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ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 191 1.
NO. 19
A Bright Future
Ho! For the Free Ferry
High School Notes
The Park Question
A Big Project
Council Proceedings
Mistakes Will Happen
Those persons who though gener
ally interested, arc not actually in
touch with the trend of events in
St. Johns ami on the peninsula,
cannot fail to be surprised not only
nt the physical growth of the city
nud its increasing importance ns a
manufacturing center, but at the
steady but rapid rife of real estate
holdings, ami the solid financial
hacking that supports the concerns
located In that district.
' A journey along the water front
would disclose a hive of industries
that would open the eyes of many,
whilst the property on wlucli no
', factory has vet been located is
owned by men of Strong financial
standing, who thereby express the
faith in the ultimate high value of
properties they control.
Starting from the part of the Og
den tract known as the lower Og
den ranch, which passed to the
hands of E. Kctchuui last summer,
-and following the river bunk arc
found the holdings of W. 1'utton,
which extends for seven-eighths of
n mite along the waterfront. The
ticxt property is the Ogdcn tract
proper, which in" turn adjoins the
lam) acquired, by- the Portland syn
dicate consisting of F. I.D.ily,' Hon
eyiiinn and others. The large hold
ings of the Weyerhaeuser company
and of Messrs. Darker and Stewart
come next nud then the busy fac
tory district follows. The St.Johns
Shipbuilding company ami the St.
lohus city dock arc next in rota
tion, Porter llros. owning 0 200
toot strip of unoccupied laud be
tween them. The Johcs Milling
company, the Asbestos Factory,
their neighbors being the large
mill and plant of the St. Johns
Lumber company,. The 400-foot
Iront imme'dlately contiguous, to the
mill property recently changed
hands, being acquired by the Star
Sand & Gravel company for $40.
000.. The Portland Manufacturing
company follows next nud their
-property abuts on the. Porf of Port
land Drydock. Next follows a val
uable strip of laud over which the
Western Cooperate company holds
control. The projcrty was sur
veyed and plans prepared for a
larg'factory but It was understood
that the offer of a bonus by the
jwople of Aberdeen was the factor
that induced the company to stop
in that city. The Peninsula Lum
ber company has large adjoining
valuable holdings on which their
mill is built, and the Mount Hood
Railway has purchased 900 feet nt
the extreme end -of (he Peninsula
holdings, for the erection of the
1 .a. Itt fit
hteam auxllliary piani wnicu win
1 be completed in a few weeks. The
-properties of the Standard Oil com
pany and the Union Oil company
come next in order,- and the, sllugle
T mill Is located some distance 'furth
' er ou.
' The very names of these concerns
-spell ta the Initiated a sense of fi
Onaucial security and a personal in
spection of their factories will con
vince even a stranger of the com
'merctal Importance of these loca,
ions. Ad this concentration of
Ciiannfacturing concerns In one area
'Jias a direct Influence on the real
Estate values of tthe residence dist
Virict in the vicinity and of the trad
ing ceuters, nearby. The popula
tion of St. Johnson' 1900 was 350
Willie lite taiesi ugmi-a uiiuiuiiih
fo the official census of 1910. wert
1l&f r ; 'f hcassessed value" . of tht
"school 'district frt 1900" was i82,ooc
JJwhile the latest figures according
ere
e
riotf was $182,000
while it crew In 1910 tol4.700.ooo
PThTGbntretl Indebtedness of the
city still remains very low, proba
cy w'tf J'v0 rff.?y .r
loivn-orirs'stzciu iiicoimc, 111c 1
tal amount being'only f 60,000, .jjfti
eluding $ ibiooo'for the haudsome
new city yalJfUkb js wprUyuany
times that amount On the basis
of the valuation of the present city
a 'burden of something like 476,000
liiS?J5h3bilinbfi bldckfe
of the city Is visibly increasing,.
