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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
2
The St Johns Review urges aggressive advertising to attract eastern readers and boost local growth. It praises the ferrymen payment decision, endorses new bank arrival, and lauds Roosevelts field work plan while touting St Johns deep water harbor, dockage and Pacific coast access as vital for commerce and prosperity.
A local discussion extols advertising in The Review as essential for business success in the lower peninsula. It praises newspapers and home-delivered sheets over fliers and fence boards, urges clearly stating products and prices, promotes special sale days, and notes changes in towns and residents including Thorndyke and the Thormlyke family leaving St. Johns. The writeup also mentions a Commercial club booklet project nearing completion and distribution to attract eastern readers.
The twenty fifth city council met with all members present except two on leave. City engineer Edwards attended. Petitions for sidewalk access to woolen mills and for Tacoma street improvements were referred to committees. An ordinance set the city engineer salary at 100 per month and funding from the general fund. Several street projects were discussed, bonds reduced, and special policeman W C Piggott confirmed. The Perry company ferry franchise accounts were settled and two General Fund bills approved.
A two day local shooting event at St Johns Gun Club drew many sportsmen despite season timing. Scores on Monday and Tuesday showed strong performances from Reihl, Hills, Hillis, and others, with Winchester guns well represented and repairs by W. H. Seaver noted.
James H. Fletcher of Oregon spoke at Valleyfield hall on The True Gentleman to a large attentive crowd last Monday evening. The Daily Patriot notes his eloquence and wit, recalling his boyhood years and praising the scholar’s personable style. The Examiner adds copies of the report reached their desk yesterday and asks for further updates on his eastern trip.
Unclaimed letters listed include Ida Heard R Lee RA Lindsey T McGlynn Miss Bee Madden and W D Madden Mrs Florence Marshall K B Parker D J Penman C Roebie Miss Lora Small George Smalley Earnest Taylor Kenneth Towns Robt Urie Franklin Wacker Kristian Westby Willie Whirley P White F W Valentine P M.
Members of the Munson and Kindel families offer heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for expressions of sympathy and kindness during their hour of affliction following the death of their loved one.
Three permit entries include 88 To Black & Kerr to reconstruct store building at 5 West corner block 39 for C. C. Woodhouse a rooming house on Philadelphia between Jersey and Ivanhoe cost 500. 89 To W. W. Windle to erect store room on lot 24 block 24 AL Minors addition fronting Edison between Richmond and Tyler cost 700. 90 To Black & Kerr to erect a residence on blocks 15 16 17 block 20 Point View addition fronting Willis boulevard between Allegheny and Dayton for J. N. Saylor cost 1600.
Former governor J H Fletcher recently visited his mother's grave in Charlottetown, P E I and offered a solemn tribute. He spoke of her sleep in a dreamless rest and her soul finding a fixed abode among the stars.
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