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V0L" 6 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, 4r!DAY, OCTOBER iwi. NQ 50
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Ten Vears Experience
Following is an article from
subscriber and friend of the Review,
living in Clearfield, Pa., and tells
the experience of ten years of nn
ncxatioii. As it 'deals with acttin
experience nnd not with theory, i
lesson might well be drawn there
from:
lit . M .a.
"i sec oy me kcvicw that some
of your citizens arc anxious to be
annexed to the city of Portland,
and having visited your beautiful
city a couple of times, and therefore
knowing your situation, I thought
a few points from one who had ten
years of annexation experience
inigm uo ot some bcticut to your
people, uur city is the capital of
me county and was originally situ
ntcd and incorporated on the cast
side of the river. Later the west
shq began to populate. Working
men found laud cheaper for homes
nnd finally the west side became of
' some importance. A separate in
corporation was established against
the wishes of some who favored an
nexation rntlfcr thntt to incorporate.
For 17 years the new city got along
nicely, but dissatisfaction arose.
Men were defeated for office, others
were not satisfied with the progress
tlic city was making and believed
in union mere would be more
strength, that the cities would ni
vnucc more rapidly under one gov
eminent than two. bo upon vote
annexation took place ten years
ago. lie great bulk of the wen It
ana nearly nil tuc industries were
located on the cast side, mid it was
argued that this side was discrim
natihg. against ns in the way
lactones, etc, wiitcn would be rc
moved after annexation. The rc
suit is after about ten years ex per
icucc: Our knitting machine factory
is snui down ludcnuitcly and our
one machine shop burned down auc!
will not be rebuilt. Hut we gnlnet!
due Ice rrenm manufacturing plant
which employs three hands during
" the summer. This Is the only thing
in the way ot an industry that w
have secured since annexation ten
years ago. Why? Because the
tnonlcd men had their capital in
vested on the cast side, and that Is
where, they wanted all industries
'Another argument advanced was
that we would have to pay less
taxes. But the fact is we pay just
about one-third more. The school
ore no better than they were, yet
we pay almost double for running
expenses of same. The cast side is
made up of three wards, while the
west side has but one ward. There
fore, when we did get an arc light
it was placed where the east side
wanted it, and it was the same
with street improvement. Just
where the wealthy class wnntct
ligiits and street improvement so
that they might be an aid in auto
Ing or driving was where they were
placed, ana uot where we wanted
them. If we want anything doue
now we have to go and beg the
other three wards If it pleases them.
Before annexation, when we wanted
anything doue we doue it, We
have gained the privilege of living
in a larger city, but in my opinion,
tue price is too high tor such
luxury.
Your experience will likely be
about the eame as ours. Now any
thiug you want you can get if you
can pay for it. After you annex
you will have to ask for It and then
liavc.to get a majority of the alder
men to favor it before you can get
It..-,
Judging from our own experience,
I would advise holding fast to your
own city government and attend to
your own business,- and not employ
others' Jo attend to it for you, un
less you, feel that you are incompe
tent, jo. transact and manage your
own business, in that case, you
surely need a guardian. Portland
proper would make no special effort
to .build up your end of the city
nor send you industries that they
can keep above, And why should
, they? Even in your own little city
would you be as anxious to send
an industry to the far eastern limits
as you would be to establish it
along your immediate water front?
-Human nature is pretty much the
same the world over. We are all
anxious to help ourselves first and
let the other fellow get what is left.
Many claim the larger the city
the easier the government. This
is a mistake, as can be readily
proven by reading the history of
New York, Philadelphia and Chi
cago. The larger the city grows
the more difficult and serious be
comes the problem of government.
iTbey become more corrupt and sub
ject to the rule o'f selfish and dis
honest bosses exerting an evil in
fluence upon state and nation. We
find congested population breeding
poverty, crime and disease, the jails
and charitable institutions overflow
ing, and children contaminated by
their environments, growing up to
become loafers and criminals.
