City Council Mulls Street Upgrades and License Matters
The council met in session with all members present to discuss widening Central avenue to eighty feet and condemnation. Other items include arc light at Central and St Johns, liquor license renewals, planking London Bradford street, oiling Salem street dust, and feasibility studies for hard surfacing Crawford and Pittsie streets to connect with the ferry. The skating rink Sundays were reconsidered, two two hour sessions approved, and a hydraulic engineer to assist in water rate case. Polk Street improvement and New York Street/St Johns Heights proposals were placed on the agenda, plus a claim over Macrum Avenue and various bills, including police peacekeeping, were approved. Speed limit increased to fifteen mph and related ordinance amendments referenced amid protests from gate owners and drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Charleston Street
South City
Central and
St. Johns Avenues
Water and Light Committee
M. F. Joyce
T. A. Glover
T.D. Condon
Portland Woolen Mills Co
London Bradford Street
Chicago
Baltimore Street
Eliza Cole
Salem Street
Burlington Bradford
Crawford
Pittsie
Burlington Street
Agi
Ngational
Polk Street
Fessenden
St. Johns Heights
Thenrown Colt Co
New York Street
Smith Avenue
St. J Avenue
Schol Balding
St. Johns
St. Johns Avenue
Edison
Seneca Street
Richmond Street
Willamette Boulevard
T. D. Condon
Sherman Cochran
Thos. Glover
Central
Nancy Caples
H. E. Harris
Conway Avenue
Charleston
Buchanan Streets
Fessenden Street
Star Sand Co
M. T. Swan
W. W. Mason
Ed Andrew & Harrer
J. Hahn
Theontract
Elizzabeth Caples
Caples
Wour Fe
Robbery at St Johns area during late night period
A night-time burglary in St Johns left a woman drugged by chloroform and her baby harmed. $2.10 and the family money disappeared while the attacker fled. Neighbors report a neighbor delivered milk and alerted the family after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Street
Southwell
Oregonian
Library catalog highlights new and notable books
A 1912 library note reviews new juvenile titles and adult works. It describes Camper’s own book with camping topics, Cable-Kincaid Civil War romance, Hannay-Simpsons Far East adventure, and a string of fiction and non fiction introductions. It also mentions works by Saleeby, Welsh, and Bebel, plus a review excerpt from a St Johns reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New International Eney- Sience
Cable-Kincaid’s Battery
New Orleans
Comfort Routledge
Far East
Hannay—Simpsons
Ballymoy
J. J
Jerome
Saleeby
Chas. Anderson
A Bebel
St. Johna
August Bebel
Peculiar Malady of Luther King Endures for Years in Idaho
An elderly man named Luther King, struck by a rattlesnake in 1876, endured a bizarre affliction appearing each August. Doctors and neighbors in Florence prayed as the man described recurring sores and a phantom bite from an unseen serpent, with the pattern recurring for 18 years and attributing his suffering to the August heat and “the serpent’s brand.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther King
Glenada
King
Evangelical Church of Florence
Idaho
Renee
North Bank Railway cuts fare and lengthens route to packing plants
The North Bank Railway approves a five cent fare to the Swift packing plant, Monarch mills, and stockyards, allowing 150 pounds per passenger and a direct two mile ride with no transfer. The St John Commercial Club backs a new driveway from St Johns to the packing plant and stockyards, paralleling the railway to connect with Oregon Slough and the Monarch villa, aiding Lower Peninsula residents and the Tulain Valley stock trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bank Railway
Beth
St.eee
Swift Packing
Monarch Mills
St. John
St. Johns
Kenton
Swift
Peninsular
St.John Commercial Club
City Enginere
North Bank
Oregon Slough
Monarch Villa
Onstate
Portland
Vancouver
Tualatin Valley
Germantown
St. Helens
Whitwood Court
Linnton-St. Johne Ferry
The Prettiest Car in Portland Rose Shower
The St Johns car, lavender and spruce trimmed, drew the most cheers though judges withheld first prize. Women wore white with lavender, while thousands of roses fell to the crowd and St Johns gained notable attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
Portland
St Johns
Forest Fire Warning Prompts Vigilance and Staffing
The Western Forestry and Conservation Association warns of a dry summer and urges extreme care to prevent fires. Patrols will focus on public and private timber holdings with additional manpower as needed, and about one and a half million dollars will be spent to protect forests in Washington, Montana, and Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Forestry and Conservation Association
Re Fen
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Farm For Sale Near Sifton Car Line in Washington
Cleared 40 acre tract with ten acres of saw timber valued at a million feet. Located near Bruah Prairie, Wash, approximately 1 mile from the Sifton car line. Terms offered by P Chantler and F D Jo. For sale price listed as 425 dollars. Contact Tabor via phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duildvise Va
Sifton
P. Chantler
Bruah Prairie
Willamette Boulevard paving nears completion in Portland
An extensive plan to hard surface Willamette boulevard from Patton Avenue to the North Bank bridge progresses, promising a scenic drive rivaling coastal paths. Rights of way required heavy purchases by A S Benson and Yeon, with new routes trimming two miles from the old car line and boosting nearby property values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Willamette ‘Boulevard
Patton Avenue
North Bank Bridge
St. Johne
Benson
J. &. Hiller
C. C. Currin
P. G. Gilmore
Richmond Street
Willamette Boulevard
A. 8S
Mr. Yeon
Illamette Boulevard
Lower Peninsula
Willamette Heights
Campmeeting Draws 2000 Adventists to Portland Event
More than twenty hundred Seventh Day Adventists from western Oregon attend the annual camp meeting at East 15th and East Davis streets Portland. The gathering runs through June and includes presiders Bible workers and multiple language services with sermons on Christian themes and the afterlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
East 15Th
East Davis Streets
Portland
Tenta
Rose City
16Th
Avia
Lievers
W. W. Prescott
M. Snow
Washington, D. C
A. J. Daniels
Potsina
Christ
Satan
Currin's for Drugs Leading in Quality Service and Price
We have always led in quality service and price and we remain in the lead Currin's for Drugs continues to emphasize top value and customer care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Currin
A Wide Reputation for Harbin Blacksmith Shop
J T Harbin, skilled blacksmith at the corner of Ivanhoe and Charleston streets, recently renovated shop. His reputation for quality and fair pricing draws work from Union Meat Co Standard and Union Oil companies, Linnton University Park Kenton and the Tualatin Valley. The shop remains busy with several men employed, a local institution in St Johns as trades grow and customers travel far for his services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Harbin
Ivanhoe
Charleston
Union Meat Co
Standard and Union Oi
Linnton
University Park
Kenton
Tualatin Valley
Harbin
St.Johns
Peninsula Tithe Abstracts and Realty Ad
The fragmented notice promotes abstract and realty services by H Henderson at 208 North of McDonald, claiming accuracy and reasonable rates. It mentions a college training showing in an egg production machine and a line of heavy breeding hens descended from college experiment station stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Henderson
McDonald Building
Cretoral College
College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Macrum Avenue
C. E. Andrew
Riegtingen Barcon
Statins
Wilcox
Sickinnay & Davis
the Library
North Bank Road
Swift Packing Plant
Arta Searf
National
Sweet Pea Society of America
Tetee
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