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HMorlr.il Society ST. REVIEW IT'S NOW UP TO YOU To aabacrlto for THIS Piper. AN Mm mwi what H U nnrt b oar motto. Coll la and enroll GET IN' THE HABIT Of adttrtUlnif la THIS Pipit and you'll ntrer rttrtt It. Dt j In t ooco and Imp rlaM at It Davoted (o (ho laterert of ( Peninsula, tlw Manufacturing Center of the Northwett VOL. 5 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1909. NO. 50 wiiLLOCATE on packing piant THREE MORE LICENSES GRANTED JOHNS STOVE WORKS VERY BUSY PENINSULA IS COMING DIRECT LINE TO SWIFTS From St. Johns is Being Gar Shops Will be Built Near St. Johns TI10 Puclflc Cor & Foundry Co., who woro reported by somo of tho city papers as having secured n lo cution for their car bIiopb in Van couver, have closed u deal with the Union Moat Company for n trrtct of land 600 feet wido by 600 feet lone, lying between tho Oregon Slough nnd Smith's Lake, and west of tho Monarch Lumber Company's locu tion. Tho compnny will commence Im mediately tho construction of u plant costing not loss than ISO.OjO, oxclu she of cost of grounds. It Is their Intention to Instuu n modern car building nnd car repairing plant thut will probably Include when completed a locomotlvo works. If this latter plan is carried out, tho Cost will be conHiuorably moro than theso figures, Thoy will employ from tho beginning ItOO to IU0 men to be Increased Inter as tho works dutolop. At this lo cation they will have splendid rail nnd eop water facilities, Plans for thu bullningH arc to bo 11 duplicate of tho ones now building at Rich mond, Cal.. which havo n capacity of 10 freight cars per day nnd ulght passenger coaches per month. lloth tho California pluntnnd this ono will bo so nrrungod that they cun expand at n minimum cost nnd without hf torforlng with contrncts under way. Tho lortlnnd plant Is to bo com plotod by March 10. A number of Portland capitalists hnvo becomo Interested In tho now . compuny. . Tho field for tho construc tion of both passenger nnd freight cars on this Coast is prucwcully un limited, und tho now company will havo lltllo competition hero, tho statement being ninuo that owing to tho cheapness of material and sav ing of freight, cars can bo mudo hero 20 per cent choaper than thoy can bo made and sent hero from tho East. Thoy also huvo assur ances of business enough to keep tho plunt In constunt operation from thu momont of lt completion. Busy All the Time H. a. Ogdon, tho orstwhllo St. Johns real estato man, but now u typical ranchman with hoadquartors at Dayton, Ore., has a couple of apples on oxhlbltlon at Ungera cigar stand that havo no equal. While not so largo us somo apples, their quality would tlcklo an Imperial palate. Noth lag having horotoforo boon producod that aro oxuetly similar, In lieu of a worso namo, they aro ttiiod ''Og den's Best.' R. W. McKcon and mother havo Just returned from n week's visit to Ogden's famous orchard und soy thai 11. O. is as busy as a bee In pulling stumps, wiping tho frost off tho pumpkins, chasing the worms out of tho apples, making apple butter, churning butter, making cldor, milking the cows, teaching tho young chlckons to walk, digging spuds, and tho thousand and one things that go to ntuko up the life of u uisclple of the slmplo lite. It would not bo surprising when Mr. Ogden next honors this city with u visit that there will bo found growlnj a yollow wisp of whiskers on his chin. To Stay in Oregon James J. HM wUl not extend tho Oregon Trunk beymd th Oregon Jr.o but will confine bis operations la couaectlon with that project to do eloping this state. Stories to p effect that the ultimate destina tion of the Oregon Trunk Is San Francisco were denied by r. Mil last week, who said: " the build ing the line will do will be done In On gon. There Is plenty of room for new feeders In the state and the Blle age which we intend to add to our system will be contlned to Ore gon. We have no IntenUon of enter log California." Mads J. Madison and Miss