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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1902)
LENTEN SEASONS Itiuiulr pirn saurjtli! In dlwt -oupi-dnlly In mrat.' Hut w kav a laiK stmk of flh f.wd: Halibut; Hslmon-wmoked, willed, cannnd And frssh; Yarmouth Hwflnt; ltiutr; i-ugK Hound smoked Iltr rlng; Ctnli twk Win; Mckrl; Toniru ud Hound; mirlrop; Devilled Crabs; Loltri; Amrhtivl; Hardln-molutd and In olli etu., etc. W nujrlflc on th prlo At thl season. ROSS, The Morning Astorian TELBPHOHB Ml. TIfK WBiTUHJIl. Portland rb, w-wstn or. 4'n ltd Wrutrrn Washington, partly olouily with mviuilimttl local rain. Bsjilprn Oregon, probably fair. ISaM in Washington mid Northern Mako, jirubably fair, AROUND TOWN. Call Main Ml for your coal rqulr tat. Ordsrs promptly tilled. The county court will meet In ad journed amnion tomorrow, Call at th Ocoldtnt barbr abop for u-t-ftt work. Thr nrl-cls bar twr. Japan gd at ail kinds, cheap at h Tkohro Basaar, Kl Commercial atraet The Jolly Neighbors will five a valtentlne party at lUntteorn ball to night. Ladle desiring aawlng dona by the day In their boross, Inquire at 134, Fourteenth Ht. first paper of oltlienhp wr ranted yesterday to Duncan hlslr Chlsholm. a native of Nova voila. If you want bos wood, alab wood or tbr flrw4 talephona Kelly, the transfer man, 'Phon nil black. You will find the 'beet Uo meal In town at th Rising Sun Restaurant, No. til Commercial et Yesterday M 1he anniversary of the birth of Abrlham Lincoln. Ap propriate exorefcea were held tn tha schools. PatronlM homo Induitry by imoklng the "Pride of Astoria" cigars; flneat made. Manufactured by MacTarlane Knobel. ' The ateanier 0org W. FJHIer itom. mI out yesterday morning for Pan Francisco, after taking on the usual amount of freight a,t 4hla city. Another ahlpment of ohe sand wiches, Vlrglula biscuit. Athena, Ra mona and Champagne wafera. jut In. Johnaon Broi. The local lodge of Foresters had Ini tiatory aiervtaea at the regular meet ing bint night, after which a aoolal was held. The Foard A Stoke Company ha Juki received a ahlpment of imported Duff Onrden wherry and Oporto port wine. A trial order will convince you of the aupertortty of theaa brand. T)n next Sunday evening all the Nlciwn-ttwn churches will unite In a apM'lal service In the Interest of tem perance, The ntentlng will be held In the Baptist church. A gonoral invi tation la given to the public to at tend - f We Are Startling Reductions Clean up the Stock and some Excellent Pieces Among Them. Prices Low Enough to Fit Every Purse EnrileMK Quantities of llurgaliiM t Come nl See Them. . THE A. DUNBAR CO. M ComnMrclal Slrtet. Aileria'i Popalar Ston HIGGINS & CO. Coall CoalM Coal! 1 1 Sea ft. Elmor ft Co. about It. I'atrontxa heme Induitry and buy your red, bay and grain at Oaston's miu. Lent begin today. Wa have a full lln of salted, canned and ainoked Hsu. Johnson Uroa. Typewriting don at reasonable raw; composition a specialty. W. c, Mlsnop, Central Hotel. Coiunwroul 6t. Ara yeu fond of vegelable; if so, call and let u tell you about preferred stock, the beat to be had la una Johnaon Uroa. Roslyn coal laat longer, I cleaner ltd make lee trouble with atovea and chimney flue than any other. Oeorg W, Sanborn, agent; telephone im. Bom very fine sweet and Juicy Navel O ranee that are crown In the I froatlee region of California can be nau a jonnson Bros. Alfred Illsftrom died yesterday morning at the residence of hi par ent, in West Ajutorla. Dectwaed was M year of age. The cause of death wa coniumptlon. John A. Montgomery, at No. 421 Bond treet, doe all klnda of tinning, plumb ing, im and steam fitting promptly and klllfully and at very moderate price, The body of Mrs. Haiti Wade, who died In this dty Tuesday even ing, will be conveyed to Nasei Unlay for burial. Deceased was 2? years of age, and leaves a husband and three children. , i. Marys literary society at Its but meeting elected the following of fleers; C. & Foster, president; Mine Agnes Brady, vice-president; Mis May Magee, secretary; Miss Ik-m4e O'Connor, treasurer; Miss Margaret Ollmore. llbraxUn. The society I In a very flourishing condition. Meet ing are held twice a month. i The county court was to .rnve Held a meeting yesterday to hear onjeotlon to the list of judge and clerks of elecrionN recently prepared. Neither Commissioner Young nor Commission er Peterson was present, end Judge dray adjourned over until frlday. 