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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08

The city Of St. Johns does ordain as
follows:
That the council has considered the
proposed assessment for improving Blu
chanan street between the northerly line
of st. Johns Heights Addition and the
sOutherly side of Fessenden street, and
all objections made thereto, hereby as
certains, determines and declares the
whole cost of said improvement in man
ner provided by Ordinance No. 374 to
be the sum of f9,oSs.75, and that the
special and peculiar benefits accru-
ing to each lot or part there.
of or parcel OF land within the as
sessment district, by reason of said inn
provement and in just proportion to such
benefits, are In the respective amounts
set opposite the number or description
Of each lot or part thereof or parcel of
land in the following annexed assess
ment roll and said assessment roll which
is numbered ST. is hereby adopted and
approved as the assessment for said i'm
provement, and the recorder OF the city
OF St. Johns is directed to enter state.
ment of the assessment hereby made in
the docket of city liens, and cause notice
thereof to be published as provided by
charter, which assessment Is as follows:
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
RESOLUTION
1t is resolved by the city Of St. Johns

1t is resolved by the city of ST. Johns
Oregon;
That whereas, the council OF said cit,
lid OH the 2Sth day Of lulv, igif. dull
adopt a certain resolution declaring If,
intention to improve Columbia boule
| ward, or that part thereof lying and be
ing between the westerly side line o
Richmond street and the westerly side
line of Mohawk street in the city of St
Johns; and,
Whereas, it appearing to said council
at this time that by authority heretofore
granted To 1t by the county court OF
Multnomah county, Oregon, prior to the
date of incorporation of the said city OF
st. Johns, the Portland Railway, Light
x Power company is maintaining and
using its railway track OH the uortherly
side of said Columbia boulevard between
Richmond street and Oswegu street in
said city of St. Johns; that to properly
improve said portion of street in accord
aucc with the resolution above referred
to it is necessary that said railway track
be moved To the center of said Columbia
boulevard or that portion thereof over
which said tracks now run;
Therefore, be It resolved that the said
Portland Railway, Light * Power com.
pany he and the same is hereby granted
the right and privilege to move its said
railway track from the uortherly side of
Columbia boulevard to the center of said
boulevard between the westerly side of
Columbia boulevard to the center of said
boulevard between the westerly side line
of Richmond street and the castcrly side
line of Oswego street in said city of ST.
Johns, without cost or expense to Il, cN-
ccpt the cost of such removal and relay
ing.
That upon the removal aud rclayiug
of its track or tracks rs herein provided,
the said railway company shall have and
enjoy in such new location all the rights
and privileges which Il has heretofore
enjoyed IN its present location.
Adopted 10y the council this 2snd day
of August, 1911.
Il. A. RICE,
Recorder.
Published in the st. Johns Review on
Sept. ! and s. 1911.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
RESOLUTION
1t is resolved by the city OF St. Johns

1t is resolved by the city of St. Johns
Oregon:
That 1t deems II expedient and neces
sary to improve Crawford street from
the easterly line of Baltimore street tc
the westerly line of Pittsburg street in the
city of st. Johns in the following man.
ner, to wit:
BY grading said portion of street &C.
cording to plan aud profile filed with
the city recorder on the 2gth day of Au-
gust, 1911, placing foot cement walk
with "a foot curb between Baltimore and
Tacoma streets on both sides of said
street, and a strip of nacadam in center
thereof to be 10 feet wide, to be 10 inches
deep in center and 7 inches at each edge.
Between Tacoma and Pittsburg streets
cement walk and curb to occupy s feet
from property line and laid Oh southerly
side only, and maCadam same as be
tween Tacoma and Baltimore streets ex-
cept that same be laid on southcrly side
of said street. Cement cross walks to
be used, macadam to be continuous be-
tween outside terinini of improvement.
Work To be done according to the
plans and specifications of the city engi-
neer on file in the office of the city re-
corder relative thereto, which said plans
and specifications and estimates are sat.
isfactory and are hereby approved. said
improvements TO be made in accordance
with the charter and ordinances OF the
city of st. Johns, and under the super.
vision and direction of the city engineer.
That the cost of said improvement tu
be assessed as provided by the city char.
ter upon the property especially and
particularly benefited thereby, and
which Is hereby declared 20 be all uf
lots, parts of lots, blocks and parcels Of
land between the termini of such ini-
provements abutting upon, adjacent or
proximate TO said Crawford street, from
the marginal lines of said street back 10
the center of the block or blocks or
tracts of land abutting thereon or proNi-
mate thereto.
That all the property included in said
district aforesaid is hereby
declared to be Local Improvement Dis.
trict No. q.
That the city engineers assessment uf
the probable total cost of said improve.
ment Of said street Is SS.9go.u5.
That the cost of said street improve
ment is to be assessed against the prop.
erty IN said local assessment district ~
provided by the city charter of the city
Of ST. Johns.
Adopted the 29th day of August, 1917.
n. A. RICE.
Recorder.
Published In the ST. Johns Review on
Sept. I aud \, 1911.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
THEY PLAYED CHESS.
The Loser Afts-~srd Learned With.
out ASKING Why He Lost.


