fllL LINER Y
A Complete Line of Up-To-Datc Goods
Trimming a Specialty.
MRS. E. I. NIXON 11
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Montgomery Bldg. . SUIelcus, Ore. 8
LOCAL
great-
St. Helens Steam Laundry I
Cleaning and Pressing
All Work Delivered
Good Work Prompt Service Reasonable Rates 1
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
f ST.HIiLKNS,
ORE.
Wiring, Kiiturey Repairs. Siplics. JSstj twites Free
Columbia Electric Works
rr
Temporary I,atiou:
ll.icn's Plumbing Shop.
St. Helens, Oregon
2 Contracts Taken. Job Work Done.
E.A.CROUSE
I CONTRACTOR'S BUILDER
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
:
Leave orders at residence on Houltoii road, St Helens;
or by mail.
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bummer Kates cast
During; the Season 1909
via (he
Oregon Railroad & Navigatoin Co.
OREGON SHORT LINE AND
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
from
Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Walla Walla
ami all points on the O. R. & N. line.
To OMAHA and Return - - - $60.00
To KANSAS CITY and Return $60.00
To ST. LOUIS and Return $67.50
To CHICAGO and Retnrn $72.50
iid to olher prlnclr! cities In the !. Middle Wel and South
Correspondingly low lares.
ON 55AI.K JVNK 2. 3; JVLY 2, 3; At'OUST II. 12.
To Denver and return $55
ON 8AI.R MAY 17. JCI.Y I, AVlll'ST II
fining transit limit 10 dy from date ol sale, final rvlurn limit Oct. 31.
The IK Wet. prraent e very attractive Icetu.e in the way ol stop
over ,,riilrge. and choice ol mutes i thereby enabling passengers to make
side trip, to many Interesting points rnr"u,,e, , , , . .n.,i,,
Routing on the return trip through California may I had at e
advance oer the rates quoted, . m in,i.u
Full rmrtloulsrt. sllreiduir. cr reservations ..id ticket, will I furnished
by any t). It. & N. local agent, or
Uhatii oi' Mux, Ann Mitumi.-Mrs.
Ann Merrill, who , j,,,,,,, ou
i. ""',' WM lllt wi(e "K
Memll ol liter IhU,1, and a pioneer o(
IHW. 8lie WSS II iwtlvn ,,( (,lio nij ?(j
yeroie, Hlie i. survived by eight
cl.il.l,cFf.,k Merrill, 1'ortUtt.J ; Mr..
K. Mcllrlde, Oregon City ; Mrs. Anna
""an.Uer Island. Ore.; Alvlu Mer
''. IVer I.Blid; Mr.. T. M. Jones
battle, Wash.; Mrs. Ilavid ilritUu, The
"lle; Charles Merrill, Deer Island, and
Mi. Jiuiiv, Walm.ley, Portland. Nine-
'era grandchildren and seven
grandchildren also survive her.
General merchandise. Wellington's.
Makv iih-iik f.Him liner Mr.
8. A. Miles is having three cottage.
uilt ou bis'property on Casenau street
noilholSt. Helen. street. Tbev will
Ccb ll.VM a kitchen, torlnr ,u.i,lr
bathroom, toilet, dining room and three
!edroui. Tbev are iu.t the class of
bouses uited to the need ol the com-
mui.uy. m addition to these he will
wild a fine eight room re.idence on M
St. Hcleni atreet north ol Casenau. two
on lot. ,iu Columbia P irk, and two on
property recently acquired Irotn Mr,
Manning. Theae houses, are beinir en
gaged In advancejof.lheir.completlon.
w vuurae you nave lo eat anil von
want your money1 wortb.lu my busi-
ne to see that you get It.
M. C. CRAY, St. Helen.
A Kiiod five year old horse lor sale
T. II. Uitt. Hi. Helen..
We in, mil everything electrical.
COI.IMBI KtKCTKIC WOKKS.
What yon need at uricethat are right.
t."p-lo-date clean good at Wellington'!.
The MM I'Ubliibe in anotber column
peliliou lor Hie iinprovetnentol Cae-
nau atreet from it intersection with
Cowlit to a point oppotite lot SO, block
Tin will give the dwellei. upon the
height a connection between their
home and the butineu part ol the city
Try the newcon(cctioner,Bennctinro
County Fair, Sept. 2lth and rtu.
