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ST. JOHNS REVIEW LOCAL ITEMS AND CITY NEWS Gleaned Trom Various Sourcea and Condensed NOTIOE TO SUBSCRIBERS. nit Riihfirrlhnrfl In St. ! Ill ium -"- w Johns will bo served with Tho Rovlew through tho postofflco, except thoso subscribers in tho center of town. Wo . i.l,wt fin rarrlpr RVRtam. anil It Inavo tin; w.iw f kas proved unsatisfactory. Subscrib. ers falling to rccoivo inoir paper reg- 1 1 Hntlfi. 4ltn ...l.lffltiA. liarly pjcaou livmjr mu iuumoiii, C. 1). Titus, of Michigan, is erect- 1 .... !!. ........1 l Mp a rOSini'lH."" un ihuhuuhu aiii-ci, ucnr lluiison. , Hnck for Sale. A lot of brick for inle at f0 cents per hundred nt tho St. .Jolnu Bakery. V. 11. Kmir has iiurchnscd block 16 in Not th St. Johns and is plotting it out In city lots with alleys. John Hninrnrty, of Stillwntcr, ' Winn.. Iin purchased property in St. Johns Heights addition and will build at once. Found. An M. W. A. badge, tho nwncr can net somo by calling nt Tlio Review olllce, nnd paying for this nd Tcrticmcnt. Geo. Weiss, of Portland, has bought City, spent n few days In St. Johns thU week, the jrucst of Hcv. E. E. Mc Vickcr nnd family. Mrs. Walker and daughter, of Jamestown, N. I)., nrrived hero .Sun day morning, nnd expects to buy n home and locate. K. 1). Hurllitirt sold, through Van Hotitcn & Itogcrs, a block on Hurling ton street, for .$11)00. This is regard cd ns n very reasonable price. John M. Sclby of Vancouver, Wnsh., has puichnscil lots corner Hudson and Itichmond streets, nnd contemplates building soon. Twenty-one of thu members of St. Johns camp, 7"l(l, M. A., visited drape camp, Portland, Monday even ing. Tho M. W. A. baud accompanied Ilia party. Will .lobes who was injured in tho Hour mill Homo time ago is retried to bo doing nicely, although it will bo a long limn before ho will bo nblo to bo around njnlii. Daniel Hrcrltt returned Monday from n trip to I'uget Sound cities nnd (I try's Harbor. His trip only iinpres Md him more forcibly of tho future liri;.lit pros-wctti of St. Johns. Tlii! Civic Improvement league will meet next Tuesday afternoon at tiiUU, at Mix Relic Smith's home. All mviii hers are rci-ucstvd to be pivsent, ns liusiiicss of imHirtnuru will como up. J. II. Tnllmnii, of Xowbcrg, Or., mis here this week looking after his proxrty interests, mid preparing to erect a modern home on his half block, comer Hayes and Charleston ptrrets. St. Johns enjoys n distinction shar ed by few of tho Oregon towns, nnd that is a lady physician, Dr. Mury MaeLachlaii. She graduated witli high honors from the bent medical col lege in the land. An entertainment of a dramatic character wus given in Hickuer's hall Iat evening. The iittendancu was rather slim ami the show was of an ordinary character. Mrs. Floieneo Iac Clark was tho star. J. 11. I.niidrtim while clearing land for thu Title nunranteu & Trust Co. in North St. Johns, was struck in his left eye by a briar and will very like ly loo thu sight entirely. The acci dent occurred last Saturday. 0. Wood, of Point View addi tion, while working nt the bottom of tho r0 foot well at University Park, bad one of the hones of his right arm broken by u pulley block falling oh him. Hard luck, Mr. Wood. After the tlrst of December Dr. Taggart may bo found in his office at night, having lit ted up sleeping apart ments there. The doctor has been appointed emergency surgeon for tho Portland Consolidated Railway Com pany. Tufts & Shepard have inored into their new ofllce in the Cochran block, fronting on Hroadway. These gentle men have fitted up Qielr office in a neat and comfortablo style, and have one of the most attractive locations In he city. It has been suggested that the Com mercial Association give a banquet at a date to be fixed at the next meet ing. If it is decided to have it, The Review suggests that the articles for same be purchased of St. Johns taer chants and that nothing be allowed to be used except purchased through our home tradesmen, 0, W. Dunbar, formerly of Greeley, Colo,, is considering tho advisability of starting n new and second hand furniture and miction house in St. Johns. The blaze at tho woolen mill Mon day morning, has had a tendency to create some interest in the matter of lire protection in thu business dis trict. The regular dance given by tho St. Johns Musical Club will bo held at Hiekncr's hnll tomorrow, Saturday, evening. A general invitation is ex tended. First-class music will bo in nltcndnucc. W. J. Pcddicord is nn old news paper ninn, one of the live kind, too. The Review is under obligations to him for numerous favors and assist ance so cheerfully rendered. Ho is the kind of men that help make the local pnper attractive. An incipient hlnzo in tho storage room nt tho woolen mills about live o'clock Monday morning caused n flut ter of