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FOR SALE! A 50-foot lot on Jersey street in the "San Francisco District" The finest piece of business in the town that is for sale A fine, hard finished, ten-room house, hot and cold water, etc. An acre of ground goes with the' house in the best part of Oak Park. $2,700; half cash, balance easy terms. At this price the property must be taken on or before May 10th. Lots in , North and South St. Johns and .in the St. Johns Park on easy terms. ST. JOHNS TITLE, ABSTRACT & TRUST GO. HOLBROOK BLOCK 1 POTTER & GOOLD J Have a Complete Stock of J I Wabash - Screen - Doors I AND . . . Adjustable Window Screens J. These goods arc first class and prices are right. J Wc sell H. & M. Paint. There is none better. Ab- solutely guaranteed. Fine Hue of Crass Knives, Lawn Mowers, etc. Large assortment of Builders'. i Hardware just arrived. See the new styles before p. you buy. 5 Complete stock of Poultry Netting and Lawn Fencing, Garden Hose, and Tools of all kinds. ! I J " PATRONIZE ST. JOHNS AlERCIIANTS !" J Electric and . . A talk with us will convince you Hint ELEC TRIC LIGHT is the only light yon can ufTord to use in your home, or put in the house you are building. Your projerty will rent more readily, will pay n higher income, and attract a better class of tenants. IP IT IS F.QUIPPED WITH ELF.C TKIC LIGHT. The use of ELECTRIC POWER means : Great saving iu machinery and initial cost of plant, high ECONOMY iu cost of operation, and on IN TENSIFIED PRODUCTION possible only where ELECTRICITY is used. Advantages in the cost of producing power en ables us to make terms exceptionally favorable to manufacturers, and to furnish unequalled service at lowest rates. Portland General Electric Co. Seventh and Alder Streets, Telephone Exch.nge 13. PORTLAND, OREGON HILLS ADDITION 1 have finished ptnttinz this sightly and convenient addition to St, Johns, and now offer fine Business and Resi dence Lots, with alle)S, on . , JERSEY, KELLOGG and LIVELY STREETS at prices which will move the property very swiftly. Al lots arc above the street grade, and all will be sold on excellent terms. Investigate this. P. HILL- 1 Office at Residence, 618 North Jersey Street, St. Johns Residence and There are several bargains advertised in this week's Review. Chicago Rooming House P. W. Hinman, Prop, Good rooms from f l a week up. Comer Chlcagoand Ivanboe streets Slnt Johns - - Oregon property $8,500 Light Power . Business Lots The G. HEITKEMPER GO, Watchmakers, Jewelers, Silversmiths. Importers aad Wholesale Dealers 216 MtfrtSM Stmt, SftSfiS POflTLAM Local News. The West Coast Laundry makes a specialty of lace curtains. Ethel Whitmer, front Irvington, has been visiting in this city. Ray I'off is the new clerk with the St. Johns Grocery Company. The "Made in Oregon" button is becoming numerous and pop ular. Try the "Par Excellence": the champion 5c cigar: made iu St. Johns. Geo. Cone, the well known lum berman, was a visitor iu St. Johns last Sunday. Dressmaking at reasonable prices. Call at 418 Dayton, Point View. Mrs. G. Uuery. First class and reliable insurance companies only arc represented by the Peninsula Unnk. The families of S. C. Cook and Z. M. Knight arc contemplating moving away from St. Johns. S. McClavc is erecting a substan tial store building on the corner of Catliu and Hayes street. Roy Parson, wife and children of Salem, Ore., were iu St. Johns last Sunday us the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown. Remember that unless your taxes nrc paid the sheriff will be after you on or immediately after the first Monday iu May. The St. Johns Lumber Co. re ceived n large consignment of muchiucry last Monday that is be- ug put iu place by experts. A. Iseuhath, n former resident of St. Johns, and who recently moved to Falls City, Ore., is now 11 resi dent of Hartford, Washington. The Portland (Ire boat left the dry Tuesday after n thorough over- muling of tier machinery and with her bottom recatilkcd and painted. livery day one can see vans loaded with furniture hauled into town. There is not a desirable vacant house in the city, and build iug goes merrily on. The West Coast Laundry has made connection with the Phila delphia street sewer, and hcaratlcr will .sulfer no inconvenience on account of the waste water. I have the best life insurance tvolicy to be found iu America: The Union Central Life. The safest and best at a fair price. Come in and talk it over. V. II. King. A large party of friends met ot the home of Otis Learned and wife on Friday evening, to surprise