Shoe at Wellingtoq'.
The dynamo lor the fclectric lighting
ylcrn baa arrived and will be in runn
ing order in aliout two week. The work
ol wirii g home in projreing a ra
pidlyu tiouiblc conltent with thn
j rough and kale aork In a .hort time
J viiitni to St. Ilcli-nn will rome from
the drxt along a well lighted .trret.
Ja
,m j When yon give your painting contract
j to William, j oti know that you will gel
a the lx-.t job thut tan be done for he pos-
: titcly guarautcc uli.laction
k UnilttF Snap Want to tell a naw
1 mill cheap or trade aarue lor larni or
j timber land. Apply at once tolicnigmi
tid vou ee t!ie ne luck ol the St.
Helen Transfer Couiny? It i one oi
the bent evidence that the old order ol
lllingt h pie I aay, and Irom now
oil St. Helen m i-t I con.idcreil one
!d the live loni( Oregon. It i both
i cniiimivlii and Coawnient .
f j llerui 1 Henel w 11 aireiteil lt Sit
b : ."day niht lor dr inkeniie aud dt-
or.liTly coniluct, antl in Slunilay morn
ing brought befo e Recorder Ciage
and lined $5 and coL.
For 11 fi rat cliu job " I paiutiiu K to
Jjck Skinner, lloulton Oregon.
The nicniber. ol the Congregational
Church ol St. Helen are considering the
advisability ol extending a call lo Rev.
I'liilbntik now ol Compton, California,
He i well known and thoroughly es
lecmvd here aud ui'h action would be
lavorahly received.
l'.iintii, Oil, Yarni.li, Nail, Shell
'
m
Wm, McMURRAY.tGenerril Tawcnger Agent, I'ohtuno Okroov.
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St. Helens Bakery f
All Kinds Of
Pies, Cakes,
Bread
1
E. J. BOYLE, Prop.
Steamer Iralda
C . Hooghkirk,
Maifr.
RAILROAD T1MK.
lS Hulnlsr dally (i.el Hunilay) lor Port
1 M" 1l'a"li' "n "l. llalen a . I
?. 'tort. Holumlm, loavn r-nnland at U: f
"..rrlvlii, ,t bl. HdIvui m ;ti.
rassciittcrs an. Fast rrciKDi.
FOR PORTLAND DAILY .
RTLAND LANDING. TAYLOR BT
E. C.
STANWOOD I
J A complete stock of
I General
S Merchandise
I Courteous treatment aud
t a square deal for all.
I LOTTVILLB ST. HELENS
K j Hanlwure, fcrewa and Holt. all kiud.
of builder material at the store ol Ja.
MiK-kle & Soil, Lowct pricr.
CuxcHKiUTKiNAt, Mkkt The State
Superintendent of the Congregittioua
church will I at St, Helena one week
from Sunday next and will hold torvi-
ce at the church in the forenoon. AH
ittterettcd in Congregational Sunday
chool work are iuvited to be present.
Syrup ol White Tine aud Tar, the old
reliable cough remedy. For aale by A.J.
Deming, druggitt.
Mr. George I.emont I building a ten-
room renidence upon hi properly on
Roe Hill It will have an eight loot
cement basement, and all modern im
provements.
The type ol "reform" furnished b)
Willi DuniwHV a State I'rinler i
leculiiir. We will endeavor lo illustrate
thU point Inter on.
Urcen UtU 1.25 thi week. Dry Fir
Wood 13.50. Lumber or shingles. Mont
gomery,
Our work can be depended on, both
electrically and mechanically correct,
COU'MMA F.1.KCTRIC WORKS.
It take Nail, Shingles, Locks, aud
hinge to build house. lean give good
Pr'Ce' M. C. GRAY, St. Helen
All things must have a beginning. So
it I with the county fair. We predict
that it will grow rapidly.
Wiring. Coi.t'MiiiA Klkcthic Works.
Somebody i going to need paint, oil
lead or varnish. I have the goods.
M. C. CRAY, St. Helen
That game of bmeball Friday morn
ing, between the business men ol St.
Helens and Rainier will be one ol the
great feature ol the countv lair. You
cannot afford to mis it. Game called t
ten. No telling when It will end.
