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VOL. 7
ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 191 1.
NO. 25
The Bachelors' Party
The Bachelors' club Rave a de
lightful dancing party in the St
Johns rink Wednesday evening
Atvlt mtli. The rink was taste'
fully decorated (or the occasion, the
music was divine und "tripping the
light, fantastic toe" was n urcam
niul inv forever. The attendance
was large, select and the air was
full of mirth and pleasurable enjoy
ment. Many of the gentlemen
were handsomely attired which
added beauty and color to the
sccrie. Prominent among them
wnq Oentleman Hoover, whose del
icate beauty and fragile appearance
commented upon. He
was clothed in a neatly fitting voile
Prince Albert Willi trousers 10
match. Gentlemen Ilyerlee wus
graceful in a dark mcssaline suit
supplemented with open work
Ntncltinirx nutl nluk cravat. His
stoeklmrs were darned, too. for
was heard to remark as he adjusted
the tics to his patent leathers in the
dressing room Hint his "darned
mosquito bar stockings ore rather
frigid for the evening.' ucnue
limn Fnssett looked cute and allur
ing in a Louis XII collar, Heau
Brummcl waist coat cut decolette,
swallow tailed cutaway and 35th
century gaiters. Ills shimmering
golden hair was tastefully arranged
over his noble brow. Gentleman
Scott was gay and dashing in n Na
poleon suit of the latest vintage,
surmounted by n Yankee Doodle
collar and a nobby trellis tie. Gen
tleman Johnson wore a Popplnstiit,
piccadillo collar, sea green necktie
uud(alaruOc!ockcd stockings which
showed off his superb figure to a I
vantage. Gentleman Mason was
ultired startllngly similar to Gen
tleman Bycrlee, with the excep
tion that he wore a pcek-n-boo
shirt and there were no suspicious
prints of baby-fingers on his collar
such ns a close scrutiny might dis
cover 011 that of Gentleman Byerlec.
Ills appearance, nevertheless, was
attractive in the extreme. Gentle
man Bailey looked smiling and ur
bane in a neatly fitting dimity suit,
hky blue necktie, shontung collnr
collar and Cinderella pomps. Ills
trim figure was the target for many
ndmlrlng eyes. Gentleman Vin
cent's large und commanding figure
was clothed in a fashionable challis
suit; old rose tic, Panama shirt and
evergreen gaiters. He looked ra
diantly beautiful and his sweet
Millie was in evidence all evening.
Gentleman Wright created n swell
appearance In an Eaton suit, Danish
collar, " 'nf u 'af" tie and low cut
shoes. His massive proportions
were displayed In nil their wanly
beauty, giving him a commanding
uspect. Gentleman Lee was
charming in a pongee suit, falling
collar, razzle dazzle tie, enameled
hhlrt and Trilby nhoes, Gentleman
Webster was resplendent in baptlste
suit, fade away collar, rattlesnake
tie, George Washington shirt, choc
olate shoes, The other bachelor
gentlemen were wonderfully and
scrumptuously attired, and even
Solomon, in all bis glory, was not
arrayed like one of these. The
pretty bachelor maids who made up
the remaining portion of the party
were becomingly adorned with all
the'fiuery of Le Femme.
Lecture Course
A lecture course of more than or
dinary iuterest will be giveu In St.
Johns next autnmu. It will be un
der the auspices of the St. Johns
High school and be held In the as
sembly hall of the uew building,
which is being seated with opera
chairs with a seating capacity of
700. The first number will be a
lecture by Senator Gore, a brilliant
orator from the state of Oklahoma.
The second number will be a lect
ure by Opie Read, the author of
inure widely read books than possi
bly any other livlug American au
thor. Three other numbers will be
presented as. follows; John B. Rat
to, an impersonator of remarkable
ability, who sways his audience
from screams of delight to tears of
sadness at will. The Strollers
Quartet, all finished musicians.
The Boston Lyrics, which enter
tainment consists of songs, readings,
cartoons, pastel readings.etc. Fur
ther information will be announced
later.
Seeley & Velzy, two hustling
Colorado gentlemeu, have started
up in the painting and paperhang
ing business in St. Johns, their res
idence being opposite the postoffice.
Sign painting and wall tinting are
among their specialties. They are
papering the Christian church this
week,
A large shipment of Buster
Brown snoes ior ooya auu gnu jua.
received at The Toggery.
