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THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW I'ubllihed Eitrj Ftldj At tl? Wot Durllngton Slrctt, St. J"' 11V MAHKUt & 11YKH1.KU. In Salut Julius, Otcgoii, as mull matter of the second class uuiler the Act ol Con gress ol March 3, 1879. NEW Hiail SCHOOL. TI10 locnl pollcal pot will soon bo. gin to Btoniu up. All tliu legal voters In this district should remember the fact Unit next Hon, K C. Couch heads the list of Thursday, Jan. 28, from 2 to 5 o'clock standing committee on Cities nud Towns and Is a member of the Man ufacturers' committee. This will lvo rut townsman n chnnca to bo heard trnin. ORDINANCE NO. 210. AN Tun KRVlitW Is entered nt ixst ollice p. in., an election will bo hold to do- Adrertlilne rsUt, $1.00 per Inch per month. Job Printline eiccuUd In flrit-eUu iifl. tllll a Jnt. I'rlntlnr r.th nn dllrr. All communlestlom should be sddrood to Th BtTlaw, HI. Johni, Urtgon. omcltl Hewippr of tb City of Bt. Johns. cldo whether tho district shall be bonded to tho extent of JGu.uuu for the erection of n high school build' hi); and u grade school building. The nutter In of vital Importance to all OIID1NANCE ASbESSINO THE COST OP lM.UOVlNd 1UUH MOND STREET PROM THE CAR LINE OF THE PORTLAND RAILWAY COMPANY TO RICH MOND STREET DOCK IN THE CITY OP ST. JOHNS AND DI RECTING THE ENTRY Or SUCH ASSESSMENT IN THE DOCKET OP CITY LIENS. The North Alblnn l'lish club has and not u slnglo voter should fall to taken up the proposition of erecting does ordain Subscription prlos $1.00 par year. A. W. MARKLR. Kdltor W. R. 1IY15KUJU, Associate FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1909. Uu a ROOSTER for St. Johns, Congress Is stundlni? H0111uwl1.1t uncertainly upon Its dignity. A recipe for foiling n burglar Is to keep tiuthlng In your hoiiuo worth stealing, Keep smiling. The world hat no use for long faced, grumbling and fault finding Individuals. Some women uro awfully parties lor. A St. I.oiiIh wife has sued for u divorce because her husband eats with 11 knife. A Hweot potato two feet long nnd nut inoro than an Inch In diameter Is on exhibition at Lamar, town. Tho man who dug It up tried to kill It for a Hiiako. - - Survivors In MohhIiiu Insist that thoy will rebuild the city. If they are willing to listen to tho advice of disinterested outsiders thoy will rebuild it In sotno other locality. Tliu brain tent now being made 011 monkeys at an Eastern University will no doubt prove that they are superior In Intelligence lo the man "wlo didn't know It was loaded." Senator llouriio has Introduced n hill to Increase tliu presldeut'ii salary to $100,000 11 year, to take effect next March. It is reasonable lo ex It ct that Mr. Tuft will raise 110 ob jection. cast his ballot upon the question, That a high school building would bo a fine thing for St. Johns goes with out Buying. The prestige such ul structure would gala for the city, the ornament It would bo udorulng the crest of the hill on Philadelphia street, and the advertising it would furnish for St. Johns would be worth much. This tract of lund was do nated by tho founder of this city, lames John, for the specific purpose of placing a high school building thereon and can bo used for no 0 bridge over the Columbia river, be- Tho. city of St. Johns as follows: The city council of tho city of St. tween Vancouver and tno Oregon Johns having ascertained tho cost of side. They plan to have the matter Improving Richmond street from tho urouuht before tho legislatures of Don't Go to Portland to Buy Your Meats uoth stutes. The idea Is a good one It It works oiH. During tho year 11)07 thero were 102 building permits Issued at the city hull, the total vuluu amouuling car lino of tho Portland Hallway company to the Richmond street dock In the city of St. Johns, as shown by tlie resolution of the common coun cil of the city of St. Johns, dutcd tho 0 th (lay of October, 1UU8, and of ro- cord In tho office of the city record er of said city and notice thereof having bcon publisher In tno St. to f'JO.UO. Per the your 1008 there Johns Rovlow, a weekly newspaper o were 100 Permits Issued with a vulu utlon of siM,2i(J. lncluued lu lffi were the Ullleu-Cliambers plant and general circulation In said city on tho 9th and 16th days of October, lUOjf, as shown by the a-.ttvlt of the foreman of said paper, . which other purpose, Tho trustees ot io the new bunk bullulng with a com- said nmuuvlt Is on file with mo city James John school funds