St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-04-27

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Try the Par ENcyllrncc III,
champion &C cigar made IN ST.
Johns.
Mrs. W. l.. Bulli, ha, been con.
fined TO her bed by q severe hron.
chial affection.
Capt. Smith of IN, Portland fire
boat was noting the Improvements
of 81. Johns last Monilv
Drcssmaking at reasonable prices.
Call at ans DAYTON, Point View.
Mrs. G.. Buery.
FIRST class aud reliable insurance
companies only are represented hv
the Peninsula Bank.
Ladies': have your drcSSmakinp
done in 81. Johns by Mrs. Zclla l..
Johnston. sSI South Jersey street.
Charles Palmer aud Mrs. Mason
were married at the home of
Mrs. Mason's 5 father, on Sunday.
April 20.
Mrs. I.ettie Beebee, who, with
her parents recently moved to
Washington, was visiting in ST
Johns last week.
Mrs. Cowan of the Central hotel
had a son i'll San Francisco at the
time of the earthquake, and was
much alarmed about him.
Teams were busy the first of the
week at the ferry landing unloading
several scows loaded with gravel.
IL was hauled to- Portsmouth.
The Portland fire boat George
II. Williams went OF the st. Johns
drydock Monday morning for
general overhauling and repiinting.
Daniel Brecht of the ST. Johns
Lumber Co. during the week visited
points up the Columbia to make
arrangements fot logs for the new
mill now being completed.
| have the best life insurance
policy TO be found in America.
The Union Central Life. The
safest aud best-at fair price.
Come in and talk !, over. W. II.
King.
Mrs. +. W. Valentine recently
Mrs. Maudv Smith and
children, aud Mrs. Smiths mother,
Mrs. Bidbb, from Portland. and
Mrs. Zenas Young and children
from Montavilla, who are Mrs.
5 cousins, also Miss Susie !
from Seaside,
The pace set by NJ. l.. llolbrook !
in the building line is a merry one.
Last Monday he began cNcavating
for a pressed brick front building |
on Burlington street, adjoining the |
pool room. The new block will be |
Sox9o feet and will be divided into !
three stores i. !, Koerner has
the contract. and the premises will
be ready for occupancy by the frs,
Of July.
The piles for the o. X. * y.
storage warehouse aud oil tanks
have been on the bank of the river
Dn the tract of ground recently pur-
chased on the Roberts farm. The
work of placing the oil tanks will
proceed at once. II is said To be
ihe intention OF the company to
install tanks of such capacity that
not only the engines on the railroad
will take their fuel at this point,
Dut the line Of steamers as well.
Everybody knows a steamboat
nan will race with rival craft at |
Every opportunity, and the sight OF
.wo or more of the river boats at
'ull speed and close together is a |
common sight To the residents along |
he Willamette. Something ont of
he ordinary occurred last Saturday |
when a couple oi steamers, both
with two rats in tow, were seen
racing toward Portland They |
were only a few feet apart and
at a snall's pace. The
crews were out on the decks ex-
bantering remarks and
urging each other to "Get a move !
Oh your' Until lost sight Of the
pair were side by side with their
lows of logs.
Very few of our residents know
that the small black bear OF Oregon
is an inhabitant OF the hills on the
side of the river. They
are not numerous by any means,
but there are a few of them. l.,
A. Foster of St. Johns killed a fine
two year-old bear a mile below
Linnton last Saturday. The car
cass was taken to the Toadhouse,
its hide removed and tackled up on
the front of that holstery. where it
proved quite an attraction to the
frequenters of the resort. These
bears are comparatively harmless
and flee at the approach of man,
only showing fight when wounded
or protecting their cubs,
], b. Landram, formerly Of St,
Johns, but who now lives on his
fine farm on the summit OF the
mountain across the river, was in
town Friday last. Said Mr.. L.
II hope The Review and the bust
ness men of St. Johns will get after
the trade OF the farmers across the