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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30

year is about s25O, 1905 4or repairs, slUO,
900. The original cost OF the sll auto.
mobiles was 81 ,G22 900.
There are 81 woman chautIeurs il the
city. T~enty eight Rochester physi
clans own automobiles. II is cs,imntcC
that ths combined distance covered b,
automobiles IN the city oi Rochester in
one day Ii 1900 mIlrs. or half way
around the world. Rochester scems Ia
he automobIIe crazy. 1t keeps "a peIs
busy dUdeing automobiles wmle cross &.
ing the streets III the city Of Rochester
now, and II the number continues b.
increase for year tO come, rs 1t has
Tor two years past, overhead crossing =
Will become necessary. Five years ago
but 30 automobiles were owned IN the
city.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30

According 10 tho Rochostcr Herald
lhcro nro 20.O0O0 automobiles owned IN
Now York, and Sll Of this number arc
owned in tho city Of Rochostcr. Fol.
lowing are oi Romo Of tho statistics
compiled by the Herald, regarding tho
machines ownod in Rochoster:
Goorgc Eastman has tho lnrRoet mum.
Dor ot machines. being credited with
owning ton. There arc 90 trucks and
delivery automobiles in tho city. OF
,hIr nnmlcr 49, are propelled by gaso.
line, 228 by electricity and aS by atcam.
Fh" cont Of gaSoliuc md electricity 10
run tho machines III Rochester for ono
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30

Ii wan huge tnnk Ia undertake the
cure Of such bad casc Of kidney disease
~ that oi g.. l.. Collier oi Cherokee. ln..
but Electric Bittcra did II. lIc writes:
My kidnoys were Gu far gone ! could
not cit on chnir without cushion; and
suffered from dreadful bncknchc. hcad.
achc aud dcptcRaion. In Electric Bit.
tcra. however. I iOund euro md 10y
them was restored to perfect honlth.
recommend thin grcnt tonic medicine "a
all with wonk kiducya, liver or stomach.
Guaranteed by Elko Drug Co., drug.
g,at. Price G0c.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30
rho Drarri Illus ~ Charm.

Notwithstanding itH many drnwhaCks
there in u charm about the Nevada
doacrt which IN almost irrcsistihlc.
Tho atmosphere il clear and pure. Hnd
although The heat and molnllic glare oi
the day ARE nj iimcR almost unh, arabic, ,
its cool ngktu are frtrcshru. n.id in
yigoratrng: It's sun' rises are gufGCOuI.
and ita ermacie iudu~cribHhlc, especially
i'm thia ,art of IL. Slowly the dcsCris
arc bong reclaimed Railroads have
benn built ucrota thom md still many
others are building. Vnst areas are
coming under cultivation 10y mems
OF irrigation, aud the sprimg-
rus up oi proapcroua mining cHmrs
will do much to rob the desert
OF ita tcrruts. both real and imaginary.
All THE radical change is duo to mining.
Tho possibility Of finding mincn nt first
induces the proRpOCl0r with hie burro
Ia pcnctrntc the vnat wilderness. Tho
dovelopcmcnt aud operation OF the veins
he finds givcs employment to thoushnd7
~ mon, and citiCa spring mt" existence
as n nninrLl consequence, IN they are
90 NC IN this section 81 tho universe
Tonopah lIonanza.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30

Once upon time There was a fool in
Nevada. Ills name was Legion.
This fool has dug into the earth and
amassed a comfortable living. Legion
wore no glasses TO correct HE long sight.
edness and he sought his rest and re-
creation i'll far oil lands, not pcrcciving
hoalth and pleasure giving places near
his home.
Legion still lives in Nevada and he il
still fool. lie goes to- the AdirUudacks
aud the Santa Cruz mountains for mR
summorinRs and docs not even know
that within less than score of miles Of
the capital city Of his state arc scenery
Alpine i'll granducr, wutcra with the
properties o. Carlsbad, uniaintcd air.
Italian sk:ps-m other wOris the very
elements that make up the tonic Tor
wearied mind at we'll as ailIDg body.
Legion will contiaue to reside in
Nevada, but he will soon cease to be u
iool.--Carson Ncws.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30

After the transaction Of the above
business the meeting adjourned to meet
at the call of the chairman.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30
Elko. Nevada. Friday, June 80, 1905.

