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ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1908.
NO. 52
ON THE WATER FRONT
"SOULLESS CORPORATIONS"
ECHOS FROM THE ELECTION
A Few Results and Surprises That Occured in Va
rious Sections of the Country
The New Dock
Progressing Nicely and the
St. Johns Lumber Co. Expanding
It does onus heart good to go down Johni U.,..,,.,- Co. There Imvo been tbo plant may desire, do nil the re
,0 ,,l0 wit tor fron mul note l.,o wo :dorfl Impnivenls made . pn,rvorUi etc, tl TJlng 2
, incident to tho Improve-... l.uU.ntton undo, Ul0 nbIo nmnng0. , , tmJ J o) I. S
In progress nnd tho regular order of niunt ol .Vr. Aju .. Tho dock nnd of tho mill optrntioi
I I. H...I Irinn1.lt P.. ...... I.. I ...... , . . . u '
DIUUIICHH ill mm. ihuiu in yurtlK UIIVO
tiio bit? city dock In tho course of
construction, which hikes n uninll
army of men nnd two big pllu driven
to keep going; nnd It certainly looks
good tu nn Inhabitant of tho city of
Hie saints t hoc theso nlco big tim
bers being drivo.i In regular rows
like IiIIIh uf corn In n field. Thoy
iI.iihI straight nnd strong, nnd tiro
10 clone together Hint with tho proper
MrltiRers nnd flooring thoro In no
iMljjht tl.nl enn bo put upon them
they may not hold.
Already tho piling hns boon driven
for nearly n block nnd tho woik of
putting on tho strlngera Ih going on
m font iih possible. TIiIh will cor
tnlnly provo n money maker for thu
tlty when It Ih placed In coiiiiiiIhhIoii.
Wo tl.lnk our city fathorH would do
vn-ll to got after tho 0. It. At N.
nnd l.nvo them e-xtontl u hI.Io track
to tlio dock, erect nn ulovntor to
handle tho wheat of tho Inliuid cm
ilro which will certainly bo routed
this way iih mooii nu tho proper facil
ities for handling It nro Installed
here, becntisu of tho Krenter ocon
oiny In loading for export. TI.Ih dock
Till avoid all tho voxutloiiH ilutnya
Inildont to tho paBsugu of tho
U'lfccn and tho iHlnnd ubovo 8t.
rluu, In convenient to tho dry dock
ilioiU tho wrkcl require repairs of
any klrd: In fact, tiioro Ih ovory
en i Mended and con. Tin. ni.i ..ni
W.I...I .. .. .. ' "
...,.... ,, PU lllu ,ura lg 0I1U noiiti v ni and becoming with all tho
iu.il -rom u.o Ainrif.o iron Works folded machinery lacking In power,
... ,.,, Bineniim arc being replaced by a pair of
lilio cf Industry. To tho lover of w.werful twin engines which will furn
i.i.ichlii. y and pc-i- hero Is n feast p-h ample power for all the machinery
. juui nu nu. not foou rorget. Tho t.ow Installed and that It Is expected
ui iiihH nro nrougni up out of tho Will bp edded.
