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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
1
The Toastmaster review praises the James high school performance in the school auditorium describing the stage, light, and acoustics as satisfactory with room for curtain improvement. It commends the cast for professional delivery by Arkie Anderson and others, laments low audience turnout, and urges community support for youth efforts. Veritas.
A fragmentary poem excerpt discusses kissing as a strange social act. It notes it is useless to one, valuable to two, with various implications for different figures. The text references Milli Bale and hints at social privilege, faith, hope, and charity in relationships.
Landings County Judge Cleeton Commissioners Hart and Lightner with Road Superintendent Chapman met in St Johns Friday to review county roads and ferry landings. They deemed a cable operated boat economical but legally infeasible under current law and noted plans for a longer wider St Johns boat. The board aims to oil Willamette Boulevard and part of Columbia boulevard, with rock hauling changes from West Side crushers. Post office personnel changes include resigning Postmaster Monahan, assistant Miss Ma bel McLean returning to Wisconsin, and Mrs Rex Dryden temporarily filling role. Monahan may become manager at the electric light department. Fred C. Cove is speculated as successor. Police actions included the arrest of Henry Licke for stolen goods with ties to Joe Mahoney and track worker Hal Osborn. Additional thefts involved cloth from Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway.
No 60 to N J Bailey to erect a dwelling on Stafford Street between Ida Ala at a cost of $500. No 61 to Smith Wy Co to erect a dwelling on Wil boulevard between Weyerhaneser Avenue and Bruce Street costing $500. No 62 to L Nachazel to erect a dwelling on Ivanhoe Street between Alma and Ida costing $300.
John Noce has commenced construction of his new business house on North Jersey street adjoining the St Johns Millinery store. Councilman George L Perrine has the brick work in charge, which means it will be done well.
An opinion on the dangers of electing many public officials at once. The piece argues voters blindly follow party labels, enabling bosses to control outcomes. It calls for a reduced, short ballot to restore meaningful choice and proper governance.
Officials warn that lack of proper notice endangers the March ferry bonds vote. An ordinance published eight days before the election may violate a ten day charter requirement, delaying bond sale. Attorneys weigh risk, while county plans to sell funds and have six months to build and tow the ferry to St Johns.
The Supreme Officers of the Order of Owls resolved the order will care for and educate orphans of deceased Owls. A building, attendants and all requisites will be provided at a beautiful site in St. Joseph County Indiana overlooking the St. Joseph River. This advances the order’s threefold aim: care for orphans, aid the infirm and disabled.
Miss Mabel McLean, employed since Mr. Monahan led the office, resigned a few days ago and returned to her old home in St Croix Falls Wisconsin. She leaves many friends who would enjoy celebrating her departure with rice and old shoes.
Southern Pacific surveyors have mapped southern Multnomah and northern Clarkamas counties to plan a vast hydroelectric system. A giant Mount Hood powered plant will feed Seattle to Portland with cheap energy, transforming Portland into a Western metropolis and driving regional prosperity. Separately, Schwarzchild & Sulzberger move to build a four story Portland packing plant, signaling rapid construction with Swift & Co. contracts and Los Angeles facility upgrades.
The library offers vacation cards enabling ten books out at once until October 1. Additional volumes were added early this week to meet rising demand as Rose Carnival week draws readers. Suggestions for future titles welcomed.
The Pythian Sisters will host a lawn party on Thursday evening in June at Dr. A W Vincent's house with admission and a dessert of ice cream strawberries and cake. Capital prizes will be awarded to winners from a recent card party series. Card parties will continue after October 4.
The notice references W. C. Roe promoting Wells Fargo Express Money Order service available year round. It notes they will also turn out and accept express, sell cigars, candy, fruit and ice cream. It mentions Mia, Nancy Caples and daughter Elizabeth returning last week from a trip through the Southern States.
Health officers warn disease spreads with flies in hot weather urging cleanliness and proper garbage disposal. The Electric theater promotes swatter flykillers during matinees June 12 to 17 and calls on every St Johns home to join the campaign.
There is one medicine that every family should be provided with and especially during the summer months, viz Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is almost certain to be needed. It costs but a quarter. Can you afford to be without it. For sale by all dealers.
W J Chaney formerly with A B H Lindboe becomes hustling assistant of McCabe Corbett the hardware and grocery men. A better selection could not be made by this firm. It is worse than useless to take wy medicines internally for muscular or chronic rheumatism. All that is needed is a free application of Chamberlains Liniment. For sale by all dealers. The Fraternal Brotherhood base Wanted Girl for general houseball team defeated Oak Grove Sun work by Mrs L Trolbrook Kast 1 day at McKenna park by 4 score St Johus gale of g toy.
May 27 Herrien Springs Michigan. Arvin Morgan, a former Berrien resident now in Kent Washington with G L Parce, pens a sharp rebuttal to a letter praising the Northwest. He mocks land prices and rain, notes high taxes and rents, and argues that real wealth requires work and not fantasy. He concludes many who move west end up disappointed and should seek honest labor rather than dream of easy riches.
The St Johns Oregon GAR Post 022 thanks citizens of St Johns for Memorial Day effort. Resolutions praise teachers pupils and the public for attendance and the flag presentation. Gratitude extends to Papen Mill for grove use, the general public for support, and local business for closing. Committee members Geo H Adan and O R Downs.
An old notice promotes a health remedy and outlines Sunday services at St John’s Prayer Church. Sunday school at 10 00 a m preac hing at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m with evening service at 7 30 p m at Tabernacle corner New York and Toward streets. Pastor J B Jolnweon extends cordial invitation to all.
J Tanck and JF M Hendricks attended the school board convention at Gresham last Friday and report very interesting sessions.
Sealed prose nart will be reviewed under The Maverolt Bowling Act. Provisions mention 6 percent monthly interest and annual payments. Authorities reserve the right to reject any claim or part thereof. Published in the St Jolie Review May and June.
Proposals for Macruny avenue improvement from the O K R N tracks to the southeast city limits must be received by June 5. Sealed bids require a certified check equal to 5 percent of the bid and payable to the mayor. Proposals are to be opened at the city offices and governed by city ordinances and charter provisions.
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