St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-11-27
Local News.

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| When a mans brains shrinl
his head swells.
Yes, we escaped the incom,
tax. And the income escaped
us.
The total bonded Indebtedness
of Portland's water department
is So. 400, 600.
Any one knowing of destitute
families in st. Johns are re.
quested to leave word at this
office.
Beautiful line of Christmas
Cards. Booklets and Folders on
display at the st. Johns Phar-
macy.
Arkie Anderson, who has been
seriously i'll, is improving ma
terially, his friends will be glad
to note.
1t is unnecessary for some
people to hide their lights un-
der a bushel. A thimble is
ample.
Since the new skirts came in
to vogue it has been positively
demonstrated that girls are not
bow legged.
AL Harris and family have re-
turned from a pleasant summers
sojourn near Crabtree. and will
spend the winter months in st.
Johns.
Subject for the Christian
Science lecture Sunday: "An-
cient and Modern Necromancy,
Alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism
Denounced"
The bald headed old bach who
marries at the age of 80 will
have a glorious time buttoning
her up the hack and hunting for
invisible hooks and eyes. .-Ex.
C. w. Rawson of Mamich.
Idaho. spent Thanksgiving at
his fathers home here. He is
just entering into the dry goods
and gents furnishing business
in Idaho, and purchased a por-
tion of his stock in Portland.
The Sans Dieu Reins class of
the Evangelical Sunday school
will give an entertainment in
the East st. Johns bank building
on Fessenden street December
18th at So'clock p. m. A social
time and refreshments will be
enjoyed after the program.
Come one. come all.
AT the recent meeting of the
Commercial Club p. II. Edlefsen.
C.. C. Currin and j. N. Harney
were appointed as a committee
to arouse interest in the way OF
patronage of the local laundry
among the business men of the
city. II is the belief that the
local institution should receive
more generous support than is
accorded it.
The city council is considering
the feasibility and practicability
of securing land for cemetery
purposes. William Cation has
offered a fine tract for the pur-
pose just north of the city. with
good roadway leading thereto.
That the city has long needed a
cemetery is a we'll known fact,
and il is to be hoped that one
may be secured.
A train of eleven full cars,
carrying a part of Cuba's hor-
ticultural display. has arrived
on the grounds of the Panama
Exposition. The shipment in.
cludes great palm trees. cocoa.
nut palms. coffee trees in fruit.
bread fruit. bananas and scores
of other tropical varieties. Cuba
is TO be given a place of honor
under the dome of the Palace of
Horticulture.
The slump in business result
ing from the war has been felt
keenly throughout the country
in all lines of commerce. But
il is on the rebound, and unless
all signs fail. it will soon be
hitting the pike on the home
stretch. We of this community
may do much TO strengthen the
feeling Of optimism even before
the general relief is felt. We
can keep what money we have
in circulation at home by doing
our buying from our home mer-
chants. That is common sense.
Let's all take dose.
Friday evening. December
4th, at 8:l5. there will be held
in the High School auditorium a
Community sing" The first
half of the evening will be given
up to a musical program. in
cluding numbers rendered by
Teachers chorus. High School
chorus and Grade choruses.
The last half will be given to
assembly singing of old time
songs, led by Mrs. Covert.
supervisor of music in the public
schools. Everybody invited; ad-
mission free.
Mr and Mrc Waalau HacL