St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07

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The Review. st. Johns, Oregon.
THE REVIEW is entered at post Office
in Saint Johns, Oregon, as mail matter
of the second class under the Act of Con-
gress of March 3, 1879
ofHcial Newspaper OF the City Of 81. Johns
Phone East 6te6.
FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1907.
Several new members Of the Rod
and Gun club have become so en-
thusiastic over their shooting that
they now go around with one eye
shut in order to keep in practice.
The tourist rates, at little more
than one fare for the round trip
and good for Oregon from all parts
of the United States went on sale
Saturday in all ticket Offices
throughout the country.
The seaside resorts are beginning
TO show signs of activity, and soon
will be crowded with people who
have gone thither for their health
and who haye lost their health try.
ing to save enough money to go.
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BY an ordinance passed last week
by council slot machines and dice
boxes are TO make their speedy dis
appearance, aud no more will our
sports have the opportunity OF
blowing in dollar to get nickel
cigar.
The street car line has been do
ing rushing business the past two
Sundays. The only rcgrettable
feature about the street car service
is the number of our people who
catch cold riding in u winter car in
the summer time.
Since Harry Lane has been re-
elected mayor OF Portland on his
past record, il is expected that he
will continue 10 sit Oh the Id Of the
cauldron of iniquity of Our neigh.
boring suburb with all his weight
and not let his feet nang over.
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The Peoples Press edited 10y
Dana Sleeth, formerly ST. Johns rc.
porter for the Telegram, certainly |
digs into things aud people in great |
shape. The paper is fearless one
aud does not mincc matters when il
gets after the subject ia hand.
The pcsky ny is already begin.
ming To cause the busy housewife Ia
scold her children in order 10 give
vent 10 the silent profanity caused
when the little vafmints dip their
feet in the butter aud molasscs aud |
then plaster II over the wall.
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The Portland Rose show and |
Fiesta, June 2o and -, is To he
great attraction aud il will certainly |
be OF much benefit 10 visitors from
all parts OF the state OF Oregon, as
any movement that brings us near
er To nature beautiful things does
us good.
Between the Haywood trial in |
Idaho and the grallcrs headed by |
Abe Ruel anl Mayor Schmill at |
san Francisco the readers oi the
daily papers will have enough Ia
hold them for awhile, and will /
likely grow cross-eycd in delermin-
ing which 10 read first
Another indication that 81. Iohns
is moving right along is the fact
that because oi the increased postal
receipts Postmaster Valentine has
had his salary raised from SIIoo Ia
$500 per year, And there is
every indication that il will he still
further increased year hence.
When YOU see man lahoriouslN
spadlng in an agonizing way in his
back yard, aud slowly lifting each
spadeiul as il il weighed fifty
pounds he is making a flower bed
for his wife. II he is digging like
a hend, and tossing the dirt around
like 1t was a pile OF feathers he is
digging worms 10 SO fishing,
The eastern states are still suffer
ing from the effects of winter, and
seems unable to shake the cold
thing off, The only feasible plan
would be for casterners To all emi-
CRATE To Oregon, where winter lets
up when we have gotten enough.
Snow tell in New York state sun
day, and a report from Pennsylva.
mia states that the trees are still
leailess. II is hard to realize how
well of we really are in Oregon.
The granting OF a franchise to
the Home Telephone Co. was a
commendable act on the part OF the
council last week The Home
people have acted in geutlemanly