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til- Willis Moxon. MOXEN-VALENTINE Co. Philadelphia Street, ST. JOHNS, OREGON. Bargains in Corner lot on Jersey street, close to center of business, - - . Corner lot on Ivanlioe street, Full block, 200x200, good house, fine well and plenty of fruit ; near 0. R. & N. railroad and Fcssendeu street, Seven room house, five lots, 50x126, barn and chicken house, beautiful lawn, all kinds small fruits, in Oak Park an ideal su burban home, House and four lots on Willamette Boulevard two corner lots ground all under cul tivation a fine site on the best residence street in1 St. Johns, A ten acre berry ranch at Canby, Oregon, to """ ui. joiuis improved property. Lots in South St. Johns, $250; easy terms. Fire insurance, money to loan for building purposes I POTTER & GOOLD Have a Complete Stock of Wabash - Screen - Doors I AND Adjustable Window Screens J These goods arc first class and prices are right. J We sell H. & M. Paint. There is none better. Ab- solutely guaranteed. Fine line of Grass Knives, Lawn Mowers, etc. Large assortment of Builders' Ji? Hardware just arrived. See the new styles before Ji A you buy. A Complete stock of Poultry Netiing and Lawn m Fencing, Garden Hose, and Tools of all kinds. ! I J "PATRONIZE ST. JOHNS A1ERCIIANTS I" 4 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 an I5LI5CTRIC FLAT IKON. RETURN PORTLAND GI5NI5RAL I5LF.CTRIC CO. Seventh nml Aider Street, Portland, Or. Gentlemen ; You may deliver to me one lilectric Flat Iron, which I agree to try, and, if unsatisfactory to me, to return to you within 30 days from date of delivery. It" 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: nude for the iron if I return it within 30 days. Namk. Addkhss Portland General Electric Co. Seventh and Alder Streets, Telephone Exchange 13. PORTLAND, ORRQON HILLS ADDITION TEN LOTS At $500 Per Lot if Taken by June I. I will sell Ten Lots in Hill's Addition to St. Johns, and the choicest Lots in the city, if taken before the first eay 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 There are several bargains advertised in this week's Review. Chicago Rooming House P. W. Hinman, Prop, Good rooms from 1 1 a week up. Corner Chlcagoand Ivanhoe streets Saint John Oregon F. W. Vai.kntink. Real Estate. $2,000 1,200 5,000 3,200 2,300 9 COUPON t The 6. HEITKEMPEB GO. Watchmaker, Jeweler. Sllwimlthi. Importer aad Wholesale Dealers 286 IftfriSM Stmt, 2nsZ POATLAN0, Local News. Join the Commercial Club 1 Ask your grocer for Linne's bread. Watch repairing a specialty at C. Marion Salisbury's. If you have n house to rent read J. H. Canright's new nd. The West Coast Laundry makes a specialty of lace curtains. W. J. Peddicord has n list of bar gains in a new ad this week. Memorial Day will be observed in St. Johns by appropriate exer cises. Try the "Par Kxcellencc": the champion 5c cigar: made in St. Johns. One of Rev. John Naiigle's boys has been dangerously ill from pneu monia. Dressmaking at reasonable prices. Call at 418 Dayton, Point View. Mrs. G. Bucry. First class and reliable insurance companies only arc represented by the Peninsula Bank. Seven room house for sale on Rich mond street. Inquire at 525 Bruns wick street, Point View. Charles Bailey and Lester Brink returned on Wednesday from a five days' trip down the Columbia. The Carnation Club will hold its last dance of the season at M. W. A. hall Saturday evening, May 26. Municipal Judge Thorndyke has been doing a fine business during the week holding daily sessions of court. Smoke a St. Johns cigar best toe cigar on the market the "White Crow." Insure against fire before you have onewith D. C. Roger's, agent for the "old reliable" Phoenix of London, On Monday n Portland ambulance came out and took n daughter of Mr. Blue, carpenter for 15. C. Hurl bert, to a hospital. Chairman Cake of the Republican County Central Committee was in bt. Johns 011 .Monday looking over the political battlefield. On account of Wednesday being Memorial Day the Ladies' Aid of the M. I!, church will meet at Mrs. Braasch's Tuesday afternoon, May 29. Mrs. A. Wymaii and two daugh ters, from Wisconsin, are visiting Mrs. Sophia Tufts. Mrs. Wymaii s 011 her way to Yamhill county to visit a son. , Columbia Park is being graded and otherwise made attractive. If St. Johns had a beauty spot of this kind it would he m source of pleasure to old and young. 