out Asking Why He Lost.
Baron Hengelmullcr. the Austrian
diplomat. n mnu famous for bis chess
ability. one duy at house IN Wash
ington met a young mun whose name
he did not catch when the inirUduc.
tions were made. Chess was the topic
of the conversation by all those In the
company. and presently the young
man suggested dlflldently that he
would be highly honored II the baron
would play a game with him.
The baron consented They sat
down. After n few moves the baron
looked up from the table checkmnted
and found the young man reading n
paper The chessmen were placed
again aud. after not no many moves
as before. the baron looked up TO Hnd
the young man reading the paper and
himself checkmated.
After his dinner the baron came
back. He wanted another game, being
somewhat chagrined NJ the ease with
which be had been beaten As hr
came In be found the young man who
had played with him that afternoon
blindfolded and playing against sir
teen opponents at the same time. The
Young man wus Pillsbury. Saturday
Evening Post
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
N0RWAY'S INCOME TAX.
II Reaches All Incomes In Excess Of
S930s Per Year.

ss3os Per Year.
How should you like to pay an in.
come tax on next to nothing2 II you
were Norwegian living at home and
earning S134 year you would be
taxed on one.tenth OF II II you were
unmarried; on about one twentieth or
It n you were married and had no
children. lf you had children you still
would be taxed on one-Hftieth OF It
With an income OF 1886 year you
would be taxed II unmarried on more
than half Of your income. II married
and having no children on about 40
per cent of your income. having one
child on about 81 per cent. two chill.
dren on about 81 per cent
Unmarried and having an income OF
s2,6S0 year In Norway your income
tar payment would be s42i.22; mar.
ried. With one child. S3s9.94; married.
with six children. $355.17. All that
you would get OF your income tar
(marriedI for having six children would
be SEQ; all that you would get OF by
having ave more children would be S44
and six bitsl
Married or unmarried in Norway.
you could escape paying an income tar
only by having an income less than
sS3.08 year. Think OF paying an in.
come tar out OF earnings OF 81
monthi-New York Press.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
RESOLUTION

Il is resolved by the city Of St, Johns,
Oregon:
That, whereas The owners of Lots
numbered 5 aud & la block No, ~ ia
James Johns Second Addition to the city
Of 81. Johns have pctilioncd this council
for permission To improve that part OF
Burlington street ahuttiug ON said prop
eTty as private work, said work 10 be
done az the same time aud in the same
manner aud with the same bitulithic
pavement as shall be laid ON Philadel-
phia stree, under the proceedings now
being had Tor the Improvement Of said
last named street.
That said petition for said private
work be and same is hereby granted, 10
be exercised under the direction aud su-
peryision OF the city engineer. That said
city engineer be, and he is hereby, fur
theT directed and required 10 prepare all
necessary plans, specifications and profile
necessary for the daing OF said work
aud in connection Herewith such plans
20 cover all that portion Of said Burling-
ton street, which shall be ehargeable 10
the city of 81. Johns.
Adopted by the council September Sth,
1911. 4. A. RICE,
Recorder.
Published in the ST. Johns Review on
Sept, 5 aud IS, 1911,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08


As race we sleep too little. An
Infants life In nearly all sleep. Grad
ually as the child grows older the
hours OF sleep are shortened to hnlf
the day or about eight hours Youth
until the age OF twenty In reached ~
quires fully ten hours sleep. Although
nature demands fewer hours sleep In
summer than In winter, II has been
proved that eight hours OF sleep are re
quired for the average adult In good
health. by this. explains the Pitts
burg Dispatch. In meant not simply
eight hours In bed. but that amount OF
good. sound. restful sleep night after
night. Our power 10 work Is Intimate
ly related TO our ability 10 sleep. and
there is no more reliable Indication OF
sound health than the capacity 10 sleep
naturally. and the more active and en
srgetic the waking life the deeper the
Hleep.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
RESOLUTION

