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ST. JOHNS REVIEW USEFUL INFORMATION. j A FEw Questions Propounded and' Answered. For the Information of mnny dis- a tant readers of The Ifcvicw, who aio A .1.-! ,.P ....J 1 I lin. In ! C.OTVI rl . Q tion about thin district, tho following questions arc answered correctly and honestly as possible: Question Where is St. Johns? Answer In Multnomah County, Oregon, 10 miles north of I'ortlniid. Q. What is the jtoptilntion ? A.-Ovcr 2000 people. Q. Is it on the ocean I A .No, it is located by the Col umbia nnl Willamette rivers. Tho peninsula is Yl mile Ion? by about throe miles wide. Q Ate the rivers navnnblo? A. Yos; the channels arc from -10 to 100 feet dee'), and (he largest ships that float come fmrn all parln of the world and may hxtd and unload car gofl at the dookr. 0 Arc there anv railroads? A. You j an electric roail 1 I'ort- x land, mill tin. (I. It. k .'.. a nrirt of I .1 M ... i I !. . . . . I fJ mo aouincrn mcme pysmni, irnversw tho water front fr eveml mile, and the Northern Pacific is on the npjKHdlo wdo of tho Willamette river. Q, What linm of htititiom are Him of A. fief the advfrtisinK columns of this paper. Q. 1 hiisinosw overdone A. No; thcio is room for moro mlMlnntial bosinewt hoiiM. (. What wipKirl the (own? A. The Inrjfo mills and fnclorh. 'ihern ate three sawmills, one veneer faclory, one box and basket factory, two shipbuilding md, ono largo dry dock, one oirh and column fnelory, one iloiir mill, one woolen mill, and several oilier smaller factories. Q.-Wlmt is the pay roll? A. About W.VMW ht inonlb. Or Mow nboitL school and church privileges? A. One law n-bool Iioiimi (the second one cniilcmplalid) and three churches. The university is about a mile from Kl. Johns. Q. Mow about the prices of prop rrlyf A. I'rires me reainahle. A Rood locnlion ran be had for tlOU and up ward. llusinivH prnsirly fiom .ir to l per front fiMtl. Q. Any saloons f A. S'o, and not likely to Imvn Nnn. Q. Any oilier industrial enterpris es in prospect f A. Yes; seveial mills and factories, ami a meat packing house. To whom ran I wrile for furlli er information? A. Secretary Commercial Assoela (ion, or Hit) editor of The lleview will nnswer all iiiclinus. 1 YOUR JACKET! 639-641-043-545 Williams Avenue ALBINA WE PAY YOUR CAR FARE When shopping present this adver tisement and we will refuud your car tare We save you lime and money TRY US DKt.IVHK.ircS JtADK TO ST. JOHNS TUESDAYS OUR FURNITURE DEPART MENT On the second floor is the lstgest on the Kat Side. There are many reasons why we can sc ymi many dollars on )our furniture. Come and sec ours T WAISTS Ml If Just arrived, a new lot of Prcncli flannels. Sale p'iie $1.25 each Mohairs at $1.75 mm J Ladies' and Misses' Skirts Make it a point to net ode of our ready made skirts. Our Specials are $3.86, $4.25, $0, $6 Really worth more Have you Pollen our Prices yet? Wcshow a SWKI.J MNK 01' THK NliWKST OAKMItNTS SANTA CLATJS Saturday Afternoon, December 3rd tome and bring the children. Kvcry child under io accompanied by parcu' or guardian (.el a present. "WEAR HAMILTON-BROWN SHOES Aud ou have the full assurance there is nothing better made. American I.sdy, all leathers and styles, jj.jo bltf citv dailie. In HI. .lohlis nnd on the K)iiiiihtiln tin lleview suberip lion list moii) than doiiblfH the com bined eliciilntiou of all (he Portland dailies in the same territory, some vlpiieri's to the rontrary notwith standing. book", etc., nnd 1.10 in cash, were sent to llio Hoys' ami (litis' Aid So ciety by pupils of the St, Johns pub lie school, Activity In Ileal Estate. The ical estate market in St. .lohus lias show n mi unusual activity dur itur the past couple of weeks, ll seems thai many of the hitherto doubling Thomases nut beginning to realize thai this city is growing purely nnd entirely on its merits, and that pie. vailing values are not llclilintii., but nr.. I. ...... I .. I 1 1 .1 C... ....... I ..... ..,-... .F,i nil.' unit p.,ii iinniiiK Ileal estate, copi-chilly liiisiuivs slti, Is icinaikably lou priced, and visitor rcallrit it, and the Mint ones mo Ink iiiK ndvanlaKf of the opMirtuuilirx piiM'H(pi, Outride, or lesidciiri' prop, irly Ins not ndviiueed beyond n very tiHiMiunbh' -ilut. and, while many of the mom desirable sili are piiwlrtf