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About St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1907)
THE ST JOHNS REVIEW t'ubllititJ Emr FflJy Bv McKuon & Makki.h. Subicrlptlon tail, 1.00 per rear In lTnce. Admllln rale., 1.00 per Inch Pfr inontli. All nJtcrtUlne tllli p7lle 1"' ' monlh. Job rrlnllne eieeuleil In flrit-e)" )' mill for Job l'rlntlni eih on ilellrtr. All communleilloni ihould be iJdroiltd to Ths llorlew, fit. Johm, Oregon. Tint KltviKW Is entered nl post office In Saint Joliim, Oregon, ns ninll ntnUcr of the second elms tiniler the Act of Con gress of Mnrcli 3, 1879. Offlciit Hwippr of Ihi Ollr of 8t. Joknt. Phono East 618Q. FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1907. No city council citn conscien tiously vacate a street to n grasp ing corporation without tiny hope of reward 01 fenr of consi'iucnces. l'or heavens sake do something to Tncoiim street I No nmtter what it in, do MimuthitiK- Tacoina street will he lettered no nmtter what you do. Inside of ten years there will be n network of electric lines on the Pacific count thnt will unable the traveler to reach any xint quicker, safer and cheaper than hy the pres out stonin railroads. With wheat ahove the dollar iimrk and the little green htig doing buiinctw night and day the wheat rinicliuis and the economical house keuper.s ate surely helween the duvil and the deep sea. Not any whet e along the ten mile of electric railroad that one lias to ride over hetween St. Johns Mini Portland can one net out of hunting tile music of the hummer and .saw. Some building that. Thu Caiihy Tribiinu imiii un doubtedly nut first just hefote he (xjutiud the following: If you waul to t the lnt of your wife in the Moiiuhhlu tell her you have sent her picture to the Itcutity contest, and that you feel sure she'll win it. St. Johns set the jmce for high licMiiftc, making the pi ice 1000 h.t your. The city of l.ovelitud,Colo., has done still leltcr: after a non saloon adiniuistnitiou of four years years idHmndliig iu luwbienking and prosecution without conviction that city Ins none "wet" with a license fee of $2300 per (in 1111 m. In advance, too. Whun Corey, piutddunl of the Muul trust, inuriicd Mayhelle Gill man, thu uctiww of doubtful fame, he cunsud to liflve the ixniH.'Ct of all decent Hrople. It was a cane of 'mud iufatUHtiou on one side, and on the other another iuiitauce of a woman selling her body and soul to gnitify her amhition. No good can come out of such a union slid none should. Such people deserve the contempt and mcoiii of all true Amuriciiii citizens. Thu iuuMiU uiiiile by spinal men ileitis in this state have Ixeeu some thing iipimlliug. "P to this time thuro iwms to he 110 known am kuro itimedy. There's no moi use iu trying to diMlge death than theie is iu trying to diowu a whale by (H)Uiiug hiu-walei into the ocean. Wliun iiatutv sounds "lights out!" thu best thing to do is to yield gmcvfully as objection can Ik? filed aftur thnt time. lie a chveiful lourl 'I'lw city cmiiicil slioukl either iukm1 or Miiieial thu building oidi nuncu (No. or enforce it. This ordinance prohibit the election within the Hie limits of any build ing except (he building lx con Minded of "bliek or stoneor Inith." ltvery little while, or even ofleuer. thu council is nsked to giuut per mit for the cracking or actual bieak ing of the ordinance: mvd, hs thciv Is no desire to block Higiesi, the iuiuU is usually granted. i'htr council might modify the piecnt oidiuauev by allowing buililiuus coveml with coiiogated iron to be erected at (KiinU off the front of lots: that is, nllow such huikliuKS off the Msin stieet or at tho iimr of lots wheie the lines of the stieet would not suffer iu ap (HWrance. lit any event the coun cil should adhere to every oidiimnoe. lust wliv tlu- (Nti- r sit i..i, nhoukl donate 13.000 sqtinic feet of land to thu Murine lion Woiks ' while t the shuic time thu said eoiniwny tuftises to reliuipiish title to wine 3000 feet which, jsjasibly, is occupied