Tames John, after1 whom the chV vis
nauutf spld,.the.,tlie. block, athd
corner of Burlington and Jersey
about seven years ago for I700. Its
subseqrtent prices" of -transf er-were-
51700, $2700, ana 54000, wnicn
then owners, sold the corner build
ings for 125,000 to Frank Ludisher
who lias sjnee refused to part with
his holdings at a considerably, ad
vanced figure. That this rise iu
. price, js, by no means exceptional
. ,ts shown by the fact that as late
ago as 1905 the lot 100x178 on
wbich the McDonald building and
the Electric building is located was
, sold by I. Livermore to, the late W.
Vandermeer for $1200 which in
cluded a $700 house,whfl'e offers of
. f 15.000 for the lots aloue would
not buy the property today.
Other property In St. Johns has
also changed hands at advanced fig
ures recently. The Fprbesi estate
sold the buildings and lot on south
The proposition for issuing bonds
for the purchase of the slips, pon
toons and approaches now owned
and used by the St. Johns Trans'
portatiou company came through
with flying colors at the special
election held last Saturday. The
vote polled was less than half of
the full vote of the city, but the
sentiment of those who did cast
their ballots was overwhelmingly
tu favor of issuing bonds. All
told there were 452 votes cast, di
vided as follows: First ward 282
for bonds and 9 against; Second
ward 184 for and seven against
the bond issue. Thus it will be
seen that there were exactly 16
"frosty sons of thunder" with
minds so narrow and views so per
verted that they could not grasp a
big thing when it was offered them.
However the people of St. Johns
are to be congratulated upon their
good sense and sound Judgment,
and also for the fact that there arc
so few among us who would stand
still or retrograde than advance,
and who, like crawfish, can crawl
backward more easily nud more
rapidly than forward. These six
teen are more to. be pitied than
rensured. Endowed with sour,
disgruntled, "feruinst the govern
ment natures, it was more than
their dispositions would stand for
to vote for something that would
really be good for St.Johns. No oth
er excuse ou their part Is plausible,
so let us extend to them, whoever
they may be, our sympathy for be
ing so unfortunate as to posies-
such miserable little souls. We, do
not know whom one of them Is, tmr
tlo we care to. I he citizens 01 bi
Johns ns a whole have clearly dem
onstrated that they want 11 free fer
ry and tree ferry we will have,
1 lie terry business lias necn 11
very poor investment for the St.
Johns Transportation company.
Uesides spending from 1 12,000 to
515,000, the business done did not
pay running expenses. It was n
venture on their part, nnd their ex
perience has proven quite costly
Their efforts, however, should be
npprccintcd by (he ' people of "'St.
Johns. They took hold of the ser
vice when it was in n very dilapi
dated condition and run iu a hap
hazard manner, while the new boat
which they had built and placed iu
commission, was not up to date in
every respect, yet it was a vast im
provement over the old service.
They will have the present ferry
boat ami the $6000 voted tor utili
ties to show' for their three years'
work and original investment.
The greatest credit is due Hon.
K. C. Couch for getting the ferry
project in its preset happy condi
tion. For the past two years or
more he, has worked untiringly to
provide a free ferry for St. Johns,
and it is a matter of much satisfac
tion Jto hi ,n to know that his hobby
is about to be realized.
The new ferrv boat should be in
commission at St. Johns not later
than six months at the very outside.
The charter provides that, the
bonds shall be advertised iu the lo
cal paper and also In one outside
paper. This should no -take Qver
a few weeks at the most.' We un
derstand that local. parties are will
ing' to take the. bonds nnjl will bid
upon the same. The. county has
six months from the purchase - of
the utilities to construct and install
the new boat, . but Jf pressure is
brought to bear upon them" ilf is
believed that they will . have
this
the
the
done in little more than half
time. Assuredly the sooner
hetter,
fc
jersey'street formerly occupied by
the Lauthers Mercantile company
to .ifeuedlet1 'Bros, '.rbm California
and the adjoining cottage to M.Lny
the price involved being I9000. 1
It is not only the city proper
Ibatcattboast tof these., increased
and increasing- prices? Tfdf 'William
LDay sold sjx. acres, jn Point Villv
a few months ago tor 512,000 aim
Smaller parcels aregraduallychatig-
ing hands at increased prices. Many
of those who own land have such
confidence in the future that they
higher
fitun-
irislde
property ou the market but it js
pretty safe to predict that within'
the next few months there will be
a large turnover, of lots andresiden-.
ces in St. Jphns. anu'the great in
flux of newcomers, attracted by the
good 'wages and steady employment
at the mills, adds to the stability of
the real estate prices and the slow
but sure upward trend of their val
ues. Sunday Journal.
