St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-09-27
Local News.
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Mr.. Terry from Candy called OF
w. +. Swengel and family Sunday
Miss Laura Kocher from Aurora
was the guest of Anna Swenge
over Sunday.
Mrs. c. Little and Mrs. Haskins
left Monday for an extended trir
through California.
Mrs. Eugene Wright left or
Wednesday for Catlin, Ore, where
she will teach school for the ensu.
ing term.
Mrs. b. l.. Snow is quite i'll and
suffering severely, we are informed
and her many friends will sympa-
thise with her.
i J. ]. Shriner and wife have return
ed from couple of weeks visit
with relatives and friends at JEFF
ferson, Oregon.
Mrs. B. +. Hoover, Mrs. J. F.
Hendricks and Miss Jennie Hen
bricks spent day at the state fair
Thursday of last week.
Mr.. N. ]. Bailey, formerly of st.
Johns, now of the Sedro Manufac-
turing company at Sedro Wooley,
Wash, is visiting here for few
days.
Miss Stella Camping leaves to-
day for Camas, Washington where
she has been engaged to teach the
young idea how to shoot for the
coming school year.
Rev. c. p. Gates, pastor of the
Evangelical church visited his
mother in Dallas, the first of the
week and incidentally attended the
opening exercise of Dallas college.
the prosperous little college midst
the hills"
Have YOU seen ]. S. Downey's
new twinsl They are beauties.
He has them at the Office every
day, and is as proud of them as
little boy with red top boots. Just
ask Sam to show you. He will
understand that you are from Mis-
souri,
Deputy Assessor North was in
the city Wednesday and informs US
that the new assessment for st.
Johns is practically the same as II
was last year there being but a
very few minor changes where the
assessment has been raised slightly.
Rev. James ID. corby, minister
of the church OF the Good Tidings
Universalist, East Eighth aud East
Couch street. Portland will preach
on "The Practical Powers OF Chris.
tian Universalism," in the Congrc.
gational church Sunday afternoon
at S o'clock. All are invited to
attend.
The Norwegian tramp steamer
Elsa is taking on cargo OF 5000.
900 fest Of Oregon fir lumber at
the dock OF the ST. Johns Lumber
company. This is the first of a
number Of such shipments which
will be made by this firm in the
near future.
The subjects that will be consid-
cred at the Evangelical church OH
next Sunday are, THE Unknown
Sepulchre" and "In the Hollow of
His Hand" morning aud evening
respectively. Everybody Is cor.
daily invited. A special welcome
TO strangers. Chester p. Gates.
pastor.
Miss Cora Abraham of Sparta
Wis, who has been visiting her
friend Miss Camping. will leave
with that lady today, to take charge |
of school in Washington. Thus
ST. Johns will lose two of her pretty |
"schoolmams' for the school year. |
We wish them the best of succes
and safe return.
Charles +. Foss is making num-
Der OF his combination railroad ties
which will be placed in the track OF
the street railway here in ST. Johns
for trial. We are satisfied once tried |
they will be adopted, for Mr., Foss
assures they can be manufactured
cheaper than the wooden tie and
their life will be many times longer
than the latter.
X. c. Clark left at this Office
very unique specimen of work in
the shape of small Indian arrow
head, which he manufactured by a
secret process from piece Of brok-
en beer bottle. 1t took him but
about FIVE minutes to do the work.
II the noble redman had been pos
sessed of this knowledge and
sufficient number of beer bottles it
would have proven boon to him
during a vigorous campaign.