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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
In the Good Old Days.

Not until February Of 1917 did the
people of Kentucky know that Madison
was elected president in the previous
November. says Success.
Ia 1894 one Of the leading railroads Of
the United States printed ON its time
table The locomotive will leave the
depot every day at ten O'Clock, II the
weather is fair"
When benjamin Franklin first thought
Of starting newspaper IN Philadelphia,
many of his friends advised against II,
because there was paper published in
Boston.
One hundred years ago the fastest land
travel in the world was on the Great
North road in England. There the York
mail coach tore along at the rate of
ninety miles day, and many persons con
hdentially predicted divine vengeance on
such unseemly haste.
When the first two tons Of anthracite
coal were brought into Philadelphia in
1893, the good people OF that city, 50 the
records state, tried TO burn the stuff,
but at length. disgusted, they broke 1t
up and made walk Of it," Fourteen
years later Col. George Shoemaker sold
eight OF ten wagonloads OF II in the same
city, but warrants were soon issued for
his arrest for taking money under false
pretenses.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
uNNTON lACOnICS.

Mrs. James aud son have returned TO
Portland.
n. Hamilton. Of Portland, was In
linnton Wednesday.
James Grant will ill James Alcorn's
vacancy at Gresham.
Adam Trcbcr has wholly recovered
from his recent illness.
The La Plants left very quietly Satur.
day night for Seattle OF whereabouts.
Thomas Kyle aud wife, recently Of
Cedar Mill, Oregon, have moved To
Linnton.
Mrs. Gage aud daughter left for Sea.
side Tuesday morning instead of Satur.
day ~ was reported last week.
Mr.. Harris aud family have purchased
aud now occupy the X, A, Aleorn home,
Mr.. Harris II keeping boardcrs,
X. A. Alcorn has shippcd all his goods
Ia Los Angeles and IN. for the present.
staying with Mrs. :. A. Hamilton.
Mrs. Walgamotte. OF Enid. Oklahoma,
returned home Monday after a visit OF
about one month with Mrs. X, A. Aleorn.
X. Suitor aud wife returned home
Tuesday from Collins Springs. Oregon.
where they have been for the last ten
days,
James Alcorn has resigned his position
in the Oregon Water Power Company's
power house at Gresham aud will 40 with
his folks To live in California.
Mrs. Gordon Wilson left for Fishers
Landing last Friday. Mr.. Wilson has a
fruit ranch at that place and Mrs,
Wilson will attend 10 Is during the fruit
season,
here last Saturday, MIR, Swift IL at
present visiting q. NJ, Clark, at Portland
who was his partner In the lumber bust
ness back east.
Last Saturday evening over thirty
Linntonians left for Portland ON the
Northern Pacific. As many more left ON
the steamer Republic. Those that didn't
get lost returned ON the midnight
train,
Linnton sympathiles very much with
st. Johns for her losses caused by the
destructive fire last Friday aud hopes
that Il will not he long ere the mills are
rebuilt. During the night while the lire
was raging the illumination caused by
the reflection of the blaze upon the sky
was so bright that Il was possible 10 read
the newspapers. Great CONSIDERATION was
caused among the cattle grazing upon
the commons. They were thoroughly
aroused, and with tails erect aud heads
lowered they raced back and forth,
believing and making lunges as II
fighting, II is long time since anyone
has seen anything so much like bull
fight here,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
81 DOWN, 81 4 week.
Two Carloads Meyer Pianos to be
Sold al Once.

Al the last moment, and after the
announcement IAN unusual chance
co,, ~ piano buyers (see page a. third
,o.umn, ,' this issue) had gone to
p, msss, !, was decided to make this
s,s suasuai . sale of Meyer pianos for
;",t nv. BIAS and sIs7 of still greater
s,' asles'' and in order to close out
y v;,h;., one N OF these special pianos
,,s .'a mn, .he very next few days, we
q, a"niing TO sell them ON terms of
rown and 81 a week.
cha. .naI Is really a great deal
4 aps, vai' than renting a piano, and
!, 'ou ~, nave no instrument at home,
Pau nni pay you to call at Eilers
ayss, House, 3sI Washington
,o.;' ' at once, either TODAY or
;sn'' r;aI tomorrow or tomorrow
sosd sI' and secure one of these really
susooking susr.S pianos. They are
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
Changed Hands.

