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"''for, c" Soc, tty ST. JOHNS REVIEW r IT'S NOW UP TO YOU ToiubKrib for Til IS Ptptr. AU tht imwi white It U nw It oar mono. Call In and enroll uci in inc nAuu Of aoVtrtUIni la Ttllt Piptr tni yoa'II iMTtr rtfrtt It. lie lla ai oata and kMt right at II jjawiniamn,a;vnK1imicii Devoted (o the Intertill of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northweit VOI,. 5 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 21. 1909. NO. 28 EAST ST. JOHNS BOOMING New Buildings Constant ly Being Erected LotB in Hnrborton Bccm to bo nrcatlv In favor with tlio Kcncrnl nub He Judging from tlio way thoy aro being Hold. A nuiiibur of now rcsl donees nro being erected nnd ostltn ntcs nro being tnken on sovoral others, the contracts for which will be slgnod ud shortly. Kobort llutiio, president of tlio Star Sand Co in im nr. has purchased building site, nnd Ib breaking ground for n concrete residence. Mr. F. b Clemuns. Bunerlntotidont of the shlnglu mill, la building n modern frame bungalow nnd C. W. Watts oloclrlcnn at M. J. Walsh's. Is hnv Ing n rosldcncu eroded. This tract Is being handled by the Spanton Comtmny. who nro also hnndllng East 8t. Johns, a largo addition on tlio Peninsula containing somo 1700 lots, which has but recently been plnccd on tho market. This section of the Peninsula Is growing nt n rapid rate and now residences, storeB nnd build ings of all descriptions nro started every day. A whole block containing 3G lots bounded by South Depot, Wall, Son ecn nnd Nuwtou otrcetH tins beo,n purchniod by tho board of directors for school purposes, nnd a modern $18,000 school building will bo erect ed thereon nt once. Architect Er nost Kroner hnH prepared tho plans, n full nccount of which has already appeared In Tho Abstract of rocont date, nnd ono-hnlf of tho building Is to bo ready tor occupancy In tlmu for th't opening of tho fall torm of school. A largo store building, to bo oc cupied by a general store and butchor shop, and on tho Columbia Boulo vard, across from tho station, has Just boon complotod and will bo stocked this wook. Tho Hast St. Johns Land Company nro lotting tho contract for more housos aggregat ing about 1C In number, somo of which will bo constructed of con crtito blocks and all of thorn to bo modern and up-to-dato rosldoncos. Tho Lumbor Supply mill on Co lumbia Boulevard Is now In oporntlon nnd Indications nro that It will bo very successful. It Is understood that work will soon bo stnrtod on tho building for tho Oregon Slonna Paint Company's now plant for which they recently purchnsod n tract of land on tho Peninsula and close to East St. Johns. Sovernl outside manufactories are negotiating for factory sites, nnd If they are secured oxpect to erect plants at East St. Johns. Abstract. Meeting Night Changed Tho Commercial Club at Us moot Ins Thursday ovenlng of last woek dfddod to change tho roeotlng night 10 Wednesday lu order to give tho Rovlow a chance to publish the proceedings the same week In which thoy occur. In this way tho peoplo will have a better opportunity to leorn of tho doings of this Important body before they have bocomostalo. Tho club is in a flourishing condition and deep Interest Is being aroused In Its proceedings. Tho forry question was discussed at somo length nnd l. is believed that somo way will yet bo discovered to secure this much desired utility. C. A. Wood, K. C. Couch, C. Q. Duck, A. M. Es son and A. W. Marklo were ap pointed as a committee to solicit funds for advertising St. Johns. Building Permits f;0i 27 To George Hughes to erect a barn on John street between Hayes and Ivanhoe: valuation $100. No. 28 To J. I. Beam to erect a dwellln on Portland boulevard be tween Silas and Fessenden streets; valuation $750. No. 29 To V. W. Mason to erect a building for tho manufacture of ce ment blocks on Myers street be tween Thompson and St. Johns av enue; valuation $100. No. 30 To A. M. Stearns to erect a dwelling on Crawford street be tween Pierce and Buchanan streeta; a.1 at r AAA LOCAL FIRM GOT CONTRACT For New School Building in East St. Johns Howltt & Wright, tho local con tractors, wore