QoIambiG-- Register
IT BUSHED EVERY FRIDAY.
HOl'LTON, OREGON, MAY 12, IMS.
R. H. MITCHELL, EJitor anJ Publisher.
Ve originate others imitate.
All the unsold ceded lands of the Grande Ronde
Indian reservation is now offered for sale at not . less
than 1. 25 per acre, and at as much more ns purchaser
jnay feel like bidding. The sale is by sealed bids and
must be accompanied by a cash deposit with bid,
Forms for bids and discription of unsold tracts may be
obtained from the Portland l S. Land Office.
The Rainier Bank will commence to arrange the
interior of their institution for occupancy just as soon
as they can find a suitable building for the purpose,
this Mr. Evers says is very hard to find as there are
so many things to be considered. Some public spirited
citizen would do well to make arrangements for the
erection of a building for this purpose and rent same
to the bank people with the privilege or purchasing
whenever they so desire. By doing this it will show a
marked improvement in the business outlook and be
An inducement and prestige for others to look toward
locating at Rainier. A town is looked upon from a
business standpoint, from the business it des, and
Rainier from its favorable location and distance from
Portland and Astoria ha a wonderful bright future.
Let this fact be made known and Rainier will have
many new settlers.
The electric light ordinance of Rainier should Im;
vetoed by the president. It is the worst ever. The
time, thirty years is too long The town is not pro
tected as it should be. The wording of the ordinance
for the wloou keeper and his family; and the conse
quence is that the saloonkeeper can wear a plug hat,
standup colur, dress in tailor made broudclcth, have a
starched shirt with diamond studs, his family lives on
the best, have the finest furniture, dress in silk, and
live in the best houses; while the poor devil who pro
vides the money for all these luxuries is luckcy if hi
has a pir of good overalls, ami credit enough at the
store to get a week's provisions, and his wife buys her
own cloths by doing drudgery that should never le
thrown en her shoulders, or goes without NO INSTI
TUTION IN THK WORLD HAS SO LITTLK KX
Cl'SIU-OR AN KXISTKNCK AS THK SALOON.
NO SALOON IS GOCP, ALL ARK BAD, AND
THK ONLY. DIFFKRKNCK IN SALOONS IS,
THAT SOMK ARK WORSK THAN OTHKRS. NO
MAN RKALLY GOOD AT HKART CAN FOL
LOW SUCH A NKFARIOl'S BUSINESS LONG.
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THn BOOK OF MORMON.
Editor Columbia Register:
There was a youug man of good appciftcncc called
at my house recently and handed me what is called un
"Epitome of the Doctrine of Jesus Christ of the Lat
ter Day Saints." To this pamphlet I would like to
submit a few thoughts or a little criticism through
your valuable paper; for I for one cannot accept their
claims to sainthood, or infalibilicy.
We read on the Kth page of this tract that the
Book of Mormon does not take the plate of the Bible,
but is auxiliary to it and corroborates and supports it,
to this assumption to this claim I make a most emphat
ic denial, insteatl of supporting the Bible and corrolet
ating it - it supplants the Bible and undermines it so if
we accept Joseph Smith and his so-called revelations
and his monstrous claims and absurdities- - we have no
need of the old Bible, We might as well shelve it first
as last, for it will certainly come to that in the end.
Now for the proof. Look at their article of faith
Ion vivzi: 1" of this little looklet. which is scattered like
has been done by a very clever lawyer, and is so cun- auUunn ,cavcs amonj! the A 1ko )f nouilon I)V
ning that while it appears to 1 fair it leaves out alltW Mormon i.;ilk.rs, for proseliting. to catch the un
those express conditions that would protect the rights j wt.arv aml lirinK thl.m inlo the foM(0f MonnoniMU.
