St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-09-17


iting with her mother. Mrs. j,
Canright.
Mrs. Florence Wilcox is on 9
two weeks vacation at Grass
Valley, Oregon.
Misses Airline Shaw and Alice
Brown leave next week for the
University of Washington.
Miss Amanda Steele has ac.
cepted a splendid position as
teacher in Sherman county.
William Killebrew has return.
ed to st. Johns after spending
several months near Spokane.
Ed. Monahan has sold his con.
fectionery at 300 South Jersey
street to G.H. Nubeihr, formerly
of Spokane.
The Peninsula Security compa-
ny is erecting three houses on
Fessenden street between Smith
avenue and Windle street.
Mrs. CIaud Sanders of Astoria
and Misses Della and Flossie
Lund of Coquille were week end
guests Of Miss Clara Nelson.
The Woodmen of the World
will initiate a class Thursday
evening. Sept. %. The degree
team from Portland will put on
the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Sole,
Mrs. Richard Sole, Jennie and
Genheard Sole motored down
last week from Everett, and
were guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. M. A. Nelson.
Every citizen should use print
ed envelopes. The price is not
greatly in excess of imprinted
ones and they look so much
better and there is little danger
of going astray in the mails.
lone hundred for one dollar at
this office.
The Odd Fellows and Rebek
abs and friends will hold a pic
mic at Columbia Park next Sun
day, Sept. 18th. Please do not
forget the date and come. wealth
er permitting: il not, at the |.
o. o. +. Hall.-Reported.
Charles Garlick is again a res
ident of st. Johns. after about
four years spent in Uncle Sans
service. He was discharged in
Chicago and made the entire trip
from that city by auto, and did
not have one blowout.
Karl Won Pier has purchased
the beautiful Peter Thompson
residence at 1882 N. Syracuse
street. Mr.. Thompson is begin.
ming the erection Of a new resi-
denCe on his land near the lsen-
see home in North ST. Johns.
The public dock commission
will petition the county commits.
sioners TO pave Greeley street
and st. Johns avenne on which
the extension of the st. Johns
street car line to municipal ter
minal No. a is being laid. Alb
stract.
Rev. +. T.. Blackman, wife and
daughter will leave October 7th
for Eastern India. Rev. Black
man was formerly pastor of the
Ridgfeld and Kalama churches,
and is the youngest son of Rev,
Blackman of the local Free
Methodist church.
The Grant Smith Co. has Sc
cured the contract for the cree
tion of a trestle to be built at
Wilbridge for the Pacific Coast
Steel Co. The structure will be
from 400 to 500 feet long and
will cost sl5, 900.
The INSTRUMENTATION pray
er band will meet at the Free
Methodist church. corner Hud.
son and Richmond streets, Tues
day, September 2lst. in an all
day prayer meeting. beginning
at 10 a. m. All other churches
invited to participate.
The first of five pontoons for
the new drydock being construc.
ted for the public dock commits.
sion has been launched. With
the great pumping capacity spec
flied in the plans il is estimated
that a 1900 ton ship can be
lifted in less than 80 minutes af.
ter the blocks have been set.
C. C. Thomason, popular civ
les teacher in the local high
school last year. but who has
since been doing important work
for the government in connec
tion with the navy, a feature of
which was preparing a guide
book for the navy boys. stopped
off on his way to Seattle lues-
day.
The Cox-Roosevelt Club will
meet next Tuesday. September
2lst. at 1880 p. m. at Bickner
Hall. Col. Robt. A. Miller. pres
idential elector. will speak. Miss
Mary f. Meeley and Madame
Bourey will give a musical pro-
gram. An open forum will be
held, in which all members may
take part. The public is request