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Mail 't I . ft.'! FOR SALE! A 5p-foot lot ou Jersey street in the "San Francisco District" , miebi piece oi business property cfc r i- s in the town that is for sale H0,000 Corner lot on Philadelphia street, 50x100. ouu.uu. At this price the lot must be sold before May 15th. Lots in North and South St. Johns and in the St. j onus rarK on easy terms. ST. JOHNS TITLE, ABSTRACT & TRUST GO. HOLBROOK BLOCK Local News.. Ask your grocer for Liune's bread. The West Coast Laundry makes a specialty of lace curtains. Ray Pnff is the new clerk with the St. Johns Grocery Company. Pascal Hill has a new ad offering bread is the best and can't be better" bargains in tlie choicest lots in bt. The roses are beginning to bloom. Ior best fire insurance see W. II. King. Reliable insurance at the lowest rates at the Peninsula Hank. Rough dry washing at 6c per pound, west coast Mutuary. The material used m Liniie' 1 POTTER & GOOLD Have a Complete Stock of I Wabash - Screen - Doors I . ... AND Adjustable Window Screens J. These goods are first class and prices are right. 5 l We sell H. & M. Paint. There is none better. Ab- solutcly guaranteed. Vine line of Grass Knives, Lawn Mowers, etc. Larire assortment of Rnilfltr jrf m ' -o- Hardware just arrived. Sue the new styles before J you buy. ft jj Complete stock of Poultry Netting and Lawn $ Fencing, Garden Hose, andiTools of all kinds. g " PATRONIZE ST. JOHNS AlERCHANTS I" J FREE! 30 Days Trial! FREE! The Greatest Household Convenience of the Age New Model Electric Flat-Iron Fill in coupon and mail to us and you will receive free of charge nu ELECTRIC FLAT IRON. RETURN COUPON PORTLAND GUN KRAI, ELECTRIC CO. .Seventh and Alilef Slrecti, Portland, Or. Gentlemen ; You may deliver to ine one Electric Flat Iron, which I agree to try, und, if unsatisfactory to me, to return to you within 30 days from date of delivery, If I do not return it at that time you may charge same to my account at $4.00. It-is understood that no charge will b; made for the iron if I return it within 30 days. Nam!;. AUUKKSS Portland General Electric Co. Seventh and Alder Streets, Ttltphon Cxchingc 13. PORTLAND, OREGON HILLS ADDITION TfcN LOTS At $500 Per Lot if Taken by June 1, l' will sell Ten Lots in Hill's Addition to St. Johns, and the choicest Lots in the city, if taken before the first cay of June. These lots are adjoin the business district and no better investment can be found. Terms to suit purchasers. P. HILL- Office at Residence, 618 North Jersey Street, St. Johns Residence and Business Lots ; W . rrt . l 1 T j Thar aft several bargains advertised in this week's Review. Chicago Rooming House P. W. Hinma.v, Prop, Good rooms from f I a week up. y 'i Corner Cblcagoanil, Ivanhbe ttreet tj y Salat John . . .. cgon Tin 6. HEITKEMPER GO, Wttchaukcrt, Jewekr, SHveomlth. Importers aa4 Wholeule Dealers 218 Vtfrim Stmt, SJSSt PMTLANI, Johhs. Try the "Par Excellence": the chanipiou 5c cigar: made in St. Johns. W. II. King made a trip to the Bohemia mining district the first of the week. Dressmaking at reasonable prices. Call at 418 Dayton, Point View. Mrs. G. littery. First class and reliable insurance companies only are represented by tlie reiutisula Hank. Peter Atttzcti, of Honuuim, Wash., wus transacting business lit, St. Johns the first of the week. Mrs. I). L. Watkins of Portland was a guest at the home of Mr. and blacksmith and wagon shop on his Mrs. Jos. Bickncr last Monday. lots 111 5501,111 l'Uis. - 1 Do you use good butter? The Protect your protierty from loss kind that arrives fresh every day? by urc by insuring in only first class See Couch & Co.'s new ad. companies, bee the Peninsula Hank Henry W. Smith is again a rest- Sunday was o'.other made-to-or dent of St. Johns, having moved der day, and with it came the ttsun his family here the first of the week, crowds of visitors und home pros Insure airninst fire before voiiM ors have one -with D. C. Rogers, agent D 't forget the grand cleaning for the "old reliable" Phoenix of P you have promised your premises London. next week. Cooperate with the Committee of One Hundred, A second scow is building at the Mrs. V. W. Valentine spent Pri day in Canby. Frank Thorndyke left for Taco ma on Monday. m . t ine ai. ii. parsonage nas re ceived its summer dr ss a coat of paint. Try the "Par