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THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW rnbllnhfd F.Try Friday At 117 Wtft Dutllnglon Slrftl, St. Jolim. nv Makklk & Bvimt.im. TitH Ritvntw Is entered nt post office In Snlnt Johns, Oroti, ns mnll tnnttcr of the second clnss under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. Adrertlilng ritoi, 11.00 per Inch per month. Job Printing cieented In flntclaM tltll. tnw .Tt. f'.lnllnir ..h nn itflllVArV. Alt fommunltstloni nhnuld be ddreied to Tit nerlew, Hi. John. ureinn. Offlclsl Itewiptper of the City of St Johns, Subscription prlc $1.00 per year, aTw7 MARtfl.K, Udltor W. 15. 1IYHKMUS, Associate FlttDAY, OTRUARY 5. 1909- 15o a 1IOOSTEU for St. Johns. Tom Itlclinrdson, OrcRon'fl great est booster, ntid without whom no fcoi'vltcH In connection with n public oiiturnrlso Ih comttlote, pnld St. Julius u nont compliment last Saturday af ternoon nt tho InunchliiK of tho ferry bont, City of Vnncouvor. Ho stntod Hint whllo Vancouver nnd Portland woro both Brent, In com parison to Its population St. .lolnm was far ahead of them In tho way of activity and puhllu oiiternrlno. At ltichmond, lud., ltohcrt Cam her wan fined $7fi for throHhlnu Will lam It. llaldwln. When 11 pupil of llaldwlu '.'ft years iiko (lumliur was whipped by tho teacher. Ilo vowed votiKonncu, and tho other day, meet ing tho aged teacher on tho Htreet, aatnbcr mado good Ills threat. Many boyH havo inndo (tlmllar threats when thoy received a good tlroim ItiK down at tho hauilH or t ho tuncher but this In tho first ItiHlntico wo havo noticed wheruln tho throat was put Into execution. Most youngsters realize they deserved tho punish ment long before ITi years have paused. Ah an ovldenco Hint Portland people am more and inoro Interested In tho advancement of Oregon, (he First National llnnlt and l.add & Tllton havo each notified Hut Oregon Development Mmguo that their sub' serlptlous for tho year 1U0U would bo $200 per mouth Instead of f 100 nv III former yenrH, This snmo sum Is subscribed by tho Portland Hallway, Light & Power company, whllo the United States National Hank him ndveuced from f.lOtoflOO per month. 'J Lose nro larger subscriptions than nro mado by tho financial and bi.r.'pess Interests of any other city In tho United States. Isn't It getting tlmo now to agitato tho securing of a public park for St. Johns? T110 city or Portland Is spreading herself along this Hue, and ll h fiiiH that this city should iniiko boiihi provision for such an outer- thai was not placed there, according tc ono of our responsible nnd rellablo Luslness men, nnd then tho material used did not como up to tho standard called for In tho specifications In different parts of tho building. This In something that should bo fore stalled and eliminated In regard to these now structures. It Is very enby for outsldo parties to bid lower than tho local contractors can do when they havo an architect In co- hoots with them and who is willing to O. K. anything tho contractor dueti. An r.rchlteot who Is proud of hla irp.itnllon and who 1b anxious to mnltn good ut nil times Is tho only kind that should bo secured. Wo trust that local enlorprlso will so euro tht! contract, and tho money paid for samo remain In St. Johns. Kor tho sake of deflnltcncBB will still call it winter. wo Too bad Toddy will not get nny of Hint 1100,000 snlnry. Still Toddy, Jr. may grow up to bo a groat man llko his pa. Kggs nro cheaper In London than tl.oy ate here. A ruffian over there threw a perfectly good 0110 ut Aunt Carrlo Nation tho other day. Who can nny China Is not rapidly becoming educated when she will din mlflH the commander In chief of tho nrmy limtend of having him be headed? President-elect Tnft Is to be feasted on alligator steuk In Florida. Don't undorrnto tho nlllgntor. Some epicures prefer Its flesh to that of tho rhinoceros, livery merchant reports business in a more prosperous