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ST. JOHNS REVIEW ITS NOW UP TO YOU To intern for THIS Paper. All Iht ntw hu l( It nt U oar notto. Call la and enroll GET IN THE HABIT Ot .dvertlilng In THIS Piper and you'll never regrel l(. He gin at once and keep right al It Devoted to the Interests of the Penlniula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOL. 5 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1908. NO. Q JOLLY C. E. BASKET SOCIAL DOINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL DEATH OF W. W. RASER A Fine Program Was Rendered and Everyone Had a Most Enjoyable Evening Tho Christian Endoavor of tho Christian church hold n bnskct social In tho Holbrook building InBt Friday night that wna n pronounced success in every senso of tho word. A flno program wna rendered first, which plnced ovory ono In tho best of humor towards hlmsolf nnd nil tho world. Wo hnvo not a copy of tho program nnd ns wo wero not In nt tho beginning cannot glvo It In full, but tho part wo saw wna oxccptlon ally good. Llttlo Verno Hall brought down tho house tolling how ho would run things If ha was president, and when It enmc to tho buying Master Vcrno had tho staying qualities mat will ninko him a muster of fltinnco In tho years to como. Ho set Ills heart on 11 Nonh's ink, of tho pntcrn used by tho Noah of tho noblo red man, nnd ho stayed In until nit the; big boys Quit, paying two dollnrB for, hla war ship. A young lady told how sho crept under tho sofa nnd listened to her ....1. 1 1.1. 1 uig Biniur iiiuKuiK imu nun nor ucst fellow. 801110 of tho older boy Rested that her story wna truo to llfo out. or courao uio young rolka would not carry on thnt wny now days, I'urtlculnrly this young lady, for alio knows better now. Just tho amito It brought down tho homo mid sho wna obliged to como back and tell tho cxpor.otico of tho l-ronch maid front i'orx trying to learn tuo American 1 Inuguago. Her dcucrlptlou of tho process or learning 1110 uirterouco lit tho moaning of nlrlug tho bed clothds and airing tho baby wan especially laughable Tlien tlioro wna Hupert Moon, Hit A Good Meeting inn illuming 01 w.u 1. u. u, is 1 lodgo lnat Mondity night wna docldod- ly U10 boat ono In many wnys thut wo hnvo over attended In tho Laurel ' lodge. Tho prlnclploa of Odd Follow- ablp woro dUplayed thoro on tho tho floor oa wo huvo novor beforo witnessed, nnd thoro Is n stronger bond of fellowship botweon tho brothers than thoro has boon slnco tho Institution of tho lodgo. Wo hnvo novor boon In a lcdgo. m-yl.ow, that wna as fraternal as tho Laurel lodge. Still thoro has been ns thcro la In almost all families, somo holes. Tho top hole, which was tho llttlo discord nt time, and this fool- largest count flvo when tho hand ing has at times ttjnnlfested Itself too kerchief goes through, lower down strongly. Hut on that night every t nro two more holes somowhat thing that can possibly mar tho ' smaller, each counts ton nnd tho hot brothorly lovo that must oxlst bo- torn 0110, tho smallest of all, counts tweon truo Odd Fellows was wlpod tlf toon. Wo woro told that ordlnar out and tho momborshlp stands unl- lly thoy havo llttlo bags of beans ted In a friendship such ns Damon which are thrown Instead of tho and Pythias or David and Jonathan handkerchiefs, but the member In displayed for each other. ' charge of tho frljolea was absent on Thoro nro, a number of good socio- this occasion nnd tho faco mops woro ties ono may becomoa niomber of.bul usod Instoad. wo do not know ono that surpasses u la tho most hilarious game lm tho Odd Fellows In tho principles uglnablo, It looks so easy. You which thoy teach, nor In tho porsott- Just cannot inltti tho holes In the nol of their momborshlp, Laurel lodgo boar' nt tho distance you think, but holds within Its momborshlp tho host whon you lot go, tho missile you of tho manhood of St. Johns and throw very often misses tho board