St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-08-28

D Strictly sanitary. Gilmore
barber shop. adv.
r Christian Science topic TO
next Sunday: Christ Jeasus.
For Sale Bartlett pears an,
, prunes. L. II. Campbell, 422 +
Leavitt street.
Girl wanted for housework a
, 116 East Chicago street, st
Johns. Mrs. Julius Markwart
Wanted "A Stenographer
Perry G. Stroud, First Nationa
Bank Bldg.
Lost-Gold pin with green jade
set. Leave at Bonham & Cur
rier's store.
An electric massage, only one
in town. .-Gilmore's barber shop.
adv.
Picture framing done at Portland
prices at II. F. Clark's, the furni-
ture man. Adv.
Mrs. j. N. Keeler delightfully."-
entertained the Debonair Club
at chicken dinner yesterday.
Mr.. Adams of North st. Johns
sustained a broken leg by being
thrown from a wagon yesterday,
READ THIS: If you want
to sell your property on easy
terms. list it with j. +. Gilmore.
| have calls for easy payment
property.
Watches" made over into
"Time-pieces" at reasonable
rates at Rogers, 800 N. Jersey
street.
The Better Babies contest next
Monday will be most interesting
affair. Many babies are regis
tered and much interest is taken
by the mothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wehoffer and
two daughters Of Portland and
Mrs. Larson of Washington were
the guests of Mrs. James Key,
Sunday, August %.
The Fraternal Brotherhood of
this city will picnic at Canemah
Park Sunday. Last Sunday they
were at Columbia City. max
ing the trip on the launch Eva.
The st. Johns Cash Market is
now located in its new quarters
and has one of the neatest and
most attractive markets on the
Peninsula. IL is a beauty.
For all kinds of general re-
pairing of autos. bicycles, lawn
mowers. ETC.. go to the Home
Garage, 102 Smith avenue. cor
ner Of Charleston; G. b. Ben
ham, proprietor; phone Colum-
bia 603.
Mothers who have children en-
tered in the Better Babies con-
test aie requested to leave pho
tographs of same with Mrs. A.
w. Markle. Parents who have
not registered their children for
fear they are not in physical
condition to win prize. should
register anyway. as valuable in
struction will be given so that
they may become more perfect
for the next contest.
Divine inspiration" In
those words many account for
the wonderful preaching Of
Charles X. Turner, a handsome
lad of six years. who. though
barely old enough TO attend pub
lie school. is an ordained minis
ter of the Baptist ch urch. as is
his father. a minister Of 16I
years standing. Charley is a |
native of Florida. He will not |
be seven years old until next |
November. In September. 1912, |
he was converted and entered
the work which. he declares, |
will be his vocation. He is now !
q resident of Knoxville. Tenn.
The st. Johns Homing Pigeon
Club will hold its first series of
young bird races on Sunday. Au-
gust Both. and September 9th. |
A trophy will be donated by |
Currin's for Drugs for the bird |
the best average speed
in both the races. The COM
peting birds have been making
some remarkable time in the |
preliminary training, and keen
race is anticipated. After the
races a display of pigeons will
be exhibited in Currins' Drug
Store. The Salem State Fair
will also donate two cups to be
flown for during the State Fair.
During the long months of
"watchful waiting" in Mexico.
we were told by critics of
the Wilson administration that
American diplomacy was "the
laughing stock of Europe.
German. French and
political writers never
tired of explaining how ridicu-
lous was the attitude of the
United States. and how certain
it was to end in disaster. Yet
our much derided American
diplomacy solved the Mexican