condition than for sovernl months, their Jnnunry sales and collections being tho best over mado since starting In business. President Hoosovelt expects to gain sonio distinction by getting n white rhinoceros In Africa. On tho other hand Just think how distill gulshed a white rhino would feel If ho got tho president. With tho length or women's hat pins limited In Oregon It will bo mif )v for undersized men to rldo In crowded elevators. Hut let tho legls littuto try to regulate tho height of (lie heels or women's shoes, If It dittos. A movement Is on foot to enlarge tho boundaries or St. Johns. Tho territory at tho north end not now within tho city lines Is proposed to bo taken In. This proposition was turned down ut u'u election last year, but It seeuiH that n number of tho outsiders who voted against tho prop osltlon aro now In favor of It. If It Under this bonding wo would he glad to publish contributions, rrom our renders relating to tho household. Any good recipes thnt havo been tried nnd round to bo useful would no doubt be appreciated by tho hoiiBowlfo. Kindly Bend them In. No nnmo published unless dcHlrcd. Apple nnd llannnn Snlnd. Tnko ono nnd ono-hnlf cups each of sliced apples and bnnonns, servo with a cream Balad drosBlng. Orange and Apple Salad. Lettuce, ono apple, two oranges, ground nuts. Cut oranges and npplo Into sma1' pieces. Servo on n lettuce leaf with a dash of ground nuts and oil or salad dressing. Lettuee and Cheese Sandwiches Spread entlro wheat bread thickly with fresh chceso and lay on this a crisp lettuce lear dipped In salad dresBlng. Keep In leo box till ready to serve. Olive Sandwiches Makn theso or brown broad chop ping tho olives and adding thick mnyonualso to form tho rilling. Olive and Cheese Sandwiches. Mix Cream cheoso with chopped olives nnd spread on buttered graham bread. Cheese and Nut 8andwlches. Make a filling of chopped Kngllsh walnut meats and Swiss or Cream cheese, nnd sprend on ryo or grnhnm broad, Ham and Olive Sandwiches. Make of whlto bread using rlncly chopped or grated ham, olives, and parsley for tho filling. White 8andwlches. Uso ror rilling, finely cut colory mixed with mnyonnnlHo and use white bread. DESTRUCTION DY SNOW A RAIN Tho snow lay heavy and tho roof did leak; at times It looked us ir we iilitht bo swept to tho raging Will amelto. Destruction In prices of hats slightly damaged comos with this Issue. No reserves, all go at less than wholesale cost. Your opportunity to get u lint of value. Mako your choice early for they wont Inst long. Kvoryono knows tho quality of those goods. Voguo Millinery. Ilonnvlllo's Monthly for alo nt this offlco. Handy Information Following aro n few pointers on the postal porvlco that should be rend by all. Tho Information may becomo valuable at ono tlmo or other. Thoy havo been prepared by President McKlnley of tho Ohio Stato Leaguo of Postmasters for goneral Information: When you "address your lotters or cards with a load pencil see that tho nddrctiB Is plainly written. Most lot tors lost nro Improperly addressed ; you had better ubo a pen and Ink. When you address a letter seo that you spell tho namo of tho town cor rectly. Many post offices havo slmi lar names. Don't write Cln. for Cln clnnatl. or Col. ror Columbus. When you address a letter or card leavo room for tho stamp and post nark In tho uppor right hand cor tier. Postmarks often blur your ad dress. Do not put writing In nowspapors or packngesj If you do tho mattor becomes first-class mall and you must pay letter postage two coats nn (.iiMfo. nr von nra liable to a flno of ill). Wrltton or typewritten letters plnccd In unsealed envelopes are sub inti tn tlm mmo trie or nostago us when sealed-t we cnls nn ounco. Post enrds In transparent envelope? will ko nt tho rato or ono cent ir un Benled, provided thoro Is nothing moro than tho address of tho ono tn rccclva It and tho nnmo of tho sender. Stnmp must bo placed