The "Star Meat Market" next
door to Edmondson's plumbing
store. has experienced change OF
owners the present firm in control
being Smith & Hoover. The firm
is composed of X. b. Smith. who
was formerly junior partner OF
Donnelly & Smith, and his brother
in-law, B. S. Hoover, who recently
moved here from Cambridge, Idaho,
where he has been in this same
business. The new firm assures all
of fair dealing and promises a fine
quality of goods.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
Will Raise Sidewalk.

The city engineer has discovered
that the walk in front Of the new
Holbrook block is several inches
lower than the grade of the walk in
front of the Cochran block, where
the Peninsula bank IS located. To
make things absolutely correct that
low spot will have to be raised or
water is liable to settle around the
foundations.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
Some More Stuff

That chamber set is to be raffied at the
St. Johns Bazar Saturday night.
Mrs. John Bum and daughter, Dora,
have been visiting DIR. and Mrs. Rossiter
the last week. Miss Dora has gone to
Seaside for her health.
I'D Stockton's face resembles railway
right-oi-way with the grade stakes set;
he was poisoned a few days ago by oak
and the blamed stuff settled ih his eyes.
The Central Hotel is for sale-that is,
the furniture, lease and goodwill. An
al may be seen in these columns regard
ing it, There is good chance 10 make
money for someone who knows how.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the firm Of
!. {. Allen and T. X. Anderson, doing
business under the name Of the Boston
Bakery, in St. Johns, Oregon. is dissolved
by mutual consent. 7. X. Anderson will
continue the business under the title OF
Anderson < Co., and all bills are payable
to the new firm.
]. {. ALLEN,
T. X. ANDERSON.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
On the Watch.

Merritt Hanks received through
the mails ON Thursday a handsome
gold watch--gift of an aunt back in
"old Missou." 1t is little beauty,
and Marshal Hanks asserts that he II
now always be on time
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
rof Sale at a Bargain.

two M ~. soxioo in Point View tract,
AOuss au none-haif blocks from school
with s,a ,nOusetent, well built, Iaxao,
are loos;" Vss and furniture. If you
S. IoSna ISr,ng tor good snap cali at
Jsr,,s,'a ,Oans ms Sash and Door Company
and Tacoma streets.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing between
Nathan ii. Suitter and Inkerman Davis,
under the name Of Suitter x Davis, ST.
Johns, Oregon. is hereby dissolved by
mutual consent. All bills payable to or
by the firm will be settled by Nathan H.
Suitter. NATHAN ii. SUITTER,
ISKERMAS DAVIS.
Dated: St. Johns, Oregon, August "a,
zoos.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
Hop Pickers Attention!

Two tents for sale by c. Andersen, near
the dry dock.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08

8p Your Eye On St. Johns.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08

"Whiniver annybo-
dy offers to give We
something f'r nawthin'
or something FIR less
thin its worth, or
more FIR something
thin its worth, don't
take amy chances.
Yell FIR a pOlisman."
---Mr. DOOley.
Our goods are not offered
for nothing.
Our goods are not offered
or less than their worth.
Our goods are worth all We
ask for them.
II you've not been in, call
and see us.
St. Johns Bazar ON Broadway
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08

Small yellow dog with white spot on
breast. Return TO Miss Minnie currier
for reward.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08

Smoke St. Johns cigar-best Ioc cigar
on the market-the white Crow"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02
MCCulIoch Calls Woodland
"A Contemplate Liar

az the Hotel Seneca | was also room
Ina there. She was IN and had a
nurse In attendance She tole=
graphed for her sister who immedi-
ately came here from Chicago and
has heen with her ever since.
Regarding Woodlands charge
that have ever taken any money
from Mrs. Woodland. | desire to say
that he tells contemplate lie. lie
Is so far beneath me that | would
not deiEn 10 notice hts malicious
stories we're Il not Tor the fact that
Mrs. Woodard'a name has been
dragged into publicity.
Mrs Woodland has filed a croaa
complaint In the divorce proceedings
and when the trial takes place the
public will be better able 10 judge
as 10 who IL the guilty one
McCulloch states that Woodland
has attempted TO bring his name In
to disrepute In Seattle by circulating
malicious stories about him,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02

