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1 'U"-ili!i5i -an? ST. JOHNS REVIEW ii ? IT'S NOW UP TO YOU j GET IN THE IIAJ31T Of admtblng In The Kcvlew and you'll never rcurcl II. He sin t once and keep right at It To MbtCfBx tor The Revkw. AH.ltw nwi white It U new b our motto. Call la and enroll J i Devoted (o the Interests of (he Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of tlio Northwest VOL. 4 ST. JOHNS, ORKGON, 1'RIDAY, APRIL 3. 1908. NO. at VISITORS AT LAUREL LODGE Woodlawn Brethren Join With Local Chain Gang in Having a Good Time Monday Evening Laurel lodge I. O. O. K. were honored by a visit of the lodge at Woodlawn Monday evening. The brothers came over in a body and filled the halt. There was work in the second, which the local team put on with their usuul eclat and the victim was constrained to say that it was "great." We have yet to learn of n silicic man who has expressed dissatisfaction with the in a meeting of this kind. If he is great lessons of Odd fellowship as demonstrated in their ritual work. feelings cherished for them in the heart of Laurel lodge. He was responded to by the noble grand of Woodlawn lodge and then followed by Brother Vaughn of Woodlawn. Any one who has ever heard Brother Vaughn speak once will instinctively take an extra hitch in his waist baud and look welt to his buttons when this gentleman rises If all men were controlled by the principles of the order it would make a vcritublc Kden of our old Mother Earth; but unfortunately, not even within the sacred precincts of the halls of the order do all those professing to be brothers manifest the spirit portrayed in the work. but like many people in the church es have a taint of the yellow streak of hypocrisy, Iscariotism, anarchy thnt thinks only of self and self aggrandisement. Wc suppose it will be so us long as time shall last, and it is enough sometimes to make n man wish that there wouldn't be more than about 30 days more of time. This occasion, however, was different. Everybody was on his good behavior and they pro ceeded smoothly and harmoniously. At the end of the work the lodge was placed at ease and nn orange and cake lunch was provided for the visitors and members. There was tut abundance of cakes of all kinds, about u barrel of orange punch which wc could not tell from the red lemonade of the halcyon days of youth. Everybody except H."S. Hewitt was soon full to the guards. Brother Hewitt absorbed absorbed a cupful or two of the lemonade regularly every ten min utes until tdjoUrniug time at the noon of nigh.. There were a number of address es, the one on behalf of the local lodge was nude by Tom Monuhau, welcoming the visitors, and assur ing them of the ' kindly fraternal ,i. t 1,.,4 Iih lit 1 .i1 1 1 rvn iiui tuna btiuuuiia, iiu win nun.iv u into spasms (of laughter) before Mr. Vaughn concludes his speech He told of the history of St. Johns some eight years ago when there was the little dinky engine and how he rode out with the generous, vhole sou led Tom whose surname is Monahau, and handed him a half dollar there were five in the party and Tom handed him back five lead nickels and rung up one fare. This is just one little story of the reminiscences Brother Vaughn pealed off of the past in a steady stream for about 15 minutes. h.ich was funnier than the preced ing. He was followed by Harry Circle, Assessor North, Charles Robinson, the latter delivering his address in song accompanied by himself 011 the piano. It was a delightful occasion and will be repeated next Monday even ing on n larger scale, as there are three lodges which are expected and there will be between two and three hundred visitors here. All the home lodge members should be on hands. from filled Chester P. Hates returned his vacation last week and his pulpit Sunday. I'M. Bellinger, alias Friday, has been at his home in Washington for several weeks. He went home for a visit just in time to catch a quarantine for diphtheria and was not able to break away until last week, when he turned up in time to attend Laurel lodge. PICK OUT YOUR CANDIDATES ; A REC0RD T0 BE PRm 0F - B. D. Sigler, Republican Candidate for Assessor, All Three Tickets Made Ud of Good. Substantial Men. andi First Man in Oregon to Assess Public Franchises the City will be in Good Hands Whatever the Result oooooooooooo 0000000001 jjj THE TROLLEY WAY Is the only way to secure immediate delivery of your goods at the most reasonable of transportation rates. Therefore ring up the PORTLAND & SUBURBAN EXPRESS CO, Operating electric freight cars between St. Johns and Portland. Wc call for and cli ck your trunks direct to destination. Turn your trunk checks and shipping receipts over to us and your goods will receive prompt attention We have teams connecting with cars at St. Johns and Portland. Get our rates before shipping. Special rates on car load lots. Experienced and courteous employes. Phone Main 358, Portland office. Phone Main A 3358. First and Flanders Streets. C. W. STEARNS Phone Woodlawn 818. Agent at St. Johns. Office 105 E. Burlington street. XQOOOOOOOOOOOO( l!tbll'h-d 1B81 fu New York City A. UNGER MAKliK OV Tlllt FAMOUS LA CADIZA, 10 cent and EL ROYAL, 5 cent Full Hue of Smokers' Supplies Central Cigar Store, Cigar Next to Bank. ST. JOHNS BRICK CO. Manufacturers of Clay Brick aud Pressed Brick. Plastering Sand on bauds at all times. Orders solicited. EMERICK & HART r IBIackstaithing and Carriage building, ing a specialty. All work guaranteed. S Ivanha St. - between Chicago and New MAYOK. it is