on cnvelopo nnd not on enrd when on rlciRmt In transparent envelope Post cards containing writing nnd whotlior sonlcd or unsonlod, must boar a two-cont Btnmp und tho stamp must bo placed on tho onvolopo I nh.ad of tho card. knid monoy by poBt orrlco monoy aider, ror If It Is sent In this man nor. If lost In tho mull tho Po Offlco Department will Issuo you unolhcr order. Hmil vacuole lapors or merchnn dl-t.i by firn-el(H registered mill, for iho Post OMlcc Dopnrtmont will umku good nr. lest In tho mnll not nvivmlltu; S2fi. Patrons of Dost offices enn got bet tor service by renting n box which costs only IS cents for throo mouths If you hnvo n box tho Postmaster' work Is lightened, nnd your mnll Is not handled or looked over llko Is In tho gonornl dollvory. Tho Post Offlco Dopartmcnt makes groat con vonlonces for you, so do not hesitate to help In return. Postmasters nro not allowed nil tmitnuo itamns to bo sont through tho mall In oxclinugo for merchnndlso or for payment or othor bills. When you mall n lottor or pnekago seo that It Is substantially dono up to Buy Before the Raise A FEW MARENGO ADDITION Lots Left Directly across front tlic new $10,000 School house. On or before March 15th nil prices will be advanced If any lots ore left. Trices 350 ami up per Jot 10 per cent cash, $5 or f 10 a month. Many houses now built on Addition. STRKHT CAR WAT HR AND I'HONK SHRVICK TALK WITH THE BELOW AGENTS ST. JOHNS LAND CO. KING 6c GILMORE, ST. JOHNS R. G. BRAND, Smith's Crossing S. C. COOK, Oswego Station pi two, StrnugorH coming hero In tho summer tlmo reel rather lost If thoro Is no puhllu placo In which to sit and rest, uml such n resort would bo ot much huuefll to our own cltUeiis. Tho plot of ground over looking the dry dock, which was vot od upon last spring, wo learn could now bo secured for about 15,000 lest, than what It could thou. This Is 011 account or tho water front and a couple of lots having been disposed ot wluio tho project was Nrtl lauiichod. Tho balance or tho laud Is still Intact and could bo secured ror park purposes If tho puoplo so deslro. Since tho now high school hiisnow been decided upon, would It not bo n wbo plan to hnvo both tho high school ami graded school construct od entirely by St. Johns labor? There Is a good arc hi Una reading hire, Wayno 1,. Mills, who Is an ex pert In his lino, whoso strnlco might bo seuured to draw tho plans, or there may bo othois living In this city who would do tho work well. Thero nro plenty or good, honest routiuctors who would bo glad to hi euro tho contract who aro now residents or St. Johns, and the Plumbing could bo dono by local men, There Is no tiuostlou but that nil '-t.n money spent ror construction of theso schools should bo loft hero If poislblo, Wo bellovo eury tax payer would bo satisfied to pay a lltilti moro for tho building If ueces sury rather thun hnvo tho work dono by outsldo parties, ll Is too often tho case that tho architect and con tractor work together for their mu tual benefit and to tho detriment of tho utructuro when outsldo parties perform tho work. St. Johus has ex perienced a little of this hand and jjlovo business between tho architect ami contractor. In ono or our public buildings thero Is about six hundred dollars wortli or material that tho pluus and spociricntlou culled ror Is curried through tho valuation or St. Johns assessment list will bo largely Increased. Thero Is universal complaint uh to tho condition or tho various cross walks Ihroiwhout Iho city, At tho Intersection or nearly every thorough faro tho cmsswalks havo been ob jectionably clogged with mud, ron derlug locomotion unsutlsractory and .inuoylng. MOTHERS' MEETINO. Tho W, C. T. U, Mothers' meeting met at Mrs. Lours Monday after noon Mru. Kerr was very much on (it'll aged as thero wero an unusual number of tho mothers there, Tho piogiiim was fine and well carried out, Ictding to u good discussion of tho topic. Tho