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Historical Society REVIEW rrs NOW UP TO YOU T ntfacrlk for THH Ptptr. AM Mm mm wklt k b im k raftte. Call la m4 MfM GET IN THE HABIT Of aTrtkf Im THIS Pim, roe'iamr Herein. Bt tta 4 mm aaS kwf rnet at M Derated to tlM Interests of tin Peetaeaia, tat MaaafactBrlai Ceater or th Northwest VOL 6 fST. JOHNS, OREGON, KIDAY, MAY 13. 1910. NO. 27 The Oil Situation An Interesting Session i Some Lively Boxing Man Cannot Put Asunder Youngsters Were Busy The Blind Big Doings on July 4th ST JOfiNf i5 '.V f . At Interest rum pretty high re garding developments and prospects at the Vale oil fields, in which a large aumber ,of St. Johns folks arc personally interested, wc publish the following letter from R. W. Sanies, an oil expert with a vast amount of experience, nod 'who has been en the ground for the past six months or more. Glowing reports' came from Eastern Oregon Oil and Gas Co.'s holdings this week, and there now seems to be not, the. slightest doubt but that oil in large quantities underlie their grounds. The water is impregnated with it, large globules of it may be seen in every bticket of water taken from the well, and a letter front there this week states that oil is begin ning to flow into the well-in small streams from the sands that have been pierced. To quote Mr. Eames, whose communication was received here some days ago: Vale, Oregon, April aid, 1910. The Baker & Malheur Oil & Gas Co., Mr. A, Backus, Assistant Secretary: My Dear Sir: - We received your valued favor of the 15th a few duvs ago, - Have postponed the answer fu order to get more definite information, There is an increasing interest being manifested in the Geld at this time. The "Eastern Oregon" have succeeded in shutting oil the water and the gas uud oil showing is VERY encouraging. It looks as though they would bring in a well very soon. I will be in touch with thenfut all times and will let you know as soon as anything of im Dortance happens. The "Columbia" have the casing set, water cut off, aud the showing ia fine. They may be first to bring in a gusher. The Mammoth Co. are setting, casing at x 100 feet. They will be in good shape to make a showing- sooa. The "Malheur" ' have not received their car of casing ytt. so nothing doing. 'The "Ontario" well is dowa 360 feet, easing set and drilling. They have bad tbrw big gas blow outs of late that threw the water out of the 1 taatag under leoo feet of water; I tottsd with their driller a few days ho, and lie stated that in bis opinion they would strike a gusher soon, as they were arming m nara gray shale that might be the cap ping over the oil pool. The great gas pressure .and other evidence in the way of large oil flows all Indi cate SOMETHING DOINGSOON. The writer agrees that it does look mighty encouraging. A number of oil men from vari ous parts of the country are here waiting for the coming-in demon stration expectedaUily. We have a refinery man with us mdy to ship his refinery from Texas as sooa1 as the oil cau be obtained. He states that in his opinion we will have one of the greatest high grade oil fields in the United States. He is located here sow. California la increasing her great dividend payroll by millions. March dividends will amount to over $ 1, eo.eoo. The "take View" gusher, only recently broaght ia, has netted its owners in nine' days over $200, 000, The great "Maya" gusher is 4c4bjc as well. Several others are pouring forth the liquid gold at the rate of 25,000 to -50,000 barrels per day. At California price for oil (oaly about 60 cents per barrel), thousands arc drawing monthly usere money than they kaow how' to take care of. A friead of niae ia recti via? $2,500 a day from his interest be was a poor bmb a short time ago. There arc hun dreds of just such instances. Thou sands more wW be added to the list id: the next year, This ia Call- Now there art a host of them waiting to rush into Vale as sooa as there U a wall brought ia. Why? Boeauae the Malheur field U high grade oil. . It will aot bring less taaa fa.oo to $3.00 per barrel. High grade retaiag, high grade mbrieaUng, parasnae base oil, that will mafe inoacy FIVE TIMES AS FAST aa CaHlernla oils. Can yea map sad handle these figures ? Thkik of a stream of money flow iajr from a gaabar 00 the Baker Memear land, (jm ooe there ia roasa fer.a deeaa or twice that nam bar) J,ooo bemle a day, worth N.aa or la.fA .wteiW act vm iao,ooo a Jay, pay r ,00a, 000 crcry ton days, or tew dollar par 'apart oa the. venptfal stock, $1,000 or aav to tat Meaty esraer 10, i- i-emed? Wall, it