St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-03-10

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the hardest task connected with
housekeeping, by using the trniver-
sal bread mixer, We put then,
out on approval. POTTER &,
GooLD, next door to post office.
Allen Blackburn has received one
carload of furniture, ranges etc
and will soon be ready for business
IN his new store in the Hicks build.
ing, Mr.. Blackburn intends keen
ing full and complete line, and
purposes selling at Portland prices
and is deserving of good patron.
age.
Invitations are out for bail to
be given at Bickner hall next Mon
day evening, March r3, by St. Johns
Lodge, Observation-Disclosures of Amer
lea. Everest orchestra, of Portland
has been engaged ,and arrangements
are being made to make this bali the
the SWEETEST affair of the kind this
seasop.
ID. ID. Woods bicycle and repair
business has outgrown the old
quarters located on Tacoma street
and he has moved into a larger
room in the Holbrook building.
Mr.. Wood carries a fine line of cleo
trical supplies and is building up
good trade. He will handle second
hand goods of all kinds.
L. II. Mayer, a member of a prom
inent wholesale firm of Tacoma,
Washington, was visitor to St.
Johns on Wednesday. He confessed
that the very substantial growth of
this city surprised him greatly. He
was here on business, the exact natur.
Of which, however, he carefully con.
cealed.
II. n. Marshall, of the firm of
Marshall s. Trows, of St. Paul,
MINI, visited St. Johns on Tuesday,
with view to establishing a hard
ware store here. Whether or not he
concluded to locate is not yet known,
but he expressed himself as being
greatly pleased with tho business
promise of the city.
N. J. Bolen, who lived with his
wife and family in Point View ad-
dition, died Tuesday morning, after
an illness OF several weeks. The
deceased was 80 years old, and
leaves a wife ard one child. He
was a brick layer by trade and was
a respected but quiet and unobtru-
sive citizen. The remains were
tuken to the Selwood crematory, |
Tuesday evening.
Ralph Rea and Hattie NJ. Gee,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n.
A. Gee, Of this city, were united in
Tuesday, by Rev. Jones,
at the parsonage in Albina, the
mother of the bride atteding. The
will reside in this
city. at the corner of Hayes and
Chicago streets. The many friends
,f bride aud groom extend congrat.
ilations.
Attorney Charles +. Hayes was q
81. Johns visitor on "Wednesday. He
Iound many things to interest him in
Inc phenomenal growth of our little
,ity. He confessed that he had been
reading about /, considerably OF late
md had really concluded that busy
promoters had been oyer-actiye; but
when he saw the hundreds OF men
md women at work in our industrial
Institutions and the great number OF
residences and substantial business
houses that have been recently erected,
ogether with the many now in pro-
,ess OF construction, Lawyer Hayes
-emarked that much yet remained TO
&c told about the wonderful progress
II ST. Johns.
The through car from Portland 10
81. Johns is an improvement over the
,ervice formerly given TO the people
If the busy communities in this To-
,ality, but il is not yet wholly salts
factory. The dropping OF the trailer
It Piedmont and the switching and
,acking necessary TO attach il 10 the
incoming St. Johns car consume too
much time and create an annoyance
Il which many justly complain. The
should not delay the fulfill
nent of its promise to- give US better
ervice in the near future. It's cars
ire crowded on almost every run from
Portland to this city and the patron
.ge il receives on this branch OF its
ystem fully warrants first-elass ser
rice.