St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-06-01
Local News.


Oregon City last Friday.
The West Coast Laundry make
a speciality of lace curtains.
Shall we have a good old Fourtl
of July celebration in St. Johns1
The band boys present a nea
appearance in their natty new uni
forms.
Try the "Par Excellence tn,
champion sc cigar: made in St
Johns.
The Misses Pratt, from Portland
were visiting Mrs. Frank Peterson
on Sunday.
Dressmaking at reasonable prices
Call at AIS Dayton, Point View.
Mrs. G.. Buery.
Chris Oihuse is remodeling his
Jersey street property adjoining Ed.
monson's hardware store.
Seven room house for sale on Rich
mond street. Inquire at S2S Bruins
wick street, Point View.
Aid. Walker is making extensive
and attractive improvements OH his
residence on Fillmore street.
Business at the Steel Shipbuilding
plant is brisk, compelling the com
pany to install several new pieces
Of machinery.
With a week of sunshine there
will be cherries galore, Along the
water front there are many trees
with ripe fruit.
The Carnation Club gave a very
well-patronized and enjoyable dance
in NJ. w. A. hall last Saturday
evening-the last of the season.
The longest cross street in ST.
Johns is Charleston. II extends
clear across the peninsula from the
Willamette to the Columbia river.
James W. Welch. president of
the Astoria Chamber of Commerce.
was a st. Johns visitor Tuesday
with view of purchasing real es.
tate.
Fred Perkins and wife. of Carlo.
Ton, aud Will Miller and daughter
Gertrude, Of South Portland, have
been visiting DR.. and Mrs. l.. w.
Rossiter.
have the best life insurance
policy to he found in America:
The Union Central Life. The
safest and bcst-at a fair price.
Come in and talk il over. W. II.
King.
DO not forget that you can fur.
nish your house cheaper at II. +.
clark's new aud secondhand store,
so5 Jersey street, ST. Johns, than
At any other place.
To rcnt-two newly furnished
housekeeping suites; n and ss each
ground floor Inquire OF l.. ".
Robson, S26 Hamilton street, near
French block.
II doesn't pay To have your III,
insurance policy written by a.
stranger Have Il done here in ST
Johns hy q home man. have th,
,r-t coupany in the world, "
1. King
Il, Z. Tognini hns disposed of
MS confectionery stock 10 w. "
Raser and will retire from business
IN ST. Johns. The Review regrets
10 see the genial merchant move
rom the city.
Tuesdays freight brought seven
electric flat-irons ordered by various
persons IN St, Johns. The new
way of ironing has come to stay,
and ere long these conveniences will
be in every home in the city.
Cashier Wood of the Peninsula
Bank as a means of recreation goes
in for the cultivation of roses and
the smaller plants, He has about
varieties of Toses-all in
the highest state of cultivation.
Some of the finest strawberries
to be found anywhere are being
picked from many tracts adjoining
the city. The berries are large,
plump and sound. The standard
price is three boxes for a quarter,
with inferior fruit for less.
A seat in the Cottage Grove
Commercial Club costs $40, and the
dues 81. Until recently
the membership fee was $40 and
the monthly dues W. 1t is safe to
say Cottage Grove has a club made
up ofactive and progressive citizens.
After a months acquaintance
Richard Shepard and Band Leader
Wright last Monday found out that
they were both members of the
U. S. Infantry dur
ing the Spanish-American war,
participating in several engagements
of the Santiago campaign. Mr..
Shepard was severely wounded in
one of the battles.
A large force of men are engaged
in sinking the caissons in the Colum-
bia river for the bridge of the north
bank railroad. The caissons are
sunk some SO feet in the water.
Air is then pumped down into them
10 snnnly the work men ennaned In