ly Oregon Mist
raff (I
!iere turning ,,ut ,
founded 1811
Uu.J fxJ"
jkj Mitt Publithing Company
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tla. L'Kt wlfi-M'rtcenU per lln.
County Official
Paper
AH loyal OivKnian are proud
.PoHlund hs a city. It in. and
mntinui' to be
ing vessels it t !
each year and i ;, ., ;m
that tho plant will . ;,. . ,
before nnolher ), ,-',a
We have ,. f t. ,sl (;,()f.(;
cpiarrios in Or.r,n an.l aires.,!..
law i.luntj arv o; -rating in th,
i.nn iiusincs. V ,,lVl.
water Hit' for almost
of an industry
rfttl t A I. ...... I . a 1
t-aw n.tru. jusi iciow us and
-ujwum.ik oi. ju u-ns on the Col- public
umbia Kiver in the beautiful situ
or ulumbm City, which without
pO'llO of
ii. i r t
;" I 'h..-i i.,,,,. ,
"II V.'li.TC It
I'hcring lt Kleeti
III'.' iK'Ot.lc f'irtuii
"! tit'-mture to 'which
i r... . ' .
"iii- rum. t li. ,l
" a work only balfd
t''" M-xt linn, tli
wore
v.'ie very largely a test of! -
of Itoosevilt and
y iiairdonc and Taft. In V.
I.'HIMV tYlilk.o I ill'.tf. .I..?...,.-. I .L-
an evhihtt ,,.. o V. "i "ie
!c(ianv.,t(,,r f..i. ,t. ' .r ,,r."anly a vote of
ons In Vermont and Cali- li.ULll.Uh UiUL UiUL UlUL UcUL UcUla HiU.HiU.UitWKpW.
nun last Tuesday!
Koosevelt
over lO.WXj'
f , .hit
t .'V' . "r,y kin,,ini, ,riil1 ,','Ji-ar,d citizens Hhoul,i!hidl,n,,icatca that the pub-
pi,.llly of )(jn.a,Ia)(4l.. iiicarmaroKoinjfto stick to the
I'ireon hand to divtrii,.,,, . i ... ! tiartv in tb Fast in rvoir :
j wi th Governor Johnson a candi-
any doubt, is the ,t beautiful u . V ' T f 5 l" ! and a staU that was
Biwi Deiween IWtland and the (f,nt nnd V ' , , J i"' -conceded to Roosevelt b every-
uvuuiui uui nas ttiu nat. , i. i. . , .. '
ura! location for Br.. Hhim-in, " , . ? W. H.
and tnnnufacturin enter, r, J" ' ;",,,",,,n. Wwdrow Wil
Hack of us i8 ,I()uon and VaU: Z'l
i ' p nrii t. nir
1 - . w
miiH for
WHITE & WHITE
state. No other, the worl(,
to
atv in me
i .
nltM can ii"!
It is the lendinir city of the state.
It is located nt the interaction of
.u Willarn. !!.' nrxl Loiumwa
Rivpm the junction of the Willa
mette Valley nnl the great Kust-
r -. I Vl'uyltincrtnn m
em urck""1 "
nin It has a water level ttate-
iv to these Kri-at producing
countries an! will naturally take
indki'iTit!.''!' -' "" siuppinjf li e
products fn.ni them. It is Rrow-
'njr very rapidly in ixmuiaUon
md wealth. It is cleat int-d to le
one of the greatest cities on the
Picific Coast from every view
. . . . i. .
point. In on!T to lane care vi
thefreat trade corrinjrlnto Port
!nd it i necessary to build.
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Men a-r.ss the Willamette I
River, and that river Is already
minncd hv : many bridsre
that ocean and river trafTic
Himnered cnnsiderably. Water
front imirerty in Portland is be
pomirKRo variatiie inaic niy ccr
tain kind of industries can afford
buy it. As a result some
tfceercat industries which are
hound to cirni' must peek a loca
tion where property is not 80 va
able and where there is more
no Ii .11
room. ineci:y or i orunnu
hound to expand and the ocean
Jrimmercial part of it is bound to
Jfxpind eceanward, or down the
r:er.
