St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-10-09

Ia Charles Sagert has returned
from an extended sojourn at the
coast resorts.
The Women of Woodcraft will
give a 500 party in Bickner hall
the evening of October 13; re-
freshments will be served. Ad-
mission Is cents.
Wanted to Exchange-Span of
mares, harness and wagon for
house and lot or vacant property
in st. Johns. Inquire at this
office.
The Pythian Sisters of st.
Johns will begin their winter
series of card parties October
fJh at Bickner Hall. and will
be given the first and third
Thursdays thereafter. Friends
invited TO attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Swengel re-
turned last week from ten days
pleasantly spent with their son,
b. S. Swengel, formerly of st.
Johns but now q prominent
hardware merchant Of Cottage
Grove. They report everything
in n hourishing condition over
that way.
Persons expecting to see scan
dial of q disreputable nature aired
in the columns of the Review
will be disappointed. There are
some papers that make a spec
ialty of scandalous rumors and
reports, but not so the Review.
Sensational news travel all too
quickly without the aid Of a
newspaper. Some readers are
gratified TO read of such occur
rences. but il is better TO forget
scandal as quickly as possible
than TO advertise il.
"a fire drill test was conducted
by Chief of the Fire Depart
ment Lee Germany and Fire
man Mackey at the Central
school Tuesday. This was the
first test undertaken and the
pupils were unaware that IL was
TO be undertaken. In spite Of
this fact the pupils numbering
about 450 cleared the building
in one minute and thirty-seven
seconds, according TO time kept
by Jeweler Tower. This is a re-
markable showing. and reflects
great credit upon the instructors
in having the pupils 80 perfectly
drilled. Other tests will be
made later.
A number of St. Johns people
report a very pleasant evening
spent with the |. o. o. f. at the
opening of their card parties at
University Park Saturday eve
ming, October 3. II was the
first of a series OF sixteen parties
TO be given during the winter.
Prizes are given for the high
est scores each evening. and
also a grand prize at the end
of the series. The high lady's
score for the evening was made
lby Mrs. o. h. Schupp. 28lO; the
gentleman's prize was won by
lMr. o. +. Schupp. 5000. An
unusual occurrence where hus-
band and wife win both prizes
| in an evenings playing. The
next party will be held on Oct.
18th. All invited.
While the delay in passing the
Rivers and Harbors Bill has, TO
some considerable extent, delay
| ed work on the Cello Canal, a
small force of men has been kept
at work throughout the summer
and the enigneer in charge es-
Inmates that if the necessary ap-
preparation is made in the near
future, which now seems prob
able, the canal can easily be
completed within the next six
, months. He estimates that but
S525, 900 will be necessary to
complete the big water way.
The lock gates of the canal are
being put in place and work on
the locks will probably be COM
pleted by the end of October.
A small amount of concrete is
yet to be placed, and a small
amount of dredging at the east
ern end. where the canal con-
meets with the river, will bring
the work to a point where the
water may be turned into the
ditch for the purpose of testing
the locks. 1t is confidently ex.
pected that by the opening Of
navigation next spring the cana
will be ready to receive rivel