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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1889)
ra t gtwtott. ASTORIA. OREGON: WEDNESDAY. JULY 31, 18S9. THE LOCAL PAPER. The local paper, says the Olympian, is a power for good in the community in which it is published. Business men know this better, perhaps, than any other class of men, and those who know it best are often the slowest to admit the fact Since the local paper caters mainly to the best interests of local business and local institutions, so, in turn, should it be fostered and cherished by local support. If prop erly sustained then by homo patron age, home influence and advice, papers become living epistles of the people, to be read and contemplated by all men. Why is it that business agents and commercial travelers are always so eager to see the "local" daily or week ly newspaper upon entering for the first time any considerable village or city? It is to get a photographic view of the people. A paper can reach no higher in excellence and usefulness than the standard of intelligence and ambition of the people among whom it circulates. Thus will it be seen that a grand domestic journal must be a sort of a mutual affair. "While it is fed and clothed by the peo ple it pays back a good interest to those who minister to its necessities. "Send us a copy of your paper," has gotten to be a stereotyped request coming from eastern inquirers to the publishers here. To save the expense of a journey hither they want us to send them a mirror of the country and they know very well that a good pa per is such a mirror. For years, the papers of "Washington territory have been scattered like autumn leaves throughout the eastern and north western states, telling the people the story of our beautiful sunset land and it is mainly due to printer's ink that "Washington is what she is to-day. As, on the one side, tlie local paper goes hand in hand with its patrons, so. on the other side, does it go hand in hand with the great metropolitan pa pers of the land. All in all, news papers are the educators of the peo ple and the moulder of public senti ment. Newspapers are moral re formers and civilizers. They build cities and railroads. They constitute the thews and motive power of the world's society. .Newspapers are destined to be largely instrumental in the final emancipation of our race from its besetting sins. The relig ious newspapers of the world are more potent in this direction, to-day, than all the pulpits in Christendom. But the local paper was our theme and we must not be too enthusiastic. The following words from Senator Davis speak exactly to the point. Let them be well pondered and then acted upon by all cencerned: Each year every paper gives from 50(1 to 10,000 in free lines for the bene fit of the community in which it is located. The local editor in propor tion to his means, does more for a town tnan any otlier ten men, and in all fairness, man with man, he ought to be supported, not because you happen to like him or admire his writings, but because a local paper is the best investment a community can make. The editors of local papers do most work for least money of any men on earth. Subscribe for your local paper, not as a charity, but as an investment. Atlaota is preparing to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of her resurrection from the ashes of her destruction by Sherman's army. The event will occur in October and the festivites will last during a whole week. Epoch. The transition from long, lingering and painful sickness to robust health marks an epoch in the life of the indi vidual. Such a remarkable event is treasured in the memory and the agency whereby the good health has been at tained is gratefullv blessed. Hence it is that so much is heard in praise of Elec tric Bitters. So many feel they owe their restoration to health to the use of the Great Alterative and Tonic. If you are