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THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW Published Erery Frldsr Al 117 Wel llurllngton 8tft, Bt. John. HV AlARKt.lt & BvltRfcltlt. J. E. COLVIN, President and Trmurtr MARRY COLVIN, Vict President VICTOR CARLSON, Minagtr and Secretary Tint Umvikw Is entered nt post office in Saint Johns, Oregon, ns innil tnnttcr 01 me second cinss unucr uic jici ui v.un- grcssof March 3, 1879. Alt tilftitUlnr bills psjslls flnt of eseh month. AilrertlilnK rstes, 11.00 per Inch per month. All eomrannlcstloni should be sddreised to Tin neniw, hu John, Oregon. Job rrlntlnr executed In firit-etsis slle. rillle for Job Printing esih on dellrerr. omcttl Newipiper of the City of St Johns. Phono Richmond 11 Subscription rslei, fl.OO per jesr In sdrsnce. FRIDAY, APRIL 3. I98' 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. The vo ce of the politician is licard in the land and there will be no surcease from sorrow until after the November elections, when the ationv will be closed by the usual trip up Salt river by the olsorans. Do not vote for anyone who is not on the ticket. Some have de clared they will vote for Judge Greene regardless of the fact that helms not placed himself in the race. Such tickets will not be counted, nud if you vote for him you throw your vote away. We would vote for him ourself If he was in the race, but as he is not we cannot as we do not wish to throw our vote away, much as we would like to give the judge 11 complimen tary vote. W. L. Thorndyke of the Astoria Leader is receiving unusual notori ety lust now, through a threatening letter received from "One of the Oaim" in the tenderloin district of that city. This letter was the re spouse made to some remarks pub lished in the Leader recently criti cisiug the conduct of that rotten spot in Astoria's social life. The letter gives Thorn .V) days to get out of Astoria and threatens his life if he remains. This is in keep lug with the character of the in dividual who infest such districts, and so long as a city will permit such moral lepers to live In their midst the lives nud morals of their coptc are in peril. It Is the hoc of every decent cltuen that the writer of the letter may be appre bended by the postal authorities who have the matter under invest! gatlon nud when found will be utven the limn 01 tne inw lor 111s crime. r We wish to call attention to the two panes of this issue devoted to advertising the candidates In 304 NORTH JERSEY STREET Statement Number One! WE INVITE COMPARISON IN QUALITY STYLE ALL WIN GO-CARTS Best for Baby Rest for Mother WE CAN Furnish your house complete at a material saving to you. Inspect our stock and get our prices. PRICE Linoleum There is no floor covering more suitable and none so economical. Let us quote prices and give estimates. Matting 20 cents a yard and up. MORRIS CHAIRS $9.00, $10.00, $12.75 NOTABLE EVENTS Election Day, Monday. House Cleaning Time, This Month. Bargain days at this store, EVERY DAY. Communicated. 1) the Kdltor of the St. Johns Review: I ask that you grant a favor by publishing the following reasons why we should elect J. O. Tauch city treasurer at this time. lie is well qualified, honest nud faithful to his duties in whatever he undertakes. With the election of A. M. Ksson for recorder and J. K. Tauch for treasurer, the two will work togcth the er for the Imptovemeut of the bus cmnlm? election. We do not be- mess methods ot the two ollices. lleve there Is another town In the When the city was lirst fucorpo Mate with as enterprising a set of rated its business methods were in ImsliioKs mt'ii us we have in St. very crude state. During the TntniM when thi?v set their minds to past year n great improvement has it. Tills is ilLMiwuiNtrnted bv the been made along this line; yet, ot inniiner in which tlu-v luive hustled this time, some of the crude meth during the past week's campaign. The part we are proudest of though is the clean fight both sides are makiuu. This, too, in the face of iuOucucc from the outside which has been broiiuhl to bear to induce them to engage in mud slinging. It is a matter both sides can imlnt to with pride when the campaign is over. It will be no disgrace to be beaten in a eleau fight like this. We appreciate this kind of work nud to show this, when the boys approached us for these two full page nds we cut the pi ice In two, It is the clean, stiaight, eaiuest work that wins, - The Oregoulan, with all its eru dition, nil its Solomonic wisdom, almost 11 half century's experience In politics, is so unwise, so tiupol Itic as to admit that