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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
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Lower House Has Big Civi
List With Salaries That Will
Tempt Many.
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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
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1 .nil ,.1 1 .iliiiiiiiis 1 . hi ii t v nrfipMi, e li Is
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i ke.iu.i . s it 1 ml, hi hii,i,.r. in ilt
ii.uiii. ... ..fillip I., ,u,,a an.l siwlSrallnii.
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I .Hi tils l.l.l i-. rlihi. i-lus'k ol A !
HI f Hie sll. i. hi, I .,f lot ,,1, winch Ihsll be
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lii. 'li t ill ihe H.4IIII. r r.-i i ir. J t,t ami lo the
si'li-l.i. li I i In. i ...inn f'ourl. Ihe ( iiiiDlf
I. ryr- , p rml.l l.i nor lll ami all bhls.
'"I" I J A M Kis liAKI, ( oiilily Ju.lf.
I ,,
iii tin ii jug in Walla
Yakim i at H .15
Walla 2 p. in.
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.
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.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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iiiioiii.t r. ,,.o.-, i,, ami 1., lli aallslaelloa of
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Summons.
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K. 'I hater. I Islnllll. vs. Alf.ir.l r Thiol.
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e nl ll.e siHi,. ,, lirriiilt ton ai
li. i. ..y r..,,iir,-, i ..r ami answer to the
.mi in, 1 1 nl nil-1 iiimiiisi . hi the also e e.nll
." ' "" " '" '" '"re tho Zil fUro!
''in. ,i you is, I io aoa.ieiir an.l
niMi. r II,.. . Inn, mi W ,,,,!, ,e court (or
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i-iee .li"., li Inn ,e l,ils of i.i.lrlmo-
im oi.K l..iw,e i he above-named
IllllHllt Mi l ,. . , I,,,,! l,,r Ihe .,. ..1
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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'.
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