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'THE ' OREGON MIST i I I I i VOL. XXIX. -rrn3l- J - ' ' " " 1 C -j 4 '-Sffiift.) . ,fc?' HELENS, OK'EtlOX, FRIDAY, DEC EM J J Ell 24, 1900. ...... NO. 5. EVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Ifess Catterctl fro All Parts cltfcj If crld. PREPARED FOR TEE BUSY READER Lss Important but fto Law Jntw King Happening, fram Paints Ovtsld th mi. Twenty soven person wr drowned by vllnpte of wooden bridg iff Humi. , ' Two negro nil an whit mm were killed and mi negrovt wounded In a rnr war 1 I.oulslann, Th probation officer of th alvht court la Hum York say th whit slave Irml li on Increase. . IWUIoiul i'lesldeat K.lniU, of Nicaragua, baa ru,utnd oftlclal teeog. mlliiB fiqiu tb slat, department. A -final appeal In th of Job II. Wkl.lt, roavieled banker, hat bees rutd la tb United Bute uprm court, leader of th American Federation of IjtUvr urg Heeretary Nagel to inak a tboruugh investigation lata tha varl u. phase of Industrial education, 1 MIm Anna klurga, daughter of J. I. Morgan, and Mm. O. U. I. tfaliuont have lakes up the cause of tha striking shirtwaist worker of Jitm Turk ;iiy. Ir. Ilrashear, a noted astronomer of Ik university of IMttshurc, tars be does aut trtliev either Cook or Varjr raa furnish any good proof of having rrnfd me pule. Kavanl of Ik InnWb university are ilrvply niUnrraaaml by their former rhampianship of I'r, Cook, a. they are nnaul la Anil any acceptable proof thai he rmirlie.1 k pot. A parly of American etplorere r ported la bar own devoured by eaonl bait on Hi lnd of Tiburoo, In lb gulf of 4'alifurnia, kvi arrivad aaf al a small town on Ik Mexican coast, Oraad Dnk Micbuul, of Kuuia, I d.d. Tk I. W. W. of Ppokana hat given p la igkt fa ira lWk, , ; . A-tlvf loving cup k bo ortMnt 4 to Prby .New Yrk frieud. i. TM U lk tk gtif f Wii4, na tb railroad, art vatvg mow ptowi. Many ntw eafe will 0n la Han Kranciwio unJer tha mla of Mayorlt McCarthy. . . Iani.k aoirnti.U at Cnpnhagn re Mwh iMliamt to tblnk Cook 'a allrgnd rororda are falao, ra railroad rlt In on woak rauw Unalh of S and injury of ovr on kuadnd poopla. . A flow of 150 barrel, of oil pr Uy in roportri to bv boen tirurk in Cow Hollow, in Knutrrn Oregon. ; llri-n Kivor, Wyotnlug. ha 33 tie ra btdow ern. Tram, are lai and bp are djing by thouand o lb rang. A anrlra of antl alrik lawa baa bean eoaelml by the legialalur of New Zea land, but labor laiera deelar tbey will ! no bmitraar to alrikea. (luvernor Haakell, of Oklaknota, open Iv aeruava Attorney Henoral West wltb being fMponaibl fnr tb two reent bank fallurra In that alal. Haronea Vaunhn. th legal wlf of tk lata king of flelgiuro, will puak br eon' dniin to tb inron in orner ir. rerur. th bulk of Leopoltl' fortune. A aegro bandit ahot and killed tb niotorman and eomluetnr of a Hi. looia airontear, robbed the conductor, and than let the ear run will through th heart of tha city. J. J. Hill aaya kit roada r prepar ing to handle a heavy Immigration to tb vt rlont year. U Follelta, la bin wekly niagaalne, aharply eritlelae I'realdent Tafl and. hia rnt moaaag. Trine Albort of Flumlera, a nephew of th lata King Leopold of Belgium, will occupy th throne. An ao.lt ion eooiiiany baa been In enrporalad la 8 a Franelaeo to wl brat th eompUtloa of lb PMm rannl. j Th United Stal 8ll eorporatlon la preparing to abandon I'ltUburg and eatnbliah lliwlf t Oary, Indian, -cuitnt of labor trouble. Th Monarch Oil company of Ckli forttln owned by J. D. nd A. tt Bpreek ela will itabliah northweat refinery and attributing atatlon at Portland. Striking twllehmea in flpokan iy every tiiilim railroad mil In that elty will be eallod out If th roada do not gre to arbitration befor ChrUtman. Hnrou Bhtbnaawa, who hn reeenUy returned to Toklo from a