucceea, i the hull of the steamer by the current
A dispatch from St. Johns, N. r . -...i, anintvlnir into the bay
says that Peary found no trace of Dr. j MM by
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CLATSKANIE PUBUC SCHOOL
Hull Buried In Mud.
Seattle. Sept. . Five thousand dol
lars" worth of jewelry hat been recov.
sred by divers from the wrecked
steamer Ohio, which lies submerged in
Carters bay, where she was beached by
Captain Johnson, according to wire
tees dispatch received here from the
stesmer Humboldt, which is en route
The worn
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K. of P, HALL, RAINIER
Cook. This news reached here last
Cooks Estate 10.000.000.
Honolulu. Sept. 4.- The will of the
late Charles M. Cooke disposes of but
little property, the bulk of his holding
being the corporation of C. M. Cooke,
limited. Kvervthinff is bequeathed to
the family. The will auks
property be not sppraised.
CHOWO OUT WHITES.
Hundreds of Japanese Find Employ
ment In California.
Marysvllle, Cat.. Sept. 2.-Special
Agent Pierce, of the bureau of labor
and atatistlcs. Is In this vslley gather
ing labor statistics relative lo Japan
ese Invasion. He spent a couple of
Hay at Chlco and found conditions
fairly good, there being eomralively
few Japanese In that section. In this
section, however, there re hundreds
of Japanese engaged In all pursuit,
and the Japanese, population of this
county is large.
The Jspanese are employed eiten
slvely In (he orchards and Ileitis and
have in many Instance purchsaed or
leased vineyards and orchard. There
are aeveral Japanese employment
agencies here doing a thriving bust-
n.a. It is estimated that there are
over a thousand Japanese In this sec
tion and more are cumins' daily.
Every Japanese her is employed
strailllv. while there are a few whit
men who are not working, principally
because thev have an aversion for
work. Labor Is scarce awl the Japan'
ese are filling place that It is Impose!
ble to get white men to take.
night through Captain Robert Hertlett,
of the Roosevelt, Peary's ship.
While Peary due not expressly re
pudiate Dr. Cook's contention in so
many words, his statement msy hsve
an important bearing upon determining
the extent of Dr. Cook's explorations.
The Roosevelt was in good condition bond be required and that the ailmin- : f io, tivO libel judgment l.eld again!
and the crew all right. Captain Hart- Utration do not publUh an inventory ; nim by Philip Mothersill. Voliva ex-
lett wired, and he reported that the j of the estate. This latter .'provision ; noetulaled all the way to his celt. He-
schooner Jesnnie, carrying supplies for ! has been declared illegal by Attorney j (r ntering upon hi term he declar
the expedition, had met them off the j General llemenway, owing to the in- j j that he would continue his religious
coast of Greenland. heritance tax law. Some estimates i wort and edit his msgasine frutn (he
value Ih estate at $10,000,000. I prieon during his incarceration.
Zion Le.d.r Become Jailbird
Waukeiran. III.. Sept 2.Vollva,
Dow I' uccror as (he trader of;
Zion City, was taken lo the Mcllenry
thst the ! county lad t!sy to bcln a sit month
that noja-ni-nce followinir hi failure to pay
RAILROADS IN WAR.
Will WFirniirrnnv
mmUA ii lii.iiRi iir . iiiiiiji a
Nation Preparing Home Comlna
tor' Arctic1 Explorer.
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ADDS LARGE AREA TO DOMAIN
President Taft May B Rsqusslts; U
Honor Man Who Holstsd
Ovr Polsr Continent,
NW York, fiept l.-l'reimrsll,.,.
already ar on foot to tnak the httm.
coming of Dr. Frederick A. Cook M
vent of national, and possibly nl
national Importance. If plans outllnsd
today by member of the Amis club
are carried out, the welcome Dr. Cook
will roeelvt In New York will b a
ovation In which city, state and nsttoa
will Uke part, while prominent siblor-ers-Cook's
former rlvslsfrom all
parta of the globe, will gather to
penwnal tribute to his achisvemenU,
Member of tlte Arctic club bom
President Taft may be preasnL "Hack
an honor would be no mora than fli.
ting," one declared, "In view of tb
fact that the explorer ha placed th
Star and Stripe on th apex of th
world and edited perhap 80,000 iqutr
mile to th nation's territory."
Among the explorer who ar ex
pected to take a prominent part ar
the IHik d'Abrussl. Dr. Naiisen, Cta
taln Ronald Amundsen, General A. W.
