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THE COLUMBIAN. St. Helen, Columbia Co., Or. FBIDAY, MARCH 2, 1SS3- SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 1 year, in adacce 2 00 '6 months " 1 00 3 month " . 30 ADVERTISING RATES: 'One square (10 lines) first insertion. $2 Oct Each subsequent insertion 1 00 E. Cr. ADAMS. Editor & Proprietor, tETTEU FRO.II CALIFOKXIA. Hanford, Cal. Fob. 12, 1883. Maj. AoxMS-Denr Sir: AVe are again disappointed, the weather here this win ter h&s proven itself tickle to our entire satisfaction, in fact as u disappointment Xhts an eminent success. This after iiooTi for the thirteenth time, has it mtorted, stormed, torn up the ground for fioura at a fime and just when everv one had settled the matter in his own mind that we were going to have a pour, the wind would whip around into the north in a trice, clear away the clouds and the heavens would be bright, clear and look as innocent as though the earth never had need of rain, and all the weather prophets were ready to exclaim, " I told you so." Well, Ik; that as it may, here in Mussel Slough and over rriost of Cal. wc have one settled fact, that is, the earth is dry, very dry, so much so that no amount of raia will make a full crop this season, and that blessing is very im probable. The winter here has been very long, cold and dry, nothing is grow ing at all, almost evjry night, it varies from a heavy frost to a hard freeze, in the day-time it is mostly pleasant. The Columbian strll comes to us a welcome messenger. It is always freight ed with "news of oi?r friends, and they are tli3 ones of whom we nio like to read. It is always sought for with ea gerness by all the family. It was with peculiar feelings that the writer read in your last paper received the uath of that man with a big heart and ir'.n frame, John Gum, for it brought vivid ly to mind a little episode, which was enacted in the streets of St. Helen, in the days by gone, of which only two men living, perhaps, beside myseliwere spec tators J M. Joy and C. G. Caples. For some fancied insult John Gum had 8 worn in hi wrath that he would chas tise the writer within an inch of his life, of this threat the writer heard and was prepared to defend himself,- and one day when qu!etly passing along the street from the court-house to the Taylor House alone, when John Gum, from the direction of Wra. Meeker's residence es pied him, and with a muttered threat threw down his load and gave chase. How his ponderous feet thundered on the hard ground as he came on, boiling over with rage, with the writer how calm, how "determined; yet amid all the varied emotions of my breast one feeling arose above all others with such force that the exclamation escxped my lips "John Gum I pity 'Ou." I was fully prepared for the emergency. I fully not ed his advance without ever turning my head and calculated that he would over take me about the time I should reach the sidewalk at the Taylor House, that he would strike at me as soon as near enough I' did not question, but I intend ed to try and evade the force of the blow and then shoot him to the very death, there was no one to interfere. But just as I was expecting him to strike, for now I could see his long shad ow on the ground, lie suddenly stopped, turned on his heel without saying a word, and resumed his iournev while I quietly pursued my way. What came over hi in that he should so suddenly change his mind and tactics with me is only a matter of conjecture. My feel ings afterward were strange, unutterable. The thought that f had so nearly ben the means of cutting short the life of a human being was painful to me, and now upon reading thai nature had in her own way performed the task that had so nearly been mine, brings that scene vividly to my mind. May his soul rest in peace ! Mist, but to us it was in some respects very dry, not just the kind of mist that we most desire, but none the less accept able for we are just now in a condition to accept mists in any maiiner, in this respect we don't stand on ceremony. Come again welcome Mist, but can't you be a little more moist just now The two subjects that interest us just now above all other.