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I THE ST JOHNS REVIEW PubllilitJ V.utj rrldity 11V McKltON & MARKMt. Subscription rttei, 11.00 ptr Tr In drff. Admitting rtei, $1.00 per Inch per monlli. All adtntlilng bills prU fint o( acb month. Job Trlnllnr eiecuted In flrit cUn Illlli for Job Printing cnih on Jelltcr. All fommunletlon ihoutd b sddresietl to The BtTlew. Rt. Jobni, Oregon. Tint Ukvibw In entered nt post office ill Snlnt Johns, Oregon, ns mail innllur of the second clnss under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. OfflcUl Hiwiptper of U Olty of St. Joint. Phono Crist 0100. FRIDAY, MAY to, 1907. How many of the; prl.os Is St Johns going to win in the Journal's beauty contest? When the lumber mills retaliate hv irettinir after the railroads there will he soinethinir doing inid not until then. I Umpire, Ore., has a city marshal 85 years old to whom it nays it sal nry of S.5 per month. He has made one arrest in a year. 1 If any of our newstMitier friends have discovered a trust that can rob harder and faster than the printing jiajier trust, will they kindly publish the name of the octopus. I With buildings of all kinds going up from one end of the euiusula to the other and factories building or enlarging, Si. Johns is going forward as fast as money and enter prise will allow. The Thomas cog in the Demo cratic primary machine was broken early In the run last Saturday. Wo-iiro-the-wholc-thing polities are short lived when the people sit up and take notice. The long delayed anuotiucemeut of the rates to the Jamestown fair were made public yesterday. The fare is to be one (list class ticket plus io for the loittul trip, anil the ticketH will be on sale during cer tain dates in May, June, July, August and September. The fact that many teal estate nun) from Seattle are investing heavily in Portland and vicinity proves conclusively that the not lit enters know a good thine, when they see it. There ate no better values in the went than those to be found in Multnomah county. The laud syndicates are invading tlte liooil Kiver country II tlteoe syndicate will do us much fot the vicinity of Hood River us that .sec tion hah done or lite entile state, thou all will he well. Otherwise the K'ople should take step to mo led thcmsclvcM and the ptoducc thcy mine. The uctiiiHiudKeltheicativciicMi of The Dalle Cotniueicial club was leceutly deinouitriited when the piusideut announced that lite Mini of f.5 was needed to ptovide for the wants of the club, and this amount and fH additional was .subscribed More the secietary could figuic up the individual con- tlibtltloilK. Although the contractors have iotnteeii iunuth in which to I'mUli the bridge iicim the Columbia and Willamette rivers and the big out iicto.HS (he KriiiiiuUi for the Portland iS: Seattle ruitttNiil. it U twpottwl timt traitik will lie running inside of a year. This meuiis a raise in value in St. John mid the untile peniiiKulu that will stiipiuc cvury one. i At Illy, Nevada, a high tower lias been erected from which iniiio niuiic photographs ate taken eitch week to .show the iiupioveuientii that ate buing made in that thriving burg. This is practical and truthful adverlUing, and should St. Johns imitate the Nevada iowii in this lesiHJct it could secuic , serieri of views that would aMnuiMi uverybody. Then- is not a piUe in the went in which there is as much building going on as in St Johns What has become of the pcopl who recently applied to the city council for u gas franchise? ) IlarleyB. Carter, late of the Ion Proclaimer, has purchased a half interest in The Dalles Optimist. The Portland business men's ex cursion. under the guidance of genial Tom Richardson, has been stiroadliiL' the funic of the Rose City in the cities and towns of Oreeon and Idaho. It is well to become acquainted with our neigh hors. Local News. We have a full line of black screen cloth in all widths. Potter it Coold. Exchange for Real Estate, Oro eery in Portland. Cheap runt Henderson, 243 Stark St. Portlam N. A. Dec has the contract for grading North Third street in Linnton, and says that thriving burg is prospering in many ways, Petersen & Nocc yesterday