of the people. The ordinance should be made not ex- j The Nh arlidc rc;uls. .... We U.livVe tlu. Mlk. to
ciusive, and should provide that when the tow n bxsj , thc word of Goti us far as it is corrtttly tranv.at!;
reached a certain size, or after a certain period, say I .ve iso u.iw.ve the Book of Mormon to le the word of
God." There you have it in a nuShell. The Bible
is thrown in doubt, dependent upon a correct transla
tion, w hile the book of Mormon has not u shadow le
tweeu pure and simple according to Joseph Smith the
word of God, endorced by Chas. W. Penrose of the
five years, or when the plant logins to pay a certain
per cent, on the investment, then the company as a
payment for their franchise, shall furnish a certain
number of street lights free. Then again the setting
of poles is not guarded as it should be, and a price or
method by which the town, if it desires, could purchase Council of Twelve A wstle
the plant, should also be provided. If this company . T had the privilege a few years agoof readingsome
can make it pay, why cannot the town with equal care ( Mormon literature handed to me by Mormon Elders,
do the same? Some, time in the near future the Town ; aml amonR thc books was that of the IllX)k of M0non
will have to put m water, and the same plant could, I now t wiU say for that book( the Mormon bible with
perhaps be made to furnish lights. This is the wrong out anv ilcs;tatiot, o,, my rart: it is the most monstrous
time to give away franchises. Cities and towns oil absurdity that I ever did read. It should 1 classed
over the United States are trying their best to find' ilh such books as the Arabian Knights or Tom Gul
someway to recover valuable franchises that have in Wefs Travels. It is no more entitled to credit than
the past been given recklessly away. With reports of ! these works. 0u the 8th page of this little tract we
these efforts staring us in the face from the page of ,re referred t0 tw0 races. The first springing from a
every newspaper, is it not something terrible that the) coIony brought upon this land the time of the disper
Town council should now give away the birthright of , sion f rom the Tower of Uable. I read the account of
our people to strangers who have no interest in the that as Kiven in thc ijook 0 Mormon. Now what I
Town at all. . t . i.n .-.. . .i. t ., t ,.. .....
IWillV X Miuu nave iv mm; iiwiii iimiiwi jr u- a uat itui
, the book before me, but the facts are these. They
were instructed by the Lord to migrate, and these colo
nists started on their journey and came to a great ex-
! panse of waters and then the leaders were directed to
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RA1NIER SALOON QUESTION.
BY A KAINIEKITK.
Further details of the midnight ( or thereabouts)
meeting of our town council a week ago last Monday
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continue to crop out, We are told that our Marshl;bluUl l'arKcs an(l t,iese "arges were to ie consirucied to
was requested to resign, which he refused to do, and 011 tl,c water or UI1(lcr watcr a,ul over and over
when we think of the appointment that the council ' first one sillt" UP lhtn l,Mf ot,Itr aiuI llle hi lIlt'y lia1
would probably have made, had the resignation been j was from w,lite stone in tht tnd of t,lC 1,arcS- Au1 1
hancledinandaccepted.it J almost forget liow they got air. But they got air in
"Makes us rather bear the ills we have, j some w ay by holes and plugs and they got blowed
Than to fly to others that we know not of." across the expanse of waters without helm or com pas,
The saloons were all open again last Sunday in' and they peopled this continent and after they became
violation of the laws of the State of Oregon, and this a great multitude; they became very w icked and their
was probably tnv.- of every saloon in the county.. This j transgressions could be no longer endured, and the
is known to every one, (man wcnien and child) except i Lord determined to destroy them from oil' the face of
to the officers whose duty it is to see that the hiws r-r- the earth, or let them destroy themselves. The result
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The NewYork Store.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
ColMiit Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisos, Fruits, Faralia, ClJics, Etc
LOWEST PRICES
H. MORGUS, St. Helens, Ore.
Houlton -:- Meat -:- Market i
L. D. WEEKS, Prop
FRESH MEATS OF ALL KINDS
' Dry and Salt Pork.
Shop at Robinaon'a Old Stand.
ITHE VERMONT HOUSE
C. D. GILSON, PROP.
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OU1CCION.
First-Class Accommodations
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o AFFUKIS TOKAT jrf X
o Free Stable For Teams and Shed For Vehicles. t
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iOurNewSpring Footwears Arrived w
Ai1 they urc I letter ttuui ICvcr,
Up-to-date ladles' Shoes In al! Leathers, $1.00 pr p
t hlliln-n' Nhof In all M)lrnnl l.t Imr.