- are rain and irriga tion ; these are bring -discussed in all their bearings, while a portion of our people are trying' to invent some mode of briuginir moisture from the clouds Sy the explosion of dynamite in their nidst. Others are with great earnestness dis cussing riparian rights. The more agi tation the greater the. obscurity, for but few know just what their rights are. What the result may bo none can tell. Yours trnlv, R M. Watt From "The Times.' Editor of Times: The veterinary de partment in your valuable paper is al ways read by one with great interest, and I value the information received from it a hu ltd red fold more than the small amount paid for the paper. One year ago you published a letter from I)r John Bates, relating the wonderful suc cess he had had in curing spavins and and splints with Kendall'3 Spavin Cure,, and his illusion to using it now in hi.! practice for several human ailments on account of the success he has always had with it. The above statements from so prominent a physician gae me gieat faith in its efficacy, and as I had been afflicted for years with rheumatism and hip-joint lameness so bad I could hardly walk at times. I procured a bottle and as it has completely cured me, .wish to proclaim it to the world, as the most wonderful discovery eer mad for the benefit of afflicted men as well as for the poor horse, for which jit was tirst used. As this remedy must be of incal culable value to the world,! I write this letter to express my thankfulness to you for ever mentioning it in your columns, and to ask another favor in beh-alf of mv fellow men who are afflicted in bodv that you continue to rAake known to the world, the &reat value of Kendall's Spavin Cr f ir loth mm as well as Wast Respectfully yours, Aknoi.i) Parker. Rochester, N. Y.. Sent. 1st, 1 SSI. The K a lam a Uraxch. J. P. Mont jromerv it Co., contractors for the rail road work to Kalama, are making every preparation to begin work within ten days. The bridge work will be in charge of Lee Hoffman, the grading under John De Courcv, aud the system of accounts has been placed in the hands of E. W. in"harr So exorbitant rave lvri the demands of mill owners for lumber that the contractors have decided to build, a sawmill near Cathlamct and cut then own, timber. There will be no difficulty in securing all the unskilled labor want oil.. Oreonian. j Oregon State Normal School. This School was established at Mon mouth, Polk Co., by the last, session of the Legislature for the purpose of sup plying better teachers for the public Schools of the State. The ; Faculty eon- sists of six professors and teachers and the enrollment of students is over 100 already. Teachers and those aiming to teach should send for circulars. Address D. T. Stan ley, President. Received The Tomahawk, an illustra ted paper in Washington, D. C. It con tains splendid portraits of President Arthur and Hon. J. If. Mitchell aud biographical notices of each, and part of a speech of Ex Senator Mitchell on the Chinese question which is able and elo quent, and which stamps him as a true friend of the masses. I Valuable Information for every one who plants a single seed such as could not be obtained from any twenty agri cultural text books is to he found free in P. M. Ferry & Co's Seed Annual for 1883, which is mailed to any one send ing his name and address to D. M. 'Fer ry & Co., Detroit, Mich. ; The Ladies' Fhral Cabinet offers a sample copy to all our readers for six cents, if they mention the Columbian, and a free sample copy to : any old sub-, scriber of other years. This is an excel lent magazine for ladies. It is published at 22 Vesey Street, New York. Terms $1.25 per year. i In D. W. Pbextice & Co.'d Musical Journal for February you! will find for music "In Ier Alpenhutte,( In The Alpine Hut,) and 14 Close to the Thresh old," Song and Chorus. All tor ten cts. 73 cts. per year, published; at 107 First Street, Portland, Oregon. In the vacant lot opposite T. C. Watts dwelling the photograph artists Hof stcater it Co. have pitched their tents and are making tin-types by the hun dred. They seem to have good success, for they increase in business, and still they tome. Farmers and others desiring a genteel lucrative agency business, by which $5 to $20 a day can bo earned, send ad dress at once, on postal, to II. C. Wilk inson & Co., 193 and 107 Fulton Streot New York. Mrs. Partheua Smith t-'ho is school ing her children at Forest Grove wants to sell her ranch down the Columbia for i $000. We nhonld think it r ha