Will Be A Good Year For St Johns Outlook For 1912 Developments
Street work in St Johns is set to flourish with hard surface treatments and several improvements funded by pony assessment. Odd Fellows plan a two story fireproof building on Fessenden street while Masons and other fraternal groups consider new brick temples and a reinforced concrete garage near Jersey and Fessenden. New industries, a free ferry, a growing lumber sector, and real estate movement signal a bustling summer as Panama Canal openings and smokestack growth tempt further development.
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St. Johns
Odd Fellow Lodge
Fessenden Street
Masons
Baltimore
Jersey
Henry Henderson
Chicago
Pythian Lodge
Uth Jersey
Captain Smith
Fessenden
L.c.0.f
Jersey Street
First National Bank
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Panama Canal
Weyerhaeuser
Library Open Hours Report January 1912
Monthly library report notes January 1912 fiction circulation rise high lending activity and 256 books mended. Open readings attract average Sunday attendance of 25 readers. New acquisitions include Skipper and the Skipped and twenty-five fiction titles placed in two weeks.
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Falenigmne
St. Johns
Agricultural Experiment Station
Holman Day
Dissolution Notice of Muck & Son Meat Firm
The firm of Muck & Son, engaged in the meat business on South Jersey street, was dissolved on February 13. C. S. Muck continues the business. All bills due the firm are payable to C. S. Muck, and all debts outstanding to be paid by said C. S. Muck. Henry Muck, C. S. Muck.
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Muck & Son
South Jersey Street
Muck
C. S. Muck
Henry Muck
Entertaining basket social at Princess Theatre Holbrook Block
The Soil ali vistian of the Christian church hosts an entertain ment and basket social Monday evening Feb 19 at Princess Theatre Holbrook Block. A wide range program includes songs recitations instrumental selections and a three act comedy. The C EB Society of Woodlawn performs the comedy with praise. Ladies bring baskets with lunch for two and men will purchase baskets for sharing. Admission free.
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The
Christian Church
Princess Theatre
Holbrook Block
St. Johns
Portland
C. EB. Society of Woodlawn
Witney
Hens That Pay: Mr Frank’s 12 Chickens Turn $80 Net Profit
From Gresham Herald: Mr Frank of Woodstock keeps a small 12-hen flock. Chicks hatched by Dec 1 and Jan 1, eggs laid total 3165, with one hen laying 114 eggs without a miss, six days a week. Net profit for the year exactly $80.
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Mr. Frank
Q2ad
Jatreet Woodstock
Frank
Gresham Herald
Death of Mrs Pyeatt at South Hayes Street
Mrs Rose Pyeatt wife of John T Pyeatt a French black grocer died at her home on South Hayes Street Sunday morning Survived by husband nine children ages youngest about a week old and mother in Oklahoma Services were held at the home Tuesday at 10 am interment in Columbia Cemetery The local notice mentions McKinney Lovie as the source.
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Rose Pyeatt
John T. Pyeatt
South Hayes Street
Oklahoma
Columbia Cemetery
North Announces Candidacy for Multnomah Sheriff on Republican Ticket
William C. North longtime chief field deputy in the county assessor office formally enters the sheriff race on the Republican ticket. He pledges strict enforcement of laws, tax collection, and cooperation with the assessor and clerk to extend tax rolls and improve service while promising an impartial, economical administration and salaries based on merit. North notes his 12 years in the tax department, his Oregon service record, and his ties to Portland’s East Side, pledging fair treatment for large and small taxpayers and a clean campaign.
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William C. North
Multnomah County
Eppenants
W. C. North
Tennessee
Oregon
Portland
East Side
North East Side
Oregon National Guard
Jutnic
Eeen
Philippines
Oregon Volunteers
United States
General Sumner
Scout Young Ace
Ofice of Oh
National Conservatory Responds to St Johns Teaching Dispute
Mr Osborn of the National Conservatory of Music issues a reply to local complaints in St Johns. He defends teaching quality, notes long serving staff, and explains charging practices while stating the aim to keep a branch in St Johns Portland and Oregon. He says few complaints were received and asserts instruction is among the best in the United States.
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Peterson
Marshall
United States
St. Johns
Secend
National Conservatory
Portland
Oregon
8. C. Osborn
Washington Birthday Social at The Bible School
The Christian Church will host a Washington Birthday social in the 1. O. O. F. building on February 22. Preparations promise an enjoyable evening with games of many kinds. Admission is 20 cents for adults and 10 cents for children, with free refreshments and a candy booth offering homemade candy at small prices.
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Bible School of the Christian Church
Washington
Valentine Riddle Echoes In A Quiet Lament
A fragment voices a poetic riddle on happiness and sadness, contrasting gladness and sorrow within a romantic frame. It hints at Valentine themes, questioning reception and emotion in a playful, cryptic tone.
