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Hilleflttl Society J ..vs ST. JOHN1 REVIEW IT'S NOW UP TO YOU ToieWcra for THIS Ppr. AH tat Mr what H h mi k oaraotto. Call la aa aaroll GET IN THE HABIT Of aaVotMagla THM Papar ai y H mtm iaual It Bt a la at mm aa4 Imp rfcht at N DevotMi to the fetHeete of the PoalMHk, Mm Manufadurioc Ccater of the Northweet VOI,. 6 ffST. JOHNS, OREOPN. FRIDAY, JUNE 10. 19-ro. NO. 31 The Bridge Proposition The proposition of a high bridge Bt St. Johns is gradually gaining force, and many of our. citizens who viewed the idea more in the light of a midsummer dream when it was first broached now realize that a high bridge here is something ardently to be desired. Agitation of this subject is getting to be a common occurrence on the streets and in the stores and offices. The movdmcut is gaining with rapidity and the more it is dis cussed the more the people favor the proposition., The only thing lacking to bring the movement to ahead is for the mayor or some other prominent qitizen to take the initiative and call a public mass meeting to discuss ways and means for making the bridge a possibility. The bridge would cost not to ex ceed one million dollars, and the eastern approach could begin either at the city hall on Philadelphia street, or Fcsscudcn street. The exact location could be determined later. The first step Is to Insure the possibility of the bridge. It is claimed that enough pressure could be brought to bear to induce Mult nomah county to foot the cost, and It could hher be a free bridge or a toll bridge, as decided by the legis lature. That body meets this fall and the matter could then be brought before It In the shape of a petition i'a mile long." They could not afford to ignore it. Every per son who owns an auto in Portland would be an ardent supporter of the project, every boost club on the peninsula would undoubtedly ren den all the aid in their power, and the farmers in the Tualatin valley would favor the scheme to a man. The value of such a bridge to St. Johns would be hard to estimate. It would complete a driveway from Portland and return that could not be excelled In the entire Northwest. With two of the best roads In the world leading to it on both sides of the river, it would stand without a peer. As a scenic point If would be superb. Thousands of people would linger upon It just to view the distant mountains, the city of FortlaBdstretchlng out In the dis tance and the many vessels pass ing underueath. The farmers over in the valley west of the hills would make St. Johns their headquarters, spending thousands of dollars here and bringing to us daily fresh veg etables, butter, eggs, etc., at prices much Mow what now obtains. Many other benefits might be cited, but the importance of a high bridge at St. Johns must be so apparent to all that further discussion would be unavailing. Action Is what is now wanted. The bridge Is bound to come, but i,f we can hasten Its com ing several years by being up and doing, why not? Let a meeting be called and be called soou. If it is not taken up this year, no action can be taken for two more years, since the legislature wlllMiot meet again until two years hence. No harm can come of a public mass meeting, and a better understanding of the proposition Is bound to en sue. New thoughts will be brought out and new ideas advanced. Let us get busy. All the handbills and nriior arU'trtisin? matter necessary to thoroughly advertise a meeting for this purpose will be furnished free of charge by this office. Who shall be the Moses to call me meet 1nH the enterorise to a sue cessful termination? Now is the accepted time. Why not be up ana doing? Everything Shaping Up The Fourth, of July demonstra tion is rvimiiif Alone in fine style. The different committees are doing their work well and everytuing is getting in ship shape for a monster celebration on tnai aay. muu saud large three-colored posters are telling the people of the surround mnatrv that snmethincr will be doiBg in St. Johns oa the glorious Fourth. Our ettiseas save icajjuuu ed to the call for financial assUrt .rs aufi nwr icoo has already been subscribed toward defraylag cipcasra incident to (tie ceieoraiwa. T tr una aat HD VOUr DTofitS. viii tkla Mat nuicklv and surtlv wfeh Coakey's Lwe Powder for ivJv luf l ie Lteuid for ridding the pottHiy Wowee of aritea and Head Lice Otatmeat for the HUle chicks. They are aH guaranteed te give eetiefeetiea. Ask for a rJ rwkv'a Psekrv leek. It ktfaHef vakWe fermtiea for the poultry raieer. Leather's Mer caatrie Company. Wasted To borrow $30 at S ser ce for two years. Gilt edged .emritv. AAkeae"," thk oAce. A Feast of Roses Portlnud is host this week for thousands