In closiug, permit me to again
say, let well enough alone, and all
working together, iii a few years
you will huvc the very finest city
on the entire Pacific coast. Govern
yourselves and don't forget that
home rule is the best. You know
your wants and requirements much
better than people living elsewhere,
unless you feel incompetent to man
age your own oustness. it so, an
nex to Portland and you will get
just what you deserve as little a3
possible."
Mr. ilurlbert Declines
A Theatrical Success
Editor Review: After reading
your lengthy ctlitorial, comment
lug on annexation from my point
of view, I have decided it proper to
let the readers of votir valuable
paper know why 1 do not accept
your proposition and fight annexa
tion, and save the sum of money
you figure will be lost in the crush
ed rock account if St. Johns should
be annexed to Portland. The rea
son I do not accept is first you will
find on rending the contract Mr.
Neasc has with the city for crush
ing rock, that he can cease to fur
nish rock at any time, nnd if he
suouiu ao so that an the city can
do is to take over the crusher and
operate it. To be sure, a $1500
bond lias been put up as a forfeit
to the city. From your statement
one would inter that the contract
A Splendid Lecture
All members " of Laurel Lodge.
I. O. O. F. and-other Odd Fellows
in this city JMoiulay night, who
were not in attendance at the hall,
missed one of the most intcrcstiiig
and entertaining; lectures it has
ever been .the good fortune of the
writer to enjoy, ! Dr. Ambrose H.
Johnson of Hassalo Lodge, Port
land, illustrated the storv of his
reccut trip to Euronc with a series
of splendid stcrcopticon views. The
Dr. is not n brilliant orator, but in
excellent English he told an nti
dience of about n hundred members
of the "cliniu gang" more nboiit
the conditions,- high nnd low. in I
1.11 ... .. .. 1.1 1.. i-.. 1: . .. .. 1 nnrv. inn nrmtiKviiirn uriiiln .nil.
rlcht ,u 0ly P.r?.v,u?u annexation lop u.i?e,y po miinica city 11 inc world, vy. :, , ; ,
nml Place, mil if Mr. Neasc found it c uccinrcci, not,cxccptiiig I'ekln or 1 , " .,, , . , .
nnu unprofitable to furnish rock at the Hong Kong, China. There starvn-, J"f 11 illio113 ot "ars lmye been
!." .1- 1 . ... I.I... 1 .,.. ....... .. robbed Of tllPIIl Uf fill. 1llitrnr0t
price mcniionca. nc can nt tne sntnes 1 uu uhu unuicucc loucn cuiows .
The Willumbia Band Theatrical
was a most successful event, both as
to the manner of the playing of our
young people and the financial end
of the enterprise. The M. W. A.
nan was pncitcd to tne limit, even
the standing room being crowded
with appreciative and enthusiastic
visitors; thus showing that the
icarts of our citizens arc in the
place relative to our persevering
industrious bunch of baud boys,
rPl tllAtMA nf tllA nlAtl in rt
story of a big express robberv that i""c ' c is ,u.r mailing It to St. Johns every uny inc year. These great
w 1 iiiMiun ..a ii.. 1 1 nil inu n ttim nii..i ... . h.
was sunnosctl in Iwve orrtimtl In rwuwm m mc price you I""3 " wi.n mini, ns uiey
Til! tint a. Tnliit M nr. fitf 1 1 1 tttlfnln
quoted so per yd.) until he bus were? during the feudal times nnd
nnd frstivhlli. r.rn. r . I l.wirtnr for clough to offset the bond, then every inch of space within the
tinCo. Imlmo mi.ii.vi. i iinnr.itmr "trow P tne contract, lint you great walls have b
with Mm. Mnrru. .. m.l.m.. nml lw.- will find Mr. Neasc a businessman, cnic for the inmates. So rigid
V I 1 1 m . . I . 1. .. f I . lilt . I
eomrititiffltiinii..1 witl. tin. wMnW n"d nc can furnish rock at the M" economy in nuiiuing the cities
nrcttv dnniTlitPr T.num A t.rti,t P"ce niciitioncd to the citizens of H'c streets are criminally nar
detective appears on the scene in PV,011"8 " WUI mnkc " difference
the imncrsonntlon f n denf tutiti-. I L nini n me name on the check Is
,t....i.,., . r. - . .1.: oi. jonns. rort and. Urction. On
w u u - . . 'M ... . .1 I - .1.
