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Wilorfeii SatUly ST REVIEW JOHNS IT'S NOW UP TO YOU To mkKf Rn for THIS Ptptr. Al Ik hwi whS H It mwt U r Ito. Call In and enroll PROSPEROUS CONDITION St. Johns Keeping flight Up With the Procession St. Johns is holding its own with other Oregon cities in their rapid growth in wealth and population. Building is going on steadily and the class of structures erected is bet ter inch year.- Since January t last, 93 building permits have been is sued by Recorder Esson, of which 15 per cents have been for small dwellings and repairs in sums not exceeding $500. Two schoolhouses nrc included, one costtng$io,ooo imd oueJ4o,ooo. The other permits, 75 in number, have been taken out for dwellings, the cost of which will average more than $1000 each, while three years ago the average dwelling cost less than $500. Among the many new residences ore A. S. Benson's f 1 2, 000 home on the bluff overlooking the dry dock; A. M. Steams' new $6,000 home in the same neighborhood; E. C. Humbert's $3,000 residence on Portland Boulevard audChlcago St. ; F. P. Drinker's $3,500 home, and that ot II. Iv. Collier on Stafford St. From to houses last year, East St. Johns has grown until there are now 35 residences in that district, the average cost of which is $1000. Several business houses have nlso gone up in this district, among them a grocery store and plumbing shop. Late permits include two to E. E. Rading for two I3000 bungalows on Meyers and Hartman streets in Oak Park, one to II. S. Hewitt for a fiaoo residence on Portland Boul evard, and one to C W. Ford for a 91,500 cottage on South Hayes street. More thou 10 miles of streets have been graded this season and cement walks have been laid on most of them. A i6-foot wide strip of macadam has been laid in the center, Applications for the im provement of 15 miles more arc now on file, too late to be ucted on this year. The' preliminary work, how ever, will be started early enough next year to allow the letting of the contracts by the time it is possible to begin .work. It is expected that street improvement petitions will continue to come in until there are at least 28 and probably 30 miles of new work to be done next year. In addition to this, a large amount of sewer work is being planned and Jersey street is to be paved with bltulltbic or some similar hard sur face material. Before this is done, however, a sewer will be laid and the telephone wires placed under ground. The' streets improved this year are Allegheny, from Hudson to Fessenden; Buchauan, from Wil lamette Boulevard to Dawson; Burr (formerly Wall) from Willamette Boulevard to Dawson; Crawford, from Pittsburg to Salem; North Hayes, from Catlin to city limits; South Hayes, from Burlington to Mohawk; South Jersey, from Rich mond to Mohawk; Mohawk, from Jersey to Willis Boulevard; Oswego, from Portland Boulevard to the north line of Barton Addition; Port land Boulevard, from Fessenden to Buchanan; Philadelphia, from Ivanhoe to Hayes; Pittsburg, from Crawford to the Ferry; West Rich mond, from Jersey to the river; East Richmond, from Hudson to Portland Boulevard; Stafford, from Mohawk to Ida; Salem, from Craw ford to Edison; Tacbma, from Jer sey to Hayes; East, Burlington, from Jersey to Kellog; Portland Boulevard, to Thompson, and West Park, from Willamette Boulevard to Crawford street, have been con tracted for and will be finished by January. Petitions are on file for the Im provement of' Burr street, from Dawsoa east' to the city limits; Buchaaau street chapel, from Fes seeded aerth to city limits; Col umbia Boulevard, from Portland Boulevard st to city limits; Gra ham; from-Buchanan to Ida; Fes seadea iron south city limits to the Willamette River; South Hayes, from Buchanan to Ida; Leonard, from St. Johns' Ave., to north city Units; Hartman, from Willis Boul evard to' Oswego; Holbrook Ave. from 'Hayes to Jam os street; South Ivaakae, from Polk to Ida;. Jersey street,- from Fessenden to Richmond (hard surface) ; South Jersey, from Bttckasaa to Ida; Mosteith, from Polk te Ida; Maple, from Hayes to KtUeg; Nwt York, frea Jersey to VOI. 6 LARGE MILL FORM LINNTON Will be Ready for Oper ation April First The West Oregon Lumber Com pany has started the erection of a large lumber mill at Linnton which will be built just north of the As sociated Oil Company s tanks at that place. The plans for the mill have been prepared by A. Deman- f;con of Portland. The main bulki ng will be 56x350 feet in dimen sions and has been designed for a double bnud mill, although at pres ent will install on but one side1. A 'pinning mill and shingle and lath I mill will also be put iit.und the com pany will employ about 200 men ' when In operation. The plant will have a capacity of 150,000 feet per day and will involve an expenditure of about $150,000. The concrete foundations for the mill have been completed and it is the intention of the company to have the machinery installed and ready for operation by April 1. The company is put ting in a short logging road at Clnt sknnlc for the purpose of getting their logging lumber to tide water. It will be about two and one-half miles in length and is now being