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Muck & Deerie
St. Johns, Oregon.
Wc are here with a complete line of
Groceries, and we are going to save you
money on your grocery bill. A visit to
our store will convince you that we have
an up-to-date stock at the right prices.
Wc arc receiving goods daily, and will
carry an up-to-date general stock. Re
member the place.
Muck & Deerie
The Urge Brick Store on the Corner.
Troubles Of a Brick-Maker Accord
ing To Saint Johns.
And behold, when the time came
that the King became possessed of
the land where clay was found,
He grew wean with the houses
built of wood:
And he turned himself loose and
began to speak to this man and
that of the brick which might be
created without straw.
He shew them also that there
was much gold and silver and scrip
to Ik: gained by making the clay
into oblong blocks;
Yet spake he as he would the
people crying yea, yea, acted like
nay, nay; and he wa.1 distressed at
their backwardness.
Hut the King girded up his lotas
and then spake he:
I will build unto myself a plat:
and have within it all manner ot
things wherewith to mould the clay
There's a bright.sun blnlnjj all oter the
In Oregon!
There's a shower, too, on tnoU every
hand, 1
In Oreeon 1
There are berries and fruit for those who
And roses tint surely will ward off the cOrOf0(OweOfO,Opo
(dues;
And a shine that will nerer stick close to (Operating cars over Portland Con-
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0 THE
I Portland and Suburban j
3 Cvnrocc P.nmnany . . I
t.. Oregon! SOlluateu imcv
The man who does not believe in
divorce cither never has been mar
ried or else has a wife he can boss.
Instead of -"trailing with the
trailers' last Sunday some of our
peopl; "hungered with the hungry"
on Cone's wharf.
Someone declares that "faith
without works is dead" and that is
doubtless the reason why a news
paper man works on Sunday. Do ,,ot move your furniture (of
If Mayor Lane insists that all course you are going to St Johns to
norlr..u saloons shall abolish the live, Portland is moving tliat way;
ll Ih n limn of until vou eet our prices
Rates Reasonable
Service Prompt
We have made arrangements ot
transfer all frieght in the city and
at St. Johns when necessary by
team at reasonable rates.
OUR FAI1H
V
IN-
ST. JOHNS
. 4 a ... 4a-4- - .- .
KEEP COOL
ELECTRIC FANS
Make Torrid Summer Days Kntlunible
IN TMH OI'TICK Mean comfort for the bushiest; man at his
desk.
IN' Till? HOME Same fan can be used in kitchen, dining-room
or slLeiiiiig-rooiu ut will, Afford most effective method
of diyliig the hair after washing.
IN KKSTAUKANTS Quickly cool sweltering humanity stlin-
ulate jaded appc-tiles-lrive away utiiioyiug flies purify
the atmosphere.
TMK COST TO OI'HItATK AN KMlCTItlC I'AN
IS .SO SMAM, IT WOI'M) IIAUIII.V III'. Al'
I'ltl'.CIAIII.U. ItMlCTKIC I.MillT ANDTIIIt HI.MCTIIIC I'AN
MAKI'. A STUONO COM III NATION I'Olt HUM
MHIl COMI'OKT.
Portland General Electric Co.,
and burn it to unsccniing hard- ' l,,c ,oidy frc 8 sh' 0,1 the stu,,t-
uess. A woman would make a uood
These will I sell and I will taka wholesale robber. She can hold up T)nri In tin f Sf ihf irhmi I
the irold and the silver and the a train with one hand and grab a 4 a
scrip which comcth to me and line purse with the other all right, all
my bank account. right.
auu ne co mine ceo. Ncflr, t , t,,c state js
Vt trs.til.lt nlf ot I mil Min rfittiM I - J I
Yet troun c alter trouoic came compIa,n Q'f a short of watcr.
upon him and he was sore afflicted. TLe'Hquid with the froth on the
The machines he Ixmght were , A., . ,. , ,
Express Company
VV. R. STEARNS, Alanagcr
found in large
N. F. NOREN
Real Estate
Talaphona Eaehnnga 13.
Savanth nnd Aldar Straala.
