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THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW Publlahad Brery Friday At 117 Wett Burlington Street. BY A. W. MARKLE TllR RnviKW is entered nt post office in Saint Johns, Oregon, as mail matter of me second class unuer tue Act 01 con gress of March 3, 1879. Job Ptlntlir axecnUd In flrit-elais 11K. nllla tnr Job Prlntln eftih nn dftUvurr. All (ommaoleatlont ihonld b tddrtiltd to Tha KarUw. flt. John. Orfon. Adrrrtlilnit rttft, 11.00 par Inch per month. au aavtruiinc duu payau am 01 eacn month. OHelal Hawiptpir of Ua City of St. yeans. Subtorlptlon price $1.00 par year. FRIDAY, SIJPTEMBKR2.J, 1909 "Wo havo onouch mon who lmvo como to Echo mid purchaBcd lotii for eppculntlon," says tlio Heglster. Evory town In Oregon that 1b trying to got ahend Is held back by tho epcculntor, who contrlbutcH nothing hut tin cniin mid old innttrcsacs to tho Iniprovoinent of it, With nn hour's work ti dny for tho growing Bauson tho Corvnllls Unzotlo nyn n man cnti enhanco tho vnluo of IiIh town lot fully 100 In n yonr, nnd nsks, "Isn't It worth whllo?" It cortnlnly Is, nnd should not tho (own nuaossor ho Instructed not to dlscotirnKO such efforts by ns scsslng tho property thus bonutlflcd nnd Improved $200 moro tlinn tho Bhnck-nnd-rusty-cnn lot nlongsldo? Cooa Dny Id going to dcepon Its own harbor chnnncl without wnltlng for government aid, Tho Port of Coos Dny Is preparing for tho nnlo of bonds amounting to $500,000, Tho proceeds will bo need In digging out tho channel, making tho docks nt tho Coos liny ports ncccsslblo nt nil Umcn for vessels of deep draught, Proposals for tho bonds lmvo been asked nnd will bo received nt tho First National Hank, North lloiid, up to November 0. Moyd-doorgo, tho grenl English stntcamnii, points out thnl near Lon don land which was worth $600 mi ncro CO yonrs ngo Is now soiling for $40,000 mi ncro, This may bo going souio In KtiKlntid, but hero In Oregon wo lmvo land which wan worth $l.'jr nn ncro CO yonrs ngo selling for moro than $40,000 11 lot. And somo which sold for probably less than $C00 nn ncro Is now worth f I, (100,000, bring ing In Interest on that valuation for ground runts alone. Tho producers of Oregon lmvo been moro gonorotiH to tho owners of land than lmvo tho Drlllsh pooplo. Portland's union stock yards In tho Poulnsuln packing Iioiiho dis trict wero opened during tho pnst wook and now tills city, which Is to ho tho livestock router of tho Owing to n ncgntlvo voto of two of our councllmon it Rooms moro than likely that tho city dock will remain on our hands, rnislng our taxes nnd passing Into decay from want of uso. They doom It wlsor to keep tho "elephant" and turn It over to tho city of Portland when tho time for annexation Is rlpo than to sell It nt tho prlco offered. If tho pooplo of St, Johns nro willing to hoar tho burden nt tho expense of tho fow for tho boneflt of tho many, wo havo no fault to find. It seems to us, howover, that our people would ro colvo moro direct benefit from Its snlo nt this tlmo nt tho prlco offered or moro if It can bo secured than wilt bo tho ensu when wo become part of Portland nnd half n million pcoplo ncoulro tho samo Interest in It that wo will thon possess. If St. Johns should always bo a separata municipality tho enso would ho vast ly different, hut It Is written that this shall not bo so, a . Moro eloquently vlolont profanity Is occasioned In this world of ours by that little pest known ns tho fly than by nuy other Insect known to hummilty. In tho words of tho rhymlst: "Dogs delight to bnrk mid blto nnd lltttu birds to sing, but nil 11 fly can find to do Is fall Into everything.' With fiendish glco tho tortured bald-headed man secures a dozen sheets of fly pnper, then Bits by to wntch tho destruction of tho llttlo tormontors wlh murderous snt Infliction In his honrt. Hut, alas, tho Oregon fly Is of n sympathetic nature mid tho death of 0110 brings seven hundred nnd fifty of Its rein Uvoh nnd friends to tho funcrnl, mid they nro usually so well plonscd with tho surroundings that they do cldo to remain Indefinitely. Invon tors lmvo worked