TUN .M0UN1NU AN I ONIAN, SUNl)A, KEMtUAUY 4, mil
ri. v,si (-.,t r.ij) ,t,(,tiii) Ss ? r.;
iiis - ffv )' f! ') (' ft'JI
OVERCOAT and
MACKINTOSH SALE
As 11 Mi'riul iixliicoiiiciit to mhivv our Block
jircvmui to Hjiring iirrivalx wo will nniko a
In 10 '!lilC'tiot) (ill lliO liloVO lioliliy gooiln
t vn 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 font.
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C. H. Cooper
The Leading: House of Astoria
TO ASTORIANS.
Th IUII.V AHTOItt AN will l found
in Ml In 1'urllai"! "' H known
1limrf hiiiiM J. f, llwmllr) HIM
Hlilugliu Mrl. Ilnlrr f"r mltnr
llaliitf l I Willi till Mini will ri-l
irmiiil , Mention.
TODAY'H WKATIIKH.
Ti ilt'l l..M, I-Vb. 4.-Oivim, Wash
ington und Idaho, ocruwloiuil ruin.
AROUND TOWN.
J X. Ji.iu-n "f AIx'mIi'iii I In Uio
ll.
Mi . J v. LViaimon 1. In 1'orliund on ;
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rruuntli lookrJ In wlno ftt th N!
tli'iial Cf. I
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J U . J lilllllll. k of l oi lliiml U nt Uio
i ut krl h m .
lininl Mr.M't I'lfli Mai krt--Tili'liiin,finiiiiiiii. mi m niljuurni'il yrntculuy bf-
r.iiiniiir, iy
II i:mni ll of I'urt Ti'wiiHi-nit In l'
tin- i i iKl.nl.
Mm. U.iii a i:. N. K..ii of Uruy river
U initinit In Antorla.
Minn Kulliryn Hlilvtl.-y U vUUIng
Iil' li.lr in I'.iitlmul.
Mm. A. A. t'lrvvliiiul lul Iht noil,'
' Imilin, un' In roi'tlmul . I m T M. Jly unl.T of Hit noble kiiiwI,
j I I'l 111' Jolll'ltoU.
nlof KiUkmin of Mi'hllle wuc In the'
tit) y.'nt.'riliiy on bunlni Hii. J To luvoiiiiiimliitf tho who wore un-
iHlilo to titk- mlvmitiiKt' of hlx rliiir-
J. Im Ko.i him ivtunifA from n brlt-f ' .imv null- i Umh, lli rmuu Wlni- il.-i l.li j
t'lliH-n trli in tlii' HoiinJ. to roiitlniii' bin unit' rl.i n fur n fi'W
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l -ht 1.'. r. nt iii. .ill, IIIkIiik Hun rt-IAU-
Iiitil, 1.1'.- t'olnimirliil Htrttt.
MUH M iyli. ll.. Voiiiiu In In lVitluiid
I.r ii Inli'f lnli with frh nil. I
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I. V. I'lUhtoii of thn W'hlto Cullttr
I.ln- vim In AMoilu ) cHlrnlay.
1.. I'. l!l.trkfori, filiior of tlio data
itiuiii' rliltf, w un In thu illy ytittvrJuy.
.Mm H. It. Iuiu if ItoKi tiui In vlult
ii.K ln-r iii lic. Mm. A. M. Smith, of this
-lty.
Mi. A. I.f'oi'i iioin, lu'romiMinli (1 by
lor 'luiiklit'T, Minn Kuyt', U In l'ort
l.in.l. J. 0. I'loit uf Hi'iittlc waH III An
loi i.t yrHti i'iliiy, r ulnli ri'il at tho Oc
il.li'iit. 'I tin luii SiuiiMun iiri lvril In yentor
dny fioin H.iu Finit'.Nio wllh the
Wiilikliikum In tow.
Mih. Will TnillliiKcr, Mm. T. A. Trul
llutrr nnl Minn lifllc Trulllngor were
In Portlun.l yMtfrdity.
Tlu HIiIiIhIi bnik lludiloii Hall clonr
f,l jrHli r.liiy for Jiimn with 81,292
I iihIk-Ih of whi'.il valtit'd At K1.0S4.
