REVIEW
ST.
IT'S. NOW, UP TO YOU j
ToMtocrlb for Tin Rvkw. J
X
GET IN THE HABIT
Of advtrlUInz In The Review
and you'll never regret It. Ue.
Kin at once and keep right at It
AH Uw mwi white H U nowi U
oar motto. Call in and enroll
J
Devoted to (he Interest of the Ptnlnwls, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest
VOI,. 4
ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 1908.
NO. 46
G. A, R. ENTERTAINMEM DOINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JOHNS
FESSENDENJMPROVEMENT
Push Club Organized for the Purpose of Making
This Street the Finest in the City
The Old Veterans Rendered a Pleasing Little Pro
gram Saturday Afternoon
Tho boy8 of tlio 0. A. It. (Thoy
will always bo "boys.") gavo an open
meeting and a llltlu program fort'io
ontortalnmont of their friends Insl
Saturday nftornoon at 3 o'clock. Tltey
propose to makalt a regular monthly
affair hereafter. On tho third Satur
day of each month they will give
just such an ontutlnlnmont and In
vlto all who hav kind regards for
tho old "boys In bluo" to como nut
and onjoy their stele ty for an hour
or two and they propone to ontcrntln
their visitors with songs, rccltatlom
llttto bits of clover acting, etc.
Comrade Powell oir-ncd the prograrr
with sonio solcctfonp on tho violin
and was followed by tho post slug
Ing ttho Star Spangled Banner.
Commander MHInrgnvo n urlol
address stating tho purposo of the
post as of abovo and tho comrndet
sang tho "Ilod, Whlti nntT Hluo."
Commander llaydcn, then sang the
"Old Fashioned Army Iloan" toiho
tuno of tho Sweet IJyo and llyo with
an accompaniment n tho hamion
Icoin. And thnt 'larmonlcum. It war
n wonder. A sort of n gntllng gun
nrrnngomciit mndo no Hint you could
play In soma eight different Icoyu
One comrade said It looked llko tho
storn wheel of tho Dalles City. Hut
Cromrado llaydcn coaxed tho music
out of it just tho name.
Tho noxt number on tho program
was "Siiund Inspection" whon thu
bunch of rookies were llnod up ami
tho adjutant wont through tliofi
clothes. II11 lookod to bu searching
for a bottlo, but I' ho wnn tho boyo
woro on And fro.n tho motions ol
Rev. Leonard Deliv
ers Farewell Sermon
Thcro will bo iriny sad hearts at
tho Baptists Church Sunday. Nov
Leonard will prai-jh his Inut sormons
thoro as pastor of that congregation
Sunday morning and ovonlng.
Ho.Leonard and Mb charming help
mnto havo ondnrod thomsolvos to
tho pastorato and frlonds of the
church In Bt. Johns, Thoy aro both
nblo and very oamost workers, over
kindly In their vtsoclatlons with
Ihoso out sldo nf tholr church, lov
Ing and helpful to thoso In tho
church fold. It will bo with univer
sal rogrot that Im pooplo and ' the
public of 8t. JohiiB part with Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard.
It Is tho purpoo of Ilrothcr Leon
ard to rest from rogular pastoral
work for a while, llo will spoak oc
casionally wherever he may bo need
led to supply for other ministers In
'"tho city of Portia! and oUowkoro.
Tho pastorate lore will bo cared
' elsowliero until tho right man for tho
lBOwhoro until ho right man for the
place la docldod upon. Tho boat
1 wlshos of all who know Mr, and Mrs.
Leonard will go w-'lh them for all
v.gcod to como to thom while they
remain on earth, and the consuma
tlon of tholr brightest hopoa far the
futuro llfo.
All May Locate Here
William. Barton cf Battlo Cwok,
.'Mlchlgan.advance guard for four fanv
Hies coming from tho samo placo In
company with D. L, Pago Inspected
tho situation In St. Johns Monday
From here he wont to Spokane, but
; will return beforo locating. He repre
sents considerable money that will hi
Invested somewhere on tho coast
'There Is no better place on tho Pa
cific coast than H. Johns just now
.""".Johns for great things in tho devel
,'opment of the city and it is bound
- to come at once, me man wno nut
-..'money .and does cot buy now will
miss It and will regret it in the
very near future.