vlait to Amer lea. any Americana ara Japan a beet frinnda and at the fain time her dead lieat euemlea. A boiler exploalon at th Royal Clay work., at New Philadelphia, Ohio, killed two men and wrecked tb ntir plant. A third man ia miaalng. On body wa blown 800 yard, . J. J. Hill declare th itrlk of th witehmon I over, o far a th Hill roada are concerned. A aenaatlonal attack upon Becretary Ual linger on th floor of tbt boua mnkea It pructlcally certain that a thorough Inveatlgatlon of th general lund otll.'o will b made oou after Chrlatma. ' Carncglo will give 100,000 for a pub lic librury building in Honolulu, Mora oaU ara raited than any other kind of grain, the world' rop for U8 being 8,SOQ,OUO,000 blithe!. Th Hut tiiprem toart of Indian lint declared th county local option luw of tuut ttut to be conatltutional. I i 1 MONEY TBUBT IN BIGHT, Could Cripple Ooveriim.Dt by Eefuilng . to Buy Boudi. New York, Ik..' 81,-8,, e,0 i1Bve beeom the alliance and amalgamation of leading nuancial iitl.ire.la In Wull lret during the Itiat three month, tbnt Imo.t the ahaolut control of the coun try i flnanclnl affair l now entrali.d In the hauda of a few men, who are acting In concert. A money trout Im. Com Into eiliteoce, will, J. p. Morgan at ID head, tit moat gigantic combina tion of enpltal I th world. There la no concrete r1ia,ili .LI. .... . . ' . -"' u una niu'ii inn; do legal Incor poration, no elected director, no liat of tockholdera. To u.e the dearrlptivc phraae of th financial world, It la aiut ply a "eoianiunlty uf lutereat." v . ; Jlnprtaiflnlnlive membura of thla com mually of Interect, men who would be director of an Incorporated eompnnyj re: J. Plerpont Morgan, private onnxer, na unqtte.tioneil leader; George V. linker, chairman of the hoard of direclora of the Klr.t Nationnl bank; Jam flnllman, chairman of the board of direetor of the National Citv bank; William Rorkefellcr, vie pre.i'.lent of the Htnadard Oil eompanv; Henry C Vikk, eapltaliat; William' K. Vander bllt, a repretentative of bla family ihlereat. It would be impoialhte to figtir the total of direct and Indirect capital nn eentraliaed in thin money Iru.t To be gin with, the banking firm of J. Pler pont Morgan A Co., being a private eo lartner.hip, make no nuhlle renort. yet report place It. dopo.ita at iliw,. Otyfluo, which Hi director can utilix to advaaUg In financial otwrntloaa. The aat of he three inanraaee coin panic controlled by the group. Invented inrgriy in bono of railroad and nd trial empani agttregate eonaiderably more man l W.ouu. Here are ton of tb thlnga tb truai ould dot It could rati .:'fK),000,000 of loam over aigbt and ruin any advertaty. It could reduce credit tn ueb a d gree at to eatite trni money atria geney and great cornnieMial diatreaa. ll could tie p the ca.h holdiuga of New York banka by demanding cert ill cation of check) fur enormout amount. It could depict bank renerve. la New York by caualng ahittruent of ea.b to anv part of th country. It could make money rate of intercut altuo.t at It choae, from 2 per cent to IW" per cent on call loan. It could cripple the financial opera tion of th government by refuaiug to purrbat any bond iaaue. It could dictate Ik financial opera tion, of tb great railway tyatemi and eipanuing Indu.trlai concerna. R A IXKO AOERS DEMAND INCH EASE rroM I to 40 Per Cent Bait Atkd by 76,000 Mn. Pitltburg, Pec. SI. The IlrothcrhiHiJ of Railway Trainmen Monday will aerve notice on 73 railroad companion eaat of th Minlniiipi river that an Inerea. in wage will be demanded of from 5 to 40 per cent. W. O, J.ee. notional president of the brotherhood, tonight refuted to intimate whut action would be taken in caae the demnml I refuaeiL. It "i id the recent refer endum vote of (he trainmen regarding the