Tho Sports committee reported that
there would be game Of baseball be.
tween Carlin and Elko for purse ofs5o.
1t was also announced by this commit te Q
that the value OF the prizes for the after.
noon contest would be doubled. This
will not apply To tho tug OF war contest
1t is also tie intention Of the committee e
10 arrange for some bicycle racee. The
details Of these will be apuounced Mon.
LAY.
IL wa7 decided to have al OF the
literary exercises down town in the te t
but the ball will be held in the Ware
house. The floor directors were made
4 special cOmmitte to make all Of the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30

Tho committee on sporiI has decided
to offer increased prizce for the races on
the Fourth, aud hns added now races to
their program. Following IL the revised
list of rncca md price:
ObBttcIc race, 81.
Sack race, 90.
Thrcc-lcggcd race, 90.
Egg race, e..
Race for boys under 10, q.
Girls race, e..
Race FOR boys under 10, ~.
Race for girls under 10, az.
Fat man'a race; lat, 80, end, g..
Race 100 yarda, free Tor all. $3.50.
Bicycle race GOO yards; lat. 81, I'D, -.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30

neces airy arrangements and were given
au appropriation Of s75.
The various committees were allowed
the following amounts:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30

Thr GrnrrnI Committee Meeting.

Tho meeting held last night to perfect,
arrangements Tor the coming cclcbrn
bration wna we'll attended and nearly
all of the details wore settled. Tho
meeting wna called Ia order by W. +.
Smith, chairman of the general commit
too l.. q. Henderson reported that SSli,.
20 had been received from tho Goddcw
Of Libcrry CoDtcRt After the cxpcnsce
Of the committee were deducted there
wns balance 81 $50, which wae placed
nj tho diapusnl of tho general committee
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30
A Bad Scare.

Some day you will get bad scare.
when You feel II pain III your bowels and
fear appendicitis. Safety lies in DR..
Kmg's New Lie Pills, Il sure cure for all
bowel and stomach diseases, such as
hcndnch". Eiliousncss, costivcncRs. etc.
Guaranteed at Elko prug Co.'S store,
only - ccbts. Try them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30

Tho following IL nEcribcd to our old
friend Mnrk:
-Well, young men, III give yom II
little advice, and to illustrate my point
III tell you n little story, aud yon can
draw tho moral Ia suit yourselves. ]
went to church once, and the minister
preached II sermon about Tia" poor
heather. Tho srtmun touched mc and |
thought III just give that hundred dol
lara had III my pocket toward helping
the poor hcathon. But the minister
kept on preaching, md my enthusiasm
began To drop. So did my hundred
dollars, twenty five dollars ut II time,
until there waa nothing left tor the poor
heather! And the minister was still
talking, mud by tho timc III" plate VIE
paRacd had io sucalt IL nickel from it
tu get oven
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
HUNTING TROUBLE.

OVER IN Pfincvillc there prom
iScS To be- trouble over the assault
ol W J. Grain by the city marshal
ol that town. The man Grain had
been witness IN the Williamson
case at Portland, aud thus mad,
enemies at his home, II his story
is lo bc believed Marshal llarring
ton - brute because hc assaulted
Grain without cause aud then beat
him as he las in his cell in the cily
jail.
The people of that community
should not and probably will not
stand ior that sort OF dirty work
II Cram tells the tmth-and his
accusations seem To be well sub.
stanliatcd by reliable witness
Harrington should spend long
term IN the pen, II is possible
that those who side with Grain are
too good shot, To allow the crittcr
To 30 to Jail
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
SHOULD TRY IT.

THERE is great need of an arc
lamp at the stopping place of the
trolley cars corner of Fessenden
and Jersey-at the Heights and
near the French block. These
spots are dark and frequently
dangersome-and if a passenger
should be injured the car company
would be the defendants in a dam
age suit.
An ordinance should be adopted
making the erection Of an arc light
at these three points compulsory
upon the railway company. Hun
dreds of precedents for such legis-
lation may be found all over the
country-and there has been no
trouble over the enforcement of
such an ordinance. Any progress
sive road is willing to avoid risk of
damage suits when so small an out
lay is required and when the ac-
commodation of so many patrons
can be made for a trivial sum there
is no doubt the road would yield
with grace.
The city should not for mo-
ment consider putting in arc lamps at
those points-for such matter lies
wholly within the jurisdiction of
the road. In fact, the imitation
lamp at Liberty square could be
moved to some other point and the
road forced TO substitute a real
lamp in its place.
Any railway must take all proper
steps TO protect its pa,rons-and
usually does so. One lost case for
damages would pay for a dozen
lamps for several years-and the
car line knows it. But IL the COM
pany can get the city to pay for
those lamps along the track il will
do II and who could blame it1
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
WHY BETTER