renin. The flings of the mist all recoil on it self. Jt will be a cold day when the editor of the mist or any of his cronies tar and feather any 44 old" man in this community or any other community. I lis item is a fabrication of his own brain like his immense subscription list, Ife forgets how he applied a mostoppro prioUs epithet to one of the purest and best women that ever dignilied the soil of Columbia County by walking upon it. He forgets how the leading ladies of Vancouver felt like giving him a coat, of tar and feathers for leaving his wife and tender babe to be supported by working in the kitchens of Mrs. (japtain Troup and Sheriff Durgin. It does not appear he contributed much to their support, or they -?oukl not hae been driven to such hard alternatives of drudgery. He might have sent them for all ve know a chromo. It shows conclusively how big the set that light us is by putting such a ligure-head as Glendye on their shield. Perhaps they think he will get whipped out anyway, and it will be no consequence, as he is like the miser's liberality, nothing to nobody. He tells a-bont 41 hoodlnm ero nies." We wonder what class he belongs to, or where is the hoodlum would feel honored by his acquaintance. He inti mates he is yonnj, perhaps lie docs this hoping to be able to impart some love soft-sodder to Birdie Darling. Where is the dye he so plentiously uses, he has to append it even to his name? We think he had better itp and grow up or blow up with the country. Wonder whether he is old enough to wean. The Albina Herald twits us about mortgages ifce. Arc. Some people have nothing to mortgage except their soul to the devil, and we don't think the edi tor of the Albina .raid has anything but a gizzard. Nobody his a lien on his press, he has got his press to get. We think he had better have his paper published in New York and sent out ir a condensed form, and then weaken it down with mist. He should swallow a dictionary, or Charley Muckle's primer. He spells St Helen with a double "11.' We suppose he would spell " God" with a little "g." He is the boss spellist, He has a sharp eye to correct proof. He says we live in a Frog-pond. If we do why should we be scared at a tadpole ? He publishes " What he knows" in not quite a column. We think that is spreading it out too thin. We think a very short paragraph would contain it all. Our buggy troubles him, belter be buggy than lousy. We think he resem bles Gambetta or rather Old Betty. He had better go around and stick his nose in everybody's private business, as he did in that fellow's tli.V, tore the seat of his pant jumping over a fence in Albi na, LOCAL HEWS. Since the R. R. boom every erne who is fortunate enough to own land in Co lumbia County i5 desirous of knowing its exact location and boundaries aud value. J. W. Campbell is kept busy surveying and appraising land. Every one is determined to make the most possible out of his possessions. Columbia County is the place to invest. Thousands of acres of vacant land s.ill remain. Capt. Lemont lias bonded 40 acres to a new company, who will -establish a sawmill and sash and door factory. Hez. Caples lias also bonded an acre or two to the same company in the. south part of Columbia City joining the 40 acres of Capt. Lomont's claim. Mr. J. M. Ives is one of our best men. He is the same old true-heaied man of former years, true to his friends and his country. Generous, industrious, and possessing all the business qualifications of a first class man. May his fame nev er diminish. J. A. Alexander went on a hunt over to his father's on Sa'inon Creek lately and killed 03 clacks, 32 swan, two deer, and one bear. He brought back a big load. He made Mrs. Adams a present of a splendid swan's wing. A Mrs. Lowe, and her daughter, a beautiful i;irl, are visiting at Mr. Con yers. She yas one of the victims of the .small. pox at Westport about two years since. Her father died at that time. Mrs. Perry informs us Frank Tomp kins is the happy father of a bouncing girl, and that the little daughter of Or ville Garrison lived but a shcrt time af ter its birth. J t rose from Earth to Heaven a- etar, And brightly shines although afar. It too rare, too pure a geni ' To grac; aught save God's diadem. Mr. J. It. Frierson was in town Mon day. He lias proved up on his home stead, and wants to sell it for a thousand