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ST. JOHNS, ORKGON, FRIDAY, JUNK 18. 1909.
NO. 33
FIRE DESTROYS
INDUSTRY
Modern Machine Shops
Suffer Severe Loss
Tho ringing of tho flro boll Friday
morning at about fivo o'clock awnk-
uncd a number of our cltlzons, nnd
Investigation proved that tho Modorn
Machine shop of Murphy & Don
nolt on Bradford street was on
flro. Tho blazo had gotten under
such headway and burned ho tierce
ly beforo aid could arrive that no
part of it could bo saved and It
burned to tho ground. Mrs. allies
pic, who conducts n boarding houso
Jus' across the fltroot, notlcod tho
flro flist when it was qulto small,
but boforo she could telephone In
tho alarm It had spread all over tho
place, being assisted by the explo
slon of a small quantity of gasoline.
'1 ho machinery was badly dumuged
and will havo to bo thoroughly over
hauled boforo It can again bo used.
Thoro was no Insurance cnrrled on
the plant, nnd tho loss will probably
reach soveral thousand dollars. The
cause of tho blazo Is unknown, but
tho belief Is that an Inconulary did
tho business or a tramp forced his
way Into the building to find u
place, to sleep, and, taking a smoke,
throw tho match down, starting tho
conflagration, Several times lately
tho lock on tho door of the black
smith shop has boon found forced,
but tho proprietors never discovered
anything missing, The night pre
vious all fires were put out with
water, ob Is the usual custom, so
tho flro must certainly havo boon
started by n hobo or Incendiary.
Murphy & Ilonnett havo built up
a fine business here, and they havo
several largo contracts on hnnd which
they havo but little time to lose, and
therefore, tho loss Is especially so.
vero nnd unfortunate. There wuu
ono largo and costly machine In tho
building that had not.yot boon un
cratod nnd It was protty badly
scarrod up.
Work on their now and moro
modorn plant Is bolug pushed with
vigor and dispatch, and In splto of
tho great handicap caused "by this
flro, tuoy will soon bo turning out
work In groator volume than ovor
beforo.
The now building upon which work
has started Is a machlno shop 36x50
feot, and a blacksmith shop 20x30
feet and aro situated on Tacoma
and Bradford streets. They will both
bo In oporatlon within three weeks,
or a month at tho latost.
Messrs. Murphy & Dennett desire
to thank tho flro department for
their promptness In turning out and
doing what thoy could to stay tho
flames, and also to tho citizens who
tendered their aid and assistance, all
of which wan deeply appreciated nnd
will bo gratefully rememberod by
the proprietors. Tho -hello'' girl at
tho Central office was a vory ef
ficient factor in aroUBlng the people
and directing them aright, and her
efforts In tho matter were also ap
preciated greatly.
Are on the Way
The Homo Telephone company
are laying their poles along the lino
with the purpose of extending their
service to St. Johns. They secured
a franchise several years ago, but
hitherto they have not found the
time to extend their lines this far.
Their coming will be hailed with de
light by many of our citizens who
have gotten out of patience with the
dlctorlal methods, imperfect service
and high prices Inaugurated by the
company now. doing business in St,
Johns. The Home will likely reach
31. Johns by the first of August.
Visit the Chief
U. P. Haroldson, cashier of the
First National bank of Brookings,
8. D-C and Frank Kramer, grain
huver for Vandusen of the same
city, were guests of their old time
friends. Chief of Police Bredeson and
family, this week. They were greaUy
Dleased with St. Johns and thought
the Chief exercised rare judgment
when be decided to locate in such a
favorable locality. Thoy will take
la ,the Settbj fair beforo returning
ROSE CARNIVAL
SUCCESS
St. Johns Queen Prettiest
in the Bunch
Tho Iloso Carnival for 1009 I
now a thing of tho nnst. and whll
Its purposa waB woll served nnd It
was n success In every senso of tho
word, all nro triad It has Passed In
to history. Tho crowds each day
wcro Immense and moro roses wore
In evidence than over boforo seen at
any tlmo or In any nlaco. The
weather was perfect during tho
wcok nnd tho roses woro right nt
their best. Tho street cars wero
filled to overflowing and tho Hcrvtco
was nt times taxed beyond Its ca
pacity. Over n million souls wcro
handled during tho week by tho
company, and ntrungu to say no
serious accidents occurred. The
streets In Portland woro continually
Jammed with people surging from
ono point to another nnd during
the progress of the various parados
a wall of humanity many deep lined
each side of tho streets, occupied tho
windows of the tall buildings and
took advantage of every point of
omlncnco along tho lino of march.