Kor l(ont-5-rooni houio; hard I'.n
U; unfurnlNhcd. Kont low to right
!urty. Api'ly at ptemlnef; 422 Irving
avi'iuie.
An ortlor for IjO.000 foot of lumber
fur thti Colunibla Hlvcr Tnckerg Ai
K.u liition Ih hi-lng iHxuod by the Clnts
kniili' mill. ; '
Criiim l'ure Hyp. AiiU'i'lca'a flncMt
wblHki'). Tin- only juiro goods; guar-
niiif'il rli'li ami iwllow. John I Curl
Mon golf ngent,
Tlu Hliiim drliiionor Fulton luft yc
tiTilny niiirnliig for llrays harbor where
ulio will take on a cargo of lumbci
for San I''runclnco,
Mm. C. J. Tn iii h ml, MIhb Tronchnrd
nni) Minn JlmiHin altended the ier
fiirinancd of the HoMlonlniiM at I'ort
lunil hint WoilnrRday,
W. I. Clark, Snn FranclMco agent for
the Nccanlkum Sjiruoe MJinbor Oom
j.uiiy and tho Antorla Ilox Company, In
in thn city on a biiHlnrns trip,
Hoilyn coal hiMta longer, la cleaner
u nd mukea loia trouble with stoves and
chimney lluea than any other. Oeorgs
W. Sanborn, Agent. Telophono 1311.
The Bheet and pillow-case party
Biven by the Katata Council of l'oca
lionlag at Flnher'a opera hoiiae laat
nlnlit was a most successful affair, tho
hall being full to the outer doors. Tfie
grand march was led by Jena Hanson
iind Miss Katie Wirt.
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Mm. C. i:, Tyler In vIkIUok Munis
iiinl n htilM'M in 'utliliitii' t.
my County l. t k Smith I mill
iiiiliii to III liutiic mill tint remaining
imiiihiT of tliv ih-portnii'iit are work
IhK overtime In riiiimiiii'iii'0.
(', A. 'oolli'K'. lioivcr of tlii- Auto-
il.t i'liit lull. ui y Company, linn
iiioviil Id fiimlly friitn I'liriluml an J
tlu-y ii ii. nv located In tin- Colo.
Iiiiilmt tlii' i vi'iiliiH nirvlcf ut III''
I'ichIi) let Ian chiirrh luiiHH row Mm. J.
T. li'iRH mnl Mr. . ''. Smytho will slnif
the dint, "ii, IHvlim Iti'liiim r."
Uuhbn coal Ir. the bout mi most eco-
,'l iu'"M As-
toru. Tiy II nine and you will have
nu u'lii r. lii'iitKa W. Sanborn, Agent
I.. I iilil.mll nf Kliitptitiui lu rrtut'lii'il
fm ii l' 'itlinl Iht Id w. nt to vlult
Al rummiii nf Kiiiii i'luii. who l ly-
in 14 v.'iy III ut ft. Vlnriiit'ii h'H.tnl.
Tli" ' llirri.'-iiml" iniilliT will imt be
lln lili'll Ix fiMC Mnllilay, lit tl)'tt, UN till'
liiiiniir, wltlimit lmlii liKin H tin I nc
ll. hi.
At tlii' Nr riilmi IOmiiii,-. Hval I.utti-
i-t.ui i liuti h tmliiy Niii'Mi'Kiuu mrvlii'g
Ji( ,U:. , wl, 3 m j,,,,,, R.rvC).,
will U- iinulmiiil by lti-v. C. A. Hjurotl
ot TiU'Mim.
M.'HiI.ith of Cuti'Muy llrU Kah IoIk
Nu. "", I. . . 1'., re roiiifHlc-il to be
pumi HI Mmiiliiy rvi iilni; Kcbniiuy G,
.l.i ) loiiKfi ; iloii't wiilt inn! ri-itn t.
!.iy now !
01. 1 Cimtliii-ntul I a iandarj tilth
rmle IvPiilinky wl.Uky. Absolutely
jmn;, and can Iw rvcciiiiiiu'iiJiKJ to tlio
ffkliir a tlinulmil tor uk-JIcuI and to-
clul u. Sold by An. IXuUi-lion, A-
lot In, Orfgon.
riulilr Indite. 1. of JI.. will give a
St. Valri tine's hall on Monday, Feb
ruary 12 Iti-freshnii'lit free. Cake
wall'. The fruit take will be on ex
hibition the lust of the week ut the
SniHlile Imhi'iy. Tickets 10 cents.
