St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-07-11

Earl Wilson, former proprietor
of the Bungalow grocery left fol
! the Seattle Potlatch this morn
ing.
Ernest Miller, wife and daugh.
ter of Tacoma, Wash, were
guests at the home of A.W. Mar.
kle Wednesday.
Owing to the fact that the ed
itor has been compelled to serve
as a juror this week, the paper
is gotten out under difficulties.
Ten acres fine land, 1S miles
from Portland, for sale on easy
terms, or might exchange for
good city property. See S. w.
Rogers, owner, 300 N. Jersey
street.
First Christian Science Society
Sundays II a. m, Wednesdays at s
p. IN. Reading room open on Tues.
Thurs. and Sat. from to 4 p. m.
All cordially invited to the services
and reading room. Subject Sunday;
God"
Gregg and Pitmanic shorthand
and typewriting taught in even
ing classes. Expert individual
attention. Apply, J. A. Mac
Leod, 1847 Portsmouth avenue,
Portland, Oregon.
Eight years in the real estate
business in st. Johns without
dissatisfied customer. | have
a few bargains for real home
seekers to offer that are equally
satisfactory. S. G.. Cook, 30S S.
Fessenden street. st. Johns.
The secretary of the Com
mercial club has a small sum of
money from the sale of some of
the vegetables of the school
garden Contest and wishes the
children whose vegetables were
sold would come to his Office and
claim same.
The Rebekah lodge is plan
ing TO take an outing at the Odd
Fellow Home at 32nd and Hol-
gate Sts., Portland. next Sunday,
leaving st. Johns aC 10:30 a. m.
They will take their basket
lunches and spend the afternoon.
The Odd Fellows are invited TO
to join them.
Mr.. Jacob Ries a noted author
of Socialistic Literature and
lecturer will give a lecture in
the High School auditorium Fri
day evening. July lS. A street
meeting will be held Saturday
evening of this week in advance
of Mr.. Ries' lecture under the aus
pices of the local Socialistic or
ganization.
40 acres. oak timber and brush.
easily cleared; can all be culti-
waited; four miles from Oakland,
Douglass county, Oregon; to
trade for house and lot or vacant
lots in st. Johns. Will give
good trade. This is q chance for
some young fellow TO make a
farm home. We will assume
street improvements or small
mortgage. Mckinney & Davis.
S. C. Cook reports the following
sales since May 18th: Lots /. 4.
and 6 of Block 8, lots 8 and Ii
of Block /. and lots | and 2 of
Block 2, all in Oak Park 2nd adj
dition; lots Z, 8 and 9 in Block 3.
and lot l6 in Block |, all in Bar
TONS Addition. The last lot is
highly improved. All these lots
will be occupied at once as
homes by the new owners.
The following Officers were
installed by the Rebekah Lodge
Wednesday evening of this week
Mrs. Eta Beam, N. g.; Mrs.
Mable Walker. V. G. Mrs. Anna
Canright. Rec. Sec. ; Mrs. Anna
Dryden. Treas. Mrs. Ella Aiken,
Chaplain; Miss Nellie Robinson,
Warden: Miss Lula Hanson. Cor
ductor; Mrs. Hattie Mckinney.
X. S. n. G.. +; Mrs. Snyder. l.. S.
N. c.; Mrs. Mary Simm )ns, h.
S. V. c.; Mrs. Anna Gaines. l..
S. V. g.; Mrs. Emily Churchill,
|. c.. ; Mr.. Rex Dryden. o. G.
An alarm of fire at 1870 Fri
day evening startled the fire de-
partment from their celebration.
II was discovered that the fire
was at the Multnomah Box and
Trunk factory near the Monarch
Lumber Co. mill on Oregon
Slough. The department hast
ened TO the scene, and assisted
by three companies from the
Peninsula. succeeded i'm saving
the Monarch mill from the flames.
The box and trunk factory was
totally destroyed, the equipment
being inadequate TO cope with a
fire of such magnitude. The
cause of the fire was unknown.
Mrs. Malinda Gilmore died at
the home of her son. j. +. Gill
more, corner of Hayes and Trum-
bo streets, st. Johns, Thursday
morning. July Sd, 1913, at l:l0I
O'Clock. She was born in Geor-
gia in 1881, consequently was 81
uaars old at the time of her