nnd studied them selves Into tho asylums over Ideas that thoy think tlin world wants, hut iionii havo yet spent much tlmo con strutting a mnchlno that wilt des troy something wo already lmvo nnd don't want tho measly fly. In another column nmy bo found mi article on cooperation, mid shows tho woman view of It. Tho writer takes exceptions to tho llttlo "Josh" published Homo tlmo ngo rolntlvo to tho woman nnd tho wash tub, mid claims that men nro 110 butter than women mid Is probably right In that. Her idea would bo to stifle competition mid absorb nil tho busi ness of a community under 0110 head. In thin wny no accommodating order man would relieve tho house wife of going to the store for hor supplies, mid If tho store was out of what alio wanted for tho tlmo being sho would bo compellod to also bo "out," Wo lmvo scon tho co-opornttvo store plan tried In suvrnl Instances, mid ?0: 2 C59' PORTLAND GAS COMPANY ST. JOHNS BRANCH OFFICE 110 S. Jersey St. REPRESENTED BY D. ENGLANDER AND F. L. BABCOCK. Phones. Private Ex. 26. A, 6274 Local phone Richmond 1561 OFFICE OPEN 8 A. M. TO 8 p. M. rnrri For a Period of 21 Days While the Ditches arnrri r K r I1 " Open the Gas Company Will Furnish Two Burner fnf f ' Hot Plates or Radiator FREE and Will Run Piping1 to connect same FREE. Rememember This Offer is for 21 Days Only. Make Application For Gas Now TWICE the Light for HALF the Cost of Any Other Light A iinun nt VniirQorififtfi CHEAPER for Cooking and Heating Than Any Other Fuel AlWdjO dl I UUl OCl YllO Mrs, Ann Merrill, wlfo of tJcorgo Morrill, mid nn Oregon pioneer, died of heart failure at her home, nt 11 Richmond streot, St. Johns Inst Friday nfternoon. Mrs. Merrill was born In Itnmllton County, Ohio, Au gust 1G, 1834, Sho crossed tho plains In 181!) and was married In Juno 12, 18GI, to George Morrill at Dear Island, Ore. Sho Is survived by eight children Frank Morrill, Port land; Mrs, M. K. Mcllrldo, Oregon City; Mrs, Anna Sonmnii, Deer Is land, Ore.; Alvln Merrill, Deer Is land; Mrs. T. M. Jones, Seattle, Wnsh.; Mrs. David Ilrlttaii, The Dalles; Charles Merrill, Deer Island, mid Mrs. James Wnltusley, Portland. Nineteen grandchildren mid seven great-grandchildren also survive her. Tho funeral was held at Mar tin's Muff Tuesday. A Real Bargain TO PATRON8. Children that will ho six years old before February next mid that are expecting to enter school this term should do so now, oven though they havo not reached that ago. Chus, II, Iloyd, Rupt, Now Is tho tlmo to socuro your prunes. P. Hill has thorn for snlo. All varieties nt lWc per pound. IS rrt n fa i nnlslrtrt frit at ifiimfmntif 4li I ii juu ui v iui on in r wouiiwiii men ! is a sure winner buy half of block 16 at WHITWOOD COURT The piece is 100x600 feet, lays fine nnd almost level. Lots across the street from it arc selling at $350 upward. If this piece was cut into lots $3000 could easily be realized, and then the lots would be much cheaper than any can be bought for in that neighborhood. In five years $5000 would not bean exorbitant price. IF TAKEN AT ONCE $1800 BUYS IT$5oo down; $500 in six months and the balance at $10 per month or, $1500 cash will secure it. If the money was not badly needed $3000 cash would not take it. For further information sec R. H. BLANDING Real Estate Office, Whltwood Court MAYBROOK The Last Frontage Along the West Side of the WHIiamette Fifty lots directly across the river on St. Helens and Germantown roads; five cent fare to Portland. Prices $300 and up; terms Five Dollars down and Five Dollars per month; liberal cash discount. R. H. BLANDING, Agent, Whitwcod Station FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Northwest, offors tho most modern each tlmo It was a failure. When mid comploto stockyards In thu 'competition Is eliminated tho very country, Hundreds of IiihIihhh men of Portland mid olsuwhuro attended tho opening, mid nil wero forced to ndmlro tho perfect urrmigemouls for handling livestock that havo been provided, Tho big union ynnU will lmvo a ntroug Influence In develop ing tho livestock Industry through out this territory. According to tho records of thu life mid