THE ST JOHNS REVIEW
Pnbllihed Etery Friday
I1V MARKMt & IlVKIU.Hl'..
Tint Ritvittw Is entcrctl nt jxst office
in Snlut Johns, Oregon, ns innil tnnttcr
of the second class under the Act of Con
gress of March 3, 1879.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1907-
Hcncy made the Olnss fly in San
Francisco Inst week.
Mr. Tnft the great is certainly a
fat old rooster, and his enormous
appetite would make n poor man's
pockclbook look dizzy every time
lie makes a meal. He mnde the
mistake of his life when he neglect
ed to make n visit to St. Johns.
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The postofflcc department has
done a flue thing in barring the
disreputable picture cards from the
mails. If the department would
make itself still more topu!ar with
the public it would also bar the
sending of the same class of valentines.
We are under obligations to the
Oregon State Hoard of Agriculture
for a complimentary ticket to the
entire show. This fair promises to
be the best ever and our people
.should remember the date, Septem
ber 16 to 21 inclusive. Go up to
Salem and make a week of it.
The city dads should dig up that
bill posting ordinance and put it on
its final passage. Too many build
ings throughout the city now look
like a piece of cra.y patchwork with
their windows and sides bedecked
with n great assortment of flaring
posters.
The Cans-Hritt fight ended ns it
ought to. Any white mini who
will make .such n holy show of him
.self as to fight a colored gentleman
in public ought to be whipped and
whipited hard. Pri.e fighting is bad
enough at the best, but mixing it up
witli the colored race is stretching
tiie thing a little too far.
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The wood question is one of the
serious problems of life that now
confronts the poor man of a family.
it seems to take nil a man can .save
up during the summer mouths to
tiay for his winter Mtpply of fit I.
The new gas works will .surely be a
Godsend to this community if they
turnisli neat ns cheap as lliey claim.
According to the newspaper laws,
the fact that an individual "never
subscribed" for the paper does not
relieve him of the responsibility of
payment therefor so long us he
lifts the paper regularly from the
postofliee each week. If this was
not so the newspaer men would
have 110 pinlcctioii whatever, as
any one could claim they never
subset ibed.
TRADE AT HOME.
We wish to call especial nttcn
tion to the statement on first page
of this issue made by our butchers
in regard to their prices and the
matter of home patronage. The
same principle applies to any dc
partinent of trade in our city. If
our good people will but stop to
think they will most assuredly
know that our merchants cannot
pay rent, or if fortunate enough to
own their projerty, pay taxes,
insurance, clerk hire, freight char
ges, cartage and the dozen other
different expenses incident to the
business, and carry good stocks of
ttoods if our people simply use
them to tide over emergencies and
when they have greater leisure run
over to Portland and buy the bulk
of their .supplies.
Our people should also consider
who pays their taxes in St. Johns,
tlie merchants of Portland or the
home merchants. They should
bear in mind that if in an emer
gency they may need a little credit,
it is not the Portland merchant who
comes into the breach and carries
them over n tight place, but the
home merchant. Then it is due
him to receive a generous patron
age when money is plentiful and
we are nble to pay the cash.
Our home merchants may not
be altogether blameless in the tnnt
tcr. The Portland merchants by
their attractive advertising of some
article, which they sell nt cost or
less, induce our people to go there,
depending on getting back more
than they lose on the social sales
from other purchases their patrons
make while there. Our merchants
migjit well give their prices in
their advertisements showing that
their prices are as low as are those
in the big city, except perhaps in
these specific cases of sacrifice sales.
In this, our butchers have taken
the initiative and have given their
prices. Our butchers keep their
markets in it condition to compare
favorably with the best in the big
city. Another thing, none of them
have been brought under the ban
of the health oliicers as has some
of the Portland butchers. Their
meats are government insceted,
clean, healthful and the markets
tire worthy of the patronage of all
our people. There should be pride
anil interest enough in the upbuild
ing ot our city among all our peo
ple to sectitc patronage of the
home merchant as against any out
sider, livery dollar spent nwny
from St. Johns is just that much
money taken away Irom the wealth
of the city, for none of it comes
back.
THE CITY DADS IN SESSION T
Council Meets Tuesday Evening and Transacts Its
Usual Budget of Municipal Business
a "short
to curry it.
other nldcr-
The work before the city council Monday night was
horse," but contrary to the old maxim, it took a long time 1
Couucilmen I.iuquist and Prancis were absent on leave, all c
men were present.