troubled with any disease of the Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, of long or short standingyou will surely find re lief by use of Electric .Bitters. Sold at 50 c, and 1 per bottle at .1, W. Conn's Drug store. The "Kicker" Hud a Mother Once. HOW TO MAKE A CITT. E. C. Pentland, editor of the West Side, recently visited Spokane Falls, and writes a long and very interesting letter to his paper descriptive of that wonderful city and the rapid progress it is making. In conversation with A- M. Cannon, one of the leading men of the place, he asked him how he managed to build such n prosperous city. "By our enterprise," he said. "We had faith in our town. "When I came here in 1878 I had only about 2,000. J.M. Glover and J. Brown and myself purchased the town site. We made up our minds to either have a city here or bankrupt ourselves. That determination has made all of us our fortunes. In 1883 we had only three or four hundred people. I alone have riven in cash for subsidies over 850.000. The people here have do nated 8500,000 in one way or another. In the early days of the town we could not get lumber, so we our selves built a sawmill. I have taken stock in every enterprise in the city, and helped it along. Our newspapers here I have helped in even' way. "We propose making the Review equal to the vregoman. We.must nave a crood paper, and if it does not pay, wo will make it pav. The first town lots we sold, we let people have them for almost nothing if they -would only build. After the Northern Pacific was completed, we found that we needed a road to the Palouse country, so well built 115 miles of the road with home enterprise. The Coeur d'Alene mines trade was wanted, and so we built a road to them. The Seattle & Lake Shore road was wanted, and we gave S175,000 towards it We gave a bonus of 8100,000 to the Northern, which will connect us with the Cana dian Pacific railroad. "We managed to get the terminus of the "Washing ton Central railroad, wlncn nas ntty miles already built; and now comes thoKockford road, which will con nect us with the Union Paeific. We have the termini or advantage of seven railroads. The water power of the falls is 211000 horse power. The reason we have succeeded- is becausa we have been . enterprising. We wanted people; when they came we found them work, we spent o,5UUf- 000 on our streets. All our street railway lines were built by home capital. In spite of all the money I have riven away I have made money. (Mr. Cannon's wealth is estimated at 82,000,000.) Mr. Brown and I are putting up a brick in which will be an opera house which will cost S300.- 000. All the fine buildings are being built by men living here. H. Bolster came here three years ago witli only nine dollars, but he has been ener getic and shrewd, and now he is worth 8200,000. Portland is not an enter prising city. Take the same amount of enterprise here and our town would possibly have had 3,000 instead of 22, 000 in eight years. In 1881, 1 pur chased the corner 100 feet by 120 where my bank stands for 8275. I built a brick there costing fel5,UUU and in November, 1888,1 was offered 8112, 000 for the property." Mrs. Judge Shiver passed the Kicker office at 11 o'clock Tuesday night in a state of happy inebriation, being on her way home from a high lager beer given by Mra. Prof. Westen house at herlelegant mansion, on Bron co Place. Mrs. Judge was dragging her new bonnet along the ground by the starboard tie, and softly singing about pansy blossoms. We were sitting on the front steps in the gentle moonlight thinking of the past and gone, and the event saddened us more than we can express. We had a mother once. She was not beautiful, and splitting the wood while our dear father talked politics at the grocery, made her lop-shouldered, but she was good and temperate. Sup pose she had been in the habit of getting slewed? Where would we have been to-day? Instead of being at the head of a great weekly paper like the Kicker, which also runs a harness shop, grocery, feed store and bazar in connection, all under one economical management and the same roof, we should doubtless have inhabited a convict's garb in some state prison. Veni, vide curant er; which, if we re member correctly, means: The mother makes the man what he is." Arizona Kickei'. 