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Wedding Anniversary Saturday evening, April 15th, 50 invited guests gathered nt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilcox to help them celebrate their 15th or crystal wedding anniversary, and a merry, happy throng it was that filled the rooms of the pretty cottage home and enjoyed to the fullest the hospitality of the bride and groom of 15 years. Promptly at nine o'clock the guests were summoned to dinner. In the prettily decorated dining room two long tables fairly groaned under tiicir utirucn ot good tilings to cat. Covers had been laid for 52, and with much laughter and merrymaking and good cheer, hi spent an hour long to be remein bercd, and did justice to a splcn didly prepared and served dinner Miss Faulkner and Mrs. Trumho waited upon the tables and Mr, Jack Campbell and Mr. Herbert I'aber served the liquid rcficsh ments. After dinner all repaired to the living rooms where tables were provided for those who wishei: to piny cards. Music and social conversation rounded out a very pleasant evening for all. Miss Al da Ulckner furnished the instru mental music; also sang a solo Miss Lizzie Fulkner and Mr. Her bert 1'aber sang several selections Miss Hickuer accompanying. Miss Ollic Dow also rendered n piano solo. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox received many beautiful niulcostlv gifts as tokens of the esteem of their friends Among them were 23 pieces of cut glass, besides many pieces of hand painted china, also several in silver. Mr. Roy Wilcox and Miss Mitnii Rebecca Craig were married in Heatrice, Nebraska, April 15, 1896 two children have been born to them, Jessie and Myrtle. One dark cloud came to mar their other wise happy married life, the loss of their little daughter ami lirst born 1 1 years ago. They came to St Johns seven years ago, where they have made scores of friends, those present being but a small part of their many friends, to whom iuv Intions had to be limited to fit the home. Those present were: Mr.aud Mts. l-ronk Thibodean, Vancouver; Mr. and Mrs. John Kvnns, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Murrell, Portland; Mr. mid Mrs. J. W. Hickuer, Oswego; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kaher; Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Wackhtirii, Mr. and Mrs. Kd Ashby, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Siilmcud, Mr. and Mrs. Jumes Latham, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. (Jesler, Mr. and Mrs. Schriinpsher nud daughters, Mr.aud Mrs. O. I.. I.cc, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Prudom, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilcox; Mesdamcs Falkncr, Raser, Robert pllodgins, Trumbo; Misses Lizzie sKnlkuer, Ollie Dow, Aldn Dickuer; "w r ....... 1. ii it ir Clark, Mr. Clark, Adams, Ormati dy, Herbert Faber. Among the pretty gowns noted, the tall, stately bride looked hand some in a new rose soft silk, trimmed in white lace. Mrs. John Prudom was dainty nud pretty in crcme satin. Mrs. J. W. Hickuer was handsome in old rose silk trimmed in black lace. Mrs. Kd Ashby was sweetly pretty in n steel grey pongee and white net. Miss Lizzie Falkuer wore white import id lace on lavender silk. Mrs. Alan Dlackburn was graceful and pretty iu a White musseliue em broidered iu light blue. Mrs. La tham was beautifully gowued in a Persian silk. Mesdamcs Thibo dean, Smith, Walker and Campbell all wore dainty creations of hand embroidered longere. Miss Ollie Dow wore a blue net over silk. Mrs. Gesler a soft gray Panama trimmed in black velvet and lace. Mrs. Evans black silk, Mrs. Hodg ins white embroidered linen, Mrs. Raser black voile and net, Mrs. Shrimpsher wore a pretty suit of block and white. Mrs. Gus Sal mond was beautiful iu pink silk trimmed in white lace. Mrs. Trombo wore black satin and lace. Mrs. Merrell gray Panama and white lace. Mrs. G. K. Lee was pretty in white nllover embroidery. At a late hour the guests departed wishiug Mr. aud Mrs. Wilcox many returns of their wedding an niversary and a happy, prosperous future. xxx Look at These We have a nice four-room cot tage, plastered, with pantry, clos ets, etc., fine river view, close to mills and river front. This is a fine buy. Price $1300; $50 cash, bal ance $10 per month. Also a 7-room modern house on South Jersey street; price for a few days, $2000. Only $100 cash, balance 1 12 per month. McKiuney & Davis. Another royal personage has lo cated in St. Johns. He arrived on the (9th and has taken apartments at the home of J. B. King, 610 Willamette boulevard. It is said the young Kiug is already mon arch of all be surveys, everybody doing homage to his will. ' 'Long live the King." Just as we go to press a courier arrives to state it is a queen, and her royal highness tips the beam at ioj4 pounds. 