ST. Johns review w $tNM ramrin :cSloti ST. JOHNS REVIEW Advertise in The Review In .H ,u . g, tiq iih " ' i ih. 1 1 Win ih.n .Uih iii tKr 6rM. IT WILL REPAY VOU tof4 lo Ik lirirmU I IK ftitlftMta, Mm Minufictrini Ctaltr of 1H North VOL. a ST. JOHN'S, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 1906. NO. it UTTIE WAS DONE. NOT HARMFUL, I 3 il Shepard, Dobie & Peterson REAL ESTATE Will tell you all about some fine buys in Acre Tracts. Temporary quarters with the Peninsula Bank. J 1 Phone Scott 4061 Shepard, Dobie & Peterson SASH GLAZING DOORS WE CARRY "ODD" SASH IN STOCK Columns Spindles Brackets Lime and Cement 4 Paints Oils Glass Redwood Gutter ST. JOHNS SASH AND DOOR CO. vo.Aa rr i kir DCTill 0NE SCOTT 4063 WnUUSMUS JERSEY STREET Mttltii ,,MMMMMMM Mttttttttt EDMONDSON CO.. Hardware, Tinware, Plumbing! Tin Rood, (tatters, etr, "StM. MA R. WILCOX, Dray and Baagag Lina Phone Scott iyoS. PUno Moving a Specialty. Leave orilwa tlUckburni Furniture tore anil they will receive prompt attention. "For Rent" awl "For Sale" i office. Council Makes AnwnKcutciits To Uquldalc The OiWuse Claim. As announced iti these columns nn adjourned meeting of the city conn ell was held on Friday evening. Mayor King presided. All nieni Ikts were present except Council- man Peterson. A message from Recorder Hanks stated that he desired to appoint O. k. uowns as his deputy and onliu ancc 67 (shown In another column) was passed and adopted. umiuiiuce on, auiuormng a con tract with the Portland General Iilectnc Company, was msscd und adopted. This Is shown In another column. Hill of J. F. Karl for constructing warehouse at the public dock was accepted by the finance committee. xne uock commutcc win lormtiiate a demurage schedule nud endeavor to make a contract with I.eaiidcr Smith to care for the dock and warehouse und depend for his salary upon thcdciuuragc. A complaint was received reiiard- lug the way in which mud is til owed to accumulate titxm cross walks und steps will ,le promptly taken to have the marshal keep these walks in good order. It was announced that M. L. Ilolbrook had expressed his willing ness to cure for the entire amount due on the site for the city hall, and the committee, touethcr with the city attorney, was Instructed to at once close the matter so that the full payment could be made on or before February 3. Adjournment was then taken. BUYS JUDICIOUSLY. Michigan Man Owns Considerable Propcty And Will Buy More. A new-comer iuto the business field Is W. F. Stine, of Charlotte, Michigan. lie is a careful buyer and has sufficient backing to enable lint to pick up anything he desires that seems good to. him from .0 commercial view. He purchased the Hazel wood corner several weeks ago and paid $6000 for It a cash deal: and Kople wondered at the figure. Early last week he bought the 35 feet occupied by the W. H. King Land Company ami the Douelley market for which he paid $3500. This projcrty is to be improved at once workmen gong 10 work m It on Saturduy Mr. Mine also bought the hfty foot front Writer In Journal Decries Dancer ous Qualities Of Smellers. A writer In the Portland Journal of Monday declares that the in coming of n smelter to St. Johns means the outgoing of nil vegeta tion, and asserts that the presence of n smelter is harmful to till resi dents of the community. ! 1 Here is no doubt that the corres- pondent wrote the article with the best of motives nor is there a doubt that he had in mind the smelter of a score of years uiro. ! $ Hut in the past two decades there i have been make vast improvements j III tile line of smelters until at this time it seems that there Is no In dustry less harmful than the smelter proK)sition. If the writer of that kick would )iit consult with minim: men of ability regarding this assertion it will lc found ubsolutely correct. So far as the oisonous gases are concerned no fear need lie had of them -us n water purifier is used and the gases are afterward either floated off In water or entirely con sumed. The smelter proixwltion hete is so great that eastern parties have shown up and offered to take all the stock for sale: but this end Is not desired. Far better will It be f a fair share of the stock can be owned here because It brings out u local interest and elves tin iui- ettis io the affair here tit home. Portland mercbnnls are awaken ing to the necessity of this industry to secure the Alaskan trude. They ure now taking notice of things K'cnuse they have learned that eastern capital stands ready to erect 11 wholesale house here at St. Johns to cater to this Alaskan trade if 110 ntcrcst in the matter is taken by 'ortlaud business men. There is now 200.000 ready for such a business enterprise pro vided