Mrs. E. E. Bowe"of 1018 So.
Ivanhoe street presented this office
with an egg laid by one of her hens.
It measured 9x7 5-8 inches in size.
St. Johns is certainly productive of
big things.
arc holding, .out for even
fkuresj.M. L..Holbrook beip
willing to place any of his
Elizabeth Stalter, Editor.
(Received too late for last week's
issue.)
Tuesday morning Dr. Todd, vice
president of the Willamette Uni
versity, addressed the student body
on the important subject of "Why
go to College?" Among the nu
merous reasons he gave to prove
his statement that a college educa
tion is essential were the fun in it,
the associations and friendships
formed there, nud the dollars and
cents which would result therefrom.
From illustrations and actual fig
ures he showed the superior advan
tages the boy who went to college
had over the boy who did not, and
proved of how much more value j
to the state the former was than
the latter. He urged the schoo
to do something worth while, to be
come giants in intellect and lastly
to become good, strong men niu
women both morally and physically.
Such an applause was given nt the
close of his address that the hearty
appreciation of the school was ' tin
mtstakablc.
Preparations for the publication
of a school annual by the Seniors
and Juniors arc rapidly progressing.
Everybody be ready to purchase
when it is out, for this is to be
crdwulng feature of the school and
from the present outlook the high
est expectations will be realized.
The High School basket ball
team closed its season Friday by
defeating the Columbia Juniors,
after having suffered two defeats at
their hinds earlier in the season
Die lut iors opened the game with
confidence and scored several has
kels early iu the half but were held
safe during this period with a score
of 6 to 6. Iu the second half the
better passing and fast work of the
guards and center, enabled the
local boys to easily roll up 18 points
to Columbias C, making the final
score 24 to 12. The clever passing
seemed to bewilder the Columbia's
defense and it appeared as If the
ball always landed in the waiting
hands of the James John players.
All of the boys played a good game
"Pinkie" Smith showed up well,'
shooting tour baskets from his
guard position.
The lineup was as lollows:
Columbia Juniors
James John
Early(4) f
Whisler (2)
Poll (6)
Smock (8)
Smith (8)
Jennings(4) f
Carroll (2) c
Pooley g
Collins (2) g
Magoue
Gosser a
Signs of spring Marlett and
Smith weaving class color bauds on
peg points.
Uaseuall practice win sooti be un
der full sway. There is some very
promising material and the team is
looking forward to a successful sea
sou. Each fellow iu High should
try out because its up to everyone
to help make a record for James
Johns High.
Interclass basket ball has been
given renewed impetus. Thursday
afternoon the benior and Sopho
more girls played against the Jun-
Junior and Freshmen girls with a
resulting victory for the former.
'ine Imeup was;
Seniors & Sophs Juniors & Presides
E. Clark f C. Cross
G. McCarthy f M. Dickie
U. btalter c C Nelson
N. Toole g A. Adams
N. Worth g Beam, Stucker
The score was 10 to 7. Baskets
were thrown by E. Clark, 3; G.
MpCarty, 31 K. Stulter, 3; M.
Dickie, 7.
Suspicious William energetically
producing electricity by means of
u small piece of cat's fur and a rod.
Say, Mr. Fry, did you have to kill
the cat to get this fur?
The last two weeks brought forth
greater school spirit at James John
High than has been manifested at
any time during its history. This
was especially noticed in the athlet l
ic cpnteMsa '(flie feveral class
games between the boys starte'd the
ball rolling. The Jefferson ganie
brought fltit ome latent rooting,
powers but was too late in coming
to stave, pff a defeat,
The girls; interclass game showed
that there was some good materia
for a regular -team nnd also further,
brought out, (he. one thing we need
to win games on. tue borne floor Js
continuous and vociferous cheering."
