St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-29
Our Local Grist


Monday evening next.
L. K. Organ has brought his family
back from Long Beach and is now located
in cortland.
Still selling the best of everything in
tn bread and poultry line. st. John,
Bakery, Jersey street.
Mrs. II. L. Dull, of Glenwood. Iowa
is guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Shepard
The Peninsula bank now occupies the
room formerly used by Attorney Parker
as a private office.
Mrs. Harry Mansfield left last prcssday
for q visit to her old-timc home at Castle
Rock, Washington.
Philadelphia street will be graded to
the county road. The contractors are
now doing the work.
c. A. Wood made a trip to Seattle
Saturday night last, returning Tuesday,
accompanied by Mrs. Wood and the
children.
several Point View lots, was in the city
last pressday-doing business with T..
Nandermeer.
tract of refitting the room in the Cochran
block that will be occupied Ivy L. J..
Peterson x Company as cigar store.
Mrs. Sophia Cole, who has been spend-
ing a month with her son at Salem,
returned to ST. Johns on Monday. Her
daughter, Miss Eliza, returned with her.
{. W. Briggs, vice president aud
general manager of the Bank of
Saginaw, Michigan, was in town this
week, visiting his son, Harry, of the
Peninsula Bank.
Smoke a st. Johns cigar-best ice cigar
on the market--the "White Crow"
II. Il. limick, of the Pacific Scarchlight
now has a partner in the person of u. NJ.
Mclaughlin, recently from Iowa. The
publication now has an office with A, H.
Wilson, on Tacoma street.
\ few duck hunters have been out OH
the sluughs north of town and have met
with poor luck. They report only q few
fish ducks in sight. The first heavy
storm will bring down the wild fowl in
numbers.
Mrs. Hattie woodcock, the original
ilag.bcarcr of Oregon, was IN this city
last Tucsday-gucst of several admirers
of her stalwart republicanism.
She proposes to soon hold a public meet.
ing IN st. Johns.
Mrs bet Eaton, Of Cleveland, Ohio,
a was callcf last prcssday on Mrs. Norah
McCann, who, by the way, has just
moved into her ncwly-hnishcd cottage.
The two were old-timc acquaintance
years ago In Michigan.
Eight feet OF the sidewalk IN front pi
the llulbruok block on Philadelphia
street was ordered cut oil 10y the powers
that bc the early part of the week. Tue
work was done W that the full width oi
the street could be graded.
Try the Par ENccllcncc"; the cham
pion So cigar known: made IN ST. Johns.
The season Tor Mongolian pheasanis
OPENS Sunday, October 1. Only male
birds are allowed to I've killed, aud only
fifteen per day To each gun. The bir,ls
are reported Ia be quite numerous ~ this
locality, hut extremely shy,
Tuesday morning last number OF
Northern Pacific engineers were ~ ~.
Johns ON business connected with the
proposed bridge in the northern part OF
the city. The gentlemen were extremely
rcticcnt, but their frequent visits Ia this
vicinity lead the best informed Ia think
there will soon be something doing.
have u lo, oi the best gravel aud sand
for sale. See me on lyanhoc street,
North 81. Johns. Jok lhH'
In spite Of all protests the handsome
pine tree In the rear oi the city hall on
Burlington street was cut down by the
contractors who have charge OF the grad
ing. II was an exceptionally handsome
tree, and many were ~ hopes u could be
saved. Had Il been LETT untouched u
would have been AN obstacle IN travel,
and probably have died In few years.
The old right-ol-way OF the Hudson
Bay and Pacific Coast railway II now Ia
be utilized, aud Il is promised that the
line will be put through. The Vancouver
aud Suburban Railway Company, just
incorporated, II the western end of the
route. and there Is every prospect that
the railroad will come through 81, Johns
To- Portland. ", W, Goodrich II consult
ing engineer for the road.
". q. Frasicr, formerly Of Water,own,
South Dakota, has been In 81. Johns this
week guest of his old.,imc acquaintance,
II. W. Selleck. MIR. Frazier Is AN OLD
newspaper man, as well as a real estate
expert, aud Is loud IN his words Of praise
for 81. Johns and vicinity. lie is man
who conducts all his business upon con.
seryative business lines-and the world
would be better II there were more like
him.
"These things come in handy once in
a while, >" said man last Tuesday who
was making a fire ot bunch OF Iele-
grams containing Especial Wrl,eup OF
81, Johns" They burned brightly aud
made good fire. THAT bundle said
the man, "eost me $50. Others here
invested As much as did, and doubt II
the whole edition did M ten cents worth
OF good. No more Of your special
edition iakirs for me. They make kind
ling come too high, can get Il cheaper
of the Acme Lumber Company"
We do not claim to be the cheapest on
every article We sell. Such a claim is an
insult 10 your intelligence. hut We do
claim that every price We quote is the
right price. The Bazar.
"Oh, ii We only had the Seattle spirit, "
said recent visitor Ia the northern
metropolis, "St. Johns would have them
all skinned To death In jig time. II you
wish 10 start AN argument in Seattle
begin To praise Portland or say something
derogatory OF Seattle. You will have
forty rows ON your hands IN AS many
seconds. The Seattle man is booster
with a big u. lie believes In his town
implicitly. lie is for building up the
town and helping all who come there
There is no hammer or anvil chorus up
there. And they are mighty good
crowd 10 pattern after. like their
style. Every one OF them will give their
town, people and climate a good word.
That's why they are building skyscrapeTs
all over town. Portland has II all over
them in more ways than one, but they
will not admit il. II could have pur-
chased barrel OF that Seattle spirit
would have brought IL home with me 10
~ Iohns. We need il here and need IA