11. F. Number, who was appointed a clerk for Wallualcl precinct, has re signed, and has recommenced t!at Adolph A. Numbers be appoints in hie stead. Action has '-"en deferred on thl mutter until Friday mtst Ing. Atw lodge. K. of P., wilt ceh-brnte It 25ih anniversary on Wednemlay evwlng, Ffbruary 19th. All sojouro tng Knights ami all Ralhbone sisters 3"c refiuesled to give their names to Merman Wlae, chairman of the com mittee, as It Is the wish of the lodge that every Knight, his wife, mother, grown up daughter or itathbone sis ter, celebrate the day. The commit tee regrets Its Inability to Invite chil dren of non-member on account of lack of room; with a memberahln of over 170 and tholr Indies, the hall will be taxed to II limit Admission by oard only. Novta REMNANTS ODDS and ENDS this Week to Pine Droits Goods' Bilks and Flannels Embroideries Lnces Underwear , ; Hosiery, Etc. Wlse'i team won th weekly con test at th Commeahil nub alley, wlBh a score of 560. n was thought tAurln's crowd had been successful but an error In figuring hadkp gave them 20 pin mors than they wero en titled to. lillllnrd Is becoming a very popu lar gam at the Commercial Ci.ili and ome experts will nam be rt.vi. oped, If indication count for anything. Meaar. Coulter and ry are dovotee of rhe game and both glv promise of much future skill. Mr. Pve was one an expert, while Mr. Oouher's knowledge of the game has lately been acquired. Harrison U JUmbli-l wus last nlaht msxle an honorary member of the rush Club. This Is an honor seldom accorded, except to representatives of the press, and, excepting Mr. Hamb- let, tha only other non-resident mem tier Is Professor Lackenby. Mr. Hamb let has removed to Portalnd, but the n.embers of the club were unanlmou In th belief that Ms long and faith ful service fur Astoria should be rec- ognlsed In the highest possible man- ncr, The club's action was taken at th Instance of Richard C. Lee. In th probate court yetterday W. W. Whipple, by hi attorney, Harri son AMen, filed a request asking per mission to Institute legal procdng to proteol the eUt of the !:. Charle McDonald, of which he I administra tor. Deceased owned a valuable tim ber claim, worth HUM, but heirs of the eetate have made an effort lo dis pose of the land, with Intent to de fraud creditor. A niortiire for about 70t I out against the land, while personal debts of deceased ag gregated an additional I3S0. The land can be sold for at least I MOT. and the administrator Is determined that the estate shall be property hand ltd. Hull will be commenced In the cir cuit court to protect 'he cidlttr, th petition of the administrator hav ing been allowed oy Judv day. John Moor has filed suit In the state circuit court at Portland against John A. Brown and James Watts, do ing business as Brown A McCabe, for $10,247 damage. Th n.mplalnt sets forth thst Moare, on .Vceinber J, 1901, was engaged by the defendant lo assist In loading th steamship Knight Companion, with bales of lint. The bale were shot down chutd on to on of th hatches. The hatch, It M alleged, was not secured, and a hatch adjtcem to It negligently re moved. While Moore was at work It la charged that tha hatch on which the bale wer being loaded was hurl ed form It plac with great violence Into that portion of th vessel known as th between decks, and struck More upon th head, fracturing hit skull. The rush rlub met In regular