1 J. Monahan and G. W. Over- street were elected as delegates to the grand lodge of Odd Fellows which convened in Portland on the 3rd iust., by Laurel lodge No. 186 of St. Johns. The Moxon-Valcntiiie Co. have secured temporary quarters for their real estate business in the oflice of G. J. Perkins in the Cochran block. new ad elsewhere tells of a few of their bargains. Dr. Hartel, who lives in the An erson cottage, last Tuesday exhlb- ted ripe cherries from a tree in his yard the first of the season, lie brought a branch having three large clusters to The Review office. Contractor Henry Smith has a force of men and teams at work grading Hayes street, and is doing excellent work. The surplus dirt is being used to fill in that part of ittshurg street intersecting IJur- iugtoii. The Ladies of the Maccabees will give an entertainment and .social on Wednesday evening, May 30, in Oddfellows' hall, University Park Strawberries, ice-cream aud cake will be served, hverybody come good program. From a San Francisco refugee we earn that it is useless to send pa pers to the Bay City addressed to street tin tubers. The twstoffice is not yet iu shape to handle second class matter so addressed, and will not be for some time. Portland is considering the prop osition to raise the liquor licenses to f 1 ,000 each. At present a license costs 500. It is claimed by the advocates of the higher rate that it would drive all of the saloons out of the residence sections and confine them to the business district, where they would be under the eyes of the police. One need not be bom with a veil or the gift of prophecy to fore see that lots between Fisk street in University Park and Macrmii 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 uow selling for $15 per front foot, will, within twenty years from today, sell for otic thousand dollars per front foot. The lecture on Monday evening by T. B. Adams, a reformed drunk ard, upon "A Dead Man Brought to Life" was of much interest. Mr. Adams drew a vivfd picture of his life for ten years as a drunkard and made an eloquent appeal to voters, Mr. and Miss Sands sang, Mr. Strayer, from a Portland mis sion spoke, giving a word of praise to "Honest John" Poff ofourcity, and Rev. Fred Warren, of the Congregational church, made a stirring address. Bring your work to The Review. For best fire insurance see W. II. King. St. Johns has' two well patronized shooting galleri:s. Rough dry washing at 6c per pound. West Coast Laundry. If you have anything to sell make the fact known in 1 He Review. Dressmaking done by Carrie Wood, 615 North Ivanhoe street. The material used m Linne's bread is the best and can't be better. For fine cigars it will pay you to call at Valentine's: opposite city hallj Patronize your home merchants and get your job printing done jit home. Try the "Par Kxcellencc": the champion 5c cigar: made in St. Johns. The weather iu May is the orneriest and most unreliable of any month 111 the year. A pile driver was busy in the river in front of the St. Johns Lum ber Co.'s plant last Saturday. Protect your projwrty from loss by fire by insuring 111 only first class companies. Sec the Peninsula Bank A large force of Japanese have removed the weeds and rubbish and put the right of way of the O. R. it N. iu shape along the water front. The excursion boats with their loads of passengers and numerous flags flying furnish a picturcMiu sight going down the river Sunday mornings. F.lsewhere iu this issue will be found the proclamations of Mayor Valentine relative to the closing hours of the business houses iu the city on Memorial Day. The St. Johns Hotel on the cor ner of Jersey and I.eavitt streets the best-located house iu the city is for rent to reliable parties. 