began the erection of a store building on the lot recently purchased by them in the postolllcc block. It will be 2.15x60 feet and be ready for occu jxittcy by the first of September 1. J. koeruer has the contract. The one story Iramc Winding on the corner of Jersey and 1 acoina streets occupied by Swcngel'.s liar ness shot), Uhlig's furniture store and I he I.oiivie, covering a space 60x00 feet was sold during the week hy W. II . Keidt to W. I, Hronsoit of Portland for si 1,000, Pour years ago M. I Holhrook purchased this lot for 1100. Leading a clean life in dirty clolhcrt, is a complex proportion We have recently installed a three roll Troy mangle, which enables us to tetiirii hotel work the same day we colled it. We make a socially of ladies' white duck and linen suits. All silks washed by hand, skirts cleaned and pressed for fifty cents Ciive us a trial next week. We guarantee satisfaction. lucuda Laundry. One of the ciews of men out ployed on tne ititiroatl cut across the HMiiiisula sti lick last Monday alleging tiiat tne cook wlio pro fited their meals was not doing the work as it should lie done. When the matter was brought to the attention oi the contractors i new culinary tutist was installs and the provender was prepared ii u way that proved satisfactory to the men. I'he Review interviewed a mini her of our business men yesterday in leguril to sprinkling the htisiuuss district. All were in favor of hav lug it done, and weie willing to stand their shale of the exetuo. .ic vein l aigtied that the city iim the electric line might contribute their abate. There was some com plaint about the sliced of the elec trie ears on Jersey struct and the fact mentioned that they raised iiiiie-teutlm of the dust. The mat let will lie taken up the coiiiiiie week and Mime plan of action de filled tlM)l, 1 hat the value of St. Johns leal estate is steadily going upward and Is cousldcicd a good liny by those eckiug investment is evidenced by the fact that last Monday Stale SiiRMinteudent of Instruction Ack- eimaii and State Labor Comuiis 1 1 1 tt . . . . inner 1 ion puieniiseu tue cox 100 foot lot on Jersey street, now occu pied by Jackson's two s'ores and 1'.. O. Mngnou s confectionery for t i.i.uoo canh. The location is one of the best in the city and the deal was made 111 lei than twenty nnii- uleti. Thin pioHity was pur chased dining the lnt of January by 11. (1. Ogden. 11. L. Lee and U. W. McKcou for $10,000. NKW STOCK Gloves from Chicago l'or Dicks anil Every at the Day Work St. Johns Harness Shop. WHITWOOD COURT! Opposite St. Johns, Oregon. 600' 1 600 j o o 22! 9. 60O' 600' S9 Whtney Street n sa I so I jo foso I so so so so' Co 21 12L 8. Offer? m so so N.0 r5 V - ?0' SO' So' SO' SO' JO' SO' 5 h) U SO' SO' 60' SO JO 0 o Sv 1 jo' so' iso' 1 ao'Ijo aor so' ao lso' N 15 So' So' so'so'so'so'ao' jo' Is' 1st' o SO' I S0' S0' SO' ISO' SO' SO' SO' SO' SO' 3-. 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This tract lies along the finest oiled boulevard in the west, near Claremont tavern and ferry landing, where all trains stop for passengers; 4 1-2 miles to the city of Portland. Acres from $100 to $300. Nice Lying Lots from $75 to $350. The comiuvr mauufacturiuir centre of Oregon, with a present pay roll of about $75,000 per month lies within a mile radius of Whitwood Court. The new electric line now building from Portland runs through the tract. You can find our agent on the ground afternoons. Inspect this property and you will buy. There arc no better values. WEST ST. JOHNS LAND CO. Richard Shepard & Co. and H. G. Ogden, Agents, St. Johns, Oregon. ANNOUNCEMENT! 