St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-03-05

No decision on the ST. Johns park site
has been announced.
Note the announcement of Coe A. Nc
Kenna & Co. OIL the last page Of this IS
sue.
N. =. Gee is moving the old Learned
realty Office from its present site at the
corner Of Richmond street and Columbia
boulevard.
Mrs. r. {. Waite went TO Dilley, Ore
yon. last Friday and returned Sunday
with her two little grandchildren whose
mother passed away several weeks ago.
William surber has purchased the
tobacco and soft drink establishment
of William Preston opposite the ST.
Johns Hardware store on Jersey street
Mr.. Surber has joined forces with Mr.
Trip OF Philadelphia street soft drink
establishment and the partition OF the
rear of the Surbcr store has been re-.
moved and the two places connected.
The firth and sixth termers Of James
John high school entertained the fresh.
men Monday night at the high school
The address of welcome was given by
W. 4. Fletcher, principal OF the high
school. and n talk given by oliver
Jessup, president Of the student body.
Initiation OF freshmen followed the pro.
gram. Ice cream aud waters were
served 20 the 100 who attended
Mrs. Ella Mary Lango died at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. s. l.,
Knowles. 007 s. Kellogg street, Feb.
fuary 2Tth. Of cancer. She was aged
5l years, month aud ~ days, and
came from Pullman, Wash, To this
place about three weeks ago, She
is survived by hor husband, three
sons and two daughters. nll Of the
children residing IN Portland The
funeral services were held Monday az
10 n. m. IN the chapel Of the S. Johns
Undertaking Go. lnicrmcnt in Rose
CITY cemetery
The Red Cross Shop Of Portland wants
tu turn the waste newspapers and mngua
Eincs oi Portland into funds for the use
of the Portland Chapter ~ that ufphni
gation. 10 do this IL Is organizing a
drive 90 be held iof one day, Saturday,
March 10, at which time itg volunteer
army oi occupation, the Roy Scouts, viii
collect all the waste papers aud discard
ell magazines which may be donated To
the cause by the people Of the city. II
h asked that the people save their pa.
pcrs until March l3, aud that they then
put them at their front door steps In
bundles, The Scouts will do the rest
Two fires, which started from
sparks from Chimnryn driven 10y q
high wind, caused considerable dam.
age ~ two residences In the st. Johns
district last Friday afternoon. The
first occurred nt Ai2 South willamette
boulevard, ut residence owned by
W. q. Waterbury uf Nowburg, Or, and
occupied by i, \, Campbell Damages
to roof aud furniture were estimated
at 5000 The second occurred at $40
North Seneca street when the resi-
donco of Mrs. ! -. kolihor was almost
entirely destroyed by fire which start
ed In the roof Most OF the cloihIur
brlOnriuF to Mrs krlihrr her son nr
Lewis kolihur, aud her daughter aud
her husband, Mr. aud Mrs Thoral i.Du.
men, WAS destroyed, Furniture ON the
lower floor was saved.
The Evangelical Conference viii
meet iu Corvallis Ou Aprl Hth. aud
Rev A. T. Layton viii then hr trans
fcrrvd tn another charge, huyiuE stay
I'd tho limit ui iN, years iu 81 johns
The people ul 80 Johns leo general
will regret very much tu lose Rev
Layton and his most vHtimuhiv family
from this community Not only has
he been active aud faithful iu church
affairs but has 'akvu lively interest
In civic affairs as well, especially au
In matters having % tendency toward
the moral uplili and brttvrmvut of
conditions iu 81 Johns The Evan
goliCal church Was never In better
shape iu every way than under his
administration A good man 90 the
community as we'll as to his church
will ho lost when Rev. Layton leaves
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