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B3S1 $18.00 THIS MACHINE is decidedly different from other low priced machines It is made 16 SCW Well And to WEAR WELL It is well built of good Material and by skilled Workmen and is WAR RANTED FOR 10 YEARS. It has all modern improvements and labor-saving devices. It will pay yon to examine this machine be fore yon buy. FREE TRIAL Remember the place- Main store 364-370 K. Morrison Portland '0M"J Postoffice Wc can afford to sell at Reasonable Prices mm rJO c53 c40 o o3 e It cO cvQ c3 c0 mm I First National Bank f 2 3 3 3 3 2 St. Johns, Oregon Capital Stockholders' Liability, $25,000.00 50,000.00 Three per cent paid on savings deposits. Safe deposit boxes for rent. 1 S3 oSD e0 p 0 rS3 44 e0 e t53 rO cO o5D cO I EDMONDSON CO., Plumbing and Tinning 203 S. Jersey Street Phone Jersey 9 1 St. Johns, Oregon 1 THE BEST OF EVERYTHING 2 Is what we offer to onr patrons at reasonable prices. We are waiting to please you. jl A happy und prosperous New Year to you all. I COUCH & CO. Ji General Merchandise Jl Phone Jersey 072. 206.208 Philadelphia street. St. Johns Lumber Co. Has all kinds of lumber, kiln dried and otherwise. Also slab wood. Timbers of all sizes cut to order. Get your winter's wood now and save trouble. f GET YOUR COAL "i From R. WILCOX Price S7.00 per ton. More HEAT, less SOOT nnd SMOKE for your money than any coal on the Coast. m ST. JOHNS BRICK CO.;; Manufacturers of Clay Brick and Pressed Brick. Plastering ! ! . 1 1 .? A..ln. rtt s ' ' Sand on lianas ai an nines, wjucjo buiv.ih.u. H. HENDERSON 205 Jersey St. . ! Real Estate, Loans. Insurance am,.,), nf Title Prenared. Accurate Work Guaranteed. m ftlMUttW I wrrw WE ERrrfnAPMRrouiDE IkTSoom. Writ tor I Local News. He who by his bit would rise Must cither bust or advertise. Join tho Commercial club. o II. II, I'nrkur mado n buslnosR trip (0 Seattlo this week. 0- II goes good to bo nblo to gel n firm foothold on tho pavoment onto 1IIOIO. Harry Miller of North Yamhill, spent sovcrul hours In St. JotuiB on Sunday, If you know any news wo would bo glnd to liavo It. Local nows makes n local paper Interesting. 0 Miller, tho tobacco merchant, has mado 80veral Improvements to tho Interior of his store on Philadelphia street. Tho St. Johns Pharmacy has had n handsome now electric sign placed In front of Its establishment oti Jer sey street. Miss Alma Moo, who has under Bono a sovcro sclgo of pneumonia for the past ton days, Is now very much Improved. 0 J. T. Mayos, who hns been con fined nt tho Portland Sanltnrlum for Homo tltno, expects to return to St. Johns next Sunday almost fully re stored to health. Charles W. Hoot nnd brldo, form crly Miss Anna K. Foster, took their departure tho latter part of last weok for Manlcopa, Cnl., whero they wilt matco their future home. Arthur Conley of Morton, Wash., and Miss Traclo Huntingdon of Castlo llock, Wash,, were guest:i nt tho homo of Mr. nnd Mrs, 11. 8. Wright, on South Hayes, for a couple of days Inst week. Arnold Ungur has had a nuw glass front placed on Ills tobacco storo on Jersey street. This will bo ;ulto a convenience to Mr. Unger, and will give him n better chance to look after tho wants of his patrons, u Tho special services at tho Haptlsl church have begun with cousldo.-nblo Interest and n good attendance, Nov. C, I,, Owen, tho evangelist, Is a strong and Interesting speaker and luis won tho audiences from tho first. Mrs. George Posh and two chlUlroii from Stevens Point, Wis., Joined her htiHbnnd In this city tho latter part o' las week. Tho thermometer rt'K tutored 33 bolow zero whon Mrs. Poss left WlHcoiuIn, so tho little cold snap wo had horo seemed easy lo her. Miss Nottlo Toolo won tho five di. liars at Ilonhain & Currier's storo lait Saturday nftornoon, Her ticket was only nlno seconds off what tho clock indicated whon It was un drapod, Tho storo was filled to tho limit nnd Intercut seems to liicronao In this Saturday afternoon drawing. Couch & Co. are making some material changes In their storo build dig. A commodious addition is being comploted, and tho grocery doparU niont is being transferred to ono door west of Its present location. Whon nil tho changes and altera tions aro comploted this storo will o u model ono In all