1 TMK NATIONAL TKA STORK which opens its doors to the public Saturday, May n, 103 l lolbrook block, cordially invites you to call mid view' its excep tionally line line of Crockery and Chiuaware- display. We want to emphasise the fact that we wish vou to vimi our .store, wiietiier you have any idea of buying ui uui ui.iKcs no (iinerence. and we want to meet vou all I his ts our opening day Cordially Yours, The National Tea Store FRANK TAYLOR, Manager. C. lf. Hunker is erecting two fine store htul(l!iiis on Second street in l.innton. (Iconic Simmons has returned from St. Martins Sprites greatly benefited in health. W. I. Thoriulyke left last Sat- unlay for the Coos Hay .country, intending to be absent 11 week. A number of local M. W. A. boys went to visit a Portland lodge Wednesday nigni aim rejuirt n Hilarious time. There was 110 meeting Commercial club Wednesday night. Matters of importance will come up at the meeting next week. M. I., llolbrook has a force of men grading Macntm avenue to the jHiint where it crosses the O. K. vV X. trucks 111 Uast St. Johns. Have you seen the new I.orain Steel range at Totter & Goold's? Nothing like it on the market. I.et us show you this range. Potter & Ooold. lieo. M, Hall expects to leave 011 the ;oth hist, for a visit to his parents at his old home at Church ville, Canada. He expects to be absent a mouth. KreU Mackintosh and wife, who recently arrival from St. Louis, .Mich,, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Mackintosh's sister, Mrs. Andrew .McCalliim on lidisou St. A lecture will be given in M. W. .-. hall, Saturday evening, May 11 at S p. 111. Subject: "When will Socialism Come on Top? What do the Prophets Say?" Come and bring your friends. Free. See bills. Retiring Prom Business. The Wagoner Company which occupies the big brick corner on Jersey and llurlincton streets, be gins on next Monday to close out their entire stock of goods composed of everything from a nail to a full house furnishing. Owing to being anxious to close the business out not later than June 15, the goals will be cut very low to make tlte cleanup by that time. This store I has grown from the smallest to the of the i Ingest in the city anil its retiring irom tiusuiess will mean consider able to the buyintr public of St. Johns and vicinity. Uood Words for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. People everywhere take pleasure in testifying to the good qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. lulward Phillips of Barclay, Md., writes: "I wish to tell you that I can recommend Chamber Iain's Cough Remedy. My little girl, lutticriue, who Is two years out lias been taking this remedy wucnever sue lias hau a cold since she was two mouths old. About a month ago I contracted a dread ful cold myself, but I took Cham berlain's Cough Remedy aud was soon as well as ever." This rem edy is for sale by St. Johns Drug Store. L. B. Chipman Real Estate For Sk. Milch cow, firstclass, Guernsey, Inquire 302 Polk street, St. Johns Heights. 7 Lost Saturday, April 30, gold watch fob, with agate charm attached. Return to Smith's Pharmacy for reward. Call at The Review office and procure your stationery with the map of St. Johns printed on the back. Let your frieuds know where you live and acquaint them with the advantages of your city. The quarterly dues of the mem bers of the Commercial club are now due, and may be paid to Treasurer John N, Kdlefseu at the Peninsula bauk or Secretary Geo. J, Perkius. I Don't Pay Rent! Uuy a home of your own. Rent money is practically thrown away. Come in am lool over our list of residence and business lo cations. You cannot make a mistake by investing in property on the peninsula. It's bound to increase in value nt n very rapid rate. Let us show you. J. S. Downey & Co, loS,' Jersey Street. Buy a Lot in West St. Johns $100 and up. EASY TERMS Richard Shepard OWN YOUR OWN HOME Make Your Rent Money Buy It For Sale New vroom lioim with full lot .soxioo with allev. for only 1.600. Terms $160 down and 1 20 per mouth, with interest. Location Kast St. Johns, ouly one block from car line and one "block from Columbia boulevard. Excel lent location, fine situation and property with a future. You set. dom have an opportunity like this to become a home owner. J. E. WILLIAMS -Take St. Johns car, get off at East St. Johns, Columbia boulevard &Co. J. S. McKINNEY REAL ESTATE of 5 Lots within 2 1-2 blocks school house Only $1100 Lots South St. Johns on Monthly Payments Lots at Northern Plill $150 each St, Johns Heights Station. Phone Union s3y Bon Ton Barber Shop MANSFIKM) & K.VKMUil.V, Pirst class work anil clean hot towels for patrons. Hair cutting a specialty. Agent for West Coast Laundry. Jersey street St. John