St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-03-31
chops and roasts in the land, at
city prices, and in many cases below
the Portland butchers.

the Portland butchers.
The pound master of Portland al.
lowed a St. Johns COW he was TAX.
ing to the pound to escape. This /.
no surprise to any resident of St
Johns, as its cows are wise in their
generation, and are able to outwi,
brainy men. Wouldn't It be wise
for st. Johns to establish a pound
OF its own and keep its cows and
money circulating at home?
Mr.. Cochran, one of St. Johns
most enterprisii 7 business men. on
Wednesday began excavating for
the foundation of large two-story
building adjoining the one occupied
by Freedman's clothing store. The
second story is leased by the I. O,
o. F. Lodge, and will be completed
by them. The lower part of the
building will be used for a general
merchandise store.
All have heard the story Of the
man who caught the bear and
wanted some one to help him let it
go. Mrs. Pershim, of Ockley Green.
is in a similar condition, only she
caught a COW, one that escaped from
the Portland pound master. II is
a Jersey COW, and Mrs. Pershim be-
lieves 1t belongs to some one in St.
Johns. She bought feed for It and
is now waiting patiently for the
owner to help her let go Of it.
All Vancouver, b. c., has been
stumped by simple little problem
which falls under the old single rule
of three: IF the third Of . is Al
what will the fourth of 20 be1" I'll
The third of 0 is 4, all of . is 12, and
he whole of 20 may be found by
simple proportion. after which one
fourth of 30 may be easily found.
Who will be the first girl or boy of
81. Johns, under the age of l6 years,
o send in solutionl
The St. Johns Land Company,
which had its Office in the front part
If the building occupied by the Re-
'icw. moved across the street
Thursday into the Holbrook block,
.orner Jersey and Tacoma streets.
The Review owes the company a
'ote OF thanks, as the move was
made to give the Review more
oom. Hereafter the Review will
'ccupy the entire building, with its
ditorial department in the front
ooni.
During the June freshet hereto
ore a number of people living on
he lowland Of the peninsula have
|riven their cows to higher ground.
nd most Of them finally found St.
ohns to be a desirable location
nd bivouacked therein. Il is pre-
umed that the coming June will be
% exception. and we may expect
n influx Of strange cows to haunt !
ur doors. Craze in our streets and
awl on our ears. Now is the time .
, shut them out. :
The ladies Of the Civic Improve
,ent League Of St. Johns will give {
n entertainment on Friday night, !
.priI Z. at Hurlburt's hall. The pro- :
ram will consist OF musical rendi-
ons, rccitations and speeches. This +
an entertainment which should be >,
ell patronized. the purpose for
hich il is given being a commend h
bic one. The members OF the
eague deserve great credit for the |,
al displayed. The price Of adj s
lission is 10 cents.
The ruthless hand OF man has
lllen relentlessly upon the beautiful c
J grove which has stood for ages
the corner Of Jersey and Burling- {
N streets. and soon il will be a a
ream of the past. Where once the
II frs lifted their cone-laden >,
-anches heavenward soon beauti- :
II building will stand. and coming :
will tell their children OF a
&c beautiful grove OF frs which :
eir grandfather said stood on that