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i lie iiiuciiiutt ne Muiium wv.it: ,., "..... I i
full of falseness and his engine Ptl.i t Tc
were runnintr over with irliile. V 5C Icr.
And he waxed wroth and airaln A common citizen has robbed the
..!.!... I .... I.t.i UI... ....... I twtturhtl T. Ifwlrlnril ( rm ti, ,1 Itl Mi.lL I
K IUI.-U u u, :r-;r"f"'" y '"!::"' "VViTr' Ulln Arvlilon,.l.litlon, North
his hands and said: York of 240,000. He was probably , , ...-fi.K.tim- ti e rhpr.
Yea. vcrilv. I will now make me louowing me silver ruie 01 "wnat 1, 1, ..h ami .l..lnlv.... ... tno
brick even though trouble jumps on was graoDetl once siiouid begraiioea I i-ine lot.joxKw, two lilka from
me with both feet. again." from the bank . 375
And again and again did he a en.var.x,n,r M mnM n( M-'ioli tt corner lot on Iloulcvnnl 450
invoke nid of those who made thcUfaeianlinHu i.,, o...,,1PJNi;w 7-room home, clotocarllne,
Ik'sI machines and each one sworu I t.i ....... r-1 'i.'r . a- n nice home. .. llr
that his machine would accomt)lish Li. u ' r...t. '...rr,n..!u. .1... New ten-room i.ouc, woo,i.ni;cr piaster,
..11 ....w.., ........................... inn auu coin waicr, jmiciu cintct,
""Vr" h00"." ... indications arc that she nrcfers to (till licmcnt: lot oxioo. uooil
'I ill at last, when the King was ifT,.r" h. nnMitvuiv location: (belter ce this). Price
sadly burdened he wandered away . ... .. . , . I iM
to the northward where the clay . " "r.K ",r asr-',s"1 New s-room lioue, lot joxioo, well
niwl (In. iitiirliliiPi-i' wii iiliirf.1. in court to tell wlio gave mm the Imnrovcil . &
. . v : : ... . j.. i.-ii t.i.. i.. r - ... . . ..
And there he remained till the ' ni;ry ta.se. us nu iscw otioiii uoimc, ioi5o7i, one
...i....... 1.,.,., r 1... ,.1..,. .11,1 lu.f.i l wonder lie won dirt le l: tltc stir- ihock 110111 awnon,. . . 1000
.-iwiuiiiii iiuiii .1 iyvi. uiu in.ui . . - ; i , . . .t.. M I
fortli. prise 01 getting any money lor ins "Kc 11 '7 iiic iuarniucecK tun
mm... ...1.11.. ........ ..r it... ....t. work: ( on t ess strucu n tn dutnh. 7"' " a
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anoui mic tempie uni wux wrotu in Kansas the other day a brave
and lifted up their voices, Kr offcrctl a hug and two kisses to
Hecatise of the ill-workings of everv man who'd hcln her father
some jMirtions of the machinery, get in his crop. And the way every
and cussed in loud tones. newsnaner man left his nancr to le
And while the King was thus uotten out bv the devil was 11
nflwltttir liftin tin ttifiia ttnia ff..t.tl I
Im.l lr..v,.l,;i ..It-.. l.rlKk lit " . " KT n"c Kcn"
. f-fi i,H i.., r, 1 .,.1 mr iiiai.
countrymen, ... "....'. .1.'... . .'. V"" II.OIO-1'oi.r.r.K.m l.oiue. lot u..xiui.
riiere came a loud shout from all -i"""- -, v' """" ?" " mwjs-im nwxiio. A line comer on
nbout the place: tmi ' J"e ucires.scs nave Kn trccl. I.evrl.
And t hey slmutetl with one accord T '.. ; r ""l"' ? 1. if mon ,7 " ""
W. J. Peddicord
REAL ESTATE
Is lest expressed by our guaranty
of 20 per cent increase in value of
property during the coming year
This guaranty provides that in case the proper
ty you ptirchase'does not increase, in value at
least
20 per Gent 1
20 jer cent during one year from
date of purchase we will refund your money
with 6 jer cent Interest
This same gaurnnty wc have been offering since
we first undertook to get industries at St. Johns,
something over three years back ami up to date
no one has ever asked for his money back.