A. T. Itrukkil has resinned his posi
tion its Imokkei'pcr with the Alaska
I'm fcirs Association and will In tho fu
ture be employed In the Mimo capacity
with the Alnsliii FlHlierineil's racking
CoiiilKiuy, tf Astorlu.
A little duiis liter of Mr. and Mrs.
Iieury Juck;ton of Kniipton recently
met with un ucudeiit, a falling cross
cut saw neiu'ly si veiing two of tho toes
of her right foot. They have brought
the child to this city for medical treat
ment.
A circular b'tter has Just been sent
out by the local chamber of commerce
to the principal concerns of this city
with a lew to ascertaining the main
points In local commerce, such as of
(li crs of corporations, capital Invested,
cost of plant, number of hands em
ployed, amount expended for wugei,
capacity of mill, output for tho year,
ami inch other Information us would
be of Interest,
Tho Uernhl today has tho following
It la rumored on the streets that a
certain otllclul Is short In his accounts
mid that his bondsmen have made up
the shortage." The Item caused a
good deal of comment, but Inasmuch
as there has been no othVlal looking
ii roil ml for new buinlmiitii, tho rumor
Is supposed to have no foundation.
News.
This Is nonsense. As long as tho
heavier tux-puyers seo no "reason to
complain" It Is safe to conclude that
"no oII.cIuIb will bo looking around
for nnv bondsmen." It Is rensonublo
til presume that these chim-llke. ex
ponents of public welfare will soon
huve endless articles for tint local
press under anonymous slgnnurcs, al
though moHt of them were present at
the uiHii.nl meeting tho other night.
1'hls Is tho class of "public-spirited
citizens" who generally stir up most of
the rumpus.
M'r. 10. U. Stevenson, a Bunday school
worker of Iowa, Is making a tour in
the Interest of Sunday school work on
tlic coust. Ho comes fully indorsed
and highly recommended us a good
spent.cr, and wide awake, enthusias
tic man, who gladdens the people
wherever he goes,' He Is to speak in
the Hapllat church next Tueaduy at-
Pears'
What a luxury
Pears' soap is!
The cheapest soap
in all the world besides.
t.-rnoon, nl 4 SO, to the Hun. lay school
find otlur "Ii lift Inn wmkem, and HKHin
In the evening lit the 1'rt-sbylerlan
chinch, ut 7:30, to ull who are Inter-i'-1
i'i In 1'ie Kooil work of building up
the llklo'nt type of n IIkIoii. These
li.i'i tun s nre utidi'r the auspices of the
li' lni.it of the varloti (liunhcs of
Astoria, and an- strictly fur the chunh
of 1'hiisl In gi'iieriil. All Christum peo
ple 'Hid everybody lire i xpci ti d to b"
I n-Hi'iil at tlose K.iilii'rliifH.
HoriKTV NOTKS.
Annoidi-i'tni'iit Is nui'h' of the coining
nun nuKi' of Miss Muiy K. Smith to
Mr K. H. Str-wmycr. The ciTimony
will t ik- pliico oil Wednesday, Febru
ary 21, ut the residence of Mr. J. W.
h'ipivmtnl. In this city,
T!n Frldiy Night Whim Hub was
.cry I'lisuiilly intci tallied lust week
by Mr. and Mm. T. W. Ivmiisbcrry.
Tin prizes were a'tanbil to Mrs. V.
C. I'Wis and Mr. r. A. TriillliiK'T; the
coiisi'liitlon to Mm. Hrhoin mid Mr. (1.
Nohin. As tho gui-Kts were about to
l lli'lke of 11 delicious replist, a tele-
,ihoiie inesaiii' was riK elved from I'ort
land from Mr. an. I Mrs, KcnduU, who
left that evening for a trip K.nl.
