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VOL. 7
NO. .f.
In the Hop Fields
Free Ferry Assured
St. Johns Schools
Small Newspaper's Value
Mr. Crawford's Opinion
Council Proceedings
Bargains in Real Estate
lire the light of tnorntiiK breaks,
Tlic Rlutnb'rlng enmp uwiikes,
1'iresnre started in the Marie utiil
chilly ilnwn.
Varied Rounds drift on the air
As the cople, without cure,
Make their hasty preparation in the
morn.
'Round the old pump crowd the men,
Wakened nor from sleep till then,
When their violent exertions 'tonne
them quite.
Women o'er the tiny stoves,
With their fingers nearly froze,
I'ry the fragrant ham by dickering
lantern light.
Underneath the jxillng stars,
At their tables worn with sours,
The throng of shivering people gath
er 'round;
And lorgct the early hour,
Soothed bv cukes of buckwheat Hour,
Everywhere arc smiles mid ne er u
frown.
To the fields they wend their way,
At the first faint llmll of dnv
The ntmrarnuce that they make
Mould draw a smile.
For with faded, hopMitlnrd clothes,
And with hat far o'er each nose,
Along the road they troop in single
file.
Down the dusty mad they go,
To til' cxtwtnso of tircell below,
Where the vast, vast Ileitis of hop
vines stretcli itwny.
There they grutp the giaceful spmys,
I'luuic of dainty greens nud grit),
I'ull them oft Into the baskets as
they may.
lUskct deep fill up mi slow,
Tickers tired, more tited grow,
And the Iioh must be picked clean
th' inspectors savi
Hut the pickers do not fcur
Till they sec them drawing cear,
Then they pick them very clean
without delay.
When the sun Is high o'etheud,
They with heat are nearly dead,
And ut noontide hurry Uick to camp
to rest;
And with rcllh eat the fare
Hum or baconHavou-d r.iic.
Then go back into the llelds to work
refreshed,
All the afternoon they work,
Itxcept those who wish to shirk,
Till the sun sends slanting rays
ucm the land
Through long, niching vistas green,
Kooe-red rays Un the scene,
Shine with sunny, radiant light like
golden sand.
When the hops arc ready to weigh,
Knell mid all receive their uy;
Afterwards they Journey cnmpwiird
tired but gay,
Soon there rises joyous noise,
Made by laughing girls nud lxy.
On the leafy lanes along the touted
way.
When the evening meal Is done,
Then the time has conic for fun,
And the banjos thrum while song
rings through the town,
Cheery bonfires 'ucuth the trios,
Shine upon the silvering leaves,
Shine upon the merry scene and
pickers brown,
One might fancy olden days,
When the Indians 'round the blaie,
Satin-fore their cone-shaped wig
wams talking low;
Hut that now much iioIms breaks out,
Snatch of song or lusty shout,
While the mirth and laughter loud
and louder grow.
But they early go to rest,
While the evening's at its bt,
For the cares of life conic early In
tilt morn.
One by one the tcnti grow dark,
And the fires die to a spark;
AH the early evening's joy
'outness is
gone.
Now the tents in stillness lay,
Underneath the moon's pale rny.
While the night wind softly stirs the
maple leaes.
In the darkness, still uud deep,
Owlets hoot and crickets cheep,
While o'er all as guardian angels
stand the trees.
lint sometimes the clouds roll nigh,
Pattering raindrop flood the sky,
And descend In dismal torrents on
on the camp;
Wrings the lizards from their holes,
Makes the people sneeie with colds,
As It trickles through their tent roofs
damp.
And the camp is filled with gloom,
With the silence of the tomb,
Now and then a lonely picker w ends
his way
Down the slippery, utuddy road;
Stsggeriug beneath the load
Ot his dripping garments covered
deep with clay,
Then the pleasant, sylvan scene
And the river's rippling gleam,
llecome a sight most tiresome to
behold
The homesick hearts of all,
The joys of home recall,
As they shiver in the wind and
chilling cold. -C, H.
A special session of the legisla
ture to enact good roads legislation
has been recommended by Cover
nor West's commission, which has
just met and outlined several bills.
