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Who SiaU fJovern?
In its report to the court, the
grand jury makes the following
7Z , ' . .tn ore worthy of
V.;V " ur"K,"1 "y ever' citizen:
It is the , ,ity f the llmyor t0
-iirinieiii to en
force the hues they afe, Jle ,1fl
, '""'or monk, to W
lHte gambling and fl0 foster de
falention and the ninny crimes in-
criminal classes that thrive only In
an own or 'retrttiitU-rt' .-in- 7
rJJJ.l!i i1'11 J s,ubit to 'limit!
removal by the mnvor. uL. i.
limit! l-v'i u- . l'1
- . . u,fT M onicrs even
L"ft 'opwi town,' but
tlio chief in deference to bis oath
ul IM.Wicduty is bound to submit
o removal from office rather than
l)o " lty of malfeasance. '
I be subterfuge resorted u
.e city authorities i excu
this couditicn are not otiaque.
7 ls the prop'.
Portland and WultnooiaS
nns caimblc f e.
whether a Clique of
govern as they t,r 'fn'
i
ANOTHER A1AN IINTHUSI'
And Air. Sltibbs WW
More If the Report'
den Fur
STIC.
J Have Said
r had Rld-
iher.
AN OKI
rectlitffl
wuter 0
)H, of Toledo, Ohio,
is a quiet visit this
it V. St.
paid St. jojf
week. At
winter m StubU is sjiending lite
benefit of Pacific coat for the
I jJtj. His liealtn.
over th been pretty mucii an
e Guam, in the ml turve
he said ton Review re-
a . I . t...
ear. wiio sat ocsitie nun on me
Uk "ami St. Johns utrikes me as
h- ; mart promising town of any I
!, ive neeti from San Diego to
A'hutcotti. Of coi i iX' I have seen
dlRWNANCU NO. .19-
I.S'ANCJ! ntithoriiiltiK middl-
a contract With tlie St. J.in
Mtiuativ to supply w.'ier iut
fire hytliniite. V
ThepefWof Uie Tw f St Jhn6
does ordnii a follows authoriintf con- j ft
tract for whter for fire purposes conoi
tiomof ,
. - 141... Ill nM firo nllil
rec. I. line cininiiiiicv .
water are (hereby directed, authorial a
...,t .miJ.,! im llilf of the Town 6
with the 81. ohi Water Comiiatiy. U
Micreor an-1 aMigna, for MiPtli
wltli water for the purpose of txtin
ttnlshniK Art, for rhe terrn of fivt- yean,
of nit theflrahyilrinla which tlie town
Oial! need or use wfthin that term, the
manlier of wwlt to be such as the town
at it plemtir fhall trect and c m-truct;
iii'l all to tic at Mich point w .hc tow
itwv lnigmiU upon the line of water
tiiiH-i or main of mid company, the
i at Mm i.i tui- iiii-n-fiirp the
i tin I, Ol. JUlllin 'i in'.'
Patronize Home Industry
Send your Laundry to the
West Coast Laundry
y
of
J'be
.e of
-otinty
intent?
r
many bigger towna that are further j um of three .lollam ami' fifty cent! per
advancwl and more citified. Hut 1 "'" fr cadi l.y-lrnnt v. em). loycl.
that in not what I mean. I mean
that lite Killilitics and the prr
tweta of your town excel the josm
bilitien and proiect of any oilier :
Pacific count town I have heen.
fhere la your iniiiien.e water front-1
I'awil anil Mtrovcl. Ian. !. to?.
C. . COOK, Mnor.
I.. P. Cl.AUK, Runnier.
O tauusBxm uvustamm Mm&Bia
POSIThRLY
r . r-- - th aiiaii age on ine w iii.itiieiie, ana ns i nm
i Xl -.u11 u whether
mm the 0- ,m c, t0 f
Zta omim f an taw.