ccivc the entire household. The ii . .. ! reK expert in tiic crowucu every c ay like
vlunrlntw mu r i.rn i fi oiucc ot tne city enginctT at Port- I'omaiiu sueets iiuring the
ennri tn ...ni... i .i..f ,a i mini, i was i II lortiicti niai me dual-1 1'.uunen iu me ko.sc uar iva
icluhm s!.- tliitikn 1. rn.n.nt l.-nr. ' Of TOCk Oil which yOU qllOtcd AbOtlt 35 JH.T CCItt of tllC population
nn.1 l..,t..lr..- i..r wl.i... in tt. mnrt. paid by I'ortlniKl. was the "? iu icra, aiiuuioncicMiy so: lor
-o I 1. 1.1... . ., . Mm r t.mu. ....... ..It ... . ,..
ficnt nu of her mother and oh iiu i V"5" lUKK "eicus mm . v. uiuna iiarciy
utnr .....1 .....li ti,.i. ti fnr i.iu same quality as the Uclc In 'i"cc cuougii 10 Keep soul am
" . " lti, , ' .. , .,, I,- I !
U.UV.MD, Ullll Will WUIIBIIIIllI UIIV I V""V ".., ,1)1 lllll.iv iiiniiiiiwcn
nmount of wear, while the rock does uot. In Naples the deaths
from the hills back of Portland is ' starvation average five tier dnv
furnished much cheaper. So we tbroughout the year, and yet there
will have rock nt as good n figure nrc ""ne i the most beautiful iml
as we do now. aces nnd some of the richest tK-ople
I am sorry I did not carry mv P' ,,n,y surrounded by this abject
argument on the wafer prices out poverty. The doctor explains this
at n greater length, for I notice you enigma by stating that Italy taxes
attempt to make it appear that the everything for the maintenance o
amounts I mentioned saved were the army and navy in a vain at
not correct. You sav that accord- tempt to live liku Germany. France
iug to the books of the St. Johns and England: while the productions
Water Company that n great num- f the country1!! barely support
alaccs
world has ever built and filled with
the costliest silks, precious stones,
paintings and statuary. lie showed
us the great Roman roads btiilt by
the Cresars for the transportation
of troops and which arc as solid to
day as they were 2000 years ago.
lie showed us the house where
Ca'sarthc Great lived and where
he was nssassinatcd, even briueintr
. . . . . . - j . "
n orick trom the pavement near the
house, which the saudaled foot of
the great Roman mny nt some time
Banquet a Success
The banquet and entertainment
given in the M. Ii. church Inst Frl.
day night was nu unqualified suc
cess. The crowd was lnrirc. tlin
decorations were fine, the music?
excellent, the speaking interesting
unci entertaining and the refresh
ments elegant. The new parsonage
received much attention. Many of
Interesting Services
have pressed. The writer with the guests inspected it closely from
many others was ncrtn ttcd to 11. mnr 10 rooi iwound it to be sub
spectit. It is much like tcrrn-cotta stnntlnl, well finished, well ap
and docs not have the anncarancc pointed and n most desirable habi-
of being so indestructible. tation in every way. All the modern
He showed us the birthnlace 0f conveniences arc nt hand nnd It
the poet Virgil, where Dante rc- wns difficult to discover where any
Italvtlmii nnv.of ti n,,, l,n,t innrn,nccivcd his inspiration when he improvement con ti be inndc. Kcv.
