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THE OREGON DAILY JOU1OTAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST '19, 1903.
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TO HUSTLE
For Good Roads in the
State
AN OCTOBER MEET
ITew Committee Appointed to Sec
. About the Alaska Steam
ship Line.
Portland la to have a Good Roads Con
vention from October 13 to IS. This was
lectded upon at a meeting of the trus
tee of the Chamber of Commerce this
morning at 1:30 o'clock at the secretary's
ffice, 246 Washington street, at which
Directors Messrs. Kussell, Waner, Ayer,
Burns. and Slbson were present; Jameg
W, Abbott, representing the roads divis
ion of the United States Department of
Agriculture, Mayor Wiliums. W. K. Co
msji of the Southern Pacitte, and Secre
tary Moore, of the Board of Trade, were
present also.
The report of IX. Hahn, F. A. Spencer
ani F. A. Jones, the committee on Alas
kan, affairs, who investigated" whether a
steamship line to Alaska Is a possibility
this fall, was read. The summary of
this report Is" that, in the opinion of the
committee, a steamship line to Alaska
this fall would be a hazardous under
taking, but the committee wouldrec
ommend that a larger committee of2ltl
sens be appointed to act in this matter.
The suggestion was acted upon by the
trustees by the appointment of the same
committee with power to the chairman to
enlarge the committee by appointment as
be sees fit. .
By ( request Secretary Moore, of the
Board of Trade, said that J. P. Rudd,
tie representative of the Alaska Min
ivers Association, would return to Port
land on September 29, and If he would
not find
, a steamship ready fur hlnj J1?1.
time would get one"froni -Hie
Sound;
'James W. Abbott then .Introduced and
' 4eliveredj1je4are, explaining his pur-
pose to- Portland to be the holding of a
food roads r convention in Portland dur-
' lug theweek of from October .18 to 18.
fhll ?wlir not be possible for the
- government officials to exhibit roadmak--
Ing -machinery at the convention, lllus-
trated lectures will be given by Mr.
Abbott and addresses delivered by Mar
tin. Dodge, director the Govermet
Good Roads Division, and Commissioner
Richardson, of Omaha, Neb,, who Is also
secretary of the National Good Roads As
sociation. Invitations tof thle convenUon
r are to be sent to the oity engineers,
County Commissioners, Road Supervis-
, or and others Interested In good roads
throughout Oregon.
fit was the Intention of the officials of
' (he Department of Agriculture to charter
specnal train, taking in all leading
p61nts In the Northwest. At a confer-
enca held In St. Paul in July the-officials
, of the Great Northern railway believed
' It wu too late In the season for that
project, and 1 after much discussion tt
was decided to give tests in road making
lit Minnesota only during September.
' ''Now that the division of good roads,"
Concludes Mr. Abbott, ?'has decided to
told a convention In Oregon, It behooves
' 1 til; oitlsen to, come together and give
lis their support It was first the lnten
tlon of Director Dodge to have a spec
ial train carrying Ipad making machin
ery and a corps or experts makwsa trip :
throughout the Northwest. As theplans
did' not materialize, Mr. Dodge deeMed to
come, anyway, and by lectures endeavor
- to get the people of Oregon interested
In the all-important subject of road
making."
After ' Mr. Abbott's address, there was
' tjtkite a discussion as to whether the
special train could be gotten to come to
Portland, and It was decided that the
, - Secretary communicate with the Cham
' ber of Commerce of Seattle and Spo
kane and endeavor to persuade the Great
Northern RaUway to send the special
4 train here at the same time as the con
" 'ventlbn.
W. R, Coman, of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, said that his road would co
operate to make the eonvention a success
and will make special rates to Portland at
that time.
-j , A communication was read from the
s Iwls and Clark Fair directors request
Ing' the co-operation of the Chamber of
Commerce in placing an Oregon exhibit
at the Japanese National Exhibition, and
It was decided to reappoint the same
committee.
" ' . " WALLA WALLA JO VFF.ST.
,' f (Journal Special Service.)
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 19
Road supervisors and . other prominent
, Citizens are to meet this evening at (he
rooms of the Walla Walla Club to dis
cuss plans for the annual "Straw Day,"
' an occasion when straw is placed mi
, ' long stretches of the roads of this eoyn
ty. thereby rendering them excellent for
- , travel.
