PURELY PERSONAL. it 1 r ' y Mr. Thomas Hortoti has gone to ' California to try and regain his hcaltli. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dlnckhtirn are spending New Years with Ka lama friends. G. H. I?ox and wife spent Christ inas with their two sons and .friends at The Dalles. Miss Eva llruckman, of Albany, Or., spent a few days in the city, the guest of Miss Delia Young, lingwold fjiinderson, of Puget Island, is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. . J. Gundcrson. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nelson and family spent Christmas with their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Ncgstcd, nt Peninsula. Mewrs. Henry and Andrew Hcit dricson, of Hocky Point, Washing ton county, spent Christmas with local relatives. Dr. C. C. Taggart left Wednes day for Marshfield, where he has formed highly satisfactory arrange ments with a coal company, Oriu C. Davidson, of Oswego, , was in the city Ial week, and so favorably impressed was he that he invented in some real estate. Miss Mildred Cleinons, who at tends school at Dallas College, spout the holidays with her mother, Mrs. J, A. Keiishaw, in this city. Miss Anna Thurlow, one of St. Johns' fair lady investors, has plat ted a five-acre tract in North St. Johns, and has put it on the mar ket. D. Tallman, of Xcwbcrtf, Or., was in the city Monday and pur chased propel ty with the view of building and locating here in the spring. I Sherman IX-ering, of Anderson, luil., was in the city .Saturday last, looking up a location with the in lention of going into the lumber business. S. W. Thompson, of Vancouver, Wash., was in the city Wednesdav. Like many other of liis fellow citi zens, he thinks a great deal of St. Johns. Messrs. P. Itollin and John Wil son have gone to spend a week on their timber claims far back among Washington's high mountains and tail timbers. Mrs. Kobinson, of St. Johns, Mich., has joined her husband in St. Johns, Or., to reside here per manently. Mr. Noliinson is a brick mason by trade. Miss Nellie Penning! who is attending school at Providence t Academy, Vancouver. Wash., is (ponding' the holidays with her inolhei, Mrs. Ada Pennington. Herbert Pennington, nf the I'. S. navy, on the oruixer Philadel phia, spent Christmas with his 'mother, Mrs. Ada Pennington. Ill snip is lying at Mremerton, Wash., jlui location nf the navv vard on Puget Sound. Moyd Sbeik. a contractor of Pen dleton, uao visiting A. S Shad duck, of St. Johns Heights, this week. Mr. Sheik u verv favoraWv liimiOMcd with mir city and will build a home and ime his fautil) hero for pciumiicnt residence W. Sutor and familv, of Grand I'orU, X. ).. have moved to St. Johns to reside here permanentlv, and will build a home immediately. While Mr. Sutor is a man of con siderable means, he will probablv enter the employment of (he woolen mills after becoming settled. Pascal Hill kimlU remembered I he Uevicw Christmas bv present lug a fine lxv of apples. ' Tne fruit -.is cvviiciii anil nigniv appre ciated. Mr. Hill is one of the pro groove men of this conunuuitv, and an anient advocate of every thing that (ends to the benefit of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Potter and Mr. and Mus. Gould and family, of Union, have moved into the Potter home, on llnec tieet. This fine new resi dence is a credit to St. Johns. It h the liandttuucM residence in this mrt nf town. Lumber is all icady on the ground for the Gould home, to be built mi the adjoining lot. Work will eiMiunence at once. C.MI. Hickman, citv manager of the Pacific State Telephone com nnv, was in the city Wednesdav looking up the interests of the com pany, with a view to innroving the, service. It is wssible that a Si tin iMnr n lrx-nl fixchantrc will be! established on the peninsula, and arrangements made so that the ser vice here will ectual that of Port land. Mrs. Allen lllackbum spent Wednesday in Portland with Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Johnson, of Pcta luma, Cal., who have been visiting friends and relatives in different parts of Oregon for the past six weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will leave for their California home Tuesday next. They will bear with them many good reports of St. lohns and the Peninsula country. 'While here they visited all the im portant points and became greatly enthused over the promising future of St. Johns. The Masquerade Ball. The masquerade ball given by St. Johns Camp 773, W. O. W., Wednesday evening, was a most successful affair. About 40 couple were en masque, and some of the characters represented !werc very, good. Prizes were awarded as fol lows: llest costumes, Mrs. South well, and C. Mailcy; most comical costumes, Mrs. I.iiin and Charles Palmer; cake walk, Miss Gussic Rich and Ralph Roy ; best waltzcrs, Ci. G. Turner and Anna Rich. The prizes were appropriate and elegant. "The Store that Saves You Honey" LEADER JEWEL STEEL RANGE The Handsomest and Best Low Priced Steel Range in America $ 1 .00 a Week Buys This Range Great Fuel Saver. Burns Hard Coal Soft Coal, Coke or Wood. Important Meeting Next Wednesday evening a most important meeting of the Commer cial association will Ik.