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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
2
The St Johns Review discusses campaign tactics and party loyalty in Oregon, debating perjury concerns in primaries and the value of initiative and referendum while calling for local correspondence coverage on the Peninsula and noting a Methodist bazaar with a chicken pie dinner.
Heury Geaney's drayteam and a trolley car collide near the post office when the horses run from a unload. The wagon tongue breaks the car front and headlight, but no one is seriously hurt. The motorman brakes late, a lucky outcome with minor horse scratches and no driver harmed.
A Montana inventor showcased a water motor at White Hutte Woah proving a slow river current can yield enormous power for irrigation. The augur wheel seven feet in diameter sits in a trough with a flaring mouth. water pressure spins the wheel lifting water to tall heights and driving pumps. Inventor Morrison, owner of Montana sheep interests, plans to return home to raise capital for water motors.
Inventors pursue a mechanical paste solution claimed to power irrigation and home needs with little cost. Tests show river current speeds from two to eight miles per hour, drawing interest from residents along the Columbia river. Delegates from multiple states attend a Laval lodge convention chaired by W. A. Whaler, with sessions at Grand Avenue Portland and University Park, featuring a Rebekah degree presentation by Marietta staff.
The Rebekahs held their annual district convention at the Artisan's hall Tuesday the 24th Mae. Mary A Bunlth of Grants Pass president of the Rebekah assembly attended. Eleven lodges represented with good attendance. After a short session they adjourned to the banquet room where a bounteous spread was enjoyed by all. At 2 o'clock the com!
No. 96 to . B. Woodley to erect a residence on lot block in South Johns fronting on Stafford between Buchanan and Wall at Rovia. Hood River dedicated its $40 000 high school building last Saturday. It is something the apple city may feel proud of and St Johns will need in the near future.
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