St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
Local News.
SAN-TOX.

j. E. Kilkenny, registered
electrical contractor, Col. 81;
107 South Jersey street.
The only good thing about the
war is the fact that it is on the
other side of the Atlantic.
]. E. Hitler returned last week
from a pleasant two weeks So
journ at the San Francisco Fair.
Even the town bum serves a
good purpose. He is a solemn
warning to the rising genera
tion.
Mrs. A. w. Davis has return
ed from an extended trip to Salt
Lake City, Utah, improved in
health.
The ferry boat Webster was
installed at st. Johns last Satur-
day to render service during the
time the st. Johns boat is out
of commission.
| Don't forget the Fourth of Ju-
lily celebration at Columbia Park
July 5th. 1t is promised that
there will be things worth while
doing all the time.
| Harold j. Davis and Arlington
Nolan of st. Johns graduated
from the Portland Trade School
last Friday evening. Both have
taken a four year electrical
course.
Mrs. Alex. Hamilton, after a
pleasant visit with her cousin.
Miss Eliza Cole. has taken her
departure for Otto, British Col
umbia. She was particularly
delighted with Portland and st.
Johns.
Mrs. +. w. Valentine. one of
the chaperones of the Telegram
party at the San Francisco Fair.
returned with the party Satur-
day. She says she had "the time
of her life," and that all enjoy
GU tie Trip iiiiiieuoSiys
The wood shed at the rear of
Mrs. Martins millinery store
caught fire Monday afternoon.
but the flames were extin9uish.
ed by quick work Of the firemen
before any real damage had been
wrought. II is said the fire ORR
qinated by boy playing with
matches.
II. w. Bonham. who is now
president Of the school board,
presented the diplomas at the
Commencement exercises last
Thursday evening in the high
school auditorium. In present
ing the diplomas he offered some
good sensible advice that was
we'll received.
The Senior class of the high
school deserve much praise for
repeating the play. "The Sky
Riders" for charity's sake. es.
pecially during the last week of
school when there were so
many things to demand their at
tention. We understand that
about $25 was realized from the
reproduction.
The Spaulding Company of the
East was awarded the contract
by the local school board of in
stalling four swings. set Of six;
three seesaws, set of four; four
slides, eight feet each. and two
giant strides on the school play
ground adjoining the Central
school building The grounds
will be placed in fine shape for
the youngsters.
The home of Fireman w. j.
Mackey on Burr street caught
fire at about 2:30 Tuesday morn
ing. and a portion of the roof
was destroyed. The fire origi.
mated from a defective flue. il
is said. The fire department
was Johnny on the spot. and had
to string out about 1900 feet of
hose 10 reach the hydrant. but
they soon extinguished the
flames. The damage is estimat-
ed at about $3.50. and the insur-
ance on the house is $400.
Henry Ford claims to have
perfected a motor tractor which
he can sell for $500, that will
take the place of half a dozen
horses on a farm and will reduce
by a least one-third the cost of
tilling the soil. BY making the
farm work easier and more in
teresting. he says. it will help
to keep the young man on the
| farm. Mr.. Ford plans to build
/. 900. 900 tractors and 1900. 600
engines yearly. He says that
operations on the buildings for
the manufacture of the new ma
chine will start at once and he
expects to employ about 20. 900
men when operations begin. The
tractors that Mr.. Ford proposes
TO build may be used on any Or
dinary farm and for almost any
kind of work. rk.-Punsutawney
Spirit.
More garden truck has been
raised in st. Johns this year
than ever before. and much of
the vacant land throughout the