in their whole lives, and some of
tttnftl Mrrn (trmr UnnAa
The most intctcstiuir tart of Ills 1 .n.,lnll.tcI "escribing the buildings,
storv beenti nt Nnt,ln ti.n ..mE n'lnrs. the paintings, the stat-
" . O 4 I. .1. ! . - 4. I.
utwiiiiuiiiii:. v urn: inn
"There
his insniration when Uc improvement could be made.
wrote Paradise Lost and also St. Saudifcr and family certainly have parish attended
Peter's at Rome, the Vatican, n ionic that they enn well feel 1 Services ore 1
The mission at St. Clement's
Church opened on Inst
morning nt 10:30 nnd has been at
tended by constantly iucrcasing
numbers.
flic subjects treated arc:
is a Life After Dcntli."
"Death," "The Sacrament of Pen
ance or Confession," "The Use of
Articles of Devotion," "Hell,"
"Judgment," "The Means of Sal
vation," "The Messed Virgin,"
etc.
A special mission for the children
was conducted Sunday afternoon
and the two following days. Prac
tically all of the children
proud of.
After the reception at the parson-
held three thnoo n
day, at 5:30 a. m. 8 a. 111. and also
parson int h i,.i. ..
fllTI fill. (fll.iuttf t .....I - . . j ...w....
"X" i " "'cr Kcttenhofen extends
w.....v... limit nit lull It .1 Ul II1C I mr,l n I .. ..! 1 - I.. ..
t.... 1. 1 1 i r ..... "'" luviiuuuu
v.iiuiv.11 nun inL-wiiivu ii icnsi mat
was n tlcllght to the eve ntmellr.
Ing, dainty and wholesome. A
number of pretty girls looked nfter
the wants of the banqueters.
micr uie inner tunti had rc
and royalty to build these trrcnt
. . . , .
painces and nil them with these
beauties, which neither satisfy linn
gcr nor warm the bodv. Surelv
been utilised to ! lllcrc is n "ckoning awaiting those ccived his full meed of nttenllon,
5 rJ.,i,i who. inns oppress their brethren. "icsi oc inc nc that Hinds" was
"Ii"" .-! I I. ...!,, i. . ., . ii ...ii. I... lit. t. ..I.... . w
mm ii will oc n SCCI1C Hint Will """B "Jf l"K wiiuii. JllllgC i, fit.
make Lazarus and the rich ttinn I'.ssoii then responded to the toast
r, n( ... iook iikc ao cents. -ur vuy s iiitercsi in t ic lirect on
'""i urn iiium; iiiiiu ve or 31X ... .." . . . I . .. - .. .... .
feet !n width, while thu I.I.rl, u-nll 1VY 1 longhts stotxl out proml- 01 tuc new rarsonagc." This was
make them nnnear even ..nrrnvV.,.r ' in the mind of the writer as
.... 7 . ,., ,,.,,l .... ..,,..
ii.w liwni iiuuiui au llllllllllliy
unfortunate condition, she really
falls in love with him. Rail field
consumed with jealousy attempts to
kill the deaf mute, and failing, cm
ploys a detective in an effort to fast
en the crime of the robbery upon
him, but this also tails. The tie
iioumcut, in whicli. the supposedly
deaf mute, to the astonishment of
all, speaks out charging Rndfield
with his crime, is superlatively
amusing, especially when the detect
ivc tells him that he has the abso
lute proof ngaiust him, Miss Laura
appreciating the
herself in remarks
has the absolute proof on me, too.