the successful bidders for tho now school building in East St. Johns. Tho plans show that tho building will bo n flue ono and will mnko an Imposing structure, It Is cer tainly gratifying Hint a local firm has secured tho contract us tho mouoy will now remain In St. Johns Instead of being carried olsawherc, as would havo been tho caso had an outside firm gotten tho contract. Tho reputation of both Messrs. Haw lit and Wright as finished workmen Is welt established and tho public can rest assured that tho contract was not misplaced when It was awnrded thesu gontlumen. Tho structure Is to bo completed by September first. Howltt & Wright nro now completing u school hoiiHo of n similar nature at Houlton, and work will start without delay on tho now contract. Be Kind of "Aisy When tho O. It. & N. Co. gets ready to construct u track to con nect with tho city dock It is to bo hoped that parties owning laud over which this lino must traverse will not hold up tho company to too great an extent. It will bo n bad thing for tho city If condemnation proceedings will havo to be Instituted lu order to socuro n ronsonnblo price. Tho dock will not bo loaned unless n con nection with tho railroad Is guaran teed, and If legal proceedings are necossary before a right of way can bo secured It moans that sovoral months will bo lost boforo tho dock Is tuken possession of, nnd as tho lutoicst on tho monoy is In tho neighborhood of $10 per dlom It is of vital Intorcst to tho city that tho proporty ownors bo roasonablo In their demands. ' A Good Gamble A' letter from Vlco Presldont David son of the Eastern Oregon Oil & das Co, states that tho Mammoth Co., whoso flold adjoins that of tho Eastern Oregon Oil & Qas Co., Is now down BOO feet with their drill and that tho odor of gas was so strong that It made tho workmen sick, compelling a short lay off, nnd that tho tools had bocomo so oily that thoy can scarcely bo handled. r. Davidson la also managor of tho Mammoth company. Mr. Hunt, who has the contract for putting down tho well for tho Eastern Oregon Oil Qas Co.. now has tho dorrlck tim bers un and tho buildings are being erected. At this distance It certain- looks as though tho St Johns mem bers of this company mndo a "kill ing" when they Invested In tho Mai- hour oil fields. Going Rapidly Tho first consignment of combina tion salt and pepper shakers from tho EaBt arrived several weeks ago ana disappeared like hot cakos. All who saw them wanted ono nnd the sup- ply was soon exhausted. Anotner car load has Just arrived, and it Is believed they will share a like fato their Dredecessors. The Combin ation Salt & Pepper Shaker Co., of which B. C. Hurlbert is tho Inventor, certainly seem to havo a winner and the stockholders will no doubt soon reari a colden harvest. The banal- ness of the article is seen at irst glance and households wboro ono 01 these ingenious inventions are not found will be few and far between in a few years. THE PYLES RETURN. J. Pyle and family have returned to St. Johns after a snort resiaence In Spokane. Wash., and will lane up their abode In tho residence Just acated by W. A. Olen on Chicago street. Mr. Pyle a musician 01 marked ability, and no place seems to suit him quite bo well as Bt. Johns, SUSPENSION BRIDGE AT ST. JOHNS Such a Structure Would Do Away With the Vexed Free Ferry Question and a United Movement Should Be Started at Once to Secure the Project ,Wo bcllovo It Ib high tlmo that 11 movement bo Inaugurated for tho construction of a suspension bridge between St. Johns and Whltwood Court. Wo know how peoplo smllo and rldlculo thu Idea of n bridge nt this point nnd claim that such n suggestion Is preposterous, tlint thu money for bucIi n purpose can not bo secured, that wo do not want a bridge , nt St. Johns, nnd a thous and nnd one other objections arise on overy side. But wo bellovo tho money can bo raised. Assuredly tho United Hallways would bo willing to advance a goodly portion of It! for thu prlvlluftu or crossing lu order to top this territory, and thu county! aught to be Induced to furnish tho j balance, A combination of wealthy j men of Portlntul onco had plans drnwu for