there Is no bottor anywhere. No entirely nnd you stand there nnd man will do hlmsolf an Injustice to look Just silly while your friends take membership with this lodgo, guy you. Tho) Artisans wlio wero on tho othor hand, It will bo an absent from tho meeting, and tho honor to him, and a help In tho hour ones who did not remain after tbu of adversity that ho may not obtain business meeting was over missed anywhere else. 1 tho fun of their Uvea. The atten- Ilesolutlons of sympathy and re- denco was not Just ns good aa it spoct wero adopted on tho death of W. W. Baser late member of Laurel lodgo, Tho usual benefits were also tendered Mrs. Itasor. It Is tho chlefost pleasure of the Odd Fellows) to stand by their membership In I theso hours of trials. Got Cold Feet The Chapman high school foot Lull toam failed U show up Friday afternoon for a contest with the St. Johns High. Our fellows think tho Chapman lads should take a foot warmer to bed with them. The lads got out hand bills and billed the city, ha1 their pretty girls down at the park to yell for them, but there was nothing doing. The visitors did not show up. Well, our boys will have to learn that this world Is full of disappointments. The Mergenthaler hits Alaska The Dally Alaskan of November 0 Invites Its readers to come In and see their new machine which Is the same as our Mergentualer Junior. We congratulate tho Alaskan upon Ua enterprise and progresslveness. was a wholo show lit himself. It would tnko too long to toll nil tho Blunts which ho did, but ovory number ' wna a doublo header nnd thcro must hnvo boon n hnlf dozen tlmcB ho was on tho floor. Ho Is tin Inimical por sonlfler nnd character dellnoator. hns perfect command of his expression and language, especially in rcprcsont Ing tho 8-a-t-t-nm-m-orcr. Young Mr. Doldon, loo, took an In tercstlng pnrt In tho progrnm. It wna Ida first appearance, nnd ovory tlmo tho band played or tho nudlcnco gnvo an encoro, ho became frlghtcnct almost out of his wits nnd displayed u strength of volco that will bo of great assistance to him when ho en gages In politics, nnd when ho grown up becomes of n voting ngo W. Ilrynn can count on ntt effective fol lower. Tho Peninsula band, first nnd Irist but not least on the program, do- served nnd received tho thnnka of th society. They enmn down from Pen . . . ... insula nnu pinyud n nnir dozen or stig-jmoro ploces, for tl.clr expenses. It J was very kind of tho boys and tho oclety did pll they could to mnk. them hnppy while thoy woro hero, They nro nnlcololof follows, somo of them too, luwo bom playing only elnco tho Fourth of July, but under tho ublo Instruction of their lender, Air. IJenn, nro mnklng splendid pro gresa. Tho society netted over $G0 during 1110 ovoiiing ami tliey wish most heartily to thank tho good friends who assisted In making tho social (such a success,, bo! It financially nnd soclnuy. A New Game 1:110 united Artisans Hold u very Interesting meeting Inst .Monday night. Aftor tho regular buslitois session wtta over tho members dlvld cd up and ongngod In n gnmo of- well wo don't know what thoy call It, but thoy had threo liandkerchlofii tied up In threo scpnrntu bunches as solid ns posslblo nnd they mado a marK 011 hid noor nuout ton . or twelve foot from n board with four holes of dlfforont alios In It which stood on end nnd tho gamo wna tn throw tho handkerchief through tho should bo ns there were a number absont. It Is hoped that every mem ber will bo In hla placo nextMonday night. LOYAL TEMPERANCE LEGION. Tho L. T. L. met In the Christian tabernacle 8unday, November 22, I p. m. and elected tho following offi cers: Chester March, president; iloreuce Byerke, vice president; Edna Hollenbeck, socretary; Flora McNIven, treasurer; Lulu Hollenbeck, organist. A very Interesting program has been arranged for next Sunday after noon and everybody is cordially In vited to attend. Every young person