These provide for state aid, a state
highway commissioner, and for en
abling counties to avail themselves
of the bonding act for road purpo
ses passed at the last general elec
tion. The commissioners, who rep
resent all parts of the state, are
hopeful that much will be accom
plished in the good roads move
ment by the enactment of these
measures.
H. M. Walderf is having some
decided improvements and altera
tions made to his dwelling on Fes
sendeu street,
After lending the city fathers still
another merry chuse, the delusive
free ferry project 1ms been finally
run toenrth, nud bound in such n
manner that it cannot again get
nwuy. The county commissioners
did their best to find n loop hole
for it to make its escate, but not
beinir well versed in the rules of
the game, their piny was deemed
unfair, and the ferry was once more
tdaeed in the running. The com
inisslouers decided that the time
hud elapsed for the city to secure
nnd turn over the slips nud ap
proaches, nud notified the council
that thev had washed their hands
of the affair. Mayor Couch, be
lieving the commissioners had
jumped nl conclusions rather hnsti-
ly nud without due advice, quietly
slipped down to Salem last Thurs
day nnd interviewed the attorney
general relative to the county com
missioners' decision. The attor
ney general readily discerned that
the commissioners misinterpreted
the law. nnd gave Mr. Couch a
written opinion, in which lie left no
doubt but that the commissioners
had blundered badly. Mr. Couch
then laid the matter before District
Attorney Caiuctoti, and he con
curred in the nttorney general's
views. An investigation as to
where the commissioners secured
their legal advice concerning the
step they had taken disclosed the
fact that they tided practically
without legal advice, nud therefore
iiilsiuteipieled the law. Instead of
the act passing on February tSth,
it really p.issed on May 20th, which
leaves two months yet before
the law becomes null and void.
The two months, however, will
not be needed. On Wednesday the
transfer wns completed. The bonds
were taken over thiotigh the kind
offices of the Peninsula bank. It is
extiemely pleasing to the people of
this section to know that 11 free
ferry is now only n question of 11
very few months.
While the county commissioners
have six mouth's time in which to
complete the new boat, yet they
have given out the information mat
thtee months will be sufficient, which
practically assutes a free ferry by
January 1st. 1912. The coinuils
sioucrs have timber assured that
the new boat will be a model one in
every resect and a credit to the
city ami themselves as well. I lie
cost, it is understood, will be in the
neighborhood of Sjo.ooo, The
slips will be repaired and every
thing placed in lirst class condition.
It will be operated from the foot
of Pittsburg stieet, as specified by
law. which none can change hut
the legislature. In the meantime
it behooves the city council to use
their most earliest efforts to secure
the best possible roadway to the
ferry approach. If Burlington
street could be improved or Phila
delphia street improvement extend
ed the result would be most admir
able. Westrumite Progressing
Good progress has been made in
laying Westrumite since the weath
er has become more propitious, and
all who have examined it are high
ly pleased with its appearauce. All
doubt that has existed as to its be
ing a good pavement has been dis
sipated, and even some of those
who were so bitterly opposed to it
are glad the "experiment" has been
trieu. rue competing companies,
which fought it so stiongly.seem to
have given up the hopeless struggle
uud are niukiug the best of it. There
is nleutv of room in the Northwest
for all the hard surface paving
companies, wituout trying to cm
one another's throats. If some of
them would cut the prices it would
please the property owners most.
Building Permits
No, 85 To II. M. Walderf to
reconstruct dwelling on Fessenden
street between Polk and Tyler; cost
$3.
No. 86 To Kmil Johnson & Co.
to build a basement on Fessenden
between Oregon and Midway ave
nues for the Fast St. Johns Laud
Co.; cost $700.
A banker at Bend, believing the
hog is a great source of wealth, has
arranged for the purchase, through
the Portland Union Stockyards Co. ,
of two or three cars of sows of good
blood in the Middle West and will
sell them to farmers arouud Bend,
takiug their notes for them for one
year. This shows the confidence
the bankers have in the hog as a
mortgage lifter and the plan prom
ises to aid very materially in build
ing up a greater hog industry in
in the interior.