excitement nmong residents in that locality. The lire was extinguish ed before much damage resulted. Tho cause was spontaneous combustion. J. F. liivermoro hns sold his resi dence, cor, Polk and Mcntcith street, to Daniel Horning, from Shcridnn, Or. Mr. Horning will occupy tho house with his family ns soon ns pos sible. Mr. Livcrmoro will movo to North Albtnit, where ho owns proper ly. E. Niles, Oregon City, n retired cap italist has purchased n quarter block of Mrs. learned, corner Lenvitt and Qrcshntu streets, and will proceed nt once to build n lino residence. Mr. Niles thinks St. Johns tho most do-Hit-able place to live in tho north west. John M. Shear, of cast Portland, has purchased the home of Richard Currier, corner- of Flllmoro and Tn coma streets, and will make his future home here. Mi. Shearer is 03 years old, nttd regards St. Johns ns tho ideal H-sit to spend thu remainder of his days. The Royal Neighbor ladies sur prised the St. Johns ramp, 7510, which met in regular session nt Hiekncr's hull, Tuesday evening. The Indies were armed with a tine lunch, of which the brethren partook of with n relish, and invited their visitors to call again. E. A. Edget ton is moving his stock of groceries mid general merchandise into thu more spacious nnd clcgnnl Kioto loom in the Cochran block, fronting tin Jersey street. Mr. Edger loii wilt have, when the goods are in plnci! ami properly arranged, one of the handsomest stores in the city. The Methodist Sabbath school of this city is planning to have services on Christmas eve, embellished with n Ninas tree and a short program, to be given in their church. The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. church of St. Johns, tiro working hard for thu success tif the Imxatir to be given at Hiekncr's hull, on Dec. Nth mid nth. ' Christmas will soon be fleie, mid the little folk are already on pins and needles ns to what to expect froiy dear oltl Santa Clans. It is n blessed season, mid one in which even the older children (for wo are all children, sointi of us rather old children, per haps) nru looking forward to this an nual festal season with feelings akin to those of the younger 'xii lion uf thu community. Tho Indies' aid society of tho M. E. church, are making extensive prep arations for tho ''season" social, which well be held in Hickuer's hall next Thursday nnd Friday evenings. The novelty of tho "season" social is sullicient to attract a large attend ance. The different booths will be presided over by 'charming Indies, who will wear their best smiles to welcome tho guests. Remember the dates, December 8 and V, and by no means miss the first evening, Thursday next. The city council will meet in regu lar session next Monday evening, when some important matters will come up for consideration. It is hop ed tho city legislators, to whom is entrusted tho business interests of this growing city, will bo allowed to per suo its deliberations free from oittsido orators and debaters. The council was chosen to make laws and repreesont the people of St. Johns, and should be held responsible for the proper pro tection of public interests. Let them adopt a policy and persue it in a busi ness way, and if their policy don't suit the masses of the people, let those disatisfled resort to the proper and dignified way of remonstrance. The council is capablo and it only requires the application of common ordinary business methods to accomplish the same. St. Johns hns among its population quite n largo number of old soldiers who served in the civil war. One of them hns suggested the propriety of organizing n local post of tho Grand Army here. This would bo n good move on the part of the old veterans, who are fast succumbing to old Fath er Time, nnd tho feeling of comrade ship is becoming more intenso among those who still survive. Tho rate at which subscribers nrc beinir added to our list nnd the prompt manner in which our friends are pny ing their subscriptions, is very grati fying. Those who can mnko it con venient to hand in their subscription, only one dollar, will confer n fnvor by doing so. The expense of running tho pnper is very heavy, especially at the start, and the dollars como in quite handy. 