whether Interested In tho temperance cause or not is especially Invited to the meeting, Tho meeting opens at 3:45 p. m. at the Christian taber nacle. In another column will be found the advertisement of M. E. Hollen beck, who baa opened a grocery at 955 North Kellogg street. Mrs. Hoi lenbreck has no hired help, and will thus be able to sell at the very low est prices for cash. She has many good friends In the city who will bo very glad to patronize her new store. The City Dads Convene and Transact Their Usual Budget of Municipal Business in a Satisfactory Manner Tho common coulncll of tho city of St. Johns met In their 33d session Tuesday ovcnlng ovory mombor bo lng present. Petition by Mr. Tnlinan to put In cement sldowalk on South Hayes wan rend nnd on motion of Uouham pctl Hon was ncceped nnd placed 011 file, On motion of Dnviu resolution was ordered drnwtt Instructing tho ctt gltiocr to prepare n profile establish Itilf grndo on South Hayes between Purllngton nnd Mohuwk strcnU. All yes. Communication fiom telephone company stated thut tho charges for (otophones nt tho tlmu franchise wit'. granted wna $S nnd $3 per month nnd thnt theso tormn had not been ex ceeded. On motion of Doble, com munication wna nccopted nnd plnced on filo. Communication from tho ferry com pany stated their lowest price for tho furry was $17,000, which Included franchise nnd nil slips, etc. On mo tion of Hunter communication was received nnd plnced on flic. All yes. On motion of Hunter city attor ney was Instructed to prepare n call for election for tho purpose of vot ing bonds for $17,000 to purchase tho ferry and $3000 for making nee- (jary changes In tho slips nnd pres out IncldoiititU, ltesolutlon Instructing engineer to establish grndo on South HitycH from Iliirllngton to Malum k was adopted on motion of DaMo. AP vos, Wlndlo reported thnt Pittsburg fclreet was simply luipussnbhi nnd thnt It would bo necessary to plank strip 10 foot wldo from tho ferry blip to Uradford street. On motion ot Huntor tho street committee was nuthorUed to ptirchns 7000 foot, or as much 3x12 inch lum ber nnd strlngors ntt may bo necea- mry to plank n atrip 10 feol wldo from tho ferry slip to tho railroad track on Ilrndford street. All yos. Shall We Buy the Ferry? Thoro Is n proposition coming be fore tho pooplo that will create more or loss discussion, n'ul porhnpssomo hard feelings, becauso of thu differ ent views thut are taken of tho mat tor. TJ10 prlco asked for tho ferry may soem largo to some, nnd perhaps It la largo. So Is $1000 par ncro a big prlco for vacant land In tho city of St. Johns, Ilut whon ono can dlvldo It Into lots nnd sell tho lota so as to return $2000 por acre It does not look so big. It Is tho same with tho ferry bont. Rttppobo tho ferry company only paid iuu0 or $8000 for tho boat nnd tho fran chise as somo claim, If It la worth $17,000 nnd paying Interest on $17,00 now, tho fnct that It cost os8 than that figure Is no argument that tho city should not pay that much for It. Tho stubborn facts confront us thn we must havo a frco ferry for St, Johns If wo would secure tho trade of tho Tualatin valloy where hun dreds ot farmer Mould bring their produce to St. Joint, thus creating a demand for n cointrlslwi htuso or two here to handle the business and would increase tuo retail trade of our merchants. Another thing every yoar for a long tlmo tho street Improvements ot St. Johns will de mand an Increasing amount of haul ing ot chrushed rock, and beforo wo have nearly all of tho streets Im proved as thoy should bo wo will have paid out more than tho prlco asked for tho boat in freight charges and havo no boat to show for It, If we buy tho boat tho county will op erate and keep the same In repair nnd we will have to pay but our pro portion of tho amount tho samo as we do tor the other free ferries in the county. Some may think that the $3000 ex tra above the prlco for