The St. Johns schools for the
opening week report ntt enrollment
of 630 pupils in nil buildings, This
is not as large as the opening week
last year but will materially in
creased when the hop-pickers re
turn. Much has been done by the
school board in the way of im
provements. Patent drinking foun
tains have been installed in all the
buildings; the 13 rooms of the Cen
tral building have been thoroughly
renovated, all desks varnished, the
floors oiled and the walls knlsoiu
iued. Over tooo pounds of knlsoiu
iue was used in this building. Be
tween $400 and $500 has been spent
for new laboratory and $200 for
laboratory turiiitttrc in the St.
Johns High school. Reference
books costing $450 have been added
to the already large library, over
150 lockers installed nud several
additional rooms furnished with the
latest modern school furniture.
The at) teachers employed have
been assigned as follows: Charles
II. Boyd as city superintendent nud
principal oi the Central school, his
assistants in the building being:
Miss Haley, first nud second grades,
Miss Ostrauder, second grade; Miss
I. oiler, third grnde;Miss Vlllencuve,
third and fourth grades; Miss Over
street, fourth grade; Miss Gray,
fifth grade, Miss Carter, fifth and
sixth grades; Miss Stevens, sixth
grade: Miss Van Vteet, sixth and
seventh grades; Miss Dudley, sev
enth uud eighth grades; Mrs. Burg
duff, eighth and ninth grades; Miss
Clarke, eighth ami ninth grades.
At the North school, Miss Steph
ens is principal and has charge of
the lir.st grade; Miss Dunn will teach
the first grade; Miss Fouuer, first
aud second grades; Miss Hayes,
third nud fourth gratles, aud Miss
Monroe, the fourth nud fifth
gratles,
At the hast St. Johns school Miss
Cl.iuton is principal, with Mrs.
Hove as assistant, hirst mid sec
ond gratles are taught here.
At the High school Miss Clara
Boss is principal, having held this
position for the past four years as
since a high school has been in ex
istence here. Miss Boss also teach
es Latin. Her assistants are Miss
Ruiulnll, Ktiglish; Miss Kaley, his
tory aud German, nud Charles II.
Fryc, science nud mathematics.
Telegram.
"Big Stick" in New York
What the people of Arizona real
ly have to tlo to obtain statehood,
s a story that the American people
have never fully heard. Informa
tion has gone out over the wires
from Washington that President
1 nit will permit Arizona to enter
the Union by simply striking out
the "recall ot the judiciary" from
its constitution.
But only when these facts are
considered can the full significance
of the president's action be grasped:
First, the people of Arizona by a
vote of three to one declared in fa
vor of the recall.
Second, that in order to obtain
statehood the people of Arizona
must go to the polls again and vote
against n principle of government
that they have already voted for
and believe to be right.
By tints coercing the people to
vote against n thing which their
best judgment tells them to be wise,
threatening to withhold from that
people, unless they vote as the ex
ecutive dictates, rights to which
they are entitled under the consti
tution, President Taft has commit
ted himself to an action without a
precedent in the history of the
American republic.
The president has said to the
people of Arizona, in effect: "No
matter whether the majority be
lieve that the recall of the judges
is wise or not; unless that majority
goes to the polls and pretends that
it is against the recall, I will de
prive the people of Arizona of state
hood, I will deprive the people of
Arizona of statehood whether they
are entitled to it under the constitu
tion or not, unless they vote not
the way they may desire, but as I
command them to vote,"
While this method of forcing the
people may be compatible to the
mental workings of an executive
with a "judicial temperament" isn't
it after all making a farce of repre
sentative government?
Milo maize is found to be excel
lent substitute for corn on the dry
lands of Central Oregon. Iixperi
tnents made with the past season
prove it will make a good stock
plant for semi-arid districts. Be
cause of its successful introduction
into the interior, many farmers will
probably plant large tracts to this
crop next year, feeding it to cattle
and bogs.