n Same -disposed person will
eel the members Of the poliee de-
partment where they are 1t. they
will be largely much obliged
After The star had called atten-
ton. day after day. 10 the fact that
many saloons were violating the
-hox ordinance" and that the ortii=
nance was being enforced against
one OF two. Mayor RsfinKeF and
Chief Delaney held pot-laeh down
81 the municipal wigWam
The war council resulted In a
hasty summons for Captain Iauh-
scher. one Of the Hyas Tyee De-
ianey.s braves. and when the pow
Wow ended s-aubseher was Earbed
In much authority. which. summed
up briefly. gave him carte blanche
Go Carrie na tioniEs every public
drinking house which maintained
slosed boxes as financial adjunct
Go their business
Meantime. Sergeant Leighton.
who has grown gray in the service
ef his country. has been relieved Of
the onerouS task Of looking for
closed saloon boxes
Hut there seems 10 be a hitch
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02

viii have an important bearing on
others which We have in mind.
Hays city Attorney De Hruler
For my paft, you may h2y
that | issued the complaint Tor
iirill and am going % see thla case
through to the finish. am IN favor
of doing away with the boxes alto
gether n they were removed be-
lievc that the city Wouta5 be prac-
Ideally freed from the m6nY saloon
ioafcts and vicious women Who nov
haunt these places"
Meantime the patfalmcu on the
beats ID not know shat Go da. haV-
tng lost heart by being told 20 mind
their own business, just aH Sergeant
leighton has been told Captain
tauhHeher SAYS that he VIII make IL
thorough Investigation visiting all
the places under suspicion. Thin Of
course. a. every reader Of The Star
knows. il in reality only a Huhtrr-
fugu. az this paper has time and
time again given the names OF the
box ordinance
so. ffam present indications. these
places will be allowed % flourish like
the green bay troe and tho members
of the police department viii stu
be al a loss 10 know whether To DO
their duty or not
There IL general state 81 dis
satisfaction At police headquarters
since Chief Of Police Delaney and
Mayor Baliinger conferred upon
Captain iaubaeher the honor Of con
iUctinE alone a campaign against
saloons that still insist upon re-
tanning saloon boxes that do not
conform with tho ordinance
Many Of the officers think that
the special selection reflects on the
ability Of others AZ headquarters.
This IL clearly police duty. said
veteran officer why ~ Il that
certain officer ~ pushed To the
front 10 do what Ne are all sworn
To- do notice that there has been
nothing done In the complaint filed
recently against John Brill Of the
Summit saloon. went Into that
place sometime ago bat Hfi'l In
timatsd that I better set wise that
he had an understanding with
Mayor nallinFer'
Things are getting pretty rotten
when a police officer cannot do his
duty un'eaa he gets orders from the
mayor dircrt
One detective iniimaied that Cap
tain iauhacher continually Hnnbbed
the sieuths aud complained bitterly
Of the dlHrrspect paid them by In
ferior officerH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02

scAacd and taxed like any other
property. paying into the city treas
ury last year ttg0 600 in taxes. The
city was even paid $3.50 rc0tAi for
the use OF such municipal buildings
a. we're uccdsd
Thus every expense Is met out Of
the passenger rro.ipth
The objection which many per
sons have made TO municipal own
erahip that a city operating a rail.
way system would be subject Co the
robbery al persons wh0 like to hold
up the municipalities on damage
suits is nearly me, Ia Glasgow The
city simply calls for bids from all
tho lnd~snnltY companies In Great
Britain 20 save the city free from
all damage suits The indemnity
company handles all the damage
cases and PAYS them iiarlf II It's
bid IL too los the ettY IL net the
sufferer
last year u oaiy cost the city sac. 9.
coo for all the damage cAHrw result
ING from the operation q It's street
ear lines The Seattle Electric com
paay pepDahiy had 20 pay more than
hat last year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02