Prohibition would have aaved the live
of two women In Portland during the
past few week. The joy house would
not be attractive with blind pig labels on
them.
We are still waiting for Ihe Evening
Telegram to make good or apologue.
Good hard cash Is what you will get
for good returned which are not as
represented. St He,4Mi
Word wa received here Thursday
morning of the death of the infant Kill
of Cu Hun, Wednesday night at Carico.
Tilt old political gang in Oiegon ore
united in i heir opposition lo the direct
primu y law, They long lor tlie good old
oiyi n iicn canniiia'.e lor otllce were
compelled to put up to them lor the
nomination.
We commend to commandite I'eary the
lory ol the parrot and the bulldog. Polly
had ix-eu taught to say "ic'em" lteing
in the room with a bulldog the biid re
peated these word until! the beast mtde
a pring lor the per. b and tore out it
lull feather. Then it remarked to Itself.
' Polly, youdaru ford, you talk too much."
Cook, on th contrary, decline to enter
into any controversy and exprewe a
willlngue to bjve tbe scientist of the
world pas upon hi claim. In due time,
however, he will have hi say, and we
predict that the commander will lose
me of hi p!ume.
Soft drink on ice at Bennett Dro.
Two Good Room To Rtnt. A. C.
Gray.
Dkktist Dr. Ramho will be In St.
Helen, at the St. Helen Hotel Friday
and Saturday of each week, prepared to
do all kind of dental work.
What Sii' w Ijors Kai.xikk. Stand?
The following is Ihe lineup of the Ft.
Helen team lor the game at tbe county
lair to day between St. Helens and Rai
nier: George, the butcher; McCormick,
Ihe lumber jack; Miller, the city dad;
Muckle, the counter jnmper; Potts, the
mixol'igiil; Curtis tbe lutali dinger;
Sheldon the fisherman; Miles, anotber
C. J ; Morton, the teamster; Preacott, the
cluinman; Prescott, amateur (port;
Morgu the soloist. Where doc the
Rainier bunch get off?
Poa Sai.k Twenty head ol hecp and
lour head of cattle. Inquire, ol Win
P.lliott Yemonia. .10-15
C. It. Houii, of Coattville, Pennsylva
nia, was shaking bands with bis many
old friend, in ft. Helen last Wednesday.
He come out to visit the A. Y. P. Ex
position at Seattle, and is taking tbe
opportunity to vtit hi old home tn
Columbia County. Charley Poan wa
known to all the old timer and for tunny
year held the otfice ol assessor, deputy
sheiiff and sheriff of Columbia County,
always doing good work. lie expect to
remain several month and will be nn
attendant at tbe county lair, where he
will meet several hundred ol hi old ac
quaintance and thousand of new oner.
We wish to announce to our triend
and patron that we carry a lull line ol
lirown and Hamilton celebrated Ameri
can Gentleman and American lady shoes
and would be pleaded to show them lo
you. There is 110 more important detail
of your atli e than shoe. You will find
nothing smarter or correct than our new
American Geullcuuui Oxford. The sup
eriority ol this, like all American gen
tlemen shoes, is not only in appearance,
it cover every detail, inside and out.
JAS. Ml'CKLG & SON.
We supply everything electrical.
CoiXMiiiA ICtKCTRie Works.
Kxokmoi s Crvm Arri.KS The Mist
hs received Irom Mr. M. E. Bonser, ol
It. & C. luuding San vies Island, a box ol
crab apples, some ol which measure over
seven inches in circumference. They are
tbe largest and finest we have ever sc-n,
and a plate ol thejn will b on exhibition
at the county lair to-day.
V A NT E I S ixc less Macazink want
au energetic ami responsible man or
woman in St. Helen to collect lor re
oewals and solicit new subscriptions
during lull or tfre time. Experience
unnecessary. Any one can start among
friends aud acquaintances aud build up
a paving and permanent business with
out capital. Complete outfit and instruc
tion tree. Address, "VON"' Success
Magazine, Room 103, Success Magazine
Building, New York City, N. Y.
Let us figure on all your electrical
work. Columbia Electric Works.
Mr. Branstetter and Mrs. Carr, oi
Sauvie, were St. Helens visitors Wed
nesday, on legal buaineu.
