St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-09

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Several business houses are putting
in gasoline gas plants for ligting pur-
poses.
orin +. Maltby, the contractor, Is
hrilding three cottages in 1T. johns
Heights Addition.
Fred Koerner has commenced work
on I'd. l.. Stocktoh's new residence,
nm Allegheny street, near Senaca.
Miss Rich, of the st. Johns Hotel,
expects TO open the Hotel Rich, IN
,bo Cochran block, about January
first. 80,
Daniel Brecht will build at once
modern three story boarding house
neer the electric mill site. Mr.. Brecht
has faith in st. Johns.
Don't forget "Tompkin's Hired
Nan" at Bickner's hall next Monday
evening. An excellent play well stag
cd and full of amusing and pathetic
situations.
Parents. why do you not visit
your school, get acquainted with the
nrincipal and your childrens' teach
ers9 Give them oil the encourage
mcnt possible.
The school meeting for District No.
.. will be held ut the school house a'
7.i5 this Friday evening. There
should be a large attendance, as the
business is most important.
Cochran Bros. have moved the side
walk in front of their recent purchase
from W. II. King 80 n to make "
line with the splendid new walk IN
front of their block. A decided Inn
provement'
Couch q Co, the general merchants
who occupy their splendid block near
the postoiiIcc, on Broadway, are build
ING up AN excellent trade. They have
a good stock, and are fine people to
do business with.
Have you lived in 81. Johns whole
year and never once visited the Tree
museums or the rooms Of the Histori.
cal Society at the city hall, Portland
School children should be encouraged
10 visit those places Of great interest
Last Saturday, December third, was
n. o. Isaaeson's birthday, and his
good wife presented him with boune'
ing eight.pound boy. Both mother
and child are doing well, and MIR
Isaacson appears all right judging
from the broad smile he wears.
Mr.. Hinman has received the sad
intelligence of the death Of his broth
or Austin NJ Hinman at his home ~
Bushnell, Mich. The death was the
result of pneumonia after an Illness
of but nine days. ony n few weeks
before the deeeased's mother-in-la"
died at the same place.
The Muck Hardware Co. has opened
up a modern hardware store In th'
Cochran block. A full and eomple''
stock of builders hardware, tools, cut
lery. stoves, etc. This company pro
poses 20 sell at city prices, and Il vii
provo a good business venture ana
great convenience to the city.
A petition was circulated this weel
asking for license for famil,
liauor store, with side bar attach
ment Quite number Of signer
we're obtained, but the petition wa
not presented to the council, and
saved trouble by not being presented
as present council would table sncl
a proposition without discussion.
Traction engines are TO be experi
mented with for hauling loads ON th
county roads of Oregon. IL woui'
be a sight of life time to see ON
of these machines, loaded with th
council street committee trying q
travel along our streets. A good mu'
seow would be more suitable.
The heaviest frost of the season
covered the ground like a light snow
fall Saturday morning. A coating o
thin ice formed on pools Of wate'
When told that this was about tn
limit of Oregon winters, the recen
arrival from the East gaped in amaze
ment.
R. Shepard and w. S. Calkins rs
turned Sunday, from their trip I
Eastern Oregon, bringing home q do'
en- or two lack rabbits, and to liste