vnior anu in an inrrctiiuy short; On thu main platform to tho north
time nro dhlded up Into llu dlf. end of tho mill Is being erected a
lercni sines mm Kinds of lumber flno sorting tnblo which will gronlly
iro.ii mo onei.y-weniiiei strip to tho facilitate tho handling of nil tho Itim
uiv t minors two foot or more square lor. This raises tho material to a
and tm long Hir timber grows In Jiifllelont height to load readily tho
mo uncus. heaviest timbers upon tho hoavle
:sor una the ...ipioNonieiits been t-ucks that can bo handled by horses
eimrinou mono to tho docks and vhlch cannot bo dono now. The en
uiii'oa, ror whllo ll.n capacity of those tiro scope of Improvement seems
lint, been doublec within tho past lc be going on under tho direction
year or so, the nmchliiery Inside ' a master mind nnd tho plant Is
Ihiv teen kooplnp In touch with thu n.pldly developing Into one of thu
oilier linproM'iiidi.ih A battery of w best on the coast. Another I in
cut f-ff saws lui- been Installed at .troveinent which will grently ndd to
tin. north end cf tho platform whoro the efficiency nnd economy In the op
timbers nnd liimbci of nil kinds may itntlon of tho mill Is a steam nigger,
bo cut to suit mi) order without tho The logs nro being handled now by
uct'Oitlty of tlm I .mber being hauled nu old antiquated chain and handpro
Latk Into tho mill. This of Itself uss not Inconformlty with thu other
will proio a great saving during tho iii.'vnncod and perfected nrrangoments
curcu of a year. In tho mill proper o' thu mill. A good steam nigger In
3rent changes have ami aro being the hands of nu expert sawyer will
made as rapidly nu possible. Tho savo CO per cent of tho time ncces
tlo old dinky shop and forges have y to handle tho log after It Is
been moved from tho tumbledown li cod on tho cnrrlago and this will
t hack to a ne.it nnd substantial struc mum a great deal to thu company
ti.ro on thu corner of llurllugton and With thu exception of laths and
npfOii why :hu duck at St. Johns .Salem streets and tho latest Improved shingles this mill furnishes ever)
houlil bo select ('. l) shipowners for
II fir port of limdlm; In preference
; un' other a', .ontiiiid,
latho. drill prcts and planer hno thing In thu shape of wooden material
b'on added to tho shop making It nnd furulshhifis fur tho erection or
now a model modern mnclilno shop modern dwellings nnd business
AniK.if Liirv bunch Is thu Bt. capable of making any thing In Iron! Iioiisch, of first class quality.
Work Together to
Advertise Oregon
Can containing aun.ploB uf publlca
tlcni Issued by thu Souttiorn Pacific
nd by tho various communities In tin
north w- men fluneinl Passenger
Asrnt William Mc.Murry of tho llarrl
man Hues tins boon preparing, woro
lujtd recently, In his letter explain
ing the uso of tho cases Mr, McMur
ray says;
'Tlieso publlcatloiiB nro tho product
of a new plan for community effort.
They represent vigorous cooporatlon
Mwecn tho people nnd tho railroads,
The various communities roprosontcd
boe joined forces with tho railroads
to accomplish what both most doslro
tho country's growth and to glvo tho
West and most effective publlclt)
rctlbo to opportunities for homo.
biHdlng and Industrial pursuits. Each
eommuulty Is soparntoly troatod, nnd
Mch publication carries a mossago of
teulno Intorest to overy porson look
er n cbanco to Improvo his condi
tion." Tbero aro GO booklota In tho caso,
H H'ru.iged so Hint tlu y c;;n bo so
turcii tradlly for rcfuronco.
U Is up to tho pcoplo of St Johns
say whother thoy will bo repro
ented among tho progrosslvo com
nuDltles of tho Northwest or not.
They have tho opportunity to do so
n the Ilooster edition wo nro work
tog on. Tho Passenger doparunont
f the 0. It. & N. gladly offor to
distribute as many copies of this edl
Hon as we will put Into their hands
i Indicated above. Every copy will
be placed In tho hands of prospec
tive homo duyers, Just where wo
&nt them.
Business Increasing
T. P. Ward, tho popular butcher,
fc4 partitioned off an office and
otherwise Improved tho appearance o
1 meat market on Burlington street
Ir- Ward's business has steadily
"jcreased evor since he became pro
Metor of ii8 market, and tho rea
'0n of It Is that he always keeps the
Jr best meats that can be secured,
over obliging and accommodating,
" last but not least, ho Is a con
Delightful Halloween
Party Friday Evening
Tho homo of .Mr. nnd Mrs. C. II.
DorrJo-iti J.Jn Vhr was tho scone
of a delightful Halloween party Fri
day uvculng, Tho rooms wcro ap
propriately decorated with ovorgreons
and Jack-o lanterns, tho two com
bined being most beautiful.
Progressive podro was tho ordor
of tho ovcnlng. Tho prizes, which
woro sugostlons of tho event, nnd
very nmuslng, wore nwarded to II.
9. Howltt and Mrs. It. McKlnnoy first
r.nd Honry Oamble nnd Mrs. B. J.
(liny consolation.
Immediately preceedlng tho serving
of refreshments, tho hostess passed
a tray of surprlso packages and on
oponlng them oach guest was reward
od by finding tho most unlquo little
cap and whlstlo Immaglnablo. They
Immediately organized theniBolver
Into a whistling band and serenaded
their t'enlal host and hostess. Then
camo tho refreshments, tho most do
llcious nnd tempting morsels, that
Mrs. Dorrlo only knows how to serve.
