Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 12, 1905, Page 14, Image 14

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THE iTORNING OREGQ1TLCN, FREttjLY, MAX 12, 1905.
GINS TRIAL
OF R. M. ffllffl
First ' Defendant in Tanner
Creek Sewer. Scandal Is
Before Jury.
'DEFENSE SHOWS ITS HAND
Attorney Declares That No Contract
Existed Between His Client and
the City and That the In
dictincnt Is Defective.
A.' mas -with scant gray hair, nervously
chewing a'quld of tobacco In a manner
that made his fhort. stubby muctache
hob up and down like 'a shuttle, sat in
Judge George's courtroom yesterday af
ternoon vainly trying to catch what was
going on before him with the aid of an
ancient and much-ueed ear trumpet.
Eighty years had passed over his shoul
ders, and 40 of those years had passed
and had been registered on the calendar
of time as a resident of Portland. He
was R. M. Riner. who, with his son, B.
11. Riner; W. C. Elliott. ex-City Englpeer;
Henry Chandler, who was a surveyor In
Mr. Elliott's office, and J. M. Caywood, a
sewer and street Inspector, were Indicted
In connection with the Tanner-Creek
sewer.
This little gray man, with his four-score
years that have passed Irrevocably, to
gether with his son, were the contractors
that constructed the now Justly famous
Tanner-Creek sewer, a contract that the
state, through District Attorney John
Manning, will attempt to prove was a
steal. The Indictment under which H. 3L
Riner will be tried says that Riner made
and filed certificates that he had com
pleted the work on the sewer, following
out the provisions of his contract; that
these certificates were false, and that he
tried to obtain money by false pretenses'.
Like the rest of the defendants who were
Indicted, Riner demanded a separate trial,
and his case Is the first to be taken up by
the court In connection with this scandal,
and Rincr's trial, and In fact all of the
others will be watched with considerable
interest by the taxpayers. The construc
tion of the Tanner-Creek sewer was a no
toriously bad piece of work. W. C. Elliott,
Chandler and Caywood passed on the job
and It was accepted.
Rumors of "Graft."
Even before It was accepted, there were
all sorts of stories floating around about
the way the work was done. The rumors
of "graft" in connection with this newer
finally became so warm that an investi
gation resulted and the exposure was
complete. City Engineer Elliott was
forced to resign and there was a general
cleaning out of his office. The result of
the Investigation of the construction of
this bit of city sanitation did not stop
with the retirement of Elliott, and those
who were with him in the "passing upon
and acceptance of this work. While the
Investigation was going on, that Multno
mah County grand jury which became fa
mous for Its promiscuous Indictments was
in session. It hardly took an invitation
to get this grand jury busy with the Tanner-Creek
sewer scandal, nor was It long
before It handed out indictments against
Jill who had to do with the building of
this city drainage. As a result of these
indictments, each man, in turn, will come
up for trial, and as each case is unraveled
before the jurors who will hear the evi
dence, the taxpayers will learn just for
what and how their money has been
spent.
The time in yesterday's trial was prin
cipally spent in obtaining a Jury and a
lot of preliminary legal sparring by Ed
Mendenhall, who, with his brother, A. R.
Mendenhall, is defending Riner. As oppo
nents to these clever two lawyers in the
legal arena are District Attorney John
Manning and his deputy, Gus Moscr. The
prosecution. In outlining its defense, con
tended that It would prove that Riner
had attempted to obtain money by false
pretences when he filed certificates that
he had completed the work in accordance
with the terms of his contract For Riner,
Attorney Mendenhall contended that the
prosecution could not prove any of the
allegations In the indictment. Before the
trial had got fairly under way. It was
clear what Attorney Mendenhall's attitude
would be, that of not admitting the ex
istence of a contract beween the city and
his client Riner. The attorney for the
defense argued long and earnestly, first
ngainst the statute under which the in
dictment was drawn, alleging that it was
framed to punish city and county officials,
and that his client was not a city official.
Another ground of the defense's conten
tion was that the wording of the Indict
ment was not specific in its language,
because It did not. contain the wording of
tho contract. A number of authorities
were offered by Attorney MendenhalL
City Auditor Is a "Witness.
