St Johns Water Co extends main on Addison street
Local notices report the St Johns Water Co extending a water main along Addison street for 1200 feet. The item also mentions local ads for garden tools, a new grocery store by Willis H. Moxon at Charleston and Leonard, and various community happenings including church services and lodge planning.
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St. Johns Water Co
Addison Street
Porter & Gooud
Willis H. Moxon
Charleston and
Leonard Streets
Funeral for Rev Kemp Held at Oak Park Home
Retired Methodist minister Rev W M Kemp died at his Oak Park home in his 76th year after a long illness. Army veteran of the Civil War, he will be laid out at the family residence with services at 42 oclock Saturday. Rev T L Jones of Amity Oregon will officiate and burial will follow in Corvallis Oregon. He is survived by a wife and three children.
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W. M. Kemp
Oak Park Addition
Campbell
T. Lones
Amity, Ore
Corvallis
Ore
New Enterprise in St Johns Publishes Pacific Searchlight
The Pacific Searchlight will publish from St Johns as the official organ of Oregon and Washington prohibition. Dated and mailed here, printed on The Reveiw presses. Publisher B. E. Emrich plans weekly columns on local resources and industries. Circulation about 2500 semi monthly.
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Uns
St. Johns
Pacific Searchlight
Oregon
Washington
Reveiw
B. EK. Emrich
Sunday Evening Lecture on The Spring Election Effects
Rev McVicker spoke at the Evan sical church Sunday evening on The Spring Election effects on St Johns future. He argued saloons cost more to police than license revenue, warned of evils spreading with licensing, and noted Portland cleanup drives push vice into nearby towns. A large attentive audience heard the talk.
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St. Johns
McVikcer
Evansical
Portland
Doors and Windows Estimate for Local Office Next to Post Office
A brief note requests an estimate on doors and windows for a local office site adjacent to the post office. It mentions experience in handling government and forestr event related needs and seeks guidance on specifications and pricing.
Stroll Through South End Shows Rapid City Growth
A. A. Mack and L. A. French erect brick veneered buildings on Columbia boulevard east of the schoolhouse. The frontages total about 200 feet with a cement sidewalk. One building will have three flats and the other two, all with modern improvements. Rentals for five store rooms are planned as development progresses.
Builders Bet on St Johns Future With New Homes
In St Johns work advances on a $2500 residence by C H Loughead and a 25 by 70 foot brick veneered building by Maltby. Calvan and Co plan a meat and provision market as Sellwood residents back the citys bright outlook. A large modern hotel is planned to rise within two months in the same district.
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C. H. Loughead
St. Johns
Maltby
Calvan & Co
Sellwood
St Johns Lumber Company Builds Busy Northwest Enterprise
The Review profiles St Johns Lumber Company as a thriving 18 month old mill under A S Douglass. It employs 30 to 35 men, runs ten hours daily producing about 25 000 feet, with capacity near 40 000 feet daily and plant cost around aa 000. The mill ships locally and by rail and river beyond Multnomah County, with optimism for expansion and steady growth. The piece extols St Johns as a rapidly growing industrial hub with several prosperous enterprises all actively contributing to its notable progress.
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St. Johns
Multnomah County
Northwest
A. 5. Douglass
Lar Multnomah County
Douglass
Dock facilities urged for St Johns growth
A letter to A. Douglass of the Commercial Association from the Vancouver Transportation Co. praises efforts for better dock facilities at St Johns. Dated February 27, 1904 in Portland Oregon, the letter notes the lack of a dock hinders freight and passenger movement and warns a prosperous riverfront city needs proper docking.
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Douglass
Commercial Association
Vancouver Transportation Co
Lurline
Undine
Portland, Or
St. Johns
Commercial Club
Dry Dock Work On Several Vessels Reported
Dry Dock work continues on the schooner and barkentine Koko Head is due for overhaul. Alexander prepares hull cleaning and painting before heading to Portland to load lumber for San Pedro. The John McCracken, a Port of Portland tender, was lifted this week for propeller stowage and related work.
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Aexander
Portland
San Pedro
Hawaiian Islands
Pacifs Export Lumber Co
John McCracken
St Johns Thronged Estate Sale Scene
Last Sunday drew crowds to St Johns estate as dealers and visitors mingled amid a spring day. Patrons browsed items and socialized, while vendors offered goods and conversations filled the air.
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St. Johns
Mail Schedule Debris Incomplete Entry
Fragmentary OCR lists schedules and times with unclear names Fabiana Ch and AES Plus Leaves at 10115 8 a. and 4:90 p. The garbled line hints a postal or transit timetable but lacks a clear event, date, or authoritative detail to confirm.
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Fabiana
Dock Recommendation Spurs St Johns Meeting
The St Johns Commercial Association session saw strong support for a dock to land freight and passengers. Delegates were named for the Oregon Development League meeting in Portland, and a dock at Richmond street was urged. Banquet plans and a $1.50 plate price were announced, with tickets limited to 41 commitments.
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St. Johns Commercial Association
Fuller
Portland Consolidated Railway Co
Eed
Vancouver Transportation Co
Undine
Oregon Development League
Portland
G. H. Carlson
J. F. Brallier
W. H. King
J. C. Crome
J. C. Scott
G. M. Hall
R. Shepard
J. Henry Smith
B. T. Leggett
Daniel Brecht
A. 8. Douglass
Chas, Woolaut Associates
Saginaw, Mich
Ins Jet
E. ‘I. Burrows Co
Maine
St. Johns
Midnight Burglary Strikes St Johns Post Office
The post office in St Johns was burglarized Sunday night. The thief gained entry by drilling the rear door lock and seized only pennies from a safe vault where Mrs. Clark keeps the day’s funds sent to Portland. The crime went undiscovered until Monday morning, with Hotel Central’s Mrs Tyner hearing odd noises.
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St. Johns
Clark
Portland
Nervy Boy Roy Heath Foils Burglars In Early Morning Alarm
Roy Heath of St Johns wakes to a noise at his door and fires his empty pistol to deter two burglars who later flee, later linked to an earlier post office robbery. A notice from A L Spaulding notes clothing purchases and a wife’s departure. St Johns, Or. Feb 24, 1905.
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Roy Heath
St. Johns
Roy
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Budeen’s
Tacoma
Pviniatuere Mint
Portra
CB Society of the Evangelical Church
Thayer
B. Chipman
W. J. Ped- Hicard
Threety
F. J. McKenna
Porree & Goold
Porrek & Goold
Evangelical Church
Bubrece
St. Joins
Lodge of Odd Fellows
D. D. Wood
Wood
F. D. Axtell
Pensinsula Lumber Co
Sawanill
Cascade Locks
J. Rutter
Portsmouth Avenue
Willamette Boulevard
J. B
Vauch
Otis
B.C. Hemtren
E.G. Hurliburt
Roy E. Caine
Northwest Sash and Door Co
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Ager
ST. Johns Lumber Company
the Commercial Association
N.i Acerone
Noricn
Edlyth
Jeanne
A L. Spaulding
St. Johns, Or
White House
ST. Johns Grocery CO
Johns, Oregon
Bickner Brothers
Hardw House Ings
Pte Kah Acis
Jersey Street
Broadway
Potter & Goold
Seventh and
Alder Streets
Portland General Electric CO
West Coast
B. Hanna
The
Edward Holman
Third St
Corner Salmon
Lady Anelatane
Portland, Oregon
St. John
Chamber of Commerce
O. L. Chapel
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