ses sion last night The principal matter to be brought up Was that of Issuing a pamphlet dicrlptiv of the county. The suggestion of the Chamber of Commerce thnt the chamber and club Jointly Issue th pamphlet wfls dis cussed at some lengtti. members betng" of the opinion that the plan was an excellent one. The Push Club wlshe to Issue a neat and attractive book. sotting forth not only the openings In the agricultural and dairying lines, but business openings In the city as well. Th club's committee on print ing and advertising was Instructed to confer with the chamber committee, and lo make a full report at the next meeting. The agricultural commtttee wanted to be allowed to secure sma! booklors that could be Inclosed In en velopes and sent to Eastern farmers and dairymen who are constantly ask ing about the local situation. A letter from W. H. Wylde. of Minneapolis, asking for Information, waa referred to the agricultural committee. Th Inquirer has heard of Clatson county and desires fuller Information, as It Is his Intention to come West ftome time ago the road committee of th Push Club wus instructed to Investigate and make a report on the cost to date of the Nehalcm road, and to Show how the money had been ex pended. The Idea was to determine whether or not the amount derived from the levy would be sufficient to complete the highway. The commtttee has presented ita report. It Is to the effect that 3 miles of road have been cleared and stumped, three nullca being graded and ready for sur facing, at a total cost of (3276.5$. In addition 30 ruble yards of dyking have been built, costing $2061.90. This t known as the K rowel dyke. Another smaller dyke of 18 rods has been built, at a cost of $13 a rod. or $234 for the piece. About 135,000 feet of lumber have been sawed, at a cost per thousand of $8. The road Is now planked and open as far as th Walluskl bridge. The report states that the hardest part of th road has been built, and that the re mainder can be constructed for con siderable less per mile. The report conclude as follows: "Your commit tee hns to report that the county court and roadmaster hove done well under the circumstances. They have made a good rood and a good showing as far as they have gone; but, now that we have a good rockcrusher, we do not approve of putting plank on the road any place where It Is practic able to use rock.", The report haa been referred back to the committee for further Information. Some bean-fed, cultivated Boston Yank may be counted 6n to Jar th prince by coining him "Hank." THE BOOKS ARE NOW OPEN Vott r May l'rltT for the Cumin? i:ietlou. Th registration book for th com ing county and state election were opened at the county clerk office yesterday and during th day about iO visitors to th court house regis tered. Th books will be kept open until about June 1, and person who Intend taklngart tn th approairfng elections ahould at oik register. Those who regWter now Will not be delayed by any rush, whereas later on th number f voters who dally congreagt t the clerk' office will b so great that much time will be lost by the tardy ones. Native-born voters will And little difficulty In registering, and a few moments will sufflc for th formality. Th county clerk has secured regls- tnrtlfm blanks, whkh art to be filled out by voters. Th blanks contain lines for the nam of the voter, his ag, occupation, nativity, date of naturalisation (if he be foreign-born), court where his papers wer issued and resldenc. Th native-born voter is reaulred to know his name, age, occupation, mat and town In which he waa born and resldenc. He fill out this Information on th blank pro vided, and after signing his nam twlc In the registration books-on balng th precinct register and the other Ah wneral register Is qualified to vol. Th naturalised voter should not neglect to acquaint himself with the nam of th court In which he secured bl