Excellence": the champion 5c cigar: made in St Johns. It is estimated that 800 people patronized the St. Johns ferry last Sunday. Work on the erection of five new residences was begun last Monday in bontli St. Joints Mayor Valentine is building 0 The Portland General Electric I Co. has a new ad in this issue that will interest, every lady reader of St. Johns ship yards. The money The Review. sjkmii lor lumber ami siKMil for lumber and labor by this institution represents unite a re spcctabl: sum. 1 he new residence of 11. A. Olson 011 the comer of Richmond and Gieshiun streets is fnst approach iug completion. It has one of the most sightly river views in thecitv. It doesn't pay to have your life insurance policy written by 11 stranger. Have it done here in St. Johns by 11 home mini. I have the best company in the world. W. II. King. Manager Brink of the St. Johns ferry has established ticket oiliccs on both sides o'f the river and here after all rides will he by ticket. men. Contractor Koerncr has n force of men at work putting the new home of Henry Smith In shutx: for occupancy. 1 A Henry Myers was before the ikjIicc magistrate Tuesday for being (minx unu disorderly. lie was fined -f5 and costs. Arc you in need of a suit of clothes? Read the ad of the C0I11111 bin Woolen Mills in this issue mid then investigate. Wanted A lady solicitor to work in bt. Johns and university dis trict. I.eavc applications at St. Johns Grocery Company, St. Johns. Would it pay to have the streets Neat books of twenty-one tickets in tlie Dusluess section 01 bt. Johns each are on sale at ? 1. "... 7 J"". , .. . The New St. Johns I lotel makes iKUHivu uyrciviuiui uiii miauiCM Mk.,, ,... ,.f U.....I,... ,11ml,. m 1 he pick of the matket prepared II. L. Nutting and fnmilv. of by the best chef on the peninsula is iron Klver, Wis., arrived in St. leature oi tlie Dill o lare. Take Johns Monday and will make this your dinner there next Sunday. wuj i.cirimnrc immc. oir. ni- O. It. Dnlnh Miecifds 1?. n. Mn ft I . I.. 1 il I.. I fitl. I " - -. -. ... v. iuikh iirouicnninw oi i nomas ROon ns UJ,cnl of tle Vmnxu tm V..lllinill. m,illirlm,l l.v,r..u tit l tl...c Fire inuy destroy your home anv He is an attentive and obliging time. Are you protected ana list young man, und all business en partial or total loss? if not. cal I trusted to ins care will receive at the Peninsula Bank and learn prompt attention. wic Mia., amotini una win give you Thc lcrchants of St. Johns have l'""""'' lilreed to Inse tlifir n nr. if lum ADroiucrot v, J. Koerner re- uess every evening promptly at 7 siding at Lake Churlcs, Louisiana, o'clock, except Saturday and pay. writes to ills bt. Johns relative ask- ' incuts. 'i ins is a wise move itiK Did the eartlmuake do much By so loiuif the proprietors as well damage iu your town?" Not a bit s "1C clerks will be able to enjoy a more than it did nt the Louisiana I little recreation during the long point I summer evenings. 1 V. J. Kocmer lust Wedneslav W. C. Francis, of the St. Johns began the preliminary work on a Lumber Co. said last Tuesday: "We large two-story residence for Thos. exinxt to Iwgin warming up our uociirnn. Tlie House will le thor- mill tlie last ot the week. Probably otighly niclern throughout and I we will get up steam Saturday. Join the Commercial Club I Let the Peninsula Bank write you a fire insurance policy. Watch repairing 11 siccialty at C. Marion Salisbury's. Everything in paint and oils at Tope & England's, French block. B. T. Leggett made his appear ance last Saturday after a siege of illness. Smoke a St. Johns cigar host 10c cigar on the market the "White Crow." have interior finishings of the high est class. The person who has a lease on desirable business property iu St. Johns has a marketable commodity and for which there is a strong de maud. This is a pretty good re commendation for a place ban Iv out of its knee pants. 1 mugs are not moving as lust as we would like, nut the delay is caused by the non-arrival of much needed machinery. Going into town Monday an el derly gentleman accompanied by three ladies pointed out the building with the dome to the right of the track near thc public school, and . 1 1 ft fit !.. 4 ! ! Ti.rni.ai, ..... f im. t... rcmarKeo i mi s 01. 