II is resolved by the city of st. Johns
That II deems II cNpcdicnl aud urccssar,
To- improve baltimore NJ from the south
crly line ut Edison street tu the north
crly line ui Bradford street In the cit,
of 81. luhns ia the following manner. Ia
wit. By grading said portion of street
To- grade or subgfadc ~ shown ON profile
fled Aug. a, 1911 aud by laying o foot
cement walk and - foot curb on south.
east side of the said street To use COT.
fugntcd iron guttct,aud cement crossWalk
according To the plans aud specification,
OF the city engineer on file In the office OF
the city recorder relative thereto. which
said plans and specifications aud csti.
mates are satisfactory and are hereby
approved, Said improvements 10 bc
made IN accordance with the charter aud
ordinances of the city of 81. Johns, and
under the supervision aud direction Of
the city engineer.
That the cost of said improvement To
be assessed as provided by the city char.
ter upon the property especially aud par.
ticularly benefited thereby, and witch
Is hereby declared To be all of lots, parts
Of lots, blocks aud parcels Of land be.
tween the termini OF such improvements
NNNhhfNk Nl"Aif NNIAhNNAh ~ lANNANANAA W
said Baltimore street In equal proportion
To each lot ahutting thereon from the
marginal lines of said street back Ia the
center Of the block or blocks or tracts
Of land abutting thereon or proNimatc
thereto.
That all the property included In said
improvement district aforesaid is hereby
declared to be Local Improvement Dis
trict No. n.
That the city engineers assessment of
the probable total cost Of said improve
mcnt of said street Is s2,oSg,7l,
That the cost of said improvement Is 10
be assessed against the property in said
local assessment district as provided by
the city charter of the city Of 81. Johns.
Adopted the 22d day OF August, 1871.
4, A, RICE,
City Recorder.
Published In the ST. Johns Review ON
August IS and SeplI, 1911,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08

The actors sense OF humor Is al
ways uppermost He will Jest about
his hard luck. bis III luck or almost
anything that offers an opportunity for
a Joke. Generally. too. he has cour
age-the courage 10 smile when his
heart Is heavy. comedian. who was
known 10 be In desperate straits was
invited 10 social gathering one even
ing. When the poor actor arrived he
was seen 20 be thinly clad. although
the weather was bitter cold He look
I'd also as II hs had not had any too
much nourishment for some time. The
hostess greeted him cordially.
Il am so glad TO see you" she said
-How well you are looking!"
"Yes." replied the comedian; ''the
wind has been very nutritious OF late
Saturday Evening Post
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
NOTICE OF
Proposed Assessment

Notice is hereby given that apportion-
ment of the cost of improving Kellogg
street from Fessenden street to St. Johns
avenue, the total cost of which is
S4,I3I.oS, has been apportioned and is on
file in the Office OF the undersigned, sub
iect to examination.
Assessment district extends back to
the center of lots, blocks or tracts of
land abutting on said street as provided
by the city charter and resolutions.
RemonstTances against said apportion-
ment may be made in writing and filed
with the undersigned until 5 O'Clock p.
IN. September 40, 1871.
FRANK A. RICE,
City Recorder.
Published in the ST. Johns Review
Sept. aud IS, 1914.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
ORDINANCE NO. 423

An Ordinance Declaring the
Cost of Improving Buchan-
an Street, Between the Nor
therly Line of st. Johns
Heights Addition and the
SoutherIy Side Line of Fes-
senden Street, and Assess
ing the Property Benfited
Thereby, Declaring Such
Assessment and Directing
the Entry OF the Same in
the Docket of City Liens.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
Spokane. Portland & Seattle Railway,
LEAVING sT. JOHNs.