11 I?. Wagoner, St. Johns, Oregon. All persons having flowers to donate for decorating on Memoiial Day are kindly requested to notify nnv member of Coinpson Post or bring them diiect to the Post's hall. G. Ward has- purchased the St. Johns Creamery in the French block, and has made arrangements to keep on hand at all times first- class butter, cream, milk aud but termilk. Give him a call. It doesn't pay to have your life insurance policy wtitten by 11 stranger. Have it done here iu St. Johns by a home man. I have the best company iu the world. V. II. King. H. A. Welles, the progressive owner of The Dalles Chronicle, was a visitor iu St. Johns last Friday, noting the improvements of the city. The Review acknowledges 11 very enjoyable call from .Mr. Welles. Cherries are ripening under the hill iu the orchards along the water front. Those who know claim all fruit iu this locality is ready for market a week or ten days earlier than that iu the more elevated por tion of the city. "Africa in Song aud Story" by Buhner's Kaffir Boy Choir furnished 11 unique and interesting entertain ment at the Congregational church last Saturday evening. There was good attendance aud nil were highly pleased with the program. The Review will be pleased to print items of local interest for any resident of St. Johns or University Park. It will make no difference whether you are a subscriber or not. Drop us a postal card or leave the news at The Review office. It will he put iu slinje and apjK-ar iu the pacr. The Democrats otiettcd their cam paign last Saturday evening in M W. A. hall with seeches by K. i. Miller, Tom Word, John Van Zante, 15. A. Gessell and 15. H. Catahau. There was a large at tendance. The St. Johns orchestra furnished appropriate music. Other meetings are scheduled here before the day of election. Laurel lodge No. 186, I. 0.0. F. had a large gathering Monday eve ning, May 22, and conferred the iuiatiatory degree on four applicants, among them being Rev. F. L Youtig, of the M. 15. church, and Rev. 15. 15. McVickcr, of the 15van- gclical church. The team work was done iu a very able and im pressive manner. The lodge mem bership is increasing very rapidly. Bids from many quarters have been received for the $10,000 worth of municipal bonds offered by the city, These bonds are twenty in number, of the denomination of I500 each, run twenty years, draw interest from May 1, 1906, at the rate of 6 per cent per annum to be paid .semi-annually. The bids will be opened at the meeting of the council next Tuesday night. It would be a fine advertisement for the city if they could be purchased by local capitalists and kept at home- Saturday evening little F.lizabeth Stalter, was surprised at the home of 15. L. Day by a large party of girls and boys. Games and refresh ments were the order of the evening. The following children were guests: Anna Bnce, Gertrude Baldwin, Gladys Bredeson, Hazel Couch, IJthel Crosby, Hazel Knight, Ber tha Merrill, Flossie Ogden, Maud and Ina Peterson, Wylcna Thorn- dyke, Arkie Anderson, Norman Baldwin, Howard Bnce, Floyd Culp, Lester Crosby, Jack Doug lass, Emory Gillmore, Harry Sam uelson, Atchie Sraock. WE HAVE NO COMPETITORS All these prices are for strictly cash, just the same as you pay over town for the same goods at a higher price. A new line of Ladies' Hose Alen's Overalls. A new line of Men's and Boys' in n number of 11 e w materials and sizes just ar rived this week. Our prices are absolutely low est f r o 111 cents per up. Roll Crepe Paper. This conies in a number of extra fine colors and is very popular for shellack, etc. Roll, 5 cents. Sugar for $4.95 per sack, spot cash St. Johns Grocery Co. Thc Bis store We carry everything in Department Store Goods MEMORIAL DAY, Wl.nt Will ite Done by the (lrnud Army Posl nml Others Next Wednesday will be the first time that St. Johns will have a "Memorial Parade" aud every citi zen of the city is urged to aid Gene ral Coinpson Post iu its exercises. The following is the plan of the exercises so far as completed ; School