' v 6BNATOR MITCHELL 1J-Y1VKD.
An invitation hts been extended o
1 Senators John II. Mitchell, George Tur
"'; ner and Addison G. Foster, Congress
men W. L. Jones and V. W. Cusnman.
lion. M. M. Godmaa end A. J. Glllis to
be present and address thai promoters of
the good roads movement. The Hpeak-rs
on behalf Of the union tabor organiza
tion will be announced later.
" WHEELMEN ASSIST.
The committee Invites all whn have
automobile, bicycles, rubber tired ve--hicles
and fast horses to co-ope-at- ao
f.tively In making the day a success and
to turn out in the parade. The bicycle
rranks have done an Immense work for
the improvements of roads, and If they
will select a speaker the committee will
cheerfully give him a place on the pro
tram. , . ,
- 3000 TO BE SERVED.
An Invitation has been given, to the
ManaerchOuY Walla Walla's celebrated
German" musical society, to favor the
'Straw Dajr program wilh -one M lt
grand tboruse. '". ' "
JOaasrs- Hanry. Kauffman and Augus-
v
tavo, thcommlttae dn carving and serv
ing, are preparing io serve over 3000
people with barbecued meats and other
choice viands, and say they will handle
the crowd with neatness and dispatch.
IN CONVENTION
Delaware Republicans in Session
at Dover Today.
(Journal Special Service.)
DOVER. Del., Aug. 18. The regular or
entl-Addicka Republicans are holding
their wtate convention in Dover today.
Th convention will nominate a candi-
klate for Representative In Congress and
a candidate for State Treasurer and
Auditor of Accounts. All indications
point to the re-nomination of Congress
man 1 Helster Ball.
Of Pendleton Leads for
Loving Cup
,Now since the contest for Carnival
Queen ia over more interest will "be cen-'
tered in the big contest which is being
waged among popular Elks for The Jour
nal Loving Cup. Today's count shows a
close rivalry between Prank Frazler, of
Pendleton and George K. Streeter, of
Portland with- Frazler slightly in the
lead.
The following I today's count:
Frank frazler, Pendleton 8&M
George E. Streeter, Portland 6021
B. B. Rich, Portland Jl
E. E. Merges, Portland M
P. A. McPheraon, Portland iS4
George Chamberlain, Portland 131
Dr. Hamilton Mead
Dr. Sanford Whiting, Portland.
John Watson
Dr. C. W. Cornelius, Portland
62
62
62
12
John Lamont, Portland,., t,..., : ,1L
'W. iwiey. ' Portland . . U
W. II. Upson, Portland 11
D. Soils Cohn. Portland 6
E. W. Rowe, Portland 7
H. D. Griffin, Portland 6
F. R. Jacobson, Portland i 6
William Hahn. Portland t
L. C. Henrys, Portland .6
Alex. Sweek, Portland 4
W. G. H. Wriy. Portland 1
J. H. Beyer. Portland ,8
C. A. Whltmore, Portland
Ralph Hoyt, Portland, 1
Charles Barnestacker Portland i
Count von Westamlre, Portland 2
To save trouble of cutting out coupons
prepaid subscribers will be credited In
the ballot as follows: One month, 60
coupons; three months, 180 coupons; six
months, 360 coupons; 12 months, 720 cou
pons. , , t. . , .
The handsome silver trophy which The
Journal will, award to the most popular
Elk In either Washington or Oregon,
may be seen In the windows of A. & C.
Feldenhelmer, the jewelers, at the north
west corner of Third and Washington
streets. It is much admired by all who
Bee it.
Now is the time for The Journal's
readers to manifest their Interest and to
win the cup for their especial friend.
DRAWN TO OREGON
J. N, Shahan, of Kansas, Here to
Investigate Coos Bay Road,
J. N. Shahan, of Kansas, a guest of the
Imperial, is here to look over the Coos
Bay Railroad proposition. Mr. Shahan
Is a man of large means, and has in con
templation Important Investments In Ore
gon, particularly In the Coos Bay region
If that section comes up to Its adver
tised magnificence. Ha will, depart from
the city this evening on a tour at Inspec
tion, and will be absent for a week ,or
two.