A vtry .l. in-iint blrtlnluy party whs
given In honor of Miss Minnie Hnrti1
ilus. on Jiiii'iary ull, by Mins Jennie
Miiilkolinnii. There were about six
teen young people pn sent and
the evening was - spent In lively
games a ml music. The time quickly
Hew an. I u most t 'lnpling luncheon
un servtd al 12 o'clock, which ull en
J.iy d. Simmi after lunch the merry
crowd leit for tin Ir homes. Those pres
ent were: Misses Jennie l.lndiioluin,
Kitty iintiKil, Myrtle and Alice .See
h , Joslc M. Hosier mid Minnie Hur
1'ililiis; Mm. Mary Frye; Messrs. Willie
Joliiisiin, Alfred (iurtalsotl, I'anlii un.1
Willie Young,, Charles and Willie Har
t ibliis, Andrew I.imlholnui, Jim Seeley,
Kii Moore and John Frye.
The h"ii" of Mr. John Moiilgoinery
was the hi i no of much merriment un 1
good i beer yesterday nflerniMin. the
m -f l.in Ming the seventy-lifth annl
V'Tsrtiy of his ntotlier's, Mr. I'unnle
..MontKomery. blittula). The ladles of
the Women's Itellef Corps, of which
she w is an eld uud hoiioinble :nem
bi'r and past president, also several
of her old friend, surpii-eil her by
gathering there and having u good old
fashioned time. They were served with
n il'ilnly und bountiful lunch by her
duiiKhter. Mrs. John Montgomery. The
Ki lief Corp presented her with a love
ly gold Uidue, symbolic of their or
der. Mrs. Montgomery ulso received
seMiii! other tokens of love. Among
those ptvi.-'iil were; Mesdauies Now
Inn, Hui'ilett, Trulllnger, Colomer.
Ilntwlif, ll.inthorne, Hiiur, l'.ill, Zie
llobfson eonHTIl noc-nl IS.I .1. bxzx
Kler, Dociieka, beubo, Clinton. Clara
llobsoii, Klistrom, Fastiibaud and the
MIaS'-s .A'yrtle und Minnie Docncka.
All went homo rt turning thanks to
Mrs. John Montgomery for the good
time enjoyed.
l'lCTTUKS OF ULHCTKICITY.
The photography of lightening Is sci
ence's latest achievement. These are
calh d "eleetrographs," und are con-
slileied of great value In the future
know ledge of electricity. It Is well
known that a person struck by light
ning benrs an Impression resembling
a tiec. The electrogruph has proved
that this Is because lightning ltsolf has
n tret -like shape, which always leaves
a vivid Impression wherever It strikes.
In thts respect It Is slmllnr to -tlic fu
nious medicine, Hosteller's Stomach
Hitlers, which also leaves an impres
sion that of health upon every one
who ubcs It. This great specllic Is for
all stomach Ills, such as dyspepsia, con
stipation, biliousness, mulurlu, kidney
trouble, and all ailments which arise
from Impaired digestion. It will not
offend the weakest stomach.
SCHOOL CLEHK'S FAY.
Considerable loial Interest will b'e
centered upon the following decision
which has been rendered by Superin
tendent of Publlo Instruction J. II. Ack
erinun relative to the salaries of dis
trict clerks:
"The directors of any school dis
trict may pay their clerk such com
pensation as Is, la their judgment, nec
essary; provided, such compensation
Is not paid out of the common school
fund. Tho law specifically mentions
the purposes to which the common
school fund may be applied, and the
salary of tho school clerk Is not men
tluned therein. The only reference to
tho clerk's salary is in connection .with
the collection ot taxes, and it Is evident
that the Intent ot the law was to pay
the clerk for his services from the
money derived .from the district tax
and not from tho common school
fund."
TO ItENT FURNISHED.
The lower story ot the cottaso next
door to the Holden House. All furn
ished for house-keeping. Rent rea
sonable. Inquire of Mrs. E. C. Holden,
next door.
PETERSON IS
STILL THE MAW
'Three Roads" Matter Is Yet
Undecided.
FULTON'S STRONG OPINION
Declares tiie I'ctit ion to ik l!lt(a:
on Several l'olnts No Tinal
Vote Yet Tahcn.
