St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-06-08

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The grading of lvauhoc street /,
in progress.
No. Jersey COW ior sale fresh
Inquire o26 Willamette Boulevard
O. l.. Chapel is at Hover, Wash.
looking after his real estate interests
Painters have improved the front
of the Cochran block.
Try the "Par Excellence" the
champion sc cigar: made in St.
Johns.
Shears, axes and knives ground
at the new repair shop in rear of
Cochran block.
Brick is being delivered for Use
in the erection of the new Holbrook
block OH Jersey street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Simmons are
the parents of a nine pound baby
boy, born on the goth ult
Miss Leila Taylor, clerk at Bon
ham * Curriers', has been very i'll
of measles for several weeks.
Contractor Koerner has the work
OH the handsome McChesney block
well along toward completion.
Phone Woodlawn ~ for your
slabwood-stove and l.foot lengths.
Wood delivered from St. Johns mill.
Mrs. Cameron, formerly of the
St Johns Hotel, has leased the
Windlc house Under the hill and
resumed business.
G. W. Chase, a Bo, ton capitalist,
has been in st. Johns for several
days looking over the ground with
view of industrial investments.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will give a pink tea at the home of
Mrs. Harlow, DOT West l.eavitt
street, OH June - from ! to s p. III.
The Price Fuel Co. can fill your
orders at once for stove length and
l.foot slabwood. Don't delay in
placing your orders. Phone Wood.
lawn ~.
Two carloads of Porilanders ell
joycd themselves Tuesday evening
at a dancing party at Cedar Park.
They came out in special cars, re-
turning to the city at midnight.
1t doesn't pay TO have your life
insurance policy written 10y a
stranger. Have IL done here in ST.
Johns 10y home man. have the
best company in the world. W.
II. King
j. II. Brunson, sharpcner OF
tools of all kinds, has opened a shop
on lvauhoc street Shears. knives,
raLors aud every kind of an edge
tool will be put in condition at u
low price
+, W. Coiiyn, an experienced
maSSeur, has opened Turkish
bath parlor at Halls barber shop.
aud is now ready for customers.
The place is well equipped, aud all
who wish may enjoy the luxury OF
a Turkish bath at any hour of the
day or night
Holmes Lodge No. IoI, X. OF r.,
will hold its annual memorial ser
vice Sunday, June 10, at / p. m. in
the Congregational church, Rev.
+. ]. Warren will deliver the mem
orial address. Special music has
been arranged for. All friends of
the order are cordially invited to
attend, Members of the lodge and
all knights who can attend will
meet at the |, O, O. +, hall at 2'So
p m, sharp,
One need not he born with a
veil or the gift Of prophecy to fore
see that lots between Fisk street in
University Park and Macrum ave
nue. in Northern hill on Dawson
street which extends through the
centre OF that rapidly growing dis
trict between the rivers in Portland,
and now selling for SIS per front
foot. will. within twenty years from
today, sell for one thousand dollars
per front foot.
Those who built homes last year
have something To be thankful ior
from the fact that lumber was
cheaper by far than il is now.
Lumber that sold for 50 thousand
feet year ago now brings SIS.
There has been an advance in price
of all building material from cement
to shingles. With the prices of a
year ago there would be twice the
of building going on in ST.
Johns. As il is, every day sees the
OF a couple or more new
homes,
According to the latest price list
issued by the lumber dealers the
price Of sidewalk material is as fol
lows; Curbing and stringers SI3I
per NJ, street lumber sI4 per NJ,
sidewalk lumber for covering and
corner blocks SIs per NJ. The
above prices hold good until July l,
when they will he advanced. Fig
uring on the above prices sidewalks
will cost, including labor and ma
terial, about IS cents per lineal foot.
Those contemplating Improvements
in this line will be able 10 figure