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STf JOHNS RE IT'S NOW UP TO YOU Tonbiftlb for Th Relw. All Hi newt whlk It li newt If oar motto. Call In and enroll V GET IN THB HABIT Of advertising In The Kcvlcw and you'll never regret It. He lta .it ones and keep right at It . Z. Devoted to (ho Interest of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOL. 4 ST. JOHNS, ORlvGON, 1'KIDAY, MAY 15. 1908. NO. 27 SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT The Pythian Sisters Do Themselves Proud in Their Vaudeville Last Thursday Evening We do not believe that there would be any risk of missing the truth if we should say that the entertainment given by the Pythian Sisters Thursday night of last week, in Oickncr's hall, was the best of its kind ever given in St. Johns. The music furnished by Toole's orchestra was all that could be de sired. Their selections were nil good and the cxcqitlon was per fect. We arrived on the scene just nt the close of the second number, Madam Princeton's Ikauty Parlors, just where the troubles commenced, and were delighted to sec that our ubiquitous reporter was on hands and broke up the whole show. lfor the Madam seemed to be one of those too numerous fakes who take advantage of the misfortunes of others, and it was really amus ing to sec the woman with the wurt on her nose and the girl with freck les "hit the grit" when our report er announced her business. We will spare the guilty parties, how ever, if they will promise not to do so again. The comet solo by Miss Donna Hsach was exquisitely given and she was called back. Miss lieacli is an artist with the cornet and our entertainers will do well to have her on their progtnmsoftener. That special added attraction by Professor Bender was one of the best "specialties" of the evening. It was a shadow acrobatic stunt performed with a jumping jack between nil electric light and u screen, the screen being between the performer nnd the audience. The shadows were the most rcnl istic and lifelike wc have ever seen nnd caused the greatest of merri ment in the uudiencc. Valentine and Clurk in their farce '"Glickmau the Glazier," was another especially good mini ber. The subject was fine nnd the acting was crfect. Mrs. Valen tine is a "natural boru artist" and Clark, well you all know Clark, there Is nothing lacking in any of his stunts. The situations were! excruciatingly funny all the way through, nnd we think "Glickmau" has solid grounds for a damage suit. "Me and My Downtrodden Sex," was a splendid number, and Miss Louise Couch did flue work, in fact she outflctchcrcd Fletcher in demonstrating the objectionable features of woman's rights. We would commend Miss Couch to him if he should run short of slush about the gentle sex, for she cer tainly presented n most lively cari cature of Mr. Fletcher's favorite type of the woman's rights woman, the kind who scrap with the police and run with the long haired men of Mr. Flctclicr's native land. Mrs. Lyons and her churns girls was another number which won most hearty applause from the audience; but the funniest of the whole lot was the Sweet Fnmilv. And they were hvmA from Mu Sweet on down to the spoiled baby, Glorlnuit Gud about Sweet. They kept the audience in a roar of laughter and Glorlaua kept the little ones on the front rows In an everlasting giggle throughout the entire number. Caroline Cordelia nutl Dorlhy Dclinh, who were "both twins," Itetscy Ileliudn, the fainting orator, Araulitita Ann, the the flirt, in fact all were just per fect in their several parts. The most affecting scene of all was Francis Fedora's reading of Cur few; there was not a dry eye in the Sweet Family when she subsided. Those who failed to attend missed a treat. It is rumored that the sume company will put 011 an other entertainment in the near future. If they do be sure to se- rnri vnlir tlrl?itu iTirk' nr vnil will I v.. l..f mil In tlw rv-M M'lii ImliMi! was filled to the doors this time and nt the next It will be packed like sardines in a box. DOINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL 1 An Interesting Session Tuesday Evening in Which a Large Budget of Municipal Business Was Disposed of To Water Users. Water used through hose for sprinkling yards or sidewalks or washing porches or windows must be paid for in advance, and used only between the hours of 5 ami 8 a. in. nnd 5 and 9 p. in. It must not be used for sprinkling streets. Anyone using water contrary to these rules, or wastcfullv. will be shut off without further notice. St. Johns Waterworks nnd Light ing Co., P. II. 