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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1910)
I ill W f n tit ii Uu ::;;.y Takes Interest in Uzr r;::2, While Business Men Discuss Improvements.; Some effort . toward reconciliation have been mads In the suit Instituted by Miss Margaret Van de Bogart against the Pacific State Telephone A Tele graph Co. Miss Bosrart, wn will be de fended by Captain Snow of St Johns, li Instituting a suit of damage for 15000 aeainst ' toe company for Injury sus tained In falling Into a hole which was vdug for Hit purpose of.ersetina a spa tial telephone -pole en election night Llttlfl has bean done toward: the Jer sey street Improvement, now that l he contractor have been granted an ex tension oa the completion of their con tract There Is no doubt that the street contractors will not receive the generous treatment that tliejr now obtain from the city fathers of St Johns, after an nexation has taken place. , -: ; End to Contractors, v ' When a contractor has any difficulty bj obtaining material ; In Portland he applies , to tba council of St Johns and gets an extension of . time to his con tract. In fact- the city father s even ro farther and sometimes grant ' him more additional time than th request contained In his letter Of detnapd- : In Portland, contractors-ara fined for each day on which they exceed the time limit of their contract, and the fact that the city council In St Johns Is so willing to . grant extensions of time to .the several contractors Is no doubt a largely con tributing cause to rthe fact that the streets remain In tba condition that they are now In. so long after the contracts have been let to the contractors. It Is Intended to hold the fifth annual Hose Festival on June 5, 1911. It Is planned that next year's festival wlll.be the most splendid in -the history of fte city. ' Many new features ars being con sidered, and there is no donbt that next year's' show will surpass anything of the Hind which has heretofore been held in the city.'-':.':'' - ;; ,.;;.. A marriage that excited a good deal of Interest In fit Johns took place at the Evangelical parsonage last Saturday evening when Hiss, Lottie Vassar of University Park was united In marriage to S. Nt Curry, Rev. C. P. Gates office ting. They Intend to moke thIr home af St Johns, and will no doubt be greet ed by a larg crowd of well wishers oa the return from their honeymoon. Proposals for bids are being Iffsuftd r : n f trert. slor.; t' i v . lino if IM.v-on tir: t to t E '.it he !- limits of the city of i't JvV.ts. rs contract calls for cross tr.iks anl lx f.,;ttcrs only, and the plans anl f;vo;j'1 c.tlons far the same are on view with Mr. Kssen, the city engineer, from whom printed blanks on which proposals may ld made can be obtained. Ileary Kiuas in Josephine S-wiil UUiMitoh to Tt Jjamt. Grants Pass, Or., Nov. S9. The rain storm which began last Saturday night stopped last night It was one of the heaviest known here In - many years. Rogue river has gone down feet since yesterday, as the weather is balmy and is clearing today. v X r .. X h . . . ... t t . . ... V."e l,v t'.i r . ' ' ;i f w-i. ic l'i f-.rst r t : t ;t ; l--t cf srtti.vfcfi.il"!. v- fl tie -li"';lnr Jil the barn;, my of (stfns i . id ami ou ij,jy t- v i . your-gooiis hack unlnjunM In but much in, t"ovd in sj-r n Cr'srs Clvsa r:.'-;S " IlilaiiJ iiltt.nl tl..-.. I... J 24-223 Third t, Tet. S.C.::o an I" ' THE "BLACKSTONE" PORT LAND'S ELEGANT NEW HOTEL i ,E: l,ii,:;.kiS.:Jvr,j - -" !,....; ...: -:... ii.i - . .. ; 1 --... i " . .. ' . . - .... . ' . . ,s--r . " -J v : s-- .k f . ; ' v . f'i: ...-i . ;, J- ' . . ' v '....: .f .'-:': : . ,-.1- ' . V i .-! : . ".." ' : ...,:.'..'..:. ,v .. -4 : . 1 . 1 V' ! i J '.' ' - ' ' ' . " ' .':. ' l' : . .. ' . . , . ' i . . ' " - -X. '.."r ''-. .. J. ' ' ')'' '.' ...-.-...-.,.