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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1900)
TUN MOIiNlKO A8JOUIAN. FliiU. MAY 05. 1900. KNOX HATS. Tlic Latest Summer Blocks... C. H.COOPER TODAY'S WEATHER. KUITLAND, May 25.-Wetern Ore on and Western Washington, In rHMlnf cloudiness, with shown- to day, All contrucU for nJvcrliNiiiK In tha AhIoiIuii urn inuJc on u Kiir ntco of circulation (our Unit: IurKr limn thul of any piper published or circulated In Out up county. AROUND TOWN. Vim for tnle at Gaston's stable. Horses for sals at Gaston's stable. M. U Chambwrlsln of 8ulm I In tht city. Mm. L Kotm U In Portland on a Mult. V. N. Perry of ltundon It at the Occident V. Johnson of Wlso was In the city yesterday. Attorney A. II. llrllg ot Tacoma I in the rlty. Rv. Boymour Short spent yesterday In Portland. Nathan ItrlRK of K'loo la In Astoria on business. The Manzunlta lift fir Portland yes luTday forenoon. Dr. W. 15. Browncl! of Elgin, Oregon, la at the Parker houao. James Flnlayson la In Eastern Ore Son on a business trip. li.rn-To tha wife of Arthur D. Mar ahall. May 24, a daughter. If you want lea cream that la mad f pur cream try tha Parlor. Rest lJ-oent meal. Rising Bun Res taurant, (II Commercial street D. D. English la over from Long Ifcach on a brlof business trip. JcfTa restaurant tha largest and beat. A trial will convtnoa yo. Wantad Competent girt to do gener aJ house work. Enquire, 107 Ninth 81. I W. Slocum and E. C. Bronsen of Milwaukee, Wis., am at tha Occident IS. A. Anderson and W. D. Curtla of MarahMd are guests at the Occllent The steamer Despatch arrived In from Ban Franclaco ycaterdoy morn Inf. Sweet cream at the Parlor 10 centa a !lnt Just what you want for ber ries. Wanted.-To rent a centrally located fumlahod houae. Addreaa X, care As torlan. A email place at Clataop for aala or rent Suitable for chicken ranch. Ap iply to A. Tagg, Tarlor Candy Store. Roalyn ooal la tha beat and moat eco Domical coal for houaebold uae In Aa torla. Try It one and you will have no other. George W. Sanborn, agent Telephone MIL The British steamship Argylo, with 'a cargo of grain and flour for Oriental porta, arrived down the river yestor- day and docked at the Flavcl bunk- ers. It waa found necessary to take on several hundred tona of coal at the mouth of .he river, owing to the Ar- ;gylo'a heavy draught REST 15-CENT MEAL; RISING SUN RESTAURANT. YOUR WIFE..... On Your Return f rem Grand Lodge Will appreciate a Handscme Dress Pattern, Tallor-ESade Suit cr Jacket From tho UF-TO-DATE, Progressive Dry Goods House of ' .mcallen & McDonnell OPPOSITE ODD FELLOWS' HALL. 1$ Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Sole Acrent for Atorlo. W Tha steamer Del Norte arrived In from Hun Francisco and way port yes terday morning. Herring it Cook, Commercial atreet, between Truth and Eleventh, la the only flrst-clua all-night lunch houM In Astoria. Herring Cook, Commercial atreet, belwen Tenth and Eleventh, la tha only first claaa all-night lunch bouae In Astoria. Cream Pure Rye. Amerlca'a flneat whliiky The only pure good; guar anteed rich and mellow. John L. Carl aon, aole agent ' W, T- Cardinrr, uM?rlnien(lnt of the lloya and Ulrla Aid Hoclely of Portlund, I In the city today attending the Odd Fnllow grand I1. Hoalyn coal la'.a longer, la cleaner and makea h-ae trouble with atovea and chimney dura than any other. Georga W. fanborn. agent Telephone 131L The Star rmtaurant, tZt Commercial atreet, now open for bualneu. Meal 15 cent Up. The bent to be bad In the city, tilve It a trial for your dinner today. Don't fall to try coco cola. It la the niiit popular new drink thla avaaon at the Parlor. Thoao who receive coco cola ticket can get them redeemed at the Parlor free. The trainer Lurllne will leave Han thorn a cannery at 1 o'clock p. m., and Klhrr' duik X 1:20 n. in.. Rumliiv f, ternoiin. May 27th. for decoration of grave at Greenwood cemetery. Fare 2i cent for round trip. Mr. John Kopp haa recently com menerd the operation of a com plete and modern bottling etabllah mnt where the well-known product of hi brewery la bottled for the trade and conaumera. Free delivery to cue tomera In the city. Telephone IL SchoMcld & Hauke are aole agents for the celebrated Dlue Ribbon flour. It la manufactured by Gardner