THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW
BY A. W. MARKLE
Published Evory Friday
At 117 West Durlington Street.
Tint RKVIRW is entered nt post oflice
in Saint Johns, Oregon, ns mail matter
of the second class under the Act of Con
gress of Mnrch 3, 1879.
Official Nswtpsper of the Olty of flt JohJU.
Subscription price $1.00 par year.
A younc woman living near
Syracuse has just died ns the re
sult, of n 'Moke." Someone null
ed a chair from under her while
she was out in company, "there
was a general laugn, m wmci
she joined to hide her pain," am.
she died of peritonitis at a nos
nital four dnvs afterward. Nex
July there will be a chance for
some of her humorous friends
to sot tt cannon cracker under
somebody's chair, says the
Buffalo Express. It is wood
have minds that see the pleasant
side of life 111 thnt way.
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The project launched by the
Commercial club last week to so
cure and maintain continuous
forrv service is most surely
move in the ritfht direction, ant
something that should come to
pass with the least possible do
lay. No objection to such an in
novation should como from any
source. The people are paying
for the service, and it should be
made just as good as jt possibly
can be made. It would entail
some extra work on the part o
the employes, but they are iret
ting good pay for the short hours
which they labor plenty to pay
them for working continuously.
By all means let us have continu
otis ferry service, and the miick
or it bocomtw in votrue the bet
ler it will please all who have
occasion to uku the service.
Only a few short days more
and 11)12 will become a thing of
tin.' tmsL It contained its nil
meet! of the Jovh ami sorrows of
life, and it is well that it is
about to pass into oblivon ami a
new year bo ushered in. We
know now what has been accom
plished and achieved during the
past year, but what will the new
year bring forth? Shall the city
of St. Johns prosper ami tlevoloj
to a degree noyond any year
the past, or shall it merely drift
along f There are tilings in the
air, although somewhat union
nite ns yet. that portend a trior
ious year for St. Johns. Better
car service and more of it is one
of the things that seems likely to
occur, which will moan a most
valuable leverage to increase the
population ami interest outside
capital. Hotter Htri'otit are being
laid ami in course of development
that will mean a paved highway
from bt, Jolnm to the heart o
Portland. Free delivery of mui
will bo inaugurated with the com
ing or the new year, which it
also a progressive utop. Severn
proponed new Industrie are ser
iously considering the feasibility
of locating in St. Johns, ami one
or two partioM are becoming in-
turosted in securing the city
dock. 1 ho l'auama canal is com
ing on aimco. the value of which
to the "Gateway to Portland" is
inestimable. The city has never
nru.sontod a more inviting up
poaranco, never haw the streets
been in such good condition, uev
or has there neon less of discord
ami complaining. The city gov
urnmuut has been in good hands
ami the welfare ot the city taken
care of in a most satisfactory
manner. Everything points to
a most succussuil year for the
city of St. Johns. The unfolding
ot it.s unmistakable glorious fu
ture is near at hand, and faint
liQitrt should take courage with
tho. advent of the new year.
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RESOLUTIONS.
Laurolwood Uebekah Lodge.
Whereas, it has pleased the
Hulor of the Universe to remove
from our midst the beloved
mothor of Brother Pascal Hill,
Therefore, be it resolved.
That wo extent! our heart folt
sympathy to our bereaved broth
or and family in their hour of
griof and sorrow, ami may the
Heavenly wither in lus loving
kindness remove the clouds of
sorrow from their hearts.
Hosolved, That a copy of these
resolutions bo spread upon the
iniimtas of this lodge, a copy
soot to our bereaved Brothor ami
family, and a copy to the St.
Johns Hoviow.
Fraternally submitted,
Mrs. IS. F. Day,
Koo Robinson,
Lillio Sizemore.
How is Your Title?
Have your abstracts made, con.
tinned or examined at the Peninsu
la Title, Abstract and Realty Co'
Accurate work. Reasonable fees.
