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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22
A Proud Officer.

Municipal Judge Esson is as proud
as little speckled pullet and all
because the new furniture recently
ordered has been placed in his
office. This was the most needed
improvement in the city hall since
its occupancy. The Judge had a
little AKA desk to do all the work
of the city recorder on. He has
FIVE books, some of them nearly as
large when open as a blanket, and
this one little measly desk was all
the space that was available.
Now, things are different. There
has been installed a fine double
desk with a shelf through the cen
ter, the desk sloping each way
from beneath the shelf This is
for the use of the recorder and upon
this desk he has his books open for
convenient use during the business
hours of the day. Between this
desk and the Office door there is
another long fiat desk two feet
wide, both desks being of height
convenient for use when standing.
The latter desk, some eight or ten
feet long, is for use of visitors at
the office and whenever any record
is wanted the recorder can place
the book on this desk where free
access can be had to the records.
When we asked the genial re-
corder who the workman was that
perpetrated the job, he replied that
l.. B. Holcomb did the carpenter
work but that he put the varnish
on himself. We always knew he
was a smooth little cuss, but we
would never have accused him of
resorting to varnish If he had not
told us. lie had recently returned
from a most delightful wedding,
however, and possibly his mind
wandered somewhat and he meant
that he placed the varnish upon
the furniture. In any event the
wood work shone as brightly as
did the popular official. We con.
gratulate Brother Esson, and hope
he may have the pleasure Of using
this furniture until II becomes old
and needs a new coating of varnish
or better, new desks.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22
Cochran's Decoy Deserted.

A party of local sportsmen, con-
sisting of Sam and Thomas Coch-
ran, c. A. Wood and several others,
took little duck hunt the first of
the week. Just to jolly the wild
ducks bit they induced four tame
ones to accompany them and act as
decoys. But the wild boys were
wary, they had seen tame ducks be-
fore and knew they were not to be
trusted. So despite all the wiles
and artful tricks exercised by the
seductive and educated birds not a
webfoot could be attracted within
gunshot. Sam Cochran's beautiful
drake then began to get excited.
The wild blood inherited from its
ancestors and which had been lying
dormant within it began to assert
itself and with a quack of delight it
swain out and joined its brethren.
The last view Of Mr.. Drake showed
II majestically swimming down
stream with a thousand or more
birds following closely in its wake.
The hunters bold silently returned
to town with less ducks than they
had taken with them.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22
Experiments With Cement.

University Of Oregon. Nov. i4:-
The Department OF Engineering ol
Oregon has begun a series of ex.
haustive tests on the strength and
impermeability of concrete for
building purposes and for the con-
s,ruction of dams and reservoirs
The ordinary waterproof concrete
is mixed in the proportion Of one
part OF cement To two parts Of sand
and four Of stone. n. through
electrolytic action, induced by the
addition OF small percentage of
clay, alum. or other agents, the APP
proximate proportion can be
changed to the ratio OF one to three
TO six, II can easily be seen that a
large saving can be made in the
cost OF materials, since the cement
is the expensive part OF the wall.
Certain experiments already made
have tended TO show that concrete
so mixed has both greater strength
and greater inipcrmeability. To
determine whether or not this is
true, some three or four hundred
tests will be made. extending
through the year, with varying
definite amounts OF elcctrolytic
agents added. Each sample will
be submitted to water pressure
test OF from forty To one hundred
pounds to the square inch. in addi.
lion to the regular compression
tests. The department OF Chemist,
~ is cooperating, and the most
work possible will be
lone. &. A. McClain and ]. w.
NcArthur OF the department of
Engineering, will have charge OF
he tests.
Since the University has at pres.
mt no money available for the car
ying on OF such work, the expens-
5 will be borne by the men in
harge.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22
Washed Our Office Windows.

