St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-09-01
Our Local Crist

III l.. stockton has been sick ior the
past week.
I, isn't always that the bcsi-,lrcsscd
man Is the bcs, christian.
Prices a, the 81. Johns RasAf arr siways
right.
Mrs. Sarah A. Kemp and daughter
have returned from ~. Hclsns.
Some mornings one may find bi, of
fog by watching rather sharply.
The McNickef family expects to start
to the hop fields the first oi next week.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Rowland aud daughter.
Oolda, were in Vancouver on saturday
Miss Perkins. director oi the Congrc.
gational choir, has been III for the pas,
week.
Born, to MIR. aud Mrs. Francis q.
Lehmen, daughter, August ~. And 50
we grow.
II. X. Cook. OF Muncia. Indiana. is
guest OF his sister. Mrs. Il. 4. Rider. OF
Johns street.
Remember-The ST. Johns Ba,ar will
have fine line OF dry goods in about the
middle Of September.
When W. A. Gee gets down on his
knees with hammer IL is not always
praying he's doing.
Mrs. Sarah A. Kemp this week has
been entertaining her nephew, Rev. G.
{. Pratt and his family.
The families of Rev. ]. {. Allen and
@. A. Rice returned from the Gresham
camp meeting on Monday.
Try the "Par Excellence": the cham.
pion SC cigar: made In st. Johns.
The Misses Bessie and Lillian Mcvicker
returned the latter part of this week from
visiting friends at Oregon City.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Meiser and son, of
Eureka, California, are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Badger.
W. A. Kemp, of CORVALLIS, made a
short visit to his mother and sister this
week. lie has returned to his home.
When surplus soil was placed over on
Bickner's property TO help grade can IL
be said that the grader was doing Bick-
ner dirti
Mrs. Il. J. Pratt, of Medfor,l, oldest
sister Of the late Rev. Kemp. visited with
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Sarah A. Kemp.
this week.
The Misses Lydia and Emma Schult,e,
of Bethany, Oregon, have been visiting
the family Of G.. A. Rice. In the Point
View precinct.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Norton have re-.
turned from their extended visit to Long
Beach, Washington. and Mr.. Norton Is
now ready for business.
Mr.. Alexander, the private secretary
to Mr.. Weyerhauser, informed n party
lately that he expected that work on the
big mill would begin within a week or
two.
Wild geese are hocking southwark.
DIR. Har,el reports four large nocks he
saw Monday morning-and estimates
there must have been fully 900 In the
total.
Rev. {. c. Pratt, Of the Puget Sound
Methodist conference, nephew OF Mrs.
Sarah A. Kemp, preached very accept
ably In the Methodist church last Sunday
evening.
Miss Clara Bevans. OF Seattle. has been
visiting her brothers In ST. Johns this
week. Miss Bevans was schoolmate Of
Mrs. A. u. Wilson when the two were IN
Tillamook county.
The frame work OF the new school.
house Is completed and painted, and the
workmen are busy on the inside. They
expect to have the building ready by the
time school commences.
Samuel Lear. who halls from Illinois,
has rented a neat cottage In 81. Johns
and has moved his family therein. MIR.
Lear intends to continue 10 reside here.
His location Is now In Oak Park district.
The Majesty OF Man" will be the topic
on which Rev. John BentEein will speak
Sunday morning at the Baptist services
held In the Adventist church. The
Lord's supper will be observed at the
close Of the sermon.
Al the council meeting Monday even
Ing an extension OF time was granted the
81. Johns Sand and Gravel Company In
which to complete the Jersey street
contract. II Is probable the contract
will be finished this week.
]. Henry Smith expects To leave this
week for Texas, where he will probably
accept the situation rendered him by a
large irrigating company. ST. Johns
loses a good man by his removal. Mrs.
Smith will accompany him.
1lIos ROot W itoitl ,lhobH
City, Missouri. on Monday. and is guest
OF her brother, Recorder W. Hanks, OF
ST. Johns. This Is her first visit to this
locality. She was accompanied by her
friend, Miss Norah Sharpe.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. {. Walters, of Char
lotte, Michigan, visited DIR. and Mrs.
Hartel last Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walters are very much enthused over
Oregon. They have both taken up a
homestead and timber claim.
The subject for next Sunday morning
services at the Methodist church will be
"What the Saloon Will Do for ST,
Johns" Al the evening service, what
St. Johns Will DO Without the Saloons"
All are cordially invited TO these ser
vices.
Rev. ]. W. Stockton has just completed
a very cozy six-roomed cottage on Pill
more street in North St. Johns. His
sister has nice four-roomed cottage on
the adjoining lot. They are both for
rent. See Ed l.. Stockton TO get the
keys and terms.
Rev. /. W. Stockton and family left
for Amity, Oregon, today, where he has
the pastorate OF the Baptist church.
While here Mr.. Stockton had a neat
residence erected in North St, Johns
that commands fine river view. The
house will be for rent.
The new line of dry goods at the
BAZAAR contains some OF the latest New
York creations.
The sale at the Merrill building, corner
Seventh and Oak streets, is still on-and
the low prices are very attractive. The
stock being sold was all made for the
povernment-but was discarded because
OF some changes in styles and goods.
Call there and see the articles.