St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-07-24
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II Clyde Davidson of Cid Salem
street left Tacoma for Alask;
Saturday evening.
Harvey Smith and family have
moved to Eugene, where they
will make their future home.
The Firemen's Tournament tc
be held here on Labor Day is
going to be some swell event.
Currin Says: Register your
guess and you may win a Kodak.
Particulars at Currin's for Drugs
A ten pound boy arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Blackman, 913 Seneca street,
the first of the week.
The |. w. w. contingent fail
ed to give their usual Monday
evening entertainment on the
street corner this week. Great
disappointment!
S. L. Dobie, the efficient, ac-
commodating and popular as
sistant cashier of the Peninsula
National Bank, is sojourning in
the Tillamook country.
Former City Attorney o. J.
Gatzmyer returned last week
from a pleasant three weeks
visit in Denver, Colorado, and
as far East as Chicago.
Reports from the East indicate
that times are picking up there
with pleasing rapidity. Better
times will reach the Coast in
good shape this Fall, no doubt.
Mrs. Daniel McQuarrie and
her daughter, Miss Agnes, have
departed on the steamer, George
w. Elder, for six weeks visit
to their friends at Eureka, Cal.
Mckinney & Davis report
FIVE sales made this month so
far three lots and two houses
and lots. They say the real es-
tate business is looking up, with
prospects of an increasing busi-
ness right along.
The street cleaning brigade
placed the business streets of
the city in apple pie order the |
first of the week, and every
thing looks spick and span. |
They deserve considerable credit |
for the fine job they made of il.
Frank Walker returned last |
week from visit TO Ohio, and
where he was married TO a |
charming young lady of Clyde. |
Ohio, who accompanied him
here. Franks many friends |
extend their heartiest congratu-
lations.
Look at thisl An eight room
house and lot. 50xl00. on Jersey
street; $1,000. $500 down. The |
house alone cost more than the |
price asked. Must be sold with
in the next ten days. For fur
ther information, see j. +. Gill
more, ll3A N. Jersey street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Wilson re-
turned Monday from ten days
spent at the Chautauqua at
Gladstone Park, where they
camped. They report a most
enjoyable time. with plenty of
good music and some of the
finest addresses they ever heard.
Preliminary work on the new
plant of the Western Cooperage
plant is progressing right along.
We understand that a night
crew will be added to the dredg-
ing crew this week. II is ex-
pected that the plant will be in
full operation by the first of the
year.
Gus Salmond has sold his fine
home on South Ivanhoe street,
and will remove with his family
in a few days TO Los Angeles,
CAL, where he expects to en-
gage in business. The people of
ST. Johns will be sorry to lose
this estimable family from its
midst.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Currin at
tended the State Druggists Con-
held at Newport last
week, where Mrs. Currin was
in winning prizes for
ball throwing. best lady swim
mer, and for wearing the most
modest bathing costume. They
enjoyed their FIVE days outing
immensely.
w. +. Swengel of Minidoka,
Idaho, a former well known busi-
ness man of st. Johns. is here
on a visit. He and his son are
in the hardware. i'm
plement and harness business at
Minidoka, and he says they are
getting along in fine style.
Hard times has not reached that
section of the country, he says.
and every one is doing well.
and family live on their
800 acre ranch. about a mile
from Minidoka. while they have
their business in the town. He
will return to Idaho next week.
Carl Nelson has made quite a
record with his chickens in the
way of meeting with great sue
cess in furnishing eggs for