Into Hie laudx of hoine-bnlli'eit, yet nmiiy iillraelie lots ate yel to lie bad nl a very modernle eol. Tho Transfor Puzzlo. One of the rosulls of the recent consolidation of the street railways has been the imiimiirallon of n new transfer system which is, no doubt, a Krenl convenience to slreel ear pat rons, bill lo understand the system is hardly within the comprehension of the avenge cilieu. .Munnuer fuller has isxtied n l(l.pai;e booklet entitled, "(leiiernl Information ItcL'nrdiiiL' Transfers." Willo n prent deal of iiifoimalion Is contained in the book let, nnd is no doubt very valuable, and ietilivl lots of labor In kqI it up, yel il strikes the aveiaae patron of the I'ortlaud Consolidnted Ilnll- way Co. its coui)llcnted as the idd "ll-l.') pur..le. Tho following three paragraphs fiom Hie eneial iciiln- lions, contains iiboul the moxl iuiNirl- uut I'eatnies: "I'asseiiKers on nil ouli;oin(f lines micl lake Die pmiwr ear for their destination. "Conductors mi) not allowed In oi reel mistakes of pasrciiKcrx lakim; Die wkhil' car by issulni; Irausfern In the pinM f car lit jsiinls of divert'iiiu e. Wotlce. If pnrenlH wlio object In llieir sons tplnyintf in or frenuenlinu my hilliai pnnor win nntiiy mo t win uniuiy see thai their Mm are i-esitected. L. t'AIJK, I'mpiielor St. .lotins llillinrd I'arlor. OUUROH NOTES. Seventh Day Advenllst. Snbbnth srlmnl at 10 A. Jl.; repilar service nt 11 A. M. ovcry Sabbath. I'rnyer meetlnrT Wednesday cveninr. K. D. Ilurllicrt, hhlcr. M. K. Chiirrh.-.l'rcaclilnrT 11 A. M. nnd 7 P. M.; Sunday school 10 A. M.: class ineclliiL' 12 .M. I'raver meelttirT Tlinrsdny oveninir 7:30 r. Jf. i.pworiii i.iue, n:.1() I. m, Sunday. Junior League 'J:no I'. M. Sunday. The lulled KvmtRollrnl Churcli Servlrc 11 A, M. nnd 7:30 1. ,M. Sunday schwd 10 A. M.j Jr. IC. L C. i:., t!::i0 P. M.j Sr. K. U. C. Yl, (LIS P. M. K. K. .McViekor, Pastor. A sH'cial program will bo tendered by tint young sople on tho C. K. hour of Sundav evrniuir in tbn main ami!. "Tmn-feix will be ihMied only to lorium of the Kvnnpdirnl eliurrh, com- flubscrlho for It. For whalf The lleview, or coiue. No mailer how many paper you are lakluu, none of llieiu can till the place oi your lioim paiMr. II has boon tin isihMilde for (he publisher In call on everybody in (be dilric, but he is willing mid will be plciixcl lo have you rail on bint and enroll your name as a pat nui o tin Keviow. Vi want lo make the Mpcr holler, and lo do so will iviiuire the aMislmire of eerv public spirited litleu of SI. .lohu and I he iN'iiiiisula. The lleview W devot ed to your inlent-, mid we un sure nolmdy in t li if diriricl wauls us to work to build up their interests with out rendering khmo supp.iit in retui.i. l)ou' be li.tekwiiid, fiiwik Come riKht nlmg. HriitK in a newt, item, if IKirkildo. ('tune and talk home mat- ten over with i. You know- wuuo thiiir: of inteiert. Tho price is only one dollar for u whole year. The de mand for the two ilrxt of The Review tuhauhtcd the ivfilton of llf. Icon hundred smk ivuli. We hvo sent out a number of sample copies, und in tvssme have received a lare number of subi.cribei. Our lUt of iMiiia lido subscriheni now exceeds the tnajorlly of newspajK'rs outside of the piirxciiKcr iihkiiiK for them at Hie lime Hie fine is paid, mid conductors me not allowed lo IrMie Irnusfitrx ex cel it on lb In condition." Mill you can gel a copy of the book: dear reader, by a-kiuu' the conductor for II. fit, Johns Public School. Tho ciiroMmcul has teat-lied tMS, of these hIhiiiI llflcen have oui uwtiy. New pupils are etimiiu; til Hie rale of about one n day. Theie art) six nanus in Hie building. In Hie I'imhiin Ihii Hals mid deiks nie ad- niciii'intf at n:io p. m. vilcd lo (his M'rvlce. All tire lii- soil for llieir sitbsistenee will tient of "New Fields for Young Farmers," "Tho Sanitation of the Farm," "The Future of American Cotton," "How Women Mnke .Money on the Farm," etc. Seven serial stories nnd U."i0 short stories by the most talented nnd Mipu Inr Amerienn writers of llctlon will form pari of the contents of the new volume for Jf)0.". Full Illustrated Announcement de scribing the prineipnl fentures of Tito Companion' new volutnu for ll)0."i will be sent with sample copies to nny address free. Tre new subcriher who soiim 1.7" now for a year's