St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-26

prices at II. r. SlaTk - tne tufn
ture man. Adv.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. p. {
Stroud Thursday, March 25th,
daughter.
Wanted-Competent girl fo
general housework. Apply al
E. Chicago st.
This merger proposition i
certainly developing a lot of 10
cal oratory. About ten day
more and it will be over.
If you keep chickens. remem
Der that Portland does not per
NIT of chicken coops beingwith
in fifty feet of any dwelling.
Now is the time to spray YOU
rosebushes. Use the famou.
Nicotine Rose Spray. You car
get it at the st. Johns Phar
macy.
The Debonair club was enter.
tanned at the home of Mrs. Har
tel on Killingsworth avenue last
week. Delicious refreshments
were served.
Mrs. A. Johnson entertained
the Quid Libet club on Tuesday
afternoon. Dainty refreshments
were served. Those present
report a splendid time.
A lengthy letter by w. J. Pet.
ticord in favor of merger, an ar.
ticle against merger by a Lady
Voter" and divers other matter
was crowded out this week, but
all of which will appear next
week, when we expect to get out
a larger paper, and more of 'em.
Ladies! Here is your chance to
get an electric iron. for $l.9S,
almost one half less than the
regular price. Inquire at The
st. Johns Pharmacy.
Wanted-Two good local or
ganizers for st. Johns, for upto-
date 0rder-Knights and Ladies
Of Lincoln. Supreme secretary
at Franklin Hotel, Portland.
Oregon.
Lost-A silver handled UNI
brella with initial M IN 81
Johns jitney No 2. March 2lst.
Finder leave at VanScoyoc's gro-
Gerry. cor. Lombard and Washing
ton streets.
Merging means that parents of
school children will be compell.
ed to buy new school books for
their children this fall. The
books adopted by the Portland
school board are not the same in
st. Johns.
ID. l.. Page. who has been
spending the winter in San Fran
cisco. is spending a few weeks
in st. Johns. He has been en-
gagged on the Fair buildings
there. and says many of the ex.
hibits have not yet been placed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Douglass
entertained the jolly
Steen Club at their home on John
street on Wednesday evening Of
last week. Beautiful prizes
were given the lucky winners
and dainty refreshments were
served. All present had a de-
lightful time. DR.. and Mrs.
Vincent will entertain the. club
next.
The city recorder states that
the first of April will see all
light and water Indebtedness
cleaned up entirely. When the
present administration took hold
Of city affairs there was a debt
Of about $1,000 existing for water.
which has since been liquidated.
IL seems that the city's finances
are in excellent shape.
Eggs for Hatching. Having
TWO fine yards of B. +. Rock
bullets headed by two of Ladd
and Buers finest cockerels. |
am offering settings of eggs at
same old price of $3.50 for Is
eggs. also as fine a yard of Hou-
lans as there is in Oregon for
same price. L. b. Chapman.
BIZ Trumbull street, st. Johns.
In order to correct an erron-
eous impression launched by the
nergerites. upon thorough in
yesigation we find that only one
single are light has been placed
N Lents since that place was an
leXed to Portland. and il has one
lay police and one night police
nan. Portland pays the volun-
.eer fire department there fifteen
dollars per month with which
% pay rent and other ex-
lenses.
The Portland city charter COM
Dels all property available TO
sewers to connect with same,
and does not allow cess pools to
De constructed where it is at all
possible TO connect with a sew
sr. This would mean that there
are hundreds of citizens in st.
Johns would have to connect
with the sewer system after
merging. And it will have to
be done under the plumbing reg
llations of Portland. Think