thought thnt Impress ed i.b most was that mothers often lebo tho confidence of their children liy being too busy or too old to en ter Into tho reelings or their children, and at last tho children ft ml some one else, and tho mother sees It whon It Is too late. I think It Is al so so with some fathers and their sons. Puttiers, If your boys want to do something they ought not to do, Interest thorn In some c-ther way, It will take time, but It will pay, Wo had this interesting account of tho recent National convention: Thero uro 10,000 local unions, 1600 organized tho past year, Somo or tlio t.tntcs hud an Increase or 1000 irii.ilcrs; Oregon's Increase was 2M. Total Increnso was iO,6C3j to tul membership 300,000, Wo added ono member at this meeting. Our next mooting, Peb. 15, will bo held at the Kvaugellcul church, Tho first of tho maiiy parlor meet ings planned for tho coining season, was held Tuesday evening at Mrs. Scott's, uud It was n buccoss from beginning to eud. Mrs. Hoper eamo down rrom Portlaud, bringing with her two sailor boys, who sang sev eral selections. 1-oulso Couch's "By and l"brought down tho house. Mrs. Hoper gavo an Interesting and In structive talk of tho work among tho sailors just tho kind or talk rrom ono who has worked so long as she has among thorn. 8ho promised to como again and bring moro of her sailor boys. Wo regret very much wo could not hnvo Invited moro of tho St. Johns peoplo nnd get thorn Interested In tho work hero and seo tho need of a uloasnnt plnco for tho sailor boy who como to our port. They nro somebodys' boys. Three moro members wero added to our union. Light refreshments weio served und ns wo bade good ulsht to our hostess wo felt wo had tpeut u profitable evening. Press Supt CARD Or THANKS. Wo wish to express our gratitude to our frlonds and to Mrs. Kdlersen and Mr, Illack, und especially to Drs. Mary MacLachlan aud Vincent ror their kluduess during our lato bereavement. Mrs. Lenora Copies, Harry Caples, Dottlo Caples, Agnes A. Caples. This card wus Inadvertently, omitt ed from lust week's Issuo, BUILDING PERMIT. No. 3 To A. Pachkowasky to erect a small dwelling on Leonard street, boiween Cntlln and Pesseu den streets, Valuation, $100, Wanted. To exchange Hood River land for St. Johus property, Inquire at this office. 34f Tho rapid handling of tho malls somo times destroys a poor envelope or covering of a package, and your mall Is thus lost. You should put your namo nnd post offlco on tho packago, and If not do llvered It will return to you, but you will havo to ropuy the, postage (un less It Is first-class), Whon you niovo .to anothor post offlco notify tho Postmaster from your Iformor post orrlco to rorward your ,, . ' 1 ' - . 1 . . 1. 1 1 1. - man uuu uoiuy 1110 jiuunauvia ui your papers that you have changed your post orflco. Letters from pension agency can bo delivered only to the. person to whom addressed or to some member or his or her family especially authorized to receive the mull, If you have a frlond visiting you, havo their moll Bont In your care. Ubo an ordinary size envelope nnd have on It your return card; If It is not delivered It will be returned to you, and not go to tho Dead Letter Office, ns thousands of letters do. If you recelvo a letter by mistake and It Is not yours, don't open It, but return It promptly; and it you do open It, write on envelope "opened by mistake," aud sign your name. DID YOU? f Did vou ever ko to Portland ntid while there decide to buy a little meat? And did you open it up when you returned home nnd found that it was not what you believed it to be when you made the pur chase? In fact, did it not become nccessarv to throw nil or a portion ot it out before it was eaten? Was it not stnle. diseased lookitiK and emitting n bad odor? If this has not been your experience it has been that of others. In several cases Portland butchers have been hauled up before a magistrate for selling