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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1911)
r. r O i: n o o n 01 uimiwti v nniw wfftnMnwMiwvi'H'g' Qf frjE.sEEj(EnS ARE AFTER GOOD JOBS Stop That Rent Leak! nuy a lot in Railroad Addition aud the Improvement Com pany will help you to build a home. Railroad Addition is the lowest priced residence property in St. Helens, everything considered. It will be the best improved res idence addition in the city. A lot in Railroad Addition will grow in value every day such property in a growing city like St. Helens never goes backward. Two years hence a $100 lot in Railroad Addition will be worth $250 five years from now it will tw worth $500. This has been the history of St. Helens reab estate dm itig the prist few years and during the coming five years it will be duplicated. $100 buya a good lot $10 down and the b.il.n.ceou ver easy terms. ST. HELENS IMPROVEMENT CO. A. T. LAWS, Sales Agent -3 i Lower House Has Big Civi List With Salaries That Will Tempt Many. p- the 1 T An Up-to-Date Spring Line of Gents' FURNISHINGS IN NECKWEAR We have certainly started some thing and if you want a necktie ti:u.. is the real thing and at the sarr.e time a real value for the money yo;i pay then this is the place you are ! krr.g for. Hundreds of new ami beautiful ties and there is no two in the whole bunch that are alike. Ties for all, no matter what kind you prefer. Bright colors or otherwise, four in hands, bows or rtadv tied, at 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 MEN'S HATS That are the latest in style, shape and color and real lea lers in quality. That's our spec ialty givingyou quality and at the same time the latest styles. THOSE SHIRTS Are certainly making a hit. If you live in St. Helens you have seen several of them for they are worn by half the people in town and the other half should wear them -for when it comes to the r a! thing in getting your money's worth this line is a world beater. I H.zons of 'patterns, all sizes and prices. (Jet in the wagon by get ting into one of Muckle's shirts. We thought we had lots of them but if they keep going at the pre sent rate we will soon be out so buy one now. Jas. Wuckle h Son Department Store. St. Helens, Ore. Washington. With the near prouch of the assembling of sixty second Congress the gathering of the office-seekers has given the ho tel lobbies un appearance of old times. While the extension of tho civil service In late years has greatly reduced the number of official posl turns to be distributed among the faithful, the new Democratic House will still have at its disposal 600 or more jobs, many of them of excellent salary proportions. The two belt positions are those of clerk' of the House and sergeaut-at arms. They pay f 3000 each a year The doorkeeper's place pays $4600, and Is next best on the list, these be ing big Jobs, and a few more of the 13000 and 12500 class are Oiled by party caucus. There are more good positions un dor the clerk of the House than any other branch. The journal clerk draws 14000, the chief clerk $4000, the reading clerk :!600, the second reading clerk $3000, tally clerk $3000, parliamentary clerk $3600, printing clerk $2500, disbursing clerk, $2500, file clerk $2730, enrolling clerk $3000 In addition, there are more than SO minor clerks under the clerk of the House drawing anywhere from $750 to $2250. Rate Hearing Begins. The hearing before, the Interstate Commerce Commission which began Monday may mark an epoch In rate' making la the entire half of the eon tlneot that lies west of the Missouri River. Nut only Is a matter of millions of dollars yearly In revenue to the rail roads involved, but it Is also possible there may be revolutionary changes ; In the methods of rate-making that have been in force for many years and on which business and manufac , turlng throughout the entire west ; have been built up and maintained. I l tie nearlng involves the Erst ap plication for relief from the operation I of the long and short haul section of the act to regulate Interstate traffic, which important question must In this case be settled. All Intermountain and coast rate cases are Involved in the hearings. Staff Ready for War. Absolute ro-idlness for war, such as this country has never known. Is ad mitted to bo the Immediate object of the work of the general staff of the army, which was Bhown to extend to the strengthening of the Island fofYel in the 1'aciflc and an order which would make possible the Invasion of Mexico at a moment's notice. Tremendous orders were placed for food