St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-05-21

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for $2.5 at Couch q Co.
"There is no such thing al
luck" "There isn't, eh? Die
you ever see anybody upset al
inkstand when it was emptyT
Judge.
H. G. Benham, who had beer
confined to his home for a cou'
pie of weeks with a severe at
tack of erysipelas, is able to be
around again.
Special sale on Initial Station
cry on display in our window.
Twenty boxes given away free.
Is your name in our window
Look, at The st. Johns Phar-
macy.
j. Henry Smith and family of
Pleasanton, Texas. expect to ar
rive in st. Johns about the first
of next month. Their many
friends here will be glad to see
them again.
The Loyal Temperance Legion
will meet next Monday, May
oath, at a o'clock at the home of
Mrs. f. M. Quinn on Tyler
street, near Jersey. All child
rem are welcome. Reported.
Miss Green and Miss Hack
rott. both trained nurses of
Dows. Iowa. were guests of Mrs.
v. w. Mason and other friends
in st. Johns during the past
week. The former left to visit a
brother in Alaska, and Miss
Hackfott departed for Montana.
The city treasurer of Portland
has started q crusade to sell all
property upon which there is de-
linquency of street improvement
payments. This will work a con-
siderable hardship with many
property owners who are out of
work and struggling to meet
payments on their property.
As an echo Of the recent OPEN
ing Of the canal at Oregon City
for the free passage of river
craft. IL is announced that line
of boats to carry passengers and
freight will be put on between
Portland. Dayton and McMinn-
vile. on the Yamhill River. A
small job Of dredging will make
that river easily navigable for
light draft steamers.
Robert Cook died at the home
of his son at 719 Myers street
Monday. aged SO years.7 months
and Is days. He was born in
England and had been a resident
Of st. Johns for the past seven
months. Rheumatic and heart
trouble caused his death. Sur
viving him is one son. at whose
home he passed away. The fu-
neral services took place at the
chapel of the st. Johns Under
taking Company Wednesday af-
rernoon at 2:30; interment in
Columbia cemetery.
A seedy looking man with a
consuming thirst found himself
in that embarrassing financial
condition which precluded the
possibility Of the purchase of a
drink. He cudgeled his brain
and finally hit on a scheme.
Rushing into a drugstore he call
ed out excitedly: "A lady just
tainted outside. Have you any
whiskey" why, yes. here's
some." said the sympathetic
clerk. pouring out liberal guam
tity. "Ah. thanks" as he gulp-
ed il down;"it always upsets me |
TO see lady faint. "-Ex.
The baby daughter of John
Ikeman. living at Gilbert ave-
nue.. east of Lents. while play
ing with her brother. had her
finger severed and the next fin
ger laeerated by a hatchet in the |
hand of the boy. The boy sug-
gested TO his baby sister that she |
nut her hand down on a block, |
when he would show how he
could chop her fingers off. She
obeyed and the hatchet severed
the little finger and part of the
next. A physician was called
to dress the wound. but the ba-
by will go through life with a
short finger.
Carroll. the bright little son of |
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Bardwell. |
died Friday night of last week |
of meningitis. The little fellow
had been suffering from an at
tack of whooping cough. when
meningitis set in and caused his
death. Only a few short weeks |
ago the parents were bereaved
of their little girl by death. and
now TO lose their son also is a |
very heavy blow. and the sym
pathy of the whole community |
goes out to them in their hour
of sore trial and deepest sad
ness. The funeral took place
from the home Sunday after
noon at 2 O'Clock; interment in
Columbia cemetery.
Annexation of Linnton to Port
land is to be an issue at the
Portland city election June z. |