not otteu that two men so nearly equal in merit arc pitted against each other in the political arena. It is true Mr. Hendricks has not been here long enough to become so well known as has Mr. Brice. But those who know him best know him to be a progressive, energetic, capable business man and wc feel sure the city will make no mistake in electing him to its highest office. On the other hand everybody know Mr. Brice. He has served the city before and served it well. He, too, is progressive, earnest aud above all has the courage of his convictions. We know that he will stand for what he thinks is right, though he should stand alone. A man of the strictest in tegrity, honesty of purpose, aud if elected will give the city the clean est, most progressive government within his power. We believe he will make a model mayor and take pleasure in commending him to the consideration of the voters of the city. KliCOKIWK. Of the recorder there need be little said, Mr. Es.tou being the only candidate. But a word is due him for the work he has done. When Mr. Ksson took charge of his office everything was in a state of chaos. No one knew any thing about anything. Accounts were not segregated but all mixed up like a dog's breakfast There was 110 system in keeping the accounts, nor a p oper jet of books for doing so had there been a bystem. In the face of these difficulties Mr. Essou has brought order out of chaos, has had the city supplied with the best set of books obtain able, has segregated the different accounts so that at a moment's no tice he can give the amount of funds available in any departmei ' of the city finances. There are a few things yet which he wishes to finish in the arrangement of the work of his office aud which he promises to do the coming year if elected. It is therefore not only due him that he may have this opportunity, but should be a pleas tire to the city to place him for another term in the recorder's seat. TKKASUKItK. Again we have three very com petent men arraigned against each other. It matters not which is elected we are sure the work will be well done. Mr. Tauch has this advantage over Mr. Thompson aud Mr. Churchill, how ver, he has worked with Mr. Ksson for the past few months and has become familiar with the situation, has had much experience in this kind of work has handled the school funds of this district for the past four or five years aud iu all that time his accounts have been found correct to a cent, and together he aud Mr. Essou have planned certain changes which will benefit the' city iu the matter of economy. Another thing, ns Mr. Tanch facetiously remarked to the writer a day or two aco, "he could not run so fast as his competitors iu case he should steal the city s money and tried to net nwa . winch was one thing in his fuvor." ATTOUNIiY.J Iu the nutter of city attorney our choice has not been1 named as a candidate. Wc sincerely regret that S. II. Greene, thcprcscut at torucy, was not nominated to sue cccd himself. Mr Greene has handled the affairs of the city dur ing tnc past year or two iu n most admirable manner. Helms brought the notorious" Yotingferdorf matter to n successful conclusion iu the only way that it could be done in absolute safety to the city and com pelled other attorneys who sought to take advantage of the city to yield to his method of, procedure. This has undoubtedly saved the city many times his salary for the time employed. In a hundred other matters with constant watch ful care guarding the council against such actions ns would en danger the financial welfare of the city has he hre:i faithful mid com petent to guard the ctt s interest. In view of these factshw were sure the city would rccognixc his faith fulness and capability ami re-elect him to his office. But in this us iu all matters political wc are perfectly willing to accept tliclvcruict of the majority und woikVuillt aud for the attorney elected to succeed him. mere are inrre ciiuumaies in me field, II. E. CoMier, O. J." Perkins and T. T. Pinker, the latter run ning independent. Mr. Collier has had a wide experience iu municipal affairs ami as a public prosecutor. is capable, level h .ided, well versed iu tlie law, and v ill give the city the best service oi which he is capable. Of Mr. Perkins and his ability wc arc not so well acquaint cd. He is almost all of his time iu Portland where he is associated with the law firm of Piatt & Piatt. This may appear to be against 1 him as n city attorney here, as Mr. Collier lives here and is almost con; stautly in the city. If elected he would be here all the time. There 1 are stories being circulated, we arc told, reflecting on the integrity of Mr. Perkins iu connection with the ferry, to the effect that Mr. Perkins, had the charter fixed iu such a way 1 that the city council could buy the ferry without a vote of the people 1 and pay any price they saw fit, and that now he, with the Petersons, are striving to elect a council which t will do this. We don't believe any such tiling. In the first place, we, do not believe Mr. Perkins to be, that kind of a man. While he is rather hasty, we believe he is hon est and wc do not think there is any conspiracy to place the city in a position where it can be coerced into taking the ferry at any price; we do not believe either ticket if elected wholly, would put into office a council that would do such a thing, and we think these reports to be simply the frothings of n dis torted mind, who cm see no good iu any one and who deserves watch ing most closely