St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-05-25
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St. johns mas TWO well patronlZed
shooting GALLERIES.
Rough dry washing at &C per
pound. West Coast Laundry.
If you have anything to sell make
the fact known in The Review.
Dressmaking done by Carrie
Wood, 6I!5 North 1vanhoe street
The material used in Lime S
bread is the best and can be better.
For fine cigars it will pay you to
call at Valentine S: opposite city hall5
Patronize your home merchants
and get your job printing done at
home.
Try the 'Par Excellence" the
champion sc cigar: made in St,
Johns.
The weather in May is the
orneriest and most unreliable of any
month III the year.
A pile driver was busy in the
river in front of the St. Johns Lum-
Der Co. $ plant last Saturday.
Protect your property from loss
by fire by insuring in only first class
companies. See the Peninsula Bank
A large force OF Japanese have
removed the weeds and rubbish and
put the right of way OF the o. X. *
n. in shape along the water front.
The excursion boats with their
loads Of passengers and numerous
flags flying furnish a picturesque
sight going down the river Sunday
mornings.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the proclamations of Mayor
Valentine relative to the closing
hours of the business houses in the
city OH Memorial Day.
The st. Johns Hotel-on the cor
ner of Jersey and Leavitt streets
the best-located house in the city,
is for rent to reliable parties. II
T.. Wagner, St. Johns, Oregon.
All persons having flowers to
donate for decorating OH Memorial
Day are kindly requested to notify
any member Of Compson Post or
bring tEem direct to the Posts hall
G.. Ward has purchased the st. |
Johns Creamery in the French |
block, aud has made arrangements
to keep on hand at all times first
class butter, cream, milk and but
iermilk. Give him a call.
II doesn't pay to have your life
insurance policy written by a
stranger. Have il done here in 81.
Johns by home man. have the
best company in the world. W.
II. King,
II. A. Welles, the progressive
owner OF The Dalles Chronicle, was
a visitor in ST. Johns last Friday,
noting the improvements of the
city. The Review acknowledges a
very enjoyable call from Mr. Welles.
Cherries are ripening under the
hill in the orchards along the water
front. Those who know claim all
fruit in this locality is ready for
market a week or ten days earlier
than that in the more elevated por-
ton of the city.
africa in Song and Story" by
Balmer's Kaiiir Boy Choir furnished
a unique and interesting entertain
ment at the Congregational church
last Saturday evening. There was
a good attendance aud all were
highly pleased with the program.
The Review will be pleased to
print items OF local interest for any
resident of 81. Johns or University
Park. II will make no difference
whether you are a subscriber or
not. Drop MS a postal card or
leave the news at The Review
Office, II will be put in shape and
appear in the paper.
The Democrats opened their cam
paign last Saturday evening in NJ
w. A. hall with speeches by X, A.
Miller, Tom Word, John Van
Zante, T.. A. Gessell and T.. II.
Callahan. There was a large at
tendance. The ST. Johns orchestra
furnished appropriate music. Other
meetings are scheduled here before
the day of election.
Laurel lodge No. IS6, !. o. o. +.
had large gathering Monday eve
ming. May 22, and conferred the
iniatiatory degree ON four applicants,
among them being Rev. +. l..
Young. of the NJ, T.. church. and
Rev. Il. +. McVioker, of the Evan
gelical church, The team work
was done in a very able and i'm
pressive manner. The lodge mem
bership is increasing very rapidly.
Bids from many quarters have
been received for the $40, 900 worth
of municipal bonds offered by the
city These bonds are twenty in
number. of the denomination of
$500 each, run twenty years. draw
interest from May I, 1906, at the
rate of g per cent per annum to be
paid semi-annually. The bids will
be opened at the meeting of the
council next Tuesday night. 1t
would be fine advertisement for
the CITY if they could be nnrchased |