papers" and the date of their Issuance. Registration will be found most simple this rear And there Is no valid reason why the work of registering voters should not pro ceed with rapidity. It mlffht also be well for voter to acquaint themselves with the pre cinct In which the reside, so they wui be able lo tell the clerk the num ber of the precinct without having him look up the matter for them. Th books are numbered for each precinct, and a voter who promptly anwer the question of the clerk greatly facilitates matters. Precinct No. 1 Includes all that portion of th city west of Second street; precinct No. 1 extends from Second to Sev enth; No. 1 from Seventh to Tenth; No. 4 from Tenth to Fourteenth; No. S from Fourteenth to Twenty-first; No, I from Twenty-first to Thlrty tlfth .and No. T from Thirty-fifth east to th city Hrnlta.' The total number of registration two years ago wi 2565, of which number 1838 registered in the city and 827 in th outside precincts of the county. Of the 1638 person who reg istered In the city only 1365 voted, the vote being $7$ smaller than the registration. In th county 70S vot ed, th falling off" Wo Kt Th number of person voting nd regis tering in the elty precincts two years ago follows; Prcclnot Reg. Voted. No. 1 22 " No. S 2 No. 3 239 t8 No, 4 i jja 2XS l4o No. 3 W No. 7 15' Totals . 1G38 1305 The following statement show the number of person who registered in the country precdncts, as well as th number who voted: Precinct Reg- Voted. John Day 24 20 Svensen 45 SS Walluskl 4 28 New Astoria 104 , 4 Warrenton 4 6S Warrenton 40 43 Clatsop 55 44 Seaside Mi JW Melville 5 27 Chad well 49 43 Voungs River 30 31 (Uney 52 Knsopa 61 40 Clifton 84 64 Westport M 42 Vesper St 21 Jewell ....34 25 Mlahawaka 30 20 Rlslc ; 29 17 Push s..... 19 15 Totals 927 755 PROPOSALS .WANTED. Office of C. Q. Mi Vancouver Ear- racks, Wash., 4 February 10, 1903. Sealed proposals, in triplicate, will be received here until 11 a. m. March It 1902, and then openeil for the con struction at Fort Wright. Wash., of one double barrack building, brick. For full Information, plans and speci fications apply to this office. U. 8. reserves right to reject or accept any or all proposals or any part thereof. Envelops containing proposals should be marked: "Proposals for construc tion of building at Fort Wright, Wash.," and addressed to undersigned. J. W. JACOBS, C Q. M. THE LAST HEARD OF IT. "My little boy took the croup one night and soon grew so bad you could hear him breathe all over th house," says F. D. Reynolds, Mansfield, O., We feared he would die, but a few doses of On Minute Cough Cur quickly relieved him and ha went to sleep. That's th last w heard of th croup. Now Isn't a cough our like that valuableT"Or. Minute Cough Cur la absolutely safe and acts Im mediately. For coughs, colds, croup, grip, bronchitis and all other throat and lung troubles It la a oertaln our Very pleasant to take, Th IltUe one Ilk it CharlesRoger. druggist personal nmm Charles Holman, of Portland; Is In th cKy. , .-. - --t ,. F. M. Whit 1 a visitor In th city from Ca this met t Ay: Matt Bids, of Kkamokawa, was is the city yesterday. T. (i. Cowman cam down from Portland yesterday. J, W. Cook, of Portland., Is a visi tor in th city. Mrs. J. Wilson, of Ilwaco, Is In th chy on a brief visit, C. II. Wheeler, the Nehalem lum berman. Is In the dty. George Foster, of Rmth Bend, was a visitor in the city yesterday, Mis May Norton is confined t her home, suffering from a severs cold. J. W. Seaborg came over from Il waco tost evening. He will return to day. Ilev. Mr. Ferguson, pa tor of th Methodist church at Warrenton, wai in the ctty yesterday. J. U Smiley, the well known can neryman, arrived In the city yester day from Portland. W. O. Prescott a well-known resi dent of Jewell, was In the otty yester day. Mr. Prescott was the first rest dent of his prednot to register for the June election. Oeorg