himself. T. T. Parker, the Independent candidate for attorney, is so well known by St. Johns people that comment is unnecessary. Of the couiicilmeu we have little to say. There are but two of the old council in the field. These two we believe should be elected for the reason there should be at least two or three of the retiring council each year held over, so that they may be able to keep in touch with the pre vious year's work and expedite matters iu the meetings, being able to give the new members knowledge of the status of different iiistioiiH without having to turn to the rcc ords for every little reference to past work. We consider this one of the worst features of the charier, which requires n full new council elected every year. We believe about half of the council .should be held over from each year to the succeeding yeur. We believe it would be better for the city, and we are .surprised that such is not the case. Of the other five couii cilmeu to be elected we ask our readers to study the men, select those whom they believe will be most likely to give us a strong, clean, progressive government. If you think a man would pander to the vicious clement, scratch him' oil your ticket. Ifuniauluu giv en evidence iu his past life that lie would not be iu favor of having a clean, orderly city, with improve ments pushed to a conclusion as rapidly ns possible consistent with the financial ability of the city, cut him off your ticket. Vote only for such men as will stand for a high moral standard, aud for street and other municipal improvements. By .so doing, and only by doing so will St, Johns proser aud become what everything 111 nature indicates Mic will be the fust city on the coast. Under his nsscssment Public Service Corporations are now inlying 1000 per day more taxes on personal property than they pnid under any former Assessor. If re-elected he guarantees to continue his pres ent policy. Following is a statement of Comparative Personal Property Assessments, which speaks for itself: '9l- 1907. $ 183,30 Portland Gas Co $1, 343,730 848,795 Portland Railway Co ,o83,flo 225,090 Telephone Co , 86,390 617.090 O. u- & N Co t8.878.O70 110,055 Northern Pacific Ry. Co 776,580 152,39 Southern Pacific Uy. Co 700,930 170,150 Portland General Elec. Co 1,306,500 213,600 Oregon Water Power Co 858,085 27,565 Northern Pacific Terminal Co 198,680 52,548,095 Total $29,033,055 Increase over 1904 $26,484 ,960 9l- 1907. $6,500 ier mile, 0. K. & N. nnd N. P. Co.'s ?47,ooo iter mile. Gromnchy-Zimmcrmnn. Building Permits Issued. No, 31 to K. C. Couch to erect residence on lot 6, block 12, St. Johns Park addition, fronting on I'iltmore, between Pessenden and Trumbull, ?8oo. No. 32 to W. S. I.authers to erect blacksmith shop on lot 3, block 35, St. Johns Park addition, fronting on Ivauhoe between Chi cago and New York, if 150. No. 33 to E. V. Butts to erect a residence on lot 2, block 1 Hack Strom's addition, fronting 011 Charleston, between Portland boul evard and Hudson street, I1700. A very pretty wedding was con summated last Sunday at the home of Rev. C. Thompson at Soil wood when Miss Grace Gtomachy of St. Johns was wedded to Julius Ziiu-' merman of I.iunton, Rev. Thomp son officiating, Mrs. Thompson is a sister of the groom. We have known the happy bride a number of years where she lived ' at Hood River, Doe, and here in' St. Johns. She is a bright, happy, fine young lady und her many1 friends will all join us iu wishing ! her aud her husband a iong, happy aud prosperous life. They ieceived many useful and beautiful presents, , aud enjoyed a most felicitous day. They will make their home in I.innton. 1 Artisan Entertainment. A very iulcrctiug musical and literary recital will be given Mon day, April 6, 190s, 8:30 p. in. nt Bickuer's hall, under the nimpicM of the United Artisans by the fol lowing Portland artists: Mordatiut A. Gooduough -Pianist. 0. Luster Paul Rentlar. 1. acy I,. Wisdom- Tenor. J. G. Kilpnck Baritouu. Mrs. I.aey Wisdom Accomimu ist. A program of high merit ami culture is assured and it eonlinl invitation is extended to all. Don't miss this unusual event. Admis sion 35c. Returns from the polls will b announced between numhcis, St. Johns Land Co East St. Johns Al. IIOLMtOOK C . UAU.P.Y vii vviiiiv hunu wi 1 U The Largest and Oldest Real Ilstnte Firm t in St. Johns. Jj The center of the great development now taking j place, on the Peninsula. Wc have only u few business lots left on Coltunhiti Z Boulevard, which for n short time onlv will he sold at $ present prices. home line residence lots still on sale. j Choice manufacturing sites adjoining the 0. R. & N. railroad for sale on reasonable terms. ! 1 lUiuruuit o riuuiiiuii s ! We have some choice lots in the vicinity of the new $20,000 school building now in course of eonstrue- tion. ' r. . . 1 . t ;.i f i,(tii at our oiiicu lor prices ami terms tor euner 01 r tz Whitwood Court these desirable tracts. St. Johns i'Iioiic union 3101 Oregon I Practical horseshoe- I The newjsbop on I ;York -St. Jhn Z The grandest view in America ToScc Whitwood Court isj B"y Lots ... $100 to $300 Acre tracts 200 to 300 Sfc: Order Your Easter Suit Now OVER 400 STYLES TO PICK PROM Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing We call for and deliver Phone Richmond 9,1 r PETERSEN & NOCE, Tailors Open Sundays 10 30 to 12 p. 111. Second door south of postoffiee. RICHARD SHEPARD & CO. 110 N. Jersey Street, St. Johns, Oregon Clark & Wilson Lumber Co. IJNNTON, ORKGON Lumber Manufacturers PRICKS QUOTKD ON APPLICATION 1