ELECTRIC
LI G H T
POWER
i
A talk with ti will comma you that IH.IICTRIC
I.K1IIT ih the only light von tan afford to ny in your
home, or put m the Iioiim. you nre building Vour prop
erty will rent more tendlly, will pay n higher Income,
nml ntttnet a letter class of tenants IP IT IS IIQUII'WH)
WITH m.l!CTKIC I.K1IIT.
If joti contemplate establishing any business rcqtiir
iiu: I'OWI-K. it will le to your ndvnntnge to talk with
us Ix-fnte placing your order for mncliiucry.
The iim. of l;l.l!C1UIC jmwer means: Lesser cost
of oerntiou, .smaller nmouut of .spaa rcfjiiircd, nml
gient suviiig in uitichiiiery nml initial cost of installation
of plant.
Advantages in the cost of producing jwwer in Port
Inml, in comp.irisou with other cities ol the country, en
uhle us to make lowest rates mid j.pvc inicjuullctl service.
Portland General Electric Co.,
S.v.nth and Aider Str.eti,
PORTLAND,
OREGON
i
Bickner Brothers
Department Store
AH Goods Sold at Portland Prices!
Keep n liirgi! Murk of Onernl Merrliiiiiilim', Incliiiltntr Dr
lloitlK mill Shot's, (Inici-rii-H, 1 1 mm I ware, IIdiinu Fiirnlii
rei'il, hie. In fuel everything. Their Priced nro
rigid. Don't wiihIij your limu gnliig to
Pnrllmiil, hut ciiiiin in nml hod our
xtork nml price.
y UootiM,
IlillL'H,
P Remember The Big Department Store
6 Corner Jut-nay .Street ami Itronilway
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6 lit. Johnu, Oregon
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llv thr kln.lni-M nl Mr I'.nliWI mt
Mr IIUkk the MhtitMii lcir nun
i ircrtitlr invltH t thr wunlv wtfV
rn t e tin wwtk jrlonrr rre dwlhc
tul lixw they ATff trrsted The
whale thins w yrty Mtltfartnrv awl
much Iteywml rrctitlH Tbu n.
which It alut our and titir htll tnilr
Mow- l.lnnton. ttrtHii-ht here Imm
I'tillnn lust Nfvctnlprr. ! urrunlcd by
hoard Irnre about twrlvc frt-t In
hleht. It It trtiitl tnrtl)' on the Mite of
prtry hill t" enlle jrtoticr ti jrt t
the rock, of which there It tufliclml to
last until tint ttitim. Tlirrr It a muni
Iiuum Nt Uie fitith end mil) another at
the north end of the construction. In
each It ttatloueil an armed guard. In
the northeatt comer of the jcn l the
cnuhcr.
At prrvnl there arc forty prisoner
although thit iiiiiiiIkt varies, All ate
under sentence not ekrecilliig one rr.
,Vtenty-fnc yrr cent of the prisoner arc
unilrr twenty-five year of age,
Oltcn wc hciir now cruelly prisourr
arc treated ami how hanl they arc inntle
to work, the great Infliction for slight
fault put uin the priMiucr ami nil
such thing. It it certainly fnltc in thit
instance. No licttcr treatment could lie
wished for limn these prisoner receive.
In thcte iens there it not the nngging o
often kIvcii cttiployeca. Hverythtni,' for
the jirivnirra' convenience It hnudy.
I'rvsh ilrluklni' water, easy ixitlm for
wheelbarrow, no imosllle tliuij,' uivcti
privmcra to do, They linve ixxl tooK
and every thini; that could isihly he
demanded. Those who nre weak mid
infirm or who may he n trille ill iireM.'t
to work nt ruiwitiK wood, reilriliK tixil),
or nt something within their koic.
Thotu who nre seriously ill are sent to
the hiMiitnl nml t;iveii the host treat
inent. Some mlht think It wron to
tint these men to such tusks, tt Is real I v
kindness to let them work us it kecs
thctn in henlth, nud this outdinir work
keens their minds iiormnllv eimiloved
nud makes them happier. If contlnimlly
confined to the cell prisoners become
discontented nud utihnppy.
Although the men nre piid only fifteen
cents n week (for tohncco) thev work
with an interest in what is nccompllshed.
I'.vcry mini Is n hustler. Of course, when
new men come who have !ecii sentenced
for tlx mouths or more they, ns n rule,
feel "blue" nmt reliirtiml iilxint worklntf.
This the K'narcls expect nud the prlsoiicn
nre nllowcd to net thus for u day or two.