have agreeu lo turn over a deed for this property and also ull other funds held by them, amounting In round figures to $20,000. lu tho event of the district deciding to erect a high school build. Ing on this location. These funds could bo used for furnishing the roundlngs, thus making tho first cost, outside of Instructors, practically ull that tho city would have to nut up. It Is 11 well ulued vuluatlon of SltUOU. Thus U will bo seen thut tho showing made last year was tuny as goou 11 not better than tho year previous, 1 - Tho propos..ion to Improve Phila delphia street, presented to the coun recorder; nnd tho legal posting of notices of such street Improvement as by, law In such cases ulrccted and as shown by tho affidavit of tho city engineer on filo with the recorder of said city, and no remonstrances hav- .iik been filed: and as provlucd by said resolution tho sum of $0&I3.U7 be ing said engineer's cstlmato of tno ell by Charley Anderson on behalf cost of improving said street, but of tho property owners on this street, 1b a good one and should re ceive careful consideration. A uni form grade from Ivunhoo to the city known fact that sooner or later en. dock wou,d mk(J ,t ltl0 flllU8l lllia oroadest thoroughfare in tho city. H certainly would work a hardship on the property holders were they com pelled to grade nud sldu walk this btreet and then pay tor niacudumlz- Johns will bo annexed to Portland, and It Is the history of alt cities ab sorbed by larger ones that Impiove- ineiitB are slow and difficult to ue- euro after annexation has taken place. Therefore, If tho high Echool proposition Is voted down ut this time, and St. Johns goes Into Port land within the next few yearn, It Ih highly probable that It wilt ho many ,urn before such an euincu is reeled nt this point. Hotter to erect such a building now and when annex til Ion lakes place allow the larger illy to help pay for It. Tho school property left by James John has dwindled away from what It origin ally was In a manner which we are unable to explain, nud It Is possible that unless tho matter Is settled by kcuulrliig this building and having tliu balance of tho funds and proper. ty turned over to the district that they may continue to dwindle away until nothing remains and wo will be which said cost may bo more accur ately determined by snid city engin eer. Tho time wmiln which said Im provement Is to bo completed Is here by fixed at six months from the Inst- publication for proposals for said work, which proposals must be filed with tho recorder of sold city on or before the 2nd day of March 1000, nt -I o clock p. m, of said day. Now therefore, It Is herby ordered that said Rlohmoud streol bo Im proved accordingly nnd tno city ro- It Is not necessary, and then you know it may be dangerous. The car may run off the track or you tuny get diseased meat that might cause illness in your family. It is much safer to buy your meats at home, where they can be relied upon to be first class in every par ticular. BITGOOD & COLE Keep nothing on hand but what they can guarantee, and when you buy meat from them you may rest assured Hint it is strictly all right. Their prices arc as low as good meat can be sold for. When you pay less the meat is not so good. If you arc not already a patron of this market, a trial order will con vince you that you cun do no bet ter anywhere else. In,;. A dirt surface would bo of little corder shall give notice by publlcn avail, and It tliu street is Improved at all ll should huvu 11 liard surface, It Is believed that at least an ulght per cent grade can be ouinmuu which would maku It easy of access for tennis us well us pedestrluns. To make u large assessment district to pay for tho dressing of this thorough f.ru looks like 11 fair proposition, and no serious objection Is likely to t-rlso. Philadelphia street Is one of I no most Important In the city, mid It surely should ho Improved this smlng, and Improved right. A DAD ACCIDENT. A Chicago mail lias discovered ...... 1.... 