1 he entire cast of characters was
most faithfully reproduced and we
have heard nothing but praise from
all who were there. It is hoped
the young people will repeat the
position she finds -cr of houkot pay only JJii.oo pcr a national existence on n plane with
rks- "Yes and he ycar' but 'ou forKet to add that a Switzland, Holland or Helglum.
nmof on me loo" ,,ouse Portland with the tunic The royal families tux every pro-
number of faucets would only cost
o. oo,
you must nave neglected your
study of ratio and proportion if you
claim only one in eleven would be
.1 .7 . . . .
imccr hi me Kingdom to the very
mm pitico. i ney lie awake iiUMits
cogitating over new schemes to in
crease the taxation. The only in
gress nnd egress to and from these
cities is through iron gates nnd
. I - - 1 - - ..... - i - w IB T1 I a I . t tp I l I I In I.... 1. I a 1
play In the near future so that '"e'""! "J ' uie reductions i men- m nuuugu iiou gutea nuu at
tioned, for you know that if one is these gates are tax gatherers who
........ .... .v .. r- a .ii in l
ti.tu .nuu.. ...n i,n.. n. nn. ociiciiicd an win uc.
w iimv ii iinaiiinw t iiwii mi
stated mat the Portland Mann
facturiug Co. and the Portland
woolen Mill Co. came here before
St. Johns WAS. I happen to have
been a resident of St. Johns at that
time and this section ivns known ns
S. W. Rogers of this city has St. Johns, but was n t)nrt of the
received the intelligence that he countv when the former comnanv
i t r.-..A. i.. . . .... "
inu oven nwarucu uri pruc m mc located here, but had beeu an in
sweet pea photographic contest cornorated cltv three vears when
portuuity to sec nnd hear it.
Local Man Wins Out
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coneci inu irom everyone, A young
tauy taKing n cake to a ir lend out
side the city is taxed. The pauper
.selling matches ut n penny a box
ou the street is taxed, even when
not enough is made to feed the
vendor. Little babes in their moth
er's arms starve to death while
nursing at their breasts, because of
the mother's lack of food. The
degradation, ignorance, vlleness and
filthy life of the people is ou a par
the entire nation is certainly pleas-
iug. Mrs. will Reeves ot Mont-
pelier, Ind., secured secoud prize;
Mrs. C. Richard of Reedsburg,
Wis., third? Mrs, R. II. McLuen be annexed to Portland, therefore,
..,!...! -A..T Iff . I . .
f Guthrie Center, la., fourth: Miss
IS, McMahill of Cherry vale, Kansas,
fifth prize. The first prize was 5
cash. Mrs. A. J. Teeling, MisS
'hurman and Mrs. Fred Babcock,
all of this city, received honorable
mention and a bottle of
upon exhibits presented.
i i i n..i in o f - r t. - . " i f.i .it . .
iciti uy ram Kiegcr oc -o. oi oau the latter comnanv came. Willi llieir poverty. These narrow
Fraticisco. The contest was a ua-f vow. xrr. Editor. If t.restlo-t. un streets are reeking with the effluvia
tional one and exhibits were re- necessary THEN it must be now, K "a, and beast alike, The odors
celyed trom all parts of the Uulted nnd some of our own cltv officials are sickening to an American. Doz
States. The local photographs think so and think that annexation ens of these poor creatures sleep as
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were on exuiumoii ni inc xoriu w 1 heln make our taxes 1 chter. nesi uiey can in one sma room on
Hank Pharmacy during the sweet Let me o note from a sneech mnde a mat ou the floor recardlessof size.
pea exhibiuon mere the pasi sum by Cotincilmau Davis ut a meeting sex or condition. They often pos
mer. That St Johns should present of the Portland nnd St. Tohns An. scss but one garment thev have tin
the best exhibit in competition with hexation club last week. He said Q" their backs nnd when it becomes
that the reason the council did not infested with vermin as to be
provide a sinking fund was because come unbearable, they wash it in
they knew (meaning the council) s'"e the room and flit from window
that sooner or later the city would to window of those tenements like
gnosis, ciau in ine roue mother
nature gave them, while their other
garment is dryiug. In the fields the
women are often yoked up with the
cow or donkey to assist in the
work. Do you wonder that every
Italian who can by any means pro
cure his passage to America comes
here? What anguish must fill the
hearts of those who, after they
nave readied tins ncaveu on earth,
as compared with the home they
leit, are turned back to the hor
rors of the life they have fled be
cause, perchance, they have not
enough of the god of this world to
admit them into this'land,
The doctor's recital of their trick
ery and the chicanery they practice
in order to relieve the American ot
his money was certainly amusing.