SOMEONE: has been figuring on
what New York city spends foi
liquor each day. aud has now asser.
ted that more than one million dol.
lars pass over the bar in each
twcntyiour hours. That is more
than half of what is spen, for meat,
vegetables, bread and pas,ry-aud
ten times what is spent in car.
fares.
S,atisticians avow, also, that the
quality OF the liquor is so poor, 80
vile aud 80 impure that steps will
have To he taken by the state to
stop the sale OF doc,orcd stuff.
We really cannot see why any
legislation along that line is ncccss.
ary-bccause II the drinkers dislike
II all they have to do is to quit.
And II they are so far along that
they can't quit the sooner il kills
EN- oil the better
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
DID WELL.

TO have an established fire dis
trict within which limit no fire.
trap building should be erected
has long been urged by THE RE
VIEW, and this paper feels like
patting the council on the back
because of the creation of such a
precinct
Every community is more or less
in danger of having serious fires
and ST. Johns has been particularly
fortunate in having had but the
one. The major portion of the
buildings have been nothing more
nor less than tindcr- boxes, wherein
a dropped match could easily wipe
out half the city. With no fire
walls in any of the blocks-savc
the one new brick just being FIN
ishcd-a fire IN one small shack
could do more evil IN thirty min
uics than would be repaired in
thirty weeks.
II is barely possible that the
council may find the district has
been created too large upon the
start aud take off a half dozen or so
blocks II II shall be- found that
any real hardship will be put upon
anyone or that any unfair measures
are 10 be- taken there is even a pos.
sibility that the whole ordinance
will be- rcscindcd-although that
cXtrcmc measure should by all
means be- avoided.
II Is To prevent the construction
OF any more of these buildings that
the frc-limils have been made.
II may seem like a hardship upon
somc-but when the matter is con
sislcn,ly viewed /, will be- readily
seen thl; II Is the only progressive
method To he adopted.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
Some More Stuff

Mis-. Frank Peterson, 4Ia Chi
cago street, mother of \. 4. Noren
Is critically III at her home-witl
but little chance for recovery.
Christmas Tree decorations a,
The ST. Johns Bazaar, A nice as,
Sorlmvnt,
X Is. Conn, prosecuting attorney
IN the Lake View country, was i'm
~, Johns this week guest of his
old-tlm acquaintances, the Wag.
oner Brothers.
Try the Par Excellence" the
champion sc cigar made in ST.
Johns.
Kerr \ MosSman is the name of
a new firm of carpenters aud con
tractors just located here in ST.
Johns, II will pay those having
work to consult with these men.
The Boston Home Bakery is pre-
pared 10 NIL all orders in their line
for Your Christmas dinner.
The appraisers ON Chicago aud
Gresham streets-MeSsrs. Moxon,
Br~ierson and rhorndyke-have
been ordered 10 meet at the city
recorder office next Monday after
noon at two o elock.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
Wedding Was A Surprise.

Few of our readers are aware
that y. c. Rogers is happy hus.
band-but such is the case as THE
REVIEW well knows. The happy
bride came from her home in Edg-
ington, Illinois, a few weeks ago
and on the evening of Thursday,
December 7, d. {. Rogers and
Miss Ascenath Richardson were
joined in wedlock.
The ceremony was performed at
the home of the officiating clergy.
man-Rev. A. J. Montgomery-on
East Fifteenth street, Portland
and the newly.wed couple will next
week take up residence OH John
street, East.
Those who have noticed the very
mysterious air that Mr.. Rogers has
worn for the past ten days may
now breathe easier-ds he is now
perfectly rational. THE REVIEW
extends best wishes to the couple
for all future time.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
Proposals for Street Work

Sealed proposals will be received a,
the office of the Recorder Of the CITY oi
81. Johns, Oregon, until December a.
iypS, nt I O'Clock =, M, for the improve.
mcnt of Thompson street from Meyers
street To Lively street In the manner
provided 10y ordinance No. Ga. subject 10
the provisions of the charter and or,li.
nnnccs oi the City of ST. Johns, and the
plans, specifications aud estimates Of the
City Engineer Of flc.
Bids must be strictly IN accordance
with printed blanks which will be fur.
nished on application at the Office of the
Recorder of the City of 81. Johns, aud
said Improvement must bc completed ON
or before sixty days from the date of last
publication of notice for proposals for
said work.
No proposals or bids will be considered
unless accompanied by q certified check
payable Ia the order of the Mayor Of the
City oi ST. Johns, certified by a rcspon.
,iblc bank, for au amount equal to ten
per cent Of the aggregate proposals.
The right 10 reject any aud all bids is
hereby reserved.
iy order of the city council.
], ". HANKS,
Recorder oi the City OF 81. Johns.
Published In the ST. Johns Review Dec.
ember s, IS, ~, 1905,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
MAKE LEVY

