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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

Sidewalks in which washed ma
terial is used are the kind that
never have to be taken up. They
have the lasting qualities. Put
down by the St. Johns Sand &
Gravel Co. Phone Richmond 1871.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

Preach the gospel Of ST. Johns.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

Fresh milk, buttermilk and cream
for sale at Frank Clark's.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

NJ. Roland, who formerly lived
here and conducted a blacksmith
shop. has returned and Is working
at the wooden mills at his trade.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

Harry T.. Wagner is building
two cottages on Willis boulevard.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

Preach the gospel Of St. Johns.
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Subscribe for the st. Johns Review
and keep pcstes on the doings Of
the city.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

Work for /. Greater St. Johns.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

The drivers of different vehicles,
as we'll as others, are grateful for
the street improvements that St.
Johns is continually getting.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

You get full weight and first
quality at the Central market. Just
try awhile.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

The City of St. Johns does ordain as
follows:
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

have customers to buy houses
and lots on installments. What
have you to lists. L. Dobie, no
N. Jersey street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

reservation i'm oklahoma the day 10
given its full sentimental value as the
birthday of Jesus Christ. and the In
dams bring gifts To- Him in the form
OF money for spreading His message I'd
mankind.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians OF
Oklahoma understand thoroughly the
meaning of Christmas. and they celebrate
it with as much interest and in practi-
cally the same manner as their white
brothers. They have toys and gifts for
the children, and ii is the usual custom
to have Christmas trees at the several
schools on this reservation where the In
dians. old and young. take great pleas
ure in seeing their children enjoy the
gifts.
The kind of gifts made to the Indian
children at the various Indian schools
throughout the country do not vary
greatly from those made 10 the white
children at Christmas. The children
everywhere are encouraged to prepare
little souvenirs for each other and for
their parents-things made with their
own hands. In the case of one school
the efforts of the school authorities IN
this direction led to unseemly ends. This
school was largely attended by Navaj oes.
who are naturally artistic. Several OF
the boys at TINS school conceived the IDEA
of melting the solder from tin cans. cary
ing matrices in sandstone. pouring in the
melted solder. and thus making various
ornaments for Christmas presents TO
their teachers. Under this course OF
treatment the available supply of tin cans
soon gave out, but the molding work
continued undis,urbed until somebody dis
covered the disappearance of a large
number of government spoons from the
dining room, when a most promising in
FAINT industry was promptly crushed.
a touching scene of all Christmas din
ners among the less advanced tt es OF
Indians is the presence of number OF
old men. and women. who. never having
been to school and learned to sit Al table
and use knife and fork. squat against
the side walls of the loom and are there
served by kind-hearted teachers and en-
ployes. eating their food In the more
primitive way to which they are used.
Christmas is generally celebrated among
all the Indians today. and nearly all Of
Uncle Sans wards understand the true
significance Of the day TO the white peo-
pie and in many cases and among nearly
all the tribes, at least in outward ap-
pearance, the Christmas idea has been
adopted and made a part of their own
ceremonals.
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MOTHER AND CHILD -
Crow INDIANS
Elk TEETH QSIM