supplies and ammunition to be transported as quickly as possible to the Philippines. Signal stores were ordered for the Hawaiian garrisons. which are to be greatly strengthened at once. Militia Officers Report in April None of the officers of the state militia who are to Join the army in Texas to receive Instructions In mill tary maneuvers are to report to the Instruction camps before April 1 Each militia officer will be attached to an officer of corresponding grade and from the same arm of the regular service. ine war department Is waiting to hear from Major-General Carter be fore deciding how many officers of the militia will be allowed to attend the Instruction work at one time. In the content among the militia of the states and territories for service with the regular army In the south, Pennsylvania, with 422 acceptances of the war department's Invitation, oc cupies first place. President Plans Tariff Revision. President Taft, according to present plans, will confine his message to the extra soKslon of Congress to the sub jects of Canadian reciprocity and the establishment of a permanent tariff board. Mr. Taft Is convinced the country desires, and ought to desire, a further revision of several schedules of the Payne-AIdrlch act ASTOR HELPS CENTENNIAL Descendant of Founder of Astoria May Attend Celebration. Astoria, Ore. Colonel John Jacob Astor has subscribed $10,000 to the Astoria Centennial fund, and may be present at some time during the cele bration. This Information was re ceived In a telegram from Senator Chamberlain, at Washington, who has be.-n Int. Tenting himself, at the re quest of the lural committee, n get ting the Centennial to the attention uf Colonel Astor. ITEMS OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT OREGON Chronicle of Important Events of Interest to Our Readers. Fire In Dome of Capitol Alarms. Salem. Destruction of the st.tte house by fire was only averted by ihu prompt atlon of Gardner K. Wal lace who, upon being attrac ted by thu volume of smoke Issuing from tho dome of the capltoL rushed to tho top of the building and found that a !!! of rubbish bad Ignited, presumably from a lighted cigar end that had been cast away by a careless sightseer. Fruit Tracts Sold to Colonists. Albany. The biggest deal In or chard lands ever made In I. Inn coun ty was closed here when 30 tourists from St. Paul and Minneapolis In spected the orchard land project of the Llnnhaven Company and con tracted for the purchase of $12,000 worth of the lands. These lauds arc located In and about Labonib, in the foothills of the county, and the lauiu are now la process of development under direction of experienced orchardmen. Students to Govern Selves. Tendloton. As pioneers among all high schools of the state, the students of the Pendleton high school have un dertaken the form of self government, which while not as complete as that of the students of the Oregon Agricul tural College, will nevertheless great ly assist the faculty In securing disci pline. To make their self-Imposed tnsk more Interesting, the students have made their plan to take the form of a kangaroo court, such as exists among prisoners In many Jails. Imperial Hour, per barrel ,5.75 Coal Oil; per j;;illou .15 Cider Vinegar, per gallon 30 THE CHICAGO STORE F. J. HASKEL, rrojyriotur. HANDLES ONLY THK HKST IN Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Shoes and Boots, Men's Suits, Shirts, Etc. A first Class Line of Ladies' Suits, Skirts, ttc If you want to save money, get the best gooda and always be satisfied with your purchases, patronize THE CHICAGO STORE MOULTON, ORIGON GOODS Delivered AT YOUR DOOR MORE FOOL lA'VS FISH CAN'T ASCEND ROGUE Pre- Dam Engineers Refuse Aid In 1 serving Salmon Industry. Medford. Master Kluh Warden Clanten has been telegraphed to by Kogue Kiver Valley anglers demand ing ttiat be open the state fisltway at the Ament dam msnr Oram Pass. Some time ago, after considerable work, the flshway was repaired, but on account of the shallow flow of water through it, duo tu the gate of the dam being open and taking nearly the whole flow from the Kogue River, the fish cannot ascend. The engineers lb charge of the dam have been re quested to close the gates part of the day or all night so that flsh could get over the dam, but this has been riv fused. A large run of fish Is being blocked by this dam, and, as In a few weeks the rprtng run of salmon Is due, local fishermen are using every effort to have this blockade removed. Klamath Klamath art) being Will Improve Roads. Kalis Kxl.'iislve plans county made by the