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About St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1905)
.nril ITEMS AND CITY NEWS Die; ir,rtnn9 Sources and cd Condensed. 0TCE To ADVERTISERS. ... , insure a change of ad ,rt.el t he copy for such change veriu"'-"v ,hs 0(f ee noi ur hmh ,hsuld rch hi m p , Wcdnetdayi " . 0 the printer tii.nif? visiting her ..rr,tte Rock, Wash. pi I. Conrad, of Wnllport, Ore iniin caller Thursday. wa. . '.r-ii.mnk nnd wife return .r' .....il.. frniii an extended "? . rM-lfartl It. V eoxl Kntnblcr bicycle for sale, -ifcallntl'. Ihirdccn's bicycle ? .fr.!:,,',,, noted that SS-thl.oc Jwtcin the Banlcn. Arrangements arc ucihr mnuc iu ftcsday Uvige od service at the M. K. cm,rt" "' ' ... ifoveii, of Hettl)cn,Ore.,vas ..'uV hiHWeek lookh.g after JJity fa which he to intcrcsiea. 1 J itA.iit Rcrv ccs will be ,.u flintier hall next Sunday. 5 , W nt.V3o: Sunday school Henry hickner and nali Uea .imiirlwl the WOOUiiitu ui niv "; SSonat McMinnville, Wed- II. K. Btckncr ami Ralph Kca left ,n Wednesday a delegates to the W. 0. V. tlitrict cunvcnuun m ' uv cll. rakes, hoes, garden ..!. mid etc., for digging ... r.nni.n. next door to Mil (ifllCC. uv. twtillry ncctlng, nnd him fencing. U't us make you a nwrvM & Gooi.l). next itniir tOWWt OlllCC. w i Slatted, the nonnhir den- tfetbnowln the city nnd ready fwlwilnwi. The doctor's office Is in ill.. Cochran block Lisa, the five year oldljlnughter of I.. A Crane, in Point View addi tion, b seriously ill with erysipelas in the head and face The subject for Sunday morning ttthe Kvansclicalchurqh Is, "Jesus Knew All Men." me evening service will be Kvangelistlc. II. II. Votuit and fiunlly are, in our city this week looking for a lo cition. We hear that Mr. .Yount his bought Mrs. 1?. Hranson's resi dence. A young lady of this city had a ttidcascof "ruber neck," nnd only the prompt application of some kial of "rubberine" linanient saved her life. She 1ms fully reco vered . The greatest thing on earth for the money: A lantern that Pottim & Coou) are selling for 15 cents, next door to post office. St. Johns Sash and Door Co.. C. M. Robins, proprietor, will open a store in the Holbrook building next k. A stock of sash, doors, gtw, paints, oils, etc., will be carried. Rtv.I,. K. Rockwell, D. D., will Pach at the M. V church in this city, Sunday at 1 1 A. M. Com nwioii to follow sennoli. All rt cordially invited to attend this service. C. II, Cami'HHLL, Pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Rochmncher and fjoily, from Iowa, were visiting their relatives, II. P. Hibernian "d wife, the first of the week. They were uiroute to Uelllugham, ia. E. II Rttts and son,F.G.Be.tts,of it. Louis, Mo. were St. Johns vis itors last Sunday. Mr. IJetts thinks r city lias a promising future and wends purchasing property here .soon. 1 , Jte people In St Johns who are snaring from bad teeth, will be W to know Dr.W. T. Slatten Is toe and ready for business, You mhe doctor in the Cochran Politics are getting warmer every Jthe time for election ap- "gate, and you will doubtless be ofi th?best me! regardless party or faction. lh3K?fa Publsed eleswherelii Kn x Ura',lS ""S e city elect ypMond ay A pril 3. A may. rotn eCm,ci meu at l"ge, two "Wjurw are to be elected. WSJ! Civic Improvement i JS-duni the spring. The E.hedaAheres. .Mrs. Dean. ed a fr iw; luum' aeuvr- '4 1 S Wei urg, nesday tne M. E. rlinmh afternoon. Quite a present, refrtneuts were served. 6PPer Am i'M?3" has '"niisbed the condS."110 strets' SLenea1- and comfort- it, ZUon t0 Cecity. Wtofc'J Paid your subscrip- our friends necessary to the at first convwueace. u.t-3, Geneve yourselves of uiu iiuniusi tasn connected with housekeeping, by using'the Univer sal bread mixer, We put them out on approval. Porniu & ouuLu, next door to post office Alton Tllnl.l...... 1 , ........ .m,uu, MUS received one canoau 01 turnitiire, ranges etc., and will soon be ready for business in his new store in the Hicks build ing, Mr. Blackburn intends keep ing n full and complete line, and purposes selling at Portland prices, and is deserving of a good patron age. Invitations nrc out for a ball to be given nt Bickner hall next Mon day evening, March 13, by St. Johns IrtKlgc. Modern Brotherhood of Amer ica. Everest orchestra, of Portland, hns been enjraircd.and nrrnnTn,i,m,e are being made to make this ball the tne swcllcst affair of the kind this scasou. D. D. Wood's bicvclo mill Wtlnir business has outgrown the old quarters located on Tacoma street, and he has moved Into a larger room In the llolbrook 1 Mr. Wood carries a fine line of tW. trical