handle Christmas eve they will go in
parties to the homes of their friends
among the white man and their own
tribe. and. standing outside, with barred
heads and lighted candles or torches
held high above their heads sing
christmas carols and the sweetest of
Christmas hymns on the nativity and
other songs appropriate to the occa-
sion. These Indians are masters Of
harmony, and. standing there among
the bleak surroundings with the light
ed torches. in their. peculiar costumes,
make one of the most weird and at the
same time most beautiful sights that
can well be imagined.
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or all the celebrations of the white
man the Indians of the Colorado River
agency. in Arizona. show the greatest
interest in Christmas. They do not
seem to care for Thanksgiving. WASH
Ington $ birthday, the New Year or any
holiday except Christmas. All of
them have heard the story of the birth
ana life of Christ, and it is said if
closely resembles one of their tradi-
tons of the Son of Cod who is called
MaStampho: but there was no obsery-
ance of Christmas among them until
the white man appeared. These In
dams are very poor. but they bring
their little mite to add to the Christ
mas festivities. They seem to appre-
intense interest in it's observance
Among the Indians at Birney. in Mon
tana, there is a belief in the existence
of Great Father. or Messiah, and in
honor Of the Messiah it is the custom
to hold what is termed a ceremonial
association some time in the spring Of
the year, usually at the coming Of the
green grass. This legend typihes to
them the same idea that Christmas does
to the white people.
The Menominees OF Wisconsin have a
New Year kiss which they give and
receive. They early learned the meaning
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One of the ceremonies held between
Christmas and New Year is that of the
SIN and earth dance. \ peculiar tradi-
ton among them is that of q great and
good man who came among. their fore
fathers and told them who he and
performed miracles Of all kinds. When
he left he said he would not return in
the form of a man. but that he would
come back as a large white coyote. They
say he has appeared at different times.
but the white coyote has not been seen
now for more than 40 years.
There is Il custom among these Indians
of ancient origin that is almost identical
with our custom of calling on New Year.
among them. Starting from a certain
point, logged out in their best, they will
make what they call circle of calls. y
extending good wishes. patching up
broken friendships of the preceding year
and extending open house to all.
Tie Arikara. eros Nentre and Mandan
Indians have tradition that there was
a great and good man who once lived
among them who foretoid his own death,
and they claim he was seen many times
after his death by members of the tribe.
The story runs that this good man has
now gone away, but left message that
he would come again. These Indians
Christmas, and they know we'll what the
day stands for among the white people.
but other than the legend mentioned
there is nothing in their traditions relat-
ing to the birth or death of Christ
The celebration of the Cedar Tree is a
curious cusom with this tribe. This cele-
bration usually takes place about Christ
mas time. The story goes that many
years ago during the day of the medicine
clan a cedar tree was brought in by four
leading medicine men. who worShtped the
tree because of its so-called "everlasting
life The medicine men and the rest of
the Indians prayed to the tree and named
il grandmother" 1t was always planted
in front of the medicine lodge and the
people were invited to make offerings to
the tree. All kinds Of things were brought
and placed the tree. very much the
same as we trim our Christmas trees. All
who brought things to the grandmother
thereby removed any wrongs committed
by them, and received In return bless
ing from one Of the four leading medicine
men. The ceremony ended by the medi-
cine men praying to the "ever-living
tree" The four leaders then took up the
tree and. with crowd following. carried
it to the Missouri river, where they put 1t
in the water. and began singing to the
"ever-living grandmother while the tree
foated down the stream out Of sight.
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The Indians of Bad River reservation
observe two general occasions. one
similar to our Thanksgiving and the
other to our Christmas. One of the
ceremonies among these Indians is a
thank-offering to the Great Spirit for
the return Of the productive part of
the year. while the other is "a sort Of
a religious ceremony intending to APP
pease the offended Great Spirit in cases
Of the great emergencies of life. and
especially in the case of epidemics of
disease.
All of these Indians give themselves
up wholly to the medicine lodge. and
the medicine dance, shortly after plant
ing time in the spring. which is close
to our Fourth of July. and after the
season is over. which is nearly our
Christmas time. They took naturally
to the celebration of New Year day
when it was introduced by the white
man. because it fell in with a custom
already established among them.
On the Cheyenne River reservation a
committee of young men is appointed
to go about with subscription list
and make a collection for Christina
celebration. At a later meeting certain
Officers for the tree ceremonies are
elected. including 'tgrandfather." who
Santa Claus. Speakers are named. and
also censor of speech" When the
eventful evening arrives and all are
assembled around the tree the censor
dIHOuHCeS eIle names or the speakers.
and after that it is his duty to keep
them from talking too much. After
the oratory, grandfather distributes the
gifts.
The Standing Rock Sioux have intro
duced an improvement into this
dramatic feature of the celebration by
having Mrs. Santa Claus accompany
Mr.. Santa Claus on his rounds. She is
usually impersonated by young
woman. wrapped in the old-time blanket
and carrying basket of apples for dis
tribution among the old persons and
little children. The popular notion that
the Indian lacks a sense Of humor is
promptly dispelled for any one who
looks in on one of these entertainments.
The jokes cracked by the gift dispensers
produce great hilarity, and when some
sQuaw rather notorious for her temper
unrolls a mysterious package and dis
covers a neatly ornamented piece of
broomstick the quips and laughter
know no bounds.
Christmas is celebrated under the
name Of Big Sunday by the Northern
Cheyenne Indians. while the Arapahoes
call 1t the birthday of the son of the
stranger on high" On the old Kiowa
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CHR15 TrLAS DINNER
AT TIE, <1POKANE SCHOOL