In Their New Home
W. W. Edmonds la moved into bis
hla fine new residence this week and
has one of the pnUlest homes In the
city. There are four new residences
in different stages of erection in
fight of the placo where we put our
feet under the labia at meal time,
This does not iook bad for a "dead"
town at the dull season of the year.
There It a good d Ml of Ufoln tho old
corpse yet.
Cotnrndo I'owoll vo think hla hot
llo wont down ula boot leg Just ho
foro tho. adjutant reached him, Ono
of tho boys carrlod some of those
army skirmishers under his coat
collar and tho adjutant hud a stron
unous tltno capturing ono.
Comrado Cnlklm had Just got in
from a foraging trip and had not
llmo to catch his plunder. Tho ad
Jutnnt tried hard tn get his hand on
the ham In thu guuuysack hut he
valient comrndo niwryi faced tho mu
sic and ho could not reach It.
Tho post thjn sang "Tramp
Tramp, Tramp tho" boys aro march
Ing."
'Next was "squad drill". This was
another stunt of by tho vnllont Com
rado Calkins who objected to being
called "sqtind".Ono of tho comrades
suggested tho iintn(i"snuab" as bo
Ing mora appropriate, and this did
not tend to relievo Comrndo Cal
kins embarrassment,
Captain Snow then nddrensud a fow
remarks to tho members and frlondr
thanking them for tholr lutcrost In
coming and promising better thlngi
In tho future, Inviting all tho frlonds
of tho (1. A. It. to bo prcHont ovory
open mooting.
Tho closing number wan tho pro
vost guard roundl.ig up n bunch ol
drunk and tllsonlidy warriors which
tho old comrade said wcro truo to
life and 11 distinct plcturo of some
of tho scenes of 1SC3. Altogcthur
It was a Jolly hour from ttturt tq
finish.
Tho post sang America and wni
dismissed.
The Streets of the City
Should be Kept Clean
Captain Illack had a delinquent wh
had looked upon thu wlno too long
whllo It vvne rail, at work on our
itrcets last Saturdny, This Is an
excellent way to servo thoso trans,
grcssora upon the poaco and welfare
of our enterprising llttlo city. On
tho other hnnd, several of tho prin
cipal thoroughfares certainly do need
a general cleaning up, and thon It
would bo In ordei for tho council to
pass an ordinance niaktng It a mlrnlo
monitor for any ono to throw old
paper and rubbish on nny of tho
streets' and publlo places. Tho flno
should bo mado strong onough so
that parties guilt) of tho offonco
would roallxo that thero was no Joko
about tho mattor, Nlco clean well
kept streets please the oyo of so
journers within our gates. Lot all tho
streets bo put In good shapo before
tho wot woathcr sots In this fall
and kopt that way.
W. C. T. U. Convention
Tho W. C. T. '.I. convention mot
last Friday, September 18th, at the
headquarters with Mrs. Illneacounty
ident In tho chair. The forenoon wai
riven up to bto it-potst of commit too:
At 12 o'clock, wo olterved hto noon
tide prayer scrvlu-. Thon .vo en
joyed a plcnlo dlniior which was very
pleasant and enjoyable,
At 1 ; 15 p.m. the meeting jvaa
opened by tho song; "All around
tho wot Id, the ribbon white is
trimmer!," Mrs, Perkins of St. Johns,
jresldlng at tho piano.
We then proceeded with th 0 annu
al election of county officers and
everything was ume decently and 'n
order, and It was enc of tho pleasant
est conventions it has been our pleas
uro to attend, ,
Wo adjourned at 6,30 to meet Oct.
6-7-8-9 to hold air state convention.
White lilbboners attend I It will do
good. St, Johns war. represented by
Mrs. Tallman, MUs Brown and Mrs
M. E. Perkins.
A diamond mcdul contest will be
held In the Taylor street church on t
evening of the Tin. Tickets to be
bad of Mrs. Perkins in St. John?.
White Itibboner.