Although theie whs every reason to
believo lh.it the county coinnilnslonera
Mould aii.) ilellnlte action, one way
or tm other, on the "three-roads" pe-
Itlloii yisterday, the mutter to. Just
ah. ml us fur from dual Issue us It was
yi ti rd iy morning. The commissioners
adjourned yesterday afternoon without
l.iil.ig tak' ii II mil a tlon In the mat
ter ultlioiigh legal opinion feature hud
ah' inly been submitted. The muln fea
tur.' of the day's proce dims a th
reception and discussion of a solicited
oplnlor of Churl.' W. Fulton. When,
on t'le prieciilng day, it Ma decided
to ask Mr. Fulton's advice on the mat
ter, It wus believed that this action
mu bclnt, taken with a view to accept
ing Ibis opinion (ik com luslve, as far
ui the h gal merits of the coiilr iversy
iei'e concerned, but the day's proceed
liv proved this conclusion In error
un the ulliii ale points of disagreement
were evidently made without regard
f"- Ihe opinions of Mr. Fulton or any
one else.
H Is (llltieull to say Just wherein
the commissioner disagree. That
they Jo disagree is proved by their In
ability to come to un understanding.
It ivould bo neither Improper nor un
just to say that upon the final vote
of Colilllilssloller I'etersi.n til end8 the
fate of ti e measure, for it Is only Mr.
I'elerson's vote that now remains In
doubt. Why he h. sital'-s to go on
lecord is a connundrum but the pro-,
ceilings show that he d.K'S h. sllble,
and lh.it It Is this hesitation on his
pail that holds the whole matter In a
stat.' of statue quo. This action Is con
trary to the wishes of the friend of
the im aMire, however, for they express
ew-ty dislrt! to have the question
brought to an Issue, one way or the
other so that some dellnlte conclusion
may be reached on the proposition.
A- the mailer now stands, there U no
qU' "lion us to the validity of the pe
tition ns fur us the required number
of sigi nturi-s 's concerned. It is
IikiiI pl.as r of the matler which now
com, nan. Is the chief attention. In this
coiiiieclion It may be said that Mr.
Fulton's opinion has a most important
I cm ini,. It is as folow s:
Astoria, Fehiuury S.J-To the Honor
ibl", the County Omit of Clatsop coun
ty, (lenllemcn: In eomplianc.' with
your request, I have lni stUmed the
question you submitted to inc. namely :
iiiiiy one who Is idiown by ihe poll
books of the la.vt electl m to have voted
mil) for stale and ilistiict oilleerf, and
n it 1 ir county othcet, if he n as then
and Mill Is an uitunl resident and voter
of this county, join In a petition and
be counted as one of the petitioner, to
the count) court to levy a tax for a
public Improvement, mentioned in see
tlms 2211 and 2212, Hill's Cole?
I have not been able to arrive at a
conclusion entirely satisfactory to my
self. 1 .un not aware ihut our supreme
court has eier had occasion to construe
the statute In question In that particu
lar. The statute provides, that "whenever
the majority of the legul voters ot any
county, as shown by the poll
books of the lust preceding election,
shall petition the commissioners
of such county," etc.
It seems to have been the purpose of
the franiers of this statute to muke
"the poll hooks of the last preceding
.lettlon'' the conclusive test,
Section II of Article II of the consti
tution provides ihut, 'all qualUled
electors shall vote in the election pre
cinct in the county where they may
reside for county olllcers, and In any
county In the stte for stuW odlcers, or
any county or congressional district In
which such electors may reside for
hirmbei-s of congress."
Thus, It will be seen, that If It ap
pears from the poll books that a voter
did not vote the county ticket, the fact
that his name appeared on the poll
book would not be evidence that he
was a legal voter of the county.
He may have been a resident of the
county, but voting out of his prtnMnet;
or he may have been a resident of some
other county of this congressional dis
trict present here on election day, vot
ing for state and district otlleers.
If It Is tho purpose of tho statute to
n.ake the poll books ihe conclusive and
only test by which one's right to Join
In a petition shall be determined, then
It would seem that one who Is shown
by the poll books only to have voted
for plate and district ofllcers, could not
be recognised ns a petitioner.
Jt seems to me, however, that such
a construction takes Into consideration
the letter rather than the spirit of the
statute. I have assumed thut the stat
ute, does not permit one whose name
does not appear on the poll books of the
last proctitis election, to join la such
a petition and that a majority of those
w hose names appear as voters of the
county by such poll books must Join
In such a petition In order to give the
county court Jurisdiction to levy the
tax, and w hlle I am disposed to believe
that such Is tho proper construction of
the statute, I have not considered that
(b'-rllon In view of the fact Hu t sucn
Is the Interpretation given to the stat
ute both I y those- who favor nnt who
oppose tho petition, us I am Informed.