The Coos Bay railroad seems to be at
tracting great attention, throughout the
country, and Mr. Shahan says that many
men of large means are watting to hear
from him before deciding to come Out
and investigate for themselves.
SHOT BY HER
OWN SISTER
A Portland Woman Accidentally
Injured While Visiting at
Long. Beach.
Mrs. N. J. lllmes, living In the Good
noush building, was accidentally shot In
the knee by her sister. Miss Morris, yes
terday. Mrs. lllmes and her sister have
been to the beach for a couple of days
and indulged in hunting. It was early
in the nicrtilng while preparing to go
duck hunting that thu accident happened,
AVhen seen this morning Miss Morris
said. "Well (here isn't any story' to It.
1 Just pulled the trigger and away it
went,"
It seems that they had arisen about t
o'clock and Miss Morris having dressed
first, was sitting on the side of the bed
loading the gun while Mrs. Hlmes was
icross the tent sitting on another bed
w hen the gun was discharged, and part
of the load struck her in-the knee. Dr.
M. A. Flinn was summoned and dressed
the . wound. lu:t said it was not serious
x.s the heavy seam In the dress had ar
rested the terce of the shot and they did
not penetrate very deeply. About 45 shot
entered the flesh and Mrs. Hi men will
have these taken out this afternoon.
The British ship Forest Hall, im tone
registry, arrived lnat Astoria this morn
ing at Wi from Hong Kong. She sailed
from there July L
FRAZM
AT AN END
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No More Pardons in the
Municipal Court,
IMPORTANT SESSION
The Mabel Robbins Case Sets a
Precedent Fudges Have
Exceeded Authority
Hon. W. T. Hume, attorney for Mabel
Robhlns, restrained of her liberty In the
city Jail, brought out a decision in the
Circuit Court today that Will have- the
effect of eiullng the practice of suspen
sions of sentences In the Municipal
Court. . 1
Maliel Robbing, on July 4, was arrested
by Ottioer Church on a charge of va
grancy. She was charged with consort
ing with vile persons, white and black.
In the scarlet section-- of the city. She
deposited $25 ball and was liberated until
July 7, when belngv brought before the
court, she entered a plea of guilty.
It was the opinion of his honor that the
city would be the gainer by her depar
ture from It, so he imposed a sentence
of 30 days In the city jail, but suspended
the execution of such sentence on condi
tion that the culprit absent herself from
the municipality. This condition was t
the request of the defendant, who was
permitted to drawdown her ball money.
The 30 days having mort than expired,
the woman returned on Sunday morning,
and within an hour Officer Church hud
her In custody again. The contention
was made that, having returned to
Portland, the 30-day sentence was re
vived, and that she must remain In pris
on until Its expiration. No new charge
was lodged against her. '
"r3tTaonotiy a 'ftgroMencT ol
w.
the worn
an, who is white, .employed hbn. W. T.
Hume to prosecute a writ of habeas cor
pus for her release, and the matter came
up before Judge Alfred Sears, Jr., at
10 o'clock today.
Mr. Hume cited numerous authorities
In many states going to show that Bus
pension of sentence under any. condition
had the effect of pardon. andMhat the
court having once passed sentence could
riot suspend it, as the pardoning power
is vested solely In the chief executive
of the state. Deputy City Attorney J. J.
Fitzgerald freely admitted .. that Mr.
Hume's point was well taken, and the
court, after reference to several authori
ties, granted the motion Of the counsel
for Mabel Robbins, and she was set at
liberty.
The effect of this decision will be entire
suspension of the police court practice
of Imany yedrs of suspension of sentence
Imposed upon convicted persons whom it
was thought desirable to induce to leave
the city. Nor- willj the municipal Judge
hereafter remit fines after their imposi
tion. "I am glad this question has been
settled," Air. Fitzgerald said. "The court
can, however, get around tt by Betting a
time for future sentence. He can take
such matters under advisement, give the
accused his liberty, the understanding
being, of course, that he will leave the
city, and If he does not then bring him
up again and pass sentence."
ABOUT PEOPLE. .
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Cake have return
ed from Seaside.
