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VOI,. 4
ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SUI'TKMUIJR 4. 1908.
NO. 42
ANNEXATION FOLLY AGAIN
DOINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
W I I
FRATERNAL HIGH JINKS
Fraternal Brotherhood Have a Pleasant Evening
With all the Accessories Thereto
Nothing to be Gained
Such a Move at this Stage of the Game
Thnt old Boro, nnnoxntlon Is break-
Ing out agnln. Of course, wo supp-
poso thero Is nothing will euro It
but to got Into Portland.nnd lh)i
thoso who havo had tho hcavloit
hand In bringing It nbout will bo tho
loudest howlers ngnlnst tho twntmonl
accorded them by tho big city.
Whoro tho Orcgonlnn got Its in
formation thnt Mr. Stndolninn wns oik
of tho heaviest taxpayers and prin
clpnl property owners down tho river
wo do not know, but It In ta laugh,
Wo havo been obloto learn of but
two or throo little cottages thnt bo-
long to him, whllo wo hnvo cltlzona
hero who havo blocks and blocks and for tho reason that Mr. Stadolmnn's
they do not wish to go Into Porj7G per cent will dwlndlo down to
land cither. Uut whether Mr. 3tnl- about 25 porcent of misguided uouti
elman owns ono or one hundred lou'who hnvo a hankering to Jump out of
cuts put Ilttlu flfciiro. Wo know Mr.! frying pnn Into the flroby going Into
Stndolninn to bo a very good citizen tho big city and bocnusu tho taxss
honest, Industrious and so far ns no I In St. Johns need bo no higher than
can will always do and soy what ho now.whlla thero are $5,G00,000 inoro
believes to bo tho best forSt, Johns,
Wo think too thnt thero are sonii
things ho has overlooked when ho
was siting up tint sltuntlon for tho
paper In tho tall tower.
Ho tins forgotten that thu outlying
districts nbout Portland aro not as
well equipped for flro protection Hi
Is St. Johns.
Tho gentleman has sized up (lie pn
per Just nbout right. Wo aro op
posed to anuexnl'nn.not, ns wo hnvo
boon wrongfully accused, bocnuso wo
got a rovenuo from tho clty.nlthough
wo valuo It at Its full worth; lut If
that was all that It took to keep St
Johns out of Portland wo would
soon nrrnngo thnt mattor by refusing
to do any more work for tho city.
If There is a Differ
ence We Know it Not
Yoa, wo are Illiterate nnd unrond
in regard to tho doings nnd claims
of socialism. Years ago wo mode a ,
fairly close study of tho prlnclplts land wero tholr opponents and car
which soomod to us to bo a sort , rlod off tho honors three to ono. Tin
of a gold brick proposition for tho:
luborlng man and overy now cam
paign thoro wore new dolngH and
now sayings but so far ns wo woro
ablo to lonrn thoro hnsbcen nothing
accomplished to hotter tho condition
of tho laborer. That "little dinky
remnant" that our food frlond talks
about did manago to pull off a mur
der or two In orthodox Kuroponn
stylo. Wo aro too Ignorant to know
tho difference botweon tho socialist
In the "groafinovemont and thoso of
tho "Ilttlo dinky" class.nll coons look
alike to ua, and really whllo thu
"groat social movement" clalnm to
embraco tho wholo world, on tho con
tinent of Europo, tho only conclusion
we can como to U that thoy aro all
ono, that tho frisky gentleman In
tho territory of tho Czar, who Is
wasting nil his Fourth of July amunl
(Ion to try to annihilate tho ruling
class, and tho Ilttlo dinky" class
who are practlc lug on a smaller,
but apparently Just as effectlvo scale
are all so closely allied that to stand
up and "differentiate" Is a puzzle to
our most eminent statesmen,, there
fore our friend does well to forglvo
us. Wo know nothing of any bloom
ing conspiracy, and think It Is all
the Imaginings of a fevered mind (po
lltlcally 8poaklng)but that the papers
of-the whole country as a class think
they are doing tho best they can for
their country's good, the greatest goot
to tho greatest number.Wo aro char!
