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Ivory Enameled Bed Room Suite ON EASY TERMS A tasteful bed room will be the result if you will put this beautifully finished Six Piece Suite in it. The design is jn the Adam period, and each piece is masterfully constructed, insuring long and satisfactory wear. Bed Room Suite Consists of full size Bed; 3 Mirror Style Dressing Table a very handsome piece. The Dresser.has a Top 20x38, the Mirror is 22x28. The Chiffonier has a Top 20x36, and 2 Small and 3 Large Drawers. The Dressing Table, Chairs and Bed Room Rocker Match the Suite perfectly. For Service and Beauty this Suit is Ideal at $223.50. Terms, $25 Cash, $4 week Your Credit Is Good Ounandii Bios B3 2 The Cash and Carry Grabateria The Changing Jimes The era of Chain Stores came about because a group of men with large capital could, by starting stores iu different localities increase the outlet of merchandise eminating from one source. The Chain Store system is nothing more than any other store except the buying part is concentrat ed at one place, The buyers for these stores have their headquarters at the source of production and they buy direct from the packer or the producer. It goes without saying that a buyer who can buy the same' sort of merchandise for several hundred stores can command a better price thau a buyer for just one store. The secret of advantageous grocery prices iu St, Johus is this ability to buy in connection with many other stores. That is why you have had established by this store better prices thau prevail almost any where in Portland. Coupled with this buying capacity, the activity of the owners, the acquaintance with the locality be cause of our long residence here ought tp convince any one that we can do busiuess at less cost than the average grocery. We always believed that "a word to the wise wa's suficieut." , The Grabateria Cash and Carry Grocery SCALES & CURRIER, Inc.- OWNERS ' Charming Styles in Bathing Caps Charmingly simple aud small, and designed for ninny practical needs. They are glove-fitting and cause no discomfort. Call and look them over. St. Johns Pharmacy i PHONE COLUMBIA 138 HMHMMBMHNMR The Prescription Store SANTOX REMEDIES COLUMBIA RECORDS Mrs. Geo. II. Linn of Hood River is spending a few days In Sc. Johns. The weekly renorts of cron conditions throughout Washing ton and Oregon may bo seen at the library. Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Beckett arc enjoying a visit to tho Sound cities, including Vancouver and Victoria, 13. C. Walter Ormnndy and family are enjoying a vacation trip to Marshfield and other Southern Oregon points. Miss Florence Davis and her guet from Salt Lake City, Miss Mary Sneddon, arc sponding the month at Newport. C. E. Woodley has sold his six room modern homo on South Ivanhoo steet to A. K. Davis. A. W. Davis was tho real estate agent that arranged the deal. C. W. Gee arrived from Everett. Wash., the past week. much improved in health, hav ing gained twenty pounds weight since leaving hero some timo ago. Fred Couch arrived homo Inst wccit from the West Indies. He is in the American Merchant Marine service, and left here n February. Ho enjoyed tho trip very much. J. F. Gillmoro reports the fol lowing sales for last week: L. u. Kaylor's 1) room nouso for n consideration of i'JUU.; is. u Horry's u room homo for &1751), and M. L. Ilolbrook's 1 room houso for $1050. A linmitiftil dianlnv of tun hass attracted the attention of the passcrsby at Currin's for Drugs tho first ol the wook. Thov warucanturod bv Dun Will iamson, St. Johns' expert fish ermon. Flhort Pvlfi of EuireiiG and former y of St. Johns has sold his homo on East Mohawk street to C. W. Mason through the agency of V. A. uirroli. Air. Mason is enlarging and improv ing his now home. Mrs. E. L. Smith and pop. Harold, of 1009 S.Ivanhoo street arc visiting at tho home of her sister, Mrs. H. M. Islinm, at B ucsido. Wash. Mrs. Isham was formerly Ioniu Coopor of this oity. J. I. Shurls. L. N. Bollinger and lib. Hanks donartou lues- day morning on a motor trip to tho south tork of the santiem. where they expect to remain for two or three weeks catching trout and enjoying tho pure mountain air. MIsh Elinor Mend of Los An geles Is a guest at tho home of her h ster. Mrs. M. . uroen at 810 Smith avenue north, and will remayi hero for several weeks. Mrs. Grecno is outer tnining in her honor at a lunch party today, Friday. Wm. C. MnDnnaR who re cently purchased the old Froum place in North bt. Joiins, nays that they nicked an uveragc of 550 pounds from each of the seventeen chtrry trees on tho nlaco the oust, few weeks. At 12 and 13 cents a pound it makes a fine showing. Roy Wilcox, who had been spending the past year or so In Arizona. Mexico and uniiiornia, arrived In St. Johns tho first of tho week. Ho was jn Los An geles during the recent quakes, and says the ni'wspnper reports were very conservative