Uty Auditor T. C. Devlin was the only
witness called. He was called to testify
and to identify the contract for the Tanner-Creek
sewer, the certificates which
were alleged to have been filed by Riner
and other documents in the case. It was
while the prosecution was trying to offer
these documents as evidence that the
attorney for the defense entered his vig
orous protest. Judge George overruled all
of Attorney Mendenhall's objections. The
court ruled that the contract, the certifi
cates and plans and specifications and
other documents offered by the prosecu
tion be recorded as exhibits. On the point
raised by Attorney Mendenhall regarding
the indictment. His Honor called for the
books containing the citations and ruled
that ho would allow the Indictment to
stand until he had time to read further on
the case and until the case was farther
along. ,
With this out of the way, the examina
tion of Auditor Devlin proceeded. He was
still on the stand when court was ad
journed at 5 o'clock. Just before adjourn
ment, and just as Mr. Devlin had in a
measure identified the signature of R. M.
Riner on the certificates. Attorney Men
denhall caused a flurry. While Mr. Devlin
was testifying regarding the signature,
Mr. Mendenhall had R. M. Riner sign his
name with pen and ink, and also the son,
E. M. Riner, sign another paper. There
was a hurried consultation between the
legal brothers as they compared the sig
natures of father and son, then Attorney
Ed Mendenhall carried the paper on which
E. M. Riner had written his name to Mr.
Devlin and asked If that was R. AL Rin
er' s signature. Mr. Devlin said that to
the best of his belief it was. Mr. Men
denhall then passed the paper among the
Jurors and offered it as testimony.
Jury Which Tries Case.
The Jury selected to try the case is made
up of the following men. S. B. McBride,
blacksmith, 20S Broadway: C H. Thomp
ton, hroker, 12S Third; Samuel Strauss,
restaurant proprietor, 23 "Washington;
William M. Cake, Sr., physician. Chamber
of Commerce building; Carl Abendroth,
laborer, 105 Caruthers; William Price, en
gineer. 161 "Knott; H. J. Schemer, gro
ccryman, 633 Fourth; August Carlson,
manufacturer. 343 East Second; C O. Sig-
gun, retired business maa, m. Love joy;
R. M.
V
Fred Nevergold, proprietor mining smel
ter. 371 Nineteenth: James Shannassy, re
tired mechanic. SO Rjtssell; R. A. Stringer,
artist. 129 Bancroft.
CIVIL SERVICE IN DISPUTE
Employe Questions Right or City
Engineer's Action.
In September, 1903, John Rankin
passed tho municipal civil service ex
amination for class 10, grade C, of
division C, Engineering Deparment. anJ
was certified bjr the commission to
the City Auditor as a classified employe
under the civil service rules of this
city at $75 a month. In a recent peti
tion to the Civil Service Commission he
sets up that he was constantly em
ployed until last March when City
Engineer Wanzer is alleged to have
arbitrarily laid him off at $2.50 a day
and appointed A. S. Gross in his place.
Rankin charges that he is allowed
the per diem only on days that he Is
employed and that they are likely to
become few and far between. On tho
other hand Engineer Wanzer says that
he was compelled to reduce the work
ing force of his Jepartmcnt, and violat
ed no civil servico rule when he laid
Rankin off temporarily. He explains
his reason for employing Gross by the
statement that both took the examin
ations the same day, that there was
no priority of rank Involved in that
respect, and that Gross had a higher
percentage than Rankin.
The Municipal Commission investi
gated the matter yesterday afternoon,
and sustained City Engineer Wanzer
on all the points at issue. John F.
Logan, attorney for Rankin, says that
he proposes to mandamus the City En
gineer and Civil Service Commission to
compel men to certify to the correctness
of a client's monthly salary claim
of $75, unless they keep him employed
permanently at $2.50 a day, which
amounts practically to the same thing.
He thinks that otherwise the action
of the commission would operate to
destroy the vital principles that in
spired the civil service idea.
Moving Federal Offices.
Yesterday marked the ilrst step in
the direction of moving the different
offices into the new Federal building.
The railway mall service. United States
Civil Service Commission, United
States District Attorney, and other of
fices intended for the upper story will
go first, to be followed by the United
States Circuit and District Judges, Mar
shal, clerks, and the various depart
ments .that will occuppy the second
story, and lastly by the Postoffice De
partment which will take all the
ground floor and a goodly portion of
the basement and other sections of the
building. This order of removal has
been adopted for the purpose of avoid
ing as much confusion as possible,
the idea being to have a clear field
for the Postoffice.
