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Historical Society ST. JOHNS REVIEW IT'S NOW UP TO YOU J Totubicrlb (or THIS Paper j Alllhenewi whlltltlinewiti our niollo. Call In and enroll GET IN THE HABIT f Of admitting In THIS Paper and jron'll nerer rural It. De (In at one and keep rlht at II i Devoted to the Interests of the Peninsula, the AUnufacturlng Center of the Northwest VOI,. 7 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1911. N.O. 15 The Park Situation The Paving Question Unnecessary Legislation Goes by Default Council Proceedings W. C. T. U. Institute A Valentine Party It is high time that the matter of a public park he again taken up nnd not allowed to lag until the question of voting bonds for the purchase of same is placed on the ballots for the April election. The necessity for n public piny ground nud recreation park is most apparent. St. Johns has delayed the purchase of suitable grounds for such a purpose entirely too long already. The only objection that could possibly be made Is that it might "cost too much." This has been the objection in the past, and in the meantime vnlucs are steadily advancing, Delaying the matter Is only making it more costly. It is impossible to sctcct n site in St. Johns for a public park thnt some citizens will not claim the price asked by the owinrs is ''too high," The ideal spot for 'a park was offered the city three years oko, but Is was considered ."too high" in price, and the propo sition was defeated at the polls, Today the same land could not be purchased for double the price nsked for It then. Another proposi tion has been presented to the council for park purposes, nnd th At is six or seven ncrcs within the loop near Northern Hill. This lms been offered by H. E. Harris and Nancy Copies for 22,000. But sonic people object because they be lieve the price asked is "too high." All agree thnt the site would be most sutinfiictory convenient, a trolley track "on either side of it, ilcar the river, sightly ,nud in evcrv way most 'suitable. While the price nsked may be, and we believe is, up to its full present worth, what of it? Is there n man nmong us who will sell any of his property nt u less price than he deems it worth? Not one, unless hard pressed for money. The fact is that the price of this laud will nev er be tiny lower, but on the contrn ry will ndvnnce. Property in St Johns is not on Mie decline ly any means, nnd the parties owning the laud in question will not feel very badly injured if the proposition, is turned down. But we want n park, uml we want it this yenr. If no better pro position Is presented, why not buy this nud fit it up ns ft should be? We are nil making mistnkes every day by not buying property in it lohus because we think it is "too hich." nud in after years this wil be demonstrated to us. Suppose it costs the city of St Johns $25,000 to buy this laud and Tit it up for n public park.would it prove a bur- beti to nny of us? No. It would raise the taxes but little over half u mill nt the present valuation. .Many moie visi cs would come to St. Johns if they knew what to do with themselves when they arrived here. At present there Is scarcely n cotniortable place for them to rest. They can either keen on walking or drop down somewhere by the wayside. Sure lya' park In this city is a crying necessity. It 70uld prove n whole some relief to all of us to have the opportunity to spend a few hours with our families In a local park durlncrthe warm summer Sunday afternoons, when n comfortable seat nud a bit of .shade is most de sirable. Let the council take the petition from the table nnd have the ones tioti nlaced upon the ballots for April election. We believe it will carry. If we become part of Fort land a public park will become a remote possibility. "God helps them who help themselves." Let us help ourselves now while the .opportunity is afforded us. The following food combinations have been found bv experience to be chemically harmonious; health ful- and very nutricibus: Flaked wheat, with nuts, dates nud cream. Flaked wheat, nuts, honey and cream. Cold slaw with olive oil, protoid nuts, unfried bread, sweet apple with cream or milk. Ex. Perhaps a proper diet for a dainty Mija who needs only to recline upon downy cushions .and peruse the lat est novel, while her maid shoos the flies away; but for the timber jack, the buckaroo, the husky far mer, or the mechanic, corned beef and cabbage, spuds and brown gravy, cheese and tnaccaroni and plenty of it should be the principal fare and that above would serve as a delicious dessert, . A number of North Atchison, Kansas, girls invited their friends to a party recently, saying that a feature of the evening would be a swimming match between two girls. When the guests arrived they found two girls seated at a ta ble with a bowl of water between them in which floated a match. The men were especially indignant as they felt