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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1902)
!, ., Store Closed All Day X We wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS j Ross, Hfggltis 6k Co. $ THE MORNING ASTORIAN , ! raJw'HONK Ml, v raa weather, rortTCAttD; fW,' 24OriKn, prob Wy part mow In at portion; cooler. ooooooooooooo GREAT J Cloak Sale I THIS WEEK A. Dunbar Co. 0O000O9O9O00C000O00OO000O Omi l bum. Th famous Wyoming casl far doruwtlo u. (8 per Ion. Oxxl lump tovo coal t 16 per ton. Phnnt HI. E'more ft Co. Intending purchMera of ChrUitmM trew ornitmrnU will do well to tee our mock, we have probably the lxit line ever brought to the city. Tngg'i f andy ato.e. Ten rente per boi-Chrlilm. candles t Juhnson Orot. Roye' tool choite, eultahle for Obrlet nine glfti, vt Fleher Sros. Bweet oretm IS cent a pint. No ehargw for whipping,,. Tg' candy tor.. i Huy your lult tt overcoat from Dun liter ft Co. And et an elcgnnt eull rMM fr of iharge. tli'an, newly furnlnhed rooms t th week or month, at moderate price, over retereon ft Ilrown'e (hoe .tor.. Tor llent-Tbrr. furnished rooms for housekeeping, on ground floor. Enquire st flculloy's hardware store, 421 liond street. During the putt 13 days the tlrm of B.iinufl Elmore ft Co. hss shipped to the east and south 27 carloads of can tied salmon. v.. I have a line of Imported novelties for Christmas entirely new, never In the market before, at prices to suit every one, Rogers, druggist. Thre will be no delivery of mall to day by carriers. The post office will be open as utmat on holidays, between the hours of 12:30 and L30. '. Lost Chatelaine bag, containing pa1 pert of value only to owner, and small urn of mn"y. A reward of 110 will be paid i'ur return of same to this office. David Rom of tvenwm. who has been a sufferer from typhoid fever. Is now convalescent land it pronounced to be out of dangr.' Vr, Pllklngton Is at tending the case. The steamer Mller was prevented from making any landing In the lower harbor yesterday on account of the ficrr wind and high seas, though she left here as susual on her regular run For a limited time we will wtV. Christ inns boxi-n containing I bar Kirk's toilet soap and 1 bottle Kirk's perfume, at 20c per box. Considering the quail ty of these goods the price Is very low, .fohonuu. Bros. J. V. Hums, the cigar manufacturer, of 474 Commercial street, has sold dur ing die past year over 300,000 . cigars These included the following brands, fn; La Belle, La Imperial and the Op- per Star, For the Menu tSmoking' Jackets, Bath Robes, Silk Neckwear, Gloves Fancy Hose, and Handkerchiefs E E a FREE! A Handsome SUIT CASE Given away with Men's or Youth's Suit or Overcoat J R E E vSuits, Overcoats, Trousers, Shoes, Fancy vSweaters, Etc. ! S. DA1NZIGER & CO. r Astoria's Leading Clothiers. " W Christmas &ry)l- 10c per box, John son llros. The Messrs. I'almberg have gone to Hwittle to spend the (holidays. - O. B. Pract Is spending today with his parents, returning to Portland this evening. .''V -'- - Hoefler will Deliver to any part of the city, on Christmas day, any flavor of ice cream In brick moulds Lost-Last evening, on Commercial street, a lady's gold watch. Kinder please return to Central hotel. , .... ' . tp In at Danalgi-r ft Co.'s and e amine the elegant suit casea he Is rlv lng away with ocb purchase of mvn's and youth's suits and overcoats. . I have the largest line of perfumes ever brought here, for Christmas, and lot of fancy purses for ladles; prices re duced to one-half. v Rogers, drug' gist, j . for frartwd and unframed pictures picture' fmrn-is, burnt leather oulflts and materials, art novelties, picture glues and picture framing, go to Frank Woodflt'ld's are shop n Bond street The steamer Nuhcotta was unuble to effect a landing at McOowan on Its trip from Uwaco to this point yester- day owing to the severe atorm which prevailed. No mishap was encounter ed, however, though the vessel was toa sed about In rather a boletrous man The scholars of Gruc4 church Sunday si'hool will give their first annual ron cert on Monday evening, December ti at 8 p. m. In the school room, The children have been practicing faithful ly for several weeks and will give a fine entertainment. The A. D. T. Messenger Co. has more boys than you and they are more willing to work. Ring them up by telephone at the Western Union office or call them by the A. D. T. call boxes and let them deliver your Xmaa pres ents. It only coats IS cent per halt hour for each or rand, and besides It's the proper way to do It. .Although a few cases have resulted fatally, the prevailing f.Isease dlag nosed as scarlet fever Is said by physicians to be, In most of the milder cases, not scarlet fever, but a differ ent malady. Throat and lung ailments seem to b? connected with It, and the true symptoms of ecarlet fever do not appear. Christmas ahopplng wound up i t 1 o'clock lost night with every merchant satisfled. The stores were very busy all day yesterday notwithstanding the severe gale wWeh raged