children, under direction of teachers, will lorin on Jersey street nt school house in double file, oi veil i links, at 0:30 Members of uraiul Army rost nud veterans of both the civil war and the late wars will form at Odd Fellows hall. Civic societies, comet baud, and all others will form between these two points. Promptly at ten o'clock the line of march will be taken up iu the't. following order: - St. Johns Cornet Band ( General Coinpson Post G. A. It. ; Veterans of Civil War Veterans of Spanish-American War ' M'.ki,tlii,r mini rMl III! t Jill milium uiiw v.mimui . Siieakers Odd Fellows Woodmen of World Red men iu Regalia Women Modem Woodmen Other Civic Societies Mayor and City Officials Private Citizens. The line of march will be On Jersey to Richmond, On Richmond to Hayes,. On 1 1 ayes to Burlington, On Burlington to Ivanlioe, On Ivanhoe to Chicago, On Chicago to Jersey, On Jersey to Burlington, Thence to Courthouse Place. Then will take place the exercises at "I he Unknown Grave," fol lowed by an oration, singing, music by the baud, etc. All publlc-spirUwl citizens and visitors are urged to participate in the inarch mid exercises. O. R. Downs, Officer of the Day. W. L. ThokniivkK, Marshal. CiiAKi.its Bkiuiiuson, Assistant. HYMENAL. Marriage of Two Popular St. Johns Young People. Last Friday, May 18, the mar riage of Miss May liuglaud and A. I, Tojh:, of the Firm of 'lope- (c Ivuglaud, was solemnized at the Second Baptist Church, Portland, iu the presence of a gathering of the immediate friends of the contracting parties. Rev. Laphaiu jwrfnrmcd the ceremony. The bride is a sister ol C. 15. liuglaud, of the firm of Tope & liuglaud of this city, aud is a young lady of pleasing address and ex tremely popular among a large cir cle of friends, The groom is a young business man of St. Johns, whose industry and Habits nave won the esteem of all. I. ft the Peninsula Bank write you a fire insurance policy. The U. S. cruiser Chicago, flag ship the Pacific squadron, with Ad miral uoodncb on board, passed up the river to Portland yesterday alwiut noon. livery whistle along the water front gave her a salute, and it was promptly answered by the flagship. The cruiser will re main in Portland during the "Made in Oregon" exhibit. Contractor Gee is excavating a basement 24x36 feet on the Wrinkle block for a house for P. H. Ivdlcf .sen, suteriiitendent of the water works. The house will le modern throughout aud cost in the neigh borhood of 3,000. Bolin Bros, have the contract for the work, and expect to have it ready for occu pancy by August 1 . has just arrived 1 r Casli-Profit-Sliaring- Cotipons. Do not forget to ask for your coupon with every cash pur chase. Granite Dipper 4 40 a special pair uarKain in K r inu 1 v dippers. liach, only to cents. Garden Sprinklers A good, heavy tin sprinkling can made of best grade of goods all around. Six quart sprinkler, - 35c Fight quart sprinkler, 45c 8-qt. galvanized sprinkler, 55c 12-qt. " " 70 THE QUESTION, Shall We Vole "Yes" or "No" on thc Local Option Liquor Low? The liquor men's mucudmcut t'CH.-als the last seven sections of the present local option law. Why? Because these .sections require that the circuit judge shall charge the ,cr violations of the local option I t ...... ,illlt .1,,. .ttstrici attornev shall ...,.,. .,, ,..lirriiiii iimitnui nlmiu .vi,,.r,, ,.i,im,i ,,!,, ,.. i,,.:..,, ,.,. that the sheriff, aimed with Mich warrant, shall forcibly cuter Mich places and arrest the lawbieiikers; that the holding of a United States government revenue license stamp shall be prima facie evidence that the law is being violated. The liquor men seek to reeal these sec ,jnnrt i., m,iL... .im, ,1,,... ... .,,. nnieifeallv hnnossli.le to detect , convict "booze sellers" who vi()IllU. . lc j,,w ,,,,,1 ,cly j,,,.. jrt llwl W!irc ,ci? Vote iu favor nr (U.t ,,,i,i ,m.l Vniu nmilimt im )ro,K)Sed amendment. 