St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-14
Local News.
Don t the cherries look fine.

Rough dry washing at &C pc
pound. West Coast Laundry.
See M. r. Urban, St. Johns, for
hollow, concrete building blocks.
Rev. c. c. Rarick was a St
Johns visitor from Astoria Saturday
Fresh bread, pies, cake and cook
lie every day at the French block
bakery.
We have a full line of black
screen cloth in all widths. Potter
* Goold.
Buy your medium priced shoes
for men, women and children of
Couch * Co. and save money.
First class concrete gravel de-
livered to any part of the city at
VI so per yard. St. Johns Brick
Co.
The family of l.. A. Magoon has
returned from Washington and are
now living on Tioga street.
Mrs. +. p. Babbi,t leaves this
week for Nebraska, where she will
make her future home.
Mrs. G.. S. Manning returned
recently from trip to Olympia,
where she was called by the fatal
illness of her aunt, Miss Catherine
Aubert.
The Willamette isstill banks full,
the guage at Portland recording ii
as 20 feet above the low water
mark. The weather man says it
will begin falling today.
The recent moist weather made
everybody forget about the dust
nuisance. II anything is going to
be done towar, S sprinkling or oil
ing the streets il should be taken
up at once.
One of the hardest and heavies,
rains of the season fell Tuesday
afternoon. II was not local, but
extended TO the eastward giving
the wheat fields a good soaking
that will insure n bountiful harvest.
The shower was probably among
the last of the season, and the dry
season will soon be here with its
dust aud kindred annoyances.
The steam barge Jim Butler
caught fire at the Liun,on mill last
Saturday, and in order TO save the
ship she was beached on this side
of the river The fire boat from
Portland, a passing river steamer
aud the crews in the mills were
engaged in preventing a spread OF
the flames. The boat was pumped
out and noated Sunday. The
damage was triiling, not exceeding
$500.
At their meeting last Monday
night the local lodge of Odd Eel.
lows closed a deal with Pascal Hill
whe eby they became the owner OF
the west half OF lots 10 and II,
block ), Hills addition. These
lots are purchased as a site for a
new hall to be erected by the Order
in the near future. and face on Fes-
senden street. II is Mr.. Hills
intention to build in conjunction
with the lodge, and the result will
be slightly block for the north end
After a series OF races between
the Telephone and Chas. X. Spen-
Ger the former has been declared
The fastest boat, and now carries
the broom on her jack staff. From
now on the Spencer will not at
tempt anything in the speed line
beyond making schedule time. Her
officers say racing is expensive and
hat only few minutes are gained
between here and Vancouver, but
the real reason is that on two occa-
sions lately the Telephone cut rings
around the passenger boat before
the first stop was made. The Spen-
Ger is pleasant boat to travel on,
however,
A well known contractor and
builder last Monday called the at
tention OF The Review to a botch
job OF plumbing on recently built
house, and asked that publicity be
given the fact that this kind OF
work is regular thing in ST. Johns.
While The Review is not an inspec-
tor of plumbing. nor does il make
a practice Of sticking its nose into
other peoples business, it has re-
peatedly called the attention of the
council to this inferior plumbing.
1t will only be when an epidemic
results from the unsanitary condi-
ton of the homes where this botch
work has been done that stringent
rules will be adopted governing this
class of work.
Roseburg Spokesman; All the
world knocks knocker. This in
creases the din of the anvil chorus.
Don't even knock a knocker; don I
listen to him. Where there is no
ear, there no sound is. The knock
er will not knock long where no
appreciation is shown. Knock not,
least ye be knocked. We can find
something to knock in everyone
and everyone can find something
to knock in us. Be charitable to
others and you will show the truest
character toward yourself. Knock