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V! THE REVIEW Job Print- rW inij Department is one or the very Best not A. I I the largest InOregon. - w m Thoroughly Modern. VOL. i f. JOHNS REVIEW Devoted to tho Interests of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest ST. JOHNS, ORKGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1905. NO. 39 The Circulation of THE REVIEW In the Penin sula exceeds that of all other papers combined Advertisers, note this. OOOODOOOOOO Keep Your Eye on St. Johns OOOOCKDOOOOO 1 GOOD ADVERTISING. How Do You Like the Weather? 'MSMSMSiM If you are not suited with it at home, come to our office while we figure our bill of Lumber for you. We have an office that suits all kinds of people at alj times of the year. In cool days it's warm; in hot days it's cool. Do you suppose the lumber has anything to do with it? Hav you tried our lumber? If not, why not? Acme Lumber Co. Good Treatment. Good Lumber. Quick Delivery Board of Trade Docs Quite a Bit of Work for City. Although but n vcYy new ami somewhat crudely formed associa tion us yet the Hoard of Trade has commenced -doing business. Al ready are the effects bcliuj seen in the many iwoplc daily visiting this thriving city and the advantages of St. Johns arc now being talked about and investigated by a large number of people who, up to short time ago, were wholly in darkness regarding this locality. Half n hundred thousand litttc cards have been printed for gratui tons distribution and that the dis tributiou has been a good one so far as the cards have gone out there is no doubt. The cards mid as below: MUCH BUILDING, St. 1 SOUTH St Johns Lots for Sale Between the car line and the boulevard overlooking the river and harbor, close to the Drydock and within a few minutes' walk of all the mills and factories now located in the humming, thriving aud rap-idly-growing city of St. Johns, Portland's great manufacturing district. LOTS 50x1 00 FEET All clear. Hydrant water now ou tract and will be piped to every lot as required. Title Guarantee & Trust Co. 6 and 7 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon KoK:rs ami Van Houten, Selling Agents, at St. Johns. Office at the end uf the car line. THRIVING INDUSTRY. H. KINQ, President. I M. L. HOLBROOK, Vice-President T. JOHNS ABSTRACT & TRUST COMPANY Abstracts of Title carefully and accurately prepared. Offic Charges Reasonable. Kins' aitUlaai Ammmmu S5 St. JohllS MULTNOMAH ELECTRICAL CO. Inc. DKAI.KKS IN ELECTRICAL and OAS SUPPLIES 1 intull Lighting anil Power PUuti and repair Motor and Djnimo iiouk ana ucu wiring a tpcciauy r?iL9 Hut wjo Ktldoct, Scott J7 ju WUlUm Avenue porlUud Few St. Johns People arc Posted on the Laundry. The rank aud file of the citizens ! of St. Johns have but little conccp , tion of whut an industry the "West I Coast Laundry" is carrying on J although the plant is directly within I the city and within a stone's throw ' of the postoffice. I J. K. Johnson, the proprietor, has been badly handicapped since I lie came here in securing water and ; caring for it after using it. Several large cesspools some of them be tween 50 and 100 feet deep have jbeeu dug but each one fills and 1 overflows very rapidly. The laundry employs between 15 aud so people all residents of St. Johns. The weekly payroll is close upon $200 awl it keeps Mr. John son hustling to get all his orders out on time, It must not le sup posed that the work from this city keeps up this large business for each duy there come and go loads of laundry for the Portland people. All possible means should be taken to keep this industry in running order and to aid Mr. Johnson in his laudable ambition. The laundry does firstclass work aud should be patronized very largely. He Caught Several. A few weeks ago a couple of smooth fellows went about this city loaded with a camera calling at all the better-appearing houses and takhig a photo of each. One of the agents would ask the occupants of each house to step outside so as to appear in the view. When asked whv thev did this they asserted it was for insurance purposes: stated that the insurance companies desired to procure photos of every home iu view of present or future business. A few days later every resident who had his home "takett" was approached by one of the