splco of life bucomes ex tinct. Mather Inconsistently sho states that where iiinu's Industries havo been consolidated they havo fulled, and yet wishes to hasten the day of universal cooperation, thus making u collossnl falluro of It In stead of on a lesser scale, On thu other hand competition furnishes; employment, reduces makes a city, A city 13 YOUR MEAT PURE7 (lovoriimeiit forestry Hervlco mid tho j Johns, If tho stores wero reduced to Stuto llounl of Korostry. Oregon has ! m would ninko a nlco old-fashioned been remarkably fortunate .hls Sunnier In escaping tho usual hoavy toll tuken by forest fires. Tho sea son has been marked by less des traction of timber than any lu tho past decade. Fires this your have been few and widely separated whllo losses havo been small. This Is thought to bo partly duo to an moused public Intercut lu prevent Ing forest flreu mid u largely In crenBod force of flro wardens through out tho forests this season, Itallrondb serving this territory tiro preparing estimates of travel during thu Colonist period, Septem bor 16 to October 10. They expect no less than 00.000 nuw settlers for tho Pacific Northwest during tho 30 days tho low one-way rntes aro In effect, Kxtru equipment Is being assembled by tho various Hues to bundle tho heavy traffic expected and tho passenger agents belluvo they will have all thoy can do to enro for tho flood of now-coinurs. lmiulry at Eastern ticket offices is reported to bo wide mid tho westbound trains bearing tho vunguard of this great colonist niovomont aro houvlly loaded During this week tho travel is expected to bo at its height und will undoubtedly bo hoavy. Hendricks Gu light. Hardware Company for it. country town with scarcely enough life lu It to Indicate that Its Inhab itants wero not all quite dead, May wo ever bo delivered from n one store town. To consolidate tho washing bust iicss would relievo tho women, but would not result In lobs of employ ment that nuy woman would bo sorry to lose. Thu man of tho house would lmvo to "dig up" a llttlo more for household expenses, but tho sav Ing In doctor bills mid broken down women, to say nothing of a good dinner on what was formerly wash day, would bo well worth tho nddl tloual expense, mid tho women would bo nil tho happier therefor. So hasten tho day of the consoll dateil washing establishment, Wu nro glad tho lady contributor has sent lu tho article, und would bo pleased to recolvo other contrlbu lions bearing uu matters of gonerul Interest. They bring out now thoughts aud Information that nro likely to become quite benoflclul. Had Mr. liarrlman's inclinations been of a military trend ho would undoubtedly havo been one of tho country's greatest generals. Ills strngetlo ability, far-seeing Judgment and powers of organUatlou wero wonderful. o - Whllo tho pooplo of Portland nro being ugltuted over tho Impuro milk proposition, It would bo woll for our peoplo to look to tho quality of meat they aro using, It Is of Just as vital Importance that tho moat usod should bo pure ns tho milk, mid It Is likely that ns many deaths nro caused by diseased meats ns from Impuro milk tho prlco mid, only It Is moro difficult to trace, tho slzo of St., Therefore, why buy your ment where any question might bo raised ns to Its purity? do where It has been proven beyond perndventuro of n doubt that only good, wholesome ineutB nro sold, You owo It to your family and you owo It to yourself, Thero is now moro sickness lu this city than over boforo, and who can Bay that poor meat does not have Its shnro In this deplorable stnto of af fairs? Thero Is one market in St, Johns where you can got tho host, mid nothing but tho best In tho meat Hue, That Is nt 1I1TGOOI) & COI.K'S iiow market on North Jorsoy street, Try them mid seo. HENDRICKS & HORSMAN The New Grocers Cater to the trade Pay your subscription. A couple of stuck wlro Jugglers en- tertaiued tho crowd on tho street corner last Tuesday ovenlng, It has been Intimated that they did some other Juggling before tho night was over. All young people not interested in uny other church aro Invited to attend tho "Glory Class" 10 a. lit. Sunday ut tho llaptlst church (Mass Reporter. best See Subscrlbo for tho Telegram ovenlng paper on the coast. Ed Stocktou. o Wanted Young lady to solicit sub scribers for tho Kovlow, a cod com mission paid. Call at once. Hendricks Kaugc. Haidwarc Co., for Gas 45-Jt. Give the New Grocers a trlul order. The best and cleanest stock in the city. The prices are right and the qual ity the best for Saturday Specials. Somi f Our Prleea 17 lbs. sugar ft. 00 4 . Arm & Hammer soda. , . . 