St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-05-03
Local News.

W. j.. Swengel advertises new
stock of gloves direct from Chicago.
]. +. Williams offers an attract
i've bargain in real estate in another
column.
A pile driver is doing work for
the ferry company at their landings
on the river
Bonham & Currier have some
thing to say about spring shoes and
straw hats in new ad.
l.. Shelk Linnton's merchant
prince, is erecting a handsome res
idenCe on the site of the old smelter.
A number of photos of the St.
Johns base ball club enclosed in a
neat frame are displayed at Jack
sons.
n. "A. Gee has built a comfort
able home for himself and family
on Macrum avenue in East St.
Johns. Among the improvements
is a well 90 feet deep.
Miss Edith Kimball, who sang
with such telling effect in the Meth
odist church last Sunday evening,
will sing again on next Sunday
evening.
The daily cartoons on Jackson S
store front are a daily source of
attraction. As a handy man with
a brush Mr.. Jackson has few equals
and the rapidity with which he
makes the pictures is astonishing.
On account of the illness of his
wife B. A. Olson has decided to
sell his fine home at the corner of
Willamette boulevard and Rich.
mond street. This is one of the
handsomest and most slightly resi-
dences in the city.
a blaze in the attic of the resi-
dencc of Mrs. Tyner on Fillmore
street was the cause OF fire alarm
at 3 o'clock yesterday morning.
The bucket brigade was reinforced
by the arrival of the chemical, and
but trilling damage was done.
Mrs. Frank Smith Yesterday re-
ceivcd telegram conveying the |
sad news OF the death of her moth
er at Plattsmouth, Ncb. Only two |
weeks ago Mrs. Smith was informed |
of the death OF her sister at the
same place. In her double bercave-
mcnt she has the sympathy Of
many friends.
One of the latest aud most attrac.
tive ways of finishing Oregon fir
may bc seen on the front OF Coch-
ram 5 new saloon. II IL patent
process and is done by a blaze of
lire. OF the many ways OF treating
his building material this burning
process is one that will become pop
liar with all who wish something
iew and handsome,
Mrs NJ. l.. Rowland surprised a
great many of her ST, Johns friends
M Wednesday by calling upon
hem. The family is now living
rear Rivcrview. Since leaving ST.
Iohns Claude Rowland has been
lie is now at the Good
hospital having his foot
realed Tor an old injury.
Jefferson u, Nye, as big and as
.osy as ever, was ~. Johns and
Portsmouth visitor yesterday in the
interest OF his co-laborer in the
vineyard, W. K. McGariy, who is
! candidate for the Republican
nomination for city attorney O;
Portland, JEFF says when the
lallots are counted tomorrow night
he result will show that the llaXen
iaired attorney has landed the
The only members OF the fire de-
'artment to show up at the engine ,
louise in response To the fire alarm
esterday morning were Adam
>aemlein and Barney Noonan,
10Th arriving at the same time.
70 haul the machine to the fire
heSe young men had to appeal to a
all dozen youngsters standing
ear ior help To reach the fire, The
Incident was commented upon by
iany who saw it, aud the idea adj
anced that the proper thing TO do
4 a like case would be To call the
eaiest dray or delivery wagon to :
aul the machine and iremen To
le pOint where they Nyrre needed