After muslo and songs, they bid
oach other good night and proceed
ed to their homes, a Joyous and
haimv band.
Thoso present woro: -Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs.
H. J. Oroy, Mr. and Mrs. II. 8,
Howltt, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Muck, Mr,
nmi Mrs. Ed Moiiatian, Mr. and Mrs,
Henry Qamblo Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Itoblson, Mrs. It. McKinney anu .
Emily Muck.
J,
Good Investment
n Wrinkle Is In receipt of a
,rnn(ctus of the soda works
and soda lake known as Owens lake,
nllfornla. Tho Wrinkles are he
principle stock holders In this tho
largest soda company in the world
and recently refused 1225.000 for a
,.lf Interest in the plant They take
tho water from tho lake and by
evaporation extract the cruao
and then by patent processes o thel,
own produce Bicarbonate of soda
soda ash, washing powder andcaus
,c soda.' The Process realizes abou
20 per cent per annum upon the en
air. i
-ul advertiser and firmly believes tire cphu and
"S Wa homo .f0V r nrn oec us we do not know
-- uuaiuiS8
bight
men In St.
Johns' from the prospectus
mi: j. v" wav a eB80n lTom aif' r " v to nut to
'B successful business methods .bas a
mis city. earning somei"'".-
'S a better Investment for one who
Doing Splendid Work
For Country at Large
Tl.o Oregon 8ocloty of tho Sons of
tho Itovolutlon is doing n splendid
thing for tho country nt large, In of.
firing their prizes for tho best os
ssys on Hovolutlonnry topics. Title
will Induco to familiarizing of tho
events leading to tho revolution, and
li.rldontally, to n moro patriotic son
tlmcnt on the part of tho pupils.
A prlzo of 20 for first nnd 10 for
ptoml best essay by high school
Miplls. on tho following topics; )1)
Foreign aid In tho Itovolutlonary war,
Washington's Oreatness In what
did It consist?
Mrs prize 20, second prlzo JIO,
third, fourth, and fifth prizes 3,
each, to Grado pupils for uosi es
says on tho following topics: )u uto
causes of the Revolutionary war. )i
Tim hnttio of Saratoga: (3) Tho
Navy In tho Revolutionary war. (U
The battle of Hunker HIH.
In awarding the prizes tho commit
ted will bo governed by considera
tions oft II) originality, t;j
curacy of statomont, (3) manner of
trratmont. (4) orthography, syntax
and punctuation, (5) neatness anu
legibility.
The essay must bo signed by tho
writor also giving post offlco address
and forwarded to 1). A. Taxtor, chair
man of commltteo, 413, 11th street,
Portland.Oregon.and must reach him
not later than January 31, 1909. Any
further Information will bo furnished
on application to U. A. Thaxter, as
above.
We furnish this information In or
der to give soino of our bright young
jeople an opportunity to compete for
these prizes.
Sold His Gallery
p, M. Hart, who has been operat
ing' the photograph gallery In St.
Johns for the past year, has so d
his gallery to Messrs, McDalrmld
and Bell. The former comes from
1jndon, Ontario, and the latter from
England. They take possession at
once and will continue the high class
vork that has been dono by Mr.
Hart.
Inkerman Oavls returned Saturday
from a three- weeks business trip to
poutn Dakota. He says prices aro up
crops splendid In bulk and quality
both and that the price of farm land
Is jumping.
An Interesting Article on the Inside Workings of
the International Harvester Co.
Apropos to tho wnlllngH of tho so
cialists and their vindictive vltuporn
lotus of all who have ni emulated n
llltlo of the filthy lucre, tho lowj of
which Is tl.o root of nil evil, It Is
tefreshlng tu rend tho following ox-
crept from nn niMilo by John Klin
boi'y Mutnford In llnrpcr't wtikly
"Tho International Harvester Com
ptry has f 120,000.100 f capital, It
Wid $21,703,307.05 In pay-roll wages
last year, nnd $1C,7o3,000 In sales
commissions; It makes elghty-flvo pel
cent, of tho harvesting machinery
and a good part of everything else
tho farmer uses In planting, tilling,
nnd gardening his crops. It muke.i
ore from Its own Iron mines nnd
wood from Its own forestH, innkesllH
own plglroii mid Hleel, owns Its own
conl lands, nnd nt every step of thu
multifarious processes of niaiiufiie
turo up to tho moment when tho
Main pours, llku tl.o stream of gold
It Is, Into thu farmers' bins, clears
something by way of profit. That
Is what It Is In business for.