table enough to think oven tho Ap
peal to Reason and Wilshlre's publi.
cation have this for their ambition,
but how thoy take some of the do
ings that are to bo attributed to the
Boclallatsand harmonize it with the
ambition of a good newspaper Is a
conundrum to ust We know thero
are some of the best people wq
have in the land In theranks of the
socialists and somo of the blackest
criminals who disgrace our country
We do not think for a moment that
any party or class of people has a
monopoly on the goodness ofthls
world, not even the churches. Wo dc
think the socialist's ethical reasoning
la very lame. Ttat be is as unjust
as Is the monopolist who would put
aim to tho very limit of his energy
that he might turn bis very blood in
to gold.
Our old parties are largely res
ponsible for the socialist party.
There would have been no excuse for
it if they had butdone the right thlnj
by the laboring class, but they would
Rot and now they are trying, when it
and Much to be Lost by
In other words, wo think It would
ho money In our pockets to lose tin
city business If by so doing wo could
keep tho city of St. Johns In .t scpa.
I rnto corporntlon.
To go Into Portland now, beforo w(
get tho Improvements wo need will
I sot 8t. Johns bock ton or fifteen
yoars, anu 1110 very ones wiio aro
now ngltntlug tho change will curso
bitterly tho hour they over put their
fingers Into themnttcr. This wilt be
particularly truo of thoso "who novo
largo property Interests.
Tho taxes will bo lower In St. John
next year than they aro InPorMnnd,
inonoy for tho big city to pay Inter,
ost upon than they hnvo this vear.
Our citizens need to look well 'o
both sides of tho question beforo they
vote themselves Into Portlnnd, for on
in thero now, It will be different from
what It was tho other time, for they
cannot got out again If It does nut
suit them, St. Johns. Is tho moit
dcslrahlo suburb about Portland, will
bo 0:10 of tho biggest rovenuo potter
to tho big city Alien sho becomes
a part qf tho big corporation, an sho
will someday perhaps, Hut wo Jo
not want to go Into tho big city,
now, when thoro Is not a single good
thing to bo gained and a big lot of
things that aro very unduslrablo lint
will bo fastened upon us.
Need More Practice
and Better Team Work
Tho flro laddloi mot their second
grand dofoat ot tho local ball ground.
Sunday. Tho Qold Seal club of Port-
local boys showed a woeful lack of
practice nnd team work and tho
result wns nothing more than could
bo oxpocted. Tho boy wondor who
oponod tho season for tho Alblna Tri
City club was on tho ground for tho
Qold fionl lnds, and Ida delivery was
too many for tho flro eaters. Ray
mond Leo and Ray Poff took care of
tho delivery ond of tho buslnoss for
St. Johns, but their poor support,
wlldncsa and tho heavy batting qual.
quttlcs of tho visitors allowed tho
score to crawl up against thcin In an
alarming mannor. With a Ilttlo prae
tlco and an early start In the sea
son tho flro department could put up
a toam that would rank with tho
host of them.
Is qulto lata In tho day for thoy
may wall sit up and take notice, Tho
growth of tho socialist party, which
no doubt Includes in tho figures the
"Ilttlo dinky" party that has the
convict for its bead but since tho
socialists did not make tho figures
for tho government, thoy havo the
right to ropudlato thoso "Ilttlo dinky"
party.ls rapid, the government statis
tic read something llko this; 'In
1888 they cast only 2000 votes; in
11000 it bad swelled to IOO.OOOjIii 1902
it rose to 220,762; In 1901 It reached
noarly 450,000; in tho last four yoars
tho number of dues-paying members
has more than doubled again, and It
seems probable that tho vote will bo
c'ose to a million this fall,
Tho old parties would do well to
quit cutting their own throats now
and do something for tho people bo
Alio the socialists gain control of tho
legislative halls. If they do not they
vJll have but themselves to blMne
wlen red revolution takes the placo
.f peace and prosperity.
