Jersey Street Faces Hard Surfacing Decision in City Hall
A Jersey Street meeting drew owners and reps from Granitoid Bitulithic and Westromite to discuss paving options. Bids ranged 1.75 to 1.85 per yard with 5 to 8 year guarantees as residents vote to select Westromite for the project.
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Jersey Street
Pperty
A. W. Davis
Paschal
R.W. McKeon
P. Hill
Pepe Va
Hassam
Portland
Pacific Coast Westromite Co
Quoncerna
Paschal Hill
P. Wolcott
Indiana
Geo. M Hall A. D. McDonald
R. W. McKeon
Mid
F. W. Valentine
Westrumite
Primary election yields chaotic, names-only ballots in St Johns
Voters struggle with blank or mixed party ballots as names alone decide picks. Republican and Democratic tickets share candidates, with 89 voters casting ballots in two wards. Totals list many candidates, including Couch Kellogg Valentine and numerous ward choices.
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Frank A. Rice
W. Scott Kellogg
F. W. Valentine
Rat
St. John
Torr
St Johns
No Place Like Home For a Transatlantic Buyer
A speaker recalls buying goods in Glasgow Bel fast Cork London Liverpool and New York Paris and Chicago as a sense of home leads to postponed orders. Frustrated by faulty stove and broken items the narrator vows to stay in St Johns and to support local tradesmen while lamenting distant suppliers.
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Glasgow
Belfast
Cork
London
Liverpool
New York
Paris
Pleasant reception for Gaines Farr marriage at Gaines home
A Friday evening wedding reception honored W. K. Gaines and Lula Farr of Portland. Mr Gaines, once a city merchant, and Miss Farr, a Portland student, were celebrated with a bountiful supper and flowers in the Gaines residence at 631 Allegheny Street. The couple will live in Portland.
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Penresry
A.C. Gaines
Allegheny Street
W. KE. Gaines
Lula Farr
Portland
Gaines
Parr
Oregon
Oregon figure invited to address Baltimore committee
Tom Richardson, prominent Oregon Development League father and longtime labor advocate, has an invitation to visit the Baltimore committee to help raise a motion fund of 500000 dollars. His funds will back trade bids in the South. Richardson will soon return to Oregon but will speak in several eastern cities this spring.
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Tom Richardson
Oregon Development League
Baltimore
Richardson
Oregon
Reception honors Review force at W C T U home
The W C T U ladies of St Johns hosted a reception for the Review force and wives at the Kelly residence on Oswego Street. A long program featured songs, recitations, and remarks by Dr Carey, D N Byerlee, and E L Stockton among others, followed by refreshments and praise for the host ladies.
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St. Johns
Kelly
Oswego Street
Oregon
D. N. Byerlee
Review
E. L. Stockton
Telegram
Jefcott
M. Johns
A. W. Markle
D. N. Jee
Ho. L. Stockton
W. B. Reed
Mra
J. A. Kelly
G. W. Jeffoott
Mra. Gee
Albert Carey
Mes. Bu O Hara
Jon Walter
C. C. Call
Florence Call
Dedrick Bush
W. A. James
N. G. Overstreet
Mins
Alda Overstreet
RF. Day
Lizzie Day
Frank Beam
Beulahim
Nellie Brown
J.C. Scott
J. M. Bellinger
J. Kerr
Debonair Club Holds Surprise Colonial Masque Party
The Debonair Club at Mrs Learned’s home hosted a Friday masque with members and husbands in colonial attire. Guests included Mrs Gawavel Mrs Evans and many others with vibrant gowns, a cherry centerpiece, and a poem by Mrs Hewitt. Proceeds from Sunbeam Cakes benefited little girls.
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Debonair Club
Mrs. Day
Mrs. Keeler
Mrs. Hiller
Mrs. Ryme
Ra. Hewitt
Bud
Mra
Bicknace
Mrs
Otis Learned
Fones
Markle
Learned
City Council Approves Street Improvements and Facilities
The council met with full attendance to discuss street upgrades from Catlin to Rich and Jersey to Ha, with Westrumite paving. Contracts were awarded for New York street improvements and a municipal fountain was approved for Jersey and Richmond, along with plans for a new brick building on Jersey Street.