II, Iletulorsoti, manager, 208 North
Jersey, McDonald building.
Qtmrtorly mooting servicos
will bo hold in the Froo Motho
dist church, corner 12. Richmond
and Hudson streets, St. Johns,
Doc. 27-29, conducted by District
Elder W. N. Coffeo. Sorvjces
each evening at 7;80 and 11 a.m.
Sunday.
The fltoond Foot of Watsr.
"Second foot," as defined by the
United States geological survey, Is an
nbbrovntlon for cubic foot per second
and is tins unit for tho rate of dts
chnrRo of wntor flowing In a stream
ono foot wide, ono foot deep, nt a rute
of ono foot per second. It Is generally
used as a fundamental unit In mens
uremonU of stream flow.
"Second feet per square mile" Is the
nvcrajfo number of cubic feet of wa
tor flowlnjr nor second from each
squaro mllo of area drained, on the-oB
sumption that tho run off Is distributed
uniformly both nn regards tlmo ana
nrca.
An "acre foot" Is equivalent to 43
5C0 cubic feet and Is the quantity
quired to cover an aero to tho depth
of ono foot. Tho term Is commonly
used In connection with BtoniRo for lr
rlcntlon work. Ono second foot flow
equals 7.48 United States gallons
second 418.8 gallons a minute.
010.317 gallons a day. As a California
"miner's Inch" equals U.1S7 gallon
second, thoro nrc forty California
minor's inches In ono second foot
or
One of the Family.
James Seymour, tho ttrtlst, wan born
In London In 1702. Ho dlsplnyod
fondness for drawing and painting I
boyhood nnd subsequently gained co
lcbrlty by his skill In designing horses
Onco tho proud Duko of Somerset em
ployed Seymour to paint n room at IiIm
mat In Sussex with tlio portraits of his
running horses. Having admitted the
artist to his tublc, ho ono day drank to
til in. saying:
"Cousin Boymour, your health."
Tho pointer replied, "My lord. I real
ly bolluvo that I havo tho honor of be
Ing of your grace's family."
This hurt tlio prldo of tho duko bo
much that ho rose from tho table and
ordered his steward to pay Seymour
and dismiss lilm. Finding, however,
thnt no ono In Knglnnd could complete
tlio pictures begun, ho condescended to
send for his cousin. The painter re
spumlcd to tho message In these words
"My lord, I will now provo that I nm
of your uraco's family, for I won't
come."
Declined Her Own Medicine.
Thero Is always inoro or less talk
current nlwut abolishing iwsltlon and
disporting pelf. Tho trouble Is
know Just whoro to begin the dentruc
tlvo reconstruction nnd to find reform
era who nro willing themselves to In'
reformed. An Kngllsh great lady was
onco entertaining tho l.nhor momber
of parliament. Henry llrondhurHt, the
Duko of Argylo and others at her conn
try seat Sho was n strong Liberal.
and one evening Inveighed against the
bonny of lords. It would ho awep
a way If It did not reform, alio said
with fervor.
"Yes," agreed llroadhurst. "and how
will you like that, Mrs. IM"
"f.ody I'.. If you please, sir," In
stoutly corrected llroadhtirst'H hostess,
drawing hcrxolf up haughtily.
Duttone,
HuttoiiH nro certainly ns ancient as
tho idego of Troy, In tho ninth century
before our era, for, both In that unfor
tuuolo city nnd at Mycenae, Dr. Hclillc
maiiii discovered objects of gold, silver
and hrnnxe which could have had no
other use than that of buttons, In
medieval times the clothing of the
common people was generally fastened
with wooden pegs of the tyH mid form
of IIiomo reported to In cuiergeiicIeK
by the country I my of the present day
HiittmiK covered with rloth were pro
hlblled by (leorge I. In 1720 to en
courage tho manufacture of metal but
tons.
The Metaphor of the Oplder.
