THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27. 1CC5.
SMMI) FOR r.;V Ynnr SMELTER PROJECT 1 ' :
ECOIIOm .ftCKUr LOOKS GOOD ! : :Ws . Hpll '
"'St Johns Councilman Fix, levy
'. at Five Mills for All '
. . Town Expenses. v :
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DIARIES FOR
REAL ESTATE AGENTS'
s ARGUMENTS CONVINCING
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UlrtK.,IJ ,UK 1 1 r. AlSKA TTIADE HERE B U f - ' Z . rfVfr A .t ' " V J , -
1906 i
a f i i.M l nm mm -m mv a ' m , a - - an t a a - i
. : . . $ II II .v-:;v.:v--.. h
I v ' X7- u.. (rncr rfin?r of anv Men's Suit or Overcoat In, lN '' J-' . r t ', 1
l&I -r T BT w MS Km K V WlArA& - - - - . V W ) I T m mm m
This Lev? WiUB About Half th
- Amount Required to Pay Preiaint
t)ebtt and Meet Running Expenses
"of Corporation for Next Year.
" ' Tb Mt ottlr of The JonrMl t in to
ton ot J. M. C. Millrr. 3UU IUU Murrteun
m tAtini omMIni to th flrura of
n. Aiom? nreena. b an Indebted'
ne of mora than t MOO; to py tbl
dwebt and inat tha rupnln expenaee
of th tow tbara wilt b ralaed by
taxes the comtn year $S,I10. Jf every
..nt th aamMMnent ' la Da Id.
- Thm, i. th wa the 8t Johna city
' council aoWed the ux levy problem
Two realeaUte men with larae hold
ings In the town' appeared before the
council and asked that the loweat poe
. alble levy be made. and-Jn order that the
ratio between obligation ana mm.
might not worry the aldermen, offered
to carry 11.000 of the debt through the
year. Thi a reduced theiptat tndebt-
r edneaa at th town to about what would
".. be ralaed by a levy of I mills and the
council decided that such should be the
' levy. - .
The S mUls on the tl.16t.000 of tax
able property in the town will bring in
5.10. ! Leaving outof account , the
amount far 'the time asaumed by the
land agent, and aasumlng that the en
tire aaaesament la promptly paid, there
will be perhaps tl8 in the treaaury to
meet the running expenses vi n wwu
for the next 12 months.
The situation, however, i Is said to
be not nearly . so serious as the bald
figure a indicate. a-there can be raised
, by saloon licenses t4.000 during the year,
and this amount jlll pay the running
expenses of the town. ' The approaching
town election is said to have had as
great an Influence as anything else on
the council In ordering the remarkably
low levy. - '
The license question may be held In
abeyance untUafter the April election.
- should It appear that there Is any dan
ger of ' arouBlngv-Topulaf opposition by
, granting such permits, but business men
-and members of the council with a taste
; for figures can aee no other hope on
the ( mill levy baste except saloons be
tidmltted. Even with four ; tl.OOfl li
censes granted and the money applied to
the running, expenses, the eorporation
would end the coming year with a debt
or II.009. and the levy for 1 SOT would
' have to be big enough to. meet the defi
cit. ' ...':-v. ' ' 1 1. ",.
AN OREGON EVANGELIST.
r. Ie Teny .Tens Kasterm Neighbors
' ' j - Abons aTortawest.
"' Dr. W. De Veny of MontavlUa returned
'suddenly from the east early this
' week in answer to a telegram notifying
hint of the serious Illness of his young
son who was suffering; -from ptomaine
,lflon. It Is reported that the boy is
). now out of danger.
During his absence -In the-east Dr. I
De Veny visited his ranch In Nebraska
and his old home in Henry county, 1111
. nols. "Before his departure, be loaded
tip with advertising matter bearlng.jon
'. the northwest-and turned himself Into a
walking encyclopedia of Oregon. So
eager did he find his old neighbors to.
leara of the northwest that to gtve them
ail chance to hear of Oregon and Port
land be appeared In Jhe town hail and'
,poke for two hours. The missionary
work has resulted already in several
' , families preparing to come tosQregon,
' and In the spring Mr. De Veny expects
to have enough of an immigration to
tart an-Illinois addition to Monta villa.