it has 110 oh jectiou to the primary law itself, but objects law. It has the priuinry No. 1 that a horsethief has to the Oregon code which would put him behind the bars that it is oper ntlve. The initiative and refereu dutii and statement No. 1 are the means to take the control of politics out of the hands of a few profes sional politicians, the greater part of whom ure so rotten at the heart they do not make even fair political shysters, nud because of their lull delity to each other bring about their own ruin, and place it where it belongs, in the hands of the ko pie, ami we think the people nppre date this fact. If the Oregouiati would devote the space filled with this silly rot to something looking to some good end instead of this attenuated attempt to defraud its readers of their franchise it would retrain some of its lost prestige with the people. oils remain, nud more improving of the system is necessary. I will here give n record of J. h. Tauch as school clerk: lie was lirst elected some live live years ago. Since that time he has handled the following sums of money: iRVyo. ?io,3.io.f)9 100.1-1005 13,041,33 1005- 190O 23,335.01 1006-1007 .SS.33O.40 1007-1008 .VJ.573-3" To present time 139,000.31 I'ivery cent of the above has been correctly accounted for. District cash was dciMsitcd with the Hirst National bank of Port land, one and a half years; with the Peninsula bank of St, Johns, three and a half years. lletween the banks and himself there has never been a word of dispute in handling the deposit, which speaks well for his business methods. At to the woikiug of the ay 0f the meetings of the school s the same object bus to ,,;,.,, ,,e h , reaiy wMy '" . w n'.u Xtt m.c.nt statement of the financial standing of the district. He stands well with nil the firms that have done business with the district for prompt attention in presenting nud paying bills that have been passed upon by the board. He is among one of the best school clerks of the state; his methods and systems are the best, Portland not excepted. His system of paying salaries of teachers is recoguiml as the best and the one that the city of Portland has talked of following I.ast of all he is no stranger, has been known here for nearly 25 years. A TuxtMyer. Pirst (lame of (lie Season. The St. Johns and Wabash teams crossed sticks Minilay in Hill Park. The grounds were wet nm Mipjiery nuil very dilhciilt to play upon, but the boys made it pretty interesting nevertheless. The Wabash pitcher, Ualdwin for improving said street from cen-. did some very good work, but was ter line of Hradford street to center poorly supported ny 111s iniieniers line of Lively street, by grading to' The saints played a much better the established grade and graveling inune. Ross Parker, their left same (crushed rock not mentioned) fielder, played n first class game, also sidewalkiug same 011 both' mid White did splendid work be sides, with regulation decking. ; hind the bat. Their pitcher The total instance was less than Wakefie d. d id excellent work nlso COMMUNICATl:!). Hdltoi Review: Since my com munication in last Issue of the Re view in regard to improvement of Pcsscudcii street, I have been asked numerous questions which I will endeavor to answer as briefly as possible. The petition cnlUd WE SHOULD ALL WORK Born. At the home of his grand pai d Mrs. J. T. Mayes, Tl: parents Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mayes, Tliurs- dav. March 10. Walter Ilerks Hisel. The young man is doing well in the doiry business und is as happy as his proud father and grand par ents. Of course his mamma animosities nud spite work in our wouldn't be proud of her hue boy. 1 municipal lite. l'or the improvement of Phila delphia street from Jersey street to the water front. For a 500-foot dock or a larger one at the toot ot Philadelphia street. Por the enlargement of the city limits of St. Johns. For the elimination of personal 5000 feet. The ctitioii carried over one half, it being signed to the amount of 3503 feet as follows: P. Hill, 330 feet; S. H. Greene, 3fio feet; l.eroy Carr, 130 feet, Rose T. McClave, 130 fowl; W. O. Woods, 3O0 feet; O. II. M. Green wold, 130 feet; P. J. Peterson, 07 feet; Klsiua Johnson, 130 feet; Harry K. Wagner, 130 fee.; P. A. Hrcdccu, 130; 1?, Yuu.!cui.c., 330; lid Campbell, O50: total 3503. The remoiiNtrauce was sigded by ltd Ashby, 330 feet; Mrs. livers, 550; Ullen Nash, 330; Francis Catliu, 3O0; F. Men ill, 2O0; II. W. Urice, 130: total 1690, Those lefusiug to to sign were Mrs. Welch, 130; and J. H. Crook, 130; rest of owners representing less than 550 feel I was