But Little Difference
For the life of us we cannot see
that the ' 'yoeman" writer in a recent
issue of the Review has any edge
over the "knightly" one in the
game of mud slinging, despite the
declaration of the latter to the con
trary. As both writers have now
paid their respects to each other In
a public manner, It Is well to end
the controversy with this Issue.
Neither contention leads, anywhere,
and Is neither profitable to the wri
ters or renders. Since French and
proverbs have both been quoted, It
might be well to also invoke the aid
of an extract from the Scriptures:
"Love your enemies, do good to
those who dcspltcfully use you."
Or the Golden Rule might be used
with enual cfiicacv. The questions
of the "knight" might easily bcdls-
posed of. To the unthinking they
might. perhaps, appear to bear
some wcight.but to those who have
investigated to some extent tue
merits of Wcstrumitc paving, they
... f.
arc nut c and unconvincing, we
reprint them followed by a short
reply to each number.
I. Thai tlili substance "Westrumite It
unknown, even according to the testimony
of the promoter!, weel of the Rocky moun
tains; that it ie in no way the aame aub
dance at the Westrumite filed as b trade
mark by Leonard S. Van Westrum in
1903. and that the promoting company hat
potitively reluted to teal a tample ol ine
firoduct with the .city engineer forcompar
ion with the completed ttieet.
No other company has ever been
reo til red to do this, mid none but a
chemist could tell if they were sim
ilar anyhow.
2. That the delegates who were select
ed to make the Journey to the citiet in the
Middle West concealed, if llieyliadknowl.
edeje of the fact, that the tlreett wiiicli
they viiiled In the Middle West were laid
down under promita of payment of royal
ties to Warren Droi.
They were sent to ascertain If the
pavements contained merit, audi
the royalty proposition was not in
volved. I
3. That thete two delegates, one of
.... .1 i.f .
whom was selected uy inn wesirumiie
company, were paid by Win. Lind, on his
own confession, to examine the streets;
that they had no knowledge of any trade,
fnofestion or science cognate to road mak
ntr. and that the city of Youngstown, O., 1
was carefully excluded from their Itiner
ary. Yes. that is what they went for
to examine the streets, and it re
quired no technical knowledge to
discover If they were full of holes
or being blown away, and if the
streets were standing up under the
icavy tralfic to which they were
icing subjected.
4. That this city of Youngttown is the .
only place in which the Westrumite com- (
Cany lias laid down n street on llieir own .
asis without payment of royalties to cum-1
peting companies as far as records go, and
that the record of these streets, which is a 1
matter of common knowledge and of easy
access to property owners, show that the
surface has been an absolute failure.
No proof In evidence that this Is
true. Why not show photographs
f these streets supported by the
fiidavlts of the Youngstown may
or and engineer that Westrumlte
was laid and that the photographs
are bona fide? Bosh,
former Westrumite company at Drantford, j
and another in the Middle West, which is
now In liquidation, is full of subterfuge
and concealment, and it it by no means
certain that the company, which has no t
bankina references U of such sound finan .
cial standing that it would be able to
carry out the moral obligations of a con
tract which, according to legal advice, it
is not bound to do. .
Proof of statement Is lacking.
Only an assertion coming from an
unauthoritative source.
6 That while the balance of evidence
in the streets laid down in the Middle
West cities and shown to the two dele-
... nr.nnnJrlinnlu acralnU ika
Kmc, ivsuii J....,..-..-......,,
Westrumite company, there it nothing to
show that under the humid conditions of
Oregon such a street laid down under the
..m. an.j-riratinna a a tkom-l used in the
East would have been a success.
The rainfall in Chicago particu-
nrlv (lurlncr the street naviug sea
son Is greater than It is in Portland
and the government's meteorologic
al charts show such a little differ
ence in the humidity of the two
places that the effect would be nil.
Tlta, til artriftcatiana offered bv
the'Wettrumite company (which it almost
a unique example oi a proposing tuni-m
offering their own specifications to the city
engineer) are radically diHerent in lorm
.-J .,r.i-nr from nv iDecihcationa that
Ul II. aw m . f y
have been laid down in other cities.
No proof of this. Mr. Lind says
'they are the same;" presumed
lirelings of competing companies
say "no." Which is the more re
liable?