0 Atbaliah, Queen of Judea at the Electric Friday, matinee and even ing; . 23c Wright Replies In mediaeval timed a puissant knight could decline to take up the gage of bat tie thrown down by a yeoman without fear that nil ordet ot knighthood would deem such an act a blot on hit etcutcheon. Th same code of honor still prevails, thouoli sttipped of its feudalistic forms, and the man of honor could well refuse to accept the challenge of a serf when the weopons he chooses to wield are not the weapons ot knighthood, lo sling mud at the pas serby is not the action ot knighthood. 1 1 the yeoman to whom the motto "(Noblesse oblige" contains no meaning in that he has been nurtured In the cradle of modern commercialism and suckled on a lust of the almighty dollar, the very suggestion of a tellow man pursuing a course ot action from the sense of duty is unintelligible and the record ot the smallest action tier formed for the mere Joy of the working becomes the butt of his vulgar ridicule. Judging others by the narrow standards under which he was reared he Is content to express his coarse sneers and to use the gutter methods of his kind in order to ob. tain a small measure of flattery from the fawning sycophants who surround him Two letters appear In Inst week's issue of the St. Johns Review, on-j of which i sianetl liv I". mil. win t Ihr nullini nl I ho other seeks to hide his identity under the pseudonym "Veritas." With the composer ot the last letter I have no quarrel, lor I presume that no man claiming the smallest pretentions to honorable dealings would seek to slander another and hide his iden tity in so doing, and I have sufficient con ceit or my sell to reluse to break a lance with any one who is content to spit his ioui venom at a lellow man. well knowimr that the object of his slander has no legal recourse, even though lie should drsire to son his hands by controversy with the buser of decency. An answer would nrovokc an accumulation of slander. "The dog will return to its own vomit, and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire." The letter signed by P. I lill. though full as it is of vulgar Innuendo, perhaps de serves some answer in reward lor being such a prominent example of culture and rehnement, worthy ol his training and ed ucation, lie begins with a loud and tiro. longed flourish of trumpets about his in tention, lo act In the Interests of the poo pie. One can hardly appreciate the men tnl outlook of any official who deems It necessary to make a series of assertion as lo his honesty and refusal to resort to de- ceil in an office to which he had just been elected) but recogniiing in this case the necessity of such an anolouv. let me nuote the old French proverb: "Qui a' excuse a' accuse" (self excusing Is self accusing. The rest of his article, except a meagre paragraph, which the writer with a grim vein of sarcasm refers to as "bare facts," is devoted to an accumulation of slander and flashy rhetoric, scarcely creditable to a man recently elected by his fellow men lo reuresent them in their reuular deliber alive assembly. The bare facts themselvivt were evidently of such nakedness Hint ru in his modesty hesitates to iiarnde iheru belore his readers. As an example ol h. recklessness 01 statement, lei me openly r . . ... set down facts of common knowlcdac Firstly, that he himself Is by no means tho largest property owner on Jersey street; and secondly, his examination ol pave ments in the East was not made in a can. able manner, as his knowledge and train ing unfits him for any such work. The old proverb about glass houses still holds good. and it is as honorable lo support a family by the profession of journalism as it is to be an itinerant Idler and purveyor ol got ip from door to door. From my own standpoint I will rrcanit ulate a few facts with regard to the pro motion of Westiumitc. which a few narties seem vitally interested in laying down in St. Johns: I. I hat this substance Westrumite is unknown, even according lo the testimony of the promoters, west of tho Rocky moun tains; that it Is in no way the same sub stance as the Westrumite filed as a trade mark by Leonard S. Van Weslrum in 1903. anu that the promoting company ha positively relused to seal a sample, ol III' product with the city engineer for compar ison with the completed street. 