St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-06-15

c. J. Campbell returned Sunda,
from visit of several DAYS Will
friends at Salem.
Shears, axes and knives ground
at the new repair shop in rear OF
Cochran block.
The launch Signal discontinued
the morning and night trips to
Linnton last Friday.
The weather during the past
week week is beyond the recollection
of the "oldest inhabitant." ms
Phone Woodlawn % for Your
slabwood--stove and 4-foot lengths.
Wood delivered from St. Johns mill.
There is work in St. Johns for
every able-bodied man who wants
job. Steady work and good pay,
too. ........ ......' .......-..
Campbelrs oat-house reports a
good business from the city dock to
the site of the new bridge. From
now on trade in this direction will
be brisk
If YOU are in business and want
to get out, or out and want to get
in; il YOU have real estate for sale
OF wish TO buy, see II. G.. Ogden,
Review Office.
The Price Fuel Co. can fill YOUR
orders at once for stove length and
I-foot slabwood. Don't delay in
placing your orders. Phone Wood
lawn %.
a permit has been issued TO the
street railway company to build a
81, 600 addition to its car barns near
Piedmont. The work of laying the
tracks has been in progress several
DAYS.
II doesn't pay to have your life
insurance policy written by a
stranger. Have Il done here in st.
Johns 10y a home mau. have the
best company in the world. W.
II. King.
l.. II. BruuSon, a sharprncr OF
tools OF all kinds, has opened a shop
Oh lvanhoe street. Shears. knives.
razors aud every kind OF an edge
tool will be put IN condition at a
low price.
W. l.. Thorndykc is about To
b'gin the erection of a brick bti d.
ing on his lot OH Jersey street adj.
joining the lower building. II will
be one story 3Sx6o feet with a base
ment seven feet deep its entire
length.
&. Gee Woo, Chinaman Of Port
land, will shortly begin the erection
oi a two.story brick building SoXIoo
feet ut the corner Of Jersey aud
Chicago streets, II will he fitted
up for store aud Office pirposcs
and he modern throughout,
Lieut.. Walter l.. Brown OF the
Tenth L. :. Infantry, stationed at
Fort Wright, near Spokane, Wash,
was in town Monday looking after
Investments he made last year while
on visit To the fair. II is needless
To say he is well pleased with the
way he placed his money.
A force OF men have been at work
during the week laying a line OF
s-inch water pipes from the pump
ing station 10 the elevated tanks on
the boulevard. With this addition
To the present 6-inch supply main
ST. Johns people are guaranteed an
ample supply OF the best water on
the penn'ula as soon rs the COM
pany'S new motive power is at
tached,
The new ISo-horscpower boilers
recently received by the water com
pany are both now in position To he
connected with the engines. Masons
finished the brickwork last Saturday
night, A new building SoxSo feet,
built of corrugated iron. is soon to
be erected. These improvements
are to he made on the lot adjoining
the present pumping station on
John street,
There was some friction the first
of the week over the tying up OF the
steamer Cruiser at the city dock and
preventing the landing OF other
craft. The boa, is the one used in
CARRYING the 81. Johns workmen
employed on the new bridge to and
from their work. The boat owners
found a new anchorage upon being
notified that they were infringing
upon public broperty.
The inquiry for houses along the
water front and convenient to the
dry dock continues by workmen
employed on the new bridge, Tn,
able to secure homes here many
have taken up residence in Uni
versity and Portsmouth. Sever. |
hundred men will be at work on
the bridge in a very short time, and
if they can secure houses fully nine
tenths of them will remain in 81
Johns.
The work of erecting the o. r.
* y. oil tanks on IN tract Of land
recently purchased on the Roberts
farm is in progress. A large amount
of iron is on the ground for the
erection of the tanks, and more is