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ST. JOHNS REVIEW You Should Patronize The Home Paper. It menus helping bt. Johns anil this mentis a better city if you work with THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW Advertise in The Review Its circulation is nom ine nnd it covers the Held. Its hcttcr thnii u dally in the field. IT WILL REPAY YOU Devoted to the Interests ol the Peninsula, the (Manufacturing Center of tlto Northwest VOL. 2 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1906. NO. 38 Eat Your Sunday Dinner! -at Tin-: The New St. Johns Hotel J. B. NYE, Manager We have all the delicacies of the season prepared for the epi curean taste by one of the most competent chefs. Our prices are reasonable. SASH glazing DOORS WE CARRY "ODD" SASH IN STOCK COUNCIL BALL GAMES Columns Spindles Brackets Lime and Cement Mi k'i Paints Oils Glass St. Johns "D." Redwood Gutter ST. JOHNS SASH AND DOOR CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PHONE SCOTT 4063 JERSEY STREET N. H. SUITTER Contractor and Builder Designs nnd Hstimates Furnished, and all con strticlloii guaranteed (0 please the most partic ular. :i7 MoIuk Street ST. JOHNS, OREGON Residence of V. L Thtrmlvke, St. Mm, built by mc from my own plus, Special I Special 1 Special I POINT VIEW I have fourteen 50x100 lots near Point View that I will sell at f iHoa lot. Ii. C. Ilurlbert, 108 1.3 Jersey Hreet. Lady Assistant. Thone l'-ut 6096. Night office j no J ObUt'K" street Dr. S. C. COOK Resident Undertaker and Embtlmtr Huiimentuud wurk guaranteed equal to any on the coast. No. aoj Jersey street, in Clark's furnl- ture store, St. Johns, St. Johns Market I!. DONNELLY, I'roirWIor The House of Quality" We take special enre to buy only the choicest, Government Inspected Meats so leave us your order for a Prime Rib Roast or anything in the meat line. Phone Scott 4062 113 Jersey Street WANTED The citizens of St. Johns to know we have 11 milk route in this citv. l'ure milk delivered at your door for f2 a mouth. Additional quarts at 7c. ORDERS FOR BUTTERMILK Taken Thursdays and Saturdays, de livered I'ridays and Mondays; 10c a gallon, Send orders to M.W. GATTON st!njohni,reon, If you have RKAL, KSTATIS for sale and want to buy in St. Johns or surrounding country H. G. OGDKN Have complete list of property for sale. Call in for bargains. Review office, St. Johus. Regular Meeting Held Last TttcsJay livcnin :. All members of the council were present nt the regular meeting last Tuesday evening. The minutes of the last meeting were read nnd ap proved. A petition was read, sinned bv nine property owners, asking that ! Philadelphia street be improved from Ivanhoe street to the river. The petition was adopted. On motion of Aid. King, pcrmis ion was granted the residents of Chicago street between Modoc street nnd Portland boulevard to have a ten-foot curb if the prowr waivers can be secured. The tctitiou for a sidewalk on 1 van hoc street iroiu minim-ion tolt... 11 Cnthn s reel was re u rued favorably , Kroiul ll (ini!11js. There were three things the Portland bids failed Pulled Off Sunday Were Devoid of Interest. Two scrub base ball clubs from Portland took part in the games on Sunday. The woolen mills team took care of one in the morning and won without half trying by a score 21 to 4. It was a loosely played affair and did not arouse as much enthusiasm as a couple clubs of ten- year-oius would nave done. In the afternoon the St. Johns regulars played another Portland nine of non-players. In the pre liminary practice it was quite evi dent that the boys from the metrop olis were only slightly acquainted with the game. Ft out start to fin ish it was only a cake walk for our club, and some of the plays made 1 St. Johns Land Co. PHONE UNION 3104 indorsed by Aid. Dobie from the street committee. Aid. King wanted the matter was laid over for one week. On motion of Aid. Ikwett the