The bench In Judge Bellinger's de
partment was demolished yesterday, the
records and books of the Clerk. Mar
shal and District Attorney packed, and
in a few days the old biscuit factory
at Sixth and Burnside -will be only an
expensive memory so far as "tho Gov
ernment is concerned, as it is certain
the new building will be fully occupied
by June 1.
Three Engage in Fight.
James and David Roach and James
O'Hare were arrested at Second and Alder
streets yesterday afternoon by Patrolman
Qulnton, and were booked at police head
quarters on charges of fighting. Later
tne Roaches were released on ball. They
claim O'Hare. who is their brother-in-law,
started the trouble He is divorced
from his wife and is said to have been
causing considerable trouble of Inte be
cause of this. He Is the man who was
recently severely lectured by Circuit Jhdge
Frazcr, at the time of the trial of the
divorce case.
Civil Service Examinations.
An examination will be held in this
city June 14 by the United States Civil
Service Commission to secure ellgibies
to All the vacancy In the position of
assistant (male or female) section of
Illustrations, Division of Publications,
Department of Agriculture, at $C00 a
year. Full particulars may be ob
tained from Z. A. Leich. t the vnnt-
RINER AND ATTORNEY MENDENHALL -
L TEST L
Grounds Will Be Illuminated for
an Hour.
FAIR IN BLAZE OF GLORY
On Monday Evening (lie Lewis and
' Clark Expo'silitfh Will Be Out
lined in Electric Lights for
the Fist Time.
Monday night at S o'clock, the Lewis
and Clark Exposition grounds will" be
completely illuminated for the first time,
and when, after an hour's test, the lights
are turned off. they will not again burst
forth in a blaze of light until the night of
June 1. when the Exposition will have
been formally opened.
(lt Is expected that many thousand per
sons will witness this first illumination.
Heretofore only buildings have been illu
minated, but on Monday night all the
buildings, as well as the Trail, the balus
trade and the towers on Government Isl
and, will be illuminated. -The electric
displays arranged beneath the surface of
the lake will be tested, all the searchlights
that will be in use during the Exposition
will be turned on, and the grounds and
Centennial Park will be a blaze of light.
It will be the first chance for Portlanders
to sec how the Fair will actually look at
night when In full operation.
Nearly all the electric wiring has been
completed, and the number of lights In
stalled runs way up in the thousands.
There Is a little wiring yet to be done on
some of the strUe pavilions and on conces
sion buildings on the Trail, but the work
may be said to be In a completed condi
tion. The effect of the lights shining on
the water of Guild's Lake, with the Gov
ernment buildings on the one side and
the principal exhibit palaces on the other,
will be well worth seeing.
NEBRASKA EXHIBIT SHIPPED
Famous Steer Challenger and Mov
ing Pictures of State Industries.
OMAHA. Neb.. May 1L (Special.) Two
carloads or exhibits are tonight on the
way to Portland for Installation as a part
of Nebraska's display at the Lewis and
Clark Exposition.
The shipment includes the famous
mounted steer Challenger, which was one
of the sensations of the St. Louis agricul
tural exhibit. The steer was purchased
by the Nebraska Experimental Station,
for the purpose of being fattened on a
specially prepared ration of corn and 'al
falfa and other products, with a view to
capturing fire prize at the Chicago cattle
show. In which It was successful.
The exhibit also contains 500 bushels of
the finest corn of the state of the l&M
crop, also 30 cases of the best sheaf and
threshed grain. This Is all in fine condi
tion, and will be used until samples of
the new crop can be substituted during
the Summer.
There is also a varied and extensive ex
hibit of corn products and moving picture
fijms nnd apparatus. A number of new
scenes of the state's Industries have been
added to the set, and it Is expected that
the moving pictures shown In the Nebras
ka Theater will bo one of the attractions
of the Agricultural building.
President Warner, who has Just re
turned from Portland, presented to tho
State Commission, at a meeting yesterday
at Fremont, the contract he had made for
the erection of a pavilion, which was ap
proved. This pavilion Is, In fact, a hand
some little state building under the roof
of the Agricultural palace. It will con
tain, besides a large amount of agricul
tural exhibits, reception and convenient
rooms for Nebraska visltprs. offices of the
commission and the moving-picture thea
ter, seating 100 persons. Nebraska's posi
tion in the Agricultural building is an
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state will attract as much attention at
Portland as It did at St. 'Louis.