C. H. Mclsaac has been spending the
last few days at Long Beach.
Mrs. William Fest has returned from
a week's stay at Long Beach.
Mrs. S. Oldsteln has returned from a
two weeks' stay at Long Beach,
Attorney A. P. Tiftt has returned from
a visit to his farm at Hook River.
H. B. Thielsen and Judge Scott, of Sa
lem, were In the city today to Induce
James W. Abbott, of the Roads division
of the United States Department of Ag
riculture to visit Salem in behalf of
good roads.
Louis Blumauer, president of the Blu-mauer-Frank
Drug Company, left this
morning lor the Seashore to spend a
couple of weeks. His numerous friends
hope that he will return completely re
stored from his recent slight Indisposi
tion. Isaam White, a prominent and popular
Portland pioneer, who has been a pa
tient of the Good Samaritan Hospital for
several weeks, is much Improved, and
will soon be in his usual health and
spirits again, which Is good news to his
many friends all over the Northwest.
COZY HOMES.
R. Van Zant has secured permits to
erect two dwellings on Adams street be
tween Hnsselo street and Holladay av
enue, to cost J205Q each.
T. J. Swan will build a $1COO house on
Division street between Marguerite av
enue and Winter street.
Joseph Rutto is constructing a J2000
home on Clackamas street between Ross
and Wheeler streets.
A $2000 domicile is being erected for L.
btrashe at the southwest corner of' East
Ninth and Belmont streets.
REMARKABLE BOY.
Mayor Williams .is the proud possessor
of a remarkable son. The young gentle
man has been In the country an summer,
and when the Mo-yor Informed him that
a circus would be In town today and that
an ex,tra tltcket was In waiting for Jilm,
teh boy wrote back:
"Thanks, father, but I don't care tor
circuses. I am too busy out here-to be
bothered with such nonsense. Have no
time for. play." '.
That ia the sort of an offspring that
comes of such sturdy stock as that
which Judge Williams is composed. ,v
Skits and Flashes
' Switched. ' .
A couple ot farmers residing near here
each purchased a milch cow at one of the
small agricultural towns down the river
the other day and shipped them to Port
land on a boat On the way up the
small herd of two Increased to four in
number probably in sympathy with the
rising beef market Anyhow there were
two cows and as many calves at their
sides whence farmers put in an ap
pearance to take them away to the green
pastures. In their haste they got the
calves mixed up and the wrong one was
driven off with the right cow. The mis
take wap not noticed until the farms
were reached and then the truth dawned
upon the purchasers in a twinkling. "Old
Spot's" calf was with Bessie," and
"Bessie's" darling was with "Old Spot."
and when the hungry things proceeded
to get their evening meals there was
trouble In camp, followed by some tall
kicking that would put to shame all
similar feats performed at Shields' Park.
There was only one thing which re
mained to be done. The calves had to be
exchanged or they would 'lie by slow
starvation. The same thought seized
each farmer at the same lime, and they
hurried to town. Porlunxtfly they met
with little difficulty and explanations
and expostulations rapidly followed.
.Then each made haste forborne and tocdt
the almost famished babeto tneir weep
ing mothers, land 'the while winged dove
of peace again reigned supreme o'er the
milky way. ,
Wanted a Fair Show.
They were each proud of their exper
iences and had reached a climax In story
telling. They are at a local hotel.
"it imorl tn fFeput'urettv aulck where 1
came from." said the doctor. "I have
seen It freeze hard enough to drive horses
on thejee ln two hours. Why. one night j
in sprfhr," when I was a buy at home, we j
had a; Bidden freeze up and the next j
morning I went out on the pond Uack ot j
our hojaf.t! and found forty dinks that had
been frozen into the ice during the j
night."
"That if- pretty goou, ram ine juusj
I "was a boy 'then. It was the first of Au
gust and the corn was In the milk that Is
about ready to eat. The. bears troubled
it, a good deal; one morning I went out to
the field, and found a bear eating the
corn. I shouted and he started to run.
He Jumped over a stone fence Into a
snow pllo and got lh so deep that I
knocked his bralnut With a club."
The doctor looked at the Judge for two
minutes and said". 'Hereafter you can
tell your story first."