The first place on the Oregon
Vide below Portland where deep
V iter can ! reached from the
ain land ami which offers first
tlass factory sites on the prand
lid Columbia Liver, is St. Helens,
other phu n the Columbia
Ifensuch wonderful opportun-
lieg fir ni inufacturinir sites ns
s thi.s little city. The river is
arly two miles wide; The Willa
r.etteS!'ui.'h runs into the Colurn-
i at this point from a quarter to
half mile in width and water
efficient t tl. i:it the larprtt ves
Vi that u.ter the t !uml ia
iver. Tl o hanks uK.r.ir the
verare ir'j-h enouiih that when
Mldine.s are erected they are
lve the usual hiirli water mark.
hefine!eel country back of it,
Jtretchinj: for miles toward the
st P.an-e mounUiins olfem
fvery ind ic-ment to the homo-
kker. Iv . ry thinyr that is need-
1 to make a choice location for a
fay manufacturing city ij found
W here. With the already
w itart we have toward a city,
dwith the trrowth and develop-
Nt hound to como to the state.
Helens i, de.stinel to become
N of the ereat cities of Oreuron
N the Colunihia Iiiver.
ith the opening of the Pan-
pa Canal this section of the
'mntry will develop as it has
ever before done nnd aa no oth-
aection will. Commerce is
fund to crowd down the river
Portland and when it does
Mill strike St. Helens; nn other
I'wehasthe same natural ad-
tanes and in(liippmnt- it
Ml and is cominir without nny
wstion of doubt.
Tlay St. Helens is a small
Pty. hut a very busy and lively
ne. having about 1fnn noonle
"d a pay roll for working men
,heh will average $75 per
3nth to every man. woman nnd
hll(l within its boundaries. It
a one of the latest and bestai
i-ei'e.i aaW xmUA ,n the wh0C
f wtern country right inside the
"nr neart of the city and anoth
r.n;''l just heinff completed nd
"'"'njrthe Lir mill property that
f,"lliare fnvnrat.l
I . .iviHwij III pinv
f'"ien nmumt ...:.u
""on the
III
. . I ton w here is found
i ha irriiu r Mtm t - - r li i- m-noiu r . . i
k"w ",ll1.tr,rphul.,l,,n,i tonunue.i tir.sper tv
( "'', iiiininiK iiuiii in f,, ,., ,. . .,
I -m iiiways enjoyed
,'mdera Republican administra
tion. Wilson stands for the Free
Trade? policy of the Democratic
party which always brings hard
tmies; Teddy stands for Iioose-v'-!t.
lie can-fill of your ballot.
rival 1
l ri . ....
snipping lacilities both by rail
and water can not be excelled by
any city in Oregon, th" Colum
bia River and Willamette Sl.mtrJ,
on tho one Hide, where the com
mere of the world can enter,
and tho S. P. & S. Railroad on
other.
With all thcue natural advan
tages there can I e and is. no
reason why St. Helens shall not
Ix'coniea city. It will be a city
of thousands of inhabitants he
fore many years, containing mills
and factories, shipping its pro
ducts to all parts of the world.
Portland has the start of St. Hel
ens in every way but one, the
natural location. Iirt we are
bound to jfrow and we are Koitijr.
to icro' at such a j nee that l e
fore many years Portland and,
St. Helens will be the twin cities
of the Columbia Iiiver and Ore
on .
This statement may seem ludi-!
crous and foolish but we will
stake our reputation as a prophet
on it: tut this prophecy out of',
the Mist and paste it in your scrap '
book: in twenty yc nrs look it up
and you will then see that this .
little dip into the future is not
far w ronjr. j
Dealers in
General Merchandise
Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Farm implements, Mill
burn Wagons, Milwaukee Mowers and Rakes, Wire and Nails of all kinds,
Good Fir Wood, Shingles, $2.50 per thousand, delivered in St. Helens or
Houltou. Feed Wheat, Rolled Oats, Shorts and Bran.
WHITE & WHITE Houlton, Ore.
followers are wide awake and
elected a jroodly portion of the
men for the various offices. These
two elections show that the
Roosevelt followine is either lo.
in ground or else it never was, VWWTWUTH Wn'HI.TnWfTHHTrifTTlfHKfHIHfHt
as strong as claimed. It also
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p
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r
e
r
clearly proves that the only way
to keep a democrat from being
elected is to vote for Taft; every
vote cast for Roosevelt is a vote
for Wilson.
FAVORITE RESTAURANT
-Zir S7 UDEEAKER, Proprietor-
I
Tins licsttiurmil (icnitcl ititdcr new
iiiiiiiarm r,,l Open day and night
Kvcry day dinner 25c Chicken dinner every Sunday 35c
Short orders on European Plan
Professional Cards!
DR. L. GILBERT ROSS
PHYSICIAN Ot SURGEON
Ollcf Hank BM.