The Commissioners, with William
James. Superintendent of Agriculture,
who Is looking after the shipment of ex
hibits, will leave shortly for Portland to
superintend the installation, and be pres
ent at the opening ceremonies of the Ex
position. Indian Institute at the Fair.
CHEMAWA. Or.. "May 11. (Special.)
The preliminary programme of the Pa
cific Coast Indian Institute, to be held at
Portland, in the Auditorium on the Fair
grounds, was issued today by Superin
tendent Edwin L. Chalcraft, who Is the
president of this year's Institute. The
programme covers a wide range of sub
jects bearing on the education and civ
ilization of the American Indian and
will be participated in by superin
tendents and others from all over the
United States.
Superintendent of Indian Schools
Miss Estolle Reel will, be present, as
well as many other general officers of
the Indian Department from Washing
ton and in the field.
SUBJECT TO FEDERAL LAW
Idaho State Land Sold on Same
Terms When Irrigated.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 11. Section 2 of an act passed
by the last Idaho Legislature places a
restriction on the state lands situated
under the Government irrigation project,
and provides as follows:
Whenever the United States shall, through
Its proper officer, authorize the construction
of any Irrigation works In the state under
the provisions of the reclamation act of June
17. 1903, no lands belonging to the state
whose irrigation depends upon the construc
tion of such works hall. after such authori
zation for construction shall have been pub
licly announced or communicated by such
proper officer to the Governor of the state,
be sold except in conformity with the classi
fication of farm units by the United States,
and the title to such lands shall not pass
from the state until the applicant therefor
shall have fully complied with the provisions
of the laws of the United States and the
regulations thereunder concerning the acqui
sition of the right to use water from such
works and shall produce the evidence there
of duly Issued.
. About 7000 acres of state lands are sit
uated under the gravity system which will
soon be constructed at Minidoka and un
der the provisions of this act can only be
sold in conformity with the rules and
regulations prescribed by the Reclama
tion Act.
In compliance with tho Idaho statute
D. W. Ross, engineer In charge of the
Reclamation Service In that state, has
been directed by the Director of the
United States Geological Survey to offi
cially notify Governor Gooding that the
Secretary of the Interior has authorized
the construction of Irrigation works
which will reclaim these lands. and has
set asldo from the reclamation fund the
necessary money therefor.
Japanese as Census Enumerator.
County Assessor SIgler yesterday ap
pointed Y. Matsul as a deputy to take
the census of the Japanese popula
tion of Multnomah County. Consid
erable difficulty has heretofore been
experienced in connection with obtain
ing accurate data relating to the Jap
anese Inhabitants of this county, and
the Assessor has sought to avoid this
by sending one of their own race among
them for the desired information. The
new appointee comes highly recom
mended from Vice-Consul Alba, and
SIgler feels certain that he has solved
a problem that has been an eyesore
ever slnco the state law went into
effect concerning the- taking of tne
census every ten years.
'
Work of the Grand Jury.
There was a lull in the Investigation of
the Multnomah County grand Jury yester
day in the municipal scandals. The Jurors.
however, were not idle, for their time
was taken up la bearing testimony in
several criminal cases. It Is understood
that a true bill will be found against John
T. Coleman,, who murdered Edna Hoff
man. Indications arc that the grand Jury
will not make a report on tse municipal
scandals until. Just before time for its
adjournment.
Do not purge .or weaken the bowels, bat
act jspeciaxiy oh tn uver asa sue. A per
fect liver correct er. Carter's Little Liver
ASKS BAR R
Lower River Man Petitions
P'ort-of Portland.
DREDGE CAUSED TROUBLE
Commissioners Say Engineers Vho
OperatetHhe Columbia, Arc Kc
' sponsible for. Obstruction. .
Open Lighthouse "Bids.
