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Prices Shot to Pieces
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FURNITURE
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Notice CHEAP WOOD
Beginning Friday, Alay 22, 1914 J
Until Further Notice, the St. Johns Lumber Compntiy
will deliver its fine slxtccn-iuch stove wood within the following t
named districts at reduced prices:
St. Johns, South to S. P. & S. Railroad Cut $2.50 per Load
S. P. & S. Rnilroad Cut to Chntnqua Uoul. 2.75 per Load ;
Chataqun Uoul. to Aiusworth ft Doston Sts, 3.0O per Load 4
St. Johns Lumber Company
Cor. Burlington & Hradford Sts. St. Johns, Oregon
Pacific Telephone Columbia 131 Home Telephone C not.
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Factory Site
AT A BARGAIN
, ' Block Eight, just north of the
Portland Woolen Mills for a limit
ed time can be purchased at a bar
gain. Price $5,500
ALSO, FINE BUILDING LOT
Lot 5, Block 7, Willamette
boulevard, north. An excellent
buy at $600; $50 down and bal
ance at $10 or $15 per month.
Inquire at Review Office
Stapli and Fancy Groceries
Fresh Fruils and Veg
etables in Season at
ALEX. S. SCALES
GROCER
We Solicit and Deliver auy
where in 5?t. Johns.
ftmt Cl. 218 50 FesstMkJt St.
It you are thinking of making
a change INVESTIGATE.
How U Your Title?
Have your abstracts made, con
tinued or examined at the Peninsu
la Title, Abstract and Realty Co'
Accurate work. Reaspsable fees.
II. Headersott, manager, 311 North
Jersey street Adv.
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5.50, " 4.15
7.75, 5.50
8.50, " 6.00
14.50, " 11.00
16.75, " 12.25
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THE LIFE CAREER
1 "Schootlnjf In youth thoulti lor.ri.bly bt
dlrectcJ to prepare . person In the kt way
for llic txtt permanent occupation lor which
he I capable.' mudcMC W I'.Uot.
This Is the Mission of the
Forty-sixth School Year Opens
SEPTEHBER 18th, 1914
Write for Illustrated loopage Book
let, "THE LIFE CAREER," and for Cata
log containing full information.
Degree Courses AORICULTURE :
Agronomy, Animal Husbandry.DalryHus
bandry. Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture.
Agriculture for Teachers. FORESTRY,
LOGGING ENGINEERING. HOME ECO
NOMICS: DoffiesticSclefice, Domestic Art,
ENGINEERING: Electrical, Irrigation,
Highway, Mechankal, Chemkal. Mining.
Ceramics. COMMERCE. PHARMACY.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS.
Vocational cTourctf-Agrkulture Dairy
ing, Home Makers' Course, Industrial
Arts, Forestry, Business Short Course.
School of Music Piano, Strlflg, Band,
Vke Culture,
Farmer Butinca Course by Mail Free
Addrcu THK RKGISTKAX,
(tw-T-UtoM) CoraUU, Oron
Deformed spelling has done
its worst in the Chicago public
schools. Hereafter the pretty
word "kissed" ia to be "kist."
Local News.
Send in your news items.
The water in the river is at a
very low ebb
Where shall get my hair cut?
At ullmore s barber shop, adv,
The forest fires on tho west
side of the river has caused con
siderablo smoke to settle over
tho city lately.
Gravenstein armies
for sale,
Very fine ones at 2
cents per
Sound. VV. H. King,
urlington street.
208 East
J. E. Tanch has returned from
a live weeks' sojourn in Southern
Oregon. He reports times very
quiet in the valley towns.
Rev. Goodo of the Evangelica
church and wife leave this week
fo.r Ocean Park, where they wil
remain for about ten days.
Mrs. E. S. Wright and chil
dren of Heison, Wash., were
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Markle during the
paBt week.
The Commercial Club will hold
its regular monthly meeting
August 26th. when the nominal
in or committee will bo appointed.
The meeting will be followed by
a dance in tho 1 . U. IS. hall.
