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" r 1 Easy Terms Low Prcc8 GET READY FOR A Hot Summer When you need a Refrigerator, buy one that is CLEAN and SANI- I i AKY. Buy a 1 wnite i-rost Prices Very Reasonable Quality Unsurpassed. f We also carry the JEWEL Refrig- erator, the best wood Ice box on the illume i. Get our prices before you buy. Terms Very Reasonable. Local News. Tho W. Q. Mcl'horson Co. has upon awarded tho contract for heating tho now school building on Nowton streot their bid being deemed tho most eat Isfactory. u I'etor Nlmmo has arrived In this city from Grand Rnplda, Mich., and ho already llkca It bo woll that ho Intonds sending nt onco for his fam ily to Join htm hero. o Lot us havn n Fourth of July cele bration In St. Johns this yoar that will bo a howling success. Let tho oaglo scrcum aB It novor screeched before I'ny your subscription. o All hnts trimmed prices nt tho Vogue. at reduced A successful but delicate operation was performed upon Mrs. Honry GoS' noy last Friday by Drs. DoVaul and MacLnchlan. Mrs. Oosnoy Is now getting along nicely and Is In n fair way of rocovory. Chief tiro I OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE g A Little Down A Little Alonthly I i rJD o fO cO c3 s ps c i It rO eO 053 o4d tO s0 cs mm First National Bank I 3 i i 2 St. Johns, Oregon Paid in Capital ... $25,000.00 OFFICERS Henry W. Coc, President A. R. Jobes, Vice Pres. V. P. Drinker, Cashier Drafts issued on nil Foreign Countries. SAFIJ DEPOSIT I50XES FOR RENT. rO e5D cO rO rO c53 cO cO 44 cO r3 tO e5D f43 cO 1 When You are Sick You go to the doctor in whom you have most con fidence. It should be the same as regards your drug gist. If you take your prescriptions to the North Bank Pharmacy you will have that confidence, for they use only the purest drugs and fill your prescrip tions correctly. If you haven' t yet selected your Spring and summer shoes g it's time you were doinn so. We jp have a fine display ready for you jf the kiud that pays every one to buy. A Sole agents for the Sflz Royal fR Blue and others. Couch & Co. g 206-208 Philadelphia Street jp Phone Jersey 972 EDMONDSON CO., Plumbing and Tinning 2W S. Jersey Street Phoue jersey 91 St. Johns, Oregon I At H.HENDERSON 205 Jersey st i Real Estate, Loans, Insurance j J! Abstracts of Title Prepared. Accurate Work Guaranteed. Mrs. J. Hart, n nurBO, was stricken Buddonly with ntomnlno pol loiiiiig as a result of anting canned tnmntocs at Mnrshflcld Inst Friday, Slwj fr.lntcd and foil down stairs and uBs Rovoroly fornlnid. Blie Is sort tuh ill. 0 Sirs. Harry Homlow of Vancouver, U. C, Is visiting rolaUvcs and frlontlB In this cltv. Sim Is n daughter of Mrs. Nancy Cnplcs and was tho first person to buy a ticket from Vnncouvor to St. Jolinn over tho North Unnk lino. o Ouy I'. Tozcr, nftcr a couplo of week's sojourn at tho homo of A. W. Marklo, has returned to Pitts burg. I'n., whoro ho will remain In definitely. Ho was very favorably Impressed with this woBtorn country of ours, and says that It Is moro than likely to ntract him back again beforo many months havo paased by. 0 Thoro seems to bo something mysterious under way along tho water front. Hnglnccrs havo been busy off and on for sovernl months at tho foot of Hlchmond street and nit along' tho bottom of tho rise, but no Information as to tho reason for this surveying has yet como to light, Cabbngo pntchos havo been squnBhod with heavy boots, gardens havo bocn pawed over, stakes havo been drlvon overywhore, and yet tho objoct Is cnrofully disguised. TJiero nro plenty of surmises but nothing tangible or rollablo has yet como to tho surface. In tho moantlmo wo will nocessarlly havo to watch and wait. Councilman A. W. Davis has boon dulv anuolutcd ns agent