that the stock for the new smelter has to be all taken by St. ohiis and the east. It is now merely a business proposition with the residents of this county. It is conceded thut every dollar put into the enterprise will yield a handsome dividend: thut smelter, stock has ever proved a Ixmaiiza:' and there now an opportunity for everyone to get in oil (he ground floor. Our cople should hurry and get some stock -lor nut Kitvutw be- leves it will not only give returns jut will help build up this immiIu- sula in a splendid manner. St. Johns Land Co. PHONE UNION .110.1 3 i : 1 i 4) 4 FOUR CHOICE BUSINESS LOTS left 011 Jersey street, 25x1 x, Si 000.00 and upward. These lots will double in value in one year and are the only good business lots left on Jersey street that are on the market. Kino lots in St. Johns Park, 50x106, with i6-feet alleys $275.00 and upwards $5.00 dowti and $5.00 per month. These lots are near the j;roat Weyerhatteser site ST. JOHNS CENTRE In the very heart of St. Johns on Bur lington street, one block from Jersey street. Kuture business property. Lots $.)oo and upwards, $25 down and $10.00 per month. A great opportunity to make big profits on a very small investment. flit. The St. announces occupied by Jackson's tup of the three-acre tract drug store, Peterson & Company's owned by Mrs. P. T. Smith, cigar factory, uud the restaurant. The precise figures have not been made public but it is in the proxi mity of f,8ooo. The building is a new one. It was Mr. Stiuc's pur pose to buy the three-story hotel block adjoining, then complete the upper story of the block purchased as an annex to the hotel but the price asked (fcjo.ooo) was a trifle more than he carea to put in. Another buy made by Mr. btine was tue corner ot lacoma and vanhoe opposite W. I). Evans' corner. lror this he paid C3600. This Is a good corner although as yet it Is not a business locality: but it will not be muiiy years before vanhoe for a couple of blocks will be as businessfied as any locality. An excellent feature of Mr. Stine' s plan of bu ing is the fact that he pays cusli lor ins purchases. . uis puts money In circulation enables the sellers to become pur chasers in other localities about the city. He left on Saturday for his Michigan homt from which point lie will journey to Io9 Angeles and then return here for more investments. Roosevelt Rustlers. There is a locality in St. Johns that is doing its share in keeping up the growth of the city. During the past year almost every house has been a producer and while some tamiltes are anxious to quit the locality there are others, having leard of the advantages the place possesses, just as eager to move in. Apropos of this tue following item is to the point: Born, Wednesday, January 10, to Mr. and Mrs. K. u. Clark, 412 Alleghany street, a daughter And we grow. Insure with the Peninsula Bank. Johns Centre. Johns Laud Company ' Jt this week the oicuiug formerly 1 : lying between Chicauo street uud Burling- ton street and one block east of Jersey street. This was the last piece of acreage left in the centre of town. It haslwen platted iuto lots and is now on tile market at prices ranging from $400 upwards -according to si.e and location. On Jersey street within u block of this tract lots ure selling at 3000 and 4000 each. The growth of the city will soon crowd business on to the side streets and it is only a question of a short time when these lots, now offered at 400 und up, will be selling for two and three times as much. They are offered on very easy terms: $25 down and 1 10 a month. This is a splendid opportunity to make a big profit on a very small investment. St. Johns Land Co St. Johns Phono u"i0" 3I0'' Oregon Branch Office and Agency 011 (lie (irouml. to Bought It Back. P. J. Petersou'gets iuto the habit of buying real estate so strongly that he is willing to buy the same piece of property every little while. That is, provided he can make a few dollars every time. Some time ago he owned the building that has been occupied by the St. Johns Grocery Company. Then he sold it and It is now bringing In a rental of $35 jkt month. He has just rc-purchased the building from the party to whom he sold it and is once more in the market. There is no telling what "Pete" will do ten minutes ahead: it may be he will tear, the building out and build a three-story brick or he may have the place sold be fore this article is read by all who receive T11K Rkviuw. But he "gets there" every time. Keep Your Eye On St. Johns. Remember we carry a nice line of Shoes, Underwear and Hosiery with our complete line of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES COUCH & CO. 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