m BMi MaJmat timt win tat to wanes taw aaiaaat btatf taaea from yonr ' aslaiaai. The stock of yonr, company warm new par to any one. wiM . tew'9i:t,parte;kaatb V siairsrv gate a wop awn,r m (a77faai4iM of tk meney If A petition for the improvement of Leonard street, Chicago to New York, by macadam surface and six foot cement walks, was the first matter taken up by the St. Johns city council last night. The engi neer was directed to prepare-the necessary plaus for its Improve-, nicut. A petition from the, fire depart ment asking for the privileges of the streets and public grounds for holding a big Fourth of July cele bration litre met with favor by the dads. The fire department is de sirous of having full charge and control of the projected jollification, which it Is proposed to make of some magnitude. A protest against the erection of the bell tower was lodged with the solons by the fire department in no uncertain terms. The department claims such erection is a flagrant violation of the fire ordinance, an unsightly 'obstacle and dangerous to adjoining nropcrty. The fire men aud several adjoining property owners were represented by Attor ney S, H. Greene, who stated that underneath the site of the proposed tower is an old well 164 feet deep ami six feet in diameter, used by the old St. Johns Water Co., that said well was covered ut the top to a depth of 20 feet with plauking underneath, aud that the bell tower erected with this well unnlk-d would be particularly dangerous when high winds prevailed. Mr Greene inlimatejl if council did not sec fit to abandon the project the mutter would be aired in court. Several property owners also expressed fear it the tower wus constructed as pro posed. Ths coutract .having been let and the concrete piers placed, under the premises council finds it self in a rather bad dilemma. They feel that the firemen . have sot treated them fairly, since they said it was at their instance that the tower was ordered constructed. To protest after the contract had been let instead of before made it look to the, dads as if the fire boys were anxious to get council in ' a "hole." Matter was held in abey aaoe fer e week's, deliberation, and the old well was. ordered fined. Manager Hickman presented a smooth arrav of Genres in attempt ed justification of the exorbitant prices now charged for telephone service by the Pacific Telephone Co. He stated that 217 phones are now installed in this city at an ovcraee rental of I2 2 ncr month. Against this, lie said, was 9247 lor -o- - t operator's salaries, $90.00 for a lineman per month, and that taxes aud rent of office ate up the balance, so that the company practically ob tained no returns from their invest ment here. They must needs, therefore, raise the price. - He claimed the service was as good as could be afforded, that under the pro vision of their franchise they were permitted 10 charge a maximum of 13 per month. In some cases they are making this the .minimum also. Mr. Hickman advanced the infor mation that the company is now in stalling an $8000 switchboard here aad that a cable would be run . a . across the river ana catena 10 LiBBton. when free service to this point would be gives to St. Johns. The Fessenden street improve ment pro'positlon then entertained council, and after discussing the matter for some time, it was de cided to invite the, Portland Rail way. Light & Power Co. omcials aad the property owners of Fasten den street to meet Jointly with council aad endeavor to arrive at some satisfactory coaclHsioa so that the improvement of this street could proceed without further de wy-... y BUM amounting to 1103s. 41, which included almost a. yaera electric light service, wart allowed. Tat ensineer was instructed to Eepart pkum and estimates for tat rd surfacing of Jersey street, Fas- scadea to Richmond, Philadelphia, Jersey to Ivanaoc, aad Burlington street, Jersey to Hayes, to be either of aspneltam or other durable substance. - Ordinances adopiiaar the vie wars' report en tat opening aad exttaeioa of Charleston street were passed. The engineer guaranteed to aavt tat Burlington sewer project ia shape for adaption next Taotday this. Give that stoek away at 25 canes laaPal cbbbbY iani fail aJUl WMm aaata IVf m ws mm wmwiw "' pic who aeed a want wa-art talking aheat Yiaivary traly, ' c Met! Free! Gat a- niW fm from tat. First National r year pay Pay yew bMs by eaoak. It wM net? year save ' It ' A stirring fistfest was held iu the skating rink' Tuesday night, under the auspices of the Firemen's Ath-. letic club. The chief event was the ten-round go scheduled to take place between Prof. Frank Ely of St. Johns and Bobby Evans of Port land. This was the most exciting pugilistic encounter that has ever been pulled off in this city. Owing to the brevity of time for training Ely was not in fit condition to enter the ring, aud as a consequence Evans had things pretty much his own way all through to the sixth round, when Ely decided it was the better part of valor to throw up the sponge.' The Prof, put up a game fight, but he realized he stood but little show of winning the decision over his younger opponent. 