Lyle Passenger Tor Lyle Goldendale and local
points aaA a. tn,
Inland Empire Express, 1910 a. ma ior Chicago,
~ Paul, omaha, Kansas City, 81 Louis. Malla
Walla, PasCo, Roosevelt. Grauddallgs, Golden.
dale White salmon, and Vancouver.
North Bank Limited 7'2S p. M for ChNago ~,
Paul, Omaha, Kansas CITY, ST. Louis Spokaurt
sprague, Ritzvilir, Lind PasCo, Roosevelt, aud
Vancouver
Columbia River Local, s:S3 p. M; ior Vancouver,
Camas, White Salmon, Lyle, Granddallgs .Chns
and all intermediate stations.
ARRIVING AT ST JOHNS
Inland Empire Express 7.1o p. m; from Chica-
go 81. Paul, omaha, Kansas City "a. Louis,
Spokane, sprague Ritlyille Lind, Pasco,
Roosevelt ,Granddales,- white salmon aud Van
Couycr.
North Bank Limited 757 a. m.; from Chicag0,
~. Paul Omaha, Kansas City 81. Louis, MAlla
Malla, Pasco Roosevelt. aud Vancouver.
Columbia River Local 1905 a. mG from Nllnrf
Granddalles Goldeudalc, Lyle White salmon,
Camas, Vancouver and all intermediate sta
tiOus
Lyle Passenger 7.4g p. m. from Lyle, GoldcndAlc
aud local points.
All trains stop Tor passengers
Tickets ON sale for all points.
o, NJ. Cornell Ageui,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
A kleklna Deferred.

Aunt Clara ITO her young nephew,
who has Just brought bucket into
the parlor where she II sitting' flood
gracious. Tommy What are you do
ing with that bucketf Take II down
10 the kitchen at once. TOMMY
want you 10 kick Il. Aunt Clara. cause
heard papa saying when you Kick
the bucket we'd get at the very least
s2h 0nl
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
REVIEWS LEGAL BLANKS

The following list of legal blanks
are kept for sale at this office and
Others will be added as the demand
arises:
Warranty deeds. Quit Claim
Deeds, Realty and Chattel Mort
cages, Satisfaction of Mortgages,
Contracts for Sale of Realty, Bills
of Sale, Leases.
All these blanks at the uniform
price of 3oc per dozen.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

In order to Insure a change Of ad
vsrtlsemsnt the copy for such change
should reach this ONCE not later than
Wednesday, at . o'clock p. m. Please
remember thls ana cave the pnntsf
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08

Bring In your Job printing while
you think OF It. Don't wait until you
are entirely out. We are equipped
to turn out neat and tasty printing
promptly at Portland prices or less.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
Northern Pacific Railway
LRAyING 81 JoHNs

N0ith Coast Limited Via Pugyt Suund Io 50 a. GA
North Coast Limited via NuTth Hank -- as q. IA D..
Atlantic ENprcss via Puget Sound ItsIs o. m.
Atlantis ENprrss via North Bank --- ll. sI q. m.
Twin city EkpT,ss via Puget Sound $50 q m.
Twin cay ENptrss via AuTth hank IS q. m.
Eastern Expfgss VIA Puget sound --r ~ NS g. m
Eastern EKprsss via Aorth bank .r- lu' a. m
Mo. River fKpfrss via Aurth Rank --- T.t1 o. ui.
Portland Tacoma q seattle fKprr-s THs a. ~
iur GTays Harhor, olympia aud auuth hgnd
branches.
Puget sound Limited $50 o. mf Crays Harhor
aud south Bend Branches.
NaCun Passenger $3.50 .. ms
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
Als Ohlectlon.

Mrs Richquick want you
10 buy a new parlor suit Mr. Rich
quick Maria. I've been agreeable
enough so far TO get different clothes
for morning. noon. afternoon and
night. but I'm eonsarned II III change
'em every time | go into a different
Brooklyn Life.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08

look for the day when women win
cease TO bs initiative. copying men.
but VIII become completely. perfectly
and proudly women.-A Woman's Let
ter In London TmeA
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08

Mrs. Jones-Does your husband re-
member your wedding anniversary
As. smith-No; so ! remind him OF
Il In January and June and get two
presents -Harper's Bazar.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08

North Coast limited via North Rank -rz1p m
Nouh Coast Limited via Puget Sound - @ t4sa ~
30. raCihC IA press VIA Aurth bank "a. ui
No. Pacific HApress via Puget Sound t.4o o. ga
Pacific ExpTrs. via North Bank ----- q 90 p. m
Pacific ENpress via Puget Sound ----- t.y5 ma
Western Express yia AuTth bank --- ~ D. ni
Western ApTess via Puget sound --- ll.uS D. ui
Mo. River ENprrss via North Rank T8T a. ma
Mo River ENprvss via Puget Sound SiI, y. ma
Portland Tacoma 4 Seattle ENpress 8 SIS q. ma
from olympia, south Bend aud Grays Hatbor
Yacolt Passenger Io.o5a. ul
o. NJ, Cornell. Agent.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08

