4UU Uit Soclrtf
Columbia
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VOL II.
HOULTON, OKEGON, FRIDAY OCTOREIl 13, 1905.
NO. 25 .
Convlct-Dullt Roads
Tim benellta of our stale from
the possible outcome of the present
movement et in motion by tho re
cent appointment of a state rad
commission ere inestimable. This
commission was provided for by
the passage by the last legislature
of Senate Concurrent llcfolution
No. Ill, which provide for a com
mittee of live to ex. m ne into the
feasibility of constructing a Maca
damized road frm Portland to the
south line of the Hate, the woik to
Ihj perfrnnd by convict labor.
The commission held it initial
meeting Sept. 20, fTccUdits or
sanitation, and 'already has coin.
luittteoe at work on the practical
tiiogrttH of iu business. It i
bound, however, to retort on the
feasibility of the pn .position, end
will rcndr its findings upn this
noint an truly and honestly a
noon anv thrr. This ia a work
e
that should receive the encourage
inent and smistunce of every citi
xen of Oregon. Nothing eo greatly
improves a state or a county as
good roads, and no state ban half
mou,th of them. The very nntue
of the question at onto places it
beyond the contests of partisan
politics, and nothing can coniti
Juki a gMMi
L. SWETT. RAINIER gJJr.
This Week's Store News.
( Nehalem Road to go It Alone.
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Ladies' Shirt Wai-ta, f7 Stvlo. ft5i to ch '
lji li" Tailor Made Suit, fit gturantedd, 7 50 uo.
T-adie' and MVeV Cots, Jacket". Cipe. Furs, Etc.
K'mmas, Wrappers, lVttico.it, Undertnuslins,
Bigger! Selection Kver shown.
Latest Creations MILLINERY i!Hs
Men and Boys Suits
Trowsers, Overcoats
And Rain Coats.
$15 Men' Sui's Only f 12.15. All Wool Trowr-er form
12 50 to $8..rio Bamains, 112.50 sud $14.50 Overcoat,
10.05 takes 'em.
"K. K. Lytle Ims no connection with
the Portland, Nehalem & Tillamook
ratlwav," aaid Mr. Read today. "No
negotiations hare lieen carried on be
tween the company and Mr. Lytle, ei-
ceptlng Itiat ronfreiicea have been held
upon I lie auhject of a division or the
territory comprehended by the project
of our company.
"Four routes Lave been surveyed I
tween Portland and Tillamook tay. We
have Wlieved that there Wrooin for
two railways to thai p"int, and we
hive been willing to satrte with Mr.
Lytleto take one of the routes and
allow him to take another and both
proceed with work, with no antagon
ism of any character.
"The iHwailile tonnage to be devel
oped In that reason la ao eoonnoua
that there need to he no quarrel be
tween roada projected. We are not
pursuing: a 'dog-in the-manger' policy;
such a policy haa alreaily been detri
mental to thin atate. There ia room
for all and we baue not the slightest
disposition to obstruct any other com-
AHAffiilGFIimTiJ
iiur-trai
in; il
AisoIstcIyFuro
HAS Ifi SUBSTITUTE
"We rejected and ahull reject, all
auch offers," aaid Mr. lteid. "Oar
plans call for a connection withbolli
pauy thai might he formed to con-1 the Houthern Paciflo and the Notheru
struct -a Hue into the isehaieni memo tor enieruuce into roruai-a.
country." ntl we ahall uever connider any othr
Mr. Keid la the projector oftheNe- arrangement. The ide la U have n
haleiu nad. He built the original two connections to give shippers tlia
Wj haveclorcda contract with the largest factory in the feountry and Beaaide nml from Aatorla along the option of routing over either the
ill 1 1 e.Misl south from the muth of the U- Soutnern racincotme xsonnern ra-
$2.75 ahoes for $2.50; $2.50 hos for $1.90;
SHOES, HATS, CAPS.
:t fin Ws for $2.75:
Mnn'-4(M) shoes for $3 05: xer $00 fhwn for $5 50; Lou-
Bora' $550 ahoH for $500; Bov $2.25 ahoe. t'..r $1.8.5; Misies' $2
shoee for $1.75; Child ren'a $1.50 hoe for $1.25.
Wool Sweaters ;
taua reason for option to the USt foT f U tl HE flAnL
movement save a ponaible objec- f Jlfl I.RmT.S
tlon to the location On thia ThlS Week UU UBUM
point it Rhould be remembered
that alove and fir.bovjnd the
v
technical premiaea of iho reaolu
tion, which has brought thin first
commission into rxislance, and
which pr r'dea for a certain
otrelch hf road, is the question of
practicability of employing the
convicu on the roud. If it i
practical to build one good p'ice
o( rottd of sufficient extent to dem
onatrate the ucce of the venture,
it will b practical to keep the
convicts employed in road build
: The Favorite
A High Grad Sewing M ichlne
Full Ball Bearing, Drop IL'ad.
