St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-07-27
Keep Your Eye On St. Johns.

Remember the election of a school
clerk next Thursday evening.
The improvement of East Burl-
ington street began last Monday.
For fine cigars it will pay YOU to
call at Valentine S: opposite city hall.
The material used in Linne's
bread is the best and can t be better.
Furnished rooms with bath
everything new. 53i South Jersey
street
Smoke st. Johns cigar-best roc
cigar on the market-the white
Crow"
First class and reliable insurance
companies only are represented by
the Peninsula Bank.
Get busy and place your orders
for slabwood for next winter now.
We can fill them easily. Price
Fuel Co.
Insure against fire before YOU
have one with ID. c. Rogers, agent
for the "old reliable" Phoenix of
London.
An insurance policy in reliable
company is as good as money in your
pocket in case of loss by fire. Ask
the Peninsula Bank.
Blasting OF the right OF way of
the Pence electric line to Linnton
on the opposite bank of the vii
lamette is in progress.
Among the juvenile entertain
ments this week have been a party
for the Baldwin children and pic
mic at Linnton.
Some more families who will
visit at the coast in the near future
are those of G. n. Braasch and
George Carhart
w. II. Dillenbeck and wife,
father and mother of Ms. Sylvester |
Schelter, left last Monday for ST. |
Joseph, Mich, OH an extended visit |
A full and complete line of um.
brellas have been in transit from the /
eastern factory since the roth N
July and will be here in time for the
fall rains. St. Johns Grocery Go.
II. Henderson, with an office ad.
joining that of The Review, is the
latest real estate man in st Johns.
All who wish to buy or sell real es
tate or desire abstracts examined
will find Mr.. Henderson a pleasant
gentleman To do business with.
Il. l.. 10y has the honor OF
the first brick residence in
81. Johns. II will be strickly /
made in St, Johns" dwelling, the
brick being made in the local brick
yard. The house Is now in process
II erection on lot ~, block ,, Oak
Park addition No. ,. II will be
,5x56 feet aud two stories high.
A fire in the timber across the
liver just this side OF Linnton start
ID Wednesday afternoon and for a
lime threatened 10 make serious
rouble. Although a brisk wind
was blowing at the time, the blaze
was checked before much damage
vas done. Four years ago the tim
Der on the hills opposite the city
VAS burned over by fire.
At the smoker of the Commercial
club Wednesday evening w. W,
Ly,le, talking with one of the
,rowd, said; 1T was just FIVE
years ago today that came to ST,
|ohns TO set up the engine and ma
,hinery in the veneer factory. At
hat time there was no place to get
/ meal in town. When you wanted
o eat you had to go to Portland,
rhe veneer factory engine was the
irst to be started up along the water
ront."
There is an item going the
'ounds to the effect that the "open-
ID by mistake" excuse Tesorted To
)y those who Intentionally or other
wise open letters belonging to 9th
RS, will be a mistake that will cost
he offender $500. The postoflice
department. has ruled that mail
must be looked over before leaving
he postofiice, any letter found in
he box by mistake must be return
ID to the postmaster under "a penal
y of 5000 for failure to do so.
An exchange tells the following:
A very poor man applied for mem
Dership in a very exclusive church.
They hardly liked TO turn him
down so requested him to take the
matter to the Lord in prayer and
come again. In about two months
ne showed up. They questioned
him as to the reply, il any, he had
and he said: The Lord
lold me not to be discouraged. lie
said he had been trying to get into
hat church for seven years, but
had not succeeded.
The interest and pride taken in
he care of their paraphrenalia by
he members of the local fire de
Dartment is commendable and
should be encouraged by every citi-
zen. The young fellows who run
with the machine" are husky and
Nillinp Lot They never lose IN