for tho O. It. & N. Co. In tho offlco which they nro temporarily establishing la tho Lauthors ware room at tho foot of Uurllngton stroot, and will bo In shapo to trnusnct business tomorrow, Tho soloctlon of Mr. Davis for this rosponslblo position Is vary pleas Ing to tho residents of St. Johns, and thoro Is no question but that ho will look after tho affairs connected with tho now position carefully and well, Tho uuslnoss of tho O. II. & N. Co. Is rapidly Increasing ut this point, and when tho now dock Is lonsod to satisfactory partlos Its bus lnes8 will bo something Immeiiso, o 1 Tho empty storo rooms aro bo. ginning to fill up In good shapo In St. Johns, and It will not bo long until all will bo In domand. A groc ory storo Is bolng Installed In tho Holbrook building on Hlchmond stroot and a now bakery In tho Jower block, Prunk Smith Is oponlng up a moat market on Jersey street, tho roal estate offlco formerly occuplod by 8. C. Norton on Jorsoy streot, has bcon ramodoled Into a confectionary storo, and K. II, llrunson Has ro. opened a cobbler shop on Philadel phia stroot, Looking backward ouo can noto many changes and Im provements and tho fact becomos quite apparent that wo aro progress. Ing. Portland merchants met at the Commercial Club this week and took steps to decorato tho city thorough ly. In honor of tho many visitors who will attend the Roso Festival early In Juno. Tho retailers plan tomako their storos highly attractive for out of town guests and tourists who will bo here for Festival week. Places of business will bo trans formed Into perfect bowers of beauty for the delight of visitors. Tho work of emblazoning floral designs on shop windows about town is now go ing on. Flags and festival colors will bo put up next week. Iloso decorations of the business houses will be delayed until tho festival opens on Juno 7th, when thp queen flower will reign supremo about the city. Wntch tho basket nt The North Dank Phnrmney. There is something In it for you. o All young people- not Interested In any other Sunday school, como and moot with tho llnptlst Glory Class, Sunday, May 30th, at 10 n. m. o Tho St. Johns Apostles go to Van couver next Sundny to lock horns with tho Pioneers. As each club has won a game, thoro will bo some thing doing when theso clubs como together again. - -o Tho subject of the dlscourso at tho Evangelical church next Sundny morning will bo "Tho Second Say ing of tho Cross," being tho second In tho Bcrlcs of services on tho Snylngs of tho Cross. Itov. C. 1 antes was selected ob chnplaln of the fJrnnd Lodge of tho I. O. O. F.at their convention In Albnny Inst week. Tho cholco Is n very fitting ono and tho ninny friends of Kav. Ontes will bo pleased to learn of this now honor bolng added unto him. Mrs. Frank Test died at hor homo In this city Wednesday, Mny 20, of tuberculosis. Slio was an CBthnnblo young woman and hor donth will bo greatly mourned by hor many wnrm friends and admirers In St. Johns Slio had bcon n patient sufferer with this dread dlsoaso for quite n pro longcu pcriou. a nusunnd and ono child Biirvlvo her. lAiavo Telegram "Tho Alaska Tour" coupon votes for Mrs. Valon tino at tho Post Offlco, Rovlow offlco or with your carrier. o If you want St. Johns property that Is sura to advanco rnpldly In valuo sco P. Hill. o Wanted Party to mako cord wood. For particulars apply W. F Stadclman, 711 N, Fillmore, o Western governmental policies ably discussed. Western llfo vividly pic tured In llonvlllo's Western Monthly. o Got your milk from Fair Meadow Dairy. Quality guaranteed, Mrs. E. J. Simmons & Son. 30p, PROSPERITY Without doubt tho very best buy In St. Johns Is a lot COxlOO on cor ner of Chicago nnd Ivnnhoo stroots, P. Hill has tho salo of this property