the boat la ui necessary but there should bo better slips than are In use at present and there are also other changes that are desirable to bo mr.de so as to get the best service out of tho boat. It Is but Just and right that the boat should be turned over to the county In .the best possible condition. If It should be found that the $3000 would not all be needed it would revert to the general fund and nothing would be lost. A call for an election will probably be Issued next week to determine whether or not bonds shall bo Issued Tho following bills woro allowed on motion of Hunter: Isaac Baker $ 12.00 K. A. Huscy 6.00 I-. Btillock 10.00 II. Thompson 12.00 h. 1-ostcr 14.00 W. K. Bttrlcw 15.75 A. T. Smith 14.00 I,. Mclnnis 21.00 V. O. McKinney 5.00 J. Poff 1.63 Geo. Warner 24.50 15. B. Good 6.50 J. Loudon rod man ti.oo Zimmerman, wells Imwrc. 7.75 B. Ilnyncr 5.00 P. W.Wcthernll 8.00 R. Bell 14-00 C. Poff 12.00 J. Poff 13.68 Lauthcr Transfer Co 5.25 Total $219.06 Mendunhnll claim for $7 for us slstlng Kx-Clty Attorney (Iron 11 In Hi" Yojngerferdorf enso wna tnri 11 up nnd report from Ex-Moyor Couch nnd Mr. flrocno showed that Men denhnllH hnd never done any work 01 tho case, that tho papers were made out by (Ireoito, profited by him nnd nctod upon by the court without tho Meudunhnlla hnvlng over oven seen tho papers. It was tho senso of these gentleman thnt tho bill wnn exorbitant nnd on motion of Davis tho claim was laid on tho table. Tho recorder presented report stat ing that a P'prcsoulnlho of It, L. Polk ft Co. had solicited his offlco let- tho sale ot a new Issue of thlor Portland directory nt tho usual price rt $0. On motion Hunter tho re corder was nttlhi.i Ircd to aubserlbo for tho name. Ml yo. Tho mnttor of Tncomn street Im provement enmo up nnd tho recor der stated that tlmo was up for opening of bids, but thoro hnd been to tho amount of $17,000 for the pur chaso of tho ferry nnd $3000 for In cidental expenses. Thu call should bo mado so thnt ono may vote for tho $17,000 nnd agnltist tho $3000 If ho bo doslred for thoro may bo soiuu who will not bo In favor of putting tho property in tho best posslblo con dition for tho county, although It la but Just nnd right to do so. Wo hopo our good friends In St. Johns may all seo tholr wny to making this purchase). It Is posslblo to buy or build another boat nnd place It In operation hero, but for n torm of 14 yonrs an oxcluslvo frnnchlso will bo In operation thnt v 111 keop an other forry bont front uslnj? tho pres ent landing, besides, I', would bo working un lijistl.i- upon somo of our o'vo 'Itlnns to unleiivor to freeze thorn out utter tho hard strugglo thoy havo had In establish lng tho presunt ferry nnd bringing It to Its proosnt profitable operation. It certainly Is to tho interest of every citizen ot St. Johns to look at this qustelon from all sides and de liberate well and then net In such a wny that tlioro may bo no after rogrotB. Wo need, must hnvo a treo ferry hero If wo expect St. Johns to make tho growth that Is duo to her position on tho Peninsula. WHY HE LET GO. A high building was being eroded when n workman lost his footing and toll from tho roof, but In his full he managed to grasp a telegraph wire which still left him nt a perilous height from tho ground, "Hang on for your life!" shouted hla fellowworkmeu, and somo of them ran to procure a mattress on which ho could drop, He held on for a few seconds only, and tbenshouted: "Sthand from undher!' and drop tor. It is tho buying tho f ury. He waa picked 'ip fcei.fcelesa and carried to a hospital. On his recovery he was askod why ho did not hang on longer. "Shuro." said he, "I was afraid tho wire wud brojk."