concerti ng the tremors there. The following program for the W. C. T. U. was furnished by Club girls at tho Y. W. C. A. bu Iding last Monday afternoon: ?jano solo, Mary Harney; read nir. Dorothy Walker: folk dance, Bohemian, by tho Rainbow club; reading. Katherine Bonham. Thirty ladies were present and enjoyed the program immensely. The Gieater St. Johns Realty company has recently disposed of 320 acres of land at American Falls. Idaho, in which a number of St. Johns people were inter ested. A local deal was the salo of the five room cottage at 720" Mohawk street to Henry Sproul, known as the W. 1. Thomas property, lhe price was about 51800. The first quarterly meeting for ortland Second Free Methodist church, corner Richmond and Hudson streets, will commence tonight, Friday, holding over Sunday. Rev. J. A. Hopp6r will have charge. We are look ing for a good time. The W. F. M. S. will have a missionary meeting at " 3 p..m. Sunday. Rev, F. E. Blackman, outgoing missionary to India, will preach the sermon. Special singing. Let there be a general rally. E. D. Blackman, pastor. Bring in your news items. A party on Buchanan street ad vises that 3 a. m. is a little early for people to como and pick cherries. And now it is proposed to levy a tax of $5 on bachelors. An Im position on liberty and the pur suit oi Happiness! isx. A further addition has been ad ded to .Beckett's Greenhouses, which makes two nddltionnl greenhouses during tho past year. All tho club girls are asked lo moot nt the local Y. W. C. A. building next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Any one having money from the sale of tickets, please bring it that day. An engagement of local inter est is that of Miss Iva Moffard and Mr. . Paul Pierre. Miss Moffard. is an operator in tho Columbia exchange and Mr. Pierre is a policeman in St. Johns. Tho date has not yet been set, but friends suspect that the wedding will be held soon. The petitions for a high bridge at St. Johns iu being signed generally and it is said that in only ono or two instances hnve any ono declined to sign for this important project. Everybody wnnts a high bridge here. It will bo opllo tho County Com missioners lo get busy when the petitions have boon turno.l in. Ralph S. Browne of tho Sunset Cash Grocury is off on a vaca tion to Sunny California, where ho will spend a few weeks absorb ing climate, listcningto the wild waves at the sen shore, seeing tho mermaids and enjoying him self In general. Ho will go as far south as Los Angeles and probably do his best to provont any earthquakes there while ho is in town. Do you do your own automo bile repairs? If so you will find tho following books useful: Dyko's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopaedia, 11)11); HaywardAutomobilo Ignition. Starting and Lighting; Pago Modern Gasoline Automobile, its dcign, construction and main tenance: rngo Automobile starting, lighting and ignitions sytemn; Pago How to run an nutomobile; Pago The model T. I'ord car. Those books ara at tlio St. Johns Branch Library. Doric lodge. A. F. and A. M.. of St. Johns, hold a continuous session, hrokon only for refresh ments from labor, from 1 p. m., Saturday, until 11 p. m,, and conferred tho degree of master mason upon five applicants. A piimmer supper was sorved at (i p. m., aud ice cream and cako ati'r in tho evening. A large number of .Masons Irom other lodged attended. A. R. Unvia. worflh infill master, nro- sldod. Tho novvly arranged and furnished Masonic hall and acco3sory rooms were grontly admired bv all. Tho following officers wore installed at tho last mooting of Laurelwood Robekah Lodge No. 100: Noblo Grand, Birdio Hantzo; vice grand, Pearl Book man; uec. sec, Anna Unn right: fin. sec, Emma Bur roughs. Tho installation cere mony was performod by D. D. Pros wont. Nannie bnydor. as sisted by D. G. Marshal, Ilattio Hnineaunu staff, who later gavo a 'very pleasing demonstration drill, the serpentine floral march being now and particularly nice. An interesting feature of tho evening was presentation of a Past Noblo Grand pin to Mrs. Canright. by the retiring Noble Grand. Nellie Haskell. A post of the American Legion was organized at St. Johns library July 16th by twenty-six ex-service men, A. M. War ner has been working in the interest of a post at St. Johns for some time, ho having been granted permission by the State Commander and Adjutant of tho Legion. Officers elected tem porally: Commander, A. M. Warner; Adjutant, Earl Keliher; Master at Arms, Edward Con nant; Chaplain W. D. Vinson. Every Ex-Service man .in this community should come forward and take his place in the new post. Next meeting at St. Johns Library Friday evening, July 30th. Come and bring a Buddy. It is your duty to your comrades and to the community. The Preamblo to the Constitu tion, the Nature and Eligibility will he published later. FOR SALE j 2 nice Lots in the heart of St. Johns, Portland, Oregon. Write C, C. W00DH0U5E, Re public, Washington. GLOVES LARGE ASSORTMENT W. V. ROGERS THE RAINCOAT MAN Carl! of Thanks. Wo desire to express our sincere thnnks to all who rendered their aid and sympathy during the death and funeral of Raymond l. Dcaring, and assure them that their kind ness will ever bo greatly re membered.