that couple on the second anniversary of their wedding. Picr gifts weic carded, niul refreshments were served. On account of the large business mudled, the Portland mid Suburban iixpress Co. delivered a large amount of freight here last Sunday, among which was n carload of lath and shingles for the Kuddcrly 1 rausfer Co. Henry Smith last Monday pur chased the Frank Livcriuore house on Jersey street, and Contractor Gee began at once to move it to the lots south of Phil Smith's resi dence. Mr Smith will occupy it with his family and make St. Johns lis home. Mrs. W. L. Thorudyke received a very graphic and thrilling ac count of the earthquake from an eyewitness a friend who was supposed to be out of the state- but who lost all His property and was obliged to take refuge, witli his wife, iu Berkeley. No one wants to deny bicycle riders their rights, but many wheel men ure taking a tritle more than lcloiigs to them when they ride at high speed over the sidewalks alKHit the city. Wheelmen should remember that a sidewalk is not a place to try for records and that jedcstrious have some rights that should Imj respected. There is some talk of circulating a petitiou for the purpose ol widen ing Ivanhoe street, it is claimed there are only three houses that would have to be moved to acconi plish the end sought, and that many residents along the thorough fare are heartly in favor of the move. 1 he improvement content plated proposes the width of the street be increased to 100 feet. One need not be born with t veil or the gift of prophecy to fore see that lots between Fisk street in University Park and Macrutn ave nue in Northern hill on Dawson street which extends through the centre of that rapidly growing dis trict between the rivers in Portland, and now selling for $1$ per fr"t foot, will, within twenty years from today, sell for one thousand dollars per front foot. Laurelwood Rebekah lodge is the latest fraternal order tn St. Johns It was. instituted last week and the following officers were installed at its first sessjon: Noble grand, Mrs Belle Thayer; vice-grand, Mrs. Minnie Hall; secretary, Mrs. C. J. Hewitt; treasurer, Mrs. Tillie Hill; L. S. N. G., Mrs. E. Elliott; R. S V. G., Mrs. Monahan; chaplain, Mrs. BolenJ tuside guard, Mrs, William Clark; warden, Mrs. T. Caples; conductor, Mrs. Susie York. At the institution cere monies there were nearly 100 visit ing Odd Fellows and Rebekahs present. For best fire insurance see W. II. King. Miss Kathryn Scott rctururncd from Salem on Wednesday. Rough dry washing at 6c per pound. West Coast Laundry. Try the "Par Excellence": the champion 5c cigar: made in St. Johns. Among my list can be found some fire insurance to please vou. W. II. King. J. C. Scott and wife attended n graduation at a Portland medical school on Monday evening. Little Ralph Carlson had the misfortune to have his arm broken at school about a week ago. Last Saturday's Oregoniau con tained fine half tone pictures of the officers of the St. Johns Commercial Club. Insure against fire before you have one with D. C. Rogers, agent for the "old reliable" Phoenix of London. Two hundred and seventy-five men are nt work at Liunton, and all at wages ranging from $2.25 to $ 7 per day. Wanted A lady solicitor to work in St. Johns and University dis trict. Leave applications at St. Johns Grocery Company. St. Johns. W. F. Stadelman of Trout Lake, Wash., was a St. Johns visitor the first of the week. Before leaving he purchased five lots in St. Johns Park addition. C. A. Cook, ex-mayor of St. Johns has moved his family on to liis.fnrm eight miles north of Van couver, Wash., and wilt henceforth lead an agricultural life. The Review office lias just printed a lot of "For Sale" and "For Rent" cards that are l.itge enough and plain enough to sell or rent any piece of property anywhere. flie demand for houses to tent in St. Johns is far iu excess of the supply, and there is considerable inquiry for furnished Housekeeping rooms and houses. Fire may destroy your home nnv time. Are you protected against partial or total loss ? If not, call at the Peninsula Bank mid lent 11 the small amount that will givcyou protection. Anna Weatherston, 11 young lady from Lovelaud, Colorado, was visiting the Thorudyke family Sun day and Monday. Miss Weather- fton was enroute to her sister s home iu Blaine, Wash. A meeting will be held at the school building 011 the evening of May 10 for the purtHise of con sidering the improvement of the sauutiry condition of the public school building and the discussion of other matters that