8. That In spite of a petition signed by
at least sixty per cent ol me propeny own.
ert on Jersey street (and probably bv 74
per cent), although in the opinion of the
l... ni,uni -iiv attorneys of the citv.
r -r - . . -
such a petition would have been in order
lor consideration uy ine council, uic wu.
cil, acting on tne aavice oi powciiui unci,
ests outside of their own body, refused to
consider such a petition, well knowing that
a remonstrance wouia De in iu neann wiim
the propeity owners, would entail consid.
erable expense to them and tliat it would
delay the completion of the street for many
months.
The council was perfectly right
under the charter. There is a time
to remonstrate and a time not to re-
Free Library Opening
On Monday evening the library
room iu the McChesncy block will
be opened to the public. An inter
esting program has been prepared.
The St Johns band has been invlt-
to render music for the occasion.
The addresses will be limited to ten
minutes each. The public Is Invit
ed to attend. The program:
Song "America."
Invocation Rev. G. W. Nelson.
Piano Solo Miss Husklns.
Introductory remarks Mayor K.
C. Couch.
"The School aud Library."
Prof. C. H. Boyd.
"The Library and the Business
Man." P. C. Stroud.
Vocal Duct Dr. aud Mrs. II. O.
Brown.
"The Home and the Library"
Mrs. H. S. Hewitt.
"The Future of the Public Li
braries iu Multnomah County"
R. L. Sabin of the Library Asso
ciation. Piano Solo Mrs. Johnstone.
"The Privileges of the Library"
Miss Murch of the Portland li
brary. Introduction of the local libra
rian, Miss Ruudall.
moiistratc. If 74 per cent of the
property owners want Bitulithic, a
remonstrance kills Westrumite for
six mouths. A petition for Bitu
lithlc can follow immediately. We
predict the 74 per cent, will be wo
fully short when the time for re
monstrance arrives,
If the "knight" has only the good
of the city at heart, as he avers, we
would like to ask him why he docs
not ct Interested in laying the city
sewer system, which Is of more
vital Importance than paving, in
stead of attempting to kilt paving
competition, aud thus give the
paving trusts the strangle hold on
St. Johns that the Portland papers
allege they have on that city? Ills
good offices might be more effective
and more highly appreciated by the
general public among whom he as
pires to cultivate friends. Most of
the sewer was laid without an in
spector, but he never noticed that.
Is hard surfacing his hobby?
A Sad Death
Mrs. Winona Jenkins, wife of
Lester Jcukius.dled at her home iu
St. Johns, Tuesday morning after
an illness of but 24 hours. De
ceased was but 17 years and 10
mouths old. Although born iu
Southern California she had lived
since five years of age at Bandon,
Oregon, where before her marriage
she had charge of the telephone
office. She moved to St. Johns with
her husbaud ubout three months
ago. The remains of the girl mo
ther, with her still-born babe in her
arms, was placed iu a beautiful
white casket and taken to the
Blackburn undertaking chapel,
where they remained until Wed
nesday, when they were shipped to
the old home in Baudon, where n
grief stricken father aud family
awaits her. She had one sister,
Mrs. Holden Foss, living at Uni
versity Park.
When We Say Good-Bye
When from this earth we say
good-bye,
And leave our friends behind,
We will scan that shore with au
eager eye
The Savior for to find.
And Oh I What joy that will be
To the few who are faithful here.
Jesus and the Golden Shore to see
Aud his loving voice to near.
But Oh I dear friends if we only
knew
What it means to keen our place,
For in the end If we stand true,
We shall see His blessed tace.
So let us do our Savior's will,
And not forget to pray.
Then the Holy Spirit our mouths
will fill,
And be with Us from day to day.
E. H. Plasket.
The smoker giveu recently by
the St. Johns Fire department was
well attended and thoroughly enjoy
ed by all. It seems that the proper
amount of interest is not taken in
this organization as should be the
case. It is something the city can
not afford to be without, as it is a
potent factor in reducing insurauce
rates. The firemen are deserving
of all the encouragement that can
be accorded them. The business
men are a little lax in this regard,
and in the future should give a lit
tle more attention to them.