- held. It will be the occasion for the election of officers and the selection of com mittees to serve for the next six mouths. There should be a good attendance. The work which will fall to this organization during the next few months will lc of great importance to every citizen of St. Johns, and it is specially urged that the-proper interest should be mani fested. Don t leave the work for a few, but get in and help cultivate a spirit of helping along all efforts to better our surroundings, and work on the principle that what benefits one inures to the good of the whole community. Don't be .1 drone, Mr. Merchant, but get in and drill and show by your actions that you arc willing to do your share to help the city of St. Johns prosper and build up. THIS COUPON Good or $1.00 payment on nny linage in the HoiiBC. POWERS FURNITURE CO. The Queen of the Kitchen l'ut up ready for operating in your house on payment of Ji.oo n week. Ve do as we adver tise, if wc lose money by it. Our word Is our bond. We guarantee this stove or refund the money. POWERS FURNITURE CO. 190-192 First Street Pottofflce to Open Sunday, Appreciating I lie convenience it would be to the public, the h.1 nuister has decided to keep the Hsl oflice open for the delivery of mail between the hours of 10 and 11 the public and patrons of the office. This action is entirely voluntary on the part of the postmaster, and the public should show their apprecia tion in return bv giving the office all their patronage. The postal authorities have given permission for the postofficc to be removed from its present cramped quarters to a room in the Cochran block, and the change will he made short Is. Postmistress Clark is ne gotiating for 150 additional lock boxes which will be installed in the new quarters. This number will not be more than adequate, but will relieve matters for the present. Any knowledge, nny talent, or wealth wu iwjmjks, and U not slmro wllh other is wonc I tin 11 Inst. Ko matter how Imnl your lot in, you will mnko untliim; by uivintr up mid clirrUhinp a despondent xpltil. If you Imve n tilrk Member in your miv, (tlvc li 1 111 tlif inoxt enreful at tention, Von mo not only iloiuir your o'clock every Sunday, commencing duty toward the brother, but Urn out with next Sunday, Januarvy 1, This l'le world will h'i there is merit in ...III . . Illl.l I.V.II 1.!.. prove a great convenience jo'""" ,iwmiii. Bickner Brothers! Department Store M. L. HOLBROOK L. B. CHIPMAN Al! Goods Sold at Portland Prices! Keep a lnrK stork of (Jenernl Merchandise, inchiiliuic Dry Good. H00U and Shoes, Orocorie, Hardware, Hoimo Furnishing. Feed, Ktc. In fact nverytliinj;. Their Prices are ri;lit. Don't wnsto your time t;oinr to Portland, but eomo in and nee our 1 loci: and prices. Remember The Big Department Store Corner Jersey Street and Hroadway g St, Johns, Oregon W. A. EDGERTON NEW STORE! FRESH STOCK! Family Groceries and General Merchandise Come and sec us for your Christmas Specialties I Cochran Block, Jersey St., St. Johns ' "' adfealaatl iSXMJ'L-.-. .X Ki.-;.IWML.,f. Sim Johns Land Company Successors to L. B. CHIPMAN & CO. Oldest Real Estate Company in St. Johns. We have for sale the largest and choicest list of property in St Johns We still have about 30 fine lots in St. Johns Park, convenient to car line and factories, which we can sell you $5.00 down and $5.00 a month. When these are gone your opportunity will he lost. We also have 3 new Houses left which we can sell you on very easy monthly payments. If these don't suit you we will build one that will and let you pay ior it as you can. Lot urn show you this weak a Una 9 acra tract domain. We recom mend it as a big monmy maker. We also have one of thm ffnmat blocks in thm city. Prlcm S2500. it speaks for Hsm.f whan you amm It If you want a business location we can furnlsk it for you. Will build you a store or office room to suit and rent it to you right. We have unexcelled water frontage factory sites which we can sell on very easy terms. If you want anything call on us. We loan money on real estate security, write fire insurance, rent houses; in fact wc do everything in the line of a general real estate and insurance business. Call on us. Make'our officejyour headquarters. St. Johns Land Co. The Pioneer Land Company ST. JOHNS OREGON Portland Office, 728 Cham. Com.