Fancy Colors.
$18.00
liimbia liver, and now a part of the rilie, bo as to prevent the control of the
Astoria & Columbia Itlver railroad, traflc from pasalnjc iato the hsuils ol
and also the Bheildan branch, now a either of theae roads
part of the Soutern Pacific system. Thefirat 10 miles now under con-
- . ...I . was k t a.
II has i-eeii incorrectly stated " sirucuon u. irom iiiuxooro uonnweat
aaid Mr. Peld, "that our contracts to Koy's Junction. The suney or me
call fir completion of Hie first 10 mile four routea show thai the maximum
from llllkboro before Dwember 1; the daadient will be 2 per ceut; niwt or
coniracts call for completion before the diatauce ihe grade is not more
I)ecember31, and the chief engineer, than 1 per cent. Tne dmUnce from
Mr. Davis, tells me the work can le nortnern , route, which ia looked on
done easily within 30 daya from today, with lha moat favor by the company.
Much of the bridge work has been done w 7 miles; via the bherMan route,
aud some of the grading. We can which there la some talk or building by
carry out the terms of the contract and the ' Southern- Pacific, the diatauce
I L. SWETT, RAINIER. "JlilirT. ?
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one it every aiscenunn argu
ment can be thoroughly offset, and
a unnnimity of public support
fecuredeuch a? work of so gener
ally beneficial a nature ss thia
aKonId lwv it ia noitfl nmiceiv
log for all Um. The prhcipal LMf lhil lhe rc8ull m tver-
aruroen in i.vor ui u.n r,r.w , -.u-..- of interna
ia that it takea the work of the
coivicts out of cimpetitiin with
the free labor of the state by cre
ating an entirely new field lor
their services which, except for the
question of the best possible em
p'.oyment of the convicts themsol
ves, would not be created for many
improvement for ths state such as
no similar outlay has ever accom
plished", It , h o( paramount
moment tint this road commiseion
shall reiwrt favraly upon the
feasibility of this plan, and it U
up to the citizen" of the state to
psa.
One Cola an j unotficr
lioln atwiiv fa ftnmmSiiairtnpi a llmt
f-u .!.. " -
years at icam. inr iutiu v. , . .Mm ..... UnA i.-ltnr
good roads la a paramount one an pf
over ibis nation, nut nownere
more than in Oregon. Pause and
'make a hurtd estimate of the
amount utterly lost in traveling
over poor roads as compared t
good ones, and how long would it The season's first cold
take the energy so waated to make mav tje slirrM mav Yield
every legal roe.d an everlasting to earl v treatment, but the
pavement. Avery few years In ' t ftlH will . W(r ftn
any populated region, and in no L . . . . nrA
conceivable puhllc improvement " "w Tt
could the money bo better spent. v
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tun'ty to urge every one of it on tnatsecona one. OCOUS
readers to help make this a live emulsion is a preventive
tissue henceforth. Talk it up on as well as a cure. ' lake
all occasion a. As soon as yon
find a budding candidate for ofiuie
ask him how he stands on this
'road question, and specifically
upon the matter of ho employing
the convicts. We , would respect- you'll have no cold. Take it
fully call, the attention of the when the cold is contracted
press of the city and state ti this and it checks inflamma-
matter and urge that they give the jjeals the membranes
rsubjectthojghtan.1 then dUcu of the throat and lungs
uiuvneir uuiumiw uB w.CJr ... Hrivpa the rnlrt nut
scienuous v inina u buouiu do
discussed.
Let us all constitute ourselves a
joint commission in this matter,
If you think the adventure un
.sou lid, say to snd give your reus
scons Ejuoji
when colds abound and
colds abound
Send for fret Simple.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists
40MI5 Pearl Street, New York
Oc and $1.00 . All drugglaU
BEN HUR
Oeueral Wallace's World Famous
1'lay ia Scheduled or
PORTLAND
Klaw & Erlaner's colossal pro
duction of General Lew Wallace's
impresMve Biblical romance "Ben
Hur" 8tartling in its emmenslty
:an only be considered an second
iu comparison to the Lewis &
Clark Centennial Exposition as a
feat for the eyes. This great play,
which has commanded the atten
tion of the Pope ol Rome,, King
Edwsrd of England, President
Roosevelt, Archbishop Ireland and
other prelates, rulers and import
ant personages of the world,
arroused the interest of the entire
stales of Oregon and Washington,
when Btaged.in .the city of Port
laud two years ago. And now
with the announcement that it is
again to be enacted in that city at
the Marquam Grand theatre for
six night performances (exclusive
of Sunday) starting Thursday
October 19th, will no doubt cause
many to journey there to witness
it the same as before.
