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THE OREGON MIS ; VOL. XXtX. ST. HELENS, OREGON! FItlDAY, JANUAltV 14, 1910. NO. 8.- EVENTS OF THE DAY Psfficttta tall rriPAiED rex tee eust reaeei la Important but Net La Intar- ting Happening from Point Outeld th Stat. Aviation contMta began at Loa Aa ale Monday, . Pood la gattlng aearea In Chicago and pricea aro aoartng. , Gunenbelra propoees Federal con trol of tlx eopper market. , Rooaevelt and party kaa reached tba land of Uta whit rblnoeatva. " Japan oppose Kims' plan for naa trallilng U Manchurlaa railway. Whan Finehot 11 1 bit offlca for good ba tu given an ovatioa by bit am ploy. Doaton'a atrletly rum-partisan polltl eel campaign coat tba candidal about IM0.0OO. A. P. PotUr. successor to PlncboL ia a former sbeep owner and an expert on range aooumona. A blading accldant on tba Oragoa Trunk killed verl Italian laborer and wounded a contractor. Tba national wool grower aaeoc la tino tn ion at Ogden aelectod I'ort land for It moating place In til. Over one third of tba atodenta In Tolare college la New Orleana bava found to be Infected wlU book A balloon vita three men and two women reached a height of on mil and traveled U ml lea at tba Lo An gela aviation BeeU Cardi! Heiolli ia dead. The aw ellef foreeter la a Waster wan, formerly a graaiag aapert. The Jr board truat baa beea la dieted fur reairsiat of trad. Uiar rougar aad wildeals are be ing killed near lloquiam, Wash. A remor test J. P. Merge wee "ly ing elmoit tare Well street into a paale, Bport af th Preonh mlelster ef juatice shows aa alarming ioereaee la erline, i 8rtarv Kaoi dispel the dream ef Meat for a protectorate aver Nle aragoa. Weal woe la eoeveatloa at Ogta cheered whea told that 1'lachot bad bea discharged. For the third tlwe a bomb" haa beea foaad ia the yard of a faahloaabl leaver rssldeaee. Aaother rih wanaa la I'blladelpala baa com to th aid of the at ri king hlrt vaiet maker. Chief Poreeter rtaebot, Asslstaat forester I'rlre aad Asslaiaat I" Officer Hhaw were reojeved freoi oB by tba prvaideat, Nina California war killed by eating canned paaebe. A bill be been Introduced for full registry and a chip aubakly. A big land eteel on tba eboroa of lak Michigan ia being Investigated. Bloody 8ngr print on railroad ticket led to the arreet of two French murderer. Morgan' bank truat baa absorbed notber iitatltutlon witk a capital of over $80,000,000. A wnlvaraal eoid wave i apread ail var tba United Stetea, but la Alaaka It la unnaually warm. . Inaargrnt Republicana In congroa aay patronag wilt bo withdrawn from them aa a punishment, D ( Grange, a noted French avi ator waa killed by tba collapee of bl aeroplane during a flight, RepreeenUtlve Adair aayaapreal dent woo can't aav money on a 60.. 000 a year aalary la not fit to icanaga tba affair of thl nation. A California obeervcr figure that the earth will paee through the tell of ll.ll.v'a comet Ma to. but be doea not Ventura to aay whether any 111 re mit will follow. An.kkl.luui Ireland defend King Leopold' adminiatration of tha Congo slate. Zalaya aay h (baa abundant proof that American marine aided th revo lutionist agalnat him. 1. P. Moreen. T. Ran and Lavl P. Morton form a $160,000,000 bank truat In New York city. President Taft llataned patiently to th committee of ral road president but will not change tha ton of hi forthcoming metaag lo eongraaa. A mllllonatra cattleman of Taiaa gave hi three children , 98,000,00 worth of property each for Chrlatmaa preeant. Tha barkeeper of an American hotel In Havana refueed to aerve two negro aongreaamtn and a riot followed. Fur thrtroubl.ipMted. It la claimed that tha recent aero bian, carnival In France frightened all th. hint. f. .1 . un vicinity. '0v 60,00 peopL attended dent T.f,' xi. Praal --. nn tear recepii Ino. $17,441 rxAvoa pavobi opbm doob. Doubt, However, Whether Xnox'a Po- altloa Can Ba Mnlntainad. Paris, Jan. 11. Although Francs favor th preservation of the open- door policy and Chinese sovereignty in Msnciiuria, it eousmnrs tnat the luum raised by th Amerlciia proposition to neutralise the Manohurian railways primarily concern nussia aim Japan. in rrensa roiiiy to me American memorandum, tbsrufore. I likely to b dntermlnsd by ths