On motion of I.cggctt six bills were allowed to be paid from the
goncraf fund ns follows: J. W. Carr, lettering doors, $3.50; O. W.
Allen, police gun, holster and ammunition, $16. 10; S. H. Greene, ap
pearance, Thronson vs. city, $5; St. Johns Water & Light Co. rent 14
hydrants for August, fjo; S. W. Simmons, leveling street, $35. Ttnl
$100.45.
Committee on the IJurlitigton and Bradford street proposition
decided to await the action of the new city engineer to determine what
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ousiruciions were 111 ioo.se sirccis.
Water contract between the water company and the citv for hy
drants at the junctions of Ivauhoc and Chicago, Ivauhoc and Fcssenden
and Hayes and Catliu read, and as it did not seem to comply with the
limitations of the present charter, Mayor Couch airrccd to take the mat
ter up with the company personally lor adjustment.
It was reported that water was running from the laundries to the
slough north of the woolen mills and the recorder was instructed to
request them to care for it.
A brief discussion of the saloon and gambling situation was in-
bilged in and it was the sentiment of the council that the gambling
should cease.
Apple & Son requested special police service at their own expense
and W. C. Pickett was appointed as special policeman at the rink.
The exporting of the books was discussed and it was found that
the expert accountant's report did not ngrcc with the report of Treas
urer Hall. The methods of keeping these accounts were discussed at
some length, and while neither of the men, cx-Rccordcr Thorndykc or
Treasurer Hall arc believed to have been dishonest in any way, the
records have been made nud the funds handled apparently without a
regular system so that it is n very difficult matter to straighten the
accounts out. It is the belief of every one that when these accounts arc
straightened out by the men most directly interested that every cent of
the funds will have been accounted for, and this is what the council is
now asking the gentlemen to do, to make a report up to the beginning of
the current year showing the balance in each of the different funds
which obtained at the beginning of the present year. It is expected
this will hc-accomplishcd within the next few days.
Want to Buy a Property?
If SO; here is a great opportunity
Price Drops Ten Dollars a Day
If you want it, be quick
READ ALL ABOUT IT
This property is one of. the finest pieces of land in the city 'mid any one
looking for an ideal home or a good investment cannot afford to pass it by. The
property is admirably located, being one block from the city hall, two blocks from
the street car station and three blocks from the postofliee, in the heart of the city.
There is n substnntinl frame dwelling of five rooms with wood house, etc., on the lot and nn abun
dance of fruit for family use, including pears, plums, prunes, quinces, grapes, currants, cherries
and 35 or 30 fine rose bushes. The lot Is 1 00x1 00 feet, on an improved street, has city water and
would make n delightful home for nny one.
The price of this property today is $3210
Tomorrow it wilt be $3300, and each day thereafter for 5 days, unless taken, the price will drop
$10 per day. Compared with other property in St. Johns the property is cheap at $3500. Don't
delay too long. Reasonable terms given. The first money down takes the lot. If you mean bus
iness, for further particulars apply to
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H. G. OGDEN,
Review Office.
A letter fiom 11 gentleman in
Idaho who owns proerty in St.
Johns says by all means improve
Philadelphia Mteel; it is the best
proposition befote the eoplc of the
city today. We wish we had about
5000 people bete who thought just
the same thing. To us it looks
like neglecting our oportiitiilics
to leave this fine avenue to cheap
transportation blocked by lack of
modern iiuptovcmeuts. It bottlers
011 ciimiiial carelessness. This
.street improved to a (list class dock
would mean thousands of dnllats
saved to our met chants in freight
eltaiges every year to say nothing
of 11 saving of time and wony.
San l'inueisco recently gave evi
dence of the wonderful improve
ment she has made not not only in
the executive aud legislative, depart
ment of that city, but in thuii police.
I.ast week three policemen arrested 11
member of a violent mob and placed
their man in jail despite thcsticuu
ous effort of the mob to release him
and held the foil until sumeient re
inforcements came to their aid to
quell the mob. Another policeman,
60 yeais of age Mood off a mob of
500 men siuglehauded aud ptotcclcd
11 Mteel car ami ciew until help
came and the mob was disH.rscd.
Indications aie that St. Johns is
dropping into line for good govern
ment aud the administration that
brings it will teceive the most
heatty support of our citizens.
Yes, Hood River's done it again.
I.ast year when the bulk of the
crop was sold for $3.15 jer box all
the knockers theie. and there are
n few the same as here, declared
that prices had reached the limit;
that from that time on the prices
would retrograde until high class
apples requiring expensive culture
would not pay for the growing.