city en gineer was ordered to make the sidewalk ten instead of twelve feet, providing the county's consent to a twelve-foot walk cannot be secured. When the matter of accenting the grading on I vanhoe street from Hut- liugtou to Richmond came up, Aid. Hcwctt moved that the citv eitei- ueer be Instructed to place the curb and center stakes, and to see that these stakes were set on all streets hereafter to be improved. communication from the city engineer calling attention to the O. K. & X. railroad changiui; and raising the grade of its track on Hmdford street four feet, led Aid. llewett to offer a lesolutiou older- ing the city engineer investigate and report to the council at the next meeting. 1 he ordinance in relation to the granting of a franchise to the P. S. 1. v. T. Co. for a wriodof 21 yeats was read. On motion of Aid. llewett t was relerted to the city uttornev. with instructions to reort at the next meeting. lhe ordinance to be inspected bv tne city attorney is a new one sub milled by the telenhnue company tt iisks tor a iraueiiise tor 21 yea is The to do field, bat and play ball. seote was 16 to .1 in our favor. I.ee, who has lieen kecnlnir the piicncr, nox waiiu for our club the past few games, seems to be the right man for the position. He has fine control, plenty of speed and a curve that foots. The Peninsula club will essay to cioss bats with the locals next Sun day, and it promises to be a warm oouteM, as they have taken our measure a time or two. I 4 4 . 1 4t 4 4' St. Johns The Coming City. With 75 blocks of .street improvement un der wstj with . new brick business blocks under construction with new business and niiinufucturiug enterprises coining every week stud finally and greatest of all, with the adjunct of the SWII'T PACKING COM PANY the great future of St. Johus is assured. Don't He n Knocker. An exchange prints the following which might be taken to heart by several sojourners in our midst: Don't be a knocker! It doesn't pay. It makes you neither happy, wealthy or wise. Your popularity is never increased because you gain the reiintatioii of holnc n iir.tt lnci knocker. If you believe your town ! to be the worst one on earth, move J' out and give some fool optimist a . rllimt't' to mm',, tn tfit,. vf.i.p .!..... ' 4 'and go btoke. It will serve him right for not listening to your tale of ww. If you are quite sure that you can buy goods to or 20 jver cent eiieaer tit tne next town than you you eau in your own, in the name 1 of fii-cdom and liberty go there and sicinl your money but, also in the We have for sale choice business lots street lots that will within a year from twice what we can sell them for now. on lersev now be worth It lL'ft.lifC l I 11 ntltiiul Ij iiviivnl.i I .. .......... .w v .... naiue of lecency and f a r p ay, stay J1 years. Por the uex five years it Candidly, ,lo vou think it I $ offers to nay the city Stooavcar rt 1 :. . '1 Holbrook's Addition. Choice Residence District. Lots 50x106 feet with i6-fool alleys. Prices, $300 and upwards; $5 00 down and $5.00 per month. No shanties in this addition. A building restriction clause in each contract from now on. He fore fall these lots will be with $500 mid upwards. We have the largest geiienil liit of any firm in the city. and for the remaining six years it offers $200 a year. Ordinance -so. no. printed else where in this issue, was read by title and passed under snseiisioii of the rules. A communication was received from N'nticy Caples offering to do nate 60 feet through the tract of and owned by her near Point View for the purjwise of running a street through the tract, provided the city will grade and sidewalk said street through the tract without cxwii.se money and scud it in another? Don't pull against the stream or tug on the wrong end of the row. Push things; smile once in a while; be helpful. Tell cople that your town is the best ever, or that it soon wilt be, and they will not think you me 11 lobster for living there, Tell your neighbor that he Is nil right; that you're all right; that the town is all riehti and that everv- body who is trying to do something is all right. Don't say. "General Jones has develop the country, 4' St. Johns Land Co., i St. Johns ''' Ulll(l" 1IIM Oregon i t m . . 