YE EDITOR S TRIP EAST
The writer recounts a return to old towns and friends in Albia Iowa and describes meetings with local editors and business leaders. He notes changes in population from 1200 1500 to about 4500, mining towns nearby, a damaged department store after a lightning strike and the fire department saving the Odd Fellows hall. He compares travel by different rail lines and ends with a note that the continuation appears on the fourth page.
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Omaha
W. F. Edwards
Perkins County
Neb
Knox County
Ill
Nebraska
Albia
Buxton
Cary Anderson
The
Union
A. R. Barnes
St. Johns
Horace Barnes
A. R
Republican
Alicia
Strasburger & Verveer
Mammoth
Johnny
Odd Fellows Hall
Northern Pacific
U.P
N. P
Jones Power Cadillac
A Move in Right Direction for St Johns Dock and Park
The draft petition for a 75,000 bond issue to buy land for a city dock and a park gains support among prominent citizens. A dock is argued to save merchants money and time, boosting commerce, with the park essential before timber is cleared and land prices rise. The proposal would use a committee to allocate funds and locations, with minor opposition centered on cost.
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T. J. Monahan
Mr. Monahan
St. Johns
Philadelphia
Picayune
Philadelphia Street
Hood River
Portland
Hood Thiver
Poe
Wants Name in Paper from German Foreigner at St Johns
A St Johns Lumber Company worker Hobert Woste seeks fame by publicizing himself in the St Johns Review. The column mocks his German background, praises honest work, and urges civic responsibility while defending President Roosevelt. The piece ends with ironic toast to Roosevelt.
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St. Johns Lumber Company
Hobert Woste
Deutschland
Wilhelm der Koenig
Roosevelt
Brain
Louisiana
St. Johns
Chicago Visitors In St Johns Highlight H P Lloyd Ties
Chicago visitors in St Johns include H P Lloyd and his wife of Chicago and G Ogden and wife. Lloyd is a longtime Milwaukee Road official with 40 years of service. he and Mr. Lloyd served 18 years together, fostering friendship. Lloyd speaks well of St Johns, praising its prospects and scenery during his visit.
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H. P. Lloyd
Chica
G. Ogden
Lloyd
Milwaukee Road
St. Johns
Ortleys Bring $15 a Box for Finest Hood River Fruit
Peter Mohr in Pine Grove district sold five boxes of feo for $15 a box to a Portland firm. Andrew Carnegie bought the finest fruit, selecting many boxes. Carnegie previously bought 60 boxes of Winter Bananas from Oscar Vanderbilt and returns to Hood River for top apples. The Ortley is praised as a fine keeper though hard to ship due to bruising.
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Peter Mohr
Pine Grove
Portland
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Oscar Vanderbilt
Hood River
Brother Lownsdale
Back From Holland Mr B VanDermeer Visits St Johns
Back from Holland, Mr. B. VanDermeer, a longtime St Johns resident, reports joy from his trip. He found his mother and relatives well, observes Holland is prosperous, yet says St Johns remains dear. Located in Portland now, he plans to return home and brought small coins for friends and the newsman as keepsakes.
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B. VanDermeer
Hood River Brighteyes Visit to Portland
A Hood River audience is described as Brighteyes, with Roy guiding Hood River residents to Portland. The narrator travels to the city and meets Miss Gladdys Hartley, Hood River’s sweet singer and music teacher, feeling like a letter from home as the Hood River group comes south.
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Roy Gives
Hood River
Portland
Wood
Gladdys Hartley
Brighteyes
St Johns Studio Offers Portraits Equal to Portland
P. M. Hart of Los Angeles owns a remodeled gallery in the Holbrook block with new lighting and two top cameras. His portrait camera and stamp picture machine promise sharp, clear results and a comfortable dressing room. Other local firms include Parnesun & Nock, pioneer tailors on Jersey street, Petersen & Noce making tailoring and repairs, Hamne Tit Triton opening a Burlington and Ivanhoe shop with cleaning and hat work, and Sarra & Grove near Tacoma street expanding to steam cleaning and dyeing with fast growth expected.
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Portland
P. M. Hart
Los Angeles
Holbrook
Anthony
Gouraz
St. Johns
Parnesun & Nock
Jersey Street
Post Ofice
Vogue
Messrs. Petersen & Noce
Hamne Tit Triton
Hamer
Burlington and
Ivanhoe Streets
West Side
Sarra & Grove
Tacoma Street
City Dye Works
Citheens
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Iowa
Express Company
Woodlawn
Big Channel Mining Company
Merlin
Josephine County
Oregon
W. H. King
Daniel Calkins
Leroy H. Smith & CO
Cochran Block
Abington Bldg
Peterson & Noce, Tailors
Postoffice
City Dock and Park
Woste
St. Johns City
Chicago
Ortleys
Holland
Hood River Brighteyes
St. Jouns Provo Gantry
M. L. Holbrook
C. B. Bailey
St. Johns Land Co
East St. Johns
Peninsula
Columbia Boulevard
O, R, & N. Railroad
Phone Union
Clark & Wilson Lumber Co
Linnton, Oregon
Lumber Manufacturers
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