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m result or the Slate-vviile move
ment inaugurated thinyearare ,,iU.
encouraging, ami in,,ir,.H UH M ,
truMt, to greater efTorU th coming
year, many or y.,ur children
w-tcu ttim contest thin v.
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ifmler the present laws of the
State of Orcjfon it is impossible
for two contiguous cities to con -..ti,aw.
That in, it s impossi-
b!e for the reason that the only
way it cum be done is to leave it to
i vote of the entire State of Ore
jjon. If lioulton and St. Helena
ihoulJ ih're to consolidate and
make one city itmtcad of two, the
m.ttpr vsmiM have to Ikj left to
, vote of lh" people of the whole
gUte. What would the people
outin Malheur County, or
Baker or imy other county or for
that riiati-r what would the pro
pie of Wri.cnia or Clatskai.ie
riifht in o ir o n county rare or
know about what should bo done
in thii mutter. ina.. u is nn-
possible to call into t-fleet this
liw. At tlx hwt election there
was a mea.-ure on the ballot pro
viding f'-r the consolidation of
citiej by si vote of the people in
thecr;tiv'!i"U! places which are
the only people who should have
any say in the matter, but the
bill w.n ib-fo itixl. The reason
for the defeat in plainly apparent.
Tacked onto thi bill was the or.e
providing for ihecrration of new
counties. This part of the bill
excited the antagonism of the
county .seat towns in several of
the lark'e c.unti-s and the really
meritoroii.s measure was sacrificed
for the unjxipular one. It was a
case of the abuse of the initiative
power w here by an attempt was
made to slip through an unpopu
lar law behind the cloak of a
really imlar and good measure.
As a result both bills, which
iliould have been two instead of
combined in one. went down to
defeat ami the consolidation of
cities is still (juite impossible un
der our law a.
..k..l I 1L
iicuirr mey won a
they are all stronger in .very way
from the exerei. and exneri.-nee,
nu wnat uiey have learned to r
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w.m meir nanus will always be an
available and valuable anm:t W
nope to have every sehool hv an,'
Jirirl In Uie Statu receive a Hr.mul
benefit by entering thin contest tl
year. Will you eo-oncrate I,y jjiv
intf your children an opportunity
"y Kivinjr mem a little around to
cultivate, and starting them in the
chicken businoHH in aHinall way, am
lUirlikria r!irln .1... I I .
or a pik to feed? Ami most ii
poriani or all l.y allowing them to
have ax their very own the profit
of their effort? Very miir-h de
rw.nila n...n t. ..... ... .1
r.N, uii- iiiiifiiii an id now
great a ituecesi ran I c made of thi,
movement.
The following measures on the
ballot at the recent election were
passed by the people and are now
the law of the State; Votes for
Women; County Tax Power Re
peal; Hank Stockholders Liability;
Extension of the authority of the
Railroad Commission to include
all Public Utilities; Eight Hour
Bill; Convict tabor Hill; County
Prisoner Hill; State Iload limit;
County Koad Limit; Income Tax;
Household Exemption ; Freight
Rate Hill; Thus out of the 37 bills
on the ballot there were 12 that
passed nnd 25 that failed Among
those that passed were some good
ones and some foolish ones and
the same state of affairs as to
the bills defeated. The Initiative
Law of this state is being badly
abused by the supposed friends
oi me law anu unless some rc
itraint is placed on the multiplic
ity of foolish bills on the ballot it
will not be long until the law will
be amended either by some ma
jority rule amendment or a board
of Censorship to decide what
bills Khali go on the ballot.
10 Tffi PARENTS
If you would catch a train start
in time. No matter how fast you
run if you start too late. If you
oul l w in a prize in the School
Children's Industrial Contest next
year, l.em now. I'arents, if you
"tii 1 have your children grow up
1,1 be industrious, law-abiding, use
ful citizens, winners in the rncc of
life, Mart them tarly In the righ
direction,
We are all agreed that an educa
tion is an essential to success, but
hat l education? True eduratbn
l that which fits us for the duties
"fife. The old pedagogical idea
was to cram the child with text
books. The new idea is that we
rou.st know how to apply our know
''ge to practical "uses that we
nt know how" to use tho hand
h the head. Thus tho need for,
.fd popularity of, Industrial educa-
I'Orl.THY HIK Sl-KHAI.TY
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m one it 18 riot i no inti-iit.ori t
slight any of the othei linn of m..
tivity taken up this year, it is lh.
plan to make po'iltry-rainirijr On
leading feature of the school chil
dren'a context tin- cominir vi-nr.