and If taken quick $1800 takes It. Worth easily from $2500 to $3000. o Lot 38x12214, 14 o year old fruit trees; on mncndamlzcd streot, co ntent Bldo walk, closo to boulevard, batter than COxlOO lot; you havo c longer bnck yard, $476, Sco owner, Fred Johnson, 032 Wlllnmetto boulo vard, 30-p A law passed by tho recent login iniuro provides that no person may anglo with lino and hook for trout, salmon trout, salmon or bass In tho stnto of Oregon without first socur ing n ucenso nt n cnargo of ono dollar per year. As croppies and cat flBh were not mentioned tho young' sters can stilt unjoy themselves along the water front without putting up any coin of tho renhu. o Tho school exhibit to bo sent to the Seattle Fair was on Exhibition In the Holbrook building on Jersey streot yesterday afternoon nnd even Ing. Tho collection was very flno and ihowed n degree of skill nnd execu tion on the part of tho pupils that hardly seemed possible. It was too bad that this display could not havo been longer on exhibition hero In order to glvo nil our people n chanco to Inspect them. Tho pupils and Instructors certainly deserve 1 tit menso credit for .tlio remarkublu showing. , o - Tho greater portion of tho tlmo at tho Commercial club meeting Wednesday evening was token up by Mr. Chapman of Chapman Advertis ing Co. of Portland. Mr. Chnpumn tjavo n vury Interesting and Instruc tive dlscourho on tho valuo and the proper method of advertising to pro euro tho best results. Ills talk showed that ho was well Informed on tho subject, and his sugcestlons will likely bo found very useful to tho club lator on. Mr. Chapman promised his help ut any tlmo In aiding tho club In Its publicity campaign. As tho Alaska Tour contest bolng conducted by tho Tolcgram will bo brought to u clouo tho first of next month, It behooves our pcoplo to put In their best licks In aiding Mrs. Valentino to carry off tho plum. She has made a brilliant campaign thus far, and certainly desorvos to suc ceed, It will bo an honor and ad vertisement for St, Johns If sho Is victorious In this contest. There Is no moro popular young lady In St. Johns than Mrs, Valontlue, and now Is tho tlmo for all hor friends to put forth their best efforts In help ing hor. Every vote counts, Got in and holp. o O, E. Uordon, aged 65 yoars, who lived at 112 South Depot street, St. Johns, died or heart falluro In a St. Johns car, while en routo to his homo, at 8 o'clock Wodnosdny night. Ills sinking condition was discovered by passengers whon tho car reached Cherry street on Williams avouuo. Ho was removed from the car and tul;on Into tho Finn Pharmacy, but beforo medlnul aid eould reach him he was deud. Heart falluro was tho cause of death, Mr, Uorden was an employe of tho circulation depart ment of the Orogonluu. According to rfriends, attacks of heart falluro havo been frequent for soveral yoars. His wife, Mary E. Borden was at homo whon death occurred. FurnlBhcd housekeeping rooms, al so slnglo rooms for ront; $1.C0 per week nnd up. Over Calof IJros.' store, opposite post office. ltp o All kinds of laundry work done promptly. Rough dry washing conts por pound. Calls niado for laundry at any placo, Ring us up Phono Jersey 331. St. Johns Laun dry. Churchill I)ros.,proprlotors, o If you want something particular ly flno In the way of ronl estato seo P. Hill about It. Wanted To oxchnngo a 3 Inch wagon for n 3U or 3 Inch wagon, Apply W. F. Btndolmnn, 711 North Flllmoro street. o For n burn or scald apply Cham bcrlalu's Salve. It will allay tho pain ('most Inrt'iMtly nnd quickly hoal tbo Injured pnrts. For salo by all good druggists. o Havo your property Insured In tho St. Paul or Northorn flro Insurnuco compnnloa, They aro tho host. 8. L. Doblo, agont. You got full