Tho seats erected on tho postofflco
grounds wore at times filled to
overflowing oven though n premium
of fifty cents was charged for tho
privilege. Nover In tho history of
Portland has such crowds congre
gated upon the streets and public
places of that city. And It was a
good nnturcd crowd too. No amount
of crowding and Jostling seemed to
arouse their Ire. Many nooks wero
stretched to tholr utmost limit, nnd
then some. In order to look over
those standing In front, and many
foot wero tired, sqro nnd weary from
resting thorn so long nnd contin
uously upon the hard surface streets.
Hut all wero happy and smiling and
Joiued fully Into tho spirit of tho
occasion. It was lato at night when
many found tlmo to Book tholr
couches so weary that thoy resolved
not to mlnglo with tho crowd another
day, but when morning cainu they
wero ready to go again.
Tho floats and oloctrlo pageant
wero the finest oven soon In any
country or In any clime. Tho host
of everything that had ovor been
used beforo coupled with what had
beou found effective and attractive
since were united In these floats
and tho effects woro marvelous to
behold. But f all tho floats pre-
seated before the people during tho
week, the ono representing St. Johns
was as flno as any excopt thoro
wero not so many frills and trim-
m.nits attached to It. Tho lack of
these, however, woro more than off
set by the beauty of the queon who
graced tho float. It was tho unan-
Imous opinion of tho vast crowd
that of all the protty young ladlos In
the various floats none could com-
pure with tho one on the St. Johns
float Misa Georgia Perrlne.
St. Johns did herself proud In tho
abundance and tho beauty of the
roses she contributed to the carni
val. Thousands of them wero dally
cent to Portland aud aided material-
ly In making the occasion a floral
success. Tho committee In charge
worked faithfully aud well In getting
those American beauties assembled
and their aid and assistance was
greatly appreciated by tho Carnival
association. It certainly advertised
St. Johns In an effectlvo manner and
proved that tho city Is far from bo-
Ing a back number.
The Rose Carnival of 1909 will go
down In history as a marked suc
cess, and St. Johns and the Penln-
aula were active factors In making
It such.
Hogs Getting Scarce
The highest June price for live
ltrgs since 1882 was established at
the Union Stockyards In Chicago Mon-
day, -vl en the best porkers sold at
$8 a 100 pounds. The prevailing
high p.lr.t are due to unusual!
light receipts of live bogs this Sprite
at all Western packing centers. Re
ceipts of hogs Monday at the nine
leading markets of the West were
29,000 head less than for the cor
responding day last' week. As a re-
suit of the scarcity of hogs, tho
price of provisions is now the high
BIG STREET CONTRACT IS LET
Portland Boulevard to be Improved at a Cost of Over Ten
Thousand Dollars-Viewers Make Report on Bu
chanan and Richmond Streets
Council met In regular bcsbIoii
Tuesday nvonlng with all members
present nnd tho Mayor In tho chair.
Streot wink took up tho greater part
of the session. Tho contract for tho
Improvement of Portland boulevard
was let nnd the vlowcrs' reports on
Richmond nnd Uuchnnnn streets
wcro rend. The minutes of tho pre
vious regular and adjourned meetings
wcro read nnd approved.
A petition for tho Improvement of
South Ivnnhoo, Polk to Idn streets,
with cement sldownllcs, wits rend, ac
cepted, mid resolution ordered drawn
covering same.
Petition for tho Improvement of
South Mayes, from Buchannu to
Idn, was taken up and received the
rf.nno treatment,
A bunch of streets In tho llolbrook;
addition nt tho north end was up
for Improvement, and they woro re-,
lerrod to the street committee for
Investigation ns to whether tho as-1
Bossed valuation will In each case
stand for tho Improvement. Tho
streets wero: 8t. Johns nvonue, I
Kellogg to Chapel streets; Willis
hi.ulov.ml, St. Johns iiwnuo tollruco.of Uuchnnnn street wan then road,
streot, Weyerhnouser street, Kellogg' which adjudged tho benefits to equnl
to James; U'onnrd streot, St. Johns 'the damages. Viewers on this street
avenue to Bruce street; llolbrook
avenue, Kellogg to James streot;
Portland boulovnrd, Kossendon to,
Bruco; Chapel street, St. Johns
nuu to Bruco street.