unable to find. Petition, re monstrance and other papers on file in Recorder's office. I have been asked if nil dedica tions were made; will state that every toot ot proterty along said street as mentioned in the ctitiou, was dedicated either before or ot that time. Parties dedicating at that time were Roht. Maple, It. j Vaudermeer, ltd. Campbell and myself, All the property affected between Jersey and Lively, streets 111 regartl to the last petition which was lost, strayed or , call ing for improving said street from river to Charleston stieet was being generally signed with but tew re fusals and among those few was J, II. Crook now running for council man from Ward 3. I have no par ticular candidate or ticket to boost. There are three other candidates for councilman from Ward 3 nil of whom will, if elected, favor said improvement. in conclusion I claim that there The boys have n pretty smoot bunch nud we will look for some very good games this .summer. The score stnnds ns follows: St. Johns Philbrick, 3d b Moore, 1st b. . Fleming, 3d b White, rf . . . . lirowu, sh Pinker. If . . . Swansou, c. . . Crecrnft, cf . . Wakefield, p . 9 K Wabash Shaffer, 3d b. 1 Kennedy, 1st b o 1 1 t 1 . 1 t AUnillS, 3(1 I) Fortier. rf. . . Pembroke, e Preniger, II . . Ualdwin, p . Hulrich .... McDonald . o o o o 5 li 1 2 3 .2 ,3 .-i ! p T T 11 Q O O I I O O O I I'O 1 3 o 4 2 l 4 3 u 18 l'O 3 5 3 o 6 o o o I A o I I 2 I o 3 o o 8 A 1 o o o o o 4 o o is no street or improvement within the City that will do most jK-ople more good or be of more benefit than the opening of Pcsscudcu street. Yours Respectfully P. Hill. 3 5 5 Summary. Knrned runs St. Johns, 3; Wa bash, 2. Third base hit Fleming 1: Fortier. 1. First 'base on balls Wakefield, 3. I.eft on bases St. Johns. 3: Wabash, o. Hit by pitcher Wakefield. 1. Two base hit Fleming, 1; Crecraft, 1. Struck out Wakefield, 9; Ualdwin, 7. Double plays White to llrown; Kennedy (unassisted.) Pass ball Swansou, 1. Halk Baldwin, 2. Umpire liurnsides. Announcement. Rcbknhs Attention A special meeting will be called nt the I. O. O. F. hall on Saturday April 4, nt 2 p. 111. to arrange com mittees for Odd Fellows' llaiujuet. Hattie McKiuuey, Noble Grand. Bring in your printing uow. I hereby announce that I nm a candidate on the republican ticket for representative from the iSth district of the state of Oregon, sub ject to the republican primary election to be held April 17, 190S. If elected I will observe the wish es of the people of my county and of the state and stand by state- incut No. 1, first, last und all the time. I I wish to state that it was not my ambition to become a caudidate but j was induced to do so through the 1 influence of my friends and will j therefore serve the people to the best of my obility if elected. I K. C. COUCH. ORDINANCE NO. 166 An Ordinance Changing the Name of"Aodoc" Street from Fesscn den Street to Charleston Street, to the Nnmc of "Willis Doulc-vnrd". The City of St Johns does ortlnhi ns louows: Whereas; "Modoc" street hi ttie City of St. Johns front l'csscndcii street to Charleston street, ns nlnttcd nml record' cd, is simply ntt extension of "Willis lloulcvitrd" in sulil Citv. ami Whercnsj by reason of the premises the ftilil mime of Modoc street causes vexations annoyances nud complications nml it has become neccsnry in the In terest of the City of St. Johns to change me name 01 said street to Willis iiotuc-vnrd. NOW THIJRIU'ORU: The City of St. Johns docs ordain ns follows: That the nntnc of "Modoc" street from I'cssendeii street, ns platted nml record ed, is hereby chnnecd to WILLIS IIOUI.KVARI). bv which latter name it shall hereafter hi known nml designated. rnsscri lilt; Council March 31, 190S, Approved March j!, 1908. K. C. Couch Mnyor. Attcu A. M. Ksson Recorder. Published In the St. Johns Review April 3. li. WHY Do we have so many customers from Portland, Vancouver and other places? BECAUSE We have the goods and style, and save them from 50c to $2 and $3 on their Hats. St. Johns ladies arc proud to recognize these facts and help support an Up-to-date Mllllner--The Vogue Open evenings until 9 o'clock. VOGUE MILLINERY CO. Next door to I'ostoffice. ORDINANCE NO. 167 An Ordinance Chancing (lis Name of "Lively Street from St. John's Avenue to Fesseiulen Street, to the N.ime of "Willis Houlevnrd". H. To Butterworth TME ST. JOHNS JEWELER Has the most complete line of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry ever displayed in St. Johns. Hinbletn Rlnes, heavy solid u.ol'1 f35 Solid Hold Stick Puis f M5 up Solid Gold brooches i.oo up lleauty Pins, er pair 35c tip Veil Pins 75C to J.oo Child's bracelets 1 1.50 to M.50 Ladles' Jlrncelcts 3.35 to 9.00 Call and see my selection of Kings, Belt Buckles, Neck Chains, Lockets and Silverware. 