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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1907
Page
2
Fragments describe Saint Johns post office status under 1879 act, Beaver State Herald expansion, and editor jokes. notes on Portland liquor license prices and street lighting needs. ColfaxColfax Colfax columns discuss telephone franchise terms and city attorney S J Greene praised. Also Seappoose Advocate jokes on freight cars, their seasonal behavior, and hunting methods.
Local vendor touts durable whips with a money back guarantee. Seller promises full refund if customer not satisfied and emphasizes quality and reliability of the product line. Community shoppers are urged to inspect options and compare prices.
Sunday night entertainment by the Evangelical church of St Johns C E societies featured Ada Osfield reciting Little Boy Blue and Monahan’s photographs heard clearly by all. Ruth Edmondson and Jillian McVicker performed well. absence of President Wesley marred the evening briefly. Vernefiat, son of treasurer G M Hall, displayed his mother’s careful training.
M I Holbrook sold the Gillen Chambers Asbestos Co Portland a riverfront land strip adjoining the Jobes mill for a new plant site. The purchase price was not stated but the firm plans a year to erect the plant employing more workers and investing about 20000 pounds in improvements. Portland Collapsible Box Co with 55000 capital also secured a site on OK N tracks adjoining St Johns Lumber Co. mill fronting on the same tracks and may acquire more land for water frontage.
Bruce Wellington Kelly son of Mr and Mrs A Kelley died at home Friday morning April 5th after contracting diphtheria following a brief illness. He was about ten years old and well liked by his playmates. His death adds to family grief as his brother Douglass drowned last summer in the Willamette River, leaving a young daughter for consolation. Mr Kelly co-owns the Marine Iron Works.
A thrift of small notices includes Ballard’s Horehound Syrup advertised as a cure for throat coughs, with St Johns Drug Store selling it. Albert Estabrook ends tie with Jackson’s Place. A Kelly family trip to Seattle returns with a daughter. Mrs Sith’s mother ill in Nebraska. Local land deals: Whitwood Court platted from 200 acres by West St. Johns Land Co. W E Swengel fails to secure Benton County timber claim. timber land praised yet distant from transport. Watch Review for Baptist sale venue.
Friday April 26 is set for a Baptist ladies sale while the Methodist Aid held an all day meeting at Mrs Young's. Calef Bros advertise readiness for any order. A garden truck planted a month ago is healthy though looks ill. Nettie Summers of Hamilton Montana visits T J Monahan. Councilman Raser sold his confectionery to Geo Simmons and plans retirement. Mrs Frank Smith learns of her mother's illness in Plattsmouth Neb Mabel Lewis has been living with the Hurlburts and returned from a trip. Mayor Couch and Chief Bredeson order out slot machines and halt gambling. A new ferry boat was launched and shipped to Portland for engine fitting. Hendricks Monnich announce new stock in hardware paint and wallpaper in the Holbrook block. Rumors of diphtheria are denied with the city free of contagions. J F Borden wed M M Ingales at the bride's Point View home. couple to reside here. A city hall interior contract may be amended due to rising material and labor costs. A new Evangelical pastor Rev I K MeVicker leaves for Lafayette Ore and Rev C P Gates fills the Gil vacancy. MeVicker’s friends wish him success. Uhlig Bros reward public library furniture at cost, aiding its installation. The library opens soon. Rev G W Nelson of Albany Ore becomes pastor of St Johns Congregational Church June 1. Nelson, a Pacific University and Berkeley seminary graduate, has a daughter and Mrs Nelson is daughter of Rev Morrison of Portland.
An article features Mrs. Sara A. Cole recounting how Chamberlain's Pain Balm alleviated her rheumatic pain after years of suffering. She endorses its effectiveness, noting improved rest and sleep, and mentions others who benefited. Also mentions Mrs. Della Snyder returning to Spokane after eight months at open air treatment for lung trouble, reporting weight gain and hopeful recovery.
Second hand steel range in perfect condition offered at 19 50 with 5 cash and one weekly payment. Limited stock left as prices drop on other items including willow and oak rockers, iron bed, sewing rocker, parlor lamp, and a full housekeeping outfit. Large stock remains despite earlier sales.
St Johns Book Store offers a circulating library open to the public from 7 am to 9 pm, with a pay and exchange policy for books in the same class. It also stocks blank books, stationery, children's books, cigars, tobacco, and candies at modest prices.
St Johns Investment Co offers an in room house near Marine Drow Works with rent 15 per month and 525 cash plus 11 per month balance. Another half block on Point View near car line, central city corner lot with street improvements. Also a modern furnished house for 500 and other investment and residential properties advertised for prospective buyers.
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