constructed. Abstract. Fessenden; Portland Boulevard, from Thompson to north city lim its; Portland Boulevard, from east line Point View to south city limits: St. Johns Ave. from Kellog to Chapel; Willis Boulevard, St. Johns Ave. to north limits, and from Fcssendeu to south limits; Wcyerhaiiser Ave., Kellogg to James. East Charleston is to be made a 6o-foot street from Hudson to Fes senden by the condemnation of sev-i era! strips of property and condem nation proceedings ore under way to connect East and West Richmond through to Caples and Severance tracts. By far the greatest undertaking is the opening of Fessenden street from the south city limits to the river. The ordinance adopting the viewer's report on this street covers 65 pages. There is a rumor that the Chica go. Milwaukle & St. Paul has se cured control ot the Weyerhaeuser tract, north of town, and will erect large terminal docks and yards. If this Is true, it will be of great ben efit to St. Johns, and prices of real estate will soar as In 1904-5. ( Real estate men report business as increasing at a satisfactory rate, and several good sales have been made lately. J. F. Gllmore has sold two lots in North Stjohns and one in South St. Johns to Messrs. Olds and Thompson, of the Port land Woolen Mill, and they are erecting cottages,, which they will sell to mill employes at actual cost ou the installment plan, thus en couraging them to get homes of their own. Mr. Gilraorc also re ports the sale of lot 15, block 3, North St. Johns, to Gilbert Good-, hue; lots 7 and 8, block 4, Maren go Addition, to J. Crouchly, and lot 19, block 6, St. Johns Park, to persons who withhold their names, S. R. T. Gattou has bought the Higgins and Catlo residences, in North St. Johns, paying $5000 for the two. J. S. McKinney and S. W, Rogers have made several good deals lately. The Commercial Club is working bard for the improvement of the car service, and the installing of heaters in all cars, and has takeu the subject up with the Peninsula Development League, and if its re quest is not complied with, "will ap ply to the Railway Com mission. A ladles' auxiliary is being formed, and indications point to next year as the roost prosperous in the history of St. Johns. Sunday's Oregoniau. An exchange gets off the follow ing: A little boy bad been accus tomed to being late every morning at school. His teacher finally got cross aad told him she would pun ish him for bis tardiness. Oue tsoraing little Johnny uafortuately tore the gable end of his .trousers, but he pinned the torn part as best he could with the only pia he had, and rushed on to school nearly out of breath. The teacher then said to him: "Johnnie, I see you're behind again." "Well," replied Johnnie, "you wouldn't if I had had another pia." Droe4 (o tfce latertat of (In Pealarala, the Manufadtirlnf WOOD PIPE COMPANY Purchases Jfoftr Land on the Peninsula The National Wood Pipe Com pany, who are at present engaged in constructing a $400,000 plant at Kenton, on the Peninsula, in which will be employed from 300 to 400 men, Saturday closed a deal with the Kenwood Land Company, by which they secure 25 acres ad ditional directly south of their plant. This property is to he laid out into a model town site, patterned after the National Cash Register Com pany's ideal colony at Dayton, Ohio. .A landscape garducr and designer will be employed and five acres of the property fronting on Columbia Boulevard will be laid out into a park for the use of the company's employes. -Back, of this the land, which lays on a gentle slope, will be parked also, and in this section of their homings the company- -will erect neat and tasty dwellings, which will be sold to employes of the wood pipe plant only, on the installment plan. Work will be commenced immedi ately utxu these improvements, it being the intention to have the dwellings' ready for the employes upou the completion of the plaut. At the Stockyards , Receipts for the week were 3019 cattle, 366 calves, 1483 sheep, 3138 hogs and 03 horses. A big share of the cattle receipts came in after Thanksgiving and because of the usual conditions following a holiday a feeling of apathy has prevailed in the cattle market. The demand during the entire week was not as snappy as the week before but a clearance of practically all the offer ings have been effected. Fair to good steers brought I4.65. The demand for cows has been some what more active than for steers, Eith sales of the best at $3.70. ood light calves have sold well and the supply has not equaled the demand. Sheep receipts have con tinued light, consisting mostly of shipments in transit. . The demand for fat mutton wethers aud Iambs has not met with anything like ap propriate offerlugs. The hog mar ket has shown unexpected strength throughout the weeic -anything that looked like a cood car of lions Jsold for $8.ro and there has been no trouble on the part of sellers lu dls- ?smg of what they had to oiler, he top prices seems to have been fixed at 8. to and nearly all the sales of good hogs were made at that fig ure. Over Burnside Bridge Beginning last Sunday the St. Johns cars are being routed over the Burnside bridge instead ot the Steel bridge