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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1914
Page
3
January sale offers King Craft quartered oak rockers in semi mission style with wax finish and cotton stuffed seats. Deals include blue tag specials on frames with regular prices from $2.75 to $22.50 and a Royal easy chair with Spanish leather cushions discounted to $28.50.
A stream of small notices from South Hayes and surrounding streets covers minor events: Mrs. Gibson ill with smallpox, Barn for sale 16x20 moved on request, Mrs. Pred Anderson ill following surgery, repair shop ads for furniture, John Webster informed his mother died in England, school spending and unions noted, Kathryn Scott nursing her mother at home, W C T A meeting scheduled at city hall, G B Benham buying property and planning move, Fathers Day services across churches, barber shop ad and 1914 fashion notes, requests for news items, coat and dressmaking ads, water rate case postponed, Columbus bones proposal approval, preacher Wheat Fores to speak, Mrs. William Davidson called to Vancouver, ribbons and carbon paper for sale, crime quip about robbers, police shifts discussed, Amateur Night at Multnomah cited as innovative, Live Wires program promised.
Weather and town notes mingle with local ads. Mentions of Sheriff Ward activity and St Johns small pox cases contrast with Portland framing, confectionery store, barber ads, and job seekers. Churches, elections, and Suffragists appear amid classifieds and local humor.
Park Committee Prof C H Boyd authorized at the last mass meeting to appoint a twelve member committee including himself to lead an education campaign for securing parks at suitable prices. The list shows diverse city sections with property owners and local figures ready to weigh public opinion while safeguarding the city’s future.
The Evangelical church observed Fathers Day with a full house and a motto reading Here's to My Father, My Truest and Oldest Friend arranged by Mrs George Hall and the Sunday School. The G A R and Boy Scouts attended with Mayor Bredeyon present. The sermon, using Gen. 22 7, urged fathers as a vital link to children, praised fathers for country service, and urged support for city council initiatives. The preacher urged fathers and daughters to strengthen affection and closed with a reflection on Him who taught the world to say Our Father.
A. 8 Benson reports his father Henry Benson, a noted Oregon timber man and roads advocate, has purchased about 220 acres including Gordon Falls to develop a scenic summer playground near Multnomah Falls. The area is praised as potentially finer than Multnomah Falls for its beauty and approach. Local church events and Sunday notices are also noted along with a visit from James A. Simmons of Independence.
Jonathan Bourne proposes an initiative measure to ban paid circulation of petitions while preserving the right to circulate for measures of interest. He argues paid circulation corrupts the system, notes the initiative should reflect public opinion via volunteers, and compares paid petitioning to other prohibited political hiring practices.
Describes an enormous punch bowl feature near the last falls about 650 feet high. Mr. Benson aims to beautify the site similar to Busch Gardens in Pasadena and provide free public access while preserving private ownership. Front ground could permit higher development than nearby Maltorn Falls where winter spray would affect structures.
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