St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-01-03
Local News.
He who by his biz would rise
Must either bust or advertise


Must either bust or advertise.
B. S. Swengel was called to Kelsc
to expert the books of big lumber
company there.
The ad OF Couch & Co. this
week, on editorial page, announces
a big reduction in cash prices.
| Mrs. Carl T. Moe, who has been
seriously i'll at her home in the
McChesney block, is reported as
convalescing.
The Misses Edith and Esther
Moe spent Christmas at the home
of Severt Glarum and wife of Al
bina. A fine time is reported.
"The Jolly Six" were royalty
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Nelson on Thurman
street, Portland, Saturday night.
Five Hundred was the game Of
the evening.
Master Henry Bowers of Browns
vile, Ore, spent the holidays with
his friend Master Samuel Swengel,
the young gentleman w. 4. Sven
gel, the harnessmaker lives with.
The lads had 'galorious' time.
The illustrated services at the
Congregational church, Sunday,
Jan. S, at 1890 p. m, will be of
more than ordinary interest. All
are invited to attend. Usual morn
ing services. Mrs. Lyons will sing.
G.. w. Nelson, pastor.
Obedience or "The Key to
Blessings is the topic to be con-
sidered next Sunday morning at the
Evangelical church. The evening
topic will be my Master, or
"Whom do Server All are in
vited. Chester p. Gates, pastor.
The Portland Gas company, II is
said has offered to furnish S. V
Davidor with gas for his gas tank
In ST. Johns at so cents per 1000.
NJ. Davidor refused the offer and
declared he would comply with the
terms OF his franchise to the letter
and would take up no side issues.
w. II. Peugh, an old friend Of
the Byerlees from Hood River, was
visiting his father in Portland this
week and took occasion to run out
for look at St. Johns. Mr.. Peugh
Is an extensive farmer in Sherman
aud Gillian counties, has several
big ranches In that country, but has
his residence In Hood River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pascal Hill have
been enjoying pretty rocky time
the past two months. Pascal went
through a siege Of the grip, rheu-
matism and general cussedness,"
and about the time he began to get
his feet under the table Mrs. Hill
was taken III and has been confined
to her bed nearly all the time for
the past six weeks. She was able
to be up for the first time Sunday.
Mrs. A. w. Vincent was hostess
at very pleasant party on Thurs
day evening Of last week. The
guests were: Mrs. +. Fletcher,
Misses Clara Beller. Adria Burk-
hart, Mabel Beller, Addie Burk-
hart, Agnes Vincent, Ruby Hoov-
er; DIR. A. w. Vincent, +. Fletcher,
S. ]. Donaldson, II. Fletcher,
George Donaldson, Benny Hoover,
w. A. Trout. James Fletcher.
The Portland library has pre-.
sented the free library at St. Johns
with a handsome picture Of an old
English castle that makes a very
fine addition TO the ornamentation
of the walls. A room OH the
ground floor would be much better
for the library than these upstairs
rooms. The Portland library fur
nishes everything else. our people
ought to be able to furnish a room
on the ground floor.
Mrs. julia Nj, Parker VINO went
recently to visit her brother, Cap
tain McAlpine living at Edmonds,
Wash. near Seattle, returned this
week accompanied by another
brother. A. w. McAlpine of Ha-
mer, Saskatchewan, B. c. There
was a reunion of the family at Capt.
McAlpine's where members Of the
family met who had not seen each
other since 1868, almost 40 years.
The whisker experts, Mansfield
& Kaemlein, are fitting up the
room formerly occupied by ID. c.
Rogers as a real estate Office and
are moving in there with their hir-
suite sanitarium. II will be lone
some when these sporty kids move
out and We don't know how We
will be able to handle Brother
Downey after they 60, but he is so
anxious to become annexed to
Portland that he may forget all