as heretofore. The chsnge is made in order that the congested travel on the latter bridge might be relieved to some extent. The steel bridge is said to be in bad shape and street cars have been passing over it at a snail's trot for some ttme past. The new order of things is not meeting with the ap proval of the denizens of the Penin sula, they claiming that more time will be required than ever in reach ing Portlands The company, bowr ever, claims that just as good if not better time will be made, and it is up to them to prove this to be a fact. Herd of Ibex, in Oregon According te W. R. Parker, of Baker City who bos been in Port land during the past week, Oregon has the only herd of ibex knows to exist on the continent. He discov ered the rare animals in the vicin ity of Mount Eagle in the Cornuco pia RaBge -aad urges- that a game preserve be created there for their Beservatiou. .Unless this is done, r. Parker -fears the ibex will be exterminated by hunters. H B. BrowHrigg te building a handsome $2000 residence on My ers street ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3. 1909. ARE THE REST IN THE WORLD Oregon Apples Still Lead the World Easily State pride ran high during the past week because Oregon apples won the grand prize at the National Apple Show at Spokane in compe tition with apples from all over the United States. Trouson & Guthrie, growers of Kaglc Point, Ore., were receiving congratulations ou all sides over their success aud the vic tory such a splendid one that the whole state took pride in it. The Rogue River Valley, of course, is entitled to atl the honor for It grew the apples but fruit raisers of the whole state feel proud of the vic tory. Trouson & Guthrie captured the sweepstakes prize at Spokane 011 a car of Spitzcnbcrg apples and the victory carried with it, in ad dition to blue ribbons and medals, a check for $1100. The decision of the judges in making the award was unanimous. The growers have only five acres in bearing orchard and had not expected to exhibit at Spokane. It was not until a large part of their crop was marketed that they decided to enter n car. No particular selection of the whole crop was made for exhibit but only tiic best of the apples rcmaiulug in the orchard. Of course these were carefully callpcrcd and selected with reference to size aud color, Other Oregon growers won prizes at Spokane and the victories show m a most convincing way that this state is the home of the finest ap ples. Will Begin in January A number of our subscribers have complained of not receiving a copy of Bonville magazine for Novem ber. We wrote the publishers re garding the matter aud have re ceived the following reply: "You need have no fear about the arrival of the Bonville Maga zine, as it will be issued early in January iu a bigger and better shape. We have been moving into other quarters aud, therefore, could not issue the November number, and another reason is that we have consolidated and will issue hereaf ter under the name of the NEW WEST and Bonvllle's Consolidat ed. We do this to get out a better and bigger magazine. We believe you will be glad, Mr. Markle, that you secured the arrangement you have, siucc the magazine will come out iu its new form. All your or ders will date from January ist." Those who have taken advantage of the recent Review offer will thus learn the reason they have not yet received a copy of the magazine. We made the offer iu good faith and we propose to stay with it un til the "goods are delivered." A Model Store Mayor J. F. Hendricks is now comfortably located with his hard ware stock in his handsome aud newly arranged quarters adjoining the old location, The new com- fiartment affords excellent facilities or displaying the various Hues to the best possible advantage. More goods will constantly be added, and when the mayor gets everything in ship shape he will have the finest hardware store ou the l'enlusuia, He intends removing his grocery store from Jersey street to the room made vacant by the removal of the hardware store on West Burlington street. Thus the two stores will adjoin each other, making it more convenient all around. Have a Good Time A most enjoyable Cobweb social was given iu Bickner hall Thursday evening of last week by the Ep- worth League of the M. E. church. A good attendance was present aud the affair was a big success through out. A short musical program was rendered and all took advantage of the occasion to become better ac quainted. All went home feeling ten years younger.. Preach tae gospel 4 St. Johns. Center of th North WILL LEASE THE STREETS Council Decides to Grant This Permission Council met iu regular session Tuesday evening with atl members present and Mayor Hendricks in the chair. The new member from the second ward, J. D. Kcllihcr, oc cuplcd the scat made vacant by the resignation of 1 K. mown. Min utes of the previous meeting were read and approved. A petition was received from J. Scales asking for permission to lay a 1 2-foot cement sidewalk in front of his new business place at the cor ner of Fessenden and New York streets. The request was granted with the proviso that if it is not placed 011 the proper grade It must