Esther Moo were united In marrlago Oct, lita by Rev. Nelson of the Congre gational church. Tho newly wedded pair have decided not to locate la gt. John, we understand. Another Plant Secures Site Near Swifts a Tho Schwtirzchlld & Sulzberger company, tl.o Llj Independent puck ers aro going to uulld a modern pack Ing plunt on ti J peninsula. Tho com ptctlon una opening of thu Union Stockyurds on 1. u peninsula mnkes necessary .diovnl of tho S. & S. plunt from South I urtlnnd to n loca tion near tho stackyards, ioo j weds ago E. A. Lundburg, attorney fu tho S. ft S. Co., nnd l..l-.r iu coming to Portland gonornl attorney for thu company In Chicago, look title to tt 20-ucro tract Just oust of tho south end of the viaduct leading from tho high ground to tho Swift plant on Oregon slough. This tract bus n frontngo on Columbia slough and also on tho Troutdulo lino of the O, II. ft N. Co., and It Ideally locnted us n siio for a pack ing plant. Its location on tho ulourfh, tho O. It. ft S. and tiio viaduct loan ing to the stockyards makes It valu able from every otundpolnt as n silo for such a plant as tho 8, ft S. Co. win no doubt build. Thu establishment of n packing plnnt on mo peninsula by the Schwarzschlld ft Sulzberger people will havo tho effect of creating an open livestock market In I'ortlnnd ur.d w.i uo of Inestlmablo benefit to stock growers throughout thu stuto who ship to thu Union Stockyurds. Come in and See Them Wb extend u cordial Invitation to tho public to examine 11 collection of nuwspupers from tho most re mote parts of tho world now on ox hlblt ut our office These papers wero sent to us by the Clmmborliun Medlcluo Compuny, l)os Moines, Iowa manufacturers of Chamberlain's Cough Ilcmedy, unit ono of tho I t iu lest udvertlsers not only In this com try but In foroten ltnds. A copy of ouch Uauu of every news paper containing t-olr ndvorttsomonts Is sent to tho offico of the Chumbur luln Modlclnu Compuny us n proof of thr Insertion of tho ndvortlsemont. Tho packego sent to us Is selected tit in theso voucher copies. Somo of the papers boar names of places whlcn roqulro us to rocall forgotten geography or refer 10 tho atlaB to litule. Somo of them aro particular lv curious as they aro published In tho vernacular or native languages which might bo likened to tho care fully wrltton notes of a shorthand writer. Building Permits No. 79 To N. A. Goo to altor and enlarge dwolltng on Myors street, be tween Thompson and Hartman, ror Alex Ittensohn; estimated cost f 150. No. 80 To inkerman Davis to erect resluenco on Portland boule vard betweon Chicago and Johns streets for W. M. Davis j cost $600! No. 81 To Charley Moy to erect dwelling In Roberts Adaltion, North End cost 300. No. 83 To V. W. Mason to erect store building on Fesenden street, betweon New York and Portland boulevard for J. Scales; cost $2,600. No. 83 To J. n. Kerr ft Co. to ,:ect dwelling on Kellogg street be- tween Chicago and new York for A. W. Davis cost tt..0. No. 81 To B. U. Dlckford to-erect brick ofilce building on Jersey street between Richmond and Charleston streets for O. P. Wolcott and Lydla Wyatt; cost 1000. No. 85 10 Louie Itoder to erect dwelling on Kellogg street between Rt. Johns avenue and Catlln street for Mrs. Emlle Reder; cost o00. Ono of the absurd things small tf.wns do is to license honest occu pations such as draymen. Such monej received Is always assessed back to t'-e citizens, as the workers have to live. A very slight hunch to the as stisor that the empty lot Is as valu able as the used lot alongside will fcwell the city treasury to better ad vantage than using up time and money punishing men for being In dustrious Ex. Preach tat gopl ot St Joans. A Clause is Attached, However. Terminating Same Next April if a Majority Vote of Our Citizens Favors a "Dry" Town at an Election to be Held Then Moro than tho usunl amount of Intorcst was evinced In Tuosday nlgh"s meeting of tho city council. Tho chamber was well filled with citizens, most of whom wero curious to