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VOL. s
ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1909.
NO. 40
LOTS OF
STREETlWHY
WORK ON
Council Kept Busy Push
ing Matters Along
Council mot In regular session
Tuesday nlglit with nil hands nrotind
tho tnblo nnd tho Mayor In tho
chair. Street work, us usual those
days, occupied nlmost tlio entire
tltno ot thu solons. Ordinances call
In? for over $13,000 worth of street
Improvement were pnsBed, nil for
South St. Johns. Thu hnlf a dozen
streets In the north end will l;u tip
for nctlon In n week or two.
A communication from A. I). Os
bum objecting to tho condemnation
of Ills property on tho lluchnnnn
street Improvement was read and
filed.
A communication from thu Com
merclnl club commending the action
of council In making uuch a satis
factory sale of tho now city dock was
road, accepted mid filed.
A communication from tho Port
Inud woolen mills praying for rc
lief In the way of street Improvement
loading to tholr plant heru wnti rend
On motion of C. I.. Jolimon, seconder
by A. W. Davis, 11 rouolutlou wns or
dored drawn for tho Improvement of
Crawford street, llnltlmuro to l'Utu
burg nnd Snlum to Richmond. This
will furnish tho employes of thu
mill nn ensy nccesii to tho ton of
thu hill.
lllds 011 thu lease of thu rock
crusher wuru then taken up, there
bolnir two upon tho tnblo. Thu first
0110 was by F. S. Noouan and of'
forcd to funiltili rock to thu city at
thu rato of 00 cents per yard, with
S per cont off on present contractu
Tho other was by M. T. Swan and
offered to furnish rock far 85 contH
to tho city and glvo 10 cents royalty
on all rock toltl to outside parties
Tho bid however contained tho Joker
that tho city should tnko over nil
tho tools nnd appliances that tho con
tractor should acqulro nt tho ex
titration of tho contract. On motion
both bids woro rojectoil unanimously
nnd ro-iidvertlsomoiit of simo or
dored. A couplo prnctlcnl stono men
from Portland woro present and
promised to have In n bid next Tues
day evening for tho loaso of tho
crusher.
Mills to tho amount of 11S'J.7& woro
allowed,
Tho committee that had been dl.
rocted to Investigate the claim of
W. S. Lauthors in regard to robot
lng the Impounding feo collected for
a couplo of horses which hud been
found running at largo was road.
Tho commltteo found that on sovornl
previous occasions Mr. Lauthers'
horses bad been seen running nt
large, nnd therefore the money should
not bo returned. Council unanimous
ly ratified the finding of tho com
mittee. On motion of C. h. Johnson it
was decided to request tho city en
gineer to remnln In his offlco from
8 to 9 o'clock onch morning for the
purpose of imparting any Informa
tion regarding streot assessments,
etc., thut tho public might desire.
Upon request of M, L. llolbrook n
resolution was ordered drawn di
recting the city engineer to establish
the grado for a sidewalk on Columbia
and Portland boulevards to tho city
limits. Mr. llolbrook is anxious to
place cement sidewalks along these
streets, but cannot do so until u grade
Is established,
A sot of viowers composed of
Gilbert Coodhuo, S. W, Ilogers and
E. C. Hurlbert were appointed by res
olution to assess the boneflts and
damages along the Fessenden street
condemnation, Jersey street to the
river.
Ordinances for the Improvement of
South Ivanhoe, Polk to Ida streets.
South Hayes, Buchanan to Ida; Mo
hawk, Jersey to Willis boulevard; and
South 'Gresham, Buchanan to Ida,
passed the council and may be found
In this Issue.
It coming to the notice of the coun
ell that the St. Johns t.umoer t. 1
was having cement pillars placed In j
the center of West Burlington street, j
on motion tho attorney was directed
to communicate with this company
and ascertain by what authority they
are having this work done upon city
property.
