St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-09

three weeks vacation.
Lawrence Thorndyke has beer
holding down Miss Beller S case dur.
ing her absence and was Johnnie on
the spot when it came to Singing
type.
Mrs. G.. M. Hall and son star,
for Grand Forks, N. d. tomorrow
for a visit to the old home. We
wish her a pleasant trip and safe
return.
Will Snuffin of Redlands, Calf.
who is visiting his mother in Port
land, came over this week and
spent a day with his sister, Mrs.
John Crook.
The X. of p. picnic Wednes-
day was a jolly occasion even il
it did rain. We did not get to 90
is the only kick we have coming,
but we will make it mp some other
time.
ID. J. Treiber, the old democratic
war horse of Hood (river) county
made the Review a pleasant visit
yesterday. 1t was like old times to
hear his new version of rum, ruin
and republicanism.
Richard Shepard left for Grand
Rapids, Mich, Wednesday evening
for three or four weeks aud now the
boys will be gathering up their old
tin cans and cowbells to give him a
welcome home about the first of
September.
On Saturday last the Sabbath
School of the Evangelical church
enjoyed a picnic at the Portland
city park. After a substantial
luncheon the children enjoyed the
freedom of the park until late in the
afternoon. Each one came home
happy after their day of sport and
ready to go again.
Mrs. S. Bayard Simonton, OF
Hood River called at this office yes.
terday, TO beard the editor in his
den. She thinks 1t is dirty Irish
trick we are playing OH Hood
River with our fruit display, aud
that possibly accounts for the news.
sharps absence: but Mrs. Simonton
doesn't understand the joke.
c. w. Arnett, who formerly lived
at St. Johns, was here recently and
says he has purchased sS acres
more land adjoining the tract he
first bought near Clackamas, Ore
gon. Charlie Is like some OF the
other people we know-all he wants
is just the land that joins him all
around. We hope he may be lucky
with his new purchase.
The municipal court sat on"
one plain drunk this week. lie
was n pleasant sort OF fellow, who
was up for the first time, has been
a resident here two or three years,
has a wife and four little children,
all of which facts the kind hearted
Judge took into consideration aud
fined the p. d. SIS, 90 or two days on
the rock pile and suspended sen.
ience OH good behavior, giving the
genial p. d. to understand that he
must be good or saltpe,er will not
save him from the execution OF the
sentence II he is caught again.
{. a. Hickle, an old tillicum OF
The writer. has been spending a sea
'on in Southern Oregon about
Marshheld and other points near
here. He says real estate in that
section is out OF sight. Every stage
going there is crowded TO the limit
with eager seekers after. ground
ioor locations and all coming away
IS equally loaded with disappointed
visitors. The land is plated for
miles around, put that is the ex-
.ent OF the improvement in most
instances. Marshfeld is young
and has lots OF time to grow in.
Harry Mansfield, whisker sharp,
disciple OF lzak Walton and all
round sport, put the pencil pusher
inder everlasting obligations yes
ierday morning by giving him a
Ireat OF about a dozen of the incest
quarter pound catfish that ever
abbed their horns into an angler $
fingers, and they were 'skun" al,
ready to fry-another feature that
was highly appreciated. II there
IS anything better than these catfish
fries, il is more OF them. Here 5
luck, Harry. May every sucker in
the creek bite when you go fishing.
Bishop ]. NJ, Thoburn of Bonn
bay, India, was in the city yester-
day accompanied by his daughter
aud granddaughter, They honored
the Review with a pleasant call be-
tween cars. The good bishop
went to India in 1850 and has
passed through all the vicissitudes
incident to the work OF Christian
izing that great county during
the past 4S years. When he went
to India there was but a handful
of missionaries, where there are now
more than 200, 900. We sincerely
regret that our paper was filled up
so as to exclude more extended
notice.
]. NJ. Price, one of the editors OF
the Daily Register, Loveland. Col,
was in the city Saturday and made