,ir .mami Miicimeni arm
.ction of uime
,nc of Ita law,
iffioeni, wlio, in
told, on the Columbia slough, lying1
on the nouhtni iHiundary. J hen I
your railroad facilities and your!
proximity to the large market town
of Portland arc mi immettM. ndvant-1
age. The miJK and factories you j
now have are but the ncuck-us ot
what I believe will Ik- a grent man- i
IT
J a
THE BES
UNION ft-OP SLIT IN
.Dn Jtiigcit
BARCTTE
k-.u Manarfoment New Help New Methods
jr. ntll l'iunw3"
,! vnr, (.rnntrca t prtt( Ttnsonaltc nn.l (atUfaetorjr
H G. H. IIDNNA, .Matmgcr
STOP!
That Leak with
Webfoot
Hoofing
Paper
IV
.mve lieef K',niy 0 f 'HiHgi the op-
pOrUUiitv to "te gf imbling cluiw to
m uitott mtr Ikk iy iioliiic.
would nell, and i ufucturltig cent. r. And then again I
genteel the rcrantt-r
"llavn'l ween or talked with a
niuglc one of them", protttated Mr,
Hltihb. My invcHtigatlon haa
k-ett n (piiet and entirely tinolitrii
aive one. 1 intern), if I can sell
my lMlftineaa in Toledo, to come
next Siirittg and otwn up in .St
JoIiiih, but until then I doit
to be Itotlteivd by any detail
land value. If I come it
with mifncivnt money ti go into
IrttsuiciM and invest aome in otiUide
iitoperly. I consider an invenlincul
in your town In be the lieat ol ally
that I know of on tlie coast. '
"Piedmont," idiotiled the street
car conductor. Transfer to Port
land." "What Is your husiucM," ankwl
tin tvKtHer, u Mr. SttiUlm hurried
to uftch hut car.
"I'limituiv," he called Utck.
"Dealer or Maiiiifaeturer?"
Hut the thtotigh car tlwit make
"no Mtopji vast of nteel bridge,"
was already ou its way, and the im
porter, who bud to collect a bill at
tlie juuctioii, will huve to wait fur
HiHrtlici interview hefmv giving ' to
tlie public any fuiilier iwitictilant
relating to .Mr. StnbU und bis Iam
bus. '
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The watch night meeting was
well Rltended at the Kvangcllcal
thurch. Those who took iMrt in
i i i
Contractors in Orstllnr Uxcavating
and nil kinds of teatu work.
OAK PlMlIC
Can leave orders at Sbtpanl & Tufts
ST. JOHN'S, 0U.
ESTATE DEALER OP
THE TEIIINSULA . . .
The fbiont lil of reoi-b-iiPo proMrly
III the dial rid.
Wiibiut I'ik offers llie inoat desir
able liotiiu tila--lii'i grmbxl, lots
,'KJtlOli. Hild Mt iiriesti li moat fav
uslilo in llin market.
W. M. KILLINOSWOKTII
J03 Oliawbsr of Oommsree, Portland
the property .values are so low that
capital and labor txrth will soon
take advautagc of the opportunity
"At llie pwin uie voters m ron-1 ana more nuns ana more iiomesi i i n nm
Inud mid In Multnomah rotinty will be springing up around you." jJOlSOI1 C6 IJIilOll
lmve. at varum umei, eniiiuaiiCRi- i aumioac oi coiitm: me rent e-
lv dlaapitroved former adniiniatra- tule men have iKKteI you pretty
i :i .....i. r..n..r I.. .k...... , ui.. ... i .. I .... i..i ......
of face at lue etmrtnouse ana in
the oily ball only to find as before,
the gninWIug evil plying Hs buai
n qms, still serenely dictating sup
pressbln of the laws and obtaining
ptotectlnn from licc interference,
Hidtnl ami nhetted by those 'land
lodrs wlio mit hounes for gnnibliug
dens. ThU mayorulity, however,
I iss given the uniiiiie spectacle of
tliegnmbkr dei.'lring his 'IuhI
i tens' to be IkMIi reKA-tiible ami
legitimate laxausc of his semi
miHithly bail forfeitures or license
I nld tot Ik-city, ami a siHce commis
sioner and stale Hemitar-eleit, and
n city ctHiticilmuu furnish uti ex
ample to our yiHitlis, in law-break
ing, by openly and connantiy, at
I he places of Imaiiiess defying sec
tion 1056 of llelliiiger and Cotton's
code, hihI all of lliese Imjciiusk of
lllttlr iHHiititHis in hociity, biisim-ss
find Mlltk, exavt exemption
f 1 um the lull it of tla- law."