Greeley, Hear Admiral Georgs Mel.
villa, Anthony ftale and Captain Jo,
ph E. Iternler.
Captain Bradley 8. Osborne, secre
tary of th Arctic club, says the x
plorer i not expected here tor sever)
weeks.
"lie Is due In Copenhagen In tkre
day," said Captain Osborne, "tnd if
he cam straight home would arriv la
New York about th tnhklle of gent.
ber, but bla friend believe IHtl a
may mak several stops on th y.
For on thing the geographer and sci
entist of Copenhagen will tender bis.
a welcome. II may go to Christian
to meet Captain Amundsen ttiacotmr
of th Nurthweat peerage; It is lik.ly
that h will visit lUlgium where a
sun pawn oerovetea tor pis eervine 10
dene and It I scarcely eonceivablt
(hat the tlritish geographical tocistte
would allow him lo paa them on kit
way horn without an invitation la
IrfMvloo."
Ditatrhe from Javas.yth.ro.
rano Sro.ro I In active erupttoo, cast
ing great bavoc. There baa alao beet
an earthUak with hundred of fatal,
ttie.
New Schedules Being Arrfgd for;
Pacific Coast Linst. j
Chicago, Sept. 7. When the Hill
lines announced five day ago that they i
ould lop ten hours off the fasieet
ime between Chicago and th North .
Pacific coast point they inaugurated a j
speed war that has now spread over j
the entire transcontinental railway j
map. In the boutnweat territory, the .
light I on for th mad contracts, but I
to get these, the road must put on
faster and better train. Th Santa
F propose to cut ten hour off it .
time between Kansa City and Lo i
Angele and it rival ar acurrying
very direction and ordering their !
expert to "string" new scheules, get
equipment in the topmost condition!
and be ready to meet the time of th j
SanU Fe.
The fight started when the Hill!
ine apparently sought to forestall the :
St Paul road, which, with it Puget ;
sound extension, will soon be in a post-1
tion to make trouble in regard to rates j
and mail contract.
Both of these moves took the com
petitors ot the Burlington by surprise
snd caused no end of scurrying and
consultation.
CANADA WANTS OWN NAVY,
Three Shipbuilders Consider Locating
Yards In Dominion.
Ottawa, Ont, Sept 7. Canada is
extremely snxious to possess a war :
fleet of tt own and effort are being ;
put forth to induce British shipbuilders :
to locate plants on Canadian soil. It
is said three world famous shipbuilders
are now considering proposals to locate
branch yards in the Dominion and have '
been assured that the Canadian govern-
ment will grant every concession in the ;
way of tariff or in any other line pos-
si ble.
While the Canadian ministers st the
London conference on naval defense
hsv kept th government here advised
on tte airrerent steps ol the negotia-'
tions, an official account of what has
been agreed upon has not yet been received.
Canada Won't Retaliate.
Montreal, Sept 4. While' it is true
that there la resentment in this coun
try over the new provisions of the
Payne tariff affecting th puip and pa
per industry, it is felt both at Ottawa
and Quebec that nothing can be gained
by Imposing sxport duties. The gov
ernment It is announced will not take
any retaliatory action In this direction,
and any legiilation it msy enact will
be directed rather to a final settlement
than to aggravating the difficulties.
Attsndsnce Record 8et.
Seattle, Sept 7. All attendance rec
ords at the exposition were broken yes
terday when the people of Seattle, cel
ebrating Seattle day at the fair,
warmed to the grounds In an endlesa
traam, the total attendance as given
out at midnight amounting to 117,01!),
This is 22,707 greater than the attend
ance on th opening day, which here
tofore held the record.' This brings
the total since the opening of the ex
position to 2,688,684.
Wireless Across Ocstn.
Paris, Sept 7. Wireless messages
from New York are now received or
intercepted almost daily by the mili
tary station on the Eiffel tower. Oc
casionally radio telegrams have also
been received from Canada, which It Is
believed form a record in wireless.
J. H. WELLINGTON
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Fancy and Staple Groceries
Boots and Shoes
Notions, Dry Goods
Furniture, Shelf Hardware
Gents' Furnishings
Businesslike, courteous treatment of all. Since
starting up a little over a year ago my policy has
secured so many patrons that constant additions to
my store and stock have been necessary, until now
my line of up-to-date goods is unexcelled in Colum
bia county. Arstorefull of neat, up-to-date wear
ables and clean, wholesome eatables.
J. H. WELLINGTON
St. Helens, Oregon