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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1908.
For Congress
T. T. GEER
Candidate for Republican Con
gressional nomination in the Second
District.
Liberal appropriations for water
ways, equal opportunities and priv
ileges for Labor and Capital, and
governmental control of corpora
tions. Never in the history of the
Pacific Not th west have the wheat
exports held tin as they have this
season. All records for foreign
shipments were broken in February,
Portland leading all the wheat ship
ping ports of the entire United
States with 2,279,792 bushels;
Pugct Sound was second with
2.056,332 bushels. March figures
will not fall far behind those foi
February.
The Oregonlau has a spasm be
cause it has learned that the pri
mary law and statement No. 1 tire
a repudiation of the constitutional
method of electing senators. The
question bobs up "who is the big
gest, the constitution of the United
States, or the coplc who made It?"
If the people are supreme and the
servants of the cople will not
obey why not invoke the only
method available to compel obed
ience? If the people of Oregon
arc wise they will stand by state
ment No. i, the direct primary and
the initiative and referendum, and
we believe they are as .sensible as
the average run of individuals at
least.
we are in receipt ol a copy o
the Oakland, (California) Tribuu
which is devolcd to whitewashing
Ruef and belunitz, the boodlersnui
besmirching Ileuey and the gov
eminent. If there is anything
worse and mnrucoiitcmptihlcthan a
corrupt supreme Judge who releases
High criminals on technical points
of law, when common horse sense
(iiitl the evidence clearly convicts
him, it is a ucwsp;icr that prosti
tutesits nflicc as an educator am
dispenser of news to the criminally
rotten work of deifying crime am
debasing the prosecution of it ii
the way the Tribune is doing.
good sized earthquake would be
about due at Oakland if the evi
that men do was always uwnrdct
the appropriate punishment in this
life as some hold, and think was
the cause of the disaster to the city
011 the other side of the bay. It
rcgretable in this Uuef and SchuiiU
case that these ctimiuals and the
contemptible judge who release'
them might not have been buriet
mid the ruins of that wicked city
some persons more just, spared in
their place.
For Joint Representative.
I beg to announce myself as
candidate for the nomination for
representative in the Seventeenth
District, subject to the decision of
the Republican voters of Clackamas
and .Multnomah counties at the
primary election on April 17th.
If 1 am nominated and elected I
will, during my term of office, sup
poitnsauc, business-like adminis
tration of public affairs, 1 will
oppose graft, humbug and tlciua
gogism, and will woik industriously
for the people of my district. I
will do my duty as I see it and will
not take dictation from any men or
set of men.
I will vote for the Republican
voters' choice for United States
senator.
C. N. McAKTIlUK,
Portland, Oiegou, March 15,
1 90S.
Announcement.
I hereby announce that I
candidate on the republican
for reptesentative fiom th
am a
ticket
iStli
district of the state of Oregon, sub
ject to the republican primary
election to be held April 17, 1908.
If elected I will observe the wish
es of the people of my county and
of the state and stand by state
ment No, 1, first, last and all the
time.
I wish to state that it was not my
ambition to become a candidate but
was induced to do so through the
iuilueucc of my fi lends and will
therefore serve the jK'ople to the
best of my obility if elected.
K. C. COUCH.
VG SHOULD ALL WORK
lor the improvement of Phila
delphia street from Jersey street to
the water front.
J. E. COLVIN, President and Treasurer
CARLSON & COMPA
DEALERS IN
ALL WIN
GO-CARTS
Best for Baby
Rest for Mother
Our Furniture
Article I.
Article II.
Article III.
Article IV.
Article V.
Article VI.
questions.
Article VII. Aterit and Prices must sell our goods.
Six
and
Twelve
Feet
Wide
Good Government League.
The good government league
convention was held in Hickncr's
hall Tuesday evening March 2,1 lb
and was called to order by acting
chairman, II. V. llrice, ami 011
motion of II. I?. Collier, Tom Mon
ahau was elected chairman for the
evening, with J. P. Wrinkle sec
retary. In a well worded sjcech calling
attention to the many manly qual
ities of II. W. llrice, Rev. F. L.
Voting proposed his name as can
didate for Mayor. The nomination
was greeted with cheers and Mr.
llrice was given the unanimous
vote.
The present 1 cornier A. M.
Ksson was also unanimously elected
candidate to succeed himself, being
proposed by ex-Governor Fletcher.
In the race for treasurer C.
Churchill was elected over J. C.