they had been cheated. iNcxt Thursday night the prop erty owners of Jersey street wil meet in the city hall to decide upon the kind of hard surface desired for that thoroughfare. Bids have been called for front all hard surface companies caring to offer same, and they will be opened on that night While there Is diversity of opinion as to the kind of surface that Jcr sey street should be paved with Westrumitc, since the return of Messrs. McKcouand Hill from the eastern cities, seems to be strongly in the lead, as it should be. Al evidence so far produced attest that it is the very best hard surfacing on the market today. Not one dcrog ntory fact concerning it has been unearthed. A thorough investiga tiou has been invited by the com pauy, and it has gone to consider able expense to have it investignt cd. The result Is that it has been found to be even better than re pre seuted. The company agrees to give sufficient bonds to guarantee their product for as long period ns as nny other company is willing to do. No Westrumitc paving has yet been laid west of the Rocky mountains, which gives St. Johns n glorious chance to jump right in the lead. It being the first to be laid in the west, if Jersey street is paved with it, there is no question that It will be of the very highest standard the factory is capable of producing, nud the price will nat urally be placed nt the lowest possi- lc notch. With n 5100,000 indus try nt Kenton the company is bound to make the first pavement it lays of the best. If the first one proves unsuccessful they cannot hope to secure n foothold In the Northwest. The advertising value of the first Westrumitc paving ever laid west of the Rocky mountains will be immense. Photographs of it will be printed in nil the advertising matter the company issues. Lend ing business men nnd substantial citizens of numerous cities on the coast nud inland will be scut to St, Johns to investigate it No matter how much of it is laid afterward the one laid first will nlwoys want to be seen by investigators. Most people coming to St. Johns are charmed with it nt once, nnd repre sentntiye citizens coming here from nil parts of the west will naturally get interested in the city to a great er or esser degree, aim wins tue city of St. Johns will become known far nnd wide. Therefore, why not nave with Westrumitc? There seems to be everything to gain am nothing to lose. Bitulithic is good, there is no denying that, but we nre convinced that Westrumite is better. Go to the city hall next Thurs day niulit and hear the report 0 Messrs. McKeou and Hill. Any citizen interested Is welcome to al tend the meeting. A measure is being vigorously pushed in congress for the estab lishment of n National Health Bu reau, with power to enforce certain measures that may be devised by the medical fraternity, such as a high system of prices or fees, com pulsory vaccination, etc. This bu reau is not needed, nud medical leg islation has no fitting place in the laud of the free. Compulsory vac cination is dangerous in the ex treme. "Vaccinatiou,"says a well known writer in the Ladies' Home Journal, is the puttiutr of au impure thitnr into the blood a virus or poison often resulting in serious evil effects. In vogue for more than 100 years, it has been received by most per sons without question. But the time is passing when people will ac ccpt n medical dogma on blind faith: they now demand to know something about the practices to which they arc called on to submit. And most insistent of all should be the demand to know something of practice which, like vaccination, nvolvcs the risk of disease nud of possible death. "That vaccination has such risks s conceded even by its most zeal ous advocates. In Philadelphia nud vicinity there were in the nu ttimii of toot 110 fewer than 36 cas es of lock-jaw, which were admit ted to have resulted from vaccina The primary election called for February 27 will likely be passed up this year. Would-be candidates' shied nt the proposition nud would have none of it in theirs. It is too new, too incomprehensible, too red- taplsh for the local politician to take hold of it. In other years candidates for municipal ollicc were as thick as flics in July, but this year nil arc exceedingly shy nud filled with n sense of modesty that forbids them to announce as cnudi dates before the primary. Hereto fore, before primaries had become All members reported for duty at the regular session of the city council Tuesday evening, and it was nt the midnight hour when the meeting ndjourued. i Mayor Hendricks, while not par ticularly pleased with the ordinance providing for an exchange of n slice of Maple street for n sewer easement through the Weyerhaeuser tract, appended his sigunturc to same, be lieving the greatest good to the greatest number would thus be cf fectcd. This removes the last ob struction to the hard surfacing of a thing to be considered In St. Johns