It was announced at the meeting of the
Port of Portland Commission yesterday
that the big dredge Columbia will be fully
repaired and ready for business before
May 20. Some few' repairs will, be made
after she resumes work
Albert Meyer petitioned that the com
mission remove the bar. which he says
has formed In front of Hunter's Point, on
the Columbia River. This bar, he stated
in his letter, was caused by the dumpings
from the -dredge Columbia. It prevents
steamers from stopping at his Sand Bar
landing, and is a great Inconvenience to
him. The Commissioners thought the
United States Engineers were the proper
authorities to appeal to for a removal
of the bar.
Colonel D. M. Dunne was present to
present proposals for furnishing oil to the
commission, but as a representative of
the' Standard Oil Company, who was-" not
present, had promised to make an offer,
the matter was laid over.
WiDE RANGE OF BIDS.
Tenders Opened for'. Construction of
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Burrows Island Lighthouse.
Major W. S. Langfltt. United States En
gineers, yesterday opened bids for the
construction of Burrows Island light sta
tion, on the west side of. Burrows Island.
Rosario Strait, Fuget Sound. The bids
were as follows:
John A. Fastabend. Astoria $14,985
Burrell Construction Co., San Francisco 17.00
John Stanchfleld. Seattle 12.700
Bamett & Farmer. Anacortes J.j'Jj
Dundon Bridge & Construction Co.. San
Francisco -. iii.iw
The specifications call for the building
of a fog signal structure, with light tower
attached, an oil and coal house and a
double dwelling.
Solace Off for Xaval Stations.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 11. The naval
transport Solace, will leave this port to
morrow loaded down with freight and
passengers for the naval stations at Hono
lulu. Guam. Manila and Cavlte. to return
by way of Hong Kong. Shanghai and
Ch'efoo. Besides ammunition and stores,
she will take complete outfits for the
wireless telegraph stations at Honolulu
and Guam. Lieutenant George C Sweet,
who established the stations at Marc
Island and An the Philippines, will go to
superintend the work. The Solace will
visit every ship -on the Asiatic station,
and will bring back all short-term men to
be mustered out of service.
Captain of Pilot Boat Missing.
ASTORIA. Or.. May H.-Gregory Buck
ler, captain of the "Hot schooner Joseph
Pulitzer, has been missing since Saturday,
and Is thought to have fallen overboard
from the schooner as she was moored at
the railway wharf and been drowned. A
reward of $25 has been offered by tfie pi
lots for the recovery of his body. Buck
ler was a native of Newfoundland, was
47 years old, and had been employed on
the schooner during the past three years;
Murine Notes.
The steamer South Bay arrived from
San Francisco last evening, and went to
the Portland mill, "where she loads back
with lumber.
The barkentine Amazon has. finished
loading her cargo at Inman, Poulscn &
Co.'s mill. She goes to Manila and car
ries 1.400,000 feet of lumber, of which about
S00.0CO feet la piling.
The Chrlstel shitted yesterday from the
O. W. P. dock to anchorage off tho coal
bunkers, where she will receive her lum
ber cargo. The first material to go aboard
will be 100,000 feet of Tedwood lumber.
The British ship Beacon Rock, Captain
Hughes, which spent several months in
this harbor last Summer, has been char-,
tcred by Balfour. Guthrie & Co. to load
general cargo at Liverpool for Puget
Sound.
The steamer Oregon sailed for San
Francisco last night, carrying among her
passengers 50 conductors who have been
attending ' the convention here. A large
number will go south on the Columbia,
which salls'Tuesday, the day the .conven
tion adjourns.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA.. May 11. Condition" or the bar
at 3 P. M.. smooth; wind "northwest, weather
cloudy. Arrived at 5:30 and "left up at S:30
A -M. Steamer South Bay, from San Fran
cisco. Arrived down at 5:30 and sailed at
7:30 A.M. Steamer Alliance, for Coos Bay
and Eureka. Sailed at 10 A. il. Steamer
Elmore, for Tillamook. Arrived down at
4:30 P. M. British ship Lonsdale.
San Francisco, May 11. Sailed last night
Steamer Aurella. for Portland. Arrived
British steamer Aljcoa. from Kobe; steamer
Vmatttla. from Victoria; steamer A. F.
Plant, from Coos Bay.
Hongkong. May 11. Sailed May 10 Em
press of Japan, for Vancouver, via Yoko
hama. lllogo. May 11. Arrived May 10 Athenla.
from Vancouver, B. C, via Yokohama, for
Hongkong.