during the en tire day. The stores Werft umwxully well slocked for the holiday trade'wlth both staple goods ,md specialties, and the large demands made upon them by local and out of town shoppers has shown the wlejom of the merchants In podding for a big trade. Mlsa Margarita Fischer who appears at the Fish r opera house for a season of one week, commencing Monday, De cember 29, has, without doubt, one of the strongest reportoire companies on the Pacific coast. They carry their own uniform band and orchestra and give a nttvvt parade and concert dally Each lady who attends the perform ance of the "Golden Giant" on Mon day. Aight will je entitled to one of Mlt.8 Fischer's sonvenlr photographs. Scat sate opens next Saturday, morn lng at GrIITIn's bookstore. day morning. coi led to the train The bo.1y of the late Judge It. E Nelson was taken to Tortland yester- The remains were es- by a delegation made up of the lodges of Eagles, Red Men, Elk ind Knights of Pythias. Members of the police force were ac tive pall bearers and Julius Offer, on behalf of the Engles; Arthur Callan, for the Elks, and Kosma Franctscovlch, epresehtlng the Knights of Pythias, accompanied the body to Portland. Judge Nelson was a particularly be loved brother of the orders with which he was Identified and tt was the v ish of all that a general representation be made, the entire membership turning out to pay a last tribute, but the vlsh of members of the Immediate family th ut the cortege be a smull one was r.d- hered to. It was the Intention that the body be cremated Immediately up on the arrival of the train In Portland, but owing to the delay occasioned by the slide, it Is presumed that the final rites have been deferred. The announcement by the Tallant Grant Packing i.-ompany- of Its Intention to employ only white labor has been received with hearty approval by every man. woman, boy and girl In the city- the Chinese and Japanese contingents excepted. The Inauguration -of the plan at the commencement of the next fishing season Is loeked forward to with greatest interest, both by a large number of worthy people who must de pend upon the labor of their hands for (heir dally bread, and by the rival sal mon packers who have long believed that such an (novation could but result In failure, asprevlous attempts In the same direction have resulted. Although tt Is not necessarily true that a can of salmon Is unclean because It was filled by a Chinee, yet many people, regard ing the celestial of the working class from the standpoint of his habits of living and general appearance, look up- rears was the first maker of sticks of soap for shaving. Sticks in 3 sizes; shaving cakes in 3 sizes. , nsra'SoapsstabtuhtdoMi lasysara. on his fitness to handle a food product with pronounced disfavor. B that as It may, it is safe to say that If the experiment proves successful it will re sult In bett -r fortune for many working people by a largely Increased demand for their' services; to far mors profit to the merchants by the trade of an in creased population, and in great ad vantage to Jhc city by the money be ing kept at home and .'irculated for do mestic us-'B. This company hi remod elling its cannery property and increas ing Its capacity, preparatory to handl ing a large pack during the coming sea son. As Its fflcrs are very popu lar and capable business men, it la pre dicted that the departure will be a pro nounced success. President J. L. Leroy of the Leroy Mining company Is spending Christmas In Astoria. He says the snow Is un usually deep In the Bohemia district, but about 400 men are working through the winter In the various properties. He has U men at work and two ma chine drills, and the ore is Increasing In richness as It is opened up. The railroad Into the district is now built 13 miles from Cottage Grove, on the Southern Pacific. It Is to extend S5 miles when completed. The observtr at Fort Canby "report ed a southerly gale of 68 miles an hour yesterday. It blew some in Astoria'. Every time a "Merry Christmas" was shouted a hat was almost sure to make a touchdown or an umbrella to make a funnel of Itself. Altogether, It was very lively day, both In shopping and In atmospheric maneuvers. The pros pects are fair for a continuance of the latter, and up to the hour of going to press there was some Indication' of fal ling rain. ' Engineer A. F." Rober has been en- gnged by the contractor to superintend the installation of the machinery in the new government boat built to ply be tween Astoria and the forts. ' The steamer Is 87 feet long and of 18 feet beam, consUered very speedy and Is to be flttd A'lth all modern conveniences and elegnntly furnished throughout Hi'r engine will be a compounH con denser of about 200-horse power. Mr. Rober has a record for putting machin ery In steamers, having Installed the engines In the steamers Nahcotta, Cal endar, Athlon, Sea Foam and Canby. Chrls'mna was creditably observed by the Protestant churches of the city lc.it pvealn;?. The program rendered 1 y the pupils