There is no class of publications
which gives so much to the com
munity interests as the smalt news
papers, aud there is no class whose
work gets so little recognition nud
usttnlly such little compensation,
livery enterprise in the community
expects recognition it expects to
have constantly poured fotth for it
every nid, while on the other hand
it rarely expects to reciprocate, nud
with very bail grace it does so
little that it might be called infini
tesimal. There is no investment that the
small community am make which
is equal to the well-conducted, self
respecting and self-sustaining news
paper. It is the mouthpiece of the
community so far as the outside is
concerned, and by It the communi
ty is most often judged. As a mat
ter of fact, it is a good rellex of the
the community. For this reason it
deserves to he sustained as n com
munity investment. The whole
community should not be milled its
it now usually is in deadheading
its ways and its schemes, public mill
' private, good, bad and ludiifereiit
I titin tliit tt.siii4Jtn ivjiI It tilltil 11 ..
ogni.e the fact that the small news
pajwr has some rights that should
be respected and it has some needs
which must be supplied,
livery community should get the
M)int of view of the newspajKir m
that it gets a fair ileal witli the test
of the enterprises. When it does
this it will find better newspapers,
better service and nil around im
proved conditions. Journal.
John W. Fortune Dead
At 1:30 p. in., September idth,
John W. Fortune died at the home
of his sou, Lee Fortune, on Lively
street, St. Johns. He was born in
Quincy, Ills,, in R.., He moved
to Missouri in 1870 and was theie
married to Lucrclia M, lid wards,
March 8, 1873. His wife died Dec.
5, 1883. Seven children were born
to them, two of whom tire dead.
Mr. Fortune enuic to Oregon in
1885 nud to St. Johns In 1 004, where
he resided until his death. He
was a great sufferer, lciug confined
to his bed for several years past.
He always had very high regard
for Christianity aud for the last
year or more has been n devout
Christian nud died in the glorious
prosect of Heaven. Three sou t,
I.ee, of St. Johns; Charles of Comp
ton, California, and A. II., of
Astoria, survive him. Also two
daughters, Mts. Maud Gruol and
Mrs. Delia Uosciiati, both of Port
land. The funeral was held at the M.
H. church, of which he was n mem
ber, nud interment was made in
Columbia cemetery.
Lee Fortune and family, together
with nil the relatives, wish to thank
all the kind friends who have so
greatly assisted them uud symjKi
thize.l with them in the sicklies
aud death of their father.
Boy Drowned
Walter Riuas the 8-year-old sou
of Jacob Hinas, of 944 Willis boul
evard, St. Johns, was drowned
about 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
after playing on a log raft of the
St. Johns Lumber Company. Sev
eral boys who were celebrating
Walter's birthday, wandered down
to the river and out on the logs.
While trying to go from one log to
auother, Walter failed to jump far
enough aud fell between them. At
tempts to recover the body Satur
day night failed. Sunday morning
Hugh Brady was called and recov
ered the hotly near the raft in about
30 feet of water. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon, as the
boy's father had to come from Van
couver, B. C. Services were held
at the German Baptist church, the
pastor, Rev. 15. Weisle, officiating.
A man by the name of Potts was
to address a labor meeting in one
of the towns of Iiastern Pennsylva
nia, and Casey was called upon to
introduce the speaker. He prefacetl
his remarks as follows: "Ladies
and giutthnin," said Casey, "we
have with us this evening a very
distinguished giutilmiu, so much so
that the great state of Pennsylvania
has named three of its cities after
him, namely, Potts ville, Pottsdniu
aud Chatnbersburg." Iix.
For Sale 18 acres of land, house,
barn, aud other out buildings, fruit
and berry land, 1000 cords of wood
on the place, half mile from the de
pot and river, 32 minutes ritle from
St. Johns. $600 down anil balance
iu nine years. II. S. Hewitt, 1124
South Gresham street,
Salem, Oregon, Sept. 15, 1911.
Hon. K. C. Couch, Mayor of St.
Johns.
Dear Sir: Replying to your re
cent request for opinion of this office
ns to the construction of the words:
"within six mouths nfter the pas
sage of this act," as used in chapter
15, Laws of ion, ns to when the
six mouths commences to run nfter
the passage of this net, I beg to
state that, iu my opinion, the six
mouths commence to run 90 days
after the adjournment of the legis
lature of 1911, which legislature
adjourned the iSth day of hcbrtia
ry, itjti.ntul the 90 days expired
May 20, 191 1.