Mrs. Laura Davis and young son
of Portland are visiting Mrs. Ada
Pennington on West Burlington
street.
BUILD FOR
PORTLAND
Let Us Rather Do Wha
is Best for St. Johns
There still continues to ho some
objection to tho snlo of tho city dock
One man states that ho Is willing to
burden himself with thu additional
taxes thut will bu necessary If thu
city keeps thu dock In order that
his children nnd thu city finally may
reap thu benefit of Its owuorshir
that thu railroad company Is trying
to seeuro control of nil tho docks,
nnd that by owning tho dock In
stctul of belling It thu city may rug
mate flock charges. TIiubu olijce
tlons may look well on their fucu, bu
to delve deeper Its complexion lis
mimes n different hue. It Is n well
known fact that sooner or later St
lolins will lie absorbed by Portland
and If wu keep tho dock It will be
only to turn It over to Portland
That city now hns no dock of Its
jwii, ami we bollovo does not desire
uo. If It door, why did It not so
cure onu heretofore, or what la more
to thu purpose why does It not build
onu NOW? If thu dock Is sold at
this time it menus that taxes will
bo several mills lowtr than now ob
tains In (lie city of Icitliind, and a
couplo of mills lower than Is now in
force In St. Johni., In nil probability.
Suppose thu city of Portland ultlm
ntuly secures our dock nnd lenses It
nt n good rental, how much lower
would our taxes over bo in conso
quonco? Thu Inflncstlmul part of
one mill, If any. Then why build for
tho city of Portland? Would not tho
salu of tho dock nt this time bu
butter? Would not n llvo Industry
on thu witter front bo better thnu u
deserted structure? Would It not
speuk butter for thu Judgment of our
cltlzons? Ah iiii advertisement for tho
city wouldn't It bo better for thu
Isttor to know that taxen nro lower,
that wu huvn no "white elephant" on
our hands, that tho dock Is 11 source
of revenue through taxes nnd om-
loyment of labor than a dead
eight? Wouldn't thu city have
more chanco of rapid progress us a
consoquciico? Wouldn't our children
thank us moro for a legacy In the
shapo of nn unencumbered city, than
for holding onto something and pay-
ng out money to keep It up which
Judiciously Invested would bring
thorn moro direct results than half a
dozen public docks would do? Wo
concedo that tho prlco asked for tho
dock In low, but If that was not tho
caso how would wo get It taken off
our hands? If thu dock would bring
u as much revenue In ton years as
somu assert, why do tlioy not make
tho proposition to council to pay all
tho expenses or tho dock, Including
Interest and insurance, put in n spur
nt tholr own expense, and wo bo.
lleva tho authorities would bo willing
to givo tho frco uso of tho dock for
that porlod. But It Is a proposition
that no business man would caro to
handle, and vhy should tho city? As
far as tho railroad company getting
control of tho docks is concerned,
hat is tho odds? Nothing can bo
secured by fighting them, as many
people have discovered to their cost.
they refuso to put In n spur, no
power on earth can compel thorn to
uo so. Aim iney iiavw reiuBeu iu
do so. How many peoplo would vote
to spend 135,000 additional to place a
spur thero at tho city's expense?
Not one who Is In favor of selling th
dock. As far as rogulatlng dock
charges aro concerned, we never yet
saw tho tall wag tho dog.
One dock cannot control a dozen
others. So long as the railroad pvo-
0 are not In favor of the city op
erating a dock, so longwlll potty an-
noyauces be thrown In their way.
Cars when most badly needed will
somehow bo lacking, service will be
poor and all the many detrimental
things that lie In the power of tne
company will be Injected against 11.
