St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-06-22

pound. West Coast Laundry.
Try the "Par Excellence" the
champion SC cigar; made in St.
Johns.
w. l.. Swengel, the harness man,
has been confined to his home by
illness.
Read Rudolf Hallberg's new ad
and then investigate if YOU are in
need of furniture or ranges
If you have river view property
for sale or small houses for rent see
II. G.. Ogden, Review office.
Insure against fire before YOU
have one with d. e. Rogers. agent
for the "old reliable" Phoenix of
London.
Laurelwood lodge of Rebekahs
were handsomely entertained bv
Omega lodge of Portland Tuesday
evening last.
The street improvements OH
Thompson aud Ivanhoe streets are
well under way, and with fair wea-
ther will be completed in about ten
days.
The launch Signal will make
round trips to the baltleships next
Sunday afternoon, leaving the city
dock at and !, o'clock Tickets
rs cents for round trip.
The torpedo boat destroyers Paul
Jones aud Preble attracted consider.
able attention along the water front
on Monday last while on their way
to Portland to join the batilcships
now III port.
Fire may destroy your home any
time. Are YOU protected against
partial or total loss ? If not, call
at the Peninsula Bank aud learn
the small amount that will give YOU
protection.
Several persons who en- t. have
some information as to the number
of men to he employed OF the new
bridge have been in the city pros.
pecting for houses tor keeping
borders and roomers,
One of the most ENJOYABLE dances
of the season was that of the fire
department at NJ. W. \. hall last
Saturday evening. About rs couples
participated. The management %
the affair reflects great credit upon
those having the arrangements in
charge.
Rev. Fred J. Warren will give az
illustrated lecture on the Life of
Christ" nj the Congregational
church Tuesday evening next at 3
o'clock. This promises to he an
interesting lecture, dealing with the
life Of Christ, Admission, adults
IS cents; children IS cents.
Next Sunday will be the last Gay
the warships now in port will he
open to the public. The two battle
ships Chicago and Charleston and
the torpedo boat destroyers Paul
Jones and Preble will be open To
visitors all the afternoon, St, Johns
people desiring 10 visit the ships
may do 80 by taking the launch
Signal at the city dock at or }
o. clock.
One OF the largest real estate sales
made in St. Johns for several months
was consummated last Friday when
Noren * Norton sold seven acres
in Oak Park to Carl Jenson of Rock
ford. Ills, In purchasing this tract
Mr.. Jenson secured the last OF the
acreage on sale in the city limits.
The price paid was 81 600 per acre.
Mr.. Jenson made the purchase as
an investment,
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 III Portland,
and now selling for SIS per front
foot, will. within twenty years from
today. sell for one thousand dollars
per front foot,
Arkie Anderson had very nice
little party on Saturday evening,
the occasion being his twelfth birth
day anniversary. Ice cream, cake
and fruit were enjoyed by the chill
dren, who were as follows: Reco
Anderson, Anna Brice, Gertrude
Baldwin, Hazel Couch, Ethel cros-
by. Bertha Merrill Sylvia Rowland
Alice Thorndyke, Arkie Anderson,
Howard Brice, Norman Baldwin,
Clarence Conroy Frank Carlson,
Lester Crosby, Emery Gilmore,
Ernest Rossiter, Archie Smock.
A portion of the tough Albina
bunch, headed by one Frank Bunch,
wishing to combine little exertion
with pleasure, made a trip to St.
Johns last Saturday night. Before
starting they imbibed sufficiently of
German enthusiasm to become bois-
ferrous and somewhat quarrelsome,
1t was late when they arrived, and
they at once proceeded to give the
sleepy town a touch of high life,
iIere is where they made mistake.
Bunch and Chief of Police Bredeson
had a difference Of opinion along