Miss F-P.Weaver of Tacoma.Wash.,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. J.B. Wil
liams and family on North Kellogg
street this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Troyer of Cres
ton, Iowa are vislt'og S. C. Cook and
family this week. Mrs. Troyer is a
rister of Mr, Cook and tbey bavo no
met for over 31 ears.
An Interesting Session Tuesday Evening in Which a Small
Budget of Municipal Business Was Disposed of
Tho city council met In tho coun
cil chamber last Tuesday ovonlng
for tho shortest regular meeting they
havo had during the. year, all wcro
presont except Hunter nnd Johnson,
who carao In Inter. Minutes woro
road nnd approved and Mr. J, II.
Wlnstnnlcy was l-unrrt In bohnlf of
tho I low S3 Co. from whom tho crushoi
and street roller wcro purchased, It
.corns thnt while I: wuh tho agree
ment thai six piir cent Interest was
to bo paid on all deforcd paymentH
on both machlnm, In tho contract
for the roller, tho Intorost clnuso was
left out. Mr. Wlnslanloy requests
that It bo Insorted and thnt n curtain
date to-wlt. September 10. tho date
of the condltloii'tl ncccplanco of the'
rnltitf- t.. ftlat lliburtttfl na Hit. Anift
from which tho Interest was com -
putcd. On motion of Dobla this was
dono all voting yon but Johnson, who
voted no. nnd 1 1 ir.it nr. who hml not
arrived In tlmo to excrclso his right
of franchlso on tlU question,
Altoruoy Kolloy for tho Portland,,
Railway, Light mil Power Co, noxt
rlnlmed tho nttontlou of tho council
with tho proposlilu.-i of his compnny
villi referenco to ressendeu stroot
Tho company Is willing to dedicate,
tholr right of way to tho city foi
trout purposes puvltlod tho city
will atnud botweon tho company and
any assessment (er street Improvo I keep their part .' tho street cov
mont of tho land r.ctunlly covered by'ered by thu truck, In good ropnlr. So
tholr tracts as well as tho bal-Uhat should thoro bt any tearing up
nnco of tho stroot ejeopt whoro tholr
ncroago property toi.clieo tho street
Quite Interesting Ju
venile Court Report
Wo nio In rocolpt of tho annual ro-
port of tho Jtivenllo Court for Mult
nomah county for tho yoar ending
Juno 10th, 1008 which shows that tho
total numbor of onirics woro 7SG of
which 010 woro boys nnd 176 woro
boys, 518; girls 08; total, GIG
Tho remainder woro depondonts of
girls. Of thoso thoro woro delinquents
which thoro woro 01 boys nnd 70 girls
total 170. Tho ages of tho children
run as follows: Undor ton years 171;
11 to 13 Inclusive, 183; 11 and IS,
233; 10, 101; 17, OS.
Tho causes of commitment wero vn
rlous. Tho loading ono was larceny,
of which there wore 121,all boys, Tho
next largest was 88 for Immorality,
on which thero woro 31 boys and 61
girls, Tho worst foaturo of tho whole
showing Is that of tho 780 children
sent to tho lnBtltutlon.532 Woro child
ren of capablo parents, whoro It Is
natural to look for a hotter class and
whoso children wo would not oxpoct
to find in tho courts, Thero Is somo
excuse for children of careless or vi
cious parents going to the bad, but
of thoso 632 chlldron of capablo pa
rents thoro can bo but ono reason nnd
that Is that the bocIIii) environments
counterbalanced tho Instructions nnd
oxamplo of thoso over them and tho
young pooplo will doubtless hold thom
responsible for tholr undoing.
80 long as tho saloon.tho brothol,
tho dives of endless variety aro per
mltted to flourish to pander to tho
vicious tastes of tho depraved and
to entlco by their alluremonts the
young boys and girls of both our city
and country, wo will have to pay thli
tribute of disgraco and lost souls to
tholr greed for gold. And this 700 or
800 Is not all by any means that are
lost. They are but tho few who are
caught by an Indifferent and Ineffi
cient police sorvlco In tho city and
perhaps represents but a very small
portion of those actually thus degrad
ed by this rottenness of our sock
life.