'Again has it been demonstrated that time stiffens the limbs, dims the sight and slows the action of us all, and no matter what we were once, it is impossible to "come back." It has been tried time and again, hut ever with the same result. Ely has no reason to feel badly over his defeat. He has fought many a good fight and for a time was numbered among the top notchers in the profession. But it is the way of all flesh. Soon cr or later the most mighty must fall. - The courage may be ever so strong but the flesh fails as time wears on. There is many u good fight leit in Ely, but he can never more be what lie once was. He is entitled to all the honors of the pro fessiou, however, fonwhut he has been. Evans is a comer, aud he limy demonstrated to me crowu present that he will ere long be perched upon the topmost rung of pugilistic fame. Quick, active, aud a hard and ready hitter, betook the offensive from the start and kept Ely btfty defending himself against the onslaught of blows, aud it was only through lily's clever ness'in blocking and evading blows that he escaped with slight punish ment. The preliminaries were intensely interesting. Dan Herald and Al fred Scott, two local lads, weut at it in whirlwind tashion aud never let up until the four-round bout was concluded. Honors were about even. The boys were both full of ginger and entertained the audience immensely. , Wynn Manning aad Rupert Ir win of St. Johns were the partici pants in the second preliminary. Manning soor demonstrated that he was master of the situation, iell ing his opponent to the floor twice in the first round. As the third round started he again downed Irwin once more, when the referee decided that matters had gone far enouch and the bout was termi nated. Wynn is improving right along and with a little more prac tice be could give even Evans a good ran tor his money. Irwin was game and showed some skill, butwill need considerable, training yet to be in Manning s class. Antotne rcterson and iranic Dollsrhyde, two locals, furnished lots of amusement for the crowd. They went at it hammer and tongs and some of the wild lunges they made almost fractured the atmos phere. Very . little science was shown, but there was plenty of bitting. Danny O Brien referoed the pre liminaries, while Thomas Glover did the honors for the Ely-Evans setto. Means Great Things The visit of James J. Hill and party to Portland during the past week has bora of great stgnincance, Accompanied by railroad officials, Louis W. Hill baa left Portland to make a tour of the atatc. Ht will cross Central Oregon and sec for faimeclt what the tonnage possi bilities of that great region are. After this trip, it ia expected that a defaite annouactmoat will be made to tat expected oast and wast Unas across tat state. While ia Portland, Mr. Hill talked freely aad his statements mean mack for Oregon. He coafinaod bis' pur chase of; tat Oregon XMctrw aad United Railways, iatorurbaa ays-, lama running oat of' Portland, and says at wilt cxtoad them dowa the WiHsmsttc Valley. Ht also con firmed hie purchase of tat Pacific ft Kssisra bat said it was. yet too early to talk of a connecting read dear across tat stale.1 The Daschatce road will of course go aa feet' aa naaaihlc. 'ha said, and besides all this railroad activity ia this state, Mr, Hill proposal to da a great deal ia seen ring publicity for OWsa tarfugaoat tat Bast aad auddle West. A, food Mat of Wanks at Calof There continues to be a good deal of drivelling pulpit palaver about the so-called divorce evil. The divorce evil is as nothing compared with the evil of yoking a lot of mis- mated people together for life, aud then' setting up the plea that man must'tiot put asunder what God has joined together. 