1... .nt ""l " , 7 holding tho empty sack. The mat from overeating, this winger hum - . - been reduced lo a minimum, ho'vever by the big jump meat, flour audothei accessories liuve taken. A horse addicted to the use ol tobacco was accidentally killed at Portland last weuk. Seems like then should bu oiioukIi human user to look uftor the tobacco mipply until a few more animals can neuiilro tliu lutblt. A tariff may be placed on coffee, hut the public will be glad lo know, doubtless, thut this wilt not cause 1111 liicnuiHu lu tho price per cup ot those Imitation beverages that look so much like coffee and tasto so persistently llku something else. A former lluplUt minister ot New York has gone lo South Dakota to securo a divorce from Ills wife be cause she applies too much of hei time to religion nud W. i T. H work mid neglects her home. When u woman Is too good for a preacher's wife the uillleiilum Is not far off. Ho who Is given credit who Is considerately allowed time In which to pay for an article for which he has not tho money at the time of pur chuao und who walks aiouiiti for weeks and mouths with tho money In his pocket, without the least ef fort to Pay thu bill, Ih no better than n thief, lu fact lie is not as good because thu thief takes chances while thu other not only geU the guods but also displays the iMikest kind ot Ingratitude, An nutl-racu track gambling bill Introduced Into tho Legislature ot Washington state Is designed to make wagering on horse races or selling pools 11 felony, piinlshublo by not less than 0110 year or more than three years lu the penitentiary. Asldu from prohibiting pool hdllng nud book making, the measure pro vides that thu owner or lessee of the house In which tho offense Is cum- milled Is also guilty of a felony. A ministerial association on Men- da denounced the appointment ot John 0- Young to succeed Postmaster Mluto at Portland for the reason that ho Is said to bo ti Mormon, An ex change volunteers the Information that thero huvo been ten convictions ot ministers to one Mormon for mis demeanors In tho past ten years lu the United States, As there are more Mormons than preachers lu the States, II would appear that tney aro not such bud fellows after all. If Thoiton Haines, who was nc quitted last weok of complicity lu the murder of William E, .Minis, was not 1111 nccessory In tho murder, It would bo difficult, Indeed, 10 con- celvo of 11 situation wherein one could become mi accomplice lu a tragedy of this nature unions he actually assisted lu Inflicting tho in Juries. Thornton Unities knew his brother Intended to commit thu crime. If ho did not it was his duly to try and pruvont tho crime Instead ot aid ing and ubettlug it to tho best ot his ability. Justice apparently has little terror to a ninu who has money uu'd u little Influence nowa-t'.ays. ler requires careful thought and con slderntlon. hut It looks to us to he wise to vote lu favor of the proposl Hon. Wlillu wo renllr.o that tho ill" trlct Is already bonded somewhat heavily and thin luxes uro hlgliur than must people euro to huvu them, yet wo bellovo the benefit to be de rived from a high school building will fully Justify a little further sac rlflco on tho part of our Inhabitants. The city Is practically In Its Infancy, ami 110 city that has coinu to our knowleduu ever yet amounted lo much without going lu debt lo se cum needed mini a illumes. wnnu tho cost of this structure will have lo be borne at first by present prop erty holders, long before tho bonds become duo the city will huvo at ulued such a valuation that the burden will be scarcely felt. in reiiurd 10 thu grade school iiulldlug wo huvu but little to say What condlltnns exist now surround lag this proposed now edifice wo uro not enough familiar with to bu n safe advisor. Wo bellovo tho ground was secured at 11 very reasouublo price, ami that sooner or Inter thut woction of thu city will be thickly Inhabited, and while wo doubt It the building Is actually needed nt thu present time it will nut bu long uiitw Is needed, minus our conception of the future growth of St. Johns Is woefully at fault. It Is up to thu freehuhlers lo do cldo these propositions. Ou to the polls and vote your honest convlo- (Inns, Don't stay at homo and then grumble nt tho result. If you It iinv.i iimt st. Johns should have a high school get out and vote thut way Ouo vote Is worth more than a tub full nf talking and complaining. Do your duty us a man nud a cltUen of St. Johns, 1 1 1 He i 1IOOBTKR for St. Johns. - 1 1 ' " Work for St. Johns. Speak n good word for It whenever possible. ion 1 be a clog lu tho wheels of progress. Speaker ot the House MeArtliur makes the statement that never again will he iite for n Democrat, lluess none of the Doiuocrats give a darn. o A dally states that Rev. llrougher nrenched lu John D. Rockefeller s church wl.llo 011 his trip to tho East. Wonder what relation, If any, John's church U to one of Christ's churches. It now transpires thut the