It Was Up to Him.
Travelers some times have rare and pe
culiar experiences. One Is recorded of a
man who spent a night at a country hotel
up m Northern New England. It w
one of those towns consisting of a store
about the size 6'f an (SrtHnary clothing
box and an apology for a hotel Then th
trawler called for his bill and was
shocked when the proporietor said $10.
What, $10 for a night's lodging and
breakfast?" shrieked the exasperated
traveler.
'Yes, sir," said the proprietor. "You
are the first man who has been here for
two weeks and someone has got to pay
the expenses of this place."
One Woman's Trouble.
Tou couldn't Ulume her, but there Is
one little woman in Portland who will
make a careful survey of her costume
before she ventures on the streets again.
She came sailing down Morrison street
yesterday like a, ship under full sail while
all around her the men smiled and the
'women giggled.
At Fourth street she saw, something
was wrong. Her puzzled expression ajt
she eyed the smiling crowd and the way
in which she broke ground for a friendly
stairway made the people laugh for her
back hair was down.
'R0UWD TOWN.
The Elks' pony and team still holds the
admiring gare of the boys on the street.
Many c'.tjzens will change from wood
to coal fuel for heating purposes this
fall. Coal at present prices is said to be
cheaper than wood.
Portland Is being honored of late by a
great number of visiting Senators. Does
It have anything to do with the future
Legislation of the Northwest in Con
gress? Is the qeustlon from business men.
"I think the best thing we could do to
advertise Oregon is to have the Congress
men come here and look the country
over,' said a business man today, "When
they do that, they will be willing to say
a good word for us and also help us
along in our bills in Congress."
A mechanic returning home from his
work last night on a bicycle ran into a
fellow workman on Williams . avenue.
Both riders were going slow at the time,
knd no damage was done to either. One"
of them was riding on the left hand side
of the street, and evidently crowded the
other wheelman too closely to the side
walk. "There should be something done to
keep our sidewalks cleared,", said a
Third-street merchant. 'In many places
throughout the city people allow wood
and refuse from repairs to remain some
times several days to the nuisance of the
traveling public. It produces a bad Im
pression in the minds of visitors also. It
should be remedied."
The people on .Washington street
thought for a few moments this after
noon that they were to see a volcanic
eruption In front of the Imperial hotel.
In soma way or other the wooden road
way between the electric rails caught fire
and a diminutive column of smoke curled
Into the air in Increasing volumes. A
pail of water extinguished the Mate.
The second number of the Columbia
River Basin Board of Trade has made
Its appearance. It Is neatly printed, and
Is full of valuable information for the
home-seeker. The last few page of this
Issue Is devoted to the list of members
of tbe Board of Trade, also the names of
From Day to Day
MIMMMHMM '
When the Circus Didn't Come. -
There were several 'hundred people In
the depot yard waiting for the trains to
come In. On man in particular had been
waiting since noon and had succeeded in
tiring himself out by jumping every time
an engine whistled.
"I don't care whether the circus comes
dr not. I ain't going to wait any longer,"
he Bald. "I wouldn't look now If the
whole menagerie was dumped right down
there at my'foet. 1 wouldn't move two
Inches to see1-"
Just then some kids hollered "Here they
come" and the man who wouldn't, ook
lumped out into the middle of the track
and hollered "Horray." lb was only an
extra freight after all and the man set
tled down to telling what he wouldn't a
if the circus did com.
From Auburn to Gray.
A- young ludy and a very pretty young
lady too, wtth violet eyes and tresses
naturel, of that red golden hue Titian,
loved to paint, got a half holiday from
her labors In oue of our leading lrug
stores yesterday afternoon. Imagine the
scene; a charming girl elegantly gowned,
a rough platform just over her head nnd
on the platform a cloth, a janitor, and a
bucket of whlto paint. In morning, the
aimless foot caught the cloth, the bucket
leaned over and with a- plunge descended
straight on the golden locks aforesaid. A
smothered oath above, an unsmotnered
groan below, and the modern Venus came
from hor bath, dripping like a mermaid.
There were "silver threads among the
gold," a ruined gown, a frightened dam
sel, and n hund-palnted girl mad, mad
clear through.
Quite Naturally.