If this condition continues hints lire
given through the older prisoners nlmut
punishment. This Kcucrnlly stos it.
Those who continue refusing to work nre
culled up to n guard house and leetured
in the presence of others.
Hut one man in the history of this
eulteutlnry has ever continued obstinate
nml he wits immediately sent to the
iiuneeon, Tlie ilnneeon Is nu uuilvr-
E
-a few-
THORNS
a
Ierouml cellar Niseasiii neither light nor
lied, having a cement lliMr. The uufor
tllliate ects half it loaf of bread nml u nlnt
I of water every twenty-four hours, lie Is
leu (Here until lie is reiuiy to work ngniti
M. J. Walsh Co.,
The well known nml jxipulur dealers in I -Hoc trie mid
('.us Chanduliers, us well us Mmitels, Crates mid Til
in, declare that of the many heiititiful homes Iteiun
huilt in St. Jtihns they are fuinlshiiiK eleven out of
twelve of them.
An Elegant Stock of Electrical Goods
A hH.-ciiilty of house wiring mid wis piping, del cs
tiiuntes ftoiu them at their show rooms mid lie pleased.
343 Vasliini;toi) Street, corner of Seventh, Portland.
W. II. KINO, Problem.
At. I.. IIOI.IIKOOK, Vlcc.Prt.Ucnt
ST. JOHNS ABSTRACT
& TRUST COMPANY
X Abslnicts of Title carefully ami accurately nrennrcd.
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Charges Reasonable.
Office: King's Building, Jersey St., St. Johns
I'. A. SMITH j, p. ,.()pir
t SMITH &. POFF,
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FEED, HAY, LIME, CEMENT, SHINGLES
LATH, COAL. KTO.
IV. I IMItrml t I'urlUnJ I'tlrn t'lui Otiv Half 'ifl(ht Ch.rt.t
l'rsiuil lrlit f rjr sn.l (Virvl I'iIcm
l'hono Union 3101 ST. JOIIN8, ORGQON
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I If You Had a
I Bank Account It Would
jj l-'ncdiitac thrift ami economy.
nysteimuize your ousutess.
dive you a nermauent record of vour busiue
actions.
(live a good impression to all with whom
business relations;
And give you more confidence in yourself.
I
The Peninsula Bank
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you have I
Tllilv to
Ki'iH-rnlly iilxint hull a day. This in tin
only piinUhmi'iit u mini evt-rKetx.
Alter return ne tli i mini lnVL no
Interest In the work unit nl pirtlciuiten
In the klmlneM which the other nave
U-eil receivlui!. CimmI order In nhviiv
innlutnlueil: no iittcmiitH nre ever inmle
I to ntlr mi ii ilUtnrluiui-i!. I'vrrt- mini
I coiiijillin willingly mill without licniin.
lion Willi tlie liitvn nml reeulnUonn of the
l'.
A little while neo tht-rt- wn om-
inlM-'hlcwMii fellow who iU-lrcil to nniVi
hl etk-iiiie. When the- orlsoni-H nrrlvi-,1
one niornhie they fount! thut there were
wiikoii remiy lor them to (111 with ilirt
I iimiilc the tilnce. Out- wiil'oii u-:i nlnn-il
illrix'tly nuiler n K'uunl Iioiim.- out of the
emml'it nlht. Thl prisoner cIIuiIkiI
Into the curt while the other eunril wiu
not wiitehiUL him nml lit the other
cover him with dirt, nii-nuine to i-h-jim.-
when it wit ilmueil, .Meiiuwhlle IlrinK
HU1M.-.I uie inmi nun inmiKUt that lie hml
Unit tlteit li-i'llue. mi wcnl to hunt him .
knowing that lie hml hail no chance to
CH-mie, Nowhere wan he to lie fount!.
Mr, rf KKM ' the wiikoii mnl, mnelllnK'
ii rut, went to the K'Ue mnl wot nwuy the
teiiuikter. The whkou wii left there mi
hour when Ihe pMir fellow who would
have i-hiih-iI "NMiiMled" mnl wu ilue
out mniilkt khoutH anil jeent. Noueiif
the mint.U Mid miythiuK mitl he went
luick to work huImIuciI.