attltuile of Kuasia, trans' ally. The French press re gards the question as complicated. Th f'lgaro tulukj tbs United Ulates Is try lag to relrlev th mistake of lvOt-OS, whea It backed Japaa to get Kussla out of Manchuria, only to And that Japaa had supplemented her there with out bonsBt to th open door. even II Itussia accepts," say on paper, "Japaa is not Itktly to agree. nuglanil Is bound by Jspanss al llauee, and a similar reserve is im posed opon u for Ilk and other tea on.' Th Matin believe that Franc will follow Kossi' lead. (Ill lllas expresses the oplaioa that tha situation Is filled with gonpowdor, and declares that the real issue is commercial supremacy la China, for Which tha United Mutes aad Japaa are struggling, it ennrges tnat in en tire aim of American diplomacy ia ll rested to that end, and instate that ths United States has pushed China to ra il, tanae I every struggle with Japaa. "Even arlor tba arrangement of Oc tober 4, leat year," continues th pa- per, which China agreed not to soaatraet a railroad In competition with the South Manchurlaa, American support cornea forward (or the eoa struettoa of tha Chia Chow Fa-Teitel- khav Ilea. 'Now America nroooses to so fur ther aad force Japan back into Corea, and thua render effective Chlneee dom Inatloa of Manchuria, which today I purely nominal. "Meeretary Knox 'a arguments owen upon the advantage of terminating th. eauae of constantly renewed disomies n Uaenhnria. but It la nroner to aak whether th aim of th united State el ear to th benefit of humanity and not to tba promotioa or. aer own Interest. Toklo muat give the an- Already the Yankee polirr ha compelled Japan to take the military iirecaulloas that o greatly alarmed Uueaia. Japaa known how to act quick' ly. Therefore the Japanese raspooM ill be awaiiea wiib inquieioua. - MILLION! POSTAL OAIW. Increase Over 1908 Is $12,083,7), 811 Par Cant Advance. Washington, Jan. 11. A a baslneet Institution the po.t office department, aaxt to the United State treasury, is the greatest la the governceat. Accord Ing to figure submitted today by Charles P. Orandneld, first asaistaat dosI master eeneral. for the hWI year ended June 30, 1IM), ia his annual re port, the gross revenue ol Uia postal service reached tha enormous totnl of 203a2!U, an increase of 18,na,720, or dJl per cent ever the preceding year. , , inera were w,m pwnomcw , v--ration on June 30, llWU. During the year l2o postmastera war appointed at preaidonUal offices. At fourth-class onVes aitll postmaster were appointed. Concerning the routine ol nis ourean, Mr. UrandAeld aayst Tha retention of fourth class poai- muter during aatlsfaetury eervlee ha become tbs established praetic of th department, and the policy of reoom- memllng in reappoiuimeni et dntial Dostmaatsrs who have proved flleieat has beea followed consistently, with highly beneneial result. "It ia recommended that the law be so amended ss to provide for the ad vancement of an office of the fourth class to tbs presidential das whenever th compensation ' of the postmaster amounts to 10t0 and the grow annual recelpta to IIDOU for four successive quarter." air. uraaunom m.r m In f.rnr of SO davs' annual leave of clerks snd esrrlor in flrst class and seoond class offlec. Potter' Work for Wast. Cheveiin. Wvo.. Jan. 11. A. F. Tot ter, on his wsy to Wssblngto, D. O., to success 01 (Tor J Piacbol as ncsa oi the forest service, stated today that his experience and personal knowledge of western conditions undoubioai; would bring the forestry service nnu th west Into closer harmony and thnt his policy would be more favorable to westera industries. '- I expect my relations wire ine western Interests to be most congen ial," h said. "I desire to work In harmony with the livestock associa tions, to promote in lunexi u.e wi iv national forest ranges, to foster th stock Interests and promot th gener! wclfsr of th west." China Pin Faith In BockbiU. Pekin, Jan, 11. Tha highest govcra- nAlni.la are nessimiatic Witn re gard to Urltlsh auppprt of th propoaals th. American government relntiv tha Manehurlan railways, and be- liev that nior aatlv Gorman support ,.i,i t no .limit a roansaiion oi i"" scheme. The Chinese government is plnclng rsllanc In W. W. Kockhlli, t ii msirir xtn hiii imwruaviui mt, - w - burg, to secure Kuaslan assent to the n.,w,..i. which would also moan French support. Davla BopreaenU V. 8. w...liitB. Jan. 11. Th fourth Pan.Amnriean conferone to b hold In Huenoa Ayrc. in July I bow occupy ine tha attention of ofllolal of th state department and othcra intereatoa in tha meeting, i no uoiw ..m.UtH haa a eoted Major General George W. Davis. United State army, retired, as ona of Ita members, and ap pointed a committee to org upon con- th participation tion o me v" Xc Oorg Break tooaa. - -r..