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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1905)
The Columbia Register. ntvrvl -rrt-rla" matter April I I hr mt tiflinr al Itowllon. Orvtvn,ttk-t the Art it lonpm 4 Marrk -itki ncn svkt rittrv It. H. MITIMKI.L. Kdltr. MulM-riptlon price ll.M per year la adTane. AdrrrtMitf rar rroraM. Tl.e- RsinkT UawU was this k Uvl in iIn hands of J. H. Poan a rwriwr. Tlie jul-v try to j ut tl rrr or sln. 4 A knolix ivitui uiven totli Mr. and Mrs, Faald wtnt to Port land TuJay to attend th funeral of Mr. Fy' nit, Mi; OoMI 1-rv n. Has sotus larsw-beartpJ. piano firm r-rwentvJ. Rainier with th piano uksI at tli conevrt in K. l hall on the ?Q ult? Rev. TaFrt aa calleJ to Portland to comltn-t th funeral scrvlc of an old frirnd Sunday. Mr. Tafljart ao onianirl him. lioo. AN Laughlin. from F.lmo, Minn., viitl Monday with Ma friends, II. YivlAn and hit niev, Miss Grace Yogvlsang, in Rainier. Th May party Saturdey ewning at U i- iitinrv in tliciiKPf Tl. KrntmiK.P. hall w a great sucres, as l.tm.VrrtmpnT and Wilwn rrotlurs ewyuung our nainur iauua uiunr-o-r soo.e timber that has Uvn lo-vd ! tke. The prwcwU werv , clear. (.iarnft Jacksun, Wet Williams and ox off. Ulve to do all you can In thf way ( MvMing in nuKlntf ko I rod.ndj In lu.hieinz a vUitor tu thf In ralr to wttkf ii) O'luuthU county. Two gd rvsulut ln. rail spevial attention to our Kainivr news this wek. Our ityular! tvrrwpoudvnt has furnislird a nice lot of Items, and nearlv a column of our Rainier news came from tl.e pen of T. J. Murphy. At time ot noinn to prees the grand , Ed l?rouh, went to CUukani Sunday io pljy with the St. Helens team, in the game between the fcU Helens and date knie. Georgia Silva was the only young lady, as far as we can learn, who went from Rainier to ClaUkatiie to w:tnee the St. llclens-Clatskanie ball gauie last Sunday. Karl Alford was hurt quite badly by being crushed between the end of the coupling pole ot a wagon and the rail ing ot the v ridge. At hut reports he was jury was still in session. Just what' oVing nicely. will he the outcome of their labors is known to no one hut iheiutelrvs. They are honorable and will do their duty with fear or favor. The 33J annual session of The Ore gon State Grange will be held in Forest G.-ove, May 13, and continuing tour days. Mrs. Anna Copeland, of Houl ton, has been appointel on two com mitteef, Good ot the Order and Wo man's Work. J. W. Armstrong was appointed chairman of Committee on Laws and has a place on Go4 Roads ronimittee. I. H. Copeland is chair man of Education Committee and a member of Committee on Agricultural College. J. W. Day appeared before the county court last week and asked that body to provide an automobile for the use ot the public health officer, and suggested tiiat if all the residue of the taxes had been already grafted, that the rovk crusher le turned over as part pay on the auto. We did not learn whether Joe got his request, but he ought to, as the auto could le used ly the court when they ought to visit the different portions of the county. Then that auto is no more of a grift than i several other matters that have been allowed by tlie court. i3 14 A lady of Rainier writes as follows: "Mr. Mitchell Maybe this is old, but here are a few facts and give this town a jo!t they need it. Saturday evening it was dark, very dark, and no street lights except in front of the four saloons and five different people fell off the sidewalks, Mrs. . Pomeroy breaking her collar bone besides badly braising and shaken, op. Thefe all happened be tween 11 and 11 :C0 p. in., at various places. Mrs. Pomeroy fell from the hid) walk going toward tl.e church, op piiu? my hoij?e you