by the city dock, will always be a mystery. For more thuu 16 mouths this matter has been under consideration. At the inception a profit ion was made iu iiiu ..iitiiiie coiujstiiy wuicll w. S to the effect Una if the company would relinquish some fifteen feet of its pioporty slongside the citv dock the city would lelutquish the termination of Clmilestou iKtwcuf'tlle",Mflmi tlu'ir verdict, mid no Aiuauy stieet to the haibor line. It is true that there is no man ner of iugieos or egress from the street in tmastiou except by water: yet that hi 110 argument why the city should rid itself of the Mreet iu question. Let thu Miirinu com pany got to but and do btisiuites right-the city will do its pan ami do it ns it should Uo dona ! Falling in line with Oregon the State of Michigan has adopted the direct primary law. H The wars of South America are not nearly so destructive to human life and property as the labor strikes of San Francisco, . I The building permits of St. Johns show a healthy condition. There is 110 boom iu realty but a constant growth. And, hy the way, prices of St. Johns arc not anywhere near as high as in any other part of the state. t If the pictures of the Oregon beauties which we .see ptibli died in the jmpors are true likenesses of the young ladies we propose to send to Jamestown no prizes will come to Oregon. Neither will any young man from the South come this way iu search of a wife. Hut hold on until we send in the portraits of some of our St. Johns beauties. The ordinance relating to regula tion of hill posting within the city limits which once came before the council should at once he acted upon. Surely some regulation is necessary. If outside concerns want to plaster our city witli flaring pos ters make them pay for the priv ilege. Dig Up the ordinance and let action be taken immediately. Abe Ketif) the notorious grafter of the Hay city, has plead guilty of the charges preferred against him. Ahe stntes that it was only through a desire to .spare the feelings of his relatives and save them from the strain of a long and tortuous court trial that he decided to make this move. I Ie did not want the public to think for a minute that he was guilty. Oh, no! not Ahe. Must have been .somebody else. Mill if the truth was revealed Abe would likely be so deep iu the mire that his iclativcs would not want to ever leeogui.e him again. Let's Plnv Fair. The pieseul city council was elected to piolccl the city's interests along every Hue. 1 he pieseut public dock is not huge enough for the city's needs and eacli succeeding year will find the dock mote and more overtaxed The Marine Iron iicople desire the city to give it absolutely as free gift- sixty feet of water front. YVIicllicr it is to be used lor some industry or held for spa illative purposes no one can foretell. 'I here is 11 bare possibility that the pieseut public dock over-reaches itself: that by some blunder iu the driving of piles the dock is over the line of the Marine propuity some ten or twelve lect. For nrgu mviit allow this as true. If the council desiies to be fair with all concerned it might make this proposition: I. et the Maiiue company rutin iiui-.li a strip 15 feel alongside the dock to the city, and put it in legal simiK-11 ml iu writing. Let the Marine company then allow the city to extend its dock down the liver some .10 feet fiout of lots 1 and 2 -in addition to the 15 feet iclinqiiished and put it iu legal form and iu writing. This would give the city a pub lic tlock at least 125 leet long 011 the water ft out and the increase could iu 110 wise inflict injury upn anyone. f huii let the city vacate to the MaiiueCo. the foot of Chiitlcslnii stieet and put it in wilting. This would he a fair deal all 'touiid. All would be benefited none would be iujuicd. And the Marine company would stand iu a mighty sight better light with every fair-minded citicii. I'nwisc Pardon The punlon of White, the Sailors H'MUling House man, by Gov, Chnmheiliiiu is cveiywhere looked