govern ment hns been paying $1600 a year to President Roosevelt's bntber. Tho president no doubt would huvo been fully us well sutUfled If this fact hud not been unearthed, The street car wreck which oc curred at Cherry afreet, Portland, Tuesday afternoon, us iho St. Johns car was making a trip to that city, was one of the most disastrous acci dents that has taken place on the trolley line for years, lloth cars were derailed and turned over 011 .elr sides. Tliu cars weru well flllu. with both men and women, nud thu screams emitted from tho unhappy victims when they reamed a catas trophe was Imminent was said to bu something fearful, A few succeeded In Jumping from thu cars before de railment took place, but thu majority Hon for not less than threo Inser tions In thu St. Johns Review, 11 weekly nowspnpur of gonornl clrcuia- Hon and published at tno city of Ut. Johns, inviting proposals for making said Improvements nnd Bald sum as jstimated by thu city engineer as costs thereof, or such other Mini as Minll be finally fixed and determined ay said city engineer, not exceeding tald sum, It Is hereby assessed to the lots, parts of lata and tracts of land In their several proportions in the snid assessment district of anld Richmond stroet from thu iar Hue ii the I ortlnnd Railway comuany to tl.it llichmoiid sired dock lu tald clt of St. Johns, In the respective i.uounts to be hereafter determined ni'd, assessed to said lots, parts of lots and tracts of laud, abutting up on, adjacent or proximate to and as being especially benefitted by said street Improvement of snid Rich mond street heretofore declared and now designated n all of lots, parts of lots and tracts of laud from the marginal lino ot snid street back to Ho center of the block or parts of b locks or trncts of lnud. abutting thereon, or adjacent or proxlmntu thereto on each side of snid street between tho nolnts above named, That all 1110 nroporty so inciiitiuii In snid Improvement district Is here by dcclnrcd to lie Locnl Improvement nutria No. 13. Tho city recordor Is hereby di rected to onttir nt tho proper time, thu snid nssessmout hereby mndo, In the. lien docket In snid city and cause notice to bo published as pro vided by law nud tho chnrter of the $100 FOR YOUR BRAINS Do you want to sell your time for a few minutes? The Combination Salt & l'epper Shaker company, 20t Gerlinger Hldg., Port laud, Oregon, will give to the lady or gentleman giv ing a suitable name for its patent salt and popper shak er securities to the value of ,100. Therefore if you can think of an appropriate name for the invention nud send it to the above ad dress it may be well worth your while. This will ben good opportunity to use your wits to good advan tage. Try it. Opportunity closes March 15th. OUR BARGAIN COUNTER Wc have a number of articles on hand which we arc desirous of disposing of. They were purchased by the former management to be given out as premiums on subscriptions, but as the solicitors invariably prefer cash commission instead of premiums, they arc now placed on sale at a bargain. We have a limited number of shears that retail in any store at not less than $1.00 per pair. They are guaranteed for five years, and have a thumb screw on the back which prevents them from becoming loose. Drop in and examine a pair. Bargain price, Per pair .... 50c A small number of nickel silver spoons, guaran teed to be composed of the same metal throughout, easily worth $1,25 anywhere. Bargain price, Per set 75c Two gold jewel cases, $3.50 value, bargain sale Kach - - - - $2.00 A handsome set of silver knives and forks, value $375 bargain price, - - - $2.50 A $2.00 carving set goes at this sale for $1.25 A beautiful gilt alarm clock.worth $2.00, bargain price ..... $1.25 Gilt mantel clock worth $3.25, can be had for $3. A very fine 26-piecc set of Rogers' silverware, worth from $10 to $12, will be placed on salcat$6.25 All of these are genuine bargains, and outside of the shears and spoons wc have only one set of each variety, so if you are looking for anything iu this line it would be wise to take advantage of this opportunity. A careful inspection of each article is invited. When these are disposed of no more shall be ordered, as the jewelry business is not in our line. St. Johns Review M. L. 1 1 OL 15 ROOK C. E. BAILEY were unable to do so, nud went down in the wreck. Seventeen persons vere city of St. Johns, nnd that snid ns- more or less Injured, but only unt itle cusu Is liable to result fatally. Twc Hi. Johns people were Injured, but HJilously, it, L. KldrldKD, resld (ug uii Wall street nud Oustuvo Hale of Newport street were tho victims. The wreck was caused by tho air 11 rakes refusing to work, and appar ently the niolorman was lu nowise re sponsible for tho accident. Many reports weru rife In St. Johns shortly utter tho affair took place, hevernl of our cliucus were reported killed or horribly Injured, out everybody wns glud when the final report enmo that no one wns killed. sessnieut bu apportioned as In chnrter of snid city directed. I'nssed tho common council jnnu- ary 20. 