This report of the Juvenile Court
should be in tho hands of overy pa
rent in the county, for thero can bo
no stronger argument for a clean-up
In the social llfo of our entiro county
than this report. If the fathers and
mothers who love their children will
permit these rotten degeneiates to op
erate these dens of vice and thus edu
cato our young to lives of vice and con
ruptlott they will always do so, and
the politicians, tho most of them, at
pull It will give them with this class
pull I twill giro them with thto class
of voters. It is this class of people
too who will put up the money most
liberally for a campaign fund. There
fore If we would rid ourselves of the
polutlon of these dens of rottenness,
which llko festering sores thrive only
such as Cednr Par.'t, where they will
Improve tholr part of tho street tho
tamo as any other property owner
In othCi words, v. lien tho street to
Improved, whothor gravelled or CO'
mentcd tho Improvement will bo car
ried to tho contjr of tho track
stead of to within one foot of tho
rail. Whon tho etrcct Is graded,
1 ho compnny will remove tho dirt
from under their ttacka nnd lowci
Barrio to tho established gratia of
iho street at tholr own oxpenso. In
view of tho fnct that tho company
Is relinquishing n 30-foot atrip of
land of which thoy have exclusive
lory of which U."y havo oxcluslvo
use. ana can re lulu as lung as they
desire In nplto of any and all
nttnria nt tUn rltv in tllrt mil.
' trary. Wo bollovo that tho best thing
uhat thi city can do Is to accept thu
offer of tho compnny. Tho street
rnniint lin i-ondnmned for Rtrcot tiur-
poses becnuso 't has already beon
dedicated to n public service nnd
thcro Is no way ct gectlng posoos-
t-lon of It oxcopl through tho con-
, cessions of tho r.lrvit car compmy
Tho terms seem lu unto bo very rei-
sonnblu. Tho only change wo could.
too that, wo think. el, cnld bo mndo In
tho proposition U that tho Improve,
inent onco mndo It should bu tho
duty of thu rnlhvny company in
of tho tracks or changes mndo or
for any causo tho.ptivomont should
United Railways Co.
Will Build a Tunnel
A tunnol 3,000 feel long Is to bo
driven through thu crest of tho hills
lying west of tho Wllltimotto Illvor
noar Llnnton, nt Cornelius Pass, by
tho United Hallways Company for Iti
road now bolng built Into Washlngtor
county. It will bo driven through
rock for n part of tho distance and
will bo oxponslvo Itowovor, It will
savo three miles of track nnd Is con
sldered well worth whllo by Chief ICu
clncor Wickorahnm and tho men bo
hind tho company
Thcro aro no butler scones any
whoro noar tho city than along tho
now Intorurbnn lino undo,- tho con
slructlon to Tualatin Plains by tho
United Hallways. A ntrrotch of 11
miles of tho lino Is now being graded
preparatory to laying rails cud track
will bo put dawn starting this week
About 600 tnon aro at work and 300
teams aro grading tho. lino. Steam
shovels nnd grading machines aro
on tho job and the forces aro strung
along tho entire j j milcs.Grndlng U
now being curried on seven miles be
yond Llnnton,
Ilrldgowork will bo commoncodon
tho now lino early this week, and
tho most Is bolng mndo of tho prosent
favorable woathoi, It is confident
ly expected to complete tho road not
only to Llnnton, but on to Wash
Ingtou county, this fall, beforo tho
rainy wonthor pud a stop to grad
ing operations. Work on tho tunnel
will bo prosecuted during tho wlntei
months.
Wron & Orcenouph, a largo con
tracting flrm.hnvo tho biggest contrac
on tho construction of tho first link
of tho Interurbnn system of tho United
Hallways and thero Is a number ol
sub-contractors. Uesldes, considerable
forco work la bolny dono.
Stations on tho now lino will bo
established at Clarcmont.Glon Harbor
Llnnton.IIo'.brook.Nowbcrry and Sum
mit. Oregonlan.
upon tho llfo blood of our body poll
tic, wo must go down into our pock
ets, furnish the sinews of war and
thon tako a hand and see that tho
money Is properly expended.