It does not take wlso men to discern
this. History repeats itself over and
over, and would no douut operate mo
6ame way jf the city kept tlie dock
agan8t the wishes of the railways.
jt j8 a sorry predicament to bo In,
but It Is the 3ame all over the coun
try, and will remain so until differ
ent laws aro enacted. In the mean
time let us do what Is tho best for
the city of St. Johns, not for the
city of Portland. With 500,000 popu
lation In 1912. each one's taxes
could be lowered but a small ralto on
the lease of the dock, and wo have
DOCK DANCE WA
A Large Jovial Crowd, Good Music and the Largest Dancing
Pavilion in the Northwest Combined in Making
the Event a Most Pleasing One for All
Tho donco held by tho Comincr
clal club In the now city dock Thttrs-i could be desired, but this little defl
dny night of Inst week wns an tin-jticiicy wan lost sight of In thu gen
qualified success. Thu number in , oral enjoyment of the occasion. Thu
uttendnnco exceeded by fnr thu ox-1 pavilion wns lighted In n sntlsfitc
pcctntlons of tho committees In ! tory mnuuer by n number of tiro
charge. They camu from Llunton,
Portsmouth, University Park, Port-
Innd and other points, besides thu ' cstlng sight to too tho largu mini
city of St. JoIiiih being represented ' tier of couples on the floor at tho
to n largu degree. For 11 time thu'snmu tlmo. Tho novelty of thu nf
hillside lending to thu dock was lit-! fair seemed to appeal to atl and
urnlly covered with people wending
their wny to thu pavilion. Tho out
of town guests wcro greatly stir-
prised at tho Immensity, substantial -
lly and completeness of thu dock, as
thny had little Idea of Its capacity
nnd general nppcaraiico, nnd many floor, Injuring Mrs, J, I'. Hendricks'
gratifying remarks weru heard onanklu In a painful manner, but out-
ill sides concerning It. Thu music
furnished for thu occnlson wan of n,
Id ,li order, thero being ten pieces In
evidence composed mainly of mem-
uers of thu late St. Johns band,
Thu refreshment end of thu affair
was well looked after by Arnold Un-
gor and an obliging corps of nssls -
tniitt). Thu floor was In fair comll-
tloit, but of course, wns not as
smooth as n regular dancing hall, couples on tWjt floor early In tho
Thu atmosphere wilii Just right for evening. Councllinon, lu'wyors, doc
dancing, and thu Invigorating light tors, dentists, merchants, big people,
brcezo hovering over thu river mndu little people, stout peoplo, thin poo
It Ideal for thu Indulgence of this pie, nil weru there, enjoying to the
pastime. Thu seating capacity was
entirely Inadequntu and somowhat
crude, as tho committee In charge
did not hnvo the necessary time to
Made Money Quick
Itlchard W. Sears, n former telu-
graph operator tit Itodwood Kails,
Minn., at 11 salury of $35 n mouth,
Ith n fortune of $25,000,000 mndu In
17 yonrs, nroso nt 6 o'clock Monday
mornlne (n siiDurlntond the work of
0 moil In his harvest fields.
lly nnnounced that ho was too bus)
getting In his crop to discuss his
meteoric cureer, as much work re
mained to bo douo In thu field be
fore sundown. Ills farm, to which
ho has retired, is at Gray's Lake,
111.
Seventeen years ngo n Boston con-
corn sont him n watch, with tho
rlvllcgo of returning it If ho could
not soil It. Ho did sell It nnd many
othors. Thon ho romoved to Minne
apolis, broadening his business, nnd
later camo to Chicago and liolpod
round tho groat mall ordor firm of
Sears. Itoobuck & Co, A Now York
syndlcato bus Just paid him $25,000,-
U00 for his share In the business,
Ho Is only 45 yoars ot ago,
Tho abovo prosa dispatch cannot
Wi
oil holp but causo 0110 to stop and ,
consldor. Thnt a man can amass a
fortune of 25 millions of dollars in
17 years out of the mall ordor bus
iness is amazing. Tho profits ho
mado from his sales must have been
something enormous. And yet peo-
plo bellovo they are getting full vnluo ;
for their money every tlmo they pat-!
ronlze this houso, A local merchant I
tells us ho has several customers !
who do a portlou of their buying
from this Chicago establishment, and
that they aro tho most difficult ones
to secure a settlement with. This,
however, Is but natural. The mall
order houses do a cash business, and
tho cash goes thero while tho local
merchants get tho book business.