Tu : ... . . ...
i in-ir ii M-nrceiy a I oy or Kirl in
city, village or country, hut what
could take cire of a few c'lii-l.em
or ducks without inte- fetence with
their aehool or other work. It costs
t'u; Sta'e about J'J.CO a pupil each
year to carry on our public school
system, and it in our ambition to
have the gr'iuol children increase
the production if poultry and e's
enouKh to cover that expense.
Children, wouldn't yu be proud to
be able to !iy "It doe n't owt the
Male anvuimvr to enuc.ue us. e
pay the bill with our I. id. cos and
eits?" The result is easily pos
sible, and to reach it caijjj school
boy and nirl would only have to
keep a few fowls. I do not know
of anything that would attract more
favorable attention to Oregon than
the fact that all her school children
are rising poultry and producing
thereby more than enough wealth
to meet the expense of the public
school Kystem.
The Miultry on the farm is a sec
ondary consideration w ith most peo
ple. Little attention is aid to it
as a rule and its importance and
possibilities are not conceived. We
have no reliable statistics later than
those of the l S. Census for the
year 1NW. That year there were
7."Ol,y70 dozens of eggs produced
in Oregon, which, at an average
price of 2o cents were worth $1,-
,J27,427,-I'.2..r.. .The value of all
poultry raised in the State in 1NW
was $S2o,f.s7. The poultry pro
duct that year was worth consider
able more than either of the follow
ing products, viz: Animals hlaunh
tered, hops, fruits of all kinds, and
was almost e(ual to the oats crop
in value, and was almost a third as
(Treat as the wheat crop. Since
lh.t. there has been a big increase
m the production of poultry and
. . .. . . ..... I ., 1.1, ,
eggs, out mere nas aiso htu i
increase in consumption, and last
year there was about a million dol
lars' worth of poultry and eggs
shipped into Portland from the east.
That million dollars might just ns
well go into the pockets of the
school boys and girls of Oregon as
as to the farmers of the east, and
while you are earning it o.i will
In- occupying part of your time in
healthful and interestsng pastime
and be learning how to ik some-j
.u:.,., ....,rtl. while - how to do busi-j
ill. OK "
Portland "SPECIAL" Sales Exposed
I 1 1
V ttffturr. in,,. our uiinliM'son unnr t,:.vt
tri ftoim toicn. W,- haw. vat out of
hi si Sun.hujs Orc$fitittn some of the so
nill,;l ', , lmr$i,tH", udrn tised by
i In: la rUf f nn,il urn stores of Portland
nnd u e un ite rou to compare the pho
tes and furniture in the window, also
"itr prices. and those advertised.
W. ylU b. pl.,tl u ha, , y0u tut out any aJvrtind bargain, that
m,ght attntrt yur atulion in any of th. paP,n, brtng it to ,ur
, viter pnet an tnttamiarticli
9 ' " h io much to do bu.in,,, a, th
tl I orf.ani ihalnr. MAKE UK Uttivr it
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CHDERTAKERS-EMfiaLMERS ST. HELENS
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I WHITE & WHITE
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Houlton. Ore.
der oniinary seasonal conditions the
cellar so managed keeps fruit fairly
well. The essential idea is in keep
ing the cool air in rather than keep
ing out warm air or protection
against freezing, and maintaining
as equable a temperature as poss
ible by careful attention to ventilation.
Notic
cliusetts is it called a co-oneraiiw.
bunk. It is more successful in
American thiin elsewhere. For 0000
of these local orielies to enrournio
me ownerMiip exist in the United
States, wil h about J2,2.'i,00O mem-
rs, and with assets in excess of
o:e billion dollars, mvs tho e,t;.,,r
f Farm and Home. With the im.
OOM'll ll,!:l"lci;o,t ruin in l. lrl'n
ey are rapidly mcriasit.g their'
men.l.er:.hip and ufulnehs. I't nn-i
ylvai,i:i bin looo of these rn-cple's ' At the fire iast Tuesday all my
nstitutions, with nearly $170.0lO,-' tools ard stock were destroyed and
mi of a.s.-i. ts nnd over P0,000 n,em-. my books were badlv damaged Ox
en Ohio, New Jersey and Illi- 'ng to this fact I am compelled to
ois eaco lime over .,0 1 of the?,c call on all nersonn uhn aro ina,taA
o ks. Their i:s-- ts in Ohio are al- ' to me to call at once and make set-
n t a '! it ;n n IVnn-ivlvaiiia tlement. I most hnva ihn m..rou
hile in each (.f M'veral other states and my accounts must be ttJed at
iese little but elective institutions once. I trust the people will take
iavi! a total of from .10 to 100 mill- this notice as an urgent request and
ions of dollars in aets. call at my shon in theKunert Build-
This money is practically all de-, im? nml settle up. ,
We are Closing Out our Men's and Boy's Suits and in order to do so have cut
the price 20 per cent. It will pay you to come and look through our stock.