Jersey street, and proceedings may tiou, nud nearly nil were fatal. Af ter n study of these cases a proml ncut Philadelphia physician ami irofessor, himself an ardent believ er in vaccination, nrrived nt the conclusion that neither careless rcssiug of the wound nor infection from n foreign source could account for these cases of lockjaw following vaccination, for, ns he pointed out, cases had occurred not only nmong ic ignorant and filthy, but nlso nnd equally among those who lived under the most favorable conditions it was the rule to keep politics tin dcr ground until just n few days oel ore election. The primary fore cs their hand 50 days before elec tion. And it is necessary to secure the signatures of 25 tried nnd true voters before n candidate can en list tor the primaries. This re quired courage and a strong heart. It gave any nnd nil nu equal chance to run tor otiicc without the pre vious knowledge of those who have been in the habit of manipulating political wires. Therefore, all hes itated, waiting upon the "other lei low," nud Monday, the Inst day lor iiitug nomination papers, was allowed to pass without any caudi dates filing. Therefore, the pri mnry election goes by default. And it seems to us thnt it is just as well that this should be. It is utterly useless nud should have no place in local elections. It prolongs the ng ony and is conducive of no good purpose, except it does nwny with cut nud dry utlnirs. It leaves n clear field for all who wish to make the run. All candidates must now run independent ot nuy ticket or nny clique. They must stntid upon their own tect. And the result will be a survival of the fittest. In fact, the campaign this year should resolve itself into n veritable love feast. It is entirely in the hands now continue without n hitch. The latest hour for receiving bids on the Maple street sewer, has been placed nt March 7th. A petition for the improvement of Hudson street, from Buchanan to Richmond by cement sldcwnlk nnd macadam, wns read. As consid ... t . a. . crnuic tiouut exists as to the prop erty standing for tHs Improvement at tue present valuation, n rcsolu tiou wns ndopted dlrectimr the en glnccr to prepare the necessnry tlatn mid nsccrtnin whether the improve mctit could be made without nil property owners signing vouchers. t number of property owners were in attendance from the south eru part of the city and remonstrat ed ngninst paying for the sewer sys tern which they were nssessed for but tumble to reach because it would be necessary to traverse and support courted nt every point oyer private property to connect and on nil ocensions bv the W. C. with the smile. The private prop- T. U. The work cut out clenrlv ..-.. f ... t. . . r . I .. . ... . eriy in question is me miner irnct, tor tue union in the stnte nud tin dou lined on tue north by Kicnmoiid lion and in Multnomah countv par- ... . . , . . ,.. 1 . . . . . . . - . . Mreei aim 011 me souui ny 1 yier. ttctiinriy is to net in touch with After considerable discussion this class and educate them to the The V.C. T. U. of Multnomah county held n most interesting nud helpful institute in its sessions nt the Baptist church last Tuesday. It is the intention of the organi zation to hold nn institute once n mouth with some one of the .1 1 ti . ,.... . . uiiierem unions in tue county, so ns to educate the people as to the purposes, nlms, methods, etc., of tue w. J. T. U. There nre over 300 member 111 the county, divided into some 40 departments nud Is not confined to fighting liquor ex clusivcly. unc of the points brought out was that the mail box could be used almost ns effectively ns the ballot box nnd the members were urged to use it freely on congress men nnd legislators nud nsk them to support such lnws ns would promote temperance, sobriety nnu purity of life, both public nnd private. Mrs. Additcu bronchi the lnbor question into the discussion nud took the position thnt success the fight against linuor could be attained without the aid of laboring class, thnt this is the class which is wronged the most of al by the liquor traffic and it is this class of our ticoplc, the producers tue bone nud sinew of our tint on she insists, that should be interest ed in the work, nud its sympathy in not the Should Use a Shingle A White balmon, Wash., man may lose his arm as a result of trviiur to spank his son. As he swuiie about to hit him the boy in stinctively threw his baud behind him for protection nud an indelible pencil he held jabbed his father's wrist. Blood poison set in and it may be necessary to amputate the arm. Moral uetore spanking 00k for indelible pencils. Another moral When retreating from an enemy always protect your rear, prompt uction and a well laid am bush often wrings victory from de feat. The Rev. H. M. Hitchcock, pastor of the Second Reformed church of Trenton, New Jersey, would bar the words "hello ' and dam" from the English language. He