The supreme court of Colorado
in the case of Harding vs. the Peo
ple, to Colo, 378, construing an act
to regulate the practice of medicine
iu that state, at page 392, says:
"Our attention is called to sec
tion 5 of the act, which provides
that the state board of medical ex
aminers, within 90 days after the
passage of net, shall rcceive,tlirotigh
its president, applications for certi
ficates nud examinations f- f- -f
Iu this connection, we nre cited to
section 19, article 5, constitution,
which provides thnt no act shall
take effect until 90 days after its
passage unless iu case of ntt emer
gency -f- -4- f- Iu the absence of
any emergency clause iu view of
this constitutional provision, the ex
pression 'after the passage of the
act ns used in the law, can have
hut one inclining, namely: nfter the
act goes into effect. In the con
struction of the statutes, general
terms nre to receive such interpre
tation as leaves the provisions of
the statute practically operative."
This case is cited and approved
iu the case of state vs. lieuiis 45
Neb. 739. Also, the same doctrine
is announced iu the following cases:
Roger vs. Vass, 6 la. 405; City of
DavcuiKut vs. Davenport it St.
Paid R. R. Co., 37 Iu. 625. Rice
vs. Rtiildiiuau, 10 Mich. 125; Jack
sou vs. Garland, 46 Maine 136;
Gorhntu vs. Springfield, 21 Maine
58; Snyder vs. Httssey, 2 Idaho, 8;
Harding vs. People, 10 Colo. 387;
see also 36 Cyc. 1197 and casus
cited.
I find no authorities holding a
contrnry doctrine. The reason is
evident. Under the constitution of
various states, as well as the state
of Oregon, an act goes into effect
90 days after it is acted upon by
the legislature. This is for the
purpose of giving the people nil op
portunity to learn the requirements
of the net. Also iu this state, for
the space of 90 days the jwople
have the right to demnnd that an
act passetl by the legislature be re
ferred to the people to vote upon;
hence the act is held up for 90
days, nud under the rule that the
courts will construe nil statutes as
having only n prospective operation
unless the legislature expressly de
clares or otherwise shows clear in
tent that they shall have a retroac
tive effect, the almost universal de
cision of the courts is that the words
"therefore," "hereafter," and "pri
or to the passage," aud "after the
passage of this act," when used in
a statute relate to the time of tak
ing effect and not to the time of
the passage of the law by the legis
lature. Very respectfully yours,
A. M. Crawford,
Attorney Gutiurnl.
GIVES QUICK ACTION
Jackson it Thompson, druggists,
report that A SINOLIi DOSJi of
simple buckthorn bark, glycerine,
etc., as compounded iu Adler-i-ka,
the new C.eniiau appendicitis rem
edy, relieves coustitiou, sour
stomach or gas on the stomach al
most INSTANTLY. Many St.
Johns people are being helped,
A new legal tender has appeared
iu Millikeu, Col., caused by the
scarcity and high price of potatoes.
Yesterday P. A. Murphy stepped
into a saloon at Millikeu, ordered n
glass of beer ami when that was
gone another one nud then laid a
nice clean potato on the bar. Mur
phy called for his change aud the
barkeeper gravely returned him a
nickle and put the potato iu the
cash drawer. There is still some
hotc for the socialists.
When the bowels feel uncomfort
able nud you miss the exhileratiug
feeling that always follows a co
pious morning oeratiou, a dose of
HI5RBINU will set you right in a
couple of hours. If taken at bed
time you get its beneficial efTect
after breakfast the nuxt day. Price
50c. Soltl by St. Johns Pharmacy.
Special price on uiiamel ware nt
McCabe& Corljgttg.
The city dads met ns usual Tues
day night for the purpose of dispos
ing of the week's accumulation of
business. No jar or friction was
noticeable nnd everything passed
I off as pleasant as a Sunday school
picnic. All members reported for
1 duty witlt the exception of Coun
cilman G. L. Pcrrine, who is still
I in Carlton endeavoring to use his
best efforts toward keeping the in
habitants of that town warm and
I comfortable the coming winter by
installing n few of his famous fire
places.