know the railing ii" M.ort tin re." f V 4 M 1 cjt. t y Si Vai Ya,i ' I RAI5IER DEPARTME5T. ft W. C. Fisher is in Portland this week. Oliver Sims is carjenlering at L. Swett's. 3Irs. Birdie Mclntyre, of Portland, is visiting in Rainier. Miss Ester Silva vifited wi:h friends in Llatskanie, Sundav. J. B. Yeon returned home from Port land Tuesday morning. Judfee J. B. Doan maJe a business trip to Portland Friday. Deputy Sheriff Blakesley visited Rai nier on legal business Tuesday. R. M. Coe helped out at the Log Cabin restaurant lust Sunday. Mrs. Maria Girt visited her sister, Mrs. Ada Smith, in Portland, last week. Attorney Wright made his weekly professional visit to Rainier last Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. Riemenechniedcr have moved into Al Lee's house next to the hotel. Tl.e Columbia Sash and Poor Fac tory's new warehouse is nearly com pleted. Mrs. T. J. Flippen, of Clatekanie, was a passenger on the up train Tuesday morning. A. Friedberg, our Rainier cigar man ufacturer, spent last Friday in Portland on business. The dock below tht P. and A. depot has undergone considerable repair and improvement. Dr. D. B. Stuart attended the com mencement exercises of the dental col lege at Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Sheeirn went to Kelso Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ben Havard. Mrs. Fisher and little daughter Nellie of Rhinearson are visiting Mrs. Fisher's parents at Kist, Ore. Mr. Remenschneider's family have moved into the building lately ueed by the Elite barbershop. M. R. Pomeroy came up to visit his mother Monday evening, who fell and broke her collar bone Saturday nigh'. He returned to Astoria on the Potter the same evening. The Preston Soap Manufacturing company, Rainier's new enterprise, put in its first batch of soap today, Tuesdav. They cxpe t to continue steadily from now on. No Man Can Woo n Lu Lu unles he is uuder a Panama dont buy before You C SWF.TT about It. Miss Llnehan and Sisters, the Elko quartet, will gire a concert here June :!l under the auspices of The Indies of The Maccabees. Miss I.ina is vocal teacher at Pacific University. Did You See That Hat Mrs O'Hool -gan had on Easter Sunday It look uicv enough to eat. For one like It C. SWETT about It. ' A. S. Bryant, of Rainivr, has added a new picket fence to the front of the residence lots near the depot in Rainier, recently purchased of Dean Btanchard. He is also giving Ellis' store front a fresh coat of paint. When In Doubt what to ly for Your .Sweetheart, go and C gWETT about it. Mrs. Pomeroy met with an unfortu nate mishap Sunday evening near the church, falling so violently as to break her collar bone and bruise her very sexerely. Dr. McLaren's efficient at tendant e is to be thanked for her pres ent comfortable progress to recovery. Al Lee's dog, Red Rover, is a pirate rit ht. Fred Trow, our pleasant general m rchant, had his hat blown off by the w nd. Tuesday, and as he sedately THE GRANGE j. w. iuiiow. tun, n. r JYms CWratpofttWitl Aw lur Stat Urvt GRANGE RECOMMENDED. !!. LlWr TWe k4rmm tht Acrteallaral Slxloata ( Crall. lu an aJmlralJo nddtva Uforv U."0 young men at Cornell College ikf Agrh culture Hon. Luther Tucker, iMltvr of the Country Gcnttemun, had this to iy alHJiit the lrUT ot lutrns of Hua baudry: AKU from our lunumerahle socie ties that unite aptx'lal clause of agrt culturUts our asaH-Iutloua of hortlcul turUta atKl datrymeti and brxHMora even of everj' uiluor variety of live utockr wlth oiw of which aoeletlen 1 pray you actively to take jvirt. then U the one great unhni ot all agriculturists, the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, which I emphatically dervlng of your snp:ort and v