St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-04-28
LOCAL items
and CITY News
Cleaned From Various Sources and
Condensed.

n you want typcwriting done, call at
the St. Johns Title and Abstract office.
Dictations in shorthand Prices reason
able.
p. ]. Peterson aud II. W. Smith went
60 Westport, Ore, Saturday, returning
Monday. They were looking up farm
lands.
Rev. T.. T.. McVickcr spent Wednes-
day aud Thursday in Warren, where he
expects 20 take upa charge II conditions
are favorable.
The new Cochran block s assuming
shape, and the lower floor will be ready
for occupancy within ten days, II the
Oregon mist is not too heavy.
r. r. Parker's law Office is now located
in the Office Of the ST. Johns Title and
Abstract Co., In the Cochran block. II
Is q commodious aud elegant office.
The twenty-mnutc through service on
the street car line IS giving reasonably
good satisfaction. II Is certainly a
great improvement over the old system.
The boiler aud engine for the new
brckyard has arrived. The brickmak-
ing machine is expected IN q few days,
when the manufacture Of brick will be-
gin NJ once.
Some of our patriotic citizens are agi-
tating Fourth OF July cclcbration. II
81. Johns does celebrate IL wants to be =
boomer. No doubt large crowds would
be attracted here
Were brick obiainablc here, several
brick blocks would be started at once.
The machinery for the new brick yard
has not yet arrived, aud already the full
output for the season Is engaged.
4. T.. Wilson, the jcwclcf, has pur-
chased the corner lot, Suxiop, .oi w. u.
Evans, corner Tacoma and iyauho
streets, aud IL erecting u two story block.
lie will occupy the first floor with his
jcwclfy store, aud living rooms above.
Building operations throughout the
city are quite active, and Nv every dircc-
tion may b. heard the sound II saw and
hammer Many new residences are
being built aud no less than eight new
business rooms are Ia course Oi erection.
Councilman Bccbc, one of the |
most enthusiastic IcyotCcs oi Isaac Wal. |
ton, has made several fine catches Of |
black has. IN Columbia sluughs This |
species ul the huuy tribe " said to be-
quite plentiful this year, but Mr.. Bcchc
~ the Kind oi angler who will catch |
them anyway
George Hall, the pioneer barber, has
enlarged his shop anil Frightened things |
up all round The front has been paint.
Ell, nnd the color b. giving rise Ia cunsid.
crihlc comment. Nobody seems tu
know Just what shade IL is. but II ~
claimed Ia be- the same as Gus lifickson's
uptown,
~. A. Fuller anil Mis, Della Childs.
both ui l.vnty, were married SUNDAY |
evening IN this city ht the residence oi
Recorder J. W. Hanks, the recorder
officiating THIS IL the first marriage
ceremony performed by the new record.
cf, and hr tied the knot IN good style.
The bride and groom came to ~, johns
a. be- married, Tor thc reason that thcy
wanted to start out IN their new estate
from one of the best cities IA Oregon,
"lloafd aud Room" H. q familiar sign
IN the windows hrfcalputs Many oi
our gond women folk are, no doubt.
making boarding pay, hut why don't
some one tfN new tack Men all
along the river from the Peninsula mill
Ia thv shinglc mill have not time Ia
come up iuf dinner, and have Ia salts,
iy thcmsrlycs With q cold lunch. 4
steaming cup pl fresh coffee would look
powerful gnud in some oi them al nnon
n
might tempt the palate oi thSirlluNs.
Last TUESDAY, brigham Young, q
chicl ui the WNuudultr family order
Call mae, did himself proud. one ui
his spouscs was setting under q house
On nineteen cggs ui prehistoric period,
when "a Young lady ui 81 Johns rtaNlvd
under IA, huu,,, caught hiddy, aud
was emerging through the hole under
the basement Whru brigham hearing
crivs ui distress ifum his ia,uritc, ilrW
to hrr rescue, ln a moment thc cries
oi ivmalc woman Ia distress mingled
with thns~ ui a hen, aud only prompt
aid snrcufrl the Young woman from
her pculous plight
Rev. II l.. Pratt of Portland. the
presiding elder. will preside over the
services of next saturday and sun
day, 4, being our FIRST quarterly CON
ference oi this year Preaching
Saturday al 1880 p m, after which
the business meeting will bc held
Preaching Sunday AT ~ a, m, and
s p. m; communion in connection
with the morning service. Il, Il,
McNicker, pastor.
The scarcity ol houses ior rent il
becoming a very serious matter.
Agents inform rs that they have
many applications from prospective ,
tenants, but are compelled to turn I
them away, II would certainly /
prove a good investment II some OF ,
our progressive citizens would build
a number OF -four to seven room cot
tages for renting purposes.
A gentleman from WISCONSIN who
lett that state ON the 2d inst SAYS
the ground was frozen So solid there !,
the day he left tina, loaded wagon !,
hauled 10y a four-horse team could
not make an impression on It, lie
was surprised To find such lovely /;
weather this season OF the year in
any country in the world, lie will
locate in Oregon aud grow up with i
the country.
Bishop ". +, Heil spoke To a h
good audience At the Evangelical a
church last Sunday at 5p. m. lie a
spoke on the subject of conieSsing a
Christ, proving four strong points 4
ON Matt. IoSs;SS, First. while g
Christ Mas upon earth that he could
present himself, SECOND, that men Il
and women must confess Christ be n
lore the world II he is TO he present. \
ed al all at the present Third, that a
4 Christ tn..S unf nr,.s,sft MAJ, cas-. !.