Proa., Slayton, Oregon, and conaumera are cautioned to notice that thla name and addreaa appear on every aack aa It la undcratood that Imltatlona are being offered In the city. Telephone it During the atorm Wedneaday after noon a Krtkm of the bicycle path running to Tongue Point waa waahed away. Unleaa something la ahortly done to atrengthen tha treatle-work, the path, will soon be rendered ure leaa and btyond repair. The Tongue Point path waa, at one time, one of the finest In the Northwest It Rhould bo kept up or abandoned al together. The program are out for a moat enjoyable musical and literary evening at Grime' hall, Seaside, on Saturday evening the 26th. The local talent will be awilHtoil by the Warrenton quar tet of which Mlaa Leslie Ltnd la the soprano, and Mra. Ilawklna of Knappa an accomplished elocutionist The con cert la under the auspices of the M. E. church, and the proceeds will be applied to the pastor's salary. A cor dial Invitation Is extended to all to attend. Admission 15 cents. The Astorlan In reporting the mar tiuge of Mr. J. C. Littler of Albany, Oregon, and Mlaa Dr. Harris, which took place at the Pythian hall on Wedneaday afternoon, made several errors, due entirely to Information furnlBhed Ita representative by the la dles of the order under whose auspices It was reasonable to suppose the cou ple were married. The bride was Miss Dr. Harris, and not Mrs.i as the Aa tcrlan had It, and neither the bride or groom were delegates to any of the Odd Fellows grand lodges. Pears' Pears' soap is dried a whole year. That's why it lasts so. Are you aolna to the IWhelor' f'luh entertainment at Fisher's opera house tonight? Mr. W. R. Htronr of Carlton, ac companied by her daughter, Lucrella, I visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Holden. A party of tourist consisting of J. W. Warwick, H. J. Leaf, C. J. Hmlth, F, 8. Hmlth and H. King, all from Chi cago, are at the Parker House. It I announced that the members of Pacific lodge No. M, Degree of Hon or, will give a dunce at Foard & Stokes' hull on the evening of July 4th. The delliKiuetit tax list of Clutsop county Hill Ik published In the Week ly Astorlan today. Th'jse desiring ex tra copies can obtain them at the As torlan business office. Advanca sale for the Iiwholors' Club entertainment at Flsher'a opera huuso tonight opened yesterday. The sale aa very large and every indication points to a crowded house. The Mrltlsh bark Gulgute arrived In from Shanghai yesterday afternoon and Is now held In quarantine In the lower harbor. The Galgute Is a four muster of 2727 tona burden. Charlie Mathena and Jen Ilunsen returned from an electioneering trip yesterday. They declined to state what point they had visited but both of them had hayseed In their hair. Whether they were trying to slep In a barn Mi or not Is the question. The school board opened bids yester day fur furnishing I'M) cords of yellow fir, bark and slubwood to the city schools during the coming winter. The lowest bid waa that of the H. F. Prael Company, the price quoted being $2.70 per cord. The contract waa awarded accordingly. About a year ago the leading maga tinea devoted much apace to the life and worka of the famous French ar tist, Tlssot Possibly the readers at that time little thought that they so soon would have an opportunity of seeing the beautiful reproductions of his world-renowned pictures, but through the efforts of the Reading Club these will be shown at the Pres byterian church Tuesday evening, May 29. The funeral of Domingo Beserlch, who was found dead In his bed cham ber yesterday morning, will be held on 8unday under the auspices of the local lodge of Red Men. Besertch's death was due to heart disease. He waa 45 years of age and a native of Austria. For nearly two decades he bad been a fisherman on the lower Columbia, making hla home In thla city. He waa a man whom nearly every resident knew and had many warm friends. II. H. Duff of Portland came In from Oleson Bros', logging camp on the Lewis and. Clark yesterday and la au thority for a bear etory, which he swears Is true because he eaw the bear. He snys that the bear was first caught In a forty-pound trap and that he made off through the woods, trap and all. The men fol lowed htm, but having no guns, chased