St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-06-02


lost time of late.
Typewriter ribbons for sale at
this office; 75c each.
Mr.. lowering left last week on
business trip to Manitoba.
Fire destroyed quantity of
cord wood near Pier Park Satur-
day last,
Repairs on st. Johns streets are
still going by default. How long
before action will be takenY
J.B.Huntingdon gave Lincoln s
Gettysburg Address at the Port
land Auditorium on Memorial
Day.
Not much speed is in evidence
toward installing playground ap-
paratus at Pier Park for use of
the children.
Christian Science: Sunday
morning services at IL ;00j We'd
nesday evening at 8 100 at 4O3
Smith avenue.
Mrs. McVicker and Mrs. Fra
ser left yesterday for Wichita,
Kas., where they will visit rela-
tives and friends.
All local ads. are strictly cash
unless a monthly account is had
at this office. Phone orders Of
local ads. not acceptable.
j. n. Edeflsen and G. b. Russell
of the Peninsula National Bank
attended the Oregon Bankers
Convention at Astoria Saturday.
Il. j. Whelan Of the Peninsula
National Bank has returned from
his vacation which was spent in
California with his parents and
friends.
Hahn & Rebman were the low
est bidders ON the Improvement
of Fessenden street from Edison
to Jersey. Work will soon be m
der way.
Mrs. Burghduff is having the
eleventh annual reunion of the
graduates of Room IL, Central
school at the skating rink this,
Thursday, evening.
Pratt the photographer will oc,
cupy a part of the new Fletcher
building on North Jersey, near
FeSsenden, which is nearing com.
pletion. Roy Wilcox will occupy
one of the rooms.
A concert will be given in the
Pioneer NJ. Il. church WedneS
day, June 9TH. The program will
consist Of solos, duets, quartets
and choruses. Admission 25c and
l5c. Everybody welcome.
Plans were filed last week by
City Engineer Laurgaard for the
Improvement of Willamette boul,
evard from ST, Johns avenue 10
Weyerhaeuser avenue. The csti-
mated cost OF the project was
given at $l2,335.
The home Of Geo. A. Bigler AZ
so South Edison street was dam
aged by fire near the noon hour
on Decoration Day. The fire i,
believed TO have originated from
an electric iron, and the damage
is said TO be about $500.
The demonstration 10 be given
by the pupils Of Mrs. Frank \,
Rice at the James John High
school Monday evening, June >,
at 8 clock, bids fair TO be one of
the most pleasing and entertain
ing musical events Of the year.
"The Glass Slipper" the play
given by the'Glee Clubs of the
James John high school at the
auditorium last Friday evening
was a delightful entertainment
and immensely enjoyed by the
large audience in attendance,
A number of the friends of Mrs.
j. A. Riggs gave her a pleasant
surprise party at her home 1925
South Princeton street on Mon
day evening. Music, games and
refreshments, including straw
berry shortcake and cre' m, made
the occasion a most enjoyable
one. Mrs, Riggs, who had been
in i'll health for the past three
years, is able to be around again,
The smoker to be given for the
benefit of the Portland WoOlen
Mills base ball club in the club
house of the Portland WoOlen
Mills Friday evening, June 9Th
promises TO be highly entertain.
ing. Fighting" Bletch an
"Speed" Murphy will put on the
main boxing event. The former
is a coming heavyweight of Port
land, and the latter has defeated
a number of good men. Both are
overseas boys.
Tonight the DeMoss Concert
Company will give a program al
the Community church. A unm
ber of St. Johns people have
heard them and speak Of theiI
program as being equal 10 thai
of any Chautauqua company
They have travelled all over
America and through parts o.