St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-02-21
Prints at Pralls &c, Saturday only.

| OulCCl IldWlSy vi thO JuNSuiiS
court was in the from Portland yes
terday.
Our remarks on the circuit court
were crowded out this week, but
we will see them next.
The M. w. A. will give ball in
Bickner's hall tomorrow night and
if YOU are in the habit of attending
these entertainments you will miss
the time of your life If you are not
with the bunch.
Ex-Governor Fletcher will give
his views of Good Government"
to the people of ST. Johns Tuesday
evening March 3, 1908, Bickner S
hall. Come out everybody. l..
B. Holcomb, secretary.
Any one who has not subscribed
for the new directory should leave
their order at this Office at once.
The directories will be ready for
delivery about Saturday of this
week or Monday Of next
The circuit court yesterday sus-
tanned the demurrer of the city in
the case of w. w. Goodrich estate
VS.. the city of St. Johns and allowed
them 10 days to file new complaint.
Attorneys for Goodrich: Dey &
Hampson aud Ralph Moody.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Britton left
last Monday night for their home
in Michigan via San Francisco,
Hoisington, Kan. and LaSalle,
Ind, at which points they will
stop of. They have been visiting
their daughter, Mrs. l.. l.. White
of this city, for the past year and
a half.
We overlooked a bet last week
and forgot to mention that the Ba-
gar on Philadelphia street had
changed management, Mr.. Bailey
having traded the store to Mr..
Milne for Portland property. Mr..
Milne has a good proposition for
the people. See his ad in the bar
gain counter.
Mrs. Bumbarger and her daugh-
ter, who have been visiting in St.
Johns during the winter, will re.
turn to their home at St. Charles,
Iowa, next Monday. They are
very much in love with st. Johns
aud say they will come again. We
sincerely hope they will come the
next time to remain permanently.
Just as we go to press we learn
that Leon Pierre Simon. oiler a,
Clark Wilson's mill Linnton had
been killed by his clothing catch
ing in the machinery. Mr.. 81.
mon was a native Of New York, 's7
years Of age, leaves wife, father and
mother. He began work at the
mill Monday Of this week,
The commercial club met We'd
nesday evening but the secretar,
aud president both being absep,
but little was done. The action o.
the council In enlafging the cit,
limits, and the action Of the consol
idated clubs in their efforts to have
Willamette boulevard extended tc
Delaye street was endorsed, ais,
action OF the committee in the pur
chase of the pool table. After dis
cussing several items of interest ad
journed TO next regular meeting.
II is gratifying to note the yer,
auspicious opening Of the Mer'
chants National bank. No on,
had much doubt but the bank
would resume business again in q
short time, but there were very
few who anticipated such a good
showing as the bank made. An
other thing which gratifies us is to
see one Of the prominent property
owners OF ST. Johns, M. l.. Hol
brook, among the directorate oI
the bank.
w. c. Cecil, l.. S. Logan and
lC. T, Lillard, prominent business
men and capitalists from eastern
Oregon who have invested in good
St. Johns property were in the cit,
Tuesday looking over their hold
ings with ii. G. Ogden, who engin
eered their dealings. In company
with them was Mr.. Mckinney, {
large lumber manufacturer anc
banker of Prineville. After look
ing over the city and water from
they all were we'll pleased with the
situation and predict a great future
for the lower peninsula and partic
ularly St. Johns.
Tom Bishop one of our stauncl
Hood River friends was in the cit,
!, yesterday, accompanied by Mar
Rand, another good old time Hoo'
! River friend who made stake M
!. there and then came down to Uni
, versity Park, that pretty residenc'
suburb just south OF us to spend IT
II is just like getting a letter fron
, home with money in II to meet TIN
boys and we hope they will find
convenient to come often. Mr.
Bishop has large property interest
, in eastern Oregon which we woul'
advise him to sell and invest tn
, proceeds in St. Johns property tina
will make him more money easier
w. c. T. U. business meeting
was held at the Advent church las
: Monday afternoon. Library com
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