35c J lbs Ud. rice, best . 35c llrick cod fish,, , 15c 7 cks I). 0. Soap 35c 7 lb, rolled oats 35c 1 k. Ilest Hard Wheat l'lour.,1.70 1 roll good creamery butter. ..75c 3 )a. Preferred Stock Raisins,, 35c Corner Chicago and Lively Sti. CAI.ItNDAK MornlnK wornlilp, it Kvcnlns worihi, 7:jo Sunday Khovl, 10 II. V. O. U- 6'W!..m. 1'iHtr meeting, 1 nursuay 1 p. til. OUR MOTTOWI'or Clirltt ami Humanity" , Juat a Hit ol iuiuhlne, a word of hoiw aud n ,1ml ol nrIlulncMinake a bltf illflrrciicr In a day Th public U Itivltnl to attend our church. The ttraiiBcr's home. OFFICERS Pastor Conrad I,. Owen Trkasukkk Jobs N. Keelcr Clkuk Mr. H. Hutchison S. S. Suit. I Mrs. K. Hutchison DHACONS joint N. Keelcr . H. Grow J. H. Helm TUUSTHHS Hdward Cox W. I.. Churchill W. H. Wood School Children Not Forgotten In our larger quarters we arc able to carry a larger line of Hats and we have all kinds of suitable Hats for the School Girl aud wc ask the girls to come in any time. It is no trouble to show you Hats and help you to select the most suitable and becoming. Open evenings until 9. The Vogue Millinery Phone Jersey 1021. 1 1 1 South Jersey St. All kinds of laundry work done promptly. Rough dry ' washing 6 centa per pound. Caila made (or laundry at any place. Ring ua up Phono Rich. 991, St, Johns Laun dry. Churchill Dros.proprletora. o Lincoln County Hlflh School. For Information in regard to Lin coln County High School, Steno graphy, Typewriting, Vocal and In strumental Music, Manual Training, Rout or furnished cottages, coat of llvlug, address Prof, Wilbur, New- port, Oregon, The Place to Buy Is where the Almighty Dollar Goes the Farthest Odds and ends of Men's Soft and Stiff Hats, j, li 25 and 12.50 grades. Your choice at the hurrv- up-price of $1.-15 Ii and 1 1.2 s Boys' Hats. Your pick ouly , 65c See Our New Steel-blue Crush Hats and the Curl-Brim Derbies A dandy assortment of Hoys' School caps, 25c, 35c and 50c. Boys' 50c blue deuim bib over alls, 35c. 35c tmile-skin work gloves, 2 prs. for 35c. ioc Shinola, four for 25c. Your last ahanca to ami on of those $5 Reclining Chairs; only two iaft. See window. No Credit No Rent Better Goods for Your Money Electric Heating mb Cooking .u-.. . Try an Elec tric Heater in your living room or office Simple, Clean, Economical Try a chafing dish or coffee percolator in the dining room Portland Railway Light and Power Co. 147-7th Street Phone Richmond 941 Clothes Satisfaction A REAL BARGAIN. If you are looking (or an Invest ment that ia a aure winner, buy halt of block 16 at Whltwood Court. Tho tract la 100x600, laya tine and lota 1 across from It are now selling at I 1350 tor 60x100. It cut Into lots 13000 could easily be reallxed, and then the lota would be cheaper than any can be brought for In that neigh borhood. In five years 10,000 would not be an exorbitant price. If tak en at once $1800 buys it, 1500 cash, 500 lu alx months and the balance at flO per month. B. II. Dlandlng, real estate office, Whltwood Court, You want clothes made to suit YOU. Every man has a desire to dreas better look better spend no more. II you will call and inspect our l'all woolens you will be convinced. Let Your Eyes be the Judge If you pay more elsewhere you will get no more nor as much. Remember, we have no rent to pay, JOHN NOCE & CO Fashionable Tailors 408 N. lersev St.. .r w a we v 1 we A. B. UKMSTOCK GEO. II, HKMSTOCK HEMSTOCK BROS. UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING Tull Una of Robas, CaakaU, ate., kapt In stock wm ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY PARK, OREGOv Office Phone WoodUwn 1S74 aoiuch ruonc n ooaiawn 510 Work for a Greater St John.