infected meats. Did you ever know that to be the case in St. Johns? Better be sure the meat you use is GOOD in every sense of the wdrd. Better for your self, better for your family. That is the only kind that can ever be found at BITGOOD & COLE'S Best quality possible, and only the best, is their motto. Mian 1 1 1 1 $100 FOR YOUR BRAINS Do you want to sell your time for a few minutes? The Combination Salt & Pepper Shaker company, 201 Gcrlinger Uldg., Port laud, Oregon, will give to the lady or gentleman giv ing a suitable name for its patent salt aud pepper shak er securities todlie value of $100. Therefore if you can think of an appropriate name for the invention and scud it to the above ad dress it may be well worth your while. This will ben I I I IJUlll Willi!.-. i 111.1 Will UL-ll good opportunity to use your wits to good ndvnu taire. Try it. Opportunity closes March 15th. JJ r - HENDRICKS I HARDWARE CO. All Cutlery during Month of February reduced 25 PER CENT HENDRICKS' HARDWARE CO. What Do You Know ABOUT THAT? THE TAILORS Hagensen & Smith Are breaking the record, Suits to 4 Order. I'it and Workmmuhip Guaranteed for thestartllngsumol 28, 26, 25, 24 and $22 Get your order in Itefore it is too late, Notice to Creditors Do a UOOdTER for St. Jones. Our Charges. As is customary, we will charge for card of thanks, soc: for resolu tions of respect, 3t.oo: for notices of church or lodge entertaiuments suppers, sociables, ictc, where there are charges for admission, 5c per line, but where there are uo charges for these events, we will break the rule and insert them free. We make this announcement so that our good friends may understand our rule in this respect. Wa fin tint nllsitv nnv nriiitpr tn put out nicer work than we do and we put tite oesi stocK imo our joos 110 a booster for St. Joans. In the County Court of the State of Oregou, (or .Multnomaii county. In the matter of the Kstate of Hlita- beth J. Ward, Deceased. The undersigned having been appoint ed by the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Multnomah County, admin istrator of the estate of BlUabeth J. Ward, deceased, notice U hereby given to the creditors of, nnd all pcr&ons hav imr claims auuiubt said deceased, to pre sent them, duly verified, as by law re nuired. within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator at the office of Collier & Collier, Attorneys for adminis trator, Ilolbrook Uldg., St. Johus, Ore. UUDeri want Administrator of the estate of Klitabeth J. Ward, Deceased. Date of first publication Jan. 8, 1909, EEDS rrMh.BsllsWs.Pur mtviU.4 to Plsts Krtry Oanlenti and PUntrr thouM ml li. anntrlor mrrtK of Our NorUxruQrowntiMdi. FOH 10 CENTS v. will Mail iKMtiwId our rAMOUS COLLECTION lllliMhlTwI, lHUMiaiMru !? t U(. ttrtf unw MWt . -It. I Si rlWr Mtst.l l.tl-M ... 10. UMlSHtMk.CbtMrlrSM4 t . SM SIM Witt. il u4 IS Wj r mbnu4 Mtllu 4 nm IS- tten 'Tmw.1 CUlMlun," fc MIS- With M X. 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I Holbrookes Addition St- Jj We have some choice lots in the vicinity of the new $20,000 school building to be sold on easy install- 5 t ments. $ Call at our office for prices aud terms for either of 2 ?f llmcn ficimK1f tmntc & l St. Johns Phone Jersey 93i Oregon Revival next week at tho (Jutted Evangelical church. ( IOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC ATTENTION!! Merchantsl Manufacturers! Farmers! Everybody! We are hunting for your business and have been on your trail for some time. Our aim is to serve you well. The adoption of our service offers a complete solution to the transportation problem. Our rates are reasonable and our service unsurpassed. Two traius between St. Johus and Portlaud daily. We deliver Anything, Any Place, Any Time. Cajl and get our rates before shipping. PORTLAND & SUBURBAN EXPRESS GO, C. W. STEARNS Ageut at St. Johns. Phones: Portland Office, Matu 358 St. Johns; Jersey 122 A 3358 toooooooooooooc