Frank Ely, a former well
known pugilist and who con
dueled a class in the manly art
in St. Johns for several months.
greeted his friends here Monday.
He had been spending the past
couplo of years in California.
Exnonsoa for weed cuttincr
paid by tho city of Portland will
total $8(300, it is said. That city
has been cutting at tho rato of
30 lots per day at an average
coat of $4 per lot. Over 31,000
lots have been posted there with
weed cutting notices.
Misses Louise Couch and
Maud Scott and Dr. L. E. Graves
have been spending a couple of
weeks at Cannon ucach. Dr.
Graves returned on Monday to
St. Johns on business, and then
went back to the coast for a
longer rest.
Tho St. Johns Fire department
assisted at a fire in Portsmouth
Saturday night, when a resi
dence there was burned down.
Tiio local auto truck made tho
trip and tho firemen had water
playing on tho flames in five
minutes after receiving tho sum
mons.
Frank Test, who has been a
resident of Glen Harbor for tho
past year and has boon in tho
employment of tho Standard Oil
Company at union, nas ooen
promoted and will go to Phoenix,
Arizona, whoro ho will continue
for tho samo company with a
higher salary. His family in
tends to join him in rnoenix in
fow weeks, says tho Linnton
Leader.
Ray Pofl surprised his many
friends in St. Johns when lie
departed for Corvallis InstSatur
day and was united in marrlago
with Miss Li rota uray 01 that
place. Tho groom is the oldest
son of John PoiT, chiof of police,
and !b popular with tho young
fo ks of tho city. Tho brido
is ono of Corvallis' most charm
ing daughters. Tho young couplo
will make their homo in Port
land.
Ono of tho features of tho
Washington building at tho
Panama Exposition will bo Ezra
Meeker and his team of oxen.
Mnokor. whito of hair and
beard, is in San Francisco and
will drivo his team from tho
Stato of Washington to tho ex
position at the opening next
year. A few years ago he drove
them over tho trati rrom Seattle
to Washington, D. C.
Miss Lucinda Davis' class of
tho First Baptist church met at
the homo of Miss Annie Key
Thursday, August 13, for their
usual business meeting. After
a few business matters had been
attended to, those present en
joyed music given oy various
members 01 tho class, atter
which dainty refreshments were
served. Those present were
Pearl Richtmyer, Isabello Mc
Queen, Anna Toole, Bernice
Shaw. Alice Gee, Mattio Kelt-
her, Erma Cannght, Edith Coch
ran, Annio and Mae Key, Mrs.
James Key and little Clarence
Key.
At a meeting of the W. C. T.
U., held in the Library Monday
afternoon at 2:30, the following
officers were elected: President,
Mrs. J. C. Scott; vice president,
Mrs. Ina Canright; recording
secretary, Mrs. Carl Nelson; cor-
responaing Bucreiary. jura, uei-
inger; treasurer, Mrs. Lydia
Tallman. Delegates elected to
the county convention to be held
in
Portland about the middle of
September were Mrs. Carl Nel
son. Mrs. Minnie DeLyser, Mrs.
Hollenbeck and Mrs. George
Jeffcott. Ten dollars to tho
county and twenty-five dollars to
the state were p edged for the
state wide prohibition campaign.
Mrs. Scott has been president
and Mrs. Tallman secretary ever
since the W. C. T. U. was or
ganized here in 1905, with the
exception of the first three
month?. Mrs. A. W. Markle
made a few remarks concerning
the Better Babies contest and
enlisted the aid of the Mothers'
club, by vote of the meeting.
; Undo Sam isn'tjgoing to hold
anybody's coat during the fight.
. European soldiers fight in
many languages, but the guns
speak only one.
The discouraging thing about
the kisses for votes idea is that
a fellow only has one vote,
Surgeons having supplied one
man with n steel backbone, re
miorceu concrete, may come
next.
The cause of tho death of Mrs
Sturderant recently is said to
have been heart and kidney
trouble.
