17 Jan 1908
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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
1
Citizens debate paying higher prices for Powers property and dockfronts at Tyler and Philadelphia streets to create a park. Advocates urge bonding to secure water frontage now to avoid future higher costs, arguing timely purchase benefits public spirit and future city prominence.
Miss Maybelle Beller, sister of our compositor Miss Clara Beller, leaves St Johns for home in Nebraska after purchasing a travel pass from Portland to Verdon Ned. She departs quietly without a hair, and friends bid her farewell with warm wishes for happiness and a hopeful return to St Johns in the near future. Printing is urged.
The Laurel lodge I O O F hosted a playful after installation gathering last Monday with visitors from nearby lodges. A lively show included cake and coffee, humorous tales, and a playful roast of members as songs and stories drew cheers from about 80 to 100 attendees.
In Portland this week old friend Dan M Watson reports three wells near Collins and Carson hot springs. A cold pure spring first, then a slightly warm mineral vein, and finally a boiling hot spring with strong mineral flavor. He plans to lease the site for a hot springs resort and pursues other profitable ventures across the country.
A fragmentary poem about a turkey tied to a Christmas eve, a minister visiting for dinner, and the fate of a bird on a western farm. It reflects on heritage and a sea voyage ending in sorrow, with mixed language renderings and garbled lines.
An office records a quirky salvaging of broken French plate mirror glass from a Clark’s shipment. Mr. Clark offered the fragment for use, a frame was found, and the piece now serves as a valuable looking glass. The note mentions linotype workers avoiding ink on their faces.
A joint installation of officers by Woodmen of the World and Women of Woodcraft occurred Friday evening January 16 in Bickners hall. The event featured Captain Hilcott leading a 20 member Webfoot camp degree team from Portland, with Wm Reidt as installing officer. Circle officers were installed by Circle Guards led by Mrs Tallman. Refreshments followed and dancing concluded the evening. Officers named include W H K Swengel P C and several circle officers with Lillie B Walker as banker and Lola Walker as musician among others.
A reader thanks anonymous friends who sent news notes through the post office, praising the kind acts but requesting the writers sign their names for acknowledgment. The note invites more readers to bring in job printing and mentions preference for credit.
The men's meeting at the Evangelical church drew a good audience as Mr. Gates delivered a plain talk on morals and immorals of the day. Listeners offered many complimentary remarks about his address.
The article lauds Win H Ladd for aiding depositors and creditors of the defunct Tithe Graft and Hust Co bank. It notes no shown wrongdoing by Ladd and praises his willingness to bear responsibility for the bank's bad management while severing ties. His actions are described as honorable and likely to raise his standing among the public.
Local concerns report break ins in Mrs Weeks’s Wisconsin visit family home and several nearby houses. Juvenile suspects confessed to thefts including cash items and a watch. youth offenders were sent to the juvenile court. The piece urges closing sin hotspots to curb delinquency in St Johns.
The city council met with all members present and approved minutes. They discussed Oswego street grade, Thompson street improvements, and an arc light at Fessenden and Meyers. A $25,500 offer for lots from Holbrook and Bingham was noted, bonds discussed, and bills totaling $36.25 were approved. Reports accepted, franchises urged to file quarterly reports, and several street and city warden matters scheduled. The adding machine pitch was tabled, and officials prepared filings and tools for city hall operations. The water trench protection and curfew bell times were addressed, with the Sunday closing ordinance again reconsidered and a bell schedule set for church curfew compliance.
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