Uoih 1'honen
St. Helens
DR. EDWIN ROSS
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
St. Helens
Oregon
iiilliiliiJ YLiiLliiiUjLUi.J
1 St. Helens Mill Co.
DR. R. L. JEFFCOTT
DENTIST
St. Helens
Oregon
E A. CROUSE
DO
E. W. (CETEX
CROUSE & KETJEL
Hvc Opened Shop in it e Morgut Building on Columbia S , next 10 lh
Sl Helens Hotel. nj we prepared to do anything in the building line.
Jobbing at Reasonable Pritei
E. A. CROUSE
T1 '
o
on
Plans and Estimates Fumianed
E W.KETEL
i- T. S. WHITE
In order to get all the best
arguments for t he leading candi
dates for Prcsidctn, Wilson, Taft
and Rosevelt. before th" people
the Mist has olfeied cash prizes
amounting to $P) for the best
written articles why each candi-
late should be elected. The first
prize will be $. in gold for the
best article, regardless of whom
the candidate i:i wiitten about: a
Second and thini ri. e oi .r' .v
each for the best articlt s on each
of the other two candidates. The
articles will ail le printed if,
there is room for tl.im in the-
paper and if too many are sent:
in we reserve the r;ht to print
so manv of them as we desire.
he conditions imposed upon
writers are that they mut lie;
residents of (Y!t:mbia ( oimty
and paid up subscribers to 1 ho
Mist. The judges will be lair;
and impartial nun selected from
Ailumbia County and the Contest .
ill close the hist Wednesday in
October. Each article must have;
not less than f0() nor more than j
0(J0 words written on orn side
only of paper and should le red
ressed to the Contest Editored
he Mist. St. Helens, Uregon"
our name and address must be
irjvcn. t ontest sian.s no w
get husy and send in yourartice.
In atldition to the articles on
tho three leading candidates wc-
ill also print any articl on the
Sociali.it or Prohibition candidate,
it hoinfr understood that these
articles are not to compete lor.
the prizes but only for the pur-
nose of letting every one have ai
chance to give publicity to their!
views. Of course wo cannot
print all the articles but will fc-j
ect certain ones from each party. ,
1&
Electric Lighting
(Saves Your Eyea)
Steam Heating
(Prolongs Your Lives)
Lath
Wood
Lumber
A SPECIAL INVITATION.
St Kfllena. Clrn . 1Q12.
llr. Taga earner ;
You are cordially invited to call at
our storo 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.
i-. MORGUS & SO IsT M
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
MCENSKD KMUAI.MKR
Houltou
Oregon
DR. ALFRED J. PEEL
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Hank
btniiling;
St. Helens
vs iTstftiXit cusisi ss tTstn s fCit s j j t) imntnuTJ ra
E St. Helens School Opens Monday, September 16th 3
K REMEMBER WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FO 1
School Boots and School Supplies
WE HAVC ALSO SECURED THE AGENCY FO
Eastman's Photographic Goods
i i
j All Work Guarantee" " " m
ii R. CONST ANTIN f
t Plumbing and Heating T
i Sheet Metal Work J
St Helens Oregon 0
J
DR. H. R. CLIFF
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
1-luinu Vln A l-' Ci: Km. K. UV7
Portland, Or.
1111 In 1117 Selling
ItUilJlUtf
GEORGE H. SHIN N
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW
St. Helens - Oregon
WE CAUHY ON : AND A LARGE STOCK OF THE
Celebrated Hyal Family Remedies
school b:oks are sold strictly FOR CASH
A. J. DEM INC, DRUGGIST. ST. HELENS
3
a
3
.is p it s a 8 t DGtaajiiaiij! aiiai a ta.ij g 8 ado j a.c tuni tj
M. E. MILtER
A TTORNEY A T LA W
St. Helens
Oregon
Patronize the Mist Advertisers
ZT. Watches Clock
I VON A. GRAY I
Watchmaker and Jeweler. All
! Work Guaranteed.
CI Optical Goods St. Helens Or. !
SHS1S
R. E. PHELPS
CIVIL ENGINEER
SURVEYOR
Houltou -
Oregon
Allen, Felton & Quick
REAL ESTATE DEALERS
INVESTMENTS. KENTALS. INSURANCE. COLLECTIONS. LOANS,
LAND TITLES. APPRAISEMENTS. ADMINISTRATOR. GUARDIAN.
FISCAL AGENT. CONVEYANCE." EXECUTOR INFORMATION
AND EMPLOYMENT
ST. HELENS . OREGON
Js!s??.,5'.