WITHOUT doubt the city couu
cal will make the levy ior th,
years taxes At the Monday evening
meeting -as II must he done prior
To January l. There is some an
Nlcly to learn what levy will be-
madc-hut as yet none OF the coun-
cll has expressed his views pub
licly
\ tcn-mill levy will give the city
about $1,000 ior eNpcnsc money
which will he none too much.
Some, however contend that with
the $1,000 or $1,000 license money
now in sight that an eight mill levy
will he sufficient tor all needs.
Some even 90 as low in their csli-
mate as six mills
The council Is doing some hard
figuring as the desire Is 10 make
the levy as low Is possible
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
Familiar Figure Gone.

Residents of st. Johns have fre-
auentlv seen A. B. Wooley, all old
Grand Army veteran, about the
city. He lived upon one OF his
lots, in small quarters-but owned
other property and had enough to
keep him from want as long as he
lived.
He was arrested last Saturday
near the Multnomah Field charged
with drunkenness and placed i'll
the city Jail at Portland. Sunday
morning it was found that he was
in a precarious condition and he
was taken to a hospital-where he
died the same night.
The blunder of the police in
arresting Mr.. Wooley is looked
upon by all who knew the deceased
as inexcusable. He was merely
suffering, as the autopsy showed,
from a blood -clot on the brain-and
has never been known to be drunk.
His sister, Mrs. J. II. Smith, feels
the charge very deeply: while the
many who met the man every day
condemn the arrest in strong
terms.
But for W. J. Peddicord's name
being npon a match-safe in a
pocket of the injured man his iden.
tifcation would doubtless have been
impossible. As soon as notified
Mr.. Peddicord promptly went to
Portland and there found the dying
man.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15

crossing the river at such ferry in his
own boat, or to take in and carry over
his neighbor when the same is done
without fee or charge and not with in
tent to injure grantee.
SECTION r2--All persons shall be re-
ceived into the ferry boat and conveyed
across the river by grantee according to
their arrival at the same; and If grantee
shall act contrary to this regulation, it
shall forfeit and pay the sum of three
dollars for every such offence to the
party aggrieved, to be recovered. before
any Court having jurisdiction; Provided,
that public officers on urgent business,
post-riders, couriers, physicians, sur
geons and midwives, shall in all cases be
first carried over where all can not go at
the same time.
SECTION I5-For the ehectual securing
Of efficient service; for the prompt and
complete compliance by grantee with its
agreements and undertakings herein and
hereunder; and for the continued main
tenance by grantee Of the property in
good repair and condition throughout
the entire term of this franchise, the said
grantee shall on filing its acceptance of
this franchise, give to the City of st.
Johns good aud sufficient Bond in the
sum Of one thousand dollars (sIooo.oo).
SFcTIoN I4-The power and right
reasonably TO regulate in the public in
terest the exercise of this franchise and
rights Hereunder shall remain and be
vested in the Council Of the City of st.
Johns.
SECTION is--Any person or persons
violating any of the provisions Of this
Ordinance, where the penalty has not
been designated, shall, upon conviction
thereof before the Municipal Court of the
said City Of st. Johns, be fined not less
than five or more than twenty-five doll.
ars.
Passed the Council December 4, 1905.
Approved by the mayor December 1.
1905.
W. II. KING,
ATTEST; Mayor.
J. W. HANKS, Recorder.
Published In TuE REVIEW December
3, 1905.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
DEAD,

NOW that Death has robbie,
Gossip OF all her venom and ever
canSed Truth to he gagged il
silence, all ,ha, is being said OF
Senator John II Mitchell is OF
praise, The press, the pulpit and
the publie-the three grea, juries OF
the world now bar all incrimina-
ting evidence, and consider only
the bright portions OF his life
His death Occurred Friday Dee
ember 5, and career second TO but
few has ended, lie had many
warm admirers, was good liver
and Was a slayer to the final
windup,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
REVIEW WAS RIGHT.