-.. i. ... -This splendid edifice Is located at th northwest corner of Eleventh and Stark streets, within Z19 feet of Washington, There' ars elegantly furnished rooms, aolpped in : the most modern manner; steam beat with hot and cold rnnning watar, gas and electricity, telephones. best istminster and Wilton carpets, waxed oak furniture of most modem designs. Booms are single or en anite and are well lighted, not a dark room in the bouse. Elegant tiled lobby, batha and lavatories, electric elevator and oth er modern equipments. This new and elegant otel was furnished throughout by the well known "furniture bouse of 1. Gevurts & Sons, of First and Tamhlll streets. This firm seem to have a vir tual monopoly of the hotel and apart ment house furnishing business, their signs being In conspicuous evidence upon many of .the-city's largest and newest structures. ' I ";...) s. fit faflirott ... . . $5.00 'SJotu Oi Fmnishinns i . r i rs , s i v mm w nM, 'iSPJlh ScCau Sit'ojs IfifiiiDSft 1srait iCaftmarf (Baltimore 8sfflnw pafttoort Sellinc ui $15.00 or Juar I 1.1 I I . .i.j'.Tt p No need of spending riard- v esrR money for ffurnish- - SXV ins more, for such , r Y things may be had or noth- y';. v fnJV s oaiem tnese M r ' day3' You're "9t restrictcu ta.. . 'I .t I'll' ' A ivm nnrMMiUa lina V..l.. 1 1 !t u :.: jthe entire stpek being at ybnr. . rr ( . " cnnce to the eartent of $5 V , .. with each suit or ovefcoat-. U J ' selling at $15 or over, ' ': ' want t0 impfess this ' I ' , " fact upo your, mind also. 4a. ur'suts an over. . coats, no matter what-the V -pnee, arc guaranteed , oesc values in this city,, and -we . d-iiii.iJ.S CL",'ts Blim:t can prove it ' I - lima ; I ': L3fS K3 i a ta ii i . . i. i Clothing Co. Fourth tad Mtr Stmts , -4 ' i ij i r Swf.'js f 5cfif9 wjlmoft Sthlost' BtdlmoM BattlmoA? f sr-tF Jjfllrtort rstWossi k Grfftf A titnii iiiittii uiiiiTriu.iv., Scblosi BzlliziQte Chtkss Sdloss Difcore Chihzs Has vmwety turns mts Mais $uoA$yooA ftTlTl: l.i'V I 1 I III TV ill 1 . .am. - 'I 1 - A aA f I .Lnier(SE(!J)i!rii n tv " J -qtff 1 I'.' .'..y.' , W--'.- ft " ' .1 ' ' ' v'-- . J .i if , i, ...T i--J aJvn. "4 f ..--- - . -:.,-.'.'.-, ...-. i ,r .Y'-..v ; i Alflai's CmnitoFt .-Si. ' ' . ''. ' -I-...- -. .' . (. ! , that's what ' these -grand , , "Sleepy Hollow Rockers" .. ' l' mean. An' ideaL ' Christ-' ' mas present for your hus- ; i. , band." At ' a bargain, tQ'o. " I V Sill fiomiino lonlh ID) TN TTi Tl JT TT m 3 . iM4 ?.: its m. i v. ii u i i r pccial Safle Mothers should not1 fail to .attend our., special sale ' in 'Boys 'Suits' "this weefc:'7 " KnickcF&dcto Well made Suits all sizes, in worsteds, chev iots and cassimercs; all, popular colors. ' i See Our Men Suit Special at f.i.111111 -I I h A Kap4 imIhah an 4-ia ' ' ' :t. v. tiUdBi k Ul "money in the city7 tt on '- 1 ' rrr-j'- n ti ' -3?r: JUPEfflI?;U:lfl)U(2 "f S'A WSWM r t 1 ! T 1 ' :J" . ' i" " i . - ' , , 'I , ,- Vl, I i , , 'i ' ' i j . , . 1 Vi , V , , ' NO. 860 Made of solid dak in the wax, - . , . Early English golden or fumed finish; 1 - 'mission style three-inch legs, : large ; t . drawer and : "lower" shelf ; ' size t" 42x24 ' ' ' inches. A special that would make your husband a suitable Christmas present ; r : "will hold till wanted without charge. ,C Special this week .8.75 " Many Otltep St 1 Guit-4 able for Clirialmaa Gifts V ffl r f I i t' v CSralf sri sT-rl Oizc 42724 Inctico 4 r '-..... , j I I 1 VL I I ' , . . . " i t ' w - , NO. 866 Made of solid oak, weathered"' finish. I fitted1 "with" pen" racks t i arm lartrc orawcr ior f trtrvv inn ieflQv'W eainerCQ inches; just the thing . . i : .. VJ for halls or bedroom U3JS -. Special ,...,93.65 LetUsFarnishYonrnomeon Easy Terms Dantlsome Gilt for a Lady ' WAX, FUMED AND GOLDEN "OAK, TUA MAHOGANY AND DARK MAHOGANY VENEER, NO. 203 This is one of our choicest specials. . J A very large shipment' of ! 'these oooular -Writincr Desks; - At- the ' .above price we are, showing them in n sona.oaK, , quariflpT-saweu, m-uie puusn or wax f Umed finish, also tuna and dark , mahogany; also in birdseyc maple., They have the drop leaf table, 1 small stamp drawer; pigeonholes and largedrawerA fnr'Statinnprv v A srtan rff tVif nrirf nnrl 'just what many of our.cus,- (jQ f7C" Jf tomers have been .wanting J) O . v- ; ' ! . . Terms , - - i . i 'i .! Easy Terms to All ,,-Tlli'X-V ". thl "Fin 5a-Piece Dinner Set G7.00' t-i Vf - jWA t . .. r 7 3 ve-w-,..?).. Beautiful ,wHlte and gold scrtfl-porcclain, on display in our Bumside street window. Set consists of 54 elegant jieces.