P. Clark and O. W. Buchan an, the expert accountants, arrived from Portland yesterday and com mnced the work of examlng the book of the various county officers, for which they have been awarded tho contract 1902 NATIVE DAUGHTERS' BALL 1902 There was a gathering of beauty at the Native Daughters' Dance, It was held at port Astoria, the place by fortune chance; Where the river roeeas the ocean, a;d staunch ships ver lane . To far and distant countries, for mark's, and pound's and franc'a And the programmes they were pur ple, and you could not see. If on It you had written the name, of you or tne; But then as to cotor the committee had no chance. For It had to be gold or purple, at the Native Daughters Dance. Astoria's; fashion and beauty were gathered in that hall,- They were grouped with black frock ed figures, fat. lean, short and tall; There were dreams in snowy "white ness, and that was not all: ' For some visions In black, pink and color, were at that b&U. And the music was enchanting, la flow, time and choice As It swelled through the hall like the echo of a voice: Jnvltlng all wKh seal to dance, who wer in Its can. For another whole long year would pass, 'ere a native Daughter's Ball. J. WALTER 8BABHRO. Ilwaco Feb. 11. 1902. ' TO MASONS. Temple lodge. A. T. A A. Af., will hold a meeting this (Thursday) even. Ing at 7:30. Work in first degree. By order of O. I. PETERSON, W. M. $ $ f& 5$ $ $ it? m Hit Hi 0b $ C2f ' Hat Sale 25 Doien Assorted Hats Bought by Mr. Danziger at a BARGAIN Regular ( $1.50 to $2.00 Your Choice for 85 cents S. Danziger & Co. See Display in Window i& ii i& $ m What Spot ! . - , D. SHANAHAN, Astoria's Leodltig Dry Goods Merchant I Several months ago purchased from the Chicago Rub- ! ber Clothing Company, Ravine, Wisconsin s 75 Dozen Elaeklntoshes ! :-. v;-;-:''':'!;'";,'-'-":' .,!:''.-, to be delivered January 1st last Failing to deliver on time specified they have telegraphed us "35 per cent Discount Spot Cash'' to which we have agreed. ... 1 Note Prices in Display Window. 576-80 Ccnsierclal St. A HAPPY HOME White Sewing Hachine in It 20 oer cent off buy now while they arb cheap P , REDUCTION LASTS ONLY 5H0RT TIME F O A R D & ST OK ES CO. FOUNDED SUN INSURANCE OFFICE Qjr LONDON " ' - y- ' THE OLDEST PURELY FIRE OFFICE IN THE WORLD. Ctl Xt. m m tlMMMM r Caab Amta ln Volts J ststtatsw .AiA.vsa C.A. HENRY & CO., GENERAL AGENTS. i .-H i ' .... 215 Saasomt Street Sm Francisco, CaL SAMUEL ELMORE & CO., A0ENT5 Castings We arc prepared to make theffl oa : short notir and of the best materials. , Let us give 'yon estimates on any kind of castings or pattern work. Lowest prices for ljrst-class work. - TELEPHONE NO. 2451. The Messenger School Shoes TRY A PAIR PETERSON & BROWN . Astoria's Leadlif Ska Deslcn. C. VV. BARR DENTIST Mansell Butldlnx. ' 57J Commercial St., . ASTORIA. OR TELEPHONE. RED 206L What to Eat Is not the important question but how to have it prepared . to suit you is a poser .The expert -cook at the new siyie chop house on Eleventh street, can prepare a meal like your mother need to serv SMCtklaf Nw Wn. Str( r A. oFmif J ' y s,IUfc Si m - Coafortabk I I . ""'sA aid the best VI iho mad lor CUMrea ' Oelnt to School AND SEE Cash Can Do A. D.1710 IRON, STEEL, BRASS and BRONZE Sccw Day Er3& Dress Works Cor. 18th sad Franklin are. Central Meat Market 642 COMMERCIAL ST. Your order for siesta both FRESH AKD SALT Will be promptly and satis.'aotorily sttsoded to 0. W. MORTON. Pro. Telephone No. 3B. ; Prices Talk During the last few weeks I havo advertised some rare bargain la ; all kinds of Household Goods That they are genuine money sav ers la proved by the fact that they re V ,;, .v. - r, , Going Fast : As th carpenters xe now at work Improving my building I must get . . rid of more stock to mak room, . so her gos. . Another Cut This is th best ohanc you will have In 1902 to buy good, cheap furniture. H. H. ZAPP The House Forms!