ol visitors from all parts of the country who are in attend ance ut the annual Rose Festival. Never before did Portland look so handsome, the extensive decoratlous put up generally about thecity be ing unusually elaborate. The at tcudnuce is greater than at any for mer festivul and the parades arc outdoing anything previously at tempted. Business cares tire gen erally being relegated during the week. The people of that city are devoting their intention to enter tuiiilug out of town visitors and are participating in the week's festivi ties to the fullest extent. Ao usual, the parades and the competitive rose show are the big events, at tracting the most attention. Many people of the Northwest visit Port land during the Rose Festival if at no other time during the year and to these the tremendous growth of the city during the past year is mote impressive even than the Fes tival pageants. The city's progress merely reflects the general prosper ity of the whole Pacific Northwest and is increasing in population and wealth because the same, is true of the tributary country. Will be Continued Uncertainty surrounding the fut ure of the annual fair and livestock show on the Country Club grounds near Portland was dispelled during the week when stockholders decided to continue the organization. The usual exposition will be held this fall. The Portland Fulr & Live stock Association has not vet be come a monev maker and some doltbtcd that the annual show and racing meet would be continued. A special meeting of stockholders was held to consider mis question anu it was decided to not allow the pro ject to lapse. Big plans are being made tor the coining show this fall and it Is the Intention of those be hind the affair to make it as big an attraction' for that season of the year as the Rose Festival is in the spring. It will certainly be a great benefit to the whole Northwest to have the livestock show continued annually. Gathered Many Shekels Th Arnold shows llBVC folded ii.lr tont mid sllontlv taken their departure after a four days' stay in our city, rue atienaaucc was gouu and about I t,ooo was taken in all told. Most of the attractions were worth the price asked, while one or a t . fa. T two would naraiy jusuiy 11. ror soine reason the balloon failed to ascend as advertised, but then it is very seldom that shows execute all they advertise. The escape of the ilnn tiait n somewhat depressing effect upon the attendance at the "big show, as many am noi wc to take a chance on the beast mak ing another break for liberty. Many strangers were in town uur Ing the stay of the "circus," and the city wore quite a lively aspect for several days. The city lost quite a little sum by not accepting 15 per cent 01 me gross receipts, as was offered, Instead of the regular license fee. Bithulithic Looks Good A committee of couucilmea and currat Tersev street DrODCrtV OWB- nra stwnt last Saturday afternoon autoiBg in the city of Portland and in looking Into the merits 01 una iithio surfacing of streets. They covered 105 miles during the alter noon and closely investigated the wearing qualities and general ap nf this hard surface. They were all highly pleased with what they saw a ad believe mtniimic w fully as good if aot preferable to ae phaltum, haseam or any other kiad of bard street surfacing. A Penurious Company AcMt Chas. Davie of the O. X. &N. office reporte that alaaoet tTacrarsof freight WeTC Shipped frees hie oficc ktet awath aad yet that cowpaay is tee pcaariotM to construct a deceat freight depot ie St, Jobae, The work ie all done in 3X4 with scarcely eaoag a room for oae hub to turn arouad without strikiBg agaiaet the side Cafef Bros, have a tot of second bead furniture, esly beea out a few weeks. Fee sale at a bargata. A Lively City St. Johns is fast becoming known as a city of homes and also as a live town. The J. M. Leach Iron Works located on Dawson street, near the North Bank cut, is preparing to en large its scope by manufacturing sheet-iron stoves, and immediately will begin the erection of a suitable building, soxtoo feet, adjoining the present buildings of the company. These, at present, consist of a foundry, 80x100 feet, a machine shop, 50x100 feet, and a blacksmith shop, 40x70 feet. Manager Icach says present indications are the en tire plant will have to be enlarged and rebuilt soon. The plant is at present being run to its full capac ity on wbrk for the Oregon Trunk Railroad. J. T. Murphy has sold his In terest in the Modern Machine Works, and A. Larrowc and C. F. Dohcrty have been added to the firm, A new election of officers re sulted in the choice of W. A. Ben nett as president and manager; George