1 Inrir 25iiincss Booming. Probably no om tiling has caused such a general revival of trade at J. W. Conn's Drug Store as his giving awav to their customers of so many free trial bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Their trade is simply enormous in this very valuable article from the fact that it always cures and never disappoints. Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cioup, and all throat and lung diseases quickly cured. You can test it before buying by getting a trial bottle free, large size Si. Every bottle warranted. J. H. MANSELL. REAL ESTATE BROKER, - NOTARY PUBLIC FOR STATE OF OREGON. City Lots and Acre Property, Ranches, Timber Lands, and Water Frontage for Sale. investments made for Outside Parties. Established, 1SS3. Correspondence Solicited. Next W. V. Telegraph Oflice. Third St. Astoria, Oregon. P. O. BOX 863. NEW TO-DAY Auction and Sociable. The Ladies of the Norwegian Lutheran Church Sewing Society will hold an Auction and Sociable at the Pacific Union Cannery, upper Astoria, Friday, the 2nd day of Au gust, 7 -.30 p. si., the proceeds to go to the Church. All are invited. Hurrah for The Boom in Astorial MOORE'S New Theatre (-omiquo. Geo. W. Moore, Prop'r and Mg'r. OLD LIBERTY HALL, WILL OPEN Monday, August 5th, '89, With a World of Novelties And will continue to alford New Attrac tions, weekly. Everybody cordially invited. Notice to Bidders. SEALED PROPOSALS WILL J$E RE ceivedbythe Astoria and South Coast Railway Co., until Aug. 12th, for one hun dred cords of four-foot seasoned fir wood delivered on the Company's trestle in Skip anon Creek. Delivery to be within ten days after signing contract. No limb wood will be received. All bids must be marked "Proposals for Wood" on outside of envelope and ad dressed to HENRY B.TIIIELSKN. Ch'f Eug'r and Sup't A. & S. C. R'y. Astoria. The Australian plan of voting is considered the correct thing, and probably would do well except for the danger of its being cumbersome and tedious where there were many vot ers. The following plan has been ad vocated and is very simple. A registry law could be made, and when the man registered to receive a numbered cer tificate, and the same number be affixed to a stub in the book contain ing the receipt. The voter to show his certificate and comparison with the stub would be proof of the iden tity of the voter. He should affix his certificate, giving name and residence, to the .back of liis ticket and put it in the ballot-box thus attached. In case of any recount and evidence of fraud, the ticket could be identified and thrown out Tn case nothing called it in question the certificate never would be identined and no one would ever know how the man voted. This plan might not be so effective to prevent bribery as the Australian plan, but would in all other respects work better. It is estimated that the money used in a single year to foot the salary and expense bills of the travelling salesmen of the United States would pay off the entire national debt and leave a few dollars over. A DeiiAWabe man who stole an urn brella has. received the complicated sentence ofa tine of $6, one hour in the pillory, twenty lashes, three years in jail and costs of prosecution. AN ASTONISHING CHANGE, "My dear mad em, I never saw you looVine to well, and you were bo poorly, too." "Yes, doctor, Joy'a VogotabloSarsaparlllais the grandest thing In the world for run-down, nervous and debilitated women. That's the secret of my appearance." Up to a month ago Mrs. Belden, an elderly lady, living at 510 Mason street, San Francisco, was