The habitues OF the front Office
of this establishment wear eve
shades because of the condition of
the glass plate front, having been
cleaned aud polished 50 smoothly
that fly has to hang on with his
teeth when he stops TO rest on the
surface OF the windows. Ii is a
great saving in electricity and when
Tom Monahan came around to read
the meter II was all we could do to
keep him from taking a monkey
wrench aud giving the wheels an
extra turn or two. He thought we
certainly were on TO the combina-
ton aud had reversed the gearing
and run the machine backwards.
The stunt was the work of the
new member of the tribe who re-
Gently came down from Hood Riv-
er, After getting in the winter
wood, putting in the crop of straw
berries, grubbing out the timber
land of the new ranch aud other
labors on the place there was SO
much OF that Hood River energy |
lett that as matter of safety we
were obliged to use the office front
As a safety valve in order to pro-
iect the other members OF the tribe
md even now we always leave the
ioor open when we go home that
We may have well defined line of
etreat in case OF emergency.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

The following program will be
rendered at the high school build.
ing this afternoon at 1890:
HIGH SCHOOL.
Song-America, by School.
The Proclamation of Presiden,
Roosevelt-Lester Crosby.
The Puritan Thanksgiving -
Mary Cooper.
Recitation from Hiawatha -
Elizabeth Stalter.
Character Sketch in Costume
Arthur Clarke.
Recitation in Costume - Ruth
Crouch.
Customs and Fashions of Old
New England.-Lulu Hollenbeck.
Recitation, The Pumpkin-Ber-
tha Jensen.
Song-Cirls' Chorus.
Recitation, The First Thanks.
giving-Eva Clarke.
The Indian Guest at the First
Thanksgiving Feast-Mabel Cros.
by.
A New England Story, adapted
from Mary Il. Wilkins-Ermon
Wheelock.
Autobiography Of n Pumpkin
Emery Gilmore.
Autobiography of a Turkey
Cecil Magone.
Recitation-Ellen Vierhus.
Autumn In Literature - Ethel
Crosby.
Scene. "The courtin' from
Lowell - Howard Brice, Lowell
Anderson, Anna Brice.
NORTH ST. JOINS SCHOOL.
Song, Thanksgiving Day =
Class Exercise, The jolly Pump
kins-Third Grade Boys.
Recitation, An Autumn Thought
George Downey.
Corn Song-Fourth Grade Pupils.
Class Exercise The Escaped
Turkeys-First Grade Boys.
Recitation, Jacks Thanksgiving
Pie James crouchley.
Exercise-Three Little Puritan
Maids-Second Grade Girls.
Song, Over the River-Third
Grade Pupils.
Concert Recitation. The Little
cooks-First Grade Girls.
Recitation, Give Something |
Away--Rupert Holcomb.
Song, Little Sunbeam Mary
Baldwin, Alice Baldwin.
Class Exercise Five Third
Grade Boys.
Recitation, Elsie's Thanksgiving
Lola Murphy.
Song-Thanksgiving at Grand
'a's-Second Grade Pupils.
Concert Recitation, People in
lass Houses-First Grade.
Song, Thanksgiving Time Il
chool.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22
4 Reliable Remedy tor Group.

Mrs. 5. Rosinthal OF Turner,
Michigan, says: I'VE have used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
ourselves and children for several
years and like it very much. We
think it the only remedy for Group
and can highly recommend it,"
For sale by ST, Johns drug store.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22
A Good l.iniment.

When you need a good reliable
liniment try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. 1t has no superior TOR
sprains and swellings. A piece of
flannel slightly dampened with Pain
Balm is superior to plaster for
lame back or pains in the side or
chest. II also relieves rheumatic
pains and makes sleep and rest pos.
sible. For sale by St. Johns drug
store.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ~, 1907.

We are inclined to believe our
worthy president is correct in his
having dropped from the coin of
the realm the statement "In God
we Trust" Until we have better
evidence that Our people trust in
God more than they do in the yell
low metal, we do not believe in
publishing on the face of the coin
a falsehood so apparent. Again
we say: "Hoch der president"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

The services at the Baptist
church will continue till Sunday
evening, Considerable interest
among the unoonverted. Rev. 4.
A. Smith has preached with much
earnestness and pathos. Come anu
bring your friends to these meet
ings. Il, A. Leonard, pastor.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

We wish to call attention to the
programs which will be presented
by the pupils Of the highschool and
lower grades Of the north St. Johns
school this afternoon. We trust as
many of the friends and parents of
the pupils of this school as may find
II convenient will be present OH this
occasion. II Is the least that is due
to the enterprise of our young people
and their instructors that they be
honored by the presence and close
attention of the parents of the district
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