artists and shown a photo of the place with an offer of "two for seventy five cents." Of course a sale was strongly urged aud most always consummated but the game was very old and very raw. Why paint the sides and not the roof? The roof gets the rain aud the sun let us paint it. Moe & Clark, the "Klastic" painters, Saint Tonus. Keep Your Eye On St. Johns. Keep your eye on St. Johns. The great manufacturing center of Oregon. Ilclorc leaving tlie city Ik sure and visit St. Johns, Oregon. Cars leave Second aud Alder streets, Portland, every twenty minutes. Nine miles of beautiful scenery for five cents. Upon the back of each card is some catchy phrase to attract atteu tion so that in no case is the reverse of the card blank. If the card is dropiKnl anywhere there must le a "printed side up." Among the little sentences arc to Ik; found "Keep Your Kye 011 St. Johns," "Will You Come?" "Want to Invest? Hie Best iu Oregon," "Ten Larue Industries," "All for a Five-Cent Vitro," and "It's a Lively Place." The Board of Trade is doing much to draw industries here industries thatwilljnve' employ ment to those who will make their homes here iu St. Johns. The waterfront offers exceptional ad vantages to those who tlesire good shipping facilities both by rail and boat -and close to railroad center. What has leeu needed is to show these advantages to the jteopli. and this is the oitit emphasized by the new Board of Trade. Kvery citizen of St. Johns no matter what may be his business or following should join this associa tion. IT cuts 110 figure whether or not he may have a bit of proierty to sell: if he Ik; simply working 011 a salary and boarding he may lo as useful us any other one may. 1 11 uumlerslies the strength of this association and by concerted effort and steady plugging along may much lx accomplished. lust "keep your eye on bt. Johns" aud have a kindly word for every stranger. A gentle word aud a happy glance can do much. A Pretty Wedding. The wedding at noon, Wednes day, July 36, of Mauley B. Iwerett aud Miss Maud Hamilton, which took place at the home of the bride's parents, Key, and Mrs. C. L. Hamilton, ut HiIlsloro, was one of the prettiest of the season. The home was tastefully and beautifully decorated with Oregon grape, and sweet jteas, especially a corner of the large living room, where a floral arch aud wedding bell were placed, under which the Methodist Kplscopal ceremony was performed by the bride's father, Kev. C. J. Mammon, witn ex cusable emotion. The bride was iKfcomingly attired in tan aud pink. Miss I.nura Clark and Verne Ham ilton officiated as maid aud groom's- man, respectively, I lie bcautitul weaning case was made by Mrs. C. A. Cook, of St. Johns. The bride and groom lelt ou tlie afternoon train, amid showers of rice and well wishes, for St. Johns where they will reside in. their cozy aud comfortable home, at the corner of Ivanhoe and Tacoma streets. $ V t l s ,l Went to Wedding. Rev. and Mrs. K. K. McVicker went to Ridgefield Tuesday, where Mr. McVicker officiated at the wedding of Miss Ina Simpson, daughter of R, Simpson, of that city, aud Charles Maxwell, a rail road man of Fairbury, Nebraska. The ceremony took place at noon, Wednesday, and the happy couple went directly to Mr. Maxwell's honfe in Fairbury. The bride is a sister of Louie Simpson, who is now living in St. Johns. Keep Your Kye On St. Johns. Activity in Building All Over Johns is Apparent. There seems to be no cessation iu tlie way of new buildings and im- . .. t L.. T 1 iiruvcmi'iHM 111 nim uuuiu 01. joints and vicinity. There has been some 1 ! sellitiK but those who sell nre not ntent upon leaving St. Johns: they merely figure that they can buy a less extensive property nnd build a better home aud stilt have some cash left. A couple of years ago 1 W. Valentine bought a half block ou Jersey street for $500. He built a nice little cottage on one half, and later, sold the remainder at a nice figure. Now he has disposed of the portion containing his home for 3000. He will buy and build else where iu the city. Moses Tufts is building two cot tages on Salem street at a cost of $800 each. A Mr. Goodman cxccts to build a hotel iu North St. Johns in the near future. 