2. That the delegates who were select ed lo make the journey to the cities in thn Middle West concealed, if they had knowl- dge of the fact, that the streets which they visited in the Middle West wcro laid down under promisn of paymentof royal. es to Warren Uros. 3. That these two delegates, one of whom was selected by the Westrumito company, were paid by Wm. Lind, on his own confession, to examine the streets; that they had no knowledge of any trade, profession or science cognate to road male ing, and that the city of Youngstown, O., was carefnlly excluded from their itiner ary. 4. That this city of Youngstown is the only place in which the Westrumite com pany has laid down a street on their own basis without payment ol royalties lo com peting companies as far as records go, and that the record of these streets, which is a matter of common knowledge and of easy access to property owners, show that the urlace has been on absolute failure. 5. That the history of the promotion of former Westrumite company at Drnnt- ford, and another in tile Middle West, hich is now in liquidation, is full of sub terfuge and concealment, and it is by no means certain that the company, which as no banking references, is of such sound nancial standing that it would be able to carry out tho moral obligations of a con tract which, according to all legal advice, is not bound to do. 6. That while the balance of evidence the streets laid down in the Middle West cities, and shown to the two dele, gates, seems preponderating! against the wcsirumiic company, mere is noiiung 10 show that under the humid conditions of Oregon such a street laid down under the same specifications as those used in the East would have been a success. 7, That the specifications offered by the Westrumite company (which is almost unique example ot a proposing company tiering their own specifications to the city engineer) are radically different in form and structure from any specifications that ave oeen taia uown in inner cmcs. 8. That in spite of a petition signed by at least sixty per cent of the property own ers on Jersey street (and probably by 74 er cent), although in the opinion of the ate and present city attorneys of the city, such a petition would have been in order for consideration by the council, the coun cil acting on the advice of powerful inter ests outside of their own body, refused to consider such a petition, well knowing that a remonstrance would be in ill health with the property owners, would entail consid erable expense to them and that it would delay the completion of the street for many months. With these conclusions let me add "fi nis" to this discussion. No threat or insin uation in the future will be strong enough to urge me to enter the lists again, how ever strong the inducement. Had the fight over Westrumite been a mere issue of the merits of one pavement against an other and had the weapons used by the contestants been worthy I would will ingly have brandished the weapons of my craft to the bitter end; but the injection of incriminations, personal slander and vulgar abuse have so changed the conflict that I feel that I cannot with decency to myself or to my profession continue a battle fought with the weapons of the slums. 1 am at a disadvantage inasmuch as my op Hilt at t UlAUVai,UftK IUMUIUMI ...J Vf.- 1 ponent is more accustomed to the weap. 1 Business Men's Ass'n During the past few weeks the busiucss meu of St. Johns have been holding meetings from time to time looking to the formation of business men's association. Let tcrs were written to other similar organizations and with the com bincd ideas aud suggestions thus ob taincd aud those of our own num bcr a constitution was adopted last Thursday. The officers aud board of directors were elected and th organization will be in working or der beginning Thursday.Aprii 20. flic aim and purpose of the asso ciation is to increase the efficiency of the busiucss of the community to create a better community spirit keep up the spirit of home patron age. A credit association will be part of the business of the organiza tiou. The nim of this department will be to support the credit those deserving credit and to with hold