1011ns new view two families have been added 1,1,1 ',. ft l"1,1"? .i""1 ,,t to St. Jphns during the week. If f ,0'f1 , Nh' , s,l ,1' sa"1 a voulmany unfortunates in the 15 ' fcfe, , " !' , 8 ,he ,,cw frost-bitten east that you wish t0 p-""-" - laud iu the llOtlie Of roses and Slltl- One m l not be born vi itli 11 shine send them The Review. veil or the gift of prophecy to fore- S. Simmons has a force of men that ,ots between Fisk street iu at work cutting down the county University Park and Mucrutii uve- roau ai me intersection ot Jlurling- " inn ton street. This is done toconfonn sUcct w,,ich extends through the with the grade at that point. The cetre f ,lat rapidly growing tlis- grade of Burlington street is a fear- ,rlct between the rivers iu Portland, fully and wonderfully made piece aml "ovv HK fr P-'r front of botch work in the opinion of foot wil1' "ithin twenty years from What is the matter with havin J f rout foot. a celebration in St. Johns on the T,,e work of a,,,1"K Calforuia Fourth of Tulv? One with nil . refugees coutinnes. During the flounces and furbelows belonging to week t,,e re"ef committee assisted the day and occasion is what should Mr win a"(1 falni,y l)' the pur be presented. It is none too early c,,as f a stove, while several citi to begin. With the proper man- zens contributed actual necessities. ogemeut entertainment could be Later .Mr. wuin secured work at furnished for the home people as ' e lamuy lost tneir all well as others. in the fire at San Francisco, Wed- a m..cJ,i .... , nesday the committee sent Mrs. A musical quartette consisting 0 n.i, ..i m,im.. .,. t. 1.. . Messrs. Gassoway, Gnffi h, Roberts mt Idaho, and DeCoswell came down from Portland last Fridnv nnintr an, One of the latest arrivals in St. surprised Mr. and Mrs. Sanders, of Johns is "N-" The .aforesaid 419 Chapel street. Vocal and in- "IJi11" wil1 attract attention any- strumental music and choice re- w,,ere and iu anybody's company. (rMtim.nlo ..-... I i.. .1 Not ltecnUSC lie has mil' rinrltrtilfir .. muni iu miikc me eve-1 , : , v . . niug pass very pleasantly till the ma"i beauty, but on account of last car left for the city. ms homeliness. Honestly, he is so iiumciv uiui 111 dsaui an inuiviu A. Forbes, of Eureka. Calif., is ual or a crowd one or a iWt-n nert-s in the city looking after his prop- are craned and the remark "Well. erty interests. Mr. Forbes bad did you ever?" is uttered. "Bill" quite an experience in the timber holds the general utility position about sixty miles from his home at around the house, is a first-class the time of the California earth- ball player and a favorite with all quake. He reports seeing the trees who have come in contact with him. sway back and forth as though He is a pacer, and looks like a shaken by a violent wind. Many cross between a cinnamon bear and large and stately trees weresnapped and a Rocky mountain goat. "Bill" in two like pipe stems by the do- is a dog, and is the property of lent shocks. Miss Teanette Otrden. of St. Johns. W KS - ' 1 We wash and iron all flat work at 2.sc tier dozen. West Coast Loundry. A large number of Methodist young people enjoyed an omnibus ride on Monday evening. Rentenibcrl You cannot buy finer candies or cigars than the goods Valentine sells in his neat store. The Methodist aid society gave another of their enjoyable ten-cent supjiers on Wednesday at -the par sonage. The disappearance of Charles Toole, aged eighteen, of St. Johns, has been icported to the Portland police. The painters have finished their work on the Congregational church, and the edifice presents a very handsome appearance. n insurance policy iu it reliable company is ns good as money in your pocket in case of loss by fire. Ask the Peninsula Bank. Save your cur fare and toe on the dollar by buying furniture, stoves, cleclric .supplies and trunks from McClave Co., 203 Jersey street. The planing mill of A. S. Doug- Ins & Sous is busy turning out its iroduct. A dozen more concerns of this size is what St. Johns needs. Iu addition to his natty uniform Chief of Police Bredesou now sports a helmet. If he escapes wearing a sword and epaulets he will be lucky. A large raft of logs is iu the boom at the bt. Johns Lumber Co.'