Tho bids on tho Improvuinbnt off"
Portland boulovnrd wero then taken
up. Tho first proposal opened
wns that of V. W. Mason, who Is
now putting on tho finishing touches
on South IlnyoH streot, which road: fgalners, tho slight loss to tin) man
Cut 35c, fill 15c, six foot concrete ligament Is no cnuso for worry,
sldowalk, 98c, cross walk 47c, box' Bills to tho nmount of $375.07
guttor -17c, crushed rock $2.50 per went allowed,
yard, making a total of $10,lH.3Cfor Tho matter of cutting down tho
the Job, crass and weeds along the curbing
Tho noxt bid was by Alkerson ft
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Top Row Jnsraan, p; Manager Valentine; D. Stone, If; Schaffer, ss. Second row K. Stone, lb and
p. Howard, utility; Summers, 3b; Olney, p. Lower How Helser, rf; Adams, cf ; Pembroke, c; Pry, ab.
St. Johns Lads Injured
A couple of St. Johus boys woro
Injured coming home from tho Port-(
land Rose Fostlval last inursuay
evening. Morris McKlnnon, who was
one of the horseback riders In the
parade, was the first victim of an
accident. While on his way home
his horse stumbled and fell, ono of
the young man's legs being broken
in the catastrophe. Tho frightened
animal ran away, leaving tho youth
by the roadside, where ho, was later
found by Dr. MacLacblan, who took
him home In her automobllo, Tho
fracture was quite a serious one,
but be Is getting along all right.
Gail Perrlne, another St. Johns
boy, was brushed off a crowded car
while crossing the steel bridge on
the way home. He was bruised some
what and bad a bad cut under one
eye, but was able to be around the
next day.
NeW th labsl on your paper.
35c, fill 20c, sidewalk $1.01, cross -
wnlk -ICc, box gutters 50c, crushed
rock $2.SS.
Tho final bid wns offered by
Thus, Cochran, nnd rend: Cut 31c,
fill ICc, slduwnlk $1.05, crosswnlk
Sue, box gutters 45c, crushed rock
$2.15, Upon referring the bids to tho
city engineer It wns found that Mr.
Mason's bid wns tho lowcHt by
$320.39, nnd ho wns, therefore,
awarded tho contract.
Tho abstractor nn the famous Will
amette boulevard problem nsked for
nnd wns granted nit extension of 0110
week In which to complete his la
bors. Tho report of P. Illll, Chan. Mil
qulst and Thos. Cochran as viewers
on the extension of Richmond streot
through tho Cnples tract was then
rend, but was referred back totheni
for n eorrecllon In the title. Tho
recorder wns requested to notify tho
property owners to nppenr nt tho
council chamber for a hearing Juno
20th, when nny objection to tho
viewers' report will bo heard.
Tho viewers' report on tho opening
wero K. C. Couclu II. .V. Bonhnm
nnd A. M. Stearns, Report was nc-
copied nnd a henrlng fixed for Tues.
nv-jdny evening, July 0th, the proporty
owners to be notified to this effect.
A report on the rock crusher
showed that so far this year It had
neon oporaieu nt n siigiu ioe, out.
tie tho property ownors along tho
newly Improved, stroots nro tho
of tho various streets was dlscussod
nnd finally loft with tho Htreot com-
Pleasantly Entertained
Mlsa Florenco Carlson entertained
class 'of St. Marys Tuesday In a
royal manner. A launching party
vat given from four o'clock to six,'
after which a most delicious dinner
of twelve courses was served. Tho
table was beautifully decorated and
handsome sllyer and china eervfeo
used, Dlnuer was served by a first
class caterer from Portiana wttn a
corps of assistants. . Tho houso was
superbly decorated with class colors,
yellow tulle aud roses, . The occa
slon was a most enjoyable ono and
everybody had a tlmo long to bo remembered.
Vinton Scott, who Is conducting
dental parlors In Falls City, Oregon,
spent several days with his mother,
Mrs. J. C. Scott of St. Johns, lust
week. Ho Is succeeding well and
Is building up a lucrative praqtlco
la Falls City.
If I" 'v
! mlttoo with power to net. Somo of
too streets iirouuu mo city nro gci
jtlng to hnvo n rather ragged np
penrnuco on account of long grnss
fringing their borders nnd they nro
'great ns flro cnrrlers when dry, so
1 It wns deemed to bo In order to havo
them cut short.
Messrs, I,. 1). Chlpmnn, S. C. Nor
ton nnd Gilbert Goodhuo woro se
lected as viewers on tho widening of
Fussctitlon street, All nro men of
good nnd sound Judgment nnd woll
fitted to net In this cnpnclty, Tho
"yob" will bo a long and trying
one.
It wns ordered thnt the road inn
chine go over Chicago street nnd
plnco it In first class condition.
On motion of Councilman A. W.