Hut even If such be the proper con
struction, I Ji nit think It n 'cesiuilly
f'llows that the court may not receive
tcftimoi.y (,, (how whether or not one
v.ho ippea on the poll bo'.k to have
vi ted only for dlstrht ofliora was In
i. ii t a vot' r of the county.
The object of the law apparently I,
to require ml, !i a petition to be signed
by a majority of the voters of the
county a shown by Ihe poll books, and
wher, by Ihe poll books the question
ih left In do ibt ii to whether or not
the party Is a voter of the county. It
seem a reasonable eons l ruction to
In -Id that the court may take such
other evidence as n may deem satls-
fai-tory to aid it In arriving at the fuct
I th'-refoic conclude,' that in case the
name of the voter appears on th poll
book, but Ii also appeurn that he voted
only for utile- ami dlstnet odlcers, the
o.urt may take testimony showing
whether or not he was at th time and
I Hill I an uctual r si lent voter of the
county.
I have now answered the only ques
tion submitted to me, but in vl.-w of the
fact that In eu.se you shall grant the
petltl n and levy the lax, the validity; aeilr.K the tax e-f Ill's), and recom
of your action will probably be tested' nerdlng to the legislature of 1501 such
before the courts, I do not wish to amendments to the present laws of our
b.f understood as expressing the opln- state ;fs this convention shall present,
ion that Ii cr.se you shall conclude Ksp-clally Ihe cumbersome. Inefficient
thut a majoilty of the voters have pe
titioned for the tax, you are author
ized under these petition to make the
levy. On the contrary, I fuliy concur
in the o Inlon rendered Tour honor
able body by Mr. C. It. Thompson. I
areo with Mm. that the pelitlons arej
fatally dt fee-tit c in this, that they do
rot iiropose to aid In the construction
of a,i existing highway, biit In the
construction of a road to be hereafter
laid out und established "over the
nu st pru ticable route" between cer
tain point. And, in my judgment.
Here is another equally fatal objec
tion to the validity of iht petitions,
namely, they apply to thn-e separate
and distinct Improvements, but so
v oi 1 -d that a viter must either peti
tion for all or none; must either re
inoiiHtrate against all or none.
'I here uie several reasons why thus
uniting the three proposed Improve-iie-nls
in one petition, renders it void.
It Is contrary to public policy thus to
"P'hiI Issues." The residents of one
part of the county desire a certain'
Hiipiotcment undertaken by the tax
pi.yers; the people In another part of
the county desire a different Improve
ment so undertaken. One may te a
matter of great public concern, while
the olhe-r may substantially subserve
only private interests. They are era
Kjd.ed in one H'tition: In order to se
cure the one of vital public Import
ance a voter is compelled to support as
tell the one in which the public real
ly has no concern. The petition can
tu t be granted In part and rejected in i
part. Il must be granted or rejected
us c whole. In the case Instanced, a
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me project in wiacn ine public nad
little or no interest without also re
monstrating against that which the
public welfare required. Can you
doubt the Invalidity of such a petition?
I'.vtry proposition, submitted lo the
people must be so framed and so sub
mitted as to permit a full, free and
dli-ect answer.
Now the statute in question provides
that the county may grant aid to such
improvements on the petition of a ma
jority of the voters, or when the ma
jority of the voters shall decide in fav
or of so aiding such public work, at any
special or regular election.
Suppose, now. Instead of proceeding
by petition, the question of aiding these
proposed works had been submitted to
a vote of the people. Will it be con
tended that It would be legal to so
submit them that one must vote In
favor of aiding all or none? Certainly
not. The proposition to aid each work
would be separately submitted and
separately voted on and to submit It
otherwise would render the election
void.
1 submit that the Improvements pro
posed are of too much Importance to
be allowed to drift Into a maze of llli-
gntlcn which will tie them all up for
several years. A general election will
be held in June when any one or all
of the- propositions may be submitted
to a direct vote of the people.
