St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-19

MISSES Laura 1attOn ana Ella
Wilkinson left yesterday for visi,
to St. Martins Springs and vicin.
ity, to be gone several weeks.
+. P. Monson, bookkeeper for
the Oregon Lumber company a,
Dee, with his wife and baby were
welcome visitors at the home of A.
w. Markle Sunday of last week.
Peter Rood purchased Tuesday
a 5-acre tract in wildwood court,
consideration $rsoo. If you want
any of this soil you will have to
hurry, it is going like hot cakes in a
lumber camp.
DR.. c. l.. Cline will preach in the
Methodist church Sunday morning.
In the evening the Epworth League
will install their newly elected Off
GERS. Miss Emma Harlow will be
soloist for the occasion.
Geo. X. Black returned Friday
of last week from an extended trip
in Washington. Idaho, and Montana.
While Mr.. Black expressed liking
for some points in Idaho, he thinks
II is all right here in St. Johns.
Monday and Tuesday n. A. Gee,
the house agitator, moved the frame
primary building from the south
side of the central high school build
ing to the east side of same, giving
the pupils fine little park south Of
the main building.
Ladies of Christian church met at
the residence of Victor Larson Tues
day for an afternoon tea. Mr.. Lar
son says all they had to do was to
talk and eat and II gave him a pain
that his work in the store deferred
him from assisting them III their la
bors.
The members of the Laurel Lodge
O. o. +. are requested to be pres.
,nt next Monday night at the regular
as theie will be present
grand master Richard Scott OF Mil
vaukie and grand secretary Il. Il.
Sharon. The brothers should make
/ special effort to be ont in force TO
Welcome the grand officers aud show
hem how Laurel lodge pats OIL the
work.
=. w. Hinman returned from a
weeks sojourn at Collins last Mon.
lay and declares in the highest
erms the merits aud fine accommo.
Iations of that resort Dan Will.
the popular caterer operat.
ng Dams Grill, Is still in soak in
he health. giving waters Of those
prings aud Is improving in health.
Ie expects to be home the last Of
he week.
Thomas II. Murray of Clarified,
"a. one Of the most prominent at
orneys Of the Keystone state, and
ousin OF Allen Murray of this city.
vas in ST. Johns Monday. Mr..
iurray was accompanied on his
'estern trip by John i. Dubois, a
lumber king from the
anne state, aud several other capi-
ilists who are looking after the
mber possibilities in Oregon Mr..
furray was greatly pleased with
onditions in general. and bespeaks
glorious future for ST. Johns.
b. +. Belieu is figuring on a cou-
lie OF fine residences for Muck aud
)errie to be erected in the near fu-
are. There Is also a rumor that
Ienry Bickner will put up a fine
rick building between this Office
nd his hall on the corner, The
FORK on the fine Baptist church Is
rogressing nicely. as is that OF the
orth end school house. Both
hese buildings we must see and
III our readers about. There are
number of other structures wor-
ny Of mention which we will des-
ribe later.
]. I. Nichols, editor aud publisher
the Christian Union. DesMoines,
owa. was in the city Tuesday aud
iade this Office a pleasant call. II
J nice to meet people from the old
ground, but It always
iakes us feel sorry for them, when
'e think how much better II would
c for them to come out here where
eople can live and enjoy life than
, simply exist, precariously, in that
,ooden country, where the blizzard
nd the cyclone vie with each other
! their efforts to make il interesting
or the inhabitants.
We have used the ferry boat
everal times since II started and
with many who have for
often more about boats than we
yer knew, and the only kick there
GEMS to be is that the rudders are
laced in the wrong position on the
oat and that they are entirely too
mall. They should be placed at
he sides of the boat at either end
istead of the middle of the ends,
D as to catch the currents created
y the paddle wheels, and they
hould be AZ feet long instead of
u feet, as they are. These are
Effects chargeable to the architect,
tho should make the necessary
hanges, for without them the boat
ould not be handled at all in rough
Otherwise it works like
charm