Some of them are not without their
wit, however. The doctor visited
Mount Vesuvius and when near the
top, another member of the paity
ahead of the doctor looked over the
verge of the crater into the boiling
lava below, aud in an nwe struck
manner remarked: "It looks like
hell." -The guide turned to an as
sistant beside him and said: "It
beats the world how these Ameri
cans travel, as though he had
taken earnestly the traveler's com
parison of the interior of Vesuvius
to the Devil's future home,
The doctor visited Rome, Milan,
Florence, Venice in all, the con
unions were much the same,
Direst of poverty, starvation, aud
all around the richest of dwellings,
The following clipping from the
Appeal to Reason has been handed
us for republication as food for re
flection on the part of the Socialists
in St. Johns: In your investments
remember that the big towns will
absorb the small ones, by means of
lectnc lines and larger stores, just
as the big factories have absorbed
le smaller ones. Should collec
tive ownership of railroads come, it
will tend to build up small places
and tear down the larger ones, as
the facilities for shipping will then
be as well for small places as large
ones, while the high prices of the
cities will drive factory cites to the
cheaper, small places.
thought it as well uot to add the
additional tax, but let Portland
help take care of the bond debt.
To sum it all up from my point
of view, Mr. Editor, and although
I know vou. like mvself. want to
perfume do what is best, by aunexation
there, would be the saving already
mentioned in cheaper water, cheaper
gas, cueaper insurance, ana i am
quite sure cheaper ROCK, 10R
WE WOULD WITHOUT DOUBT
GET A FREE FERRY IN THE
NEAR FUTURE WHICH
WOULD REDUCE THE COST
OF ROCK THE AMOUNT NOW
CHARGED FOR FERRAGE.
Looking at your proposition from
this standpoint, I refuse to accept
and am still in the fight for annexa
tion and tP benefit the greatest
number of our citizens.
E. C. Hurlbert.
delivered In his usual interesting blVuhe AltatauK
and happy style. Attorney Gcoige )Icasc(, lo mwwor nil
lim, as to have delivered mi 0 him through the ,
iiitiiv.-vi mil nun iiiiieu nwny uy
the sudden death of his sister-in-law,
Dr. Tiniuis. J. R. Kinder
snug a pleasing solo in n fault
less miinner nnd Prof. C. II.
tor-
... - -
iruyeu tins vice, oppression, pov
erty, degrndntion, death: The first
was that it was a miracle that this
tropical laud was not depopulated
uy cuoiera, yenow fever or the bu
bonic plague, induced bv the filthv
habits of the people. They cer- I5ovtl responded to the toast: "The
tniuly need New Orleans' remedy Public Schools in Relation to a
a Ben Butler. The other was that Progressive Church," which con
it is incomprehensible that there is taiucd much food for thought. W.
uot nn insurrection that would wipe Hollenbcck rendered nu interest-
out tlic oppressor and divide the '"K statement from the board of
spoils mm nove been wrested from trustees, nuu u. u. utiribert, ns
the poor. Thnt such will be the president of the bonrd of trustees,
tnte of these cities in the near future " a tew appropriate remarks, pre
there is little doubt. It will not seutetl the parsonage keys to the
always be possible to keep even pnsior,
these poor, ignorant beggars down. r. W. T. Kerr acted in the
lite recent events in Portugal are capacity of toastmastcr. for which
but the straw showing which way oflice he Is splendidly fitted. After
the wind is blowing, and the light another selection by the choir, bene-
breeze there will erelong become nctioti was pronounced by Dr.