supplies and Is buildintr tin n 1 . -r .... . owi irane. ne will liandlesccond Hand goods of all kinds. I'. II. Mayer, a member of a nrom incnt wholesale firm of Tacoma Washington, was a visitor to St Johns on Wednesday. He confesset: that the very substantial crowt 1 o tins city surprised linn urcatlv. fie of which, however, lie carefully con ccalctl. H. II. Marshall, of the firm ol Marshall & Trows, of St. Paul. .Minn., visited bt. Johns on Iuesdny, with n view to establishing 'a hard ware store here. Whether or not he concluded to locate is not yet known, ut he expressed himself as beinu greatly pleased with the business promise of the city. N. J. Bolen, who lived with bii wife and family in Point View ud dltion, died Tuesday morning, after an illness of severnl weeks. The deceased was .19 years old, and eaves a wife and one child. He was n brickdayer by trade nnd was a respected but quiet and tiuobtru sivc citizen. ll lie remains were tukcu to the Selwood crematory, Tuesday evening. Ralph Kea and Hattle M. Gee, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. X. A. Gee, of this city, were united In marriage Tuesday, by Rev. Jones, nt the parsonage in Album, the mother of the bride nttcding. The newly-wedded will reside in this city, nt the corner of Hayes and Chicago streets. -The many friends of bride and groom extend congrat ulations. Attorney Charles K. Hayes was a St. Johns visitor on Wednesday. He ouud many things to interest him in ic phenomenal growth of our little city, lie conlesscd tlmt he unit nccn reading about it considerably of late 1 1 1 . 1 I and hail really concimicu uiar uu$y promotcrs had been over-active; but when lie saw the hundreds of men and women at work in our industrial institutions nnd the great number of residences nnd substantial lmsmc louses that have been recently erected, together with the many now in pro cess of construction, Lawyer Hnycs remarked that much yet remained to be told about the wonderful progress f St. Johns. The through car from Portland to Sr. Johns is an improvement over the service formerly given to the people of the busy communities in this lo cality, but it is not yet wholly satis factory. Tie dropping of the trailer at Piedmont and the switching and ackinR necessarv to attach it to the incoming St. Johns car consume too much time and create an annoyance at which many justly complain. The company 'should not delay the fulfill ment of its promise to" give us a better service in the near future. Its cars are crowded 011 almost every run from nrtland to this citv and the patron age it receives on this branch of its system fully warrants a first-class service. A CASE OF SUICIDE Veteran An Old Civil " War Found in Dying Condition With Two Bullet Holes Through His Head - Was it Murder or Suicide. Deserve Credit. Daniel Brecht Is one of the most ulcfatiguable workers in behalf ot ic general interests of the city of Sr. Johns. That the dock question was, brought to a successful issue is arcely due to the interest ne ioow m lie matter, anu ms uocrai uuiwhuh f $50 to help pay for labor will not (nnn hpfareotten. In this we would soon be forgotten; In this we would Messrs, U U. Chipman ana u, . Rogers, the other members ot tne Commercial Association committee. All these gentlemen assumed a duty and performed it well. AT THE EMPIRE THEATRE NEXT WEEK. Olc Olson, which will be presented by a capable cornpany of players, fur nishes a quaint picture of the develop ment of the awkward and untutored Swedish' immigrant lad into the irewd. honest, 'and helpful Swedish American of the Northwest. That it will bc a thoroughly enjoyable per formance enlivened by song, dance and specialties, is assured. The com pany to present the play is the same that has olaved it this season .in New York,- Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and all large cities througnout uic country. The engagement is for six nights and two matinees, starting Sunday matinee, March lath, with a special matinee Saturday at popular price?. The usual quiet of the city was broken Inst Wednesday, morning wnen John Kurtz, 1 tin aged veteran of the Civil War, who had m a lit of temporary insanity, Shot himself three times in the head some time during Tuculay night and was tound under the wlmrf about 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning in the vicinity of the shipyards, unconscious, bleed ing profusely and, as the subsequent result has shown, in a dying condi tion. Dr. Ilensel, the city health officer was called ns soon as possible, ant hurried to the scene, nttd after look ing nt the poor victim, who, stll