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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
1
Portland city council debates enforcement of law at red light district amid calls for humane reform and safer options for inebriates. Meeting covers Richmond Street improvements, sidewalk repairs, arch light petitions, and bids for crushed rock on Crawford and Salom streets.
In a Monday interview William Jennings Bryan denies publishing or writing against pensions for soldiers. He asserts his platforms endorsed liberal pensions for surviving soldiers and dependents. The article notes the November 18 1892 speech claim is false, cites congressional records, and defends fair play amid cross party slander.
Citizens report a local woman abuses her children with frequent whipping causing audible screams for blocks. The pattern allegedly harms the youths, while Mrs Olaf Shepardson and two children, visiting B G Wright on South Hayes, left for their home near Stella Washington last week.
A local call urges St Johns merchants to organize and refuse to ship freight over Hill or Harriman routes. It says a joint Maegley Junction station cuts St Johns off and warns Portland papers push the plan. The piece champions buying local goods and pressuring rail choices to safeguard the town’s dock and business.
Special agent B. B. Swengel of the Columbia land company, seeking irrigated lands in Umatilla county with Keho as headquarters, departed North Dakota after weeks in St Johns. He expects at least thirty Dakota families to migrate to Umatilla county next spring to pursue land prospects. Swengel notes telegrams attack local theatre advertising, but theatres continue showing ads despite drops in curtain jokes.
The notice urges old subscribers to settle arrears within fifteen days and renew for any number of hours at one dollar per year. It stresses newspaper independence, openness to conviction, and urges prompt payment to support the editor and future issues, noting to check the label for status.
The Hood River notes report W M Mason of Bend is making cement blocks for a residence planned by Atchitwets Goodrich & Goodrich for G D Woodworth in Hood River County. A block withstood 19,000 pounds of weight without damage, proving its non brittle strength. The block uses standard sand and cement facing with gravel backing and will support a two story house with modern plumbing and heating.
Charles Gondatian of 611 Ivanhoo Whreel has invented and received patent for an ingenious wheel scraper. It operates by donkey engine power and is mounted on a wheel with vertical or lateral guidance to take depth at will. Capable of moving two to three times dirt per load, it promises utility to railroad contractors and excavators in earthworking.
Mr Bilis and family departed yesterday for Cambridge Washington county Mato where he has taken an era and will make their home. They expect to keep in touch with St Johns and anticipate his return at no distant day to resume residence in At Johns.
Civic Enterprise in Vancouver Washington celebrates completion of an electric street railway reaching Well into the area. An electric theatre is planned to replace the Owens Bros pool room, as local streets and facilities expand amid civic booster rhetoric.
An unsigned letter from Portland Railway Light and Power outlines its stance on opening and widening Fee senden Street in St Johns Oregon. The company seeks to dedicate a right of way and retain exclusive railroad rights while accommodating street improvements and ground acquisitions. It insists on cost limits for track work and seeks to be treated like other private property owners in land acquisitions.
The report predicts corn yields near 2.7 billion bushels with high value at current prices, wheat around 675 million bushels, and cotton at about thirteen and a half million bales. Cattle and hay output are set for record levels, while total crop value surpasses 4 billion dollars, yet long term farming expansion is implied.
Annual loss from fires across the United States is estimated at about 1.0 billion dollars for 1908 if trends continue. Over the past three years total fire costs reached 850 million, with daily costs averaging around 1.0 million before a major blaze. Experts estimate a large portion of losses could be prevented with better measures.
Building permit notices list multiple actions. Adame addition on Mohawk between Hayes and Grantham shows a residence planned on lot 7 block 6 with value $700. Kerr & Bou to Jennet building on lots in Jobas addition with front on Hiehaoud between Bradford and Willamette boulevard for Marine Iron Works. Edmondson & Co to erect brick building on lot and block in Smith addition fronting on Jereey between Eust Burlington and Leavitt Street for FP Hy Light to te uned with 4 heating plant and 100 units.
A fragmented account notes a May gathering at a school labeled Nuptiat Bune with discussions of funding needs and student participation under a new movement plan. Names such as Kon Clark and John Keeler appear among organizers and teachers.
Unclear notes describe a larger Sunday theft spree with many involved near Mortars and Slipert Weather. References mention Jolene Perry, Whitwood Court, and Wilwood as local names while praising property as a steady investment amid ongoing activity and headlines about Heweloetrid Hite.
The fragment cites dubious figures about coal reserves and consumption, urging a practical method to store solar heat for winter use. It hints at government and expert voices, with likely misread names and dates, and stresses the need for reliable energy planning amidst unclear data.
Country Squire Laurence Throndyke eludes in a tangled tale of stolen horse kinship with Wy Lyte, who now roams a Virginia barge ranch, while locals recount a long, quarrelsome interlude of wet and industrial life and a beleaguered plea to reclaim the family label amid a chorus of horse whimsy.
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