J Mod, I.Otl: H, tall, l.ni I l'lu S. 1.511
1 ICvery I 'ulr Vurrimtcl
XMen's Shoes.Worting or for Dress Wear
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HI' II ItOVH' NIIOKH CANNOT bi IIKAT
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Columbia Lumber Company!
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ulating the suk of lnjuors art tuforced. If saloons
sold goods that benefited the buyer or his family, there
would be some excuse for their running on Sunday.
But just the contrary is true, the more a man buys in
a saloon the less he has, the less his family has, and
the less capable he is of doing his next days work.
Numbers of men here and elsewhere in the county
work like slaves for weeks and months and take a lay
eff to come in and pass their hard earned mcney over
the bar to some loud mouthed saloon keeper. Such
was they set themselves in battle array army against
army day after day until there wasn't a soul left. To
tell the truth, worse than the two Killkeney cats in
their last battle, they did have their tails left, but these
colonists were completely anihilated. And again ac
cording to the Book of Mormon in the days of Ile.e
kiah king of Judeah GOO years before the Christian era
there was colonists left Jerusalem and came to America
so here is thc origin of the red man, the American In
dian. The Jews should be proud of them. So much
pien do not work for themselves and their families, but. fr tne Book of Mormon.
A. CROUSE.
Do You Want Strength?
If you want to increafie your Btrenjjth
you must add to and not take from the
physical. In other words, the food
that yon eat muHt he digested, at-simi-lated
and appropriated by the nerves,
blood and tisaues before beinn expelled
from the intestines. Kodol lynpepsia
Cure adds to the physical. It gives
strength to and builds up strength lu
the human system. It is pleaxaut to
the taste and palatable, and the only
combination ordigestants that will di
gest the food and enable the system to
appropriate all of Its health and
Ktrengtb-slving qualities, gold by
JJailey k Brinn.
Th Diamond Curt).
The latest news, from Pari", Is, that
tney have discovered a diamond cure
for consumption. If you fear consum
plioti or pneumonia, it will, however,
be bett for you to take the great remedy
mentioned by W.T.McOee, of Van
leer, Tenn. "I had a cough, for four
teen years. Nothing helped me, until
I took Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption .Coughs and Colds, which
gave instant relief, and effected a per
manent cure." Unequalled quick cure
for Throat and Lung Troubles. Price,
60c and 1.00, guaranteed. Trial bot
M free. HoM by
PERRY A GRAHAM,
Beautify your complexion with little
cost. Jr you wIhii a smooth, clear,
cream-like complexion, roey cheeks,
laughing eyes, take Hollister's Itocky
Mountain Teu, the greatest beauliiler
known. Hold hv
RAINIER PHARMACY.
Jesse Hendricks closed down the Red
Bear saloon and on Tnesday of last week
in company witii W. II. Smith started
for the luininu roirhtry in Southern
Oregon. Joss is a good hearted fellow
and we hope he may strike it rich in
that country.
Chtnberhh'f
j Special Attention Given to ORDERS For LOCAL TRADE.t
BRIDGE AND DIMENSION LUMBER MADE TO ORDER.
u on r .Mr.. Columbia Lumber Co., Scappoose, OrX
111 Paper w ftp Haning
Will be pleased to make estimates
for Clothing mid Papering
WORK IN THE COUNTRY SOLICITED
A. L. CUAIiK. RA1NI1CU, OHli
Still They COME
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IJalnler,
UocauHo they know whero they pet
a good article at reasonable prices
and get treated well besides. Wo
keep everything fresli and up-to-snuff.
No middle-men price here.
That's All Now
FRED TROW
Oreizon
CUKKM SCIATICA.
Rev. W. L. Riley, L. L. D., Cuba,
New York, writes: "After fifteen days
of excruciating pain from sclatlo rheu
matlsm. under various treatments, I
was induced to try Ballard's Huow
Liniment, the first application giving
my first relief, and tue second, entire
relief. I can give It unqualified recom
mendation . 25c, 60c and f 1 AO at Bai
ley ABjun. ,
The Steamer Iralda.
litkti round trip Dtwn
RAINIER and PORTLAND.
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