HverylhliiK in coiiiltuted kyuteiuati.
cully. Hut thin U not to My that they
nre rentrlcted fniui nil fun for they nre
iilltiued to talk mnl joke, pl.iy little
tricks mnl make fmi, u uiueh u thev
pleae. ThN klmlneM nut! kyutcmntic
order which prevuiU U ilue to the unllr
in; effort mitl tuct that Mr. Urie,, nml
Uie oilier eiupioyeii, khow,
So much for the t re.it ment of the
priMiner, The work to Ih- iloue hy thee
men in eriililnn riuk for the comity
nun!, The renter ipiaiitity of the rock
U hrokeii liv the cruoher. Ihe ir.i l.v
hum!. 1'tmileen tire einplnyeil in w heel
iiij,' It to the crusher, two nt the feeiler,
mnl the rekt eel alter the rock with
kleilKe luunniern. 1 ho UuiiiK i done by
three priMinerS. One nit over mnl holiU
the Wire while two ouutl. Thin U culletl
uake hole mnl the iuktrumeut hk-iI ii
drill. The llrst tlrlll tueil In Ix-L-iiinlm.
ii liol? U eighteen Iiu'he lonj", the next
elht InclieH loueer, uiul mi on to lteeii
feet which is tlie lenj'tli kounht. The
klwrivnliiK' mid teuiH-riUK of theke uteel
drilU iw a very illlhrult feat u it reipiire
Kreut skill and practice to teuivr them
n Imnl in kIius ut the kharn eilee. Will
uutchell tia the reputation, which no
nuecnii ilikpute.of IhMiik the ln-kt man in
the country ut li.irivuln: nud teuiK-riuK
ilrilU, No time or l.iUir 1 lit on
account of tirokeu drills when those of
his make ure luetl, The comity has U-en
very fortunate in employiiiK Kxl
nun us Will Hatch?!,
It llkiutlv takes fourteen hours to Uin-
a sixteen-foot hole. No hired help ever
Ikiks liole through wilitl took in such
khott time, UlaktiiiK is iloue after the
prUmers are scut liouie, thus avoiiliiiK
euauces oi accuieut, Comuienciun the
blast with five ktlcks of elaut owiler,
each charxe is increased till us uianv as
duty sticks are used w hen the tuck "is in
jiiei-es, and next morniiiK the fniKuieuts
are ready for work. Theerusher-Feediii)
is dillicult ami two men work on hull
hour shifts at the machine,
Three siies of rock ure turned out: No.
S, iviiuKn, j-4-iuch uicklr, No. j, pisstne
a l l -i-iucli mckli. No i. ttusim. u i.ini-ii
Jcam Janic lia liecn rrWK.J of
toy. Now he ktiow-n how It K-cnu
to lc "the other fellow
A WhitiKtou nhcrifl nV) for a
divorce liccattsc Ms wife whfpjctl
lilm. Poor little, .soft httlc, kid.
Indiana'. i fttntc nuditor lias Molcn
from the Mate $l4.ooo Must k
nuothcr of Indiaim'n favorite wus.
Some eople call daiicinK "pray
iiiK with the feet." If this is m a
clott-dnncc must lie n prayer in
Chinoe.
Mrs. Tnnnait's lawyers have
lieeu roasting the nev.siK:rs.
Thnt's nil rilit: the ijers roasted
her first.
t i
a m-nver couple scuratei nun
father took the bahy while mother
took the doj. That mother oulit
to feel doK-uonc nsliainetl of her
self.
kcpuhlicans of Nebraska in their
.state platform wish railway passes
abolished. Is that tt fact, honest
now, or is it merely a bluff for
votes ?
A woman sup'xxscd to lc dead
arose from the bier nt I.as Vcjjas,
New Mexico. last Tluirsdav. Manv
a man stays nt his leer till he tuicht
ns well be dead.
The Western Union TelcRraph
Company has decided not to handle
nny race news nud track specials.
Hint "tainted money ' fad seems
to be .spreading.
The "frojj cure" is now recom
mended nsn cure for typhoid fever.
Wo presume this means KcttiiiK
down on nil fours, looking wise and
snapping nt insects.
In Saint Louis n uinn wns ar
rested nnd fined S300 for trying to
Ilirt with a married woman. Put
that rule in force in Portland and
21,062 fellows would be broke
financially.
I Mr. Renin, of Toledo, Ohio, last
week won $90,000 in it jncktxH. If
one "ream" could do that n ouirc"
ought to get enough for n printer
mid n "bundle" secure enough for
a ixditicinn.
Just ns wc stnrtcd to make n few
"verses" on the river flowing by
St. Johns we were .struck with the
thought that our religious principles
forbade us using the expression
that rhymes with Willamette. We
(piit.