Davis It was decided to petition tho
school board that tho excess of earth
on tho high school grounds bo placed
on Philadelphia street, 011 thoro Is
nn enormous fill there to bo made,
aud thus tho cost would bo lessened
to the property owners when tho
I street Is Improved,
' Tho question of street work In
general was discussed, and It wns
decided that 110 street should bo ac
cepted uulesH It was strictly up to
the Hpeclflcatlons In every particular
' nnd that no concessions should bo
made to nny contractor,
1 A resolution opening and widen-
, lug Fossondon street nnd appointing
viewers therefor wns adopted.
' The recorder wits authorized to
notify tho Pacific States telephone
company to place n phono In tho
residence of tho Chief of the Tiro
Department Granger, as per tho
provisions of tholr franchise,
A resolution to Improve Mohawk
street, Ivnnhoo to Willis boulevard
was taken up, nnd after somo dis
cussion was held ovor for englneor
to make now estimates Including
crushed rock.
Pleased With St. Johns
Henry Schellcnberger and Mr.
Thorn of Owoso, Mich., arrived In
St. Johns Tuesday to look the sit
uation over as a place In which to
mnko their futuro homo, They wero
greatly amazed to find vegetation so
far advanced and are Immensely
pleased with St, Johns and Us glor
ious cllmato, flowers and surround
ings In general, Mr. Thorn states
that he expects to pack up and move
out as soon as ho reaches homo and
Mr, Schellenberger Is of tho same
mind.
E. W. Angell, who has boon work
ing on a largo tie contract for the
railroad company at Sllverton tor
the past couplo of months, Is so
Journlng in St. Johns a few days be
fore returning and giving It another
hitch.
Preach tho gospel of St. Johns.
MORE PACKING
PLANTS
To Locate Upon the Pen
insula Soon .
That tho Peninsula will eventually
bo Inu slto of tho largest packing
plant district In tho world Is con
ceded by most wiseacres who aro
familiar with tho situation. Tho lo
cution Is so Ideal nnd tho facilities
bo unparalleled that It cannot bo
paosod up, Tho following from tho
Portland Journal shows tho trend of
ho movement to tho peninsula:
Preparations nro being completed
by lending stockmen of tho Pacific
const to establish nn Independent
packing plant In Portland nnd n
slto will In all probability' bo selected
adjoining tho Swift Plnnt on tho
Peninsula.
According to those In chnrgo of tho
project a $2,000,000 corporation will
bo tho result of the work now going
on nnd which has been carried on
very quietly for nbout two years,
J. A. Robinson, Jamen nnd Harry
Mitchell, California capitalists with
Immonso cattle Interests, nro stated to
be In charge of tho movomont, al
though ninny local people nro asking
that n certain amount of tho capital
itock bo assigned to them.
Tho Mitchells nro both woll known
all over tho country nnd nro tho larg
est cattle shippers and feodors In
the entire country west of tho Rocky
mountains. It Is understood that thoy
have plannod tho Independent pack
ing concorn In ordor to moro
thoroughly rogulato prices hero and
see that tho producer of llvostock
gets all the monies ho Is ontltlod to.
Along with tho announcement of
thu Indopondont packing project
comes the practically confirmed ro
port that Schwartxchlld & Sulzber
ger, who nro now operating the old
Zlmmorman plant In South Portland,
hnvo given up their option on tho
property thoro and nro at present pro-
paring plans for the erection of a
huge and modorn plnnt on tho Pen
insula. This too will bo located In
vicinity of tho Swift plant nud work
will likely bo started shortly after
after the visit or Mr. Bultberger, who
Is oxpectod In this city to personal
ly inspect thu proporty within n
very short time.
A Quiet Place
A norvous looking man wont Into
a store tho other day and sat for
half an hour or so, when u clerk
usked him If there wns niiytlilug ho
could do for him. Ho said no ho
didn't want anything. Tho clerk
went nwny, nnd the stranger sat an
hour or so longer, when the propri
etor wont to him and usked If ho
didn't want to bo shown anything.
"No" said tho norvous llttlo man; "I
Just wanted to sit around. My
physician has rocomuionded qulot to
me aud says above all things I should
avoid bolng In a crowd. Noticing
that you do not advertise in the
homo paper, I thought this would bo
as quiet a place as I could find, so
I Just droppod In for a tow hours,"
Will Have Big Attendance
Indications point to tho largest at
tendance of teachers that the Uni
versity of Oregon has over had at
tho Summer Session which begins
Juno 28tu, running six weeks, and
closing August 6th, Announce
ment has Just boon mado by Dr. H.
I), Sheldon, doan of the session,
that ho has secured tho services of
Prof. Samual B. Soward Jr.,
of Stanford University, In Eng
lish Llteraturo and Rhetoric to take
the place of Prof, Howe, who Is un
able to toach on account of Illness,
Prof. Soward has had much exper
ience as a teacher In summer schooU.