A little before noon, after an hour
In tho twino milt at tho McCormlck
P nut of tho Harvester Company, I
started to leavo thu building. As I
skirted tho long rows of carding
nu.chlncs, where men wuro ut work
skeining (ho bales and coning tho
kcliiH Into metal barrels for thu
fplnnliig. tho honrso mill whlstlo
I' rayed out noon, thu power giant In
tho basement left off lilts turning, nnd
with a moribund spasm all thu uiazu
of machinery ciiinu to a standstill
Every man grabbed his hut and coat
and fled for daylight. From tho cor
(dors where they hnd vnnlshed, a
v.nmout Inter bounded a girl In work
lothes, laughing, hurrying, talking
Polish, nnd behind her another. Then
they poured In nn uver-lucronHlug,
olubly happy, and, ubovo nil, swift-
footed throng, 1 looked for tho und
olor of humanity In musses, but It
wasn't there. It was much moro llko
tho outpouring of children from n
schoolroom. Ono thing seemed cur
tain Hint tho Place for mero man
was In tho safo loo of some motion
less machinery that was bolted to
tho floor, until this headlong current
of working girl had gone by.
Tho long, low-celling bnsemeut
of (ho twine mill Is divided through
l.ii middle by n gangway enclosed
lmv.cn two quartor partitions. In
t IP-no nro gateways upon either hand.
T .i to on thu loft load Into tho res-
t.iuraut, and nt oach of them sits n
c bicker, In a snowy whlto npron that
nvolopes her from neck to heol,
handing lunch chocks to tho girls as
they pass in, llosldo tho chockor's
dtsk Is a long counter, whoro other
whlto-nproncd attendants have set
out a flno array of coffeo and cakes
and plu and pudding and dinners or
toup, roast, and voaotnbles. Each
girl takes hor own and fluilH n
plaeo at ono of tho numberless tnblos,
Soma bring their lunches from homo
in pnpor bags und buy coffeo or ton
at tho counter nt n cent or so tho
cup,
"In two minutes the midday meal
ns under way. There was all tho
uiltiy und freedom and good naturo
that yon would find uiiywhoro. Tho
girl Uiat finished crossod tho gang-
ay to tho spate opposlto, raised thu
uvor of thu upright piano that
ttood against a pillar In tho center
of tho room, and started tu on tho
Morry Widow" waltz. That was tho
signal for n gonoral pushing back of
coffeo cups, und In no time a dozen
couples woro whirling around tho
floor. More were chatting In tho
asy chairs about tho wall. In tho
rest room"adjolnlug there wero girls
lounging on sofas, girls reading mng-
nzlnes and funny papers, and half u
doen girls waiting for their turn to
take counsel of a uniformed nurse,
ho at every noontlmo,wlth horllttlo
Lag of ointments and bandages and
simple medicaments, holds "offlco
hours" hero for tho consideration of
Inor ills.
"Tho walls and tho machinery In
tho shops nro cleansed of dust overy
night by pneumatic process, ventila
tion Is perfect, the conditions aro In
spected nt overy hour of tho day,
and tho air of theshops kept as clear
of dust and HI odors as may bo. Hut
tho moral atmosphere is cleaner still.
When you sift tho whole matter
down, tho most that betterment work
an do Is to creato In workpeople
self-respect and a deslro to better
themselves, to, reveal tho possibili
ties. In tho coin ol happiness and
co tentment, that alMe In higher
It in'
Tho twine mlll-glrls have a roller
roclatlon conducted ' entirely by
themselves. Every member Is assess
ed a sninll percentage of her wages.
When ono of thorn Is 111, flowers mid
bcolifl nro sent to her, n comrade Is
nstlgncd to sit up nights with her,
if luvi rnaiy. ti .o li n I a hand In
her comfort In whnt over wny It may
bo required. Tho core girls of tho
foundry lmvo n similar society a res
taurant to themselves, nnd, Incident
ally n forewoman In tho department
Instead of a foreman. Thus wctfnro
work gradually reproduces Itself.