lonrn tho nldcrmcn's attitude con ccrnlnc tho liquor question, lvov. C. P. Gates, as spokesman of it com mlttco of flvo sent by the tintl-su-loon lcaguo to tho council chamber, requested that no moro licenses bo granted by council until tho rumpus stirred up by tho attorney general (so-culled) hud been sullied nnd thd legality of the recent decision wub fully established. While admitting that it would glvo u monopoly of thu business to Sam Cochran, ho con tended thut ono saloon was far boiler than four. Ah tho result proved, tho cotincllmeu could not seo It that way, and the request was dis regarded. Thu room wus brilliantly lighted by new arc lights Just placed by tho gun company as pur thu provisions of their franchise nnd tho effect pro duced wus very ugreoublo to all con cerned. Roll call showed all present with tho mayor presiding, and tho minutes of tho provlotiB meeting were rend and approvod. Petitions for arc llghta at tho cornors of Uucutur and Louvltt street and Stownrt and St. Johns uveuuo wero accepted und ordered placed on tho long file of uppllcntlons of a like nature. A romonstrnnco signed by 87 per cent of tho property owners against Wants to Locate Here Tho following communication was received by tho council lust week. Mediums, mutrlmonlul conjurors, for tune tollers nnd kindred fakirs aro bolng driven from tho city of Port land und nro Booking nearby locu tions until tho "storm" abates. Ab u result St. Johns Is threatened with a portion of theso undesirables. No uctlon was taken by council. Tho communication sponks for Itsolf nnd Is qulto un Intelligent and edifying document: "Am 05 yoars of ago ulono. I know how lonely old people nro, I wunt a club whore all good, sober peoplo can got acquainted. Would tuko namos under 30 years, as thoy don't do it horo at present. In caso thoso papers would carry thu ads, could I locato in St. Johns? Havo friends there; havo many friends horo. Can kIvo good roforonceB. 'lo be posted I will ask do they allow readings of any naturo In 8t. JohnsT PleaBo Inform mo qulto soon nnd obllgo, v Mrs. II, C. Wilbur, 116V4 First street, Portland. To Erect Monument A movemont has beon started to eiect at Salem a suitable monument to tho inoraory of Samuel L. Simp son, the well known Oregon poet, who wrote "Doautlful Wlllamotte.' Mi. Simpson was an alumnus of Willamette University and It was thoueht fitting that tho movemont to procuro the momorlal to tho poet should havo its start at tho unl-v.-islty and that the monument should stand near It, An association for the purpose has been formeu among tho alumni of the university. I. Is Intended to Interest the entire Northwest In the movement. Erecting a Store Room T. Scales, an East St. Johns groc ery man, Is building a concrete block store building In Ceuar Park, to be 28x10 feet in dimensions. For tho present the structure will bo ono story with a full basement, but an other will be added in a Bhorttlmo. Work Is being done by tho day. Thu tore will be occupied by December I. Mr. Scales will build a residence this winter. Subscribe for ta. JUvlsw. and be tho Improvement of Crawford strcot wus read and accepted. This will obstruct any Improvement of this street for somo time to coino, and tho riverside people, will bo coin polled to continue to ( mount tho hill sldo as best thoy may. A report of the local representative of thu gas company showed that 211,- fiCO feet of plpo had nlready been luld 111 tho city. As tho company hin progressed much moro rnpldly than tho provisions of their frnuclilsa cnlicd for, Councilman Johnson mndo 11 motion thut their chock or $5,000 given as a guarantee of good faith bo returned to them. Upon recom mendation of their representative tno matter was held over for one week In order to gut. an authentic state ment from tho compuny showing thut all tho requirements nnd been com piled with. Dills to tho amount of f05.no wero allowed. On motion of Councilman Cook tho rqcordur was Instructed to notify tho viewers on FcsBondon street to get busy and finish thulr work and report by next Tucsduy night. On motion of Councilman A. W. Davis tho recorder was Instructed to notify u. E. Knight to mnko ar rangements for laying a sldcwulk In front of his property 011 East Hurl lugton ntrout. An ordinance defining tho flio limits In tho city und prohibiting tho erection or wooden strticlureu thorolu Was passed. 