10 mih. wapies. j.ant on tne lame. (i0ll,. ,. .;, m.. ...n.. r 1 1.1 it .. . .1. ... - - uii minimi 01 niu. uaser. tne re- i.hi t . ........ .a .1 j. wt of the viewers on Mmloc street V, ' .." ' ' ...... I.. ...... V was rejected, the viewers discharged inir U()rt(, ..nl ..,,... .somt.,1(Mll. 1. i SOIIietiliug lllld tlieil (llialifyillg It 99999imifvwwrrr9rYrTryi9 and new viewers ordered imwiutcd at the next meeting. On motion of Aid. Dobie. the city attorney was ordered to prepare an ordinance regulating the betd of automobiles within the city lim its. The city engiiuer's plans, sweifi- cations and estimate of the probable cost of the improvement of New York street from Jersey to Modoc street were referred to the street committee. On motion of Aid. King the city attorney was ordered to prepare an ordinance for the improvement of and spoiling the whole effect with a K.-stifcrous little "but"? lie a live one. It's worth while in as good a world as this, Modest Claims Often Carry the Alost Conviction. Wliem Maxim, the famous gun inventor, placed Ids gun belore a committee of judges, he stated its carrying Hwer to le much below what he felt sure the gun would accomplish. The result of the trial v v I Bickner Brothers I f, Department Store was therefore 11 itl-ii! Mining In. Depot street from Allegheny street stead of clIuiiinoiiitiiiLMit. it ! tlw. to Willis boulevard. I. same with the inaiiiifncin turn of Hie following bills were allowed: ClinmbL.rliiiii'ii Colli- Clml Klectriclights U3.$o' Diarrhoea Remedy. Thev do not I. King, watching fire 2.00 onbliclv boast of nil thi ri.nii.,U-i Guy Shields, " " ... 3.ocj will aecoiuplish, but prefer to let 1 till Gibbs, nine chairs. . 20.25 the users make the statements. All Goods Sold at Portland Prices! i 1 8 Kt;t a lingo stock id' (linioiid .Miiri'liundisu, iuuliiding Dry (iwmU, Hoots and Khoov, (JincurnvH, lliudwiun, lloiikii I'lmiiiliiiiiw, To Water Users. Water used through hose for )rinkling yards or sidewalks or washing iwrches or windows must Ik paid for in advance, and used only between the hours of 5 and 8 in. and 5 and 0 p. 111. It must not be used for sprinkling streets. Anyone using water contrary to these rules, or wastefully, will be shut off without further notice, St. ohns Waterworks and IJirlitimr Co., P. II. Kdlefson, Superintendent. For Sale. New six-room house and two ots in St. Johns Heights addition. House modern throughout and has never been occupied. A verv desirable home, Iuouire at this ottice. What they do claim is that it will 1 positively cure diarrhoca.dyscutcry, 1 pains in the stomach and bowels' and has never been known to fail. For sale by Jackson's Pharmacy. I'ecil, Kte, In Taut nvi'iylliinif. Tliuir Prieiw rilit. Don't wiistu your liuiu going to Podium!, but coiiio in and sen our stock mid pi ice. am Fire Insurance. We wish to announce to the business men of St. Johns that we are agents for the Glens Falls In surance Company; that this com pany is paying all its losses in San Francisco; and that 110 advance in rates has been made. See us when you want reliable and reasonable insurance on your buildings or mer chandise. Moxou-Valentine Co. ! I Remember The Big Department Store Corner Jui-suy Htrcut nnd llrondway Ht. Johns, Oregon Wanted. Hand ironers at the West Coast Laundry. Apply at once. PLANT AN AD. IN THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW AND WATCH YOUR BUSINESS GROW SHIP BY PORTLAND SUBURBAN EXPRESS ooo CITV rjlONM MAIN J5 Reasonable Rates Quick Service PHONE EAST 6098 G. E. DOLPH, Agent at St. Johns ' ( V S