Will Visit Japan
The united chambers of commerce
of Japan have extended an Invita
tion to the representative business
men of the cities along the Pacific
coast to participate in an excursion
which awiII leave San Francisco on
September 25th Those preferring
to go by another route, however, will
Join the party la Japan. Tho entlro
trip will consume about threo months
and the visitors will see the famous
chrysanthemums at theii'bcst.
FOR RENT cards at this office.
An Interesting Session Tuesday Evening in Which a Large
Budget of Municipal Business Was Disposed of
Tho adjourned mooting of tho city
council convened Friday evening inth
council chamber :.nd had a quiet fam
Ity discussion of tho water sltuntlon
with tho manager Mr. Edlcfson. Wo
learn thnt tho old bills that havo
been causing so much henrtburnlngn
havo all been forgiven, and tho city
has been glvon n clean sheet
so far as toll claims for lowering and
raising water pipes Ib concerned,
Tho city attorney wns Instructed 'oi
proparo a dissertation upon tho sub-
Joct of tho Uanrroft Ilondlng Act,
on which thero seems to be an npund- tho cobblo stones nnd gravel, where
nnco of Ignoraiic-t, It Ir tho purposo.lt did splendid work, leaving tho sur-
of tho city fnthors to give tho fulloU
Information lnrcgnrd to this mnttci
In order that our people may bo able
to pluco their strcctB In lite b!st of
condition nnd nt tho snmo tlmo lie
ablo to meet oaslly all thu expense,
Tho committee on strcots nnd pub-
He proporty wore Instructed to so -
euro a proper Irrntlon for tho new
drinking fountain for teams.
TJiu council adjourned to moot on
Sunday to Inspor.t thu plans and npo -
ciricatlons with '.he engineer, for the
aw city dock.
Tho 21nt regular session of tho Hty
Inwmnkers convened In thu council
chambor at tho rogulnr dato nnd hour
this week nnd after tho reading of j week, an tho construction work has
tho minutes proceeded to do business all been done nnd thoy aro readyto
Tho minutes of tho ndjourcd meet-'attach to tho building.
Ing disclosed tho fact thnt tho poll- Tho monthly financial ruprnl of re
tlon of C. C. Woodhouso to add tolcordor was read and accepted n.nd
his storo building on Ivnuhou and appears olsawhoro In this Issuu.
Ilurllngtou could not be granted In at
cordanco with tho city flro laws.
Tho following bills wero allowed
on motion of Hunter, nil voting yes:
D. J. Horsman, salary $ 17.CC
C. K. Androws, sundries,,..,,., 3.21
Col ICIoc wrks.pockot lamp. . 1...0
Hendricks hdwr co hdwro.. 23,85
St. Johns Rovlow, stationery,
and logal work ....105.2'
R. 13. Colllns.cuttlng thistles.... 2.0C
O. Hoath, 2.0
C. Smith, rock crushor........ 13.0C
D. W. Horsman, labor 1.25
Isaac linker .rock crushor 15.00
aeo. Wamor 22.60
P. W. R. L. & P. Co.llghtH.... 15'j.OO
Rev. E. A. Leonard
Resigns as Pastor
It is with slneero regrot that wi
learn of tho resignation of Rev. Loon
nrd to tako offoct tho first of Octo-
ber.
Mr. Leonard It a splendid leader
careful and ablo financier, a faithful
and dovoted pastor. Ho has with the
assistance of tho good Ilaptlsts of
St. Johns eroctod and paid for tha
beautiful church homo in which they
meet, excopt tho small amount they
owe their extension board which thy
havo three years In which to pay, ;
Mr. Leonard will bo grcatl? mlssjd
by not only tho mombers of his own
church, but by tho many of tho
city who aro not mombers of his con I
grogatlon, but wero wont to go thew
and hear him and also by tho mem
bers of tho city ministerial board,
Wo havo not learned whether or not
the church hns accepted tho restg
nation, but suppose they cannot '10
othorwlao If Mr. Leonard Insists, upon
it, but wo do hope that ho may he
prevailed upon to continue with ut
longer.
