St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27
Local News

The candidate will soon be active
once more.
The price Of paper is still on the up.
ward climb.
Quite lot of garden making Is now
In progress.
Spring activity in realty Is beginning
TO assert itself.
David Dickson has sold his residence
In North st. Johns
The need of hospital In ST. Johns
is not growing less.
Mrs. Merle Davis has recovered from
an attack Of Illness.
The rain man has been having an
easy time of it This month.
The ground hog and the weather
didn't seem to jibe this time.
The hum of the lawn mower IL again
| beginning TO be heard In the land
w. w. Shaw. OF Princeton street
has recently purchased new Oakland
car.
=. u. Powell. OF the Portland wooden
mills. has left for business trip to
Oakland, Cal.
Ray Il. Walls has taken over the
interest of his partner In the Pom
lnsula Electric Co.
Good idea for the city officials to
have some of the ruts ironed out OF
certain streets In 81. Johns.
| For Sale-Ninetccn White Leghorn
hens one year old In May.-6lS ~
lyanhoo street: phone Col, 1925.
/ Al Il.
Saturday, whore he had been spending
a few days with his daughter. Mrs.
o. u. Starr.
/ w. W. Rogers. the Raincoat Man
was on the sick list for n couple Of
days the past week. lie Ii now back
on the lob"
II Mr. and Mrs. Addison Kilgore (Flo
II McNiyenl have purchased a residence
| on Hartman street, and will make ST.
Johns their home.
II Mr. O'Neil has purchased the inter
est OF Mr.. Greene In the Poff a. Greene
| transfer business, aud the firm name
Is now Poff a O'Neil.
Mrs. n. A. Gee. who had her rib
broken recently. Is slowly improving
aud G. W. Gee Is able 20 be around
again after a siege OF illness,
II Is said that petitions for the Inn
proyement OF Fcssenden street from
Jersey 90 Edison will soon be circu'
lated. This will BE- an important Inn
proyement
Alma Rassi aud Helen Edmondson
returned late Sunday evening after
spending several days at the G, T.
State Convention at Albany, A very
pleasant time Is reported.
i Gladys Elliott and Horace z. Han
Il mum were married February 20, Mrs,
i Hannum Is the daughter OF Mrs. Hugh
Il simmons, and has been resident on
the peninsula for about 10 years.
A. W. Anderson has purchased the
Martin Hammer two acres on TiOga
street. Robt. &. Lear has purchased
the Straw residence at 5O7 Baltimore
street Both sales were handled dur
ing the past week by A, w. Davis.
DIR. w. b. Scott of Seattle. was called
here the first OF the week on account
of the illness OF his sister, Miss Rather
inc, who is afflicted with pneumonia
Her many friends will be glad TO know
she is improving,
The Doric Masonic Building Asso-
citation has incorporated with the fol
lowing directors elected Monday night:
c. II. Carter, pres; r. 5. Harrington
Viee-pres.; r. Z. Drinker, Treas; A.
w. Davis, See, j, NJ, Blair.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Monday, after
a pleasant six weeks sOjourn In 81.
| Johns, have returned 10 their home
in Baker county. Mr.. Monday is one
OF the largest alfalfa growers In Baker
county Mrs. Monday is the daughter
OF Mrs Hoover OF this place.
Mrs. w. j. Zimmerman OF 5sl Bel.
mont street died Feb, 22 OF heart dis
! ease. She was we'll known TO a mum
ber OF our old time citizens, having
lived here in the early days. The
| funeral took place Wednesday,
Mrs. j. NJ. Shaw, secretary OF the ST.
Johns branch, Y. w. c. A., has an
nounced that beginning the first week
in March an art class will be organized
10 meet Wednesday afternoon from l
10 3. Miss Helen Philips. art teacher
of the main Y. w. c. A., will instruct
the class.
At the last meeting OF Laurelwood
Rebekah assembly OF st. Johns, Mrs.
Jessie Geryais, state president, address
| tu tuc LuttllnEs tive mtnDtIs htit
initiated. Refreshments were served,
and at the close OF the meeting Mrs.
Geryais was presented with cut-glass
dish.
The Jolly Steen Club was delight.
fully entertained at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. w. X. Eyens on Stafford
street Wednesday evening. In the
game OF 500 Mr.. and Mrs. l.. III, Cham
bers secured first prize, and Mr. and
Mrs c. J. Muck second prize. Deli
cious refreshments we're served.
Mr.. ID. A. Thompson will give a lee
ture on astronomy at the ST. Johns
library Tuesday. March I'd, at o'clock.
He will use charts and globes. II you
are interested in the study OF the stars
you will want TO hear him. Mr.. ThOmp-
son does not pretend 10 be a prophet,
but he thinks he can tell when the
world will not come TO an end.
have for sale the best buy In the
city OF Portland: Modern house, lot
| lO0xl00; owner, nonresident, says
sell; $4,000 takes this. worth 5000
w. A. Carroll, sos n. Jersey street.