1). S. Southmnyd returned Inst week from Sheridan, Or., whore he attended the funeral of his half broth er, Morin l. Potter, who was shot and killed by n man named Dickens. The murder was cold-blooded, and no rausu is yet known for the deed. The murderer is in jail at McMinnvillc. The decenscd was a resident of St. Johns nt one time, leaving here with his folks in 1870. He was in the city n few months ngo, and contemplated returning mid taking up liis residence here. He was a single man, 30 yenrs old. The tinfortunnle tragedy was n severe shock to the murdered man's mother, Mrs. S. Potter, who is now in her seventy-second year. The fam ily is well known by nil the old resi dents of St. Julius. The subject for tho morning ser vices nt the M. E. church will be, God in tho History of All tho World," by the pastor. All nrc or dially invited. At the close of tlio preaching scr: vice lost Sunday morning tho roro) tion of members took place which de note increase of strength to the clutch. The ladies of the aid society of the of the Evangelical church rcjortcd n satisfactory and pleasant business meeting last Friday P. M. held at Mrs. Douglas' home. Thu ii'vivnl meeting Is still In pro gress nt thu Evangelical church. Sev eral have been converted mid while the audiences are not large theru is n good interest. Rev. L. li. Pratt nnd thu pastor, E. E. MeVicker, have charge of these services. If you are interested in the morality mid thu church life in St. Johns then encour age nil regular and sHcial services in the church by ypnr presence mid co operation. The tfiniMTmico program was well rendered Inst Sunday during II. L C. E. hour, beforit n largo mid appreci ative audience at the Evangelical church, llio pieces sistkcn by thu time young Indies, Misses Parker, Hessiu and Lillian MeVicker, demonstrated their nbility to measure up to thu oc casion mid declared their ttosillon ns to tein-x'raurc. Thrsu .kind of ser vices occasionally are both instructing uuil entcrtaing, mid displays tho home talent of our young people. "Too Much Johnson." A complaint has ben laid against J. T. Johnson, by his wife, Mrs. John sou of this city, alleging extreme cruelty nnd brutal treatment. If the many things stated by the complain ing wi'ness nru facts, thu case is certainly n bad one. A warrant was issued from the district attorney's ollico mid sent to Marshal Ogden to serve Monday, but Johnson was not to be found. SOOIETV NOTICES. St. Johns Camp No. 773. W, C. AW, reta every Weduw-lny f.veninp at 8 o'clock p. m, Hiekncr's hnll, St. Johns. Consul cotnmaudar, R, C. Clark j clerk, Wesley Penny. St Johns Camp No. 7546, Modem Woodmen of AmWc;, meets every Tuesday evenia, at Hickuer's ball. C. D, Edwards, council; E, T, Thomp son, clerk. Camp No, 3544, Royal Neighbors of America, meets every second and fourth Tuesday evenings. Mrs. Em ma allium, oracle; Mrs. E. S. Cbur chill,recorder. The Commercial Association of St. Johns, meets every first and third Wednesday evenings of each month, at city hall. Wi H. King, president; C. D. Hurlbert, secretary. W. A. EDGERTON Is busy this week moving into his New Store, in the Cochran Block. He is" adding largely to his Stock in every Department, and will have the best display of General Merchandise on the Peninsula. Cochran Block, Jersey St., St. Johns f: V inncel f f f COUCH & COMPANY FZZESfo IThe Reliable andupto-dateHftHm Family Grocers and General Merchants Wk& RThelBiglSlore'onieroadHiiInearlPoilotfice L'.llifll WM Are receiving Fresh Goods daily, and the people under stand they sell only the Best and at City Prices. Our Stock of Children's SCHOOL SHOES can't be Beat A good lino of DRY GOODS, Hoots and Shoes, and General Mcichnndisu. Feed. Hnv. Grain. Etc. 404O4imKKJOOOO caoKfKfK4aKK4KJ40 . HENRY C. SCHROEDER DKALKIl IS FURNITURE AMD BEDDING, CARPETS, MATTINO, LA0E CURTAINS, PORTIERS, WINDOW SHADES, STOVES, TIN AND GRANITE WARE , Picture rnonlnf nd rurnltutt Rtptlrlng ' Ajtnt QUICK MEAL Blitl Riniti UHncnfAKr.n and tuncral director (loodi ilIUrtil tttt of rhrf. V will remit ilrrrl cir fir to iurclintrt that lit Uiond l'lfdinont Junction. Moodi guirintftd to lie teprrinitf d, 242240 and 248 RUSSELL STREET Station B SI. Joins Lumfier tmi A. S. DOUOLASS k SONS rROrHIETOHfl Manufacturers of Cedar. Fir and Larch Lumber ROUGH AND DRHSSKI) I'AHTlCtJIAH ATTKNTION OIVK.V TO Till: J.O0.W. TltADK j ST. JOHNS, OREGON 00OaKOKOKOOO 0K1K0K0OOKKJK' INVEST IN THAT GREAT INDUSTRIAL CENTER ST. JOHNS REALTY WILL DOUBLE IN VALUE WITHIN ONE YEAR'S TIME 170 -lots 50x100, only 4 blocks from thu husincus section of St. Johns. 1450100x100, overlooklui,' thu river. $550100x100, close in. $575100x100, only .1 blocks from tho sawmills. $95050x138, modern (1-room house. Business Lots, Residence Lots, Acre Tracts. Easy Terms. S H B P A. R D & T U P T S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE Phone Scott 4001 St Johns. Orecon OeeKKaKtO00 04OeK00'K'H-0400 Johnson & Dillon Contractors la dradinf, ExcaYstliif aad all kinds of team work. OAK PARK Can leavo ordors at Shepard & Tufts ST, JOHNS, ORE. Moore & Anderson PAINTING, PAPER HANG ING, GRAINING AND SIGN WRITING ICENX rATNTDia A SPBCIALTT St. Johns Park ST. JOHNS, OREGON DANIEL BRECHT... HOUSES TO RENT II YOU WANT A IIOUHK CALL ON Ul ST. JOHNS, OREGON GEO. W. CONE LUMBER GO. FLOORING, OEELING, RUSTIC And All Kinda of Building Material Prompt Dellrtrj OurnUd, nru, AT TOOT BUXUMOTOM SVXXXI t. joins. OU0O II i mm I It i I ' WW I