St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-16

:, Johns business houses are busy
decorating for the holidays.
The 81. Johns Gun Club is negotiat-
IN, with the city council for shooting
nrivileges on the Jersey street lake.
Servants are in demand in our little
.tv. Several ladies are looking for do.
mestics and are willing to pay good
wages
The city recorder has received let
,er from the county clerk stating that
the city tax levy must be In hand by
January ].
Rev. G. T.. Chase, of Hassalo.Strcet
| Church, Portland, will conduct eongre'
gational services Mt Bickner's hall, at
$3.50, Sunday.
Watch services have been announced
10 be held at the Evangelical church,
New Years eve. A literary programme
is being arranged.
There are nine store buildings In pro.
cess Of erection in 81. Johns, and an.
other gentleman will build three more
in the near future.
Hartman, Thompson 4 Powers have
let a contract 10 James Ienos and
James I. Gould for clearing seven acres
Of land near Oak Park.
The steamship Rcdondo was nj
Cones dock Monday, and took on
about 10000 feet Of lumber. She left
Tuesday evening for Frisco.
Ed. Magoon, of the Hardwood con
fectioncry, has received and installed a
new peanut and popcorn roaster. much
TO the delight Of the juvenile popula'
tion.
The plans aud specifications are out
for the temporary addition 10 the
school, and number Of local contract
ors are figuring ON them. Bids will be
opened next Tuesday night, at the spe'
cial school meeting.
Prof. j. A. Tibbcts has located In ~.
Johns for the purpose Of giving musi'
cal instruction. The professor 10
skilled and competent 60 teach all kinds
Of instrumental music, and IL espc'
ciaily proficient In band music.
Ground has been broken, and Con
tractor Kocrnor has commenced work
on u business block for NJ. l.. Hol'
brook, corner Of Jersey and Tacoma
streets, II will be one story, contain
ing four fine large storerooms.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Evan.
gelical church meets at the parsonage
to-day for work. They are enjoying
good patronage from the citizens Of
ST. Johns, and are gradually laying up
Golfers in their treasury for future use.
Mr.. and Mrs. y, y. Baker, Of the
~. Johns bakery, are people after
President Roosevelt's . own heart, and
no race suicide theory goes with them.
Their twin babies, Eugene and Irene,
are abou, the prettiest and healthiest
infants In the state, aud this statement
is no exaggeration, either.
One Of the hardest rains OF the sea, :
son occurred Wednesday evening. IL
was a real, genuine "wet" rain, some
thing rather unusual in these parts. '
The precipitation was greater for the 4
time il lasted than has occurred here q
since the "big wind" q
Mr.. sapp has sold his residence, ON
the boulevard, and is going away back
TO Tennessee, Hope you will bring
back some young saplings when you
return, Mr.. Sapp. Ii is a well'known
fact that nine-tenths Of the people who
leave Oregon are glad to return.
One Of the coming big concerns in
Portland among the furniture dealers
are the cohn Bros, at ls2 First street. A
These young men are building up /
business which bids fair 10 outrival
many of their competitors. They keep i
good stock and are most agreeable I
gentlemen TO do business with. I,
IL. 5. Lindley is considering the prop. &
'sition of doing all the delivering for a
he merchants here. He intends TO y
purchase three rigs, providing he can &
'btain them at reasonable figure.
There is to be a wooden sidewalk
aid across the street from the Cochran
block 70 the drug store. Tkere ought N