St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-08-25
LINNTON LACON|CS.

Mrs. Bell is still very i'll but is I'M.
proving slowly.
w. c. Gay has entirely recovered from
his severe illness.
A. Falkcubcrg, recently of Portland
has moved to Linnton.
Mrs. X. A. Alcoru was brought home
sick, Wednesday noon, from the fair
Great numbers of springs containing
the best water for drinking in the coun-
try are in great abundance.
Jessie Eppcrson, the little grand
daughter of Mrs. Crandall, is suffering
with severe attuck of cholera iniantum
Miss Elsie Tiift, of Appleton, Wiscon-
sin, Ell route to California waa guest of
Mrs. James Tufts and family this week.
Wcrk was started on the new school.
house Wednesday morning. Men are
now employed in laying the stone and
brick foundation.
The steamer South Bay, of san Fran
cisco, cleared for Wcstport She took
part of a cargo of ties from the {. X W.
Lumber Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Buckley, of Portland,
formerly of Manistec, Michigan, spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles will
son, also from Manistee.
The Misses Reynolds, who have been
visiting Miss Ruby Wilson for the past
few days, have returned to their home at
Carson, Washington.
Gus iIcngcrvcldt, proprietor of the
Linnton hotel, is adding five rooms to
his building in order TO help meet the
great demand for sleeping places.
The steamer Republic on Monday and
Tuesday evenings made an extra trip Ia
accommodate the people coming aud
going from l.innton To- the circus.
Tom lIcnncbcrry, OF Everett. Wash.
ington, who has been visiting his aunt,
Mrs. Nora McCanu. for couple of
weeks, has returned To- his home.
Mr.. Blackman of stockton California,
left for home last week. Mrs. Blackman
will follow IN few days. She has been
spending the summer with Mrs. Hill.
Tuesday truck smashed into the
rcsaw oi the Clark n Wilson Lumber
Company's mill aud broke the pullcys
Work was suspended until new ones
N'HlN w khiltn
MIR. and Mrs. Turk and three children,
of Fishers Landing Washington. are
visitin" Mr.. aud Mrs. Gordon Wilson,
Of this place. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
Turk are sisters,
A dance will he given above the new
store saturday, August 40, Price oi
admission, soc. There ough, To be ~
good aud merry crowd ~ last time
since evenings are cooler now.
A Portland man has been looking
around here for land upon which he In.
tends Ia build a barber shop. There will
he lots of trade for any person who
wishes Ia start up u business like thn,
here. Good opportunities are now open
for shoe rcpaircrs.
Linnton always welcomes visitors, es.
pccially those from 81. Johns, but not
those Of the drinking kind. Sunday last
four 81, Johns boys visited I.innton look.
ing for drinks. Oi course they succeeded
in getting drunk aud disturbing the
peace Of this place with their cursing
and cussing Not only Is this disgrace
to ST. Johns hut also Ia Linnton, giving
Il a bad reputation, The mothers aud
fathers Of these boys had better ind out
where aud how their youthful sons sIcnd
their Sundays.
oh. never mind Linnton, She will
grow anyway, no stopping how. All We
need Is Ia have better convenience for
getting To aud from this place. There is
talk oi putting a street ear line out this |
which would he well |
patroniled aud which would also help To |
I'll up the beautiful space between this
city and Portland with residences. No
better place could be found for suburban |
residences. II is always cooler than any |
other place around Portland in the sum
mer and warmer in the winter, being
protected from the fierce sun in the |
summer aud from the cold winds in the |
winter by the high wood-clad hills.