St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-01-31
Local News.
He who by his biz would rise
Must either bust or advertise.

Ernest Owens sold his interest il
the pool room to his brother ant
left for Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Register at the city hall for thu
city election. County registration
will not count for the city election
Mrs. Reynolds, mother Of Mrs
G.. w. Dunbar and Mrs. Harvey
Smith is quite i'll at the home o.
Mrs. Smith, with the grip.
Uncle Jack Curran of Portland
was in the city last Friday round
ing up some Of his friends. Uncle
Jack Is typical Irishman, witty
warmhearted and above all nat
ural born gentleman.
| ]. w. Morrow, a prominent citi
zen of Estacada, was in the city
Monday for few minutes looking
over the business part of the city
One of the best things Mr.. Morrow
ever did was to marry one of oul
prettiest Iowa cousins.
B. r. Belieu, who has been II
the southern part Of the state for a
few weeks, returned last week bu,
little benefited by his trip and !.
not feeling the best in the world
He hopes, however, when the
spring opens up to regain his usua
health.
The county commissioners have
raised the license Of saloons outside
Of incorporated towns from $4so Q
year to 5000. As this city doe.
not propose to be behind in any.
thing II Is said the city council !.
considering raising the license fec
here to 1000 annually. The
saloonmen are said to be very much
in favor Of the raise. .-LaCamas
Post.
]. G. Brooks. son Of Our towns
man, who recently left for Alaska
arrived in Juneau in just seven
days from date Of leaving at 9
O. clock and went to work at 10
o clock. J. c. never was much Of
a hand to fool time away, but he
has made a record here. He says
il is not very cold there and but
little snow.
A Silverton man picked ripe
raspberries last week. - Journal.
That Is not so very much. We
have had ripe raspberries every
day this winter and there are lots
of them on the bushes now which
we can show the Silverton man
and the Journal II they will come
and see.
James Lawler from Alaska is in
the city visiting friends and look
ing after his property interests here.
Mr.. Lawler is In the employ Of the
Klinkit Packing Co.. Of Alaska,
and puts up the finest salmon In
the world, salmon that never
reaches fresh with its softening in
fluences. Mr.. Lawler likes this
country and some day when he has
amassed large enough fortune
may come here to spend the re-
mainder OF his days. We hope so
at least.
Papers were signed Wednesday
evening whereby all the output Of
the Oregon Flake Food company
will be taken at a good cash price
from their factory as fast as they
can rake it. This puts this fine
institution on easy street at once.
The buyer does his own advertis-
ing. distributing. etc. The only
thing our boys have to do is to
blow up their muscles and grind
out the goods. We congratulate
them on their early success.
Bids are being advertised for the
construction OF the o. X. & N. tun-
mel across the peninsula. This
tunnel was to have been built last
year but scarcity of labor and high
prices demanded for the same made
the company hold over to the pres
ent time. Now that men are plen-
tiful and labor cheaper the work
will be pushed as fast as possible.
The prospect Of the immediate op-
erations on the tunnel Is causing
considerable activity in real estate
transfers near Maegley junction.
Peninsula lodge l. o. o. F. did
the handsome thing by S. l..
Young, their pianist, last Chris.
mas. They made him present Of
$40 to be used as he saw fit. To
even up with the lodge to some
extent at least Brother Young
turned the money over to +. b.
Holcomb and had him order the
finest musicians collar he could
get. II is a peach" and at lodge
il fairly dazzles the eyes of the be-
holders. Naturally Brother Young
gets chesty when he thinks of the
fine collar.
One day last week City Engineer
Edwards went into his room in the
city hall and as he was in the hab-
it Of doing left his keys in the lock.
Some one came along and thinking
to save Mr.. Edwards the possibil-
ity of having the keys stolen turned
the key in the lock. took it out and
left il with the recorder. Mr..