bruin until be was worn out anl then beat him to death with clubs. Tho fourth of July committee waa In aesslon until nearly 11 o'clock last night and transacted a largo amount of business. The secretary was In structed to wrlto to the principals of the school districts In the vicinity, requesting them to have the school children In each district vote for a mail of honor to the Goddess of Liberty from their respective schools, the candidates to bo between 12 and 16 years of age. Special Invitations were extended to the state officers. The following com mittees were appointed: On musio Griffin, Kendall and McAllen; on kite contest Kendall, Cooper and Grlllln; on genoral sports Hamblett Hallock, P. Grant Llnvllle and Rainy John son. The committee on ' fireworks presented communications. Many oth er things were considered and the main problem now will be as to how to accommodate the great crowds that will be here. The success of the cele bration was never In doubt; now It Is a fixed fact. REPUBLICAN MEETINGS. Where and When the People's Candi dates Will Meet "With the Voters. The republican county central com mittee has decided upon vhe dates and placca for political meetings up to the close of the campaign as follows: Westport, Saturday, May 28. New Astoria, Friday, June 1. Astoria, Saturday, June 2. 1 THE ONLY BICYCLE. The above beading gives the m.me. What name? Rambler, of course. We have the exclusive agency. Call for our pricea and terms. . , " FISHER BROS. NO NEED TO ASK FOR CHARITY Mayor Eergrnan Failed to Ap ply to Council for Lights. HiJ It ti Bis Power to Get All Be Wanted la lbs Wiy of Illumim tloi Without Color Ben Iff. If Mayor Bergman wanted to have the public streets lighted, during the "Journ of the delegates to the grand lodges of OJd Fellows In this city, why Is It that he, as mayor of the city of Astoria, did not bring the matter before the council when It was In ses sion on last Monday night? If Mayer Bergman had so desired, he could have brought the matter up before the council and then, If that body had refused to take any action, hs would have had ample excuse for going to the lighting company as a citizen and asking the favor which he asked the next day, though why hi request as a cltlK-n should have more weight with the lighting company than thtt of any other citizen In Astoria, Is not easily understood. "If Mayor Bergman Is In no way con cerned with the West Shore Mills Company an l If he had only the clty'a Interests In view," said a -Itlxsn, yes- t Tilay, "how It Is that he doe not act as a mayor should? Why didn't he demand lights for the streets from the council?" The truth Is that It looks very much ns f Mr. IJ.Tfc-mnn tried to aid the West Shore Mills Company In making a grand stand play In their offer to fiirnlnh free street light for two or three nights. The citizen will fully appreciate the love. Interest and ilmlre to benefit the city that Mayor Bergman haa In bis heart, when he will deliberately aggra vate a controversy over a public mat ter, pertulnlng to Astoria only, with a thousand strangers In the city. What was the use of Mayor Berg man dragging the public lighting question Into the midst of a conven Hon of strangers? As mayor of Astoria he should have tried to hide all the troubles of the city instead of washing its dirty linen In public and before vWltors. This he could easily have done by bringing the matter before the council, at Its meeting Monday night, as he had a perfect right to da But no, Mayor Bergman waits un til Tuesday and then asks for lights as a citizen, he says. Does any thinking man or woman believe for a moment that the request of Mayor Bergman was granted by the West Shore Mills Company, as a citUen? No. Tlu?y know that had Mr Bergman been a plain citizen In stead of mayor of Astoria, the West Shore Mills Company would not have listened to him for a second. The con cession of street lights was granted be cause Bergman, mayor of Astoria, asked that It be granted. Had anyone of a dozen of our business men gone to the West Shore Mills Company and made a similar request. It Is almost a certainty that they would have been denied. If the West Shore Mills Company was so anxious that the visitors to Astoria should carry aw ly a good Impression of the city, and