Shanghai. May 11. Arrived Garonne,
from Seattle, via Hlogo,
GIVE BIG CIRCUS PARADE
Morris & Howe Will Slake This a
Great Feature.
Norrii & Rowe, whose circus comes to
Portland today, took, a decided stand re
cently against those circus-owners who
attempted to get circus men to dp away
with the familiar street parade on ac
count of the fact that It Is of such ex
pense. In direct contrast with this Idea,
the Norris and Rowe people present this
year a parade more expensive than usual.
There are manay novel features. Includ
ing llama, bears, elk and deer In har
ness, a score of pretty Japanese girls
drawn In their Jlnrlkshas by coolies. Jubi
lee and plantation singers on floats, nu
merous open dens of wild beasts, a herd
of elephants and one of camelp. a band
of pure white Arabian horsey beautiful
chariots, tableaux floats, equestrians,
five bands of music and the inevitable
calliope. The- costumes adopted by the
Japanese girls are correct fa detail, and
this feature of the parade has proved of
great Interest during the present season.
The Idea of wild beasts broken to' harness
parading the streets has also proved at
tractive. The Korris & Rowe show of this
season Is the greatest and most success
ful they have ever put on the road. Ex
hibitions will be -given at Multnomah
Field, "Friday and. Saturday, May 12
and 13.
Hcception to New Members.
The Calvary Bastis-t Church. East
Eisbtlk &ad Gr&st siwli g&yjt a alft-J.
ast reception last night to the 52 new
members received since September, 1364.
whea Rev. A. L. Black became its pastor.
After a, short programme J W. Howell,
Sunday-school superintendent, gave a,
talk on the importance of the Sunday
school, urging the members, new and old,
to support this feature. The pastor fol
lowca with an address to the new. mem-
bers, bidding them to .feel at homeland
find something to do. At the close,"390
was pledged toward repairing and im
proving the Interior of the church, after
which light refreshments were served
and a social hour was enjoyed.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marrisxc Licenses.
Prescott Lelghton. 42; Minnie Mckinley. 321
Henry Wlrth. 37, Belllngham, Wash.;
Viola E. Doty, 24.
Deaths.
BROWN At PSO, Montana avenue; Portland.
May 8, 10O3, Mary W.. daughter of John V.
and Louise A. Brown, a native of Portland,
aged 14 years 5 months and 15 days. Cause,
pulmonary tuberculosis.
MAY At Cascade Locks, May 8. Richard May.
a native of Cornwall. England, aged 72
years 7 months and IS days. .Uremia, from
.effects of surgical operation.
CHOXG At 130j Second street. Portland. May
7, Lou Chong, a native of China, aged 42
' years. Cause, pulmonary tuberculosis.
WEIS At 287 East Thirty-seventh street.' Port
land. May 7, Jacob "Wels. a native of Ohio,
aged 29 years and 8 months. Cause, tuber
culosis. PATTERSON At St. Vincent's Hospital, Port
land. May 9. Mrs. Augustine Patterson, a na
tive of France, aged 42 years. Cause, peri
tonitis. 1
' At 152 North Fourteenth street, Portland.
May 0, Thomas Fenton TUden, a native of
Pennsylvania, aged 71 years, 1 month and
26 days.
Births.
May 8. to the wife of John Francis Ma
larkey. 627 Myrtle street, Portland, a son.
April 18, to the wtfo of Henry- Strege,
Sunnyslde. & son.
May 8, to the wife of Woodard Charles, 868
Rodney avenue, a eon.
Airll 25, jto tho wife of Joseph Husertk. 67
Albina avenue, a daughter.
May 2, at Portland Maternity Hospital, to
the wife of R6bert Glasgow, of Salmon Arm,
B. C. a. son.
May 3. at Portland Maternity. Hospital, to
the wife of George J. Charleston, of Sprague,
Wash., a son.
Building Permits.
Russell & Blyth. frame dwelling. Franklin
street. Willamette Heights. $3000.
J- P. Buchanan, repair frame laundry on
East Oak. between East Third and Union
aVenue. $300.
Swart, frame dwelling, Broadway, be
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth, $1S30.
O. F. Paxton, .frame dwelling on. Twenty
fourth street, between Marshall and North
rup, $3600.
O. F. Paxton, frame dwelling, Marshall
street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty
flXth. 13300.