hlch I hH you will do all that you cau both to advance tnd Improve. You cannot Join It too vHn after you have legun active life, aud there U very little danger of your devoting to It too much time or atteu tkui. Mind you, I speak of the Order us It la at Its best. Hot as It sometimes has been, not as It poaslhty sometimes may be. For lon periods and over wrUle regions of our country the gran gent, as they are aometlmes absurdly called, becaiiHo they meet In granges, tuu-h as one might call Freemasons lodgers because they meet In lodges the so railed grangers pursued objects unwisely chosen and permitted them selves to Itecoiue the prey aud the tool of the farmers who, as Secretary Mor ton forcibly put It. are farmers because they farm the farmer. The Journal with which 1 have the honor of belug connected looked askauce at the Order for long years. We never said anything against It. We hoped aud trusted that some day It would work off the froth uud foolUhness of Its youth aud devel op Into a power for good that would command universal reniect, but we bad grave doubts, aud we waited tJ see. What we hoped for has largely come about, and from the organization of the present day you cannot afford to stuud aloof." g ...The Stirring Scenes Last Week in Our... V rvf . w t i i 5 b v 4 FOR CLEAN FAIRS. Tk Craase tk Coaatr Fairs la t'oaaeetleal. The nartford (Conn.) Times com mends editorially the position taken by the Connecticut state grange In refer ence to the gambling devices at the fairs held In that commonwealth. This paper says that the overseer of the state grange of Connecticut speaks out In no uncertain tone regarding some of the practices at agricultural fulrs In the land of steady habits. He says the great blots on the agricultural lutercsts of his state are the gnmbllug. stealing and liipjor selling permitted at the fairs. He gives one Instance where a man went to a fair with a specified amount of money, with which he had Intended to purchase a wagon which was oue of the exhibits. The visitor ran up against a slot machine and tried to double hU money, so as to buy a bet ter outtlt. The result was that he went home "cleaned out" of cash and minus a wszon. This Is mentioned onlr as alked to recover it, Rover shot ahead J aampi. of w hat Is going on with the . nu corralled the lid, ana started on to , consent of the fair mauazcr In Con have fun with it. Dii otnatic cajoling ncctlcut, and the overseer protests ion Mr. Trow 'apart recovered it, how- asalnst It as demoralizing and harm- ever, undamaged. j Ana aoubties uls protest will be I nceiei. Agricultural rairs can ue ana have been made most useful and prof- Vs A 1 V V A 5v WITH ITS FEAST OF BARGAINS, V IIVV fr Vermel Oflirtr sh(lfIMri1riMih' tnli-liirriiiNM.itr.r.wirttik mm - 'k-waim - wt.aawaaa ti a Wa a iiiLiiuk. w. a a. a a w. a a a a a a x ' laa!l tf 1 a. A .Aa -a-a & -w ,De repented witli urcntcr force -mid attnictlveiicHH forfo jt.ic next TWO WlCiCKS. n A S a ATlmely Review of Choice Dress Goods We are this seamin better preparel than ever lo furnish the world's newest aud choicest French Dress Hood, jHtsiiively surpannluir any similar showing made by any single drv goods hoiire in the city, and at prices tlml wfll once more prove onr suoiemacy in the Retail Dress lioods buHinefsof I'ortlund', lregon. High Grade French Novelty Pattern Suits. For shopping. Exclusive ith us; only onet kind $;10.00 ami fclVoO values. Your choice for $23.85 Suit Ta yanls. English Mohairs 4.1 and 4l-inch silk finished Mohairs l.2i and II. .VI values for $1.00 yard: iWinch Mohairs. i 45c Hint 50n vartl. Now Coats and Jackets are Hore. Tliwenuell sleeves that fashion decreed are In our new coats. Tho latest ideas ot