In, the- Columbia, game, the snap and;
ginger ttiar. tne players suoweu was'
largely due to the enthusiasm of;
the students. They unconsciously
assisted the players in rolling up,
the score. Now, since we have'
started this "Altogether move-ment,c-for
the James John, let usi
use every effort to do our Individ-'
ubl.part, to help our teams, the re
mainder of the season by attending
every game and boosting by every
possible means.
An Italian bakery has opened up
Since the question of ferry bonds
has now been most satisfactorily
settled, let us consider the proposi
tion ot n public park tor St. Johns.
I A cfwtpint t1irlimi line Itnnti trt Mml
tor April 3d to decide the question
of voting bonds for securing land
for such a purpose. It will be held
in conjunction with the general
city election ou that day. A tract
of laud composed of a fraction
less
than six acres has been offered the
city for park purposes. Part of
this tract is owned by H. E. Har
ris, and the other portion by Mrs.
Nancy Caplcs. The price asked
by the fornter is $9000, and the lat
tcr$i2,ooo, making h total of $21,
000. A number of our citizens had
petitioned the cltv council to call 11
special election for the purpose of
voting upon the question of issuing
bonds for the purchase of this tract,
and iu accordance therewith the
date has been set as above stated.
It, therefore, behooves the voters
in general to give the matter care
ful consideration.
The first point to be considered
we believe, is whether or not the
tract iu question is suitable for park
purposes. It is situated upon Daw
sou street, just south of the ice
plant at Northern Hill statioti, and
is within the loop. It contains n
number of fine trees, is level, well
situated, easy of access, nnd would
likely make ns desirable park as
could be secured within the limits
of the city. Another point to con
sider is the price too high? $21,
000 for about six ncres is approxi
mately $500 per city lot 50x100 iu
size. Can any lots of this size be
secured iu that neighborhood for
5500? It is extremely doubtful,
nnd we arc inclined to think not.
riiercforc the price tloes not appear
to be exorbitant when the prices of
adjoining property- are taken into
consideration; Do we need a park ?
Yea, -verily. No city can claim to
b up to date and abreast of the
times that does not to.sscss a park.
Of what benefit to invite strangers
within our gates if no place is pro
vided fdr them to rest their tire'd
feet after viewing the sights of the
city? Wouldn't there be something
lacking? It would be well to pon
der over this question and consider
whether or not St. Johns will ever
possess a public park unless this
opportunity is grasped. The city
can well afford to fit it up with
swings, gymnastic appliances, piny
grounds, etc. Then the Interest
on the money is all we need con
cern ourselves about. Long before
the principal becomes due we will
have become a part of a larger city
and Portland "will foot the bill."
Think the thing over,
Primary Candidates
The canvassing board nppoiuted
y the mayor to canvass the re
turns of the recetit primary election
las completed its work and report
the following nominations:
Republican; '
Mayor K. C. Couch.
Itecorder-Frank A. Rice.
Attorney A. M. Esson.
Treasurer W. Scott Kellogg.
Couiicilmeii at Large F. W. Val
entine, S.L. Dobie and J. E. Hil-
ler and H. W
Brice tie with 10
votes each.
Couuciltueu First WardA.
Muck, I. B. Martin.
Couiicilmeu Second Ward, J.
Hiller,-Pascal Hill.
Democratic. '
Iayor K. C. Cotich.
.Recorder Frank A. Rice.
Attoruey-rA. M. Essou.
I reastirer W. Scott Kellogg.
pouncilnieu at Large F. W.
Val
L. . A.
entitle, j, i Hendricks, t.
Dobie.
Councilmen First Ward A
Muck, F, l Drinker.
Councilmen SeCoifd Ward J. E.
Hiller, and Messrs. Boldeu,
Kuowles, Brice, Cook and Chip
man, tie with one vote each.
Delightfully Entertained
Mr. and Mrs, Peter Autzeu en-
Jertuiued a party of St. Johns folks
ast Friday night at their beautiful
home on 712 Schuyler street in Ir
'vingtou. Delicious refreshments
werejsertjed fltid "dancing 'and 500
'werKtlie .principal amusements - of.
