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County Official
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The commission appointed by
the Governor to draft a bill for
chanfcrinjr the judiciary system
of the state has made two re
ports, a majority and a minority
report. In the main the reports
agree, and yet both of them have
left out some very important
matters. For instance, the com
mission recommends the creating
of five additional Circuit judges
to be real Circuit judges, go to
any part of the state to hold court
where they are ordered, which
means of course that they would
be in Portland most of the time.
Then they recommend that the
office of County Jndge be
abolished and that the probate
work be put into the Circuit Court
and Circuit Judges have several
counties to visit, the delays that
are now necessary in thr Circuit
Court business will only be en
larged so as to include the Pro
bate Court too. It will be worse
than cter. The law is bad enough
now where there is no resilient
Judge to be on hand at all times
when necessary, but if they also
take away the probate powers
from the County Judge and leave
the Circuit Judges the way they
are, doing the work in several
counties, there are some of the
cardinal principlesof our govern
ment that bad just as well be
thrown away, such as mandamus,
injunction, habeus corpus etc.
There is only one solution to the
problem and that is to have a
resident Superior Judge for each
county; give him the jurisdiction
of the Circuit Court and the Pro
bate Court and let .him have bis
ofliee at the county peat so that
matters can be taken up at any
time and disposed of when they
are ready. It would be economy
to the taxpayers and liiigants
and things would not become
congested so that it would take
beveral months to get a case to
trial. The majority of that com
mission are lawyers who reside in
a city or county where u Circuit
Judtre lives and they are not l'.i
miliar with the inconveniences
and delays of d ing business in a
county where there are two regu
lar terms of court each year.
However small the county, a
judge is necessary; a county at
torney is necessary. Unless such
a change is made it would be
better to have it the way it is.
Start the New Year Right
UjJ By Opening an Account with
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Miickle Grocery Company
PI! HE FOOD (1 HOC 'ICRS
Jlememher Our Specialties
Jird lithium- Canned Goods
THEY ARE THE BEST QUALITY
Yt i It ima Flour
MAKES WHITE, LIGHT BREAD
Fcrndule, Jitttter
NONE BETTER
Depen da hi e Cofee
ALWAYS THE BEST
1'tt re Food Groceries
ABSOLUTELY FRESH
We will appreciate any part of your hustness.
Plume SO and we will del iter the goods promptly
Muckle Grocery Co.
if voir navr tp.ide with us wf both lose moxey
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FOR PORTLAND DAILV
6TEAMER
LhvmHI. Helens 8.00 A. M.
Arrive t Portlnn.i 10::i0f A. M.
Leave Portland hi 2:30 H. M
Arrives fct. Hdoni at S JO P. M
Boys and girls, a watch for you.
You can earn it by helping us one
Saturday afternoon. Send postal
today to National Housekeepers
Federation, Suit 90 1313 Carmen
Ave., Chicago, 111.
-yOTIGE-
White Wyandotte Cockerels and
Barred Plymouth Rocks of all
kinds
FOR SALE
My Rocks have no black feathers.
Write Quick to
T. BROWN
Yankton - Oregon
Sec'y of County Fair Ass'n
You furnish the wifc-We furnish the home
Come in all ye newly treds and see our new
and eomdee stock of House Furnishings
and let as quote you prices on a complete
out Jit. We know we can sure yon money,
nod you trill .-now if aso when you com
pare on r prices trith those of Portland or
elsewhere. Christmas safes were good and
thinned out our stork considerable in some
lines hut more are ordered and will soon
take their daces.
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Professional Cards
CCMFLETE KZITSE FURNISHERS
UNDERTAKERS EMEALMERS
Patronize the Mist Advertisers
4 t i PHI V M THORP W"
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DR. L. GILBERT ROSS
PHYSICIAN i SURGEON
Offim Rank R1g.
Both Phonea
?t. Helens
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same thinjr and it will lie a Rood haulinjr log from their camp to the l. p. Wygle "
thinjf for U8 all if the subscribers the boom, has accepted the position) Mrs. Bertha Wilson "
will pay up. Not only is this of superintendent for said company j Letters unclaimed by January 18,
necessary as to bona fide sub- and took charge of their camp last (Wi be sent to the Dead-Letter office,
scribers, but we need the money Thursday. i M. C. Cray. P. M.
and must call your attention to The following officers were e lected
it. Look up your receipts and if l,y Urnptat Tribe No. 24, Improved
you are in arrears send us your Order of Relmen, for th; ensuing
check or call into the office md year nt Gobi.., Ore.;
let us give you a receipt for a Saiv :n. J. V. l'atrick; Senior
year in advance. Sagamore, C. Starns; Junior Saga-
more, J. Neusbaurner; Prophet, J.
