St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Local News.

Chickens that come home to
roost have more sense than some
men we know.
Clyde Thorpe, of near Soap
poose spent several days in st.
Johns this week.
Glenn Haskell has Joined the
u. S. Cavalry and left Wednes-
day for Clackamas.
Wouldn't a drink of good old
st. Johns water taste particular
ly fine these midsummer days?
If you don't stand up for your.
self you cannot blame any one
for sitting down on you.
| Mrs. Irwin Gormachey is spend
ing the week with her parents
on the ranch near Scappoose.
J. N. Edlefsen and family
are enjoying the week at
Towney's Hotel, near Mt. Hood. |
Beginning next Monday all
the local barber shops will close
promptly at 1880 exception Sat-
urday evening.
If you are too lazy to work |
for what you pray, your prayer
will get no higher than the top
of your head.
The st. Johns Hardware Co.
has splendid specimen of the
Northern timber wolf in their
front window. Look il over.
Mrs. G. II. Lynn. of Hood
River, is spending a few days
with her mother at the Byerlee
home on West Richmond street.
The fire department was call.
ed out to extinguish brush fire
at 0berlin street Wednesday |
morning. No damage wrought. !
Gordon Treat and wife. of
Mill City, motored to st. Johns
and visited with friends here
for several days during the past
week.
David A. Byerlee. who is
taking a theological course at
the University of Oregon at
Eugene, is home for his vaca-
tion.
Miss Minnie Plasket is enjoy
ing the ocean breezes at Ocean
Park. She and her sister and
family are spending most of
July there.
Misses Opal and Lillian Raw
son left Monday for Jefferson
City where they will attend the
Methodist convention. They
will return next Monday.
Forest fires are reported rag
ing at Oak Point. below Kala-
ma. on the Washington side.
The ashes are quite thick on the
water and the canneries are in
danger.
Miss Mary Kinnear has re-
signed her position as stenogra-
pher at the Jobes Milling Co..
and has accepted a similar posi-
tion with the Peninsula Ship
building Co.
The local grocery stores were
closed Wednesday on account of
the Grocers' picnic at Bonne-
Vile. A number from here took
in the picnic. and all report a
splendid time. II
The fire department was called
out at about l o'clock Tuesday
afternoon TO quench a fire at a
boat house on the water front,
but the flames were extinguish-
ed before any particular damage
was wrought.
Inspector M. II. Hogan has
been transferred from the
Quartermaster's Department,
u. S. Army. with headquarters
in Maine. TO the local woolen
mills. in the interest of the
government.
Mrs. j. +. Williams entertain
ed a number of her friends with
a lawn party at her home on
North Kellogg street Wednes-
day evening in a most delight
full manner. The evening was
immensely enjoyed by all.
Our great week together at
st. Johns first Chautauqua
makes us look forward with
pleasure TO the community sing
and union meeting on the city
hall lawn next Sunday evening.
Let US make il a true union and
unanimous while the glorious
Oregon summer is here.
Rev. E. C. Richards, of Sa-
lem. will be the preacher at the
Methodist church next Sunday
morning. DIR. Richards is Field
Representative of Willamette
University, and is addressing
himself to our aspiring young
people who are looking toward a
college education.
Plans have been completed .
for two buildings to be used as
saw sheds for the Grant Smith
Porter Guthrie Co. at st.
Johns. The buildings will be
of frame construction 6OxlS0 !