court for the building of good roads. The work to bo done this summer will require the expenditure of a large sum, but will be one of the main fac tors In developing the farming re sources, and will greatly encourage the automobile travel through this section during the summer months. The first work will be the macadam izing of about seven miles of road leading from this city to tho main farming belt. Considerable work will also be done at once on the road along the east side of the Upper Klamath Lake. Maus Successor Here. Portlund. Colonel Cornelius Garde ner, who will relieve Drlgadlcr Gen eral Maus of the command of the De partment of the Columbia during the absence of the latter on dutv with United States troops on the Mexican line, reached Portland from Kort Seward, Alaska. Colonel Gardener is senior colonel In tho department and C2 years old. He was accompanied by his wife and two children. Telephone Line Bought by Rival. La Grande. Completion of a deal that will transfer all exchanges and local equipment owned by the Pacific States Telephone A Telegraph Com pany In Union and Wallowa counties to the Home Independent Telephone Company, a corporation flnancod and owned by Union and Wallowa rounty people, marks the departure from the local telephone field In these two tounties of the Pacific Const branch of the Hell system. ' General Manager Crowe, of the Home Company, admits that the transaction Involves more than $200,. !)00. The sale Includes the exchanges of La Grande. Union. Cove, Klirin Wallowa town, Knterprise and Joseph, together with all local toll circuits. At the risk ol otfrrtilinv; some of in friends, the IiilllKro Independent is inclined to add to it list of fool legis- latum sonic ol the liool law of the last legiilatuic. The average '"'" lie haul put to find any K"l ncio.np.i thed by the edin at 01 ..1 lio.ird and nip r visors which nrght not W covered well and much tu.-re nuimiiMcil ly uinb r ormer laws with siilrly in. reaped expense. We cannot lint f. el tl..it en ci t in Ihe cue of the large city schools sin it astound in l'orilaud the new method is Ctliulicrsoliie, 'x'.ravngant and uiti.eccs rary In the Case ol Washington count y il the provision of one iitrvir to each LM ilt-triets ii lived uit to, it wiM mean three supervisors whose salaries totaling filixxi must come out ol II." general fund, and in addition there will lie traveling exK-ii-c") of the 1 dicalioiinl board to Ire met. We d ) not believe th.s expensive a,rgtc;atiiiii cn ticcoiiii'lis h anythingc 'tiimeUMirB'.e w itli I lit? eK'M-nvs end trouble, ami simly iio luni more than a County mpcrlNtendent, elected by the jcoi'lc who p. is,- I hi. expense them elves, could mvotii.i!i . 'I he 1 tent of the sujicivi.nor l.iw tvidmitly ' li relieve the superintendent of portion of his labor. While thistuav I necessary ill Multnomah co inly it is not r. 1 In War-hingum or counties of I ke popu lation, where, the niperintendents . generally feel that frci'uent personal ; viils to the di-tinls are nceary in ' order to keep in c'ose touch with their work. It is true thst routine otlice work preventi as f r. ( m 11 1 viilsai nt I..- ' desirable, but the cuinU rvime new la 11 , was not needed to remedy this condition. , A modi-rate salaried c!o; k milled to I lie I ollice to attend t tontine leuinK' the' Biips-ritilendc ut free (or more nnpoit int matters, would l ave wiKcd the lirohleui During the present tax paying . ensoti there is constantCoiiiplii.n' of h j.: 1 1 luxe, but almost without exc' pti 11 the c 111 plaininj; ones mv they sre i iin to pay m ie if tliev gi t the worth of their money The new school law is n Jier en.se, and The Iudepen lent does not believe the people ill i'ct leturnsfor what it costs S.iluru s of leie hers are admittedly too low and tliele are constant resignations to accept 'Ki-itlons 111 heller paid Counties. The districts have paid all they have felt they could alford, yet here is a mini iniu h ie I Vthiili iiii'ht have materially increased salaries. OI'ENING YAKIMA DIVISION On Ft i In.', March '.' I'll, the 11. W. K. & N. will open ils new blanch from At talia to .North Yakima, an I will run a thro'igh train daily between Walla Walla and North Yakima, leaving Walla Walla at ! I'i, aniving at North Yakima lit li IK) p. in. Letiirning train will leave North Notite Closing Streams Know nil ii'c.i bv llie e presents; Hint, wherein, the Hourd of Fish Con, nit. ioiters of tint Mate of Oregon sad the hinted States llureatl of l'btlierifS have 1 r.'p.iK"t''d Mid stocked and are proj, ay ituiij uml stocking the waters of the W ihuiiieltc and CU'jkallias rivers, and their tiihiitines, in the Hate ol (ti. o'i, wiiii minion lish ; and. When:, aid slriaiusare frequented With M.ilmoii fish and for the purpose ol protect!!!!; the same, the said Hoard ol l ish t'oiimiissioiii rs has decided to elo-.e the Mid W ilUmrtte river and Its tihiiiatus, below arnl north of the 'falls theieol at r-. 