credit from any undeserving 1 hese associations exist iu Port laud, Hood River, Kugcne, Albany and nil the surrounding towns aud the St. Johns association will ex change credit witlt them. For in stance, if James John moves from fat. Johns to Albany and applies to an Albany merchant for credit, he will be asked from what place he came. Before extending any amount ot credit, then, the Albany merchant will apply to his credit association for a rating on James John formerly from St. Johns asso ciation. If James John paid his Jills here and i. entitled to credit, ic will be so rated and can then buy goods on time at any associa tion store iu Albany. Hut if he did not pay his bills iu St. Johns ic will be denied credit iu Albany. The officials of the association at this time are: II. W. Houhaiu, president; W. R. Holleiibcck, vice- iresident; W. Scott Kellogg, secre tary aud treasurer; C. R. Thoinn son, A. A. Muck, A. C. Gesler and M. Shaw, directors. ons ho wields, and I could not If I would sustain a fight waged on such unequal Sround. Let me warn, however, the au lots of the two tellers and their friend that there is a limit to passive patience, anil wl.ili disregarding these vulgar re crinimtl.iiis, I will prosecute lo the utmost limit of the law any one who, in the I.rcrr-c of reputable witnesses, choos lo slander my namo or character. C. F. WRIGHT. For Sale Oliver Typewriter, as good as new at Couch & Co's. 24tfc u Girl Wanted For housework. uui at 030 iso. unison. 24-3P 0 R. & G. Corsets are the best. Comfortable and easy. Johnstone's Toggery. 0 Atbaliah Special matinee Fri day 2:30. A hand-colored film of a Biblical story. 0 Pey Hats receive everywhere the homage due to supremacy in quali ty. Johusone's Toggery, u A most delightful surprise party was given to Miss Garnet Beam at her home Wednesday evening by the young people of the Kvaugelical church aud other friends of that young lady in honor of her t-t-f-sth birthday. We didn't say it Miss Garnet. A happy surprise and a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all. 0 John Noce, the uptodate aud hustling tailor, has purchased a lot on North Jersey street, adjoin ing the St, Johns Mlliuery store, and has already begun excavation for the construction of a brick store room thereon. He will have it constructed so that it will be es pecially adapted for the tailoring business, aud will occupy it him self when completed. u Arthur Withers of Portland has taken a three years' lease on the building now occupied by John Noce & Co., near the post office. After the first of the next month he will have the partition removed and install therein a first class 5, 10 and 15 cent store. John Noce will oc cupy rooms 111 the McChesuey block until his new building is ready for occupancy. 1 In a fast aud exciting game of base ball played on the local grounds Sunday afternoon the Pi rates of bt. Johns defeated the Fra ternal brotherhood team. This was the first time the Pirates were together, and was also the first de feat of the Fraternal Brotherhood. The feature of the game was the hard hittiug of the Pirates. The score was 4 to 1 in their favor. o The body of Wilbur W.Childers, who was drowned near Cazadero March 30, while at work for the O. W. P.company was found Mon day, April 17, and the funeral was held yesterday from the parlors of Dunning ot Mclntee undertakers at Seventh and Ankeny, Portland. Wilbur was the son of Mr.and Mrs. S. W.Childers of 501 North Hayes. A special car was provided to carry friends from here, 0 For Sale Six White Leghorn pullets. One Dollar each. Call at at 204 North Hartman. Mrs. G. H. LeniOIl. 24p2t Collier Takes a Hand Portland, April 19, 1911 To the Editor of the Review: "Veritas" nntl I'. Hill occupy much space in your vaiuauic paper tn mnlli'ii Ing and assassinating the character of others, who, as far ns I know, have done tlicm no injury. At the sittne time nicy nuemm 10 impress 011 111c rcntiinu nubile the fact that thevnre the embodi ment of truth and purity. The soul of Honor, nau any one suggested that these two were not honest men? Whv Is It necessary for hottest men lo preface their every retnirk. with the insurance that they arc such? The trouble sitrrotttiilltu! tltc ttticstloti which they would have the public be lieve that they arc discussing, to-wit: Wvstrtituito Pavement, is n simple one. It arose from natural causes ami had n natural result, they each know that ns well ns the writer, but. for