demand for an' Increase reaulled in a praeticallv iinnm'mnu. vote In it fa vor. About 7,1,000 member of the brotherhood are, employed on the rail roadt affected. New York, Pee. CI. The action of Ike llrotherkood of Railway Trainmen a announced In Pitt.burg today, wan not unetpcrted in ew Jork, Knowiuir that the referendum vote waa being taken, railroad beadt are pre narins tn meet the tituation, and aft er! conferencea have been held within the lt twn .weeka, looking to a settle ment of the difticultiea. Cincinnati, Poc. SI. With a refer endum vote of tclmrraphcra in the cm nlov of the Pig Four railway eonipleled ' ',.. 7 i.. . .1. ...... lottlgiu, .1, J. terinnoy, loorm tut jur. Idcnt of the OriUr Of Uailw.iy Telegra nhera. nnnoiiiircd that HO per cent of the niemliert had voted for a strike. Permodv tald thBt while the vote wf practically unaniinnut. the reault did not necjeiarily mean there would bo a atrike. lie tidmllted thnt there wat liltle probability of future conferencea with nfilelnlt of the Pig l-'mir, who have definitely rejected all demand, lt tald the iiucition of a ttrike waa now up to the committee of teven, which, with the national hodv of the union, would aettlc th maJter. About lono men are in vol veil. Elk' Club Called Bar. Reno, Nev., Pec. Sl.Thcre ia much comment '.concerning the- trial of th Kike, which will occur tomorrow nfter nu'on.' Kverv lawyer In thi city who la an Elk h tendered Kit service tn the Klkt' lodge. Mure than 2.1 lawyer, will appear to defend the Klka, who have been arretted on the charge of con ducting a bar without license. One lawyer tald lodnv that the dlpenting of iiquort in the ElkV club doe not amount to a talc. H the Wkt own the litinor, and whnt tticy pay mr inr lltptor torved to lliem pleulah ttock. used Bntolll Seriously 111. Rome, Pec. El. Cardinal flutolll, who recently suffered a relapse from ne phritis.' wits slightly Improved tin mor ing and insisted upon n chaplain celn bratlng mass In tho. sick room. He also took communion. ' His condition thlt afternoon was much worm. Alarming symptoms, de veloped and there was tome delirium. Grave fcan are entertained for the car diunl's roc.very. Many telegrams of inquiry have been received from America. . i , , n - 1 liners Bwept by Oales. - London, Pec. Sl.-lnco.mng trans Atlantlo liners report tflrnflc wea her. &s. which faatlniad until Sat unlay sight. llllllll 1 , ir-- Mi. . ,. L.Lm i ; i I i ZELAYA BESI0N0. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OREGON RICH IN GOOD OIL. Reported Big 8lrik H Bn Mad in Malheur County. Vale Every day's boring in the Vale oil field increatet tha certainty that Oregon I dtlned to become on of the greateat oil producing atatei in country, aay prospector and oil x pert who liav wltnettcd tha reiult or ih well-linking now in progr by half a dozen different cotnpanie in Northern Malheur county. Tha Malehur Oil & Gaa company, af ter linking a well 1,700 feet and eet- ting wall into a cboeolata formation. which I regarded aa a aura forerunner of oil, capped th well and refuaa ab aolutely to allow vititori to approach it. l nit action If believed by other operating in th dlatrict to have been prompted by th fast that oil waa act ually (truck In tha Malheur well and that th company prosecuting tb de velopment work hat torn reeon -for not allowing it to become known , that oil baa actually been found in commer cial quantities Th Baker-Malheur company ia down 900 feet and hat let a contract forainking ita well J, 100 feet deeper, having Ukn tbia action after oil expeitt from Pennalyvania and California had eipreteed th be lief that oil would be atruck at depth of 1800 to 2000 feet. Tb Columbia Oil A Gaa company. which la largely owned in Spokane, I down 1200 feet with a 12 inch