After being accustomed to hard
money il is rather odd for western
people to use paper money. The
merry chink Of the yellow and sill
yer boys are not to be compared
with the soiled and crumpled clear
ing house certificates. Outside of
the unsightliness and easy losing
qualities of the rag money it will
buy just as much as any other kind.
But nevertheless the great majority
of Oregon people will be glad when
the gladstone ring of the coin of the
realm is again heard in the land in
its erstwhile quantity.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

Mr. Gesler Of Calef Bros. furni.
ture store OH Jersey street handed us
Tuesday copy of the Hastings
Banner the county paper Of Hast
ings, Michigan. II is ncwsy.
well patronizcd paper OF twelve
pages, and gives evidence Of a
prosperous, enterprising communi-
~. There is in il we'll written,
enthusiastic account of a visit to
Portland and vicinity by one of the
editors, w. X. Cook, which proves
him a closr observer aud having an
unbiased judgment. Mr.. Cook is
an old friend of Mr.. Geslcr aud Wis.
tied him while here.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

The divorce mills are still grind,
ing with increased regularity thro' .
out Uncle Sans domain. II the
number OF divorces continue to in.
crease as has been the case during
the past ten years marriage will he.
come farce and legal cloak for
depravity and RIGHTEOUSNESS. In
the highest class OF society il is get.
ting To be the case that unless a
woman has had two or three hus.
bands she is liable To lose caste with
other members of the society. Po
lygamy as practiccd by the Nor
mons ia the past and which raised
such a storm of indignation is Ger
tainly no worse than the state into
which the country is now drifting.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

A new danger now conironls the
young ladies addicted to the use of
chewing gum. Last week an II.
year'old girl OF Mount Tabor was
taken to the hospital suffering from
appendicitis, An operation reveal.
cd the fact that a quantity OF that
mixture supposed to he consist of
equal parts OF horse aud dog meat
saturated in solution of sugar and
melted rubber aud commonly call,
eel chewing gum had lodged in the
patients appendix This should
serve as timely warning against
retiring with a wad OF gum in one ;
eating apparatus. The old method
OF pasling the composition on the
bed post aud giving il chance to
rest over night is much the safer
II not the most sanitary way.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

We are about To lose the biz
dredge boat Chinook from the gov
ernmen, moorlngs, according To the
announced plans for that vessel.
The boilers will be replaced with
new ones and the boat put to work
at the mouth of the Columbia.
This is what should have been done
two years earlier 1t is too bad 10
have SO many thousands OF dollars
OF the government money tied up
in fine vessel like this one, with.
out earning cent for two or three
years. The more SO since il takes
several thousand dollars for sala-
ries of those who have to care for
the vessel while inactive. II our
senators and representatives were
compelled to make good this loss to
the people greater care would be
taken to keep such property of the |
people earning them something. !
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

Mrs. W. Il, Niles OF Milwaukee
Ore, visited Mrs. G., Ward yester-
day.
Mrs, Raymond Lee, who has been
very Ill the past two weeks is re-
ported ont of danger.
The little child of A. MoCallum,
who has been i'll with the scarlet fe-
yer is said to be out OF danger.
The sympathy of their many
friends 20 ont TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott Wagner in the loss OF their
little one buried yesterday,
The petition of the resident Ma
sons OF ST, Johns to their home
lodge in Portland to organize a
lodge in ST, Johns has been granted
and application to the supreme
lodge OF the state for charter will
be made at once. All Master Ma
sons requested to meet in Bickner $
hall Wednesday evening. Novem-
ber ~ at 1880.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

In an other column will be found
communication from "a Subscrih.
en-" That part of the commune
cation referring Ia Portland people
coming here To dispose of shop.
worn goods OF prices above those
asked by our merchants for new
goods we can most heartily COM
mend. We do not think il lust To
our home merchants for our people
TO patronize these transients, nor
would We accept advertising from
such concerns il our advertisers
would occupy the space necessary
to make their own wares known to-
our people but when they cut down
their advertising space aud take ads
out because of slump in the bus
mess, we will have To hedge with
every fly-up-the-creek that comes
along,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