dollars. It is fine land and well worth the money. He has done much work on it. The title is perfect, and soon there will be a godd road to Rainier, which will make it convenient of ingress and egress Mr. Frierson had the pick of chums in that locality, and secured one of the best. Som of the -. Clatskin ians are trying to skin him, but hrf has his hide on yet, and has many good' friends there and elsewhere who will not go back on an old soldier. Received a call on Friday last from ?itdge Pope. He is building a house in Portland, and will soon remove then He is a man of Stirling worth, twenty years Judge of Columbia County He has always been a very benevolent to those in staightened circumstances. He has been a tru'e friend to tfs when we nettled friends. We trust he vfflr live to a great age. He has two fplehdid sons, worthy of so noble a sire. They had a fine dane at John Lam- berson's, Washington's Birthday Eve. There were present Harry West, Ed. Gore, Dixie H. Clement, Dan Balch, James Mclvay, tho Leonards, the Bon sers, the Da vises, the Beavers, Pres. Walker. Daniel Slavein, Cliflbrd Shat- tuck, and May Ilenrici and others. S. G. Stingly furnished excellent music The supper was superb and everything passed off with great eclat. Mr. J. L. Clough was lately in. town. He has sold his farm on the Cowlitz riv er and will start a shoemaker's shop in Freeport. He was formerly a resident of St. Helen, and in the hotel business with Woodward, S. A. Miles' brotltcr-in-hw. He is on a visit to his old friend. S. A. Miles. He has two sons, editors and proprietor.-, of papers i i Nebraska. In the atlair of, John Gum it seems hard to accuse S. A. Miles7 of sclflshneps when John Gum's tirst it lea was to leave his property to S. A. Miles' children, and it was changed to the school-children of St. Helen and Columbia City districts at S. A Miles1 suggestion. The mist in sent to various parties whether they order it or not. This pouring cold misr. down the people's throat must cause a general pneumonia and ought to be stopped by special act, or graveyard lots will soon boom instead of town lots. They are trying to whitewash Glen dye into a Republican in town. It is too thin ! He alway ran on the Dem ocratic ticket but never got elected, I even when he shouted for Grant, be-' twecn drink?. j The Soul-sleepers are all selling out on the Ciatskanie and intend to move to their new Jerusalem near McMinnville. We have not heard whether their New Jerusalem has been laid oil" in lots yet. m The heirs of Kinsey Caples have sold their claim on the opposite side of the Columbia. The Caruthers boys are of fering their ranch for sale, a most valu able one, and likely to bring a big price. Last Friday we met Frank Foster and hi: beautiful bride and Charles Smith. They had been to tho dancu at S wager's on the eve the 22d of February. They made a call on Mrs. Hilleary. Mrs. Benham has returned home. She wan very sick at Astoria and had to have a physician. She was at Mrs. Cynthia Ferchen's wllen taken danger ously ill. We understand the photograph artists ill town have taken a view of the Mc Bride mansion. This arid its belongings Dr. Stewart has bought for 81200. The mist will go by tho board, it is like a calf that can't get the teat. Poor mist, you will be niuckle missed, to use a Scotch expression.. The Sewing Society is requested ton meet at the residence df Mrs. Moore on Wednesday, from 2 to 4 o'clock r. M. Mrs. Adams will furnish the work. The Albina erald gets in an extra h'l in St. Helen like an Englishman. If it runs against Major Adams it will think it has struck that extra h'l. Tom Welles, the architect and Super intendent of Blakesley's new hotel shows that ho knows his business, and is capa ble of erecting the tinest houses. Mr. Macoon has been up to prove up on his land. Ho says the Fishhawkers would have many portraits taken if an artist would visit that locality. 