thought that Impres sion would be deepened by lighting the streets, why didn't they turn on the lights without a request from Mayor Bergman or anyone else? The West Shore Mills Company people give the lights free, they say, then why wait un til the mayor suggests to them this charity, when they knew the need of It? The truth Is that the offering ot free lights by the West Shore Mills Com pany was what Is known aa a "grand stand play," a bid for the sympathy and support of the people whom they know to be against them on the pub lic lighting question, and Mr. Berg man, as mayor of Astoria, was used a "booster," to give the matter weight and force with strangers, who knew nothing of the real merits ot the publlo lighting question controversy between the people of Astoria and the West Shore Mills Company and would have known little or nothing about It Conductor's Back Nearly all conductors, brakemen, bookkecpera, or people Who are con stantly on their feet, aufter from what Is known as "Conductors" Back" In reality kidney troulble. Come of the early symptoms of weak kidneys are pain or dull ache In the back, rheumatism, dizziness, headache, nervousness, catarrh of the bladder, gravel, bloating, sallow complexion, dark cdrcles under the eyes, infrequent or excessive urination, ebc. The mlM and extraordinary effect of (be famous new remedies, Baldwin's Kidney Tablets and Baldwin's Kidney Tea Is soon notloemible. So positive are the manufacturers of these remedies that they will cure kidney trouble that they offer to rotund the money In every case of failure. Tablets SO cents. Tea IS cents. - ' Upon recalpt of a two-oent stamp the E. L. Baldwin Co., San Francisco, will mall to any address their Medical Manual for self treatment The Baldwin Remedies are sold by ' FRANK HART. . Successor to Th. Olsen, 800-1 Com. St but for the fact that Mayor Bergman called It to their attention by bis ac tion. It is a shame that Astoria, through Its mayor, found It necessary to call lb attention of strangers, here to en ;oy themselves, as well as attmd to bmtlncsx, to a purely local quarrel In which the people, having released the grip of a corporation upon their treas ury, refuses to again allow that corpora tion to overcharge the taxpayers for Inadequate service at extortionate rates. But no matter If Mayor Bergman did advertise the lighting question to the strangers and no matter If tha West Shore Mills Company did make a grand stand play, that has fallen flat since the people have realized what wre the motives that actuated the corporation In making Its "charity" of fer of free street lights, the question Astorlana are Interested In Is still un answered and the Interest of the tax payers In It has not abated one jot. Are the people of Astoria to have their own public lighting system or are they to be once more placed In a position to be robbed, day after day, wei-k after week and month after month, by a corporation that furnishes lights that are almost worthless and charges the city double the price that other cities pay for lights of guaran teed power and admitted utility? While the Astorlan has no desire to hurry the water commission Into any action on the lighting question, It (feels thut the ccmmitslon owes It to the peo ple to give them, If It can, some In formation aa to what It is doing to solve the problem placed before it by th people through the council. Astoria Is but one of a thousand cities In the I'nlted States that are struggling to escape from corporate control In the lighting matter. Milwaukee Is considering an Issue of bonds for the establishment of a municipal lighting plant and St. Paul also proposes to build a public light ing plant. The water commission can have no excuse for failure to' Inves tigate the advantages of a public light lnr system and it Is not supposed for a moment that they have neglected their duty, hut the people would like to hear from Its members; would like to have them say whether or not they are In vestigating the lighting question and what progress they are making. WILL ADJOURN TODAY. Odd Fellows Elect Officers and Select a Place for the Next Grand Lodge Meeting. The delegates to the Trand lodge of Odd Fellows were a sleepy lot of peo ple yesterday morning when called to order at S:30 o'clock