The sale of Hood River's first class
apples Tuesday of last week at
approximately j?3-5lH:r box to the
Davidson Fruit Co., of that city,
gives ute knockers a knock-out
blow in the solar plexus, or words
to that effect. Don't write your
friends in the east that Hood River
apples cost five cents each by the
carload in that city, however, lest
they put you on the Ananias list.
just astc iiiein 10 write tor prices.
There is no use in talking, the
Hood River Apple has the world
.skinned a mile for excellence in
color, shajie, keeping qualities anil
flavor, and when it comes to prices
these apples are in a class to them
selves. y
The criticism of the city attorney
at the council meeting last week
leguidiug the saloon fights and
brawls was very timely and just.
There nte certain restrictions which
the wisest of statesmen nud jurists
deem necessary for the protection
of society ngniiist those Individuals
who have no regard for the rights
of others, who, having 110 decency
themselves, if left unchecked would
soon reduce society to 11 state of
anatchy. These restrictions me
embodied in national, state and
municipal laws. We are living in
the laud which boasts that the
"iiiajoruy ruie -governs its ocra
tious. The majority have declared
in favor of saloons and we have
them. 1 he laws of our state nud
city define the manner in which
these shall be conducted. There
is no teasoii then, for crmlttiiig
the.se disreputable places which
have been annoying nud endanger
ing the public to continue their
nefarious work. If they will not
comply with the law, there is one
sine lemedy. Their license should
be revoked and their joint closed,
It is the province of the city coun
cil to do this nud failing to do so
they become, morally nt least,
partMmis crlmltiis in nil their
vicious otierations. The saloon
men in the city, too, who wish to
obey the law will suffer nlike by
the wioug iloiug of the otheis and
should take even more interest in
the etifot cement of the saloon laws
than the ordinary citi.eu.
The vigorous action of the police,
acting under the spur of the city
attorney and the council is to be
commended. If they will keep it
up, theie will be no future charges
of "cold feet" from the city fathers,
and both the council nud the ixillce
will receive the thanks of every
citizen ot our town.
Wo did not succeed in placing
cuoue.li advertising space to war
rant us iu issuing the Review twice
a week as we very much desired to
do and may do later. There are
just two things iu favor of coming
The Journal's special number for
last .Sunday is a buster. It con
talus 160 pages, many of them iu
colors filled with a world of inter
estiug information about Oregon
nud the coast, embellished with
hundreds of illustrations. The ed
ition cost $30,000 and yet the pa
pers were sold nt the regular price
of five cents jier copy.
The attention of our people is
called to the notice of a public
meeting nt the library rooms to pro
vide ways nud menus for the coir
tinuation of the public library here.
which appears on local page. It is
11 great boon to the reading public
and by all means should be liberal
ly supported. We hote n good nt
tendance will be given this meeting
nud that the library will receive the
support it deserves.
Harry Wngoner has been enjoy
lug the influences of life nt the
bench since Wngoner Ilros. sold
their store, and Mrs. Wngoner has
been visiting her parents at Dallas.
Did you see the new book,
"Chips that Pass iu the Night?"
Just ask Captain Ilredesou to show
it to you. It is the best literary
production of the present century
icgarilless ot race, creed, color or
previous condition of servitude. It
is from the facile teu of Wilhelm
I.ougamus Thorndykc and is dedi
cated to Captain Charlemagne
Iltedesoii.
Pi of. J. R, Kendall, who has
been working nn a book bearing
uimmi the subject of evolution for
the past eight years, treats his sub
ject iu .quite nn unique manner. He
illustrates his theory by the use of
the magnet, describing the pro
cesses of evolution iu that way. He
sent his manuscript and drawings
to nu eastern publishing house yes
tenlay.
Our friend P, T. Hanson handed
us a copy of the Yellow Jacket, a
true blue republican paier publish
ed at Moravian Fulls, N. I)., twice
a mouth. It is n five column, four
page paper, and is so full of inter
estiug matter that it hangs over tin
chases like a yellow jacket's nest
on ait apple limit, The Yellow
Jacket has a stinger 11 yard long and
isn't ntraid to jab it into any wrong
doer from palter to president.
Police Make Another Grab.
Knot Nelson nud a number of
others were indulging iu the flowing
bowl Wednesday evening iu Sher
man Cochran's saloon nud when
pretty well mellowed by the Influ
ence of the convivial fluids, $35 of
the coin of the realm nud n iood 17
jeweled, nickel-cased Waltham
ticker, valued nt $14, changed
hands.