11 Citv, and alt of tbe CIttcttau1.11 lti.er mid its tributaries, to preeut iftiing therein, in any manner whatevrr, for sulinon fish, during tbe period o( time herein spec died . Now, iheiefoie, noiiie Is hereby gives by saul Hourd of 1 isli Commissioners that nd Willamette Hlver and Its tri butaries, brlow and north of the (alls then of, at tregoii City, rind all ol said I ia. k un.is Kiter and its tributaries, nre, itnd each uf them is hereby closed to fishing, in any manner whatever, (or milmoti ii-.li Ntvteru twelve o'clock nooa mi the I ".:li of A ril. lull, and twelve (A h I. 1,0.111 mi the 1st day of May, It'll, and it isttnd will be unlawful to lish for, or tiikp, or ratch any sal most li.sh in miy f the haul waters during lbs said period i f lime almve specified. Any ami nl! persons w homsoever so fishing in violation of this notice will be It prosecuted as by law provided. lOAltll OK HMI COMMISSIONERS Ky Oswuld West, (lovernor. Jiy T. It. Kay, Alle,t: K. K. Cli'iiton, State Trees. Clerk of th. Il.wrd. Cidi For the Construction ol Concrete Rridf e H. t.1.-.! I I I. 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In addition to the above m-ivire motor cars will run between Keiint wick anil North Yakima, and b"lwreu Oraud View a'ld Noillt Yakima, also Ix-lsreil Midvale and Sunn) side. Con l.eetions w.-stlMiiind can be iiihiIh with W.al,ir,.,i..M ri;..;u:. ., v.. u i " " 'os.ni. u r, .in. lll lill , , line No. f; I-jistbouiiil nl Wslla Walla ""'l Bids For the Conalructton of Steel Bridge -iiil.- l lei. I ns-.ln.t i,y ihe County un.. I i.iiutiii a I'Mimt), nri..,ti. uptoil ,. k ii, .,n ,, Ai.ril Mh. i .. f,,r iheeiiiiairao. 1 " "'l '"ivio n r.is. what la kiiimD as i. i k. nt k,o r in ini.1 i-oiiniy. aoiur.l' ' i.i.ii, s mi, I . ,-. iii, an., ns on Ilia In Ihe i oi, i ,, huh i i, ,ii ,, ,,. rounljr. Ka. stmll l. u-.iilr-,l to with hll. I l l a e. nil.., i lii. k K.r ,.,, ,, Ul4. .mi. .mi ,, in. I, ,,, ,, , ,,a lw Inrlellssl I. "" ' 11 l. n.Kle.-i. or relnsea fur a ! i.,.i ,. mi. ,1.,. H,.r .m i, aril la made K. 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I i,l .,1, h m.rrl. fe ll in iicr Kor a , Teller as l,l llie e.iMrl tiietf win. washingt.n Division n. 7 umt j u,,;:z;;::zvsjh ' main 1, lie No, 1H. ' '"" lott.li- I In pursuance nt .. ' I " "il.r i.r il,. M.,i,..r ihli. J. (i. t'amiiliell, tot more complete information as lo ; J"'lm-..l H. i..,m- , i,i Ii l.-.l e.mrl, Kia.e on lite train nervice on H.ia I,,,.,,,!, .,.11 ,. ... ..... ',",.:".""'' "i'.s"'llMii thai Ihe urn local agent of tlm O-W. II. A N. WM. MURRAY, fienrr! Passenger Ai(eiit. NOTICE TO CREDITORS iiiii,ii.ii,., ,,r M . ,,ii.,.i uiive w.s-ks. ao4 or I. rum Man h lie - 1 1 . as I lie ilnl cl the Srsl , nl. .!. ut!. in. lllisW,v MAMVCNII, Aii.irin.yi ir plaintiff CHICKENS FOR SALE Single comb, black Minorca Cocker els: silltllll ffiinli IM,...I. l.l I U..I In llie I lilliily I uml if the flliili. ( (lr.Ki Tor 'f',,1. hrri.U Ij . ... I . .. s. t:.ilitnii.la ii.iiniy. vjoi here Is, jh ,r (,l(,n fl)r t),8 J, or .l per sinjile tloen. India Runner duck ei(s, 1 .00 -etting of thirteen. S. Piyiiioiith Korks, $..')0 prrsftting ol hftei n. Addrt Hs, W. C. MORLKY, . . . lloulton, Ore. Columbia Hotel For Sal Cheap. 'i"o., II room Innis,., purl I y fiirnished with ba-enutit, livr lots and barn, (iood' Itsatioii in lloulton. Impure of John. Liuuberson, lloulton. lo-tl III the linuli-r nl the eslnlc nl f .t III- It. i, ker. le, eiisisl, tioliee Is lien-tiv lliveii Unit ll.e mi ler-l.;li.. ii. I,.,., ilnly ai'lsilhle I iclnilm. Iiatris ol the eslnle of i.llt,,. , h, ,,r, leasi'l. In the nl,.,le elilltli-l i.,,,it. , ',.r lolls Inn llli' elnlin. i, i,v .,,. , ri. hy ' ulifleil to .r.-ent n, em lo me In s r i 1 1 ar lull veril1... In the instoier i,ri.vi,ti,l t,v l,m Illicit,. .,! I. 11. M,i,.n, , , 'All))' wnrtli IliillUniK. In tin-1 II y ol I'l.rthoi.l. i-,, itv of Miilliininiih ii n, si i, i,. ,, i irtvun. on i,r ln-,,i,. six iiiniiths from th,-(ti'tc t.eri.l. Hale of In. I I - I 1 1 nil, ,i. l., , ;, ., ,,,. Ol last ,iil,h, hii. in, A,.il 1 ,, I'.nl. IMt M II I I; A'lmliilstriilrW of Ihe c-im,-,,l ,nilt, n ., k,.r dei essi !. T. H. MePst ITT, Attorney I r the l:;itis'. 1