Considerable discussion is bring T; M'') att
had just now concerning the - M.n.ster; (elector of VSam-
salaries of the various officers of P. K M. Mckmister; Keeper of
Co'umbia County. Thesalary of Wampum. u Fowler,
each officer is the same now as Officers elected for Coble Grange
it was years ago and the work No. :'., were: Master. J. M.
Tho Llndsnv: Overseer. Mrs. Annie
DR EDWIN ROSS
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
St. Helens
Oregon
F. M. THORP If
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The ;
January
Interest ,
highest salaries paid are to the Lindsay; Chaplain. Lawrence Archi
Clerk and Sheriff. $1100 per ". t, Mrs. M. Link; Secre
year. The Treasurer, handling t. .-. Mr.(. Link: Steward. John
hundmlsof thousands of dollars l'atrick: Treasurer. J. W. Arnr
of taxes receives $(XK) per year, strong; L. A. Steward. Mrs. J. .
The Assessor tft'ts $12oo. The Armstrong; Cate Kooikt. J. W.
School Superintendent $loO. To ' l'atrick: Ct ries. Mrs. J. Truman;
any person who will stop and , Nom.-na. Mrs. C. Link; Mora. Mrs.
consider for a few minutes it will H. M. Fowler,
readily be apparent that there is j -
not a single one of the salaries ) SCAPPOOSb
mentioned alxwc but that should J
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tie ratseu very conMuuraiMj. i. r, f (. ,
legislature wouhl bo tlioroiiRbly .. .. ' ..i
. . . , . , i . Meltz lias casi a miikiow im i
ju-titied in tloing so and the ma- in.M-n
. . , , . . . ... , , here where he was so well known.
jonty of the nght thmk.ng tax- ,
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payers oi u.e coumy wmuu muv , ,
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nu imjei iioi d. .
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T. S. WHITE
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
LICENSED EMBALM EB
Houlton
Oregon
5 CENTRAL MARKET E
Fresh and Cured Meats
Fish and Poultry, Produce
Your Order Solicited Good Price Full Weight
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VON A. GRAY
All
Watchmaker and Jeweler.
Work Guaranteed.
DR. ALFRED J. PEEL
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON
h"11 Helens
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has gone into our hooks. j
II V reo u est depositorsut
our Savings Department
to firing in their pass-
hooks tit their earliest
eonrenience, in order
that ire may enter thcir
interest therein.
DR. H. R. CLIFF
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
I'huoe Main 433; A l-'M: Re. E. 4657
""VaViLi?"1"" Portland. Or.
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It is now understood that at lea-tt
or.e-half of the properly owners
Mers. Watts and Price hav
closed a contract with the North- Q
Columbia County Bank!
OLDEST IN THE COUNTY !
ST. HELENS, OREGON
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GEORGE H. SH1NN
A TTORN EY-A T LA W
St. Helens - Oregon
Allen, Felton & Quick
REAL ESTATE DEALERS
INVESTMENTS. CENTALS. INSURANCE. COLLECTIONS. LOANS,
LAND TITIES. APPRAISEMENTS. ADMINISTRATOR. GUARDIAN.
FISCAL AGENT. CONVEYANCE. EXECUTOP. INFORMATION
AND EMPLOYMENT
ST. HELENS . OREGON
A WELL FILLED BASKET
M. E. MILLER
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW
St. Helens - Oregon
Last fall there was a move
ment started in St. Helens to or
ganize a live Commercial Club
and prect a building, and for this
purpose" several thousand dollars
were subscribed. Since that time
nothing has been heard of it.
Inquiry among some of the men
handling the matter reveals the
fact that the work w ill be taken
up again soon and that they have
every assurance of finishing the
project during the spring months.
This is a matter that shouud be
encouraged by every person in
terested in the welfare of growth
of the city. The plan as adopted
and explained through the col
umns of the Mist is one which
will insure the people who iurnisii
the money a good investment to
themselves directly as well as a
great indirect benefit to everyone
in the city. It is gratifying to
know that the work will be taken
up again soon and pushed to com
pletion. The County Court at its meet
ing this week passed upon the
meaning of a bona fide subscriber
to a newspaper and defined such
as being a person who subscribed
for the paper for not less than
one year and who is not more
than one year in arrears for the
naper. Under the circum
stances we are goinR to ask all
' ' ' " who arejn sue standing
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. , i wi st nor i urn i w oi i omuim
along Columbia street have ugu-eil 1 3 .