VYN.lMtTK
POWDEU
sr
COLVmA RIVER POWDER COAPylAY
DKAl.KUS IX
DU PONT EXPLOSIVES
ALL EXPLOSIVES DELIVERED IN TON LOTS OR MORE
TO ANY POINT I .M COLUMBIA COUNTY ON THE RIVER
RAINIER, UREQDN
jfeiilnnAAtUklAlUkAiiUia.UiULlUitiLiiiU
river.
hny other
It has the
creuhotinjr plant in Ore-
f n nd thin wonderful industry
I'll arcoil na fnt
as
beina
w- a ui v
Wy.antl "nean make it. The
( iresl, water shipbuilding
jw on th pacific Coat is lo-
Visitors to the State Fair at j
Salem report that the Columbia
County exhibit is the etpial of
any other county exhibit there.!
The products of the county are
ranired n a very attracuvei
manner antl excitinjr considerable ,
interest. There is one thing;
lacking however, that should he j
there; Columbia County I.itcra- j
tore. Theic is absolutely noth
ing to give to prospective home-:
seekers concerning this county
and its wonderful resources so
tho only thing for our Commiss
ioner Mr. lake, who has charge (
of the exhibit, to do is to tell,
thoe enquiring what they want,
to know. Thiaisa sad mistake
to get up uch an exhibit, go to
FRED WATKINS
THE LEADING CONFECTIONERY
No Use Looking Elsewhere
for Candies and Cigars
100,000 Fruit trees., Write
prices. A. llnladay Scappnose.
I VISITORS J
4
THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL
oller PRF t with tli excpucn cf cct of postage on papert and cost of th University Ex
t,n;,on BulUn. to CITIZENS OF OREGON, foey UNIVERSITY COUKSES ty MAIL
AM ty to pioft by tic tomn sl!.-d ii ilv only rrquiwnwni for enrollment in tli Ccrre
jpo.ieine D.pnr.irnt Cour5 aic elf.TeJ in tl.e depariir.enn of Boun. PvbRimf, Eco
nonin'. Edi!. atijn. Elrvtnc.tv, EnRlnh L ii-i vure, trgl.h I'oirpcfinon. Hutcry. Ma:herra
ti.. Mrihai.kAl Drawirg. rl.tical CAi.tn. Tl ysm. r-ilo-y. Psychology. Sociology,
and Surveying. VVr.i to the Secretary of the. Coirespc ndence Scliool, Univerity of Ore
gon. Eugrne, for ingorrnanon and catalogue.
t'OURSfS IN RESIDENCE at tte University prepare for the Frofeu.on of.
ENGINEERING. JOURNALISM. LAW, MEDICINE, and TEACHING. Fall ten
ter openi Toevlay. Sfpi, 1 1- Addren ttie Reg irrar for eatalof el dewipiive of th, College
of Engineering, the College of Liberal Aru, the Schooh of Education, Commerce, Law.
Medicine, and Mui C.
K are always welcome to como and
i ace my (lock of SingU Comb Buff
k Ltghorns and Sinylo Comb
r Orpington,, Sr lock for aal
r timet. Egga for Hatching after
February 1 at, 1913.
4
nb liulf j
nb Buff j!
e at all
Albert D. Larson
S. F. D
A'o . COBLE Ore.
FOR PORTLAND DAILt
6TEAMER
I.raveSl. Helena 6.00 A. M.
ArrH-fi at Ptirtlnml WM A. M.
leaves Purllnnd at 2:30 P. M
Arrive Pt. Helen at 6:30 P. M
Special Sunday Ex
cursion S-teamer Iralda 50 cents round
trip. Good for Sunday only.
Lave St. Helens 7:55, a. m.
Leave Portland 2:30 p. m.
Arrive St. Helens 4:30 p. m.
a I. H00G1I KIRK,
Master.
7 Ci IT I T C M
g oi. oeiens iransrer co. o
Phon 15
General Transfer and Drayage
Dealer in
Brick, Cement, Feed, Sand and
Shingles
Agents for
.SIUDEBAKER
Wagons and
Vehicles
Baro Oppoait School Houa
31 IP 13
Z
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Surrounded by Good Groceries
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every hottaewife ought to b con
tot tid. If Mioi'eal with ut we
are Mire ul brr aaiiefaction, both
with the qualitie and the price.
We surntee the purity of every
thi nit we buy, therelore of eyery
thinir werell. That ihii I a money
raving home i well known lo all
our regular ctutomvt. Th anon
r vm join He "r. galnr,"
llt. r (.' Jonr ear oi mind and
y. ttr r'Hket I) ok.
2C. II. JOHN & COMPANY 2
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