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Is large and complete and
' - the prices-af-"right.,,
Memorandum Calendar "
-" Pads, each; . ...... . .15
v Buy your-Blanks Books
'now. ... , .. a.. ; ,:.:.
Loose-Leaf Ledgers a specialty.-
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The J. K. Gill Co.
Booksellec aad Uttoaara,
THIRD AND ALDER
Oreat Thiags at Little Prices.
granting of licenses by the . council.
working with the local branch- of the
Law and .Order .league. .
WINS BACK WIFE AFTER
MANY'YEARS DESERTION
; MILESJ0F poles set.
v STew' Telephone Company Bapldlr Oovsr
" Ua; Xvery Xaat Side suburb. ;.
- The linemen of th Home Telephone it
. Telegraph company In the last two
weeks have covered many. of the east
side suburbs and 'the promise of the
company to begtn operation early In the
t year seems possible of fulfillment- In
regions where a month ago there waa ho
sign of the company's lines. The Union
avenue cable line has- been pushed to
: . . IVoodla wn and the slough district, with
. branch lines extending through Irvlng-
ton. Piedmont, the Alblnaa and Multno
- i man. Work on the main llnfe to St
. Johns and the peninsular suburbs gen
erally Is rapidly progressing and in a
. ffcw weefts the majority of this dis
trict of t)ie east side will be so covered
v.ithet utmost any house can be connected.
The work, of laying the conduits for
underground- wires has not commenced
' In the central district but It will be
; started by the time the connecting lines
to the suburbs are completed.
-UNION PARLOR MEETING.
: president of AlMna Society Xntertalns
' Members Vlana of Work atade. '
4 Mrs. J. M.-Donaldson, president of the
. Alblna Woman's Christian Temperance
l union, entertslned' members of the union
; and representatives from city branches
, at her home, 910 Fremont street, yes
terday afternoon ,
, A parlor meeting V held. Miss
Margaret Ells of Michigan,-national, or
. ganiser and medical lecturer-addressed
those present on nonalcoholic, medica
tion. Reports made at the meeting
howtd that the work or -organization In
the. suburbs -waa Increasing in import
ance and that In several districts -systematic
campaigns to keep out saloons
were being curriod on. In St. Johns the
newly organised union has gained a
strong membership In less than a month
and is proving a factor in preventing the
At the age of 70 years, and in im
paired ; health, . Robert . Ledtngton left
Portland a fortnight ago with the in
tention of "winning back the old 'gal'"
whom he deserted. In Atchison zsyeurs
ago. , He made good. She received mar
with open arms, gave Mm a home and
began immediately- to nurse blm back
to health. .1,
Ledlngton, who was employed In the
Southern Pacific ear shops in Portland.
left his wife In Kansas absolutely des
titute, and not long after his arrival
in Portland married a Portland woman.
although, so far as known, he had never
been divorced. . . He - baa, . through all
these; years and unknown to his most
intimate assocfates, 'been - sending
money to his first wife, and she, being
thrifty,' haa acquired a home In which
he now Is 'to live. .The second Mrs.
Liedlngton died some months ago in Al
blna.. where., the couple had lived for
years. The first wife probably knew
nothing of the second matrimonial ven
ture, but from ell accounts is perfectly
willing to have the old man back.
BENEFIT FOR MERCYL, - -
- HOME AT BELASC0
At the Belasco theatre this evening
a benefit will be given for the Mercy
home.- The proceeds are to be plsced In
a fund which will be used to build ad
options which are needed for the accom
modation of the-lncreastng number of
young women who apply for admission.
The institution is .conducted by the
Bisters of Mercy, and Is for girls who
support themselves. Atthe home auch
are given rooms and board at low rates.