Mr. Nelson lamented the loss of
his wealth and decoration aud so
licited the aid of the guardian of
the tiencc to have It restored. Iu
the municipal court yesterday
morning he swore out a complaint
against John Fitzgerald, John
I'rink aud Hnrry l-rench. chariilnir
them with larceny from the person.
Judge Kssou made the bail $100
each and in default were lodged iu
the city bnstile until the time of
trial which was set for this morn-
ng at 9 o'clock.
The gentlemen nil demanded
trial nt once, hut the state required
3.t hours time to secure its witness
es nud the judge ruled accordingly.
QOOOOOOOOOOjruruCjrOOOO(
iSt. Johns Butchers
I PRICE LIST
Beef, from 2 to 15 Cents
Pork, from 7 to 18 Cents
Veal, from 7 to 1 5 Cents
Mutton from 5 to 1 5 Cents
don't sec and g
oooooooonnn
Sad Case of Drowning.
Joseph Kendall need at. em
ployed on the pressure barge by
the North Hank road nt the new
bridge was drowned Wednesday.
evening, September ii. Mr. Ken
dall littdiiig nu opportunity to rest
went to n row boat attached to the
barge to get n cushion to lie upon.
Not returning after a time his com
panions went to look for him but
could see notltimr of him. Thurs
day morning a search was made
and his body was found in the
river. It is supposed the voutiir
man accidentally fell into the water
wlille trying to get into the boat.
Mr. Kendall leaves a young wid
ow, n sister of George Mutison,
nud relatives in MichlRan from
witence tney came to St. Jolms a
short time ago.
Call In and ask for anything you
we will get it for you.
School Books !
And Supplies
YOU WIIX FIND AT
St. Johns Book Store
430 Jersey Street, 3d door north of Postofliee.
BUILDERS'
HARDWARE
As well ns the other
kinds of Hardware is
OUR HOBBY
We nre making the hard
ware business "our study, aud
it's not how cheap we can buy
but how good, nud we must
have the quality.
Our Universal Stoves and
Rouges arc ns good as the
HRST ma le.
Our mixed
Acme qunlity
paints nre
kind.
the.
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EDMONDSON CO.,
Plumbing, Tinning, Hardware
Notice to the Public.
Call iu nud subscribe now,
out twice a week: It gives the news
Itesli aud the advertisers meet
their patrons twice each week. On
the other hand there is double the
excuse of getting out the jwper,
n.ss news !jMce iiiuu we win re
quire, and more office room than we
can have iu our present quarters.
We shall be obliged to enlarge our
present size and will do so by run
ning an insert, which will' give us
the additional space we desire, uud
there are other improvements
which we shall make to the paper
ns rnpntiy as we can.
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Twenty-two hundred buildings
now in couise of construction iu St.
Johns and Portland is not going so
slow for this season of the year,
t
Mrs. Anna Maher, mother of
Mrs. G, W. Simmons, who has
been quite ill at her home on
1 houiksou street for several days
Through this notice, Filers Piano
House wishes to advise the public
that Li. W. Douglas is no longer iu
the Firm s employ, nud no rcspoti'
sibility will be acknowledged iu
any agreements or ueiits made or
contracted by him, except such as
wete duly authorized and regularly
agreed to previous to the termina
tion of his services, September 4,
1907.
Hii.kks Piano Housit,
Sept. 4, 1907. Portland, Ore.
New Drugstore in St. Johns.
W. M. Scarbrough has pur
chased the lease of the building
and me fixtures of the drug store
known as Smith's Pharmacy. locat
ed at 1 1 1 South Jersey and is refit
ting, rejuvenating, rehabilitating,
reunvattuir aud otherwise remodel
ing the establishment. All the old
stock has been removed and Mr.
Searbrough is filling his store with
the best in all Hues which he will
carry, towit: drugs, patent med
icines, toilet articles, druggist sun
dries, cigars, confectioneries, sta
tionery, school supplies, etc. Mr.
Searbrough is a bright, genial
young man, a registered pharma
cist, worthy of the patronage of
our people uud we iudue from
indications that he will receive a I
generous share of it.
We carry a good
f line of Rubber Hose
PHONE EAST 6311
203 JERSEY ST.
Hendricks Hardware
COMPANY.
No. 1 1 1 Burlington street
J. It. KlI.KItNNV O. I.. KIM'S J
St. Johns
Electric Works
303 South Jersey St.
St. Johns Lumber Co.