says that the word "hello" causes thousands of people to swear daily.and he would substitute "lo," nstead. The cliurclj has asked the telephone company to abandon the use of the word. As for "dam" as applied to water, he says it re- miuds one too vtvidly ot "damn." The Rev. gentleman needs a vacu um cleaner applied to the spot where he is supposed to store his brains and have it thoroughly cleansed. To the pure all things are pure. o The formation of a syndicate to clear logged-off lands of Southwest Washington and place them on the market is a step that might be fol- owed with profit on this side of the Columbia river. These lands, once cleared, are among the most de sirable and valuable for diversified farming, fruitgrowing and dairy ing. To put them to use is to make a great addition to the wealth f the state. Work for a GrMUr St. Jefcu. Councilman Downey made the motion that condemnation proceed ings be immediately instituted to I condemn Decatur, Crawford, Edi son and Bradford streets through the Miner tract for street pur poses. 1 he sweeping motion was carried unanimously, and the city nttorncy wns directed to begin un rolling the red tnpe necessary in condemnation proceedings. The nnd even where the utmost precnu- of the people. There'll be nochniice ous nan uccu taken. 11c concilia- to complain about the result. .a . . . . a al cd, tnerctorc, mat tue danger lay in Dip virtiH it Keif. "During the same ycnr-1901- PoHtiCak'ilOrOSCODe Cleveland, Ohio, wns suffering from a severe epidemic of smallpox. Vnreliintlnn wns rnrrlod on nil over the cltv: nnd with what results? In If present indications count for one household three children whose niiythlng It will be doubtful if more vaccination had been nroiiounced thnn one full set of candidates will 'IiIpIiIv Kiiprfssfnt' limit nut with seek the viirlous city offices nt the for. a profuse eruption of smallpox 19 April election. The following citi- E. E. Coon, of Portland applied dnvs niter the nnerntion. In tnnnv have either announced their I for a license to conduct a wholesale instances nrnm swelled dou'ii tn the Intention of becoming candidates, or liquor business at Uuger's former ellinw nnd wrist, with enforcement lit is predicted by their friends that I stand, 103 North Jersey. Matter importance, from n monetary point of view ns well ns mornlly, socinlly nud spirltunlly, of fighting this enemy of the government and hap py homes in every wny human in geuuity cnu invent, nud with nil the power of God given strength. She expressed herself as being in most hearty sympathy with nbor organizations, thnt it wns necessary 10 protect lauor ngninst the opprcs of the glands in thti nrmpits, and the patients were thrown into n high fever. It was not unusual to find pieces of flesh as big as a dollar and twice ns thick dropping out of the vnccitintion sores, leaving ugly, suppurating wounds which took from six weeks to three mouths to heal. The health officer of the city was appalled nt the sights that met his eyes, and, despite his ar dent belief in vaccination, after witnessing, to use his own words: the tears nud cries and pains nud misery' of the people, he declared that 'the man who can stand all that is no man,' A sigh of relief went over the city when he stopped vaccination." H. J. they will do so: Mayor K. C. Couch. Recorder Frank A. Rice, F. Brodahl. Treasurer W. Scott Kellogg. Attorney A. M. Esson, 0. Gatzmyer. Louncllmeii at large V, W. Vol entitle, A. A. Muck, S. L. Dobie. Councilmcn First Ward J. F. Hendricks, C. J. Anderson. CouiicllniPti Second Ward J. E Ililler, P. Hill. properly owner? were nppnrently slou of unscrupulous cnnltnllsts nnd delighted with the ninnncr in which the only way this could be done council abridged the difficulty, was to organize. which will afford them four differ- The contest for the cold medal cut routes to connect with the sew- held in the evening was participat or, instead of one which was nsked led in by Mrs. Gcortic Hall, of St. Johns; Mrs. C. A. Pommy, of Port- iuiiu, and Airs, uilbert of Albiua. All of thwe have won silver med als in similar contests. Mrs. Ilnll wns declored the winner. She chose for her subject "The Court of Last Appeal." Mrs. Pommy's was referred to the liquor license committee. N. A. Gee, F. II. Brodahl ami .subject was "The Bridnl 1 nomas Loclirnn, viewers, present ed their final report on the opening mid widening of bt. Johns avenue, which wns nccepted 011 motion of Councilman Cook, and March 7th was set as the date for hearing any remonstrances that might be made to same. Hills amounting to 112.25 were allowed. Several property owners objected tn tln tirnfile nf Kiltmnri- street. nmt iiarriniatt tines fcr consultation with the engineer churge are deserving of grent praise. Veritas, The Hill and 1111 1 cii icrri ia at w v Ann 11 t 11111 1 . "v.Uw . i wns decided to niter the same 19 II Rose Carnival. President .satisfactorily to the nronertv own. ers. The new profile will be ready Wine Cup," and Mrs. Gilbert's "The Factory Chimney." 