St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-09
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III your eyes are troubling yo|
see DR.. Gilstrap.
Y The Knights of Pythias an
nounce a dance to take place tn,
evening of April %.
Subject for Christian Scienc,
lecture Sunday: Are sin, dis
ease and death real?
Samuel j. Swengel, formerly
of this city. is visiting relatives
here. He is making his home
at Minidoka, Ida.
1t cost S4,054, GAG to govern
the City of Portland during 1914.
Based on a population of 275,
600, the above sum represents
an average of STATS for each
individual.
The Loyal Temperance Legion
will meet next Monday the 18th
at a o'clock. at the home of Mrs.
Jeffcott. 111S S. Gresham street.
All children are welcome. Re-
porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Chambers
of Sunnyside, Oregon, were the
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. ID. +. Horsman, 208 N. Will
lamette boulevard, last Wednes-
day, March 31st.
The Boston Restaurant, newly
opened at st. Johns. featuring
Boston Baked Beans and New
England Boiled Dinner, in the
good old fashioned style. Pay
us a visit; short orders at all
hours.
Efforts are being made by rail-
road officials to induce farmers
in the Willamette Valley to grow
rauliflower in wholesale quanti.
ties. It is said there is an un.
limited demand for this vegeta-
BILE in Chicago and other cities
)f the Middle West and that reg
llar market rates are such as to
yield a handsome profit to
growers.
Music lovers of st. Johns and
vicinity will deprive themselves
If a genuine treat by not attend
ng the musical feast which the
st. Clements Choir. and other
ocal talent will present on Thurs
lay evening, April 18th, at st.
Clements School Hall. Admis-
,ion % cents. There are six
cen numbers on the program.
The public has a cordial invita-
ion TO attend.
A new magazine to be devot-
ID exclusively to taxation, good
'oads. crop marketing. rural
,redits and other live topics. is
being launched by G.. c. Chap
nan. who has just retired from
he secIetaryship of the Oregon
Development League. The new
is to be called The
Oregon Voter. and the first num-
Der will go to press late in April.
If you are not attending church
DR. S. 5. you will find welcome
waiting you at the First Bap-
list church and S. S. We have
classes for all ages. We are
equipped to do efficient work in
,ur S. School. We have a good
J. S. Orchestra. which plays for
,ur S. S. session and church.
)ur S. S. has doubled in attend
lnce the last year. Come and
DIN us in the work. Reporter.
Within the past few days
lefnite action has been taken
It Salem in regard to starting
he flax industry in this state.
n order TO encourage farmers to
experiment with the new crop.
/ is planned TO offer $l5 per
on for flax straw, a considerable
idvance over prices in other
ections. Seed will be furnished
It SO per bushel. payment to be
made when the straw is market,
d.
The battle is over and the
nergerites have carried the day |
" 302 votes majority. The is
ue was well threshed out from |
10Th sides and the people have
lecided. The Review was OPP
,osed to the merger and fought
hat way. But it has no fault TO |
ind with any one. 1t was a |
question for the people to decide
or themselves. and since they
Iecided. the Review is satisfied. |
let us all be good fellows, for
ret past differences and work |
ogether for the greatest good.
The st. Johns Review has re-
eived from the press an advance
opy of the new Oregon Alma
lac. volume of statistics and
Information regarding every
ommunity in this state. These |
.dvance copies are being sent |
'ut as rapidly as possible to all |
,apers and periodicals in the |
tate, also TO commercial clubs
nd similar organizations. In
bout two weeks the main issue