8(Aral months, ago- the sisters bought
property at the corner of Couch and
Sixteenth streets. The sdditlons planned
will Increase the capacity of the home
to 60 boarders. V . . .
, The sale of tickets for this evening's
performance presages a large i attendance.-
The patronesses of the benefit
are Mrs. R. Btott. Miss JHlng, Mrs. 8.
Frsnk- and -Mrs. J. Laldlaw. Tickets
can be purchased not only st the theatre
but at the home and Woodard, Clarke
Ca'a store., - : . . 4 , .
" BUTCHERS' GOWNS' '
Big tot of Xatty Bobes, Aproas and
Oapa Will Xmprore the Appearaaoe of
the Meat Carvers of Portia! Who
- Desire to Be Seat and Tidy.
The largest lot of butchers' gowns
and butchers' aprons that ever cams to
the city has been received by the Adolph
a. uexuro. Buiqner supply company, 111
131 First street- There are gowns and
aprons for the short and the tall
butcher, the large and the small butcher
and of various, styles, and colors. . In
addition" to these articles; Mr. Dekura
has received a large lot of white duck
caps, with detachable covers, for the
market men. for there Is quite a rivalry
Immf the Aittmrmnt m.rV.la - .A mm..
ness, not only to the shop, but alsd as.
to personat appearance of butchers and
salesmen. Mr. Dekum's assortment of
lard ?-presses, - stuffers. meat ; blocks.
racks, hand "and ,'Poeer choppers,
butchers' tools and supplies of ,all de
scriptions Is the .most complete on the
coast and a credit to the city. The .many
meat markets, not onlv In -this cltv but
Ihe' surrounding cities,.-now draw on
him for their supplies instead of send
ing ens t or to Ban - Franelsco, as for
merly. They have found from experi
ence that ie. has the goods and the
best prices. :f r , ' !
Orala Xstete I. and sjold.-', ';.
(Special Ptapstrb to The Jonrn.I I . '
Pendleton, Or., Deo, 17. One hundred
acres of land belonging, td the Craiit es
tate t,sg just been sold at publle auc
tion, and it was purchisea by D. fi.
Pugsley for, the- sum ot tl.tOO. This is
the third sale of land belonging to the
('rain estste, and a total of 189 acres
has been disposed of for tl.tOO.
Hillsboro Asks ' Help in Getting
Ri(ht-of-Way for Lytle Road An
- nouncement Made- of Standing
Committees for Ensuing Year. '
The executive committee of the board
Of trade held a special meeting yester
day, afternoon for the purpose of nam
ing new standing committees for 19.
considering several Important communi
cations bearing directly upon the growth
and development of Portland and the'
stojtte, receiving a report upon the project
of a smelter to be erected here, which
was Indorsed, and concluding the busi
ness of the eloslng year. - -
The report relative to the smelter waa
an exhauative one, prepared by" an ex
pert, whose name is temporarily with
held by the committee, as are aiao nis
detailed findings, deductions and recom
mendations. The committee announced
that the propoaed smelter- could .be
placed in operation at an approximate
coat of 1250.000. The plant would have
a dally capacity of 200 tons of ore, and
be -so , constructed that this could De
increased to 600 tone at a. minimum coat
The reading of the report was fol
lowed by a discussion of the project,
the consensus of opinion being that the
Installation of such a plant In fort-
land would have a marked tendency to
deflect business to Portland now going
to Tacoma and 'Ban Francisco and . to
Induce Alaskan trade to this city. The
fact was brought out that Beatua is
alao endeavoring to-secure a smelter.
The Retail Grocers' association sent
communication calling the commit
tee's attention to the propoaea import
tax on tea and coffee favorable to the
American insular possessions. It asked
the board of trade to aaslst In defeating
the scheme, accompanying the communi
cation with a set of resolutions.
