r - ' " '' ' '" ' ffih I II .1 I 1 I I III I UN . I, .1 ! it . Devotee! to the Intcreata of the PetiltttmU, t tmeturlkg Centre of the Northwest. VOL. I. ST. JOHNSrOREOON, XK l8, 1904. NO. 2 NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. Various Topics of Interest and Comment. Tim grent need of a bank is felt in St. Johns. The volume of business transacted here tlnlly will amply pay .ucli an institution, and the accom modation it would bo to the business public would bo immeasurable. A reliable institution would recoivo the tiipiwrt of the community. Great inconvenience is experienced bv tlie wage-earners who recoivo their wanes in chock, and to got these checks cashed drained the business houes of change last Saturday. Until a bank is located here; some -wideawake business man might find it profitable to provide funds to cash wage checks on pay-days. Some jieoplo, from a lack of infor mation as to the true condition of thitics here, refer to the growth 0f St. Johns as n "boom." There is no "boom" on, the growth is natural, even gradual nud not abnormal in nny degree. A moment's thought, and n casual glance at the water front, lined as it is with mills, and factories, will convince the most skeptical that no "boom" is on. Building is not in advance of the demands. It is n common expression of visl- linen lint lirtiill III Hi. .TllllllM for some time, "How the town has Itself in, is a ferry across the Wil grown!" Of course it has grown, isTlametto rivor. Quito n lot of trade- lllllW growing and will continue to grow and thrive. It is acknowledged by oven conservative observing man that the peninsula is today one of the most iniorlanl flints on the west coast. Men of capital, both local auTl distant, recognlre this fac, and as an earnest of their faith are investing money here, building factories, and tttitlK rlfuiuU. -llc bvfltltl "boom" has a chance to strike us. The new school house question is becoming a live issuo in St. Johns. The present building, embracing eight rooms and basement, is entirely Mad equate to meet tho needs of the city school imputation. That something ought to be done to provido accom modation for the rapidly increasing demands, Is certain. Another cor laiuty is, tqvecdy and prompt action Hiould be taken and personal oplti ions nud views of tho matter should not bo permitted to enter into tho question to the detriment of doing Hunctliing. Tho central uud main idea uliould he to devise some sci.emo whereby the greatest good to the greatest number will be accomplished. The refusal of the voters of tho Kt-hool district to endorse the propo sition to issue bonds" to tho extent of 10,000, for tho purpose of enlarging the present school house, should not lie construed as meaning that tho tax payers an not in favor of providing more extended school room facilities. The negative vole did not mean that. Every elector and taxayer realise the nccesidty of the case, but differ as to the exigency f further expendi ture at this time for making additions to tho preent building. It is gen erally thought that wn additional school hoiue U necessary, and the drift of public sentiment seems to be in favor of a new building, the lo cation to be such as will accommodate the public to the greatest extent. The matter of location, if a building ie to bo erected, nt a sufficiently great dirtaiice from the psesenf building ho a to be of the greatest advantage to all interested- The wUttie. U tli'.s projwbition should be tiiail, wu by a mass meeting of the BanjpU t tho district and let the majots;se. The f estiva cow still prom wad streets without dread of the fmi master. Some of them aid dee&rated with bells, the jingle of wkkk is net the sweetest kindi of mnde te many of our citizens, ' i D. S. Smitkmayd, the "painter ad graitier, is the oldest. rssAdeiitWei-1 mmmc ot k migiblt be need fer etty Tiess man in St. Jehna, . He' baa Mid4eMdi Msnmeee. With te wtural lrea ed in this locality for 35" years, asm has always predieted a Wg future far the nome of his ebeiee. 