Now that William Jerusalem
Hryan is out for Joe Folk for presi
dent jxiople nre wondering if he'll
work for him along the same lines
he Inborcdfordeniocracy'sln.st enndi
date. If he does, Polk is licked for
.sure.
"The spirits" in Chicago put n
man on the wromr scent and he lost
.several thousand dollars. Now he
has sued the medium. Any man
whom the spirits can work would
lose his money in some easy way
so what's the use?
1 heie are iiirls one cannot nick-
name. Martha may be made M attic;
Uatlieriue, Kittle; Mary, Molliej
Frances, Pantile; Sarah, Sallie:
Wiiinifred. Winnie: but a cirl
niinied Ilelle they neverwell, they
call her Ilelle nil the time.
I Dan MeAlleu, the baby-show
sixmsor, is now suffering from ner
vous prostration (possibly) from
the effects of his baby show nt tlie
fair grounds last Saturday:
There were lieautiful babies,
And cross-eyed babies,
And babies with golden hair;
There were bow-legged babies,
...1 n 1. . . . 7 . '
.iiu iiai-iieimeii names.
I And babies whose features were
fair;
There were blue-eyed babies,
And brunette babies,
And babies with hair like flame;
There were romaii-uosed babies,
And pug-uocd babies,
(They were babies just the same) ;
There were smiling babies,
And howling babies,
And babies "too awfully sweet;"
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5 Portland and Suburban 5
I Express Company . . I
rOrisOrOrOrOrO
(()jcrating cars over Pottlmul Con
solidated lines)
OUR FAITH
-IN-
ST. JOHNS
Rales Reasonable
Service Prompt
We have made arrangements to
transfer all frieght in the city mid
nt St. Johns when necusiry by
team at reasonable rntus.
IVi not move vour luruitlire (of
course you nre going to St Johns to
live, Portland is moving that way;
until you get our prices.
Portland & Suburban
Express Company
W. R. STEARNS, AlanaRcr
Real Estate
Mortgage Loans ;
We hnve two good real cs- i
tate mortgage loans on first-
class real estate:
One is n $200 loan on n
$400 piece of property.
Another is $4,500 on an 11
ncre track worth nt least
f 1 0,000 when divided into
town lots.
Then we have n nice clean
loan for building purposes of
about 52,000.
UNITED TRUST CO. I
ST. JOHNS, ORBQON
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W.J.PEDDICORD
REAL ESTATE
joo Lot 50x136, near station.
' I'our lots In Point View, corner.
Sloo Lot ioxloo.finerlvervlew, half cnOi
fJ5' '.t 50x100, close in; jj cash.
Installment.
f. 10 2-room house iixjH, small bum, a
few hearing trees, lot oxioo.
MJ J-rooui house, lot 54x181; fin;
Installment.
f6js .'-room house, lot 50x100, sightly,
vium: io union; iiiiioiuilie lot tll.iy
lie hail.
f9 7-nx)in house, j-ootl well, cistern
nud city water. Terms on pirt.
fi(5o j-room house, plastered; nice
lawn, lot 50x100,
in j-rooui house, wood-fihcrj lot
50x101), near station.
$1150 6-room house, lot 50x110; line lo-
cation, lloulevurd,
fl65 6-riMm house, river view, lot
50x100,
f Jlus 8-rooui house, near station, plenty
of fruit, lot 100x100; fine home.
One 5-rooui house for rent, river view.
aiso 11 i-rooui House.
Is liest exprcsscil by our guaranty
of 20 cr cent increase in value of
projK-rty during the coming year
00000000000400
This guaranty provides that in ense the proper
ty you purchase does not increase in value at
least
20 per Cent
20 er cent during one year from
date of purchase wc will refund your money
with 6 er cent interest
This same gatiranty we have been offering since
we first undertook to get industries nt St. Johns,
.something over three years back and up to date
110 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, Agent at St Johns.
VanrJermeer
lias Special Bargains
in St. Johns Real Us
late. ' See his List. .
Office opjwsite St. Johns Sash nnd
Door Co.
tursh. l'.uch grade has its chute on the
outside of the pen. Pur the month of
Aueust there were 1917 cubic yards of
roeV crushed, an average of 70 cubic
yards jer day, or one yard eerv six
minute. The prisoner work seven
hour each day, from Sjo a. in. until
WOUld like tO Save dinner.
1 here was a net pront for the county
of f tioo for the month of Auguat, clear
ink' lt exrnsc liucludine hlretl helnl
at the !CII. oil used for uiarhinrrv. aii.i
supplies, such as food, tools and steel for
mtttr.
his is what is done bv tiri.in.-r im,lr
kind and good luuiutcmeut.