R. F. Henley, frame dwelling. Multnomah
street, between East Twenty-fourth and Ea9t
Twenty-fifth. $1600.
E. E. Howard, frame dwelling lrr Lincoln
Park Annex. Grand -avenue. 'between Prescott
and Skldmore- streets, to cost $1000-,-
G. W. McCoy, frame booths and roonv, cor
ner Twenty-sixth and Savier .streets, to coat
$1500.
B. Kass. frame booth. Twenty-fifth street,
between Savior and Thurman streets, to
cost $25.
F. Thompson, addition to dwelling, Fargo
street, near Commercial, to cost $400.
Dr. J. R. Wttherbee. frame store and rooms.
East Morrison street, between Third and Union
avenue, to cost $5000.
i Marshall. AVelU & Co., to repair brick hard
I ware store on Pine street, between Fourth and
Fifth, to cost $200.
Peter Swan, to erect frame dwelling on cor
ner of Portsmouth and Howard streets, to
cost $1000.
C M. Shoemaker, frame stand at St53 Thur
man street, to cost $25.
O. L. Francis, frame dwelling on Haw
thorne avenue, between Fortieth and Forty
flrst streets, to cost $1150.
Real Estate Transfers.
J. B. Bridges and, wife to E. Daniel.
lots 6. 15, block 10. Orchard Homes? 1
Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to Will
lam N. Powers and wife, west 30
feet lot 19. east '10 feet lot IS.
block 10. Ttlton's Addition 550
M. K. Brookes et aL to M. J. Brookes,
south of northeast U, section 19,
township 2 north, range 1 west,
containing 40 acres, and other prop
erty : i
H. R. Davis and wife to L. F. Hud
son, lots 39, 40, 41, block G, Ports
mouth Villa Extended 2.000
Klvervlew Cemetery Assn. to Lena
Rivears. west lot 100, section 7,
Rlvervlew Cemetery 250
M. L. Holbrook and wife to M. C
Goold, lot" 14. block 6, St. Johns
Park. Addition 200
Same to F. C. Potter. lot 13, block
6, St. Johns Park Addition 240
F. C Potter and husband to M. L.
Holbrook. lot 13, block 7, St. Johns
Park Addition 1
M. C Goold and husband to same, lot
14. block 7. St. Johns Park Addition 1
School District No, 2 to same. 1 acre,
beginning 13 chains 56 links north,
and 10 chains 11 links west of
southwest corner of section 1. town
ship l'porth, range 1 west 700
M. G. Hart and husband to L. G.
Clarke, parcel land beginning, on
north line of Washington St., 100
feet east of east line of 20th 1
P. H. Marlay to M. F. Bennett, lot
10, block 2, Meadow Park No. 2 .. 1
George A. Goerlg et al. to B. Boyson.
east 2-3 of lots 16, 17. IS. block 18,
Sunnyslde 1,000
Same to A. B. Cooper, west 1-3 lots
16. 17. IS. block 18. Sunnyslde 1,650
H. W. Fries and wife to J. E. Still
well, lots 2, 4, block 28, Mult
nomah - 725
F. H. Strong and wife to E. B. Clark,
west Vc lot 3. block 2. King's Sec-
. ond Addition 1
C. D. - Edwards and wife to. J. J.
Knox et al.. lots 5, 6. block 21, J.
Johns Second Addition 1,200
G. "W. Brown to C R. Hilgers. lot 9,
block 1. Arleta Park No. 2 100
J. E. Scott et al. to C. J. Fredrick
son, north H of north Vz. section
12. township 1 south, range 5 east. . 1
Skin Diseases
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SAYS TYPHOID PATTEST.
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Stata res Sr. IVllll&i&V Pink Fill
with Gratifying TteaTilta.
After a fever, such, as typhoid or scar
let, has run its fall course there remains
the recovery of 'strength. The t-onio that
will most rapidly increase the red cor
puscles in the blood is the one that will
most quickly restore color to the pale
cheeks, strength to the weak muscles,
and elasticity to the sluggish, nerves. So
farnothing has ever been produced su
perior to Dr.. Williams' Pink Pills for
this purpose.