1 m n UKOUUIt U. I'AUIIAKT. UNIVERSITY AND PORTSMOUTH Befoie n cultured .and npprecia tive audience of some three hundred j people, Rev. Anna Howard Shawj of Philadelphia sjnike on Tuesday evening at the Portsmouth Artisans' , Temple on the stirring subject of, Fquul Suffrage, and iu a brilliantly i masterful address of two hours con clusively proved herself one of the I foremost lecturers before the public, today. Telling arguments and up-' propriate witticisms sweetly put, bore heavily against the "autis," ' and visions of a glorious advance! and victory on June 4th rose iu the! minds and hearts of her auditors as' Miss Shaw iiuished, 1 Later Miss Delia Young played, sweetly on the piano, and 11 general collection was taken. Remembrance of and delight with the lovely (lowers and decorations is also iu order. C. A, DotMiu was a very acceptable chairman of the evening. 1 Great credit is due Mrs. A. G. Reynolds as leader iu University Park, and the earnest are working with her 011 the advance line Freedom. women who so faithfully for Women's , Mrs. F. W. Valentine visited at Canby 011 Sunday. Mrs. Frank Peterson entertained three Mormon elders on Monday evening. A. G. Helms, who was severely injured at the Portland Manufac turing Co.'s plant by a board hurled from a saw, is mending rapidly and will be none the worse for wear iu a day or two. The widening of the street at the intersection of Richmond and Jer sey has been completed, and the work ol excavating for the new store building to be erected by M. L. Holbrook at that point is now iu progress. W. JOWER, Jower block, N. Jersey st. 4 SPECIALS FOR THIS WI3UK IN Ladies' and Gentlemen's Oxford Shoes Misses' White Oxford Shoes Fine Line Gents' Neckwear Embroidered Lace, Fine Wash Goods. Sec Hi use bargains ami compare quality uiul ricud. No trouble to show ifiKiiU, Grocery Specials Here are some prices that will beat any of your Portland prices : 1 lb. 25-cent coffee - 20c 3 cans oysters, - - 25c 3 cans com, - - 25c t package Postuin, - 20c t shredded wheat, toe 3 pounds Sultan raisins, 25c 1 can fine syrup, - 25c 2 cans pineapple, - - 30c 2 20c cans apricots, 25c 5 pound can lard, - 55c 25 pounds of sugar for $1.00 with every $4 order of goods Wire Clothes Line -1 a nrst class fifty foot best wire clothes line, a special bargain at 15c. Stove Cover Lifter Don't 1) urn your fingers w it h that old cover lifter. Here is the best 011 the market ; only 10c. The Handsome GRAYS Just a few of the Columbia Woolen Mills Co.'s exclusive patterns. Gun Club Checks, Gnty Worsteds tluee shades of gray. Silver Gray Silk Mixed Worsteds. Herringbone Weave Vulour iu dilTcictit .shades of blue and gray. Wide Clan Plaid Cheviots. Moonlight Gray Worsteds, newest Scottish weaves. Pepjier and Suit, Plain Gray and Pin Check Gray. Serges, 10 'weights nud weaves, including the genuine Washington Navy uwal by Uncle Sam's Naval QITicur. Suits to your iiumisiiiu 20 to l.jo, These fabrics are all soft, silky finished goods, Yu put iu the best linings and trim mings and finish the garments with exceeding care. A suit made up from one of the above fabrics with the lat est style fashionable broad col lar, straight front and creased coat will please you, and will prove a good business invest ment. You will feel a lot more confidence iu yourself if you are well dressed. Ask to see the lining and trimmings we put iua $35 suit. COLUMBIA Woolen Mills Co. TAILORS. Klks' Building. Stark and Seventh StrecU. Not if as Rich as Rockfcllcr. If you had all the wealth of Rockefeller, the Staudard Oil mug uate, you could not buy a letter medicine for bowel complaints than Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy. The iuost eminent physician can not pre scribe a better preparation for colic and diarrhoea, both for children aud adults. The uniform miccchs of this remedy has shown it to lie sujerior to ull others. It never fails, and when reduced with water aud sweetened, is pleasant to take, livery family should be supplied with it. Sold by Jackson's Phar macy. An insurance olicy iu a ruliahle company is as good as money in your pocket in case of lows liy fire. Ask the Peninsula Bank. Smoking is a pleasure if Uuj gig ars are bought at Valentine's, BLUE and