'Punch, and II. 1?. Collier received
the card lor city attorney over T.
T. Parker,
b'or councilman at large there
weie ;is votes cast ami alter tlie
canvass of the ballot, P. J. Miller,
Ii. C, Ilurlbert and C. J. Muck
weie declared elected. J.J. I urine
ami v. W. Winille weie chosen
for cntiiieilmeu of the first ward
and J. S. Crook and I,. 11. Smith
for the second ward.
People's Ticket Nominate.
Monday evening the people's
party gathered in the city hall for
the put pose of nominating candi
dates for the coming city election.
Meeting was called to order by W.
II. Hasey and W. II. King was
elected chairman for the evening,
II. C. Hunter, secretary. Chair
man King called on Judge Greene
to make the opening speech. After
a few preliminary spevehes Judge
lireene placed 1. t. iicuuriCKS
1. Hcudrick
in nomination and he was tinan-,
tmously chosen candidate tor may
or.
For councilman at large the first
ballot tesulted in the selection of
S. L. Dobie, C. J. Muck, C. L.
Johnson as candidates and for
recorder A. M. F.sson was unan
imously chosen to succeed himself,"
In the race for city attorney G. J.
Perkins carried oil the bun. J. P..
ranch was elected candidate for
treasurer.
b'or couucilmen for the first ward
G. L, Kpps and A. R. Jobes; for
the second ward, C. II. ltoiiham
and II. C, Hunter captured the
house. The meeting was enthus
iastic and it was teally the first real
K)litical open meeting of the cam
paign. Notice to Voters.
C. J. Muck, not being able to
qualify,, has withdrawn from the
race and the uood lioverniueut
eagtte nominated A. V. Davis as
candidate for councilman at large
in his stead.
HARRY COLVIN, Vice President
(Incorporated)
CARPETS AND
304
North
Jersey Street
We put ourselves in the customer's
him.
We say and do exactly what we
to do and say to us.
We find out without rudeness what the customer wants
and if we do not have it tell him so.
When we are ignorant of what tho customer wants to
know we tell him so right off.
Wc have nothing to say about the faults of other stores.
We let the customer first see the goods and then say our say or answer
LINOLEUM
CLI-AN for the Hath Room
STRONG for the Kitchen
HANDSOME for the Dining
W. C. T. U. Contest.
A large and appreciative aud
ience listened to a sermon in elocu
tion last Tuesday evening by seven
of our .St. Johns young people.
All spoke on the subject of tem
perance, each treating it in a diff
erent way, reflecting great credit
upon themselves ami Mrs. Hall,
superintendent of contest work for
the local union.
As each contestant did so well it
must have been difficult for the
judges to award the prize. It was,
however, captured by Miss Kllen
Vierhus, who gave "The College
Oil Can" in a very acceptable man
iter. The song by Miss Vera Hoi
laud was very fine and showed a
icmarkahlc voice and training for
so young a singer. The solo by
Roy Perkins with guitar accompan
iment was very acceptable.
Following are the names of the
contestants:
Harry Clark -"The Gambler's
Tale;" Prudence tialland "In
the ' Kegs;" Kiln Kdinondson
"Licensed to Sell;" Flora Mc
Nevins "Taken by Surprise;"
Rachel Shelter "I've Drank my
Last Glass;" Mary Godscy "Tom
John;" Kllen Vierhus "The Col
lege Oil Can."
Birthday Party.
A very pleasant evening was
spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
11. S. Hewitt, Tuesday evening,
March 100S, the event being in
honor of their sou Charley's 21st
bitthday. The evening was spent
111 games and social chat
which dainty refreshments
after
were
served.
Those ptesent wete Misses Mae
and Miguou Thompson, Dollie
Hluir, Dorothy Povey, Anna Per
riue, Ruby Hoover, Hazel and
Nellie Robisou. Marv
Hewitt and
Ada Holcomb; Messrs. Sidney and
Tom Girduer, James O' Conner,
l Andrew Ulair, Gale Perrine, Geo.
I Donaldson, Harold Holcomb and
Charley Hewitt.
i A large number of beautiful and
useful presents were given him by
his friends, such as a Teddy bear,
Noah's ark, Jack in the box,
Twins, coal scuttle, chime top,
humpty dttmpty and others. Char
ley experienced the time of his life
and wishes his birthday occurred
at least twice a year.
Platform of Taxpayers' Ticket
AKT1CI.I! I
A strict and absolute adherence
at nil times to the office prescribed
by the charter of the city of St.