Lots and Acreage on Installment
Payments
Tclrilnme mi J Wo will Call for Order
I2.t 1-2 Morrison Street Portland, Oregon
jcwiniikeii i" v:.::. . r . J :v:. $soo-Two.rK)m inm. ioi
Which is, l)eing translalel, 'Wer", .,H" . ",ul u,t,cl Voiiiik uew. js f ImIjiicb tliiie.
know now Imw It is done- mid Iilml ,n: "u isuu5-noi lum.e, lot iooxiHj, m
.1 t I..I..I.IH ...I..II.,.. II.... 1"IVC1HCIH.
..hmmcj-ww uikki . iiim n .i nutt uniim, iimiMiiiiK I S 1500 ll.riMim I0ll.c: new. overlo.Va
And thereafter the bricks came to Kev. r.. M. Hill, that the church river.
with much regularity, is a pretty good courting place, 1730 I.ot 73x100, cunier; lmin.c 14x30,
And the King waxed fat. and ate after all. And every preacher at I ...."
divers sniiaru iiit-nls L-ach dav. thr ine!tliiL' hollers! "flniLMi" ! 1. 'SW.T"VA''"'' "V J"'"w
.. . . : . 7 . 7 . lovuiion: 7SCUil . IM illiceln Hiklnll.
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.ivuiii. 1 iiiuiiuih nit tunc ne n.seti iui menu.
snuggle a little closer just lefore I4.000-A block clime to imliutrirt ami
T I'. A. .SMITH
j. i'. roi'i'
SMITH & POFF,
Pralua In
FEED, HAY, LIME, CEMENT, SHINGLES
LATH, OOAU UTO.
Ul llirir. al I'uiIUikI I'M. 1 1 I'lua On I UK 1'nUlil 1'liara"
rruii IUIkhx ml Colird I'll-'rt
l'houo Union 3101 BT. JOHNS. OREGON
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Thouglit 'Twaa Real "c 'l ''
Charles Nelm, with his wife and Kvcr see one of those "Uncle
two children, are uucsts of the loin" shows where little Kva takes
family of J. S. Sorcnson, who is care of her grandchild between the
living in Oak Park precinct of St. acts and Marks doubles with the
Johns. Mr. Nclx) is brother of bloolhound and Mis.s Ophelia goes
Mrs. Sorreiisou and the family down and docs the piano as'Uza
came from Oclrieks, South Dukota, cakcwalks over the ieO? They had
where Mr. Nebo was once 11 cattle- one of these down at Ashland the
puncher. other day and all the church
A ir nl i'.!ire mrtt lr V.1w. I ilt-firmm if.nt it.il.l tultli iImIihIi
went to Texas to bring a bunch of Did ,ou ever note the ellmmer of the tmimW ' fcci
cattle up into South Dakota. On dim electric llKlu Vln Kmlnnirotii ioiu
.1 1.1 it. . VnllM- Imw wlirli mn.l inn ...! It..... vlllCr 01 M. JOlllU
O. R. & N. R. K. Kav term.
Real
Estate
Bargains!
Hartman, Thompson & Powers
3 Chamber of Commerce. Portland, Or.
O. L. CHAPEL, Agant at St Johns.
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Henry C. Schroeder
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(.ll T Till"
St. Johns Lumber Company
For nil Minis Common Lumber, KILN DRIIil)
I'luorliiKi LellliiK ami Rustic. Sash, Doors,
Rustic.
l I.U I It I
mmimiii.s ami uoiiuuiis.
Yards and Mill Foot Burlington St. Phone East 594
the road the puncher and his fellows
passed through a Kansas town
wnere a liaru-Ktormlui: trotute was
putting on a hlood.aud-thuudcr
extraviiKaiua, and Nelni, never
havitiK seen a play of any kind, wa.s
imiuccil Ity Ills couiiuiuous to sen
arate from six bits for a seat close
to the front row.
