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ST. JOHNS REVIEW
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS
fiiccl mi- truck, mnKlng doublo
'"jlr. " ',,n1' mnnngcr C tlio St.
t.,i,iw Water anil 1'iulit Company,
j,lnti" Hii'i nin Hi propose crect
incii lin-1'1' ro.orvolr next spring. The
nn-M'tii tnnk, while huge enough to
meet tin- i re-cut demand, will ho cn
tiiolv iiijul'-'iimti' to meet tlio rapidly
ilioini'ini: i,iiminl.
m .lln - occupies iino of tlio
lieiltliii'M l"fiiliiiiiH mi tlio Const, mid
doo ti"i I'H'-i'iit vury encouraging
olltl'" t'" doeiors, .vi'i iinvo io-
Pilril lif". iiml others nro looking
.i,rt ..ii.iiimI . mt seeking locations.
TMi w im' for conducting electric
irttl Hi' lit lubes' Homing mill, on tlio
water fii'iii. if being stretched, Power
for oliii'i fin poses win no nvannnio
n4 MKItl 1 1110 ''HO IX COIIipiUlCII.
K. A. WiNtui the jeweler who just
located in .St. Johns, although n young
nimii i mi expert. He hns fitted him
self f'i' lii" Irmle, mid is devoted to
it, lie Ki"tvs how to do tilings mm
,!,. what many onier nun more ox
,riei I inc'i in his line do not nt
trmiit. makiiiir him master of his
irmfi'. which gives him n solid foun
datioii l hiiild iip'Mi, Hu mnnufne
tmes moM of his tools, which nrc innr-
vpU uf their ktnil. ion would ho
rcflllv interested to exnmino some of
the iiitriciite nml ilelicnto mcchniilcnl
inMiiiinents he lins turned out. Mr.
WiUon will some dny liecotno ninous
in hit chosen work.
Review subscribers who may not re
ceive their n.ipcrs regularly will con
fern I ii vi u- if ill will fllo complaints
nt IliN nilice. Wo trust our subscrib
er will not hesitnto to do this, ns such
infiiimittiou will lie of great hcncllt
to u.
LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR.
Kcry indicntion Miinls to tlio sur
f". ol tlio great ccntcnninl exhibi
tion, hoth in Hiiiit of exhibits and nt
Ionium c. The grounds nro assuming
n lair like upcurni re, nml present n
very nllruclive sigh'. It is gratifying
of the city. The petition was taken
up in tlio council nml mensurcs woro
nt onto inaugurated to put tlio praycra
of tlio petitioners in'o effect. Survey
ors were employed nnd grades estab
lished. Since then, howover, nothing
has heen done, uud the petition, prob
ably, stored nwny in a pigeon hole.
The result is the rainy season is hero.
and the principal streets will soon hi
in n deplorable condition. Just whnt
the cxcinc ' " neclcct Tlio
Review is not informed. Jlut certain
it is, somebody is to blame, nml tlio
citizens interested, and every resident
of St. Johns should he earnestly inter
ested, should mako it their business
to llud out. No remonstrance wns fil
ed.
St. Joints is rapidly outgrowing the
state of country villogehood, nnd is
rapidly developing into ono of tlio
important cities of tlio Const, there
fore is entitled to demand of tlioso in
authority that street nnd other civic
improvements should keep nhrenst of
tins development, Especially is this
true in regard to its public thorough
fnrcs. It is urged upon tho council
Hint tins condition of nfTnirs bo ap
preciated, nnd these questions bo mot
nnd noted upon with such nromntness
iis i no exigencies 01 ino enso ticmonns.
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"NO HAT" CRUSAPE.
Basllab Phralcal Callnrl', Waal
Alinllali Heailatar Altogether.
At tlio meeting of tlio 1.01 physical
culturlsls tho other day, In Knglnnd,
Uio honorable secretary, Mr. Harry
KremnltK, an engineer by profession,
Drought forward his proposal regard
ing tho "no lint" crusade. Ho said bo
Introduced this purely from a hygienic
point or view nnd bellovcd strong!
tbnt tlio continued uia of headgear
with little or no ventilation was detri
mental to the growth of tho hair, says
uio imilon Telegraph. It was nlso,
to a great extent, an act of Impolite
ness Into which wo had fallen uncoil-
clously. The use of bats should not
only ho discontinued hi slurry olUces,
warehouses, work rooms, theaters, li
braries mid public halls, but should bo
abolished altogether.