104 N. Jersey The City of St. Johns docs ordain ns follows; When!! "I.lvclv" street In the Citv of St. Johns from St. John's Avenue to l'esscudcu street, ns nlnttcd nml record ed, is simply ntt extension of "Willis boulevard" In said Citv. nud Whereas; by reason of the premises the said name 01 Lively street causes vcxntloui nunoynnccs nud complications nud II lias liecoinc necessary m tne in terest of the Citv ol St. Johns to ciinuec the nntnc of Mid street to Willis boule vard. NOW TMI'.RI'.i'ORK: The City of St. f iilitm docs ordnlit ns follow: That the name tif "Lively" street front St. John's Avenue to l'esseniten street, ns platted nud recorded, is hereby changed to WILLIS bOt'Ll'.VARD. by which latter name it shall hereafter he known nud designated. Passed the Council March ji, 190H. Approved March 31, 190S. K, C. Couch. Attest: Mayor. A. M. I'.SSON, Recorder. l'uhllthed In the St. Johns Review April 3, . EDMONDSON CO., Plumbing and Tinning Phone Kast 631 1 203 Jersey Street St. Johns, Ore. --------------- 0 Council Proceedings. All members of the council were present at the 53d session of the council Tuesday cvcmuir except Peterson, who is absent 011 leave. The first Item for consideration was the rock crusher anil roatl ma chinery. J. H. Wliistiinley, rcpre seutluK Howes & Co. presented his bid to supply the city with this ma chinery as follows: One crusher nDniMAMrP Nin 1P I et n on Rrounds nt quarry with n VlVLMlittllVL; IWi '"O capacHy of 15 to 25 tons of crushed rock per hour, emiipped witli n An Ordinance CIwiikIiij: the Name 0Me ,8.horsepower traction cuKine, 900; one 12-tou steam roller, 1 1 800; all to be dcliveictt free oi of "Ynle" Street fiom Uticlinii- nii Street to Ida Street, (0 the Name of "Stafford" Slr.ct The City of St. Johns doe onlidn n louows: Whereas; "Vide" street In the City of operate the plant will cost an St. John from lluchau.111 street to Ida ,immi ,oo 'ihe terms of City, nud charge at the quart y and set up In workiutr order and tested to the sitisfuctiou of the entire council, if not satisfactory to be delivered f. o. b. at the nearest shipping point by the city. The bins necessary to ntltll- payout- fit is accepted, the balance to be Whereas; ny reason 01 tne prcuii.es i)am .six f Ooo semiannual Install- the said name of "V le ' 1 itrwt raujw ,ents; Interest at 6 percent on de- vexatious nuuoyances nud complications , .' . , . . ,....1 1 i.n. I..,.... ..roessarv iii the inter, fcrretl payments. This appears to it est of the Citv of St. Johns to clmuuc the iiuiue of Mid street to Stafford street, NOW TIll'.RIvl'ORH: The City ol St. lotms does onlidn ns follows: Ml . -..-. .. . . Tliai tue tiaiuc 01 "uie - sueci uum llucban in street to Ida street ns platted nuil recorded, Is hereby chained to ST.M'l'ORD street, by which latter name It shall herealtcr Im known ami iicsik uated. r.iscd the council March Jl, 193s. Approved Murch 31, loH. K. C. Couch, Attest: Mayor. A. M. Ksson, Recorder. Published hi the St. Johns Review April 3i l00"- us to be very favorable terms and the fact the working of the mach inery must satisfy ull of the council Is pretty strong evidence of the good fulth of the agent. Once this outfit is installed there should be no diffi culty in getting our main streets at least put in first class shape. fetition ot citizens for Improve ment of Tyler street was referred to street committee. Uids of the Portland light coin- Petition from 14 property holders asking that the city council do not vacate street passing through the Caples tract read. The council of course ditl not take action upon this remonstrance because they hail no liit'.ntiou of vacating the street nud could not do so if they had. On motion of I.eggctt, the city engineer was Instructed to notify the IlurrU Ice company to open the street where they bad closed it with 11 fence, by removing the same, nutl to look into the status of other streets reported to have been ob structed in that vicinity. On motion of Doble the re corder was instructed to purchase a supply of tlog togs preparatory for the coming dog campaign which opens next Monday. A bunch' of ordinances and a resolution was here presented nud adopted nud passed which appears elswhere in this Issue. On motion of Doble the commit tee 011 buildings and grounds were authorized to have the city hall grounds seeded nud planted to tlowers and shrubs. D. D. Davenport Surprised. Some of the neighbors and friends of I), D. Daveugort comprising the "Jolly Hunch, "gathered at the Davenport residence on Northern Hill the first of the week to give that jovial lad n surprise before his departure for Detroit, Mich. The evening was spent in a most delightful manner with pleasant conversation and progressive "Pe- t ,. , . t . ,i.w. . u. ts.,it suinuikii hist pany for lights or he coming year first Jze for KenXlemen a palr of was referred to the light com in it tee. ! ,!. fnr ,,, ' Complaint of U R. Douglas of con- ' hMrs K ...... , ditiou of barn near his residence ?