may come up. If you intend to vote on the June election lcar iu mind that you must register before May 15. The total registration of the county is now about 21,000, nearly three fourths of wliou are Republicans, It is estimated that there are 10,000 men in the county illguble to vote who have not yet registered. A score of women met nt the home of Mrs. J. C. Scott on Friday afternoon to meet Miss Kate Gordon, a prominent equal rights suffragist. Owing to n mistaken idea as to the hour of meeting several of the women Had returned to their homes before Miss Gordon arrived. Those who remained, however, rciort an interesting ses sion. During the period that the St. Johns curs run over the Union avenue line to Portland, passengers frequently heard complimentary renuuks concerning a. imug.ilow that the cars passed enroute to the city. While the Union nvenue residence is n handsome place, that of M. G. Urban iu North St. Johns Is far more attractive both us to architecture and picturesque surroundings. The local residence, when completed and the grounds nre iu sliap , will be one of the most charming iu the city. P. J. Peterson Tell the tople if they have any notion of going to Norway to see Pete and Wood, the two Swedes, and they will fix 'em out oil O. K. at reduced rates The boats we ship on are all horse high, bull strong and hog proof. Not one of 'em could sink if it wanted to. We teach passengers the Norwegion and. Swedish Ian guages en route and guarantee to laud 'cm in the land of the mid night sun iu time to catch stock fish and drink cod liver oil, Re member and say reduced rates by our line. Returning to St. Johns on a car Easter Sunday afternoon The Re view man happened to hear the following iroin a man who looked as though he had a good kick com ing: "Nice crowd at church this morning, Saw dead loads of Easter bonnets and wimmen fixings. Heard a fine sermon, too. Things are different nowadays from what they were in Bible times, however. In the ancient days the women, clad iu their humble garments, would greet one another with 'Christ has risen!' and the response was 'ile is risen, indeed 1' All this is different nowadays. The usual salutation of the modem female is something like this: 'Your bonnet is a peach P and the response 'You bet; but you do look stunning iu that gray suit of yoursl' " Join the Commercial Club ! Ladies will find something of in terest iu W. Jower's new ad in this issue. The Cochran blcck is being con nected with the Burlington street sewer. We wash and iron all flat work at 25c per dozen. West Coast Laundry. Albert Tufts and wife, of Oregon City, visited Mrs. Sophia Tufts on Tuesday. Mrs. P. J. Peterson was quite ill the first of the week, ,but is now convalescing. Miss Josie, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Young, is confined to her home by illness. The many friends of Judge Hanks will be pleased to learn that he is regaining his health and is iu fine spirits. Remember! You cannot buy finer candies or ci;;ai's than the goods Valeiiiine sells iu his neat store. People iu the vicinity of Cedar Park will find a fine line of gtoccr ies at Scales Bros, at reasonable prices. Chief of Police Bredeson patrols his bent resplendent iu a brand new uniform of the regulation bine, but minus the brass buttons. The Council of Malta will give 11 grand lull at M. W. A. hall, St. Johns, Tuesday evening, May 15. Tickets 50 cents, ladies free. Save your car fare and iocoii the dollar by buying furniture, stoves, electric supplies and trunks from McClavc & Co., 203 Jersey street. M. L. Ilolbrook is planning to build a biiek addition 011 the rear of his block on Biiiliugton sheet. When completed it will be used by the pool room. R. A. Parson and wife and Mr. Kettle, of Salem, were teceiit guests of Fred Blown and family. The party was on the wuy to Spokane, where they will reside. It doesn't pay to have your life insurance policy written by 11 stranger. Have it done here iu St. Johns by a home man. I have the best company iu the world. W. II. King. Mrs. J. II. Crook is at home, much improved iu health, from 11 four months stay at points in Ariz ona mid California. She was ac companied by Miss Stella Stevens of Santa Cm., California. Mrs. L. Hamilton wishes to an nounce to her fiieuds that she has opened diess making parlors at 808 Dawson street, Portsmouth station. Tailor-made suits a sjce ialty. Prices reasonable. Mr and Mrs McVicker were al Oregon City the lust of the week visiting relatives, returning home Wednesday. Mr. McVicker wason Main st tee t when Outlaw