subscription lo The Companion receives five Ha tho issues of The Companion for tho remaining weeks of 1I)(11, nlso kThe Companion "Cnrnalions" Calendar for 100.". litrosrnphcd in twelve colon nnd gold. Till; YOCTII'S COMPANION. I ll Ilerkely Street, Iloslon, Mass, WlPedH IlfiAL ESTAT4 INSURANOH IIUNTALS LOANS Thero Js n tribe In Central Africa among whom spoakem in public nrc rrquircii to stnn.l on one leg while sKnklug, mid can sjionk only as long n they can timid o. That would bo mm on Bomo of tho Oregon H)titer. A iiootrors in n magmtiiic asks lier over to kiss her with his eves. It s n matter of conjectlon whether she had been smoking ri Imd been reading tlioxt mlcrobv kly stories. Say, do you hear Hint bell ringing every evening? That menus Hint lliein are services each uvening nt tin1 Kvnngelieal church nnd Hint then is mi unabated interest manifesto. SOCIETY NOTICES. St. Johns Camp .V. 77;t. W 0. W.. ictels every UedniMay i veiling Jt o'clock t. in, Mickucr'K ball, St. Johns. CoikhI commander. It. 0. ju-table, giving n child a comfortable Cmk; clerk, Wesloy Penny, seat and a healthy Mturc, I , The building is henlcd by hot nir St. Johns Camp No. ".'Jill, Modem driven through large pii-' by means Woodmen of Anur'e.i, meets every of a Imp) fan. My this menus the Tuc-dny oveni.i,:, at Hiekuer's linll. healing mid ventilating is u near C..I). Fdwnrdr, council; K, I. Thomp. jH'ifeel as in(lerii science and bkill n, clerk. can make them. Tliere are no cold corueo, no bad nir in the room, for il is continually crowded out by tho fresh air driven in. No building lit ht. Johns has mi iHM-fcct a veutila tion. This is forlmiale for the chil dren of Hie town. It means health mnl comfnrl. The school is overcrowded, Forty cliildien in ii room are about iu many as an ivxiH'iioiu'od teacher can handle atistneloiilv. This means that two more rooms are needed. The teachers are: J, Teuseher, Jr., principal, ti It, 7 nnd S grades; Miss K.lith Van Vleet, f A, f It and ti A gradei,; Miwi Kmma Ostlund, 4 A, -I II grade; Miss Lilian Waters, l A, 3 H gnidcs; Mis Dorelle Shiver, H A, U It grades; and Mis hluabeth Itivette, I A grade. Tbei-e teaehers have from live to twenty years experience. oeven boxes of food, clothing, Camp No. MM, Koyal Neighbor of America, meet ever' second nnd fourth Tuesdey evenings. Mrs. Km ma Oilluin, ontclo; Mrs. K. S. Chur chill, reconler. Tho Commercial Association of St. Johns, meets evory first nnd third Wednesday evenings of each month. at city nan. w. Jl. King, president; O. D. llurlbort, beurotnry. Tho YouHj'b Companion la 1905. MRS, M, L, ROWLAND DRESSMAKING ..A Share of the Trade Solicited.. uomer jeraey and Leavltt Street St. Joluta I t 1000-Ix)t'100xl00 In buIne center I ItOI I ... P..! mn . ""'-"n lacing JL'O icot on eu line mid running back OS feet. 100-Lot fiOxlOO, ono block froa it. (. l, .100-1.1 00x100, two blocks froa cl,), ,l01"'0' A corner. 'J.)0-It fiOxl'JO, closo In and now ear line. Oilier lots nt oilier price. Also Ir.. Kiimuro mm onus. L'nmiiiihinnMM , . , -....v ii ,iiu. W. J. PEDDIOORD Phono Union -too ST. JOHNS I It is impofcsihle even to summarize in a single paragraph the manv and varied atlraetiens which The Youth's Companion announces for the coming year. A wries of articles pinned to in- I crest CMHYially the fortv-tlve millions of Americans who look directly to the Johnson & Dillon Contractors In Grading, Excavating iu u mam or itun work. OAK PARK Can leave orders nt Shcpanl & Tufts st. johns, cm L. C. SLATER SHOEMAKER Jut opened shop in rear of Peddl- cord's real estate ofllce. Repairing Neatly and Promptly Done. Moore & Anderson PAINTING, PAPER HANG ING, GRAINING AND SIGN WRITING W. H. Killingsworth THE PIONEER REAL ESTATE DEALER OP THE PENINSULA . . . . TA10 fl?,0?t,,,"t of "Wenw property m tho diatrlct. ' Wnlntit Park ofTers tho moat dealr ?ne,Jiom - utreeta graded, lots COxlOO Sold nt prices Jho uoit " uiiiuio iu mo -narkct. ,in, W. M. KILLINGSWORTH J03 Onamber of Commerce, PortUU DANIEL BRECHLT HOUSES TO RENT IF YOU WANT A IIOU8E CALL OK MM ST. JOHNS, OREGON SCENE PAWTINO A 8PB0IALTT St. Johns Park ST. JOHNS. O n p n n v GEO. W. CONE LUMBER G( trr r . 4uuruu, OEELING. EUI1 And All Kinds of BaiMlftf Jtaxenai Prompt pIWrr OutrtntMl, Hibb AT TOOT BUKIDCOTOsT ST. JOHMS, OIHW ' J V 41