Johns and the laws of the state of
Oregon.
AKTtCI.lt it
To guard and protect the inter
ests of the city with the same zeal
and fidelity as we would our pri
vate iustness.
t
VICTOR CARLSON, Manager and Secretary
FURNITURE
SHADES
Any Size
Any Color
Creed
place in waiting upon
would like a salesman
Room
Buy a Fruit Orchard.
C. V. Potter and O. O. Oooh
who went to Medford recently
were captured by the enterprising
1 real estate jugglers of that prosper
ous community, having purchase
tne 11. T. nun orchard a mile am
a half southwest of Medford, of
acres, paying 510,500, or 025 per
acre, the highest price ever pah
, for young orchard laud in the Inst
ory of the Rogue River valley.
The proiwrty consists of 20 acres
I of ij-year-old Newtown pippins ami
hplt.enburg apples ami d An
jou ami Howell pears. It is the
north half of the .oacre tract
which' was purchased by Hull &
Parker from J. K. Watt last autumn
for 25,ooo or m 2,500 and the
transaction nets Mr. II till just $4000
or 20o an acre profit in less than
six mouths, the same laud was
purchased by Mr. Watt two years
ago last Kbrtiary for $225 an acre,
or 10,00a, and the year before that
it was told for Si 50. This is
profit of ffioo in three years. Kight
years ago the laud was purchased
implanted, lor mo an acie.
The purchasers !-ecured one of
the finest young orchards in the
valley. The trees are mostly Ncw
town pippins with 11 few SpiUeu
bergs, and are 9 years old. They
produced their first crop last year,
winch sold tor J33' 1 IIS '""
it will double the production, and
each year will see an increase.
I'.veu at the price ot tsj.s an
acre the buyers will do better, say
orchardists, than to buy laud at
Sioonnncre and plant it. Next
year's crop will bring them interest
on the money invested and the prof
us will greatly increase yearly.
! Mr. Potter returned with a well
developed case ot the grip out our
friends expect to close up their bus
iuess affairs ami move to their new
home about the 15th or 20 of April.
We sincerely regret the removal of
these two families from St. Johns
for they are of the salt of the earth.
We were in hopes if they should go
from St, Johns they would select
, Hood River, the best apple country
on earth for their new home, for
then we could have simply trans
ferred them from one bunch of good
friends to another and when we
took a rim 'up to the old home
we would meet them again, but
away up to Medford is like going
into n far country. Nevertheless,
we will join with the entire com
munity in wishing for them more
than the realization of their highest
hopes for success.
Congress has ordered the motto
"In God we Trust" replaced on
the V, S. coins the same as before
; Our Teddy ordered them off. Now
I if congress would but make it so
! that in the ma'jority of cases when
tuui is rean oy our pcopie, uiey
would not utter a lie, we would
take off our hat to that honorable
body. fc
sit
Council Proceedings. I
The Fifty-second session of the
city legislature convened in the leg
islative chamber Tuesday evening
and pulled off a lively evening's
entertainment.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved a
petition was presented asking for
the improvement of Learned street,
between John and Charleston
streets. This was referred to the
street committee to endeavor to
have the street improved from
John street to Burlington so as to
avoid extra advertising, the adver
tisement for the whole costing no
more than it would for the single
block.
Petition for the privilege of run
ning a knife gambling joint was
referred to the committee on license.
Communication from the Mer
chants bavtngs & I rust company
asking for an expression of approv
al of their bond in behalf of S. V.
Davidor. This brought up the
matter of the gas franchise and
Attorney McAllister in behalf of
his client, Mr. Davidor, asked
that the council suspend action on
the franchise indefinitely and per
init them to go on with their work
of installing their plant; stating
that the plans for the gas plant had
been perfected in a satisfactory
manner, that a member of the man
uiacttiriug firm was at this time
in
fortlauu to sign the contract ami
would do so the morning following
this meeting if the council would
give them a favorable verdict. Mr
Capron, the agent of the mauufac
Hirers, was present with the spec
locations of the plant and substau
tiatcd Mr. McAllister's statement
Then the question of the $5000
cash bond was discussed and Mr
McAllister declared that as th
other bond bad been accepted am!
the franchise granted thereon the
cash bond could not be demanded
by the city. This placed IJrother
Jobes in the position of the boy
who opened the cage and allowed
the bird to escape. When Davidor
offered S1500 recently, promising
to finish the $5000 bond, Mr. Jobes
insisted with all ills- power that
the full 75000 could not be put up
that the council should accept none
and despite the fact that a half loaf
was better than none, he carried
his point with the council and the
f 1500 were turned down and the
city is just that much the loser.
