St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-04-19

bad.
Five new factories in two weeks
demonstrates the fact that St. Johns
is making good every day.
OF course many of us have a kick
ON the weather of late. Remember
there was a bowling blizzard raging
in Nebraska yesterday.
II appears that the father of the
referendum has gone back OH his
own child. Well. come to think of
il, " Rem was not the father of the
referendum. He only thought he
was, and he is not the first man
who has been mistaken.
While the whole world was talk
ing peace, disarmament, inter
national arbitration and the peace
conference at Hague, our legislature
was voting sioo, 600 for the build
ing aud maintenance of armories
in Oregon. The last legislature
was bird
Senator Carter of Montana ap.
peared at the trial of Binger Her.
mann at Washington aud testified
TO Binger's good character. II Is
wonderful how they all stand by
each other, isn't it' We shall soon
know what sworn jury think OF
the old mans character.
The pupils Of the Barclay school
OF Oregon City, planted birch tree
OH arbor day aud named IL after
Gov. Chamberlain. We are glad
that Il was birch for the governor
will need good many birch whites
II the people continue to elect such
men as composed the late lamcnted
legislature.
The city is beginning to show
signs OF life aud prosperity again.
The hammer aud saw can be heard
In every direction. Cellars are
being dug, new raf,ers are begin
ming 10 point 10 the sky, paint pots
are IN demand, several new factories
are To he built at once, aud every
thing indicates that ST. Johns is
going 10 hold her place as the
Queen OF the northwest.
To settle the question as To the
advisability OF using Arabian horses
in the United States army Second
Lietenant T.. X. w, McCabe, 9th
cavalry, Y, = A.. stationed at Fort
Riley, Kan, will arrive IN Silverton,
Ore, within the next two weeks,
from which point he will go To New
York City on Nejdron, one OF the
stations Homer Davenport exhibit.
ed a, the Lewis aud Clark fair.
The distance is about 5000 miles.
and cartoonist Davenport is posi-.
tive that his iavorite horse possesses
the endurance to go the route.
=
That man Cooper from McMinn. :
Vile has recently had another |
severe attack OF brain storm " h
This time IL amounts To "eXag.
gerated ego" lie now desires to n
send to Jamestown a lot OF Ameri. \
can girls rugged up as squaws To d
advertise the women of Oregon. q
We hope the girls will have enough Il
seli'respect and independence OF
Ia resent such an insult. n
II an Indian woman can advertise n
our state better than white WON ~
an let Cooper go down with a lot
oi squaws. Let us have the genu- ei
Inc article-the real thing. Imita- n
ions are poor things at best
What we want is the genuine sug. n
n cured article or nothing at all. 81
Any white girl who will go To a,
Jamestown in the costume of an n,
lborlgine should never after seek IA
he company OF white boy.
The gas franchise which was
leiore the council for passage last
Tuesday evening, promises to be a
,ood thing for 81, Johns after il is ii'
properly gotten in shape aud passed "
y that body. Mr. James Steele, ia
Who petitions for the franchise, is a nc
veil known Portland business man, III
also State Bank Examiner, and Do
a brother OF State Treasurer "a
'teele. His proposition to furnish ia
as TO our citizens at rate of not on
iore than 90 cents pei thousand d,'
ubic feet, surely ought to com. ad
iend itself to the public generally. ,u
ew, II any, cities in the United ue
tates have as low a rate Portland a.
esidents are compelled to pay ~ -.
er thousand cubic feet aud the rate
Chicago, where cheap fuel is WI
btainable, the rate is SO cents. Mr.. ma
teele states he has plot of ground am
. the river front leased, aud il the 81
'uncil is disposed to grant his
etition he promises To have his
ant in operation within six months Re