A Strange Land
A Mlsourl orator is said to havo
perpetrated tho fallowing; 'Wo live
in a land of high mountains and high
taxes, low valleys and low wages, big
crooked rivers and big crooked states
men.blg lakes, big strikes, big drunks
and big pumpkinheads; silver stroam
that gambol In tho mountains and
pious politicians who gamble In tho
night; fast young men and faster
girls; sharp financiers and sharp
tied shoe; fertile plains that He
like sheets of water and thousands of
iiewspapers whoso sheets lie llko
thunder." It sounds like Sam Jones.
ATTENTION.
Wheel' rldersl Permits and tags 01
tap at recorder's office. Oct ono or
bide your wheel before September
11, 1908.
J, II. Black, Chief of Police.
J, Lnngan, rodman ll.OC
C. Peterson, blnckrralthlng on
chomlcal engine r..OC
'iomi f.ixi.i.
Tho street committee reported that
they had 111 ml 0 an exhaustive lest
of to street roller and thnt It had
worked to perfection, much bet
tor In fact than they had expected
In fact, In tho words of one of the
Immortals, It would do almost every-
thing but climb a tree. They chased
It up nnd down Richmond Btreet over
fnco smootho as n baby's foot nnd
acted as though It was Just play. The
boiler was tested with hydraulic
prcssuro to 1 DO pounds and showed
no signs of leaking, Tho city dads
think wo hnvo n fine machine 11 ml
aro aro nnxolus to bo using It on thu
1 crushed rock.
On motion of Davis city engineer
was Instructed to locnto tho fcun-
, tain at tho point of tho city proper-
'ty at tho Junction of Iliirllimton.l'lilla
' dolphin and Ivnnhoo streets nnd to
proparo to put It In place. All, yes.
I Captain Hlack reported that thu
hotels Ilurllngtou and Itoxu City , In
all brobablllty would havo their flro
escapes put up within tho present
Tho engineer's acceptnnro of work
, dono on Polk street was read and on
motion of Ooblo tho report wns adopt
ed by tho council. 'All yoa .
Thu Improvement of Knot Richmond
street was approved by tho city ungli
oer and tho street cmnmltteo The
contractor wns present and stated
hu would havo thu work completed 111 may bu made In such n wa ythnt tho
fast as ho could got tho roc): on tho local contractors may havo nnoppor
ground , tunlty to hid on part of tho work.
Tho old question of tho Impiovu- Thoro aro thosowhn would llko to bid
mont of Philadelphia botweeii Ivan- on tho housing of tho dock, who
hoo and Hayes ennio up and It wns do not wish to bid on tho piling. If
found that thoro was perhaps but It can bo arranged so that this can
ono of tho proporty owners who was
ndvorso to paying thu amount duo foi
Human Ostrich With j
Cast Iron Stomach'
It Is said that wo go awny from;
homo to hear thu news. This serins
truo In this Instance nt any rnto.
Wo gel tho following facts fiom
tho Scientific American and tho truth
of tho statements can easily bo as-
cortalncd by thoso who so desire. A j
ilttlo mora than threo months ago a
man by tho namo of Frank Durgu ap t
plied to Doctors (lalo & Hartlo of
North Dond, Orogon, for troatmont
fur cramps in his stomach. An ex-
amlnatlou was umdu and ho was sunt
to tho hospital where ho wan oporat-
od upon and tho following llBt of nr-
tlclos woro removed from Ills stum-
nch: ,
Thero was removed 5 rlflo halls,
3 Jack-knives,! doorkoys,17 horseshoe
nails, I C-ponny nails, 1 fish hok,
1 end from jointed rod, 1 plate from
Jack-knifo handle, 15 dimes, 3 nickels
and four ounces of glass. The ag-
gregato weight of this cache was 1
pound 11 ounces.
It does not seem possible that a
human being could take In such a lot
or imiiguHiiuicH mm ntu. iw juui
that tho caso Is so near and that
tho story Is vouched forhy thoso Hiir.
goons gives It to say tho least tho
appearance of truth.