4
Conlrlbuled by "Ohwrver".
Mr. ami Mrs. W. H. IC night
leut Sunday with Mr. und lira.
P. P. Hanson at their Point View
home. Am I lie day was fine a very
itluHamit time was had. Mrs.
Kulglit Is wry miieh improved in
lignllh as site I win been quite ill for
week.
'IV editor of the Kcview sltoukl
fttel piwnl of his Mper when bis
tMHis take interest enough in it
in luive it eirvuluteil from Maine to
Calif oriiiiu. Smillk- neoole niUkt
kHik after lln-ir laurels or St. Johns
will come 1 ait alieud yet. Juat
wait until a few more eurs go by.
Tlten many who go to other towns
will turn Iwjck ami egret they did
il ouate here Ufore. St. Johns
Is the place to grow up in. May
it ever he prosperous.
Tlwre lias been so much said
concerning I he "laindle brigade"
of this piiwe, tlwt I U-giu to think
there is aoMtething iu it U-iddei
lalk. When people puy their
mouey for an artk'le, no matter
what it consists of, whether muslin
ih' cotton tutting, they expect to
get something near to what they j
my for. A pciMin would ratlwr
lattruuiie tlivir own merchauts at !
borne l ban to earn- Utudlea faun 1
TAILOR
n t; 't! 1 h. I mil
'hone Hood 1566
TUL
268Alder5.
GGuvurjcca) aavsssxsas tsxartnrauio
Complete with Caps and Cement, at No. 1, $2.25 nersqm,
No. 2, $2.75 per square.
Wn Hnvc Btiiidins: Paper of ALL Kin
I T wis M J m
Rosin sized, 75c per Roll
16-oz Dendening Felt, $2.25 per 100 lbs
t6.oz Tarred l?clt, S2.50 per 100 lbs
Call and Get Samples
The Muck HardwareO
Cochran Block, St. Johns, Oregon
St iSHHN ONE-PRICE CLOTHIMG STORE
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Goods as cheap or cheaper than yoifcat
buy the same iu Portland. ,
$10.00 Suits S 6.00
$15.00 to J1H.00 Suits ?io.oo
$.-75 1 ?5-oo Pants $3'5
$.V5o Pants $3-50
$-uo to S10.00, Youths' Suits &I.00
$.V50 to $4.00 Children' Suits.... $3.50
Ouilts and lllunkets at City Prices. Underwear, Socks etc.
Men's Shoes from 10 to 20 per cent lower than in city1
NATHAN REEDMAN, - - - Proprietor!
New Store, Jersey St., St. Johns
the program were Alinses Clifford.
Iiuies, McN'ickeM, Parker, Mrs.
Ilnll and Mr. J4nion, who tlenot-
vd their alality to utfMure up to I aytWng this santQ imu hant dreads
the occaskm. while the orchestra fir.. v.i t ,1... ,1.....,. nt
Me Didn't Find tha Flro. jj
Kvcrybody iu town is laughing ft
over lite New "Year's eve cxiierientv ; ft
.r .. ......I.. 1 11. ir... 11.1t.:' .V
ui 11 viviiuhi 1 oniiueipiim xreei
merchant wIkmc identity we kludl 'wX'MIKW-COCOCOOOCi 0O'X-cChO.
not difljae. Ilia wild nicrclmnl
mid his wile retired early in their
awrttuents over tlie tua 011 that
particular evening, ' liappv bccnuie
ilwy arc procruus and relieved
at tlie propvct of a two-days' lioli
dny mid rest.
Itoth were wntpjied in soundest
uliimbiT win 11 tlie midnight air was
rent by the scratching of whistles
und clanging of lielU announcing'
tlie gw hw year. .Vw if uwre is
succe!sully remlered some of their
I test aclu'tions. nu- social luiur
was grridly cnjoyetl. -Kev. II. A.