skilled garment makers arc to bo found here. Silk Shirt Waist Suits Materials are excellent, stylet are In harmony with latest modes. Tailoring Is carelul and thorough, ,A big sample line, no two alike. Salu price while they last, $10.45, $12.45, worth from to 3:i 1-3 jht cent more. Low Priced Silk Petticoats. In Chiffon and Hustle Taffeta aro creating no end of favorable comment. We hivo them in all colara at A.K, A.U, A..V). ill and upward to I12..V) and l."i each. 120 Dozen Dlack Mercerized Sateen v Petticoats. Extra width, largo deen bemstitchd rullle; specl.il st B3c. 93o, and $1.25. 9 V I i A 5 A L pake Grand Entrance Right on corner Third and Morrison Streets 1 i A Agents For QDEEK UcdermnsUns McAllen & McDonnell Concr Third and Morrison Sts., PORTLAND, ORE Agents For Forest Illls Knit Undervur 0 is Gsxl morning! Going out Shopping aud if so dont forget lo C. SWE1T alout it. Tl.e np-train on the A. & C. was de layed for two hours Saturday morning, on account of the derailing of a couple of empty fiat cars just south of tl e depot, in Rainier. The track was cleared in that It able. But It Is degrading them to base uses to allow them to be made the allies of gamblers and to turn them Into occasions of drunkenness and disorder. A Pomona rroaraatme. We take the followlug suzzestlve time, however, and a programme from the Michigan state wrecking crew and train straightened i things up and removed tlie debris on Sunday. Hewing Mushln of all H'iiiid;ird makes on ea-ty pa ments. If you wa t ou C. SWETT about it. Governor and Mrs. E. A. Mead, of Olympia, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Kershaw, of Ifcllingham, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. John T. Walsh, and Attorney E. C. McDonald, of Spokane, Wash., were guests at Mrs. JI. Syverson'a Palace Hotel, the "Davenport's," of Rainier, Thursday evening, coming from Kalama on the Fish Commission-1 er's launch. The distinguished party proceeded to Astoria on the 8:20 train on the same evening. Do It Kow! If you want 3our suit or Trusters made to order C.HWETT idmut it. A demented individual alarmed Cant. Xewsome's folks Tuesday evening by prowling about the Captain's bi.rn and premises during his absence. The Captain had rot yet returned from St. Helens, where he went on business Tuesday morning, and word was eent down town of the man's suspicious ac tions. Oliver Sims and Prof. Wilker son proceeded to the scene, but after interviewing the stranger decided that he was merely crippled in the bead, and the generous-hearted professor staked him to four bits, and advised him to nit the grit, as he was alarming the people and the poor fujlow did so. The following letters remain uncalled for In the Ruinier post office May 3, llKJo: Walter Bruker, Geo. S. Bettencourt, Jos. Brown, Dun Hannixan, Geo. Lip- per, Willie Murcheson, Cbas. A. Peters Parties calling f .r euuie please say ad ve.rtUd. A. L. Cubic, P. M. Krauze lecturer's bulletin, a very help ful little publication: 9:20 a. m. Conference of the officers and exutlv committee regarding future plans for Pomona work. 10:-f'tfth degree suasion. (Report of subordinate grans" to be along the line of their greatest needs and what definite plans they have made to meet such needs ) U Recess for dinner. 