1 is not possible for man to put asunder that which God has joined together, but that which God has not joined together, is all legitimate grist! for the mills of the courts, whether it is only to separate chaff from chaff, or wheat from wheat. What God or good human judgment . has joined to gether is never going about seeking the divorce courts. It is sacrilegious to charge God with having a baud in the joining together of mismatcd couples. The principal causes- of mismated couplet getting' married are over-indulgent parents, un restrained "puppy , love," marrying for wealth or social standing, aud the altogether too much eagerness on the part of seme clergymen to get marriage fees. ''Many couples appearing before the clergy to be joined together, should be given some good advice and told to dc- Eiart in single names, and in some nstanccs the couple should be spanked before being scut home to papa and mamma. Iu fact, there arc instances whenthe papa and in a mint, almnlit otuo tw MnniiL-nl Tn the meantime, the courts should be"'00Hct as willing to put mismatcd couples asunder as some preachers arc to join them together, and then try to saddle the blame on God. Exchange. Firemen Play Ball The fire department ball team dc feated the Piedmont, lads at the Hill grounds Sunday morning by score of 9 to 5. Tat game was re plete with good ways, bad plays and fair to middling. The locals proved that thev have a sood aggre gation, but moref experience is neeucu anu nrafsaaam . practice. Uniforms were also taasplcuous by their abseuce, except in two or three isolated instances, and this detracted from their appearance as a ball team. Wynn Manning is general superintendent of the "hard bitters" and he placed his men where they would do the most good. R. Lee and Al Peterson, the local battery, performed with the regularity of clock work, and if they do no worse in the games to be played later on, no cause for complaint will be afforded. The game was never iu doubt, the lire men taking the 'lead in the first in ning and keeping it well in hand until the finish. Piedmont put up fairly good game, but Lee's pitch ing was too many for them. Several of the locals distinguished them selves while on bases, by neglecting to run when a ball was struck with two men gone. Tite locals play at Linnton next Sunday. Wedding Bells A pretty wedding was solemnized Wednesday evening, May 4th, at the home, of Mrs. Sarah Shanks, 815 Stafford street, St. Johns, Ore gon, .when her daughter, Mary Luciua, was married to Carl H. Goscbie, of Silverton, Oregon, Rev, H. F. Cheney of the University Park Baptist church officiating. The bride was becomingly gowned n white mull, with veil entrain, carrying white carnations. The bridal party entered the parlor under tat strains of Mendelsohn's weddiag march, rendered by Mrs. Martha Keller, who also sang "Oh, Promise aw,M After the ceremony a sumptuous wedding supper was served (a the dining room, only im mediate relatives and friends of tat bride and groom being present. Many beautiful and useful presents ware received. Mr. and Mrs. Goscbie left the next evening for their home near Silvertoa, Oregon, and will be at home to their friends after May 15th. New Capital Comint The sale af the holdings of the Northwestern Corporation proper ties throng bout Oregon, Washington sad Make) to H. M. Byllesby & Co., large Bastsrn investors, announced recently, was confirmed during the past week when the final options were cleeed in Philadelphia. This teas tat coming of a great amount of new eaffal to the Pacific North- tot waert K win be used aeveiop- inar water powers and sas aud naaanajwe an& aeaaBaare Several of our business men have been missing little things from their stores for some time, and finally a youngster was caught in the act of pilfering an article. He was put through the "third degree" and confessed, implicating half a dozen other lads. Six or seven of them were rounded up, and a mutual con fession took place. M. S. Cobb aud the St. Johns Pharmacy seemed to be the greatest sufferers .from these depradations, the former los ing iu the neighborhood of $15.00 worth of pencils, gum, toys, etc One boy confessed to abstracting sixty post cards from the St. Johns Pharmacy at oue fell swoop. The lads were allowed to go after prom ising to be good in the future. A careful watch will be kept at the various stores hereafter, and it will go hard with the next oue caught in this pernicious practice. At the Stock Yards Receipts on this market for the 1. II t 4l. t. t . wckk i-uiiiiiK rniiy 7111. iiuvc uccu; cattle 1484, calves 92, hogs 1071, sheep 4086, horses aud mules 52. Most of the cattle have been from California and were of good quality and the prices at which they were sold indicate that the lower prices for at this time did not apply. The run of