Tho sooner peoplo realize that mall
order houses send out Inferior goods
at almost standard prices tho sooner
will theso concerns cease to mako
Imraonso profits at the pooplo's ox
ponse, and the bettor It will bo for
the local merchants. Glvo tho matter
a thought before you send your next
order to Chicago.
no guarantee that the city of Port
land would not sell the dock as soon
as wo were annexed thereto. There
ore, we affirm, sell tho dock and
let the city of St. Johns secure all
the benefits arising therefrom.
A guest of tho city hall with quar
ters In the basemtnt was assigned
tho task of cleaning up the thorough
fares about the city hall grounds
thlb week under tho able tutorago of
Chief of Police Bredeson. The sur
rouudlngs present a neater and tidier
appearanco as a result.
S FINE S
- 1 provide nn comfortnblo seals as
! lights that gavo n good view of
j tho interior, It was a highly Inter-
lunch number wns responded to with
a vim and enthusiasm that delighted
tho spectators. Everybody had n
1 good tlmo. Onu accident marred thu
1 affair to n slight extent when 11 sunt
. became overloaded and fell to thu
sldo of this everything passed off
without n hitch or n disturbing tile-
ment. Thu fair sex wns strongly in
evidence, there being at least tbrleo
as many women in attendance as
gentlemen. What thu total number
present renched Is difficult to estl-
.mnto becnttku somo only stayed mi
hour or so and thun departed, but
one gentleman said he counted -17
full thu pleasure of thu hour. Thu
floor mnnagurs under the supervision
of that old war horse, "Happy" Harry
Hunter, kept things moving hi 11 sat-
! A Distressing Mistake
A North St. Johns man mndu 11 '
rnthor sad mistake several nights
ngo. Ho had been In the habit of
taking n bottle of mosquito elixir to
bod with him, nnd when onu of those
neskv Insects took n bllu nt his nn-
utomy ho would reach out of bud,
grab the bottle and pour down a tit was Invalid unless accompanied
man's size. Ills daughter had n, by n marked copy containing thu ad
preparation she used as a hair oulc vurtlsemouls. Thus It will bu seen
In onu of thu mosquito bottles and
during thu day slut left It sitting 011
tho btironu on which thu man of the
houso generally kept his fluid,
During tho night after 11 particularly
hard bltu thu North End man hurried
ly roached out, grabbed thu bottle
nnd took n good healthy slug. As
it was going down ho thought it
tasted rather different, but thu
thirst created by the bite kept cull
ing far tho antidote and he didn't
take tlmo to glvo It much thought.
Aftor It was down for n fuw seconds
a strange sonsa.ion camo over him.
Whatuvcr was in (lie bottlo It had u
strange offect upon Ills hnlr, bo-
causo when he roach ed a worried
hand up to his head he felt tuut
nearly ovory hair wns sticking
straight up. Striking a light and
taking one look nt tho bottlo ho saw
thnt It was the plagued hair tonic,
and with a yell thut would buvo
shamed a Slwash, ho aroused thu
household and mado a bolt for tho
doctor's office with n speod that was
startling. Tho phyUclan soon had
everything removed from his stomach
and no bad effects resulted. Now If
you want to arouso his Iro all thut Is
nocossary Is Just to lift your hat and
run your flngors through your hair.