- rv.mnl Til.. Jan. 1L A heavy lc gorg in th Wabash river brok loose unsxpsctedlr today, causing property lo of 178,000 and waapj'1 away two tam ferryboat while their a. , J HAPPENINGS FROM AROUND OREGON WIT 85,000 ACRES. Bif Project in Bakar County Only Walla for Settled Weather. Bakar City With tha opening of spring work will begin on tba two rec rvolr plannd by the Powder Valley Irrigation company, tba main roeervoir belnar ltuUd in th Thief river val ley, located on.th old Flik and Gilbert rancbea, aaven mile ast of North Powder and SO mile north of Baker City. Thla reservoir will eoneerve 60, 000 acre f aat of water. Tha other ree srvolr, la to be sltutted about 80 mile northwest of fiaker City, at tha half way house on tha Union stage Una, near Bangor, and will eoneerve about 24,000 aer feet of water. r - .. .When completed, th entire system will irrigate about 66,000 acre of land, extending from tha Milea bridge east to what ia known as Tsbls rock, or five mile eaat of Goo creek, on both aide of Powder river, covering trip of line land about 80 milea wide. Too Immenilty of thla Irrigation scheme cut hardly be realised, but tba difference in tha amount of hay, grain of all kind, fruit and what not, that will be produced on the broad acre in tba very near future, will tell the tela In tba farmer' bank account. IMPROVEMENTS ON O. R. V N Coyote, Umatilla, May Ba Division Umatilla May Ba Abandoned. Pendleton It now aeema that th long pending Coyote-Echo cutoff on th O. K. A N. i to become a reality soon. Kumor are current Der among railroad people that tba aum of $707,946.26 haa been appropriate for that purpose. Thla, coming on tha heels of tha announcement that $1, 020,000 haa been act aaid for elimina tion of curve between Yoakum and Pendleton, mean that th O. R. A N. contemplate tba expending of nearly $2,000,000 on Improvement in Uma tilla and Morrow eountlee, aa it la now understood that th big cutoff is to be mad from Coyote to Echo, via tenfield,that will eliminate 8.8 milea of present trackage. Coyote ia to be mad a terminal, aa it ia unoersiooa tha order calls for terminal Improve ments, Including a ten atall round house. Th general understanding I that, aa far aa tha main Una ia con cerned, Umatilla will eeaae to be di vision point It la a matter of s pecu lation as to what route tba cutoff will take, aa engineer bsvs aurvayed three possible route. Aa to th improve ment between this city and Yoakum, It la sail the work will reduc th dis tance I milea. Tba maximum curve tare will be about four degree, while t prevent it ia ten. Tba stretrh of track at Horaesboa curve will be brought up to a atendard roadbed. Northern Umatilla Oata TeW-phor Pendleton Wter many raara of waiting tha Holdman country ia to have telephone communication with th outside world. Tba work of dis tributing th pole haa boon started and tba stringing of wire will follow In a few day. It I said that the line will ba In operation by tha Ant of Feb ruary. Thl lln I considered Import ant for th rssson that It will cover vest expanse of country which baa hitherto been without wire communi cation. Th main Una will ba 20 milea long, will consist of four wire and will ba put up in a very aubatantiai nannar. In addition to the main line there will ba numeroua feeder added from time to time until tha whole northwestern part of tha country I covered. To begin with, 18 ranche ill ba supplied with the phonea, but it la expected that thla number will ba rapidly incraaaed. I Defective Lamona Dee'roy d. Roeeburg California lemona cover ed with parasite, known as oyster shell Kale, ha been discovered in Roceborg by th fruit inspector. Th lemon