Tho courses that ho will offer will bo
in dlroct preparation for the August
state examinations.
The rejuvenated Alblna boll club
will cross bats with the locals on tho
Hill grounds Sunday. One of tho best
games of tho soason Is promised, as
both clubs havo been putting up
great ball lately.
Work for a Qrcater St Johns.
LAND OF OPPOR
TUNITY Oregon Offers Boundless
Possibilities
Tho possibilities In productivity of
tho soli of western Oregon nro in
ndoquntely comprehended by Oregon
pcoplo. When method nnd effort
nro nil thoy should bo this soil Is n
literal gold mlno. Statcmonts by
husbnndmon of products grown np
ponr In tho Vcnrbook of tho Eugono
Uunrd, nnd show thnt by Inteiislvo
methods nppllcd on smnll tracts tho
possibilities nro boundless, and tho
region west of tho Cascades capable
of sustaining nn enormous population.
Tho growers In question nro scat
tered through vnrlous ports of tho
district nnd horo nro statements of
somo of tholr crops;
Rav. F. M. George realized $040
per ncro from chorrlcs, nnd Ends
Presnnl bought 10 acres of chorry
orchard for $1000 and tho first year
sold $1700 worth of cherries, J, A.
Potorson picked throe tons of Royal
Anno cherries from two acres In 1007
and sold thorn for C conts per pound.
O. La Folletto, from 1C8 trees, sold
47,000 pounds nnd 1C0 bushel boxes
of ponchos, L. T. Reynolds harvest
ed 3300 boxes of apples In 1007 from
olght acres, and M. N. Bowman and
Ii. S. Fullor cloarcd $140 nn ncro
from 10 acres of prunes, A. F.
Droadsloy sold $1C0 worth of pears
from ono aero of trees, and W.
Smirfln produced $200 worth or straw,
berries por aero, J. 8. Morris
raised 1000 gallons of Loganberries
from threo quarters of nn ncro nnd
nottod thorofrom $2S0. R. V, Potor
grew C20 bushels of corn on eight
ncros, nnd Jamos Whltliycombe, di
rector of tho Oregon experiment sta
tion at Corvallls, cut two ncros of
alfalfa 22 times In six years, secur
ing 38 tons pur ncre for thu purled.
Frank Diem picked 10 bushels of
walnuts from ono tree, ami sold them
for $5.40 per bushel, I,. (Ironer got
a yluld of 7Q bushels per ncro from
oats, ami P. Kleppln grow 4714
bushels of corn per acre on laud ho
thought worn out, J. O. lino hap
fostod from 100 acres 397 tons of
mixed clover ami timothy, nud sold
It nt $!( per ton. J, W. Elatou got
a nut yield or $70 por ncro from 12
teres or clover seed, nnd Andrew
Sanders grew 4G00 pounds or onion
sots from throe acres, for which he
received $210, Clnronco ICoon mude
$832 from 80 owes, selling from them
1508 pounds of wool ut 25 conts,
$377, and 01 lumbs nt $5, $155,
These Instances are 11 few from u
Ictig list that Is of record, and nro
Indicative of what Is possible under
Intflllgent cultivation. They do not
Include the heavy returns from fruit
Investments In tho Hood River und
Reguo River districts, but nro evi
dence or what Is everywheru possible
In the westorn part or this land or
easy living aud boundless opportun
ity. Ex.
A Bright Youth
Norbet Wiener, a senior In Tuft's
Collogo, Medford, Muss., who Is 14
yenrs old will receive a diploma at
tho collcgo commencement us bachel
or or artB, And not only will ho
recelvo his degroo or bachelor or
arts, but ho will bo entered on tho
rolls or Tuft's as having completed a
full four years' course in threo years.
Wiener Is tho most remarkable
student ou tho roll of any collogo or
unlvorslty, When ho was 18monthu
old ho know tho English alphabet; at
3 years ho could read and write; at
S ho studlod Latin; ut 0 ho had mas
tered arithmetic, ulgrobra, piano and
solid geometry; at 8 ho read books
in Latin, Oerman, French and Rus
sian roadily; at 9 ho could reason
problems In trigonometry and cal
culus, and was given dealing on
ancient astromouy.
A papor in a good sized town In
Michigan rocontly published this Horn:
"The business man of this town who
is In tho habit of hugging his stenog
rapher had bettor quit or wo will
publish his namo," Tho noxt day
37 business mon called at tho office,
paid up tholr subscriptions and left
behind thorn 37 columns of adver
tising and told tho editor not to pay
any attention to such foolish stories.
est for many years.
poae.