Respectfully submitted,
C. W. FULTON.
GRAND
Masquerade
BALL
of the SONS OF HERMAN
To be given at
fOARD & STOKES' HALL
Eebruary 22, 1939
HANDSOME PRIZES
FOR
Best Sustained Character
Hcst Cake Walkers
Tkst Costume
best Wiiluas
Tickets for Maskers Gentlemen. U",
Ladles, 50 cents; Spectators, 60 cents;
Cnildren, 25 cents. For sale by any
of the members.
TO IMPROVE TAX SYSTEM.
i
Coiif'Ttn': of Judges, Commissioners
and Aswssora Called.
JiMge Gray, chairman of the state
(rfcaaizatlor. whose object It Is to for
mulate some definite plan to more
fairly distribute th burden of taxa
tion, ha Mue.d a call to every county
Juil;:". ci nimUloner and assessor iniCattrall
the utatc of Oregon to meet In Port
Ian 1 on the 20th Inst., a follows:
"To the County Judge, Commission
ers and Assessor (,f Oregon: Ocntle-rreii:--Our
last convention met In Port
land, July 12 and 11. ISM, but owing
to the date, several month after
Ma i eh 1st, wh"n the work of asessing
Iwg'n and for the reason that many
of the counties of the state were un
represented, we failed to accomplish
the purpose for which the meeting wa
called. Hut the discussion developed,
that a radiral change should be made
In the ass'sscient laws of our state.
I and the convention adjourned to meet
at the Multnomah county commission
er's court rooms in Portland, on Tues
day, February 20, 1000, at 1 p. m., for
the purpose of agreeing upon some
c.illltable r.lnn that enn tkAti..A in
and inoperative laws relating to as
ressmer.t and taxation, roads and hlxh
w.ij and probate matters.
''In order to give this meeting force
arc Inlluence, It should be fully at-
nded by the representatives of every
coi.nl' In the state,
e n plete necessary '
and In order to
work It will prob
ably rtqulred not less than three days'
time.
"I have taken liberty to Invlie Gov.
T. T. Oe-r, F. I. Dunbar, secretary of
state: C. S. Moore, state treasurer and
the present state board, to meet with
the convention the first day. at least,
Wo hope this meeting to be composed
of those having direct charge of the
business and financial afairs of the
iaie, will tach realize the importance
of their attendance, and muke a spec
ial effort to be present.
"liovernor Geer and several of the
Judges have already notified me that
they will be present.
Viry truly yours,
"J. II. D. GRAY.
' Chairman and County Judge of Clat
sop County."
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
Total Number of Names on the Roll
to Date.
Astoria Precinct No. 1. .
Astoria Preclnet No. 2...
Astoria Precinct No. 3. .
Astoria Precinct No. 4...
Astoru Precinct No. '5.
Asuria Precinct No. 8, ,
..33
, C8 "
. So
..91
..31
. 37
. 8
. 2
..10
. 73
. 5
. 9
. 7
. .2
.. 8
.. 5
..12
j Astoria Precinct No.
John Lay precinct
M'ensm
WaUusKj
New Astoria .. ..
Warrenton
Clatsop
Seaside;
Melville
Chadtvell
oungs River ...
Olney
ivnappa
Clifton
Wesiport
Vespar
Jewell
Mishntvaka
Klsie
Push
Total to elate
. 3
..45
.. 1
. 1
: I
. 2
.. 5
. 2
.613
MELVILLE NOTES.
All is peace and quietude. The fine;
weather of the past week has been a'
cure for the blues. We sincerely hope !
the weather clerk has not made a j
mistake and gone to work and put In a
few weeks of spring weather In mid
winter and then tc get even
a month or two of winter when the
grass ought to be growing and the
dowers blooming.
We notice that a certain faction,
are opposing the five-mill road tax.
Send a few of them to Melville and we
will try and see if they will not have
a little sympathy for their countryj
brethren. We hope the county court
will not be "bluffed out oi lis good
Intentions.