Deck delivered n very fine sermon
at ) I p. iu. Subject : "Nothing Uu
Leaves." The last twenty miiiule
of the old year was sK-nt in a dt
tinal service, coiHluctcd by tlie
lstor, closing at u m. with the
luiutlict itn, when every one wa
greeted with a happy new year.
Old Paihluncul flnlliorlun.
An oled fanhioued 1 lard Tymes
(Ctioii he keen.' I
lable fire cxtiit-1 i
Sd.ak I i.tiatd iIm.iI I V
(tatherin wil bee held in Ukkiwrs
Mcx-tytng !l(Mie on Jersey Crods
Roods, on Monday Kveuyiui, Jon-
Portlaud. nrovidinu the ortlek U as , ry j.t. undiir the osM ov the
good, even if llu y nay a lew vntJ .""" w Uw Ade Sossiety
lliiMV. Hut one coiiuot get juat
wluit they want in St. John
lieuce tlie htiudlc brigade.
Uhokkvki.
; the new public school
leh will cousist ot two
1 MrugreMJiig rapidly with
lot the Kvaugclical Church. Kxtry
gisMi vitttes wiu lie el mini 0 tu 8.
itts gowiu tu coat wh him scuts und
wuu pertater tu gvf iuu. (No
f bcinic neat ly if im finish
1 finite in time. The time limit is
t iblllaatt -ft tlshkf lat-
imrU that the puput. iu threv V ? Uu
lounvs aw ou half rime. Thf two .J 1
eduiicnuu without
Com and fetch iur
yu.
Que man at the
Monday evening obi
section in the new cit;
wnrtaler.
hi with
new luotua will relieve the Mtnatum
I wards, and if thetc ai
for tbt tiuwaut and eiiubW all uuuUa 1 V f." w1
ihaihI f.,11 ,u,. 1. u -iU. 'OK'1' of oottrae
lutuiy ctutalw. howenr, that lurtlsif
provislmi wilt Iwvc to be made m
(lit; vorv liwtr fttturo for tM COU
stuutly iucrcniiiiig attemlanBti.
amwered, tual wp'u
Mac us Si n'tui wo
Ts9vkf t .your ftjgtitl P
otiHfr
v,' the
vlMrlLbty.
ards. n
' ain no
no wi.it
wke w atK"
eouldu'tbe
any dly hro protect
si haild M-veral porlnl
. . 1 1 U ll ..I,., .f lllA... I........ iIm...I
baudilv iu hi bedroom. I
Aroused from (leep sleep by the' .
unearthlv din, he leaped from bed It'
and strHpel die fire extinguisher
on his lack. Hi first I bought wm .'
of his own property, lie rushed 1 7
down uir and through the sore!'
and then out upon the street. 1U
saw no hbu. Uut the din kept
iacrwsing. and ki excueni-.-nt in-
creasetl Miih it. lie ran aroutwl 5
the builtliiig, his wife sltovittug af- X
ter Idm from an ustairs uhd-ow' :'i
"Oh. w litre's tha fire, where' th ;
fircr ,V
"I don't know," ho renhV 1 ,.vAt- F
edly. "I'au you sje Are .y where f 2
froniuptbtte'" . ' il
Then came the flaMithw aiir ,TU-' X
tag of a gang ol boys
tlenly the truth Oflwiif t ,khi the1
agitated nun bant, jj
"Oh. supr." h j, )1t(ledi to
bed. It s just Nny ? Year'$ !
Aud he crawled mk Q bed. ;
where lie said t f lf,s to us.nself.t
cSid" wt n't PWW !f w t
Au artist wb ;miprfCUUetl tuei
luttkrous it At j?.. r.T ii... ,.
a. t . lyij 9n va UP T
snlritea pen.. I mdl repeating
ne mhC, nu t j. emu,, jtt-.so late,
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AN
NOUNCE
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That we nrc Sole Agents for the Celebrated
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Stoves and Ranges.
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Wo also carry a complete line of FURNITURE,
! CARPETS ETC.
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Portland.
182 First,
210 Yamhill,
183 Front,
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