St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
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III Manufacturers of artificial leg,
begin to see a bright industria
| future.
II The paid firemen look quit,
imposing in their natty new
uniforms which they have don.
ned during the past week.
Several Hindus who have been
working at the lumber mills
here have left for India, it is
said, to join a revolution against
Great Britain.
"The Trey of Hearts," an in
teresting picture IN serial form,
will appear at the Multnomah
theatre two nights each week,
beginning August II and 18.
John G. Brooks, who has been
engaged for the past few
months in operating a linotype
machine in a newspaper office
in Eastern Oregon, has returned
to st. Johns. He says the heat
and dust of the Eastern portion
of the state is something fearful.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Gyde
have returned to their home in
Wallace. Idaho, after a pleasant
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. N.
Harney on Decatur street, Mrs.
Gyde being a sister of Mrs.
Harney. Mr.. Gyde is a prom
inent attorney of that city.
The Fraternal Brotherhood of
Oregon City has challenged the
drill team of the st. Johns
Lodge to a contest for a cup to
be awarded by the supreme
lodge. The contest will be held
in Portland the latter part Of
next month. The local Order is
growing at a very rapid rate.
Fire consumed a wood house
at the home of Mr.. Flynn on the
corner of Kellogg street and st.
Johns avenue at about the mid
night hour last Friday night.
Besides a quantity of wood, sew
eral chickens were devoured by
the flames. The origin of the
fire is a mystery.
The fountain on the city hall
plot Of ground. which has been
in a dormant condition for some
time, has been placed in splen-
did condition under the direc-
tion of Chas. Z. Garlick. of the
water and light committee of
the city council. The fountain
is now a thing of beauty.
The paid firemen have been
kept rather busy for the past
few weeks in controlling fires
throughout the city. started by
parties burning weeds and which
spread more rapidly than the
ones setting the weeds on fire
anticipated. Persons should ex-
ercise the greatest care in weed
burning during this dry weather.
A number of st. Johns people
enjoyed themselves at the picnic
given by the band of the Port
land Fire department at Es-
tacada Sunday. The st. Johns
ties took advantage of the oc-
casion to distribute advertising
matter concerning the Firemen's
Tournament to be held here on
Labor Day.
II is strange how garbled the
city papers get in their accounts
of accidents that happen some
times. The case of drowning
last Sunday at the lower end %
st. Johns is an instance in point.
Outside of the name and ad-
dress of the unfortunate man,
little else was correct. The true
account appears in the Review
this week.
The Royal Arcanum Lodge had |
a jolly time Monday evening, |
after the regular business of the |
Order had been transacted. |
Several boxing stunts were pull
ed off between a couple of young
sters; Smock and Jones, and
Geeslin and Evans. all of which
afforded much amusement. The
science demonstrated was won-
derful to behold. Cigars were
passed, and a fine line of re-
freshments added to the enjoy
ment of the occasion. Speeches
were made and a general good
time took place. Several visit
ing members of the Order from |
Portland were in attendance.
The event was gotten up in
honor of the visit of Grand Re-
gent of Oregon Wilmot and Ora
tor Wilmington and j. Barnes of
the Oregon Council of Portland.
Miss Carrie A. Byerlee. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. N. Byer-
lee, and Robert Earl Moore were
married at the home of the
bride. 315 West Richmond street,
Sunday morning. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. j. h.
Johnson. pastor of the Christian
church. of which both the con-
tracing parties are active MEM
bers. The bride is the accom-
plished daughter of ID. N. Byer-
lee, formerly editor of the Re-
view, and now editor of the
Linnton Leader. She has
numerous friends In this city.