High School Notes From James John and Lincoln High
Miss Anna Brice, linked with Willamette University, returns to enter business college in Portland. James John High loses to Vancouver 18 to 17 in a fast, near-half game with new basketball suits debuting. Tonight James John faces Woodburn High at Bicknell. Mrs Lola Walker teaches at Lincoln High, while a new reading room opens with magazines. Students with averages of 90 percent or higher may use it during school hours.
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Anna Brice
Salomnis
Willamette University
Business
Portland
James John High
Vancouver
James John
Janes John Wates
Woodburn High
Bicknev All
Lola Walker
Central School
Lincoln High
Rusting to Work and Seeds Deliveries Across Portland
A Washington style broadside notes youths aged 14 to 21 should seek useful labor while warning against lifelong loafing. It reports A W Lafferty receiving 22,000 puckuson of seeds to distribute and Portland families praising them. Governor West promotes Good Roads week and offers a rural mail wagon for a 250 word road description. O F club and Christian Church events listed withFeb 22 dates.
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Governor West
Portland
Ad Club
Rotary Club of
City Council Proceedings Urge Street and Utility Actions
Council met with Mayor Couch presiding. Petitions to change Smith and Fessenden to Fessenden and Gilbert were referred to water and light. Remonstrance against O R N Co sidetrack on Bradford referred to city attorney. Pool of stagnant water at Charleston and Richmond referred to street abatement. Saturday afternoon off with longer other days granted. Bills allowed totaling 180.00. Police report shows 80 arrests last month. Five year lease with St John Lumber Co for Bradford Street authorized. Gilbert street improvement and grade cement walks approved. Columbia boulevard improvement costs assessed.
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Couch
Smith and
Fessenden
Fessenden and
Gilbert Streets
Water and Light Committee
Bradford Street
S.C. Cook
Charleston
Richmond
Rodman
Horsman
Perrine
Johns Mdwre, Co
D. J. Horsman
Ely
Satterlee
B.S. Noonan
Pacific Banker
St. Johns Lumber Co
C. A, Vincent
Engasstrad
Aptograph
Kilham Stallery & Co Co
St John Lumber Co
Thadford Street
Verrine
Gilbert Street
Fessoniden
St. Jolive Avenue
Muck
Columbia Boulevard
Mitchiend Street
Mohawk Street
Valentine
Willamette University Endowment Campaign Noted at Pioneer Church
Methodist Church notes record BH Todd D D presiding at Pioneer M E Church last Sunday. He praised Willamette University history and its rise among national colleges, urging a strong endowment to meet Hill l and Hoath convictions. Much of the $200000 hourly goal came in gifts under 500 dollars. The sermon theme High Ground Protection for the Valley to be continued next Sunday. Also listed are local visits, health recovery news for George Simmons after a seven week illness, and a note on St Johns housing searches with scarce available rooms.
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BH. Todd
D. D
Willamette University
Pioneer M. RB
Willamette
Hill l
Hoath
Gipsy Snaith
Commercial Club in St Johns Plans and Probes Community Projects
The Johns Commercial Club holds a lively meeting in the Holbrook block rooms. President M. L. Teast is away, H. B. Pennell leads discussions on initiation fees, mail delivery, a federal post office building, and inviting speakers on county matters. Officials authorize secretaries to gather information for a delay, plus plans for a St Johns exhibit and trolley service improvements.
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Te Johns
Holbrook Block
Haniee
M. L. Teast
Colin
H. BK. Pennell
Pennell
Jolin
Crawshaw
St. Johns
Lip Bette
A. W. Talost
Caveryiur
Cony Shaw
A. St. Johns
Elale
K. C. Cools
Anwilling
Johns
Jamey John’ Teal
Couch
Key
Keth Qin
St. John Wa
Morhearny
St. Joly
Bering Uy
Hiv
Longing for seaside joy and urban beauty
A fragmented verse reveals a narrator praising a beloved for seaside leisure and urban scenery. The speaker yearns to linger with the muse amid waves and city sights, while wondering why happiness and home are hard to reconcile.
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Seaside
Lowe
Abe
Lane Ha
Joan Vest
Atelier
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the Library
Spo
Ali Vistian
Pyeatt
McKinney
Lovie
Osborn
National Conservatory of Music
Conservat
St. Johin
Ritest. Johny Review
Irs
Charles E. McDowell
B. D. Sigler
Romaind
A. W. Lafferty
Agricultural Department
Christian Church Bible School
Council Proceedings
Methodist Church
George Simmons
Ridgefield
George
Commercial Club
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