Hotter than mom metaphors thnt
hnve Iw-en drawn from tho spiders
way of life Is the delight fully human
ono of AlphoiiHe KnrrV In his "Voyage
AutourdoMnn Jordln." The spider, he
says. In more truthful than man. When
man saiH, "If my wife doe not love
mo I shall die," he does not die. Hut
when n spider says so lie knows he Is
Mjumlilng the truth, for If Ills wife does
not love tit til she kills lilin.-I.omlon
Saturday Itevlow.
More Class.
Uttle lless-What does your father
doT Utile Null IIo'h a horse doctor
Utile lle-Oh. dear! I guess I'd
bettor not play with you then, I'm
afrnld you don't Moug to our set
Uttle Nell-Why. what does your fa
ther do? Uttle Itesn-IIe's u vet'nnry
surgeon. -Chicago News.
Slandering a Selnt,
"I'lfteen ywira iiro,m said tho aged
brother, addressing tho congregation.
"I gladly gave my heart to tho l.nnl
"And that's tho only cheerful gift he
ever made," wiilsiwrvtl tne iieacon
whoso business It was to collect the
annual subscriptions.
Fig Leaves.
Tho story Is told of a young lady
from the east who. seeing a tig tree
for the llrst time, exclaimed. "Why, I
always thought tig leaves were larger
than that!' -San rrnuclseo Argonaut
- A Qood Laugh.
One good, hearty laugh Is a bomb
shnll exploded In the right place, while
spleen and discontent nro a gun thnt
kicks over the man who shoots It off.
Do Witt Talmnge.
A Too Ominous Beginning,
She If a girl proponed to you. you
wouldn't dare to refuse her, He If a
girl had the nervo to propose to mo 1
wouldn't daro marry her. Boston
Transcript
Thero Is no policy like polltonose.
since a good manner often succeeds
where tho best tongue has failed.
A Dos Moines man had an at
tack of muscular rheumatism in
us shoulder. A friend advised
tint to go to Hot Springs. That
meant an expense oi $tou.lKi or
more. Ho sought for a quicker
mui unu.iiiur way iu cure it ami
ounti it in Uhumborlain's Lini
ment. Three days after tho first
tpplication of this liniment ho
was well. For sale by all deal
ers.
Not the libel on your paper.
17777771
WHAT
ARE YOU
DOING?
Anybody can save mon
ey if they will. It only
requires a dollar to start
a savings account at
this bank, and by add
ing to it regularly you
will soon have a good,
substantial bank ac
count. We pay 4 per cent inter
est on savings accounts
and 4 per cent on time
deposits.
The next result of econ
omy is independence and
wealth. What are you
doing?
First National
Bank
St. Johns Ore.
Notice of Adjourned Annual
School Meeting
Notice is hereby given to the
legal voters of School District
No. 2 of Multnomah coiinty,statc
of Oregon, that tho Adjournet
Annual School Meeting of suit
District w be held at the Con
tral School House, to begin at the
hour of 8 n. m. on tho fifth Mon
day of December, being the 30th
dnv of December. A. JJ. luiz.
T i b meeting is called for tho
purpose of levying a special tax
for general scnool purposes am
tho transaction of business usua
at such meeting.
Dated this lMh day of Decern
ber, 1912.
I'. I'. IJIUNKISK,
Chairman Hoard of Directors.
Attest: J. E. TANCH,
District Clerk.
Published in the St. Johns He
view Dec. 20 and 27, 1912.
ORDINANCE NO. 521
AN OKDINANCE FIXING THE
HATE PER CENT OF TAXES
LEVIED IN THE CITY 01
ST. JOHNS FOR THE YEAH
OF 1912.
The City of St. Johns does or
daln as follows:
That tho rato ner cent of tho
tax low for tho City of St. Johns,
Multnomah county. State of Or
eiron, is nereuy uxea at nine
mills on tho dollar of nssosset
valuation of tho property of the
C tv of St. Johns as certified by
tho county clerk of the County of
Multnomah. Stiuo of Uregon.nm
tho Recorder is hereby renuesteii
to at once notify the county clerk
of said county and stnto of the
above lew.