If you como to tho meetings und
bear the ovaugeilua don't tako tholr
word for anything, Thoy might ho
tvrong. Wo nover know a man who
novor make a mlBtako.Take your bible
and mark vvhat tboj say and It It
Is ho according to tho Word cut It
out. I would not glvo a cent for a
man who would lank his ovorlasting
life upon what somo other man tells-
hlm. It Is worth 'to j much, llo sure
you aro right In this thing. Eton
Ity Is a long tlmo io repent in,
bo disturbed, tho compnny would 'jo
repulrcd to mnko It. good again and
not tho city.
This will mako tho cost to nbut-
ting property but little more Ihnn
It otherwtso would and will necuro
ono of the best streets In tho. city
It will advance tho value of tho prop
erty along tho street faster than
any other change thnt could bo mndo
Thoro Is ono other thing thu com
puny requires mid thnt Is that thu
street bo mndo tit IcubI 70 feet wide,
which Is n wlso provision and wo
think will meet with universal up
proval. Tho como my, Mr, Kelly said
would vacate tho full width of the
itrect to conform with other property
owners' Hiiob through their property
at Cedar Park. Thoro has beon grant
building activity In this section 'lur
ing tho past year and If theuo plans
aro carried out It vlll glvo a groit
stimulus to homo bt'lldlng thoro In tin
near future.
On motion of TiJiiham tho following
bills wcro unanimously allowed!
, retortion, worn on (tump cam
!2l.0(
lllll of 'ho chief of police, towels
ele 75
C. Sagert, garbage 3.UC
llluo prints of fl'y dock 11.') I
Mrs. Ituoves, typewriting spec
ifications of city dock 0.0C
Total fl'J.Tt
Thu council then passed two op
tllnnnces which Hoy did not think
required publishing nnd adjourned.
Public Schools Make
Very Good Showing
Wo nro Indebted to Professor Boyd
for tho enrollment of tho schools for
tho first week which Ih ns follown:
Central school, 103; lllghschool, 1GC;
total 6C9. Last year wo wero unable
for somo ronsou to secure tho en
rollment until lu Novumbor, and thoro
foro cannot quote tho oxnet figures,
Tho enrollment Is perhaps n llttlo
lowor this, than Inst yoar because
thero aro 11 greater number out hop
picking nnd olsowhoro out of tho city
than usual n t this tlmo of tho
year. By tho end of thu month per
haps tho normal enrollment will bo
reached. Tho first week of school,
thoro wcro enrolled moro than 30 now
pupils In thu Central school who
wero not on tho roll there Inst year.
Wo huvo ovory roason to look for
n splendid record from our schools
this year. Thoro aro 110 better In
structor? In tho country than we
havo employed, no bolter buildings
and no brighter young pooplo thnii
thoso attending our schools, There
Is Just ono thing moro that Ih need
ful and that Is that tho parents nnd
officers of tho school district take
n koon personal Interest In tho work
ing and ndvancumopt of tho pupils.
Visit tho schools, got acquainted
with tho pupils and tholr Instructors
Kncourago both by your manifest In
terest und ronder thom nny assis
tance In your power und you will ho
wonderfully well rownrdod for your
trouble for roally It will bo as much
of n holp to yourself as to thom. Try
It. Wo havo, and wo know what wo
aro talking about.
Killed at Dry Dock
John St, Clair, a riveter employed
on tho St, Johns dry dock, whoro tho
British ship Beechloy Is being re
paired, full Sunday night from the
gangplank loading to tho stoamer to
a tlmbet about 30 feel below, where
struck croHSwIso, Companions htir
ilod down and stralghtteucd his body
out, but ho did olu a fw mlnuoso, II
was 32 years old. llo bourded at tho
homo of L. Baker, 822 Wlllamotto
stroot, St, C'Jalr on', others, ono of
whom was a potty officer of tho Dccc
ley had been drinking which made
St, Clair's steps untscady whon he
crossed tho plank. As ho stumblod
Iho petty officer tried to catch him
nut missed. Ho was employed by Ke
Bros, contractors, rud bis homo was
Puget sound.
Mrs. Will Dunbar has been very
111 at her homo on North Flllmoro
street, but at last accounts was get
ting better.