be changed at his expense when the street is improved. Chas. E. Roycr, night man at the North Bank station, petitioned council for the privilege of currying n gun, ns he was out late at night and hobos were rather plentiful lu that neighborhood at times. The city attorney believed council was not vested with power to grant such privilege, but that he would look up the matter more fully and give an opinion next Tuesday night. It was decided to pass the matter up for a week. A communication from the fire department nsked that Ben Hoover, A. E. Simmons and M. Stlchuer be appointed fire police. The matter was turned over to the mayor for his consideration. The mayor appointed Chas. S. Dean special policeman along the water front, and the appointment was iiuanlmously approved by council. Bills to the amount of $1393.05 were allowed. The report of the viewers ou Fes senden street, Jersey to the river, was read. Several small errors were discovered, and the document was referred back to the viewers for correction. The board of view ers is composed of Gilbert Goodhue Iv, (J. liuriuert ami 5. w. Kogers. An ordinance adopting the view ers' report in the proposed widen ing aud extension of Buchanan street was passed by the council. N. E. Ayer of the St. Johi. Lumber Co. was present for the purpose of making some satisfactory arrangement lu regard to leasing the west end of Burlington street now occupied by the company. He stated that the company well knew aud realized that It had no special rights upon the street, hut, situated as it wus.bclieved they had ns much right as uny other party. He said that the company had never asked for any favors lu the way of a bo nus, nor in any other way, that they were perfectly willing to pay a nominal retital for the use of the street and were willing to vacate at any time the same might be needed for city purposes. The members of the company, he continued, had al ways done what they could to aid In the progress of St. Johns and be lieved that they might be termed good citizens. They wanted to work in harmony with the city, and were willing to do what was right in every way. He was very frank in disclaiming any rights to the street, but since it could be of no use to any other party or the public at this time, aud since the company owned the abutting property, he be lieved they should be entitled to its use until it was needed. He stated the position of the company clearly and concisely and proved to the sat isfaction of the council that no in justice could be done the city or any of its citizens iy leasing uie street, but if they were forced to vacate at this time it would retard progress and inconvenience the company to some extent. In regard to Brad ford street, he stated that when the mill was first being erected they tried hard to induce the railroad company to move their switch to the west sine ot the street, but tuey declined to do so. As a result the company was forced to build to the track in order to facilitate loading outo the cars. Mr. Ayer was very fair iu all his remarks and showed an earnest desire to do what was right and fair in the premises. During the general discussion that followed Mr. Ayer's remarks it was brought out that the mil! company at various times had acted very generously toward the city and on several occasions had scaled the price of lumber to the city NO. 4 DOCK A HEAVY EXPENSE Gouncilmen Are Anxious to Get from Under Members of the St. Johns Coun cil arc trying iu every way to ar range to derive some benefit from the city dock, believing that It would be better to have it in use even at a nominal rental than stand ing idle. Dock users have been notified that bids for its use for a term of years will be considered by the Council, the lessee to build nil necessary trackage and put iu the machinery. To lease the dock for longer than five years the charter would have to be amended, but it is believed that this can be done, If a good bid for a longer time is se cured. Councilman A. W. Davis is csncclallv active In this matter. aud is doing everything possible to get something started that will re lieve the taxpayers from the heavy Interest and insurance. At pres ent the yearly expense that must be met is $42.(0, or about $1 per day for each inhabitant, which means ?5 PC 'cnr, for cnc'1 voter and an average of $8 per year for each tax payer. The itiati who is assessed at $ 1000 pays about ft. 15 for dock expenses each year. Mr. Davis believes that the place should be leased for 20 years, at n rental that will make it pay for itself and the laud It stands ou iu that time. This will give the city a clear profit of the price of the site by that time, even if the dock has to be replaced then, and also gives the benefits to be derived from its operation by some large concern. Telegram. down 25 per cent, over the retail price, that their contribution toward the laying of the plank roadway tip liaison street amounted to about $300, and that iu other ways the company showed its willingness to do its full share on any public en terprise that ever came up. Sum ming everything up council decided that they could do 110 less than grant the desired lease with the provision