Council Proceedings
(Dffictab nf jSf. 3nIttB, (Drrijiut
Ol'I'ICIIRB
Mayor K. C. Couch
Recorder I'rank A. Met
TreanurerW. Hcott Kettotfg
Attorney A. M. Hon
KtiBlnccrO. It. Andrew
rtiyilclan A. W. Vincent
Chief ol Police R. McKliiney
I)y rollceKol-trt Joliiinou
Coiincitmeti at targe:
I'. W. Valeutlne Chin. Ilrcdcion
1). I'rank Itorsmnn
Councllnieti l'lrot Wntil
A. A. Muck J, W. l).ivl-
Councllmen Second Ward
O. L. I'crrlne 1'. Mill
COMMIT-THUS
BltteH nnd Docks J. UY Davit, I'. W.
Valentine, A. A. Muck
I.lcene--1 Hill. A. A. Muck. Chun.
Ilreiloon
Water aud I.lght-Clms. Rredetou, I. V,
DavU, V. Hill
I'lnance-A. A. Muck, J. V. DavU, (I, I,.
I'crrlne
Uulldlng and OroiimN O. I,. I'crrlne.
Chas. Iltedcuon, I). I'rank Horstiian
I.lquor I.lcenc-l'. W. Vslentlne, 0, t.
I'crrlne, !. I'rank llomtnmi
Health and I'ollce 1), I'rank llornmau,
I', W. Valentine, P. 1 1 111
The new council fully demon
strated Tuesday night ot its regu
lar meeting that it was determined
to hew straight along the line, let
ting the chips fall where they may.
No sidestepping or evasion of issues
will be tolerated. When an obsta
cle Is met iu the transaction of city
affairs it will be met squarely ami
decided upon definitely. Socialist
Pcrriuc proved that he was it force
to be reckoned with at all times.
He believes iu placing all city mat
ters upon an economic footing and
that all employes of the city shall
give honest work or no pay. The
session was 11 long one but not tire
some. If was full of interest from
start to finish, aud the spectators
present did not begrudge the time
iliov Nnont there, some even re
maining until the solotis concluded
their deliberations at the midnight
hour. All members were present
with Mayor Couch presiding.
The first matter taken up was a
petition from Edgar A, Murray,
praying that the water company be
forced to turn water on at his resi
dence on Hast Richmond which he
recently purchased. The fncts as
wcsentcil are! After he had coil-
,rurl..l fnr tlt tuiivttfiut- nf Ills
IIMVISII . .". " - ..."
property on the installment plan
anu moved therein lie loumi uic
water would not turn on. Upon
pnlne to the comimuv's office he
tendered a mouth's payment for
water nnd requested that it be
turned on at once. He was informed
tlicn wuh n water bill of So.iO
stuidlug against the property and
it would cost f2 additional 10 iuvc
the water turned 011. This he wasj
told must be paid before water
would be supplied. Not desiring
to pay anotnsr man s tienis, iwr.
Murrnv believed he had a com
plaint coming, and decided to take
up the matter with the council aud
attempt to secure relict, in tue
meantime borrowing water irom
his iiL'lL'hbors. After some little
discussion, Mr. Davis, made the
motion that the city attorney de
mand the water cotiipauv to turn
on the water at once, and in case of
refusal to commence suit for dam
ages. Motion carried unanimously.
The mnvor appointed Aldermen
Hill. Perriue and Horseman to act
as a committee for completing the
furnishing of tne tree nurary room
in the McChesney block,
Assistant Engineer Vincent pe
titioned for a raise iu salary from
$85 to f 100 per moniii, averring
that Portland paid as iitgu as no
ner month for the same service he
was rendering this city. Mr. Bred
cson made a motion that the petl-
tlon be laid ou tue lauie, wmcu met
with no second. Mr. Hill then
moved the request be not granted,
which carried unanimously.
A netltloii for a raise in salarv
from ic to c,o per month, on the
part of Miss Myrtle Brodahl, assist
ant in the recorder's office, met
with the same fate, 011 motion of
Mr. Valentine.
A petition signed by 36 citizens
asked that Messrs. Dunbar aud
Etheridge be retained as night po
lice. Mr. Hill believed it best to
reconsider the former vote and re
tail) these two, and made a motion
to that effect. Upon vote Alder
men Valentine. Muck and Hill vot
ed In the affirmative, and Davis,
Bredeson, Perrine and tlorsmau in
the necrative. killing the motion.
