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t , . ? j IT'S NOW UP.TO you 1 If H IX WW V YWf I GET iTwl ; ..r.lt.. CUia.nd.flroll f tin t one. nJ keep right .t i lil1lliritnti.'n-tinfi 'til nil .- fea , m; nn mi nmi Devoted to (be InteretU of (he Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of (he Northwest VOI,. 3 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER J. 1907. NO. 51 YE EDITORYFRIP EAST Description of Journey From St. Johns to Iowa --Interesting Notes by the Wayside. (Continued from last week) We forgot to mention a gentleman wc met on leaving Omaha. W. F. Edwards, of Perkins county, Neb., who was on his way to visit his old home in Knox county, III. He moved to Nebraska 22 years ago and homcstcaded Inn first holdings and now with his boys owns 2080 acres of laud. He said that he sowed alfalfa on the 20th of May this year and measured the growth on the 20th of August before cutting and it averaged 24 inches. When he went to Nebras ka he hauled water 27 miles. He had with him some of the finest specimens of wheat and corn that wc have ever seen in that or any country. In all the time he has lived in Nebraska he has not had an entire failure of crops. Wc had n most delightful time in our old home and town. The changes were so numerous wc could not tell all of them in an entire page of the Review. Many of the old boys and girls wc knew in boyhood arc gone to other stntjs and other parts of the home state. Little boys and girls of those early days are grandfathers and grand mothers. The old town has grown from 1200 or 1500 to about 4500 in population and there arc five or six new mining towns in a circle of ten miles around Albia of which Uuxton, the Inrgcst contains about 4000 inhabitants and about half of the town is on our father's old place where wc did our first farming. The old swimming hole where wc took our first lesions in aquatic sport is filled with the debris of the mines anil tnc sand (rom surrouumug Hills and wc could scarce y ice agnize the place. Wc did not go swimming this time. The first acquaintance wc met tin town was Curg Anderson, our old "fellow devil." lie is now editor, manager and senior proprietor of the the old "Union" where wc toiled In the days of yore. A. R. Humes, who has friends in St. Johns is ocratiiig Albiit's first daily. The other newspaper men arc new to us except Horace Harucs, son of A. R., who is connected with the "Republican." This paper was just in stalling a linotype machine the day we left. Wc cannot enumerate all the dear old friends wc met, nor would our renders care to hear of those they did not know. Of course, it would not be Albia in the good old summer time without a thunder storm and wc were treated to an old fashioned entertainment of this kind. The lightning struck n small barn in the north cud of town and burned it, potsibly the same flash burned some of the electric connections in Strasburgcr & Vervccr's mammoth department store and burned or damaged their immense stock of goods. I lie on the spot, However nud saved tltc niiimlug from mucli damage saved the Odd Fellows hall on the third floor from any damage. They arc using the same old engine wc followed 25 years ago and it is one of the best in the state. It has been rebuilt changing it from a 16 to a 20-horsc power two cylinder rotary. A picture of the old ma chine may be seen in our window. After a week spent with the best of friends the old friends which seemed but a day, and we did not get to visit all of them then, our time was up and wc were obliged to return home. Wc came via the C. 11. & Q., I). & M. and Northern Pacific. -It was the one mistake of the trip. There is as much difference in traveling over the O. R. & N., O. S. I,, and U. P. and the I). & M. and N. P. as there is between riding in a stage coach and a Qo-liorse power Cadillac. The I). & M. is the better of the two. The coaches were clean and the em ployes gentlemanly, but the N. P. was the acme of imperfection. Wc (Concluded on fourth page) A MOVE IN RIGHT DIRECTION Petition of T. J. Monahan in the Interests of City Dock and Park Meets with Unqualified Favor. It will be remembered that wc mentioned the fact last week that T. J. Monahan was circulating a tctl Hon asking for a place on the ballot at some convenient election to vote $75,000 bonds for the purpose of purchasing land for a city dock and for a city park. Wc have interviewed a number of our most substantial and enterprising citizens since Mr. Monahan started the petition. Wc have failed to find a single one who was opposed to the purchase of a location, provided it can be obtained at a reasonable nricc. and the erection ot a urst class clock which would accommodate any vessel mat may desire to tic up at St. Joints. There was some objection to the park but no serious objections to that feature. l Here were no restrictions placed iu the petition as to the amount of moncv that should be devoted to the different objects to be obtained, nor the locations designated for the same, the division of the funds and the locutions would be sett cd by a committee appointed or elected iu case the bonds carried. Wc have maintained ever since coming to St. Johns the utmost importance of improving to the water front Philadel phia street and erecting there an uptodatc city dock. We cannot too strongly