grass cattle has not started aud while the packers undoubtedly expect to get lower priced cattle the supply, both iu quantity aud quality docsnt warrant a reduction, .The sheep market has been well supplied throughout the week. Prices indicate a steady market. There were all sorts of sheep bffcrcd and the lowest priced brought all they were worth. The hog market is slowly following the lead of the River markets and while Iiriccs at Portland are $1.50 per mndred higher than at other points the market is 10 cents lower than last week. D. O. Lively, General Agent. Building Permits No. 60 To N. Fletcher to erect a dwelling on Tiogo street, between Portland boulevard and Fesseudcn street; cost 1 1,000. No. 61 To E. V. Reid to en large residence 011 Stafford strcrt between Tyler and Polk streets for Maud M. Reid; cost $100. No. 62 To August Wilhelm to alter building on Jersey street be tween Leavitt and Philadelphia streets by wood, glass aud iron: cost f20O. No. 6a To Clias. Bredeson to erect a dwelling ou Buchauan street between Portland Boulevard and Hudson street; cost 1 1200. More Truth Than Poetry Tiiere was a man in our town, And he was wondrous wise, When business got a little dull He'd always advertise. And when his goods were all sold out, With all his might and maiti He'd hustle round and get some more, And advertise again. And now that man js very rich, And he has just retired; While the firms that didn't advertise Have, most of them expired, Exchange. When Greek Met Greek Two Greeks got into an alterca tion at the St. Johns Lumber mills last Friday. Finally one became augry and picking up a pick lying near by, struck the other a vicious blow across the middle of the back. The victim was carried to his dwelling in an unconscious state, where he still lies iu a serious con dition. The assailant was arrested by the police and taken to the city ball prison to await the result of the injuries inflicted. The pick happened to strike with its blunt side, or death would undoubtedly have resulted immediately. With the new sewer system to be constructed, Jersey street to be bard surfaced, Fessenden street to be im proved its entire length with hard surface, many other streets to be improved, and an unprecedented amount of building under way, a vary busy summer is confronting St. Johns. (Reflections of W. W. Holcomb, of St. Johns, while ten days in a dark room and sightless.) Eternal darkness everywhere sur rounds the sightless man, That fate condemns to daily woe, since time her flight began; The grand old bard, who epics wrote, preserved his stately mind, Yet age aud waut cruelly yoked him to the poor and blind. Eternal darkness everywhere, above, about, around, A midnight blackness, day by day, and knowledge but a sound; The starry night, the sunny day, face of friend or foe, Dark, black, all is black and blind where'er we go. Eternal darkness everywhere, for ever day and night, Great God, what boon it is to have the glory of the sight! To see the beauties of this world, and those most near and dear, 1 And walk the streets or mountains climb without a single fear. 1 Eternal darkness everywhere, but sunlight for your friends, Dark today, tomorrow black, mid night that never ends; From such a fate deliver me, 0 Lord of light and life; Why should I fight a Vainlcss fight, against eternal night? Eternal darkness everywhere, a ' raylcss, sightless doom, The mind alone upon her throne can pierce the awful gloom; But when the mind iu ruins falls, and shattered reason dies, Then welcome Lord the silent grave, the mystery of the skies. The Neck Comes Higher The barbers of St. Johns have in augurated a system of charging five cents for shaving the nape of a man's neck in additiou to the regu lar price of fifteen cents for shaviug. Most of the patrons are taking the raise 'in a good naturcd way, others say they will bereafter.SHave taem selves or get their wives to do it, while a few are cultivating a re volviug neck so they can turn the trick themselves. Since the same system is in force in Portland, we believe our citizens have 110 "kick" coming. Everything Uptodate Frank Clark has been making some notable improvements to his lace of business on South Jersey. and now has one of the finest ice cream and confectionery stores to be found anywhere ou the Peninsula. More tables have been added, electric fans installed, and every thing that tends to the comfort of the patrons provided. Fresh nuts, candies, fruit, pastry and delicious ice cream are constantly kept ou band. Grounds Too Heavy The Dilworth Derbies slaughtered