After u full discussion it was tie
cided by the council that action
should be suspended indefinitely
The contract for the plant as
signed Wednesday morning by
representative of the Western Gas
Construction Co. of New York
and the provisions of the contract
are that the delivery of the luachiu
cry will be commenced within 60
days and nil will be on the ground
within yo days from the date of the
signing of the contract. It was
develoK'd in the discussion that
.Mr. Davidor had paid si 500 011
lots for a location for the plant and
that the party now refused to make
conveyance, and that there was
now in progress n suit to force him
to do so. This makes it look as 1
we were going to get the gas plan
this summer after all.
A communication was read from
II. K. Harris of the Harris Bros
Ice Machine Co. asking the city to
r.liiKiuisli their rights to the street
running through the property re
ceutly purchased by his company
from Mrs. Capies. The matter
was referred to the city attorney
for investigation.
Die most important measure that
has been brought to pass during
their entire term of othce, in our
estimation was successfully accom
plished nt this time, viz.: the clos
lug of a deal whereby the city of
St. Johns acquires possession of a
supply of rock sulhcteut to cover
every foot of all the streets of the
city, nud is the nearest available
rock to the city. It is located
about 200 feet from the ferry land
tug on the west side of the river in
the canyon nud gives n down hill
pull to the ferry lauding. This
property was purchased from the
West St. Johns Laud company tor
$i20o $300 cash, $200 in 60 days
and the balance in warrants payable
one and two years distant. this
puts the city on easy street so far
as crushed rock is concerned, and
we believe there is enough rock
there to enable the city to sell
enough to clear the entire purchase
and leave enough for the city to
use for a hundred years.
The matter of lowering the
water pipes as the streets are im
proved came up at this time and it
was decided that the contractors in
bidding should include the lower
ing of the pipes when they had
been placed according to franchise
by the water company and when
they were not placed deep enough
by the company that the water com
pany should be the one to lower
the pipes at their own expense.
The attorney was directed to draw
up an ordinance to this effect.
The attorney was instructed to
draw up an ordinance creating the
office of plumbing inspector and
making the city engineer ex-officio
plumbing inspector without extra
pay.
Committee on the improvement
of Lively street reported that
Father Capies thought he should
receive remuneration tor ins prop
erty this street would cut off and
that by appraisers would be the
uiost satisfactory way to him of
arriving at the amouut. No action
taken.
On motion of Dobie the fiuance
committee and recorder were m-
WE BUILD THEM TO SUIT
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THE
THE
AND
THE VOGUE HATS
Open evenings until 9 o'clock.
VOGUE MILLINERY CO.
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Next door to Postoffice.
H. T. Butterworth
THE ST. JOHNS JEWELER
Hns the most complete line of Watches, Clocks and
Jewelry ever displayed in St. Johns.
Emblem Rliies, licnvy wild gold fS.50
Solid gold Stick Puts f 1.25 "P
Solid Gold llrooclics 3.00 up
ltonitty Tins, cr pair 35c up
Veil Tin 75C to f 3.00
Child' llrarclcts f 1.50 to 4.50
Ladles' llrncclcts...., 3.35 to 9.00
Call and see my selection of Rings, Belt Buckles,
Neck Chains, Lockets and Silverware.
EDMONDSON CO.,
Plumbing and Tinning
Phone Fast 631 1
203 Jersey Street St. Johns, Ore.
structcd to redeem warrunts in pos- ford street to center line of Lively
session of Mr. Cochran. street. This petition was presented
On motion of Dobie, Swan's bid , at council meeting May 32, 1906
on Hurlitigton street Improvement with almost 1300 feet frontage with
was held over another week. ' promise from non-resident property
Application of 0. C. Potts for! owners, of whom Kdward Camp
renewal of his license was favorably ' bell with 650 feet, G. II. M. Green
reported by the license committee wald, 130 and others. May 29 a
ami after the expiration of 20 days' remonstrance was filed representing
urace to iri ve opportunity for re- 1600 feet. The petition, by order
monstrance, action will be taken by
the council.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw an ordinance changing the
name of Modoc and Lively streets
to Willis boulevard ami Depot
street to Fesseuden street.
