Notes and Comments on ferry, politics, docks and St Johns
A wide ranging column urges keeping the ferry plan alive, pushes for merchant involvement and dock machinery, and critiques land fraud prosecutions against Hall and others. It weighs Oregon politicians, port politics, dock location, and taxes while praising St Johns push, revival hopes, and local improvements ahead of a bustling season. It also recounts a pair of local incidents and a June wedding, ending with traffic and transit notes at the Fedmont transfer station.
False Alarm Prompts Chilly St Johns Heights House Visit
A Sunday night scare at a St Johns Heights home startled a married couple and a sister as a rowdy noise at the door sparked a dramatic, humorous scene. The wife clung to the window sill and neighbors rushed to aid, while a bold bachelor took on the mystery intruder in a comic chain of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sher
St. Johns Heights
Escalapian
Lachelor
St Johns Public School Plans for Exposition Display
St Johns aims to showcase bright students and modern facilities at the Lewis and Chirk exposition. Photographs of schools, rooms, and local industry will complement written descriptions, with funding for expenses debated and a recent example set by Montayilla's board. The Cone Lumber Company, led by Manager Cone, backs local industry displays, with staff Dobie and Yost expanding duties after a night shift introduction.
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St. Johns
Lewis and Chirk
St Johns
Futture
Montayilla
Rowland
Accidents and County Exhibit Plans Mentioned
A baker Jamie Allan injured a finger while splitting wood and was treated by Dr. Hensel. A mill worker Hunter fell from a ladder, was stunned, and returned home. Garlick injured his hand, sidelining him for days. Marion County flax exhibit linked to Lewis and Clark Centennial. Oregon building work for the exposition to finish by March 15, costing 9275 dollars. Local appeals discuss funding for schools and mills, with St Johns highlighted and Tax Register to cover plans.
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Jamie Allan
Hensel
Jamie
Hunter
St. Johns Heights
E. W. Garlick
Mr. Garlick
Marion County
Oregon
A Lively Industry The George W Cone Lumber Company
The George W. Cone Lumber Company in St Johns employs about 50 men and outputs 65,060 feet of lumber daily. Owner and manager George W. Cone is praised as a thorough and energetic builder of local industry. Since moving to St Johns last February, the firm has expanded rapidly, necessitating a night shift to meet demand amid a boom in building contracts on the peninsula.
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St. Joher
St. Johns
George W. Cone
St Johns
A Flowered Journey of Beauty on Rails
Franklin Wiley recounts a South ern railway tale where a sweet faced woman hides a pepper caster behind her window shakes. A traveler learns she is Mo Connelly wife of a wealthy Georgia governor. The unexpected eruption of scarlet poppies along the route transforms a dull trip into a vivid, shared spectacle of beauty and joy.
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Rathoad
Athoota
Connelly
BL. Connally
Georgia
United States
Irin
Ias
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Review
Peninsula
E. W. Rossiter
Othe Ho
Mary Maclachlan
Scott
Ofer Upsinin
Lawrence M. Hensel
M. D
T. T. Parker
Amy B. Rowland
Jersey and
Leavitt Streets
Goodrich & Goodrich
Jonne
Portland
Oanoon
Slater Shoemaker
Peddicords Real Estate
Carbine
River
G. H. Vanhouten
William Wolf Hicks
M. Johns Heights
ST. Johns, Or
Fst. Johns
ST. Johns Hotel
Miggwich
Dersey Treet
St. Johns, Ore
Gay Cate
Ems Viger
Corner
Jervey St
Broadway
H Jobus
W. J. Poddicord
Schoolhouse
Cornee
Ste
Hear Woolen Mills
WME
Tee Sexton
Osteo
Om the Wiens Lesan
Hal
Niee
Tin Howe
Lot Seguita
J. Fmppicord
Wales
Willamette
Jany
Commercial Association
John Hall
Hall
Rex
Hull
Poe
Ore
Carter
Owever
A Epolans
Seattle
Burlington
Modoc
Sullivan
Boozer
Piedmont
P. T. Smith
Guth
H.W. Smith
Fedmont
Cone
Peninsula Mill
Northwest
D. Dobie
Benton Yost
Cone Lamm Company
ST. Johns Public School
Franklin Wiley
Ladies’ Home Journal
Jersey Street
St. Johns Land Co
Anderson
Allan
the Bakers
Johne
A. E. Wilson
Watchmaker
Wid Ra 'St.Johns
Torey Meet
Johns Market
Jong, Omegon
Daniel Brecht
ST. Johns, Oregon
J. M. Moore
Jol Park
OREO
Windle & Windle
Tehon
Ane
F. J. Koerner
Ait Worldene
Peanhes
Diapatel
Freedman
Jersey St
GEO. W. Cone Lumber CO
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