.s limit and everything is being rultcd that the sawing of timber may begin. It was not S. C. Cook who moved to Vancouver to engage iu Iruit-, raising, but C. A. Cook. S. C. will remain iu St. Johns and con tinue business as usual. A brush fire was the cause of an limn about 8:30 o'clock Wednes ay night. It gave the fire laddies hard run, and siisiieuded business temporarily at the Commercial Club. One of the busiest places in St. ohus is the veneer mid basket factory. Every department has a urge force employed mid every (Tort is being made to keen uace with the orders. Guy wires for telephone mid elec tric light poles are becoming a ..in.. . . .. iiiiie itMi numerous iiiouir ine side- ulks iu St. Johns. Some other method of holding the itoles iu place should be toorted to. Mrs. L, Hamilton wishes to an nounce to her friends that she has opened dress making parlors at HoS Dawson street, Poitsuiouth station. Tailor-made Miits 11 cc ialty. Prices reasonable. Contractor Gee last Monday began excavating for 11 store building to be built 011 Jersey street opio.iitc the public school building by Win. Briiuschlmch. The building will be 25x60 mid two stories high, Dr. Hartel received 11 letter from his wife at her old home at Char lotte, Mich., saying she failed to reach home before her father's death, it having occurred 011 the same day Mrs, Hartel left St. Johns. Prize Credit Certificates Good Until May 31. Eilers Piano House Extend Time Limit Another Month Demonstration Sale Also Continued Prices Greatly Reduced. When Eilers Piano House launched the great Publicity Word Contest, not the remotest idea was entertained that so many people would participate. After the contest was ended, on March 15, the enormous total of 23,000 lists had been submitted. For this reason it was impossible for the judges to check over and award the prizes on the date anticipated. Consequently, many contestants residing iu remote districts did not receive their prizes until the latter part of April, prac tically affording them 110 opportunity of taking advantage of them be fore the expiration date. Many contestants went to quite nu expense iu preparing their lists, but circumstances would not permit their uvaititiK themselves of the fine prizes that they won, iu the short time allotted. Many requests have been received for more time in order to avail them selves of the privileges to be derived under their Prize Credit Certificnte. Iu order to treat one and alt alike, our Board of Ditcctots decided to extend all certificates one more month, making them applicable on any new high-grade piano, until May 31, kjoO. Remember, Credit Certificates represent just that much iu actual cash when purchasing an instrument at Eihrs Piano House, and tty will be accepted on any new high-grade piano, even down to the plaiuost cased instruments, the tegular retail price of which is 375, but which are being sold during the Demonstration Sale for $305. Prices Greatly Reduced. Here only arc found the time-honored Chickeriug, oldest iu America, nud best iu the world; th' world-famous Weberi tlie popular Kimball, Hobart M. Cable, Schumann, Steck, Hnzlctou, Pense, Bush -K: Gertz, and over thirty other htaudaid makes. Remember, new pianos that hetetofore tetailcd for now $263, payuple at 6. 00 a mouth; the elaborate cased, bountiful 5.(75 styles, now i 322, at $7.00 a mouth; the fanciest 5.1S5 styles, now $335, at tH.oo 11 month; the strictly highest-grade and costly 5650 stylus, now $.185 at f 12.00 it mouth. Filers Piano House, the Largest and Mont Reliable Piano and Organ Dealers, 351 Washington Street. IN NEED, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Ogden and daughter Jeauuetle arrived iu St. Johns Monday night from Mason City, Iowu, and will make this city their future home. At present they ure at the home of Mrs. L. A. McKcon, Mrs. Ogdeu's mother. Perhaps the largest and most productive cherry trees iu St. Johns are those 011 Richmond street just over the first bench towards the river. Three trees stand iu it lot on the south side of the street and the half-matured fruit is so abun dant that it almost hides the leaves. A doeu little misses armed with hoes and takes marched proudly up Jersey street last Saturday towards the puulic school minding. Iumiirv ascertained that "We are members of the ExH.