Munson, vice-president; A. Larrowe, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Doherty is in charge ot tnc foundry department, in which work he has had many years of exper ience. The company employs 15 men, and has a payroll of $600 a month and orders enough to keep running six months. McKiuney & Davis report sev eral small sales, among them the half block at Crawford and Burling ton streets to the St. Johns Lumber Company for $3,500; n six-room house atid 60x100 foot lot ut John and Crawford streets for $1500, and a house and lot on Dawson street, in South St, Johns, for Jit, 400 to W. S. Lauthers. Building permits are being taken out at a rate four times greater than last.year. From January 1 to June i last year the total for per mits was $20,975, wlille lor tue same period this year the total is $83,350, nearly as much as the en tire last -year's permits amounted to. Work on the dredge Chinook is progressing rapidly and she will be finished on contract time. Captain Dunbar, who has had charge of the boat for several years, seys that with the alterations made she will draw ve feet teas and be 3000 tons lighter, which will make her much easier to handle and permit her to work to much better advantage at the mouth of the river. The new high school Is rapidly nearing completion and will be a great addition to the appearance of stability of the city. All the brick work is done, tnc root is on anu the Inside work well under way under the supervision of G. L. Perrine. The new chapel and parish bouse of St. Clement's (St. Johns) parish will be dedicated July 4, and Immediately thereafter an 11 -room convent will be started. Ed L. Stockton, in Telegram. Building Permits Nn. 71 -To T. B. Fletcher to erect a dwelling on Allegheny street between Portland boulevard and Hudson street; cost li,6oo. No. 74 To H. F. Palmer to construct a store building on Fes senden street between Columbia boulevard and Midway street; cost $3,300. No. 7510 u. u. iioimes 10 alter store building on Fcssenden street between Osweeo and Mo hawk, by placing a concrete base- incut underneatn; cost 9300. Degree Teams Contest The Kniehts of Pvthias held a hlcrhlv interesting contest between two third-degree teams last rriaay night. Une team was capiainea uy W. S, Alderson and me omer oy 1. P riarlr. Tudsre R. G. Morrow. Bon WUe. Tudirc Dimick and H. W. Cake of Portland acted in the capacity of judge. Captain Alder sea's team was given the decision oa points. The judges compli mented the teams verv bkhlv and aM thev were the oeers of anv In Oregon. Several brilliant addressee were made by the visiting brethren and others. A bountiful feast was spread, and the occasion passed off ia a very pkaeaat awaaer through out. The wiaaiag Mesa win com test ia Portlaad. Aa (Vara ahiaa-le mill in Tilla awok coaoty worked 33 days oa oae bmbhroU ceoar teg, cuiimg freea it 141,000 shingles. Tfab ie alawet aabeiicvable to people aot (miliar with; the Paciic Coast, where big trees aad vast timber resources are accepted quite as a awtter ot coarse. Help Advertift St. Johns Kvery citizen in St. Johns has a duty to perform, and that is to assist In the city's) upbuilding. A scheme that has-been tried with wonderful success in many other cities for promoting growth and progress is the Use of envelopes with descriptive matter printed on the back. A number of business men have suggested that this plan be adopted ill Stir Johns. In ac cordance with thw suggestion we have gotteu tip aa envelope back that we bellev -liieets all the re quirements and gives one a good idea of just what .we have in St. Johns. It is deeiefci that each citi zen in this mtthtciielity use tlu-se envelopes when septltng letters to parties outside offthc city. The cost will be made as low as it is possible to print and furnish the envelopes for, and. if they ore used generally, as it is biped will be the case, the second jtot printed will likely be cheaber'tban the first one. They will be found (on sale at the two drug slbres, hunger's cigar store, Roe's , confectionery store, the RevieW office and a number of other places In the.clty. They will be sold at the rate of 34 for ten cents, or 40c per hundred. Special rates given on larger amounts. This is practically the same price as good envelopes are' generally retail ed at, so no one.cari refuse to use them on accoiiut . of the expense. Every citizen in St! Johns owes it to the city to at least do tills much for Its welfare. It js something by which each and every one can help. Its purpose is exclusively for adver tising St. Johns and permitting the outside world to learn of the many advantages and resources we pos sess. It is not a scheme to make monev out of the public on the part ol anyone, because they are printed