10 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1905
Page
1
A broad array of local comments laments gamblers signing pledges to obey laws, questions punishment fairness, and urges support for St Johns charter provisions. The piece urges busy citizens to engage, critiques public faultfinders, and asks backing for fire department upgrades and salaries, with caution on license talk and land fraud probes.
An Industrial era item profiles the Peninsula Lumber Company in St Johns. It notes half a mile river frontage, rail access, and aims to export coastwise via docks. Output climbs from 35,000 to 150,000 feet daily, with 100,000,000 feet expected this year. The firm buys timber for wholesale, plans harbor docks, and boosts local employment while promoting home trade.
City council met Monday with Mayor Cook and members Beebe Hurlbert Hughes Hamilton and Monahan present. Minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved. C D Edwards was elected to fill the council vacancy caused by A M Culp's death and sworn in by the recorder.
A new large stove arrived by morning freight in front of St Johns Grocery Co attracting many. The device is to heat the building and burn garbage, reducing refuse to ashes rather than being carried to the backyard.
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