St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-11-20
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Subject for Christian Science
lecture Sunday: "Soul anC
Body"
Panacea will make your hens
lay. Get it at The st. Johns
Pharmacy.
Some women are afraid of au.
tomobiles because their hus.
bands cannot afford them.
Linnton will vote upon the
proposition of consolidating with
Portland on November 9Th.
Rank work will be put on at
the regular meeting of the
Knights of Pythias this evening.
P. S. Bannon of White Salmon.
WASH, was a visitor to st.
Johns the latter part of last
week.
H. T. Ketchum is having a
modest little dwelling erected in
East st. Johns in the Maybrook
tract, near Astor street.
Dick Perrine, after spending
a few weeks in Montana, where
he placed several of Perrine's
famous freplaces so that the ma
tives may keep warm this win
ter, has returned to st, Johns.
c. Kind and wife of McCor-
mick, Wash. have been visiting
for the past few days with their
friends in st. Johns. Mr.. Kind
was formerly a well known and
popular resident of this city.
If every man in this town
would make a practice of devot-
ing two hours a week to yard
Improvement, il would be but q
short time when we would have
the most beautiful community
in the country.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the
st. Clements Church, gave a
most delightful dance in the
Eagles Hall Wednesday evening.
II was well attended and thor
oughly enjoyed.
The Pythian Sisters will give
a dance in the Eagles Hall next
Wednesday evening. Good
music will be furnished and q |
most enjoyable time is sure TO |
ensue. Don't miss it. Admis-
sion 80 cents.
An era of good times is still
being heralded throughout the |
country by the large dailies and
other important periodicals. and
If signs do not fail, the coming |
Spring will usher in one Of the |
greatest periods of prosperity |
that this country has ever
known.
st. Johns being a progressive
city in most enterprises, has
shown her desire to lead in social |
as well as business life. Last
Monday evening a few of her
best society folks ushered in the
very much talked of new dances
the Lu Lu Fado. and the Fox
Trot-under the able instruction
of Pete and jeff. These dances
promise to be the attraction of
the present season.
Editor Review: Would il not
be a good plan for the city
council TO institute proceedings
toward the improvement of Brad
ford street between Richmond
and Baltimore streets at least?
If any street in st. Johns needs
improvement il is undoubtedly |
Bradford street. | would sug-
gest that the matter be
given serious consideration. -
Subscriber.
The exhibit of the local wooden
mills at the Manufacturers and
Land Products Show at the
Armory at Portland. which clos
ed last Saturday. attracted as
much or more interested atten.
tion than any other industrial
exhibition there. c. E. Garlick
had charge of the loom, which
was in operation right along.
The products of the mills dis
played also commanded much
attention
A resident of the Yaquina val
ley, near Newport, on the Cor
Wallis and Eastern branch of
the Southern Pacific, is securing
a comfortable living off an acre
and half of ground on which
he grows peppermint leaves.
He puts the leaves through an
cider press. selling the
peppermint fluid TO Coast and
eastern extract manufacturers.
He is said to have the only pep
permint ranch in the West.
Ben Selling is doing a lot for
poorer humanity. He has open
ed up an eating house in Port
land where the poor may secure
a good. wholesome. substantial
meal for five cents. The room
is also fitted up with magazine
tables. books. checkers. etc.. so
that those out of employment
may while away the time as we'll
as satisfy the inner man for a
mere stipend. Mr.. Selling is