drill and ia plng through tha aam form tion that Wat found In the cel ebrated Kern river district in South ern California. It wa from thi well that th tampl of oil waa procured by tha (pedal government representative of th geological aurvey whosa report on th diaeovery reiulted in a recom mendation baing mad by Secretary of the Interior Bellinger that tba whole diatrict be withdrawn from entry and retcrved at a source of fuel supply for tha futur ute of tha United State navy. The well being aunk by th East era. Oregon Oil company ia down 800 feet and baa patsed through two atrataa of oil sand. The drill in this well recently encountered hot salt wa ter, which Is regarded aa aura Indica tion of oil In commercial quantities. Tb Mammoth Oil A Gaa company I another of th companies ainking a ll in tho district. This company is owned by men who have operated in other oil fields, and they express the greatest confidence in tha diatrict. On of tha beat drilling rigs in the dia trict has jutt been at up by tb Val Oil & Gas company, which Is prepared to expend (25,000 in developing ita claim. D. M. Hunt, who baa had 25 years' experience in the oil fields of Watt Virginia, Ohio and California, and who ia now superintending th de velopment work of on of the largest concerns operating in the Vale oil fields, says ; "The Vale district is the most promising that I have ever seen, and I shall be greatly surprised if it doea not turn out to be on of the greatest oil producing sections of tba United Statea." IMPROVING O. B. ft N. Contract Signed for $000,000 Worth of Work on Des Chutes Lin. The Pallee Twohy Proa., contract ors, arc putting an army of 700 men to work on the trackage of the O. K. & N. Co. between Tho Dalles and Pes Chutes for the purpose of removing curves and reducing the grade to a maximum of 15 per cent. The contract wa signed just prior to Vice-President .1, P. 'O'Brien's departure for Now York a few days affo. Tho nroiect it one of the largest put under way for a long time, outside of new construction, and will involve the oiDonditiiro of at least StlOO.000. While not admitted by the railroad officials at thi time, it is undcrttood that, the work means the preliminary end essential step toward doublo track lnir tho company's line from Portland to Pes Chutes, which distanco will be subjected to unusually heavy traffic with tho completion of a branch into cetitrnl Oregon by way or me iws Chutes csnyou. Linn Schools Show Gain. . Albany Tho report of County School Superintendent Jackson of this oity shows thnt Albany schools this year have n atteudaaeo of 1,378. Last year the attendance was 1,810, Lebanon this year ha 111 tcholars more man the previous year. North Brownsville show a gtln of 12, South Brownsville 5.1. Hiilsev fivo, Shcdds two, Tangont one nnu wnsvuie iwo. unrrieuuig Scio are the only towns showing a loss in attendance. Ontario Scholars Chosen. Ontrio-Tlio faculty of the Ontario High school ha ehoson two debating teams, one of which will debate with the Raker City High school January i td other with a team from the Cove High school on the same date. The six student ehoson to represent Ontario are Herbert Williams, Eddio Draper, Miss Margaret uunoar, ueorge Hardmnn, Howard Mnllott, and Miss Ethel MlUikin.; ; Hood River Will Pave Streete. Hood River It has been decided that Hood River will have paved streets before another winter. It is estimated that it will coat between $50,000 and $60,000 to do the project ed street work. New Depot at Milton. fiinMi!fnn ds to have a 'new depot. The present freight house has bocome ontlrely Inadequate to accom modate th buslnoss, and arrangements are being md to erect a larg brick ttructur. BU8HINO BPBAOTJE BRANCH. Three Hundred Men Pushing Klamath tin to