St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-06-16
Columbia University.


i Gus Rikewine has pitched his
Yen. TOT the summer in a beautiful
little grove near the Boulevard.
Marietta Rcbekah lodge held a
quiet but interesting meeting las,
Tuesday night, with large attend.
ance.
subscriptions to the REVIEW
may be left at the Portsmouth
Pharmacy. Extra copies are also
on sale there.
Fisk street is undergoing a
change, indeed; new buildings.
new sidewalks, a new street and
crowds OF new people, most of
whom are permanent.
Dick Keogan was seen around
the shingle mill the other day.
This is the first time he was around
since he met with the serious acci-
dent of two months ago.
Mrs. Calvin and her mother.
Mrs. Coleman, left the Park for
Troutdale last week. Grandma
Coleman left many sad hearts who
are eagerly wishing for her return.
A. c. Hackett and family are
down from Aberdeen and are stop.
ping at Club Hall. Mr.. Hackett
and his two sons are working at the
shingle mill. Miss Hackett is an
accomplished pianist.
A strange quietness reigned
around these diggin's Wednesday;
1t was "children's day" at the fair |
and the youngsters were seen in
groups, with some Of their elders, |
making for the car line at an early |
hour.
Riprapping Is going along very
slowly, on account of a scarcity of
men. While the work Is laborious
the wages are good-$2. so per day.
Portland Is the only town on earth
where laborer would turn his nose
up at such wages.
James Edmunds, Sunday school
missionary for Oregon and Wash
ngton, will speak at the Unive rsity
Park Baptist church at the Sunday
morning service. At the evening
service Rev. John Bentzein will
speak on What is a Christian p
An Irish preacher created some
among the saints Of our
short time ago by
saying he was about to do what
he devil himself had not done.
Being pressed for an explanation
)y one Of the anxious sisters he
aid "he was going to leave Uni.
'ersity Park.
An all-day service was held in
he tent on Wednesday Of this week,
which aroused considerable interest
'mong the christian workers. Al
'reat good Is no doubt being done
nd the personal work OF Brother
Waters Is appreciated by the con-
ervative element on account OF his
Iuiet manly way.
Will the Civic Improvement
league please see that the work Of
he children is respected Where
band Of youngsters had zealousiyI
leaned up little patch of woods.
Civic improver" was seen last
saturday emptying a bucket Of
efuse. It's good to preach to
hildren-but a good example Is
en-fold betterl
The advance guard of tramps
las arrived after more or less hard
hips on the trail. Several hard
boxing specimens are seen lettering
round the river front near the
hingle mill and under the trestle. !
iaking II dangerous to leave ones
oor unlocked as formerly. With
O police protection. il will be a
isk for ladies or children to be out
lone after dark this summer.
A favorite place for sightseeing .
the bluff on the Boulevard little .
bove the University grounds. q
here. ON any evening Of the week
group Of people may be seen ad- :
liring the panorama stretched :
efore them. With the lights of :
le fair grounds in the distance il 4
'akes a fairy picture. and OH
,eciai evenings the fireworks draw
amy people to this vantage point.
"Boy drownedp' was shouted =
'ound the Park the other day and I
md mothers began inquiring for /,
leir own. After the hopefuls had 9
been gathered in and noses .
,unted It was found that a poor b
tile unknown had met his fate at x
'e south end of the trestle near .
le -four mills. This is the first of =
Ie summer. but who will be nextl =
asst summers tragedy will live in /,
e minds Of some mothers of the q
ark as long as life endures. Il
A Masonic lodge is wanted in the ~
ark very much. We have -four
hing Odd Fellows and Artisans.
It our neighborhood could turn 81
Il more Mas0ns than these two b
dges put together. II would be y
great convenience-especially to