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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
2
The St Johns Review discusses local government toughs for April elections, noting no sinecure for officials and a lean budget. It contrasts Portland's Alaska trade talk with St Johns plans for growth, calling for prudent finance and patience amid rising assessments and utilities costs.
Fragmented OCR depicts a debate over a railway line and city support involving figures named Leewgett, Munger Wallet, and Cunley Tittidt. It references intentions of council members, managers, and local authorities, suggesting a contentious planning discussion and public reception.
A muddled East Coast to Oregon tale centers on a disputed Christmas event with conflicting reports. Key figures and dates are unclear, but the clash hints at a local public controversy involving multiple parties and contested actions.
Three weeks after Tin Rip View printed respect resolutions for Lite Josephine Preston, teachers at St Johns schools drafted resolutions. The public notice excluded the line about the Reever, prompting cautious commentary in The Oregonian.
Captain Mehean announces the Gazelle steamer will run between Portland and St Johns twice daily. The Coastline leaves Stark Street each morning at pay and returns each evening at site with stops at Linotow en route to Portland to save time.
Sawlay serves as at 10 o clock with evening worship at 7 30 and Sunday services in the new Chicago Street building near Harriet Leonako Pastor Von Theee Mice invites all to attend Home baked goods from Hoston Homie Bakery on Jersey Street featured as part of the event.
Sweeter and J K Street er in Chicago, Minals, visited St Johns to review city potential for a structural steel plant. They seek 44 1000 acres with at least 166 feet water frontage, railroad access, and start work in a few months, employing many during and after erection.
Local merchants urge autumn advertising contracts for 1906 while weather and seasonal concerns press. Real estate dealers, insurance firms, banks, and harness shops promote services as residents plan Christmas events and council session on city income approaches.
During the holiday rush seven pianos and one orchestrelle were marred by shifting stock. They are sold at large reductions with monthly payments, including mahogany Pease and Chick ering models, Claren don, Webern, Story & Clark, Kimball, Steck, and a 450 tone orchestrelle. Brand new, fully warranted, latest designs at bona fide reductions.
At Tuesday evening meeting City of St John council unanimously approved condemning resolutions opposing Northern Pacific railway construction between the Coriubea and Willamette rivers. They urged citizens to press for action and to publish copies to rail officials and papers.
Ambiguous phrasing notes concern over affordability and risk of carts and losses. Advises checking with Peninsula Bank about rates to avoid greater losses.
A Sunday and Christmas overwork yields a Northern Pacific point in the battle for St Johns access as surveys between Vancouver bridge and the city cross five times. The OR&N lagged. Property buys on the Heights, including Moe Harris Marcy and Mcleod holdings, total over 660a, hint at NP influence while skirts around potential city routes. Pending court adjudication, work progresses along the line with speed.
The shah of Persia avoids bed stead and sleeps on cushions or floor mattresses in a central room. A small table behind his cushion holds five portraits, center is himself flanked by King Edward and Queen Alexandra, with the emperor and empress of Russia further out. These portraits accompany him in sleep within his dominions and abroad.
Public notice directs travel by steamer Gazelle from St Johns Dock at 6:16 a m and 6:16 p m to Portland Stark Street Dock arriving 1:00 p m and 7:00 p m. PMID not provided.
The Toronto municipality is bidding its own sewer and paying projects to invite competition. City engineer bids like others. if no contractor accepts, the city uses day labor. In the last year forty three concrete sidewalks, seventeen paving, one grading, and twelve sewer contracts were completed this way, producing net savings and potentially improving quality as a model for other cities. Concerns exist about graft if the engineer colludes with contractors, but in a large city with many bidders this is unlikely. The approach has mixed success for city works but could prove workable as a system.
Pearson's Magazine notes that twelve percent of urban injuries occur on streets. It cites a hypothetical citizen meeting many hazards daily, including ice slips sixty eight times, boarding or dismounting cars ten injuries, horse and wagon incidents six, dog bites four, banana peels two, with miscellaneous risks and occasional motor vehicle collisions highlighted.
Lawlie's Weekly notes New York's hotel boom with magnicent new establishments rising daily. It claims seven leading hotels are often full and reports over 100 million dollars invested in first class hotels in the metropolis, underscoring the city as the premier hotel center.
Harpers Weekly notes world cotton output in 1904 reached 18,041,890 bales with a 15,474,980 bale consumption, creating a surplus of 2,566,879 bales in factory supply. It cautions that large noncommercial production in China, Japan, Asiatic Russia, and parts of South and Central regions remains unmeasured and uncertain.
The St Helens Public Service Company advances a 100 mile route survey and staking for a electric line crossing the Willamette at St Johns to Vancouver and toward Tillamook. Backed by Hill interests, the project could bring four million dollars and benefit St Johns by routing traffic west of the Norther Pacific line. Surveyors will advance next week to secure rights of way and push the enterprise.
The Evangelical Church outlines next week’s services with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and 1 30 p m led by Superintendent Mrs McVicker. Evening sermon at 8 30 p m and Wednesday choir practice at 7 p m. Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m. Pastor McVicker invites all residents to attend.
Octave Thanet, born Alice French in New England, chose her pen name from a schoolmate first name Octave and Thanet from a passing railroad car heard by chance. The name is emphasized on the second syllable, reflecting a curious origin and a life shaped by varied American civilization experiences.
Three oversized windows for Halbrook's corner location, soon to house St Johns Grocery Company, were fitted without incident. One measures 160 inches in width and the other two 165 inches each, all three at 62 inches in height.
Incorporation of The St. Johns Hotel Company becomes official as papers are filed on Wednesday. The company has a capital of 21,000 with interested parties including B Nye, Adam Mueller, and E. F E. Coovert. The hotel project is progressing with the first floor nearly finished.
Italian actor Signor Puma golli draws attention in Rome by staging Hamlet with no ghost, provoking sharp press criticism and a rebuke from Domenico Oliva, a Shakespearean scholar who notes Shakespeare staged the ghost at the Globe. Hamlet without the melancholy prince remains to be tried.
A compact note discusses genuine maple style cues linked to Couch & Co and SAE standards. It highlights craft focus, material quality, and design alignment with traditional maple aesthetics. The item reads as a brief trade note or cryptic brand reference.
Clarence Young sold his interest to Mrs. W L Bullis and retired. The new owner plans rapid growth as the bakery gains 1 Up 4 large trade in its short time since opening.
An undisturbed Roman altar four feet high was unearthed near Melrose in England. The square stone bears an inscription to Jupiter, reading that Carolus, a centurion of the 20th Legion, paid his vow with cheerfulness and valor.
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