S. A. Wilson.
25 per cent
on your Fuel and
can do it
D. A. SMITH
He's In Town
Phone East 3035
you
Mall Schedule
Mail arrive at St. lohti .1 !. ...
I .... . j . ... .
nd 1115 p. in.
i.cc at IOJI5 a, m., and 4:50 p. w.
There were well -feci babies.
And light-weight babies,
And tubics too busy to eat;
There were dinmled-chiu babies.
And freckle-face babies,
And babies that wanted to frolic;
There were quiet babies,
And little blonde babies,
And babies that had the colic;
There were bald-headed babies,
And pudgy-browed babies,
And babies that chewed their
toes;
There were roey.faced babies,
Kxprcssionlcvs babies,
And babies that run at the nose;
There were heavy-browed babies,
Atut (louuie-cliiu babies,
And babies with dulcet tones;
There were broad-chested babies,
And swayback babies,
And babies just skin and bones;
There were hael-eyed babies,
a ...1 ... . 1 . r
.sim 'iiiiK-iocu oaiiies,
And babies in evening dress;
There were babies who'd smile
At the babies they saw,
And babies you couldn't caress;
There were babies named Mattie,
And babies named Hattie,
Ami Hassie and Tootste and
Pink;
There were Kittie and Helen
And Mary ami KHeu,
And any old name you could
think:
There were babies much blessed
And babies c-are&ed
y MeAlleu, the baby matt;
And these Iwbies when growu
Will go all alone
And say "Bully for Uucle Dan."
TllOKN,
IW. M. KILLINGSWORTH
THE PIONEER REAL
ESTATE DEALER Or
THE PENINSULA . . .
The fines! list f resiileiu'e nronertv
111 the dislriri.
Wnlmit Park olTem the most desir
able homo sites trcls graded, lots
mxnm. hold at jmeei' 'lie most fav
orable in thy market.
W. M. KILLINGSWOHTH
a03 Chamber of Commerce. Portland
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i Best Bargains in St. Johns.
3.000
THG
CENTRAL HOTEL I
Mrs. L. Tyncr, Proprietor
First CU Rooms
Cuisine excellent
aT. JOHNS, 0REQON l
A l-'INl IJI.OCK, river view, only ....
HOL'SK, with block of ground, and plenty of fruit of nil
kinds, fine view of river, for
1,0 1 h from ?2oo to ?350 in South St. Johns, ten pe, cent
cash, balance nt $10 per month.
NORTH ST. JOHNS PROPERTY at bargain prices and
nt terms to suit.
PINE LOTS We also have fine lots at $200 ; $5 cash ;
balance nt $5 per month.
W. H. King Land Co., St. Johns.
SHEPARD & TUfTS
Will sell you lots in North St. Johus,
overlooking the river, near the Weyer
haeuser mill site, for
$300 per Lot,
leu per cent down, balance $10 per
month. Inspect this property.
Office in Peninsula Bank Building.
Phone Scott 4061,
Notary labile. I'ire Insurance.
s
O.M.FAULK
O. P.MEBDILL
Faulk & Merrill
Coal,
Hay, Grain, Flout
Ground Feed,
Piiih, Oils lid Building Maltmts
Phone East 713
UnW.rtltjr Prk, . Or9on
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
In order to Insure a change of ad-
should reach thl. office not later thin
Wednesday, at 3 o'clock p. m. PIm
remember this and save the printer
tote of -overtime" work. '
English
Walnut
Trees!!
Now is the time to f
INVESTIGATE ! I
We are special growers. The Best
Soft-shell varieties, adapted to this
locality. Abundant bearers at early
age. They thrive in Oregou. Big
nioney cati be made. Good invest
ment: small capital. Greatest oppor
tunity in Northwest. We also carry
a general uursery stock. Write for
Frh descriptive catalog a treatise
on Waluut culture. You need this.
BROOKS
Walnut Nursery,
SONS,
CarHoa, Orcton
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Our .sfJiTJ ni bl?J'c ' without pais
i? u ? fi,,,Xouf moulb comlorubly.
uLk .7 . ?V ,:m,n'1 wr o ex
Tn.i te1.' 1" "P5 . fillinV.nJ cro-n
wbca
uiwge wort. tr.r.in
pUtr or brklgc. ,c otrVd.
WISE BROS. Dentists,
to 11.
OrM.law.
UK, W A, WISH,
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