The Oregon
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ftntered at the Poatoffice at St. Helena,
Oregon, m leoond-claa mail matter.
ISSITKD EvltRV F1V BV
K. H. FLAGG,
EDiToa and FaomiKTOR.
& ot rueful Dreervtss
t ' : y
Gunty Official
Paper
THE SLUMBERING VOLCANO.
The followirg is not taken
from a Socialist paper, but from
the news columns of last Mon
day's Oregonian. The dispatch
states that Wall Street realizes
that almost the absolute control
of the country's financial affairs
is now centralized in the hands
of a few men and that J. P.
Morgan heads the most gigantic
combination of capital in the
world. Here are a few things,
according to the statement, that
this combination of capitalists
could do:
It could call $200,000,000 of
loans over night and ruin any
adversary.
It could reduce credits to such
a degree as to cause extreme
money stringency and great com
mercial distress.
It could tie up the cash hold
ings of New York banks by de
manding certification of checks
for enormous amounts.
It could deplete bank reserves
in New York by causing ship
ments of cash to any part of the
country.
It vuiM mnkp mnnpv rat of
interest almost as it chose, from j
z per cent to iw per cent on cau j
loans. i
It could cripple the financial
operations of the government by ;
refusing to purchase any bond
issue. j
It could dictate the financial i
operations cf the great railway i
systems and expanding indus-l
trial concerns. !
It could, and docs dictate terms I
and actions of every company:
promotion that is important'
enough to be financed in Wall ;
street. i
It probably did dictate to Pres-;
the purchase by the btreet trust j
of its Tennessee properties. The j
money power is a real thing and
not a populistic figment. Why;
3T'n:s'! o? ret cf men s.: u?d I '
desire sach great power for good
or evil is hard for the plain peo-,
pie to understand. Morgan and '
his associates may feel secure,
and believe the edifice they have
erected is founded upon a rock
and indestructible, yet their
wealth may vanish almost in a
night It is based, to a great ex
tent, upon public confidence, and
when the people are convinced
that it will be used for any of
the purposes enumerated above
it will be curbed, or, if that is
found impossible, it will be taken
from them. At present the peo-
Jty JtUtX-.
MMMniommmi?:
SON'S
Stock of Holiday Articles is Complete
Everyf wq for Christmas
4IH
fob mmwipipwm
An Up-to-date Depart
ment Store.
We believe that our store and the
line of goods we carry compare very
favorably with those of many a com
munity several times as large as St.
Helens. Such a store should draw
the trade of a large territory. As
you can now buy anything that you
want at this store, there is no good
reason for doing your shopping in
Portland. There arc lots of reasons
why you should buy here. Call
aud get a few.
il
if '! if::"
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Are You Looking Fcr
Something?
Ftrhap when you were doing your
ChrUtrruu ihopplng there wu mm
item which you particularly wanud but
could not find. There U just one thlnf
to do In such caw -head straight for
Um big department store. We carry
everything. Never before In the his
tory of Columbia County has there bteo
such a display of Christinas goods is v
have this year. And not only now but
at any season of the year we will have
what you are looking for. Everything
from pins to far.n machinery.
separated from his body. The
lesson of the French Revolution
should be studied and intelligent
reform should forestall anarchy.
ABIDE BY THE LAW.
The Oregonian, in an article
regarding the meeting of the
State Board of Equalization, says:
A -tnkine illu-irauon of ih- lack f
uniforfiiiiy in aoo-init U fuantl t tltt
uation. The policy of obeying OUB XM A3 CI FT TO THE PUBLIC
the law should be indorsed by
the btate iKaru of equalization
and such counties as Clatsop.