emphasize the fact that the most important and desirable acquisition this city can possibly achieve in the near future is a commodious and substantial dock at this point. Wc arc not interested iu this location, do not even know who owns the property there and do not care a picayune who does; that matter has no bearing upon the merits of the case. Whoever docs own laud on cither side of Philadelphia street on the water front, if he is enterprising and lias the interests of the city at heart, will give the city a reasonable price on laud enouirh to extend the dock to n sufficient size to accommodate the commerce which will be as sure to come as the sun rises after the dock is put iu. A dock Here would mean thousands of dollars saved to the merchants of the citv iu freights paid and J thousands more iu time saved iu the transportation of their goods. I As a case iu point wc will mention our own experience when coming to St. Johns. When wc came down from Hood River we shipped a small lot of household goods ami they were just nine days getting from uic liood uiver depot to bt. joiius. 1 lie trcigut cuarges were the same from Portland to St. Johns that they were from Howl River, seven times as far away, to Portland. We are not complaining particularly about this little additional expense iu this case; but figure the matter on the same basis and it runs up into the thousands of dollars iu a year's business iu the city. When our family came down from Hood River, wc ship)cd the remainder of our household effects by boat instead of rail and it was just two instead of nine days coming down, and had the boat been able to laud here mid unload the goods wc would have received them the same day they were shlpcd. Iu this case too, the charges were more from Portland here than from Hood River to Portland. Will our business men just stop counting up their profits long enough to figure out how much more will be added to their revenue when this is accomplished? They can divide half of this saving with their patrons and still have a good dividend iu their favor. The saving of time and money would reimburse the citizens the price of the street improvement and erection of the dock ten times before the bonds would become due. More than that it would increase the value of the proncrtv iu the old Albia fire dep irtmeut wis Johnny i business section of the city many times the cost of the improvement petitioned for. Wc trust our citizens "the building from 'much damage and , w, cKi tlilH matter carefully and move as a man in favor of this dock. 11 i 11 muiicr 01 grciu imporinucc uiai wc unvc 11 ciiy imrK ociorc me uauve limner is ail cm oil and lx.forc the price of realty has advanced beyond the reach of the city for park purtwscs. The face of the peninsula is lciug rapidly changed, every week some lot or piece of laud is being cleared and it will not be but a year or two until wc shall not Ik1 able to find n place for a park that is as nature made it. The price, too, is steadily advancing and every year adds hundreds of dollars to the value ot our virgin soil and it will be but a short time until laud for park purposes will be beyond the reach of our little city., licfore these conditions obtain suitable place should be secured for an extensive park, easily improved covered with the native firs, cedars, pines and oaks, with the smaller shrubbery indigenous to this location. The matter of expense was the only objection offered by any one and that is not a serious one. Wc would rather the amount asked for had been $100,000 than575,ooo. The assessed valuation of the citv of St. Johns last year was 3,181,1:15. on this valuation 3.2 per cent would more than raise the $74,000. This divided into twenty annual payments would take less than 1.6 mills on the present valuation and if we figure uic increase ot bt. jonus valuation at the most conservative hgurcs, by the time of the maturity of the bonds, if we but keep up the interest it will take but the very smallest of one mill to pay the entire amount. Will our citizens please consider this matter with an eye to the future. Think what it will mean iu a few years to the city, and it there are any who wish to express themselves cither for or against the measure and will do so as briefly as possible wc will be glad to present their views to our readers. tooooooot Are you GOING VISITING? IF SO, SEE THE- Portland Suburban Express Company About Your Trunks and Baggage. Prompt and efficient service. Rates right. In formation for travelers at office of agent. Get our rates before shipping. Call us up, Phoue Main 358, Portland office. C. W. STEARNS Phone Woodlawn 818. Agent at St. Johns. ooo Big Channel Mining Company The mines of this company are located near Merlin, Joseph ine county, Oregon one of the richest placer districts iu the state. Stock for sale by W. H. KING or DANIEL CALKINS. LEROY H. SMITH & CO. REAL ESTATE, FIRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE Phone M 2025 Offices: Cochran Block, St. Johns 408 Abington Bldg., Portland MADE TO FIT YOU Suits, Overcoats and Cravenettes $20 to $40 Ladies' and OenU' Suits Cleaned, Preased and Repaired Steam Cleaning and Dyeing. Patarsen . Naca, Tailors, Next to rostomce. j Wants His Name in Paper. There is iu the employ of the St. Johns Lumber company an individ ual who is thirsting