Alkiut the third act. after Xcbo
had twice levn out to .see a man.
the heroine commenced to Ick the
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Notice liow when niott you need them
they are awful, awful low?
Ami the jmwer, too, a fellow Ret would
Kive a man (lie IrlKUU,
It kreiM u jumpln' up and down,
HOiiiL' swift and alowl
At firt a fellow womlcr why (lie tliliiir
uin i aiuooin anu .icaiiy;
lie wonuci wny electric juice can
varv mi at will:
Hut diacuvepi after tcvcral wceki the
current' never ready
When there ulu; all the juice they
for
350
450
have to
ru.h
Up.
l)llttr!ltr Stnrlil tn mill tifu nun l.n I Hull
was held down by his coninanious ' "w ..""'
until the fair one dropcd ujkiii her If you figure much ujam them'you will
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W II. MM1, 1'rvddcnt. M. ... HOUIROOK, VIrtraJlenl
ST. JOHNS ABSTRACT
& TRUST COMPANY
Abstracts ol litlo carelully and accurately pparetl. t
Charges Reasonable,
Office! King's Building, Jersey St., St. Jehns
knees and plead with the .savage
oroweii viiilun
".Sixak to me, Johnl" she wailed.
"oil, speak to me, '
clo could stand it no loneer.
He pulled two "idxes." iumiKtl to
.. . ...
wnere tne musicians were ulvlinr
the tremolo and in a voice that was
heard two blocks away he yelled,
"tiiieak to her, John, you
. or I'll nlant ve
It .. . . . . . . . ...... v
inn o lead! Air sial: muck!"
4.1 . t . . a- a-.
nun jouu .sokc out it was
more than a year before Nebo
learned it was all in the play.
flint you're tu a mew;
Six acres very cloke In for Juoncr
acre. '
1'ifty.foot lot on Willamette Ixnile.
vard, overlook every IIiIiik, for
Very choice half acre for
Rogers & VanHouten l
I'hone Scott 3104.
a aiwajn 4p,nJ oa h cUU.il
TKLtm MEATS
la u( orj.r (ram lk olJ ni.i.i.
StJohns Meat Market I
FURNITURE, CARPETS
AND STOVES
Funeral Director and Undertaker
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r l' 1 1 n ih lnt.lkr uoil. without alu
Oui.itii. rkriiciH-r lu 'llc woil en
al' rulibt ,ni ln,.ulhoiul nul'ly
tir V A r u 1 uu. a mI. way to ct'
Ira.t trrlu tlulcli without vtu llr T
I Vt iw . an ct, (wit al hlliug au4nuwn
au4 tK,Uc wvik litttaittu lut; when
.l t it I . iJit. air v.atn.t.
NMSi: IIROS. Dentists,
IU 11 111 if lluMluj; 1 vi Tluulau.l Watti lM.
i'l'rlilill v (' m huw.Uj. Iioiu
In ll Ol Miu i,t
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WISH
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Narrow Escape.
A little daughter of Mr. and fr
It s a lonir-Hvetl mun who cau L. F. Crane had a clos mII mi
outlive u co.it of Moe : Clark's Sunday from a ser ous accident.
mastic - roof.palnt. hhe fell from a raindiarrel to the
foot of the cellar stairs and alighted
P.'lled To Excurec. upon her shoulder. When she was
Thr Trnii" vnrtr... ir f,.i. Pickett up a few moments later it
tiomah Falls lust Sundav failed to ,c.Jmi " woultl t,le dur-
materialiie and the projector is. UK Ule a"enioon, had several
conseniicntlv. some motiev out. pasn's. Monuay mornlug, how-
. . " ' a I ... ... ..1. 1 I .
Many tickets were sold in St. Tohnsl was in rowi sP,r,ls d
and the wearv watchers ut the Cone I'ttle damaged by her
dock wulteil fmm liiitli nnnn In 1r.it. I IUIU0IC.
three discussing and cussintr the
boat that didn't juss in the day. Hus4linf For a Church.
iue reason lor tne uon-appcar. About forty Baptuts met at the
auce of Hie Dalles was that the Seventh Iuv AiUrntUis rlmrM.