Tho Scientific American prints a!
photo-engraving of tho articles Ufcon
It Might Have Been
Work on tho Bv,ft plant Is pro-
gresBlng In a satisfactory manner.
and It will not bo long now until the
Peninsula's most Important Indus.
try will bo doll business on this
slio. Too bad for Stj Johns that the
Swift people did not secure tho Woyo.
hauesoV tract of lend at tho north
end as tho scene of their luimoniu
operations. TIiIj tract has lain dor
mant so long and has been tho source
of so much speculation and prophecy
that operations there on an oxtenslvo
would bo a great relief to all of us.
Watch the label; on your papor.
tho improvement nnd that perhaps
all woulddo so
On motion of Davis warrants were
ordered drawn to cover tho amount
duo tho contractor. All voting yes
except Wludlu nnd Doblo ,who voted
no
Tho Fesdcndcn question enmo up
and city attorney Collier stated
thnt ho had called on Mr Fuller of
.tho street car line several times,
but that their attorney hits been su
busy since ho returned from tho
democratic convention nt Denver thnt
ho hns not been nblo to get to the
mntter, and It seems that undur tho
existing InwH tho city cannot con
demn this street for public use since
It Is already devoted to tho use of ono
public utility
Tho argument of the Goodrich ens
lias been postponed until ono week
from next Mondny I
Tho matter of grade on llartmnu
street was brought up nnd tho city
engineer stated that ho hnd taken
levels on tho street, hut tho dock
work had boon keuplng him mo occii
pled thnt ho had not been nblo to
complete tho work.
Thu city attorney woh requested to
Interview tho street car peoplu and
endeavor to got them to Join 1111 In
tho Improvement of Fessemlen street
City engineer reported that hu woul
mnko otrcnuous efforts to gut tho
plans nnd jpoclflcnlloiiH ready for the
next meeting. It Is n big Job and
ono that requires u great deal of
1 care
In thu making, for tho ruasou
Hint a slight mlstnku may menu a
groat many dollars to thu city, Tho
fact that tho city engineer Is able to
uialco tho plans Is 11 big snvlug to tho
city of more than Ills whole year's
salary and should bu appreciated.
It Is hoped that tho calls for bids
ho dono R will bu n nice thing for
somo of our own people.
Brother Downs Gets
Taste of Bachelorism
Ilrother Downs Is disconsolate. Ho
hns no ono to love him except his
dog and ho gavo uh his tao of woo.
Wa noticed tho happy satisfied look
on his oxpnnslvo phiz and Inquired
tho cause of his trouble Hu re-
marked that hu and his wlfu had hnd
n "few words" that morning and she
hnd left. him. Whllo wo were dobat
Ing on tho propriety of congratulate
Ing him or offering condolence ho
said that Mrs, Dobsou.hlH daughter
of Athena had been visiting them
for somo tlmo and that thoso good
ladles had gono to visit relatives at
Napavlne, leaving O. It., and tho dog
to play tho 'Two Orphans" stunt ut
home, Hu will certainly havo tho sy
pathy of all who havo passod through
a llko oxporleuco, and wo suppose
his dally food will bo woluloa and hard
tack flavored with black coffco. Such
however aro somo of tho tribulations
that coma to tho married man,
QgOd ACCOmm0dat.OnS
Thoro will bu plenty of restaurant
accommodations at tho Oregon Statu
Fulr, which will ho held in Salom on
September 11-19. One-half of thu low
or part of thu grandstand at tho
raco track has boon leased to Mr
Watson, proprietor of Watson's fam
ous restaurant at Portland and this
alono Insures tho very best facili
ties for satisfying tho hungry crowds
i v.rw.t1i !... ...Ill n, lm fnli.
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Brou"d" "aa """P1011 J,
BolIor d Balo?n ",c"' hu 0,1
s"ch unsatls actory p aces have been
I'onsed with and tho change will
btt aoptaWo one. The other
"1 f Wo "rand a"" tint floor
will bo used by confectionery stands
and places whoro soft drinks will bo
dispensed, Thoro will bo several
other eating houses and lunch coun
torson tho grounds also.