Died Saturday
Mary Lucllo, daughter of W. II.
and Mary K. Copies died at her
father's residence In St. Johns, Sat
urday, August 7th, aftor 8 days of
Illness nf dlntherla. aged 2 years. 3
months and 24 days. Funeral, at
the
residence and Interment mado
In Columbia cemetery Sunday, Mr.
and Mrs. Caples have tho sincere
sympathy of their many frlouds In
their bereavemont. It is a groat
grief to port with our llttlo ones In
the beauty of their Innocent ago; but
wo have tho most blessed assurance
of Him, who created all things, that
"of such Is the Kingdom of Heavon,"
It will, therefore, bo a source of In
flnlto comfort' to tho bereaved onea
to know of a surety that tho llttlo
ono they mourn has now attained
that to which wo, who aro less for
tunato, are earnestly striving otorn
al life In thu presonco of our Creator.
UCCESS
Isfnctory manner, nnd nothing wns
left undone thnt would add to th
enjoyment nnd pleasure of tho uvun
lng,
From 11 financial standpoint th
dance was n decided success. While
thu expenses were somowhnt heavy
thu pruceeds left n nice llttlo nest
egg In thu coffers of thu Cummer
rial club which will bu utilized In
bringing St, Johns to thu iiotlco of
tho outside world In a manner not
yet attempted. From n soclnl stand
point the dnnco was also n success,
An opportunity was afforded of
bringing thu people of thu Peitln
sula ami the peoplo of St. Johns
more closely together, nnd thu spirit
of good fellowship ami sociability
createil will Inure to thu benefit of
nil, As nn advertisement for thu
city of St. Johns It wilt bu fnr reach
lng In Its Influence. Thu city dallies
helped thu matter along finely by
by tolling of thu dock mid thu big
dance to bu held therein. The nf.
fair also reflects thu enterprise nnd
energy of thu Commercial club In
thus finding a moans of raising funds
without appealing to thu business
inuu for nsnlstunru. Whllu the hulk
of thu work devolved upon a fuw
of tho members nil weru more or
lens In hourly accord with thu pro
Ject.
It Is probable that another dance
will bo held In the dock In thu near
future, but this will be definitely
decided upon Inter.
Want a Whole Lot
This offlco Is In receipt of a com
inunlcnllou from tlio management or
thu Itlngllug Ilros.' circus, Enclosed
was u ticket to tho show, good for
two ndmlsslons, Also copy for nix
dollars' worth of advertising. 'I ho
ticket had the string attached thut
that this groat show will extend one
dollar's worth if courtesy lo the
odltor for six dollars' worth of ad
vertising. Their kindness and gen
erosity Is so over-powering and so
remurkablu thut wo feel wu will huvu
to forogo tho pleasure. This six to
one proposition may look good to
somu newspaper men, but somoiiow
It fulls to punetrHtu our donso skull
In n ftivornblo manner. However, to
glvu them a llttlo freo advertising
for their thoughtfulnoss, will statu
that thu show will appear In tlio
Northwest somo time.
Building Permits
No, 51 To Wuller Speed to en
largo dwelling 011 Muchunnii street
between Hudson and Portland boule
vard; estimated t ost $100.
No. 55 To Andrew Kerr to erect
a dwelling on Charleston street bo.
tween Hudson and Portland boule
vnrd; estimated cost $800.
No. 50 To M. K. Kllkeuuy to eroct
basement on Ivnuhou street between
Luuvltt und John for J. F. Hendricks;
estlmuted cost $200,
No, 67 To W. K. Sorbor to alter
dwelling on FHImoro street between
Cutlln und St. Johns nvenuoj esti
mated cost $75,
Married While Abroad
Chns. Hewitt has Just returned
from a trip to heauio, npoKui.u u...
Idaho points, where ho spout Bovoral
months. Charley decided to got
married while away, and In uccor
dunce with this decision ubout two
months ago at Coour d'Aleno ho wub
united In marrlago with Miss Frunces
Edgar of Spokane. Tho newly wedded
pair will make tholr homo In St.