departments. It may not bo generally known that n freighter boat makes dally trip" from Portland to St. Johns, and curries most of tho frolght for many of tho Industries on tho wator front. Tho boat cnrrlos tho ouphonlous mime Sacajawcn, and Is owned by Cnpt. P. E. Smith, ono of tho finest rlvermen that travel over tho water, Russell II. Corn well, ono of tho most popular speakers of tho Ameri can platform, will lecture on "Acres of Diamonds'' at tho Whlto Tor.iplo, Portland, Wednesday, Jan .27. This famous lecturo has been givon 2G00 times during tho past twenty-fivo years. Tickets 50 centB, nt Woodard, Clark & Co. and at V. M. C. A. I.ulld Ing. o P. M, Phillips has resigned as a member of ttho school board. Too many other duties interfered with Mr Phillips attending to this position In tho manner he desired. It would be a very difficult matter to secure a better man than ho on tho btard, and it ono as good can bo secured to fill the vacancy tho public will bo well satisfied. o Arthur C. doe, nephew of that great optimist, N. A. Oeo, Is a rocent arrival In St. Johns. Mr, Geo came from Anamooso, North Dakota, and St. Johns seems like heaven to him compared to that cold, blustery coun try from which he has just escaped. He will reside hero permanently, and bis family will follow suit about the first of March. T.T. Parker baa discontinued his logging job in Yamhill county for present, and Is now mingling with his friends in St, Johns, Mr. Parker says if one wants to really enjoy life be should spend a few months communing with nature in tho wood land. Insomnia never bothers one, and as an appetizer thore is nothing In the world to beat It. Be a BOOSTER for St. Johns. Rend our bargnln list In another column. Jack Hngerty was reported on the (tick list this wcok. o Sam Cochran Is still Improving from IiIb lato Illness, Miss Edith Moo has been laid up tho pnst week with tonsllltls. o TJio fnco of tho oarth looks some what different than It did last week. o Dr. Mary MocLachlan was laid up for a day or so with her old enemy, Diifcllltls, this week. o MIbs Alda Ovcrstrcct left this week for Knlamn, Wnsh., whero sho will ro mnln for boiiio time. Arthur Shcpardson of Eurala, WobIi., Is a guest of his Bister, Mrs. 13 .3. Wright, on South Hayes. o CahllMlradlcy entertainment will bt given In tho Artisan Hnll, Portsmouth January 22 at 8 o'clock p. m for tho benefit of tho Hoys Club of that place. Tho Ladles Aid Society of United Evangelical church will give n box social Friday evening, Jnn. 29 nt tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Poff. All friends are Invited. Nolo Hngenscn & Smith's now ad In this Issuo. Ulnnco Into their win dow as you go to tho postoffice nnd rttlco tho great values they aro ElMng for little money. o On Mondny thoso Individuals who f.i'led to clean tho beautiful off their pnemonts had tho laugh on thoso who Industriously shoveled snow un til their bncks ached Saturday. Thero will bo no meeting at tho Uaptlst church on Wednesday even ing, tho twonty-sovonth on account of tho lecturo of Russell II. Conwelt nt tho Whlto Temple on Hint date. o Somo valuable recipes will bo pub lished each week In the Review. It would bo n good plan for tho house wife to clip them out and pnsto them In u scrap book for future reference. o J. M. Robinson, n recent arrival from Knusns, hns purchased n house and lot nt Oak Park through ho agency of King & Olllmoro, nnd will become n permanent resident of this clt. o J., II. Plechor attended several bos slons of the legislature nt Snlem this week. An article from him telling all nbout It wnH received too lato for this Issue, but will appear next week. j. 8. Logan nnd H. Cocll, two rep reseutatlvo citizens of Harney county In Knstern Oregon, worn btisl hubs cnllors In this city Wednesday. They nro both heavily Interested In St. Jihua realty. Archie Mnher has gono to Tilla mook whero ho has secured n paint ing contract that will keep him busy foi several months. Ho hnd quite a time 'getting there, os ho was held up at Astoria for five or six hours jii account of the snow and Ice. C. V. i.uykondall of North Yam ml spoilt soveral days this week at tho homes of Samuel nnd Oeorgo Plm- nous, his klnsmou. Ho states that thoro is prospects of a fino crop In old Ynmhlll this year and also says it. Johns lookB very good to him. Sundav Jan. 2t Unltod Bvangoll- cnl church morning sermon. 