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Nobby and Uptodate for your Spring Suit Cleaniug, Pressing and Repairing We call for and deliver Phone Richmond 941 PETERSEN & NOCE, Tailors Open Sundays 10:30 to 12 noon. Second door south of postoffice. The common council met in their fifth regular session Tuesday even ing nil members present. After the usual preliminary skirmish, they listened to the tales of woe from two gentlemen from Portland, one of whom, Mr. Wagner, represented himself and a woman whom lie claimed had been buncoed out of her money by S. V. Davidor and the uns company, the other repre senting Mr. Davidor's bondsman, Mr. Meagher, whom he claimed lidtl been buncoed nlso, nnd whose signature to Davidor's bond was obtained he alleged by fraud. They cl. until that Davidor was trading his worthless gas stock lor fruit lands, city pioperty, or any thing i lse he could get his hands 011, that this stock was absolutely worthless, because the bona back of the gas company was not worth the paer it was written 011 nutl that Davidor had buncoed a poor old man out of $1600, the savings of n 'lifetime and that his wife is now distracted over the loss of the money. Thev recounted nil the events of the rotten life of Mr. Davidor alleged by different tier- sous nnd nsUd that the council take sotiii? stps whivh would Mop Mr. Davidor fiuiu foisting tins worthless palter upon the iu..lu Mr. Hceket, representing Mr. Meaglur, said that Mr. Meagher told him that he was not worth anything except the S 10,000 Moek in the Washington Telephone com pany stock, nnd that this Mock has not been placed to his credit 011 the books of that coipornlion, theiefore lie was not even worth the doubtful value of this stock. The gtntle men also declared that Mr. David or's wealth consisted principally of just such worthless stock as the gas stock, teleplione mock, mining stocks that were eijuaily woithless. that there was not the Mlgntest chance of the gas stock ever belli worth n dollar so long as he hntl .. in his hands. The council took 110 action on these statements beyond giving them n respectful hearing. If nil they sny Is true the gentlemen who arc 011 the bond, who swore that they were worth nbove nil indebt edness more than $20,000 each, are lined up In good shape for the charge of perjury with the rewards due the crime. On the other hand if these statements are untrue the council would be liable to damage claims on the part of these gentle men, if they took nny decisive action. It, therefore, behooves the council to net with prudence in dealing with the matter. Petition of property owners to establish guide on Kdison street was received nml placed on file on motion of Doble. The engineer wns Instructed by resolution to es tablish the grade. On motion of Dobie engineer wns instructed to establish grades on nil streets ns soon as possible ac cording to approved plans adopted for such work. Petition of KJ Magoon for re newal of liquor license for his .saloon on Jersey street was referrctl to the liquor license committee. Petition for suitable grade con forming with the contour of the ground on Willis boulevard be tween Mnrtuinu nnd Oswego street iu Oak Park No. 3, on motion of Davis, was received and placed oil Hie. Resolution passed establishing grade oil Kdison street belw eu north line of llurliiigton street mid Weycrhaeuher Mrccl. Petition to iuipiove a portion of Polk mill D.iwsou streets by con demnation proceedings was accept ed and placed 011 file 011 motion of Doble. Petition presented by Dr. Mc Chesney et nl. for a sewer to be eoiistitictcd down Jersey street from Itallimore to Fessendeu, thence down Fessetuleii to the river was teferred to thp committee on streets on motion t Hunter. Uiil of Mr. Gosiiey to provide 11 place and attend to the disposition of garbage for the sum of 150 por nullum, 011 iiio.ion of Dobie was accepted mil turned over to the strict committee for Investigation. Hid ol the 0. K. restaurant to feed the prisoners and furnish such other meals ns the city must pro vide during the year nt the rate of . cents per meal was received nnd placed 011 file. On motion of Hunter the adjust ment of the balance 011 the J.envltt street fund was referred to the street committee. Hills for labor and material were allowed to the amount of $235-'7. including electric light bill of $ 154 05 and water bill of $79.70 for the month on motion of Hunter. Mr. Hunter then called the atten tion of the council to the fact that some of the citizens had spoken to him about the saloons clearing their windows ns suggested Inst week by Captain Illack. He stated that he believed It would be a good idea for the present council to go 011 reconl and to instruct the chief of police to notify the keepers of these houses that they must live up to the full letter of the law, thnt these curtains and screens must h; removed nutl the windows cleaned so that all may know thnt they are keeping the law. He stated that he believed there were some saloon men here who wished to comply with the law in every respect, but there were others who realize thnt their time is Khort mid that they wilt resort to anything that will) gain n dollar or two more for them nnd this is working n hardship up on those who will obey the law. Mayor Hrlce replied that he thought the entire council were In favor of making the saloon men all obey the law ns regards Sunday closing nnd that the saloon men understand that this is the position taken by the council, nnd that there was not a man 011 the council who would not stand for the en forcement