maxim moccaSlnS. toys and other things
Tor the children. very much the same as
We do. The pretty fancy of the Christ
mas tree. brought to their notice by the
white people, quickly caught their at
1entlon, and today the tree forms the
center of nearly all the Indians celebra-
ton of Christmas.
The instructive taste for the ceremonial
and the strong strain Of sentiment run
ming through the Indian nature readily
absorbs any idea of this kind Most of
the tribes have memorial festivals at
which they offer gifts to their deities
Among several of the tribes the ancient
sun dance has been preserved. with the
exception of the sacrifice. The MokS
have bean dance in February, when
the katchinas, the eccentric Sprites that
most nearly approach our Santa Claus.
give presents to the children of bows
and arrows and moccasins.
The notion of feasting and conviviaiity
is the first one associated with any hoi-
day in the minds of most Indians, in
whose primitive ideals of happiness the
full stomach takes an important part.
Among the Pimas Christmas. New Year
Easter and Thanksgiving are all grouped
under the broad term "eating days" The
ShOshones call Christmas the big eat
ing day. At the celebration which was
first introduced at Lemhi. Idaho, many
of the Indians were questioned to sec
if they really understood what the day
meant. Most of them protested utter
ignorance. but one old blind man assured
the teacher he knew, and explained:
"Christmas all same Fourth of July,
white man get heap drunk"
There is a legend or tradition among
the Chippewas closely resembling the
story of Noah's ark mentioned in the
scriptures. The deity of the Chippewas
is called Na-na-push. and the story runs
that he built a medicine lodge among
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of Christmas. whose celebration they
extend over a considerable period. en-
bracing both New Year day and Three
Kings day otherwise the 9th of Janu-
airy. The last holiday is always cele-
brated by q feast of ancient origin. In
which the chief feature is a cake with
three beans cooked in it. Everybody who
comes to the table must have a piece of
the cake. and whoever finds a bean in
his slice becomes one of the three kings
of the feast and must bear his share in
preparing the next years celebration.
New Year is really the Indians day Of
Peace on earth, good will to men.
among the Flathead Indians Of Montana.
This is the day for expressing the best
of good wishes for the future. but not a
feast day in the Christmas sense. This
custom among these Indians Is said to
have been handed down by the old Hud-
son Bay Company and the later French
Canadian traders. New Year being the
day of balancing accounts and the Civ
ing Of largesse.
There are many traditions and religious
ceremonies among the Flathead Indians.
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GONE Curious Ancient
- Ceremonials Which Bear
Strong r I'm blance to
Events Mentioned in the
Scriptures - The Christmas
Tree Very Popular Among
Them-Mr. and Mrs. Santa
Claus Go Around - Nearly
All of Uncle Sans Coppery
Wards Understand What
Christmas Stands For Among
the White Race-They Enter
Into the Spirit of the Day
With Great Interest.
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them way back in the beginning OF
things. and alongside this lodge he erect
ed little tent Standing in front of
this little tent, he beat drum for seven
days. calling in a loud voice for all the
people to come and enter the lodge to
keep from drowning. a great many peo-
pie entered the lodge, and when all We're
inside Na-na-push sealed the door tight
with moss. No sooner was this done than
it commenced to rain, which continued
for two full moonS-abOut forty ddys-and
all living things We're drowned except
those who were called into the lodge.
After ii stopped raining and the water
had subsidized. the story runs. -na-push
selected eight men who were to act Is
life medicine men for the tribe thereafter.
The Laguna Indians of New Mexico
take place at Christmas. They seem
mixture of the native religion and of the
early Spanish missionaries. Among these
Indians the older men get busy a few
days before Christmas making small
clay figures, representing sheep, goats.
horses. cattle. cats. dogs and vegetables.
which they take into the church little
past midnight on Christmas morning. and
there place on the altar. After these
images receive the priests blessing the
Indians take them home. placing the
horses in the barn. the sheep goats and
cattle on the meSaS. the cats and dogs in
the house. and the vegetables in the gar
den. where all Of them are. supposed to
act as SudTO1dnS, ana see tNdI the neNt
season is plentiful and propitious year
for it's kind For three or four days fol-
lowing this ceremony the Indians will
indulge in a great dance.
One of the most beautiful of Christ
mas ceremonies Is that observed amOEg
the Metlahkahtah Indians of Alaska.
These Indians are a highly civilized
and industrious tribe who live on the
southernmost part of the Alaskan pam
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among
Uncle Sans cop
perry wards is the
great day of the
year. 1t is usual
" provided for
moons in adj
V a n c e. a m o n e
some of the In
JiianS a committee
IS appointed a
month b G ( ore
Christmas to gath
er contributions for
the celebration of
prepare for il by
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the day. while others prepare for it by
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-07
CoNLEY TO FIGHT ABE ATTELL
Kenosha Champion to Go to Los Ange-
les to Fight Abe Attell July 29th.