Socialist Perriue then made motion
that the police force be reduced by
one and reorganized, as follows:
The chief to be ou duty all day;
one noliceman to serve from 1
o'clock p. m. to midnight ;the other
to serve from 9 p. m. until re
lieved by the chiei 111 the morning.
He believed the public would be
served just as efficiently under the
proposed system as under the pres
ent system with less cost to the
rtiv His motion carried with it
the power to add special police!
when deemed expedient. Carried
unanimously.
A recess was then declared by
the mayor In order that the coun
cil might assemble in secret con
clave for the purpose of coming to
some decision in regard to engineer
ing affairs, some of the dads not
being satisfied with the manner In
which the affairs were being con
ducted iu that department. As the
press was excluded from these
meditations, what argument was ad
vanced Is not made public. Upon
their return to the council chamber,
Socialist Perrine stated that he
strongly favored compelling the en
gineering corps to be at its post
promptly at 8 u. tn. daily, and if
necessary provide a time clock.
He believed the city was as much
entitled to honest work as a private
corporation, and that If a member
of the corps was off a couple of
Hours lie should be docked Tor the
time absent. He believed in put
ting the assistant engineer on a fiat
salary of 4.00 per day and rodmcu
at ?3 per diem, but no time was to
be allowed for that was not used !u
the city's Interest. He made a mo
tion to this effect but It was lost for
lack of support. Mr. Muck said
that he believed the city was not
getting full value for the money be
ing spent on the engineering corps
aud believed the same work could
be done with a smaller force. He
moved that the force be pared
down to one engineer aud one help
er, another helper to be added when
absolutely necessary. A vote was
taken ami Aldermen Davis, Brede
son, Muck and Horsmau voted in
the nflirinutive aud Valentine, Per
riue nnd Hill in the negative. Mo
tion carried.
A. L. Miner, through chairman of
the street committee, J. W. Davis,
stated that he was more willing to
give the rlg'it of way for a sewer
lateral tlirougn Ills property than lie
was to have streets condemned
through the same. Several prop
erty owners, to whom streets thru
the tract would prove a matter ot
great convenience, strongly object
ed to n stay of condemnation pro
ceedings, and while ou motion of
Mr. Horsmau, the city attorney and
chairman of the street committee
were requested to draw up the
irocr document for easement for
laterals, it is more tbun probable
that condemnation proceedings for
the streets will be ordered to con
tinue at next week's session,
The proleet of a belfry on the
city hall for the fire bell was again
brought up by Mr. iiredcsoii, boc.
Perriue presented plans for the
same, and 011 motion of Mr. Valen
tine the building and grounds com
mittee was authorized to proceed at
once aud have the belfry Installed,
the cost to be about $150.
The chief discussion of the even
ing occurred over the liquor appli
cation of E. O. Magoon, when it
was ordered taken front the table.
Soc. Perrine gave n number of rea
sons why he believed the city had
not yet attained a population of
5401. Therefore, iu absence of proof
to the contrary, he made a motion
that the majority report of the li
cense committee (which favored
not granting the license) be adopt
ed. Mr. Horsmau thought Mr.
Magoon was deserving of a license,
that he had always conducted his
saloon above reproach aud that
many church-going people were in
favor of him securing a license. lie
wanted to see fair play and a square
deal and believed the population at
present justified granting license,
Mr. Hill thought it would not be
right to grant another license upon
an estimate only; that knowledge
of the population be first assured.
Upon vote ol hoc. rerrine s motion
Aldermen Valentine, Perriue and
Hill voted "Yes;" Davis.Bredeson,
Muck aud Horsmau "no." Mo
tion lost. Mr. Horsmau thett made
a motion that the liquor ordinance
be amended so as to provide for a
license for every 1000 or major
portion thereof iustead of 1200 as it
now reads. Horsmau and Davis
voted "yes" to this, Valentine,
Bredeson, Perriue and Hill "no,"
Muck not voting. The matter was
dropped at this point, but may be
taken up again next weeic, mt,
Bredeson believed iu granting more
licenses, but did not believe in re
stricting the number to any amount
of population.
The engineer s acceptance 01 ,
Tersv street improvement was en
dorsed by the street committee, aud
accepted by the council.
The matter of sidewalklng Wil
lamette boulevard was broached by
Mr. Valentine. Mr. Davis, how
ever, stated that he had been In
formed by the county authorities
that they Intended to place a 20-
foot strip of macadam upon tins
thoroughfare within a very few days
aud it was deemed advisable to let
the matter drop for the preseut.