F. M. Herdel. secretary of the Hills
boro board of . trade, sent a communica
tion seeking the cooperation or me ron
land board In assisting- the citisena of
Hillsboro , in raising a bonus for the
rlvht nf wav for the EL E. Lytle road. It
waa said that the right of way will coat
bout $12,000, of which IS.000 haa been
ralaed bv Hillsboro citisena Mr. Her
del argues that. Inasmuch as Portland
will be one terminus or me roaa mac
will tap' a rich timber belt, and that
Hillsboro will be only a way station.
Portland should guarantiee half of the
right of way.. The requeat was turned
Over , to the promotion committee.
The new standing committees appoint
ed for the year were announced as fol
lows: : .. f "-
- Sub-boards, r assoclstions ana ex
changesA, U Craig. N. W. Rountree.
C. H. Peterson, O. W. Gordon, Dom J.
Zan, A. B- Stelnbach, D. C Burns. R. .
Durham. Bam Morrow, A. A. Courtney. .
Membership P. W. Cuater, Willis
Fisher. J. F. Daly. T. N. Stoppenbach,
C. A. Foeter, W. JJ. Olafke. -
Reception and entertainment W. K.
Coman. C. J. Owen, B. Lee Paget, Will
iam McMurray. C - Browne. Dom J.
Zsn. F. H. Fogarty J. D. Lee. Horace J.
Craft. F. N. Gilbert, H. L. Pittock, W.
Cooper Morrle.
Finance IV L. Durham, J. "F. Daly,
M. Mortenson, A.'B. Stelnbach, I Sam
uel, W. Cooper Morris. t - -
Municipal enterprise H. H. Newhall
W. L.;-Bolse, William 8. Love, Fred H.
Strong, Richard Bcott
Asaessments and taxations-John K.
OU1, G. W. Allen, J. R- Greenfield, J.
Annand. .' '
Advertising and printing H. J. Eilere,
P. W. Cuater. M. E. Worrell. R. M. Hall,
M. B. Bosorth. , .
Legislation J. V - Beach. Seneca
Smith, Phil Stein, J. E. Magers, Whitney
L. Boise. ,
Commerce and trade relatione F. H.
Page, J. E. Prince, William F. Woodard.
A. H. Devers, Frank H. Dayton, P. D.
Tull. A. H. Averlll, I. N. Flelschner.
Transportstlon T. 8- Townsend. F. C
Barnes, J. F. O'flhea, T. 3. Armstrong,
Captain William Oadsby.
Manufactures E. H. Kllhsm, Freder
ick Jennings. D. D. Nesr, Truman J.
Glover, F. Abendroth, ' ' '
. Irrigation W. H. Moore. W. W. Cot
ton. Phil Metschan, McKlnley Mitchell,
M. Mortensen. . . . ' '
Mines snd mining X B. Hammond. F.
JT. Hard, Captain J. F. Boone, E. A. Bea
slofis. G. Evert Baker, E. A. Clem, C H.
Peterson.
River snd ' harbors Csptaln D. E.
Buchsnsn. J. D. Hennessey, A. B. Steln-
harh c vt. rarev. Willie Fisher.
Promotion A L. Craig, F. H. Page,
C. J. B. Materkey. E. M. Brannlch, Al
K.r. v. Andrews. E. A. Baldwin.' '
: rnnferanc and arbitration George J.
Cameron, G. W. Allen, A. B. Stelnbach,
Frank H. Dayton. W. M. Gregory,
GRADING STARTED ON
VALE-MALHEUR LINE
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Allen A Lewis' Best Brand.
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This coupon must be voted on . or before December tOt'ioiM ' ; '
rtlnafeta to The Journal.)
Ontario. Or.. Dec 27. The contract
has been awarded tor the grading of
six of the IS miles of roadbed of the
Vale-Malheur Valley railroad, and work
will soon commence. The-'.contract will
be let for the. grading of the rest of the
road aa soon as the right of wsy is se
cured. :.' .-,':'.: ' " . l
Contrscts already awarded are; K. A.