'We 'St. Johns in nil its various stages of incubation and growth, and- insists (tint the present rapid development is only a forerunner of n great and jwwcrful confer of industry yot in store for St. Joints. A very importan feature in laying, out town lots lias been lost sight of in most instances in St. Johns, and that is to provido alley way through the blocks. The omission, of this feature is 0110 of the curses of Port land. Our real estate men should have looked after this and mado the necessary provisions. It is well known bow tlio public is inconvenienced in Portland by making the sidewalks loading nud unloading places for all kinds of merchandise. For hours at a stretch many of the Portland streets nro completely blockaded. It is not too late to remedy this matter yet, if tho matter was taken in band by property owners. Both Seattle and Tacomn present striking examples of the value of alleyways. Evory block in these sound cities have alleys, and the result is the streets are never blocked with merchandise so as to interfere with foot passengers. The alloy question is as important one, well worth serious consideration at this stage of our growth: Alloyways in every block would be a valuable heritage to lcavo for posterity. An enterprise that tho Commercial Association might profitably interest from tho other side of tmTrivcr might be diverted to this point, if n ferry lino was mil in operation. Tho ox nenso would not bo very heavy, and tho enterprise would bo a profitable one. If tho project should be carried out, the frnnchlso should bo safeguard cd as to rates of toll, so that ox tortlonato charges for service would not be wrwitted. Hold-ups, burvlaric nnd iictty thiovlnir seem to continue without hindrance in Portland. Houso rob hers and footpads know an easy mark when they see it and our neighbor seems to bo "it.M Next Thursday, November 2J, has been designated as thanksgiving tluy, both by state and federal authorities. It's a sure (Mug that every peninsula family, nlmoTl without exception, can afford the. time honored fowl 011 tho dinner table 'that day. This fact of itself; is a big volume on the pros'- jierity nf our citixens. "What'is there in itt' Too often is this question asked when ienous are asked to interest themselves in encouraging new enterprise. We do not mean that all do it fer 8t. Johns contains many publlo fTpirjted citixens who spare no time or treufem to give encotiraKemeut to any wurthy enter prise. The "What Js There Iu Itu" are greatly in the minority, but there are some wideawake (T) eltiseua ef this kind in all (K)HmHities,jHi4 they are always with. tie. While the'sebael question is a live issue, it would be in oder for the pen pie to know something about the eon- litioii and status et the inuu m- queathed to St. Johns by the Is wen ted James Johns, who died atibut sixteen years ago. About all that seems Jo be known about this Kin . ' win was contested, ba courts ileelded iu favor of Ih bie)Jelvy, but of the siain quwilon, the eoi,,e have little infomatVli. An' investtatlni- nnbligatsmeiit at the' reeMlta C swek, invsselgasien wonld kst ef para- f The aJieWf saliws.v pefde iaUtti remeybc kite n$m njjwghMy etr Varna wajea' esanpr tne aaeet nreari nent hmtion in the eitb The ey nany has sold the Mk to privste parties. It would be m exeelUut Idea fer the eity of St. Johns U'seeurc this MWjperty fer a publk park. .It eduld he eenverted into one of the meet beautiful et en the eeaet. A tlmew proUiag waNui ImikL rina 1 an J ssruLstyrv ft nil ft tl ftttd MsT mt vi VI 9 him minfPVi uf evre rL haps a spraying leant ala, weuld make a lovely place. Tblwlies of the civic improvement Ieaguejeukl have a per petual monument toJhelr activity ami devotion to St. JmsW interests, if they would make an' effort to secure this ground for this.tHirpose. Tho lad ies can do it if they will. All thaf is required is persistent effort; and such elTort would receive a hearty second and substantial suMfert. Tho scheme is not too big, and ft can do it, sure. FERBONAXifflKWTIOH, E. Y. Ybumr. MriSriicst Elliott's father, from Lafayette, Ind., is hero to locate. Miss Oeorgio Hughes, of Multno tnnh, was visiting Mrs. Ed Stockton Wednesday. jf1 Isaac Johnson, of .Clncksmas.lins been visiting his clo Councilman Dccbc, hero this wcJt.' 0. D. Itippoy, Claeksmas, Ore., was in town the tlrst of ytlie week looking for a business locatni. 0. II. Carlson returned Wednesday from a trip up therivcr in quest of logs and timber- for,' tho. veneer fac tor)'. " id Miss Ijcna Parked who has won several gold medals as an clorittlonist is thinking of startliig n class in St. Jolins. I Mrs. s A. J. Qsndcrson rctumcd home Tuesday, after a pleasant visit with her father P.t Enge, at Puget Island, Wash. II. I. Knox and Kubt, Uoyn of tba Pntdcntiai Insuranei Co., were look ing over the ground jn St. Johns with n view to locating here. Mrs. Swcnson, of i'lict Island, has taken n room wilhjlwirs. Lillio Seal. She will remain fontlm winter nud take medical treat'nt. - Mrs. Chase, of NrWuoiirn, Ore., who has been siKiidlng ?n few days with her soil, and d s igtlj Mj