the mirtxisc of befogging tho real question, tlicy re still to calumny tutd slander. Inasmuch as n irrcnt deal has been said, pro and con, relative to this ques tion without, iu iuv opinion, stating the matter ns il realfy occurred, I will at tempt to so briefly. According to their report these gentle men, who went as n committee, arrived In Chicago for the purpose of Investigat ing hard surface pavement on January 11,1911. They immediately went to their task and spent ten days ot cjnutnnt work In Chicago, Hast Cliirtigo, Whit ing, Iltimmoiul, Indiana Harbor and j Ravcmvood. In nil of Uimo tilacen, t urn ! Informed. Westrumite pavement had been laid. They Interviewed property owners, oflicials, Tire departments ami others, and, "got all the information oh-1 tamable trout nil oilier sources." Tlicy found Westrumite pavement in ncrfect condition, "not otic crack, or flaw or one spot to be found." Tlicy returned ami reported to the Jer sey street property owners mid all were delighted to hear that the.v had found 'tile ocstmvciiicnt In the world today." Tin rtMVirt was trntuiWri-it tt ttir nmti. cil; the council heard the same and dc - ctttcit to so improve 111c street. Next was to adopt sticcilicailons, l ltrte were furnished by the nucnts of the VVeMtum lie company and filed with the council; the council referred them to the city cu ulttcer. The city enuiticer examined this document aud put liii slntiip of disap proval on eacu page llicreoi. mat was the commencement of the trouble, The council nsked the agents of the company 11 the specifications were the satiie ns those used In eastern cities. I'hey were assured that tlicy were one and the Mine, lloth Coitiicllmeu Miller nud Davis nsked them If there could benny mistake nlwul this and they said none; that they could rely on the fact that the Mieclliciitlons olfercd to the council were the fcittic nt those used Iu the cities which had been visited by the committee, or words to that effect. Uimjii these representations, the council ordered that the tpcrlfica Hons tic adopted over the objections of ute engineer, as city attorney, 1 advis ed the council that this could not legally be done nud wfc stopped here. in me meantime ccuuicd copies 01 tlie ipcciflcations used by this coiiipaiiv In he Hast In building hard surface street n tlie eastern cities, wiiicii nail been vls Ited by the committee, were received by the engineer nud what did we find ? Don't any one sueeest luker: no. not that; but a set of flrl-chus icclflcilloii for hard-surface streets, stivclfications which met with the approval of the city etiL'Ineer. and u well illil thev tilnni- him Hint he look them 11s a model after which to fashion those for iMvcmctit of jersey street. incsewcre presented 10 111c council ml read nud objected to by the West rumite compniiy. They refuted, In other words, to use specifications the same ns the company had used Iu the st recta In other places. Then wc were confronted by this auestlon: If otic set of specifics- ions, wiiicii were approved by tlie oily ngluecr, will produce a good hard sur face tuveiiieut iu the city of Hammond. will nn entirely different set of siwlflcu. Hon which weru disapproved by our iiglncer, produce a like hard surface pavement in the city of St. Johuf II not, then of whut value was the repoit of the committee? That was the beginning f the controversy and the only caute ol the delay, Willie tills urgtiiuenl wus In progrots, addressed several letter to city engi neer 01 ettttcru cities where Wettruin- pavement had been used, asking them their opinion of till pavement ami filed a copy of my communication nud Ito the replies with the council. I re ceived some Information relative to this pavement and I would like to ask the committee that, while they were "ob taining Information from nil other wurcc," tlhl it not npjcr to them to call on the hoard of Local Improvements 11 tne city 01 tiucugof 1 111 board con Uted of five member uml n secretary. and has charge nud supervision of hard surface street pavements and had laid iu that city many blocks of this "best lave ment fit the world today" and were pos sessed of public data concerning same. My letters addressed to the city engi neer of that city was rs (erred to that board for a reply aud after considering same they instructed their secretary, Charles A. V, Staudlth. to answer same and, over his official signature nud at the quest of said board, among other itngs stated: "Wcktnmilte pavement you spenk of N. O. What was laid in this citv is practically worse than useless. Over In the city of Hammond, where you also visited 'to obtain information from nil other sources,' there wa a like board with like duties. Yon didn't think it worth while to call on them? Well, John Katie, of that city, was chairman of at board ami una ueen tor seven years; eter I- Davis had been honored with seat upon Said board for a period of five years. They both state that as such officers they hail made a careful observa tion ol Westrumite pavement." J lie chairman states that, "weslrum- is a good dust arrester, but later it dries out, the surface wears off aud blows away, all of which takes place reasonably lapericxioi eignieen mouttis alter tlie ompletlon of the improvement," The other member says. "In inv opin ion, Westrumite as a dust layer is good, but as a permanent improvement I do not consider that it Is good." A. M. Summer, president of the I'irst National JUnk of Hammond, Indiana, in answer to au inquiry made by W, II. Roberts, a property owner 011 Jersey street, states as follows; " Westrumite un satisfactory and discontinued here and In Llilcago." Now it does seem to me that such in formation might have been considered of some iuiportatice to the property own ers on Jersey ttreet and it may that this unimportant t) iiiiormaiiou may nave bceii considered by the 70 tier cent, of the property owners who have since ;gned a petition retiuestini! that this product be not used. it, i',. tui.i.iiwt. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. In order to Insure a chanao of ad vertisement the copy for such change should reach this office not later than Wednesday, at 3 o'clock p. m. Please remember this and savs the printer ORDINANCE NO. 373 An Ordinance Providing the I mic and At miner of Im proving Kellogg Street from Fcsscndcn Street to St.Jolins ? Avenue in the Cily of St Johns, Oregon. The citv of St. lolms docs onlnlu hs follows: The council of the citv of St. Tolnis liavlnir ascertained the cost of linnrov. lug Kellogg street from the westerly side line 01 1'cw.clideil street to t iu easterly side line of ht, Johns uve., In the city of St. Johns, as shown by the resolution of the council of said city dated on the tbth day of March, loll, ami rccordet ill the office of the recorder of said citv mid notice thereof having been publish ctl in the St. Johns Review, a weekly newspaper of ucticrnt circulation, on the 24m nun tist days ol ainrcli, ion as sliown by the nlTidav t of the foreman of said tinner, which sal aiiutavit is on tile in tlie oilicc o the city recorder: and leunf postiiii! o notices of such Improvement, as shown 1' lite ntiHiavit ol tlie city engineer on e lit the ofllcc of the city recorder, mid no remonstrances linvlnir been filed, nml . 1 . ns lrovhlcd bv said resolution, the eni'l peer's preliminary estimate of the cost of satn improvement is r5.311.7j, nut snail be more accurately determined by said engineer. Now. therefore, It Is hereby ordered that said street be Improved and the time for the completion ol said improvement is hereby fixed nt sixty days from the last publication of notice of proposals of said work, which said proposals must be filed with the recorder of said city on or before the 9U1 day of May, 1911, nt cigiu o ciock p. 111. 01 said day. That said street shall be Improved as toitows: ny i!rnuiiii! same to the cslab 1 lished grade by cut and fill and by suicwiiikiiii; same oil cutter side will! six foot cement walks, 1 2-foot curbs entire Ictuth. tOL'cthcr wllh nit necessarv wood en crosswalks nud box gutter, said walk and curb to have expansion joints ns dl reeled by the city engineer; curb to have four-Inch drain tiles every jo-fect; liltcu rings to be placed Iu curb ns ill reeled by the city enuiuccr. 