St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-10-29

: under the Evangelical churc
and new furnace installed.
: The ladies of the Methods
/. church will serve dinner at moo
on election day in the basemen
of the church.
, The young people of the Evan
| gelical church will hold a Hal
lowe'en party tomorrow, Satur
day. evening in the basement o
the church.
The largest potato yet noteC
was grown by |. r. Duncan OF
his lot near Polk street. Il
weighed five and one hal
pounds, and is surely a dandy.
Mr.and Mrs. Kline of Spokane
WASH. were guests of the lat
ter's brother. J.P. Fones, during
the past week. They were or
their way to California by auto.
A. Guthrie & Co. was awarded
the contract for the construction
of pier No. 5 at terminal No. 4
by the commission of public docks
at the regular meeting yesterday
morning.
Monday night, November lst,
at 3 O'clock, at Bickner Hall,
the St.Johns Republican Club
will hold grand rally. Good
speakers will be in attendance.
All are welcome. W. A. Car
roll, President.
All members Of the Cox -Roose-
welt Club. are urged TO be pres
ent at the James John High
school Saturday evening at 1880.
Some announcements concerning
the Club will be made before
big the meeting. Mrs. Bessie
M. Richards. president.
Mrs. Ellen Scott. wife of Ed.
ward Scott Of 1866 Westanna
street. died Sunday morning M
the Good Samaritan hospital.
aged 81 years. Besides her hus
band, one daughter survives.
The remains were transported
To Idaho for interment, the St.
Johns Undertaking Co. having
charge.
The people of st. Johns as
a whole should vote for John
o. Bailey for Attvrney.Gener.
al. His experience as assistant
in the Office is worth a lot. besides
his eminent fitness for the posi-,
tion. st. Johns should honor one
OF its citizens by writing the
name Of John o. Bailey on the
ballot, and il will be n vote well
cast.
A Halloween party will be-
given for the employees of the
Peninsula Lumber company and
their friends at Peninsula club
house, McKenna averue and
willamette boulevard, on Satur
day evening. The progI am
arranged by A. Il Kent, director
of the welfare department and
employment agent. includes mo,
tion pictures. dancing. refresh
ments. songs by the Portland
police quartet, addresses by +.
C.Knapp. president of the com.
pany. and possibly by Mayor
Baker, who has been invited 10
attend.
A welcome party was given in
honor of Mrs. j. F.Gillmore who
has been visiting in Texas for
two months. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Decker who have been in
Texas for l3 months. Friends
Of the above will be glad to
know that they have come home
to stay. All had a nice time
with music and refreshments.
Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F.Gillmore, Mr.. and. Mrs.
Carl Decker. Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
Gilmore and daughter Evelyn
Jane. Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Valen-
tine. Miss Ethel Bowers. Mr..
Edw. Watson, Mrs. Maude
Stewart, Mrs. Eva Manning,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Manning,
and daughter Joan EVELYN, Mrs.
Merta Mason. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Purkapile.
This certainly has been a great
day for everybody. !. too, have
been enjoying myself. / took
one Of those dollar-a-minute rides
in the airplane. Gee. it's a won
derful sensation. But Pm not
going up again. Not me. When
we were about forty miles up
there in the clouds, the pilot
started down. He was headed,
nose straight down, for the
crowd. Then when he got a
coupe Of hundred feet from the
ground he Strengthened her out
and flew away as nice as you
please. The people on the
ground scattered frantically.
The pilot laughed and said to
me: Ibid you see 'em scatteri
Ninety per cent of the people
down there thought we were go,
ing TO crash TO the earth. "
Yes" said, "and fifty per
cent of the people up here
thought the same darn thingl''
I-Kablegram.