frankie Conley is going after an
other championship and after a short
visit with friends and relatives in Ken
osha he will return to Los Angeles to
fight Abe Attell for the feather weight
championship. The details for the mill
have not as yet been arranged but the
bout is to take place at Los Angeles
on July Goth. 1t will be either twenty
five or forty-fve rounds and the length
of the fight will depend entirely on the
kind of license that the fighters can
secure. Conley is going out of his
class to meet AttelI but he cleaned up
Monte Attell with such ease that he
figures he can whip any member of the
Attell family. Conley is in great shape
just at present and there will be no
let up in his training while he is in
Kenosha. 1t is expected that the Los
Angeles promoters will offer big purse
for the fight and that it will be one of
the big pugilistic events of the sum
mer in coast fight circles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-07
Opponents of Voliya at Zion
Employ Attorneys to Fight
Case in U. S. Court
MAY OFFER TO BUY ESTATE

The Independents of Zion City have
retained we'll known firm of local
attorneys to represent them in Judge
Lands court and to oppose the sale of
the estate to Overseer Wilbur Glenn
Voliva. They hope to get Judge Lam
dis approval of a proposition calling
for the placing of a blanket mortgage
on the entire estate and using the
money so raised in paying off the
claims of the Volivans and all others
who demand immediate payment.
The independents are willing to wait
for their money which is due on claims
against the estate and will gladly do
so in order to prevent Voliva from Sc
curing control of the property which is
worth more than million dollars. This
new move on the part of the indie
pendents has been carefully concealed
from the public and only the members
of the Zion Investor 81 Association and
a few others are conversant with the
details of the latest scheme concocted
for the purpose of downing Voliva and
preventing the scale of the estate to
him.
All of overseer Voliva IS chief dea-
cons, elders and the rank and file of
the members of the Christian Catholic
Church in Zion are being naturalized
as rapidly as possible as the result of
strict injunctions issued by Voliva in
move to insure his future political
supremacy in Zion City. All of the
followers who have come from Eng
land, Canada, Australia and elsewhere
are fling applications for first or sec
ond papers as rapidly as possible.
This afternoon Elder E. L. Carey who
acts as financial secretary of the church
made application for his second papers
and will probably be naturalized in
time to vote at the fall elections. The
Independents are not making nearly SO
strenuous efforts to get all of their vot-
ers naturalized because of their slack
of union and strong political organi-
cation.
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but this is not to be construed. as au-
thorizing any carrier to receive as
great compensation for a shorter as
for longer distance. The commission
is empowered, however, to authorize
carrier to charge less for longer than
for shorter distances in special cases.
Rates now existing are not to be
changed by reason of this act within
six months after its passage. If a
railroad cuts rates to compete with a
water route it may not thereafter in
crease the rates unless it can show at
a hearing before the commission that
the proposed increase is due to other
conditions than the elimination of wat
err competition.
Any officer or agent of a carrier who
knowingly assists or permits any per-
son to obtain transportation at less
than regular rates through false billing,
classification or weight or any other
means, is deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and may upon conviction be