Botorvatlon. Klamnth Fallal Andrew Erickaon railroad contractor, hat taken a sub contract to build th last 12 mile of the "." niilnt of track to be built from Klumnth Pall to Bprngua river by Erickaon & J'etterton. Hub-Contractor Erickaon ha already ettabliabed bit camp on the Indiaa reservation and ha aucut 100 men auuployed, and in lend to-atari a steam thovel in the near future. t-' There aro now over 300 men em ployed in tho railroad camp from her to Bprague river, and thi end of th work i being rutbod as faat as pot time. .. Tha track it laid on the main line distance of about throe mile. The in duatrial spur from the main line to the lake la completed and the railroad can now take the material to be used ia construction work to the lake and then by water to the different pointa along the lake shore where tb men are work Ing. At the waterfront the Southern Pa cific, ia building a large wharf an warehouse. These waterfront Improve ment will be nted in connection with the railroad construction, and when th work i completed ' will be need a freight houses, etc., in eoneeetion with hipping on the uppers lake by the southern J'acine, Double Milton Light Plant Milton After a shutdown of 50 days, during which the capacity for generat ing electric eurrcut wat more than dou bled by the installation' of new ma chinery and the erection of a ateel ttnndpipe, the Milton light and power plant it again in service. The plant is equipped with the latest model water wheel and other machinery, and rep rniuiuta a total expense of $50,000. A wafer head of between 50 and 60 feet i now maintained. flood! Oct Poetofflc. Shelburn A postofflee baa been tftblished in tho. new town of Gooch located on the Corvallis aV Eastern about SO mile east of thi place, and will be supplied with mail by tha C. & E. trains daily except Sunday. The inhabitants of the tows are chiefly en gaged in logging and lumbering. Tb large sawmill of the Fred Oooeh Lum ber company is located at Gooch. - Increase in School Population. Lebanon The school census of the l.cl.anoii diatrict has been completed and it shows that there are 555 children of school age in the district, of which 18 are girls and 257 are boys. Thla is an increase of 111 over tb enumera tion of 19ii8, the total number last year being 4-14. New Theater at Medford. Medford Excavation ha begun for the rage build. ng, the work to be nn ished by February 1. Tho basement la K.sxl.10 feet. The plana for the build ing includo an up to now theater and also storerooms and olbccs. Big Crop Alfalfa Seed. Lnkoview George Gerald, of the Honey Lake valley, threshed 40,000 pounds of alfalfa seed this season, which at the selling price of 13 cents brought Jiiin a nice income of fsOO. r PODTI AND MARKS TS Wheat T'ack prices: Blues tern, $1210.1.22; club, $1.10; ted Russian, $1.08: Valley, $1.05, Barley Feed and brewing, $30081 per ton. Corn W hole, $36; cracked, $36 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $26 per ton; mid dlings, $33; shorts, $28.60((29.50; rol led barley, $31. Oats No. 1 white,' $32.60(433.50. Hay Timothy, Willamette Valley, $18(n20 per ton ; Eastern Oregon, $18 ((121.60; alfalfa, $16ftil6.50; clover, $ 1 5(Tt 1 6 ; cheat, $ 1 5 1 6 ; grain hay, $15((016. Butter City creamery extras, 89c; fancy outside creamery, 3c(35c per lb.; store, 22,W(i24c. Butter fat prices average lic per lb. under regular butter price. Poultry Hens, 14(r14)c; Springs, 14(i14c; roosters, 9(o10c; ducks, 18 (19c; geese 14c; turkeys, live, Vlv; dressed, 2628c. Egg Fresh Oregon extraa,42X par dozen; Eastern, 30(i 35c per doien. Fresh Fruits Apples, $13 box; pears, $lfn,1.50 per box; cranberries, $9 per barrel. ' ' ' . Potatoes Carload buying prices : Oregon, 60(iis80c per aack; sweet pota toes, 1. (it 2c per pound. Vegetables Artichokes, 75c per dozen; cabbsge, lucper pound; cel ery, $2.76((i3 25 per crate; garlic, 10c per pound; horseradish, 11.50 per box; pumpkins, 11! He, sprouts, 8c per pound; squash, 1(((1 jc; tomatoes, oc (.1 $1. - -.''' Sack Vegetables Turnips, $1 per sack ; carrots, $1 ; beets,$1.60; parsnips $1.50. Onions Oregon, $1.60 per sack. Cattle Best steers, $4.6Q4 76; fair, to good, $4(it!4.25; medium and feeders, $3.50(43.76; common to me dium, $2.60(1(3.75; bulls $22.60; stags $2.50C3.60; calves, light, $5.25 5.50; heavy, $4(fJ4. 