2Mon.ey to loan on real estate security by F. A Mooro Esq., St. Helen, Oregon NEWS DROPS. Hay and potatoes are scarce articles. Mrs. Giltner is visiting at Oregon ity. j F. II. Hughes is busy making ox yokes. ! Mr. H. Ellis will soon remove to Har- risburg. ; ! ! Received a call from Mr. Dolman last Friday. j ' Mr. Peter Lousignant, was in town on Wednesxlayj A big Scow came down Saturday for some more brush. Aaron Broyles has been offered $75 per acre for hi ranch. i J. Harris is at work on VanBebber's house in Columbia City. Mrs. Benham, since her return re turn remains quite feeole. The water istoo low for Mr. Godkin's manufactory on Milton Creek. J. S. Davenport has secured the servi ces of r splendid Chinese cook. Mrs. Giltner will soon visit her sister Mrs. Governor Woods at San Jose. Mrs. McNally and Miss McCoy have excellent health on the Clatskanif. i Enoch Shintaffer has purchased a splendid pair of bays of Josiah Fullerton. Next Sunday Kev. Mr. Reese is ex pected to preach here and at Scappoose. Glendye is leaking mist and the Muck les slab-sided laud back of their mill. Hon. Dean Blanchard was lately at St. Helen with his steamboat, the Jane West. j Capt. LemOrrt is to be quite a character in Mrs. Victor's history of the Pacific Coast. Marion E. Butler and wife left Mon day for Bickleton. Francis Miles left with them, j. ! S. U. Butts! wants to sell his house and lots in Col umbra City for two their- sand dollars. I i C. G. Caples has sold three lots, on to a man on the Cowlitz and two to John Waud. Had a letter, from Mike Dunnegan. He reports everything prosperous at To ledo, W. T. ! If the mugginses blow much more a bout the mist they will blow it deal out of sight- j Mr. Met F. Hazen, our new Assessor will assume the duties of his office the 1st. of March, j Kendal Blakesley has had a photo graph taken of himself and horse to tend to his grandpa.; All should improve the time to- get tine pictures as Hofsteater ik Co. are tirst-class artists. J. W. Campbell almost always gives us his daily Oregonian. Thus we have three daily papers. Mr. Dillard had some good skating the other day on the Church hill pond and the bridge pond. Mr. Caudle surveyed out the laml for the new sawmill and door and sash fac tory at Columbia City. Three or four persons were at B-royles' ford of Milton Creek shoving los iiito the water Tuesday eve. On the road to Scappoose a little bridge has washed ouc quite dangeaous to travelers after dark. Met Moses Webb on Wednesdiv. He is residing on G. W. Maxwell's place opposite; Columbia City. All those interested in having a Sun day School are requested to meet at the Church next Sunday at 3 r. m., Mrs. Flora Calhoun was in in-r:'n last week. She makes a line looking woman. She looks well, aud looks good too. lSverything has its use, and the mist hackers will have their photographs ta ken to wean calves and mules with. Saturday a scow came down for the Belgian blocks, a sufticiency of which hal been got out to till the contract. Harvey Alexander lately sold a claim of 120 acres near Marble's mill for SH OO. He bought it a year before for $300. lloceived a call on Wednea lay from Nelly, and Arthur Moor; and Kendal Blakesley. ' Miss Xellic rode out horse back. Dr. Giltner is in St. Helen on a visit. The iirst time wo ever saw Dr. (.Jilt ner was the day after the Gettysburg battle. - Mr. Benson's family are stopping at Mr. Drew's in town The Rmson child has recovered, but Mrs. Searle is taken down sick. j; n Mr. Asa Richardson ha? sold out all his wild hay, I juid is unable to haul his timothy to the, river on account of the bad roads. i j Received a call last week from Char lie Slu vena and M. K. Espey. Charlie is one of our likeliest yotfng men, and very fine looking. Mr. Peel who has charge of those st ting the stakes for the N. P. R. R. track has 35 men under his control. He appears like a fine gentleman. Mr. G'endye'a eye like little' augers Took in the birthday dance at Swager'u, Ana when the people ate their lunche-. Hia evee ther turnH to little punches. K mm M ill i & CO- olograph Artists, Prices Reasonable, Tent opposite T. C. Watta' Ito-Mmce. o tt ... .... Onrnnw or. iit.Lt-., " r - Yl':H V. , . . . . T r. w,- n all n .r.iw.i.tn r ...... tomersof lantvear without oritoiloir it Itcontaliu bout 176 iMt", boo iJliiHtrutiou. priof. accural. dcBcriptloiiH Mid valuable direction for planting1 J'ltXl verieUes of Vrtfetabio and Flower Heeds. Plants, Fruit Trees, etc Invaluable to ea; Lilly to Market Oardenrs. Send for It ! D. M.FERRY fit CO Detroit Mio ST. in:bKX HAND OF HOPE Under the Sujicrintt'iitU-nc-y of .Mm Kimna Moore. Aa distant JSupninli-iifh-ut, .Mm. Maiy (ieorge; Chaplain, Mrs. Julia btewait; Secretary, Mrs. ti . ... I.' t I... 'P....o .