14 Jun 1912
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
1
A memorial day reflection honors comrades and sisters who passed in the past year. The parade and Mindh are praised, with schoolchildren and Boy Scouts cited for good conduct and loyalty. Veterans, heroes of many battles, are thanked for sacrifices that kept a free nation, while aging members hope daughters will continue the work.
Congressman Lafferty wins favorable House report for a 250000 relief bill aiding Sherman County settlers ousted after a Supreme Court decision granting land to The Dalles Military Road Company. He also moves a separate favorable report for Harry S Wade for 3000 relating to Celilo canal accident injuries.
The largest single shipment of Alas customer posing house products left Portland by special train for Tacoma, destined for a refrigerator vessel. The 400000 pounds of frozen meats, valued over 50000 dollars, will be kept net frozen until use, marking a shift from eastern packers to Oregon for these orders.
A letter from D. C. Lewis of St Johns Oregon promotes the Northwest as a summer retreat. He invites Oklahomans to send word home and lure former residents with climate, scenery, and recreation around Portland, Mt Hood, and the Willamette Valley. He describes St Johns as the London of the Pacific Coast and signals hospitality for newcomers.
St Johns reports strong street improvements over the year with hard surface pavements on major arteries and more planned next year. Jersey street is being repaved with Westrymite. Fessenden street work costs and Portland boulevard expenditures are noted. The city fund balance and bonds tied to street and sewer projects reflect substantial growth and an expanding municipal budget. The waterfront is highlighted as a key asset with plans to build first class streets to access the riverfront.
Census bureau reports show 1580 paupers in alms houses across Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon. Statisticians note most states have more paupers than the seven Northwest states combined. Prosperity, plentiful work, and an industrious spirit draw people west.
Entertains Thousands Portland hosts visitors from Oregon and beyond for the annual Rose Festival. The event features varied entertainment, parades, and prize roses. Attendance sets a new high as local businesses entertain out of town guests and households welcome outsiders. Seattle boosters attend and Pasadena sends a decorated car to join the parade.
If you have visitors at your home don’t fail to tell us about it or drop a note. Visitors are entitled to courtesy and part of those whom they are the guests.
Orders totaling about 50 million feet have been placed with mills in Oregon and Washington for material to equip Harriman lines in the territory. Traffic officials forecast a new crop season by requiring 8200 box cars to be distributed among Union Pacific, Oregon Railroad and Navigation, Chicago Milwaukee? and Oregon Short Line roads.
Eleazer Smith died at his daughter Mra Jmn Evanus home in St Johns on Saturday June 1 at 5 am He was born May 21 1838 in Wayne county Indiana and served in the Civil War He married Mary Jeffery in 1859 and leaves eight children six living A charter member of Compson Post St Johns he was buried at Riverview cemetery June 3 The family thanks neighbors friends Corps and G A R for support
In St Johns labor grows scarce as idle men vanish into jobs. The St Johns Lumber Co seeks half a dozen or more workers, finding it hard to recruit dependable white labor though foreign labor is being considered. Prospects of better times hinge on securing reliable workers.
Otis Shepardson his wife and two children fled from Mexico after rebels gave three hours to evacuate their Culican ranch and belongings. They hid in a hut with other families for days before escaping without harm, hoping reimbursement for damages. Northwestern and Great Northern railways plan extra trains for Portland Elks reunion crowds, with hotel space and private rooms being arranged. Insurance offered through F W Valentine.
Council members present except Aldermen Perrine and Hill with Mayor Mack presiding. A petition seeks hard surface from Edison to Bradford and planked access to the city dock. referred to street committee and engineer for next week. Saloons renew liquor licenses due by July 1. referred to license committee. Vancouver asphalt-like paving praised and proposed for Fillmore and Hartman streets. related petition exchanged. Central avenue improvement ordinance passed. sidewalk prohibition for motor vehicles also approved.
A Portlannd reader attempted to damage unfinished Westrimite pavement with a twelve ton auto trailer. The street endured the load as the man wandered across the road in warm weather. The event drew suspicion of deliberate obstruction but proved the material’s strength and usefulness.
The Kenton district council awarded the Westrumite wing contract for nine streets to Gieh rech & Joplin at 9107,000. Bids were held after a three month delay pending an investigation into Westrumite use, as property owners petitioned, with concrete pavement bids matching or exceeding Westrumite costs and asphalt and gravel bitulithic bids slightly higher.
An OCR fragment advertises the Peninsula Title Abstract and Realty service with H Henderson contact in McDonald building 208 North Jersey. It also promotes Chamberlain's tablets for aging digestion and bowel regularity, recommending them for middle age and older adults and noting availability from all dealers.
The Philo Christo class organized a Palestine voyage using two ships the Mauretania and Lusitania with crews led by Miss Laura Graden and Roy Perkins. After a friendly race the Lusitania arrived first and a banquet followed hosted by the Ladies Aid Society in the Four Court building with toastmaster T S Monahan and remarks by Rev C P Gates and Mrs Geo M Hall.
A retrospective column notes upcoming weekly features tracing changes since St Johns began to emerge from early days. It recalls eight years of progress, memories for long-time residents and “old timers” as November 11 marks the start of the series. A November school election is also mentioned for Monday.
Local dentist extends hours to include evenings and Sundays by appointment at the Columbia office. Office phone is Columbia 140 and resident phone is Columbia Street contact.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.