were (hipped to a Portland eommiaaion Arm. Acting on Inctructiona from District Horticultural Commissioner Carson, Grant Pass, Inspector McCall had them destroyed. Caraon stated that if California ia going to continue to aend such fruit Into the state, Ore gon will have to compel an Inspection before (al. Thl I a condition already imposed by California on fruit (hipped from Oregon. Pendleton Debatea to Start. Pendleton Tha preliminary debat ing for tha high ichool league will com mence on th evening of January 14, and on that evening Pendleton will have two team on th rostrum. Une will debate th Athena high school In thia city, while tha other will meet Weston. Tha subject for achat t. "Resolved, That life Imprisonment, with rtrlctlv power of pardon, should be tubatltutod for eap'tal pun i.hment In th tate of Oregon." Coo Bay Msn Adopt Slogan. MarehlUld "Bettor fruit, mor of it anil better nrlces." wa th dogan adopted by tha Coo Bay Fruit Growera sssoclstlon at tna annual m mix. ti.. r,.nlaatlon will take steps to ward aecuring a cannery to create a greater market. P. M. Hall Lawia waa elected presiaoni. Wallowa Postofflce Go Up. Wallowa Poatmaster Tulloy ht re ceived notic that ths Wallowa poet offlc will b placed in tha third das it January I, and that his alary will ba increased to $1,200 par annum. rk. Aonr la due to the rapid in- crcaas of business which this offlc he ahown. , . . LAND BEADT rOB WATEB. Owyhee Ditch Company, Too, Will Join la Larger Plan. Ontario A plnn to Include all acre age eovored by it ditebos in th new public irrigatioa district being formed nnar Ontario, to water land below the Malheur river and along th Owyhee river in Malheur eountv, through the extension of the Iiolse-Owybee project is being worked out here. Tbe sere sge to be watered may reach 130,000 acres. Not only do th directors of tbs Owyhee llitcb company propose to ex tend its esnsls to irrigste th arid lands, but it is now proposed to work into the eonoral project a plea by which the so-called wet lsnda can be Included, providing the owner consent to come Into tbe project. Petitions for the creation of the proposed district were presented to the county court of Malheur county at Vale December S, but a postponement was asked for the purpose of allowing wet land owner to coma into ine uwynee oiiutci aoa also give the Trowbridge-Miver com- fiany ample time ia which to thorough v innoect the bin project, for this con cern is entitled to the handling of the bonds December IB a meeting wss held at which time it was decided to consult with the Owyhee Ditch eom psny to include all of its Ueda. If sn agreement can be reached practi cally every acre of land lying below tbe Malheur river will be Included ia tbe one irrigation project. MANY POTATOES ARE LOST. Prolonged Cold Spell Prevent Dig ging th Crop. . Salem From $5,000 to $7,000 worth of Dotetoes bsve been froaen In tbe ground in tbe vicinity of Salem sine th recent prolonged cold spell began. Because of peculiar weather condi tion it haa been impoaaibl to dig th potetoea thia fall and probably mor than half of th crop still remain in th ground and now the report cornea from different localities that tha pote tee in th ground hav froaen. Th earth in some district ia froaen to a depth of five incbea. Tba aarly fall began with heavy rain nd th farmer were unable to take car of tha potato crop. Follow ing tha continued raina came tba cold apeil, increasing in severity until tbe damage baa followed. . Some growers aay that part of their' crop that was dug waa ruined while otbera are keeping fires in their potato bouses all in tbs effort to save tha crop that waa gath ered. Potato are Belling in Salem at SO cents a bushel, but In view of tba dam age dona growera confidently expect to get $1.25 before the new crop come in. Woodburn Ask SI 0,000 for Armory Salem F. W. Scttlemler, captain of Company I, Oregon National guard, lo cated at Woodburn, ba Baked tbe county court for Marion county for an appropriation of $10,000 for th pur poa of erecting an armory ia that citv. Captain Settlemier aeta forth in bia petition that tha atate military board will act aside a elmilar aum ao that a creditable building can do built at Woodburn adequate for all pur poaea. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices: Blues tern, $1.21; club. $I.U(t$1.12; Red Ru sian, $1.10; Valley. $1.08. Barley Feed and brewing, $303 80.60 per ton. Corn Whole, $35; cracked. $36 ton. Oata No. 1 white, $32.60(iiS8 ton. May Track pricea: Timothy: Wil lamette Valley. $18(420 per ton; East ern Oregon, $19(t22; alfalfa, $17W18; clover. $16(!l7; cheat $16((17; grain hay,$16(ii'17. Freih Fruite Applea, $1(RS box; pear, $lfttl 60 per box; cranberrlea, $9 per barrel. Potetoea Car load buying pricea: Oregon, 6h&85c per Beck; aweet pote toea, 2c per pound. JVegetablea Artichokes, $1611.26 per doxen ; cabbage, $2 per hundred ; cauliflower, $1.76 per doa.; celery $3.60 per crate; garlic 10e pound; horseradish 2e per pound; pumpkins, lHetlKe; aprouto, 6f;7c; quah, 1 lHc; tomatoes, $1.60!2.25 per box; urn Ipa, $1.60 per sack; cat rots, $1; beets, $1.60; parsnips, $1.50. Oniona Oregon, $1.60 per aaek. Butter City creamery extra, 39c; faney outside creamery, 84(ti39c; tor, 22H?4c. Butter fat price average l,Sc per pound under regular butter pricea. Poultry Hena, 16X17e; aprlnga, 18c; ducks, 20c; geese, 13c; turkeys, live, 19((C2Uc; dressed, 22 ft! 23c Egg Fresh Oregon extraa, 89i40e per dosen; Eastern, 26(u27Ke per doa. Cheese Full cream twins, 18(d) 1 8o per pound; young America, 19 (fl9)iic. Pork Fancy, I0tfj10H' Pr pound. Veal Extra. lI.C(j)12e per pound. Cattle Best steers, $4.76i)4; fair to good, $4 25(ir4.60; medium and feed er. $3.60((4; cow, top, $3.60(r4.00; fair to good, $3.00(i 6.60 common to medium, 2.60f.i 3.76; bull, $3.2E) 6.80; hsvy. $t.00f.4.75. ' Hog Best, $8.76((i'9.05; medium, $7.75(i8.60; (tocker. $6.&0((D7.26. Sheep Best wetners, c&.ouwo; rair to good, $4.6005.00; awea, c less; yearlings,, best, 5.005.25; fair to good, $4.60(C4.75; lambs, $6(i(l8.25. Hops 1U crop, zuqi'xzo; oiua, nom inal ' Wool Eastern Oregon, 1 6(323 pound; mohair, choice, 26c pound. Hiilaa Dry hldea, 18fril8X par pound; dry kip, 18C(18Xc pound; dry calfskin,19(.i21Xc pound; salted hide, lOoelQKc; aalted calfakln, 15c pound; green, lc lew. COLD UNPRECEDENTED, Chicago, Jsn. 7. What was looked opon aa a exciting weather drama, whea the present stressful cold was la process of sweeping eastward from th Rockies and from Medicine IX at to the Atlantic seaboard, is fast assuming aa aspect of dire tragedy. Tbe situa tion is full of dire possibilities of ex posure aad suffering. Already ths blight of tbe sever cold haa beea felt ia many Western cities. Fifty or mor persons, a seors of whom srs la hospital with injuries that may prove fatal, were th victims of seeidests in Washington today a a ro.ult of tba sleet and snow which eon- verted the city's sidewalks and thor oughfsree into sheets of ice. In many p.rte of Iowa tbe fuel situ ation ia eo grave as to call for tha of ficial attention of Ooveroor Carroll. Confiscation of fuel is becoming general. Here ia Chieagp there is only a two days' supply of coal available for quick use. iouay mere waa widespread sui fering la tbe city. Cbicsgo is also threatened with the cutting off of its water supply, due to ice floes dogging ine enos in ine inae. Ia the far Northwest and oa ths rangoa of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming hundreds of cattle have per iabed of exposure, atarvatioa and lack or water. For tbe Bret time in the mffmory of most persons living, tbe Mississippi Hirer is frozen from bank to bank front St. Leu ia to a point 60 milee below that city. By tomorrow morning it is predicted one might skate on tbe river from Bt. I'aui to Memphis. Cincinnati reports that ice gorgee have eaoaed a loss Of 140,000, aid that a ware of high water and ice ia coming dowa the river, carrying deatruction in its path. STBENUOUS LITE TELLS. Thirty 11 vs Pittsburg Captain of In dustry Dis Thia Winter. Pittsburg, Jan. 7. The strenuous life of I'ittaburgers -in their desire to amass millions a quickly as poseible is thin ning tbe ranks of th big captaina of industry and depleting the swell clubs which house the millionaires. Heart disease haa recently taken very promi nent men, all worth millions, including: Frank B. Smith, president of th Cru cible Steel company of America. James W. Friend, vice-president