nlive and lying in his own blood, advised that the poor old body, from which life was, no dpubt, fast ebbing, be not disturbed or remov ed until the coroner arrived, with the result that he was allowed to re main in that position, for three hours, with nothing better than the cold, damp uncany ground beneath a wharf, for his 'couch, and the bard wooden brace supporting the wharf for his pillow. Why this was done, no one knows. Why nn old veteran who had no dottbt, suf ficed the privations of cruel war in defense of his country should be thus allowed to die so lunobale n death is past nil human comprelteu mom. It was not until Marshal Organ wn found, when he, assisted by other citizens went to the scene, seemed n wngon nnd brought the old man up towutuid placed hint on a comfortable couch in Blackburn's furniture store, where he died u few hours Inter' u tlnt pMt'tion fltwi condition tlir 91 1 n n.i v 11 (" prllcl tn lie from ti e time st which he bot himself un til niKin the next din- wheal Dcnutv Coroner A. L. Fmley and Chief Dep uty alicrill .Morden nrnved to take charjie of the casr. Grninrr Kinlry whs soipriVd when he found that he hud been called to take official charge f the body of a ir.au yet alive, when it it Ids busiucM to Jiniidlc only the :mdirs of dead ciplc. The conduct of the caie by Dr. Hansel was the subject of general .omiucnt of it. most ctusticnnturc. Hystnnders protested, but in vain, ik ne of them Inlawing whether or not they might take charge of the body ind convey it to a clean place of cont ort nnd Urn attempt to save the old. mans lite. However, the siieritt tci- phoued to one of the citizens to take the unfortunate man to a comfortable room up town nnd to employ a phy- dcinn to attend the esse until he might arrive. About mon Deputy Sheriff .Mordcn ami Deputy Coroner Finley arrived on the muiic car, but found the victim of his own weapon in n dy ing condition. However, .lie lived un til 2 o clock in the afternoon, show . .... ing woiideriui vitality tor n mnn 01 lis advanced age. t The circumstances of the case at first suggested murder. Three shots iad been fired -into the hend'hnlf way, between the right ear nnd the middle of the back of the cranium. There were no powder-burns; nnd it wni lifiicult to understand how one could dioot himself in that manner witbou caving some evidence of the burning powder, ur. .Mary .ucuuignun wni summoned to take cJwrge ot the case, and 6he did nil that could be done to letermine whether or not the wounds received were fatal: but brains were oozing from the wounds and it was evident that nothing could be done to save the suicide's life. Kurtz, who was 70 years old, left the home .of his foiMii-law, r. C Bowers, at 315 East Thirty-fourth meet, at 10:30 on Tuesday morning for the Portland library, so' he said, or the purpose of obtaining some woks. Instead, however, he conic to St. Johns and was.scen.walking about the streets as if examining property, On one occasion he asked about the time at which he might catch The Dalles boat. About the time work men were coming from their tasks in t he m Is and factories he disappeared and was not seen again until he was found under the wharf by James Ewert. who lives at 284 North I wen- tieth street, at 9 o'clock on Wednes- j day morning. At dusk on Tuesday night, when it was discovered that the unfortunate man had not returned home, his wife became anxious and immediately be gan to search for him, -At midnight, no word having been received as to where her husband might have gone, MrsI'Kurtz had word telephoned to Police Canta n Moore at the central statjon ; but no, trace of him could be found, until.he was discovered as above stated. He died before-Ids wjfe and daughter learned 'of His condition and they were still jn anxious search for him when word reached them con cerning the tragedy. Whether or not the old veteran nati heen iir the habit of carrying a re volver had not been learned. It seems scarcely believable that a man. of his age and condition would be likely to carry concealed weapons; and it is probable that be contemplated suicide before he left home, making the ex- that he was going to the Portland library to escape suspicion that the purpose of liis "mission was to end his life. Coroner Einlcy concluded that the evidence of suicide was so conclusive that-it was unnecessary to hold an in quest. Mrs. Kurtz and family finally to ik charge of the remains and pre pared the body for burial. Mass Meeting. A mass meeting of citizens has been called to meet in the Holbrook build ing, corner Tacoma and Jersey streets, Thursday evening, March 