There will be a grand masquerade
ball at the Melville school house on the
given for the benefit of tho county road
froia Stave Colt Landing up. An ad-'
mltdon will be charged, the proceeds of .
which will be spent In Improving the
road. It is thought that by this meth-
od sufficient funds can be raised to
S 0 3 ?J
1 INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN.
Miss Bertha Hartin's
Beccralive
Art
Room M JO Pi'knni lllillitli jr. 3d
--S (? ? e 5 e
Pacific Navigation Company
Stciiincrs-"R. 1 Elmore," "V. II. Harrison"
Only line -A.storia to Tillamook, Garibaldi, Hay City, Hohsonville.
Connecting at Astoria with the Oreion Railroad 4 Navigation Co. and
also the Astoria & Columbia liiver K. R. for San Francisco, Portland
and all points east. For freight and passenger rales apply j
SawMcl Elmore Co. General Apents, ASTORIA. ORE.
COIIN A CO Agents, Oregon Railroad A Naviimtion Co.,
TILLAMOUn Ore. A. A C. R. R. Co. PORTLAND. Ore.
me!ie a few much-needed Improve
ment. There will be amptc means of con
veyance at the landing to bring tho4
who come from the city and 'y
points to the bull. However, It ha
beep suggested that all the men who
have rubber boots, to bring them abm?.
They may come In luuidy. The rom
rrlttee on arrangements comprises
fiof Kiickson, Chas. Harder, J. F.
and Allen Anderson.
S0LFILINE.
S'llfiline! Solflllne!
If you are sick and tired of lubborc,
which protect your feet from wet or
cold, and wish to save continual re
soling of your shoes; If you wish to
stop greasir.g your harnesa ami pro
longing the life of same at leaat
fifty per cent. If you wish to tiv
greasing your belta in your manu
factury, go to Petsrson & Brown, at
Astoria, and try a case of SolfUlne on
your shoca and harnesa. Buy your
shoes only of those who have that acU
entiflc waterproof leather preparation.
Take no other.
Address, PETERSON & DROWN,
General ArmL. Astoria. Oregon-
HEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Ardre.v Nordstrom to A. M. Holter,
VA a-: res In section 2!, T 5 N, R 8 Wj
$oA
I'plted States to W. A. Geer, 160
acres In sections 20 and 31, T 5 N, R
W; lieu land patent.
Inlted State to W. A. deer. 160
acres In section 19, T 5 X, and section
8. T 4 N. II 9 W; lieu land patent.
t'nlt.-d States to W. A. Geer, 14.
acres in section 2, T 4 N, R 10 W; lieu
land patent.
I nlted States to W. A. Geer, 160
a re in section 20, T 5 N, R 9 W; lieu
land pat-'tit.
Foiled States to W. A. Geer. 160
a ' ' se.-tlon 8, TiN.il 10 W; lieu
'and patent.
I'r.lted States to W. A. Geer, 160
acre in Re-ctlon 22, T 5 N, R 10 W; lieu
land patent.
Hetty Anderson to A. If. Holter, 136
acres in section 1, T 5 N, R 8 W; JSOO.
J. n. Ferguson and wife to A. M.
Holter, lfr) acres In sections 20 and 21,
T S N, R 7 W; $700.
Russia Newman and husband to Mary
V.. Young, lot 4, block 1, Long Hranch;
m.
THE PROOF
! of the pudding U In th
: and the proof of liquors
.ting
IS IN SAMPLING
That's an argument that'
con.
elusive a demonstration.
Ours will stand Hie test.
HUGHES & CO.
U LEBECK
Carpenter and Dulldct
General Contractor
HOUSE RAISlNQ AND
MOVINO A SPECIALTY
W. C. A. Pohl,
I CO'.JTT COBOVtB.
I Undertaker, Embalmer
and Funeral Director
Caskets and Funeral Snppliea constant
ly on hand.
Corner 11th and Duane Sts, Astoria, Ore
5vrj. A. Fastabend,
General
Contractor
and Builder.
U E DmdI TrflticforrA
II 1 al 1UV1 UUIbJIVl VV
Telephone 23.
DRAYINC AND EXPRESSING
All Goods Shipped to Our Car
Will Receive SpaclaJ Attention.
! n0, 533 puane St.,
1 Astoria, Or.
W. J. COOK, Mffr
Rw. Tel. 113.
ORCERS SOLICITED
Full Line ol Newest Embroid
ery Materials,
Initials a Specialty,
Chniee Selection of S-limping
Designs.
Stamping Neatly Done.
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