attached that the com pany would vacate cither street when same was needed for public use. A suggestion was made that a rental of f 135 per annum be ex acted, but Mr. Ayer said to make it $150 and it would be entirely satis factory with the company. The attorney was then authorized to draw up a contract for a period of five years at a rental of $150 per annum. All the members declared themselves satisfied with this ar rangement, and thus what prom ised at one time to become a serious difference between the city aud the St. Johns Lumber Co. was amic ably aud peacefully adjusted. A Head Like a Lion's The head of Charles Myers, a shoemaker, 32 years old, is gradu ally losing its human characteris tics aud assuming the shape of a lion's head. The man, who is an inmate of the city hospital iu Cin cinnati, was exhibited before the Medical Association, as the victim of one of the rarest diseases known to medical science. The disease is known as a leoutlasis ossitim, and only a couple of cases arc ou record. During the last three years the bones of Myers' skull have gradu ally enlarged, his eyes retreated, and the whole configuration so changed that he now bears a far stronger resemblance to the king of beasts than a human being. The doctors believe that iu a short time he must either become insane ordie. New Brick Building Ground was broken Tuesday for the erection of another brick build ing on North Jersey street, between Tacoma and Baltimore. A foun dation will be built heavy enough to sustain two stories, but only one story will be erected this win ter and the other will be added next summer, It will be 25x60 in size and is being constructed by E. C, Hurlbert, our well known townsman. Some (rood second-hand watches cheap at Rogers', 309 N, Jersey St, GET IN THE HABIT Of aaVartbfag la Tltll Paatr m4 sttw itsrvt It B Ifti At mm Ml lt rtfefcl at M CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN Kenton Will be Busy Place the Coming Year The plans and specifications for the main factory building of the Davis Safe & Lock Co. on the Pen insula, have been completed and construction work will be com menced immediately. By the first of February It is hoped to have the plant completed and ready for ac tive operations. According to the plans, the factory building will be 432 feet in length and 100 feet wide. The Kouth end of the struc ture for the extent of 83 feet will be two stories high, in which the office will be situated. The remaining 350 feet will be one story. Con crete block material will be used exclusively, requiring 1000 cubic yards of rough concrete. The roof will be of heavy truss construction and will be covered with galvan ized iron. The plans were prepared by the Kenton Building & Contrite ting Co. Excavating has been completed and the concrete founda tions arc now being laid for Bing ham Bros, building. Exterior work will be rapidly pushed to its completion. By next spring, Kenton's popu lation will be augmented by at least 1000 working men, who will be cm- loycd iu neighboring factories to u in operation by that time. At the present, every house is occu pied, and each house under con struction has been spoken for. While the contracting and building companies nrc putting forth every effort to supply the demand for homes, the population Is increasing so rapidly that this Is practically impossible. Some -five-room cot tages arc sheltering two families. Building lots, ranging from $550 to $1000 in price, are being rapidly disposed of aud many purchasers will build their own homes. Danced Herself to Death Mrs. Joseph Wyda, of North Chicago, danced herself to death Thursday last, dying from over ex ertion. She attended a Thanks giving ball at Waukegan, and her graceful dancing caused her to be eagery sought as a partner. Toward the close of the evening her face became flushed nud a friend sug gested that she sit out one or two numbers aud rest, but she declined, saying she was having too good a time. On the way home she told her friends that she was tired, but ap peared all right when she left them a block from her home. Two hours later pedestrians found her dead on the sidewalk a few steps from her home. Examination showed she had died of n hemorrhage brought on by over-exertion. Building Permits No. 95 To L. F. Roat to erect a dwelling on Jersey street between Mohawk and Tyler; estimated cost $1500. No. 96 To E. E. Radding to erect a dwelling on Myers between Ilartuiaii and Thompson streets for II. B. Brownrigg; estimated cost I2000. No. 97 To E. C. Hurlbert to erect a brick store building ou Jer sey street between Tacoma and Baltimore streets; estimated cost $3,000. Might be Worth Trying Too poor to take a home paper? Well, that is a distressing condition; buy a lieu, feed her crumbs and waste from the kitchen and she will lay egg to pay for a year's subscrip tion; then work her up into a pot pie aud she will pay first cost; so the paper will be clear profit. Re peat this process year after year, meanwhile learn wisdom and cease to be poor. Sisterville Oil Review. Put SOME money away NOW. You can't earn always as much as you earn now. The First National Bank helps those who help them selves. 3 per cent.