The wisdom oi this is evident when
It is knowu that as soon as the city
places sidewalks upon any county
road it ceases to be a county road
and becomes a city street and the
property owners, instead of the
county authorities, nrc responsible
lor the improvement of the road
way. Mr. Davis also Incidentally
stated tliat it was the intention of
the county to move the ferry slip
foil the West sitlel as soon nt the
I ferry slips had been turned over to
them.
Soc. Perrine stated that It had
come to his knowledge that labor
ers on the streets for the city were
working nine Hours a day. He
opposed the number of hours a
day, claiming that eight hours a
day was long enough, but believed
iu keeping the men working every
minute of the time. He made a
motion that eight hours be made
the rule from henceforth ou, which
all favored except Mr. Davis.
Mr. Bredeson strongly favored
laying a cement crosswalk as an
experiment, believing they were
more durable and much more at
tractive than wooden crosswalks.
Socialist Perrine concurred iu this
and ou motion of Mr. Muck the
strcck commissioner was directed to
place one on Oswego street near
the French block.
Soc. Perrine was greatly dissat
isfied with the work being done ou
the sewer .system, claiming that It
was unworkmanlike and not up
to the specifications by any means;
that the shape iu which Contractor
Seybold left the Burlington street
sewer was a disgrace ami u menace
to men aud teams. He scored the
engineer for laxity of duty, that he
allowed work to proceed that was a
disgrace to the city, to the engineer
and to the contractor; that he
would unalterably oppose accept
ance of any work until it had bceu
completed to the letter of the speci
fications. He read extracts from
the specifications which showed
that tunnels could only be made
under certain conditions. This he
claimed had been violated time and
ugain. The manholes were laid by
Incompetent hands, which was a
flagrant violation of the specifica
tions, besides other irregularities
had crept iu thut the engineer
should not have allowed. He cited
several other instances where deep
holes had been left In Burlington
street sewer along Bradford street
that was liable to cause n suit for
damages against the city at any
time. The attorney was directed
to demand that the contractor fin
ish up his work in a pro(cr man
lier with the least possible delay.
Mr. Hill wanted the tree cut out
of Philadelphia street, but grace
fully receded from his position when
it was found that his motion would
obtain 110 support.
Mr. Hill then stated that he
strenuously objected to Ordinance
No. 302, which provides that the
water company may charge prop
erty owners ioc per foot for low
ering pipes when streets arc being
Improved. This was an imposi
tion, he contended, and he made
n motion that the attorney be in
structed to prepare an ordinance iu
readiness for next week's meeting
repealing this section of the ordi
nance. Passed without a dissenting
vote.
An ordinance was also ordered
drawn giving six mouths' time to
connect with the sewer, after prop
erty owners have been notified to
do so, This passed unanimously
also.
A resolution providing for the
Improvement of Macruiu avenue
from the city limits to the 0-W.
R. &. N. tracks was adopted 011
motion of Soc. Perrine,
Pa's Wet and Ma's Dry
Ma Is dry and pa is wet,
Something doing there, you bet.
Ma gets up and says 'at pa
Ain't no sympathy fer law,
Waves her arms aud hops around,
En pa tries to stand his ground,
Says 'at ma's a kind of crank,
En ma says 'at pa's a tank,
En that gets everybody het.
Ma is dry and pa is wet.
Ma is dry and pa is wet.
Argument and epithet,
Ma says: "down with the saloons,"
Pa says; ma's full of prunes,"
Waltzes up en waltzes down,
Says they want to kill the town.
Bangs the table with his kuueks,
En calls the drys a lot of tiucks,
That makes ma rcdhot, you bet.
Ma is dry and pa is wet.
Ma is dry and pa is wet,
Home is horribly beset,
Pa says prohibition's bum,
Ma attacks the demon rum,
Pulls his ears aud twists his nose,
Alleiuands and so-se-dos,
Calls the wets a lot of soaks,
E11 pa gets mad until he chokes,
Biggest family ruction yet,
Ma is dry and pa is wet. Ex.
See the Dutch Auctlou iu Calef
Bros, window, a $:u.7.s bed today,
Friday, only $23,00.