THE REVIEW is entered at post Office
In Saint Johns, Oregon, as mail matter
of the second class under the Act of Con-
gress of March ), 1879.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

Losr-Between railroad cut and Cooks
grocery gold belt buckle. Finder leave
at this Office and get reward. a.p
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

FoR SALR-Household furniture, full
beds, halt beds, chairs, dressers, stove,
cooking utensils, etc. SOS Richmond
street. and
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22

lf You want to buy, rent, sell or ex-
change property see Wolcott THE Rent
Man,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22
Thanksgiving Program.

The following program will be
rendered at the high school build
ing this afternoon at 1870:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
The Pure Food Roll Of Honor

Good Housekeep ping, well
known household national magazine
voluntarily made a thorough examina-
ton and test of None-Such Mince
Meat, and placed it without reserva-
ton upon it's roll of honor.
In the March number of Good
Housekeeping, in..the department of
Pure Food Assurance, we find:
.sNone-Such Mince Meat, Merrill.
Soule Co, Syracuse, semi-moist
condensed compound of beef, apples,
spices, sugar, raisins, currants, boiled
cider, and salt, without other preserv-
atives or adulterants, no artificial
coloring, produced under conditions
as near to sanitary perfection as pos
sible.'
This guarantee, which could not be
bought at any price, ought to satisfy
the most particular honse- wife. The
sale of one million packages mouth
seems to prove the statement to be
true. Your grocer sells None-Such.
Try it, and satisfy yourself. You are
the one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
SURVEY Is STARTED
Engineers Of Chicago and Nil.
Waukee Ry. Making Surveys
for New Line
WILL CONNECT LAKE REGIONS


Engineers of the Chicago and Mil
waukee Railway Company are Draw
ing the snow 10 order to make a pre-
Urinary survey for the long talked of
railway to the west to connect Ke-
nosha and the lake regions and while
there is little reason to believe that
the line will be built this year the sur
vey will be completed within few
weeks and the managers of the COM
pany will then be in position to start
the work Of touring options on rights
of way and making provision for the
building of the line. No route has
been selected for the road and the
one to be taken by the line will be
largely determined by the report Of
the engineers making the survey.
It is thought that the Chicago and
Milwaukee engineers we're hurried a
little in their work on account of the
fact that it had been stated that the
Chicago, Kenosha, Milwaukee and
Lake Geneva company was planning
to survey line through the same
territory. The farmers ia the wes-
tern part Of this county seem to be
very anxious to secure the building of
the line to Kenosha, and it is thought
that the company's agents will be re-
ceived with open arms when they
seek property for right Of way. 1t is
not probable that the company will be
able to secure the right of way with
out paying for it, but they may secure
it at a minimum cost.
The line is planned to be about
forty miles in length and will extend
from Kenosha to Lake Geneva it be-
ing the plan of the company as shown
by the survey to touch all the leading
lake resorts of Kenosha and Walworth
counties. 1t is possible that the line
may be extended over to Illinois in
order to take in the Antioch and Fox
Lake regions.
The rival company has not as yet
taken any steps to make preliminary
survey for line and for this reason
the Frost interests will have long
lead in the matter. The preliminary
survey will be completed early in
April and it is possible that the work
of getting the right of way will be
started before the close of the coming
!. - - q
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
PARIS PIONEER DEAD
Jas. Russell, EARLY Settler of County
Died at Union Grove Thursday


James Russell, father of James G..
Russell, and grandfather Of Willis,
Clyde and Iva Russell and County
Clerk Russell Fl. Jones, died at the
home of his daughter Mrs. J. G. Drury
at Union Grove Thursday afternoon.
Death was due to a natural breaking
down due to advanced age. Mr.. Rus
sell was ninety years Of age. The de-
ceased had been feeble for many
weeks and his death was not unex-
peeted to his relatives. Mr.. Russell
was one Of the earliest settlers of the
town Of Paris in this county, and he
resided on farm there for many
years. He came to Kenosha county
from England in the early forties and
for twenty years resided IN Paris.
Forty years ago while blasting
stone on his farm he met with an ac-
cident which resulted in the loss of
his sight. Since that time he had been
totally blind. Many years ago he
went to Union Grove to live with his
daughter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
FIRST publication, Feb. I, 1907.