Jhc evening. Those who partook
of Mr. and Mrs. . Autzen s hospi
tality were Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Ed-
efsen, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Edlef-
sen, Mr, Antone uujetseu, Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Muck, Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Rice. Mr. aud Mrs. Whalen,
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Evans, Mr.
aud Mrs. Kuowles of California,
Mr. and Mrs.Autzen, Miss Blanche
Ed lef sen. Miss Alice Autzen,
Dredging of the Columbia Slough
from its mouth to the city limits to
n depth of 25 feet and the building
of immense docks and belt line rail
ways along it for the purpose of ac
commodating the shipping interests
is the stupendous undertaking be
ing promoted by a large number of
capitalists nud business men who
nre interested in the? ilivi1ntitnrtit nf
the peninsula district.
bounding.1) and surveys have nl
ready been made nnd preliminary
plans outlined for the organization
of a stock company to handle the
project. The scheme Is being re
ceived with much enthusiasm by
nil the owners of property and the
manufacturing industries in that
portion of the city. Much stock
has been subscribed nud it is said
that each individual is tukiug stock
to the amount of the present valua
tion of his property. Among those
who arc prominent iu promoting
the enterprise arc: D. G. Stevens,
an English capitalist who has ex
tensive laud holdings in that section;
W. M. Cook, John Qultin, George
Heusucr and others.
Chief among the improvements
is the dredging of the slough to a
depth of 25 feet. The raud and
i gravel from the dredging will
be utilized in filling in all the
sloiighlaud between the channel
and the high ground south, thus
reclaiming It and making it suita
ble for warehouse mid mniiufactur
lug purposes. It is said that sev
eral littiKlrccls of acres ot laud now
under water for a good ior
tlon of the year will be reclaimed.
It is also proposed to dredge the
ship channels from the main chau
ucl to several of the deeiK-r lakes
to afford n berth for ships when
they are not loading or unloading
cargoes.
Docks and warehouses will be
built along the ship channel, and
along these will be constructed
belt Hue railway, over which trains
may run for the loading or unload
ing of freight.
It is estimated that the project
will cost between 5500,000 nud 51,
000,000 when completed, but it is
believed by those interested that
they will receive immense returns
for their investment. They propose
to make this one of the shipping
centers of the city. They nrgue
that it will be a much better harbor
for vessels than the Willamette or
Columbia rivers and that by pro
vidiug suitable docks nud conncc
tlous with the railways they will
soon be able to control much of the
shipping of the city.
One feature of this scheme Is
pleasing to the residents of North
east Portland. By the dredging of
the Columbia slough there will be
no further objections to the proposed
sewers emptying into it. This will
eliminate the proposition of being
forced to build sewers from that
district so they will drain into the
Oregon slough or the Willamette
river by means of an overhead via
duct placed at n height of 20 feet
above the water as required by the
government engineers. Telegram.
Enjoy Themselves
A family reunion of the employes
of the P, R. L. & P. Co. was held
Monday evening, March 13th, at
at Oak's Rink, and was a decided
success, aud the rink was crowded
to its full capacity. Dancing and
roller skating was indulged in by
young and old, and it was indeed u
happy family. An excellent lunch
was served, unlimited from start to
finish with coffee aud soft drinks,
free to all. When the danciugpa
vilion was pot occupied by the
dancers the babies were out having
the one-time of their baby lives.
An address was made by President
B. S. Josselyn, and several flash
light photos were taken of the vast
concourse of people. Mr. and Mrs.
J. Nutting and daughter, CIco,
were there, to let the P.R. L. & P.
Co. know that St. Johns was a
part of the family tree.
Building Permits
No. 24 To John Reis to erect a
barn on Ivanhoe street between
Mohawk and Tyler; cost I700.
No, 25 To Dr. R. A. Jayne to
erect a ' dwelling on ' Willamette
boulevard between Alma aud Burr
streets; cost $1900.