16, for the purpose of nominating can didates for the coming city election. Every citizen of St. Johns is invited to attend. The COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. and "Does A Splendid Success. The novel and unique entertain ment given by the Junior League of the M. K. church, under the direc tion of Miss May Shepard, at Bick ner hall, Monday evening, was n most successful nftiiir. The hall was made to resemble n rail way depot, with nil the adjuncts, such ns trainmaster, conductors, bagngeman, newsboys, peanut stands nnd lunch counters. Kven the noise and bustle so common on the nrrivnl nnd departure of trains was not missing. A large crowd was present nnd enjoyed this novel entertainment. The whole affair was ingenously planned and carried out. A Rank Injustice. Portland has tut ordinance nro limiting nuitttnls running nt large wititiu the city limits, nnd it is n wholesome law, nnd it Is to be hoped that this city will have n siinailnr law in the near future, But the oiierntion of the Portland law makes 11 hardship on people of t 1.. . me pcmiiMiiii, niici lucidcuiiiy nd- jiiccut suburbs. If an animal be longing to 11 resident of St. Johns. hnpiens to stray ncross the line It Is taken up nnd driven to n ikmiihI out on 1 6th street, fully einht miles distant, nnd beside the iucoiiven fence nn impounding fee of St is cnurged. wily a tound Is not established on the peninsula, with in Portland city limits, is not clear. unless it would lessen the opjior tunity for 1,1.1ft. Win. Cuples bad 1111 experience in this matter last week, Additional University Notes. Mrs- J. W. Powder Is imnroviuir nfter nn illness of several weeks. Miss Alice Price entertained ''ridity evening. Several teachers fiom Hill Academy were niiionir ter guests. The W. C. T. U..met with Mrs. Hntfield Thursday afternoon. The irogratn was llowcr mission uud was beautiful rendered. Quite n large ntteudnucc wns iresent at the 7:30 P. M. exercises feld in the Holy Cross church Sunday evening. Preparatory to the ceramouy of the blessing of the stations, Rev. V, J. Phelnn deliv ered n most instructive discourse telling of the history nnd urowth of this dcvotitlon in the Cnthollc church, dwelling- partlculnrily on the fact that, the devout nccom- ilishmcnt of this devotion is as meritorious ns a visit to the Holy .and which was so much in vomte luring the time of the Crusaders when this devotion was originated. At the morning service -Father Thillmaii nuuoiiuccd tlmt on every Sunday during the season of Lent. evening services will beheld nt 7:30 .M. Kev. 1 . J. Ilenessay pro fessor of Huglislt at the University, will deliver the discourse on next Sunday evening. The civic improvement commit tee met with Mrs. C. L. McKeuna, briday, March 3rd. Reports of committees were heard. The park committee reiwrted well pleased with the work done iu the park. As the district the ladies had to work uppn wns extensive, about three square miles, mid the commit tee restricted to twenty members, i was deemed best to disband. Hop ing to organize a large society this wns done, nnd a call issued for a meeting of all citizens idterested in civjc improvement to be held in the lay wood , auditorium Friday, March io, at 2 P. M for the pur pose of organizing a lengue. Mr. heelwrigrt plan for the work seems just what is needed here and it is hoped a large league will be organized and systematic plans adopted. Council Gets Busy Thlnns." The city council met in regular scs' sion Monday evening and dune more real business than has been done at any half dozen sessions during the past year. The council chamber was crowded during the session, and after adjournment the councdmen and mayor were congratulated by .1 large number of citizens who heartily ap proved of the good work done. There is one thing, however, that the council stands badly in need of, and that is a competent legal adviser, who should be present at all meet ings prepared to give advice for the guidance of the councdmen. Com plications arc likely to grow out of some of the acts of the council be cause of the lack of it. A petition lroin 110 citizens was presented asking the council to sub niit the question of animals running nt large at the coming election for an expression of the people, not that the vote would be binding upon the council, but merely that the new coun oil might know how the majority of the voters felt about the matter. 