Burrough, three miles; K. J. Quacken-
buah, one mile; A. A. Brown, one mu
-S a1 fnknaAH nna enllgi "
- The offlcere of the Vale-Malheur Val
ley Railway company are: Stephen
Carver. Chinook. Montana, prealdent; J,
R. -Blackaty. Ontario, vice-president; R
A. Clara? of "Vale, 'secretary; L. Adam,
Ontario, treasurer'- The - above-named
gentlemen, together with M. ,G. Hope of
Vsle. constitute- the boar a or airectore
of ths com Da nr. . - t
-v The road will connect with the Oregon
Short Line at Ontario. It Is officially
announced that the road is a link of the
Oregdn ft Eastern railway,' which la to
be built through central Oregon from
Natron to Ontario,--,
We start by offering choice of any Men's Suit or Overcoat in
the house formerly sold for $10, $12.50 or $15 at the extraordi
nary low price of. !
' Not a suit or overcoat reserved. This price in many in
stances is less than the cost of production.
Boys Suits
$i.5o! Suits..':..; J 08t :
$2.50 Suits. .... .'. .... . .S1.78 '
$2.95 Suits. . . ...... . .$2J8 .
$3.45 Suits.... $2.98
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Boys,TOyercoats r
$3.05 Ovefcoatst. . . . . . .92.48
$8.00 Overcoats. ..... .".93.08
$10.00 Overcoats.. ; . . . .$7.85
1 Knee Pantsi
35c values ......... ...19
50c values . . . . . . . . . . . .33$
75c values ..v.'...'...... .58
$1.00 values' . . '. . . . .83e
Underwear,
Best 50c Fleeced Under- .
'.: wear ....... r.. ...... .35J
Wright's Fleece-Lined Health
Underwear ......... ,68f -
Mien's Shirts : 7
Best $1. Shirts in the city . ,73 . '
Best 75c Shirts in the city. 3 9
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Every article in - our im
mense stock mercilessly
,L cut in price.
Boy' Flannel.
.jpiouses - -
50c Blouses .............337
75c Blouses ............ .58
$1.00 Blouses , ... w .... .83
Ironclad Hose
best quality . . 18 :
Men's Wool Sox. ....... . .9ft
';'.'-:V.:.'"f '' ;'.;v'
Neckwear.
50c and 75c values,,..., .35
Three for .......... . . .f 1.00
25c values -. ............. 194
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BOYS' RUBBER COATS .?1.48 ;
When Ypii See it In Our Ad. It's So
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THIRD AND OAK
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UIJLOADIIIG STEEL
AT.
DRAIN
Reported That Preparations Are
Being Mads to Start Crad- ,
injf to Coos Bay. .'
STOCKYARDS PLANNED
, : TO BE BUILT AT ELGIN
RiparU-Lewiston Line Will Be. Ready
for Operation Early in Spring
' Bridge Construction Being Pushed
Snow Stops Some Surveying.
Slew Episcopal Chorea at oo.olaau
(Special Dtopatcs to The toaml.l
.HoquJam. Wash., Dec, 27. Work oit
the new Kpiscopal churrfi at Hoqulara,
to be known aa Holy Trinity church,
haa commenced. Piles have been driven
for the foundation and building will be
gin before, long.- The, location ts a
choice one, being on a principal street. .
- foaa Daymivex Sam Tlnlshed. . '
John Day, Or., Dec. :T-The dam
across 'the. John Day river above Spray
hae been completed. Its construction
was 'commenced August It last, the
main dam being 14, feet high and ISO
feet ldng.avlth a 100-font crib work on
the south- side. . The dam will eupply
Irrigation djtcnea.,.. , t . ; f
..The Harrtman lines are pushing con
struction work la all directions In Ore
gon. At Drain a force of, Japaneae Is
unloading large number, of carloads
of steel that arrived from Chicago a
few . days ago, and It is reported that
preparations are being'1 made to begin
work In the grading of the line to Coos
bayi Out at Elgin, extensive stockyards
are being planned along the line of the
extension that is now under construe
tlon from that point 'to Joseph. The
Riparla-Lewlston line Is approaching
completion, and will be ready for oper
ation early in the spring. - Bridge' con
struction- le being pushed. - f
Surveying partiea are. working- in
Klamath, county.. Snow on the Cascade
range ba's 'Interfered with work, of sur
veyors high up along the McKensle fork
of the Willamette, where the-company
will build the Oregon eastern into cen
tral Oregon. Surveying In -eastern Ore
gon also haa been stopped - -bysaold
weather, but will J be resumed st.the
earliest possible date in the spring.,- In
dicatlona are that next sesson.. will be
the busiest in railroad building In ths
history of Oregon.
