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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".