St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30


Santa Claus, and their calls were
as fully freighted with anticipation
as that of any real kriss kringle.
Thieves forced the lock of the
warehouse at the St. Johns ship
building yards last Thursday night
and entered the building, carrying
off lot of tools and two pairs OF
rubber boots. The thieves got away
with their plumber and no clue has
been obtained.
A. ). Douglass & Sons state that
the rumor to the effect that they
contemplate selling the St. Johns
Lumber company to the Peninsula
Lumber company, or any other par
ties, is without any foundation
whatever. The matter has not even
been spoken of by or to them.
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The young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Edmonson, of this city,
died Friday, December %, aged Q
months and % days. Funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Z. L.
McVicker. The bereaved family
tender their thanl:s to the many
friends who kindly extended assist
ance and sympathy.
Misses Rivette, Shives and Wa
tiers, teachers in the primary rooms
in the public school, treated their
pupils to candy and popcorn Friday
morning before Christmas. Beau
tifully decorated trees adorned the
rooms, and the little folk had a joy
ful time. A brief program, CON
sisting of recitations, singing, etc,
was rendered.
c. A. Schultz, formerly head
miller at the Portland Touring
mills, has accepted a like position
with the Jobes Milling company OF
st. Johns. Mr.. Schultz is credited
with producing the largest output
in the history OF those mills, not
only keeping il up to the full capa-
city OF $500 barrels, but reaching
as high as 2.7oo barrels.
The Portland Steel Shipbuilding
company expects their machinery
10 arrive within a couple Of weeks.
Il having been shipped last week.
This company is figuring on several
Jobs, and anticipates a busy sea-
son. Their great need is more
room now. and IL satisfactory ar
rangements can be made with the
city for the use OF the foot OF Rich
mond street, success is assured.
The contract for building tenn
porary school quarters has been
awarded by the board to Rail,on &
Rowen, the lowest bidders, the fig
ures being SsI3.so. The contract
has been signed. which conditions
that the work shall be completed
by January II, and penalty Of IS
for each day thereafter until the
building is completed. Work will
commence at once.
The new lodge of Artisans met
Monday evening. Supreme Secre-
tary {. l.. Mckenna was present,
accompanied by a number OF mem
bers OF Portsmouth lodge. A num-
Der of new members were taken in. |
Some practice in drilling was in
dulged in, after which refreshments
were served. The members of
Willumbia lodge paid a visit to
Portsmouth Wednesday and were
well entertained.
OF all the occupations for man
TO be engaged in. the little German
who visited ST. Johns last week
has the queerest. He greeted you
thus; "Shoro you have to curl
your hair like mine in two minutes
for IS cents" He had three rows
of curls on the top of his head that
looked like those artificial rats"
which some girls wear. The last
seen of him he was walking toward
Portland with his traps. Guess he