sharp- The en tertainment of Tuesday night on top of a "bard day's work" had sent them to bed tired out, and to be roused at 7 In order to be on hand at the lodge room when the grand lodge was call ed to order was no small infliction. But they were there. The election of officers was the spec ial order of business. In the grand lodge of Odd Fellows there is but one oft'ee that Is contested tor, that of the chair of grand warden. The member who secures this place la advanced year after year. If he Is faithful to his obligations, until finally he reaches, by legitimate suco-Mslon, the highest office he can hold In the order of Odd Fel lows proper. There was several contestants for the position, namely: Robert Andrews, of Portland: Joseph Mlcelll. of Rose burg; William Green, of Eugene; J. S. Locke, ot Huntington, and A J. Johnson, ot Sclo. . Andrews, of Portland, was elected on tho first ballot. The other officers were elected In rotation. The speedy - decision of the election gave the delegates time to aottle an other important matter, that of se lecting a place for holding the grand lodge of 1901. Baker City, Albany, Corvallls and Portland contested for the honor of entertaining the next grand lodge, and Baker City won, the vote being 139, 1, SO and 31 for the cities in the order named above. Then the delegates adjourned for a ride to Seaside. An excursion train consisting of eight cars was awaiting them at Fiavel dock, and here they were Joined by the Daughters of Re bekah and numerous guests. The ex cursion was of the basket order "take your own lunch with you, but. If you forget it, take the other fellow's." The excursionists had a grand, good time at the beach and came home tired from their rambles Last night the grand lodge met again and transacted routine business. It is expected the session wll close to day at noon, nearly-all of the Import ant business having been transacted. The following officers were elected by the Daughters of Rebekah for the ensuing year: Mrs. J. K. Weather ford, o f Albany, president; Mrs. Gus tin, vice-president; Mrs. Ungerman, warden; Mrs. Cosper, secretary; Miss Callle Munson, treasurer; trustees, Mrs. Metzger, Mrs. Crandall, and Miss Barnett. The officers of both the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs were installed last night Many of the delsgates left for their homes last night, and nearly all will leave for their hemes today. The grand lodge metlngs have been a suc cess, and tha members of Beaver lodge, of Astoria, can congratulate themselves, and deserve the compli ments of the citizens for their yery successful ' work. FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. . Will be paid for the recovery of the body of John Vragnlaan. who' was drowned In the storm on Wednesday, May 23. MRS. VRAGNIZAN. VIEW OF FISHING SITUATION. Vice-President of Packers Association Makes Important Observations. The Portland Telegram last evening contained an Interesting Interview with Samuel Elmore, vice-president of the Columbia River Packers Asso ciation, concerning the Ushering situa tion on the lower Columbia. The In terview is, in part, as follows: Estimated salmon pack, 200,000 cases. Estimated price, $.20 per case. Value, $1,80,000. These figures for the 1900 pack on the Columbia river are furnished by S. Elmore, the well-known cannery owner and prominent business man of Astoria, "Of course," said Mr. Elmore, when seen at the Portland and interviewed about the salmon situation on the lower Columbia, "the figures I give you must be taken for what they are worth. At this early date It is Im possible to tell with any degree of cer tainty the size of the pack or the price that will be obtained. Judging, how ever, of the run up to this time, while the pack will not exceed last year's It will be fully as large 200,000 cases. Furthermore, the market conditions are such that it Is safe to predict the price will range from 11.50 to $1.W per dozeu,, or average W-20 a case, and 'free on board the cara' in either As toria or Portland." By the term "free on board the cars" Mr. Elmore said it meant the buyers would absorb the freight In speaking of the general situation on the Lower Columbia, Mr. Elmore said conditions are a little nuo hm said conditions are very good. The run