Our Furniture Department is bigger and better than ever, and our sales are in
creasing every month. We can save you money in this department.
A big stock of Men's Heavy Underwear and Work Shirts, Logger's Shirts, Rain
Coats. Rubbers, Boots and Hats.
The "Walk-Over Shoe is still in the lead Good leather, good styles and perfect
fits. A large assortment to choose from.
A good selection of Outing Flannels and Duckling Fleece from 10 to 15 cents
per yard. Dress Patterns in all wool, half wool and cotton.
Granite Ware, Tinware and Stoves. Heating Stoves from $2.00 to $20.00
We deliver goods to any part of St. Helens or Houlton.
Yours tor Business
fHITE iSe
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DR. L. GILBERT ROSS
PHYSICIAN to SUROEON
omc Bank Rl.!.
Both Pnonet
Ft. Helens
DR EDWIN ROSS
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
St. Helens
Oregon
I VON A. GRAY I
Watchmaker and Jeweler. All
fc. Work Guaranteed.
Optical Good. ' St. Helens Or.
iaiUiUiaiuiUiaiiiuwuiaiuiuiiuuiUiUiUiUiiiiUiUiUiu
iled by working men in monthly
ues and jr ('! to workimr nien
r th puip.eof paying forhon.es.
The ! ,.:n is secured by a first mort
gage, which is taken for as high as
mi per cent of the value of the prop
erty. The loan is paid off in month
ly installments of principal and in
terest, which makes even a large
proportion of the total value of the
mortgaged property a safe loan.
On each ?J')0 borrewed the bor
rower pays $1 monthly upon the
principal over and above the inter-1
:t. 'I .1 money thus paid in be-1
R. Constantin.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
T. S. WHITE
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
I.ICkNSKD EUUW.MER
Houlton
Oregon
letters unclaimed in the St. Hel
en, Ore. Post office for the week end,
November 16, 1912. j
A. E. Armstrong 2 letters 1
Mrs. J. Downing, return ad Jr.
1 letter. j
Letters unclaimed by November 30, j
will be sent to the Dead-Letter office. 1
M. C. Gray. P. M.
DR. ALFRED J. PEEL
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON
St. Helens
Bank
llulliHng
Allen, Felton & Quick
I REAL ESTATE DEALERS
INVESTMENTS. KENTALS. INSURANCE, COLLECTIONS. LCANS,
I LANS TTL S. APPRAISEMENTS. ADMINISTRATOR. ' GUARDIAN.
FISCAL AGENT. CONVEYANCE. EXECUTOPv INFORMATION
AND EMPLOYMENT
I ST. HELENS . . OREGON
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at
THE GREAT DAY.
ns to draw interest at once,
ami
the
this helps to gradually reduce
principal owed, so that at (I per
cent the loan is paid otf in about
1 In months.
The system is based on the funda
mental fact that the rent paid by
the average working man is sutli
cient to buy and pay for his own
home in lo to 12 or la years, after
which he owns it free and clear.
The rate of interest varies from 5
to 7 er cent.
Uest Conditions for Storage
Notice
DR. H. R. CLIFF
PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON
Phone Main 433; A !-!: Res. E. t6S7
Portland, Or.
111.3 to 1117 Selling
Building
There are no advantages to be de
rived from picking fruit green. The
ideal stage is when the fruit is full
grown, but some days before it
would lx.'gi" to show signs of mel
lowness. Other points to be ob
served are the selection of late
maturing, good keeping varieties,
and gathering the fruit in cool
weather, or late in the day when, it
can stand open all night to become
chilled before going into the cellar.
A common practice formerly wasj
to pile the fruit in the shade in the,
open air or in a freely ventilated j
building before placing it in slot age, q
writes l.rnest aiser in ruim uu
Home. This was for the purpose of
i . -..it
allowing it to go tnrougn a so-cuu-ed
"sweat." This process was
thought to improve color and favor
a slight shrinkage, also a toughen-
skin. It also allowed
The books and accounts of the St.