Johns,
Mr. and Mrs. James Hall and
daughter of ltochoster, Minn., were
tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. James
Watson, Sr., and family and other
relatives and friends formerly from
tho KuBt thl week. Tho visit was u
delightful occasion for nil concerned.
AS VIEWED BY A
STRANGER
Tells How the Situation
Looks to a Newcomer
When tho writer mndu Inquiries
lit Portland they Informed lilm that
St. Johns was it suburb of that
city, but on lauding at St. Johns n
public spirited citizen advanced thu
Information that Portland was
suburb of hi. .minis. ills eyes
twinkled slightly when hu relieved
himself of thnt statement, but, never
thclcM, thu writer Is of thu opinion
nfter obtaining 11 history of thu re
mnrkahlu growth and progress of
St, Johns, thnt although It Is only
perhaps 11 suburb at present, It will
within thu next few years hu so
clonul) coi.neeted with Portland that
It will bu difficult to locate thu hu
burlmn Hue.
Hi.. lolins already Is n well equipped
cily from n business and social stand
point. It could exist with but few
fa vera from old "Dad" Portland
Tho city Is governed by n progres
slvo municipal council composed of
brainy, resourceful men who uru
working with Intelligent sincerity for
thu best interests of thu city and Its
people.
Somu Idea of the great future In
store fur St. Jnlimi was gleaned from
those who have "dickered In dirt"
In this section. 1.oIh thnt weru sell
lng for from $100 to $:t00
short tlmo ago havu
Jumped to thu $$00 mid $1000 mark,
Land thut wns covered with shrub
hnry ami dense underbrush along thu
ear Hue three years ago and selling
for u moro song Is now occupied by
flnu residences, business places and
Industries, nnd nro commanding ns
(oulshliig prices, comparatively, No
wheru In thu United States la there
better chance for Investments In real
ustnlo for quick nnd big returns than
n St. Johns. In fact, there can hu
110 mlstaku made In buying land any
wheru 011 thu Peninsula, of which
.St. Johns Is thu extremity, hut to
get In right, thn placo to Invest Is
In St. Johns or vicinity. This Is n
tip thut thu writer can safely glvu
after u thorough Investigation, and
thu following facts will boar thu
statement out:
First, Portland proper will, from
nil Indications, moro than double Its
population In thu next six years, und
being already crowded fnr building
spncu on the west sldo of thu river,
m.'st go prospecting fur moru
space, und where Is thu room to bu
found except upon tho Peninsula?
And therefore, St. Johns, wllh ItH
wonderful Hh'ppliiK facilities, Hu near
hubs to thu Columbia river, with Its
Keep water wuys, will receive this
great overflow of population, und
it it few years become onu of thu
gruntust manufacturing centres In
America.
Socond, Thero being imvlgablu
witters on three sides or tliu city,
trolley lines und rallwuys, what moro
could bo desired In tho way of trans
portation from und to thu Industries
thut must loeatu In St. Johns?
In regard to tho prophecy that
ortluud will double Its population
within thu next six yoars, we point
o thu census of PJ00, which glvos
(hu number of Inhabitants uu.t,.
Today Portland claims a population
of 280,000,
Wo havo Interviewed n number of
mull and lurge Investora lit real
ostutu In St, Johns and nave ruiieu
thus fur to find ouu who bus not or
could not realize linadBoiiio returns
on his Investments.
With Its Incomparable climate,
bountiful flowers, superb scenic
beauty, ItH long stretches of level
green carpeted land, pure water, flue
educational facilities, Its congenial
und enterprising citizens, modern
ud up-to-duto business houses, flno
private residences, pleusunt drive
ways and good streets it Is uu Ideal
luce In which to reside exclusive or
tho financial opportunities which It
offers.
From every point of vlow wo rind
St. Johns on the Vergo or unlimited
prosperity, and tho generul outlook
for thu entire Peninsula is, Indeed,
brilliant ono. a. N. M.