Ho (Mr. Krcmnltx) had no doubt
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Own and ndininoing states nro at- rjli . I Z consider
numlng I" exhibit tho particular re- "b'VS
sourer for which they nro noted. Wo , . 1 ' "? ,"?d. ,h. ,,,,!lcfll
titiilci-liind tlio various hiauufactiir-
liiir iiuere.iis ol bt. .lolins will lie rep
ivi'hlnl by suitable displays of their
)iniiiii'ts,
The unprecedenled low excursion
trttiT fii'it) tlio Hast assure a la run
lullt'v of visitors from that fee tion of
the iiiuiitry, the tireseuen of whom
run it do otherwise than result in
iniirli peiiiimient benefit to tlio entire
NVilliuest. It is In be imped Hint the
iiunui.Miiieut will bo nblo to devisa
iii.e plans by which the extortions
nu t iced on visitoni nt other like ex
itiltlons iiiiiv be rfTeettinllv m-event.
i. ii tins is dune, ino Iwlr and
laik l air win pass into hinlorv as
ie u me moiii vaiiiniiio schemes ever
viM'd to ndverlisc the great re
iiivex of the Western sloo.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
I'lie slreels of this rilv lire, nn vt.
Iiii.t instances, in their primiiive
le, nnd vey lltle work has been
Some eight months turn a ixiti-
, signed by the requisite number
pwjN'rty owners, wns llleit Willi thu
culturlsls to set an example and to
abolish their headgear entirely. He
allowed, howover, nu exception should
It pour with ralu or In winter If It was
very cold. A light hat might bo then
worn a a protection. Tho present bat,
no doubt, wns n rollc of olden tlu.es
when helmets wcro worn to protect tho
head in imtllo. Could any one Imnglno
a moro unsightly and uncomfortablo
article than a top ImtJ He challenged
anybody to bring forth a single advan
tage tho top hat offered. Tho caps so
universally worn were close, worm nnd
heavy and Impeded tho growth of tho
hnlr. oiing children's hair would
grow strong In a very short time If
tneir Ilea' were left uncovered. There
was no possible doubt that Uio fresh
air admitted to the head prevented gnr
unirs nun iminucs. Mr. Krcmnltx
further urged the adoption of sandal
In dry weather. Tbeso ho particularly
recommended for tho use of the poorer
classes, as no considered that bad
and old wornout boots were a source
of disease.
Tho proposal was seconded by Miss
u. I'crgin, nnd was generally Indorsed,
but In I.oudon, adds tho correspondent, I
. fl t.f . A it
In 1492 Columbus Discovered
AMERICA
In 1900 We Discovered
ST. JOHNS
BOTH EVENTS ARE HISTORICAL
HAVINO DISCOVERED THE PLACE AND CON
SIDERED ITS POSSIBILITIES WE BOUOHT PROP
ERTY. THIS WAS BEFORE THERE WAS A RAIL
ROAD OR ANY MILLS, IN SHORT BEFORE THE
TOWN HAD WAKENED. FOR TEN YEARS PAST
NOT A NEW HOUSE HAD BEEN BUILT IN THE
PLACE.
BUT ST. JOHNS LOOKED GOOD TO US, FOR"WE
SAW ITS FUTURE.
WE WERE FIRST ON THE GROUND, CONSE
QUENTLY WE BOUOHT OUR PROPERTY . CHEAP
BOUOHT THRIVINO ST. JOHNS PROPERTY AT
SLEZPY HOLLOW PRICES AND AS IS SO OFTEN
THE CASE UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES BOUOHT
MORE THAN WE CAN AFFORD TO HOLD.
SINCE WE BOUOHT CHEAP WE ARE IN POSI
TION TO OFFER YOU THE VERY LOWEST PRICES.
IF YOU WRITE US WE WILL MAKE THIS VERY
CLEAR TO YOU.
TO THE FIRST TEN PERSONS ANSWERINO
THIS ADVERTISEMENT WE WILL MAKE A
SPECIAL OFFER BETTER THAN WE HAVE EVER
MADE TO ANY PERSON. FURTHER WE WILL
MAKE A WRITTEN OUARANTY WITH EACH LOT
SOLD THAT WE WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY WITH
O'i INTEREST AT THE END OF ONE YEAR FROM
DATE Or PURCHASE PROVIDED THE PROPERTY
BOUOHT DOES NOT INCREASE IN VALUE 20o
OVER PURCHASE PRICE WITHIN THAT TIME.
Hartnian, Tliompii & Powers
j Chamber of Commerce
Portland, Oregon
O. I. CHAPEL Agent at St. Johns
,il of Die most !ni)ortnnt stn-et ,mon nml naicule.