BudTfc. Chase, rxllsou streeti has Te'turTied to her home. Mrs. M. Dcagnc, and Miss Mnud Sykes, who have been visiting MV. Sykes and family here, havo returned to their homo in Woodburn, Ore. Mrs. A. V, Itemed returned last week from leu weeks' visit in tho east. She sK!iit some time at tho St. Louis fair, and then visited her old homo in the statu of Maine fleo. A. Dyson, of Eugene, Ore., i in the city for n few ilays. Mr. Dy son has invested iu some real estate here. Ho was 0110 of the original lo cators of tho famous Lucky Boy gold mine in f'u Bohemia district, 0110 of 1 no best iwyiuggold iroducers in Ore g". Win. Walker, auditor-of the Ilegu lator line of steamers, nnd Mrs. Walk er, whose pretty home is at Stewart's statlen, have gone to Portland for tho winter. Their many friends will hi Us Ihm. Mrs. Walker was a useful help er In weial -nnd. aivie inirovwwiHit work in St. Johns'. r " Oriu I). Mslthy and wife, of Los Aiwaif, CaL Mrrlvd W rsJty.thk were rfy ifailgMl a niee home in St. Je)tnJMKiHHl an al really loeated, Mr. Mamty ia a ptm- tractor and builder, and, will ge into 1 ? ? ' Bering fer OiL jroieet work lias again Men eom- meneed on S. I. Oifden's plaee, ad- Ut T..l.w... .1.- li. jv'ntnK hi. uiwn un itm mil ih mutv, A) hew man who thorourhlv nnder- rteuda diilHug, h in.,ehfge. The proa- peela get thHr ,a depth, w attrnne!, jJ''1 ifM JMNepM1 9ft)v40AM9M9 M(0 imfmalim aV MasW s MllVaBmA t'ssP MLU - a---V fl- -- a .V-.rt..' ag" it tjA sesi vV w eses9pvppt vslsi e esss Wretttfare eaited.' Mr. 0, -elated- by a 'hw 'enternrintuy' isjiiMln wtm, haa devo4d a gat deal ef time, end eapswded . 1 9 111 ilieahii mwiey; in dewlopmeut work. Mxperta in the oil prednetion line, have examined the lo cation aud surroundings, and give it aa' their opinion that; oil enteia'.in pay ing anantitieal if .the Jvuda ean he found. SurfMf iad(jasj(BSM u that vieiniijr hjst hM&mvni fat : long n tfte nnly man 'Messf gM' eaterpriae r Serious Accident. While engaged in hoisting and put ting iu plactrn part of tho flour pack ing machinery in Jobcs' now flouring mill, Walter" Jobes mot with a most serious accident, tho result of which is yet in doubt. Ono portion of tho machinery had been raised and placed iu position, and tho second pleco was being raised by means of n nqw. To put it in its proper position it had to bo raised clear of all obstructions'. The part was hoisted and for some reason swung around, colliding with tho tint piece, knocking it down, nnd in falling struck tho young man knocking him down nnd ho fell with the pleco on top of him. Tho result was that his right leg between ankle and knee was crushed, three ribs and his collar bono broken. And, it is feared, ho sustained internal injuries which may cause serious complica tions. The unfortunate was placed on n Btrctchcr and taken to his homo where surgical aid was summoned, and everything possible- done to re lievo bis suffering. ,If nothing more serious happens, it will bo somo weeks before he will bo able to get around. W; E. Ernest, the foreman of tho machinery department was caught between the falling part and n work bench, and his back severely bruised, but it oh hotied no serious results will follow. The rirst Brick Building. It may npcar somewhat strange, vol a fact, that tho first business block to bo built of brick, in tho now St. Johns, is now in course of erec tion Tho block iu question is 25x50 feet, two stci", nndjs being built by L. B. French, n couple of blocks south of the school house. L. A. Cm ne is the architect nnd Messrs. Kelly & Plummor tho contractors. Tho ttrection.of thisflbulldiug.is an ejiocli iu tho history of bt. Johns. Ho, We. Don 't. Tho Review has been frequently asked whether or 110 the price of real estate is not too high, and whether or not tho ndvancp of prices and values has not been abnormal. Tin invar iable reply has been: "No, we don't think prices are too high." Our re a son for tho reason is based 011 obser vations made elsewhere, in other growing towns. Iu tho first place, few localities are favored with the same advantages, both as to location aud adaptability for becoming so import ant in the commercial aud lunnufee luring world; then again, where these requisites are found, tho environ ments are such that tho room is limi ted, so that comparison is hard to make. Values on the peninsula are 011 extremely reasonahlo basis. No suburb of Portland comares, even to a limited degree, in point of present and future commercial possibilities with tr,.JHj(tt1 yet real estate is. at higher rt5 tn, rule, here.TS there are' very delral-lw i