1K0D. Approved uy 1110 -myor, January 2U, 11)01). Attest II. W. HIIICK, A. M. K8BON, Mayor. City Recordor. Published In tho St. Johns Review, January 22, iui9. RESOLUTION. It Is resolved Johns: by tho city of st. I HENDRICKS' HARDWARE CO. Builders' Hardware 1 SPECIAL: This mouth until MUJRUAKY ist: i. Wall Paper, per Double I Roll - - 10c ! HENDRICKS' HARDWARE CO. That It deems It oxpodlont nnd MJohnn II Ctr Ot Hnnrf MftPliflrl noeossnri- n Imnrnvn Htnffnr.l strfint. UVIIWVI UIUIMUI WWMU I.IUUIIUII I - - - v l Notice llonuvlllo's this office. Monthly for solo at NOTICE. ins Heview has severed Its con nections with the magazine edition which Is being gotten up to boost the tower peninsula, this course was decided upon for the reason that the new management will be unable to devote the time necessary to make this magazine the success It de serves, Mr, Merrltt will, therefore, continue the work on hit own re spontlbllity, and we trust he will sue ceed In making It a grand success, We thank the business men for their support while The Review was Identi fled with the enterprise. TUC HDCiT I mil uni.ni Street Gar Smash Up Is not compared with the Prices we are making (or 2 weeks T butts to Order. Pit, style 1 I l t . t For only $28, 26, 25, 24 and $22 1 Get your Order in before it is too late. HA6ENSEN & SMITH, tailors frou. the south lino of Lonrned streot to thu north lino of Wnll street In the rlty of St. Johns In tho following manner, to wit: iy uriiiKiiiu same to emtio by cut Gid fill us shown on the profilo lluieof, nud by placing a courso of l' imbed rock In tho contor thereof 12 feet wide, said rock to be 8 inches Vol Ice la herthv ek-tn I hut at a schnnl mtctiiiL' of tchoof ifutrict No, 3, of Mult nomah county. Ornion. to be held nt the Central bcliool noutc, In Mitt tlutrict, on I the jHth day of Junuary, 1909, there will be submitted to the legal voters of said thick lu tho contor, nnd topurltig to district, the question of contractlnK a lt inches on either sldo. und laid in ccordlng to the vote taken at ut Sulom Tuesuay liovernor vuuia- berlaln will be n United Stutes Sen ator from Oregon. 1110 ouiiouiig went through without a hitch, nnd proved thut while tho pill wus n bitter one for many of tho members, they Blood by their pledges ami vfted accordingly. It Is to bo hoped trnt Mr. Chamberlain will serve the slate with dignity and honor lu his r.w position, as a mumuer 01 mu minority pnrty lu the sonnte his power will be somewhat limited, but there will bu u clinuco to accomplish some good for the state of Oregon. SEEDS Fitik. liable. Pure utrtntMS 10 null Krery 0rJnii mj riintfi tlwuM it Hit aaptrlor turrlti of Our NartbraUruaSJ. FOR 10 CENTS w will Ma4 pMtlil our FAMOUS COLLCCTION ll,MtiTl. ,,,,. 1 i. r,u., K.juk , , , , I lf. t.lM.rtUf ftbrr . . ta 1 plf . rrlf Arr-l4 rssc . . .IS I fll r.lU.Ua lUrktl ItlUM . 1 , in llH il tuMUlUM llnw Ml . II. 10 writ t-j.ji it mi. ti s.ip rr Kutt ui r-4TkU U4 tCtl IS ftSo TMhMt rlUlkMk,H fc Itlfc.v wits er N.w ul U.tnKUt ut.i.1. . (lltKAT NOHTUKHN 8KKU I'll. imiloM St. KockforU. lllluuU thu manner provided by .no. lie section 3 thoreof. Snid 6treet to bo furuior Improved by sldownlklnir on either sldo with 5 foot cement sidewalks; 12 foot curb, with necessary wood cross walks nnd box gutters, Kach class of work to be lu accordance with tliu ordinance governing, lull improve meats completed on I'olk and Uu chuiinn streets to remain ns at pres out) nnd according to tho plans and specifications of tno city engineer on file lu tho office of tho city ro corder relative thereto, which said plans and specifications and estimate ue satisfactory and aro hereby np proved. Snid Improvements to bo muue lu nccordauco with the charter and ordinance ot tho city of St. Johns, nud under the supervision and ulrectlon of tha cny onglnoer. rimt the cost ot said improvement to be ussessed as nrovlded by tho city charter