where the assessor persistently
neglects to do his duty, should
To f very rt viilvnt of CuluiubU Cuunljr
wlio i n t no a a'ilcilr to lh Or
gon Milt wiahto ptewnt a jnt't
tulfCriptWn. Hi Mit It t.fficlal
not be permitted to escape their j mp' connir aailoul4 goioljj
i
fair share of the State's burden
STKIVED
From Colmubia City, one rcl ytarlina
tfr, a little aliit ; one yearlit g hrifer,
aiWU niviii. ai preMfm wte om.u, ,0r..mariea of Clauop a.J Col- " ' " " ""
pie are Comparatively prosperous. ,mu ia Counties. The a-e-or from n H"1" oao, Hit in point of botb
Those who wish to work
ean : ,u.( I A. f,,T mmI. vmIii, ThfU. tWfi
earn a living1, thoujfh trust con- c-jontiw, lying tiiie by tiiile, are con-
rc sidt-red to be abont ei!)l in wealth lid
trol of the necessaries of life tMfmrw,f nil v?, ,he inmiumry Df c-i-
makes it imrxjssible for a laborer umtna Crmi'ty 6iia tutal vaiuati"n
tA a fn-5lv oa if ! of '3 'J.M,yj5, while that ol Clat.
raised or to put by anything for
the time when the earning ca
pacity is no more. It is a fact
that unskilled labor, under pres
ent conditions, as a rule, faces
the almshouse at the end of the
ran; one yearling heifer, red and brio
iU, slit in I'oint of lUi ears. Anyone
caring fur tame will Le paid fur their
troablu
W. P. MACLAY,
l24-4t Columbia City. .
MakkiKD llatlie Kobfe and John W.
Rice were uni el in marriage at the
court house ia JSt. Helena n lJeccmher
prosperous community,
called common labor
What is I
only $-ijj,221. The Columbia Ojoiity
Aeaeabor louml .4i,;i in inoiiey, the
-ei.r ol Clatoij Coamy found no
mmt-y. Axorrtu to ill--otlicil firf
ureu in tVtniiiliij (,'onntv tlierf arpliolfc
nid nrouni) of tin value o fJiii,.V,ii; i SSHh, Judge Jaiiien Dart fierfomiin the
in Ciauop (bounty, the summary aliowis , fercnumy.
Miiy fi'M in n .its and nctomili'. In Cream cuftn and tuuitkin tie at the
I C i.uiul.ia Cou ay. 1S7 imlt-a of te.ctra)li ht. Helen Jlakrry, balntday. Buy them
road. We do not need to go OUt- i W.15; '''"!?. C'"'?' ?4,lu'H Marriage iiceniea have leu Kranled
side of St. Helens to illustrate jcorm ldVv at i?" tllf T1, wetk Grtr,",e K-
,1,. . ( i c u i , y. rT. hse1'-',- 0M Muldauuh and CUrtnce O. Brown; Cbria-
thw fact, and St. Helens is a "'. fIa,'P Co,irity tine toaPnh. aa ! c. :ri : ii. ti. h
, fXUld Ml COIll. If,,!,!. ,! t, 11- If...
to couiti;s, howmr, turi.iv. ! Keyi. T. . .',:.. Ar-naiii fv.i;
receives l'!.''','''-'"'''"' e''la'y',w",K and T f Chan.lwrs
v,, 41 a., , , i need f reform in ihe uiitiixiii of a-! ,. ... ., ,
herefmm ?l.o to ?2 per day. m VOtw in ti(j, state, the! Makbiku At Ibe residence of Peter
It should 1 possible for a la- i i:mtn the State Board declare. Anderson, nl Bachelor Ha:, on Ijec
, . .... HurnriBe wan ori-aioned bv the Mi. l'U . loliaiina Mane Andeton
br.rer to marry, raise a family in , Z'ZZy oUife TVJo; "L thiy i to c- J1"''"""-
decency, and save enough to keep ' Uimii no -rr.it to aw-n nioitsagu note, ! l'me p'aur cheap at Montgomery1!.
out of the Door house in hi old ; hl !Ul "'"y "nr,J ! ixxits Takkn Cr-Otu Krlckaoo and
uui tl UlC lXKr nouse in Ills Old . 0f ,he two c aS4el (J, ,)totjertri thw , Ij0uil of barren, have Uken op
afe. Can he 00 It? ISO hoUi-e credit are rooMdered by ta ex- nine ducks, which the owner can have
n to be prtrieraoie, ana there il. by proving propyl and paying charge,
nothing in t.e Orexon law exftriptiiii Threa freah coi for iale Inoulre ol
the in r caee naea from taxation Not- iT. ,?. " lnTJ,re
. . . " - s. ii . ci' Ld ii. ivrtrr inmiiii.
