St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-10-11
Local News.
He who by his biz would rise
Must either bust or advertise.

! Judge Greene and wife made a
business trip to their ranch near
Castle Rock, Wash. Monday.
c. +. Dey and wife returned
Tuesday morning from an extended
trip to points in eastern Oregon.
L. A. Maxwell went to Coos
Bay Tuesday to look over the
country with a view to locating.
Don miss the Multnomah county
fair. Because il is held at Gresham
does not mean that we have no
interest in 1t.
Miss Ruby Hoover visited her
grandmother, Mrs. Sara Smith at
Oregon City Sunday. She was
accompanied by Miss Jennie Hen
bricks.
Sam and Sherman Cochran have
returned from a weeks hunt after
deer in Eastern Oregon. They re-
port the hunting good but the kill
ing rather slow.
II. S. Hewitt has purchased a
lot in Grimes addition through the
agency OF II. G. Ogden and will at
once begin the erection Of modern
dwelling thereon.
Linnton, our bustling neighbor
across the water, Is making prep
arations. to hold an election to
decide whether the town shall be
Incorporated or not.
Wright Bros, the plasterers,
have secured contract for plaster
ing a large brick building at Day
ton, Oregon, and are now busily
engaged upon the same.
George Camping, who has been
engaged in lathing at Carlson and
Dayton for the past several weeks,
returned Monday evening. He
reports both these towns progress
ing rapidly.
See the dressmaking card Of Miss
Annie Steichen and Mrs. ii. M.
Sailing on the last page Of The
Review. These ladies will do good
work and when in need Of their
services do not forget the address.
St. Johns should have the
queen OF the carnival at the Multi
nomah county fair and carnival
mex, week. Even II our candidate
does not win this honor she is sure
to be a maid Of honor at that event.
Every vote counts.
A narrow escape from drowning
occurred last week. A small child
was playing along Tacoma street
when his foot slipped and he fell In.
He managed. however, to grasp a
slab before he went down for the
third time and towed himself to the
sidewalk.
A big pile driver was down at
the ferry landing Monday driving
in new dauphins and piling for the
Ferry company. This will enable
them to make a safe landing In all
kinds OF weather, and make Il
much easier for teams aud autos to
get aboard.
w. c. Francis. who is now locat-
ed with his family in San Francisco,
made a visit to this his old stamp
ing ground this week. Mr.. Fran
els has not as yet embarked into
anv new business. but is still look
ing for. something suitable in the
city OF earthquakes.
Temptation. How endure il p
l. the subject that will be eonsid-
cred at the Evangelical church
Sunday morning at 1900 a. m. In
the evering the topic will be
Habit" Everyone is cordially
invited 10 attend. Strangers espe-
cially welcomed. Chester p,
Gates, pastor.
l.. l.. Stockton has removed his
family to his new home at Whit
wood Court. He is the first man
to build himself a residence on this
tract OF land, which for scenery
and excellent water cannot be ex-
celled anywhere. 1t is a question
of but short time when wildwood
Court will be the favorite location
for slightly homes.
c. 7. Prall. the dry goods man,
desires us to state that those
mischievous youngsters who
thoughtlessly or maliciously mar
his show windows by rubbing their
dirty hands over the outside will
be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law when detected in the act.
Boys should bear this in mind and
desist from such practices in the
future.
o. f. Learned, who has been
spending the past three months at
Astoria and othsr points along the
Columbia, returned home Monday
evening, accompanied by his wife
and baby boy. This last addition
to his family was surprise to his
friends here. The little youngster
was born at Astoria about a month
ago. Mr.. Learned reports the
time of his life.
p. ]. Peterson has had his launch