- Dunuld Mac Noal, Pennsylvania. In tho hurry making up the paper last Friday morning wo neglected to state that the next meeting of the Meagley Junction pish club will be held the second Friday In December. They havo things well In hand and It an omorgoncy arises their president can call a special meeting. Thoro are so many other meetings on tap that thoy decided to skip one meeting. no bids received. On motion of Hun ler thu proposition wub tnbled for tlto present, Engineer's ropi r: ancompnnlng pr- fllo for tho Imptcveiiictit of Montlcth street sliowed thnt thoro wna n cut of 7211.1 yards nnd n flit of 1630.2 yards ntt excess of 3D00.S yards of llll with no dirt to mnku the fill with. On motion of ltoiihnm thu pro filo wns laid on tho table for onu week. All yes. Tho cost of Improve niont nggrogntns $r0C9.2P. ltccordcr Esson reported thnt about half tho assessments wero paid In on the Willis boulevard extension nnd that tho tlmo wiih about up nnd inked nttthorlty to havo advertise. ment for snlo of dcllmiueiil assess ncnta made, which ur.s f.ninlod. On motion ot Hunter thu council adjourned to n.cet In tho recorder's office ns u committee of tho wholo to consider repealing ordinance 183, On their return nftur ntt hour's confer enco tho city nttorno wns Instruct' ed to draft ntt ordinance repealing ordinance 183, This passed first nnd second readings nnd on motion to suspend tho rules nnd pars to third rending thu vote stood: John sou, Hunter, Wlndlo nnd Doblo, yes nnd Davis, Ilouhnm nnd Miller, no It required two-thirds vote to bub pond tho rules, on motion of John sou tho mat tor wns Inld 011 tho tnhlo for ono week. Adjourned. Hon Esson, of Hood Itlver, brother of A. M. Esson, our gonial city recor der, wns In the city tho first of tho week. Ho recently sold his drug store nt Hood Itlver nnd Is looking up n location, Ho went to Tho Dalles Tuesday to look Into n real estato deal that looked good from a ills titnee, which If It does not suit him will solid him back Into this country ngnlit for a location. UNIVERSITY PARK. Mrs, J, L. Ilrlggs of Carlton Is hero visiting with her mother Mrs, Mo Cord of Haven street for it few days, Itov. lllggs filled tho pulpit at the Congregational church on Sunday evening. Ills sermon was very Inter esting and wns enjoyed by nil. IIpltN To Mr. and Mrs. 8. In gram of Portsmouth nvonuo, Fri day, n girl. A reception wna given on Inst Friday evening for thu minister (it tho Methodist church, Itov.' Jeffrey and family, who hnvo moved Into their new home, thu parsonage, nnd ninny frlouds nnd woll wishers wuru in attendance, A very pleasant tlmo was reported, Mr. Frank llrlggB, of Sterling 111.. Is horo visiting Uio family of L. (1. Heynolds, and other relatives, Mr, Miles of St. Helens, an old friend of Mr. nnd Mrs, Ilrous visited n fow hours with that fumlly on Friday of last week, Itov. D. Jl. Oroy will preach next Sunday ovenlng nt tho Congregation al church, Como out and hoar him. Itov. O'dell, of tho Congregational church filled tho pulpit ut thu Meth odist church on Thanksgiving dny. Itov. O'dell la an eloquent spoakur, Tho ItebekahH held thler conveit tlon at tho Artlsun Temple on Tues day of this wui'K. Mrs, John Ol-nn, lint, opened her homo at tho corner of Flsko and Dawson streets, to tho Ladles Oulld of tho Congregational church, who will servo a ton cent lunch on Thurs day evening, Nov. 20. A small pro gram is being prepared, und a largo play room will bo furnlahed for tho amusement of tho children. Oregon Fern. Llttlo Fred's mother had company. Ono of tho visitors, un old friend whom sho had not seen slnco her marriage, asked to seo Fred. Tho mother went out to bring tuo llttlo fellow In, Presently tho sounds of a scuffle, In tho next room, wore heard and tho low tones of tho moth er as though remonstrating with tho youngster. Then tho shrill volco of Master Fred was heard: "I don't care, company or no company, I won't havo my faco washed with tplt." Miss Ida Foumal of Oregon City Is visiting frionds In St. Johns this week. Ex-Councilman and Well Known Citizen Passes Suddenly Away Last Friday Evening Tho old Baying that "In tho