"Hut tho system goes further back
than the girls In tl.o milt. H aline
nt something moro basic oven than
her Improvement, Hy thu Hldo of thu
clubhouse you will see it little peal;
roofed building. It was formerly n
worklugmnn'H cottage. There are
lliutisniid llko It nil through tho work
lug districts of Chlcngo. This cottage
was bought mid turned Into n school
-nu iiiiusitul school, a sort of n do
mestic klndorgnrdcn for worklngmen'i
little girls. Now, children can't go ti
lo tho mills In Illinois until they nro
fourteen years old, Ho at nine they
are taken Into thl sHmul and taught
Id cook nmi sow; not to cook torn-
pin, nor to innku lacu shlrt-wnlsts,
but to cook Iho thtiigH ami how tho
IMngs that a workliigiuiiu'H wugej,
whether ho bo a father or it In
baud, will buy, Thoy nro taught to
buy things nnd gut their money's
worth, Thu plaru Ih furnished, not
llko n decorative school, but llku it
wbrklugmiin'n homo. This courso of
Instruction oxteudH over flvo ycnr.i.
When a girl Is old enough to go to
work mid mnko money, sho knows
how to sow her own cloths or run a
homo. In tho evening this school Is
open to the mtil-glrlu. When thesn
rr-ordlunto systems nro established
It. all tho worku of tho HarvoHlor
('(inphiiy n pretty straight way will
have been found for n host of girls
frcm childhood to motherhood, und
tlutt'H iibnut nn good and nn human
t work as any money power could
busy ItHolf with."
Thoro nro worso things somotlmes
thun "soulless coporntloiiH", men who
would banish Inw, mulling unto him
Btlf a law for ovory mini. Thoro
ntu other Institutions than tho Inter
natlounl Harvester Company that are
Icing ns well, onoii bettor by lliolr
employes thnu Is this Institution,
and there would bo many moro of
(bum If moii would but work hnrmoii
olusly with them In stead of In ov
oi y wny antagonizing them.
whoro oponlng nnd calling for man.
Tho railroads aro preparing to begin
their extensions where they wuro
rtoped beforo tho election. Ono
Pittsburg company want 20,(r0 labor
ers for Its various factorlos. Now
England mills which have been run
ning nt 30 per cent of full capacity
vlll now put on full force. Wagon
were raised 20 per cunt In soino
l'lttsburg factorlos.
i'lio complectlon of tho house of
changed
Tho old
Warning Against An
Old Spanish Swindle
Knnuth, Nnchod & Kuhiio, Now
Ycrk bankers have Issued a circular
warning their correspondents nil
over tho country against an old Span
Ih.i swindlo which Is being revived.
Wc clip tho following which explains
tho method:
"Miss A. M. A., n school toachor of
this City, to-day mado public that sh
bad boon In corrospondonco with a
l and of Spanish awludlors, who claim
i' have a minor holr, and a valuablo
estate, looking for a guardian,
Tho heir always boars tho name
of tho porson to whom thoy wrlto and
Is supposed to bo a distant rolnttvo.
Vlss A. bocamo Interested In tho
pitiful story told, nnd entered Into
correspondence with "F. I.opez", who
hud chargo of tho child, Wlion ho
wrote that ID51.00 would bo noces
sary for legal exponsea and tho girl's
expenses to this country, Miss A.
bn'kod and wroto tho Spanish Minis
in,. Ho hnsjust wrlttou her that sho
If very lucky to havo escaped tho
ctutchea of a band of awlndlors."
It is always best to mako full In
quiries through the govornmont rep
resoutatlvoB beforo digging up tho
coin of tho realm on any propositions
offered by foreign promoters of any
kind.
Have Gone to Idaho
Dlckford & Tennnnt sold their bust
nesa hero lust week to H. V, Ed
ware's, brotler in law (if MnyorHrlco
and staitcl Wudiicsda) 'cr Idaho,
where lh will rotHima In tho samo
line of lutslnei s-can mterlng -i"d
contra I'tiis. TLcy are good wornm-in
and -V i ins gcod wherever thoy gc
vV: (- gratulatu the peoplo of Twin
Fal. wbero Ucy aro to locato.