somewhere. Although f.auhachev
states emphstleally that he IL vest
ed with the right to clean cut the
boxes. neither the mayor or the
chief would give any reason for taxi
iuK the iob away from IeiKhton
chief Delaney says
I notified Captain Iaubaeher on
Tuesday that he was IL have charge
OF this work In the future. want
a man Who viii bring the delinquent
saloon men to time and make them
respect the ordinance.
Was Sergeant GeiEhton's work
unsatisfactory and. II 81. Why 7" De-
lsney was asked. Hut the ehhf
evaded the question and would not
discuss the matter further.
Mayor nailinxrr Was equally reti-
crat. admitting. however, that the
work Of cleaning out the closed
boxes was not cut cut foe SER
Keants~
Sergeant leighton says that he
has been told BY a number Of 50 .
loon men that he better run along
and sell hts papers. and that thsy
had the straight dope from the city
hall that their boxes werc ali right
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02
Story of GIasgOw's
Success in Figures

Backed by figures contained IN
the financial reports q the Glasgow
municipal tramway system sent To
him b. Superintendent nalrympie.
Engineer George =. co,teritl. a.
announced Friday night hy The
Star. has come out Ia favor Of the
immediate construction OF muuici.
pal street car system in this city
While ia Glasgow Mr. cotterill
had an opportunity Of talking the
matter over uith Superintendent
Dalrymple. and the Information
which be has i first hand and alb
aolutciy reliable. FROM what he
learned Coiterill Il convinced that
car fares In seattle could be reduced
at least TO three cents By a mauici-
pal system.
What would BE- the effect II Ynu
established a ia, scent fAfe.r he
asked of Mr. Daifympls
We couldn't operate was the
reply People would walk before
they would pay that much
Which goes 10 show. in cotterilla
opinion. that a low fare IL not only
A great saving for the pubic but
thai n encourages street car travel
A teen, fare In the business ala.
trtctn ~ Seattle ~ believes would
double the amount Of traffic IN that
ueetiou
In Glasgow graduated rate.
ranging from ! cent TO 8 cents ar
ana AZ per cent Of the passenKera
rlas =, = a.reo, farr The average
s,s,nnee mai eaa h. Travelled Tor /
cen, IA - mlIea the nerce1tage Of
,,as..nvs navtnx that amount he.
trg tss9 The dIs,anee ,haf ean be
trsxcrvsa Tor ? cerfr ia miles
vsleh ,,eans ,haf N The sane rate
tlvinv a lar ont as I.-srbl pavk on
faEe W.snsngson Raintsr Usights
snd ncs,h ard 10 The shore 81 I,ako
aTnio, "a he ersss ~ ona.n anne
s,Ii ee,,ld ,,ay.l :. he, ne
aoer ,hs s.ee,t ra,s A. ,,..gho., In
ctssgaw The nunher az naeaengers
earr1ss ranl4ly alnI.tsh.s ar a.
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- - - az. a. on I.e.,,
,fc,,o. ~ .ve,a,e ,,afanrc tbat an
). ,raysr.cd h 40 t,IIes has onIv
4 - e.,, 80 tbe naseengers ~.
49,, ,.hils a. tbc r.rc,t sarc wbIch
talca van 4 ri mics the nereentags
= a,ts ~
Tn. tn,si revo,u. ~ thc ci,s.
Cow svs,e,n ,ar ire vear endtnV iss,
d. 80 a. 500 600 o,tv hstf ~
tb.t .,so,,n, v.aa reooIrss Tor nncr.
s,tng exnenscs ana maintenance
Af,nr ali nav,,..rtr ~ sverv VIVID
wcrc rnsds thsrc vas a balance on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02
HOW'S THIS

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward Tor any case ~ tatatFh that can
uut D. cured hF fIairE eafarrh Cure.
p. i CHENEY a 60 Toledo. q.
We. the anderaiznrd. have known v
] Cheney for the last Is years and
believe him perfectly HONORABLE In an
business trauaaetiuus and financially
Hbie 90 carry out any obligations made
Is his firm
WALDfNG. EtNSAN a MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. a.
Hairs GafHrrh Cure j. taken inter
uniiY. acting directly ufsau the blood
ard mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price abe per
bottle Sold hy all druggists
Take Halls Family pills for con-
sfipatiun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02
POLICE ARE ALL
UP IN THE AIR