Flies are scarcer than in other
seasons but tho lew arc so ar
rogant it is hard to get along
with them.
Great Britain ought to bo
proud of Canada. She doesn
causoany trouble, and is good to
her mother.
At times it seems that the
ministering angels of the Red
Cross are the only persons con
ncctcd with war who keep In
touch with God.
An automobile dealer will sel
a man a machine that just simply
can't break down, and then try
to sell him a kit 0) repair tools,
with no more strain on his con
science than tho drawbar pull of
a trained Ilea.
A plant for distilling oil of
peppermint js being constructed
near Springfield. (J. II. Todd.
nnd associates, of Eugene, have
planted 40 acres to peppermint
and will work up the product in
their own factory. If tho yield
of oil meets their expectations,
lie 40 acres should give gross
returns of about SG.000. The
ndustry is likely to become im
portnnt in Lnno County.
Dr. Mary MacLaclilln of Port-
and, formerly of St. Johns, was
n London when war waB de
dared, according to word re
ceived in th's city on a postal
card from Dr. MacLachlin yes
terday, says the Uretronlnn.
ho postal said she was in Lon
don, where excitement was run
ning high nnd where Americans
woro frantically trying to book
transportation to this country.
She said nothing nbout her own
success in securing tho same.
She is with her mother and
sister and was expected back
tho middlo of September.
uregon uity nrcmen. says a
dispatch n tno Telegram, aro
now settling down to business
for tho honors in tho tournament
to bo hold in St. Johns on Labor
Day and. according to tho an
nouneemcnt of Assistant Chiof
Noblo, practices will be held
every night from now to tho day.
About 20 mcmbors of tho local
companies turned out to tho
prnctico Monday night and went
through tho first steps in or
ganizing tho teams. Oregon
City has always stood well up in
tho annual event and nothing
short of first placo will content
ho Clackamas county rcprcsenta
Uvea this year, says tho fire
men.
Of the 80.313 shareholders of
tho Pennsylvania road 49 per
cent aro women. Tho increase
in tho number of shareholders
of tho railways in tho United
States since 1001 has been 115
nor cent. This shows tho wide
spread degree of interest that
is taken by the people them
selves in the railways of the
country. It is also an argument
for government generosity in
dealing with the railways in
which so many of tho people
have invested their savings.
he Canadian Pacific has some
thing liko 05,000 shareholders
scattered over tho world.
A panoramic reproduction of
tho Grand Canyon of Arizona is
being built at tho Panama Ex
position at a cost of over $30,
000; over fifty thousand square
yards of linen canvaB, imported
from Scotland, aro being used
for tho set pieces. Visitors in
this concession will view tho
panoramas from observation
pnrfl. moved bv electricitv on an
elevated trestle, seemingly along
tho rim of tho canyon. Iho ob-
as
server will ue cnnuieu to see
ight of the most distinctive
points of tho canyon and the
ride will last over nan an hour,
ncludinir. apparently, a journey
of more than one hundred miles
of the great gorge. Every re
source of modern science is em
ployed in tho work of repro
duction.
Clabe F. Brooks died at the
Good Samaritan hospital, Port-
and. Thursday afternoon of last
week, following an operation for
cancer of tho face. Deceased
was aged about 05 years. He
had worked with his brother.
the latoJ.T. Brooks, In the shoe
epainn'g business here for a
few montns several years ago.
For a number of years he had
ived the life of a cowboy life in
the middle west, and had gained
quite a reputation as a broncho
buster. Lately ne naa been re
siding in Newberg. Ho is sur
vived by one brother and three
sisters, all residing in tho state
of Nebraska. The cancer start
ed from a small pimple at the
side of his mouth, and gradually
spread, finally covering the
greater portion of his face. The
funeral took place Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock; inter
ment in Mt. Scott cemetery,
Strictly sanitary. Gilmore's
barber shop. . adv.
Christian Science topic for
next Sunday: "Mind."
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Derrio are
spending a few days at the sea
shore.
T-t r I - .a .
ror sale liartiett pears and
prunes. -L. H. Campbell, 422 E.