and sold with practically all profit eliminated. Call ia at uny of the above mentioned places and inspect the envelopes. Then leave your order for as many a you desire. No tion She rose.before daylight made crim son the cast, Por duties that never diminished. And never the sun when he sank in the west, Looked down upon work that was finished. She cooked an unending jiroccssiou 01 meats, Preserving and canning aud bak- She swept and she dusted, she washed and she scrubbed, With never a rest from it taking. A family of children she brought In the world, , And raised them, and trained them and tauelit them: She made all the clothes, and patched, mended and darned, Till miracles seemed to hove wrought them. She watched by the bedside of sick- uesa aud pain, Her hand cooled the raging of fever- She carpeted, painted, upholstered and sera pea, And worked just as hard as a beaver. And yet as a lady of leisure, it seems, The government looks on her station: For now by the rules of the census report, It enters her: "No occupation." Exchange, Subpoenas Galore The greater nortiou of our DO nu tation is either attending the rose carnival this week or have been subpoenaed as witueeses in the Hindu riot case. A deputy came to St. Johns Monday with a wash tub full of subpoenas, and he lost no time in serving them, n.nrAnn niekie'a trial came uo Wed nesday and is still on. The hardest a. Y" 1 1 . t - L . . 4 ngat 01 tue uniisu kovciuhicik will naturally be exerted upon the first cos, because if it falls throtitrll all the rest will ap doubt follow suit. The chances are that few if aay convictions will be secured. Iagosaid: "Pat awaey in tby purse." We say; "Put it in the First Natioaal Baak where it will eara three per cent compound in terest; where it will grow and grow." it A good second band white enamel-lined refrigerator for sale cheap, 314 West Chicago street, or see S. W- Rogers. Occoni Health in the Garden There is something peculiarly suggestive about the very word "garden." No better word could be found to represent the Kdenlc home of our first parents, and from thence onward, every nation has regarded a garden as a sort of little paradise, a place supremely blest, and a source of joy, health and ex uberance. Here mankind comes back to mother earth, aud from hence re ceives the lavish bounties she is capable of bestowing in vegetables, fruits and ilowcrs. But tnc bestow mcnt of things to cat and sec and smell is not all, by any meaus, the garden is capable of giving in re- turn lor inc cuoris incrcon ucstoweu. First of alt, the garden is a les son book. The mind iutftat on solving the problems of nature, how to cultivate and mature the vast variety of things that may be grown, is not liable to become melancholic, nor to fall under a cloud of "the blues." The pro blems of the beau lifting its cotyle dons out with the plant as it grows, the onion arising with its tip in the seed, and a thousand other won ders, arc especially useful to the growing child, engaging its mind in some of the highest things it will ever have to consider. And such a child will not wonder, when grown, whether pumpkins grow In the ground, or potatoes on trees. Again, the garden affords em ployment which ht not only sooth ing to the tired nerves of the men tally employed, but is also a relaxa tion and strength to the men of the sliop;t and mills. Out of the dust "our lirst ancestor came, and back to dust we must all return; but it is a demonstrated fact that he who comes buck to the soil while he lives, puts off the day when he must of necessity return to it to stay. There is life in the garden, and healthy life, too. Albert Carey, M. D. At the Stock Yards Receipts for the week have been: Cattle is88. calves 75, hogs 3707 and sheep 1731. A feature of the market has been the strength shown both in demand aud prices for sheen. The cattle market has weakened slowly under pressure aud good steers were soiu tor V5.05 to $5.70. A choice lot sold for tc.ao but the market 011 hav fed steers is about at the lesser figure quoted above. Tnc cow market nas been strong nnu nig it anu tue de mand for light butcher stuff was not supplied. The demand for calves is strong at 7 cents for tops aud $6.00 to 56.50 for the heavier classes. The sheep market rallied from the depression that has lately applied, aud showed considerable strengtli. l'rtces were irom 10 10 15 cents better than tne weeic be fore mid the movement was brisk. The liog market was fairly well supplied, both witli contracted de liveries from Missouri Kiver tern lorv and from local noints. Prices have declined slowly until 10 cents cau be considered tne lilgli point. U. u. Mveiy, uenerai ager.i. New Through Service New throuirh