of the law, and that If the saloon keepers will comply with the requirements ol the law it will save them a great ileal of trouble nnd expense. Mr. Wiudle said he thought it would be n good Iden to hnve nil the partitions removed from the back end of the saloons because while the fronts may be made clear so that one could sec throughout the bar rooms, liquor could be dealt out In these wine rooms all day and no one be the wiser; that there was 110 use for these wine rooms being there. The only pos sible excuse for them would be for n store room to hide the empty kegs and barrels, but that a saloon mail should not be ashamed of his empties. In many liquor houses (Continued on page 2.) D. C. ROGERS Real Estate Loans and Insurance 120 JERSEY STREET Call in and sec my List of Property. Bargains every one. Buy St. Johns property now wliile the prices are low. Yon can double your money in one year on some of it. See Rogers The University Appropriation.' in this surmise; but having henrd so mucii a oou 1 uie poor men s sous who were attending the institution, nnd cspeclnlly that stale oltl story gray with nge mid hobbling on crutches relative to the poor lad wlio stnrtetl iu with -tjo iu his r 1 Whitwood Court j -mailt ' 'Pt. '7 '' :.: -.Jk mm Lots, $75 and up THE FINEST PURE SPRING WATER PIPED TO EVERY LOT. j RICHARD SHEPARD & CO. j 1 10 IM. Jersey Street, St. Johns, Oregon J Kditor Review: Iu the issue of May 1 , you attempt to reply to my letter advising the people of Oregon to vote down the "continuing:" appropriation to the Kugcnc uni versity. You assume that when I referretl to your sudden change of mind In the short space of a few weeks thnt I meant that you were bribed. And so you rushed off nutl made mi affidavit that you never received 11 cent. When n resectable citizen, such ns I take you to be, denies any charge im puted to him, I am always willing to take his wortl for it; but I nui always more or less suspicious when he denies n thing under onth before he is accused of it. If 1 can not tnke n man's word ns to the truth or falsity of anything, his oath will add no more force to It. 1 do not charge you with accepting a bribe for if I did I suppose I would suffer for it, but your sud den change from an enemy to n friend of the appropriation was startling iu the extreme. Nothing like it ever occurred iu my time, mid I believe thnt history furnishes 110 parallel to it unless It wns the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul while 011 his way to Autiocli. There wns certnlnly some strong reason for your sudden conversion nutl I regret to say thnt you fail to tell us what it was. If there wns 110 money consideration then they must have stuffed you unmercifully full to the point of bursting. You next charge me with saying that the fool ball coach was paid by the university ami then assure me it wns paid by the student body themselves. I wns probably wrong pocket nutl worketl his way up. I naturally concluded that it was Impossible for the students to mm $1500. Probably I was in error, but It tlitl some gootl for it provud two things first, that the proftw sors kept a tight grip 011 their sal aries, ami second, that the pupils are not so hard pressed for the sin ews of war as the iilttmui represent them to be You next tell us how carefully the funds are guarded. A bill must be approved by the head of the de partment, by the president and sec retary of the university, the finance committee, Hoard of Regents, etc., before It Is paid! Illess your inno cent heart, the same process has been iu vogue for years nt the nor mal schools nutl other public insti tutions, but waste and extrnv agauce nutl grafting went on nil the same until it became unbear able, mid the result was an entire change in the management of those institutions. Your next point is that the uni versity appropriation does not come from the common school fund ami does not affect that fund. Who cares from what fund the money comes as long ns it comes from thu state. The money belongs to thu leople nutl it is they who ought to sny how much of it shall be ex pended. You say that if thu uni versity were blotted out of uxiat euce that the country schools would not receive 1111 additional dollar. Cuiitluiloluil Iwillli wnr a m mm "v m v M smi m h A mm Al. I.. IHJUSKUUK li. UAIl.UV St. Johns Land Co. The Largest and Oldest Real Estate Pirnt in St. Johns. k East St. Johns The center of the great development now taking place on the Peninsula. We have only a few business lots left on Columbia Boulevard, which for a short time only will be sold at present prices. Some Hue residence lots still on sale. Choice manufacturing sites adjoining the 0. K. & N. railroad for sale on reasonable terms. Holbrook's Addition We have some choice lots in the vicinity of the new $20,000 school building to be sold on easy install ments. Call at our office for prices and terms for either of these desirable tracts. St. Johns pllono Jcrsy 931 Oregon ! t ( f it- It t Clark & Wilson Lumber Co. LINNTON, OREGON Lumber Manufacturers PRICKS QUOTKD ON APPLICATION