- J. . . . t. 11 - mt Nellie Mo.re. All of Evtrrctn Luile. The lau I of Hope meetij every h'a'u -day at 3 P. M iu the Chinch. Visitors are aiwaya welcome. mm KENDALL'S .SPAVIN CUREf, Thk most svccrssrri. IIkmedt ever ti.covreif as it is certain in its efftcs and does not blister UK AD PKOOl-' LELOVV. SAVED illi.l 1,800 DOLLARS. Adams, N. Y Jan. 20, 1832. Dn. P. J. Ki xhali. &- Co., (JentB: Havine used a good dtal of your Kendal' spavin Curo with irreat pucctM. I thought J Would let vou Lnow what it has done for ine. Two veara nco 1 had sneeciv a cIt ar war ever raised in Jef feison CMmiy. W hen I was breaking him, ho kio (l r.r th cross bar and crot faxt and tore one of bis hiud leg all to piece. I employed, the I est farriers, but thy all said he wa spoiled Me had a very large thorough-pin, and 1 uaei two bottles of your Kendall' Spavine Cure, amf it took 'he buneh nt rily off, and he sold after wards for 1SCU (dollars). I have used it for bone s;iavi'is an I win 1 g.tlls, an t it has always cured completely lsd left the leg smooth. It i a splendid medicine foT rheumatism. I have recommended it to a good many, and they all tuy it does the work, i was in ithering tou & KneflanTs drug store, in Ad.tms, the oth rr day and saw a very Hue picture you seiitthem. I tri-d to buy it, lut could not; they baid if I would write to you that you would nend me one. I wish you would, and I will do yotrall the good I can. Very respectfully, K. S. LtmaX. KEf! BALL'S SPAVIN CURE. OTVJ TTTTTVT A U TT.TGTT Vevay, Ind., Aug. 12th. 18S1. - Dr. T. J. Kknpali. ,t Co.. (ients:- .Sample of circulars received today. I'lease send me soma with my imprint, printed on one side only. The Kendall' Spavin Cure is in exelknt demand', with us, and net only for animals, but for hu man ailments abo. Mr. Jo. Yorin, one of the eadjng farmers i?i our ova-ty. sprained an ank le badly, and know ing the value of Ihertan'dy for horses, tiied it on himself, and ittli I far bet. tor th- n he had expected. Cured the sprain iu very short order. Yours respect full v. C. O. Thikband. Price per bottle, or fi bottles f..r All drrggifts have it or can get it fop you. or it will be smt to any address ou receipt of price by th proprietors, I);:. U. .1. Ke.vd.vll & Co., Knos burgh Kails, Vt. St m I for I II unrated circular.. fc OLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. u"nUfS co.ninuo to IlLui3 actasBC-icitorsior --.trfiYi- -,aten ta, cavca ta. u itiiuuiio no, jj 'at wfcv.t tvi the United States, and to obtaiupaW cuts in Canada, England, France Germany, and all other countries. Thirty-! x years practice. Ha chargo for examination of mouola or draw ings. Adrico by mail free. rinta obtained through na aro noticed la the SCIENTIFIC AMEKICAN, which lias tho largest circulation, rnd ia tho most influ ential newspaper ofitw kind published in tho world. Tho advantngeaof fcucUanotico rory patentee underptands. This largo and BplendidlT illustrated nerrs paper ispublished WEEkLY at 1 3.20 a roar, and is admitted to bo tho best paper dovotoa to sci ence, mechanics, inventions, engineering works, and other departments of industrial progress, published in anr country. Singh copies by mail, 10 cents "Sold by all news dealers. Address, 5Iunn tc, Co., publishers of Scian tifio American, 261 1'roadwav, New York. Handbook, about patents mailod froo. -rsroTicB. U. S. Lano Ornc at Ouegon City, Oreoo. 1'ebruarv 17. Cmnlaint having been rnterd at this OfEce by. Henry W. Winch against (Jeorge Oittimm for abandoning his Homestead Kntrv No. 4310, date-. I Dec. 2S, 1SS0, upon the a. w. J Section 2, Township;! N. liange w, iu Multnomah Coun ty, Ure-ron with a view t' the cancellation of said entry; the said parties are hereby summoned to appear at this Oitict; on the 3d. day of April 1SS3, at 10 o'clock A. M., to respond ami fur nish testimony cocerniujf aid alleged abandon meut.. f L. T. DA KIN, Register. u.?n29f23 Notice. In the County Court of the State of Oregon foT Colum! ia County. In the Matter of the Estate of I John Gum, Deceased. J Notice U hereby given that the undersigned has been appoiuted Executor of the Estate of John ( Juui deceased by the said Court. - All persons having claim against the said tate must present the same accompanied with the proper vouchers within six months from tha date hereof to me. S. A. MILES Executor of said Eatatw, ST. JfEtKVH, Ob90N February 19. lga, n3n-.f23 ' 1-1 J M
