The City of St. Helens is Built on a Rock Foundation
Utiless You Wear Good Shoes the Rock Soon Makes Holes in Them
Tie teLrrfWl rtJcf 'u'fre l,1? I""0!''? of this state in
ViegOn VlISi:(),.V.ra different lights durinff
Founded 181 ! the past few years until every
I man who says he will stand for.
u.jf.rw.w .,dj.ikr j Rood roads, should Kay just how
The Mitt Publishing Company ' ho wiil tin so. Will lie support
1 the so-called West bills adopted
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County
Official
Pap
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If there is a man in the Stute
of Oregon who does not favor
KOmi loads, he is unknown.
Every person, resident of the
city or country, is anxious to
have good roads leuding all over
the state. Kvery one realizes
the vast bencllts to. be derived
from system of good roads.
Nearly every aspirant for office,
w hether it lie for Constable of a
precinct or State ollice. who has
so far filed his declaration of in
tention of becoming a candidate
on any ticket has adopted as a
plank in his platform, "I stand
for good roads." After care
fully reading all the declarations
and platforms of all the different
camnuates in all the different: est in the game mai iney soou.u.
COIinti.q n i...ra.n ...ill fnil In'v,, ,l.iht this Slime State of
'-' I'M OVII III Ml w
find anything in any of them1
When, tl
v 1 1 v. o a v nun tii n imb
manner they propose to .net
Rood roads. Might as well say
"1 stanil for good food or Rood
clothes" and it would express
just as much meaninRasto your
stand on the question of Rood
roads.
The question of road haa been
PHESB
2 pkgs. Malta Vita
Pure Lard. 5 lbs.
l'ure Lard, 10 lbs.
Sugar Cured Hreakfast Iiacon lb.
Sugar Cured Hams lb.
Smoked Salmon lb.
J.H.Wdlington
pointed by the (lovernor, or will
he siipjHirt the bills submitted by ;
the Slate (5 run tre, or will he stand
for the . resent system of levying,
taxes in special districts, or will
he stand forspending the prinei- !
pal part of the general road tax
in bis particular section of the
country, or has he any ideal oi ,
his own as to h:i: Huig the ques-
tion.
If candidate-., who have adop-
ted the good nadi slogan as a
means of st'curing votes, would
expiain their attitude on the
oiiestion. the voters would have
u U tter idea what they stood for
and would then be the judge of
whether or not they were really
in favor of good roads! i
The Hase Hall season is nearly
at hand and arrangements have j
already been made ti put a St. ;
Helens team in the field, to play!
independent ball. During the;
past few years this city has had!
a Rood ball team. aUe to mini us
own and a little more, with the
independent teams from Portland
r,,t nil nnnrbv towns, and yet
i the people do not take the inter-
in; Vl'v"v
atfairs exists in the other towns )
Tf 11 leairue. consist-
in 111 iiv. 1
ingof teams from Rainier, Clats
Lonin Knlnma. Kelso and St.
Helens, could be formed to play
a definite number of frames for a
penant. and rules adopted for
the Rovernment or me nuv,
ipivinR umpires certain powers.
j and fixin a schedule, it would!
Our New Line of Ladies, Men's and Children's
Shoes will Stand the Hardest Kind of Wear
and Yet They are of the Very Latest and up-to-date
Styles.,
PRICES"STILL FIHIVAIL
6 lbs. Uroken Rice .25
3 cans Carnation or Sun Rise Milk .25
3 cans Tomatoes 25
3 cans Corn .25
3 cans Beans .25
3 pkgs Gloss, Corn or
Celluloid Starch .25
3 pkgs. Raisins 25
.15
.75
1.45
.18
.17
.15
excite an interest in the game
such as no other means could.
There would be something at
stake: something to play for, and
the pride in each town for its
team would make it pay better
than by playing independent
ball. These towns are all easily
accessible to each other, on the
Kiver, a::d excursions could be
run from one to the other so that
quite a local follow ing of fans
would accompany the home team
on each trip.
V('all at St Helens Hotel next
'w Wednesday, March 13. and
have Or. Iowe show you the new
glasses with which you can see near
n:ul far; no lines or seams in the irlass
to catch dirt or strain the eyes.
They make you feel youm? without
making you look old. Free demon-
st rations. Ilememlier the date; 20 j
years of experience: scores os refer-j
encts. '
PETER G.
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TABLE DE' HOTE DINNERS
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Phone
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Irs Fcot Insurance
Slllt ELASTIC HOSIERY
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mi wim all Spralit aad
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Builders of Homes
Our
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Intervale Poultry Farm
was roi; n. irciiLva
from our B. PLYMOUTH ROCKS
Th Kind ihi Py a Profit Evry Dy in the Yer
Guaranteed Kggs $1.50 per 15
Cockerels $z.oo each
RAY TARBELL.
Yankton, - - Ore.
PAPPAS
3 cans Sifting Top Lye
3 cans Swift's Piide Cleanser
2 ioc Bottles Bluing
1 largo Bottle Catsup.
All ioc pkgs. Tobacco,
Coffee, ..25, 30,
Try a can of Fairmont Coffee at
17Ca 1 1 Us Up
QUICK SERVICE
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THERE IS XrJ USE TALKING
ARE WHAT SELLS THE G'ZES, WE HAVE BOTH
The best line of Meats. Lard. Butter and Vegetables
Trv Car Fr:-s Fhsna Lis Ynur Crdsrs
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PHONE II
B. I PLUMMER. I rop.
A Sl'KCIAL
St Helens, Ore, 1912.
Mr. V.'ago earner ;
You are cordially invited to call at
our store and Inspect our large stock of general
merchandise. . Then make known your Wants and we
will quote you prices, quality considered, that
cannot be duplicated in the city. Give us a trial.
Yours For Business.
P-I. MORGUS c5c SON
All Work Guaranteed.
R. CONST ANT1N
Plumbing and Heating
Sheet Metal Work
St Helens
i
25
.25
.15
.15
3 for .25
35 and 45c
45c
CHAMBERS &
CREEDN
Thfl rrntMl'MirVct"' "3
JUb JLUUU! lUUl&bl
Is Situate.1 at the Corner tf
WINTER and WILLAMETTE ST5.
St. Helens. Oregon
SEE THAT HEW BUILDING!! -3
Which Means cn Increase
of Business
Fret Delireiy. Phone He Tour 3
Orders ZX
IXVITATION.
Estimates Furnished.
Oregon