for fame, wc arc told, whose name is Ilober Voste, if we have been rightly in formed. This gentleman hails from Deutschland, the home of Wilhelm der Koenig by divine right, of saner kraut, hot wienies, lager beer und pretzels mit fixings, lie claims to have served his time iu the German army and has evi dently come to this country to re form it and make it a good one like his fatherland where he worked for 18 cents a day and his beer or 20 cents a day and go dry. There ts, however, one bias iu the character of this otherwise good and great man. He heaps male dictions upon President Roosevelt because that enterprising and ener getic gentleman when he goes bear hunting and chases bruin for a week in a Louisiana cauebrake and catches but one little, measly, black bear every uewspaper in the country, except the St. Johns Re view, has a story about it; while if he should himself kill 100 bears not a paper in the land would put his name in the paper. We are ever in sympathy wish unappre ciated greatness. We have put his name iu our paper, the greatest publication in the city of St. Johns. We have done so without his hav ing killed the 100 bears, and will put his name in the Review for eAery bear scalp he will produce, this one being in advance for his first bear. We would not object to his envy of President Roosevelt and his success if he had himself achieved something better than pil ing slabs for our big lumber com pany. That, in itself, is praise worthy, but he spoils it by cursing the president and talking some of Herr Most's dynamite tommyrot. That is like skippers iu the cheese, it doesn't damage very much, but it spoils the whole business for commercial purposes. We are a kraut eater ourselves. Our fathers a few centuries ago, wore wooden shoes and partook of the exhilarat ing diet of hot wienies und Urn burger, Schneidam schnapps und pretzels and we have a fellow feel ing for our illustrious country naui: so we will give him a little Hp: Cut out cussing the president for it does not hurt the national bear killer any more than our friend Voste could hurt the big end of one of the lumber company's big logs by butting his Dutch head against it. On the coutrury it will be about as disastrous to him iu this country for him to do the former as the latter. If he will achieve some thing praiseworthy, if nothing more than an honest day's work, he will most certainly reap the reward due him. This is a long story about a small affair, but because it touches a principle that is doing untold harm to the common people of our laud we give it space. We are of the commonest of the common peo ple, because our fathers were not millionaires. We work for our liv ing, and because we like to work and would not change places with the president if we could. We do not euvy the greatness of any man who has been able to achieve more than we have. We have our hands full attending to our own business. We believe it is the duty and should be the happy privilege of every citizen to honor our officials so long as they arc doing their duty, to the best of their ability, and when they fail to do that to use the ballot, not the bullet to remove them; to use the dynamite of pub lic opinion and not that of gun cot ton to send them to the shades of oblivion. If our illustrious slab piler will proceed upon the same tactics our experience of half a cen tury guarautees him better friends, more of them, a happier life, a more useful existence and a world made better by his having lived in it. Now this does not apply alone to our misguided teutonic friend Vos te. We are glad to say, Hoch der Roosevelt. Come, join us with a glass of our unsurpassed St. Johns city water, Hoch der Roosevelt. Ortlcys Bring $15 n Box. Chicago Visitors in St. Johns. H. P. Lloyd and wife of Chicago were in the city this week, the guests of H. G. Ogden and wife. Mr. Lloyd is a prominent official of the Milwaukee road and has been in the employ of that company for the past 40 years. Mr. Ogden served 18 years under Mr. Lloyd and naturally they are good friends. Mr. Lloyd has been visiting some of the coast cities and is particularly pleased with St. Johns and consid ers this point to have the best out look for the future of any place he has visited. Peter Mohr, of the Pine Grove district, has just sold five boxes of Ortleys for 4i5 a box. They were j bought by n Portland firm for An drew Carnegie, and of course at this price they were selected, choice fruit, and a large number of boxes were picked over to get the finest. A year ogo Mr. Carnegie pur chased 40 boxes of Winter Bananas from Oscar Vandcrbilt, and is again back to Hood River for the finest apples. The Ortley is a very fine apple, a good keeper, but like the Royal Ann cherry, is hard to ship, as it bruises easily. The skin is light and tender, requiring very careful handling, Hood River Glacier. And yet Brother Lowus dale thinks he can grow "just as good as Hood River." It is to laugh, yet. Back From Holland. Mr. H. VauDermcer, who is an old St. Johnsite, returned this week from across the big pond after spending some time iu Holland vis iting his mother and other relatives. He says he found his mother and others all well and that the country is much more prosperous there now than when he left 16 years ago. Iu fact, he says there is but one Holland, However, St. Johns