CtTATE OF WISCONSIN-County Court for
- Kenosha County-Iu Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
OF the County Court, to be held in and for said
county, at the County Court Room, in the City
of Kenosha, IN said county. the first Tues
day, being the fifth day of March, a. D. 1907,
at ten o'clock A. M, the following matters will
be heard and considered:
In the matter of the estate of Ralph Anderson,
deceased,
The application of Mary NJ. Anderson for the
appointment of an adm illustrator of the estate
Of Ralph Anderson, late of the town of Pleasant
Prairie, ia said county, deceased.
In the matter of the last will of A1pheus 4.
Parks, deceased,
The application of Charles A. Parks, execu-
tor for the examination and allowance of his
final account as executor of the last will -of
Alpheus L. Parks, late of the city of Kenosha,
in said county, deceased, and for the assign
ment and distribution of the residue Of the
estate of said deceased.
In the matter of the estate of Nels Jensen
Bush, deceased.
The application of Elizabeth M. Bush for the
appointment of an administrator of the estate
of Ne1s Jensen Bush, late of the city of Keno
sha, in said county, deceased.
In the matter of the estate of Michael Schlax,
deceased
The application of Joseph Toel1e for the ex-
animation aud allowance of his final account
as administrator of the estate of Michael
SchlaX, late of the town of Salem. in said
county, deceased, aud for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of said
deceased.
By the Court.
RUSSELL n. SLcSSGN,
WAS County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
Supervisor of Assessments w.
H. Harrison Has Another Bill
introduced at Madison
WOULD PRINT ALL TAX LISTS.
Law If Passed Will Make It Possible
for the Work of the Assessors to
Be Made Public Once
in Three Years

A bill proposed to the Assem bly by
Assemblyman Curtiss at the request
Of William H. Harrison, Supervisor of
Assessments for this county, has
been reported by the Revision com
nittee. The bill seeks to provide for
the publication of assessment rolls
and it is regarded as one Of the most
important Of the session. The bill,
as framed by the sKenosha county
man, is as follows:
Publication of Assessments in New
papers-Fees-As Assessment Lists in
Pamphlet Form-Failure to Publish.
AS soon thereafter al the Assessor
or Supervisor of assessments shall
have completed the assessment in the
year A. d. 1907, the County Clerk
shall cause to be published3a full and
complete list Of such assessment by
townships or Assessment Districts,
which publication shall be made on
or before the 18th day Of October.
1907, of each year in some public
newspape or newspapers published
IN said county.
Provided that in every township or
assessment district in which there is
published one or more newspapers of
general circulation, the list of such
township or assessment district shall
be published in one Of said news
papers SO published in said township
or assessment district.
A - ~, :,
shall not receive for the publishing Of
said assessment list to exceed three
~ cents per name for each person or
corporation so assessed, and if inn
possible to secure publication at that
price, that the publication be let to
the lowest bidder at a price mot to ex-
coed FIVE cents per tract, and shalt
furnish to the County Assessor, the
County Supervisor of Assessments
andthe Board CT Review as many cop
les Of said paper containing the as
sessment list, as they may require,
said papers SO furnished not to exceed
five. cents per copy.
Provided further, that after the
year 1907 the publication shall only be
be of the assessment of personal prop
erty, and the change made, if any, in
real estate assessment shall be pub
lished in full every three years, be-
ginning with the year 1907.
Provided further, that in counties
Of $4,000 inhabitants. or over the City
Clerk shall publish the assessment list
in pamphlet form by election pre-
cincts in lieu Of publication in the
newspaper.
Provided that they shall deliver or
mail to each taxpayer in said election
precincts copy Of same.
Provided further, that in lease said
assessment is not published in con-
forn1ity with law and was not pub
lished in accordance with thesprovis-
ions of this act, the failure to so pub
fish the same or mail the same shall
not be considered as a valid objection
to judgment for tax ia the County
court. The expense of suchGprinting
and publication shall be paid out OF
the county treasury.