Fire in Pin Town
The children of North Fillmore directing the city engineer to estl
street nre playing house on a large mate the cost of suid improvement
scule. Uy gathering boatds they as petitioned for. Although more
have been enabled to erect a string than the requisite number of feet
of flats 011 the back part of a rcsi- was represented, and the council
deuce lot and 011 one of these struc- had been importuned singly and
tures was put the sign, "Pin Store" collectively nothing has been done
from which circumstance theembry- to said street and the petition now
otic city derived its name. , lies peacefully nsleep in the vaults
About noon Monday the alarm of our new city hall. Again this
of fire was sounded. The fire de- last winter while I was sick nt home
parttneut responded nobly. The I prepared a petition for the im-
hrst company consisted ol a
small
boy nud a smaller wash basin full
of water. He was soon ioiued bv
u larger company with n five pound
lard pail, these two companies were
not sufficient to check the "devour
ing element" and the"lurid flames"
were licking the roof of the pin
store when a general alarm was
turned in. This brought out the
crack company of the department,
a husky lad with a two-gallou
bucket. Vigorous work by the
three companies put out the fire on
the inside of the merchantile house,
but their engines did not have
force enough to reach the fire on
the roof and for a time the structure
seemed doomed. Just at thisjuuet-
tire the petticoat brigade gracefully ( forward any improvement, espe
rounded the rear end of the building , dally street work, when the prop-
and with n fine flourish of hose put erty owners comply with the char
the finish to the conflagration by a ter nud nsk for it. To the council
well-directed dash of water from a
lo-potmd lard pail.
Away back in the old days ot
the last century, when old Albia,
Iowa, and the writer were young,
and we belonged to hose company
No, i, we were very proud of our
petticoat brigade, for they frequen
tly gave us oyster suppers and
dances and made of us the heroes
of the hour. Here in St. Johns,
lowever, the crinoline compauy by
its promptness and dash in action
saved the day.
We have not ascertained the
amount of the damage but it must
have been several pins and there
was tio insurance.
This is the first fire in pin town
and the fire department is deserving
of much praise for its vigorous and
successful fire fighting; particu
larly the crinoline company.
COMMUNICATED.
Editor Review: When St. Johns
was first incorporated I , with a few
other property owuers agifated the
improvement of streets, and espec
ially Jersey street. After about
one year s nara wors we accom
plished our purpose, though not
without the opposition of one or
two who were most benefitted.
Two years ago I circulated a peti
tion for the improvement of Fesseu
den street from center line of Brad-
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of council was ordered referred
back to me for more signatures.
When I again presented said eti
tiou it bore the signatures of prop
erty owners representing 2477 feet.
I also presented a petition for im
provement of Fesseuden street from
Lively to Chaple street with 303
feet with no remonstrance. July
2J the council passed a resolution
provement ot fesscnuen street iroin
the river to Charleston street and
procured from 1600 to 1800 feet
then turned it over to Mr. Penny
of Oak Park for signatures nt the
east end. After he had secured a
number of signers he, in turn,
placed it in the hands of a member
of the council but when called for,
lo and behold it had been lost.
Again, Mr. Iulitor, I have pre
pared n petition for some improve-
inent, and as there is one candidate
. in Ward 2 who has opposed said
1 improvement, it will be well for ev-
ery voter to exact a promise from
each candidate bctore election that
he will not oppose any public im-
provement, but that he promise to
the property owners look for their
I salvation. Therefore, it behooves
i the voters and taxpayers to study
the candidates well bctore election,
1 for after that it is too late.
Yours respectfully,
P, HILL.
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son, abstracter and notary public.
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Administrator's Notice te Creditors.
IN THIS COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATU OPORKGON, 1'OR MULT
NOMAH COUNTY.
In the matter of the estate of
Ernest E. Elliott, deceased.
Notice is hereby given ttiat Mary E.
Elliott was 011 the 3rd day of March,
1908, duly appointed by the County
Court of Multnomah county, Oregon,
administratrix of the estate of Ernest E.
Elliott, deceased, ami all persons hav
ing claims against said estate are hereby
required to present the same with the
proper vouchers attached thereto, to the
said administratrix in the law office of
II. E. Collier, in the Hoi brook building,
St. Johus, Oregon, within six months
from and after the date of March 37,
190S. said date being the first publication
of this notice. MARY E. ELLIOTT,
Administratrix of the estate of
jo-24 Ernest E. Elliott, deceased.