midst of llfo wo aro In death" was never tuoro stnrtllngty manifested than lit tho domino of W. W. Itasor nt hli homo last Friday evening. Mr. Knsor had not been In very good health for wimo tlmo nnd for that reason traded his fnrm In Clackamas for city property 011 Drtimmond street, Port land. Ho hnd Just recently moved Into his new homo nnd purchased tho Homo hnkoty hetu lit St. Johns, expecting to movo It nearer to hla homo In tho nonr future. W. W. Itasor wns born Febitnry 21, I SI", In Wnytio county, Ohio, whon) ho lived n number of years nnd then went to IIIIiioIh. Ho wns married to Miss Kiln E, Hlarkmoro lit llettesee, Henry county, Illinois, September i, 1873. To this union tlioro wero born six children, three boys nnd three girls of whom but two lived through their Infancy nnd survive their fnth-r: Clint, of Portland ami XoIIIh Vloln. Mr. Itasor served h term In tho Civil wnr its u cavalryman ami wna u member of Cuiupxou Post (I, A. II. ut St, Johns, lie served two terms ns councilman of tho city of HI, Johns nnd wns a member of thnt body wliett ho moved from St. Johnu to his Clackamnir farm. Ho wns a member of Laurel lodge LSil I. O. O Holmes lodge 101, Knights of Pythias nnd Luurclwood Ituboknli bulge 1C0 of St. Johns. Ho wns nisi) n member of tho llrntherhond of American Yoemeit und curried $2000 Itisurnuco lit thnt order, his being tho first death to occur lit tho St. Johns lodgu during tho font years of Its existence, a I hd thu first losa by death to tho KulghtH of Pythias. 1 It was deputy organizer of tho Fine Clay at Whitwood It litis been thought for somo tlmo that clay in Whitwood Court wus of 11 ((unllty that would mnku superior pottery or hard brick, but no experi ment wits mado until rocuutly when a Hitinplti wna wotked up with tho hands and baked when It was found to mnku tho mtrdoNl kind of brluk, intil to tho vitrified brick of com- mersu. A largo number of wimples of lay front other sections were bukod ut tho sumo tlmo but nil of the. melted more or loss und ran togeth er becntiBu of the blind being of 11 siliceous nature, Thh specimen how uver did not run but baked hard uu flint. Tlioro In great depth of soil nnd n lurgu men, so thut thoro lu ntt abundance of clay for 11 largo fac tory. ExporlmontH Hhoiild bu made so us to determine for whnt purpose tho clay Is best adapted, whether pot tury, high grudu hrkk or soworplpo, lorhaps for two or more of theso lines of manufacture. Thu locntlun of Whitwood Court lit tho hill sldo above tho main lino of tho Northern Pacific makes thu tract till more valuable, for It will bu n down hill pull nnd bust of shipping facilities, Thet-o points tiro to bo looked Into, wo umUrstnud and If every thing Is favorable u company formed to operate ,1 factory 011 Hit) ground, LobIIu Moulton und wife returned Monday from u tijven-iiiouth's so journ In Crook, Whoolor and Wnsco counties, Mr, Moiiltro says that country In fierce, where ho spent the most of the time. 'Ihui tho great DuSchutos reclamation sohomu la n fake. That tho soil Is 11 silt from tho ileconipobltlou of tho lavu thut has no vegetable food In It and plant life connot bu supported by It. hut off ot 300 acres of alfalfa and wheat but 100 tons of hay was eaped this summer, somo of tho al- fulfa being threo youra old, That tho sand la so light thnt when tho water Is turned on it rises In a cloud on top of tho water and floats away. hat nothing but sago bruch, Juniper bunch gru nnd Jack rabbits will grow thoro and theso not very thrift ily. Ho gives tho farmers Hint are going in there by tho dozens Just flvo years to all get out. Tho sending of Mrs. Vuloutluo to Alaska on tho freo Telegram excur sion will bo tho biggest ad St. Johns lias over hud and will bring us more prominently before coast visitors than unythlug wo could do. Let us put In ovcry voto posslblo, it Is where wo got something for nothing. Brotherhood of American Ycomon