Mrs. Lewi Miller, ol Lone Rock, is
visiting her sisters, Mrs. K. H. Flagg
and Mrs. I). W. Richardson, ol this city.
The new steamer K auiath, ol the Mc
Cormick line, will be launched at
Eureka, California, " on the 20th of this
month. She has a capacity of 1,000,000
feet and will be a frequent visitor to St.
Helens.
The fiist cargo ol lumber Irom the new
mill will be shipp-d in about ten day.
Its destination will be San Francisco.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the resi
dence of Mrs. Martin White uext Wed
nesday nfternoon at the usual hour.
The residence of K. L. Pullen, of War
ren, was destroyed by fire Wednesday
moruing. House and contents were a
total hies.
Work is progressing as fast as possible
on the Columbia street sewer. Mr. Long,
who took the contract, ha had to do
more blasting than was expected, and
this has caused considerable de!ay.
Marrikd At the residence of Edgar
Stevens, at Scappoose, ou Mouday, Sep
tcmbcr 20th, 1900, Henry E. Grim and
Mr, J. M. Jobln, Rev. William M. Up
shaw, officiating.
( Mr. E. E. Quick, on going to his
barn Tuesday morning found one of the
stalls occupied by a man who had evi
dently been having a "good time" the
previous night. He was probably an
honest workingman, but that does not
lessen the fact that such men are a
menace to the safety of the town. They
generally carry matches about their
clothes and there is considerable danger
that they will use them carelessly or
leave them where they' slept.
Mr. White, of White & Anderson, the
rustling Houlton merchants, ha been
quite sick during the past week.
There will be sarvice in the Episcopal
church next Sunday evening, Sept. 20th,
at 1M.
WOMEN ARE WOMEN.
A Rather Roundabout Way to Prove
th. Proposition.
Men naj women are angels; women
lay women are cnta. Let on pause
moment and reason upon this thing.
It women are angels however, .tlutt
does not seem to be tbe proper start
ing point. Let as try again.
If angels are cats but, no; that la
hardly reasonable, for angels have
wings, and cats do not fly. We must
begin again.
If women are cats but that Isn't
possible, for cats do not talk, and bow
could a dumb animal express an opin
ion In words of a woman? Whatever
cats may think, tbey never say a word
about n woman, while women well,
women are not cats.
Now let as retnrn to tbe first propo
sition. If women are angels, they wouldn't
say women are cats. Angels don't
talk that way.
Once upon a time a man married
woman. He said she was an angel;
tbe women said she was a cat nappy
mau, not to know tbe difference be
tween an angel and' eat!
lien say women are angels, and by
this token women say angels are eats,
Therefore, angels being eats, eats
most be angels, and, both being tbe
same, women are women.
Which Is precisely what tbey are.
W. 3. Lampton In Llpplncotf s.
NEW MEXICO.
How That Portion of Northern Now
Spain Got Its Nam.
The country now called Mexico waa
not so called till 1810, when tbe revolt
against Spain began. .TJp to Independ
ence the country was called New Spain
and was divided Into tbe same number
of provinces as Spain, each with
name of a province In Spain, with the
prefix of "new." bnt New Mexico was
not Included tn this division. It got Its
name In this way:
In 1501 Prnnc-lsco Ibarra was In
charge of an expedition of exploration
Into wbnt Is now northern Dnrango
and southern Cblhuabna and discov
ered an Indian village near where San
ta Barbara now stands In which the
houses wre whitewashed and the peo
ple made and wore cotton cloth, rais
ing the cotton In tbe neighborhood.
He wrote on account of his discovery
to his brother frj the City of Mexico,
telling htm be bad discovered "una
nueva Mexico," a new Mexico, anotber
Mexico, meaning that be hiM found
another town Ukv the City of Mexico,
and thereafter all this portion of north
ern New Spain was known as "Xuera
Mexico" tbnt Is, New Mexico which
name It has retained, though now
much reduced In extent. Las Yegas
Optic.
Muskrats For Moat.