such n structure In order to complete a grand scenic route which thoy proponed to extend from' Portland, winding around tho hills on thu west side, crossing thu brldgo A Lengthy Session Tho city council met In regular convention Tuesday ovenlng and a lengthy session onitued. All were present with tho uxcoption of Coun cilman C. L. Johnson. .Minutes wore road, and nfter n slight alteration, approved Potltlon to Improve Greshnm struot. Ida to Iluchannn, with ce ment sldownlk and crushed rock, was ruud and u resolution wob later adopted ordering tho engineer to pre pare tho uoccssnry plans and esti mates. A communication was rocolvod from a. A. II. Inviting tho council to nttond .Momorlnl services In tho now city dock May 31. On motion of Alderman A. W. Davis tho communl. cation was received with thanks. A potltlon to Improvo Hudson street, Oswego to Buchanan, was re ferred back to tho petitioners to us certain If tho assessed valuation of tho adjoining property will stand for tho Improvement by slicing a block or so off tho original proposed Im provement, Petition for an are light on cor ner of Leonard and Holbrook HtreoU was accoptod and placed on fllo. Hills totalling $3370 were al lowed. Chief Qrnngor of the flio depart ment asked that a sub station bo established lu tho neighborhood of tho French block bo that a hose cart could bo placed there. On mo tion Mayor Hondrlcks appointed Councllmen Doble. Drown nnd HlHer as a commltteo to look Into tho mat- ter and report next Tuesday oven- Ing. Tho St. Johns Transportation company turned In tholr report for tho month of Aprll.whlch snowea tha4 5,000 foot passengers, 32C single rigs nnd 135 double rigs had been transported on tho ferry for that month. A check for $5.30 accom panied tho report as tho city's divi dend of the receipts. Accepted. The mayor suggested that an or dinance bo drawn covering tho life of comont walk. Ho believed In Justlco to tho property ownors that tho contractors be required to guar- antep their work for a period ofilvo years at least. Referred to the city attorney. On motion the engineer was di rected to place a grade monument at city ball grounds. The lighting of the city dock was discussed, and it was decided to re quest Mr. Hamilton of tho Portland General Electric Co. and local men to siuicest Plans that are modern and up to date and then advertise for bids. Tho Wlllamotto boulevard problem . 1 1 was the advanced; oy ex-uouum- man Windle. A motion that tho city attorney be Instructed to draw up a resolution or ordinance to straighten out tho boulevard to 80 feet was oted down four to two. It Is a difficult matter to ascertain Just how wide this thoroughfare was Intended to be, as the records seem to con flict. In somo cases calling for 80 feet and In others for 100. The at at this placo and returning to Port- mont who would not sign n potltlon land over Wlllnmotto boulevard. For to bring tho matter boforo tho logls somo reason tho project fell through, laturo when tho tlmo Is ripe. Every but it is likely money for this pur - poso could yet bo obtained from them. Tho Btnto could oven contribute to tho cause, wo bcllovo. No movement of any magnitude has yet been launched without plc;ity of opposition lu Its Inclplency, nnd this will be no exception to tho rule. There will bo objections, nnd mnny of them, but tho object to bo obtained Is so far reaching In Its possibilities that any effort mado along this lino Is worthy of tho tlmo expended In accomplishing It. If tho! not tako placo In onu year, nor pos Commercial club took this matter slbly two, but thu movement must up nnd stayed with It until It was ; tako placo somo tlmo nnd why not an assured fact, ovon If It novor no compllshcd another public act, would havo great causo to 'congrntulato It-! self upon Its grout achievement. Tho Peninsula Development longuo would, no doubt do all In Its power to push tho ball along, nnd wo doubt if there Is n citizen between hero and Pled-' torney nnd engineer were requested to sonrch thu Alblnn records In an other ondonvnr to find thu right "dope." Mayor Hendricks advanced tho Information that tho reck crusher woh doing