... , i-i which insures the running of the
to t in hard surface paving which wm,n "ul1
... i t mil and the cutting of the timber
has been talked about and some of
them confidently believe that other near by. This will be a material
owners Willi also agree before long 'help to the business here,
so that the work can be done this The annual meeting of the stock
summer. A suggestion has Ix-cn holder of the Farmers State Hank
made that the city and road district 'was held on Tuesday. The year
join in tho purchase of a machine . do.-ed show ing a good earning with
for thia kind or work and it can If the balance on the right suie. i nc
used on the streets and roiuls. It same board of directors were re-
isonlva matter of a short time 'elected, they in turn electing the
until the roads leading into this city same ofhoers as last year, the
will be hard surfaced as well as a , business will continue as in the past.
number of streets and the people i
who are talkinir about the
are of the opinion that it would be
St. Helens Transfer Co. g
fhon. IS
General Transfer and Drayage
Dealer in
Brick, Cement, Feed, Sand and
Shingles
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Agents for
.STUDEBAKER
Wagon1' ami
Vehicles
of fine Groceries a 4 nice gift lo a
poof family tfwie nipping winter
ti?. Bui even for your own family
you cannot f II the basket better than
v.ith seme of our fresh choke Gro
cer f-s We believe in the pure food
Lws. and insist ihat every article we
buv io sell again shall be of tfie pur
est ir.d best We solicit a trial of
cur f:e!lent New Season Teas and
Ccffces. which have a repution
veend I o none among t h e test
j' oV'S of qualify.
SC. H. JOHN & COMPANY S
I" in jgOBEL iLli
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All W rk Guaranteed. Estimates Furnished.
R. CONSTANTIN
an excellent time to make the start
now. With the foundation now laid
on Columbia street it ,is estimated
bv men who claim to know that a
hard surface could be laid for less
than $1.00 a yard.
REUBEN
Gorman Williams of Terre Haute.
Indiana, is visiting his sister. Mrs.
I). A shor.
I). Asherwas in Portland the first
of the week looking for a team of
horses.
(1. W. Jordan was in Rainier
Monday having some dental work
lone.
The heavy rain last week caused
a few land slides in the county
roads in this district, but they have
been removed so that the roads arc
passable again.
Ira I Wlthrow, who for tho last
five year has been engineer on the
Columbia Timber company' train,
i i nc coming oi toe lun-i io ,
matter , . , . .,. tl... .liiiicultien of the !
Ihl.l ll'lin ..-
rural carrier, who thought he had
enough before, with the condition
of the roads over the mountain. j
H. K, Noblock has assumed the
position of station agent here. I
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Supt. Kalston informs up that all '
of the applications for teachers cer
tificates from this school have passed
the examination. They are Herman
Miller, Norman Miller. Vergil
Slevenn, Alio Kamsey and Marie
Novak. These young people may
w. il be ".ratified with tho results.
Barn Oppotit. School Houaa
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
.A.uLAAtiAL.aAi.isL.
St. Helens Mill Co.
Electric Lighting
(Saves Your Eyes)
Steam Heating
(Prolongs Your Lives)
letters unclaimoii in the St. Hel
en. Ore. Tost office for the week end, '
January 4. l'.l- i J
Mrs. Anna L. Anderson, package j
Joe I'rown 1 letter '
Charlie Chatcheson " i
Winslow Iawson ' I
Fred Olin I -A
Went Rowe " I 4
Lath
Wood Lumber
St. Helens
riun-.bii'f: and Healing
Sheet Metal Work
-ca3o-too-,
Oregon
Keening Uo With the Times
St. JHekrss ).aa QroWn to b: gu!ie a City. Our Store Has
Grow'n ir Frcportior
WE HAVE MOVED INTO Ol'U NEW QUARTERS AND
HAVE A LAlUiE STOCK OF
DRY GOODS CLOTHING HOOTS & SHOES
LADIES and GENTS FURNISHINGS
CHILDREN'S CLOTHING OF ALL KINDS
AS TO TRICE-, WF. INVITE COMPARISON
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CKOUSK & KETEL
I ! .e Cr- kJ S: -T in I bUn BuiM-nj on Ci kirobla S . next io
S.. i-icetu H.'hL and are j:rer"J ' do buildin lin.
lb t ' Rtaronablr Pif Pln Emipmih Furnimrd
r Jk. chouse MH " ' ' B W.KIT EL
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