St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-07-13
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ars are bought at Valentines.
Rough dry washing at &c pei
pound. West Coast Laundry.
Ed Hurlburt is now living in his
new residence on Chicago street.
Miss Coda Rowland has beer
visiting in Washington this week.
Fred Brown went to Salem OF
Tuesday, to remain about a week.
Try the "Par Excellence: the
champion sc cigar; made in St
Johns.
Misses Mary and Josie Young will
make an extended visit to Spokane
in a short time.
The band boys gave well pat.
ronizcd dance in the pavilion last
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Leonard left
on Tuesday for Skamokawa, Wash.
for an extended visit.
O. X. Downs and family are max.
ing preparations to spend the sum.
mer at Newport, Ore.
Adam, the barber, spent Sunday
in Estacadia. He was accompanied
by a daughter OF Eve.
+. J. kocrner began laying the
concrete foundation of the Stinc x
Sherman block last Tuesday.
Two launch loads of mechanics
leave the city dock every morning
at o so O clock to work OH the new
bridge.
Miss Mildred l.. Clcmous and
Lillian McNicker of this city have
entered the Journals educational
contest.
Last Friday Roy Perkins received
a bad cut near the eye, necessitating
several stitches. The accident oc.
cured while about his work.
Get your orders in line for deiiv-
cry. Later OH We will be pushed
to deliver them. when every one
must have them right away. Price
Fuel Go.
The iron oil tank now being
erected near the Roberts residence
in the nothern part OF the city will,
when completed, be one of the
largest along the river
The fire department will hold a
dance this evening in the W. NJ.
a. hall. An those who delight in
tripping the light fantastic toe
are invited to be present.
The families of II. W. Smith aud
T.. J. Peterson are making prepara-
tons to spend a couple OF months
at the seashorc. They expect To
leave the latter part OF next week.
A portion OF the O. X. * y.
grading crew were laid oil last sat
urdly night. but a goodlv number
OF men are ut work filling the deep
cuts OF the grade north oi the city.
Have YOU house TO rentp" is
the question asked daily of the real
estate men. Fifty houses in ST,
Johns could be rented in jig tim,
aud then the demand would not be
supplied,
Five fine lots, river view, 5000 Ia
$3.50; - acre cleared and fenced
IIis blocks to cars, $3.50; IooNIoo
half block of Jersey street $4,000
desirable residence lots close in,
$3.50 TO $500, II. @, Ogden, Re
view Office,
\ Portland real estate syndicate
has purchased the Rankin tract OF
twenty acres on the electric lin,
near Mocks and will plat and place
il on the market The price paid
is said 10 be SIS, 900,
Three gangs OF men are at work
on the county road on the opposit,
bank of the river. Huge steam
rollers are packing and smoothing
the roadway 10 put II in shape iol
oiling, About IL 900 worth OF ol
will be used in making II mode
highway.
The 81, Johns Ferry Co. s launcl
Rover will leave its dock next sun
day morning for the Oaks at Il
clock Round trip tickets, IN
Guiding admission to the Oaks, 3!
cents. During the day the boa
| will ply between Portland and th'
pleasure resort, returning 10 81
Johns at Iop, m,
| A. ID. Mcdonald OF the ST, John
Sash aud Door Co, last Mondal
broke ground on his business lot ol
Jeesey street opposite his presen
location for a handsome brick block
1t will 25X7S feet and will be htte'
lup for store and Office purposes
Work will be pushed with vigor
and the building will be ready 10
Occupancy within three months.
While work on the railroad bridg
at this point is making rapid head
, way, that on the bridge across III
Columbia at Vancouver is we'll ad
vanced. Five piers are in plac
aud the easements for eight pier