nicely nnd was now turn ing out ubout CT ynrds of crushed rock each working day. An ordinance Improving Pittsburg st rout was passed by council and may bo found oUowlioro In thfs Is sue. Tho engineer's report on tho con demnation of Fossonden streot, mak ing It n 7o foot thoroughfnro was read. It was n lengthy document and showed that thu ongluoer had taken greta pulns to covor all tho proporty In n careful manner. The attorney was directed to drnw up an ordln aucu embodying thu report, nnd havo It lu shape for pnssago at tho next regular moetlug. Memorial Day Exercises General Compsou Post No. 22, G. A. It., nnd W.U. C. of St. Johns havo- completed tholr progrum for Memor ial day exercises; Friday, Mny 28, the vetornns will visit tho city schools at It a. in. Sunday tho Post. W. It. C. nnd I,. of a. A. It. will assemble In front of tho I. O. O. F. hall promptly nt 2:30 p, in. and proceed to wio M, h, church nt 3 p. m. Momorlal sermon will I,,.! ir,fip)in.l liv Hnv. R DowUrt of thiit church assisted by tho sov. eral ministers of tho city. It Is ur uentlv requested that all of tho churches and cltlzoim uttond theso services. Monday. May 31. tho Post and nil kindred organizations will moot nt I. O. O. F. hall promptly nt 9;30 a. in. Line will bo formed nnd will move at 10 o'clock nnd proceed to tho city public dock, where tho Post and W. It. C. will hold their exercises. Somo brief remarks will closo tho exor cises thoro, when tho lino will be re formed nnd march to I. O. O. F. hall, whore a lunch will bo served to tho veterans, their families, Including sons win daughters of votorans, Spanish nnd Mexican war votorans who are earnestly requested to tako active part und bo on lino of march. Tho city mayor, councllmen, profes sional and business men, and all citizens of St. Johns are cordially Invled to assist In the exercises of tho day by their prOBonco, as thoy have already shown their good will and Interest In the G. A. K. as a body, It Is urged by tho Post that all business houses closo between tho hours of 10 a. ro. nnd 12 m. on that day and support the spirit and sen tlmont of the occasion, TJie tlmo Ib not fur whon It will dovolvo up on tho city officials and citizens to tako active charge of theso proceed ings, for death nnd age are fast de pleting tho ranks, and tho heritage will be left to the patriotic public to assume charge. Mrs. Florence Rucker has returned to St. Johns nfter a sovoral months' sojourn In Kansas, .citizen in tho Tualatin valley would no doubt do llkuwlso, as would also many residents of tho city of Port land proper. An to n brldgo start- ! Ing from tho top of tho bluff on this sldo nnd ending pnrt way up tho hill on tho west side, being no far from the water Unit tho tallest mast tlint rides tho Wlllnmotto can pnss under It, Is no Impediment for marine traf fic. Ucforo you reject tho proposi tion as preposterous, look Into It and seo It It Is not fcnslblo. It will now? Tho benefits to bo derived from such n structure nro almost boundless. Not a prominent visitor to Portland would leave tho city without taking n spin over mo bridge, nnd tho trndo from tho I Tualatin valley would bo Insured to us. Think It over. A Bad Accident An nccldoul that might easily havo resulted In several deaths occurred at tho St. Johns Lumber Co.'s mill about five o'clock Monday afternoon. Englnu No. 3 which Is used to pull thu resnws, thu edgurs and tho feeders for tho wasto bumor, In somo liiuxplnlnablo manner run off, resulting In an explosion Hint total ly wrecked thu engine, blowing largo ploccs of It through tho mill floor and through tho roof. How tho mon working In tho Immodlnto vicinity escuped Instant death Is u mystery. Three laborers stood almost directly over tho placo whore tho huge pieces of cast Iron hurst through thu floor and scarcely u foot uwny, but- no ono was oven scratched, although somo of tho castings wore thrown almost 200 feet. Iirgo timbers were splintered Into silver and tho engine Is fit only for tho scrap pile. Tho damugo Is placed at about $2000. Pleasant Occasion A houso warming party was glvn Hubert Field and family at their now homo on Tyler stroot Tuesday