Passed by the council this sth day of
September, 1911.
Approved by the mayor this sth day
of September, 1911.
K.C. COUCH,
Mayor.
Attest: L. A. RICE,
Recorder.
Published in the St. Johns Review on
Sept. s, 1911.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08

You get full weight and first
quality at the Central market. Just
try awhile.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
Astoria Centennial
August 10 10 September 9Th

The great event of the year. 1t
celebrates the coming of white set
tiers in 1871. A splendid program
for thirty days. Historic buildings
and collections, hydro-areoplanes,
army and navy evolutions, concerts,
opera, fireworks, agricultural ex-
hibits and Pacific regatta.
Special program furnished on
OH request. Daily round trip fares
to Catsop Beach OIL the Pacific al
low stops at Astora.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
WIN. McMURRAY

General Passenger Agent, O-W,
X. * n. Co., Portland, Ore.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08

Published in the st. Johns Review on
Sept. aud s, 1911.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08

Published in the St. Johns Review on
Sept. /, 8 and IS, 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
LARGE HOTEL SOON
TO Be CONSTRUCTED
Modern Structure Will Occupy
Corner of North Capitol
and E Streets.

The Royal Plaza" new hotel which
is soon to be built in Washington, will
be situated at the corner Of North Capt.
tol and e streets northwest, diagonally
across from the new Union station. The
ground floor of the building. with trout
age of 295 feet on T. street and 100 feet
on North Capitol street. will cover an
area of &c. 400 square feet.
A colonnade will extend through two
thirds Of the length Of the block on T.
street. The first and second stories will
be of Indiana limestone. and brick will
be used for the walls from the second
to the eighth stories. A mansard tile
roof with heavy copper crestings and
dormers will be used to crown the ninth
and tenth stories of the building
A grand central rotunda, 100 feet long
and 20 feet wide, will be located directly
in the center of the ground floor. The
palm and main dining rooms will seat
more than $50 guests. Lounging writ
and bar will occupy the remainder of the
first floor.
Surrounding the rotunda on three sides
will be mezzanine floor. giving a
promenade or gallery overlooking the
court below, and surrounding this will be
the ladies' parlorS, reception rooms and
private dining rooms. The hotel will
have go bedrooms
The tenth floor will be devoted to ban
quet halls. concert, reception and club
rooms. The GROWING feature Of the
building will be a roof garden overlook
ing the gardens and parks Of the Union
station and the Capitol and the Library.
w. L. Stoddart. architect of New York,
has drawn the plans for the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
ACTIVE WEEK INDICATED !.
BY REALTY TRANSFERS
Thos. J. Fisher Co. Reports
Sales of Property in All
Sections of City.

The following sales reported by the
Office of Thomas j. Fisher & Co.. Inc,
indicate an active week in realty circles.
The sales were made in all sections of
the city.
On Washington Heights Howard Fitch
iSOn purchased a frontage of forty-six
feet on Bltmore street, near CIiffbourne
The property will be improved by two
handsome residences-each three stories
in height. Each house will be twenty
three feet in width. and when finished
will be among the handsomest in this Sec
ton.
Another sale in this section involves
two. lots, with a total frontage of 100 feet
on Bancroft street between ODD and 23d
streets. The purchaser was William A.
Mearns. In this transaction the Fisher
company represented the estate of A. j.
Cassatt, late president of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad, owner of one lot, and w. b.
and H. X. kurtz. brokers, Of Phladel-
phia, owners Of the other.
No. 121 r street northwest was sold
to G. Herbert Ofenstein for $4,95O. This
is 9. new six-room house just completed
by John Nj. Henderson.
Will Open Coal Yard.
Property at the southwest corner Of
18th and l. streets southeast was sold
to l.. p. Stewart. The new owner will
use the property as a coal yard.
In Chevy Chase Heights the Fisher
company reports great deal of activity
A lot fronting 96 feet on Kanawha street
and :9th street has just been sold to Asa
]. Harris, the price paid being about
$4,000.
To Mary A. Constant was sold 'front.'
age Of 60 feet on Jenifer street. A sim
liar frontage was also sold to Annie f.
Griffin on the same street. the price in
each sale being about $500
Willard F. West bought a frontage of
GO feet on the north side of Kanawha
street Mr.. West will begin the erection
OF a home at once.
On Keokuk street w. A. Poole pur
chased a large lot with frontage of 80
feet. This lot adjoins the house just
erected by J. Slaytor Davidson.