r ... Uflltr.li.lin, ell. laa a hm xt.tt a f.tliui t ' ' '
VOOd Will CO.St o per month, it6t, ,r of ,je Hlale U1()e noeOort this Pian'toechane fiw luinljer, real e
water ?1.23 for one faucet, light1 J"'r toMHess inortKa8e notfj. ; tale or furniture. Mootuooiery.
at lea. JI ne eats no better ( v,),al coiiHtituiea tt:tnal caah value, lmt Jack hkinner, lloulton, Oregon.
meat than the poorest it will COSt .""l'it standing tliia, there appear to i The beat people will attend the K. P,
$1.30 per week. These are a few IsVrtoTii'neauinute't' I ba" at Mmt "" Cbri,traa, Kw-
of his fixed charges, and they - a" 7t ?jf w1 "VJ&WS'
a-e Ho-l-t-- t,... ,uQ t ii nmf the couiitiea t'Kiwa that there .. ' -'umw" worlt' .
are lighter litre than in some ))(r:n an j,,..,,. ol nwuy !kj,ouo,. , Mikcb Piks fo CiiBisTMas-Order
Other places. As he reads the 1 ( '" Ihe total valuation of the property tl,rm rom ,he st- "e'en Bakery.
Orpt'fmiin -mrl oa,..! il( j r'f fie aiate, and that thern ia a decided" We wUh to announce to our frienda
Jlvy,VHian ciriU Beeh inat a leW I 1,1,(uiii,,n il,, n.n a,.! m.t ..r ikJiululnialliilwHm ihll
men in New York can Stop the! aiHeMois lo operate on a rnoie uni'oiuij Brown and Hamilton celebrated Arueri
wheeln of inrliiRlrv unrl ,l,.,. ' ,'"t""l," in I"?'""' j can Gentleuiau and American lady ahoea
.-vl uv,,i,,5 , . . , ... i anl would I
vuiuuiuia vwuiiij iia. Oct. tin;
every home in it, though niore ipclally
to tlie home of every taxpayer, a in it
column ht how n a bens every dollar of
Columbia County' money goe to. All
you have to do to recure Una paper one
rear ia t nbu-ribe D routh in for the
Weekly Oregonian for one year at I o0.
Both paper will then 10 lo your al
dre for 12 luouth, and athe Or
ifoiiian alone cnt 11.50, and it oell
jwor'hlt, the Miat tubecripiion can be
looke.j npinotily aaat;iirtlaia preaent.
This offer it (or mw at aw ainr.a om r,
and exp rea New Year' nlijlit, January
1-t, 1'JIO.
OBITIAKV.
can be rented that is fit to live in
for less than $10 per month.
him of the pittance he is receiv-
p eaaed to tbow them to I
...... ft i. Hn ,n
ctvamrtlAm I na mitff.i. ,.f -Anui.n l m . .. ... -
incr rin nnvr.nt. ,io.n,U ' ;e l. '" "i'" " .cewu- of y,mr amtc t nan snoe. you win bil l
ng, can anyone wonder if he ! able compliance with the law re- j nothing amarw or correct than our new
lends a willing ear to those who quiring that all nronertv be as-i American (ientieman Oxford. The u-
teach the spoliation of the rich, ses'jed at its full cash value. The' Jr"'.1" L "ST
lent judge and j it cover every detail, in de and out .
J A M Hii M CC K I, K & SON.
It i3 hiVh timft thp Nat ion I election of our prest!
doing something to check Iww.toalarge degree
..i...: ,e ti , lUjjonthis issue. The owners of
wt-vuiiiuirtuuii ui uivstj vatit lor-i ;ir,p trapts of timlr. lnnrl ,1
NOTICE
t-ariintl lloladny, Hb'jae funeral oe
curted at frcappooe Cemetery on Tuea
duy lait, liceuitr 11th, a tmrn in
Indiana on Novemlr 22nd, 1H23, of
Hji(krr arcnta, and died in the faith of
hi forefather, lie created the plain
ill 1653, by ox team to California, where
he lived two year, lie relumed to hi
home and In the year IHoT moved to
Kan can, where lie reaided nniil IHHI
T(ea he went lo Colorado, and from
that c'tale to Oregon In 1883, living in
Columbia County for over lenty-ia
year, lie died at the home ol bin
nephew J -plt, at Vttt Inland, on Dee
emtxr 13, 1000. aged Hil year, ltev.