11. c. Ward is putting up a $1 ,500 residence in Adams Addition to this city.. i,. is. tjiiipuian is putting up a building ou the half block owned by B. I I.eggett. A Mr. Atkins is building a $1500 residence iu Adams Addition. Ar thur Herald is the contractor. K. Vaiidermcer has sold a lot 50x100. iu block 13, James Johns addition, to K. Poquett. The price was f 000. On the brow of the hill overlook lug the Willamette A. A. Messenger is to erect a five-room house which he will rent. I). O. Busby is alwut to build i couple of nice cottages iu the Severance -Addition. They are to cost about Si, 200 each. At St. Johns Heights I). Tallman is building 11 nice residence upon the half block that he purchased more than n year ago. C. h. Messenger, of Vancouver. is erecting it $1,300 house 011 the corner of Burlington and Crawford streets. The lot was bought from Sheppard & Tufts. J. Currier is finishing a cozy cottage for R. W. McKeou, of Tm KitviitW. The residence is uimhi one of the finest river-view locations ou the Willamette. '.. Vauderiueer, the real estate man, has sold the place where his office stands, close to Dr. Heusel's lospital, for si, 600. The name of the purchaser is A. I). McDonald, I.. Vaudcmtcr has sold two lots 11 North St. Johns to J. O. Kliewer. Mr. Kliewer, believing iu the ex cellence of his purchase was iu great uiste to complete the deal. He be ieves in St. Johns. 1 he elegant three-story residence of L. B. Chipmuu ou the river-front s now Hearing completion. IS. II, Suittcristhe builder. The house will be a beauty and, possibly, the finest iu the city. Rev. J. W. btockton, who already owns several houses iu St. Johns, is erecting another near the home of C. W. Potter. This, also, has a " 9 line view ot tlie Willamette. IN. II, ! Suittcr has the contract for the' work. Jt. P. Day, who bought the iiiarter-block from V, W. Valen tine, expects to build a two-story trick building upon the site iu the near future. He has enough faith 11 St. Johns to invest 6ooo or $7000 here. N. II. Mutter is building a nice lome u)ou property secured trom B. Chtpmau near the latter s residence. The home will cost alout $2000 and will have a river- view. It is to Ik: occupied by C. A. Wood, cashier of the Peninsula bank. It is quite likely that Mr. Wood may purchase the building when completed. Al II III of, jonns raw No. 2. Lots 50x1 06 ft. With a 1 6-foot Alley back of each lot. Prices $200 and Upwards Terms - I $5 Down and $5 per month I Tlic.su lots are located ou Jersey street, three blocks from ear line and Near the Great Weyerhauser Mill Site. Don't pay $350 and $.oo for building lots only 100 ;j feet deep, and without alleys, wneu you can get extra sized lots with 1 6-foot alleys, all high and level, and iu the best locality in St. Johns for $200 and upwards. Let us show you this property. We can sell only the first fifty lots at these prices. This is done to ad vertise tho property. When, these are sold prices will advance 25 per cent. Within one year, when the great Weyerhauser mill is iu operation, these lots will be worth double the pres ent prices. St. Johns Land Co St. Johns Phono union 3io4 Oregon Bratich Office mid Asciicy 011 the (.round. 0 I A Good Way to Save Initial Alccting. St. Johns Homestead No. 1321 held its first regular meeting iu Bickucr's hall Thursday of last week. A goodly number was in attendance. All officers had their charges committe daud filled their regular places. Pour new memlers were accepted, The Corrcsjxjiulent and the Treasurer, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Peterson, were present aud they declared that the lodge va;f me oesi orgamzcu, tora new Jioinc stead, that they had seen. Is to purchase the necessaries of life where you can GET THEM the CHEAPEST quality considered. We offer the the purest aud most palatable goods in our Hue at prices as low as possible aud still allow us a Just Profit. INVUSTKIATK nnd Act Accordingly. COUCH & COMPANY Phone Union 4066 GENERAL A.ERCIIANTS' , it A roof painted with Moe & Clark'jJ "Klastic" roof paint sheds sparks as a duck sheds water, No danger when Moe ami Clark paint your roof. See their ad. 1 J. J. KADDERLY Hardware! Of all Kinds. Sole Agent for Universal Stoves and Ranges Do not fail to see the Universal Steel Range before purchasing ': 141-143 First Street, Odd Fellows Biildiog, Portland. Oregon. Phone Main 1382 t