tne tievnsiatiug whirlwind, w h c h crr.
will sweep the old world, nnd
should be n warning to our own
great country, for in n lesser degree crowd was most congenial nnd all
uie Kockiellers, Morgans, Hi lis and were more than wttislied wi'.li the
1 he proceedings nil through
passed off in admirable style. The
Geo. W. Cone, who erected and
The Lane County Apple Show,
to be held at Eugene October 20,
21 and 22, under the auspices of
the merchants and the' Commercial
Club of that city, promises to make
operated a saw mill on the site of a fine showing of Willamette Valley
the St. Johns lumber mills in 1903,
and which afterward burned down,
has again become a resident of St.
ohns, having, in connection with
his son-in-law, B. L. Yost, leased
the Butts house on Willamette
boulevard. Mr. Cone has many
old friends here -who will be glad to
welcome him back to St. Johns.
apples. A long list of prizes has
been arranged aud there is no fee
for entries, of which there will un
doubtedly be a large number, Lane
county is growing apples that
would be hard to beat anywhere,
and the visitor to Eugene on the
above dates will see these Valley
beauties in their perfection.
IT f A .
iinrntnaiis are working the same
work here the crowned heads, the
1 a . a
ropes nt koiiiu nun the iiionev
'J... A .
kings 01 Europe have done so com
pletely there.
A whole page of the Review
would not serve to display nil that
Dr. Johnson gave us in the tiearlv
iwo hours recital. His word pic
tures were vivid, Impressive, eu
tertuiniug, hlsstereopticou presented
ivnjg pictures of the lands made
minortal by such writers os Pitt
torch, Livy, Tacitus, Juvenile,
Herodotus. XtMiopliou aud Cuisar.
and brought freshly to the mind
the old days when the records made
by these great men were the delight
01 every spare moment. Dr. John
son has earned nnd richly deserves
the unbounded gratitude of every
istcner to his delightful and in
structivc lecture.
One of the boys.
Building Permits
No. uo lo L. Vanduzcn to
repair dwelling 011 Oswego street
letwceu Willis boulevard aud Hud-
sou street; cost $400.
No. Id 1 -To St. Tohns Plnnlntr
Mill Co. to erect lumber shed ou
Pittsburg street between Bradford
aud Crawford, cost $200.
No. 142 To J, J. Karr to erect
dwelling on Seneca street between
Newton and Buchanan; cost 5800.
No. 143 To N, A. Gee to re
pair building ou Burlington street
between Ivauhoe and Hayes, for
F. W. Valentine; cost $80.
No. 144 - To A. Ziuk to repair
welling ou North Leonard be
tween Holbrook and Weyerhaeuser
avenues; cost $75.
No. 145 Toll. E.Wagoner to
erect dwelling 011 Willis boulevard
between Holbrook and St. Johns
avenues; cost $750.
No. 146 To W. K. Deal to
erect dwelling 011 Swcusou street
between Oswego and Charleston;
cost 5500.
Dr. Edith Tiniuis was instantly
killed wheti her auto collided with
a street car in Portland last Friday
evening. Her standing was high in
the medical world aud she possess
ed a most beautiful character. She
was a sister of Mrs. Geo. J. Per
kins and had many warm friends
in St. Johns,
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Born To Mr. and Mrs. LeeFor
tuue, Thursday, Oct, 13, a son.
I entertainment provided.
Food for Thought
Here nre n few of the things
that will be more or less ttlfucted by
nuiiexntioii. It might be well to
give them all consideration and tie
tcrtuiue just how each would fare:
.Street lighting
Street improvements
Prosjiectlve improvements
City sewers
City water
City docks
Police protection
Fire protection
Taxation
City government
Free ferry
City funds
School funds
Bonded iiidubtedutxss
Franchises
Building ordinances
Law anil order
Transportation
Shipping charges
Building inspectors
Health inspectors
Council representation
High school
Identity
Possibilities
Realty values
Publicity
Free mail delivery
Population
Revenues
Revenues spent
Banks
Retail business
City contract work let to parties
in tt. jouus or elsewhere
Saloon regulation and revenues.
to all the ncntilc
of St. Johns to attend the mission
during the remaining days and es
pecially to the non-Catholics for the
second week of the mission, which
has been arranged for the snccinl
benefit of the non-Cathollcs of St.