Leavitt street.
Girl wanted for housework at
110 East Chicago street, St.
Johns. Mrs. Julius Markwnrt.
READ THIS: If you want
to sell your property on easy
terms, list it with J. F. Uillmore.
I have calls for easy payment
property.
The St. Johns Lumber Com
pany's mills closed down for
boiler repairs. It is expected
that resumption of work will
take place in a week or so.
The Browning Amusement
Company with its interesting
street shows will bo in St. Johns
during tho Firemen's Tourna
ment on Labor Day.
ior Kent Modern six room
house on North Willamette
boulevard. Also modern rooms
over store building on Phila
dephia street. See K. C. Couch.
Wanted To borrow $750 for
three to five years at 8 tier cent:
security, tract of land 100x000
feet at Whitwood Court, worth
$2000. Address this office.
L. H. Campbell presented this
office Wednesday with several
fine samples of Bartlctt pears,
which he raised on his property
on Lenvitt street. They were
much appreciated by the force.
C. Hutchinson of Carlton, Or
egon, was a visitor in st. Johns
the first of the week. He had
been cmnlovcd on the bitr mill
there, which burned down re
cently. Ho will probably decide
to movo back to St. Johns.
The free street dancing during
the evening of Labor Day prom
ises to bo an interesting event
of the Tournament. Music will
bo furnished by fifteen band
pieces from a band stand to bo
erected near tho fountain on tho
city hall plot.
Wo desire to express our sincere
my thanks to the neighbors and
friends who so kindly tendered
their aid and nssistnnco during
tho illness nnd death of Mrs.
G. II. Sturderant, which kind
ness Is greatly appreciated.- G.
il. sturderant, Air. nnd Mrs. La-
ayetto Caplcs, Harry Copies.
Sinco July 8th up to Wednes
day of this week tho local fire
department has answered 28
calls for fires. 21 of which woro
weed fires. C to burning build'
ngs and 2 fnlso alarms. Cor
tainly quite a record for forty
days, and proof that tho paid
firemen are kept pretty much
on tho go.
Commissioner General Yamn
waki to tho Panama Exposition
ins promised that Japan d mag
nificent exhibit will bo perfected
in every detail when tho Exposi
tion opens in February 20. 1015.
.Tanan has annronriatcd $000.-
000 and the pnvilion will bo built
by Japanese workmen. Ono of
the features of tho Japanese site
at tho Epxosition will bo a gar
den of 150,000 square feet, which
win bo stocked with plants.
rocks nnd soil brought from tho
and of the Mikado.
D. C. Lewis, candidate for
state representative, was in tho
city Monday and called in to see
tho pencil pusher. D. C. is one
of the livest men in the Btnte.
Io is up to date, is earnest, is
capable, is alive to tho needs of
this part of tho state, and has
tho ability and courago to ex
press his convictions, and wo
sincerely hono that ho will re
ceive the solid vote of our people
n Linnton. regardless of politi
cal predilections. It will mean
a good hard fighting friend for
Linnton in the house 11 he is
elected. Linnton Leader.
Tho stork beat tho ambulance
by several laps in an exciting
race early Monday morning from
the home of Mrs. A. Strauss,
97 T llamook street, Portland,
to the Good Samaritan hospital,
Driver Charles Collins, of tho
ambulance, put on all speed, and
or many blocks was neck and
neck with tho bird, hut at
Fifteenth and Glisan streets the
ambulance was overtaken, says
the Oregonian. The race over,
hero was no more need of go
ing to tho hospital, and tho am
bulance turned around and re
turned to the home. The moth
er and the 74 pound girl baby
are reported doing nicely.