W.R.C and G.A.R. Meet
The W. R. C. No. 52 met iu
their hall at St. Johns, Saturday,
April 15, 191 1, nnd after the session
was closed, adjourned to the G. A.
R. hall to visit the Post on the oc
casion of Commander R. H. Miller's
69th birthday. As Oregon Is the
laud of showers, we nrostMilrcl iln
commander with a shower of birth
day postals and the Post with a
shower of popcorn, pcanuts,oraugcs
aud bananas, and all enjoyed a so
cial time. Mrs. Etnmn Ilnlllstrr
Invited the W. R. C. to meet at her
home in Woodstock, Friday, April
21! and Mr. Hollliter. not tn ho
outdone by his good wife, Invited
the Post for the same time and
place which invitation was accepted
by the Post and Corps.
Pursuant to the Invitations ex
tended by Comrades Holllstcr on
the 15th. on April 21st the follow
ing named members of the W. R.
C. No. 52 and General Compsou
Post IN022, arrived at the home of
Mr. aud Mrs. Holllstcr, at Wood
stock before high noon: Command
or R. II. Miller aud Comrades S.
E. Starr, F. E. Hubbard, Jus.
Downing, 1). S. Barnard, C. H.
James, Thos. Clayton, I. N.Shalto,
Geo. G. Randall, B. W. Powell,
A. M. Mason, Daniel Drew, W.
H. Nolcti, S. II. Stewart, W. L.
McCtillum aud Mart Rami; Mrs.
Anna Barnard president, ami mem
bers of the Corps as follows: Mcs-
dames Lathrop, Nolen, Shalto,
Clayton, Ovcrstreet, Robinson, Hill,
Mcrrcll. Brcdccn, Vaudcrbcrg,
Starr, Miller, McCullum; also Rev.
A. E. Avers und wife, of the M.K.
church, Miss Mae Patchcn, Mes
dames Coleman, Osborne, Sat ford,
Horning, Mcrrcll, Post on, Johnson,
Braczcr, Powell and Ballard.
After a social time at the house
wc repaired to the M. E. church
dining room, where we found tables
spread with a most bountiful lunch,
which, with colfee of the best ever,
made by the host, caused us all to
feel at pence with the world, and
after some visiting, wc each wuuded
our way to our several homes fully
satisfied with the day nnd will long
remember our friends nt Wood
stock. Mrs. II. C. McCullum,
Press Correspondent, 1320, Willam
ette boulevard, Portland, Oregon.
Names Changed
Names of many stations ou the
St. Johns carllue have been changed.
North Atblua is now Minnesota av
enue, Riverside is Pnttou nveuiie,
Ockley Green Is Gay street, Wil
lamette Is now Aiusworth avenue,
Arbor Lodge Is Portland boulevard,
Gleuwood is Wabash avenue, Col
umbia Park is Wolsey street, God
dard is I) wight street. Historic
University Park is now plain Fiske
street, while iu St. Johns, East St.
Johns Is Columbia boulevard, New
port Is East Buchanan, Point View,
another historic station, Is now Al
legheny street; aud the well knowu
Cedar Park is Gilbert street, Stew
art street is Willis boulevard, St.
Johns Heights is plain Polk street,
Heppncr is South Gilbert street aud
Northern Hill is West Anna street.
Telegram,
Good April Business
J. F. Glllmore reports busings
very good for April, having sold
$17,000 worth of property during
the month as follows:
Six-room house and lot In Scott's
addition, east of the school house,
to E. Powell of Mississippi; price
$2200.
Farm near Ridgefield for J. Mar
wart to E. E. Lyon; consideration
$8000.
Block 17 iu North St. Johns ad
dition, owned by E. E. Lyon to J.
Markwart; $5500.
Lot on East Chicago street, Lar
son property, to J. Markwart for
$1200.
A Surprise Party
Lincoln-Garfield W. R. C. sur
prised Mrs. Sarah A. Kemp, De
partment Chaplaiu, April 22, being
her 63d birthday. Twelve ladies
were present, aud a jollier crowd
does uot often meet together. Three
of the ladies were born the same
year. Well filled baskets were
brought as well as very nice pres
ents for the chaplaiu. Mrs, Kemp
is serving her third term as Depart
ment Chaplaiu. Mrs. Alice Learned
gives the uext birthday party, May
12th.
Proich the loipal of St. John.