of freoea eteel car company. William Clark Magce, who made mil lions in coke. Willism Metealf, president of th Uraeosra oteel company. John Caldwell, treasurer of the great Weatiaghousa Electrical Airbrake works, who died at his desk. James W. Brown, ex congressman and millionaire ateol magnate, died at a hunting dub, where be had gone to re cuperate. Himon O'Donnell, vice-president and general mnnager of the Union Stock Vards company. Albert B. Baiter, broker, oil and gas magnate. John P. Ober, owner of vast business interests. - - . George L. Fisher, president of the Fisher Foundry A Machine company. Twenty-five other men bare died Bud denly thia winter, their wealth ranging from 1100,000 to $500,000. Heart dis ease waa the cause in nearly every ease. WILL OF 21 WOBDS LEFT. Vast Estate of $4,000,000 Disposed of by Oeorg McNar. - San Francisco, Jan. 6. Tha will of the late George W. McNear, the - mil lionaire millewner, who died her last week, haa been filed for probate. Th will consist of only twenty-one words. By tbe terms of the instrument his widow, Mrs. Amsnda MeNear, is be queathed hia estate, amonatlng to $4, tioo.OOO, and made sole executrix with out bonds. No mention was msde in the will for the six children of MeNear, who are Mrs. A. Bowles, Job A MeNear, Fred W. MeNear, George W. MeNear, Jr., Seward MeNear and & Elizabeth Me Near, as the late millionaire put abso lute trust in the ability of his wife to carry nut an adjustment of hi estate equitable to all Taft Coming West Again. . Washington, Jan, 7. President Taft Is still looking forward to a trip to Alaska late in th coming spring. He plana to go. to tha far northwestern ter ritory immediately after the adjourn ment of congress. In announcing to a committee of New Tork congressmen to day that he could not definitely accept their invitation to visit New York on May 30, the President said he might be on hia way to Alaska at that time, or that congress might be in its closing days. - In the latter event, he would not ear to leave Washington. - Fire Destroys Palace. . Athena, Jan. 7. The royal palace at Tatol caught fire at 10 o'clock tonight when the royal family were gathered around a Christmas tree. Tbe flames spread, rapidly rising to a groat height, and soon the right wing of the palace waa practically destroyed. The fire la believed to have boon due to illumina tions on the tree. The royal family escaped. So far as is known no one waa injured. Ths king, who was ant in the palace at the time, hastened home in a motor ear. Bourn Would Help Settler. Washington, Jan. 7. Senator Jona than Bourne introduced a bill calling for $2S0,000 for relief of Sherman coun ty aettlera who lost their claim be cause the court decided that their lands belonged to The Dalles Military Wagon Road company. Senator Bourne 'a bill bases all claims by aettlera aa T. B. Neuhauaea'a valuation of each tract and improvement made ia 1904. . Nw Tork Bsco guises Peary. New Tork, Jan. 7. Ilaillng him a ths discoverer of tha North Pole, the chamber of commerce today elected K. H. Peary aa honorary member. Beflin Bakery and r.OFFFFHOIKP , Everything New and Clean. Try our Coftce and Cake. HOULTON OREGON St, Helens Bakery All Pies, Cakes; Bread a eLrBriB.' J. E. RAMSEY, Propr. COLUMBIA COUNTY BANE DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENT) I First National Bank, Portland. Ore. U. S. National Bank. Hanover National Bank, Oncers Wm. M. Ross, President and Cashier; Edwin Ross, Vice President; A. L. Stone, Assistant Cashier. Directors Wm. M. Ross, M. White, James Dart, Edwin Ross. : 4 4 4 4 I i n i 'tii i. tieiens steam Laundry Cleaning and Dye Works Are Now prepared to Handle 4 Laundry, Cleaning and Dyeing 3 And guarantee to give satisfaction and prompt service All we ask is a trial. Goods Called sr-r -r ay ynr- 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. 3 -XV- -J a a-- Styli.ru It bmd with four 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 Kinds Of Portland, Ore. New York iaUakafJ r t w For and Delivered ? y -aypuiy y. y. .y ay. RED CROSS SHOES I Carry a Complete Line of these fine shoes. They are the best of the good ones. Q Serviceable, Low Priced and any Portland Price w arS rw Wr awcep.