-rirhent Club of Miss Ogdeu's room, and are on our way to work on our ground in the rear of the schoolhouse." They were iu a hurry. Next Monday the steamer Tele graph goes into commission for the season on the Astoria run, The Charles R, Seuccr is now making daily trips to the Dalles, and the rejKirt Is that the crack Telephone is to lie put into service. With these three record breakers leaving Portland at the same hour in the morning it will be worth one's time A Widow Living iu Wnut nt Point View A very needy family is living iu Point View a widow with live small children dctKMiditig tixu her, lour 01 wiioni ate mck wiiii measies. The mother is a frail woman iu Kor health and has no means of supMHt. Those who have visited the family have found them iu need of the hate necessities of life and have become so interested iu them that they are trying to assist them, and invite the citizens of St. Johns to contribute Mimethiug to help this jMNir woman and her five father less children, the oldest not over ten years of age. Anything iu the way of piovisious or clothing would be very acceptable. Donations will be iccclvcd by Miss McClave at the furniture store on Jersey street, at Mrs. Kerr's, .2. East Richmond street, and at J. L. Scott's and J. M, Mikklejohu's residences. OPPORTUNITY To Learn First Class Trades tit Home. The Portland Woolen Mills are preparing to increase their produc tion, and for this purpose are teach ing many of the young men and women of St. Johns to weave, spin and carry 011 the other trades ccu liar to textile manufacturing. When these trudes huve lieen learned, which requires but 0 com paratively short time 011 the new jye of machines, pleasant, profitu hie and regular employment is as sured. Manufacturing plants are ulways looking for skilled labor. The Woolen Mill company ha arranged to provide this, sjiecial in struction free of charge, mid the op Mrtuuity of taking up the work is oiHtu to all. FREE LECTURE Dr Anna Shaw nt Itickiier's Hall Next (Monday Evening. Dr. Anna Shaw, the well known author and lecturer, will deliver a free lecture at llickucr's hall next Monday evening nt 8 o'clock 011 Equal Suffrage, Dr. Shaw is one of the most forcible sjieakers, and is thorough!) familiar witu her sub ject. A cordial invitation is ex tended to ull to come and hear the distinguished visitor next Monday evening, May 14. LIKE A WELL DRILLED ARMY Our working organization is simply erfcct. We have two exert cut ters, a shop foreman who knows his hitsinuMi like h book, and 11 foicu of journey men tailor woikiiig together llkvu clock. We deliver suits promptly nud iu uxcelluut condition. All thu Having nud economy that comes of having 11 large, well drilled workshop wu put into the clothes. Just size up one of our made-to-muusure suit for $25 or $30 HlniiKtttdu'Knr meiits nude up by the high priced fellow costing jine third more. The Columbia Woolen Mill Co. invito win paruuii, Suit, to your iiMmitiiu $20 to $40. , The Grays. fiuhioiHibltf Mill mill We make Uuiforuiyuvniwib urent "riuidy-to-woiir" prfcos. COLUMBIA Woolen Mills Co. TAILORS. Elks' Building, Stark and Seventh Street. 10 taKe a waiK aiong me water iront i i,.r-v str-,. in f,,r ,, titti,. any fine morning. Remembering i cleaning m last Saturday, and the its defeat by the other two boats , imsiness section lookwl letter for Capt. Silencer has had his boat the job. If the side streets come overhauled ami given extra sliced. ;., for the same attention and evcrv- And the I elcgraph people, knowing 1 ixxly notified to dump no more the speed of the lelephone, have rubbish iu the street St. Johns will made many changes during the (K,k as though neatness and order winter uiui win pin ine imkii irom the Sound right iu the running. As we said before, it will Ik worth your while to journey riverward any fine morning and watch the trio contest for tlie supremacy of the river. Not if ns Rich us RoChfcllcr. If you had all the wealth of Rockefeller, the Standard Oil nmK uate, you could ikU buy n bettgr medicine for bowel complaints than Chamberlain's Lolic, 'Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The most eminent physician can not pro scribe a better preparation for colic and diarrhoea, both for children and adults. The uniform succuss were one of the essentials of life. f this remedy has shown it to b Dressmaking done by Carrieffi,, laud sweetened, is pleosnnt to toke. Every family should hi supplied Wood, 6t.s North I vanltoe street. Seven room house for sale on Rich mond street. Inquire at 525 Bruns wick street, Point View. with it. uiacy. Sold by Jacksou'fS Pilar