and wns preparing to organize a lodge nt tho tlmo of hlfl death. Ho camo to Ore gon In 1001 and nettled In St. Johns, leaving hero lnat your. Mr. Itascr waa sitting nt the table with his grandchild un hla lap when ho wns stricken and fell to tho floor dropping tho little 0110 nnd upsetting tho lamp Hotting tho room on fire. Tho firo was promptly extinguished nnd a physician called, but Mr. Itascr wns dead beforo ho arrived nnd novor spoko nflcr ho was strlckon. Tho esteem In which Mr. Itasor wns held by tho citizens of St, Johnn was nltested by thu largo number of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Yoemeit and (1, A. It. inumberH who nltondi'd hla funeral sorvlco nt Erlck sou's undertaking parlors Sunday nt 3 p. 111., nnd thu many beautiful flor al offerings. The Knights sunt n shield of cnrnnllottH und lilies; thu Laurel lodgo, 1. O. O, F., u pillow of cnrnntlonn and chryHnnthumums; lto bekaliR n wreath ot cariiittlutin and chrysanthemums, und n Inrgo num ber of Individual floral pieces wero presented. Tho funeral (iddres wns given by Itov. Chester I 'mil dates, who dwell especially upon tho Importance of be ing prepared for Just such 11 sudden cnll, seeing that It Is liable to como to any of tm ut ittiy time. Tho musk: wus furnished by tho IC. of P. quartette, Odd I'oIIuwh nnd Itohok uhs. Interment wits mado In Itlver view cemetery. Thu HluceroHt sympathy of tho en tire community la extended to thu wife, sun und daughter who survive him. Mr. Itasor had several brothem who wero widely scattered nvid wo were tumble to learn their places ot residence. New Vancouver Ferry Tho St. Johns Ship Building com pany lu coustrticling n now furry-hunt for tho Portland Itnllwny and Light company nt tholr shlpynrda whlult will bo 11 spluiidld vessel whan douu. Thu hull will ho nbotil ROxlJIO fyot over nil nnd Is most titibstnutlally mado nnd braced for nil thu rough uaiigu that It may over bo subjected to. This company is turning out somo of tho best hulls that float in Oregon witters, ttud tho Hiium of thu ferry boat nro oiy good Indeed, Sho Is 11 dnublo-uudur with uasy slop l.lvlng tho leatit resistance possible to thn water, Sho will huvo uuw machinery, wo nro Informed, with more powerful oiikIiiuh than thosu In tho old furry nnd will out down thu tlmo of transit, about onu half, Thu carry I tig capacity, too, la about doubled. This will bo 11 flnu thing for tho mil w ay company nu there has been cousldeniblu complaint about tho old boat recently, Tho Portland Itnllwny Is mnklng many ImprovumuutH In thslr oiptlpmunt mudu uucuiMiiry by thu greatly In creusud hiiHluomi. II. II., H. H.. Tad and K. It. Parker canty down from WUIitmluo, Oregon, Saturday to spend TlmnkNxlvliig with their father kiid mother. The hoyu nro engaged 1 1 bulling out Mhlp build ing materials us storn posts, tdums, kuols, liuees, spurs, etc, and tire having all tho work I hoy onu do to fill orders, mid sometimes more than thoy can gut douu. Thud says it Is bpleudld uxurclHu am) glvus him nil appetite like 11 tMiwmlll ami It nlmost tiikos tho trump of tiitbrlwl to wnkq him up In the morning. Tho boys return to Willumluu today, oxpwtlug to como homo again lu tlmu for Christmas, Itoal ostnto I moWnt; very lively In St. Johns considering tho eo callgd hard Union, Throi U hardly a dealer who has not, mado sovoral trausfora within tho past fow days and mure nro In prospect. Thoro can bo no better Investment lit this pnrt of tho country than a fow lota in St. Julius. It does not matter much In what par ticular part of thu city thoy lie, clthor, for thoy aro all good property. It will- bo but a matter of threo or tour years until you cannot buy any where lit tho city for loss than 3 or 4 times tho present prlco. "God's Mission for Amorlcn", will be tho morning tuplo ot Pastor Dent zlen at tho Ilaptlst church next Hunt day. In tho ovoiiing ho will spook on "Uolshazzar's Feast".