Passed by tho Council the JMth
dnv of December. A. U.. lUlU.
Annrovcd by tho Mayor tho
21th day of December A. D. 1912,
A. A. MUUK,
Mnyor.
Attest: F. A. RICE,
Recorder.
Published in tho St. Johns Re
view, Dec. 27, 1912.
You got fuU weight and first
luullty at the Central market. Just
rr awhile.
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'Wishing'
It's one thing to wish
you a happy and pros
perous New Year.
To back up the wish
in a practical way is
quite another.
Tho Peninsula Na
tional Bank not only
wishes every citizen of
bt. Johns, young or old,
a happy and prosperous
Now Year,
But will stand ready
at all times to lend a
hand in building their
prosperity.
PENINSULA
NATIONAL
BANK
Oldest Bank on the Peninsula
4 Per Cent Interest
on Savings
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The Library
Ope n H ou rs : I :oo to j n n d 7 to 9 :3o p. m
Sundays: 2:30 to 5:30
The library will bo open on
New Year's day for tho usual
Sunday hours- 2:30 to 5:30. No
books will be exchanged, but
readers are welcome.
Now Books:
Collingwood, ed. Business
Hen. When wo had this book
out on request from tho central
library it was so highly praised
by its readers that it has been
secured for our own shelves.
The author says he has "simply
tried to tell in simple language
which all can understand how to
breed, hatch, raise and handle
the hon that is capable of feed
ing tho family or rolling a mort
gage away upon her eggs." The
author seems to bo a poet as well
as a poultry authority, judging
by tho following Foreword to his
book:
There's lots of folkj thnt lovo n
horse
About as well as they know
how j
We ain't all built aliko-of
course
There's them that do just love
a cow
Above their wives. Some folks
will sleep
When hogs or horses have the
talk,
But start a word edgeways on
sheen
And see the way their tongues
will wa k:
And some folks sit up half the
night
To paint tho virtues of n
hog,
And I know folks uncommon
bright
Who rub their love thick on
a dog.
I have, as now I do rejoice,
No quarrel with my fellow men,
But of all animals my choice
Forever is tho Business Hen.
She may not average quite so
strong
As sheep or hog or horse or
cow,
But then she rolls her eggs
ulong,
And pays her bills that suits
mo now;
I'm not tho ono to fight or knock
When others claim big things
but then
My mind is made up like a rock;
You can't fool me I lovo tho
hen.
Jnckman -A B C of tho motor
cycle. Text and illustrations that
make tho mechanism nnd opera
tion of the machine clear to
those directly or indirectly inter
ested. -A book for tho use of peo
ple who want tho Show How
features. , It has been written
solely for tho guidance of those
who know they don't know much
if anything, about the subject.
Sheepshanks- A bishop in the
rough. An unusually interesting
journal prepared by a young Eng
lish clergyman nearly 50 years
ago, while working among tho
pioneers of British Columbia.
It is capital reading.
Thirty Real Estato Experts-
Practical real estato methods.
For tho young man or woman
wishing to enter tho realty field
this volume is probably tho best
text book and the best guide to
practico over written. It is
eminently practical, dealing with
existing real estate problems.
Kunston Memories of 'i wars.
A racy account of tho author's
oxporioncos ns a volunteer in tho
Cuban struggle for independence,
unit utter in uiu war wiiu aiuwu.
One reader characterized It as
"a rattling good story of adven
ture." Another objects that us
pages aro sufficiently lively with
out tho slang which frequently
decorates them. A caso in which
talent, push, audacity, personal
courage and luck havo mingled
in an unusual degree.
Jlrlng In 'your job printing while
you think of It. Don't wait until you
aro entirely out. Wo nro equipped
to turn out neat and tasty printing
promptly at Portland prices or less.