1 lie city recorder snail give notice by ! publication fur not less than three In 1 scrtlons In the St. Johns Review, the of iicfal ticwspacr, Invi king proposals for inaKiug mint improvement. Said improvement shall In nil rccct dc done ami completed in coniurmity with the provisions of Ordinances No. 1 Co and 19 except a otherwise provided in this ordinance; nil work to lie done under the direction nud suticrvlsiou of the city engineer. That the cost of said Improvement shall be usseixtcd against the property Iu the local Improvement district ns des scribed in sold resolution nud designated as nntl declared to be Iocal Improve tuent District No, 6. P.nsed by the council April 1KU1 , 191 1. Approved by the mayor April intlt, 1911. Attest: K. C. COUCH, ' . Mayor. V. A. RICH, City Recorder. Published In April 21, 1911, the St. Johns Review, Back to Nature A hen I not ttipiioscd to have much common scute or tact, Yet every time she lay nil egg; she cack let forth the fact. A rooster hasn't got it lot of Intellect to show, but none the loss, .Mont rooster linvc enough good miisc to cmw. The mule, the most despised of beauts, hat 11 persistent way Of letting cople know he' around by HI lututeui bray. The busy little bee, they buzz, hull bellow nml cow 11100. And watch-dogs lmrk, nud gander quack nun dove mm pigeons coo, The peacock spread lit lull nud squawks pig squeal and robins sing, Aud even weiits know enough to his belore tuey sung. Hut MAN, the gruatmt masterpiece Je hovah could duvlse. Will often slop nud hesitate before he'll ADVERTISE Hy reading the large nil on the last pane of this paper it will he seen that 11 splendid opportunity in afforded to secure n small fruit farm along the Columbia river on par ticularly easy and attractive terms. It is well worth looking into, Milton linger has returned from California aud is glad to he home again. He says California is all right for scenery, hut a poor place in which to make a living. Subscribe for the Telogratn beat evoulng paper on tin coast. Boo tCd Stockton. Subscribe for tho St. Johns Review mid keep pouted on tho doings of tho city. Cow Halters Need Any? Prices, $ 75, $.90 and $1.00 Made by St. Johns Harness Shop What Is it What is the present population of St. Johnt? That is thecpiestion. Upon a reliable answer hinges the license application of I?. O. Mn goon. According to the regulating ordinance n population of 5401 is necessary before five licenses can be granted. Have wc got it? Some contend that wc have, while others doubt it. The fact that over too new residences have been construct ed since the government census which placed the population nt 4872 was taken, that over too pu pils have been n&lcd to the schools nud that some of the houses then vacant have since become occupied are points upon which the former base their opinion. Whether tho population is 5401, or more or less, can only be proven accurately by a careful canvass. The city council will decide according to their indi vidual opinions next Tuesday night. Mr. UnnUn Wetlor died nt her home ill this city April 16U1, aged 70 years, after an illness of two weeks. She was the mother of Mrs. Samuel Kredurlclrs of St. lolitis ntul wns n tintlve nf Poland. Klin- eral services were held at the Ger man Daptist church, the pastor officiating. Interment iu Columbia cemetery: A. II. Iilackburu, fun eral director. Alex Kerr is iu possession of au exposition upon the old nud new testaments which was printed iu Chester, Huglaud, in 1708. It was landed down trom his great, great, great-grandfather. The print is still in first class condition and Alex tintiiiiilly prizes it very high- You got full weight nml first Just quality nt tho Contrnl market. try nwhtlo. Bargains for Cash or Exchange 2 PINK HOUSliS river view, fruit. 100x200 feet of ground. Is either Itatf. 50x100 lot nntl 4 room cottage S50 cash, balance $10 monthly at 7 $6000 buys 2 good houses, modern, with 100x200 ,fcct of gtounil ots of fruit. River view, nart cash, This properly Is close iu and is the S1500 buys 50x100 lot, street muse with good basement nud plumbing. $50 cnsili, hilnnetf $10 jmr mouth at 7 per cent. This is better $2200 for 2 lots nud 5-roout house on K. Ilurliiigtoii street with good plumbing. This Is 2 blocks cash, hal. $10 month. Payment $1350, 5-room house, 50x100 to improved street, with gas. 1 1350, 5-room house, plastured, enced. A good buy. $550 for lot 5oxloo feet on improved street 011 contract to ititt itiyerif taken nt once. $2ooo buys a flue hturfnoM lot incuts iu, This is a bnrgniu. $700 buys loox loo, 2 blocks feet. $15o cash, balance nt f lo pur $lloo buys 71x1-19 feet 011 car nl. iu 3 years at 6 pur cent if taken The very best property Iu town: 11 on good terms, some for exchange phone to W. H. KING & SONS St. Johns, Oregon PRODUCTS OF GOLDEN WEST SHOWN Ine Display of Fruits, Grains and Vegetables Make Great Northern Exhibit Effec tive Advertisement Tho iKMulLllltlwi of OresHin Uth u on agricultural nml fruit Utu are h- Iiik iiluytM his wt ronul y iy tii iiri Northern Itullway ut their Kxhlhit in