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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
2
A 1908 Saint Johns Oregon newspaper issue discusses Christmas wishes and moral guidance, notes on weather quips, and editorials by A. W. Markie and Mann D. Neyeriee. It urges civil discourse, cautions against offensive language, and calls for community support and kindness.
A heated exchange emerges as A W Days accuses a writer of misrepresenting and inflaming readers. He demands accountability, warns of continued clashes, and threatens to pursue further action if the paper persists in certain coverage.
A local letter urges voters to back a special tax for a new high school in St Johns. It argues teachers deserve fair pay to keep local staff from leaving for Seattle, notes planned district growth, and appeals to taxpayers to attend the polling and vote yes to bonds for city schools.
The city of St Johns passes Ordinance No 206 to license tax regulate and restrain bar keepers saloon keepers and dealers in spirituous vinous or malt liquors and to repeal Ordinance No 65. It bans opening or maintaining saloons bars or places selling liquor without license and sets penalties for violations. It creates a Liquor License Committee with powers to investigate applicants require filings and determine license eligibility and location restrictions.
A long city ordinance text from St Johns details licensing bonds of five thousand dollars, license fees of twelve hundred dollars yearly, and strict restrictions on saloons, bars, and drinking rooms. It sets glass frontage, prohibitions on back rooms, penalties for violations, and enforcement by the municipal court, repealing prior amendments and noting publication in the St Johns Review.
Resolution states the city council agrees to revise portions of the charter and authorizes a five member Charter Amendment Committee to draft amendments, due by February 2. Recorded December 1, 1908, with notices published December 18 and 25 in Multnomah County Oregon. Administratrix of W W Raser estate advertises creditors to file claims within six months. Hood River land exchange inquiry noted at Collier & building Saint Johns Oregon.
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