St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-25

A. r. Jobes and wife have re.
turned from their honeymoon in
California.
For Rent-Two room furnished
cottage, fruit and vegetables.
Phone Columbia SOL.
Couch & Co. is closing out
some mems SO. so, 81. 90 and $4. sc
Oxford Shoes for $1.75.
Found-Small pocket knife.
Owner may have same by call
ing at this Office and paying for
ad.
Miss jeanette Ogden of Day.
ton, Oregon. is visiting at the
home of Judge and Mrs. j. E.
Williams. She is an accomplish
ed musician.
Miss Imogene Carraher, who
is the house guest of Miss Irene
DAILY of Portland, was a guest
of Georgia Rich Lydick during
the past week.
Who has a stock of groceries
and fixtures to exchange for a
six room modern bungalow with
four lots each 50x100 #. in Nc
Minnville, Oregon; price $500.
For particulars see DR.. Gilstrap,
First National Bank Bldg, st.
Johns.
Mrs. Harry X. Holton of Be-
lott, Kansas, is the guest of Mrs.
Chas. Asper. She and Mrs. AS
per spent last week at Mary Hill,
Wash. Mrs. Holton will stay
until about September first, when
she will return home by way of
San Francisco, where she will
attend the Exposition.
The choir of the First Baptist
church gave a splendid recital
at the First Baptist church last
Saturday eve. at eight-thirty
o'clock. under the leadership Of
their choir director, Mrs. Mae
Wright. and assisted by Miss
Pauline Young as accompanist.
Selections were rendered dur
ing the evening. both vocal and
instrumental, by different men,
bers of the choir and the orchos-
ira. besides some splendid
readings which were rendered
by Mrs. Paul Behnke and Mrs.
A. Arnold.
The Jolly 'Steen Club met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Markle on lvanhoe street on
Wednesday evening last. The
popular game of 500 was played.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Muck won
the first prize. Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Frank Horsman captured the Sec
ond prize and Mrs. r. ID. Jack
son of Moro. Oregon. received
the guest prize. Refreshments
were served. This was the
closing game Of the series and
DIR. and Mrs. Vincent will en-
tertain next at the opening
game of the new series.
City officials are working out
the problem Of taking over the
official business of st. Johns and
Linnton when the annexation
measures take effect on July
9Th. One of the questions
which is now worrying the Ma, =
or concerns the fire and police
force in st. Johns. He is en-
deavoring 10 ascertain IL the st.
Johns employees are TO be dis
charged and their places filled
from the regular civil service
lists, or whether they are TO be
taken over as regular city em-
ployes. The City Attorney is
looking into this proposition. .-
Portland Daily Abstract.
A delegation consisting of
Hon. X. C. Couch. p. II. Edlef-
sen and II. +. Pennell, in which
the former acted as spokesman.
visited the Commissioners Of
Portland and the County Com
missioners in an effort to have
a substitute ferry operate here
while the James John is out Of
commission. They asked that
one of the Albina ferries be util-
lied for the purpose. and after
the necessity was fully and flu
emily explained to the officials by
Mr.. Couch. the request was
granted. and the Webster will
operate here until the James
John is ready to resume service.
The delegation was pleased with
the treatment accorded them by
both sets of officials. II was
necessary TO secure the consent
of the Portland officials because
the ferry Webster is owned by
the city of Portland. The pub
lie spiritedness of the delega-
tion is most praiseworthy.
The ferry boat James John was
put out of commission for a
while and partially destroyed by
fire Monday night at about eleven
o'clock. The fire seemed to start
under the deck. and is believed
to be the result of spontaneous
combustion. The watchman
states that the flames shot up all
at once and that he had no light
lit of any nature during the even
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