W. I.. Thorndyko, rormorly editor
or the Uovlow, Is now locutod with
his rumlly ut Jacksonville, Flordla.
Hu had been In very bad health for
somu time, but is now 011 the road
to recovory.
PUBLIC LANDING
NEEDED
So Says Gapt. Smith of
tho River Express
That St. Johns should hnvo 11 pub
lic landing placo fur tlio roculving
nnd shipment of guodn by witter, is
thu claim or Copt. F. K. Smith, pro
prlotor of tho Itlvor Express com
pany. Hu says at tho prosont tlmo
thoru Is no plncn nlong thu water
front where It would hu snfu to al
low gooda to stand awaiting ship;
ment or delivery nt this point. Thu
Itlchmond street dock Is nil rlgliU
upon which to tnko 011 goods. Iter
says that with a good man In charge
thero hu can handle fifty Ions dally
over thu duck lit thu present rondl
linn, and Hint nil thu river bunts
would stop there If It weru plseod In
11 little better shnpu and n man was
In charge, and hu contends thnt If
thu dock was extended out about
fifty feet further Into thu river nnd
n good upper deck constructed thnt
It would ho good for nil river
business fur thu next ton years. Hu
snys hu Is lit favor of Mulling thu
largu duck and using about $3,000
or thu proceeds In getting thu Itlch
iiiond street duck In condition, mid
putting thu balance or thu money
out ut Interest to pay for thu ser
vices of it competent shipping clerk,
If thu money must be used fur dock
purposes, Thu business duiiu via
water by thu business men nnd In
dustries of St, JoIiiih Is moro thnu
must people Imagine, says thu cap
tain, und Is well worth thu city's
whllu to foster und tuku euro of It,
Hu scurfs nt thu Idea that thu Ittuh-
iniind street dock Is not wldQ enough
fur big boatH to dlsuhargu cargoes,
and says a vessel (hu size of thu
Chinook would havu no difficulty
In doing so.
Something Doing Soon
Letters nro being written to St.
Johns people whose property und
business Interest!! are adjHt'Hiit to
thu O. It, it N, trauks asking cur
tain privileges, among (hum tlio mov
ing back or buildings mid changing
of sidetracks. This together with
the fact that load lifter load of rails,
fishplates and other material Is being
sent over those trucks leads thu rusl-
deutu uf thu Peninsula to Imllevo
that (he story that tho Koutlierii Pa
cific Intends lo 111 11 through pHseu
ger trains from Knu FrnnoliHio to
Seattlo Is true. The question of u
new depot Is also being considered,
and it Is even usserted Hint the va
cant lot at thu corner of Itluhinond
and llrndford at reels Ims been do
elded on fur this purpoe and thut
work will bu begun shortly. Thu mat
ter of u local freight into Is also
being considered mid W. 8. lAiiUwrtf
was asked If lie would have spaau
for storage. Somo suy that In the
ury near future receiving yurds will
bu louutud on the WeyerliHeuwr trout
north or St. Johns and all Husttsrii
freight transferred hero to both ships
ami railroads Instead or going I11U1
the Wust Portland yards. Telegram.
Would You Be Happier
U it would ruin?
ir tho rurry was rroo?
ir tho duck was sold?
ir you were thu Ico man?
U tho fish would blto batter?
If fresh eggb woro Uks ripe?
If your mother-in-law would eQmu?
If your wlfu would tako a vuug.
tlon?
ir tliu riles would pack up and
lunvu?
ir tho mosquitoes were lgs In
dustrious?
ir you had drawn that $8 prize at
tho theatre?
ir thu Trl-Clty tonguo wns still
playing bull?
ir thu St. Johns girls grow tired
of ico creum?
if thero wasn't so many spllntors
lit tho wood pile?
If another dauco wero to bu held
iu the new city dock?
U It didn't rain Just after you havo
finished sprinkling thu luwn?
If you could tako n vacation with
out spending nil tho money you have
saved up tho past year?