-. 1 . r. . 1 1 11. rtrvm,, . .inn svts ti r 1 . .1 r. wit u ucauiuui uruss cauuiesiiCK, ORDINANCE NO. 169 hvsreferretltothe I,roPerco,,it'nndMIsSJeunie Hendricks carried n l l tn PAiicnio r irv.i rri-A n nrnttn O. C. Potts application for license r i. .rii.........1 ...JL unc lfiirl rti tnlil fnr nnnllipr 9. . An Ordlnan.e Changlni: the Name of Depot" Street from Fessen den Street to the City Limits, to the Name of 4,Fesscnden" Street. The City of St. Johns does ordain ns to) lows: Whereas: "Depot" street hi thvCity f St. lohiis from I'es-cnden street to the Citv Limits, us platted and recorded, is simply aa extension of said Pessenden street ill said Citv. nml Whereas; .by reason of the premises the said name of "Depot" street causes vexatious annoyances and complications nud it lias become necessary in me in terest of the City of bt. Johns to chance the name of said street to I'cssendeii street. NOW THKRr.l'ORII: The City of St. lohus docs ordain ns follows: That the name of "Depot" street from 1'es.senden street to the City Limits, as platted and recorded, is herebyNdianjjed to I'KSSIJNDHN Street, by vVhlch latter name It sluii iicrcaiter tc Known ami oigiwteil. rasseil tne V.OUUCU .Mnrcn Jl, I903" Approved Murch 31, 190S. K. C. Couch Mayor. Attest A. M. Ksson Recorder. Published in the St. Johns Review April 3, 190s. was iu m on tauic lor .mowicr wcck jermj and e,j j , until the necessary time had elapsed 1 evenjKf for remonstrances before it could be I acted upon. Plat ot Merrill s addition was re ceived nud referred. Bills to the amount of $73.30 were allowed on motion of Leggett. On motion of Dobie the matter of relaying the pipes on Philadelphia Hring iu your job printing. RESOLUTION street was referred to the committee 'N tJ , Hereby (liven That nt the on water and light for investigation, i"011"18 mTeby Uiven ,hat at ,he Committee on Kellogg street re ported objections to carry mg the improvement further than petitioned for and action was deferred pending further investigation. The Improvement of Lively street was passed over to the incoming council because too late to take ac tion iu the matter. Petition for the improvement of Richmond street was presented and on motion ot t,eggelt city at torney was instructed to draw up the necessary resolution. J. n. tauch has reported his fiudiug in the county clerk's office showing that the city was gettitig about all that was coming to it. The matter of the discouut of 3 per cent because of cash payment atid Meeting of thi Council of the City of St. Johns, Oregon, Held on the 3 1st day of March, A. D. 1908, the Following Res olution Was Adopted: Resolved. That the council of the citv of St. Johns, Oregon, deems it expedient und necessary to improve Richmond street from the southerly Hue of Port- la ml boulevard to the northerly line of I Willis boulevard, a distance of 920 feet, by grading to established grade ami sidewalkiug, 12 foot curb and walk 6 feet with such tlintxri and stringers as I have been adopted by the Council, and does hereby require from the City Ku giueer plans nud specifications for au ap : propriate improvement of said street. the secreirated accounts of indivual ! estimates of the work to be done and the cases of delinquent payment of taxes r.Jobj,e , COit ,th.???f Md . that the . r. ' Citv Ent'Ineer shall file such nlatis rvr. How is Your Title? Have your abstracts made, con tinued or examined by II. Hender son, abstracter aim notary puonc. Accurate work. Reasonable fees. 05 Jersey street. could not be made because of the great task of collecting the same, requiring labor amounting to more than the amounts iuvolved and these were given In a lump sum, showing that there was but very small amounts of deficit below the amount of the gross tax returns. Citv Eneineer shall file such plans, spec ifications and estimates in the office of the Recorder of the City of St. Johns, as required by the City Charter. Adopted by the City Council March 31, I93. A, M. Ksson, City Recorder. Published in the St. Johns Review April 3 and 10, 1907.