St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-05-04
Local News.


speciality of lace curtains.
Ethel Whitmer, from Irvington,
has been visiting in this city.
Ray Poff is the new clerk with
the St. Johns Grocery Company.
The MADE in Oregon button
is becoming numerous and pop
ular.
Try the "Par Excellence" the
champion sc cigar: made in ST.
Johns.
Geo. Cone, the we'll known lum-
herman, was visitor in St. Johns
last Sunday.
Dressmaking at reasonable prices.
Call at AIS Dayton, Point View.
Mrs. G.. Buery.
First class and reliable insurance
companies only are represented by
the Peninsula Bank.
The families of S. c. Cook and
Z. M. Knight are contemplating
moving away from st. Johns.
S. McClave is erecting substan-
tial store building on the corner of
Catlin and Hayes street.
Roy Parson, wife and children of
Salem, Ore, were in st. Johns last
Sunday as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Brown.
Remember that unless your taxes
are paid the sheriff will be after
you on or Immediately after the
first Monday in May.
The St. Johns Lumber Co. re-
ceived large consignment of
machinery last Monday that is be-
ing put in place by experts.
A. Isenhath, former resident of
st. Johns, and who recently moved
to Falls City, Ore, is now resi-.
dent Of Hartford, Washington.
The Portland fire boat left the
dry Tuesday after a thorough over
hauling Of her machinery and with
her bottom recaulked and painted.
Every day one can see vans
loaded with furniture hauled into
town. There is not a desirable
vacant house in the city, aud build.
ing goes merrily on.
The West Coast Laundry has
made connection with the rhila.
delphia street sewer, and hearaiter
will suffer no Inconvenience on
account Of the waste water.
| have the best life insurance
policy TO he found in America:
The Union Central Life. The
safest aud best--at fair price.
Come in and talk Il over. W. II.
King.
A large party Of friends met at
the home OF Otis Learned and wife
on Friday evening, to surprise that
couple on the second anniversary
of their wedding. Paper gifts were
carried, aud refreshments were
served.
On account OF the large business
handled. the Portland and Suburban
Express Co. delivered large
amount of freight here last Sunday.
among which was a carload of lath
and shingles for the Kadderly
Transfer Co.
Henry Smith last Monday pur-
chased the Frank Livermore house
oh Jersey street, aud Contractor
Gee began at once To move Il To
the lots south of Phil Smiths resi-
dence. Mr. Smith will occupy IL
with his family and make St. Johns
his home.
Mrs. w. l.. Thorndyke received
a very graphic and thrilling ac-
count of the earthquake from an
eyewitness "a friend who was
supposed to be out of the state
but who lost all his property and
was Obliged to take refuge, with
his wife, in Berkeley.
No one wants TO deny bicycle
riders their rights. but many wheel
men are taking trifle more than
belongs to them when they ride at
a high speed over the sidewalks
about the city. Wheelmen should
remember that a sidewalk is not a
place to try for records and that
pedestrions have some rights that
should be respected.
There is some talk OF circulating
a petition for the purpose OF widen
ing Ivanhoe street. IL is claimed
there are only three houses that
would have to be moved to accom-
plish the end sought, and that
many residents along the thorough
fare are heartily in favor OF the
move. The improvement contem-
plated proposes the width of the
street be increased to 100 feet.
One need not be 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