Council Approves Street Improvements And Hearings
Council met in regular session Tuesday with the mayor presiding. It approved minutes, reviewed the Fessenden street subdivision plot, and scheduled Columbia boulevard investigation. Grants were given for concrete walks on South Jersey and for South Hayes to Mohawk. The Buchanan street viewers report was accepted after Nancy Caples protested. Transit and city finances were noted with bills, and Willamette boulevard disputes were deferred pending county boundary rulings.
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L. B. Chipman
Fessenden Street
Sineer
Columbia Boulevard
Oswego
Mohawk
Dobie
O. B. Learned
South Jersey
A. W. Davie
Nancy Caples
Buchanan Street
A. W. Davin
Bt. Johna Transportation Co
Smitt-Wagoner Co
C. Cook
South Hayes
Burlington
Hickmond
Fessenden
Bradford
L. Johnson
Jermy
Ida
Richmond
Willamette Boulevard
Keegan Works At Portland General Electric Dam Site
R. H. Keegan has gone to Esta capda for the summer to assist in putting in the big power dam near that place for the Portland General Electric Co.
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R. H. Keegan
Portland General Electric Co
St Johns Fire Hose Team Wins First Prize at Hillsboro Race
The St Johns fire department hose team won the first prize of 25 dollars in the Hillsboro Fourth of July hose race covering 200 yards. Their time was an impressive sixty seconds on a heavy track, with Hillboro finishing second in 72 seconds. A second prize of 15 dollars went to another team. Members of the St Johns squad included BD Noonan, Al Peterson, F B Granger, F Robison, Cherie Othus, and others, while Hillsboro featured captain H Larson and 16 teammates.
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St. Johns
Hillsboro
St. Johan
Hille Soro
North
Eye
BD. Noonan
al Peterson
F. B. Granger
F. Bresee
F. Robison
Cherie Othus
Marry Smith
J. MH
Randolph
Peterson
J. C. McNiven
B. J. Hers
Ross Warner
BR. Lew
Hilleboro
H. Larson
Capain
B. B. Coleatock
W. Downs
T. Williama
Jock
BH. Wilks
Roy Moore
Elmer Smith
John Hensley
Joe
Hunter
J, Johnson
Gress
Herbert Miller
Alde
Atieohin
L. M
Olhua
A. B
Mason Hustler of St Johns Builds Concrete Plant and Homes
W Mason the hustling contractor and concrete man buys four lots on Myers and Hartman streets and plans a modern concrete block plant this fall. He funds home building for his workers in St Johns, with several already starting on Hartman area lots. Foreman George Lemon builds a home at Hartman and Cruikshank. J G Jones finishes a Hartman residence. Homer Lindwley and George Brokaw buy lots on Hartman for homes. Mason’s South Hayes project gains council approval and Portland boulevard work speeds toward completion in six weeks. He wins contracts from G D Woodworth in Hood River for a three story concrete block business block and recently completed a $10,000 residence for Woodworth. Mason, a true hustler, continues rapid expansion.
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W. Mason
Myere and
Hart Than
Mason
St. Johns
George Lemon
Hartman and
Cruikshank
J. G. Jones
Hartman
Homer Lindwley
George Brokaw
Toy
Mr. Mason
South Hayes
Portland Boulevard
G. D. Woodworth
Hood River
Woodworth
Serious accident on Gutten farm leaves man with broken rib and lung injury
Lee Fortune suffered a twenty foot fall while cherry picking on the Gutten farm in the north end. The sturdy worker broke a collar bone and several ribs, one piercing a lung, and he lies with hopes of recovery at Good Samaritan.
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Lee Fortune
Gutten
North End
Good Samaritan
Sonia
Miss Mabel Savage Returns Home from Salem Visit
Miss Mabel Savage who has been visiting Miss Nora Sizemore returned to her home on Salem Wednesday.
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Mabel Savage
Nora Sizemore
Salem
Oregon Appeal Amid Eastern Heat Relief Call
In an appeal from Oregon the writer contrasts Eastern heat waves with Oregon's mild climate. The piece extols Western Oregon’s temperate summers, easy breezes, abundant water, and hospitable residents while urging Easterners to relocate for health and opportunity, noting greater agricultural returns and welcome adaptation.
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Oregon
St Johns touted as cleanest city in Oregon
Portland Journal reports St Johns has become morally clean since prohibition. In three months no arrests, no brothels or gambling dens. City officials note rising building permits and street improvements nearing 2000000 dollars, with plans to grow population and status as model city in the state.
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Portland
St. Johns
Oregon
Polter
Blevens
Henry Collier
Saint Johns visitor orders Review to stay posted
Daniel Reinbrecht of Salem visited St. Johns on Saturday and, keenly interested in the city, decided to subscribe to Review for one year to keep informed and to preach the gospel of St. Johns.
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Daniel Reinbrecht
Salem
St. Johns
High Prices for Hood River Orchard Land Show Westward Trend
The Hood River area leads Oregon in orchard land prices as scientific methods boost value. An eastern bidder offered $25,000 for Struck’s nine acres after his land yielded about $4,200 from 3.5 bearing acres. Willamette Valley soon matches Hood River in fruit raising as cultivation awakens, transforming Western Oregon's economy and spurring a westward land rush.
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Oregon Orchard Landa
Hood Rived
Hood Mver
Newtowne
Mood River
Oregon
Medford
Grants Yams
Willamette Valley
Hood River
Hia
Progress on East Charleston Street Improvement Delayed
Several inquiries note no progress as council awaits dedication of land formerly Cedar Park owned by the controlling parties. The street project remains in abeyance until the entire strip is deeded to the city.
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Charleston Street
Cedar Park
Wife of Hillsboro confectioner electrocuted by light switch
Mrs Benson, 45, wife of a local confectioner, was electrocuted while turning on an electric light at Hillsboro Sunday evening. A short circuit in a wet floor caused the fatal shock and she fell, tearing a wire from the ceiling. Dr Tamaste attended but could not save her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Tennon
Hillsboro
Fourth Bridge Project Advances On Peninsula
Construction to begin on the fourth bridge across the Portland and Seattle out on the Peninsula. The span will connect from the depot on Columbia Boulevard to the opposite side near Walker Street by Maegley Junction. South Depot Street bridge work has started with piers being excavated Friday. The St Johnwear Hine will cross the new bridge. the town celebrated a safe quiet Fourth in St Johns with many residents traveling to other sites or picnicking.
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Portland
Seattle
Peninsula
North Bank
Columbia Boulevard
Walker Street
Maegley Junction
South Depot Atreet
St. Johnwear Hine
Dawson Street
South Depot Street
East Bt
St. Johon
St. Johns
Swift packing plant trip described in vivid detail
A correspondent tours the Swift packing plant in Chicago and recounts the slaughter floor, cutting, trimming, pickling, and cooling rooms. He notes cooling temperatures, massive facilities, and the efficient flow from slaughter to shipment while contrasting the process with the author’s Alaska trip notes and a lengthy, vivid account of workers and procedures. The piece blends industrial admiration with colorful observations of workers and safety.
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