Note tho label on your paper.
Tho veto of Multnomah county
gives a total for Taft of 17,778; for
ltryan U0K2; Chafln, 027; Hobs, 1.1S2
lllsgcn, 07, Tnft runs 11,000 behind
his registration but carries tho statu
with n majority of 8080.
Dryan mado a grand battlo In his
own Btnto carrying his own precinct,
something ho had never done before,
rrlcd his own county hy leuO nnd
tho Btnto by 10,000. Nubrnskn Is
'.republican state. Hank Mnkeley uf
Urn ml Islnnd used to say ho could representatives Is greatly
elect a yellow dog to offlco on tho'ns u result of this election,
republican ticket. Tho democrats nro houso tood: Itepiibllcaus, S23 dunio-
making heavy Inroads In tho leglsln- cials, 107; vacant, 1; roptibllcnn ma
ture also. Jo My CO, Tho present lioutw wilt
Tho i.icru complete thu returns nliow: UepubllcniiH, 212; duinucrtilH
the ('.renter e-uis -lie r'.publltan vie - ;7l. republican majority, .13.
tcry. The utu'or of thu '.'lotto tieec ! Old Wasco county, mother of ntort
to bo falling behind even his loto of ".ru half of tho counties In tho
1800. slnte, nfter giving bin It to her Ins't
"Mnryland, .My .Maryland" Issuing-1 kid, l end Itlvor cocnly, cutting off
lug Into lino nnd If tho returns con- about 1200 good republican votes, still
,inuo to cut down tho silver tongued gave Taft a plurality of RSI.
orator's vote tho fat matt will yet. The nuw baby In tho family of
win out in that statu. Oregon's counties gave Taft "OS.IIrynn
Strange ihlngH happen In n contest 300, Cliaflu 17, Dobs A3, 1 llncii S.
of this kind. Indiana elected almost i Tl.o soclallstH carried one precinct
thu entire democratic slate ticket, yet In tho statu, Kauiula pructnul In
gnvu Taft 8000 Majority. I Union county. Thoro woro SO votH
What Is tho matter with our social- cast In thu product and Dubs cap
uts In this country? They pulled u lured 20 of thotii.
smaller veto than they did four years. It Is very gratifying to tho cnrvfnt
r.go. Then their voto was "010, whllo oticrvcr who desires tho host thoro
this year It was but 4030, nnd Is fiOO lo In thu politics of our country to
less In .Multnomah than it was thou., uotu thu voters of Nuw York are pull
"Old Missouri Never Tiro," with lug away from thu old rotten pulltl
a dumocrntlu record hIiico 1870 wlthU-nl bosses. Thu bosses madu it llu
but ono exception Ih hanging In thu up for Taft In order to sueuru thu
balance, hooku llko a Taft voto thoro ' election of Hughes' opponent who
If looks very much llku tl.o prudlo- r.tixjd for thu rotten olomoiit of thu
lion of Chafln, the prohibition canill- city. Tho result was Hint both Toft
date, might havo sumo truth In It and IlughcH wuro elected and thu old
that: There would bo no dumocrntlu piltlcal ring was thrown down. Wu
candidate In thu field In 101'.', that tollevo that an era or elonner poll
Hit race would bo butweeit thu pro- ties is being ushered In mid (hut wu
hlbltlou candidate and thu republican , will not havo to blush for thu arlluiis
All thusu contracts conditioned of our political lenders In (he future
rn thu election of Taft will bo rusli-n In thu past. It Ih cortulnly time
ct now, Itiisluesu sooms to havo 'ir nu action of this kind on tin part
pin; hod up Its sleeves and taken njof the peoplo mid hope It Is Im
sharp grip on Itself. Factorlos every- iiilnent.
UNIVERSITY PARK.
Mr. Khld or Ollu street died on
Sunday morning nt flvo o'clodi llu
wiw very H 'ast sp.'lng nnd nuvor
fully ivtov.utd, U-it hta death utter
it week's Illness, ciimu m n und stu
pilse to nil. Tho Mildly havo thu
rympathy of the outlro community.
Mr. (ioorgu Perry vt lloulion, Oro-
foil, visited n fow bourn with IiIhbIb-
tur Mrs. J. llrous.