Smith's corpse was luoiight iu from New kru. The Mt. Hood Yeast Co. is one of the latest concerns iu St. Johns. It is located iu the French block, and will engage iu the manufacture of a siiK'rior brand of yimst. The nod net of the eomp.iuy will be put 011 the market iu the near future. The first box of California cherries of the season was auctioned n New York Monday, one cherry nt a time, for the benefit of the earthquake sufferers, and luoiight $2,4.10, About 50a berry com mission merchants and others at tended the sale. The first cherry brought $105 ami the other amounts ranged from $100 to 50 cents. Mrs. G. M. Hall gave 11 very pWsuul afternoon on Thursday, April 27, 111 Honor ol her mint, Mrs. M. 1. I.uudy, who is about to depart for the east. Mrs. Wight of Arbor Lodge mid Miss France Welch of Portland Heights added to the afternoon's enjoyment with several piano selections. After dainty refreshments had been served the ladies bade farewell to their charming hostess. The in vited guests were Mrs. Lucky, Mrs. Downey, Mrs. McVicker, Mrs. Beach, Miss Beach, Mrs. Wight, Mrs. T. J. Monahan and Miss Welch. Big Sale Ends Wednesday, May 16 Have you read our big list of Sale Prices that have now been placed on sale? Hundreds of items are now before yon at very special prices. Thirty Dozen Fine Towels ! V'-'V-l 'mm Our entire line of Fine Towels are now on sale at the small and popular price of 1 1 and 22 Cents for Your Choice ! Amont this assortment of Towels are some that retail for 40 and 50 cents each. St.JOHNS GROCESYCo. Let the Peninsula Bank write you a fire insurance policy. Watch repairing n specialty at I C. .Marion Salisbury s. I Everything iu paint and oils nt I Tope & England's, French block. i I For fine cigars it will pay you to dull nt Valentine's: opposite city hall. C. K. Linuc's bread, cakes and cookies at the II. & E. Co. fresh daily. If you have something to trade iu real estate, see the ad. of Dodsott it Can field. C. K. Linuc's bread will be found at the H. & E. Co.'s store in the Jower block after Monday next. Protect your projwrty from loss by fire by insuring 111 only first class companies. See the Peninsula Bank Potter & Goold advertise the celebrated Wabash screen doors ami adjustable window screens in a new ad. Parties from the southern part of the state were iu the city last Sun day inspecting the new buildings now in process of construction with n view of securing one to engage iu business here. The new saloon of Samuel Coch ran iu the Cochran block, adjoin ing the post office, was grunted a license and opened for business last Saturday. The place is handsomely fitted up mid attracts its share of the custom seeking the beverage of King Gambritius. Crook it Walton this week be gan erecting two more fine houses at Piedmont, one of which is for John T. Beach, and will be located ' opposite the home of W. M. Killiiigswoilh. Both wilt be modem homes with interior finish-1 iugs of the highest class. j With the tegtilatiou lishet man's complexion Riehuid Shep.ud is ' home from a week's outing among I the wilds of the Warm Springs In dian tcservation. lie repoits the icsotirees of eastern Oregon sure to attract the attention of (lie capital ist and the homeseeker iu the near future. The complaints about the tubbish that lies scattered along the stteets in the business section continue. A few limits labor would clean every thing up. Let a general cleanup begin. The litter lying around does not impress the visitor favora bly. Let Jersey and the adjoining streets be cleaned and kept clean. F. J. Kocmcr yesteiday received the plans for n handsome cottage that he will euct for M. L. Ilol brook at Toke Point, Wash. Work will begin immediately and the place be icudy for occupancy by July 1. Mr. Koemer will not leave St. Johns, but will make weekly trips to the northern point to suerinteud the work. Toke Point fs nue of the most picturesque sHts on I'll get .Sound. The committee upoiutcd to soli cit funds for the relief of the Cali fornia earthquake and fire suffeieis still have about $900 011 hand. From W. II. Moxou we learn that the committee nre considering for warding another cuiloud of supplies instead of sending a draft. R. Huge, chairman of the Portland relief committee, has been couferied with, nud nine'. 