St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-10
Local News.
He who by his biz would rise
Must either bust or advertise.

Great ice cream weather this.
Do you know Bryan will be il
St. Johnsl If you do not believe
! 1t 60 to the National Tea store ant
hear him talk on Saturday evening
from 8 to 10.
Mrs. c.. II. Carlson and daugh.
! ter, who have been living in Port
! land during the past winter have
come to St. Johns for the summer
and will be at their home at 3I3 N.
Hayes Street.
A fine up-to-date billiard and
pool parlor is being installed al
Io7 South Jersey. He has two
billiard tables and two pool tables.
Will keep fine line of tobaccos,
cigars, pipes and other smokers
supplies.
Knight & Glover have decided
to continue the pool room and bowl.
ing business at the same old stand.
This will settle the question of at
least one of the store rooms that
was prophesied would become va
cant In the event Of the city going
dry at the recent election.
i Mrs. Marceilus sold some Of her
Hood River property and purchased
ten acre tract of land up the val
ley which she will set to English
walnuts. The contract of purchase
stipulated that the seller was to
set and cultivate the trees for six
years. BY that time they should
be self supporting.
The price paid for the celebra-
ton of the national holiday Is about
even with other years. There were
"a deaths aud 2736 injured up to
3 a. m. Monday morning. The
loss by hire was Ss3s,43s, which Is
more than the average. These
figures will undoubtedly be in
creased before the final report Is in.
The young people of the Evan
< :lical church surprised Rev. and
Mrs. c. p. Gates Wednesday even
ing of last week with a noiseless
(l) charivari at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. II. Thayer. The
bunch were kindly invited in and
a very happy evening was spent in
games and pleasant conversation.
Light refreshments were served.
Frank Wren Of Centralia, Wash,
l.. {. Wren Of Fishers, Wash.
wife and three children and Earl
Wren of Hillsboro, brothers. met
for Fourth of July outing at the
home OF w. +. Baltous. Neither
Of the brothers knew Of the coming
Of the others until they arrived.
Stephen Marden OF Neillsville,
Wis, was also guest with them.
ID. l.. Page. the corn fake man
ufacturer. was overcome with heat
while working in his factory last
Friday and will not be able for
duty for about week. The fac
tory had been shut down because
Of delay in a shipment Of corn for
about a week and II will be unable
to operate without Mr.. Page. They
regret the stoppage as they are
behind with their work now.
The premium list for the state
fair, a splendid specimen OF the art
preservative, was received Monday
from Secretary +. A. Welch of the
Oregon State Board Of Agriculture.
II contains a number OF fine half
tones of animals, fruits and birds
that have been exhibited in other
shows and full instructions as to
rules and regulations regarding the
state fair opening September "a
and closing September 10Th. II
you expect to attend the fair as an
exhibitor be sure to send to Mr..
Welch. Salem for a copy and post
yourself upon the requirements.
The newest addition to the build
ing fraternity Is the firm OF Hewitt
& Wright. These gentlemen are
we'll known In the city. Bre'r
Hewitt Is the old political war horse
who makes things lively in the
north end, while +. s. Wright helps
hold the other end of the town level.
living at 5o4 S. Hayes. They have
just received the contract for $2,-
600 residence at 44th and Hancock
street, Portland, and will soon make
things hum up that way. We wish
them all kinds of good luck and
anything else good that may come
their way.
There are a good many people IN
St. Johns who are interested in the
keeping of bees. There is hardly
anything that is so fascinating or
more profitable than the operation
and care of an parry. II will as
sist one greatly, and many times
means the difference between sue
cess and failure, to have a good bee
paper. We have on our desk at
all times sample copies of the
Gleamings in Bee culture by A. /.
Root Co.. Medina, Ohio. And one
interested in the care of bees should
see it, and to see is to subscribe. 1t
is the best bee paper in America.