St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-04-20
Our Local Grist

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ars are bought at Valentines $.
Smoke St. Johns cigar-best ioc
cigar OF the market-the white
Crow"
Mrs. Sarah Kemp was down
from Corvallis again the latter part
of last week.
First class and reliable insurance
companies only are represented by
the Peninsula Bank.
Yes, YOU bet; we have dead
loads of advice to hand out. But
do clean up that back yard.
A scow for Use on the river is
being built at the ship building
plant near the WOODEN mills.
Ladies': have your dressmaking
done in St. Johns by Mrs. Zella T..
Johnston. s3r South Jersey street.
Several of the St. Johns teachers
presented Mrs. Minnie Hall, on
Friday last, with beautiful Faster
lily.
Insure against fire before YOU
have one-with d. c. Rogers, agent
for the "old reliable" Phoenix of
London.
Easter Sunday in St. Johns
seemed to be a day that was made
to order as far as the weather was
concerned.
The finishing touches were put
on the pocket book of the head of
the house last Satcrday night-the
next day was Easter.
A number Of Methodists and
other friends of Rev. 4. l.. Young
presented him with an Faster suit,
in token of their appreciation of
him.
Parties as far east as Montana
are corresponding with Crook x
Walton regarding the awarding of
contract for a large house at Pied
mont.
NJ l.. Holbrook has been trans
acting business at Seattle and other
points IN northern Washington
during the week. He will return
Monday.
II doesn't pay TO have your life
insurance policy written by aI
stranger Have Il done here in 81
Johns by home man. have the
hest company in the world. W.
II. King.
Those who have business with
the city fathers should bear in
mind that the council meets in
regular session every Tuesday
evening nj o clock.
Hundreds Of carp spawning in
the sloughs along the Willamette
and Columbia rivers furnished
amusement for young aud old
Isaaz Waltons during the week.
Mrs. c. A. Wood aud litlc
daughter left "Wednesday for a visi,
with friends and relatives NJ
Saginaw. Mich, and other points
east She is expected 10 return
about the middle Of June.
Fire may destroy your home any
time. Are YOU protected agains,
partial or total loss ? II not. call
at the Peninsula Bank aud learn
the small amount that will give YOU
protection.
The usual ten-minute service was
in effect on the ST. Johns line last
Sunday. and hundreds of people
from Portland and other suburbs
were out inspecting the improve
ments Of our go'ahead city.
+. W. Stine, owner of what is
known as the Hazelwood corner oil
Jersey street, left for his home at
Charlotte, Mich, the first OF the
week. He expects to return by
May &, when the work of building
his new block will be inaugurated.
Second Engineer Draper of the
Dakota, James j. Hills big ocean
liner, was ST. Johns visitor Ill.
first Of the week, After looking
the city over Mr.. ID, said; ~ have
been rolling stone for long
time. ! intend to make one more
trip and then settle down, and St,
Johns looks pretty good to me.
BY midsummer the thriving town
OF Linnton across the river from
ST. Johns will become the fuel oil
center of Oregon. Arrangements
are being made whereby 100, 600
gallons of oil per week will be
delivered by steamers that will be
run direct from the California oil
fields. In a short time two steamers
now being built especially for this
line of carrying will make regular
trips. And before fall a halt a
dozen large vessels will be put OH
the run carrying only fuel >oil.
Tanks for storing the oil are now
being constructed and more will be |
added as the demand is made for
them,
A large rattlesnake in a box |
attracted the curious OH Jersey
street last Sunday. The reptile |
was the property of ]. Hathaway, |
who was enroute to the city park |
in Portland. where he turned the
snake over to the park officials as