75. Hoss Best, is uomb.to; medium, $7.60(i8; stackers, $6 60(i(6.7B. Sheep Best wethers, f5.OO05.75; fair to good, $4.254.75; best ewes, $4.60fti6.00. Hods 1909 crop, lHMJZZH;-', J99o crop, normal; 1907 mopt 12cj J3.Q6 crop, 8c. . - ? ' ? " " '' Hides Dry hides, 18((SI90 per pound: dry kip, 17(i18o per pound; r-ry calfskin, 19(i21c per pound; salt ed hides, lOHC'Olle; salted calfskin, ISftlCc per pound; green, lc less. Says Tata Was Against Him Successor Not Chosen. Managua, Pec. 17. Jose Santos Ze laya haa resigned from the presidency of Nicaragua. He placed bis resigna tion in the hand of congress yester dy. Apparently there was no otber course to take. Th people were aroused at last. Tha guns of tb revolutionists threatened. The warships of the United States lay in Niearaguan ports. Managua has been seething for days. The spirit of revolt has spread even to the gates of th palace. . Zelaya has surrounded himself with an armed guard. ' Unchecked the populace bas marched through the streets, crying for the end of the old and proclaiming the new regime. Who will take up the reins no on knows or cares. It is sufficient that Zelaya as dictator will be known no more. There is no doubt that congress will act quickly on bis resignation, for the people have demanded it. Dr. Jose Madriz, judge of the Cen tral American court of justice at Car tago, who has been close to Zelaya, and it now bis choice for president, is on bis way here. He will arrive on Sat urday. Madriz ha his following, strong and influential, even among the revolutionists, but General Estrada, un der whose command tb body of fight ing insurgents now faces Vasquez' troops at Kama, will have none of him. Estrada's word will bear weight in the choice of president. Zelaya bas known, too, that Madriz is not acceptable to the United states, and he bas sought to learn who would be looked upon with favor by that government as his successor, but the American government, so far as can be learned, has named no man, and the Choice probably will lie with those who have gained the upper hand. KINO LEOPOLD IS DEAD. Passed Suddenly After Making Brave Bally Prom Operation. Brussels, Pec. 17. King Leopold died at 2:35 o'clock this morning, his aged and wasted body unable to stand the strain pnt upon it. The eollapse occurred suddenly and at a moment when tho doctors seemingly bad the greatest hopes for his recovery. Throughout yesterday bulletins issued from the sickroom indicated progres sive improvement. Tha. bulletin posted, at &30 o'clock gave the king's tem perature, pulse and respiration aa prac tically normal. Apparently the drain age of th wound was perfect, as no fever was present all day. The king had been able to take nourishment. The public at large was satisfied that the king would recover, but within the pavilion where the king lay, anxiety was lore, cnieny because of Leopold's great age. After a restful day the patient was able to sleep for a brief period early in the evening and the night passed quietly. the king s coolness and courage in tne Heroic struggle won the admira tion of all, for at no time did he seem to fear the result. Now '.hat he dead it is considered remarkable he waa able to survive so long by the rorre