A petition for change of location
of arc light, Decatur and Baltimore
to lidisou ami Baltimore, was re
ferred to the water nud light com
mittee by the mayor.
A petition asking council to re
scind all proceedings iu the improve
ment of Baltimore street from lidi
sou to Jersey, owing to the fact
thnt 14 out of the 16 property own
ers Interested desired a hard sur
face improvement instead of a par
tial macadam one. Cnpt. B. L.
Snow represented the projcrty own
ers, and gave good, substantial rea
sons why the change should be
effected nud the wishes of the prop
erty owners acceded to. Council
wns nothing loath, and when the
bills were reatl for its improvement
with macadam, 011 motion of Alder
man Hilt, all bids, of which there
were two, were rejected, and 011
motion of Alderman Bredesou it was
decitletl to leave the field ottcu to
hard surface companies to present
bills with their own Sccificntiotis.
M. G. Urban protested against
his assessment on Portland boule
vard, claiming that it was too high,
and claiming that his property had
been damaged to the extent of 40
by reason of the contractors cover
ing part of his property with earth
and destroying his fence iu the op
eration. Mr. Urban was represented
by Judge Greene, who presented
his case iu his usual concise nud
unmistakable manner. Mntter
wns referred to the street commit
tee nud the engineer by the mayor,
ns was nlso n remonstrance against
nssessiuent of Kellogg street by n
Portland lady.
S. C. Cook stated that the engin
eer had wrongfully allowed nu over
charge of f 25, charging same to
Fessenden street Improvement
when it really belonged to Charles
ton street, Several proiwrty own
ers testified ns to the amount of ex
cavation done. Iu ortler to give
time to get the matter straightened
out, 011 motion of Alderman Valen
tine the parties interested were al
lowed two week s extension of time
to take advantage of the bonding
act; nil yes.
The Pacific Coast Westrumite Co.
nsked for nu extension of 30 days'
time on the improvement of Jersey
street, pleading inability to get rock
when needed ami inclement weath
er, uii motion m Altiermaii muck
the request was unanimously grant
ed.
Scoutmaster D. N. Byertee asked
Hjr mission, on behalf of the Boy
Scouts, to connect the electric wir
ing iu the new Scouts' quarters iu
the McChesuey block with the me
ter in the free library. Request
granted on motion of Alderman
Valentine; till yes.
Attorney General Crawford's
opinion on the term "passage" rel
ative to the free ferry hill, which
may be found iu full iu this issue,
was read ami ordurud filed by the
mayor.
Prices on two kinds of garbage
cans were received from the St.
Johns Hard wore Co., one price be
ing 3.25 and the other $3.75 each
in lots of 10. Street committee was
empowered to make a selection and
secure the cans, placing them where
they will tlo the most good.
Recortler Rice asked for a week's
vacation. Granted on motion of
Alderman Muck; all yes.
The treasurer's quarterly report,
showing a balance of over $4,000 iu
the general fund, was referred to
the nuance committee for verifica
tion. The following bills were allowed
oil motion of Alderman Valentine:
A, G. Long, $500; F. S. Fields,
$5,50; lid W. McLean, f'l I'ncific
Banker, 14.50; Peninsula Iron
Works, $9; Jacob I lahu, ft 10.60;
J. T. Cauright, $10; Secretary of
State, $1.45; F. A. Rice $10; St.
Johns Hardware Co., $6.75.
Permission was granted the Latt
thers Mercantile Co. to lay steps,
encroaching eight inches on the
sidewalk until such a time as the
city needed the obstruction re
moved, iu front of their place of
business.
Two bids were received on the
improvement of Crawford street,
Salem to Richmond the first by
Robinson it Foster, a contracting
firm recently from Pendleton, the
price offered being $7,606.06, T.
H. Cochran bid 8,198.46. The
former wait awarded the contract
livery otic of them you cntt sjwe
tilatc on, as they arc n few of the
undervalues.
One acre. Comer close to Pe
ninsula milt, all iu a fine fir grove,
regular picnic grotiiids.ntl clean nud
clear from underbrush. Street im
provements iu and part paid; for
a short time this can be bought for
$2000, 200 cash, balance ns easy
ns you wnnt it with 7 per cent in
terest. Tills is a fine piece of land
and it is worth more money. Some
day it will make you rich if you
buy it.