In order to accomodate the out
of town public Calvin Heilig, Man
ager of the Marquam Grand
Theatre, will give his personal
attention to all orders for scats
sent through the mail, if accom
nanicd with remittance. The
scale of prices governing the en
gagement will bo $2.00 and $2 50
on the lower floor and $1.00, $1 50
and $200 in the Balcony. All
railroad lines entering Portland
are to make low excursion rates, so
by inquireingof the local railroad
representative, full information
concerning the eame can be ascertained.
Mr. Reid alleges that the Harrimati
inlreats have employed obstructive
tactics to prevent the cousumatlon of
the Nehalem company'a plana by
cabling Inaccurate slatenwnta to Lon
don. "Bui we have receive I word from
our London people," aaid Mr. Held,
"which Indicates that they are not de
ceived, and we are confident that we
will be Ue to car; q completion u
plans for our road aud that before long
we Will be hauling freight aud pas
sengers Into tills city over our line." -The
Nehalem company rlaima to
have lecelvel (ram tin Haniman
I eople a proposal to give theui an x-
cloMve tonnage agreement with a con
nection at Hiilsboro.
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construction ia said to. bo
not more than $25,01)0 a mile for the
eutire line equipped aud ready for traf
fic, '
UNSEEN DANGER IS ON OUR TRACK
From the time of our birth till we lie
dowto for tho last time.
'Hit bast defane from the dancers of
disease la Vigor of
body and activity
of the natural func
tions. The kind of a
tlxtanct is Import
ant It most not
be stimulation for
that gives but tem
porary effeet, and
tho reaction is more
than depressing.
Toke a ton tc one
that will re-establish
normal diges
tion and assimila
tion and prove a reconstructive rather
than a promoter of waste.. This will tire
nature a fair cfumct to put Iu motion
normal work of repair and tissue building.
Such a tonic was grown in Nature.
Laboratory, hidden In tho ground and
brought thence, forty years ago by Dr.
R. V. Pierce, who has made the treat
ment of lingering diseases his life-long
study and care. 1
11 uses glyceric extracts Instead of
alcoholic ones, exactly proportioned and
combined by nrticcssea of his own Inven
tion, first nsed in his private practice and
now given out freely to the world In his
"lioklcn Medical Discovery, which Is
composed of (olden Soal root. Queen's
root. Stone root, lllsu-k Cherry bark, lllood
root and Mandruko root.
Mrs. A. T. Jones, of KM Hares Street. San
Francisco, Cat., write i "As a child I was
delicate, and great care was taken of nie
bm-ausn Home of nil relatives had (lied of
consumption, although my father aud mother
were hcalt iv. 1 Bivw ud with only the or
dinary diseases of all children, Imt tlxmt
two year aro 1 contracted a severe com.
which would not yield to such home-treat-
nient as was handy. Doctors were tried, but
after three months of this treatment I was
only worse. Then I was advised to try Dr.
l'lorce's Golden Medical Discovery, and ant
glad to say that three bottles not only cured
ninuf thtifold and couirh. but made me feel
belter than I ever had before, 1 will always
have a bottle of this medicine In the house."
"rx. . Theso tlnv. surar-coated antt
VZJIJJ3L bilious granules retrulftte and
Xu-jr invigorate. Stomach. Liver and
rve IV) not beget the "pll
habit." but eure constipation. One or two
each day for a laxative and regulator, three
nr fiuir for art actlrn cathartic One tried
always In favor. Put up la vials i alwaya
Iran sua ruuaoieb
A cpember of the Uwn c mncil
of the town of Houltou recently
made tho offer to the Cuniy
Court, that if the county wo uld
crush the rock, the city would fur
nish the abor. and teams necessary
to place the same Upon the county
road running through town, but
was coolly told that there was the
crusher and to go crush the rock
itself if it wanted rock. If the1
County Court is disposed to dis
criminate, we kuow of no way to
prevent it, but the Register is de
termined that the people shall be
ao longer hodwinked by the re
peated blasts of hot air emanating
rom the court or any individual
thereof. At the present adjourned
session of the court $135 more was
allow d on the l.'lat kinie-Mist
road. The road has been closed
for trav.el and cannot again bs
used until the county goes . ovei
the grade and straightens it up
and put in two or noe culberts
This OiUtt be done in tue spring,
but it should be atken from tha
road fuud and not from the county
general fund.
Thepetitiou by sixty taxpayers
of Iloulton and vicinity was read,
and commented upon bv the county
Judge, as not being eigaed by any
one at Vemonia. Tne petitiou
was not circulated there or it would
have received ths signature of
every taxpayer in that end of tha
county. A few of them have found
it convenient to trade in Houlton,
but the bad roads make it next to
impossible for them to get over th
mountains, and they are compell
ed to drive to Clatskanie where
they have a better road even if
they do have to pay a little more
for their provisions.'
Monday aud Tuesday were fine day
for winter.