'leK'iids on the ad vice received by him from Califor nia as to the future action of the local committee. The sisteriulaw of one of the motormeu on the St. Johns line, and, of course, we do not refer to Fred Ashtou, had the uiisfoiltiuc to lose a prosK.Tous business woith several thousand dollars iu the big fire at San Francisco. The lady escajted the earthquake wearing 11 wrapper and iu her stocking feet. Before fleeing from the doomed city she found a pair of men's shoes, put them on, and then took the train for Portland. After her ur rivul she told her story to her hrothcriuluw's wife, who iu turn urged her husband to cull on his unfortunate relative. He did ho. After the customary handshake, the chauffer on the St. Johns line stepjed back, surveyed his sisteriu law and cxclumcd: "Well, May, I'm mighty glad you didn't get killed, but what bothers me is how you found a pair of man's shoes big enough to fit you!" T7 LETTER From President Washington Written Over 100 Years Ago. Below will be found a letter, the original of which is now iu the possession of W. W. Goodrich of this city, written by George Wash ington, first president of the United States, over too years ago. It in troduces Gen. Lafayette to Gov. Lee of Virginia. New Windsor, 8th Dec, 1780. Sir: I have the honor of introducing to Your Excellency the Marquis de la Fayette, Maj. General iu our army nud nil officer of rank in those of France. This gentlemen's character, illustrious birth and fortune, cannot be unknown to you, though you may be unacquainted witli his person. I should be wanting in that Justices which is due to his great merit to his early attachment to the American Cause and to his forceful support ol it here and nt the Court of Versailles, was I to permit him to depart for the south ern army without this testimony of the sense I entertain of his worth, and recommendation ol him to your attention. He will probably be accompanied by his brother-in-law, the Viscount de Novailles and Count Dumas, Gentleman of family, fortune and rank iu the Ptciich Army at Rhode Island, whose zeal to serve Amer ica lias prompted them to make t winter's campaign to the south ward, if permission can be obtained from the Count de Rochambemi, to be absent from their respective commands, so long. With much esteem and respect, I have the honor to be Your Excellency's most obedient and humble servant, Geo. Washington. His Excellency Govr. Lee. ELECTRIC ROAD From Portland to I. button Ahiy He Untitling Soon. If the plans of the I.afe Pence Co. do not miscarry a double truck electric line will soon be skirting the bank of the Willamette on the west side fiom Portland to I.innton. A meeting was held Tuesday at the court house to 111 range the details for granting a fianehise. The pin posed toad will extend from Nicolal stieel to I.innton. 11 distance of five miles. It will be eighty feet wide and will be built along the county toad for about tluee miles of the route. The cars are to be of the latest style ami the faie will be five cents. The Pence eomp.iuy ngices as pint of the contract to make all of the guides and fills, ami to improve the St. Helens rou.l over the entile distance with gravel and flushed rock for a jieriod of twenty-five years, and to keep the load iu gootl lep.iir. Tlie county will ieure the light to impoie the initial lug 11 hit ions for the coiitiol .;ud oxjiu tiou of the toad and fraiiehiM!, and eouiel the proper olxkcrviiucu of the conditions iuiMM.'d. TI:N LOTS At $500 Per Lot If Taken lly .lime I. I will sell ten lots in the choicest location iu St. Johns at $500 Ktr lot if taken livfotc the IliM day of June. These loth ure in Hill's addi tion and adjoin the hiuiucMi center of St. Johns. Pascal IIii.i.. Hlr,-i)cd. Gray horse, weight i.ooo, foru top roelied brand on right shoulder. Rutuni to io,vj Mallory ave, Port laud for rewuid. Phone liant 665. For Sale. New six-room hoiiky and two lots iu St. Johns Heights addition. House modem throughout and hag never been occupied. A very desirable home. Inquire at this office, A Dinner. The ladies of the Evanguliuu! church will give a dinner on eleo tiou day, June .. Mks. Bltl.l.lt TllAVHM, Chairman. Come To tlte St. Johns Hinporiuni for huts. 207 Jersey street. Mrs. M. E. Perkins. Milliner. Not if as Rich us Kockfeller. If you had all the wealth of Rockefeller, the Stumlard Oil mag nate, you could not buy a better medicine for bowel complaints than Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The most eminent physician can not pre scribe a better preparation for colic and diarrhoea, both for children and adults. The uniform success of this remedy has shown it to be sujierior to all others. It never fails, and when reduced with water and sweetened, is pleasant to take. Every family should be supplied with it. Sold by Jackson's Pharmacy.