It Is not always safe to read business
letters on the street when a circus Is In
town. A local business man received
some Important letters from the pustof
flce and started for his place of business.
He first stepped on the superstructure of
a ladies' dress In front of him and Kot a
concentrated lecture o carelessness
Next Its, jlL4.J-. ..'pArff-eii
-if -L -i1rV i.r , "1 T
who were awaiting the parade and came
near betng knocked down." He took a
turn to the left and a hanty messenger
boy met him In the breakfast. A little
further on he walked Into n telegraph
pole and at the same time e woman
took the vlnd out of his jib sail hm,
running her parasol down his back. He
calmly folded the letter, looked over
the crowd for a moment and said:
"Who la the fool?"
" Safe Reckoning.
Johnny, the son of a local clergyman,
has reached the age of Ave years. One
day hej accosted his mother nnd a'd:
"Mama, how old Is God?" "Oh. Johnny,
God Is very, very old; his age cannot be
reckoned." replied the fond mother. "I
thought he must be awful old." said
Johnny, "for I have heard of him ever
since I can remember."
It Must Be So.
"Why don't the circus come?" asked
the impatient damsel who awaited its ar
rival at the Union depot.
"Tho elephant had his trunk checked
to the wrong place." spoke up the listen
er and she looked as though she believed
it
Had Got Enough.
On a prominent business street xf Port
land is the sign "Hot Air Baths."
"I don't need anything of that kind,"
sai a business man reading the sign.
"Why?" queried his friend.
"I Just returned from Seattle," was the
reply.
A Curious Trade.
Toward the North end of Third street, a
sign, bearing the following inscription
may be seen: "A boy wanted to learn a
trade eighteen years old thut has no bad
habits. Enquire within."
members who have entered during the
month of August. This shows quite a bi
increase In membership.
Requests for information about Oregon
and the Northwest are .coming In right
along to the Board of Trade. Among
other requests received this morning is
one from J. D. Jones, of Hill City, Ten
nessee. Mr. Jones wishes general Infor
mation about Oregon and Its resources.
He writes that he has three sons two
tin workers and an experienced clothing
salesman and wishes. to settle in a new
country, as Tennessee Is old and fin
ished. The pieler for one of the side shows
at the circus holds up two diminutive
figures, one lressed as Mr. Punch and
the other with a black face called Sam
bo. For the amusement of the crowd he
asks the small men pertinent questions
and with a string running down Inside
their clothes manipulates their Hps, supplying-
the words himself, and being
a very good ventriqulst manages to
keep the credulous mystified by emitting
the sound without perceptible moving
of the Hps.
The hotels In the city were running
over with guests yesterday, due to the
big circus which Is in town. As a con
sequence when the Elder arrived from
San Francisco last night there was only
one hotel 'bus to ' meet her. This was
one from the Qutmby House. Ordinarily
all the hotels have their 'busses there
when the steamer arrives and make ao
effort to secure all the passengers they
can. When the travelers saw that they
were In for It and would have to walk
up to town they poured vials of wrath
upon .the heads of the hotel proprietors
for their negligence, '
, DEATH NOTICE, .
Mrs. Minnie Rosenberg, daughter of
Mrs. D. Danilger, age $2. sister of Mrs.
Harrietts G umber t, Bella Bllverfleld,
NefT, -Able and Jake Danrlger. Died on
the 18th of August, 1902. Funeral at 1
p. ,tn. from Holman'a parlors. -
Lost of . voice was One of the reasons
given by a London auctioneer for bis In
solvency recently. .
BUILD SANITARIUM
Portland Sanitarium Association
Begins Ac Ivc Work.
The excavations have been"Jteriy com
plied and work has been begun on the
cifncrete work for the'' foundation of the
sanitarium to be constructed by the
Portland-Sanitarium and Benevolent As
sociation on West avenue. Mount' Tabor.
The main building will be 130x40 feet
anT will be four stories In height, with
out the concrete basement. The building
will be constructed somewhat on the lines
of the sanitarium recently destroyed at
Battle Creek, Mich.