Is large enough to furnish plenty of fish to all interests. There will be no sharp competition in the matter of prices, he thought between the cold ttorage people and cannerymen, ' un less the run diminishes and fish be come scarce before the end of the sea son. The present price of 84 cents per pound paid fishermen will likely re main as long as the supply holds out. Cannerymen In the past have been known to complain about the manner In which white fishermen made them trouble, and have given the class a pretty hard name. Mr. Elmore says there is no need to have any trouble with these fishermen. He says as long as they are treated all right and paid a reasonable price for their labor there will be no trouble. He has found that they can be depended upon and will work for the best interests of their employers without being watched. When asked If the propagation of fish by means of hatcheries Is practi cal, Mr. Elmore replied that It Is If the hatcheries were made to hatch in stead of lying dile along with the 122, 004 in the state treasury. Hatcheries, he said, are very Important to the fos tering of one of the most valuable in dustries In the state, and money in vested in the enterprise will return the state a hundred fold interest TO IMFROYB THE CHANNEL. Commercial Organizations Urging- the Proposed Federal Appropriation. The local chamber of commerce is bringing to bear every possible influ ence in support of the bill appropriat ing money for the Improvement -of the Jetty and channel at the mouth of the Columbia river. In this work the As toria chamber has the hearty and val uable co-operation of its sister organ ization at Portland, President Van Dusen of the Astoria organization, has telegraphed to the Oregon delegation the following mes sage, which was supplemented by a letter which went more into detail: "Repairs to Jetty at mouth of the Columbia river is absolutely necessary before Autumn shipping to prevent in calcuable Injury to the grain producers ot the Columbia river basin, and the immediate appropriation of J250.C00 is urged by the Astoria chamber of com merce." A dispatch from Washington says that the chambers of commerce had quick action on its telegram asking for J2SQ.OO0 for the mouth of the Colum bia river, as the sundry civil bill was reported soon after carrying this ap propriation. Continuing, the dispatch says: "However, this was obtained by the persistent work of the Ore gon senator. It provides for the repair and improvement of the Jetty, includ ing repairs to wharves, approaches, tramways, plank, quarters and build ings and contingent expenses. There will he some difficulty in holding this appropriation In conference, as Chair man Cannon, of the house committee on appropriations, will fight It bitter ly. -' "Other provisions In the sundry civil bill for the Northwest are $24,000 for a light and tog signal at Desdemona sands, in addition to the appropriation of 111,000 of 1S96, which then provided for a light and a fog signal at Slip point, on Clallam bay, Washington; for a launch for the customs service at Astoria, J2.5O0. In addition to the same sum appropriated last year; fish culturlst at Clackamaa. $900, and fish hatchery in Idaho, $10,000- "The subcommittee Inserted Mc- Brlde's amendment relating to the wagon road and railroad land grant Investigation In Oregon, but the full committee struck It out." WELL RECEIVED AT SVENSEN. Much Enthusiasm Displayed at the Re publican Rally Last Night The republican candidates were grandly received at Svensen last night the voters of the district turning out almost to a man. Over seventy-five people were In the hall to listen to the addresses made by the respective can dldales and other speakers. Tim I ' ' dpal address of the eveuiiiif v. , J made by Prof. John C. Mct'ue, who re viewed the Ituatlin confront Inst the people on national, state and county matter. F. R. Stokes and Julian K. Young, candidates for the lcgM-v'-urs, Sheriff Llnvliio. Aesor Curii.i'.iS.r., Treasurer Thompson and Dun InU!, candidate for county commhoooner. addressed the meeting. The AstorU party returned on the night train. Great preparations are b.