Johns. An opportunity will be
given to everyone to learn .some
thing of Catholic doctrine nnd
lice nt first hand. Obviouslv. not
everything taught by the Cutholic
untirch can be treated In one week,
other will be
utiestious nut
through the ogencv of the
"question box." These question-
will be answered briefly before the
lecture every evening, nnd if anv
one should desire additional infor
mation, the Fathers will be pleased
to answer nil mtcstions to those
cnlling at the parish residence.
uu Sunday evening the subject
will be "Perseverance:" on Mondnv
night, "Is there 11 God;" Tuesday,
"Is the Bible the Rule of Fnlth;"
Wednesday, "The True Church;"
Thursday, "Confession:" and Frl.
day night "The Holv Eucharist
riic.se lectures will be found most
Interesting and instructive, heinir
tlesigiiwl to help those who nre
seriously inquiring for the truth
concerning the religion founded by
Jesus Christ. Nothing will le Mid
to hurt the feelings of nuy one,
being merely expositions of Hie
teaching of the Catholic Church.
Hi a matter of such grave iui
parlance us the question: "What
is the True Church," nml where is
it to be found, along with kindred
questions, every man who sin
cerely desirous of saving his oul
will naturally take nu interval in
and try as far ns ttotwible to follow
n series of lectures such ns the ones
to be delivered nt this mission.
Look nlivc maul You aresnuud.
iug your youth making money. Are
you spending the money as you
make It? A hoar old age awaits
you. Be shielded against the chill
ing blasts. The First National
Bank will shield you. $ $ made
by compounding inturwU every six
mouths. it
Are you going to have your suit
or overcoat dyed. If so, lut us do
it for you. Ladiuti' and moils'
clothing dyed blue, black pr brown.
Satisfaction guaranteed. St. Johns
Clonnlng, Pressing & Dy'viug
Works, uext door to Priticess
1 lieatre.
C.C. Cttrrin left with us a day or
two ago nu apple of the Wolf River
variety which was sent him from
Hood River. It weighs 10 ounces
and measures 15 inches in circum
ference. Certainly a boauty. '
Mrs. Andrew Wilson of Iude-
iKiudoucc has been vUitiug at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A.
Simmons, 532 Oswego street, for
the past week. She is much de
lighted with our beautiful little city.
Since the "auuexers" claim that
we are sure to be annexed to Port-
laud, would it not be well to take
steps toward organizing a good
push club here. All other suburbs
of Portland have found it neces
sary- to organize such clubs to aid
in getting some of the improve
ments each district is entitled to.
Almost any daily rortiaud paper
you pick up contains mention of
where one club or the other is hav
ing it out with the city council in
getting necessary and delayed im
provement for the district repre
sented by the club. It seems to be
the only way, and yet their efforts
are generally futile. But there is
nothing like being prepared, aud in
order to "hold up our end" plans
for a push club should begin to de
velop,
Mrs. E. Rose, Mrs. Lottie Shaw,
Mrs. A. Collins and Lewis Sim
mons were chosen as delegate to
the Baptist State Convention, which
met in Portland Oct. 18-21, in the
White Temple.
Contentment of mind, peace,
happiness conies to the mau who
adds to his account in the bank.
Have you begun? The First Na
tional Batik will help you by com
pounding ititerest every six mouths.
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G. D. Eatinger Is looking after
the interests of the Nyssa Oil &
Gas Co. in Malheur county, and is
making arrangements to begin drill
ing operations.
F. W. Coffyn took charge of the
Journal delivery routes last Satur
day,