't ' An amendment to the numborlng Better Support Needed It Is strungo how somo business men fool that thoy nro doing their whole duty toward their home paper when thoy havo their numo oiiroi.ed 4s it subscriber. Any patriotic clil 1011 Is wining to do that much fur tho homo paper. It Is to tho bust man thut thu uowsliupur mun must look to keep tho wolf from tho door, nnd when they full to aid In any manner outsldo .of subscribing It Is discouraging to say tho least. It has beon our purpose throughout not to tuko advertising from Portland thut confllctu with locnl mcrchnnts. Wo havo doctded to' changa this coursj a little, howovor, and tako any ad vertising wo can get whoro It doos not conflict with our ndvcrllsors In stead of our merchants. Wo ahull not only advortUo outsldo business In theso linos, but advocuto patron izing them until such tltno comoH when live and public spirited business men tnko up tho sumo business hero. Spaco Is all wo havo to sell, and If It is not In domnnd horo wo shall havo to offer it to out of town buyers. Wo mako this sintoment in order that wo shall not bo Judged In consistent whon tho Portland nds, ap pear. Big. Apple Show Oregon apple growers aro assembl ing exhibits for tho National Applu Show at Spokuuo November 1G-20. Tho stajo will participate to a greater extent man over before und some magnificent displays will be sent. Hood River, tho Roguo River Vnlloy and tho Willamotto Vnlloy an- pie-growing districts will make strong bids for many of the prizes. Car load lots will bo sent by some ex hibitors nnd in all departments, Ore gon's showing will bo a strong ono. Entrlra cIjihj November 13. Vacant Houses Scarce Real estate men claim that tt Is very difficult theso days to supply the demand for vacant houses, Ono dealer tells us that he has from two to half a dozen applications for empty dwellings every day, and he is unable to supply any. When the fact Is taken Into consiuoratlon that over lvO now residences havo been erected during tho past year, our population must bo growing at an amazing rate, ordinance, making Charleston nnd Jersey tho key directs, passed un animously. An ordinance nsncsslng tho rest of improving Portland boulevard, from KcsBcndcn to Thompson, also passed. Resolutions appointing viewers on tho widening and opening up of of Charleston strcot wero adopted. Upon motion of Councilman Hitler, chairman of tho license committee, council acted us a commlttoa of tho whoio und met In private conclave In a downstairs room where a some what lengthy session wan hold In re viewing tho ulttmllou nnd declulng upon some action In regard lo tno license applications. When this was concluded they again assembled In tho council chamber und their ropori was read. It recommended that throe additional licenses bo grunted, mak ing four In nil, with 11 clause at tached that If thu people at tho elec tion In April decided by majority vote that tho town bo dry, till li censes wero then to terminate. Upoi motion of Councilman joliuson tho report wus accepted. On motion of Councilman A. W. Uuv:s the street committee wus In structed to provide wuys und meuiiH for tho construction of a muowulk from tho French block to Jersey street before wet weather Hots In. The police department was to bo Instructed by thu recorder to Inves tigate thu sanitary condition ot thu city on motion of A. W. Davis, Death of Marvin Johns Marvin Jolinu died lit his homo In ibis city Thursday, Oct. 11th nt -1:30 a. m. Ho was born In Miibiotou, lowu, 27 years ugo und cumo to Ore gon In IS'JI mid hns resided In St. Johns the gruutur pari of tho tlmo slnco thut date. A