iiimhi as a temble tuistuk The governor docs not oltcu blunder, hut this act of his is the most 1111- isudouuhlc one iu his whole career. Just why the notorious rascal hould be allowed to go free to pi owl again on society, is 11 ques tion that cannot bo ausweied. It is true that Judge I'raser wrote the goveruoi a sympuUieltc kind ot etter. but oven he did not uvoin- mend a tsirdou. Hut ten of the tiial jurois ctitioiicd the governor to imnlon tins notorious outlaw, and that is the veiy reason why the governor should have refused to puidou White. Why did these ten sworn men vote to convict him " 1,0 iM" 1 "ve the jh ,llc lim . l'lltil nv- Slul (tenuity of imbeilnin leatiis to iguou- the petitions for the pardoning of ciiminuls when signal uy any number ot t lie trial jurors, he will be open to the charge of , injudicious leniency. Men who act upon a jury and vote to find a (ci .-.on guilt of a criminal olfeuce land aftcrwaid ask a governor to 1 patdon him aie either cowaids or i jK'ijurer!. and ptobably both. Hy J the act of signing a petition asking I the executive to do what they did I not do they show that thev lvriured scnsioie man snouui attacti tne smallest iuiKrtauce to anything they would sign. The very act slump, them as fools, cowards or erjurers perhus all three. For Sale. Milch cow, flrst class, Guernsey. Inqulro sos Polk street, St, Johns Heights, WHITWOOD 600' 6ao' Zoo"1 0 Hs. N o 0 goo' o. SOO' 600' 01 9. 600 ' o 8 600' Oi 000' O 0 ? Qt 600' Oi o Lies on the bank of the Willamette river, directly opposite view, handsome and stately boulevard in the west, near Acres from $100 to $300. Nice Lying Lots from The coming manufacturing centre of Oregon, with it. The new electric line now building from Portland Con this property and you will WEST ST. JOHNS LAND CO. Richard Shepard & Co. and H. G. Ogden, Agents, St. Johns, Oregon. hi Disgraceful .Shape. There is a crying, even a howl ing, need of the improvement of Tacomu street from Jersey to Hayes sheet, hor the past two years the place has been a disgrace as it lies wheie every visitor must, jHirforce, see it irom 1 lie car lie lore lie 111s uiouuts. Some of the projKirty owners along the two blocks are kicking very hard over the condition of the street, and are making frantic ef forts to have conditions bettered. Just now there are pools of stag nant water covering some 2000 sijuure reel, and only the l.ord knows how deep, iu the street. l'lu'se are floating with gtecn scum and aie so vile and unattractive that a self-respecting hog wottld bieak the get a way record iu seek ing his annual bath elsewhere. bedone-at once to benefit llie property along these two blocks. The accruing benefits by improving this stieet through to Hayes would be by 200 per cent gieater than the cost. As both Ivaulioc and Hayes streets are at grade there need t-c no surveys taken, provided all property owners will cuter the deal and subscribe to the agreement, Get busy, gentlemen; get busy. Subscription Notice. The subscription price of Tim of Willamette boulevard and Rich RiiVlHW outside of Multnomah , ond street. New, modern ten county is 51. so per year in ad- room house with finest river view vutice. All will be dis-ji" city; an ideal home and the continued at the expiration of the, cheapest property in St. Johns, time paid for. I Address 11. A. Olsou, St. Johns. Opposite 8 Of&er? o. This Beautiful 200 trees, and the purest of mountain Llaremont tavern and lerry buy. There are no better values. (iood Words for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. People everywhere take pleasure ill testifying to the good qualities of Chaiulerluiti,s Cough Kemedy. Mrs. l'Mward Phillips of Harclay, Mil., writes: "I wish to tell you that I can recommend Chamber Iain's Cough Remedy. My little girl, Catherine, who is two years old hus been taking this remedy whenever she has had a cold since she was two mouths old. About a mouth ago I contracted a dread ful cold myself, but I took Cham lwrluiu's Cough Remedy