St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-04-10
Local News.
DAN'S--That's all.

Inc OOlIlfIlerclal OluD is pro
Jectlng big things these days.
Too bad there is not enough
offices to supply each candidate.
Miss l.. s. Perkins, teacher Of
elocution, 634 Windell street. aC
Mrs. Julia Marselliot, of Forest
Grove. was visiting her sister
Mrs. John Jewson. last week.
Easter Cards, Booklets, Egg
Dyes and Fancy Candies at the
st. Johns Pharmacy. adv.
The Commercial Club dance to
be held in the rink Monday even.
ing, April goth, is to be the
greatest social event given here
in long while, so it is said.
The city of Linnton has been
given permission to erect a fire
station between the Germantown
and st. Helens roads, the road
master having examined and APP
proved the site.
Farmers in the vicinity of
West Stayton Will plant 35 acres
of Refugee wax beans this sea-
son for delivery to the the Sa-
lem cannery. The crop is ex-
pected to BE- highly profitable.
The Berean Class of the M. Z.
Sunday School will hold their
next meeting at the home of
Gladys Nolan, 1907 S. Gresham,
Tuesday. evening. April 13. All
members are urged to be present.
Come and have good time.
IL was enormously stated in
one of the Portland evening
papers that Geo. w. Munson,
who was reelected Councilman
from the Second Ward Monday.
was a prohibition candidate.
Such was not the case, as Mr..
Munson was the nominee Of the
three parties-Repuhlican. Dem
ocratic and Progressive.
Jack Campbell. a former well
known resident of st. Johns,
was a visitor here the latter end
of last week. He owns a fine
ranch near North Plains and is
getting along in first class style.
He says that a two-story brick
X. of p. hall is being construct
ed at North Plains. and that the
town is growing at a rapid rate.
Mrs. Harbrige. of FonduLac.
Wisconsin. who has been visit
ing Mrs. John Jewsen. 9l8 Il. Mo-
hawk. the past week. and who
has spent the past few months
visiting in the western states.
left for the East last Wednes.
day morning. She was delighted
with the western climate. and
especially that of Oregon.
There are over 500 unregister-
ed voters in the st. Johns Dist
rict. To accommodate all those
who wish TO register. Justice OF
the Peace Williams, in the Hol.
brook Block. will keep his office
open every Monday. Thursday
and Saturday nights until 8 o.
clock. Books close April 80. Only
twenty days more 10 register be-
fore the May Is primary.
Some miscreant poisoned the
fine bulldog pup owned by Alex
Kerr. 9l9 North Hayes street.
Wednesday night. A number
of others have lately lost valu-
able dogs in the same manner
in that neighborhood. The ras-
cal who is doing this despicable
work had better be little care
ful i'm the future or he is liable
to be arrested and punished as
this crime deserves.
Under a recent ruling of the
postal authorities. farm and gar
den produce may be shipped di-
rect from producer to consumer
when properly packed for ship,
ment. This provision also in
cludes farm and garden imple-
ments. castings, parts of ma
chinery. etc. This should be of
immense benefit TO farmers
within easy reach of towns or
cities. as offering an outlet for
fruit. vegetables, eggs. poultry
and butter which have hereto
fore been of little value on ac-
count of excessive transportation
rates.
That the wheat farmers OF
Eastern Oregon do not spend al
their coin in the purchase of
more land to grow more wheat
is indicated by figures supplied
\ blythe automobile dealers in that
section. Within the past six
weeks buzz wagons to the value
of $98. 900 have been furnished
to Umatilla County alone and
the other wheat counties have
taken nearly as many. The
wheat growers with big acreage
find the automobile a necessity
and they purchase them as q
regular part of their business
equipment.
Seated within the bodies OF
huge moths. flies and other in,
sects. visitors to the Panama
Pacific international Exposition
may enjoy the novel sensation OF
fiYing about q giganic candle