1 he local union spread a bounte ous repast for members nud guests, consisting of delicious snlnds,cnkes, pickles, frijoles, sandwiches nud coffee. It was declared bv those who have attended former events of the W. C. T. U this eclipsed any effort of the kind ever mnde by the union in St. Johns, nud the good Indies having the matters in The members of the girls' class No. 3 of the Baptist Sunday school with Mrs. I. M. Shaw, teacher, en joyed n very pretty vnlcntine party Thursdny evening, at the home of Mr. C. B. Young, 848 Fillmore St. Miss Pauline Young, presiding as hostess, arranged nud conducted the gnincs nud evening niiuisemouts In n most cnpnblc nnd charming manner. The cveuingciitcrtainmcnt opened with that puzzling hut oxcitliu game known as "cobwebs," ench one following his web through n maze of entanglements to the end where a present rewarded his ef forts. This was followed bv other enintw of equal Interest, prizes being awarded in some cases to those most proficient. A dainty lunch wns served at the proper hour. A valentine box wns opened and each guest received a number of appropriate souvenirs. Tliu capacious rooms wore unvlv decorated with hearts and other em blems appropriate to the day. All voted It n most delightful nf- fnir. Those present were: Geo Nutting, Myrtle Hcdlind. Lnurti Jones, Beiilnh Beam, Vida Evnim, Arline Shnw, Beiilnh Patilin. Sndlu Cramer, Blanche Emerson. Leah Sorbcr, Agues Emerson, Delia Young, Maggie Dickie. Mable An- derson, Frank Grow, Hiram Ent- inger, Ray Benin, Howard Hulms, Rny Sprouls, Fred SchniallliiK. John Brownlic, Henry Ford, Mob vin Hanks, Bert Wlllaford. Cnr rlugton You im. E. S. Hull. Fred Girt. Many Objections Made I'lic Mount Hood Rnilwny Co. is meeting with strenuous opposition it securing n right of wny for en trance to Portland. Property own ers nlong several streets are up In nrms ngninst the use of struuttf for street rnilway purposuti in front of their properties. They all claim to be anxious thnt the cone ;)nny construct its system, but want t to use other streets thnn thwlrs. As soon ns one street Is ruluctnutly abandoned nud another selected for the purpose the same howl goori up: Vott enn't use our street. " wild trolley line might detract some what from the beauty of the strtMts and be n source of annoyance to these would-be exclusive resident!, yet the benefit to the people as n whole would be so great thnt nil ob jections should be swept ruthlttwly nslde by the Portlnttd council and the company permitted to use what ever route it deems most suitnblv. 'he proiiorty owners of St. Johns will not be so squeamish when the projiositiou is put up to tlium n lit tie later on. Mid Winter Bargains Will exchnnge for St. Johns property one ncre on Oregon City electric line, set to fruit nnd berries, room house, small barn, near school, church and stores. One block to postoffice, What have you to exchange for this? 1 7-room plastered house, lot .tox 100 for St 050, gioo cash, balance 1 10 a month. Nice fruit trees. 1 6-room plastered house, lot 35 xtoo for S1050, fitoo cash, balance lio per mouth. We have some vacant lots for sale that are away below the mar' ket. We will buy any kind of St. Johns property that is cheap. Come and see us. McKinney & Davis John F. Stevens, of the North Bank announced the Hill subscription this week and theHarrimau officials say the $1 000 formerly given will be lorthcoming as usual, 'Both railroad systems are making great efforts to handle an unusually heavy tramc during June because of the wide advertising that will be given the Festival and the large number of tourists attracted this way as a result. Two additional salmon hatcher ies oti the Lower Columbia river are provided for in the bill passed this week by the United btates sen ate, appropriating $50,000 for the purpose. If this measure passes the house it will mean a great deal to the salmon industry of ths North west, adding largely to the wealth taken annually from the Columbia and its tributaries. for adoption next week. J he treasurer s report for the mouth of January was read nud re fcrrcd to the finance committee for verification. Au ordinance providing the time and manner of constructing the Mn pie street sewer was passed unani mously on motion of Councilman The Pythian Sisters gave n de lightful card party at the home of Dr. A. W. Vincent, Thursday eve ning of last week. Progressive "500 ' was the order of the even ing, followed" by refreshments. Mrs. F. W, Valentine and Frank Horsinan captured first prizes. The Sisters gave another card party last Windfe. This provides for either I cvenliifj at the home of Chief of vitrified or foment sewer nine. Police McKitlliey, which was also greatly enjoyed, This is farmer's week at the Oregon Agricultural College and there is a large attendance of