JUST as this paper prophesie,
a few weeks ago the Clackama,
county gambling arrests by Multi.
nomah authorities were not accord
lng To law Mayor Lane over. step.
lpcd himself in his Jealous assault
"ovcr the line"-and Judge Frazer
after a few moments study of IN,
law, decided the cases could not bc
tiled In Multhomah.
The state constitution declares
that all criminal prosecutions must
he heard IN the county where the
crime Is said to have been commit
ted but the state law says that II
crime Is committed within one mile
of the county boundary line the
case may he tried in either county.
II was merely question of which
was the greater the state cons,i,u-
ton or a law made for some special
locality and pushed through an
assembly oi very intelligent men.
OF course the former won out.
Mayor Lane was over enthusiastic
and, although not under the age
OF consent, WAS led astray by some
aSmte legal light, Possibly the
next raid will be ON Vancouver.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
Has The Contract.

The contract for making and
placing the street signs in St. Johns
has been given-and work has
commenced. +. l.. Freeburg.
who has been placing house mum
bers. has the contract and the
streets will soon be tagged so tha,
any man can tell his friend where
he lives. The signs will be on
metal, and white block letter will
stand nicely out upon white back
ground. Mr.. Freeburg was the
only bidder but his price was yer,
low-I9c per sign.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
Merely Runor.

The citizens of Cottage Grove
have donated to the Edwards bas-
ket shop, now at Albina, a $1,000
site for the plant-and the offer
has been accepted. When the
plant is located there it will take
an additional line of manufacture
that of axe helves, hammer han
dies, and the like and a large
force of workmen will be EN-
ployed.
Upon this for a basis it is stated
that at an early date Mr.. Edwards
will resign from the city council
as his business will demand his Ell
tire time at some distance from st.
Johns.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15
NO SMALL POX.
Not One Case OF This Disease In
All st. Johns.

Rumors have been rife that one
or several cases of small pox were
now in St. Johns-and there are
some who believe it. But this is
not so.
THE REVIEW has been to the
trouble of tracing these rumors and
finds no truth in them. Not one
case of small pox is inside the city
limits-nor has there been case
this year.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-12-15

| WV ''NNSh w ~''S iiSiiss
The City Of ST. Johns does ordain a.
follows.
SRcrIoN The Council of the CITY OF
81 Johns having aseertained the cost OF
improving Natlln street from the Fast
/ llnc oi Lively street To Jersey street
| IN said City ut 81. Johns, as shown by
resolution OF Council, OF record and date
september lo, 1905, AMI notice thereof
having been published In the ST lohns
Review Tor three consecutive weeks from
oetnbrf p, 1905, 10 November 10,
l9oS' Inclusive, As shown by affidavit OF
foreman Of said paper ON lille, and the
legM posting oi notice of such street I'M
pToNrmenl as shown by affidavit of Civ
Engineer ON hle with City Recorder. as
provided hV resolution Of September rs.
l9oS, to he the sum of s5IS,oo, as a pre-,
llmindTN estimate made hy city engineer
Ia he muIr accurately determined by
city engineer and as Ia time within
which same is to be completed, which is
now hNed al sixty DAYS from last puhli-
cation of notice for proposals for said
work proposals to be filed by January ,.
1870, al o. m,
Now, therefore, il is hereby ordered
that sad street be improved accordingly
ana that the Recorder shall give notice
hy puhllcation for not less than three
INSERTIONS IN successive publications in a
newspaper OF general circulation in the
SilN oi 81 Johns, inviting proposals for
making said Improvement, and said sum
or such sum As shall finally be deter
mined by city engineer, not exceeding
SAN sum, Is hereby assessed 10 the lots
and parts oi lots and property especially
and peculiarly benehtted thereby. and /
which Is declared To he all the lots /
parts thercoi and panels OF land within /
leo feet irom the outside line OF each /
side oi said Catlin street, in their several 1
proportions IN the said assessment dis.
'nct oi sad Natlin street aforesaid. i'm the
respective amounts IL be hereafter deter
mined and assessed To said lots or parts
u lots and tracts as being benefited bv
ald street improvement.
The Recorder is hereby directed ,o
inter al the proper time the said asses
nent hervby made in the docket of city
lens, and cause notice thereof To be
published as provided by the City
'harter.
Passed the Council December o, ISoS.
Approved nvcember :, 1905. :
, W. IL, KING,
A,'hSF Mayor. .
". HANEs, Recorder.
Published in rHE REVIEW December
5, l9oS