St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-06
Local News.
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May Of Canemah.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McFarlan,
of Oregon City, visited Mrs. Nc.
Farlane's sister, Mrs. G.. Ward,
Sunday.
Bickner Bros. are busily engaged
in putting in the front to their new
building. They are not at all
scared by the financial agitation.
o. p. Dabney of Hood River
was visitor in the city today on
his return from a two weeks trip
to California, and made this office
short visit.
G.. Ward has so far recovered
that he has returned from the hos
pital and, with Mrs. Ward, is
spending week with relatives in
Oregon City.
Henry Odell of Prineville, Ore.
was in the city last week and spen,
Thanksgiving as the guest of his
sister, Mrs. ]. II. Crook, return
ing home last Friday.
Ed l.. Stockton was seen clean
ing the cross walks near the plan
ing mill last Tuesday. Wonder
what Ed was in forl He never
said a word about IL in the Tele.
gram.
Rev. G.. II. Leese, one of the
most popular evangelists of the
Northwest preached in the Meth
odist church Sunday and will
probably continue services for two
or three weeks.
l.. L. Perkins, the genial "coun-
terjumper" formerly employed in
Potter K Goods hardware store,
has returned to his old love and is
dishing out nails and stove pipe
and things as Of yore.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.. France, and
Miss Adrah Blair Of Wenatchee,
Wash, made surprise visit to
Mrs. Raymond Lee turkey day.
The former are cousins and the
latter a sister Of Mrs Lee. Her
father. w. M. Blair, was there
also.
Charlie Bailey, the real estate
rustler, is visiting friends in Hood
River valley and incidentally "can.
ming some Of their unapproach'
able apples. Our old friends ol
the Apple City will find Charlie on
a par with their apples and that Is
all that need be said.
At the Congregational church
Sunday evening. December s, the
second illustrated sermon on "Pil
grim's Progress" will be delivered
A brief review Of the first sermon
will be given aud oil the slide,
illustrating the great book will b,
used. @. w. Nelson, pastor.
A. +. Lasher Of Cheney. Wash,
has been visiting with his daughter
Mrs. Rambo, for the past two
weeks. He left Monday for hi,
home town near Spokane. Mr.
Lasher thinks ST. Johns a promis
ing place and talks some OF pur,
chasing property aud making this
his home.
The Home phone company no
tilted the city council last week
that they were unable to meet tn,
terms Of their franchise at present
because Of their funds being tied uI
in one of the suspended banks in
Portland. II is hoped their affairs
may be Strengthened out in time to
make connections, and that the
city council will extend their time
for beginning operations.
The Fraternal Brotherhood will
hold election OF officers next Friday
evening December g, and all mem
bers are requested to be present
One week later, December S, they
will give a dance in their hall, and
then you couldn't keep them away
with a club. We are judging them
by ourselves. We always want to
be with the bunch when they have
something good.
The citizens OH Newport street
have been doing some splendid
work. They have grubbed out the
stumps and bushes between Port
land boulevard and the car track
and made a fine road of il. Tn,
enterprising citizens were unable to
get the assistance they wished from
the council, so took the matter in
thier own hands, and put up the
dough" and did the work them
selves.
One thing that was noticed al
the trial of the jag shop crowd was
that Clark Moore testified on the
witness stand that he was but Is
years of age. II seems to us thai
minors are forbidden to loaf in such
places. Suppose it is hard to tel
just how old a young man is,
though, without looking at his
teeth. Our police. however,
might be able to establish the age
of some of them by looking in the
big book in their homes.
One of the merchants sent hi,
new clerk "Ole" out to collec
some bills. says an exchange. ano
when he came in the following con