Culuiiihiu, Ohio, mid thu fullowlHK vx truet of urllelo tak'H from th Columbiu Journal (llvi'S fine Idea of tl' Ix'uiity f uml Iiitertst cri'utiil hy thn 1 xlut it. Qreut Nortlurn Auric -It ir 1 1 x ' t "(Jo west, yotuiK iisuii uiid prow up Ilh tho rniuitrv.' sulil drrrlc V '1 1 ' t guvo good ud vice, hut ho ktopprd therr '(in west. vnuiiL mull, woman, hoy , and girls, nud grow up with tho groat new west," said I.. w. mil. ineii .Mr. Hill, who 1 IWdoiit of the Croat North tint Itullway, und sou of .Juiuo J. Hill, backed up hi ndvlco by making It !o- Ibio lor ovoryDouy to go wosi. That tho uooiile of Columbus and vlein- Itv iiinv liuoomo butter aoouuiiitod with tho wonderful western country, n froo .. . . .... .. t exlilultlou oi tno gruius uimi iruu in Montana, Oregon and Washington ha been opened at -17 North High street by tho (ireat Kortiiern iiiiuway. The exhibition is well worth the visit. . . . .1 ...I L i -. .. I ureal suetivo oi gumeii wnwi, uum mm other grain adorn tho walls In artUtle array. Dig 'crystal Jar display tho fruit ol tlio lur wot. i.iioraiuro uo Bortnlli'n nf (Im wmulorful onoortunltlo awuitiug tho homcdcvkcr uro dUtrilmtud, Mr. J. Coppin, while nt work on n building in Portland last Saturday had the scaffolding give way pre cipitating to the ground. He sus tained n broken arm and numerous cuts, bruises, contusions, lacera tions nml abrasions of the cuticle, and n sprained wrist. Mr. Coppin has our sympathy. We fell down the back cellar steps once with a wheelbarrow full of Hubbard squashes and that is just tin way we felt when we got out. Dr. Iv. K. Graven gave n surprise birthday party to her graiidtnotlur, Mrs. Abbie K. Graven, on Satur day last. She received a number of very pretty birthday gift. De licious refreshments were served and an enjoyable time was had by all. Those present were: Meadnine Stockton, Collins, Snhuoud, Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Kd Hurlberl and Miss Catherine Scott. Karlc McCnrty has been tuRking a hit at the Idle Hour Theatre dur ing the past three nights. Large au diences hnve been nttracted hy hit clever singing nud talking special ties, but interest centered strongest on tlie "packing cane inynlery" ami the marvelous manner nud ese iu which he escape from the tank. Patrons surely got their money' worth while McCnrty wns on the boards. A fine bouncing 7 pound boy arrived at the home of Mr. nud Mrs. PredC. Couch on the 7th instant. Prcd has grown eeveml inches iu height iu consequent nud has already declared the young man Minll become a member of the Hoy Scouts in the uenr future. Doric Uodge No. 132 A. P. nml A. M. will have a upectol meeting Thursday evening April 27 iu Odd Pcllows hall. TheM. M. degree will be put 011. Secretary. close in with nn abundance of very ehenp at $6000 or will wll with Imsemeiit. Street Improved per cent. Price $150t. will sell either one etmtely. chenpent buy in the city. improved, fruit, clone In. .'l-room than paving rent. from the bank, very clump t Uto0 every six moittlin, 7 per cent interest. lot, fenced. House (mistered, cIom piped for gns, lot 50x100 fett - -.. - 011 Ilurliiigtoii street. All lirfMvd from cr Hue. Sidewalk within So month nt ft jner cent. line. This is close in. HSo cash soon. ncreiige tracts front 1 to 321 cre for city proK-rty. Cull in or Phono Columbia 39 jHHtl mII Inquiries nwila by rlstMW olifffully uiuwi-rml ly tliuna Iu lsirm "Tho tirettt Xorthvra Hallway uu Not a foot of laud to m-II," Mhl I. U. IMoHt. who I In eiutrgo ol th display. "Presl dent Hill Hunt tli- iiu-ii and wonioa of yuiirnli tn r.nli" i If n .it "illlllU nl III'- i. Ill u w -t." .ii il-. onto. Mr M..nt li.i- iniii I ii i.li. 'digraph nf onli.inl .i-ii. - ill. .ii.' Id. i.ulroud aud iu tlm adjrii'i'iit luiiioiv uliiili tell Iu foic tul laiittuaK" tin- -lory uf the frtlU wet. A n proof that the apple luduatrY il a great wmro of reveuue In th wsalsfH country, the fruit grower have last for goou glowing fruit to the txhrUUoa. Pile aud erata of appl, stub M m seldom , jtrutw tit tilths awl wun ter ut tlie inhibition. Vegetable, too, of grut tlie, wn dis played. lleautiful (lowers from OreauH. Wst iiluglv preserved, mid to Ut beauty of the dUpUty. If you have tliought of Us wt a a pailhle lwino, go awl so tfu ,loi tiou. If you Iwvo not gito It a ttoiuiit, thun go am! tho wndfl tWsfl1 whleli tho treos and tine i.-M tfco toll or wlm tempt fal aud win I ih.h. ni u virgin country. Journal, i'vt . & , W