Two fine lots on Hayes street, all
street improvements iu and jmid.
Iiach 50x100 nnd iu clover, lay
high and fine, an ideal building
spot for two houses or the best of
garden laud. For n short time
these lots can go for $400 each,
;too down balance easy. If you
want a lot iu St. Johns you won't
turn these down.
Two lots on car line in South St.
Johns nt a bargain. Prices on ap
plication. Two 5o-foot lots on Willamette
boulevard, $450 each, half cash; lo
cated between Mohawk anil Polk.
If you nre acquainted with values,
you will know these nre bargains.
We. have two of the best lots in
St. Johns suitable for fiats or
apartment houses. These two lots
join the postoffico and can be had
for n few days for 52300. Street
improvements nil paid for. Terms
very easy. About $550 will handle.
1 oox too 011 Crawford that's go
ing to be warehouse property $1575.
All kinds of houses for sale iu
all parts of town, 011 nil kinds of
terms. Come nut see us when you
want to buy, sell or trade, we can do
the business.
McKINNliY it DAVIS.
on motion of Alderman Muck.
Some little discussion arose over
the bltl of Robinson it Foster on
account of the totnl not being foot
ed tip, but the dads decitletl thnt
the total was immaterial, since the
contractor was always paid by the
yard regardless of total.
On South Jersey street improve
ment, Mohawk to Ida, P. J. Peter
son it Co. bid $5,846.01; T. II.
Cochran S5.747.9t; St. Johns Sand
it Gravel Co. $6,o5o. 23. The bid
of T. II. Cochran being the lowest,
he was awarded the contract on
motion of Alderman Muck; nil
yes.
On the improvement of Tioga
street, Willis boulevard to Fesscu
ileu street, Robinson it Foster bill
t7.M3-3"; Peterson it Co. $7.371--05,
T. II. Cochran 57,852.82; St.
Johns Sand it Gravel Co. $7,861,
85;nud M.T.Swnn $7,994.30. Rob
inson it Foster were awarded the
contract nu motion of Aldurmiiu
Muck; all yes.
An ordinance fixing the form of
bonds for the ferry slip transfer
wns pawed on motion of Alduimau
Hnrsmnu; nil yes.
A resolution relative to the trans
fer of the ferry bonds was adopted
on motion of Alderman Valentine;
all yes.
The bill of stile ami contract with
the St. Johns Transportation Co.,
which was read, not meeting nllo
gether iu some imrticulsrs with
some of the couiicihueu's approval,
the meeting adjourned to Wednes
day evening to complete the dicker.
Aoney to Loan
A wood thing to know if ym mutt! It to
wlutr) you cm 1 1 Kt utoiiwy fit mh bottr'o
time, 011 Mtsy )'U!nU iu hiihhihU of
fi up, on nil kinds of tir(H,-rt)". .Wilms
inuMi t'oiifidunlial. I'rtvHlu uAta, itMim
I IlolliKMik Mock vr Kuviow oc.
tjtf S. II. Sittterlt.
Mothers who spend the night
with a sick Imby apprecintu the
help they get from McGUH'S BA
BY liLIXIR especially iu hot
weather. It quiets the fever mid
irritation, soothes the stomach,
checks the bowels and lieljw loth
mother and child to obtain sleep
ami rest. Price 25c anil 50c ier
bottle. Sold by St. Johns Pharmacy.
One acre all cleared and in culti
vation on improved street ami ce
ment sidewalk has water, electric
light aud gas; five blocks from
postoffice iu St. Johns; two blocks
from car line: Price $2400, 5300
cash, balance half yearly iyuiunts
at 6 per cent. This is better than
80 acres outside. McKinttoy it
Davis.
Great benefits to the Pacific
Northwest will follow the openiuK
of the Panama canal, according to
Bernard N. Baker, retiretl steam
ship owner, who is visiting in Port
laud. Reductions of one-third nud
one-half iu freights ntu predicted on
shipments to nud from the. Atlantic
Coast cities.