St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-08-28
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Fessenden.
ID. II. Johnston of Toledo
| Wash, is a guest of his sister
Mrs. A. s. Scales.
The fire department has beer
called out to numerous weeC
fires during the past week.
Old Adam blamed il all on the
apple, but in these modern
times It is blamed on the
peach. "
School opens Monday, Sept.
14th. and the happy vacation
days will soon be over for the
youngsters.
Gravenstein apples for sale.
Very fine ones at 2 cents per
pound. w. II. King, 208 East
Burlington street.
Don't forget to register at
Justice Williams office for the
November election. Don't put
it off any longer.
Mrs. A. w. Markle entertained
the Debonair club at a picnic on
the beach below the Ogden
ranch last Friday afternoon.
Prof. and Mrs. C. A. Fry have
returned from a most enjoyable
sojourn at the coast resorts, and
have taken up their residence on
South Jersey street.
Miss Grace Cole, the efficient
stenographer at the Peninsula
National Bank, is spending her
vacation at Bar View. Miss
Lucille Whelan is filling her place
during her absence.
Harry Simmons sailed on the
Geo. W. Elder Tuesday for Coos
Bay. He is making a business
trip and expects to return to
st. Johns late in September or
early in October
Mrs. w. Wilker. formerly of
this city, but now located at
Spokane, Wash. has been visit
ing in Portland and st. Johns
during the past week. She had
been spending a couple of weeks
at the seaside.
Four soaps Of bees, together
with some fence. were burned at |
Decatur and New York streets
one day last week, the bees be-
longing TO Mr.. Mayes. The
spread Of a weed fire was re-
sponsible. but was soon stayed
by the firemen.
A. G. Long has presented Lee
Germany. chief of the fire de-
partment. with a handsome he'll
met. The words "Chief st.
Johns Fire Department" are
lettered in the front. II is a
beauty and greatly appreciated
by Mr.. Germany and the local
department. Mr.. Long has ever
been a great friend Of the st. |
Johns firemen.
Joseph Hayes died Wednes-
day of last week of heart fail
ure at 303 Smith avenue. He
had only been in st. Johns a
short while. and recently came
from Topeka. Kansas. He was
a native of Dubois. Penna.. and
was aged about 28 years and
unmarried. The remains were
embalmed by the st. Johns Un-
dertaking Co. and will likely be
shipped to Dubois for burial.
The young man was a member
of the local Moose lodge.
The fire department was called
out about s O'Clock Sunday morn
ing by the alarm of fire. II was
found to be located at Crawford
and Salem streets at an old
building owned by A. w. Francis.
II is believed that il was set on
fire either accidentally or other
wise by some wandering "Wil-
lie." The loss was slight. but
had the fire been given a chance
TO spread it would no doubt have
done great damage to nearby
property. The auto truck was
on the scene in jig time. and
soon had it under control.
A letter in the Gresham Out
look last week from a man in
contains the following
relative to conditions in Alaska:
There are a lot of old timers
here who are looking for a days
work but cannot get it. When
! came up on the steamer from
Seattle to Skagway we stopped
at all the towns along the way:
also from Skagway to Ruby, and |
every one of the places looked
quiet. have seen men here
who have come from different
places in Alaska and they say
every place is dead"
The home of Elmer E. Thom-
as at 1905 South Hayes street
was badly damaged by fire at
about lis Tuesday morning. |
The local fire department made
time in reaching the
scene and succeeded in saving a
portion Of the building and some