Ono of tho most Important move
ments of our citizens for n lung tlmo
and ono that will bo moro far-reaching
In Kb tomtits thnn nny that has como
up fm- consideration for many moons
If wo may except tho city dock la
tho Improvement nnd development of
l'CBSeiidon ntrcot from tho waterfront
to thb city limits, which Is tho object
of an organization of tho property
owners nlong tho street.
.rier Boverat informal meetings 11
good number of tho property owners
nlong this street met In thu office of
II. K. Collier last Monday ovonlng
nnd effected n permanent organization
and proceoded to business.
Tho committee on organization
appointed nl n previous meeting, con
sisting of Mossrs. Cook McChustiey,
nnd Ilredeon mndo tholr report and
tho following officers of tho loson
don Street Improvement Club varu
duly elected: Dr.McChesney, Jersey
street, president; Frank T.llorry.N'o. I
North Cth street Portland, vice pres
ident; l scal lllll, 018 North Jersey
street secretary. Secretary lllll Hays
ho ban established u "trouble house"
nt I1I11 .residence und that ho will ho
happy to meet nny und all who nro
either opposed to thu proposition or h
favor of It nnd wl)l willingly furnish
nny nnd all Information that will fur
ther thu plans of tho club.
committee on right of wny, con
sisting of Cook, Curtis, Collier, lllll,
llredeou, llrlco and M. Smith wuh tip.
pointed. It Ih thu duty of thin com
mittee to got thu views of thu ownuri
along tho lino of this street In regard
to mitklng It a 70-fool street from
Jersey stroot to tho city llmllH.Muih
enthusiasm hits boon shown by tho
property owners nlong tho street nnd
no opposition has boon mot with so
fur. PiActleally half of thu rlsht at
wny has beon promised from tho city
limits to Cedar Park oven beforo thu
committee litis had an opportunity tn
LOCAL BRIEFLETS
Mrs. M. A. Illtgood has been quite
IK for tho past week but Ih now re
covering.
Mrs. Ovorstroet who has been very
III with tho grip during tho ptit wool
Is convalescing.
Frank Stulchon Ih employed In tho
storo of tho St. JohitH Hardware com
pany, where ho will Imblbu tho prin
ciples of tho Hardware business.
C. J. Anderson tho grocer ut HIch-
inond and lvanhoo Iiiih just treated
his floe building thuru to a neat new
coat of paint which given tho proper
ty 11 very becoming appearance. -
Don't fall to attend thu opening of
thu Vogue millinery todny. All our
pooplo know tho skill ami most excel
lent taste thnt Iiiih at nil tlmoH char
acterised tho work of tho Voguu, It
s par excellence and thu prices aro
always right,
Tho Fraternal Brotherhood will
hold n spochl meeting tonight to
Initiate another largo chum Into thu
mystorloH of thq order. Prominent
stnto officials will bo In attendant 0 tt
put on tho Aork and every mumbor
should bo on hand.
Tho infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Androw Plattner died nt their homo
In thu Itaymond houso Monday night
and was burled at 3 o'clock p, in
Tuosday. Tho parents hnvo tho sym
pathy of tho community lu their be
reavement. MrH, A. J. Truppor nnd children
left foi California last week bocauso
of Mrs. Tuppor'H houlth. Mr. Tup
per will roiualu horo until noxt sprlm
whon ho will follow them. Wo nio
very sorry thoso good people aro go
ing away, for thoy aro most ostlm
able cltlzons and wo certainly wish
for thom tho very host of succoss
and prosperity In tholr new homo
HORN To Mr. nnd Mrs. W. M.
Scnrbrough, Monduy September 21st,
au 8-pound boy. Our gonial dispell-
sor of pills und pnragorlo says tho
lad Is a bouncer and that ho hau to
lot his whiskers grow so that folks
can distinguish between himself and
his son when they aro togothor. May
tho lad grow up to bo 11 truthful man
llko his father, hundsomo as his
mother and a man of wealth llko un
odltor.
get In their work. It la hoped thnt
when this commlttco shall havo com
pleted their work, thoro will not bo
ono Btnnillng In the wny of this splon
did project.