evening. Mr. Fields recently camo from Kansas mid lately moved Into IiIb now housu In St, Johns, A vory ploasant ovenlng wus spent by all. Two little duughters of Mr. Fields rendered u pleasing duot wlillo tha eldest daughtor presided nt tho piano. Othor muslo was rondorcd by Miss Cathorlno Coffyn. pianist; Archlo Moycr, cornet, and Earl Crouchley, violin, ItcfrcshmontB were served before tho hour of retiring camo around. Tho ovont wna enjoyed Immensely, and Mr. and Mrs. Hojub were greatly cheered by tho visita tion, Those present were Mlssos Catherlno Coffyn, Maruyablo Whit, more, Lena Zygowskl, Gortrudo Crouchloy, Mr. and Mra. J, Crouch ley, Archlo Moycr, Ernest, Earl, James, Itoy and Walter Crouchloy, Married At tim residence of her uncle, Gov. J. H. Fletchor, Wlllamotto boulevard, St. Johns, May 18th, isaueno Fletcher Iloblson to Louis P. Board man, tho Itov. C. P. Gates officiat ing. Mrs. Hoardraan Is tho daugh ter of Hon. J. J. Fletcher, mayor of Porrlo, South Dakota, and up to the tlmo of her marriage was ono of tho most successful loading woraon in America, hor last engagement being with tho Harry Bishop Stock com pany, yo Liberty piny houso, Oak land, Cal., where she has been a genuine favorite for tho past threo years. Mr. Boardman la ono of tho loading attorneys of San Francisco. Aftor touring tho Coast country, Mr. and Mrs. Boardman will raak tholr homo In San Francisco, For rare bargains in all kinds of realty seoP. Hill, BIG BOYS MUST BIG UP They Get the Benefit and Should Help Some Tho campaign Inaugurated by tho Commercial club to ralso $2500 for advertising and boosting St. Johns cmi never bo obtained uiiIcbb tho larger proporty owncrn furnlBh tho greater portion of tho fund. Tho man owning n lot or a houso nnd lot cannot bo expected to gtvo for this purposo as much ns tho man (wiling acres of land nnd wnter front property, becauso his property only Incrcnscs proportionately. Nolthor can tho business men bo oxpoctod to provldo tho grcntcr part. Thoy have calls dally for aid to rcllovo distress or advanco tho cnusu of somo enterprise nnd tho benefit do rived by them by reason of n largor city nro no greater than tho prop erty ownor. As tho city enlarges now business houses will rlso propor tlonntely In competition nnd tho trndo will over bo divided. It Is then from tho big property holders tlint help must como. If thoy nro unwilling to do anything to advanco tho cnusu of St. Johns thu project will fall flat by reason of Its own weight. Judging from tho past thu project does not look bright. Out side of M. L. Holbrook wo can ro ot' few Instances of where any aid has been extouded for this purposo among tho largo property owners Wo trust, however, that history will not repent Itself lu this Instance, and that they will contribute hand somuly to the fund. But unloss they do thu untorprlso will novor bo nc compilshod unless a mlrnclo Inter vimos. Tho object Is a laudablo ono and fully desorveu to succeed, but tho little fellows with plenty of ambition nnd little cash cannot hopo to roach noar that sum with tholr mites. Wo do not moan to Infer, however, that tho enterprising ones should censo tholr commendable ef forts In the event of thu big property owners not contributing to tho cause, but do bulluvo that tho sum aimed at Is placed entirely too high It thoy do not help and help gonerously, Will Come Back W. A. Olon nnd family left Sunday for their old homo In Cllutouvlllo, Wisconsin, where they expect to mako tholr future abiding placo. Mr. (.Men hud been engagod lu tho real cstuto business hero for tho lost nine months nnd had worked up qulto a lucrative business und ho re gretted very much to retire from 1)10 field, but Mrs, Oluu was af flicted with a bad attack of homo- sickness, henco tholr departure. Hav ing been pretty well Inoculated with Oregon cllmato their return is only a matter of months, Somo how when one returns to hla native heath aftor uu oxtondod absonco things do not uppenr as thoy formorly did. Tho objoctlonablo features aro more promlnont whllo those In tho locality thoy have Just left diminish and thoy finally wonder why thoy camo home. Peoplo chaugo