Happy New Year
Your Credit is Good
at the
St. Johns Furniture
Company
Notice of Cost of Improvemen
Notion Is hereby ulvcii tlmt the asses
uiciit for the improvement of llurlltiKtuu
street irom until ford street to center oi
lllock 29, the totnl cost of whlcl
Is 10,380.18, was declared bv Ordinance
No. 520, entitled "An ordinance dcclnr
lut! the cost of ImtirovliiL' Iliirllnuton St
front the uorthcnsterly flue of llrndford
street to the center line of lllock 29
James John 2nd Add. to the city of St
Johns, Oregon, and nwtcssiut! the
protcrty IxMicfitcd thereby, declaring
such assessment nnti directing tuc entr
of the same in the docket of cltv Ileus.
The cot of said Improvement is levied
upon all llic lots, parts oi lots anil par
eels of land within the boundaries of the
district described ns follows: llctwccu
the northeasterly Hue of Ilradford street
and the center line of lllock 20, James
John 2nd addition.
A statement of said assessment has
been entered In the docket of city lieu
December 20, 1012. and said assessment
is now due and payable at the office of
the recorder of the city of St. Johns, Or
egou, and will be delinquent and bear
interest niter Dec. ;iu, loi a. ami II not
paid on or before Jan. 11). 1010. pro
ceedltiKS will be taken for the collection
of the same by sale of pro nitty as pro
vkicii uy tuc city cnarter.
1'. A. KICK,
Kecordcr
Published iu the St. Johns Kevlcw on
Dec. -'U una zi, tyu.
NOTICE OF
Proposed Assessment
Notice I hereby iMvi-n 'hat apportion
tneiit of the cost ot llarlui.tii street from
the easterly line of teueii street to the
westerly line of M)cr stieel.totulcost is
jiKiY.oy.ims ncen upioriiinri! ami is on
lile In the o I Ike of the undersigned, sub
cct to examination.
Aciment dUtrlct extends Kick t
the renter of lots, bloeks or tracts
laud ulmttiiiK on mUI Mrcct as provide
by the city charter and resolutions.
Remonstrances nullum said apportion
itieiH may oc umiie in wriiiUK ami nice
with the undcr.lncl until 5 o'clock
ui. January 0, l'Jlti.
I' A. KICK,
Cltv Recorder.
Published in the Kt. Johns Review
uee. unmi zi, 1912.
NOTICE OF
Proposed Assessment
Notice is hereby Riven that apportion
cut 01 tne cost ot tmproviiu! Ulvmpia
street from the northeasterly Hue of My
ers st, to the easterly line of Charleston
street, total cost of which is jl.S9l.55
lias been apportioned and is on file iu the
ottice 01 tne utuiersiKtied, subject to ex
animation,
Assessment district extends back to
the center of lots, blocks or tracts of
laud abutting on said street as provided
oy tne city cnarter ami resolutions.
Remonstrance nuaiust said apportion
meni may oc mane in wntinir aim met
with the undersigned until 5 o'clock
P. M, January C, 1913.
V. A. RICK,
Recorder.
Published iu the St. Johns Review
Dec. 20 and 27, J9 U.
FOR SALE
One lot 50x106 set with bearing fruit trees.
One corner lot 97x106 neor school house,
One corner lot 106x117. Leonard street.
Two lots 50x130 each, Kellogg street.
One house nnd lot soxroo Jersey street.
One cottage and lot 50x106, Central Avenue,
Two lots 50x106 Central Avenue.
One business lot on Jersey street, near postoffice, 50x100.
One 7 room house, lot 100x106, on Central Avenue.
The above properties are ail first class and can be purchased
at reasonable prices and most of them on time payments.
For these and other desirable bargains see
J. E. WILLIAMS
Room 4, Holbrook Block
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Second and Yamhill
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50c, 75c, $1.00, Reasonable rates for perma
nent guests; also special rates by the month.
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New
Year
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