-li'g nui.'O for the meeting to be held at West port Saturday night A special excur sion train will be run and all those desiring to go from any point along the road may do so without expense for transportation. The principle speaker of the evening will be Walter L. Tooze of Marlon county, who is said to be an orator of exceptional ability- Profes sor John C. McCue also Is down on the list for a speech. A dance will end the evening's program. MANY MEN ARB MISSING. Full Reports From the Disasters Caus ed by Tuesday's Storm Not Yet Received. Just how many lives were lost in the terrible gale of Tuesday Is yet unknown. Eleven men ar missing. but It is not believed that all of them have perished. In fact, it Is hoped that no lives have been lost, other than those previously reported. The trouble Is that nothing has been heard of the missing men and until some word comes from them, their rel atives and friends cannot help but fear the worst The various canneries were busy yesterday rescuing their boats from the river and off the beach . at various points, where they had been driven ashore. The loss occasioned by the storm will, nnfoitunately, fall heaviest up on those least able to bear It, the fishermen. Nearly all the fishermen own their nets and In the case of every capsized boat not only the nets, but the supplies were lost It is understood that the canneries will furnish nets to men employed by them, who lost all th?y possessed by the storm. Until the full extent of the loss of life and property is known, beyond all doubt, no attempt will be made to give anything hke exact figures on the result of the storm. At best it Is terrible. The number of boats put out of ser vice by the storm will make a great difference in the salmon catch for a week or more and every effort will be made to put the fleet on its old standing as soon as possible. The storm was uclooked for by every one. No such weather has) ever been known in the month of May in this local, lty. Some fears are entertained for ves sels outside but there seems to be no reason for apprehension since up to midnight, last night no word had been received of any marine disasters. Announcements of the funerals of the drowned fishermen, whose bodies have been recovered, will be made to morrow. VIGILANTES HAVK A GOOD TIME. Splendid Entertainment Given at Car ruthers Hall Last Night Carruthers' ball was packed last evening by the members and friends ot Holy Ranch, No. 19, United Modern Vigilantes, to enjoy a splendid pro gram furnished by Miss Nellie Busey, as musician, and royally she perform ed her part A. Schroder gave a very funny recitation. The main part of the program, however, was , given by A. E. Buttner, of Portland, as a baritone soloist, and F. J. McHenry, the chief leader of the order. Mr. Buttner is a fine vocalist, and as to Mr. McIIenry, he is a wonder in the many characters he can assume successfully. The program took so well that an other entertainment will be given Mon day evening. THE NEXT VICE-PRESIDENT. This is the question now agitating the minds of our leadinsr Dolltlrlann. and while several prominent men have been suggested, the final selection will undoubtedly be the man who will serve the party Interests to the beet ad vantage. This is also true of medi cine. When your stomach becomes weak and you suffer from dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation and flatulency or when in need of a medicine to build up your system and restore von appetite, you will make no mistake If you try that sovereign remedy, Hos tet ter's Stomach Bitters. It la backed up by fifty years of cures, and I r. ommended by many prominent physl- clans, it is also an excellent ma rine for malaria, fever and ague, and can be nad of any droggist. Be sure to give it a trial. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. P. C. Warren and wife to J. A. Glrt lar lot 12, block 29, first extension of East Warrenton; $150. U. S. Receiver to Josephine Houtt 156.43 acres in section 81, T 4 N It 6 W; $391.80. . ( U. S. Receiver to Josephine Houtt 159.56 acres In section 30, T 4 N, R t W; receipt Josephine Huott to John Du Bols same property; $5. U. S. Receiver to Mary HuottlC0 acres In section 17, T 4 N, R 6 w $400. Mary Muott to Cora E. WhecL r same property I $S. U. S. Receiver to Mary Huott 160.6S acres in section 30, T 4 N, R 6 W; receipt Mary Huott to John E. Du Cols same property; $5.