Mrs. A. Stucker, the former pop
ular St. Johns milliner, spent a
couple of days among her old
friends here during the past week.
She is now located at Lebanon, Or
egon, but says it does not compare
favorably vvith St.,Joliys.
The regular meeting of the city
council lucsday night was an cs
tccially lively one. A large dele
gation of citizens was ou hand to
hear the proceedings nnd the prop
crty owners ot jersey street were
well represented. The paving
question was once more vigorously
discussed. The "fireworks" com
menced when n communication
from the city engineer was rend, iu
which he refused to approve of the
specifications submitted by the
Wcstrtitnite company for hard sur
facing of Jersey street. Dr. Jo
seph McChesncy made n stirring
address, after Mr. Downey had stat
ed that he desired to hear what any
property owner might have to say
regarding the proposition. The
doctor is a forcible nud at times sar
castic speaker, aud the manner in
which he ripped it into those who
were attempting to create suspicion
nnd sentiment against Wcstrtimitc
was highly pleasing to the audi
ence. He said he wanted Wcstru
mite and the property owners
wanted Wcstrtimitc nud it was up
to the council to govern their ac
tions accordingly. He told of the
showing made by Bitulithlc. How
iu St. Louis a street laid by Bitu
lithlc three years ago has not
yet been accepted, of n street u
Chicago full of ruts caused by auto
mobiles running over them, nud
other streets honeycombed with nir
holes, His remarks were greeted
with continued applause.
C. C. Woodhousc, upon the in
stance of Dr. McChesncy, mndc n
few remarks that did not appeal to
the audience. He ridiculed the
specifications of Wcstrtimitc, that n
street laid according to them would
be utterly worthless, and he strong
ly advised the people of St. Johns
to have nothing to do "with them.
By diagram he showed what he
thought n street would look like if
laid according to these specifications
nud then attempted to read the Bit
ulithlc paving specifications. Mr.
McKcon, however, objected to this,
claiming that the people had decid
ed what they wanted, ami that the
question ought not again be rco
jailed. Mayor Hendricks put it to
the audience us to whether or not
they wished to hear the stK'cifica
tious, ami a roar of "uos" was the
the answer,
After some further discussion,
Mr. Downey mntle the motion that
the attorney be directed to prepare
nu ordinance embodying nud ndopl
ing the specifications of the Wcstru
mite company. Upon vote nil vol
cd in the affirmative with the ex
ceptiou of Mr. Johnson, who has
been constantly "ferniiist" Wcstru
mite ever since it hns been dis
cussed.
All members were present at the
meeting, nud the first matter taken
up was a iK.-tition to vacate ten feet
on cither side of Willamette boule
vard, making it 80 feet instead of
100 fctt in width. The question
was raised whether or not this
boulevard was a county road and
Mr. Cook stated positively that it
was not and had never been a coun
ty road. As the exact width is
somewhat iu doubt, 011 motion of
Mr. Downey the engineer was di
rected to establish a line as soon as
possible, and if the thoroughfare
was found to be 100 feet wide that
the request be granted,
A petition by S. T. Dove asked
iHirnushiou to grade and lay cement
sidewalks on half a dozen streets
11 the Dove addition in East St.
Johns, Request was granted 011
motion of Mr, Cook, with the pro
vision that he furnish his own en
gineer to do the work under the di
rection and supervision of the city
engineer.
A petition was presented re
questing that an ordinance be passed
providing for an amendment to the
city charter iu regard to the num
ber of saloons iu St. Johns. At
the present time there is an ordi
nance iu force which provides that
liquor licenses may be issued for
each 1200 of population or major
portion thereof. I he object of the
proposed amendment was to make
1200 straight. The council can
at any time repeal an ordinance,
but to repeal or change an amend
ment to the charter requires a vote
of the people. Mr. Downey re
marked that the ordinance was very
good as it now stands, aud he ob
jected to tampering with it. Ou
motion to accede to the request the
vote was as follows: No Hiller,
Cook, Downey, Davis. Yes
Windle, Johnson and Dobie, Mo
tion wus therefore declared to be
ost.