lltllo over kuvoii years ago ho contracted a severe ease of blood poisoning, ami It wuh uecesBiiry to umputuiu ouu of his legs In order to huvo his lire. Ever since tho operation his health has been poor und hu full un uusy victim to typhoid fover, which together with ucuto Ilrlght's dlsouHo, cutised ills douth at tho tlmo stnted. Marvin possessed n bright and cheerful dis position and made frlonds readily,, and his early douth Ih sincerely re gretted. Ho wus a barber by pro fession nnd wus a skilled workmun Ills fathor, R. W. JoIiiib, mother and three brothors survive. Ilurlul took placo In tho Rosa City cemotory Oc Iclor 15th. Big Money in Hops Hop growers nro having tholr in iiir.g, with tho prevailing quotutloii for 1I1-J Oregon crop ut 20 cents per pO'iiiu. Tho averago prlco last year wa 7 cents, in 1007 7 cents und In K'r. Ji cents, Tho lust high priced year was 1001,-when tho Oregon hop went to 45 cents uund awuy back In 1882 thoro wore suleu nu high as H-25 per pound. Iu somo respecta th murttet this year resembles that o' 1882. Ught crops all over tho win Id nro responsible for tho prevail ing high prices. Tho Oregon crop Is thu lightest slnco 1800. Tho es.ll. in-fii ot 70.000 bulos for tho year's 'ylild In this state Is considered uVoi . right. It Is expected una year will n.nrk tho first ot a series of hl?h priced crops. This year, tho next nud possibly ono or two more, will mean largo profits to growers. At'ci that, becauso of hlgli prices buvlng stimulated production, moro hops will bo grown than aro neodod aui' the prlco will drop again. two young men hold a third up In Portland last week .as a practical Joko. Tho victim failed to seo whoro tho Joko camo iu, and tho two Jokers aro having an uneasy tlmo of t. Jokes of this naturo cannot be too severely condemned. Tho victim would havo been Justified In shoot ing thorn down. When ono- plays with flro ho Is llublo to go his fingers burnod. Strongly Advocated Duslncss men nnd residents of tho Peninsula hopo to secure tho con Btructlpn of two miles of track bo tween Kenton nnd tho South Depot Iu East St. JuIiub In order to com ploto another lino down tho Penin sula. Tho Portland Railway, Light ft Power Company has completed f to lino between Kllllngsworth nvciiuo and Kenton nud enrs nro now Iu op eration, Tho citizens havo taken up tho mutter of extending this brunch, which serves tho north sldo of tho Ponlnstiln, two miles to n connection with tho north loop of thu present St. Johns electric lino. W, J. Pedalcord, chairman of tho committee, which has- thu mutter In hand, was detailed to place before President Josselyn thu merits of this cr.rllno extension. Ho has gono over tho mutter and thu electrlu company now has It under consideration, Mr. Pcddlcord calls attention to thu extension and says: ' Such oxluiillon will, wo frnnkly believe, not only greatly coiuriuiitu to tho rapid de velopment of tho section traversed, hut will scrvu tu requirements of tho two depots un route, Mnegley, or East St. Johns, nud McKunnii Junc tion, nnd us a further sourcu of rev oiiuu to tho company, would put tho laboring class and local business mun along tho outlru route In touch with thu rising Industries 011 the Col umbia waterfront, "St. Johns and tho Iowcr Penin sula could thus supply cheap homes to resident laborers and others whom work nt nil times will bo Iu demand In connection with tho grout Indus' trios springing up thu north or our city. This short haul, shorter than from Hi. Johns lo Portland, or front Portland (o Kenton, will prove .40 favorable us not lo bo despised, hut rather to be sought from thu Iwwer Peninsula. As conditions are ut present tho laborer from thu Lower Peninsula must go to theso Industries und return by way of Pled mont, nu Inconvenience lo him and much lessened profit to tho company. "With tho lltllo gup bulween Ken ton and tho South Depot bridge closed by roll, nnd curs running ouch wuy, hundreds now, und thousands In thu nour future, along thl" now routu from St. joIiiib