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City Council
North Hayes
Weyerhaetver Avenue
Downey
Jersey Street
Catlin
Rich
West Burlington
Vanhoe
Philadelphia
Jersey
Davis
Misa Caples
Olive Campbell
Dobie
F.W. Granger
California
Hayes Street
W.G. Urban
St. Johns Avenue
Dav. Geo. L. Epps
T. MH. Cochran
Coohran
F. P. Drinker
C. A. Wood
A. J. Macgrey
Kilkenny
Cook
Ivanhoe
Richmond
Mohawk
Richmond Hayes Jersey
Council
Astice
Hiller
Portland Boulevard
Charleston
Johnson
Richmond Streets
Burlington Streets
Kewine
Throat Soreness Healed by Ballard Snow Liniment
An old home remedy recommends rubbing the throat with Ballard Snow Liniment at night and wrapping with a cotton cloth. By morning soreness reportedly eases. The price is 25 cents, 50 cents, and one dollar per bottle sold at St. Johns Pharmacy.
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St. Johns
Voters urged to register before April city election
Citizens not yet registered are advised to sign up in the days leading to the April 3 election. Eligible residents should act now to ensure their vote is counted and avoid missing registration deadlines.
Sad Accident Kills W D Kezar at St Johns Mill
W D Kezar, 33, a 2 year St Johns Lumber Co employee, was killed at the mill edger when a log bound he struck him pushing him against a wall. Survived by widow Louisa A Platt and three children, funeral held Sunday at Dunning McKutee parlors with Rev G W Nelson. Interment Rose City cemetery. Born Bassett Iowa Oct 9 1877. came to Oregon Oct 1906. formerly a cooper. Married April 20 1904 at Mitchell SD.
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W. D. Kesar
St. Johns Lumber Company
Kezar
South Hayes Street
Walter Densiey Keear
Bassett
Iowa
Middle West
Oregon
Oreon
Louisa A. Platt
Mitchell, SD
Kerar
Dunning & McKutee
G. W. Nelson
Death from Fright Hens Perdition at Kew Garden Farm
A hen on C P Gates’ Kew property died from fright after high winds toppled tin pails on the porch. The incident prompted Acting Coroner Gates to return a verdict of Death from fright despite chaotic scenes and a frightened bird’s final flurry.
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Kew
C. P. Gates
Sean
Shirlek
Brother Gates
Gates
Mid Winter Bargains Offer for St Johns Property Exchange
A fragmented ad offers to exchange one acre of St Johns property near Oregon City electric site for cash, with a small barn near a school and church. It invites readers to trade any St Johns property and notes vacant lots for sale, promising to buy cheap properties and asking readers to come and see.
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St. Johns
Oregon Cit Electric
St.Johns
McKinney and Davis Plan Big Central Oregon Ranch Development
McKinney and Davis arrive in Central Oregon by special car from the East to begin developing their Baldwin ranch area at Hay Creek. The expansive property will be subdivided into small holdings to maximize production with a 25 person party accompanying the movement. Stumbeams at McDonald's Block.
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Oregon
Hay Creek
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Hammond
Indians Harbor
Ravenwood
K. C. Couch
Ee von Korey
F. W. Valentine Go
L. Doble
A. A. Muck
First Ward
P. Miller
A. A. Mack
C. J. Anderson
Hecoba
J. F. Hiller
Conch
W Davin
Hen Tricks
Hill
Hall
Rice
Brodahd
Reson
C. Couch
Stroud
Cap Snow
Green
T. J. Jonahan
Gatemeyer
Jas. Sterling
Kellogg
N Rdlefsen
Perry Miller
F Heamman
Tauch
Councilman At
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Son
JW Davis
J H Cook
Valentine
Doble
C Cook
Brice
W A Bennett
Boulam
C Anderson
Windle
A W Davis
Hendricks
Bredeson
Bolen
W. Ward
Couch
Brices
Chipman
Oiilisy
Coraoe
AW Davis
Psa
Frank Couch
BA Rice
R Eason
Gatzmeyer G
Perkins
Tom English
Greene
Wright
Valentine Eee
Bonham
Miller
Walkers
Bennet
Muck
J F
Chicago
Old Mike
Mike Rhone
Rose City
Mike
Bennett
B Waller
Perrine
J Scales
Majeske
K C Kouch
Frank Hathaway
Horsman
F Eason
McChesney
H Anderson
Day
Schmaling
Drinker
Gesler
Bailey
G Adams
Gillmore
Gees
Geo Owen
Rogore
Resow
Boldon
Knowles
Jaques
Its. Garey
Walter O' Hara
I W. B. Reed
Utica
New Yorke
Carey Mmde
Colonial Party
Club
The
Debonair
United
Bee
Presiden
Alice
Nell
HF. Day
Mrx
W.R. Evans
K. O. Learned
J. MH. Gammel
8. P. Fones
Alice Wrinkle
Dorothy Bicknace
Geneve Gammel
Council Proceedings
McDonald
M Beeschbech
New
B. J. Martin
St. Jobos Pharmacy
Stumbeams
McDonald's
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