St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
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Mrs. G.. Ward received news
Wednesday of the death of her
sister, Mrs. Alice Mcleod at Green
Bay, Wis. on the I4th.
The ladies aid society of the M.
L. church will give a dinner and
supper on election day. Location
will be announced later.
A medal contest will be held at
the Baptist church on Tuesday
evening, March "a. Admission
free. Everybody cordially invited.
The riouthly Mothers meeting
will be held at the Baptist church
March 80. A good speaker and a
pleasant hour for mothers. All
cordially invited.
Mrs. Joe Osborne who lives at
the corner of Burlington and Fill
more streets, celebrated her birth
day Tuesday night with feed to
about 20 invited guests.
Mrs. S. II. Greene and daughter,
Jennie, returned Wednesday from
the Cowlitz where they have been
enjoying an outing on their farm
for the past three weeks.
Will those who advocate doing
away with the saloons dig up the
difference in revenue necessary ?
In other words will they agree TO
the necessary increase in taxation ?
The Fraternal Brotherhood is
again in evidence with benehciaries.
This time SIS for Martin Wendahl
for illness and $3.50 for the bene-
ficiary OF J. l.. Erickson, recently
deceased.
Mr.. Bu,,erworth will sing one Of
his beautiful solos at the Congrega-
,ional church Sunday evening.
Usual services in the morning.
The public is invited. G.. w. Mel.
son, pastor.
V. w. Mason Of Mason & Urban
cement block manufacturers, has
moved his family into a house near
their works in north ST. Johns and
will put up a cement block residence
for himself In the near future.
I'd Stockton has moved his place
of residence and may now be found
at AIS Chicago street. Patrons OF
the Telegram will do well TO make
note OF this. that they may know
where to make their kick when Ed
fails to deliver the goods.
+. II. Brunson has moved to ST.
Johns from Willamina and located
with his family in the French
block, where he has opened shoe
shop in the building with Billie the
repairer, on the corner of Ivanhoe
and Philadelphia.
There will be two meat cutters
on duty Saturday to cut those fine
steaks. roasts and chops for your
Sunday dinner. You need not
go to Portland. but just step into
the Star market. Bitgood * Cole.
Recent operations on the PENN
sula near St. Johns is causing in
quiries for investments here. II
you have anything to sell at reason
able figures il will be to your
interest to let me know.
II. G. Ogden. st. Johns.
ID. f. Young of Klamath Falls,
Ore, is in the city this = eek the
guest of his charming cousin, Mrs.
r. w. Valentine, and has just
about coaxed that genial pair to 60
to Klamath Falls this summer. 1t
will be all right If ii is only for a
visit. but il it is to stay, Mr.,
Young will not be SO young as he
used to be if their friends get hold
of him.
Last week the good people of
Mount Scott came to St. Johns and
put the beautiful cantata Esther
ON the stage in Bickner's hall,
This is one of the most beautiful
cantatas we have ever heard and
ii was very well rendered under
the circumstances. The facts were
the troupe almost to "man" was
suffering from the effects of the
grippe and the stage in the hall
was not half large enough to prop
erly present the entertainment.
There were many good points of
acting and despite the colds from
which the singers were suffering,
a very fair presentation was made.
A very interesting meeting of St.
Johns w. c. 7. U. was held at the
Baptist church last Monday after
noon. Reports OF the various de-
partments of work were encourag-
ing; especially the Sunday after
noon meeting at Bickner's hall,
given by the president, Mrs. Scott.
Mrs. Dalgleish was then introduced
and gave an interesting talk on
soldiers S and sailors work. Mrs.
Dalgleish spoke of the homeless
sailor boy who comes into a city,
the temptations he is surrounded
with, his hard life; telling the la