, Two wings will be constructed, one 30x50
feet and the ottutr 52x62 feet The wings
will be construfifelf two stories high,
The contract for the buildings will ba
let In a few days, contracts already be
ing received. The grounds owned by the
association compcise about two and one
half acres, the grounds not covered- by
the buildings being utilised in making
tennis courts, croquet grounds and a very
beautiful lawn. It is expected that the
buildings will be ready for use In about
tlx months.
The officers of the association are W. RV
Simmons, president; H. K" Hoyt, secretary-treasurer.
The official's of the com
pany say that the Institution will be run
In the same manner as the parent sani
tarium at Battle Creek. The cost of the
building nnd beautifying of the grounds
ulready projected amount to about $35,-
OOO.
Famine of Teachers Threatened.
There will be a famine In the crop of
teachers for -the suburban schools If the
present rate of resignation keeps up. Last
week the Directors of the St Johns dis
trict received notice of the resignation of
one of the best teachers In the school.
The reason she assigned was considered
t!L-rtfKS2:i
Director had nothlna else to do but t
Director had nothing else to do but to
accept
The Directors Of the Mqunt Tabor dls-'
trlct were surprised the other day by re
ceiving the resignation of one of the
teachers and as was the case at St.
Johns, it happened to be one of the best
In the district. Tha resignation says that
it would be deemed a personal favor If
it was kept secret for some time any
way, at least, until the teacher could
pet away and get married. Of course
the Directors will not be mean enough to
expose them.
St. Johns Electric Line.
Progress Is again being made by the
City & Suburban Company In making Its
St. Johns line ready for the electric cars.
All the trolley poles have been delivered
and the work of Betting them up wIlL ba
resumed at once. The poles have been
pet as far as Peninsula and the wires
strung to Willamette. Tho company
now says mat tne line win do nmsneajjj
In time to have the cars run over it by .
the latter part of November.
Still No Sewer Connections.
Property owners in the vicinity of Un
ion avenue and East Stark streets do not
believe In taking time by the forelock
tind some day trouble will, pour In on
them with a tide that can not he abated.'
t'p to the present time they have made
no preparations to connect their build
ings with the sewer on that thorough
fare and If the work is not done soon,
steps will be taken by their tenants to
compel them t do tha work.
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Building Extension to Line.
The City & Suburban Company la
building an extension to its East Ankeny
street line. The extension is being laid
from the car barn at the corner of East
Twenty-eighth and East Couch streets
down East Twenty-eighth street past the
Dorenbccker furniture factory. It is ex
pected that the company will run the
Twenty-Eighth street cars on the new
extension when completed.
Two East Side Deaths.
Mrs. Marrie C. Nelson,' whose husband
Is employed on the steamer Dalles City,
died at her home 491 East Morrison street
Sunday, of consumption.
Tha infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Miller,
residing at -811 Bast Twenty-fifth street,
corner Brooklyn, died yesterday morning
of scarlet fever. The funeral was held in
the afternoon, the body being interred in
Lone Fir Cemetery. . . .
To Enumdaw for Burial.
The body of Mrs. Rebecca Secow of Kel
so, Wash., who died yesterday at one ot
the West Bide hospitals; was prepared for
burial at the Dunning undertaking parlor
yesterday evening. Death was caused
by septic pneumonia. The body wa
sent to Enumciaw, Wash., for burial this
morning. '
Fishing in Columbia Slough.
A large number ot Bast side people
divided Into several parties went out to
the Columbia Slough for a fishing trip
yesterday. Numerous large catches, were
made of Catfish, the else of the fish
being about the, uveraga. . P'"
BELOW COST
EDISON ELECTRIC LAMES 3
To consumer of current from our main -wt arti now selling tAMPS j
AT 15c EACH, or $1.75 PER DOZEN. These are the same lamps
2 that we; formerly sold at 25c each, and are made expressly tor us. 2
S ' I; Buy Them If You Want th Best. ..-- : , 3
." V . Delivered in Dozen Lot Free ot Charge. j
Portland General Electric Co.
1
Creamery lius&ess Better.
P. K. Miller, a prominent creamer)
man of Bllverton was In the city toda
transacting business on the Bast Side
Mr. Millar says that there has been,
large Increase tn the production of but
ler In the country around Bllverton, tin
reason being that the farmers are paylni
more attention to that end of the bust
thess. According to Mr. Miller there U
great excitement around Bllverton amont
the hop growers. A large price Is expect
ed for this year's yield.