Northern Pacific service between Portland and Chi cago has been established via the North Bank road, tue tiew train liavlnt? a runnlncr time of 73 hours, the same as the North Coast Lim ited. A readjustment of the time schedules on the Northern Pacific line between Portland and Seattle, allowing for the ioint use of a part of the track by the Oregon & Washington, the new Harriman line, will be made within a few days. Tin NOT PUT IT OFF. Itart now. Put SOMETHING in tne bank each pay day. A little bit of each Dav.check von must save. The First National Bank is glad to tell you all about it. It pays compouuo interest every six months. it 0 For Sale A fifty dollar course In the Scranton International Cor resoondence School, any depart ment, at 20 per cent discount, at rate of 5.oo down, $5.00 per month; further discount for cash. Address "D, this omce. 0 If you want to buy, rent, sell or exchange property see Wolcott, (The Rent Man.) St. Johns Office, Am Smith Tersev. Portland Office. 345 Washington Street, Pboue Marshall 155b. 0 Work far e Omter Ht Joans. Council Proceedings Owing to the absence of Mayor Hendricks aud President of the Council Davis, who were In at tendance at the rose carnival, the regular meeting of council sched uled for Tuesday night was post poned until the following evening. Fesscndcu street affairs occupied almost the entire session of that body Wednesday night at the ad journed meeting, and midnight had made its appearance before the tired solons ceased from their labors, The first matter taken up was a petition for the improvement of South Ivanhoc, Richmond to Mo hawk, by grading, cement side walks, crushed rock and a 14-foot curb. Petition was referred to the street committee for a recommenda tion concerning the wide curb pro position. Several of the nronertv owners claimed that this long block will for years to come be strictly a high grade residence street, and therefore they believed a wide curb would add much to its attractive ness without imparing its useful ness. Aa Ivanhoc breaks off at Mohawk, there is good grounds for this, belief. A communication irom the Port land Railway, Light & Power Co. was read. In it the company agrees to give five feet on cither side of its thirty foot right of way on Fcssenden for street purposes, run a cement curb on cither side of the remaining twenty feet Its entire length, bring the twenty foot right of way down to grade, and hard surface the cross streets where same arc 600 feet or more apart. The proposition seemed very fair aud very satisfactory to the couucilmcn aud also to the property owners in attendance. It was as much as dared to be expected, and the com pany is deserving of praise and commendation for granting hilly ns much, if not more than was re quested of it. A franchise prepared by tne at torneys of the company providing for the placing of poles, wires, etc., along Fesaenden street was then taken up aud after first reading was again read section by section. Several alterations were desired by' different members of the council, aud the recorder was authorized to make them. The document will be returned to the company to as certain if the changes made are ugreeable, and if so the proposed franchise will likely get its first publication in next week's Review. The company offers the city $50.00 a year for the privileges contained in the franchise, which was satis factory to Couucilmcn Hiller, Cook, Davis aud Doble; Alderman John son and Downey voted no. Mr. Wiudle was not present. The pro vision was sustained. Mr. Downey took occasion to score the trolley company in un stinted terms for the "rotten" ser vice afforded the people during the present week. Mayor Hendricks believed two tracks should be pro vided for and laid on Jersey street before the hard surface was placed thereon. The city attorney was Instructed to draft an ordinance amending the present license ordiuauce so that circuses and shows of a like nature be provided for. Recorder Esson in a burst of elo quence asked that the proposed im provement of Fillmore street termi nate at Maple on the north, instead of being carried on through to the grain fields and pig pcus beyond, where only the lonely crickets may chirp a cheerless requiem on the cement sidewalks, telling of wasted money, blasted aspirations and a still born hope of a city coun cil. He cited instances in the city where a policy like unto the pro posed one had been carried through. He pointed out Thomp son street nestling amotig the still ucss of the outer suburbs with her high grade street and wasting her sweetness where few ever trod; Oswego and Burr streets, where like conditions prevail, were held un also as examples of a city over reaching