11.!l ! 1 . . . . J- ' I
iuH was ngiinns to stay open Muluy evenmx to make preliminary
viuiiuuj- iw tne ami iirac. as arrangements for a permanent or-
laid .... . . a" . 1 . I . a .'
nu.-. cai.ihi.iwi wu.s ior tne pleasure nanuatton in St. Johns. Rev. Han.
ot the Trail conctsssionaircs. of dall
course the oininK kuockeil out the after which a committee was
trijw Dccause it was better for these appoiuted to draft a constitution
When you hjjurc on their Judgment you wlr Jala 8u Jabai ui tod
will fin.l thrm all aymnlicitv: "''f. ,,?...?.' vprttUt.J. aa tf.i;
l. e !- uvyutu la taalr all.fll k-
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0. DONNELLY,
St. Johni Marktt
M( ,Ti ,0HMgi oiEOON
Bon Ton Barber Shop
l'irt claw work and clean hot towel, for
jouuui, iiair cuiuii); a
ipecialtv.
Axent for Vet Coast Laundr-1
jcracy.ir.tt St. John.
Houses For Rent
Ami when you fijure them a chuiiiin
VatllMI ll Va al tla itll.lJ
Ilt'lllll KaaVMa
You sec they're vacillatiiii;: thev an?
changeable In tuixxl;
At tluica they're very noliy, and at
other times they're atill:
They are like our railway ly.tem and
you anouui not Hctm tnem rude
They arc utiutc all their enerxy to
nun
Up
Hill!
TlIOKN,
"QUICK MEAL" STEEL RANGES
Received GOLD MEDAL at the St. Louis Exposition
Eclipse all for Baking. Guaranteed
for 20 years.
f fiood. dUtra lire ol char,- , Wr will remit atrrtt car fare to purcbaarr. Ilill tf
J, I'ittllUODl. f
RUSSELL ST., PORTLAND. OREOON
IIY
DANIEL BRECHT
W YOU WANT A HOUSE CALL ON
ye
ST. JOHNS, OREOON
T George W. Cone
Lumber Company
AnV Olie Wisll III IT lO lllVest 111 PpJll pQtA M.lcuu,ul wo.,ne.u financially to be and retwrt at a subsequent meetimr. f "? tilin' Rtk,
x were to catcu the nimble dinw. There are about tweatyfive
...... a ........ I . I 1 a . - I
W III alo well to cc It. attilcruirer Uforv liuvlnj; from any one clat. He haudlra
iiuiiiiujj uui nit ii valgum, aim tin uiv in lllc DCkl localtti
St. Johns Sash and Door Co.
HOLBROOK BLOCK, ST. JOHNS
Sash, Doors and MiNwork
Interior Finish
PAINTS, OILS AND OLASS
BRUSHES
building paper and cement
a. d. Mcdonald, mh
Best Bargains in St Johns-
on cuy tcmu-cttkli or 011 time. All title. Kturauiml jK'ilcvt
ca, ,H "lea are uia.le
I rru.t... . ... .... .....i .
U. VANDKKMI.CR, o,P. Si. John Sash and l)ot,r Co. St. Johns, Orvion war the ad
IlantlStS who hmv c)iifi.l tk7
A wim man knows that a dollar's desire tn
worth of Moe & Clark's Klastic" when it f nr.n;.i .1.-,- "
of BaUiiaf
in
Aad All Kiaii
Mattxial
Prompt Daliiarr OaaraBtaaJ.
skiugle others who are expected tocowetn AT W0T bw'h
I later.
A FINE BLOCK, river view, only - - -HOUSE,
with block of ground, and plenty of fruit of alt
kinds, fine view of river, for - - - 3..
LOTS from $200 to $250 in South St. Johus, tea pe. cent
x ' balance at o per month.
NORTH ST. JOHNS PROPERTY at bargain price aad
at terms to suit.
FINE LOTS We also have fiue lots at $200 ; $5 cash ; '
balance at $5 per month.
i1
J W. H. King Land Co., St. Johns,
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t. JOUa, OSMOM