St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-08-07

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r visit in Seattle.
Clothes make the man, tn
? lack of them the fashionabl
woman, says an exchange.
G. Lincoln Fassette returne,
from Corbett, Oregon, where h
has been for the past month.
Gas range for sale. Almos
new; will be sold at a very rea
sonable price $40 Smith ave
nue. NJ, st. Johns.
Miss Hazel E. Fassette return
ed last Sunday from a pleasant
vacation spent with Miss Laurs
Ross of Corbett, Oregon.
Mrs. E. w. Mclean returned
last Saturday from a pleasant
two weeks sojourn at Ocean
Park.
The heartfelt sympathy of the
entire Nation is with President
Wilson in his deep sorrow occa-
stoned by the death of his below
ed wife yesterday afternoon.
Miss Dixie M. Lewis under
went a most serious operation at
a Portland hospital Tuesday, and
her condition is quite favorable
this morning, although she is in
a serious condition.
Owing to lack of space an in
teresting paper read by Miss
Lulu Magone at the Mothers
meeting last week. and a poem
by Mag Merilles were crowded
out this week. but will appear in
the next issue.
There is nothing lovelier and
sweeter than an old lady willing
to admit her years. and nothing
more ridiculous and pathetic
than one who entertains the
delusion that clothes and puffs
and powder can shoe the years
away. Elk.
A Texas father of seventeen
children has asked the governor
Of the state for an automobile,
so he can take his family TO
church. One would think il
would be less trouble TO have the
preacher hold services at his
home.
Any one desiring TO obtain
concessions in st. Johns on
Labor Day are directed to make
their desires known to either p.
G. Gilmore. Ross Walker or C.
s. Currin. Concessions are GO
ing at n rapid rate. so you will
have to hurry If you want to
get in.
The Central Oregon highway
through Lake County is to be
by a set Of heavy steel
signs with the lettering cut
into the metal in such a manner
as to make il conspicuous under
auto headlights at night. Wood
en- guide posts will also be pro-
vided for the less important
roads and crossings throughout
the county.
We desire to sincerely thank
the neighbors and friends who
so kindly and generously extend
ed their kindness, aid and SYM
pathy during the illness and
death of our beloved mother,
and we assure them that their
acts Of kindness and sympathy
will ever be gratefully remem-
bered and appreciated. Mrs.
Jane Dodge. Mrs. Olive Hemlow
and Miss Elizabeth Caples.
That a large number of st.
Johns people will take in the
Firemen's picnic at Estacada
is fully assured. Spec
ial cars have been arranged for
the st. Johns contingent. Any
one desiring to go along can Sc
cure tickets from any member
Of the local fire department for |
rs cents each, which include |
round trip and dancing. Before
he st. Johns people return from |
he picnic every one at the pic
lic will know that there is GO
ng TO be swell doings at st. |
Johns on Labor Day.
The st. Johns Pharmacy ball |
hub and the National Laundry |
hub of Portland played an excit-
ng game of ball on the local
grounds Sunday afternoon. One
Unfortunate feature of the game
vas occasioned by the visiting
.atcher and pitcher running into
zach other in the attempt to
latch a foul ball. The pitcher
vas the more painfully injured
# the two. and was rendered
unconscious for a few minutes.
lie was soon revived. but was
Unable TO finish the game. Up
o the time he was injured he
lad been pitching mastery ball.
md it is a problem which team
would have won had he finished
he contest. The home team
Won. however. by the score of
to 2.
An amusing remonstrance
Igainst the assessment of cost
# the improvement of William
'tte boulevard between st. Johns