of the Presbyterian Sun day school was particularly fine. So los, duets and choruses by the primary department, proved very Interesting to the congregation, which was ' quite large in spite of the blow and bluster, A feature of the evening that deserves special mention was a tabeleau of young girls attired as angels. To heighten the effect, Miss Stella Steph enson, Invisible to the audience, sang "Peace on Earth. Good Will to Men." The young lady's volte Is a well train ed, sweet soprano and she won the ad- , Off Colour? . Practically the whole English speaking population of the world keep themselves-in condition by using ; Beecham's Pills. Sold Irecrvtwre-Ia 1xm too. and M miration of her hearers by her vocal rendition. A Christmas tree and San ta Claus delighted the little people. In stead of presents each teacher supplied her class with boxes of candy and these were handed from the tree and distrib uted to the recipients : The slide which covered the railroad track for a distance of 19 feet on Tues day night between Knappa and Sven sen has been removed and trains are running as usual. .v-Whett the down train reached the spot only a few mln utes after the slide occurred, It was 40 minutes late, and Engineer Dick Evans was feeling his way along cau tlously while endeavoring to make as good time as possible. The obstruc tion cams Into view just around a sharp curie, but the train was brought to a stop without Injury, -Many re marked that a less careful engineer than Dick Evans might have had a serious smashup. The overturning of a lamp last night at about 11:30 o'clock In the store of Mrs. Ingleton on Commercial street re sulted in a very disastrous fire. ; Mrs Ingleton was sewing and had a lamp placed near her on th machine when in some manner It tipped over and in almost an instant the rear of the store was In flames. The fire department promptly responded to the alarm that Was at onca t timed la and managed to extinguish the flames, but not. nntll sad damage was done. Dress goods and millinery allk suffered from Are and water, a large amount of stock be ing entirely ruined. The elegant Flscbefl piano, which was to have been given away to some lucky customer, was en tirely destroyed, being placed against the rear w ill where the flames were fiercest, and naturally got the full force of the powerful stream which was turned on by the firemen. The loss. which as yet cannot be correctly esti mated, win be somewhat eased by in surance. Olof Anderson was elected to the of fice of auditor and police Judge of the city of Astoria, to succeed the late Judge H. E. Nelson, by the city coun cil at a special session held yesterday at 11:30 a. m. , Judge Anderson enters upon the duties of his offJce at once. His term of office will continue until January 1, 1904. Three other candi dateg, Messrs. H. J. Wherrity, J. A. Eakln and Sidney Dell, were In the field,' the council vote standing as fol lows: Dell, 1; Wherity. 2; Anderson, 8. Judge Anderson has for some years been identified with the cltisens move ment, serving two terms as treasurer of the city central committee, and to his relations In this respect and his great personal' popularity may be at tributed the fact that he was slated for the office and was the almost unanl- moiui holci i the cluncilmen.. He Is a young man, of well known honor and integrity. And has a host of friends. His bond, in the sum of $2500, was filed yesterday and approved by Mayor Sup renant. The sureties are Martin Foard and Leander Lebeck. - , . I Other Astoria Whole sale Cigar and To bacco dealers sell at Portland prices. SO DOES Will Madison Santa Claus bays all his Xmas cigars there Why don't you do the same? TWO STORES: 534 Commercial Street. 114 Eleventh Street. A Merry Christmas To all oar Customers and Friends. We thank you for your generous patronage in the past and assure you that we can save you money in the future. Great Eastern Furniture Co. SHAN AH AN BUILDING 876 COMMERCIAL STREET STOP! STOP! LOOK NO FARTHER FOR Christmas Novelties A FEW SUGGESTIONS Dinner JacKets, Smoliing Jacllcts . . In Fancy Colors and in Silks BATH ROBES, LOUNGING ROBES UMBRELLAS - DENT'S GLOVES The Finest on Earth Silk Mufflers for Full Dress See Our Up-to-Date Neckwear, Full Dress White Vests forE veiling Wear Fancy Suspenders and Fine Hosiery P. A. Stoiie We Wish all Our Customers and Friends a Merry Christmas! Foard & Stokes Company i A MESSAGE To every Man, Woman and Child: SHOES s? Fancy Slippers, Rubbers, Rubber and Canvas Boots, Newest, Largest, Latest StOClL PETERSON Q BROWN The Boston Restaurant! A I : ' J 530 COMMERCIAL STREET Best and Neatest Eating House ia Astoria Try Our 2 5-Cent Dinners Prompt Attention llioli Class ttcf ! ; - MARIN0VICH & BOSCOVfrH V.H.COFP ,4 n Constantly carries on band a complete and highly satisfactory supply of fine " Groceries and Dry loci 433-451 BOND STHIET ; 4m4 The Best ucotr.-:n:::t ! Palace Cafe Rcjular Heals. 23 Ctsij Sunday Dinners a Specialty Everything tU Market "kiuu. Palace Caterin Cc: T. t i 1 1 t! ? .