failing In health and flesh bo rapidly as to seriously alarm her relavlves. She now writes: "I have taken but ono bottlo of Joy'a Vegetable Sarsaparllla, but It Is astcnlshlug. I am regalnlrgr my lost llesh and havo not felt as well In years." Tlie Paris Tailor Has just received the most elegant Stock of Spring and Summer Suitings. Don't miss going to see him. He turns out Elegant Fits, and sells very cheap. ftotice. The Main Street House affords good accommodations at Si per day. Regu lar boarders, Single Rooms, 5.50 per week. Two persons occupying one room, $3 per week. Day board, per week, $4. Weirihard's Beer. And Free Lunch at the Telephonf Sa loon, 5 cents. ADVICE TO MOTHERS . Mrs. WnrsLow's Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teething. It soothes the child, sol tens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind chohc, and is the best remedy for diar-rhcea.Twenty-five cents a.bottle. Notice. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I have purchased the Laundry business of John Kee, near Welch Bros. ottice on Water street, in Shively's Astoria, and will entirely succeei said John Kee, in said bus iness at noon, saiuruay, August ;;ru. llUiMi JlKMi. Boss Opera Friday, ONE NIGHT, August. 2nd, '89. PAT KILLEN COMBINATION PAT KILLEN, Heavy-u eight Champion of the Northwest. 1'ltOF. ANDERSON, or Chicago. SIX-ROUND SET-TO Ret ween Charley Webber and Charles Kcm niel. Light Weights. Killen is on his way to San Francisco to light Joe McAulifte for a $2,500 nurse given by the Golden Gate Club. $100 Offered to Anyone Stand ing in Front of It i lien Four Rounds. Admission. (Gallery) 50 cents. Reserved Seats $1 W) Doors open at 8 o'clock r. m. Reserved seats Wednesday morning, July 31. 8 a. ai., at the New York Novelty Store. All the patent medicines advertised in this paper, together with the choicest Eerfumery, and toilet articles, etc can e bought at the lowest prices, ht.J. V. Conn's drug store, opposite OoMdent hotel, Astoria. Go to Jeff's for Oysters. TTT'F: Poor Man's Ghance Messrs. Robb & Parker have Sixty Acres IaxiuI. Four-fifths f which is entirely clear and fit to build on immediately Adjacent lo Hie Sit pan on Intuitu;;, Which will be laid out in live-acre tracts, each tract divided into four parts bv sixty foot streets, each tract to sell for SSOO. or one-fourth or one block for S150, and lip wards'. Persons wishing the first chance at this desirab e Suburban Property will call on Messrs. Robb & Parker, Real Estate Agents, for full information. Closing Out ! ENTIRE STOCK OF Fine Jewelry, Watches, N-WAY CLOCKS, Regulators, Fixtures, Etc. At my own Cost Trice. M. STUDZIWSKI. For Rent milE STORE ADJOINING RUCKER'S JL Restaurant. Rest location in the city for store or office. Price, including fixtures, S25 per month. Possession on August 1st. J. H. MANSELL. Real Estate Broker. fii1!, &i if i te a NW Torif in a VPiVU Vffl vsf abM ALL THE LATEST NOVELT5ES :Bl03.!s. Boob.s, JB.-fcftio33LOXoy lit -O J kj JkS fc Your Moeby's Worth IS WHAT YOU GET AT Foard & Slokes c .i:U h. I'AitKKIi. CA1M. .V U l.NX'.V si rcisou.- r IN Groceries and Provision?.! L PARKER, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE Everything In a First-class Store and at Window All Books Marked Way Down. Office (Temporarily) Cor. 3rd and Cass Sis. Real Estate Brokers. STOCKS, BONDS AND MORTGAGES NEGOTIATED, STORES, OFFICES, AND TENEMENTS RENTED, RENTS COL LECTED, REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF-NON-RE3IDENTS TAKEN CARE OF. Insurance on HuiluMngs, Oflice, Household Goods and Merchandise placed m a variety of the best companies in the country. Arrangements are being perfected to meet the wants of the surrounding- Townships in our line of business. Investors from abroad will find it to their interest to to correspond with us, and strangers eoming.to the city are invited to call on us for any courtesies they may need. Parties from outside