1 he question would have no legal bearing whatever, yet, in order to avoid the issue, some of the council maintained that it would be illegal. So it was passed into dark oblivion. A petition was presented by the property owners along Burlington and Philadelphia streets to have said streets graded, sidewalkcd and other wise improved. A resolution was passed instructing the city engineer to establish grade, providing such grade docs not require a greater cut than four feet at any one point, and csti mate the cost of such improvement. The engineer submitted plans and estimate of the cost of improvim: Icr scy street from Catlin to Richmond street, and a resolution was passed de daring the intention to improve said street, at an estimated cost of ?707.oo. in application lor a franchise to erect and maintain a telephone Hue 111 the city of St. Johns wns received from the Pacific States Telephone Co. In consideration of this privilege the company proposed to grant the city the privilege of stringing and maintain ing wires on its poles for a fire alarm sjsicm. 111c proposition was very promptly declined to consider same, I!. .III ' mm 11 was inuicu. The council aurccd to include the hydrant on Mohawk near the Port land Manufacturing Co.'s works in the contract with the Water Works Co. The committee on parks and pub . ... . 11.1 uuncny recuum cnueu tne nur- chase of the Joseph Ervlcs proncrtv on jersey street tor a $ tc for c tv buildings, at a cost of $2000 ensh or 2200 in warrants. On motion the committee was instructed to make the purchase, but whether for cash or warrants was not decided; A committee from the Commercial Association was present, and reouest ed the council to take steps at once I. ! Ill . .1 in muni a uock at tne toot ot Kicli mond street. On motion a new com mittcc was created consisting of Hurl pert, lul wards and Monahan. was appointed on commerce, landings and wnarvfs, and instructed to proceed lorthwith to build the dock. I tic recorder was instructed to no tify the county clerk that the new charter provides that all plats of ad I . '. . . moos must oc approved by the citv .. , .... -. . engineer anu council pciorc being re corded. uic recorder was notihcd to give notice 01 election to be held Monday, ipru 3. The following bills were allowed: f L. E. Clark, services as recorder, six montns, at 15 per month, $yu. iiamieid Vczsey, wood. S.o. Dr. Rossiter, medical attendence $2.00. 1 . C. Devlin, typewriting city cnimcr, poo, 00. Review printing charter and blanks, $ 141.60, No action was taken regarding me improvement ot street along water iront. Council adjourned, ir To the People of St. Johns. WE'RE HERE! And ready for business. The delayed material lias arrived and is being put in place as rapidly as our workmen can do it, and the current will be turned on without further delay. Persons desiring to use electric light or power should make application at the offices of the Company, corner SEVENTH and ALDER Streets, PORTLAND. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. In answer to manv innuiries about St. Johns' water supply, it may be win mat ic is at present entirely ade quate and that the quality of the aqua regia thus publicly furnished is as pure as that supplied to any other city in the world, including the cele brated Hull Kun water in which Portland rejoices. Zeller Byrnes & Blackburn Co. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS Calls Pr )mptly Attended to Lady Assistant Day or Nigh t ST. JOHNS, OREQON HARDWARE We carry SlWhV IIARDWARK, CUTI.KRY, CUT MiRV, CARl'KNTKUS' TOOLS, IlUIMJKRS' HARDWAKR, SHOVELS, HOBS, GARDBN KAKBS, H HATING .and COOK STOVBS, RANGBS TIN ami BNAMBMJD WARB, PAINTS, OILS and VARNISHHS. WILL USB OUR BBST BPPORTS TO PLEAS R OUR CUSTOMERS. POTTER & GOOLD Patronize Home Industry Send your Laundry to the West Coast Laund ry New Management New Help New Methods flood work furnlffJ it prlcn rrkiontblo tod illifetorjr H. 0. MANNA, Minigcr f The Edward Holman Undertaking Company Funeral Directors and Embalmers Modem Aiidnitnucc TaUphon G07 I.ady Aiwlntnilt 220-222 TIN SI., Cointr Salmon, PORTLAND, Oregon OUR FAITH IN ST. JOHNS Is lcst expressed by our guaranty of ao per cent increase in value of property during the coming year This guaranty provides that hi case the proper ty 'pu purchase does not Increase in value nt least 20 per Cent 20 per cent during one year from date of purchase we will refund your money with 6 per cent interest This same gauranty we have been offering since we first undertook to get industries nt St. Johns, something over three years back and up to date no one has ever asked for his money back. Lots and Acreage on Installment Payments Hartman, Thompson & Powers 3 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Or. O. L CHAPEL, Agantfat St. Johns.