St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-08-14

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W. j. Nolan is having a fin
home constructed on Gresham
street near Burr.
Mrs. Minnie Young is havinj
a cozy little dwelling erected ol
South Jersey street.
st. Johns has great need of
cemetery, and some effort SHOULD
be put forth to secure one.
E. S. Harrington is having .
pretty dwelling erected on Alma
street near Central avenue.
Mrs. A. L. Palmer and family
have moved to Sherwood, Ore.
gon. where they will make their
future home.
II. E. Reed is adding hand.
some porch and making other
alterations to his residence on
East Charleston street.
The st. Johns Lumber Com.
pany's mills are expected To
close down soon for a week or
so to make necessary boiler re-
pairs.
Lucien Ray, merchandise
broker of Salt Lake City,
Utah, was a guest at the home
of his cousin. Mrs. A. w. Davis,
during the past week.
Miss Emma l.. Somers, assis-
tant city recorder, left this
morning for a two weeks So
journ at Newport. Mrs. J. o.
Burson is filling her position at
the city hall during her. absence.
Merchant Ed. s. Currier has
had the dwelling on his lot on
East Chicago street removed to
Central avenue, and is having a
handsome bungalow erected on
the site thus made vacant.
Hop picking will soon be the
order of the day at the various
hop yards. Better prices for
hops than ever will prevail, it is
said. and consequently the pick
ers will no doubt receive larger
remuneration for their labors.
The fire department is bad
ly in need Of a telephone. AL
most ten minutes was lost in
summoning the paid iiremen at
the fire Tuesday night. which
could have been saved had a
phone been installed in their
room. Application has been
made for a phone, and will like
ly be installed IN a few days.
The iiremen got to the fire on
East Tyler street in exactly one
minute and one-half after re-
ceiving the summons.
The war situation in Europe is
growing darker all the while.
The armies of the various coun-
tries involved are getting in
position 10 deal death and des-
truction out TO each other with
all the latest and most deadly
sinews of war. The war vessels
are manoeuvering around TO get
in shape to destroy each other.
Before another week has passed
history no doubt will record
frightful carnage and des.
truction.
A salute of 2l guns from the
cruiser Boston Saturday morn
ing will announce the opening
of the Panama Canal to com.
merce and will begin the cele-
bration that the Chamber of
Commerce plans in Portland for
the occasion. Bells will be rung
and whistles blown throughout
the city and the bands of the
Police. Fire Department and the
Royal Rosarians will give con-
certs in the streets.
Some time ago the government
offers of ground for
the erection of postofiice
building at st. Johns. A num-
ber of tenders were made. but
for some reason or other il has
not been made known what, il
any. selection had been made.
Since the government has made
the appropriation for the land,
why delay announcing which
site has been decided upon?
The property owners making the
tenders have right TO know.
it would seem.
Mckinney & Davis report the
following sales, made during the
past month: Lot on Fessenden
street TO Mr.. Goldstone; house |
and lot on North Hayes street to |
E. o. Lindboe; house and lot on
East Tyler street to Mr.. Sporup; |
house and lot on South Hayes
street to another Mr.. Sporup;
house and lot on Buchanan street |
to Mr.. Patton; lot on South Gres-
ham to w. j. Nolan. who is now |
building a residence on same;
lot adjoining to w. l.. Graham.
who will soon begin building a
home thereon. The above is
testimony of the fact that the
war is not affecting |