looks good to him and while he is at present located in Portland he cannot stay away from his old stamping ground. He said he could not bring home a pair of wooden shoes for each of his old friends, so he brought a small specimen of the coin of the realm for each one and honored the news man with one, which he prizes very highly. Hood River Brighteyes. The pretty girls of Hood River must be all coming to Portland. Saturday we had occasion to go to that city and stepping into Wood ard & Clark's store, we met Miss Kdith Copple and going out we had not gone a block before wc met Miss Gladdys Hartley, Hood Riv er's sweet singer and music teacher. It is tust like a letter from home to see the Hood River "Brighteyes" coming down our way. A RAMBLE ABOUT TOWN Yc Editor Takes a Trip Through Several of Our Business Houses and Tells About It St. Johns Photo Gam.hky. There arc many in our city who do not know that wc have n studio here the products of which are equal to anything to be had iu Portland. P. M. Hart of Los Angeles purchased the old gallery in the Holbrook block, remodeled it, rctintcd the walls, put up the latest iu light screens and backgrounds, installed two of the best cameras made and is pre pared to make any kind of a portrait from n stamp picture to life size. His portrait camera is an Anthony of the latest model with special gearing for adjusting and fitted with the best Gournz lenses obtainable. of which he has two for different classes of work. His stamp picture machine is equally as nood as the other uiakintr the finest, shtirno.tt. clearest of the little portraits that can be produced. His dressing room and parlor are models of convenience mid neatness and are furnished in n modest and comfortable manner. They are particularly inviting to his patrons and his work will be his best advertisement. Note his card in the professional column and when in need of the work of an artist be assured that you can get as good work done here iu St. Johns os anywhere. PitTHKsiw it Nock These euternrislnir cciitlcmcu are the niouccr tailors of St. lohns being the first merchant tailors iu the citv. Thev have 11 neat little brick building on Jersey street just south of the uostoflice. They began business here iu February, 190G, erected this building, the south room of which they occupy with their establishment and the north room is occupied by the Vogue millinery. Messrs. Petersen & Noce arc manu facturing tailors, building nnythlni: iu the Kentlemen'ii line, suits, over coats, etc. and carry a fine Hue of gents' furnishings. They also do repaiiing.cleaniug, pressing nud dyeing. They have five employes busy nil the time and they are n jolly bunch, from the man with the axle grease on his face to the pretty girl sitting tailor fashion on the work table. Their work is giving the best of satisfaction and their business is prosperous and growing daily. This is another Instance where you can do better at home than by going nway, for they arc using the latest styles iu their work from eastern models and are strictly up to date. Hamhk Tint Taii.ok This is n new acquisition to the business of St. Johns. Mr. Hauler. who has been engaged iu the business iu Portland has come to St. Johns and opened up 11 shop one door south of the corner of Burlington ami Ivauhoe streets, west side. Here Mr. 1 lamer does all kinds of tailoring, as per hand bills distributed this week and besides this lie cleans, press es nud blocks soft and stiff Itats, a matter that was overlooked when we printed Ills lulls. He has also connected with his shop a short ban office to accommodate his patrons nud a fine Hue of notions and curios. Smith & Citovic These gentlemen have but recently oneued tin their ttlant next door west of the harness shop on Tacoina street. They were formerly em ployed in the City Dye Works of Portland and are ndents iu the nrt of cleaning, pressing and dyeing garments, and nrc oeratiug a modern cleaning, pressing and dyeing establishment. They make ladies' work a socially and guarantee all their work. They cxicct to install a reg ular steam cleaning plant within a few days and be ready for all classes of work. Their machinery has not yet arrived and they are doing the ordinary work here until it arrived, the other classes of work they take over to the home concern. They are young, energetic men mid we speak for them a liberal patronage as soon as they become known to our citizens, A1. L. II0MSK00K C. I:. HA 1 1.1: Y 2 St. Johns Land Co. The Largest and Oldest Real Estate Pirm in St. Johns. East St. Johns The center of the great development now taking place on the Peninsula. We have only a few husincss lots left on Columbia V Boulevard, which for a short time only will be sold at ll present prices. j Some fine residence lots still on sale. i Choice manufacturing sites adjoining the O. R. & it N. railroad for sale on reasonable terms. ! Holbrookes Addition I i We have some choice lots in the vicinity of the new $20,000 school building now iu course of construe- ! tion. Call at our office for nriccs and terms for either of t 2 these desirable tracts. j St Johns Phone Union 3104 Oregon Clark & Wilson Lumber Co. UNNTON, OREGON Lumber Manufacturers PRICKS QUOTHD ON APPLICATION How about your Printing? Isn't your supply about ex hausted? Don't wait, but leave your order now.