Mrs. II. V. Hand and her llttlu
dnughtor, Muurlno, visited over Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. J. U.
Drlggs, of Carlton, Oregon.
Mr. Odell, nn ntitl-saloon league
ppoakor, delivered n vory nblo ser
mon nt tho Congregational el.t.rel.
last Sunday morning at eleven
d clock.
Mr, und Mrs. Mnrtln Hand Who
havo been spending tho summer at
their homo in Hood Itlvor havo ru-
timed to their homo In University
I'rrk for tho winter.
Mr. C. Stnrrett, who formerly re
sided horo but who lives now In Sil
ver ton has boon visiting tho past
week with his many friends hero.
Hid you voto for lllll"? Yea?
Oregon Fern.
Mother's Meeting
Tho mother's meeting of tho W. C
P. U, waa held Monday afternoon at
tho homo of Mrs. Scott. Shu being
away, attending tho national conven
tion, Mrs. Hlntou acted as hostess
As tho roportor was lato wo can glvo
only part of tho program.
Mrs. Couch and Mrs, Ualund gavo
readings both interesting and help-
full. Mrs. Weeks and Mrs. Plaltner
read notes from tho convention In
Denver, sont by Mrs. Scott. Mrs.
(lalland and .Mrs. Perkins Bang so
les, followed by a discussion on,
"Cruelty to animals", as witnessed
In St. Johns.
Wo havo not forgotten that tbero
is a stuto law prohibiting this thing
also profanity and smoking on tho
Mreets, by minors.
Wo adjourned to inoet Monday l&tl
at tbo Congregational church.
Sisters of thoUnlon como und it
will do you good. M. E. Porklns
Si.pt. Press Work.
Tho KnlglttH and Pythian Slstoru
aro proparlt.g tho best eutertaliimont
over produced in tho city by homo
talont to bo put on during thu threo
New Law Firm
J. A. Collier of Fcthll, WhtMlsr
tkitinty, who hnu boon for sdVuml
years district attorney In his dis
trict recently eaino to St. Johns and
has entered Into paituershlp with
his brother, II. K. Collier, now city
attorney of St. Johns,
Thu firm uitmo Is Colllur & Collier,
a in thoy havo a flno niiIU of looms
in tho Holbrook block whuru II. E.
Collier had his offices previously.
Tho arrangement of thu rooms havo
not yet been fully completed but they
mo most convenient both for tho
otcipaiits and their pultons.
Tltero aro fow butter, or moro com
prehensive libraries In the stuto than
that of this firm, covuiliig nu llduoti
the outlro sldo of ono room and nu
ori'luary law library busldws. Among
others wo noticed tbo complete sstu
cf Piiclflu Reports, covering 13 Pa
cific states, l.nwyeis Itepurls, to dato
Oicgnu Iteports, tu date; Cyelopml
1 of Law and Procedure, to date;
American and English Cyclopedia of
I aw mid plondlng mid practice, be
sides hundreds or othur text mid rof
otouco books.
Mr, Collier as city attorney has
hen very careful mid most sucuesa
fill mid his offlcloncy will not bo
deteriorated by the advent or his
blether into his working plans, and
wo aro very glad to welcome the new
Mr. Collier to our city. With thu
equipment and experience thoso
gentlemen can bring to boar upon
tho Interests of their clients, If
their case Is Just, tbero should be it
successful termination of ovory a'u
Hon, Wo cortulnly predict u most
successful busliicss career for thsso
gentlemoti hero In St. Johns mid hopd
wo shull provo a true prophet In this
Instance, Their announcement will
bo soon clsowbero.
Don't lot up ou your efforts, Don't
stop, but at thu sumo time don't com
plain. Don't blame your soleuuion
when O.i y uro dolug their host. Dou't
stop udvt-riltlng. Tho results of tho
ads au aceumulatlve. They add to
your business. Continual dropping of
water wears away tho hardest stono.
Continued j-iulclous advertising will
an certainly bring busluoss, If ovory
thing adveriiM d is iado good. Don't
kuutk yuiir town Ueauso ovoryU.lng
does in l t-ult you. Nothing this sldo
of tho New lenmilcm will do that
and even tnere homo people would
coi.iplulu. Don't bo owt of that
ctov.'d.
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