weight nnd quality at tho Control market, try It nwhllo. first Just "THE BASKET." Thoro nro many kinds of bnskots. All shapes and colors but thoro Is ono kind that will pay you to look Into. It Is thu bargain basket. Wo linvo placod on our counter n basket which will always contain some bar. gain. Those bargains will como In many linos, Watch tho baskot, for tho bar gains will change every few days. Yours truly, North Dank Pharmacy. EAGLES TAKE NOTICE. Tho offlcors and mombors of Willamette Aerie 1G58, F. O. E nro requosted to moot with Portland Aerlo No. I at their hall Monday evening, Juno 7th, nt 7 p. in. Ran- quet ut hall aftor parado. Joseph Crouch, Boo. 30-o How is Your Title? Havo your abstracts mado, con tinued or oxamlnod by Peninsula Title, Abstract and Roalty Co., II, Henderson, manager. Accurato work. Koasonablo foes. Comont Block building, Jorsey streot. Uu a 1100STER for St- Johns. The Morgan-Van Wlnklo Concert Co, will glvo an entertainment in Ulcknors' hall Monday ovcnlng, May 31, for tho bonctlt of the Christian church. This company comos highly rocommonded and will bo well worth attending. De a ROOSTER for St. Johns. It is about time that a movement for closing the stores at six o'clock each evening except pay and Sat urday evenings be launched. The clerks deserve it and we believe the majority of the business men are not averse to it. Nobody likes to make the start, however. The coming mouth should be stated right by adopting this closing move, raeut, o Preach tho gospel of St. Johns. Our sales for April 1907 exceeded April 1906 f 1350 " " " 1908 " " 1907 782 " " " 1909 " " 1908 X134 This record is a true indication to us that St. Johns people ore patronizing their home stores increasingly, and pinning our faith to the future by the above comparison we have added to our stock a $1500 line of Mcu's Clothing. It is not a cheap line, but our suits will give you your money's worth in style, fit and wearing qualities. We have also increased the line of Cluctt shirts, nud Mon arch shirts and collars, and still retain the agency for Wuu dcrhose, Headlight Overalls and Bttttcrick Patterns. BONHAM & CURRIER IF NOT WHY NOT? Do You Use ELECTRICITY? Electric Light is Cheap with Tungsten Lamps INVESTIGATE at 417, 7th Street Portland Railway Light and Power Co. IOOOOI ATTENTION!! Merchants! Manufacturers! Fanners! Everybody! We are hunting for your business nnd have been on your trail for sonic time. Our aim is to serve you well. , The adoption of our service offers a complete solution to the transportation problem. Our rates arc reasonable and our service unsurpassed. Two trains between St. Johns and Portland daily. We deliver Anything, Any Place, Any Time. Call and get our rates before shipping. PORTLAND & SUBURBAN EXPRESS GO, C. W. STEARNS Agent at St. Johns. Phones: Portlaud Office, Main 358 St. Johns: Jersey 122 A 3358 ooo Make our store your headquarters for seasonable jjoodi. We have a complete stock of GARDEN TOOLS, LAWN HOSE, SPRINKL ERS AND LAWN MOWERS St. Johns Hardware Co. 4 St. Johns Lumber Co. Has all kinds of lumber, kiln dried and otherwise. Also slab wood. Timbers of all sizes cut to order. Get year winter's wood now and save trouble. MILLINERY Newest Goods, Latest Style, Lowest Prices Last but not laast wa hava for haad trimmar and for haad aalaa lady two who have hold lika positions in ona of tha larcjost axclusiva millinory storas on tha Pacific Coast and ara paid to show YOU tha goods whathar you buy or not, and to satisfy you In all ordar work. Coma in gat tha habit of trading at homa. Hava tha faaling that this is your stora. Coma in avary day, if to aay nothing mora than "Can I hava a hat pin?" GIVE US A TRIAL, YOU WONT BE SORRY. WOLCOTT Phone Jersey 211