The- offer of tho Portland Hallway
Light nnd Powor company to dedlcntt
their right of way for n street to tho
city under the proviso thnt they bo rt
llovod from nny assessment for tho
Improvement of tho street oxcopt
tho placing of tholr own tracks to
grade meets with tho favor of thu
club sr far ob wo havo heard and In
considered by thein a very fair prop
osition, Tho meeting niljuurnod to
meet Inst night when further ropnrta
wero to bo hoard.
Wo havo expressed our vluws elso
wliero as to iho Improvement of this
sheet as considered by tho iirmnoturt
of tho proposition and tho street
ear company. It Is not nocossary to
repeat them hero. If this street can
bo graded, covered with criiMhod rock
from thu city limits tt) tho water
front, miiilu 11 70-foot htreot an far an
the Htreot car lino operates thereon,
It will ho tho best thing that hau
happened to St. Johns lu n lung time,
It will do more to create n good Im
pression on thu prospuutlvo luvoit
er than any thing ulso lu tho city.
Nor should this street Improvement
slop hero. Other streets should bo
takuu up with thu iiitnio progres
sive spirit by tho ultlumi lu other
parts of thu city until nt last all our
streets will hu as good us concrete
and labor can mako thom. When
unco tv city bet;liiii to Improve bur
streets In this way It Is Impossible
to keep homo seekers from cumlnrc
lu nml purchasing property. Kugcne,
Albany, ltosuburg havo been trying
this nnd thoru nro mora people go
ing to these cities than to any other
in thu vnlloy. Thoso fluu stieQtn, und
tclllni; about them will attract now
clllzeim nu a "lassos burl" attracts
flies.
M. It. Hall, teller at tho Hrst Na
tional bank Ih tiwn on a two or
three weultn vncntlui. llo und I1I11
sister ami 11 lady friend went (o
tho hop fluids nimr Knlsm und re
port u having the tlmo of their lives,
Mrs. N. O, Uuu son and llttlo girl
ere In tho city and .Mr. Ismiiohoii will
follow soon. Thoy will build them 11
home In Whltwwt Court and rmonh
hero permanently. Mrs, Isaaeson Is
daughter of MrJ. Stockton nml grand
dad IM Ih too prjnd for anything situ
Krnuddiiughler lui arrived.
Mrs. Hlruthfluld ol Oakland, Ctil
has been visiting her parents, Mr. 1111
MrH, C, OIIiiih '.ho past two wMkt.
Ml nit Llllluu OIIiiih will mioonipuny
hue sister honu. Mrs. Illrsuhfluld
wttH greatly Imprustwtl with thu won
derful growth or St Johns since httr
visit huru three ywara ago.
Thu piuttlest paatliNH wo havo uvet
seen anywhere uit growing 011 u truw
by tho door of Andrew Crnlk's resl
donco on Ivanhou sheet. Mr. Oralk
has baeu oaring tor thu tree fur the
past two or thr yorH ami It In no
I'lvlng him a full return for his time
and trouble.
J. W, Blciknei,' who has boeu work
ing 011 claims of likkuer llroi.nwu
Ashland, Jackson county during the
uummor was In tho city Inut Siiturdtt)
llo soya their prospects aru very flut
tering lndtwd. Thoy hnvo 'Hi lnltns
In ono body, covet Inn something llko
100 or 600 noroa, practically surrgtiuil
od by mines that mu already uuotixl
ilch lu minerals.
Tho sllKht chnngo to cooler weath
er seems to havo oaught several of
our iltlzons with little nllmonU whle
nro very unpleasant and iiueomfort
ablo, but wo uro fortunate. Wo do
not hnvo cholera us thoy havo It lu
Httssla, nor tho plaguo us lu Purnguu
cycluuoB nu they huvo lu thu oasteru
states, earthquakes ns thoy hnvo in
California. In fact wo can't seu for
tho llfo of us what wo huvo to klek
about, anyway.
Tho trado building, prlco outtlng
on up-to-date millinery which O. P.
Wolcott has startod out to do.Uaa
brought joy to tho ladles of St. John
on finding thoy can purchase tho
sumo ptiullty of millinery here ut low
or prices than lu Portluud, You will
boo by his ad In tho comer of this
paper that ho Is placing an additional
discount on his already low prlc.es,
which should Insuro him a hearty
response for his efforts,