04 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
1
The piece surveys St Johns annexation conflicts with Portland, praising local citizens like Bradelman while warning against loss of revenue and higher taxes. It reports council adjourned meetings on water bills, vouchers, street plans, and dock work, with focus on fire safety, fountains, and future bids.
A writer argues ignorance about socialism and labor causes, criticizes the great social movement and its rival factions, and reflects on the ethics of socialists versus monopolists. The piece laments lack of progress for labor and questions party responsibilities while cautioning about conspiracies.
Sunday saw the Gold Heat club of Portland defeat Albina Tri City 3 to 1 as the five lads again showed poor practice and weak teamwork. Ray Port and Ray Raymond Lee starred for Bt Johns with the ball, but wild pitches and weak support let the visitors crawl back. The piece laments lack of discipline and calls for early summer practice to avoid a repeat.
The united chambers of commerce of Japan extends an invitation to a representative business party leaving San Francisco on September 25. Members choosing alternate routes may join the group in Japan. The trip lasts about three months with visits to the famed phryéanthem at its best.
The Rev E A Leonard resigns effective October first after leading the St John Baptist Church. He is praised as a capable leader and financier who helped erect and pay for the church home with help from Baptists. The church carries a small debt to the extension board with three years to pay. Leonard will be missed by church members and many city residents who attended for his sermons. It is unclear if the church has accepted the resignation but hope remains he may stay longer.
A Missouri speaker is said to have delivered a scathing passage about a land of mountains and taxes, valleys and wages, crooked rivers and politicians. The remark blurs as a satirical tirade attributed to Sam Jones, noting social vices and rapid change.
Chief HL Black of the police department urges wheel riders to secure permits and tags at the recorder's office before September 108. The notice stresses enforcement and compliance for all riders.
A Oregon man named Frank Durge died after surgery at Doctors Cale and Battle in North Bend. Surgeons removed a cache from his stomach including rifle balls knives keys coins and other indigestible items weighing about 1 pound 14 ounces. Scientific American published a photo engraving of the retrieved articles and the tale is vouched by local Boones.
It might have been work on the Swift plant progressing satisfactorily and not long now before the peninsula’s main industry will be doing business on the area. St John’s regrets the Swift company failed to secure the Weyerhaeuser tract at the north end of their main operations. The land has been dormant and a source of speculation, and larger operations there would bring relief.
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The Oregon State Fair in Salem runs September 14 to 19 with ample eating options. Half the lower grandstand is leased to Watsons Restaurant of Portland for hungry crowds, while the other half hosts confectionery stalls and soft drinks. Additional lunch counters and eating houses will be on site. Reverend Owens of Astoria’s Baptist church and Reverend Leonard of St John will exchange pulpits next Sunday.
Fraternal Brotherhood members held an event Friday August 28 in St. Jones with State Manager PB Taylor and guests from Portland Seattle Denver and Montana. The meeting saw 60 new members inducted and 15 more ready, plus a 10 member degree team and thanks to Taylor for boosting activity.
Harney Noonan and companions return from a hunting trip near Dallas with only one deer sighted. Misadventures include near misses and a thrown hat that scared the creature, plus a failed shot after a long focus. As a memento, they brought a large owl captured from a tree and left Portland to be mounted. Witnesses say the deer likely died of heart failure, worsened by excitement.
Visitors from St Johns to the state fair will see a historic exhibit. For the first time, polled Jersey cattle will be shown, combining the breed’s superior qualities with the advantage of no horns, making them easier to handle.
The Christian church people will begin a series of meetings around the first of the month. Evangeliat Olson, currently preaching in Puyallup, is to conduct the gatherings described as powerful and hopeful. The congregation seeks support and prayers from believers everywhere for student suckers.
Adam Kaemlein and George Bim take a wandering afternoon from Whiaker offices to Happy Marry and the Heorice store. They tour Swift City, the packing plant, cross a bridge to Vancouver, observe a civilian strike a soldier, ride a streetcar, then return home fed and free. A search party looms as they vanish from guardians.
A local quarrel erupts over plans to grade the portion of Uat street between Ivan hoe and Tayow. Residents vow vengeance against city officials and neighbors, arguing the work should not proceed and will be done only when economical.
The Hanson family expresses joy as Pvt Hanson’s daughter Mabelle Walker from Seattle visits. The trip, planned to depart Saturday and return Tuesday, follows urgent home-office reasons. Mrs Walker, a fledgling businesswoman, remains recovering from recent illness and is described as healthier than ever.
Mr Goasler of Calet Bean Furniture Store reports monthly sales of 450 for the unnamed month and 1056 for the same month this year, noting July sales also higher than last year and doubting prohibition as the cause of the change.
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