1 p. m. Programme. (Open to all fourth degree members.) Opening sor.g. Roll call of Pomona officers. Response, giving favorite charge from the ritual. Opening address, "Progress Our Po mona Grange Should Aim to Make This Year In Helping Our Subordinate Oranges, and What Steps Shall We Take to At tain It?" by master of Pomona. UlAf UBUlon. Rf-cltatlon. Paper, "What Experiments With Grain, Fruit. Vegetables and Flower May Its Conducted by Members and Reported to the Granges at the Close of the Season With Helpfulness?" Bong. Tallts and Discussion, "What Change Shall lie Made In Our Crop or Their Culture This Coming 8eaon?" Paper, "Attractive Muitc In the Home and Grunge." Music by the audience. EdorattoB. Notional Lecturer X. J. Bachelder contends that the country boy and girl are entitled to as many privileges as the children of city people and that they must have just as good schooling. He suys, "Education Is a public func tion because It la tor tlie welfare of the state as well as of tlie Individual." All the members of the Pennsylvania experiment station faculty and all tlie students taking the agricultural course are members of the local grunge, and tlie grange owns a good hall. Professor II. A. Surface is muster. The grai.ge offers a grand opportuni ty to young men to quulify themselves for public speaking. Hundreds of good speakers have hud their first practice In the art la the grange meeting. OsrJitQounuil HOMY rot BOYS f ' mmmlm my m. bf m om la 0 Mnnwy " wa mmi. tm4 -tm k . Km TMS DAILY m SUNDAY )OU MAU N my nmo m un m4 f ? 4 Ta mf t ""51.. ataa 4 aw lMMl THB IUN Lay ioussau t m " aaifc. Aliw a w" aw at n akrtB m .' wr ! m a.lmn arnav W at at- ax M M(4 r A1" Yaa aat nM am m. i M.arfal fOnf THE SUNDAY JOUSNAU a4n cm ht ami la h TMS DAILY JOURNAL. TMS SUNDAY JOURNAL aaauM ALL THt NSWS. m4 mmj tr m at wmi atM aa aiwia. . In hm a 4u) taiMtM mm aaM un4 Vt M H a.f awm m mm JOURNAL i MM at mmtt ttml f wM a i 3i kX CASH M Mtl atUM. IHS MM a hVm m ex new mwmt Hum JOURNAL Wt. aa at m mm aaa MirMM taw eraut om btt ata aawMtfa. la Si mm art ai M mmnn fimm wt att a aua iImmi M tarn mu tm mmrnrt m mmm aat mfgtf a (Mimina;vrv Ma arMaai TMB JOURNAL a til M THI JOUSNAU 7 SanlaaL Ol. J " J NIC W i-t AiililVALH. OurNewSpring Footwears Arrived And tliey lire Hcttcrthnn Kver, mfA Up-to-date Ladies' Shoes In ail Leathers, $1.00 pr pr vniKirvn-eRhnra lu all Mtyleaaml l.ealliara. a to a. l.oo; n'i to II. si.-i.t; i,to, L.nii. I. very liilr Wnrrnnted Ken's Shoes, Working or for Dress Wear t'ruiii tl.Au lo a.l.na. LlUIl ItOVM' NIIOKH CANNOT lit It FAT WererryA. A. Culler, Tline Ulraand I ( hlK Km 1 1 UiKKHiK hIkn . BARON S SHOE STORE, "3,,1:!,,tr,,l7,:T;Hr,,,,, L0 rv a r Str. Jseph Kellogg. lret Portland Tuetdiy, Tbnnday and sat' onlay H 7 a. ro. lor Ht. Ileient, Kalania, Carrol I'olnt, Rainier stid Kelt. Arrlvl'iy at Port land, Monday, Wednesday and i'ftdar at 2 p.m. The Bteamer Northwet lave foriland, Mon doy and Thurndny lor Toledo, (itle Hock, end way liil at 6a. in., re urn I us Wedneiday and Saturday at 2 p. m. Bt and cbeant route to the St. Helena mining dlatrlct. Subject to cbanf without notice. Wharf loot ol slaws treat. H. Hoi- a!. aaoeuRID AND DCPCNOCD. nanoai, Jrea aJ rkA w to oblaiji paUiiU, inula mark, cuVjrWXmA, N.ALL COUNTRIC. , Biutntu dlrtet viUk WaiMngte tava Urn, money and often ihtfaUnt. Pattnt and Infringement Practice Exclusively. Write or eome tou at U Wlsth Stmt, ess. Valtat lUtae ratnt OOoe, WASHINGTON, O. C. iriVaM a atif i lit n QKVtf The Steamer Iralda. Ilakce round tripe betweea RAINIEH tnd PORTLAND. Tearing Rainier at :00 a. m. and Portland at 2-30 v. m. dully fficept Himday). We eollott aiuare ol tbe publlo patronage, and In retura will slve quirk iervlcc and a clean boat. Vte are bere to itay and want your builneti. Land lna at loot ol Taylor Street. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR BOOTS SHOES GROCERIES READY MADE CLOTHING M. ELLIS Rainier - - & GO Oregon i' S. M. Rice & Son, Vegetable and Meat Market RAINIER, OREGON. Wholewale and retail dealtre in home grown meats and vegetablea. Highest caah price paid for estoclc In condition to kill.