Grand Avenue Bridge Closed.
The City Engineer has ordered tha cloa
Ing -of the Grand avenue bridge over 8ul
livan's gulch on account of its dangeroui
condition. The roadway has been In t
very dangerous condition for, some time.
The little "bobtail" car run by the Citj
& Suburban . Company on North Gran
avenue to eonnect the Ankeny and Irv
tngtofi lines has been discontinued as a
result. . v
Struck hy Street Car.
While at work making repairs to the.
Grand avenue elevated roadway on East
Stark street, Harry Bogue, a carpenter,
wasstruck on the bead by a passing
street car yesterday afternoon. Bogus
was working "Under the roadway and.
bad raised his head up Just as tha car
came along. His Injuries are not serious.
Filling in Property.
. A number ot men with teams are busily
employed in hauling the dirt from the ex
vacation for the new Welnhard building,
corner Fifth and Oak streets, to Mr.
Welnhard's property on East Water and
East Salmon streets. It Is said that a
large warehouse building will soon ba
erected on the property.
Came to Attend Circus.
H. E. Hodges, part owner of the Bllver
tonlan, published at Bllverton, was In tha
city today visiting on the Bast Bide. Mr."
Hodges reports that business, ,1s fairly
go'lns'HirveVtf ijvith the prospecl ot a
large Increase in trade during the hop
season.
Drowned in Sound.
A telegram has been received from the
Sound stating that Jerry Flinn, son ol
a former patrolman on the Portland po
lice force, was accidentally drowned
while in bathing In Puget Sound. No
further particulars of Ihe accident could
be obtained.
Funeral Held Today.
The funeral of Mrs. Marrie Nelson, who
died Sunday evening, was held this after
noon from the home of her mother, Mrs.
Pierson, 91 East Morrison street. The
body was Interred In Lone Fir cemetery.
Mount Tabor Briefs.
H. L. Provost has sold his confectionery
store to F. W. Henderson and has de
parted .company with Mrs. Provost for
Tillamook.
Mrs. William Smith has left for a short
vacation on her farm near Woodburn.
Li. G. Clark has returned from a visit
through Alaska. Mrs. Clark acompanled
him.
Mrs. C. H. Ball returned Sunday from
Ocean Park.
Fred Wehlan is back from a three
week' stay -at --Ocean -Park, "
The family of Phillip Buehner, president-treasurer
of the Eastern Lumber
Company, have-left for a visiting tour In
the East
Mrs. Joseph Draff on, who has been very
111 for some time, was taken yesterday to
a West bide hospital for treatment.
Thomas Graham, Mount Tabor Justice
of the Peace, was reported M yesterday.
Mt. Tabor Justice Court.
Up to last week business has been very
dull In Justice Graham's Mount Tabor
Court This week several new cases have
been filed and one disposed of.
The Ames Mercantile Agency has .filed)
a suit against Ben Bender and his wlfa
for the sum of $1.30, with costs and In
terest from December ZL, 190L The suit
is for merchandise bought
In the suit of the Northwest Thresher
Company against J. D. Henry, for the
sum of $170, with Interests and costs from
1896, judgment was entered by defalut
EAST SIDE BRIEFS.
Professor W. F. Wendy, Fred Morris
and W. M. Kearns, of Woodstock, will
leave tomorrow for a 10-day s' trip to
Seal Rck, .Or.
Charles N. Rankin has returned from
a short trip with his family to Lon
Beach. .
Rev. Robert McLean, former pastor of
the Third . Presbyterian Church, leaves
this evening for New York. His two
sons accompany him. After a few days
visit In New Tork he Intends to sail for
his new field of labor in Porto Rico.
Rev. Father Adelhelm, of the Cathollo
University at Mt Angel, paid a visit to
the Sisters Home for the Aged at Sun
ny side the other day..
Ike Roberts, Dick Qulnlond and George
Smith, well known East Side young men,
who were on a camping tour in trie
Upper Clackamas country, have returned
to their homes on the East Side.
Fred McCarver will leave in a few dayi
for Newport on' a vacation trip. '
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