can write to us for any errands wanted done in the city. A carriage is always waiting to show customers and strangers around the city. REFERENCES: Bank of Neiigh, XcJigli, Nebraska; City Dank, Clinton. Iowa; F Bank, New York ; Kountsie Bros., Omaha, Nebraska ; Itev. Geo. C. Hall, Astoria, Or. ifth Avenue EBbUU-U-HI'l'tf mfllt I UN I Where to P lit Your Dollars. m? jg&t am www DIME Judiciously planted iu Will bring forth a HARVEST Dollars ! BimTOW Don't put off until next week, or noxt month, or next year, Bit Get tie PROFITS Yourself ! Yon might just as well have it as to let some one olso havo it. BUY BEFORE TEE ADVHK! arker, THE LIVE' ML Wi flMATfl AfflT Judicious Investments in j Real Estate Have been The Foundation Of a greater number of Colossal Forties ! 1 Than all other Investments Conine! ! HAVE SOME City Prop -AND- erty! VALUABLE ACREAGE ! ! AT TTexy Low Figures I gTCall or send for their Lists. Astoria, - Oregon. New Goods Arriving Every Steamer rvtvamalll I fAf ETi Ofl I KO? ' 111IS fc.fc.lv. Goods Delivered all over Town. I The Highest Price raid for Junk, i OVER 30 PATTERNS. FOARD & STOKES j Tlie Old Stand - Astoria Oregon. Jf& Kl &, & 'ZSZ 93e23:SHi . r . jb& m -, u ar. iftg i"."i mi Kicc.tej,sa6i,sssaHrfBk - 5?J WHOLESALE AND KETAIL DKALEU IN Groceries, Provisions and M Crockery, Glass Plated Ware. o The Largest and linest assortment of Fresh. Fruits and ITegetables. Keoeived fresh everv Steamer. E B. FA1KE1, FIRE BRICK. deai.k:: in FIRE CLAY Hay, Oats, and Straw, Linie, Brick, derail, Sanfl and Plaster , t Wood Delivered to Order. Drayinsr, Termini; an.l t-Apress l!uslnes.. VJ'JlATrlS:!! iusu nun Fbrn P. Parkcr.MasteT BgrPl !JL Jl, j. IE : apil futlii- Captain, or to FnrTmviNU. KKUIClir oM'KAS. II. It. 1'AKKF.It. MtSEOlEBBI The Str. Telephone Fast Time Between Portland and Astoria. LEAVE PORTLAND : Foot of Alder Street Daily, except Tuesday, at. 7 -.no a. m. LEAVE ASTOKIA : Wilson & Fisher's Dock. Daily, except Tuesday, at -8 :00 p. m. The Lurline. FAST TIME BETWEEN Portland and Astoria! LEAVE ASTOKLA., Main St. Wharf. Daily, omitting Monday, at ON SUNDAY, at A.M. ' IM. LEAVE I'OKTLAND. Every Night at. 8 i m. EXCEPT SUNDAY NIGHT. To Canners. Jensen's Patented Can Capping Machine. Will Cap and Crimp 05 CASS per 3IINUTK. It has proved to Iteduce the Leakage more than 50 percent, less than hand capped. Price, SC00. Orders complied with hy The Jensen Oan-Pilling Machine Oo. Van Dusen & Co. DEALERS IN Hardware and Ship Chandlery, Pure Oil, Bright Varnish, Binacle Oil, Cotton Canvas, Hemp Sail Twine, Cotton Sail Twine. Lard Oil, Wrought Iron Spikes, Galvanized Cut Nails. Agricultural Implements, Sewing Machines, Taints, Oils, Grooeriesi ZEZto. VirginiaCiffar anft Toliacco Store J. W. BOTTOM, Proprietor, Water Street, Two Doors East or Olney. Fine Cigars, Tobaccos and Smokers Articles, Sold at Lowest Market Rates. FRUITS, CAITDIES NOTIONS.&c Seaside Bakery. UesOIilk aircnrtnml CAKES OF ALL KINDS, Manufacturers of FIno Candles. AND Ornamental Confectionery And ice Creams. VJm!w!( and Retail Dealer In Candies. JOHNSON. ItROM. CANDY Manufactured and For Sale at Wholesale 1'rlces, at The Oregon Bakery A. A. CLEVELAND, rrop,r. KooS Bread, Gate anil Pastry None but the liest Materials Used. Satisfaction Guaranteed Customers I'read delivered In any part or the city. -THE- DIAMOND PALACE GUSTAY jrAXSEX, Prop'r. A Iatrc and Well Selected Stock of Fine n & TlminnTini Jewelry At Extremely Low Trices. AH Goods Itought at This Establishment Warranted Genuine. Watcli and Cloclt Repairing A SPECIALTY. Comer Cass and Sqnemoqua Streets. HERE ARE BARGAINS. Stoves at Cost! And everything at Reduced Prices at J. A. Montgomery's Tin "Ware, Granite Ware, House Furnishing Goods, Tumps, Zincs, Builders' Hardware, Etc. The Entire Stock at Very Low Prices. - J. A. Montgomery. GO TO Thompson & Ross And get some of those No. One California Canned Fruits AND VEGETABLES. We Are Selling Cheap