and that he needn't be solicitous on
that point.
The only move taken recently 20
enforce the box ordinance" VAS on
Monday when epmplsint vas
sworn out against John Drift pro-
prirtor ~ the Summit saloon at 1893
ffrst. where the boxes are not in
the main part % the saloon at all.
but la a back room. Hrill has been
summoned 10 appear before Acting
Police judge Walters 10 explain why
he has not ohsyed the law
The disposition Of the Hfitl case
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02
psIaeuAI ~ PAsTA1s rHATuR rRAcAs MS
o. MrAis AND orsouAces IN seArslNe
reaNa

what he has said with indispntable
evidence.
Notwithstanding what Woodland
charges, continued NcCulloeh. 1T
cannot be denied that Mrs Woodland
and | are cousins My relations
with her have only been such AZ
would exist between a man and wO.
man being related and good friends.
Mrs Woodland Was compelled To
leave her husband because he treat
ed her shamefully. lie was cruel 60
her. when she threatened TO leave
him he said that II she did he would
see that her character was ruined
In this city.
When Mrs. Woodland was liylnk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02

What tais aNa woodland SAYS
Sheat his Wife Is a malicious lie and
only reflects his of repeated de
termination that he would ruin her
character by hook OF crook"
Thus spoke Frank McCulioeh.
whom W. d Woodland charges With
having stosea his wife's affections.
McCulloch called % the star office
Friday morning and appeared 60 be
a eiean-cut. respectable man Of
about IS. AS stated before. he has
hut one arm. the right member hav-
Ing been cut off in a saw mill
MeCnlloch calmly presented his
side of the scandal to The star aud
claims 20 be prepared 10 back up
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02
Gold Medal
Heaters
Gold Medal
Heaters

morning display
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02

OFFICERS DON'T WHETHER
NOT
NANCE Is CONCERNED
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-02
CenturyFu rniture
Company

With methods maintain
effort will be forth
o result
The mehis hoping sasae-
to " mar ones
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andw
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be dsueh OF in article
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16

Remarkably Gloomy In,crview With
n President OF the Committee OF
Ministers.

St Petersburg. June 1.-THE Slovo-
sensational interview. filled with the
gloomiest forebodiugs. with NJ. Wife.
president of the committee of minis
tiers. The Russian statesman's Eamc
is not mentioned. but the veil of his
Identity can be pierced BY the veriest
t"~o, re evidently spoke with the pro
found conviction that the affairs of
state are going from bad to worse. eEd
under personal irritation produced by
the intrigues which compel him 10 sit
idle during the present crisis Every
word was black with pessimism. The
statesman made IL clear that Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff for one opposes
his having anything TO do with The
peace negotiations. The interview
says:
Nothing that Russia has gone
through is surprising, | gave warning
in due time that only the match wood
of Rojestvensky's squadron would
reach Vladivostok. In a word | justly
earned the designation Of a croaairg
raven. ] do not see that affairs have
yet taken a turn which makes my SET
wees deSlrapie. 1 Will say nor
now | canno observe a ELM desire
TO change the direction Of the current.
Russia could prolcng the war Tor
FIVE years in the hope of coming out
victorious were IL not for h events
in the interior to which they are clos
ing their eyes and stopping their ears
and trying TO know nothing about
Here lies the horror of the present sit
uation i'm Russia. Every hour Of delay
lis fraught with dangerfi'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16
PLACE OF MEETING
CONTINUED on Fifth Page.l

ambassador at Washington. but be-
yond the statement that nothing has
heen arranged IL ~vouchsafei no infor-
nation. The chances OF the meeting
taking place in the United States. how
ever, e To have vanished. As n
nounced in the Associated Press dis
patches Sunday the choice OF Russia is
Paris. but IL Paris should not be &C
ceptable 10 Japan. Russia Is disposed
TO the selection or The Hague.
The principal objection To Manehu-
ria is the time which would be neees-
sary to get the negotiators to the scene.
Ii Is understood that the first task OF
the plenipotentiaries will he the conclu-
sion OF a limited armistice. This must
come soon in order to avoid a general
engagement. which reports from the
front indicate that Field Marshal Oya-
ma Is already launching.