- Mrs. Sarah L. Dear Ing, T. Dcaring and family, W. 11. Dearing, S. L. Doarlng, Mrs. L. B. Hamilton. Panama Hats $2.00. ROGERS. Everything in Sweets and Soft Drinks at Bigelow's Sweetshop. Maternity cases taken reason able at 1101) Princeton street. near Burr. 39 Trout Fishing Hll'-BOOTS. ROGERS. Hnvo you tried our Vogun's and Hoi f lor Chocolates at Bige low's Sweet Shop? U. S. Army Cartridge cases make n handy leather caso for many things. Special price 30 cents each. Sco thorn at the St. Johns Hardware Co. ROGERS needs you and you need KUUUKb. Kale Plants for Snle. lCc per hundred. Call 7H S. Crawford street. 37 For Salo Cheap-150 Egg In cubator. Brooder and Hoover. Call 632 East Richmond atreet. Who is ROGERS? Five passenger car for salo or trade. Call 1017 S. Jersey street; phono tolumbia l'Jdl. Who lias tho higgost little store on Earth between tho Picturo Show and Undertaking Parlor? For Salo Ono Swisn Jcrsov Cow. heavy milker: said toirivo six gallons when froah, and bred to registered dorsoy bull. Phono loiumhia obi. It EDS for tho kids. ROGERS. For Salo About half ton Rock Springs coal and full load of wood for $7.r(); must he sold Satur day, ('all 711 S. Princeton street, near Tylor. ROGERS soils TENNIS SHOES. Save time, trouble and expense use an Electric Cleaning Stick to olonn spots, etc., from your clothes; 2fi contn. Soo them at tho St. Johns Hard ware Co. ROGERS seilr. SOFT COL LARS and collar pins. Wanted- To soil Studebnker auto in good condition, at a bar gain. Or will trinlo for a Ford Bug. Also good Singer sewing machlno for sale. Call 833 N. Leonard street. M EN'S SHOES $.Wj up. ROG ERS. A lady just reconlly from Can ada who has had 30 yoars ex norlonco will do dressmaking and indies' tailoring, from a houad dross to tho finest party dress. Mrs. E. Gorta, 613 Now York street. 38 For Salo Dandy good toam of mulos, good Mitchell wagon, plow and harrow, $-100 cash. Call at this office. Mens Gartors Two Bits. ROG ERS. For Salo Three room houso with basemont, wntor and light, overlooking river, two lots; price $1200, $100 down and $15 per month and Interest. Posses sion given inunndlately. Phone Columbia 591 after '1:30 p. m. aud Saturdays, A Good Black Sock, white Feet 25c pair. ROGERS. Do You Own Your Home If you work in St. Johns and have not yet found a place to live here OR if you live in St. Johns and do not yet own a home here NO W is the time to lay your plans to own a perman ent home. St. Johns and the whole Pen insula are growing. Folks said there would be a slump here after the war. But this bank's deposits have increased since the war; the number of men on the payrolls of industries around here has in creased since the war. The shortage of houses has been just as 'great since as during the war. How About Your Home? Are you building up a sav ings account with which to buy or build one? Peninsula National Bank Member Federal Reserve System For You Yoursclf-The Best Kind of a Personal Light THERE arc 1 2,000 men for llieWinclicxl op I'lashliht. Yours may be lighting ii my lady's clothes closet when you want it in lhe garage I (let one for her, loo. You'll like it both of you. So powerful, wife, handy, aud like lhe famous Wincheslei Jtfllo iu ils dependability. Winchester guaranteed lliittcrios, too. Come in and see them today, ST, JOHNS HARDWARE CO, TME WAfCfSrm STORE Phone Columbia 35 Real Estate Bargains C rfm coUHtf! coiiiiectel to wwer, strictly imcmIitii, concrete lawn tulks, concrete foundation uml fine liasc meiit, corner lot anil fine river view, locntctl clow In; linoleum (or kitchen Mini Uttli room., creni for iloor. ami wimlow., kliaile rollers for nil win iIomkhiiiI beautiful electric fixture., Thi iilaee U the l)t lmy in St. John. Tim price it $8000-7CO rush Hiitl balance )) r inunth i ncl mli n j interest. 7 room Imuw, moriem, full ban--nient, cedent wulkn. Thii puicu in u bargain nt fUlilO oneuy tnut- See it. I'or SWu Kw l room house. This place i Mrieilf modern ami lms full liaMtiient, $VXJ cmIi, UUnce ill) i r month including interest. s E. H. TRNNANT 613 Oast Chicago Street Ranges At Pre-War Prices If you have been waiting for ranges to drop before trading in your old Kitchen Range for one of the new, up to date sort, here is your chance to buy one at a price as low as they used to be. THESE HANGES ARE FIHST CLASS. THE OUT STANDING FEATURES AHE 1 Sturdy Construction 2 Beauty of Design 3 Polished Top 5 Nickeled Leg Base. For One Week We Offer This Bange At SGO ST. JOHNS FURNITURE CO. Phone Columbia 821 206-208 Philadelphia Street Opp. Fire Station t 9 4 : 4 6 l1 f 1