The O. R. N, management, will fol
low up Its action against -ths Hill' roads
on the peninsula, and Insist on the loca
tion of favorable grades according to
Its surveys across the College Endow
ment association" tract, where construc
tion work by (he Portland V Seattle has
been halted by tne court. .
It is reported "from St. Paul that
James J.-. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railway, will, retire and be
succeeded by his .eon, Louie W. Hill,
now vice-president. , President Hill is
quoted aa having said tha t he 'intends
laying down theiwork, but that he haa
not yet fixed the date or hie retirement.
Rumor, says January .1,-but there Is
nothing official. , .' -
- ' Oongbiag Spell Ceased Seat. -
-Harry Duekwell, aged M yeara,
choked to death early yesterday . morn
ing at hie home In the presence of his
wife and child. He contracted a slight
cold a few days ego end paid but little
attention to It. Yesterday morning he
waa aelsed with a fit of coughing which
continued for some time. His wife sent
for a. - physician, but before-ihe co
arrive another coughing spell cams on
and rnickwelt died from suffocation.
Ft. Ixmls OloDS), Democrat. Deo. ' 1st.
I01."
Ballard's Horehoiind flyrup ' would
have snvsd blm.. t&r., too and 11.19.
Woodard. Clarke A Co.
We
WiU Give You a P
air
Trousers
Firee
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i -VThis is practically a twd-suit proposition.. ' v ; . ; . ?
' For $22.50. we will make a suit to your measure from a blue serge, a black Thibet
1 e- m .-.- v A
or a new pattern cheviot and give you an extra pair ot
'trousersi-free made to your measure from the same ma
terial as the suit or from a different pattern. ' . ' .
- .These are not old styles or old stock that has accumu
lated UDoh our shelves. The eoods are brand new just
from the looms. . They are the latest weaves and patterns and are aU 'guaranteed to
be all w,ooL ; '-: V 'i : .': "' '''
" Every . garment made to your measure---right here in" our shops hand-padded, -hand-sewed
and lined with imported Venetian cloth or wool serge. ;' . jj. - r
' You practically get two tailor-made suits for $22.50, because a coat' and vest from
these-fabrics; will easily outwear two pairs of trousers, T . ; ; ' ' ;
$22.50
BLVE SERGE is always
neat and always in style.
A ' blue ' coat and vest goes
nicely with trousers, either
lof the same pattern or a neat
stripe. .This is practically an
opportunity to get two sults-to-measure
for $220. ,l
THE .THIBET . Is ; the
same as our well-known
$26 fabric only a trifle lighter
In Weight. It is- woven on
the same looms. - It will not
rough, up or become, shiny.
The coat and vest goes splen
didly -wjth " a ' neat striped
trouser. '
THE CHEVIOT la a
closely woven, all-wool
garment We have Just re
ceived several', -new' patterns
never shown on this Coast
before. The new English
.Overlfae ia among the S2150
goods and ia as wearable aa
it ia handsome. ". '', ;'. i .
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THIS IS PRACTICALLY AT WOSUIT PROPOSITION
TO YOUR ORDER FOR $22.50
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The price will suit
.w and
-The suit will fit. :
.Fit,; ; .:
Finish and V '
Fabric guaranteed. -
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we nanaie np L .,-Ready-Made
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Clothing; but make
your Clothes to
your order at" from v
$20 to $45 ethe suit
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Elks D'ld'g - ?th &. Stark
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