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County Official
Paper
Since the days when George
Vashington was the hero of the
fftmencan Revolution and was
Jrst in the hearts of his country-
ten, no man has had so firm a
old on the people of the United
ates as has Theodore Roosevelt
day. He has the making or qn
laking of a President in his
ands. lie can name the Kepubli-
n nominee for this office; he
n have the nomination himself
f he wants it and if he should
ukeithecan be elected by as
i'rge a majority s he received in
m. Taft and LuFolletta. the
ading candidates for the noitii-
Ytton at present, are anxiously
jriting some word from Oyster
i 1 before their respective plans
Vmpaignare fixed and if it
ttiould bo happen that he would
i'cept the nomination if tendered
) him both Taft and LaFollette
ould quit, and climb into the
oosevelt band wagon.
If, however, he should come
klit in the open and endorse either
pre of the leading candidates.
1 . . -
I would mean at least th
Jimination and probably tlvq
ucuon 01 mat man.
IThis situation leads to mucl
y 51 Ha
x6 lbs. Frujt Sugar
17 lbs. DryGianulated Sugar
Pure Lard. 5 lbs.
Pure Lard, 10 lbs.
Sugar Cured Breakfast Bacon lb.
Sugar Cured Hams lb.
Dry Salt Pork lb.
Smoked Salmon lb.
4 lbs. Head Rice
Don't Forget That
Goods, Boots and
: r
if-
hp 'dilation a to the plans of Mr.
Roosevelt anil gives a chance for
us all to make a guess as to the
final outcome. Among his other
qualifications Mr. Uooaevelt is a
l'ust Master in the art of Politics
and it i hard to believe that his
nn-irmm in not 111 read V made UO.
1 ,,t,;. v, n,,atinn fmm nil
angles and taking into considera
tion thA tmof tn'rformanres' and
... ,, . ..
laWMiwiiwui ini-cvi un.uuu, ,i
prediction that Mr. laft
m u. ....-.....-, - ',,., k, fm-
Koosevelt plans and w,l. rh I
nominee of the Republican party.
:and settled in Virginia. Among
There are rumors afloat nearly, . tpn(i a hill of
every day concerning the candr
dacy of certain persons. for near-
ly every office to be filled in Col- j
umbia County. As yet we can ;
not find anything definite atout:
any of them as no announcement i
have Keen made ana noway,
seems ready to make one so far. !
There is one office however, for ;
which only one name na.s ever -been
mentioned and l ''"
it eems likely that
be mentioned. Theo'
tv Clerk has been fi'
ably by Mr. Laliar.
not apt to have any o4
Vernon ia is thirty
St. Helens, both "
County, yet it tak
four days to gs
place to the ot"
serious handicap
of Vernonia an.
should be tak
Office Departmf
service. It is als
portancoto St.
residents of thif
lend assistc
Vernonir
Ea S S "Sf
$1.00
1.00
.75
1.45
.iS
.17
.15
.15
.25
6 lbs. Broken Rice .25
3 cans Carnation or Sun Rise Milk .25
3 cans Tomatoes .25
3 cans Corn .25
3 cans Beans .25
4 pkgs. A & II Soda.. ;. .25
3 pkgs. Lilly Gloss, Corn or
Celluloid Starch .25
4 pkgs. Saratoga Chips 25
3 pkgs. Raisins 25
We Carry a Full Line of Hardware, Cutlery,
Shoes, Hats and Caps, Men's Furnishings, Etc.
J.
fe ONE
V W-yV.
men who are learning to cook.
Evidently getting ready for the
time when woman's suffrage will
be in effect in Oregon.
County Treasurer A. T. Laws
has received a copy of a will
made out by one of his ancestors
bearing date May 21st 1729 and
it is quite unique in that it dis
poses of slaves lorn and unborn.
This seems to have been the
custom in those days and was
nothinur out of the ordinary. Mr.
ny toy back to 1G7G when his
' f ' . x.
. . chattc,3 which we
. thrmltrh the k;ndness of
, ..., Th eWill of the 0jd
, , . . bse.
. T, bj of sale
dateJ jn 16?J A D is a3 f0now3.
..Kliz.lbeth Awi r-i from
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Everything
Phone 17
PRICE
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gilkison are
in Portland a few days.
Mrs. Emma Smith visited p.t Soap
poose Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno Maree are
visiting friends at Honeyman.
Cora ('owen tk in the leap year
party.
A merry sleijrh party came
through our town Monday night; the
way they used their fire arms and
singing and blowing horns they
must have thought it was new years
eve: they left twn at midnight
and the band played Anni j Laurie.
MALARIA
headache, biliousness, In
digestion, rheumatism,
pimples, blotches, yellow
complexion, etc., are all
signs of poisons In your
blood. These poisons
sr be driven out, or
"iness may result
of them, u'
2 pkgs. Force
3 cans Sifting Top Lye
6 bars Sunny Monday Soap
2 ioc Bottles Bluing
1 large Bottle Catsup
2 pkgs. Malta Vita
All 5c pkgs. Tobacco,'.
All ioc pkgs. Tobacco,
CofTee, 25, 30,
Try a can of Fairmont Coffee at
You Need
Wellington
Call Us Up
QUICK SERVICE
Mortar Blocks and
Cement Bricks
The Cheapest Material
for Building
Mortur Block-", size SxSxlti iaihis, 22 cent each
Cement I'.rick, $30 per thousand
Come out to Watters barn to inspect our work
ESTIMATES FLRM5HED.
CONTRACTS TAKEN FOR ANY KIND OF BL'ILDINQ
ABBOTT & CHITTEfl
i.T. HELEN5, OREGON
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.25
25
25
.15
15
.15
6 for .25
3 for .25
35 and 45c
.45c
Dry
Etc.
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