Quite a discussion arose over the
bids on Maple street sewer. L. Sey
hold's bid was found to be -to. 06
ovver than Jeffrey & Huff ton's. The
atter strongly objected to the coun
cil awarding the contract to Mr.
Seybold on the ground that it was
conditional, that four manholes and1
Strange mistakes occur: Three
judges of election aud two clerks iu
counting the ballots at the late pri
mary found that n certain citizen
had received two votes for council
man of the first ward. The canvas
sing board appointed by the mayor
to recount the vote found that this
certain man had eleven votes. Both
boards swore to thy accuracy of
their counts. Whicli was right
the three members of the canvas
sing board or the five members of
the election board? The former
stands, however. Iu the second
ward the election board found that
Mr. Downey had seven votes nud
Mr. Hill had six votes. The can-
vasslug board found that Mr. Hill
had seven votes and wc fall to find
that Mr. Downey is credited with
nny votes. Which is right? Mr.
Downey received the nomination by
the election board count, and Mr.
Hill receives the same nomination
by the count of the canvassing
board. Queer things happen in
this world.
New Playhouse
St. Johns is to have theatrical
attractions of its own of n more
preposcssiug type than the moving
picture show. Williams nnd Rns
miisscn, architects, are preparing
plans for a new theatre iu the
thriving suburb down the peninsula
which will have n floor space of
35x90 feet nnd- will be two stories
iu height. The exterior walls will
be of reinforced concrete or brick,
while the interior is to be of the
most npproved mill construction.
Bickucr Bros nrc erecting the
building, which is to be located 011
Jersey street, near the central part
of the town of St. Johns. There
will be 0 seating capacity for about
600 people on the main floor and iu
the gallery. A commodious stage
of fair depth and goodly proscen
ium arch height arc factors insisted
upon by the builders, ns dramas
of moment arc to be staged there.
Excavating contracts were to be
let early In the week nud plans for
the super structure will be submit
ted by March 15, Telegram.
590 feet of sewer pipe on Fillmore
had not been figured iu by Mr.
Seybold. The engineer buiug
called upon statetl that he had sup
plied this deficiency after the bid
had been presented to him for fig
uring up. The question was thou
launched ns to whether or not the
engineer had the power to alter or,
amend a bid after it had been pre
sented to the council, a thing not
permitted by the city of Portland.
A recess was called and the matter
referred to the street committee, en
gineer aud attorney lor recommen
dation, aud after n short sioii
recommended that Mr. Seybold Ihi
awarded the contract. Ou motion
of Mr. Johnson it was so ordered,
unanimously.
Bills to the amount of 556.05
were allowed 011 motion ot Mr.
Johnson.
Council then adjourned to tiieut
riiursday night when the ordiimiic
adopting the Westruiulte npclflCR
tious is to be iasvd upon.
Mothers of wayward daughter
may be intcrwitwl to know nf a
home for just such girls tlwt lw
been opened iu a suburb of PyrtUml.
The girls have two hours of acttuol
work each day in the regular Uug
lish branches. They are ahso Uuylit
needlework, waving,luuiuiry work ,
cooking, and other lioiimdiold du
ties. The home is under the cu
of the Sisters of St. John Itaptiat
(Episcopal) church. For furthur
information address the SUttr in
Charge, St. Elisabeth's IIouw. abi
East 82nd street North, Portland,
Oregon.
A. good treatment for a cold sot-
tied in the lungs is I fur ticks Rod
Pepper Porous Plaster appliwl tu
the chest to draw out the iuflama
tion, and Ballard's Hoarhouud Syr
up to relax tightness. You get the
two remedies tor tue price ot on
by buyiug the dollar sizs Hoar
hound Syrup; there is a porous
plaster free with each bottle. Sold
by St. Johns Pharmacy.
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The Kieth profilers who liavj
been making an extended visit to
the Pacific coast returned to their
home at Omaha, Nebraska, this week
In all their travels they found uo
country quite so good as that about
Portland 111 general and M. Joints
in particular, and the friends tlity
visited iu bt. Johns have their
mouths all made up to givu them a
hearty welcome back in the near
future.
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