A refreshing friend of many
people in st. jonns anu visitors
within our gates is the fountain
at the corner of Philadelphia and
Jersey streets, familiarly known
as "Iron Mike." In the hottest
days of the year tho water dis
pensed by "iron Mike" is ever
cool and delicious, almost like
ce
water In fact. Very few
people pass it by without testing
of its sparkling and cooling
water. People from Portland
have been heard to express tho
wish that Portland had as cool
and refreshing water to drink.
t slakes the thirst of young and
old, and children even will go
a block or two out of their way
to get a taste of "Iron Miko's"
bountiful supply,
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PENINSULA NATIONAL BANK
Oldest Bank on
Pktku Autziw, Pres.
John N. Kdmu'SHN, Cash.
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SAVINGS
HAl'ltTY UHP0S1T
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of
Picture framing done nt Portland
prices nt II. 1". Clark's, the furni
ture matt. Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Evens aro
enjoying a vacation in the Wil-
nmettc Valley.
Hop pickers Special rates.
Call Columbia 72, Gatton's
Transfer; 101 N. Jersey street.
"Watches" made over into
Time-pieces" at reasonable
rates at Rogers', S0!) N. Jersey
street.
Men aro but grown boys. And
you may have noticed that when
two boys are playing with n toy
wagon the smaller boy is always
tho horse.
A Woman is a uueor proposi
tion. Tho more she brags about
lcr husband before company the
more sho roasts him when thoy
aro alone, says an exchange.
For nil kinds of general re-
miring ol nutos, bicycles, lawn
mowers, etc., go to tno Homo
Garage, 102 Smith avenue, cor
ner of Charleston; G. B. Bon
ham, proprietor; phono Colum
bia G03.
In spito of wnr, high prices
of living and low water, G. L.
Perrino is busily engaged in
placing his famous Vacuum
Fireplaces in various parts of Or
egon and Washington. It keeps
him on the jump all the while,
and scarcely gives him time to
keep posted on tho war nows.
His fireplace is surely a winner.
War developments in Kuropo
are progressing. Tho armies
aro getting closer together all
tho while, and tho greatest bat
tles the world has known aro im
minent. Severe lighting nt dif
ferent points have been in pro
gress all week, but tho worst is
yot to como. Tho roports ro
ceived aro meagro and unsalis-
factory from tho seat of war.
nn1 If 2a lfbnlir flint mtintr Imnnn.
UIIU IV in nnvi; uhik ihuiij mifwi--
tant engagements have happen-,
ed that have not yet been mado
li tniirln I
public.
It is up to a bunch of "live
ones" from tho Vancouver Com
mercial club to attend a mooting
of the St. Johns Commercial
club next Tuesday evening, and
then and thero show catiBo why
the people of St. Johns and vicin
ity should attend tho coming
Columbia Hivcr Interstate fair
in proferenco to going tho Pen
dleton Roundup. Tho letter re-
ceived by the local club states
that the St. Johns men are open
to conviction, but that they will
first have to bo shown how and
why thoy will have abetter timo
here than at the other placo. A
committee of "said live ones"
will bo named by President
Kinney to attend this meeting.
Journal.
Two Japanese sailors jumped
from a Japanese vessel Monday
night near the midnight hour as
it was passing St. Johns on its
voyage outward, and attempted
to swim to shore. Tho older of
the two, being tho best swim
mer, carried tho clothes on his
back. Tho younger one, aged
about 20 years, was discovered
by Rupert Stevens af tho St.
Johns Lumber Company's mills
early Tuesday morning. He was
unable to sneak bnglish. 1 ho
Japanese consul at Portland was
notined by tho local ponce, and
ho came to St. Johns. The lad
told the consul of tho two swim
ming from tho vessel, but was
unable to tell what had becomo
of his companion. Whether ho
was drowned in making the
shore, or whether ho landed at
another point and mado away
in tho darkness without finding
his fellow countryman is still
unknown,
Weal Grows
from little savings planted oitcii
and watered by interest. More
lorlu.ics arc made by steady
saving than by high fiiinucing.
Start nn account here to-day
and thus jilnnt the seed Hint
will grow into wealth. It will
not take much to start, As
little as one dollar will be
enough.
the
Peninsula
I C. Knaiu, Vice Pres.