subjected to fine Of $4,000 or two
years in the penitentiary or both.
Shippers who are found guilty of such
acts are liable to the same penalties;
so are those found guilty of inducing
or attempting to induce common car
rier to discriminate unjusty in favor
against other shippers.
The president is authorized to ap-
point a commission to investigate ques-
tions pertaining to the issuance of
stocks and bonds. An appropriation is
made to defray the expenses of the
commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-07
No Hope
of Relief

How often we hear that cry from
some poor pain-racked person. Scien-
tific research has placed wonderfully
improved apparatus and methods of
treatment at the command of the ply
stefan who keeps abreast with the times,
so that relief and cure are today
comparatively simple matter in the av
erage case.
Here is the point You know that,
in order to succeed you must be better
than some others in brain, blood and
ability; you proclaim yourself dis
eliminating buyer and establish your
business on the highest level possible,
and yet give no thought to the strain
upon your physical being until you
awaken to the fact that you are not
up to the mark Then, nine times
out of ten, you rush off madly to the
first thing offered as a means of relief
and when it fails either through lack
of merit or because you have not the
confidence to stick to it, you cry "no
hope of relief
We ask you, is it not worth while to
give the matter a little thought; to
learn where one may get honest opin-
ions and TREATMENT THAT WILL
Do THE WORK; to know where one
may obtain the best medical attention
in shorts it not worth while to find
out about the wonderful good that is
being done in this community by one of
the country's best physicians, DR.. L.
M. Turbine The evidence is yours for
the asking
Call at his office when he visits our
city and see what warm reception is
accorded him by the grateful patients
and friends who have been restored to
health by his skillful treatment; stand
ready to testify to the integrity of the
man, the sterling worth of his treat
ment and praise the wonderful cures he
has to his credit in so many cases where
there seemed emo hope of relief. -
DR.. Turbin will be in Kenosha at the
Hotel Eichelmann, Saturday, July 9th,
where he may be consulted free of
charge. dj2-wj7
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-07

The police have made a good start in
the enforcement Of the law against
speeding but they can go right ahead
in this work without fearing that there
will be any complaints from the people
Of the city that they are unduly sew
ere on the scorchers. The fatal acct
dent Of last week which may be dupli-
Gated any hour of the day or night
on any of the streets of the city has
aroused a feeling of deep resentment
among the people generally and unless
the regular force demonstrates that it
can handle this matter there will be a
demand for special officers too strong
to be resisted
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-07

1t was fortunate in more ways than
one that Kenosha had decided on rea-
sonably sane celebration of the Fourth
this year and that the orders Of the
mayor and the chief of police against
the premature discharge of fire works
were fairly we'll enforced all over the
city at least in regard to the more dam
gerous forms. The rains which usually
can be depended upon to decrease the
danger of fires starting from the cele-
bration failed to put in an appearance
this year and the shutting off of the
more careless enthusiasts may have
saved the city disastrous conAagrat-
ion. With a ffty-mile gale blowing
and everything as dry as finder the
fremen breathed a sigh of relief when
they got through the three days with
out any dangerous outbreak.