denee diatrieta arauitd Pirtlat.d3l nnne. of tltemiare more desjrabhrfur homes (JuMffreat peninsula, wkieh baa in addition a commercial, railway and muritJeae importauee not to .he found elsewhere. A little inveethja lion along this line will soon give em phasis (6 our relpy. ; The ladies aid .soeiely of the M.' E. ehurck, are arrangiHg for a novel en tertainment, to be held in Biekner'a JtaltVtke evening of December 9. It iM" U he eaMed a season social. Four IsMiewj wM be Arranged, sering, sum? xat S4M wiuier, in eaan ot heniha edibles and delieaeiea i,t9 ih;saasaii which the.fctfetk iU, will he sold, thus, sirw- W-riK sud 'seconnsnimis in the ifjjtig, tee eream and eaka in summer, pumpkin pie and turkey in the faiL uyfttm-s.and'fUins' in the winter. Kaeh. neeti will be supposed te natsiaws the booth representing tlte eeaaen in waieh mey were imtn and will nave to pay an amount eual in number of eanta to the date nf the month on wbieh this .wMwWra.' The idea is a nevel one. and' nKnriated with Hiea )tmvr BjUsfwiijd, " 'wheW "ytry utknsi; ussviean' AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEKTINO. The Oommecial Olnb Molds An Im portant Session. Tlioilgli only n fortnight has pas sed since tho Initial meeting of tho St. Johns Commercial Association, ni- Ircady good results nro becoming ap- F 1 Mil . t 1 imrcui. 1 11c regular session was nciu Wednesday evening, nttended by fifty representative citizens, and tho en thusiasm displayed prives tho com mercial interests of llio city are nlivo to the fact that much good can bo nc complishcl by united action. A number of new names were ad ded to tho mil, and nfior somo routine business was transacted, tltc question of increased schoil accimmodations was brought up, and discussed from various points of view. Tho principal of the school was present and upon request gnvc somo, verj1 interesting pointers lif regard to the present nec essities. Tho total number of pupils enrolled is cIoko to 250, and tho at tendance is increasing at the average rato of 0110 pupil per day. He claimed that two additional rooms, with two teachers, were necessary to meet tho demands. A committee, Messrs. F. Smith, T. J. Monahnii and Chip man, was appointed to prepare and present n petition to the school board to call a meeting of tho raio-paycrs of the district to vote on tho propo sition to cither build 01 lease premi ses to meet (ho immediate dumaiuls for more room. Thu proposition to vacate tho low er end of Itichmoud streot for the uso of tho Portland Steel Ship Build iug Co., brought out tho fact that the meeting was unanimously in favor of recommending t lint tho city totincil devise some legal way trnrit tho einimnv the frtdils. for a term of live years, a tiou containing much a n tion vas pawed. Tho question of tho improvement was threshed the fact developed that if tho property owners along the street were permit ted to make their own improvements, according to the plans and specifi cations of the siiervislng engineer, all object ions .would be withdrawn and tho itiiprovemiit carried out at earl iest time Mw4ble. A resolution rec ommending that the council adopt this plun'wns carried thriiigh with enthusi asm. An cxeciitive'eenutiittce conijosed if Messrs, Kliewnl, Smith and Stockton, was apoInted, and a most Interesting and valuable session clos ed. mat tne association is a surai, nnd a mak'uifieeut suej question. In "ii'iion tl was uover mo, foreib ed tlisu in .the illustrat by the St. Jbema eommei tion. The perfuet harmoii, absence Qi' iiienssluici or y.eitleen 1n the go"! parted. The Royal Neighbors of An heW Jut wijoysblc siHeial hessioii their carnr in Hickuer's hall, Monday evening.' Eleven new menibers were adored, The degree, team of Mar guerite camp, of Portland, was pres ent aud put on the work, which, it .is said, was done in excellent style, Tho ladies of the local camp served Re freshments, after the camp adjourned, and entertained the visiting sisters in a most enjoyable manner, TkjsV ganlsation here is in a HourUhii:3jpi. ditioti, and is rapidly increasing 'in erUH.i, Osnnty Bed,Werk. S wi input n" " " V QfC', rHwmnns sWerintendent ef ruad division Xo. aus dene seme ellut work thw aiderable Hmeunt at lamette boulevard. that the bouhtyerd im be emitmaetl'iiori with Columbia make one of drivawaya wm n feod 1 iers msdariy. ft is Am tntinffln in wall mTJmLiiiumt lu u "VBBBBBBBSBBWSBBmAil Wil! HEffiHPCnd Sneet feBWi. Mr. Stmj rmBBsVpT ia wide nan - itt fBssSsMste i 1 r. i V 1 v'' ft" t . .1 V - m... iv. ..isM. 1 1 11 A mm. is 1- . . jJ. .; VZ " . rV- ? . r ' r I