herself aud improving from without in, instead of vice versa, He then, in an eloquent manner, depicted Dawsou street, leadinir to a $60,000 steel bridge, where hundreds aud thousands pass and repass 011 their way to and from Portland, and along which are erected many fine and beautiful homes, and vet fern, salal and cockle burrs embroider the entire wav. He thought council was practically "swallowing a camel and straining at a gnat" when it would pass up such a necessary im orovement and reach out for an im provemeut that could only permit those who would to get a good smell of a bog pen at close rauge He said he would be the last man in the city to stand in the way of improvement when by any manner of means it could be deemed nec essary, but North Fillmore led to nowhere, had no cross street lead ing into it, aud it was impossible to conceive why any one should de sire its improvement at this time. Councilman Downey stated that a number of property owners in the north end had petitioned for its im provement, and since they wanted 11, aim secmcu 10 know wny tlicy wautcd it, he believed the improve ment should go through as proposed. Mr. Downey also gave a flow of oratory that was quite entertaining. No action was taken in the matter. The Improvement of Jersey street, Richmond to Mohawk, was ap proved by council upon recom mendation of the street committee and acceptance by the engineer. A Battle Royal One of the greatest fistic exhibi tions of modern times took place in the firemen's hall Tuesday after noon. The principals in the affair were Druggist R. D. Jackson and Captain Dunbar of the Chinook. These two have been in training for some time under the able tute lage of Prof. Frank Ely, aud in order to show a few of their ad mirers the wonderful progress they have made, decided to show them a few touuds of the real thing. A time-keeper was secured aud Prof. Ely acted as referee. Then the two went at it. All the science of modern times was at various times used by the two. The sldc-stcppiug, feinting, skipping, swinging, punch ing and slugging was most wonder ful to behold. Agile as bears and as ferocious as sheep, the gladia tors sought to demolish each other. The time keeper became so Inter ested that he absent-mindedly !laccd his watch In his pocket and orgot to look at It again until his attention was called to it by the perspiring "Jcffrcyitcs." who be gan to think a two minute round was an infernally long time. Three hard, atreuuous aud bloodless rounds were fought, each lasting in the neighborhood of five minutes, as near as the time-keeper could guess it, when in order to keep the cemetery from claiming a couple of victims, the referee terminated the battle. The friends were.grcatly delighted at the great showing made by the local men, aud arc willing to put up any amount of money that either can whip the winner of the Jcffries-Johnsou fight in not to exceed two rounds. Dedication July 4th The dedication of St. Clements Catholic church and school at St. Johns, is to take place July 4th, at 10 a. 111. Archbishop Christie of Portland will officiate at the dedication of church and school and will deliver the sermon, The cathedral choir will sing the music of the mass. Sevices are now held in the new building aud the chapel is tempo rarily arranged. Mass is held at 8:30 and 10:30 every Sunday. rather Kettenhofen, the pastor, is the designer of both buildings, church and school. The contractors who constructed the buildings are St. Johns people aud their work manship is of a ulgu order. rather Kettenhofen, the pastor, Is to be commended for the great energy he has displayed in building these Institutions tiiat are a credit to the community morally ami otherwise, In a Sorry Predicament A Cape Town man went into a chemist's shop (drug store), and asked the proprietor if he could give a dose of castor oil so that the nauseous stuff would not be tasted. "Certainly, was the reply. "Take a scat, one of the men will prepare it for you in the course of a few minutes," The proprietor then asked if he would take a glass of soda water while waiting, aud he said yes aud named the syrup. It was brought to him. He drank it and felt much refreshed, At last becoming impatient of the delay, he asked the proprietor if the castor oil was ready. "Why," replied the latter, "you've taken it, the oil was in that glass of soda I gave youl" "My Godl" said the man, "it wasn't for me, I wanted it for a friend. I' m to be married iu half an hour. What shall I do?" Exchauge. If you want to sell your house aud lot or vacant lot cheap for cash, see W. W. Holcomb, Attor ney Rooms 3 aud 4, Holbrook Building, St. Johns. Calef Bros, have a good second ; hand range for sale.