to Kenton, would find constant employment ut tho grout Swift plant, tho lurgo Mon urch mills, tho wooden plpo plant, soon to bo orected, nnd tho many othor Industries." Tho nrgumont for this electric lino 1b followed out nt considerable length, calling nttuiitlou to tho lurgu Investments that huvo been mudo on tho Lower PonliiBiila. Tho matter bus been submitted to thu president of tho Portland Railway, Light ft Power Company, but ho fur no uctlon bus boon tukon, tiu committee does not oxpoct ourly uctlon, but hopes for tho construction of tho two miles botwo.n Ronton and tho South Depot next your, thus providing two olectrlu railways on tho 1 enlnsulu, Oregoulau, Very Much Alive Thu W, C. T. U. of St. Johns la not dead, but very much allvo. They hod a good meeting October 10th, which wus held at tho Congrega tional church, A good report of tho statu convention, which wus held In Hood River tho first week Iu Oc tober, wub roud by MIsb llrown. Their next regular business meeting will bo hold Nov. 15 ot tho .Methodist church ut 2:30 p. in. Tho mothers' meeting will be held tho first Moiidaj In November. Notlco of meeting placo will bo announced later, Mrs. Shepard'u tolk on tho tompernnco cause given ut tho Evangelical church Oct. 12 was full of good cheer und encourngomeut. A good collec tion was taken for Oregon dry iu 1010. Press Correspondent. ' Real CBtuto Is onco moro on tho move. J. 8. McKlnnoy Informs us thut ho bus done moro business Iu a reulty wuy during tho past two mouths than ho over did In six months before, tho palmy days of 1001-1007 not excluded. Promises to Become Im portant Industry Tho Pacific Stovo nnd Rnngo Man ufncturlng Co. aro now busily en gaged In turning out tholr product iu n rapid manner. Sixteen skilled workmen nro now employed, and 1110.-U will bo added right along. All but ono of tho employes resldo In St. JoIiiih and spend a greater part of I holt money hero. Orders nro com ing In thick nnd fust nnd it will bo somo tlmo before thu company will ho nblu to keep up with tho demand. Thu raw material can bo noctirod hero as chonply uh In tho East, tnu greater part of It coming from Eng land In ocean liners and buiiiu ot It is used us htillust 011 the way over. The freight on nn ordinary sized rtovo in car load lots from tho East Is Iu the neighborhood of 15.00, which In llse.f permits of a nlco irglu In tho way of profit to man uractururs 011 thu roast. This plant piomlscH to becomo a loading onu hero nud St. Johns cnu congratulate Itself upon securing It. Fine Entertainers Tho Clehruted McCnlley enter tnlnurs nro (uleutud musicians, reuderi unl violinists, I'ho eiiterlulumeut (hey glvo Iu of it high ordi r, und up 1k.i!h t'lreetly to all tho finer sensi tivities or tho peoplu who hiur them. II Is useless to speuk of CIiuh. Itiloy McCulloy uh n reader of Jauios Whit- comb Rlloy's poems. Ono moment hu convulses tho and lento with laughter und tho nuxt they mult Iu tonrs. Who doo not llko to sit and -think with Jnmes Whltcouiu Riluy by (ho hour when IiIh poumu aro road with Hfo und "ginger In 'smj" "I'nrmor Whlpplo." "My Philosophy," "A Now Year's Time ut WillHrds', "Old Sweetheart ot Mlno," "When tho Frost Is on tho Pumpkin and tho Com Is Iu tho tfho k ' "I's Qwlno to Marry Jim," ' Tiu- Minis tor's Wife" U liukner's Hall to morrow ulght, under the auspices ot tho Evuugulluul church. If you llkit to seo good oiiturtalumtuU, m this ono. Judging from tho umount of broad and pastry thut la dully bolng da. Ihorcd horo to tho varlouB stores by Portland parties thoro Is a splondld field awaiting somo good bokor. Our luoplc would sooner patroulzo homo Institutions, thnu out of town con cerns providod tho quality and prlco aro similar. Work for a Orcatcr St. Johns, BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBM SSaVrV 9aBBBBBBBBal bbbbbbbbVbbbbbbbbbbW v,3Lammml ''SBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaFJ a?"1 Lmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmml sbbbbbbB 11 bbbbbbbPSSi" i