upon the proporty ospec (ally and particularly benefited there by, nnd which Is hereby declared to be ull of lots, parts of lots, blocks ;.iiil parcels of land botween tho ter mini of such Improvements abutting upon, adjacent or proximate 10 saiu Stafford street, from the luarglual lines ot snid street back to the con ler of the block or blocks or tracts of land abutting thereon or proximate ..ureio. That all the nronertv Included In mid improvement district aforesalu Is hereby declared to be "Local Im provement District No. IB." Thut the city ongtneors ussess ment of said Stafford street is ?f.3i:'.:'i. That the cost of said Stafford street to be Cbfessed agalust the property In Ktilu local assessment district as provided by the city charter of the city ei ot Johns, Adopted the 19th day ot January, 1P09. A. M. ESSON, Hecordor. Published lu tho St. Johus Rovlow, January 22 and 29, 1909. uiitrici, me question 01 contracting a 41 bonded debt of I'ifty Thousand dollars, ..Kna.iAA I Illn.iYinl 1tT till- fiiirtvwpft m fnl nu-s- I uiuiiitiuwv 1 "i " " i -1 r , ' St. Johns Land Co. The Largest mi(j oldest Real Estate Firm in St. Johns. East St. Johns The center of the grent development now taking place on the Peninsula. We have only a few business lots left on Columbia Boulevard, which for a short time only will be sold at present prices. Some fine residence lots still on sale. Choice manufacturing sites adjoining the O. R. & N. railroad for sale on reasonable terms. Holbrookes Addition 1st. l'orty Thousand dollars. (iUo.ooo. lor erecting a liigii school ihiiiiIIuk upon uiocu .no. 39, james joim Ainiltluu, (sometimes known us James John's 1'irst Aiullllon to uie town 01 bt. joniu). Jiul. Ten Thousand dollars 10,000) I for erection a tirade school bullilliuruDou a uiock ai mini recently purcuaseu uy the district, and known as lllock "ll' lu an Addition to be dedicated by The 1905 Heal listate Company to the city of at. jouus. IJach of the altove questions will be voted upon by ballot, upon which shall be the words, "lloiuls Yes," nnd the words. "lloiuls No." Tolls to be opened at 3 o'clock p. in., ami remain open until 5 o'clock p. ut. Hv order of the Hoard of Directors of . . . I ...... .. I M.-I1UOI UlSUltl llU.IUl .UUIIHIHIIUII IUUII- tv. Oreuon. uateit tue otn nay 01 jnuuary, A. u,, aigueu, j. . i.A.M-ii, Clerk. Published In the St Johns Review Jan uary o, 1 j ami 33. 1909, We have some choice lots in the vicinitv of the new $20,000 school building to be sold on easy install ments. Call at our office for prices and terms for either of these desirable tracts. St. Johns Pone Jersey 931 Oregon I IOOOOOI THE TROLLEY WAY Notice to Creditors Wanted. In the County Court of the State of Oreeou, for Jlultuomali Count). In the matter ol uie listate ot lilim-1 bethj. Ward, Deceased. The undersigned having been appoint ed by the County Court of the Slate of ure-jon, lor .Muntioman county, admin istrator of the estate of Elizabeth J.I Want, ileceaseii, nonce is Hereby given to the creditors of, and all persons bav in ir claims aeainst said deceased, to pre-1 sent tueui. uuiv vermeil, as uy law re-1 quired, within six mouths from the date of the first publication of this notice, to I the saiil administrator at the ottice ol Collier & Collier. Attorneys for adminis trator, lloibrooie mug., ol. jolms, Ure. Uilbcrt waul Administrator of the estate of Elizabeth J. Ward, Deceased. Date of first publication Jan. 8, 1909. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. To exchange Hood River land for St. Johns property. Inquire at this office. 3-itf In order to insure a change of ad vertisement the copy for such change should reach this office not later than Wednesday, at 3 o'clock p. m. Please remember this and save the printer Is the only way to secure immediate delivery of your goods at the most reasonable of transportation rates. Therefore ring up the PORTLAND & SUBURBAN EXPRESS GO. Operating electric freight cars between St. Johns and Portland. We call for aud check your trunks direct to destination. Turn your trunk checks and shipping receipts over to us and your goods will receive prompt attention We have teams connecting with cars at St. Johns and Portland. Get our rates before shipping. Special rates on car load lots. Experienced and courteous employes. Phone Main 358, Portland office. Phone Main A 3358. First and Flanders Streets. C. W. STEARNS Phone Woodlawu 818. Agent at St. Johus. Office 105 E. Burliugton street. ooooooooooooooo i