or his mentality. When Uofnnet emerged from the high walls of the royal garden, his pale race startled the newspaper correspond ents outside. He paused for a moment and said solmnly, ''The king is desd." Two Dynamiters Ara Dynamited. Talsa, Okla., Dec. 17. That the in tervention of death frustrated a well arranged plot to dvnamite the safe of a Tulsa bank is the belief of the local authorities, following the discovery of the bodies of two men terribly man gled by the explosion of nitroglycerine, two miles irom this city early today. JNear the torn bodies were found com plete kits of cracksmen's tools. A battered receptacle that had contained tha explosive was found on the river bank several rods away. The police believe the men were making their way toward Tulsa. Quake Shakes Mexico. Mexio City, Dee. 17. Mexico wat shaken by a slight earthquake this morning. Beports at the central meter ological department show that a mild oscillatory movement was felt at San Juan Beautiste at 6:30 o'clock and at Tehauntepee, -state of Oaxnca, a vibra tion was felt at 6:20 o'clock, lasting live seconds, lolima reported an os cillatory vibration lasting two seconds at liiiliu . o'clock this morning. The quake was not reported at any other point. Wind Blows Cars Eight Miles. Sheridan, Wyo., Doc. 17. Burlington passenger train No. 41 ran into five cars which had been blown by the snow storm from a snitch at Wvola Wyo., tonight, demolishing the cars and wrecking the engine. No ono was in jured. The runaway ears had been blown eight miles before the passengei struck them. Other ears started by the wind nave not been found. Wheels Grind Up $250,000. Pittsburg, Dee. 17. More than $250. 000 worth of internal revenue tax paid whisky stamps, the property of the gov ernment, were mutilated or blown away today when the iron arm attached tc mail eai on fast train failed to connect properly with a registered mail bag and threw it under the wheels. The nccidont occurred at Gibsonton. near here. " Longer Oar Grant Loses. Kansas City, Dec; 17. The proposi tion fo extend the franchise of the Met rodolitan Streetcar company which now holds the traction rights of the city up to 1925 26 years, or 48 years from the present, was defeated at a special eleetlon today by a majority of 7,001. This was tha first election held under tk referendum law. Berlin Bakery and a, COFFFF. HOI KF J Everything New and Clean. Try our Coitee and Cake. HOULTON OREGON St, Helens Bakery j All Pies, Cakes, Bread J. E. RAMSEY, Propr. FV VW GOLDMBIA COUNTY BANK DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS : First National Bank, . . , Portland. Ore. U. S. National Bank, - . . Portland, Ore. Hanover National Bank, . New York Officers Wm. M. Ross, President and Cashier; Edwin Koss, Vice President; A. JU. btone, Assistant Cashier. Directors Wm. M. Ross, M. White, James Dart, Edwin Ross. St. Helens Steam ! Cleaning and Dye 3 -w .- -Are Now prepared to Handle Laundry, Cleaning and Dyeing 3 And guarantee to give satisfaction and prompt service. aii we 4 Goods Called is THE ARCADE ST HELENS An Up-to-Date Moving Picture Show, in the old Muckle store building, which has been re modeled for the purpose. Three shows every evening, beginning at 7:30. 2 1 It bind With jour toot SILVERWARE Full.Line Rogers' Bros, and other celebrated manufactu'rs. FANCY CHINA WARE TOY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION LADIES' SUITS AND CLOAKS The latest Styles and Best Makes. Fancy Groceries. For The Holiday Trade ;! ' , We Will Duplicate any Portland Price , H. MORGUS Kinds Of WW WWV ask is a trial. For and Delivered Laundry Works I RED CROSS SHOES I Carry a Complete Line of these fine shoes. They are the best of the good ones. Serviceable, Low Priced and Stylish. r ! 3