Rev.Owens of tho Haptlst church at
Astoria will exchange pulpits wlthllv
Leonard of St. Johns next Sunday"
That Is what It wns called by tho
unwnshed Individual on tho outside
when wo wero inhered Insldo n:id
delivered Into tbn tender hands or
Stnto Manager F. K. Taylor, It was
firmly Impressed ipon our mind Hut
thero hnd been something doing In
tho Inner circle cf tho gonial frater
nity of tho Fraternal Drothorhood.
On tho evening In question, Frldny,
August, 28, with the assistance of Mr
G.K.Lonon of tho law firm of Jeffries
& Lonon of Portland and (leorgo P
Dougherty, of Portland, prcsldont of
tho Past Presidents' Association of
Oregon, a cinss of 61 was Initiated
nnd tholr trials were Just over wneii
wo butted In. They wero refreshing
themselves with delicious cake tuo
Ico crenm and were enjoying n de
lignum social hour and whllo wo
punished n generous supply of thu
dullcncles tho State Manager, Mr
Taylor gavo us moiuo very Intorestln
history of tho recent doings of thesa
enterprising frntornallslH, This clam
of CI makes 01 row members wnc
hnvo been Inducted Into tho myster
ies of thu order since th ol5lh of
July nnd at present there aro 15 mor
Local Nimrods Give
a Deer Time of its Life
Harney Koonnn.A, I), McDonald, lack
McNIvoii, and ono or two others have
returned from a hunting stunt In tho
wilds near Dallas.
only ono ilttlo measly deer was
sighted, according to report and
Harney almost scared it to death
by throwing his lint at It. After It
was out of sight ho wondered why h
didn't shoot. Mao might hnvo
winged , hut It took him too long
to focus his glassos 011 tho creature,
Ho however, took u shot at where hu
had seen It Inst, Just for good luck
and to show that ho did not hnvo
tho buck-ague. Jack started after
It 011 u run and after getting within
ton feet of tho fleeting animal he
throw Ids gun at it but unfortunate
ly missed his aim. Tho hoys had a
very pleasant time, and oven If thoy
did not bring a buckskin hmoo with
them they can tell you how near
thoy enmu to getting 11 deer, but
didn't.
As a souvenir of thu trip tho lads
brought to Pottland nu Immense hoot
owl which Harney captured by peal
ing a true and putting salt 011 Its
tall, and ho spent somu tlmo learning
It to talk thu Irish brogue. After
repeatod failures Harney gave It up,
Vid tho boyH left It nt Portland to
bo mnuntod.
Later: Wont was rucolvod from the
guide who piloted them through the
wlldornoss.thnt hohnd found tho deor
dead In a Ilttlo gleu whoro It had ev
idently stooped to rest after Jack's
desperate chasu, Thu concensus nl
opinion of thoso who viewed tho re
mains wus, that tho deer mot Its end
by heart falluro, auporlnducod by
reason of undue uxcltoment.
Will be Better Than Ever
There will bo a largo number of vis
Itors from St. Johns to tho statu fulr.
Wo havo heard munypromlnu them
selves thu plcasuro of a visit of from
ono dny to thu whole week. The
fair this year will bo of more than
ordinary Interest In many wnys.Theru
Is 0110 feature that will Intorost our
dairy and farmer friends. For the
first tlmo In tho history or tho fair
association, thoro will bo exhibited
scpclmons of tho polled Jersey breed
of cattle. It Is said that this de
velopment ot tho Jersey stock retains
all tho superior qualities ot tho ordi
nary Jersey nnd has tho nddltloua'
favorablo featuro of being without
horns, making thorn about as easily
handled and uh docllu as a flock of
sheep.