Of all animals that supply meat to
man th niuskrnt has been tbe most
abused and tbe least understood, says
tbe Baltimore Star. Its name bad bred
In the public mind a prejudice that
baa been almost unconquerable, bat
truth will prevail In spite of fate. As
a fact tbe muskrat is one of tbe neat
est and most delightful of animals. It
Is a crank in cleanliness. It dines with
the core of an epicure. It eats only
tbe whitest aud tendcrcst morsels.
And Its flesh has qualities that can be
compared ouly to terra plo. Indeed,
there are good people along the Chesa
peake, where all the best things lire
and grow, who And In tbe well served
muskrat satisfaction that Is equal to
tbe dlamondbaek. Only tbe Ignorant
and tbe prejudiced think differently,
and they may be educated.
Special Prices On
Boys' School Shoes
Until further notice we will sell
Boys' School Shoes, $2.50 to $3.00
values, for $1.95 Cash.
A tew pair of Large-Sized Men's
Loggers at twenty per cent discount
for cash.
Ladies' Wrappers
A New Line of Ladies' Wrappers
and Kimonas at cost.
Good Calico 6 l-2c per yard.
C H. BEIGGrS
YANKTON, ORE.
Ripening Bananas.
It is a familiar fact that bananas
are Imported green, but It came as a
new tblug to a visitor to tbe banana
district in Colombia to find that ba
nanas are not permitted to ripen on
the plant even down there. Tbey are
cut and set tv haug somewhere until
they wither ripe, us tbe phrase Is.
Bananas do not bare to be yellow to
be ripe. Tbnt is ouly tbe color of tbe
skin when it has dried up. To the
person who is accustomed to eating
bananas ouly when they are yellow It
scorns odd to peel tbem when they are
green and Oud that they are perfectly
ripe within and fit to eat New York-Sun.
Th. Prisoner's Rstort.
It is a pvisou cbnplalu's duty to give
a depnrtliig prisouer good ndrlce and
to exhort him to be a decent and hon
orable man lu the future, in tbe
course of one of these Interviews a
chaplain said. "Now, my friend, I hope
you'll never hare to come back to a
place like l his."
The prisouer looked at blui thought
fully and ihen asked, "1 say, chaplain,
you draw a salary here, don't yon?"
Wiicu tbe chaplain replied in the af-fli-uintlvo
the prisoner remarked, "Well,
say. If me and the other fellows didn't
keep coming back you'd be out of a
Job."
Didn't Nood a Ooetor.
"Let me kiss those tears away!" ha
begged tenderly. She fell In his arms,
and be was busy for tbe next few min
utes. Aud yet the tears flowed on.
Are you suffering? Can nothing stop
themT" he asked, breathlessly sad.
'No," she murmured. "It's only a
cold, you kuow. But go on with the
treatment" Ladles' Home Journal.
Cheering Hor.
Macdougal (to his new fourth wife)
The meenlster docsna approve o' my
marryln' again, an' see young a wife
tool But, as 1 tell't him, I canna be
are buryln', burylu'. Punch.
I. Q. Wikstrom & Sons
Manufacturers of and Dealers in
ROUGH AND
DRESSED LUriBER
CEDAR POSTS AND POLES
Dry Kiln and Planing Mill in
Scappoose
Oregon
THE CHICAGO STORE
F. J. BASEEL, Proprietor
HOULTON, OREGON
I am building up a business because I sell for reason able
prices. If you want to save money try me.
I
Coal Oil, per Gallon, 15c
Gasolene, per Gallon, 20c
Dry Goods, Hats, Caps
Men and Boys' Clothing, Groceries
Boots and Shoes, Tinware,
And, in fact, everything usually found in a firstclass Gen
eral Merchandise Store.
Mist and Oregonian, $1.80
-SHOES-
Shoe Styles for Fall
and Winter
In this world It Is not what we take
up, but what we give up, that make
us rich. Beecher.
COUNTY FAIR!
At Oasis Park
St. Helens
September 24-5
Besides the old Walk-Over favorites, we are
also showing for the Fall and Winter season,
several new shapes and patterns which are
bound to win a great following because of their
graceful lines and novel features. Come in and
look over our stock, examine the shoes, inside
and out, theu try on a pair. Better still, ask
your friends who wear them. Having worn
them they know their virtues, just ask them.
$3.50 $4.00 $5.00
WE ARE SOLE AGENTS
WHITE & ANDERSON
Houlton, Oregon
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