11 a. in. 'Tho Witness of Tho Spirit Do I know I am saved?" Kvonlng sor mon. 7:30 P. m. "Iloll WhyT or "Is Purgatory Scriptural?" All In. vltod. Chostor r'nul dates, pastor. o Tho soloctlon of Chaa. Bredesou as tho now flro chief was un excellent ono und tho boys nro to bo congrat ulated uiion securing him. Barney Noonan, his predecessor was a faith ful and efficient officer, nnd ac quitted hlmsolf with dignity and honor. Q J. J. Felton. of Fox, Mont., was a St. Johns visitor the latter part of last weok. Ho was much Impressed with tho natural advantages und surroundings of St. Johns, and bo. foro lenvlng purchased a roaiilonco lot at Onk Park. King & Glllnioro consummated the salo, o A man In a house boat had a live ly tltno of It on the river at Portlnnd Monday, Whllo ho was asleep his boat broko loose from its moorings and was carried by tho raging watert down tho Willamette. Ho awoke bo- fore tho Madison street nndgo waB reached and yelled lustily for help. For a tlrao no ono heard or paid any attention to his frantlo appeals, and It was only by a miracle that ho es caped being dashed against a pier on tho bridge. A lookout on tho flro boat Georgo II. Williams finally spied h;m and went to tho rescue. Ho was taken off his perilous position bo foio tho .steel bridge was reachod, and bla days lengthened as a con bo-quence. BUILDING PERMIT, No. 1 To Thomas Whitney to erect a dwelling on lot 3, block 4, Cblpman's addition, fronting on Ivan boo, between Trumbull and Fessen- den streets; valuation SMuu, Not tht labtl on your Uo a booster for St. Johns, School books nt Frank Clark's. WANTED First class pastry cook at Frank Clark's storo, FOR RENT, cheap, 1 room house. Inqulra at CI!) Oswego St. 10-p. o Baker's Cocon, 26 cents nt t" fotth Kollogg Cash Grocery. Now Is tho tlmo to order your Bchool books at Frank Clark's. Diamond W. 61) cent tea for 45 contB nt tho North Kellogg Cash Urocery, FOR SALE A few cholco Brown Leghorn cockerels. Oeo. Munson, 838 North Fillmore. pd-2t Yott get full weight and first quality at the Central market. Just try It awhile. Plvnto room nnd board for labor his' ladv and child. Address "H" R'jvlow Offlco. o Have your property Insured iu the St. Paul or Northern fire insur ance companies. They ore the best. S. L. Dobic, agent, o FOR SALE lot C0x200, eight room houso nnd bnm. Prlco f 2500 half c;.,fh hnlanca tlmo 7 por cent. Call at thia offlco. Itf-o It you want to buy,ront, soli or oxchnngo proporty boo Wolcott, (Tho Ront Man.) 401 South Jersey. Sldo enlrnuco, o DRY CORD WOOD nnd good coal at Welmor's transfer and Storage, I li J Hast Burlington. Gut In your order quickly amount Is limited. Lcnvo Telegram "Tho Alaska Tour" coupon votes for Mrs. Valen tino nt tho Post Office, Rovlow offlco or with your cnrrlor. o FOUND Two sums of money, ono on Burlington und tho other on Jer toy street. Owner can have snmo I v calling at Luu t hers' feed storo mil describing property. o Will sell cheap for cash my Modern 0 room coltngu two lots (1UU by 100 feet) flno river view, 0 blocks to enr and Post Office for u bnrgalu. Phono owner for particulars, Rich mond 472, No agents,' -o Parents should not overlook tho fact that Frank Clark Is prepared to furnish all kinds of school books ut very reasonable prices, if your chil dren need any now ones, give him n cull. All our meats are government Inspected and the best that money can buy. They ore neatly and carefully handled. Come iu and leave your order for free delivery. Ward's Ceutrnl Market. o All kinds of laundry work done promptly. Rough dry washing 0 cents per pound, Calls mado for laundry at any place, Ring us up Phono Jersoy 331. St. Johns Laun diy. Churchill Dros.,propr!otora. REOEKAH'8 ATTENTION A special meeting will bo called Saturday aftor-noon, Jan. 23, at 1:30 p, m., to make nrrangeuients for on tortnlnlug tho Vancouver Robeknh lodge nt our next rogulur mooting. Every momber is earnostly requosted to bo prosent. Roso Roblson, N, G. W. C. T. U. MEETINQ. Tho business meeting of tho W. ('. T. U. mot Mondny afternoon, being tho first meeting slnco tho Presi dent's return from