Lew Davle, of Warren, endncted the
funeral tervke.
A XMA3 NTMN.
(By 8. C Kherrill, Veri.onla.)
Merry Xma time to yon,
Uiclieat hletalnga ever true,
From the kie above now fall,
Given by the God of All.
Ring the Merrj Xmaa bell!
All (he Joyful, chiming belli!
Chriat i born, a Savior, child '
Christ of Love, ro meek, ao mild.
King the Merry Xma belli
On the hill and in the doll;
Peace on earth, good will to men,
, Glory tie to 6od, Amen.
YOUR LAST CHANCE
To-Morrow is Chriitmaa. Hare you
mmde every preparation, or are you
til! unprepared? Have you gift to
buy yet? If to, come in and look
around. Have you everythinf pur
chased for the ' Chris tmaa Dinner?
My line of Fancy and Staple Arti
cle can't be beat
1SILVERWARE
i
Ixj Makes 8 very acceptable gift and that is why I have put In
fx) a complete and beautiful line for the Holiday Season. Prices
pl right and goods that are first class.
FANCY CHINA
The Oregonian is persistently
setting up a man of straw when
it reiterates in boldface that the
assembly" is not illegal. It is
tunes and take from such men sired a hoard of enualization
as Morgan the power it is now whom they believed would re- Thoe holding cash sale tk-v t which simply unlegal and of no binding
admitted thev mMsq lr ;a tluce the valuations of their ",ey.,r?u ,!?,u,e w!,r'J cuu8 force. All the democrats in
..j- Jv iu ' , . .. , lieaiittlu dnll In our window uiilt ore- r i-i l ! .!
Iwttcr for a capitalist to l wn.'"Vrny- uUn ? " Wlvmw Hnt them before 8:30 o'clock Chriatma. wreKn can k par in ue eiec-
i' "y nip ,,nstances has it been assessed Eve tion of so-called delegates" if
:J.om, a .W??, .f f!i3 i t? hfeh. s A great deal of ( it is vB & n, ' thev see fit, just as they did in
Health than for his Key to He nbw wVrlh twM-J ite a'aiAfeSWdVal-1 ifouin, OrW. tW old Siofda-ltaw pnraarlt's.
VA
Y4 l have itin designs that are tasty and at prices that canti
gjbebeat. Also a large variety of neat, serviceable dinner
v sets at the right price.
1 1,11 iiiaawiaHaHBMHMBSSSafSHMBsaBMSa 1
Gents' Furnishings;
What is the matter with somfl article from this well
: equipped part of my store as a present for him? Be he
; father, husband, brother or friend you can choose an appro
priate gift from this line. .
For the CuiLDRRNMechanical toys, a variety of;
Rockincr Horses that would nlona on ViA irA.n.
c . . " "j m .v. . aviu(i
Drums. Blocks. Whios. Cwords. Holla T Th.
i and Furniture, Buggies. Engines and Wagons. Ini
""ii svtivuuug w ucugni mc ueari ot tue youngsters.!
GIFTS FOR
EVERYBODY
HOTICI TO CIIDITIU
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pMiauVwill p.lr"ih. Hinr a
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ba eriia.
la wrtxl uM ftnZ
winter, le. b w J
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Daleol (rat aiMleaila . ' '
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J. H. i
ELLINGTON
ST. HELENS, OREGON
noTice.
ia.. ..... I r.i,.n bavlnl I"
nj who, aiauu - -
my taxi and board I herh ' "
that t will not be reiponiiDie
debts contracted by her.
ROBKRTTKK"'
Dated t 8ca1.Or.! .NjJJ
"""" WAKMSU TO At-i
. . . .1 .!.... T lllSBl"
Tins is to give boii - , .
respotisiuia tor any .
after by Cliarle Hrr, "L
any way connected with n.e Is
Ht. Ilelltiii0,
DILLARD & DAY
Attorneys-at-Law
Prsotlot. lo any Court.!
rdml. Nwl door to court w"
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