St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-09-06
Local News.

the Terry James Jonn curing the
absence of Captain Whitcomb.
Gertrude Thronson of Sunnyside
has been visiting her cousins, the
Misses Maud and Ina Peterson.
Mrs. Hoover returned from Ida
ho last week, and with her daugh-
ter Ruby, goes to the hopfeld this
week.
The Misses Steichen, Frank
Steichen, two Linkey children and
Ed Brown went to the hop fields
at Woodburn Friday.
Ed Magoon received word Sat
urday that his son at San Jose,
Cal, was dying of spinal menn-
gifts and left Immediately for that
point.
Misses Maud and Carrie Cham
bers of Seaside, but who used to
live on Modoc street, have been
visiting in St. Johns and returned
home Saturday.
Mrs. w. l.. Hartel is at Astoria
this week, guest of DR.. and Mrs. A.
w. Kinney. She will also spend a
few days at Cearhart Park with
Mrs. G.. w. Cellars of Portland.
Prof. d. M. Metzger, A. NJ,
dean of Dallas college, will preach
both morning and evening in the
United Evangelical church on
Sunday, September s. Hear him.
C. b. Ford is putting up mod.
ern five-room cottage on Hayes
street that will be a thing of beauty
and JOY to the owner when fin.
ished. d. J. Stevens is doing the
work.
Joseph Bickncr, wife aud daugh.
ter Aida, who are well rendered by
St. Johns people have left Ashland
temporarily. and have bought a
home in Oswego, where Mr.. Bick-
ner's relatives reside.
Henry Mcclure aud family were
down from Hood River Thursday,
but for once we broke our rule and
went TO lunch and while absent Our
friends called. Sorry, call again
and go to lunch with us.
Captain Whitcomb of the ferry
James Johns received a telephone
message Tuesday morning that his
little daughter was dying and left
for home. Word was received
later that the child died Tuesday
forenoon.
A long lease has been granted
the Western Cooperage company
on ~ acres near the drydock. The
deal was negotiated by l.. 5. Jack.
son * Co. This will give the
company fine water frontage for
its plant to be erected here. --
Daily Abstract.
J. l.. Brink left this week to at.
tend a grand lodge convention to be
held at Norfolk. Va. as a delegate
from the city. On his return he
will bring Mrs. Brink mother from
Kansas for a visit. Mr.. Brink $
sister from Clatskania is here Wis.
iting Mrs. Brink.
]. =. Wrinkle aud family return
cd from Ocean Park and Long
Beach last Friday night after sew
eral days of delightful outing. They
report fishing OF all kinds good,
particularly fishing for crabs. One
morning in particular when they
took iu az fine crabs out of old
briny. The weather was propitious
during the entire visit.
w. T.. Byerlee, who has been
falling timber for Porter Bros. in
Washington, opposite Viento, be-
came little too energetic. and in
clearing the brush to make a cut
slashed through limb and into his
left foot about week ago. He
has been going OH three legs since
and came down to sympathize with
his mother over Sunday.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found an advertisement of the Multi
nomah county fair. St. Johns has
been designated as one district in
the voting contest for the Queen OF
the Carnival, Our people should
decide upon some certain young
lady and combine all their forces up.
on this one individual and boost the
balloting. 1t would be a big red
leather in the hat of ST. Johns if we
were able to send one OF our queens
to grace the central point OF honor
in the carnival.
Will Buck. brother of Mrs. S. c.
Smilh of North Albina, who is one
of Walla Walla's fly cops was a
visitor in ST. Johns Tuesday. Will
and the writer "bucked ties to-
gether ten years ago for the Daven
port Bros. at Hood River. We
would hardly have known him.
He has grown to the proportions
of typical metropolitan policeman.
Mr.. Buck speaks in glowing terms
of the progressiveness of his home
town.