and was soon us well as ever." This rem edy is for sale by St. Johns Drug More. The New Ferry. Iu our next week's issue we shall 1 able to sta'e with certainty the exact date when the new ferry will commence operations. It was expected that May 15 would see the boat complete but numerous obstacles kept bobbing up to pre vent. I'nless something now un foreseen gets iu its work the boat will make its initial trip within teu days. For Sale. , The fine half block at the comer St. Johns, Oregon. Street to I So I jo So I so I jo so SOS0 SO cS 05 N r 4 00 o 8 Jo'l Jo'Uo'l Jo' I SOI SO' St' S0' .i'SO' o ia I jo I jo' I jo- I ao' I jo I jc' so' so-lso' & S 0 to 8 p ofo N o c3l So' so' so" so' so'so'so'so'so' I jo' jvljo lao I so so iso so ao so jo 8 n 5s i M QQ h U vj Cb r3 so'so' so' so' so' so' I jo' Uo'Ijp' Ij' JO so so yStieocrr-c JCT (O'l JO I JO I SO' JO'lJO'lJO' so' so' -A J h N t, N qj (8 JO' so' so' SO SO' SO' SO so' so' 3. &77ey SOSO' sS0 lSO IJO'lJO'lJO J0'JO'J0 8 S 65 5? fc' t5" f5 1 Jgl JO' So' SO' SO' SO' SO' SO' so so so' 0-s itc the city of St. Johns. It itain spring water available to tiding, where all trains stop for f,i jo I joi jo jo' I jo I jo j jo' I .is I ; J 'fail fVfit- iCXVX-iX iJA" -ZtftfT -s t Kj- - i "i a present pay roll of about $75,000 per month lies within a mile runs through the tract. You can find our ageut on the ground L. B. Chipman Real Estate Second Nine Wins. In a game that was marked by superb pitching on both sides and rapid playing by all participants the St. Johns second nine defeated : ine uoss 01 rue uoau nine ci ron latm last bumiay oy me score on 3 to 1. I,ee and VenionoxupieI 1 the poiuts for the locals while And ersou and I.nfollette did the stunt for the visitors. The work of both batteries was excellent, but the stick work of the locals won the game. Star plays were made by Noreue, Lee aud Vernon. On ac count of the wet grounds at Hill's Park the game was played on the Ivauhoe street grounds. Crabtree as umpire gave general satisfaction. COURT! JO' I J" 1 JO 'I JO S0' SO' 0 M Cj 4 30' So' S So' SO'SO' n Tt i so' SO' SO' Stf 30 jS. 3S0 is street- JO' I JO' I J-0'l JO SO' SO' SO' SO' SO' SO' 30 ?s $ $ 3 5 5 N V) "5) N Co o 1 so' I so' I so' I so' I so' I so' I so so' so' so Street JO' I so' I So' jo I so' )S0 I JO 1 JO S0 lit? Street SO' JO A &2J40L 1 .1 at A M SO' I JO I JV' 1 SO' JO' SO' SO' SO' S0'm M 5i Ji ii - i l Jo' so' so' so' so' so" SO JO so1 CO , Street- gjj JO I JO'lJO'lJO'lJO'lJD'l 400.7 I y y'XJ 4J Acre Tract is easily accessible, has a magnificent mountam and rjycr every part of it. This tract lies along the finest oiled passengers; 4 1-2 miles to the city of Portland. J Don't Pay Rent! Utty a home of your own. Rent money is practically thrown away. Come m and look over our list of residence and business lo cutions. You cannot make a mistake by investing in property on the peninsula. It's bound to increase in . value at a very rapid rate. I,et us show you. J.S. Downey & Co, 10SJ3 Jersey Street. OWN YOUR OWN HOME Make Your Rent Money Buy It For Sale -New 5-rootn house - i wllh fu( (ot 50xl00 witli alley, for OD,y j-.,O0o. Terms $l6o down ,0 monU, :nteres. Location l-.ast bt. joints, only one block from car Hue aud oue block from Columbia boulevard. Excel lent location, fine situation and property with a future. You sel dom have an opportunity like this to become a home owuer. J. E. WILLIAMS Take St. Johns car, get off at East St. Johns, Columbia boulevard CO 370 270' 15 SS IK v 40 U 1 yj - r $75 to $350. radius of Whitwowl afternoons. Inspect Buy a Lot in West St. Johns $100 and up. 1 j I EASY TERMS Richard Shepard &Co. J. S. McKINNEY REAL ESTATE 5 Lots within 2 1-2 blocks of school house Only $1100 Lots South St. Johns on Alonthly Payments Lots at Northern Hill $150 each St. Johns Heights Station, l'hone Union 3S3. Bon Ton Barber Shop MA.t'SPlKLD & Kakmuux. first cla work and clean hot towel for patrons. Hair cutting a specialty. Agents (or W est Coast Laundry. Jersey street St. Johns