Has all kinds of lumber, kiln dried nnd otherwise.
Also slab wood. Titulars of all sizes cut to order.
Get your winter's wood now and save trouble.
ALL VARIETIES OF
Electrical Installation and
Repairing Promptly At
tended to by Exp rts.
Motors and dynamos
repaired, and all kinds of
electrical work done at
satisfactory prices. Esti
mates given and sugges
tions furnished.
No work too difficult X
no job too small. t
'is reported u little better,
Building Permits Issued.
70 To Thomas Scales o erect a
residence on lot 3, block i, Pair
child's addition; fronting on Wall
between Mickliu and Fessenden.
So -To A. D. McDonald to alter
and add to store building, fronting
on Jersey, between Chicago and
Ihirhugton on lot 5 Depot addition.
Si To J. F. Wyvel, u. e of
lots 7 and 8 block 29, James Jolm
addition; fronting on I.eavitt, bet
ween Ivauhoc and Hayes. 500.
83 To Mordie Keeney, to erect
resilience on lot 35, block 3, St.
Johns Park; fronting on Kellogg
betgeen Catliu and St. Johus ave
nue. I600
W. C. T. U. Elect Officers.
The W. C, T. U. had a verv
Happy Farewell Party.
Monday evening a delightful
! social event occurred at thecommo-
dious home of L. B. Chipmau on I
l rumbull street when a few close interesting meeting in the Evan
friends gathered there to bid ben gehcal church Monday afternoon,
voyage to Miss Anna Ryan aud W. September 9. They elected new
Scott Kellogg who were to leave officers for the ensuing year as fol-
shortly for the east. lows: Mrs. Scott, who has so faith-
The evening was spent iu play- fully atteuded the duties of presi-
ing cards, music and social chat, dent, was reelected; Mrs. Tallman
Delicious ice cream and cake was was elected secretary: Mrs. Dav
served lor refreshments to the corresponding secretary and Mrs.
happy bunch, and all joined in O'Hara was again elected treasurer,
wishing the departing friends a I which speaks well for her work
most happy journey aud safe dunug the past year.
return,
Those present were: Misses
Moreuce Carlson, Edna Bailey,
Hazel Catlsou, Alma Villeueuve.
Gertrude Willis, Anna Ryan and
Messrs. Jucksou, Kellogg, Charles
Bailey J. J. Hurlbert.
too
Big Channel Mining Company
The mines of this company are located near Merlin, Joseph
ine county, Oregon one of the richest placer districts in the state
Stock for sale by W. H. KING or DANIEL- CALKINS.
Ou Monday afternoon, September bin work ou
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33 at me same place they will hold MUUI' unnay
their annual meeting when reports
of the past year will be read and
plaus for the work for the followittg
year discussed. Everybody is
welcome to attend these meetings.
Notice to Pupils.
The pupils north of the street
car tracks and west of Charleston
street who attend the first, second,
third and fourth grades, and all the
high school pupils of the city
should go to the new school build
ing. Miss Boss, principal of the
high school, wishes to meet all of
the pupils at this building Satur
day, tomorrow, at 2 o'clock to 1
arrange the classes, etc., so that
everything will be in readiuess to
A PENNY-A-WORD
IF You want to buy, rent, sell or ex
change property see Wolcott (The Rent
Man.)
Waxtkd Hand ironers at the West
Coast Laundry. Apply at once.
HUM Wantko At the Woolen Mills.
Experienced hands nreferred. Several
I good positions open. Apply at office.
I Girw Wantko A number of girl
'can secure employment at the Portland
1 Manufacturing Co. Apply at once.
For S.t.K.
I Type-vriter in good running order for
sale cheap, A bargain for the one who
I gets it. U. S. Swengel, St. Johns.
! LadvSoucitor Wanted Good com
.mission paid; St. Johns territory. Ap
j ply at this office.
I Roomkks Wantko Hoard and room
with private family; ladies preferred.
404 West Charleston. 4Jtf
Lame Back.
This is an ailment for which Cham
berlain's Pain Balm has proven es
pecially valuable. In almost every
instance it affords prompt and per-
the first dav of ,nane"1 renei. Mr. Milce L,aUrange
All pupils other grange, aucu., s ysotil: "Alter
than the above should renort nt tin.
central school building Monday
morning.
If you know any uews tell us.
using a plaster and other remedies
for three wetrks fora bad lame back,
I purchased a bottle of Chamber
lain.s Pain Balm, and two applicai
tious effected a cure.". For sale by
St. Johus Drug Store.
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