S. L. Domic, Ass't Cash.
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VAUr.TS I'OR KINT
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'V Yte GreaVcr O vco
Willi new tiillMInirn. littler tmiln.
nicnl, cnUrgcd Hroiimli, nt many ml-
umtini 10 iij utility, iir I'tnveraity
at Orcein will Imuiii Hit iMtty-ninlli
year i ucnuy, M-itcmncr is.
Special tr.iiiiiiiK lor lluiinoii, Jour.
. mi. nn, 1 1 a nr. Airuirtiie, retelling,
wi! ami umnircfct department
ittitol education.
Library of moif thin Sf.tlt tlumri two
UndU jt)Mna)biM, lt n tntJlritf fullr
ulprtil N w 1 1 AJmlnlflraflnn
liuiMniaf in cuutkn ol c iMliui'llori
Tuiltvn Pttt Durmiiurtra tut mn trtJ
for tirnn Mptrutt tutt
Writ far dialog an.t IMiMtMirJ houVIrl,
AJJmtlnii iWtfliirir,
UNIVERSITY OF 0IIEC0II
ruorwr uiicoon
For a Merchant Marine
Comprehensive plans woro
mapped out by the Administra
tion yesterday for building up
the American merchant marine
with government money for tho
immediate purpose of transport
ing the products of the country
to the warring nations of Europe
and to South ami Central Amer
ica. President Wilson, in con
sultation with Democratic lead
ers of the Senate and House, ap
proved a project contemplating
tho expenditure of about 25,
000,000 for thopurchaso of ocean
going vessels, to bo operated
under the direction of a govern
ment shipping board in carrying
on tho foreign trade of tho Unit
ed States.
Pleasantly Entertained
Mrs. Foul entertained n large
party of ladies at her beautiful
homo on East Richmond street
last Thursday afternoon. In
strumental music by Miss Ar
lino Shaw, vocal solos by Miss
Frances Miller and readings by
Mrs. Paul Behnko furnished tho
program, followed by a delicious
lunch and social time. All on
joyed Mrs. Foul's hospitality
and were glad to bo present.
Those present were: Mrs. Bob
bins, Dr. Gray, Mrs. Scarp ami
Mrs. Gray from Portland; Mrs.
Wilhchn from Centralia; Mrs.
Holt from tho East: Mcsdamcs
DeLyser, Holt, Finch, Fain,
Lemon, Jones. Terrell, Muhm,
Maples, W. Shaw. Henderson,
Behnko. J. Shaw, Hand, Grow,
Evans, Simmons, and tho Misses
Perry, Francos Millornnd Arllno
Shnw.
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teieurflie llUIUCIl WrjUUIlli
Tho golden wedding of Gov.
and Mrs. J. II. Fletchor was cel
ebrated in a very pleasant man
ner at their hoipe on Willamotto
boulevard Tuesday evening by
tho relntives of this most wor
thy nnd highly respected couplo.
The evening was spent in n
most enjoyable manner. A hand
some Morris chair was present
ed to Gov, and Mr. Flotchor ne a
token of love. Those present
wero: Mr. nnd Mrs. J. II. Fletch
er, Hamilton Fletchor, G. A.
Fletcher and son Louis, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank L. Fletchor, and
sons Harold and Jamos, Mr.
and Mr. Nuton Flotchor and son
Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. Watson
Fletcher and sons Morloy and
Watson, Mr. and Mrs. D. C.
Mntheny.
All Modern Woodmen, Notice
The Societies Head Camp
Meeting just held in Toledo,
Ohio, passed resolutions of tho
greatest importance and benefit
to all lapsed members, as fol
lows: All members who went delin
quent between Feb. 1, 1912,
and Dec. 1, 1913, aro entitled to
full reinstatement upon signing
a health certificate with tho
Clerk, and upon payment of tho
present month's assessment
and ono month's camp dues.
Old rates, old policies, all old
members. Now is tho time; get
busy. Fraternally.
C. E. GARLICK, Clerk.
An electric massage, only quo
in town. Gilmore's harbor shop,
ndv,