Helens Transfer Co., have been
placed with Mrs. M. E. Miller and!
accounts will be sent to every per-
son owing the firm with a request ,
for settlement. It is the intention j
of the Company to collect all ac-1
counts and they must be paid at '
once. Persons who are in debt to i
the firm will picisc call at the City ;
Hall and pay the accounts right i
away or action w ill lie started to
collect same. This is positive.
GEORGE H. SHINN
ATTORNE -AT-LAW
St. Helens - Oregon
or
is approaching and it requires
table ornament of rracticle
niture that is good ratablea.
Ti e turkey needs attendants in
the may of good, pure Grocer
ies, Cr.inberrie. Mince Meat,
Nuts, Fruita, I'lniu Kiddieg,
etc. II yon want to be able lo
give heartv thanks for quality
in this line, order your Grocer
ies here, and get satisfaction
for little cash.
M. E. MILLER
ATTORNE -AT-LAW
St. Helens - Oregon
. H. JOHN & COMPANY 2
IE
30E3
Estimates Furnished, i
All Work Guaranteed.
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R. CONSTANTIN
St. Helens Transfer Co.
Pan. 15
General Transfer and Dray age
Dealers in
Brick, Cement, Feed, Sand and
Shingles
Plumbing and
Sheet Metal
Heating
Work
St Helens
Oregon
aeou for stitorbakER
Wagons and
Vehicles
Barn Opp sit. Sch I II u.
1Z
n..ss. to depend uiM.n your own
.r i .. I... n iniiiortant fae- inir of the
eiioris Hini ui ov i -r. , i
tori-, society. ,p,,i,e,, that were not m sound
,.r. noiil.rv bulletin conditions or too npe to develop
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Oreiroii Agn- signs oi u.... . la
i . .. .... n.n u.irii.ii over one1 -j
little. Wh ch Hie lue vow. -3
tunes, leaving ouiy mv
The latUT I t3
iif mote real ,
In lh.. meantime be tnlkinj,' it over . .. na I
. . 1 ....K.l I 111 Illi' 1-1.411 IS i"'VM
1 or seabbv.
we Kliovv iii.ii
or fruit showing mechanical injur
ies will not keep well under any
conditions. Cold arrests the activi
ties of most of these organisms
present, but one of the.e fungi at
least works even at temperatures
near the freezing point.
The location of the cellar on a
slope or hillside to the north, with
openings up nn.l down the hill, fa!
vors free and thorough ventilation
during cool nights. !!y openinjr the
cellar early in the nitfht in cold
o.i,r nnd closing the doors be-
V lilt ii.
will !e issued by the
... .ii iiml Colleire after a
... I....1.I., lf,.r,iiiion noon i or more
W1" K,vu " : rv sound fruit for storing,
how to rase ao.i i-.i- i- , , .
. i.;... v:l II e II ' v
with your p.iu-iii.-
paralions for starting a little (lock,
if you have not already got one.
Get a little garden patch ready to
plant also, am! win some of the fine
prizes thnt will be offered this year,
both at your local fair and at the
Statu Fair.
Workmen Own Their Homes
The best meth.nl f"r enabling
working men to own their own
home, is that afTorde.l by the Amer
ican Kyslein of building- and loan ns-
I.. ninnv MlatCS II IS
gociations.
called the savings and
loan bank. 1 fore sunrise, the cellar is cooled and
or
building society; only in Mu,sa
. the cold air is kept caged in.
St. Helens Mill Co.
Lath
Electric Lighting -
(Saves Your Eyes)
Steam Heating
(Prolongs Your Lives)
Wood Lumber
A SIMXJIAL INVITATION.
St Helena, Ore, 1912.
Mr. Wage earner ;
Yon are cordially invited to call at
our stor.5 and Inspect our large stock of general
merchandise. Then make knewn ycur Wants and we
will quote you prices, quality considered, that
cannot be duplicated in the city. Give us a trial.
Yours For Business.
V
I-I. MORGUS dc SON
y t E. A CROL'SE E. W. KETEL I I
GROUSE & KETEL
Have Opened Shop in the Morgvu Building on Cckiir.bia S . next to the
Si. Melcru Ho.rt nd are prepared to do anything in the building line.
rr:
K-bbirg l Reasonable Prkct
E. A. CROUSE
00.
Plant and Estimate Fumianed
E W. KETEL
We are after your linen
and want you to natroniia our
Laundry for your ow n isks as wet
as oars. Don't ran away with
the no: ion that you can get better
mArlc finn .lo.lr f..p Imi mrmiv.
Qs'jj You can't. Farlher, your money
spent with us, is, by us 'pent with
our home busiurrs men.
St. Helens Laundry
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