the Peninsula team at the Ports mouth grounds Suuday afternoon by a score of 8 to 5, The Penin sula lads hod an off day in the fielding department and their judg ment on gauging(flles was decidedly faulty, their sins of omission being greater than those of commission. The heavy conditiou of the grounds, however, was responsible for much of the poor showing made. To Reclaim Low Land A corporation with a capitaliza tion of half a milliou dollars has been formed for the purpose of re claiming much of the low lauds be longing to the Swifts on the Penin sula. Several hundred acres will hi filled and new sites for industries thus created. The project will cost several millions of dollars and re quire about five years to complete, For Sale -A fifty dollar course in the Scrantou International Cor respondence School, any depart ment, at 20 per cent discount, at rate of I5.00 down, $5.00 per month; further discount for cash. Address "B," this office. The Electric Theatre is still drawing large crowds nightly. Each entertainment is first class in every respect and it requires about one hour's time to complete the films. Certainly a splendid place to spend a leisure hour, St. Johns is to have a screeching, howling Fourth of July celebration this year. The eagle will scream in its fullucss of joy and red lemon ade will flow in a stream. Peanuts and gingerbread will be ou tap all day, and pleasures without cud will obtain from daylight until a late hour at night. The fire depart ment will have charge of affairs, which insures it being a red letter day with all the trimmings. The full details have not been worked out yet, but enough is known to induce one and ail to decide to re main in St: Johns ou fire cracker day. Send the glad tidings to all your friends both near aud far, and invite them to joiu with us in having a day of unmitigated pleas ure. The gates of the city will be thrown wide open, and there will be plenty of room for all. Has Your Dog Got It During several mouths of the past winter a mangy cur was seen by many roaming around the streets, with a pathetic pleading iu its eyes for some oue to shoot it. The good Samaritan failed to appear, how ever, and the aflUctcd canine with the mournful eyes continued to pose before the public gaze. It has likely been gathered to its fathers long before this, but it left a trail of woe behind it, Upon good au thority it is said there is now. scarcely a dog in St. Johns that has not become infected with the mange. Owners knowing their dogs to be thus afflicted should subject it to the following treat ment, which has been prescribed by whisker doctor Harry Mansfield, who is authority on dogs and their ills: Wash the four-legged one with soap and water, give three cathartic pills (if large dog; if small one, two pills) then get a dime's worth of sheep dip, put tablespoontul in a basin of water and give Mr. Dog a good bath with the solution. This is guaranteed to kill any mange that ever attacked the fear-lsgged-friend- of man.'-p- , Local and Otherwise 1 Read Couch & Co.'s new tul in this issue. He has a message for you. 0 For Sale One dozen White Leg horn hens. All good layers. 514 Daytou Street. To Let Furnished room iu fine modern home. 313 North Hayes, comer of Chicago, . o per cent for two years. Gilt edged security. Address "B," this office. 0 J. F, Glllinore made the first sale of a lot iu 1910 Addition, it being to the "No last week. citizen mentioned Wanted Young men and young women, 16 years of age or over. Portland Manufacturing Co.. foot of Richmond street. For Sale Thoroughbred Ply. mouth Rock and Buff Orphington eggs, fi.oo per setting, L. A. bmock, 1415 Oswego street. Every woman ought to have .1 savings account of her own. She should do this because it gives her a zest for life, teaches her to save. The First National Bank welcomes woman patrons, Time Certificates of Deposit. it Call us un and cive vour address. We make calls in all parts of the city. Our dved work is guaranteed satisfactory, St. Johns Cleaning, Presstug aud Dyeing Works, u6 Philadelphia Street. Phone Jersey 1 131. Calcf Bros., opposite postoffice, mve broken all previous records this spring iu linoleum selling, liav- ug sold over 800 worth siuce Jau- uary 1st. Let them show you this ine. 0 For Sale or Exchange 160 acres of wheat land, zlA miles from O. R. Sc. N. Ry,, near Wasco, Ore; too acres under cultivation; Vl mile from school aud postoffice. Will trade for acreage, improved, or un improved, near St. Johns. See J, J. Karr, 908 Portlund Boulevard. FOR RENT caree at this office. V,