St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-25
Local News.
SAN-TOX.

An AL COW for sale. -301 East
Mohawk, st. Johns.
Subject for Christian Science
Lecture Sunday: Christian Sci
ence.
Miss Grace Bogardus is on a
three weeks visit in Eastern
Oregon.
Only a dozen days until st.
Johns becomes part of greater
Portland.
J. E. Kilkenny, registered
electrical contractor, Col. 92;
107 South Jersey street.
Mrs. r ID. Jackson and daugh-
ter leave for their home in Moro.
Oregon, after a pleasant months
visit in st. Johns.
This is the last week of school,
and the youngsters will no doubt
enjoy the twelve weeks vaca-
tion to the fullest extent.
Mrs. Myrtle Ebell of the Pines,
near Baker. Oregon, has been a
guest of Georgia Rich Lydick
during the past week.
r. C. Clark is having hand
some residence erected on Alle-
gheny street. which will be thor.
oughly modern in every respect.
Don't forget the Fourth of Ju-
ly celebration at Columbia Park
July 5th. II is promised that
there will be things worth while
doing all the time.
Mrs. Z. F. Moore and children
left the first of the week for
Ketchikan, Alaska. where she
will join her husband. and they
will spend the summer there.
But little interest was taken
in the school election Monday
when one director was elected.
There were 102 votes cast, 100
for +. p. Drinker, and 2 for
OnaS. AnuerSOls
Gordon Falls. one Of the most
beautiful Of the numerous cata.
racts in the Columbia Gorge, and
which is on the line of the new
Coluummbia Highway. has been
formally presented to the City
of Portland by S. Benson.
The Baccalaureate exercises
in the high school auditorium
Sunday evening were interest
ing and well attended. The SER
mon by Rev. Thomas on the sub
ject Pursuing Our Ideals" was
splendid effort and keenly ap-
preciated. The music was a
feature that appealed to all.
Misses Eula. Mabel. Jean and
Madeline Grice of Moscow. Ida.
no. are guests at the home of
their grandfather. Thomas Grice,
coming down by boat from Lew.
iston. Miss Eula is bookkeeper
for q large business firm in Mos
COW and Miss Mabel is a school
teacher. They will return 10
their home Sunday.
Ex-Councilman Chas. E. Gar.
lick has joined Battery A. field
artillery of Portland. and is now
with the company in camp at
Gingling Field. Monterey, Cal.
The company is now on its an
nual outing and will take in the
Fair at San Francisco on the way
back. The outing lasts about
two weeks.
In order that a channel not
less than sixteen feet in depth
may be established between Til
lamook Bar and the docks at Bay
City, the Government has order
ed the dredge Oregon to Tilla-
nook Bay and the work will be
pushed vigorously until COM
pleted. Ii is expected that the
dredge will be employed in that
vicinity the balance of this sea-
son and all of next.
Thirty.six thousand acres of
land in Pine Valley. Baker Coun-
ty, will probably be thrown open
for entry within a few weeks if
present plans are carried out.
The tract has for several years
been tied up under a Carey Act
project the promoters of which
failed TO raise the necessary
funds with which to carry it on.
The entire tract is favorably To-
Gated for irrigation.
The Jolly 'Steen Club jitneyed
to the pleasant country home of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Chambers at
Sunnyside last Saturday evening,
where they were delightfully."-
entertained. The principal di-
version of the evening was the
game of 500. and the first prize
was won by Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Derrie, and the second by DR..
and Mrs. A. w. Vincent. The
trip was immensely enjoyed by
the club members. as was also
the elegant feast provided by
the hostess. 1t was in the early
hours of the morning when the
jolly party returned home.
The four room cottage occu-
pied by A. E. Blackman at 626
East Burr street was destroyed
bY fire at about 4 go Monday