constantly In mnuy ways, but tho fact Is not notod whllo mingling together, but returning nf ter a long absonco this evolution Is qulto marked, What u strange world this is, anyhow. The Title is All Right Sovoral of our citizens seem great ly concerned for tear that the high school will nover bo erected In this placo, that a title to tho ground can not bo secured and several other cnlamltloB are llablo to occur to pro- vent Its construction. To set all fears at rest wo have delved into tho matter and discovered that there Is absolutely no doubt about securing the title and that plans will bo se lected In the vory near future. Tho school board wanted to be sure tliut everything would be all right, und now that all doubt has boon removed rapid progress toward Its construc tion may bo looked for, Frank Thorndyke, recently of As torla. was circulating among his friends hero the past severe! days. B0A0 IS BADLY NEEDED So Says S. W, Simmons the Road Expert A romonstraiico ngnliiBt tho es tablishment of n county rond In tho north ond has been circulated for past week, nnd 11 fow who wero not fully cognizant of conditions In re lation to it signed It unwittingly. Supervisor S. W. Simmons Informs us that tho rond Ib an nctunl neces sity, that It will bo more of n bene fit than n detriment to Mr. Gallon's farm, that It is a connecting link be tween tho two roads that now load to tho north ond of tho peninsula but which nt present offer no way of returning unless by turning around nnd retracing one's steps, that It furnishes an outlet to tho Ogdon farm which Mr. Ogdon has been en deavoring to secure for thu past ten years, and that It would afford n drlvowny to go down ono sldo of tho peninsula, obtain n good vlow of tho conjunction of tho two rlvorn nnd return along tho other sldo of tho pontnsula. Had these points beer more generally known It Is extreme ly doubtful It n single signer to tho remoustrnnco could bo obtained. Un der tho circumstances tho document will likely havo but llttlo weight, ns all who signed it, nfter thu facts In tho caso havo bocomo known, will bo willing to sign n counter state ment that thu remonstrance wan signed without u duo Investigation or knowledge of conditions which wero disguised or controverted by tho party asking for stgnerB. Caused Much Regret Tho cutting down of tho beauti ful maple tree on South II 11 yes was tho occasion of much rogret on tho part of tho citizens residing lu that vicinity. As tho true wuh located 011 tho lino of thu now concrete side walk It was deemed expedient by tho city council to order Kb removal. Tho council, howuvur, Is not to bo censured for ordering It out down, ns thoro are 11 number of trees lu lino with uldownlkH on various streets yet to bo Improved, nnd thu samu question will arlso. It was, therefore, nocoosary to establish n prccodont at this tlmo, nnd It was doomed advisable to mako tho rul ing that all trees on lino with tho puvomonta In tho city should liono forth nnd forever hereafter bu eut down. Portland and othor cities him ndoptod this courco, uud while u number of beautiful trees must liu sacrificed to tho march of progress. no othor course hus proven to bu ml. Ylsablo. Very Sad Days Tho molancholy days huvo coino Tho saddest of tho year; Tho carpot's on thu cluthes lino And Incessant whucks wo hour. Tho bedding's In tho kitchen, And tho beds are In thu hall; Thu pictures tiro upon tho floor, Whllo somo ono dusts thu hall. Tho melancholy dnyH uro hero Tho duyu of soup und brush; Stovo polish daubs tho silverware, Thuro's pie on Shukcspeuro's bust. PI11110 holds some frying pans, Tho bathtub's lined with bookH; Tho women folks I oh, who could toll Who thoy wore by tholr looks? Tho glad houso cleaning tlmu Of muss and dust und soup! It Is a gladsomo sight to seo Through n grout big toloscopu. Kx, Are Expanding Bonham & Currier havo added 11 huudsomo lino of men's suits to their dry goods dopurtmout, and now It Is not necessary to go to Portland when you want a suit of clothes. It would, ludood, bo n hard mun to pleuse who cannot find something in tholr assortment to suit him, No cheap and shoddy goods aro In stock,