Miss Midendorf had been ill -with
typhoid fever for fourteen weeks. She
had a good physician who carreid her
safely through, the critical stages. "When
he left, nothing remained to be done ex
cept to build up her strength, which wa
Very feeble, and he gave her some pre
scriptions for that purpose. Here, how
ever, she met with disappointment.
" I took the doctor's tonics," she says,
Mfor two months after I had recovered
from the fever, but they did not do ma
the good I looked for. My streagth oame
back so slowly that I scarcely seemed to
be making any progxe at alL Just
then I read in a book thrown in cur
yard some striking teafcnocials showing
what wocderfal blood-bald eri and
strength-givers Br. WfflWu Pimk PUls
are. I got & box of thm soon after
this and after I had takes only about
half of them I could see a Ttsej great ra
provemest in my ooaditics. When X
had used up two boxes, I felt that I did
not need any more medicine- I faaT
remained afcong eves; siacd."
Miss E. B. Midendorf lives at No,
1501 Park street, Quinoy, HL Dr. Wil
liams' Pink Pills are the best remedy to
use in all cases of weakness, from what
ever cause the system may be run down.
In cases of debility due to overwork they
minister fresh strength and overcome
nervous symptoms: They area specific
for anaemia or bloodlessness. They are
particularly helpful to girls on the verge
of womanhood. They meet all the re
quirements of the period known as the
change of life. They correct spring
languor. They strengthen weak diges
tion and rouse up sluggish organs. 2fa
other tonio combines so many virtues.
All druggists sell them.
Mrs. D. Rurarael et al. to T. T. Scales
ct al., lots 19. 20, 21, 22. block 15,
Point View 330
J. H. Gibson to W. E. Morris, lot 21,
block L, Portsmouth Villa Ex. . . . . . 1
"Arrested for Drunkenness.
TJ. O. Ilickel was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff "Word and Chief of Detectives Don
ahue, in the Lewis and Clark, exposition
grounds, yesterday, and turned, over to
the police on a charge of belqg drunk.
He was released on bail of $10, and will
have a hearing in the Municipal Court
this morning. Ilickel was smoking in the
grounds, and refused to cease when noti
fied to do so. He claims the reason he
declined to quit was that others near him
were smoking without interference.
AVI11 Open New Stations.
H. B. Hall, assistant superintendent
of supplies and allowances of the Post
office Department, is here for the pur
pose of opening the new station on the
Bast Side next Monday, and also a
branch at the Exposition grounds. Both
will be equipped with every modern
convenience.
BUSINESS rrFVT.
If Babr I Cuttlnr Teeth.
Be sure ana uso tnat ola and well-tried remedy.
Mrs. WInsIow's Soothing- Syrup, for cblldrea
teethlns. It soothes the child, softens the sums,
allavn all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
A soft, white skin gives,
charm to the plainest fea
tures. Pears' Soap has a mes
sage of beauty for every
woman who values a clear
complexion.
Sold wherever stores are found.
Convulsion,
Fits, then
Epilepsy.
Dr. Miles Restorative Nerv
ine has been so successful in
curing these brain-wrecking
diseases that there is every
reason to believe that even the
most hopeless cases can be
benefited, if not fully restored.
We will be pleased to refer,
any one thus afflicted to many
Who now enjoy the blessing of
health, after years of hopeless
suffering. t
"I have a son that had brain fever
when two years old, followed by fits ol
tho worst type, and he was pronounced
Incurable. I spent hundreds of dollars
for him, without relief. After about
fifteen years ho became so bad that we
sent him to LongcMff hospital for tha
insane, at Locansport, Ind. He was,
there nearly three years, but he con
tinued to grow worse, so wo brought
him home July 30. 1902, In an awful
condition. He had lost his mind almost
enUrely. He hardly knew one of the
family; could not even find his bed;
was a total wrecJc He had from 5 to
10 fits a day. Wo were urged to try
Dr. AUles Nervine, and before the first
bottle was used, we conld see a Changs
for the better. W have given it to
him ever since, and lie has had but
two-very light spells since last August,
1903, and then he was not well other
ways. We pronounce him cured, as ha
can work and go anywhere. If any one
wishes to ask any questions concernlnaf
this, they are at liberty to do so,"
E. H. BUNNELL Lincoln, Ind.
Dr. Miles' Nervine Is sold by you?
druggist, who will guarantee that th
first Taottfe will benefit. If it falls, h
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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