A Good Minister
A series ofmcetlngs will bo begun
by tho Christian church people on or
about tha 13th of this month, to bo
conducted by ICvaugellst Olson, now
engaged In a mooting at Puyallup, Wn
Mr. Olson Is said to bo a "powerful"
good preacher and tho congregation It
anticipating u good meeting, Tho
support, co operation and prayers for
an abundant success Is asked of all
bollovora everywhere by this Ilttlo
body of Christians.
applications for membership ponding
wo do not think thoro hns over bcou
B"ch rapid growMi In any socloty in
tho city at nny time. Tho order is
certainly to bo cocgratulatcd nnd it
seems thero mutt bo smuthliig thnt
is very attractive In tho principlos
of tho order that enables thorn 'o
enpturo tho luhnbltnns of n city
In such numbers.
Thoro wns present n degroo tonm
of 10 mcmbors and hto Chief Dep
uty, RA.Tnylor from Portland and n.t
slated In tho work Resides these vl '
deputy, :, a. Taylor of Portland was
also present from Portlnnd and ns.
Bltscii Intho work. Resides theso vis
itors, thero woro nlso present stnto
mnnngcr J. M. Jon'an of tho Koyston
tluard, Dr. O. J. McCuskor chief med
ical examiner for Oregon nnd nlso ono
visitor from Denver lodge, Colornda,
ono from Montnnn, onu from Senttlo
and several from Multunmnli lodgo In
Portlnnd.
It wns certnlnly t redletter dny for
tho order and thoy owo Stnto Manng
Taylor a veto of thanks for tho result
of his campaign hero In St. Johns
which ho has closed so succossrully.
Adam and George
Take in the Sights
Adam Knomtoln and (leorgo Sim
iiioiim took a Ilttlo walk Tuesday aft
ernoon nnd left tho whisker office
In tho tender hands of Happy Harry
and tho licorice store In charge of
Oeorgu'u best girl. Thoy loft their
coatH at homo so thoy would not
got warm walking. They went to the
Swift clty,theiicu to thu packing plant
nnd ilka nny other kids, Just kept
going ns long uh thoy could sou somo
thing now ahead of them. Thoy
went over the big bridge to Vancou
ver, snw n clvllllnu wallop tho stuf
fing out of a soldier, took tho street
enr and enmo homo, tired, happy nnd
froze to death Just as tho home olki
woro preparing to orgaulzo a search
party In drag tho slough for them.
There Is no telling what a pair of
young green kids will do when 'hey
get away from tholr natural guar
dians. Do Not Like It
Somo ot the good citizens on Phllu
dolphin street, between Hayes and
tho river are vowing vengeance on
tho city fathers mid all concerned
and declare tehy will not Improve
tho remainder of tho stroot If tho
portion ot that street between Ivan
hoo and Hayes Is not reduced to n
plauesurfucu. This sounds llku tho
man who had an abnormally ugly
fnco, and becoming angry at It ono
day cried out; ' I'll fix you," and
catching up a razor, out off his nuse,
Whllo his face wan homely before,
It now was simply hideous, Tho uly
losers will bu tha citizens who will
not Improve their property when thu
proper tlmo comes and R can bu
done in tho most economical mannor,
Happy Hansons
Thefumlly of Mr. P.T.Hanson was
very much surprlbcd and niado very
happy by n brief visit from tholr
daughter, Mrs. Mabolle Hanson Wal
ker of Seattle, As hor visit was
a business 0110 and necessarily short
coming Saturday and returning Tues
day oveulng, called by an urgout
mossago from tho homo off Ico, Mrs.
Walker Is a full-fledged business wo
man and la very succoBsful In what
ever oho undertakes. Her rocovory
from her recout dangerous Illness Is
comploto and sho was nover In bet
tor health than at presout. Hor
many friends wleh her abundant
prosporlty In tho future
A Good Showing
Mr. Dossier ot Cnlot Ilros.turnlturo
storo tells us that tho sales of that
establishment for tho month ot Au
gust last year were $150, and for tho
samo month this year woro $!03G,
Ho nlso says that his sales for July
this yoar woro much hoavlcr htau
for that month last yoar. This looks
llko prohibition was killing St. Johns
wo don't tbluk,