tho National Con vention. Wo feel very grateful to Mrs, Scott for tho song books shu presented to our union as souvenirs fit in tho convention, ChrlstmaB Bifetlngs from tho county officers ftcro read, und wo nppreclato tho re membrnucos very much. Many top-U-i weit dlici'osod and plant luld for giealer work In tho twelvo de partment j wj unto chosen. With oui efficient superintendents at tho head of these wo oxpect to go to tho state convention with bettor reports than last year. Wo aro glad wo be long to tho whlto ribbon host to do our little for God and homo and na tive land. Tho first Monday uftor noon In Fobuury will bo dovited to tho mothers' mooting. Closing Out Sale National Tea Store 3 cans Carnation Milk 35c 3 cans corn 25c 3 cans Tomatoes 25c Best Whole Head Rice per lb. . ,8c 3 lbs Italian Prunes, best grade, 25c Best 25c Coffee iu town, now. .22c 3 iocent cans spices, any kind, 25c 3 pkgs Com Starch 25c Save 25 to 50 per ceut by buying at this Closing Out Sale. National Tea Store How Is Your Title? Have your abstracts made, con tinned or examined by Peninsula Title, Abstract and Realty Co., H. Henderson, manager. Accurate work. Reasonable fees. Cement Block building, Jersey street. If you think the St. Johns stores never arc crowd ed, drop In nt Bonham & Currier's On Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Every per son there will have a bunch of red tickets. Each ticket represents a previous purchase. On It Is stamped the time of day. The person holding the ticket having on it the nearest the time our clock stops gets $5. 00. You will sec that some persons have 50 or 60 tickets; some more. Each of these means a dollar sale. Count the people, find out the number of tickets each has and you will find out about what our sales run. tooS was something of a panic year, but our sales were $15,000 more than 1907; and the sec ond week of this month our sales were I377 more than the second week of 190s. BONHAM & CURRIER Keep Bright and You WILL KEEP BUSY Klcctrlc Light Is the magnet that draws trade. The bright store is the "hypnotic eye" of business. People enn no more resist the attraction of n brilliant, Electrically lighted store than they can resist the clarion call of n brass band. Is your coinictitor with the Klcctricnlly Illuminated show windows, bright interior and sparkling Klcctrlc Sign getting nn advantage over you? The moth never flutters around the ttnlighted cnudlel Up-to-date stores nowadays consider shop-window lighting a necessity, whether they remain aicn after dark or not. Competition forces modern methods. A show window brilliantly illuminated with Klcctrlc light will make many a sale "the night before." Kleclric light compels attention, makes easy the examination of your display, shows goods in detail and fabrics iu their true colors. And don't neglect the Kleclric Sign. It is soliciting "tomorrow's" business every moment it is lighted burning your name iu the public mind. It is n solicitor that never becomes weary never stops work costs little. Call Telephones: Alain 6688, A 1675 for Information. Portland Railway Light and Power Go. FIRST AND ALDER STREETS PORTLAND OREGON I till dUIUII LAll QUI UIIIUI J : AT THE I UIIIUI J A Rinkl I Dreamland Tuesday Evening, January 26 The Hughes Dixie Quintette Highly endorsed by the church. Admission Including skating after the concert: Adults, 25c - Children, 15c - Reserved Scots, 35c The rink will be closed until Tuesday while the floor is being processed, which will make it one of the very fiucht in 4 ..... . ....... i i ii. i ... the country. Absolutely iree irom uu tiusi aim niipuMiwe m slip upon. 9 IflBHiOMHMOMWWt :??4?4l?l?0 WASH BOILERS AT COST ! i KOR the next io days wc are going to sell our complete line of boilers at cost. It will pay you to look into these, A SEE OUR WINDOWS if I ST. JOHNS HARDWARE CO. t a, THE PENINSULA BANK lionnvlllo'a Monthly for tills offlco, salo at St. Johns, Oregon. Capital J25.000.00 Surplus 5,000.00 8 Absolute safety is the best thing we have to offer. Other inducements are of secondary Importance. Upon this basis only, do we solicit your patronage. THE PIONEER BANK For neat work, good material and reasonable prices Tlio Review job printing department cannot be beaten.