those nterested in agricultural problems. Lectures and demonstrations of the greatest value to farmers are be ing given. These cover stockrais ing, dairying, horticulture, inten sive farming, and practically every iranch of the industry. The at tendance is much larger than dur- ng the special short courses of for mer years and great interest is shown by farmers from all parts of the state. Central Oregon will hear the lo comotive whistle for the first time this summer. Operation of the Oregon trunk line will probably be commenced to Madras early in March and somewhat later the De schutes railroad will run trains to Redmond, These new Hues will mark the beginning of a new era of settlement for the whole region east of the Cascade mountains. vitrified or cement sewer pipe. A representative of the Portland library represented to Mayor Hen drlcks that if (he city would furnish a room for the establishment of a circulating library here, the books and a librarian would be furnished by the Portland institution. Upon the mayor presenting the same to the council, Councilman Dobie made a motion which carried unan imously, that a committee be ap pointed to look up n suitable loca tion. The mayor promptly appoint ed Aldermen Dobie, Downey and Davis to act in this capacity. i J. I'eterson requested au ex Mrs. Hartel and Mrs. Keeler en tertained the Du-bou-air club, at a valentine luncheon at the home of the latter 011 Thursday last. Red hearts were gracefully festooned about the dining room ami the ta blcs and menu carried out the color scheme of red and white. Dainty heart-shaped valentines as place- cards were laid at each plate. Cov ers were laid for 16, Portland is joining with other A a Ja V. IV. I JJU I V'l 4 vJ W4 Ull WA' I a. P . t .fiat tension of 90 days on the Fesseuden f.,tles f x ,e c.oast. Vf i' , . rc . ' ' ... I lli't'c tin. fnmini. dtnntimi in Plilnn improvement winch wns V .... - be sent from this city to the suffer ers, trnusportatioti companies hav ing agreed to carry the supplies without charge. A city of 2,000,000 people Portland is included in the plan at street improvement which wns granted, A resolution providing for the improvement of Philadelphia street from Ivanhoe to Hayes, with ce ment sidewalks and grading pre paratory for hard surfaciug, was adopted. A written opinion of the City Attorney on the proper method to O. J. Gatzmyer, attorney-at-law, las removed his office to the Mc Donald block, upstairs. See his card in this issue. Municipal Architect E. II. Bennett, who is mapping out a greater city. His project calls for the segrega tion of the various activities itito districts and groups and the beau- tificatiou of the whole municipality. Parks, boulevards and better build ings are prominent features of the of acquire the ferry slips and approach es, in harmony with the free ferry bill, advised that the question be submitted to the people to be voted upon, and he believed it would be better for all concerned if a social election were to be called for this purpose, as a month's time could be thus gained. On motion of Mr. Cook an ordinance was ordered For Sale Lot improved, 50x100 enclosed by woven wire feuce,three- room cottage, 14x16 wood shed enclosed by woven wire fence, good lawn, fine roses. Price $700 on easy terms, or $600 cash. See owner 714 East Richmond. drawn calling a special election and have in readiness for passage at au adjourned meeting to be held to night for the purpose of passing same, A Natural Location Civic Architect Bennett, who it working 011 the "Portland llwiuli ful" scheme, has picked out the junction of the Willamette and the Columbia rivers ns the priucliwl site of the great docks for Portland. This senks well for his judgment. It is au ideal location for dock nnd wharves, ns a glance at the map will readily convince any fair-minded person. It is in the Portland harbor, controlled by the Port of Portland, ami will ever be free of bridges or other obstructions to traffic. It is peculiarly adapted for shipping purposes, nud the time is not far distant when the entire lower end of the peninsula will be given over almost exclusively to maritime interests. Bennett has advanced some splendid ideas, many of which will no doubt be carried out by Portland. A tun nel through the western hill to the lualatiu valley is part of hig scheme. The funeral services of S. T, Clark, who died at her home in this city Thursday of last week, were held in the Evangelical church Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. C. P. Gates delivering the the sermon, Interment in Horn City cemetery. o MM. I. ..rn,r.. ....... ..rn.ncnu nnn ' The average woman takes him. If he wont propose (How, Lord only knows) She makes him. According to the very latest fnfih on report, "corset-coats" for inou nre to be "it" this spring. Next thing will be "hobble pants" See F, W. Vnlentine for real es tnte and insurance, 204 N. Jersey .